23 Feb 1922
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1922
Page
1
The column notes express the views of its host, Tremy Gantt, and not necessarily those of the Herald. The disclaimer appears at the start, outlining that opinions belong to the columnist and not the publication.
A reader discusses Holloman letters and endorses a shift for farmers in Athens toward growing more food crops alongside cotton. He cites interviews with Ned Hodgson and Harry Lindgsamn, praising leaders in business and farming who urge reduced cotton acreage, diversified crops, and improved farming practices to support the local economy. The letters emphasize honesty, reliability, and mutual support between farmers and merchants, urging practical steps for seedbeds, fertilizer use, and crop cultivation.
About four to five hundred delegates from the American Bar Association and state and local bars gather in Washington to consider adopting a rule requiring two years of college and three years in a law school for admission to the bar Judge Clarence N Goodwin of Chicago presides as debate centers on elevating standards versus potential exclusion of aspiring lawyers due to cost and access.
Martha Thornton, age 6t, died at 6:30 Wednesday afternoon at the home of A C Lester 1016 South Lumpkin Street after a week of illness. She was a member of the Methodist church and survived by three brothers. Scores of friends in Athens and Oglethorpe County mourn her loss.
CHICAGO AP Leaders of mine and railroad unions voted in a joint session Wednesday to form a protective alliance. The United Mine Workers of America would receive the full support of a majority of the nation's rail unions in the event of a strike.
Vancouver report confirms Peter Veregin of the Doukhobours discussed a plan to drown the colony’s young and infirm as a tax protest. Kostinoff said a mass meeting endorsed liquidating property and roaming as a wandering class. Women reportedly objected to drowning proposals. The group, numbering about 9 000 in Canada, migrated from Russia in 1895 after Czarist persecution and has clashed with authorities over taxes, schools, and conscription.
The Banner weekly exhanges advertise Georgia farmers and county merchants. A mat shows peas, cross ties, crates, farm loans and lands moving. P R Stanley in Greensboro and Bonded Warehouse Co advertise cash for peas. BR L Price Swainsboro buys peas. Crossties and peas in demand. T B Cofer at Lincolnton and A S Bradley with I W Rountree Swainsboro offer loans and farm supplies. Spinach growers note two cargoes enroute and delivery of baskets to buyers.
Three Swiss climbers led by Jacques Berguey plan a midwinter ascent of Mount Rainier, aiming to set a new record despite predictions of danger. A U S signals detachment will accompany them as far as wireless contact allows. the expedition expects over two weeks for ascent and descent and seeks to popularize midwinter mountain climbing in the Northwest.
The Banner and The Herald praise local business support and boosting advertising volume as proof of their effectiveness in Athens. They report recent weekday totals of 1,066 in The Banner and 800 in The Herald, noting strong Sunday reach and broad distribution locally and in foreign markets.
Princeton university announced on Wednesday that the affairs of its varsity football team will be managed by a Graduate Board of Strategy appointed by the athletics association. The board will not control day to day coaching, which remains under Coach William Roper, but it will devise long term plans to fortify the team and set future football policies and systems.
San Francisco records show Roscoe Arbuckle's two trials over the Virginia Rappe death cost the city nearly 13000 dollars. Officials disclosed Wednesday, detailing expenditures tied to court proceedings and related security, juror, and administrative duties.
In Napoleon Ohio William Pino, injured last October in a crossing accident while employed by the Detroit Toledo and Ironton railroad, declined to sue or settle. Henry Ford rewarded him by offering full pay, expenses during disability, a bonus, and a life job as crossing watchman, which Pino accepted.
About fifty shop employees of the Atlantic Coast area returned to work after a December idle period. The workers resumed duties following unspecified conditions, with no further details on the company or exact dates provided in the fragmented report.
The Athens Poster Advertising Co. faced a complaint from Clifford Williams about typographical errors in a Wednesday advertisement announcing a $25,000 stock of goods for sale at sacrifice prices. He warned the sale, advertised in The Banner and Herald for one day, would end soon due to brisk demand and potential stock exhaustion after two more days.
A Manchester firm secured the contract for material needed to electrify South African railways. The Times reports it as the largest main line railway electrification order ever entrusted to a British establishment, amid keen European and American competition.
Chicago lieutenant Clifford Smythe who died in the Roma disaster wrote his father after a Washington flight that the airship was unsafe and cruelly negligent to fly again without major construction changes. Dr. Jd M Nicholson said Smythe described the Roma’s poor handling, slow response, and disobedient rudder, though it eventually returned.
WASHINGTON The Ford Motor Co has agreed to modify the Muscle Shoals proposal to include a definite minimum fertilizer production guarantee and a fixed capitalization for the operating company. W B Mayo said he conferred with Henry Ford and would present the changes to the House military committee, aiming to strengthen safeguards for government interests before Thursday hearings.
Athens YMCA boards set to meet Thursday at 5 pm to discuss a new loan on the building to cover due mortgage costs. Trustees join the directors for a joint session amid plans for a current expense campaign March 6 to 10 and a note on strained finances from lack of annual campaign income.
Detroit authorities report Harry M. Fields confessed a scheme by two men and a woman to kill William D. Taylor. Fields said he drove the trio from a home to a hop joint where the murder was planned and that he received $900 for his part. He claimed to have left Los Angeles after the incident.
Baku Azerbaijan reports a 200 Georgian invader unit masquerading as Persian women. Cheka intercepted near the Persian Sea, undercover plan abandoned, peasants in the mountains repelled them, highlighted amid British and Russian Power struggles over Tehran. Leader Simonyak Philkadge, Rasputin relative, claims the plan succeeded in spirit.
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