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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1923
Page
5
New York cotton prices opened higher then eased as selling and buybacks shaped the session. March around 28.53 to 28.46, May near 28.70, with reports of steady demand for yarns and cloths. New Orleans spot bids showed firm early gains but faded with heavy long-side realizing.
Liverpool cotton prices show spot steady to firm with middling around 16.53 to 16.63 amid 10 000 bales traded and 2 000 receipts including 1 200 American. Futures end barely steady with January at 16.09 and December at 14.13. Liberty bonds close with several issues around 98 to 101 and a government 4 1-4 at 99.96.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas argues in a new book that the farm bloc remains essential until national policy recognizes soil as the basis of wealth. He lists financing agriculture education transportation and better marketing as priorities to support continued farm production. Shaded gowns in blue rose and brown remain fashionable for evening wear.
The skirta feature dng it makes drapery popular by creating proper fullness about the waist while preserving a narrow hemline. The trend showcases how fabric design achieves a balanced silhouette.
Washington officials moved to investigate whether foreign embassies and legations brought excess liquor that could be diverted to bootleggers in the capital. Treasury and state departments reviewed unusual Hanoi shipments to foreign missions after Washington police alleged diplomats used immunity to aid bootleggers. Officials noted several recent consignments appeared larger than needed for embassy staff.
Funeral services for Harley H. DeLoach former Atlantan who died Tuesday in Chattanooga will be held this afternoon at 3 from H. M. Patterson and Son chapel. The 44 year old superintendent of DeLoach Mill Manufacturing died from a lung wound after being shot by a disgruntled workman. DeLoach lived in Atlanta from 1887 to 1910 when the mill firm moved to Bridgeport Alabama. He is survived by his widow Margaret, a son Harley H. DeLoach Jr a sister Mrs C A Verney of Athens Ga and H A DeLoach of Atlanta.
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the minimum and maximum under the indeterminate sentence law may be the same. Robert Johnson, in Catoosa County, received three years for shooting at another, arguing the law requires distinct min and max. The court held the jury may set equal minimum and maximum. Battery terminals should not rust.
The Athens Farmers Conference draws Georgia farmers bankers merchants and the public together in cold weather to plan for the year. Col Sam W Wilkes and Manager Wickersham of the Georgia railways push development and unity. Report from Union and Augusta notes brighter days for cotton tobacco fruit and roads improving as farmers plan new crops and expanded markets.
Memphis court records show John W. Hudson Jr. of White Haven Tenn filed an appeal over his electrocution sentence for the February slaying of Mrs Hattie B Ferguson. Attorneys challenge alleged confession evidence and juror qualification. The appeal targets whether the confession and trial jury selection were properly handled.
At W Hudson Sr faced questions over responsibility in the Ferguson killing, accused that it was he not his son who killed Mrs. Ferguson. The verdict left Young Ladson with little emotion as the decision was read.
Rev J B Cunningham will lead Quarterly meeting at Free Methodist Church on Oconee street. Services Friday night Saturday night Sunday and Sunday night start 7 30 with Sunday service at 11. Public invited.
The Beta Lambda chapter of Kappa Sigma invites alumni and city guests to a smoker honoring members of the fraternity with Auburn basketball players. The event runs Saturday from 6 to 7 PM at the chapter house on Prince Avenue and invites have been sent.
Georgia registered 126,900 passenger cars and 17,326 trucks in 1922, ranking fourth among southern states after Virginia North Carolina and Kentucky, figures from Secretary of State McLendon show.
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