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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1920

Page

7

U. S. Seeks Control of Opium Hub on Turtle Island

Philippine officials press renewed talks with British North Borneo Governor Sir Aylmer Pearson to take Baguan in the Sulu Sea under Philippine control. The turtle‑rich island, part of the former Spanish colony ceded to the United States, is seen as a clearance point for opium smuggling into Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago.

Associated Press Manila Baguan British North Borneo Sulu Sea Spain United States Sulu Archipelago Aylmer Pearson Bagulo Philippines Insular Banuan Washington Baguans Sulu

Texas wool surplus stored awaiting market rebound

Dallas July 17 More than 2 000 000 pounds of wool are stored in Texas warehouses awaiting the September reopening of the market. C O Moser Dallas county agricultural agent says there is little current demand and prices are unusually low with some bidders at 25 cents per pound, while former prices ranged from 70 to 75 cents.

Associated Press Dallas Tex C. O. Moser Moser

Subscribers Urged to Call Complaints by 10 A M

Readers are asked to phone all complaints before 10 a m and include the sender name and address when sending in notices published without charge.

Johnson

Third Parties Sway Few Votes in New York Opinion

In New York July 17 observers say third party influence is limited as labor groups lean to two major parties. The Democrats plan a vigorous Empire State campaign with Roosevelt active, while clothing costs and hotel business suffer amid Volstead era shifts. Beaches report record tourist traffic and rising service demand.

New York Associated Press Chicago

Editor Seeks Canadian Aid to Save Small Newspapers

Fort Scott Kansas July 17 George W Marble editor of the Fort Scott Tribune traveled to Canada to seek cooperative paper buying help for Kansas small papers. He reports warm sympathy from a large manufacturer and Ottawa conferences backing a plan to save smaller newspapers from extinction.

Associated Press Fort Scott Kans George W. Marble Fort Scott Tribune Canadao Kansas Canardian Mills Ottawao Ontario

Form Silver Mine Owners Association In Unsafe Mexico

Nogales Ariz July 17 The Nogales Chamber of Commerce joins mining expert Charles Butters of New York and San Francisco to form in Mexico an association of silver mine owners to revive abandoned mints and restore free coinage of silver. Butters says reestablishing old minting could yield 500 million ounces of silver and notes Mexico lacks small change and hard money after revolutions and World War I. He cites fiat money and calls threefold benefits: restore hard money, create a domestic silver market, and stabilize prices by meeting home silver demand. Bracey Curtis of the chamber plans to press Obregon during his Mogales visit this month and seek support from border cities and states.

Associated Press Nogales Ariz Chamber of Commerce Charles Butters New York San Francisco Mexico Butler Salvador Nicaragua Mr. Butters Orient Bracey Curtis Alvero Obregon Mogales Sonora

Chamberlain's Tablets Advise For Bilious Attacks

A testimonial from Willis Browning of Pattonsburg Missouri promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as excellent for bilious attacks and relief from longstanding constipation. He notes his wife used a bottle about a year ago and was cured of a bid bilious attack and years of constipation.

Chamberlain Willis Browning Pattonsburg

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