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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1921
Page
4
The Athens Banner records its publication schedule as morning daily except Sundays and Mondays and credits The Athena Publishing Company of Athens Georgia. It notes entry at the Athens post office as second class matter under act of Congress dated March 8 1879.
Acknowledges membership in the Audit Bureau and The Associated Press. States AP holds exclusive publication rights to all news dispatches and local news published, with rights of republication reserved for special dispatches.
A historical analysis argues Japan pursues a single overarching goal to dominate Asia. It notes Korea’s annexation, moves toward Siberia and northern China, and hopes to exploit China, while questioning open door policy and wartime disarmament talks. It predicts Japan will attend conferences with reservations, avoiding full disclosure on eastern issues.
The author argues postwar German trials reveal a failure of justice as the Versailles treaty allowed Germany to prosecute its own leaders. No high ranking German officer or civil official has been convicted, and Germans doubt crimes against them. The piece suggests trials may deter future misconduct but doubts meaningful change will follow.
The State Highway Commission’s ninety thousand dollar quarry purchase near Elberton is defended as prudent and necessary. Engineer B M Hat testifies the quarry is well worth the price and will gain value after two million tons are removed, with the investigation expected to strengthen the commission’s standing and justify the outlay.
A editorial argues against increasing the fertilizer tax from ten to thirty cents. It says the higher levy would burden farmers, not manufacturers, with no guaranteed offset. The piece contends current tax revenues cover fertilizer inspection and farmer protection, so no rate hike is needed.
The piece satirically notes women trimming skirts to appease strict norms while men anticipate violent bouts in prize fights to settle disputes. It mocks volunteers proving beer is non intoxicating and cites employment bias from hair style choices. President Harding is mockingly given an editor’s chair, but editors prefer a waste basket.
This aged fragment describes editorial absence in Augusta and up country papers as well as notices of concerts by the Marshall brothers. It recalls Marietta hotels, the Howard House and Lawrenceville Inn, and a vivid account of Henry Clay’s reception in Augusta, with speeches by Henry Cumming and Clay’s lengthy oration, praising republican virtue and local support. It ends with a political wedding jest and Leap Year wit.
Wilkes county 4 H club members and several Smyrna school youths prepare for a trip to Athens for a short course in agriculture. Winners from East Georgia Fair and other scholarships will join chaperones Holt Garnett Green and county agents. departure from Washington set for 7 a m Wednesday.
A list of quiz answers including Cairo as the City, Victory, coffee as Arabia's export, the Iron Cross legend, Garfield's age at death, Lusitania date, Washington as City of Meat Distances, Erie Canal cost, Grant burial site, and speed of electricity. NEW QUESTIONS follow with fragmented prompts on Turkey red, watch on ships, outcomes of earlier wars, laws on marriage, Nevada motto, ship vocabulary, cremation, and an Athens course.
Georgia's 1920 malaria toll reached 559 deaths with the health board noting the needless loss of life in a civilized land. The report cites over a million sick days and more than $5 million in costs from medicine, doctors, and funerals, urging malaria control at a small fraction of current spending. A glimmer of hope is seen in a new preventive measure by health authorities.
Sug Cox pitched superbly for the King Bredgson nine, blanking City Garage as Hancock starred with a homer a double and a single. Cox and Kit Cox worked a solid battery, while King Hodgson and Mapp drove in runs in the second and fourth innings, sealing a lopsided win after six innings.
The Shipping Board will cut shipmasters wages by ten percent and mates by fifteen in effective August. Other reductions will follow in proportion, according to instructions received Friday in Savannah from Associated Press.
Police Sergeant Henry D Kellogg shot and wounded attorney Lemuel Ashley in Judge McDonald s court after a dispute over property and a contempt fine. The incident occurred Friday in Chicago as Kellogg opened fire in the courtroom.
Nine year old Emelia Lacriste died after consuming ice cream and sixteen others were hospitalized. Officials attribute the illness to contaminated homemade ice cream as efforts to combat malaria in the region continue. A substantial appropriation of $25,000 is noted for related health instruments and savings.
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