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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner notes subscription rates and warns carriers not to collect payments. Articles urge Clarke county to approve a new courthouse via July 11 bonds, discuss university summer session and the Tallulah Falls School, and touch on Georgia politics including tariff policy and senatorial questions.
Georgia tax receivers are underpaid for their workload. They must prepare multiple tax blanks and three digests, duplicating entry of every citizen's taxes. Pay arrives only at year end, prompting borrowings. The piece urges legislature to raise commissions to attract capable officials and improve property valuation for fair state costs.
Medical science advances in typhoid vaccination with Texas camp data showing 16 000 troops three months with no typhoid cases. The New Orleans States commends compulsory army vaccination while noting sanitation and other precautions. Civil use grows as physicians acknowledge immunization value.
A civic guide lists ideas for a patriotic Fourth of July including signing the Declaration, a lanterned night display, parade and concerts, free distribution of songs, and a water fete. Suggestions include a homecoming day, Uncle Sam versus John Bull contest, and tableaux of Washington and Betsy Ross. Holiday banners urge liberty and independence in townwide displays.
The State College of Agriculture will hold many farmers institutes across the state next month. The program, ongoing for years, aims to benefit Georgia farmers with lasting impact. Also notes higher education requests more maintenance funds for efficient service and wise investment. The piece adds a local ad praising Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy available from all dealers.
Judge C H Brand asserts he did not order military aid in transporting the Negro to Monroe for trial. He argues duty lay with local officers and sheriff, cites law on mob violence, and details communications with Governor Brown, Sheriff Stark, and others while recounting efforts to secure speedy trials amid threats of lynching. Continued on Last Page.
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