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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1922
Page
6
The Diamond, a Tokyo daily, warns Japan’s cotton spinning sector faces a serious crisis after wartime prosperity and record dividends. new factories opened as old firms expanded, but a 1920 overproduction and an interim boom followed by a market downturn led to output curtailments and a renewed low mood in February.
Mrs T J Archer of 1147 Shepard Street Petersburg Virginia credits Tanlac with ending years of indigestion heart pain headaches dizziness and rheumatism. She says three months of illness vanished after taking Tanlac and praises the medicine as unmatched.
A historical note credits women with leading hospital care and herbal knowledge while men argued theology. It highlights Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, developed by a woman about fifty years ago, as a proven relief for women's ailments used by many grateful women locally.
A physician notes surprising early gains from Mayr's Wonderful Remedy in a chronic indigestion case. After one dose the patient reported relief from gas and could again eat foods once avoided, with the claim the remedy clears intestinal mucous and inflammation. Money back guarantee offered at drug stores.
Gainesville Midland Railway timetable lists daily No 2 train leaves 7 45 am for Gainesville daily No 14 ex Gun for Gainsville leaves 10 45 am No 1 departs Gainesville and arrives 6 20 pm No 1 daily ex Sun from Gainesville arrives 10 10 pm Georgia Railroad connects Union Point Augusta Point Auguste and Atlanta with Union Dyt for those destinations.
The report notes a sharp fall in stock and merchandise prices in Japan as domestic yarn demand collapses amid a large import surplus. Exports of yarn to China drop after highs, while domestic use shrinks with weaving districts halting work. Analysts warn the downturn may last a year or two, with over supply looming as spinning rivals and tariff shifts pressurize the industry.
Paramount producer William de Mille urges that drama, not pictures, drive success. In Bought and Paid For, Agnes Ayres and Jack Holt star. he cites shaping each scene for maximum story, with a strong cast including Walter Hislls, Leah Want, Ethel Wales, George Kuwa and Bernice Frank.
The army bill with a 7.5 million dollar authorization for renewed construction of the Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals Alabama was called up in the senate by Military Committee Chairman Wadsworth. Senator McCumber agreed to set aside the tariff bill to allow consideration of the appropriation measure in its final legislative stage.
The industrial commission upheld a decision awarding Mrs. Gladys Walker widow of Pinkerton Detective Irby C. Walkes $2000 after his death in December caused by Frank DuPre. Judge George La-Decija authored the ruling.
From divorce court records the article notes many unhappy marriages could be avoided if both parties were level headed. It highlights the motion picture Sister, a film adaptation of the famous novel, showing at the Palace today.
Kathleen Norris tale shown at the Palace today follows an elder sister and her love for her younger sister, a miscommunication, and a return marriage. A longstanding lover marries the elder sister after their father’s death, then a romance resumes under a wary wife’s scrutiny, with fate guiding a corrective end.
A Columbia citizen, W A Neely, is held in the city jail awaiting Dalton police arrival on a charge tied to skipping a $200 bond. The exact nature of the original charge could not be confirmed, but it is thought to be a misdemeanor. Neely and his wife, a traveling salesman, and another woman were arrested by local officers before noon Tuesday. A $25 reward offered by Dalton authorities for Neely’s arrest will be paid to Captain Hart of the local police. The traveling salesman said Neely invited him on a Chattanooga to Athens trip with the Neely party, and they encountered the other woman en route. The elderly man has relatives in Athens. The case details are fragmentary in the available report.
Jarry Gantt recounts Capt. Wm. H. Mattox a revered county figure who planned a large audience for Henry Grady at a ferry. Grady’s last speech preceded his death weeks later after a storm forced the party to shelter in an abandoned house. The column notes crops, farmer outlook, and Athens pride from a journey through four counties ending with a barbecue hosted by Senator Brown.
London by the Associated Press reports Prime Minister Lloyd George and Colonial Secretary Churchill appear to have the edge over opposition in the Commons. A near unanimous 342 to 7 vote backed the government’s Irish policy and the provisional Dublin administration. Churchill asserts Southern Trekkind will not override Ulster and that Ireland must prove its fitness to govern under the provisional government.
The Associated Press reports Soviet Russia will face Western Europe in its first tussle at The Hague conference Tuesday. M. Litvinorff and his associate are expected to present positions amid intercultural tension as talks begin.
The Russians will meet M Patyn president of the central commission and chairman of the sub commission to settle the conference procedure. Delegates went to the Dutch foreign office Tuesday to be received by Foreign Minister Van Kanebeek. No red flag flies over the Orange Hotel, and delegates travel without identifying insignia, making recognition unlikely to the public.
WINDSOR Ont. A Stuart Baldwin 61 of Chicago vice president of the Illinois Central died suddenly of heart failure en route to Chicago on a Michigan Central train Monday night. Baldwin, with wife and daughter, had just returned from a three months visit in Europe.
Paris reports France's self styled queen of queens Mile Germaine Touchet sues a theatrical manager for breach of contract. She says she signed to appear in the Operetta Helen Returns but the role went to a rival. She seeks payment of promised compensation.
Julius H. Barnes of the Chamber urged all affiliated chambers and trade groups to appoint fuel committees and survey local coal stocks. He advised coordination with utilities railroads and metallurgical industries to prevent a run on coal amid potential strike disruptions and stock shortages.
Fuller Company faces suspension actions in New York amid irregularities flagged by the consolidated stock examiner. The investigation centers on trading practices and potential omissions by Fuller and Corrigan in the period under review.
Captain Burke Burnett, famed Texas oilman and landowner, died here after a long illness. Born 1869 in Missouri, Burnett built vast oil interests and grazing lands. the town of Burke Burnett was named after him, marking his prominence in early Texas industry.
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