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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
4
The Athens Banner recalls war costs Britain faces and planks in party platforms. It notes the Porto Rican citizenship measure and critiques censorship, grocery notes, and the impact of health on markets while lampooning national figures and Southern history.
The Athens schools and colleges conclude a successful session with rising attendance and enthusiasm. Officials predict University of Georgia may exceed eight hundred students next year, with the Normal School and Lucy Cobb Institute also expanding. Increased enrollment will demand more teachers dormitory and recitation space, requiring state funding.
A Senate subcommittee has recommended confirming Louis D. Brandeis to the Supreme Court after a thorough probe. Opponents offered charges but failed to prove them, and the committee states the nominee is acceptable. The onus now lies with the full Senate to vote and proceed with other business.
The article warns that Carranza chafes at American troops in Mexico and may push toward withdrawal or war. It notes the president’s efforts to avoid conflict but that withdrawal seems unlikely while Carranza holds his current stance. It stresses the Mexican problem’s scale and the risk of a serious conflict with the United States.
A cartoonist recalls discussions with an elderly woman about The Birth of a Nation and the Reconstruction period. She recounts being a young woman in the latter sixties and notes there was no twilight sleep about its birth.
The poem repeats a familiar commencement pattern with familiar songs and rituals. It notes new graduates in place of old faces, the same plays and stage, and the same parting sorrow, yet the graduates embark on new lives in service to the world.
A historical digest notes bans on lotteries by 1833 in New York and Massachusetts, spread nationwide through the ensuing decades, with Louisiana’s abolition in 1890 and federal restrictions on lottery advertising and mailings by 1894. It also mentions a mining firm installing an electric restaurant near a shaft and a domestic scene of Wilma learning her brother married.
A Zion's Herald excerpt urges disciplined self scrutiny as the first step to clarity and justice. It stresses removing misconceptions and the barriers that dim brothers and collective understanding.
Mrs. O C Carson, near Acworth, recounts six week improvement after Tanlac use. J B Battle arranged interview with Tanlac representative Dr. Elder. She rose from 60 pounds, nearly dying, to 95 pounds and plans to return home to Acworth, praising Tanlac’s effects and claiming it saved her life.
The first regular commencement event at the State Normal School will be held in the auditorium tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. The piano forte department presents a program featuring works by Gurlitt Chaminade Schubert Brahms and Liszt with performers including Miss Exa Bae Andrews Miss Hortense Roberts Miss Beryl Rhodes and several other named students.
The state rested in the trial of Dr. Arthur Warren Waite for the murder of his father in law John E. Peck. Margaret Horton testified describing Waite's dual personality and the "little man from Egypt" as a basis for arguing he was insane at the time of the killing.
Louis Morrison of Atlanta yesterday was elected captain of the University of Georgia basketball team for the coming year and also serves as team manager.
Carl Thompson former University of Georgia baseball star is in Atlanta attending The Banner's Auto Show. He left professional pitching for the auto business and can discuss car merits with the same precision he once used on the mound.
The Aid Society of the First Christian church announces a barbecue on the 26th from 12 to 3 PM at the church lot. Proceeds go to the church fund.
Greenland's extreme land area hosts the cryolite resources supplying much of the world. The extractive region stands as a key source for the chemical used in industry.
Several candidates announce runs for Solicitor General of the Western Circuit including P Cooley W C Dean and John B Gamble. White Citizens pledge support while Gamble urges reelection with emphasis on crime suppression and law enforcement. L C Brown seeks reelection to the Clarke County state legislature and endorses independent representation. Also a candidate named runs for Congress in the eighth district.
A 19th and early 20th century notice announces NAT D. ARNOLD as a candidate for the Georgia Senate from the 30th district subject to the Democratic primary and C. O. Stevens for the 80th district Crawford Georgia. It also notes a bid for Congress by B. J. Tribble in the Democratic primary.
An old ad notes a sleeping porch and cold sponge bath as mild prevention for colds and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for epidemic times. It urges purchase from all dealers. A separate item recalls a student mishearing a term unit as the skin of a unit in a short exchange.
Train No. 60 leaves at 8 30 a m Train No. 63 leaves at 4 00 a m Train No. 66 leaves at 4 30 a m Sunday only Train No. 61 arrives at 12 30 a m early except Sunday Train No. 63 arrives at 9 38 a m Train No. 87 arrives 13 m
Schedule notices depart Athens with trains No 2 at 7 28 am and No 4 at 2 20 pm Arrivals list No 1 at 11 40 am No 4 at 6 40 am Connections at Belmont for Winder Monroe intermediate points and with Georgia Railroad for all points at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern and with Southern Railway north and south
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