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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1922
Page
6
It was announced here that a Soviet minister has resigned in Riga according to Associated Press dispatches. The move shocks regional officials and raises questions about future leadership shifts in the Soviet sphere.
Report notes that Leonid Krassin has resigned from his post as Soviet Minister of Trade and Commerce. Details on successors or interim arrangements were not immediately available.
A Washington paper carried a notice of the marriage of John Evans, an Athens Negro now living there, to Rheba Daniel of that city on Thursday evening of last week. John is the son of Lucy Gray, a well known colored woman living at 1830 West Hancock avenue, Athena. Gas goes down New York The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey reduced the export price of gasoline and naptha one cent a gallon and advanced the price of kerosene for export one-half cent a gallon.
Tennessee interests resumed their push for fair freight rates from beyond the Ohio River gateways and west of Pittsburgh and Buffalo at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearings in Asheville North Carolina. The effort aims to standardize charges crossing the region and ease transportation costs for shippers.
In New Brunswick Sally Peters claims the Hall household phone was tapped amid a double murder probe. Investigators say they know the murdered couple recently spent a day at Manhattan Beach near Coney Island and a controversial letter connected to an affair was published. J. F. Sheppard, 48, Americus Mason senior warden and former mayor and legislator, dies in Americus Georgia.
An advertisement warns that healthy women take unnecessary risks and suffer later from wet feet cold exposure and heavy lifting. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as an unfailing remedy and notes thousands of American women credit it with regaining health and strength.
The Bulldogs brace for the Tennessee game in Athens next Saturday, a major test after Furman. Georgia shows fourth in Southern scorers with 130 points in four games, aided by Furman’s nine first downs to Georgia’s six. Captain Whelchel and guards Bennett and Randall lead a crippled kennel as Randall aims to return for the Volf clash.
The upcoming Saturday features numerous intersectional games led by Georgia Tech at Navy and Vanderbilt at Texas. Centre College eyes a Cambridge rematch, while Georgia meets Tennessee on Sanford Field and Alabama hosts Sewanee in Birmingham. Furman faces Oglethorpe in Atlanta as West Virginia meets James B. Duke foe key clash, with additional showdowns including Fordham Maryland Princeton Washington Johns Hopkins in New York and Baltimore.
Judge Fortson urged respect for jury service at Clarke superior court opening of the second week. Several jurors sought excuses as criminal cases dominated the docket with guilty pleas. Defendants included Fred Eberhart for beastiality five to six years and Dave Nix for arson five to ten years.
Paris dispatch reports Franklin-Boulton French peace envoy to the Turkish Nationalists arrives in Paris and meets Premier Founcaire. He says peace in the Near East is assured and credits his influence with Mustapha Kemal Pasha, noting Britain faced stiffer resistance. France played a prominent role in establishing peace while allies pressed for settlement.
Saturday’s results produced many shocks as Furman held Navy to 7 0 with a block punt TD. Auburn outplayed a strong East defense to lead West Point 7 0 at half. Tech crushed Alabama 33 7 as Country Oliver sprinted 95 yards for a TD amid heavy interference.
Police and private investigators in New Brunswick said jealousy likely triggered the killings of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and choir leader Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills. A special prosecutor was expected to be named to oversee the inquiry. evidence points to a possible love affair between the rector and Mrs Mills, with details observed by congregation members.
Governor Thomas W Hardwick issues proclamation that the 1922 general election on November 7 will vote on a constitutional amendment. The amendment adds one Senate seat to fifty-two, creates Senatorial District 52, and redefines district boundaries, with voting instructions and required majority for ratification.
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