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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner reports shipping rates and carrier rules, plus a mix of editorial notes on Georgia politics, European war coverage, and President’s leadership. It notes election talk in Macon, Spain and Portugal, and calls for national neutrality and support of the president.
The piece argues Southern farmers must reduce next year's cotton acreage, potentially halving production, to avert financial strain from the European war. It urges self restraint despite government aid and warns overhang impacts on England and continental industry.
The Georgia tax rate was reduced from five to four and a half mills amid rising returns under a new tax law. Backers say it saves fifty cents per thousand on property, but critics warn the move may worsen arrears to common school teachers and urge keeping five mills to fund salaries promptly.
The piece surveys expected effects of the European war on US school attendance. It notes University of Georgia dorms filled, strong catalogue requests, and ongoing high school graduate enrollments. It warns that cotton prices and war anxiety could reduce attendance, but predicts a large opening at two weeks.
The piece notes House composition with 290 Democrats and 127 Republicans and lists GOP votes on major bills. It questions Republican loyalties to party over country and poses interrogatories about repealing the Underwood tariff, the currency act, anti trust law, and annual tax provisions, urging voters to consider alignment with Cannonism and public interests.
Dr J C Wardlaw dean of the State Normal School and president of the Georgia Educational Association, and a prominent Athens citizen, has arrived in New York from Europe and will be in Athens Friday. His travel party faced delays and possible detention in Germany but he secured passage home on the Campania.
Athens readers report Doan's Kidney Pills relieve backache dizziness and swelling from kidney trouble. Mrs M Garrison cites relief from headaches and rheumatic pains after using the medicine priced 50 cents at dealers. FosterMilburn Co. promotes the remedy. The Georgia club women urge buying more cotton goods to aid farmers. Uncle Sam's new banking system targets October 1 launch. McAdoo expects readiness.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for incurable cases. The text also mentions Hall's Family Pills, a bank, and then shifts to a political critique of Republican and Democratic policies, citing pension questions and party legacies voiced in a Cyrus Cline speech.
Petrograd dispatches report the Novoe Vremya charges Austria bombarded Belgrade with the Red Cross flag over a maternity hospital, killing about 100 children. Other items note Japan sending troops to France, landings near Tsing-Tau, and various Allied and German military actions.
In the recent Democratic primary sixteen candidates filed expense statements with Comptroller General William A. Wright as required by law. Several had minimal spending in clean races, while others like W. J. Speer spent 2533.91 with 1896.46 on advertising. John R. Cooper reported 973.92 for the short term senatorship and James for agriculture ran 1617.60 with 579.50 on railroads.
Simple, impressive services conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev E L Hill and Rev S J Cartledge for Mrs J L Stevens at her residence. After a large gathering, the body was moved to the Southern Railway station and sent to Asheville North Carolina for interment today.
Rev Dr J W Lynch returns to lead the First Baptist Church after a two month vacation in Kentucky and North Carolina with Mrs Lynch and daughters. The pastorium will be open again and many friends welcome the couple back to the community.
An advertisement offers Dr Rudolph Schiffmanns Asthmador with a money back guarantee. If it does not give instant relief within ten to fifteen minutes or if the user is not convinced it is the best remedy, the package is free and the purchaser is refunded. Dealers nationwide honor the guarantee.
Hundreds of friends of Mrs Hugh Price Hinton learn she yesterday successfully underwent an operation and is recovering well. After weeks of illness with critical moments her improvement now seems confidently assured.
In a mix of product and political notices, Devoe paint is advertised as superior while price is deemed less critical than quality and protection. The piece follows campaign expense returns for Clifford Walker Paul B. Trammell and Nash R. Broyles, noting advertising dominates spending. Deadline to file is twenty days before the August primary.
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