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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1922
Page
1
Mrs. A L Barwick of Watkinsville Ga seeks historical data on Confederate sites in Oconee County for a battlefield marker project. She asks Banner editor T Larry Gantt for documents, rifle routes, and local names tied to Sherman and Kilpatrick raids, Lumpkin artillery, and Wynder battlefield spots.
The Anens Chamber of Commerce prepares to vote on whether call decks at par should be universal nationwide. A National Chamber referendum, driven by a committee study, weighs favored terms and a wide range of impacts on business.
Margaret Colbert of Atlanta sought to break the will of her grandfather J Fletcher Colbert Madison county planter. The superior court in Danielsville directed verdicts for the executors, sustaining the caveat grounds and denying the caveator any share. The Colbert estate valued at about 100000 included farms lands railroad stock and other securities and was to go to the daughters and their children after the widow. The caveat contended mental incompetence but failed to establish grounds for a challenge. Executors represented by Barry Moseley J D Bradwell and J J Strickland faced J J Strickland for the caveator.
President Harding, keeping government staff away for Labor Day, acted as his own secretary writing a statement with a pencil to announce the elevation of Associate Justice Clarke to the Supreme Court. The quiet day saw the parade canceled and labor headquarters closed as officials were out of town.
Chicago and national unions mobilize to support the railway shopmen strike as federal injunctions tighten. Marshals enforce the order while union leaders claim no writs served. Central labor bodies pledge support and call on President Harding to restore strikers to their jobs amid violence reports.
In Athens, Big Bill McKinnon, the senior motorcycle officer, patrols streets to curb speeding and improper driving. A columnist recounts an encounter with a motorist and notes the new motorcycle unit’s role in enforcing traffic laws, including a mayor cited for infractions.
John W. Daniel and his family, including Mel and Joe, are briefly seen in Athens while en route to their northern home, traveling with the Seminole Phosphate Co. entourage. The party, noted in route notes, appears to be moving onward without delay.
Geneva AP report notes the third league assembly opening with Demicio Da Gama chairing and a large crowd watching. Key issues include the Australian financial crisis and disarmament. The body weighs Lord Cecil plan for groupings as a first step toward a new term. Dr Edward Beneš of Czechoslovakia emerges as a candidate, with Chilean delegates split on the presidency.
Chicago police and detectives searched hotels Monday morning for Harry C Graham of Macon Georgia and two girls he is charged with kidnapping from the Southern city A telegram from Sheriff Hicks at Macon Sunday night set local officers on the trail of Graham who was believed to be en route to Chicago with the two girls Confidence was expressed Monday morning that if the trio comes here all will be taken into custody Mrs Garnett Start formerly Miss Annie Camije pro ares ee Cena iY
Hundreds of young women from across the commonwealth arrive in Athens for registration, class assignments, and dormitory placement as the school opens. Registration starts today with two days for orientation and dormitory assignment. President Jere M. Pound will welcome students at the Thursday morning chapel.
At the regular court session Judge R. Orr presided over ten cases and multiple probate and administration matters. W. T. Broxton sought permission to sell estate property for A C Quillian. Mrs Gallie P Hodgson was granted guardianship of A H Hodgson. Walter R Dootson appointed administrator of William Dootson estate. J A Bayler named administrator of Robert A Hayle Sr. Sam H Flynt named administrator of J A Harbib estate. The will of Mrs Adline Terrell admitted to record with Oscar Terrell as executor. The will of F H Williams admitted to record with J L Crowley as executor. Petition for extra compensation for A S Brown, administrator of J T Richard’s estate.
Rev. W. O. Butler of the North Georgia Conference visits Athens on the way to North Carolina. A native born on a street near the corner of Jones Avenue, he expresses happiness at being back in his former city and on his return journey.
The first congressional campaign speech will be delivered in Athens at the Colonial Opera house tonight. Hon. Thomas J. Shackelford will address voters at 8:10 p.m. He has campaigned across the district alongside Congressman C. H. Brand, with Shackelford described as a convincing speaker.
At the Argonaut mine in Calferguson or Mine a fire trapped 47 miners in the main shaft a week ago. Rescue crews pressing toward the Muldoon air shaft expect to reach the entombed workers by Thursday morning amid dangerous fumes, while families gather at the Mother Lodge hopeful yet fearful.
Little Ruby Long seven years old suffered broken bones and chest abrasions when she walked off the side of the Central of Georgia railroad trestle below the depot Monday after nine o clock. She was rushed to Dr J C Horsday and placed in anaesthetic. The physician reported she was doing nicely. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs C L Long of near Winder visiting relatives in Athens. She is visiting Mr L H Guest and family Meat Market Men Sn Written Proposition Aldermen Offering Build Plant.
Finance Committee weighs borrowing from city funds to pay for an Athens meat plant abattoir. Meat market representatives and Atlantic Ice & Coal propose building and operating the facility with municipal supervision. Council delays final action to study the proposition and site at the railroad. plan includes refrigerating equipment owned by the market operators.
Barrow county grand jury meeting September 18 likely to probe the lynching of Jesse Reed Long, a Black man, three miles from Winder. Long was seized from Sheriff H. O by masked posse and hanged near Winder as vigilante anger followed alleged murder threats. The town remained unusually quiet, with small discussions about the event. The jurors will consider the case when the regular term opens in two weeks. Miss Wood, injured when struck by an iron during the incident, is recovering at her aunt’s home and will return to Rome and then to Atlanta’s Federal Reserve Bank.
National bank resources total twenty billion seven hundred six million dollars, up five hundred twenty nine million from May, and up one hundred eighty eight million from June thirty, nine twenty one. The figures come from the last call analysis issued by the Comptroller of the Currency Crissinger.
Fragmentary text cites labor and unemployment themes with references to Davis and attempts to resist wage declines. The garbled phrasing discusses labor pressure, industry wages, and perceived virtue among higher paid workers, suggesting a former era with ongoing wage debate.
The Uniform Rank Woodmen of the World plans a meeting this Thursday at their local lodge. Members are urged to attend and participate in upcoming event planning and community activities.
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