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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1921
Page
1
Fragmented reports tie a San Francisco death to the Virginia Rappe case. Witnesses describe a party scene and alleged altercation as police and authorities investigate the circumstances of the death.
Three men Kirby Fox and Gappins were convicted for the murder of taxi driver William Brazell and sentenced to be electrocuted on October 21 in Columbia South Carolina. Fox and Gap pins testified in a murky trial with confessions entered and witnesses recounting the fatal stabbing and beating.
A fragmented report describes a boy named Willie involved in crime and drug use. The piece notes his alleged transfer to detention, his lingering danger at his master's premises, and fears he will return to criminal acts if left at large. The tone portrays him as a pathetic figure bound to a cycle of wrongdoing.
South’s Classic City Athens is to be featured in a railway booklet promoting winter travel through southern hotel accommodations. A letter to the Athens Chamber of Commerce emphasizes detailing Athens Arneng, known as the Classic City, as a key attractor for northern and eastern tourists this season.
In Geneva the Associated Press reports competition among thirty five of the league of nations forty eight members for eleven seats on the International Court of Justice and four on the council. John Baggett Moore of the United States is viewed as a strong probability for the court.
Clarke county schools opened last Monday with record attendance in nearly all schools. County districts, despite harvest time, are sending children to class. Officials anticipate a very successful year under county superintendent T. H. Dozier, Sr.
Rex Ingram’s The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, praised as a major spectacle, is booked at the Palace Theater Athens for three shows on September 26 27 and 28. A full fifteen piece orchestra accompanies the silent drama with ticket prices from 50 cents to 1.60.
New York sugar futures for March delivery fell to 2.38 cents a pound on the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange. Traders blamed large supply and weak demand for refined sugar as pressure factors in the market.
The 1921 22 session at Lucy Cobb Institute opens Wednesday in the Seney Stovall chapel with Dr Campbell Morgan conducting the exercises. Mrs Millie Rutherford, school president, will give the opening address as pastors attend and students settle into dormitory for the season.
LAVONIA Ga The Airline gin nervmented at Airline Ga was destroyed Tuesday morning by fire It was owned by C P Ray of Lavonia who estimates the loss at six thousand dollars with no insurance The origin of the fire is unknown
Judge William K. Shepard told a New York grand jury that any group meeting by bonfire light in secret places with masked members and which evades citizens rights to speech, conscience, and jury trials is a proper subject for investigation. He warned there is a law to prosecute such conduct and noted a prominent clandestine group aiming to censor fellow citizens.
In Atlanta testimony Dr C W Dumas a former state chemist said he found explosive traces under the wreck of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic freight. Union witnesses countered that the engine wheel could not have been blown from a 30 foot embankment without destroying solid parts, arguing wheel defect caused the wreck. The hearing by the commission resumes Wednesday.
London reports an unexpected hitch in Irish talks as Premier Lloyd George meets with Sinn Fein figures Harry Boland and Joshe McGrath in Scotland. Officials say they will return to Dublin with the Premier's explanation of government proposal points and warn the conference may extend beyond September 20.
Crop data from Jones County, Georgia shows a government estimate near one percent of the expected crop. Farmers say the rate implies around 1440 bales for a full 12,000 bale target, with many forecasters doubtful of reaching 200 bales. Acreage declined about half and fertilizer usage fell about 75 percent as boll weevil damages the rest.
New York report places President Harding at the Piping Rock club in Locust Valley on Tuesday noon for golf before boarding the Mayflower at 6 p m for New Hampton and another round. Attorney General Daugherty suffers pernial poisoning and is confined to his stateroom on the Mayflower, though not in serious condition.
William Lewis Johnson, a Campbell county farmer, vanished November 7 nine miles east of Lynchburg. His body was found in a ravine by a posse led by Magistrate William H. Steel. Sidney J. McCormick supplied the information leading to the discovery. An inquest is set for Wednesday. A posse attempt to arrest J T Shields and Lonnie Moran led to a battle with heavy gunfire. Shields, Moran and Hardy Shields face murder charges. R T Shields and Moran were wounded and held for trial.
Circles in Shenton say David Lloyd George will head the British delegation to the Washington armament conference with Andrew Bonar Law as prime minister in temporary absence from England in November. The status of the Irish question is cited as a factor shaping the mission.
Remains of a newborn Negro baby were found Tuesday afternoon at 191 Linden Row near Baxter Street. The child appeared to have been dead for several days. Police probe focuses on identifying the mother with a clue detected Tuesday night guiding the search.
An address before the Louisiana and Mississippi division of the American Cotton Association in Louisiana highlights calls to abolish cotton planting across the belt for one year as a wartime like measure against boll weevil. Speaker M. Potts of Natches, La., outlined a method to shift away from cotton through legislative action in the South.
Dr Pound, a leading proponent of the State Normal school and prominent educator in the state and south, has been in Athens since 1912. A graduate of liberal arts and LL.D., he previously led Gordon Institute and served as petty superintendent of schools, earning respect as a community leader and Phi Beta Kappa member.
A pair of fires struck Vienna Georgia just after midnight damaging or destroying two structures. One blaze damaged a bark warehouse and the other affected a stock room, with local fire crews responding but the full extent of losses not immediately clear. No injuries are reported.
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