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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1922
Page
1
The article notes the University’s 1922 28 session opening with the first faculty meeting held Saturday. Registration and exams begin Monday for new entrants, with changes among faculty and plans for dormitories and student housing.
Major Hunter Harris arrives in Athens from Atlanta to take command of Athens High School military department. Officials say the post assures recognition for the department amid earlier fears of abolition. Harris, a Georgia veteran from the Spanish American War, expresses delight to make Athens his home.
The Rev Edward W Hall rector of St John the Evangelist and Mrs Mills wife of the church sexton were found shot to death under an apple tree in a secluded Somerville lane. Coroner called it a double murder with bodies 9 feet apart and a 32 caliber shell near Mrs Mills. Henrys grocery call noted in Mrs Mills diary and neighborhood gossip surrounded the case.
Revised figures place total losses from the waterfront blaze at seven million five hundred seventy-one thousand four hundred forty-one dollars. Government survey of ruined Army base wharves sets government loss at five million five hundred seventy-one thousand four hundred forty-one. Commercial properties valued at two million dollars. Two sailors presumed dead from the steamship Elsa Hugo Stinnes. sixteen others missing. Authorities continue to search for the missing crew members.
Landers Chew of Lawton Georgia is hospitalized after police say he attempted to eat through a car load of watermelons after first consuming corn whiskey. Doctors expect recovery as he reflects on the saying whiskey and watermelon will not mix.
Dr. J A Whiting U S Deputy Marshal reports to Walter Akerman that food in the county jail is clean well cooked plentiful and served with standard items. Eight prisoners complain of rude access to corridors while one declines to protest. They await October 2 trial related to an Atlanta dope ring case and may be returned to the federal penitentiary.
The Central Bank and Trust Corporation and its two Atlanta subsidiaries merge with Citizens and Southern Bank. The deal boosts deposits to over 55 million with Atlanta offices surpassing 30 million. Mills B. Lane remains president of the merged group. Frank Hawkins chairs the board. Carl H. Lewis becomes Central Bank vice president.
Many friends of Mrs. Austin Bell wife of City Attorney Austin Bell learn she is convalescing after several days illness at her Henderson avenue residence.
Three companies of national guard troops on strike duty at Waycross for weeks left for home Saturday morning. Governor Hardwick ordered withdrawal after Waycross and Ware county officials advised they could handle the situation. The 175 men came from Dublin and Elberton.
A non-suit order was entered in Hinds County Circuit Court on a $100,000 suit against Governor Lee S. Sell by Frances Birkhead, former stenographer for Jackson, alleging seduction and breach of promise. case status noted as pending.
Mrs W A Gavin of Huntercombe England defeated Miss Alexa Stirling of New York and Atlanta to win the Canadian women's championship. Gavin, a former New Yorker, takes the title she first won last year as Cecil Leitch, former British champion, returns to England with the prize.
President Harding reportedly decided to veto the soldiers bonus bill with a message to the House slated for Tuesday. Senate canvass showed 34 votes against overriding, a margin deemed narrow by some allies who expect White House visits to sway senators. Absentees from Washington include five in Europe and four in the Far West. pairing efforts may fail to cover all, potentially impacting final enactment.
British and Allied troops entrench along the Dardanelles with French Italian and New Zealand units joining. Heavy artillery and naval support are in place as Mustafa Kemal Pasha dominates Anatolia and no move toward Constantinople has been made.
Rescue teams reached the Argonaut mine on Sunday after 14 days entombed miners were reported at the 600 foot level. Crews worked through rock and timber as state officials noted no signs of life amid the damaged shaft, while testing ore samples to detect a body.
Washington reports that Turkish success over Greece in Asia Minor infuriates Greece and alarms Europe. Mustapha Kemal is allied with Germany in effect, and the Ottoman victory prompts concern over broader Mussulman, British, and Indian reactions as London weighs its stance.
Fragmented report notes strained relations with Paris and Ankara, warning of potential trouble over land claims in India and shifting dynamics with Britain. It references Greek tensions and hints at a reemergence of a powerful fighting force, stressing an already grave situation.
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