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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1913
Page
2
The Athens Daily Banner lists mail rates and delivery options while drifting through local topics. It notes civic efforts, school programs, and the Chamber of Commerce, with remarks on public service and government roles. The piece references Athens industries, the experiment station, and local financial conditions as summer approaches.
Athens experiences historic building boom with nine story Holman building county courthouse YWCA and YMCA structures and new churches. Banks show larger deposits while home capital fuels expansion. Farmers prosper with good crops. Chamber of Commerce fuels progress. City poised to rise to third-largest in Georgia by 1920 census.
The article outlines how tariff revision and the new income tax law are linked. It notes the tax could replace lost tariff revenue, with expectations of a graduated tax on incomes over four thousand dollars and aims to minimize evasion. It warns success hinges on closing loopholes to ensure anticipated revenue.
A London Review of Reviews piece argues Britain’s stake in Turkey is vast as the empire guards over Muslim subjects. The author stresses the Sultan is both temporal ruler and Calif of Islam, linking British policy to millions of Muslims under its rule.
The text posits a shared thread among millions of British subjects, asserting that the unifying force of Islam is governed not from London or Delhi but from Constantinople, presenting a controversial view on religious and imperial influence.
The piece argues both farmers and city folk labor hard, each under misperceived norms. It notes farmers toil at dawn to dusk during peak season while city men stay busy, rarely taking real breaks, and frames Father as embodying contrast between high society and rural toil.
The Hatch Act established agricultural experiment stations about twenty five years ago with federal grants of 30000 per state and sometimes state additions. The work has grown beyond farming, linking sciences and fostering public interest in science. A Wisconsin station report lists over forty investigations on nutrition, mineral needs, cheese ripening, milk quality, and animal disease prevention, showing quiet labors rivaling public legislators in welfare of the state.
The state must elect a senator by direct vote under a constitutional amendment. Senator Bacon, chosen by a strong public majority, faces a summer election to ratify the people's choice, with the legislature to implement the new direct vote requirement and fill the term from last March.
The suffrage movement is rising in the United States and abroad, challenging male-only ballots. Massachusetts faces organized opposition from women against extending the franchise, while supporters argue women’s voting would lift societal ideals and morality.
A letter from Jane Dexter argues against extending the franchise to women. It claims suffrage would overburden women both physically and mentally, reducing their influence in character formation and increasing exposure to public, political life. The piece urges women to focus on home and work within existing roles.
The Georgia Association of State County and Municipal Health Boards praises its first year of work in Savannah and calls for broader county and city health boards. It notes the State Board of Health lacks funds and advocates more state support to improve health conditions across Georgia.
Discussion roars over a California bill to bar aliens from owning land, aimed at Japanese residents though not named. Officials say state law stands, federal overreach unlikely, and treaty questions with Japan may arise if the measure passes.
The Georgia treasury is not bankrupt but needs better tax laws and collection. Lawmakers in June should scale appropriations to income and consider tax reforms. A state tax equalizers board could raise hundreds of millions, increase revenue, and potentially lower tax rates after a fair trial.
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