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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1914

Page

2

Efficiency in Justice Reform Report Outlined

A preliminary report on Efficiency in the Administration of Justice highlights main points: training of the legal profession, greater bar influence on judges, unification of the judicial system, court power to issue procedural talks, improved legislative law making, and studying modern urban rural needs to meet new problems.

Charles W. Eliot Moorfield Storey Lunguis Nedae Coscae Siatloah Bar

It Is A Time To Keep Cool And Make Hay

The piece argues war is a historic event and urges U S resilience. It notes promises like resumed exports, strong crop prices, and cotton’s unique position. It highlights government cash reserves, emergency currency, and confidence in American finance as the nation braces for global conflict.

Sherman United States Sam Globe London New York

Senate urged to fund Georgia State Normal School repairs

The Georgia Senate is urged to approve two appropriations for the State Normal School. One for 15000 dollars to repair buildings and another for 5000 dollars to cover maintenance deficiencies. Proponents argue neglect has forced the deficits and the school trains teachers for the common schools.

Georgia State Normal School House Senate

No Crar No King No Emperor Poem on World Peace

A dated poem reflects on World War I aims. It envisions a postwar world without rulers, stressing reconstruction, peace, industry, and shared humanity. The piece calls for a disarmed world where all nations stand as brothers before a common throne.

Mars Bickers

Roy D Stubbs Sought for District Attorney Post

The piece advocates Hon Roy D Stubbs of Eatonton as the preferred choice to fill the district attorney vacancy in the Southern District of Georgia. It praises his education at the University of Georgia, legal success, past service in the General Assembly, Democratic Party loyalty, and suitability for federal duties under President Wilson.

West Orime Southern District of Georgia Eral Court South Georgia Royd Eatonton Stubb McReynolds FeCord University of Georgia General Assembly of Georgia Wilson Akermai

Wilson Says Reforms Aim To Halt Illegal Business

President Wilson has pursued legislative reforms openly, pledging to harm only illegal business and to earn public trust. He cites tariff, currency, and anti trust actions as aligned with moral judgment, hoping to complete changes within six weeks.

Wilson

Mrs Woodrow Wilsons Death Shocks Nation

The nation mourns Mrs Woodrow Wilson amid national grief. The president faces strain from Mexican unrest business worries and the European war as he carries on from his bedside. Citizens pray for strength for Wilson as he leads through a period of upheaval and looming arbitration.

Woodrow Wilson The Republic South Wilson Europe

Visions of World Peace and Naval folly

A Memphis Commercial Appeal editorial rebuts pacifist theories, arguing that large navies and armies fail to secure peace. It charges peace tribunals, arbitration treaties, and The Hague as ineffective amid Europe’s move to war, urging rulers to prioritize subjects' lives over armaments.

Europe Hague Tribunal Memphis Commercial Appeal Peace Tribunal the Hague Bryan

Compulsory Education in Georgia Debate Grows Strong

A Georgia debate on compulsory education gathers momentum as reformers urge a four year minimum to protect children. Advocates cite Martin B. Stewart and a case of a white worker unable to read or write, arguing education raises life prospects and reduces labor market inequality. They condemn parents and lawmakers resisting such laws. The piece compares educated whites to educated blacks and urges state action before more children are disadvantaged.

Georgia Joseph 8. Stewart Tian

Sugar Tariff Cut Boosts U.S. Consumption Amid Population Growth

The piece notes a sharp rise in sugar use following a tariff cut, with Willet and Gray attributing much of the increase to lower prices and a world supply surge. They estimate 12.99 percent growth in six months, about one eighth, and suggest population factors add over a third of the rise while tariff relief and global production drive the rest. Prices fell from 4.49 to 3.91 per pound in early 1904-06.

Louisiana New Orleans Willet and Gray United States

Aviation in the Present War and the Air Fight Prospect

The article surveys the untested impact of air power in the European war. It notes fear of aerial attacks, Britains naval supremacy, German dirigibles claimed to threaten battleships, and French pilots eager to counter air threats. It ponders whether air warfare will redefine future conflicts and whether naval combat may decline.

Europe England

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