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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
4
The piece discusses Georgia politics around bonds and education, Georgia weather and harvest, and plans for the Southern Poultry Association show. It notes shifts in support for bond issues, calls for progress, and mentions Athens and Clarke County. The text blends campaign rhetoric with seasonal reminders and civic topics.
The piece urges wealthy Georgians to fund scholarships at the State College of Agriculture in Athens. A $200 annual gift funds a scholarship, or half that amount can be used. loans at four percent with five year repayment are also proposed, modeled after the Brown Scholarship fund. Donors could expand access and the state’s advancement through education.
The piece argues poll taxes are a reasonable prerequisite to voting, noting Texas and Georgia use this system. It condemns unlimited suffrage as dangerous and claims poll taxes protect voter quality, praising Georgia's long practice and urging repeal of Houston Post criticisms.
The piece demands government attorneys pursue every guilty party in the Los Angeles Times building bombing. It argues McManigal and the McNamaras confessors are not enough and calls for exposing higher level conspirators, whether or not they belong to labor, with punishment to deter future crimes. It urges unions to aid in uncovering remaining culprits and underscores accountability and severe penalties.
In Athens and Clarke county the defeat of courthouse bonds is viewed as a delay, not a defeat. Voters urged a new vote when proper and timely, noting a heavy turnout would likely carry the bonds. The piece stresses ongoing progress and a growing need for a new courthouse as public information and interest rise.
The Georgia election returns show Joseph M. Brown elected as governor, reflecting a conservative businesslike mandate. Voters endorse Brown as chief executive, reject calls to bring back Barrow or provoke unnecessary agitation on prohibition, and favor settling the issue at the polls if needed.
The state moves to organize the Bureau of Labor under a commissioner of labor after a lengthy legislative effort. Despite no salary provision yet, the appointee will begin preparations and the paper anticipates substantial benefits for workers and citizens through careful handling of labor issues.
The sixty second Congress opens with Democrats in control of the House and plans for extended debate on tariff policy trust reform and currency issues. Leader Oscar Underwood appears to have party discipline, while the Senate and President face partisan proposals likely to trigger fended approval or veto.
The article reports a decisive defeat of the socialist ticket in Los Angeles where good government candidates led by Alexander defeated Harriman. Women voters helped shift sentiment amid national socialist growth, with a margin exceeding forty thousand votes. The piece argues the Los Angeles result should influence American politics where socialism rises.
Ohio Governor Judson Harmon, in a Atlanta interview, says the public seeks to cut wasteful government expenses. He criticizes Republican extravagance over the past sixteen years and links spending restraint to the tariff debate, urging reduction of appropriations across departments.
The article argues that lowering appropriations reduces tariffs and that a Democratic plan to cut government waste could win national support next year. It expresses confidence that party leaders and rank and file in Congress can deliver a gratifying showing.
Georgia's boys corn club, in its two years of full trial, has proven highly successful. It shows that boys can yield about two hundred bushels per acre, with many over one hundred per acre, and state yields rising from 12.5 to 16.5 bushels per acre, signaling a seven million dollar boost. The program plans a five acre contest next year to teach management of larger crops.
Prof John C Koch discusses the Georgia good roads program and a state tour by the Atlanta Constitution party. He cites local material choices, road maintenance, and culvert needs, noting Sumter county success hinges on maintenance and proper materials. He sees a statewide awakening toward durable, sand clay roads and better road management.
The verse paints December as a festive season with holly branch mistletoe and Christmas chimes. It likens the world to a Christmas tree and urges joyful singing to mark the year’s celebration and enduring warmth.
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