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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates of 5.00 yearly 2.50 half year 1.25 three months and 10 cents weekly. The paper comments on taxes shopping days Christmas spirit civic messages and satirical jabs at political figures amid a collage of local observations and playful quips.
A string of observations touches on eight foot sheet laws and constitutional rulings, plus praise for Banner advertisers. It tracks cotton marketing in Athens with totals near 150,000 bales forecast for the season and notes Taft’s stance on Russian treaty relations ahead of 1913. The piece ends with a curious newspaper headline quirk about a “Gid Morrie” and a corn article.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce marks nine years, pledging continued service to Athens and its improvement. A movement is proposed to organize ten thousand Negroes for a Washington march demanding Taft curb mob violence. Leaders warn such a gathering would outstrip Coxey’s Army in scale and danger.
An analysis argues a formal Roosevelt push may exist behind the scenes to win Republican delegates through a convention, while primaries favor Taft. It predicts Taft’s renomination despite insurgent efforts for La Follette or Roosevelt and notes Roosevelt’s supporters hope for delegate enthusiasm to shape the campaign.
The postmaster general reports a surplus of about two hundred thousand dollars, the first in 28 years of deficits. He cites heavy mail use, expense cuts, and expanded rural free delivery as factors, while noting service complaints. Congress will scrutinize the report before judging the management’s performance.
Secretary Stimson’s annual War Department report critiques the U S Army as scattered across posts and under protected reserves. It warns that at current funding rates it would take decades to secure needed artillery and ammunition and that rifleman costs exceed those of rivals, urging better funding and efficiency to keep the Army ready for war.
Georgia farmers suffer hog losses due to rising cholera. Legislature approved three thousand dollars to the State College of Agriculture to fund hog cholera serum production, but funds have not yet been paid. Authorities are urged to release the money now to begin serum manufacture quickly, or many hogs may be lost.
A public letter urges full DOJ effort to uncover a possible nationwide dynamite conspiracy after McNamaras Los Angeles Times bombing and McManigal’s confession. The piece calls for rapid, thorough action to detect and prosecute any professional dynamiters across the country.
In Athens a plea urges timely help to ensure Santa Claus reaches every home on Christmas Eve. The note calls for small acts of love labor and money to fund transportation and logistics so all children receive a visit. It emphasizes systematic local effort and the joy of Santa visits for every child.
A spectral editorial argues the Sherwood pension measure would add fifty million dollars annually to the nation’s pension burden. It urges the Democratic Party to resist the bill in Congress, insisting retrenchment over new taxes and warning that supporting the measure would cost soldiers votes and harm party credibility. It calls on Leader Underwood and allies to defeat the measure in the House.
Georgia moves to select delegates via a presidential primary as a Democratic Party experiment. The state executive committee will finalize rules in April while friends of Wilson Harmon Clark and Underwood campaign, with Wilson leading but significant backing for others.
The House approved the Sherwood pension measure, adding at least fifty million dollars yearly to federal outlays. Democratic leaders and most Democrats voted yes, while Underwood and Fitzgerald opposed, warning it would hinder tariff reform and betray promises to curb government spending. Speaker Clark led the majority despite warnings from critics.
The passage discusses the Senate failing to pass Yhia and restoring ground lost by Democrats. It notes some House affirmative votes were based on hopes the Senate would kill the bill and warns that if Democrats seek tariff revision and expense cuts, they must change tactics.
The Arizona election produced a democratic governor, legislature, a congressman, and two U S senators, seen as rebuke to President Taft over the recall of the judiciary. Democrats plan to restore the recall provision after statehood, arguing it unsafe for judges to be elected and removable by popular vote.
Kansas farmers in Marshall County push to nominate John D. Rockefeller for president arguing against electing political theorists and favoring a leader with big business success. They believe Rockefeller could manage big national issues, though many citizens and monopolists oppose his influence and policies.
The University of Georgia expands civil engineering by adding Prof John C Koch to lead road extension work. He will advise counties statewide, traveling as needed to confer with local officials, aiming to save money and improve roads.
Sparks fly as Sulzer resolves to abrogate the Russia United States treaty in congress. The measure clears the house by all but one vote and may pass the senate in amended form. Debate centers on diplomatic wording and Russia’s offended stance while noting no immediate gain for American rights in Russia.
The text condemns private offers totaling around one million dollars for the hull of the Maine. It praises the House for opposing such sales and argues government display in national relics is acceptable only if public, not private, profits are pursued. It laments Southern lawmakers who favored selling remains.
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