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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
4
An advertisement by W. T. Pab of Roperton Georgia touts Ziron as an iron tonic that strengthens nerves and improves appearance. It claims quick dependable strength and urges readers to ask their druggist about the guaranteed remedy.
The Great Blackstone will begin a three day engagement at the Colonial Theatre Monday night. Manager Funkenstein aims for a strong reception for the famed mystic who winds up a southern tour before sailing for Europe for about fifteen months. The show features over 100 feats in 150 minutes, including a dramatic transformation from two plain tables to a furnished bedroom during The Bachelor's Dream, with close audience observation and intricate illusion work.
Mexico City January 15 discussion propels talk of electing a successor to Venustiano Carranza as president in 1921. A leading pro German paper cites its scoop interview with Carranza where he says he has not thought of or would accept reelection. Possible successors named include Generals Pablo González and Alvaro Obregon with Pro ally stances noted.
Paris Jan 15 delegates from the United States British Empire France Italy and Japan will each have five delegates. Additional allocations give two delegates from Australia Canada South Africa and India with one from New Zealand Brazil Belgium China Greece Poland Portugal Czechoslovakia Romania Serbia Siam Cuba Guatemala Haiti Honduras Liberia Nicaragua Panama each receiving one or two delegates. Protests follow secretive daily communique plan.
The report from the American Federation of Labor reconstruction committees favors federal ownership operation or regulation of public and semi public utilities. It opposes forming a labor political party.
Washington news reports the senate amendment to the war revenue bill imposing a ten percent tax on products of child labor entering interstate commerce. The measure mirrors the earlier child labor act ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. A separate House vote will occur before final passage.
Beaumont and Orange shipyards on the Gulf coast continue active postwar with about 4,500 workers in Beaumont and an equal number in Orange. Some contracts were cancelled but quickly renewed, keeping ships in various stages of completion. Vessels for Italian government proceed, and overall yard activity is projected to fill a year of work. Mr and Mrs W J Peeples plan a weekend visit to Atlanta.
The War Department announced the departure from France of five transports carrying two hundred officers and six thousand soldiers and sailors. Most are aboard the George Washington, which carried the president to Europe and is due in New York January 20.
Francis J. Heney chief counsel of the federal trade commission testified before the senate agriculture committees that Swift & Company had packed the Food Administration with high paid “dollar a year” men while serving the government. He said Hoover sought to stop public letters criticizing Priede while employed by Swift and that Priede fixed poultry prices for the food administration while drawing a salary and a percentage from Priede & Company owned by Swift.
Georgia crime statistics show a sharp drop in misdemeanor offenses over eighteen months. From June 1917 to January 1919 the state prison system records fewer white and black inmates across female and male categories, signaling a near fifty percent overall decline in misdemeanor convicts.
London crowds await the movie Women Who Win to feature Queen Mary in her first acting appearance. The scene at Agricultural Hall shows the Queen talking with the heroine near an aircraft exhibit, then briefly leaving before the take is complete before rejoining to finish the scene.
In Coblenz the American Army of Occupation arrived and German tradesmen began catering to U.S. troops within days. English signs appeared in many stores along the main streets, and German maps showing the bridgehead to be held by the Allies were distributed in the town.
Director General Hines plans another appropriation totaling about a half billion dollars for the railroad administration revolving fund. The loan program will extend to railroads to support an ambitious year’s expansion and improvements, with more than a billion dollars likely spent this year. Loans will bear six percent interest and must be repaid to the government.
Washington January 15 The war department released another list of American soldiers said to have arrived in France from the German prison camp at Rastatt The names include Florida Taylor G Scott Bradenton Georgia John T Ellington Thomaston Lewis P Chapman Elaville Joseph A Smith Waco William Craton Dallas Martin G Smith Rockmart
Boston authorities report about a dozen people killed and around fifty injured when a massive tank of molasses exploded along Commercial Street. Firemen and two nearby residents are among the identified dead, with many hurt transported to a relief hospital.
In Chicago on January 15 socialists and I W W members after defeat in forming the national labor congress pressed a new trial for Thomas J Mooney and Warren Billings and aimed to capture the body again as the committee on resolutions prepared to report tomorrow.
Washington January 15 authority of the national war labor board to enforce its decree after hostilities ceased was challenged today by counsel for Bethlehem Steel Company summoned to appear and answer why awards made during the war had not been carried out Joint Chairman Taft questioned the companys good faith saying its attitude colors the situation with injustice and that judicial power to compel compliance would be welcome He added the board lacks such power but would meet Saturday with employees representatives to explore possible remedies.
Associated Press reports in Sacramento that the defense rested today in the trial of forty six I. W. W. members charged with conspiring to obstruct the government’s war program and conducting a campaign of general destruction in the state. It was expected the case would go to the jury by tomorrow night.
The November term of the United States district court was postponed due to influenza and rescheduled for Monday January 20, but has been postponed again because the disease has reoccurred. Deputy Clerk W G Cornett announced the development yesterday afternoon.
London reports chaotic Europe condition as demobilization progresses. Allies insist on new draconian armistice terms to curb Germany and prevent renewed hostilities.
New York January 15 National League owners set a monthly club salary cap of eleven thousand dollars in 1919 contracts. The move marks the most radical financial retrenchment in years and upsets players expecting pre war high salaries and long contracts.
Washington Jan 15 The War Trade Board announced a new export conservation list effective tomorrow covering about fifty items from the October list. Major commodities restricted besides food include arms ammunition coal coke quinine jute yarns and jute nitrate bags, the board said.
The Gridiron Club, a leading University organization, held its first meeting of the year at the Georgian Hotel with a banquet and new member initiations. Five university cadet corps leaders, including Captain Milton B. Thweatt, were elected, signaling a promising year for plans and activities.
London dispatch reports inventor J A Whitehead in a speech asserting aviation will transform life, speed, and cities. He urges England to control global aerodromes and drive commercial aircraft development with national effort and international cooperation. Mrs Williamson, a Jefferson visitor, was noted.
Central News reports after Paris talks that demobilization conditions for Germany have become drastic. It states that European tension has produced a situation where the war could resume at any moment, under unimpeachable authority.
American soldiers marching with President Wilson in Paris shouted for Clemenceau by various pronunciations but settled on Clem, good old Clem, as the French premier rode the Champs Elysees toward the Murat palace.
London December 11 Churchill minister of munitions outlined why the government should nationalize British railways to relieve wartime debt. He argued state control aids land settlement new industry and production, noting much railway data is already available and royal commission timing may be uncertain. Emil Davies spoke for the Railway Nationalization Society on a plan to buy all railway stocks at market price in the year prior to the bill with 65 percent government stock to shareholders.
The Chinese women of Papeete Tahiti desert the oil cloth pantaloons and tunic for semi European dress and French shoes. They endure hardship while parading in public but remove the shoes at home returning to traditional barefoot practices.
San Juan Puerto Rico reports a deadly flu outbreak with thousands dead. The department of sanitation fears five thousand deaths, with over three thousand already recorded and 1,000 to 2,000 more expected, even as some reports indicate the epidemic may be waning.
Atlanta pace setter J J Brown head of the Cotton States Marketing Board warns against ending the year by selling cotton early. He cites upcoming New Orleans meeting to back a 25 percent acreage cut and shifting toward food crops while buyers expect continued demand above 35 cents a pound. Stakeholders urge proper storage of cotton on hand and avoiding profiteering while pressuring a longer hold on stocks.
Prof and Mrs J C Wardlaw of Atlanta are guests of Mr and Mrs E J Bondurant and depart this afternoon for Macon and other points before returning home. An official forecast estimates Porto Rico influenza cases at 125000 with about 5000 deaths not seen as a bad record.
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