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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
2
Census bulletin shows Clarke County with 11 767 colored people and 11 502 whites. In Athens city totals are 8 593 white and 6 216 colored, reflecting higher black population shares in the county.
Boise Idaho January 16 The first extra session ever held by Idaho's legislature convened today by Governor Hawley action. The session will focus on consideration and action on the proposed revision of the state revenue laws.
Daily departure for Macon at 7 20 a m and 5 p m from Athens with arrivals at 4 16 p m and 10 45 p m. Northbound Seaboard trains 62 2 68 23 operate Athens timetable, others var. Southern Railway trains 201 217 287 237 40 listed with times. Georgia Railroad and Gainesville Midland services noted in 1911 schedule.
Washington January 16 The house rules committee chaired by Representative Henry of Texas began hearings on Humphrey of Washingtons resolution to appoint a special committee to investigate the Shipping Trust and related anti trust matters The plan calls for seven members including four Democrats one insurgent and two Republicans with potential inclusion of progressive Republican A Lindbergh and names such as Rufus Hardy Joshua Alexander Henry Rainey and Martin Foster among those considered for the panel The probe could link Money Trust and Harvester Trust inquiries with maritime and coastwise commerce practices.
Poultry fanciers from New England attend the fifteenth annual Vermont State Poultry Association exhibition in Albans Vermont at City Hall. The event features many new special prizes and a larger entry count than last year, with judges H B May of Boston and D P Shrove of Fall River Massachusetts.
Special to the Banner from Jackson Mississippi January 16 Earl M Stewer of Clarkedale inaugurated as governor in a ceremony with the senate and spectators present Professor Theodore G Bilbo sworn in as lieutenant governor after Brewer is installed The event reflects standard inaugurational rites and state governance transition.
Detroit, Mich. Jan. 16. Detroit becomes the center of marine activity as vessel owners and Great Lakes workers gather for annual meetings of the Lumber Carriers Association Great Lakes Protective Association Lake Carriers Association Shipmasters Association and Licensed Turners Protective Association in the city this week.
Fashion terms in exterior decor of this winter's architecture emerge with new patterns and textures. Designers highlight intricate motifs and lasting appeal, signaling a shift toward decorative edges and micro patterns influencing facades.
Col E J Watson announces the National Drainage Congress will meet April 10 to 12 in New Orleans with 75 million acres of swamp lands to reclaim, projecting $210 million yearly value and broad delegations from states cities counties and associations to advance public health and reclamation efforts. The plan includes recommendations for federal laws and a National Commission to survey costs and coordinate state and federal drainage programs.
The engineering department of the University of Georgia hosted a conference on good roads in the city last week under university auspices. Authorities and participants discussed road improvements, transportation needs, and future projects influencing state infrastructure.
The University of Georgia will host two prominent southern thinkers this month. Dr Edwin M. Poteat of Furman University will lecture on Gambling to the faculty and students on Monday January 29. Dr Phillip Van Ness Meyers of Cincinnati, a leading historian, will speak on International and Intra-national ethics and the Peace movement at the general chapel assembly. Both speakers receive a warm Athens welcome and the public is invited to attend.
Fully one third of Clarke County taxpayers, about 1700, have not paid their 1911 taxes. Tax Collector Hal Lin ton and an assistant are issuing delinquent notices, with many small amounts. costs must be paid to enable registration by April 1 for the election year.
Athens history notes the double barreled cannon to be a Memorial Day feature. Dr. W B Conway leads efforts to place a bronze tablet on the cannon with inscription crediting John W Gilleland and Athens Foundry for its 1863 casting. Veterans' committee plans may prompt city officials to fund the tablet.
New York January 16 reports from the National Association of Audubon Societies say heavy snows have left birds without adequate food across a large U S area. Telegraphic dispatches urge state societies and field agents to provide grain and suet and rally the public to help. Secretary T Gilbert Pearson says about fifty thousand bird lovers will distribute feed to winter birds by tomorrow night.
Roller skates to the rear are superseded by the genuine steel blades. Agriculturals and youths in Athens enjoy a new on-pure, genuine signa ture brand of ice skating for the first time in years. A big pond at the brick yard provides a hard, dependable surface after recent rains, drawing many to the novelty sport.
A middle aged woman named Hattie Winfrey and a young girl Annie Harper visited the county court to secure a pair of licenses for marriage to a colored youth named Paul Rhodes. Paul did not appear. Annie paid the fee from her own purse.
In view of interest aroused over demonstrations in the uses of Wesson Snowdrift Oil under the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the YMCA a brief history of Wesson Snowdrift Oil will prove interesting. About ten years ago the process of refining oil began to attract attention and will be reviewed.
The Southern Cotton Oil Company plans a public demonstration at the Y M C A building to introduce Weason Snowdrift Oil. Savannah refined this process to produce superior edible oil, aiming to challenge olive oil for salads and dressings in Athens and nearby communities.
The Northwestern Curling Association hosts a week long bonspiel in Duluth Minnesota drawing rinks from Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas upper Michigan and parts of Canada. The Duluth club acts as magnet for Knights of the State with rich prizes and keen competition expected among well known clubs. Medicines that aid nature are those which Chamberlains Cough Remedy relieves cough soothes lungs opens secretions and restores health and is sold by all dealers.
Master Printers Cost Congress met in Philadelphia with leading trade figures from New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and the District of Columbia. The two day sessions focus on a uniform price scale and sharing ideas on printing business matters.
Denver hosts the Colorado and Wyoming Lumber Dealers’ annual convention at the Brown Palace Hotel with a three day program and good attendance from both states. Episcopal missionaries convene in Austin with services at St. David’s and opening sermon by Bishop Winchester of Arkansas della. Governors and mayor greet delegates as session resumes under Bishop Lloyd with plans spanning several days.
John Moore Butler known as Uncle John, of Ocean Grove New Jersey, marks his 102nd birthday with friends at his boarding house. Once healthy and active, he has faded eyesight from age and now relies on his eighty year old son for assistance. Born on Staten Island, he once lived near Commodore Vanderbilt and remained a hard worker who avoided tobacco and liquor. He kept trotting horses and drove them to a cart until about five years ago.
A meeting at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on January 16 urged restoring the army canteen. National League for Civic Education of Women members led the event with remarks by several prominent army figures. Army personnel and their wives attended as patrons.
Athens city officials anticipate three statewide conventions within seven days, highlighting the city as a prime Georgia gathering site. organizers plan events across venues, drawing attendees from multiple counties and state groups.
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