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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
2
The Athens Banner argues clergy in the city deserve higher salaries as living costs rise and duties beyond preaching strain finances. It criticizes churches failing to raise pay and urges officers to recognize ministers who conduct marriages funerals visits and prayer meetings, stressing the need for adequate support.
Athens will host about 2,000 Georgia bankers June 10 to 21 with committees formed for executive reservation invitation entertainment and reception. The Georgia Bankers Association will hold its annual gathering in Athens aided by local institutions and civic leaders including the Chamber of Commerce University of Georgia State College of Agriculture and State Normal School.
In Macon column by John T Boiseullet, the Georgia tree famed for ownership by deed links to Colonel William H Jackson. The Augusta born scholar lived with his daughter Mrs Patterson’s family near Macon and guided his freeholder tree while sharing French letters with Mrs Patterson. Jackson died 1875 with roots in Oconee cemetery Athens, while his lineage includes Judge James Jackson and Governor James Jackson.
The second council meeting of the League of Nations will be held in London likely on February 19. The session aims to start work on establishing a permanent court of international justice, a key peace program feature with strong U.S. interest, though hesitation remains.
London reports British coal miners launching a nationwide campaign to educate the public in nationalization through state ownership and cooperative mine management. Backed by the trade union movement, the drive aims to force a government answer before a potential general election. Several thousand moulders have been on strike 13 weeks, with many seeking other work.
Santiago Chile Jan 27 The commercial situation has much improved in the last months of the year with a general tone of business briskness. Orders for imported goods have increased and export volumes have risen. Nitrate, the leading Chilean export, has priced higher and the entire year’s production is sold.
A historical recount notes General Wayne’s contested 1792 congress seat with General Jackson, who challenged his claim before the House of Representatives. It details Wayne’s military career, Georgia and Pennsylvania ties, and Jackson’s rapid rise from governor to congressman, with a brief mention of their roles in the Revolutionary era.
Two more changes in President Wilson's cabinet were made today with another expected soon. David Franklin Houston, former Secretary of Agriculture, was nominated to be Secretary of the Treasury to succeed Carter Glass, who will become a Virginia senator. Edwin L. Meredith of Des Moines was named head of the Department of Agriculture. A third change anticipated is the appointment of a new Secretary of the Interior to replace Franklin Lane who plans retirement.
Washington speech by Representative Byrnes of South Carolina accuses Rear Admiral Sims of being a hyphenated politician. Byrnes says he should be dishonorably discharged for shelling the army, belittling the navy, and violating navy department confidences amid Democratic interruptions.
Grand Rapids waits as United States Senator Newberry and 123 co defendants face election fraud and conspiracy charges. Trial set to begin today but postponed until tomorrow due to snow blocking trains and delaying witnesses and talesmen arrival.
Civil Service Commission at City Hall sets 1920 police expenses at 33720 and fire at 27450 in recommended city council budget. Police realignments take effect February 1 with Harvey Seagraves to Commerce as chief and Bob Wier leaving for a hotel. One officer dismissed. seven vacancies after council added four new officers. William A. Patrick and E. W. Wood join the force as five vacancies remain. four new firemen approved, with C. W. Mead among them and three vacancies left.
A fire in the Lenox Hill hospital operating room forced the evacuation of about three hundred patients. Damage is estimated at 60,000 dollars, largely from water. Investigators point to defective wiring as the likely cause.
William Woodhead of New York age 65, former president of the associated advertising clubs of the world, dropped dead of heart disease at the Union League Club in Chicago. He was publicity manager of Sperry and Hutchinson.
Mexico City reports fourteen radical agitators fleeing from the United States have been detained at Nogales. General Juan Torres informs the War Department that their disposition remains a problem.
Washington reports a renewed forty eight hour window in peace treaty negotiations stalled over Article Ten and the Monroe Doctrine. Senators remain pessimistic about reaching a final deal as Republicans deny shifting their stance while Democrats accuse them of a late reversal. The bipartisan conference plans another session tomorrow.
In Atlanta, January 27, the American Cotton Association announced its annual convention to be held in Montgomery, Alabama, February 17–20. The event aims to include officials from every southern state, discuss uniform warehouse systems, a southern spot market with warehouse receipts, labor concerns, and cotton education in southern colleges, with officers elected and directors meeting prior to the opening. Special delegates are to be named by state leaders and officials, and speeches by nationally prominent figures are planned.
Representative Johnson of South Dakota, a former AEF member, told the House that sick and wounded soldiers are not receiving guaranteed treatment. He spoke about his visit to government hospitals and centered his complaint on Chicago hospitals.
Four teachers were selected at the meeting of the board of education yesterday and the officers of the board were reelected for another year. Routine matters were taken up and considered during the short session.
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