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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
1
Heavy rains drove high water on the Ovonee River with Athena utilities and streets damaged. City crews will repair washed out road sections and strengthen bridges while telephone lines struggle to recover from successive storms.
All control over ocean freight rates was relinquished today by the Shipping Board as announced in Washington on July 10 by the Associated Press. The move ends government oversight of rates, shifting industry to market forces and private negotiation among shippers and carriers.
Washington reports the president accepted Edward N. Hurley’s resignation as shipping board chairman effective August 1. John Barton Payne of Chicago, currently general counsel for the railroad administration, is expected to succeed him.
President and Mrs. Wilson with White House family attended a local vaudeville theatre in Washington. The crowd greeted them with hearty applause and the orchestra played the Star Spangled Banner.
Washington July 10 President Wilsons address forwarding the peace treaty to the senate drew praise from democratic readers as one of his best state papers while republican senators tended to criticism Senators Lodge and Knox declined comment Borah said the president answered his own argument that the league of nations is a league for peace by his assertion that it was formed as an alliance of war Others Senators Smooth Harding and Moses also voiced criticisms.
Rio Janeiro July 10 Congress proclaims Dr Epitacio Pessoa president of the republic for a term ending in 1922. Pessoa was Brazil’s delegate to the peace conference and sailed from New York on July 6 after visiting the United States.
Few cases have been set for trial in September term of the superior court. Judge Andrew J. Cobb will convene next Monday. Only three divorce actions, one suit for money alleged due, and another suit to straighten out a land title are scheduled for trial at this term.
New York July 10 A strike by marine firemen oilers and water tenders was called along the North Atlantic and Mexican Gulf coasts from Galveston Texas to Portland Maine. Strikers demand a $15 monthly raise and closed shops. They say the fishing industry and all privately owned vessels will be affected.
Atlanta July 10. North Carolina Lieutenant Thornburg, famed for valor, has nine wounds from battle and a head strike in mud from a high explosive shell. He carries numerous decorations and is noted for surviving severe injuries near Fort McPherson.
Berlin July 10. Spartacist mob invaded a Schoeneberg democratic meeting beating speakers and leaders smashing furniture and tearing the German flag. They raised the red banner shouted down with Germany and hailed Liebknecht. The presiding officer saved himself with a bell as the invaders dispersed.
About 200 Georgia newspapers editors gathering in Monroe July 14 16 will tour Ath ens next Wednesday and be hosted by 1000 Summer School students at the University of Georgia campus. Paul T Harber says editors from nearly every city will attend the annual Press Association event and Athens officials say their city plans are extensive though Monroe leads in convention preparations.
A public notice from the Agriculture Department declares no further need for meat conservation in the United States. It cites plenteous supply, falling beef prices, and reduced European demand, arguing meat supervision and fair markets require federal and local oversight to prevent profiteering and stabilize producers and consumers alike.
Thirty five University of Georgia men in training at Camp Lee Petersburg Virginia as reserve United States Army Officers will soon graduate. They left Athens June 21 and will be in training about one month. Names include Bond Carson Clark Culpepper Danel Davis Dennard and others.
Homer Glynn faced a docket in court for failing to buy dog licenses. The recorder fined him five dollars and seventy five cents and ordered tagging or surrender of his dogs, which he subsequently tagged.
Rep Imguardi of New York introduced a resolution demanding a definite War Department statement on the government's policy to protect American citizens and property in Mexico amid rising tensions.
The Board of Directors of the Young Women's Christian Association will hold their regular monthly meeting this afternoon at the Annex. The hour has been changed from 4 to 5 o'clock and every member is asked to be present promptly. Misa Lizzie Hale's friends are pleased by news of her satisfactory condition after an operation at St. Mary's Wednesday.
Chicago July 10 A meeting of a committee representing the national association of minor leagues reports the severance of all relations with the major leagues. The resolution ratifies action taken in New York last January when the national agreement was abrogated. The minors’ action means the major leagues will not be allowed to draft players this fall.
Four prominent former Austro-Hungarian generals Boehm-Ermoll Auffenberg Rehmen and Dintari offered their services to the Czecho-Slovak government. The piece discusses meat prices, stock production, and urges increased consumption to prevent waste and financial loss to farmers.
Paris reports the Dutch council received a curt reply from Holland denying the escape rumor and asserting sovereignty. The note stated the rumor was unfounded and expressed surprise at the council’s warning, noting internal obligations limit interference.
The civil service commission met at city hall with Acting Chairman Hugh H. Gordon presiding. They approved two motorcycle officers and one patrolman, added two fire department vacancies, and elected H. J. Rowe as commission chairman.
In Atlanta a one legged man and a one armed man fought over a young female boarder. The police recorder declared it a draw, dismissed both, and washed his hands of the case. Neighbors separated several rounds as rivalry flared. the one legged man finally won after a clinch and a fall.
Atlanta July 10 Polite Recorder Johnson has bound over a Greek soda fountain proprietor for possessing several small bottles of Jamaica ginger alleged by detectives to contain about 93 percent alcohol The dispenser says he bought it in good faith as medicine from a local druggist and if convicted will reveal the seller's identity
Washington July 10 The peace treaty with its league of nations covenant is laid before the senate by President Wilson. He says the league is a practical necessity to end the old order and guarantee civilization. The senate greeted him with cheers before adjournment as discussions continue on Shantung Germany indemnities and Irish freedom.
Despite heavy rains in this section during the first week cotton is reported in satisfactory condition due to abundant sunshine earlier. Corn is eating well and generally in good shape. Sweet potatoes, sugar cane and sorghum are thriving. Peanuts are brassy and maturing in the South.
In Washington on July 10 the Senate Budget Committee chair Warren reported that current year appropriations total 7.337 billion dollars, down from 20.999 billion last year, as senate figures show. The reduction signals a sharp drop in federal spending for the present fiscal year.
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