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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1913
Page
2
The piece notes heat in Athens and statewide, calls for mosquito control, real estate gains expected in a year, and upcoming economic activity. It mentions the summer school, Governor Slaton’s Panama Expo remark, and Georgia politics, with focus on health advances and vaccination in Athens.
Clarke county tax receiver J H Dorsey proposes filing tax digests with the comptroller general by July 1. This would allow an August tabulation and early consolidation before the legislature reconvenes, giving the state a solid base for next year’s revenue estimates.
An overseas traveler recounts a Chinese elder’s view that graves consume land for the living, with elders placing food on graves as sustenance. She defends offerings and quips that flowers please the living more than the dead, urging practical aid to the living.
An Exposition of International Hygiene will be held in Lima from November 2 to December 31, 1913, in conjunction with the Fifth Latin American Medical Congress. It features industrial and scientific sections with medical apparatus, sanitary materials, and prophylactic literature. Exhibits are duty free on bond with 80 day re export, Peru consuls offering free service, details via El Comisario General Academia Nacional de Medicina Lima Peru.
Herbert Myrick, president of a major agricultural publisher, urged Georgia lawmakers to adopt a new land banking system for farmers. He cited southern aversion to land mortgages, calling for long term loans on land with annual principal payments. He noted Texas and other states already enacting cooperative banks for personal and realty credits as models.
The piece argues the state uses credit funding and poor tax methods, leaving teachers in country schools unpaid and mistreated for years. Advocates of tax revision appeal to lawmakers and business leaders to awaken their conscience to this financial sin.
The piece argues for a constitutional amendment to levy an extra 10 cents per $100 of property tax for one year to create an educational fund. It states Georgia began funding schools on credit in 1869, leaving teachers unpaid for months for 45 years, and claims this would end once teachers are paid monthly without bonds or interest. It urges legislators to act now to fix an old wrong and save dollars in discounts.
The piece critiques Secretary of State William J Bryan for touring the country to earn extra money to cover living costs. It traces historic salaries from Jefferson to Elihu Root and urges Congress to consider raising Bryan’s pay to $1 000 a month to ensure he can focus on foreign relations rather than lecturing.
The Knoxville exposition runs September first to November first this fall. It aims to showcase resources and products of the region with new exhibit types focused on conserving strength health life labor and wealth. Athens asks for three exhibits including the Georgia Club at the State Normal School, the state boys corn clubs, and the university road engineering program highlighting top soil roads.
Georgia plans a standout display by sending three exhibits to Knoxville. The move hinges on selecting the best items and coordinating shipment to the Tennessee venue for evaluation.
The Commerce Observer calls for a revised tax system in Georgia, arguing current laws are unfair and uneven. It endorses Representative Lipscomb’s original bill as a practical start and urges solid legislation to meet the times.
United States Bureau of Education releases a bulletin titled Industrial Education in Columbus Ga by R B Daniels. It praises Columbus schools, describes North Highlands primary Industrial school and Columbus Industrial High School courses, with pictures of both. Commissioner Claxton notes the push to tailor public schooling to local needs and early Columbus reforms.
The Athens Board of Health president urges cooling the mind to lessen heat impact. Dr Bloomfield advises light clothing and plenty of water, avoid greasy foods and late alkohol, and to seek outdoor pool spots to stay cool during hot weather.
Rochester hosts national Elks meeting with focus on charity and social acts. James Riley Gordon of New York Lodge No writes a creed praising self belief, right ideas, and leniency to guide members and outsiders alike.
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