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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1916
Page
2
The Athens Banner discusses plans to extend the city waterworks, Shakespeare tercentenary interest, the Georgia Motion Picture tour, and upcoming film showings. It references tiger hunting raids in Georgia near dryness, Redpath Chautauqua prospects, and comments on American and German dye supplies affecting consumers.
Bradstreets yesterday described immense business and strong industry with high demand for money and good collections. It notes heavy railway traffic and rising prices amid labor friction and crop concerns, yet construction spending remains steady while overall bank clearings and commercial activity show resilience despite costs and policy shifts.
The piece argues Roosevelt talks freely yet may be plotting a presidential run. It notes he opposed Taft, hints at a Roosevelt bid influencing Republican strategy, and predicts a Wilson versus Roosevelt race. It warns voters favor peace and caution against war, favoring a candidate who preserves national honor.
A political column declares broad backing for Woodrow Wilson by Democrats across the nation and in Georgia. It argues his record is outstanding and aligns Republicans who recognize his wartime leadership. Georgia Democrats vow support in primaries, echoing nationwide enthusiasm for the president.
The Southern military training camp at Chickamauga has opened with hundreds of prominent Southern business men entering training. Officials foresee thousands will be trained to serve as officers in war, addressing potential officer shortages. The program aims to become a fixed feature of national army preparation.
The movement to amalgamate the Methodist Episcopal Church and the two related bodies progresses. South and Protestant Methodist Churches have signaled agreement on certain lines, while General Conference action could enable a threefold union under one general administration with separate jurisdictions. Some leaders foresee benefits, others oppose.
Officials in Georgia promise a serious push to enforce the state prohibition law. In Atlanta hundreds of gallons of confiscated liquor have been poured into sewers while thousands more are said to have entered the state before May 1. Officers expect to uncover most illicit traffic and supporters urge federal action to curb interstate liquor shipments.
No state has reached the limit of educational development and Georgia has not either. Despite good work and difficulty, two prime needs must be attended to for great progress.
The passage argues educational funding must come from local taxation rather than legislative appropriation and urges counties and cities to enact a general law for local school support. It stresses the need for compulsory education, more money, and open schools to educate the state's children.
A current view argues strikes signal prosperity, not hunger, noting history shows strikes peak when times are good. Wages rise with prices, prompting demands for higher pay as necessities climb, with rail strikes tied to wartime activity and railway profits.
A Welfare Department report for the National Civic Federation surveys profit sharing schemes in the United States. It notes benefits claimed by employers, such as steadier service and higher productivity, but also warns of practical doubts, worker mistrust, union demands, and complexity that can undermine perceived gains.
Reports from Coweta Terrell Laurens and Brooks counties describe strong increases in local resources due to diversified farming over two years. The Georgia Chamber of Commerce presses bank presidents statewide to promote home food production. Laurens shows no drop in cotton while food crops rise, and Terrell cites a bank with zero borrowings as of Feb 1 1916. Coweta reports over one million dollars more in cash resources after two years of planned diversification.
The Philippine independence bill stalled as the House balked at the administration proposal. Thirty Democratic rebels aided Republicans in defeating the measure, marking President Wilson's first major defeat, with the party split over timing for Filipino self-government.
The piece discusses the Democratic platform promising Philippine independence without a set date. It notes a House bill pledging eventual self government when natives are ready, angering a Filipino congress member who quits. Despite setbacks, independence is deemed inevitable and U S policy toward the islands may shift to grant self rule when feasible.
The United States has received Germany’s reply and public sentiment ranges from disappointment to measured acceptance. Officials stress patience, trust in President Wilson, and belief that Germany’s promises will be honored while awaiting future developments to determine any further action.
Mr. M. W. Richards of Washington, head of a major railroad industrial department, outlines Georgia's vast undeveloped resources and the crucial role of trained young men. He stresses vocational and scientific education to produce capable factory managers and researchers who can advance textile, electrical, chemical industries and overall industrial growth in Georgia.
A fragment from Edgar Lee Masters reprinting poetry explores silence across stars sea city lovers woods and illness. It ponders language’s limits and the voiceless state before realities and death and suggests the dead cannot tell us of death. The piece comments on interpretation of silence as we approach them.
A concise maxim urges submission to small present evils to gain distant good. It highlights discipline, decision, and energy for the mind, claiming that such mental training turns defeats into victories and repulses into honor.
In Zanzibar efforts to add merry-go rounds and other amusements fail as natives prefer tribal dances. The headline notes that the people show enthusiasm only for their traditional performances despite attempts to introduce new entertainments.
A quotation extols happiness as the sun and height of all life, claiming without it nothing holds value. It presents happiness as the defining force behind every action and existence.
A new concrete pile is described that drills its own hole as it is driven. Water under high pressure streams from a pipe at the pile’s core, cutting a hole and dissolving earth and sand while pushing rocks aside. This self boring method promises advantages over prior piles.
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