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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1921
Page
2
WONDON April 16 scientific fashion notes showcase daring spring styles. A mermaid frock of overlapping iridescent pailettes creates a fish-scale silhouette without trimming, paired with painted seashell girdle and a sea-inspired headpiece. Hawaiian fringe skirts offer a nautical twist for those seeking sea-breeze looks.
Canada welcomed 147502 newcomers from 64 countries in the year, up from 117865 the prior year, reflecting stronger immigration intake and a broader geographic mix of origin countries.
Chas C. Millikan asserts optometry has advanced greatly in recent years and can benefit the public. He argues the public must recognize eye strain relief as a key value of optometry and that optometrists have learned important lessons for public help.
A yearlong report by C. P. Knight of the U S Public Health Service, with Missouri’s State Board of Health, details house to house canvasses to gauge birth registration, home sanitation, milk use, income, and prenatal influence on infant mortality. The effort spurred school hygiene, parent talks, and clinics for teeth and eye defects, with nurses following up at homes and a push for birth registration.
The People's Reconstruction League announces a program to cut taxes and costs. It calls for government operation of railroads to reduce expenses, a heavy progressive tax on incomes estates and excess profits, a federal tax on land and resources, control of meat packing, and opposition to universal military training. The effort represents about 2.5 million farmers and workers across industries.
County Engineer Baker previews a new detour around Beckler road north of Nelsonville. The route uses brick plant road, Wolfe Basin road, and Logan pike, with parts in Hocking county. It opens Monday April 18 and keeps to Earth roads to minimize mud.
Secretary of the Navy Denby announced on April 16 that naval oil lands in California will be opened immediately for private interests. The move aims to widen access to oil resources and stimulate development under government policy.
Miss Josephine Huse describes Near East relief efforts at Sidon orphanage near Beirut where 300 homeless girls receive care. She recounts Typhus and war losses for Beeya Assad Nizha Stephan and Marie Lufti, highlighting relief work funded by Americans and the need for more funds in Ohio.
Ohio University defeated Miami 4 to 2 in an Ohio Conference baseball game here yesterday. Loomis held Miami to four hits as Miami scored two in the first inning while Ohio answered with one run in the fourth and one in the sixth.
Chicago semi pro leagues warned players against joining games with the Black Sox group under indictment. Officials said any participation would bar players in this city and parks hosting such games would be boycotted.
Urbana April 16 A D. Huff athletic director of the University of Illinois says college men may be granted permission to play summer baseball for two years. If the conditions are not satisfactory the policy can revert to the present rule.
Yesterday's hero Ford delivered in the tenth with the bases loaded to spur the Braves past Brooklyn 6 to 5. The Cubs exploded for six in the seventh to topple the Cardinals 11 to 4. The Senators beat the Red Sox 7 to 0 as Rice and Garrity homered. The Reds defense faltered in the eighth as the Pirates won 8 to 1. White Sox shut out the Tigers 3 to 0 behind Faber. Indians defeated the Browns 10 to 4 after four runs in the first. Yankees Athletics Giants Phil les idle amid rain.
Tex Rickard says no lease has been closed for a Jersey City ground to build the arena for the Dempsey Carpentier bout. He confirms Jersey City was chosen and expects to announce plans early next week.
Superintendent E C Staley announced another effort to reach the 64 illiterates in Ath ens with free English reading and writing instruction. Classes will be held Sunday at 2 30 pm in the Athens High school building with a push for personal interviews to inform those lacking literacy.
Major Weidner Harvey Sera 87, long considered the last survivor of General Sheridan's escort on the Winchester to Cedar Creek ride, died at his Council Bluffs Iowa home.
A Grand Trunk train struck an auto carrying Frank Martin his wife and two sons at the Main street crossing in Perry causing three immediate deaths and a fourth death five hours later.
Premier Briand informed President Harding of Herrick's appointment to the Paris ambassadorship. He expressed gratification at Herrick's return to the Paris post.
Scientists estimate that reaching about 9000 degrees is required to produce pure white light. The finding highlights the intense heat necessary to generate a balanced spectrum rather than a single color.
Chicago April 16 world church conference plans steps to foster international friendships and reduce armament among conciliatory countries. Speakers will include former Vice President Thomas R. Marshall William Jennings Bryan and Edward Filence of Boston.
Brook county West Virginia residents search for Bull Dog Davis and John Connors who escaped from Wellsville jail and attacked Mrs. John Horn of Beach Bottom at 11 p.m. Authorities spread word across the river to capture the two men.
About 1000 residents gathered as the John McCormick Institute announced 12 volunteers would be inoculated with scarlet fever germs for an experiment to isolate the germ. The quota was filled, leaving many disappointed at missing a chance to participate for $1900.
A new indoor sport class based on jiu jitsu has started at Ohio State University under Mitsugi Satow from Sapporo Japan. Initiated after an indoor intramural festival exhibition, twelve students enrolled in the course.
A playful squirrel burying nuts turns out to be the key agent in reproducing black walnut groves, according to the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. The animal's instinct to store food seeds a lasting supply for winter and unintentionally supports forest regeneration.
William Loeb Jr says dollar purchasing power has surged since 1913, meaning many workers get a 37 percent real wage rise since last June despite ongoing deflation. The American Smelting and Refining Company plans a 20 percent salary cut for 1500 white collar staff from May 1, while wage reductions since January total 25 percent for 12,000 workers.
Congressman Foster reports the commissioner of pensions approved a pension raise of 60 dollars per month for William S. Baker of 28 Smith Street Athens, effective November 1, 1920.
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