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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1924
Page
4
A crisp moral reflection cites Proverbs about a foolish son causing grief to his father and contrasts pity for physical disability with pity for folly. The brief note closes with the authorial tagging Sydney.
The piece defends Secretary Mellon against charges that his tax cuts favor the rich. It argues the plan lowers surtax rates to encourage capital into productive enterprise, while maintaining higher absolute tax shares for larger incomes. It emphasizes mathematical rationale and contrasts with political promises.
Officials in Washington have largely broken pre election pledges for tax reduction. From a selfish viewpoint, the public is asked to consider whether the people can be fooled repeatedly as political leaders threaten prosperity through tax policies.
A review shows the Veterans' Bureau as the costliest Washington department this year at 446 million dollars, more than the army or navy and second only to the public debt. Since 1918 the bureau has spent nearly 2 billion dollars on compensation, insurance, training, and medical care for veterans.
An analysis notes clothing production shrinking as mills run at half capacity for cotton and one fifth less woolen output than last year. Shoe factories slow as consumers economize, driven by car ownership and spending shifts. The trend shows cautious buying rather than hard times, with autos influencing wardrobe choices and care in appearance.
Washington D C illustrates policewomen evolving from wartime experiment to socialized crime prevention. About 300 municipalities employ women in duties from clerical tasks to patrols and probation work, with varied scope across cities and a trend toward dedicated women’s bureaus under police commissioners.
Two Washington policewomen, assigned to detective duty in city retail stores, monitor shops for shoplifters and pickpockets and pursue cases of women misusing other women's charge accounts. They also handle examinations for courts, probation of first offenders, and home-life adjustments, drawing on social service training and civil service exams.
A city reform unit details the House of Detention process for boys and girls. A bath and clean clothes precede inspection by medical staff, mental evaluation, and environmental inquiry. Inmates engage in supervised work as police matrons, including a touching case of a Maryland girl named Dorothy with a twisted finger repair.
In a statement quoted by residents, city officers are urged to adopt rective methods to prevent the incident from creating a permanent criminal record for the women involved. The remarks stress police responsibility and community concern.
The article discusses France borrowing from Poland and financing military purchases to build alliances against Germany, with parallels to American-style federalism. It notes pacifism trends among students in Chicago and England, quotes fighter Jerry Dunne on fighting, comments on leadership in policy and railroads, and ends with brief notes on sugar beet regions, the White Lady myth, and soprano Galli Curci born November 18 1889 in Milan.
European vessels along the Chinese coast report pirate activity disrupting commerce as defenders answer with gunfire. The ongoing clashes hinder sea trade and raise security concerns for liner routes and local ports.
The report notes Roumania pursuing offensive and defensive ties with Turkey under Kemal's regime, Italy clashing with Roumania, and Trotzky returning to Moscow vowing to oppose Romanian noble domination in Bessarabia. It warns Germany’s funding may dwindle if broad fighting resumes.
The article notes dissatisfaction with strict religious instruction in Turkish schools. It argues for combining arithmetic with religion and suggests modifying the old system to avoid endless Koran recitation and harsh corporal punishment. It highlights miserable conditions for students under the rod-wielding masters.
President Coolidge delivers an unusually strong rebuke to the Senate accusing it of wandering away from the law of the land. The confrontation centers on executive and legislative tensions shaping the 1924 political scene.
Cyrus H. K. Curtis of Philadelphia writes in his paper that Pinchot proposed Couzens hire Heney, a tough Pacific Coast legal fighter, to assist with the Senate investigation. He notes politics as a steady diet tires the people and they grow weary of probes.
The speaker warns it would be serious for the United States and sound financial management if Mr. Mellon quits the post he has managed so ably.
Kemal Pasha, the Turkish leader, has ordered the closure of all foreign schools that teach religion, and forbids religious instruction in schools. The act targets the caliph’s former collection of wives and marks a harsh step in secular reform.
The era’s rail bosses dominate headlines as New York Central profits rise and President Smith is killed. Erie Railroad reports 1923 profits above eight million, reversing 1922 loss, signaling progress under President Underwood.
The text argues civilization and freedom rely on men willing to fight. It contends young men who hesitate to fight are unworthy of education investment, while many would fight if war occurred, despite imagining themselves as pacifists.
Lieut. Perry describes how fear paralyzes judgment at fires and leads people to jump from windows or hide in smoke. He notes words like fire war and politics trigger overreactions and urges remaining calm to think clearly.
Readers are offered The Athens Messenger Information Bureau to answer questions. Include full name and address with two cents postage. bureau will not give legal medical or financial advice or settle domestic troubles. Replies are sent directly to the inquirer.
The text lists Buffalo New York New Orleans Jersey City Portland St Paul Oakland Memphis Des Moines and Galveston as cities in the United States that adopted the Commission form of government More than 3060 cities have adopted the plan and only Denver and Salem later abandoned it.
Carl Van Doren notes Ernest is not a definite real original for Hawthorne's Great Stone Face with Old Stony Phiz drawn from Daniel Webster. He mentions Emerson as a frequent suggestion but finds no warrant. The piece also asks about radio stations relaying London messages. it notes U S messages have not been relayed to England yet, but English messages may be relayed here in the future.
Christchurch New Zealand reports a decision to reprint the Old Testament in the Maori language with an estimated cost of 15000 dollars. The project aims to preserve and publish sacred scriptures for Maori readers.
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