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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1921
Page
1
Keen London reports renewed hope for a settlement as colliery owners meet after Lloyd George’s confidence vote. Owners may offer terms to be debated by miners in a Friday session while a defense force remains mobilized and unemployment lines grow amid coal shortages.
New York April 19 Henry Wise Wood, aviation expert, predicts the navy will succeed in a trans Pacific flight when it launches the mission, stating the navy will cross the Pacific by air.
Washington reports that a bill from the house immigration committee would impose restrictions starting May 10 and continue until June 30, 1922. The measure outlines the terms governing the immigration limits.
Washington April 19 A change in beer prescribing rules would remove the current 4 percent gallons per patient monthly cap. The Internal Revenue Bureau weighs whether Volstead limits apply and if physicians should self-regulate on honor. Final decision pending. West may be made commissioner.
First notices of wage reductions for railroad employees since the labor board abrogated national agreements were being served in Columbus. The notices came from H. E. Speaks, general superintendent of several lines, and targeted graph operators and agents across the Toledo & Ohio Central, Kanawha & Michigan, and related railroads.
County commissioners push for all soldier graves to receive free stone markers. Many graves lack markers, and relatives should contact the commissioners office with the deceased’s name, regiment, and company to arrange requisitions for memorial slabs.
United States officials report that Japan rejected the December 6 open shop proposal on Yap. Secretary Hughes insists Yap, taken from Germany, must be disposed of by the victors with U S involvement in Versailles terms. Senate support backs Hughes as allies press U S participation.
Mr. A. C. Barclay deputy national field scout executive of the Boy Scouts of America will speak at the Chamber of Commerce noonday luncheon tomorrow. He will discuss The Boy Scout Movement in America from his New York based national office.
Akron Chamber of Commerce has entered the balloon Akron in the national race at Birmingham on May 21. Pilot will be W. T. Van Orman with passenger Willard Ziberling. The balloon won the national race in 1918.
John W. Davis former ambassador to Great Britain was chosen as a director of the United States Rubber Company in New York on April 19. The appointment adds an experienced diplomat to the board amid corporate leadership in the rubber industry.
A twin who had been brought from Middletown to Cincinnati for leg straightening died after being strangled by iron bedwork while attempting to climb out. The mother, Mrs Daisy Lenhart, accompanied the children.
George Zwick aged 15 collapsed during a baseball game in Marysville and died from heart disease.
A prominent Athens man urges adopting Nelsonville’s spring cleanup. He witnessed hundreds of residents, volunteers, and city crews tidying yards and hauling trash, noting Athens once held a similar event but many expected home trash to be removed without effort.
Grand and petit jurors for the May 1921 term were drawn from the jury wheel by Judge L. G. Worstell. No women appear on the list as the wheel had been filled before women's voting rights. Grand jurors meet May 2 and petit jurors May 9. names include Ro Kinney York and others from Athens Dover Canaan Rome and Carthage.
Augusta Victoria, exiled empress, was buried at Potsdam in a ceremony marked by grand military pageantry. Von Hindenburg Ludendorff and other officials attended as thousands gathered behind police lines to honor the former Kaiserin at the mausoleum beside Frederick the Great and Joachim.
A hastily written will was found in the clothing of 65 year old Adam Bossman whose body was discovered floating in Burnet Woods Lake last night by four boys walking through the park on their way home.
Seventeen nationalities will participate in Oberlin College’s international night this Saturday. The event showcases diverse cultures with student performers and displays from each nation.
Ladies Are invited to the D. Zenner department store to view a practical demonstration of the Parisian Perfected Art Embroidery needle. The showcasing highlights raised embroidery and French knots performed with rapidity.
Amesville Grange No. 798 met April 16 with a practical program by the worthy lecturer. Members praised the session as very instructive and successful and endorsed a debt limit, a 12 mill outside tax limit, an income tax, a budget system, and economy in public expenditure.
Willys-Overland resumes production in Elyria as the factory reopens and adds several hundred former employees to its workforce. Company officials announce the revival will bolster operations and support local employment.
Three masked bandits held up a Scioto Valley traction car near Columbus last night. They stopped the car by pulling the block signal, robbed eight passengers of money and jewelry, and spared three women aboard. Police have made numerous arrests.
v 58 McClatchy of the Sacramento Bee told the House immigration committee that absolute exclusion of Japanese immigration and denial of American citizenship to all Japanese born abroad is essential. He warned of grave danger from allowing Japanese to hold positions aboard ships and in government, and alleged anti alien land laws must stand. He linked Hawaii labor unrest to Japanese maneuvers to gain land and political control.
The Star Journal and Transcript newspapers defeated a group of four large advertisers in a four month dispute in Peoria Illinois. The publishers secured a decisive victory and a substantial rate increase for local advertising.
A three year old boy wandered from his parents during a furniture store visit and fell down a freight elevator shaft in Cincinnati on April 19. Doctors report he suffers internal injuries and may die.
Contractors and union craftsmen remain deadlocked in Lorain over a proposed twenty per cent wage reduction. Both sides refuse to concede as talks stall with no immediate agreement in sight.
Clay Smith of Glouster allegedly cruised toward Athens at 35 mph on a Ford roadster and argued with Sheriff Herb Parker who cited him before Justice Helwig. Smith faced speeding and reckless driving charges, after taunting the sheriff and failing to dim lights during pursuit.
President Harding travels to New York with Mrs Harding for a three hour visit to dedicate Simon Bolivar statue in Central Park and discuss Pan American policy. He will inspect the Lighthouse for the Blind and return to Washington by midnight.
A veteran receives the Congressional Medal of Honor for extraordinary bravery during historic floods. The act saved lives as his courage halted a dangerous situation at the risk of his own safety.
Glouster masonic leaders expect a dispensation to form a Royal Arch Masons chapter. The proposal aims to serve Bishopville Lodge 470 Trimble Lodge 657 and Glouster Lodge 657, totaling 330 Masons, with a favorable report suggesting quick approval.
The Columbus house steering committee works to calm members for concurrence on the administration re organization bill. A six member compromise on uniform rule faces opposing sides. Senate action includes a bid to study agricultural and marketing conditions and new bills on county court appeals and faster Supreme Court trials. Culbert proposes extending water systems to state institutions for fire protection and a roads maintenance memorial to Congress. Norwood juror pay rise passed. House temperance hearings on the McCoy bill continue with potential changes.
The city service department was instructed to begin legal work to install cement sidewalks on Grosvenor Street, Franklin Avenue, and Carpenter Street. Costs will be assessed against property owners and paid in ten annual installments at 6 percent interest. Work must start before the May council meeting or the city will begin its portion.
Athens Commandery schedules a special Thursday meeting on April 2 at 2 p.m. work in order of the temple. Commander C. E. Cameron and Secretary J. A. Palmer note the event details.
Minneapolis April 19. Arthur Hickox Jr. asks if his 11 year old, 63 pound son can be mailed home under parcel post. Postmaster Purdy consulted Postmaster General Will Hays on the unusual request from his Buffalo, New York, area family.
The United States navy aims to launch a giant triplane, nicknamed the giant boat, across the Pacific late this summer or next spring. Built at the Philadelphia naval aircraft factory, engines and nacelles are from Gallaudet Aircraft Corp. Flights would begin from San Diego to Honolulu, then Wake Island and Guam toward Manila, with an estimated range of about 3,000 miles per fueling.
Maplewood Sunnyside district sees surge in new home construction and property sale or rent. Five room house rises at Elmwood Maplewood corner, seven room home on Sunnyside, other residents like Franke Cone Pearl Porter C H Horn and Dr Siigley also expanding their residences.
Delegates from all Royal Arcanum councils in Ohio converge on Columbus for the forty fourth grand council convention opening tomorrow. Supreme treasurer A Rhoinson of St Louis will attend. Grand Regent Jesse Galbraith of Cincinnati will preside.
Government garden promotion urges early spring planting with a free Garden Book. Readers are asked to send two cents and stamps to Frederic Jaskin in Washington DC for a copy, including name and address.
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