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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1921
Page
1
A mob in Knoxville Tennessee tried to storm the jail to lynch Frank Martin an alleged assailant of Miss Jessie Parke. One person was killed and more than 50 wounded including two women as deputies and militia fired back to defend the jail amid tense after dark clashes.
Washington reports officials debate converting cantonments into large rehabilitation centers with Camp Sherman in Chillicothe Ohio eyed as an experimental model. The plan aims to aid soldier rehabilitation through a unified camp system.
Samuel R. Harris, 20, of New York, confessed to Police Chief Edwards that he invented a story about being offered 25000 by an unidentified man to join a plot to murder Mrs. Fifi Potter Stillman. He said he lied to get his name in the newspapers.
The Athens County Farm Bureau will hold its second annual meeting Saturday September 3 in the Athens courthouse. About 500 farmers attended last year and supporters expect further progress this year. A dairymen committee will present a cooperative marketing plan for cream and dairy products seeking approval and wide producer backing.
Washington reports Prohibition Commissioner Haynes receiving numerous informal applications from breweries for permits to manufacture beer for medicinal use. Senate and house conferees remain deadlocked over the anti medicinal beer bill. Senate conferees press the Stanley amendment penalizing searches without warrants, while house conferees seek modification.
Lanier University in Atlanta has been taken over by the Ku Klux Klan. Dr. C. Lewis Fowler resigns as president and William J. Simmons, Klan head, is named successor. No cash is exchanged. the trustees say the Klan assumes all obligations of the institution.
Cleveland reports say Near East Relief must triple staff and aid as famine refugees surge in Transcaucasia. With 35,000 orphans housed, workers warn many are turned away daily due to shortages. Officials estimate five million bushels of wheat needed for winter feeding.
In Iron Mountain Michigan officials at Ford's saw mill report bribes offered by numerous applicants seeking work. Cash and even good moonshine liquor are said to be offered to secure jobs at the plant.
Steubenville Aug 19 police ask Cleveland and other departments to watch for two men and a 15 year old girl reported kidnapped. The alert requests prompt information to aid in locating the trio and ensuring the girl's safety.
Berlin reports Germany may seek international arbitration on many issues in the German American peace treaty The treaty lacks an admission of guilt and Germany would not have signed with such an admission The Lusitania sinking indemnities and other controversial questions may be referred to arbitration
A chronology of highlights includes Gen. Wayne's 1794 victory at Fallen Timbers in Lucas County, 1797 Ross County's proclamation with Chillicothe as seat, 1859 opening of the Dayton and Michigan railroad, 1880 hanging of murderer Monroe Robertson in Greenville, and 1885 Democratic State convention in Columbus nominating Governor Hoadly.
Sheriff Samuel C. Rosenthal requested troops from Camp Perkins as a mob threatened to storm Onset jail to free three islanders jailed for attacking Miss Gertrude Butler. Soldiers guarded grounds with four machine guns. a second rescue party was reported in New Bedford.
Columbus reports that President Harding has officially accepted the national presidency of the American Red Cross succeeding Woodrow Wilson. The executive and national officers named include Dr. Livingston Farrand as chairman, Sergeant General Ireland, Admiral Stitt, Eliot Wade Worth, W. Frank Persons, Albert Ross Hill, Mrs Augusta Belmont, Miss Mabel Boardman, and Henry P. Davison. The Columbus headquarters expect Harding to attend the convention October 4 to 8 and await further word on his participation.
Wood and Hancock counties connected by the last lap of the Dixie highway between Bowling Green and Finley. The Dixie will be opened for traffic in about three weeks.
Bandits tied Jacob Wolfe and his clerk and looted the fur shop on Euclid Avenue. Furs valued at 2000 dollars were taken. Police were alerted and searched for suspects.
A motor containing several excursionists skidded on the road between Angouleme and Perigueux and crashed into a party of villagers seated before their cottages. Four persons were killed and eight injured in the accident.
Fred Henry, a Lake township farmer, faced collective pressure to refuse beet planting. While he was away, his twenty acre field was targeted and his threshing machine was sabotaged by horseshoes attached to the sheaves last Tuesday during oat threshing.
State civil service officers work in the courthouse grading papers for thirty five applicants seeking the county infirmary superintendent position. The top three on the test form the eligible list from which the winner will be chosen.
Jacob Shafer a 60 year old Mason cobbler was released from Longview Asylum after about 100 villagers testified in probate court that his hearing voices were village voices t only presidential talk. They posted a 2000 bond and promised to stop “kidding” him.
Los Angeles reports say Madalynne Obenchain shields the other woman in John Belton Kennedy's life. Investigators consider her claim she can exonerate herself by revealing the full midnight Beverly Glen events. Antoinette Benchain confirms Madalynne spoke of the mysterious woman to her.
Williamson West Virginia August 19 Fifty men were summoned from Pocahontas county for jury service in the second Matewan murder case involving seven Baldwin Felts detectives killed in a gun battle. The Wyoming county shootings led the state legislature to empower Judge Bailey to summon jurors from outside the county. Twenty four men were indicted. Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers were among those shot to death recently.
Postwar pilots in Canada transition from combat to civilian roles. Airmen patrol forests to prevent fires, conduct surveys, fish-spot signaling, and assist evolving industries including seal hunting and aviation mail. The Canada Air Board reports high safety with one injury in 33 612 miles of flight and 398 government flights plus 671 civil aviation trips.
A factoid states that the camel is the only quadruped unable to swim.
Sinn Fein debates issuing a worldwide manifesto to protest what they call unfair British terms. Dail Eireann members see it as a trigger for renewed hostilities and claim Lloyd George misled Smuts and Ireland. The broad Irish public remains hopeful for peace as press coverage leans toward settlement.
United States Steel Corporation workers face a third wage cut this year effective August 29. Chairman Gary announced reductions due to low steel prices, with a general day labor rate to 30 cents an hour and equitable adjustments to other wages. A 20 percent cut was made May 16 and overtime was reduced on July 16.
War sa w Indiana August 19. A resolution calling on President Harding to refrain from smoking cigarettes will be introduced before the national convention of the No Tobacco League at Winona Lake.
Revival mood at morning services as Presbyterians and Methodists return from vacations. Rev. J. C. Stine formerly of Jacksonville will deliver the sermon at ten thirty. A large attendance is anticipated.
Marion, Aug 20. The Erie railroad shops in Marion run by a private railway service company say they will ignore new rules from the United States railway labor board. President John O Owens claims the company is private and not under board jurisdiction. He adds overtime and Sunday labor will continue to be paid at straight time despite the board ordering time and a half. Owens says Chicago and Marion offices closed due to applicant flood and states all positions filled as workers would not accept open shop terms.
Columbus August 20 Appeal from a city ordinance fixing water rates for two years from January 15 1921 was filed with the Public Utilities Commission today.
State Commander John R. McQuigg and State Adjutant Hugh Martin will speak to legion post commanders in Findlay on Sunday to outline plans for the upcoming campaign for the state bonus amendment on the ballot this fall.
Chicago August 20 Rail union leaders foresee a rail board decision upholding time and a half overtime and the eight hour day. The ruling could push lines like the Erie at Marion Ohio to put shops in private hands amid wage and overtime disputes. Protests mount as Jewell and federation leaders argue against shifts to private shops and Sunday ten hour work with no overtime.
County wide truancy plan under County Superintendent Guy Dinsmoor calls for a county truancy officer, enrollment lists, and prompt steps to enforce school attendance. Compulsory schooling ages 6 to 18 with possible exemptions. 16 plus graduates may obtain a schooling certificate to enter the workforce.
Columbus Aug 20 The railroad business this year is improving with monthly gains in activity cited at Public Utilities Commission hearings on freight rates. Testimony from carriers supports that deep rate cuts are impractical as profits appear monthly for the T and O C since January 1. Other Ohio railroads reveal deficits first half year but show growing strength. hearings adjourned until Monday with building material rate issues to continue.
Ohio corn shows a ten percent improvement over the last two weeks. Reports to state statistician J. West indicate better prospects in Seneca Sandusky Huron and other north central counties along with southeastern and south central areas where crops are expected to be good.
Nationwide probe begins in New York and other cities to locate private graveyards suspected of concealing victims of the Good Killers. Police may dig sites in Chicago Detroit Syracuse Newark and Providence after Fontana confessions.
Riga reports relief heads sign a 27 article contract with mutual pledges between Boris Litvinoff for the Soviet government and Walter L. Brown of the American relief administration. Telegrams go to Danzig and Hamburg to move supplies as the Soviet government protects relief workers. Other nations prepare aid for Russia including Denmark Italy and Argentina.
Washington August 20 Republicans move toward tax reductions as the house planned a final vote at 3 o clock under a special rule. Democratic leaders conceded little chance for major changes and predicted 20 to 40 Democrats might bolt to back the measure.
Mrs Aaron Berg of New York reveals her Montgomery Alabama husband, a regional butcher, sent three handkerchiefs to use when she cried over the desertion. A court orders two years and a fifty hundred dollar fine.
The forecast covers August 22 to 27 for Ohio Valley and Tennessee area near the Great Lakes. Generally fair weather with a chance of showers after Wednesday. Temperatures will run somewhat below normal for the period.
In Riga on August 20 Walter L. Brown head of the American relief administration and Boris Litvinoff signed an agreement at 11 30 a m in the presence of Latvian premier Meyerovic as the city reported today.
The Colonial dining room will be closed beginning August 21 for redecorating and will remain shut until further notice.
The report notes the carrion crow habit of consuming dead dogs while steering clear of cat flesh, highlighting a curious dietary distinction observed in the wild.
Public service advocates milk as a key dietary factor to prevent pellegra, stressing milk’s superiority over other foods and urging households to request a free booklet from the Athens Messenger Information Bureau. It warns milk quality matters and notes high infant deaths with poor feeding methods. The piece invites readers to mail two cents for postage and a form.
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