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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1926
Page
4
Ohio State University received an oil portrait of Dr. Scott a former Ohio University president. He resigned in Athens and moved to Ohio State. Local notes mention a health lecture by Grace Dowsing and various Athens community happenings including a death and business moves.
A compact devotional note cites Proverbs 24 20 warning there is no reward for the evil man and the candle of the wicked shall be put out Southey adds that pursuing good ends by evil means betrays the soul with certainty, while other issues remain doubtful.
A columnist riffs on debt policy arguing that paying off the national debt now shifts the burden to future generations. Congressman Madden warns that rapid repayment could tempt wasteful spending and European jealousy, while suggesting passing some debt to the next generation. The piece ends with a cheeky cheer for future generations to face the same cycle.
A Belgian king and queen, traveling from Brussels toward a seaside resort near Boulogne, narrowly escape injury when their car swerves into a railing near Calais. The incident prompts reflections on humility and the universal dangers of driving and the need to stay focused behind the wheel.
The American Legion plans a nationwide campaign to boost voter turnout in November without favoring any candidate or issue. It aims to mobilize the indifferent qualified voter, leveraging local posts to encourage registration and participation, challenging political bosses and potentially shaping reform in communities. The effort seeks to match wartime wartime civic impact the Legion had eight years ago in Europe.
A scattered essay treats submarines and flying machines as decisive future weapons. It notes a Holland to San Francisco voyage and envisions fleets crossing oceans, while contrasting a breakfast scene of Krishnamurti and broad Asia British India demographics with imperial power.
Krishnagi admits modestly that he does not know what God is like. A hoptoad beside the track is described as not knowing what the president of the railroad is like.
The dialogue features Margot Asquith addressing Mussolini with a sharp quip about his tenure in England. Mussolini replies with a courteous remark praising his Italian origin.
The piece suggests Mussolini may seek a future English visit without invitation. It recalls Napoleon’s failed 1800s crossing and mentions Fulton’s steamboat idea. Douglas Fairbanks contributes a reaction to the Mussolini tale.
Two nineteen year old bandits were executed in New York’s electric chair just after midnight Friday. The chair troubled them little. one said he would rather die sitting up than in bed, the other feared his mother would see him dead with his head shaved.
The article recalls how inmates are shaved before execution to allow current flow, and describes how restraints are placed for electric chair procedures. It notes violence extending beyond state actions with two teenagers killing relatives and a merchant, arguing state killing does not curb individual murder.
In Turkey Nazim Pasha led a Youth movement opposed by Kemal Pasha who executed Nazim Pasha Djadir Bey and two others Friday. He previously hanged more than a baker's dozen for conspiration against the dictator. The piece marks Kemal as a fierce ruler who reshaped society by removing veils and altering dress.
A Los Angeles judge told Mr. Brown behind 325 in alimony to carry his golf clubs and give caddy fees to his wife until he catches up. The remark suggested that many prompt payers should also exercise to improve health and ease the strain on aging hearts.
In Washington, D.C. observers cite Atlee Pomerene of Ohio as staging a political comeback by winning the Democratic senatorial nomination. The victory heightens talk of his potential 1928 White House bid, with wet stance in Ohio stressing his viability against dry foes and the role of Catholic identity in national politics.
Justice department deserves praise for uncovering Gen Enrique Estrada’s plan to lead a filibustering expedition into lower California from the Mexican border. The piece notes filibustering has caused trouble before and argues such actions remain mercurial and irresponsible despite some good motives.
In a Manhattan East Side playground two elderly immigrants observe a diverse crowd at a noisy basketball court. They recall past labor and arrival in America while youths enjoy free play, highlighting generational and cultural tensions without prejudice.
The piece recalls the Federal Reserve vaults beneath Manhattan and imagines a daring theft guarded by thick concrete walls and mirrors. It then reviews Mexican American filibusters Burr and Walker, noting Walker’s failed schemes and a firing squad in Honduras in 1860.
A peaceful country asserts a right to complain about an attack from its neighbor. The text argues no major military movement can be planned covertly. It posits that if Estrada had launched an operation from American soil against Mexico, President Callies would be justified in suspecting the United States had winked at it.
A quiz section presents Q A pairs on crime and prison questions. It notes petty larceny as the common first offense for many inmates and provides Madison Square Garden seating figures, including 35 900 total capacity and 18 606 upper arena seating.
Freight embargo brings strike home to Athens. Rumanians invade Austria as whole Balkans blaze. Catholics in Mexico to be supervised.
John Nanna, after twelve years as chief clerk in the Baltimore and Ohio railroad freight office, left Athens to assume a similar chief clerk position in the Hocking Valley freight office at Logan.
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