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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1920
Page
4
The report notes German toys reappear but most of the holiday array is made in the United States. U S toy sales reach 80 million of 100 million total with a 30 percent growth forecast. American toys are praised for quality and educational use in schools and homes.
General Tasker Biles proposes a clear U S position for reasonable armament limits while General Bliss argues disarmament requires active U S participation in the League of Nations. Officials differ on timing and whether U S policy should precede any new international machinery.
The Bethlehem Steel Company refuses to sell open shop products to contractors using organized labor. Critics label the policy un-American and intolerable, while supporters argue it hinges on who is being protected. The author notes the irony in applying union rules against unions themselves.
A collection of aphorisms on human behavior arguing that most arguments serve self interest. It questions gallantry and wealth, suggests people are swayed by clever talk, and notes envy and the desire to level the playing field drive views of the rich.
At an evening party a pretty girl teases a genial bachelor about his single life. He recalls falling in love long ago and his failed proposal when he asked to marry, only to be met with the line who would have us.
The newlyweds, joyful and naive, discuss gathering the season’s first asparagus. Angelica hesitates about her horticultural skill while Edwin proposes they go together with him plucking and her holding the ladder.
A barber in a small town jokes that a man in front of him had such uncut hair that he could not hear the bishop's sermon. The gag plays on a crowded church and a barber’s blunt truth.
A Hamilton Hall bulletin at Columbia University requests any R O T C members who own or can blow a bugle to confer with Major Edwards and bring their bugles to drill. The note questions what a bugle can do and ends with a jocular Jay ’Em.
Frederic J. Haskin reports on the R A D Club in New York a registered dance club aimed at fighting loneliness by large social dances. Members share personal details on entry while enjoying informal introductions and dances at major hotels. Similar get acquainted efforts spread to Detroit churches with jazz and social programs.
The Republican Publicity Association led by Jonathan Bourne Jr. urges quick tariff hearings starting January 6 as proof of GOP mobilization for reconstruction. They compare 1920 import totals 4.7 billion with 1919 and 1913 levels, noting foodstuffs and manufactured goods rises, customs duties, and call for restoring protective policy. They cite Warren G. Harding and Taft era tariff issues to justify rapid revision.
Ada Sawyer becomes the first woman admitted to the Rhode Island bar and the only woman to seek admittance without a college education. She spent three years in a Providence law office before passing the bar examination.
The Ways and Means Committee opened public hearings on tariff schedules on November 10, 1908, lasting into March 1909. Champ Clark praised the demanding work of 18 committee members, noting long days from morning through night. He framed tariff reform as a premier issue amid global competition and calls to protect national markets.
Ohio reports a nine percent drop in winter wheat planted this fall from 2,476,000 acres last year to about 2,253,000 acres. Condition on December 1 stands at 81 percent of normal, with weak seedlings and late planting reducing next year’s yield prospects. Rye acreage holds at about 81,000 acres with 87 percent condition, below the ten year average.
Air search for the missing naval balloon A-5598 paused after two army planes from Mitchel Field were badly damaged in a landing at Westerlo aviation field. No injuries reported. Planes were to escort searchers into the Adirondacks for the missing balloon.
The senate investigating committee led by Spencer of Missouri completed testimony on alleged illegal destruction of ballots in the 1918 Michigan senatorial race between Henry Ford and Truman H. Newberry.
Reader questions may be answered by The Athens Measeenger Information Bureau in Washington D C. Include full name and address and two cents for return postage. Bureau offers information not advice on legal medical or financial matters.
The Army dollar split shows pay 13 cents ordnance 29 cents quartermaster 44 cents air service 6 cents engineers 4 cents medical 2 cents signals 2 cents. Also notes on craps terms, coal versus wood heat value, cake sticking tips, Sunday as first day, dolls history, and Hudson seal coats.
In Columbus Ohio on Dee 20 the price of fresh eggs fell to 75 cents a dozen in the wholesale market, down 10 to 15 cents from the start of the week. Heavy receipts were cited as the cause.
In Deshler Ohio last Saturday a Baltimore and Ohio baggage car exploded during shipment from Chicago to Washington causing more than 4 million dollars in paper currency to be destroyed by fire and water. Post office inspector Thomas M. Diskin reported the loss.
In Geneva on December 20, Arthur J. Balfour for the League council argued mandates fall under council authority, not the assembly. He stated Britain would not accept the assembly's mandate actions, asserting the council is the supreme authority on the issue.
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