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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1921
Page
1
Winter weather blocked travel as trains into and out of Athens ran an hour or more late. Taxis from Albany Glouster and Amesville faced delays from swollen creeks. Shoppers without access to Santa Claus plans stayed away, awaiting a cold wave for relief.
Weather outlook from December 26 to 31 calls for considerable cloudiness and occasional snow across the Ohio Valley Tennessee region and the Great Lakes area. Cold conditions expected with limited sunshine and frigid nights.
Democratic State Chairman W W Durbin denied receiving 37000 from the Miami Conservancy district to aid Governor Cox in a gubernatorial campaign. The charge arose in a petition filed in the Ohio Supreme Court by Dayton tax payer David Ambrose appealing from taxes levied for the conservancy district.
A 90 year old, Gus Constanto, attempted to steal a petticoat from a major department store as a policeman watched. Separately, Christmas tree sellers reported bottles of liquor found in fir trees received from the Canadian border, prompting outrage but no police report.
Two children aged three and five were searching for Santa gifts when they dropped a lighted match in Mrs. Isaac Mendales's apartment in Cleveland. The resulting fire forced six families to evacuate their homes.
Mrs Hazel Gates, 24, is hospitalized in St Luke's after a Christmas shopping trip accident. Her clothing caught fire from a nearby stove while placing parcels on a table.
President Har ding will hang up his stocking at the White House mantel with small gifts for executive mansion staff. After Christmas he plans a brief rest at Pinehurst North Carolina and then back to duties.
Westerville Ohio expects a welcome banquet for Johnson this evening after his return from England for his daughter's Christmas Day wedding. He will speak briefly at home before a short tour to resume work with the world League against alcoholism. Johnson has campaigned in India and Scotland supporting prohibition.
United Press reports that Britain would reserve the right to expand its anti submarine forces if an agreement on submarine towage with France falters. The naval disarmament talks in Washington pressed toward a Christmas end as France pressed for 90 000 tons of U boats and adjunct demands.
New Philadelphia Ohio reports four more sheet mills of the American Sheet Tin and Plate Company will resume on Tuesday bringing the total to nine mills and one jobbing mill now running.
Police raided a parochial hall at the Toll Cross near Glasgow and seized 13 Sinn Feiners along with numerous rifles bombs and other munitions.
Eleven hundred aliens held at Ellis Island for deportation are freed on bond. Secretary of Labor Davis ordered the release to give them a merrier Christmas time.
Dr. C Lloyd Strecker pastor of Athens First M E church has been elected manager of the Methodist Home for the Aged in Cincinnati. He will assume duties early next year after more than three years in Athens where his leadership produced strong reports to the conference. Bishop Anderson will appoint his successor.
Bank officials in Athens gave employees a Christmas bonus of 5 percent of a year’s salary, bringing the bank’s total annual employee bonus to 10 percent. Other Athens businesses also remembered their workers this year.
Xenia Ohio December 24 Criticism of the release of Eugene V Debs from the Atlanta federal prison was expressed by C L Darlington state commander of the American Legion He said he is opposed to the pardoning and the Legion is against Debs release.
Washington reports a possible early next year plan to bring the Allied Pacific fleets to the United States for joint maneuvers. Lloyd George and other officials indicated the move hinges on economy and an anticipated economic conference. The navy department stated the matter was under consideration and could be abandoned this year if costs become prohibitive.
Columbus reports that Trailkill and lawyers Ralph Walton W S Pealer filed charges of illegal practices in state contracting and purchases. Attorney General Price may respond today. if he does not act, the pair may push for a grand jury investigation in Columbus. Walton and Pealer are respected local lawyers acting for Trailkill.
Washington December 24 an unexpected development in the long fight over campaign expenditures places Truman H Newberry in jeopardy as six Republican senators pledged to vote to urge a defense of the money spent in his Michigan campaign against Henry Ford.
A Victorian era reflection notes that faithful service often earns only the epitaph that he was a good man in his day, highlighting the limited praise after a long career.
Holiday season event announced for Lam born's Pavilion in Glouster Ohio on Monday December 26 with promises of a good time and festive entertainment.
Five robberies and shootings across Manhattan and the Bronx leave two dead and two wounded. Nelson T. Harvey was killed after a hold up at United Cigar Store in the Bronx. Leon Settili, a Bronx saloon keeper, shot while escaping at his door. Phillips S. Honeywood, nephew of the Earl of Devon, bound and gagged on a lonely road near the New Jersey line. Robbers take jewel value from a Bowery restaurant and a Bowery jewelry store owner repels two bandits.
In Chicago on December 24 a violent crime spree included a revolver duel at State and Madison. Wealthy Des Moines inventor Arthur C. Ruth was kidnapped robbed and left chained near the city. Detroit manufacturer John A. McRae his daughter and his Chicago representative John Allen were also seized. A Blum's wagon delivering fur valued at $25 000 was robbed of furs. A fourth man linked to the McRae party remained unidentified.
Hull Foster Jr will give candy nuts and oranges to all children calling at his office on Depot street near Union railroad from 1 to 3 o clock P M in Athens.
Heavy rains push the Hocking River toward flood stage with water covering bottom lands and roads. Gauge reads 16.5 feet, a foot below flood level, as concerns mount for Athens and nearby communities. Highway washouts near Glouster threaten rail traffic. telephone offices report rising water and potential outages.
President Harding and Attorney General Daugherty agreed at a White House conference last night to delay release of all war prisoners until Christmas Day. The Justice Department’s pardon attorney James A. Finch said orders went out this morning for Eugene V. Debs and 23 other political prisoners to be freed.
Washington December 24. Friends plan an immediate push to secure citizenship rights for Eugene V Debs after his release from Atlanta prison.
The Messenger will not publish or issue papers on Monday December 26 due to Christmas. Offices and shop will be closed all day as the National holiday is observed.
Ohio Governor Harry L. Davis reports the state reorganized the agriculture department lowering expenditures by about 40 000 in five months while expanding services. Dairy and food division revenue rose by 18 000, game refuges expanded to 1 000 000 acres, 18 000 pheasants released, and efforts coordinated with the experiment station to repurpose forest lands as refuges and sanctuaries. A new milk and sanitary laws regime and bake shop inspections were added with four fewer field men.
A sketch notes that belief in a Christmas demon is widely spread across continental Europe, reflecting a common folk tradition tied to holiday customs.
Police thwarted a planned looting spree by 500 unemployed around Oxford Circus and 2000 others from West End districts during the Christmas rush. Mounted patrols and warnings to shopkeepers disrupted the scheme as demonstrations formed at Hyde Park and along major routes. Royal family plans for Christmas at York Cottage are noted amid tense mood with unemployment near two million.
A 2 pm report said the Hocki rose at a certain rate at Logan. The creete oo flood is expected there this evening and will not reach Athens before tomorrow morning.
Moscow reports the Soviet government accepted American aid of 20 million dollars for famine relief if the Soviets contribute 10 million dollars. The exchange signals a broader aid package coordination between the United States and Soviet leadership.
Paris reports political opponents of Premier Briand launching an attack in the chamber of deputies today. The session follows mounting opposition and unsettled governance in France.
Premier Takahashi of Japan told the United Press that the Washington conference on arms limitation has removed danger of armed conflict in the Pacific. He spoke exclusively from Tokyo on December 24.
Eight Black men and one white man were killed as a cyclone virtually wiped out Clarksdale Arkansas. Relief workers from nearby towns aid the injured and search the ruins for bodies.
Health and Happiness Disease and Danger describes milk as essential yet risky for infants and adults. It promotes a free Milk Booklet from Frederic J. Haskin, director, The Athens Messenger Information Bureau, Washington DC, requiring a two cent stamp and name address for postage.
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