30 Dec 1926
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1926
Page
1
A comprehensive plan to straighten Ohio taxation will be presented to the Legislature by a committee early in January. The proposal aims to resolve long standing ambiguities and simplify the tax structure for businesses and residents across the state.
Ohio's joint legislative committee on economy and taxation led by Senator Chester C. Bolton will present 14 bills in January to revise state taxes. The package includes repealing the uniform tax law in favor of a model plan, plus inheritance tax reform, new gross taxation rules, and bond law codification. The report argues the uniform rule is unsound and inequitable, while most affected groups reportedly favor the reforms.
Relatives arriving to settle the estate say Leo Halterman has been mentally unstable since a World War I skull fracture. He faces trial for the slayings of his half-brother Charles Halterman and Charles wife Carey.
A concise Washington Information Bureau edition explains how foods affect weight and how to control weight without medicines or fad diets. It covers vitamins calories proteins carbohydrates and essential terms. Includes menus to gain or lose weight and daily menu plans for balanced portions.
John Moleski, 52, of near Redtown, died after a revolver discharged while Walter Nakeriwcz tried to shoot a hog. Nakeriwcz was climbing a fence to enter the pen when the weapon fired, striking Moleski in the abdomen. An inquest was held. funeral planned at Holy Cross church Glouster with burial in Glouster Catholic cemetery. He leaves a wife and three children and several brothers.
President Coolidge in Trenton criticizes militaristic nations and urges moral disarmament led by the United States. He warns against domination by force, promotes independent action, and urges religion and education to curb unfilled ballots. He planned to meet Prince Chichibu of Japan on return to Washington.
The central south high waters crest expected tonight as floods threaten five states. In Memphis the disaster has displaced thousands, with seventeen known dead and millions in crop, household goods, and merchandise damage.
Canton judge E W Diehl announces Pat McDermott will be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The journal entry will stay out of the official record for a week to allow time for an appeal. motion for a new trial noted.
Pennsylvania will execute four men in a single sentence at Rockview Prison on January 31. The four condemned are identified as bank robbers involved in a high profile case.
A body found in a lean-to in Alliance is identified as James Kelly. Police say they have no clue to the slayer and are investigating the unidentified man’s death as a homicide or suspicious in nature.
A charter bus carrying fifty passengers was struck by a Big Four passenger train near Cincinnati last night. Only two people were injured, while the rest escaped unharmed.
Nineteen passengers were moved from the disabled French Line vessel Niagara in mid Atlantic today. The ship was en route from Houston Texas to Le Havre France when the removal was announced.
Police campaign against old and hidden automobile license tags will start here Saturday. Approximately 65,000 autoists are tagless with two days left. About 27,000 licenses have been issued in Franklin county.
Federal agents search for Maud Lee Mudd as guardianship and oil wealth create a fortune of about 7000 dollars a month. Born on a reservation, she rose from poverty to inherit tribal land, oil wealth, and mines, but remains missing as guardians push for her to claim the fortune upon turning 18.
The first battle in Washington over the Nicaraguan affair ends with moderationists prevailing. President Coolidge restricts U S troops to preventing fighting near American property, not disarming rebels or imposing censorship as liberals charged. A second battle looms over lifting the arms embargo for the Diaz government and continuing it against liberal rebels.
Benjamin Purnell known as King of the Israelite House of David was held for trial at the February term of circuit court in Benton Harbor Michigan on charges of criminally assaulting former member Mrs Bessie Daniels Woodworth.
Paul Whiteman says jazz must pass a period of shock before broad acceptance. He compares early jazz to Beethoven, Hayden, and Wagner facing disbelief, insisting that jazz will eventually be accepted after initial controversy.
Federal Prohibition Director W H Walker and State Prohibition Commissioner B F McDonald said Ohio authorities will enforce strict dry laws on New Year’s Eve with all possible efforts to curb liquor flow during festivities.
A fire in East Liverpool destroyed an interurban car owned by the Steubenville East Liverpool and Beaver Valley Trac tion company while it was parked on a switch. The loss was $10,000.
Washington December 30 Deaths from impure liquor spark a congressional storm over government policy. Senator Edwards of New Jersey seeks authority to bar poisons in commercial alcohol and will introduce a bill withdrawing power to use poison. Officials say deaths stem from anti freez e and crank case mixtures.
The British freighter 8.8 Clearton with forty men aboard was adrift about 600 miles east of Baltimore after losing its rudder. Captain Hickman reported at 4 49 a m that the ship was rudderless but not in immediate danger. A bandit was killed and a woman near death in a battle.
American naval and diplomatic officers in Managua report that elements among Diaz opponents are armed with weapons bearing Mexican shields. The Washington legation was advised of this knowledge, indicating foreign-supplied arms amid the liberal opposition.
Ohio cannot skip road construction says State Auditor Joseph T. Tracy in his annual report. He argues property along highways benefits from improvements and should pay assessments, while those who use roads should bear the costs. The gasoline tax boosted maintenance funds but general revenue is depleted, limiting road projects for the next biennium unless new income sources emerge.
Washington December 30 The secretary of the navy Wilbur may face questioning by the naval committee over the Japanese war scare reports. Committee chairman Butler of Pennsylvania has not yet returned, but Wilbur has consented to be questioned.
In Chicago on December 30 the Cat Bandit, a prowler who had targeted women in the north side for four months, was lured by fifteen young women posing as bait while 300 officers hid in alleys. No attacks occurred during the ruse.
Former U.S. ambassador to Japan and head of the Cyrus FE center faces strong resistance from western and southern senators over his Interstate Commerce Commission appointment. He previously managed Senator Pepper’s Pennsylvania slush fund primary campaign.
Four Chicago detectives battled a gunfight after robbers held up the dry goods store of Nathan Bossen. Julius Bernaties was killed. Mrs Bossen was shot through the back with a lung wound. her daughter Mary opened the cash box as action unfolded. John Hinterman and Walter Kahn were taken as shields.
Government aims to denature industrial alcohol to render it nonpoisonous and unpalatable. Secretary Mellon says chemists are developing a denaturing formula to eliminate poison in commercial alcohol, noting the government seeks to curb poisonous liquor where possible.
Toledo report says the Servicemen’s Legion is circulating petitions to commute Raymond Davis’s death sentence. Davis, son of a former Toledo minister and ex-serviceman, was convicted of killing William Fant during a Kentucky gambling-house holdup on December 26, 1925, and faces electrocution March 17, 1927, at Eddyville prison.
Prosectors from all Ohio counties except Monroe are summoned to Columbus on January 8 to organize an opposition to public utilities pushing for a tax reduction.
Elmer Callahan visiting conductor and assistant day captain at Ohio penitentiary will be the last of the injured from the November prison break to return to duty. He called on the warden and will report for work within a few days.
James A. White former Anti Saloon League leader told Athens county residents the victory lies in organized righteousness. He argued education and extermination of vice lead to reform while condemning high officials and foreign elements for lax enforcement. An Athens Law Abiding Citizens League meeting featured T Phillips praising organized effort and noting bootlegger activity in North Court Street.
Rudolph Cleveland was president of the Ohico Real Estate Boards. Jacoby Marian spoke at the association midmeeting in Columbus on December 20.
A funeral service for Joseph D. will be held in Columbus with attendance by an attorney for the state and commission. The notice notes death from heart disease and lists expected attendees and arrangements.
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