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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1924
Page
1
The Senate probes public lands and new sources. telegraphs show inquiry into alleged million dollar slush fund. Doheny testified he lent ex secretary $100000, sent in cash in a black satchel. Committee subpoenas bank officers as money depositories linked to stock losses and oil company dealings.
Logan commandery Knights Templar will lead funeral services for Dr Charles F Aplin at the Methodist church Tuesday at 2 PM Rev J W Blair and Rev J G Spears officiate. The 73 year old physician died suddenly Saturday night after a long Logan career. He was a Baltimore Medical School graduate with more than 40 years practice, active in Masons and Twice Five Club. He is survived by his wife and three siblings. Burial will follow in Oak Grove mausoleum.
International News Service reports the first in a series on scop tomin or teuth serum applied to criminals to force confessions. Tests described involve suspects in Birmingham’s ax murders where 24 people were slain over three years. Nine suspects were to be tried today in Birmingham. The reporter underwent minor exposure and secured details.
The Senate public lands committee lifts secrecy on its naval oil reserve leasing inquiry. It questions high officials about secret communications with Albert B. Fall and E. McLean in Palm Beach and seeks telegrams between Washington Palm Beach and New Orleans. Investigators probe leaks and possible tips to outsiders and witnesses amid calls for testimony from C Bascom Slemp and other officials.
W N Fleck deputy internal revenue collector will assist taxpayers with 1923 income tax returns in Athens post office room 23 from February 28 to 29 and March 1 to 15 inclusive. Ample opportunity will be provided to obtain aid in this matter.
In Penshurst Kent Will Meade a saddler writes verse and writes plays. He produced a comedy titled Prince Marzipan that drew crowds from miles around. Local tradespeople aided with scenery costumes and theater setup with help from his neighbors.
Pomeroy council members discussed making Main and Second streets one way from Butternut to Sycamore Avenues. They also proposed removing poles by street car tracks, raising the railroad to street level, and paving to the retaining wall to widen the street. A second project would install a sewerage system from Sugar Run show grounds through the creek bottom to the existing sewer end, long urged by the state health board.
Paris dispatch reports the Dawes committee will propose a moratorium to help Germany repair shattered finances. Dawes leads the reparations experts as they draft a report for the interallied commission. Officials avoid comment while noting Germany’s railways, industry, and shipping remain fundamentally sound despite financial collapse.
Herbert Dutton of Hockingport calls a meeting for Troy Rome and Carthage township poultry men at 12 30 Tuesday February 26 in Coolville Grange Hall. President L B Palmer of the Ohio Farm Bureau Association will join to discuss forming a local cooperative egg marketing association.
Berlin reports that German families face money strain after death with cardboard boxes lining brick coffins and new coffin designs allowing sides and top to be pulled up after burial.
Three persons believed to be Loren W Swigart his wife and a four year old child were killed instantly when their Overland touring car was struck by a Pennsylvania flyer three miles from Ravenna Ohio The car and bodies were carried on the locomotive pilot for about a half mile to the engine before stopping Victims were taken to Niles where identification remained incomplete at noon The Swigarts lived at Stop 22 Route D Freedom Station.
Nelsonville Ohio February 25 Officer Pearson arrested James Beltz of Floodwood on a long standing Ohio penitentiary escape charge Beltz had been convicted at Marion Ohio for rape and escaped from London prison farm July 4 1921 He is held at the local prison awaiting a state officer arrival.
In New Marshfield, Ohio, E Baughman asks Governor Donahey for relief from a noisy power plant exhaust that keeps him awake. He says local authorities did nothing after paying a lawyer, and he threatens to move if no solution is found. The governor promises to help but has no plan yet.
F W Fenton, reformer criminal, told Union Mission in Columbus that ten year ban on alcohol plus strict regulation of pool halls and dance halls would eliminate crime. He asserted the saloon would never return and blamed crooked politicians as another major cause of crime.
A U S weather report predicts a wet week for Athens and vicinity with much cloudiness and rain in the south and rain and snow in the north of the valley. Temperatures near normal with Cincinnati’s normal highs around 45 and lows near 25, mean about 36 degrees.
Solicitor James G. Davis reports success with scopolamin on thirteen prisoners, ten suspected axe murderers, claiming the drug unlocks tongues and yields valuable evidence. Nine black suspects and three whites are noted, with two dozen axe crimes cited. Tests deemed safe so far, though risks exist for certain medical conditions.
Patrolman Ernest Miller, famed for lifting a plane onto a porch, carried a 170 pound man who intended death by self harm ten blocks to a hospital after the man swallowed poison. Doctors treated him while Miller’s strength was credited with averting tragedy.
Spain formally exits the League of Nations Naval Disarmament Conference after rejecting an 80,000 ton offer and demanding 105,000 tons. Commander Montague calls the conference behavior absurd as Spain leaves amid dispute over tonnage and funding.
New Lexington, O Feb 25 Two men Edward Brandigan and Emmett Tague held on first degree murder charges after Marshal Tubner B Reed was killed in San Toy Sunday following a quarrel. Reed, village marshal since January, died instantly when shot as he ordered Tague to lace his shoes. Brandigan and Tague each blame the other for the shooting. Reed leaves a widow and seven children.
The estate of Woodrow Wilson passes to his widow Edith Bolling Wilson under the late president's will filed for probate in Washington. An annuity of 2560 dollars is provided for his unmarried daughter Margaret Wilson plus various bequests to immediate family. The will dated March 31 1917 was witnessed by Ellen Woodrow Bones I H Hoover and Ralph N Rogers.
Mrs. Nettie Anelli, cited as heroine, says a Black Hand plot led to the gun battle at her home. Two men, Mike Marino and Nafael Transo, were reported dead by the time police questioned her and others at the headquarters on February 25.
In Columbus on February 25 declarations were filed with Secretary of State Brown by James M Cox of Dayton a former Ohio governor and 1919 presidential candidate and James Campbell of Columbus a former Ohio governor for the Democratic nomination for president.
Prosperity signal for 1924 as Eastern Ohio Gines announces a new big plant opening in Barnesville about mid March after years of idleness. The move marks a revival for the town and hints at local employment growth.
Peter McGraw known as Presley McGraw's son died in Pomeroy Ohio while traveling with friends on vacation. He was struck by a switch engine near East Liverpool and severed at the waist while en route to catch a train. Funeral held after remains reached Annuity.
In Chicago's Loop two knife grinders remain from a once bustling trade that flourished 25 years ago. Yet several restaurants and clubs still keep cutlery in use, preserving a niche for the old timers who polish blades for patrons.
In Munich on February 25 General Ludendorff and Adolf Hitler were jailed at the War Academy ahead of a treason trial. Police tightened security to avert demonstrations and limit assemblies near the academy as Nationalists push back against the case and fears of upheaval rise.
Ohio banks concentrate wealth in eight cities led by Cleveland and Cincinnati. At year end 1923 these eight cities held more than two thirds of state bank resources, totaling $1,236,374,000, against $1,130,075,984 in 1922. Cleveland banks alone reported $776,156,948.
Twenty six men were held for municipal court in Cleveland as Safety Director Barry announced a renewed war on gambling. Barry declared that all former gambling must be stamped out.
Francesco Yanes, assistant director of the Pan American Union, died in Washington on February 25. He was a senior official noted for his work in regional cooperation and cultural exchange. His death leaves a vacancy in the Pan American Union leadership and prompted tributes from colleagues.
Washington, Feb 26. A consolidation of the American Automobile Association and the Motorists' Association into a single organization to be called the New American Automobile Association was announced after a night meeting here. The merger will abolish individual clubs for their members.
Residents report strange sounds emanating from a Florida swamp near a small community. Wildlife experts say unusual vocalizations and possible mechanical interference are under investigation by local authorities.
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