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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1923
Page
2
A port report by the state civil service commission on the Cost of Living Survey finds state salaries too low for a family of husband wife and three children. It lists annual costs for laborer clerk and executive positions and notes rent and other living costs have risen while food prices fell.
Atlanta police investigate the disappearance of a seventy five dollar clarinet belonging to Dr F Chestnutt. Suspect C J Cochran, 18, denies involvement though Chestnutt described the instrument’s quirks to officers. A cafe sighting and neighbor theories are noted but deemed unlikely.
New York report of John Maghers a blind man who mailed a letter at Eighty-second Street and Third Avenue. Alarm bells motor exhausts and mail collectors swooped in with three engine companies and two ladder companies. Patrolman Helbernan guided him to the mailbox.
Cattle not tuberculin tested in 1922 and supplying Athens milk must be tested. Those tested in 1922 need not be re tested until 924. Unclear references to pasteurized milk are noted. Any person selling meat or milk in Athens must obtain a permit from the city sanitary inspector by March 14, 923. Also legal notice regarding Jones executrix case in Athens County Court, with filing and response deadlines, attorneys Woolley & Rowland.
Pere of APPOINTMENT Co. Creamer named qualified as Administrator with Will annexed of estate of Creamer late of Athens Pohio deceased. Dated February A DD 1923. M Johnson Probate Judge of said County. Bond $143 owed.
Gerard G. Alden has been appointed and qualified as Administrator with will annexed of the estate of William Marshall, late of Athens, Ohio, deceased. Dated February 4, 1923. Judge of said County.
Berlin police report a new theft trend where thieves steal various items including electric motors and bronze statues and then return them to owners with no questions asked. Rewards adorn billboards and hotels boost detective staffs as brass trim and other property vanish nightly.
Joseph Swanson, father of film star Gloria Swanson, works as a coast artillery corps clerk at Fort MacArthur Los Angeles. A former captain in the American engineering corps in France, he spent weeks at Gloria's Beverly Hills home but chose an active, itinerant life over luxury. His granddaughter Gloria is two years old.
Representative W C Delonty from Lincoln County calls for a legislative committee to inspect Wyoming elk feeding in Jackson Hole. He argues the program starts too late, allowing starvation and coyote predation as elk weaken after heavy snows. The issue highlights game protection concerns in the state.
Kansas City report details Claude R. Repine facing a $100 fine after an incident in which James Brunk claims Repine struck him after asking his name. The judge, Fleming, presiding, had already imposed a $50 fine for careless driving plus $50 in a local court.
In Elko Nevada Har ry Reynolds known as a crossing watchman for Southern Pacific for 25 years finally rode a train again. He left Elko to visit his son in Montello Nevada 100 miles away, recalling the steam era and watching engines change from woodburners to modern power.
In a cross border case Charles Van Scoten says greed drove 14 year old Elmer Washburn to brutally kill Cyrus Payne a Brushville recluse and Civil War veteran on October 27. Washburn’s trial was moved from January to April in Montrose Pa. He awaits trial in jail with defense attorneys confident of acquittal despite alleged confession.
Victor A. Schreiber superintendent of the anti saloon league for north western Ohio and D P Leichardi prohibition officer waived examination when arraigned here. Both bound over to the grand jury. Schreiber charged with grand larceny and Ledelardi faces grand larceny and transporting liquor.
In Logan County near Charleston W Va on Feb 28 a deadly confrontation at Crawleys Creek left Briz Plumley Logan county deputy sheriff and Grover and Harvey Mounts brothers involved. One man died and two others were wounded in the clash, according to a report received this afternoon.
Ratification of the deal giving Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company the properties of the Steel and Tube Company of America was approved by stockholders in a Chicago meeting. The agreement was confirmed February 28, uniting the firms under one ownership structure.
Washington February 28 the senate passed a resolution by Senator Norris Republican of Nebraska authorizing the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a federal investigation into the total wealth in the United States the annual rate of income increases and the amount of tax exempt securities in circulation to assess the nation s economic standing.
In Jefferson county and neighboring areas a wave of robberies escalates with masked intruders. Three men robbed Henry Brothers restaurant in Toronto, taking $400 from the register, while five Dillonvale businesses were entered overnight with unknown loot. A local resident, M. Hf. Stewart, was robbed of $84 near his home in the early hours.
The Athens Girl's club holds its regular monthly business meeting tonight in the Assembly room of the Chamber of Commerce at 7:30. Members anticipate a feature program described as a real arty of immense proportions.
The Benwood McMechen Consolidated Water company plant serving Kenwood and McMechen was sold at a federal bankruptcy sale in Wheeling for 150000 dollars.
Shortage of accommodations for visiting high school teams during Ohio university annual basketball tournament on March 2 and 3. Residents with spare rooms urged to contact C Bird Grover Mackinnon Evan Jones Jefferson or Dilley or call the Ohio gymnasium for lodging volunteers.
Patis Feb 22 Poland notified the league of nations that it would abide by any ruling the League makes concerning the Vilna dispute ensuring neutral governance remains in question as responses to the Vilna issue are awaited by international observers.
Orchard drainage is essential for healthy trees and may require artificial tiles. In heavy soils tiles sit two to two and a half feet deep two rods apart. in sandy soils slightly deeper. Hillside mains trace depressions with laterals following. Fruits vary in wet feet sensitivity, but soggy spring soils harm most trees. Washington notes subsidy bill gains temp life after Senate defeats move to return it to committee. bipartisan mood may shelve shipping measure for now.
Washington Feb 28 A congressional bidder for Muscle Shoals, Rep John J Kissel Republican of Brooklyn, challenged Henry Ford while Rep Hrogan of Brooklyn introduced a bill to let the war department sell or lease the project to a company to be organized by Kissel under Ford conditions. A sense of progress in wartime hopes is noted by many observers.
The state department declared there is no intention to join The Hague world court on a compulsory arbitration basis. The Borah resolution inquiry is referenced, and Washington says no negotiations with foreign powers to submit all disputes to the League Court are contemplated.
Chicago on February 28. Frank I. Taylor, held on an embezzlement warrant from Warren, Massachusetts, will be transported to Warren likely Saturday. The information came from the United States marshal's office.
The bill would grant a $240 annual bonus to government employees below certain grades and provide $35,000,000 overall for the program. The measure was approved by the House today as part of the year’s pay legislation.
Wool grading demonstrations under Ohio Wool Growers’ Association direction will be held in Lee, Athens, Canaan and Bern townships next week with events at Albany, Amesville, and Athens area farms. Meanwhile Athens Kiwanis Club challenges Logan Kiwanis to a ten week attendance contest ending in a seven course dinner for the losers, with Tuesday’s program featuring Miss Alice Stephenson and Dr. T L Lowe addressing democracy and leadership.
Sufferers of skin trouble are advised to apply Mentho Sulphur to ease irritation and heal eczema. A noted skin specialist claims its germ destroying properties soothe and clear the skin, leaving it smooth. Get a jar from any reputable druggist and use it like cold cream.
Robert B. Soule has been appointed to lead the Ohio University Men’s Union after the retirement of George W. Stuart Jr. Soule, who ran second in the fall elections, is described as a prominent campus figure and fits the constitution’s rule for succession in case of vacancy.
Otis W. Caldwell of Columbia University told the National Education Association convention in Cleveland that newspapers are more current and biologically accurate than many biology texts. He said articles are news directly from producer to consumer, while older texts often carry more fiction.
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