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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1924
Page
2
Hibert H Gary chairman of United States Steel tells President Coolidge the eight hour day in steel is working splendidly. He discussed the transition from long to short work day and noted anticipated price rises in steel and iron products.
Washington January 22 The Agedt charged that the Communist party of America worked hand in hand with the Communist party of Russia to overthrow government institutions. A. W. Wite roth assistant chief of the eastern European affairs division of the State Department testified. He said the American party was formed under Moscow direction and adopted a manifesto aligning with Russia.
Washington report says President Coolidge will not compromise on the Mellon tax reduction plan. Republican leaders in Congress failed to sway the White House to alter the rates. The White House repeats it expects all regular Republicans to back the Mellon bill and hints at a veto if Congress yields.
Senator Brookhart introduces a bill to authorize 82 million dollars for completing six inland waterways and to establish an inland waterways corporation. Projects span the Ohio Mississippi Illinois and Missouri rivers and aim to promote river transportation.
Paris reports the first international reparations committee led by Charles Gates Wes of Chicago recommends Germany establish a central bank with foreign management. Separate item from Medina Ohio notes 1854 5 education records show teachers earning six dollars per month and a schoolhouse costing $443 built.
In Aberdeen on January 22 a mouse caused a power outage by gnawing through two cables at the electric station. The incident suspended street car service and lighting, wrecked doors and machinery, stopped elevators, and delayed the swing bridge as ships waited.
Ex‑Secretary Albert Fall told International News Service he is willing to appear in Washington for further questioning about the leasing of naval preserve lands. He said he has a general idea of the proceedings and welcomes any questions.
The Kin dergarten Mothers club holds a guest meeting Wednesday at 3 P M in the John Hancock auditorium. Mrs 8 H Bing speaks on The Changing Position of Women in the World Today. Mrs J J Schmidt leads the discussion. A social follows in the kindergarten rooms. Members may bring two guests.
London reports Henry Getty Chilton British charge d affaires in Washington was authorized by the foreign office to present immediately a draft of the Anglo American rum running treaty to the United States government.
Rotary club lunch at Hotel Berry discusses backing the Salvation Army in Athens and expanding Boy Scout activity county wide. Cartwright urges a firm financial base for the Army and potential role in a community chest. Woolley calls for a county Scout executive to organize troops, funded through organizations.
In Arkansas two girls and a boy were found dead today in an open automobile stuck in an ice packed mud hole near Woodman’s Gulch twenty miles north of Little Rock. The trio perished from exposure in the frigid weather.
Two horses on the Will Davies farm near Pittsfield, Ohio fought a deadly battle. One horse was kicked to death while the other suffered severe lacerations after being recently shoe-shod.
Oberlin College cross country coach Ray Baker, former Bates athlete, is a candidate for the U S track team bound for Paris next summer. He claims to have broken the world indoor mile record by nine seconds.
Judge F C Becker in Lima common pleas court warns all men able to support wives or children that failure to pay support will lead to jail. Orders to provide for dependents must be obeyed.
Daniel R. Williams of the state board of clemency met in Jackson with civic groups and representatives to discuss the parole of wealthy Toledoan David Barnett, now at Mansfield Reformatory for mistreating six Toledo youths. Williams will confer in Columbus with Price Russell and decide if the February 1 parole date should stand. He noted the parole could be revoked any time before release.
Reported movements describe Obregonist forces entering from Mexico into California and proceeding toward New Mexico and Texas. The article discusses border crossings at Nogales and Naco as well as rebel advances inland, with reference to Veracruz and Tampico as strategic locations.
Foreign Minister Matsui told the diet in Tokyo that the only regrettable phase of Japanese American relations is how Japanese nationals are treated on the Pacific coast. The embassy released a copy of his address in Washington today.
Viennese portrait painter Ernest Linnenkamp, a connoisseur of feminine beauty, praised American women for beauty but said their complexions were often too artificial and heavily painted. He arrived in New York recently.
J H Allen surveyor for the Sanborn Map Co expects to finish plotting every building in Defiance by spring. He will compile data for fire underwriters. The procedure is the first of its kind in Defiance since 1911.
Sick residents received quail from L. Blake game protector after Roy Benner 34 was fined 320 and costs for shooting non game birds. Benner was sent to Toledo workhouse to serve the fine in default of payment.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today approved the two treaties arising from the Mexican claims conventions and sent them back to the Senate with a recommendation for ratification.
O. A. Minsel ends a nine year tenure on the city school board eight of which were as president. Grover F. Behringer is named the successor to lead the board.
Athens County records show 1866 marriages at 352 with 15 divorces, one per 234 marriages. In 1922-1923, 416 marriages and 26 divorces, one per 16 marriages, half the national rate. Absence appears linked to 17 of 26 divorces in that year.
The Athens Salvation Army led by Captain Hughes reports a busy year ending December 31 1923 with 925 visiting hours 723 family visits 406 garments distributed 73 conversions and 32 918 attendees at 3469 open air meetings. An advisory board formed by local leaders plans to raise funds to relieve an 1829 debt and sustain services.
Three masked bandits struck Neffs near Stewartsville while a poker game was underway. Mike Boenigh, 30, was killed and Joe Pieby, 28, shot in the neck and chest, likely fatally. The assailants fled the scene after the gunfire.
Rev. O C Dean and Rev. Charles D Moore left Bucyrus Ohio to attend the national convention of the Anti Saloon League in Washington D C as Bucyrus representatives.
In Madrid the directory moves to reform education by standardizing textbooks. The change aims to unify instructional material across schools and modernize the curriculum while aligning with national policy.
A bedside tonic marketed as a gentle laxative and restorative aid to relieve a tired rundown system. Sold by all druggists as a HOT bedtime remedy with lemon juice noted for its soothing effects.
The Athens city council discussed the proposed annexation of Mechanicsburg and Richland. A south district delegation urged inclusion from East bridge to Reading farm and beyond, while street light upgrades and an opera house lease were also considered. Sanitary sewer obligations would fall to property owners if annexation proceeds.
In Washington on January 22 a Senate move seeks to bar Commissioner Henry A. Glassie of Louisiana from further tariff commission deliberations over alleged sworn holdings by family members.
An old advertisement promises a quick cure using laxative Brom Outinine tablets with the signature of BE. W. Grave in the 20e box.
There is only one medicine that stands out for kidney and bladder ailments Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root. It is mild with quick relief and sold at drug stores in two bottle sizes. Send ten cents for a sample to Dr Kilmer Co Bing hamton NY and mention this paper.
An advertisement touts Shamrock Remedies Co. products from Manchester Ohio priced at 25 to 27 cents, claiming they improve liver and bowel function and overall bodily health.
City and Mechanicsburg delegates agree residents will shoulder a fair share of expenses for extending streets schools lighting and police fire protection. T. W. Gold said locals expect no free ride and surveys will determine required work while council promises a favorable hearing if they cover border costs and improvements.
Voters in Glendale Ohio River town Moundsville West Virginia area approve incorporation by 196 to 165. Marshall county circuit court to formally approve action.
A distinguished citizen Dr. R. V. Pierce is highlighted for fifty years of herbal remedies. The Golden Medical Discovery is sold as a blood medicine and stomach alterative claim it clears the skin and improves circulation. It promises better liver function and active organs with a trial tablet option for 19 cents.
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