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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1922
Page
1
Bradford Academy, a historic girls school, becomes the focus of a flapper scandal as girl students face accusations of carrying liquor in jeweled flasks hidden in stockings. Mrs. Hannah Brigham led a raid after evidence.
United Mine Workers leaders warn ten thousand stationary engineers and pumpers will abandon idle coal mines if operators hire strikebreakers. They cite state license laws in Indiana and Illinois requiring two years of experience and a license, and say federal action will not salvage coal output. John L. Lewis asserts no defections and recalls union stance on returning to work.
A women’s auxiliary to the American Legion K.T. Crossen Post No. 21 will form soon after 12 women sign and submit a charter petition. Mrs. Addie T. Merwin leads as acting president while plans for membership drives and joint events with men are readied. 23 new members were recently inducted, with initiation and a banquet in August delaying final results.
Lincoln Nebraska United States Senator Gilbert Hitchcock has been nominated to succeed himself preliminary results show, as opponents conceded after reviewing incomplete returns from Tuesday’s primary.
Washington reports wholesale prices up 1.33 percent from May and 3.5 percent from April. Fuel and building materials exceed May levels by over 4 percent, while food and clothing rise notably. Farm products fall 0.75 percent. overall year over year prices up about 5.5 percent with fuel and lighting materials posting the largest yearly gain.
In Cincinnati on July 19 Miss Mary Accito, sister of Ralph Accito, 27, slain last Saturday night, swore to a warrant charging Miss Anna Guerrea, 29, with wilful murder after a coroner's jury absolved Guerrea citing self defense.
Four Brooke county farmers were jailed in Wellsburg by WV state police on murder charges after empty ammunition boxes were found near Cliftonville. The arrestees are Martin Kline and son Sherry, Riley Stout aged 40 and son Graham Stout aged 19, all farmers living close to the scene of the Monday night battle that killed Sheriff H. H. Duvall and three others.
Harry Hagelbush of Garfield Place wrote a letter to Ashley Illinois mayor John Hagelbush declaring intent to die on Tuesday Two Cincinnati detectives arrived after a long distance call The man opened the door with an open razor near his throat Hagelbush said he wrote the letter then felt better the next morning and was shaving when authorities entered
A nine foot golden eagle, battered by a horde of crows, is recovering at Cincinnati Zoo. Farmer Harry Hall brought the bird, found near Williamsburg, Ohio, after it was attacked while perched near a crow nest. Hall said the parents mobbed the area and he arrived in time to save the eagle.
In Cleveland 32 deputy U S marshals were sworn in to enforce injunctions issued by Judge Westenhaver protecting railroad employees amid strikes. Marshals will ensure workers at eight Ohio locations stay at work and avoid interference. Locomotive engineers and firemen unions report complaints about trains in bad condition being operated.
Deputy Prohibition Inspector Mariner and Marshall Olinger seized 14 gallons of alleged wine at Magistrate Ransom Fish's Meigs County home east of Pomeroy. Fish, a bachelor, was arrested on intoxicating liquor charges and ordered to report to court in Pomeroy as wine samples go to Athens for analysis. A woman found in a bedroom declined to move.
Southern Ireland rebels plan final stand at Cork with hotels barricaded into fortresses and strategic buildings seized. Rebels commandeer supplies as dispatch from Cork notes tense situation and mobilization.
Governors of 28 coal producing states began replying to President Harding’s appeal for support and pledges of aid. Harding was pleased with the prompt responses and tone of the letters, which were expected to be made public later.
Foster Howorth of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 1 dollar plus costs totaling 9.20 dollars by Mayor Roush on Tuesday evening. He was arrested last week by Police Chief Roush.
Walter W. Culp a Spring Valley pastor started a one year term in the Dayton work house for abandoning his wife and nine children. He faces work in the truck patch as he aims to aid moral welfare. Esther Hughes is believed to be at a lakeside summer resort. her father may press Mann Act charges.
The Pittsburg Coal Producers Association announced after an executive session that western Pennsylvania bituminous mines would reopen to the fullest extent possible under President Harding's invitation. Operators insisted on abolishing the check-off system and said miners must accept terms eliminating the check-off entirely.
Clarence Dean was knocked from his bicycle in a collision with a car driven by Charles Mapes at Carpenter and Court streets. The wheel was damaged but Dean escaped serious injury, having been knocked from his bicycle as he turned onto Carpenter street near a filling station.
Pickets near the Baltimore and Ohio railroad shops in Sandusky were recalled today after 175 car repairers went on strike. The move complied with Federal Judge Westenhaven's order to end interference with the company.
A squadron of five battle planes supports the Free State soldiers pushing rebels through southern Ireland. AvIators fly chiefly for scout duties and directing moves as regulars retake positions along the line. Limerick endures five days of heavy fighting with widespread destruction and city life at a standstill as irregulars loot and burn barracks and seize supplies.
Washington dispatches say Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby was nearly killed in a fall from an airplane during a flight in China. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt sent an urgent cable to the Orient asking for full details of the incident.
Huntington WV July 19 production data show a sharp coal shortfall as last week output reached 1 083 750 tons versus 1 311 150 tons the prior week. Loadings rose slightly in Upper Potomac and Fairmont fields but Jugan Norfolk Western and Kanawha districts faced car shortages. Many mines operated three days a week and non union status since April strike remains. West Virginia has supplied about one third of recent quarry bituminous output.
Sheriff Otto Luellen and state police dispersed a mob of striking miners outside the Wilson mine at Cokeburg Junction. Officers arrived as shots were fired, and the crowd was urged to go home. The mine had begun shipping coal yesterday, triggering the unrest.
An injunction request was filed today in the federal court to restrain UMW members on strike from interfering with Richland Coal company mines in Brooke and nearby counties. The action seeks to protect mine operations and maintain production during the walkout.
Brooke county authorities arrest Riley Strout a 46 year old farmer believed to be the leader of the fatal Cliftonville mine march. Prisoners in jail implicate Strout as the man who drew mine prints and planned the attack on the tipple. Strout had aided in organizing miners in Cliftonville for years.
The company serves injunction applications on striking miners jailed in Wheeling and Wellsburg. The action follows the Cliftonville WV clash when Avella PA miners crossed into West Virginia and attacked the McKinley mine, killing Sheriff Duvall and wounding others. A Brooke County grand jury will convene August 7 to probe the outbreak, per Prosecuting Attorney Wilkins after a judge’s conference. Wellsburg businesses are asked to close briefly Thursday afternoon during Sheriff Duvall’s funeral.
Striking railroad workers halted operations between Delcon and Cross Plains Texas delaying rail service. A telegram to the post office department from the Fort Worth railway mail superintendent confirms the stoppage.
New York July 19 Officials said perishables will be accepted for shipment only at the owner's risk by the American Railway Express due to the railroad strike. The move is not an embargo on perishable goods but fruit shipments are expected to be affected.
Twenty additional prisoners arrested in the Cliftonville mine war were moved to the Ohio county jail in Wheeling bringing the total jailed to sixty two.
The Athens county picnic at the county fair grounds will draw residents from across the county. Free entry and a noon bean feast hosted by a Meigs county chef precede a 10:30 ball game between Farmers and Merchants. Prizes adorn floats in the afternoon parade around the race track, with many entries anticipated.
Mayor Roush said the Carpenter street hitching ground is prepared for use by farmers. About 250 yards of stout railing has been erected at the ground near the north end of Court street by the armory. Access is limited to Grosvenor street. Carpenter street entrances are blocked.
An agreement between Cincinnati Traction company and its employees ratified by both sides cuts wages four per cent for all rail workers except car tenders washmen and curve cleaners. The company had sought a ten per cent reduction.
Washington officials describe the coal strike situation as tense but hopeful as operators and United Mine Workers consider a new peace overture. John L Lewis signals union willingness to discuss tonnage based settlement while the administration stays neutral but supportive of ending the stalemate.
The American Federation of Labor executive council voted unanimously to urge all labor organizations and workers nationwide to actively support the striking railroad workers. The appeal called on every American who loves justice to back the strikers in every possible way.
Public notice promotes a free booklet on concrete building methods issued by Frederic J. Haskin’s Washington Information Bureau. Readers are invited to mail two cents for postage and request the guide detailing simple steps to craft durable home projects from a feed box to a cellar.
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