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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1928
Page
1
In Glouster on July 23 fifty laborers traveled by train to the Modoc mines, five more than the previous Saturday. The move follows a period with subpoenas before the Athens grand jury reducing numbers, and mine No. 9 reported no pickets for the third straight morning.
Glouster July 23 relief promised for Union Miners on strike has been overdue since last Monday. Officials say relief should come from the international miners union headquarters but local union secretaries have not yet received funds to distribute to the men.
Wires out between the city and Derthick left mine No. 10 without a report. Two young men allegedly shouted vile names at three riders. Deputy McKinley and Colonel Andrews arrested them near a small bridge. Eight guards stood watch at the picket camp with no disturbance. Jay Skinner of Derthick was badly beaten Sunday night. Officers responded but assailants fled. Skinner named Lee Love Charles McLaughlin and another man as attackers and planned to file charges in Glouster.
U R Henry Clay Hansbrough former North Dakota senator announced the Smith Independent league to support the New York governor as the candidate who respects farmers. The group plans activity mainly in Montana Minnesota and the Dakotas. The National League of Women Voters declared neutrality while urging turnout and informed electorate.
Findlay police hunted a bandit who robbed the Arlington Farmers and Merchants Bank late Saturday and escaped with five hundred dollars.
Middleport reports a Georgia man, Harry Adkins of Atlanta, visiting to marry a local woman he had only written to. The woman denied knowledge of him, he left humbly, and a local matron warns readers about deceptive matrimonial periodicals preying on credulity.
St Louis July 23 A wage parley between Illinois coal miners and operators may be called soon says W J Jenkins president of the Illinois Operators association He notes a joint conference decision at Tuesday Chicago meeting Four large southern mines ready to resume operations Majestic West Frankfort Old Ben No 8 Madison Coal No 9 No 12 Dowell Union Coal Dowell employ over 2600 workers The Jacksonville wage scale move by the UMW opens path for southern talks as area faces suspensions.
Marion county jurists sentence Everett Koon alias Cecil Dean to die in the electric chair on November 5 for the murder of Henry Foos a Marion county farmer. Judge George Scofield overruled a motion for a new trial and an appeal was announced. Koon purportedly fatally beat Foos and robbed him after a May 29 incident and was captured by a posse. He is an Athens county native who killed a Civil War veteran at age 16.
Columbus July 23 Ohio coal operators skip conference call by United Mine Workers for July 26 to set a wage scale but the meeting will go on with UMWA sub district heads present If no operators attend the union will decide its reply and stance after the conference Thursday Lee Hall said.
Columbus July 23 The next General Assembly should appropriate funds to ease crowds in Ohio state hospitals especially in Cleveland Toledo and Massillon State Welfare Director John E Harper told Governor Donahey The hospitals for the insane are overcrowded due to years of neglect and insufficient appropriations to cover patient increases.
Dr E B Bryan president of Ohio University will head the dedicatory exercises for the branch office of the Ohio Farm Bureau federation. Date and program are pending until state bureau officers meet with a three county district committee in Columbus. Professor E R Wallace of Ohio University will arrange the details.
One of sixteen rescued Arctic survivors has died aboard the steamer Citta di Milano near Kings Bay Spitzbergen. Captain Adalberto Mariano, severely injured in the Italia crash search, was the most seriously hurt among survivors. his leg was amputated after freezing. Captain Filippo Zappi and Finn Malmgren aided Mariano before rescue by the Russian icebreaker Krassin.
Mexico City July 23 U R Chief of Police Zertuche says Jose de Leon Toral has made a complete confession as the assassin of President Elect Obregon.
Herbert Hoover remains in good health and follows diet and exercise advice as whispers about a breakdown are denied by campaign aides. Hoover plans a busy week of political meetings in California with Senator Hiram Johnson and San Francisco Mayor Ralph slated to visit, signaling continued party efforts along the Pacific coast.
Dr. H. D. Byrne, ousted from Kent State Normal School on charges of disloyalty, will become Portage county schools superintendent next week. His supporters call the election a full exoneration. Byrne has studied at Columbia University and led a determined fight at his dismissal.
A United Press survey reports numerous drownings and traffic deaths across Ohio at week’s end. Notable losses include five drowned at Lake St Marys near Celina, plus individuals in Warren, Cincinnati, St Marys, Cleveland, Lima, Youngstown, Akron, Galion, Dayton, Newark, and other locales.
A letter from Thomas P. Henry president of the American Automobile Association urges Athens to adopt a model traffic ordinance crafted by national experts. The AAAs aim is to standardize rules reduce confusion and prevent accidents while improving traffic flow. Mayor Alex M. Moore will present the matter at the next council meeting.
Engineers from the state division of fish and game will test water at a site near Findlay on August 1 as part of plans to build a state fish hatchery.
Secretary of State Kellogg may announce within 48 hours that the United States agreed to discuss treaty revision with the Chinese Nationalist government. A Chinese-American agreement possibly amending to include other powers may be finalized after Minister MacMurray sends his views. Nationalist delegates may be appointed to a conference.
Al Graham of New York City pleaded guilty at arraignment before Mayor Alex Moore to intoxication charges. He was fined $25 and costs after being arrested at Hotel Berry by Police Captain Charles Maple and Chief Herb Parker.
New York reporters note C B D Collyer Henry Meare and a Sealyham terrier completed a globe circumnavigation in 23 days 15 hours 21 minutes using a series of transports. They started June 29 from the Battery aboard a seaplane and ended at Miller Field, then returned to the Battery by car. The trip surpassed the 1926 record of Wells and Evans. The finish came amid fog and high altitude, with plans to publish a book.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police believe four American geologists led by John P D Fuller from Iowa are dead after being last seen at the lower end of Reindeer Lake. Food and clothing ran low. equipment damaged. trader J M Cumings had urged retreat and offered guidance to Pas but was refused as the party pushed on in two canoes.
In Cincinnati on July 23 Mrs Laura Nichols 36 was charged with unlawful possession of dynamite, alongside Daniel Thompson 51 charged with burglary. Police found 100 sticks of dynamite 50 pounds blasting powder and caps in Nichols home linked to the Marmont stone quarry theft.
Fifty two defendants appeared before Judge L G Worstell with trials set for August and September. Indictments stem from May term grand jury actions on mine unrest and related rioting. Bonds ranged from 600 to 1500 with total bonds around 15000. Names include Allshire Orr Stoltz Green Kettle and others.
Police here held the automobile used in the daylight kidnapping of 20 year old Norma Morman in Cael. The suspect or details were not fully disclosed but authorities confirmed the vehicle is being processed for evidence.
T Allan 37 of Huron and Mise died, Jackson 94 seriously injured as a car crash near Cleveland today. A third occupant is reported injured while a price value was not released.
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