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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1922
Page
1
In southwestern Pennsylvania first day of Harding plan tests coal famine. Troops converge on Cokeburg and Heilwood as wagon mines may reopen, United Mine Workers optimistic, says union miners stay out, National Guard to focus on large mines for start of production.
Berlin observers see a sweeping realignment as armistice failures fade. Italy shifts toward Britain in a strategic stance against German collapse, while a Russo German axis may bind Central Europe from France to the Pacific. German officials insist isolation of Germany Austria and Russia compels new coalitions.
Two aviators were injured when their aircraft crashed onto Birdsall avenue near the Long Island Rail Road in Far Rockaway. They were rushed to a hospital. A separate incident notes an Atlantic City barber recognizing a scar on a customer's head and realizing he had treated his own brother without knowing it.
Lincoln police received appeals from Havelock mayor as two hundred floaters believed to be I W W members surrounded Burlington shops. Deputies and U S marshals armed with riot guns rushed to Havelock from Lincoln to quell the disturbance. In Rome a report that a military dictatorship could follow if Orlando cannot form a cabinet.
Athens County faces a federal suit by Buckeye Pipe Line Co. over 1921 taxes alleging lack of 1920 reappraisal. County Treasurer Richard Imes is subpoenaed to appear in Columbus on August 4 to show cause for a permanent injunction. Prosecuting Attorney Bartels aims to unite 85 counties in contest.
Alfred Morgan hosted a Morgan family reunion at their Union home with six children and eight grandchildren present, minus one daughter. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Jones of Bucknell Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Six of Salem with three children, Mr. and Mrs. Birgie Morgan of Glen Ebon, and Mr. and Mrs. Evan Morgan with son Even and daughter Maggie of The Plains, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mosley and Ollie Berry of Neilsonville. Ice cream and music highlighted the pleasant evening.
Reports that Sunday Creek Coal Co plans to reopen its mines in Athens county this week are dismissed by both sides. United Mine Workers leaders vow to block any independent operation, while a company representative says actions must be sanctioned by the union and operators, with no move in the Hocking Valley.
Frank Ledvinka president of Sub District 5 United Mine Workers reports maintenance men in four Belmont county mines quit in protest to guards being dispatched to Harrison county. He says pumpers and day men will not return to mines attempting to operate under the Harding plan.
Logan Ohio July 24 Five persons were injured one seriously in an auto accident on the Negro pike between Millersport and Baltimore Sunday afternoon. A Studebaker touring car driven by John Lynch of Logan went over a culvert landing in a ditch. Mrs Lynch sustained internal injuries. The Lynchs cottage at Buckeye Lake had been their camping spot.
Two nonunion miners were targeted in dynamite blasts at wagon mines near Hall Station in Pittsburgh county. Homes were demolished and occupants shaken, with one man seriously injured. Bloodhounds traced the trail to nearby miners’ homes.
Eber McKinley a 14 year old of Jacksonville died suddenly in Columbus. His father Dan McKinley charged Joan McNemamy 82 with assault and battery alleging a steel roller bearing casing was thrown hitting the youth between the shoulder blades. The impact knocked him unconscious and after medical aid he later died in Columbus. Coroner's inquest cited heart failure but the arrest may reveal another theory. McNemamy pleaded not guilty and waived examination, bound over to the October grand jury on $1000 bond.
Rome reports Signor Orlando refused the premiership after Facta's resignation. It is likely King Victor Emmanuel will ask former foreign minister Bono Imi to attempt to form a new ministry.
The Republican Women of Athena are urged to attend a Wednesday after noon meeting at 2 o'clock at the Court House. Able speakers will explain the primaries and the ballot.
Columbus Ohio July 24 United Mine Workers of Ohio president Lee Hall said operatives report desertions at Belmont county pumps will trigger immediate recalls to work. He warned agitators must not disrupt strike line and the pledge to keep men at pumps to guard property remains. He reported statewide strike fields are quiet amid troop presence protests at Cadiz.
Governor Groesbeck delays a coal miners leaders conference at Saginaw until Tuesday at the request of Michigan miners' president T. Leo Jones. Jones also plays tuba in a jazz orchestra and is to perform at a local theatre tonight.
James Lindlay of Albany employed in Athens was arrested Saturday by Constable Mariner on a warrant from B Violet charging him with making menacing threats. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Magistrate Helwig and was released to appear for trial on Thursday morning at 9 oclock.
July 24 Cardiff reports Americans have contracted for full output of Welch coal mines until the U S miners strike ends. British miners union shows no plan to block British coal shipments to America. English section hesitant, economic strain and high British demand cited.
President Harding and railway labor board chair Ben W. Hooper were praised by L. F. Loree for seeking strike insights. Loree said the president tried to learn workers’ view but spoke with those who struck, not those who stayed at work. Thunderclouds are mentioned as a separate note.
A clash at Celts Park in New York after police attempted to seize a man’s flask threshold to arrest him sparked a riot. An officer, a 15 year old girl, and two others are in serious condition at St Johns hospital from gunshot injuries. About 1,000 people were involved in the melee amid baseball, dancing, and exhibits during a summer outing of the International Steam and Operating Engineers.
In Washington the five men charged with manslaughter in the Knickerbocker theatre collapse reached a temporary victory in criminal court today. The disaster killed 97 people and remains a defining case in theatre safety oversight.
In Norfolk Virginia on July 24 a large search with bloodhounds pursued James Chambers a Black man who allegedly shot and killed Cary D Freeman and H I Fisher prohibition agents as they raided his home early Sunday. The attack occurred after Freeman and Fisher with five other agents confronted Chambers at his residence.
Oscar Schar, 20, was fatally injured when his car left a road marked by red Kehia and overturned after he failed to see the danger while lighting a cigarette. Three companions escaped with minor injuries as they returned from a country dance.
The seventeenth week of the national coal strike and fourth week of the railroad walkout begin with the government signaling possible federal control of transportation under emergency powers. Cabinet officials call this the crucial week to decide if railroads can run independently and if coal can be produced by volunteers under troop protection to avert a broader famine. The Interstate Commerce Commission could, if needed, pool roads and direct car allocation to unify the system and allocate coal.
Dallas report notes about 350000 votes counted toward 600000 to 700000 expected in Texas Democratic primary. Charles Culberson trails and faces likely defeat for renomination while Karl Mayfield leads James Ferguson and Sarl B. Mayfield. Ku Klux Klan forces loom for August 26 runoff.
London July 24 Deputy Mussolini Italian parliamentary representative of the Fascisti has gone from Rome to Germany to form a nationalist organization of ex veterans similar to the Fascio according to a Central News dispatch from Rome today.
Labor board chief Ben W. Hooper said no further action is planned at this time after a Washington meeting with President Harding. Reported talks between the Baltimore & Ohio officials and union leader M Jewell suggest individual railroad settlements may lead to a general settlement, though Jewell demands a national accord.
John Mc Nary a New York Central switch man was assaulted by four or five men in Cleveland this morning who accused him of scabbing. Police said the incident left him with a beating over the left eye.
Montreal July 24 Canadian railroads from Atlantic to Pacific may be tied up as strike ballots are counted, a result that could rival the breadth of the U.S. disruption.
At the Denbo mine near Brownsville Pennsylvania snipers fired on state troops early today. Troopers from Troop EL and state constabulary dodged bullets, taking cover as intermittent volleys and house to house searches followed.
The Athens Messenger promotes its Washington Information Bureau led by Frederic J. Haskin. Readers may mail questions for answers by return post, paying only two cents for return postage.
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