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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1919
Page
1
Governor Cox and Attorney General John G. Price order a statewide inquiry into high food prices and suspected collusion. Prosecutors from 88 Ohio counties to gather in Columbus for a 2 P M briefing to plan actions under the Valentine anti trust act.
In Oroville California two thieves stole two melons from D. D. Smith. Smith says the loss is worth only half the $5 payment and will return $2.50 with no questions asked.
Fremont Ohio farmers gathered wa termelons from telephone and telegraph wires after a fruit truck collision. The melons were not Burbanks but were thrown up in the accident area for salvage.
Oscar Gradenigo fights to prove his large nasal appendage ties him to missing heirs seeking an $85,000,000 estate in a contentious Oakland case.
United Press reports Senate Democrats plan a third term push for Wilson to preserve the League of Nations. They argue opposition to the pact is personal to Wilson and may force a Republican ruin of the league if he is not re elected. Debates to resume Monday with Republicans ready to counter WWilson tours and French treaty issues.
Lady Henry Somerset, famed English temperance worker, says forcing prohibition now would undo years of sober England work. She notes America differs and that prohibition might work there but would spark revolt in England, and she will ignore the English drive.
Report notes a misprint claiming plentiful sugar. Merchants say refiners have stock but shipment timing is uncertain. Canner demand looms, while refinery price hikes are not expected to pass to retailers, keeping prices roughly steady.
Zionists from Ohio Kentucky and Indiana will attend a three state conference in Columbus opening tomorrow. The event is being hosted with support from local business leaders and the Chamber of Commerce.
Beginning with the July bill, gas bills will be delivered by company employees instead of mail carriers. A statement accompanies the bill for careful consideration. The Athens Gas Light and Electric Co. notes dates 7-21 and 26. A California invention enables baking and boiling food on a single gas stove oven.
A large community service organized by the University and city churches will be held Sunday at seven o clock on the Athletic Field across the South Bridge. Dr Moses Breeze of Columbus will deliver the sermon before a 2500 seat grandstand crowd with music by a college chorus under Mrs Listen Jones and solo by Rupel Jones. The High School band will march to the field and Mrs Jones will conduct a 7 15 Community Sing. Everyone is invited to attend.
Athens Elks travel to Nelsonville for the third game of the series with one win each. Batteries: Athens Elks Barstow and Foraker against Nelsonville Simpson and Stewart. Traction at 2:30, game called at 3:15. Players To Be Present At 1:00 Pm include Foraker Allen Marshman Knox Lively Boise Beverage White Bush Russell More Ouse.
New York announced Lance Richbourg sold from the National League club to Oakland of the Pacific Coast League.
Washington reports a renewed border watch to stop munitions transport into Mexico under President Wilsons proclamation. Arms exports remain restricted by law and officials note many requests but deem conditions in Mexico too unstable to permit shipments.
July 26 The Bulgarian peace delegation arrived in Paris today as terms of the Bulgarian treaty were understood and completed.
George A. Zabriskie president of the United States sugar equalization board announced yesterday that the war department has sold 37,000,000 pounds of refined sugar to the board. He said sugar should not exceed eleven cents a pound and there is no need to hoard it, though Athens merchants report difficulty locating the abundance cited.
London clergymen debate if ministers should smoke following a Methodist convention question. Opinions vary from smoking a cigar for God's glory to private pipe use and views that a smoke may aid reaching a soul, with several ministers sharing personal habits and cautions about public smoking.
Washington July 26 The United States holds 9.6154 billion dollars in I O U s from allies after a new loan to France worth 157 million. France alone now owes the United States 3.01 billion, the treasury department announced.
Cleveland druggists decided not to handle whiskey because the license cost is too high and urged people to avoid bites by dogs or snakes and seek immediate medical help from doctors.
Eight of eleven Messenger carriers in Athens achieved perfect deliveries last week. They delivered 6234 papers in six days with no errors reported to the office. Carriers named include Earl Stricklan Clinton Chadwick Wynne Vernon Darrell Herron Patrick Griffin Theodore Moorhead Max Lewis Otto Weber. Subscribers are reminded a special carrier is at the office each evening until six to handle missed papers.
Ohio Attorney General John G. Price declares warehouses bulging with food while prices soar. He cites rot and restricted access, vows investigations and legal action, and asks citizen cooperation to uncover violations and remedy the crisis.
W C Young of Goodyear and Jack Boettner, pilot of the Goodyear Dirigible Wing, were released from custody after an accident in which the Wingfoot caught fire and 13 people died. Goodyear manager Er R Preston testified the balloon did not fly over Chicago as an advertising stunt and that the United States will soon buy such machines.
Famous dancer Gertrude Hoffman has vanished from her New York residence. Max Hoffman, her husband, reported to a private detective agency that she was last seen entering a Fifth Avenue drug store on Wednesday and a search is underway.
Foreign minister Bauer resigns in Vienna and Chancellor Karl Renner, leader of the Austrian peace delegation, assumes the post of foreign secretary in Basle on July 26.
Washington July 26 The house ways and means committee led by Chairman Fordney Michigan plans to seek repeal of the Canadian reciprocity act stating the move today.
John Armstrong Chaloner author of Who's Loony Now was declared sane by Justice Ford of the New York supreme court. The ruling removes Thomas T. Sherman as administrator and declares Chaloner competent to manage business interests worth $150000 annually. He had been limited to 25000 a year with alimony totaling 36000 to his former wife. Chaloner had lived in Merry Mills Virginia after escape from an asylum.
Reports from Colon say a boiler room explosion on the U S S Melville yesterday caused ten casualties, with five dead and five injured. The Melville, a naval tender of 7 150 tons, is the vessel involved.
Rol and Rohlfs, Curtis test pilots, flew a Curtis Wasps to 31,100 feet at Mineola Long Island, setting an unofficial American altitude record. The previous mark was 28,900 feet by Major R W Schroeder in a Bristol plane. The Wasps’ design is a US Army pursuit aircraft capable of 160 mph under government tests.
Washington July 26 The House plans to rush several bills next week including ordering Secretary Baker to release army supplies to market to help curb prices. A higher beer tax may be delayed amid recess, with other measures such as soda tax, enemy aliens, and tariff actions also under review for action next week.
Fragmentary clipping quotes Richard discussing how the moving picture machine may aid families and households. The text is damaged with unreadable portions but mentions Svehia and Nant of Steals in unclear context. The piece hints at a business closure related to moving pictures.
About two thousand people gathered in Carbondale for the dedication of a large monument to Captain K. T. Crossen and Private James Gabriel who fell in France. Judge Phillips presided, Rev. Murch and local officers spoke, and a choir and band provided music. The eight foot monument bears a bronze tablet noting the fallen soldiers from the 102nd and 166th infantry with the site donated by Dr. Crossen’s widow and neighbors funding the memorial.
Cleveland from July 26 report notes the Women's Civic Association appeals to President Wilson to use his power to restore flying costs to a sane basis after studying a federal report urging curbs on packers gaining control of foodstuffs.
In Los Angeles a speeding case yields a $25 fine for Dr. Harlan Palmer. The report notes no other names or details beyond the court citation and the penalty.
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