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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1929
Page
1
President Hoover opens his administration urging a new spirit of lawfulness to curb rising crime and widespread flouting of the Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act. He calls for judicial reform and insists local and state officials must stop winking at violations to restore respect for the law.
President Hoover speaks of postwar recovery and global contributions while warning that America must remain vigilant against insidious threats to self government. He calls for continued strength and unity to safeguard democratic gains.
In this era of rising crime and distrust, the speaker cites the 18th amendment as part of broader strains on law enforcement. He urges reform and better enforcement by states, condemns illegal liquor traffic, and calls citizens to refuse participation in illicit crime to uphold self government and freedom. He praises federal judges and posits imperialism as antithetical to American ideals.
Weather prediction notes a generally fair pattern in the west Ohio Valley with rain in eastern Tennessee and possible rain or snow flurries in the upper Ohio Valley on Monday. Rain likely Wednesday or Thursday, with much colder Monday and a warming trend midweek, then colder Friday.
Kansas Senator Curtis says as Vice President he will not push reform of Senate rules. He honors the Senate as a distinguished body and declares the rules must be interpreted fairly by those who created them. His inaugural address contrasts Dawes's failed push for change.
Bellefonte March 4. Three African American men were electrocuted at Rockview Penitentiary for killing a man during a robbery over $30.
United Press summarizes President Hoover's first address stressing law obedience as essential to national safety. He argues illicit liquor feeds crime, calls for moral citizen support, and urges regulation of private enterprise over government control to advance cooperation, service, and peaceful world relations.
President Calvin Coolidge departs Washington to return to Northampton as a private citizen. He chooses a private car, declines a special train and Secret Service protection, and will travel quietly to his home with a small group.
Waverly March 4 river men sought the body of John Woolridge 26 of Jasper believed drowned while attempting to ford a flooded road after recent high water.
The chronology traces Herbert Hoover from birth in West Branch Iowa to his 1928 election as president. It lists key roles including mining engineer in California Australia and China, head of a London syndicate, chair of Belgium war relief, U.S. food administrator, director of allied relief, secretary of commerce and relief work in Mississippi, culminating in his presidential election.
Dr W 8 Gammertsfelder of Ohio University will present the lecture How a Philosopher Thinks About God to the Men s Brotherhood of the Athens Christian Church Tuesday night. Musical entertainment includes Ernestine Donnelly and Helen Kittle with Louise Ickis reading.
Chicago March 4 Troops moved in the billion dollar proxy contest between John D Rockefeller Jr and Col Robert W Stewart. The Rockefeller intelligence corps led by Winthrop Aldrich arrived on a special Pullman attached to a New York Central train from New York. Private and railroad detectives and Chicago police protected the Wall Street contingent from reporters.
Charles Dawes delivered a brief farewell address in Washington on March 4. He thanked the Senate for cooperation but repeated his criticism of Senate rules. His remarks drew applause from a few senators while most remained silent, echoing four years ago at his inaugural speech.
Herbert Hoover becomes the United States thirtieth President taking the oath of office before Chief Justice Taft. He pledges to enforce law including prohibition and promises to uphold the Constitution as crowds cheer in Washington despite inclement weather.
Crowds line the route as President Hoover and Mrs Hoover ride from the White House to the Capitol after the oath. Vice President Curtis and a large inaugural contingent follow, with secret service, military aides, and dignitaries aboard. The parade travels down New Jersey Avenue, past the peace monument, into Pennsylvania Avenue amid cheering crowds and a sea of stands along Upper Pennsylvania Avenue.
The article lauds Calvin Coolidge as a prudent president who minded the people's business and oversaw prosperity. It notes Herbert Hoover ready to lead with engineering expertise and emphasizes continued public service beyond inauguration.
Young Walter Smith aged 13, moved from a Columbus hospital two months ago in an ambulance with a plaster cast on his hip. He suffers from tuberculosis of the lung and was being treated at the time of transfer.
In an Ironton area case dated Saturday, two brothers are implicated in the murder of John Faly. A victim’s death was reported this week as authorities investigate likely ties to the family.
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