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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1925
Page
1
President Coolidge remains without an attorney general as the Senate shows no working majority in the upper house. The capital reels from a rare absence and a tense political scene unfolds with ongoing negotiations and unclear leadership.
President Coolidge faced another day of deliberation over the attorney general nomination. Reported contenders include James M. Beck solicitor general Wilbur Arthur P. Rugg Governor Alex Groesbeck and Senator William Kenyon along with other officials.
The Senate deadlocked 40 to 40 on Charles B. Warren's nomination, a tie broken by absence of Vice President Dawes. Analysts say Warren could not have been confirmed even with all members present, signaling a likely administration shift to a new attorney general choice.
The passage recalls a humble nation and a motherly lineage as Calvin Coolidge, sworn on a Bible kept by a New England family, assumes the presidency. It notes the Bible’s journey from a log cabin to the platform at the Capitol last Wednesday, linking ancestry to national duty.
President Coolidge designated April 13 to May 3 as American Forest Week urging national action to curb deforestation and promote conservation and re growth before calamity arises.
The Senate Elections committee recommended passage of the Marshall bill providing plans for pre primary conventions to nominate state officers and a U S Senator. Senator Bender warned it could provoke a veto and defeat, while Marshall argued voters tire of money driven nominations and boss influence.
A ghost town awaits in Illinois as South Wilmington, a 1300 resident coal town, loses its mine to non union competition. Mayor Edward Wilson says the last pay is gone and most residents must move, leaving homes rented for as little as five dollars while churches and schools risk closure. The postmistress Mrs Jennie McNulty recalls a pioneer town with family roots and dwindling prospects.
A ten year old divorce case was reopened in Common Pleas court after the minor child of Harry and Elizabeth Jones was certified to juvenile court for custody. The parents continue to clash over the original custody agreement.
The F. C. Stedman company drilled a well on their West Washington street property yesterday and found no oil, only salt water, marking a failure in the venture.
Quin Morton a founder and former president of the Kanawha Coal Operators association and a director of the National Coal association died at his Charleston home at age 68.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that city occupational taxes are constitutional. Marion Foundry Co and Thomas A. Clawson had challenged Marion’s tax, arguing it violated state and federal constitutions and was a poll tax. The court cited a Texas case and said the tax is based on computation and ability, not on property or a flat levy.
E. R. Cott, General Safety Agent for the Hocking Valley Railway Co., told Athens Rotary members that the waste of life in war is a small fraction of everyday deaths and that 85 percent of accidents are preventable. He spoke at Rotary and later addressed students and Kiwanis, urging vigilance in safety.
A final effort to settle a dispute between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the United Mine Workers of America will be made at Huntington. A sub-committee from Washington will convene at 1 30 o clock Thursday to discuss alleged unpaid union wages at Coal River Collieries in West Virginia. Members include Percy Tetlow and W C Thompson of District 17 UMW and Coal River officials J T Dunigan and G G Hoffman.
County Health Commissioner J. M. Higgins reported Athens county is in its best health in history with only two active contagious disease cases under observation. He attributed the decline to luck and noted goitre rising in the Hocking Valley, driven by iodine deficit in freshwater areas, while schoolchildren in Athens remain affected.
The Ohio Senate approved the Brown gasoline tax bill 22 to 11 after amendments. It cuts auto tax fees to 2 3 5 and allocates 45 percent to the state 30 percent to cities and 25 percent to counties. An amendment changes the county share to 15 percent equal division and 10 percent by car population.
Mrs Hannah Chaplin, mother of Charlie Chaplin, must depart the United States by March 26 after immigration officials refused to renew a one year extension. She arrived from England for medical treatment and has been held inadmissible under the immigration law.
Fisher Ohio March 11 A devastating oil fire consumed a Whaley lease rig valued at 4000 dollars and an undetermined oil quantity when a gas on engine spark set the well ablaze. The rig was totally destroyed and the well, about fifty barrels, remained burning at 2 PM. The Sperry Oil and Gas Company of Mt Vernon owned the well.
Lakeville town meeting reports no debt, a 817000 treasury, and the lowest tax rate in Wrymouth County. The town offers 25 cents per woodchuck and one dollar per hawk as bounties. Farming remains the sole industry in Lakeville.
In Cheyenne on March 11 officials discuss the Teapot Dome affair with Albert B Fall and Sinclair’s Mammoth Oil. Senator Kendrick and ex Governor Brooks expected to testify as government reads numerous depositions on secrecy and bribery surrounding the Natrona county lease.
Prof Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard failed to reach Athens on time for his scheduled addresses. He missed a Columbus train and arrived after 1 PM, disappointing the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Ohio University students and faculty.
President Coolidge faces a setback as the United States Senate rejects Charlies B. Warren of Michigan for the attorney general post. The vote indicates the new Senate lacks a working majority for the administration.
State leaders expect a joint House Senate conference today over the Brown gasoline tax and highway financing. The House seeks a 5.6 million dollar highway cut and a 25 to 30 percent reduction in auto tag fees, while the Senate aims to restore funds and favor higher tag fee cuts. A new state highway police force is proposed with a superintendent at four thousand dollars yearly.
Tex Rickard fight promoter goes on trial in Trenton New Jersey on an indictment charging interstate transportation of film of the Dempsey Carpentier bout. Joseph Mully former Wilson sec, Senator Simpson, Walter Van Ripe and others named as defendants. jury selection begins.
A Washington Information Bureau offer for a free booklet on selecting meats and cooking methods. It includes timing tables for beef veal pork and lamb, suggested vegetables and menus for winter and summer, and over one hundred tested meat recipes. Fill the attached coupon and send two stamps for return post.
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