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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1927
Page
1
The General Assembly shows no clear ed or tax plan after three caucuses produced little to show. Lawmakers failed to reach a consensus on taxation policy and postponement or progress remains uncertain.
Columbus March 17 U P The Ohio general assembly remains divided with no tax program agreement between houses. Senate Republicans split 16 16 on gasoline tax while House members back higher franchise and excise taxes and a one cent per gallon gas tax rise.
Deputies D W Welker John Lewis and Spencer raided the A H Stires home at Forest Run Tuesday evening seizing a barrel of mash. Stires, a former Millfield resident, hid in an old coal mine and escaped. Mrs Stires said he planned to flee again last night.
In Columbus and across Ohio on March 17 temperatures rose above 70 degrees, breaking 47 year old March 17 highs. Spring signs appeared nationwide as mild warmth continued to prevail.
Los Angeles March 17 The heavyweight champion Gene Tunney denounces current female fashion as making women too frail and pale. He urges robust health and natural rosy cheeks, criticizing dieting trends that cause hollow cheeks and sunken eyes.
In Pomeroy, the lower city near the freight depot faces new hazard as rocks at Hanging Rocks continue to slip after a recent landslide. Crevices thirty to forty feet deep and wide, plus undermined foundations from formerly coal mined beneath the cliff, raise fears of a further rock collapse and exposed mine water breaking through.
The Glouster brick plant will resume operations Wednesday after a four month shutdown. The restart follows a period of halted production and aims to restore work for local employees.
The Glouster brick plant of the Hisylvania Coal company resumed operation on Wednesday adding about 160 workers to the payroll. J. C. Davis of Zanesville heads the operation, overseeing brick production in two sizes 2% and 3s0 inch. The firm stored coal ahead of a planned April mining suspension and expects steady demand with orders on hand.
Delmar M. Glenn of McConnelsville is named editor elect of the Agricultural Student at Ohio State University. He will serve next year with James H. Florea of Columbus as managing editor.
The Jos. Seep purchasing agency announced a 10 cent per barrel reduction in the price of Corning grade crude oil. Other oil grades remained unchanged.
State officers raided a Canaanville area house at 3 yesterday afternoon seizing a half-gallon of whisky a barrel of mash a coil and cooling apparatus Charles Silvie and Pat McBride face common pleas court charges for possessing both the still and whisky intoxication counts added and Polk of Deanville is to be arraigned later today on two counts of possessing intoxicating liquor.
Chicago reports Ralph Moni of the Fashion Art League predicts pants gain favor in 1930s styles with frilly lacy versions under transparent dresses and practical varieties for sport and street wear. He spoke at a Jim convention in Chicago.
Logan woman Sarah Culbertson had her purse dropped from a basket during shopping. A passerby recovered the purse and hid it under his coat, not noticing traffic officer Joe Farbearn nearby. The sheriff retrieved the pocketbook, containing thirty dollars and a gold watch sixty years old, and returned it to the grateful owner.
A vocal soprano from Columbus Ohio identified as a coloratura discovery after her Casa Italiana debut in New York. She secured a long term contract with the management of Tetrazzini prospects for a European tour.
Harry F. Sinclair, prominent oil magnate and sportsman, was found guilty by a District Supreme Court jury of contempt for refusing to answer Senate oil committee questions three years ago. A jail term is mandatory, with possible fines from 100 to 1000 dollars and confinement from one to twelve months in a common jail.
Fred W. Warner of Marion urged passage of the Ball bill before the house judiciary committee. The measure would bar public utilities from raising rates until approved by the public utilities commission, countering the Pence law which Warner says primarily benefits companies. The committee made no decision and will hear the bill again later.
Ohio Daughters of the American Revolution decide to fund Americanization work in Central and Eastern Ohio. Mrs Lowell F Hobart of Cincinnati cites a township in northeast Franklin county and a small community in Guernsey county as examples, describing it as ruled by a Greek priest.
Leda Terwillinger Sams of Millfield writes a St Patrick’s Day song poem for the Messenger. It reflects homesickness and memories of Erin and two eyes of blue with lines of longing, sorrow, and nostalgia for a past love.
Four separate local wage agreement efforts are under way to curb a threatened April 1 walkout by Indiana district plus miners in Iowa Wyoming and the southwest. The United Mine Workers and operators push for deals to avoid a general shutdown while maintaining current wage scales.
Secretary Mellon announced the Treasury surplus for the current fiscal year will exceed 500 million dollars, exceeding the earlier 383 million forecast. He did not commit to a tax cut next year but called the surplus a favorable factor in possible tax-reduction deliberations.
The Varsity male quartet from Ohio University leaves tonight for Logan for an inter city Kiwanis gathering. Tenors Willis Edmunds and Ted Cowen join basses Joe Dando and Thomas Slater with accompanist David K. Todd. They perform at Glouster next Thursday and in Columbus a week from Thursday.
Mary G. Cabell, 15, daughter of a prominent New York attorney and relative of James Branch Cabell, was found in an ice cream shop at Lake George after disappearing for six days to "live my own life."
Inez Palmer of Vinton County enters a not guilty plea to a first degree murder charge after authorities say she killed farmer William Stout. Stout’s body was found in a well near his Dundas area home. Palmer allegedly confessed to using a heavy block of wood. Arthur Stout, William’s son and Palmer’s suitor, faces a separate murder charge for allegedly killing his stepmother Mrs William Stout as his trial nears. A special grand jury for Palmer will be called after Arthur’s trial.
Reported today a fierce clash between liberal and conservative forces at San Jeronimo on Monday caused heavy casualties. The battle, described as ongoing in dispatches from Managua, marks a significant engagement in the liberal conservative struggle.
Legal efforts to bring about speedy execution of six men convicted of killing Deputy Warden Peter Klein of the state penitentiary were to be started today by State's attorney Rehn in Joliet Illinois.
Police in Cleveland hold two suspects after a string of attempted attacks on women. One man identified as part of a duo stunned 82 year old Edward Sefur and tried to drag 34 year old Miss Mary Carney into park shrubbery.
In New Concord on March 17 celebrants launch the 90th anniversary of Muskingum College with ceremonies marking the close of its ninth decade. Alumni absorption from Franklin College, closed in 1918, completes today and tomorrow. Franklin’s long history at New Athens joins Muskingum as its alma mater.
Ohio coal mine operators vote to close mines on April 1 if the Jacksonville agreement ends. The union demands a wage cut. operators insist on a competitive rate and refuse to operate without a reduction. Radio resolution for broadcasting station in Bellaire passed at convention in Cleveland.
A resolution from the Fifth District Convention of United Workers of America in Bellaire approved plans for a radio broadcast aimed at molding public opinion on union efforts in West Virginia and Kentucky and circumventing court barriers. A scale committee was chosen to represent sub-district negotiations for a new agreement, while the central competitive field neared completion with six men elected and two more to be named.
In southwest Missouri and Kansas miners and operators began a tense wage talks in St Louis area to avert a possible April 1 walkout. United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis declined to comment on progress or future outcome. He reportedly demands renewing the Jacksonville wage pact across Missouri Kansas and other states.
Je Paul Robinson and Gaile Robison of St. Clairsville Belmont county filed voluntary bankruptcy petitions in federal court in Columbus. They report debts of 6666 dollars and assets of 2574 dollars with a 500 dollar exemption claim.
The past two days have been unusually warm with temperatures reaching 78 degrees, surpassing the 1898 record for this time of year. The St Day low was 4 degrees above zero in 1900, and a two hour temperature table shows a progression from 78 down to 50s across the day.
In Columbus on March 17, rural Ohio lawmakers rejected a Kreager resolution to create an investigative committee costing $12,000. Farmers oppose investigations and relief measures, linking the move to political pressure and rural interests.
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