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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1921
Page
1
Davis explains a plan to curb waste by strict preallocation checks in each state department. The finance department would monitor expenditures to prevent overruns, replacing the current post hoc review "locking the barn after the horse is stolen."
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A regional group in the Bahá community announces progress toward a shared regional focus. Leaders emphasize unity, education, and cultural exchange as they plan events across several towns for the coming year.
Attorneys for James A. Stillman obtained a stay of proceedings in Mrs. Stillman s motion for increased alimony and counsel fees pending trial of the multimillionaire banker s divorce action. If he testifies, questions may cover income and living style amid alleged relations with Florence Leeds. Mrs Leeds and her son Jay Leeds were reported in Miami at a cottage with Stillman s yacht Modesty nearby. The stay could postpone the alimony hearing before Justice Marschauser at White Plains and fuel speculation Stillman might resign as president of National City Bank, a post paying 100000 a year.
Columbus reports the Marblecliffe quarries will resume operations Monday with about 100 men. The normal force is about 500, and a steady return to normal is expected as the road building season begins and a large amount of work is scheduled for the year.
Virgil Decker an 18 year old farmer boy confessed to killing his chum Leroy Lovett in a shack on the Tippecanoe river last Saturday night to collect 28000 accident insurance. He changed clothes with the body and placed it in a buggy on a railroad track planning to vanish after the body might be identified as him. The confession came after persistent questioning by Kosciusko county officials aided by Mrs C B Moon sheriff’s wife.
Representatives of the Fresh Water Fish Producers Association and the Fishermen's Union met in Cleveland to settle the fishermen's strike. The fishermen demand the 1920 wage scale while producers offer the 1919 scale, a 20 percent wage reduction.
In Kansas City, M. Tate, head of the federal service in the district, said Washington notified him he has been remoted to head the Cleveland office. Tate had been in charge of the Kansas City office for eight years.
A fragment notes D Ricketts of Ohio and John C Spore Ghikans with few roll calls in Congress. It references last congress activity and mentions Sikes Page tote congress and a sparse voting record.
In Chicago a new drive against the Black Sox begins as baseball magnates and lawyers anticipate stronger evidence than the prior exposé. Fans doubt re indicting the seven will satisfy. broader investigations into other clubs may restore confidence, with Judge Landis urging actions.
Detroit reports fear of violence ahead of a prohibition meeting in Windsor on April 1. Brigadier General H A Planet orders Windsor to cover government damage costs after an appeal related to a rule issue that blocked speech by Lieutenant Colonel C S Robinson at the armory.
In a Paris aerodynamic laboratory a machine produces wind speeds up to 71 miles per hour to test model airplanes.
Cabinet members urge that boosting American foreign trade requires a voice in international affairs. Talks with Viviani, recent French premier, focus on a modified league of nations and U S entry to aid debt collection and outlets for surplus goods. Hoover and Melton backs this as a path to improve exchange and invest abroad.
United Press reports a renewed behind the scenes struggle over the League of Nations in Washington. Pro league forces press Harding to draft a revised covenant while Senate irreconcilables resist. Supporters include financial interests and cabinet members Hughes Hoover and business groups urging ratification for global recovery. Harding keeps an open mind amid foreign hints of limits on American participation.
In Williamson West Virginia March 19 defense attorney J J Coniff closes the case for teen defendants accused of killing seven Baldwin Felts agents in the Matewan gun fight He attacks coal operators and detective agencies blaming money and evictions of miners for the violence He calls Albert Felts Judas and cites testimony about Testerman before the May 19 event He portrays the miners evicted during a rainstorm as a motive for the clash.
Logan West Virginia March 19 A quarrel over a missing quart of liquor led Henry Koss to strike Victor Bolsovine with a rock and then stab him with an axe taken from Bolsovine. Bolsovine died at a local hospital shortly after the assault.
Union coal miners will resist any wage reduction. John L. Lewis, international president of the United Mine Workers, pledged the full force of the union behind the miners if wage cuts are attempted. He spoke amid a session of the international board considering Washington state mine closures over proposed reductions. Lewis asserted the present agreement must be upheld and warned operators against cutting wages.
Chicago report shows labor leaders pushing to unite against powerful interests as they press for a strong national stance and mobilize the nine member executive group led by Thomas DeWi Cuyler amid ongoing efforts to shape policy and labor solidarity.
In Philadelphia the temperance board at a Methodist conference denounced former Attorney General Palmer's medical beer ruling as not in line with the Volstead act. Rev. Robert E. Johnson read the report accusing Palmer of raids on saloons and urging swifter reversal and harsher penalties for violations.
About 14 000 people crowded Madison Square Garden to protest the previous meeting and voice opposition to what was called the horror on the Rhine. The demonstration emphasized one hundred percent Americanism and involved the American Legion in the protest against French occupation troops.
Weather forecast for period March 21 to 26 calls for generally fair conditions in the Ohio Valley Tennessee region and the Great Lakes area with temperatures well below those of the past week.
Leroy H. Kuhn of Toledo filed an appeal to the supreme court seeking review of a Lucas county court of appeals judgment in his four year old damage suit against the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad. The case has been heard multiple times in Lucas county courts with Kuhn’s judgments reversed twice by the appeals court.
Dr Hacke of Ohio University will occupy the pulpit at First Presbyterian Church Sunday morning at 10 30.
The motion of Mrs. James A. Stillman for additional alimony and counsel fees will be argued in White Plains on Wednesday as scheduled pending trial of her husband's suit.
Athens High’s basketball team defeated Canton for state honors in a tight contest. Mackie’s squad led early, but Canton fought back to finish within two points. The Athens lineup faced two foul trouble and converted only two free throws in the rough game.
Newport Kentucky March 19 The Newport police hunted a non existent robber as Harry L Hawkins a former county judge masked himself and frightened a friend who then saw Hawkins in a patrol car with pistols drawn and doubled with laughter
In St Louis on March 19 the police chief announced that all persons selling the Dearborn Independent will be arrested. The action targets a paper accused of defaming a class of persons.
An old issue reiterates that Public Forum contributors must reveal their identity, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith in communications.
Charles Smith aged 22 and his father C. W. Smith, 43, confessed in Los Angeles to the October 8 murder of Peter Schure in a rooming house at 481 South Main Street Akron Ohio. The two men described their actions in a dramatic confession made late Friday.
Mrs Maud Miller was acquitted today in Cleveland of murdering her husband Peter Miller. The verdict followed a trial where the defense argued the death resulted from mistaken identity and accidental discharge.
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