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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1927
Page
1
The Scale Committee Of Sub-District 5 remains committed to maintaining current wages amid dissent over reductions. A separate group is appointed to examine charges against former mine union officers.
The annual convention of sub district No 5 of District No 6 United Mine Workers adjourned after a week of sessions. A scale committee ratified actions by the national convention and favored a strong contract with no wage reductions, proposing removal of the penalty clause and no blanket agreement without national committee referral. Names including Joan Uinque led two five member committees to probe charges by James Kunich against former officials alleging 30 percent fund siphoning and legal fees. Kunick named several leaders in his defense as traitors to the miners union in a charged rebuttal session that scattered into a court-like exchange.
Nelsonville March 19 A meeting of the Ohio Coal Operators association will be held at the Nelsonville Y M C A Tuesday afternoon at 1 oclock. Matters of importance to the industry will be discussed and all operators of the district are urged by the officers to attend.
Marietta dispatch reports a sheriff's posse discovered Logan Drake and two companions in a wooded ravine at Davia Run West Virginia. Deems and Allen were captured at dawn, Drake escaped in darkness aboard a hidden rowboat on the Ohio River.
March 13 TONPAH Wer reports gold fever returning to Weepah as prospectors gather around crude tables by candlelight. More than 100 claims bought or optioned in 24 hours, with autos from Idaho Florida and Washington arriving. Mizpah hotel crowded. public astrologers and stenographers work nightly.
DES MOINES March 19 UPI A coal strike in Iowa after March 31 seemed likely as Joe Morris president of district No 13 United Mine Workers of America said talks for a temporary working agreement were abandoned. Operators bluffing over negotiations, Morris claimed, noting they hold eight weeks of coal and could push prices higher. He added he failed to secure a weekly talk with George Heaps Iowa Coal Operators Association president to discuss post expiry terms.
A new plague of white ants was found today at Chambers School in East Cleveland. Officials report the insects are consuming woodwork throughout the building. Work to treat and preserve wood in the building will begin Monday to stop further damage after ravaging apartments factories and homes in sections of East Cleveland during the past year.
James Minley Comley a Civil War veteran and prominent local businessman died in Lexington today. He was son of J M Comey an early settler who helped establish New Lexington in 1817 and built the town's first house.
Ohio Valley map shows abandoned mines and deserted tipples in Belmont Jefferson and Harrison counties as 1926 output nears 14.09 million tons for the entire district. Across the nation snow and winter disruptions hamper coal markets and industry, with belts from Bellaire to Denver feeling the lull.
United Press reports charges that a senator with liquor hijack links sparked speculation in Washington. Questions about who owned the liquor and whether members of Congress drink circulated as interrogators noted anonymous probes and mixed testimony from lawmakers and officials.
The Weather Bureau warned of a second Hocking flood after heavy rains. Water was already on Chauncey streets with the river expected to reach 17.5 feet and flood earlier areas including hospital grounds. Temperatures hovered around 60 degrees as rain totals topped an inch over the past three days.
Attorney General Sargent moved to keep Dr Frederick A Cook in jail and asked the U S attorney at Fort Worth to seek a federal judge order suspending probation release from Leavenworth. Judge Wilson agreed to cooperate to test the probation law interpretation by appeal.
Marguerite Scholl, 27, stepmother of two murdered children, admits planning to remarry an early Chicago attorney and had advised her husband to plead guilty and accept the electric chair. She faces potential charges as investigators probe inconsistencies while Walter Listeners.
SUAVWNEE March 79 UPI Willis Outlaw Sheeler 35 of Tron Point denies link to an alleged attack on Miss Leona Sharkey 15. He was jailed after bloodstained clothes and a woods encounter left Sharkey unconscious. Doctors call her condition critical. neighbors fund raise to pursue case. grand jury possible if she identifies suspect. In Columbus Kent State beat Oberlin 20 to 16 in Class B finals. Class A finals pending.
Henry Ford anti Jewish campaign may become a feature of the Sapiro defamation suit as the court weighs admitting Dearborn Independent articles from 1920 onward. Sapiro asserts the pieces show malice toward him and the Jewish race, while Ford allies argue relevance is limited. Proceedings adjourned to Monday with witnesses including William J. Cameron set to be questioned.
The Illinois Coal Operators Association yesterday unanimously ratified the stand its Miami wage conference delegation took in Florida. They said it is impossible to continue under the Jacksonville wage agreement as about 100 operators attended the meeting. In Paris today the French cabinet failed to agree on a reply to Coolidge and postponed the decision until Tuesday.
A committee of distributors and producers met Saturday to approve a new form of contract for milk pricing. The shift moves from butter fat only to separate prices for butter fat and skimmed milk, though new schedules and prices were not released. Committee members include John Lax Frank Biddle William Potter Edward Wearns Phillip Briley C Bennett Gus White A H Brooks J H Clive. Athens County Milk Producers association aims to raise standards and resolve disputes to reach the highest feasible level under current conditions.
Hartford registration official allows a voter to register as H Lewis Sayles after a humorous exchange about choosing a name. The voter explains his parents wanted a girl named Helen before his birth.
Springfield reports graves and homes ruined as a deadly twister strikes Denver and Green Forest in Arkansas and Missouri. At least 35 dead and hundreds homeless. Benton and Marshfield confirm fatalities and missing persons as relief workers brace for higher toll. Clean-up and shelter efforts under way amid widespread damage.
A tornado carved a 15 mile long and two mile wide path. Hail and sleet followed, covering many additional square miles. The storm was reported to reach into Oklahoma as far as Enid where some damage occurred.
Guns sounded as 33 Cantonese troops pressed forward near Sungkiang, 20 miles south of Shanghai. Western observers predicted a complete northern defeat and believed the Chang Chung Chang defence army might be forced to retreat to the city outskirts.
Coffeyville Kansas was under martial law after a night of terror. Troops subdued a race riot and repelled a mob that attacked city hall in an attempt to lynch Curtis Smyth. A man was arrested in connection with the assault on two high school girls.
Washington reports a forecast for the Ohio valley showing showers around the middle and end of the period. Cold at the start, warming for two or three days, then turning colder again toward week’s end.
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