Rail leaders clash over national agreements at labor board
W. W. Atterbury, Pennsy head, defends private bargaining over national pacts. He says national agreements push toward government ownership and syndicalism, while urging direct negotiation for industrial peace. He criticizes coercion imposed by federal administration and defends flexible work hours based on job nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States Road Labor Board
Atterbury
Attorney Walsh
Athens council debates daylight saving and fire funding
At a Monday meeting the Athens Retail Merchants Association urged daylight saving this summer, with council set to vote at the first April session. Debated were extra lighting on South Bridge and paying two of four monthly fire drills, while garbagemen routes and penalties for offenses were discussed amid uncertain funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Athens
Graham
South Bridge
R. R. Johnson
Johnson
Connett Borgree
Union Street
Japan Denies Fortifying Pacific Islands
Washington report says Baron Shidehara denies Japan mobilizing for war by fortifying mandate islands and calls such reports pernicious and absolutely false. Secretary Weeks also rejects claims of doubled Army forces in Hawaii and large increases in the Panama Canal zone force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Bradford
United Press
Washington
Mar
Japan
Pacific
Mandate Islands
Baron Shidehara
Shidehara
Fic
Equator
Hawaii
California
Panama Canal Zone
Miners to abide by rule after Alabama strike ruling
United Mine Workers of America say they will respect Governor Kilby’s award in the Alabama mine strike. The executive board will decide by Thursday, then a special committee led by John L. Lewis will travel to Alabama to review the decision, finances, and other union matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers ~ of America
Kirby
Alabama
International
Kilby
John L. Lewis
Lewis
France plans to wreck hope of the Germans
Paris reports the Upper Silesian plebiscite result as a severe blow to France plans in Poland. Briand's government seeks to override the vote to hand Upper Silesia to the Poles, arguing to protect Polish interests and weaken Germany. The piece notes the region's long Polish presence and economic stakes in mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Poland
Upper Silesia
Paris
Council of Ambassadors
Upper Silesian
Europe
Germany
Upper
Silesia
Briand
Police seek Frank White murderer from 1920 case
Cleveland March 22 police statewide search for Frank White who confessed to the 1920 murder of Mrs Frances Stockwell. He reportedly escaped from the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics farm at Gallipolis after breaking away and wandering into woods last Friday. Stockwell appeared in a local theatre chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Frank White
Frances Stockwell
Ohio Hospital
Gallipolis
Rds
Woods
County Board approves partial road funding at Coolville route
Athens county commissioners in regular session agreed to pay 20 percent of the cost for a paying job along Coolville main street if the remainder could be raised by property owners and township trustees. They planned Albany Pomeroy road top layer with Alexander township grading the base. Approximately 350 feet of road to be repaired near Townsend Hill. Superintendent White said fences and telephone poles obstruct the road requiring relocation. The board toured county roads and prepared for a bond issue, the first road-improvement bond since 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Commissioners
Coolville
Alexander Township
Albany- Pomeroy
Townsend Hill
White
Jerseyville
Aoe
Poles to Keep Upper Silesia Coal Region
Paris March 22 Germany though victorious in the plebiscite will lose the coal district of Upper Silesia. Unofficial reports say on the council adjournment the allies will partition the region with the coal field awarded to Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hullinger
United Press
Paris
Germany
Upper Silesia
Allied Council of Ambassadors
Poland
Athens forms Battery B First Field Artillery unit
The Ohio National Guard in Athens organizes Battery B First Field Artillery with 54 men mustered, 9 sections of materiel, about 1200 rounds of ammunition, and complete equipment including telephones and butters. Officers Captain Campbell First Lieut Hibbard Lieutenant Morgan and Second Lieutenant Pickering lead the new unit with Richard McKinstry named first sergeant. All officers are World War I veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
First Field Artillery
Ohio National Guard
Volka
Adjutant General's Department
Barclow
U. S. A. Field Artillery
Monty Campb
John Hibbard
Tom Morgan
Joseph Pickering
Campbell
Richard McKinstry
Lostro 1921 auto exhibit opens in Athens with floral garden display
The Lostro Building on South Court Street hosts a week long auto show beginning Wednesday featuring over 500 potted flowers on two floors and eight new car models from New York and Chicago shows. A springlike atmosphere with Overland autos on display and a flower sale marks the event’s end Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Lostro Building
South Court Street
iMr. Lostro
New York
Chicago
Overland
Burglar suspect chased as sheriff pursues late-night break-in
Sheriff Herb Parker, ill with a cold, stumbles on a man crouched in the Carpenter hardware store doorway on North Court street around 1 30 am. The intruder flees firing as he runs, slipping behind the Athens Telephone building and escaping despite a city-wide search until four o clock. The sheriff describes the suspect as wearing a poet suit and not being very large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Parker
Carpenter
Union Station
W. M. Cray’s
Carpenter Hardware Store
North Court Street
Athens
Old Watchman Shows His Nerve
In Cincinnati on March 22 federal agents checked a government warehouse raid by four youths two men with revolvers aimed at a 73 year old night watchman as two others breached iron shutters. No liquor was taken. Watchman John Cosgrove, 78, fired three shots as the robbers fled in a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
West End
John Cosgrove
Drunkenness as Profitable Pastime Might Reach Senate
Albany march 22. Drunkenness may become a profitable pastime if Governor Miller approves a bill passing the Senate today. It allows a drunk person to sue the donor or seller of intoxicants for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Miller
Senate
Church Class Schedule Sets Week of Services
At First Christian Church Rev E D Murch leads a week of services with Bible school teachers directing each opening. The Pollyannas led last night and Miss Sarah Gutt erie led the two voices. Classes include Loyal Young Men Esther and Higley with Abel duties. Debora and midweek classes share openings. Planned sermons cover Christian service salvation Jesus and heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
E. D. Murch
J. H. Burt
The
Bible School
Sarah Gutterie
T. R. Bennett
Esther
Sophia Boelsner
Theillie
EB. G. Pedigo
Deborah
J. Jones
Higley
E. D. Marsh
Adult Christian Endeavor
David Skidmore
Intermediate Christian Endeavor
Ludell Boden
Jesus
Evangelist Albert C Hakim to Speak Tonight in City Hall
Chicago evangelist Albert C Hakim formerly of the infidel camp will address a Salvation Army gathering in the city building at 7 pm Tuesday. He has just finished a successful meeting at Richland Avenue M P Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert C. Hakim
Chicago
Salvation Army
Hakim
Richland Avenue M. P
Gore Oil Company Forms In Columbus With 40000 Capital
Logan Oil Company reports new incorporations in Columbus Ohio dated March 22. The Gore Oil Company is organized with 40000 capital and directors including J J Walter M Yabrove and W T Harper among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Oil Company
Columbus
The
Gore Oil Company
J. J. Walter
M. Yabrove
W. T. Harper
Two Men Held to Court in Redtown Case
Preston Wisecup and Andrew Woods, both of Redtown, were arraigned on charges of contributing to the delinquency of minor children. They pleaded not guilty and were bound over to the grand jury on $2000 bond each. A local investigation found low morality in parts of Redtown. Judge Johnson will examine schoolchildren and residents in court Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Wisecup
Andrew Woods
Redtown
Justice of the Peace
P. W. Helwig
Mondayey
Wisecup
Minnie Collins
Woods
Goldie Fulton
W. B. Bartela
8. M. Johnson
Johnson
Columbus to raise gas rates for three years
Beginning July 12 and lasting three years, Columbus gas users will pay 46 cents per thousand for the first ten thousand feet, 65 cents per thousand for the next ten thousand, and 65 cents per thousand for over twenty thousand feet consumed monthly. The council approved the ordinance, and distributing and producing gas companies must accept it. Present rate is noted as cents net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Mar
Harding Cabinet Faces Five Key Problems in Short Term
Washington March 22 five questions requiring quick solutions confronted President Harding and his cabinet at their fifth meeting. They covered railway security active government assistance trade with Russia farmer relief to congress and matters related to shipping and the Jones act. A new board will be appointed internal revenue commissioner Edward Clifford Sea was noted among the leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Mar
Harding
Russia
Congress
Ee Ee van Ee
New York
Internal Revenue
Edward Clifford Sea
Senate Sets New Session Schedule In Columbus
The Ohio senate opens under changed rates with bills to be passed or rejected on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Introduction of new measures will occur only on Mondays and Thursdays, and committee reports will be read on those days, limiting upcoming business and signaling a streamlined process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Senate
CHICKENS STUMBLE AS EVIDENCE OF DRINKING REPORTED
Police investigate a bizarre scene as dozens of chickens in a Central enclosure imbibe pan-placed jack and stagger. The incident prompts questions about effects on layage and proof of the strange event. Washington officials also discuss enforcing prohibition with Wayne Wheeler meeting President Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poult
Central Police Station
Washington, Mar
Harding
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
White House
Colorado steamship launched amid cheers in New Jersey
In Den, New Jersey on March 22 the superdreadnaught Colorado was christened with Colorado Springs carbonated water and launched at the New York Shipbuilding Company yard as about 2,000 spectators looked on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den
N. J
Colorado Springs
Colorado
New York Shipbuilding Company
Battle of Prohibition Returns to Supreme Court Fight
Washington March 22. The second major challenge to the prohibition amendment reaches the Supreme Court. The federal government argues against limits on ratification while dry and wet factions seek stricter or looser enforcement. Mrs Annette B Adams leads the government argument in the case as the central issue focuses on a new \"flank attack\" to the amendment's validity. The Palmer ruling stirs debate on liquor as medicine and calls for changes to the Volstead Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme’s Court
iGeneral Palmer
Prohibition
Kramer
Eer
Supreme Court
Annette B. Adams
Supreme
Language Skills Among Youth in School Fragments
OCR shows a chaotic note about students with limited English and other languages. References include Shakespeare, Ouida, and varied language abilities from German to Hebrew. The text hints at foreign language exposure among juniors but is severely garbled.
Transfer Business Sold by Swanson
The transfer portion of the Swanson Furniture Company’s operation has been sold to C. L. Pickens and J. A. Wiseman. They will operate a local and long distance transfer line under the Athens Company name, taking over the existing equipment. Both men have six to seven years of transfer experience with Swanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanson Furniture Company
C. L. Pickens
J. A. Wiseman
Athens Company
Mr. Pickens
Mr. Wiseman
Swanson
Two Speakers at Noon Lunch of Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce luncheon for Wednesday will feature W H Fisher general passenger agent of the Hocking Valley Railway Company Columbus speaking on railroad matters and conditions. R D Williams city service director will chair and discuss the impact of a struck traffic on roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Fisher
Hocking Valley ‘Railway Company
Columbus
R. D. Williams
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