30 Mar 1922
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
1
Huntington dispatch reports Kanawha Valley coal miners will vote on whether to operate after April 1 as operators push a wage cut of about 30 percent from 1920 levels. Open shop work possible if accepted. refusal may close mines and spark imports and union/non union tensions.
The five power naval treaty ratified by the senate sets a ten year naval holiday, outlines vessel scrapping to meet fleet ratios, caps capital ships and aircraft carriers, fixes gun sizes, and preserves Pacific fortifications with the United States allowed to fortify the Aleutians Hawaii and Panama.
In Cincinnati three steamboats were launched in 1819 as part of yesterday's Ohio events. The note lists notable milestones across years including 1877 urging Hayes pacification policy, 1895 tax law unconstitutional, 1900 death of ex congressman James W. Owens, and a 1919 crowd of 5,060 at Memorial Hall during Debs speech in Toledo.
Olivia M. Stone, exhausted by tears and hysteria during the prosecution’s account of the August killing of Ellis K. Kinkead former Cincinnati corporation counsel, will testify in her own defense today.
A B&O fast freight running from St Louis to New York derailed at Schooleys six miles east of Chillicothe due to a broken rail with a transverse fissure. Thirteen cars and the engine derailed, telegraph office demolished, and two men injured though not seriously. Eastbound passengers detoured. wreck-clearing took hours.
James E. Jones, assistant federal prohibition commissioner, told Congress that an international accord with Great Britain banning shipments of liquor from British possessions to the United States is the sole method to stamp out bootlegging.
Paris reports that France through its minister of finance has formally recognized the validity of America’s claim for compensation to cover the cost of the American army of occupation on the Rhine.
Washington March 30 Senator Smoot of Utah met with President Harding to discuss a dark horse bonus plan replacing the house bill. The plan would grant each veteran free government insurance of 2500 dollars for twenty years, effectively similar to a sales tax approach.
The Kansas industrial court heard operators and miners union witnesses and proposed a temporary order to keep miners at work despite the nationwide strike call set for April 1. The decision would also extend current wage contracts temporarily.
William Jennings Bryan, exhausted and weak after a car collision during an address in Bridgeton, New Jersey, halted briefly in Philadelphia today while en route to Baltimore to continue his speaking itinerary.
Huntington report says Logan William son and northeastern Kentucky coal fields expect only car scarcity to hinder output during the UMWA strike. W R Thurmond, Harry Olmstead, and C J Neekamp noted assurances from Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western railways of adequate car supply.
Dublin officials report the Free man’s Journal newspaper plant wrecked by the rebel faction of the Irish Revolutionary Army. The attack is attributed to the rebels, with authorities investigate the incident as a targeted act against the publication.
Parkersburg West Virginia residents note an influx of European starlings in suburbs. Observers debate their destructiveness versus sparrows and cowbirds while the birds spread from New York City parks after being imported from England about fifteen years ago.
Santa Fe reports a linguistic clash in New Mexico law. English text sets a 15 mph speed limit while the Spanish version allows 20 mph, a discrepancy traced to 1921 legislative enactments and now noted by observers.
At Logan Ohio the Howing mine workers convention hears state president Hall urge unity to weather operator pressure and defend the union. Roy, Savage, and delegates discuss wages, purchasing power, and strike benefits while warning against troublemakers and radicalism.
Mrs. F. W. Bush president of the City Federation issues a plea for Athens women to come to the high school Friday and Saturday to sew sheets and pillowcases for federation work. Women are also asked to take plain sewing home to finish such as children's rompers and boys' waists. Mrs. Bush reachable at phone 43.
London reports an estimated surplus for the financial year ending Friday at midnight of 4,658,400 pounds sterling, equivalent to about 168,439,825 dollars. The figure reflects a strong fiscal balance for the period.
Berlin reports a new crisis as inter allied reparations demands loom. Reichstag nationalists move to censure Chancellor Wirth over policy, while Germany’s big industrialists sit on the fence. The Independent Socialists may again hold the balance, with supporters counting on socialist backing for Wirth.
Republican Leader Mondell denied wide party discord and said cooperation with President Harding guides action on bonus rivers and harbors and military bills. He argued reports overstated conflict, cited naval bill aims to keep a strong fleet while reducing costs.
Athens commandery No 157 invites members to an evening session at 7 PM with work in the Red Cross and Malta. Commander C. C. Millikan presides, recorder J. A. Palmer files the minutes.
Guy Bryan of Sugar Creek faces four years eight months and seven and a half days in the Dayton workhouse if he remains jailed until a $1024.50 fine is paid. He pleaded guilty last Thursday to possessing apparatus for making intoxicating liquor. Bryan was sent to the Dayton workhouse by Dana Nash, a special deputy enforcement officer from Nelsonville, Thursday noon.
New York reports the national coal strike will start at midnight with John L. Lewis arriving to set up temporary HQ. Officials on both sides say no eleventh hour settlement possible as meetings proceed and workers prepare to strike Friday.
In compliance with orders from President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers, 45,000 miners in district No. 2 will walk out Saturday. The 20,000 non union miners in the district will also walk out, completing the tie up in this district.
Ohio's about 52 000 union coal miners have prepared to honor the nationwide strike call set for midnight tomorrow. Mines in southern Ohio are closing as existing contracts are filled, and operators intend no coal to be released on the open market. The strike is expected to prompt an early showdown.
Tokyo reports a break in the Darien negotiations as Chita refuses Japan demands. The official view preserves an early evacuation of Siberia by Japanese forces.
Parainthia Lodge No 25 F. and A. M. holds special communication on Friday March 31 with work in the M M degree beginning at 4:90 o'clock. W W Lee W M J A Palmer Sec. 3-293.
A fire swept the basilica at Ste Anne de Beaupre today, with the blaze still burning at latest reports. The shrine, famed for miracles, draws North American Catholic pilgrims seeking relief from illnesses.
An evacuation agreement was signed in Pekin by Japanese Minister Wang to withdraw Japanese troops from Shantung. The movement will begin April 10 and end April 30 with forces retreating to Tsingtau as a German stronghold evacuation awaits a special commission negotiations.
James A. White of the Ohio Anti-Saloon League says legal action will be filed to stop the proposed light wines and beer amendment from going to Ohio voters in November. He cites cost estimates of 150600 to 200000 and argues changes should follow federal constitutional methods, not back door tactics.
In Belfast on March 30 a Catholic man Samuel Mullan was seized in a relief line and later found dead in the Catholic quarter. An unidentified man was found in the Falls Road area. Constable Lynn was attacked in the city center and seriously wounded, prompting a continuing wave of violence.
The Italian maritime strike was ended today in Rome after active labor action by sailors and dock workers. The resolution halted a disruption affecting shipping and port operations across the country.
The Senate Finance Committee backed a 30 cent per bushel tariff on Canadian and Argentine wheat imports. The plan follows a push by western senators seeking protection for American wheat growers.
Nelsonville and Athens sportsmen plan a single gun club organization after talks with Athens Gun Club member Frank X Rauch. The Nelsonville day breakers have a clubhouse on New York Coal company land near Nelsonville and a meeting will elect officers. The range there was donated, with the club possibly titled Manhattan Gun Club or Nelsonville Athens Gun Club, while Athens State hospital workers hold weekly shoots at the new range.
March 30 report states Mayor Wm. F. Grant of Lorain was asked to resign over alleged failure to enforce prohibition laws. Governor Davis made no statement on the matter today.
Phillip G. Gossler was today elected president of the Columbia Gas and Electric company at the organization meeting of the board of directors.
In Colorado Springs a clash loomed between African Legion members and Colorado College students after a night of near rioting. Police responded to reports of bomb explosions at president C A Duniway's home, later found to be giant firecrackers and railroad fuses. The board of trustees backed Duniway as a student strike was threatened.
Sterling Products Inc. at a stockholders meeting approved the purchase of Wells Richardson Co. of Vermont, makers of Diamond Dyes, for about two and a half million dollars. The Wheeling, West Virginia report notes the agreement was announced after the meeting.
General Electric at Schenectady New York will broadcast a vocal and instrumental music program at 7 45 pm eastern time featuring famous soloists. A similar program is planned for Friday evening on station WOGY.
A social dance event at the Hall of Athens Eagles on Friday night inviting families and friends of members. Proceeds or specific details are not provided in the readable text.
Josefa and Rosa Blazeka, the Siamese twins joined at the hips, died within minutes of each other in Chicago. Doctors had considered an operation to save one life if the other died but relatives refused consent under state law. The twins had toured Europe and the United States in vaudeville and museums, leaving a fortune to their families. Rosa’s son remained at the bedside as the end came.
A dance event at Circle Hill is set for Thursday March 39 with admission ten cents and free entry for ladies.
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau advertises do it yourself concrete building at low cost. Free revised booklet covers mixing, forming, pouring concrete and using it for fences drives and floors. Send two cents in stamps with name and address to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC for the free copy.
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