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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1921
Page
1
Seattle May 3 Nine missing and one dead after the Tokio Yo Maru sank 45 miles off the Columbia river mouth. Sixty five survivors were rescued by the transport Buford after the steamer caught fire and was abandoned by the 70 crew members and five passengers. Survivors in lifeboats suffered from exposure as Buford picked them up.
Canton Ohio May 3 workers from Northern Ohio Traction Company and southern division interurban lines vote on strike action with results due by 7 pm. Unions oppose arbitration citing dissatisfaction with company proposal and seek Governor Davis to appoint the third arbiter while the company favors a federal judge Akron judge or clergyman.
Postmaster General Will Hayes orders all Athens mail clerks to be armed and a shipment of weapons is expected in a few days. Postmaster F E R Lash says drivers meeting trains and all mail handlers will carry arms as a nationwide measure against bandits. Athens notes no prior trouble, yet will comply full.
The National Dairy Marketing Conference in Chicago opens with the American Farm Bureau Federation hosting. It invites every milk producers organization to send representatives and will discuss urban milk marketing butter and cheese sales and cooperative condensery use for skim milk.
Mrs Velle Rogers of Davis Creek was jailed on arson charges as she clings to the claim that James Richard Rogers was murdered by five masked men last Saturday. County officials found animal bones and buttons in the debris. coroner says bones are not human. Richard had earlier been released on bond in a moonshine raid case, with bondsmen facing questions over the bond.
Amesville Ohio records a volatile April with 91 degree highs and sub freezing traces. The month had 14 clear days, 5 partly cloudy, 1.5 rainy days, and 2.13 inches of rain. Frosts occurred on four dates, and snow traces appeared on April 10 29 and 30.
Mr E J Stover secretary manager of the Ohio Automobile Trades Association will speak at the noon luncheon on Wednesday The association is state wide with big dealers and manufacturers as members Stover is known as an excellent speaker and the auto men of the county are invited as special guests All members and attendees are urged to attend to ensure the meeting's success.
The first official list of draft evaders in the Sixth Army Corps area covering Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin has been received at Fort Sheridan. It lists 17 000 names and will be printed and distributed to newspapers post offices draft boards county sheriffs and police chiefs. A $50 reward is offered for each captured man.
Edward Avis, renowned bird imitator, plans to rent the college auditorium tonight for a stage program. Organizers expect a diverse crowd drawn by his avian impersonations and onstage demonstrations.
District Attorney Woolwine opened an official inquiry into the mysterious death of Marie Vance from Glencoe Illinois. An autopsy by Chicago Coroner Hoffman indicated the girl was killed by nicotine poisoning.
French troops sweep toward the Rhine as mobilization increases. Mining engineers prepare at Mayence and a cavalry division under General Simon will escort into the Ruhr. Naval action possible if Britain stays out. 130,000 recruits called, 7,500 Germans believed in Ruhr.
President Harding viewed the Atlantic fleet from the Mayflower as Chief Commander, receiving a twenty one gun salute and meeting officers after the fleet returned from spring maneuvers in Guatemalan waters and docking at Guantanamo Bay.
The Chicago firm McCulloch and McCulloch operates as a family affair with Partners Mr and Mrs McCulloch and their eldest son Captain Hugh W. The wife has worked with her husband since their 1890 marriage.
Wade Pertz has been hired as official tester for the Athens county cow testing association formed at the urging of the county farm agent and local dairymen. He has already tested three member herds and plans monthly visits to test and weigh milk to determine profit or loss per animal.
The entire Northern Ohio faction and Light Company system will be tied up Thursday morning, officials announced. The move affects power supply across Akron, Ohio, as workers plan a comprehensive strike.
Union craftsmen vote to accept a twenty percent wage cut if contractors cut builders proportionally.
Spanish American war veterans gather at Dr Taylor's office Wednesday evening at seven to arrange Memorial Day activities.
Five defendants, including James Burroughs of Bridgeport and Sven Nygus of New York, were found guilty by a U S district court jury after a four week trial. The men were sentenced to two years at Leavenworth.
Modern Woodmen announces a meeting for Wednesday evening at o'clock with T. A. Cotton serving as Clerk.
Washington May 3 United Press reports show strikes and lockouts costing workers nearly 1 million dollars daily in wages. About 100,000 men and women refuse to work pending May wage negotiations with employers while Secretary of Labor Davis and twenty mediators strive to save industry about 5 million dollars daily. Davis holds around‑the‑clock meetings with labor and management as marine engineers seamen printers and paper mill workers stage strikes.
A sheriff's posse searched the hills near Wharncliffe for Craig Hatfield grandson of the late Devil Anse Hatfield in connection with the murder of Geo Cantrell a prominent farmer. Hatfield fled into the mountains after the crime.
Through the Athens County Co operative Live Stock Shipping association farmers will market cattle hogs and other stock directly to packers eliminating speculators. Manager C H Baxter of Gaspolis will run the operation with offices at the farm bureau. members pay 1 stock share to join and can ship stock by advance notice for carload shipments.
Henry Zenner of Athens told Attorney General Daugherty in Washington that Bolshevik literature is circulating among miners in the Hocking district. John Binder, an Ohio coal operator, after a winter in Washington, reported a similar issue in Athens county. Federal agents have been assigned to the territory.
Three members of Cleveland's underworld were shot and seriously wounded by a policeman last night. Two were wounded during an attempted auto theft and one while attempting to assault an officer.
Trumbull Steel Company resumes steady activity after a period of disruption by starting two additional mills. The expansion boosts overall operation to about forty percent capacity, signaling a return toward normal production levels.
The state pharmacy board appointments are complete with Jacob Lustig of Cleveland named to succeed A L Flandmyer and William Drury of Glouster also appointed, replacing Henry W Cotner of Athens. Lustig’s appointment was confirmed by the Senate Saturday night.
Mrs. Herman Finn told neighbors that their maid Marie was a jewel of a person and the Finns discovered on returning home that Marie had vanished with the jewel and about $1,000 in other gems.
At the May meeting the city council instructed the service department to prepare plans and estimates for installing the East Side storm sewer, to cover all areas not in the Mill street system. The council approved street lighting at Home and State, Elmwood and Hudson, and ordered paving of East Mill Street with about 4000 of 7000 dollars funded by donations. Bids for paving will be opened May 12, and the council adjourned to May 16.
Mrs Agnes Cunningham of Circle Hill received word that her husband Elza M Cunningham who died overseas will be buried in Athens County. His body arrived in the United States from France and will reach Circle Hill May 7. Funeral plans will be announced later. Mrs Cunningham and her son reside here. She is formerly Miss Agnes Johnson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Johnson of the same place.
In Zanesville on May 3 the Southeastern Ohio Electric Railway Crooksville Roseville branch was paralyzed as carmen walked out after the company reduced the workday to nine hours and cut wages by ten cents per hour.
New Philadelphia reports that about one hundred Dover Brick company employees near Strasburg walked off the job after management announced a wage reduction from 40 to 35 cents an hour.
The Chauncey parent teachers meeting is postponed to Wednesday evening May 1 due to other events this week.
The B P O E announces a regular meeting this evening at 7 30 with secretary Alex M Moore listed. The notice provides time and contact for members and attendees.
Knights Templar inspection set for Thursday May 5 with free dinner at 5 30 pm. Annual inspection at 7 pm by Rt Em Sir Knight Nelson Williams past grand commander. Sir Knights to report in full uniform. newcomers welcome. visiting Sir Knights invited. Com Chas E Cameron and Reena Jas A Palmer.
Kiwanis clubs across Ohio hold special intercities sessions in five cities tonight. Telephones will link banquet halls for message exchanges. Meetings are set in Dayton Akron Findlay Norwalk and Newark.
The United States withdraws from active reparations talks as Secretary Hughes seeks a direct German offer to the Allied powers. Berlin is urged to present fresh, adequate proposals, with possible German surrender as a subject nation if demands persist. Marshal Foch readies French troops for a Ruby region advance amid threats of a Berlin ultimatum demanding 132 болез 000 gold marks and a twenty cent export tax.
Midgor Roush warns Athens property owners that the city will haul rubbish in the coming days. Waste must be properly contained so it can be loaded and destroyed by fire or other means, per the service department.
An Eagles meeting calls for officer elections and a big supper to be held Wednesday evening. Harry R. Nichols appears as W P with a note dated May 3, 192? listing secretary or organizer roles.
Reports on the progress of the printers strike for a 44 hour week were being received at the labor department today. The article notes crop reforestation by the South African government, now totaling 70,731 acres planted, mainly in the last 15 years.
A wartime era notice promotes a 26 page booklet from the United States Department of Agriculture detailing chicken varieties and feeding. Readers are urged to mail two cents for a copy and include their name address and a request to Frederic J. Haskin Director Washington Information Bureau.
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