Final Terms Of The Allies Ready For Submission To The German People
Cincinnati May 4 An AFL executive council session adopted plans to swell membership to five million to counter wage cuts and open shop aims. They will discuss the US Steel wage cut of 20 percent, railroad manager extravagance, national boards of adjustment, and anti arbitration efforts with the 44 hour week push by the printers and other unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
Federation
National Boards of Adjustment
Harding
Kansas Industrial Court
Shooting case tied to horse abuse in Glouster
Louis Pappas, a Glouster miner, allegedly shot W H Tracy after confronting him about beating a horse with a club. Pappas faces concealed weapon and shooting with intent to kill charges. preliminary hearing set for May 9 before Justice P W Helwig. Tracy’s horse cruelty claim referred to Athens County Humane Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Tracy
Tracy
Glouster
Louis Pappas
Pappas
Justice of the Peace
P. W. Helwig
Justice Helwig
Athens County Humane Society
Wage Cut Brings More Work to Steel City Gary
Gary Indiana faces a twenty percent wage slash starting May 15 after United States Steel Corp chief Elbert H. Gary announced the move. Workers, many foreign born, accept reduced pay while hoping for steadier employment as demand drops. long lines for relief form at the YMCAs and Salvation Army amid hundreds of unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl V. Little
Gary
Ind
New York
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Salvation Army
An Ordinary Hen Eats as Much as a Prize Winner
Reader offer for a free 26 page booklet on U S chicken varieties from The Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J Haskin director. Learn why ordinary chickens eat as much as prize winners and how breed affects value. Include two cents postage and address details to receive the Standard Chicken Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Department Agriculture
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Ashilston
D. C
Suggests Use of Crooks to Catch Crooks in Crime War
Columbus Ohio May 4 Invisible police as the only solution of the crime wave were advocated today by P E Thomas warden of the Ohio penitentiary A yearly appropriation of 10000 for use of chiefs of police in maintaining an army of stool pigeons was suggested by Thomas No record of the under world payroll should be kept to prevent detection of the secret workers Thomas said It takes a crook to catch a crook Thomas said in explaining the basis of his idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
P. E. Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
Thomas
New Policy Creates Local Road District Supervisors in Athens County
Athens county commissioners endorse a district supervision plan for road improvements with a surveyor heading the department. Each district will hold stockpiled repair materials and a district supervisor to act immediately. Bond issues fund Jacksonville road and Burr Oak section upgrades while resurfacing crews begin on Guysville Coolville gap. Delegation from Canaanville discusses quarry use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
L. E. Munden
C. H. Bryson
Fred Baker
Jacksonville
Burr Oak
Canaanville
Guysville
Coolville
Governor Davis Signs Seven Bills Into Law
Columbus May 4 Governor Davis signed seven bills enacted by the legislature. The laws require a hotel registration fine, raise deputy state auditor and cashier state treasury salaries to 4500, and increase deputy supervisors of public offices to 3400. Also a Shaffer measure requires teachers in state institutions to meet public school teacher qualifications. Additional provisions fund an Ada American Legion post, preserve railroad signals, remove street car automatic brakes requirement, and authorize soldiers organizations to form and operate as non profit bodies.
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Columbus
Davis
McCoy-Roche
Taylor
Huron
State Treasury
Shaffer
van Wert
Freeman
Hardin
American Legion
Ada
Donahey
Mahoning
Hunt
Lucas
Wage dispute looms in seamen strike talks
Washington May 4. Wages appeared the main sticking point between striking seamen and ship owners as agreement on other issues under Secretary of Labor Davis proposals seemed possible. Dockside officials and labor leaders assessed options as negotiations continued.
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Washington
Davis
Ohio Supreme Court upholds two murderers’ death sentences
Columbus May 4 The state supreme court affirmed the death sentences of Charles A. Redfield for killing Dr Horace A Benson and Dick Howell in separate Cleveland region cases The court also upheld Emma Diehlman’s commitment to Lima State Hospital for the criminal insane following the July 1919 murder of John Connaughton and ordered continued custody there
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Columbus
State Penitentiary
State Supreme Court
Charles A. Redfield
Sandusky County
Horace A. Benson
Norwalk
Dick Howell
Stark County
Montgomery County
Emma Diehlman
Dayton
Lima State Hospital
John Connaughton
Lima
Captain Crossbones Operetta Set For May 14 At Ewing Hall
Athens high school will present Captain Crossbones an operetta on Saturday evening May 14 at the Ewing hall auditorium. Miss Myrtle Mardis coaches the production with a strong chorus and a capable cast including Homer Baird Marion Sprague Julia Porter Angella Woods Jennie Graham Rudolph Pedigo Maurice Guthrie Joseph Farley Edward Sharp Melba Woodworth Harold le Baker Young and others providing key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Crossbones
Athens High School
Ewing Hall
Myrtle Mardis
Homer Baird
Marion Sprague
Julia Porter
Angella Woods
Jennie Graham
Rudolph Pedigo
Maurice Gutherie
Joseph Farley
Edward Sharp
Melba Woodworth
Harold le
Baker Young
Elija Gamas Fails to Fill Pulpit After Gambling Charge
In Amarillo Texas announcements said Elija Gamas colored preacher would preach at a local church but he remained jailed for failure to pay a $30.75 fine after pleading guilty to gambling.
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Amarillo
Tex
Elija Gamas
No One Owned It Cincinnati Rasises Liquor Charges
Charges of unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquor were filed today against seven men arrested after police seized 18 cases of bonded whiskey in their automobile on Duck Creek road. All claimed no ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Duck Creek Road
Riots in Upper Silesia Kill Seventeen in Quette
Reports from Elia lot Berlin say seventeen people were killed yesterday in an etquette district of Upper Silesia by Polish rioters. Italian troops quelled the disturbance but suffered some casualties. The riot arose from false reports that parts of Upper Silesia had been awarded to Poland by the allied supreme council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ecquette
Upper Silesia
Poland
Supreme Council
Girl Ushers Dominate Theatres In East Buffalo Scene
May 4 report notes that pretty girls have displaced men as theatre ushers across the eastern United States. Managers praise the lady ushers for efficiency and courteous behavior and their reliability in emergencies. Men are described as inferior and less responsive to authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Great Museum Opens in West Chicago
The Field museum opened with a ten million dollar exhibit including ancient Nile artifacts and curios from around the world. David Charles Davies now directs the Field museum after succeeding Frederick J. Skiff, with the palatial building set amid expansive gardens.
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GREAT
Chicago
Ramesis
Nile
David Charles Davies
Field Museum
Frederick J. Skiff
Odd Fellows Meet for Mothers Day Sunday School
All Odd Fellows are called to meet at the hall at 8 30 Sunday morning May 8 to attend Sunday school in a body at the Christian church Brothers and delegations from neighboring lodges are invited to join in the event N G Geore Minameyer May 4 1923
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Christian Church
Geore Minameyer
N. G
Window glass made to 40 feet by new machinery
A new machine can blow window glass up to 40 feet in length marking a potential leap in glassmaking. The invention promises longer, continuous sheets, reducing seams and improving production efficiency.
Steel wage cuts prompt AFL leader to demand eight hour mills
Emmett L. Adams of the AFL denounces the United States Steel Corporation policy of a 20 percent wage cut and 12 hour days while noting a 7 percent price reduction for buyers. He cites board savings of 150 million annually and foresees steel workers organized to push for an eight hour day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
United States Steel Corporation
Emmett L. Adams
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Steel Workers
United States Stel Corporation
Speed Limit Question Heard by Dallas City Attorney
A Dallas woman asked City Attorney Collina to rule on funeral procession speed limits. She testified she rode in a slow flivver as mourners and could not keep up with the hearse, claiming a pace of 27 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Collina
Cross
Husband Fatally Shot in Quarrel. Wife Detained
Sam Nicholozzo of Marian is dead after his wife allegedly fired five bullets at him in their Dayton home. Mrs Nicholozzo is held at police headquarters charged with murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Sam Nicholozzo
Marian
Regular meeting of Uniform Rank K of P announced
The notice outlines a Thursday night gathering for Uniform Rank K of P with captain Bert Hooper directing. It mentions candidates and an open invitation to all members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Hooper
Steel wage cut affects thousands at U S Steel
New York May 4 The twenty percent wage reduction announced by E H Gary chairman of United States Steel Corp affects between 125 000 and 150 000 workers and will save the company nearly 120 million dollars a year It is the first wage cut since 1904 and the second in its history
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
United States Steel Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
New York
E. H. Gary
Inspection of Athens Commandery No 15 Knights Templar
Special conclave will be held Thursday May 5 with a free dinner at 5 30 and annual inspection at 7 by Rt Em Sir Knight Nelson Williams past grand commander. Sir Knights should report in full uniform. those without uniforms may attend. Sojourning Sir Knights invited. Com Chas E Cameron Recorder Palmer 6 8 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Knights Templar
Rt. Em
Nelson Williams
Chas. E. Cammeron
Com
Palmer
Landis to resign as federal judge to focus on baseball
Kenesaw Mountain Landis will quit the federal bench early in June to devote full attention to his role as baseball commissioner. Friends note his departure follows long standing plans and will remove one of the court’s most colorful figures from the federal judiciary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain
Landis
Federal
Twelve indicted by May grand jury in county cases
The May grand jury returned twelve true bills after examining over sixty witnesses in fifteen cases. indictments include Clyde Laird for rape and two burglaries, Charles Lewis for robbery and concealed weapons, Alva Rush for robbery and concealed weapons, Winfield Kinder for incest, Frank Reeves for child stealing, and William Yarber for drawing a check without credit. The jury found the county jail unsafe and unsanitary and urged the court to push county commissioners to build a new lock-up, noting no jail regulation violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Grand Jury
Clyde Laird
Charles Lewis
Alva Rush
Herbert Goodin
Ernest Murray
Winfield Kinder
Frank Reeves
William Yarber
April Sure Wild Month in Amesville O
Amesville Ohio May 3 The month just ended showed a wide range of weather with a high of 91 and a low of 28 including thunder storms sleet and rainbows. There were 14 clear 11 rainy and five partly cloudy days with trace snow on April 10 29 and 30. The mean temperature was 51 and rainfall 2.13 inches with frosts on several dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesville
Dry Rule Means Long Life For All
Columbus May 4 Physicians at the Ohio State Medical Association convention speculate on posterity’s health if prohibition had been adopted earlier. Dr. J H Wolfe argues the average life span has fallen each generation due to liquor and that future generations may reach century marks with longer lifespans and fewer diseases linked to parental misuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Medical Association
J. H. Wolfe
DeGraff
Ohio
Wolfe
Athens Country Club Elects Officers and Sets Rules
At a large stockholders meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Athens votes in a five member board of trustees and adopts a constitution and by laws. Annual officer elections will be held each September third Tuesday. Active, associate, non resident and junior memberships are created with fees and dues detailed. temporary course construction proceeds with praise for local landscape artist Gutman and golf expert Sergant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
F. W. Bush
Plang
Gutman
Cline
George Sergant
Columbus
Sergant
Athens
J. H.cline
F. L. Alderman
Henry Zenner
A. C. Russi
Athens County
Ministers Wife's Bonnet charity set at First Christian
Benefit performance for the mission society proceeds from a two night musical comedy to be staged by First Christian Church members in Chauncey Ohio. The event runs Thursday and Friday evenings with all proceeds aiding church missions and outreach programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Chauncey, O
First Christian Church
Mission Society
Allies Demand Large Gold Bond Payment and Ruhr Pressure
The article outlines a demand for 33.76 billion present value payment in three gold bonds bearing 5 percent interest to be delivered July 1 November and as deemed desirable by an allied commission. It projects German export taxes rising to 25 26 percent and annual payments of 500 million with 250 million due within three months. The penalties include invasion of the Ruhr with increasing pressure and possibly a naval demonstration at German ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Ruhr
Allies to press final reparations terms to Germany
London dispatches report the supreme council prepared a new offer with a roughly 33.75 million bond payment plus taxes. Berlin was told to expect a decision by May 12 and Washington would be consulted before any naval action if Germany rejects the ultimatum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Correst
London
Germany
Supreme Council
Berlin
Allied
Paris
Atta
Washington Simnkee
Washington
Germans to Yield Berlin Indemnity Dispute Grows
May 4 reports say Germany may yield on indemnity before approval of surrender terms. If the government refuses to sign, allied demands could drive a new government. Hugo Innes reportedly seen as a key faction leader as French seek stance on Ruhr invasion. Stinnes reportedly told agents American coal will ruin Ruhr mines.
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Berlin
Germany
Sion
Hugo Innes
Ruhr
Stinnes
Columbia Seniors Support Kissing As Moral Attitude
Fifty five of 77 Columbia University seniors voted that kissing is not a sign of normal decadency. Forty three also refused to condemn smoking rouge and lipsticks for women in a campus poll reflecting evolving social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia University
Rhythm Is Needed Says Health Commissioner
Chicago health commissioner Robertson warns that ignoring rhythm could be deadly and urges the public to return to rhythmic living to stay healthy and safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Dill Robertson
Robertson
Twins Ceasar and Caesaria Named After Lifesaving Operation
Ossining New York mother Mrs G M Blake welcomes twins a boy and a girl who were named Ceasar and Caesaria after the operation that saved their lives and their mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossining, N. Y
G. M. Blake
Ceasar and
Caesaria
Beech City to Dedicate War Memorial on May 29
Massillon reports a monument will be dedicated honoring sailors and soldiers from the Civil War Spanish American War and world wars at Beech City on May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech City
Election of Officers and Supper for Eagles
Evening meeting announced for Wednesday with election of officers. A big supper will be served. Signed by Jese R. Nichols, W. P. The notice calls all Hagies to attend.
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Jese R. Nichols
W. P
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