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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1928
Page
1
The United Press reports May 16 from Tokyo that the northern Chinese army is firmly entrenched on an eighty mile front below Peking. The piece notes resistance from stronger southern forces and notes expectations that Peking may fall within a month. miles and dates reflect the contentious siege context.
Tokyo dispatch reports the Japanese cabinet has definitively accepted American proposals for anti war pacts as a basis for future negotiations. Japan plans a formal reply to Secretary Kellogg's note soon, with minor modifications suggested.
The source notes General Chang Tso Lin commands about 150000 northern troops defending their position. It cites demoralization of the northern army and predicts further retreat could lead to rout. It adds Feng Yu Hsiang with 200000 and Chiang Kai Shek with 100000 troops on other fronts, and recalls Chiang’s recent clash with Japanese forces in Shantung.
In Birmingham Alabama on May 16 Miss Daisy Bannister was killed instantly when a Black assailant attacked the couple with an ax. Monte Priest a former Baltimore baseball player was gravely injured and hospitalized after the assault.
Canton May 16 The Union and League of Rumanian Societies of America adopt a new national body name after merging. The combined organization will comprise about 200000 Romanian Americans and incorporates the two former groups Union of Rumanian Societies of America and League of Rumanian Societies of America.
Charles Otis Chevalier, four year old son of Mr and Mrs Roll Chevalier of Akron and former Glouster residents, had his right hand finger mashed and amputated above the second joint after his hand was caught in a lawn mower. A second finger was badly mashed but saved. The child had previously suffered infantile paralysis last winter but recovered.
In Washington the Senate faced a late-session backlog as adjournment nears on May 26. Key items include tax reduction and Boulder Dam bills, the Jones shipping bill conference reports, and the Mc Nary-Haugen farm relief bill with numerous other measures. Senator Bingham of Connecticut curtails estate tax repeal debate despite Borah urging withdrawal.
President Coolidge signed a 325 million flood control bill freeing 10 million for immediate work. A 25 million first year appropriation may be needed in a deficiency bill. The civilian engineer will join the flood board and river commission to map the Mississippi project.
E A Markley attorney for United States Radium Corp protested any suggestion his client caused legal delays in a suit by five former women employees dying of radium poisoning. The women sought 250000 each to ease their final days as doctors warned radium had poisoned them. Markley said postponements were not desired by the company which has tried to pursue justice.
Springfield May 16. Wittenberg college officials ordered an investigation into the blaze that destroyed Woodlawn hall girls dormitory killing Hilda Sips 29 of Shelby and injuring four coeds. The last injured, Helen McClain of Troy, was released from hospital after suffering a back fracture and a fractured heel hopes to leave today.
Federal charges filed reveal a nation wide auto theft ring with profits surpassing the Sanders ring. Ak ron men Harry Segal 34 and Edward Braske 21 were arrested near Akron after agents fired at a stolen LaSalle sedan. Segal described as the brains and fence for the operation which focused on high priced autos. thefts occurred in Chicago and New York and cars were resold in small towns.
United States air crews on route to Greenly Island to rescue stranded Bremen rescuers were seen coming ashore near St George's at 1 45 p m E C T with clear flying weather reported as ideal for the mission.
The German Irish crew of the Bremen left St Louis Lambert Field at 12 05 p m bound for Detroit with a fuel stop planned in Indianapolis.
In Cleveland on May 16, Baby Smith is officially Anastasia Smith as the Smiths accepted their daughter after a mix-up at birth. The christening occurred late yesterday with friends noting she resembles her mother.
Youngstown reports an all-night search for 10 year old Beatrice Rosenbaum, enticed Monday by a 40 year old man. Police fear homicide as detectives extend the inquiry across the state while witnesses describe a Ford vehicle and a store sighting of a man matching the abductor. Neighborhood tips and a possible candy offer last week feed the investigation as Boy Scouts and 7 Disk hy conti detectives sweep the city.
The Ohio Supreme Court reversed Greene County lower courts and ordered a new trial for Nellie Moore who was fined 1000 dollars in probate court for violating liquor laws. Moore had argued a biased probate judge would prevent a fair trial and sought transfer, a request denied before the trial and appeal.
New York May 16 A University of Wisconsin student David Gordon 19 who was convicted of obscenity for America and sent to the reformatory said he will not write more poems like that one He is free on parole and expects to return to campus next fall He plans to work in a factory while college examinations approach in June
Washington May 16 A series of cryptic telegrams from Washington headquarters of the joint committee of national utilities associations was introduced in the federal trade commission utilities investigation. Josiah T Newcombe counsel for the committee was active regarding legislation in Congress. Prof Theodore J Grayson of the University of Pennsylvania will be called later for a statement he asked permission to make. Grayson has been revealed as accepting money from Pennsylvania utilities interests for making speeches. He was author of a letter asking utilities to continue defraying deficits incurred by the university from a utilities course.
The inquiry into conversations between 21 police captains and former Mayor Clayton C. Townes over graft in the department was abruptly called off by Safety Director Edwin D. Barry.
New York dispatch reports detailed plans for a combined air and rail system expanding to major U S cities. Ford engineer William B Mayo joins the board with Col Paul Henderson as director. A New York to Los Angeles route is set to launch next six to seven months with daytime flights only.
Phillips Strauss found eleven radiator caps and meters in a shallow bend of the Hocking River near the Athens State hospital grounds while fishing. He turned the items over to Chief Herb Parker. One cap belonged to Gus White. Police speculate the thief discarded the goods in fear.
Three Republican hopefuls James Ty Begs Sandusky Myers Cooper and Kidward Turner spoke at a Cincinnati Republican club forum. They pressed economy in state government while Turner attacked the Anti Saloon League as a dominant force in Ohio politics. Cooper tied deficits to Democratic mismanagement and Ty Begs urged businesslike governance amid state debt concerns.
W N Woodruff promoted from deputy prohibition administrator in Cleveland to acting prohibition chief for Ohio and Indiana. He replaces W H Walker who failed civil service tests. Woodruff will base in Columbus and previously pledged a citywide cleanup of nightclubs with discreet agents and plans to employ women agents for arrests.
In a hard fought New Jersey Republican primary for U.S. Senate and governor, Hamilton F. Kean wins the senatorial nomination while State Senator Morgan I. Larson takes the governorship race. Kean faces Democrat Edward S. Edwards in November, with Governor Alfred E. Smith and Secretary of Commerce Hoover each assured 21 delegates to their national conventions.
United Mine Workers draft a bill to create a federal bituminous coal commission to regulate interstate and foreign coal trade. It would license coal producers and shippers, permit consolidations and marketing pools, and place five government members on the commission appointed by the president with Senate consent.
Weirton Steel announces a $1,350,000 expansion starting today under J. C. Williams. Plans include a new open hearth furnace with 250 ton capacity, additions to pit furnaces, a stripper building, new soaking pits, and land added to the 10 and 16 inch mills.
Miss Thelma Clumeck and attorney Bert W. Levitt planned marriage in Canada after a long trip to visit parents in Singapore. She learned that British quota restrictions blocked entry to the United States, delaying the wedding. The plan shifted to a Canadian marriage to permit her return as the wife of an American.
Ohio university students filled Ewing auditorium for Class day ceremonies with President E B Bryan delivering an uplifting address. Class president Joe Pitts spoke as honorary society announcements were made by Ray Horton.
Adolphe Menjou and Catherine Carver, American film stars, married at the Sixteenth City hall in Paris today. The couple, who began a motion picture romance in Hollywood, plan to tour England and Italy before returning to the United States.
The Athens Messenger highlights a 32 page illustrated government booklet on aviation. It covers aviation as science and industry, flight history, and business aspects. Readers can obtain a copy by mailing six cents with a coupon.
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