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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1924
Page
4
Advertising rates on application and notices for obituary services. Includes contact details and representatives listed for the New York area.
Shoppers and visitors including Edna, Matthew Lewis, Geo Murdoch, and Franklin Smith were sighted in Chillicothe and nearby towns. Travelers Chas Ray, Frank Lockard, Louise Webster visited friends. antiques dealer Geo Auch visited Hamden. Bundy Tripp returned from Columbus with his wife post surgery. Clarence Christian and Burt Harkins left Dundas for Steubenville to join Wheeling Steel Corp. A speeding incident near the Hamlet pike involved William Murphy and another vehicle after a collision with a concrete culvert.
A reflection notes that boasting about a false gift clouds judgment and creates wind without rain. It adds that quiet humility makes others regard one’s greatness more clearly.
Article asserts twenty eight murders will occur in the day with over ten thousand yearly. notes many crimes go undiscovered or unsolved and that disappearances hide victims. It argues murder is ordinary and local unless celebrity or unusual angles are involved.
An American is twice as likely to be murdered today as 20 years ago, with murder rates doubling despite population growth. England and Wales recorded 200 murders last year, while the United States shows far higher per capita figures. Dr. Frederick L. Hoffman of Prudential Insurance Co. provides the data.
A historical column argues restricting pistols will lower murder rates. It notes poison’s decline due to regulation and proposes similar controls on firearms, suggesting life terms for illicit pistol possession and mail order sales bans.
A terse remark argues that for hunters a rifle suffices and that this replaces or outweighs concerns about violence, suggesting a utilitarian view of firearms in hunting culture.
More than 100 women delegates and 200 alternates will attend the Republican national convention next month, with similar numbers expected at the Democratic gathering. The piece notes women will play a conspicuous role in nominating candidates and setting policies, signaling a shift toward women as president-makers in political history.
The Soviet government imposes a trade boycott on Germany and cancels German concessions in Russia, signaling continued distrust between Russia and Germany despite mutual interests. A German loan offer in the U.S. invites subscriptions from holders of German marks.
A student who avoids study may still gain indirectly from the experience of persuading professors to pass him against their judgments. This adaptation of social manipulation is suggested to have potential benefits in later life.
Congress acts to rescue the Alaska salmon industry by proposing laws to protect runs, limit catches, and extend oversight to Alaskan waters and a three mile limit. The plan aims to keep enough fish spawning to sustain future supplies and avoid costly restocking. Commissioner Henry O’Malley notes local estimates will vary by area.
The Alaska fishery debate centers on counting escapement and limiting harvests. A counting station logs up to 63 000 salmon daily. annual river escapement reached 1 350 600. The proposed bill bans 36 hours of weekly fishing and ends permit caps while safeguarding citizen rights to fish where permitted. Critics differ on canner rights and trapping methods amid calls for stronger control. The Senate committee says the measure is imperfect but a substantial step toward permanent protection, with past reservation-area gains partly reducing catch. Commissioner O Malley argues for firm controls to justify ongoing management.
The Prince Regent of Abyssinia visits Paris with six lions and six zebras as a gift for the French president. The note recalls legends of gifts from the Queen of Sheba to Solomon, with creatures transported in camel cages.
Ras Taffart, ruler of Abyasinia, continues to bear the title king of kings claiming descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The claim ties his legitimacy to ancient Near Eastern royal lineages. The source notes the mythic ancestry cited by the prince.
A brief reflection on Solomon known for wealth and power, noting his many wives and connections. The Queen of Sheba is recalled for her awe at Solomon's palace and status, while implying that even queens can overlook ethics in the presence of grandeur.
Voltaire notes the oldest European title comes from a Venice founder, a criminal who settled on the marshes to escape law. Abyssinian king of kings is highlighted as far older than modern royalties and nobilities. The remark frames early titles as rooted in ancient, lawless origins rather than refined European lineage.
The aged Socialist thinker Anatole France praises the election that toppled Poincare and argues socialism will not dictate France's policy as it does in Germany and other European nations.
The passage reflects on human nature and progress through Anatole France. It links hope to social change, claiming hope provides courage to turn yesterday’s impossible into today’s reality. The tone is reflective and forward looking.
The quote weighs a pivotal question about leftist governance in France, asking what actions extreme Socialists will take now that they hold authority. It frames concern over policy shifts and the political climate under newly empowered groups.
The text argues that conservatives, aligned with organized capital, maintain unity to keep peace in their ranks. It contrasts this with socialists and laborites who divide and quarrel among themselves, presenting unity as the main hope against the enemy.
French Socialists propose making all railroads public property, reducing compulsory military service to six months, and funding a capital levy to take a substantial portion of fortunes from the rich.
The piece argues against confiscatory taxes on capital, likening it to harming cattle by cutting meat. It warns that reducing capital discourages effort, harms the economy, and mirrors savage tax methods. Strong entities include capital, government, and industrial system concepts.
Cigarettes printed on papers in various colors are intended for women who want smokes to coordinate with their dresses and frocks.
A notice describes The Athens Messenger Information Bureau led by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C. Readers may send questions with full name and address and two cents for postage. The bureau will provide information but not legal medical or financial advice.
Readers submit questions on civil service status for archives, Alaska capitals, Bible chapters, nautical mile length, ship sails, sergeant officers in reserves, Ludendorf trial term, Utah Wild Gorse origin, sea shells composition, and conchiolin. Answers confirm civil service clerks, Sitka, Juneau, and explanations on measurement and mollusk shell chemistry.
Mrs. Nancy Trarrick returned home Saturday after a visit with her daughter Mrs. W T Kelly in Liverly. Mrs. William Markham is visiting relatives in Columbus and London. A new son arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hutchinson of Jackson, whose mother is Mrs. Hutchinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Morrow of this place.
Mr and Mrs Harold Holly and Myrtle Thorpe of Dayton were weekend guests of Mrs Inez Thorpe. Mrs John M Murphy traveled to Columbus Saturday for a visit with relatives.
Miss Beatrice Eberts of Oreton was the Saturday guest of Miss Edyth Peoples, sharing a social visit.
Mr and Mrs William Williams traveled to Lancaster on Sunday to visit their son Mr and Mrs John Williams. They returned with their grandson Billy Williams who will stay a few days.
Charles Salts and family of Hamden were Sunday guests of his sister Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin, enjoying a family visit.
Mr and Mrs Dave Gorsuch and their two daughters from Nelsonville were Sunday guests of Frances Weisenbarger and other relatives, enjoying family time.
Mrs. Mary Barnes of Radcliff was noted as a business visitor here on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith were weekend guests of Mrs. and Mrs. J. P. Smith, the latter’s parents.
Barnet Hrook is named among those who are ill in the latest hospital or health bulletin. The notice updates readers on current patient statuses and identifies those affected.
Saturday evening a two-vehicle crash near Harry Rumbaugh’s home involved Lawrence Fitzgerald driving one car and William Murphy of Richland Township driving the other. Murphy’s car was damaged and shaken occupants, but Fitzgerald’s car sustained only minor injuries and no one was hurt. Mrs. William Morrison traveled to Middleport Saturday to aid her father Alsinus Gaskill’s 90th birthday celebration and will return with her sister Mrs. Flora Powers of Coshocton on Tuesday.
Relatives and friends gathered at Ray Webb and wife of Black Fork to celebrate their birthdays. Attendees included Theo Webb and family, Abs Young and daughters, Frank Camick and Mary Milzabeth, Henry Gerty and daughters, Warren Booth and family, Raymond Sprague and sons, Anna Triplett, Mary Roberts, Lucille Carr, Dorothy Flowers, Lawrence Murdoch, and William Camick.
Mrs John Wilkerson and her three daughters completed a short visit with friends in Lexington Kentucky and returned home on Monday.
A crash left one car with a rear wheel knocked off the wind shield and steering damaged while the other vehicle had a bent axle and radius rod. Mr Murphy with Mr Martindill escaped with minor injuries. Occupants of the other car were not known.
O Thomas Stone and Melissa Campbell received divorces from Jennie Stone and Ronnie Campbell in Elyria Ohio to allow remarriage after arrest in Lo The court granted Stone a Gretel for gross neglect of duty and Campbell for three years wilful absence. The actions were approved to benefit the two children born since each deserted their former spouse.
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