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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1921
Page
1
Republican leaders press for immediate action on the Newberry case during the arms conference. Democrats plan a long filibuster with about 25 speakers, aiming to dominate debate and push must pass measures as the session nears its end with 15 working days left before December 5.
Ohio Public Utilities Commission tells Ohio Telephone Companies not to seek rate hikes unless service to subscribers is adequate. Newark Telephone Company's request for higher rates at Gratiot was blocked after subscriber protests and an engineers report leading to suspension of action.
Chicago voters? No. District court of appeals has the UMWA appeal under advisement to overturn the injunction against the check-off system at the mines. Federal judges Evans Alschuler and Baker expect a decision within a few days.
Ulster sent its reply to Premier Lloyd George on the Irish settlement plan. Attendants relayed the document to Bournemouth where Lloyd George was spending a few days.
The civil service commission certified the Albany office examination in this order Everett White Earl M. Baughman and Clyde Bowers Congressman Foster stated in a Messenger letter that White, who earned the highest grade and is an overseas veteran, is a Republican progressive farmer near Albany in the prime of life and should serve as postmaster efficiently.
Clarence Goldsberry thanks friends and neighbors for help with husking corn and for hauling and chopping wood. He notes cold weather is less depressing than the gossip about it.
First in a series of suppers at the First M E Church from 5 to 7 pm. Dr Bryan will speak and tickets cost 35 cents. Out to night everybody.
Master Warren Harding Hanna of Norris Town Pennsylvania received a letter from the president asking him to credit the name he bears. The young boy’s parents live in Norris Town, Pa.
Miss Anna Elizabeth Nabel 18 files $60,000 breach of promise suit against Congressman Manuel Herrick. She says he boasted of beauty and wealth, proposed casually, and failed to marry her after promising to wed. She recalls his age claims and dismissive behavior during their meetings.
Three of Ohio's 88 counties still held back official returns from the November 8 election. Hamilton Lucas and Pike were late. Complete reports show the soldier bonus amendment carried by more than 600000 votes.
President Harding agreed to maximum surtaxes of 40 percent in the new revenue bill. White House and House leaders said the Senate favored 40 percent as a compromise between its 50 percent position and the House 32 percent figure.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio enters the fight to unseat Senator Newberry of Michigan, declaring the case concerns the honor and dignity of the entire Senate as Democrats begin their challenge in Washington.
Martial law was proclaimed in the Colorado coal district as 150 armed state rangers patrolled Huerfano county after several hundred Colorado Fuel and Iron miners walked out at midnight following a 25 percent wage reduction. Colonel Hamrock cited death threats and warned against a tent city if evicted from homes.
Washington observers report deep debate over naval cap, Pacific disputes, and Briand’s upcoming France visit. Admirals refine Hughes plan while U S resists altering 90 000 ton submarine target amid discreet talks and guarded sessions.
Washington reports that in future arms talks the United States will resist any changes to its ten year naval holiday proposal. Officials also expect approval of outlawing large cruiser submarines and support a submarine tonnage cut to about 90,000 tons for both the United States and Britain, though a harsher fifty percent cut may be deemed excessive.
November 17 record from Cincinnati Ohio states directors of the National Coal Association will meet tomorrow to discuss freight rates general trade conditions and wage employment matters including the check off provision. Coal operators and dealers nationwide invited to attend the session.
Washington November 17 The status of China is to be decided before other Far Eastern matters at the arms limitation conference. The decision was made today by the big nine as a committee on Far Eastern matters, affecting the conference's agenda and proceedings.
Motion picture star Marian Davies was in serious condition with pneumonia in New York today. Her parents were summoned to the bedside after she had been ill for four days.
Miss Marion Davies a movie star has passed the pneumonia crisis and is improving, doctors said late Thursday in New York.
Report describes a rumored influx of liquor with the foreign arms delegation that turns out to be a mirage in the Volstead era. Guests at a recent Japanese social function boasted of hangovers and the celebratory beverage, noting Washington remains wet and easy to obtain bootleg whiskey and Scotch.
Six persons were instantly killed when the automobile carrying them from a party plunged over a 30 foot cliff along the Pennsylvania Railroad. Five men and a woman died from fractured skulls in the early morning crash near Johnstown Pennsylvania.
In Columbus, A G Snow reports that Cuyahoga county exceeds four previous years and Ohio totals for auto licenses in 1922. About 627000 passenger car licenses and 100000 truck plates issued statewide this year, up 18 percent from 1920, 107 percent from 1917, and 180 percent from 1916. Applications for 1922 licenses are now being received with certified checks and district designation. Ohio remains first among states in privately printed motor vehicle licenses.
The next plenary session is tentatively set for Wednesday November 23 to allow Premier Briand of France to discuss land armaments before returning home. Delegation heads met as a sub committee to review China's proposals from yesterday while admirals studied proposed modifications to the arms limitation plan. The executive committee of the American advisory group will also meet.
San Francisco November 17 eleven jurors were chosen to try Roscoe Arbuckle for manslaughter in Virginia Rappe's death. Testimony was to begin this afternoon. Three women remained among the jurors but the state may challenge one. Mrs Laura Miller, club leader and observer for the San Francisco women's Vigilance Committee, warned club women not to discuss the case. The committee includes over 30 city women and attended the preliminary hearing to appoint Mrs Miller observer to ensure justice.
Five bandits abducted a Northern Trust messenger in downtown Chicago near the post office and stole a sack of bank mail. The messenger, Hebel, was threatened and bundled into a car, later dumped in Lincoln Park. the bank said the loss was not great.
Men of the First Presbyterian Church await the Brotherhood lecture opening tomorrow evening. They plan a social hour around 5:30, with dinner by 6. President Bryan will speak after dinner, and the program ends by 7:30 to allow attendance at the Auditorium or the Reading Club meeting at Colonial.
An authority near top administration circles said Eugene V. Debs the socialist leader imprisoned in Atlanta may be freed before long. The statement comes as liberation rumors circulate in Washington.
Joseph Cover, a Crestline Ohio painter in the railroad shops, has been retired on a pension after 80 years and 11 months of service with the company, marking a record-length career.
A ten percent cut in agricultural freight rates will save shippers about 55 million dollars annually and take effect within ten days. The reduction was decided at a meeting of railroad executives, and will apply nationwide except New England where lines are financially weaker for six months.
Secretary of State Hughes signals U S support for China's open door plan guiding Far East talks. Britain agrees, Japan may propose alterations, and the conference will reconvene to set common policies while examining issues of China's territorial integrity and China’s secret treaties.
R A Erb general livestock agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad told the Co operative Livestock Shippers Association convention in Columbus that further freight rate reductions are possible in Ohio but only if operating costs fall. He warned that without cost reductions a broad scale decrease is unlikely.
New Philadelphia Ohio November 17 a Dennison woman with two husbands secured a divorce from a man who had two wives. The split left Nancy Dill husbandless while George Dill of Pittsburgh planned to return to his second wife after Mrs Dill believed his first wife was dead.
The Ohio Valley Dental Society, including members from four counties, met in Athens on Wednesday at 2 30 pm with Dr. Ruggles of Portsmouth delivering a talk on Systematic Results of Focal Infection. A banquet followed at 5 30 pm at the First Christian Church basement, hosted by dentists and their wives along with local physicians.
Columbus Ohio November 17 bids for eight road projects in Ohio will be let tomorrow by the state highway department.
Note records Zeisberger born April 11 1721 Moravia died November 17 1808 in Tuscarawas County Ohio. The entry also mentions a 1885 aurora borealis sighting, 1871 Oberlin Congregational Council organization, and 1888 White Caps first appearance with the whipping of Adam Berkes in Ladinia Brown County.
A 1911 era editorial argues open public discussion in secret treaty talks aids clarity and fairness. It notes Secretary Hughes and Britain's Balfour see open hearing as beneficial, while Japan defends its naval stance to a broad audience, stressing nonoffensive intent.
A Wheeling and Lake Erie Passenger train derailed after striking a defective switch at the Universal Paper Company plant in Clyde Ohio. Five people were injured in the accident reported on November 17.
Still parleying in Cleveland on November 11 as the grievance committee of the Cleveland Federation of Labor and officials of the Tellin-Belle Vernon Company plan a meeting to settle the labor dispute.
Eight people were injured when a Cleveland to Akron bus overturned near Akron Ohio on November 17. One passenger allegedly suffered a serious injury while others escaped with lesser hurts as responders rushed to the scene.
Service Director Williams warned that about the usual number of owners have not paid water rent before November. After November 20, water will be shut off for these properties unless the rent plus a ten percent penalty is paid. Restoring service will incur higher charges due to department rules.
Government message urges eradicating rats and mice citing disease and property loss. A department of agriculture booklet explains methods to control pests and is offered free through the Washington Information Bureau. Readers may request by mail with a small postage stamp.
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