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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
1
Washington predicts higher living costs this winter as government officials and economists point to rising food prices and a new equilibrium. The report notes Bradstreet indices up after a year of decline and warns prewar price levels are unlikely to return.
In Wapakoneta Ohio on September 9 a probate note reports the estate of J J Grubbs seeking to dispose of $900 left to nephew George Grubb. No heir could be located returning the cash to the state unless the county treasurer grants permission. The executors searched records but only learned the heir left years before and vanished. They hoped to invest the funds until claimed but the law forbids this, leaving action pending a treasury decision.
Edwards Franks, an inmate at Lima state hospital for the insane, will be returned to Wooster to face first degree murder charges after a postmortem on his father Zachar Franks.
The 19th Infantry now on police duty in West Virginia will sail from Newport News on October 8 for its new post at the Presidio in San Francisco. The move comes after orders received today.
City Solicitor Garling announced he will proceed to file an oyster suit against the Lima Natural Gas Company. He returned from Columbus after conferring with Attorney General Price and will also file a reply with the state utilities commission regarding the companys appeal to raise rates above those approved by Lima city council.
Newark Mayor A Herbert Atherton was ordered removed from office by Governor Davis amid charges of accepting protection money from gamblers and misconduct in office. The Licking County enforcement league filed the charges and gamblers testified at a prior hearing, with claims the police chief shared in the protection fund. Atherton, two term Newark mayor, had previously faced suspension during a gubernatorial review.
Prohibition agents raid the steamship King Alexander off New York. Seven sailors wounded, cocaine valued at 75 000 dollars and liquor at 15 000 seized. Agent Frank J. Fitzpatrick from Bridgeport shot himself in a washroom as sailors and agents exchanged fire. Reagents were joined by others. sailors surrendered after a prolonged gun battle.
President Harding disclosed the American delegation at the disarmament conference will total four members with one seat reserved for a Democrat in Congress. The decision comes as the United States plans its formal representation for the talks in Washington.
Dance at Chauncey K of P hall Saturday night September 10 with music by Glouster orchestra from 9 to 12.
Special communication by Paramathian Lodge No. 25 F and A M announces Entered Apprentices degree work tonight at six o'clock led by W M Fred M McKay and Secretary J A Palmer with officers named for the ceremony.
Governor Davis said he will soon appoint the third judge to complete the ninth appellate district bench. The move follows the appointment of common pleas Judge Phillip B. Treash of Akron as the second member of the court.
Mrs Ade line Blume aged 70 mother in law of Ohio penitentiary warden P E Thomas died in Columbus while visiting her daughter she came from Wapakoneta to visit family early today.
Economists at Ohio State University report that food price declines ended and retail prices rise again in August 1921. Farm product prices rose 1.7 percent in July while consumer prices jumped 2.7 percent, widening gaps with wholesale product levels and delaying normal business.
An eagle outran an express train by twelve minutes across eighteen miles, setting a remarkable natural speed comparison and drawing attention to avian endurance in a reported event today.
A West Virginia coal operators delegation asked President Harding to keep federal troops in the coal fields until a new state militia is organized, a process expected to take about a month. Secretary Weeks announced that federal troops had been withdrawn from Logan county and would be moved to Kannaha and Boone counties temporarily.
27 soldiers from overseas including 11 from Cleveland and two from Lorain were due to reach Columbus for arrival late today and shipment to their former homes.
Columbus reports the condition of state banks as of Tuesday September 6 was issued by the state banking superintendent.
Chicago officials of the United Veterans League say national campaign against Volstead enforcement is under way. The united group plans a Washington convention in October to discuss moderating enforcement and possibly legalizing light wines and beer.
Wireless from the White Star liner Olympic reports heavy fog off the Scilly Islands with Charlie Chaplin and other notable passengers aboard. In Cleveland the unemployed conference and manufacturers discuss hopes to boost jobs this fall.
Columbus reports moves to secure government funding for an airdrome valued at one million dollars. The facility would serve as a station on the proposed airway between Washington D C and Dayton Ohio with Cumberland Maryland and Moundsville West Virginia as additional waypoints on the coast to coast route.
A published figure asserts that the mean duration of human life is thirty seven years.
From New York a Sept 9 telegraph report says the housing shortage chokes schools in most large cities with overcrowded classes, part time systems, flimsy structures, and portable buildings. New York expects over 900000 total attendance with 100000 pupils on part time in high schools.
Secretary Mellon tells the senate finance committee the administration seeks higher income taxes from individuals and corporations, lower tax for low earners, and relief for business taxes. The treasury estimates the plan could bring in about 3.214 billion dollars in 1922 using minimum figures.
Cirr-... Correction: Logan, Ohio, will host next year's sessions of the Ohio conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Lay delegates opened sessions and are to seek voting delegate status by resolutions.
Four motor bandits, three white men and a negro, held up the Beech Grove State Bank near Indianapolis today. They escaped with between $25,000 and $30,000 in cash and bonds. Police hunted the suspects while the town reeled from the bold daytime robbery.
Manuel Herrick, a first term congressman from Oklahoma, recently introduced a bill in the lower house to prohibit beauty contests in newspapers and remains hopeful that the measure will become law.
Sir Ernest Shackleton selects J. W. S. Marr and N. E. Mooney from Britain as participants in his Antarctic expedition. The two boys are praised as modest and capable, with special qualifications fitting for the voyage.
FE. B. Foraker of West State street was fined ten dollars and costs for speeding. George Johnson, arrested by Constable Edgar Mariner after midnight in an intoxicated condition, told Mayor Roush he bought white mule in West Virginia at the county fair and was fined five dollars and costs, total thirteen dollars and five cents.
The first of the federal troops sent to the Southern West Virginia coal fields to preserve law and order departed last night. The 26th Infantry entrained for Camp Dix New Jersey, signaling the initial withdrawal from the area.
Delegates from across Ohio gather in Columbus for the quarterly Ohio Commercial Secretaries Association meeting. W. S. Stevens of Akron says the rubber industry is more active and tire production runs 70 to 80 percent of normal, predicting broader gains for other sectors.
Six hundred miners at Sugar Creek Mines 210 and 211 refused to work after mine 209 was shut down. They claim the closure violates their contract which calls for cyclic operation of mines 209, 210 and 211 during the Depression. A sympathy demonstration occurred as workers ceased production.
Samuel Zimmmerman and Andrew Szemetko, deputies on guard during the Toledo post office bandits escape, surrendered after federal warrants were issued. Both were dismissed by Sheriff John Taylor for gross negligence and violation of orders.
Sandusky Ohio September 9 75 people arrived at Put in Bay for the first legislative reunion ever held there.
C A Hawkins, president of a major Ohio manufacturing firm, reports after a 16 state survey that current retail prices are below the cost of reproduction. Materials costs dropped, but not as much as finished goods, and labor costs have not fallen enough to justify present prices. He predicts a stabilization rise and calls for renewed confidence, saying the country has the same assets as a year ago but needs a better mental attitude.
May Bell Seames Corney was granted a divorce due to her husband pinching her, which she claimed marred her beauty and interfered with her stage work in Detroit.
Sylvester Brown, a Black man, was executed in the Ohio State Penitentiary for the murder of Youngstown police officer Alexander Warren. He cried and pleaded for mercy as the execution hour approached, but his wife, who sought admission to the electrocution, was not present.
A pithy saying warns that youth trying to imitate older folly proves foolish. The line reflects generational attitudes and cautions against pretentious maturity.
State officials led by Adjutant General Frank S. Dickson arrived to probe mine war conditions in Hardin county. An attack on Rossclare and Elizabethtown by about 800 miners near 15 miles away had not begun, as miners dispersed and guards remained vigilant at both sites.
Dublin reports Sinn Fein officials and Dail Eireann hardliners accept Lloyd George’s proposal for a September 20 conference. Newspaper men and street observers weigh the form of De Valera’s note of acceptance and the next move before the meeting.
London observers expressed optimism about peace with Ireland after Lloyd George invited Sinn Fein to a conference. The premier's note is broadly supported by parties and press, with conservatives voicing the main objections. Sinn Fein is urged to answer yes or no.
Simple services were held Thursday at four for Walter Ackley at the Park Place residence. Friends of Mr and Mrs Ackley attended as Dean Chubb offered selections and Hon IL Foster delivered a tribute to his life and character. A wreath from the Local Union marked the esteem for the late employer, whose body was sent to Cumberland for burial at Caldwell.
City examining board meets in Superintendent Stafley's office at eight to certificate city teachers. Grade teachers convene in room 7 Central building at nine and high school teachers in room 16 Central at ten. Full attendance desired.
County commissioners remove traffic caps on the paved roadway between Springfield and Urbana after complaints that too many arrests had been made.
Grape crops are short this year and juice prices may rise. The Agriculture Department offers a free booklet with instructions to make pure grape juice and avoid fermentation risks. Send two cents in stamps for return postage to receive the booklet via the Washington Information Bureau in Athens Messenger.
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