14 Sep 1922
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1922
Page
1
Official word to Secretary Davis states sixty five percent of U S railroad mileage is under or ready to sign the Willard agreement. Chicago reports the first wave of strikers on roads in the pact will return to work before day end.
Washington reports partial settlement of the four hundred thousand railway shopmen strike as a prelude to broad peace in the industry. Officials say many roads will join the Chicago peace plan, with full settlement expected by October 1. A few hardline executives may resist, notably on the Pennsylvania line, but their number is small.
Chicago dispatch notes several major railroads including New York Central and subsidiaries Michigan Central and Big Four, Southern Railway, Seaboard Air Line, Baltimore and Ohio, Chicago Northwestern and affiliates, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul confirming agreement to the rail strike settlement.
Agreement signed by 30 percent of railroads aims to return 400000 striking workers to their posts within 30 days at current pay and pension rights. New York Central Lines among sponsors as restated seniority protections appear, while firms like Pennsylvanian Burlington and Union Pacific may resist final settlements. Tobacco-growing was forbidden in England for centuries.
Washington reports Mrs. Warren G. Harding continues to improve though doctors warn the illness remains serious. They discontinue the twice daily bulletins, predicting a slow convalescence lasting weeks or months with no immediate social duties or travel plans expected, likely remaining at the White House.
London reports warn the European crisis risks a new world war, with Lieut. Commander J. M. Kenworthy urging caution. Greece orders a Third Army corps into Thrace to deter Turkish advances while fears grow over a Balkan flare involving Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, and neighboring states. The Greek army in Asia Minor has surrendered in the northwest, and order is restored at Smyrna.
The French reply to the British note on Near East tensions is expected tonight and may define the international stance. France supports the Angora government and cooperates with Britain in guarding the Dardanelles and Bosphorus to deter Turkish advances toward Europe. The British cabinet will review the situation and may push for League of Nations involvement.
Benjamin C. Marsh of the Farmers' National Council said Michigan voters rejected Newberry ism by about two to one after touring the west and northwest for three months.
Soviet Russia protests allied control of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus in a note to Great Britain. Moscow dispatch says the move supports Turkish nationalist aims and accuses the Allies of provoking the Turco Greek war by pressing Sevres treaty terms on Ankara.
Irish Republican irregulars attacked the Dublin telephone exchange in the city center early today armed with rifles and machine guns. The battle lasted about an hour before they were driven off.
Athens reports military steps to defend Thrace from Turkish invasion with a large army north of Constantinople and heavy coastal artillery to stop Turkish transports, following Thrace’s award to Greece in the Sevres treaty.
Cincinnati officials and striking workers hailed a settlement ending the shop men's strike in Chicago and expected about 1000 men to return to work soon. Some shops may not rehire all who walked off, but overall service should improve within a week due to deteriorated rolling stock from the July 1 walkout.
Federal investigators probe the death of William M. Cromwell 27 a former army captain and Ohio University alumnus known as Dick Cromwell in Athens Kentucky family ties. Cromwell was killed as a Pennsylvania railroad car inspector and may have been shot and fallen beneath a moving freight train while using an assumed name.
Joseph G. Gourlay a 42 year old married teacher with three children at West junior high school was arraigned in juvenile court and jailed on a serious charge brought by Irene Davis 14 a pupil. Gourlay and the girl vanished from Lansing last June after school closed Gourlay later worked as an advance agent for a chautauqua company in Iowa and returned to resume teaching the girl came back to reveal she had spent the summer with him in Iowa
The Capper-Tindher anti-grain gambling bill passed the Senate this afternoon to curb manipulation of grain prices by regulating futures trading on boards of trade. The measure has already cleared the House.
William Hart admits a $200000 settlement with his wife Winifred Westover for their newborn son and says she will soon file for divorce. Hart met his wife for the first time since separation and visited their son, but reconciliation did not occur.
The piece argues the Greek defeat by Turkey in Asia Minor worsens a fragile European crisis. It notes Mustapha Kemal’s ties to Soviet Russia and warns of broader consequences for Britain, France, India, and Egypt as Turkey's rising power could escalate regional tensions.
In Georgia, Clifford M. Walker overwhelms Gov. Thomas W. Hardwick by a large majority in the Democratic primary. Walker carries every congressional district with returns from nearly all counties, signaling a November election victory. Hardwick’s anti Klux Klan stance is cited as a factor.
Cashier H. Dorn of New Marshfield bank states Charles Burt and John A. Ford have no trustee roles or offices with the bank. He contests claims by John H. Hewitt seeking Burt’s removal as trustee of the Hewitt estate.
President Harding wires appreciation to the Ohio house of representatives for its concern over Mrs. Harding and notes the improved rendition. He says he is grateful and will inform Mrs. Harding, who will be grateful for the friendly interest shown.
In Jackson California on September 14 authorities and rescue crews pressed the effort to reach 47 miners trapped 4800 feet below ground at the Argonaut mine. State safety chief H M Wolflin said life depended on whether the men could shield themselves from dangerous gases as two Kennedy mine crews hollows deeper to reach the lower chamber.
Governor Davis received a proposal from Hocking valley coal operators to adopt a sliding scale for coal prices. The plan sets $3.50 per ton at the mines with full 100 percent car supply, rising to $5.00 as car supply decreases to seventy percent and beyond, with steps at 3.75 4.00 4.25.
Protest filed with the local board of elections against Colonel Jacob Coxey as independent candidate for United States senator from Ohio. Democrat Joseph L. Hefferman argues the petitions are illegal and the move may spread statewide from Columbus.
Washington dispatch reports Bulgarian secretary Dr Lessinoff denies London and News Service claims of a Soviet Bulgarian military alliance aimed at Roumania and Constantinople. He says Bulgarians want peace after Balkan and world wars and that their peasant government rejects communism and Soviet economic ideas.
Washington reports railroads added few shop workers during the ten week strike and cannot yet meet full service. With winter coal to move and bumper crops inbound, officials predict a busy season as cars remain scarce and congestion risks rise.
The British government plans a settlement of a 5,090,000 dollar debt to the United States. Official advices to the American debt funding commission indicate Germany remains in the reparations controversy with the allies.
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