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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1931

Page

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Gandhi's ideas to guide India's future, says Miller

Cleveland reporter relays Prof Herbert A. Miller's claim that Gandhi will shape India's path regardless of Britain. He ties the London Round Table conference to a world history moment, urging economic independence and home industry in India, and notes Miller’s forthcoming East lectures and his book project.

Cleveland U.R England India Mahatma Gandhi Herbert A. Miller Ohio State University Miller Gandhi Bombay Miller Gwaid Round Table London Great Britain East New England Oberlin Asia

Athens Teachers Attend Southeastern Ohio Teachers Meeting

Forty Athens public school teachers and ten from the district travel to Wellston for dinners of the Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association. W W Ankenbrand presides. speakers include J W Fichter Dr E B Bryan and S H Bing. Women meet at the Baptist Church with Zorbaugh and Esther Dunham guiding.

Athens Pubiic Wellston Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association W. W. Ankenbrand Athens Methodist Episcopal Church J. W. Fichter E. B. Bryan Ohio University S. H. Bing University Ankenbrand Baptist Church Zorbaugh Ohio State University Esther Dunham Rufus Putnam New Lexington Ironton

Japan Rejects League Mediation on Manchuria Dispute

Japanese delegate Kenkichi Yoshizawara announced to the Council that Japan would settle the Manchurian conflict only through direct negotiations with China. China aimed to use its Council membership to resolve disputes with Japan, a plan now in doubt.

League of Nations Japan China Council Kenkichi Yoshizawara

Secretary Stimson seeks peaceful Sino Japanese settlement

Secretary of State Stimson urged Japan and China to halt hostilities and settle their quarrel. He sent identical notes to the major powers and said the United States views the dispute with regret and concern. No reference was made to the Kellogg pact or the Nine Power Treaty by name.

Japan China Stimson

Lion Nimbo Undergoes Delicate Head Lump Lancing

In Canton on September 25 Earl Kropf the veterinary specialist performed a delicate operation to lance a lump on the head of Nim bo the lion. The procedure was successful and Nim bo's expected to recover as keepers announce.

Canton Earl Kropf Nimbo Zoo

Economic rebound sparks market optimism after gold standard shift

Tuesday wage cuts by large firms set a cautious tone but Wednesday's trading lifted stock prices on Wall Street. Railroads and major industries led gains as investors welcomed Britain's decision to suspend the gold standard, seen as beneficial to the United States and Britain.

Wall Street Britain United States

Prosperity Tied to Worker Wages and Surplus Earnings

The text argues wage reductions hurt workers and predicts that a 10 percent cut could lead to a future 100 percent rise in prosperity as wages are restored. It claims industrialists benefit from raising wages and that prosperity depends on workers’ surplus earnings and purchasing power.

Britain’s Gold Action Aims to Hit Russia Not Us

The piece notes that Britain’s shift away from gold is seen as beneficial for Britain and for the United States while预计 Russia could lose about 25 million dollars annually from reduced exports. The article suggests optimists in British policy view the move as advantageous for both sides.

Russia Britain

Isiah Is Repentant After Molasses Skimmer Incident

Isiah Crabtree, a tenant farmer in Princeton Indiana, apologized for striking farm owner B F Slaughter with a molasses skimmer. He swore out an affidavit for his own arrest on assault and battery charges and was fined $1 plus costs by Justice of the Peace John Strunkel.

Princeton Ind U.P Isiah Crabtree B. F. Slaughter Crabtree Justice of the Peace John Strunkel

Widow to Describe Yacht Attack Before Coroner Jury

Mrs Lillian Collings widow of the Penguin yacht victim will testify to the coroner's jury about the fatal night in Long Island Sound two weeks after pirates boarded the vessel. She traveled from Stamford to Mineola to identify two men who she says were not the pirates.

Huntington L. L U.P Lillian Collings Long Island Sound

Widow 83 and Bride 78 Tie the Knot in Crawford County

Mrs. Lucy Geiger aged 83 married Frank Sprow aged 78 at the Charles Lahman Home in Broken Sword near Bucyrus Ohio. The ceremony under pine trees was conducted by Rev. S E Drummond of Brokensword. The bride's third marriage and the groom's second, they will reside in Brokensword.

Bucyrus, CO Lucy Geiger Crawford County Ohio Frank Sprow Charles Lahman Brokensword Here Lahman S. E. Drummond

Sentiment to Change Law Gathers Strength Nationwide

Washington reports a growing push for a prohibition referendum aided by the American Legion and three other major groups. The Detroit convention marked the Legion’s first public stance, with broad support from the American Bar Association American Medical Association and the AFL. Officials discuss possible labor and agricultural benefits of brewing resumption, while fears of offsetting losses in related industries temper optimism.

Washington American Legion Legion Detroit American Bar Association American Medical Association American Federation of Labor Arthur M. Hyde Walter H. Newton Hoover

Boost Favorite Son Melvin Traylor For President Nomination

In Columbia Kentucky crowds gathered to back Melvin A Traylor for the Democratic nomination for president. More than 12 000 people were expected at a large barbecue as flags banners and music filled the town. Traylor 52 is president of the National Chamber of Commerce and head of the First National Bank of Chicago.

Columbia U.P Blue Grass State Melvin A. Traylor United States Traylor National Chamber of Commerce First National Bank of Chicago

Pest Unbearable In New York Town

West Utica New York residents endure nearly three weeks of an English cricket plague. State entomologists say cold weather will kill millions of young crickets breeding in dumping grounds and hay fields. The insects invade homes destroying rugs clothes and furnishings and have driven some families from their houses. Residents report inability to sleep as crickets strike at night and fire fighters attempt to burn breeding grounds.

Utica N. Y U.P West Utica Albany

Comment Varies On Legion Move Refers Referendum On Eighteenth

Washington reports varied reactions from Congress to the American Legion vote asking states to consider a referendum on the Eighteenth Amendment. Senator Bulkley praised the move while Senator Brookhart criticized it. President Hoover declined to comment. The Anti-Saloon League condemned the Legion action as not reflecting national or legion sentiment.

Washington Congress American Legion Hoover Capitol Bulkley Ohio Brookhart Legion Anti-Saloon League

Wrangle Over Alleged Speed Trap In Fremont

Fremont residents clash with the Cleveland Auto Club and a Cleveland newspaper over an alleged speed trap. The Sandusky Bar Association plans legal action and wants Caley to resign. A mass meeting of the Federal Highway No 20 Association is set for Norwalk to address the dispute.

Fremont U.P Cleveland Auto Club Cleveland Sandusky Bar Association Chamber of Commerce Fred 8. Caley Caley Federal Highway No. 20 Association Norwalk Fremont Persons Sandusky Bay

Doak Deplores Circumstances At Pawtuxet Valley Fair

Secretary of Labor Doak urged facing the current low mood with faces forward and steps onward at the Pawtuxet Valley Fair in West Warwick Rhode Island. He warned that even resource rich nations feel poverty stress and criticized wage cuts in the steel industry as deplorable.

West Warwick R. I U.P Doak Pawtuxet Valley Fair

Indicted for Criminal Syndicalism in Red Camp Teaching

Irene Dix, 20, of Cleveland, under indictment for teaching children in a Communist camp near here. Sheriff Blanche raided the camp in July and said 50 children from Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland and New York were taught red ideas.

Jefferson Irene Dixon Cleveland Here C. H. Blanche Philadelphia Boston New York

Oklahoma Winter Readiness In Rural Smokehouses

In OOLOGAH Oklahoma residents stockpile meat in full smokehouses as oil wells stall and Venezuela ships tariff free. Wheat bins brim with grain corn cribs overflow while fat steers and hogs fetch steady prices. Wood piles rise as locals brace for a quiet winter listening to Wall Street on the radio.

Oologah Okla Venezuela Bill Murray Wall Street Xoura Ill

Legion Conventions Attacked as Drunken Orgies by Cleric

Dr Clarence True Wilson, Methodist temperance official, denounces American Legion conventions as drunken orgies defying Prohibition. He cites Detroit and Windsor episodes and questions the Legion's stance on a prohibition referendum while noting no objection to the referendum itself. He calls Legionnaires hoodlums for voting against the referendum.

Wilson Kansas City U.P American Legion Clarence True Wilson Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals Detroit Dottor Wilson St. Joseph Veteran’s Organization Legion

Japanese Battalion Seizes Taonan After Garrison Flees

Japs report occupation of Taonan in Manchuria after Chinese garrison plundered the city and fled northward. Taonan lies north of Mukden.

Supingkai Manchuria Taonan Mukden

New Commander Henry Stevens Elected National Commander

Henry J. L. Stevens Jr. of Warsaw North Carolina was elected national commander of the American Legion at the Detroit convention. Stevens, 35, a county judge, has served as post and state commander and led an office machine gun company in World War I with service in France during unspecified months.

Detroit Willson Doctor Wilson Henry L. Stevens, Jr Wilson Henry JL. Stevens, Jr Warsaw N C American Legion Stevens Chine Gun Company France

Gandhi to spend weekend in Lancashire factory district

Mahatma Gandhi will travel to a village near Manchester to stay among Lancashire textile workers despite threats to his life. British detectives will accompany him, yet authorities expect free movement and a listening crowd as Gandhi says the boycott harms Britain not India, trusting in God if trouble arises.

London Lancashire Mahatma Gandhi Manchester

Truce Proposed in Millfield Mine Strike with Picketers

Oral Daugherty, labor head for Sunday Creek Coal Oil, proposed a two day truce today and Saturday to striking miners around Mine No. 6 in Millfield. The agreement allows current workers to stay and bans new hires while maintenance staff may pass the mine freely. Law officers, officials, and observers discussed potential action after the two day pause.

Sunday Creek Nelsonville Oral Daugher Millfield Daugherty Pete McKinsey Offtelg Shetler Eneays Gov Lee Hall State — Miners’ Union Adjutant General Hall Bus Pate Sunday Creek Company Solumbus

Urge Firms To Give Individual Job Insurance

Harrisburg report details a plan for unemployment relief funded by individual companies with safeguards including creation of reserves during good times, stabilization of employment, five day workweeks, and adult guidance. Proposes local and central employment bureaus to reduce relief needs.

Harrisburg U.P M. B. Folsom Rochester N. Y

Newly Elected Commander of Legion Denies Convention Drunk Toll

Henry L. Stevens, newly elected American Legion commander from War Saw North Carolina, tells Detroit reporters there were fewer drunks at the convention than at any prior gathering. He defends constitutional support, press freedom, and citizen expression, accusing propagandists of mischaracterizing the Legion’s stance.

Legion Detroit U.P Henry L. Stevens Warsaw N. C American Legion Clarence True Wilson

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Herbert Miller Orient Athens School Geneva Staten Island Mary Trittre Peter J. Brady James Goodwin Hall Arthur Brisbane Karl Marx King Features, Inc Isiah Boss M. E. Traylor U.S Oklahoma Des Moines W. H. Toms Nevada G A. RR O. K. Barber Windsor Lee Hal United Mine Workers of America Columbus No. 6 Wayne Wingett Tion John 8. Shetler McKinley George K Andy Heavener Jesse Smart Thomas Geers the Reynolds Aed Fr. Rowland Common Pleas Court Rasp Jay Skinner Glouater George Rasp Skinner Field Athens County Chigy Sunday Ek Company Pniaintité U. S
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