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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1924
Page
4
A critique of the British Labor Party's rise to power notes misgovernment and dishonesty fears. It cites Premier MacDonald accepting a limousine gift and stock, then a baronetcy, accusing trading influence for favors. The piece warns reformers in the United States to avoid hyping purity while condemning all.
President discusses whether America will become a communistic state as third party candidates attack the integrity of the Constitution stamps. Voters see a Davis vote as giving power to La Follette and the next president, though observers doubt Davis’s chances.
The speaker argues that denying Coolidge a majority by polling enough votes could force a House decision. If that happens, La Follette would seize control via his balance of power in Congress and determine the next president, warning of a downward path he calls degradation.
A minister with forty years in the pulpit argues that people remain basically good. He notes less religious emotionalism, a shift to practical faith, and creed as a motive to live rightly. He predicts overall improvement and calls religion a fine part of human nature.
Dr. Edith Hale Swift of New York argues for part-time wives to match part-time husbands. She calls for a new type of husband who helps at home, learns to manage small tasks, and partners in homemaking, predicting trouble for traditional cake-eaters.
The article previews the Department of Justice’s rise and powers, tracing its growth from a small office to a full department after 1870, noting salaries, prestige, and key figures like Attorney Generals. It highlights court role, cabinet relations, and the department’s portrait gallery.
A column urges support for Republican tariffs to protect American labor and farmers, citing the current list of tariffed farm tools and machinery. It lauds Representative Rose of Glouster and Ohio policy aimed at education, road upkeep, and tax fairness, urging voters to back Davis and safeguards against immigration.
A 1924 survey notes solemn and impressive portraits of former Attorneys General, some praised as strong likenesses while others misidentify sitters. It mentions Robert Smith and a corrected image, the Department of Justice seal motto Quipro Domina Justitia Sequitur, and anecdotal history from Taylor’s era.
Readers can submit questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington. The service provides information only and excludes legal medical and financial advice. Include full name, address, and two cent stamps for return postage.
Greece offered to lend the Hermes statue but the U S authorities did not accept it. The Parian marble sculpture by Praxiteles is highly valued and considered risky to move due to age and potential damage.
The column quotes Wells on escaping the prison of modern life and cites Sabatini on a stenographer’s comforts versus a queen’s. Lloyd George warns China awakening to flying machines and poison gas, noting dangers to civilization if Western lands are invaded.
The text cites Lloyd George condemning the idea of Chinese superiority and warning of the dangers of fire, TNT, and poison gas. It notes Colonel Green funding radio research as a virtue versus spending inherited wealth on a racing stable and raising children poorly.
The piece notes typhus surging in Leningrad with about a hundred new cases daily and high death rates, compounded by flood devastation. It argues typhus is preventable by cleanliness and body hygiene, highlighting vermin as vectors and warning that the smallest creatures are deadly unseen enemies.
George W. Rose of Athens county secures a second term in the Ohio General Assembly after a decisive first term. He earned a finance committee seat with access to large biennial appropriations and supported institutions from Ohio University to Athens state hospital. Rose is praised for prudent, straightforward service and steady attention to practical, non partisan measures.
British scientists in Cairo outlined Africa as the globe's premier source of water power. They noted Africa holds no more than half of its potential developed, with North America and Europe next in line. Australia’s water power was described as very slight.
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