Sandusky Star Journal (Newspaper) - October 5, 1923, Sandusky, Ohio SHOULD SANDUSKY HAVE COMMUNITY NOW IS TIME TO CONSIDER PLAN THE WEATHER HEAVY FROST FRIDAY SATURDAY THE STAR SUPREME GOOD Plots are being nipped In A few more plot Tom Sims might this i IN ITS 16 PAGES OCTOBER 5, 1923, * * Dally Cents 5 Cents NUMBER DYNAMITING UNTIL EVENI Indict Stokes And Stokes Charge Brought By His Wife ALSO HOLDS FIVE OTHERS True Bills Found in Alleged Attempt To Defame Wife of Oct. 5.-W. E. D. New York and his Daniel and several others were charged with a conspiracy the character of Mrs. Helen in true bills voted by the grand jury here Others named in the true bills are Joe charged with being Chicago off man for Robert Ray Mrs. Johnson and Barry Assistant State's Attorney indictment announced the return of the true bills and stated that the indictments would be issued in criminal court some time Tho true bills named nine counts of conspiracy to show that Mrs. Stokes had visited certain houses of ill fame in a New York is charged with gathering up witnesses for Hubert was head waiter of a Chicago cafe and he is accused of swearing falsely that Mrs. Stokes bad visited the place with a negro Johnson was employed by Stokes in New York and was active in the the grand jury was The jury voted the true bills following the testimony of W. C. head of a private detective agency Mrs. Stokes who is preparing to leave for New York where the Stokes divorce hearings are to be resumed next appeared before the jury yesterday and charged that Stokes conspired to show she had visited the resorts to her out of her dower rights and to prevent their children from sharing in the millionaire's Tho grand jury returned the indictments in Judge court at 11 o'clock shortly after Noting to | The first count charges conspiracy to accuse Mrs. Stokes of being I an inmate of a disorderly The second charges a conspiracy .to deprive Mrs. Stokes of her ] fame and The third charges conspiracy to circulate false To Page 5-No. 5.) STATE BOARD Two Companies of Militia Ready To Assault Stronghold if Governor's Orders To Get Convicts Dead Or Alive by Night Are Carried Give Ovation On Landi Arrives In U. S. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. D. Stokes Tablets Given She Said In By BERT for the United Oct. 3- All action in an effort to dislodge the three prisoners barricaded in the prison 1 mil here has been postponed until 5:30 p. in. Captain A. B. commander of Co. tucky national guard announced Orders were received by Warden John Chilton to delay action until the arrival of the board of charities and late this Prevails to this preparations had been started to dynamite the The Kentucky State prison and Premier of Said To Have Decided To Retain 99 T ACTION TO No Impeachment ings Until Decision on Election in By LINCOLN OKLAHOMA Oct. 5 for proposed impeachment proceedings against Gov. J. C. Walton were delayed today by court Hearing on petition for a restraining order to prevent state troops Interfering with the second contemplated special session of the state legislature was ordered continued by District Judge James I. combined with the temporary restraining order secured by the governor prohibiting the state election commissioners from certifying the returns of Tuesday's temporarily halted the preparations of legislators for an extraordinary Decision in the governor's case the election board will probably be awaited before the legislators push their plea for an injunction against the Hearing on whether the governor's restraining order shall be made permanent start in district court Oct. 9. A grand designed to probe the use of armed operatives by Gov. Walton will attempt to NEW Oct 5-"I was given blue These last words of Mrs. Gorman uttered shortly before she died of a mysterious will be placed before the White Plains grand jury which is investigating to decide whether she was it was learned Dr. William J. who attended Mrs. Webb in her final Is expected to go before the This previous will divides up Mrs. Webb's fortune among many of her Dr. who precipitated the investigation of Webb's death by refusing to sign a death told a dramatic story of the dying woman's last He declared ho told her she was dying and asked if she knew of To Pago 6-No. 3.) LOCO SALOONS TO jury next Monday and repeat the death bed conversation he had with the j The report of Dr. Alex O. who examined Mrs. Webb's organs for indications of resulted in discovery of mercury in brain and Dr. could not state definitely that this poison caused death as it was in very small Furthermore he could not say positively that it was bichloride of Dr. report has been placed before District Attorney Arthur Rowland of who is examining it in. detail He will submit it to the grand jury Dr. Meyer who had the conference with Mrs. has already testified before the grand jury and is expected to appear again next At that time he will give much additional information which he says he has recalled since his first visit to the jury Relatives and friends of the dead woman who believe she was held a meeting and discussed whether it would be advisable to ask Gov. Smith to intercede in the case anad put it in the hands of Attorney General They decided to take no steps at this as the authorities appeared to be doing their The at the same made plans to contest Mrs. Webb's will which leaves everything to her husband of less than a Charles stock They want to have a previous will admitted to probate in- L. S. E. Car Hits i Two Hurt Oct. 5.-Two were taken to hospitals and others were slightly injured when an Lake Shore Interurban car struck a truck bearing members of a corn roast party an the Detroit shortly before The most seriously injured Miss Irene 22, severe and Allen 22, cuts and Ten others of the party and the escaped The party vaa returning from a corn CLOSE Philadelphia Battle Conducted by Gov. Pinchot Goes Merrily Oct. 5.-Approximately 300 of Philadelphia's 1,300 saloons ran up the white flag today and surrendered to Gov. Pinchot in the executive's war to drive saloons from Smaller saloons began quietly removing swing doors and screens in compliances with notices signed by United States Attorney General Daugherty and State Attorney General to go out of business at A majority of the liquor dispensing swung open their doors as usual this determined to fight the closing Action against the one thousand saloons that are defying the closing ultimatum will be instituted within thirty six it was intimated Gov. who is personally directing the war against is preparing new are not marking we nre going ahead as fast as a horse can he said today and reiterated mean j By CARL D. I Press Oct. 5-Chancellor Stresemann has determined to reconstitute the coalition ministry with which he assumed office with a single the finance was learned on good authority Herr finance is to retire and will be succeeded by Director Schacht of the National Chancellor Stresemann was expected to able to present his new cabinet some time Formation of the new government was reported practically completed after considerable earlier in the A declaration of In the chancellor's speech presenting the new also was The list of new ministers was first repotted tentatively as chancellor and food and occupied Post offices and railways still were unfilled and their portfolios may be left its immediate territory was on a war basis today as national state prison guards and deputy equipped with machine gas bombs and hand grenades prepared to assault the little brick structure which three desperate convicts have been holding against big odds since Wednesday Three guards are shot by the Governor Morrow has ordered the convicts taken dead or before according to word A second company of national guardsmen arrived from Mayfield today and preparations are now under way to capture the blow it up with dynamite if Warden John in spite of the fact that he had been ordered to bed by his declared he would lead the attack on the Just a little red brick two standing there defiantly within the prison the men holding out although rifle bullets had shattered windows and doors and machine guns fire had torn holes in the crumbling brick walls as large as Situated ia the exact center of the circular prison it makes an almost impregnable fortress for the three Harry Ferland and Lawrence all The structure has a basement In which are brick oVens and many other places in which they can All was quiet during the Blazing torches cast a ruddy glow over the little In the outer darkness a ring of steel guarded the Approximately 200 armed men kept Prison officials hoped that the convicts have exhausted their If the men have plenty of ammunition they are in a position to hold out a long time as their To Page 5-No. 6.) LAST OF SPENCER David Lloyd George Police Destroy Irish Visit Canada and By LAWRENCE MARTINii Oct. former British landed at the Battery at 11& I m. A vast wl jammed the big square and the streets leading into ed the statesman with a cheers as he left the police a Macon on which he came the bay and entered an bile for the ride to Hundreds ot American ish flags were From the streamers of ticker VI were trown down appearance to policemen stood stiffly at r Urges First Steps Now For Community Fund To Help City Organizations Curzon is Oct. 5-The imperial conference reassembled today to hear Foreign Minister Curzon's To Page 8-No. 7.) Anthracite Rate Oct. 5 was made today by the interstate commerce commission that good cause the sweeping investigation of rates governing the transportation of anthracite coal had been The commission held one hearing on this attended by only three anthracite carrying Failure of other roads to attend automatically closed the No time or place for the new hearings was Ed Lockhart and Frank Nash Captured by Sheriffs In Oct. 5 -Ed Lockhart and Frank remnants of the notorious Al Spencer gang were in jail today at under heavy They were captured last night by federal officers and sheriff's forces j near According to United States Marshal Alva with a posse ot shot and killed Al Spencer near Bartlesville recently and rounded up a dozen of the outlaw's the capture of Lockhart and Nash marks the end of outlaw reign in the men have spread terror for years in western McDonald and his gang robbed more banks than Jesse James ever Lockhart served a few months of a twenty-five year sentence in the state prison for bank but was paroled six weeks ago by Gov. Two days later the parole was revoked but Lockhart had Nash was wanted for taking part in the robbery of a passenger train near This hold up was the beginning of the end of the Al Spencer Spencer himself was slain by Thousands of dollars of the loot was found sewed Inside his At least ten others who accompanied their leader on his last daring venture have been rounded up by McDonald and his Should Sandusky have a Community or Is the time now ripe for the inauguration of such a community or at least to make a These questions are raised by a statement of Judge E. B. | chairman of the chapter of the American Red and an active supporter of other Judge King believes there should be a limited community He a mooting of interested citizens be Thus there is a definite beginning of a project that has been discussed by many people in the last two or three With this the invited suggestions and a general discussion of the It hopes to bring out a valuable The believes in a Community Judge King's article and the ensuing with an early be collected in installments during the year 1924. To put on these drives require the labors of perhaps one hundred men and It seems to me it would be foolish to duplicate these to Page 5-No. 8.) STRIKE STOPPED Chairman of Says Working Conditions Are Now By HAROLD E. Staff Oct. 5-Strike of railroad shop workers 1922 halted wage reductions being allowed by the United States railroad labor Martin F. Kansas vice-president of the American BREAK UP PARADE NEW Oct. 5-Iria) publican sympathizers gathered at City hall park a few minuli before was arrive there and began marchin in a long column cards denouncing Great Police quickly thi placards and dispersed marchers The demonstrators arrived automobiles formed their of march and paced slowly alOi Park The placards were held Each was a long pole and had r tory phrases painted in blacky a white the big crowd which ga ered to greet the former surged toward the A dozen policemen streamy across the park at the quick and one after another signs were jerked smash to bits and trampled feet of the crowd which the women made no resist of Labor in annual conven ing to work out will result in | tion here said the establishment of such a fund or Ryan is a president of the Broth thus putting an end to of Railway Carmen of frequent soliciting of What do YOU Now is time to sell that article that you will not need Used used and used stoves are often highly desirable The want ads present choice listings of both new and used In any case the article suits your needs and your purse grab Below is one of the many results received through our classified gas Main 2808-J. Call This Heater was sold the First day it was in our The advertiser naturally was pleased with such u speedy So would you Phone Main 28-For Results Saturday Features Wednesday Baseball A veteran lake known to thousands in Sandusky and has retired from service after years of thrilling adventures be interested in this story in Saturday's Some new tax figures for Sandusky and The the American Magazine full page of Fraternal Book Molly Lee's story of the Colored Comic These and many other features make up a complete THE Supreme in its Perhaps not more than a half-dozen Sandusky baseball fans will go to New York to witness the World Those who can't make the long trip can see the game in front of the The series starts next Tlie the very latest mechanical device for reproducing a will be erected on the side of the Here the crowds can with no interruption by street and can see each Every baseball enthusiast is THE Your COMMUNITY FUND Judge E. B. Chairman of the Chapter of the I want to call to the attention of all the upstanding men and women of this community a certain condition now confronting now and January 1 it will be to inaugurate drives for the pledging and collection of funds for the Associated Salvation the Boy Scouts and the Red These different organizations in this community require between three and four thousand dollars each for the conduct pf their several activities for one This means the collection of from to or the pledging of it in such a way that it may wage cuts is not tho only wny we have Ryan railroads where shop crafts members are working under new contracts including all but about 25,000 of the 250,000 men who they are shorter hours and In many instances more pay and other improved conditions of Kels Admits His Guilt In Court ' Five minutes later the was occupied street cleaners engaged in ping up and gathering the ments into their Hank Harter Cops But Did Not Destroy Evidence By Breaking Police Say Police were forced to use Friday morning arrested Henry W. soft drink cafe proprietor on a charge of unlawful possession of Harter pleaded not guilty when arraigned in municipal court and was released on No date for the hearing was Detective Sergeant Ringholz and Officer Schmidt were In place of business making an Inspection when Harter appeared at the front Police said Harter was carrying a basket which contained several bottles and which police charge contained Upon seeing the Harter turned and throwing the bottles one by one and breaking them on the XT ment ran with Officer Schmidt in close Harter headed toward the municipal pier at the foot of Where threw several bottles into the police Sergeant Ringholz and Schmidt were unable up to Harter and obtain possession of the basket so used his handkerchief as a sponge and absorbed the alleged liquor from the pavement and this will be used as arrest on a liquor charge was the second made in two days by Sergeant Ringholz and Officer they having arrested Fred Thursday morning on a charge of possession to which he pleaded guilty and was fined and Oct. 6-Alex Kels today pleaded guilty in superior court here on a charge of having murdered an unidentified man at his ranch near Lodi so his wife might collect Sentence was deferred as fleers formed an escort for the Motorcycles roared as riders rolled their The brisk music of band aboard ed by the noise of s thai The approach the heralded by the craft and the other ing a Passing the statue ot Macon saluted with three of its ' A few minutes the swung alongside A. distinguished visitors have aji landed for scores of grinned broadly 4 his eyes twinkled as he across the He wore a silk hat tional morning to Pago 5-No. 44 News Highlights SANDUSKY AND Plan for Community Chest suggested by Judge E. B. Harter tops and breaks bottles containing Lutheran Synod nominates adopts plan for full-time GENERAL NEWS War Premier England given great ovation hi New Kentucky prison officials prepare to dynamite held by W. E. D. his and others - % Stresemann to retain TAKE SOME T Pres. Coolidge Wilf Not About Successors To ' vey and Chile dent Coolidge la ous ty to CoL erican St. Child ( who The his these
