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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1928
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane surveys immortality debates by Edison and Doyle, notes on marriage, Schopenhauer, and the American march toward a mechanized army. He critiques invention usage, cites Aimee Semple McPherson, and comments on California prospects, Wall Street mood, and Russia’s food plight.
Tonight fair and colder with lows around 12 degrees. Friday fair and slightly warmer. Today temperatures range from 17 to 27. West Texas and Oklahoma reports note cold wave and cooler northern, warmer southern sections with livestock warnings and northwest exclusions.
Robert W. Stewart chairman of Standard Oil Indiana was arrested by the senate for defying the Teapot Dome committee. A habeas corpus writ was dismissed by the DC Supreme Court, prompting an appeal and a $5,000 bond. Stewart has forty days to perfect the appeal and record for the court of appeals. The ruling addressed why he refused to testify about Liberty bonds.
Washington Feb 23 The house naval committee moved to authorize 15 cruisers and one aircraft carrier, far short of the 71 war vessels requested by Secretary Wilbur, marking a substantial cut in the administration's new warship construction program.
H M Blackmer, a missing witness in the Fall Sinclair Oil case, claimed he earned 750000 from the Continental Trading company deal. His Denver attorney Karl Schuyler said Blackmer told him in Montreal in July 1926 there was no knowledge of Continental funds used to influence Teapot Dome lease or for any unlawful purpose.
Rev. C. H. Simms pastor of a Pentecostal church in Texarkana Ark was wounded in a knife assault after a factional dispute. Rev. Thomas Vearson the visiting evangelist was held on $500 bond pending the outcome of Simms injuries. Pearson told authorities he was attacked outside the church after services and fought back in self defense. Simms remains in serious condition and has not commented.
Hiram Reed, on trial in Ottawa for planting a bomb in a schoolhouse store, prepared to seek court permission to propose marriage to Miss Iola Bradford, the teacher scarred by the blast. The state accuses him of planting the bomb to avoid marriage and fatherhood. Reed’s attorney planned to ask Judge Hayes to permit the proposal in open court.
Frank Lockhart, giovane racing driver, narrowly escapes death after his Stutz Blackhawk Special plunges from a wet Daytona Beach into the ocean at 225 miles an hour while attempting to surpass Captain Malcolm Campbell’s 206.9 mph. He suffers shock and minor injuries as rescuers free him from the wreckage. the 70 000 speed machine is towed ashore.
With only seven days remaining to purchase season passes for the Panhandle Music Festival March 7 to 9, Emil F. Myers warns tickets may sell out. After March 1 single concert tickets go on sale. Season tickets offer lower total cost and already more than half the seats are spoken for with Madame Schumann-Heink opening the event followed by Gottfried Galston and John McCormack closing the festival.
The third court of civil appeals in Austin dissolved a restraining order blocking Humble Oil from laying a crude oil loading pipeline into Gulf waters near Corpus Christi. The move reverses a Travis County district court ruling. The state had contended the line would trespass on state property and risk marine life from possible leaks.
James J Kekahaloa, Hawaiian musician, shot his wife Lillian in Salt Lake City, then wounded another troupe member Vesta Jorenson before turning the gun on himself. He remains under restraint at Northwest Texas Hospital as murder charges are filed and he stays under care.
Parading witnesses to the stand in quick succession the defense for nine Miller county men on trial for conspiring to kill two federal agents today hurled repeated denials at charges of H. T. Prudhomme government under cover man and star witness for the prosecution. Walter Crowell former police chief here and now a private detective resumed the stand after testifying most of yesterday afternoon. He repudiated every charge that he or any co defendants conspired to kill A. E. Lambert or John O Quinn the federal agents. Crowell said he brought Prudhomme and George Crank another defendant together because Crank wanted him to get information as to the character of the two agents.
Minor causes dating back to 1915 will be heard at the February four week term of Potter county civil and criminal courts when they open next Monday. Most older cases likely to be dismissed. Jury and probate procedure will alternate with commission drawn juries in the second and third weeks. First and fourth weeks non jury. Dockets heavy but speed will be used to dispose of cases and a cleanup expected by term end. Bill Culwell, assistant county attorney, said the criminal docket will be crowded, though the city has been quiet recently.
Leslie Kring, 20, who burned eight days earlier when gasoline used to clean clothing ignited, died about midnight in a local hospital. The fire destroyed his house. J F Baggs, who was with him, was also burned. Kring leaves a widow and several siblings. funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 PM at First Christian church with Rev. F W OMalley and Rev. George H Bryant. Burial in Llano Cemetery.
CHICAGO February 23 A two gun terrorist driven by drink or drugs shot up a Blind Pig saloon shortly after midnight calmly reloaded his pistol ordered three drinks and then killed part owner Robert Wilson 45 at the bar Robbed the till and fled as twenty patrons watched In a half hour siege the killer terrorized the crowd before shooting Wilson and departing with Johnson the sole witness reporting the incident to police
Three people died and three were hospitalized as a blaze destroyed the Central Hotel in Shelby North Carolina early today. About 30 of the 65 guests remained unaccounted for amid a swift cold wave and ongoing room-to-room checks.
Imperial Valley Calexico California February 24 The giant Albatrons monoplane with a crew of three and 1300 gallons of gasoline rose at 7 12 a m in a second test flight from Imperial Valley Airport Calexico in a bid to break the world duration flight record.
President Coolidge awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to Thomas Eadie chief gunner's mate of the Navy for heroic services during the attempted rescue of the crew of the submarine S 4 in Washington on February 23.
JERUSALEM, Feb 23. A violent earth shock was felt here last night. It matched the July quake in force, when about 200 people were killed and heavy property damage occurred.
A note found in Bernardsville contained 2000 in bonds and 500 in cash claiming responsibility for the death of Miss Margaret Brown, the New York governess. The writer describes meeting Brown, an attempted assault, and burning her with gasoline before fleeing with the money. He hints at hiding in Newark and plans self-destruction if pursued. The letter casts doubt on robbery as the sole motive.
Miss Margaret Brown 10, a governess, was drugged robbed and burned to death after being lured by a wedding trip to Pasadena. Detectives in New York and New Jersey pursued a suspect known only as "Dr" a man with a blue sedan, tied to the Park Avenue family that employed her. The body was found in a Bernardsville woods after she withdrew cash and bonds from a New York bank.
President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University names Governor Smith of New York or Governor Ritchie of Maryland as likely Democratic choices. He says the Eastern states will be pivotal in the next election and warns Republicans against blunders that could aid Democrats. He stresses the need for a candidate to keep New York New Jersey and Massachusetts in the Republican column next November.
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