Gas Firms Seek Temporary Restraint Over West Virginia Tax
Three natural gas companies Hope, Reserve and United Fuel press for a temporary injunction to block the state gross sales tax. They argue the act is unconstitutional both federal and state levels and that its application harms interstate commerce by taxing gas sold outside West Virginia. The hearing before Judge Morgan Owen continues with further arguments scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Hope Natural Gas Company
Reserve Gas Company
United Fuel Gas Company
Morgan Owen
Common Pleas Court
Kanawha County
Grant P. Hall
Howard B. Lee
H. D. Rummel
T. C. Townsend
Fred O. Blue
Special Council
United States
Owen
Blue
Rummel
Townsend
Mr. Blue
Ownsend
Supreme Court
A. F. Mccue
Fairmont
West Virginia
J. Rummel
Hope Company
Indiana Senator Ralston Dies. Leaves Estate of 90000
Samuel M. Ralston, late Indiana senator, left an estate of 90000 with real estate valued at 75000 and personal property at 15000. Emmet G. Ralston named executor and Julian C. Ralston named attorney for the estate.
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Ralston
Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel M. Ralston
Indiana
Emmet G. Ralston
Julian C
Eniate
Turner Named Director of Bureau of Mines
Scott Turner of Lansing becomes director of the Bureau of Mines succeeding H. Foster who resigned after the bureau moved from the Interior to the Commerce Department. Turner is described as a wide expert in the field and takes the post in Washington on October 24.
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Scott Turner
Bureau of Mines
Washington
Turner
Lansing
Ich
Toney
A of Mines
H. Foster
Bureau
Interio
Commerce Department
Anthracite Operators Accused of Pushing Substitutes for Coal
John L. Lewis charges that many anthracite operators own soft coal mines and push substitutes to NYC and beyond. He says profits go to the same owners whether consumers burn anthracite or bituminous, citing West Virginia and Central Pennsylvania sources and price boosts from $3–$3.50 to $6–$6.50 a ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Charles W. Beery
New York State Coal Commission
New York City
New York Commission
Lewis
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia and
Readine Coal and Iron Company
W. J. Richards
Susquehanna Collieries Company
M. A. Hanna Company
Cleveland
Ohio
J. 8. Kemmerer & Co
American Negroes Training in Russia
Chicago October meeting of the American Negro Labor Congress reports three American Negro girls and seven American Negro young men are in Russian schools for a three year training in the Soviet diplomatic service. Selection stressed dissatisfaction with U S race conditions and leadership on the Negro question as candidates for Soviet schooling. Fora Whiteman, head of the congress, described his representation of radicals at Moscow's communist internationale. The congress has forty delegates from radical groups nationwide.
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Chicago
American Negro Labor Congress
Russia
America
Fora Whiteman
Congress
Whiteman
The
Communist Internationale
Moscow
NYSE to Add Twenty Five Seats Amid Record Volume
New York City The New York Stock Exchange will increase membership to 1,125 by selling 25 seats, expected to raise over 3 million dollars. Bids indicate about 140 thousand dollars for a seat, and the expansion aims to handle unprecedented business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gci
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Wall Street
Board of Tax Appeals Fronted as Court to Curb Minor Appeals
A proposed shift of the board of tax appeals into a court would speed up cases and curb minor appeals. Speakers urged funding increases and expansion of board membership to sixteen, with higher salaries and extended terms. Support came from the American Bar Association and accountants groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Board of Tax Appeals
House Ways and Means
A. W. Gregg
Internal Revenue Bureau
American Bar Association and Accountants’ Organization
J. Gilmer Korner, Jr
Lord
Korner
Budget Bureau
Greig
Treasury
Department
Mellon
Gregg
George M. Morris
American Bar Association
Treasury Department
American Institute of Accountante
Edward E. Gore
Chicago
H. Maurice Darling
New York
Hearings on Merger Plan Continue With Opposition
Washington October 28 A New York statistician J W McInerney testifies for Hocking Valley stockholders opposing the Nickel Plate merger arguing they deserve a larger share of stock. Dr Lewis H Haney says Hocking Valley shares should be worth the equivalent of 180 dollars each in the merger. John Sherwin Nickel Plate vice president remains to be heard as hearings extend another day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. W. McInerney
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hocking Valley
VanSweringen
McInerney
Lewis H. Haney
W. A. Colston
Nickel Plate
John Sherwin
Major Trippe to Inspect Muskingum River Locks
Major H. M. Trippe head of the Huntington district US engineers left for Marietta Ohio to begin an inspection tour of the Muskingum River headwater lock and dam the government plans to abandon. No protests have been filed since the proposal.
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Huntington
W. Va
H. M. Trippe
United States Engineers
Marietta
Muskingum River
Muskingum
Trippe
Tidewater Oil Earnings for Nine Months 1925 Rise
Tidewater Oil reports net income of 5,651,082 for the first nine months of 1925, up from 3,845,022 a year earlier. After two months of dividends on new five percent preferred, earnings equal 2.69 a share on the six dollar par common versus 17.69 a share on the hundred dollar par common last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidewater Oil
New York
Tidewater
Stinnes Heir Denies Berlin Trip For Business Reasons
Dr Edmund Stinnes eldest son of Hugo Stinnes says Berlin reports are pure invention and his United States visit is brief. He plans to return to Berlin after a few weeks and may tour South America. friends say he seeks new fields after family quarrels and is arranging liquidation of holdings in Age Motorworks amid failed rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edmund Stinnes
Hugo Stinnes
Berlin
United States
America
Germany
South America
Stinnes
Frau Stinnes
Hugo Stinnes, Jr
Jury chosen for Stephenson murder trial in Indiana
Thirteen days to select a jury in Hamilton circuit court set the stage for the trial of D. C. Stephenson, once Indiana Klan grand dragon, and bodyguards Karl Klenck and Earl Gentry. The panel includes ten farmers, a truck driver and a gas plant manager. The case centers on the April death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer of Indianapolis after alleged abduction and detention in Hammond and Indianapolis. The trial opens with opening statements by Charles E. Cox for the Oberholtzer family. The jury will remain together throughout the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Hamton
D. C. Stephenson
Grand Dragon
Indiana Ku Klux Klan
Karl Klenck
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Indiana
Joay
Charles E. Cox
Oberholz
G. EB. Oberholtzer
Will M. Sparks
Stephenson
Oberholtzer
Hammond
Stephenson Garage
Rush Girl's Trial Fast As Possible
Philadelphia reports teenager Helen Schultz, sixteen, will be tried quickly after she shot and killed Edward Lister Jr. for breaking promises of marriage. She is held without bail. the coroner will hold Monday inquest. She says she intended to kill herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Helen Schultz
Edward Lister, Jr
Rotan
Sister
Lister
Schultz
Former Wheeling Fire Chief Robert Cline Dies at 69
Robert D. Cline, former chief of the Wheeling fire department, died tonight at his home on Bay Mar Place. He was sixty nine years old.
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Wheeling
Chinese customs conference settles work on assigned problems
In Peking the customs conference committee decides to proceed with its tasks though no date is set for the next general meeting. Delegates will report to plenary sessions only when work is near completion, adopting Washington treaty methods. Chen Pao claims Britain intends to shelve Chinese tariff demands.
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Peking
China
Washington
Chen Pao
Chihlt Party
Ronald Mackley
Ledvinka to quit mine workers union in Ohio West Virginia region
Frank Ledvinka of Bellaire, president of sub district No. 5 eastern Ohio Mine Workers, plans to sever ties with the miners union at midnight Saturday. The move, linked to an anticipated conference in Cleveland, follows the resignation of Ohio district VP William Roy. No official explanation has been given.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Frank Ledvinka
Bellaire
Eastern Ohio
Miners’ Union
Lee Hall
Columbus
Ledvinka
West Virginia
Panhandle
Cleveland
Smokeless Coal Operators Plan West Virginia Meeting
Beckley W V October 28 William D Ord president of the Smokeless Coal Operators Association of West Virginia calls a general meeting of the association at the Copley Plaza Hotel Poston for Friday November 6 at 10 o clock The gathering aims to address the New England coal situation and how West Virginia smokeless coal can aid relief Already 20000 tons of Pocahontas New River and Winding Gulf coal are moving north with more loads expected and eastern railroads massing empty cars to speed coal shipments if needed
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Beckley
W. Va
William D. Ord
West Virginia
New England
New River
Gulf
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Balkan crisis gains international scope threat to Greece Bulgaria
Paris reports a Balkan crisis settlement framework under the League of Nations council. Conciliation and arbitration replace force, with a sixty hour troop withdrawal deadline and a plan to dispatch a special commission to investigate the causes of the conflict between Greece and Bulgaria. The move aims to extend Locarno security principles across Europe and spur broader disarmament efforts.
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Paris
Greece
Bulgaria
Balkans
The
League of Na
Council
France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Contientia
M. Briand
Paria
Special Commission
No Tangible Clue in Tipple Fire Found
Morgantown West Virginia October 28 A day of investigation into the tipple fire at Gilbert Davis mine No 6 yielded no tangible clues yet state police lieutenant H N Rexroad believes the blaze was incendiary in origin ER M Davis secretary treasurer says the mine will be rebuilt and wreckage cleared Workmen start cleanup and repair Insurance will cover about 5000 of the loss the mine operated on a non union basis.
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Morgantown
W. Va
H. N. Rexroad
West Virginia State Police
ER. M. Davis
Davie
U S Steel Exhibit Shows Earning Power In Q3
New York Oct 28 A stock market report calls the United States Steel Corp third quarter results an exhibit of earning power. July operations ran at about sixty to sixty eight per cent, improving through the quarter with March at near capacity and higher prices cited as factors.
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New York
Walls Street
United States Steel Corporation
Althrough
Norfolk and Western to Build Ten Mountain Locomotives
Roanoke Va Oct 28 Norfolk and Western authorized the construction of ten mountain type passenger engines at Roanoke shops. Materials will be assembled promptly and work fitted with regular operations. The company also authorized the purchase of forty three steel passenger train cars.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western
A. C. Needles
First Snow Of Winter Hits Huntington Today
Snow accompanied by falling temperatures reached 19 degrees as the first snow of the winter fell through the afternoon in Huntington West Virginia. Ground dampness kept any accumulation from forming a discernible depth.
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Huntington
W. Va
Painleve Accepts Mission to Form New French Government
Paris reports M. Painleve agreed to form a new cabinet after talks with M. Merlot and M. Briand. Briand likely foreign affairs, Loucheur finance, Painleve at war office. Coalition hinges on capital levy backed by Left, but Radicals split and Senate opposes. President Doumergue cautions a national concord approach and waits for majority terms.
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Paris
M. Painleve
M. Merlot
M. Briand
Doumergue
M. Loucheur
War Office
Nice
Herriot
Radical Party
Senate
France
Railroad department chief clerk jailed in Chicago beer case
Federal investigators traced an $800,000 monthly beer syndicate operating from western cities. Alfred F. Boroner, chief clerk for New York Central in Chicago, admitted his role in routing trains and using forged orders to move beer shipments labeled as coal. A warrant for William J. Kelley was also sought.
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Chicago
Alfred F. Borerer
New York Central Railway
United States
Glass
Patrick Roche
Internal Revenue
Boroner
William J. Kelley
Borener
Freight Loadings Hit Record High for Forty-Two Weeks
Freight loadings rose for the thirteenth straight week to 1,106,114 cars in the week ending October 17, led by coal at 186,388 and grain products at 45,300. Merchandise and less than carload totals fell slightly, livestock declined, while total year to date shipments reached 41,171,601 cars, the greatest for any corresponding period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Railway Association Tonight
Corres
Mitchell Court Martial Ousts Three Members In Protest
Major General Charles P. Summerall leads a frame of defense as three court members are ousted in a Sherman era trial of Colonel William Mitchell. The proceedings hinge on Mitchell’s San Antonio statements attacking navy and air service administration and charges of incompetence and negligence.
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Washington
Capitol
William Mitchell
War Department
Navy
Army Air Services
Gpurt
Dwight Davis
Worce
Charles P. Summerall
Mitchell
Albert J. Bowley
Fort Bray
N.C
Frank R. Reid
Illnois
Rowley
Greenville
N. C
Bowhey
Fred W. Sladen
West Point
Sladen
San Antonio
Texas
Reid
Robert L. Howze
Fifth Corps
Columbus
Ohio
Summeral
Cooley Mitchell
Joseph I. McMullen
McMuen
War
Navy Departments
National Defense
Mr. Reid
Sherman
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Stock Exchange
Gonfer Powers
Helen Schulz
Ledvinka Will Quit Mine Workers’ Union
Boston
Sofia
Athens
Tipple
U. S. Steel
Norfolk & Western
Prinleve
Railroad Department
Chas. P. Summerall
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