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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1925
Page
1
Treasury officials say settling disputed tax cases out of court saves money as six percent interest on refunds accrues while litigation costs rise. The article notes the government eyeing faster settlements to avoid long court battles and interest penalties.
Nine postmaster and post office employee organizations hold separate conventions in Cleveland to push for mail handling reforms. Postmaster General Harry C. New arrived to address delegates on Thursday joined by Senators George H. Moses and Richard P. Ernst who will speak at the gatherings during the week.
President Coolidge expects to return to Washington from Swampscott around Labor Day. An official statement says the exact departure date is not fixed and the trip will be by train, likely after the holiday to avoid traffic.
Two airplanes from Colby and Pratt City comb Western Kansas for two gunmen who killed a policeman in It City and wounded Sheriff Dan Pratt while fleeing. The posse blocks routes as the bandits exchange shots, hijack Doyle Crawford’s Buick, and speed away in a blue roadster.
Fred C. Nickol, linked to a celebrated Dayton bank heist, entered a not guilty plea to robbing the North Dayton branch of Dayton Savings & Trust Co. of 28000. Bond set at 50000, attorney William G. Pickerel entered the plea. Prosecutor Scharrer seeks Judge Patterson for a grand jury session.
In Los Angeles on August 25 an explosion of dynamite wrecked the home of William F. Downs brother of Charles F. Downs a councilman accused of bribery. Downs and partner Harry Dillon escaped injury though Downs was stunned. Fire followed the blast after a mysterious message urged Downs to get his brother to plead guilty.
Daniel F. Steck, Democrat, widened his advantage over Senator Smith W. Brookhart after a county recount. Steck led 275,518 to 263,970 with 6,929 challenged ballots, Brookhart drawing 65,119 to Steck 1,810.
Reports from Madrid say the Spanish battleship Alfonso XIII returned to Spain crippled after shelling the Alhucemas coast for over 48 hours. Eight Riffian shells struck the vessel in the engagement with Rif tribesmen.
Rev G L Davis former local M E minister asserts he has officiated at 100 marriages in the past year while serving at the St Clairs ville church. He notes the parsonage sits within about a hundred feet of the Belmont county courthouse increasing access to weddings.
The navy announced a delay of the flight from the Pacific coast to Hawaii until 2 p.m. today. No reason was given for the postponement.
London August 25 The question of inviting the United States into the Anglo French war debt parleys was discussed by Winston Churchill and M. Caillaux. They agreed American participation could speed settlement of France’s debt to England and a broader war debt adjustment, though no decision on immediate invitation was reached.
A Cairo dispatch reports Druse rebel forces of about 1500 marching on Damascus were repelled by a combined French air and cavalry attack with heavy losses. Vienna dispatch notes Druses resist autonomy claims and vow full Syrian independence led by Sultan Atrach Pasha.
The Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) announced price reductions to meet competition. Gasoline and all naptha products drop two cents per gallon while kerosene falls one cent per gallon. Reductions apply at all stations in Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota and North Dakota.
Ford Motor Co. unveiled 15 changes across all models including a six inch longer wheel base and four inch lower body frame. Changes target styling and mechanics such as under cowl gasoline tank, all steel bodies, improved upholstery, higher nickel radiator set, wider brake bands, and lower steering wheel while prices remain unchanged.
More than 200 Ku Klux Klan potentates gathered at Buckeye Lake Ohio for a national kon clave marking a shift to new aims. Officials said the group will focus on saving America from pagan influences by purging Protestant churches of alleged false leadership while addressing national religious drift. Mayor Stevens welcomed attendees and Hiram Evans was to deliver the imperial wizard’s address.
Paris reports Jean Callizo plans a Himalayan flight over Mount Everest in October. Callizo holds the world altitude record and will pilot the attempt across the peak region.
Moscow reports that France backed Baltic alliance linking Poland Estonia Latvia and Finland as a northern buffer against Soviet Russia has failed. The planned conference was postponed indefinitely with British influence and French domination cited as factors in the setback.
Sixty families homeless after a massive blaze on Ontario Street between Sanguinet and Emercy, with a garage and ice plant destroyed. High winds, low water pressure hampered firemen as flames spread, threatening broader destruction before containment at 2:30 a m. Police check for possible fatalities.
Chicago dispatch reports a massive non structural blaze sent flames hundreds of feet into the air around a river front warehouse. Fire crews prevented total loss after earlier burning the Union Grain Elevator, with property damage estimated at 200 000 dollars and the warehouse valued at 3 000 000 dollars.
John Martin escaped by bending jail bars and roaming the town before being recaptured. He was fined 500 dollars for a liquor charge and sent to Elyria County Jail for safekeeping until the fine is paid.
A turnip weighing 4 1 2 pounds and measuring 23 3 4 inches around arrives as the first entry in the county pumpkin contest at The Daily News. The editor notes big pumpkins exist but urges growers to enter, with a five dollar prize Saturday and display at Stark County Fair.
In Defiance Ohio a sunflower grows 354 feet above the sidewalk at First and Perry streets, taller than Canton’s previous champion. The giant blooms from a maple tree crotch after a storm split a limb, likely planted by a seed carried by a bird last summer.
Across New York Chicago Pittsburgh Boston and St Louis fighting between On Leong and Hip Sing tongs continues. Seven dead and many wounded in a spate of attacks tied to a treaty ban on certain cities. Police pursue suspects as fears grow of wider carnage.
President Coolidge views the coal fuel outlook as reassuring and believes the public will not suffer fuel shortages if anthracite mines suspend operations on September 1. Officials at the summer White House stated the danger of a prospective strike is being minimized.
Chillicothe O Aug 25 The annual Ohio American Legion state convention features officer elections and efforts to set next year s gathering led by delegates from Cincinnati Lima and other cities. More than 10 000 legionaries and 26 bands took part in Monday s parade with Franklin post band of Columbus winning top honors and earning Ohio s national delegation to Omaha Oct 5. Delegates nominated Gen John R McQuiggan of Cleveland for national commander.
Signor Pinedo, the Italian flyer en route from Rome to Tokyo, was diverted and forced to land at Santa Cruz Laguna after taking off from Antimonan for Manila. US Army airmen stood by to assist if needed.
President Coolidge today defended his budget policies against critics and propa ganda charges. The White House spokesman rebutted reports from Washington claiming Army spending hurts national defense and said the Emergency Fleet Corporation controls merchant marine operations led by Rear Admiral Leigh Palmer.
Lima Aug. 25 T A Lanker chief of police suspended by the city commission after charges of misconduct and intoxication. He will be tried Sept. 1 by the commission. The suspension followed a Sunday wreck of a new police service car with witnesses testifying the chief was intoxicated.
Five bandits waylay a railroad payroll run near Clinton Indiana in a brief running gun battle. They seize $11,000 and escape in an automobile after holding up a bank messenger and three armed guards from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line.
Two bombs exploded near simultaneous to strike the porches and doorways of Barbers union officials in Berwyn. Windows were shattered on about a score of nearby homes and the neighbor hood was roused, but no injuries were reported.
Swampscott, Aug 25. The Belgian government received special consideration from the United States in the debt funding settlement. The war orders and postwar financial depression elicited sympathy and consideration from the American government and from President Coolidge, according to an official statement.
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