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Newspaper

Indianapolis Star

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1924

Page

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Nineteen Men Entombed by Mine Blast Reported

An extensive discussion by Superintendent Burris onteacher pay and instructional costs notes that high unit costs persist despite higher salaries. It cites Indiana high schools and studies by Wheeler and Monroe, emphasizing class organization and school size as key factors in reducing per student instructional costs and highlighting variations across districts. The report ends noting continuation on page three.

FARL MUSHLITZ Biza cliss alee India jeveal Indiana Bene Jimin J. Burris state superintendent of public instruction Bnrris H. G. Wheeler West Virginia Walter $. Monroe Kansas bat tyre Burris windley echoola grample sontoe siziy Engler Monpoo

Weather Forecast for Saturday and Sunday in Iliapalia Area

Forecast for Saturday and Sunday calls for variable conditions with warm highs and cooler lows. Weather Bureau reports yesterday’s humidity around 49 percent at noon and 46 percent in the evening, with measurable precipitation totaling since yesterday.

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Timber wolf slain near Harbor Springs identified as police dog

A timber wolf found slain near Harbor Springs last week was identified as a trained police dog once belonging to Ray R. Hook of Cincinnati. Solomon Francie, an Indian youth, was connected to the act. The dog was a veteran of a prior war and valued by its owner.

HARBOR SPRINGS Mid Solomon Francie ray R. T. Hook Cincinnati United States

William Bosson named city post in Indianapolis

William Bosson Sr an Indianapolis attorney with 25 years at the bar will be appointed city attorney to succeed James M Ogden with appointment effective Aug 1. Taylor B Groninger will become corporation counsel and special counsel for the public service commission in Indiana.

Wiliam Bosson Sr Indianapolis mhore James M. Ogden Ogden arka Taylor B. Groninger Groninger Indiana Bell Telephone Company Boston Satem Ann Arbor New Albany Ind

Robert C. Colter killed in a mountain fall

Robert C. Colter, general auditor of the Zenite Metal Company, died after his horse stumbled on a mountain trail seven miles from Asheville North Carolina. He was found by an automobile party in a dying condition. Colter, about 48, had stayed at Mountain Meadows Inn two weeks and resided at the Spink Arma hotel in Indianapolis. He had been connected with Zenite Metal about five years and traveled from Indianapolis to Asheville seeking health. He left Indianapolis last April for another trip, and a recent ride on horseback ended in tragedy. He was related to Herbert R. Dupéral of Zenite and had brothers in New York and Ohio.

ASHEVILLE N. C Robert C. Colter Zenite Metal Company of Indianapalis Spink-Arma Indianapolis Zenite Metal Company Mr. Colter Indianapolia dan North Carolin nature Hélett geitlanapolis fsa Colter waas Herbert re DupeewaL speesia Zenite Garpany New York Chotmnuth ndianapolis Busnes Schlensker theigbway Paul highway commission Hla Senate avenue Statehouse state Capitol garage North Tulnois street

Dawes Visits Indiana Hoosiers Meet Politely

Charles G. Dawes, campaigning in Indiana, spoke informally at Hotel LaSalle to the state Republican committee. He pledged frank talk on important issues, shared jokes with Hoosier hosts, and posed for a photo with party leaders, delivering a firm constitutional defense stance.

MAURICE EARLY The Star CHICAGO Charles G.1 Dawes Indiana Republican state committee LaSalle Dawes Ward elen Marin Walb pogtog Wald

Mines Explode Halting Rescue In Gates Pa

Nineteen men are reported entombed after a mine explosion at the Gates mines of the H C Erck Coke Company near Gates, Pa. Rescue crews work in three shifts to reach them as caverns and toxic gases impede progress. The mine, 22 miles south of Brownsville, previously saw a fatal blast in 1922.

GATES H C. Erck Coke Company Ume Reacuers F. S. Girod Masontown Were Prick company Ste Pitter burgh bureau of mines minha CEMTETTIE Gates Brownsville Fayette county

Slayers Bravado Belied in Chicago Murder Case

James Whittaker reports on a dramatic day in a Chicago murder case as Leopold’s confession and a Detective Sergeant Grot’s testimony reveal shifting loyalties. Spectators react with lingering suspense as the trial drama unfolds, with continued coverage promised on page two.

JAMES WHITTAKER Universal Service Star CHICAGO Leopold Torb peach aele

Sunday Star Tomorrow Opposite Editorial Page Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Indiana

The Sunday Star Tomorrow presents an opposite editorial page with a Fort Wayne Indiana street scene by Frederic Polley and features including a forecast on modern age schools by H G Wells. It highlights indiana topics, alfred EB Starr parachute landing, missionary week notes, bridge strategy, brown county daisy fields, and complete box scores across leagues with photos and notes from the magazine section on indiana industry and culture.

Fort Wayne Ind FREDERICK POLLEY Indiana H.G. WELLS ROBERT-The Star ERNEST FREMONT TITTLE Alfred EB, Starr Millerfeld New Drop Staten Island 27th division air service New York National Guard HENRY WOOD Bethany park FRANK M HOHENBERGER Brown county Brown SIDNEY LENZ Miss “Juatiné Otis Nowland American Association JOHN A. RUSSELL school of commerce University of Detroit FANNIE HURST astory CHARLES G. NORRIS W. . OSBORNE

Coolidge Assured Aid From Progressive Support

Western News correspondent reports Senator Pepper blasts La Follette as seeking a one party dictatorship. Nebraskan Howell pledges faith in Coolidge and says GOP will carry Nebraska. Trainmen leaders pledge labor votes to Coolidge and distance from La Follette Socialist ticket. Railroad unions voice preferred Coolidge over radicals, with McAdoo rejected by Democrats.

EVERETY C. WATKINS Thatar WASHINGTON Senator TaPolletti George Wharton Pepper Pennsylvania Lenine Trotsky Pepper A. Van Valkenyburg Philadelphia North American White House Howell Neb 7 Coolidge Epolidee Dawea Nebraska Charles Bryan John P. McArdle Brotherhood ‘of iRailway Joseph Bromley aective Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers W. N.Doak Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen LaFollette- Sociallat McAdoo Socialteta lea Watson

Watson Quits as Senate Probe Head Amid Reform Clash

Washington July 5 Senator James E Watson resigned as committee chairman of the probe into the internal revenue bureau amid a split among Republicans and Democrats. Couzens and others plan renewed inquiry after recess, with Watson remaining as a member. debate centers on prohibition enforcement and Mellon tax plans.

Mapella Star Dorsan Coterads WASHINGTON James E. Watson Couzena Michigan Jones King Senate internal revenue bureau Watson Treasury Mellon Congress Couzens Benavir Couzens Sones

Governor Branch notices irregularities in state garage report

Governor Emmett F. Branch informs Marion County Prosecuting Attorney William H. Remy that the Indiana state board of accounts found irregularities in the state garage of the highway commission. He requests review and possible referral to the Marion county grand jury, promising state cooperation and urging prompt action if legal violations occurred. If no law was violated, officials tied to the report deserve exoneration.

William H. Remy Marion County City Indiana state board of accounts Indiana state highway commission Indiana highway commission Marion county grand jury state board of ‘accounts state of Indiana EMMETT F. BRANCH Binte highway commissara Emmett F. Br Bamalla William Ht. Remy Br. Remy Branch Remy Marion, county sion Resiyn batt Marion county grand Br. Orr state board of accounts Governor Branch

Lion Saves His Trainer From Malicious Lion Attack

Special to The Indianapolis Star with Bedford Ind reports that trainer Jon Helliott of the Hagenbeck-Wallace show survived a deadly encounter when his favorite lion Wayup diverted Caesar the Nubian lion from mauling him. Helliott, 42, was severely mangled yet pulled a revolver and fired blanks to deter Caesar as workers dragged him from the arena. The incident follows a prior attempted attack by Caesar last winter, and Helliott remains in Dunn Memorial Hospital with severe chest and arm injuries.

Indianapolis Star BEDFORD Ind Jon Helliott Dunn Memorial hospital bin chest soni Wayip torday Helliott Cataor ation Caenar hia Wayup tad Helllatt hin Caeser Mons Lhat Caesar Robert ‘McPherson Heliott

Widow Twice by Legal Executions in Mississippi

In Meridian Mississippi July 2 a double execution hanged Frank Atkinson and Clyde Greer for the murder of R H Gryant last June. Both men maintained innocence as their families faced their departure to the gallows marking a rare instance of two white men hanged in Lauderdale County and Mississippi on the same day.

MERIDIAN Miss Frank Atkinson Allan Westbrook Clyde Greer Atkin~aon RR. H. Gryant hera hill Greer Atkinnaon Lauderdale Mtasiasippi

National Federation of Business and Professional Women Convention Closes

The sixth annual convention in West Baden Indiana ends with Adelia Prichard of Portland Oregon elected president unopposed. Ex Governor Frank Lowden of Illinois serves as morning speaker. other officers elected include Margaret Stewart Ogden Utah chairing nominating, Mary L Stevens Minneapolis treasurer after a runoff. Lowden argues for individual leadership over commissions. The report notes continued congressional style departmental structure in government and signals tomorrow board meetings to appoint committee chairs and plan next year’s convention city.

KATHRYN. E Rta The Star WEST BADEN Ind National Federation of Business and Professional Woman's Mias Adelia Prichard Portland Ore Frank O. Lowden Ilinois Misa Margaret Stewart Ogden Utah Prichart Otfive Joy Wright Cleveland vMcers Mins Mary L. Johnson Trenton Neil Lfisa Lila Ashby Little Rock Ark Chloe Scholes - Sallers ule la Minas me A. Stevens Minneapolis Mina Mike Sande Oklahoma Misa Stevens Minas Stevens Mins Prichard Lowden

Marion Prosecutor Seeks Action on Alleged Payments

The Marion prosecutor requests government action on alleged payments from a department. If necessary, the matter could go to a grand jury. Officials consider whether to press charges, acquit, or declare a payment already repaid.

Indiana highway board probe narrows on Schlensker dealings

Gov Branch orders Marion county grand jury investigation into alleged improper payments from the Indiana highway commission. Director Williams to hire certified accountants to audit Schlensker account. inquiry covers May 18, 1921 to April 30, 1924 with reports of $59,000 excess profits and $425,000 in transactions.

algo Williams Schlensker Lawrence Lyons THRER

Branch Off for Bass Fishing Next Week

Governor Emmett F. Branch plans a week of bass fishing with family and staff. He will travel to Lak James, Steuben County, then proceed to Washington for ceremonies tied to President Coolidge's nomination.

Emmett F. Branch bass Coolidge

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