Attempt to introduce new evidence in Stephenson case faces Supreme Court
Indianapolis lawyer A M Hall announces a writ of coram nobis to admit evidence claiming fear of mob violence influenced D C Stephenson to skip testifying in the Noblesville murder appeal. The plan targets Evans and Klan figures Huffing ton Smith McNay and others, with arguments and briefs due by late December.
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D. C
Hall
Indianapolis Times
Hiram Evans
Joseph Huffington
W. Lee Smith
Robert McNay
Stephenson
Indiana
Evans
Madge Oberholtzer
Arthur L. Gilliam
McNay and Smith
Stark selects his criminal deputies
Judson L. Stark, prosecutor-elect, appoints Charles J. Karabell James G. Campbell Floyd R. Mannon and Charles S. Wiltsie Jr as deputy prosecutors in the criminal municipal courts. Karabell succeeds John B. Royse who declined the post. Retiring deputies are Louis Adams John Caylor and William B. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Karabell
James G. Campbell
Floyd R. Mannon
Charles S. Wiltsie Jr
Judson L. Stark
J. Karabell
John B. Royse
Stark
Royse
H. B. Pike
Louis Adams
John Caylor
William B. Miller
Hearing Near End In Green Cast Water Works Suit
U S hearing nearly finishes in federal court on Greencastle Water Works petition for an interlocutory injunction against enforcing a Public Service Commission rate order. Company seeks $590 000 valuation but PSC sets 300 000, allowing 3 per cent earned. Three judges Samual Alschuler Thomas W Slick and Robert C Baltzel preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle Water Works Company
Public Service Commission
Samuel Alschuler
Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Thomas W. Slick
Northern
Indiana
Robert C. Baltzel
Last Link With Lafayette Dies At 105 In France
Mme Victoria Villepelle who as a schoolgirl gave a bouquet to Lafayette and was kissed by him during the 1830 march to Paris has died at age 105 in Melon France. The obituary notes the anniversary of George Washington's death coinciding with her passing.
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United Press
MELON
France
Victoria Villepelle
Lafayette
Paris
Orleans
George Washington
Cat and Dog Mascots Cheat Death in Plant Blast
Fire and two explosions destroyed the Kleffer-Bates Manufacturing plant valued at 250000 dollars. Plant mascot cat Tabbie and office dog Queen survived the blast and later emerged from the wreckage. Tabbie bore burns while Queen had minor injuries. Tabbie had joined the plant after a carload of grits was opened, becoming a famed mascot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knefler-Bates Plant
Kleffer-Bates Manufacturing Company
Tabbie
Queen
Gem theft arrests in Wilkes Barre linked to New York robbery
Stephen Ream known as Michael Pawlowski and his wife aged 26 are jailed on charges of stealing jewels worth 50 000 from opera singer Marie Rappold in a New York hotel apartment on Oct 29. They confessed and were held for New York authorities as jewelry was recovered.
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United Press
Wilkes Barre
Stephen Ream
Michael Pawlowski
Marie Rappold
New York
Madame Rappold
Ream
Forty Two Applicants Sit Civil Service Dry Agents Exam
Thirty four applicants for federal dry agents positions today took the three hour written civil service examination at the office of Henry M Trimpe total civil service secretary. Among them were four present agents who failed to pass the first examination.
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Civil Service
Henry M.trimpe
Total Civil Service
Watson Rites Held for Indianapolis Native in New York
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma D. Watson daughter of early Indianapolis residents were conducted Friday in New York City. She was sister of Mrs. J. W. Williams and Mrs. David Braden and daughter of General Ebenezer and Mary Ann Dumont.
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Emma D. Watson
Indianapolis
New York City
J. W. Williams
David Braden
Ebenezer
Mary Ann Dumont
DePauw Students to Lead Sunday Service at Speedway Church
Four De Pauw students will lead the Sunday evening service at Speedway M E church under the Speedway Epworth League. The group includes Jesse Elliott Macy Dale Stackhouse Bourbon Seymour Stephen son Greencastle and Charles Sanders Roachdale.
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Greencastle
Ind
de Pauw
Speedway M. E. Church
Jesse Elliott
Macy
Dale Stackhouse
Bourbon
Seymour Stephenson
Charles Sanders
Roachdale
Speedway Epworth League
Witch Doctors Targeted After Local Murder Probe
Harrisburg authorities announce prosecutions for all witch doctors operating without state licenses following a recent murder by a rival practitioner. Nelson Rehmyer, a well known figure in the field, is connected to the case as the victim referenced in official statements.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Nelson Rehmyer
SUGGESTS FARM AID PROPOSAL TO CONGRESS
Luke Duffy of Indianapolis sent farm relief ideas to Congressman Fred S. Purnell vice chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. The plan calls for a $250 million land fund to gather tax distressed acreage from poorer regions, with the government taking ownerless lands at up to five dollars per acre for reforestation or re-entry use.
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Fred S. Purnell
Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Luke Duffy
Indianapolis
Duffy
Midwest Farm
Gone but Not Forgotten Automobiles Stolen Reported
Police report lists several automobiles reported stolen including Louis Wein a sport sedan from 319 East New York Street J H Boots a Chevrolet coupe from Station and Twenty fifth streets Wayne Fair a Ford roadster from 212 East Ohio Street E C Taylor a Ford touring from Tenth street and Holmes avenue John E Messick a Hudson brougham from Meridian and Thirty fifth streets F A Colare a Pontiac coupe from Twentieth and Illinois streets.
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Louis Wein
North Mount Street
Auburn
New York Street
J. H. Boots
Sherman Drive
Station
Twenty-fifth Street
Wayne Fair
East
North Street
Ohio Street
E. C. Taylor
Belmont Avenue
Tenth Street
Holmes Avenue
John E. Messick
Washington Boulevard
Hudson Brougham
Meridian
Thirty-fifth Streets
F. A. Colare
North
Illinois Street
Twentieth
Illinois Streets
Open War on Movie Trust in Chicago Injunction Filed
An injunction suit charging seventeen leading motion picture distributors and exhibitors with anti-trust law violations will be filed in federal court in Chicago. Plaintiffs accuse Balaban and Katz Inc and subsidiaries of excluding independent exhibitors from first run pictures. Distributors named include Paramount Famous Lasky, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Fox, First National, United Artists, Universal, F B O, Pathe Exchange and Gotham Photoplays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Chicago
George E. Q. Johnson
United States District Attorney
Balaban and Katz, Inc
Balaban and Katz
Three Convicts Escape From State Brick Plant
Three prisoners escaped from the state brick plant in Junction City after midnight. Guard Lee Parsons was clubbed but raised the alarm. John Llewelyn from Jackson county was recaptured. The escapees were John Kelly of Meigs county and John Adkins sentenced from Franklin county.
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United Press
Junction City
John Llewelyn
Jackson County
John Kelly
Meigs County
John Adkins
Franklin County
Lee Parsons
Parsons
Llewelyn
Watson Proposes Amendment to Halt Air Bootlegging
Senator Watson of Indiana introduced an amendment to the radio law to stop air bootlegging. He cited complaints by chains and organizations that authorized broadcasts of big events such as the Dempsey Tunney fight were rebroadcast by unauthorized stations.
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Times
Washington
Senator Watson
Indiana
Young Men to Elect Officers in Indianapolis Meeting
The Young Men of Indianapolis will elect officers and appoint committees at a Spink Arms gathering Monday evening. Capt. H Weir Cook, World War I ace, will speak. Several important resolutions are to be voted on. In England and Wales fewer births were registered last year than since 1855.
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Indianapolis
Spink Arms
E. E. Whitehill
H. Weir Cook
Indiana
Wil
Whitehill
England and
Wales
Hope High Sees No War Between Paraguay and Bolivia
Washington observers expressed confidence that no war would erupt between Paraguay and Bolivia. Bolivia pressed for Paraguayan reparations as a precondition to mediation, but diplomats expect a peaceful settlement with potential pressure from ABC powers and the United States. An inter American conference on conciliation and arbitration prepared to proceed with a treaty while Bolivia’s note to the League of Nations remained under discussion.
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Washington
Paraguay
Bolivia
League of Nations
United States
United Press
Argentine
Brazil
Chile
la Paz
League council presses Bolivar Paraguay to peaceful border settlement
From Lugano Switzerland December 15 the League of Nations council sent a second note to Bolivia and Paraguay urging a pacific settlement of their border dispute. President Aristide Briand was instructed to follow the case personally and call a special session if needed. The note reminded both nations of international obligations and warned against military action.
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United Arena
Lugano
Switzerland
Council of the
League of Nations
Bolivar
Paraguay
Aristide Briand
Bolivia
League
King Alfonso offers mediation in Bolivia Paraguay dispute
Buenos Aires reports that King Alfonso of Spain via the Spanish minister to Paraguay has offered to mediate the Bolivia Paraguayan dispute as of today according to Asuncion based La Prensa.
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Preas
Buenos Aires
Alfonso
Spain
Paraguay
Asuncion
la Prensa
Believe Girls Carried Off by Bandits Near Home
Mexico City report says Jacotep of twenty two of the town s most beautiful girls were kidnapped by bandits and may have been returned home unharmed. Outlying towns delay notices to Guadaljara or Mexico City due to poor communications. Military indifference reflects frequent kidnappings and a view that native women are not always harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Mexico City
Jacotep
Jocotep
Guadalajara
Nichols Sues Universal for Piracy of Abies Irish Rose
Anne Nichols sues Universal Pictures for $3,000,000 alleging copyright infringement in the motion picture The Cohens and Kellys. The case, filed three years ago, will start next week before Federal Judge Goddard in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
NEW York
Anne Nichols
Universal Pictures Corporation
Abie
Cohens and Kellys
Goddard
Miss Nichols
Six Boys Arrested in Auto Theft Ring at Anderson
Six youths aged 13 to 16 have been arrested in Anderson Indiana on auto theft charges. Police say the arrests may unravel a string of stolen cars reported in the area over the past month.
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United Press
Anderson
Ind
Insurance men meet prosperity vision at Spink Arms dinner
Albert G. Borden of Equitable Life addressed 150 agents at a Friday night dinner at the Spink Arms. He urged that an insurer’s life influence is a vital factor in success as prosperity for the business in the next three years was pictured. A conference closed the state session today.
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Albert G. Borden
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Spink- Arms
Borden
Moll of gangster mob breaks up Chicago court scene
In Judge Normoyle's criminal court Margaret Novak 18 girlfriend of suspect Frank Wenskus 21 attacked William Gloss a bakery driver and two assistant state’s attorneys. Bailiffs restrained her as the jury found Wenskus and Louis Sinkewicz guilty of robbery.
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United Press
Chicago
Moll
Dennis J. Normoyle
Frank Wenskus
Louis Sinkewicz
William Gloss
Margaret Novak
Wenskus
Gloss
Margaret
Normoyle
Sinkewicz
Widow Acquitted in Queens Husband Stabbing Case
Frances Kirkwood, 33, widow of Dr. Glenn Kirkwood a Sunnyside veterinarian, was found not guilty of fatally stabbing him on August 7. The defense argued the death was accidental during a quarrel. the prosecution claimed it was in the heat of passion.
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New York
Frances Kirkwood
Glenn Kirkwood
Sunnyside
Queens
Dana Wallace
Kirkwood
Aeroonautic Advance Told by War Flier
Capt H Weir Cook Curtis Flying Service spoke at the Optimist Club luncheon about advances in aeronautics reducing flight hazards. He recalled testing old airships and praised modern safety, while club members backed a veterans hospital for Indianapolis and planned to aid its creation. Elmer Goldsmith introduced the hospital plan.
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H. Weir Cook
Curtis Flying Service, Inc
Optimist Club
Claypool
Cook
Optimists
Veterans Hospital
Indianapolis
Elmer Goldsmith
Earl Blakely
Harrington T. Wood
Optimist International
Hit Run Driver Held After City Outskirts Collision
John Wilber, 31, of West Lafayette, driver of the automobile that struck two men on the outskirts of the city Thursday night, is held on charges of assault and battery and failure to stop after an accident. He surrendered to police Friday night. The injured men were Burl Parham, R. R. G., and Joseph Hagen of 1445 Charles Street.
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John Wilber
West Lafayette
Burl Parham
Joseph Hagen
Charles Street
Re elect Kiwanis official O C Herdrich to fifth term
O C Herdrich of Herdrich and Boggs accounting firm began his fifth term as Kiwanis Club secretary after a Friday night re election by directors at the Athenaeum. He previously served as chief examiner for the state board of accounts. Lester C Nagley was kept as executive secretary and new officers begin January 1.
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O. C. Herdrich
Herdrich & Boggs
Kiwanis Club
The
Athenaeum
Herdrich
State Board of Accounts
Lester C. Nagley
Police Praise for Officials Backed by Central W C T U
Central W C T U commends Police Chief Claude W. Worley and officers for recent law enforcement actions. The group also praises Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell for liquor law sentences and Otto G. Fifield for his plan to expand the state Police force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central W. C. T. U. Today
Claude W. Worley
Robert C. Baltzell
Otto G. Fifield
Judge Dan V White Wins Bar Poll For Reappointment
Judge Dan V White received 187 votes in the Indianapolis Bar Association poll presented to Governor Ed Jackson. Deputy Prosecutor William H. Sheaffer led potential contenders with 63 votes, while Thomas C. Whallon had 15 and several others earned single votes. No comment was offered by Conder on the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan V White
Indianapolis Bar Association
Ed Jackson
White
Statehouse
Earl R. Conder
William H. Sheaffer
Thomas C. Whallon
Harry Hendrickson
John S. Smith
Don Roberts
William E. Jeffery
Harvey A. Graybill
Conder
Corn stalk paper signals new era for Midwest farming
The Prairie Farmer announces a revolutionary corn stalk paper produced at a Danville Illinois facility supplying ten tons daily of pulp. Backed by a New York Chicago syndicate, the process from Bela Dorner and Frank Gardner shows corn stalks offering double the tensile strength of wood pulp and potential for rayon lacquer and artificial leather products.
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Middle West
Prairie Farmer
West Market Street
Indiana
Illinois
Danville
Ill
New York
Europe
Bela Dorner
Frank K. Gardner
Dorner
Budapest
Gardner
Motorcycle Officer to Begin Duties in Washington
Washington council approves hiring a motorcycle policeman to start January 1. The motorcycle was purchased for 405.59 dollars on a bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Ind
Explains New Manager Form of Balloting
Walter J. Millard described a single ballot proportional representation system for Indianapolis city manager elections. The process nominates candidates via petitions, voters rank preferences, and seats are filled by a quota with transfers to second and subsequent choices until seven commissioners are chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
City Manager League
Chamber of Commerce
Walter J. Millard
Cleveland
Proportional Representation League
Ohio
Millard
Hoover
Attendant Robbed Station After Night Tour
Harvey McCardy of 1515 East Forty-Ninth Street found the Western Oil Refining filling station at Thirty-eighth Street and Fall Creek ransacked after he took all the station money home Friday night. He reported the safe places where attendants hid funds had been searched.
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Harvey McCardy
East Forty-Ninth Street
Western Oil Refining Company
Thirty-eighth Street
Fall Creek
McCardy
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