Sinclair AIDS TO APPEAL IN JURY SPY CASE
Government wins fourth oil trial as Harry F. Sinclair faces up to nine months in jail. Judge Siddons condemns jury spying by Burns detectives and associates, while Day and Burns receive shorter sentences and fines. Appeals filed. next actions hinge on habeas rulings and upcoming trials in April and fall.
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Sinclair
Herbert Little
United Press
Washington
Government Today
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Frederick L. Siddons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Burns
Henry Mason Day
William J. Burns
W. Sherman Burns
District Court of Appeals
New York
Jennings Bailey
Harry M. Blackmer
Siddons
Albert B. Fall
Sinclair Senate
Elk Hills
Fall
EB. L. Doheny
Convict Prison Rebels Found Guilty in Mutiny
After twenty three hours the jury found six Folsom penitentiary prisoners guilty of first degree murder for the killing of guard Ray Singleton during the riots. They were recommended life terms. The inmates hailed the verdict as a victory.
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Ly United Press
Sacramento
Cal
Folsom Penitentiary
Ray Singleton
Guinea Pigs Sold Worth 350 Dollars In Times Ad
A Times small ad boasted sales of 350 dollars from guinea pigs being sold. The note credits a remarkable result to a well crafted advertisement and invites readers to place ads to reach a large daily audience.
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Times
Daily Times
Freshman Pledges Suffer Jail Hell Week Delayed Initiation
Butler University freshmen dodge rough initiation by Tau Kappa Tau and spend a day in city jail. The fraternity postpones the hazing, promising a double dose later while pledges attend a Columbia Club dance and remain jailed until 7. Police Chief Worley holds the keys and blocks interviews.
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EN Butler University
Tau Kappa Tau
Columbia Club
Claude M. Worley
Worley
City Prison
M $ Fraternity
Chief Worley
Aquitania to Carry Guests to Paris for May Wedding
United Press reports sixty invitations to the silver wedding party of Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. May in Paris. Guests will sail aboard the Aquitania from New York on April 18, receiving a ticket to Paris with each invitation.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Paris
Walter A. May
Anti-Saloon Leader Denies Recall of Emmons Meeting
Indiana Anti-Saloon League Secretary E S Shumaker denies any political ties with the Ku Klux Klan as cited by ex Klansman Emmons in a deposition. Emmons testified of alleged League praises for the Klan and meetings in St Joseph County. Shumaker says Emmons was never his employee and he has no recollection of such conversations.
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E. S. Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
League
Ku Klux Klan
Hugh L
Pat) Emmons
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Shumaker
Arthur L. Gilliam
Gilliam
Indiana
Emmons
Arthur R. Robinson
Pat Emmons
Anti-Saloon League
Two Safes Robbed as Crackers Still Miss One
Robbers opened two safes Tuesday night and took between 40 and 50 dollars from Allied Coal and Material Co at Fifty Second and Monon. A second safe at 1422 West Thirtieth Street yielded 100 dollars after the lock was battered. A third safe at North Side Coal Company, 4859 Winthrop Avenue, was not entered.
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Allied Coal and Material Company
Monon
W. Thirtieth St
North
Leslie Plans Campaign HQ for Indiana Governor Bid
State headquarters for Harry G. Leslie’s gubernatorial campaign will open in Lafayette with Speaker of the House Ed Randolph as manager. Leslie, the fourth Republican to announce, conferred in Indianapolis on headquarters plans and spoke Thursday night in Lafayette en route to a mass meeting at the armory.
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Harry G. Leslie
Lafayette
House of Representatives
Leslie
Indianapolis
Ed Randolph
All Klansmen to doff masks tonight
United Press reports from Birmingham Alabama that the Ku Klux Klan plans to unmask across the country on February 22. Imperial Wizard Hiram W Evans orders Klansmen to discard masks after midnight and join a new group called the Knights of the Great Forest.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ku Klux Klan
Klaverns
Knights of the Great Forest
Hiram W. Evans
Gilliam vows to continue drive against Indiana Klan charter
Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam says efforts to oust the Ku Klux Klan will proceed while a charter remains in Indiana. He promises to reveal highly sensational depositions next week and questions the fate of the Klan accumulated $70,000,000 since its 1916 founding.
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Klan
Knights of the Great Forest
Arthur L. Gilliam
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Gilliam
Washington Topic Leads Y M C A Bible Club Talk
A ten minute speech on George Washington is set for tonight at 6 20 at the Y M C A Bible Investigation Club followed by supper per secretary A L Roberts. The Rev A H Moore and Rev G P Kehl outline talks on Mighty Works of Jesus and Healing in courses A and B. The Rev F A Reed of Brookside United Brethren Church speaks on Things We Are Better Off Without Knowing in course oO.
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George Washington
Y. M. C. A. Bible Investigation Club
A. L. Roberts
Jesus
A. H. Moore
Seventh Christian Church
G. P. Kehl
Second Reform Church
F. A. Reed
Brookside United Brethers Church
Man shoots landlady then dies after police shoot him
Felix Sapin, 38, killed Mrs. Helen Byla at the Byla rooming house in North Tonawanda New York after she attempted to stop him from killing himself. Sapin then turned on responding officers and was shot by police, dying later.
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United Press
North Tonawanda
N. Y
Felix Sapin
Helen Byla
Byla
Sapin
Church group calls Governor Jackson to quit post
The Brotherhood Bible Class of Tuxedo Park Baptist Church demands Governor Ed Jackson resign, citing private life and official conduct not matching religious principles. The Sunday resolution accuses him of political tricks and collusion with financial interests, urging church members to help purge the state of corruption.
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Brotherhood Bible
Tuxedo Park
Semara
Brotherhood Bible Class
Ed Jackson
Honor Washington Birthday Observed as Public Holiday
The birthday of George Washington was celebrated as a public holiday in Indianapolis. Public and parochial schools had a day off and many held programs or classes in the morning. Butler University suspended classes for the day and banks and public buildings were closed.
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George Washington
Washington
Butler University
Federal Building
City Hall
Statehouse
Child Returns to Father After Lengthy Custody Battle
Curtis Evert McWilliams, three, is living with his father for the first time. A Superior Court order on Tuesday placed him back in his father's custody after years living with friends of his father and his aunt. His mother died when he was a newborn, and the father has since remarried.
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Curtis Evert McWilliams
Speed Demons to Try Again on Daytona Beach
On February 22 at Daytona Beach the Napier Bluebird driven by Captain Malcolm Campbell will test beyond 210 mph after a recent 207 mph one mile record. The Triplex of J M White and Frank Lockhart in the Stutz Blackhawk follow on the Ormond Daytona course as the A A A sanctioned races run through Thursday night.
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Daytona Beach
Fia
Ormond-Daytona
Malcolm Campbell
England
J. M. White
Philadelphia
Frank Lockhart
Skipper Blamed for 8-4 Disaster
A naval court of inquiry pins blame for the loss of the submarine 8-4 near Provincetown on Lt Cmdr R K Jones with Lt Cmdr John S Baylis also facing serious blame. Rear Admiral Brumby is relieved from command for lack of submarine construction knowledge. Secretary Wilbur orders reconvening amid controversy. Navy leaders say Brumby was not given a chance to testify.
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United Press
Washington
Naval Court of Inquiry
Provincetown
Mass
Coast Guard
Paulding
R. K. Jones
John S. Baylis
Brumby
Wilbur
Navy
C. E. Hughes
R. H. Leigh
Father Wins Custody Of Curtis McWilliams In Indiana Case
Curtis Evert McWilliams aged three is awarded custody by Superior Judge Joseph M. Milner to his father William C. McWilliams after a custody dispute stemming from the boy's aunt Elizbeth Evers and prior Juvenile Court actions. The father, remarried and earning sixty dollars weekly, argues he can properly care for the child. The judge ruled the Juvenile Court action invalid due to lack of notice to the father.
Berlin Denies Health Visit in Palm Springs California
Irving Berlin and his wife Ellin Mackay, along with their baby, are in California to enjoy the sunshine, the songwriter says. He denies reports that Mrs. Berlin seeks health treatment, stating she is in perfect health and not visiting for medical reasons.
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United Press
Palm Springs
Cal
Irving Berlin
California
Washington quiz stumps city dignitaries on Washington facts
A Times reporter held a George Washington history test among ten prominent citizens. Frederick E. Schortemeier and Dr. Ernest N. Evans alone answered all three questions correctly. Others, including Mayor L. Ert Slack and Ira M. Holmes, failed to answer or recall Washington’s birth year, age at death, or number of children.
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George Washington
Times
Frederick E. Schortemeier
Ernest N. Evans
Indianapolis Church Federation
Schortemeier
Dr. Evans
Washington
L. Ert Slack
Ira M. Holmes
John F. White
Federation of Civic Clubs
Holmes
Lindbergh Flees Crowds With Private Flight
Lindbergh departs Lambert Field on a cabin monoplane bound for a secret destination. Four passengers aboard include Major William Robertson Harold Bixby Harry Knight and B F Mahoney. The group lists no destination and asks for privacy as Lindbergh hints at a weeklong absence.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lambert Field
Lindberg
William B. Robertson
Robertson Aircraft Corporation
Harold M. Bi
William E. Robertson
Lindbergh
United Press Chief Karl Bickel to Speak on News Romance
Karl Bickel president of United Press will speak at the Advertising Club luncheon on Thursday at the Spink-Arms on The Romance of News Gathering. He recently returned from a world trip and will also discuss world conditions. Sydney A. Sullivan of L. 8 Ayres & Co. will preside.
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Karl Bickel
United Press
Advertising Club
Spink-Arms
Bickel
Sydney A. Sullivan
L. 8. Ayres & Co
Indianapolis Water Company seeks 1925 gold bonds approval
The Indianapolis Water Company petitions the public service commission for permission to issue 496000 dollars of 5 percent gold bonds to be sold at 98 percent plus accrued interest. The funds will partly cover 620144.98 dollars spent on improvements in 1926 and 1927.
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Indianapolis Water Company
Public Service Commission
Ex-Civic Leader John B Reynolds Guest at Luncheon
John B Reynolds former secretary of the Chamber of Commerce from 1920 to 1927 and organizer of the Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1920 attended the Junior Chamber luncheon today Reynolds is now with Midwest Securities Company an Insull utility holding concern Chicago based.
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John B. Reynolds
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis
Tax Reform Discussion Among Indiana Associations
Representatives from the Indiana Bankers Association State Farm Federation State Grange State Association of Certified Public Accountants and the State Public Utilities Association met at the Claypool to discuss a joint program of tax reform. This is the second in a series planning legislation.
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Indiana Bankers’ Association
State Farm Federation
State Grange
State Association of Certified Public Accountants
State Public Utilities Association
Claypool
Miners Entombed in Kinlock Mine Near Parsons
Seven men trapped in the Kinlock mine of Valley Camp Coal Co at Parnassus, Hope said, with rescue teams expected to find them today. Three bodies were recovered from Kinlock pits after Monday night’s explosion, while two miners in the nearby Boyd mine were killed by gas seeping from Kinlock.
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New Kensingston
Kinlock
Valley Camp Coal Company
Parnassus
Boyd
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