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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
1
The case named Stephenson is presented with Hawkins taking the stand in his own defense. The proceedings note arguments and the defense strategy as the trial focuses on issues of conduct and accountability within the strange blend of church and educator groups.
Delegates at the sixty third annual National Education Association meeting in Indianapolis approve a federal education department bill. The plan, backed by President Coolidge, would not fund state schools and includes a public appeal from Manhattan Montana for aid after an earthquake destroyed the local school. The convention also includes a session on youth morals and officers election. State attorneys plan to try ex Klansman on murder charges.
United Presse reports Paris and Madrid plan a peace offer to Abdl El Krim before a joint Morocco campaign. The Madria Riffian conference would hear the proposal, while London says Ruhr troops may move to Morocco if refused. France aims to evacuate the Ruhr as Rif attacks rise.
Practically all downtown retail shops will close all day Saturday July Fourth per W E Balch Merchants Association manager. Clothing outlets stay open after 6 pm Friday. many close at noon on Saturdays in July and August. Stores observing Saturday noon closing asked to forward names to the Merchants Association at 1606 Merc Bank Building.
Federal prohibition officers move to arrest two alleged Confederates of Ruth Walker alias Davis after her arrest in front of 1043 N Pennsylvania St. Seventy six quarts of Haig & Haig whisky were seized from her apartment. Five trunks valued at about 2300 dollars dispatched from New Orleans traced to her. Walker, a vaudeville actress, claims to have 150000 dollars and to reside at St Nicholas Hotel San Francisco. More than 1000 dollars in cash and two large diamonds found on her person. She says trunks bears legitimate stickers and protests innocence. Bound over to the federal grand jury on liquor law violation. examination waived. Released on 2000 dollar bond.
Washington July 2 Secretary of the Treasury Winston announced more than the estimated 290 million dollars surplus for the new fiscal year will be available for tax reduction. The extra stimulus comes from an unexpectedly large surplus built up during the last fiscal year which ended Tuesday.
Forrest Whitsell, 24, of 1520 Keldon Street, left Indiana State Farm Wednesday. Detectives Brooks and Fields met him at a gate with a warrant charging theft of August 29, 1924, from James Edwards of Lebanon, Indiana.
Morton S Hawkins former head of the Hawkins Mortgage Company tells a federal court jury he never drew money from Welfare Loan Societies or subsidiaries. He says from 1918 to 1922 he earned 25 dollars weekly then 150 dollars, with 2 percent commissions on loan company purchases and a 1923 salary of 7800 dollars plus a 6250 dollar ledger entry from Indiana National Life Insurance.
At Fairmont West Virginia July 2 Van A Bittner international organizer for the United Mine Workers telegraphed Secretary of Labor Davis urging intervention in a wage dispute. He warned a general strike of all bituminous miners could be called to defend the wage scale citing contract abrogators.
Tracy W. Ellis 37 advertising manager of The Indianapolis Times will be buried Friday at 2 p m at Crown Hill following services at the home of Dr W R Stewart father in law of Ellis Rev Thomas W Grafton of the Third Christian Church to officiate Kiwanis and Advertising Club members to attend Frank Flanner named to organize club participation Pallbearers include relatives and friends Elmer Ellis Se neca IL D A McKenzie Elgin IL Gilbert Fuller and W A May Indianapolis plus Dr W R Stewart and L G Satwart of Wabash Ind Ellis died Wednesday at St Vincents Hospital after peritonitis from an operation for appendicitis
Two boys were injured when they darted into the street in front of cars. Virgil Warren 2 of 425 W Me Carty Sr was slightly hurt by a car driven by Charles Barnett 1224 Park Ave. Samuel Tower 9 of 929 Chadwick St had his hat tossed and was struck by James Thompson 2804 N New Jersey St both drivers charged with assault and battery.
Plenty of Asphalt New York reports 4,000,000 tons of road material removed from Trinidad’s asphalt lake, but the surface level has fallen only fifteen feet.
Tennessee's sixty third N E A delegation jokes about the anti evolution law while planning to attend the Scopes trial in Dayton. State officials say the law blocks human origin claims but not plant or animal evolution. Delegation members include S L Smith J E Walker Edith Goddard Ruthie Batt Mary Goddard and Sue Powers.
William B. Mayo of Ford Motor Company is personally delivering Henry Ford's bid for 200 United States Shipping Board vessels to Washington. Mayo departed Cleveland for the capital, the United Press learned today.
Washington July 2 The Shipping Board and emergency fleet corporation said Henry Ford's bid to scrap two hundred government ships will not be accepted. Bids were due by noon June 30.
The will of Otto N. Frenzel filed for probate estimates an estate of about 1 million dollars. The widow Caroline Frenzel receives the home at 1527 N Illinois St and a monthly 1000 allowance. Five living children share bank stock and trust company interests with trustees Indiana Trust Co. and John P Frenzel.
City recreation director Edward E. McBride plans five double slides for kids. Each slide features a thirty foot shoot and two bumps. Two slides will be installed at Ellenberger Park and School 44 grounds, with the remaining three at Riley Willard and Garfield Park centers later.
In Atlanta on July 2 the jury in the case of L. J. Fletcher and Rev. Thomas P. Hayden, former penitentiary officials accused of taking bribes from wealthy inmates, stood 8 to 4 for acquittal but remained deadlocked. Judge Irwin urged jurors to continue deliberations.
The International Lions Clubs convention elected Benjamin F. Jones of Newark New Jersey as president for the coming year in Cedar Point Ohio July 2. San Francisco will host the 1926 convention and a national fire prevention program was urged on the government during the closing session.
J. O. Malott, Yeatman High School teacher in St. Louis Missouri, spoke to the Department of Business Education at a luncheon. Malott, Butler University graduate, previously headed commercial departments in Rushville and Logansport Indiana.
Fragmentary temperature readings from a newspaper page show hourly values around 80s and 90s with unclear annotations. The text includes times near morning hours and mentions highs and lows but lacks complete context or dates.
Washington July 2 The cotton crop condition on June 25 was 75.9 percent of normal forecasting about 14,339,000 bales for the year Acreage under cultivation is about 46,448,000 acres up from 42,610,000 last year The condition on the same date last year was 71.2 percent and last year’s crop totaled 13,618,751 bales.
The Weather Bureau announced a fair Fourth of July with cooler temperatures. Mercury rose to 92 degrees at noon and is expected to climb further through Friday before a slight drop Friday night.
In Noblesville Indiana Judge Fred E. Hines weighed whether Earl Klinck will be tried before or after co defendants D C Stephenson and Earl Gentry in the murder case of Miss Madge Oberholtzer. State and defense argued over severance and trial order as court adjourned.
President Coolidge on vacation in Swampscott faces two possible crises. A nationwide coal strike threatens later in summer after John L. Lewis warns of trouble in coal fields. The Washington Klan convention also looms, with the president likely declining an invitation to speak due to vacation.
The Knights of Columbus Lunch Eon Club will meet at 12 15 p m Friday at the Claypool for a midday gathering.
Old saying hides truth that gold money lies in homes around Indianapolis. From furniture to rugs and appliances, valuables await discovery in everyday items. Advertise in Times for Sale or Rent to locate the hidden wealth and call TN 3500.
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