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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
13
At about 10 this morning three men robbed the Bank of Efland in North Carolina taking $2500. They forced cashier Robert Riley into the vault and locked it, freeing him after more than half an hour. The trio fled in a closed car westward, described as wearing long coats and caps. The eldest appeared about 35, the others around 30.
The conference urged caution on government business ventures, calling for cost accounting, opposition to labor merit pay limits, and warning that government in business risks a socialist state. It proposed a national continuing body with Washington offices and annual meetings to defend distinct roles for government and industry.
Mr. Gifford notes a trend toward public ownership of large enterprises and a shift from master and servant to cooperative labor-capital relations. He cites differing responsibilities of trustees for investments and management, signaling changes in how labor and capital interact in modern business.
Inventor K Wohnson of Chicago offers a kerosene lamp claiming 94 percent air burn with no smoke or odor. Lamp advertised as superior to gas and ordinary oil, to be shipped on 101 days free trial, with agency opportunities and potential monthly earnings for early adopters.
Kingsport fire department answered a reported alarm at 3 30 from Boone and Sevier streets. No smoke or blaze found, only domestic smoke from fires used for cooking. A large crowd gathered as investigators sought the identity of the person who turned in the alarm.
The House adopted a resolution for a Christmas recess from December 22 to January 4. Chairman Madden of the appropriations committee said an appropriation bill for the treasury and departments was ready, and work on the revenue measure continued. Both bills could be disposed of before the recess.
In a fall meeting the college bishops examine legality of conference votes amid unification efforts. The Secular Press Bureau reports 420 vote majority for unification but 1,949 short of the required three fourths, totals 4,528 for and 4,108 against. Bishops listed include Candler Denny Hendrix Maxson Moore McCurry Darlington Ainsworth Cannon Beauchamp Dickey Hay Dobbs Boaz. Continued Net page one.
A deadly explosion at the Alabama Fuel and Iron Company mine left 53 dead with additional workers entombed. Rescue teams faced difficult identifications as bodies were laid out in an improvised morgue and tagged for later burial. The cause remains under investigation amid conflicting accounts.
A new Melloglo beauty powder from Holston Drug Co. uses a French process to resist perspiration, stay on until removed, hide pores, and give a soft velvety complexion resembling natural skin.
The Carpenters Union Local 2278 announces an oyster supper on Saturday night December 12 1925 at 7 oclock at half on Broad Street over a hardware store. Members and their families urged to attend with non members also invited to enjoy a workman rally in a modern way.
Four American pilots who served with the Sherfian Escadrille in the Morocco war receive the Legion of Honor for gallantry. Majors Granville Pollock of New Orleans and James Sussan of Daytona, Capt Lansing Holden of New York, Lt William Counsens of New Orleans named.
Jefferson City Mo Dec 11 AP Attorney General Gentry dismissed the anti trust ouster suit against Standard Oil Company of Indiana filed in the Missouri supreme court September 12 1924 by former Attorney General Barrett He filed a new suit offering a fine as an alternative to ouster if the company is found guilty of restraint of trade The charge centers on monopoly through restrictive contract clauses governing use of a crude oil cracking process.
Birmingham Alabama December 11 AP The Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation announced immediate start on improvements and additions to its properties. The expansion is valued in the millions with a total estimated around 10 million dollars.
The Southern Fertilizer and Chemical Company plant on an island near Atlanta was damaged by fire early today with an estimated loss of 750000. Firefighters faced access issues as land apparatus aided river crews, endangering Seaboard Air Line Railway terminals on the river's South Carolina side. The plant, valued at 1,000,000 by president A. D. Strobhar, employed about 1,000 workers.
Abd el-Krim, the Riffian chief, encamped at Ait Kemara near Adjir, after abandoning his former capital as Spanish forces advance. He rebuked Beni Uruiagel and Beni Bocoya factions for aiding the Alhucemas landing while France and Spain push surrender and disarmament of tribes with growing success.
Thomas G. Smith has re signed as vice president of the P Lorillard Tobacco Company, announced on December 11. The move confirms his return to leadership within the firm as it continues its operations in Jersey City.
New York dispatches detail Resa Khan Pehlevi, once a stable tender and Cossack rider, rising to ruler of Persia. He unified tribes, commanded 40,000 troops, and wielded a parliamentary body to crown himself Shah, with Ahmed Jafar in exile and deposed.
Richmond reports that L. Marian Poe of Washington DC passed the final four block exam and became Virginia’s first Black woman admitted to the state bar. The December exam yielded three Black women as examinees, Poe the sole successful candidate.
Asheville on December 11 a white woman requested Governor Angus W McLean commute the death sentence of Alvin Mandel a Black man convicted of armed attack. The appeal is signed by the woman alleging the assault and urging clemency.
Eighteen American passengers aboard an international train to Tientsin traveled with a U.S. infantry guard. Four miles south of Yangstan General Linching’s troops fired on the train, damaging windows as Chinese forces feared a ruse using foreign flags to cover General Feng Yu-Chang’s armored train. The train returned to Yangstan where passengers walked several miles and later used motor cars to reach Tientsin.
The forces of General Li Chang Ling, civil governor of Chili province, defeated an advance column of the Kuominchun army near Machang in an all day battle. Railways near Tientsin were cut and the Peking Tientsin motor road destroyed in several places.
Sheriff Roy Booth of Pinellas county said the raid conducted in St. Petersburg on December 11 will not be pursued further. No additional charges or steps were announced and the case appears closed for now.
New Port News Virginia December 10 AP says the British steamer Gilbralter which ran aground in Chesapeake Bay was refloated later that day and continued its voyage. The vessel was reported undamaged.
The Soreno Hotel hosted the investment bankers association of America convention headquarters where whiskey was seized but the items will go no further. About 850 bankers attended the five day session before adjournment today.
Rogersville Tennessee December 11 public schools shut down due to scarlet fever outbreak among town children. Officials aim to curb spread and expect a short duration of the closure.
William J. Rinker alias Vern on Lowery in jail here has confessed to robbing two registered mail pouches. He claims the first theft was near Council Bluffs Iowa in 1919 yielding $6,200 and the second at Charlotte Virginia on November 1, 1925 yielding $4,000 while riding between towns.
Miss Jane Raby aged 106 continues to manage her estate despite advanced years. She is described as a cousin of Lady Methuen and remains active in handling affaires at her residence in Bath.
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