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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1925
Page
4
Dayton Tenn July 17 United Press dispatch reports Judge Raulston rules against the defense admitting scientific evidence in the Scopes trial. The ruling narrows the path to a verdict as closing arguments approach and the court adjourns until Monday.
Indiana reports say Lloyd H. Dean was removed as Oriole Central School principal by township trustee A. V. Doogs for teaching passages from an outline of European history that included Darwinian evolution. Dean denied knowing the book was discontinued and offered to accept reduced pay, but was rejected.
Dayton Tenn July 17 Judge John Raulston excludes scientific testimony on evolution and the Bible from the Scopes trial. The ruling ends the case nearing a jury verdict while the defense appeals and seeks further witnesses to challenge the law. Raulston defends interpreting the legislature but allows record building for appellate review.
Officials probe the death of 80 year old inmate John Roche at the Allen County Infirmary in Fort Wayne Indiana. Roche was scalded to death in a hot bath prompting an official investigation.
In Greenfield Indiana on July 17 physicians said Ward Fletcher a bank cashier was poisoned by dirty money. Fletcher suffered serious illness with the poison for a period.
Joseph Robert Effert, adopted son of a Chicago real estate man, pleaded guilty in Ft Wayne city court to poisoning his two cousins Beatrice Clinton 11 and Rose Mary Clinton 9. He said he gave them poison in revenge over a quarrel with their mother. The children, though seriously ill, are expected to recover.
Detective records show Joseph Henry Effert 28 confessed to poisoning two Fort Wayne girls Beatrice Clinton 11 and Rose Mary Clinton 9 to stage a perfect crime. The girls remain in critical condition though physicians expect recovery. Effert adopted son of Henry Effert Chicago real estate man is jailed on attempted murder charges after his lengthy confession.
In Terre Haute on July 17 four girls were seen smoking cigarettes in an auto parked downtown. Acting police chief Harvey Jones says there is no law prohibiting public smoking, so the girls face no legal action.
In Chicago on July 17 Judge Horner refused to admit the will to probate as William D. Shepherd contests the decision. Attorneys for Shepherd will appeal the ruling regarding the million dollar estate of Billy McClintock.
The body of Fred Thompson a 42 year old traveling salesman from Indianapolis was sent home to Bicknell Indiana for burial. He was killed yesterday when his car was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train.
The United States navy airship Shenandoah, after a day of maneuvers off the Virginia Capes with the Atlantic fleet, could not reach its hangar at Lakehurst New Jersey due to a storm. Ground crews prepared to lower the ship at 6 a.m. and Captain George Steele faced uncertainty over its return or departure to Norfolk to moor to the mast ship Patoka.
Paralyzed David Cunningham awaits Judge Smith ruling on testifying in the murder trial of his mother Anna Cunningham for arsenic poisoning of Walter Cunningham and two other children. Prosecution seeks to compel testimony citing inability to vouch for him. David opposes. Trial paused briefly after Judge Smith's father's death.
Opposition by John D. Rockefeller Jr. to a twelve-hour workday led to establishing an eight-hour day in Standard Oil oil fields. The twelve-hour day had been standard industry practice since 1859.
Peters b urg county farmers adopt Shoot em with buckshot as poultry raids surge. Amel Bawell and Joe Layer fire at fleeing thieves who abandon a stolen Evansville truck. The bandits hit Herman Smith's Spurgeon farm for 60 chickens before dawn and fled as vigilance groups formed.
Edwin Cannonball Baker famed crogs endurance driver was arrested in Indianapolis for speeding on a May 2 trip from Indianapolis to Cincinnati and back averaging 54 miles an hour. He was taken into custody by state motor police upon return. Baker rose to fame with coast to coast motorcycle dashes and later set cross country auto records.
Lawrence Mass July 17 A general ten percent wage reduction was announced today for 30 000 employees of four of New England's largest woolen mills.
In Atlantic City the operators and miners adjourned after eight days of talks with no definite results. In Swampscott Massachusetts Secretary Davis said the government will do all it can to bring peace to the anthracite coal industry where a strike is feared for September 1. He added no action is taken now and plans to tour Britain before returning August 25 to assess labor conditions.
Dr Charles E Stone of Vincennes was cited to appear before the state medical registration board on August 28 to answer charges that he aided and abetted Dr Hammond, an optician also of Vincennes, in practicing medicine under Stone's license. The board took no action as an injunction preventing citation remained in force until after adjournment.
Advices from Kashgar report the Roosevelt James Simpson Roosevelt Field museum expedition, seeking the sheep ancestor ovis poli, is expected soon at Yarkand. All members are reported well and in good condition as they proceed northward.
United Press dispatch from Lafayette Indiana notes a record wheat yield in Knox County with Lenshan Parkhoff producing 43.6 bushels per acre tested at 61 to 62 pounds per bushel. Parkhoff, developed by Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station, is praised for winter hardiness and strong yields in southern Indiana. A Moses Fell annex farm test near Bedford reported 37 bushels per acre for Barkhoff, higher than competing varieties.
Calexico California July 17 Mrs Virginia Lee Cookson wealthy author said she was kidnapped by Chinese and carried blindfolded in a slow moving vehicle toward the Mexican border 240 miles from her home She hid with police overnight and remained hysterical unable to recount details A posse of thirty men searched hills around Santa Ana for her since her disappearance earlier in the week She left notes signaling a premonition of death and directing disposition of her affairs
A naturalist warns the American eagle is vanishing, urging concern as conservation efforts lag. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes critics fear ongoing destruction of strong specimens and habitats.
A New York World remark ridicules a weight loss fad by suggesting a scrubbing brush can scrub fat from corpulent bodies. The quip notes its vigorous floor use might achieve the same result, underscoring the humor of such hype.
A traveler can ride seven hours by train from Singapore to Penang through the Malay states. The journey keeps rubber plantations in view, illustrating how the industry sustains the country.
In Chicago a dramatic reprieve delays the execution of Russell Scott by one week as a telegram purporting to reveal his brother Robert offers to surrender. Governor Len Small orders clemency while Detroit police search for the sender. Russell greets news with relief and worry for his brother's fate.
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