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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1924
Page
1
A reflective column discusses Gulf Refining entering the Urania field and the broader boom in West Monroe while New Orleans grapples with a lottery drive and gambling raids. It weighs how law and humanity intersect in cases like a Syrian woman's attempted return to Syria, debating whether strict adherence or humane judgment should guide decisions and future remedies.
In New Orleans on April 17 Judge Foster ruled that suspicion is not enough to obtain a search warrant. He ordered the return of 149 bottles of blue blood liquor to Vito Longo after months of litigation led by Maurice Rooney. The case stems from a 1922 raid on Longo’s premises and involved pre Volstead brands.
Monroe Lodge 454 B P O Elks elected officers for the coming year. Isador Liebreich Jr. was named exalted ruler, Willis Anders leading knight, R L Burns local knight, R C Murray lecturing knight, Hyman Liebreich ruler, F B Surgaine secretary, Abie Marks esquire, J P Kennedy chaplain. An essay contest on The History and Origin of the American Flag will be staged this month for Ouachita parish students in seventh grade and up.
Elon H. Hooker testifies before the Senate agriculture committee on Muscle Shoals bids. He cites a 10 million dollar research plan and challenges power companies and Ford supporters amid questions about stock transfers and proper handling by a capable power man.
In Tokyo, Satatsuchi Uchida and Viscount Shibusawa warned that U S immigration law excluding Japanese would provoke anger. Uchida said Americans would face affront if exclusion became law, while Shibusawa reflected on past anti American sentiment and urged a joint high commission to resolve California Japanese immigration issues. consensus suggests Tokyo government may oppose the commission idea despite revival of agitation.
A. B. Priest of Fort Worth and broker George M. Ferrell testified in Texarkana district court that Marr oil stock is worth about 65 cents per share though par value is 10. Ferrell, a defendant who pleaded guilty, described profits from Marr stock and a circular promising a 100 percent dividend with farbable money in Marr's office.
Two Marshall Texas girls visiting in Shreveport were lured on a fishing trip by Sid Perry and Seth Munden. Federal agents arrested the Marshall men for violation of the Mann White Slave act after transport across the Louisiana Texas line. The case arose from a complaint by Deputy U S Marshal R V Shirley and a sister of one girl. The men will be brought to face the charge.
Dr. M E Dodd pastor of First Baptist Church Shreveport Louisiana has been chosen to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the University of Tennessee commencement on June 1. He is a Tennessee native and Union University graduate Jackson Tennessee.
Two young women described as Billie Wilson and Edna Deas were found on a westbound Texas and Pacific freight train near Alexandria Louisiana. Police said they wore men’s clothes and claimed they were traveling from New Orleans to Little Rock. Both are about 20 years old.
The Association of Food, Feed and Drug Officials of the South Central States resumes sessions in Jackson Mississippi on the convention's second day. Officials from Alabama Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Texas Oklahoma and Kentucky participate in the program alongside state health chemists and district chiefs.
A sample issue of the Monroe News-Star invites non subscribers to read the paper and compare it to metropolitan outlets. It touts comics sport society news and local coverage, urges subscription at $5 yearly, and explains editorials reflect independent community aims.
In New Orleans the United States Senator Joseph Ransdell urged converting Louisiana gas from fields into electric power for the state’s industrial centers. He argued gas could be transformed by super power plants and transmitted by wire beyond 200 miles, enabling factory and farm use and keeping Louisiana at the forefront of progress.
Raids by police and detectives against lottery vendors liquor law violators handbook operators candy punch board proprietors and others kept New Orleans in suspense last night as officers made some arrests and conducted inspections. The drive led by Guy Molony aims to clean up people who profit by their wits across the city.
Rotarian Rector of El Dorado Arkansas and lawyer told Monroe Rotary club during the noon meeting that it was a pleasure to be outside the United States often. He discussed Louisiana law and his client cases. musical selections by local figures enlivened the luncheon.
New Orleans April 17 Mrs. Joseph T. Stoma a Syria native who is near term will not be sent back to Syria if the New Orleans Federation of Women's Clubs can apply pressure to the case They seek to create sentiment so the peddler's wife may bear her child under American protection.
Harry K. Thaw testified briefly in his sanity trial in Philadelphia as his lawyers turned him over for cross examination. Thaw appeared self possessed then smiled and left the stand. Counsel for Thaw’s opponents announced they would open their side after recess and Miss Nesbit did not testify today.
Major Frederick L. Martin and Sergeant Alan Harvey rest at Kanatak Alaska awaiting a replacement engine for the Seattle after a forced landing at Cape Igviak from Seward. Coast guard cutter Haida prepares to rush the engine, while two U S destroyers traced the missing plane. The world flight record stands at about 3180 miles in 40 hours 38 minutes with British counterparts already pausing in Athens after engine swap.
Vanderbilt University defeated Millsaps College in Jackson Mississippi as the teams debated the affirmative on Congress power to override Supreme Court decisions. In Washington a Senate vote defeated raising the basic immigration quota from 2 to 8 percent by 72 to 8 with a Copeland amendment noted.
In a police court a negro is charged with illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. Attorney T C Newton objects to the state's proof. The judge proposes immunity if Newton drinks a bottle to prove intoxication, but Newton declines.
Authors and composers testified before the Senate Patents committee in Washington arguing radio uses unlicensed melody. Gene Buck of the authors group warned the bill could eliminate American song writers and urged no royalties from educational or municipal stations. He cited music sales at 600 million dollars and claimed radio reduced a songwriter’s value by half.
In Washington on April 17 the special senate committee began hearings on Wheeler's activities for Montana clients. Geologist Gordon Campbell testified he hired Wheeler in 1920 to handle state court matters and provided telegrams showing Wheeler advised government non intervention and arranged a meeting with Interior Solicitor Booth regarding the Lincrola permit.
Attorney General A. L. Coco is briefed on an investigation into over production and conservation irregularities in the Monroe gas field. Supervisor H. W. Bell lists about 16 companies named for over pulling, mostly smaller firms, with aim to limit continued violations and push for tougher conservation laws and spacing rules.
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