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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1925
Page
6
The August Washington conference on prohibition enforcement ran with tight access as officials from treasury and state agencies met to discuss the transition to a reorganized system. Assistant Secretary Andrews spoke of selecting suitable personnel for the new administration ahead of September 1. City officials planned follow up meetings in the capital.
Washington August 18 The prohibition general staff meets to review Andrew s treasury plan to reorganize by September 1. State and divisional chiefs yield to 24 administrators with broad powers as personnel decisions await final announcement. The conference in the interior department building was declared secret and reporters were removed.
Rayville Aug 18 T B Branch proprietor Branch Dairy escaped serious injury when his auto was struck by a Missouri Pacific switch engine at a yard crossing. He was with two sons and two small boys. the car was wrecked but all occupants were unhurt as engines shifted cars near the power house. Authorities plan to meet railroad watchmen in the yards after recent wrecks.
In El Dorado Arkansas a habeas corpus hearing seeks possession of three year old John White heir to a $500000 estate. His mother Emma White and grandmother Julia Craft clash with claims the child was stolen. the boy has been in Smackover with daughter G E Vandiver while the Florida grandmother was away.
Nashville club faced inquiry as Southern Association president John D. Martin planned a Nashville visit to question every Nashville player after reports of approaches in New Orleans. Commissioner Landis also traveled to Chattanooga but had no notice of any Nashville investigation.
District Attorney Lal C. Blanchard warns against enticing Louisiana workers to East Texas. Louisiana planters urge cooperation to keep cotton pickers from leaving the state as crops ripen. Local Chamber of Commerce reports Texas requests but declines to aid due to local labor needs.
On Marco Island Florida the two factions in the lost land controversy keep peace after arms were concealed. Settlers and supporters of Barron Collier anticipate possible new trouble, while T C Havell plans a visit to ease tensions. A hearing for Sheriff Maynard and deputies may be arranged by Governor Martin upon his return.
American capitalists involved in two major Berlin financial moves. One negotiates purchase of Aga Motor Works from Edmund Stinnes to build mass produced cheap cars. The other regard sale of Mannesmann interests in the Spanish zone near Marnoenna to an Anglo American syndicate for many millions of pounds.
New York August 18 Edward W Browning the millionaire realtor fled a roof garden scene when about two dozen chorus girls surrounded his table and urged him to adopt them shouting There is my Cinderella man Other diners joined in the call as he tried to retreat from the circle and later danced briefly before escaping.
Treasury officials indicate a tax reduction bill may pass by March 15 with Mellon Smoot and Tilsom backing cuts. Proposals include reducing sur tax to 0 and normal tax to 5 percent, plus eliminating nuisance taxes on autos, aiming for minimal business disruption and higher revenue.
Paris August reports Echo De Paris states Marshal Petain will go to Morocco to decide if the major offensive against Abd-El-Krim should begin now or next spring. By month end French forces with reinforcements total about 100 battalions, 72 in line and 28 in reserve between Fez and Taza. leaders eager to attack, but Petain must decide timing.
J. G. Groves known as the Negro potato king of Kansas died near Edwardsville at age 66. Born a slave in Green County Kentucky in 1859 he learned to read and write after emancipation and moved to Kansas in 1879. He later owned a 28 acre farm and 1600 acres of wheat land and once produced 72,150 bushels of white potatoes on 295 acres in a single year.
Anti semitic violence erupts during the World Zionist Organization Congress in Vienna. Two killed and 50 to 60 injured as police clash with Swastika group Hakenkreuzler amid forbidden protest. Belgian delegates Benjamin and Tobias Buerger assaulted. Fear of further trouble prompts talks to cancel the meeting.
The Helm Burch well in section 28 11 2E reaches 1532 feet in blue brown shale as drillers advance slowly two feet per cut. Cap rock not yet reached. derrick up at White Louisiana Central Lumber No 1, near Stovall gas crater. Nearby Urania Petroleum tests and land purchases hint at expanding drilling in Little Creek and Zeenoria regions.
Gulfport girl Ruby Holloway has been missing since August 2. A Mobile call from Hattiesburg says Ruby telephoned her mother Sunday night saying she hopes to be in Hattiesburg August 18 or 19. Her father, already searching Gulfport, went to Mobile to continue the hunt. Mobile police have worked the case days. Louis Mitchell, Holloway's employer when she vanished, faces a preliminary hearing for kidnapping tomorrow.
Prominent figures prepare to gather in Monroe on September 7 for the Dixie Overland Highway system opening celebration. Senator Joseph E. Ransdell of Lake Providence and Will Mercer of Shreveport have confirmed their attendance, joining local officials and other leaders.
Muncie Ind Aug 18 George Dutch Anderson the man hunt leader in the Hance murder case remains at large with federal and private detectives on his trail. Police believe he is headed for Florida Everglades where part of the gang is hid while Charles One Arm Wolfe is held on 100000 bond and faces grand jury inquiry.
Water levels across rivers show varied changes with Mississippi towns Memphis and Vicksburg reporting rises and falls, while New Orleans remains nearly steady. Red River readings in Shreveport and Alexandria show notable climbs, Ouachita basin sees mixed moves at Camden and Monroe, Ohio readings mix slight rise at Cairo.
Negotiations on Belgium's 480 million dollar debt to the United States moved toward a close as the two debt commissions met in Brussels with higher officials briefed. American Commissioner Mellon and Senator Smoot discussed a possible final agreement, while Belgian and French circles watched closely for treaty implications.
In Shreveport Louisiana on August 18 Clifford Fletcher Crattz Jr three years old son of Co F Craig was killed by a skull fracture after falling from the top of the second story stairs of his parents apartment yesterday.
President Coolidge lingered at his father’s Plymouth home after an emergency Belgian debt talks with Secretary Mellon and Senator Smoot. He relaxed with familiar haunts and planned a quiet day with Mrs. Coolidge, including luncheon with Governor Billings.
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