Bill Offered Provides Cut in Penalties
Washington reporting on Representative Laguardia’s bill to limit court martial penalties for Article 96 violations. The proposal would cap punishment at 30 days suspension, applying to Col William Mitchell’s pending verdict, and shifts the discretion from courts to a set maximum. Mitchell’s case centers on insubordination and criticisms of air defense policies.
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Washington
A. P
William Mitchell
Air Service
Mitchell
Coolidge
Laguardict
A P
Wiliam Mitchell
Secretary of War
Coosidge
War and Navy Department
Harry Leonard
Shenandoah Court of Inquiry
Shenandoah
Mitch
Army Court
Wisconsin
Senate
Lenroot
Tensas Levee Board Sues Officers Over Land Conveyance
The Tensas Levee Board filed suit in the district court seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the state to convey lands in La Salle parish to the board. The lands are valued at $3,000 and involve Fred J. Grace of the state land office and E. F. Lyons, the state auditor.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
Tensas Levee Board
Fred J. Grace
Pugistrar
State Land Office
E. F. Lyons
State Auditor
la Salle Parish
Government Aid in Farm Market Problem Urged
Sam H. Thompson new head of the American Farm Bureau Federation urges federal action to handle farm surplus under an export policy. He cites a Dawes message praising the policy and calls for an agency with broad powers to manage surplus without subsidies, criticizing partial solutions like cooperative marketing.
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Quincy
Ills
A. P.j
Sam
H. Thompson
American Farm Bureau Federation
Dawes
Mr. Thompson
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Thompson
United Effort
Jardine
Robbers Loot Bank in Iowa Town Escape Capture
A gang seized the town marshal the telephone operator and the railroad operator and cut wire lines to other towns. They wrecked the bank early today and fled with cash and bonds totaling eight to ten thousand dollars.
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Dows
Iowa
A. P
Jewish battalion colors deposited at Jerusalem synagogue
The colors of the World War era Jewish battalion serving with Great Britain against the Turks for Palestine's liberation were laid up today in Jerusalem's great synagogue amid impressive ceremonies.
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Jerusalem
A. P
Great Britain
Palestine
News-Star Urges Donations for Good Fellows Fund
The Good Fellows fund aims to reach the $1,000 mark with both substantial gifts and many small donations. Readers are urged to visit the News-Star office on North Second and contribute before Christmas to provide warm clothing and food for needy families, with $817.00 already reported.
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Good Fellows Club
Turkey
Good Fellow
DeSiard Street
North Second
DeSiard
News-Star
Good Fellows
Good Fellows Fund
Monroe
Ache
Elizabeth Smith
Sybil and
Martha Renaud
T. Johnson
M. L. Vickery
sGocnere
L. C. Schneider
the Palace
Baulk Brothers
Jettie Ray Rinehart
Bane Neaches
Ae UO J
B_ .Collins
Thyra Holt
Benton Flolt
Robert Holt
George Wethecci Iene
Druggists of Rayville Held on Prohi Charge
Three Rayville Louisiana druggists Douglas Boyle H F O Neal and Dennis Mann were arraigned before United States Commissioner W A O Kelly on federal charges of illegal sale of extract Each pleaded not guilty and were released on 500 bond A fifteen year old boy Leslie Downes also faced charges but was released after it was found he was instructed by his employer to make the sale Arrests were made by U S Marshal Gehringer Jr
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Rayville
W. A. O'Kelly
United States
Douglas Boyle
H. F. O’neal
Dennis Mann
Leslie Downes
O'Kelly
Gehringert
Former U S Attorney Named in Fraud Charge
Hugh C. Fisher a local attorney and former United States district attorney for the Western District of Louisiana faced a mail fraud charge over an alleged homestead land scheme. Fisher appeared before U S Commissioner Brooks with a $500 bond. J D Wiley and J J Collins were arrested in connection with the scheme and had $200 bonds set but could not post.
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Shreveport
A. P
Hugh C. Fisher
United States
Western District of Louisiana
United States Distric
Philip Mecom
Fisher
Brooks
J. D. Wiley
J. J. Collins
Charges Preferred in Fourth Street Crash
Charges of reckless driving were preferred against L. A. Tillman of 435 DeSiard Street and Pearl French of 900 North Second Street after an automobile collision at Fourth and Washington streets. French’s car rolled over in the crash. Police officers L. G. Parker and C. W. Platt arrested them but they were later released on their own recognizance.
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L. A. Tillman
DeSiard Street
Pearl French
North Second Street
Fourth
Washington Streets
French
L. G. Parker
C. W. Platt
Gas Company Trial Opens Overpull Charge in Monroe Field
Trial for the Consumers Gas Company on overpulling the Richie No 2 gas well began in district court. State witnesses H W Bell and R P Webb testified the well produced 5 082 000 cubic feet daily versus an allowance of 4 914 000. Company officers named included T E Flournoy, J H Trousdale, J J Potts, and E N Florsheim.
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Consummers Gas Company
Monroe
2& New
H W. Bell
Minerals Division
Department of Conservation
R. P. Webb
Richie No. 2
Richie
Bell
Webb
Consumers Gas Company
T. E. Flournoy
J. H. Trousdale
J. J. Potts
E. N. Florsheim
Senate Debate Opens Over World Court Adherence
Advocates of ratifying the world court protocol clash with opponents in the Senate who prepare a siege of discussion and numerous reservations to protect U S interests. The fight centers on President Harding Coolidge reservations and Swanson’s adherence resolution as League of Nations issues intensify. A final vote timeline remains uncertain.
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Senate
Washington
A. P
World Court
United States
Harding
Coolidge
Swanson
Democrat
Virginia
League of Nations
Farmer Who Ran Amuck Found Dead in Woods
Pine Bluff Arkansas December 18 S A McAdams Sulphur Springs farmer who yesterday ran amuck beat his wife to death fatally wounded J D Helton and slightly wounded three other persons was found dead today in a clump of woods near the Helton home authorities said McAdams was found after the incident which occurred near Helton's residence
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Pine Bluff
Ark
A. P
S. A. McAdams
Sulphur Springs
J. D. Helton
Helton
Reading railroad telegraph operator admits hoax on Brandamore radio
Earl Davidson of Reading confessed to a hoax that used a hidden radio receiver connected to telephone lines to broadcast distant station programs to Brandamore. The deception lured radio experts and caused several employees to lose their jobs. Authorities say some reports came from Atlanta and San Francisco, with foreign stations heard at times.
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Coatesville
A. P
Brandamore
Earl Davidson
Reading
Davidson
Atlanta
San Francisco
Germany
Walsh Defends World Court Protocol In Senate Debate
Senator Walsh of Montana argued that joining the world court protocol binds the U S to nothing beyond contributing to the court. He said no covenant is formed to submit disputes or grant rights, stressing the two institutions League of Nations and world court remain separate. A Madrid dispatch then reports Spain would accept Ogden Hammond to succeed Ambassador Moore in Madrid.
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Washington
A. P
Senate
Walsh
Montana
United States
League of Nations
League
Court
Permanent Court
International Justice
New York
Alfonso
Ogden H. Hammond
Bernardsville
N. J
Spain
Alexander P. Moore
Pittsburg
Madrid
New York Times
Irion Denies Carbon Black Plant Permit in Monroe Field
Dr. W K Irion, conservation commissioner, says curtailing natural gas for carbon black production will lure larger industries to the Monroe field. He denies a Pennsylvania company a permit to build a plant and says future policy will cut gas use in manufacturing. The case prompts a federal restraining order and state court action to test the regulation.
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Monroe
W. K. Irion
Department of Conservation
Pennsylvania
Conservation Department
New Orleans
V. K. Irion
Commissioner of Conservation
Monroe Field
J. Smylie Herkness
Rydal
Federal Court
Eastern District of Louisiana
State Conservation Department
Conection
Saint
Herkness
Commission
Irion
Four Children Die In Holden House Fire
Holden Mass December 18 Four children were burned to death in their home early today. Their mother Mrs Hoey grandfather and a hired man and another child escaped. The father Mr Hoey proprietor of a fish market had just left for Worcester.
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Holden
Mass
Beaten and robbed man tied at San Diego hotel police probe
Francisco Gomez Myer claims to be son of Venezuelan President General Juan Vicente Gomez. He was found bound and gagged at a Salvation Army hotel after a day working auditing the charity’s books. He says he graduated from Cornell in 1921 as a mechanical engineer and married a New York woman before returning to Venezuela.
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San Diego
Calif
A. P
Frances Co Mier
Francisco Gomez
Juan Vincente Gomez
Venezuela
Gomez
Myer
Salvation Army
Cornell
New York
Venezuel
United Satie
Communism Reported Among British Navy Seamen
London December 18 The Westminster Gazette's Plymouth correspondent says seamen on Royal Navy ships show communist sympathies citing circulation of communist publications aboard and on several warships as evidence.
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London
A. P
Westminister Gazette
Plymouth
Second Embargo on Express in Florida Declared
The American Express company declared a second embargo on all express shipments into Florida with the exception of foodstuffs and on all outbound citrus and fish from south of Breese. Jacksonville facilities were paralyzed by statewide congestion, with a south bound embargo already in effect and the northbound embargo affecting perishables last night.
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Jacksonville
Fla
A. P
Florida
American Expres Company
Brees
Identified Body of Kirkpatrick Wife Found in Mississippi River
B E Jones of Canton Mississippi confirms the body found near Bruins Arkansas is Mrs W G Kirkpatrick wife of University of Mississippi engineering professor W G Kirkpatrick. She and her husband died when the government steamer Norman capsized near Memphis on May 8.
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Memphis
A. P
B. E. Jones
Canton
Miss
Mississippi River
Bruins
Ark
W. G. Kirkpatrick
University of Mississippi
Norman
Cotton seed supply shows gain over 1924 report
Census Bureau reported cotton seed crushed from August to November totaled 2.22 million tons, up from 1.843 million last year. On hand at mills stood 1.364 million tons, with various output figures for crude and refined oils, cake and meal, linters, and exports listed.
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Washington
R. P
Census Bureau Today
Linters
LaFollette Criticizes Coolidge Over Coal Policy
Senator Robert LaFollette Jr of Wisconsin attacks President Coolidge in LaFollette's magazine for his stance on suspending anthracite coal production. An editorial by the younger LaFollette vows the Wisconsin delegation will not compromise with Speaker Longworth or any other House member.
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Madison
Wis
A. P.jj
Coolidge
Robert LaFollette, Jr
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Young LaFollette
House
Longworth
Ninety Minute Stay Saves Negro Slayer McCarthey
Campbell McCarthey, a 19 year old accused murderer, was granted a stay of execution in Chicago after his defense argued insanity. Attorneys sped to the county jail as deputies prepared him for the gallows, following the state pardon board's denial of a reprieve in Springfield.
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Chicago
A. P
Campbell McCarthey
McCarthy
State Pardon Board
Springfield
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