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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1924
Page
1
Legislative action requires both parties to pass a physical exam and wait five days before license issuance. The editorial notes support for clearer disclosure, compares licensing ease to dog tags, and debates government corruption, Bolshevism in Latin America, and funding of media figures. It also references Van der Lip’s testimony and Tutankhamun’s tomb discovery.
Philadelphia police will begin trials of tear gas baton chambers soon under Director Butler. The weapon, developed with Brigadier General Amos Fries, aims to combat vice and crime and could be deployed by officers in operations.
Washington Feb 15 The senate foreign relations committee favorably reported the new convention with Great Britain to suppress rum smuggling.
The Lincoln Parish School Board awarded three Ruston construction contracts. Davis & Jemerson earn $55,325 for the North Side building, C. C. Andrews gets $53,004 for the South Side, and Mitchell Bros. win $115,600 for the negro school. Work starts immediately with completion by September 1, 1924.
Des Moines Iowa February 15 An amendment to the Iowa marriage bill enacted last week by the senate would require every male applicant for a marriage license to pass a physical examination before receiving a license. The house concurred by 55 to 47 votes and broadened provisions to require women to pass the same examinations and to set a five day interval between applications and granting.
Sig Haas and Sons purchase the store building they occupy from Sol Meyer Sr for 30600 dollars. The 30 foot frontage on DeSiard Street features a modern Monroe front. Plans include adding departments and possibly extending to the rear, with the lot extending 188 feet.
The Times-Picayune quotes an American who lived in San Pedro Sula claiming bolshevism runs rampant in Honduras during Lopez Gutierrez's tenure. After his term ended February 1 he allegedly established a dictatorship. The informant's identity was not disclosed.
Hundreds of candidates enter shrine initiation tonight under the Shrine Association of North America convention in Oklahoma City. A colorful parade with representatives from every temple under the association will march this afternoon through the city streets.
The war department reports federal troops under General Obregon entered Guadalajara amid a shower of flowers. Rebel forces under General Escobar push toward Morelia after being wounded. Specials say Estrada and Dieguez joined to reinforce 609 rebels at Panindicaro. Tuxpam reported occupied by federal forces. telegraph lines are down.
A preliminary hearing before Judge Fred Odom in the federal building examined W E Dorris over charges linked to the December dance-hall shooting that wounded Deputy Sheriff Tom Hicks. Witnesses testified of Dorris's grudge after a raid Hicks conducted at Lenwis Sawmill. Hicks remained unable to testify as proceedings continued.
J. C. Edwards and Oscar Montague leading a Pittsburg group of capitalists travel to Farmerville Louisiana to invest close to one million dollars in oil gas and timber land. They have reportedly negotiated for key land in Claiborne and Union parishes extending into Arkansas.
Howard Carter arrived at the Tutankhamen tomb in Luxor today but was turned away by the chief of police who produced a government order denying him access. Carter withdrew after the refusal.
Atlanta date February 15 State Representative A H J Stovall of Elbert county called a meeting for February 18 to consider entering United States Senator Thomas J Walsh of Montana in Georgia’s Democratic presidential primary ballot.
The Senate oil committee heard from Louis H. Brush and Frank A. Vanderlip as it examined the sale of President Harding's Marion Star. Brush affirmed the Associated Press account of Vanderlip’s remarks, while Vanderlip claimed he knew only rumors and had no facts.
New York report describes a sharp afternoon drop in stock prices after rumors spread that a leading Wall Street operator turned bearish on oil disclosure news from Washington. Margin buyers were forced to sell as profits evaporated and panic hit the trading floor.
William Joseph Simmons faces suspension from the Knights Kamelia in Atlanta with charges of high treason against the order. H Tom Kight, secretary, announced the action as reported by the Atlanta Journal.
London reports indicate Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald is indisposed with neuritis and some insomnia, though officials say the condition is not serious. The Associated Press notes the health issue is described in London newspapers without urgent danger.
Denver attorney Carl C. Schuyler who represented J. Leo Stack in the Teapot Dome dispute released photo static copies of letters from John C. Shaffer publisher in Chicago and Denver. He said he will testify before the senate investigation committee next Monday and provide a full account of his involvement in the oil leasing controversy.
A Washington report says former Secretary Fall and Secretary Denby negotiated in 1921 to transfer and lease the Matanuska coal reserves in Alaska along lines used in the Teapot Dome case. The letter notes the navy withheld use of Alaskan coal and alleges misstatements by naval and interior bureaus amid calls for Alaska development.
Washington February 15 Members of the house immigration committee postponed action on Secretary Hughes resolution on restrictive immigration until next week A committee meeting is planned for Monday to discuss Hughes objections to the Japanese exclusion provision in the Johnson bill and his suggestion to place Japan on the same quota basis as other nations
Williamson County ends military presence after clash between Ku Klux Klan and anti Klan groups. Citizens move to establish orderly control as plans unfold.
Otto H. Kahn of New York told the Senate oil committee he will answer questions about a reported million dollar oil slush fund. W. W. Sweet was subpoenaed, but the scope of questions was not disclosed. Kahn, in Palm Beach, said he is amazed and scandalized by his name being linked to the rumor and denied any connection.
Gus List, 87, a Negro resident of Dickson Mississippi, was brought to St Francis sanitarium this morning after a large dog, described as a hound, attacked him on a road into Monroe. List said the bite was on his thigh and his clothes torn but injuries were not serious. the dog’s condition could not be confirmed.
In New Orleans on February 15 authorities reported the theft of more than 15 000 sample ballots, 8 000 stamped envelopes, and voter names from the third ward Choctaw headquarters. Ward leader Nicholas G. Carabajal vowed prosecution as workers began addressing new envelopes from a duplicate list to mail ballots to ward voters.
Associated Press reports Baton Rouge that the enforcement division of the Louisiana highway commission will arrest all motorists on highways after March 1 who lack 1924 license plates or valid receipts. With thirteen workdays left before March 1, about three quarters of licenses remain unpaid.
Frank A. Vanderlip testified before the Senate oil committee that he has no facts linking him to the Marion Star sale or Harding’s home. He said his Ossining speech urged inquiry to curb rumors and that he does not know the sale price, citing rumors from Washington in the 1920 campaign era.
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