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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1923

Page

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Harding warns Fraternal Groups Face Peril From Secret Conspiracies

President Harding addresses Mystic Shrine urging justice in fraternal bonds and warning that secret fraternities can become conspiracies. He cites loyalty to the flag and the rule of law as safeguards, recounting a hometown tale of two brothers drawn into varied orders and stressing ethical fraternal conduct.

Associated Press Washington Harding Imperial Council Mystic Shrine Republic Mr. Harding Council White House Niman Leesons Methodist Church Presbyterian Masons Knights of Pythias Order of Haymakers Guise

Young New Orleans Lawyer Named Assistant Attorney General

Meyer L. Dresner of New Orleans, just over twenty one and still a Loyola law student, is named assistant attorney general of Louisiana by Attorney General A V Coco. He has served as the attorney general's secretary for four years and will graduate valedictorian this week before assuming the high office.

New Orleans Meyer L. Dresner Louisiana A. V. Coco Mr. Dresner Loyola University Dresner Loyola Law School Loyola

El Paso Times Editor Sues Over Klansman Publication

Hal F. Kelly city editor of the El Paso Times sues for 50000 damages naming C L Sirmans and others linked to the Frontier Klansman weekly. The suit accuses the Ku Klux Klan of publishing a libelous article alleging Kelly DUI and portrays the organization negatively amid calls to reveal its membership.

EL Paso Times City J. K. Order el Paso Tex Ku Klux Klan Hal F. Kelly el Paso Times C. L. Sirmans J. Isaacs Charlies de Groff J. A. Borders J. M. Crawford W. J. Moran Frontier Klansman Sirmans C. I. Sirmans Kligerap the Times Kelly

Oil Cars Plunge From Rail Into Cimarron River Near Guthrie

A southbound Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe train derailed three miles north of Guthrie Oklahoma causing several oil cars to fall into the Cimarron river. The blazing oil ran down the river for over half a mile and the nearby wagon bridge downstream sustained serious damage. No serious injuries reported.

Associated Press Guthrie Okla Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Cimarron River Here

Conference Makes Plans for Tangle in Near East Case

Lausanne June 5 The Near East conference says the Turkish dispute over foreign judicial guarantees is settled Four foreign advisors will oversee cases and advise the Turkish ministry of justice They will be informed of all arrests and domiciliary searches American representative Joseph C Crew notes Ismet Pasha understands liberal interpretation benefits Turkey’s economy and foreign relations.

Associated L’resa Lausanne Turkey Ministry of Justice Joseph C. Crew Ismet Pasha

Monroe Named Cotton Concentration Region in Louisiana

The Louisiana Cotton Cooperative Marketing Association plans Monroe as a key concentration and shipping point alongside Shreveport and New Orleans. Andrew Querbes says the three centers will handle over 100000 bales annually, routing cotton directly from growers to the most economical point to reduce freight costs.

Monroe Shreveport New Orleans Louisiana Cotton Cooperative Marketing Association Alexandria Andrew Querbes Association

French Chamber Orders Placards Against Royalist Plots

Paris June 5. The chamber of deputies approved measures to suppress royalist plots and ordered anti royalist speeches and the interior minister's reply to be placarded nationwide. Maunoury and Brousse speeches received decisive votes reflecting government pressure on royalist tactics. The move aimed to uphold republicanism despite turbulence and avoid displaying lack of confidence in the government.

Associated Press Paris Chamber of Deputies Poincare Chamber Herriott and Brousse France M. Maunoury M. Brousse

White Woman Found Dead Near Natchez Mississippi

A well dressed white woman was found dead near Waterproof Louisiana with a bullet wound in the eye and one foot crushed. The crime was reported from Natchez Mississippi by an Associated Press despatch dated June 5. The victim’s identity was not provided in the available text.

Associated Prene

Cotton Taken North on Airplanes Made Into Aprons

Two airplanes arriving from Augusta, Georgia carried raw cotton to New Bedford. The cotton was rushed to a mill and converted into Masonic aprons in under twelve hours. The flight also carried peaches for Mayor Remington and produce for President Harding.

New Bedford Mass Augusta Washington Remington Harding

Arrest Socialists For Plot To Form New Japan State

Tokyo June 5 AP dispatch reports more than 100 prominent communists and socialists were arrested early today. Police say they were organizing a plot to establish a communist state in Japan.

Associated Press

Real estate deals traced to ancient papyrus in Philadelphia

A notary’s sale agreement for a city house dated in the reign of Alexander the Great has been found at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The 90 by 15 inch papyrus records Petesehe the notary arranging the sale between a soldier Paret and a locksmith Pani with sixteen witnesses. The document places dating in a mythic royal period, noting the assassination of Alexander’s son.

Associated Press Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Museum Thebes Egypt Nathaniel Reich Petesehe Paret Pani Alexander the Great Petesche Alexander

Safe blown open at Tullos robbery investigated

A depot safe at Tullos Louisiana was blown open by burglars at 2 30 this morning. The robbers reportedly escaped with a small amount of cash toward Monroe. No description of the thieves or car is available. The Missouri Pacific says it has no local agent at Tullos.

Monroe Tullos Vaughan Missouri- Pacific Railroad

Closing moves fail to enforce 8 pm Saturday closings

Merchants push for an eight o'clock Saturday closing but efforts fall short. The Saturday closing hour is extended to ten. Sig Haas & Sons will close at nine, and more stores may follow that earlier time.

Sig Haas & Sons

Knights Templar Train Derails Killing Five at Durand

Five Knights Templar members died and about forty were injured when a Grand Trunk special derailed two miles west of Durand Michigan en route to a Flint convention. Engine driver Frank Pearson and fireman Joseph Parker were among the dead. many injured were taken to Durand for treatment.

Durand Mich Knights Templar Western Michigan Grand Trunk Here Grand Rapids Flint Frank Pearson Joseph Parker Herbert D. Waldron Lonia Fanning Pearson Waldron Associated Prose Flint Journal Owosso Ann Arbor

Chicago Wet Leaders Back Smith Repeal Move

Local wet leaders plan action this week to support Governor Smith in repealing the New York prohibition enforcement law. Alderman John J. Coughlin will introduce a city council resolution praising Smith and urging Illinois to repeal its search and seizure act to align with New York on prohibition.

Associated Press Chicago Smith New York

Baldwin Views U S Court Ruling on Liquor Vessels

London reports Prime Minister Baldwin told the House of Commons that Britain does not deny ships under any flag fall under foreign jurisdiction in territorial waters. He said U S proposals to bar intoxicating liquor vessels could disturb public order and should be discussed with maritime powers before enforcement. The U S government reportedly did not accept these suggestions.

Associated Press London Stanley Baldwin House of Commons United States Supreme Court United States Mr. Baldwin

Lone Officer Halts East Side Mob in Lynching Attempt

A lone policeman drew his pistol and kept hundreds of onlookers back to allow William Mooney a surface car motorman to flee the upper east side crowd. The mob had stoned the car after it killed a baby and the mother blamed Mooney for the tragedy. Under protection Mooney escaped through a broken window to a nearby car barn.

Associated Prone New York William Mooney Upper East Side Mooney

Ouachita Farm Bureau to Act on Labor Agents Activity

Ouachita Farm Bureau plans action against labor agents recruiting colored workers from the parish. H D Montgomery will verify applicable laws and frame a protest resolution under Act 154 of 1918. The bureau thanks local carbon interests for cooperation and selects Mrs Charles W Phillips to attend the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation convention in Baton Rouge June 20-21.

Ouachita Parish Ouachita Farm Bureau H. D. Montgomery Montgomery Ouachita Farr Bureau W. G. Haynes Executive Committee Charles W. Phillips Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Baton Rouge Phillips A. L. Smith Rea

Germany's Proposals May Reach Premiers in Brussels

Paris reports revised German proposals could go to the French and Belgian premiers at the Brussels conference on the eve of their meeting tomorrow.

Paris Germany Brussels

Thousands Witness Shrine Parade in Washington Heat

Washington on June 5 saw 26 000 Shriners march along Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to Washington Circle in color and pageantry. The heat sparked hospital visits for more than sixty spectators with 90 degree temperatures and high humidity.

Associated Press Washington Pennsylvania Avenue Mystic Shrine Capitol Washington Circle Shriners

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