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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1925
Page
1
The treasury announced sweeping changes to enforce prohibition by creating 22 new districts aligned with federal judicial boundaries. Each district will appoint a prohibition administrator with two assistants a chemist and a counsel to unify federal and local efforts starting August 1.
An unconfirmed telegram from Wuchow 180 miles west of Canton says a Japanese customs commissioner was killed there and two Japanese were injured.
General Chang Hsui-Liang declares martial law in the Shanghai suburbs after leaving the city rapidly and secretly. No reason given for his reported departure.
In Ningpo the anti foreign movement spreads as rioters loot and damage the Japanese customs mess hall. In Shanghai reports say Chinese mobs attacked Japanese consuls at Chung Kiang and Ching Kiang, prompting demands for apology and possible Japan action.
The Daily Telegraph reports serious disorders arising in Manchuria and spreading, with Bolshevik agents believed to exploit Chang Tso Lin's absence to provoke uprisings against him and foreign colonies, while disaffection grows among his troops. A separate note from Berlin says a bundle of anti England and anti Japan leaflets was air delivered to Peking University students.
Paris announces that French operations for evacuating the Ruhr will begin shortly after the Council of Ministers approved Painleve government measures. The move fulfills Herriot government pledges to evacuate Ruhr by August 15 toward Oberhausen Mulheim and Kettwig.
Gov Whitfield suspends Howard Byrd's three year sentence in the state penitentiary until June 28 so he may attend an 8 B Y T A Conference in Yazoo City. Byrd, convicted in Green County in May 1924, has been a model prisoner and improved fellow inmates' lives.
Legal forces at Dayton prepare for a major trial in the Scopes case with defense lawyers placing expert witnesses on science and religion. The action is expected to move to Knoxville as Bainbridge Colby and others join Clarence Darrow and Dr. John Nea. Dudley Field Malone may join in Knoxville, as both sides and Mr Scopes attend a Dayton club dinner where Darrow outlined agnostic views.
A Socialist caucus of deputies decided to let future political and parliamentary conditions guide support or opposition to the Painleve government over Morocco. The party will resume full freedom of action toward Painleve, with Abd El Krim as the initial negotiation trigger.
Natchez Mississippi reports say a Black man, unnamed, was pulled into the Ten sas River after spearing a large alligator. He remained attached to his spear by a thong, could not detach, and did not survive though the body had not yet been recovered. Sheriff John Hughes received the latest details.
President Coolidge seeks further tax reductions and economies in federal government. He pledged to urge Congress in the next budget to reduce taxes while sustaining essential services and noted savings over the year. He warned against stray spending and pressed for a leaner federal footprint to aid business.
The Arkansas Louisiana Sociability Tour arrives in Ruston on Wednesday morning, with Gov. Terrell of Arkansas and Gov. Fuqua of Louisiana present. A 22 piece Winnfields band will provide music from Ruston to New Orleans, and Secretary Luther Ellison will accompany the party to Ruston.
In Calcasieu parish two men not tied to oil discovery bubbles in Sweetlake Lake. John Manning of Grand Lake and George Streater reported the bubbles seen about nine years ago and alerted locals to investigate. Streater, a Lake Arthur dredging worker, noted the phenomenon while fishing.
New York June 28 A Supreme Court injunction permanently restrains Mount Vernon School Board from offering 45 minutes of weekly religious training to fifth and sixth graders in church based programs. Lawrenc B Steen of Mount Vernon filed the action backed by the Free Thinkers Society of New York. Clarence Darrow of Chicago offered help if needed citing the case as equally important as the Scopes trial.
Eleven parish prisoners were moved to the Caddo jail in Shreveport due to crowded jails. Deputy Sheriff Fred Childers led the transfer yesterday afternoon, with inmates including W. C. Cole and John Huff among others.
Walter J. Gownlock a 40 year old domino parlor manager was found dying in the lavatory of his business with a pistol in his hand and a bullet wound. He died two hours later at a hospital. A letter to Mrs J R Bunch Marshall Texas explains his suicide saying I am not making any money I owe money and see no way to pay it. He requests his sister and brothers pay his debts and mentions people trying to run him out of his job but does not name them.
New Orleans reports Samuel Simon, 52, owner of a motion picture theatre, died from a wound after refusing to halt for a black man in a highway robbery. Police say the assailant escaped.
River stages across Ohio and the Mississippi Basin show varied changes. Cario rises 0.8 to 20.7 feet. Memphis up 1.85 to 12.9. Vicksburg 13.5 down 0.2. New Orleans 1.6 down 0.1. Red River notes Shreveport 11.0 down 1.1, Alexandria 9.3 down 0.5. Ouachita sees Camden 3.1 down 0.1 and Monroe 13.9 up 0.2.
John Jacobs 21, a Louisiana Power Co employee and smoke stack builder at Sterlington, suffered a fractured skull when his head was caught between a swinging concrete mixer and a steel car at 10 this morning. He was taken by ambulance to St Francis sanitarium for an anticipated operation.
W C Crowell pleaded guilty in district court to non support and agreed to pay his wife 17 1 2 dollars weekly. He filed for divorce after alleging cruelty and that daughter Willie Mae left home leading to delinquency. Willie Mae Crowell has not been heard from for over two weeks. Mrs Crowell is seeking help from police and juvenile court to locate her daughter.
Charles and William Thomas, 50 year old twin brothers and college graduates from Geneva New York, crawled into a chicken coop and starved themselves to death in a pact after financial losses. They were found and today committed to Willard State Hospital.
The Swedish steamer Argos ran ashore in dense fog at Burin on Newfoundland's southern coast. All 27 crew were saved, but the vessel is reported to be a total loss.
Mrs Lorita Simmons, after divorcing her husband at Spanish Harbor Florida, married his father. The former husband then sued the senior for $20,000 claiming alienation of his wife's affections.
Chicago today faces drastic action as police investigate the slaying of Patrolman Patrick McGovern by three gunmen who escaped with 5000 from a messenger he was escorting. McGovern is the sixth officer killed in two weeks amid widespread robberies and gang activity.
The bodies of O. O. Monk and Dan Lusk were sent home for burial after being murdered on the road to the Houston Oil Company camp where they worked. Sixty men are in custody for investigation as officials pursue old gang links and local citizens push rewards beyond 1000 dollars, with state funds under consideration.
Edwin F. Ladd longtime North Dakota Senator died in Baltimore yesterday. His body arrived and six children from various cities are en route. Funeral services are expected tomorrow and the casket will be vaulted until Mrs. Ladd can travel to North Dakota.
William Darling Shepherd testified in Chicago as his own defense in the typhoid germ murder case involving his foster son Wm. Nelson McClintock. He denied the charges and described his background from Indiana to Chicago. The trial moves toward jury deliberation as prosecutors plan no rebuttal testimony.
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