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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1925
Page
1
A. E. Lefcourt, once a shoe shiner at twelve, now worth about 25 million dollars, gifts his twelve year old son Allen a 10 million dollar Fifth Avenue property. He plans a thirty story building to house the textile trade and urges his son to assume responsibilities early.
D. J. Houston, a truck driver, was kidnapped and flogged with about 75 lashes in woods after being abducted from a downtown street. Police seek five men in a series of similar assaults that have plagued Birmingham over the past week. Solicitor James G. Davis said his office will take active steps to curb the wave.
Five young men from Ward 4 Richland Parish near Archibald were arrested by Deputy U S Marshal Brooks on charges of tearing down and mutilating mail boxes on an R F D route from Rayville. They were arraigned before U S Commissioner William O K Kelly and released on $300 bonds each and face trial in April district court.
Paris observers say Chamberlains attack on the league security protocol endangers the League of Nations. In Geneva the Benes motion to defer the protocol work was adopted while Britain remains committed to arbitration and disarmament amid doubts about the covenants effectiveness.
Judge John D. Nix and J. A. Pierce inspected the Louisiana Training Institute in Monroe. They found the school well managed and compares favorably with Wisconsin's training school near Milwaukee. The judge credited Superintendent Gill and Mrs. Gill for the institute's progress and noted improved juvenile welfare.
Coast Guard Cutter No. 246 under Captain A Y Hilton brought a captured auxiliary schooner to Biloxi harbor with about 3000 gallons of alcohol and two men Bozo Zibilich and Antonio Urich of Burns Louisiana. The vessel was seized off Breton Isle in Louisiana waters on Wednesday evening. The cargo valued at about $18000 retail was taken by officials and the men jailed awaiting a hearing before U S Commissioner Money. This marks the cutter's second Breton Isle capture in a week.
In Alexandria Louisiana a negro highwayman attacked Pomp Cole a lumber yard watchman with a revolver and a handkerchief mask. He apologized after saying he sought Charlie whom he planned to kill though Charlie’s identity remained unknown.
An extraordinary Calcasieu parish grand jury session is set for March 19 following the Duhon and Collins murders. A petit jury will appear April 6. Bail on Winfred Burge was set aside after prosecutors found no link to the crime. Officers and Dunn brothers suspected. alibis offered. house burned.
President Coolidge signed a proclamation inviting foreign governments to participate in the international trade exhibition in New Orleans on September 15. Issued under a March 2 joint resolution, the event aims to display samples of fabricated and raw products from all countries.
Chicago health officials refused to call the wave of influenza and pneumonia an epidemic despite 28 deaths and 78 new cases in 13 hours. City reports show 279 influenza and pneumonia deaths since March 1 as doctors warn carelessness could worsen spread.
Dr. Richard Cox president of Gulf Park College was elected district governor at the 17th district Rotary conference in Jackson Mississippi. Shreveport chosen as site for the next annual meeting and plans set to send at least 1000 Rotarians to the Cleveland convention. Carl Faust Jackson was endorsed for Rotary International board of directors.
Missouri Pace Railway awarded L. M. Wimberly Construction of Arcadia a contract to build a 10.8 mile extension from Mpps to Delhi Louisiana. Construction begins when equipment arrives. cost estimated between 300000 and 409000 dollars. The line links Epps terminal of the Missouri Pacific Eudora division to Delhi and improves Memphis to Vicksburg service.
High school girls from the Parish and City schools will hold a tag day sale in Monroe tomorrow to raise funds and recognize last fall's football players. Each team member is to receive a gold football medal. Alf Reid directs the volunteers as they staff busy downtown points selling tags for twenty five cents to spur local scholastic athletics.
River readings show Mississippi levels at Memphis 18.1 fall 1.0, Vicksburg 33.0 fall 0.8, New Orleans 9.1 rise 0.1. Red River at Shreveport 8.0 fall 0.1, Alexandria 5.9 fall 0.3. Ouachita at Camden 7.0 fall 0.2, Monroe 10.9 fall 0.8.
Monroe prepares for a visit by Councillor Fred Holroy of Yorkshire England, head of major cotton spinning groups and ally of Stanley Baldwin. He met U S officials in Washington to discuss cotton grade standards and will tour local industry including Urania Petroleum Co. and its No 6 well awaiting completion.
Medina Ohio March 13 County Prosecutor Joseph Seymour awaits a report from Elyria City chemist on analysis of a coffee package found on Fred Kienke farm Valley City to determine if it contained poison linked to the deaths of Mrs Gienke and Fred Gienke senior and illness of three children. Ptomaine poisoning or botulism blamed for Mrs Gienke death with illness beginning January 2 after pork reheated from New Year dinner.
New Orleans reports Mrs. Mamie Herbert died from burns suffered when her Mardi Gras costume was set afire during carnival night. James V. Glynn, 84, a railroad switchman, is jailed charged with the act after two women including a policewoman identified him as the man who poured liquid on the dress, struck a match, and ignited it in the Moose Hall ballroom.
The senate judiciary committee orders an adverse report on Charles B. Warren for attorney general by 9 to 7. Democrats and Republicans Borah and Norris vote against a favorable report while supporters include Cummins Ernst Spencer Means Harrold Deneen Gillett. Coolidge presses to win over GOP oppose rs with White House talks including Borah and McAster.
London reports the picture hat returning for spring wear with the cloche fading. Milliners forecast bold brims in sweeping shapes with feathers flowers and velvet, crowning faces with painted or decorative crowns. Straw versions from Dolly Varden era may reappear in bright garden and hot house colors.
In Monroe the colored section reports renewed dread as Friday the 13th arrives for the second straight month. A local elder warns white and colored residents to avoid bad luck from cats and ladders, noting the next occurrence won’t repeat until November.
Marshell Neilan and Blanche Sweet argued on a cafe dance floor near Los Angeles. Police report Neilan objected to his wife’s dancing partner and was said to be struck in the face. No arrests were made and the couple left together after kissing.
A group of fourteen leading health workers from Central and South America plans a Monroe visit after arriving from New Orleans. Local officials coordi nate entertainment led by Sec. Donald Walker of the Chamber of Commerce. Activities may include trips to gas fields and Brown Paper Mill with possible dinner. six days in Louisiana.
Washington and Arlisso n, Negroes, were arrested in a southern city house last night by police for possession of whiskey. A pint and two gallon jars with whiskey were confiscated. They are jailed to be tried in city court tomorrow. Raiding officers were Parker, Murray, and Ham.
Garland Grace former El Dorado police chief and seven co defendants appeal after the U S Court of Appeals upheld their 1923 Monroe conspiracy conviction in an auto theft ring case. Seven others leave Shreveport for Atlanta to serve one year to 18 months.
Eight inmates escaped from the Jackson jail in Mississippi early today using steel saws to cut through bars on the second floor. The fugitives include Frank Smith George Arlis Robert alias J R Blake Fred Harvey Sr and Jr Milton Beasley and others. They tied blankets together to drop to the ground and no trace of them has been found.
The Russell Sage Foundation reports that child marriages are not idyllic citing physical and mental immaturity. It notes lower rates in New York and New England, higher rates in rural and isolated areas, with intermarriage and shared surnames common in some communities.
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