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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1928
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports stakes rise as oil group figures including Stewart and Walsh face grand jury action. District Attorney expects indictment possible by Friday. Senate committee probes Continental Oil ties and the Teapot Dome scandal backdrop. Various executives testifying, with no decisive disclosures yet.
Grand juries in Chambersburg Pa and nearby jurisdictions to hear evidence against Wright brothers regarding multiple chicken thefts. Sheriff Roderick and Deputy Werner Redmoci summoned as authorities pursue leads linking the Wrights to broader thefts in Franklin and Washington counties. Edward Wright was killed in a crash carrying crates of chickens later identified as stolen.
A district conference of home demonstration agents from Frederick Montgomery and Carroll counties will convene in the Court House on Tuesday and Wednesday. Specialists from College Park will discuss clothing and nutrition with county representatives as Miss Helen Pearson opens the sessions.
Dr E C Kefanver directs city and county health officers in inspecting all city and county schools. First four grades visited at Mt Carmel Market Baronsville Creageestown Buckeystown Adamstown Point of Rocks and other sites. Dental clinics in the Academy building operate each Thursday treating about eight persons per session.
NEA Service writer Rodney Dutcher interviews Congressman George Huddleston and analyzes how members seek re election by reflecting dominant district interests. He notes influence from political bosses civic groups trade bodies and business associations and how personal integrity may be shaped by such pressures.
In California Pennsylvania today two coal and iron policemen were shot and a woman injured as state troopers used horses to break a union picket line at the Crescent Mine operated by Pittsburgh Coal Company. Troopers arrived from California to restore order after hundreds of striking workers and supporters gathered. A woman sustained a crushed foot when a trooper's horse stepped on her.
A missing youth from George Mehailie run of Mr. and Mrs. BW West Pacrfex street left home Friday October 3 and returned last summer, with reports indicating he had been away for several weeks. A tentative lead suggests he may have been in a fraternal setting.
A BG delegation presented a petition signed by eighty residents requesting the county press state road improvements from Creagerstown to Thurmont. About forty people attended, with several landowners agreeing to widen the road. The effort, led by Rev Heimer and others, aims to improve a major Frederick County thoroughfare and relieve Thurmont traffic.
Chicago February 6 AP. A driver struck six pedestrians alighting from a trolley at a safety zone, killing two children and seriously injuring others. The dead are Walter Kozlowski 11 and Chester Debokski 10 months. Peter Zukos 58, the driver, was arrested.
Washington reports a new arbitration treaty between the United States and France was signed after 11 o'clock today by Robert E. Olds, Under Secretary of State, and French Ambassador Claudel. The agreement aims to settle disputes through neutral arbitration and reflects ongoing diplomatic efforts between the two nations.
Mexico City dispatches report 18 rebels slain by federal forces in Guanajuato state. Police resumed an attack on Salamanca after an assault that began yesterday morning, with ongoing fighting noted in the early reports.
A Washington taxi driver Charlies Biddle reports two robbers forced him at gunpoint to drive from Washington toward Rockville and Frederick. A woman disguised as a man rode as a passenger before the pair stole about five dollars, disabled the engine, and fled near the BL&0. KR. I. tracks. Sheriff William C. Roderick received the complaint Friday at about 6:50 AM. No clues yet.
New York AP reports Sebastian S. Kresge, wealthy chain store operator, found guilty of infidelity to his wife Dotis M. Kresge in a divorce action before Supreme Court Justice Tierner. He failed to enter a defense and was linked to Miss Gladye Asdeile Fish of Natick Massachusetts, noted as a gift employee in one of Kresge stores. The remaining items include a will bequeathing estate shares to a widow and daughter, with specifics on executorship and succession.
A two foot water soaked propeller fragment bearing the name Hamilton was recovered from Fox River in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The piece is thought to be from the monoplane Sir John Carling, which departed London Ontario September 7 en route to London England and was never heard from again. Individuals connected with the finding include Captain Sernrence Tully and Lieutenant James Mextcalf.
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Thomas W. Miller for conspiring to defraud the government. Miller was tried with Harry M. Daugherty, whose indictment was quashed after two juries disagreed. Miller received 18 months in federal prison and a $5,000 fine.
In Oakland Maine on February six an auto driven across the ice of Lake Messalonskee sank. Three women from Waterville were drowned: Mrs Eugene W Strong and Miss Natalie Cole. Brett Morse 35 was rescued after escaping the sunken car. Harry Ware pulled Morse from 18 feet of water. A following car’s occupant helped. The group was en route to a summer camp for Sunday dinner.
Four gunmen with sawed off shotguns robbed Poogies and Drovers Bank in Washington Courthouse Ohio this morning forcing five employees and two customers to lie on the floor. They secured about 25900 in cash and 50000 in bonds and securities, locking cashier Floyd Elliott in a safe as the loot was gathered and fled.
New York reports a sudden cold wave triggers a new arbitration pact as authorities seek rapid resolution of a growing dispute. The piece lists little verifiable detail and includes garbled names and places, but indicates a coordinated effort to settle tensions quickly.
Market summary shows a lack of uniform direction with some early advances eroded by mid session. A stronger forward movement in some issues lifted the mood briefly while profit taking trimmed several gains, and a number of issues reversed portion of earlier advances.
Three Miami banks failed to open today the Southern Bank and Trust Citizens Bank and Bank of Allapattah. Comptroller Amos ordered closures to prevent withdrawals amid letters predicting failure. A run also began at the First National Bank while other large banks reported normal operations.
W O Watson of Satica Kascazi street agrees to an insurance annuity paying 1509 4 monthly for life in exchange for 10 5 years of premium payments totaling 0 605. If he survives ten more years he would receive twice what he paid. The narrative notes his father lived to 84 and his mother 88 while his own age sits in the 80s.
A veteran minister, recently retired, faces a fatal incident tied to a fragile witness report. Police investigated the scene as statements from limited sources emerged. Officials emphasize caution in early details while confirming the seriousness of the case.
The article remembers Rev Samuel W Kuhns a retired Lutheran minister who served in Franklin Pa Columbus Ohio Duluth Minnesota Lindstrom near St Paul Minneapolis Florida North Carolina and other communities. It notes his education at Muhlenberg College and Theological Seminary, ordination in Pittsburgh, and long pastorates including First Lutheran Columbus and a later work at the church on Patrice Street.
Fragmented text suggests discussion of Gillette pressing for World Court action in the Senate, with references to cites such as Haiti and other international topics, but the readable portions are garbled and non-cohesive.
In Montgomery County, three oldest Ford children were placed under the county probation officer Michael E. Poe after a Juvenile Court hearing presided by Judge John Net. The 10 year old boy and two younger siblings, once residents of Montgomery County, were described as poorly clothed and living in an improper home. Parents Mr and Mrs Ford reported moving to the county recently and face arrangements for care. The two older children will be placed in a home with medical care provided by the authorities.
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