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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1925
Page
4
A compilation of quips and observations on society politics and media. It notes critics of gum chewers quick to judge, argues about radio reach and arithmetic lapses, cites municipal music spending and voter turnout, and reflects on labor strikes delaying outcomes.
A proposal calls for the federal government to spend 165 million dollars over six years to construct government buildings. Chairman Madden favors the plan but urges spending where truly needed, arguing government ownership can reduce rents and support long term operations, while warning against political favoritism and extraneous outlays.
President Coolidge notes the American press has always stood against oppression and supported free thought. He cautions that newspapers resist fixed standards of thought and warn that the press should not be controlled by wealth or power, as reporters chose journalism for expression, not money.
Two passersby discuss current statesmen remarking you don't find many of them now. The author predicts future generations will recall Roosevelt Wilson Hughes Coolidge Underwood and others with reverence, noting the trend of undervaluing present leaders.
Gordon Claussen of District 188 describes starting music in 1923 and taking 30 minute to one hour lessons with Ruth Radkey, a Metropolitan Music School graduate who has won a grand piano. He travels with his cousin to Roseland for lessons and holds two years of achievement credits in music.
Last Saturday Mr. Emory led the Black Hawks and Silver Foxes in a YMCA college swimming event. The club held a weekly meeting on Monday and after البر meeting they played, reporting growing interest with nearly enough boys for a third club.
The Pointer issued weekly at Dalton Illinois files an ownership statement as required by the 1912 Act. Notary Thos F Kinney declares Kinney Hood Printing Co is publisher and owner with stockholders Thos F Kinney and J W Hood. No mortgagees or other security holders named. Auction of stockholder details provided.
Harrison W. Noel, twenty year old Montclair youth, is found guilty of first degree murder with no mercy. He killed taxi driver Raymond Pierce in Newark and later killed six year old Mary Daly in Passaic county, after seizing her from Montclair. He confessed after 24 hours of questioning. He had been an inmate at Essex County Hospital for the insane. The jury imposed the death sentence.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a tax of a tenth of a cent per gallon on cereal beverages to empower prohibition authorities to inspect near beer brewers and ensure the alcohol content is reduced. The move follows Prohibition officials and Assistant Secretary Andrews suggestions, as enforcement officers had sought either this tax or a $100 yearly occupational tax on brewers.
President Coolidge announced he will not read his annual message to Congress in person when the session opens next month. He will transmit the speech in writing. Coolidge first read the message in 1923 and later abandoned the in person practice.
Mrs. Florence Manly Hood, a Birmingham society woman, died at Henrotin Hospital after swallowing poison in a Plaza hotel apartment. She had registered with John Cashin as Mr and Mrs Walter Hood. Cashin was taken into custody.
Washington reports Montana grown turkeys from the Pendera County Poultry Growers association will furnish the Thanksgiving dinner for President Coolidge and his cabinet. The president's turkey has been received.
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin reports local retail gasoline price increase of ten cents per gallon as the gas war ends. Prices move from 9 to 19.4 cents a gallon. Local retailers cite market adjustments and supply costs driving the change.
Noblesville Indiana jury awards life imprisonment to D. C. Stephenson former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan for the death of Madge Oberholtzer. Acquittals issued for bed guards Earl Kienck and Burt Gentry. Oberholtzer poisoned herself after alleged mistreatment following an abduction. Trial began October 12 before Judge Sparks.
In Sidon on the Syrian coast excitement rises as Druse rebel forces advance. Dr George Ford of New York appeals to the American consul for Beirut to dispatch an American destroyer. French gunboat already in port. Refugees flood roads to Sidon as Near East relief orphanages become refuge for Americans.
The allied council notes dated November 14 and 16 announce plans to evacuate the Cologne area with dispatch. The November 16 note fixes December 1 to begin the move and sets January 31 as the completion date, with February 20 as a backup if grave difficulties arise.
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover told a merchant marine conference that the shipping board should handle only semi-judicial or regulatory functions. He urged transferring the government fleet and other property to a fleet corporation whose president would be appointed by the President and accountable only to him, with an advisory board to assist on major policy questions.
The United States recorded a favorable trade balance in October with exports totaling about 492.6 million dollars and imports around 875 million, the largest gap since November 1924. Preliminary figures from the Department of Commerce show imports rising steadily over the months while exports kept pace.
John L. Lewis, international president of the United Mine Workers, said the anthracite mine workers are ready to negotiate a new wage contract in a spirit of compromise and give and take. They are prepared to meet operators in amicable negotiations to work out a contract for one to five years of continuous operation.
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