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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1928
Page
1
About 125 residents of Enet avenue in Carlisle township gathered at the county courthouse for a New England era style town meeting. County commissioners presented a petition signed by forty property owners asking for a city pipeline water main to serve the territory. Both sides spoke, but few current owners appeared eager to share their stance.
The proposed main would run from the city limits along East avenue to the old Andrew Jackson farm site for the Carlisle consolidated school. Abutting owners face about 324 feet of frontage plus tapping costs and interest on bonds. Financing would rely on bond sales with immediate fire protection funded on a proportionate cost basis and fire stations placed every 400 to 500 feet.
At a crowded meeting residents and commissioners discussed installing a water main to supply a proposed Carlizie consolidated school and improve fire protection. Proponents argued city cooperation and community benefit, while opponents noted adequate cisterns but yielded to the public good. City officials supported progress and pledged cooperation if the main proceeds.
In Columbus Ohio on March 29 a frat house fire at Ohio State University forced two freshmen to escape. One pajama clad youth battled smoke on the third floor while another slid down a rope from the basement. RW Klink 25 of Cincinnati and W I Metzger 18 of Okmulgee freshmen in the arts and commerce colleges were the escaping students. Damage was estimated at 46000.
Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth wife of the House Speaker sent a 100 dollar check to Senator Borah for his fund to repay Harry Sinclair's 160000 dollar campaign contribution. The mortgage mail brought 1 dollar and 56 cents, bringing total cash to about 3600 dollars. Borah declined to name other contributors and published his name was authorized.
Senator Wheeler announced the Senate coal committee will issue subpoenas for John D Rockefeller Jr Charles M Schwab and other heads of large corporations. Governor John Fisher of Pennsylvania will attempt to compel attendance but no subpoenas will be issued unless he accepts an invitation. Wheeler aims to have the first witnesses before week’s end.
Beginning in Coto on March 20, readers learn that friends of presidential hopefuls from both parties push active pre convention campaigns across the west. Reports detail California backing Senator Walsh and Reed momentum in Missouri, with Hoover favored in Republican circles and debates over Prohibition in Oregon.
Washington March 20 John J Esch was given a recess appointment to the Interstate Commerce Commission to conclude work already begun. The White House indicated the action was not final and reflected the president's view that Senate rejection should not obstruct filling key posts. Eschs past stance on lake cargo cases was cited as a reason for past renomination rejection.
Andrew Wilson, captured while stealing two crates of chickens from a Lake Avenue farm, was bound over to the April grand jury on larceny and related charges. He has admitted to several robberies in the area, including a diamond ring, and to escaping from a Pennsylvania institution.
New York reports detail Major H Jefferson Harding a war hero and hotel official who used the revolver linked to his wife s death earlier in January He left two notes including Dont give the press any of my documents The governor s office was not involved in the incident and Harding had been a longtime friend of the late President About the same day Robert Brannick escaped from police in Springfield Ohio during transport to municipal court on liquor charges
The Stanford University Alumni Association with twenty five thousand members endorsed Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover for the Republican presidential nomination. Hoover is a Stanford alumnus and the move comes as primaries proceed nationwide. In California, Walsh supporters opened headquarters in San Francisco to rally delegates against Alfred E. Smith and James A. Reed, while New York officials insist Hoover would gain forty New York delegates at the convention.
In Tucson Arizona Mrs Eva Dugan is sentenced to hang at Florence State Prison for the murder of elderly rancher A J Mathis. Judge Gerald Jones imposed the sentence after denying a motion for a new trial. Dugan previously faced auto theft charges and is linked to Mathis body being found buried on the ranch. If carried out she would be the first woman executed in Arizona for murder.
Col Charles A Lindbergh Jasenigat accepts the Woodrow Wilson medal and peace award of 75000 amid a large Hotel Astor gathering. He is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Coolidge tomorrow, and continues to emphasize aviation's role in world understanding.
Marion reports executor C I Schaffner refused to issue a formal statement about the Harding estate inquiry sparked by Senator Nee. Schaffner said he would not amplify a rumor before an official review, noting he was named executor in Harding's will and appointed by the court on September 3 1923 after winding up the estate in 1925.
The Marion Ohio Star was sold to Louis H. Brush, a Harding friend, amid Teapot Dome probe remarks. Brush denied Vanderlip's insinuations and sought proof, later noting a possible financial settlement with publishers. Brush and Roy Moore, buyers from Harding, offered full cooperation to the committee.
Three Pataskala village council members resign from office over a proposed $7,500 fire truck purchase. The resigning officials are G. D. Voorhees Th. A. Wells and B. J. Mauger.
The S 4 disaster details found during three months in dry dock reveal how 49 men died as the sub sank after a collision with the Paulding on December 17. Lieut Graham Fitch and his crew endured hours of darkness and asphyxiation, maintaining morale and signaling rescue attempts despite the sinking.
In New York on March 20 a large framed but strong Black man confessed to fatally injuring Mrs. Helen Chevalier Young in her Brooklyn apartment. Police traced Martin L Miller, once a janitor at the building, after a resident saw him in the dumb waiter. Miller, captured in Paterson, New Jersey, said robbery motivated the killing of the wife of a public school instructor, with the pair to have clashes in a Brooklyn public school.
Col Charles A. Lindbergh departed from CURTISS FLIELA for Washington to receive the congressional Medal of Honor from President Coolidge. He flew with three passengers, arriving at the field unannounced and leaving around 10 am aboard the Ryan Broug ham plane.
The Ely Board of Trade held its first meeting since new officers were elected, at the Newell hotel, to outline a year long program. Two committees were named, including the Executive Committee with Mas Goldstein and A J Curren, and the Program of Work Committee led by L. Higlauer. A veteran Association Board for Diverters and four members were elected to serve as last year’s group. Plans call for a four to six member association, with work ready to start early, as suggestions and tasks are slated for the coming period.
Washington March 2 reports reveal a broad inquiry into Republican fund practices. Officials say corruption allegations connect corporate contributions to political campaigns, with high level figures warning prosecutions may hinge on existing law and enforcement.
Tein KastrZak Gration received 30 days and a $100 fine after a suspended driving sentence. He was jailed briefly, had his license suspended, and faced a new charge related to operating a vehicle while prohibited. Kazmiererak was arrested yesterday at Gration by sheriff’s deputies.
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Turner demands the Anti Saloon League reveal all contributors. He cites alleged payroll ties to a prominent league member and the editor’s son handling publicity for various groups, asserting league influence on legislation.
Washington March 20 Fannie Hurst urged immediate legislation to secure a decent living for coal miners. She and Senator Interstate Commerce Committee members argued for swift action while noting Russia’s destitution in contrast to American conditions. President Coolidge doubts a coal strike conference can yield lasting results due to divergent views.
Andy Dotnof of Clark street pleaded guilty to liquor possession and was fined $300 in police court this morning. Major James A. Hewitt presided as another charge against Andy’s father, Wolerie Dotnof, was dropped after ownership was admitted. Dotnof’s wife tearfully testified to a past dispute and a threatened gun incident, with the mayor warning the Dotnof place to clean up or be closed.
LOX DON March 2. Lord Balfour suffered a heart attack and his condition was serious, canceling all engagements since January. Lord Birken had been ill since Saturday with a cold and a high temperature, with both leaders described as unwell in a disputed report from London.
Lorain March 20. One Lorain high school boy died after a short illness and others reportedly fell ill from a mysterious disease. Doctors say cerebral spinal meningitis is suspected in Norbert Smith son of Mr and Mrs Albert Smith. Jesgur Farkas of East 10th Street is also mentioned among the affected.
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