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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1936
Page
20
Willam Mahan is held under guard in a federal cell at Tacoma police station awaiting arraignment on charges of kidnapping George Hunt Weyerhauser for a $200,000 minimum. He grinned as he was hustled through a crowd at a crowded airport after arriving by plane from San.
Indicted for kidnaping and extortion, Francisco Mahan faced $100 000 bail per charge after federal and local authorities recovered portions of a $200 000 ransom from the Weyerhaeuser family. Authorities cite $7 300 found on Mahan, $13 000 in an auto near his capture, and $15 155 seized in a Butte car. Waley couple convicted. $90 000 ransom cache located. A woman alleged to have aided the capture is reported in Butte correspondence.
Some 12,000 Catholic Charities workers will meet tonight in 263 parish halls across 14 counties of the Cleveland Diocese. The Campaign for Catholic Charities opens Sunday May 10 and runs through May 17 to enroll 100,000 members. Mr George Q Keeley urged county and district leaders to stay in touch with their parishes.
Washington reports J Edgar Hoover declares crooked politicians the real public enemies as federal agents push a nationwide roundup of fugitives. Campbell Mahan and others are captured or pursued, with Robinson still at large and money trails from the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping under scrutiny.
Precampaign pledges announced by Kesley include bishops Joseph Schrembs and James McFadden, M L Moriarty, Edward Reilly, J Bartlett, Maurice Hofer, and Anna Entrup among Catholic Charities trustees and a list of non Catholic supporters such as Nathan G Rich. The pledges support ongoing campaign efforts and memory of Henry C Richman.
Richard H. Kohn and Joseph Leeba note contributions by The Richman Brothers Company and The Richman Brothers Foundation. The Richman dynasty, organized by Nathan G. Richman and his brothers, Henry C. Richman and Charles L. Richman, were substantial contributors to the campaign.
Kansas City reports Yale professor Dr. Howard W. Haggard advises five meals daily to boost efficiency. His three year study, including 317 shoe factory workers, shows mid-morning and mid-afternoon lags disappear with bananas and milk at 10 30 and again at 3 30. Final result: 10 percent gain without extra food total.
BERKELEY Cal Chinese students with American university diplomas are not viewed as national hopes but as economic liabilities. UC reports that California Columbia Chicago and Michigan are the most frowned upon universities in Chinese circles. The text notes men sum up the universe faster than they define it.
A coalition of famous British authors pushes to reform libel laws after court actions against writers of fiction. Backers include T. S. Eliot, Aldous Huxley, John Masefield, A. A. Milne, Rebecca West, and others who argue innocent authors may face heavy damages if a reader claims recognition of a character. A historical note adds the Worms city elm tied to Luther.
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