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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1927
Page
13
In Elyria this year Christmas savings accounts will reach the highest total ever recorded, with preliminary estimates indicating about 250000. The fund will be distributed in early December to aid Christmas buying. Historically, most deposits go into holiday trade, while many savers maintain payments throughout the year.
Columbus reports shift of probe to Cleveland with grand jury threatened over alleged illegal practices by officers. Senator Bender backed Herbert’s charges that Dry agents in Cuyahoga County take orders from the Anti-Saloon League and used fake search warrants. State Prohibition Commissioner McDonald denied misconduct and said no league attorney has prosecuted a state case in months.
Jay Weller, a painter and lecturer, spoke to Kiwanians on Einstein's Relativity and cosmic scales. He emphasized the Earth's small role in the universe, illustrated by comparisons of human history and planetary distances, and offered imagined conditions on the Moon and Mars to show our relative weight in space.
St Louis November 3 1927 A movement to form an out and out farm party may emerge if Congress does not pass an agricultural relief bill The initiative grew from a Mississippi Valley meeting of 300 farm leaders who opposed party interference in farm relief The McNary Haugen bill dominates the debate delegates faulted those who prevented it from becoming law The new party platform calls for federal aid for farmers akin to tariff aid for industry
The Lorain County Farmers Institute Association announces a winter work meeting on Wednesday November 9 to start farm problem studies. Public speaking sessions are planned for January 9 and 10 at Carlisle Grange hall, with the county annual meeting set for January 25 and 26 at North Ridgeville. Plans include school displays and community life discussions. Farmers Week in Columbus runs January 30 to February 4 with attendees from the county, during which institutes statewide will be inactive.
Elyria Township Board of Education seeks a 125000 bond to build and expand Gulf Road, Markley, and Lake Avenue schools. The plan adds two rooms and an auditorium gym at each site, replaces Gulf Road with a new unit, and funds heating, ventilation, and toilets. Tax impact is 2.30 mills for 19 years, with utilities covering about 27 percent.
Washington news desk reports a DC grand jury hearing witnesses in the Fall Sinclair oil conspiracy case. Mark B Thompson testifies as jurors and defense figures, including Edward J Kidwell, face questions over alleged tampering and shadowing. Retrial plans stretch into January as Day and others resist questions.
Fize) Cash, colored, Elyria, was found guilty of assault and battery by a jury in the court of Judge W. B. Thompson this morning. He was fined $100 and costs and ordered committed to the Toledo work house unless he pays the fine and costs. The Indictment charged him with cutting with intent to wound but he was found not guilty on that count.
Chief Justice Taft told the National Crime Commission the nation demands speedier criminal prosecutions and stronger legal machinery. He praised the Baumes Law for long habitual criminals but warned against letting reforming efforts delay justice. He urged more judge control in trials and reduced jury exemptions to speed case handling.
Corbett Southam who qualifies for pension after twenty years with the Elyria police recalls little change in human nature despite shifts in traffic and society. He notes old times had few autos, no traffic signals, horse drawn cabs, and many saloons. Western Heights English speaking shortage and liquor troubles were prominent, with bootleggers absent before prohibition. Southam and Thomas Drage reflect on past policing and current roles, with Drage on pension and Southam remaining active.
Two fires were extinguished last night and this morning. Engine Co 2 saved E J Handyside at 274 Winekies Street from heavy loss after a mattress fire. Aquad Co 1 responded to L Hanson’s home on West River Street when his oil car caught fire after a dropped match in the garage. Losses in both incidents were small.
In Sydney Harbor the steamer Tahiti rammed a crowded ferryboat, killing twelve and injuring thirty five with five missing. The ferry held mainly women and children on a picnic. it sank in about thirty seconds, trapping passengers in salons and the engine room as rescue amid shark-infested water ensued. The Tahiti resumed its voyage to San Francisco after aiding in efforts.
Chambersburg Pa Nov 3 A hunter mistakenly shot Robert Crist 27 Shippensburg while hidden in underbrush atop Doubling Gap mountainside. Crist was struck in face and shoulders fell into a stream and died after attempting to rinse his wounds as John Swartz fired the fatal shot.
Mike Tras, 20, filed a common pleas suit for 164 dollars claiming injuries from a motor vehicle crash at the corner of Eighth street and Middle avenue on September 11. He alleges DeWilda Lewis and Martha Lewis struck Wayne Reed’s car and that his arm was badly cut when thrust through the windshield.
W B Richmond, Lorain county Agricultural Society secretary, received a letter from W H Paul, Hamilton Waikato New Zealand show secretary, sending show papers and catalogs and requesting information about the county air. He asks permission to complete a land sale in a Lorain suit. Robert L Sherman, executor of Innocent M Sherman, seeks court authority to finish the sale of Lorain real estate started by the deceased.
Elyria Republicans stage a final pre election rally at Gates school on Lake Avenue at 7 30 p m with speakers Don Myers Lawrence Webber Frank Stevens and mayoral candidate James A Hewitt The gathering precedes possible county courthouse plans as lawyers seek ruling on hiring an architect or engineer for building studies and cost estimates pending Attorney General Turner ruling
A thief entered the Rainbow Gardens skating rink building from the rear basement, rifling the rink office and breaking a slot machine. A leather coat was found on a counter, and one man was detained for questioning as fingerprints were collected to identify the culprit. The thief stole an ice hook, fifteen dollars from the restaurant, and about twenty dollars in change from the candy store.
The Arcadia Bank and Savings Co of Arcadia Hancock county was ordered closed today by State Banking Superintendent EH Blair. Blair and staff moved to Arcadia to take charge after examiner W J Shehan reported financial irregularities. The bank organized May 10 1907 with Isaiah Myers as president and F P Conaway as cashier. It reported assets of 279131.21 and a surplus of 13500 on Sept 12.
New York reports a drop in autumn warmth as cold air moves eastward. Temperatures around 54 degrees in New York and New England give way to deepening cold with possible snow in parts of the Alleghenies. Fort record shows a heavy rain with 2.3 inches in 24 hours ending 6 a.m.
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