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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1929
Page
8
Sir Esme Howard writes that diplomats would cheerfully accept a U S suggestion to curb imports of liquor. He notes Washington embassies may use intoxicants for official or personal use. The portrayal presents Howard as dean of the Washington diplomatic corps.
Bruce Deardorf, a young farmer from Clay Township, accused Jim Rowland and Frank Long of Hagerstown of involvement in stealing a young 350 pound heifer from H A Selle farm near Marion on July 1. Deardorf said he drove the car taking the animal to his home where it was slaughtered. He named Rowland and Long as accomplices, but Pennsylvania authorities have not yet located the two Hagerstown men, and local officers have not identified the other alleged accomplice.
Hart s dale N Y May 27 0 Miss Evangeline Booth commander of the Salvation Army in America who was injured when she was railed against the top of her automobile Friday had a very poor night and showed no improvement today her physician announced She is still painfully ill suffering from contusions over the body especially over the right eye The eye which was almost completely closed is now slightly better On further examination no organic disturbances found I hope to have X rays made on Wednesday
New York on May 27 notes buzz that a Barrymore may again shine on stage as auditions unfold for the next generation. The family attends Notre Dame graduation and plans progress for Ethel Barry Drew and Georgie Drew, with continued ties to stage life.
In Reno a young woman known as Billy Rivers arrived to seek a divorce and exposed a broad prohibition raid. She posed as a divorce seeker to gain access to clubs and roadhouses, leading to 21 arrests across 17 indictments for liquor violations. She later admitted her role as a government informer and said her husband assisted her.
A new song by George M. Cohan honors Thomas Edison ahead of the 30th anniversary of electric light. The composition, titled Be Heon Mirvacleman, is announced but not to be put on sale.
A confession by George R Christian, who died in Omaha, clears Day and Heaton of the $2,400,000 FA24 collapse. Private detective Ervin J. Smith says Christian authored a 29 page document taking all blame. In Charlotte North Carolina the grandstand at the South Atlantic baseball park burned early today.
In Boston on May 27 Cardinal O Connell denounced modern fashions and cosmetics as immoral. He referenced a Woman's confirmation service and criticized stage costumes and street attire seen as improper, noting how views have shifted from past condemnation to present tolerance.
The Wyncoops and Fleming had suit removals in Allesally county. The Wyncoops claim city negligence after Walter Lutman, an intoxicated former patrolman, shot them and later killed himself. Fleming sues Mullendore for alleged abatement of his wife Helen's affections. Mullendore seeks removal.
Rome May 27 King Victor Emmanuel signed the lit eran treaties between the Italian government and the Holy See. Only the Pope's signature remains to render the accords effective and heal the breach since 1870 when the Vatican’s temporal power ended.
Francis J. Woods, a former state employee, was taken from the State Penitentiary to face trial for an additional theft of $40,000 from the state roads commission funds. Indicted by the grand jury, he pleaded not guilty at arraignment.
United Press correspondent Paul Mallon refused to reveal his information source regarding the Senate executive session vote on Irvine Lenroot’s confirmation to the customs appeals court. Hoover to lay cornerstone for Department of Commerce building next Monday. Paris reports a deadlock outlook over reparations centers as Germany holds firm.
William H. Eichelberger, 32, of Martinsburg pleaded guilty to attempted criminal assault in Berkeley County Circuit Court. He received an indeterminate sentence of one to five years, with term length based on prison behavior. He admitted guilt while maintaining innocence and said fear of death or life imprisonment drove his decision. The alleged victim was nine year old Frances Huffer. the incident date was in Martinsburg.
The Supreme Court ruled that pocket vetoes by the President are effective to kill legislation sent near the end of a session even if not the last session of the two Congresses. The decision was announced in Washington on May 27.
A memorial poem about a Star brown dog named DIMP who greeted all with joy. He had a white breast and brown eyes, remained a friend to many, and died after a car accident. The speaker lays him to rest in a flower bed and imagines the dog in heaven as a devoted, four footed intercessor.
Miss Georges Levy of New York sues playwright Eugene O Neill in United States District Court seeking 1 250 000 dollars plus injunction and accounting for alleged plot theft of Strange Interlude from her privately printed novel The Temple of Pallasathenea The Theatre Guild Boni and Liveright and Horace Liveright are named in the suit.
New York on May 27 reports 19 year old Harry Luft who could tow automobiles with teeth bend iron bars and tear phone books. He reportedly lived on vegetables and calisthenics with willpower as his claimed sources of strength before dying of an organic disease.
Clyde Stouffer was found guilty by a jury this afternoon on a charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated. He had previously pleaded guilty on April 2 and was sentenced to six months in the House of Correction after a collision where Mrs Wade Lewis was fatally injured. Attending council Wachter Great Junior Sage.
For the first time in ten years Hagerstown sold a 300000 sewer bond issue below par with two bids. Mercantile Trust Co of Baltimore won at 99.31 on 100, while Alexander Brown and Sons submitted 98574. The low bids reflect high indebtedness and plentiful Maryland bonds. The issue matures from 1960 to 1989, with a total loss of about 2179. Proceeds fund sewer system extensions.
Frank T. Kelley arrested by Pennsy railroad detectives for breaking an air hose on a freight car to stop a train. He will face a city court hearing this afternoon. a companion is alleged to have helped in the act.
Dallas hosts Rotary International's twentieth convention opening with over 5,000 delegates present and an additional 7,000 expected. In Amoy Fukien China a missionary is reported captive by Communists, Dr C H Holleman of the Reformed Presbyterian church held near Euneyenchow.
SELMA AL May 27 A veteran Southern railway engineer Pierson G Hooks died after an exhausting last trip from Birmingham to Selma. He remained at the throttle until the train reached its destination then collapsed in the cab and died at a hospital of paralysis.
The State Board of Health may withdraw all health work in Washington County citing lack of county cooperation as the reason. Last year the board spent 8420 on local health services including bacteriologic lab work that sped diagnosis from days to hours, a physician notes. Removal would cripple public health activities and jeopardize medical work, prompting calls for county officials to reconsider.
Members of the Hagerstown Lions Club depart Wednesday for Washington D C to attend the 1st District Convention at the Blayflower Hotel. Some will fly by air and others travel by car as a banquet is planned for Wednesday evening at seven.
Three men with flashlights were seen near the post office and general store at G. T. Brown, Brownsville, on Saturday morning. They are sought in connection with a $75 looting of the post office safe and are believed linked to a Knoxville post office burglary. Postal inspectors, aided by Washington and Frederick county sheriffs, are pursuing the trio.
In Minneapolis two Texans, Gene Shank and Owen Haugland, on the monoplane Miss Ranger, mark over 45 hours of continuous flight as they seek to beat a Fort Worth endurance record. They refueled twice amid rain and fog concerns and returned to Robbinsdale airport for a second refueling.
Moscow announced a plan by Soviet Airways to fly from Moscow to New York via Alaska in August aboard the Land of Soviets. Pilots Shestakov Bolotov Sterlingov and mechanic Fufago will navigate a route spanning Siberia the Aleutians Sitka Alaska Seattle San Francisco Chicago and New York.
The underprivileged child committee of the Kiwanis Club in Washington county will meet tonight at the Hotel Alexander to discuss potential plans for helping needy children. City and county officials have been invited as the group weighs several projects, including possibly purchasing the Hagerstown Country Club building for a care facility.
The Maryland Hotel Men's Association will convene at the Hamilton Hotel in Hagerstown on Tuesday May 28. The 3 o'clock meeting will be followed by a dinner hosted by the Hamilton Hotel, marking the first association meeting in Hagerstown.
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