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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1925
Page
5
Paris reports Premier Painleve’s cabinet quit after a heated dispute over a levy on capital and parliamentary support. The left bloc’s push prompted the resignation, with Finance Minister Calliaux a noted dissenter and Briand and other ministers not aligned with the levy strategy.
Washington Oct 27 A flood of petitions targeted parts of the Treasury tax relief plan as the House Ways and Means Committee prepared detailed drafts. Industry groups led by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association urged repeal of the capital stock levy arguing it favors wealth over earnings and is unfair in practice. They labeled the tax a broad property levy unaligned with other business taxes and sought repeal or substantial revision in the new Revenue measure.
Athens orders prompt evacuation of Bulgarian territory and return of Greek frontier guards to posts. Paris reports a possible naval demonstration before Athens if Greece refuses to remove forces, with council privately discussing a blockade and a joint inquiry commission proposed by Romania and Bulgaria denying direct entente.
The hearing for H. L. Downs, husband of the accuser, was postponed to tomorrow at the defense request. They plan to prove Downs innocent with help from a specialist brought to the case. Estate to Sisters: The will of William E Behindel probated, leaving real and personal estate to sisters Alice I and Fannie M Schindel as executrices, the January 1911 document fixed.
New York Central and Baltimore and Ohio report higher net operating income for September with gains of 904.11 and 534,005 respectively. Both lines show improved nine month totals with Central at 3,538,365 and B&O at 1,031,500. Reading Company figures appear to be incomplete in the text.
New York, Oct 27. Hugh Ruth, baseball’s notorious star, recounts past fines by Yankees manager Miller Huggins and a later on field misconduct penalty in St Louis. He estimates life losses at 500000 from wild living, betting, and legal battles, noting a single $35000 horse loss and plans to return after a hunting trip. He also hints at residence and training camp moves in Florida and Maryland as he eyes a comeback.
MEMPHIS Tenn Oct 27 Sixteen persons were killed and between 25 and 30 injured when the Sunnyland fast train from Birmingham to Kansas City derailed near Victoria Mississippi Rescue parties moved to remove the dead and injured and doctors and nurses were summoned from Memphis as reports were incomplete on the cause of the wreck.
Washington date line reports the Department of Agriculture pegs this year’s apple crop at 163 million bushels, down from 179 million last year. Officials note that the average person eats half an apple daily and call the harvest unusually good for apples.
Washington October 27 President Coolidge proclaimed Thursday November 26 as Thanksgiving Day urging gratitude for many and great blessings received by the people during the past year, marking the national observance.
Norristown Pennsylvanya October 27. Joseph Widener Lally heiress to the Widener fortune seeks divorce from Carter Randolph Leldy in Montgomery County Court. She was seventeen at marriage. he twenty. They have a daughter about two and a son of the Leldys. He studied at the University of Pennsylvanya and worked at the American Car and Foundry Company plant in Bereick. The couple formerly lived in New York.
Washington reports that Mars may be inhabited if at all, but a harsh climate. Using a delicate instrument, W. W. Coblentz of the Bureau of Standards finds Mars’s mean surface temperature around 20 degrees Fahrenheit, compared with Earth’s 59 degrees.
The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles investigates the death of Misa Kale Lou who was struck and killed by an unknown driver at the corner of Polomag and Baltimora streets. A special investigator has been assigned to identify the guilty party, per Magi trate J. Scott Bower.
A meeting of the executive committee of the Federation of Rural Womens Clubs is set for Saturday at 2 PM in the County Agent's office to arrange the semiannual gathering on November 14. The committee consists of federation officers, club officers, and chairs of standing committees. Three killed in Java bridge collapse near Medan Island of Sumatra with fifty missing. A local grocer Frank Grove begins paving work on Pope Avenue and repair projects underway.
Five well known citizens and coon hunters were lost for five hours in the western county mountains after midnight. They found their way back to their machine parked at the base. The party included J Scott Bower J O Snyder Frank Mish Marberry Keedy and J Clarence Keedy. The night ended with weary hunters and a young skunk.
Farmers report a 4.9 to 50 percent crop and prices dip as apples move to orchards for cider making and boiling. Low grade fruit, mostly culls and fallen apples, sells for about 10 cents a bushel while better grades fetch higher prices. Growers continue picking and packing for later market demand.
Washington Qet 87 al though Thanksgiving is near the first offer of a live apple pie tag to grace the White House dinner table arrives from the Gris Chih of Vermont University, her alma mater. Memorial services will be held at All Souls Chapel in Priest etd, Middleway, Va., on All Souls Day at 10 20 o'clock ALM. All are invited to attend.
A brutal assault on Mrs Edward Stottler near Reid led to a secret investigation by county authorities. She woke on the porch after a masked man threatened her with a pistol and fled, leaving questions about a former farm employee as a possible suspect. The case remained unresolved as investigators pursued leads.
Washington Del 27 A meeting of Holy Name Society members adopted a resolution condemning efforts to establish a federal Department of Education. Archbishop Curley of Baltimore warned against groups trying to undermine the God given rights of parents and children and urged defense of religious private schools. The event highlighted fears of religious liberty erosion and state overreach.
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