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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
1
The Thomas Branch murder case began Monday in Knox county Common Pleas Court with Judge Park Blair presiding. Jurors reported, several were excused for cause, and lawyers indicated a larger venire may be needed to reach a jury.
County officials report Mrs. Carrie Branch and William Burton, key witnesses in Thomas Branch’s first degree murder case, are missing and believed in Kentucky. Deputies spent Saturday and Sunday seeking to subpoena Mrs. Branch without success, leaving the trial status unclear.
The record shows service of the special venue copy on the defendant at the county jail on March 3 without a formal office record. Judge Blair overruled Koons motion challenging jurors as improper, while Harry Weaver of First ward was excused for deaf nose and Vernon Brokaw of Centerbury was accepted as the first juror after satisfactory questioning.
In Berlin on a Saturday night at the Alon hotel dining room Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia and companions attacked Captains Klein and Rough EVIN and Madam Klein of the French mission after the orchestra played Deutschland Uber Alles. Klein was escorted out by waiters. Rough evin was beaten and clothes torn. Joachim, a pan German extremist, is said to have arranged the incident and is barred from other Berlin hotels over similar acts against foreigners.
The Supreme Court ruled five to four that stock dividends are not taxable income under the 1916 income tax act. The decision requires refunds of taxes collected on stock dividends since the act's enactment, with total refunds and claims still being calculated.
In Mexico City on March 8, Honduran congress members fought a pitched battle leaving 20 dead and wounded. Among the dead was Dr. R. E. Duran, president of the congress, according to private dispatches received.
In a New York conference General Leonard Wood William Cooper Proctor and Frank Hitchcock former post master general discussed Hitchcock joining Wood forces. Wood defended wearing the U S Army uniform saying it honors those who wore it and has no apologies to offer.
President Wilson rode today in an open automobile with Mrs. Wilson and Rear Admiral Grayson and Mrs. Wilson's brother Wilmer Bolling. Meanwhile Youngstown decides on school closures as coal shortage causes suffering, and in Lishon Ohio the National Brass & Copper Co plant burned with losses around 100000 dollars.
William Lockett, the slayer of Geneva Hardman aged 10 and a central figure in Lexington riots, confessed to murdering two other women and plotting to kill a third. He faces the electric chair in Eddyville on March 11 for the Hardman murder.
From Constantinople March 8 Associate Frees reports the steamer Navajo chartered by the American Red Cross carried refugees from Novorossisk toward safety in western Russia. Many died from disease cold and starvation amid the voyage. In Columbus coal shortage is relieved by arrival of many cars of coal.
Eastern Ohio auto truck owners oppose West Virginia plans to tax out of state trucks crossing into West Virginia with licenses from 10 to 125 dollars. Ohio auto groups prepare countermeasures and warn of a tax war likely if WV enacts the law. Officials anticipate an Ohio response in the legislature and urge citizens to influence WV merchants to nix the proposal.
In Norwalk five men in an automobile opened fire with guns and revolvers on Sheriff Clyde O. Roose and deputies. Other briefs note the Mt Zion Reformed church dedication in Marion Prospect, Warren reports oil and gas strike in the business district, Akron mall carriers forced to work nights, and Alliance government ordnance plant entry reported.
Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons there is no intention to barter or sell any part of the West Indies in settlement of Britain debt to the United States. The remarks were made amid questions about transferring West Indian territories to the United States.
President Wilson accepts the British and French premiers plan for Italy and Yugoslavia to settle the Adriatic question. He says if they abandon the so called bolt state and limit the free state to Fiume under league control, the United States will leave the frontier decision to Italy and Yugoslavia. He cannot join in withdrawing the memorandum of Dec 9 and rejects including Albanian questions. The note was sent Thursday and is under allied review as direct talks continue between Italy and Yugoslavia.
Associated Press reports from Washington on March 8 where Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper calls on all honest citizens to aid in catching tax dodgers. He stresses strict penalties for evasion and notes only six days remain to file returns while urging public vigilance.
An American employee of the American Smelting & Refining plant at Pedrigena was seized by Villa’s men in Mexico and held for a $50,000 ransom. Williams and Arab merchant Nasar were taken after an attack on a northbound Mexico City train, where guards were killed and many defenders wounded or driven off. Washington received an official report of the kidnapping on March 5, noting two other Americans robbed.
The Mexican foreign office announced discovery of a kidnapping association described as a unique group of Mexicans and Americans on the border. The statement says the aim is to hold people for ransom and to avoid creating trouble between Mexico and the United States. Military commanders have been ordered to break up the organization.
March 8 An explosion in a Dayton apartment building damaged the exepartments leaving Alswerd Jon and his wife in a fatal condition. Neighbors say the couple fled in their night clothes as responders rushed to the scene.
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