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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1925
Page
1
Ten new 1925 operating records show railways handled the largest freight traffic in U S history with 44 061 838 000 net ton miles in October and 1 124 436 cars loaded for the week ended August 29. The report cites fuel efficiency gains, higher train loads and a record average freight car movement.
Washington December 21 President Coolidge issued a Christmas greeting to Boy Scouts Lone Scouts and 4-H clubs. He urged unsel fishness obedience and self control highlighting work at home and service to country noting play can educate and foster respect for parents country and God.
Washington reports the administration sponsored cooperative marketing bill introduced by Chairman Haugen. He urged a January 11 hearing start date on the measure and other farm relief proposals. The bill, drafted for division of cooperative marketing in agriculture, would aid associations only at their solicitation and authorize 225000 dollars for setup.
The Colorado Supreme Court dismissed Hoyan K. Graham’s appeal contesting Judge Ben J. Lindsey’s 1933 election victory as Denver juvenile court judge. Lindsey won by about 117 votes after Graham’s challenge. the high court’s motion disposition ends the matter.
Tokyo dispatch reports forces of General Kuo Sung Lin’s National People’s Army defeated Marshal Chang Tso Lin northwest of Mukden. The report comes from Sinmitsu and cites a united Manchurian front after the clash near Mukden.
Snow covered Colorado and Wyoming as a new storm arrived. Leadville registered two below zero, Casper reported ten inches, and deep drifts blocked roads with motorists abandoning cars between Cheyenne and Laramie. Helena noted ten and a half inches from the recent storm.
Jewelry valued between 675000 and 100000 dollars was stolen from the boudoir of Mrs. William T. Starr in the financial district. Thieves entered the apartment while the family was away and took three diamond studded bracelets a pearl ring and diamond ring pair of pearl and emerald rings two diamond studded match cases and a platinum and diamond brooch described as the costliest item.
Weekend snowfall blanketed Iowa with up to seven inches in some areas. Intermittent flurries persisted as high winds limited rail travel though major routes remained passable. Temperature remained moderate across the state.
New York December 21 AP The tide of public opinion has turned against prohibition says Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University He cites a senate debate led by Senator Edge as the start of a movement to reform the laws and notes widespread correspondence showing support for ending the current policy Butler argues driving prohibition out is a moral issue and calls for abolishing the saloon and reducing drunkenness in line with Christian traditions and American principles
Red Grange and the Chicago Bears depart for a nationwide barnstorming run with six booked games starting Christmas Day in Coral Gables Florida and ending January 24 in San Francisco. New players include Richard Vick Paul Goebel Hal Erickson Ed Garvey Roy Lyman. Grange’s arm injury has healed.
The Canadian government names a high mountain after Mrs. Carl Akeley of New York. She is the former Miss Mary L Jobe and a noted climber. The peak called Mount Jobe lies in British Columbia near latitude 54 30, southeast of the Alaska border.
In Washington on December 21 Senator Walsh a Democrat from Montana challenged claims that the world court was a department of justice of the League of Nations. He disputed those notions in his second address reviewing the court's organization and purpose before the Senate.
Salem Massachusetts December 21 The brain of Professor Edward Sylvester Morse noted zoology authority who died here yesterday was removed today and sent to the Wistar Institute of anatomy and biology Philadelphia per Morse instructions to study the relation between brain and hands that made him ambidextrous He could use either hand with equal skill.
London reports Battersea relief as the national flag again flies from the hall flagstaff for the first time in six years. The socialist council had long refused the Union Jack, replacing it with a tri colored municipal emblem. Early Sunday fascists briefly raised the Union Jack, then cut the lanyard to prevent lowering it, placing a warning against flying the flag.
Woodsville New Hampshire December 21 The border s queen of bootleggers runs liquor for the thrill of it enjoys being pursued by customs officers and raises turkeys when business is dull She is Miss Hilda Stone of Colerain Massachusetts a principal field lieutenant of a rum running gang with headquarters at Greenfield Massachusetts Police say the latest escape left a mobile hidden with secret compartments but no liquor
The House orders a Commerce Committee inquiry into alleged British government manipulation of crude rubber and other raw materials prices. Rep Hull accuses Britain of acting in bad faith and seeks scrutiny of nitrates potash quinine iodine tin sisal and pulp wood embargo. A Canadian pulp export issue also faces review.
Senator Cummins of Iowa introduced a railroad consolidation bill authorizing three years for voluntary consolidation and then interstate commerce commission enforcement. The tariff act revision would repeal flexible readjustment provisions. Wallace McCamant of Oregon was favorably reported for the Ninth Circuit judgeship amid GOP opposition.
German swimming officials enroll prominent swimmers for 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Veterans Walter Binner and Kurt Behrens coach compiled squads in Magdeburg as Germany seeks to reclaim the 1912 Olympic swimming title amid doubts about producing a top freestyle star to challenge Johnny Weismuller and Arne Borg.
Major Robert R. Morgan, a reserve quartermaster officer, telegrams his resignation from the army citing dissatisfaction with the Mitchell court martial and the war department. He accuses the general staff of incompetence and criticizes the national defense policy. The piece also notes the air service and postwar reorganizations affecting units like chemical warfare, transportation, construction, and the tank corps.
Washington De cember 21 AP Representative Garrett of Tennessee denounced Colonel William Mitchells five year army suspension as cruel and unreasonable claiming a world war flyer was punished for telling aviation shortcomings. Representative Blanton of Texas urged abolishing court martials in peacetime amid criticism of the procedure.
Colonel William Mitchell testified at the naval court of inquiry into the Shenandoah disaster. He urged considering his San Antonio statement, cited a five year army sentence not yet approved, and questioned the navy’s handling of rigid airship development and weight issues affecting the doomed craft.
The interior department reported a $190,217 rise in reclamation fund receipts from public land sales for Q3 1925. Utah led with $47,157, followed by Washington and Wyoming, while Oklahoma posted the smallest total at 6,286.
President Calvin Coolidge sent Christmas greetings to 125,000 Civil War veterans via Johan B. Inman commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Inman said the veterans' average age is about 83 years.
Austin December 21 Lee Satterwhite speaker of the Texas house declined to call a special session sought by some legislators to determine if there was evidence for impeachment charges. Governor Miriam A Ferguson said enemies were trying to find something against her and declined to call it.
Police believe Chicago slayer Martin J. Durkin headed a quartet of automobile thieves in Cleveland. Detectives fired five shots as the gang tried to flee a stolen car after a warning of a planned restaurant robbery. The fugitives abandoned the vehicle. a fel hat and a license with initials were found, linking Durkin to the group.
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