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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1925
Page
5
The dry forces plan a follow up to the navy's early gains as the Coast Guard halves Atlantic smugglers. Land officers vow to seal bootlegging routes and block poisonous liquor from reemerging on American shores.
New York reports that seven ships remain on Rum Row as the United States coast guard maintains its mid Atlantic blockade begun May 5. A four day observation by Commander Yeandle found the ram fleet down from eighty to twelve and dwindling as guardsmen pursue bootlegging in a costly curb to the liquor trade.
Washington May 19 high government officials report Belgium plans to take dependent steps in negotiating funding settlement with the United States. Belgium to be major debtor and the development brings optimism in the Treasury as three European nations push toward agreements to meet obligations. France Estonia join preliminary talks on funding debts.
Chicago May 19. Efforts to obtain a jury for the trial of William D Shepherd charged with murdering his wife’s millionaire ward William McClintock by typhoid germ administration made little progress. Three veniremen were detained overnight as tentative jurors but were eliminated today leaving three men in the jury box whose availability had been passed on only by the prosecution.
Windsor Ont report says pre tasters of the new four by four beer rate it at least as good as any expected by critics. Opinions differ on intoxicating effects with government claiming non intoxicating and prohibitionists arguing it is intoxicating as Ontario prepares for the May first sale.
Tours France May 19 Adjutant Fonny a war aviator and his mechanic Jean Foucher were killed when their plane crashed shortly after taking off in a military cup competition airplane race.
Chicago May 19 jurors must understand chemistry bacteria and poisons to hear the case of William D. Shepherd accused of murdering his wife’s ward William McClintock, an orphan millionaire. The state seeks jurors who support capital punishment and accept circumstantial evidence and accomplice testimony.
The Rhode Island divorce mill under scrutiny has illegally separated hundreds and prompted twenty six indictments. Attorney General Sisson reports the mill parted two hundred people, with many already remarried or living abroad as inquiries proceed.
New York May 19 The entrance of Henry Ford into Wall Street is marked by Guardian Detroit Company becoming the New York investment branch of Guardian Trust Company of Detroit, with Edsel Ford and Ernest Kanzeler among directors. The Guardian Detroit gains foothold by acquiring Keane Higbie and Company, a municipal bond underwriter, as Jerome B Keane becomes chairman and John C Grier Jr president.
The Georgia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service issues a special forecast predicting a peach crop of 12 800 cars for the state. The report, dated May 19, notes strong yield potential and favorable growing conditions across Georgia.
A Grand Central Station rush hour chaos left 75 injured, two fatally, after a blown fuse sparked a lamp explosion sequence aboard a crowded East Side subway car. The Associated Press reports the panic ensued as the train prepared to depart.
Women from forty eight states gather in Atlanta for the eighth annual convention of the service star lesson. The session opens today and will last five days, honoring World War II era motherhood and service.
A petition signed by about two thirds of North Georgia agriculture college students in Dahlonega demands a change of presidency and an investigation. The petition says the college is operating under serious disadvantages and urges trustees to grant a new president, noting many may not return this fall.
Atlanta dated May 19 reports Governor Walker refused attorneys request to appoint a commission to examine the sanity of Lee Curry, who is condemned to die on the gallows Thursday. The ruling halts an appeal effort by Curry’s counsel.
Col. E. J. Giles said he filed a petition to the Georgia Governor to appoint a committee of experts to test Lee Curry for mental illness. Two top Georgia psychiatrists, one from a U S Hospital in Georgia and another narcotics expert attached to the federal government, support a finding of mental deficiency. Action would place Curry in an asylum pending restoration of his mind.
Newark report says Gaston B Means surrendered to the District of Columbia Supreme Court and asked to start his two year term immediately. He was convicted of conspiring to remove liquor from a bonded warehouse and bribing officials as part of the Daugherty era investigations. Twenty indicted individuals and two firms linked to a Newark bootleg ring are named in federal indictments.
Geneva May 19. The amendment to grant the right to search ships suspected of conveying arms was removed from the convention draft. The American delegation led the opposition to the measure as part of the inter national conference on control of arms and munitions traffic.
Chauncey M. Depew, age 91, spoke at a New York luncheon of the Pilgrim's Society honoring British delegates to the International Police Conference. He celebrated growing Anglo American friendship, cited Britain's wartime debt payoff, and urged cooperation to curb communism while stressing peaceful progress and industry.
Attorneys for Ida Hughes who is serving two life terms for the murder of her mother in law won a bill of exceptions before the Georgia Supreme Court. The move seeks to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The bill argues the trial was invalid since the judge and defendant were not in the courtroom when the verdict was read.
In Rome on May 19 the chamber of deputies approved a bill against secret societies by 304 votes to 0. The measure targets secret associations and aims to curb their activities within Italy.
Richmond Virginia May 19 An extra cash dividend of one percent on the common capital stock was voted by the board of directors at the Atlantic Coast Line railroad in annual meeting here today.
An unsettled pattern moves across Georgia with likely showers in the southern portion. Forecast calls for continued clouds and scattered rain chances into Wednesday.
United Confederate Veterans hold their 35th reunion in Dallas with the Texas Grand Army of the Republic also meeting. Veterans from both sides greet each other as members exchange visits and stories at the camp and on city streets, reflecting a cordial Civil War era restoration.
In Columbus Georgia on May 19 the twelfth juror was seated just before noon in the second trial of Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth, who confess to slaying Howard Underwood. With the jury completed the court moved to hear the evidence.
Brussels May 19 The new Belgian chamber of deputies convened and Premier Alloys de Vyvere sought a confidence vote but it appears unlikely he can secure it amid uncertain support.
A subcommittee on scrapping of the Shipping Board tentatively approved a program to sell two hundred government vessels for scrapping. The plan aims to dispose of the fleet through a government sale process pending final approval.
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