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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1925
Page
1
Premier Paul Painleve says France will give a severe lesson to those who invade French territory in Morocco. He stresses accord with Britain and Spain and frames the operation as stabilization, not militarism or imperialism, amid cabinet discussion of Riffian incursions led by Abd-El-Krim.
In Chicago in May 18 trial, William D. Shepherd charged with killing his foster-son William Nelson McClintock by typhoid germs faces a possible $1,000,000 will contest as part of his defense. Prosecutors plan briefs from seventy five witnesses, many of which may be inadmissible. A letter to Judge Olson from Myrtle Osborn suggests McClintock feared his mother was poisoned and expected a similar death.
W L Crow a longtime Cedar Rapids attorney died after dinner from acute indigestion. Surviving relatives include James Cron of New York who learned by phone he had become a grandfather moments after his father’s death. cron, a mov ing picture magazine advertiser, was among Iowa’s best known lawyers.
Fairfield May 9 Fifty seven degrees the largest number ever awarded will be presented to Parsons college seniors on June 8. Several graduates will receive cum laude and magna cum laude honors. Six seniors plan to enter the ministry and two to pursue foreign missionary work. Dr Frederick F Shannon of Chicago will give the commencement address. The baccalaureate sermon on June 7 will be by Rev William Carter D D of Brooklyn New York a Parsons graduate. An historical college pageant will close the celebrations.
Berlin May 9 Minister of the Interior Schiele officially informed Field Marshal von Hindenburg that he has been elected president of Germany after the federal examining board ruled the election valid despite irregularities claimed by socialist candidates.
Judge James A. Collins in Indianapolis Indiana overruled a motion to strike out vital parts of the murder indictment against D. C. Stephenson former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer. May 15 was set for the hearing.
Jess Duree, reputed to be the last of a string of Oklahoma and Kansas bank robbers, was found on a Roosevelt Arizona ten acre ranch near Phoenix. He surrendered without resistance and faces a 25 year sentence in Oklahoma for the Edmund bank robbery on September 28, 1921, after escaping on a $10 000 bond. He had used the alias Joe Wilson and lived peacefully with his wife and two children until his arrest.
Three robbers held up the jewelry store of J. Ross on Grand Street and escaped with $90,000 worth of jewelry after handcuffing and binding four employees. Police reserves were called to restore order as Sabbath crowds crowded the neighborhood.
Osage Indiana physician Dr. H Koller was arrested in Charles City after being charged with practicing without a state license obtained just last Friday and assaulting a 17 year old Johnsburg girl. Bonds were set at 12000 dollars.
Maxwell A. O'Brien of Oskaloosa is selected as first assistant attorney general succeeding John Fletcher who becomes Polk County district judge. Attorney General Gibson has not yet considered a replacement for the assistant corps. Judge Fletcher will assume his new duties on Monday.
Coroner C E Powell of Adel ruled B P Joslin a wealthy recluse found slain with throat cut in his home as death by own action and said no inquest is needed.
In Washington on May 9 the International Council of Women adopted a formal resolution urging member nations to use influence for the speedy inclusion of all nations in the League of Nations. A German delegate supported cooperation with the league and the council also backed a world court resolution urging countries to accept the optional clause of the international justice statute. The council favored gradual disarmament under effective control agreed by governments and the League. Lady Aberdeen was re elected as president.
The Rev. Wm. Irvingham Graham, 82, a retired Methodist minister and educator, former president of Chirk University in Atlanta and Dakota Wesleyan University, died in Des Moines yesterday.
Washington May 9. The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered steep reductions in coal freight rates from Colorado and New Mexico fields to ports in Nebraska South Dakota Iowa and Kansas.
Des Moines May 9 Attorney General Gibson laid out how the Lavrein Brookhart law funds will be managed. He notes interest money will be kept as before by banks and that the law eases making up deposit losses, a point bankers and Governor Hammill pressed for.
The US Army engineers steamer Norman capsized in the Mississippi near Coahoma Landing while returning from a river salvage search. Twenty lives, including many prominent engineers, were lost and a rescue effort saved about thirty passengers. Captain Howard T. Fenton commanded the vessel during the tragedy.
One killed and two wounded when Mencia Carnicioiu opened fire during a National Theatre show in Vienna. The box party, all Macedonians, blamed a political feud as police investigated the motive. The dead man was Arnau tme Panizza, a Macedonian federalist. Carnizioiu claimed her companion was a coward. Police noted others in the box were armed as panicked patrons fled.
Justice Department officials push a plan to streamline international fugitive capture with backing from several European governments. The proposal aims for Latin American consideration next, while critics in the River Plate region may strongly oppose. The piece weaves in anecdotes about past crimes and debates on law, enforcement, and national characteristics.
A Homer Nebraska farmer William Kritz uncovered a circle of seventeen old Indian graves on a hilltop. Each grave holds two to three skeletons and skull fragments indicate massacre victims. The discovery was reported in a Sioux City dispatch.
Iowa City selected as the site for the next semi annual meeting of the Order of De Molay for boys of the Seventh Iowa district. Election of officers followed with Edwin Varvra named district master councilor and C A Albough as district senior counselor among others. Degree work was demonstrated by Clinton chapter with DeMolay boys and Master Masons present from Clinton and several Iowa cities.
James C. Schroeder a local marine who died while bathing off Guam last March arrived in Cedar Rapids from San Francisco. The World War veteran will be buried tomorrow with Hanford Post of the American Legion in charge of funeral services.
John Brosh a 45 year old farmer living near Solon Iowa attempted suicide by shooting this morning. He was found seriously wounded by his wife and transported to a Cedar Rapids hospital.
Coast guard reports signs of liquor fleet disruption off New Jersey as rum runners lift anchors and flee. Sabotage and bribery hit conversion of two chasers, with threats against coast guard officials and attacks on ships used to press the dry campaign.
Oslo May 9 The Shipping Gazette reports weather conditions at Spitabergen are more unfavorable than since Captain Roald M. Amundsen and his crew arrived seeking the North Pole.
Frank P. Anson aged 68 a well known local baseball figure in Muscatine died suddenly last night from heart failure He had operated a retail clothing business in Muscatine for more than forty years.
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