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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1924
Page
1
A sprawling patchwork of quips and headlines references George Rothwell Brown lines and line of verse. It notes Coolidge, Tangerang killings, Vera Cruz cable, Henry Ford’s Wayside Inn, and a Miami division of oddities. The column blends literary digs with political and social jabs, echoing a lively circa era of journalism.
Henry Ford's private car convoy struck hikers near Glen Clie station on the White Mountain line killing Francis B Manning Harvard zoology assistant Robert L Manning a Manchester attorney and Charles Manning a Manchester consulting engineer. A fourth man Ralph D Reed was injured. The victims were walking to the Dartmouth trail when the Ford train followed the Montreal express and plowed into them. The accident occurred near Woodville New Hampshire as the party biked toward a winter outing.
Chief Justice Taft, troubled by indigestion, will likely stay at home for another week though improving with treatment. He attended a Supreme Court judges conference yesterday but is confined indoors as a precaution, with permission to work at home. Medical advice centers on rest and careful monitoring.
A special cable dispatch from Riga reports about 1,000 Moscow merchants accused of speculation by the Bolsheviks freezing to death on Solovetsky Island in the White Sea. Arrested in January, the prisoners filled Moscow Prisons and were sent to a monastery there. The monastery became overcrowded and authorities could not house them, leaving more than a thousand corpses on the island.
London dispatch reports Parliament will reconvene with Ramsay MacDonald set to outline government relief plans. The prime minister is expected to defend Wheatley and the Popular Guardians free hand in distributing aid for the unemployed, as Conservatives elect Stanley Baldwin as party leader.
Edison, in Orange New Jersey, marks his 77th birthday while noting his questionnaire can screen applicants but needs more rigor. He predicts radio will not replace newspapers and the telephone and says travel by air will not surpass trains and ships. He foresees future power from sun, wind, and cultured vegetables when coal and oil vanish.
Herrin Illinois February 11. Major General Milton J Foreman in charge of two Illinois National Guard regiments said martial law would not be imposed in Williamson County. He announced that Glenn Young who had been acting chief of police and John Ford the regular chief were removed from their posts and that Young does not justify his position to enforce law and order in the state.
An arraignment of five deputy U S marshals suspended amid a large liquor conspiracy case marked a major step in the investigation. Bond set at 1000 dollars each. hearing date not fixed. The case centers on undercover work by Capt. Charles G Bakecy, long suspected in secret service circles, with the War-time figure Captain X possibly linked.
President Coolidge’s stance on tax reductions appears hesitant and contingent. Secretary Stamp informed Representative Davey that the President will not commit to any measure before Congress finalizes details. The Mellon plan’s income tax rates and a 26 percent cut for 1928 are under review as committee reports move toward a House vote, with leaders signaling limited chances for the 26 percent maximum and noting the bill’s path depends on congressional action in coming sessions.
The House passed a gasoline tax bill to establish District Maryland automobile reciprocity. It includes a 2 cent per gallon tax plus a personal property tax and a 15 cent per horsepower registration tax. Amendments were debated and several were defeated while others passed or sustained. the measure now moves to the Senate as critics warn of higher driving costs.
Richard Carnegie of Washington was seized by state officers in Baltimore and sentenced to one year in the house of correction by Magistrate Hutch for arriving in Maryland with a driver’s license revoked. He was arrested January 30 in Laurel after a speeding arrest, with a $25 fine and costs. The license had been revoked following 24 charges. Sailors in Carolina: Reed traitor charge dominates legislative debate as Missouri candidate criticized in a Democratic resolution.
In Luxor the lid of Tutenkhamen’s sarcophagus was raised two inches in an afternoon experiment but failed to reveal the stone’s contemnisc. Officials planned to open the sarcophagus at 3 o clock tomorrow. Radio programs and visitors guide appear on page 18.
President defies Senate and vows to ignore expulsion request. The Senate resolution cites a 1922 lease to Mammoth Oil and a Pan American contract tied to Pearl Harbor, alleging fraud and lack of authority. It urges President to demand Edwin Denby’s resignation as Secretary of the Navy amid a broader probe of oil reserves.
Secretary Mellon, chairman of the American debt funding commission, is urged by several members to call a meeting to determine policy. Some favor giving foreign governments more time to settle the United States’ war loans, as the commission’s authority expires in about a year and negotiations with debtor powers must proceed.
President Coolidge affirms no official resignation will be compelled without special counsel advice and public-interest protection. He stresses executive power over dismissals, cites Madison and Cleveland on separation of departments, and vows to act only on solid law and evidence to preserve government functions. He will not sacrifice the innocent or keep unfit officials.
A Senate vote, 47 to 34, backed a resolution asserting the Senate is not the judge of cabinet firings. President Coolidge refused to recognize the resolution, stating such dismissals are executive, and vowed action to protect public interests once advised by counsel.
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