Governor Pinchot Seeks Primary Fraud Evidence
Governor Pinchot testified before the Senate campaign funds committee in Washington that primary returns in Allegheny County were allegedly held up by an election commission favorable to Senator Pepper. He said he had heard reports of false registrations but had no direct evidence of fraud and noted outward signs of election irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Alleghany County
Election Commission
Pepper
Anti-Saloon League
Wayne_B .Wheeler
United States
Ballinger
Ware
Mine Workers
Reed
Missouri
Drys
Pittsburgh
Senate Judiciary Committee Finds Order Is Legal
The Senate judiciary committee approved its sub committee findings that the executive order allowing state officers to enroll as federal prohibition agents is legal. City enforcement officials indicated no immediate use of the authority. The vote was overwhelming and no minority report is expected despite Senator King of Utah opposing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
King
Utah
Bryan's Daughter Leads Congress Race in Fourth District
Incomplete returns from 18 counties show Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen ahead by 96 votes over W J Sears. Total counts list Mrs Owen 18 197 and Sears 18 101 as of 1 PM in Miami Fla June 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Fourth
Ruth Bryan Owen
W J. Sears
Owen
Sears
United States Steel Steadies the List In Stock Market
Stock prices rallied led by United States Steel common as earlier heaviness faded. Volume expanded with a firm close and call money renewed at 4 percent. total shares traded about 1,550,000. Lost items and rewards noted: tan leather case with keys to Star office. small diamond and onyx hawknot pin between Annefield Farm and Boyce, reward to Mrs W B Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel
Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Common
Star Office
Annefield Farm
Boyce
W. BB. Watkins
Berryville
A Fortunate Calamity at Gore Junior High
A three act comedy drama performed by Gore Junior High School in the high school auditorium. Admission is 25 cents. Presentation scheduled for an evening in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore Junior High School
P. m
Mrs Ella Baker Ill at Home After Fall
Mrs Ella Baker Page widow of the Rev Coupland R Page lay seriously ill at her home 119 North Cameron Street this afternoon with relatives reporting no improvement before 3 o clock. The elderly patient fell about two weeks ago causing illness and concern among family and friends. She is mother of Frances Page City Councilman, and Ms Randolph Fields, sister of A M Baker and Sophie Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Baker Page
Coupland R. Page
North
Cameron Street
Court Denies Injunction In Miners Strike Case
Morgantown West Virginia June 9 The United Mine Workers of America failed to obtain a court injunction against four coal firms to stop alleged wage and employment violations. Judge I G Lasselle refused the request aiming to bar non union workers and enforce union wage scales at Scotts Run mines. Defendants were Bursgrove Coal Mining Connellsville By-Produce Arkwright Coal and Cleveland Morgantown Coal companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
United Mine Workers of America
Monongalia County
I. G. Lasellie
Scotts Run
Miners’ Organization
Bursgrove Coal Mining Company
Connellsville By-Produce Company
Arkwright Coal Company
Cleveland-Morgantown Coal Company
Bennet J Doty Held on Desertion Charges in Syria
Damascus Syria June 9 two army orders cite Bennet J Doty of Memphis Tennessee as a soldier who may be saved after he was captured by the enemy while the French Foreign Legion circuit holds him on desertion charges in Syria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Syria
Bennet J. Doty
Memphis
Tenn
French Foreign Legion
Funeral of Last Korean Emperor Set as Major Seoul Event
In Seoul the funeral of Prince Yi, last Korean emperor under Japanese rule, is planned to draw over 30,000 mourners. The procession from the palace will cover seven miles to a mausoleum seven miles southwest of Seoul with pallbearers awake all night. Daily ceremonies will follow for a year amid strict police precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Japan
Prince Yi
Colored Schools To Give Program At Fair Grounds
The Frederick County Colored School Fair presents a program at Winchester Fair Grounds on Friday June 11 at 2 30 p m Grand march led by Sergeant Butler with schools participating. Leslie D. Kline will address the gathering followed by dances, drills, and gymnastic displays by Douglas Middletown and other schools. The program committee includes Mrs A Q Brooks Miss H B Ahad and Miss Elizabeth Thompson.
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Frederick County
Winchester Fair
Butler
Leslie D. Kline
Douglas School
H. B. Mitchell
Sergeant Butler
Middletown
Elizabeth Thompson
A. Q. Brooks
Douglas High
Madison
Hartman elected second lieutenant in Virginia National Guard unit
Members of Company I, 106th Infantry, Virginia National Guard elected Paul Hartman as second lieutenant after special order 99 redirected drill to an election. Hartman, a Handley High School graduate and former cadet major, is praised as a capable leader and military thinker. The unit formed the Company I Association to fund dress uniforms. A six member committee was appointed to seek 25 exemptions from jury duty for exempted guardsmen in Winchester.
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Company I
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Robert W. Smith
George H. Grimm
Paul Hartman
O. B.C
Handley High School
C. Mot. 1
Camp Meade
Camp Dix
Hartman
Company I Association
National Guard
Virginia
Winchester
Abner Huntsberry
James Smith
Hunter Brewt SmeHie
Lee Grant
Henry Schwatzman
Senate Honors Commander Byrd Polar Flight Welcome
The Senate adopted a resolution congratulating Commander R. E. Byrd on his polar flight and providing for congressional participation in his welcome home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
R. E. Byrd
The
Senate
Concordia Seminary to Dedicate $3,500,000 Buildings
The Rev. Frederick Pfotenhauwer of Chicago will preside at dedicatory exercises for Concordia Seminary in St. Louis where new buildings costing three and a half million dollars have just been erected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Pfotenhauwer
D.D
Chicago
Missouri Lutheran Synod
Con Cordia Seminary
St. Louis
Lost long-eared dog with brass studded collar
Lost listing for a female dog described as long-eared with a black face and brass studded collar. Contact phone 519-W for information or return.
Farm relief and debt pact on Senate agenda
The Senate Finance Committee begins consideration of farm relief measures and the French debt pact as campaign expenditure questions linger, with action expected today in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Rest County Home of Payne to be Sold at Auction
Desirable home of the late Sarah M and Lawrence Payne in Rest County will be sold at auction at 12 o clock noon in front of the Court House next Saturday June 12. See sale bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah M
Lawrence Payne
Court’ House
Democratic Ticket Sweeps City Council Races In Local Election
In yesterday’s election the Democratic slate for Common Council won decisive majorities over independents. Total votes 1,327 from a 2,500+ electorate. first ward 699 votes and second ward 628. Winners: Hable, Forney, Henry, Baetjer, Dellinger, Barr begin four-year terms September 1.
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Common Council
Friendship Engine House
Reuss Engine House
First Ward
City, Hall
Sarah Zane
Second Ward
Herman Hable
Fred W. Forney
J. Henkel Henry
C. P. McVicar
Herman H. Hable
Fred. W. Forney
Mr. McVicar
Hable
Forney
Henry
McVicar
City Hall
W. W. Dellinger
J. George Baetjer
R. Frank Bagr
Fred. A. Robinson
Lee Lamp
Homer B. Garber
Sarah Zane Engine House
George Baetjer
R. Frank Barr
Homer& B. Garber
Baetjer
Dellinger
Barr
Robinson
Lamp
Garber
Messrs
Co. P. McVicar
W. A. Bailey
F. A. Robinson
Lewis F. Cooper
Council
Captain Cooper
Dr Hawthorne Chosen to Lead Winchester Lions Club
Dr Allen Hawthorne was elected president of the Lions Club at last night’s annual officers meeting succeeding Dr Charles R Anderson the second president. The club plans a June 22 ladies night and a luncheon for visiting motorcyclists from Southwestern Virginia Inc. It will also send a delegation to the Roanoke state convention June 25 and 26. The club continues tuberculosis work supporting one bed at Catawba Sanatorium and funding local campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Hawthorne
Lions' Club
Charles R. Anderson
Herberts. Larrick
F. R. Casselman
F. J. Orndorff
Thomas M. Hiltzheimer
E. G. Rusk
William H. Brown
Scott Affleck, Jr
Leonard Sirbaugh
Herbert Schutte
George F. Norton
First Baptist Church
Harmon Baker
George Washington Hotel
Cubt
Winchester
Aviett
Lynchburg
Southwestern Virginia, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Chamber
George Washington
Lions’ Club
Roanoke Jimme
Catawba
William and Mary Bestows Honorary Doctorate on Cary T. Grayson
William and Mary College in Williamsburg Virginia awarded Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson an honorary Doctor of Laws. Grayson served as personal aide and physician to Presidents Roosevelt Taft and Wilson. The article notes his early work through the college and its 190 total honorary degrees in its 200 year history. It recounts other notable honorees and the college’s Civil War history at length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Williamsburg
William Amd
Mary College
Cary T. Grayson
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Grayson
William and Mary
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Monroe
Tyler
John Marshall
Harding
Coolidge
Harvard
United States
Benjamin S. Ewell
Confederacy
Furnished 5 Room Ground Floor Apt For Rent
Furnished five room apartment on first floor available for eight months with possession June 12. Located at 339 W Cork St with monthly rent of $50. Contact listing reference 6-9-Lp-3t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork St
Furniture for Sale in North Kent listing
Quartered oak dining room suite and mahogany table with bed frame. Refrigerator and cherry kitchen cupboard. Wicker chair, cheap dresser and wash stand. Address No 4 North Kent.
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North Kent
Calls On Christian Forces To Stand By Laws of Country
Philadelphia report on the Lutheran Augustana Synod convention where Dr. G A Brandelle of Rock Island Illinois urges compromise with liquor laws while opposing modification of prohibition He criticizes high school activity as excessive and condemns some newspapers for spreading false doctrines and morale concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
G. A. Brandelie
Rock Island
Laitheran Augustana Synod
Brandelle
Augustus Swartz Aged Veteran Found Dead In Bed
Augustus Swartz a Confederate veteran and stonemason died suddenly at his home near Middleway Jefferson county West Virginia. He had kept regular work until recently and likely suffered a heart attack in sleep. Surviving sons include Charles John William and Edward Swartz with Albert deceased and his wife had died months before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Swartz
Middleway
Jefferson County
W. Va
Swartz
George W. Kurtz
Fifth
Virginia Infantry
Mr. Swartz
Albert Swartz
Charles and
John Swartz
Brucetown
William and
Edward Swartz
Hagerstown
Brookhart Clinches Republican Senate Nomination in Iowa Primary
Col Smith W Brookhart leads by about 65 000 votes after a decisive Iowa primary total showing 203 077 for Brookhart against Cummins 133 782 and Clark 52 3732. He plans to push farm relief and join the Corn Belt committee in Washington while returning to Iowa for the State Federation of Labor event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Joinen
Iowa
Col
Smith W. Brookhart
Albert B. Cummins
Brookhart
Senate
Cummins
Clark
Washington
Mason City
State Federation of Labor
Corn Belt Committee
Jardine
Furnished six room house for rent with garage
Completely furnished six room house with garage is available from June 15 to September 1. Contact W W Legge at 422 West Leicester Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. R. Legge
West
Leicester St
For Sale Compressed Air Tanks in Garage Use
Classified notice announces several compressed air tanks for sale suitable for garages and similar spaces. Contact Star Office with the reference 4-20-l1p-tf for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Sale of Household Effects and School Books at Campus
On the Campus at Fort Loudoun Seminary a sale of household effects and school books will be held Thursday June 10 at 10 a m. The sale offers cash terms. A G Swaneou, Auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Card of Thanks From W W Dellinger
A note expresses gratitude for the complimentary vote and asks citizens to approach him with public interests. W W Dellinger pledges to represent city interests on the Council and to discuss matters with residents to reflect the will of the majority.
Mysterious note found on pigeon leg claims Ward captive
A carrier pigeon found in Bryn Athyn Pa carries a note purporting to be from Walter Ward of the New York baking family. The message says Ward is held prisoner in a shack above Trenton on the Delaware river and asks for help. Ward disappeared about a month ago. police search followed discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Bryn Athyn
Walter 8. Ward
New York
Millionaires Baking Family
Ward
Trenton
N. J
Delaware River
Bryan Athyn
TI Am
Patrick McNulty
McNulty
Doylestown
Hughes
New Jersey
Virginia to vote on constitutional amendments in November?
Richmond June 8 The 1926 General Assembly failed to submit the proposed constitutional amendments to a public vote. Secretary of the Commonwealth clerk M A Hutchinson said no amendments were listed for a November vote. House bill 633 passed the House but was not reported by the Senate. The issue rests on not adopting a method to submit amendments to the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
M. A. Hutchinson
Secretary of the Commonwealth
John W. Williams
House of Delegate
Col. Williams
House
Senate
Beatrice Lee Ties Knot With Kendall Fahnestock
Miss Beatrice Lee married Kendall Fahnestock on May 25 in Hagerstown Maryland. The couple will live with the groom’s parents in Harris Addition and are both employed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Lee
Fahnestock
Kendall Fahnestock
George Lee
H. RB. Ritter
Cameron Street
Kinney Shore
Tabler Couple Welcomes Son Charles Bruce Tabler
Mr and Mrs Bruce Tabler of Ariington Va welcome a son born last Saturday June 5 named Charles Bruce Tabler. Mrs Tabler is formerly Pauline Shiner daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles E Shiner of the city. Mrs H L Keen of Bluemont, patient at Memorial Hospital, rests comfortably this afternoon and is mother of Mrs H L McCann. Miss Marjorie Kremer leaves for Washington to visit her brother for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Tabler
Ariington
Charles Bruce Tabler
Tabler
Pauline Shiner
Charles E. Shiner
H.L. Keen
Bluemont
Memorial Hospital
Marjorie Kremer
Washington
Roms
Paul Kremee
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Fair Grounds
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A. G. Swaneou
W.W. Dellinger
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