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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1924
Page
6
Haines & Co. Kroeger offer used pianos and phonographs with original prices around $198 to $250. Player rolls Walters priced at 45c each or 5 for $2, and 12 for $4. Includes records with each machine while supplies last.
A historical note argues horses fed only corn and hay in cities lose strength and vigor. It claims oats alone are poorly digested and pasture rest is essential. Purina O Molene is advertised as providing necessary variety and appetite appeal for better balance.
Officials report the McLean code messages are being analyzed by expert Friedman with ties to a Justice Department code. Senator Walsh intends to question Mrs Duckstein about a cipher message she sent to her husband and Burns plans to testify after her questioning. The inquiry also probes how a Washington Post publisher became a special agent and how McLean personnel accessed the old bureau code.
Washington reports evidence that two members of Congress improperly accepted money, told before the Chicago grand jury that indicted Charles R Forbes. The Senate Veterans Committee will inquire, with a telegram asking the Chicago DA for guidance on possible links to the Veterans Bureau. A committee meeting is set for tomorrow to decide procedure.
The grand jury revealed speculative dealings by government officials using official information and payments to two Congress members. Money collected by others not attorneys helped obtain liquor permits, though the actions were not pursued as they fell outside the jury’s jurisdiction.
Washington March 3 The special Senate committee chaired by Brookhart plans to start the Daugherty Department of Justice inquiry next week with Wheeler as author of the investigation resolution A subcommittee will set the first subject of inquiry while the White House has not heard from Meirieee though Miami dispatches cite him awaiting a message The panel will limit cross examination and deny some requests while preserving counsel representation
The attorney general states a counsel will be permitted to cross-examine witnesses and to issue subpoenas for witnesses and documents as determined by the committee to be necessary given the circumstances.
Richmond March 3 The House passed a bill to create the motor vehicle commissioner and the Senate defeated a plan to amend the constitution for state bond issuance for higher education. The measure assigns license tax collection and vehicle registration to the new office, with James W. Hays eyed as the first commissioner. The session also saw votes on school bonds, the establishment of a school for the blind at Charlottesville, and debates over Bible instruction in public schools.
Salt Lake City reports that contrary to belief the Great Salt Lake is rising. J Cecil Alter of the Weather Bureau predicts the lake will reach a higher level. The lake, about 100 miles long and 40 wide, averaged 15 feet 10 inches deep in 1868 and since then has fallen but is now climbing, with current average depth at six feet four inches.
A bitter town election near Hagerstown Maryland halted when factions clashed over challenger appointments. Mayor W J Taylor halted voting after Chester Stottemyer refused to leave a polling room. Sheriff Richard Duffey intervened but authorities claimed no warrant existed.
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