Newspaper from Friday, November 12, 1926

OCR text: By the Associated Press, i HAVANA, Cuba, November 12. — President Machado exploded a politi cal bombshell among the members of his party in his Armistice day ad dress hefore a Liberal party gathering

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OCR text: By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION, HAMPTON ROADS. Va„ November 12.—Within an hour after he had been selected as a pilot for the American Schneider Cup racing team, which will fly against three Italian planes here tomorrow for permanent pos session of the coveted seaplane trophy, Lieut. W. G. Tomlinson of the Naval Air Station at Anacostia turned over as he was landing on the water this morning, and almost lost his life.

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OCR text: BY I. RUSSELL YOUNG. •>. Staff Correspondent of The Star. ON BOARD THE PRESIDENTS TRAIN RETURNING FROM KAN SAS CITY. November 12. —Apparently afraid he might miss something of interest along the way, President Coolidge arose earlier today than is his custom. The sun was just coming up when he walked to the rear plat form of his observation car. and for Id or 15 minutes he enjoyed the pink tinted panorama as he stood there in the chilly air of the morning. The President appeared in the best of spirits and physical condition to day.

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OCR text: Dirigible Leaves Lakehurst Today. Wilbur and Other Officials to Witness Air Contests. The dirigible Los Angeles Is en • route to Norfolk today from Lake , hurst, N. J., it was indicated in a mesI sage sent to the Navy Department by the ship's commander stating that she would moor to the U. S. S. Patoka. The Patoka is anchored at Plantation Flats, five or six miles north of Hamp ton Roads, Va. The Schneider cup races are scheduled to take place to morrow, with the preliminaries sched uled for today.

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OCR text: 43 members of the Washington police, force without uniform over coats. These men are suffering no hardships, however. Supt. Hesse pointed out today, because ar i rangements have been made to lend them the overcoats of officers not on duty and those on duty in pre cinct stations. The new uniform overcoats are not expected to arrive for several weeks. The delay, according to Supt.

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OCR text: Action Increases Belief That Slo* vene Minority Is Being Badly Treated. By the Associated Pres*. BELGRADE. Jugoslavia. November 12.—News of the arrest in Italy of Giuseppe Wilfan. Slovene minority deputy in the Italian Parliament, has created considerable excitement throughout the country. For a long time there has been a strong feeling here that the Slovenian minority was being badly treated by the suppression qf its schools, news papers and public meetings.

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OCR text: The District Commissioners moved today to prevent the turn ing of false alarms of .fire by in creasing the long-standing reward for information leading to the ap prehension of the persons respon sible from $25 to SSO. Fire Chief George Watson re ported to the C

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OCR text: Mean” as Court Forces Her to Reveal Names. By the Associated Press. COURTHOUSE, SOMERVILLE. N. J., November 12.—Defense coun sel in the Hall-Mills case today said in argument to the court that it has a theory that the preseht trial was “promoted and Inspired" by the Daily Mirror, a New York tabloid news paper. The statement was made during cross-examination of one of the two witnesses of the forenoon session, Philip Payne, managing editor of the Mirror.

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OCR text: HOLD-UPS IN DETROIT DETROIT, Nov. 12. —Automobile bandits obtained 14.200 in cash and *2.000 worth of jewelry in three holdups today. Escapes were made after each holdup

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OCR text: Barely recovered from a narrow escape from being mobbed K by over-enthusiastic crowds in Kansas City, Queen Marie of Rumania arrived today in St. Louis, gateway of the

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OCR text: Frederick E. Matson, counsel for the ’chamber of Commerce, who is studying the proposed merger of the Indianapolis Light and Heat Com pany and the Merchants Heat and Light Company, probably will ask that the hearing set for Thursday be delayed to allow time to study the proposal. “I expect to ask a continuance on behalf of the Chamber anil in co operation with other civic bodi;s which are seeking time to study the case.” said Matson. “The public is entitled to time l o really investigate the proposal and see to what it will lead,” he declared.

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OCR text: WASHINGTON.' Nov. 12.—Only sixteen senators who voted for New berry in 1922 will be in the Senate that decides whether or not William S. Yare and Frank L. Smith spent too much money in their primary campaigns. On the famous roll call four years ago, forty nine Senators voted for Newberry or were paired for him. Twelve of them died in office. Twelve were defeated and ten were re-elected prior to this year, includ ing two who have died since.

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OCR text: ■Suit by more than forty firms, editors of the city of Indianapolis, to collect amounts due them for sup plies and services to the city prior to Jan. 1, was filed in Circuit Court today.

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OCR text: Coroner Decides on Course After New Evidence in Todd Case. "The evidence certainly warrants grand Jury action,” Coroner Paul F Robinson declared today at the close of the morning session of his re newed probe into the death of Mrs. Mary Todd, 27, at her home, 937 Chinch St.. on Aug. 2. The woman was fatally shot while in the presence only of her husband, Ruck er Todd, former street car con ductor. Details of today’s teetimoney were withheld by the coroner, who announced lie would turn the evidence over directly to the Marion County grand jury.

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OCR text: Hint Trial Promoted for Financial Reasons. Bu United Press COURTROOM, SOMERVILLE, N. J„ Nov. 12.—Miss Barbara Tough, former maid in home of the Rev. Edward Hall, took the stand again in the Hall-Mills murder trial today and under protest “told on the girls at the guild" who gossiped about the rector and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. “I feel like a sneak," she said. What the “girls” said in their gos sip was not revealed.

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OCR text: commodations for Half That Number. The official list of "Indiana’s 400” who are to attend the banquet at 9 p. m. next Wednesday at the Colum bia Club in honor of Queen Marie of Roumania, will not be forthcoming until about next Monday, it was an nounced today by Adjutant General William H. Kershner, bead of the of ficial committee named by Governor Jackson to have charge of the Queen’s reception here. It is expected that replies to the invitations will be received by that time.

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OCR text: B danville! hi.. Nov. 12.— Joseph Gurney Cannon, America's "Uncle Joe,” for half a century one of the Nation’s foremost statesmen, died here shortly after noon today. Death came quietly, in contrast to the dynamic, vital life of the man America knew and dearly loved. The only semblance to the gaunt, bustling, fighting ex-speaker of the House of Representatvies was the strong bearded face.

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OCR text: Obtained. Bu United Press LA PORTE, Ind., Nov. 12.—Five well-dressed, unmasked bandits help up the Peoples Trust and Savings Bank here at 11 a. m. today and es caped with $40,000 in cash and SIOO,- 000 in securities. They escaped in a touring car, driving west. Vigilantes are in pur suit. Leaving their car in the street with the motor running, the five en tered the hank with guns drawn. Four carried pistols, while the fifth was armed with a sawed-off shot gun.

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OCR text: LONDON, Nov. 11.—George Bernard Shaw, informed Thurs day that he had won the Nobel prize for literature written in 1925, remarked characteristically that while he had written nothing that year he would enjoy spend ing the £-81,200 that the prize car ries with it. “I can hardly believe it,” Shaw said. “As far as I recall, the prize is awarded for what is considered the best work of the year, but I wrote nothing. “Perhaps it is for the very rea son that I did not write anything that year that they have rewarded me,” Shaw added.

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OCR text: By United News: In many of its capitals, Europe observed Armistice day Thursday with calmness that approached rev erence and eliminated hilarious cel ebrations such as have marked this day many times since 1918. Passengers on ocean liners and in the great air transports which now link allied countries with Germany, the former enemy, ' observed the hour with' a moment of silence.

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OCR text: KANSAS CITY, Nov. 12.—<£»>—The National Air Transport, Ihc., pas senger air liner which is making a trial trip over the Chicago-Dallas air mail route, hopped off here at 9:50 o’clock today for AVichita, Kan sas. From Wichita it will fly to Oklahoma City, then t

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OCR text: LUBBOCK, Tex., Nov. 12 —— Hearing the brunt of Texas Tech’s offense for ten minutes in spite of a broken shoulder, which was un known to his teammates. Kogar "Bu" Cappleman of Honeygrove so phomore, gained thirty five yards and scored n touchdown against the Abilene Christian College eleven in the Armistice Day grid tilt here yes terday.

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