Newspaper from Monday, November 29, 1926

OCR text: A Federal Government petition which would have involved a. sweep ing inquiry into the legality of all the oil leases granted under President Harding's celebrated executive order was rejected today by the Supreme Court. The court refused to review the Belgrade Oil Co. case, in which the crucial issue was whether the Presi dent had authority to transfer the naval oil reserves from the custody of the Navy Department to that of the Interior Department. Given Without Bidding. The Belgrade lease, like that given Edward L. Dohenv.

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OCR text: Secretary of the Interior Work has before him today the completed re port of a committee of five prominent alienists and psychiatrists appointed in September to make an impartial survey of the medical administration and facilities at St. Elizabeth’s Hos pital. . .. Mr. Work has not yet read the re port and it will not be made public until approved by him, it was said at the department. The report contains about 50 pages and goes at length into the findings of the committee, with recommendations. Dr. William H. White, superintend ent.

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OCR text: Gordon and Roberts Present Letter and Evidence of Accused Pair Concerning Loan. The story of the little black satchel and the SIOO,OOO transaction between Edward L. Doheny. millionaire oil magnate, and Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, as placed ■ before the Senate oil investigating committee three years ago, was admitI ted as evidence at their trial on a harge of conspiracy in Criminal Divi sion No.

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OCR text: First Lieut. F. X. Bleicher. United States Marine Corps, attached to the Government mail guard troops and quartered in the Government Hotels on the Union Station Plaza, was found dead this morning in his quarters, a bullet wound in his head and a pistol lying beside him. Coroner Nevitt gave a certificate of suicide. f When Lieut. Bleicher did not appear at roll call this morning, according to Marine Corps headquarters, Second Lieut. A. T. Hunt went to his room and found the door locked.

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OCR text: Swell Vote in GouldRedman Race. PORTLAND, Me., November 29. Control of the Senate in the new Con-j press was at stake today in Maine's special election to determine a suc cessor to Senator Bert M. Fer nald. who died in office. A sensation al campaign involving charges of ex cessive expenditures and the Ku Klux Klan has had possibilities of an after math in an inquiry by a senatorial committee. The party alignment of the new Senate, as determined by the regular election early in the month, is: Re publican, 47; Democrat, 47: FarmerArthur R. Oould.

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OCR text: Invitation to White House Breakfast Viewed as Political Maneuver. Including Senator Shipstead of Min nesota in a small company of Sen ators who were his guests at break fast this morning. President Coolidge has given the impression that he ap proves of the movement on the part of some of the Republican leaders of the Senate to induce this lone FarmSenator to cast his lot with the Republicans.

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OCR text: DECISION MADE ON PLEA OF DOCTOR FOR FREEDOM Brandeis, in Opinion, Says Medical Authority Is Divided on Efficacy in Sicknesi. By the Associated Press. By a flveto-four decision the Su preme Court today upheld the right of the Government to limit the quan tity of whisky which may be pre scribed for patients by physicians. In a case brought by Dr. Samuel W.

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OCR text: In $250,000 Suit Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske. U. S. X.. retired, and now residing in New York City, today filed suit in the District Supreme Court to recover $250,000 damages from Curtis D. Wilbur. Secretary of the Navy, and Rear Admiral Charles B. McVey. Jr.. William A. Moffett and Claude C. Bloch for alleged infringement of his patent on "method and apparatus for de livery of submarine torpedoes from airships." . Admiral Fiske declares that wh le in command of a division of battle ships in the Atlantic Ocean he perfected his invention.

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OCR text: Bu United Press WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.—The Volstead act liquor prescription limi tation—one pint, containing not more than one-half pint of alcohol, to one paitlent within ten days— was upheld by the United States Su preme Court today. The fight against prescription limitation was brought by Dr. Samuel W.

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OCR text: Discuss Provisions of Relief Measure. \V. 11. Settle, president of the In diana Farm Bureau Federation, left for Washington, D. C., today to con far with Senator McNary and agri culture group leaders from through out the United States in the matter of framing a farm relief bill for pas sage at the “rump session” of Con gress, which convenes Dec. 6.

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OCR text: Bu United Pres * KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 29.—A request for an investigation into ‘'staggering sums of money” spent in the unsuccessful senatorial cam paign of William M. Butler of Mas sachusetts will be placed before the Senate Investigating Committee by Senator James A. Reed next month. Senator Reed made the announce ment following receipt of a letter from Conrad W. Crocker, attorney for the Liberal Civic League of Massachusetts.

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OCR text: Vesuvius. Bu T'nited Press NAPLES, Nov. 29.—The rim of Mt. Vesuvius’ crater Is aglow with lava, which, like molten gold, is flowing down the crater's cone in rivulets of fire. A rain late Sunday failed to subdue the fiery red glow, for so intense was the heat that the raindrops were evaporated before they struck the lava. Many Americans made the trip near tfie mountain top Sunday, some In cable cars and others on foot. This was possible becauso the lava flow is mostly on the eastern slope.

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OCR text: Christmas packages can be • quickly recovered through a Times Lost and Found Ad. Call MA in 3500. Just say charge it. Surely in its 200,000 readers a night the person who found your package will see your ad.

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OCR text: Bandits, burglars and safe-crackers increased their activities in Indian apolis over the week-end, robbing one safe, staging five hold-ups and three burglaries and stealing twelve The total crime wave loss was ap proximately $4,000. Robbery of the safe of the-Home Coal Company, 114 E. Maryland St., was discovered this morning. The yeggs used a crowbar and sledge-hammer to batter open the safe door and obtain SIOO In cash in addition to a number of checks. The Kroger Grocery, 4804 E. Michigan St., was entered for the second time on successive week-ends.

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OCR text: Bu Un>ted Press OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 29.—The threatened strike of Canada’s rail way trainman and conductors, al though'already voted by the workers and approved by the union officials, may yet be averted. Minister of Railways Dunnings has advised Sir Henry Thornton of the Canadian Na tional Railway and President E. W.

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OCR text: Bu United Press ALTON, 111., Nov. 29. Miss Mildred Gebhardt and Miss Dora Johnson, bbth of Peoria, were in vited to the home of Mr. and Mrs. KYilliam Rexford as Thanksgiving Yesterday the two girls announced that since coming to the city they had married Leo and William Rex ford.

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OCR text: KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A request for an investigation into staggering sums of money spent in the unsuc cessful senatorial campaign of Wil iam Butler of Massachusetts will be placed before the senate inves tigating committee by Senator । James A. Reed next month. Sena

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OCR text: WASHINGTON—Large increases in the number of children employed in violation of child labor laws were reported by the department of labor yesterday. In eight out of 12 states and 23 of 28 cities with a population of 100.000 ami over there was a gain in child labo

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OCR text: The city is holding $1,172.84. which is due various persons who have labored for the city at some time or other since 1915 and have failed to call for their wagos. Amounts ranging from Ssfi.lO to 75 coWs are bring held, but if they are not called for soon they will bo turned into the general city fund, i’ was a”nonn'od today by Deputy Controller W. 11. W-rndt.

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OCR text: Ten head of Mexican cattle, smug gled over the Rio Grande, are among the latest catches reporttd to the headquarters of the United States border patrol here. In a report received this morning, Roy and Ed Harrell, patrol inspec tors, and Marcus Hines, customs in spector, tell of the capture of the cat tle near Donna Friday. The cattle are valued at $20 head. The Mission post's report tells of the arrest near Edinburg Saturday aft?rnoon of a man on a charge of manufacturing and possessing home brewed beer. The officers were James P. Cottingham and John R.

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OCR text: WASHINGTON, D. C-, Nov. 29.— (A*)—Volstead Act restrictions upon the quantity of whiskey physicians nuty prescribe to patients each ten days were sustained today by the Supreme Court. The decision was by a sharply di vided court, four members. Justices Southerland, McReynolds, Stone and Butler dissenting.

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OCR text: BORGER, Texas. Nov. 29.—<A’>— Oren Carroll, victim of a dynamite explosion berg Friday, in which two other workmen were seriously burned, died at a local hospital four tvours after the ambulance made a record run from the oil field. His arms and a part of his body had been blown away by the terrific blast. Ferguson and Hedgewood, working with him, suffered the loss of eyesight and received arm frac tures.' They will recover.

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OCR text: GALVESTON, Texas, Nov. 29.—UP) —Three real Arab sheiks from the deserts of Arabia were at large in the vicinity of Galveston today and six others were cooling their heels in the! city bastile facing deportation proceedings. The Arabs, members of the crew of the British Weerbridge, deserted Saturday. The vessel sailed without them for France.

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