Newspaper from Monday, December 20, 1926

OCR text: in Des Moines. By the Associated Press. DES MOINES, lowa, December 20. —The lowa Loan and Trust Co., one of the largest banking institutions in Des Moines, failed to open today. Rep resentatives of the fetate Banking De partment are in charge. Closing of the institution was de cided upon after an unsuccessful at tempt by the Des Moines Clearing House to effect a consolidation with another local bank. Hope For Depositors.

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OCR text: “But She’ll Be Waiting for Me,” He Declares—Police Search Proves Futile. Out of the muttered Incoherencies of a mind that is just beginning to emerge from the darkness of a tem porary collapse, police and psychia trists are striving desperately to piece together today a clue that will lead either to the body or hiding place of Mrs. Gladys W. Houck, wife of Dr. Knute Houck, staff physician at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, who was re turned here today from Horneß, N. Y., where he was picked up last Saturday suffering from a mental breakdown. Mrs.

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OCR text: The Butler bill, authorizing the construction of 10 light cruisers for the Navy ' was today unanimously ordered reported to the House by the naval affairs committee. The committee also went on record in favor of an immediate appropri ation for the three light cruisers au thorized by the act of 1944, according to Representative Fred A. Britten, Republican, of Illinois, who ranks next to Chairman Butler, on the com mittee.

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OCR text: By the Associated Press. COURTHOUSE, CANTON, Ohio, December 20.—Neighbors and mem bers of Ben Rudner’s family today came to the support of Patrick Eugene McDermott, now on trial, for the mur der of Don R. Mellett, Canton pub lisher. Rudner was indicted with McDermott and Louis Mazer for the murder. The defense witnesses this morning included Max Rudner, father of Ben; Herman Rubin, his brother-in-law, and Mr. and Mrs. William Sheedy, neigh bors of Ben Rudner in Massillon.

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OCR text: By the Associated Press. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., December 20. —The hop-off of the Army’s PanAmerican flight was postponed today because of a muddy field and foggy weather until 9 a.m. tomorrow. Announcement of the postponement was made by Maj. H. A. Dargue, flight commander, at 1 o'clock this afternoon. The planer will be towed from Duncan to KSfl’y Field, where they will be cleaned up and made ready for tomorrow’s flight, Maj. Dargue said. Christening ceremonies for the ships started at 10:45 a.m.

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OCR text: By the Associated Press. DETROIT, December 20.—Police reserves were called out last night to clear a hall of indignant moth ers, following the awarding of prizes at a baby show. There were 500 babies entered in the contest and only 15 prizes were awarded. When the disgruntled mothers of the 485 who did not fig ure in the awards gathered around the judge in a menacing manner, the latter put in a riot call. The police restored order with out making any arrests.

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OCR text: PEKING, December 20 OP). —Three hundred coolies who were impressed into the Manchurian military forces were frozen to death en route to the Suiyuan area, near the Mongolian border, and their bodies have been re

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OCR text: Reappointment to Municipal Court Approved by Committee. A favorable report on the nomina tion of Judge George Aukum for re appointment to the bench of the Mu nicipal Court of the District was or dered by the Senate judiciary commit tee today. President Coolidge also had sent to the Senate several days ago the nomination of Judge Charles V.

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OCR text: By International News Service CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Harold J. Croarkin, 26, son of a wealthy flour broker, broke down today and confessed he slew 6-year-old Walter Schmith because of fear he would be “sent to the penitentiary” for making improper advances. Since his arrest, Croarkin had maintained he killed the boy “because he was mad,” but after an all-night grilling he admitted he feared Walter would tell about an attempted act of depravity.

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OCR text: By JAMES L. KILGALLEN NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Wal lace Mac Lean Probaseo, shot three times ,by Mrs. Robert H. Ingersoll, estranged wife of Robert H. Ingersoll, the man who made the dollar watch famous, was in a critical condi tion today at Bellevue Hos pital, and may die. After i shooting him, Mrs. Ingersoll shot and killed herself. The tragedy occurred in Mrs. Ingersoll’s luxurious apartment on Park Avenue. Both victims are members of famous families. Mrs. Ingersoll’s husband, Robert H.

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OCR text: By International News Service NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—Eight per sons are known to be dead and 20 more are reported to have perished as the result of the capsizing today of the 60-foot launch, "Linseed King,” in the. North River after it struck an ice floe in mid-stream. Capt. ’James Rowland of the launch, who was rescued, expressed the belief that 30 were drowned. He said there were 60 men and women aboard at the time of the accident. Up to shortly before noon, how ever, only eight bodies had been re covered: The known dead: James Bassett. New York.

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OCR text: Tn an effort to clear the mystery surrounding the serious injury to day of Mrs. Margaret Deegan, 45 years old, 1718 Twelfth St. N. W.. police of the First precinct have arrested her husband, Thomas Deegan, 47. and are holding him for investigation. Mrs. Deegan was taken to Emer gency Hospital today and treated for possible fracture to the right shoulder, cuts on the head and face and bruises on the body, sustained, they say, in an altercation in her home about 5 a. m. today.

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OCR text: At the promenade of Indianapolis Volture, No. 145, of La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux at the Hop. sier Athletic Club Saturday night, Ben A. Wieneke was chosen Chef de Gare. He succeeded Neal Grider, who presided at the dinner and election. Other officers elected were Law rence N. Helm, chef de train; F. Mar ion Hinkle, correspondent; H. E. Sutherland, commissaire lntendant; Howard Maxwell, conducteur; E. F. Saxton, gard de la porte. Alvin Hall, lam piste; Wade Talbert and Stanley Petri, gardes des psisonnlers, and Roy L. Bailey.

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OCR text: Closing of Oriental St. through al tering the city’s track elevation con tract would be legal, according to an opinion City Attorney John K. Ru :k ---elhaus gave tse board of works to day. Under the present track elevation contract with the Pennsylvania and C. I. & W. Railroads, the street would remain open when tracks are raised. Ford Motor Company officials have claimed they will be forced to move their plant from Oriental and E. Washington St. to another city if the street remains open.

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OCR text: One parole was revoked and two temporary paroles werj granted by Governor Jackson today. Revoca tion of the parole was that of Roose velt Pursley, sentenced for grand larceny in Marion County Criminal Court, July 29, 1925, and sent to State farm for six months with a fine of SIOO. He was paroled in De cember. 1925, and permitted to pay the fine in Installments. He paid SSO ahd has not been heard from since. Elmer Pittman, sentenced in St.

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OCR text: at Confab. . Methods of supporting the Demo cratic policy of economy during the 1927 Legislature were to be dis cussed at a caucus of all Democratic State Legislators at the Claypool to day, R. Earl Peters, State chairman, said. In view of recent rebuffs met by Republican State machine leaders in their drive to repeal the primary law, it was believed by leaders that discussion of repeal would be soft pedalled, despite the fact that the Democratic platform carried a primary modification plank.

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OCR text: Contracts for Marlon County printing work for 1927 were awarded Tbornton-Levy Company and William Burford Company this mortiing by county commissioners. The Levy firm was given the con tract for class one, which consists of book printing, while Burford was awarded classes, two, three and four.

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OCR text: Unless Federal authorities modify their plans, flood prevention work will be executed by the city outting off the bend In White River between Morris and Raymond Sts., City Engineer Chester Oberleas said to day. George G. Schmidt, who preceded Oberleas as engineer, had decided to forego the cut-off and to widen the present channel of the stream. Federal officials, who have con trol over all navigable rivers, had approved the cut-off plan, but had taken no action on Schmidt'* pro posal.

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OCR text: Bv United Press PRINCETON, Ind.. Dec. 20. Hurling her body through a second story window out onto the roof of a porch, a gasoline explosion proved fatal here last night to Miss Mary Buckman, 20. The young woman, intending to clean a skirt with gasoline, placed a pan of the liquid on an oil stove within a pan of water. The gasoline vkporized, filling the room with fumes. The open flame ig nited the fumes, causing the explo sion. LAMP EXPLODES Girl, 16, f Seriously Burned in Farm Home Fire. Bv United Press LOOANSPORT, Ind., Dec. 20.

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OCR text: at Mellett Murder Trial. Bv United Press CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 20.—The pa rade of witnesses attempting to es tablish an alibi for Pat McDermott, on trial charged with murdering Don R. Mellett to avenge his crusade against vice, continued today. Theft rst defense witnesses today testified as to the activities last July of Ben Rudner, alleged to have con spired with McDermott and Louis Mazer in the assassination.

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OCR text: Twentv-six living past worshipful masters of the St. Joseph lodge No. 45 A, F. & A. M., the oldest Blue lodge in the city, will be honored to day at a meeting of the lodge which will go into session at 1 o’clock this afternoon in the Masonic temple and adjourn shortly before midnight. The event is the annual past masters’ re union which occurs in all Blue lodges at about this time of the year.

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OCR text: TVEST PATTERSON, N. Y., Dec. 19.—Eighteen persons were injured and two homes were wrecked when a carload of gunpowder exploded Sunday in the burning wreck of a fi eight train here. A cook stove was hurled through the side of the house occupied by the family of W. C. Rogers, and four occupants were irtflired. Raymond Rogers, 19, was taken to a hospital. Four of those most seriously hurt were members of the train crew who were attempting to haul the powder car away from the flames. The fire broke out after 24 cars were derailed.

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OCR text: Four persons -were injured, two seriously, in three automobile ac cidents late Sunday afternoon. The accidents were blamed on the icy and slippery condition of the pave ment. Francis Felix, 65, of 815 W. La Salle avenue, suffered a fractured right arm, between the elbow and shoulder, when he was struck and knocked to the pavement at Wil liams street and Colfax avenue. The automobile which struck him was driven by \Louis,Reisman, 801 Elmer street, according to reports to police Relsman took • the injured man to Epworth hospital.

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OCR text: WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—John Coolidge, home from Amherst college for the holidays, will have a respite from the secret service surveillance ordered by the Presi dent last fall when the youth showed too much Interest in social life at college. John arrived at midnight. It is reported the President has con sented to his attending some dances and parties at exclusive Washington homes during the school recess.

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OCR text: Congress incots at noon. hills. Hivers and harbors hill con tinues before senate. Senate irrigation committee considers Swim; .lohnson itotilder Canyon dam bill.

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