Newspaper from Saturday, December 25, 1926

OCR text: Slain or Killed Self. The last ray of hope that Mrs. Gladys W. Houck, who disappeared from her apartment in Congress Heights 10 days ago, will be found alive, was rapidly fading out today as police investigators became more and more convinced that soon they will have to center every effort on unravelling a mystery of murder or suicide.

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OCR text: Deliberation. By the Associated Press. CANTON, Ohio, December 25.—Pat rick Eugene McDermott, convicted of the first-degree murder of Don R. Mellett, Canton’s crusading editor, to day faced the prospect of a sentence to life imprisonment in accordance with a recommendation of mercy by the jury which tried him.

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OCR text: By the Associated Press. TOKIO, December 25. —Christmas, which in late years has become an unofficial holiday in Japan, became a day of mourning today as news of the death of Emperor Yoshihito was radioed and telegraphed throughout the empire. Millions of Japanese visited shrines and temples during the day, praying for the spirit of the monarch, who died at his Hayama villa early this morning after a prolonged illness. Most of the business houses in Tokio are closed.

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OCR text: There was no Christmas tree today for the seven children composing the family group at 708 G street south east. Instead of the joy that pervaded other homes, there was only sorrow, for nearby, in an undertaking chapel, lay the body of their beloved father, Lewis Leapley, killed in the wreck of his truck in Southwest Washington last Thursday. Tomorrow afternoon he will be laid away at Cedar Hill Cemetery. There were, however, pathetic smiles at tunes, through tears.

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OCR text: With utter disregard for the spirit of Christmas, bandits roamed over Washington while Santa Claus was busy at his tasks last night, and when the police completed their reports for Supt. Hesse today, six persons, four of them storekeepers, had been list ed among the victims. By a strange coincidence, the ban dits selected two stores whose pro prietors have identical names. One was Abraham Bernstein, a second hand clothing dealer at 1840 Seventh street. Abraham Bernstein, who runs a grocery store at 698 Fourth street northeast, was the other.

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OCR text: Murder and Bobbery Theory of Prince Georges Police in Case of D. Kuhne. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., December 25. in the ruins of his home near Dudley in the Mellwood district of Prince Georges County early this morning the charred body of Daniel Kuhne, 51 years old, a farmer, were found by neighbors. A crowbar was near the body and a gash in the skull indicated that Kuhne had been struck in the head. Sheriff Charles S. Early is working on the theory that he was murdered and robbed and the house set afire. Kuhne lived alone.

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OCR text: Hearings to Be Resumed After New Year to Determine Question of Cheaper Service. The Public Utilities Commission will resume hearings after the New lear on the question of further re ducing telephone rates in the District. Continuation of these hearings, start ed last Fall and abruptly halted be cause of a legal point raised by the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co Is made possible by a decision handed down Thursday by Chief Justice Wal ter I. McCoy in the District Supreme Court.

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OCR text: Auto Stage Crashes Into End of Bridge and Falls 40 Feet With 35 Passengers. By the Associated Press. STOCKTON, Calif., December 25. More than a score of people were seriously injured, some perhaps fatal ly, while many others escaped Injury and possible death, when a north bound automobile stage crashed into the south end of the Ripon Bridge, near here, and plunged 40 feet into a ravine yesterday. The stage turn ed over twice, reports received by the Independent say. Ambulances from Stockton and Modesto were summoned to care for the victims.

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OCR text: Bandit. While Indianapolis residents were preparing for the coming of Christ mas morning local bandits continued their activities throughout the night, four hold-ups being reported to po lice. Varying somewhat from the usual morning filling station or grocery store "stick-ups,” a crippled Negro, carrying a cane, held up Charles Roberts, 2127 N. Keystone Ave., taxi driver, escaping with $9 after being a, passenger in his cab for thirty minutes. Robbed at 2:30 A. M. Roberts told police he went to Twenty-Fourth St. and Northwestern Ave. about 2:30 a.

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OCR text: The cloud of sorrow that has hung over the widow and mother of Don Mellett, Canton’s crusading publish er, who was shot down because of his newspaper’s war on vice lords in the Ohio city, seemed to lift a bit on this Christmas day when the women learned that Pat McDermoi| had been found guilty of the mur der and must pay the penalty, which may mean life imprisonment. Since the slaying of the militant editor at'his garage door on July 16, his widow, who with her four young children, now lives at 136 E.

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OCR text: Marion County grand jurors, who have been probing political corrup tion since Oct, 11, and who attempt ed to present a short report with no indictments to Criminal Judge James A. Collins Friday afternoon, will reconvene Monday at 10 a. m. and attempt to procure a report ac ceptable too the court. Their Friday report was turned down by Judge Collins on the grounds that the wording was in violation of their oath as grand ju rors. Throughout the day Friday the jurors battled to arrive at a report upon which all could agree.

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OCR text: The utility group headed by Har ley L. Clarke of Chicago wi’l complete the purchase of the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company previous to Jan. 10, the time of expiration of; an option they hold on the property, and will operate that company independent of the Merchants Heat and Light Company, which they now con trol, was the statement given the Times by Clarke from his home in Chicago this morning. The decision of the public service commission continuing the hearing on the proposed merger of the two companies until Jan.

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OCR text: Do poor kiddies’ letters to Santa Claus go unanswered? Two hundred and fifty Ititle chil dren in Indianapolis will emphatical ly say “No" today, for letters re ceived by Postmaster Robert H. Bryson during the past three weeks have been handed over to the Christ mas Clearing House, which, in turn, InvesMgated the cases where ad dresses were given and prpvided toys in answer to deserving requests. "We have taken care of every possible child who wrote a letter to Santa,” Herbert F. King of the Clearing House said.

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OCR text: Motion to quash the habeas corpus proceedings to release D. C. Stephen-' son, ex-Klan-dragon and former In diana political power, from Michigan City penetentary where he is serving a life sentence for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer, Indianapolis woman will be filed Monday by At torney General Arthur L. Gilliom. Heating on the habeas corpus has been set for next Wednesday in the La Porte County Superior Court at Michigan City. Judge Harry L.

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OCR text: Gives Toys to Baby Boys—Estranged Wife Provides Tree. Bu United Press HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Dec. 26. Charlie Chaplin played Santa. Claus to his baby boys on Christmas eve. A truck load of toys, including miniature steamships, sail boats, railroads, a complete fire depart ment, a drum, violin and other trin kets arrived in the afternoon at the home of William Curry, the young sters’ great grandfather. Lita Grey, 18-year-old estranged wife of the firm comedian, provided a tree fpr the babies. Meanwhile Mrs.

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OCR text: son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hamilton, 60 S. Audubon Rd., and Ellen I/misc Sturgeon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Sturgeon, 2126 Gent Ave. The day also is the tenth birthday for Merrill Hamilton, shown bolding liis little sister

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OCR text: ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 24.—Death of 20 persons who were killed or who have died following Thursday night’s crash of two crack passen ger trains at Rcckmart, Ga., may result in legislation to prohibit per sons other than the authorized en gineer from controlling the throttle during a run. Congressman-elect L. J. Steele— successor to W. D.

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OCR text: CANTON, 0-, Dec. 24.—Swift Ohio justice has overtaken the first of three members of the Canton under world accused of murdering a young newspaper editor because he ex-t pcsed their illicit enterprises. A jury of 10 men and two women required just an hour and 20 minutes Friday to find Patrick Eu gene McDermott guilty of first de gree murder for the slaying of Don R. Mellett, crusading editor of the Canton Daily News. The verdict, which recommended that the defendant be shown rr^rcy, is equivalent to a sentence of life imprisonment. It leaves Judge E. W.

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OCR text: HOLIDAY GREETINGS By United News: FT. WORTH, Tex., Dec. 24.— Ft. Worth Scotchmen are sitting up and taking notice today. Capt. J. O. Kidd, formerly of Fdin burgh, now manager of a local country club, has sent out the following Christmas greeting: “J. O. Kidd wi

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OCR text: Mrs. Edward McNulty,'sr., 905 N. Notre Dame avenue, suffered a pos sible fracture to her collar bone and numerous cuts and bruises Friday evening when the automobile in which she was riding with her son, Edward, jr., and a machine said to have been driven by Forrest Lawson, 616 N. Francis street, collided at South Bend and Notre Dame ave nues. Mrs. McNulty, the only one injur ed, was taken to St.

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