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...Miller's life sentence, which began some two weeks before the ninth anniversary of U. S. Prohibition, was purely a Prohibition byproduct, inasmuch as her four convictions had all been found on liquor charges. In 1924, in 1925, in 1927, she had served from six days to a year for violation of the prohibition act. The life sentence was imposed under the Baumes-like Michigan law which establishes four convictions as the test of a "habitual criminal" and sentences such criminals to life terms. Mrs. Miller has ten children, two grandchildren. Her husband is serving his first liquor-conviction...
...financial burden obviously should have rested on a party other than the child or her father, one John J. McLaughlin, plumber and father of five other children. To recover past expense and to assure his daughter of future care, Plumber McLaughlin brought suit. Supreme Court Justice James Church Cropsey found against the Audley Clarke Co. in the sum of $15,000. But the McLaughlins will get not a cent. Each year henceforth Plumber McLaughlin will foot the bill for $150? cost of a new artificial leg?and pay the expenses incident to the trimming of the bone...
...many years National Committeeman, Mrs. Hert has been since 1924 vice chairman of the Republican National Committee, State chairman of the Republican women of Kentucky, and in charge of organization of Republican women throughout the country. She is also chairman of the board of the American Creosoting Co., founded by her husband, and is said to have increased its business 30% within a few years after his death. During the presidential campaign, Dr. Work, frequently harassed, found in Mrs. Hert a faithful fellow worker. Mrs. McCormick, indeed, is said to have described her as a yes-woman for the doctor...
Soon King Alexander was able to confer with the politicians of all parties only to discover that no bas' or community of interests existed on which to found a new government. The situation had grown steadily worse since the assassination of Croat leader Stefan Raditch in Parliament (TIME, July 28) and last week the numerous Croatian deputies clamored furiously for local autonomy, demanding for Croatia a sort of "dominion status" under the crown at Belgrade. Since King Alexander is no Croat but a Serbian he was exceeding vexed. After two days and nights of consultation His Majesty's patience with...
...Princess might have anticipated, Octavian found the young Sophie more alluring than herself, and immediately set about detaching Sophie's affection from the fat and lecherous Ochs. This was done in an instant, and it was next necessary for the count to employ strategies in order to prevent the degrading marriage which Ochs intended. There was room at the inn to which Ochs abducted the maid (Octavian), whom he had ogled in the boudoir of the Princess. Octavian played tricks on Ochs. The police, Sophie's father, the Princess arrived, but none of them stayed the course of young love...