Borah Amendment Passes Senate Amid Disarmament Debate
Senate action on the Borah amendment drew surprise and gratification as Poindexter indicated support while President Harding’s stance remained unclear. Lodge Hale and Curtis signaled GOP backing, but no two thirds vote was pursued. Debate lingered on disarmament amid talks on naval bill amendments.
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Harding
Senate
Poindexter
Curtis
Lodge
Massachusetts
Porah
Hale
Maine
King
Utah
la Follette
Rowan Case Recessed After State Witness Testimony
In Abilene on May 17 Judge W R Ely recessed the Rowan trial until 7 pm to await Governor Neff issued pardon for W S Scriviner the chief state witness who had testified about two hours before being removed from the stand. Dallas post office bank and detective witnesses described the robbery shooting and money involved while defense challenged the arrest warrant status of W E Carpenter.
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Associated Press
Abilene
W. R. Ely
Albert L. Rowan
Neff
Scriviner
Jackson Street
Dallas
G. W. Street
Rowan
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
W. E. Carpenter
Carpenter
Clarendon Shrine Club Barbecue Postponed
The Clarendon Shrine Club barbecue scheduled for today has been postponed due to inclement weather. Several Kiva Temple officers were invited to attend the event.
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Clarendon Shrine Club
Clarendon
Justice White Near Death in Washington
Chief Justice White of the United States Supreme Court is not expected to survive the night. Dr. Francis R. Haggener said his pulse is weak and his heart is bad after a relapse following bladder surgery last Friday. He had been ill for four months but refused to stop working, saying he would die rather than quit.
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White
United States Supreme Court
Francis R. Haggener
Garfield Hospital
Haggener
Goastwise Steamer Discovers Lost Wherry Adrift
San Diego May 17 News of a missing row boat belonging to the navy tug Constega was wirelessed here by Captain Sohst of the S.8 Senator of the admiral line.
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Sohst
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Admiral Line
Germany Ready With Payment On New Reparations
A semi official note says Germany has paid 150 million gold marks of the one billion due in reparations, to be followed by the remaining balance within the 25 day period. The reparations commission will designate a city to receive the funds and Germany must provide the rest by May 31 or risk Ruhr occupation.
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Perlin
Germany
Reparations Commission
Ruhr
John Bradbury
London
Frances
Paris
New York
Tomorow
Cologne
Coblenz
Mayence
President Opens California Orange Show by Telephone
President Harding from the White House opened the first annual California orange show at Anaheim by telephone. He spoke greeting to show officials and wished the enterprise success. He then spoke briefly with his sister Mia Remberg in Santa Ana, California.
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White House
Harding
Anaheim Clifornia
Mia
KB. Remberg
Santa Ana
Calif
Bergdoll Wife Fined 7000 for Draft Evasion in Court
Mrs Emma C Bergdoll was sentenced to pay a $7000 fine for her role in evading the draft through her sons Grover and Erwin Bergdoll. If unpaid by June 13 the court imposes one year and one day in Atlanta federal prison. Co defendants receive similar fines or jail terms. appeals filed to stay execution.
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Philadelphia
Associated Press
Emma C. Bergdoll
Grover
Erwin Bergdoll
Dickinson
United States District Court
Atlanta
Charles F. Braun
James E. Romig
Albert Mitchell
Harry Schuh
Mercer County
Trenton
N. J
Marvin Jones Leads Debate On Grain Futures Regulation
Washington May 17 The House passed the grain futures trading bill by 269 to 69 amid strong speeches and controversy. Marvin Jones of Amarillo, chosen by Speaker Rainey to spearhead the debate, argued the measure would curb abuses on exchanges and protect producers and consumers.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Senate
Tincher
Kansas
House
Rainey
Illinois
Amarillo
Agriculture Committee
Jones
Interrup
United States
Leaders seek early collapse of insurgents in Poland
German industrial leaders who met with insurgent leader Korfunty Rencerning Dis warned Polish Silesian currency will be issued but declined to support the wan. They broke negotiations believing the uprising nears collapse and that a revolt is imminent.
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Cppeln
Korfunty Rencerning
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Fitch and Hall To Work Rockwell Ranch Within Ten Days
A telegram from Fitch and Hall, operators, states they will be on Rockwell ranch in Carson within the contract period of ten days. The location is described with two open halt patios quartermet of. chy Sth.
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Fitch and Hall
Rockwel Ranch
Carson
Rail wage cuts planned for July 1 across railroad workforce
The United States railroad labor board announced it will downwardly revise wages for unskilled workers effective July 1 with the exact amount to be released on June 1. Hearings on proposed cuts for other classes are set for June 6 with decisions to take effect same date. A skilled workers reduction could affect about 2 million men.
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Chicago
Associated Press
United States Railroad Labor Board
Wah
Baptist Convention Chooses Next Site From Finalists
Chattanooga dispatch reports the Southern Baptist Convention closes with executives to select the 1922 site from Jacksonville Florida Houston Texas Hot Springs Arkansas Atlanta Kansas City St Louis and Chatta noowee. Officials describe the meeting as pivotal for plans including the 75 million campaign evangelism and potential new seminaries universities and board rechartering.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Jacksonville
Fla
Houston
Tex
Hot Springs
Ark
Atlanta
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chuattanoowra
Con. Lvention
Tragic Deaths Claim Four Men Near Kirkland
Four men die in a spate of incidents near Kirkland including Jack Dellon 25 neck broken when a gravel pit platform collapsed and E Y Harwell 39 shot while killing rats with a pistol. Jno Lemons Commissioner of Cattle county dies after being found in his barn and Luther Abuly 18 dies hunting in the canyons after a wolf sighting.
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Jack Dellon
E. Y. Harwell
Joe Lemons
Cottle County
Luther Abuly
Jno, Lemons
Cattle County
Kirkland
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