Economy advocates win first debate in Senate
The Senate voted 40 to 28 to suspend the Charleston dry dock project until July 1 1924 and prohibited the expenditures. Amendments approved include 1.5 million for Guam submarine and destroyer base development, 800000 for Sand Point naval air station, 1 million for San Pedro submarine base, and 15 million for two aircraft carriers not to exceed 26 million each. Herbert Hoover warned exporters and importers groups of global efforts to dominate trades and urged open door in world commerce.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Senate
Guam
Sand Point
Washington Naval Air Station
Hereford Intercepts Booze Speeding Toward Amarillo
Special to The News Hereford May 18 A Reo truck loaded with sixty cases of government stamped Scotch Whiskey was seized by Sheriff C S Purcell and deputies. A Cadillac touring car with three men and a woman accompanied the liquor cargo. A third car escaped. The haul valued at about 18000 is the largest whiskey seizure in the area. The parties started from El Paso and were en route toward Amarillo.
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Hereford
C. S. Purcell
Purcell
McCormick
Portales
Omer Baker
Portales Road
el Paso
Amarillo
Rowan case rests as defense calls witnesses in Dallas trial
Abilene Texas May 18 After more witnesses the state rests its case in the Albert L Rowan murder trial. The defense then presented character witnesses including L E McGee E M Reardon Sol Dryfus and J R Bowers. Post office inspector C W B Long testified two mail pouches were found near Lake Worth containing cancelled government securities totaling 2618892 87. The defense motion to exclude Longs testimony was overruled.
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Abilene
Texas
Associated Press
Albert L. Rowan
G. W. Street
Dallas
L. E. McGee
E. M. Reardon
Sol Dryfus
J. R. Bowers
C. W. B. Long
Post Office
Lake Worth
Long
Benson Firm on Shipping Board Wage Reduction
Chairman Benson of the Shipping Board told the National Association of Manufacturers that wage cuts of 15 percent are essential to maintain a merchant marine under the flag. He cited improved British wage changes and postwar economic shifts, asserting he will stand by the reduction as imperative and justified. Delegates from New York arrived for the conference as Secretary Davis was authorized to approve wage concessions.
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New York
Benson
Shipping Board
National Association of Manufacturers
Ping Board
Great Britain
Davis
Former Secretary of Interior Lane Killed in Death and Burial
Franklin K. Lane former Secretary under Wilson died at 6:10 AM after a heart ailment. His body was taken to Chicago for cremation after private services. Messages from President Harding Woodrow Wilson and many officials and friends were conveyed to Mrs Lane.
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Associated Press
Rochester
Minn
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Wilson
Chicago
George W. Lane
Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Lane
Ku Klux Klan Parade Suppresses in Brenham Texas
About 300 Klan members in white attire and masks paraded Brenham streets at 9:30 p.m. aboard an eight-coach Houston-originating train. Led by horseback, they moved to Firemen’s Park for ceremonies, with banners and a burning cross, then returned to the train. Authorities report no known outbursts despite several thousand watching.
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Brenham
Texas
Associated Press
Ku Klux Klan
Houston
Firemen’s Park
Tariff Bills Move Forward in Congress With Passage Expected
Washington May 18 The emergency and permanent tariff bills gained momentum in Congress today Conferees agreed on the emergency measure and a house joint resolution aims to make all rates in the forthcoming permanent schedules effective from the bill’s introduction in the house House managers approved changes in the antidumping section shortening federal control of dye importation from six to three months These changes limit the provision and curb treasury secretary authority over dumping decisions Customs appraisers gain power to hold up shipments until treasury determines when penalties apply Currency conversion provisions were accepted by house conferees Representative Longworth Ohio introduced the resolution on dates for effective rates in the permanent bill If adopted it would give the treasury full revenue from the bill during debate and would supersede the emergency tariff, which Senate Finance Committee Chairman Penrose predicts will become law this week.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Longworth
Ohio
Ways and Means Committee
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
Franklin K Lane dies. longtime public servant in California
Franklin K Lane, noted politician and longtime public servant, dies leaving a storied life in California and Washington. Messages of sympathy poured in from President and Mrs Harding, former President Wilson, and other national figures. A hospital dictated message from Rochester, Minnesota, reveals his awareness and grace during a serious operation.
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Franklin K. Lane
Lane
Harding
Wilson
Hing
International friendship as business tonic, Filene tells congress
Herbert A. Filene, Chicago businessman, told the congress tonight that international friendship would restore business prosperity and serve as an effective substitute for war in future world conditions, arguing a rails back to the plateau of peace.
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Chicago
Wara
Herward A. Filene
Heston
Congress
Silesian War Debated by Lloyd George and Briand
London May 18 The Silesian dispute sparks a sharp public duel between Premier Lloyd George and Premier Briand as they clash in newspaper exchanges. Britain signals readiness to act if France widens the gulf, with Briand’s next French parliament speech awaited and a possible postponement beyond the weekend.
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London
Lloyd George
Briand
England
M. Briand
House of Commons
West Minster Gazettte
France
Sandard
Mr. Lloyd George
Great Britain
Hite
Anne
Tug River battle quiet on West Virginia Kentucky frontier
Associated Press reports a single shot near Matewan and brief firing at Sprigg mark the only activity as the Tug River battle front on the West Virginia Kentucky border remains quiet. Authorities hope the anniversary of the Matewan battle passes without incident.
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Williamson
W. Va
Matewan
West Virginia
Sprigg
Tug River
West Virginia-Kentucky
Mattewan
Death of Chief Justice Edward Douglas White at 74
Reports from Washington say Chief Justice Edward Douglas White died at 2 a m after surgery. He was 74. Other dispatches note a mining town fire in Kawl West Virginia and counter revolutionary movements in Omsk Liberia with 10 000 troops marching on Tomek.
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Washington
Edward Douglas White
U. S. Supreme Court
Williamson
W. Va
Kentucky Hills
Kawl
West Virginia
Authoities
Copenhagen
Omsk
Liberia
Billoy
Tomek
Oreh
Polish Note Demands Uplift for Upper Silesia Clash
The Polish note to the United States urges support for Poland’s claim to Upper Silesia and condemns delays by the allied plebiscite commission. It warns that an unfavorable decision could force more than a million Poles into German bondage and stresses the urgency of a swift, just resolution in line with Versailles.
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Washington
Associated Press
United States
Upper Silesia
State Department
Poland
Supreme Council
Danzig
Wilno
France
Silesia
Upper Silesian
Upper
Silsia
Miners Set Joint Wage Policy For Coal Talks
The anthracite and bituminous miners plan unified wage talks as 600,000 workers prepare for new contracts expiring May 31, 1922. A conference of United Mine Workers leaders and district officials decided to postpone the anthracite tri district convention until after the Indianapolis international gathering opens Sept 20, where wage proposals will be drafted. John L. Lewis said the plan creates coordinated policies for both factions and guides their cooperation in negotiations with coal operators.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Ers
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Independent
Texas Federation of Labor Upholds Wage Bill for Women Workers
At the Texas State Federation of Labor meeting in Galveston on May 18, leaders pushed a proposed minimum wage for women workers, citing prior defeat and planning an educational campaign while awaiting next legislative session. The conference also featured talks on wage parity with farmers, industrial peace through arbitration, and conditions in West Virginia coal fields.
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Texas Federation OF Labor
Galveston
Texas
Associated Press
Texas State Federation of Labor
Mary H. Ellis
Austin
Texas League of Women Voters
Fitzwater
State Farm Bureau
J. W. Wiliam
National Executive Board
The
United
Mrather Howl
Carventera
Joiners
Evi
National Chamber of Commerce
American Federation of Lala
John Wilkinson
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
Mingo
Wilkinson
Weather forecast for Amarillo from Agriculture Bureau
Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday forecast for West Ten area per Weather Bureau. Temperature by hour at Amarillo provided from yesterday data, with incomplete OCR text and scattered garbled fragments remaining.
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