Bolt Girl Found on Bent Mountain Linked to Mail Order Ring
Salém Va April 9 trial of Harman stalled as judge hears admissibility of deputy Harris testimony about a confession. Prosecution aims to relate Harman’s claim locating the dead Freeda Bolt's body on Bent Mountain and link a white gold mail order ring purchased for the girl to the case. The finder Theron Eller and sister testimonies describe the ring and the victim’s apparel while officers retrace the burial scene and determine jurisdiction between Roanoke and Floyd counties.
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Salém
Baren Harman
Thornton L. Keister
Giles Harris
Floyd County
Harman
Freeda Bolt
Harris
Roanoke County
Theron Eller
Eller
T. L. Keister
Willis Vaughan
Freeda
Vaughan
Opal Bolt
J. E. Willett
Willett
Bent Mountain
Hylton
Price Wade
Floyd
J. C. Anderson
Roanoke
Kohlmer
James Richardson
Talent
Congress considers tariff schedules and law amendments
Congress debate covers metal and wood tariff schedules. House Judiciary Committee postpones action to amend Jones law. Senate pitches post office lease investigation. House Interstate Commerce panel keeps railroad ownership inquiry active. Rep Tinkham of Massachusetts testifies before a Senate lobby panel. World Court foes praise Ruth Hanna McCormick’s Republican senate nomination in Illinois primary.
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Congressional
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Senate Lobby Committee
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Illinois
Heflin Demands Resignation of Democratic Chair Raskob
Senator Heflin of Alabama urged Senate action to force John J. Raskob to resign as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Heflin claimed Raskob donated 65000 to the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment to influence electing congress members favoring repeal. Heflin said few Democrats would oppose resigning him. Raskob testified he funded the anti prohibition effort and to aid repeal. The Alabama primary barred Raskob for backing Smith, with the case under appeal to the state supreme court.
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Washington
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Heflin
Alabama
Senate
Congress
House
Tammany Group
Raskob
Disputed Sugar Levies To Be Considered Next
Washington April 9. Congressional conferees completed work on metals and wood schedules and agreed higher tariffs on watches clocks Brentwood furniture and zinc ores. Disputed sugar levies will be deferred while pledges are made for a house vote on these rates before final conference. Tobacco agriculture silver logs lumber and shingles await future decision. Senate kept its 1 1-2 cent zinc tax on ores above 10 percent zinc content.
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Washington
House
Senate
Oil conservation plan disapproved by DC high court
Washington April 9. The District of Columbia supreme court disapproved Secretary Wilbur's oil conservation methods under Hoover policy. Justice Bailey ordered reinstatement of two oil and gas permit applications, implying public lands may reopen to drilling. Cases were brought by Richard Vedder of California and Roy Barton of New Mexico. The government plans an appeal.
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Washington
Wilbur
Hoover
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Liklihood
Secretary of the Interior
Jennings Bailey
Bailey
Richard D. Vedder
California
Roy C. Barton
New Mexico
Supreme Court
Bristow Kidnapping Ends as Ransom Paid in Mexico
J. E. Bristow an oilman from San Angelo Texas was released by Mexican bandits near Ahuacatlan Nayarit after his son Obie Bristow paid a ransom. Bristow, held since March 10, endured captivity in a volcano crater and wore a gray beard from privation. Cruz Delgado led final talks with Bristow's messengers as authorities ordered the bandits killed or captured.
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Oklahoma City
J. E. Bristow
San Angelo
Texas
Ahuacatlan
Nayarit
Obie Bristow
Daily
Oklahoman
Merle Blakely
Blakely
Mazatlan
Bristow
Abuncation
Cruz Delgado
London naval conference reaches parity deadlock and open treaty plan
Delegates report progress toward a five year naval treaty among the United States Great Britain and Japan with a final plenary session likely Tuesday. France and Italy remain firm on parity and security issues while Briand signals cautious blessing for the open form plan allowing later Italian and French accession.
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London
Stimson
MacDonald
Reijiro Wakatouki
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Briand
France
Stanmore
Paria
M. Briand
Dino Grandi
Rome
Italy
Hoover
Grandi
Love triangle slayer gets life in prison
Herman Kummer 68 of Tarentum was sentenced to life by Judge A B Reid after being convicted of murdering rival William Hiteshue 72 in a love triangle involving a middle aged woman. Hiteshue died days after being shot on October 26.
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Pittsburgh
Herman Kummer
Tarentum
William Hiteshue
A. B. Reid
Kummer
Hiteshue
Two Men Held in Death of Nurse
In Charleston West Virginia Mary Ferrell 22 a nurse formerly of Ironton Ohio died from injuries after a fall or being thrown from a moving car last Saturday night Fred Oliver 25 and Tom Jordan 16 were held on murder charges with Jordan free on bail Oliver jailed without bond. Autopsy found skull fracture dislocated neck and facial injuries. Grand jury to hear evidence. no inquest. Ferrell to be buried in Ironton.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
Mary Ferrell
Ironton
Ohio
Fred Oliver
Tom Jordan
Oliver
Miss Ferrell
Jordan
W. P. Black
Drugstore Owner Fends Off Bandit Kills Intruder
In Pittsburgh on April 9 Harry Bluestone an East End druggist fired three times at a bandit who breached the store returning fire and killing the intruder. Police note Bluestone had faced four prior holds and kept a gun. A bullet lodged in a large Easter egg on the counter was turned over to police. The intruder remains unidentified.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Bluestone
East End
Bluestone
Smith Leads Illinois Race For Congress Nomination
Chicago April 9 Frank L. Smith of Dwight and Richard Yates of Springfield led their twenty one opponents for the Republican nomination for congressman at large as incomplete returns came in Oscar De Priest, the Republican Negro from the first district, won his contest over Roscoe Simmons and three other opponents.
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Chicago
Frank L. Smith
Dwight
United States Senate
Richard Yates
Springfield
Rpublican
Oscar de Priest
Roscoe Simmons
Grundy renews attack in Pennsylvania senate race
Senator Joseph R. Grundy renewed his attack on General W. W. Atterbury and allies in Philadelphia’s Vare organization amid the Norris committee debate on a primary elections investigation. He charged contractors funded by corporate money and alleged illicit use in the upcoming primary.
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Washington
Joseph R. Grundy
W. W. Atterbury
Pemnsylvania
Vare
Philadelphia
Grundy
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Norris
Shortridge
California
Charles B. Hall
Thomas W. Cunningham
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atterbury
Hill
Cunningham
James J. Davis
Senate
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
Ruth McCormick Returns as Illinois Primary Victory Stirs Chicago
Ruth Hanna McCormick resumes her congressional duties after winning Illinois Republican primary by about 613,200 to 426,073 over Charles S Deneen. She plans to confront James Hamilton Lewis in the general election while William Hale Thompson’s machine relishes renewed influence.
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Chicago
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Republican
Illinois
Washington
Congress
Charles S. Deneen
Senate
Thompson
Term expires before prisoner reaches pen in West Virginia
James Rake, 28, of Lincoln county, was brought to state prison at Moundsville to serve a term that had already expired four days earlier. He had been jailed ten months and four days for a liquor violation, with a one year prison term reduced by time served. The warden tried to contact Judge Thomas R Shepherd in Florida and the Lincoln county prosecutor by phone without success.
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Moundsville
W. Va
James Rake
Lincoln County
Rake
A. C. Scroggins
Thomas R. Shepherd
Florida
Auditors Record Fees Paid for Teachers Institute
Charleston April 9 state Auditor Edgar C Laween said O Emerson Camp Kanawha county superintendent paid 690 75 due the state from fees for the teachers institute held last August. Camp said he delayed turning over funds due to lack of time for forms. Lawson noted other superintendents had similar delays. A motion for a new trial after Camp s larceny conviction will be continued tomorrow in Kanawha county intermediate court.
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Charleston
W. Va
Edgar C. Laween
O. Emerson Camp
Kanawha County
Lawson
Camp
Former official gets three years in state prison
Leroy Clemans former joint supervisor of printing of the state legislature was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary for forging the 1929 budget bill. A sixty day stay of execution was granted to permit a writ of error as his attorney argued for leniency and the court noted Clemans health concerns.
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Charleston
W. Va
Leroy Clemans
Henry K. Black
Kanawha County
Clemans
M. F. Matheny
Kanawha Countyircuit Court
Wlack
Matheny
Black
Excess Show Cost Provokes Student Protest at UVA Theatre
Charlottesville April 9 At least two students were injured and a policeman knocked down as 500 to 1 000 University of Virginia students protested admission prices before a moving picture theatre. The disturbance ended after President Edwin A Alderman appealed for arbitration. No arrests were reported.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Moving Picture Theatre
Edwin A. Alderman
University Hospital
Eges
Fire destroys home of justice of peace in Bellaire
Belmont county authorities investigated a fire that burned the home of Magistrate John Powell at Pipe Creek and damaged several nearby structures including a store. Damage was estimated at 20000 dollars. Powell suspects incendiary origin tied to his prosecutions of thieves.
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Bellaire, O
Belmont County
John Powell
Pipe Creek
Powell
Night Air Mail Watchman Sparks Fire Alarms
A Western Pennsylvania night watchman on the night air mail route twice sounded alarms within a week. An airman saved four lives near Clarksville. In Dubois six escaped a flaming dwelling, two died. Pilot Harry Little spotted a fire near Clarks Mills and woke the Billig family. the house burned down.
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Greenville
Pennsylvania
Clarksville
Dubois
Cleveland
New York
Harry Little
Carl Billig
Clarks Mills
Little
Brown Welcomes Post Office Probe In Senate
In Washington April 9 Senator Fess Republican Ohio urged an investigation of government leases for temporary post office buildings including the St Paul station contract set at 120000 annually since 1922. Brown welcomed scrutiny of all post office leases while Blaine pressed for inquiry into some 1200 government leases amid accusations of fraud and negligence.
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Washington
Fess
Republican
Ohio
Senate
Blaine
Wisconsin
Ohioan
Brown
Justice Department
Post Office Department
Postoffice Department
St. Paul
Wilson
Harding
Hays
Department of Justice
Congress
72 Year Old Man Marries Sweetheart From Long Ago
Cornwall, N Y April 9 Ira Thompson a 72 year old tax collector and businessman has married Mrs Ruby Raffety a sweetheart from forty years ago. The couple were courted in Cornwall but drifted apart as both married and later widowed. Raffety returned to Cornwall and romance was renewed after a visit.
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Cornwall
N. Y
Ira Thompson
Ruby Raffety
Maundeville
W. Va
Thompson
Brief on conspiracy guilt stalls the Stubbs bill debate
Washington April 9 The House Judiciary Committee deferred action on the Stubbs bill to amend the Jones law, as it seeks agreement. Attorney General Mitchell urged the Supreme Court to hold that ordering liquor for personal use constitutes conspiracy to violate the dry laws, challenging a circuit court ruling involving Alfred E. Norris of New York.
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Washington
Stubbs
House Judiciary Committee
Mitchell
Supreme Court
Mtchell
Circuit Court of Appeals
Alfred E. Norris
New York
Philadelphia
Ballot Counting Delays Decision On Steel Merger
In Youngstown Ohio, stockholders adjourned the merger meeting until 4 PM as inspectors counted votes in the Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Bethlehem Steel merger. A temporary injunction blocked counting 51 038 shares favored to merger, while opponents seek to dissolve the injunction and contest proxies.
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Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Stambaugh Auditorium
James A. Campbell
Sheet and Tube
C. 8S. Tumbaugh
Special Common Pleas
Myron C. Wick Jr
Otis and Company
Mgreer
Turnbaugh
Wick
Cleveland
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