Tariff bill redraft eyed as hearings proceed
Washington reports Senate tariff negotiators plan to begin redrafting the permanent tariff bill next week with a target of February. The finance committee weighs an American valuation plan versus a Harding proposal, while hearings address duties on lumber dairy products and decorative glass amid charges of foreign influence and industry protection needs.
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Washington
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Harding
Congress
Central
Europe
Southern Tariff Association
Robert B. Allen
Trattle
West Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Mr.en
Donald D. Conn
Minneapolis
Western Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Harrison Hatton
Northwestern Lumber Men's Association
Mr. Conn
Allen
R. W. Jerson
Philadelphia
Denmark
United States
Charles W. Holiman
Walter Vest
New York
Associa
Church Inc
Germany
Britain
MPLOYES HUNTINGTON SHOPS TO BE RECALLED
Huntington W V December 30 A Murray superintendent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail road shops here said about 1000 of 2500 employes will be recalled next Tuesday with work resuming across departments and special emphasis on the passenger car department The recall order came from the railroads general offices in Richmond.
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Huntington
W. Va
Dee
A. Murray
Chesapeake and Ohio Raiload
Theen
Murray
Richmond
France says debts honored with pride at arms talks
Washington December 30 Albert Sarraut head of the French delegation told the conference naval committee that France would do well to pay its debts. He said they feel no shame for those debts and do not forget them comparing the debts to a wounded man with scars.
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Washington
Albert Sarravt
Conference Naval Committee
Famine in China After New Floods Kills Thousands
The Episcopal Mission reports floods sweeping vast areas of Shantung Kiangsu and Anwei killing thousands and starving hundreds of thousands. The Yellow River floodwaters create inland seas with 10 000 square miles of flooded land. An International Famine Relief Society forms in Anking led by the governor military governor and Bishop Huntington.
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New York
China
Episcopal Department of Missions
Edmond J. Lee
International Famine Relief Committee
Ahnwei
Yellow River
Shantung
Kiangsu
Ahnwel
Hwal
Episcopal
Anking
Huntington
Miner Shot by Masked Men Near Grattown, WV
Radi Polivina, a miner from Grattown, was shot by two masked men during a nighttime hold up near his home. He was taken to a local hospital in a dying condition after resisting the robbers who demanded his valuables.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Radi Polivina
Grattown
Pittsburgh Vein Operators to Decide on Wage Agreement
The Pittsburg Vein Operators' Association in eastern Ohio will meet in Cleveland to renew the wage agreement with the United Mine Workers of America. The group will report its decisions to John L. Lewis as he seeks a conference in Pittsburgh to set a date for renewing the central field agreement due April 1.
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Cleveland
Pittsburg
Central Field
D. F. Hurd
Southern Ohio Coal Operators’ Association
Hocking
Pittsburg Coal Producers’ Association
Lewis
World Record for Continuous Flight Stopped by Oil Freeze
Ed ward Stinson of San Antonio Texas and Lloyd Bertaud of San Francisco set a new world record for continuous flight in a heavier than air machine lasting twenty six hours nineteen minutes and thirty five seconds. They began at Roosevelt field and landed a few feet from the start after a snowstorm and bitter cold forced a descent when oil could not be pumped.
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Associated Press
Mineola
Edward Stinson
San Antonio
Texas
Lloyd Bertaud
San Francisco
Etampes
Roosevelt Field
Stinson
Portand
Martin Suffers Considerably in Fairmont Report
Bob Martin, champion boxer of the A. E. F., did not rest well in Fairmont on December 30. His heart function was abnormal and he suffered considerably as optimism vanished.
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Martin
Fairmont
W. Va
Bob Martin
Chinese Laundryman Fends Off Bandit in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on a December day a masked robber entered a Chinese laundry, trained a pistol on Frank Lee who calmly laid aside his iron and arm himself. Lee fired first but missed, the bandit fired while retreating, and Lee then vaulted the counter and fired as he advanced. The robber fled victorious.
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Pittsburg
Frank Lee
East End
Lee
Fordney Confirms Plan to Seek Re-Election
Saginaw Mich Dec 30 Joseph W Fordney representative of the eighth district and chairman of the house ways and means committee announced he would seek re election next year Rumors had circulated that he might retire at the end of his term confirming plans for a another campaign season
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Saginaw
Mich
Joseph W. Fordney
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fordney
Marines found guilty slaying policemen in Nicaragua
American marines tried by a naval tribunal in Managua have been found guilty of killing three Nicaraguan policemen after a clash with local police. They were sentenced to ten years hard labor imprisonment.
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Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Galveston
Treaty Opposition by Labor Bodies in Dublin Debates
Dublin meets with no schedule action on the peace treaty with Great Britain as labor and municipal groups rally, while some Dáil Éireann members push for endorsement. Pierce Beasley, a former Irish army founder and rebel, joins treaty supporters, crediting it as a safeguard for Gaelic civilization.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Dublin Corporation
Great Britain
Dail Éireann
Ireland
Dail
Dall Fireann
Pierce Beasley
Kerry
Irish Army
Republican Army
Beasley
Land For Soldiers
Robert C. Barton
Mount Joy
Manchester
Chilean Ambassador Says Peru Arbitration Proposal Stymied
Washington December 30 Dr Beltran Mathieu Chilean ambassador to the United States said the Peruvian plan to arbitrate all Chile Peru differences from the Ancon treaty would create a far too complex issue for any government to resolve. He added Chile's initiative is being bogged down by diplomatic red tape and extraneous elements rather than a single clear issue.
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Associated Press
Washington
Beltran Mathieu
United States
Chile
Peru
Harding
Mathieu
Judge May Appoint Receiver For Christian Science
Judge Crosby warned the Christian Science Publishing Society and First Church of Christ, Scientist to choose a new trustee by next Tuesday after Lamont Rowlands was removed. If no agreement, a temporary nonfaith based receiver would be appointed to manage the trust for Mrs Mary Baker Eddy’s legacy.
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Boston
Crosby
Supreme Court
Christian Science Publishing Society
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Lamont Rowlands
Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Two Bank Employes Arrested as Suspects
Youngstown Ohio December 36 Joseph Vernucci 29 and Guido Venuocco 22 both clerks at F Mastrioianni state bank were arrested on suspicion of involvement in a bank robbery. Vernucci said three men bound and gagged him and stole 4000 from the safe. No eyewitnesses located but a sister found him unconscious in the bank room.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Joseph Vernucci
Guido Venucco
F. Mastrioianni
Vernucci
Debs Granted Freedom by Presidential Act of Grace
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist leader, was granted freedom from Atlanta federal penitentiary on Christmas Day as an act of grace by President Harding. Attorney General Daugherty released the text of recommendations noting the pardon was a commutation, not a pardon, and that Debs remains guilty under the war laws. Debs’ fate reflects a broader government policy toward war law violators and political prisoners, with emphasis on conduct going forward.
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Washington
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Harding
Daugherty
Debs
Mr. Daugherty
Miners Accept 20 Percent Wage Cut at Wellsburg Mine
C J Keyes general manager of the West Virginia Pittsburgh Coal Co announced that 200 employees at the collier mine had accepted a twenty percent wage reduction and returned to work. The new minimum wage is 28 dollars per week.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
C. J Keyes
West Virginia-Pittebure Coal Co
Bank heist in Youngstown bank escapes with cashier bound
Three masked bandits escaped from the Foreign Exchange Bank of Frank Mastroianni in downtown Youngstown this afternoon after slugging and binding the lone on duty cashier. The bank sits in the heart of the downtown district.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Foreign Exchange Bank
Frank Mastroianni
Scranton to Seek Dismissal of Appeal in Mine Caves Case
Scranton will ask the supreme court to dismiss the appeal by the People's Coal Company from a county court ruling that assessed 250000 dollars for damages caused by mine caves. The city cites improper filing. If damages aren't paid, Frank F. Christian and other officers face imprisonment for contempt of court.
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Scranton
People's Coal Company
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Frank F. Christian
Thousand American Troops Start Home
Coblenz December 30 troops march from here toward Antwerp to board the transport Cantigny for the United States. A large number are leaders of athletic activities who have been in Germany since the occupation began.
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Associated Press
Coblenz
Antwerp
United States
Cantigny
Germany
Harding grants pardon to Cincinnati banker in espionage case
President Harding pardons J. Herman Dierkes, a Cincinnati banker convicted under the espionage act during the war. The pardon takes effect January 1, following Department of Justice recommendation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Harding
J. Herman Dierkes
Cincinnati
White House
Department of Justice
Naval air carrier tonnage limits set by conference pattern
Washington data show a 5 5 3 ratio guiding carrier tonnage. The plan allocates 195000 tons to United States and Great Britain, 81000 to Japan, and 60000 to France and Italy, with per carrier caps of 27000 tons.
Radicals Split by War Says Thomas At Conference
Norman Thomas, chairman of the League for Industrial Democracy, says radicals split over war ethics and League views. He notes a shift to college-born leaders, attack on discretion in disarmament, praises agricultural bloc, and cites Wallace on crop cuts, with emphasis on economic over political aims.
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Norman Thomas
League For Industrial Democracy
Civic Club
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Lerine
Trotzky
West Virginia
Knights of Old
Congress
Wallace
Farm Magazine
Arms conference nears end with limited carrier deal
Washington reports the arms conference has nearly finished its effort to curb naval armaments. A framework limits airplane carrier tonnage to 135 000 tons for the U S and Britain, 81 000 for Japan, 60 000 for France and Italy, with no carrier over 27 000 tons or guns above eight inches. A five power treaty is being drafted as a next step.
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Washington
Naval Committee
Pacific
Hardine
Hughes
White House
Japan
China
Shantung
Far Eastern Committee
Senate
Edge
New Jersey
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Harbing Denounces Reports On Strained Cabinet Ties
President Harding called reports of strained relations with Secretary Hughes during arms talks "silly" at a press conference. He refused to discuss the subject further, declining to address rumors of Hughes considering resignation and disagreements over the four power treaty.
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Hughes
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Dec. W
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