French War Debt Settlement Approved by House Amid Opposition
The House approved the six point four trillion dollar French war debt settlement by 236 to 112 after day and a half of debate led by Collier and Rainey. The bill moves to the Senate where stronger opposition is expected as critics call terms too liberal for American taxpayers.
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Washington
United States
Debt Commission
Senate
Farmer Labor
Schafer
Wisconsin
Ways and Means Committee
Werald
Minnesota
France
Michener
Michigan
Collier
Mississippi
Rainey
Illinois
Ways and Means
New York
Howard Democrat
Nebraska
Tilson
Millsew York
Andrew
Massachusetts
Officers elected by State Odd Fellows in Richwood
Grand Encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Richwood West Virginia elected officers including Grand patriarch E. F. Beall Morgantown and Grand high priest J ington with other senior officials from Cameron Huntington Hunting ton and Fairmont Seventy delegates and officers attended with Marlinton New Martinsville Parkersburg among the places seeking next year’s session
Washington real estate operator charged with murder
Thomas R. Brown a 46 year old Washington real estate operator was arrested for murder after the fatal shooting of Frances Voegele a 35 year old Treasury Department clerk Brown confessed to dragging her across a street and firing five shots He said he intended four shots and to kill himself with the remaining one but his self pistol failed to fire
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Udne 2
Thomas R. Brown
Frances Voegele
Treasury Department
Brown
Problems of church college subject at West Virginia Lutheran convention
Dr C B Buuslin of Harrisburg Pa addressed the Sarees annual convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of West Virginia in Huntington. The session discussed church college problems as the convention, which began yesterday, prepares to adjourn tomorrow. Rev C G Aurand of Wheeling delivered a sermon and reports from committees and elections will conclude the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
C. 8. Buuslin
Harrisburg
Church Board of Education
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of West Virginia
Church College
C. G. Aurand
Wheeling
Plea of Self-Defense for Bull Upheld in Payette Court
A Payette circuit court jury upheld a self-defense plea for a bull that fought a man and won. Damages totaling $16,000 were denied to Cleveland Snelling against BE. TR. Bradley's Ile Hour Stock Farm and David Cahill, who kept the animal. The defense argued Snelling assaulted the bull and the animal acted to protect itself.
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Lexington
Jane
Payette
Cleveland Snelling
BE. TR. Bradley
Ile Hour Stock Farm
David Cahill
Snelling
Lively
Cross Currents in Day Legislation on Prohibition
Washington reports show competing legislative trends as bills move toward final committee action. The House Judiciary Committee sends the Briton resolution to a sub committee to block the presidents order enlisting police in enforcement. The Stalker bill for mandatory jail terms on liquor offenses is referred back after hearings. A referendum and modification of the Volstead act awaits Senate action, with enforcement measures slated for discussion in the House next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Particu
House Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Boies
Senate Judiciary
Aged Man Killed by Car in Simpson Fatality
In Grafton West Virginia on June 2 William Howard Davis aged seventy one was struck from behind by a car driven by Tony Parsee of Galloway. Davis died at the city hospital from a broken back after being found on the road near a cemetery. Parsee was lodged for investigation by prosecutor W Merle Watkins. no charges yet.
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Grafton
W. Va
Tony Parsee
Galloway
Taylor County
W. Merle Watkins
Simpson
William Howard Davis
Parsee
Davis
J. W. Wooddell
W. H. Combs
Commandant on Trial for Drunkenness at Norfolk Naval Hospital
Norfolk June 2 Captain Charles M Devalin commandant of the Norfolk Naval Hospital faced court martial on charges of drunkenness misuse of government property and conduct prejudicial to good order. The accusations from Commander Robert G Heiner say Devalin appeared intoxicated at a naval officers ball on October 30 drew more liquor than allotted from the hospital supply and used a government truck for private use.
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Norfolk
Charles M. Devalin
Norfolk Naval Hospital
Robert G. Heiner
Devalin
Car plunges off bridge kills Lloyd W. Seaman
Lloyd W. Seaman twenty seven of Pleasantville New Jersey died when his auto fell thirty feet off Broad Creek bridge near Elkton Maryland as he slept at the wheel. Francis Howard of Glassboro New Jersey and Miss Doris Mottley of Newport News Virginia were injured with head and neck injuries and facial lacerations respectively while traveling from Newport News to Philadelphia. The Broad Creek bridge leads to an old gravel pit.
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Elkton
Lloyd W. Seaman
Pleasantville
N. J
Broad Creek Bridge
Francis Howard
Glassboro
Doris Mottley
Newport News
Howard
Philadelphia
Villa brother of Pancho Villa faces 12 year term
In Durango on June 2 the federal attorney demanded a twelve year prison sentence for Hipolito Villa for leading a band that wrecked and looted a train at Charro before government airplanes dispersed them. The case centers on train robbery charges and proof of Villa’s leadership.
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Durango
Mexico
Hipolito Villa
Pancho Villa
Charro
Hipolito
Whittemore Denied New Trial By Supreme Court
Baltimore court reports A A Whittemore a bandit leader known as Candy Kid was denied a new trial after a May 21 murder conviction of Robert Holtman a Maryland penitentiary guard Judge Eugene ODunne will determine sentence possibly death or life imprisonment pending appeal and a date is to be set. Whittemore wife and father attended the decision.
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Baltimore
Jones
Richard Reese Whittemore
Candy Kid
Underworld
Robert H. Holtman
Maryland
Supreme Bench of
Whittemore
Criminal Court
Eugene O'Dunne
Tal
O'Dunne
Supreme Court
Edgar Allen E. Whittemore
Court of Appeals
Margaret Whittemore
Therisoner
John Rawls Whittemore
Supreme Bench
Poe
Dulliing Holtman
John Bowie
State Commission of
Bowie
Claude P. Sw
Buffalo
N. Y
New York City
New York
Milton
Shuffles) Goldberg
Twe
Jacob
Leon Kramed
William Unkelbach
Anthony Palidino
Youth Who Confessed Murder Now Denies It
Harry Hobbs twenty a Tennessee youth who previously described killing William Clark a Hillside New Jersey jeweler last November now denies the confession saying it was a hoax He says he read of the murder and became fixated He also says he has never been north of Cincinnati and that he was confined to the State Industrial School in Nashville Atlanta police hold him pending verification New Jersey officers head here to take him back to New Jersey
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Atlanta
Harry Hobbs
Tennessee
William Clark
Hillside
N. J. Jeweler
Clark
New Jersey
Cincinnati
Hobbs
State
Nashville
Tenn
Death Toll From Burma Cyclone Soars to 2800
Rangoon Burma June 2 The cyclone and tidal wave on the coast of Burma has raised the death toll to 2800 per the Arakan district commissioners report. Fears grow that total deaths may near 4000 as floods hamper rescue. Mamadow township saw most fatalities from Naaf river flooding. Widespread waters stretch across the devastated area crippling telegraph lines to India and delaying road access as floods block relief work.
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Rangoon
Burma
Arakan
Mamadow
India
Differences Between Auditor Bond and Treasurer Johnson
The West Virginia dispute over state employee pay flares with a writ of mandamus from the supreme court against State Treasurer W. B. Johnson. The suit, filed by H. G. Goshorn, seeks to compel warrant payment to his February salary, arguing the state board of finance under the governor and auditor should authorize it. The attorney general backs the auditor, while the treasurer cites lack of work for a clerk to the board.
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Bond
Johnson
Charleston
W. Va
Jane
Joan C
Supreme Court
H. G. Goshorn
Board Ofinance
Goshorn
State Board of Finance
Coshorn
Attorney General
Probes Sought Into Iowa GOP Primary Campaign
Washington reports both executive and legislative branches were urged to investigate Iowa primary incidents involving Senator Cummins versus Brookhart. The Postoffice Dept probes mailings using Reed’s congressional frank and a Brookhart speech. Brookhart seeks a senate committee inquiry into Iowa campaign expenditures before the next Monday primary.
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Washington
Iowa Republcan
Cummins
Brookhart
Postoffice Department
Reed
Republican
Pennsylvania
Daniel F. Steck
Missouri
Senate
Iowa
Senaiss Rees
Missing Evangelist Held for Ransom Negotiations
Los Angeles June 2 article reports Minnie Kennedy mother of Aimee Semple McPherson negotiating with two men who claim they will return the missing evangelist for the $25,000 reward offered by Mrs Kennedy. The Times cites three confidential but reliable sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
The
Los Angeles Times
Minnie Kennedy
Aimee Semple McPherson
Mrs. McPherson
Howard Defeats Lynch for International Typographical Union Presidency
Indianapolis June 2 Chas P Howard of Chicago leads the progressive party to apparent victory over long time head James K Lynch for president of the International Typographical Union based on near complete returns received since last Wednesday's election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Chas. P. Howard
Chicago
Progressive Party
International Typographical Union
James K. Lynch
Perry Hill Named Martins Ferry High Coach
Martin s Ferry Ohio June 2 Pierre Hill former West Virginia University end was tonight appointed coach of Martins Ferry High School. The school board praised the WVU system of football and chose Hill to succeed Yip Owens of Dennison.
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Martin's Ferry
Pierre Hill
West Virginia University
Martin's Ferry High School
West Virginia
Hill
Yip” Owens
Dennison
Miners Entombed After West Colusa Copper Mine Cave-In
In Butte Montana on June 2 three miners Henry Lettala 19 Stewart Hutchinson 27 shift boss and Joseph Langner 35 remained trapped under tons of debris at the 1900 foot level of the West Colusa Copper Mine after a roof collapse. Rescue crews labored to reach them as Lettala’s voice was heard until it faded during the night.
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Lettala
Losses Hit by Rain Policies on Memorial Day in New York
Officials from Home Insurance Company estimate that insurers lost over 750000 dollars due to rain policies tied to Memorial Day weather in New York and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tower
Tineurance Companies
New York
The
Home Insurance Company
Ginley Invited to Speak at Clarksburg Flag Day Event
Patrick J. Ginley of Wheeling is invited to address the annual Flag Day meeting of Clarksburg No. 482, B P O E, on June. The invitation highlights the event planned in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Patrick J. Ginley
Wheeling
Open Break as Assembly Closes Presbyterians Split
Baltimore June 2 An open break between fundamentalists and liberals at the 128th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. Dr Clarence MacArtney accused a modernist coalition of causing a terrible climax while a floor commissioner’s bid to read the statement failed. A committee will investigate Princeton Theological Seminary and Prof J G Machen’s fitness to chair apologetics and ethics.
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Baltimore
128Th General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
United States
Clarence MacArtney
Thompson
A. Edwin Keigwin
Assembly
McArtney
Princeton Theological Seminary
J. G. Machen
Committee On Theological Seminaries
Princeton
Machen
John Laird
J. Ross Stevenson
Stevenson
Charles Erdman
Erdman
Oswald T. Allis
Suggest
Maehen
Reception for Lutheran Preachers in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia on June 2 the Pittsburg district conference of the joint Lutheran Synod of Ohio elected Rev George R Hein of Coraopolis Pennsylvania as president Rev H Neumann of Bridgeport Ohio as vice president and Rev George Speidel of Brentwood Pennsylvania as secretary treasurer Devotionals conclude tomorrow Speakers included Rev Michelfelder Rev H L Barry and Rev A H Kuhlman all from Pittsburgh Attending clergy were guests at a reception hosted by Mr and Mrs Otto Schenk for Arthur Rugh national YMCA secretary to China
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Wheeling
W. Va
George R. Hein
Coraopolis
H. Neumann
Bridgeport
George Speidel
Brentwood
Pittsburg
Joint Lutheran Synod of Ohio
Michelfelder
H. L. Barry
A. H. Kuhlman
Otto Schenk
Arthur Rugh
National Y. M. C. A
China
Arrest of Alleged Slayer Captured in Henderson County
Asheville North Carolina June 2 W D Bennison alleged slayer of Prohibition Agent W E Grant captured today in the Cathead section of Henderson County Grant was killed last night in a pistol battle with rum runners
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
W. D. Bennison
W. E. Grant
Cathead
Henderson County
Grant
Senate Passes Army Air Service Expansion Bill
The senate approved a House bill to strengthen the army air service for five years, authorizing 1800 planes and many airships for training, with cost about 40.99 million dollars annually. It creates a second assistant secretary of war to supervise the air corps and coordinate with agencies. The measure moves to conference for House Senate differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Service
Senate
House
Senate Military Committee
Air Corps
Kinson
Tyson
Tennessee
Nine William and Mary students expelled for cheating
Nine students at William and Mary College in Williamsburg have been expelled after the honor council found they obtained advance copies of a freshman English exam and distributed them. Some students have left or will leave today. this is the institution’s largest expulsion for exam cheating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
William and Mary College
Learing
United States
Twelve coins on each foot staggers man in DWI case
Parkersburg, June 2. Douglass Washington Negro told Justice McGlothlin he wore twelve coins on each foot as he was found to stagger under arrest for driving while intoxicated. He claimed wood alcohol from painting all day caused the odor and the smell of liquor. The justice sentenced him to sixty days in jail and fined $150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Douglass Washington
Dana R. McGlothlin
Bandits Richly Reward Oak Cliff Bank Heist
Four masked white men forced twelve clerks into the vault of the Jefferson Bank and Trust Company in Oak Cliff Dallas suburb. They escaped in an automobile with $20 000 in cash after locking the vault door and taking all money in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Jefferson Bank and Trust Company
Oak Cliffe
Gustav forms cabinet in Stockholm after Sandlar resignation
King Gustav of Sweden invites M. Ekman of the Prohibition Liberal Party to form a new cabinet in Stockholm replacing the resigned Richard Sandlar. Ekman undertakes the task as leader of the reformist bloc seeking to stabilize government.
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Stockholm
Gustave
M. Ekman
Prohibition Liberal Party
Richard Sandlar
New Shirt Factory to Open in Bluefield Soon
Ramage Manufacturing to start in former Bluefield Boys Club building on North Mercer street. Repairs underway under C. C. Maneggs supervision with minimal cost. Machinery from Brooksville due this week. By July a crew of 35 to 50 women expected, with potential to double by year end.
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Ramage Manufacturing Company
Bluefield Boys’ Club
Mercer Street
Shirt Company
Boys’ Club
C. C. Mamegs
Bluefield
Brooksville
Ramage
Detour Toll Draws Tourists Through Signs
Motor parties from Charleston to Bluefield were forced onto a twenty five cent detour between Shady Springs and Hinton. State road commission signs directed traffic through a farm, and a reluctant farmer managed the single open route. Despite the disruption, some travelers said the detour offered the best half mile of the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Bluefield
Beckley
Hinton
Shady Springs
State Road Commission
Binefield
Campaign for clean moving pictures gains drive by women
Allandic City New Jersey June 2 A federation of women clubs will press the cause of clean moving pictures with intensified local committee work. President Mrs John D Sherman urges members to fund and patronize only worthy films and resist freebies. Officers are being chosen with several incumbents unopposed. Resolutions call for uniform marriage laws a federal survey of juvenile delinquency and broader protection of the rights of the American motion picture industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allandic City
N. J
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
John D. Sherman
Mra. Sherman
Rer
John D. Shermen
Park, Colo
Kaward Franklin White
Indianapolis
Florence Dibert
Town
H. G. Reyolds
Paducah
Grace Morrison Poole
Brockton
Mass
Steuart Named on Second Ballot as Outer Guard
Leonard P. Steuart of Alma Temple Washington DC was elected imperial outer guard of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at the annual election in Philadelphia. He won on the second ballot over four rivals while Judge David W. Crosland succeeded Joseph C. Burger as imperial potentate.
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Philadelphia
Leonard P. Steuart
Almas
Temple
Washington
D. C
Imperial Outer Guard
Mystic Shrine
Outer Guard
Albert MH
Ladner, Jr
Henry J. Heinz
Yaarab Temple
Atlanta
Hugh Carawell
Nile Temple
Seattle
Walter J. Reed
Mocha Temple
London
Ontario
Steuart
David W. Crosland
Alecazar Temple
Montgomery
Ala
Joseph C. Burger
el Jebel Temple
Denver
Imperial Potentate
Weston to Build New Glass Plant at Weston West Virginia
Weston West Virginia June 2 Work on a new glass plant by the Louie Glass Company will start this week. The plant will hire 200 workers initially rising to 300. Financing by Weston capital. The plant will produce crystal glass both blown and pressed and begin operation by September 1. Two tanks are under construction. The Weston Glass Company already operates a similar plant with similar ownership and has operated for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
W. Va
Louie Glass Company
Weston Capital
Weston Glass Company
Weston Company
Demote Police Chief to Sergeant in Reading
Reading, Pa. June 2. City council votes four to one to demote Chief of Police Harry H. Stroble Jr. to the rank of sergeant after a February letter to the Modification League criticized the city schools and surfaced during the senate prohibition investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Harry H. Stroble, Jr
Modification League
Senate Prohibition Investigation Committee
Todev
West Virginia sales tax hearing debates tax plan and levies
At Clarksburg June 2 the two day hearing of the state tax commission opened with debates over the gross sales tax and local levies. Local merchants and officials from Clarksburg and surrounding areas urged or opposed tax measures, while discussions on property classification and delinquent collections drew strong opinions from stakeholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburn
W. Va
The
Tax Commission
Abena
J. G. Bradley
Dan Bresident
Weat Virginila Coal Association
L. P. Sauders
Clarksburg
Clarksbure Truck Operators’ Association
D. A. Burt
Wheeling
W. L. Highland
Crumileston
West Virginia
L. P. Souders
Parsons-Souders Company
Sanders
Saunders
Coal car loadings decline for week ending May 22
The American Railway Association reports total coal car loadings of 165 212 for the week ending May 22, down 2 461 from the prior week, as part of 1 039 385 total freight car loadings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Railway Association
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ODD Fellows
Judiciary Committee of the House
A. A. Whittemore
Lynch
Perry Hill
Martins Ferry High
General Federation of Woman's Clubs
Oteuart
J. M. Crawford
Board of Commerce
Crawford
C. M. Bailey
Harrison County
Batley
Walter FE. Vanhorn
Tate
Vanhorn
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