Southern Democrats skip Jefferson fete amid party tensions
Washington reports a Democratic dinner for Jouett Shouse near Raskob drew South ern senators away with other engagements. Senators Simmons Smith Swanson Glass Harris and Robinson among those absent with few offering reasons as party harmony debates continue.
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Swanson
Glass
Virginia
Smith
South Carolina
Harris
Georgia
Washington
Jouett Shouse
John J. Raskob
National Committee
South
Raskob
Jefferson Democratic Association of
Simmons
North Carolina
Swanson and Glass
Robinson
Arkansas
Alfred J. Smith
Illinois Senate kills day referendum plan
Springfield June 5. The Illinois Senate defeated a bill by twenty eight to twenty one to repeal the state prohibition enforcement law subject to referendum. The measure had previously passed the house.
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Illinois
Senate
Springfield
State Senate
House
Girl-Dre Takes Stars For Mate
Violet Wilmot 11 year old wife of Walter Wilmot testified in Kanawha county court defending her husband charged with murder after the Bowen killing. Morrison already convicted faces death. Williams described events from honeymoon start in Elizabeth New Jersey to near Charleston and the river drive where the body was placed in an overcoat in a car.
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Charleston
W. Va
Violet Wilmot
Walter E. Wilmot
Kanawha
Elizabeth
N. J
Frank Bowen
Herald
Millard Morrison
Willmot
Morrison
J. Blackburn Watts
Bowen
Morriston
Clarence
James Wicks
Colby Suit Over Silent Treatment Pact
Mrs. Bainbridge Colby, estranged wife of the secretary of state under Wilson, promised not to ridicule him in exchange for $1500 a month. Colby seeks to break the agreement after her novel The Green Forest prompted a divorce filing, which a Paris court denied.
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Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
Colby
Green Forest
Paris
Wickersham Presses Impartial Study of Liquor Question
New Haven June 5 George W Wickersham member of Hoover's new law enforcement commission urged impartial study of the liquor issue noting excessive partisanship. He criticized Judge Hoyt's proposed reform plan as too limited and warned against trusting liquor interests while defending balanced enforcement and broader investigations.
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C. W. Wickersham
New Law Enforcement Commission
Hoyt
New Haven
Conn
George W. Wickersham
Hoover
F. C. Hoyt
New York
Wickersham
Denies Knowing About Slaying in Valparaiso Case
Eddie Cassler, 19, of Chicago, withstood five hours of questioning in Valparaiso Ind as he again claimed no knowledge of Miss Cameela Soutar’s murder. Authorities suspect he aided his mother Catherine Cassler in hiding the body found last week. a hearing on Mrs Cassler’s murder charge or bond to the grand jury is set for Friday.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Eddie Cassler
Chicago
Cameela Soutar
Catherine Caseler
Cassler
Hebron
E. H. Miller
Miss Soutar
Cassier
August Kueniiger
Wheeling Man Elected Outer Guard at Shrine Convention
Walter S. Sudgen of Wheeling West Virginia was named outer guard by the imperial council of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Shrine in Los Angeles. The council proposed three other nominees and outlined progression rules for officer offices. Trustees announced donations totaling 165000 toward Shrine hospitals and recommended a further 600000 for hospital facility extensions added to the 1250000 annual appropriation.
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Los Angeles
Walter S. Ludgen
Osiris Temple
Wheeling
W. Va
Imperial Council
Sudgen
A. A. D. Rahn
Minneapolia
Ernest C. Hueter
San Francisco
J. T. Fields
Ital
Tabor Wins 6000 Verdict In Bus Fatality Case
In Bluefield circuit court, after about forty five minutes, jurors awarded C H Tabor administrator 6000 damages against Blue & Gray Transit for the death of his six year old son Philip struck by a transit bus on Princeton avenue last November. The plaintiff claimed reckless driver negligence by D L Swaim. the defense cited contributory negligence by the boy's mother.
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Princeton
Daily Telegraph
C H. Tabor
Philip Edward Tabor
Blue & Gray Transit Company
Tabor
Philip
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
D. L. Swaim
George Richardson, Jr
Albert Kemper
Hartley Sanders
Thomas B. Jackson
Brown, Jackson & Knight
Charleston
Jackson
First National Bank of Whitesburg
N. B Rson
Bulova Watch Company
Isadore Cohen Co
M. C. Witten
Kenneth
House and Senate Agree on Farm Aid Bill
The farm relief conference committee approved a bill acceptable to President Hoover by dropping the expert debenture plan. It would create a nine member Federal Farm Board, price stabilization, commodity advisory councils, and a revolving fund of 506 million plus 1.5 million for admin costs. Nine members plus the secretary would serve six years at 12000 dollars annually.
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Washington
Hoover
Farm Relief Conference Committee
Eate
House
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Smith
South Carolina
McNary
Oregon
Houren
Iowa
House Agriculture Committees
Haugen
Federal Farm Board
Secretary of Agriculture
One Killed Many Hurt In Chemical Plant Blast
A blast at the Gulf and Valley Cotton Oil plant near Gretna New Orleans killed one man and injured fifteen others, some seriously. A large steel boiler was hurled 400 feet into the air and crashed through a waterfront warehouse before embedding in the earth. Roy Timpkins was found dying inside a nearby house as debris scattered and workers cried out. Cause not determined. officials declined to comment.
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New Orleans
Gulf and Valley Cotton Oil Company
Gretna
Roy Timpkins
Talks On Operating Table Cost Him Wife
Freeport June 5. Ralph T. Calam spoke softly to his wife Gertrude as he listened to anesthesia. The confession led to Mrs Calam filing for divorce, citing the distracted exchange as the decisive factor. Florence was the name whispered by the husband, though his wife was Gertrude.
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Freeport
Lit
Ralph T. Calam
Gertrude
Florence
Insanity Claim Fails in Portsmouth Murder Trial
In Portsmouth Ohio a jury finds Joseph B. Locke guilty of first degree murder with death penalty for killing his mother in law Mrs Galloway after seeking reconciliation with his 17 year old wife. Locke claimed temporary insanity saying he remembered nothing of the events at Mrs Galloway home. The wife testified he wounded her and killed her mother and noted the defendant had seven wives including a prior shooting of his second wife in Jefferson Missouri in 1890.
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Portsmouth
Joseph B. Locke
Locke
Mary Gatoway
City View
Galloway
Jefferson
Municipal Primary To Cost Bluefield Five Thousand Dollars
Bluefield city officials say the June 11 municipal primary and July 2 general city election will cost about 5000 dollars. Major expenses include registration and paying election clerks and commissioners. Each polling place costs 5 to 10 dollars, with election supplies to add further costs.
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Bluefield
Pope Criticises Mussolini Talk in Open Letter
Vatican City June 5 Pope Pius XI sent an open letter to Cardinal Gasparri criticizing Mussolini statements on the Lateran treaties. He called the premier’s remarks worse than heretical and warned against absolute liberty of discussion, urging a firm church mandate for education and the church’s proper role as Italy’s state religion. The pope affirmed peace between church and state but insisted church rights be respected and cautioned about injudicious rhetoric. He affirmed faith in divine help to sustain the agreement and education under church direction.
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Vatican City
Po Piua XI
Cardinal Gasparri
Papal
Maesolini
Duce
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Vatican
Holy See
Italy
Mussolini
Pius
Radio Operator Arrested in Patty Murder Case
Los Angeles police held William L. Tallman a 24 year old radio operator from Oakland after a body identified as Virginia Patty was found in an apartment house closet in Los Angeles. Tallman, questioned on jealousy claims, denied involvement while authorities gather evidence ahead of Admiral Benson’s expected arrival in San Francisco.
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Sas
Frank Patty
Portland
Ore
Tallman
Patty
Virginia high court rules Negroes vote in primary unlawful
James O West, a Negro Democrat, sued for $5,000 after being refused permission to vote in the last Democratic primary. U S District Judge Lawrence D Groner held Virginia’s primary law unconstitutional, stating it infringes the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments and follows a Texas ruling with similar effect. He noted party actions under the law barred Negroes from the primary and postponed further pleadings for 60 days.
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Richmond
Virginia
United States District Court
Lawrence D. Groner
Texas
United States Supreme Court
James
West
Demurer
Gromer
Senate Again Seeks Abolition of Lame Duck Sessions
The Senate, led by Senator Norris, seeks a constitutional amendment to end lame duck sessions and to start congressional terms January 2 after elections. Senator Bingham blocked a Friday vote, while Democrats Swanson Tydings and McKellar supported the amendment.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
Norris
Neraska
Bingham
Republcan
Connecticut
Swanson
Virginia
Tydings
Maryland
McKellar
Tennessee
Tariff Bill Hearing Set by Senate Finance Committee
Senate finance panel creates four subcommittees to hold public hearings on the House tariff bill from June 17 to July 14. Subcommittees include Republican and Democrat members from states such as Utah New Jersey Pennsylvania and Kentucky with chairmanships based on majority party. Full committee to open hearings June 12 on ad valorem duties.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Smoot
T of
Utah
Edge
New Jersey
Reed
Pennsylvania
If Publicans
King
Oakley
Kentucky
Shortridge
California
Watson
Indiana
Harrises
Mississippi
Connally
Texas
Bingham
Connecticut
Greene
Vermont
Sackett
George
Georgia
Simmons
North Carolina
Deneen
Illinois
Keyes
New Hampshire
Couzens
Michigan
Wash
Massachusetts
Thomas
Olabome
Senate
Girl saves companion from drowning in West Virginia creek
Evelyn Meredith, 14, used a life line from a death grip and swam to a ledge after both girls slipped into eight feet of water while bathing in a Salem West Virginia creek. Though not expert swimmers, Evelyn spends much time outdoors and excels in studies. her father is a newspaper man.
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Iving
Salem
W. Va
Evelyn Meredith
Evelyn Ie
Defeat Fears For Census Bill Amid Amendments Clash
Washington observers fear that alien and disfranchisement amendments attached to the census bill could doom reapportionment. House leaders adjourned to let the Republican steering committee craft a way to handle the impasse. Tilson warned combined amendments might beat the bill. separate votes are expected on each contested provision.
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Washington
House
Republican Steering Committee
Tilson
Connecticut
Lemiers
Tilcom
New York
Massachusetts
Illinois
North Carolina
Florida
Texas
Ono
Tilwon
Deputy Crowe Murder Trial Nears Verdict In Virginia
Abingdon Virginia June 5 The murder trial of Washington County deputy J W Crowe continues with testimony wrapped and jury to hear closing arguments tomorrow Four officers faced murder charges in the death of Emory and Henry student Kendrick after a pursuit on a highway Crowe says he fired at tires but did not see Kendrick in the car others testified Crowe’s veracity questioned while defense described him as truthful The case centers on a May 6 incident and the gunfire that killed Kendrick with witnesses detailing whether police ordered a halt and who fired the fatal shots.
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Abingdon
J. W. Crowe
Washington County
J. W. Kendrick
Emory and Henry College
Crowe
Young Kendrick
Commonwealth
W. D. Worley
James Metteynolds
Kendrick
Paul Phelps
Sterling Dutton
McReyi
MacReynolds
Worley
Phelps
Dutton
Flight broadcast plans for Yellow Bird and Green Flash to Rome
Old Orchard Maine June 5 radio listeners will hear the first hour of the Yellow Bird and Green Flash flight to Europe. Navigator Lewis A. Yancey said a coast guard short wave receiver on the beach will pick up the radiophone account from the amphibian accompanying the fliers. A loudspeakers system will broadcast the takeoff nationwide as Lt. L. M. Melka and crew describe the hop.
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Coast Guard
Old Orchard
Maine
Listevera
Europe
Lewis A. Yancey
Rome
L. M. Melka
Yancey
Roger Williams
Lava flow slows as Vesuvius threatens Barte and Pagan
Naples reports the lava streams from Mount Vesuvius have diminished but remain dangerous. Villages Barte and Pagan near Terzigno face encirclement by lava and burning rock. over a hundred houses destroyed, hundreds more at risk. Students near the crater were injured as rocks showered down. Some observers note faster lava despite lower volume.
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Naples
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
Barte
Pagan
Terzigno
Crater's Edge Vesuvius Erupts Amid Mixed Signs
June 5 reports show Mount Vesuvius eruptive cone more lively with heavy rock bombardment of the crater walls. Vesuvian Observatory Director Malladra notes lava flow diminished in quantity and heat though explosions persist, cautioning that volcano life remains unpredictable.
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Crater
Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius
Great Crater
Forest fire threatens Cranberry Portage and area
The Cranberry Portage blaze near The Pas, Manitoba, spiraled out of control again, threatening the town and wiping out half the settlement yesterday as strong winds persisted. Fires also broke out in the Pasqua forestry preserve and Torch River area with reports from Ruby Lake, Bannock, and Nipwani areas.
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Pas, Man
Cranberry Portage
Here
Flin Flon
Pasqua
Ruby Lake
Bannock
Iree
Torch River
Nipwania
Forestry Air Patrol
Idea Crosse
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