Hoover Signs Hawley Smoot Tariff With 1122 Changes
President Hoover signed the Hawley Smoot tariff bill at the White House in a noon ceremony. The act carries 1122 rate changes including 887 increases and 235 reductions and adds a flexible provision allowing rate modifications up to 50 percent with executive approval. Sixteen customs experts from across the country reviewed the measure while Treasury set the effective date for duties at tomorrow’s 8 am opening.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Treasury
Congress
Lawrence Richey
Mr. Hoover
Clayton Moore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Moore
Mellon
Francis A. Eble
Customs
Smoot
Utah
Shortridge
California
Hawley
Oregon
Treadway
Massachusetts
Watson
Indiana
Bacharach
New Jersey
Tariff Commission
Fordney- McCumber
Senate panel backs London naval treaty vote plan
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 14 to 4 to proceed with a vote on the London naval treaty next Monday. Four members backed postponement to obtain papers from President Hoover, while the rest favored moving forward, setting up a committee report for a special session.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
California
Hoover
Moses
New Hampshire
Robinson
Indiana
Shipstead
Farmer- Labor
Minnesota
Goff
West Virginia
Black
Alabama
Borah
Capper
Kansas
Gillett
Massachusetts
Reed
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Morrow and Frelinghuysen Lead New Jersey Senate Primary
Wight W. Morrow the ambassador to Mexico and Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, making his third bid for the Senate, top yesterday's New Jersey primary. Morrow's prohibition stance drew nationwide attention to the result.
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Wight W. Morrow
Mexico
United States
Joseph
Frelinghuysen
Washington
New Jersey
Morrow
Morrow Leads New Jersey Senate Primary Amid Returns
Dwight W. Morrow leads in New Jersey Republican nominating contests for the U.S. Senate with partial returns from about half the districts. Fort and Frelinghuysen trail, while Morrow dominates the unexpired term race. Fort telegrammed congratulation and support for Morrow as voters braved late rain and commuter turnout across counties.
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Newark
N. J
Dwight W. Morrow
Fort
Frelinghuysen
Morrow
Ernest R. Ackerman
Peter A
New Jersey
Franklin W. Fort
Anti-Saloon League
Ambassador Maror
Englewood
United States Senate
Walter E. Edge
Ambassador Morrow
John A. Kelly
Kelly
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Hudson
Democratic Prohibition
Socialist
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Liquor chase ends with day agent killed in North Carolina
In Goldsboro, North Carolina, June 17, two suspected liquor runners shot at four prohibition enforcement agents during a car pursuit. One agent, P. L. Flinchum, 33, was killed, and H. V. Andrews, 41, wounded. The other two agents, B. A. Dale, 40, and F. E. Street, 52, were bruised as their car crashed into a tree after the shooter’s vehicle fled.
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Goldsboro
N. C
P. L. Flinchum
H. V. Andrews
B. A. Dale
F. E. Street
Flinchum
District Enforcement
Wilson
Hoover Signs Tariff Bill and Senate Debates Treaties
President Hoover signed the tariff bill as Senate leaders set a Monday vote on the London treaty. Navy officials urged legislation to shield naval oil reserves while Congress continued talks on omnibus rivers and harbors and debated the second deficiency bill for Boulder Dam appropriations.
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Hoover
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Navy
Senate
House
Cannon Assailed Over Jameson Funds in Lobby Hearing
Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts denounces Bishop James Cannon Jr for not explaining how 48300 contributed by E C Jameson for the 1928 anti Smith campaign was spent. The lobby committee pledged to report Cannon's testimony, delaying the release until tomorrow.
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Washington
Louisville
James Cannon Jr
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Itn
Senate Lobby Committee
House
Cannon
E. C. Jameson
New York
Southern Methodist
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Lobby
Jameson
Congress
Lobby Committee
Senate
Caraway
Kable and Company
Harry L. Goldhurst
Illinois and Ohio Press Lake Freight Rate Change Plea
Two Ohio witnesses and one from Illinois urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to revise lake cargo coal tariffs. They argued rate differentials favor northern mines over southern mines, detailing losses in southern Ohio coal sales and calling for alignment with rates on cement and other commodities.
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Washington
Ohio
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Coal Traffic Bureau
Ohio Lake Cargo Rate Committee
W. E. Tytus
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Tytus
H. L. Findlay
Youghingheny and Ohio Coal Company
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Findlay
Pittsburgh
Kanawha
Pittsburgh Moves to Intervene in Lake Cargo Rate Case
City Solicitor Charles A. Waldschmidt will file petitions with the interstate commerce commission and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission seeking leave to intervene in the lake cargo coal rate case. He argues rates to lake ports from the Pittsburgh district are discriminatory and unduly prejudicial, favoring districts in West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee. Hearings open in Washington on the reheard case about 9.
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Pittsburgh
Charles A. Waldschmidt
Inter- State Commerce Commission
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Endurance Plane Begins Second Week of Nonstop Flight
The City of Chicago endurance plane neared Sky Harbor airport as it entered its second week of continuous flight. Crew members include pilots John and Kenneth Hunter with support from Walter and Albert Hunter, renewing a 263 hour run toward the 420 hour world record once held by St. Louis Robin. Kenneth is 21 years old. The craft previously flew 263 hours last summer to challenge the record.
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Chicago
Sky Harbor
John
Kenneth Hunter
Kenneth
St. Louis
Power magnate's protest 16 futile at world power conference
Ambassador Sackett announced he would deliver his unchanged speech at the Berlin summit despite Samuel Insull's objections. The address argues consumer costs in U S utilities are far above production costs and calls for price reform.
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Berlin
Frederick M. Sackett
Samuel Insull
Chicago
World Power Conference
Insull
Hoover
United States
America
Shock of being robbed causes loss of speech
Hospital authorities report that the shock of a robbery left bank messenger John B. Stauff paralyzed in the throat and speech, after he and a companion stole $2,337 from a satchel. Police questioned Harry Andreni, captured in McKees Rocks, as the assailants fled with the funds.
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Pittsburgh
John B. Stauff
Harry Andreni
McKees Rocks
Stauff
Schlee And Brock Break Westbound Crossing Record
Aviators Edward F. Schlee and William A. Brock set a new westbound transcontinental record from Jacksonville to San Diego, completing the 2,100 mile course in 13 hours 55 minutes 30 seconds at an average of 152 mph. They landed to a 250-strong crowd, refueled, and prepared for the return leg, noting good weather aside from dust storms over Imperial Valley.
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San Diego
Calif
Jacksonville
Fla
Edward F. Schlee
William A. Brock
Florida
Pacific
Brock
Arizona
New Mexico
Imperial Valley
Schlee
James H. Doolittle
T. C. Macauley
San
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Budget Keeps City Tax Rate At 1.10 Per 100
The Bluefield city board adopted a tentative budget with no tax rate reduction this year. The 1.10 rate matches last year, with estimated income of 317000 and expenditures of 316500, much in bonds and interest. The library board gained two new three year appointees, and Lilly Brothers bid the street work on Ramsey Raleigh and Monroe streets. An ordinance limiting loud speakers was approved on second reading with fines and daily penalties.
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Bluefield
Dunglinson
Library Board
Lilly Brothers
Ramsey
Raleigh
Monroe
Elmer Barton
City Board of Directors
William Thompson
Thompson
J. B. Belcher
Wayne Street
Belcher Lumber Company
Mr. Belcher
W. L. McCue
West Virginia Water Service Company
R. A. Hale
Pen Mar Avenue
James S. Kahle
G. P. Stovall
Princeton Avenue
Revenue Car Loadings Increase Week of June 7
Washington reports that revenue freight loadings for the week ended June 7 totaled 935,467 cars, up 75,398 from the prior week after Decoration Day reductions, and 120,121 below the same week in 1929. Coal loadings reached 135,858 cars, down 14,000 from the 1929 week.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Directors Decide To Drop Proposed License Ordinance
Pittsburgh on June 17 Nick Christy alias Nicholas Prazolse left after a church wedding to a West Virginia bride. He heads to Atlanta to serve three years in a federal penitentiary for narcotics sales.
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Pittsburgh
Nick Christy
Nicholas Prazolse
West Virginia
Christy
Atlanta
Federal
Chicago mayor targeted in solon ethics probe
Chicago politics heat up on the eve of two investigations into crime and corruption. Rep Michael Igoe accuses Mayor William Hale Thompson of ties to gangsters and the Thompson machine. Reassignment of police leaders follows public outrage over gang shootings and the Lingle case as a city council probe, grand jury action, and plans to name a new police commissioner unfold. Meanwhile Capone seeks to reopen his false arrest suit in Miami with a new witness.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Springfield
Michael Ixoe
Red Ridine Hood
United States Senate
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Senate
Illinois
Thompson
Cook County
Igoe
House
William Russell
John Stere
Alfred J. Lingle
Tribune Crime Reporter
Tomorow
Denis J. Normoyle
Criminal Court
Russell
John H. Alcock
Police Department
Alcock
Capone
Miami, Fla
Scarface
al Capone
Public Safety
D. McCreary
Court of Peace
Warren L. Newcomb
Newcomb
Miami
Insurgents Stage Revolt in Bolivia
Reports from La Quinca Argentina describe Roberto Hinojosa leading Bolivian and Argentine followers in an insurrection capturing Villazon. They seized the police station customs funds and post and telegraph offices as telegraph communication was disrupted.
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Buenos Aires
Bolivia
la Nacion
la Quinca
Roberto Hinojosa
Hinojosa
Villazon
City Officials Drop City Hawker Ordinance Action
Bluefield officials will take no further action on a proposed licensing and registration measure for hawkers peddlers itinerant merchants and delivery services until the public demands action. Mayor C E Lilley said the ordinance is dead for now and urged residents to express their priorities while defending farmers and established businesses in the area.
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Bluefield
C. E. Lilley
Lilley
City Board of Directors
Eight Toledo men believed drowned after Pelee Island trip
Hope faded for eight prominent Toledoans missing since Saturday after the body of John Liptack was found two miles southeast of West Sister Island. Coroner Kreft said exposure, not drowning, caused his death. watch hands at 10:50 indicated he entered the water soon after departure. The discovery of Nauts initials and a passenger’s cap strengthened belief all were tossed into Lake Erie. Coast guards plan continued searches for additional bodies as boats number around 20 scoured the lake.
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Toledo, O
Pelee Island
Lake Erie
John Liptack
Liptack
Coast Guard
West Sister Island
Frank G. Kreft
Toledo
Lipjack
Kreft
Herbert W. Nauts
Internal Revenue
Nauts
Herbert Nauts
Lake
Coast
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Solon
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