Officials Favor Narcotics Bill Before Committee
Washington January 4 government officials praised the Jones Miller narcotics bill at a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing. The measure would amend the Harrison act to ban all cocaine and morphine exports and limit imports, with emphasis on China traffic. Officials cited Hague convention aims but warned about enforcing in bond shipments and noted administrative needs in rural areas.
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Great Britain
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Appeal Taken In Discharge of Alleged Radicals
Boston January 4 an appeal from federal judge Andersons ruling last summer discharging William T Collyer of Wellesley Frank Mack of Boston Lew Bondar of Lincoln and others in the roundup of alleged radicals was filed in federal court today by Assistant United States Attorney Lewis Goldberg The appeal covers 16 others and they will be discharged pending government decision The defense asserts lack of evidence to show the Communist party advocated overthrow by force or violence All defendants are said to be members of the Communist party The case moves to the United States circuit court of appeals.
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Wilson Must Fill Vacancy on Board Of War Finance
Washington January 4 treasury officials say President Wilson must appoint one or two new directors to the revived war finance corporation before it can finance exports to aid farming and other industries. Congress passed the resolution over the veto, with a large House and Senate majority.
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Will ties up estate until son reaches age sixty
In VOHAVEN Jan 4 probate reports the estate of the late William H. Douglass may exceed 320,000 with distribution delayed until Ogden B. Douglass turns 60. The Hartford Connecticut Trust Co. named as executor holds the trust, with income to the widow and a sister in New York City receiving a $12,000 annuity until the son inherits.
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Seeley Re-elected Head Of Apportionment Board
William H. Seeley was re elected president of the Board of Apportionment at its annual meeting held in the Common Council chamber yesterday afternoon. Mayor Wilson opened the session as temporary chairman and left. Seeley was elected president. City Clerk Rob inson acted as secretary. The board will take up budget considerations for city departments at its next meeting in early February.
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Burke resigns as treasurer of U S
Burke resigns as treasurer of the United States announcing his departure today. Appointed in March 1913, he previously served three terms as governor of North Dakota and was a member of the state Senate and House. He will join the banking firm Kardos & Co. in New York, which will become Kardos and Burke.
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Kardos & Co
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Kardos
Law professors urged to devote more time to classroom work
New York law professors, after salary increases, should spend more time on teaching. Res G. McCammon of McWer dthree College Lebanon Illinois told a Methodist Episcopal conference that fixed classroom hours are unnecessary and salaries should be set by supply and demand.
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McWerdhree College
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Methodist Episcopal
Labor Congresses To Meet in Mexico City
Labor congresses from the Pan-American Federation and the American Federation of Labor set to convene in Mexico City next week. Protests and faction tensions center on Moscow aligned Third International, with sessions planned in a downtown theater and Morones leading federation affairs. Delegates from the American Federation of Labor and Central American groups arrive next Saturday.
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5000 Actors Victims of Busted Road Shows
A message from Actors Equity details thousands of actors and stage workers left stranded as independent road companies collapsed nationwide during the wartime era. The association blames inexperienced managers who rushed into the field, noting more than eighty touring companies failed between September 1949 and year end 1920, sparking widespread hardship among performers.
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Detroit Factories Reopen With About 100000 Fewer Men
Detroit automobile plants reopened after inventory with far smaller workforces. Secretary George W. Grant of the Employers association reported a net gain of only 1,006 on a few days, noting about 50,000 auto workers were employed in normal times and total employment around 300,000. He blamed Ford and Dodge plants for boosting unemployment during the two weeks. The reopened plants ran a limited production run amid a fragile industrial revival.
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George W. Grant
Wmployers Association of Detroit
Ford
Dodee
Two Brothers Die Within Fortnight In New London Area
IO3us TWO BROTHERS, BE J ORTEN OF OL Putoans has the sincere sympathy of her many friends upon the death of her brother. James De Mord of New London, Orton siters the loss of two brothers within an fortnight, John Pord of Laurel avenue was the first. JPILES CURED IN 8 TG 14 DAYS. , Detegisis "feland mMousy.1f-PAZO OINTMENT fails to core Iteting, Blind. Bleating, or Protruding Piies. Instantly relieves fiching Plies, and you can ech reatfil sleep after frat application. ce. Advertisement.
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DAnnunzio to Be Last of Legionaries to Leave Fiume
The article reports that D Annunzio will be the final legionary to depart Fiume, with emergency measures and relief efforts urged for the city. Provisional officials seek aid for the blockading forces and the populace as tensions and plans for a constituent assembly proceed.
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Fiume
Mirror Message Promoting Pepto-Mangan Cure
An old advertisement touts a health tonic, claiming facial pallor and fatigue signal sickness. It urges readers to ask for Pepto-Mangan by name, available in liquid or tablets, and asserts identical ingredients and effects.
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