Anti-Saloon League Funds Questioned in Senate Probe
Rep. George Holden Tinkham charged the Anti-Saloon League and allied church groups with a church lobby to push theocracy. He cited $67.57 million in expenditures and an unaccounted $43,300 from a $65,300 Cannon donation for anti-Smith campaigns in 1928, part of a larger $172,000 Hoover subscription fund from E. C. Jameson.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Anti- Saloon League
James Cannon, Jr
Southern Methodist Board of Temperance and Social Service
Senate
George Holden Tinkham
Rep
Mass
Tinkham
League
Southern Methodist Board
Federal Council of Churches
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Td Institute
United States
Cannon
Hiarman Caraway
Dem
Ark
Hoover
E. C. Jameson
New
Cincinnati Vet Voters Strongest in Dry Poll
New York reports continued tallying from Cincinnati in The Literary Digest poll on prohibition shows wet sentiment dominates. Of 26,852 votes, 3,725 favor enforcement, 9,674 favor modification, and 13,463 favor repeal. Remaining Cincinnati ballots await tabulation.
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New York
Cincinnati
Literary Digest
York capitalist funds cited in anti Smith committee output
Tinkham highlighted a Virginia anti Smith committee report noting a February 11 donation from James Cannon Jr to E. Jameson of New York totaling 172000, amid other large Cannon payments. He urged the committee to review Cannon and the Commission on Temperance and Social Service records from 1924 onward.
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Jameson
Bishop Cannon
Tinkham
Commission On Temperance and Social Service
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
India Seethes In Disorde rs Gandhi Leads Salt Pan Defense
Calcutta sees rioting and arrests as the civil disobedience campaign continues. Gandhi remains free while Nehru and Sen Gupta are jailed, with clashes injuring seven British officials and the fire brigade. Gandhi urged women and men to defend the salt pans with nonviolent resolve.
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Calcutta
Mahatma
Gandhi
Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru
J. M. Sengupta
Miss Bench
Blood links Boy Sheriff with murder in Wisconsin
Moulton Wis April 15 Former Douglas County Boy Sheriff Lyall Wright is charged with the murder of District Attorney Clinton G Price. A blood trail from Price s home to a river bank and abandoned boat helped trigger Wright s arrest. Authorities report Wright was on a fishing trip and drinking party with friends Sunday. Governor Kohler called for a thorough probe with two special prosecutors appointed.
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Maulton
Wis
Juneau
Lyall Wright
Clinton G. Price
Wright
Price
Walter J. Kohler
Savannah wet and dry poll results conflict
New York World News Service reports incomplete returns from nine cities in The Literary Digest poll. The Savann a Morning News claims Savannah is wetter than The Digest estimates, with 50.33 percent repeal on 2156 ballots versus 83.4 percent repeal on 5275 ballots per the Morning News.
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New York World News Service
New York
Literary Digest
Savann (Ga.) Morning News
Savannah
Morning News
Marjorie Seeks Guardian Decision in Custody Battle
In probate court 17 year old Marjorie Schiele urged peace and asked to keep her grandmother as guardian amid a custody dispute between her mother Mrs. Henriette Kep pel Bethell and grandmother Mrs. Marie Hawke. Marjorie told Judge Lueders she is American and wants to stay in the United States, and she favored her grandmother continuing guardianship. The hearing was continued to next week as tensions rose among lawyers for both sides.
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Marjorie Schiele
Henriette S. Keppel Bethell
Marie Louise Hawke
William H. Lueders
Hugh Keppel -Hethell
Hawke
India
Marjorie
lLueders
Continental Congress D A R Orders Report of Cincinnati Woman
The 39th Continental Congress of the D A R ordered printed for nationwide circulation the indomitable Americanism report by Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart of Cincinnati, President General. Secretary Davis urged courage to defend from within and without and criticized anti religious Soviet actions. Mrs. Magna raised another 15 000 in pledges toward Constitution Hall as potential future President General weighs in.
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Continental Congress
Cincinnati
Washington
Lowell Fletcher Hobart
Daughters of the American Revolution
Thirty-Ninth
Hobart
Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Children of the American Revolution
Soviet Russia
Labor Davis
Continental
Mt. Vernon
George
Martha Washington
Geous
Davis
Russell W. Magna
Holyoke
Mass
Constitution Hall
Magna
Senate inquiry to probe Illinois primary in campaign funds case
Senate Campaign Funds Investigating Committee will organize and begin work next week focusing on the Illinois Senate primary. Chairman Nye reports no new information but already has complaints from Illinois and Pennsylvania. Ruth Hanna McCormick, who defeated Deneen, welcomes the inquiry and says she relied on volunteers. The panel will include Goldsborough Patterson Dill and Wagner.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Funds
Illinois
Nye
Pennsylvania
Senate
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Deneen
National Women’s Press Club
Uncle Billy McHugh to mark fifty years in law enforcement
William McHugh known as Uncle Billy, a Deputy U S Marshal based in Cincinnati, will celebrate fifty years of service this afternoon. He started with the Police Department in 1880, served as a private detective and Pinkerton agent, led the Hazen Agency, and was Cincinnati bailiff for thirteen years before continuing at the Federal Building.
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Cincinnati
Billy’’ McHugh
William McHugh
Kilgour Street
Billy’ McHugh
United States
Second District
Broadway
Billy
William Howard Taft
Charles _ons Hughes
The
Uncle Billy
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Hazen Agency
Coney Island
Federal Building
Fire Threatens Marengo as Ashland Forest Fire Spreads
Ashland Wisconsin April 15 residents near Marengo prepared to evacuate as a spreading forest fire threatened the village. Thirty men led by Forest Ranger FE. Vanderwall fought the blaze with shovels back firing and now pumps to check the fire.
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Ashland
Wis
Marengo
FE. J. Vanderwall
Two Suspects Held in Arlington Murder Case
Washington April 15. Police announce two suspects held in the murder of Mary Baker, government employee, whose body was found stuffed in a culvert near Arlington National Cemetery. One arrestee was taken from a freight train near Aberdeen Maryland, the other within the city. A bloody shirt believed to be the suspect's property was found in a suitcase since the arrest. Miss Baker's roommates Olva Skinner and Mildred Sperr will be questioned again to pursue details of her love life.
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Washington
Mary Baker
Arlington National Cemetery
Aberdeen
Tes
Jeter
Miss Baker
Suict
William S. Shelby
Olva Skinner
Mildred Sperr
Lindbergh Plans Los Angeles to New York Hop
Marcellus M. Murdock, Wichita Eagle publisher and aviation enthusiast, reports Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh will fly Los Angeles to New York soon. He says Lindbergh will stop in Wichita to service the plane and aim to complete the trip in the fewest hours possible while attempting altitude records.
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Wichita
Kan
Marcellus M. Murdock
The
Wichita Eagle
Charles A. Lindbergh
WED FOR MONEY DIVORCE FILED IN CHICAGO
Mrs. Lottie Brenner von Buelow filed a new divorce bill charging her husband Enrique von Buelow said he married for her wealth. She had dismissed a previous suit last week after reconciliation tied to a sensational Sheridan road robbery.
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Chicago
Enrique von Buelow
Lottie Brenner von Buelow
Naval Treaty Draft Near Ready for Signatures Early Next Week
London April 15. rapid drafting progress on the London naval treaty includes a broadly acceptable safeguarding clause to limit building by non signatory powers and maintain parity among United States Great Britain and Japan. Amb. Morrow confident treaty will be signed Tuesday though final approval requires multi language drafts and possible Tokyo communication.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Morrow
Tokyo
Auto Kills Boy 6 in Hamilton County Crash
The fortieth eighth auto fatality in Hamilton County since January 1 occurred at General Hospital with Leo Fenn Jr., six, of 3106 Cavanaugh avenue dying after being struck by a car driven by Beulah Noll, 21, of 5443 Ralston avenue Norwood. She was arrested on reckless driving charges. the boy suffered a fractured skull and broken ribs.
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Hamilton County
General Hospital
Leo Fenn, Jr
Cavanaugh Avenue
Harrison Avenue
Beulah Noll
Ralston Avenue
Norwood
War Chaplain Sermon Sparks Controversy in Washington
A Lent sermon by Rev. Peter Ainslie in Washington drew charges of insulting the country and chaplains. Dr. Jason Nobile Pierce, Baltimore pastor and Coolidge-era adviser, called the remarks an insult to the nation and to army and naval chaplains. Col. Julian Yates reviewed the exchange and offered a tempered reply.
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Washington
Churches of America
Army
Navy
United States Army
Peter Ainslie
Christian Temple
Baltimore
Jason Nobile Pierce
First Congregational Church
Julian EB. Yates
Daughters of the American Revolution
Pierce
President Coolidge
United States
Ainslee
Col. Yates
Christian Church
Court boomerang to Negro complainant in Ohio case
Special to The Commercial Tribune. In Hamilton Ohio Harry Hunter a Black resident arrested Charles Morris for disorderly conduct and then faced a counter charge himself. On the stand Hunter said Morris struck him with his fist. Hunter paid a $10 fine while Morris was freed as the courtroom crowd tittered.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
Harry Hunter
Garden Avenue
Blackstone
Charles Morris
South Second Street
Hunter
A. J. Pater
Morris
Congress Raises Duties on Hats and Luxuries in Tariff Talks
Washington April 15 Conferees on Hawley Smoot tariff raise duties on straw hats high priced fur hats novelty jewelry lace and embroidered handkerchiefs matches and cork products while cheaper fur hats and unset diamonds and stones see reduced tariffs. Senate and House clash over hide leather shoe duties and immigration limits and origins quotas move to new positions. House Military Affairs plots private leasing of Muscle Shoals project after Norris plan rejected.
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Washington
Bull
Senate
House
Norbeck
Norris
Muscle Shoals
House Military Affairs Committee
Amster Accuser Recites 13 Year Relationship in Court
Olga Eide Edwards testified in General Sessions that Nathan L. Amster never paid her to shoot or expose their relation. She said Amster freely gave money including a 100000 trust fund intended for the baby and that the will naming him guardian remained valid. The cross examination failed to alter her account as she faced questions about the child Lee Edwards and other matters.
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New York World News Service
New York
Olga Eide Edwards
Nathan L. Amster
Traction
Amster
Lee
Olga
James J. C. Murray
Sidney S. Meyers
Richard H. Gibbs
Rosalsky
H. Mott Brennan
Harry Richards
Gibbs
Lee Edwards
Villages in Eight States Lose Population in 1930 Census
Reports from eight states around the 1920 center of population on the Illinois-Indiana line show about 60 percent of small towns declining 5 to 100 percent since 1920. Gains are small in larger towns, while Illinois leads declines at 62 percent with one hamlet abandoned and auctioned as a desert village. Motor travel, motion pictures, radio, and newspapers are cited as factors. In Los Angeles a deaf mute Indian from Mexico is claimed to be 220 years old by a neighbor, though the census man questions the age.
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Chicago
Illinois and
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Los Angeles
James Suviate
Mexico
F. M. Watts
Suviate
Cincinnati Sluggers Struggle as Offense Falls Short
The Cincinnati Sluggers fail to mount consistent offense in a game framed by fatigue and missed opportunities. Buddies rest in sight of home as pitching steadies and defense holds, sealing a close outcome for the crowd.
Plate. Meusel and Heilmann Render Good Accounts
Pittsburgh players Meusel and Heilmann secured productive performances as the left field fence produced homers, though fans reportedly voiced dissent with the outcome as hits turned into home runs.
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Meusel and
Heilmann
Reds Fall To Pirates In Thrilling 7 6 Loss
In front of 30000 fans the Reds newly owned and managed drop a high scoring battle to the Pirates 7 to 6. Heilmann and Meusel star in a tense game with Meusel collecting three singles and sparkling defense while Engle robs Kelly of a two-base hit.
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Reds
Pirates
Howleyites
Lucas
Kremer
Argonne
Harry Heilmann
Bob Meusel
Harry
Meusel
California
George Kelly
Sir Robert
Bartell
Engle
Pie Traynor
Bucs
Kelly
Big George
Gosh
Hemsley
Campbell
Ens
Howley
Red
Archie Campbell
St. Paul
Nie
Bennie Frey
Temperature report and regional weather outlook
The bulletin covers temperatures and brief weather notes for Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee with showers and cooler spells. It includes a table of current temperatures highs and precipitation across cities such as Eastport Louisville Boston Nashville Albany Cleveland New York Detroit Atlanta St. Louis and Chicago and notes a record for April 15 1930 with figures for high low and average temperatures and precipitation.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Eastport
Louisville
Boston
Nashville
Albany
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
City
S. Mari Os
Chicago
Jackson'le
Duluth
Atlanta
St. Louis
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Pontiac
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Chester
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U. S
Attor
Ters
Mrs. McCormick
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Baker
Hop Plan OF Lindbergh
Frank H. King
Army War Chaplains
Elenore Kellogg
Cincinnati Sluggers
Bob Newhall
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