Mellon proposes lower surtax rates and education in rates
Jackson Mississippi May 3 Secretary Mellon indicated a likely recommendation to the House Ways and Means Committee next fall for reducing maximum surtax rates and easing the federal estate tax. He argued income tax can fund government operation without harming business, if rates are fair and enforceable. (Continued on Page Two).
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Jackson
Miss
House
Ways and Deans Committee
Treasury
Mellon
Mississippi
Churchill Wins Commons Approval of Gold Standard Bill
London May 3 Associated Press Winston Churchill chancellor of the exchequer secured passage of the gold standard bill in the commons on the third reading. He admitted the unsoundness of obtaining American credits but said they were a contingent precaution to influence exchange and noted a Morgan loan commission payable in two years. He defended the action despite questions about the dollars advance and related losses.
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Associated Press
London
Winston Churchil
Commons
Churchill
Atlantic
Bates High Commission
POSSES AFTER OUTLAWS RECOVERED MEN ON TRAIL
Since the day Joe Tanko and Floyd Hall escaped from San Duentin two weeks ago posses hunt their trail. Police on the star track them across rough terrain as they seek to bring the fugitives to justice.
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Joe Tanko
Floyd Hall
San Duentin
Star
Escape in Hills Halts Nevada City Mail Stage
Nevada City Calif May two escapees from San Quentin named Joe Tanko and Floyd Hall held up a U S mail stage between North Bloomfield and Graniteville. They drove at high speed through the mountains passing Nevada City and Grass Valley before abandoning the vehicle. Sheriffs of Sacramento Placer Nevada and Sierra counties searched the mountains within an hour but had not located them by noon.
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Associated Press
Nevada City
Cal
Joe Tanko
Floyd Hall
San Quentin
United States Mail
North Bloomfield
Graniteville
Grass Valley
Sacramento
Placer
Nevada
Sierra
Campbell jurors reach a verdict in federal trial
In Great Falls the jury in the Gordon Campbell mail fraud case reached a sealed verdict at 9 30 after being locked up overnight under Judge Bourquin. The agreement came about 30 hours after they retired. The report notes limits on promotion costs from funds raised by unit sales in common law trusts.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Mat
Gordon Campbell
Bourquin
Denial Issued On Smallpox Epidemic In Washington
Washington District of Columbia commissioners issued a formal proclamation denying a smallpox epidemic in the capital. They stated the population is about 500000 and that since January only 54 cases had been reported.
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Associated Press
Washington
District of Columbia
National Capital
Coroner Jury Links Two Murders to W D Shepherd at Door
A Chicago coroner's jury agreed with the grand jury in accusing William D Shepherd of murder in the death of William Nelson McClintock and recommended turning Mrs Shepherd to the grand jury as an accessory. They also urged charges over Emma Nelson McClintock's death from mercury poisoning and held Mrs Shepherd as accessory. The jury found no decisive cause for Dr Oscar Olson's death, despite exhumation revealing no poison.
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Chicago
W.D. Shepherd
Associated Press
William Nelson McClintock
William D. Shepherd
McClintock
Shepherd
Emma Nelson McClintock
Oscar Olson
Harry Olson
Olson
Pola Negri to depart for California amid liquor and jewelry dispute
New York May 5 Pola Negri motion picture actress will leave for California tomorrow as government decision on customs and contraband liquor dispute drags. She argued she arrived on the Berengaria with jewelry undeclared and liquor in her baggage, explained by her maid. Her attorney and press agents accompanied her to the collector's office as officials assess four jewelry pieces and 14 bottles of liquor. The case is postponed for appraisal. she plans to return to New York May 20 for the ruling.
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Associated Press
New York
Pola Negri
California
Phillip Elting
Port of
William MM. Chadbourne
Miss Negri
Paris
Directoire
Customs House
Elting
Frank C. Archico
Lucille
Woodward'slo City
Mrs Caroline Kling Dies on Train
Mrs Caroline Beatty Kling, stepmother of the late Mrs Florence Kling Harding, died suddenly today on a train en route from Daytona Florida to Telimbus Ohio.
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Washington
Associated Press
Caroline Beatty Kling
Florence Kling Harding
Daytona
Fla
Telimbus
Ohio
Mayor Hylan Will Be Candidate Again
New York May 5 Mayor John Hylan announced he will positively run to succeed himself in the fall municipal election regardless of whether he receives support or endorsement from Tammany Hall.
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New York
Associated Press
John ¥. Hylan
Tammany Hall
Bound Gagged Woman Robbery Suspect Arraigned
New York May 3 Gar net Delbanian a hair dresser was arraigned on a robbery charge after binding and gagging Mrs Catherine Yegonian in her upper Manhattan apartment on April 18 She said she was thrown into a bathtub and pearls valued at 28 dollars were stolen from her
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New York
Associated Press
Catherine Yegonian
Upper Manhattany
Garnet Delbanian
Tough game on many farmers in irrigation clash
Secretary Iwork told the National Arts Club that farm people should have the same public voice as city residents. He cited costly western irrigation projects that failed, with dams built for unfertile sagebrush land, leaving settlers exploited by private landowners and money lenders.
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Br Associated Pres
New York
Iwork
National Arts Club
Scretary
Visalia High School Girls Expelled Over Stockings
Four Visalia Union High School girls were expelled by the school board for appearing in class with stockings rolled below the knee. The board stated stockings rolled above the knee would be allowed, making the disciplinary action a strict dress code enforcement decision.
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Associated Trees
Visalia
Calif
Visalia Union High School
Explosion Kills Eight in Pittsburg Fire at Sinvissvaie Store
Pittsburg May 6 eight persons are reported dead after a mereific explosion wrecked sheep buildings at Sinvissvaie a site barh. Two bodies were recovered from the ruins and a fire hampered the search. Carl Baldus his wife and three children were believed killed. A man and a woman badly burned were found. Police and firemen suspect a bomb caused the blast.
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Pittsburg
argueHevell
Sinvissvaie
Flersons
Carl Baldus
FLIES TO RESCUE Ct ROOSTERS, TOMCATS
Madison Wis May 3 Governor John Blaine defended barnyard animals vetoing a bill to penalize anyone permitting animals or birds to fight and end rodeos in the state The measure would punish those who provoke or allow fights involving any animals or birds Blaine argued the bill would criminalize farmers for keeping roosters like Wyandottes and Minorcas in a lifelong clash The veto aimed to safeguard farm practices and animal raising traditions.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
John
Blaine
Ragster
Cryer Leads Los Angeles Mayor Primary With Big Margin
The Los Angeles municipal primary shows incumbent George E Cryer leading with 69 409 votes from 940 of 1 036 precincts, well past a majority. Opponent Benjamin I Bledsoe, a former federal judge, trails with 36 438 votes.
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Hy Associated
Los Angeles
George E Cryer
O Day
Cryer
Federa
Benjamin I. Bledgae
Dash for North Pole May Be Made Today
The dash for the North Pole by Amundsen airplanes may start tomorrow afternoon at 4 o clock from Danes Island on Spitzbergen's northwest coast. Four o'clock is considered the better time to begin due to prevailing meteorology.
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North Pole
Polo
Associated Press
Amundsen
Danes Island
Spitzbergen
Dry Run at Sea Targets Rum Trade With 21 Vessel Offensive
An Associated Press report details a new Coast Guard led offensive against Rum Row pirates as 21 blue ships deploy with wireless coordination to wipe out rum running by June 1. Capt. Jacobs and Admiral Billard supervise from Washington, with Treasury enforcement under Lincoln Andrews guiding land and sea actions. The fleet carries machine guns, six inch rifles, and anti aircraft arms to compel surrender.
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Associated Tress
New York
May S
Rum Row
America
Blue Fleet
Customs House
Wlvle. Jacobs
Coast Guard
Capt. Jacobs
Admiral Billard
Secretary of the Treasury
Lincoln C. Andrews
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Captai Jacobs
Rough Riffs May Rue The Uprising
Morocco May 5 The latest reports say 20,000 Niffian tribal forces mass for an assault on the French zone in the protectorate. Five thousand tribesmen hold the border and push into French and Spanish areas as the front breaks. French replies strike both wings delivering sharp blows causing the invaders to falter despite brief but stubborn stands. The Rif forces appear to have artillery and allies but are quickly demoralized by French tactics.
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Foz
Morocco
Associated Press
Communists Endorse 24 Hour Strike in Berlin Demonstration
May 3 Berlin report says delegates to communist workers councils back the Communist party plan for a 24 hour strike Monday, the day President elect von Hindenburg is due to enter Berlin. Trade unions and socialists are urged to join anti Hindenburg protests as bourgeois bodies plan a large demonstration.
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Associated Press
Honever
Berlin
Communist Workers’ Councils
Communist Party
von Llindenburg
Kidnapping convict Woodward seen as hero in Vermont
Middlebury Vermont May 3 Special public sympathy shifted toward Earl Woodward an ex convict accused of kidnapping Lucille Chatterton as Vermont staged its largest manhunt. Supporters say he meant well and wanted to rescue the girl from her allegedly abusive father, while Chatterton’s father faced scrutiny for the pursuit. The legal outcome loomed with potential twenty years imprisonment or a $10000 fine.
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Middlebury
Vermont
Earl Woodward
Lucille
Hatterson
Woodward
Walter Chatterton
Chatterton
May Moth Army Advances and Fabric Pest Advice
In May the moth army advances, destroying clothing, carpets, and upholstery. Moths thrive from May to July and in September and October, causing thousands of dollars in damage. A free government booklet offers simple household precautions to control them, available via two-cent stamps for return postage.
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Washington
Arms export stance echoed by Latin America
Geneva May 3 Latin American delegates advocate restricting arms exports to governments chosen by constitutional process. Dr Gustavo Guerrera of Salvador urged exporting only to recognized regimes, citing 1923 US Central American accord. Theodore Burton of Ohio spoke earlier, drawing strong applause.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Gustavo Guerrera
Salvador
Latin America
Senor Guerrero
Washington
United States
Theodore Burton
Ohio
United
Negroes Quit Session At International Council Of Women
Delegates at the quinquennial convention of the International Council of Women faced an American issue as a program of American music unfolded. A Sioux band performed Indian selections and 1860s negro spirituals, but the racial segregation kept Negroes from singing since they were not among the delegates and were segregated in the audience.
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Washington
Associated Press
International Council of Women
South Dakota
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