Presbyterian Church Denounces Hays in Moral Probe
The Presbyterian Church in the U S A repudiates a Scanlon report accusing Will Hays of condoning objectionable films. Scanlon planned pamphlet circulation asking Hays to name his barred pictures. Hays, returning from New York, chairs a $15 million pension fund committee as AFL head William Green spoke at a public meeting.
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Columbus
Associated Press
Department of Motal Welfare
Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
Will A. Hays
Scanlon
Hays
New York
Earthquake in Japan Leaves Thousands Injured
About 1,000 injured and 300 dead reported after Saturday quake in Toya Oka and Kinosaki. Relief work praised as survivors receive aid while witnesses describe scenes of horror akin to 1923 Tokyo Yokohama quake.
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Tokio
Associated Dress
Home Department
Toya-Oka
Kinosaki
Osaka
Japan
Associated Press
Toyo-Oka
Kinogaki
Tokyo
Yokohama
Arctic Aerial Expedition Back in Safety Report
London reports rumors of Captain Amundsen returning from the Arctic search. Oslo and Copenhagen dispatches note public excitement and feverish inquiries as news from Spitsbergen remains unconfirmed. Silence persists on the Amundsen Ellsworth North Pole expedition, with Norwegian press urging patience.
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Arctic Aerial Expedition
Oslo
Norway
Associated Press
Amundsen-Ellsworth
North Pole
Amundsen
Pact with Mexico Drafted to Combat Border Crime
El Paso May 25 The draft treaty between the United States and Mexico aims to curb smuggling narcotics and border crime and to aid authorities in both countries. It was prepared by the American Mexican conference and may be ratified soon. General Lincoln Andrews declined to detail terms but said the accord covers liquor and narcotic smuggling immigration hunting and fishing rights and information exchange. The treaty adds three crimes to the 21 extraditable under existing pacts, specifics not disclosed.
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el Paso
Tex
Associated Press
United States
Mexico
Lincoln
Andrews
the Treasury
Plays at Hypnotism Tragedy Strikes Denver Youth
Associated Press reports Cecil Lint, 16, playing at hypnotism with friends in Denver when he fell and struck his head. He lies unconscious at his home from a concussion of the brain as diagnosed by physicians. He was found unconscious on the sidewalk by other boys.
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Associated Press
Denver
Cecil Lint
Brisk World Trade May Depend on Gold Standard Return
Washington reports the advisory council of the Federal Reserve Board says Britain’s return to a gold standard would reassert gold’s sway over global finance and end exchange fluctuations. The statement notes the US holds about half of world monetary gold and that foreign demand for American goods hinges on stable exchange and foreign credit favorable terms.
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Washington
Associated
Federal Reserve Board
Advisory Council
Great Britain
Dominions
England
United States
DROP CASE AGAINST JAZZ WHEEL JUDGE
St Louis May 4 Associated Press A charge of careless driving against Circuit Judge Daniel G Taylor was dropped by Leon Vah Cloedt after the judge refused to sign a bond and spent 10 hours in jail An insurance company agreed to pay damages to the judge s car caused by the judge s machine
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St. Louis
Associated Press
Daniel G.taylor
Leon Vah Cloedt
Believe Pres. Coolidge Has Fully Recovered
A Mayflower radio message from the president. It says all well and notes Coolidge has recovered from indigestion that forced cancellation of yesterday’s engagements. The yacht steamed down the Potomac after anchoring overnight about 40 miles from Washington, with a return anticipated tomorrow morning.
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Pres. Coolidge
Associated Press
Washington
Mayflower
Coolidge
Potomac River
Mrs. Coolidge
Child mistreated found in attic of Chicago foster home
Neighbors alerted police after screams from Marjorie Elizabeth Nener, a six year old, were heard from the attic where she was restrained by stocks and fed with a rope around her neck in the Chicago foster home of Mr and Mrs Anthony Neher. Detained authorities investigated the case to determine abuse and the circumstances of the foster placement.
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Marjorie Elizabeth Nener
Anthony Neher
Chicago
Plans for Drive for Legion Fund in Montana
Department officers of the American Legion outlined plans for a Montana drive to raise 20000 of the 5,000,000 goal for rehabilitation of disabled veterans and orphan welfare. State chairman is Associate Justice Albert J. Galen with Mrs. W. T. Perham as assistant, and committees are being formed with names to be announced.
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American Legion
Montana
Legion
W. T. Perham
Glendive
National Organization of Women’s Clubs
Albert J. Galen
Iberia
Perham
N. J. Gilliland
Forsyth
Evolution Trial in Tennessee On Today
Dayton Tenn May 24 A special session of the Rhea county grand jury will convene tomorrow to hear the case of John T Scopes high school science teacher accused of violating Tennessee law against teaching evolution If a true bill is returned he will be held for trial here within the next weeks
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Dayton, Tenn
Associated Press
Rhea County Grand Jury
John T. Scopes
Scopes
Chapman Death Sentence Reprieve Sought by State Attorney
Hartford May 74 AP Gerald Chapman awaiting appeal before the supreme court of errors State's Attorney Hugh M Alcorn plans to ask Governor Trumbull for a reprieve The move suggests he will not die on June 25 as set by Judge Newell Jennings after the murder of a policeman while Chapman remains under sentence of death at Wethersfield Prison In Tokyo Prince Chichibu leaves for two years study abroad in England
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Hartford
Conn
Associated Press
Gerald Chapman
Supreme Court of Errors
Hugh M. Alcorn
Trumbull
Chapman
Wethersfield
Newell Jennings
French Repulse Riffian Attack at Ouergha River
French forces under Colonel Freydenberg report a major engagement with Moroccan troops along the Ouergha river. They claim the capture of Gara des Meziat after fierce fighting, with 5,000 rifles opposed. Rebellious tribes show movement toward Abd-El-Krim, while 20,000 loyalists remain, raising concerns of further French counterstrikes and air reconnaissance noting Moors gathering in multiple regions.
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Rabat
Morocco
Associated Press
Freydenberg
Ouergha River
Gara Des Meziat
Abd-El' Krim
Abd-El-Krim
Kiri
Innes
Les Moors
The Fly Booklet Warns Of Health Risks From Flies
The government entomology bureau reports flies spread disease and signal unsanitary conditions. A 24 page illustrated booklet detailing elimination methods is available free via the Washington Information Bureau for readers who send name address and two cents for postage.
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Bureau of Entomology
Washington Information Bureau
Slayer of Woman Sought in Heyward Murder
Winthrop Maine May 2 The Associated Press says Harry A Kirby wanted for the murder of Miss Aida Heyward remains at large as state highway police and a posse including American Legion members continue the search. Miss Heyward is buried after simple services as a $1000 reward is posted by Governor Brewster.
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Winthrop
Maine
Associated Press
Harry A. Kirby
Aida Heyward
Liberty
American Legion
Prince of Wales skips golf to honor local Sabbatarian Dutch
Jagersfontain South Africa May 24 The Prince of Wales attended a service in the Dutch Reformed church and refrained from playing golf today out of respect for the strong Sabbatarianism of the Dutch inhabitants nearby.
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Jagersfontain
Union of South Africa
Associated Press
Prince of Wales
Missing heir to fortune found in Erie
Dr. Charles F. Hastings heir to his mother's estate of 50000 dollars was located in Erie as John Hugh a former unique identity. A nationwide search had been conducted after Hastings learned he was sought. He had previously worked on a farm near Pittsburgh and in a vineyard while using the name John Hugh.
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Erie
Associated Press
Charles F. Hastings
Fahn Hugh
Eric Toy Exchange
Hastings
Pittsburg Homeopathic Hospital
Pittsburg
John Hugh
Dr. Hastings
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Knights Initiate in Fourth Degree Jubilee Exemplar
One hundred seventy five candidates were initiated into the fourth degree Knights of Columbus at a silver jubilee exemplification in Butte. Attending officials included national leaders, Bishop Gordon of Idaho, Bishop Carroll of Helena, and Governor Erickson, with a high mass at St Patrick's Church and a banquet at Christian Brothers High School.
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Associated Press
Butte
Knights of Columbus
Intermountain
John P. Carroll
Helena
M. Gordon
Idaho
St. Patrick’s Church
Gordon
Montana
Carroll
Governa
Christian Brothers High School
J. I. Erickson
Bishop Carroll
Boy, 8, Accidentally Shoots Father in Camp Near Butte
Vietor Mattila, 44, a Brie contractor, was accidentally shot in the head today at a slumber camp near Butte. His 8 year old son Arthur and elder son Elmer rushed him to a hospital. condition not thought to be critical.
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Associated Press
Butte
Vietor Mattila
Brie
Arthur
Mattila
Elmer
Fluctuation Extreme Weather Hits Nation
The nation endures an unprecedented swing from heat to cold with a May 23 high near 92 in New York and a 46 degree drop, as rain and cold suspend major baseball games in Chicago and Cleveland and halt others in the East.
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New York
Associated Press
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
St. Louis
Canonization of Saints Performed in Rome
The pope presided at St Peter's today for the canonization of Marie Madeleine Pastel and Madeleine Sophie Barat. Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia attended among 139 cardinals as solemn Mass filled three Sacred Heart convents in Rome. An American “first class miracle” linked to Mother Barat’s intercession involved a Manhattanville lay sister cured of a deadly disease after a novena.
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Rome
Associated Press
St. Peter's
Marie Madeleine Pastel
Sister's Christian Schools
Madeleine Sophie Barat
Society of the Sacred Heart
Sedia Gestatoria
Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Mother Barat
New York
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Order
Manhattanville
Barat
Federal Oil Shale Experiment Planned Near Rulisios Colo
Denver May 24 A government experimental retort station for producing oil from shale is planned near Rulisios Colorado. Survey work continues at Naval Reserve Nos 1 and 3 sites with a mine on NR 1 and the retort site on NR 3. The project aims to prove economical oil production capable of competing with well oil.
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Denver
Rulisios
Colo
F. B. Tough
United States Bureau of Mines
Naval Reserve No. 3
Reserve No. 1
Tough
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Drive For Fund For Legion
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Great Falls
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Deer Lodge
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Red Lodge
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Mr. Rice
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