Reduction in European arms demanded by Senator Watson
Washington, Dec. 11. Senator Watson of Indiana called for reduced European armament as a condition for revising war debts proposed by President Hoover. He argued Americans should not fund Europe’s navies and armies. The stance, with Senate Foreign Relations Chair Ah, slows action on reviving the war debts commission until after the February disarmament conference. Mills said delayed ratification of the Hoover moratorium is a technicality and will not trigger immediate payment steps.
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Washington
Senator Watson
Indiana
Hoover
Europe
Watson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
War Debts Commission
Congress
Mills
The
Treasury
Investigation of Duncan and Foster for Corrupt Practices
United States District Attorney E J Gavin began an inquiry into reports that J S Duncan and W H Foster of the North Carolina Republican committee solicited contributions from federal office holders. Records were impounded and subpoenas issued as evidence of possible violations. Foster said the records will speak for themselves.
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Greensboro
N. C
United States
E. JL. Gavin
J. S. Duncan
W. H. Foster
North Carolina Republican Executive Committee
Gavin
United States Court
Grand Jury
Duncan
Foster
Sanford
Dems Divided Over Taxation Stand In Congress Debate
In Washington on December 11, House Speaker Garner said the committee organization would be completed and a tax bill would follow the Hoover Mellon moratorium debate. Liberal Rainey favors tax increases mainly on large incomes while Robinson opposes heavy taxes on the rich, shaping a party split on taxation.
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Washington
Garner
House of Representatives
Hoover
House
Senate
Rainey
Robinson
Bluebeard Must Go to Gallows
Harry F. Powers known as the Lothario of the West Virginia Hills and Mail Order Romeo faces the gallows after conviction for the murder of Dorothy Lemke, lured by marriage promises to a concrete garage. He is also charged in the deaths of Mrs. Asta Buick Eicher and her three children.
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Harry F. Powers
Lothario
West Virginia Hills
Powers
Dorothy Lemke
Asta Buick Eicher
Tennessee Bonds Plan Backed By Senate
Tennessee's senate approved a plan to issue 5 million dollars in state bonds to patriotic citizens. Proceeds would cover current government expenses and overdue state aid funds for schools. Bonds would pay five percent interest and mature in ten years from Christmas Day.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Senate
Charlotte grocers plan suit over license taxes
The Charlotte Retail Grocers Association will name representative plaintiffs to sue A. J. Maxwell state commissioner of revenue claiming discrimination and seeking the return of license taxes collected under the 1931 state law.
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Maxwell
Charlotte
Charlotte Retail Grocers Association
A. J. Maxwell
State Commissioner of Revenue
Powers Awaits New Trial After First Degree Murder Verdict
Clarksburg, W.Va. December 11. Harry F. Powers faces a mandatory hanging for the murder of Mrs. Dorothy Pressier Lemke of Worthboro, Mass. A jury found him guilty of first degree murder in the Worthboro case. Arguments for a new trial are set for Saturday on one of five slayings Powers is accused of in his Clarksburg garage.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Dorothy Pressier Lemke
Worthboro
Mass
Harry F. Powers
Moundsville
Powers
Moore Opera House
Madame Butterfly Saga Plays Out Across Two Coasts
Sessue Hayakawa sails to Japan for a theater engagement while Ruth Noble seeks custody of their son. In San Francisco the actor’s Japanese wife holds their child as Noble arrives aboard a ship revealing she still loves him. The Chronicle reports forgiveness and a monthly settlement of seven thousand dollars plus one hundred fifty dollars for three years.
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San Francisco
Japan
Sessue
Hayakawa
Ruth Noble
Los Angeles
Yukio
Miss Noble
Miss Nobile
the Chronicle
Dixie Senators Urge Liberal Treatment of Farm Loans
Southern Democratic senators meet in Washington to seek liberal administration relief for farmers delinquent on federal land bank loans. They will await the administration’s program before action, urging sympathetic case by case treatment and support for Hoover's plan to increase land bank capitalization.
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Washington
Smith
South Carolina
Agriculture Committee
Hoover
Harrison
Mississippi
Kane breaks down as he testifies in drowning case
Hampton Va December 11 Professor Elisha Kent Kane testified through tears that he loved and tried to save his wife Jenny Graham Kane who is charged with drowning. He described Jenny slipping from rocks at Grand View lighthouse and his efforts to reach her and get help.
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Hampton
Elisha
Kent Kane
Jenny Graham Kane
G. Vernon Spratley
Spratley
He's Proud of His 46 Children in Juvenile Court
William H. Warren, 61, tells an Atlanta juvenile court he fathered 46 children and has been married five times, defending himself as an expert on parenting while facing a charge of insufficient guardianship for his 10-year-old daughter. The judge took the matter under advisement.
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Atlanta
William H. Warren
Warren
Rep Patman to push impeachment move against Mellon
Representative Patman plans a House resolution to impeach Secretary of the Treasury Mellon within about ten days. He has nearly completed evidence to back the charges based on an old law forbidding the secretary from engaged in business.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Patman
Dem
Tex
High Point Christmas Appeal Urges Help For Needy Families
Broken hearts mark two mothers as welfare workers appeal through the Empty Stocking Fund for Christmas aid in High Point. A barefooted 9 year old and a four month old baby highlight severe privation as four families struggle for food and milk amid winter cold. Local donors and the High School Faculty contribute to a total of 8807.26 as the community answers the call.
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L. R. Johnston
High Point
Welfare Board
Santa Claus
F. R. Taylor
J. G. Goldston
Otis E. Mendenhall
G. E. Klanderman
J. Hyman
John T. Burrus
Japanese Cabinet Resigns Over Criticism of Policies
Tokyo December 11 The Japanese cabinet led by Premier Baron Reijiro Wakatsuki resigned amid criticism of foreign affairs and financial policies. Analysts foresee options including a coalition ministry, a Sei yukai dominated cabinet, or a Wakatsuki-led reformation. Kenzo Adachi’s influence may block his return to any new cabinet.
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Tokyo
Baron Reijiro Wakatsuki
Japan
Minseito
Seiyukai
First Official Plea For Legalized Beer Heard In House
Rep William E Hull Illinois Republican urged enactment of a 3.2 percent beer bill by weight equal to four percent by volume. He called for production from American farm products and argued non intoxication. Hull claimed non intoxicating beer would boost barley demand and proposed a $5 a barrel tax to raise $330 million to reduce the deficit.
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Washington
House
William E. Hull
Illinois
Hull
Dairen Visit Described amid War News and Port Arthur Field Trip
A correspondence from Dairen recalls a pilot leaving a locomotive, quotes a Japanese pilot flying near rice fields, and praises Dairen as a modern port. The writer visits Port Arthur, famed in the Russo Japanese War, calling it the birthplace of Japan and the graveyard of old Russia, and notes being two wars behind in the present conflict.
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Dairen
Tornado kills two near Texarkana and injures several
A tornado struck north of Texarkana at 2:30 am killing J. E. Hardin 50 and Mrs Vera C. Perry 32. J. B. Hardin 9 Harvey L. Perry and Anna L. Hardin were seriously hurt. The Cambell family lived with the Hardins as the storm demolished their homes and downed trees and caused a hospital death two hours after injuries.
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Texarkana
Ark
Here
J. E. Hardin
Vera C. Perry
J. B. Hardin
Francis Hardin
Harvey L. Perry
Anna L. Hardin
Cambell
Hardin
Perry
North Carolinian Among Rhodes Scholars Group
Four southeastern college students won Rhodes scholarships in a field of 12 from six states. Nominees include Clayton Lee Burwell of Charlotte Sewanee Richard N Clark Jr of Atlanta Harvard John White Pendleton of Lexington V A M I Don Krasher Jrice Jr of Middlesboro Kentucky Vanderbilt. They will study at Oxford in the fall.
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Atlanta
Southeastern College
Rhodes
Clayton Lee Burwell
Charlotte
N. C.-Sewanee
Richard N. Clark, Jr
Harvard
John White Pendleton
Lexington
Don Krasher Jrice,Jr
Middlesboro
Vanderbilt
Oxofrd
Culbertson Card Duel Ends In Dramatic Draw Boost
In New York Ely Culbertson and wife captured the evening’s bridge honors after a six hour session. The coup came on the last hand of the final rubber when Culbertson bid spades for game and two overtricks, cutting the Lens lead to 720 points and narrowing the overall margin to 1815 for Lenz and Jacoby.
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New York
Culbertson-Lenz
Ely Culbertson
Sidney Lenz
Oswald Jacoby
Ely
Josephine Culbertson
Turing
Lenz
Jacoby
Chatham
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