Moratorium on liquor control attacked by reform groups
Edward B. Dunford of the Anti-Saloon League urged resist appeal activists that state police power to enforce liquor bans risks aiding the liquor traffic. Mrs. Ella A. Boole of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union warned repeal would flood markets and revive the saloon. They called for education, youth mobilization, and stronger state and federal enforcement to curb alcohol.
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Washington
Edward B. Dunford
Anti-Saloon League of America
Ella A. Boole
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Congress
Dunford
Prohibition and Relief Debates Spark Capitol Sessions
Prohibitionists led by a dozen women pressed the House Ways and Means Committee to modify the Volstead Act to permit beer. The Senate Judiciary Committee sent repeal measures to a subcommittee for study as Congress weighs treasury, post office funds and Philippine independence.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Treasury Post Office
King
Utah
Winter storm lashes nation killing dozens across regions
Sub zero cold swept the nation with snow sleet and rain causing numerous traffic deaths. Pennsylvania reported 13 fatalities as rain followed heavy snow. The South saw rain and fog while the West and Midwest endured record cold. Chicago fell from 22 to 3 above zero as Montana and North Dakota posted sub zero readings. A man drowned near Gallipolis after slipping on an icy steamer deck. Continues on page seven.
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Premier Herriot Proposes Reservations on 20 Million Debt Installment
Paris dispatch says Premier Herriot blamed Europe debt troubles on the Hoover moratorium of 1931 and told the chamber of deputies his government plans to pay the 20 million installment to the United States next Thursday with reservations.
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Herriot
Europe
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Hoover Moratorium Critique Shapes Debts Policy Debate
Premier denounces U.S. policy on reparations and the League of Nations while tracing debts history. He cites Dawes and Young plans, notes Allied costs of the Hoover moratorium, and urges American accountability in shaping international finance.
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Hoover
Germany
Congress
League of Nations
Wilson
Council of Nations
America
Charles G. Dawes
Owen D. Young
France
Great Britain
England
Belgium
Italy
Snow May Fall In N. C. Tonight
Snow may follow rain tonight and tomorrow in the Carolinas. Weather officials warned of colder conditions with near freezing temperatures expected in western portions of both states. Snow is possible after a drop in temperature.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Six Hurt In Wilmington Street Crew Crash
Six unemployed men on a federal relief street improvement project were injured when a laundry truck rear collided with their vehicle in Wilmington. Two workers, Harley Benson and Leon Vann, were listed as critically injured.
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Wilmington
R. Leland Garner
Landry
Garner
Harley Benson
Leon Vann
North Carolina tobacco prices improve in November sales
NC farmers sold 61,440,005 pounds of tobacco in November at 12.68 per 100 pounds, up from a year ago. Old bright belt markets led by Winston-Salem, Durham and Henderson moved 1,945,079 pounds at 1.88 per hundred, while the new bright belt including Greenville and Wilson sold 29,494,926 pounds at 13.56 per hundred. Durham topped old belt averages at 12.20 and Rocky Mount led new belt with 14.41 per hundred. Through Dec 1, state markets had handled 244,577,776 pounds.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Old Bright Belt
Winston-Salem
Durham
Henderson
New Bright Belt
Greenville
Wilson
Old Belt
Rocky Mount
Death by own action ends life of former bank official
Walter C. Davis 50, president of City Savings and Loan in Colorado Springs, hanged himself in a New York police station cell after fleeing a $1,000,000 embezzlement charge. Authorities say Davis used his necktie to the door, drawing attention during rounds. He had disappeared six months earlier as the association entered receivership. Eva Terry, ex-secretary, confessed Davis supported her with a Denver apartment, $350 monthly, a car and jewelry.
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Walter C. Davis
City Savings and Loan Association of Colorado
Springs
Col
Davis
Detective Story
Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Eva Terry
Denver
Women oppose any increase in alcohol content under Volstead Act
Washington reports that a dozen prominent women from the Woman's National Committee for Law Enforcement urged the House Ways and Means Committee to oppose any rise in alcohol content beyond one half of a percent under the Volstead Act. They rejected Prohibition repeal revenue arguments and warned of broad social impact, citing testimony from brewers and leaders including Evangeline Booth and Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Henry W. Peabody
Woman's National Committee For Law Enforcement
House Judiciary Committee
Peabodysserted
Democratea
Federal Treasury
Public Utilities Will Be Asked To Cut Gas Rates
The North Carolina Corporation Commission will meet December 21 to discuss gas rate reductions with public utilities. A separate January 11 conference will address downward revisions to telephone rates. Duke Power affiliated Southern Public Utilities is exempt after already cutting rates saving 89,000 dollars for gas customers. Readable gas companies called include Asheville Gas, Carolina Central Gas, Concord and Kannapolis Gas, Durham Gas, Elizabeth and Suburban.
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Raleigh
State Corporation Commission
Public Utilities
North Carolina
Southern Public Utilities Company
Duke Power Company
Asheville Gros Company
Carolina Central Gas Company
Concord and Kannapolis Gas Company
Urham Gas Company
Elizabeth and
Subur
Commons to Debate Debt
London December 12. Stanley Baldwin announced that general debate on war debts will be held in the House of Commons on Wednesday. He said no special legislation is needed to withdraw gold from the Bank of England to cover the debt instalment due Thursday. Neville Chamberlain will give a comprehensive statement as debates cover all phases of the actions.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
MacDonald
House of Commons
Bank of England
Neville Chamberlain
US rejects attachment on war debt payments
Washington reports say European nations cannot attach items to war debt payments due in three days. The United States told Great Britain not to pursue new reservations that would complicate any debt study. Britain offered to pay 95.55 million in gold on December 15, but not as a resumption of pre moratorium terms.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Death of Canton Official Ties Snakes to Crisis Warning
Chu Chao Hsin inspector general for foreign affairs in Canton died aged 62 after a dinner at naval headquarters. Officials blamed snake poisoning though the exact cause remains unclear. Reports note he did not eat snake at the navy dinner but had attended a snake feast earlier, sparking sensational fallout in the Canton government.
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Canton
China
Chu Chao- Hsin
Chu
Naval Headquarters
Navy
Bootleggers Form Greenville Association
The Greenville News reports bootleggers in Greenville have formed an association to foster cordiality, prevent price cutting, and share ideas. Most liquor arrives from Georgia via association members, with funds pooled for purchases and profits pro rated among pool members.
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Greenville
Dee
Greenville News
Georgia
Ex Governor S C McLeod Dies at 64 in Columbia
Former South Carolina governor Thomas Gordon McLeod, who served 1922 to 1924, died after weeks of illness at his Columbia home. He was 64 and survived by widow Elizabeth Alford McLeod and three children. Funeral set for tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in Columbia with burial in Bishopville.
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Dee
Thomas Gordon McLeod
South Carolina
McLeod
John G. Richards
Bishopville
Elizabeth Alford
Marion Courty
Thomas %., Jr
Yancey Alford
Lucy Wood McLeod
Leod
Casey Jones Successor Retires After 32 Years on Rail
Memphis Tenn December 12 P The engineer H A Dad Morton who followed Casey Jones on the Chicago New Orleans line and later worked the Memphis Canton run has quit railroading at age 72 He was a hoghead for 49 years and recalls the 1914 train theft and a wildcat attack on his cab as memories of the Casey Jones era.
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Casey Jones
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Promised Land
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Two Free Walls Escape From Sing Sing Prison
OSSINING New York December 12 two desperadoes John Egan and William Sutton both of Manhattan escaped from the new escape proof section of Sing Sing prison by cutting steel bars tying up a guard, slipping to a mess hall, and scaling a 22 foot outer wall with stolen ladders. A large search ensued with one hundred guards state troopers and local police active.
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N. Y
Sing Sing
John Egan
William Sutton
Manhattan
California Team Impresses In Rose Bowl Preview
Beverly Hills notes a huge crowd for a football game with talk that California’s line could pass. The writer mocks Harvard, praises Notre Dame, and mentions Pittsburgh traveling for a New Year Rose Bowl clash.
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