Congress To Get Report On Dry Law On Monday
President Hoover prepared to transmit the first report of the Crime Commission on Prohibition. The document reportedly urges unification of enforcement efforts including merging the prohibition unit into the justice department and consolidating border patrols. Senate leaders debated personnel changes and the need for hearings as the report was readied for Congress.
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Congress
Washington
Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover
Commission
White House
Justice Department
Mitchell
Capitol
Harris
Georgia
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Ogden Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
Enforcement Commission
Joint Congressional Committee
House
No Trace of Man Believed Adrift
Wilmington January 11. No trace of William Larsen of Highland New Jersey who is believed adrift in an open dory near Frying Pan Shoals has been found. Coast guard cutters Manning Mascoutin and Modoc and boats from stations at Norfolk Wilmington continue the search for Larsen and his two partners in the Roselind.
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Wilmington
William Larsen
Highland
N. J
Atlantic
Frying Pan Shoals
Coast Guard
Larsen
Southport
Manning
Mascoutin
Norfolk
Modoc
Shearer Document Found a Hoax Says Senate Report
Senate investigators said the so called amazing secret British Document given to the navy by William B. Shearer was a 1919 satire written by Dr. William J. Maloney to counter British propaganda about the League of Nations. The piece sold 500000 copies in Canada and was run in serial form.
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Washington
Senate
Navy
William B. Shearer
William J. Maloney
New York
League of Nations
Lord Northcliffe
Shearer
Geneva
Maloney
State Department
Fruit Fly Inspectors Not Assigned To Liquor Search
The agriculture department rejected Dr. C. W. Crooks suggestion that federal inspectors assigned to Mediterranean fruit fly work in Florida be required to search automobiles for liquor. The idea was stated in a letter to Sen. Fletcher of Florida, who publicized the department’s position.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
C. W. Crooks
Florida Anti- Saloon League
Florida
Higher tariff on sugar debated in senate
Washington Jan 11 Opponents of a higher sugar tariff argued against raising the Cuban duty from 1 76 to 2 20 cents a pound while advocates counted possible votes. Senator Harrison urged primary election risk to supporters. Senator Copeland called the plan an invasion of American homes. Debates also touched on a bounty alternative backed by Senator Borah and opposed by Senator La Follette, with Smoot and Wisconsin professors cited.
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Washington
Senate
Harrison
Mississippi
Copeland
New York
Borah
Idaho
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Smoot
University of Wisconsin
Dr. Harry W. Chase Attends White House Luncheon
UNC president Dr. Harry W. Chase returned from New York and Washington where he joined Carnegie corp members in a committee meeting on educational radio use. In Washington he and University of Wisconsin President Glenn Frank were guests at a White House luncheon hosted by President Hoover.
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Chapel Hill
Harry W. Chase
University of North Carolina
New York
Washington
Carnegie Corporation
Owen D. Young
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Hoover
White House
Beating Claim Totherow Sparks Labor Defense Probe
The International Labor Defense says Elbert Totherow, organizer for the National Textile Workers Union, was beaten by a gang of thugs at the Robeson county courthouse in Lumberton while police stood by. Robeson deputies say a fight occurred on courthouse steps after Totherow reported abducted and later left Lumberton of his own accord.
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Charlotte
International Labor Defense
Elbert Tetherow
National Textile Workers Union
Robeson County
Lumberton
Totherow
B. F. McMillan
Elbert Totherow
Quest For Altitude Record Lost Airmen Sought
Three dozen planes searched a wide area for Daniel Marra and William Kirkpatrick after their Fairchild cabin monoplane failed to return from an altitude test flight from Farmingdale New York. Clues from Fairchild’s N B Beard guided teams, with another undisclosed lead expected to resume tomorrow toward Vermont after reports of a low fog ceiling over Bethany Connecticut.
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New York
Daniel Marra
William Kirkpatrick
Farmingdale
N. Y
Fairchild
N. B. Beard
Fairchild Corporation
Vermont
Bethany
Conn
Jersey
Pennsylvania
Long Island
Connectcut
Cotton Cooperative to Incorporate and Headquarters Still Unset
Articles of incorporation for a $30,000,000 American cooperative cotton association will be filed in Wilmington, Delaware, Monday. The national committee treads a path to decide a headquarters as seven cities vie including New Orleans, Memphis, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Spartanburg, and Augusta. Senator Smith spoke for Spartanburg as hearings closed with no new contenders expected.
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Washington
American Cooperative Cotton Association
Wilmington
Dela
National Organization Committee
Charles G. Henry
Arkansas
Federal Farm Board
Carl Vinson
Congress
Georgia
Augusta
New Orleans
Memphis
Dallas
Houston
Atlanta
Spartanburg
D. C
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Cotton Co-Ops Seek Southern Headquarters in Charlotte
Charlotte vies for the headquarters of the Cotton Corporation of America, a $30 million cotton cooperative. Clarence O. Kuester urged Congressman Charles A. Jonas to aid. Jonas plans talks with Senators Simmons and Overman and will contact Carl Williams of the Farm Board about a southern site.
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Charlotte
Cotton Corporation of America
Clarence O. Kuester
Chamber of Commerce
Charles A. Jonas
Washington
F. M. Simmons
le. S. Overman
Jonas
Carl Williams
Federal Farm Board
Al Smith Narrowly Averts Getting Hurt
In Miami Beach on January 11 Al Smith former governor of New York narrowly escaped injury when his boat collided with another near Cocolo Cay. A speedboat carrying journalists forced the craft to swerve and collide, causing damage and minor injuries to occupants.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Cocolo Cay
Here
al FE Smith
New York
Origin Sought for Parrot Fever Across U S and Europe
Washington reports link two deaths and numerous illnesses to psittacosis or parrots fever as officials seek origin points for infected birds. New cases emerge in Providence and Annapolis, with Baltimore pet shop workers under observation and protests to curb parrot imports.
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Washington
Providence
New York City
Baltimore
Cummings
Annapolis
Percy O. Williams
Toledo
Louise Schaffe
William
Germany
Saxony
Buenos Aires
Cumming
Funk and Dowdy Sent to Roads for Prohibition Conspiracy
In Greensboro on January 11, John S. Funk former prohibition enforcement officer and A. Dowdy known as Guss Dowdy were sentenced after a December federal court verdict convicting them of conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. Judge Johnson J. Hayes denied a new trial and Funk received 18 months in Atlanta federal prison while Dowdy drew the same term plus a 3000 dollar fine. Both plan to appeal to the U S Court of Appeals at Richmond Virginia.
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Greensboro
John S. Funk
Guss
Dowdy
Johnson J. Hayes
Funk
Atlanta
United States Court of Appeals
Richmond
Charlotte To Offer Textile School Site
The textile school committee of the chamber of commerce met today and offered a suitable site at no charge if State College establishes a branch of its textile school in Charlotte. Martin L. Cannon and Clarence O. Kuester were appointed to present the offer to the textile committee of the board of trustees when it meets with Dr. B. E. Brooks, president of State College, at the chamber of commerce Tuesday morning.
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Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce
State College
Queen City
Martin L. Cannon
Clarence O. Kuester
BE. C. Brooks
Mississippi River Near Flood Stage Rises With No Crest Seen
Winter's return to the lower Mississippi Valley ends with rising water as warmer temperatures bring more rain. No suffering reported. some families in West Kentucky and Arkansas have evacuated lowlands. Flood levels near Cairo, New Madrid, and Memphis loom within a few feet as additional rain is forecast.
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Memphis
Tenn
Dan
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Cairo
Lll
New Madrid
West Kentucky
St. Francis
Ouachita
Arkansas
Calhoun
Louisiana
New Orleans
Hickman
Ohio
Cincinnati
Ark
White
Big Lake
Robsion Appointed to Senate Seat in Kentucky
John M. Robsion of Kentucky was sworn into the U S Senate in Washington after ten years in the House for Kentucky’s eleventh district. He fills the seat vacated by Frederic Sackett now ambassador to Germany, with credentials presented by Senator Watson and oath administered by Vice President Curtis.
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Washington
John M. Robsion
Kentucky
Frederic M. Sackett
Germany
Robsson
Senate
House
Watson
Indiana
Robsion
Sampson
Fess
Ohio
Curtis
Hoover
Sackett
Stimson Hints at Linking Disarmament with League Work
At sea near Washington on January 11, American delegates weigh reconciling London parley outcomes with League of Nations disarmament aims. Secretary Stimson may back turning conference results over to the League’s preparatory commission, while opposing any requirement tying U S participation to League approval.
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Ss. S. George Washington
London
League of Nations
America
League
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Reed Lands With His Passengers
Captain Pat Reid and his two passengers William H. Hug and Jim Hutchison, reported missing for a week after taking off from Nome, arrived safely at Unalakleet on Norton Sound. Major H. C. Deck reported the trio had their big cabin plane in the air again, with the location of their prior stranding not stated.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Pat Reid
William H. Hug
Jim Hutchison
Nome
Unalakleen
Norton Sound
H. C. Deckard
Nulato
Unalakleetis
Here
Workers Will Scour State Starting On Monday to Alleviate Suffering
North Carolina welfare commissioner Mrs Kate Burr Johnston said the department will send workers Monday to counties to form county relief committees for families on the verge of starvation. A questionnaire showed widespread suffering and unemployment, though she said the state is not worse off than others. The plan creates county councils including welfare officers and health, education, and civic leaders, developed with Governor Gardner and state charity leaders.
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Raleigh
Kate Burr Johnston
Public Welfare
Johnson
North Carolina
Board of County Commissioners
County Welfare Board
Gardner
Simmons Announces Last Senate Campaign In 1930
North Carolina Senator Simmons, a veteran Democratic lawmaker with forty years in public life, declines to run a personal primary campaign due to congressional duties and lack of funds. He pledges continued service, stating his record is an open book for voters to judge, and withdraws from active campaigning for renomination.
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Senate
Alfred E. Smith
J. W. Bailey
Congress
United States Senate
North Carolina
Democratic Party
Detroit Firemen Reconsider Five Percent Raise
Detroit firemen announced they would ask the fire commissioners to rescind the five percent raise approved Thursday. Captain Joseph A. Creed said the funds, about $215 900 annually, should be used to hire men to aid families in poverty and unemployment. The salary scale lists the chief at 7509, deputy chiefs 4500, battalion chiefs 4008, captains 3180, lieutenants 2880, and pipe and ladder workers 2420.
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Detroit
Board of Fire Commissioners
Detroit Firemen
Joseph A. Creed
Engine Company No. 2
Colary
Battalio
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Sull
President's Crime Commission
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Allen
Kansas
Dr. Chase
Maryland
L. F. Badger
Armstrong
U. S
Public Health Service
Simon St. Martin
Argentina
Frank TI. Weller
al Smith
Funk and Dowy
Stimson
D. Williamson
Reed
Simmons
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