Wickersham Call Divides Nation on Prohibition Reform
Washington July 17 Proponents of wet and dry positions praise the Wickersham letter read to governors urging state federal cooperation in enforcing prohibition. The dry side favors shared enforcement while wets see potential for modification advocating a return to states rights in enforcing the Volstead act.
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Washington
George W. Wickersham
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
New London
Conn
Lowman
Treasury
Doran
Prohibition Bureau
Walsh
Massachusetts
Britten
Illinois
United States
Henry R. Curran
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Mr. Wickersham
Youth Admits Slaying Aged Autoist in Roanoke
Roanoke Virginia July 17 AP Police said an arrest for shooting to death E H Abbott of New York City led to a confession by the suspect He claimed to be James S Abrams of Knoxville Tenn and was believed to be J S Carruthers a day earlier
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Roanoke
E. H. Abbott
New York City
James S. Abrams
Knoxville
James S. Carruthers
Tenn
Conciliatory Communique Shakes Moscow Protests at Chinese Embassy
In Moscow on July 17, Russians and Chinese exiles protested the Chinese government despite a conciliatory Nanking communique. Demonstrators attacked the Chinese embassy with eggs and stones, while security forces including Gaypayou police and troops struggled to maintain order. Inside, staff of 20 huddled in fear as Lia Wen Sun reported sleepless days awaiting word.
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Moscow
Prapotkin Pereulok
Lia Wen Sun
Associated Press
Tass
Friends of Peace
Foreign Office
Nanking
Soviet Union
Harbin
Chu Zao Yang
Moseley Bound Over On Assault Charge In Charlotte
Felix T. Moseley former Highland Park mill employee is bound over to superior court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after shooting mill superintendent L. E. Anderson last Friday. Probable cause found at a recorder's court preliminary hearing. bond set at 1000 dollars. The shooting followed a dispute over a notice to vacate the company house Moseley rented.
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Charlotte
Felix T. Moseley
Highland Park Mill
L. E. Anderson
Recorder’s Court
Moseley
Anderson
Prominent Salvation Army Leader Dies in London
Commissioner Frederick St George De Latour Booth Tucker dies at 76 in London. Born in Bengal in 1853, he served in the Punjab civil service from 1876 to 1881 before joining the Salvation Army. He helped inaugurate Army work in India and later became foreign secretary at Salvation Army HQ in London.
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London
Salvation Army
Frederick St. George de Latour Booth Tucker
Commissioner Booth Tucker
Bengal
Punjab
India
Roanoke Grand Jury Hears Indictment in Slaying Case
A special grand jury in Roanoke convenes to indict James S. Carruthers 19 of Knoxville after he confesses to murdering E. H. Abbott 65 of New York City for a $12.50 and a wrist watch robbery. Carruthers arrested after the killing near Knoxville en route to Roanoke. Abbott died in a car near a ditch. investigators say the motive was robbery.
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Commonwealth
R. Kent Spiller
Carruthers
Abbott
Spiller
Roanoke
Movie Magnate In Critical Condition After Crash
Dr. William M. Post of East Williston said film producer William Fox was in critical condition at Nassau County hospital after an automobile accident. Fox suffered a brain hemorrhage facial injuries and a possible skull fracture.
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Mineola
N. Y
William M. Post
East Willston
William Fox
Nassau County Hospital
Strikebreakers Headed to New Orleans City
A car carrying about 188 streetcar strikebreakers from Columbia Tennessee passed through Mobile Alabama early today en route to New Orleans. They departed Castleberry Alabama at 10 30 last night after being held up awaiting orders from New Orleans officials.
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Mobile
Ala
Columbia
Mrs Rogers May Head New York's 400
The New York American says the former Mrs Basil Miles, now married to Col H H Rogers, may seek New York social leadership upon returning from Europe within two weeks. She is described as in her early thirties, well connected, stylish, and backed by Rogers Standard Oil funds. The piece notes her Austrian origins and prior marriages, including Basil Miles who died last year.
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Basil H. Miles
Col. H. H. Rogers
Paris
New York
Count Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraeten
Millicent Rogers
Rogers
Artuo Ramos
Court rules dry law violation not moral turpitude
The U S circuit court of appeals held that violation of the Volstead act is not a crime involving moral turpitude. It voided Bernard Iorio of Gallup New Mexico and his deportation order after he lied about imprisonment for liquor sales to gain re entry. Judge Learned Hand wrote the opinion noting the standard for moral turpitude is narrowly applied to determine alien status.
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New York
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Bernard Iorio
Gallup
N. M
Learned Hand
Dawes Abstains at Vintner's Hall During Ancient Cup Ceremony
In London on July 17 Ambassador Dawes sat with 200 guests at Vinter's Hall. He abstained from wine but joined the circle passing a large loving cup. Lord Derby presided. Dawes drank to the health of Lord Riddell but passed the cup instead. Derby joked Dawes may bring the ceremony to Washington if extended to American senators.
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London
Ambassador Dawes
Old Vinter’s Hall
Lord Derby
Prohibition Discussed By Governors At New London Meeting
Governors at New London discuss George W. Wickersham’s proposal to divide enforcement of prohibition between federal and state authorities. Roosevelt cautions that the letter is speculative while governors from Maryland North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia weigh in on potential modification and enforcement challenges.
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New London
Conn
George W. Wickersham
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Wickersham
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Gardner
North Carolina
Richards
South Carolina
Byrd
Virginia
Three Die From Methane Gas Leak in Chicago Apartment
Chicago health officials linked a methyl chloride refrigerant leak to three deaths in a Painter family of four. Coroner Bundesen ordered suspension of all chemical methyl chloride systems and may seek city council action to legalize the ban, affecting up to 75 000 installations and 500 000 units.
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Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Joseph Painter
Marvy
Joseph, Jr
Bundesen
Bessie Dorsey
Painter
King George Improvement Remains Satisfactory
An official Buckingham Palace statement reports King George's postoperation condition continuing satisfactory. The wound is clean and no drainage tube has been needed, with no formal bulletin issued but reliable authority confirms ongoing improvement.
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London
Buckingham Place
George
Florida bank closures widen to fourteen more failures
Fourteen more Florida banks shut today raising total failures in two weeks to twenty two. The closures, confirmed by the state comptroller, affected banks from Tampa to Fort Meade and Bradenton, with several other institutions already closed in the region.
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Florida
Citizens Bank and Trust Company of
Tampa
State Banking Department
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Franklin Bank
Lafayette Bank
American State Bank
Citizens Nebraska Avenue Bank
Bank of
Ybor City
Plant City
Bradenton Bank and Trust Company
Bradenton
Bank of Pasco County
Dade City
First Bank of Port
Highway Commission set bids and prison labor plan
Raleigh July 17 The state highway commission meets today to pass on bids for 13 road projects. Governor Gardner's office says the prison population needs profitable work, and the governor urges the commission to cooperate in using inmate labor for road building to avert a deficit.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Highway Commission
Gardner
Highway Commission
Coroner's Jury Seeks Slaying Clues in Sherrill Case
In Mooresville North Carolina July 17 a coroner's jury spent a full day probing the shooting death of Hubert Sherrill a Troutman merchant farmer. Investigators hoped the three warning letters two typewritten and one inked would reveal the killer's identity and motive.
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Mooresville
N. C
Hubert Sherrill
Troutman
Troutman Highway
Sherrill
Wheat Jumps as Prices Rally in Chicago Trading
Wheat prices surged in Chicago trading with a volatile session. December contracts rose to around $1.54 a bushel as gains extended across other grains and the market closed near day highs.
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Chicago
Editors Granted Stay of Execution in Contempt Case
Cleveland reporters Louis B. Seitzer and Carlton K. Matson receive a stay of execution from Appellate Judge Willis Vickery after being found in contempt by Judge Frederick P. Walther. They had faced thirty days in jail and fines of 500 dollars each.
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Cleveland
Louis B. Seitzer
The
Cleveland Press
Carlton K. Matson
Willis Vickery
Common Pleas
Frederick P. Walther
Cleveland Press editors jailed for contempt
Louis B. Seltzer and Carl K. Matson were found in contempt by Judge Luther H. Walther. They received 30 days in jail and $500 fines each. Newton D. Baker sought a bond stay from the court of appeals while the newspaper men pursue further relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Louis B. Seltzer
Cleveland Press
Carl K. Matson
Common Pleas
Luther H. Walther
Newton D. Baker
Court of Appeals
Victor Berger Slipping Toward Death After Street Car Crash
Victor L. Berger former socialist congressman and Milwaukee Leader publisher remained unconscious after a street car strike caused a basal skull fracture and other injuries. Doctors warned his age and condition give only slim chances of survival as his wife daughter and friends kept vigil at his bedside.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee Leader
Mr. Berger
Dorothy Welles
Berger
Driver in fatal Greenville crash posted bond
E. B. Proctor, driver of the truck that struck Frank G. Bell’s automobile near Greenville, was bound over for trial on a charge of operating while intoxicated. Police say the truck had no lights and was on the left side of the road. Bell, son of the late Frank Bell, long-time Savannah Morning News publisher, died in the collision.
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Charlotte
E. B. Proctor
Frank G. Bell
Greenville
S. C
Recorder’s Court
Bell
Proctor
Frank Bell
Savannah
Morning News
Seek To Make New Mark
Shreveport pilots Van Lear Lary and William Sanders flew the Ryan monoplane KWKH at 10 20 32 a m central standard time to set a new refueling endurance record.
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Shreveport
Ula
van Lear Lary
William Sanders
Shreveport Fliers
Mrs De Priest Praises Mrs Hoover After White House Visit
Mrs. Oscar De Priest described Mrs Hoover as a charming cosmopolite during a 3 minute talk to 300 Pilgrim Baptist church women in Chicago. She spoke as a guest at a congressmen's wives tea at the White House on June 12 and praised the first lady's hostessing and dignity.
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Chicago
Oscar de Priest
Pilgrim Baptist Church
White House
de Priest
Illinois
Hoover
William B. King
the Land
Mrs Gene Tunney Recovered From Regent Operation
Venice July 17 Mrs Gene Tunney has recovered completely from her abdominal operation and now appears well The former world heavyweight champion and her husband were recognized by American tourists in front of a cafe on St Marks Square and retired before the stares of countrymen and Venetians who learned their identity They planned to spend several days in Venice.
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Venice
Gene Tunney
St. Mark’s Square
Poincare Confined To Bed After Speech Marathon
Paris July 17 Premier Poincare, exhausted by five days of speeches in support of war debt accords with America and Great Britain, was confined to bed. Deputy prime minister Louis Barthou said the condition was not serious and that he would likely return to the chamber tomorrow or Friday.
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Paris
Poincare
America
Great Britain
Louis Barthou
Chamber of Deputies
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