Congress Aims to Adjourn Next Week Amid Senate Quorum Doubts
Washington June 14 Two controversial measures sit on the senate calendar as House leaders push for adjournment by next Saturday while noting the exodus of lawmakers. Quorum concerns loom over rivers and harbors and motor bus bills, with adjournment followed by a possible special session to address the London treaty. The District of Columbia appropriation dispute also stalls progress.
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Senate
House
Watson
Indiana
Harbors
White House
Capitol
Hoover
District of Columbia
Gangster Chief Jailed For Perjury
Miami reports Scarface Al Capone arrested on perjury charges shortly after a court dismissed padlock actions on Palm Island. Authorities say he lied about Deputy McReady ordering jail conditions and about property handling while recounting his May 8 arrest. Capone posted bond as deputies moved him to jail.
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Fla
Scarface
al Capone
Dade County
Palm Island
Chicago
S. D. McReady
Director of Public Safety
Capone
George F. McCaskill
McReady
Storm Toll Tops Six Dead In Minnesota Wisconsin
Six dead and about sixty seriously injured across eastern Minnesota and west Wisconsin after a Friday tornado outbreak. Five fatalities occurred near Menomonie Wisconsin, while Randolph Minnesota reported 40 families homeless and extensive damage to homes and farms. Minnesota officials approved 2000 for Randolph debris cleanup as 69 national guardsmen patrolled the area.
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Wisconsin
Associated Press
Wis
Consin
Menomonie
Randolph
Minn
National Guardsmen
House Approves Hawley-Smoot Tariff By Vote 222 to 153
Congress passed the Hawley Smoot tariff bill after a lengthy debate. The House approved 222 to 153 with Republicans in the majority. President Hoover expected to sign next week after review. Speaker Longworth and Vice President Curtis signatories set for White House action.
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White House
Longworth
Curtis
Hawley
Oregon
Ways and Means
Louisiana
Florida
Connery
Massachusetts
Hill
Hudspeth
Texas
Lea
California
Taylor
Colorado
Secretary Hyde To Tour Caledonia Farm With Gov Gardner
United States Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M Hyde accepts Gov Gardner invitation to inspect the Caledonia prison farm next Wednesday. Hyde will tour with Gardner and state officials, editors and marketing experts. Hyde will speak at the farm and later give an address at Wilson Wednesday night.
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United States Secretary of Agriculture
Arthur M. Hyde
Max Gardner
Caledonia
Secretary of Agriculture
Gardner
North Carolina
Hyde
Nyvde
Wilson
Difficulty of All Law Enforcement Shown By Prohibition Says Pound
Roscoe Pound dean of Harvard Law School and member of the national commission on law observance and enforcement spoke at the national conference of social workers in Boston on June 14. He argued prohibition highlights the broader challenges of enforcing all laws in the United States regardless of prohibition.
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America
Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
National Commission On Law Observance
National Conference of Social Work
China Grove Man Injured By Auto In Salisbury
Tom Mills, 54, of China Grove, was injured in Salisbury when struck by a Kannapolis mill overseer J. L. Adcock driven car. Mills suffers a compound fracture of the right leg and head and body bruises. Adcock not arrested as police deem the accident unavoidable.
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Tom Mills
China Grove
J. L. Adcock
Kannapolis
Millis
Adcock
No Clues Yet To Lingle's Slayer
Chicago reports six days after Tribune crime reporter Alfred Jake Lingle was killed with no progress in identifying the slayer or motive. Police Commissioner Russell faces a Monday conference with the city council police committee as Alderman Albert seeks results or resignation. Commerce leaders convene to discuss new anti gang measures amid sharp press criticism.
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Jake’’ Lingle
William McSwiggen
Tribune
William Russell
Lingle
City Council Police Committee
Russell
Arthur Albert
Police Department
Council Police Committee
Robert J. Randolph
Association of Commerce
Association
Bribery Charges Stir Ark Campaign
A former Army major and Helena county judge, John C. Sheffield, accuses Lieutenant Governor Lee Cazort, former Governor T. J. Terral, and others of offering bribes to influence his gubernatorial bid. Cazort and Terral deny the claims. Terral says the charges are false while Terral says no promises or bribes were made.
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Ark
Arkansas
John C. Sheffield
Helena
Phillips County
Lee Cazort
T. J. Terral
Brooks Hay
Cazort
Terral
Sheffield
Five Drownings Reported Across West Texas Floods
Five people drowned in swollen streams and two families were reported missing along the banks of Lake Creek in Knox County as heavy rains across west Texas continued for two days.
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West Texas
Bailey Majority Sets Path in North Carolina Senate Race
Returns from 190 counties show Josiah William Bailey defeating Farnifold Simmons for the Democratic nomination by 67,625 votes with 198,867 to 131,242 in total. Republican nominee George M. Pritchard led with 22,287 in the U S senate race.
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Simmons
Pritchard
Raleigh
North Carolina
Josiah William Bailey
Farnifold M. Simmons
United States
R. ©. Maxwell
State Board of Elections
Maxwell
D. Crawford Biggs
T. L. Estep
George M. Pritchard
Asheville
George Butler
Clinton
Irvin B. Tucker
Rev
Grady Dorsett
New Canadian Liquor Export Law Aims to Curb Smuggling
Detroit June 14. Conditions along the Detroit river during the first two weeks of operation of the new Canadian liquor export law have almost convinced Col. Heinrich A. Pickert, collector of customs, that commercial smuggling of liquor has ceased.
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Detroit
Detroit River
Heinrich A. Pickert
Greensboro News acquires Record in merger
Greensboro News company gains control of the Greensboro Record local afternoon paper merging operations while keeping separate staffs. Price repurchases the Record and exchanges 4200 shares of preferred stock for the Record, with News controlling voting stock and maintaining existing leadership.
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Greensboro Record
Greensboro News Company
Julian Price
Bryan-Thompson, Inc
Record
Mr. Price
Bryan- Thompson, Inc
John Stewart Bryan
Richmond, Va
S. FE. Thompson
Chicago
Greensboro News
Price
Greensboro Record Company
Greensboro Daily News
The
News
E. B. Jeffress
A. L. Stockton
Farle Godbey
News Publishing Company
Two Highway Dept Employees Killed in Train Collision
CORNELIUS N C June 14 Two State Highway department workers were struck and killed at a grade crossing near Cornelius by a west bound Southern railway train from Charlotte. James Baxter 45 and Jim Morrow 25 both of Cornelius died instantly.
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N. C
State Highway Department
Here
Southern Railway
James 5. Baxter
Jim Morrow
Charlotte
Charlotte-Statesville
Aimee Fined For Declaring Foreign Buys Improperly
United States customs officials fined evangelist Aimee McPherson 276 dollars for improperly declaring European purchases on arrival from Europe. Her declaration listed 46 dollars, but appraisers valued goods at 138 dollars, triggering a 100 percent fine. She agreed to pay and may reclaim items held at the customs house.
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New York
United States
Aimee McPherson
Evangelist
Europe
Lexington Youth Named North Carolina Edison Scholar Winner
Fay Smith a 16 year old Lexington high school graduate was chosen to represent North Carolina in the National Edison scholarship contest at East Orange New Jersey next month. Whitefield Cobb Winston Salem was named first alternate and Walter N Dixon Jr Newborn second alternate. Eighteen contestants took the examination and all but three of the 21 candidates were eliminated in the written tests given in the morning.
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Fay Smith
Lexington High School
North Carolina
Edison
East Orange
N. J
Whitefield Cobb
Winston-Salem
Walter N. Dixon, Jr
Newhborn
Caught Short and Funny Team in Comedy Special
Polly Moran and Marie Dressler billed as the funniest team in pictures appear in the comedy special Caught Short at the Broadhurst on Monday and Tuesday. Anita Page also stars.
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Polly Moran
Marie Dressler
Broadhurst
Anita Page
Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon Married in Hollywood Romance
Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon wed in Los Angeles at 8:30 p m after rumors and gossip about their romance. Daniels, a film veteran, begins married life while Lyon starts anew in film. Most Hollywood celebrities attended, with film work delaying the couple’s honeymoon plans.
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Ben Lyon
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Hollywood
New Jersey Holds Primary Spotlight
New Jersey plans primaries Tuesday to nominate U S senate candidates for short and long terms. Republicans field four hopefuls Dwight W Morrow Joseph S Frelinghuysen Franklin W Fort and John A Kelly with Morrow and Kelly seeking both terms. The Democratic tickets feature Thelma Parkinson and Alexander Simpson. Fort mounts enforcement as his mandate while Frelinghuysen supports centralized liquor control and Kelly calls for repeal.
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N. J
New Jersey
United States Senate
Dwight W. Morrow
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Franklin W. Fort
John A. Kelly
Morrow
Kelly
David Baird, Jr
Camden
Walter E. Edge
France
Ander Simpson
State Senate
Hall- Mills
Fort
Frelinghuysen
Carol's Divorce Decree Annulled in Romania Crisis
Vienna report states King Carol annulled the divorce of Princess Helen now Queen Helen, a move after he was proclaimed king following exile. The queen reportedly opposed reconciliation with Carol and Magda Lupescu remains a potential match, while Queen Mother Marie seeks a family reconciliation imminent at the royal palace.
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Bucharest
Carol
Romania
Holy Synod
Helen
Mme. Magda _ Lupescu
Marie
Queen Marie
Five Convicts Sentenced in Postmaster Ritch Attempt Case
Five men convicted in connection with the attempted assassination of Starke postmaster Louis Ritch were sentenced by Circuit Judge A. Z. Adkins in Lake Butler Florida. The June 14 proceeding established the verdicts stemming from the January 4 incident. The defendants faced charges tied to the attack carried out near Starke, with formal penalties imposed in open court.
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Lake Butler
Fla
Louis Ritch
Starke
A. Z. Adkins
Southern Textiles Near Bankruptcy, Green Warns
William Green, president of the AF of L, told a Danville audience that the Southern textile industry is suffering severe economic ills and near bankruptcy. He urged employer labor partnership and said the federation is expanding into the South to aid in solutions.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
South
Southland
Labor Chautauqua
Prestes Visit Praised by Hoover and Prestes
President Hoover lauded Julio Prestes visit to the United States as evidence of enduring friendship between nations. Prestes, Brazil’s president-elect, said US Brazil ties do not need solemn assurances and will outlast treaties. The Pan American Union dinner, hosted by Ambassador Do Amaral, was broadcast across the Americas via NBC and shortwave relays to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
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Pye
Hoover
Julio Prestes
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United States
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Do Amaral
Pan-American Union
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South America
National Broadcasting Company
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Delay in turning water on flames aboard Fairfax
Boston June 14. Witness Tom Farrington a Black seaman testified that no water was used for at least 15 minutes after the collision with the tanker Pinthis enveloped the passenger liner Fairfax causing 47 deaths. He said he turned on the after pump but other officers denied immediate hose use and radio antenna fell 20 to 30 minutes after impact.
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Fairfax
Tom Farrington
Farrington
J. W. Genekin
Eugene Nefe
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