Negroes oppose Parker for bench in hearings
Hearings on Judge John J. Parker’s U S Supreme Court nomination will be held next week in response to requests from the American Federation of Labor. The protests center on Parker’s labor decisions and a 1920 speech quoted by the Greensboro Daily News. The NAACP announced appeals to the Senate chair and 34 senators to allow the group to appear at hearings, citing statements it views as reflecting on the Negro race.
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Washington
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Senator Overman
American Federation of Labor
Judiciary Committee
Parker
Organized Labor
Central Labor Union of
Kansas City
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Today
Norris
Senate
Jimliciary Committee
United States Supreme Court
Hoover
Greensboro
N. C
Daily News
Judge Parker
Regio
Republican Party of
Victoria Favors Retaining Liquor in Referendum
With about ninety percent of votes counted in Victoria Australia the anti abolition camp led by more than 100000 votes opposed a compulsory referendum to abolish liquor licenses. Final tallies showed 422581 against 326553 with 200000 votes still pending amid a dry Melbourne and surrounding areas debate.
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Melbourne
Victoria
Mar
Australia
Gas Pocket Ignition Blamed For Mine Explosion
Sixteen miners were trapped miles deep in a Kentucky coal mine after an explosion tore brattice-work and sparked by a gas pocket. Four escaped, while rescue squads prepared braces as officials hoped for a possible passage to safety. Names of entombed workers were released by the coal company office amid anxious families awaiting news.
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Kettle Island
Mar
Pioneer Coal Company
Sibert Whitely
Tose
Wnio
Harlan and Lexingtne
Norton
Pineville
Lie
Coal Company
J. L. Jones
Jess Lasley
K. E. Hill
M. C. Vann
David Sanders
Mason Sultz
Luther Hodge
Ed Osborne
Harvey Allen
Elmer Steele
John L. Cox
John Engle
Lee Johnson
Adron Helton
Raymond Simpson
Samuel Profitt
Robinson Seeks Probe Into Baskeb Ties Amid Muscle Shoals Clash
Indiana senator Robinson presses the senate lobby committee to inquiry into a link between Democratic National Committee chair man Raskob and the association opposing the prohibition amendment. The panel plans to review Muscle Shoals activities and probe funding and tactics of pro and anti prohibition groups. Huston faces restlessness over Muscle Shoals ties but denies resigning.
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Washington
Mar
Senate Lobby Committee
Muscle Shoals
Huston
Republican National Committee
Robinson
Republican
Indiana
Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Association Against the Prohibition
Senate
Lobby Committee
Caraway
Tennessee River Improvement Association
American Cyanamid Company
Union Carbide Company
Simmons Backs 18th Amendment in Prohibition Stand
Raleigh March 29 Simmons who seeks re election released his telegram reply declaring strong support for the 18th amendment and Volstead enforcement act He asserts belief in prohibition laws and expects their success when national enforcement is led by true supporters.
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Raleigh
Mar
F. ™. Simmons
Senator Simmons
National Enforcement Organization
Stock market soars to new Saturday turnover record
New York reports a weekend surge with 2,991,170 shares traded, a Saturday year high. Leading issues rise $1 to $7, while the 90-stock index climbs about 113 points, highest since late October, as momentum and professional pace drive brisk activity despite thin news.
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New York
Odd Lot Houses
Rumanian Officer Sentenced After Run-in With Prince
In Bucharest on March 29 Prince Nicholas privately sentenced Major Georgescu to three weeks home confinement and a required apology after a traffic incident. The prince, driving recklessly, nearly struck the major, who in anger shattered the windshield with his cane. The prince then acted as judge on the street.
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Bucharest
Romania
Prince Nicholas
Georgescu
Nicholas
Hawks Start Coast To Coast Glider Tour From San Diego
Captain Frank Hawks will pilot a glider on a coast to coast tour starting at dawn in San Diego with a 500 foot tow rope. The flight aims to promote glider operation and air minded training, with more than twenty stops along the route and demonstrations at each landing.
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Hawks
San Diego
Cal
Frank Hawks
Los Angeles
J. D. Jernigan
Charles A. Lindbergh
California
Captain Hawks
Powerles
Hines Sees Unequal Split in Elections Board Picks
Greensboro March 29 AP Hines campaigns for even representation on county boards of elections citing unequal division among Democrats. He criticizes Craven county appointments and says Guilford county selections are acceptable while urging broader fairness across the state.
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Greensboro
Simmons
J. W. Bailey
State Board of Elections
Raleigh
Charles A. Hines
Hines
Jacobs
Craven County
Senator Simmons
State Board
Guilford County
Daniels
Increased powers urged to curb railroad consolidations
Washington March 29 The Railway Labor Executives Association urged heightened Interstate Commerce Commission powers to block mergers they say benefit railroad property manipulators but hurt the public The group, representing heads of major rail lines, warned that terminal shifts and consolidations are wrecking cities along lines and causing millions in losses and widespread unemployment affecting about 206 000 workers and many more in part time jobs.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway Labor Executives Association
Wake Republicans Endorse Duncan for State Chair
James S. Duncan of Greensboro was endorsed for the chairmanship of the Republican State Executive Committee at the Wake county biennial convention. Laurence Harris of Wake Forest won the county executive board chair as a dark horse candidate, nephew to Democratic state senator Wiley M. Person.
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Raleigh
N.C
James S. Duncan
Greensboro
Wake County
Laurence Harris
Wake Forest
Dark Horse
Wiley M. Person
Franklin County
School Teacher Killed At Julian
Greensboro report details the death of 41 year old Miss Alice Houston a longtime charity school teacher and friend of the Beall family after an A and Y passenger train struck their coupe near Julian Dr W P Beall 80 sustained multiple injuries including a broken arm and multiple fractures but was not considered critical Funeral arrangements are set for tomorrow afternoon
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Greensboro
Alice Houston
W. P. Beall
Julian
Lucy
Miss Houston
Beall
Dr. Beall
Five Charlotte men sickened by Jamaica ginger poisoning
Five young men in Charlotte described as victims of a Jamaica ginger bootleg liquor poison. They report paralysis after drinking two to six ounces about three weeks earlier and now walk with shuffled steps as doctors diagnose bilateral foot drop and loss of muscle control.
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Charlotte
N. C
Jake
Jamaica
William E. Wishart
Hoover Supports Naval Delegates Amid London Talks
President Hoover voiced unqualified support for the American delegation to the London naval conference. Acting secretary of state Joseph T. Cotton announced Hoover’s stance, while Senator Johnson of California criticized a proposed consultative pact and wondered about London developments.
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Senate
Hiram Johnson
Cotton
Hoover
Washington
Joseph T. Catton
Stimson
Johnson
California
Mr. Cotton
Mr. Hoover
London
Senator Johnson
Young Plan Gains French Ratification
Paris report states the French chamber of deputies approved the Young Plan after three days of debate with a 530 to 65 vote. The measure aligns with German Reichstag approval and expected Senate support. The dispatch notes the joint German occupation issue was also resolved with government backing led by Prime Minister Andre Tardieu.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
United States
France
Reichstag
Senate
Geermany
Rhineland
Premis Andre Tardieu
Congress To Resume Work This Week
Congress returns to action with the House likely to revisit its tariff bill and the Senate to push the Norris Muscle Shoals measure. Republican leaders debate whether to vote on separate tariff items before sending the bill to conference. Chairman Snell says agreement on procedure remains distant.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Coolidge
Hous i Publican
Snell
Rules Committee
Bruening Forms German Cabinet After Coalition Shifts
Berlin March 29 Dr Heinrich Bruening central party leader forms new coalition cabinet to replace Mueller with a center right tilt after social democrats withdraw. Julius Curtius remains foreign minister, Johannes Brett to head justice, Gottfried Treviranus minister without portfolio, Martin Echiels to lead agriculture amid nationalist credit.
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Berlin
Heinrich Bruening
Reichstag
Heinrich Mueller
von Hindenburg
Germany
Social Democrats
Julius Curtius
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Gustave Stresemann
Johannes Brett
Justice
Gottfried Treviranus
Martin Echiels
Bruening
Slemp Nominated For Congressional Race
BRISTOL Virginia March 29 Bascom Slemp republican national committeeman from Virginia and former secretary to President Coolidge was nominated by ninth district Republicans for the eleventh. He faces Democrat John W Flannagan with incumbent Joseph C Shaffer declining re nomination. Slemp previously served nine terms starting in 1902 after Campbell Slemp's death. In 1922 he was nominated but declined after convention.
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Bristol
Bascom Slemp
Virginia
Coolidge
Congress
Slemp
John W. Flannagan
Joseph C. Shaffer
Campbell Slemp
Enforcements Policy to Stay Unchanged Pending Law Change
Washington March 29. Prohibition enforcement will remain as is until Congress acts on proposals to shift enforcement from the treasury to the justice department. James M. Doran, prohibition commissioner, said heads of the enforcement setup favor delaying major policy or personnel changes. Administrative steps may occur in emergencies but will not bind the Attorney General or his advisers to specific policies or structures.
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Washington
Mar
Congres
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
James M. Doran
Prohibition
Doran
Treasury Control
Mitchell
Darrow Returns Home to Roast Puritanism and Politics
Clarence Darrow, near 73, sails back from Europe to Chicago and Capitol Hill, promising a long laugh at America’s three ring circus of puritanism politics and prosperity. He derides prohibition debates, praises uncivilized foes, and critiques censorship while backing free inquiry as he weighs future cases and his famed crusades.
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Darrow
U. S
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
America
Europe
Capitol
Hiram Johnson
California
Brookhart
Iowa
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Association For Advancement of Colored Race
E. L. McKee
Sylva
Wub
Elections Board
Wake
Duncan
Naval
Young Plan
Mueller
Queens College
N C
Clemmie Jameson
Clinton, S. C
Justice Dept
Marguerite Young
Associated Press
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