Senate Debate Over Press Probe Echoes Duty to Publication
Senate deliberations centered on repudiating the Rules Committee action after United Press published secret roll calls confirming Roy O. West and Irvine L. Lenroot as U.S. judges. Norris argues the committee lacks authority to sanction and seeks floor-privilege restoration for press. House caucus advances tariff measures to speed summer recess and farm bill votes amid continued dispute over a debenture provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Rules Committee
United Press
Roy O. West
Interior
Irvine L. Lenroot
United States
George W. Norris
Rep
Neb
Charles Curtis
Paul R. Mallon
Capitol
Mallon
Seaat
Norris
Nebraska
Curtis
United Press and
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Evejue
House
Congress
Gasoline Prices Raised Another Cent in Midwest Stations
Standard Oil stations in Indiana and ten nearby states raised all grades of gasoline and naptha by one cent. Red Crown gasoline now costs 21.2 cents per gallon and high test 24.2 cents, taxes included. Tank Wagon prices are one cent lower. F H Fillingham, manager of Standard Oil of Indiana, cited general market conditions and noted the rise followed by other companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Standard
F. H. Fillingham
Standard Oil of
Heflin vows gallery abolition over press bias
Senator Heflin of Alabama urged abolishing the entire senate press gallery. He criticized newspapers for not using a speech he gave in the Senate yesterday and said he would remove the gallery privilege if reporters continue to act as a Roman press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Senate
Heflin
New Era Motors to Manufacture Front Wheel Drive Sedan
New Era Motors Inc led by A M Andrews announced mass production of a front wheel drive five passenger sedan. The car places all control mechanisms in front of the driver with an emergency brake on the right and lacks running boards. Two plants are planned in Cleveland and St Louis. Five hundred sedans are expected by July 1.
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Burnited Presse
New York
New Era Motors, Inc
A. M. Andrews
Cleveland
St. Louis
Andrews
Suit seeks $5000 bond recovery for Wild Bank case
Charles Schlegel of Indianapolis Charles Hoover of Middlebury Farmers State Bank at Lanesville and Amanda Hamilton of Greensburg sue to recover a $5000 bond posted by Standard Accident Insurance Co of Detroit on behalf of the defunct J F Wild & Co State Bank. The suit filed in circuit court says the bonds were sold without registration with the state securities commission. Frederick Schortemeier former secretary of state filed the suit.
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Standard Accident Insurance Company
Detroit
J. F. Wild & Co
State Bank
Ingerrose Investment Company
State Securities Commission
Charles Schlegel
Indianapolis
Charles Hoover
Middlebury
Farmers State Bank
Lanesville
Amanda Hamilton
Greensburg
Frederick Schortemeier
Cobb and Long To Dine With Hoover At White House
Irvin Cobb humorist and Ray Long editor were invited to a White House luncheon. Cobb just returned from a South American tour and is expected to share reactions from Hoover's goodwill trip with the President.
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United Press
Washington
Irvin Cobb
Ray Long
White House
Cobb
Herbert Hoover
Cowboys and mechanic push toward nearly 100 hours in air
In Fort Worth Texas Airmen Meacham field report the pair of flyer Robbins and Jim Kelley riding a rebuilt Ryan monoplane have reached ninety eight hours aloft at 135 pm on May 23 as they chase a new sustained flight record.
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United Press
FT. Worth
Texas
Meachamfield
Fort Worth
Reg Robbins
Jim Kelley
Kelly
Robbins
Lone thug shoots man and attacks girl in Spokane incident
Police and locals hunted an assailant in Hangman Creek district after a man, William J. Johnson, and Miss Hazel Huller were fired upon and bound with copper wire. Both were in critical condition. the car was later found burning with the woman chloroformed and the man shot multiple times.
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Spokane
Wash
Hangman Creek
William J. Johnson
Hazel Huiler
Johnson
Inland Empire
Huller
Copley Papers Probe Reopens for Publisher Stand
The Federal Trade Commission will reopen its inquiry into the Copley newspapers to allow publisher Ira Copley to testify. Norris had accused him of close ties to Insull power interests after his purchase of the San Diego Union Tribune and Independent and a chain of California papers. Copley already owned the Illinois State Journal and other Illinois papers.
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Scripps-Howard
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Copley
Ira C. Copley
George W. Norris
Insull Power
Sa Diego Union, Tribune and Independent
California
Illinois State Journal
Springfield
Illinois
Taggart's Son Named to Clark Memorial Commission
Thomas D. Taggart, appointed by Governor Harry G. Leslie, will complete the late Thomas D. Taggart’s term on the George Rogers Clark memorial commission. The term expires May 14, 1931.
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Thomas D. Taggart
Harry G. Leslie
George Rogers Clark
Woman Attempts toUnload Revolver After Theft Incident
A Chicago report from May 23 describes a woman who, while attempting to unload a revolver she had just taken, sparked an incident. Details on injuries or charges were not immediately available.
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United Press
Chicago
Window Leap Fatal at Marion County Infirmary
Enoch Ricketts aged 70 died in city hospital after leaping from a window at the Marion County infirmary on May 6. He was confined in the psycopathic ward as an inmate.
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Enoch Ricketts
Marion County Infirmary
City Hospital
Psycopathic Ward
Leffler Arrested Over Bigamy Claim in New York
In New York on May 23 William Leffler was arrested after his second wife hid in the rumble seat of his car and overheard him discuss with his first wife. He faces bigamy charges as he claims a March divorce while his second wife says they wed ten months earlier.
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Kelly
Meacham Field
Bu United Prene
New York
William Leffler
Leffler
Strikers Fight Court Penalty Over Picketing in Tennessee
In Elizabethton Tennessee United Textile Workers press the strike at Bemberg Glanzstoff plants as over fifty strikers face contempt of court charges in Carter County chancery court for alleged injunction violations. Attorney John R Neal aids the defense while Dr Arthur Mothwurf resumes work on the new 3 million dollar Glanzstoff unit and urges striking workers to return by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Elizabethton
Tenn
South
United Textile Workers’ Union
Bemberg- Glanzstoff
Carter County Chancery Court
John R. Neal
Arthur Mothwurf
Mills
Mothwurf
New Precinct Map Advances Before Friday Print
County commissioners refused to delay publication of the new precinct boundaries to allow city councilmen time to review changes. President Edward B. Raub Sr. asked County Auditor Harry Dunn to postpone, but the request was denied with no reason given. Councilmen urged an increase from the proposed fifty two to about twenty more precincts, Raub said the county has the right to fix city election boundaries.
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Edward B. Raub Sr
Harry Dunn
Dunn
Raub
Vote on skip stop plan on East Washington line
A referendum on the skip stop system for the East Washington street car line will be held by line passengers under the supervision of the public service commission. About 20,000 ballots will be distributed on cars. Conductors and motormen will collect ballots and tallies made in the company office.
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East Washington Street
Public Service Commission
Pupils Desert Urbana Classrooms Over Sex Talk Resignation
About 450 students deserted classes in Urbana as a parade protested the resignation of M. L. Flaningam city schools superintendent. Flaningam, ex-principal of Urbana high, left after seven women teachers complained he discussed sex matters too freely with them.
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Urbana
M. L. Flaningam
Flaningam
Urbana High School
Jewel theft reported at Indianapolis Country Club area
Mrs. George Rockwood reported a $1500 diamond and emerald brooch stolen near the Indianapolis Country Club on Wednesday afternoon. Letcher Miller reported a $285 diamond ring taken from his home within the last two weeks.
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Indianapolis Country Club
George Rockwood
North
Delaware Street
Letcher Miller
Highland Place
Woman shoots at self four times in divorce dispute
Mrs. Ascendon Gradwell, 38, a roomer at 801 Arbor Avenue, fired four shots at herself during divorce talks with her husband Lester Gradwell, 44. Neighbors heard shots. police found her unharmed. She pleaded for rescue and faces charges after the incident.
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Ascendon Gradwell
Arbor Avenue
Lester
Charles Hodges
Roy Shepard
Bandits halt Fountain Square bank hold up wounding two
A 65 year old bank president and three tellers repelled four bandits at Fountain Square Bank 1059 Virginia Ave. One bandit was wounded fatally. another fled and later confessed links to the Irvington Bank holdup on East Washington St. Witnesses say Laveranz and Schneider aided in stopping the shooter and saving the president.
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Fountain Square State Bank
Virginia Avenue
Irvington State
East Washington Street
Indiana
William Engiebright
James Jackson
Iberia
City Hospital
J. P. Larkins
Trevoria
Harry Watson
Watson
Billy
Washington
J. F. Landry
Lafayette South Side Bank of
Bradbury Street
Carl Laveranz
Holbrook Street
Laveranz
Nackenhorst
Strack
Schneider
Charles Meek
Charles Bechtold
East Side State Bank
Larkin
Ted Campbell
North
Layman Street
Irvington State Bank
Carl Laverant
Teller
Val F. Schneider
Eugene W. Strack
William Nackenhorst
J. Walter Dunn
Bus Victim Helen Buschmann Ready to Testify in $250000 Suit
Miss Helen L. Buschmann, 20, of Westfield Mass, injured by a bus near Mentor. she is to testify in Lake County court in a high profile $250,000 damage suit against the Great Lakes Stage Company. Companions testified yesterday detailing the fatal impact and speed.
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United Press
Painesville
Helen L. Buschmann
Westfield
Mass
Mentor
Great Lakes Stage Company
Lake County Court House
Miss Buschmann
Hourly Temperatures and Readings Across the Day
The chart shows temperatures at several times through the morning and afternoon. Readings include 60 at 8 am and 60 at 10 am with steady increases toward 75 by 1 pm, reflecting a warm day with highs near 81.
Senator Sims Stricken at Terre Haute Hospital
State Senator George W. Sims of Terre Haute was brought to Robert Long hospital this afternoon seriously ill. The Republican lawmaker bitterly opposed city manager legislation in the last two legislative sessions.
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George W. Sims
Terre Haute
Robert Long Hospital
Sims
Ex foes sail together aboard Mauretania
Two former wartime adversaries share a voyage on the liner Mauretania May 23 with Rear Admiral Gordon Campbell who commanded the British Q ships and Count Felix von Luckner set to dine at the captain's table while passengers watch the unlikely reunion unfold.
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Raider von Luckner
Onewave
York
Mauretania
Gordon Campbell
Count Felix
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Teller Track
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Robert Weiland
Shelby Street
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