Cannon Again Before Lobby Probe Body
Cannon appears before the Senate lobby committee and refuses to testify about his 1928 anti Smith campaign. He objects to questions on church political activity and notes unreported funds. Debate centers on relevance of searches into Huston funds and Protestant Catholic tensions rise in the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
James Cannon, Jr
Southern Methodist Church
Sill
Walsh
Montana
Canenon
B.C. Jameson
New York
Robinson
Indiana
Cannon
Huston
America
Caraway
Cannon defense statement to senate lobby committee
Bishop James Cannon Jr testifies that he withdrew from hearings on May 5 over lack of a subpoena and a committee quorum. He says he acted to protect his right to retire from voluntary testimony unless subpoenaed, detailing his stance on the Methodist Episcopal Church South board activities. (Continued on page five).
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
James Cannon
Chaianan
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Reward Overhead For Reporter Slayers Amid Chicago Turmoil
A $55,000 reward hangs over the head of the man who killed Alfred Jake Lingle in Chicago. The Tribune offered $25,000, the Herald and Examiner added $25,000, and the Evening Post put up $5,000. Authorities pursue the case with renewed urgency as public outrage grows at a high profile gangland shooting near Randolph Street. The inquest was adjourned after three witnesses, with Coroner Bundesen holding back key information. Pat Roche seeks the left handed gunman, noting the killer discarded a left hand glove. Police officials dispute gangland motives, while investigations continue.
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Chicago
Alfred
Jake) Lingle
The
Tribune
Herald and Examiner
Evening Post
Illinois Central
Randolph Street
Herman N. Bundesen
States Attorney Office
Hiller
Bundeson
Pat Roche
Lingle
Slain Chicago Reporter Fell in Subway Ambush
Alfred J. Lingle, veteran Chicago Tribune journalist known for crime coverage, was shot dead Monday in the Randolph subway under Michigan Avenue Chicago. An unknown assailant fled, witnessed by hundreds en route to the Illinois Central trains.
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Alfred J. Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Randolph
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Minois Central
Public buildings fund aims at post offices and courts
The second deficiency appropriation bill advances about 25 million dollars for federal buildings nationwide. Notable projects include Bristol Virginia 210000, Charlottesville site 22000, Newport News land for post office and customs house 20000, Norfolk post office court house and customs house 2050000, Chattanooga post office and court house 1435000, Knoxville 1575000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Virginia
Bristol
Charlottesville
Court House
Newport News
Norfolk
Customs House
Tennessee—Chattanooga
Knoxville
Carol and Helen Reunion Urged in Romania
Renewed efforts seek reconciliation between Princess Mother Helen and King Carol of Romania. Promoters urge forgiveness and a renewed union, while noting Helen’s resentment at desertion and exile. Carol continues organizing government services as page five continues.
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Bucharest
Romania
Jone Ll
Mother Helen
Carol
Paris
Magda Lupescu
Tariff Bill Faces Final Senate Test Friday
The tariff bill will go to a final two o’clock Friday vote in the Senate with a predicted narrow margin. If approved, it moves to the House for a final roll call and then to President Hoover for signature, barring defeat in the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hoover
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Blaine
Reed
Pennsylvania
Senator Grundy
One Die, Two Injured in Truck Crash Near Lena
Odum Martin, 25, died and Horace Ogles, 28, was injured when a truck crashed into a tree while attempting to put out a fire from live ashes of a cigarette. The incident occurred near Canchs Lek on June 11.
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Canchs Lek
Lena
Odum Martin
Horace Oples
Ogles
Martin
Weather Summary Reflects Cloud and Temperature Changes
A cloudy forecast notes a west portion tonight with little change in Virginia. Fair tonight, increasing cloudiness Thursday, with modest temperature changes. East and southeast winds expected. temperatures from yesterday show 73 to 81 degrees, with receding humidity.
Deficiency Bill Reported to House Details Major Outlays
The deficiency bill sent to the House by the Appropriations Committee calls for a direct outlay of 66,211,884 dollars and indefinite allocations over 51,000,000 dollars to cover contingencies across government departments and agencies. It includes 25,000,000 dollars for public buildings, 10,660,000 dollars for initial work on the Bouliar Canyon Dam project, and 51,300,000 dollars to settle German, Austrian and Hungarian war claims. The measure also authorizes various building projects, reappropriates unexpended balances, and makes funds available immediately upon enactment. It adds 1,700,000 dollars for a new northeastern penitentiary, 1,000,000 for federal jails, 750,000 for prison camps, 500,000 for consolidated prison industries, 325,000 for a narcotic farm at Lexington, Kentucky, and 250,000 for the Hoover commission. It provides 20,000 dollars to Justice Sanford’s widow, 326,072 for the George Washington bicentennial commission, 31,000,000 for Porto Rican hurricane relief, and 2,290,000 for the veterans bureau, with further reappropriations of unexpended military balances. The agriculture allotments include 1,000,000 dollars for the extension.
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Washington
Bouiier Canyon
Mixed Claims Commission
Penitentiary II
Lexington
Kentucky
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Edward T. Sanford
Supreme Court
George Washington Ticentennial Celebration Commission
Veterans Bureau
Agriculture Department
Speedboat aims to beat record New Orleans to St Louis
The Miss Greenville speedboat leaves New Orleans at 9 05 a m to challenge the 1929 Mississippi river record of 7 hours 31 minutes set by the Bogie. Mayor sponsors the run with a seaplane escort and four stops Natchez Greenville Memphis Cairo. Crew includes Eric Schelben and Louis Davis as pilots and mechanics.
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New Orleans-St. Louis
Greenville
Mississippi
St. Louis
Dr. Louis LeRoys
Fred Schelben
Greenvile
Tommy White
Harry
Armstrong
T. S. Walmsley
New Orleans
George Schweizer
Eric Schelben
Louis Davis
Natchez
Memphis
Cairo
Miss
Wheeeler
Robert BE. Lee
Dry agents raid smoke dives on Gotham Bowery
New York June 11. Prohibition agents arrested 26 proprietors bartenders and bouncers from Bowery smoke shops after raids led by Maj Maurice Campbell. The crackdown follows 32 deaths in a month from poisonous alcohol and deadly concoctions. Samples of liquid death were seized including denatured alcohol and synthetic wood alcohol. U S Attorney Charles H. Tuttle said cases would go to the federal grand jury with maximum penalties sought.
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New York
Bowery
Maurice Campbel
Prohibition
Campbell
United States
Charles H. Tuttle
Chicago Census Shows Big Gain in Population
Chicago opened a city wide celebration of census day with a preliminary population figure of about 3,853,500, up 650,000 or 24 percent. Vesely, head of the census advisory committee, cautioned final numbers may shift little. Metropolitan area near five million.
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Chicago
Chisago
Joseph E. Vesely
Association of Conmerece
Vesely
Senate considers exception to Hoover refusal on London pact documents
Washington June 11 AP senate foreign relations committee weighs a resolution challenging the administration's refusal to hand over confidential papers on London naval treaty negotiations. Senator Black author and Borah Moses draft the measure as debate, possible delay, and vote loom. Hoover's aides say release would threaten public interest and future talks.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Black
Alabama
Borah
Moses
New Hampshire
Tomorw
Hoover
Johnson
Rembligan
California
Stimgon
Flier Killed in Plane Crash at Quantico
Lieutenant Guy Dewitt Chappell of Hot Springs Arkansas was killed today in an airplane crash at the Quantico Virginia marine corps flying field.
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Washington
Guy Dewitt Chappell
Hot Springs
Ark
Quantico, Va
Marine Corps
Auto Crash Fatal Near Nashville Claimed Hodges Life
Edward Hodges aged 38 an employee of the Tennessee Extract Company died from injuries after the automobile he was driving overturned on the Charlotte pike ten miles from Nashville late last night Police said the wreck occurred about nighttime June 11 and Hodges succumbed to his injuries today
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Nashville
Edward Hodges
Tennessee Extract Company
Charlotte Pike
Passenger Ship Rams Oil Tanker In Dense Fog
A passenger steamship Fairfax rammed an unidentified oil tanker in thick fog off Massachusetts Bay, causing a massive oil blaze. The tanker sank within twenty minutes with many crew lost. at least eleven aboard the Fairfax were injured and eighteen remained missing. The Gloucester later rescued survivors and transported them to Boston as details emerged.
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S. S. Fairfax
Boston Harbor
Boston
Massachusetts Bay
Fairfax
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Norfolk
S. T
Macainreed
Gloucester
Archibald Brooks
The
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William Russell
John Stege
Chattanooga
Carol and Helen
Bill
Ville
Gotham Bowery
U. 8. TO
Tuttle Tal
Midway
University of Chicago
Jane Blocki
Foreign’ Relations Committee
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