Shots at Tennessee union clash injure none in picket riot
ELIZABETHTON Tenn March 5 Two shots were fired in a clash between pickets and workers en route to rayon mills in the Stony Creek area near Elizabethton A Glanzstoff plant worker Landon Estep fired after warning he was armed as he tried to drive through a blocking crowd No injuries were reported and Estep planned to seek warrants against identifiable pickets as police moved to detain those involved
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Stony Creek Secion
Glanzstoff Rayon
Landon Estep
Glanzstoff
Stoney Creek
United Textile Workers of America
Estep
Sugar Tariff Debate Intensifies in Senate
Elizabethton and Washington report clash over picketing and an injunction at Carter County mills. Warrants issued for aiding arrests. tear gas used as deputies disperse crowds. The injunction bars trespass on mill property and blocking transport of workers. In Washington, a heated floor debate on raising raw sugar imports from Cuba to 2.0 cents a pound dominates the day, with a 3 p.m. vote expected amid party lines.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
United Textile Workers
Aberg
Glanzstoff
Carter
J. M. Moreland
Carter County Chancery Court
Bill Fair
Moreland
Paul Fuller
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Mar
Senate
Smoot
Finance Committee
Cuba
Harrison
Mississippi
Dickering
House
Watson
Indiana
Two Children Die in West Virginia House Fire
In Bluefield on March 3 a blaze consumed a home killing Elizabeth Hypes aged 3 and Buddy Hypes seven months old. Their mother Hazel Hypes 32 was seriously burned and five other children escaped by leaping from the second floor. Physicians fear the mother may not recover.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Elizabeth Hypes
Buddy Hypes
Hazel Hypes
Weather Fair and Warmer in Tennessee and Virginia
Tennessee and Virginia weather notes. Fair tonight and Thursday. Tennessee warmer in the east tonight and in the west Thursday. Virginia fair tonight and Thursday with warmer temperatures. Moderate south winds shift to west tonight in Virginia, becoming variable Thursday.
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Tennessee
State to Fight Low Grade Gas
Nashville March 5 Tennessee faces a drive to safeguard the public against inferior motor fuel. Commissioner Charles M McCabe says the state will post warnings on pumps and tanks containing substandard gasoline and related products. Department of finance and taxation now handles gasoline inspections with statewide checks and tests already under way.
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Nashville
Tennessee
United States Bureau of Mines
Charles M. McCabe
Department of Finance and Taxation
Shelby County
Memphis
Alleged Slayers Speak For Selves In Wiggins Murder Trial
Five Gastonia textile workers on trial for second degree murder of Ella May Wiggins tell jurors they knew nothing of her death on a Gaston county highway last fall. The defendants and their wives testified yesterday, while Horace Wheelus and O H Lunsford spoke today. The state argues the killing occurred during an anti-communist demonstration tied to a reputed labor union.
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Charlotte
N. C
Ella May Wiggins
Troy Jones
Fred Morrow
Lowery Davis
Gastonia
Stimson Calls Surprise Meet In London March 5
Secretary Stimson, ignoring doctors orders, flew to London and summoned an immediate American naval conference delegation meeting. Amb. Bibson opposed the program, and debate focused on submarine talks and ship reports. Stimson reportedly pressed on despite illness, even playing golf to shake off a cold.
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London
Stanmore
Stimson
American Naval Conference
Bibson
Dino Grandi
de Fleurian
France
Ambassador Gibson
Gibson
Brooklyn woman Mary Dennett wins appeal in obscenity case
New York March 3 the United States circuit court of appeals unanimously reversed the conviction of Mrs Mary Ware Dennett of Brooklyn on charges of sending alleged obscene matter through the mails to Mrs C A Miles in Grottoes Virginia The ruling overturns the previous verdict and orders further proceedings consistent with the opinion.
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New York
United States Circuit Court of Appeals Today
Mary Ware Dennett
Brooklyn
C. A. Miles
Grottoes
Prominent Virginians Named in Misrepresentation Suit
In Bristol Virginia March 5 plaintiffs charge misrepresentation in sale of stock. W M Kay seeks 2700 for stock in the And Life Saving Suit Corporation of Virginia named as principal defendant. Cited defendants include C Pascom Slemp and B Carroll Reese and others. The suit notes Virginia charter permitted 400000 stock value while 800000 had been sold and only 5000 placed in treasury.
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and Life Saving Suit Corporation
Bristol
Tenn
C. Pascom Slemp
Coolidge
Virginia
B. Carroll Reese
Tennessee
Chancery Court
W. M. Kay
Plantiff
and Life Saving Suit Corporation of Virginia
O. D. Hamrick
S. T. Copenhagen
A. I. Dykes
John G. Anderson
T. F. Aud
Kay
Slemp
Reece
Aud Corporation
Youth slaying tied to alleged attack on girl
Charlie Meade, 21, jailed in Gate City, Va after fatally shooting Albert Kilgore, 17, at Kilgore’s Big Moccasin Creek home following an alleged attempted violation of the age of consent law involving Meade’s cousin. Meade says he acted in self defense during a confrontation over the accusation.
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Kilgore
Meade
Times
Gate City
Charlie Meade
Scott County
Albert Kilgore
Big Moccasin Creek
Harvey Culbertson
Emmett Salyer
Salyer
Ford urges Congress to keep hands off prohibition
Fort Myers Florida March 5 Henry Ford says Congress should focus on adjusting railroad rates and leave the prohibition law untouched He argues current rate structures overprofit carriers and trucks erode rail business noting Florida fruit and other goods seem priced higher due to rates He condemns stirring up debates as likely to cause trouble and supports enforcement against illicit liquor buyers and sellers.
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Associated Press
Fort Myers
Fla
Congress
Henry Ford
Ford
Florida
Michigan
California
Dearborn
Washington
Ford voices vigor against 18th Amendment repeal
Washington March 5 Henry Ford presses the House judiciary committee to oppose any modification of the eighteenth amendment declaring the same people will never see it repealed The Detroit manufacturer sent via telegram read by Samuel Crowther of Bayside Long Island Ford’s message praised prohibition as boosting prosperity and savings for workers Crowther opened the response for prohibition supporters highlighting economic gains and better living.
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Washington
Henry Ford
House Judiciary Committee
Detroit
Samuel Crowther
Baysid
Long Island
Ford
United States
Bayside
Edison
Taft Slightly Improves as Illness Persists
Taft's condition was described as slightly improved after a good night. Doctors Dr. Thomas A. Claytor and Dr. Francis R. Hangar said the former chief justice remained critically ill, with life possibly prolonged but no hope of recovery.
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Washington, Mar
Taft
Thomas A. Claytor
Francis R. Hangar
Taft Improves Slightly but Illness Remains Hopeless
Washington March 5 after a very good night William Howard Taft was said by attendants to be stronger and more alert this morning He spoke to his nurse and maintained slight improvement but doctors kept the verdict that his case was hopeless There was no late night visit by Drs Hagner and Claytor and the house remained dark except for a single light in the sick room
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Francis R. Hagner
Homas A. Claytor
Mr. Taft
Demonstration Fears Prompt Chicago Police Watch
Chicago police assigned to monitor the unemployed demonstration fear possible communist attempts to cripple power utilities during the march. Chief John Stege said word hints at plans to disrupt the city. Alma Polkoff and five men were arrested yesterday in a raid on a communist headquarters.
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Chicago
John Stege
Alma Polkoff
Five Prominent Day Workers Aid Polling
Before the House judiciary committee five prominent workers spoke for prohibition as a counter to anti prohibition arguments. Samuel Crowther read telegrams from Henry Ford and Thomas A Edison endorsing prohibition saying it remains the greatest experiment to benefit man. Crowther cited surveys and remarks from industry leaders about improved home life and savings as proof of prohibition’s economic and social benefits.
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America
House Judiciary Committee
Friends of Prohibition
Drys
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
E. J. Buffington
Illinois Steel Corporation
Gary
Indiana
General Electric Company
Kanawha
West Virginia
Josiah Keely
Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company
Kelly
Drys to Defense The nations leading organizations unite
The nation’s leading dry groups join in a coordinated push to bolster defense policies. They align on stronger state action, expanded authorizations, and unified messaging to support national security goals amid rising international tensions.
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Washington
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