Parley hinges on talks as naval conference nears
London talks between Prime Minister MacDonald and French Premier Tardieu loom as decisive for the London naval conference. France and Italy push hard for security guarantees while Japan, the United States and Britain eye ratios and disarmament steps. Details on tonnage and ship ceilings remain unclear as leaders await guidance from Chequers.
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London
MacDonald
Tardieu
Chequers
Paris
M. Briand
Briand
Tardien
Priand
France
Italy
Geneva
Japan
United States
America
Virginia and Tennessee Weather Outlook
Virginia expects fair skies and warmer conditions Sunday with a cloudy Monday and mild temps including possible showers. Tennessee forecasts showers Sunday into Monday with warmer conditions on Sunday.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Byrd’s Antarctic claims not binding on U S land rights
Acting Secretary Cotton said American claims to lands explored by Rear Admiral Byrd in the Antarctic cannot be affected by his stated intention not to claim the territory for the United States. State Department officials noted that whether the government later presses a claim or relinquishes it, Byrd’s statements cannot bind U S policy.
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Washington
Byrd
Antarctic
Cotton
United States
State Department
Dunedin
New Zealand
Elk Hills Lease Case Ends as Defense Prep Planned
The Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve bribery case against Edward L. Doheny concluded with testimony showing the Pacific Oil Company would have liked a lease but was not offered the opportunity. The defense prepares to start its case on Monday as government witnesses detail bids and internal approvals related to the Pearl Harbor contract and Pan American Company involvement.
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Edward L. Doheny
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Bbecin
M. E. Lombardi
Berkeley
Calif
Pacific Oil Company
Pearl Harbor
Sawaii
Elk Hills
Doheny
Pan American Company
Naval Oil Reserve
E. C. Finney
Interior Department
Pearl
California
Fire hits William and Marys Barton Rogers Hall
A fire in the elevator shaft of William and Mary College's William Barton Rogers Science Hall was controlled after aid from Fort Eustis and naval units. Hundreds of students helped firefighters. several students suffered minor injuries but no serious harm occurred. The blaze damaged the roof and caused water damage, with the president noting the cause may have been a match cigarette or spontaneous combustion.
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Williamsburg
William Barton Rogers
William and Mary College
Fcemen
United States
Sir Christopher Wren
Fort Eustis
U. S. Naval Mine
Yorktown
Newport News
J. A. C. Chandler
William and Mary
Senate Tariff Debate Slows as Free List Remains Unsettled
The Senate spent four hours arguing tariff protection for hides, leathers, and shoes, delaying a decision until Monday. The Od die amendment would shift rates on the three items, with six tries to modify it failing. Some expect the Nevada proposal to carry, others foresee all three goods staying on the free list.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
Oddie
Nevada
House
Walsh
Masschusetts
Howell
Nebraska
Wnevadan
Welsh
Many Candidates for S. C. Justice
Washington reports President Hoover weighing numerous recommendations for a successor to Justice Edward T. Sanford. John J. Parker of North Carolina gains backing from lawmakers and Republicans in several states as the president surveys options, while other names circulate from Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri.
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Edward T. Sanford
Supreme Court
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Southland
Sanford
Tennessee
Goff
West Virginia
Goldsborough
Maryland
Judge Parker
Pritchard
Judge Stacy
State Supreme Court
Justice Sanford
Brookhart Report Attacks Southern Federal Patronage
Senate Post Office Committee reports evidence of barter and sale of federal offices in Georgia Mississippi South Carolina and Texas. It urges prosecutions under the federal offices statute and calls for abolishing the referee system in the South. The panel also seeks broadened anti bribery rules and notes notes from office seekers under R B Greager.
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South
Washington
Southern Estates
Senate Post Office Committee of Inquiry
Senate
Department of Justice
Brooknart
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Texas
Brookhart
Post Office Department
Blease
Brookhart Report
R. B. Greager
Haitian problem believed settled by Hoover commission
After two weeks of work in Haiti the Hoover commission, armed with broad powers from Washington, believed they had settled the long standing Haitian political problem and the question of American occupation. President Louis Borno had resisted the commission's plan for elections and a provisional government.
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Port - AU - Prince
Haiti
Washington
Hoover Investigation Commission
Louis Borno
Income tax payments swell Uncle Sam's purse
Washington reports the first quarterly 1930 federal income tax receipts are arriving nationwide. Officials withheld a full total, noting March receipts may shift after stock market fallout and 1929 profit estimates. Early 15 day data show tax intake at about 20 percent below the year-ago pace.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Internal Revenue
United States
Nome
Treasury Department
Congress
Hoover
Treasury
Doctors Think Jamaica Ginger Linked Paralysis Epidemic
Jackson Mississippi reports indicate about 100 paralysis cases across twelve counties may be linked to Jamaica ginger. No fatalities yet. Officials study spinal fluid and chemical contents, with tests planned on animals to identify the agent.
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Jackson
Miss
State Board of Health
Jamaica
Alcorn
Winstom
Forrest
Smith
Hinds
Holmes
Noxubee
Kemper
Newton
Lauderdale
Jefferson Davis
Wayne
H. C. Ricks
State Board
Meridian
New Orleans
Ricks
Felix J. Underwood
Mississippi
Underwood
T. W. Kemmerer
State Laboratory
Gandhi Arrest Seen Imminent Says Sunday Times
London reports the Sunday Times claims well informed circles expect Mahatma Gandhi’s arrest amid his civil disobedience march. Resignations of village headmen along his route are cited as defiance of law prompting potential swift action, though some predict Gandhi may be detained only temporarily.
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London
Sunday Times
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Funeral services set for Gov Brumbaugh in Huntington
Funeral services for Martin G Brumbaugh president of Juniata College and former Pennsylvania governor will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock in Huntington. The arrangements were announced after Mrs Brumbaugh arrived with the body from Pinehurst North Carolina where the former governor suffered a heart attack while playing golf yesterday.
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Huntington, Ps
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Juniata College
Pennsylvania
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