Smoot Defends Tariff Against Barnes
Senator Reed Smoot, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, rejects Julius H. Barnes’s call to cut tariff rates to aid foreign trade. Smoot argues tariff reductions hurt American business, cites fall of imports since 1928, and urges Barnes to present specifics for tariff revision to the Tariff Commission.
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Salt Lake City
Reed Smoot
Julius H. Barnes
Smoot-Hawley
United States
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Barnes
United States Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic City
Utah
Mr. Barnes
Tarip Commission
Th Commission
Agency
Senate
Commission
Cannon Fails to Postpone Hearing on Campaign Funds
Washington May 2 AP Efforts by Bishop James Cannon Jr to delay next Wednesday's Senate campaign funds hearing on his 1928 anti Smith expenditures failed. Committee Chairman Nye said the meeting would proceed with or without Cannon and would send a transcript to him. The panel investigates 65300 given to Cannon to oppose Alfred E. Smith in Virginia. Cannon protests that the committee lacks authority.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Nye
Southern Methodist
North Dakota
General Board of Missions of the Methodist Church
Nashville
Bishop Cannon
Alfred E. Smith
Virginia
Wilbur outlines interior department reforms on radio
Secretary Wilbur spoke on a nationwide radio address about two years of interior department leadership under Hoover. He cited a new Indian policy, education research, and updated oil conservation efforts, framing reforms as continental conservation and wiser use of resources. The speech, aired via NBC, outlined Alaska, Virgin Islands involvement and a push toward a streamlined Indian service.
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Washington
Hoover
Wilbur
Interior Department
Columbia Broadcasting System
Washington Sun
Frontier
Pacific
Indian Service
Continental
Alaska
Virgin Islands
Hawaii
Opportunity Offered to Real Workers in Kingsport Event
The Kingsport Times announces a major community event with over 2500 in prizes to be awarded to the best subscription contestants. Entries open tomorrow and run to June 27 with prizes distributed to top performers. Only mail subscriptions count. carrier-delivered papers cannot be assigned. Each entry must show the subscriber pays for their own paper.
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Kingsport Times
Kingsport
State Officials Face Indictment in Bank Case
Asheville May 2 Solicitor Zeb V Nettles said in open court that indictments could reach state corporation commission officials if evidence shows they allowed Central Bank and Trust to stay in business after insolvency. Judge Barnhill weighed dismissing charges against Wallace E B Davis president C N Brown and Dr J A Sinclair directors over listing worthless notes stocks and bonds as assets. Both stressed the commission’s actions were not admitted as agreement, merely legal entanglements in the case.
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Asheville
N. C
Zeb V. Nettles
State Corporation Commission
Central Bank and Trust Company
Barnhill
Wallace EB. Davis
C. N. Brown
J. A. Sinclair
Corporation Commission
Madeira Revolt in Madeira Ended by Surrender
Lisbon reports that rebels who set up a junta in Funchal Madeira capitulated after a month of fighting. General Souza Diaz surrendered to Magalhaes Correira. The fall followed May Day rioting and police gunfire, while Lisbon Cabinet sought shelter as government forces took control.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Funchal
Madeira
Souza Diaz
Magalhea
Correira
Legation
Carmona
Third Regiment
St Lawrence Students Strike Over Rulings At College
Canton N Y May 2 AP St Lawrence University students strike to affect all activities except classes in protest of university rulings. They threaten to halt athletics publications and student meetings. An ultimatum seeks curfew changes and limits on co ed porch parking paddling parties and house parties. President Sykes says the ultimatum will be considered.
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Canton
N. Y
St. Lawrence University
Owen D. Young
Board of Trustees
van Hornesville
University of Vermont
Potsdam High School
George William
A.E.) Russell
Richard Edward Sykes
Edwin Lee Hulet
Jane Louise Jones
Sykes
Bishops Receive Ouster Petitions In South Church
Nashville May 2 The College of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South received but took no action on petitions seeking the ouster of Bishop James Cannon Jr of Richmond Virginia The body also declined to act on requests that Cannon be prevented from becoming president while he asked not to be considered He proposed that the college follow the regular order in selecting a president and noted illness had delayed prior succession Seventeen of the 22 Cannon petitions were copies of a Virginia originated circular letter The remaining eight were letters or telegrams from individuals
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Nashville
Tenn
College of Bishops
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
James Cannon
Richmond
Cannon
W. B.) Beaucamp
S. R. Hay
San Antonio
Texas
John M. Moore
Virginia
George F. Baker Dies at 91 Noted Banker and Wall Street Figure
George F. Baker, 91, renowned New York financier and former president of the First National Bank, died at his home in New York City from pneumonia after a brief illness. Once allied with J. P. Morgan, Baker was famed as the "Enigma of Wall Street" and controlled vast interests valued in the billions. He had just returned from Jekyl Island and was reported in good health before his illness.
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New York
George F. Baker
Frank Rysavy
Baker
Jekyl Island
Georgia
First National Bank
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Treasury deficit continues to grow in 1931
Washington May 2. Completing ten months of the 1931 fiscal year with a deficit of 8788 971 129, the largest in a decade, the treasury entered the last two months with indications it would increase. For ten months, receipts totaled 2 679 935 111 while outlays reached 3 558 906 240.
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Washington
Treasury
Weather Summary for Tennessee A Cool Start Next Week
Fair and cooler Sunday with a cool Sunday night. Monday brings fair skies and rising temperatures. Friday's high is forecast near 65 with a low around 54. Rain measured Friday near .01 inches, with yesterday's rain at .05 inches. The readings reflect daily 6:00 p.m. observations by T. C. Harris, U.S.W.O.
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Tennessee
T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
Scarface Al Capone in hiding as police hunt in Chicago
Chicago May 2. Scarface Al Capone the Chicago public enemy No 7 was hunted by police after a charred body near Barrington was tentatively identified as Mike de Pike Heitler. Capone had been seen publicly until yesterday as allies including Dago Mangano and Tony Accordo were arrested. Federal agents seized liquor and furnishings worth 30000 at the Breakfast Club as John McGovern was arrested.
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Chicago
Scarface
al’ Capone
Barrington
Mike de Pike
Heitler
Capone
Tony Capezio
Circus Cafe
Lewis Russo
Pat Roche
Jack” McGurn
Fred Rossi
Phil D’andrea
Roche
Coleman
Northside
John McGovern
Knife Thrown in Carnival Fight Injures Nine in Kingsport
A free-for-all at the L. J. Heth Shows in Highland Park left nine injured, one seriously, after a knife was thrown amid a dispute involving carnival workers and a drunken man. Victims included Orgie Cox with skull fractures and Otis Greecvjr with a long head wound. assailant unknown.
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Kingsport
L. J. Heth
Highland Park
Carnival
Orgie Cox
Bristol Boulevard
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Edgar Pierce
School Boy Hero Leaves Capital
Sam Bledsoe reports on Bryan Untiedt of Towner Colorado leaving Washington after visiting President Hoover. The 13 year old hero of a Colorado blizzard praised the President and described impressions of Washington and Hoover as pleasant and kind. He spoke about his rescue tale and his stay at the executive mansion ending as the train began to move.
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Washington
Bryan Untiedt
Towner
Colorado
Hoover
Liberty Limited
Bryan
Executive Mansion
Mr. Hoover
Ess
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