Five Nations View U S Supreme Court Ruling On Liquor Ships
Washington May 26 Five foreign governments including Britain Spain France Italy and the Netherlands told the state department their views on the high court decision banning liquor on foreign ships within the three mile limit They warn of inconveniences to international commerce and note a potential shift in international law If nations rigidly apply their powers Treasury officials study the British and Spanish notes and prohibition plans may affect ship stores and medicinal liquor rulings without public release.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Supreme Court
Hughes
Treasury
Haynes
Prohibition Headquarters
Prohibition Agents Break Ring Tied to Rum Fleet
Norfolk authorities report a vast liquor smuggling syndicate exposed after the yesterday arrest of William L. Buttwell alias William E. Baker and Rex D. Sheldon of New York. Buttwell claims he is the second in command of the Atlantic coast rum fleet. Investigators say fifty four men with branches in New York Canada London Scotland and the Bermudas are involved and more arrests are pending.
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Annotated
Norfolk
William L. Buttwell
William E. Baker
Virginia Capes
Burwell
Wife
Rex D. Sheldon
New York
Canada
London
Scotland
Bermudas
Mississippi Jail Escape Baffles Forest County Officials
In Hattiesburg on May 26, two inmates Tom Moore and William E. Jordan escaped the Forest County jail around 3 10 am. They reportedly received outside help as four locks were opened from the outside and guard F M Ward faced a pistol threat. Moore, a Pennsylvania convict linked to safe blowing and auto thefts, and Jordan an ex service man linked to Lone Scout and Legion activity, are sought by authorities.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Forest County
Tom Moore
Pennsylvania
White
Perry County
William E. Jordan
F. M. Ward
Moore
Ward
Jordan
American Legion
Great Britain Seeks Negotiated Path with Russia
London reports that Britain will not break diplomatic relations with Russia. Prime Minister Baldwin’s government aims to resolve outstanding issues through negotiation and is open to a conference in London with Soviet representative Leonid Krassin to discuss Anglo-Russian relations.
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London
Great Britain
Russia
Moscow
Baldwin
Leonid Krassin
Lord Curzon
M. Krassin
Foreign Office
Navy must be ready in a world filled with menace
Secretary Denby told the Naval War College graduating class that the Navy must be kept ready for defense in a world of menace. He urged naval strength backed by diplomacy to preserve peace but warned that war among great powers could involve many nations.
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Denby
Newport
R. L
Naval War College
Alwys
Turkish foreigner privilege treaties agreed at Near East talks
Lausanne reports the Near East conference political committee agreed on separate treaties with Turkey and other nations to settle privileges for foreigners in Turkey. The treaties must be negotiated within a year while Turkey maintains the status quo.
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Lausanne
Turkey
Ministers demand removal of Bella Donna film in Monroe
The Twin Cities Ministerial Association plans a Monday resolution led by Rev. Frank Tripp to condemn the motion picture Bella Donna for showing interracial romance. They urge Monroe theaters to refrain from exhibiting the film to avoid moral concerns and racial tensions.
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Twin Cities
South
Weather Outlook for Week Begins With Showers
Washington May 26. Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday. Gulf States partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers, temperature about normal.
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Washington
Gulf States
Schlageter Executed in Occupied Territory for Rail Sabotage
Albert Schlageter was executed by French troops in the occupied zone for rail sabotage and espionage. He was shot at a quarry near a cemetery after a French court martial convicted him, marking the first such execution in the area.
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Duesseldorf
Albert Schlaeeter
Schlageter
Hitler
Communist workers council extends strike to Westphalia
A dispatch from Duesseldorf reports the Berlin based communist workers council will widen the strike in the occupied zone to all of Westphalia and the right bank of the Rhine. The Essen meeting received permission from French authorities to proceed.
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Berlin
Communist Workers Council
Westphalia
Rhine
Duesseldorf
Essen
Ruhr Chaos Warns of Immediate Intervention
A telegraphic appeal from the Dortmund General Trade Unions to Social Workers International at Hamburg warns that Ruhr occupation worsens distress and fuels revolts with bloody fighting reported in several areas.
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Dortmund
Ruhr
New Social Workers International
Hamburg
Dortmund General Trade Unions
Greece and Turkey Reach Reparations Agreement
Lausanne reports a three hour conference ends with a near final accord between Turkey and Greece on reparations. Ex Prime Minister Venizelos returns from Lausanne and simply says Peace. Details to be arranged later as the ditto dispatch notes settlement reached amid fears of hostilities.
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Associated Press
London
Lausanne
Venizelos
Greece
Turkey
Foreign troops deemed inadequate to counter Shantung brigands
In North China the foreign military headquaters estimate about 3 900 foreign troops available for an emergency move against 10 000 brigands in Shantung. Amer ican and British, French contingents are cited, with action only as last resort. One soldier killed and two captured in latest fighting. farmers aided in defense of crops.
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Associated Press
Shantung
Paotauku
Tsao Chwang
Lieutenant Crocker Nears Gulf to Lakes Flight Goal
Lieutenant Harrison G. Crocker was more than halfway to his Gulf to Lakes non stop flight from Ellington Field Houston to Selfridge Field Detroit. At 1 15 p m he was sighted near Princeton Indiana after about 800 miles of the 1499 mile journey. He had been in the air eight hours aiming to set a record.
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Associated Pross
Chicago
Harrison G. Crocker
Gulf-to-Lakes
Princeton
Ind
Ellington Field
Houston
Selfridge Field
Detroit
French Oppose War Seeks Allied Urgent Representations
The French government has asked Britain and Italy to urge the allies to avoid involvement in a potential Turco Greek conflict. Paris seeks assurances that the Turkish army will not cross into Thrace nor will the Greek fleet enter the Dardanelles.
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Great Britain
Italy
Athens
Thrace
Dardanelles
Fortune in His Jeans Hidden Diamonds Stolen from Mrs. Smith
Chicago police search for Michael Riley who unknowingly carries a $20 000 fortune in diamonds wrapped in a newspaper. Riley’s brother John confessed that he aided two others in the robbery tied to the kidnapping of Mrs. F G Smith, wife of an attorney, last Tuesday night.
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Chicago
Michael Riley
F. G. Smith
Riley
John
Oregonian Named By Harding To Shipping Board
Washington May 26 Bert E Haney of Oregon was named by President Harding to the shipping board succeeding former Senator Chamberlain of Oregon who resigned effective June 20.
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Washington
Bert E. Haney
Oregon
Harding
Shipping Board
Chamberlain
Crocker Aims for Nonstop Flight to Detroit Tonight
Houston report says Lieut. Harrison G. Crocker of Kelly will land at Selfridge Field near Detroit by 7 this evening in a De Havilland craft used by Doolittle. Companioned by Lieut. L. S. Andrews to Pine Bluff, the pair departed Ellington Field at 5:21 am, with sighting updates from Princeton, Indiana, and Blytheville, Arkansas.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Harrison G. Crocker
Kelly
Ellington Field
Central St
Detroit
Selfridge Field
Crocker
James H. Doolittle
L. S. Andrews
DeHaviland
Pine Bluaff
Memphis
Blytheville, Ark
Evansville
Ind
Princeton
de Haviland
Pablo Beach
Fla
San Diego
Cal
Gulf
Earle
Ark
Tenn
Blytheville
Arkansas
Doolittle
L. 8
Andrews
Pine Bluff
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