Prohibition Chief Urges Local Committees to Aid Enforcement
Assistant Secretary Andrews urged states and communities to resume home rule in enforcing prohibition. He said federal agents should focus on eliminating sources of supply and intercommunity traffic while local groups support the law, stressing shared responsibility and swift judicial cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P
Andrews
The
Treasury
Anti-Saloon League
Department
Mr. Andrews
Atorney
Department of Justice
Prohibition Unit
Painleve to push speedily through French finance bill
Paris reports Premier Painleve plans to rush the finance bill through parliament with diligence. He aims to submit it Monday for rapid debate and transmit to the senate by Wednesday, with a sinking fund funded by a super tax and a forture levy over 10 to 15 years. Critics allege the plan disguises a capital levy and inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
A. P
Painleve
Chamber
Senate
de Selves
Bank of France
M. Painleve
River Stage Readings For Mississippi and Red River Regions
MISSISSIPPI stations Memphis 11.8 rising 0.2 Vicksburg 19.8 unchanged New Orleans 3.8 unchanged RED Shreveport 13.5 rising 0.2 Alexandria 21.5 rising 3.3 OUACHITA Camden 20.5 rising 4.2 Monroe 24.8 rising 2.8
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Train Service To Shreveport Still Held Up
Flood damage near Arcadia stops Monroe to Shreveport through service. Tracks washed out on the V, 8, and P lines force buses via Alexandria and transfer to reach Shreveport. Ouachita River rises to 24.8 feet with more rain expected. Resumption hoped late tonight.
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Arcadia
Monroe
Shreveport
Alexandria
Missouri Pacific
T. and P
Caddo Parish
Monroe-Shreveport
C. W. Moffett
Ruston
Ouachita
Arkansas
Bishop Denis O'Donaghue Dies After Long Illness
Bishop Denis O'Donaghue of Louisville died at home after a long illness at almost 77. Born November 30, 1848 in Indiana, he entered St. Meinrad Abbey and was ordained in 1874. He served as rector in Indianapolis and later as Louisville bishop carrying the title of Lebedus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
A. P
Denis O’donaghue
Lebedus
O'Donaghue
Washington
Davis County
Ind
Jas. O’donaghe
Mary Twomey
Ireland
Denis
Indiana
St. Meinrad’s Benedictin’s Abbey
Spencer County
St. Thomas Seminary
Bardstown
St. John’s Church
Indianapolis
St. Patrick's
Francis Silas Chatard
Chatard
Holy See
Father O’donaghue
Pomario
John A. Floersh
West Monroe Sees Brief Electric Power Glitch
The Louisiana Power Company introduced a new current to West Monroe via the Rommel dam supplying Arkansas Light and Power. At 4 p.m. a surge caused lights to blaze and machines to run wild before voltage was corrected and the old plant disconnected. Authorities praised the system after the fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
Louisiana Power Company
West Side
E. E. Pritchett
Rommel
Arkansas Light and Power Company
Department Targets Mistletoe to End Christmas Kissing
The Agriculture Department plans to remove mistletoe from national forests within ten years. Officials say the plant is a dangerous forest pest, and while they do not oppose kissing, they aim to abolish the mistletoe itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. P
Department of Agriculture
French Cabinet Approves Painleve Financial Measures
Paris November 7 cabinet approves Premier Painleve financial measures and forwards them to the finance committee of the chamber of deputies for immediate consideration.
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Paris
A. P
France Faces Holy War in Syria as Rebels Tighten Grip
Reports say Arabs allied with Djebel Druse tribesmen prepare for a crusade against the French mandate in Syria. Damascus officials establish provisional rule with Ramadan Pasha Ibn Shellash as military governor and Messid Bey Bakry as civil governor. French withdrawal from Mouseifii cited as regrouping. Derat and northern areas under rebel control. Civilian flight to Jerusalem, Alexandretta Bay, and Aleppo increases as Damascus is cut off by severed railway, telegraph, and telephone lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
A. P
Syria
Damascus
Ramadan Pasha Ibn Shellash
Messid Bey Bakry
Mousseifii
Djebel Druse
Suedia
Heifa-Damasius
Derat
Druses
Mouseifii
Jerusalem
Alexandretta Bay
Alepho
Armistice Day Proclamation for Monroe Observance
Mayor Arnold Bernstein proclaims November 11 a special Armistice Day holiday in Monroe Louisiana and urges appropriate observance. A parade and program at Saenger theatre feature Ruth Brown of Little Rock Arkansas, with an informal dance and luncheon at the Virginia Hotel afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Bernstein
Monroe
Saenger Theatre
Ruth Brown
Little Rock
Arkansas American Legion Auxiliary
Virginia Hotel
Bernstein
United States
Louisiana
Barbara LaMarr Breaks Contract with Producer
Barbara LaMarr, motion picture actress, ends her contract with Associated Pictures and First National due to salary terms dispute. Her attorney says she has nearly recovered from a prior breakdown and will stay in seclusion for now.
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Los Angeles
A. P
the Times
Barbara LaMarr
Associated Pictures
First National
Associated
Miss LaMarr
Qooted
Confident Wife Stands Beside Colonel in Court Martial Hearings
Mrs. William Mitchell, wife of the colonel facing court-martial charges in Washington, remains by his side during hearings and expresses firm confidence that he will be exonerated once evidence is heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mitchell
Doughty
Washington
Cme
Scout Council Plans West Side Camp Sites for Ten Troops
Ouachita Valley Scout council discusses development of a new permanent camp on the west side for ten Boy Scout troops. Each troop may receive two acres to build huts funded largely by the boys. A 147 acre farm near West Monroe aids financing with plans to reimburse costs from sale proceeds. A drawing will decide site locations. finance drive shows $4 015 raised with goals higher. An early December meeting will elect officers, with nominating committee named to prepare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
Boy Scouts
Ouachita Valley Scout Council
West Monroe
Sam Davis
C. B. B. Wise
S. M. McReynolds
J. W. Collins
Baptist Students Start Conference at State Capital
More than 80 students from eight Louisiana colleges gathered in Baton Rouge for a Baptist students conference that runs through Sunday. Speakers include Dr. E Godbold and Dr. B H Dement with sessions on moral welfare and campus religious conditions.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
Louisiana
C. Cottingham
R. P. Mahon
F. O. Sellers
E. Godbold
Texas
Louise Foreman
Memphis, Tenn
E. A. Purdue
First Baptist Church of
Emerson Irby
W. T. Gayer
Pineville
Southern Baptist Convention
Right to Segregate on Pullmans Upheld
Interstate Commerce Commission examiner reports no unjust discrimination by railroads or Pullman in the South and denies punitive damages. Dr. Crosby sought 120000 for alleged refusals of Pullman service and ticket sales from 1922 to 1923. The commission has previously upheld segregation as reasonable in southern territory.
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Washington
A. P
Railroads of
South
Pullman Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. Crosby
John McChord
Crosby
Nashville, Chattanooga
Chattanooga
Chehaw
Ala
Atlanta
West Point
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Commission
Southern
Louisiana Methodist Conference to Sell Seashore Camp Biloxi
The Louisiana conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church approves a plan to sell Seashore Campground in Biloxi, a $1 million beach frontage property, with Mississippi and Alabama conferences to endorse. Bishop Hay confirms Rev. F M Freeman from Monroe is reassigned to Little Rock. Dr N E Joyner and Dr H T Carley elected as alternate delegates to the general conference. The church reports over 60,000 members in the state with a building boom across districts.
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New Orleans
A. P
South
Louisiana
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mississippi
Alabama
Biloxi
Bilox
Hay
F. M. Freeman
Monroe
Little Rock
Freeman
Parker Memorial
Nashville Avenue
H. T. Carley
Southern Methodist conference to meet in Homer next year
The Southern Methodist conference voted to hold next year’s meeting at Homer Louisiana during the eightieth annual gathering on its second day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
New Orleans
A. P
Southern Methodist Conference
Prohibition Padlock Sought for New York Elks Club
Federal actions target the New York Elks Club home of the mother lodge as a padlock request arises after a beer seizure. Judge Atwell of Dallas leads the order while DA Buckner probes why seized beer spoils en route to court. The grand jury questions club employers about nine kegs seized October 26. analysis shows under 0.5 percent alcohol and the case is dismissed.
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New York
A. P
Elks Club
the Order
William Atwell
Dallas
Texas
Buckner
Atwell
Benevolent and Protective Offer of
Elks
Grand Jtory
William S. Phelps
Governor Pinchot Eyes Quick End to Anthracite Strike
Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania expresses optimism for an early settlement in the anthracite coal strike in a letter to Major William F. Deegan foreman of the Bronx grand jury. He says both sides are likely to be more ready to agree soon.
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New York
A. P
Gov. Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Wm. F. Deegan
Bronx
Crowley Mayor Cleared in Rum Possession Case
Crowley Louisiana November 7 Mayor P S Pugh Jr was exonerated of illegal liquor possession after a grand jury returned a no true bill against the mayor H M Reynolds superintendent of the city light and power plant and Frank Gibson former Crowley officer Charges were filed June 15 by a Morse village restaurant proprietor alleging the men visited the place around June 1 and drank liquor poured from a bottle into cups during a business trip.
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Crowley
A. P
P. S. Pugh, Jr
H. M. Reynolds
City Light and Power
Frank Gibson
Morse
Pugh
De Jouvenel Named French High Commissioner for Syria
Paris November 7 Henry De Jouvenel chief editor of the Mafin was named French high commissioner for Syria to succeed General Sarrail whose administration has drawn much criticism as the troubled region faced scrutiny.
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Paris
A. P
Henry de Jouvenel
Syria
General Sarrail
Tax Reduction Bill Nears Bipartisan Support In Congress
The house ways and means committee sees near unanimous backing for a non partisan revenue bill. Republicans and Democrats have resolved core points with Chairman Green reporting broad agreement on major proposals from Secretary Mellon and Garner. Subcommittees will draft rate schedules as the panel moves to finalize inheritance and income tax measures.
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Nie Wen Gton
House
Ways and Means
Green
Mellon
Garner
Texas
Mob's lynching bid foiled as boy placed in jail
In Arkansas, a 15-year-old Black youth Lee Cook was hunted by a mob after an alleged assault on a white girl. Police officers shielded him by moving him from England toward Lonoke and finally delivering him to North Little Rock jail, averting the planned lynching. The mob dispersed after learning he was safe.
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North Little Rock
Ark
A. P
England
Lee Cook
W. C. Williams
J. F. Pennington
Ayres
William
Pennington
Martineau
Lonoke
Williams
Little Rock
Dartmouth and Cornell in a close first period score
In Hanover on November 7 Dartmouth led 14 to 13 at the end of the first period after a series of long passes. Oberlander connected with Sane for a TD and Lane for another, with Tully adding two extra points. Cornell answered with a TD and an extra point try blocked, then Cary added a turnover and another point after a later Cornell drive.
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Cornell
Dartmouth
Hanover
N. H
A. P
Oberlander
Sane
Tully
Lane
Aone
Butte
Tilton
Cary
Dartmrouth
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O’donaghue
PtAari
Php Pras
Constance Bennett
Philip Plant
France
City of
Mrs. the Mitchell
Scout Council
Baptist
State
Southern Territory
Monroe Church
L. A. Conference
Troy Eliz. Harris
Elizabeth Harris
Earl and Countess of
Malmsbury
Lord Cottleslee
John Freemantle
N. Y. City
Harmony
Mos
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