Britain Presses Steady Drive Against Rebels in India
United Press dispatch from Bombay reports India’s government arresting Abbas Tyabji successor to Gandhi as protests flare. Tyabji and 59 volunteers halted salt depot march. clashes injure civilians near Jalalpur and Sholapur as police flee rioting. The government warns Mullah Turangzai encamped near Peshawar that his army must withdraw or face action. An Abbottabad tip reveals Native soldiery tried to incite mutiny against Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Low
United Press
Bombay
U.R
Government of
India Today
Abbas Syabji
Mohammedan
Mahatma Gandhi
Syabji
Gandhi Tohem
Surat
Sarojini Naidu
National Congress
Tyabji
Tharasara
Jalapar
Sholapur
Jalalpur
Haji Turangzai
Peshawar
Government of India
Mullah
Khyber Pass
India
Annistan
Eshawar
Abottabad
Dudley Powers Wins Acclaim In Premiere
Dudley Powers cellist and Central State Teachers college student gained praise for his Curtiss hall debut in Chicago. He has a fall offer to lead violin cello work at the Columbia School of Music, succeeding Wallenstein who left for the New York Symphony. Tribunes Edward Moore and Chicago Examiner’s Albert Golberg praised his tone, technique, and musical taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss Hall
Chicago
Dudley Powers
Central State Teachers College
J. Harold Powers
Columbia School of Music
Powers
Wallenstein
New York Symphony
Edward Moore
Chicago Tribune
Albert Golberg
The
Chicago Examiner
Jean Hare
Roberts Nomination Referred By Senate Committee
In a favorable atmosphere the supreme court nomination of Owen J. Roberts was referred by the senate judiciary committee to the same sub committee that investigated John J. Parker. The investigating sub committee includes Senators Borah, Dono, Hebert, Repn R J, and Overman with Borah as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Senate Judiciary Committee
John J. Parker
Borah
Don
Tdsho
Hebert
Repn
R. J
Overman
Dem
N. GC
Mysterious intruder rifling Capitol senator offices
Five Senate offices were entered over the past week with files read but no items stolen. Senator Johnson of California reported a second raid after Friday night. Secretaries and Capitol police suspect a single unknown intruder seeking specific correspondence related to pending legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senators
Mary Baker
Johnson
Repn
Cal
Mary A. Connor
Miss Connor
Capitol Notice
Capitol
McKellar
Dem
Tenn
Smoot
Stock Market Breaks Sharply in Dull Trading
Stocks fell on the New York Stock Exchange amid dull trading. A late-hour drop followed a initial firm opening and a setback in U S Steel. Celotex led declines with Westinghouse Vanadium and Radio under pressure as oils and coppers slipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer C. Walzer
United Press
New York
U.2
New York Stock Exchange
U. S
Canoers
Metors
Westinghouse Electric
Detroit Officer Held on Charge of Running Off‑Duty Dance Hall
Detroit veteran patrolman Frank Funk, 35, is to appear in Hazel Park court on liquor violations tied to a county stand owner dance hall and barbecue site. He reportedly ran the business out of uniform for six weeks, aided by five employees. Deputies seized six cases of beer and five quarts of whisky, and Funk briefly freed himself with police keys before a deputy halted his escape with a shotgun warning. Others held include Andrew Ross 29 Norman Christie 24 Agrue Isaacs 40 Mike Cusmane 17 and Glen Leake 15. Leake to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Hazel Park
Oakland County
Frank Funk
Funk
Unk
Andrew Ross
Norman Christie
Agrue Isaacs
Mike Cusmane
Glen Leake
Leake
Automobile Exports Show Big Increase
Detroit May 12 The automotive division of the commerce department reports a rise in March exports of American made passenger cars and automotive products over February though still 45 percent below the same period last year. Passenger car shipments rose across price classes while light trucks declined, and medium and heavy-weight exports improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.R
Department of Commerce
Week end car deaths and injuries across Michigan
United Press reports eight deaths in Michigan auto related incidents plus drownings and a beach accident. Detroit residents figure prominently with several fatalities and multiple injuries from crashes on Mayville Windsor and Pontiac routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Michigan
Detroit
Dora House
Mark I. Miller
Miller
Mayville
Mich
Bessie Miller
Anna Eldrington
Herbert Simpson
Arthur V. Hodgins
John N. McNally
McNally
Windsor
Canada
Pontiac
Fred A. Chamberlain
Lewis M. Owen
Waterford
Dixie Highway
Owen
Broker records to be shown in bishops trial
Charges backed by photostatic copies of records of a New York brokerage house are expected to be filed against Bishop James Cannon Jr. in Dallas. The charges relate to a marginal stock account and are in addition to existing charges over the 1928 presidential campaign. A sub committee of the Episcopacy will review the records and, if merited, a trial before an Ecclesiastical Court will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
U.P
New York
James Cannon
Virginia
United Press
Bishop Cannon
Episcopacy
T. J. Fitzhugh
Memphis
Lobbying Defended as Prerequisite for Governance
Dr. Ernest H. Cherrington of the anti-Saloon League defended lobbying as a prerequisite of representative government while noting it can be a badge of honor or a stigma of shame depending on actions. He spoke before the senate lobby committee amid ongoing investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Ernest H. Cherrington
anti-Saloon League
Senate Lobby Committee
Cherrington
Senate
F. Scott McBride
Anti Saloon League
Forest Fire Sweeps Jordan River Area
East Jordan Michigan May 12 A forest fire raged through the upper Jordan River area about 16 miles east of town burning cut over land owned by East Jordan Lumber Company. Conservation officers and volunteers battled the blaze as mushroom pickers were suspected of starting it, said Edward Deuell district conservation chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Jordan
Mich
U.P
Jordan River
Here
East Jordan Lumber Company
Michigan
Gareless
Edward Deuell
Boyne City
Deuell
Racket Gang Feud Ends in Detroit Gunfight Injuries
Six members of the Joe Moceri gang were jailed after a gunfight outside a East Congress street restaurant. Sam Orlando 22 was critically wounded with three bullets and a bystander Mrs Rose Bellin 40 was hit in the leg. Police say 10 to 15 shots were fired as gang members fled in cars leaving scene before officers arrived. Tony Orlando was among those arrested.
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Detroit
U.P
East Side
Jay
Henry Ford Hospital
East Congress Street
Joe Moceri
Sam Orlando
Rose Bellin
Tom Redway
Bedway
Tony “Orlando
Senate debates District of Columbia appropriation bill and hearings on London treaty
Congress today continues debate on the District of Columbia appropriation bill. The foreign relations committee opens hearings on the London naval treaty while the judiciary committee reviews the nomination of Owen J. Roberts to the Supreme Court. The House takes up District of Columbia bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Senate
District of Columbia
Foreign ‘Relations Committee
Judiciary Committee
Owen J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Proposals Aim to Limit Bishops Tenure and Residency Rules
A measure seeks to limit bishops tenure to eight years and to force the Episcopacy committee to announce appointments 36 hours before formal reading. It also requires bishops assigned to foreign districts to reside in their sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopacy Committee
Anti-Chain Store Speaker to Visit City Wednesday
G V Fenner, representative of W K Henderson, will speak on the Chain Store Menace at the college auditorium Wednesday May 14 at 8 pm. The Mt Pleasant chamber of commerce retail division sponsors the event with no admission charge. Fenner has toured the country promoting the cause from KWKH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.V. Fenner
W. K. Henderson
College Auditorium
Mt. Pleasant
Governor Huey Long Faces Impeachment Battle in Louisiana
Governor Huey P. Long confronted a fierce push to impeach him as the Louisiana Legislature convened. Opponents cite stalled road funds and past charges including intimidation, misappropriation, and conspiracy. the plan centers on removing Speaker J B Fournet and forming investigative committees while Long remains guarded and active across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry J. Holloway
United Press
State House
Baton Rouge
U.P
Huey P. Long
Long
Charles P. Manship
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
Louisiana
Senate
J. B. Fournet
Fournet
Tanely
Military court opens probe of Texas rioting
A military court of inquiry began in Sherman Texas to investigate mob violence that erupted last weekend. Five men are jailed and ten others on bond as witnesses about the burning of the Grayson county courthouse where George Hughes, a negro on trial for attacking a white woman, died by suffocation. Colonel L S Davidson leads the inquiry with Majors Growdus Houghton and Naylor assisting under military rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Tex
U.P
Grayson County
George Hughes
L. S. Davidson
L. E. McGee
J. Houghton
John W. Naylor
Mantych 98 Dies in Grand Rapids. Oldest Manistee County Resident
George W. Mantych who lived in Manistee County for 60 years and was believed the county's oldest resident, died at his Grand Rapids home today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
U.P
George W. Mantych
Manistec County
India in ferment as independence drive heats vast cauldron
Webb Miller reports from Karachi on India's mounting push for self government led by the Indian National Congress and Gandhi. He notes riots and demonstrations as indicators of growing momentum amid economic strain from World War I trade effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb Miller
United Press
Karachi
India
National Congress
Mahatma Gandhi
Philippine Islands
Naval Treaty Faces Fire in Senate Today
The London naval treaty faces hard questioning by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as Hoover urges rapid ratification. Stimson, Adams, Morrow and naval experts are slated to testify while debate centers on reservations and timing before summer adjournment. House and Senate leaders clash over eliminating provisions and delaying capital ship replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Wasshington
U.P
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
Senate
Stimson
Borah
Adams
Morrow
Hale
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Britten
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Robinson
Dem
Ark
Reed
Renn
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
Northern Michigan Forest Fires Managed After Recent Blazes
Hartwick Pines State forest and surrounding northern Michigan sites faced major wildfires reported by George R. Hogarth. Rain aided crews and most fires, including a 2000 acre blaze northwest of Hartwick Pines, were under control. Officials called conditions the worst in four years.
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Lansing
U.P
Hartwick Pines State Forest
Michigan
George R. Hogarth
Hartwick Pines
Nork
Hogarth
Jordan River
Petoskey
Antrim
Crawford
Roscommon
Kalkaska
Traverse City
Harold Titus
Sally Color Scenes Star Marilyn Miller to headline Broadway Theatre
Marilyn Miller stars in Sally a Technicolor First National feature at the Broadway Theatre May 12 13 14 with a spectacular set design and a large cast including Alexander Gray Joe B Brown Pert Kelton and Ford Sterling. Director John Francis Dillon leads a famed lineup amid a love story and comic moments all captured in Technicolor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Miller
Sally
Miss Miller
Alexander Gray
Joe. B. Brown
Pert Kelton
T. Roy Barnes
Ford Sterling
Jack Duffy
Maude Turner
Gordon
E. J. Ratcliffe
John Francis Dillon
More Mothers Gather At N Y For Pilgrimage
New York May 12. Two parties totaling 262 gold star mothers from across the United States gather for the second pilgrimage to war cemeteries in France. One group sails May 18 on the Republic with mothers of the 27th division. the other sails May 14 on the Harding but departs Republic tomorrow night due to ship delay. The 155 mothers come from Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire New York Michigan Colorado Illinois New Jersey Florida West Virginia Georgia Pennsylvania and Indian communities.
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New York
U.P
France
Republic
Harding
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New York State
Michigan
Colorado
Illinois
New Jersey
Florida
West Virginia
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Flying fort to be built at Scott Field if Congress approves
Belleville Illinois May 12 U P report outlines a plan to construct a metal dirigible at Scott Field. The craft would carry a 37 millimeter gun two airplanes ten machine guns and between five thousand and fifteen thousand pounds of bombs. Col Paigelow, commandant, outlined the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
Ill
U.P
Scott Field
Paigelow
Four Local Couples Tie the Knot in Mt. Pleasant
Edward J. Dittmann marries Miss Bessie Garvin at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. John Mulvey officiating. The couple hosts a breakfast at the groom’s relatives’ home before a two week honeymoon to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Dittmann
Bessie
Garvin
Sacred Heart Church
John A. Mulvey
Edldie
Joe Theisen
Jane Garvin
A. J. McCarthy
M. E. McCarthy
Edna Conway
Joseph L. Hickey
Lansing
Richard Hickey
Vermontville
John Mulvey
Regina
Leo Hickey
Hast Broadway
George Conway
L. “Barber
M. Davis
Elainé Hickey
Henry Steele
J. M. Connelly
John
Green Bay
Wisconsin
William D. Conway
Saginaw
William Haggerty
Bay City
Jefferson’ Street
Weather forecast for lower Michigan unsettled through Tuesday
The forecast for lower Michigan calls for a mostly unsettled pattern tonight and Tuesday with occasional showers and little change in temperatures. Readings show highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s and lows around the 50s to 60s across Detroit Chicago Duluth Escanaba Grand Rapids Ludington and nearby areas.
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Detroit
U.P
Lower
Michigan
HI “Lo Alpond
Chicago
Duluth
Wenden En
Grand Rapids
Ludington
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Chamberlin
George Chamberlin
East High Street
Thomas Milton Leslie
R. S. Leslie
W. S. A. Larter
Big Rapids
Robert Moore
Paul E. Krause
M.A. Stevens
Julia Chamberlin
Carson City
Ray Kerr
Highland Park
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Glen Potter
George Elias, Jr
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