Britain Rejects 12 Mile Limit Violation Claim
Britain maintains the 12 mile limit is not a violation and many conservatives oppose the proposal, alerting officials to London's stance as expected.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1923
Page
35
Britain maintains the 12 mile limit is not a violation and many conservatives oppose the proposal, alerting officials to London's stance as expected.
London officials say the proposed 12 mile U S liquor search zone does not violate territorial law. McNeill confirms draft under expert review and a 2 mile search limit. British MPs push pro and anti prohibition questions as Washington reports cautious international reception.
Philadelphia resident William H. Connell is named Deputy Secretary of Highways and Engineering Executive of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Secretary Paul D. Wright announces the appointment, granting Connell the former powers of assistant commissioner and chief engineer and the secretary's powers in his absence.
Berlin reports Germany cannot afford traditional coffins any longer. Paper and pasteboard caskets rise in price as masses struggle. The interior minister approves wrapping corpses in waterproof winding sheets and securing them mummy fashion to lower into graves or cremation. Coffin rentals possible for viewing and return after funeral.
Harrisburg June 18 The special fund for prohibition law enforcement rose to 1004 today when Gov Pinchot received a 1000 check from Senator T Larry Eyre Chester and three one dollar bills from other citizens. The fund will be used for enforcement and may be spent in forty ways. Governor Pinchot plans to consult Attorney General Woodruff on its uses and Mrs Leah Marion was named treasurer.
Among the New Castle shoppers Friday and Saturday were Mr and Mrs Newton Young and children Gladys and Clyde Mr and Mrs N M Young and daughter Leona Mrs D F Henry and son Robert Mrs John Hauk Mrs Floyd Hauk and daughters Iane and Catherine Mrs Viola Boak Mrs James Cline Mrs William Wright and son Allen Edward and William Young and David Wright.
Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Young and daughter Leona, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wright and children Lauretta Mary Adda and Allen, Mr. and Mrs. James White, and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Johnson and children Marie Vivian Lillian James and Arthur.
Local society notes list visits and greetings from Lydia Wright Hannah White and Mary Young at a W C TA mothers meeting. Recaps weekend guests including Arthur Sheetz Paul Harris and Florence of Sharpsville.
Washington June 19 scientists from the Carnegie Institution Smithsonian and the National Academy of Science show keen interest in Prof A A Michelsons new distance measuring method using light velocity. The large interferometer to size distant stars is expected to yield results soon. He plans tests at Mount Wilson Observatory to measure Betelgeuse with a fifty foot instrument versus the old twenty foot system.
Members of the local Retail Credit Men's association will meet at the Elks club at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening.
The saying warns that some men fail to grow wealth because they cling to borrowed funds while wasting earned savings. It contrasts prudent saving with risky borrowing to stress disciplined money habits.
Mrs Gary Leader, a London society figure, faced uproar at a Berlin hotel when attempting a no dogs rule in rooms. Guests protested and threatened to close the hotel, leading to a partial reversal. Berlin then barred dogs from public rooms and raised the dog tax amid overflowing dog homes.
Hearing on the Morris and Company purchase by Armour and Company charges that the merger concentrates market power. Government statistician Earl T. Haines cited purchasing power shifts while Walter L. Fisher and Starr appeared for the government. Chester Adams testified that price setting in Chicago influences U.S. livestock prices nationwide.
BERLIN June 18 Dogs rise in number despite higher taxes and sausage jokes in the humorous paper. Hotels and apartment houses in Germany do not bar dogs and they are even allowed in moving picture theatres. An American man-
In Dover New Jersey 13 year old Jesse Webb a hospital patient aided police by recalling a license number from a magazine he had seen on a car brought an injured boy to the hospital. Police arrested Alfred F Strufenlo in Orange on a charge of running down and killing William Rarick Jr a seven year old boy who died later.
Four hundred and sixty automobiles crossed the Neshannock river bridge at East Washington street from 6 46 to 7 15 p m Sunday night, excluding traffic on East street toward Water street or Neshannock avenue. Policeman Latera logged the Sunday night auto parade as not one third the size of Saturday night’s. Summer weather boosts Sunday traffic.
A brief reflection notes that some women will prove a man foolish while others will rescue him from folly. The observation contrasts two kinds of influence women may exert in relationships and social life.
In Philadelphia on June 18 a musician William C. Bastert petitioned for a divorce decree after learning his marriage was not legally dissolved. Papers show the decree had never been granted since 1898. Former counsel Samuel Cavin appeared for Mrs. Bastert, who has been absent from the city for over twenty years. The court granted the decree to Bastert.
A Manchester court heard a female regular at a bridge club smoked 140 cigarettes in one sitting. The report notes many bridge players treat it as a full-time occupation and that several so called clubs operate as gambling dens and speakeasies, selling liquor to members as coconut. The piece mentions legal rules for clubs and efforts to weed out illicit ones.
Moses Lauderback 81 a native Kansan paroled in April to California with his brother but chose to return to Lansing state penitentiary. He told the warden he preferred Kansas prison life to living in California and expressed satisfaction as the gates closed behind him.
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