Hoover Signs Tariff Bill to Reshape Rates and Administration
President Hoover signed the tariff bill, revamping over a thousand rates and shifting administrative rules. The law takes effect at midnight, with customs braced for a rush of ships filing cargo papers to benefit from old rates. Six pens were used in the ceremony, and officials foresee minimal confusion as the new framework allows the tariff commission to adjust rates without further Congress revisions.
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Washington
Hoover
Mellon
Francis X. A. Eble
Customs
Smoot
Utah
Shortridge
California
Hawley
Oregon
Treadway
Massachusetts
Watson
Bacharach
Tariff Commission
House
Ways and Means Committee
Coolidge
Mystery Deepens Near Pine Bluff Highway Robbery Probe
Police investigate a reported scene near Pine Bluff where a traveling salesman said he saw a bound and gagged young man by a roadside ditch. No body found but disturbed ground suggests a possible spectator or attempt at robbery. investigators await details.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Here
Five Barrels of Mash Destroyed in Mudd Creek Raid
Deputies Lee and Crabtree along with Federal Officer Graves destroyed a still and five barrels of mash on Mudd Creek about a mile and a quarter from the G M N road late Monday afternoon, according to sheriff's office records.
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Mudd Creek
Lee
Crabtree
Graves
Labor Groups Criticize Bankhead Praise Thomason for Alabama Candidates
Executive labor representatives released their nonendorsing report on candidates for U S senate governor lieutenant governor public service commission and commissioner of agriculture. The document notes John H Bankhead of Jasper Ala as a past Senate candidate while praising other candidates and promises broad circulation of the findings ahead of the August primary.
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Labor
Bankhead
Thomason
State Capital Bureau
News-Item
Associated Newspapers
Montgomery
Ala
Organized Labors
Alabama
United States Senate
Public Service Commission
Commissioner of Agriculture
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Executive Council of Trainmen
Executive Council
Alabama State Federation of Labor
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Alabama rally showcases Democratic unity in Gadsden
Democratic leaders and voters gathered in Gadsden to hear Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida and other prominent figures. The statewide rally aimed to bolster party solidarity for the August primary and November election, with 10 000 expected at Emma Samson Park and speakers including Congressman John McDuffie urging unity. Senator Hugo Black sent regrets via telegram.
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Gadsden
Ale
Alabama
Ruth Bryan Owen
Florida
Tennessee
Emma Samson Park
John McDuffie
McDuffie
Hoover
North Carolina
Virginia
Owen
Hugo Black
Washington
B. H. Mooney
Gadsden Times
Etowah County
Democratic Executive Committee
Wallace Idaho bootleg tax scheme linked to city officials
Government pursues 42 defendants in a Wallace Idaho prohibition case alleging officials screened illicit penalties as traffic fines to purge city records. Police judge L I Leighty renewed testimony while former Mayor W D Herrick and Mayor Herman J Rossi are named among the accused.
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W. D. Herrick
R. E. Weniger
Shoshone County
Boy and Dog Incident Sparks Quick Cash Offer
A Wichita motorist struck a dog belonging to 10-year-old John Graham and offered $7 after noting a shotgun in the boy's hands. The boy explained the gun belonged to his father and that the dog, Shep, had been stealing chickens, with $2 from the father set for shooting him.
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Wichita
Kan
John Graham
Shep
Hoover to name new marine board to advise on merchant fleet
President Hoover announced the appointment of Ira Campbell Clarence Woolley and E N Hurley to a new shipping committee to study the sale of Atlantic lines and advise on future merchant marine policies. The panel will review bids on Black Diamond and Cosmopolitan lines and shape government loan ship plans.
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Washington
Hoover
Ira Campbell
Clarence Woolley
New York
E. N. Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Atlantic Lines
H. G. Dalton
Cleveland
Atlantic
Black Diamond
Cosmopolitan Lines
Stock Prices Rally Amid Heavy Volume Trading
New York reports a sharp early sell off with large scale supporting orders easing losses. Pivotal shares rise modestly after initial declines as traders lighten holdings. Volume stays enormous and prices lag. cotton and grain firmness offers support while copper price cuts backfire. Domestic copper quoted around 11 1 4 cents a pound, lowest since World War I.
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New York
Copper Price Cut in New York to 11 3 4 Cents Delivered
Domestic copper moved to 11 3 4 cents delivered marking the lowest level since 1914. Some smelters kept 12 cent delivery while demand stayed light. Foreign sales were quiet at 12 1/3 cents on 3 270 000 pounds to European ports.
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New York
World Flierg Begin 24 Hour Non Stop Hop
Abilene and Jacksonville Beach reports detail William Brock and Edward Schlee flying dawn to dawn. They pass Abilene at 11 10 a m 2500 feet 180 200 mph while en route to San Diego carrying 450 gallons. The flight aims for 2112 miles in 24 to 30 hours with weather headwinds and rain along the route.
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Abilene
Texas
William 8. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Jacksonville Beach
Fla
San Diego
Cal
Brock
Schlee
Frank Hawks
New York
Los Angeles
Captain Hawks
Dallas
Fort Worth
Clovis
Albuquerque
Winslow
Officer Slain in Chase with Rum Runners at Goldsboro
In Goldsboro North Carolina June 17 Prohibition officer P L Flinchum was killed and fellow officer H V Andrews seriously wounded during a gun battle with two suspected liquor runners who fled. Their car showed eight bullet holes in the radiator. Deputy administrator F M Caudle planned an investigation. Flinchum leaves a widow and two children. Dale and Street were injured when the pursuing car crashed after the exchange of gunfire.
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Goldsboro
N. C
P. L. Flinchum
H. V. Andrews
Andrews
F. M. Caudle
Prohibition
Wilson
Richmond
Washington
Flinchum
B. A. Dale
F. E. Street
Finnchum
GONTRACT DEBATE HEARD AT CITY MEET
Mobile Gas Company faces delay as counsel seeks two week postponement to study a 30 year franchise request by William P Lewis and Horace Turner for supplying natural gas from Louisiana fields. Attorneys challenge contract validity awaiting regulatory approval while city arms for action. A separate ordinance bans sale of bottled chocolate milk in Mobile per health officer Dr Charles A Mohr.
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William P. Lewis
Horace Samford Turner
Mobile
Louisiana
Board of City Commissioners
Lewis and Turner
Aubrey Boyles
Robert H. Smith
Samuel L. Johnston
Mobile Gas Company
Southern Natural Gas Company
Smith
Southern Natural Gas
Southern Company
Public Service Commission
Lewis-Turner Organization
Charles A. Mohr
Negotiations Open Between India Leaders In Poona
A Bombay dispatch says Sir Prashasanker Pattani, acting for the government, has arrived at Poona to open talks with Mahatma Gandhi, jailed nationalist leader, on four contested points. A settlement likely requires ending civil disobedience and amnesty for political prisoners.
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London
Bombay
Exchange Telegraph Company
Prashasanker Pattani
Poona
Mahatma Gandhi
Sir Prashanker
Mahatma
Verada
Tug El Pelicano Captain Arrested on Import Charge
Captain I M Pimienta of the Mexican tug El Pelicano was arrested Tuesday for bringing merchandise into the United States without an invoice. He pleaded not guilty before U S Commissioner J I Burgett. A quantity of liquor was seized from the tug.
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I. M. Pimienta
United States
J. I. Burgett
Community Chest Reports Deficit of 3089 Dollars
The May report shows 23201.39 disbursed and 20115.53 received leaving a deficit of 3089.36. 348 people in institutions and 20 admitted. 24 discharged to families. 1 death. 53030 meals served. 19676 baths. four obtained employment. 1027 cases furnished relief. 65 petty cases developed and 58 discharged. 1321 cases served. 687 home visits by case workers and nurses.
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Community Chest
Health Board Moves To Eliminate Odor At Paper Mill Here
Mobile county board of health approved a resolution directing Dr. Charles A. Mohr to investigate objectionable odors from the International Paper Company mill at Sibert station near Mobile. The health officer is to seek the plant’s cooperation to eliminate odors and copies will be mailed to company officials. The measure was introduced by Dr. John O. Rush.
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Charles A. Mohr
International Paper Company
Sibert Station
Mobile
Mobile County Board of Health
Conti Street
John O. Rush
Juniors Set To Elect New Officers At Parley Meeting
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will elect officers at the semi annual meeting Tuesday at 7 50 PM at Mobile Country Club. A program including entertainment is planned. Tom Taylor chairs a committee to study a municipal auditorium project. Dinner will be served and reservations are being taken.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Country Club
Clyde
Tom Taylor
Chamber of Commeres
County Officials Face Salary Cuts for Highway Department
Chairman Arthur D. Davis announced that at the next board meeting the salaries of County Highway Engineer John R. Peavy at 10000 dollars and Assistant Engineer W. K. Wagner at 5000 dollars will be reduced. He cited expense totals for January to June and questioned work effort while noting auto provisions and vehicle use.
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John R. Peavy
W. K. Wagner
Board of Revenue
Arthur D. Davis
Davis
Peavy
Wagner
Highway Department
Boys Return After Overnight Missing in Flomaton
Marvin White and James Presswood both 14 were reported missing in Flomaton Alabama but returned to their homes Tuesday morning. The Flomaton chief of police said they had simply stayed away from home overnight.
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Marvin White
James Presswood
Flomaton
Ala
Miss Mamie Stamps on Trial for Post Office Embezzlement
Miss Mamie L. Stamps former clerk at the Atmore post office faces a federal trial on a charge of embezzling about 230 from post office funds. The defense contends clerks may be off balance and that she squared accounts without taking government money.
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Mamie L. Stamps
Atmore
L. F. Rittlemeyer
Miss Stamps
N. E. Stallworth
Inge and Stallworth
Stallworth
Veiled Prophets Open Forty-First Convention in Indianapolis
More than 10,000 members in colored uniforms took possession of Indianapolis as the Veiled Prophets of the Encharted Realm opened their forty-first annual convention. A parade was planned in the afternoon with choral club contests, an international band contest and team drills on the schedule. Bids for next year came from Memphis and St. Petersburg.
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Indianapolis
Mystic Order
Memphis
Tenn
St. Petersburg
Fla
Plot Punctured In Honduras Ring Smuggling Men To U S
Oscar Matlock and John Dann of New Orleans were sentenced to 18 months each in Atlanta federal prison after pleading guilty to smuggling aliens. They acted as American representatives of a ring with branches abroad, including Tela Honduras, which coordinated bringing aliens to New Orleans and Mobile before transport inland. Nine aliens already caught in a local house face deportation after serving short terms, with more connections traced to the Garcia Matlock Dann outfit.
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Oscar Matlock
John Dann
U. S. Tribune
New Orleans
Atlanta
D. R. Coley
Dann
Matlock
Ring
Tela
Honduras
Carlos Garcia
Dana and
Birmingham
Broseht
Mobile
Mr. Said
Garcia
W ‘Lo¢Ck
America
Mr. Coley
Garcia- Matlock-Dann
Dana
Berlin
Conrado Sanchez
Manuel Gassu
Berko Percal
Israel Lefkowitz
Antonio Hereira
Juan Brag Costa
Manuel Daka
Louis Baumaister
William Lee
Rosie Rogers
William Ed Davison
Rodeo Meet Called by Mobile Fishing Rodeo Board
A meeting of all committees of the Mobile fishing rodeo is set for August 25 to 27 in Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The gathering will be held Wednesday at 4 30 oclock at the Adams Motor Company with L G Adams as general chairman. He urges full attendance of chairmen and committee members to approve final rules and regulations and to gather suggestions before plans are completed.
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Mobile
Mobile Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Adams Motor Company
L. G. Adams
Adams
Weather Outlook Fair Conditions Across States
Local forecast shows fair conditions Tuesday night with Wednesday partly cloudy skies and little temperature change. In Alabama and Mississippi similar pattern with fair Tuesday night and partial cloudiness Wednesday.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Tombigbee
Selma
Albert ‘Naisconinane
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Ing
Whitley
State Labor Movement
John H. Bankhead
Jasper
NEW Marine Board
H. C. Dalton
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W. P. Lewis
H. S. Turner
Pattani
Gandhi
John
Rush
Health Board
J. J. Duffy
Arthur van der Sys
Guy Faulk
Ge Irvine
Henry
Justin Marx
A.tawood
Tressuser-Oadstie Pettish
Emile Herpin, Jr
Clyde Foreman
L. E. Wheyland
Maurice Payne
Vance Thompson
B. 8. Griffith
Odell Potter
Gorp
U. S
Coley
Aberdeen
Columbus
Demopolis
Tuscaloosa
E. Selma
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