Prohibition Opponents Refute Dry Claims in D C Hearings
In Washington on April 23 AP reports wets denying drys' prosperity claims from the House Judiciary Committee hearings. Pierre Dupont rebutted that increased wealth tied to prohibition is a myth, noting open revolt among citizens. Representative Tinkham cited pre and post prohibition saving trends, while Tad Jones Yale and Bill Roper Princeton coaches, Major General Clarence Edwards, and Elizabeth Harris of the Women’s Organization for Prohibition Reform testified for the wets.
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House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Pierre 8. Dupont
Dupont
Delaware
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Wets
Tad Jones
Yale
Bill Roper
Princeton
Clarence Edwards
France
Elizabeth Harris
Women's Organization For Prohibition Reform
Women's Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Miss Harris
Married Catholic Rector on Trial in Lexington Diocese
Rev Julius Velasco rector of St Johns Episcopal Dayton Ky faces ecclesiastical trial for marrying Catherine Rogers of Howard County Maryland on January 25 in a Catholic ceremony performed by Father Michael O Ryan Elliott City Md The diocese had warned he would resign if he violated the agreement but Velasco argues the agreement was voided by the committeeThe case centers on civil religious authority and the marital union across Catholic and Episcopal lines.
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Lexington
Julius Arnold Velasco
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Dayton
Velasco
Catherine Rogers
Howard County
Maryland
Elliott City
Miichael O'Ryan
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Idaho Plans New Code of Insurance
Boise April 23 AP Higher standards for insurance solicitors will be a principal requirement of the revised insurance code being prepared by the insurance code commission. The commission reported part of the results of a two day meeting here and noted revision of the statutes was authorized by the last legislature, the third such revision in about 50 years.
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Boise
Insurance Code Commission
Navy delegates sail from Southampton after London conference
The Leviathan departed Southampton harbor at 7 30 a m with Colonel Henry L Stimson and key American officials returning from the London naval conference. They carried a certified copy of The London Naval Treaty of 1930 signed at St James Palace, and plans for rest after a long voyage.
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Southampton
England
Southampton Harbor
Henry L. Stimson
London
Colonel Stimson
Ambassador Morrow
Senator Robinson
Adams
Reed
Gibson
Brussels
Dawes
St. James’ Palace
New York
Snow Falls Across Eastern States Breaking 50-Year Records
Freezing temperatures bring snow depths up to six inches in the north Atlantic states. In Tupper Lake the thermometer hit zero while Saranac Lake reported six and four inches of snow. The Weather Bureau links the chill to a Canadian high pressure system and expects continuation 24 to 48 hours more.
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New York
North Atlantic States
Canadian Northwest
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Ocean
Weather Bureau
Tupper Lake
Adirondacks
Saranac Lake
Weather
Electric Bond and Share Reports Vast Earnings Over 24 Years
Testimony shows Electric Bond and Share earned net $92 261 738 over 24 years with $45 418 587 in total expenses, leaving about 67 percent net profit. Bickley states the firm collected $51 096 767 in supervision fees and $13 555 619 in other service charges to subsidiaries.
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Washington
Electric Bond
Bickley
Share
Com
Ohio Penitentiary Fire Claims Dozens
Fire at an Ohio penitentiary raged for hours as Columbus firefighters battled the blaze. The disaster, captured by an Associated Press telephoto, resulted in more than 30 fatalities and widespread damage.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Associated Press
Negro shot dead by mob in Gunnison Mississippi
A crowd of several hundred men killed Dave Harris a 35-year-old Negro accused of killing a farm boy near Gunnison Mississippi. Harris was handcuffed to a tree at a levee along the Mississippi river and fired on by mounted gunfire. William H. Thompson, a local planter, said hundreds of shots struck the body. Meanwhile in Columbus Ohio fire chief A E Nice told investigators that 318 prisoners died in the prison fire likely could have been saved if alarms had been raised promptly inside the prison.
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Gunnison
Miss
Dave Harris
Clayton Fpunderberg
T. L. Courtney
Harris
Mississippi River
Wiliam H. Thompson
Columbus, CO
A. E. Nice
Columbus
Ohio
Taylor
Rinaldo
Utah Weather Outlook Sees Unsettled Nights and Mild Temps
A Utah forecast shows unsettled conditions tonight and Thursday with little change in temperatures. Rain and clouds expected in many areas as systems move through the region, impacting travel and outdoor plans.
Borah Leads Parker Attack on Parker Nomination
Senator Borah leads opposition to Judge John J. Parker for the Supreme Court seat as Senate debate slated to begin Monday. White House supporters expect a close vote with split Republican ranks and possible Democratic opposition amid labor and Negro organization concerns. Parker cites a 1929 Mine Workers injunction case as key issue while Hoover stands by his appointee and Parker plans no withdrawal.
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John J. Parker
Supreme Court
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Chamber
Borah
Parker
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
McNary
Oregon
Senate Rejects Shortridge Philippine Immigration Bar
The senate today rejected the Shortridge proposal to bar all Philippine immigration for five years except for students and visitors.
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Washington
Senate
Baseball score roundup from early season standings
Baseball briefs show American League game details for Detroit at St Louis with Herring Hayward and Manion, plus several postponements due to snow and cold. National League results include Brooklyn at Philadelphia with Faulkner Dudley Phelps De Berry Lopez Smythe Davis McCurdy, St Louis at Chicago with Bell J Wilson Root Taylor, and New York at Boston with Pestgenad.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Faulkner
Dudley
Phelps
DeBerry
Lopez
Smythe
Davis
McCurdy
St. Louis
Chicago
Bell
J. Wilson
Root and Taylor
Ohio Prison Fire Toll Rises To 319 After Deaths
In Columbus the Ohio state penitentiary faced unrest after a fire killed 318 inmates. Guards feared a breakout as 600 Negro convicts were not locked in. By dawn the crowd calmed, and identification measures began for 319th victim Edward Wills. One hundred forty inmates were moved to other facilities to ease overcrowding.
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Columbus
Ohio State Penitentiary
HE. Lockhardt
John Hall
National Guard
Lockhardt
Hall
Cooper
Ohio State Board of Identification
Penitentiary Board of Identification
Edward Wills
Wills
Cuyahoga County
London Farm
Lima State Hospital
Roseville
Junction City
Amanda Thomas
Dan Bonzo
Miss Thomas
Bonzo
Preston E. Thomas
Ohio
Man and Woman Identified in Moormeister Murder Case
Salt Lake City April 23 Two or three persons who were with Mrs Dorothy Moormeister the night of her murder are identified by investigators E O Heinrich California criminologist is studying the evidence. The named companion includes a man whose fingerprints were found on the victim s automobile and a woman who left Salt Lake City soon after the crime. Dr Frank Moormeister the murdered woman s husband financing the investigation returned from California to resume talks with the criminologist.
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Salt Lake City
Dorothy Moormeister
E. O. Heinrich
California
Moormeister
Frank Moormeister
Heinrich
Contracts Let for Oiling 82 Miles of Bingham Highways
The first long oiling job of the year was awarded to William Hoops of Twin Falls. His bids totaled 96,695 for 58 miles on Lost River highway from Blackfoot to Arco, 24 miles from Moreland to the Butte county line, and 4 miles on the Roosevelt highway south of Aberdeen.
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Boise
William Hoops
Twin Falls
Lost River
Blackfoot
Arco
Hoops
Moreland
Butte County
Aberdeen
Senate committee reports bills for prison relief and new federal prisons
The Senate Judiciary Committee today reported to the Senate a series of House bills providing prison relief and including authorization for two new federal prison institutions.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
World War Veteran Confesses to Murder of Movie Director
Los Angeles reports show Russo Rinaldo a 41 year old World War II veteran and accountant gave a confession about the 8 year old murder of William Desmond Taylor. Police say discrepancies undermine the confession and may refer him to the unsolved case.
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Los Angeles
Russo Rinaldo
William Desmond Taylor
Rinaldo
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