Foreign trade council backs pe ace treaty and private control of ships
The Associated Press reports that at the seventh annual foreign trade council convention in San Francisco on May 15, a broad program was adopted urging a peace treaty safeguarding American citizens and returning merchant marine control to private ownership. The plan calls for unified policy to boost exports and imports, private marine insurance, expanded inland waterways, stronger tariff commission support, and a global communications network to support trade. It emphasizes increasing production, shipbuilding for world markets, and eliminating duplicative government efforts to maximize foreign commerce.
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Associated ‘Press
San ‘Francisco
Foreign Trade Council
Imum
United States Tariff” Commission
Congress
Hands Off Policy Outlined by American Legion Commander
Franklin Witcher, national commander of the American Legion, outlines a hands off policy for disputes between employers and employees or capital and labor in a writer mailed to Thomas Goldingay, New Jersey state additions.
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Associated Press
Ininanapolas
Ind
Tegionhas
Franklin Witcher
The
Legion
Thomas Goldingay
Additians
New Jersey
Ukulele Origins Debate Lifts Portuguese Claim
A Hawaiian Educational Review correspondent, Mrs. Rosa Alau, argues that the ukulele is not Hawaiian but Portuguese, challenging its reputation as Hawaii's national instrument and noting strong cultural ties to Portugal. The remarks appear in a Honolulu edition excerpt.
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Honolulu
Rosa Alau
The
Hawaiian Educational Review
Evolution of Hawaii music from ukulele to steel guitar
Mrs. Alau discusses Hawaii's musical growth noting the ukulele’s Portuguese origins from a five string instrument, the guitar’s introduction, and Joseph Kekuku’s invention of the steel bar technique. She contrasts ancient Hawaiian singing as koli or mele with later developments, calling the progress marvelous amid climatic notes on rainfall and crop prospects.
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Territorial Department of Public Instruction
Alau
Alan
Islands
Young Woman Uses Simple Swindle In San Francisco Stores
Police seek a smartly dressed young woman in the fashionable district who asks a distressed shopper for a dollar to cover a supposed purchase. After taking money in one store she repeats the ruse in another, then disappears. The incident occurred in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Backwardness of Spring Hurting Montana Grain Crops
Great Falls Montana May 14 The backwardness of the present spring season causes anxiety for grain raising according to county agents who visited Great Falls from eastern and northern sections of the state. The experts expect that recent cold weather will be followed by good grain crops though seeding will occur late in the month as the Rocky mountains remain cow-
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Great Falls
Mont
Rocky
Plans for two new highway districts announced
MISSOULA May 14 Plans for two major highway projects were announced by George Lautz forest service district engineer. One creates a direct Missoula south route via Bitter Root valley to Salmon City country in Idaho. The other links Hamilton in the Bitter Root northward to Anaconda. The forest service will build seven miles from the Montana Idaho state line to the Bitter Root Big Hole highway while Idaho will construct the Gibbons pass to Gibbonsville and Sal.
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Associated Press
Missoula
Mont
George Lautz
Forest Service
Bitter Root
Salmon City
Idaho
Hamilton
Anaconda
Lautz
Lions Menace Herds in Spenceville Region
Marysville Cal reports lions menacing sheep herds in Yuba county's Spenceville region. Stock raisers warn ferocious behavior this season with nightly tolls of 25 to 30 sheep until watches were placed on all herds.
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Marysville
Cal
Spenceville
Yuba County
Lions prey on cattle near Billings district
Reports from Billings Montana on May 14 say mountain lions are preying on cattle in the Lockwood district near the city. Traps have been set and hunters deployed, but thus far no success. Serious losses are evident and feared to continue.
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Billings
Mont
Lockwood District
Anaconda Mayor rejects reestablishment of police matron
Anaconda Montana May 14 Mayor B McCavitt declares the idea of an officer called police matron a fact and declines petitions from civic groups to re‑establish the office. The matron role was created last fall but later abolished.
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Anaconda
Mont
B. McCavitt
Racing Resumes in Canada After War Suspension
Montreal May 13 After a three year wartime suspension Canadian horse racing will resume tomorrow as Mount Royal tracks reopen racing officials announce the return of live racing in Montreal marking the end of a war related halt and the industry’s restart.
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Montreal
Canada
Mount Royal
Paraguay Chamber and US Chamber sign arbitration pact
The Chamber of Commerce of Paraguay announced an agreement with the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to arbitrate commercial disputes. The accord aims to streamline cross border commerce and reduce litigation time for firms in both nations.
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Chamber of Comerce
Paraguay
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Farmers Oppose Nolan Land Tax Bill Nationwide
Farmers across the country oppose the Nolan land tax bill in congress according to an American Farm Bureau Federation referendum. J W Cloverdale reports 236 097 of 340 counties in 15 states voted against the bill while 2 177 supported it. Opponents say enactment would worsen the farm tenancy problem raise loan rents and cut food production.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
J. W. Coverdae
Cloverdale
Federation
Royersdale
Defeat for radicals at socialist party convention
In New York on May 11 the socialist party's national convention rejected a radical Illinois measure calling for the dictatorship of the proletariat and citizenship limits. The 103 to 33 vote sparked sharp clashes as Hillquit and Engdahl led opposing camps, arguing over socialism and dictatorship versus bourgeois democracy.
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Associated Press
New York
Red Plage
Morris Hillquit
J. Lewis Engdahl
Chicago
Engdahl
Illinois
Palmer
Wilson
Arleson
Wall Street
Russia
Italy
Labor Party
Non-Partisan League
Committee of 48
James O'Neal
Brooklyn
O'Neal
Sweet
Albany
Washington
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