Anti-Saloon League seeks larger funds in national drive
Washington May 22 The Anti-Saloon League pursues a carry on fund for a national campaign to educate the public on liquor evils General Superintendent F Scott McBride told a senate lobby committee He endorsed Hoover administration tones on prohibition and noted league pledges totaling 18 709 922 in subscriptions as the New Jersey contest unfolds between wet and dry candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anti-Saloon League
F. Scott McBride
Senate Lobby Committee
Teague
Hoover McBride
Hoover
Prohibition
Caraway
McBride
New Jersey
Dwight W. Morrow
Tom
Morrow
Joseph Frelinghuysen
Franklin Fort
League
Chicago youths arrested for robbery in Keokuk
George Riley age 18 and Joe Murphy age 15, both from Chicago, were arrested in Keokuk after a bridge crossing. They confessed to robbing a filling station and to stealing a automobile in Macomb earlier the same day, as reported by police.
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Keokuk
George Riley
Joe Murphy
Chicago
Macomb
Steel Work Collapse Buries Five Workers In New York
On May 22 a building under construction at 11th Avenue and 51st Street collapsed burying iron workers masons and bricklayers. Five men were killed and almost a score injured as rescue crews faced unstable steel structure conditions and crowds blocked surrounding streets.
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Yoan
11Th Avenue
51St Street
Imost
Spring Blizzard Strikes Denver With Sharp Cold Drop
A spring blizzard hit Denver today dropping temperatures about 55 degrees in under 12 hours. It followed two heavy snowfalls within six days as temperatures plummeted from a high near 87 to around 35 by daybreak.
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Denver
Johnson Moves to Block Treaty Action
Senator Johnson of California, a leading opponent of the London naval treaty, moved to back early consideration by the Senate as urged by President Hoover. He pledged 14 or 15 more witnesses in the investigation, signaling a move that could delay or deny the treaty this session.
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Washington
Johnson
California
Senate
Hoover Johnson
League of Nations
Weather: Mostly Cloudy Tonight and Friday
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday with limited sunshine. Patchy showers are possible and temperatures are expected to remain mild through the period.
Orphaned Boys in Milwaukee House Rescued From Fire
Milwaukee May 22 More than 200 orphaned boys and sisters escaped death when a fire swept a dormitory and church at St Aemilian s orphanage in St Francis suburb Two young motorists and a girl who were driving by helped save 190 orphans and 26 sisters credited with rousing residents as flames raced through the dormitory and church Firemen from St Francis and Milwaukee expected to control the blaze only later in the day
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Milwaukee
Wis
St. Francis
Radio Monopolies Outlined Before Senate Panel
Representatives of independent companies told the Senate patent committee that a few giants control fields from radio to sound pictures through patent consolidation. They cited the Justice Department suit against the Radio Corporation of America as evidence of a great evil and urged passage of Dill’s bill to curb anti competitive custodians of patents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Patent Committee
Dill
Justice Department
Theadio Corporation of America
Ernes R. Reichmann
General Consel
The
Radio Protective Association
C. C. Coiby
Samoon Electric Company
Canton
Mass
American Telephone and ‘Lelegraph Company
Electric Research Products, Inc
Westinghouse
General Electric
RCA
Columbus Junction Theater Touts The Mill ionaire Comedy
At Columbus Junction high school auditorium on Tuesday and to be repeated Wednesday, The Mill ionaire a comedy presented under Miss Grace Nichols direction features Blanchette Heath Lulu Hill Johnny Heath and many Heath family members with school orchestra music between acts. Other notes include Mrs J R Wainwright returning from Iowa City University hospital and visitors Howard Schabilion from Michigan and Mrs Miley from Chicago.
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Columbus Junction
Centra of Columbus High School
Grace Nichols
Blanchette Heath
Lulu Hill
Johnny Heath
Lloyd Prior
Blanch Heath
Betty Fedderson
Ronald Heath
Clyde Harbison
Adeline Heath
Irene Reece
Dorcas
Alice Hanft
Fred Lawler
Robert, Moore
Iowa primary heats up with charges and campaigns
Campaigns in Iowa focus on republican senatorial and gubernatorial contests. Governor Hammill and opponents clash over farm policies and the income tax. Dickinson, Lind, and Turner campaign in towns as Lange plans a November return.
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United Press
Iowa
John Hamil
United States
L. J. Dickinson
Congress
Hammill
Dickinson
Hoover Dickinson
Marshal Town
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Farm Board
Hanlan Mapor
Frank Lind
Smith
M. Smith
Dan Turner
Turner
John Fletcher
Shenandoah
Otto Lange
Davenport
Milnes
Evils of Dance Halls Pictured in New York Morals Report
The May 12 report from the Committee of Fourteen in New York highlights dance halls and speakeasies as moral hazards. It notes closures of 113 speakeasies and pervasive screening rooms designed to hide couples, with women often effectively excluded and men urged to dance.
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New York
Committee of Fourteen
Prom Mont Chtitens
Oaroon
Speateaty
Grover, Whalen
George E. Worthingon
Letteras
Hearst
Ieee
Methodists, South Retain Cannon on Temperance Board
In Dallas Texas the Methodist Episcopal Church South faced a heated session as an effort to remove Bishop James Cannon Jr of Virginia from the temperance and social service committee failed 257 to 124. Bishop-elect A Frank Smith of Houston had been proposed as his replacement but the conference kept Cannon on the panel.
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Dallas
Tex
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
James Cannon, Jr
Virginia
Temperance and Social Service
A. Frank Smith
Houston
Poppy Sale Announced for Saturday by Leon Beatty Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary of Leon Beatty Post plans a full day poppy sale Saturday with stands around the Square. Poppies cost any amount, from a nickel to a dollar, and funds aid disabled veterans in 40 hospitals and 10 workshops across 26 states. The sale is endorsed by President Hoover and General Pershing, and poppies are made by disabled veterans with careful screening. Money raised supports living war victims and veteran welfare.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Leon Beatty
Washington, D. C
Hoover
General Pershing
Donald Msitne
the Legion Auxiliary
Funeral for Mrs Robert Shafer Held in Crawfordsville
Miss Nelle Manners of Crawfordsville and William Welch of Bedford with Mrs J J Hall of Washington attended the funeral of their niece Mrs Robert Shafer in Crawfordsville Tuesday afternoon. Rev G W Pool visited his wife in Des Mortes Hospital with improving condition. Melville McElroy of Monmouth California was noted in a reminiscence of a former Crawfordsville visitor. A paving contract for No 161 south of town has begun with preparatory work before cement pouring. Rev and M S F Wenger and Misses Elsie Evans Helen Borders and Manda Davis traveled to Mt Pleasant for vacation bible school activities.
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Crawfordsville
William Welch
Bedford
J. J. Hall
Washington
Robert Shafer
G. W. Pool
Des Mortres
Pools
Melville McElroy
Monmouth
California
Alfred Nash
Olive Cunningham
M. S. F. Wenger
Elsie Evans
Helen Borders
Manda Davis
Mt. Pleasant
Boston University appoints Clyde E. Wildman in Old Testament role
Clyde E. Wildman, a Decatur County native and former Syracuse University faculty member, is appointed professor of Old Testament history and religion at Boston University. The notice notes concerns about hostess jobs and lax supervision in some venues, implying broader social issues.
Pinchot Leads in Race for Governor in Philadelphia Area
Gifford Pinchot leads Republican governor candidate Francis Shunk Brown by 11 919 votes based on United Press tabulations with 93 precincts still to report. Pinchot held a statewide margin as returns from Delaware and Luzerne counties slowed final counts. Brown’s camp considered a recount possible, while Pinchot and supporters pressed on toward victory.
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Philadelphia
Gifford Pinchot
United Press
Francis Shunk Brown
Republian
Pinchot
Brown
Delaware
Luzerne County
Suon
Thon
the Inquirer
Curtie Denies Promising Federal Jobs to Contractors
Curtis, son of the vice president, denies charges that he promised federal contracts to contractors for payments up to 500 dollars. He calls the allegations misrepresentations, noting he tossed the matter from his office after learning details. He recalls meeting the alleged middleman Mike Malloy during the Hoover campaign and says he previously represented firms and then returned most fees when misrepresentation appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtie
Chicago
Smithy and Debonair
Harry King Curtis
United Press
Curtis
Mike Malloy
Hoover
D A R History Prizes Awarded at Local School
The Washington Chapter of the D A R offers history prizes for best junior high work. The 1930 awards will be given tomorrow at nine o clock in the school auditorium. Mrs C A Speer regent announced the program will be conducted by Mrs We A Gibson and the public is invited.
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Rmis
Washington
C. A. Speer
We A. Gibson
High School Graduation Week Activities Schedule
Final recitations occur tomorrow with exams next week for underclassmen. Graduates prepare for diplomas next Wednesday. Class play Happiness to be staged tonight at 8 p.m. Seats still available at the door and Phillips Hebnert. Baccalaureate Sunday at Methodist church with Rev. Henke. Junior seniors party next Tuesday at seven in the Methodist church. invitations extend to parents, faculty, and board members.
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Clas
Tomorr
Phillips & Hebnert Drug Store
Morsian
Methodist Church
A. W. Henke
Board of Education
Legion Auxiliary Opens County Convention at City Hall
The county American Legion Auxiliary holds its convention in Legion rooms at city hall with strong unit delegations. Mrs. Harold Montgomery gave the morning welcome as Mr. Opal Putnam reported on progress and unit reports followed. Delegates from local units were appointed and officers for the coming year will be elected this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Rose Bartholomew
Harold Montgomery
Opal Putnam
Frank Kurtz
Opal Putman
Ethel’ Burham
Little Bros. Transfer and Storage takes over Little Pratt line
Lloyd Little buys out Mark Pratt within Little & Pratt line and consolidates two Little businesses into Little Bros. Transfer and Storage. The firm announces it has the contract to haul all loads for the Masonic Temple building, a substantial job they can manage with their equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Truck Lines
Lloyd Little
Mark Prat
Little & Pratt
Harl Little
Little Bros
Masonic Temple
Net population change reported in 47 Iowa counties
Complete preliminary returns show Iowa county totals rising from 1 038 574 in 1920 to 1 050 985 this year. Forty seven counties had full reports with Jackson county reporting a population drop from 19 981 to 18 478 during the decade.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jackson County
Moslem Pilgrims Die As Ship Catches Fire
Lloyds dispatch reports about 100 pilgrims perished when the Asia steamship carrying 1,500 Moslem pilgrims from Jeddah to Djibouti caught fire off the Gulf of Eden. The vessel was abandoned still burning in Jeddah harbor.
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London
Lloyds
Fabre Line
Asia
Feddah
Mecca
Jibouti
Lloyd's
Sudan
Jeddah Harbor
Des Moines Mayor Seeks Gas Tax Revenue Sharing
Des Moines May 22 Mayor Parker Crouch announced plans to push a bill in the next legislature to apportion part of gasoline tax receipts to towns and cities. He said the funds would be used to pave city streets and relieve municipalities of a heavy burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Parker Crouch
Crouch
Graf Zeppelin Nears Brazil Landing After Ocean Flight
The Graf Zeppelin was sighted near Fernando Noronha at 1 28 p m local time en route from Seville after crossing 3650 miles. Dr Hugo Eckener plans to proceed to the Brazilian coast with Pernambuco to halt overnight about 300 miles from Fernando Noronha. The dirigible flew low over the island as crowds cheered and heads toward Pernambuco with a plan to land there for the night, weather permitting.
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Fernando Noronha
Brazil
Seville
Hugo Eckener
Natal
Pernambuco
Graf Zeppelin
Eckener
Dup
United Proms
Pase
Rio de Janeiro
Dynamite Missing From Railway Car Near Karachi
Officials at the railway station report a large quantity of dynamite missing from a supply car near Karachi. The dynamite was part of a shipment destined for Kotri on the River Indus and is believed stolen.
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Karachi
India
Raiiroad
Rairoad Station
Kotri
Indus
Dye Importers’ Aid to Senator King Revealed
Senator Robinson, Republican Indiana, released a lobby committee report showing contributions from dye importers to Senator King’s campaign fund. A former secretary testified that Herman A. Metz, president of the General Dyeatats corporation, gave $1,000 to King in 1928 and $1,000 to his campaign fund that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Robinson
Indiana
Lobby Committee
King
Herman A. Metz
General Dyeatats Corporation
Campaten
Faculty defeats junior college in five inning game
The Washington faculty team defeated the junior college club 7 to 2 in five innings at Libe’ bark before a good crowd. The winning run came on a single by Professor Gingerich in the last inning. Carlton and Kort pitched for the faculty and Fuhr and Korf for the junior college.
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Fen Wap Tency
Washington Seanors
Libe’ Bark
Gingerich
Carlton
Kort
Peet
McKay
Freshwaters
Shultz
Krabill
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Columbus Junction Sea
South
Legion Auxiliary
Nelle Manners
Baccalaureate
Legion Club Rooms
L. Little
Pratt
Dirigible
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