Premier of Britain Salutes U S Press for Friendship
New York April 24 The American press is praised as a vital instrument in fostering mutual understanding between the United States and Britain at a dinner of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. Prime Minister MacDonald, via Sir Hume Howard, commended the press for fairness and friendliness and urged a cordial, practical translation of democratic ideals into international cooperation. The address noted excellent Anglo American relations and urged visits to the British Empire Exhibition. Samuel F P Thomason was elected association president. officers and directors named. A resolution urged lowering burdensome second class postal rates as war revenue measures lingered.
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Thuy
Macdonald
Great Britain
Sa Societion
Hume Howard
Ambasaador
Association
Eame
Europe
Britain
America
Sir Berne
Lincoln
Lyons
Hay
Roosevelt
Boot
Bryce
Grey
Page
Samuel FP. Thomason
Chicago Tribune
The
Publishers Association
John Stewart Bryan
Richmond
News-Leader
Georges M. Rogers
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Howard Davis
New York Herald-Tribune
Frank G. Bell
Savannah News
Harry Chandler
Los Angeles Times
Charles H. Taylor
Boston Globe
T. R. Willams
Pittsburgh Express
Paul Patterson
Baltimore Sun
Congress
Bureau of Advertising
Reed Berates Politicians Ways of Publicity at Publishers Dinner
New York April 24 At the American Newspaper Publishers association annual dinner United States Senator David A Reed of Pennsylvania criticized politicians methods of obtaining publicity and influencing public opinion He lambasted quacks and tricksters praising the printed word as their strongest weapon urging publishers to resist dishonest advertising and to reveal hypocrisy in politics He challenged editors on fair play and warned that powerful headlines and sensationalism drive news value while policy debates and truthful reporting suffer.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
United States
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Harald
Hearings Begin May 8 on Falls Power Plan
Public hearings set for May 8 on Norris and Moore Zihlman proposals to harness Great Falls for grit heat and power feeding the National Capital region. Subcommittee of the House District committee approved the move after an executive session. Chairman Zihlman to consult with Attorney General Stone on condemnation procedures.
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Norris
Moore-Zihlman
Great Falls
National Capital
House District Committee
Hammer
North Carolina
Zihlman
Maryland
Stone
National Capital Pack Commission
Gibson
Metropolitan Police Department
Ball
Senate District Committee
Senate
Washington Rector Appointed Chaplain
The Rev. David Ransom Covell, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, was named chaplain in the officers reserve corps with the rank of captain. A Washington native and George Washington University and General Theological Seminary alumnus, he was ordained by Bishop Harding and served in western North Carolina missions before leading Trinity. He later studied at Oxford in 1919.
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David Ransom Covell
Trinity Episcopal Church
Offcers
War Department
Covell
Gideon A Lyon Elected Arts Club President
Gideon A Lyon was elected president of the Arts club at yesterday’s annual election. Officers include Morris Leisenring as vice president William C Barnes recording secretary Alfred Lewis corresponding secretary Edward H Watson treasurer Glenn Madison Brown Aline F Solomons and William I Deming as governors. Discussion followed on amendments to the bylaws of the organization.
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Gideon A. Lyon
Arts Club
Morris Leisenring
Wiliam C. Barnes
Alfred Lewis
Edward H. Watson
Glenn Madison Brown
Aline F. Solomons
Wiliam I. Deming
Girl Fires at Wife of Man She Loves
A woman shot at the wife of a man she loves after telephoning plans to visit him. He claimed he subleased his former apartment to her and his wife, took her to theaters and restaurants, sometimes with Mrs. Smith. He said she demanded a divorce or $1,000. she threatened him and pursued payments of $1659 a month for four months before stopping.
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Smith
Detroit
New York
Resurvey urged for streets needing repair in District
George C. Shinn, chairman, urged a resurvey of street repair needs at a Board of Trade meeting. A committee will confer with citizens associations to identify imperative streets for improvements to inform the Senate appropriations committee. A subcommittee on street esthetics recommended appointing a city landscape designer.
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George C. Shinn
Board of Trade
E. P. Weeks
Bruce S. Casteel
Citizens’ Associations
Senate Appropriations Committee
District of Columbia
House
Bhinn
Appropriations Committee
Senate
H. W. Peasles
Peaslee
Washington
Oliver T. Metzerott
T. Janney Brown
Allison N. Miller
Two Navy Aviators Die in Great Lakes Seaplane Crash
At the Great Lakes naval training station two aviation chief riggers J H Green and H R Cruickshank were killed when their seaplane plunged from 1000 to 1500 feet onto the parade ground near the administration building. Cruickshank, once of Cedar Rapids Iowa, was an expert parachute jumper and World War I aviator. A naval board of inquiry will investigate the accident.
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Waukegan, HL
J. H. Green
H. R Cruickshank
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Cruickshank
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bath
Great Lakes
Nationalists Mourn Helfferich Death in Berlin Car Crash
Berlin mourns Karl Helfferich a top Reichstag figure killed when a German car burned after a collision with a Swiss train at Bellinzona. He was linked to Germanys banking and industry and might have become chancellor after May elections. The loss shifts political and economic life amid praise for founding the renten mark system.
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Berlin
Germany
Karl Helfferich
Bellinzona
Herr Helfferich
Reichstag
Hugo Stmnes
Natation
Herr Reifferich
Kaleer
Herr Havenstein
Reichsbank
Herr Stinnes
Ruhr
Helfferich
Haa ‘F
Conyright
The
Chicago Tribune
Fat That Shows Soon Disappears
A vintage ad touts Marmole Prescription tablets as a harmless, effective fat loss aid. It claims fat appears and vanishes with post meal and bedtime use, promising easy weight reduction without dieting or exercise. Box costs one dollar, with orders from Marmole Co. Detroit address.
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Marmole Co
Woodward Wve
Detroit
Mica
Balloons Race Through Storms In Endurance Test
Four of seven balloons advance from Kelly Field toward the goal of the national elimination race as storms threaten. Army entries suffer wrecks and forced landings in Oklahoma and Kansas. pilots and aides escape injury.
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A. P
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tex
Central West
Great Lakes
Nebraska
H. E. Honeywell
Kansas City Cooperative Club
Oklahoma
Richards Field
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