Republicans Hope Coolidge Veto Tax Measure Fails
Washington May 13 The Republican view favors passing a tax cut while risking Coolidge veto. Congress may override vetoes on pension and soldier bonus bills, forcing Coolidge to choose between reduced taxes and funding benefits. Analysts expect the soldier bonus to pass over his veto.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Congress
Mellon
Treasury
Coolyeto
CS. V. Herald-Triburne News Service
Navy Paymaster Sought After Puget Sound Disappearance
Federal and navy authorities cross country search for Tent Lester B Karnelle a Bremerton Navy yard paymaster who vanished last Tuesday accounts show an 1800 shortage. The hunt widened to Chicago as Karnelle’s wife a Bevan relative is traced to the case. Dr Bevan said he has heard nothing since.
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Chicago
Lester B. Karnelle
Bremerton Navy Yard
Puget Sound
Karaelie
Arthur Dean Bevan
Peace with Actors Assumed by New Pact
New York May 12 Peace between the Actors Equity association and a majority of the national theatrical managers and producers was assured today through a 10 year agreement with the newly formed Managers Protective Association. The accord, reached yesterday, commits to ten years of peace.
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New York
Actors’ Equity Association
Equity
Managers’ Protective Association
Grocers Fight Efforts to Annul Pact on Packer Food Control
J J McLaurin of the American Wholesale Grocers Association told a Jacksonville convention that competition among 4000 wholesale grocers would be healthier than a single packer monopoly in food manufacture and distribution. He opposed Armour Swift efforts to overturn the 1930 consent decree limiting unrelated commodities.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
J. J. MecLauris
Jacksonville
Fla
American Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Armour & Co
McLaurin
Shows Huge Loss in Gov't Sale of Ship
Washington May 13 The government sold an ocean going steamship salvaged and reconditioned in 1921 for 100000 despite 2461000 spent by the government on its repair. The sale was made by the United States Shipping Board to the Los Angeles Steamship Co. without bidding or inspection opportunity. Harry Philbin, director of sales, testified before the House committee on board affairs.
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Washington, D. C
United States Shipping Board
Los Ange Steamship Company
House Committee Investigating Board
Harry Philbin
Plan Progage of Immigration Bill Before Saturday
Washington May 13 The immigration bill with a provision for Japanese exclusion effective July 1 will pass the House on Thursday and the Senate likely Friday after today’s agreements. Chairman Johnson expects fewer than 65 votes against in the House. the Senate should approve by a comfortable majority and the bill goes to President Coolidge. The President sought to delay the date to March 1, 1926, but Congress is not expected to veto the measure and will push exclusion through.
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International News Wire
Washington
House
Senate
Nson
House Immigration Committee
Coolidge
Hughes
Congress
Roumanian King And Queen Arrive On Royal Visit
King Ferdinand Queen Marie and Princess Ileana land in England on an official visit to the British sovereigns. The Prince of Wales meets the ship as it arrives and is linked to a possible betrothal to Ileana, who is 16. sources note a delay due to her youth and parental approval.
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United Press
England
Ferdinand
Marie
Roumania
Ileana
Prince of Wale
Calais
Prince of Wales
Dolly
Marie Ia
Sheles
London
Tieana
Failure to Protest Innocence No Indicator of Guilt
Des Moines May 13 The state supreme court reversed Earl Beckner's guilty verdict and sentence for an alleged attack, holding that failure to protest innocence does not raise a presumption of guilt and that the lower court erred in instructing jurors to presume innocence would be denied.
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
Earl Beckner
Payette County
Supreme Court
Langley Sentenced to Two Years in Pen for Whisky Plots
Covington Ky May 12 Judge A M J Cochran in federal court sentenced Congressman John W Langley Kentucky convicted of conspiracy in a whisky transaction in 1921 to two years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary. Also sentenced to two years were Milton cutz Philadelphia Langley associate, M B Huth Alliance and Walter B Carey. Canton Ohio and Lipsehutz pleaded guilty during the trial. No fines were imposed in any case.
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Covington
A. M. J. Cochran
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Atlanta
Ailton Cutz
Philadelphia
Langley
M. BE. Huth
Alliance
Walter B. Carey
Canton
Lipsehutz
Bank Holdup Gets Life at Ft. Madison
James T. Burns, 25, a World War II hero and former Des Moines idol, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Fort Madison penitentiary for his role in the February 5 University State Bank robbery. He pleaded guilty after being returned from Los Angeles, where he was arrested 12 days earlier. co defendant Eugene Shearer faces questioning and possible arraignment.
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Des Moines
James T. (Scotty) Burns
Tolay
Fort Madison
University State Bank
Burns
Los Angeles
Eugene Shearer
Shearer
Father of Charles Schwab Dies at Advanced Age
John A. Schwab, father of Charles M. Schwab, died at his Loretta home after a paralysis strike Sunday night. The date is May 13 and the report comes from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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Charles Schwab
Johnstown
John A. Schwab
Charles M. Schwab
Hls
Loretta
Courier Deliveries by 5 30 P M
Announcement notes home delivery by 5 30 PM with a rescue option if late. Readers urged to call 5100 before 6 30 PM for a replacement copy.
Rubbish Blaze Threatens Country Club Building
A rubbish fire in Sunnyside Country Club rafters near the furnace sparked heavy smoke and minor damage to the clubhouse valued at about 70 000. Rapid action by the Waterloo fire department prevented major destruction as decorations misused near the furnace burned and smoke filled the adjoining ballroom walls.
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Sunnyside Country Club
Greby
A. E. Place
Watsloo
Ray Tiller
Rafi
Opposition Wings 277 Seats in Tokio
Final returns from Saturday's parliamentary election show the opposition holding 277 of the 430 seats, while Premier Kiyoura's government commands 153. Two Hokkaido seats were postponed due to a hurricane.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Kiyoura
Hokkaido
Poincare Resigns as Premier Amid Cabinet Shakeup
Paris reports Premier Poincare resigns on June 4 after a cabinet reorganization. The move follows a parliamentary election that party leaders deem a repudiation of his government. Officials in Washington see openings for French entry into a new arms talks round and discuss the Dawes Plan's future amidst coalition talks.
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U.S
New Arms
Fuse
Paris
Poincare Ant
Wil
Proms
Teft
Wis
Council of Ministers
Slysee
Millerand
Hhvider
Jane 2
Ite
Dawes
Prewers Poincare
MacDonald
Sodalinger
Chamber
American Business Urged to Trim Down for Foreign Competition
Edward N. Hurley of the United States Shipping Board warned Chicago businessmen that prosperity has left them fat and out of condition for a real fight with European and other foreign rivals. He urged leaner management, less time in conferences, and more focus on productive work to stay competitive as demand shifts and prices ease. He called for stronger domestic competition and efficient plant operation to endure tougher world conditions.
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United Crosst
Chicago
Edward N. Hurieyv
United States Shipping Board
Foreign Debt Funding Commission
Wurley
Hurley
Senate Votes Narrowly to Sustain Coolidge Veto on Bursum Pension Bill
The Senate, by a one vote margin, sustained President Coolidge by defeating the Bursum pension bill. The override failed 68 to 55. a late correction by Senator Harrell of Oklahoma changed his initial vote, preventing a two thirds for overrule.
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Senate
Coolidge
Uia
Washington
Ben Abas Chong
Harnold
Wold
Neresary
Chemist Discovers Compound to Kill Carbon Gas Fumes
A New York chemist reports a new compound that neutralizes carbon gas fumes from exhausts when mixed with gasoline. Dr. Miller and Dr. Mutehtiaondhe claim a year of experiments led to a formulation named RESOLNA that reportedly eliminates car exhaust fumes at a targeted dosage.
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New York
Miler
Mutehtiaondhe
Maj Frederick L Martin sails from Port Moller
News items from Alaska and nearby ports report Maj Frederick L Martin departing Port Moller Alaska last midnight on a around the world flight mission. Radiograms indicate weather and engine issues delaying plans to reach Japan. British pilot MacLaren resumes flights after engine trouble with a total 6960 miles logged since leaving England.
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Assorlited
Bellingham
Wash
Frederick L. Martin
Cart Moller
Alaska
Archie W. Shiels
Paeddle American Fisheries
Atta Hope
United Press
Bremerton
Navy
Alll
Japan
Parlu
India
England
D'Oisy
Manel
Associated Vrees
Shanghai
Pelletier Toisy
Paris
Tokio
Hanoi
Brennan Challenges McAdoo Supporters On Two Thirds Rule
George E. Brennan of Minnesota challenges McAdoo supporters to publicly state their stance on repealing the two thirds rule for Democratic nomination. He followed a Nashville remark by Barckwell and McAdoo manager that McAdoo would secure a large majority at the New York convention.
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McAdoo
Chicago
Max
W. McAdoo
George E. Brennan
Minois Vemorrade
Nashville
David
Aad Barckwell
MeAdot
New York
Shopmen Sentenced for Old Northwestern Road Strike
An appellate court upholds contempt verdicts against Northwestern road shopmen for defying a government injunction during the 1832 railroad strike. The defendants are to serve sentences in Polk County jail.
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Polk County
Fadera
Juder Mo
Senate and House Meet in Washington Committees Active
Today in Washington the Senate and House convene with President and cabinet. Senate committees, including the Daugherty investigating panel and the Wheeler indictment inquiry, meet or hold executive sessions. The federal grand jury resumes the oil leasing probe as Muscle Shoals hearings proceed.
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Senate
House
Senate Daugherty
Federal Grand Jury
Senate Agricultural Committees
Shipping Board
Senate Elections Committes
Squalodont Bones Found in California
Charles Morrio, a prehistory student, reports a squalodont skeleton and skull fragments dating from a Miocene age 0.5 to 11 million years old near the Kern River oil fields. Reconstructions were done in Germany, Australia and England from limited remains.
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California
Charles Morrio
Prehistoris Y Fe
Bhark Tooth
Kern River
Morrig
Germany
Australia
England
Morrie
Bakershold
Cal
Indiana Klan Revolts Against National Organization
Indiana Ku Klux Klan factions revolt against the national body. D. G. Stephenson, expelled by 91 of the state’s counties, says Indiana klansmen remove outside control and denounce national officers for political use of the organization. He vows to defy perceived despotism and cleanse the invisible empire.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
D. G. Stephenson
Electexi Grata
Dragen
Kliing
Stephenson
Exports Rise in 10 Months to May First
The Department of Commerce reports a strong rise in American exports and a drop in imports for the 10 months ending May 1. Exports increased by 30,321,400 dollars while imports decreased by 10,198,000 dollars. Total exports reached 2,670,928,900 dollars and imports 2,977,077,000 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
City Wins Appeal in Eickelberg Case
Des Moines May 12. Mrs. Eickelberg sued Waterloo city for injuries from a fall on a city sidewalk. The state supreme court decided in favor of the city, ending the suit.
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City
Eickelberg
Des Moines
Mre
Fim Hickelberg
Damiels
Waterloo
Arai
Supreme Court
Warden Fees Upheld for Soft Fish Takers
Des Moines May 12 8 the supreme court upheld K C Hinshaw former Iowa state game warden in exacting fees from fishermen allowed to take soft fish from Iowa waters. The court ruled state law requires the warden present to ensure no statute is violated and thus permits fees for his services. Justice Faville called soft fish a destroyer of spawn and not tempted by bait.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
vThe Supreme Court
K. C. Hinshaw
Iowa
Lowa
Faville
Towa
Bama
Roosevelt Called by Grand Jury for Oil Lease Inquiry
Washington May 13 the grand jury resumed its inquiry into naval oil reserves and leases to H F Sinclair and Edward L Doheny. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt testified while intra committee quarrels marked the session as senators pressed questions on transfer of reserves and royalty outcomes under Teapot Dome and Salt Creek leases.
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Associated Press
Washington
D.D. C
Theodore Roosevelt
Pac Tetary
Navy
Griffin
Bpeelat Grand Jury
White House
Preadont Harding
Fall
Maval Aft
Harry F. Lipclair
Edward L. Dohen
Roosevalt
Teapot Dome
Sinclair
Admiral Griffin
Bureau of Engineers
Denby
Interior Department
Archie
Senate
Ile
G. W. Wahlberg
Simuair
New Mexico
Washington, D. C
Finney
Srand
Spencer
Missouri
Bouee
House
Edwin Denby
Adams
Colorado
Lada
Tla
U. K
Navy Department
Walsh
Inbey
Ladd
H. F. Sinclair
Salt Creek
E. L. Oheny
California
Doheny
Tax Bill Moves to Conference Amid Senate-House Dispute
The tax reduction bill returns to the Senate as conferees are appointed to resolve differences with the House. Chairman Smoot plans to convene the conference by tomorrow to finalize adjustments after the Senate rejected certain amendments.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House Representatives
Smoot
Frost May Injure Early Garden Stuff
Des Moines reports indications of a heavy frost tonight across town. Weather bureau officials say fruit crops may escape serious injury but garden crops in the glow lands could suffer considerable damage.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
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