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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1932
Page
13
Speaker Garner testifies before the Ways and Means Committee urging a $2.309 billion direct relief bill. He says the duty of Congress is to relieve the starving and suffering, representing the people of the United States as he presents his policy stance.
After the mayor's resignation effective at once, the commission set a special election for one week from Tuesday. An ordinance requiring motor carriers to obtain city licenses bond and liability insurance was passed amid urging from Leo Sparks. The zoning board and building code amendments, plus an emergency budget move on street projects, topped a long session.
Testimony links Mayor Walker to large payments via Sherwood with unnamed friend of the mayor. Witnesses say Hastings and others arranged favors, while Sherwood allegedly acted as Walker’s financial agent as inquiry probes funds and ownership of accounts.
Austin May 31 charter granted for El Paso Association of Life Underwriters El Paso no capital stock business advancement incorporators A L McKnight Henry T Bowie R J Williams The notice records the formal chartering of the association and its primary incorporators.
Investigation continues into the Brown slaying to determine if robbery was the motive or if Brown, unarmed, had enemies. Sheriff and county attorney pursue other angles as Brown had lived in Lubbock County since 1907. Funeral is scheduled for Wednesday. The trio reportedly fled west in a late model two door Chevrolet after the shooting.
At the New Jersey state convention on May 31 Republicans urged repeal of the state prohibition enforcement act for the first time since the 18th amendment. Democrats at their convention modified their plank to advocate selling light wines and beer until repeal of the 18th amendment. Hoover administration was praised by Republicans and denounced by Democrats.
Mrs. Joe George Wilkins, 18, was dragged to death by a horse at a ranch about 10 miles northwest of Bronte. Her husband, nearby, heard her scream and found the horse kicking her. She had married the previous September 4.
Thomas A. Edison Jr visiting Houston said national business conditions are getting worse less rapidly. He travels for Thomas A. Edison Inc and will depart to San Antonio and then the West Coast.
The Senate backed a one cent per gallon gasoline tax to balance the budget and rejected reducing it to a half cent. It kept a five cent per $100 tax on future sales on produce markets and blocked reconsideration of oil import tariffs. A rejection to reconsider coal tax passed 43 to 40, and a bid to revisit lumber and copper levies failed 50 to 36. Senator Harrison then withdrew a copper tax reconsideration motion.
Defense witnesses testified Bird was in New Mexico about May 1 when the theft occurred and his wife Ellen Bird corroborated. Neighbors said Bird was away. Bird claimed he supplied Swift & Company with chickens from his Dalhart daughter. Turner’s driving while intoxicated charge was dismissed for lack of new evidence, and Edward Rafferty of New York City, serving two years for auto theft in Amarillo, was granted a new trial.
Bromley completed a long nonstop test flight from New York to Am,1491 and landed after 18 hours 36 minutes with fuel leakage suspected as the 300 gallon supply ran dry. He used a special diesel motor oil mix and had 120 gallons recharged at the stopover.
In Big Spring a 24 year old El Paso nurse Gertrude Fox kept the oxygen tent valves steady beside Robert Schermerhorn as doctors announced he was stabilizing. An urgent airlift delivered the tent and nurse to the hospital after a speedy plane arrival. Schermerhorn, a Texas oil field worker, had been failing and spirits rose as he regained strength.
Ambassador Mellon met with British Secretary Sir John Simon in London as Secretary Stimson and Mills spoke with President Hoover. The State Department announced U S participation with France Italy and other powers invited. The agenda likely covers tariff quotas monetary reform and all banking and commerce topics. No details on silver price plans yet.
On Thursday the directors of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation will testify before the House Banking and Currency Committee. They address a joint resolution by Rep. Luther Johnson of Texas urging liberalization of the R. F. C. loan policy for agriculture and extending credit to the stock raising industry.
Former Miss Harriet Berger 21 and Waelaw Hund 24 wed by Judge Charles B. Adams while strapped to Northwestern University lie detector. The machine showed the bridegroom’s blood pressure fall and the bride’s rise as vows were spoken. Operator Charles M. Wilson certified the couple’s signals as proof of their marriage.
Following Col Thompson's railroad commission appointment, Amarillo awaits a new mayor. Lon D. Marrs is seen as a possible candidate while J. H. Harris may enter if Hawk does not run. Harris is away from the city and Marrs will wait for Thompson's resignation before action. Petitions require 36 signatures.
J M Nix founder of the Lanier Hotel in San Antonio and the El Jardin Hotel in Brownsville died in his Brownsville hotel room from a paralytic stroke. He arrived with Mrs Nix three weeks earlier and seemed well before collapsing in the evening. His body will be sent to San Antonio for burial. Crop yields in Uruguay this season are higher than a year ago.
Funeral services for Hiram Thompson, a professional motorcycle rider killed Memorial Day in a race collapse at Richmond Virginia, will be held in Amarillo. Thompson, son of Frank A. and Mrs. Thompson, was born August 31 1904 in Fort Worth. He had raced since Amarillo days and won most 1930 Tri State Fair Fourth of July program. He lived in Los Angeles the past six years as a racing representative for Indian Motorcycle. He visited Amarillo recently en route to Akron Ohio. Survived by widow, two daughters, his parents, and several siblings.
The committee rejected the proposal 12 to 8 and the plan to levy gasoline and domestic gas and electricity taxes to raise 215 million dollars failed in the Senate 45 to 40. President Hoover warned of an emergency as the Senate studied the economic program. The stock market responded to his Hill address with a dip and partial recovery.
The article reports President Hoover arguing that the budget can be balanced with $500 million in economies while warning against excessive fears about the dollar. He endorses extending or generalizing certain excise taxes, noting a general manufacturers tax was once proposed by the Ways and Means Committee and supported by party leaders. He says further emergency tax sources may be needed if a broader tax is not adopted.
Washington May 31 Roosevelt aides denied any move to drop Senator Barkley as Democratic convention keynoter due to his coal tariff vote. Louis Howe and James A Farley rejected talks on the question and noted neither was in Washington to discuss it. Representative Snell predicted a liberal Republican platform on prohibition, saying such a platform would be satisfactory despite his dry voting record.
A schedule from the U S Department of Agriculture Fort Worth listing events by Jno Ross Amarillo and H Van Dever Great West M FE Co Includes grain grading equipment demonstrations at 10 45 and sessions on analyzing samples for sprouted rye heat damaged wheat sick wheat and smut with a Saturday loading cars and a round table discussion led by E L Morris
Washington may 31 J B Davis of Worth was denied a Supreme Court review of his federal mail fraud conviction in which he was sentenced to two years in jail.
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