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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1928
Page
1
A broad column questions Federal Reserve tactics, usury in credit markets, and bank rates, arguing high interest harms prosperity. It critiques Governor Smith, Coolidge era policy, and the McNary Haugen plan, noting crime costs and debates on agricultural surpluses.
Rescue workers attached an air pipe and steel cable to the Italian submarine F-14 after it sank in the Adriatic off Pola following a collision with a destroyer. The crew of 31 includes two officers and 29 sailors, all feared alive as divers press on amid rough seas and 130 feet of water.
Forecast notes tonight and Wednesday for fair conditions with high temperatures around 87 and 66. Several stray numbers mention times and ages, but details are garbled and not clearly attributable to weather data.
In Albany Governor Smith meets with allies to discuss charges leveled at his legislative record by Kansas editor William Alles White. Secretary of War Davis told Hoover the coming fall race will be hard fought but Republican victory appears likely. The American Federation of Labor showed strong opposition to endorsing Smith in Kansas City and remained neutral. Norman Thomas pledged a vigorous South campaign against Smith. Republicans plan an intense campaign in Maine with Senator Curtis Pedtably slated for several speeches.
George M. Waddill school tax collector and secretary of the school board leaves by car with his family for a two week trip through New Mexico. Planned stops include El Paso Elephant Butte dam and Carlsbad caverns with return to Amarillo. Griggs Ambulance and Potter County Lumber noted in the item.
Albany reports rising pressure on Gov. Alfred D Smith to extend his presidential campaign tour. Advisers shift from brief speeches to a two to three month nationwide swing to mingle with voters and showcase his personality. The plan envisions travel through border states into the corn belt with public speeches as needed.
Elwood Park was officially opened with a crowd of about 4 000 attending a ceremony led by park officials. The event included remarks by D. Resch and Ed Mayer, a white way lighting switch, and plans announced for Sanborn park and future beautification projects. The day also featured a large rodeo gathering in Canadian and hospitality services by the Safety First Bus company.
Herbert Hoover prepares for his first national address at Stanford on Saturday. The piece notes his impatience over reception, radio broadcast plans from ninety stations, and hopes the farm relief pledge will ease corn belt turbulence.
Police claim a major Panhandle safe burglary ring is broken with five arrests led by Chief K L Gaither. Oren Stewart was arrested as the fifth member. others include Therman Stout B Lighthowser Jack Bronox Otis Cagle and Tom Campbell alias Ed Summers. Charges total nine for burglaries at Clarence Sanders store Silver Grill cafeteria and Sears Roebuck. Cagle Summers likely to be tried elsewhere. Summers confined in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Los Angeles Examiner reports that cowboy star Tom Mix and his wife Victoria Forde Mix have separated. Mrs Mix, who left for Europe a month ago, plans to pursue a Paris divorce while Mix allegedly confirms the proceeding.
CHICAGO Aug George E Brennan Democrat national committeeman for Illinois has suffered a relapse after a week of septic poisoning and his physicians announced giving up hope for recovery. Mr and Mrs Floyd V Studer and family will attend the Anvil Park rodeo at the Studer ranch in Canada tomorrow.
W. A. Pelser was reported improved and slated for a tonsil removal this afternoon at St. Anthony Hospital. The item mentions Shingles, Paint, Lamber, Service and John Maynard Lamber Co at 800 W. St.
In Knightsbridge London at the United Berkeley club four players shared a single deal with each hand containing an entire suit. The improbable distribution produced a grand slam in hearts after the second player bid seven spades, leaving the third and fourth players with all diamonds and clubs. The occurrence is described as extraordinarily rare in 25 years of club play.
Four members of the precinct 14 election board in Kansas City Kansas were arrested and ballots seized on the order of Wyandotte County Attorney Arthur J. Mellett. Fraud charges allege 30 ballots were in the box from a 203 registered voters, including ineligible and deceased voters and a relative of an official who did not vote.
Amarillo schoolboy W. A. Crisswell told the Lions Club at the Amarillo hotel that today’s members must invest in things that will live in twenty five years. He praised the club’s work with crippled children and urged ongoing service that will shape the club of twenty years from now.
A vote contest accusing Grover B Hill and candidate Carl Hill of corrupt methods in precinct 6 and 3 has been filed in Sutter County District Court by E C Paxton. The petition alleges judge F P Killing failed to appoint assistant judges and clerks, allowing unappointed persons at the polls. The case is set for Thursday morning as continued on page two.
Miami meteorologist Richard W. Gray reports the tropical disturbance off Palm Beach to Jupiter coast moving northward with a recurve toward the sea. Wind speeds near sixty miles per hour shifted from northeast to north, with barometers dropping as the storm nears land.
A tropical disturbance near the Bahamas moves toward the Florida coast as gale force winds pound Palm Beach and West Palm Beach. Reports from the Miami weather bureau indicate the system center over the Atlantic east of Palm Beach with rising tides and heavy rain.
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