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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1928
Page
1
The column discusses Senator Borah's anti slush fund stance and calls for returning Sinclair's government bonds, questions about unaccounted oil bond funds, and a broad view of science religion and unemployment. It highlights Hoover era debates on reserve systems, industrial progress, and Henry Ford's wage and work policy proposals.
Mayor Lee Bivins pushes to launch a city owned air field on part of the North Fillmore street section saying the city should own the land and fund hangars and improvements. He rejects short term leases on private land and urges immediate action with a provision for removal or purchase at lease end.
Tonight and Friday bring partly cloudy skies with colder temperatures. Panhandle may see freezing conditions while southern Texas and southeast Oklahoma grow colder. Arctic air drives lows near 30 daytime highs around 40.
In Managua on March 15 American marines received orders from Brigadier General Logan Feland to intensify operations against the Sandino revolt. Supplies moved by air plane motor truck pack train and oxen as observers note the intensified push to finish the campaign.
In Geneva on March 15 twenty four countries including United States and Soviet Russia opened talks on disarmament. Turkey joined as a new entrant. the agenda covered a security committee report and Russia’s plan to abolish all armaments. President Loudon of Holland led the session stressing security pacts as the path forward.
The commerce department reported a favorable February trade balance of 20 million dollars. Exports reached 373 million while imports totaled 35 million, versus 1927 February figures of 972.4 million exports and 310.9 million imports.
Ellery Roberts admitted guilt on the trial's second day in district court. The case, joined with Nicholas Troetter, moved to the jury before noon as Troetter testified as the state's star witness about the September fatal shooting of Leo J. Layley and the trio's travel with two Illinois women.
Will H. Cily Conservation league holds a meeting in the city hall commissioners room this evening at o'clock. An intensive membership drive is planned with prizes for the members who recruit the most new members. The slogan is Every member get a member.
Senator Borah said he received $5 500 in subscriptions from people who want the Republican party to refund Harry F Sinclair s 160 000 contribution from 1923 He had urged Chairman Butler of the RNC to return the gift The Idaho senator spoke with President Coolidge and Butler had done so yesterday
Five Federal soldiers and thirty four rebels died in a multi hour battle in the Los Altos region of Guadalajara. Five rebels were killed in a separate smaller engagement.
Veterans of Foreign Wars John B. Golding Post will hold its regular weekly meeting at the American Legion Home at 8 o clock this evening.
About twenty fiddlers entered the Old Fiddlers contest to be held March 20 at the municipal auditorium as only one entry per county is allowed. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at the Amarillo fair office 4084 Polk street and the Amarillo hotel building.
United Press reports Judge Frank L. Covert dismissed the Ford motion to dismiss the $6,000,000 breach of faith suit brought by Henry and Wilfred Leland against Henry and Edsel Ford in Pontiac Michigan.
A team of seven huskies pulled a sled with 100 pounds of food tobacco and medicine to aid 600 snowbound Detroit residents. Led by Dr Johnny Steadman the party started from Sault Ste Marie and faced a storm halt at Kilden while a separate snow motor convoy carried 1 000 pounds of provisions but halted after passing Keldon.
The story centers on fault claims after the St Francis dam break near Santa Paula. Inquests and investigations probe responsibility as hundreds are dead or missing and property losses run into millions. Local leaders accuse Los Angeles of taking valley water rights.
Robert W. Stewart chairman of Standard Oil of Indiana pleaded not guilty in D C Supreme Court to charges of defying Senate Teapot Dome committee questions. Arraigned today bond set at 5000 dollars. Defense seeks twenty days to study indictment as Stewart, with counsel Adkins Nesbit Hopkins depart court.
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