Public ownership, steel, and a Nevada divorce idea
Brisbane argues public ownership pays, citing Berlin's electric utilities sold to private investors for 132 million dollars plus seven million in stock and half excess profits. He notes Pennsylvania leads iron and steel output with 14.86 million tons and discusses electric steel production and steam power's impact. He also mocks Nevada divorces as a money shift, not real reform, and ends with a microbe aboard a 50 000 ton ship. See TODAY Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Peace Officers Convene in Amarillo Despite Bad Weather
The North Texas and Southern Oklahoma Peace Officers Association opened its eighth annual convention in Amarillo at the Crystal room of the Herring Hotel with strong turnout. Attendees from Texas and Oklahoma departments, highways, and railroads registered as Mayor E. T. Smith welcomed the group and Judge S. N. Starnes and Sam C. Spence were to speak.
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North Texas
Southern Oklahoma
Peace Officers’ Association
Crystal Room
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
Ernest O. Thompson
Raymond Barry
Hollis
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Sam C. Spence
Wichita Falls
S. N. Starnes
Altus
Count Still Awaits Apology At Canyon Tonight
Count von Luckner remains awaiting an official Dallas police apology for his arrest Sunday night after lecturing in Amarillo and traveling from Oklahoma City. His secretary said the arrest involved two officers grabbing his arms at the Dallas Athletic Club and detaining him without a proper apology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count von Luckner
Dallas
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
G. Engestrom
Engestrom
Dallas Athletic Club
Athletic Club
Texas House nears vote on 212 million road bond plan
The Texas House recessed with bond supporters needing 100 votes to submit amendments to a 212 million dollar road bond package. Supporters had 107 on amendments while opponents held 48, with 74 votes needed to cut off debate. One member arrived on crutches to vote for the bonds as sessions stretched toward a tight tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House of the
Texas
House
Emmett Morse
Houston
Amarillo Weather Forecast Sees Unsettled Tonight and Warmer Thursday
Unsettled conditions with light rain possible tonight for Amarillo and vicinity. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with cloudy showers in the south and warmer north. New Mexico also unsettled with showers and possible thunderstorms today. Thursday mostly fair. Temperature extremes today at 1 o clock were 47 and 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Oil Well Blast Sparks Fire and Heavy Loss at Gladewater
A blast at Sinclair No. 1 Cole burning oil well near Gladewater Texas ignited by nitroglycerin failed to extinguish the blaze. Kinley brothers Oklahoma firefighters expect more shots to suppress the fire as thousands of dollars worth of oil burned. Officials plan a second load around noon. Nine men died when a spark triggered the blast.
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Gladewater
Tex
Sinclair
East Texas
Western Roads Challenge Grain Rate Change in Federal Court
Western railways seek a temporary injunction to block a June 1 grain rate scale they say would cut $21.5 million from annual earnings. Fifteen trunk lines and 57 subsidiaries argued before a federal panel in Chicago led by Frederick H. Wood. Santa Fe faces a $3.314 million loss, Missouri Pacific $2.142 million, Union Pacific $2 million. an average revenue drop is estimated at 11.29 percent.
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Chicago
Western Railways
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Frederick H. Wood
New York
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Union Pacific
Wood
Princess Ileana and Archduke Anton Tour Germany by Air
Princess Ileana of Romania and Archduke Anton of Austria, recently betrothed at Umkirch castle, traveled by airplane from Freiburg to tour Germany. The romance of the air attracts attention as they jet between key sites in the era's royal circles.
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Bucharest
Rumania
U.P
Ileana of
Archduke Anton
Austria
Germany
Umkirch Castle
Freiburg
Baylor President Signs Diploma Despite Illness
Baylor University President Dr. S. P. Brooks, gravely ill with little hope of recovery, spent four hours signing diplomas for the spring class. Attendants balked at 428 signatures, but he insisted he could not disappoint the graduates. Physicians warned he would not live beyond two weeks. Brooks has led Baylor, Texas oldest university, for nearly 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
U.P
Girl Shot on Highway as Deputies Seek Suspects
Jackson Kentucky May 6 A posse of sheriff's deputies and citizens hunted hills south of town for men who fired on a passing car killing Tessie Patton 18 a co ed at Lee s Junior College George Daniels Jr driver and Thomas Meadows passenger said the group halted the car and shot four or five times Sheriff Lee Combs said those responsible would be in custody soon Bloodhounds from Lexington aided the search and guards denied at the jail without National Guardsmen. the jail was protected by a deputy detail and Furcham was held for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Sheriff's
Here
Tessie Patton
Lee's Junior College
George Daniels, Jr
Thomas Meadows
Daniels
Furcham
Wilbur Hears of Oil Meet To Be In Denver Washington
Secretary Wilbur was told a committee of oil producing states will meet in Denver on August 10 to draft an oil compact. Northcutt Ely reported a Texas Austin advisory group gave general support to the Denver plan. The move aims to put petroleum production under control.
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Washington
Wilbur
Denver
Northcutt Ely
Austin
Texas
Oil States Advisory Committee
Ely
Bush Brother to Attend Will Probation in Chicago
James Bush, brother of the late William H. Bush, will travel to Chicago later this week to attend the probate of the Bush will. The will covers about 3 million dollars in property, roughly half located in Amarillo and Potter County, and will be probated early next week in Cook County Illinois. Probate here will then place Potter County property under local court jurisdiction for heir distribution. The probate is expected to occur within a few weeks.
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James Bush
William H. Bush
Chicago
Bush
Amarillo
Potter County
Cook County
Illinois
Myers Out of City on Legal Business
County Attorney Rhea C. Myers is out of the city for several days on legal matters. Assistant County Attorneys Ross M. Lambdin and George S. McCarthy will supervise the office in his absence.
Bank Robbery Suspects Held After Prison Breaks
Four suspects wanted for a Leslie Ark bank robbery were cornered in a Tahlequah Okla cabin by three sheriffs and 15 deputies after an exchange of gunfire. Two escapees Clayton Trippey and Joe Taylor had recent McAlester prison records. others Fount Cookston and Silas Fountain had no known prison links. All were armed and extra guns found. The bank robbery occurred April 21 with no injuries. To ensure custody the group was moved to Sallisaw for a sturdier jail.
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Tahlequah
Okla
Here
Leslie
Ark
Clayton Trippey
Joe Taylor
McAlester
State Criminal Bureau
Fount Cookston
Silas Fountain
Trippey
Texan and Wife Detained in Mexico Over Oil Company
Porter Lee Elsmore of Ranger Texas and his Mexican wife along with C M Corro a Mexican lawyer were detained in Mexico City pending inquiry into the Tampico Texas Oil and Mining Company of Arizona founded by Elsmore. Charges of irregularities by Mexicans in the venture are under probe. The couple are jailed in Belen.
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Mexico City
Preston Lee Elsmore
Ranger
Texas
C. M. Corro
Tampico-Texas Oil and Mining Company of
Arizona
Elsmore
Belen
Japanese flyer delays island flight to San Francisco
Seiji Yoshihara, a Japanese aviator, postponed his takeoff from Memuro Japan to Tokotan Island due to bad weather. If weather improves, he will resume tomorrow stopping at Muroton Bay of Simush Island in the Kurile group instead of Tokotan, after leaving Tokyo on May 4 with a planned 26 day flight to San Francisco.
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Memuro
Japan
Seiji Yoshihara
Tokotan Island
Tokyo
San Francisco
Muroton Bay
Simush Island
Loyal Miners and Citizens Fight Left Wing Uprising in Kentucky
In Harlan Kentucky Loyal miners and citizens with sheriff deputies battled armed roving bands of left wing union workers. Four men died and several were wounded as outbreaks spread from Evarts to surrounding areas. Deputy sheriffs James Daniels and Otto Lee were killed. Carl Richmond Shepheard Parcifal and Estes Cox were among the wounded. The clashes spanned ten days with a total death toll rising to twelve.
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Harlan
Sheriff's Deputies
Evarts
James Daniels
Otto Lee
Howard Kones
Carl Richmond
Shepheard Parcifal
Estes Cox
Black Mountain Coal Company
Evar
Daniels
Black Mountain
Dawn
Industry responsibility for regularizing employment urged
Gerard Swope, president of General Electric, told the International Chamber of Commerce that industry must lead in regularizing employment to reduce reliance on unemployment insurance and relief. He urged joint action by management and employees. Aloyse Meyer of Luxembourg warned that Europe adopting American nominal wages could destabilize real purchasing power and economic balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
International Chamber of Commerce Today
Aloyse Meyer
Luxemburg
European Steel Cartel
School chiefs decide today on frat fight
Temporary disposition of the anti fraternity violation involving a high school boy suspended Tuesday will be considered this afternoon by Superintendent W A McIntosh and several school principals. Final decision will be given at the regular school board meeting early next week, avoiding a special session.
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W. A. McIntosh
Jury Deliberates on Fate of Robert Lockett
In San Antonio Texas on May 6 a jury continued deliberations on the fate of Robert Lockett twenty four charged with murder in the March twenty one killing of Paul Kardow a butcher during a grocery store robbery The case went to the jury late yesterday
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San Antonio
Texas
Robert Lockett
Paul Kardow
Slain 5 Year Old Lured by Maniacal Woman
Louise Burleson, five, was lured into a basement in Akron Ohio and killed with a hatchet by Hattie Ray fifty who surrendered to police. No motive given.
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Akron
Louise Burleson
Hattie Ray
Arrest of Texas prisoner linked to stolen Tulsa car
Roy Watson was arrested by officers in Ariz today and claimed he escaped from Huntsville Texas state prison. They seized a stolen automobile from Tulsa Oklahoma and $20 in counterfeit money.
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Williams, Ariz
Roy Watson
Texas State
Huntsville
Texas
Tulsa
Okla
Three Days Left For Trip Tickets
News Globe offers a special train to Mexico with a Sunday deadline. Ninety nine reservations had been received by noon, needing eight more to fill. Price is 150 dollars per person including all expenses. Reservations available at News Globe offices or the Chamber of Commerce through Wilbur Hawk Henry Ansley and Mason King.
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News-Glove
Mexico
Wilbur C. Hawk
Henry Ansley
News-Globe
Mason King
Chamber of Commerce
U S Opens Major Offensive Against Bootleg Chiefs
U S government launches one of the greatest offensives on bootlegging in Catskill New York with First Assistant M O Hanson announcing the drive. Information drawn from Jack Legs Diamonds records seized Monday by state investigators and handed to federal authorities.
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Catskill
N. Y
U.P
U. S
M. O. Hanson
McCampbell
New York
Hanson
Jack Legs
Zoo Keeper Hurt by Leopard Attack At City Zoo
Hans Nagel, keeper at the City Zoo in Houston, was injured when a leopardess clawed him on the chest and hand during an exhibition. He completed the act then went to a hospital for treatment.
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Houston
Tex
Hans Nagel
City Zoo
Grace Claims Fire Victims
Four family members including a 19 month old child were burned to death in Greeley Colorado as relatives accused James V. Foster a chemical salesman of arson. Dying statements from Myrtle Mildred and Geraldine cited bucket of gasoline and a lighted match. Foster jailed after questioning and early burial set for 9 A.M.
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James V. Foster
Myrtle Foster
Mildred
Geraldine
Darline
Foster
Unsettled Panhandle Weather Carries 2.14 Inch RainTotal
Intermittent showers and general rains grip the Panhandle since April 8 with a total of 2.14 inches. Chief observer H T Coleman says no record yet but a new mark could come as skies stay cloudy for days. Amarillo area reports include Perryton Booker Spearman Carrouzett and Mobeetie with varying amounts.
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Panhandle
H.T. Coleman
Santa Fe
Perryton
Booker, Spearman and
Carrouzett
Mobeetie
South Plains
Plane crash fatal to two pilots near Burbank
Art Starbuck and Chas. R. ParmaLee, pilots of a Pacific Air Transport mail plane, were found dead eight miles north of Burbank in heavy fog while flying northbound from San Diego. Officials said radio contact was brief before the ship crashed at about 2600 feet. Both men were married with one child. Starbuck resided in Los Angeles and Parmalee in Oakland.
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Burbank
Calif
Art Starbuck
Chas. R. Parmalee
Pacific Air Transport Mail
Here
San Diego
Pacific Air Transport Company
Starbuck
Los Angeles
Parmalee
Oakland
Los Angeles Man Heads Kiwanis International
William C. Harris of Los Angeles elected president of Kiwanis International at the fifteenth annual convention in Miami. Reymond Crossman of Omaha Nebraska named to pass the leadership. Harper Gatton of Madisonville Kentucky re elected vice president for the United States and Walter R. Weiser of Daytona Beach Florida re elected treasurer.
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Miami
Fla
William C. Harris
Los Angeles
Kiwanis International
Reymond Crossman
Omaha
Nebr
Harper Gatton
Madisonville
United States
Walter R. Weiser
Daytona Beach
Returns to Prison After Sixteen Years
Oklahoma City May 6 Harry W Tucker 59 year old farmer was in the state prison at Mc Alester today to serve the rest of an eight year term for cattle theft after being free more than 16 years C E B Cutler Oklahoma pardon and parole attorney said Tucker was arrested in Tyler Texas Cutler said Tucker was convicted in Cimarron County and sent to prison June 7 1912 After serving until January 7 1915 he was freed on a 90 day leave of absence and subsequently granted a year s temporary parole Upon his failure to return he was listed as a fugitive Tucker had established himself as a Texas farmer during his years at large.
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Oklahoma City
Harry W. Tucker
McAlester
Cc. E. B. Cutler
Oklahoma
Tucker
Tyler
Tex
Cutler
Cimarron County
Texas
Secretary Hurley Lands at Tulsa Airport After Fort Smith Flight
Secretary Hurley of the War Department landed at Tulsa municipal airport at 11:20 a m after flying from Fort Smith Arkansas. He planned to depart later in the day by air for another destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Hurley
War Department
Tulsa Municipal
Fort Smith
Circus Spectator Shot by Bandit During Tulsa Show
At the 101 Ranch circus in Tulsa Oklahoma May 6 a spectator J T Dickey in the reserved section was hit by a live bullet in the chest during a staged robbery by cowboy bandits. He was hospitalized in serious condition as officials investigated and police suspected a non blank cartridge was used.
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Tulsa
Okla
UPR
101 Ranch
J. T. Dickey
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Lenin
Stalin
American Iron and Steel Institute
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Gary
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Pacific Coast
Waterloo
Reno
Nevada
E. T. Smith
Hollis, Okla
Association
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church
Senate
Stevenson
Johnson
Carrizo Springs
Anderson
Kayton
McGregor
Forbes
Weatherford
Metcalfe
San Angelo
Graves
Georgetown
Board of Control
Griggs Ambulance
John
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Princess Ilena
Archduke
Sallisaw
Jap Flier
Ideal Mattress Co
Dial
Crazy
Berry’s
U.S
Grace
Greeley
Colo
Rainin Monte
North Plains
Lee Rain
MAN
Kiwanians
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