Canton Under Martial Law After Clash
Reports from Geneva show Briand urged League of Nations action to prevent war between China and Japan. Dr. Sze warned failure would unravel disarmament efforts and worsen world crisis. In Washington Hoover noted improved Manchuria outlook as daylight appears. Canton placed under martial law after clashes between police and students left 10 dead and 90 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wood
United Press
Geneva
U.P
Aristide Briand
League of Nations Council
China
Japan
Council
Alfred Sze
Sze
Briand
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Washington
Hoover
League of Nations
Manchuria
Canton
Nton
War in Asia and gold in Canada headlining Brisbane column
Arthur Brisbane discusses potential Asia war and its effect on prices, notes Polish dollar withdrawals, forecasts Canadian gold production surging to 100 million annually within a decade, and muses on languages and Hebrew in heaven. He argues for keeping the U S gold reserve and limiting exports while predicting a world language evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Aird
Canada
Robbery Victim Identifies Pair Held at Borger
A DeLuxe Dry Cleaners robbery in Amarillo's area led to the capture of Bryan Gilespie and Lee Whitford, identified by owner R H Collier. Borger police hold the suspects as charges in the Borger case move toward a district court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLuxe Dry Cleaners
North Fillmore Street
R. H. Collier
Bryan “Red” Gilespie
Lee Whitford
Borger
Dugan
84Th District Court
Clark Cain
Amarillo
Collier
Whitford
May Street
Amarillo Community Chest drive gains momentum with 300 solicitors
Amarillo volunteers from Lions Kiwanis Rotary and A B C mobilize 300 solicitors as the 65 000 campaign seeks to boost the 4 548 31 already raised by 32 workers. City officials expect strong results with Legion plans next steps and two firms added to the roll of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Community Chest
Fred DeCoster
DeCoster
The
Lions
Kiwanis
Rotary
Legion
American Legion
Chest
de Coster
Neely-Greenhill Insurance Agency
Amarillo Cotton Oil Company
Cotton prices surge on plan to withhold bales
Cotton markets opened sharply higher as Southern bankers the Federal Farm Board and the American Cotton Cooperative Association signed a conditional accord to keep about seven million bales off the market for at least a year. December contracts rose to 6.39 cents a pound and July to 7.05 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Southern Bankers
Federal Farm Board
American Cotton Cooperative Association
New York
Farm Board
Southern Banking
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast shows a cool spell with partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday. Ample frost possible in extreme southeast New Mexico. temps range from 52 to 63 with a 24 hour period ending at 1 PM. Griggs ambulance contacts 4311.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Plains bright spot in trade in Texas
F. E. Williamson, president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, praises Texas business, notes positive tonnage prospects on the Childress to Pampa line under Fort Worth and Denver City Railway construction, and expects it to be a major route next summer. J. W. Hoopes, Texas Bankers’ Convention president, says Texas shines on the business map as bankers nationwide recognize its appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
F. E. Williamson
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Childress-to-Pampa
Dallas
United States
J. W. Hoopes
Texas Bankers’ Convention
Atlantic City
N. J
Bruening Sets Out Broad Reichstag Program in Berlin
Chancellor Bruening outlined a comprehensive plan to solidify support, stressing international conciliation, settling political debts, stabilizing the mark, strict economy, lower production costs, fewer imports, and maintaining order. Communists interrupted. nationalists delayed entering. He pledged continued Franco German rapprochement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Heinrich Bruening
Adolf Hitler
Bruening
Harzburg
Sterling To Veto Brooks Tax Bill
Governor Ross Sterling announced in Austin that the Brooks bill will be vetoed. The measure would divert one cent of the four cent gas tax into a sinking fund for road bonds, but Sterling argued it is unconstitutional, ties up seven million dollars, offers no benefit until 1933, and mainly assists counties with the least need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah
Adams
Job
Heaven
Austin
Brooks
Ross Sterling
Quarrel Proves Fatal in Dallas Domino Dispute
Jesse Allen age 40 of Desoto Dallas County died after an argument over a domino game. A 19 year old farmer surrendered after Allen's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Jesse Allen
Desoto
Dallas County
Allen
Hoover Names Credit Aides Across Nation
Twelve bankers from all 12 federal reserve districts were named to the National Credit Association board to oversee loans to banks under Hoover’s plan. The group will report for an organizational meeting at the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Reserve
National Credit Association
Hoover
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Atlantta
John K. Ottley
First National Bank
Chicago
George M. Reynolds
Continental Ilinois
Fort Worth
National Credit, Corporation
One Dead Near Death After Wichita Falls Crash
Rob Owens 32 of Fort Worth died at a Wichita Falls hospital after a head on crash with L. E. Whitman a Wichita Falls paving contractor on the Iowa Park road. Mrs Oma Dell Owens 24 and Miss Mildred Pope 22 remaining in critical condition with severe injuries including a broken neck and multiple fractures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
Rob Owens
Fort Worth
L. E. Whitman
Iowa Park Road
Oma Dell Owens
Mildred Pope
Miss Pope
Mrs. Owens
Jane Addams Honored With Pictorial Review Prize
New York on October 13 Jane Addams internationally known welfare worker received the annual 5000 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Addams
New York
Pictorial Review
Edison Sleeps Through Night in Ongoing Decline
Edison remains comatose unlikely but near-term death expected, doctors report gradual somnolence. The 96-hour note shows only six teaspoons of stewed pears consumed. weight loss minimal. Dr. Hubert Howe said Edison slept through the night with no major changes.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Hubert
Howe
Edison
Weather dips and rain hit Panhandle fields
Calm conditions gave way to more rain across Northwest Texas as a cold snap neared. H T Collman warned of a further drop below 65 degrees tonight, with Wednesday forecast to be fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Mercury
H. T. Collman
Weather Bureau
Texas
South Plains
Guymon
Okla
Amarillo
U S S Akron Raises Air For Speed Tests At Dawn
The United States Navy airship Akron ascended at 6 40 A M E S T marking its first test flight of speed Their planned all day cruise near Lake Erie aims to complete most tests before final Navy acceptance with a 48 hour follow up flight anticipated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AKRON
U. S
Lake Erie
Navy
Mrs. Herbert Hoover Attends Girl Scouts Convention
Mrs Herbert Hoover arrived in Buffalo from Washington to attend the national convention of Girl Scouts International where she serves as honorary president.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Herbert Hoover
Washington
National Convention of
Girl Scouts
Int
Now They'll Marry Just Like in Novel
Chicago story of Leo Lynch and Caroline Spolinger as he juggles two fiancées Katherine Curran and Caroline. After inviting both women to his apartment he chooses Katherine and, in a dramatic turn, wounds himself with a revolver, later said to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Leo
Lynch
Caroline Spolinger
Katherine Curran
Caroline
Katherine
Grant Hospital
Trusty Ortiz Fatally Struck Crossing Pampa Street
Mexican county jail trusty Joe Ortiz was killed last night when an automobile driven by John Rapstine of White Deer struck him as he crossed the street in Pampa Texas. No further details were provided on the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
Tex
Joe Ortiz
John Rapstine
White Deer
Ortiz
Supreme Court to Test Validity of Tax Penalty Law
The Texas third court of civil appeals granted AG James V. Allred’s motion to certify to the supreme court the issue of the tax penalty remission act from the recent legislative session. A district court had struck the statute as invalid and proposed to relinquish interest and penalties for delinquent taxes paid by January 31, 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Oca
U.P
Third Court of Civil Appeals
James V. Allred
Supreme Court
Texas
Grape Products Case Pondered by Judge Otis
Oct 13. The Ukiah Grape Products Company of New York faces a federal dry laws charge. Judge Merrill E. Otis recessed after closing arguments on the meaning of wine manufacture. He took the case under advisement and hopes to decide by Friday.
Strong Men Sob Over Traffic Tickets in Amarillo
Amarillo police traffic officers observe men crying after citations and note women often cry twice, once to receive the ticket and again at the judge. They describe dramatic reactions from violators and emphasize the emotional moments in routine enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Marshal Turner
Al Capone Wardrobe and Cash Streaked in Income Trial
Chicago court records reveal Capone’s lavish clothes and costly accessories from a $135 suit to a $275 belt buckle. Prosecutors trace cashier’s checks, including one made out to Capone, and describe a system of cash profits from the gang’s Palm Island estate and other earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Qct
al Capone
Fred Ries
Jack Gusik
Capone
Ries
Wes
South America
Jack Guzik
Guzik
Coney Island
Johnny Torrio
Henry E. Keller
Miami
Palm Island
Fla
Cyr Takes Louisiana Governorship Oath Quietly
Shreveport Louisiana October 13 Lieut Gov Paul N Cyr swore the oath as governor before district court deputy clerk in a move testing Long administration legality New Orleans Huey P Long declared Cyr no longer lieutenant governor after the oath and said he is out of office
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Shreveport
Paul N. Cyr
State of
Louisiana
P. N. Anderson
District Court
Huey P. Long
United States Senate
New Orleans
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Tokio
Arthur Brisbane
Asia
King Feature Syndicate
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Globe
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Europe
Australia
France
Britain
Maimonides
Lisbon
ANK
Lizton
Ind
Marion Bailey
Bailey
Bares Gang
D'Andrea
Civic Club
City Hall
Ernest O. Thompson
Berry’s Rug Cleaning
W. 10Th
Griggs Ambulance
Herr Bruening
Sterling
San Antonio
San Antonio Clearing House Association
U. S. S. Akron
Mrs. Hoover
Trusty
Auto
Cyr
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