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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1929
Page
3
A discourse argues wealth should not sit idle but be used to benefit others and create work. It defends a “new patriotism” of cooperation, urging owners to make their capital productive for society. It contrasts appearances with causes, warning against vanity.
A column surveys the onion, tracing its ancient origins in Egypt and its passage through history as a staple and spice. It jokes about Alexander the Great, hot dogs, and the onion’s long-standing culinary role while noting its odor and popularity. A Bluefield resident credits walking with health as he nears old age.
President Hoover dispatches 500 more marines to Haiti and asks Congress for authority to send a commission to study the situation. Brigadier General John H. Russell reports on security risks as 20 Haitians are killed and 20 wounded in Aux Cayes while students spark unrest.
In Morgantown Despatch authorities say three Continental Coal miners including Sam Kratchen L Holt and J Martin Dale remain entombed after a 192 foot coal fall at Cassville. Two of the trapped workers are identified as Black. Rescue crews tunneling through 90 feet of coal expect at least six more hours to reach the trio as wives gather at the mine and doctors standby.
Washington's house adopts a resolution to expand the foreign affairs committee from 21 to 22 members, giving Representative Ruth Bryan Owen, a Florida Democrat, a seat. The move follows a party leaders' agreement and must await house approval of the assignment.
Joseph Taylor alias Joe Scarceno arrested in this district in connection with Indiana bank and payroll robberies linked to Gerald Chapman. He faces multiple charges including murder and claims an alibi. Joseph White tied to the case remains jailed as witnesses travel from Indiana. Local taxi driver William E. King also held on a suspicious person charge awaiting release. Probing prosecutors say Taylor acted as the trigger man in the Columbia City robbery where a woman died.
Leroy Clemans former supervisor of legislative printing faced a hung jury in his second trial for forging the biennial budget bill. The twelve jurors reported inability to agree after twelve and a half hours over three days. Judge Black discharged them. Clemans bond was renewed. First trial also ended in disagreement.
Washington reports that three new Republican senators will take oath next week as vacancies are filled. David Baird of Camden will succeed Walter Edge as ambassador to France, Patrick Sullivan of Cheyenne travels to assume Francis E. Warren’s seat, while Vare’s Pennsylvania seat remains contested. Committee battles over foreign relations, finance, and commerce intensify.
William S. Vare, denied a Senate seat for alleged campaign excesses, arrives in Philadelphia to cheers from thousands. He declares on a train that he will continue his fight, issues a statement. crowds surround him as he heads to his seashore home near Atlantic City.
Harrisburg dispatch reports a major contest over the Pennsylvania junior senate seat to replace William Vare. Governor Fisher's appointment power looms as he considers Joseph Grundy, president of the Manufacturers' Association, as a potential successor amid Republican faction tensions ahead of the May primary.
Santa Cruz police issued a nationwide appeal for the arrest of George M. Sunday of Los Angeles, son of a noted evangelist. Sunday, arrested here last month on a warrant by an Oakland auto firm over an unrecovered rental car, posted $500 bail and pledged to report next day. no report was made and the bail check was returned unpaid.
Wellington Lytl, 25, believed from California, shot himself in a Milwaukee hotel room. In a note he directed that his body be given to science and that sympathy go to creditors, with his pistol returned to its owner and his body kept in place until rent due.
A new blanket of snow fell across the West amid plunging temperatures. Nort Dakota and Minnesota saw builds of twelve degrees below zero while Winnipeg reported seventeen below. Chicago experienced a brief morning blackout as a freak cloud blanketed the city.
Northampton Massachusetts December reports say officials in Washington and Massachusetts leaders are pressuring Calvin Coolidge to run for the U S Senate in 1930. The former president has not commented, stating only to deny rumors and offering no further remarks. Senator Gillett plans retirement in 1930, while Eben Draper and Alvan Fuller are discussed as possible successors.
In Aix-les-Baines France on December 7 4 thirteen guests attended the civil ceremony joining Milo Andree Carron a French businesswoman and the Aga Khan Indian prince. The imam officiated at city hall and Carron donated roughly 10000 to the city poor box before departure for Modane and Lake Como.
In Miami Arizona on December 7 two United States Army aviators Lieut H Gilley aged 25 of Houston Texas and Lieut J Q Adams aged 24 of Inglewood California were killed when their open cockpit biplane crashed near the Inspiration mine four miles north of town. The wreckage burned after a Mexican bystander lit a cigarette and dropped a burning match on the gasoline. Gilley died at once Adams perished in the wreck after the plane struck a power line while attempting to land following an engine stall during the return from a dedication of an air port at March field.
Seattle, December reports a tragedy as Mrs. William Pitt Trimble perished when a closed car plummeted from a dock into Elliott Bay. Husband William Pitt Trimble and son William Pitt Tremble Jr. escaped by breaking windows, while Ford Trimble, nearby, narrowly avoided drowning during the accident.
Reports from Shanghai to Nanking indicate Chiang Kai-Shek remains at Nanking as revolt widens. Troops defect, rail lines are cut, and martial law expands across Shanghai Canton Hankow with international passages watching for a government shift toward Tang Yen Kai or a new provisional leadership.
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland sends a telegram to Liberal Civil league leaders in Boston stating he will not cancel his engagement. He says he will not express opinions on Massachusetts liquor law repeal and notes Maryland has not adopted a Volstead law and shares Maryland’s experience.
The West Virginia State Road Commission approved three new bus line permits and renewed eight others. Logan Transit obtained a Stirrat to Crystal Block route, a Athens to Hinton line was suspended temporarily, two certificates were transferred from Rich Creek firms to Seneca Transportation, and Sanford Transit’s Beckley Beckley Lanark permit was renewed through December 31, 1934.
A severe hurricane driving off the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland left forty one ships and many smaller craft in distress. The Radyr foundered with two hands lost, Frances Duncan sank taking sixteen lives, and Casmona's crew were rescued after losing their rudder. The Leonardo da Vinci was spotted en route to England with $70 million in art aboard, while Andalucia Star struggled to Falmouth after losing its rudder. Eight fatalities occurred inland from wind and debris.
West Virginia state treasurer W B Johnson reports a total cash balance of 5 362 294 90 at November 30. Investments by the state reach 24 194 250 with an overdraft of 568 441 11 and the Virginia debt sinking fund overdrawn 213 629 63.
Herman Riley aged 19 confessed to shooting and killing his parents A C Riley and injuring his brother Welter 17 at a farm southwest of Italy Texas last night He was jailed in Waxahachie charged with murder The youth claimed a reprimand sparked the attack and attempted interference led to the fatal shootings
Senate leaders predicted early passage of a 160 million dollar tax reduction as the finance committee approved the plan. Chairman Smoot vowed to bring up the measure during tariff debate while Mille outlined relief mainly benefiting smaller earners under 10 thousand dollars.
Washington December 7 celebrities from stage screen and civic life marched on Pennsylvania Avenue to back lower taxes. A truck bore petitions calling for substantial relief on earned income while Ed Wynn Mae Murray Anna Fitzhugh and former Mayor Hylan urged action as Sen Smoot and Rep Hawley pledged to help.
Plainfield New Jersey December 7 planes circled overhead and dropped floral tributes as a crowd of over 2000 witnessed the burial of airmail pilot Thomas P Nelson who died in a crash on the New York Cleveland route. Charles A Lindbergh joined in escorting the cortege from the local funeral parlor to Hillside Cemetery.
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