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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1930
Page
1
Republicans and advocates discuss strategies to prevent an extra legislative session. The debate centers on timing and possible compromises to address stalled issues without widening the session.
Washington dispatch reports that the Wickersham prohibition report to congress on January 6 and a $2 million request for 500 additional dry agents will trigger major battles in both houses. Administration leaders seek to avoid controversial questions, while some push for extra sessions and possible recommendations. The report’s timing and contents remain debated as hearings resume with few sessions planned this week.
Reports describe police claiming arrests near a Milwaukee area, referencing Bruce Potter and Tonkawa, with a motor car pursuit on Crow Water Highway. Details mention a sister involved, blurred prints, and a potential motive tied to a criminal incident near Blackwell.
Authorities netted Bandi's top official in a December arrest linked to a trust company scheme involving 982000. Investigators say the incident centers on misused funds and alleged corporate misconduct, with ongoing probes into related entities and figures.
Paris reports Marechal Joffre, famed for halting German advances in 1914, rallied from a critical fever and gangrenous infection after leg amputation. Doctors predicted possible death hours earlier, but by 10:30 p.m. his condition improved and he drank liquid nourishment as General Issaly left for brief rest.
Old fragments of silk banners and faded photographs, once owned by Professor Theddean C Lowe, tell how the first commander of American air forces connected to Lincoln and McClellan. Lowe’s balloons and a Confederate balloon were captured, their remnants sent to the Smithsonian, evoking Civil War memories and flight dawn.
Salem Indiana December 28 Feudists Alonzo and Dan Gibson escaped pursuit after a jail raid and farm house search. Sheriff Milton Trinkle and deputies were wounded as a siege unfolded with militia patrolling and reports of a third party joining the Gibsons. The Spurlock family feud backdrop ties to Patton Gibson’s murder and a Tennessee origin dispute.
A year end ceremony under Mayor Wertz will be staged on New Year’s Eve on the main entrance steps of the post office. Pupils will perform dances and tableaux depicting Charleston’s history and future, ending with confetti as Old Year departs in a car and New Year arrives.
Senator Norris and Nebraska Republicans dispute a fund used in the last campaign. Joseph R. Nutt defends his handling while Senator Nye accuses headline hunting and calls for full fact gathering.
Delegates from over 2,500 population cities demand that the state road fund cover future paving and maintenance within municipalities and seek to form a statewide municipal organization. A proposal to share state motor and gas tax revenue with cities was opposed, refunds for four cent gasoline taxes on city vehicles were urged, and committees were named to arrange financing and organization.
Police arrest Obe McKinley of Chatterton in Homestead Pennsylvania for the November 19 1929 murder of Sarquel Martin. Chief John Britton plans to extradite McKinley to face felonious shooting charges after Martin died days later. initial bond had been posted. Local officers traced him after the Triangle district dice game incident.
New Orleans reports Fred Newton of Clinton Oklahoma completed his 3600 mile swim begun July 6 from Minneapolis to New Orleans. After two hours in the harbor he was hauled ashore by a Negro valet and a manservant amid onlookers and a motorcycle patrol. He planned rest then a hitch to Oklahoma and praised his endurance despite delays and scant public support.
Jefferson and Wilson, lauded as democracy’s champions, head a Woodrow Wilson birthday dinner in Taunton. Josephus Daniels of Raleigh praised Washington Lincoln Jackson Roosevelt as examples of great governance and urged voters to trust popular rule.
In Youngstown Ohio on December 29 a judge issued a permanent injunction blocking the billion dollar proposal to merge Youngstown Sheet and Tube with Bethlehem Steel. Cyrus Ratton led minority stockholders in a year long battle against powerful insiders including Eugene Grace Jamon Campbell and Henry Dalton. A reversal on appeal could revive the deal.
West Virginia authorities will probe an alleged confession by W. Glen Dague and Mrs. Irene Schroeder to holding up a service station near Monroeville. Dague and Schroeder are jailed in New Castle awaiting appeals after first degree murder convictions linked to the shooting of a highway patrolman.
Five boys aged 14 to 16 died after being overcome by gas while digging coal in an abandoned Pittsburgh area mine. Names listed include Stephen Polka John Bodeck Andrew Novak and William Eubela among two unidentified youths. Rescue efforts failed and a federal mine bureau reaction team was alerted.
In New York on December 20, leading executives from industry and finance offered cautious optimism for 1931. Conservatism dominated forecasts, but many expected gradual improvement as global depression eased, with several noting low inventories and potential boosts in buying, steel consumption, and transportation.
Hollywood dispatch notes a dubious scheme urging readers to sell stocks today and repurchase Friday, mocking tax charges and suggesting land and property swaps. The piece ridicules the idea and lampoons farmers and markets, ending with a scattered exhortation to “get up in the morning.”
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