Roosevelt Vote Leads GOP Total in California Primary
California returns from the presidential primary show President Roosevelt leading the GOP slate by nearly seven to one amid a split field. An uninstructed Earl Warren ticket held a strong margin against the London ticket. Democratic turnout remains high with Sinclair pushing a production for use plank while McGroarty lags in the pension ticket.
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Townsend Caravan Starts For Capital
A crowd in Los Angeles watched the Townsend Plan caravan depart for Washington. Dr. Francis E Townsend’s supporters rode in twenty cars on the relay drive to petition Congress for the McGroarty old age pension bill. Officials target 10,000,000 signatures by the caravan’s arrival, to be delivered under a Bell subpoena in the congressional investigation. Two prairie schooner style trucks led the march as signing stacks were readied.
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Tax Bill Or Regulatory Measure Sparks Senate Debate
Senator Hastings of Delaware led a finance committee hearing on a tax bill he described as a regulatory measure, arguing it imposes heavy levies on corporate retained earnings. Arthur Ballantine opposed, warning the plan could shrink government revenue and hurt growth. The debate marked the first time treasury experts faced approval from the committee.
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Tax Case Fugitive Held in Maryland
Paul F. Snyder, a 30 year old accountant, was arrested in Baltimore at the request of Kanawha County West Virginia authorities on grand larceny charges involving a $1,600 shortage in the West Virginia tax department. He waived extradition and will be sent to face trial.
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Senators Open Sixth Mid Atlantic League Season Tonight
The Charleston Senators host Huntington Red Birds at Kanawha Park in the 1996 opener at eight. Gov Kump to throw first ball with Mayor Dawson catching. Poffenberger likely to start for Charleston against Marvin Quante of Huntington in a bid to lift the club from last year’s second division finish.
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Jury Indicts Young Gaujot and Others in West Virginia
Williamson county grand jury returns 26 felony indictments including 13 year old James FE Gaujot for murder of his uncle Cal A A Gaujot and Rev. Fred Daniels for slaying his son Forest at Red Jacket. Mollie Collins indicted for Christmas day murder of her husband Joe at Varney. Prosecutor J Walter Copley says trials expected soon. other cases include Dewey Dingess and Sam Moore for killings at local events.
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Point Pleasant Man Sentenced Under Habitual Criminal Act
Special Judge French Boges sentenced John Medley, 25, to life imprisonment on a guilty plea to breaking and entering charges. Medley, with three prior prison terms, was sentenced under the habitual criminal act. He shrugged as the sentence was read and his companion Larry Boggs faces trial next week for robbery participation.
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Labor Chief Green Backs Roosevelt Re election
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor urged Roosevelt's re election at the National Women's Trade Union league convention. He said the leadership has inspired the labor movement and noted his endorsement was his own not the federation's. Green also supported Wagner housing legislation and urged passage of the child labor amendment and social security, while stressing nonpartisan policy remains.
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Bomb Intended for Governor Curley Found in Mail
An earlier attempt to kill Governor Curley of Massachusetts occurred when a six inch package containing an infernal device arrived at his Boston office. The governor extinguished the ticking bomb by tossing it into water, likely saving his life and others in the state house. A third of a stick of dynamite was revealed, with the package sent from Somerville and delivered by messenger Frank Pedonti.
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Loophole Sought To Free Capone
In Chicago on May 5 two attorneys, William Parrillo and Lyman W. Sherwood, argued a legal loophole could free Al Capone from Alcatraz by challenging an extension of grand juries in a habeas corpus plea. They claim replacing the word the with a would nullify Capone’s four year tax-evasion sentence, while federal officials dispute the argument and vow to fight any release.
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Mussolini Declares Victory as Addis Ababa Falls
Rome revels as Italian troops seize Addis Ababa and hoist the tricolor after seven months of combat. Mussolini proclaims the war over and vows to defend Italy’s conquered empire while praising the nation’s unity and triumph.
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Kump backs Holt for West Virginia governor race
Governor Kump in his first post announcement statement endorses Homer A. Holt for governor. He condemns itinerant adventurers and labor bosses while denying any employee pressure to back Holt. He cites investigations into campaign fund contributions from state appointees and employees aiding three Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls. Holt welcomes such support as confidence from colleagues who know his record.
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Europe Reacts to Italy's Ethiopian Victory Prospects Rise
London reports Europe will face Italy's triumph in Ethiopia with realism. Governments weigh future actions as Geneva efforts falter, and a new League of Nations approach may emerge. A Commons debate begins tomorrow while Nordic, Dutch, and Spanish representatives plan in Geneva.
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Fiend Is Hunted In Childs Death
Waterville Maine May 5 Authorities hunted a slayer after seven year old Mary Proulx was assaulted and strangled near the Messalonskes stream. Robert Rancourt a high school student found the bound body as a posse searched since Sunday. Police tied the case to the earlier killing of Annie Knights twelve from Fairfield with similar crime scene details including bound hands and gagged victim using clothing fragments and twine.
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Italy's Conquest Begun War Observer Says
War observer W. W. Chaplin reports Rome has entered Addis Ababa and vows further conquest in Ethiopia. He argues Mussolini aims to colonize and extract dividends, detailing plans for pacification, settlement, and a large colonial migration, while noting costs and practical hurdles.
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