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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1930
Page
2
Secretary of State Henry Stimson defines naval disarmament as a continuous goal reached by successive steps and frequent revisions. He says Americans are ready to remain in London until problems are solved, hoping for a wide agreement that advances general disarmament and reduces war risks.
William Fox denies speculation in Fox Film Corporation funds and a $150,000 annual salary claim by Susie Dryden Kuser in a New York equity receivership suit. He counters that Loew's stock payment was $105 a share and cites long term savings from consolidation worth about 317 million to the company.
In Missouri and Arkansas floods threaten families as ten levee breaks along the St. Francis river valley force rescue efforts. Red Cross teams operate while refugees are moved to Blytheville refugee camp after being rescued from flooded areas southeast of Bee Lake Arkansas.
The militant fed pro prohibition reformers led by Rep J Charles Linthicum establish an extra official executive committee to hear modification proposals. It will lack subpoena power and witnesses will testify voluntarily with expenses on them. Cramton spars with Sirovich over denatured alcohol substitutes. Mellon and Mitchell to be called on transferring prohibition unit to the Justice Department. Senate assigns the proposal to a judiciary subcommittee as Expenditure Committee leads House efforts.
Doctors Walter B. Coffey and John B. Humber of Southern Pacific General Hospital announce an anti cancer serum derived from sheep adrenal glands. They showed startling results in tests on cancerous tissues and emphasized the discovery's potential importance to medicine with praise from Dr. John Gallwey and Dr. Karl Meyer.
Los Angeles officials launched a formal investigation into the T A Maddux airliner crash near Oceanside California with sixteen dead including two Alabamians. D W Tomlinson vice president will lead the inquiry with board members pilots Whitley Bolande Welch and Lindbergh attending to question witnesses. Coroner Kelley will hold an inquest at Oceanside for identification before releasing bodies to relatives.
Cloudy conditions with rain in the south and rain or snow in the north tonight. Colder air moves in with a cold wave in the northwest tonight and a much colder Wednesday. A severe frost likely near the coast Wednesday night as temperatures drop.
A Louisville and Nashville passenger train No. 4 derailed near Trafford Alabama injuring 26 passengers and two killed. Veteran Decatur engineer Tom Lee Harrison and Louisville native John Henry Johnson were among the deceased. Several seriously hurt include Mack Sexon and F A McGigeor with others treated locally as rescue efforts continued through the night.
At Westminster Palace the five naval powers opened a long awaited conference on restricting armaments. King George declared unity in purpose while leaders from Britain, France, the United States, Italy, and Japan pledged restraint and harmony in the sea defense race. The session adjourned to reconvene Thursday morning.
Seven people died in Alabama accidents over the past two days with four traffic deaths. Mobile saw two fatalities, and a Birmingham hospital treated a man in serious condition from a crash. Names include Ernest Lumley, Karl Kaminska, and Josh West amid manslaughter charges and a train wreck aftermath.
Judge Hugh A. Locke of Birmingham, Independent candidate for Governor, will address the City Auditorium in Dothan on Thursday night. He will discuss the Dec. 16 resolution by the State Democratic Executive Committee barring from the Democratic primary any candidates who supported the Republican nominee in the 1928 general election. Local followers circulated details through a circular found in The Eagle’s handy this morning.
M Walsh of the Frigidaire firm was honored at the regional convention in Atlanta for outstanding sales, receiving a gold award valued at £50 as a token of achievement.
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