13 Jan 1931
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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1931
Page
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Kansas City dispatch reports Sheriff Harve England of Maryville Missouri said he did not call out a National Guard detachment mobilized to protect Raymond, a Negro beaten by a mob, fearing soldiers would use guns on the streets. story continues on page 10.
Fatma, Turkey, filed the nation's first political divorce in Torbali after her husband chased her from home for voting for a liberal party. She opposed his support for Israet Pasha and the People's Party stance in the recent municipal election.
The January opening of Daisy Deboe's trial for stealing $16,000 from Clara Bow drew a sensational start as a plain businessman, not a Hollywood figure, provoked a stunned courtroom. Jurors were questioned, delays over possible indictment errors fell away, and the case was outlined with Deboe accused of issuing 37 unauthorized checks.
In a joint session with the House finance and claims and appropriations panels, President Alfred Atkinson of State College outlined the college’s requests. Senator Tom Larson introduced a resolution adopted by the Senate to amend Assembly rules to create a five member committee on allocation of state bond funds. The measure seeks to delegate the proceeds of the $3,000,000 bond issue to custodial higher education institutions.
Hope waned for aviators Mrs. Beryl Hart and Lt. William S. McLaren after no word or signal reached them since they departed Hamilton Bermuda at 17 18 a.m. EST Saturday for Sorza on the second leg of their transatlantic flight. The report notes the search status from Horta on Fayal Island in the Azores.
Anaconda pilot Ray Fisher, 28, of Anaconda Montana, was killed when a fuel passenger plane was forced to crash on the rough slopes of West Mountain four miles from Cascade. Four passengers escaped with injuries. The plane belonged to George Stonebraker. Fisher and party, including Six Coleman Low Koski Charlie Coleman and Esther Coleman, had left Cascade to seek cattle.
Lawmakers discuss a constitutional amendment proposal that would restrict voting on public debt and bond issues to taxpayers with property and taxes paid. Representatives from Sheridan, Richland, Garfield, and Chouteau counties introduce the measure. A second bill aims to let county boards fill legislative vacancies to avoid special elections.
New York May 12 Mayor James J Walker testified as a defense witness in the Mawald office chartering trial denying Martin J Veal Tammany district leader had any role in Ewelds appointment as a magistrate. Eweld and wife Teitha face charges of paying ten thousand nine hundred dollars for the appointment.
London Jan 12 The South Wales coal strike continues after separate miner and mine owner meetings with no agreement. Officials plan another session tomorrow to resolve wage and hour disputes. In cotton weaving 25,000 workers remain idle as owners push a four to eight loom system, threatening closure and mass lay offs if unresolved by Saturday.
Manila reports a 400 strong religious insurrection in Tayug Yangasinan province was quelled by the Philippine constabulary with undetermined casualties. Three townspeople were killed as fanatics burned the barracks and other buildings, and the attackers cried for the Filipino flag to fly alone. Fugitives pursued through forested mountains as residents returned.
Oklahoma City on January 12 witnessed the inauguration of William H. Murray as Oklahoma's ninth Democratic governor. A mixed pageant of races formed as 72,000 spectators watched the ceremony. Murray pledged tax cuts and economic reform while promising to reform the varden and parole system. His wife is one-eighth Chickasaw, reflecting deep ties to Indian affairs.
Phillip Holden, 27, of Chicago, held for trial by Municipal Court in Los Angeles after recovery from gunshot wounds suffered during a bank robbery attempt. Holden and three companions allegedly held up a bank, taking 280 dollars before being shot by a citizen during the escape.
Seattle, Wash. 13 Pp. An Anti-Saloon League official said Governor Wartley, who is in office, will not seek legislative action to pass amendments correcting weaknesses in the state prohibition law. Earlier measures to tighten the law were vetoed by the governor, and the league will not press for more amendments or a new governor before the next election.
Riots flared across several Indian cities with Bombay seeing serious unrest. Police dispersed protesters using sticks as clashes injured about 200 participants, one seriously, with vehicles and streets under attack. A police commissioner's car was targeted amid a fusillade of stones.
Dispatches from Riga report the film Ail Quint on the Western Front shown amid hubbub with stench bombs hurled. Two Germans, one a student, were arrested as disturbers after previous protests in Berlin and Vienna.
Representative Jarry E. Rowbottom of Indiana faces Post Office department charges that he accepted money in exchange for recommending district residents for postmaster appointments. Four postmasters have been implicated in the alleged scheme.
Massena Jan 12 W T Beaumont secretary of the Montana taxpayers association declared the state spends 12,000,000 annually on education for its children. He spoke before the Montana School Boards association noting 12,000,000 was raised by direct taxation. (Continued on Page 2)
Navana January 12 The Cu Shan government takes emergency measures to protect the sugar harvest. The army navy and air force will cooperate to prevent field harassment and treat tirers or conspirators as traitors. Troops will guard large cane fields and army aircraft will patrol harvest areas.
Washington January 12 Disagreement arose in President Hoover s public lands committee over transferring mineral rights to states. C T Moynihan of Montrose Colo read a statement as the committee opened its final session before reporting to Hoover on the transfer of 178 000 000 acres of public lands. A tentative report favoring transfer was being redrafted with many wording changes. The statement was prepared for the session.
Delegates in Havre today addressed open ing sessions of the Montana City Products Manufacturers association. Fred Traber of Great Falls serves as president and officers are to be elected tomorrow.
Washington. A naval construction bill, trimmed by the committee, is expected to be presented to the House this session. Chairman Uritten anticipates a measure to authorize 74,030,000 for initial construction to meet London treaty tonnage. Total proposals before Congress amount to 172,935,000 for the work, including 152,500,000 for 14 destroyers and a destroyer leader, plus 10,000,909 to modernize three battleships.
New York Brensing Post reports negotiations on a half billion dollar loan to Great Britain. Part to be raised in the United States and part in France. Earlier rumors of a private banking credit are mentioned, with dollar bonds cited as part of the issue.
St Louis January 12 AP The American Road Builders association opened its 28th annual convention with plans for vast construction to curb unemployment. Thomas W H MacDonald chief of the bureau of public roads said 1931 road work may rise 39 to 60 percent above prior records, totaling about 2 billion dollars. A preliminary survey hinted highway building would hold last year’s level, while much of the 30 million federal appropriation would aid states financially strained by prior public works. W A Van Duzer urged increasing annual outlays to seven billion dollars to employ the unemployed at once. Continued on page 3.
New York Jan 12. Messages from the prominent and humble worldwide honored the memory of Nathan Straus philanthropist and dean of American Jewry who died yesterday. Several services tomorrow morning will be austerely simple.
A Washington report describes Fifi the chimpanzee as a comedic relief amid Liberia tales of slavery and torture. The chimpanzee belongs to Dr. Howard F Smith, a public health surgeon recalled from Liberia for noncooperation with yellow fever investigations. If all goes as planned, Dr Smith and Fifi will head to the African Gold Coast, then England, then the United States.
Lou Angelez and others report a life term for a man accused of hiring another to kill his wife in a case dubbed the dime slaying. Judge Th. Schauer barred the jury verdict and ordered life imprisonment, with the defendant later failing in prison. The motive cited was custody of a third child, with officials noting the alleged plot and payments of $2000, later reduced to $220 in dimes.
In New York on January 12 a dispute emerged as Rudy Vallee faced hotel receivers at the Bellevue hotel. They sought a show cause order for January 16 to determine why he should not become a tenant, citing possession and rent concerns amid ongoing receivership and ambiguities about cash and payroll records.
Olympia wash jan 12 Representative Clement Scott Vancouver relapsed in his chair after a speech as the state legislature opened. Senator Walter Taylor, a physician, said a few minutes later he was dead. Scott, a new member, had seconded the nomination of Edward Templeton Everett for speaker.
Paris reports Premier Steeg, facing possible overthrow, vows to push better economic relations with the United States and to win backing for a chamber of unions while remaining head of government. The Steeg ministry won a confidence vote from President Poumergais’s government despite opposition warning.
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