Former Interior Secretary Denied Clemency by President
Albert B Fall, former secretary of the interior, serving a year and day for accepting a bribe, had clemency denied. Attorney General Mitchell said none of the prosecutors or judges advised clemency, so the papers were not sent to the president. Fall was fined $100,000 and began serving his sentence.
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Washington
Albert B
Secretary of the Interior
Mitchell
Hoover
Fall
Planters Urged To Destroy Part Of Cotton Crop
Ex ruler chased by Cuban Navy sought by the Cuban navy after an alleged abortive revolutionary attempt in Pinar Del Rio Province. Former President Marojs G Menocal believed to have fled in a small yacht into the Gulf of Mexico. his three brothers and son were captured.
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Pinar del Rio
Marojs G. Menocal
Gulf of Mexico
Menocal
Farm Board proposes destroying a third of cotton crop
The Farm Board, led by Chairman Stone and cotton member Carl Williams, urged southern governors to destroy one third of the growing cotton to lift prices. If adopted, it could bring millions in gains for the South and reduce supply by about 4 million bales, with stabilization stock withdrawals planned for a year. Governors’ replies were awaited and would be announced only after all have responded.
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Washington
Stone
Carl Williams
Farm Board
White House
Hoover
Williams
South
Lever criticizes farm act at North Carolina meeting
A. F. Lever of South Carolina told eastern North Carolina farmers at the Upper Coastal Plain Experiment Station that the agricultural marketing act spawns complaints only in highly specialized distribution groups. He urged farmers to control every step from seed to sale and warned that farm board aid to form cooperatives risks failure.
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Rocky Mount
A. F. Lever
Grand Ormer Menn
Congress
South Carolina
North Carolina
Upper Coastal Plain Experiment Station
Lever
Farm Board
Machado Reaches Cuban Interior Amid Revolt Toll
President Gerardo Machado moved to Santa Clara with forty soldiers amid a revolt that has caused over 60 deaths in five days. Rebel leaders reportedly near surrender as Mendez Capote denied leading Cuba’s provisional government and outlined elections after the revolution succeeds.
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Havana
Gerardo Machado
Santa Clara
New York
Dr. Mendez
Cuba
Gerardo Machado Y Morales
Explosion at Macao Kills 27 in Powder Blast
A massive underground gunpowder blast near Hong Kong at Macao, a Portuguese colony, killed 27 people and injured many. The explosion was blamed on spontaneous combustion, with eight Portuguese and 19 Chinese among the dead, and extensive property damage reported.
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Hong Kong
Macao
Alfonso on Visit Danzig Free State
Former King Alfonso of Spain arrives in Danzig Aug 13 for a short visit to the Free State. Markets section notes general trading activity and price trends.
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Alfonso
Danzig
Free State of Danzig
Alfonso of
Spain
Indian Congress Declines London Round Table Participation
The Indian National Congress states it will not join the second round table conference in London citing repeated breaches of the Delhi pact by provincial governments. Despite the Congress decision, the all India conference will proceed as planned starting September 6.
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Bombay
India
Indian National Congress
London
Delhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Lord Irwin
India National Congress
Southern Reactions Vary On Two Cotton Proposals
Atlanta on August 13 reports mixed southern reaction to two cotton plans. The federal farm board proposed plowing under one third of the crop, while Mississippi Governor Bilbo urged leaving one third unpicked. Governors Bilbo and Miller, and officials in Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee criticized or questioned the proposals as impractical or unfair.
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Atlanta
South
Federal Farm Board
Teo G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Fa Board
Bilbo
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Farm Board
Congress
W. A. Graham
North Carolina
Vernor Murray
Oklahoma
Everett Cook
Memphis Cotton Exchange
Miller
Alabama
Castle Denies Fliers Acting For Government
Acting Secretary Castle of the state department denied that Hugh Hern don Jr and Clyde Pangborn, American fliers held in Tokyo for espionage, had been acting for a top American government. He said he asked the Tokyo embassy for details and was using good offices in their behalf.
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Washington
Castle
State Department
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Clyde Pangborn
Tokyo
Carriers Ordered To Revise Rates On Cotton Goods
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered carriers serving Evansville and Channelton Indiana to revise rates on cotton piece goods headed to Massachusetts New York New Jersey Connecticut Delaware Rhode Island and Pennsylvania to match those from Atlanta and nearby southern points. The Evansville chamber of commerce and local mills argued eastern rates were too high compared with southern rates.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Evansville
Channelton
Indiana
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Atlanta
Child Badly Injured When Kicked by Mule
Florence August 13 A eight year old boy son of Mr and Mrs A J Caulder Cheraw was kicked in the face by a mule as he led the animal. He is near death in a hospital here from the crushing blows to his cheek and head.
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Florence, &. C
A. J. Caulder
Cheraw
101 Ranch Circus Workers Stand Fast for Back Wages
About 400 employees of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show sit tight for roughly $28,000 in overdue pay as the production is mired in insolvency. Merchants and the American Legion provide food while lawyers prepare for court action to resolve ownership and move the show to Oklahoma.
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Washington
American Legion
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Gardner Opposes Plan To Destroy Cotton Crop
Governor Gardner while visiting Shelby opposes the Federal Farm Board proposal to destroy one third of the cotton crop. He calls the gesture vain and futile and says there is no legal means of enforcement or reasonable voluntary acceptance. He criticizes the plan as unsound and untenable for southern farmers already in distress.
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Shelby
N. C
Federal Farm Board
Gardner
Farm Board
North Carolina
Stolen 500-Pound Safe Yields Only Worthless Papers
Burlington police report the safe from Midway Market was taken by at least four men. The container held little value beyond a few worthless papers and some change. The heavy 500-pound safe remains missing.
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Burlington
Midway Market
Typhoon Devastates Inhambane Town in Portuguese East Africa
Reports from Inhambane in Portuguese East Africa state a typhoon has wrecked the town with damage estimates yet to be confirmed. Local authorities assess the impact as relief crews move in.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Inhambane
Portuguese East Africa
Justice Foster Ordered to Show Cause on Commission
Guilford county Justice of the Peace G W Foster was ordered to appear before Governor O Max Gardner to show cause why his commission should not be revoked. Greensboro attorney Herbert G Falk filed affidavits alleging malpractice and abuse of office in collusion with deputies. Foster, appointed on the recommendation of A Wayland Cooke and Bryce Holt, will defend himself with Tyrer and A F Seavel in attendance.
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Raleigh
G. W. Foster
Guilford County
O. Max Gardner
Herbert G. Falk
Greensboro
Foster
A. Wayland Cooke
Guilford Superior
Lindberghs Delayed By Clouds In Nome Alaska
Clouds and rain postpone Col and Mrs Charles A Lindberghs departure from Nome to the Siberian coast. Lindbergh doubts a morning takeoff and awaits clearer skies for the 1 067 mile flight across the Bering Sea. The couple enjoys Alaskan entertainments while mechanics prep the monoplane and fuel tanks.
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Nome
Alaska
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orient
Lindbergh
Siberian
East
Karanginsk
Bering Sea
Safety Bay
Lindberghs
Alfred J. Lomen
St. Lawrence Island
Cape Navarin
Peninsula
Boy Bitten by Temperamental Mule in Alabama
In DCATUR Alabama on August 13 AP reports 15 year old J Sandlin was bitten when a temperamental mule attacked him while driving stock. The mule seized his right leg and could only be released after his father Lewis Sandlin killed the animal by slashing its throat and breaking the jaw.
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Dcatur
Ala
J. Sandlin
Sandlin
Lewis Sandlin
Five Die in Garage Fire in Battle Creek
Five men died and two others were burned in an explosion and garage fire on the eastern Battle Creek city limits. The blaze trapped workers as the roof collapsed. 17 people were in the garage when the explosion occurred. William Latta and Floyd Carlyle were identified among the dead. Albert Latta was fatally injured. owner Jack Glenius was missing. Fire officials blamed a mistaken gasoline pour into a hot radiator for the blast.
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Battle Creek
Mich
William Latta
Floyd Carlyle
Albert Latta
Jack Glenius
Honduran Flier Arrives in Savannah After Sea Rescue
The American-Brazil line steamer Biboco brought Captain Lisan dro Garay, a Honduran flyer, to Savannah after he fell into the sea off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, during a non-stop flight attempt from New York to Honduras last Sunday night.
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Savannah
Biboco
Lisandro Garay
Cape Lookout
N. C
New York
Honduras
Receivers Granted Certificate for Carolina Mountain Power
Raleigh August 13 The state corporation commission will grant the certificate of public convenience and necessity filed by the receivers of the Carolina Mountain Power Company at Lake Lure The receivers who have run the electric plant for some time will take over all stock and obligations Chimney Rock development land is not included in the application.
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Raleigh
State Corporation Commission
Carolina Mountain Power Company
Lake Lure
R. O. Self
Mills Kitchin Seeks Senate Nomination if Field Limited
Greensboro attorney Mills Kitchin son of former Governor Claude Kitchin said he would seek the Democratic nomination to the U S Senate if entries are restricted to candidates already announced. He noted the possible field would include known contenders and declined speculative entries.
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Greensboro
Mills Kitchin
Claude Kitchin
United States Senate
Sioux Indian aviator starts for speed record as Flying Hawk
Chief Chetan Kinyan, formerly Frank Hawks, the Sioux aviation speedster, left Roosevelt Field at 1 16 p m aiming to set another record and live up to his new name meaning Flying Hawk.
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Chicago
Chetan Kinyan
Frank Hawks
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Thompson named slayer in Coast Guardsman murder
New Bern August 13 AP coroner's jury in Richmond Virginia identifies Ben L. Thompson of Goldsboro as the killer of John Peel a Pamlico coast guardsman who was shot last Friday night Thompson was under arrest in Richmond at the time of the coroner's verdict.
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New Bern
Ben L. Thompson
Goldsboro
Richmond
John Peel
Pamlico
Jones Copeland Dies Under Car
Rutherfordton North Carolina August 13 Jones Copeland a 50 year old textile operative was found dead beneath his overturned automobile on Highway 19 one mile north of Rutherfordton early today authorities said.
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Rutherfordton
N. C
Premier Laval Accepts Bruening Invite for Berlin Reconference
Paris reports Premier Laval accepted Chancellor Bruening's invitation for a Franco German reconference in Berlin. The trip was scheduled for August 28 and confirmed this afternoon.
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Paris
Lavel
Bruening
Berlin
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Norman B. Landreau
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Justice Foster
Hurley
Philippine Mission
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Seattle
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