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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1932
Page
1
London reports the Lausanne Reparations conference likely to be delayed due to French political upheaval. British officials see no formal move yet but expect a date shift maybe about a week later as discussions continue among Britain Germany France.
President Hoover appointed James R. Beverly of Texas as governor of Porto Rico. Beverly, then attorney general on the island, will replace Roosevelt who becomes governor general of the Philippines. Beverly is fluent in Spanish and is familiar with island politics, finances, sanitation, and Roosevelt’s reform program.
Huey P. Long appears to have secured nomination for O. K. Allen to succeed him as Louisiana governor. Allen gains decisive margins in New Orleans. unrest over alleged election fraud surfaces as gunshot injuries occur in Plaquemines parish and a Lafitte precinct reports threats to anti Long voters.
Washington sources say Angus W. McLean and Bernard Baruch are strong possibilities for directors of Hoover's reconstruction corporation after Dawes selects a board. Baruch is favored. McLean praised for war finance work and NC leadership. Also noted are Dawes as director and Eugene Heyer as chairman with other appointments pending.
H G Hester told the House Agriculture committee that limiting short sales to those with cotton would hand control of prices to foreign markets. Russell Clark cited a Cross bill and warned it could close American futures exchanges and harm U S producers with a drop in active trading and jobs.
In Honolulu the territorial senate condemned Kentucky for urging presidential intervention in the Fortescue murder case and the assault on Mrs Massie. Defense lawyers warned of habeas corpus rights for Mrs Granville Fortescue and three sailors unless Kentucky indicts by Thursday. Senator Rice led the protest against the Kentucky move.
Denver. Early Markham reported six of his ribs were stolen by a prowler. The ribs had been removed during a prior operation and kept in a suitcase in Markham's room before the suitcase was stolen.
A powerful earthquake rocked Lima, Callao, and nearby towns causing at least one death and multiple injuries. The tremor, described as the strongest since 1904, shattered walls, toppled roofs, darkened the city, and sent thousands into panicked streets amid collapsing buildings and erratic traffic.
A House judiciary subcommittee voted to drop the impeachment charges against John J. Parker of Charlotte North Carolina and Elliot Northcott of Huntington West Virginia. Chairman Dominick said the full committee would be asked to take no further action. Charges against Parker were filed this session by Mrs Mary Speers of Baltimore.
Chicago court granted temporary alimony to a wife who testified that her husband Ervin Boetcher used a cold water baptism style method to settle disputes before going out at night. He would fill the bathtub with cold water and toss her in if she objected.
Chicago January 20 The sixth session of negotiations between railway presidents and their organized employees was postponed to allow executives to gather more data supporting their demand for a ten percent wage cut.
In Phoenix on January 20, the Winnie Ruth Judd murder trial shows defense counsel hinting at an accomplice or disputed guilt. Juror Stewart B. Thompson was seated as the fifteenth panel member amid questions about circumstantial evidence and possible shifts in responsibility.
Dr. Martin Dewey of New York told a Senate committee that beer and light wines should be added to the diet of pregnant women. He argued that modest alcohol supports maternal nutrition and aids unborn teeth development, noting malnutrition improves with small beer quantities.
L W Dick Jr, coach at Woodberry Forest School in Orange Virginia, wires Charlotte News he will not join Davidson College staff. In Washington, Senator Bingham proposes referenda on prohibition repeal and modification. House Ways and Means panel defers postal rate decision to Post Office Committee.
In Chicago a high school girl, Shirley Pearlman, 17, was killed and nine other students injured when their car, part of a funeral cortege, collided with a truck after being ordered to drop out by union funeral chauffeurs. The incident followed tensions over private cars in funeral processions linked to unemployment claims. Louis Lakin, 18, the deceased, had been shot Sunday night by a watchman.
A correspondent in Rome reports flying from Athens to view Vesuvius and comments on Mussolini, noting he appears in control with limited resources and delivering decisive results. The letter portrays admiration for the Italian leader amid talk of his dictatorship.
The Anti-Saloon League biennial convention ends with a warning to political parties to avoid altering prohibition. Speakers reiterate repeal or modification not for party platforms. Dr A J Barton says the South will withhold support from wet candidates as delegates return home.
Chinese irregular leaders with their forces offer surrender through emissaries to Japanese HQ as clashes kill over 50. In Shanghai mobs riot. Japanese demonstrations demand more warships and protests disrupt international settlement. Police mobilize. casualties include two Chinese policemen and one Japanese, with damage to shops and factories.
Benjamin P. Bower, manager of Campbell-Self Baking in Denver, was kidnapped from his home by two gunmen who forced him to accompany them and demanded 50 000 dollars by noon. They also robbed nearby residents and warned not to alert police as detectives investigated the case.
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