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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1929
Page
1
In Washington on June 12 Senator Borah urged immediate adjournment if tariff revision focuses on farm schedules. The senate backed keeping the debenture plan, clashing with President Hoover who warned the vote would delay farm relief and jeopardize enactment.
United States district court in Chicago found 52 oil firms including Standard Oil of New Jersey and Indiana violated the Sherman anti trust law by pooling oil cracking patents and restricting independent competition. Majority opinion by Judges Evans and Page, with dissent by Judge Anderson.
Beal named formally in murder charge over the Loray mill tent colony violence that wounded Chief Aderholt. Ninety percent of 71 arrested, including union officials, faced preliminary hearing with bonds to be set. Courtroom crowded as cases move to superior court and habeas corpus actions commence in Charlotte.
The house vote may occur tomorrow on the expert debenture plan of farm relief. A coalition of democrats and republican independents in the senate won today, insisting the proposal be included in the general farm bill over opposition.
Detroit reports a 13 year old youth Archibald Engster was critically wounded when customs border patrol inspector Nonah Cox fired several shots at Engster and companions while guarding a seized speedboat. Federal and local investigations continue into whether the inspector was justified.
Mrs Mabel Willebrandt assistant attorney general in charge of prohibition prosecutions will remain in the service until June 30 after resigning effective June 15 Attorney General Mitchell said several matters in her division must be cleared up before her departure in Washington June 12.
The council today instructed the secretary general to respond to the February 19 American note to the powers regarding the question of American accession to the permanent court of international justice.
Senator Smith W Brookhart of Iowa urged forming a progressive party and backing a progressive candidate for president. He tied the export debenture idea to farm relief or tariff bills and warned that if rejected progressives should mobilize for a fight.
A storm area on an otherwise favorable weather map halted the take off of the Green Flash for Rome and the Yellow Bird for Paris at Old Orchard Maine.
Washington June 12. Population statistics of the 1936 decennial census will be announced publicly in each of 5900 districts immediately after they are gathered to detect inaccuracies before tabulation. About 123,000,000 individuals are to be listed with 190,900 enumerators and more staff hired later. Women enumerators are favored for tact and reliability.
Irv ing K. Pond once scored Michigan's first intercollegiate touchdown and became noted as an architect. At 72 he married Katherine de Nancrede, 47, of Ann Arbor, saying it was his first marriage and he feels young. Pond remains active with gymnastics and daily workouts.
In Mexico City 2000 striking National University students controlled the main building with red flags and a security guard, demanding Rector Antonio Castro Leal's resignation and autonomy measures. Officials held hostage earlier were released. The education department said autonomy draft was near completion for submission to President Portes Gil.
Joe W. Tomlinson 38 a local real estate dealer was found dead in a wooded area on the George T. Penny farm one mile northwest of the city. Coroner Dr W W Harvey ruled the death a personal safety related wound. Family said despondency over financial reverses and ill health led to the act.
Judge McKenzie Moss of the United States Court of Claims died suddenly in Washington from heart trouble. Born in Christian county Kentucky in 1868, he served as assistant secretary of the treasury from 1925, and later held posts including deputy commissioner of internal revenue and general counsel of the alien property custodian. He was a member of the Fifty seventh Congress and a circuit judge in Kentucky before his federal service.
Major James Gillies, the last Canadian expeditionary force member to return to Canada after the war, departed from London aboard the Calgarian. He arrived with a rebuilt jaw after forty four operations, the work of renowned surgeon Major H. D. Gillies following injuries in October 1918 near Cambrai. He came from Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1914 and served until the armistice.
Prices for wheat opened at 1.03 to 1.04 for July, 1.08 to 1.09 for September as selling orders hit futures after the senate rejected the conference report on the farm bill. Corn declined about two cents at the market open with July at 90 to 91.4 cents and September at 89 to 99 cents.
June 12 report says filibusters who landed Sunday in Falson province from Curacao have been completely defeated and dispersed into the mountains. General Leon Jurado, president of the province, has been sent with sufficient forces to restore order.
Courier reports from Hankow indicate the Nanking government is preparing for a campaign against Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang in central China. Feng reportedly withdrew to the northwest corner of Hunan as Nanking troops advance north from Hankow.
Charley Harmon, attorney for Leonard Kip Rhinelander, disclosed a divorce complaint would be filed within two weeks against Alice Jones Rhinelander. Rhinelander, son of a New York family, had lived in Las Vegas under an assumed name since January 1 and avoided publicity with a mustache and weight gain until his true identity was revealed. He sought six months of residence to file in Nevada.
FE M Baldwin president of the Marion Manufacturing Company warned workers on the eve of a union organizing drive that the mill would close if trouble followed. He said nonunion workers would be advantaged in company housing while union members would be evicted from company properties.
A Washington dispatch reports Fred N. Tate, local manufacturer, was considered for a government post with the Hoover administration but declined due to private business reasons. Tate has moved between New York and Washington recently and had active support for Hoover in the campaign, despite being a lifelong Democrat.
Washington June 12 Major General Richmond P Davis commanding general of the 4th corps area at Fort McPherson Ga is to retire September 1 after 46 years of service The retirement creates two vacancies in the rank the other being due to the death of Major General H H Smith in the recent period
In Reykjavik Leeland June 2 AP says a cooler was taken from the engine of the Swedish trans Atlantic plane Sverige after a trial flight. Mechanics brought it ashore and said repairs could be finished today. Captain Albin Ahrenberg was informed the weather toward Greenland looked unfavorable.
Federal prohibition agents raided two Troy breweries and a storage house, seizing thousands of gallons of beer and ale. A concealed passage connected to the Fitzgerald Brothers brewery and a secret tunnel to a garage were reported. Bottles labeled Frontenac Alex and deeds show transfers to Samuel Levy of New York.
Miss Liss Golderbeiter an Austrian blue eyed brunette won the Miss Universe title at Galveston Texas securing a $2000 prize. She topped 34 American beauties and nine foreign entrants becoming the first foreign winner in four years. Miss United States Strene Ahlberg New York placed second and Miss Ohio Dorothy Jean Davis Massillon was third with $1000 and $500 respectively.
America's pioneer locomotive the Best Friend of Charleston and its toy train have been rebuilt by the Southern Railway System and start a tour across lines in Virginia North Carolina Tennessee Alabama and Georgia The Best Friend was built in New York for the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company and began service in Charleston on December 25 1830 as the first US locomotive used in railroad service
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