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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1932
Page
1
Washington June 21 James R Garfield says Senator Borah totally misinterpreted the prohibition plank and would repeal it by his reading Garfield, a resolutions committee chairman, counters Borahs claim amid Hoover reelection query and a saloon return warning.
John N. Garner, speaker of the house and former Texas cowboy, urged repeal of the eighteenth amendment. He stated he has opposed the dry law since its passage and aimed to influence the Democratic presidential congress.
The Hooversponsored payroll economy bill advances after House approval of a modified furlough plan to cut federal costs. Senate debate on the Wagner unemployment relief bill delays adjournment hopes while Garner signals possible presidential interest.
The 10982 heavyweight title bout between Jack Sharkey and Maxie Schmeling will be aired blow by blow from the front of The Enterprise offices tonight. Preliminaries begin at 8 pm and the main bout at 10 pm daylight saving time, or 9 pm in High Point. A pharma ceutical convention delegates are invited to listen to the coverage.
At Geneva on June 21 Hugh S. Gibson told French Premier Herriot that the United States rejects debt cancellation while Europe continues large military spending. The talks at Morges followed telephone chats with President Hoover and focused on limiting arms and ways to qualify disarmament, but no favorable response came from Herriot or Boncour.
A chlorine gas leak from a tank car on a Wash ington National Sands siding blew into Mount Vernon and New York City, felling 85 workers across factories and warehouses. Nin e people were hospitalized with lung injuries as gas spread through homes. police and gas crews investigated the leak.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas favors submitting a prohibition repeal amendment to the people and not pledging party members to repeal. He aligns with a bloc of Roosevelt men at a capital conference shaping the Democratic platform ahead of Chicago. The group weighed an economic plank and tariff treaty ideas while aiming for a simple clear prohibition declaration.
Mayor Anton Cermak told the House Banking Committee that without forthcoming federal relief Chicago could face upheaval after August 1. He supports an amendment to the Wagner relief bill to allow municipal loans, joined by Illinois officials and most of the Illinois delegation led by Senator Lewis. Representative Britten warned of federal troops if relief is not provided within six months.
In Marion on June 21 the grand jury was ordered to reassemble to weigh the case of W. A. Banks, Asheville special agent, charged with the murder of veteran Louis Chiapetta of Houston. Chiapetta was shot in a box car, seven other veterans in the car implicated Banks. Chiapetta died yesterday. body to be shipped to Texas for burial.
The House approved a $10,000 appropriation to finance an investigation into 1932 presidential and congressional campaign expenditures.
Vacation subscribers can order The Enterprise for 15 cents a week and have it sent to a vacation address. Call 4566 to arrange this gift for family or friends during summer while they are away.
Winston-Salem Sentinel reports K. R. Hoyle, special investigator for gubernatorial candidate R. T. Fountain, claims 25,000 fraudulent votes were cast in counties west of Raleigh. Hoyle accuses Surry county officials of noncompliance on election books as a flagrant example. Fountain’s charges target specific counties to be investigated.
In Chicago on June 21 two longtime party rivals Alfred E. Smith and William G. McAdoo prepare to unite against Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt forces push for first ballot nomination with New York and Illinois backing. Arrivals, strategy debates, and anticipated clashes mark the looming convention showdown.
Rioting in Santiago and Valparaiso leaves at least 25 dead and 75 injured as carabineros confront mobs. A bread strike looms amid martial law order while troops patrol streets and a decree against communism nears signature by the junta. Col. Marmaduke Grove is imprisoned offshore.
A severe earthquake shock rattled Santiago at 2 a m today. Immediate damage details were not yet determined.
A short and sharp earthquake was felt in Mexico City last night, causing brief alarm among residents. No significant damage or injuries were reported, though tremors rattled buildings and street signals. Authorities urged calm as experts investigated the quake’s magnitude and epicenter.
Raleigh June 21. Veterans widows and negro servants received checks today for their semi annual pensions from State Auditor Baxter Durham.
Senator Cameron Morrison accuses President Hoover of abandoning the dry cause and urges an apology to Alfred E. Smith. He denounces Hoover for leading forces opposed to prohibition revision and criticizes a perceived surrender after Senate testimony on liquor sales by private agencies.
W. B. Shea a 20 year old hotel clerk in Asheville North Carolina died from a head wound after a quarrel with a hotel guest F O Landis who said Shea threatened his wife with a pistol then killed himself. The wound proved fatal about half an hour later.
Beverly Hills dispatch notes Will Rogers quipping about Democratic hopes and the idea of a “good man” candidate. He mentions Texas sending many delegates to Chicago, special trains and bands for Jack Garner, and general uncertainty among delegates about future actions.
Raleigh news reports legal action to fix an execution date for Lord Donnell a Guilford county man sentenced to die four months ago and still alive without a perfected appeal The state weighs options including a new execution date or automatic dismissal to set the death date for Donnell and resolve the pending appeal status coinciding with Leroy Lees earlier dismissal and July 1 potential date
New York report says John M. Callahan distributed letters claiming Ku Klux Klan aid backed Roosevelt movement in the South. Letters show Farley and Roosevelt organizers thanked Atlanta figures F B Summers and C W Jones for activities. Summers and Jones sue for funds spent for Roosevelt support.
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