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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1933
Page
1
Washington officials indicate a major cabinet reshuffle is under study to streamline federal bureaus with a focus on reducing taxpayer burden. The proposal reportedly targets foreign and domestic commerce units and cuts foreign trade attaches and domestic offices.
San Francisco March 25 Tom Mooney won a new chance to prove innocence in the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing that killed ten and injured forty. Judge Louis H Ward ordered a new trial on the murder indictment, with a hearing set for April 26, while DA Brady withdrew from prosecution. The case gains a potential path to exoneration but remains unresolved at press time.
A well dressed unidentified woman about 40 was found shot in the Cedarbrook Country Club driveway in Cheltenham. Police found two 22 caliber shell casings and the victim’s handbag open with a single dollar bill inside. The motive and identity remain unknown.
Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio says a 10 to 15 percent rise in business would stabilize railroads. He praises Roosevelt’s actions, expects improvement in two to three months, notes freight rates must fall eventually but warns cutting them now would ruin the system. He visits Cincinnati to inspect a new 41 million dollar union railroad terminal and argues stockholders bear the current burden.
Washington March 25 The industrial alcohol commissioner Dr James M Doran said next week regulations will allow wine to flavor non alcoholic drinks and boost federal revenue. Treasury and sponsors estimate beer returns 100 to 150 million dollars yearly with wine added yet figures uncertain. Distribution of beer after April 6 proceeds as expected with taxes already flowing.
Secretary Hull signaled the Roosevelt administration would likely separate discussions with nations in default or late payments from those that have maintained payments. The stance arrives as France moves to begin debt revisions, while Britain negotiates its own terms after full payment. Defaulting countries listed include Belgium Estonia France Hungary Poland with varying overdue amounts.
In Durham on March 25 Judge M W Barnhill postponed until Tuesday a hearing on T J Hocutt Jr a Durham Negro's mandamus suit to force admission to the University of North Carolina. Hocutt testified his only qualification is his Hillside High School record. The registrar Thomas J Wilson had refused admission to the University School of Pharmacy and the University may seek to throw out the case as irregular.
President Roosevelt's 250000-worker forestation program appears ready for quick Senate approval. The labor committee redrafted the bill to grant broad presidential powers while dropping wage guarantees and civilian conservation corps references. Chairman Walsh said the measure could reach the floor Monday for debate, with AFL leader William Green backing the revised approach as addressing major objections.
Five adults and two children perished in a farmhouse explosion in Fargo Oklahoma when a gas stove and whisky still overheated. The Schmidt family losses included Nick Schmidt and his wife, Marie Steinment, two Roy Schmidt members, a two month old baby, and Donald Roy Schmidt. A man claimed he kept a still inside that home and the blast drove him to flee and confess to doctors.
Berlin reports Captain Hermann Goering promises foreign correspondents access to arrested leftists to verify their condition. The prisoners appeared unharmed. Thaelmann is cited as physically fit though unhappy with his confinement. In Washington, Speaker Rainey says Roosevelt's program could be enacted by June with broad public support and continued careful legislation.
Fred C. Clark of Cleveland asks dry leaders to partner with wet groups to solve the liquor problem. He targets Mrs. Ella Boole, Dr. F. Scott McBride, and Dr. Clarence True Wilson with telegrams. Boole and Wilson respond differently, while McBride reaffirms opposition to returning the saloon.
CHAPEL HILL March 25 The University of North Carolina extension division announced it will conduct for the remainder of the present academic quarter an institute for college graduates where students may study but may receive no credit toward a degree. The plan aims to provide worthwhile intellectual and cultural development for men and women graduates who, due to enforced leisure or other reasons, may wish to return to college to improve their educational qualifications.
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