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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1930
Page
1
Senate moves to grant conferees freedom to negotiate on the debt debenture and flexible amendments to the tariff bill. Senator Smoot warns defeat blocks compromise and risks derailment, while Democratic leaders push to preserve presidential rate powers against change.
The Senate Judiciary Committee ordered a favorable report on Owen J. Roberts of Philadelphia for the Supreme Court. The vote was unanimous and approval was expected on the Senate floor within the day. The sub committee's report was unanimous with no protests filed.
In Washington on May 19 the senate weighed the life of the tariff bill. A vote on the expert debenture plan and flexible provisions would decide if the measure, after sixteen months of effort, goes to the White House or dies in conference. Chairman Smoot urged releasing senate conferences from prior binding agreements.
Davis Airlines Inc announces an Atlanta to Charlotte air route aligned with Southern Railway to cut five hours from the New York to Atlanta train trip. Southbound planes would depart Charlotte at 8 am for Atlanta arrivals by 10 to 11 am, with a northbound flight from Atlanta in the late afternoon to meet the Crescent Limited. A flag stop at Spartanburg is planned.
Rear Admiral Joseph Foeter retired, one of the last wooden navy veterans, died yesterday at Portsmouth hospital in his 90th year. He passed away May 18.
In New Orleans on May 19 two 16 year old boys William Gillen and Edward White vanished with two 16 year old girls after a motorboat cruise from the Southern Yacht Club on Lake Pontchartrain. Searchers combed the lake as heavy winds battered the area fearing for their safety aboard the Flaming Youth.
Friction within the temperance committee led by Josephus Daniels of North Carolina surfaced on the General Conference floor in Dallas as the panel failed to deliver its report. Arkansas’s A C Millar pressed to have Cannon’s temperance board pronouncement folded into the report, claiming it had been adopted, while Daniels said the document was not yet ready. A greeting was sent to President Hoover.
A skeleton found by prohibition officers near Aiken County is identified as Bonnie Baughman of White Pond, missing since May 1. A coroner's inquest is set for Wednesday. The scene yielded ten half gallon jars with liquor and a nearby still with 2,000 gallons of mash. investigators suspect bootlegger involvement.
Chicago police say they captured Frank R. Phillips who confessed to two recent bombings and to being paid 100 dollars for one attack and 150 dollars for another. He planted a bomb at 507 North Clark Street after being tipped off and was taken into custody as he lit the fuse with his cigar.
Rescuers press on in the Red River flood area of southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas after record rains. Seventeen negroes confirmed dead in tornado and flood zones around Blaine and Smackover, with six missing and others injured. Over 3,000 displaced in Smackover refugee camps as oil fields halt production and Red Cross aids relief efforts.
Police believe Frank R. Phillips is tied to several Chicago bomb outrages including a restaurant bombing at 507 North Clark Street. Officers nabbed him after a tip and a staged arrest scene. Phillips says he was paid $100 for one bombing and $150 for another by the same employer.
Charlotte May 19 The Rev James Leland Vass pastor of First Baptist Mount Holly plans to open a junior college in Greensboro next fall Sources close to him indicate the plan though he was unavailable for comment confirmation of the plan could not be obtained.
Rear Admirals Mark L. Bristol and Hilary P. Jones withstood hostile cross examination as they reiterated objections to the London Naval treaty. They defended the cruiser program, cruiser allotment to Japan, and general provisions, while Senate managers signaled likely ratification despite doubts from some committee members.
Santo Domingo officials Martin Moya former finance minister and Angel Morales former vice presidential candidate fled from refuge at the American customs receiver's home to escape arrest. Arrests had been ordered on sedition charges after Ferenico Velasquez was jailed for opposing General Rafael Trujillo. The pair sought safety with W. E. Pulliam the customs receiver who sheltered them briefly.
Lillian Mae Dowell a 48 year old burglar known as Cat Eye Annie escapes from the Auburn women's prison three weeks after refusing to join a prior escape with two inmates. She saws through the cell door lock and scales the wall before 5 30 this morning leaving officials puzzled. She had earlier told warden Sally Richards and Amelia Bascom and others invited her to join a breakout. Dowell planned to fly solo.
The Greensboro high school orchestra, two time first place winner in the North Carolina music contest, will give a concert at North Wilkesboro tomorrow night.
Colonel John A. Barringer prominent North Carolina attorney worsened today in Greensboro hospital with no chance for recovery as attending doctors report.
Norfolk May 19 AP Quincey C Tucker a laboratory technician at the United States Naval Hospital Corps School Portsmouth announces a new beneficial germ found in fruits and vegetables including apples figs oranges beets turnips and potatoes. He says research over two years shows these organisms may be essential to health and not disease producers.
Tulsa Oklahoma leaps 94.9 percent in population from 1910 to 1920, entering the 100000 class and ranking among the fastest growing cities. Long Beach California leads growth with 212.2 percent over the decade, while Tulsa trails but shows a 296.4 percent rise since 1910.
Log details eastern time sightings as Graf Zeppelin travels from Fried richshafen through Basel and Lyons to Valence Mahon Carta gena and Gibraltar finally nearing Cadiz. Entries record spans over Spain Morocco and Morocco Toward Seville with times from morning to night.
W. M. Graham, 40, shot his wife at a main street house and then killed himself, leaving seven children aged five months to 14 years orphaned. The couple had been separated, and Mrs. Graham had sought aid from the welfare department. The 14-year-old daughter resisted, but Graham completed the killings before dying. The bodies were taken to Hillsboro for burial.
Dr. George Houghton of Boston president of the American Optometric Association spoke at the Southeastern Congress in Winston-Salem N C The opening session drew optometrists from 10 states and the District of Columbia and the three day meeting continues. Dr N Rosenstein regional director welcomed delegates on behalf of the North Carolina association while Winston-Salem civic leaders extended a warm reception.
Ying Kao former Chinese vice consul in San Francisco and his wife were found guilty by the Kiangsu provincial court of appeals at Soochow of attempting to smuggle a large opium shipment into the United States last summer. The appellate court upheld Ying Kao's guilt and reduced his prison term to six years with a $6000 fine, raised from $3000, while his wife’s four year sentence remained and her fine jumped from $2500 to $34000.
The Graf Zeppelin landed in Seville at 5 40 p m completing the first leg to South America. The airship departed Friedrichshafen Sunday and covered about 1500 miles in roughly 24 hours with a pause over the North African coast. Five passengers will disembark and three board for the trans equatorial voyage including Mrs Mary Pierce the Prince of Asturias and Lieutenant Emilio Herrera. Throng awaits arrival.
Secretary Lamont announced that April contracts for new construction in the United States totaled 3.483 billion, the highest monthly total since last August though below April last year. He said he expects normal business activity soon, noting current activity about six percent below normal.
Fire caused by a backfire destroyed the 60 foot speedboat Astrid off Seaconnet on a Newport to Boston trip. Her crew of three were rescued by a fishing boat and the vessel was a total loss. A coast guard search found no contraband before she was allowed to proceed.
Cleveland reports a city population of 897 458 as of the latest census. The greater Cleveland area including Cuyahoga County reaches 1 197 818, reflecting regional growth based on the new counts.
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