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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1934
Page
3
Hempstead county taxpayers are urged to pack Hope city hall Saturday as the Taxpayers League opens discussion on an initiated county salary law. The editorial backs broad, fair reform drafted with former officials to reflect work volume and revenue. A new murder mystery body headline follows the main note.
June Brashier, twice tried for complicity in the First National Bank robbery at Hope, was released from jail on his own recognizance after a Hempstead County hearing before Circuit Judge Dexter Bush in Texarkana. He had spent 13 months jailed with two prior mistrials and is likely to be recalled for October court action.
Texarkana Arkansas. John Reese a 26 year old Hope Arkansas transient was jailed after Elizabeth Tiller a 15 year old girl accused him of attempting to lure her into railroad yards following a street car ride. Reese admitted approaching her saying she had winked at him. The girl identified him from a group and police arrested him. Reese has lived in Hope and Nashville Arkansas and has stayed at the transient bureau since last January.
Whitfield Lodge No 239 of the Masons elected officers Tuesday night for the new year. Elected were Worshipful Master Charles F Boll senior warden Robert Mor junior warden Earl O Neal treasurer Roy Anderson and secretary-treasurer Aubrey Albritton Beard s Chapel Picnic announced Burton Stuart a community picnic will be held at Beards Chapel on July 4th
In Brighton England police find a still born baby in a suitcase at the railway station as Scotland Yard probes a missing Detroit New York woman lawyer Agnes Tufverson case. Austrian Ivan Poderjay held in Vienna on grand larceny charge linked to Miss Tufverson wedding finery.
Washington.—President Roosevelt named Frances Perkins secretary of labor to mediate a looming steel strike. He signed a bill establishing a national board and regional offices to study employer employee disputes under the recovery act. Perkins, Green of the AFL and Amalgamated officers discussed a three man impartial board plan and the new law as a possible last resort to preserve orderly relations without sacrificing principles.
Hempstead county taxpayers league plans a Saturday session at Hope city hall at 2 PM to draft an initiated local salary act. John Kent announced the meeting urging broad attendance as Arkansas Supreme Court ruling puts final salary authority with county taxpayers and voters. The group aims to draft schedules, circulate petitions, and place the act on November ballots with salaries applying to August primary nominees.
Chicago reports George Rohalski fourteen, among the youngest tried in criminal court, convicted of kidnapping Dorett Zeitlow two. Her dead body was found April tenth in an abandoned ice house. Jury fixed ten years in the penitentiary. The boy smiled at verdict, thanked officials, and faced the judge as motions were ruled. The judge warned him about conduct and good behavior for release. Continued on page two.
The Hope city budget was enacted as published by The Star after a Tuesday night council meeting. The document fixes department expenses and requires adherence to certified public accounting guidance for the new fiscal year. The council also closed a Negro dance hall as a public nuisance and ordered the white dance hall restricted to midnight closing, with other items including sidewalk and safety inquiries and charity utility requests discussed.
The Arkansas Supreme Court will decide the fate of Mark Shank, Akron attorney, in the quadruple murder case near Benton, Arkansas, before the summer recess of July 9. A motion for rehearing may be filed by June 25.
Seven outlaws struck Crescent near Guthrie Oklahoma and tried to rob a bank safe. They fled after failing to load the heavy box, releasing a pair of detained captives and driving off with a damaged getaway vehicle as a crowd watched.
Federal Judge Charles B. Farris ruled that bonds with gold clauses may be paid in currency at face value. The decision, in a Bankers Trust suit over Iron Mountain railroad bonds, upholds a 100 billion dollar shift away from gold payments. The ruling marks the first federal court validation of Congress abrogating the gold clause amid financial controversy.
R H Kolb longtime head of Nashville public schools died at his farm home near Dierks. He served as superintendent from 1902 to 1920 and retired to the farm. A funeral and burial likely Thursday at Lebanon Arkansas along highway 70 west of Dierks.
In Little Rock reports to the state auditor show a roughly 20 percent drop in poll taxes paid this year versus 1932. Ten tax collectors reported declines in nine counties, with Jefferson County hardest hit as only 6031 paid compared to 10156 in 1930. Lonoke county rose slightly to 5598 from 6074, while Pulaski may total under 18000 versus 25313 in 1932.
Joseph W Harriman, founder of the defunct Harriman National Bank, was convicted in federal court on 16 counts for misapplication of 1.713 million dollars, improper security for a 300000 loan, and false entries affecting 14 depositors. Jury deliberated two hours. Albert M. Austin acquitted. Potential sentence up to 80 years and 80000 dollars fine.
Jonesboro Ark Deputy Prosecutor Tadlock, who investigated the shooting of 23 year old Clifford Miller, announced plans to file a murder charge against Leonard Hodge who claimed Miller killed himself. Hodge testified that Miller shot himself and that while he discussed a death pact, he never intended to carry it out. Deputy Tadlock cited the law that aiding or assisting another to commit murder makes one culpable.
In Havana a Cuban committee urged the government not to honor about 60 million dollars in Machado era loans largely held by Chase National Bank New York and Continental Illinois Bank Trust Co Chicago. The panel held such debts not binding on the current government and suggested immediate cabinet action. The Chase Bank meanwhile asked Cuba to await a full legal brief before acting, saying there is no lawful basis to repudiate obligations.
Willis Garrett Smith, son of Dr and Mrs Don Smith, remains in a Shreveport hospital with blood poisoning blamed on a football injury suffered two years ago. The former Reheat halfback is described as very ill as doctors monitor his condition.
C T Harris resigns from the Monticello A M board effective immediately amid student charges against President Frank Horsfall. Board delays action to June 24. petition from summer students urged Horsfall retention. Harris said he would not attend the meeting and is through with the affair.
Indianapolis reports that outlaw John Dillinger is in nearly complete isolation at a Minnesota camp. An Indianapolis News informant says he plans to stay inactive for some time and is not seriously wounded. The informant notes Dillinger wants rest and will avoid public attention until Ohio appeals for three escaped prisoners are resolved.
Cash and futures quotes across cotton grain and dairy items. Cotton prices slip while July wheat and corn fall slightly. Automotive and oil stocks show varied moves with several major producers listed. Fresh produce prices include beans eggs and poultry terms.
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