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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1933
Page
6
Washington reports that President Roosevelt will not concede on the veterans payments compromise. Congress nears adjournment after lengthy stalemate over funding and an independent offices appropriation bill. A Cutting-Steiner amendment could raise costs by 100 million, potentially triggering new taxes.
New York report on Charles E. Mitchell tax evasion case notes defense aiming to clear him as trial enters final phases. Joseph Read suffered a heart attack preventing testimony. Harry Mayer testified about management fund draws totaling 666,666 and a signed receipt form acknowledging indebtedness to the National City Company.
Missouri weather outlook predicts generally fair skies tonight and Wednesday with a slight warming trend. Northwest areas may see a 9 dn, while river stages show minor fluctuations from Kansas City to Waverly and nearby towns.
President Roosevelt pushed into law the Home Loan Mortgage relief bill. It allows homeowners with mortgages up to 20 000 to swap for 6 percent government bonds with up to 80 percent loan value and a three year moratorium. If exchange fails, cash loans up to 40 percent are available. A Home Owners Loan Corporation will administer the program with 15 year repayment.
Massachusetts neared a repeal victory as 45 delegates to the state convention were pledged to repeal. Governor Ely urged repeal candidates on moral and economic grounds while repeal opponents promised an inevitable reaction against repeal. Leaders forecast a wide margin, possibly eight to one, with ratification to follow after a possible session call.
Congressional leaders report President Roosevelt will ask George Otis Smith to resign as chairman of the Federal Power Commission. Smith, a former head of the geological survey, was appointed by Hoover. Frank R. McNinch is named as his likely successor.
Centralia Missouri case involving C. E. Meffert, an insurance man, probed by city county and federal authorities. Extortion demands of 500 and 730 dollars were sent by mail. A trap was set for the plotters but they did not appear.
Washington June 123 AP Plans to transfer prohibition bureau activities into the Justice Department Bureau of Investigation are under formu lation with Attorney General Cummings stating enforcement will continue even as the enforcement arm is abolished in the reorganization plan. The move drops some agents from both bureaus but aims to boost efficiency by removing duplications.
J Thomas Fisher clerk District Deputy George Working and David P James former Missouri Public Service Commission secretary returned from Detroit Mich where they attended the Head Camp session of the Modern Woodmen of America William Gipson Smith delegate will return later in the week Frank McDavid of Springfield Mo reelected as Missouri director for a four year term
The Tennessee Brewing Company of Memphis received state securities department approval to sell 33,600 shares of common stock in Missouri at 7.25 dollars per share. The brewery is largely financed by St. Louis capital.
Coroner George Rocling said the fifty year old man found dead on a river wharf Sunday night was Andrew Lamar Patterson a former president of the American Alcohol Distillery. Authorities believe he shot himself and cast the pistol into the river. Patterson who retired about a decade ago sold his stake for about half a million and moved to Mexico. Friends had heard nothing from him for years.
Police seek the hit-and-run driver who struck and seriously injured Raymond Blandon, a 42-year-old World War II veteran, on West Main Street near the roundhouse. Blandon was found in Milbottom with a broken pelvis and hospitalized in a semi-conscious condition. He said he was crossing the street when the car struck him and left the scene.
Amtorg Trading Corporation the Soviet Russia business representative in the United States is investigating the possibility of securing a credit through the Reconstruction Corporation for the purchase of American cotton. Whether Amtorg will ask a loan is undetermined.
A Terrretts, Missouri case appears to identify the alleged killer of a husband. Police report concludes the long investigation into the husband’s death may be resolved with the suspect, the spouse, facing charges.
Fulton Mo June 15 AP Harris Wells sheriff of Callaway County and deputy J Owen depart for Des Moines to return Mrs Rosie Spencer to Fulton on a first degree murder charge in the death of her husband Arthur February 13 Their 14 year old daughter Sylvia will accompany them Mrs Spencer who was arrested in Des Moines waived extradi tion The husband was found shot to death near Tebbetts with two sacks of stolen chickens The house adopted the compromise Glass Steagall bank reform Insurance deposit bill sending it to the senate where acceptance was expected President Roosevelt’s stance viewed as favorable The vote to accept the conference report was 191 to 6 The session recessed awaiting senate action and Democratic leaders blocked consideration of the Connery five day week bill
News dispatches from June detail the Macon dirigible near Michigan and Wisconsin with reports of a possible damaged rudder and slow progress against strong head winds. Officials noted it veered along Lake Michigan, then toward Sault Ste. Marie, with later sightings over Sleeping Bear Point and Beaver Island.
Noble Brown began serving a life term at Linneus penitentiary after pleading guilty to murdering his young wife on May 13. Prison officials described the dressing in procedure and noted possible mob action concerns. Judge Paul Van Osdail said he would have imposed the death penalty if not for expert testimony on Brown's mental capacity. Brown confessed that his wife told her father of the pregnancy before their marriage and acknowledged ongoing relations since last fall.
Jefferson City retail stores except food and drug outlets will close at 5 30 p m daily except Saturdays through the second Monday in September. The Chamber of Commerce reports the move is a long standing summer practice here and elsewhere. Merchants note patrons commend early closings to give employees extra half hour for recreation or home tasks. The merchants appreciate public cooperation.
Poplar Bluff Missouri June 13 The Missouri Association of Municipal Utilities urged the state legislature to act to preserve economical and aesthetic values of water power sites and oppose private exploitation. It called for a two thirds city franchise vote and urged the next convention be held in Columbia.
In Cad, Missouri on June 3 AP reports the Reconstruction Finance Corporation through its St Louis attorneys filed a federal suit to collect 6410.08 on teachers warrants assigned by Citizens Bank of Senath. The action targets Consolidated School District No 8 in Dunkin County including Senath where the bank is located. The warrants were due November 19 1932.
Senate Democratic whip Lewis of Illinois advised today that America’s spokesmen at the London economic conference should walk out rather than permit discussion of war debts. The move signals a protest stance against debt terms and U S participation at the talks.
John E. Lantz, president of the Activity League pushing a beer vote, was arrested on a state warrant for writing a worthless check. He posted a $200 bond. Harry Hayward, his attorney, said Lantz offered to pay the check after it bounced, but the holder rejected payment. Roy W. Gee of a Kansas City drugstore filed the complaint. The check amount was 85.
Alaskan coast Nome June 18 apprehension grew for Jimmie Mattern as heavy fogs settled over the Bering Sea on his world flight route from Khabarovsk. Observers tracked the pace of Post and Gatty, noting they reached Nome in 15 hours 45 minutes, suggesting Mattern might land at Petropavlovsk if weather delayed him. A large crowd stayed at the airport scanning the overcast skies for sight of the flier through the night.
Horis Israel, 23, accused of responsibility for yesterday's strike on a Reconstruction Finance Corporation project in Memphis. He was ordered held for grand jury action. attorney Herman Goldberger was arrested after attempting to defend him. Israel distributed pamphlets urging workers to unite to smash hunger. Goldberger faces charges of threatened breach of peace and disorderly conduct. John Ross, relief director, says hundreds left posts over pay cuts, but most returned. The strike involved a state highway project financed by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
At a London economic conference the war debt issue dominated the second day as European leaders pressed the United States for immediate settlement, with France Italy and South Africa urging action while American delegates led by Hull were largely absent. The dispute spilled into currency policy as well with opposition to depreciation and talks of a gold standard restoration.
Ernest A. Tupper of the Commerce Department warns that wage growth lags behind price rises in depressions. He cites data showing workers’ real income declines while sellers quickly lift product prices, urging an upward movement in wage levels to restore balance.
London reports that Britain will propose a ten percent token payment of 76.99 million dollars on war debts, conditional on Roosevelt accepting payment in his own name but not binding Congress. The move followed Cabinet discussions and mixed signals from Washington.
In Westport Connecticut on June 13 1AP Mrs Benjamin P Collings spoke after hearing Frank Dreger a 11 year old confessed burglar saying he was not among her husbands slavers. A marriage license was issued to Richard Dickerson Iberia Missouri and Minnie Boltz Jefferson City Missouri by Justice W P Smith.
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