The Post Tribune Opinion Snapshots on Government and Justice
Articles discuss federal and state spending shifts, the Wickersham Commission's critique of criminal justice politics, and the impact of political patronage on prosecutions. They note increases in federal aid to states, the value of road and guard spending, and warn of enduring crime patterns if reform stalls. Jefferson City students pursue advanced studies to better teach next year.
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Post-Tribune
Tribune Printing CO
Associated Press
Associates Press
al News
Jefferson City
Mali
Missouri
Federal Treasury
Uncle Sam
National Guard
New York
Wyoming
Arizona
Arizona National Guard
Sam
Wickersham Commission
United States
Commission
Hoover
John Cileen
Wickersham
Criminal Court of
Radio Tonight Sets Big NBC CBS Lineup
Radio schedule lists Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumi on WEAF NBC at 6, the Ponce Sisters at 6 30 on WJZ NBC, Musical Magazine with a concert orchestra at 7 on WEAF NBC. Major General Butler from Boston at 8 on WIZ NBC, Ben Bernie orchestra at 8 on WABC CBS, Savino conducts Tone pictures at 4 40 on WABC CBS, Snoop and Peep at 10 and Little Jack Little at 10 15 on WEAF NBC. Hour of dance on WABG CBS at 9. Wednesday features Army Band at 9 30 a m on WIZ NBC, convention broadcast from Advertising Federation of America on WJZ NBC 11 30 to 1 30 p m, French dining skit with Mrs Claudine MacDonald on WEAPF NBC at 1, Nat Brusiloff orchestra at 1 45 on WABC CBS, Lincoln tomb dedication with President Hoover at 2 30 to 3 30 on WEAF NBC and WABG CHS, Earl Sparling guest on Going to Press at 4 on WABC CBS, Fast freight with quartet on WABC CBS at 7, Olive Palmer and Artists on WEAF NBC at 7 30, Ben Pollock orchestra from Detroit on WIZ NBC at 10 30.
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Julia Sanderson
Frank Crumi
WEAF
NBC
Serson
Ponce Sisters
Wjz-Nbg
Smecey D. Butler Fron
Boston
Wiz-Nbc
Ben Bernie
WABC
CBS
Tone Pictures
Domenico Savino
Snoop and
Peep
Little Jack Little
WABG
U. S. Army Band
Convention of Advertising Federation of America
WJZ
Earl Sparling
New York World
Bill Schudh
Wabc- Cbs
Olive Palmer
Weafnbc
Ben Pollock
Detroit
Flashes of Life from Various Cities
Brief, scattered items report on diverse life notes from Wellesley New York London Newport Washington Istanbul and labeled locations. Highlights include Chief Justice Hughes attending a Wellesley commencement, Mrs Frances F Golden earning a law degree, a 1815 style Waterford ball in Brussels, J Huntington Hartford leaving Newport for Honolulu, Washington minting a 200th anniversary coin, and a Robinson Crusoe figure Vassil the shepherd on Plati Princess Islands with a simple diet.
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Mass
Hughes
Rom Wellesley
New York
Frances F. Golden
City Board of Higher Education
Fordham University
London
Wellington
Brussels
Newport
R. L
J. Huntington Hartford
Harvard
Honolulu
Washington
George Washington
Istanbul
Turkey
Vassil
Plati
Priincess Islands
Missouri to Add 200 New Laws Sep 15 1931
Missouri will add over 260 new laws to the Statutes on September 15 1931 after the Fifty-Sixth General Assembly adjourned. Most laws take effect then except emergency measures including about 20 million dollars in state appropriations. The session was the longest in state history marked by party strife and impeachment actions against State Treasurer Larry Bronk.
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Monroe United Press
Missouri
Fifty-Sixth General Assembly
Haves of Representatives
Larry Bronk
Clifford C. Rens
United Press
Rens
Cole County
University of Missouri
Joseph Teimon
St. Louis
Thal
State Survey Commission
Urbana
Casey
Davis
Kansas City
Kinney
St. Lois
Senate
House
Caulfield
Missouri legislative session ends with tax and schooling gains
The session closed after a May 13 start, with Senate acquitting nine charges. It approved a graduated income tax adding about 5 million yearly, a school law ensuring eight months of schooling, and a highway patrol law for 116 officers. Funding covered only officers for two years. Governor Caulfield awaits a statewide superintendent. House scandals surfaced as Rep E U Britain faced bribery accusations linked to Brink investigation.
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Brunk
Senate
Missouri
Caulfield
Nedeus
House of Representatives
Rep. E. U
Britain
Brink
Battleship Wyoming Tows Disabled Nautilus Toward Ireland
On board the U S Battleship Arkansas en route to Copenhagen a heavy storm slowed towing of the Arctic submarine Nautilus from a disabling accident Sunday. The Wyoming battled heavy weather as midshipmen from the Naval Academy observed, the crew safe inside the Nautilus and signaling with Berlscape to track the tow.
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U. S
Copenhagen
Denmark
Wyoming
Queenstown
Ireland
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Naval Academy
Anoipolisan
Danenhower
Panenhones
Naurus
Chrysler Aims New Four Cylinder Plymouth Invasion
Detroit June 16 AP The Free Press reports Chrysler Corp has spent 10 million dollars to invade the 300 price class with a new four cylinder car from Plymouth. The vehicle will be a drastically changed Plymouth model with claimed revolutionary engineering including vibration elimination and a free wheeling feature. Plymouth factory output is raised from 2000 units in May to 11000 in June.
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Detroit
Free Press
Chrrysler Corporation
Plymouth
Fifty Angles in Faithfull Murder in New York
Nassau County District Attorney Edwards said fifty new angles may solve Starr Faithfull death with two men named by Starr as associates, as police search for Jack Greenaway and Bruce Winston to trace her movements after leaving home. Sister Elizabeth Faithfull sobbed and spoke of mistreatment in Starrs youth amid findings of a sleeping powder in her system and drowning as the cause of death.
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Mineola
Starr Faithfull
Edwards
Nassau County
Jack Greenaway
Bruce Winston
Miss Faithfull
Mr. Edwards
Greenaway
Winston
Miss Paithfull
Starr
Harry Stoner
New York
Stoner
Elizabeth Tucker Faithfull
Stary Paithtul
Alexander ©. Gattler
City Toxicologist
Ohio Girl Found Slain In Quarry Mystery
District Attorney Elvin N. Edwards orders a new Evand jury session as evidence gaps remain in the case of a Greenwich Village girl found dead. Inspector Harold King weighs whether the death was murder or suicide while the stepfather details a predatory trust by a family friend, and old medical settlements surface amid questions of motive and compensation.
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Elvin N. Edwards
Nassau County
Evand
Harold King
Passant
Sng
Greenwich Village
Stanley E. Faithfull
Starr
Frank J. Wyman
Faithull
Charles F. Rowley
Boston
Keima Woods
Lima
Earl Truesdale
Kentucky Girl Wins in Beauty Pageant
Anne Lee Patterson 18, of Tandlow Kentucky, named Miss United States 1931 after 12th annual pageant in Galveston Texas. She beat 28 American contestants. no ranks for others. Tonight she competes against eight foreign entrants for Miss Universe title, with $2,500 prize and Broadway contract.
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Galveston
Tex
Anne Lee Patterson
Tandlow
United States
Cincinnati
Man Kills Self After Son Remains Gone
R J Capron, 60, a well dressed Chicago man, shot himself in Lincoln Park after reading a letter from his son John urging him to “find the easy way out” if breaks come. The note spoke of exams and shared a poem about sailing away with dreams, ending with a plea for medical research and a place in the world for an old man alone.
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Grant
Capron
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Dan
Dad
Beryl Borden
Tommy Wilson
Irene Evdredt
Beryl
Prentiss Gaylord
Irene
Prentins
Ipitch
Trie
Gerri
Tommy
Dice
Uremise
Fenring
Guay
Marcles Prentiss
Uerst
Iisee Reat
Tammy
Beryl Ens
Rene
Rexe
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Everett
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