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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1929
Page
1
Senators argued over tariff provisions as a partisan divide hindered progress on the bill. Weaker support from party lines left key measures unsettled while committee leaders urged compromise to advance the proposal.
In a heated senate debate Senator Simmons Democrat North Carolina denounced the tariff bill as adding billions to consumer costs while Senator Smoot Republican Utah said powerful forces at home and abroad threaten tariff protection. The session focused on administrative provisions and a flexible rate mechanism granting the president broader power to rebalance duties, with Vare seating decisions postponed.
The Associated Press reports from Washington that Senator Simmons has issued nine objections to the tariff bill. He cites increased costs for consumers and potential harm to industry while outlining areas for adjustment. The remarks reflect mounting opposition in the Senate as debate continues.
Two Washington papers the Evening Star and the Daily News ceased publishing New York and Washington clearing house figures and federal treasury balances used by gamblers for the Numbers game. The News dropped race track data except Maryland tracks, while the Times moved such figures to inside financial columns.
The ZMC-2 cargo dirigible arriving from Detroit to the navy yard in Laxenurst New Jersey carries a bullet hole in its main helium chamber. Captain William Kepner, who piloted the ship, did not realize the damage until the craft was in the hangar. This follows reports of ballistic damage on the Graf Zeppelin and the Los Angeles airship. The ZMC-2 is notable as the first all metal dirigible to fly successfully, with a thin aluminum alloy hull and helium pumped directly into a tin bubble.
Roy Halquist reversed his car to escape two highway robbers who had robbed him of $29. The car knocked the pair down. police arrested one suspect on the scene, while the other fled and escaped.
London announces new steps toward restoring commercial and diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia. Britain sends a note through Norway to Moscow urging resumption of conversations halted after the Soviet plenipotentiary Dovgalevsky left.
Albuquerque September 12 A resolution for a senatorial investigation of the wreck of the T A T plane City of San Francisco in which eight people died will be introduced in the United States Senate next Tuesday by Senator Bratton of New Mexico The ad mentions Pickwick Perfectly Blended Coffee.
County prosecutor James R. Page outlined that the mayor or others with knowledge of corruption would be invited to present evidence to a forthcoming grand jury. The delay stems from murder trial preparations, but if witnesses exist, they will be summoned to test the ready mix concrete accusations against city officials and contractors.
Cloudy tonight and Friday with continued cool conditions. Wind from the southeast at noon about 5 miles per hour. Relative humidity near 91 percent at noon. River stage today measured at 4.9 feet and stationary. Twelve hour precipitation ending 7 a.m. shows minimal moisture. Government forecast for grain area appears on the market page.
Health officers and the county prosecutor plan to seek a decision tomorrow following a meeting with James R. Page and doctors from the Jackson County Medical Society and the state health department. A conference is set in Page’s office to discuss action against physicians who protect illegal practitioners.
A Chinese official communique from Mukden says fighting resumed at Pogranichnaya, the eastern end of the Chinese Eastern railway. Russian forces were repulsed, according to the report.
On the Soviet icebreaker Sepov a Russian expedition reports no trace of Roald Amundsen or the Alessandri group on Franz Josef Land. Professor Schmidt, a Russian geographer, said seacoast settlements yielded no clues about the missing explorer or his companions.
Two youths robbed the Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia early today, binding watchman Ed Chartier and breaking into the vault to steal 1130 for the prior day’s enrollment fees. Chartier freed himself and alerted authorities as suspects fled. Lady Heath regaining health after a crash in national air races shows steady improvement but remains in danger.
Portland Me September 12 The Grand Army of the Republic sixty third national encampment tabled a minority report proposing a reunion of North and South veterans. Leroy T Carleton Winthrop Me urged a final reunion in 1930 or 1931 saying the war question is dead. Delegates heard impassioned speeches and chose Cincinnati for next year’s meeting.
Cloudy tonight with a slight chance of rain then partly cloudy tomorrow and cooler conditions. The low near 50 degrees tomorrow. Rain today totaled .60 inch locally whileHor ton Kansas reported .95 inch and St Joseph 82 inch. Northern Kansas and Northwest Missouri also recorded showers.
Washington September 12 R B Creager Republican committeeman for Texas said after a White House call that President Hoover likely cannot visit the Southwest and Texas next month. Creager said the statement closes the chance Hoover might extend a Cincinnati and Louisville trip to Texas. Hoover said he cannot be away from Washington October due to Premier MacDonald visit and tariff deliberations in the Senate.
Richard E. Enright former New York police commissioner and now private detective joined the Square Deal party as a mayoral candidate promising to root out grafters and Tammany parasitism. He criticized city hall inaction and demoralization while urging clean government.
The Missouri Pacific and Wabash filed with the interstate commerce commission revised grain rates lowering 7 cents per 100 pounds for shipments from Kansas City to Gulf ports. The action follows a commission decision allowing other lines to match the reduction, with Santa Fe and Rock Island already acting and Burlington and Chicago and Alton awaiting approval to meet it. A separate item reports a Kansas youth killed in a car crash near Blair, with another teen critically injured and three others unhurt after the vehicle overturned on U S Highway 36 while returning from a dance.
Los Angeles on September 12 reported police sought Jack Noonan age 21 brother of Sally O Neil screen actress to answer an indictment for burglarizing the home of Ted Lewis orchestra leader of clothing valued at eight thousand dollars.
A majority of Kansas City convention leaders approved a large new convention hall to replace the current building. The design would cover the present site plus ground north of the Robert E. Lee hotel to Wyandotte street and 53 feet on Central street. A bond issue would fund the project, with further discussions set with city manager H. F. McElroy Tuesday.
Federal officers arranged transport to New York of all Bank of Telluride records for the federal probe into C. D. Waggoner claimed multi million swindle. The documents will be shown to the New York federal grand jury examining his use of fake Denver telegrams to obtain bank credit.
Violence flared in the New Orleans street car strike after union leaders rejected a compromise with car company officials. Dynamite on a track exploded as a trolley car passed, injuring three passengers and the crew slightly. A second explosion was prevented when dynamite was found on tracks elsewhere by a car motorman.
H C Hughes superintendent of the Emerald mine at Ootsa Lake BC was badly wounded after a bear attack. He feigned death to survive as a grizzly mauled him, losing a finger and suffering facial injuries. transported 1000 miles by Walter E Gilbert of Western Canadian Airways to reach a hospital in Vancouver.
Cleveland Sept 12 fear rose that the gravel carrier Andaste overdue at Chicago has sunk in Lake Michigan. A. E. M. Schneider vice president of Andaste Steamship Co said the vessel may be lost with its crew of twenty eight. Airplane searches found no trace of the Andaste which left Grand Haven for Chicago Monday under Captain A I Anderson.
In a March federal petition by William S. Kirke, 415 Walnut Street, 442 gallons of grape juice listed as assets. The bankruptcy trustee reported to Judge Albert L. Reeves that the juice fermented into a 12 percent alcohol count, and the judge ordered immediate destruction of the wine.
Jessie Artamonoff, a Smith College graduate and American teacher, faced fierce Manila backers after a newspaper article criticized Filipino students. Facing protests, she chose resignation to avert broader anti American sentiment. Her husband, George Artamanoff, a former Russian count turned GE engineer, stood by her as the campus turmoil intensified.
The Lamar Colorado bank robbery and murders drew national attention over a year ago. Three men Ralph Fleagie W C Messick and Herbert Royston pleaded guilty, while Jake Fleagie remains at large. Death sentences likely for Messick and Royston. Fleagle’s life spared due to his confession.
Kansas City police chief John L. Miles launches a courtesy card program for tourists who violate traffic rules. The 1,000 printed cards warn visitors their car license is noted and urge careful obedience, noting the plan came after a tourist from Indiana Pa was beaten in KC. The Chamber of Commerce backed the idea and approved its distribution to patrols. A separate note says Indiana undertaker Leydic was urged to return to press charges against Sam Disalvo, but Leydic indicated he would not testify, despite chamber correspondence offering to cover expenses.
In New Haven on September 12, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge approved the four room apartment John Coolidge will share with his bride. She joined Miss Florence Trumbull and Mrs. Trumbull to view furniture after inspecting the unit at $78 a month. Mrs. Coolidge has been visiting the governor’s Plainville home since Tuesday and left by train for Northampton.
Dr. William T. Hornaday, director emeritus of New York's zoo, marks fifty years of marriage to teacher Josephine Chamberlain. He rejects Prof. Rogers's view that women teachers feminize American youth, saying a man benefits when he heeds his wife’s advice. The pair wed in Battle Creek, Michigan, and Hornaday defends traditional male leadership in family life.
John H. Ross of Bethany was appointed chief of wardens for the Missouri game and fish department, succeeding Frank H. Deccy of Kansas City. The appointment covers Harrison, Daviess, Gentry, Worth and Caldwell counties, and was announced today by Commissioner Delph Simons. The Missouri Star note mentions extensive staff and wide circulation of Star Want Ads.
May 23 1928 Lamar bank robbery defendants plead guilty to first degree murder kidnapping and robbery with a weapon in Lamar Colorado. Ralph Fleagle Messick and Herbert Royston admit guilt while Jake Fleagle remains at large. Court proceedings set with juries to determine sentences.
The will of Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson of St Louis leaves $2000 to Harry C Zerbst of Kansas City described as a courteous young man and a gentleman. Peterson died August 27 leaving an estate around $50000 mostly to charity and churches. The will was dated May this year.
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