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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
4
An interview with Attorney General Cummings via Courtney Ryley Cooper in Saturday Evening Post highlights corrupt lawyers who take large bribes to secure acquittals for heavy criminals. It warns such practices erode justice, urging vigorous public support to reform the profession and protect society.
A St D author explains how rapid chemical advances bring unusual chronic poisonings. Amidopyrine linked to a distinctive blood change in most of a patient series, and benzol and trichlorethane exposures show similar toxic patterns. Industrial workers face tremors, notably hatter's shakes, from chronic mercury exposure.
Charles F Stewart recalls Madame Schwimmer organizing the Ford peace expedition twenty years ago. Early press skepticism gave way to a mix of idiosyncratic passengers, with key figures like Bryan Edison and Jane Addams canceling. The 16 day Atlantic voyage aboard a 3,000 ton vessel bred a volatile blend of personalities and clashes. Stewart promises more reminiscences soon.
Leslie Fiche reports from New York that the Alexander Hamilton Institute explains Japan’s growing foreign trade. A key factor noted is the surge of cotton textile exports from Japan to the United States, signaling stronger commercial links and economic momentum.
The article explains Japan's export growth from 1932 to 1936 driven by currency depreciation and cheap labor. It notes yen depreciation of 66.3 percent against the gold franc and 86.2 percent against the dollar, enabling exports despite tariffs. Japan sustains imports to pay for raw cotton and industrial goods from the United States, creating ongoing U S trade deficits and influencing U S policy on cotton textiles imports.
Editorials from multiple papers praise the push for a 40 hour work week for postal clerks and other government employees, citing efficiency gains and higher revenues. The piece notes comparisons with 40 hour trends across industry and argues the Postal Service should lead by example. It also mentions the Senate creating a new Committee on Air Commerce and Civil Aviation and mulls broader transportation policy implications.
A reader questions column from The Times Union answers inquiries on topics including Muckle Friday, Whistler portraits, US population changes since 1930, dwelling legality, origins of Paris and London, the British monarch’s family name, U.S. naturalization rules, Hungarian religion, Wampus Baby Stars of 1934, Waldorf Astoria demolition and Empire State Building construction, Swiss government and president, chamois skin, and Ohio population figures.
Market tone is quiet with 2 000 bales traded and spot activity moderate. Quotations show American grades with strict good middling at 7.3 percent and middling around 6.77 to 6.82, with low middling near 6.27 and futures steady for July to May trading between 5.86 and 5.93.
New York curb market trading remained indecisive with favorites showing only minor fluctuations and a generally mixed trend. Activity was subdued with trading indifferent and only a few wide moves reported in early June.
Washington Bureau promotes a 28 page bound booklet on stamp collecting with over ten thousand words. It covers stamps history, identification, equipment, buying and selling, world stamps, watermarks, mounting, preservation, and a dictionary of philatelic terms. Readers can clip and mail a coupon with ten cents to obtain the booklet.
The passage combines a trivia list with a stock market summary. It lists ten general knowledge questions covering oceans geography history and language, followed by a note on common errors. The second part tracks stock movements for utilities and related firms, highlighting notable gains and losses including American Gas, A. O. Smith Corp, Commonwealth Edison, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, and Sherwin Williams with modest shifts from Wednesday.
Livestock markets report June 6 show hogs up to 15 cents higher in Cincinnati with varied weights from 120 to 240 pounds trading 7.25 to 10.50 per cwt and fat cows steady. Chicago in a separate note lists hogs 5 to 15 lower, top hogs at 16.00, cattle and calves mostly higher with yearlings at 12.50 top and vealers steady. Spring lambs in demand 9.00 to 9.75.
A midweek market summary shows cattle, hogs, and sheep trading with mixed gains and steadying trends. Hogs open steady in East St Louis with lighter pigs strongest, while Nashville quotes slower cattle and steady calves and a rise for spring lambs, with varied prices across weight classes and grades.
Market prices show wheat near steadiness after early losses as rainfall in the northwest wheat belt and scattered showers elsewhere foster bearish vibes. Openings mostly unchanged to lower, July futures near limits. butter and eggs in Chicago stay firm with mixed creamery and firsts price ranges. poultry prices a touch unsettled with hens and leghorn rates quoted amid light trade.
A fragmented reader query asks if the hoot owl would sing without vocal chords and whether a ships orchestra could play a saxophone solo at sea. It also ponders a formal dinner arrangement and silverware etiquette presented in a playful local page.
Fryers priced 20 1 2 to 29 1 2 cents per pound while colored birds bring 20 to 24 1 2 for rocksprings and 228 for colored. Rock broilers range 19 to 23 with colored at 19. Leghorn roosters 14 to 16 1 2, turkeys 13 to 17, old ducks 4 1 2 pounds and up to 15, small ducks 14s young white ducks 4 1 2 pounds and up 1 1 2, under 4 1 2 pounds 15 1 2, geese 12.
Prices moved unevenly with gains in silver mining and several blue chips like Coca Cola and General Electric pushing higher. Losses appeared in Eastman Kodak and American Can while bonds and other sectors fluctuated. Montgomery Ward May sales rose modestly, while Woolworth and Newberry posted declines from last year’s period.
New York June 6 bond market shows gains for government issues and steady tones among utilities and rails. Rail favorites like Baltimore & Ohio 41-25 and Saint Louis & Southern 4s attract trading interest, while New York Central 53 slips on light offerings. Foreign issues weaken with Columbian 6s Uruguay 6s and Poland 7s moving. Commonwealth Edison bond sale price untouched at 103 1 2.
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