09 Dec 1931
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1931
Page
1
Oshkosh City Council approved a tax rate of 2.20 per 100 assessed value to raise 995.07 for city operations, schools, and county taxes. The 1931 rate was 2.60 per 100 with 1,577,542 raised. The total city assessed valuation now stands at 58,090,685, down from 60,677,000.
R H Aishton leads a meeting of top railroad executives in Washington to discuss implementing the interstate commerce commissions plan for higher freight rates and the new railroad credit corporation loans to weaker roads. The move could enable financing refinancings and potential security flotation. The labor conference in Chicago may influence future actions as railroads navigate increased revenue and credit options this week.
Roy Johnson, an elusive fugitive and reputed Bandy gang member linked to Wisconsin robberies, was captured by Marathon and Langlade authorities near Lily Langlade County. He faced arraignment for possession of burglary tools and was held after a prior jail escape.
Senator Johnson of California launches a move against the Hoover moratorium in the Senate by introducing a resolution to direct an immediate inquiry into the sale of foreign securities. He requests swift adoption, while Leader Watson delays it one day per Senate rules. Hoover plans a one year moratorium proposal to Congress tomorrow with broad pledges of support.
Travelers Insurance estimates 34,000 deaths from automobile accidents in 1931, a 2.5 percent increase over 1930, based on reports from 42 states and the District of Columbia. The Hartford area report notes the uptick as part of a national tally.
The Cubs trade Jack Wilson and Bud Teachout to the Cardinals for Burleigh Grimes of Green Bay. Green Bay Packers will skip a post season game with the Fort Atkinson Black Hawks in Janesville. J. H. Joannes says Packers players have barnstorming offers but remain under contract until December 15. Columbia Lions defeat Princeton 18 to 4 in charity football opener amid muddy field.
Washington reports an administration tax increase plan hitting most earners and business. Secretary Mellon sent the proposal to Congress seeking higher personal and corporate taxes, plus inheritance, tobacco, stock sales and new levies on autos radios telephones telegraphs cables and amusements.
The Hoover administration proposes an income tax expansion affecting most adults earning over $20 weekly, plus added levies on postal charges and purchases. It aims to raise 1.31 billion dollars over 18 months, with exemptions broadened to 1.7 million new filers and a March payment scale for incomes up to 4000 dollars.
Wisconsin awoke to the season's first general snow with the south half receiving up to six inches and Madison about four inches. Snow continued in early morning across the state while temperatures fell to 15 above in Rhinelander and 37 above in Superior. The weather forecast called for snow in the northeast and colder conditions west and north. Milwaukee reported 3 inches and did not trigger an emergency crew, while Madison hired 40 unemployed men to clear streets.
About 100 delegates from 53 Grange groups gathered in Neenah for the Wisconsin State Grange annual convention. The body will discuss rural equality, land policy, cooperative marketing, rural police protection, and a new licensing plan, with sessions through Thursday and an anticipated 300 to 400 visitors.
Rhinelander Wisconsin report says George Haggerty twenty five, a former University of Wisconsin law student, was sentenced at Waupun state prison to five to ten years for participating in a roadhouse robbery near Minocqua last summer. A county court jury convicted him after two accomplices already serving terms implicated him. he initially confessed in Wabasha Minnesota, later recanting and requesting a jury trial.
Weather notes describe colder conditions in western and north central areas with snow in the northeast. Thursday looks mostly fair with partly cloudy skies and variable winds over the Great Lakes. Milwaukee records 7 as yesterday's high, while Havre Montana and southwestern South Dakota show subzero readings.
Milladere Wisconsin Madison area farmers protest a 1931 law allowing the Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company to dam Eau Pleine river risking thousands of acres across Wood Marathon and Portage counties. A repeal bill is before the legislature. farmers plan to attend hearings and seek a state commission to assess damages and demand company plans.
Hampton Va iPi The prosecution moves to complete its case in the Kane murder trial of Mrs Jennie Graham Kane. Forty witnesses are called including friends and university figures as the defense prepares its response. Captain G H Rawlings testified Kane wasted thirty minutes before taking his wife from the water to a hospital after the drowning at Grandview Beach Chesapeake Bay.
In Laramie Wyoming business men intervene to end a campus strike after Dr A G Crane refused to apologize for remarks about petting and drinking following the engineers ball. Ninety hundred of 1300 students walked out over the incident and the president stands by his remarks. The board of trustees meets next week.
The patent office ruled that Amos and Andy are sole owners of the title after David Feldman of Baltimore challenged to register the mark. Co stars John J. Correll and FP Gosden, known for radio skits, retain rights to the title and characters.
Officers of public school normal school and university retirement boards express confidence in the state annuity board and urge investment of trust funds without outside pressure. A Milwaukee report claimed funds were diverted to support Capital City bank. Assemblyman G. Erle Ingram urged adherence to laws favoring Wisconsin cooperatives and farmers in loans.
Madison Wis. Attorney General issued opinion stating confinement of animals does not domesticate them for legal purposes. The elk shot after escaping Madison county was a violation of state wild game protections.
Forty sailors on the destroyer Edweho were declared out of danger after three weeks of treatment for rabies exposure from bites and scratches. Four shipmates bitten aboard and four deaths occurred in the incident, with the convulsive voyage and encounter traced to Chefoo China where a dog bites caused the risk.
The Wisconsin Senate concurred with an Assembly joint resolution naming a 5 member committee to probe athletic department spending amid a reported 87000 dollar salary and overhead total. The measure faces opposition over anticipated effectiveness and broader university waste concerns.
O D Morris and three Eskimo trappers completed a perilous Arctic salvage using dog sleds and ropes to reach the frozen Baychimo. They hauled 101 bales of furs after a four hour trek across ice and icebound seas, returning exhausted with the cargo.
The Telegraph editorialized that federal restraint will hinder recovery while criticizing U S war debt obligations, tariffs and gold payments. It contrasted America’s danger of a deficit with Britain’s position, noting the impact of destitute stocks and market price controls.
Judge George Grimm was released on an appeal bond of 1000 dollars after a writ of objection filed with the Wisconsin Supreme Court by attorney Lowell Thranson. The appeal contends the count Branigan was sentenced on was for slander, not criminal libel, and concerns the trial presided by Judge Charles M. Davis in Waukesha.
President Hoover and Secretary Mellon urged Congress to raise taxes across the board as part of a federal finances plan. They presented a budget near 4 billion dollars and warned the deficit could surpass that amount.
President Hoover, between congressional calls, pressed to finish a special foreign relations message by tomorrow. He may send it to Congress immediately or delay until Friday. The document will cover Germany reparations moratorium and intergovernmental debts. It likely mentions Manchurian troubles and the world court.
President Hoover warned Congress of a four billion four hundred forty two million deficit over three years and proposed temporary tax increases to fund the government for the 1933 fiscal year. He noted appropriations exceed the current year's budget by fifty two million two hundred seventeen thousand nine hundred twenty. He cautioned against additional pressures on public finances from Congress or private groups.
Washington reports three-way division in the Senate as Republicans Independents and Democrats fail to back Moses of New Hampshire or Pittman of Nevada. Leaders plan further ballots while hoping to force a decision and trigger talks to end the deadlock.
Appleton Wisconsin residents will face a 1932 tax rate of $18 per $1,000 assessed value, about 50 percent lower than 1931’s $35 levy. The decrease stems from sharp cuts in school levies and the city’s share of county taxes.
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