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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1931
Page
1
The piece argues President Hoover should arbitrate wage disputes at high wage levels on the Hoover Dam project, condemns contractor behavior, and notes protests over mass layoffs. It weaves in stock market chatter, cotton prices, and global tensions while urging decisive federal action to curb labor unrest and protect workers.
Town dispatches describe a heated lobby at the Texas capitol as supporters and opponents of a $1,100,000 city funding bond press work for access to lawmakers. Mayor and city employees figure prominently among lobbyists, with widespread attention to a Senate committee vote and the bill’s fate before the legislative calendar closes.
Weather forecast shows Wednesday night and Thursday unsettled with turning rain and warmer temperatures near midweek. Light to moderate winds from the west, warmer in eastern portions, with no major storms expected.
City forecast predicts sunny to partly cloudy skies with temperatures rising to about 91 degrees on Wednesday. Tuesday night will be cooler with low near 60, and Monday reached a high of 95 with Tuesday morning around 60.
New York cotton prices rose moderate at the open after yesterday's big drop. October opened at 6.20 cents a pound, down 40 cents, while July fell to 7.76 cents, down 80 cents per bale amid initial declines from the prior session.
Prime Minister MacDonald interrupts parliamentary vacation to consult oilth civis in London with his daughter Ishbel. He plans to study the economy commission’s recent report and the general financial situation, saying urgent business has brought him back.
Contracts totaling 49,812,879 were awarded last week for public and semi public construction projects, announced by the president’s emergency employment committee. The total value traces back to December and carries forward into early August, reflecting broad public works activity.
Neighbors heard four shots at dawn Tuesday and found Frank Le Jaen and his wife Margo Morene Les Jaen dead in a back room. A pistol lay nearby and a letter explained the estrangement. Josephine and Ruth Joxktua, the wife’s children from a prior marriage, were awakened by the shots.
Sir Hubert Wilkins voyage progress reported as the Nautilus, sent to reach North Pole, develops engine trouble off Tromsoe. Crew works through night to repair while drifting with strong current toward land. a motorboat relays aid. The expedition previously sailed from Provincetown June 3, endured towing to Ireland, repairs in Plymouth, Bergen, and now nears Spitzbergen.
The Nautilus departs Trondheim with a full crew amid Arctic seas bound for Spitzbergen. A royal reception and hopeful mood accompany the departure as the sub moves away from the pier powered by two 260 horsepower electric motors.
Moscow reports a small parachute tested by aviation experts that drops objects from aircraft without damage. A hen strapped to a harness dropped 1000 meters using the unit, surviving the descent. The rubber-covered air-filled parachute costs about 50 rubles to build and is not yet for human use.
In Austin an oil conservation stalemate drives a special legislative session toward a compromise. The free conference committee met, with subcommittees appointed to draft a consensus bill while Governor Sterling weighs strong measures to defend Texas oil interests amid threats of capital controls. The house moved toward a graduated oil tax, while a separate bill aims to expand injunctive relief for damaged property owners.
Cairre at Fersken Washington August 11. The real roads would gain prosperity if trains ceased Sunday runs. Noah W Conner of Nast Willy testified for the Interstate Commerce Commission hearings on proposed freight rise of 25 percent. He urged railroads to observe the Sabbath with Tennessees Methodist voices.
Chicago today reported Al Capone denouncing a supposed tribute levy on city bookmakers to fund defense in an upcoming income tax case. Capone’s reps allegedly pressed for a cash courier and a percentage of winnings for the next months amid accusations of coercion and threats.
Five major powers concerned with German reparations signed a protocol aligning moratorium proposals with the Young plan. Members of the international committee led three weeks of technical work on moratorium details. The United States joined as observer with Hough and Gileon assisting Belgium and others.
In Oklahoma City on August 13, Gov Goree and Murray faced an awkward moment as out of town visitors arrived at executive offices. Murray clutched his trousers in mid greeting, remarking he had not yet removed his suspenders.
London dispatch says seismographs at West Bromich England Lund Sweden and Sydney Australia registered shocks last night at 0 20 p m 1 39 p m BD T The event disrupted a weisomograph and prompted authorities to issue alerts about remote areas of the empire.
Austin Aug 11 Governor Ness S Sterling signed a bill to appropriate 30000 dollars for investigating oil industry anti trust law violations. The inquiry would be carried on by the attorney general s department.
Senator Ising of Wiecomain urged President Hoover in a letter to call a special session in September to consider a proposed relief measure for unemployment. The note requests action by the administration on the plan to provide aid amid economic strain.
Five youths were killed in Ypsilanti and Washtenaw counties as a group identifying themselves as a petting party attacked a car. Victims include Thomas Wheatley 17 Barry Lohr 16 Virginia Gould 18 Anna Havells 17. The attackers set the car on fire and beat the occupants, with gunfire and a torch used during the assault. Sheriff Jacob Andrea said the incident involved a staged ambush on a rural road near a farming area.
Department of Labor reports that overall living costs are 6 5 percent lower than at the start of the year. The estimate draws on price data for food clothing fuel housing and household supplies across the United States.
District clerks will gather in San Antonio for the 1682 convention. Secretary Lanza McFlroy and Hart McGormick announced the meeting. Limestone county official Hart McFlroz was listed among attendees. Grain exports drop reported from Washington with outlook mixed after recent figures.
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