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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1935
Page
12
Arthur Brisbane reflects on wealth, power, and oil as decisive factors in global events. He recalls a 36,000,000-a-year man, warns about inflation of income secrecy, and argues oil drives wars from Abyssinia to naval fleets. He cites Cardinal Hayes on birth control and notes advances in eye transplants and space-era telescope work.
The Supreme Court denied review of Bruno Hauptmann’s conviction for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder. Attorneys criticized the Flemington trial as a circus and argued juror influence, while New Jersey officials defended due process and the defendant’s constitutional rights. The decision ends the latest effort to overturn the death sentence with a new appeal.
A weather report by A. B. Weatherman J. J. Jarboe on Monday indicates no rain and only a small temperature drop in San Antonio. Cloudiness may bring a cooler high around the mid 70s, with Sunday reaching near 77 and Monday around 70s as winds remain variable and conditions settle.
El Paso dispatch reports Broneilal pneumonia developed in the left lung of Alvert Pail former secretary of the interior hospitalized officials said the condition is serious. Mrs Pail who was at Clarksville miles away and other relatives were summoned after a sinking spell but later hospital authorities said Fall was recovering ground.
A small band of Mexican outlaws crossed the Rio Grande two miles below Presidio and raided a Santa Fe box car loaded with holiday merchandise. The value of the goods was not determined. Mexican fiscalia and United States border patrolmen captured three of the suspected raiders at Ofinaga.
Detroit reports that December auto production will stay high after a weekly test-week output of 3418 units. The source notes a strong all-time total may be set, comparing to 89 455 units the prior week and 1947 levels a year earlier.
The Arkansas Supreme Court denied a new trial to Dr. Andrew Bass, 58, of Columbia, who was serving a life sentence for the 1930 slaying of William R. Pearman and the related $200,000 life insurance policy. The decision affirmes the conviction and sentence.
Partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday. Low Monday night about 60 degrees, high Tuesday near 66. Sunday high 75, Monday low 83, Monday high 70 with east winds. Colder in northwest and north-central Monday night and Tuesday. Moderate coastal winds. West Texas colder Monday night. Tuesday partly cloudy and colder, north portion much colder. Additional weather on page.
Damaged report details a historic flood in Houston and South Texas with Archard Holub among the dead. Damages exceed 2 million dollars as the Red Cross cares for about 300 homeless. Bayous overflowed, buildings collapsed, and hundreds were displaced. relief efforts intensified as schools closed and rescues continued.
President Roosevelt denounced political profiteers attacking the farm relief program as the Supreme Court considers challenges to the AAA. He cited farm income rising by nearly 2 billion dollars in two and a half years and argued higher prices benefit consumers, while condemning calamity bowlers and those opposing the Canada trade treaty. He spoke at the American Farm Bureau Federation and in the stockyards amphitheater, urging national unity and fair treatment for farmers.
The Supreme Court upheld Wisconsin under state control of Milwaukee building and loan associations chartered as state corporations, ruling federal power over state affairs exceeded. Justices rejected shifts to federal central control and noted the act aimed to aid distressed homeowners via the AAA.
Edmonton mine disaster report details 56 miners trapped below ground as flames engulfed the shaft house at the tent mine. Officials say no injuries have been confirmed and crews aimed to repulse the danger. workers abandoned shifts and began their ascent via a 165 foot ladder after alarm.
Traffic on fog obscured highways cost travelers dearly Saturday and Sunday. The eastern United States saw heavy congestion and multiple fatal accidents. States reporting fatalities include Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Indiana Kansas Maine Massachusetts Michigan Missouri Nebraska New Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Washington Wisconsin Central New York.
IOS ANGELS Dec 9. Police found Dr. Walter F Hammond, 62, beaten to death with a hammer in his home and arrested Mrs. Mabel Willys, 98, today. Radio Patrolman Lleya Hurst and D. BR. Patton said the woman told them she had killed Hammond yesterday in a drunken rage. Willys said she had lived for eight years with the dentist, a prominent Los Angeles dentist.
Officials from the Admiralty and Scotland Yard opened inquiries into suspected sabotage affecting the battleship Royal Oak and submarine Oberon. The incidents allegedly occurred while the vessels were at the Devonport dockyard in Devonshire.
A political clash in the town of Texcoes yesterday left four men dead and eight wounded after fighting erupted in the locality. Local authorities reported the fatalities and injuries as the dispute intensified amid political tensions.
A Roosevelt administration industrial conference in Washington drew 2000 industry representatives as tensions rose between business and government. George W. Berry urged order while critics from the National Lumber and Furniture groups challenged recognition, prompting several groups to withdraw and the event to be framed as industry’s party.
New York December 2 price of bar silver declined by 0.64 to 64 3 4 cents, the first drop since August. The move followed a sag in London markets and weak foreign metal prices for commercial use, with April lows cited as reference.
New York December 9 Robert Miller, alias Court Vito Lustly, aged 24, was sentenced today to twenty years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of counterfeiting in a federal court proceeding.
A garbled report notes authorities led by Chief Gwen W Kida order a stop to Christmas presents collections. The item mentions a Moscow avalanche death on December 9 and injuries in several cities including Motor City Khovsk and Leningrad, with unclear causation and displaced details.
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