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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1930
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane reports on crime breakdown amid Prohibition backlash, noting bootlegging, bribery, and public distrust. He admires Italy's new Alpine tunnel completed after a decade, argues America needs similar feats, and observes churches transforming into museums, with debates on religion and society.
President Hoover will submit the law enforcement commission report to Congress with a strong plea for sweeping changes in prohibition enforcement. The national commission says the criminal justice system is strained and unable to enforce the dry law, urging creation of special courts, shifted prosecutions to the justice department, a border guard force of about 30,000, and new ports of entry to curb smuggling. The plan faces fierce debate in Congress as the nation weighs enforcement efficacy and constitutional changes.
The Ottawa Journal editorial cites a Washington report that Canada plans to send 10 000 rifles and 1000 machine guns to defend the border against rum smugglers. It mocks the plan, warning rifles in volatile hands could harm anyone, and jokes about quieter border talk amid Prohibition era tensions.
Special master Judge Joseph Dibrell reported that extensive findings in the long standing San Antonio telephone rate case were completed and would be sent to Federal Judge DuVal West for decision within the week. The case began in February 1928 when Southwest Bell Telephone Co raised rates by 43 13 percent and the city obtained a temporary injunction blocking changes pending final settlement.
NEW YORK Jan 19 Unclear report: Will Rogers the cowboy humorist set sail for Europe aboard the liner Bremen as a surprise delegate to a naval conference in London. The voyage was announced amid expectations of his writings and public appearances along the transatlantic route.
Chicago January 14 two so called playful bandits shot Leo Weiskopf who said they were playful fellows but then one fired as he begged them not to. He lies near death with two bullet wounds and the assailants fled after the shooting.
In The Hague, discussions on enter ing the League of Nations tie to naval disarmament before the London conference. The idea that London may be leveraged to push America into the League circulates among delegates and pacifist groups. Interlocking the Geneva talks and a five power pact could pressure the United States to join, shaping disarmament and world peace efforts. France emerges as the strongest European power with military aims, influencing the outcome.
Eighty three of every hundred parolees released in California are rated as good by state parole officer Ed H Whyte after a survey of the parole office activities. Whyte says parole has rehabilitated many men and women during its years of operation.
Anxiety rose as pilot Daniel Marra and observer William Kirkpatrick remained missing after fueling at Farmingdale New York. They disappeared during an altitude test over sparsely settled areas of Long Island and nearby waters, with a search by over twenty aircraft failing to locate them. They had limited fuel and were last heard yesterday morning.
NEW LONDON Coun Jan 11 Four more guardsmen formally pleaded guilty to intoxication charges at courts today bringing total guilty pleas to 16 of 39. Officials say theft of liquor from seized rims remains under investigation as state and federal grand juries probe in Providence Rhode Island.
President elect Ortiz Rubio of Mexico will depart Nogales Arizona for Mexico City tomorrow. He will be given full military honors announced by the war department. Major General William Lassiter, commanding the Eighth Corps Area, was telegraphed with special instructions by General Hurley.
In DAS VEGAS Nevada officials organized a rescue plan for Leonard Kip Rhinelander and two companions stranded near a prospectors camp. Snowshoes were being rushed from Los Angeles to equip the expedition and reach them tonight as a heavy blizzard grips the region.
FP. M. Sanchez reports that he was held up and robbed of $50 by two Mexicans at Pecos and El Paso on Saturday night, police notified. Sanchez lists address 7218 North Center Street.
Growing tension over Mexico closing the Laredo consulate prompts a White House summit with President Hoover summoning Senator Tom Connally Representative John Garner and Acting Secretary Joseph Cottman. Governor Moody telephones from Texas as protests and losses mount amid Torres Gil decree. Connally issues a formal statement.
Senator Sheppard and Congressman Garner joined me in a morning conference with President Hoover and the acting secretary of state regarding potential action by the president and the department. Continued on Page 3.
Joby Pickett celebrates the seventieth wedding anniversary while Mrs. Pickett, aged 90, stands with him. The article notes a fractured interpretation of marriage as a rare public event in Winchester.
Inmates Woh MM and APete McKennie were moved to Kanan jail Saturday night by order of the intr...vertor. No reason for the transfer was provided.
Florence Welch, 48, a nurse from 423 Ey Euclid, died at Robert T. Green hospital after being struck by a car at the Alamo Heights Street car line end. She shielded two small children, saving them from the impact as the driver, John Caperton, a city marshal, assisted in the scene.
In Washington on January 1, Democrats in the Senate began a campaign to hold the sugar import tariff at 1.76 cents per pound for Cuban imports. Domestic sugar interests were pressing to raise prices, while the party sought to keep the existing levy in place.
Chicago dispatch reports Julius Rosenwald, noted philanthropist, arranged a prenuptial deal with his bride Ida Goodkind granting her one million dollars and waiving all rights in the Rosenwald estate. Details disclosed today in the press.
Mrs William W Wilson of Klakaville reveals she was wounded by a revolver thief but believes the bullet would have struck her heart had the weapon been on the opposite side. The incident occurred in Nenmy as the bandit attempted to enter her home.
Pris McKenzie, condemned slayer of Dallas Chief of Detectives, was moved from Terrell State Hospital to Dallas County Jail on orders of Gov. Moodr. He described a fist fight with another inmate at Terrell and said he preferred the penitentiary to the asylum. Investigators noted the move followed a suspected escape attempt. McKenzie faces execution postponed pending insanity proceedings.
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