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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1932
Page
3
In Mojave area, 16 workers were injured yesterday while cleaning and painting the interior of a Los Angeles Aqueduct siphon. One man fell more than 800 feet, causing a chaotic scramble as others clung to rivets hoping to stop the descent.
A weather event on the Tehauntepec isthmus boundary weakened as it crossed the Sierra Madre peaks in Mexico. The storm caused heavy property and crop damage but there were no reported loss of life. The report notes the hurricane’s winds spent force on the region and highlights engagement in the events.
In Denton on October 14 two Dallas men said to be undercover prohibition agents were charged with assault with intent to murder after Eugene Smith, a former resident near Little Elm, was shot. Neighbors detained the suspects, Morgen Tully and Lee Taylor, until police arrived following a shot fired through a window that narrowly missed Smith.
Twelve ambulances rushed to Los Angeles after a deadly accident inside the Grapevine siphon. Workers described a terrifying slide down a mossy, wet shaft, speeds near 40 miles per hour, clothing torn and many unconscious. Lea Wise, a 45 year old painter from Los Angeles, recounted the chaotic scene as men jammed at rivets and shouted warnings.
Police said a group of British Communists arrived to organize no general strike of Belfast workers. In sympathy with unemployed groups who rioted earlier this week, police warned the Communist party headquarters against attempting demonstrations this weekend.
In AIMLA India local violence between Jats and Moslems left fourteen Moslems dead after theft and slaughter of cattle. The clash occurred in the Rubhalda Wiasar district as unrest followed.
Claude Cooper administrator for the northern district of Texas said two men giving names Morgan Tully and Lee Taylor, charged with assault to murder after a shooting near Denton, were unknown to his office.
Pope Pius XI welcomed the general chapter of the Fathers of the Divine Word in a Rome audience. American representatives Monsignors Bruno Hagspeil and Hugo Aubrey presented gifts from Philippine missionaries, including ancient bronze vases. The pope said the items would be housed in the Lateran museum.
Rome announces that Guglielmo Marconi will broadcast a commemorative message via all Italian radio stations marking the tenth anniversary of the Italian academy. The program includes two Mascagni works, conducted by the composer, and will be repeated in English French and German.
Representative Hatton W. Summ ers of Texas told the American Bar association that the nation faces a colossal failure in its economic and political government. He urged a return to fundamental principles and obedience to natural and divine laws. Clarence E F Martin of Martinsburg was nominated for APA president by the association's general council.
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