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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1930
Page
5
London dispatches say the U S gunboat Luzon was fired on today by Communists from both banks of the Nangteg river near Luzon. The craft returned fire with fighting guns and sustained no casualties aboard.
Ottawa reports a temporary tariff increase effective today under Premier I. B. Lewnett. The higher schedule aims to block foreign products and stimulate dominion manufactures, preserving work for the unemployed.
An airplane carrying the party of Secretary of War Hurley took off at 8 10 a m for Chattanooga Tenn A short stay is planned there before continuing to Washington The party reportedly halted in route from New Orleans to Chattanooga when darkness overtook the flight.
Public release from the commerce department shows U.S. August exports slowed compared with July and remained below the same month last year. The report notes weaker foreign demand and shifts in trade patterns affecting overall export totals.
An editorial in Pravda notes the wartime grain harvest may be larger than ever but criticizes officials for holding back yields and farmers for profiteering. The piece signals trouble in the grain sector and speaks to government concerns over distribution and motives.
Charles Hugh Sheppard was jailed on $1000 bond after being shot in the leg by Detective E C Rhodes while burglarizing the No. 1 Vexaco filling station at 203 South Pine Street. Rhodes said Sheppard drew a pistol and was struck with a rock. The incident occurred early Tuesday and Sheppard faced charges of attempted burglary in Justice of the Peace Louis F Boltz's court. A later classified line promotes low prices in The Light ad section.
In Mojave California Budle the oil mining town, recently tied to a gold scare, shows a barren night scene as Mrs. Rogers and the writer visit. Prohibition officers had raided the town the night before and left the town dry with thirsty miners.
An earthquake of considerable intensity struck Washington at 10:27 p m to 1 15 p m today, recorded by the Georgetown university observatory. The quake reached a maximum intensity of 20330 ppm and appeared centered about nine hundred miles from Washington, with direction undetermined.
Prohibition agents raided a residence at 146 Ociental Street in the county jail district and arrested a man on a prohibition charge. The suspect, arraigned before United States commissioner Pant A. Lobar, faced default on a $500 bond as authorities pursued further details in the case.
Mexicans charged with illegal entry into the United States were sentenced to 1 to 30 days in county jail. Judge Boynton scheduled a one day term in El Paso and then a regular term in Pecos, with follow up in the Western District of Texas.
Crusading evangelist Thal Bennet retracts accusations against him by Miss Olive Warren, ending criminal slander charges and planning to leave Sewburg to avoid further prosecution. The development comes after a staged meeting caused by misstatements and inflammatory remarks.
Paris reports a lack of work despite 13 000 job openings. Official estimates say unemployment is rising, with strikes and absences lifting winter figures to about 20 000.
The chamber board postpones its regular weekly meeting due to the absence of general manager Porter Whaley and chamber president Walter Walthail. Secretary Mrs. Telen Cau announced the delay for Thursday.
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