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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1933
Page
5
President Roosevelt issued an executive order continuing the 15 percent pay cut for federal employees. The measure runs until June 193? or the end of the fiscal year with possible extension if living costs justify it. The order notes the cost of living index at 130.2 for the first half of this year versus 171 for the base period.
Washington reports over 7,000 federal workers will receive no further pay as the government trims expenses. The plan aims to save about half a billion dollars from payrolls and a total of one billion yearly by cutting veterans costs and incidentals. New jobs under emergency programs shift workers to field sites, not Washington, with numbers broken down by department.
Brig. Gen. John A. Kress died at Walter Reed Hospital from old age infirmities at age 93. A veteran of the Civil War era and the Spanish-American War, Kress was reputed to be the oldest living graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
The Board of County Commissioners holds its weekly meeting today to transact routine business.
A wireless report from Londonderry says the Italian Armada of 24 seaplanes en route to Reykjavik Iceland proceeded normally with the flying boat of General Italo Balbo leading the group. The squadron took off at 12 40 p m and circled the city before heading north.
Dynamite wrecked the home of John Boylan district president of the United Mine Workers in Scranton early today. Boylan his wife and two children were awakened but uninjured. Two adjoining homes were damaged. Police seek two men seen fleeing. Authorities link the bombing to union factional strife dating from Boylan's 1931 clash with Thomas J. Maloney. The blast tore the front porch from the house. Residents in Green Ridge were awakened.
Charles N Haskell aged 73 Oklahoma's first governor died today in an Oklahoma City hotel room after several weeks of illness. A Putnam County Ohio native, he taught school then studied law at night, moved to Muskogee in 1901 to practice law and work in railroad development, and played a leading role in Oklahoma's constitutional convention before becoming governor in 1907 as the state’s first chief executive.
Harry H Campbell 72 longtime Nome mayor after Klondike era dies in Pittsburgh hospital following brief illness. He led city during early gold rush days when prospectors and traders gathered there and elected him mayor.
Washington reports the Public Works administration expects about 12 industries to gain from a 400 million dollar highway program. The agency says total payroll may exceed 200 million dollars as material supplies require 19 000 man hours per mile. Industries listed include steel cement explosives gravel fuels sacks ore gypsum limestone sand power asphalt brick and wire. About 12 million tons of freight would be moved.
Edmonton Alberta July 5 William Alexander and a crew of three started a 1900 mile monoplan flight from here to Nome Alaska to search for missing American aviator Jimmie Mattern. They expect to reach Nome in about 16 hours hoping to find Mattern in far northern Indian or Eskimo camps after his June 16 takeoff from Khabarovsk Siberia for a round the world trip.
A resident near Piper Farm uncovered what appears to be a soldier’s skeleton along the Bloody Lane at Antietam. Superintendent Geo. Alexander was notified. In other news, city and county beer licenses total 236 with about 9500 dollars distributed to the county’s incorporated towns by Clerk Edward Oswald, including 500 in June with Hagerstown receiving 235.
Maryland state committee members will meet in Baltimore to report progress on a state public works plan funded with federal aid. Six subcommittees from each district discuss projects and financing, with tentative agreement on the highway program and the tax implications of borrowing. The federal share would be 30 percent with 70 percent loans, raising questions about local debt authority and potential legislative changes.
French aviators Maurice Rossi and Paul Codos prepared to depart Floyd Bennett Field for a projected flight to Persia. They planned a dawn takeoff if weather permits and aim to establish a new long distance record with a monoplane brought from France two weeks earlier.
The Potomac and Conococheague creeks slowly recover from Sunday night downpour turning streams muddy and delaying Fourth of July bass fishing. Potomac reports in Hancock and Williamsport say water is clearing and fishing may resume in two to three days. Conococheague remains muddy for some distance.
Washington County Hospital trustees plan to act on a proposed new hospital funded 30 percent by government under the Industrial Recovery Act. A special committee studied the project, which could use half of the Bloom estate and create about 300 000 in materials and wages for the community. The plan aims to provide a modern fireproof facility benefiting Hagerstown and the county.
A crowd at a World's Fair fireworks finale watched Joseph Wilson of Brooklyn attempt a delayed parachute jump from a plane piloted by Harney De Witt. The chute failed to deploy and Wilson vanished in the lake off the Shedd Aquarium after a dramatic fall witnessed by hundreds of thousands. Rescue boats and yachts searched the water without success.
Harley Ross first baseman for the Cleveland Indians faces a $50,000 damage suit over an alleged hit not counted in his batting average. Teammates Frank Pytlak and Odell Hale testified in his defense as Eloise Mitchell sought compensation for a party injury. A separate note reports Camp Ritchie prep for National Guard training and a man breaking his arm at Foundry street.
Suburban Day will be held next Tuesday July 11 as merchants say the first Tuesday of the month would fall on the Fourth of July. This marks the first time the regular date coincides with a holiday since the event began.
Mrs. Mary Winders near Smithsburg believes a storm returned a $5 gold piece her father George Shank gave her 28 years ago. She had left the coin on the mantle, it vanished and was thought stolen. after the recent rain the 1881 coin reappeared by the doorway, likely washed out from soil.
In Arkansas final vote on repeal set for July 13 both wets and drys fight hard. Prohibitionists hope to make Arkansas the first state to vote against repeal. Sergeant Alvin York, WWI hero from Tennessee, will tour the state to boost the dry cause.
A three day gale and Gulf hurricane leave marks along the Atlantic coast and threaten Texas. The storm, moving 10 to 12 miles an hour, was 385 miles west of Key Largo yesterday and could hit the Texas coast between Galveston and Corpus Christi tonight. Lifesaving efforts saved several from barges, a cabin cruiser, and a sloop, while crews of two other ships were missing.
Reports from London indicate American delegates favor adjourning the World Economic Conference this week, leaving committees to continue technical work possibly at Geneva. Roosevelt's messages and the dollar stabilization aim influence the decision, with the European bloc pushing for adjournment.
The Mitchell Corporation in this city was granted articles of incorporation by the State Tax Commission with authority to issue 1000 shares of preferred stock at 925 par value and 1000 common shares on no par value. Incorporators are Samuel M. Wagaman, John M. Wagaman and Harold F. Beater. The Southern Investments Corporation also received articles of incorporation with authority to issue 1000 shares of stock at $1 par value and to deal in securities. Incorporators are Samuel C. Wood, David H. Jackson, and C. N. Caldwell Jr., all of New York City.
Paris reports Mrs Dorothy Benjamin Caruso Ingram widow of the great tenor married Charles Adams Holdec of Philadelphia in a civil ceremony today. No church service, no flowers, rings exchanged. Bride age 39 and groom's age given.
A historical note reports a sharp decline in Fourth of July fireworks fatalities in a survey. It cites totals of injuries and deaths across major U S cities, noting motor vehicle mishaps, drowning, and other accidents as factors, with figures compared to earlier decades.
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