Hawaii Jury Feared Voting As To Race
In U S bond market news the jury faced anxiety over race related voting. Decline in stock prices is noted alongside a steel industry merger.
29 Apr 1932
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1932
Page
1
In U S bond market news the jury faced anxiety over race related voting. Decline in stock prices is noted alongside a steel industry merger.
An extended national financial assessment notes heavy over subscription to government notes and contrasts the favorable bond demand with weak business recovery. It cites House opposition to Hoover economy plans, adverse earnings, wheat slips, European defaults, and railroad bond declines as factors behind stock recessions and potential rail receivership risks.
In Washington on April 28 the House approved a flat 11 percent cut in government salaries above 2500, a key step in the budget balance push. The move, differing from a five day furlough plan, aims to save about 12 million dollars and was part of a broader economy measure.
In Honolulu a four defendant murder trial stalemates as jurors argue along racial lines. Jurors seen on a balcony dispute verdict while defendants wait in a downtown hotel. Prosecutor Kelley rejects a nonunanimous compromise proposed by defense.
Fourteen year old Clarence Woolery of Baker Oregon may face the hangman’s noose after being charged with murdering his foster mother Mrs Frank Garlock as she sat at the dinner table for reprimanding him over lax farm work. The case moved from juvenile court to circuit court where first degree murder carries a hanging penalty.
The Literary Digest poll shows 1 943 of 2 121 votes in Butte favor repeal of the Eighteenth amendment and 178 for continuance. Butte’s 12 to 1 margin ranks among the nation’s highest endorsements of repeal.
In Los Angeles on April 28 Ella May Thompson shot Policeman Paul Donath during a siege at her home. She fired on officers, extended the standoff with tear gas, and was killed by police gunfire as she ran from the door with a pistol and a photograph in her arms.
Helena April 28. Plans were laid for standardized grading of Montana farm products and regulation of trucking of competitive products into the state. A. H. Stafford urged enactment to remove discrimination against Montana products in markets. R. C. Bricker outlined conditions and desired results. George L. Knight described regulatory needs.
The body of John W Schnitzler known as Montana’s flying farmer was en route to a Glendale California vault for burial. A banker farmer senator and Republican national committeeman he died in a crash while enjoying aviation. Mourning crowds from Montana and neighboring states attended a requiem in a small local Catholic church.
Washington April 28 Governors from more than half the states praised President Hoover at a White House dinner hosted by him and Mrs Hoover. About 50 guests, including Roosevelt of New York and Ritchie of Maryland, discussed national affairs off the record while state entrants determined seating order amid photographers and ceremonial vehicles.
A proposed amendment by Representative to implement government salary reductions was rejected in the House by a vote of 183 to 84. The plan, tied to a broader Hoover administration cost-saving effort, would have yielded an estimated 80 million dollars in savings but was blocked at the final moment.
John Kennedy, a New York policeman paralyzed since a 1930 shooting, underwent a risky operation that could restore comfort or prove fatal. Surgeons amputated one leg and attempted to sever nerves in the other after Kennedy urged them to proceed despite advisories saying success was uncertain. Doctors expected 48 hours to reveal results.
Oklahoma City authorities detained osteopath John W. Elsiminger on murder charges amid a probe into illegal procedures blamed for at least nine women's deaths. A fugitive physician, Dr. Richard F. Thacker, remains sought as prosecutors widen investigations into private homes where patients were treated.
Four of Japan's top officials in Shanghai were seriously injured by a bomb explosion. General Yoshinori Shirakawa, commander of the army and leader of Japanese forces in Shanghai fighting, was among the injured. The attack occurred in Shanghai on an April 29 report from the city.
Montana forecast calls for generally fair skies on Friday and Saturday with warmer temperatures in the eastern and southern portions. Light winds expected across the state.
Ray Elsmore of National Parks Airways faced dense fog ten miles from Melrose on a 500 mile mail route. To keep the mail going he swapped to a farmer’s horse, rode ten miles to Melrose, loaded the pouch onto a southbound train, then walked back to his plane and completed the journey to Salt Lake City. He joked in Butte he would skip horseback rides in the future.
Bozeman April 28 The high school week at Montana State College reached a record attendance with 591 registrations as students gathered for two more days of vocational guidance and contests. Leaders urged purposeful study and practical career planning highlighting usable livelihoods and personal happiness. Finalists in extemporaneous speaking were announced, with a notable slate of competitors from Billings Red Lodge Bozeman Anaconda Great Falls Miles City Conrad Livingston and more.
A broadcast from WOR in New York directed to Harry Fleischer, a Detroit gangster linked to the Lindbergh kidnap case, urged contacting via his attorney Henry A. Uterhart. The message referenced past robberies and involved a third party. source details were not disclosed.
In San Francisco on April 28 a three cornered contest for the Democratic delegation to the national convention and internal party disputes dominates, while Republicans with Hoover’s slate urge a strong vote to show loyalty. Campaigns feature charges of treachery and whispering for Garner Roosevelt and Smith as California votes next Tuesday.
Faculty members at the School of Mines paid a long overdue bet after seniors won a lively basketball game 18 to 10. Seventeen faculty hosts celebrated with a dinner for the thirteen seniors, acknowledging the seniors’ advantage on the court and at the table.
Butte Elks plan a parade on Monday night to advertise the benefit minstrel show at the Broadway theater Tuesday. The parade includes the Butte Elks drum and bugle corps, the Butte high school band, and the Anaconda Elks corps, with additional units from Silver Bow Post No 1 American Legion. Proceeds go to the Silver Bow emergency relief committee.
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