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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1934
Page
1
Thirty national industry leaders meet in Hot Springs to affirm the fundamentals of the National Recovery program as the keystone of American business. They praise Administrator Hugh S. Johnson and oppose calls for his removal, stating support in a formal resolution.
Louisiana storm death toll rises across Louisiana and Mississippi with six dead and many injured. Four white residents die in Louisiana, two unidentified blacks in Gatesville Mississippi. A two year old and one year old drown near Berwick, Louisiana. Levee breaches, widespread property and crop damage, and extensive ruin from Morgan City to Vicksburg.
Democratic leaders pressed to end the long session within 48 hours but personal clashes in the Senate over secondary bills blocked progress. Two key administration measures, the housing and deficiency appropriation bills, remained stalled as Robinson and Burns sought rapid action and to limit new legislation.
Secretary Hull suggests Great Britain might repay war debts with goods rather than cash. The core issue is Britain must pay in American dollars, but only British pounds are available domestically. Thus Britain must convert pounds into dollars by finding sellers of dollars, a process central to the transfer problem.
Chancellor Adolf Hitler, returning from Italy, reaffirms by convention that Germany will build up armed strength as a means to preserve peace in Europe. He warns against bloc formations while stressing no intent to attack others. audience applauds as he speaks.
Weather outlook for Montana calls for generally fair conditions in the eastern half and unsettled weather in the western portion. Monday brings cooler temperatures in the extreme west, with further cooling expected Tuesday across the state.
Washington June 17 The delay in adjournment threatens to disrupt President Roosevelt s trip to New England this week before sailing to Hawaii aboard the cruiser Houston. If session ends within three days he will travel to New London Conn to watch his son Franklin row for Harvard in the Yale Harvard regatta before returning to Washington then depart from Annapolis on a month long Caribbean and Pacific cruise.
New York notes that 90 ships of the U S fleet, after a week of open house for 1,400,000 residents, will depart to sea tomorrow. Admiral Reeves praised the crew as crowds on the Hudson and East rivers thronged the ships, with extra police maintaining order.
General Charles H. Sherrill proposes settling war debts by ceding British and French Caribbean possessions to the United States as a payment in kind. He notes visits by 200 American chamber of commerce members and argues colonists should consent, comparing Versailles transfers to modern expectations.
Drought pushes Soviet peasants toward religious rites as Berbozhnik denounces faithless practices. In Daghestan Muslims sacrificed 112 sheep and two cows seeking rain while at Duroka the Red Star Collective Farm head Kolenoff allowed water sprinkling ceremonies with religious meaning, sparking Communist opposition to superstition.
Anna Roosevelt Dall arrives at Cal-Neva Lodge Nevada with two children to await divorce from Curtis B Dall. Secret Service guards her as the party travels from Truckee California by car after disembarking a westbound transcontinental train. The six week stay is expected to lead to a divorce next month.
A blaze in Wa satch national forest east of Salt Lake City destroyed 40 acres of timber after breaking out just after noon. The flames died down by evening and no injuries were reported.
The London Mirror reports American actress Laura La Plante left by air for Paris to marry Irving Asher, Warner Brothers London studio director, today.
In Medicine Park a pistol duel with four Lawton officers left one man dead and three wounded. Virgil Stalkup, reportedly an escaped Texas convict, was wounded. his father, 54 year old CO B Stalkup, was killed. One suspect, Clarence Brown of Snyder, Texas, was captured. Officers reported seizure of rifles, pistols, machine guns, and ammunition from the scene.
In Denver, a last minute county boundary issue forced a wedding to be held under a street lamp just inside the Denver county line. Ruth Owens Moore of Denver married Harry J. Chatfield of Aurora after license issues and the ceremony moved to the county line with Justice of Peace Henry Lindsley officiating.
A House investigating committee recommended the immediate removal of Major General Benjamin D Foulois as chief of the Army Air Corps. The eight member panel charged him with dishonesty gross misconduct inefficiency and mismanagement and urged action without delay before morale and material progress can continue. The report also praised the pilots under Foulois and will be sent to the secretary of war and presented to President Roosevelt.
Washington reports a declared open season on criminals as the 73rd Congress passes about a dozen anti crime bills. Federal agents gain unprecedented authority to pursue kidnappers racketeers and other cross border criminals. The attorney general can post rewards for fugitives like John Dillinger and arm agents authorizes on the spot arrests subpoenas and hot pursuit to speed detentions.
In South Dakota June 17 Paul Grow 26 lost control of his biplane and crashed from 200 feet. His passenger Allen Keifer 21 died. Grow was badly bruised cut about the face and had a dislocated ankle as sister watched from a nearby farmhouse.
A fire of undetermined origin damaged the Watson drug store at 303 East Park Street last night. Damage from fire and water was estimated at 1 500 dollars. Firemen found the building ablaze and were unsure how the blaze started or where it began, as investigators continued at dawn.
North Dakota Governor William A Langer faces a challenge to his tenure after a federal felony conviction for defrauding the United States through the solicitation of federal employees. Lieutenant Governor Ole H Olson, once Langer’s running mate, leads opposition and awaits Langer’s arrival to pursue disqualification on grounds the verdict removes him from office.
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