08 Apr 1928
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1928
Page
1
In Phoenix on April 7 thousands gathered around a decorated Yaqui enclosure to witness the Dia De Gloria ritual. Yaqui dancers in ceremonial robes and grotesque masks performed a solemn Easter pageant likened to Christ’s story, while spectators watched the ritual unfold by camp fires and lamp light.
Oraris April 7 AP reports that cadets at Bt Cyr the West Point of , are to serve six weeks as non coms during graduation season. First year men must remove gold lace and shoulder guns and march with the men they train in a ceremony reviewed by the Republic’s minister amid French spring.
In Chicago Easter Sunday armistice ends heated primary campaign. Officials announce near 30 000 election watchers 15 000 precinct workers 5 000 policemen 6 000 watchers and 3 000 civic independent watchers to protect votes. Col Frank L Smith predicts huge GOP Senate win over Otis Glenn. Gasoline prices rise at refineries and in markets. Howell Jones 83 longtime Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe director dies in Topeka.
The Mellon tax reduction plan moves to the Senate Finance Committee with hearings delayed as automobile and business groups press for may hearings. Chairman Smoot signals possible shift on the corporate rate from 12 to 12 1 4 percent while the panel weighs a 6.2 billion versus 9 billion overall reduction and limits.
Texas Democratic leaders at a harmony conference favored a strong prohibition plank for the national party platform and urged their delegation to vote for candidates supporting it. Governor Moody attacked Gov. Al Smith while keynote speaker M. M. Crane urged federal enforcement of prohibition. Republicans prepare for the Idaho and Bannock county delegations in Pocatello with seats and credentials in flux.
George Albert Smith told the 8th annual conference that there is no quarrel between fundamentalists and modernists as the church teaches all knowledge is compatible with faith. President Herbert J. Grant noted growth from six members to over a half million in 98 years.
From Phoenix to Washington the day sees splashes of color in Yaqui Easter dances and shifting presidential delegate tallies. A snapshot shows Smith leading Democrats with 186 pledged delegates while Reed and George trail, with unsettled forecasts as March-April campaigns hinge on state primaries and convention bounds.
Des Moines report shows 16 Iowa counties sent returns by 4 o clock. Ten counties instructed their delegations to back Governor Almith of New York for the presidential nomination, EB Meredith led by one county, two counties gave no instruction, two postponed to April 14 due to weather, Polk County named two delegate sets for Smith and Meredith.
London reports Prince Charles Philippe Duke de Nemours plans to marry Margaret Peggy Watson of Washington DC in London within weeks. The 23 year old prince signed a license form, is an airman and son of the Bourbon-Orleans line. his mother is the sister of King Albert of Belgium.
Alaska radio stations await word on Captain George H H Wilkins and Lieutenant Carl Ben Bielson after a delay from Point Barrow toward Spitabergen. Weather kept their plane in a blind spot for two days, hindering takeoff and communications with government operators.
Carl R. Gray announces a 90 million plan with 38.3 million for maintenance of equipment across the system including Idaho sites at Pocatello Montpelier Glenns Ferry and Nampa. The program doubles a 10 mile main line stretch King Hill to Theska with 675 thousand, and funds Grand Canyon lodge work at 975 thousand with expansions at Zion Bryce Cedar Breaks and other parks.
Chauncey Mitchell Depew's body is taken to Peekskill for burial after services in New York. The nation honors the statesman, railroad executive, and humorist as villagers and leaders from many walks of life gather at Hillside cemetery and St Thomas Church.
French aviators Costes and Lebrix launched at 7 26 am from Tokyo aiming for Hanoi ending a 2600 mile leg. The route would cross the Spanese archipelago and the east China Sea with most of the flight over land.
William J. Simmons founder of the Ku Klux Klan in Pittsburgh testifies in a federal deposition supporting five ex members seeking a receiver for Klan funds in the state. He accuses Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans of corruption and conspiracy involving D. C. Stephenson and others, claiming threats and theft of Klan assets under Evans administration.
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