03 Dec 1930
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1930
Page
1
Madrid December 3 AP A newspaper reporter Joaquin Lugo of El Sol Madrid drew a pistol as Premier Berenguer entered the office. The shot went awry and Lugo was seized by guards. Berenguer, unfazed, questioned the reporter asking why he acted. Police held Lugo as Berenguer resumed his cabinet meeting.
Testimony on ground glass in Leona O Loughlin's viscera was entered with autopsy slides shown by projection in a darkened Denver courtroom. Pearl O Loughlin faces slaying charges for the October 24 death as prosecutors aim to prove a plot against Leona and her detective father Leo. Leo O Loughlin and Captain A T Clark were slated to testify as the day proceeded.
Will Rogers notes in Beverly Hills that New York does not recognize Reno divorces. He predicts chaos as people must remarry or reconcile and alimony may vanish. He jokes about Reno becoming a sheep ranch if the situation spreads.
Coroner's inquest into the death of Mrs. Leone Bowles proceeds as the jury is seated. Police report an attack on key witness Mrs. W. Howard and say intimidations by telephone have targeted state witnesses amid the case.
George La Vatta of Salt Lake City and Pocatello outlined a program to expand facilities helping Indians help themselves. He proposed guidance centers in major cities and industrial areas to collect employment data, place Indian youths in jobs, and reduce reservation dependence.
A burned plane with the bodies of Leonard Clark of Hot Springs South Dakota and Jessie Nelms of Casper was found 20 miles southwest of Casper. They were returning from the Davidson ranch near Alcora to Casper when the crash occurred. The wreck was located by rancher Noah Lindsay. The plane belonged to Wyoming Air Service Inc with president Dick Leferink. Clark was training for a transport license and had orders to fly only above the field.
Harold E. Banker formerly of Sandpoint and Arthur Paul Lane of Pocatello appeared in Idaho Falls for a preliminary hearing on charges of assault with intent to commit robbery. They allegedly hired a cab, then tried to rob Fred Kellar, taxi company manager, at gunpoint on the Yellowstone highway before Kellar halted the escape by blocking the road.
Calvin 8. Carrington, longtime member of the Historic Salt Lake theater orchestra and former Salt Lake opera company conductor, died in Salt Lake City after a three week heart illness. Born in Salt Lake City 65 years ago, he lived there all his life and taught music until his illness. He is survived by his son A. A. Carrington and R. T. Carrington of Twin Falls, Idaho.
The President's budget requests that the farm board revolving fund of 500 million dollars be fully appropriated for 1932. About 250 million has been allotted so far, with 150 million released when the act passed and 100 million added in April. An additional 150 million may be requested to cover 1931 obligations. The board holds roughly 60 million in the fund, with most committed to loans. Separate action calls for 25.06 million for seed, feed, and fertilizer loans to drought-stricken farmers, prompting a committee meeting tomorrow.
Leningrad reports 28 dead and 19 injured after a streetcar is crushed by a railway locomotive due to apparently missed signals. Portland coverage notes the Bowles Paris murder case with key witness immunity issues delaying testimony. Washington reports Senator Marrow sworn in as New Jersey’s new senator. New York states Northern Pacific plans to rebuild 3000 freight cars at a cost around 4.5 million dollars. Washington also notes Senate support for unemployment commission report. Berlin covers Germany cutting annual expenditures by 215 million. Twin Falls records a damages verdict against Hansen Justice Kerr over a firecracker fine dispute. Potatello Tribune cites a potential plane crash near Kaysville, Utah, with limited details. Avenue updates from National Parks Airways indicate smooth operations for passenger ships.
Four young men charged with robbing five Downey business houses were arraigned before Justice E G Houde and waived preliminary hearings. Bound over to district court on 5000 dollar bonds each, they have prior penitentiary records. Officers recovered bags of clothing jewelry and other items linked to the crimes, including a bag and mackinaw identified by J Paul Evans of American Falls. The case could tie to the American Falls burglary of November 15.
SALT LAKE CITY announced plans for a $200000 Latter Day Saints chapel to be built in Washington DC. The site, a mile north of the White House on Sixteenth Street, was purchased for $100000. The stone steel concrete building measures 126 by 54 feet with a 172 foot tower and will include a chapel hall gymnasium classrooms and a smaller assembly hall. Construction will start soon.
Democratic leaders criticized President Hoover for proposing a $100,000,000 to $150,000,000 unemployment relief fund with distribution by cabinet committees. They demanded to see where the money would go, arguing the president sought unprecedented control. Republicans favored quick action with the larger funding figure.
Four Colorado Springs plasterers were injured when their car left the highway near Lava Hot Springs and overturned. James Walsh, I Tremblay, Fred Perestal and JD Lyons were taken to a Grace hospital. motorists aided them. The machine was demolished en route to Boise for work.
Dr. Julian H. Steward of the University of Utah reports a Millard county mound containing a Kiva and 25 men s club rooms. The site yielded gambling sacks, petroglyphs 1,500 to 2,000 years old, and skeletons with pottery and clay figures likely representing deities.
Labor leaders and workers gathered in Washington for Mary Mother Jones as pallbearers carried her casket from St Gabriel’s church. Requiem High Mass was held and the body sent to Mount Olive Union Miner Cemetery for burial with figures like William N. Doak and William Green among attendees.
San Francisco reports defense lawyers press to obtain a pardon for Thomas J. Mooney after the California Supreme Court declined to recommend clemency for Warren K. Billings. Governor Young says the ruling may guide Mooney’s case while attorneys vow intensified effort.
The Bureau of Highways issued bids in Boise for two north Idaho road works. On December 16, six miles of the Camas Prairie highway between Grangeville and Dewey Saddee, Idaho County, are to be let, along with 2.8 miles of the Lewiston hill on the North and South highway near the grade top.
President Hoover urged Congress to reject extending the 1929 income tax cuts while proposing a 1932 budget of 3.93 billion dollars. He warned of a 180 million dollar deficit this year and a possible deficit next year if large unemployment relief and drought aid are pursued beyond six months. The plan trims some items and raises others including veterans funding and road aid while reducing tax refunds and defense spending.
President Hoover sent more than 200 nominations to the Senate including William N. Doak to be secretary of labor and J. Reuben Clark as ambassador to Mexico. Others named cover roles in Norway Hungary Liberia and the Interstate Commerce Commission with several reappointments across agencies.
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