Party Leaders Urge Lower Liquor Tax Reform Debate Roils Capitol
Washington December 9 Associated Press. Democrats and Republicans oppose Roosevelt’s 2.60 per gallon liquor tax arguing it fuels bootlegging. Representative West 1.50 a gallon and Britten 2.00 max. Roosevelt codes empower federal alcohol control ad min to oversee distilling brewing wholesaling and rectifying. Choate Jr directs agency amid multiple permit demands from importers.
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Washington
Capitol
Roosevelt
Inter-Departmental Committee
West
Ohio
Britten
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Local Lawyer Appeals Conviction Over Eighteenth Amendment Repeal
Clarence M. Jeffery of Pocatello Idaho files a motion in the U S circuit court of appeals to dismiss or reverse the judgment against James Green of Pocatello for violating the national prohibition act. He argues repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment voids federal jurisdiction in liquor cases and pending litigation. A formal appeal is also pending. The motion appears to be the first based on repeal to challenge such a conviction.
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San Francisco
United States District Court
James Green
Pocatello
Idaho
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Clarence M. Jeffery
Jeffery
Snow Falling At Yellowstone Park
A shallow disturbance centered over southeastern Wyoming brings precipitation to Washington, Montana, and Yellowstone Park. By 6:00 p.m. it continued snowing at Havre and Yellowstone Park while raining at Helena and Miles City. Temperatures remain above seasonal with fair weather across the plateau and southern Rockies.
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Wyoming
Washington
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Havre
Helena
Miles City
Middle Atlantic
Plateau
Rockies
Regrets in Mary Pickford Mary Pickford Divorce Suit
Hollywood report says Mary Pickford seeks divorce from Douglas Fairbanks after 13 years of marriage amid mental cruelty and neglect. Pickford plans to negotiate a stage appearance in New York while a property settlement areas Pickfair to Mary via cable and telephone.
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Hollywood
Pickfair
Beverly Hills
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Switzerland
America
New York
Mary
Burton L. French to Address Idaho Alumni Dinner
Former U S representative Burton L French of Moscow will address University of Idaho Southern Branch alumni and supporters at a dinner Wednesday at 6 30 p m at the Congregational church Reservations may be made with Leah Plastino or Don Cleaver Wives and husbands of alumni invited
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Burton L. French
Moscow
U. S
University of Idaho
Southern Branch
Academy of Idaho
Idaho Technical Institution
Congregational Church
Leah Plastino
Don Cleaver
Women dress for themselves says designer not to please men
New York based stylist Mrs. Tobe Coller Davis rejects the idea that women choose costumes to please men. She says women dress to suit themselves and to meet peer demand, noting the younger generation shows better taste aided by schools and travel. She outlines four fashion groups including ultra-smart leaders, followers, conservatives, and those with bad taste.
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New York
Tobe Coller Davis
Money experts predict order out of chaos in 1934
Wall Street monetary experts foresee restored currency stability in 1934. They point to Japan favoring stabilization, possible dollar pound parity around five dollars, Argentina freeing the peso from its peg, and French fiscal crisis signs as key developments shaping global rates.
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New York
Wall Street
Takahashi
Japan
Far East
United States
Friend Arrested With Moonshine
In Twin Falls Idaho Fred Munger of Filer attempted to pass moonshine to a friend in jail. Sheriff E Forest Prater confiscated the liquor and Munger was arrested for liquor possession. He pleaded guilty and paid 28 dollars plus costs in probate court.
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Twin Falls
Fred Munger
Filer
E. Forest Prater
Twin Falls County
Munger
Idaho
Filerman
Guy L. Kinney
Farmers Receive Acreage Checks in Wheat Reduction Program
Farmers in 359 of 1450 counties have received 177 021 checks totaling 4 388 434 under the wheat acreage reduction program. The first adjustment payments total about 6 percent of the 70 million available as contracts are approved in Washington. Weber County Utah shows 162 checks totaling 5 836.
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Washington
Farm Adjustment Administration
Weber County
Utah
Telegraph clarification on wheat allotment and CWA relief
Telegram disclaims misquoting C. C. Cowan district supervisor of the federal unemployment service. Farmers paid under the wheat allotment plan are not ineligible for CWA relief. Message to Hugh MacCosham Bannock County committee chair and Idaho commission advised.
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Pocatello Tribune
C. C. Cowan
Federal
Hugh MacCosham
Bannock County
Pocatello
Ida
Cc. C. Cowan
Treasury seeks leak in daily gold prices to foreign speculators
Domestic news briefs note Treasury aims to curb leaks of daily gold prices amid foreign speculation in markets. Plus reports from Atlanta Nashville Chicago Washington Madrid and Paris cover legal battles riots bombings and political actions.
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Washington
Treasury
Atlanta
al Capone
Chicago Police Fire Chase Bandits Across West Side
A bystander was killed and several injured as four young robbers fled through five miles of Chicago streets after a car chase. The bandits, including Campio and Manna, aimed to fund a tubercular hospital stay for Cam pio. A trolley crash and gunfire followed before the fugitives scattered.
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Chicago
West Side
Michael Campione
Arizon
Howard Harder
West Harrison
South Halsted Streets
Blue Island Avenue
Charles Riner
Alphonso Guiliano
Campio
Frank Manna
Veniu
Twin Falls Man Accused of Murder
Lewis Hunter a 49 year old farm laborer stood mute in district court as he was arraigned on an amended information charging first degree murder in the death of Twin Falls realtor R C Letsch the case set for trial next Monday. The amended charge drops reference to clinched fist and shod feet from the original information.
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Twin Falls
Lewis Hunter
R. C. Letsch
W. A. Babcock
Hunter
Woman in San Francisco Window Smash Over High Prices
Miss Lola Douglas, jailed for malicious mischief after she kicked out a liquor store window in San Francisco. A brief scuffle followed a shopper rain of plate glass as she protested prices she called too high. Carrie Nation comparison noted but not stated as fact.
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San Francisco
Carrie Nation
Lola Douglas
Ritchie
Bishop Jones Cannon, Jr
Floradora
Perdinand Pecora
P. T. Barnum
Carter Glass
Louis M. Howe
Walter Semebull
Rebels in Mexico battle sparks arrests in Zacoalco de Torres
Three agrarians were killed in Zacoalco de Torres as a 40 man opposition faction clashed with local authorities. After a brief battle the rebels surrendered and were arrested.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Zacoalco de Torres
City Motor Buys Standard Service Station
City Motor Company of De Soto and Plymouth announces the purchase of the Standard Service Station at Lewis and Arthur streets. It plans immediate installation of super service with Standard Oil products Goodyear tires batteries heaters and other auto accessories. General auto repair and round the clock attendants will be provided.
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The
City Motor Company
DeSoto
Plymouth
Standard
Lewis and
Arthur Streets
Goodyear
Othr
General Auto
Dayton Man Crushed to Death in Beet Dump Elevator
Roscoe Coburn 24 of Dayton was killed in the Thomson beet dump elevator between Dayton and Weston. His clothing caught in the belt and machinery failed. Coburn's body was crushed against the belt and frame. He is survived by his parents and five siblings. Funeral plans unavailable.
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Dayton
Idaho
Roscoe Coburn
Thomson Beet
Here
Weston
Ivan Waddoups
Franklin County
Coburn
Boys sue over shooting of Twin Falls officer
L. F. Morse, a Twin Falls constable, sues two sets of parents in district court seeking 7990 dollars for damages after their boys allegedly shot him in the ankle while he walked from a fence to his car in a densely settled area northeast of Twin Falls on June 1. Plaintiffs name Mr and Mrs H B Long parents of Jack Long and Mr and Mrs Carl G Lowe parents of Carl Lowe as defendants.
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Twin Falls
L. F. Morse
H. B. Long
Jack Long
Carl G. Lowe
Carl Lowe
Accused of Forgery Seeks Return of Evidence in Twin Falls
Blunt Hanley of Twin Falls applied through attorney W L Lund to the district court seeking the return of evidence. He claimed a $17.25 check in his possession was seized unlawfully from him by a department store official, and Judge W A Babcock ruled on the motion.
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Twin Falls
Blunt Hanley
W. L. Lund
W. A. Babcock
Hanby
Auto Strikes Pole Fatal for Local Woman Near Pocatello
Mrs. Elma Joan Nokes 40 of a rural north of Pocatello died after a car carrying her husband and daughter veered off a gravel shoulder into a barrow pit and struck a telephone pole. The Pontiac sedan traveled 96 feet before impact.
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Elma Joan Nokes
Benjamin H. Nokes
Pocatello
Eunice
Barrow Pit
Nokes
Cupper
Old Pole Line Road
Mr. Nokes
Ace Nelson
Pocatello Police Department
Four Railroads Receive Big Loan For Car Upgrades
Four major railroads share a $36,307,500 Public Works Administration loan to buy 12,775 freight cars 167 passenger cars and 30 locomotives. Secretary Ickes calls the move a job creator for 1934 and says the funding will aid heavy industry recovery.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Ickes
Public Works Administrator
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Erie Railroad Company
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company
Northern Pacific Railway
Floods Threaten Western Washington as Gales Hit Coast
A series of dangerous gales lashes the Pacific coast causing floods and widespread damage as 11 deaths are feared. Aberdeen Hoquiam report worst flood in 20 years with canals in streets and washed bridges. Shookumchuck River floods threaten Bucoda prompting evacuation.
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Seattle
Washington
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Notre Dame coaching change sparks speculation
Will Rogers comments on Notre Dame as Rockne’s successor moves loom. He predicts Elmer Layden may coach elsewhere, calls Rockne’s replacement hard to match, and notes Columbia College visitors as New Yorkers unfamiliar to local fans.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
U. S
Notre Dame
Anderson
Elmer Layden
Rockne
Columbia College
Nicholas Murray Butler
Nicholas
Will
Lindberghs Plan Inland Amazon Flight Toward Manaos
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh decide the next leg of their odyssey will take them over jungle to Manaos Brazil more than 800 miles inland. They plan to depart early tomorrow for Manaos and then proceed toward Trinidad Rico and Manila Shoula to the coast.
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Para
Brazil
Charles A. Lindbergh
Manaos
Amazon River
Wavy
Trinidad
Rico
Amazon
Natal
South Atlantic
Africa
United States
George E. Seltzer
Magalhacs Barata
Chamber Elects New Directors
New chamber of commerce directors chosen at the annual election closed Saturday noon are Edward L. Ames Ivan Gasser Leo Hood T D Jones A L Merrill and E Norman Vaughn. They must meet within 10 days to organize and take office at the January meeting. Holdovers are B W Davis A B Canfield J P Halliwell R H Wells and F E MacKenzie.
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Chamber of Commerce
Edward L. Ames
Ivan Gasser
Leo Hood
T. D. Jones
A. L. Merrill
E. Norman Vaughn
B. W. Davis
A. B. Canfield
J. P. Halliwell
R. H. Wells
F. E. MacKenzie
Leaks Surround Daily Gold Price Announcement
Washington officials probe a leak as Acting Secretary Morgenthau and aide Earle Bailie seek the source of word on the daily gold price. The price stays at 34.01 for the eighth straight trading day amid concerns and treasury measures.
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Morgenthau
Earle Bailie
London
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
Northwest Potato Growers seek federal control due to rising acreage
Spokane reports the Northwest Potato Growers Association passed a resolution calling for federal control of the potato industry as acreage is expected to rise in 1934. Delegates from Yakima opposed federal interference. W. D. Dodd was re elected president with officers and vice presidents named from Washington Oregon Idaho Montana and British Columbia.
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Spokane
Northwest Potato Grower's Association
FE. R. Bennett
Boise
Idaho
Yakima
Wash
W. D. Dodd
White Swan
Mr. Bennett
Washington
H. Grew
Avelington
Oregon
Bert Rowell
Hillsboro
Ed Ketts
Moscow
Montana
A. H. Small
Creston
British Columbia
H. &. MacLeod
Vancouver
Celebrity guests at Gridiron Club dinner with FDR
President Roosevelt headlined the Gridiron Club winter dinner as luminaries from politics finance and media gathered under satire. Figures like King Midas Warren Alfred E. Smith and Hugh S. Johnson were caricatured alongside recovery agencies and a mock new deal farm scene. Continued on Page WW
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Roosevelt
Gridiron Club
King Midas Warren
Emperor Jones
Republican Party
Alfred E. Smith
AWOL
BVD
NERTZ
1OU
SOS
Hugh S. Johnson
Henry Ford
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