Bingham Solon Backs Change in Potato Act
Senator H. K. Jey of Bingham county backs modifying potato branding rules to allow ungraded potatoes in unbranded bags. Growers seek shipment of commercial grade to markets in Texas and Oklahoma. current grading costs cut profits. A bill to permit unbranded shipments is before the agricultural committee with hearings planned.
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Boise
H. K. Jey
Bingham County
Snake River
Texas
Oklahoma
Agricultural Committee
Wiley
Paroled Convict Arrested in Nebraska Custody
Sidney Hughes, a paroled Colorado convict, was arrested in Wyomore on his way back to Fort Morgan. He is in the custody of deputy sheriffs in Beatrice, Neb., as police seek to question him about the death of Enid Marriott a school teacher whose body was found in an irrigation ditch after she disappeared from Wiggins, Colorado.
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Beatrice
Neb
Sidney Hughes
Colorado
Wyomore
Fay
Fort Morne
Colo
Enid Marriott
Mondey
Wiggins
France Looks for a Leader in Turbulent Parliament
Paris January 23 AP reports President Gaston Doumergue seeks a steady premier after Theodore Steeg’s ministry falls 293 to 283. The third republic records its eighty fifth government amid party discord and a wheat price dispute under Agriculture Minister Victor Boret. Briand is expected to retain the foreign portfolio under the next government.
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Paris
Gaston Doumergue
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Senate
Theodore Steeg
Third Republic
Ministry of Agriculture
Victor Boret
France
Winnipeg
Chicago
Briand
English Decide to Free Gandhi in India
Viceroy Lord Irwin has decided to release Mahatma Gandhi from Yerada prison Poona to avoid a public demonstration. Gandhi was arrested May 4 after leading volunteers from Allahabad to the sea at Dandi to defy British law. Some followers hoped the London Round Table Conference would free prisoners.
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New Delhi
India
Lord Irwin
Mahatma Gandhi
Yerada
Poona
Mahatma
All India National Congress
Allahabad
Dandhi
Relief Appeal To Committee In Senate Hearing
The senate set aside a $25 000 Red Cross relief appropriation and sent the matter to a house committee for hearings while Democratic leaders questioned possible deliberate delay. Red Cross forecast caring for nearly a million drought sufferers by February 1 if appeals keep rising. Headquarters field inquiries on where to send contributions after a radio appeal by Hoover Coolidge Alfred E. Smith and others.
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Washington
Senate
House
Payne
The
Red Cross
President Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Alfred E
Smith
Regulation of Truck and Bus Lines Moves Forward
Portland hearing on interstate freight regulation heard shippers, railroads, and truck line operators urge ICC control. Examiner Fiynn will tour regional centers with next session in San Francisco. Oregon officials say regulation protects public interests and curbs wildcat competition while railroads report loss of freight and passenger business to trucking rivals.
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Portland
Ore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Leo J. Fiynn
United States
Fynn
San Francisco
A. F. Harvey
Oregon Public Service Commission
W. A. Curtain
Portland Traffic and Transporation Association
R. W. Pickard
Spokane, Portland
Seattle
Northwest Freight Transport Company
Police Hold Auto for Possible Clues
Fort Morgan Colorado January 23 A 1926 model coupe tied to the murder of Enid Marriott Wiggins is back in town after being purchased in Woodrow. Five holes in the upholstery and stains around torn sections are under investigation by officers as possible blood evidence.
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Fort Morgan
Colo
Enid Marriott
Wiggins
Woodrow
Two Men Die In Western Idaho Auto Crash
In Mountan Home Idaho two men died when a car collided head on with a truck driven by L S Webb who escaped injury. The car burst into flames trapping Rey Magee of Boise and N K Bott of Prosser. Bott's widow and six children survive. Webb will await an inquest tomorrow morning as four witnesses testified from near a service station.
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Mountan
Idaho
Rey Magee
Boise
N. K. Bott
Prosser
L. S. Webb
Bott
Webb
Woolgrowers Move Offices and Set Meeting Rules
Eastern Idaho Wool Growers association held its annual meeting in Idaho Falls with 45 of 450 members present. Amendments proposed to move headquarters to Pocatello, fix next stockholders meeting date, and shorten the organization’s name. In 1930 the group handled 4,176,000 pounds of wool from 16 eastern Idaho counties, with an average advance of 19.4 cents per pound totaling $811,484.20. The secretary noted over $70,000 had already been advanced for the 1931 clip and future advances will be on grower responsibility.
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Eastern Idaho Wool Growers Association
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
A. H. Caine
Idaho
Caine
Late Wire Bulletins From Washington and Beyond
Summary of brief items: Attorney General opines Senate cannot revoke three Power commission appointments. Geneva to hold a general world disarmament conference in late January 1932. House Naval committee approves 40.6 million for battleship modernization for New Mexico Mississippi Idaho. Daisy DeBoe case in Los Angeles with jury deadlocked on $15,870 theft from Clara Bow. Agricultural Department appropriation bill of 213.004 million with 125 million for roads passes Senate. Varney Air Mail pilot Walter Case sought by air search from Spokane. Commerce Supply bill of 54 million for next fiscal year passes House. Kansas bills require juries to choose between death penalty and life imprisonment for certain offenses. sent to Senate.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Senate
New Mexico
Mississippi
Idaho
Los Angeles
Daisy DeBoe
Clara Bow
Topeka
Kas
House of Representatives
Fire Army
Kansas
Local Temperature Hits 45 Degrees for First Time Since 1930
Meteorologist A. R. Teeple announced the afternoon reading reached 45 between 1 and 2 p m, the highest since November 13, 1930. Earlier 40, then noon 45. morning 26 at 3 am, 24 at 6 am, 28 at 9 am. Last year on this date 14 below zero. Forecast includes rain and snow tonight, then warmer Saturday. Sunrise 7.53, sunset 5.30.
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A. R. Teeple
Pocatellan group finds no evidence to support Stalker charges
A special subcommittee of Idaho's appropriations committee reports no evidence to substantiate former assistant state treasurer Philp Stalker's charges that State Auditor E G Gallet and treasury bookkeeper Alta Wardwell accepted illegal compensation from the state. The alleged warrants were claimed to involve university federal aid funds during 1927-28.
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Boise
Appropriations Committee
Philp Stalker
E. G. Gallet
Alta Wardwell
Treasury
Joint Finance Appropriations Committee
Stalker
Wardwell
Gallet
Nebraska Jury Indicts Norris GOP Campaign Aide for Perjury
Victor Seymour former manager of the western headquarters of the Republican national senatorial campaign committee at Denver is charged with perjury in an eight count indictment. George W Norris a Broken Bow grocer also faces a perjury charge. The indictments stem from testimony before the Senate committee on campaign funds last summer.
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Lincoln
Neb
Victor Seymour
Republican National Senatorial Campaign Committee
Denver
George W. Norris
Broken Bow
United States
United States Senate Campaign Funds
Seymour
Norris
Gerald P. Nye
Nebraska
Liquor Bill Would Cut Restrictions
Senator Copeland of New York introduced a bill to remove restrictions on prescribing liquor by physicians. The Wick ersham commission recommended abolishing fixed prescription amounts and the ailment specification on blanks. It urges leaving details to resolutions rather than statute.
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Washington
Wickersham Commission
Copeland
Democrat
New York
New Yorker
Law Enforcement Commission
Railroad Worker Dies After Fall at Shops
Salt Lake City January 23 Robert E Oldham 32 an electrician for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad died from injuries after slipping while removing a headlight from a locomotive at the company shops. He suffered a fractured skull and died yesterday.
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Salt Lake City
Robert E. Oldham
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Idahoans urge vets hospital expansion in Idaho and Nevada
Nevada and Idaho legislators pressed for new veterans hospitals in their states during a House subcommittee hearing. Arentz aided a 150‑bed, 500000 dollar Nevada facility while Idaho’s Smith bill would authorize a 100‑bed, 260000 dollar Boise hospital expansion as demand rises with aging veterans and increasing disabilities.
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Washington
Nevada
Idaho
House
Veterans’ Hospital
Arentz
Oddie
George Malone
Reno
Smith
Thomas
Boise
Calm Follows Liquor Report
In Washington the Wickersham commission held a quiet session as four of eleven members continued work on other crime investigation phases. A February 4 meeting was set, with more reports to follow on public office corruption and juvenile delinquency, while one overall summary is planned. Leaders present included Chairman Wickersham Dean Pound Henry W Anderson and Frank J Loesch.
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Washington
Wickersham Commission
Chairman Wickersham
Dean Pound
Harvard University
Henry W. Anderson
Richmond
Frank J Loesch
Chicago
Congress Actions Across Committees This Week
Friday sessions push agriculture appropriation debate. Banking panel reconsiders Eugene Meyer Fed appointment as Hamlin Hochss and others testify on credit. Expenditures panel probes 1930 costs and Prohibition enforcement tactics. House continues officers supply bill while farm loan relief hearings proceed.
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Triday
Banking and Currency Committee
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Charles S. Hamlin
Reserve Board
HOUSE
Naval Committee
Tieing sled to car fatal to youth in Ogden
Marvin Brown 9 son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Brown died here after injuries from being struck by a motor vehicle while riding a sled tied to another machine last Saturday night.
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Ogden
Marvin Brown
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune From Little Rock
Jan 23 report from Little Rock describes Will Rogers hearing about aid needs in Arkansas. He notes plane speed, visits Secretary Ingalls in a two seat plane, and observes relief efforts. He praises the city yet highlights hardship of cotton sharecroppers and Red Cross quota efforts.
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Little Rock
Ark
Hawkes
Ingall
America
Pavlova Dies After Illness Following Train Incident
Anna Pavlova, celebrated dancer famed for the dying swan role, died at age 45 after pleurisy and infection. She had toured Europe, America, and colonies, earning acclaim as the world’s greatest ballerina.
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Ihe
Hague
Anna Pavlova
Dijon
France
Russia
Europe
America
New Zealand
Africa
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Busler
Grisi
Taglioni
Annual Supply Bill Passed For Justice Department
The House approved the justice department annual supply bill totaling 51,239,000 for the next fiscal year. It includes 11,560,500 for the prohibition bureau and 16,681,000 for the state department supply needs. Provisions add 600 dry agents and allocate 13,794,255 for federal penal institutions and 2,978,000 for crime detection and prosecution. The judiciary and supreme court receive 20,370,000 and the justice department proper 17,074,000.
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Washington
House
Justice Department
Prohibition Bureau
State Department
Supreme Court
Plan Goes 10 Calendar for Second Reading
Boise news report of a January senate session with a 26 to 17 vote rejecting a minority committee report on the direct primary bill and approving a favorable majority report. The bill was placed on the calendar for second reading as debates on amendment and party principles continued. House action authorized Roy Dodge to draft a revenue measure as tax consultant for the legislature.
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Boise
Senate
State Affairs Committee
Callahan
Robertson
Grebe
House
Roy Dodge
Norris predicts more indictments in Nebraska probe
Senator Norris Republican Nebraska says more indictments are expected after Victor Seymour's perjury charge. Seymour had been manager of the western branch of the Republican senatorial campaign following Senate campaign funds committee inquiries into the Nebraska race.
Se date Boston throws fruit during Rudy Vallee show
Rudy Vallee faced two overripe grapefruits hurled from the balcony at the Metropolitan theatre during his opening day performance. Neither hit the star. one struck cymbals, another splattered stage props as three youths were taken by ushers and handed to police.
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Boston
Rudy Vallee
Metropolitan Theatre
Rudy
County Board Critiques Sheriff Department Policy
The Democratic controlled county board lambasted the sheriff’s department for perceived overreach. They cut deputy salaries by ten dollars to 140 monthly and set prisoner rations to seventy cents after citing federal requirements, amid broader questions of governance and budget efficiency.
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Board of County Commissioners
Sheriff's Department
Willard Lund
R. T. Hale
J. C. Christensen
Hale
Banuwek County
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Bingham Solon
Blackfoot
London
Gandhi
Interior Department
Longworth
IC. C
Woolgrowers
Mitchell
Power Commission
Hoover
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Agricultural Department
Spokane
Walter Case
Varney Air Mail
Commerce Department
Pocatellan
Philip Stalker
Grocer
VETS
Smith and Thomas
Congress
Senator Davis
Republican
Pennsylvania
Banking
Walsh
Montana
New Power Commission
Banking Committee
Prohibition
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Judiciary Committee
Will Rogers
Tribune
Yours
Pavlova
Grand
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Thane
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