Federal judge denies motion for new trial in Weyerhaeuser case
Mrs. Margaret Thulin Waley, 19, was sentenced to 20 years in a Milan Michigan federal detention farm after Judge Cushman denied arrests of judgment and new trial motions filed late. Her husband Harmon Waley received 45 years. co-defendant William Dainard alias Mahan is fugitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Waley
Harmon
William Mahan
Weyerhaeuser
Federal Building
Margaret Thulin Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
U. S
E. E. Cushman
Milan
Mich
Cushman
John F. Dore
Waley
McNeil Island Federal Prison
Here
Women’s Clubs Hear Reports at National Convention
In Seattle delegates from 2000 attend the biennial Business and Professional Women’s Clubs convention. National president Mrs Geline MacDonald Bowman warns that economic freedom faces threats from government regulation while Dr Carl Ackerman cautions on share the wealth and shifting public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
National Convention of
Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Civic Auditorium
Geline MacDonald Bowman
Richmond
Carl Ackerman
Graduate Jouralism School
Columbia University
Bowman
Ackerman
United States
Senate Reverses AAA Action Votes Out Price-Fixing Rule
The Senate, 44 to 41, struck price-fixing provisions from the AAA amendments, a setback to administration backers who called the clause essential. Earlier, 40 to 38 approved the provision. later votes upheld a 35 cent per bushel flaxseed tax and a 25 cent per bushel barley processing tax despite opposition. The action comes as the AAA debate moves toward a potential Supreme Court ruling on validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
House
Guffey
Norway Fliers Begin Ocean Crossing to Norway
Thor Solberg, Norwegian American aviator, and wireless operator Paul Osmayan depart Floyd Bennett Field on a trans Atlantic leg toward Norway. Their amphibian craft faced initial trouble with radio gear but resumed flight aiming for Montreal first.
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New York
Leif Ericson
America
Thor Solberg
Paul Oscanyan
Floyd Bennett
Norway
Solberg
Brooklyn
Nova Scotia
Pons Ps
Ley Birlkason
Montreal
Greenland
Iceland
A. Sagne
Poor Worker Wins Million Inheritance Tale of Starr Family
Abraham Starr a 59 year old east side foundry worker receives a share of a 17 million dollar estate left by Harry Lozack who made his fortune in South Africa. Starr plans to give the money to his wife and children and to poor friends, keeping the family rooted at home despite the windfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Abraham Starr
East Side
Starrs
Montreal
Harry Lozack
Poland
South Africa
Starr
Train derailment injures ten in Upper Sandusky
Ten persons were injured when the Liberty Limited of the Pennsylvania railroad struck a truck, derailed, and tore up track for three blocks in Upper Sandusky Ohio. Three of the injured were reported in serious condition. The locomotive damaged a freight station platform.
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Upper Sandusky, O
Liberty Limited
Pennsylvania Railroad
AAA Chief Brennan Unworried By Court Rulings
Henry A. Wallace secretary of agriculture said court decisions on AAA processing taxes are only steps in defining program limits. He said no immediate AAA effects from Boston circuit court or Philadelphia district court rulings, and planned to speak at a national convention while touring west.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
AAA
Henry A. Wallace
Boston Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
United States District Court
Philadelphia
Seattle
National Convention of Business and Professional
West
Supreme Court
Heat Claims Eight Lives In Southwest Heat Wave
Eight people died from heat as Southern California and Arizona endured extreme temperatures. Deaths occurred in Arizona and California with authorities noting heat prostration as the cause. One fatal crash involved H. O. Potter collapsing in a vehicle crash injuring George Florentine, 51.
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Los Angeles
California
Arizona
Death Valley
Pacific Ocean
Mexican
Needles
Phoenix
H. O. Potter
George Florentine
Baseball doubleheader results sweep early season action
Cleveland wins 13 5 in the first game with 18 hits led by Harder Brown and Lee. In the second game Boston beats Cleveland 3 1. St Louis defeats Washington 4 0. Detroit at Philadelphia postponed due to rain. Brooklyn 5 1 over Pittsburgh 4 8 1. Other scores show Philadelphia and New York Cincinnati and Chicago.
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Cleveland
Boston
Harder
L. Brown
Lee
Stewart
Brenzel
Cascarella
Walberg
Ferrell
Pearson
Phillips
Grove
Berg
St. Louis
Washington
Knott
Vanatta
Hemsley
Linke
Bolton
Detroit
Philadelphia
Roosevelt presses for tax bill before adjournment
President Roosevelt reiterated his aim to enact the new tax bill this session. He compared congressional hurrying to adjournment with defense lawyers delaying tactics and warned that the wealthy might seek postponement to avoid inheritance taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Twin Falls Police Probe Mahan Clue
A weather stained fragment found by a boy in Rock Creek canyon is believed to be a note from William Mahan alias Dainard to Harmon Waley. Mahan is sought for the Tacoma kidnaping of George Weyerhaeuser. Waley serves a prison term after pleading guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
William Mahan
Dainard
Harmon Waley
Mahan
Tacoma
George Weyerhaeuser
Waley
McNeil Island
Rock Creek Canyon
Harmon—Am
Will Rogers on Lawyers Meeting in Beverly Hills
Will Rogers speaks at a Beverly Hills lawyers’ gathering about his column on driving shysters from the profession. He notes ex-members of three administrations attended, including Hurley, Wilbur, and Hays, and mentions Governor Nice of Maryland as a fine fellow.
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Beverly Hills
Cabeinet
Hurley
Mr. Hoover
Wilbur
Navy
Mr. Coolidge
Will Hays
Mr. Harding
Maryland
Nice
Chey
Sharp cut in rail passenger fares proposed to ICC
An ICC examiner recommends two cents per passenger mile for coaches and three cents for Pullmans as a reasonable future fare basis. Current rate 3.6 cents per mile is deemed unreasonable. Pullman surcharges should be eliminated. extra charges for extraordinary Pullman service not unlawful. Hearing schedule set for October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ICC
Irving L. Koch
Slayer Hunt in River Bottom Near Tacoma
A heavily armed posse hunted a gunman and alleged killer of two Tacoma police officers in the Stuck River bottom twelve miles from Tacoma. Police traced a suspect described as William Dainard alias Mahan, with a finger print match in a car linked to the crime.
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Tacoma
Wash
Puyallup
Frank Chadwick
Harry Storem Monca
State Bank of
Orting
Seattle
Enumclaw
Medina
Vashon Island
William Dainard
Mahan
Then
Dainard
Finger Ee
Dain
Maggie Loses Park Battle
Maggie the black bear at Ross Park fights with Jiggs causing injuries. J. A. Zeibarth the veterinarian treats Maggie with help from Tommy Cava Haugh and staff including Mavier Servel Mark Whitaker and W. L. Raymond at the park.
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Maggie
Jiggs
Ross Park
Yoo
Park
J. A. Zeibarth
Tommy Cava- Haugh
Mavier Servel
Mark Whitaker
W. L. Raymond
Tendent
Zeibarth
Army Fighting Planes to Hop Off Next Week
Seventy five army fighting planes prepared for air war games in the Rocky Mountain region next week Brigadier General Henry H Arnold announced. Bombing and attack groups from three coast fields rendezvous Monday at Salt Lake City for the fourth western concentration of the wing. The Seventh Bombardment Group Hamilton Field San Francisco the 17th Attack Group March Field and the 19th Bombardment Group Rockwell Field San Diego will participate.
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Riverside
Cal
Rocky Mountain
Henry H. Arnold
General Headquarters Air Force
Coast Fields
Salt Lake City
Hamilton Field
San Francisco
March Field
Rockwell Field
San Diego
Arrest of Mahan Rumored in Utah
News report from Salt Lake City claims William Mahan also known as Dainard was arrested in railroad yards five days earlier and held awaiting Mrs. Margaret Waley's Tacoma sentencing. DoJ agents neither confirmed nor denied. unofficial word suggests possible near-future arrest near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
The
Desert News
William Mahan
Dainard
George Weyerhaeuser
Margaret Waley
Tacoma
Department of Justice
Mahan
Washington
Bureau
New Ruling Hits AAA Tax Power
Judge William H. Kirkpatrick ruled unconstitutional the part of the Agricultural Adjustment Act delegating to the secretary of agriculture the power to levy processing taxes. F. G. Vogt and Sons, Inc of Philadelphia challenged the hog processing tax and owe $378,127. ten other meat packers joined similar suits seeking injunctions against collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William H. Kirkpatrick
U. S. District Court
Secretary of Agriculture
F. G. Vogt and Sons, Inc
Philadelphia Meat Packers
Vogt
North Dakota Voters Reject State Sales Tax Measure
North Dakota voters rejected a retail sales tax law that took effect May 1 for two years. Returns from 1,062 of 2,242 precincts showed 63,341 votes in favor and 58,167 against. The result follows a similar repeal two years earlier.
Mobilization and Training Rise Ahead of Ethiopian Frontiers
Addis Ababa July 17 The Emperor Haile Selassie is expected to issue a general mobilization order tomorrow as Parliament opens. Abundant preparations include Ethiopian Red Cross setup, widespread drilling, new arms and uniforms, and troop dispatches to frontiers while authorities tighten spy vigilance. Italy plans to supply 300 planes to colonial forces, with 80 pilots and 24 planes already en route to East Africa.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Foreign Ministry
Paris
Red Cross
Rome
National Aviation Service
Italy
Ethiopia
Air Service
East Africa
Docs on Trail of Murderers
Telluride Colorado July 17 bloodhounds track in San Miguel range as armed posses hunt Herbert and Otis McDaniels, accused of the Montezuma county sheriff slaying. Search concentrates in The Meadows near Rico and Placerville after trail lost at San Miguel River bank. The brothers were jailed for the starvation slaying of a Montezuma county bee shop owner.
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Telluride
Colo
San Miguel Mountain Range
Herbert
Otis McDaniels
W. W. Dunlap
Montezuma County
Rico
Placerville
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Vance
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Lopez
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Birkofer
Padden
Earnshaw
Beans
Grace
Cincinnati
Danning
Holligsworth
Will Rogers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Colorado
Intermountain
Utah
North Dakota
Fargo
N. D
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