King of Utah Joins Republican Independents in Tax Push
Senator King of Utah a Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee allies with Republican independents to back higher taxes on the wealthy. He urges restoring the gift tax and raising estate and income taxes to balance the budget and cites a total expenditure of 13 billion dollars as a burden hindering business revival. He plans to substitute his tax bill for any House-passed measure and move it in the Senate.
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Washington
King
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Couzens
Michigan
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
Harrison
Mississippi
Finance Committee
Treasury
House
Imprisoned Scientist Buried Two Months In Greenland Ice
Augustine Courtauld, a British scientist, recalls being buried for two months beneath ice and snow in an igloo on the Greenland ice cap. He was rescued by the British Arctic air route expedition led by H. G. Watkins and Captain Albin Ahrenberg, after airlifted recovery from inland base.
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Angmaksalik
Greenland
Augustine Courtauld
Arctic Air Route Expedition
Courtauld
Albin Ahrenberg
H. G. Watkins
Note to doctor threats death shocks San Francisco home
A police guard surrounded the San Francisco home of Dr. Ralph A. Reynolds after he reported a crudely written note found yesterday threatening his wife and their three children with death. The note, allegedly slipped under the door, warned you are a dead woman and that he would kill you tonight. The note’s spelling was poor and it was written with a typewriter on cheap paper.
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San Francisco
Ralph A. Reynolds
Liquor Arrests Rise in April as Court Delays Shrink
The Prohibition Bureau reports April saw 5,563 liquor law arrests, the highest monthly total this year, with a drop in court congestion. The fiscal year now totals 50,801 arrests, while 21,074 liquor cases remained in courts, down from March and the year start. Two thirds of enforcement districts noted higher arrests.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Pocatello Man Captures Pair In Jail Escape
Charles Carson and William Thomas escaped from Jefferson county jail in Pocatello area and were recaptured near Roberts Idaho. Deputies Geisler and U S Marshal Buchenau spotted Carson on railroad tracks and later found Thomas hiding at the stockyards.
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Rigby
Idaho
Charles Carson
William Thomas
Jefferson County
Carson
Inomas
Roberts
Bob Geisler
United States
H. A. Buchenau
Thomas
Postponed games dampen National scores in rain
Four games were postponed as cold rain hit the day. Detroit triumphed 3 to 1 over Boston after a slow start, while Cleveland shaded Washington 9 to 8 in a high scoring affair. Chicago beat Philadelphia 7 to 2 and New York posted a 5 to 1 win over St. Louis in the openers.
Ogden Horse Show Opens Tonight At Local Coliseum
The annual Ogden horse show begins tonight and runs through Friday and Saturday with 86 entries from Ogden Salt Lake City and Idaho Falls. Officials say it promises to be the most successful event yet held in the city.
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Ogden
Salt Lake City
Idaho Falls
Mrs. Carter Appointed State Inspector of Nursing Schools
Mrs. Clara E. Carter received appointment as state inspector of nurses training schools and will begin duties Monday. She will visit Idaho Falls Wendell Nampa Lewiston Pocatello and other facilities. Previously she led the General hospital for three years and earlier was a surgical nurse at the city and county institution.
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Clara E. Carter
Idaho Falls
Wendell
Nampa
Lewiston
Pocatello
Carter
S. M. Carter
General Hospital
Railroad appeals for support at goodwill meeting in Pocatello
George O. Brophy of Union Pacific urged local merchants and public to back the O R L and stressed the railroad’s role in Idaho’s growth. He noted last year’s payroll of 4 435 146 and Bannock county taxes of 303 945. Local business leaders attended the session at the YMCA praising rail prosperity.
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Western Empire
Idaho
George O. Brophy
Department of Pubic Relations
Union Pacific System
J. I. King
Brophy
Bannock County
Poca
KM Brophy
Pocatello
Ivan Gasser
Peoples’ Store
A. B. Arps
Kraft Cheese
T. M. Swelgart
Safeway Stores
Clarence Garrett
Garrett Transfer Company
A. J. Pierce
A. D. Lawrence
Parry Harrison
Thomas Dolman
A Wilson
Cinderella Shop
Jay Tiffany
Troy Laundry
C. I. Frost
Pacific Prutt
Coma
J. V. Thomas
Scow and Sons
Alex Adams
Briand Offers to Quit Foreign Ministry After Election
Paris May 14 AP Aristide Briand defeated in yesterday’s presidential vote offered resignation as foreign minister a post he has held seven years Premier Laval and cabinet colleagues persuaded him to stay at least until Geneva tasks are finished The cabinet planned his Geneva trip for the committee on European federation and Briand confirmed his resignation report but said it was not accepted
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Paris
Aristide Briand
Laval
Geneva
Committee On European Federation
Briand
Quai D'Orsay
Local asphalt freight rates cut in Idaho shipments
May 14. H W Prickett Utah traffic service bureau head learned that liquid asphalt freight rates from Richmond and El Segundo California to Shelley and Batise Springs Idaho were reduced. The commission ordered a drop from 67 to 57 cents per hundred pounds on California to Idaho routes.
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Salt Lake City
H. W. Prickett
Traffic Service Bureau of
Utah
Richmond
el Segunda
Calif
Shelley and
Batise Springs
Idaho
California
Commissioners approve funds for veterans graves on Memorial Day
Bannock county commissioners allocate 125 for decoration of veterans graves on Memorial Day May 30. An Armory Committee of the Chamber of Commerce led by Nicholas Ifft meets at 2 PM to discuss keeping the local cavalry unit in Pocatello with suitable quarters. The plan envisions a county fair district using county buildings, with annual displays and rental from the state of 1000 to reimburse county expenses.
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Bannock
Special Armory Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Nicholas Ifft
Jay L. Downing
R. M. Terrell
E. J. Thorkildsen
Ivan Gasser
Pocatello
Ifft
Judge Downing
Ecity
Isaac McDougall
Thorkildsen
Van Pelt Seeks New Perjury Indictments in Lincoln
Robert Van Pelt, assistant U S attorney, announced plans to seek new perjury indictments against former Nebraska grocer George W Norris and Republican leader Victor Seymour. The move follows Judge T C Munger’s ruling that prior indictments for perjury in the Senate funds investigation failed to specify the latitude of the defendants’ answers.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Robert van Pelt
United States
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Victor Seymour
T. C. Munger
Senate
Dairymen and Business Men Tour Bannock County Open Dairy Farms
Dairymen and business men from Bannock county toured dairy facilities starting at W. P. Havenor’s ranch and ending in Pocatello with a Mutual Creamery visit. Highlights included butterfat yields, open shelter sheds, a three year cow record contest, Fort Hall Indian school dairy discussions, and a stop at Dr. E R Brown’s Yellowstone park highway ranch housing block bulls.
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Bannock County
W. P. Havenor
Dairy Herd Association
Pocatello
Mutual Creamery Company
C. B. Johnson
Haverner Ranch
Hans Sorenson
D. L. Fourt
Idaho
Chester Earndt
Arndt
Sorenson
Port Hall Indian School
Tyhee School
F. A. Gross
Fort Hall Reservation
Indian Service
A. H. Ireland
Indian Extension Service
Charles Ray
E. R. Brown
Yellowstone Park Highway
Bannock County Bull Association
J. Mock
Downey
Rotary Names Two Delegates At Luncheon Meeting
Rotary club members appointed two delegates to attend the International Rotary convention in Vienna. Frances Mackenzie announced the choice. Jesse Chase and William Wallin will represent the local organization. The program featured H D MacCosham on Our New Understanding and a Luncheon with singing led by T R Neilson and a U S 5 B quartet.
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Rotary Club
Bannock Hotel
T. R Neilson
Milo Dalley
Howard Backham
Leslie Larsen
Whitney Floydd
Edmond Clark
J. Watt Brandon
Fred Friedlander
Milwaukee
Hartley Mix
U. of I
Frances Mackenzie
Vienna
Jesse Chase
Pocatello Auto Company
William Wallin
Pocatello Tribune
Busch Seeks Four Percent Beer Legalization
August A. Busch, president of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., announced a campaign sending 200000 letters to the president, cabinet members, senators, congressmen, state executives and legislators urging legalization of 4 percent beer. He argues it would promote real temperance and predicts beer production and sale will be legalized soon.
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Louis
August A. Busch
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
Lst
Busch
David Belasco Dies at 71 In New York Hotel Gladstone
Prominent American theater producer David Belasco died at 4 15 p m at the Hotel Gladstone after months of illness. The famed showman aged 71 suffered a heart attack, with his daughter and Dr Jerome B Wagner present. Belasco, long a pioneer of stage craft, had recovered from a pneumonia attack last year and had missed a first night in 61 years.
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New York
David Belasco
American Theatrical Producers
Gladstone
Unsettled Weather Tonight and Friday
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Skies may remain cloudy with chances of light rain and patchy drizzle across coastal areas and inland valleys.
Court Denies Mileage Claim for Special Legislative Session
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled legislators are not entitled to extra mileage for attending the special session that followed the regular session. Representative William T. Reed had sued for mileage as part of compensation, but the court held that mileage is payable only after actual travel.
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Boise
State Supreme Court
William T. Reed
Kootenai County
Alfred Budge
Steamer Rescues Japanese Seaplane Pilot After Fog Drift
Japanese aviator Yoshihara suffered a damaged plane and drifted four hours off Shimushiru island while en route from Shana to Murotan Bay on a Pacific crossing attempt. A steamer Maru picked up Yoshihara and accompanying crew after landing offshore in fog.
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Yoshihara
Shimushiru Island
Shana
Japan
United States
Murotan Bay
Shimushira
Yoshihara Ant
Mie
Mans
Diahad
Maru
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Will Rogers comments from Beverly Hills dated May 11 recount Spain's turmoil and Spain's shift to a republic. He notes Hawks achieving a European record and references England's mood tied to advertising. He jokes about salesmen and mentions Secretary Adams observing naval maneuvers at sea.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Idaho Attorney General Sees Low Chance of Prison Board Probe
Fred J. Bab cock, Idaho attorney general and prison board member, says the state prison board is unlikely to launch an internal investigation into prison conditions. He adds that if public demand for inquiry arises over Lyda Southard’s escape, investigations should be thorough and unbiased, but he doubts systemic fault in administration. He praises Warden R. F. Thomas and does not blame him or former Warden J. W. Wheeler, noting escapes occur in all prisons.
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Boise
Fred J. Babcock
State Prison Board
Lyda Southard
Pal
R. F. Thomas
Thomas
J. W. Wheeler
Ten killed in railway shop clashes in Egypt
CATRO Egypt May 14 Ten men were killed and 46 injured when striking railway shop workers clashed with police in the streets. The events followed labor unrest as authorities tried to restore order in the port city.
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Catro
Egypt
King’s Monies Being Turned Over to State
Madrid dispatch reports the republican government ordering banks to turn over funds attributed to Alfonso de Bourbon to the minister of finance Indalecio Prieto. Banco de Bilbao to hold assets and rents in a temporary account until constitutional decisions. Consuls abroad ordered to report investments.
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Madrid
Spain
Republian
Ptay
Indalecio Prieto
Alfonso de Bourbon
Paris
Banco de Bana
Alfonso
Primo de Rivera
Cardinal Segura Y. Saenz
Hendaye
France
Rome
Miguel Maura
Maura
Alicante
Cadiz
Cordova
Malaga
Chimney sitter ends 23 day hunger strike in Tokyo
In Tokyo on May 14 a 23 day hunger strike by 200 workers at a dye and cleaning works ended when Hiroshi Chiba, perched atop a tall smokestack for 14 days, agreed to descend after mediation from police. Amid rain and fainting spells, workers were fed bean soup as a settlement was reached.
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Tokyo
Hiroshi Chiba
Chiba
Labor Urges Stand Against Wage Reductions
The American Federation of Labor executive council calls on workers to resist any wage cuts to prevent permanent unemployment. It argues wage reductions threaten living standards and violate the 1920 agreement with industrialists and President Hoover, urging solidarity among organized and unorganized labor.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Hoover
Industralists
Whiteton
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