Eastern Railroads Seek Freight Rate Increase Plan
Eastern railroad presidents representing all lines of the Mississippi vote to ask the Interstate Commerce Commission to restore freight rates to a level the commission deems credit protecting. A committee will study the request and set procedures and the amount of increase. They aim to boost gross income about ten percent to ease current difficulties.
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New York
Eastern Railroads
Mississippi
Interstate Commerce Commission
Temperature Takes Tumble Tonight
Local frosts expected for Pocatellans tonight with forecasts of generally fair conditions tonight and Friday. Early gauges showed 35 at 6 a m, 45 at 9 am, and 61 at noon with historical highs and lows noted as 49 and 88 in 1919 and 1905 respectively. Sunrise Friday is at 5 00 and sunset at 7 53.
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Pocatellans
A. R. Teeple
Retail prices dip 2 percent in April reports
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 2 percent drop in retail food prices for the month ending April 15 and 18 percent since April 15, 1930. From 651 cities, the survey shows declines in 34 food items and increases in six, reflecting broad price changes.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Treasury deficit nears one billion as financing options debated
Treasury data shows a deficit of 984 million 268 thousand 517 dollars as of May 19 with June 30 looming. Officials weigh long term bond issuance versus continued short term borrowing into late summer. Since last June 30 receipts total 2.76 billion while outlays reach 3.74 billion. March 19 to present saw over 2.6 billion in securities sales mainly refunding and new money for expenditures and veterans' compensation.
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Washington
Treasury
Utah releases woman suspect in bank robbery case
Mrs. Geraldine Fox, 34, jailed in Salt Lake City on a Taft California bank robbery charge, was freed after Bakersfield officers refused to testify on a fugitive warrant. The judge ordered release as testimony could not be compelled.
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Salt Lake City
Geraldine Fox
Taft
Cal
James A. Stump
Bakersfield
California
Aerial Armada Displays For Chicago In Mass Flight
A large formation of 659 army aircraft paraded over Chicago as part of the largest air strength demonstration. The procession originated from Dayton and traveled through five airports before approaching the lakefront. Thousands watched from Michigan Boulevard and Grant Park as engines roared above Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
America
Lake Front
Michigan Boulevard
Dayton
Grant Park
Lake Michigan
Driver Drowns After Car Plunges From Olympia Dock
Linwood Lillard a 38 year old grocer's clerk drowned in Olympia Bay when his car slid off a dock after becoming confused at a blind street near a freight ferry landing.
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Olympia Dock
Olympia
Wash
Linwood Lillard
Rain-Shortened MLB Scores From Rainy Day Games
National baseball results show four games postponed due to wet grounds. Highlights include Cleveland 2 0 . St Louis 0 0 . Philadelphia 2 0 . Detroit 3 0 . Chicago 0 . pitchers Pipgras Hudlin Sewell and Rommell Walberg Cochrane Schang. Hadley Marberry Spencer Thomas McKain Tate.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Rommell
Walberg
Cochrane
Bridges
Schang
Washington
Chicago
Hadley, Marberry and
Spencer
Thomas, McKain and
Tate
Capitalist Edward Bedford Dies at 82 in Green's Farms
Edward Thomas Bedford capitalist and philanthropist died at his Green's Farms summer home. At 82 he was long linked with Standard Oil interests, the Corn Products Refining Co, Title Guarantee and Trust Co of New York, Bush Terminal Co and other financial firms.
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Westport
Conn
Edward Thomas Bedford
Green's Farms
Bedford
Standard Oil Company
Corn Products Refining Company
Title Guarantee and Trust Company of
New York
Bush Terminal Company
League Endorses International Mortgage Credit Proposal
The League of Nations council in Geneva on May 21 endorsed a Pan European commission plan to establish an International Mortgage Credit company and then addressed minor cleanup matters ahead of adjourning.
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Geneva
League of Nations Council
Pan-European Commission
Gunman Kills Editor in Los Angeles Gambling Crackdown
Herbert Spencer magazine editor and anti-gambling crusader and his ally Charlies Crawford politician were shot in Crawford's office by an unidentified gunman. Crawford died hours later after naming a swarthy man about 35 as the likely killer. Detectives hunt through gambling and gangster haunts as Spencer’s widow alleges threats from the overlord of gambling.
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Los Angeles
Herbert Spencer
Charlies Crawford
Spencer's Magazine
Crawford
Spencer
Herb
Los Angeles Evening Express
Guy McAfee
Charles Crawford
Hollywood
La Follette Urges Immediate Public Works Push
Senator La Follette argues for a vastly expanded public works program via an immediate special session of Congress. He warns of dire unemployment consequences and says only federal action now can ease distress and accelerate relief within the next 12 months.
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Washington
Congress
la Follette
Congress to Abandon Posts Across War Departments
Hoover plans to cut costs as Congress considers abandoning part or all of 53 military posts to curb deficits. Proposals aim to save 125 to 150 million dollars, with post office deficits forecast at 140 million. Several camps slated for sale or transfer, chiefly in eastern states, require congressional authorization. The drive targets avoiding tax increases amid a projected 700 million dollar shortfall.
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Washington
Congress
War Department
Rapidan
Hoover
Post Office Department
Banker George A. Richardson Ends Life At Bank
In Green Bay on May 21 George A. Richardson 58 president of the McCartney National Bank shot himself in the bank washroom soon after opening for business. Police reported no foul play and the motive remained undetermined.
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Green Bay, Wis
George A. Richardson
McCartney National Bank
Caraway Speaks Against Acreage Cuts at Bar Association
Senator T. H. Caraway warned that any agreement to restrict American wheat exports or acreage would drive more farmers to city poverty. He argued 21 million people are paupers, 7 million unemployed, and 10 million more could join the welfare line if restrictions proceed.
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Hot Springs
Ark
T. H. Caraway
The
Arkansas Bar Association Today
Caraway
Two Women Die In Auto Accident Near Mondamin Iowa
In Mondamin Iowa on May 21 two young Omaha women were killed instantly when their car, traveling at high speed, struck a passenger train locomotive. The victims tentatively named are Mrs Marle Jepherson and Mrs Bennett Spuzell. Two men, Ray Baker and Clyde Benting, were injured.
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Mondamin
Iowa
Omaha
Marle Jepherson
Bennett Spuzell
Ray Baker
Clyde Benting
Flag slows pipeline building on mother's land
Elizabeth Lammert blocked a Phillips Petroleum pipeline team on a ten foot bluff, holding an American flag for three hours. A sheriff threatened contempt of court as she stood against the workers, but Clayton circuit court authorized the crossing, allowing the pipeline to extend into the Texas Panhandle.
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Sir. Louis
Barbara Frietchie
Elizabeth Lammert
Phillips Petroleum Company
Stonewall” Jackson
Lambert
Idaho Office to Assist Workers Opens in Boise
The Idaho office of the United States Employment Service opens in Boise under Director Thomas W. McDonough. It aims to help workers find jobs improve conditions and increase profitable employment opportunities. The office is located in the city hall.
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Boise
Idaho
The
United States Employment Service
Thomas W. McDonough
McDonough
California cools as low temps curb northern heat wave
Northern California saw relief from a three day heat wave as lower temperatures and higher humidity moderated flames in timber brush and grass. Fires that had reddened the horizon were driven back by cooler air and moisture.
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San Francisco
California
Youth bandit shot after desert chase near King Hill
Walter Abnett, 26, a Cleve land bookkeeper, was shot in the back and captured near King Hill after a high speed desert flight from Mountain Home. He admitted gasoline theft and gave conflicting alibis linking Seattle Sacramento Portland and Coeur d Alene Idaho. Abnett was returned to Mountain Home Jail and described as well dressed driving a car with an Oregon license.
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Boise
Walter Abnett
Mountain Home
Abnett
Cleveland
King Hill
John O’malia
Glenns Ferry
Marshal O'Malia
Montana to lay 225 miles of gas pipeline
Winston Brothers of Minneapolis won the Montana Power Company bid for the 225 mile natural gas supply line from the east bank field to Butte. Eight bids were submitted with the low offer selected. the cost is estimated between 12 and 15 million dollars.
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Butte
Mont
Winston Brothers
Minneapolis
Montana Power Company
Est Bank
Montana Company
Trade at Home campaign proposed by Pocatello Chamber
The ways and means committee of the Pocatello Chamber of Commerce backed an educational drive to boost local industry and trade. Plans include newspaper space, speaker programs, a housewives letter contest, and presentation of trade data to educate the public, with a board review soon.
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Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
MacKenzie
Chamber
Pocatello
Ways and Means Committee
R. H. Wells
L. F. Molinelli
E. L. Anderson
J. C. Galbraith
Dave Gallafant
Dean Penty
John W. Foreman
Chamber of Commerce
Rae Stratford
Retail Bureau
Paul V. Nash
Bussell Addresses Rotary on Prosperity and Recovery
Walter H. Cleare led a Bannock hotel Rotary luncheon with an address by J. S. Bussell. The University of Idaho Southern Branch sax quartet and Marion Cleave supplied music. Bussell traced U.S. economic history from WWI to today and argued prosperity is near perfect in balance of production and consumption. Guests included U.S. B.S. faculty members and regional educators from Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Utah.
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Rotary
Bannock Hotel
J. S. Bussell
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
Marion Cleave
Mr. Russell
America
Eugene Whitman
U. S
Ray Nichols
Boulder, Colo
L. Avant
Baker
Oregon
O. R. Baum D. Worth Clark
Dean E. J. Iddings
U. of S
Moscow
A. W Cooper
Salt Lake City
C. W. Brandon
Sheridan
Wyoming
Ida Brandon Young dies from fall injuries at 93
Mrs. Ida Brandon Young mother of Owen D. Young died today from injuries suffered in a fall at her Van Hornesville home seven weeks earlier. She was 93 and her only son Owen D. Young was at her bedside.
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van Hornesville
N. Y
Ida Brandon Young
Owen D. Young
Mr. Young
Red Cross Golden Jubilee Observances in Washington
The American Red Cross marks 50 years since incorporation with a Washington ceremony tonight. President Hoover and Judge Max Huber will speak. Chief Justice Hughes presides. Ambassadors and diplomats attend as the organization reflects on Clara Barton’s advocacy and the Geneva Treaty ratification.
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Washington
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
Clarfield
Senate
Geneva
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Will Rogers urges Santa Monica readers to support disabled veterans by buying poppies for Poppy Day on May 23 at the government hospital in Sawtelle. He frames the sale as a small yearly aid, noting consumer shortages and promising the feeling of doing good.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Government
Sawtelle
Giles Gathers Utility Facts For Supreme Court Case
Jesse Giles, reappointed city engineer, gathers data to support a utilities tax case for the new administration. Mayor T. C. Coffin says Giles is compiling proof of Pocatello’s utility property to argue for a more equitable railroad tax distribution. The issue fueled Coffin’s mayoral campaign.
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Coffin
Jesse Giles
Supreme Court
T. C. Coffin
Giles
Pocatello
Late Wire Bulletins Spread Across Cities
Police name a suspect in Crawford murder and the Hollywood shooting case. Snow covers mountain districts from a trace to two feet in the West. Textile workers across Als region strike over wages, with Belgians among the 100000 involved. Fire chief Milford Graham dies in an explosion in Spring Green, Wis. A gang leader known as a beer baron is wounded in New York. A San Diego laborer confesses to multiple killings after a high speed chase. City Attorney Shirley P. Jones sustains severe burns in East Lake City. Babe Ruth hits his fifth homer of the season in a Yankees Indians game.
Officials join in opinion of law violation
Boise May 21 AP The attorney general commissioner of public works and Twin Falls prosecuting attorney condemned wage violations on public works They warned towns and counties that paying low wages and long hours is illegal and punishable by fines or jail Officials urged eight hour day limits and normal local wages on state and local projects
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Boise
Twin Falls County
Countes
Piler
W. Witham
Lie detector in use in Kirkland trial at Valparaiso
In Valparaiso Indiana on May 21 scientists testified about the polygraph in Virgil Kirkland's second murder trial over Arlene Draves. The defense urged the test to be admitted, but Judge Grant Crumpacker barred its use before the jury.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Virgil Kirkland
Arlene Draves
Gary
Grant Crumpacker
Kirkland
Arlene
Havana Quells Rebel Attempt
The government said authorities suppressed revolutionary attempts at Manzanillo and Jiguani and some disturbance at Shaparra and Holguin. An Interior Department statement by Octavio Zubizarreta reported calm elsewhere, no deaths, a few injuries, and that constitutional guarantees could be suspended if seditious activity continues.
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Havana
Manzanillo
Jiguani
Shaparra
Holguin
Octavio Zubizarreta
Oriente
Idaho Faces Seasonal Employment Rise Amid Surplus
The April United States employment service report shows modest gains in Idaho with overall labor surplus still present. Industrial and agricultural sectors expanded seasonally, mining remained limited, and highway construction is expected to grow in May with about 300000 dollars in new contracts.
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Denver
Idaho
United States Employment Service
Utah
Includea Ce Ice
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