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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1924
Page
1
A collage of political gibes and global anxieties notes Britain courting Soviet Russia on trade, Mexican bandit violence in Yucatan, and the Dawes plan's reach. Commentary lampoons politicians, ministers, and pundits while musing on frugality, divine whims, and a world in flux.
Army air service said weather and ice conditions would determine the Greenland coast landing. If Iceland to Ivigtut proves unsafe, planes will stay at Reykjavik awaiting an open spell. Wade’s Nova Scotia detour and the Seattle plan to end at Santa Monica frame the cross globe voyage.
Severe tremors sweep Kenya Colony with reports of a large meteor near Samburu and Turkana districts. The Turkana and Sugota rivers split into three gullies, yielding hot, undrinkable waters. Tribesmen move cattle south for water as hot boulders fill a neighboring ravine.
Paris dispatch reports King Alfonso plans to convert the dictatorship into a constitutional government with the aid of Primo de Rivera. The king seeks a peaceful transition as Senor de Rivera’s regime, begun last September under military rule, gradually shifts to a civilian structure.
Neither Owen J. Roberts nor former Senator Atlee Pomerene has received compensation for his services as special government counsel in the naval oil lease cases since they began seven months ago. Congress appropriated 100000 for legal work on disease prosecutions, but witness transport costs have nearly exhausted the fund. The White House said the President will likely ask Congress in December for a supplemental estimate to pay the special counsel and other attorneys involved.
The naval dirigible Shenandoah will begin an extended Western tour around August 26, per Secretary Wilbur. It will likely visit Des Moines for the State fair, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, and St. Louis as major points on the itinerary.
London reports that after months of talks Great Britain and Soviet Russia reached a commercial treaty and a general treaty. The accord followed a surprise shift as Parliament prepared to hear Ponsonby on the earlier break down. The commercial pact grants unconditional most favored nation treatment and allows export credit terms. The general treaty covers territorial waters, with further details to await international agreement.
Prostration struck fourteen people as heat swept Washington reaching 102 in the city and near 106 on the bureau kiosk. Ambulances ferried sufferers to hospitals while offices and mail delivery halted. The heat wave continued into the night with continued misery and alarms.
Chicago aug 6 defense rests expert testimony and calls lay witnesses to argue for mitigation in the Leopold Loeb murder case. Dr Bernard Glueck testifies Loeb struck the fatal blow, while Leopold shows paranoid tendencies. Trial resumes with lay witnesses including university students as Darrow presses for reduced punishment.
Special to The Washington Post reports betting odds from Fred Schumm in Brooklyn. Coolidge is an even bet to win the state, Roosevelt is favored to carry the state if nominated, and a Democrat is favored for next governor. Odds against La Follette to win the presidency are 15 to 1, with various bets on whether he carries four or two states.
The Federal Trade Commission issued a cease and desist order against Standard Oil Company of Indiana Gulf Refining Company and Texas Company in Tampa Florida alleging a planned retail gasoline margin control. The order targets the Tampa Retail Gasoline Dealers Association and accuses the firms of pressuring independents into a 4 cent per gallon markup. The commission claims the action would cut off supplies to non joining dealers and force uniform pricing.
Constantinople August 6 Dr Edgar J Fisher professor of history at Robert College has been expelled from Turkey. He was accused of anti Turkish propaganda on a tourist steamer. The governor general of Constantinople demanded the college send him away and threatened to close the college.
Berlin Aug. 6. Edits in a forthcoming edition will remove claims that late Emperor Charles I of Austria-Hungary took bribes from the allies. The move aims to pacify seven Austrian former field marshals who challenged General von Stein to duels over the assertion, which they deem false.
Thieves early yesterday broke into the Alabama pharmacy Eleventh and Natreeta northwest and stole 1250 dollars worth of prescription liquor. Daniel G Luckett owns the pharmacy his brother Harry M Luckett is director of the prohibition district embracing Washington he reported the theft to police.
Atlantic City dispatch summarizes Samuel Gompers confirming John W. Davis sought a New York conference on July 17 and asked for a “statement of questions” labor cares about. Gompers refused, as questions would be applied to all presidential candidates. He cites a letter to William B. Wilson, detailing AFL stance and Davis support.
Mexico City Aug 6 The assassins of Mrs Rosalie Evans have been captured per a War Department report from Gen Robert Cruz Puebla state where she was killed last Saturday Chief of staff Gen Antonio Gobez Velasco and Mexico City secret service head Valente Quintana assisted. The British secretary reported support in the effort. Sixty prisoners mainly local Indian farm workers were brought to Puebla jail for a preliminary hearing before Judge Miguel Munoz Gamboa. Continued on fifth page.
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