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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1929
Page
1
Moscow plans add Russian air scouts around North Cape Siberia as two missing American aviators are sought. Three Arctic cabin planes with Canadian pilots arrive in Fairbanks to prepare for Arctic flight operations.
Chicago reports claim a vast diversion of industrial alcohol by a syndicate stretched from New York to Denver. Officials including Alexander Jamie and U S Attorney George Johnson deny the tale, while grand jury scrutiny continues with no confirmation of the alleged scheme.
Jim Harris, 24, a Black servant, arrested on a warrant charging him with killing Dr. Barclay J. Jones his wife and their young nephew George Lane at their home on Chrishias Day. A $600 reward was posted. coroners jury cited robbery as a possibility though valuables were undisturbed.
The Arizona Industrial Commission announced that compensation awards to injured workmen for the week ending December 27 totaled 18 173.68 dollars. The report covers payments issued across the state and reflects the commission's ongoing oversight of worker compensation.
BOSWORTH Missouri December 2 AP Besides the niche celebrities Roy Riegels and Fred Merkle Wes Stafford hardware dealer drew a perfect bridge hand in hearts and bid diamonds His hand was all red so Stafford the dealer bid one diamond without inspecting his cards closely The other three players passed When Stafford looked again he found 75 hearts He laid the unplayed hand on the table
Railroads reporting November net operating income show declines from a year earlier with Atchison Topeka Santa Fe as the notable exception. Other lines listed include Pennsylvania Baltimore & Ohio Central and Burlington with varied earnings figures for the month and year.
Paris December 27 The late Marshal Foch warned in a note to President Doumergue and Premier Poincare in October 1926 that premature evacuation of the Rhineland would occur. Foreign Minister Briand expressed amazement at not being told of the document, sparking a parliamentary storm in the Chamber of Deputies.
The Southern Avmenia Automobile company garage and showroom in Douglas were destroyed by a night fire. Damage was estimated at twenty thousand dollars.
In Tokyo and Nanking tensions rise over the nomination of Torikichi Obata as Japan’s minister to Nationalist China. Nanking refuses to accept Obata, arguing his role as former charge d affaires in Peking during the 21 demands era. Beijing plans to press reconsideration amid potential consequences from continued rejection.
Industrial and civic leaders from across the state gather in Phornin Aviz for a conference on provisions of the new state tax law. The meeting was convened by the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.
In Coeur d Alene Idaho on December 27 attorneys for 28 defendants in the Malan liquor conspiracy trial moved toward the final defense stages. Only a few witnesses remained as the defense prepared to rest before federal prosecutors accuse widespread law violations alleging bribery and lax enforcement by municipal and local officials.
J. A. Martin, 75, Graham county pioneer, died at his Duncan home after a period of illness. The longtime resident was reported to have been ill for some time prior to his passing yesterday.
Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, the American ambassador to Germany, has resigned. He turned 75 last May and had served in Berlin since June 1925 after earlier posts as minister to Greece and to China, and as president of Cornell University from 1892 to 1920.
Phoenix December 27 Union Press reports the Gila Indian Reservation faces a severe drought nearly as bad as 1901. The Salt River Water Users Association seeks immediate action after board governor requests General Superintendent Cragin to negotiate with government Indian officials on adjusting the reservation water supply due to rising needs. Arthur Stover urged swift relief to counteract the drought impact on the Gila River country.
The body of Eaglewood Police Chief Michael O Neill was found in wooded area after a search prompted by his wife when he did not return home. Police say he shot himself in the head due to health worries. He served 25 years on the force and led the department for six, off duty since September because of illness.
In Rome Prince Humbert and Princess Marie Jose of Belgium announce that wedding gifts should be given to the poor. Un dine plans a heliotherapy institute for tubercular patients, a Trieste province gift fund funds a 60-ward orphan asylum, Lucca forms a maternity charity, and Capodistria starts a winter kitchen for the unemployed.
In El Paso Texas a gun battle between alleged rum runners and Border Patrolmen left one unidentified Mexican dead and another captured. The group of eight to ten smugglers tried to move liquor across the river near the business district and fought from behind an earthen wall around an oil tank before retreating to the Mexican side.
In Bridgeport Conn on December 27 AP reports James J Gene Tunney former world heavyweight champion won a 500000 breach of promise suit brought by Mrs Katherine King Fogarty. The stipulation signed yesterday supplied the judgment and an injunction against Fort Worth Texas divorcee was ordered but not immediately enacted by Judge Carl Foster.
The cabinet met in the study where Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation after the presidential offices were destroyed by fire on Christmas Eve. The gathered officials sat around the table once used by Adams and his cabinet in the early White House days.
President Hoover set up temporary headquarters at the State War and Navy Building to oversee the restoration of the White House offices. The spacious suite, formerly Navy Secretary and Pershing offices, aims to speed transfers of presidential materials so he may occupy the space soon and limit living-quarter disruptions.
In Nanking an emergency Central Political Council mandate outlines abolition of extraterritoriality in China starting January 1. Foreigners will be subject to Chinese law and a new code for lawsuits between Chinese and foreigners will be promulgated. The United States will follow its prior policy while negotiating gradual relinquishment.
Alexander Pantages, famed theatre magnate, seeks release on bond as doctors testify he has suffered three dangerous heart attacks and is routinely sick while held in county jail hospital. Judge Charles Fricke weighs further medical testimony on his plea for liberty.
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh flew from Curtiss-Wright field for Columbus Ohio where they will spend the weekend. From Columbus they will proceed to the Pacific Coast for an inspection of the Transcontinental Air Transport route.
Chicago December 27 AP One man threatened to close the hopper on the city coal supply George Barker business manager of the Coal Teamsters Chauffeurs and Helpers Union and an alleged racketeer The working agreement between the Coal Merchants Association controlling about percent of the city's supply and the union terminates January 1 with dim prospects for a new deal The union demands a wage scale while merchants issue an ultimatum to oust Barker before negotiations resume
The term extraterritoriality describes foreigners in China who may be tried in courts of their own nationality. The article notes a total of 21 coun (continued on page six).
Johnny Hoffman, special officer at large for the U S Indian Service, oversees 15 000 square miles and the behavior of Indian inhabitants. He will have two deputies early next year, one in Flagstaff and one in Snowflake. Hoffman, with a thirty year background, is respected by Indians in six states and keeps order during gatherings like the Yabetchi dance at The Gap with no disorder among hundreds of Indians.
In Wobery Mo on December 27 an elderly couple tied the knot after more than fifty years of courtship. Robert Sprinkle, a rancher from Chinook Montana, and Alice Hayden, long-time millinery shop operator, both in their seventies, began exchanging letters in school days and finally married on the honeymoon. The delay in marriage was attributed to a hidden reason.
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