L. T. SUNOCO OIL BROADCAST - 5/3/33 I Good Evening, Everybody: as the resiolt of the kidnapping of that ten year old girl. In fact, all the roads dn the Massachusetts peninsula are blackaded. Every road leading out of Cape Cod is barred by state troopers A telephone message to N.B.C* from the Massachusetts State Police headquarters, brings the information that the police are standing by and making every effort to enable Mr. McMath, the child’s father, to get in touch with the abductors. Mr .^McMatf^ has announced that he will pay -che kidnappers Any sum within his power for the return of his ten year old daughter. who are examining every car that goes by, searching for little Margaret McMath What is more, the U. S, Coast Guard has the Massachussettf LEAD - S coast blockaded and is watching every boat that puts out from every harbor. Additional state troopers have been called out to add to the already large detail that is scouring the country for information as to the whereabouts of the child. Lieutenant James Hughes, in charge of operations, said the police would do everything in their power to accede to the wishes of the child*s parents itions. In other words. to get her back wahardb. by peaceful negotia" Mr. McMath, who used to live in Detroit — ^ 4 - - r1 tlh — mnfn~t-rrrr j ii I'l l 11 *7" J1 *y I h* v■■ ~ ^-r nffand promises the kidnappers immunity from prosecution so far as he*s concerned. "TG l wi A^ j dL<r*sSL a ’ \. , ___ I FARM STRIKE Iowa is still in a state of^ not exactly turmoil, but at any rate feverish excitement. (Thousands of the farmers of the state flocked into Des Moines^and filled the pavillion at the State lair grounds. They ^dssrholding a meeting to discuss whether A A they shall call a national farm strike .J A telephone message from the office of Governor Clyde Herring to the N.B.C, brought the information that the proceedings were perfectly orderly and peaceful. No vote on the strike is expected until tomorrow. Meanwhile at Dennison, Iowa, a military court of inquiry under Major General Tir^ley of the National Guard is busy preparing evidence for the civil courts in th«t*case of the outrage committed on Judge Bradley. General Tinsley as»Ji ^ hundred and twenty-six farmers are now under arrest. A * that all his troops, consisting altogether of some three hundred men, will be removed from Dennison by the end of the week. And he added: "We111 be out of here as soon as the civil i can take charge again.n NBC - 5/F/S3 INFLATION ^V;ell, inflation is with us. The amendment to the Farm Relief Bill providing for the swelling of the currency in accordance with the desires of President Roosevelt, was adopted by the House The status of uhe Farm Relief Bill now is that the eighty-four amendments adopted by the Senate will be considered by a Conference Committee of Senators and Representatives, As soon as this Committee has ironed out the differences between the Senate and House, it will purr uml go to the President for A 4 signature. NBC - 5/5/35 MUSCLE SHOALS Another Important part of President Roosevelt’s program went through today. The measure creating the Tennessee Valley authority, commonly known as the Hscle Shoals Mll# was passed by the Senate In a vote of 62 to 20. -A 9 This is the most formidable government undertaking ever in the history of the United States. A similar bill has already passed the House. There are certain differences, amendments, and so forth, 1 between what the Senators passed and what the Representatives put through. A conference committee of both Chambers of Congress will meet,once and Iron iaai*these difficulties. 6 4 A. A When that is done the measure will be ready for the President's / signature and the great Tennessee Valley Authority will be an accomplished fact ROOSEVELT -i£j> The whole country is a'/aiting the speech of President A nooeonrelfc tomorrowr night before the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, It is unofficially announced that^feo President. A will discuss government control of industry. A report from the Washington Bureau of the Wall Street Journal declares that he will t from a philosophic rather than a pragmatic and definite point of view. In other words, he will not commit himself, or give details of the plans he has in mind. Wall Street Journal - 5/2/35 V/HEAT 2 ^ whom President A Henry Morgenthan, Sr., former ambassador to Turkey, as one of the American ^the Wh early today. The conference takes place in Geneva on May 10. &BX delegates to the Wheat Conference, sailed from Kew York A The other two delegates, George Haas, the economist of the Farm Board, and Frederick Murphy, publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune, although notified of their appointments as yesterday morning, succeeded in catching the steamer ■A fourteen hours ln-feor» as late GOLD Holders of Uncle Sam,s government bonds who reside In Europe are out of luck if they expect interest to be paid in gold, It was announced In Washington today that no exports of gold for such purpose will be permitted. Ms Interest is not being paid in gold within the U. S# A. and no exception will be made in favor of foreign holders of American government bonds. Keen indignation is being expressed on this subject in European papers, especially those in London. But it is pointed out that such a departure has been pronounced perfectly legal by British Courts. Wall Street Journal - h/Z/ZZ FRANCE Here*s some news for exporters* It was lea me 1 today tliat * France Is preparing to slap a surtax of fifteen per cent on American goods. This surtax is already in effect on things manufactured in Great Britain and Japan. The move to tax American goods also is being made, say the French, In order to protect themselves against any further depreciation in the value of the dollar. NBC "V'75» JUMP Signor Guido\Jung, Italy's Mi± Minister of A Finance, visited the White House today and had a preliminary conference with President Roosevelt. Senator Pitman of Nevada, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, the Italian Ambassador, and Assistant Secretary of State Raymond Moley were also present. They were discussing stabilization of international exchange, trade relations. disarmament, debts, tariffs, and so forth MOVIES It seems some folks are trying to put the movies on the pan again. Representative Sirovich of New York has a bill before the House to investigate the film industry, especially its financial workings. An attempt was made to bring it to a vote today but it was sidetracked. Dr. Sirovich, however, has not given up. He indicated that he will try to bring It to a vote later In the week McKee There’s a good deal of comment and excitement today viy. because Joe McKee, President of the Board of Aldermen and the complete retirement from politics, Jbicqpc Joe ^cKee will go into business as President of a Title Guarantee and Trust Company, all over the country during his short term as acting mayor Mew ffprlt after the resignation of Jimmie Walker. He started to make some real cuts in the city budget, cuts which sorely wounded the feelings of the Tammany faithful. The aforesaid faithful got together and squelched Mr, McKee, leaves them for the time being without a candidate, and leaves the Tammany hosts chuckling broadly. white hope of the folks opposed to Tammany, has announced his Mr, McKee attracted attention not only in Mew York, but Mayor In the next municipal election The anti-Tammany folk had ho M k NBC - New York - 5/S/&3 wmrnmt FREDERICK PALMER ^oiunay not have seen his name often of late, but there was & time when you saw it in your daily newspaper of American war correspondents, I encountered him on Fifth Avenue today. His name is Colonel Frederick Palmer, t Millions of Americans, year after year, followed the dispatches of Frederick Palmer, Millions followed him from one war to another. I asked him what he was up to now and he told me that he was busy writing his memoirs, the story of his personal experiences in teh wars, commencing with the Grace“Turkish war fway back in 1897, before I,d even A started to go to school. The story of some of Colonel Palmerrs experiences have been running In that lively publication, the American p Tharp i, Legion Monthly. His book will be published next autumn,^by Bobbs-Merrill. I thought some of you might be interested In every day. word. He is the Dean hearing about Frederick Palmer because, to millions of Americans, FREDERICK PALMER ~ 2 ' he was almosta member of the family at one time, so closely did the people of this continent follow his colorful dispatches McWhITK Washington correspondents are telling an interesting yarn about his Excellency Michael McWhite, Minister from the Irish the misfortune to be indisposed while Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald of Great Britain was visiting in Washington. a-s soon as the Prime Minister left, his Excellency recovered. Fredericksburg, Virginia, for some celebration or other. While he was being escorted around the town by the Mayor he was shO'Wn the Rappahannock River. And the Mayor said:- "Here, Mr. McWhite, is the spot where George Washington once threw a dollar across the Rappahannock." Irish excellency^ comment on this was:- "Well, that doesn't seem so wonderful for a man who once threw a sovereign Free State, to the U.S.A. incidentally, his Excellency had Well, they say that Mp. McWhite recently went to World-Telegram. - May Sr BLQbtoQM FEbTXVAL Anybody who has a car and the leisure for a long trip and who likes beautiful scenes, is invited to Winchester, Virginia, this we@k»|Nr.'$he tenth Annual Apple Blossoiij*^ of the Shenandoah Valley begins today at Winchester. It only lasts two days. This is the week when more than twelve-mi Hi on apple trees in the valleys of the Shenandoah, Chespeake and Potomac Vxii burst into blossom. The territory begins around a. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania^ and extends down through Chespeake Valley, through Maryland, a*K^ West Virginia and^as far as Roanoke. In the vicinity of Winchester alone there are a million apple trees in full bloom. An interesting ceremony will take place today. Among the potentates present at the festival will be the Secretary of %jrpe V^ar, George hern. ne will place the crown on the head of the Queen of the Festival - the Queen of the festival is Francois© May, dajghter of the -oelgian ambassador. CUT XtTs nice to be able to laugh when you have had a cut in salary. This is what happened to a man in Holton, Kansas. H q works for the Government and he just received notice from Uncle bam that fifteen percent is to be deducted from, his salary as Weather Observeri Well, the joke in that Is, that you can*t cut fifteen per cent from nothing* The Holton Weather Observer is one of more than six-thousand who make weather reports every day for Uncle Sam for nothing, that is just for the sheer love of the A J work. A. P. -May grid gSirir—' - ^ .qHMMRLinK Here's the latest in the tariff war which is still being waged between John Bull and his troublesome neighbor, Ireland. The hritish Government, which has imposed heavy duties on goods from the Irish Free State has added the shamrock to its list. ascommentator observed, one line of that famous song "They are hanging men and women for the wearing of the green" can nov; be changed to: "They are taxing men and women for the wearing of the green." However, there is one joker to this, Si* the coming from Ulster there^is no tax, Xo shamrocks There was a jail delivery at the Illinois Penitentiary at Joliet and probably the most remarkable jail delivery that ever took place anywhere. All the prisoners let out were life prisoners and everyone returned of his or her own accord, and not only that but friends with them. The life prisoners in question were cats. There were so many of the feline pets In the penitentiary that the warden d 'cided to clear them out. So, the prisoners collected as many as they could get - enough to fill a box car. The box car was taken some distance fitsjoixihH away from Joliet and the cats dumped on the countryside. They all returned in time for the next meal. They not * onl; returned but half as many more came with them. The result is, according to I 4ipee teh—to the W>H■ Strapfrion ■■■■in r.h±-ciftga» • J the cat population of Joliet Penitentiary is now larger than ever. fr—---- I I BLAruMEY STONE Travelers who expect to visit Ireland this summer are hereby warned that they will kiss the Blarney Stone at their own risk. And the risk is no light one. For the Blarney Stone is high up in the air. It is a large projection below the parapet on the tower of the ruined Blarney Cattle in Cork County. In order to kiss the Blarney Stone you have to with lie face downward on the tip of the Tower and feasts some bodj: holding your ankles, lean over a chasm at least fifty feet deep. Well, a young American tried this dangerous feat without the assistance of anybody to hold his ankles. Consequently he fell fifty feet to the ground and was killed. His heirs su*ed the owner* of the histor'ic^i-Blarney Castle. But they had no luck. The judge trying the case threw it out of the Court, declaring that the owner of the Castle was not responsible for damages. So there’s your \ , ■ ' v/arning