Italy Is Ruthless and the League Helpless
The Geneva conference saw Italy demand armistice terms for East Africa while Ethiopia pressed for sanctions under article 16. Britain and France balked at enforcing military measures, leaving Ethiopia facing collapse as Italian forces push toward Addis Ababa amidst civilian panic.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
East Africa
Council of the
League of Nations
Geneva
Baron Pompeo Alois
Mussolini
Wolde Mariani
League
France
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
Germany
Turkey Remilitarizes Dardanelles Zone After War Pact
President Ataturk moves Turkish troops into the Dardanelles zone amid post war treaty frailties. He seeks to rebuild fortifications with League of Nations permission previously sought. Britain leans toward consent while Soviet Union approves. Italy, Balkan states react with concern.
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Turkey
Dardanelles
Kemal Ataturk
Sea of Marmara
Aegean Sea
Kemal Willl
League of Nations
Soviet Union
Italy
Balkan
Bulgaria
Aegean
Sei
Kemal
Supreme Court Takes Up PWA Power Loan Case
The Supreme Court will review whether the Public Works Administration can fund publicly owned hydro electric plants to rival private firms in the Buzzard Roost project. The petition, tied to Greenwood County South Carolina and a 2.85 million dollar allocation, faces a 30 day government reply with arguments possible from next October term. Respighi, noted Italian composer, dies in Rome at fifty six from heart disease after blood poisoning. He led operas in New York and Chicago and conducted the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York in 1932.
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Supreme Court Skeng
Supreme Court
Duke Power Company
Southern Public Utilities Company
Public Works Administration
PWA
Greenwood County
South Carolina
Saluda River
Respighi
Respignt
Rome
New York
Chicago
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Illinois Primary Echoes Shaping National Politics
Illinois voters backed Col. Frank Knox with 91 Republican delegates to Borah’s 26 in a largely advisory primary. Borah, gaining Chicago outside support, boosts his profile for Ohio and the fall. Democrats nominated James Hamilton Lewis with Otis Glenn set to oppose. Nebraska and Roosevelt headlines follow as ballots show cross currents.
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Ilinois
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago Tally News
Borah
Idaho
Ilmnois
Repubican
Chicago
Knox
Borach
Ohio
Henry Horner
Democratic
Kelly Nash Machine
Bundesen
James Hambilton Lewis
Otis Glenn
Washington
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Alf Landon
Kansas
Finais
Flood Control Plans Tied to Jobs Bill at White House
President Roosevelt announced flood control as a top priority and stated he would sign a bill allocating a billion dollars if Congress acts to put people to work immediately. He noted the Passamaquoddy project and Florida ship canal were canceled due to funding refusals. The White House said relief funds would not be provided and Congress must reverse its stance. The same day the U S Chamber warned against federal overreach into state flood control responsibilities.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Florida Ship Canal
United States Chamber of Commerce
President Lays Cornerstone for a Big Interior Building
President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone for the new Interior Department building in Washington during the ceremony. The five and a half acre site will yield 700000 square feet, with a projected cost of 12000000 dollars, cheaper than the Capitol's budget. The trowel used dates back to George Washington in 1793.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Roosevelt
George Washington
Capitol
Draft of New Tax Bill Ready for Consideration
Chairman Sam B Hill’s house subcommittee completed a draft proposing a new corporation levy ranging from 1 to 20.7 percent on net income up to 10 000 dollars and 4 to 42 percent on larger incomes. Banks and insurers receive preferential treatment and a tax on non resident aliens is created.
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Sam B. Hill
House
House rejects pay offer for lobby committee counsel
The chamber votes 153 to 197 against approving a $10 000 payment to special counsel in an injunction suit begun by William Randolph Hearst to protect telegrams. The panel keeps its work funded but cannot spend more than 3600 annually. General law directs the payment to Crampton Harris of Birmingham Alabama.
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House
Senator Black
William Randolph Hearst
Crampton Harris
Birmingham
Ala
Adorable High-Waisted Dress Pattern for Girls
Simple high-waisted dress pattern for girls from Barbara Bell No 1802 in sizes 2 4 6 8. Requires light material and velvet ribbon. 15 cents per pattern. book with spring designs offered for 15 cents. Send orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept 807 W Adams St Chicago 11.
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Main Street
Batiste
Dimity
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Bell Syndicata
WNU
All Around The House Household Tips From WNU Service
Powdered borax added to water while washing white fabrics keeps them soft. Sugar enhances roasted gravy color and flavor. Dry stains on cotton or wool may be removed with chloroform. A Russian dressing blends eh sauce with mayonnaise and green peppers. Wood ashes fertilize shrubs and flowers. Hot soapsuds aid silver polishing. Oil a cornstarch pudding skin with a piece of oiled paper. Buy spices in small packages for freshness. Nell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Nell Syndicate
WNU
Dainty Collars and Jabots to Crochet
Fresh spring wardrobe notes suggest airy collars and jabots to refresh last year’s frock. Pattern 11860 from The Sewing Circle offers an open front square mesh collar and a back-closing triangular collar with mesh and Nesegay Trish rosea, plus detailed instructions and materials.
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Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N.Y
Oldest Temple Fort Found by Explorers in the Orient
Archaeologists at Tope Gawra in northern Mesopotamia report uncovering a prehistoric round house, a massive sun-brick citadel temple antedating biblical temple fortresses by nearly three centuries. The find, announced by the University of Pennsylvania, marks the seventh season of excavations 15 miles northeast of Mosul.
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Tope Gawra
Mesopotamia
University of Pennsylvania
Great Mound
Mosul
University Ommseum
American Schools of Oriental Research
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