Doak Heads Labor Nomination Faces Confirmation
Washington observers report William N. Doak of Virginia poised for quick Senate approval as secretary of labor amid growing calls for thorough investigations into nominees for tariffs and power commissions. Eugene Meyer Jr faces opposition. AFL President Green says the union will not oppose Doak.
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Washington
Senate
William N. Doak
Virginia
Davis
Pennsylvania
Persident Hoover
Tariff and Power Commissions
Tariff and Power Commission
Eugene Meyer, Jr
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Tariff Commission
Finance Committee
Henry P. Fletcher
Edgar B. Broesard
Utah
Alfred P. Dennis
Maryland
Thomas W. Page
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
John Lee Coulter
North Dakota
Power Commission
George Otis Smith
Maine
Frank R. McNinch
North Carolina
Ralph B. Williamson
Marcel Gareaud
Louisiana
Claude L. Faper
Wyoming
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Hie
William W. Doak
Hoover
Board Sets Date for Budget Work
Charletson West Virginia December 3 The state budget for 1932 1933 will begin forming December 15 when the board of public works meets as a budget commission to hear department recommendations The board will continue sessions until all departments submittheir figures It also ordered refund of 1714 22 to Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co Richwood claiming excess gross sales tax was not profit from operation and was exempt A request to lower state bond deposit rates by Charleston bankers was denied as rate fixed by legislature
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Charletson
W. Va
Board of Public Works
T. C. Townsend
Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company
Richwood
Richwood Water Company
Charleston
Policeman Killed in Hamburg Clash With Demonstrators
In Hamburg on December 3 a policeman was stabbed to death and two others wounded during a confrontation with a crowd of Communist demonstrators. Reinforcements found the attackers gone when they arrived.
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Hamburg
Germany
Hunter Fends Off Charging Bear At Cliff Edge
Lockhaven Pennsylvania December third Fortney Winner Jr. faced a bear rushing at him from a cliff. He fired twice more as the animal closed in nearly on the edge, then struck it with a final shot, sending the bear reeling and finally dying within a yard of him. The incident happened during a hunt near the Coudersport pike.
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Lockhaven
Fortney Winner Jr
Winner
Coudersport Pike
Eight Russian Engineers Face Possible Death Sentence
Moscow reports indicate prosecutors will seek the death penalty for eight engineers accused of plotting to overthrow the Soviet government. Some doubt remains whether all will receive the extreme sentence, with possible commutations to ten-year terms for some defendants.
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Moscow
N. B. Krilenko
Russia
Seventeen Die as Fiji Hurricane Strikes Islands
Seventeen lives were lost when a hurricane swept the Fiji islands on November 23. Among the dead were a white missionary and a Chinese. Many houses and government buildings were damaged and vessels wrecked or driven ashore. The governor reappointed the relief committee and $20,000 was authorized for relief and repair.
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London
Fiji Islands
Islands
Colonial Office
Five-Year Ban on Aliens Considered by House Panel
Washington December 38. The House immigration committee will debate a five year ban on immigration from all lands as an unemployment relief measure. The Johnson resolution mirrors a similar Senate plan by Senator Read of Pennsylvania, with two year terms. The embargo would affect Canada and Latin American nations, and limit Philippine immigration to Hawaii unless certified by labor. Hawaii delegate Victor S. K. Houston opposes it due to sugar and pineapple industries.
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Washington
House Immigration Committee
Hoover
Johnson
Read
Pennnsylvania
Canada
Hawaii
Commissioner of Labor
Victor S. K. Houston
Reporter Fires Shot at Spanish Premier Berenguer
Joaquin Llizo, a newspaper reporter and student of foreign politics, fired a pistol shot over Premier Berenguer’s head in Madrid. The weapon jammed. Llizo, claiming a bloodless protest against the social regime, was detained as Berenguer calmly presided over a cabinet meeting.
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Madrid
Ofice
Berenguer
Joaquin Llizo
Spain
Luis
Llizo
Mola
Slizo
MacDonald may succeed Irwin as India Viceroy
The Daily Mail reports a suggestion that Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald become Viceroy of India after Lord Irwin retires in April. The idea, tied to MacDonald’s Indian Round-Table conduct, may be seen as fanciful yet could calm Indian sentiment and would likely include a peerage.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Ramsey MacDonald
India
Lord Irwin
the Mail
MacDonald
City considers right of way routes for new West to South Bluefield road
City manager Elmer C. Barton said more than half of the right of way on one proposed route has been offered at no cost. Owners on other routes oppose none, but locating some property along the routes remains a challenge. The administration favors a 60 foot right of way and aims to open the route as a relief project funded from the general fund. Board of directors will choose the final route based on comprehensive study.
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West End
South Bluefield
Elmer C. Barton
Barton
West
South
Bluefield
World War Treaty Leaves Skull of African Chief Unfilled
In London on December 3 the House of Commons discussed Article 246 of the Versailles treaty which requires Germany to return the Sultan Mkwawa skull to Britain. Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson said Germany had been asked twice and that the skull is believed buried locally, so the relic was not sent to Germany.
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London
House of Commons
Germany
Mkwawa
German East Africa
Arthur Henderson
Commons
Reichstag Faces Stormy Session In Berlin
Berlin December 3 The Reichstag met for the first time since October and heard Finance Minister Hermann Dietrich outline a reform program to cut expenditures by 315 million dollars a year. The budget slashes 265.19 million, but may require the Burning decree to stand. Debates are expected to intensify tomorrow with government support and strong opposition from National Socialists and other blocs.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Hermann Dietrich
Germany
Bruenifig
National Socialists
Dietrich
Fire sweeps Pratt works Standard Oil plant
A massive explosion at the Pratt works of Standard Oil in Brooklyn sparked a blazing fire late tonight. A 10,000 gallon crude oil tank exploded and set off eight turpentine tanks, with flames spreading along underground pipes to the East River waterfront and threatening twenty five more 10,000 gallon vats. Thirty five fire engines and four fire boats were rushed from Brooklyn and Manhattan to fight the blaze.
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New York
Pratt Works
Standard Oil Company
Brooklyn
East River
Manhattan
Twenty-Seven Held on Anti-Fascism Charges in Rome
Rome reports 27 detainees including Mrs H J De Bosis held for trial on anti fascism accusations. Government cites alleged crimes against the state planned for October 28, the Rome march anniversary. US embassy unsure of steps. her son Laura De Bosis travels toward Rome when danger reaches him.
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Rome
H. J. de Bosis
DeBosis
Lillian Vernon
St. Louis
Cincinnati
de Bosis
United States
Laura de Bosis
New York
Trial of Alleged Slaying of 3-Year-Old Near Jury
In Middlebourne West Virginia, the trial of Ray Pat Henry for the slaying of Garlan Bailey proceeds with witness testimony on coercion claims about a confession. Police Chief Lawson testifies Henry described twisting the body while two other defendants await trial, with details of mistreatment and a riverbank killing. The case implicates Clyde McBee and James Dunn as co-defendants and observers note the jury may be seated tomorrow afternoon.
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Henry
Babe
Middlebourne
W. Va
Ray Pat Henry
Garlan Bailey
Grandview Island
Ohio River
Friendly
George Lawson
Sistersville
Wetzel County
Tyler County
L. B. Snyder
Snyder
Lloyd Arnold
Marshall County
Lawson
Clyde McBee
James Dunn
Charles Henry
Eva Bayless
Law Group Urges New West Virginia Officer Compensation
The state constitution commission proposes amendments to raise pay for the presiding officers. The speaker of the house and senate president pro tempore would get five dollars per day for days presiding, up from two dollars. A lieutenant governor would be created to preside over the senate, with a separate option to elect a senate president pro tempore in the governor’s absence. Legislator mileage for extraordinary sessions would be clarified, while annual base pay for members remains five hundred dollars.
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Senate
Charleston
W. Va
House
State Constitution Commission
Hoover Urges Rigid Economy In Expense
President Hoover told Congress that a deficit lies ahead and tax rates must rise, but the government’s finances are sound. He estimated a $180 million deficit, urged ending the one percent income tax reduction, and submitted a balanced budget for fiscal year 1982 with a projected surplus of $30.6 million if rigid economy continues. He warned that income declines and higher public works costs could not justify extending the tax cut.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
The
Shipping Board
Treasury
Hoover budget seeks $1.08 billion post office supply bill
The House opened debate on the treasury post office supply bill to fund ocean mail contracts and domestic air routes as President Hoover urged restraint and warned against widening the deficit. The budget outlined cuts in tax refunds and defense while boosting unemployment relief and public works to support recovery.
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Washington
House
Treasury-Post Office
Hoover
Appropriations Committee
Industrial Alcohol and the Narcotic Bureaus
Coast Guard
Latvia
Post Office Department
House Wet Block Would Bar Poison
Washington dispatch reports the House Net Bloc executive committee planning a campaign to amend the treasury supply bill to bar any appropriation for poisoning alcohol. They aim to authorize beer manufacture and sale and invite all members to join Volstead act modification while debating funding for the prohibition bureau and coast guard enforcement.
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Washington
House Net
Treasury
House Judiciary Committee
Linthicum
Prohibition Bureau
Maryland
Coastguard
Industrial Alcohol Bureau
Prisoners Escape From Wyoming County Jail
Pineville West Virginia December 3 two prisoners escaped last night from the Wyoming county jail one man Rye Worthington sentenced to 25 years for robbery and Raleigh Evans serving a ninety day term fled when a trustee entered their cell with supper authorities searched the area for the pair.
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Pineville
W. Va
Wyoming County
Rye Worthington
Raleigh Evans
Final Arguments in Patent Hearing
The final oral arguments in the patent infringement suit by American Coal Cleaning Corp of Welch against Roberts and Shaffer of Chicago were heard before Special Master Luther G. Scott. He will prepare a report for Judge George W. McClintic of the US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The hearings, conducted over months, aim to determine damages to the plaintiff, led by Edward O'Toole Jr. as president, following four years of litigation across several courts.
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American Coal Cleaning Corporation
Welch
Roberts and Shaffer
Chicago
Luther G. Scott
Scott
George W. McClintic
United States Court For
Southern District of
West Virginia
Plaintiff Corporation
Edward O'Toole Jr
McClintic
Page Siz
Lawmakers Begin Short Session With Busy Day
Congress opened the sixteenth congress short session and lawmakers spent a full day at work. The Senate debated the Couzens bus bill near a vote and sent to the White House a measure to ease court congestion by broadening information prosecutions. Committees moved on Nye campaign funds, Muscle Shoals plan talks, and immigration limits. President Hoover sent over 200 nominations for labor, tariff, and power posts.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
White House
Davis
Pennsylvania
Nye Campaign Funds Committee
McNary
House
Muscle Shoale
Charman Johnson
Hoover
Capitol
William N. Doak
Labor
Tariff and Power Commissions
Contested drought relief seed loan plan moves forward
Washington action aims to provide 25 million dollars in seed and fertilizer loans for drought hit farmers. Senate and House agriculture committees, led by McNary and Haugen, back the proposal with department approval. Haugen sets a committee meeting for tomorrow to advance the measure.
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Senate
House
Washington
McNary
Haugen
Agriculture Committees
House Committee
Agriculture Department
Representative Aswell
Louisiana
Publisher Young Victim of Flames in New York Apartment
New York December 3 Courtland Hunter Young 54, wealthy magazine publisher, died after a fire in his West Fifty Fourth Street four room apartment. Neighbors and elevator staff helped, but smoke and flames overpowered him and a would be rescuer. Fire officials suspect a cigarette started the blaze.
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Courtland Hunter Young
C. H. Young Publishing Company
New York
West Fifty- Fourth Street
Young
Nelson Bruce
Mr. Young
Bruce
New Orleans
Young’s Magazine
Prisoners Risk Lives To Save Drowning Guard
In New Orleans two prisoners Anthony Paterno and John Guate dived into icy water to rescue their guard Emile Kinler who had fallen overboard while being transported by US deputy marshal Kinler. They located him weighed down by a heavy coat at the bottom.
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New Orleans
Anthony Paterno
John Guate
Emile Kinter
United States
Kinler
Paterno
Guate
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