More Judges Would Hart Efficiency Of Court Says Hughes
Chief Justice Hughes told the senate judiciary committee that increasing Supreme Court membership would impair efficiency. He noted the court functions effectively as a unit with its current number of justices. The letter to Senator Wheeler stated the court is fully abreast of work with no calendar congestion and that more judges would hinder deliberation and unity.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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Congress
San Diego
Calif
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Farm Bureau
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Vest
van Devanter
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High Bench
Investigation opens into Logan mine blast death toll
Logan West Virginia March 22 Chief of the department of mines N H Rhinehart began an inquiry into the Macbeth mine disaster that killed 18. Four victims remain buried behind slate and coal as mine officials say operations may not resume soon. Names August Tucek Jack Tusek Hubert Fleming and George McCormick among the missing. John H Hansford will join Rhinehart in the probe tomorrow.
West Virginia Governor and GOP Leader Clash Over 1937 Legislature
Charleston March 22 The governor called the 1937 legislature's work gratifying while Republican National committeeman Hallanan said it mirrors a troubled era. Officials cited higher salaries and large appropriations, while critics noted failure to pass free textbooks and other reforms. Increased road and tax measures were highlighted as outcomes.
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W. Va
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Walter
Hallanan
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Democratic Party
Defense Expert Predicts Gun in Blood Testimony
Trial proceeds with defense witness testimony as experts discuss a gun predicted by blood testing. The brother in law of Baldwin testifies about carrying a gun for protection after the Enslow slaying.
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Baldwin
Expert contradicts state blood type link in Baldwin murder trial
In Huntington on March 22 physician Dr. A S Wiener disputed state testimony that blood stains on Charles Baldwin's pajama jacket and other items matched. Wiener said blood grouping methods were incomplete and conclusions unreliable without absorption testing. Other testimonies cited type1 and type2 stains and noted absence of absorption method. Trial continues with character witnesses and defense outlining procedures as Judge Worth expects a wrap by Thursday.
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W. Va
Charles Baldwin
A.S. Wiener
Jewish Hospital
Brooklyn
Baldwin
Juliette B. Enslow
James P. Beck
Worcester
Mass
Karl V. Scanholtzer
State Police
Walter Brown
Beck
Wiener
Shanholtzer
Leslie Combs
Johnson
Enslow
Combs
Impeachment Vote Passes In Huntington Mayor Case
Huntington Indiana city council votes to impeach Mayor Clare W. H. Bangs. Five members find him guilty on 14 of 19 charges from a long dispute over municipal electric service. Bangs says he will appeal to the Huntington circuit court within three days.
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Ind
Huntington City Council
Clare W. H. Bangs
Bangs
C. W. H. Bangs
City of
Pope Pius XI denounces Nazi oppression in encyclical
Vatican City March 22 Pope Pius XI uses a sharp encyclical to condemn Nazi Germany for spiritual oppression and to denounce the August 1933 Concordat as valueless. He calls out Hitler’s regime for attacks on confessional schools and religious freedom while urging heroic faith. The Vatican signals readiness to defend the church and fight atheism if needed.
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Gas Under Floor Caused Blast Court Concludes
In Pittsburgh the supreme court heard a venue change request for ten defendants in the Uniontown death case. Margiotti criticized a verdict and hearings followed as the court ordered a further explanation on venue with March 29 set for submissions. In New London Texas an inquiry ruled the blast at the London school was caused by gas beneath the floor, not wall failure, with evidence of misused gas lines and possible electric ignition.
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Mar
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Duggan
Somerset
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George W. Maxey
Anthony Saiute
Pennsylvania
Staceyerman
London
E. P. Schoch
Schoch
University of Texas
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T. R. Butler
Gordon C. Seater
State Fire Insurance Department
Carlisle
Here
Hawley
Decision On Strike Put Off UAW Plans Big Demonstration
The report notes UAW will stage a large demonstration after postponing the strike decision. In New York on March 22, RCA relayed Hamburg’s distress signal to the Norwegian ship Bjerkli with fire and rocket signals. Rescue near the Bjerkli was expected within about thirty minutes.
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New York
Mar
Radio Corporation of America
Hamburg
Bjerkli
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Ciation of America
Bjerks
Stores Closed Across City in Retail Strike
About 90 Providence stores closed as the CIO resistance halted operations. Gov. Quinn mediated without reaching a wage agreement as demands for a 10 percent rise stalled. Across the nation, unions announced new dues plans while others pressed for higher weekly minimums amid ongoing sit-down protests and worker unrest.
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R. L
Committee For Industrial Organization
R. E. Quinn
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Annes
Ilip Murray
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
UAW Threatens General Strike Tied to Chrysler Dispute
Detroit dispatch reports the United Automobile Workers defer a general strike decision but vow they are not bluffing amid sit down strikes at Chrysler plants. Police raids eject 25 workers from a printing plant and 19 from a welfare office as labor plans a mass Cadillac Square rally.
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United Automobile Workers
Chrysler Corp
Senate
Robert M. LaFollette
Special Committee On Civil Liberties
B. E. Hutchinson
Chrysler Finance Committee
UAW
Homer Martin
General Motors
Chrysler
Cadillac Square
Ed Hall
Martin
John H. Lewis
Walter P. Chrysler
Washington
Perkins
Lewis
Frank Couzens
Murphy
Pope's Encyclical Triggers German Editorial Withdrawal
Berlin reports startled officials over Pope Pius XII encyclical accusing Nazi Germany of breaching Catholic church pledges and promoting paganism. Voelkischer Beobachter, labeled unauthorized, was pulled from later editions as foreign office warned against implying treaties can be renegotiated. The Vatican concordat and its future sacred status were questioned amid fears for Germany’s international credibility.
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Voelkischer Beobachater
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Holy See
Reich
Germany
Explosion at Nansemond ordnance depot rocks Virginia coast
A black powder magazine at Nansemond ordnance depot near Pig Point, Portmouth, Virginia, exploded causing unspecified damage with no reported fatalities. Dull detonations and a western sky glare were seen by Norfolk and Newport News residents while a journalist was denied access. one magazine reportedly exploded away from officers’ quarters.
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Norfolk
Nansemond
Pig Point
Portsmouth
Newport News
War Department
Senate Commerce Panel Approves Coal Control Bill
The Senate Commerce committee approved the Guffey Vinson Bituminous Coal Control bill in similar form to the House version. An amendment exempts statistical bureaus from civil service and another would exempt farms from provisions. The bill aims to regulate the soft coal industry via minimum price controls.
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Washington
Mar
Senate Commerce Committee
House
Statistical Bureaus
Tense Puerto Rican City After Nationalist Riots
In Ponce Puerto Rico March 22 heavily armed police patrolled streets to guard against further nationalist rioting. The death toll rose to ten with several others near death after Sunday fighting when nationalists fired on police guarding a banned mass demonstration. Police returned fire.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
United States
Convict Turns on Woman in West Virginia Murder Case
Frank Pramesa testifies he was urged by Mrs. Pearl Thames to kill Louis Thames, killed by a shotgun blast July 15 as he left a Windsor Heights home. Pramesa says the plot was hatched in the home cellar and quotes the wife asking why he did not kill him.
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W. Va
Frank Pramesa
Louis Thames
Pearl Thames
Louis
Windsor Heights
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