Democrats Plan Closed Caucus Over Tax Bill In West Virginia
In Charleston, Democratic leaders move to resolve differences on Governor Kump's $14,000,000 revenue measure in a secret caucus. The house passes a bus and truck regulation bill, while an audit of state accounts is proposed. Senate and house hold uneventful sessions with several bills killed or approved, including higher truck licenses and a conservation commission measure.
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House
Senate
Charleston
W. Va
Kump
Revenue Committee
Henderson
Doddridge
West Virginia Municipalities League
Conservation Commission
Judiciary Committee
The
Conservation Commission Alsa
Game, Fish and Forestry Commission
Public Service Commission
Police hunt killer of 2 year old child in Gary
Police and deputies searched Gary for a killer after a 2 year old girl, Mary Carolyn James, was found beaten to death and thrown into a swamp near her home. Deputies said the girl was struck in the face and her head crushed by a rock, and initial beliefs pointed to an accidental drowning. The child was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur James.
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Gary
Ind
Mary Carolyn James
J. Robert Dooty
Arthur James
Acquittal Ends Mooney Murder Trial in San Francisco
In San Francisco on May 24, Thomas J. Mooney faced a directed verdict of acquittal ending his new murder trial tied to the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing indictment. He had sought a full trial and may seek a pardon from Governor James Rolph Jr. He was returned to Sam Quentin prison to continue serving a life sentence on a related conviction.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
Mooney
James Rolph Jr
Sam Quentin
Louis H. Ward
Rams policy outlined in Davis insurance fund debate
Geneva May 24 the disarmament conference heard Nor man H Davis outline a unilateral U S pledge to confer with others if the Briand Kellogg pact is violated He said the United States will not shield Americans who undermine peace efforts and favors a world spanning declaration The Roosevelt doctrine is praised as globally applicable amid debate on armament reductions and pact participation by Britain Germany and Italy is pivotal to a functioning accord. Washington May 24 a new 50 million fund to protect 60 million insurance policies was approved by the House after hours of dispute over salary limits for Reconstruction finance loans and insurance executives with the bill allowing 50 million in insurance company stock as collateral and loans to state workers funds
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Senate
Road Commission
Belknap
Braxton
Page Four
Geneva
United States
Norman H. Davis
Washington
Davis
France
Europe
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
House
Reconstruction Corporation
Shoribaccompaemeen
Onet Corporation
White House
Henry L. Stimson
Hoover
Manchuria
Manchukuo
Far East
Japan
Stimeon
Viscount Kikujiro Icbij
Eigo Fukai
Katsuji Debuchi
Hull
State Department
Johnson
London
George Whitney
Alleghany Corporation
Woodin
Borah
Idaho
Treasury
Caesar
Fredinand Pecora
Whitney
Pecora
Mayors of Large Cities Protest to Congress
More than forty city mayors met in Washington to urge relief for financially distressed municipalities. They reject President Roosevelt’s reception and plan a strongly worded resolution for administration and Congress. They endorsed expanding the bankruptcy act for insolvent cities and urged loans from the federal treasury via tax anticipation warrants.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Conference of Mayors
Federal Reserve Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
National Treasury
Virginia gubernatorial bid centers on power rate probe
In Clarendon Virginia May 24 two Democratic candidates Joseph T Deal and George Peery framed the state power rate investigation as a campaign issue. Deal warned against delays in rate adjustments while Peery said reductions need judicial review and urged emergency authority for the corporation commission.
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Clarendon
Joseph T. Deal
George ©. Peery
Deal
Peery
Virginia
Organized Women Voters
Arlington County
W. Worth Smith
Howard W. Smith
Congress
State Corporation Comission
Corporation Commission
General Assembly
Justice of the Peace Fines Himself Five Dollars
Pittsburgh May 24 A Wilkinsburg justice of the peace fined himself five dollars for crashing traffic signals. Justice of the Peace George B. Shielde found his own license number among sixty five involved and pleaded guilty forcing the self imposed penalty in the campaign against motorists.
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Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg
Columbus firm goodwill tour honor Bluefield delegates
A Bluefield gathering welcomed 132 Columbus Ohio business leaders, part of the eighteenth annual Manufactures and Wholesalers goodwill tour. Mayors, chamber officials, and radio artists attended, praising home trade and inviting visits to the Bluefield club before the party moves on to Roanoke Natural Bridge and Hot Springs Virginia then back to Columbus.
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Bluefield Rotary
Kiwanis, Lions and Quota Clube
Bluefield
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Ohio
Manufactures and Wholesalers
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
West Virginian Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Capital
Welch
McDowell County
Beaver High School
American Legion
Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
Magic City
Natural Bridge
Hot Springe
Chesepeake
C. BE. Lilley
Cheyney
Board of Governors
Bluefield Country Club
Ben S. Johnson
First Christian Church
Hodges
Harmony Boye
Goodwill Party
B. O. Wortman
Bill Oger
Charles Cosner
George H. Zimmerman
Columbus Broadcasting
Wortman
Oger
Cosner
Zimmerman
Senate hearing reveals Morgan tax claims and exposed donors
The Day in Washington reports J. P. Morgan said he paid income taxes in England in 1931 and 1932 but not in the United States. The senate published a roster of Morgan’s top‑level clients. House Republicans push to bring the sales tax vote in the public works bill. Federal Judge Harold Louderback was acquitted on all five counts. Senator Hiram Johnson declined London conference delegation.
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J. P. Morgan
Senate Investigating Committee
England
United States
Hiram Johnson
California
Washington
Roosevelt
Sam D. McReynolds
Tennessee
London
Hiram W. Johnson
Great Britain
Morgan
Railroads seek tax cuts in West Virginia utility valuations
Charleston May 24. The annual battle by railroads for reductions in their tax valuations opened before the board of public works. With only one exception carriers urged cuts in assessments citing motor vehicle competition and lower revenues. The Central West Virginia and Southern line asked that its $90,000 assessment stay unchanged. Other hearings will address reductions for Chesapeake and Ohio and other lines amid broader levy discussions and pending tax legislation.
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Charleston
W. Va
Board of Public Works
Little Central West Virginia and Southern Line
Kump
E. E. Arnold
Virginian Railroad
Arnold
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio
John C. Dice
Dice
Pennsylvania
D. H. Worrall
Worrall
Cumberland Valley
Martinsburg
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Wheeling Terminal
Wheeling Coal
Norfolk and Western
Ihe
Railway Express Company
E. T. Williamson
Expreme
Kanawha
Michigan
Monongahela Railway
Seattle Run
Indian Creek
Middle Creek
Norfolk and Western Rails For 131-Pound Rail Purchase
Roanoke Va May 24 The Norfolk and Western Railway company states it seeks 10 000 tons of 131 pound rail for renewals on its system Revenue freight loadings for last week reached 17 638 cars up 2 422 from a year ago and 827 above the prior week Officials say traffic shows an upgrade with loadings higher than during banking holidays The rail order is twice the size of last October when 6 000 tons were bought
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Railroad seeks agency closure and service cuts in West Virginia
Seeks discontinuance of an agency station at Glen Jean Fayette county and train service between Madison and St Albans and between Sharples and Sovereign. Hearing scheduled for June 8 before the public service commission.
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Charleston
W. Va
Glen Jean
Fayette County
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Madison
St. Albans
Sharples
Sovereign
Railroads reportedly plan new wage cuts for unions
Western rail carriers allegedly prepared to notify more wage reductions of 10 to 15 percent by October 1 as unions vow to resist any pay cuts. A F Whitney, head of the railway labor executives association, warned the country would be tied up to defend wages. The June 15 notice window was noted, with talks set to proceed under mediation if needed.
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Chicago
A. F. Whitney
Railway Labor Executives Association
Washington
Itney
Whitney
House to Force Sales Tax Vote in Congress
Washington May 24 Republican leaders decided to force a vote on the manufacturers sales tax in the House Friday. Representative Bacharach of New Jersey was chosen to move to send the measure back to Ways and Means with instructions to insert a sales levy to finance a 3.2 billion dollar bond issue. President Roosevelt had considered a small sales tax to cover interest and amortization. The Ways and Means Committee had previously rejected the measure.
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House
Washington
Snell
New York
Bacharach
New Jersey
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Representative Burns
Tennessee
Doughton
Record Discloses Preferred Clients Of Morgan House
Washington May 24 Federal Judge Harold Louderback of northern California was vindicated on five charges by the House of Representatives concerning receivership cases in his court. Only one charge survived and the Senate vote was 45 guilty to 34 not guilty. Two-thirds needed to convict. Six Republicans and 38 Democrats plus Henrik Shipstead voted to sustain the House count while 22 Republicans and 12 Democrats acquitted. The charges related to appointment of receivers and attorneys and the fees allowed.
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Washington
Senate
Harold Louderback
California
House of Representatives
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Farmer Labor
Roosevelt Talks To Japan Delegates In White House Session
President Roosevelt hosted Japanese officials at the White House for talks with Viscount Ickijuro Icbij and Eigo Fukai, aiming to ease Far Eastern tensions while trade and recognition questions loom. Stimson cautioned no link to the London conference.
Gang Bullet Attack Wounds Three Pedestrians on Broadway
In New York on May 24 two gangster cars chased and fired on a third vehicle between Eighty first and Eighty second streets. Two women Irene Savage and Sadie Fortune were seriously wounded, while a man, Walter O Donal, was grazed. Irene was taken to Roosevelt hospital and Sadie to Knickerbocker hospital for treatment.
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New York
Upper Broadway
Eldes
Irene Savage
Roosevelt Hospital
Sadie Fortune
Knickerbocker Hospital
Walter O'Donald
Hornell
N. Y
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William Murphy
RAMS
Davis Insurance Fund
U. S
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C. E. Lilley
Ohio Assembly
Lilley
W. E. E. Koepler
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Paul Hodges
Manufacturers’ and Wholesalers
Columbus Chamber of Commercce
Greater Bluefield
Associated Press
Morgan Banking House
Senate Banking Committee
N. and
Western Road
Record
Morgan House
McAdoo
Baker
Raskob
Adams
Owen Roberts
Lindbergh
J. P. Morgen and Company
William H. Woodin
William Gibbs McAdoo
Charles Francis Adams
Owen J. Roberts
John R. Nutt
John Raskob
Newton D. Baker
Morgan Company
George Whitey
Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank
Philadelphia
Drexel and Company
Charles F. Adams
Navy
Henry S. Morgan
Secretary of the Treasury
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