Taxpayers' League Head Testifies at House Hearing
J A Arnold, head of the Taxpayers League, testified at the House Ways and Means hearing on inheritance tax repeal. He refused to disclose funds or deposits, calling the inquiry hostile while noting a $500 contribution and limited league involvement in the meeting of the national council of state legislatures. Blanton testified alleging political retaliation over his inheritance tax vote. Borah pledged continued opposition to repeal amid lobbying debate.
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Washington
Associated Press
American Taxpayers League
House
Ways and Means
J. A. Arnold
Althoug
League
Blanton
Arnold
Garner
Representative Crowther
New York
War and Means Committee
Legislative Council
Ike
Texas
Tax League
Law council testimony weighs levy debate by party and region
Lee Satterwhite, then speaker of the Texas House, organized the legislative council and urged careful weighting of council members testimony. After council spokesmen led by Connecticut tax commissioner William H. Blodgett finished, W. C. Roberts of the American Federation of Labor argued for retaining the levy.
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Lee Satterwhite
Texas House of Representatives
Legislative Council
Garner
William H. Blodgett
Connecticut
W. C. Roberts
American Federation of Labor
Iles Creditors to Get Small Return
A first and final dividend of 3.7 percent was ordered by Paul Hershey, trustee of the bankrupt E. W. Mee Manufacturing Co. of Shelton, at a bankruptcy meeting. The Tes company he is of 35,200 to meet claims of 116,000. A discharge was ordered in the case of Sam Imbrogia. Greenwich, Conn. Willam McAllister of Danbury was appointed trustee at the first meeting of creditors of the estate of Clarence P. Mitchell of Danbury. Mitchell has assets of 1,200 with no assets disclosed. No assets were disclosed at the meeting of Arthur Weiner of Bridgeport, who lost his business while recuperating from injuries in an auto crash. Attorney A. J. Schwarz of Bridgeport was appointed trustee of the estate of Robert J. Stains, local grocer.
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Paul Hershey
E.W. Mee Manufacturing Company
Sheltor
Tes
Sam Imbrogia
Greenwich
Willam McAllister
Danbury
Clarence P. Mitchell
Arthur Weiner
Bridgeport Watchmaker
Hurts
A. J. Schwarz
Robert J. Stains
Father of 28 Children Has Last Plea Granted
WESTFIELD Massachusetts November 9 The last request of John Smith sixty one Negro father of 28 children was granted today and he buried without any religious services Smith died last night in the Northampton hospital He attracted attention at one time by trying to obtain recognition of the size of his family at Washington DC
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Westfield
Mass
Associated Press
John Smith
Smith
Northampton
Washington, D.C
Stamford Men File Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition
Bernard R. Barney John W. Orummond and John Bichowy all of Stamford filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition with Referee John Keogh against contractor Charles Andrews Sound Bench. The trio claim totals amount to 1816.14 against Andrews.
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Bernard R. Barney
John W. Orummond
John Bichowy
Sll
Stamford
John Keogh
Charles Andrews
Andro
New Forms for Expression of Real Worship
Rev Dr Oscar E Maurer of New Haven spoke at a conference opening session on curational worship and the cultivation of devotional life. He outlined a movement to be discussed from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts, stressing better preaching while public worship remains in the ministry. He warned Protestant worship had become overly subjective and passive, with worshippers seeking to be acted upon rather than to act.
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Oscar E. Maurer
New Haven
Conference of Congregational Churches
Atantic
Pacific Coasts
Patriarchal Blessings Highlight Conference Role
The Rev Dr Robert A Hume veteran missionary devotion featured in a conference, with his patriarchal blessing noted. Hume, retired at Auburndale Massachusetts, has a lineage tied to India missions through his father and spouse, and his children pursue missionary and academic work in India and New York City.
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Robert A. Hume
Intch
Hume
Auburndale
Mass
India
Indien
Ahmednagar
Wat
Union Vheological Seminary
New York City
Yale-In-China
Satara
Congregational Woman's Hoard of
Eastern Stet
Air Mail Plan Between South America and France
Regular air mail service between France and South America to begin next year after the French finance committee voted 120,600,000 francs in subventions to the Latecoere company. The scheme outfits partly by airplane and steamship, using island stops along the route, with 1928 operation expected and future funding contingent on initial success. Opened by Costa and Le Brix’s Paris to Buenos Aires flight and concurrent Argentine rail handoffs to Chile.
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Paris
iBy Associated ‘Press
France
South America
Chamber of Deputies
Tynnes An
Buenos Aires
South Atlantic
Chile
Argentina
Pathfinders
Costes
le Brix
Atlantic
Toll rates reduced by telephone company
New York, Nov 9. The American Telephone and Telegraph company announced a December 1 reduction in long distance rates for calls 400 miles or more from the source. The annual saving is projected at 61,500,000. larger savings apply to longer distances. For New York to San Francisco three minutes drop from 1.30 to 9.00 dollars. Evening rates will fall midway between night and day rates, while night rates stay about the same. The cut stems from new devices and methods for handling long distance calls.
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New York
Associated Press
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
San Francisco
Soviet agent Szanto jailed in Hungary for plot to topple government
In Budapest Hungary Nov Associated Press reports Zoltan Szanto an associate of Bele Kui who came from Moscow to establish Communist centers in Hungary was sentenced to eight and a half years in the penitentiary for conspiracy to overthrow the Hungarian government Stephen Vagy Szantos chief lieutenant was sentenced to four and a half years Koenl Pohl three and a half years E eveny two years and Y prisoner rounded up earlier to 20 months all in the penitentiary
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Budapest
Hungary
Associated Press
Zoltan Sxanto
Bele Kui
Moscow
Stephen Vagy
Szanto
Leutenant
Koenl Pohl
Central High Debaters Attend County Court Session
Several members of the Central High school debating team attended yesterday afternoon in the county court as arguments were presented to a jury in the Superior court in the probate appeal brought by John H K Ronan of this city.
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Central High School
County Cours
Carol
John HK. Ronan
Cit
Italian Seafaring Wreck Victims Reach Spain After Rescue
Special cable dispatch from Barcelona reports 224 Italian passengers and crew members of the Franci sis Muntilda rescued after sinking off Brazil. They arrived aboard the Conte Verde and were aided by the local Hattan colony with clothing and funds. They proceed to Italy.
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Barcelona
Spain
Brazil
Italy
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Tributgrs
Bridgeport
Conn
Milford
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