Senate Passes Wealth Tax Bill in Conference Action
The Senate approved the administration wealth tax bill 57 to 22, sending it to a House conference. The measure targets large incomes and corporations, with estimates of 250 million dollars in revenue and key amendments affecting tax exempt securities and future issuances. Conferees were named to reconcile differences, aiming for quick adjournment as the White House eyes funding for relief programs.
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Dept Borah
J. S. Securities
Washington
Senate
la Folette
House
Roosevelt
Borah
Ida
Treasury
McCarran
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Miss
Finance Committee
King
Utah
George
la Follette
Wis
Metcalf
The Extra Effort to Make Gods of Ourselves
A 1935 reflection on living with purpose by Enri Bergson. The piece urges readers to decide between merely existing and striving to fulfill humanity s destiny. It laments waning faith and kindness while praising beauty and courtesy as essential daily acts.
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Enri Bergson
Pointblank
Heaven
Milling Firms Lose AAA Tax Action
The ninth circuit court of appeals denied a restraining order by three Washington milling firms to halt collection of wheat processing taxes. Fisher Centennial and Ritzville flour mills must pay the internal revenue taxes as ordered by the Tacoma federal district court. The case was heard by three judges new to the bench since Roosevelt’s administration due to Justice Wilbur’s vacation.
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San Francisco
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
State of Washington
Fisher, Centennial
Ritzville
Internal Revenue Collector
Federal District Court
Tacoma
Curtis D Wilbur
Roosevelt
Always Sure Sell ing Homegrown Produce in Gazette Want Ad
Mrs. C Johnson of Thirtieth Street SE reports strong sales of homegrown vegetables and fruit after placing ads in The Cedar Rapids Gazette Want Ad column Good Things to Eat. Advertisers are urged to reach buyers by dialing 2 1121 as 96 percent of Linn County families read the paper daily.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Linn County
Hopson Quizzed by Senate Group Over Editorial Policy Probe
Howard C. Hopson, head of Associated Gas and Electric, testified before a Senate committee about efforts to influence newspaper editorials favoring the public utility bill. He described sending representatives to the New York Times after an editorial he deemed unfair and opposed advertising to papers aligned with investor-protecting interests. The House panel sought Hopson’s arrest to compel his attendance, while the Senate debate lingered on jurisdiction and strategy.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Howard C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric System
Senate
New York Times
O’connor
House Group
Hopson
Briton Claims Il Duce Aims to Annex Austria
Paris AP The Italian delegation head Baron Pompeo Aloisi told British representative Anthony Eden that Italy’s minimal demand to settle its dispute with Ethiopia is occupation of Ethiopia by Italian forces.
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Paris
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Anthony Eden
Italy
Ethiopia
Paris Premier Laval Clings to Tripartite Conference Hope
Associated Press dispatch notes Laval clings to a faint hope that a tripartite conference can stave off war. Snowden in London says Mussolini aims to conquer Ethiopia to absorb Austria, predicting a world war. Mussolini ignores the conference as more Italian troops sail to East Africa and Addis Ababa firms suspend business amid fear of confiscation.
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Associated Press
Paris
Laval
London
Viscount Snowden
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Austria
Rome
Italy
East Africa
Addis Ababa
Italo-Ethiopian dispute risks world war warns AP columnist
Viscount Snowden of Ickornshaw argues in terms echoing a broader crisis as Italy and Ethiopia face possible sanctions under the League of Nations and Paris pact. The AP piece notes that a regional conflict could trigger global consequences and outlines the alliance obligations if aggression continues.
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Tilford
Surrey
England
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
League
Mussolini
Woman Held in Slayings Probe Denies Romance
Mrs. Madge Watson, sought by Chicago police over Kenneth A. Harrison’s death, was arrested in Danville at her in law’s home. She denied any romance with Morrison, saying he only helped her get a job and that she first met him before leaving Chicago.
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Danville, Sr
Madge Watson
Chicago
Kenneth A. Harrison
John J. Watson
Morrison
Chicago Park Board
Chicago School Board
Iowa Exec Council Aids Indicted AG In Grand Jury Probe
The Iowa executive council authorizes a special assistant and public funds to probe the indictment and grand jury that charged the attorney general. Governor Herring’s agent Frank Moorhead signs an affidavit aiding Joe Gagen, raising questions about motives, legality, and public welfare. The piece questions governance, investigations, and campaign fund practices amid graft and liquor rackets.
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Iowa
Executive Council
Herring
Joe Gagen
Frank Moorhead
Sioux City
Moorhead
Gagen
O’connor
Woodbury County
Woodbury
Iowa Liquor Commission
State Highway Commission
Liquor and Highway Commissions
Eugene J. Feuling
Comfort
Mayor Herman Lord of Muscatine Suspended from Office
Judge D W Jackson suspended Muscatine Mayor Herman B Lord pending a district court removal suit filed by five residents led by M P Bomke and John Alexander alleging habitual neglect to enforce ordinances on gambling and liquor laws. The suit names five plaintiffs and two ex police officers. no hearing date set.
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Muscatine
D. W. Jackson
Herman B. Lord
Lord
M. P. Bomke
John Alexander
Addison J. Phillips
Louise Buller
de Forrest Allen
Alexander
Phillips
Allen
Thompson and
Thompson
Hanley
Herbert G. Thompson
C. P. Hanley
Board of Water and Light Trustees
Moorhead Says His Gagen Affidavit Was Made On Maley Order
Des Moines AP reports Governor WMerring’s special agent Frank Moorhead says an affidavit he helped prepare for Joe Gagen was done at Maley’s request. Moorhead claims no knowledge of Gagen, while Lytle Havner and Marshall deny any underhand arrangement. Maley says the affidavit was meant for his own petition to set aside the indictment.
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Des Moines
Frank Moorhead
Wmerring
Hursday
Joe Gagen
Maley
Gagen
Moorhead
Havner
C. F. Lytle
Sioux City
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Lytle
Marshall
William Welch
Lou Salinger
Carroll
Report Of Graft In Beer Permits Now Subject Of Probe
Sioux City grand jury probes beer permit graft with H M Havner as special prosecutor. About twenty five subpoenaed bootleggers and bartenders must bring cancelled checks and records as testimony begins with William Zapan tas testifying.
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Sioux City
H. M. Havner
William Zapantas
Gagen seeks indictment set aside in gambling case
Sioux City AP Gagen a Des Moines bondsman and co defendant with AG Ed O Connor seeks to have the grand jury indictment dismissed arguing Horace Havner lacked authority as prosecutor when testimony was taken The motion filed by William P Welch of Logan notes Havner would be paid from noncounty funds and claims improper compensation Moorhead state investigator says Havner admitted having two good men to handle the case and Havner indicated he had friends connected to Ganotte ahead of the matter
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Sioux City
Joe Gagen
Des Moines
Grand Jury
Ed O’connor
Gagen
William P. Welch
Logan
Horace M. Havner
Walter Maley
Havner
Woodbury
Frank G. Moorhead
State Bureau of Investigation
Clyde Herring
Moorhead
Mavner
Charles F. Ganotte
Associated Press
Grand Jury Targets Executive Council Probe in Des Moines
Attorney General Ed ward L. O Connor Gov Clyde L Herring and other executives subpoenaed to testify before a Woodbury county graft grand jury as it mulls possible obstruction of justice in appointing an attorney to investigate the investigation. Officials including state secretary Mrs. Alex Miller state auditor C W Storms executive council secretary Ross Ewing and acting secretary Pauline Rutgers are also summoned with more to appear. Governor Herring and O Connor indicate reluctance to testify while promising access to office records.
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Des Moines
H. M. Hayner
Woodbury “County
Edward L. O'Connor
Clyde L. Herring
Grand Jury
Executive Council
Havner
Alex Miller
Moorhead Calls Moorhead Liar in Sioux City Row
Local contractor F. Lytle denounces Frank Moorhead as a liar in reply to Moorhead’s affidavit against Joe Gagen. Lytle says if Governor Her ring and his agents want to sleep with Gagen, that is his view.
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Sioux City
Frank Moorhead
F. Lytle
Moorhead
Joe Gagen
Moorhead Challenged Over Payment Claims in Indictment Fight
Gagen alleges Moorhead misstates payments by Mr. Lytle and Mr. Marshall for phone and hotel bills. Havner says hotel records will reveal who paid. Gagen seeks exclusion of Miss Ann Holm from testimony and questions the indictment’s minutes as not reflecting full testimony. he also requests a separate trial.
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Moorhead
Lytle
Marshall
Havner
Unholy Alliance Suspects in State Gambling Ring
Verne Marshall criticizes a special state agent attached to Gov. Herring’s office for signing an affidavit for Joe Gagen, the go-between in a state wide slot machine and gambling protection racket. He questions who ordered the affidavit and calls the official actions revealing and humorous. He notes Moorhead’s public servant persona and awaits court or grand jury testimony.
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Special State
Joe Gagen
Moorhead
Havner
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935 Figures Released
Local toll figures show 241 accidents in 1935 with 289 injuries and 10 deaths recorded in Cedar Rapids. Statistics highlight safety concerns and municipal traffic policy considerations.
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Cedar Rapids
HerringImmune to Grand Jury Subpoena Says Governor
Gov Clyde Herring cannot be forced to appear before a grand jury a decision announced after a two and a half hour meeting with prominent Democrats Will Riley his attorney and adviser. He said he cannot travel to Sioux City every time they need to check up with him.
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Des
Moines
Clyde Herring
Will Riley
Oto
Sioux City
Subpoenas Target Perjury Claims in Grand Jury Probe
The two individuals face grand jury subpoenas demanding all communications about alleged perjury by grand jury witnesses and any statements that a witness claimed his testimony was altered in the transcript filed with grand jury reports. Herring said he was informed Maurice J. Breen, the attorney named by the attorney general's office.
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Herring
Attorney General’s Office
Maurice J. Breen
Farmers Hold Four Prisoners To Halt Foreclosure Sale
United States Marshal Henry Dillingham and three aides were held by about 1,000 farmers protesting a farm foreclosure sale in Plattsburg Missouri since 1:30 pm Thursday. They were released unharmed at 5 pm and Dillingham went home to Platte City Missouri.
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Plattsburg
Henry Dillingham
Dillingham
Platte City
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