Roosevelt plan on dollar value sparks editor debate
The letter column discusses President Roosevelt's proposed 40 cent cut in the dollar and its global impact. It notes editors lack power to shape policy, explains the economic logic behind a fiat adjusted dollar, and mentions John Beal's explanation of a 50 percent dollar reduction and its effects on ordinary citizens.
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Mary
Roosevelt
Exer
the Gazette
John Beal
The
Soren
France Ready To Sign German Peace Pact Senate Hears
France indicated willingness to accept a ten year non aggression pact with Germany. Foreign Minister Paul Boncour spoke in the senate detailing France aims for European collaboration and safeguarding Austrian independence, while opposing German aggression in Austria and the Danube valley. The chamber endorsed his foreign policy and planned to resume debate Thursday with Premier Chautemps.
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Paris
France
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Joseph Paul Boncour
Senate
Reich
Paul-Boncour
Hitler
Belgium
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Europe
Italy
Danube
Austria
Paul Boncour
Saar
Danube Valley
Camille Chautemps
Chautemps
Germany declines Saar plebiscite council participation
Berlin reports the government sent a letter to the League of Nations secretariat on Tuesday night, refusing the proposal that Germany take part in discussions on the Saar plebiscite now before the council in Geneva.
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Berlin
League of Nations Secretariat
Germany
Council of the League
Geneva
Republicans Elect Congressmen In Vermont Victory
Vermonters chose a senator and a congressman in Tuesday's special election according to nearly complete returns reported from Montpelier. The results showed Republicans securing both seats as votes were tallied.
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Vermont
Montpelier
Roosevelt's Charm Sparks Inflation Hope
The piece notes that inflationary chances have faltered before, but this time the optimism centers on Mr. Roosevelt and his appeal as a factor in reviving inflationary hopes.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Saintly Sleuth of Souls Father Mac Erlane
In St Louis a frail Catholic priest, Father Mac Erlane, lived for the forlorn and saved many from vice and despair. Known as a sleuth of souls, he found and comforted the lost on his beat, even at the gallows. His funeral drew a diverse, grateful congregation. his life felt like miracles of God and love. Copyright 1934/3.
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ST. Louis
Father McErlane
Father Mac
Jrail
House Democrats Probe Work Of Emergency Heads
House Democrats in a Monday caucus voted to appoint a twelve member committee to investigate the inefficient and unsympathetic officials in the emergency departments amid broader protests over party patronage in the administration.
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House
Democrats
Washington
Vanderlip backs Roosevelt monetary plans and gold standard
Frank A Vanderlip, New York banker, urged the house coinage committee that revaluing the dollar alone cannot curb prices and urged a modernized gold standard with a federal agency holding all gold. He called for use of rediscount rates open market operations and foreign exchange in a managed currency. Morgenthau prepared to testify on Roosevelt’s plan as Coughlin warned of potential revolution if Congress rejects monetary legislation.
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Washington
Frank
Vanderlip
New York
House Coinage Committee
Morgenthau
Senate Banking Committee
Roosevelt
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Congress
Five Japanese men held after photographing Pulaski Skyway
Five Japanese government employees were taken into custody in Kearny New Jersey after police found them photographing the Pulaski Skyway. They claimed to be showing friends and relatives in Japan the progress in the United States, and were later turned over to Justice Department agents. The group included Shizuo Abe identified as chief hydraulic engineer of the Japanese government railway. others were Eisaburo Fujii Kusuji Takahashi Yasunori Ohtani and Benzo Nishimura.
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Kearny, N. J
Pulaski Skyway
New York
Newark
Kearny Meadows
Holland Tunnel
Manhattan
Passaic
Hackensack
Jersey City
Smalel
Newark Airport
New York City
Pest
Public Service Corporation
WOR
Kearny
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Japan
United States
Civil Works Administration
Shizuo Abe
Eisaburo Fujii
Department of Justice
Japanese officials detained in New Jersey photo case
The Japanese embassy ordered the consulate in New York to probe the detention of five Japanese railway officials in Kearny New Jersey who were taken into custody for taking photographs. No official details or comment were available from the embassy or the state department. Officials noted there is no law barring foreigners from photographing except in fortified areas.
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Washington
New York
Kearny
N. J
State Department
Republicans Push Vets Relief At Parley
Washington AP Senate Republicans at their first conference of the session urged adequate hearings on the administration monetary program and moved to attach the American Legion four point veterans relief proposal as an amendment to the independent offices appropriation bill. Only 20 of 35 Republicans and two of nine independents attended and the group deferred action on the gold dollar devaluation proposal until a later conference when the bill is available.
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Washington
Senate
American Legion
Independent Offices
McNary
Oregon
Housing Plan Is Halted By McCarl Ruling
Washington AP reports Comptroller General McCarl questioned the legality of several government housing related corporations. Secretary Ickes said the ruling ties the public works emergency housing corporation’s funds and operations, complicating slum clearance and housing projects. The White House viewed prospects as potentially improving after talks with the President.
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Washington
McCarl
Ickes
Federal Housing Corporation
Housing Corporation
Public Works Emergency Housing Corporation
Corporation
McCarn
Congress
Comptroller General
White House
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Eone Lee
Banker John Sherwin Jr dies suddenly in Cleveland home
John Sher win Jr., 66, former Union Trust chair and prominent banker, died unexpectedly at his Cleveland home on Tuesday.
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Cleveland
John Sherwin, Jr
The
Union Trust Company
Turn In Gold Before 2 P.M. Wednesday
Local banks received federal orders from Chicago directing that any gold coins bullion or certificates not presented by 2 p.m. Cedar Rapids time on Wednesday January 17 cannot be paid at face value. After that time banks will collect admits and payments may be set by the treasury secretary with unknown discount likely.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Secretary of the United States Treasury
United States
Charges Filed Against Eleven Huey Long Aides
In New Orleans district attorney charges tampering with public records against Orleans Registrar C S Barnes and ten Long organization aides amid a heated mayoral race. Walmsley supporters had seized the registration office, Barnes was jailed briefly, and deputies were placed over the voter books pending court action.
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New Orleans
District Attorney's Office
Orleans
Walmsley
Barnes
Long Organization
Geetrict
Sriy
Hugh Wilkinson
Senator Long
Frank T. Echezabel
Senate Advances Grand Junction Light Plant Bill
DES MOINES AP The state senate approved 34 to 11 a bill to legalize Grand Junction town plans for a municipal light plant and the Fairbanks Morse contract. Opponents warned of overruling a state supreme court decision that voided the proceedings and bond pledges. The plant would cost 75,000 dollars and the contract was let in July 1933 amid disputes over compliance with town filings.
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Des Moines
State
Senate
House
Grand Junction
E. J. Wenner
State Supreme Court
Fairbanks, Morse and Company
Supreme Court
Man in the Street Seeks 500 in Bank Protection
A New York man, calling himself the man in the street, asks what will happen to his $500 savings amid Roosevelt's plan to devalue the dollar. An economist notes the money's purchasing power rose during unemployment, now worth about half as much in gold value, sparking questions about future value and stability.
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New York
Forty-second Street
Committee For the Nation
Omaha
Minnesota
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Huey Long Faction Seized in New Orleans Raid
Eleven followers of Senator Huey Long were seized in a police raid on New Orleans city hall during the night charged with altering poll book records and violating a court injunction.
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Huey Long
New Orleans
Senate group decries Louisiana vote practices in Long era
A Senate special committee condemned vicious and abhorrent political practices in Louisiana tied to Huey P. Long’s machine. It charged Long and allies fully controlled the state democratic organization and state offices, and cited fraudulent tactics in the 1932 primary that ousted Broussard by “dummy-candidate” strategies, though no contest was filed.
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Washington
Louisiana
Senate
Huey P. Long
Democratic
Broussard
Louisiana Paisa
State Democratic Association
Overton
New Orleans
Cornell Five Wins On Road At State Teachers
Cornell College defeated State Teachers 35 to 30 Tuesday night in Mount Vernon. Coffman, the center, led with 20 points, scoring four baskets and twelve of fifteen free throws.
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The
Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
State Teachers
Coffman
Ranky
U S Sues Standard Oil Over Code Challenge
The government sues Standard Oil of New Jersey in DC District Court alleging violations of oil code rules by advertising Ruth tied radio promotions and prize giveaways. The suit, filed for Secretary Ickes and Attorney General, seeks an injunction to stop prizes tied to the “boys club contest” and notes other potential actions against similar promotions.
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Ickes
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Colflesh Called To Parley Over Iowa Works Inquiry
Washington AP reports U S district attorney Robert W Colflesh of southern Iowa was summoned to a Washington conference with Assistant Attorney General Joseph B Keenan regarding the Iowa public works investigation. No reason or agenda details were given. Kraschel discussed farm price regulation and tax coordination with Murphy, while Colflesh’s replacement and other Iowa officials were noted in United States inquiry circles.
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Washington
Justice Department
Robert W. Colflesh
U. S
Iowa
Joseph 2B. Keenan
Calflesh
Louis R. Gravis
Interior Department
Division of Investigation
Keenan
Kraschel
Murphy
Nels B. Kraschel
Public Works Advisory Board
Ickes
Summons to Ottumwa Grand Jury Ties to Iowa PWA Probe
District Attorney Colflesh was summoned to Washington for conferences as a federal grand jury near Ottumwa was set to hear Iowa PWA testimony last summer. Over eighty people were served subpoenas, some told not to appear, with investigators unsure of connections to the Washington summons. Lieutenant Governor Kraschel was rumored as the investigation’s target. Colflesh heads to the capital for a conference with Assistant Attorney General Keenan, while remaining details are undisclosed.
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Calflesh
Department of Justice
Washington
Ottumwa
Public Works Administration
Iowa
Calfresd
Federal Grand Jury
Colflesh
Keenan
Kraschel
Department of Interior
Deny Violations In Bids On School Building Additions
Controversy over awards in Cedar Rapids half million dollar school expansion protests filed by unsuccessful bidders. They claim the board did not follow specifications in awarding Woodrow Wilson and McKinley junior high additions to Paulson Construction and Franklin addition to Mildenstein. Consultant McConologue says specs did not require general contractors to hire sub contractors or use sub bids.
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Cevar Rapins News
Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
Public Works Board
Woodrow Wilson
McKinley
Paulson Construction Company
Franklin
Max Mildenstein
QO. F. Paulson
Mildenstein
Raymond B. McConologue
School Board
Home Loan Director Russell Hawkins Dies in Washington
Russell Hawkins, a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank board from Oregon, died early Tuesday at his hotel in Washington. The death removes a longtime director associated with federal housing finance oversight and home loan policy. The circumstances and exact cause were not immediately disclosed.
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Washington
INS
Russell Hawkins
Oregon
Federal Home Loan Tank Board
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