Hints of Farm Policy Shifts and Political Showdowns
The piece notes potential changes to farm price supports including hogs wheat and cotton, with Iowa likely to gain little direct benefit. It reports Huey Long’s filibuster against the Glass banking bill, praises Carter Glass, and includes Iowa figures Governor Herring and Ossie Solem. It also discusses state university criticism, county relief reform, and calls for reorganizing poor relief administration in Linn County.
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Senate
Washington
Louisiana
Huey Long
Glass
Extra Session of Congress Now Certain
Washington AP reports that the new congress will convene an extra session mid April as Democratic plans to balance the budget are abandoned at the present session. Roosevelt will push fiscal measures, while postponement stems from Senate jams and unreliable Hoover estimates. The move wrecks the Democratic program slated for a short session.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means
New York
Senate
Hoover
Collier
Mississippi
Japan Threatens Exit If League Acts Hastily
Japan warns it may quit the League of Nations if action on the Manchurian dispute is rushed. In north China the Jehol struggle persists as Chinese forces consolidate to oppose the Japanese, with reports of further aerial bombings near Kailun. Tokyo also forecasts reviving the American bogey to press for large military appropriations, viewing U S munitions charges as part of the campaign.
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United Press
Japan
League of Nations
League
Jehol
China
Kailun
Tokio
United States
House Demands Detailed State School Budgets
Des Moines AP The house of representatives passed a concurrent resolution by Rep. A H Bornstetter of Kossuth county ordering W H Gemmill secretary of the board of education to provide the appropriations committee with a detailed statement of budgets for institutions under the board's control.
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Des Moines
House of Representatives
A. H. Bornstetter
Kossuth County
W. H. Gemmill
Board of Education
House Appropriations Committee
Relief aid tied to work mandates for truck recipients
Report notes aid distribution conditions urging recipients to work where possible. Advocates link relief access to labor requirements while criticizing enforcement and practical impact on affected communities.
Mortgage Aid Nears as Herring Addresses Iowa Farm Bureau
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Farm Bureau's fourteenth annual convention opened with Governor Clyde Herring urging cooperation to halt mortgage foreclosures until relief legislation passes. He backed emergency measures and urged county mortgage credit councils to balance mortgage holders and creditors. Directors signaled support for revising mortgage laws and farm relief programs. County music contests highlighted Keokuk Butler and Madison counties with top honors in quartets and orchestras.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Clyde Herring
General Assembly
Federation
Keokuk County
Butler County
Boone County
Kossuth
Franklin County
Black Hawk
Madison County
Rotte “Wese Pov Sertannie Organization
Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Senate Opens Help Drive for Farmers in Distress
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate began a push to ease farm finances as farm mortgage burdens loom as a major issue on the second day of the session. Lawmakers pursued measures to avert farm foreclosures and provide relief to farmers losing homes and livelihoods.
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DES Moines
State Senate
Assembly
Germany protects big landowners with forced sale ban
Berlin AP reports an emergency decree shields eastern German farmers from forced auctions through October 31. The measure primarily protects large landowners amid unsettled postwar land reform.
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Berlin
Germany
Watson Proposes Major Arms Cut Plan in Senate
Republican Leader Watson urged a multilateral treaty to cut the world arms bill by 38.75 percent over ten years. The plan calls for a 5 percent annual reduction in military expenses and personnel with exemptions for pre 1933 pensions, aiming to lower taxes and relieve debt.
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Washington
Llp
Watson
Senate
United States
Congress
Winnie Accuses Halloran in Storm of Tears During Hearing
Winnie Ruth Judd sobbed her account of the double murder of Agnes Anne Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson as she testified in the preliminary hearing of Jack Halloran. She cursed and charged Halloran with indifference while the court intervened as her hysteria peaked.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Jack Halloran
Agnes Anne Leroi
Hedvig Samuelson
Halloran
Anne
Sammy
Stillman Alienation Suit Faces $1 Million Case
Luc Rochefort, former Montreal banker, sues James A. Stillman former National City Bank president for alleged alienation of affections seeking a $1,000,000 judgment. Brookyln Supreme Court hearing on disclosure of letters and affidavits tied to a second related action amid claims of blackmail and extortion.
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New York
Luc Rochefort
Montreal
James A. Stillman
The
National City Bank
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Edward Rigelman
Alfred J. Becker
Rochefort
Stillman
Malcolm Sumner
Rigelman
Becker
Lions stay in cages as rain hampers hunters at Wolf Island
In Dorena Missouri, Denver M. Wright’s two African born circus lions remained in their cages on Wolf Island while heavy rain kept amateur lion hunters in tents.
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Dorena
Denver M. Wright
Wolf Island
Beloved Cedar Rapids Pioneer Mrs. Walker Dies
Mrs. William W. Walker a longtime Cedar Rapids hostess and leader died at 11 25 a.m. at her home 1819 Second Avenue SE. Born 1843 in Otsego Michigan she helped promote the Chicago Iowa and Nebraska railroad and married William Williams Walker a railroad builder. Her family aided early transportation progress and she remained active in civic life through Cedar Rapids formative years.
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W. W. Walker
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue SE
St. Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk
Hindenburg Declares Estates Moratorium in Emergency Decree
In Berlin President von Hindenburg signs an emergency decree freezing foreclosures on mortgaged estates and farms until after the harvest. Mortgagors have until October 31 to pay, with most due in spring when cash is scarce.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Roosevelt and Hoover to Discuss Foreign Policy at White House
President Hoover and President-elect Roosevelt planned a Friday White House meeting to discuss current foreign affairs including the Sino Japanese war. Officials suggested war debts and the Geneva arms talks could arise in discussion with emphasis on what is happening overseas.
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Washington
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Geneva
Jehol
Yokohama
Ie. Rk
Jle
Washington Meeting Aims to Align Incoming and Outgoing Administrations
Secretary Mills will sit in at the Friday meeting as he did at the Hoover Roosevelt parley. Secretary Stimson, after talks with the President-elect, is expected to join. The session, held in the executive mansion, seeks to merge policies on ongoing international issues.
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Washington
Stimson
Mills
Executive Mansion
White House
Astronomer Ormond Stone Fatally Struck Near Fairfax
Dr. Ormond Stone, renowned astronomer, was instantly killed Tuesday after being hit by a car while walking along a road near Fairfax Virginia. Police reported the accident occurred on a local thoroughfare as Stone traveled on foot.
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Fairfax, Va
Ormond Stone
Here
Japan Delays Jehol Attack Citing Weather and Terrain
The Japanese decide to postpone the Jehol assault until early March due to bitter cold and rugged terrain, with reports noting expected disturbances in Peiping and Shanhaiguan that did not materialize. In Geneva the League of Nations committee seeks renewed conciliation, asking Japan to waive nonmember state participation if the assembly accepts its plan.
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Washington
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nanking
Japan
Jehol
Legation
Foreign Ministry
Peiping-Shanhalkwan
Ye Geneva
Special Committee
League of Nations
Assembly
Girl Hurt Sunday Still Unconscious
Alma Preclik of Solon employed at 1928 B avenue NE was injured in an early Sunday accident and remains unconscious at St Luke's Hospital with head injuries. She was struck by an automobile driven west on First avenue by Will Koebke of 947 Eighteenth avenue SW after leaving a street car at First avenue Eighteenth street.
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Cedar Rapids
Alma Preclik
Solon
B Avenue NE
St. Luke's Hospital
Miss Prezlik
First Avenue E
Eighteenth Street
First Avenue
Wih Koebke
Eighteenth Avenue
Huey Long in the Senate Explained by Will Rogers
Will Rogers discusses Huey Long in the U S Senate, clarifying he is not a Chinaman and noting he entered by Carter Glass' veto. He reflects on whether listeners understood Long and remarks on general tolerance for senators’ speeches in 1933.
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Carter Glass
Santa’ Monica
Calif
Huey
Huey Long
Senate
Hearings Delay Farm Aid Bill in Senate
Washington AP reports new obstacles in the emergency domestic allotment farm relief bill as Senate Agriculture Chairman McNary cites strong member demand for hearings, delaying early action. The measure would tax millers and food processors to cover the price gap between wartime and present levels.
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Washington
Senate
McNary
Rep
Ore
Agriculture Committee
Farm relief measures move toward final shaping
Lawmakers hear a detailed presentation on a 28 page farm relief bill in executive session. Marvin Jones of Texas explains provisions to senators as Frederick Lee and Eric Englund join the discussion with farm committee members. A companion two year mortgage foreclosure moratorium proposal gains attention in both houses.
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House
Marvin Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Frederick Lee
Eric Englund
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Roosevelt
Senate
Hull
Angelo Herndon Found Guilty Under Georgia Insurrection Law
In Atlanta a superior court jury after about two hours found Angelo Herndon, a Cincinnati Black man and alleged communist, guilty of attempting to incite insurrection. They recommended a sentence of 18 to 20 years, the first conviction under the law since 1871, and defense plans a new trial motion.
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Atlanta
Angelo Herndon
Cincinnati
Georgia
Italy Renounces 1924 Trade Pact With Soviet Russia
Rome reports Italy will renounce the 1924 commercial treaty with Soviet Russia by February 7 or earlier. The move does not end diplomatic relations. it stems from Italy’s dissatisfaction with the trade balance, which favors Russia. The treaty expires August 7, with six months notice required for withdrawal.
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Rome
Italy
Russia
Japan accused of fortifying Pacific mandated islands
Geneva reports from the mandates commission of the League of Nations will disclose Japan’s alleged harbor fortifications in the Pacific between the Philippines and Hawaii. Tokyo admits tripling harbor expenditures since 1927 but denies naval base construction. Nobumi Ito, Japan’s delegate, faced sharp questioning in secret sessions. Swiss delegate William Rappard pressed about submarine base use on Caroline and Mariana Islands.
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United Press
Geneva
Japan
Pacific
Philippines
Hawaii
League ‘of Nations
Nobumi Ito
William Rappard
Caroline
Mariana Islands
Ito
Rere Ee
Seypan
American interest in Japanese fortifications feared
Reports from Rome via an embassy in Geneva indicate the American government is studying Japan's fortification program. The concern is that 강화 on strategic islands could threaten communications between Hawaii and the Philippines.
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Mere
Ea Sbi
Geneva
Rome
United States
Hawaii
Philippines
U.S. Not Instigator in Pacific Islands Inquiry
Washington officials said the league of nations is investigating Pacific Ocean islands under Japan's mandate. The extent of the inquiry and whether the United States participated were not disclosed by the department of state.
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U. S
Washington
League of Nations
Pacific Ocean Islands
Japan
Department of State
United States
Riot at Singer Yokohama Office Prompts U S Protest
About 200 rioters damaged equipment and records at the Singer Bewing Machine branch in Yokohama. American Ambassador Grew urged Japan to investigate and provide police protection for Americans. No Americans were hurt. 138 Japanese detained.
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TOKIO
Singer Bewing Machine Company
Yokohama
Josephi C. Grew
Uchida
Grew
Prince George Recovers From Mild Flu Illness
Prince George, youngest child of the king and queen, was reported midweek to be recovering from a mild influenza attack in London. The medical update positions the prince as resting and improving at a royal residence.
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Prince George
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