Iowa House Blocks Graft Inquiry Amid Senate Refusal
The Iowa House rejected a suspension vote to debate a joint committee on graft and payoffs in state offices. Rep. Avery proposed the inquiry, backed by Republicans Hickenlooper and Blue, while Democrats challenged the move as political maneuvering.
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A. H. Avery
Nvnth
B. B. Hickenlooper
Linn
Robert Blue
Wright
Avery
John Mitchell
Hickenlooper
Des Moines
INS
Cedar Rapids
Iowa House of Representatives
Douglas plane crews set new cross country speed record
A Douglas experimental craft flown by pilot D W Tomlinson and crew shaved the transcontinental record to 11 hours 5 minutes 45 seconds, beating the previous mark by about 28 minutes. A gyroscopic autopilot steered the ship after takeoff from Burbank, while Floyd Bennett field welcomed the arrival.
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New York
D. W. Tomlinson
Floyd Bennett Field
Leland Andrews
Los Angeles
Roosevelt Moves Against War Testimony Publication
Washington dispatch says President Roosevelt rebuked Rep John J McSwain for releasing secret war testimony from the House Military Affairs Committee. Rep Maury Maverick demanded court martial for five admirals over foreign policy remarks. The president also rejected Brig Gen Andrews testimony on air bases and border seizure plans.
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Washington
INS
House
Military Affairs Committee
Maury Maverick
Texas
Roosevelt
Andrews
House Military Affairs Committee
Canadian
United States
John J. McSwain
South Carolina
House Committee
McSwain
Gen. Andrews
Dern
House of Representatives
Mce‘Swain
Committee On Military Affairs
Pair to be Tried on Fake Liquor Stamps
Joseph Pessin and Ralph Peyton of Milwaukee face preliminary hearing for possession and sale of counterfeit government liquor tax stamps. Arrests followed seizure of fake stamps with a $100000 face value and counterfeit labels after months of federal investigation. Emil Hartman, a Milwaukee printer, was also arrested as stamps dies and plates were seized.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Pessin
Ralph Peyton
U. S
Floyd Jenkins
Pessin
Federal Penitentiary
Peyton
United States
R. C. Anderson
Iowa State Equor Commission
Lane Maloney
Wisconsin
Federal
Alcohol Tax Unit
Emil Hartman
Perkins Orders Action On Chevrolet Strike in Toledo
Secretary Perkins directed Edward F. McGrady to Toledo Ohio to work toward settling the Chevrolet workers strike there.
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Washington
Perkins
Edward F. McGrady
Toledo
Chevrolet
Hickenlooper Accuses Graft Tied to Iowa Democrats
Iowa Representative B. B. Hickenlooper charges contractors paid to win state work with about 25 000 per mile and ten cents per barrel on cement. He alleges ten percent extra from builders and that lumber and supplies were taxed to fund a campaign fund. He cites documentary proof and handwriting linking graft to top party leaders and urges immediate investigation.
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Iowa
Democratic Campaign Fund
Hickenlooper
State of
Mondays and Off Days in Everyday Living
A reflective piece on how off days curse Mondays and Sundays alike with mishaps from burnt bacon to missed trains. It urges humor and restraint, noting decisions made in a bad mood worsen outcomes and recommending resting, rethinking, and avoiding letters on such days.
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Pennsylvania
Robertson
Brighton
Iowa oil men lose bid to exempt filling stations on chain tax
The Iowa Assembly rejected an amendment to exempt filling stations from the chain store tax act. The house vote was 65 to 40 and the senate failed to suspend rules, denying the measure. Protests outside the capitol featured oil workers with Save my job signs as delegates argued the 90 percent petroleum revenue criterion.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Assembly
Charles Putnam
Pottawattamie
Senate
Statehouse
Fin Bate
Clyde L. Herring
Putnam
Compromise Beer Bill Advances in Iowa Senate
Des Moines AP The Iowa Senate approved the compromise beer bill after adopting the conference committee report by 29 to 15. The House has yet to take up the report. The measure blends features from both chambers placing licensing powers in cities and towns and includes a state permit board.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Conference Committee
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Chevrolet Strike Expands to Cincinnati and Toledo
In Cincinnati and Toledo strikes at Chevrolet assembly plants shut Fisher Body in Cleveland and left 9,000 workers idle. The American Federation of Labor issued an ultimatum to Buick officials in Flint, demanding a conference with union leaders by 4 p.m. Tuesday, linking the action to the Toledo Chevrolet plant walkout.
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Cleveland
Chevrolet
Toledo
Cincinnati
Fisher Body Company
Flint, Mich
INS
American Federation of Labor
Buick Motor Company
Chevrolet Motor
Man Succeeds in Death by Hanging after Self-Stabbing
Theodore Larson, 28, of Joliet, a dredging worker on the Mississippi, failed to stab himself but then hanged himself from a water pipe in a rooming house bathroom in Moline. Local police reported the death occurred last night.
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Moline
Lll
Theodore Larson
Joliet
Mississippi River
Demand Beh Warrant Probe Be Reopened
Six members of the joint house and senate investigating committee demand reopening the inquiry into the 3.5 million sinking fund warrants sale to Carleton D Beh Co Des Moines. They cite discrepancies in testimony and seek an interim committee to appraise new information and verify its authenticity. Signed by Irwin DeWitt Driscoll Billingsley Stimpson Moore and Cunningham.
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Clay
Hickenlooper
R.G. Moore
Harrison
Linn
Foster
Lamar P. Foster
Cedar
C. G. Johnson
Buena Vista
Des Moines
Carleton D. Beh
House
Senate
Irwin
DeWitt
Driscoll
Farmington
Billingsley
Newton
Stimpson
Anamosa
Moore
Urbana
Cunningham
Water Accounts At Sigourney Rapped
An audit report filed with State Auditor C. W. Storms finds Sigourney waterworks accounts unsatisfactory. It notes some customers have not paid since 1930 yet used city water. overdue balances totaled 3240 dollars as of January 28. The audit also says councilmen drew 495 dollars in salaries exceeding legal limits.
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Des Moines
Sigourney Waterworks
C. W
City Water Service
Iowa House Approves Plan to Replace Liquor Board
The Iowa House voted 81 to 26 to abolish the liquor control commission and empower the governor to name a five member board with a state superintendent. Per diem commissioners would earn up to 600 a year, and resignations would follow if the plan passes the Senate and is signed by the governor.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa House
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Senate
Bernard Manley
Dick R. Lane Quer
Harold M. Cooper
Executive Council
Louis
H. Wiese
Davenport
Peanut
Attorney General
Iowa
Gazette
State House
Uncle Sam
Iowa Senate Deadlock Over Graft Probes Sparks Outcry
Verne Marshall reports from Excelsior Springs that Iowa lawmakers failed to vote a full investigation into state graft as The Gazette presses for a thorough probe. The piece condemns Des Moines corruption, urges action, and warns lawmakers of potential federal intervention.
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Excelsior Springs
Iowa
Veledatindiy
The
Senate
Edward L. O'Connor
Des Moines
Gazette
Sioux City Council to decide ouster of public safety chief
County Attorney Max Duckworth handed the Sioux City council the grand jury report recommending removal of H. J. C. Kuhlmann, commissioner of public safety, and directed attention to the Iowa code provisions for removing elected city officials.
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Sioux City
H. JC Kuhlmann
Max Duckworth
Duckworth
Edgar V. Moone
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Cedar, Rapids Gazette
Liquor Investigating Committee
Floyd E. Page
R. G. Moore
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
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Verne Marshall
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Nels Kraschel
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