Italian Envoy Clashes Over Ethiopia Arbitration
Geneva July 31 The League of Nations council moved to continue arbitration in the Italy Ethiopia dispute but remained deadlocked over scope Italy backs a narrow Valual border clash focus Ethiopia demands broader boundary and related issues Baron Aloisi and Ethiopias Gaston Jeze sparred with Capt Anthony Eden as the council debated whether to discuss the whole dispute or limit action and set a new meeting time for a drafted formula
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United Press
Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
Valual
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Walual
Gaston Jeze
Aloisi
Jeze
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Tlaly
Valnat
Eden
Railroads oppose $1 fare plan in new Hastings proposal
Washington July 31 three regional railroad associations announce opposition to the postage stamp fare idea by State Senator John A Hastings of New York. The plan would let a passenger ride any distance on one line for $1 with an $8 flat fare on express trains. Hastings argues the measure could recover traffic lost to autos and buses while government supervision would be temporary. Transportation officials say the concept deserves careful study.
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United Press
Washington
Roddy
Association of American Railroairs
A. F. Cleveland
Hastings
Sime
Plen
Transportation Co
Joseph B. Egstman
Texas solon tells of cigar box episode
Washington July 31 Senate lobby investigators increased the cost estimate of Associated Gas and Electric Co s lobbying against the utilities bill to 605 194 as orders were issued to the U S marshal in New York for action.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Associated Gas & Electric Co
New York
Spanish Veterans Benefit Bill Passes Senate
Spanish American War veterans of Corry would gain from a Senate bill restoring benefits cut by the economy act of 1923. The measure, approved today, now goes to the President for signature and would cost about 40.58 million dollars for 1936, adding roughly 48 000 veterans and dependents to the rolls. Senator Robinson said it would raise monthly pensions from 21.84 to 42.45 dollars, and extend benefits beyond those with service-connected disabilities, affecting veterans of the Philippine insurrection and Boxer rebellion. One senator, Hastings of Delaware, dissented.
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Corry
U.S. Senate
Veterans Administration
Joseph T. Robinson
Arke
Ityas
Sen
Danel O
Hastings, F
Del
Decline in Gasoline Stocks Signal Seasonal Draw
New York July report shows continued decline in gasoline stocks as seasonal demand wanes. The American Petroleum Institute notes a slight drop in weekly crude oil production, reflecting softer output amid summer market shifts.
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New York
Royal decrees and policy moves ripple across nations
A royal decree in Rome creates state monopolies on raw materials such as coal and principal metals. In Washington the Senate Banking Committee reports a bill to bar suits on gold clause securities for six months. In Kansas City a fire kills 100 horses and threatens stockyards. In Berlin Nazi actions against Jews intensify with more arrests and restrictions. Roosevelt cites a stately tax view, noting 87 percent of income above a million dollars as heavily taxed.
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United Press
Rome
Norroy
Washington
Senate Banking Committer Today
Townsend Club Meeting Draws 325 Attendees at Grand Theatre
More than three hundred members and delegates from Union City Titusville Spartansburg and West Spring Creek attended the Townsend Club gathering at the Grand theatre building in Corry. Miss Mary Moore reported 27 new members signed bringing total Corry Club membership to 404. BH Hogen of Erie spoke on How the Townsend Club Will Help the Business Man, clarifying pension plan benefits while H C Udd and Miss Moore discussed general topics and club growth amid high interest in the old age pension program.
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J. Vint Laughland
Rochester
Townsend Club
Grand Theatre
Union City
Corry Gub
BH. Hogen
Erie
Laughland
Hogen
H.c.udd
Mary Moore
Corry Club
Corry Elith
Rochester Authority
Huge Associated Gas Profits Bared Before Senate Panel
Washington July 31 profits of more than 300 percent were reported for Associated Gas and Electric Company engineering and management subsidiaries during the low mood. Testimony identified private companies of Howard C Hopson as part of the profits and noted years 1929 to 1933 when investors received no dividends. Investigators sought tax return data to illuminate the A G E campaign against the Wheeler Rayburn bill, with total alleged expenditures over 1.8 million dollars. The inquiry also touched on a mysterious cigar box episode and efforts to locate Hopson in New York as officials pledged further scrutiny.
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United Press
Washington
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Senate Lobby Committee
Howard C. Hopson
Stewart ©. Rose
New York
Tex
Patton
Senate
A. GE
Hopson
Hugo L. Black
Fom McKeown
Okla
Fred Surroughs
A. G
McKeown
Burrough
Patrick Hurley
Nellie Beardsley
C. E
Warren
Farmer crushed at work in Lincolnville area death
A farmer died at Titusville Hospital after being crushed between a hay wagon and a tractor on a farm near Lincolnville. The accident occurred while he aided neighbor William Wesulk with barn work. he sustained a fractured skull and internal injuries and died at 7 p.m. The injured party, Koz, and Ward were attempting to shove a loaded hay wagon when a brace failed and the collision occurred.
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Iran
Unio City
Lincolnville
Titusville
Filmes
William Wesulk
Weak
Wdl Carpenter
Tor
Koz
Ward
Professor Mutilated By Suitor Succumbs
Chicago July 31 Walter J. Bauer chemistry professor dies after penknife operation police say a former suitor of Bauer’s three week bride performed the mutilation. He was bound and gagged in a parked car and told hospital staff of the suspected assailant before dying.
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Unneo Press
Chicago
Walter J. Bauer
Bauer
Huge Combines Facing Probe On Processing Tax
Reports that large food processors and distributors take 11.50 of every 19 dollar food bill prompted a proposed 150000 investigation. The inquiry aims to reveal who gets the consumer’s dollar amid numerous suits challenging AAA processing taxes benefiting farming. White House approved the expenditure. budget Bureau cites Roosevelt’s June approval.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
House
White House
Wade Commission
Budget Bureau
Robbery Probe Continues In Deud Hill Farm Home Theft
State Police and local officers investigated a recent robbery at Elton Simmons’s farm home in Deud Hill. Windows and many other articles were stolen as investigators consider suspects in the city and possible local involvement. Investigation ongoing with no new details released.
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Malden
Mathias
Elton Simmons
Deud Hill
Comey
Government wins in war insurance suit
In Pennsylvania the federal government secured its first appeals win on war risk insurance since 1818. The Third Circuit in Philadelphia reversed Judge Nelson McVicar’s $10,000 award to James Olli Booth of Grampian Clearfield County for permanent total disability from Argonne war wounds. Lois Ann Graft, aged 2, died after ingesting pills mistaken for candy in Connellsville.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
U. S
Stanley Granger
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Wedersl
Nelson McVicar
James Olli Booth
Grampian
Clearfield County
Argonne
Arive
Metz
Westley Seeks Re election as City Treasurer
Frank E. Westley announced his candidacy for re election as city treasurer this afternoon. He will seek the Republican nomination and petitions in his support were circulated today. The incumbent is the second to announce, with Frank W. Parsons, former councilman, having entered the contest weeks ago. No Democrat candidate has yet announced.
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Frank E. Westley
Westley
Treasure
W. Parsons
Minority Raps Tax Proposal See Hot Fight
July 31 report from the House Ways and Means Committee assails the administration 275 million tax plan as a political gesture to win votes. The administration defends the measure in open debate hoping to push it through the House by Saturday. Senate opposition appears strong as details diverge from Roosevelt’s proposed rates and Morgenthau notes a hands off approach pending broader tax reform.
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United Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
White House
Morgenthau
House Committee
L. H. Parker
Congressional Tax Authority
Pat Harrison
Chaiman
Harrison
Parker
Markets at a Glance United Press summary
Markets at a glance show stock prices mixed with gains in curb stocks and irregular moves on Chicago exchanges. Call money sits near 4 percent with foreign exchange firm in sterling. Grains edge higher, cotton climbs, and flubber advances sharply, reflecting a volatile trading day.
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Chicago
Bitter Feuding Delays Nazi Apology In New York Incident
Washington officials faced a heated, complex diplomatic puzzle after Germany protested the communist attack on the German flag in New York. Sharp divisions in Congress and among officials over severing relations with Germany, plus perceptions of U S religious and racial bias, colored the response. Preliminary reports blamed the German liner Bremen's officials for letting crowds aboard, despite police warnings.
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Hobart C. Montee
United Press
Washington
State Department
Germany
New York
Hitler
United States
Congress
Berlin
Bremen
Army pilot and secret pursuit plane missing
In Los Angeles on July 31 a dozen planes searched the Palos Verdes hills for Lieut. Ardy Skaer, an Army Reserve test flyer missing after taking off from Mines Field in a new secret pursuit plane said to reach 200 mph. The aircraft’s design is a tightly guarded military secret. Skeer disappeared heading south along the coast. National Guard planes and sheriff’s air units hunted a 200 mile coastal strip, with Mare Island and Riverside bases potentially joining the search.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Palos Verdes Hills
Ardy Skaer
Army Reserve
Plate
Sker
Skeoer
Mines Field
Yesterth
Army
Northrop
National Guard
Sheriff's
San Diego
Army Air Base
Marekt Field
Riverside
Cal
Early action on Guffey coal bill assured
Washington July 81 A house ways and means subcommittee agreed to report the Guffey coal bill to the full Ways and Means Committee without recommendation. The move signals efforts to avert a potential strike by 450,000 bituminous miners and to set aside 300,000,000 for a national coal reserve if the bill passes.
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House
Ways and Means
Guffey
Washington
Houseways and Means
Full Ways and Means
NRA
Roosevelt
Euch
Food Clerks Clash in New York Riot Case
Rival food clerks clashed in Brooklyn causing a riot with police involvement. Injuries reported, arrests made as authorities investigate probable disorderly conduct and assault amid the July incident.
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New York
Salem
Brooklyn
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