Statefight on rates halted amid ICC filing delay
Harrisburg reports the fight to cut freight rates from Pennsylvania coal fields to New England markets stalls as railroads delay responses. Publ ic Service Commission counsel Richard Beamish says briefs to the Interstate Commerce Commission are due Oct 1, with a demand to cut at least 15 cents per ton. He notes PA coal costs 2.67 per ton versus 2.52 from West Virginia to Hampton Roads, and warns Western PA fortunes could suffer while the case drags on. Beamish had grown more optimistic, saying opposition was softening in favor of the Pennsylvania position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Ongoinane
New England
Richard 3. Beamish
Publ Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Beamish
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Hampton Roads
Beamsh
Earle
Pennsylvania Power and Light
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Commission
Goodnough
Pennsylvania Joint Committee On Rural Electrification
Earle Rules Utilities Profit Based on Property Valuation
Earle sets a policy tying utility profits to the value of property with a six percent annual return cap. Richard J. Beamish, counsel for the commission, described the sliding method and its basis in valuation as the governing rule.
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Ichard J. Beamish
Commission
Large Tear Gas Sales Reported To Industrialists
Senate committee hearings disclosed large sales of tear gas and equipment to corporations and individuals from 1932 to 1934 totaling about 710000 dollars. A. S. Alles of Lake Erie Chemical described gas types, regional concentrations, and a warning explosive grenades sought to quell crowd violence when needed. g E. E. McGuffin testified about commissions for gas sales and involvement with a labor espionage company. The testimony highlighted costly rate cases and proposed reforms including a sliding scale for utilities in Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Senate
A. S. Alles
Lake Erie Chemical Company
United States
la Follette Committee
Ohio
New York
Louisiana
California
Ailes
E. E. McGuffin
Youngstown
National Corporations Service
Terre Haute
Ind
New Orleans Public Service Company
Madrid Defense Looses Waters At Alberche Dam
Government forces released the waters of the Alberche dam toward San Martin de Valdeiglesias as insurgent columns mass near the town. Madrid said the town and many insurgent guns were destroyed, while troops planned a meeting with a southern column near San Martin. Insurgent forces pressed toward Toledo as Red Cross efforts to save hostages continued aboard ships near Bilbao.
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San Martin de Valdeiglesias
Madrid
Julio Mangada
Oropesa
Alcazar
Toledo
Maqueda
Torrijos
International Red Cross
Bilbao
Red Cross
Ramon Blardoney
Associated Press
Alberche
Burgos
San Martin
Spain
Barcence
Rielves
Oace
Toedo
Government militiamen hold hill as insurgents ready attack
Government militiamen cheered for immediate resistance but appeared entrenched on a hill in Hotgan, where insurgents anticipated a momentary assault.
CANDIDATES URGE FREEDOM IN FARM BELT TOUR
Des Moines Iowa September report details Gov. Landon campaigning toward Canada border with a push against New Deal reciprocal trade treaties. He plans eight farm belt stops across northern Iowa and Minnesota, with a Minneapolis speech at 8 30 p m. Landon praises farm tone, receives telegrams of support, and notes talks with Iowa teachers and George N Peek amid party debates on tariffs and AAA. Senator McNary lauds farm program expansion. Wallace prepared radio reply for Friday night addressing tariff policy and farm price concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Alt M. Landon
Minneapolis
Landon
Iowa
Minnesota
Charles L. McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
McNary-Haugen
George N. Peek
New Deal Aaa
Roosevelt
Wallace
London
Peek
William Hard
Republican National Committee
Towa
Roosevelt White House talks shape New Deal drive
Fifteen Democratic leaders meet with President Roosevelt at the Summer White House to discuss the re election strategy. Vice President Garner and cabinet members Hull Roper Cummins join in planning speeches funds and party messaging. A Maritime Commission panel for the Ship Subsidy Act is announced with three members and two more to be named.
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Converse
Hyde Fark
Hyde Park
White House
Roosevelt
Garner
Secretariet Hull
Roper
Cummings
Robinson
Arkansas
Byrnes
South Carolina
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Donahey
Ohio
Boland
Pennsylvania
Drewry
Virginia
James A. Farley
W. Forbes Morgan
Frank C. Walker
James W. Gerard
L. W. Robert
Democratic National Committee
Maritime Commission
Henry A. Wiley
Haverford
Harry G. Hamlet
Chevy Chase
The
Coast Guard
George Landick, Jr
Kensington
Treasury
Nippon Warns Shanghai After Marine Attack
A passing Japanese witness claimed the Shanghai assault on three Marines was staged by a Chinese gunman. Japanese nationals react with heightened excitement as two wounded Marines improve. Admiral Kondo urges calm and defends self defense, signaling likely continued independent action in Shanghai.
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Kondo
Shanghai
Potato Growers Organize First Grading Station Here
Indiana County potato growers organized a central grading station at the Court House with plans to begin grading in October. Bert Blakley of Shelocta was named sales manager for the county. a rubber roller grader and official bags were ordered. The move aims to recapture acres lost to Maine and support marketing through the Pennsylvania Potato Growers Association. A grading school will be held in Mercer County next week for prospective official graders.
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Indiana Cours 1Ry
Court House
Indiana
Arl
Pennsylvania Potato Growers Association
Maine
Pennsylvania
Bert Blakley
Shelocta
Pa. R
Indiana County
Somerset County
Potter County
Shelocté
Mercer County
Indiana County Co-operative Potato Association
A. Ward Overdorf
R. D
R. B. Stutzman
Wintondale
C. C. Pollock
Marion Center
Irvin Behm
Marchand
Doyle Stuizman
Homer City
James Patterson
West Lebanon
R. D. Marshall
Beyer
Japanese Navy Vows Sacrifice Not in Vain in Far East
After the commander's statement a Japanese naval attache pledged that Japan will act decisively to honor sacrifices. A reserve force of 1500 foreign residents, including many Americans and Filipinos, was ordered on standby for possible emergency duty as tensions rise in Shanghai. The report recalls the 1932 battles in Shanghai where around 50,000 Japanese troops faced 120,000 Chinese forces. By March Chinese forces began a strategic retreat, Huantu fell May 5, and a League of Nations mediation led to an armistice. The Japanese withdrawal followed on May 41.
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International Settlement Volunteer -Defense Force
Tsai Ting- Chai
Shanghai
Huantu
League of Nations
Tragic death follows infant illness and surgery
In McKeesport Pennsylvania surgeons report the death of 10 day old Frank Czudek after a failed operation to correct a buttonless colon seen in baby Julian Tafel Jr in Chicago. The Tafel family faced heartbreak as their second child died despite doctors' efforts and the parents debated whether the baby should live or die.
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Julian Tafel, Jr
Julien Tafel
Chicago
Lewis K. Bestman
Eva
Tafel
Julian
M. L. Kinny
M'Keesport
Mc Keesport Hospital
Frank Czudek
Death Trap Map of State Targets High Accident Counties
John B. Kelly, Secretary of Revenue, cites a Gov Highway Safety Council plan to work with county officials using statistics and education to back enforcement and reduce accidents. It vows to investigate fixings and publicity for discrepancies, enforce strict speeding penalties, and maintain rigid enforcement statewide.
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Greene
Forest
Clareton
Cameron
Potter
Fulton
Mifflin
Juniata
Perry
Union
Snyder
Tioga
Sullivan
Montour
Susquehanna
Wayne
Pike
John B. Kelly
Governors Highway Safety Council
Governor's Highway Safety Council
Department of Revenue
Division of Safety
Business Education Conference Here
A business education conference for in service teachers at Indiana State Teachers College will be held Saturday October 3 with no preliminary meetings or speeches. Sessions run 9 30 a m to noon covering high school commercial courses student guidance materials equipment progress standards lesson planning presentation methods diagnostic testing remedial teaching achievement testing grading student placement and follow up service.
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Indiana State Teachers College
Campaign notes and remarks across the nation
Governor Landon travels to Minneapolis to attack New Deal trade policy in a four speech slate. President Roosevelt meets with Vice President Garner and other top Democrats in Hyde Park. In New York the two candidates defend press freedom in the Herald Tribune Forum. Col. Frank Knox attacks WPA stadium costs in Santa Fe, Hopkins calls Knox remarks purely political.
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Tne Associatea Freas
Des Moines
Landon
Minneapolis
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Garner
New York
Gov
New York Herald Tribune Forum
Sante FE
N. M
Frank Knox
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Knox
Flashes Of Life Add Fish Stories
Lyons New Jersey ad adds a fishing tale of Jack Kennally a New York Central railroad engine man. A big pickerel long eluded anglers surfaced after a coal toss stunned it and brought local legend to shore. In San Diego a voter registration clerk asked a man his name and received a long Polish sounding reply. In Yakima a rancher burned himself by spray used in an orchard catching his clothing. In Yong Beach a tale of fried oysters and a jeweler noting a pearl worth a thousand dollars if uncooked.
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Lyons, N. J
Jack Kennally
New York Central Railroad
Kennally
B. and O. Car Loadings Report Total Cars
The report shows 26 561 cars loaded with 30 885 cars loaded on ling end 14 136 received from connections.
Bank closing in Bradford linked to bank fraud scheme
A federal grand jury indicted Howard J. Benson Floyd B. Parmeter Stanley B. Benton John J. Cunningham John W. Becker W Russell Hungerford Ty Alderson Lynch Elias Eliason McCaig and Wilson R Campbell on 30 counts for unlawfully using the trails to execute a scheme to defraud and in conspiracy. The Commercial National Bank of Bradford Pa closed by federal bank examiners in September 1935 amid a $1 million plus shortage. Assistant cashier Frank W. Calkins, 47, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his garage during the review. Coroner labeled death probable suicide. Two employees Benson and Harold Miller were arrested earlier on false-entry charges but awaiting grand jury action.
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Erie
Commercial National Bank of
Bradford
Howard J. Benson
Floyd &. Parmenter
Stanley B. Benton
John J. Cunningham
John W. Becker
W. Russell Hungerford
Ty. Alderson Lynch
Elias Eliason
McCaig
Wilson R. Campbell
BR. M. Gibson
Federal Bank Examiners
Frank W. Calkins
Calkins
Benson
Harold Miller
WPA letter sparks party politics in Pennsylvania WPA
Harrisburg reports that Miss S M R O Hara Republican state committee vice chair released a WPA letter written by Gertrude Ely state WPA women’s director. Ely says questions were for her own information. O’Hara sent a photostatic copy to Harry Hopkins urging investigation. Edwards N Jones states Ely claimed Democrats and Republicans charged her with making political appointments while on leave.
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Harrisburg
S. M. R. O'Hara
Republican State Committee
Misa Gertrude Ely
WPA
Parkins Succeeds as Tin Plate Head
G V Parkins of Elizabeth elected president of McKeesport Tin Plate Company replacing the late Edwin Crawford. Parkins, once a clerk three decades ago, had been vice president for years. Charles Brechemin becomes eastern sales manager.
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Pittsburgh
McKeesport Tin Plate Company
G. V. Parkins
Elizabeth
Edwin R. Crawford
Parkins
Charles Brechemin
Eastern
Water famine threatens town in West Virginia
Kingwood West Virginia September 24 water shortage hits the town for the second time this summer. Housewives line up at scarce wells while men haul water from distant sources as pumps drawn from the Cheat river push supply into the mains after the reservoir ran dry.
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Kingwood
W. V
Allegheny Mountains
Cheat
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International Settlement
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Calif
Alexander Hippolitovich Augusy Thnovich Opolski
H. Konda
Yong Beach
Eddie Coffey
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