Congress Shifts Interest to New Higher Taxation
Washington reports that Congress pushes for higher taxes to balance the budget amid calls for economy. Leaders seek revenue from areas like electric power and push to curb nonessential spending. Treasury notes federal revenue fell by over a billion dollars last year and business groups urge major reductions.
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Ways and Means Committee
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Snell
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United States
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Trimmed Interior Department supply bill reported to House
The Democratic controlled appropriations committee reported a sharply trimmed interior department bill. It slashed 6,273,000 from the budget and set 50,431,000 for the coming year, 18,911,000 below the current year. It prohibits new vacancies without presidential order and forbids salary increases.
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House
Appropriations Committee
Burns
Agriculture Department
Hoover
Governors' War for Louisiana escalates in capital
Huey P. Long sworn in as Louisiana senator. In New Orleans officers guard as two rivals battle for power. Lieutenant Governor Paul N. Cyr declares readiness to resume the fight, signaling continued political conflict in Baton Rouge and Washington.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
New Orleans
Senate
Paul N. Cyr
Accused Slayers Seek Temporary Release in Kahahawai Case
In Honolulu on January 25, lawyers for Mrs. Granville Fortescue and three naval co defendants argued in circuit court to dismiss police court charges against the quartet. The move rests on prosecutor delay before the grand jury, which met two days but adjourned without an indictment. The police commission prepares for action and must name a chief by February 1, with all officers placed on probation. Senate considers a criminal prosecutor bill and House debates assault statutes, including a death penalty proposal. If defense succeeds, Fortescue and co defendants may be released from Pearl Harbor custody.
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Granville Fortescue
Joseph Kahahawai
Senate
Territorial
James F. Gilliland
Fortescue
Thomas H. Massie
House of Representatives
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Definite Moves Toward Cutting Taxes Are Seen
A report shows a wide movement toward tax reductions across the United States. Governors and state boards push economy, with New Jersey proposing over 16 million in tax relief and agencies cutbacks. Nebraska, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri pursue lowered levies and spending, aiming to offset higher federal taxes.
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United States
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New Jersey
Nebraska
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Iowa
Kansas
Missouri State Board of Equalization
Dartmoor Prison Breakout Ends In Violent Clash
About 300 prisoners at Dartmoor faced a brutal breakout attempt that authorities say was the most violent in British jail history. Two inmates were reported dead and 70 to 95 wounded as guards and police battled across the prison and fires burned administrative buildings. Fire engines battled the blazes overnight and Colonel Turner, the government commissioner, was attacked but rescued by a loyal inmate.
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England
Grim
Textra
Plymouth
S. N. Roberts
Turner
Sun Fo and Chen Quit Chinese Regime in Shanghai
Sun Fo, president of the executive Yuan, resigned today after the government declined to accept his vigorous anti-Japan policy. The regime formed in December with Lin Sen as president, led mainly by Canton faction leaders, replacing Chiang Kai-Shek's government.
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Chen
Japan
Executive Yuan
China
Lin Sen
Canton
Chiang Kai-Shek
State ready rest against Mrs Judd in murder trial
Phoenix January 25 AP County Attorney Lloyd Andrews said the state will likely finish its case against Winnie Ruth Judd by late afternoon or tomorrow morning with over 30 witnesses remaining. He will wait for the defense case to begin before presenting further testimony as the jury weighs malice aforethought and jealousy as the motive. Miss Lucille Moore and J J Halloran figure prominently in the expected rebuttal and motive framing.
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Winnie Ruth Judd
Hedvig Samuelson
J. J. Halloran
Andrews
Halloran
J. Basil Ramsey
Holston Union National Bank
Knox County Criminal Court
J. D. G. Morton
Ramsey
Morton
Hancock County
J. Fred Bibb
R. H. Baker
W. H. Briley
State Highway Department
Nashville
Texas
W. T. Kennerly
Col
Luke Lea
Liberty Peak and Trust Company
Knoxville
Lea
Rogers Caldwell
East Tennessee National Bank
Kennerly
Knox County
Chester R. Hackney
E. N. Rogers
Hackney
Two Southerners Named Directors for Refinance Group
Washington January 25 Two southerners were named to the board directing a two billion dollar injection to quicken business Harvey C Couch of Arkansas and Jesse H Jones of Texas were appointed by President Hoover as two of three Democratic directors of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation The other directors are Eugene Meyer Paul Bestor and Secretary Mellon Confirmation of nominations and passage of a 500 million dollar appropriation are expected to set the corporation to function. Dawes expected to be named president.
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Jesse H. Jones
Board of
Reconstruction Corporation
Hoover
Washington
Arkansas
Texas
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Charles Gates Dawes
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Paul Bestor
Mellon
Couch
Pine Bluff
Jones
Houston
Garner
Robinson
White House
Couth
Treasury
Glass
Thomas
Idaho
Department of Commerce
Dawes
Weather Notes for Tennessee and Virginia Regions
Tennessee and Virginia forecasts describe rain or increasing clouds into Tuesday with slowly rising temperatures. Regional highs yesterday reached 56 in Tennessee and 60 a year ago. Virginia saw cooler readings and scattered rain, with 26 inches noted the day before and no rain a year earlier. Readings taken at 6 p.m. daily for the prior 24 hours.
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Virginia
Shanghai in Fear as Japanese Attack Escalates
Chinese merchants urge Shanghai officials to accept Japan's demands to suppress boycott groups. An explosion on the Whangpoo river damaged ships and killed 29 laborers. Albert Porges an Austrian employee of American Express was killed. Continued on page three.
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Whangpoo River
Albert Porges
American Express Company
New
Spanish General Strike Crushed in Seville and Malaga
Reports from Madrid say the planned general strike by communists and extremists failed to spread beyond Seville and Malaga. A bomb damaged a Malaga railway line but caused little harm as troops kept order and no casualties were reported.
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Azana
Catalonia
Roosevelt Faces Political Battle in Democratic Race
Washington January 25 AP Roosevelt leads the Democratic field for the presidential nomination but faces eastern challenges centered on Alfred E. Smith and New York Governor Roosevelt must navigate New England states and possible favorite son delays. Hoover stands entrenched in the Republican race with fringe third party talk by western independents.
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New Hampshire
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K.O.P
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