Butler testimony opens on fascist army plot claim
New York November 20 AP Major General Smedley Butler retired Marine corps chief testifies before House committee on reports that wealthy New York brokers asked him to lead a fascist movement to set up a dictatorship. committee plans public hearing and subpoenas extend to firm Grayson M Murphy and Co and the Silver Shirts Patriots Order.
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New York
Smedley Butler
U. S. Marine Corps
House
Butler
United States
John W. McCormack
Samuel Dickstein
Supreme Court
Friends of New Germany
Anty
Bar Association
General Butler
Dickstein
AWAS
Gerald P. MacGuire
Grayson M. P. Murphy and Co
Grayson M.P. Murphy and Co
Silver Shirts
Patriots
Order
Butex
Defense attorney questionsInsull fraud charges in trial
In Chicago a defense attorney derides the government case as absurd as he recalls the Insull mail fraud trial. Charles S Lounsbury claims all defendants offer a plain explanation and questions why if a fraud scheme existed no one profited. He suggests letters and memos show honesty, not graft. He challenges that Insull formed Corporation Securities as a dumping ground for stock and notes that Halsey Stuart officials invested heavily, arguing against the government’s theory.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Insull
Charles S.lounsbury
É . Lounsbury
I .Ee
Lounsbury Hargered
Corporation Securities Company
Gounsbury
Halsey Stuart and Co
Lounsbery
Weather Forecast for Kaneas and Douglas County
Cloudy and colder with likely east and south portions affected tonight and Wednesday. Morning outlook shows cloudy skies and much colder conditions. Dirt roads remain muddy with soft Douglas County roads. Temperatures and rainfall figures from Gas Office indicate yesterday's peak, today’s noon reading, and prior minimums.
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Kaneas
Douglas County
Economists See Hope in Upward Income Curve
New York economists report a sharp rise in national income for 1934, estimating about 9 billion dollars more than last year. They see this rebound reversing the post-1929 decline from roughly 86.1 billion to 49.6 billion dollars, forming a base for sustained prosperity in the coming years.
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New York
Senator Borah Seeks Probe Into Relief Funds Wastes
Washington November 20 Senator Borah Idaho pressed for a congressional inquiry into large wastes of relief funds. He charged in one western state a million dollars has vanished and cited figures claiming 4700 dollars spent to administer 4700 dollars of relief in 100 counties. He named a middle western city with 1506 admin employees costing 2 million dollars yearly.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Washington ‘Evening ‘Star
Independent Republican
Pera
Harry Hopkins
FERA
Bergh
Washington replies to Borah on relief fund waste charges
Washington officials challenged Senator Borah on new relief fund waste accusations. They urged him to share all information. Borah, in a radio address, cited several cases of alleged waste totaling millions. Officials say only one case was previously disclosed. Dallas Dort leads a formal probe into a midwest city with 200000 population and a payroll claim of 1.5 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Borah
R.jda
Relief ‘Administration
Republican Independent
Dallas Dort
FERA
Wheat exports plummet as drought curbs sales abroad
Washington reports that America’s wheat exports sank to their lowest level in years last week with no bushels shipped overseas. Only 13 000 bushels of all grain were exported, due to summer drought reducing export surplus and diminished selling effort. Previous weeks saw 33 000, 172 000, and 463 000 bushels respectively.
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Washington
America
Department of Commerce
Drouth
Patman cash bonus bill to be introduced next Congress
Washington AP reports Patman cash bonus bill will be bill number one in the upcoming Congress. Introduced by Representative Wright Patman the measure would be a currency expansion plan plus immediate payment of face value of veterans adjusted service certificates. Snow blankets Santa Fe region marking first winter snowfall after a spell of rain.
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Washington
Patman
W. P. McDermott
House
Wright Patman
Tex
Future course of AAA outlined by Wallace in 1940s
Secretary Wallace defined a future course for agricultural adjustment as controlled expansion rather than reduction speaking before the National Grange. He warned of a possible drive to scrap crop control led by idealists laissez faire economists and business groups seeking to expand production. He urged profitability and warned that agriculture must operate within a profit system to survive.
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Hartford
Conn
Wallace
National Grange
Congress
Prison Break Fails At McAlester Penitentiary
Two convicts wounded and three confined after an abortive escape at the Oklahoma state penitentiary in McAlester during a driving rain. Buckshot from wall guards felled Jelvin Gatlin and Gra Dy Mickle. Paul Evans was wounded earlier by Mickle. Ward en Sam Brown said Gatlin and Anderson were not believed to be critically wounded.
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McAlester
Okla
Cox
Jelvin Gatlin
Comanche County
Tulsa County
Evans
Gatlin
Sam Brown
Anderson
Conviction demanded in Insull mail fraud case
Chicago prosecutors pressed for conviction of Samuel Insull and 16 codefendants in the mail fraud trial. They argued the scheme swindled the public out of 14 million dollars and urged jurors to deliver verdicts based on the mountains of evidence. Closing arguments neared as defense readiness began.
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Chicago
Forrest A. Harness
Insull
Samuel Insull
James H. Wilkerson
Charles Lounsbury
Harness
Mexican bishop accuses army of trampling rights
Bishop Jose Manriquez of Hurjutia, exiled since 1927, warned in Leavenworth that the Mexican army tramples common rights and promotes communism. He claimed the government issued last Nov 7 an arrest order and that church activities are censored by Mexico. He spoke while visiting Cathedral parish.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Jose Manriquez
Hurjutia
Mexico
Manriquez
M. J. O'Farrell
United States
Hook Aligns Liberty League Bill With Federal Reform
Representative elect Frank E Hook of Michigan announced his first congress bill would place the American Liberty League under the federal corrupt practices act. The move would force periodic financial disclosures to Congress, exposing sponsors and interests behind the League and challenging its educational guise.
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Washington
Frank E. Hook
Mich
Congress
American Liberty League
Hook
League
Anti-Saloon League
Jouett Shouse
Jiaye
New York
Shouse
Liberty League under federal act to be audited
Jouett Shouse said the American Liberty League is already under the federal corrupt practices act and will make periodic accounting to Congress as required. He noted the league's financial statement has been prepared and will be given to the House clerk when requested.
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New-York
Jouett Shouse
American Liberty League
Congress
League
Shouse
Laws To Curb Giant Power Holding Companies
Washington reports power experts will likely urge President Roosevelt to back laws limiting the size and control of power holding companies. A subcommittee led by Robert F Healy favors pyramiding limits two or fewer operating company groups and restricting control of both gas and electric utilities. Proposals include licensing holding companies to operate in interstate commerce to enforce such controls.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
National Power Commission
Robert F. Healy
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Congress
Split in Senate Silver Block Reignites Free Coinage Fight
Washington Nov 20 AP Senator Wheeler of Montana reiterates plans to reintroduce and press his bill for free coinage of silver at a ratio not more than 16 to 1 with gold. His stance clashes with Senator King Utah who sees no need for further action after the silver situation appeared satisfactory. Wheeler argues that China's protest against the silver purchase program defeats opponents and strengthens his case for silver influx.
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Washington
Senate
Wheeler
Mont
King
Utah
Montana
China
Wheat Payments to Kansas Farmers Reach $32 484 693
Kansas wheat growers have received about 32 484 693 dollars in federal price support payments since the program began. A Kansas State College extension report notes the total includes 1933 and 1934 payments with several counties still awaiting some checks. Officials expect the payments to be completed by January 1 and final 1934 payments due next summer.
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Manhattan
Kan
Federal. Cie
Kansas State College
Kansas
Slot Machines Ban Stopped by Judge in Wyandotte
In Wyandotte County Kansas City Kansas on November 20 AP reports Judge John C Pollock refused to make permanent a temporary injunction blocking seizures of slot machines. Mayor Don C McCombs ordered police to confiscate devices and a court action halted only temporarily. The case involved C D Jennings Co of Chicago arguing tokens were amusement items and not currency. opponents included Roland Pleenton and Alton H Skinner.
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Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte County
John C. Pollock
United States District Court
Don C. McCombs
C. D. Jennings Company
Chicago
Pollock
Claflin
Clafin
Roland ‘Ppeenton
Alton H. Skinner
Kansas
City
Kane
Fairyland Character Goldilocks Visits Lawrence Stores
A Fairyland character called Goldilocks toured Lawrence Massachusetts today visiting many local merchants. Merchants hope to back a holiday opening on December 1 with a Christmas lighting parade featuring about 25 fairyland characters. merchants canvassed for funding for the parade and related festivities.
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Goldilocks
Massachusetts
Stoeet
Tata
Mer‘chants Bureau
Defeated Sheriff Candidate Charges Sheriff-Elect Illegally Chosen
Amos Corliss a defeated Kitsap County Republican candidate for sheriff in Bremerton Washington says his life has been threatened unless he drops charges that Rush Blankenship the Democratic sheriff-elect was chosen illegally due to a felony conviction in Kansas. Blankenship served a prison term but was pardoned with citizenship restored. A hearing on the case is postponed until December 6.
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Bremerton
Wash
Amos Corliss
Kitsap County
Rush Blankenship
Kanauy
Plankenship
Eli Be
Hs Citizensip
Torexa
Kew
Stratan
Hauptmann Income Assessed in Lindbergh Case
The federal government in New York assesses $9,678.30 in jeopardy for 1932 against Bruno Richard Hauptmann indicted for the Lindbergh baby murder and against his wife Anna. Investigators Frank Wilson and Arthur Adden are ordered to New Jersey to aid state authorities in the prosecution.
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New York
Internal Revenue Collector
Bronx
Brang
Richard Hauptmann
Charles A.” Lindbergh, ‘Jr
Hauptmann
Anna
Hauptmanns
Washington
Frank Wilson
Arthur, Adden
Internal Revenue Bureau
New Jersey
Bruno
Stock Market Index Advances on Stronger Gains
The average of 90 stocks rose to 72.6 from 72.3 yesterday signaling broad gains across major sectors and renewed investor confidence in the market.
World Wheat Conference Warns of Glutted Market
Budapest reports the world wheat glut threatens prices as delegates at the world wheat conference review dumping, subsidies, and sales policies by major grain nations. Argentina, France blamed. Russia represented by Abraham Kassin. figures on US and Canada revisions withheld.
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Budapest
Hungary
London Advisory Commission
John van A. MacMurray
Baltic States
Argentina
France
Russia
Abraham Kassin
Moscow
Andrew, Cairns
Canada
Australia
United States
Rudolfo Garcia-Arias
Iign
Catholics and Fascists Clash in Vienna Streets
In Vienna on November 20, clashes erupted between Catholic storm troops led by Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg and the fascist home guard under Ernst von Starhemberg. Police separated factions twice as hundreds marched toward an exhibition hall. Rubber clubs were used, and authorities restored order amid massed guard threats and cautious notes from Austrian papers.
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Tansbruck
Austria
Ernst. von Starhemberg
Catholic Storm
Kurt Schuschnigg
Storm
Freiheitsbund
Starhemberg
Nolice
Storm Troops
Home Guard
FIND BODY IN A WOODS
The body of Frank Kaiser, who was sought for the shotgun slaying of Mrs. Carrie Carney, a 48 year old Joplin widow, was found in a woods half a mile from the scene. The woman's body with a shotgun wound was found by the roadside six miles south of Joplin yesterday afternoon. Oil production gains reported in the Oil Gas Journal show Oklahoma, Kansas and California increases with daily crude production rising to 2,480,876 barrels.
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Joplin
Frank. Kaiser
Carrie Carney
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Kansas
California
Sweek
Oi Gas Journal
Kansas City Publ ic Employees Face Salary Cut
Kansas City city employees take a salary reduction effective November 20. The move follows the October financial report showing a general revenue balance of $5,975,000, with $386,820 remaining for the last six months of the fiscal year. Average monthly expenditure was about $10,000.
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Saneae
Movsience
VTC
RFC Moves To Collect on Dawes Loan In Chicago
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation seeks repayment from Central Republic Trust stockholders over a $60 million unpaid balance tied to a $90 million Dawes loan. Judge Barnes granted a temporary restraining order blocking other actions while the suit targets 4,000 stockholders, including Gen. Charles G. Dawes.
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Chicago
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Dawes Loan
Aera
RFC
Central Republic Trust Company
Charles G. Dawes
John P. Barnes
Central Republic
RFCS
Necesaf L. Hopkins
William C. Freeman
Iil
Freeman
Biattoe the
Combs Sea Hip Fort Company
Cautious On Bonds In Topeka State Fund Discussion
Topeka November 20 AP Caution over last year’s bogus bond scandal led to 885000 of state school funds remaining unemployed. Attorney General Roland Boynton and Frank J. Ryan refused to buy municipal bonds until further information on offerings and tax collections was provided. W T Markham supported some investments but no purchases were made at the meeting. More than 10 million in school funds are invested for district distribution. Boynton previously faced impeachment charges over bonds from Ronald Finney now in prison. he was acquitted by the senate court of impeachment. Ryan explained the need for a sound investment before committing funds.
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Topeka
Roland Boynton
School Fund Commission
Frank J. Ryan
Pommel Mission
W. T. Markham
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Markham
Boynton
Ronald Finney
Senate
Ryan
Paris cabinet backs plan to cut bread prices
The French cabinet under Premier Flandin unanimously approved a plan to scrap the government price fixing on wheat to reduce bread costs. A deputy chamber measure will store or export about 73 million bushels of wheat held over from prior crops to clear the market.
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Paris
Flandin
Chamber’ of Deputies
Lone Star Lake project discussed at stockholders meeting
Stockholders of the Lone Star Lake Association will meet tonight at 7 40 in the Chamber of Commerce room to discuss the lake project. The meeting will cover several important matters related to the Lone Star lake project.
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Lone Star Association
Lone Star’ Lake
Chamber of Commerce
Lone Star Lake Project
Douglas County Safety Council Forms Committees
Lawrence unit selects Frank Brown to head the safety council with plans for a year end general meeting and a rally. committees include Constitution and By laws Finance Traffic Education and public relations with chairmen listed and aims to unify county safety efforts across homes schools and streets in Kansas.
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T Lawrence
Dougla
Cecil
Dourlan
Douglas
Kansas
Mrs Roosevelt 1000 Piece Dinner Set Story
Washington November 20 A vivid fragment reports a 1000 piece dinner set linked to Mrs Roosevelt. The text mentions a delivery planned for December with dark blue and gold decorations, and notes plans by bidder William of New York to work night shifts to complete the order. The piece reflects public fascination with the presidential household and its tableware.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Will Flrat
Prince
Woodro
William Er
New, York
Ernest Vanek Joins Kansas Basketball Program as Assistant
Ernest Vanek will assist Kansas basketball for three years as a regular member of the championsh team. He joins as assistant coach and conditioning staff under Dr. F. Kansas athletic director. Vanek is slated to complete football duties by Thanksgiving, with daily basketball practice underway.
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Ernest’ Vanek
K. U
Bottt
F. Kansas ‘Athletic Directo
Forrest Cox
Reshman
maen_report
Oyler
Rey ‘Ebling
Milton Francis Kappelmen
Wilmer- Shaffer
Lette
Ray
John Grist
Ini
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