Hope of union between A F L and C I O fades
Washington April 14 43 The C I O intends to form a permanent organization and seems to be closing the door on any reunion with the AFL The split factions of organized labor are set for a period of intensified rivalry John L Lewis says the CIO will keep the initials and a constitutional convention is planned for September Julius Hochman abstained awaiting his union's board decision The garment workers hinted at possible withdrawal if the CIO shifts course Continued on Second Page.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Julius Hochman
International Ladies Garment Workers
Garment
The
Rates Blamed for Big Loss of Business
Federal rail rate discrimination was cited in an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing as the main cause of a great loss of business by a southern manufacturer in the midwest. Alex Park of St. Louis testified that customers say rates are unfair and they buy from eastern sources, harming southeastern industry. Park spoke for Georgia Granite and noted granite monuments shipped from Elberton Ga or Barre Vt incur high freight costs, with Allen Granite also voicing the handicap.
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Birmingham
Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
Middle West
Alex Park
St. Louis
Park
Georgia Granite Company
Elberton
Barre
Cleve Allen
Allen Granite Company
Chinese Recovery Amazes In Conflict With Nippon
New York April 14 The Sino Japanese conflict shows surprising Chinese resilience as Nippon overextends. Observers compare Chinese endurance to Antaeus, rising stronger each time attacked. Japanese supply lines thin, overrun territory expands Chinese manpower, complicating invasion. Continued on Eleventh Page.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
New York
Nippon
Hercules
China
Antaeus
Poseidon
Earth
Japan
John Chinaman
Daladier Takes Full Power to Halt Strikes in France
Premier Edouard Daladier assumed three and a half months of virtual dictatorship to accelerate armament production. He ordered a supreme arbiter to end strikes, named Pierre Jacomet to enforce back-to-work in metal plants, and planned decree to regulate strike votes amid a nationalized munitions sector.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
France
National Defense
Pierre Jacomet
Daladier
Jacomet
Defense Ministry
Senate
Time extended for homestead exemption in Twin Cities
Assessor Joe Hanna announced an extension of the filing deadline for homestead exemptions to April 4. The assessor’s office will be closed Good Friday. He urged eligible homeowners to sign and file applications to save about 14 dollars on their tax bill, noting about 150 residents had not yet applied.
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Twin Cities
Joe Hanna
Hanna
Wage bill differential cut approved by House labor panel
Washington April 14 The house labor committee voted to drop all wage differentials from the wage hour bill now in draft. Members predicted a graduated minimum wage starting at 25 cents an hour would be approved. The committee rejected a more flexible measure to empower an independent agency to set rates from the occupation average to 40 cents an hour.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Ramspeck
Child Stars to Access Earnings on Reaching Age
Hollywood reports that Shirley Temple and Deanna Durbin will not face court to gain access to their childhood fortunes. Jackie Coogan's accounting dispute has prompted studios to safer practices, with Durbin’s earnings being invested by her father and Cooper's funds held in an estate account. Shirley Temple's earnings are tightly regulated by contract, and other young stars are similarly protected.
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Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Deanna Durbin
Jane Withers
Mickey Rooney
Me Bartholomew
Jackie Coogan
Jackie Cooper
Winfield Sheehan
Joseph M. Schenck
Arthur Bernstein
Bernstein
Jackie
Betty Grable
Americas Will Hold 10 Peace Pan American Day Speech
President Roosevelt declares the American nations will not permit peace in the western hemisphere to be endangered by aggression from outside. Speaking on Pan American day to the Pan American union, he reasserted the Monroe doctrine on an inter American basis and urged peaceful resolution of disputes among the 21 republics.
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Washington
Roosevelt
The
Pan-American Union
Mr. Roosevelt
Britain May Seek Loans for China
London April 14 The government has under consideration recommendations to British banks to grant long term loans to the Chinese government. Sun Fo China’s ambassador urged British loans during his two week stay in London. The financial secretary to the treasury said requests would be sympathetically considered and the exchequer would encourage lending. Sun Yat Sen’s son noted China’s confidence in defeating Japan.
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London
House of Commons
Sun Fo
China
Europe
Japan
D. J. Colville
The
Treasury
Commons
League of Nations Assembly
Sun
Sun Yat-Sen
Chinese Republic
Anglo Italian pact signing ceremony set for Saturday
The Anglo Italian accord to end two years of friction will be signed Saturday April 16 at the Chigi palace by Foreign Minister Count Ciano and Britain's Earl of Perth. Drafting completed as Mussolini and officials reviewed details after many meetings. Hore Belisha heads to Malta and Rome to discuss defenses with Mussolini, with Chamberlain noting the visit as a courtesy.
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Rome
Foreign Office
Chigi Palace
Galleazzo Ciano
Earl of Perth
Britain
Mussolini
Lord Perth
Count Ciano
Il Duce
Hore-Belisha
London
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Hendon
Malta
Hore- Belisha
Croydon
Francis Drake
Death plunge after nightclub holdup shocks New York
Norma DeMarco, 22, injured in a Greenwich Village nightclub raid, fell 12 stories from Dorothy Lamarr's apartment in Manhattan. Police inspector McDermott called the death "undoubtedly a death by own action" as investigators note the hat check girl aided police by kicking away a gun and grappling with the bandits.
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New York
Norma DeMarco
Greenwich Village
Michael F. McDermott
Dorothy Lamarr
DeMarco
New Orleans Officials Seek End to Street Light Vandalism
Utilities Commissioner Fred Earhart calls for action after hundreds of complaints about lights damaged by gunfire. He notes each light costs more than six dollars and asks Police Superintendent George Reyer to launch a crusade against marksmen, as both boys and men shoot out street lamps.
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New Orleans
P—Utilities
Fred Earhart
George Reyer
Many Expected at Louisiana Bakers Convention in Monroe
About 300 delegates and friends are slated to attend the Louisiana State Bakers association annual convention in Monroe over three days. A special New Orleans train arrives Monday at 6 30 p m and more delegates come by bus and car. E M Stadel of the Oregon bakery board will speak on administering the Oregon Bakery Law which standardizes bread and food products under sanitary rules, similar to milk grading in Louisiana.
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Monroe
Louisiana State Bakers’ Association
W. £. Bennett
New Orleans
Bennett
E. M. Stadel
Oregon State Bakery Board
Portland
Ore
Stadel
Oregon
Louisiana
Soldiers bonus check unclaimed in M'Cook Neb
John Cronin, address unknown, has a $1300 soldiers' bonus check awaiting him in M'Cook. Sheriff Emmett Trosper urges Cronin to collect it, noting Cronin once in custody for a minor offense and that he never received the bonus. Cronin had been told to stay in touch, but sheriff says he hasn’t heard from him.
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M'Cook
Neb
John Cronin
Emmett Trosper
Cronin
Trosper
Roosevelt recovery message urges unity against dictatorship
President Roosevelt states there can be no dictatorship by any individual or group, urges a good neighbor policy in the western hemisphere, and calls for government and business to boost national income, create private jobs, and provide security. He emphasizes tying improvements in government and business to economic recovery amid a gap in consumer demand.
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Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt Seeks $7 Billion Recovery Plan To Aid Nation
President Roosevelt proposes a $7 billion recovery program with $5 billion federal spending and lending and $2 billion bank credit expansion. He urges Congress to unite for a vigorous nationwide effort and to combat opposition, signaling renewed push after October remarks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United National
Leaders seek swift path for Roosevelt recovery plan
Washington April 14 Administrations leaders express confidence they can push Congress to pass the presidents spending program. Backed by several lawmakers at a White House conference, the plan calls for heavy public works spending and relief totaling 1.25 billion dollars. Senate Leader Barkley of Kentucky voiced optimism about enacting the program as RFC lending restrictions were eased enabling loans from a 1.5 billion credit pool.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jesse H. Jones
RFC
Jones
Action Against Farm Agent By Police Jury Criticized
J. B. Filhiol Ouachita parish crop control chairman denounces the police jury move to withdraw support from E. R. Strahan the parish agricultural agent for 16 years as unwarranted and unjust He says most farmers support Strahan and his neutrality amid arguments over parish division and crop allotment plans
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J. B. Filhiol
Ouachita Parish
E. R. Strahan
Strahan
Filhiol
Filchiel
West Side
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