Witness Says Consumers Will Bear Power Campaign Costs
Testimony to a senate lobby committee asserted the ultimate consumer would pay about 700000 for the power company campaign against the utility bill. William A. Hill of Boston, attorney for Associated Gas and Electric, described the financial burden and noted a midnight Washington hotel conference discussing what to testify. U E Beach of Ithaca testified that managers nationwide were told to destroy opposition records, with Beach admitting he ordered destruction on his own responsibility after discussing with O K Wasser, the controller.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
William A. Hill
Boston
Associated Gas and Electric Company
U. E. Beach
Ithaca
N. Y
Associated
Senate
Beach
O. K. Wasser
O. K
Wasser
Chairman Black
Testimony in Missing Witness Involving Speicher Case
Washington July 19 Testimony to the house military committee says Frank Speicher received money several times from Joseph Silverman Jr dealer in surplus army supplies while sought by the justice department as a witness in a grand jury probe Harold Schneller reportedly received money from Silverman in 1934 Speicher’s funds allegedly came from Silverman with transfer directed by Silverman and attorney W Mitchell Palmer Continued on Seventh Page.
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Washington
Frank Speicher
Joseph Silverman, Jr
Justice Department
House Military Committee
Thomas J. Ryan
New York
Silverman
Harold Schneller
Speicher
Ryan
McSwain
South Carolina
W. Mitchell Palmer
United States
Wilson
District of Columbia
War Department
Woman Freed After Spouse Admits Slaying
CLARKSDALE Miss July 19 Ella Harpole 22 freed after husband George A Harpole 24 admits killing Cleve Gardner 35 a negro in Friars Point fight. Couple arrested after negro body found near their home. She testified she beat him during a prank and he held a knife to her throat. Preliminary hearing set August 12.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Ella Harpole
George A. Harpole
Cleve Gardner
Friars Point
Greek P. Rice
Harpole
Power rates in Louisiana show wide variation
Washington July 19 Special The federal power commission disclosed a broad spread in electric power rates across Louisiana with no clear explanation. The survey found no pattern of municipal rates being lower than private companies as in some states, and noted the largest bill variation occurred between Ruston and nearby communities of similar size continuous coverage of price differences across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Louisiana
Federal Power Commission
Ruston
Bankhead Cotton Act Declared Unconstitutional in Texas
Federal Judge Randolph Bryant ruled the Bankhead cotton control act unconstitutional in Sherman Texas. An injunction against enforcement was granted to D C Wallace a Gunter ginner representing Texas cotton ginners. A September 11 merits hearing was set.
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Sherman
Texas
Randolph Bryant
D. C. Wallace
Gunter Ginner
Bryant
United States
Flee From Quake Hits Northeastern Japan Coast
Inhabitants of several towns in the northeast fled their homes as a sharp earthquake shook the region along the coast. No damage was reported.
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Tokyo
Japan
Woman in Red denies Dillinger helped escape capture
Chicago dispatch recalls Anna Sage saying Dillinger loved newspaper stories of his crimes and that the gangster Jimmie Lawrence, identified as Dillinger, was never without current news. Sage recounts a June 1934 conversation, clarifying her memories amid the famous crime saga.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Dillinger
Red
Anna Sage
Dillinger
Woman In Red
Polly Hamilton
Biograph Theater
Department of Justice
Jimmie
Sage
Peyton Parker Burned In Gas Motor Explosion At Pumphouse
A spark from a gas motor at Peyton Parker’s pumphouse caused an explosion and fire at 1 AM injuring Parker on hands arms and knees. He drove to Clyde Bowers home and was taken to Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic. His injuries are serious but not life threatening. Parker manages a suburban subdivision near Avant added area and provides gas and water from an artesian well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyton Parker
Parker
Clyde Bowers
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel
Avant Addition
Air Forces In Russia Stage Parachute Attack
Cavalry men of the air staged a night parachute drill near Moscow. Three groups of 36 infantrymen dropped behind mock enemy lines, reformed, attacked an enemy village, set fire to it, destroyed two railway stations, and returned to their own lines.
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Moscow
Nazi Campaign Targets Catholicism and Jews in Berlin
Berlin reports a dual Nazi drive against Catholicism and Semitism as Hitler's regime brands “political Catholicism” illegal. Front page coverage accuses priests of subversive utterances while Nazi leaders warn of Marxist provocation. Jewish shopkeepers face new outbreaks with street attacks on customers and unrest near a Jewish ice cream plant. Hitler Youth and stormtroopers participate.
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Berlin
Third Reich
Julius Streicher
Sturner
Hitler Youth Organization
Storm Troopers
Five-Year-Old Boy Becomes Train Mascot in Memphis
Bright-eyed five-year-old John Fox Jr. wore a railroad cap overalls and a kerchief as he helped bring the Rebel, a stream-lined train, into Memphis. Named engineer mascot by I B Tigrett president of Gulf Mobile and Northern railroad, he rode at the throttle with engineer Ab Tully. son of veteran locomotive engineer P J Fox, this marked his first wages as a railroading helper.
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Memphis
Tenn
John Fox, Jr
John
I. B. Tigrett
Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad
P. J. Fox
Abe Mickal takes command of LSU ROTC unit
Baton Rouge July 19 Abe Mickal LSU football hero and student body president assumes regimental commander duties of the reserve officers training corps with 1 50 cadets at the university. Major Middleton announces his promotion to colonel and elevates Justin Ru kas to lieutenant colonel and executive officer. With 1 500 plus cadets the regiment will expand from three to four battalions next year. Other promotions include battalion commanders Lieutenant Colonel L L Fuller Homer and more.
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Baton Rouge
Abe Mickal
Louisiana State University
Troy M. Middleton
Justin Rukas
Gary
Ind
Slayer of Child Gets Life in Michigan Prison
Detroit July 19 Merton Ward Goodrich pleaded guilty to the murder of 11 year old Lillian Gallaher and was given life imprisonment at Marquette Michigan. The plea came after testimony that Goodrich was not insane and followed his admission of luring the girl to his one room apartment last September 20.
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Detroit
Merton Ward Goodrich
Lillian Gallaher
Michigan
Marquette
Recorder's Court
David R. Clark
Goodrich
Western Union Held In Contempt In Chelsea Court
The Western Union Telegraph Company of New York was found in contempt of court in Chelsea Massachusetts and fined $500 for publishing and delivering protest telegrams affecting radical cases before the district court.
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Chelsea
Mass
Western Union Telegraph Company of
New York Today
District Court
Ethiopians Stirred by Call to Guard Honor
Fervent demonstrations erupt after militant speech urging Ethiopians to defend national honor. Citizens rally across cities, chanting slogans and showing solidarity for leadership. Police maintain order as crowd sizes grow.
Emperor Haile Selassie vows no harm to foreigners in Ethiopia
In Addis Ababa July 19 Emperor Haile Selassie pledged that foreigners would be safe regardless of events. Enthusiastic demonstrations support for independence, with leaders forming a patriotic society Amour Pour La Patrie. Foreign residents fear possible Italian bombing and evacuation if war erupts after the rainy season.
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Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Italy
Bar Silent Upon New Deal Issue
The American Bar association adopted a hands off policy on President Roosevelt's New Deal as it neared the end of its 58th annual convention in Los Angeles. It deferred final comment on the report by a special committee assessing the effects of the New Deal on citizens rights until November, approving the executive committee's recommendation without comment.
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Los Angeles
Roosevelt
American Bar Association
Mississippi Farmer Walter Rena Sentenced for Murder
Clarksdale Mississippi July 19 A life sentence was imposed on Walter Rena 43 a Delta planter after his circuit court conviction for slaying J B Easley 22 a neighboring farmer on November 3 1934 Rena claimed self defense at a dance near Dubbs Tunica county No motive was shown A grand jury indicted Rena s brother I H Rena 55 on obstructing justice to prevent witnesses from testifying
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Clarksdale
Miss
Walter Rena
J. B. Easley
Rena
Easley
Dubbs
Tunica County
I. H. Rena
Martial Law in Council Bluffs Strike Likely
In Council Bluffs Iowa a mob attacked a street car barn injuring two men and wrecking vehicles. Mayor Hugh Finerty warned that martial law could be imposed if strikers provoke further violence as crowds smashed windows and wounded a car operator amid threats to halt police protection for resumed service by non-strikers.
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Council Bluffs
Hugh Finerty
William Warden
Finerty
Holt Ross to study misstatement charge in longshore row
Holt Ross of the International Longshoremen's Association said he would study protests from Lake Charles shipping interests over his statements on longshore activities there. He alleged conspiracies to break up the IL A in southern ports and noted Lake Charles shippers ignored a 15 day contract extension. He promised further investigation and a reply if needed. The Lake Charles Maritime and Traffic association demanded correction or justification from I S A president J P Ryan.
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New Orleans
Holt Ross
International Longshoremen
Lake Charles
Ross
Gulfport
Miss
IL. L. A
Lake Charles Maritime and Traffic Association
J. P. Ryan
Plans Move to Block Spending in PWA Program
Senator Long of Louisiana announced that a suit would be filed in the Supreme Court to challenge federal boards spending PWA funds in states without state consent. He said Louisiana would file suit to contest federal authority, noting no direct contact with Ickes and criticizing the administration for creating education boards to spend federal money.
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PWA
Washington
Senator Long
Louisiana
Supreme Court
AAA
Long
Ickes
Roosevelt Versus Long Becomes Issue in Senate
In Washington July 19, Senator Long of Louisiana returned to the capital to attack President Roosevelt and Secretary Ickes over the shutdown of public works funds for Louisiana. The Senate limited debate to half an hour per senator on the AAA bill, constraining Long’s planned remarks. The stoppage of Louisiana funds had been announced by Ickes following a press conference remark.
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Washington
Senator Long
Democrat
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Long
Senate
Ickes
Presse
Will Rogers on Markets War and Ethical Law
Will Rogers comments from Santa Monica noting markets and Congress stalled, Abyssinia, heat, and a rising AAA price claim as potentially unconstitutional. He mocks English labor protections and praises the American Bar Association for condemning unethical lawyers, suggesting vindication of his views.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Congress
Abyssinia
AAA
England
Johnenies
American Bar Association
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E. W. Wood
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Jinx
Lewel
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de Braak
Charles N. Calstead
Attleboro
Richard T. Wilson
Providence
R. L
New England
Harry Morgan
Florida
West Indies
James Drew
Cape
Mr. Parker
Russia
Germany
George E. Leach
United States National Guard
Arizona Desert
Training Corps
Gallaher
Western Union Company
Menelik Square
NEW Deal
Association
Viola Brown
Columbus
Ohio
K. M. James Lin
China
Ohio State University
Will Rogers
Yours
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