Foster Refuses to Name Communist Central Committee Members
Washington report on William Z Foster testimony before the House committee. Foster refuses to swear and declines to name American Communist central committee members. He cites fear of evidence being used against him in police court and accuses the committee of protecting capitalism while condemning wages, unemployment, and racial oppression in West Virginia mining districts. He notes about 100,000 communist ballots and that 30 to 40 percent of dues paying members are native Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Z. Foster
House Committee
Communist Central Committee
Foster
House
Fish
New York
Taunton
Mass
American Federation of Labor
United States
Fish Committee
America
Capitol
Messrs.ssachmann
Eslick
Hall
Bachmann
West Virginia
West
Mother of Sixteen Charged in Well Water Poisoning Case
In Saginaw Michigan a 55 year old mother of sixteen, eight living, is jailed for questioning in the poisoning of a grocer John Lugiewicz well in Carrollton. Three witnesses saw her near the well. the grocer holds a judgment against her husband Joe Krowczyk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw, Mich
Catherine Krowczyk
John Lugiewicz
Carrollton
Lugiewicz
Joe Krowczyk
Must Adjust Farm Production To Consumption
The Farm Board told Congress that agriculture must align production with consumption to achieve stable, self controlled distribution. It cites past programs, notes cotton acreage cuts failed to support stabilization, and warns wheat prices will stay weak through 1937, urging curtailment of production. Reforestation and farmer owned marketing systems are stressed along with emergency loans totaling 242 million and outstanding advances near 149 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farm Board
Congress
YRAI
Message to Transmit World Court Protocol to Senate
Washington dispatch reports the transmittal message to accompany the world court protocol will be brief. President Hoover planned to send the proposals to the senate during the current recess, but a Monday reopening delays the move. Hoover and Secretary Stimson have coordinated the preparations all week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hoover
Senate
White House
Capitol
Stimson
Coast Guard Chief Praises Battle Against Liquor Smuggling
Rear Admiral Billard, commandant of the coast guard, presents an annual report praising the force for keeping liquor from entering the country. He notes 6,004 lives saved at sea, rescue of endangered vessels worth $45,000,000, and patrols of northern lanes against iceberg threats, while admitting more personnel and ships are needed to end smuggling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Billard
Coast Guard
Safer on the Farm: Wisconsin farmer survives train collision
Burlington resident William Bushnell eighty returns to his farm after his auto is struck by a Soo Line freight train near town. He says his acres provide safety and plans to stay on the farm he and his father bought from the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Wis
William Bushnell
Bushnell
Soo Line
Demand for Death Penalty in Moscow Anti Red Plotters Trial
In a Moscow trial eight men face charges of plotting to overthrow the Soviet government. Prosecutor N B Krilenko urged the death penalty as he summed the case in a grand ballroom setting. He condemned former French premier Raymond Poincare as aiding counter revolutionaries.
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Moscow
N. B. Krilenko
House of Columns
Raymond Poincare
Krilkenko
Paris
Oshkosh Population Fixed At 40108 By census
Oshkosh's official population per the 1930 federal census is 40 108 an increase of 33 from the preliminary 40 075. Census supervisor David Pinkerton explained a preliminary figure was announced as files moved to Washington and final checks confirmed the 40 108 total. Oshkosh ranks fifth in Wisconsin cities by population behind Milwaukee Racine Madison and Kenosha.
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Oshkosh
Washington
David ©. Pinkerton
Pinkerton
Cone
Census Bureau
Wisconsin
Oshketh
Milwaukee
Racine
Madison
Kenosha
Appleton
Ashland
Beloit
Cudahy
Eau Claire
Fond du Lac
Green Bay
Janesville
la Crosse
Manitowoc
Marinette
Sheboygan
Shorewood Village
South Milwaukee
Stevens Point
Superior
Two Rivers
Watertown
Waukesha
Wausau
Wauwatosa
West Allis
Salvation of the Indian Seen Tied to White World Change
Samuel A. Ellet, chair of the Indian commissioners, told Secretary Wilbur that salvation for Indians rests on removing youth from reservations and integrating them into white communities. He urged replacing paternalistic policy with a boardled administration and tribal incorporation to foster economic independence and job placement for young Indians. He called the overall Indian situation thoroughly decreditable and worsening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Salvation of
Samuel A. Ellet
Board of Indian Commissioners
Wilbur
California
Mr. Eliot
Prohibition Blockade Seizes Stills in Maryland Drive
Federal agents and Washington police report first successes in a drive to stop liquor production and flow to the capital. A six entrance blockade halted traffic, two liquor runners were captured, and 15 cases of contraband were seized. Agents seized nine stills and 75 gallons of liquor in southern Maryland as Prohibition Director Woodcock vows the most systematic effort yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prohibition
Maryland
Woodcock
United States
Gold Braid of a Major to Be Worn by James J Tunney
Retired heavyweight champion James J. Tunney will wear the gold leaf of a major as an aide on the staff of Wilbur L. Cross, soon to be governor of Connecticut, on January 7. The report also notes a series of baseball trades involving Bert Grimm Elmer Eggert Augie Walsh and Vince Barton and reports the death of Iowa basketball star Robert Spratling in a car crash near Shueyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Tunney
New Haven
Marines
Wilbur L. Cross
Connecticut
Montreal
Dallas
Bert Grimm
Canton
Elmer Eggert
Des Moines
Baltimore
Augie Walsh
Los Angeles
Vince Barton
Cubs
Cedar Rapids
Shueyville
Robert Spratling
Frankfort
University of Iowa
Spratling
George Sprattling
Purdue
Boncour Urges Pro‑Disarmament Premier in France Crisis
Paul Boncour, leading French disarmament expert and head of the foreign affairs committee, was consulted by President Doumergue on choosing a premier after Andre Tardieu's resignation. He advised forming a cabinet prioritizing disarmament and security, citing the Geneva draft convention and a pivotal upcoming general disarmament conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Paul Boncour
France
League of Nations
Doumergue
M. Boncour
Chamber of Deputies
Andre Tardieu
Geneva
Europe
Eleven Year Old Girl Kidnaps Baby in Newark
A 11 year old girl was reported to have kidnapped a baby from the Gaffney home in Newark. Mary Fielder, 15, allegedly watched the infant Evelyn Gaffney and aided in the abduction by entering an open window from an outside stairway. Police encountered the pair hours later on a street corner and identified the baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Mary Fielder
Mary
Evelyn Gaffney
Gaffney
Evelyn
Ian
Drought Aid Debate Shifts To $60 Million Push In Senate
Washington insiders report Chairman McNary backing a $60 million drought relief bill with a parallel $25 million measure tied to the budget. Democratic senators testified for $60 million as the Senate Agriculture Committee aims to finish work and send it to the floor next week. House vote on the administration bill to come in a closed session. other members push loans and aid options amid heated debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McNary
Senate Agriculture
Senate
Budget Bureau
House Agriculture Committee
Aswell
Whittington
Mississippi
Patterson
Alabama
Yon
Florida
Sinclair
North Dakota
Parnell
Indiana
Robinson
Congress
Louisiana
Plan to Strengthen Oliver Farm Equipment Position
New York bankers and Chicago lenders hold about 19 million dollars in Oliver Farm Equipment notes, with 15.5 million due immediately. A plan to extend about 22 million dollars in credit is reported, and C. R. Messinger of Chain Belt is invited to join Oliver’s management. The firm holds over 30 million in notes and accounts receivable but under 1 million in cash, amid slow collections and dairy price declines. It also has a 12 million dollar Russian order accepted with 50 percent cash and the balance over three years.
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New York
Wall Street
Chicago
Oliver Farm Equipment Company
C. R. Messinger
Chain Belt Company
Milwaukee
Oliver
White House Rooms Rearranged For Hoover Offspring
Nine rooms in the White House have been rearranged to create a third floor nursery ahead of the Hoover grandchildren’s arrival. The executive mansion will host Peggy Ann, Herbert II, and Baby Joan, while Herbert Hoover Jr convalesces in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Washington
White House
Hoover
Executive Mansion
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Pegey Ann
Herbert Itt
Joan
Fontiques
Ashville
N, C
Girl wins Paris trip but chooses scholarship first
Viola Mach of Tabor South Dakota declines the Paris trip prize from the 4 H club exposition preferring a college scholarship next year at South Dakota State College She explains education comes first though accepting the trip would be wonderful Officials now seek donors to fund Paris travel while honoring her wish for schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Larson
United Press
Chicago
Viola Mach
Tabor
5. D
Paris
Viola
South Dakota State College
Mandreds
Congress
South Dakota
Twelve or More Vessels Race to Dodge Winter
Twelve or more ships remained in the upper lakes racing to clear the locks at Sault Ste. Marie and exit the St Marys river before freezing. Ice formed near Mud Lake. peril of a freeze up looms as reports recall past ship losses in the narrows. Weather forecasts warn of strong winds, rain, and snow across the great lakes into Saturday.
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Toronto
San San
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Upper Great Lakes
Superior
Michigan
Huron
Lower Great Lakes
Erie
Ontario
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Upper Michigan
Northwestern
Vacm
Buckstaff
Iwind
Gas blasts level five Beloit stores injure policeman
A gas main leak caused two explosions and a fire in downtown Beloit Wisconsin destroying five stores including L Chester Co and Weber Mulls. Patrolman Leslie Sheehan was struck by debris and received first aid after alerting the fire department. Firemen and Rockford units fought the blaze for about ninety minutes starting at 6 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Wis
L. Chester & Co
Weber-Mulls Clothing
Anderson Jewelry
Perry's
Universal
Leslie Sheehan
Chester
Gnester
Sheehan
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Rockford, Til
Nine Day Agents Raid Belle Livingstone Salon
Nine dry agents in silk hats raided Belle Livingstone's salon on Park Avenue arresting staff and seizing $12,000 worth of bottled goods. Belle Livingstone, age 56, described as an author, was among guests at the party centering on dancing and impromptu entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Quisenberry
United Press
New York
Belle Livingstone
Continents
Bohemia
Park Avenue
Chester Fieldman
Martin M. Smith
Smith
Belle
Pohkee
Miss Livingstone
First National Farm Women’s Conference Opens
Boston hosts the first national farm women’s conference as a lead‑in to the 12th annual American Farm Bureau convention. Mrs Charles W Sewell opens the session, with Mrs Leo Grouten giving welcome and Mrs Kellsworth Richardson replying for western visitors. Dr Louise Stanley of the U S Department of Agriculture plans an address on farm women. Sam H Thompson of Quincy presides over an executive session with the regulations committee. The Farm Bureau convention begins Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Farm Women
American Farm Bureau Convention
Charles W. Sewell
Otterbein
Ind
National Organization
Leo Grouten
Farmington
Department of Agriculture
Sam H. Thompson
Quincy
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ffarm Bureau
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U. S
Chamber
George McGill
Kansas
Henry J. Allen
McGill
U.S. Senate
Osyp
Cook
Fredericka Dupkin
Supreme Court
Radio Commission Authority
Commission
Clinton R. White
WCRW
WMBER
WOR
Homewood
American Bond and Mortgage Company
Trianon, Incorporated
Boncour
Otto Poetzl
Vienna
Gad
Illinois City
First National Farm Women’s Conference
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