Hoover slams world tension policy amid scandal talk
In Lodis Missouri on February 13, INS reports four years into Hoover's presidency, former Senator Henry J. Allen of Kansas told the Young Republicans the president is shaping a program that stirs controversy and draws criticism for its effect on national and international affairs.
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Congress Debates War and Pension Bills Across Houses
Senate session adjourns into Monday with War Secretary questioned as hearings on Philippine independence bills proceed. House weighs amendments to a reform resolution while pensions panel backs a uniform widow pension for all wars. Utah Governor Dern opposes Hoover report on public funds. Expenditures panel mulls calling Major General Ferber General Hilly Mitchell and William Randolph Hearst on army unification proposals?
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British Buy Cotton in First Half of Season
The commerce department reported that British mills purchased 622000 bales of American cotton in the first half of the current season, up 150000 bales from the same period last year, with the report filed from Washington.
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Roosevelt Week Brings Setbacks in Democratic Contest
Washington dispatch reports a week of shifts in Democratic politics as Franklin D. Roosevelt faces setbacks while Alfred E. Smith contemplates drafting. Albany signals neutrality from New York City leaders, boosting rivals like Garner, Ritchie, and Baker. Farley pledges Roosevelt victory on first Chicago ballot, yet doubts persist amid possible 1924 parallels. Hull warns Chicago tragedy could recur if Smith falters.
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British Have 3400 Troops in Shanghai
Fev 13 report states 3400 British troops from several regiments are quartered in Shanghai at strategic points near the international boundary. Five 10,000-ton British cruisers sail the Yangtze with twelve gunboats eleven submarines five destroyers and an aircraft carrier within range of the settlements. Four more destroyers en route to England were ordered back to Shanghai days ago.
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Murray to Enter Georgia Primary
OKLAHOMA CITY Feb 12 Governor W H Murray announces he will enter the Georgia primaries at his presidential headquarters. J Jones director of the southern trade conference will manage Murray's affairs at the Georgia Convention.
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Southern Trade Conference
Roosevelt Posts Candidacy Fee for Georgia Primary
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt posted a $100 fee here today after his formal candidacy announcement for the Georgia preferential presidential primary. The item notes Roosevelt's bid and references a Sunday recovery theme and an unrelated classified ad.
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Ohio Leader Garner and White Confer Over Nomination
Washington Feb 13 Governor George White of Ohio and Speaker John N Garner of Texas met in Washington for a brief conference. Garner said White dropped by for a social call and noted they are old friends who served on the Democratic National Committee.
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Defense Department Unification Hearing Sought By Wisconsin Rep
Representative Behafer of Wisconsin asks House Expenditures Committee to summon Gen. James Fechet, Gen. Billy Mitchell, and William Randolph Hearst as witnesses on proposed merger of army and navy into a single national defense department. Chairman Cochran says ruling quorum delays until Thursday.
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Leaders Giro for Struggle In Glass Bill
Washington February 13 The administration prepares an appeal to Congress to expand aid to banks while resisting direct federal relief for the hungry and unemployed. The Glass Bill would authorize loans by Federal Reserve banks and accept direct U S notes as collateral, boosting working capital though potentially inflating currency. Insurgent leaders challenge the policy as a double standard favoring the rich and neglecting the poor. The bill has backing from banking committees and debate is set to begin in the House with Senate action to follow.
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Sixtieth Gavel Gifted to Garner by Texas Judge
Washington D C February 13 Speaker John N Garner received his sixtieth gavel presented by Judge J W Merrill of Fort Davis Texas. The gavel was crafted by Jim McElroy from a cherry tree of the George Washington variety found in the Davis mountains at six feet altitude. McElroy shaped it with a hatchet. Garner joked he would not break it, though he once pledged to.
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Hoover Asked to Take Salary Cut
Wilkes Barre Pa February 13 president Hoover was asked to take a one percent salary cut as an example for all federal employees in a letter from Patrick F Klefty an insurance executive. Klefty suggested similar wage cuts for federal state and municipal workers would substitute prosperity for national bankruptcy.
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