Utah Poised to Deliver Prohibition Knockout at Convention
Utah signals strong push to repeal Prohibition by ratifying the Plenary Irish Amendment. Delegates expect action soon after noon at the state convention. Ohio and Pennsylvania repeal plans loom. Maine may extend timing. South Carolina votes to reject repeal, becoming first to oppose the Prohibition change.
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Washington Legislature Meets Today in Olympia
Washington lawmakers convened in Olympia for a special session to pass liquor control and tax measures. King County officials said bills may impose life imprisonment or death for kidnapping and severe penalties for highway crimes. Governor Martin urged a strict state liquor control plan and strict enforcement.
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Alice White Wedded Now in Magdalena Sonora Mexico
Alice White, a screen ad lreaa, and Sidney Bartlett, a writer, were married in Magdalena Sonora Mexico on December 4 in a ceremony that ends a long period of separation. Mrs Jeanette Hildre has been discharged from St. Ann's Hospital after an appendectomy and returned home.
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No Session of Congress Since 1778 Marks Quiet Capitol
Washington December 4 The capital sees no first Monday session of Congress for the first time since 1778 due to the Twentieth Amendment. Committees meet instead as January 3 remains the date for openings.
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Death of Alexander Legge head of International Harvester in Chicago
Alexander Legge aged 67 president of the International Harvester Company and first chairman of the Federal Farm Board died at home in Chicago from heart trouble. A farm boy who rose to lead IH, he also served as chairman of the Farm Board and the war industries board. He was known as a dollar a year man and an astute economist who advised President Wilson at Versailles.
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Hearst Defends Roosevelt Monetary Policy in San Simeon
William Randolph Hearst defended President Roosevelt on NBC saying he is moving the country away from blood money and hard money. He praised Roosevelt for pursuing easy money to stimulate buying, factory orders, and employment, while criticizing Alfred E. Smith’s critique and international bankers.
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Market closes steady as dull session ends in New York
Stocks moved within a narrow range with dull, slow trading the day. The close was fairly steady while bonds were irregular and grains stayed flat. cotton, rubber and silver edged lower. Some areas rose modestly including U S Industrial Alcohol and National Distillers as well as a few rails and motors. losers included American Smelting and Dupont Westinghouse. Closing prices show mixed gains and declines across major issues led by Bethlehem Steel and General Motors slight upturns, with declines in American Telephone and others.
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Speculation On A E Smith Ambitions In Democratic Party
New York dispatch reports that Al Smith has criticized Roosevelt policies and prompted talk he may seek conservative Democratic leadership. He has not confirmed plans to run for the Senate as Copeland's term ends next year.
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Stock and bond issuers fail to comply with new act
Washington December 4. Failure of issuers to furnish information required under the new securities act has kept about twenty two million dollars of stocks and bonds off the market for the time being at least.
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Farley and Litvinoff Go to Rome Naples
Dec 4 aboard a bomber flying the red flag Maxim Litvinoff Soviet foreign minister arrived here last Saturday afternoon after an excellent voyage from the United States where he conferred with President Roosevelt and secured American recognition of Russia James A Farley postmaster general and chairman of the Democratic National Committee also landed and both men boarded a train for Rome A solemn agreement on Soviet and Fascist collaboration to improve the European situation was reached Sunday at two conferences between Premier Mussolini and Soviet Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinoff
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Senate Banking Committee signals reforms in securities laws
Washington December 4 Chairman Fletcher of the Senate Banking Committee predicts next session will enact federal supervision of securities exchanges, modify the Securities Publicity Act, and strengthen revenue and banking laws. President Roosevelt indicates支持 Congress making changes to avoid hampering legitimate capital flows.
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Lindberghs Fail to Fly From Bathurst
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife could not take off from the water at Bathurst Gambia for a flight to Brazil. They plan another attempt tonight. In Visalia California the NRA campaign outfit provided Visalia police with new uniforms.
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Taxes and Federal Financing Big in Roosevelt Era
Washington reports the Treasury faces big issues as President Roosevelt returns to the White House amid controversy over monetary policy. Key tasks include funding December maturities over 700 million dollars and finalizing tax recommendations for Congress while the Ways and Means Committee studies revising the tax structure to boost federal revenue by 400 million annually without raising rates. The panel will also weigh liquor taxes after repeal amid a long hearing with the Senate Finance Committee.
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Gold Price Steady at 34.01 An Ounce
The current gold price remains unchanged from last Saturday at 34.01 dollars per ounce. London bar gold opens at 3238 dollars per ounce with the sterling quoted higher by 5.19 percent.
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Gordon Finds Situation Bad Among Indians in Alaska
Paul W. Gordon, head of Alaska’s Federal Office of Indian Affairs education, says Southeast Alaska Indian villages face worsening unemployment and a sharp crisis in Ketchikan. The bureau funds relief projects via Civil Works Administration and Public Works Administration while Gordon surveys schools and meets residents. He traveled with Alice LeMaster to several communities to modernize teaching and raise school standards.
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Swanson urges US Navy build up to lead in world disarmament
Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson in his annual report calls for abandoning the US lead in disarmament and pursuing an orderly building program to reach full strength under existing treaties. He says the United States must no longer lead in disarmament as others do not follow, risking peace and diplomacy, and notes President's allocation of 238 million dollars for 32 vessels as the first step.
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France to build larger naval forces amid Rhineland defenses
Paris reports France plans a stronger navy to back Rhineland fortifications. Naval authorities seek a second large man of war with 26 000 pounds of heavy armament and 29 knot speed for next year’s program. Premier Chautemps won two confidence votes and rejected separate Franco German accords, pushing for multilateral decisions.
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More Trouble for 2 Insulls
Toronto reports Martin Insull, former Chicago utilities director, lost his fight against extradition as the US Supreme Court grants Cook County Illinois appeal for his return, while Insull is allowed to appeal. In Athens, Samuel Insull faces a December 31 decision on his stay permit and possible need for official papers in lieu of his canceled US passport.
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Former Alaskan Fatally Injured In Icy Car Skid
E L Kurta of Olympia, a former Alaskan, was fatally injured when the auto he rode in skidded on icy pavement near Ellensburg Washington. G R Emory of Seattle, the driver, was cut and bruised as the car plunged over an embankment into the Yakima River Canyon.
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Mauna Loa Volcano Erupts in Major Hawaiian Activity
In Hilo Hawaii on December 4 the Mauna Loa eruption intensified with the crater bubbling lava and a smoke column rising about 200 miles. The activity continued today with molten lava surging from the crater amid sharp earthquakes and extended seismic violence.
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Mob Violence Condemned After New York Lynching
A diverse mass meeting in New York condemned mob violence and denounced the San Jose lynching. Madam X identified herself as a heckler, urging governors Ritchie and Park to intensify lynching prosecutions. the crowd urged local self-reflection on acts of citizens from other states.
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Train Crash Kills Four As Rock Slide Halts Freight
Four railroad workers died and two were injured when a Great Northern freight train struck a rock slide at Milan north of Spokane Washington. The locomotive and tender derailed and toppled into the Little Spokane River. Injured include conductor E B Horsall and brakeman P G Cook. Traffic may be delayed up to 48 hours.
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Henry Cross and Daughter Home Today
Mrs Henry Cross and her infant daughter plan to leave St Ann s Hospital for their home today.
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Doran Resigns to Lead Domestic Distillery Code Authority
Washington December 4 Dr James Doran has resigned as Federal Commissioner of Industrial Alcohol to head a code authority for domestic distillery He has been in the service 26 years entering as a chemist
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Lava or Mud Thrown Up by Alaska Volcano
A large gray plume rose from Sitkin volcano last Thursday, likely lava or mud, reaching about 1000 feet above the peak before collapsing to the side and thinning out while emitting dark gray smoke. Local observers in Dutch Harbor report the eruption sequence and smoke plumes.
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Bodies Found in Shallow Grave Near Tia Juana
Two bodies found in a shallow grave near Ensenada, Mexico, are being investigated as possible remains of Charles PT Thompson, 55, a Seattle and Alaska distiller, and his wife who disappeared last December. Their car was recovered last December. The couple were noted as wealthy pioneers of Fairbanks and Jeff Alaska in 1931 with $150,000.
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