Influential Council Faces Lobbying Clashes Over Utilities
Senate probe into the utility sector reveals large sums spent to sway legislation and questionable practices. Notable figures including Patrick J. Hurley Basil O’Connor and Joseph Tumulty are cited in undercover efforts while calls grow for clear ethics rules and boundaries between lobbying and legal advice.
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Senate Committee
Congress
Black
Senate Utility Lobby Probe Committee
Supreme Court
Patrick J. Hurley
Mr. Hoover
Basil O’connor
Roosevelt
House Rules Committee
Joseph P. Tumulty
Woodrow Wilson
Gadsden threatens 5 million utility stockholders vote
Philip H. Gadsden, head of the Committee of Public Utility Executives, says if President Roosevelt attacks holding companies he will face 5,000,000 utility stockholders. He hints they will vote solidly against the Democratic candidate, arguing past managers robbed consumers through holding-company structures.
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Philip H. Gadsden
Committee of Public Utility Executives
Roosevelt
Gadsden
Hopson
Congressional
Ohio pension rights for institutional residents urged
A letter from residents of an old age home explains their lack of personal spending money under Ohio's pension law. It urges institutions to obtain their share of pension funds, allow individual residents to have some monthly money, and notes the need for legislative funding to raise pension amounts and reduce waiting lists.
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Ohio
Ohio General Assembly
Washington figure urged to act with statesmanlike vision
A correspondent criticizes a Washington leader for a poor grasp of psychology and mismanaging a company crisis. The writer asks the official to apply his supposed vision more actively to reduce growing harassment and to avoid further damage as days pass.
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Washington
New Jersey
Living Cost Rises Outpace Incomes in Family Buying Power
The Family Buying Power Index shows rising food and housing costs outpacing a 4.1 percent income gain from 1934 to mid-1935, lifting the average monthly budget from 130.13 to 131.14 while buying power declines slightly.
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