Senate Silver Bloc Presents Coinage Plans
Senators Wheeler and King laid their free coinage of silver plan before President Roosevelt. A western House majority backed bi metalism with free gold and silver coinage and called for a special committee to press silver legislation. The group expects further White House moves and a Senate vote on a 16 to 1 free coinage ratio. Idaho delegates and other silver supporters attended the meeting.
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King
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Byrd and Companions Fly Toward South Pole
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and four crew members completed a three hour flight toward 72.30 south latitude near the south pole aboard the flagship. They reported no land but identified 200000 square miles of Antarctic area as ocean. Companions included Harold June William Bowlin Carl Peterson and J A Pelter.
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Anarctic
Mackay
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Pacific Ocean
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William Bowlin
Carl Peterson
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Borah Bill Aims to Repeal NRA Anti Trust Provisions
Senator Borah of Idaho proposed a bill to repeal the anti trust exemptions in the national recovery act. The move targets code exempt industries he says favor big business over small firms and small business men, signaling a clash with NRA policies.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
NRA
Grand jury witness flees state to dodge probe
Clarence Van Deusen auditor left Boise for Nyssa Oregon refusing to testify while John Shore remains grand jury foreman. Judge Koelsch doubts the statements and says the shortages in Angela Hopper’s embezzlement case were not fully audited by the auditor. Mayor McCue called the move astonishing as prosecutors seek ways to compel return.
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Oregon
Homer Martin
Clarence van Deusen
Angela Hopper
Nyssa
Ore
Idaho
Grand Jury
Charles F. Koelsch
van Deusen
John Shore
Shore
State Bureau of Public Accounts
Owyhee County
John J. McCue
Railroads rated in better condition by ICC in annual report
The Interstate Commerce Commission found U S railroads in improved condition in the year ending December 1. Operating costs decreased and business improved with most recommendations deferred until Joseph Eastman finishes his transportation study. Only one legislative change was urged to tighten the 1920 act regarding cross border shipments.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Joseph B. Eastman
United States
Canada
Mexico
French Cross Atlantic Flight Completes Record Run
The French flying boat Southern Cross arrives in Natal Brazil from Saint Louis Senegal after 18 hours 17 minutes and 1870 miles. The craft competes with Germany to establish Europe Africa South America air mail and aims for daily Paris to Rio de Janeiro service within two months.
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South America
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120 Miners Feared Lost in Czech Mine Disaster
In Czechoslovakia 120 miners are feared trapped after a blast at the Nelson III coal mine. Of 140 workers, 16 bodies were recovered and four men escaped. a fire had been contained and rescuers cleared wreckage to reach underground passages, with wives and children awaiting news.
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Czechoslovakia
Will Rogers Wives The Tribune
Beverly Hills California January 4 That Roosevelt handled that congress Wednesday like a mother with a fretting baby He did not command instead he gave them a piece of candy The remark notes black and white Republicans amused together and Roosevelt leaving them pleased Will Rogers signs off with affection
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Death toll climbs to 42 in Southern California flood
In a January disaster in Los Angeles a flood left 42 dead and 72 missing as 5,000 workers cleared debris. Reconstruction costs for Rosemont Street run to 500000 dollars while Montrose debris removal could take three months. Gov. James Rolph Jr. witnessed the grim recovery scene.
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Rosemont
James Rolph, Jr
Congress Sets Aside Deficit Issue Amid Roosevelt Program
Washington reports Congress ignored the deficit surge as the recovery plan runs up new debt, with President Roosevelt predicting the public debt may hit about 32 billion by mid 1935. Senate supports Morgenthau nomination. House advances a liquor tax bill while a veterans bonus petition draws attention.
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Finance Committee
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Lundeen
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Minn
Henry Morgenthau
Keepsake Skull Found in Motorist Car
A. B. Binnard of Seattle was questioned after police found a human skull in his car in Spokane. He said the skull, taken from the University of Washington anatomy shack, was given by a college roommate and kept for fun. He was traced to a hotel and released pending further questioning by the county prosecutor.
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A. B. Binnard
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Binnard
University of Washington
Lewiston
Idaho
Charles W. Grenough
Roosevelt Estimates on Federal Expenditures for Year
President Roosevelt releases estimates of federal spending for the year ending June 30 and the next two years. Total expenditures reach 9.403 billion. debt retirement is 3.961 billion after excluding an RFC repaid excess. Figures exclude extra-budget requests of 1.166 billion for 1934 and 1.0 billion for 1935.
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Treasury
Budget Message Read to Congress Predicts Nine Billion Deficit by 1936
Treasury forecast shows government outlays exceeding one billion monthly in early 1934 with total deficits near 6.6 billion for the year and debt rising to about 28.68 billion by June 1935. Estimates assume pay as you go in 1935 and income tax receipts rising to 1.265 billion by 1935.
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Woodin
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Governor Rolph Halts Death Sentence for Officer Slaying
Governor Rolph commuted the death sentence of Jack D. Green to life imprisonment for the murder of a Los Angeles police officer. The decision, stated in Sacramento, confines Green to San Quentin for life with no parole eligibility.
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Jack D. Green
Los Angeles
Rolph
Green
San Quentin Prison
San Quentin
Sheriff Appeals to Aid in Hit-and-Run Killing of 17-Year-Old
Sheriff M J Rossiter asks Pocatello citizens to help locate the hit-and-run driver who struck and fatally injured Jess Willard Wynn 17 on December 31 near the Yellow Tone highway a quarter mile north of the Blue Moon dance hall. Wynn's body found in a barrow pit on the road's west side. Evidence suggests a Chevrolet car. coroner's jury ruled Wynn died from an automobile strike by an unknown driver or drivers.
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The
Tribune Today
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Jess Willard Wynn
Yellowtone Highway
Blue Moon Dance Hall
Wynn
Barrow Pit
Rossiter
Quotations From Budget Message
Washington dispatch presents excerpts from President Roosevelt's budget message to Congress. Key points stress confidence foundations for recovery, government credit as cornerstone, and the aim to balance the budget with anticipated deficits of seven and two billion dollars respectively.
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Roosevelt Projects 7.5 Billion for Recovery by June 30
President Roosevelt told Congress a nine billion dollar recovery deficit for the next two years and urged a pay-as-you-go plan by 1936. He estimated 7.5 billion dollars in recovery expenditures for the current year ending June 30 and asked for a 2 billion dollar war chest for the next year.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Union Leader Warns Rails Over Government Ownership
A F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen says he would favor government ownership if current conditions persist. He warns against railroad consolidations and opposes NRA exclusion of the rail industry. The existing labor accord expires next June after a ten percent wage cut last year.
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Illinois Solon Says France a Nation of Defaulting Misers
Representative Britten of Illinois denounces France as a "nation of cheaters" and calls for an embargo on French wines to force debt payments. He urged the Ways and Means Committee to add a complete embargo on French products until France fulfils its obligations to the United States.
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