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Warns Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. Surrendering the Labor Department's complete file on Harry Bridges to the Special House Committee on Un-American activities today, Thomas B. Shoemaker warned the investigators that revelation of its contents might result in violence to persons involved. Chairman Dies said the committee would comply with the request as far as it is possible as witnesses in the bridges investigation have been threatened. 8/18/38
Seeks method to prevent defrauding of public by so-called commodity counselors. Washington, D.C., Aug. 1. Presiding at a meeting of representatives of six major commodity exchanges with Department of Agriculture officials today, Assistant Secretary Harry L. Brown laid before the group recommendations of Secretary Wallace on methods of preventing so-called commodity counselors from defrauding the public through promises of extra-ordinary profits, 7/1/38
"A Lie" Steel head answers to Senator Guffey's questions. Washington, D.C., June 24. Senator Joseph Goffey of Pennsylvania as he questioned Tom Girdler, Head of Republic Steel Corporation, about that he (Girdler) had been asked to resign as President of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp., because he had given confidential information to Republican Steel Corp. "That's a lie and whoever told you is a liar" Girdler replied heatedly to the Senator, 6/24/37
A black and white photo of a group of people in a classroom. America during Great Depression and World War Two. FSA / OWI Photograph.
Warns Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. Surrendering the Labor Department's complete file on Harry Bridges to the Special House Committee on Un-American activities today, Thomas B. Shoemaker warned the investigators that revelation of its contents might result in violence to persons involved. Chairman Dies said the committee would comply with the request as far as it is possible as witnesses in the bridges investigation have been threatened. 81838
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Guy Emerson of New York before Borah Com., 102724
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Seeks method to prevent defrauding of public by so-called commodity counselors. Washington, D.C., Aug. 1. Presiding at a meeting of representatives of six major commodity exchanges with Department of Agriculture officials today, Assistant Secretary Harry L. Brown laid before the group recommendations of Secretary Wallace on methods of preventing so-called commodity counselors from defrauding the public through promises of extra-ordinary profits, 7/1/38
Commodity Exchange Heads seek method to prevent defrauding of public commodities. Washington, D.C., Aug. 1. Representatives of six major commodity exchanges today conferred with Department of Agriculture officials on methods of preventing so-called commodity counselors from defrauding the public through promises of extra-ordinary profits. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Harry L. Brown is pictured as he laid before the group recommendations of Secretary Wallace for "vigorous action" to discourage brokerage houses from accepting business from certain types of commodity counselors. On the right of Mr. Brown is Dr. J.W.T. Duvel, Chief of the Commodity Exchange Administration. Represented at the meeting were the Chicago Board of Trade, New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, New York Mercantile Exchange, New York Wool Tops Exchange, and the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, 8138
Commodity Exchange Heads seek method to prevent defrauding of public commodities. Washington, D.C., Aug. 1. Representatives of six major commodity exchanges today conferred with Department of Agriculture officials on methods of preventing so-called commodity counselors from defrauding the public through promises of extra-ordinary profits. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Harry L. Brown is pictured as he laid before the group recommendations of Secretary Wallace for "vigorous action" to discourage brokerage houses from accepting business from certain types of commodity counselors. On the right of Mr. Brown is Dr. J.W.T. Duvel, Chief of the Commodity Exchange Administration. Represented at the meeting were the Chicago Board of Trade, New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, New York Mercantile Exchange, New York Wool Tops Exchange, and the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, 8/1/38
Secretary Wallace talks to 'little businessmen.' Washington, D.C., May 23. Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace told the American Retail Federation's Forum today that a flow of private capital into investment channels is essential before any real solution to the problem of agriculture surpluses can be found. Left to right: Louis E. Kirstein, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Secretary Wallace
Secretary Wallace greets "Future Farmers of America." Washington, D.C., May 4. Delegates from six seats are represented at the spring conference in the capital of the board of trustees, Future Farmers of America. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace greeted the delegates at the Agriculture Department. In the photograph, left to right: Elmo Johnson, Tenn.; Clar Nicholson, Maryland.; Joseph H. Black, of Wyoming, President and spokesman; William Shaffer, Virginia; Secretary Wallace; Julian Pierce, Kentucky; J. Phelon, Utah; Roy Martin, Texas; W.A. Ross, Executive Secretary; J.A. Linke, Advisor to the Organization, 541937
Burlew before Senate Public Lands Committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 21. Hearing by Senate Public Lands Committee to determine the qualification of Ebert. Burlew nominated Assistant Sec. of the Interior, Veered from its original course to probe of wire tapping in the department and the study of recent CCC frauds to the tune of $80,000, Burlew is shown with some of the vouchers that were forged, 1/21/38
Admits secret contributions. Washington, D.C., March 30. Col. William Frew Long, manager of the Associated Industries of Cleveland, today told the Senate Civil Liberties Committee that many nationally prominent firms made secret contributions to the organization and were listed as numbers on the association's books. He said the firms insisted upon remaining anonymous to avoid 'public retaliation'
Charges fraud in PWA Grant to Kansas City, Kan. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Turney Gratz, Secretary-Manager of the Produce Dealers Division of the North Side Business and Improvement Association, Kansas City, KS?, is here to lay before PWA Administrator Harold Ickes charges of fraud and deception in connection with the PWA Grant to the City of Kansas for $1,700,000 to construct a railroad produce market
AG&E Vice President tells S.E.C. of $5000 a month mystery man employed by his company in Capital. Washington, D.C., May 16. Fred S. Burroughs, Vice President of the Associated Gas and Electric Co., spread before the Securities and Exchange Commission today the story of how his firm retained a man at $5000 a month to 'mix with the right people' in Washington and to advise on the attitude of government officials. The man was Ben Gray and Burroughs denied that he--Gray--was a lobbyist or that his job was to attempt to influence officials
Seeks method to prevent defrauding of public by so-called commodity counselors. Washington, D.C., Aug. 1. Presiding at a meeting of representatives of six major commodity exchanges with Department of Agriculture officials today, Assistant Secretary Harry L. Brown laid before the group recommendations of Secretary Wallace on methods of preventing so-called commodity counselors from defrauding the public through promises of extra-ordinary profits, 7138
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A black and white photo of a man standing at a table, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection
Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection.
Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.
General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec
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The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)
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