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Governor urges increased appropriation for Alaskan roads. Washington, D.C., March 5. Shown here with Anthony J. Dimond, delegate from Alaska to Congress, Governor Ernest Gruening, right, today urged the House Roads Committee to increase to "at least $600,000" a proposed allocation of $400,000 for construction of highways in Alaska national forests, 3-5-40

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Big three of House Judiciary. Washington D.C. The big guns of the House Judiciary Committee as they studied the President's request for increase in the membership of the Supreme Court, following the meeting of the Committee today. Left to right: Rep. U.S. Guyer of Kansas, ranking Republican Member of the Committee; Rep. Hatton W. Sumners, Democrat of Texas and Chairman of the Committee; and Rep. Emanuel Celler, of New York and ranking Democrat of the Committee

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Appeals to Congress to enact Naval Bill Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, making his initial appearance upon the Hill since taking oath as Navy Secretary, asked the House Naval Affairs Committee to enact laws to increase naval tonnage, 'in view of the grave international situation.' He said that he would elaborate upon this statement later. He introduced Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, who made the main statement to the committee

Appeals to Congress to enact Naval Bill Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Secr...

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Naval increase on the way. Washington, D.C., June 2. Assist. Secretary of the Navy, Charles Edison, today signed final confirmation on awards to private shipyards for the construction of twenty-four naval vessels totaling 159,800 tons. Approximate cost will be $350,000,000. Picture shows, left to right: Warren McLaine, Assist. to Judge Advocate General of the Navy; Rear Admiral W.B. Woodson, Judge Advocate General of the Navy; and Charles Edison, Assist. Secretary of the Navy

Naval increase on the way. Washington, D.C., June 2. Assist. Secretary...

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Wants dependant children cared for thru Social Security. Washington, D.C. June 8. Senator James P. Pope, Democrat of Idaho, has introduced a bill in the Senate to increase the Federal Government's contribution, through the Social Security Board, to care of dependent children from third the maintenance cost to one half. At present the government contributes half the cost of old age pensions and aid to the blind. The Pope proposal would bring the law with reference to dependent children in conformity to the provisions relating to other beneficiaries of the act. 6/8/37

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10 per cent railroad rate increase benefits motor carriers--ICC Commissioner Eastman. Washington, D.C., April 13. ICC Commissioner Joseph B. Eastman today told a Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee that he believed the 10 per cent rate increase granted the railroads last summer has been "Of more benefit to the motor carriers than to the railroads." Advocating a balanced system of transportation charges between rail, motor and water carriers, Eastman said that contrary to popular belief, rate wars between the three do not benefit the public, 4-13-39

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War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organization leader, speaking at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board, at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, and set a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

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Senate Judiciary Committee considers president's request to increase membership of Supreme Court. Washington D.C. After a meeting today members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reported that opinion in their group was about evenly divided on wisdom of President Roosevelt's request for power to increase the membership of the Supreme Court to possibly 15 members. Senators Borah, Pittman and Connally continued their silence on the administration Program as they left the Committee Room. in the photograph, left to right: (seated) Senator William E. Borah, Idaho; Senator Henry F. Hurst of Arizona, Chairman ; and Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada. Standing left to right: Senator Frederich Van Nuys of Indiana; Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska. Senator Warren Austin of Vermont; Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Senator George McGill of Kansas; and Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico

Senate Judiciary Committee considers president's request to increase m...

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Veterans head urges change in pension plan. Washington, D.C., May 20. General Frank T. Hines, Director of the U.S. Veterans Administration, appearing before the Senate Finance Committee today to urge increase of veterans pensions under certain conditions, 5/20/38

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War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Lee Pressman, Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) counselor; Philip Murray, CIO president; and Harold Ruttenberg (speaking), research director, United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, setting a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

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Wash. D.C. Not enough millionaires. L.H. Parker, Chief of Staff of the Joint Congressional Tax Com. on the stand Tuesday before the Senate Finance Com. where he said there weren't enough million dollar incomes in the U.S. to make a negligible increase in the revenue as proposed by the Roosevelt tax proposal. 7/30/35

Wash. D.C. Not enough millionaires. L.H. Parker, Chief of Staff of the...

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World production of rubber. The increase in production of rubber between 1930 and 1940 parallels the growth of the automobile. In 1940 all but a few shiploads of the 1,000,000 long tons produced in the world came from Malaya, the Netherlands, the East Indies, Ceylon and other East Indian sources. The greatest part of this was shipped to the United States. Since the war, more than ninety-eight percent of our sources of supply of crude rubber have been lost

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Concentrated wealth on increase. Washington D.C. Concentration of wealth in the control of a few corporations has increased since 1931. Dr. Charles A. Beard, (right) told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee today. Dr. Beard, noted political scientist and economist, was testifying in defense of the O'Mahoney Corporation Licensing Bill, which, if passed, will require corporations dealing in interstate commerce to comply with specified standards to aqcuire a federal license. Senator Joseph O'Mahoney, author of the bill and Chairman of the Committee, is on the left

Concentrated wealth on increase. Washington D.C. Concentration of weal...

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Hackers' feeling hurt. William A. Roberts, seated in center, peoples Counsel in Washington D.C., warned Shriners in convention here against being overcharged, taxi drivers declare, and it hurt the hackers' feelings. So, they struck for higher rates and goot them. This conference between the People Counsel and cab operators was photographed as a compromise increase was agreed upon. 6/20/35

Hackers' feeling hurt. William A. Roberts, seated in center, peoples C...

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War Production Board awards of merit. The War Production Drive of the WPB issues this award of individual production merit to workers in war plants who make effective improvements in their work to increase production

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Increased business volume key to recovery. Hopkins new Executive Assistant. Washington, D.C., April 13. In his first Press Conference today, Edward J. Noble, newly appointed Assistant to Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins, told newsmen that he thought the key to recovery was to increase business volume. He said that if volume could be increased to a sufficiently high level, tax rates could be lowered without disturbing the government's revenue. 4-13-39

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Senate and House Judiciary leaders in huddle with president. Washington D.C. Rep. Hatton W. Sumners, (left) Democrat of Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, with Senator Henry F. Ashurst, Democrat of Arizona, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, leaving the White House today after a conference with President Roosevelt. Although they refused to make a statement it was presumed they discussed the President's request for increase in the membership of the Supreme Court

Senate and House Judiciary leaders in huddle with president. Washingto...

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Group of Osage Indians at White House with Commissioner Burke who asked the Pres. for an increase in their allowance

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Naval leaders ask Congress for more armament. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Photographed today at the initial meeting of the House Naval Affairs Committee are, left to right: Lewis Compton, Assistant to Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, Secretary Edison, with Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations standing in rear. Following a brief statement by Secretary Edison, Admiral Stark urged the Committee to approve a bill by Chairman of the Committee Carl Vinson to give the Navy 25 percent more tonnage, 6,000 more planes at a cost of $1,300,000,000. Without such increase, he said, the U.S. will be 'relatively weak in naval power at the end of the year'

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Before Senate Finance Committee. Washington, D.C., March 21. Roy S. Osgood, President of the First National Bank of Chicago, warned the Senate Committee today that any further decline in business activity will result in a reduction of federal revenue and an increase of expenditure for relief. Representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Osgood urged revision of the House approved tax bill, 3/21/38

Before Senate Finance Committee. Washington, D.C., March 21. Roy S. Os...

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Testify before Senate Relief Committee. Washington, D.C., Mar. 7. Roy Franklin, left, business agent for Local #183, United Packing House Workers, and Ernest B. Jacobs, Pres. Of the same union, Austin, Minn. testified before the Senate Relief Committee today, both employees of the Hormel Packing Plant, said Franklin, that the workers felt that the management had made no effort to increase the amount of work to be done in a 40-hour budget because the workers in a previous period had completed and budgeted work in les than the allotted time, 3/7/38

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War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) leader, left, and Harold Ruttenberg, research director for United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board, at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, and set a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

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WPA Administrator Hopkins indicates to house plan to increase relief load. Washington, D.C., April 20. Appearing before the House Appropriations Committee today, WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins indicated in his testimony he was preparing to increase the relief load during the first seven months during the next fiscal year beginning July 1. Hopkins (left) is pictured as he explained the was figure which he said is necessary to President Roosevelt's $4,512,000,000 Recovery Drive, to Rep. Clifton A. Woodrum (center) Chairman of the Subcommittee, and Rep. Edward T. Taylor, a member of the Committee.

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Before Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., March 20. Irving Grant, St. Louis editor, told the Senate Judiciary Committee today that "it is disastrous to leave the destinies of the United States" in the hands of five Supreme Court Justices "who have usurped the policy making functions of the government" while supporting the president's judiciary program. Grant added that he believed the proposed bill was "faulty" because it provided for a permanent increase in court membership up to 15, 3/20/1937

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War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) leader, left, and Harold Ruttenberg, research director for United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board, at the in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, and set a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

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First woman congress member protests increase in nation's armed forces. Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. Jeanette Rankin, first woman member of Congress, told the Naval Affairs Committee for the House today that there is 'much technical opinion within the Navy Department against the fortification of Guam as there is for it', and that the reason that the committee had not heard such opinions is because, 'announcements of policy come only from the top.' Miss Rankin voted against U.S. entrance into the World War, 2-7- 39

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Senator McCarran ignores salary increase. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Senator Pat McCarran designs a series of conferences with the representatives of organizations of government workers and officials of the Labor Dept. Preparatory to drafting a bill for the salary increases for government employees. photo shows, left to right, W.C. Hushing, National Legislative Representative of the A.F. of L.; Senator Pat McCaran; John P. Frey, President of the Medal Trades Union, of the American Federation of Labor

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Grant more powers to Federal Reserve Board, Cromwell tells Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug 4. The Federal Reserve Board should be granted the power to 'stabilize the dollar' and increase the flow of money, James H.R. Cromwell, monetary expert and husband of tobacco heiress Doris Duke, urged as he appeared before a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee today, Cromwell also voiced his approval of a bill by Senator Elmer Thomas which the Committee is considering, 8/4/37

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Senate hears husband of tobacco heiress on monetary problems. Washington, D.C., Aug 4. James H.R. Cromwell, monetary expert and author of "In Defense of Capitolism," urged a senate agriculture subcommittee today to grant powers for the Federal Reserve Board to stabilize the dollar and increase the flow of money. At the same time, Cromwell, who is husband of Doris Duke, tobacco heiress, voiced his approval of a bill by Senator Elmer Thomas which the Committee is considering, 8/4/37

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No scare at British Embassy. Washington, D.C., June 18. Despite the tense situation abroad and talk of the fifth columns on this side no increase has made in the police detail guarding the British Embassy here. A solitary minion of the law still guards the majestic building

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Wage reductions are necessary, N.Y. Central Prexy tells fact finding board. Washington, D.C., Oct. 6. Wage reductions are necessary to enable railroads to balance their budgets and meet competition, F.E. Williamson, President of the N.Y. Central Railroad, told President's fact finding board today. He added that unbalanced budgets tend to divert business to competing industries and increase railroad unemployment. Williamson declared that the New York Central's deficit for the first eight months of this year was $20,500,000. The largest ever incurred for a similar period, 10/6/38

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