Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-02-04
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be cauterized-with application 0
a vibrating bootjack on the soutI
end of her while she is looking
north.
100000
-Four months Of repeated and un
successful diplomatic pressure oil
Japan, during which she has oc
cupied all of Manchuria and nov
threatens Shanghai, has caused tbs
United States to propose to Grea'
Britain some form of economic
boycott of the Japanese Empire
This boycott might take the form
first of cutting off all passports tx
American citizens visiting Japan
This could be done by the State
Department Immediately without
Congressional approval. 1t would
also take the form, provided Con-
gress gave its sanction, of restric-
tions against japanese trade.
100000
Whether or not any such action
will be taken is said to be depend
ent almost entirely on British CO.
operation, Secretary Stimson feel
ing that the United States could
not act without the support of
what is still the worlds greatest
naval power. The question has been
discussed with Great Britain thru
the British Embassy. 1t also has
been discussed in executive sessions
of the League Council.
100000
Huey Long, irrepressible new
Senator from Louisiana, cast
aside his restraint long enough to
make his maiden speech in the
Senate and upset senatorial ira
ditions of long standing. As was
to he expected, he commenced to
upset senatorial traditions when
he entered the Senate chamber
with a lighted cigar in his mouth
and back-slapped, Rugged and
Oreast-tapped with indiscriminate
impartiality. This new Senator add
ed his voice to the clamor made
against reappointment of William
Humphrey, of the State of
Washington, to the Federal Trade
Commission. Humphrey, despite
he objection, was confirmed, SO
% %.
100000
Undismayed by the reluctance of
leaders to permit a vote on
prohibition during the present ses-
zion, the Republican and Demo-
ratio wet blocs have laid plans for
test of strength on the question
If legalized beer. A bipartisan
ommittee of six members was
famed to study the various beer
ills which have been offered by in
wet members and to for
nulate n measure upon which the
ntire wet strength can be concen-
The idea of forcing a test
'ote on modification Of the Vol
tead act to legalize beer is a sup
clement to the wet plan already
.nnounced for compelling the
louise to vote on a ~"home-rule"
notification of the Eighteenth
amendment.
100000
Senator jim Davis is about to
all off the water wagon. Confront
d by an ultimatum that, if he con-
Inued to straddle or was. merely
slightly damp" the Ware organi-
alton and the State machine would
ut up a wet candidate against
i'm, reports have it that ne has
to take the plunge, declar-
lg himself "wet enough to suit"
who are opposing him on the
quor issue.
100000
With the passage of the $175,-
10000 appropriation bill for the
apartment of Agriculture the
passed the billion-dollar
ark in appropriations after being
| actual session less than six
eeks. In addition to the agricul-
Ire bill, appropriation measures
.proved by the House SO far this
,ssion are $5O0,000,O0O for the Re-
instruction Finance Corporation; i
l26, 1000, 900 in the first deficiency
i'll, $204, 000, 900 for veterans
ans, 100000 for the expenses of !
lie American delegation to the
eneva Disarmament Conference,
nd $4,000 for the Federal En- i
Ioyment Service in the Depart
ent of Labor; a total Of $1,005.-
y
100000
In advance of it's complete or
anization and before it has set up
Top for operation, numerous APP
locations for loans in varying
mounts have been received by the I
mergency Finance Corporation. !
his became known after President
Dover had signed the $500, OO0,- !
70 appropriation as the Govern
ent's initial subscription to the !
Ipital of the corporation. ]
leader who did not esteem tn
II powers sake, but only as {