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...House of Representatives released R. F. C.'s July report (TIME, Aug. 29). the corporation's directors were greatly dismayed. Late last month Chairman Atlee Pomerene submitted his August report to Clerk Trimble, begged him to hold it in confidence. "The publication of the July report," wrote Democrat Pomerene to Democrat Trimble, "caused serious embarrassment to a number of borrowers. It gave rise to much unjust criticism, resulted in withdrawals from some banks. Other banks which intended to apply to the corporation for loans have refused to do so because they felt that publicity would do them great harm...
...names of four candidates will appear on the ballot: Herbert Hoover, Republican; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat; Norman Thomas, Socialist; and William Z. Foster, Communist. The names of the other three candidates will not appear but a space will be left where those or any other names may be written in. Voters will also be asked to specify what party they favored in the last election, in order to determine the amount of shifting which has taken place. Signatures will be required but will be kept strictly confidential and the ballots will be destroyed as soon as they are counted...
...reason for it. on what is being done that should not be done and on what should be done that is not being done. . . . The New Outlook will join in the search for truth." What followed in type was a political speech of the kind which only Democrat Smith can make. Through every line of it could be heard the sharp twang of his voice. It was packed with his public mannerisms, salty with his unpolished rhetoric. He spoke of the "tough winter" ahead. He made a forceful verb out of "gold-brick." Democrats searched the editorial in vain...
...Long Island were aware that an unusual contest was being waged between curly-headed, soft-eyed Cornelius Vanderbilt ("Sonny"') Whitney* and big. bluff Robert Low Bacon for the latter's seat in Congress. The opponents handled their campaigns with kid rather than loaded gloves, but each bestirred himself energetically. Democrat Whitney, his beauteous second wife, three station wagons, a touring car and a four-piece band proceeded up & down the island making naive, earnest little speeches at village corners. Mrs. Whitney's hunter took a ribbon at the Piping Rock Horse Show. Republican Bacon's wife won two ribbons...
Died. Malcolm Ross McAdoo. 67, younger brother of Democrat William Gibbs McAdoo; of acute kidney trouble; in Baltimore. A political independent, he had bolted both parties, scorned the party regularity of Brother William whom he claimed he "could always lick." He was engaged in designing a sea-level ship canal across Florida...