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...hoped that no pains will be spared to bring to light the truth about these firms whose practices constitute so serious a threat to world peace. If the investigation is given the publicity it deserves, there might conceivably be adopted legislation restricting if not prohibiting the shipment of armaments beyond the borders of the United States...
...Guardia had moved up to first. Its commander. General Anastacio Somoza, had undermined President Juan Bautista Sacasa's prestige by the simple device of depositing a big arms shipment from the U. S. in his own warehouse instead of the Government's. By last week he had cornered most of the guns in Nicaragua and he needed them, for nearly everybody believed that it was he who had ordered the murder of Sandino...
...Federal aid would be extremely desirable," he continued, "as long as it left the actual apprehension and prosecution of criminals in state hands. The national government should maintain a strict control over the interstate shipment of firearms and enlarge the present finger printing service. Congress should establish a new Bureau of Criminology in the Department of Justice with district offices in every part of the country, to serve as an exchange for information on criminals and methods of dealing with them...
...called the service "irregular," stopped it. Through Western Union one can send any of twelve prepared birthday greetings, have notes, letters, orangeade, sandwiches delivered by messenger, subscribe to TIME. Last week Western Union added a new service when it agreed to accept packages at all of its offices for shipment through the Railway Express Agency. At no extra cost Western Union messengers will call for packages up to the value of $250, take them to the nearest Railway Express office. Devised by Presidents Leon O. Head of Railway Express and Roy Barton White of Western Union, the system will...
...London gold market far exceeded the relatively small amount of newly mined gold for sale there. Since the Bank of England is not a seller of gold, the gold merchants turned to gold standard nations, particularly France, sold sterling to buy francs, converted francs into gold for shipment to the U. S. This selling of sterling forced down the pound (which the British equalization fund did not support) faster than the dollar. At one time it touched $4.87 whereas before the proclamation it had been over...