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 co

WPA Administrator asks Senate Committee to restore $150,000,000 cut in Deficiency Relief Bill. Washington, D.C., Jan. 16. WPA Administrator F.C. Harrington, right, who today asked a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to restore the $150,000,000 cut from the Deficiency Relief Bill by the House, is pi

New prohibition law asked for Alaska. Washington D.C. Consumption of liquor by Indians in Alaska under the present law was "legalized murder" made increasingly bad because they were unable to judge its quality, was told to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee today. Prominent Alaskan officials and In

As monopoly investigation opened. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. First witness before the Joint Committee Investigating Monopolies today was Isador Lubin, left, Commissioner of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor, who is pictured with Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Co-chairman of the Committee. Lubin tol

At monopoly hearing. Washington, D.C., May 18, 1939. Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., at hearing of the Monopoly Investigating Committee, with Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney, co-chairman of the committee. Sloan told the committee that General Motors had almost no outside financing in the last 18 years, a period in w

Attorney General accompanies Douglas to Judiciary committee hearing. Washington, D.C., March 24. Attorney General Frank Murphy was a surprise visitor with William O. Douglas to the Senate Judiciary Sub-committee which met this afternoon and in executive session quickly approved the former S.E.C. Cha

SUSPENDED CENSUS OFFICIAL AND "JOINER" DENISE BEING COMMUNIST TO DIES COMMITTEE. Richard H. Lawry, right, telling the Dies committee this morning that he was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, Rotary Elks, Moose--"a jointer"--he was not a Communist, nor interested in communism. He said th

Old Rail telegraphers now members of Congress. Washington, D.C., Jan. 9. Not so many years ago these two gents were both "pounding brass" on the Burlington. Now they are both members of Congress but still carry union cards in the Order of Railroad Telegaphers. Senator Ed Johnson, (left) new Democrat

Social Security Legislation has proved it will work Board Chairman tells House Committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 1. Chairman Arthur J. Altmeyer, left, of the Social Security Board, shown here with Rep. Robert L. Doughton, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee, today told that Committee that the