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November 9, 1929

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Notable Births

1929Marc Favreau, Canadian actor and poet (died 2005)^[†]

Marc Favreau, was a French Canadian humorist, film actor, and poet born in Montreal, Quebec. He is best known for developing and portraying the clown character Sol.

1929Imre Kertész, Hungarian author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)^[†]

Imre Kertész was a Hungarian author and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history". He was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel in Literature. His works deal with themes of the Holocaust, dictatorship, and personal freedom.

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Headlines from November 9, 1929

ROOSEVELT DEMANDS END OF 'RED TAPE' IN THE LAW; WARNS OF 'JUSTICE FOR RICH'; FEARS 'GROWING CONTEMPT' Wealth Now Can Shoe Justice With 'Leaden Sandals,' He Says. WANTS PROCEDURE PRUNED Governor Calls on Columbia Law Alumni to Aid Reform Ruling Out Tradition. BUT SEEKS LAY HELP, TOO Dr. Butler, Scoring Passion to Regulate, Finds Law a Chief Cause of Lawlessness. Butler Sees Passion for Laws. Touched by Testimonial. Sees "Growing Contempt." Insists on Lay Members. Asks Lawyers to Help. Smith Fails to Appear.

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Demands end of "red tape" in law, s at testimonial dinner of alumni of Columbia Law School

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I.C.C. Sets Rates on Jackasses As Moses's Charge Is Debated

By Special to The New York Times

I C C issues rept recommending changes in freight-rate scale

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Whalen Now Seeks Higher Pay for Officers; Will Ask $800,000 for New Station in 54th St.

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Comr Whalen asks $800,000 for new "Broadway precinct,"

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WARDER RECEIVES 5 TO 10 YEAR TERM; Stoical in Court, Ex-Head of State Banking Breaks Down on Way to Tombs. PLEA FOR MERCY FAILS Counsel Now Will Seek Writ of Doubt--Banton Starts Hunt for Bribe Money. Sobs After Leaving Court. WARDER RECEIVES 5 TO 10 YEAR TERM Daughter Gets Order to Visit Jail. Search for His Money to Begin.

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Warder gets 5 to 10 yr sentence in Sing Sing

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'Textbook Mind' Is a Peril Of Our Age, Declares Massey

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Founders Day, s by V Massey on "textbook mind,"

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EDGE WARNED SOUTH TO EARN TARIFF AID; Senator Called for Support of All the Senate Rates, Lobby Inquiry Reveals. LETTER TO ARNOLD IS READ Promises Battle Against Senators Seeking Protection forOwn Sections Only. Arnold Questioned on Finances Tells of His Personal Means. EDGE WARNED SOUTH TO EARN TARIFF AID Committee Members Stirred. Sought to Force South into Line. Needed a Tariff Vote in Texas. Field Agents' Letters Destroyed.

By Special to The New York Times

J A Arnold's testimony reveals correspondence with Sen Edge in which Sen Edge stated that Southern Sens could not expect to obtain protective tariff rates for the products of their States unless they were willing to stand by a completed rate structure

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3-HOUR MARKET SESSIONS FOR NEXT WEEK ORDERED; TRADING BACK TO NORMAL; PRICES DECLINE SLIGHTLY Many Issues Advance, but General Level Is Lower. SELLING PRESSURE ABSENT Only 3,214,660 Shares Traded in Final Session of Week-- Odd Lot Deals Halved. BANKERS SEE STABILITY Exchange and Curb Hours Again to Be 10 to 1, With Business Suspended on Saturday. Many Prices Readjusted. Markets Closed Today. 3-HOUR SESSIONS ALSO NEXT WEEK Specialists to Work Today. Open Trades Being Adjusted.

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Trading cut to 3 hrs per day for wk except for Nov 16 when it will be suspended

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TARDIEU WINS VOTE FOR HIS NEW CABINET; French Right Rolls Up Majorities of 71 and 79, With Radicals and Socialists Opposed. BRIAND SCORES A TRIUMPH Old Foes Cheer Him on All Sides as He Defends His Policies in Long Night Session. M. Briand's Great Day. TARDIEU WINS VOTE FOR HIS NEW CABINET Recalls His Accomplishments. Defends Hague Compromises. Answers Franklin-Bouillon. Turns on His Assailants. Tardieu Emphasizes Points.

By P.j. Philip. Special Cable To the New York Times.paris, Saturday, Nov. 9.--the Chamber of Deputies, By 327 Votes To 256, Gave Its Confidence To Premier Tardieu'S Government At 3:30 This Morning. the Majority, 71, Was Far Beyond Expectations

A Briand defends France's compromises

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Mrs. A.W. Cutten and Friend Held Up in Car By Chicago Robbers, Who Seize Jewels

By Special to The New York Times

Held up

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SWITZERLAND PICKED AS WORLD BANK SITE; Belgian Delegates, Alone in Opposition, Quit Parley as Brussels Is Eliminated. CALL DECISION POLITICAL Will Consult Their Government --No City Named, but Zurich Is Suggested. Germans Favor Zurich. Belgium Keeps Observers. PICK SWITZERLAND AS WORLD BANK SITE Work to Go On as Usual. Payment Details Fixed. Trust Deed Advances.

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Switzerland picked as site for Bank; Belgian delegates leave parley, calling decision "political"; no city named

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Managers and Authors Favor Sunday Shows; Actors Equity to Decide Issue on Nov. 18

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Producing managers and playwrights meet with Actors' Equity officers to discuss opening of legitimate theatre on Sunday nights

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WESTERN SENATORS VENT RAGE AT MOSES FOR 'JACKASS' SLUR; Epithet Was Used in Speech Made to New England Manufacturers. WHEELER LEADS ATTACK Borah Declares Gulf Between West and East Is Shown by Moses and Reed. TARIFF BILL SPEEDED UP Senate Gives It Six Hours as House Seeks Adjournment--Morris Pokes Fun at "Grundy's Store." Wheeler Opens Attack. WESTERN SENATORS VENT RAGE AT MOSES See Gulf Between West and East. Moses Quick With Retort. Insurgent Anger Increasing.

By Special to The New York Times

Offended at alleged statement of Sen Moses that his efforts to secure adequate protection for Eastern industry were being blocked by Western Sens, described by Moses as "sons of wild jackasses,"

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