U.S.S. HOUSTON 
M orning Press News 
30 July 1938 
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Cleveland ; 
The American Bar Association concluded its convention^ today 
with a rebuke for the securities and exchange commission. . The 
association laid aside committee report calling for revision 
in the National Labor Relations Act. Frank Hogan of Washington 
j s to be elected president of the bar ' association to succeed 
President Arthur Vanderbilt of Newark, N.J. The convention 
was characterized by what was called "an autocratic spirit; 
on the part of new deal agencies which possess certain judicial 
powers, 
Washington: 
Agriculture Department officials said today that one of the 
passengers aboard the missing Hawaii Clipper was the govern- 
ment plant pat hologi st ,, Fred Meir. Meir is regarded as the 
government’s leading ".Spores hunter". On several occasions, 
Meir has ascended miles into the sky to take samples in a 
search for plant spore§. 
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Tenn . : 
An invitation to investigate primary electioneering in Tenn. 
was issued today by U.S. Senator Mciiellar. McKellar’s invi- 
tation was sent to the Senate’s campaign expenditure committee. 
The invitation resulted from preliminary reports by Senate 
committeemen charging that Federal and State payrolls were 
being used to influence Tennessee voters. 
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Washington: 
ntMa 
Triple A officials said today they were not alarmed by the 
refusal of Georgia tobacco growers to respect tobacco market- 
ing quotas. The Georgia growers have opened auctions in 
Valdosta, Georgia, on approximately 118 , 000,000 pounds of 
tobacco. The tobacco surplus in Valdosta was subject to 
a penalty tax. The Georgia growers obtained State court 
orders restricting tax collectors from collecting the surplus 
tax. The AAA representatives said the action of the Georgia 
growers was a test case to be decided by the Supreme Court. 
The Case will question whether the Federal government can 
legally tax ab-'ve quota surpluses. Government officials 
admitted that constitutionality of the 1937 AAA Act might 
denend on the decision. 
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Baltimore : 
FTrs. Jesse Parry got a divorce today because she said her 
husband always made fun of her cooking. Mrs. Parry saio. her 
husband naggod and embarrassed her before friends, but the 
last straw was when he began making fun of her cooking. 
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