Dr. Bruening in a speech broadcast Premier during the stirring days of the Great War, died here at fo Jover all German stations introducing the new set of emergency decrees o'clock this morning. He was Jwhich constitute the most, deter-years of age. Death induced minded and most far-reaching at heart trouble. arterio-schlerosis com Tite evcetlyithessed sutsnte off Since he was decorated with the Soviet Russia, [Collar of the Anonciation Dr. Salan-
"The decrees first provide for a|dra was a cousin of the King. He minimum reduction of ten per cent.|W8S a member of the Italian dele-the prices fixed by trusts and] ation to the Versailles Peace Con-syndicates, from coal and iron down ference and at one time he was a to all props tary articles including Imember of the Italian delegation to for instance dentifrices. Secondly, the League of Nations. freight rates, postal te fs includ ing parcel post charges and mu [Salandra began his career Born at raia, near Fogeia, Dr. cipal services are pared down on Professor of Administrative fan average of fifteen per at the University of Rome. He w: cent., with twenty-five [Under Secretary for Finance cent. as the maximum. Rents 1891 and Under Secretary of the fare reduced by ten per cent, Treasury two years later. In 1899 the pre-war tenements and by 15 hho was the Minister for Agriculture per cent. in all houses built ce and in 1905 he became the Minister the war. Furtherore the decrees for Finance. He was Minister of educa the rate interest on 'government and municipal bonds, when the the Treasury. in, 1910 and in 1034, ar started, he ud, tically, provide for" slashing became Italy's Premier.—United cuts in civil servies and Press. salaries and wages, which will, however,. only come isto effect' when {jhe price: reductions have resulted a lower price level.—Trans-Ocean Kuo Mia, Miss Jane Addams of Hull House {ame- and Dr.
Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University in, New York, have been awarded the 1931 Nobel. Peace: Prize, - it was announced in New York'on December 9:
Germany on Dec. 12 signed the Convention denouncing war which is Jbased on Article XI of the Covenant of the League of Nations under which the Manchurian dispute was" considered. Germany is the. first permanent member the Council. to sign the Convention, which twelve have now signed, including Austria, Belgium, Greece,. the, Netherlands, Spain snd Portugal.
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