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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-05
House and Senate Galleries Packed
As Congress Begins Final Session
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
In quiet suspense, free from threaten
ed demonstrations, but vibrant with
prohibition discussion, the Seventy
second Congress launched today into its
final session.
Packed galleries rustled with expect
ancy as the gavels at noon proclaimed
that the Congress was convened.
The ordinary thronging of the Capitol
was curtained by heavy police guard,
redoubled against possible trouble even
though the caravan of demonstrators
assembled in the city was herded on the
city's outskirts behind a strong police
Gordon.
Vice President Curtis call to order
signalled the final chapter of his long
congressional career, and in the gather
ing that faced him were many old
timers going back to private life next
Spring.
Speaker Garner received an ovation
from both Republicans and Democrats
as he appeared in. the House in a plain
brown business suit for his last term
on that side before he takes Curtis
seat next year.
Chaplain Offers Prayer.
In the Senate the Rev. Re Barney
T. Phillips, chaplain, offered the open
ing prayer as the members stood with
bowed heads.
Hand shaking and back slapping pre-
vailed on the Senate floor as victors
and vanquiShed met for the first time
since the election.
Genial Jim Watson of Indiana, the
Republican leader, who went down to
defeat in November, was among the
first on the floor Senator Nye of
North Dakota was present despite a
severe injury received recently in an
automobile accident en- route to Wash
ington.
Senator Huey Long, Democrat, of
Louisiana was over on the Republican
side joshing the lame ducks"
Senator Davis, Republican, of Penn
sylvania, was not present at the Open
ing roll call. There have been rumors
he would not attend the Senate ses-
sion until after his trial in Federal
Court on the Moose lottery charges.
Walter Walker of Grand Junction,
Colo, was one of four sworn in as Sen
ator, giving the Democrats for brief
time numerical mastery of the Sen
ate, the lineup being: Democrats, 48;
Al: Farmer-Labor. /. How
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ever, Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
the Democratic leader, said the Demo-
Gratis would not attempt to take over
control at this session.
Eighty members answered the OPEN
ing Senate call. Senator CoStigan,
Democrat, OF Colorado, announced the
death Of the late Senator Waterman,
Republican, of Colorado, during the
congressional recess, and Senator Dill,
Democrat, of Washington, recalled the
recent death of Senator Jones, Repub-
lican, of Washington, another veteran
Of the Senate.
Credentials of the new members to
complete uneXpired terms were pre-
Sented. With Walker came Robert r.
Reynolds, Democrat, of North Carolina,
taking the scat of Senator Morrison to
complete the term Of the late Senator
Overman, and E. S. Grammers, Repub-
lican, of Washington, replacing the
late Senator Jones.
The Senate adjourned after 80 min
uteS of formalities.
In the House, meanwhile, six new
Continued on Page 4, Column 3.)
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SIX PAINTED RED
BY MOB IN STRIKE
California Gang Takes Group
From Jail and Beats Them
in Expulsion.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VACAVILLE, Calf, December S.
Six reputed leaders of strike which
has disrupted fruit picking in Vaca
Valley were kidnapped from Vacaville
Jail early today, whisked away in auto
mobiles and reported painted red, beat
en- and told never to return to this
vicinity.
The men were among Is persons ar
rested during a clash in front of the
public library Sunday. Police esti-
mated 1000 people participated in the
fray when townsmen broke up a parade
of $50 striking fruit workers who are
demanding wage of $3.50 a day.
The six were taken from Jail by a
group OF men who drove rapidly into
the country, in seven automobiles,
warning others not to follow. License
plates OF the cars were covered.
Reports Prisoners Freed.
After a prolonged search for the
party, which he guessed" was made up
OF irate townspeople and farmers, Po-
lice Chief o. E. Alley said he under
stood the erStwhile prisoners had been
turned loose 10 miles in the country
and their captors had returned home.
Reports reaching Chief Alley were
the asserted strike leaders had part of
their hair cut off, were painted red,
beaten and sent off in pairs with warn
ings not to return.
AS quiet returned to the town, Alley
predicted the incident would result in
immediate resumption of farm activity,
which for more than a week has been
reported virtually suspended because
of turbulent conditions attendant on
the strike.
The six men taken from the jail
were Claude Thompson, Sacramento;
Bob Nelson, Mountain View; Tom Clark,
no address; T. Martinez Sacramento;
Marvin Blackburn, Sacramento, and r.
B. Matney, Sacramento,
Three Others Not Taken.
Max Rodriguez, Arthur Warner and
A. Ailyea, also arrested during the
city library disturbance, were not taken
from the jail Six other persons, one
woman, who were arrested after Sun
days disturbance, were taken to the
county Jail at Fairfield last night and
ordered held on charges of disturbing
the peace.
Vacaville residents said speakers at a
mass meeting several days ago suggested
the way to settle the labor difficulty
was to drive persons who they claimed
were outside agitators from the COM
munity.
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BY the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, December 5.-A funda-
mental change in the system Of feed
ing and clothing the bulk of the popu-
lation Of Russia was ordered today by
Joseph Stain and v. M. MoloStoff,
president of the Union Council of the
2eoples Commissars, and provided for
decentralization Of the distribution Of
supplies.
A decree effective January will place
the control of distribution OF all foods,
manufactured goods and other supplies
in the hands Of individual factories, in
dustries and enterprises.
The decree is designed to improve the
badly disorganized distribution of sup
plies and at the same time exercise a
greater discipline over workers. -
The new order, in effect, relieves the
government Of most Of the responsi-
bility of feeding and clothing the work
ers and places 1t on the workers them
belves. 1t is provided that all factories
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PHONES ENDANGER
u. S.-SPAN|SH AM|Ty
Relations Are Strained Over
Confiscatory Legislation
Threat.

With diplomatic relations between the
United States and Spain already strain
ed over the threatened confiscation of
the Spanish telephone system, which
is largely controlled by American cap
ital, this Government is awaiting with
grave anxiety the expected passage Of
the conhscatory legislation tomorrow
by the Spanish Parliament.
Passage of the bill, against which the
State Department made a vehement
protest November % on the ground it
violates the 1924 contract entered into
by the former toyalist government of
Spain, would result. 1t was feared in
official circles today, in the creation Of
a very serious situation.
Claim Could Be Filed.
Unless the Spanish government meets
the demands in the American note, it
was conceded today the only alterna-
tive for this Government would be to
file claim for damages through diplo-
matte channels, or, If this fails, to with
draw Ambassador Laughlin from Spain,
thus severing relations with that gov
eminent.
The United States protest against the
confscatory measure was based on the
ground that it violated the contract of
the telephone company and insisted
that no confiscatory step be taken with
out giving the telephone company an
opportunity to discuss with the Spanish
government the revision of this con-
tract.
The legality of the contract has
never been questioned by either the for
mer or the present revolutionary gov
eminent of Spain. and in the opinion
of American officials the bill, ma
tionalizing the telephone company,
nullif1eS the existing contract and is
con1scatory in nature.
Declines to Enter Farley.
The Spanish government on Decem-
Der 3, in its reply to Ambassador
Laugli1in, declined to enter into dis
cussion involving a revision OF con-
tract with the telephone officials. 1t
took the position that the matter Is one
that is entirely domestic.
The State Department, it was learned,
has not yet responded to this note.
Before taking any definite step it Is
waiting the action tomorrow OF the
Spanish Cortes, as the parliament is
known.
The State Department, however, has
made known repeatedly that the Amer
lean capital invested in Spain was in
vested there in good faith, and upon
assurances that the new government
would not modest it. 1t takes the posi-
ton that the sanctity of agreements is
clearly at stake in the pending issue.
Will Take Firm Stand.
While the State Department hopes
that Spain will conciliate the matter by
maintaining the sanctity of the con-
tract, it is prepared to take firm
stand for the protection of American
capital should the parliament enact
conf1scatory bill.
The National Telephone Co. of
Spain, regarded as the best telephone
system in Europe, is owned largely by
the International Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. of New York. Some sos, 00O,-
900 of American capital is invested in it.
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May Yet Be Revived.
If the Senate tackles the question of
repeal of the eighteenth amendment,
it may be brought to life again in the
present short session of the old Con-
gress. The Senate. if it adopts the re-
peal resolution. is expected to place q
ban on the return of the saloon and to
protect the dry States. Such a reSo-
luton, If sent 10 the House during the
present session, may yet pass that body.
A combination of dry Republicans and
dry Democrats, augmented by House
members unwilling to vote for straight
out repeal resolution without a ban
against the saloon or protection of the
dry States, defeated this effort on the
part of Speaker Garner to put across
the repeal resolution. Although the
Democratic national platform declared
for straightout repeal of the eighteenth
amendment with no qualifications, some
of the Democratic members of the pres
ent House were unwilling to vote for
the resolution which carried out the
spirit of their platform.
The first test vote on the resolution
earlier in the afternoon had indicated
the vets were in strong position. BY
a vote Of 245 to 121, the House ordered
a second Of Representative Rainey's
motion to suspend the rules and take
up the resolution for adoption. The
vote was taken by tellers, and with Ala
members of the House present, it was
obvious that 48 did not participate in
the teller vote.
Republicans and Democrats alike
hurried to vote for second to the
Rainey motion to take up the repeal
resolution. The second was demanded
by Representative Christopherson, Re-
publican, of South Dakota. Representa-
tive Tarver, Democrat, of Georgia, OBJ
jected to unanimous consent and a
teller vote was ordered
The debate on the motion and reso-
luton began Immediately, with 20 min
utes allowed en- a side. Representative
Rainey, the Democratic floor leader and
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PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE
SPECIAL SESSION CALLED
Governor General Roosevelt Seeks
to Rectify Certain Inadvertent
Defects in Bills.
By the Associated Press.

MANILA, December 5.-A special
Today session of the Philippine Legis-
lature was called today by Gov Gen.
Theodore Roosevelt to rectify certain
'inadvertert defects in few important
bills" enacted by the recent regular ses-
sion. The special session will be from
December 10 to II.
In letter to presiding officers of the
House and Senate, the Governor Cen
eral said reconsideration should be
given to three measures involving tariff
revision, gratuities to employees who will
be released from the service in an
economy move and public works.
He explained the tariff revisions
which raised many duties lis not the
rounded balanced law to protect our
economic development for which we had
hoped"
Gov. Roosevelt pointed out defects in
the act providing gratuities to employees
and said more taxes would. be needed If
any Of the public works program vas
carried out, although the budget bal
anced otherys:-=.
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u. S. AGENTS WATCH
HUNGER MARCRERS
Observers in Plain Clothes
at Camp, Capitol and
White House.

Federal authorities are keeping a
watchful eye on the self-styled hunger
marchers, with view to immediate. de-
cisive action in defense of Government
officials and property in event Of an
emergency.
Observers in plain clothes from sew
eral Government agencies are on duty
at the concentration camp on New York
avenue, it was learned, and other
shielded watchers are at the Capitol
and, of course, the White House.
The bulk of this activity has fallen
to the Secret Service, which always
guards the White House; the Army and
keep the military advised of develop
ments, and the immigration Bureau,
which is on the alert for undesirable
aliens"
Advance Plans Obtained.
The United States Bureau of Investi-
CATION is ready to cooperate with
police in identifying any criminal ele-
ments in the army" through the bu-
rcaus fingerprinting service. It is
understood the bureau also has aided
local police in obtaining advance plans
of the marchers, through cooperation
of field Offices of the bureau in various
parts of the country.
Military intelligence officers and i'm
migration inspectors were seen mingling
with the marchers at the Northeast
camp yesterday afternoon. Some of
these were recognized from their service
in similar capacities during the bonus
q CT
Several high Government officials are
known to have visited the camp yester-
day out OF what was termed personal
curiosity" One of these listened to a
fiery address by Herbert Benjamin, one
OF the national organizers of the
pilgrimage.
Military Forces Ready.
The Department of Justice appears
to be playing passive role at present
A department official declared today
authorities to handle and, in the event
they are unable to cope with it, the
problem automatically is transferred to
the military authorities
While Army and Navy officials deny
that any especial" precautions have
been taken, it was disclosed at the time
of the bonus riots that the military de-
partments have an emergency plan of
action always ready for execution,
should the District Commissioners call
on them for troops. These plans pro-
vide for use of Cavalry from Fort Myer,
Infantry from nearby posts, Marines
from the local stations and Quantico
and Bluejackets from the Navy Yard
This formidable military force is pre-
pared to swing into action on a mo-
ment's notice from the White House,
to which an appeal for military aid
would be taken by the Commissioners.
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mover Of rules suspension, was heard
first.
Representative LaGuardia, lame duck
member from New York, proposed that
the time for debate be extended from
40 minutes to hours, but this tInani-
nous consent request was objected TO
by Representative Dickstein, Democrat,
of New York.
House Leader Rainey then made q
motion, which was carried, that al
members be allowed five legislative days
IN which to extend their remarks In
the Congressional Record on this resolu-
ton.
Representative Rainey yielded himself
two minutes as the first speaker and
Representative Woodrum, Democrat, Of
Virginia, was called to the chair to
preside during the debate.
Considerable Disorder.
There was considerable disorder until
Representative Woodrum announced
that there would be no further pro-
ceedings until the House came to order.
Rainey read from the platforms
adopted at Chicago conventions by the
Democratic and Republican parties In
national convention, both of which de-
clared for resubmiSsion of the prohibit
ton question to State conventions called
for that purpose. He emphasized
that the Democratic platform called
for immediate" action by Congress in
presenting this constitutional amend
ment and that the Republican platform
declared Tor presenting the resolution
promptly"
In compliance with this promise of
both platforms, the amendment was
drafted which I, as majority leader,
have presented" said Mr.. Rainey.
Meanwhile Representative Smell of
New York, Republican leader, announced
his intention Of voting for the repeal
resolution.
Before he made this announcement,
however, he criticized the Democratic
leadership of the House for bringing in
the resolution on the first day of the
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Wealthy Tabocconist Killed.

LOS ANGELES, December 5 CR.-
BENJAMIN S. Jarrett, "a, wealthy re-
tired cigar manufacturer, was killed
early Yesterday as he was hurled from
his motor car and crushed beneath it
in collision
His car collided with that of Clayton
Huntington of Venice, Calf. He and
Mrs. Jarrett were returning to their
home in Westchester place from an
evenings call.
Huntington was questioned by police
and released pending an inquest. He
and Mrs. Jarrett were uninjured.
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Skipper of Liner Under Knife.

NEW YORK, December CP).-The
North German Llyod line received a
radiogram yesterday disclosing that
Capt. Nicolaus johnson, commander Of
the S. S. Europa and senior captain Of
the lines feet, was suddenly stricken
with appendicitis on Saturday and was
successfully operated on by the ships
surgeon.
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OHIO LAUNCHES FIGHT
FOR COAL FREIGHT RATES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, December 5.-Ohio opened
its fight today for retention of its COM
petitive coal freight rate differentials to
Ohio Lake and intermediate points.
Mine operators and manufacturers
told Examiner R. N. Trezise of the
Interstate Commerce Commission their
side of the case Representatives of
railroads from the Atlantic seaboard
to the Mississippi River were present
Coal operators and manufacturers
are fighting for maintenance of the
differential fixed by the Ohio Utilities
Commission, which recently reduced all
intermediate points. The railroads want
the rates returned to their former
status.
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Combination of Drys From Both
Parties Upsets Plan to
Abandon Dry Law
SESSION YET MAY REVIVE ISSUE
If SENATE DECIDES TO ACT
Earlier Show of Strength Made by Vets
in 245-l2l Ballot on Second to
Rules Suspension Motion.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The d halted the onrush Of of prohibition in the
this afternoon rejecting the resolution for outright
repeal of the eighteenth amendment.
The resolution failed adoption when the vote in favor of It,
fell the two-thirds majority
resolution defeated was
greeted with loud cheers the the of the
switch of only six votes from mo- to ay would have adopted the
resolution.
failure of the vets through the repeal resolution
blow prohbionss had hoped
indicative of swing the side since the
election.
Speaker Garner said after the repeal resolution had been
feated House IF Senate House
ocrac resolution for repeal of the prohibition will
all that the will
far concerned attempt bring about vote in this Congress
resolution which repeal
Undoubtedly the next Congress- repeal resolution be
fbrouob thu House
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Hoover Is Urged
For LOwell's Post
As Harvard Head
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Hoover's name was
advanced today for a new post of
distinction, the presidency of
Harvard.
His name was suggested by
Chester D. Pugsley of Peekskill,
N. Y, in a letter to Henry L.
Shattuck, treasurer of Harvard,
on the basis that MFR. Hoover Is
an honorary alumnuS of the in
stitution. Pugley's letter was
made public today, together with
Shattuck's reply stating the sug-
gestion would be submitted to the
college corporation.
The Harvard presidency is to be
vacant by reason of the recent
resignation of Abbott Lawrence
Lowell.
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Divorces Professional Idler.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 5 (P).-
"That," said Mrs. Martha Jane Raj
zetto, in reply to the courts question
concerning the nature Of her husbands
business, sis just the trouble" She
added Hes a professional unem-
ployed." Her divorce plea was granted.
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ROBBERS CONSIDERATE
Revive Woman Cashier, Who
tainted. Then Take 1914.

CHICAGO, December S (P.-Consid-
crate. these robbers. Two men appeared
at the David Fink g. Co. wholesale dress
shop Saturday. Miss Mildred Brazen,
cashier, tainted when ordered to open
the safe. The men threw pail of
water on her, revived her and then OBJ
tanned $5l4.
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Martin Appel Sworn In.

Martin Appel Of st. Paul. Mimi. was
sworn in today as assistant attorney
general to succeed Charles P. Sisson,
recently resigned to go into the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board.
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ADMITS so BURGLARIES
Suspect Confesses Kentucky and
Indiana Thefts.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, December up.
George DOWNS, So, alias Albert Spen-
Ger, arrested here yesterday, confessed
committing at least so burglaries in
Western Kentucky and Southern In
diana, police said.
The crimes included the burglary of
the Newman, KY, post office. police
said he told them.
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Radio Programs on Page CT
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GU. @. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair tonight, minimum temperature
about 80 degrees; tomorrow increasing
cloudiness and warmer; moderate south
west winds. Temperatures-Highest "a,
at 2:30 pm. yesterday; lowest, AZ, at 1880
am. today. Full report on page 9.
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The hunger marcherS won an
empty victory in District SUI
preme Court today, when JUS
jtice Oscar Luhring set hear
ing for Thursday on their re-
quest for an injunction against
police interference. The march,
ers plan to leave the city We'd
nesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-05

The Stars Carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to city and suburban homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
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Saturdays Circulation, 1852
Sundays Circulation, 12S,203
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WEATHER.

Gu. g. Weather Bureau Forecast.