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WE APPROVAL
OF DEBT PLAN DUE
BEFORE HOLIDAYS
Filibuster, Lone Possibility
for Delay, Is Believed
Unlikely.
BITTER DEBATE LOOMS
AS OPPOSITION GIRDS
G. 0. P. Loaders Hope to Force
Issue by Monday Night—Needed
Quorum Is Guarded Carefully.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Unless a filibuster should develop in
the Senate, it is expected that the
Hoover inter-governmental debt mora
torium resolution will pass that body
before Congress adjourns for its
Christmas holiday recess.
So far the opponents of the resolu
tion have manifested no Intention of
filibustering. They will, it is expected,
demand full opportunity to speak
against the resolution, and under the
rule of unlimited debate in the Senate,
the discussion may continue for many
hours.
Senator Hiram Johnson of California,
who has been outspoken against the
moratorium for months, said last
night:
“The vote in the House against the
moratorium was a remarkable reflec
tion of American public opinion. Not
withstanding the efforts of the Repub
lican organization, the Democratic or
ganization, and the frenzied efforts of
those who assume to represent the
President, and despite the blandish
ments and persuasions with which
Washington is familiar, 100 Congress
men voted against the moratorium.
Says Voters Opposed 10 to 1.
“If the vote were submitted to our
people the vote would be 10 to 1 against
it
Now the thing comes to the Senate,
a^d the ciders are to rush it through.
This probably can be accomplished,
but the liews of those who do not be
1 t ' American taxpayers should be
forced to pay European debts will be
presented."
The Republican leadership in the
S'li'te might find itself embarrassed
in carrying out its program of putting
through the moratorium resolution if
Senators began to drift out of the city
for the holidays in large numbers. If
it should develop that no quorum was
present, all the Senate could do would
be to adjourn until a quorum was de
veloped again. The leaders, however,
do not believe the individual Senators
are likely to place themselves in the
position of running away when impor
tant business was to be transacted.
me Hoover administration is anxious
to have prompt action on the mora
torium resolution, as the President said
in his recent message to the Congress.
The quick action by the House and
speecv report by the Senate committee
has led administration leaders to de
mand action by the Senate without
lurther delay. At one time Republican
senatorial leaders were talking of get
ting the resolution through the Senate
around January 15.
Relief Bills Also Pressed.
Not only is the administration
anurous to get the moratorium legisla
te 11 out of the way so as to mak”
e r.ything regular for the suspended
Oct payments to this country, but it is
also anxious to have the right of way
in Congress for the relief measures for
America which have been recommended
b the President, and which already
hive been advanced in considerable de
gree in the House, Including tin Fed
eral Farm Loan Banks relief bill.
The House is all set ior the adjourn
ment over the holidays, having passed
a resolution calling for the beginning
e t he recess on Tuesday with a proviso
tn'.t Congress shall not reassemble un
til after New Year day.
Senator Watson of Indiana, the Re
publican leader, and other Republicans
insisted last night that the resolution
would not be laid before the Senate
until a vote has been had on the mora
torium resolution.
The Democratic leaders, while sup
porting the resolution, have not yet
committed themselves to the plan of
the Republicans, which is to take the
resolution up tomorrow and hold the
Senate In session until it is passed.
Hope for Passive Support.
The Republicans, however, are hope
ful that they will receive at least the
passive support of the Democrats in
such a program and that it will be pas
sible to keep the Senate session going
until a vote is had some time Monday
or Monday night, or until an agree
ment is reached that a vote will be
taken on Tuesday. I
The desire of the members of the i
House and Senate to get away as |
quickly as possible for the Christmas
recess may have a considerable effect
on the situation. How many speakers
there will be against the resolution and
for it has not been manifested. Sena
tor Johnson is likely to be joined in
his attack on the moratorium by Sena
tor McKellar_of Tennessee. Senator ]
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WILL CALL MENCKEN i
IN LYNCHING INQUEST!
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Fcrnnan of Jury Probing Death of
Mob Victim to Summon Bal- I
timore Critic.
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By the Associated Press.
SALISBURY. Md., December 19.—
W. Arthur Kennerly. foreman of the
coroner's jury investigating the lynch
ing two weeks ago of Mack Williams,
colored slayer, said today he would
summon H. L. Mencken and members
of the editorial staffs of the Baltimore
Sun and Evening Sun, to testify at the
Inquest.
Kennerly. former mayor of Salis
bury. announced his intention of call
ing the newspaper writers after a con
ference with State's Attorney Levin C.
Bailey who. with Attorney General W.
Preston Lane. jr.. have been investigat- i
ing the lynching. No date for the in
quest has been set.
Kennerly reached his decision, he
said, because of articles directed at the
Eastern Shore of Maryland by Mencken,
critic, caustic commentator and pub
lisher of the American Mercury, in
which it was declared the mob leaders
were known but no action taken against
them.
Mencken’s article appeared in the
Evening Sun, of which he is an asso
ciate editor.
Defeat of Reforms
In Special Election
Irks 64Alfalfa Bill”
Governor’s FriemlsWatch
Effects on Presidential
Boom Plans
By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, December 19 —
Oklahomans who Just a little more than
a year ago poured Into polling places In
an unprecedented fashion and elected
"Alfalfa Bill” Murray Governor, de
cided at yesterday's special election not
to accept his ideas of economic reform.
The most popular of four measures he
submitted to the voters, an Income tax
revision bill, was lagging behind by
around 30.000 votes tonight, with few
precincts missing in the unofficial count.
“I’m disappointed in the rural vote
I and in all the vote,” the Governor said,
j "But I believe the income bill has a
| chance yet."
j "What is the use of reading those
I figures?" he asked newspaper men who
| advised him of latest returns, "they arc
Inaccurate."
Nevertheless. Murray, who had pre
dicted a 125.000 majority for the four
measures, was not too optimistic as to
the outcome.
Murray's program of four initiative
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100 MILLION LAND
DAI LAW PASSES
House Votes Added Capital
for Farm Relief by 190
to 165.
By the Associated Press.
A Democrat-controlled House yester
day approved addition of $100,000,000
in capital for Federal Land Banks as
its first move toward fruition of Presi
dent Hoover's economic rehabilitation
program.
The action was taken after a bitter
j wrangle over insertion in the bill of a
moratorium for farmers.
Democratic leaders resisted efforts of
their colleagues who attempted to de
lay the measure on its way to the
Senate by sending it back to the Bank
ing Committee with instructions to
grant rural borrowers an abatement on
thsir loans.
Vote 190 to 165.
! On motion of Representative Mc
Keown. Democrat, of Oklahoma to re
commit the bill, party lines fell. The
vote was 190 against, 165 for, which
assured strength for passage.
Immediately after Speaker Garner
i announced the result of the vote on
the motion, the chamber became a
place of bedlam. Many of the debate
tired members already had their hats
on. Not even waiting to vot’ nearly
I 200 rushed away. Speaker Garner put
[ the motion of final passage on the bill
and declared it approved. It will reach
the Senate tomorrow.
The measure met opposition from
many quarters, but both Democrats
and Republicans spoke for it. Repre
sentative La Guardia, independent Re
i publican. New York, declared that the
President's motive in recommending
the legislation was to improve the
values of the bonds of the 12 Federal
loan banks.
Postponement Provision.
Chairman Steagall of the House
Banking Committee, had inserted be
fore the bill was reported the provi
sion permitting postponement of in
stallments on loans by fanners from
one to five years. It was assailed by
a group of eastern Republicans and
Democrats headed by Representative
Luce, Republican. Massachusetts.
Luc; said the amendment might en
danger the value of the bank's bonds
and indirectly the savings of 53,000,000
persons in insurance companies and
savings banks.
Steagall of Alabama and Stevenson
of South Carolina. Democrats, led the
fight for the measure. They weathered
it through four hours of debate and
more than a score of amendments.
Representative Sumners, Democrat, j
Texas, said loaning more money to
farmers “did not solve the problem”
confronting the agricultural industry
He urged more fundamental legisla
tion.
The measure is designed to improve
the market value of the land banks’
bonds, which amount to $1,172,478,700.
The capitalization of the banks now is
$65,000,000. They hold 408,000 first
mortgages on farm lands at a value of
$1,171,699,700.
DOG DERBY IS SHELVED
Famous Sledge Event in Manitoba
Will Not Be Held.
THE PAS, Manitoba, December 19
(TP).—The Pas famous dog derby will
not be h;ld this year, it has been de
cided by a public meeting here.
Northern Manitoba dog-sled racers
plan to compete again in the Eastern
derbies, however. Emile st. Goddard,
perhaps the most noted of them all,
will leave with his dogs for the East
in January.
JAPAN IS EXPECTED
TO FIX EVACUATION
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Drastic Measures Promised
Unless Ultimatum Obeyed
at Chinchow.
RESTORATION SPURNED
BY CHIANG KAI-SHEK
Nanking Minister at Tokio Con
fers With New Premier
Before Going Heme.
SHANGHAI. December 20 (Sun
days (/Pi.—Chinese press dispatches
from Tientsin and Peiping today
said Chinese officials believed a Japa
nese attack on Chinchow might be
expected w’ithln 24 hours, aimed at
driving all Chinese troops out of
Manchuria.
Large bodies of Japanese troops
were moving westward along tha
Peiping-Mukden Railway, the dis
patches said.
By the Associated Press.
A Japanese ultimatum demanding
that China evacuate Chinchow, Man
churia, within a week was predicted in
Tokio yesterday.
The Chinese command will be wanted
that drastic measures will be taken un
less the ultimatum is obeyed, it was
authoritatively said.
The Chinese Minister at Tokio con
ferred for an nour with the new Japa
nese premier preparatory to returning
to Nanking. It was the first direct
official contact in two months. The
Minister's secretary denied he had been
recalled to Nanking and said he would
return to Tokio in two weeks.
New clashes between Japanese troops
and Chinese bandits were reported from
Mukden, where the Japanese command
speeded preparations for a drive against
marauders in the Hsinmintun region.
In Paris Kenkichi Yoshizawa. Japan's
new foreign minister, wished China
good luck in attaining unification and
solidarity, explaining such an even
tuality would exert "only a beneficial
effect on Japan
Leaders of the Canton faction in
China, who forced Marshal Chiang Kai
Shek from the presidency last Monday,
were the authority for a report that
Chiang would be re-elected next week to I
head the government. But Chiang. it
was learned, refused to return to the
position and it was believed a figure
head would be selected.
U. S. IS DISTURBED.
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Statesmen Here Are Perplexed at Move j
on Chinchow.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The reports received from Mukden
and Tckio that Japan intends to force
the Chinese to evacuate Chinchow and
withdraw their troops beyond the Chi
nese wall have caused a painful im
pression in official circles in Washing
ton.
Early this month. Ambassador De- ,
buchi called at the State Department I
and assured cur high officials that noth- j
ing is further from the minds of the i
rulers in Tokio than to continue the ■
military operations against Chinchow.
The same undertaking seems to have
been given by Japan's representative to
the Council of the League of Nations
when Japan and China accepted the
resolution of the League calling for a
cessation of all military operations. The
Japanese have made the reservation, j
however, that this would not preclude j
certain military moves to clean out i
bandit nests.
Those used to Oriental politics saw I
in that reservation a loophole whieh |
might enable the Japanese commander
in Manchuria to push the Japanese
advance wherever he thought it would
be necessary.
Occupation Important.
American and foreign military ob
servers have been warning their gov
ernments that the Japanese, if they
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DUMPED CARGO TRAPS
ALLEGED RUM RUNNERS
$50,000 Worth of Wines and Whis
ky Thrown in Sea to Free
Grounded Craft.
By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J„ Decrmber
19.—A liquor cargo dumped into the
sea in an effort to float their grounded j
craft trapped three alleged rum runners j
today near Little Egg Harbor Inlet.
The ship, Greyflsh II, struck a sand
bar at low tide. The crew tossed $50 -
000 worth of assorted wines and whisky
into the sea. but when the tide rose
the craft still was hemmed in and
could not get away.
Federal agents boarded it, arrested
George Mohlberg, John A. Jahelka and
William Harvey Gale, each of whom
w'as held in $2,500 bail for the Federal
grand jury. |
SKULL MAY REVEAL SHOOTING !
OF CAPITAL MAN IN ARIZONA'
Bones Found in Superstition Mountains Is Held That of
"Aged White Man” by Washington Savant.
By the Associated Press.
PHOENIX. Ariz., December 19.—The
Phoenix Archeological Commission re
ceived word today from Ales Hrdlicka,
physical anthropologist of the National
Museum in Washington, D. C„ that a
skull found last week by an archeologi
cal party in the Superstition Moun
tains, 50 miies east of Phoenix, is that
"of an aged white man who probably
tyas shot to death."
The party which brought the skull to
Phoenix had expressed belief it might
be that of A. Ruth, 66 years old, pros
pector, of Washington, who disappeared
last June while seeking the fabled lost
Dutchman Mine.
Jeff Adams, deputy of Sheriff J. R.
McFadden of Phoenix, who went into
the mountains three days ago under
orders to investigate further the possi
bility that Ruth had been slain and
search for other parts of the body to
which the skull belonged, has not re
turned. He was accompanied by W. A.
Barkley, cattleman snd friend of Ruth,
from whose ranch the aged man. a for
mer Washington Government clerk,
made his last trek into the Superstition
Mountains.
Classification of the skull as that of
a white man strength-ns a b:Iief of in
vest’gators that Ruth was slain, al
though the skull had not definitely
been identified.
The prospector’s son, Dr. Vincent
Ruth, was understood here to have of
fered his services in Washington for
such identification if the skull was
found to be that of a white man. It
contained a hole apparently caused by
a bullet.
The legend of the Superstition Range
is that those who seek the lost Dutch
man Mine shall Ale.
0. S. ARMS POLICY
FORMS AS GENEVA
PARLEY IS NEAR
Delegation Will Have Only
Moral Influence to Per
suade Europe.
HOOVER AND STIMSON
CONCERNED FOR SUCCESS
Naval Strength Fixed to 1937 by
Treaties—Army Reduced to
Limit.
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BY FREDERIC WILLIAM MILE.
With the World Conference on Dis
armament at Geneva less than seven
weeks away, American policy there has
been formulated in broad outline. It is
possible for this writer to describe it
in general terms—terms which are de
signed to remove the Impression held
by wide sections of the American peo
ple that Uncle Sam has only to say
the world at Geneva to turn the
world's spears into pruning hooks.
President Hoover and Secretary
Stimson arc deeply concerned for the
conference's success. The delegation
which will speak for them and the
United States at Geneva will be in
structed to utilize this country’s great
power to the utmost. But the adminis
tration is anxious to have it under
stood both here and abroad that, in
the final analysis. America's power is
only the power of moral influence.
Our delegation at Geneva, unlike our
spokesman at the Washington or Lon
don Armament Conferences, will have
no fleets for bargaining purposes. The
position of the United States, as to
Geneva, is that naval strength is defi
nitely fixed up to 1937 by existing
limitation treaties, and that the Amer
ican Army of 139,957 men and 13,080
officers is already reduced to the low
est possible limits debatable by this
country. The United States' establish
ment cf land forces comes within the
military category which includes
Czechoslovakia, with 138.788 men and
10,221 officers, and Germany, which is
supposed to be disarmed, with an army
of 100,500 men and 4,500 officers.
American Policy Summary.
The American policy at Geneva can
be summarized in the fololwing fashion
and under the respective captions in
dicated :
Naval armaments: By the Washing
ton five-power agreement of 1922, the
United States holds capital ships and
aircraft carriers to be limited under
conditions calling fer no change, unless
agreement might be projected and
reached for abolition of battleships, as
favored by some powers. By the Lon
don three-power agreement of 1930. the
United States considers that limitation
is imposed upon all ether types of war
ships up to December 31. 1936 The
Washingion Government does not ex
clude the possibility of a reopening of
naval armaments at Geneva. But, in
recollection of the vast difficulties ex
perienced in arriving even at existing ,
limitation agreements, it is not thought
probable at this time that any serious j
efforts for revising or expanding them i
will be made. I
Military armaments.—Because of the i
numerical slenderness of the United'
States Army compared to the land
forces of other countries, America can
not be anything but a moderately in
terested bystander at Geneva when pro
posals for reduction of armies are dis
cussed. President Hoover once ob
served that the United States main
tains “far more policemen than sol
diers." The soldiers we keep on an
effective basis within the continental j
United States and in our outlying pos
sessions. including the Panama Canal I
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Fish Sent to Aid Saskatchewan.
HALIFAX. Nova Scotia. December 19
(/P).—With a view to co-operating in
the relief of distress in the drought area
of Saskatchewan, a carload of Nova
Scotia fish is going forward early next
week to the Saskatchewan Relief Com
mission. The carload is made up of
1,500 boxes, each box containing 15
pounds of finnan haddie.
TODAYS STAR
PART ONE—26 PAGES.
General News, Local, National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges—Page B-5.
D. A. R. Activities—Page B-6.
News of the Clubs—Page B-7.
PART TWO—8 PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Public Library—Page 4.
Organized Reserves—Page 6.
District National Guard—Page 6.
PART THREE—16 PAGES.
Society Section.
Kathleen Norris’ Article—Page 14.
Women of Diplomacy—Page 16.
PART FOUR—8 PAGES.
Amusement Section—Theater, Screen
and Radio.
In the Motor World—Page 3.
Aviation—Page 4.
Veterans of Foreign Wars—Page 4.
Disabled American Veterans—Page 4.
Naval Reserves—Page 4.
American Legion—Page 5.
Marine Corps News—Page 5.
Fraternities—Page 5.
Radio—Page 6.
PART FIVE—4 PAGES.
Sports Section. \
PART SIX—12 PAGES.
Financial News and Classified Adver
tising.
American Gold Star Mothers—Page 10.
At Community Centers—Page 10.
Army and Navy News—Page 10.
Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 10.
W. C. T. U. Notes—Page 11.
Spanish War Veterans—Page 11.
Serial Story, “City Girl”—Page 11.
PART SEVEN—20 PAGES.
Magazine Section.
Notes of Art and Artists—Page 14.
Reviews of New Books—Page 15.
News of the Music World—Page 16.
Tire Bridge Forum—Page 17.
Cross-wTord Puzzle—Page 18.
The Bovs’ and Girls' Page—Page 19.
Those Were the Happy D3ys—Page 20.
GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COLOR SECTION—8 PAGES.
Moon Mullins; Mr. and Mrs.; Th«
Timid Soul; Reg’lar Fellers; Little
Orphan Annie; Highlights of Hla
tory; Tarzan ang Mutt and Jeff.
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Practical Buying Leads Re
tail Business Here—Vol
ume Reaches Record.
Christmas gift buying in volume of
merchandise thus far this year has
surpassed considerably that of 1930,
according to leading Washington mer
chants.
Despite the depression, the coming
of Santa Claus on his annual visit has
revived purchasing to the extent that
retailers are taxed far and above their
peak of last year to meet the current
demand.
A rush to the retail stores during the
past week—a rush that was antici
pated since Winter’s late arrival re
tarded sales in November and early this
month—has bolstered the volume of
Christmas purchases to a print much
higher than any reached in the same
period last year, a canvass of leading
stores revealed.
More for Less Money.
The big advantage in all this pur
chasing, however, has rested with the
buyers. Actually measured in dollars
and cents, the volume of business for
the stores averages around the same
as the Christmas season last year, pos
sibly a trifle less. But prices are at
an average of 30 per cent lower on
a'l types of merchandise than at
Christmas time in 1930. and the result
has been the purchase of more gifts
for less money.
The trend toward practicability in
gifts, one which merchants early in the
season prepared themselves to meet, is
persisting even more than in previous
years. Bread boards, carving knives
and other useful things have taken
precedence over more luxurious pres
ents, they find.
One merchant reports that four
times during the past week the volume
of daily deliveries has exceeded the
highest record made during the Christ
mas shopping season of 1930. Extra
employment is greater during the cur
rent month than it was last year, and
even with this additional help the
retailers have been taxed to the utmost
to meet the demand.
Gift Wrapping Increases.
An unusual amount of gift wrapping
has been requested by purchasers this
year, merchants find. This service, in
augurated by the stores a few years ago.
has continued to grow in popularity,
and merchants are put to tremendous
expense, they say, to take care of the
many requests of this kind. As an ex
ample, one merchant explained that
a purchaser bought half a dozen hand
kerchiefs and asked that each be wrap
ped separately as gift packages.
With only four more Christmas shop
ping days left, retail stores are now’
preparing for their "peak days.” The
Monday before Christmas always is the
busiest day of the Christmas season,
merchants say.
Looking beyond Christmas and into
the New Year, retailers are inclined
to be optimistic. There is a belief
in some quarters that the spending
spirit that Christmas has brought may
have a psychological effect on people
w'ho have had a tendency to stow away
their money. A continuation of the
kind of business retailers now are do
ing is just the sort of thing, merchants
feel, that will bring an end to the
so-called depression.
The future of economic conditions,
business leaders maintain, depends
largely on the turnover in the retail
stores. If the shelves are cleared,
stocks must be replenished, manufac
turers must produce, and production
will give employment. And so the
shopper's dollar goes all the w’ay down
the line to contribute its bit to solving
the greatest problem of the day—un
employment.
EX-FOOT BALL PLAYER
CONDEMNED TO DEATH
Former Athlete Convicted of Mur
dering Man in Gambler's
Territory Dispute.
By the Associated Press.
NORRISTOWN, Pa., December 19.—
Accused of slaying Ralph Spanish in a
gamblers’ dispute over territory, Jacob
C. Lehman of Devon, Pa., today was
convicted of murder in the first de
gree and condemned to death in the
electric chair.
A jury of nine men and three women
convicted the 29-year-old defendant
after one hour of deliberation. The
trial had lasted two weeks.
Lehman, a former high school foot
ball player, testified he was so intoxi
cated at the time of the shooting in
Conchohocken he did not recall what
had happened. Spanish, who lived in
Conshohocken, was shot down as he
stood on a street corner on October 11.
Long's Foe Quits
In Louisiana Rare
For Governorship
Cyr Refuses to Reveal
Reason for Name's
Withdrawal.
By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. La . December 19 —
Dr. Paul N. Cyr, bitter political enemy
of Gov, Huey P. Long and the power
behind the recent futile movement to
oust the chief executive, withdrew today
from the race for the gubernatorial
nomination in the Democratic primary
January 19.
His action left five candidates in the
field—O. K. Allen, who is running un
der the protecting wing of Gov. Long:
George S. Guton, Dudley J. Leblanc,
W. C. Boone and W. L. Clarke.
Dr. Cyr refused to comment on his
withdrawal Gov. Long took the occa
casion as an opportunity^ to hurl some
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Friends Fa I to Bring Demo
cratic Leaders Together
at Luncheon.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 19—Mutual
friends of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
potential Democratic presidential candi
date. and John J. Raskob, Democratic
national chairman, disclosed tonight
they had failed to bring the two to
gether at a luncheon to be held here
next Tuesday.
The Governor, newspapers said, had
declined to attend on the ground of
urgent official business in Albany.
The luncheon, admittedly fostered
by Mr. Raskcb. was to have been for |
the purpose of discussing prohibition
ahead of the National Committee meet
ing in Washington January 9, to take
action on that subject.
Roosevelt supporters have been try
ing for weeks, the newspapers said,
to have the Raskob ,'wet" resolution
tabled and the Democratic National
Convention left free to act as it may
choose. This would leave the way i
open for Mr. Roosevelt to suggest a
prohibition plank should he desire.
Mr. Raskob and former Gov. Alfred
E. Smith, among other leaders, will
take to the Washington meeting the
answers to a national questionnaire re- j
cently sent to 90.000 contributors to
the 1928 presidential campaign. Mr. ;
Raskob said recently about one-third j
had replied.
It was said their replies, although !
not all tabulated, indicated a decided
drift in lavor of repeal or revision
of the eighteenth amendment and laws
enacted for its enforcement, ‘'in even
the South and West, heretofore reck
oned dry.”
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Buenos Aires Has 2,167,396.
BUENOS AIRES. December 19 fyp).—
The population cf Buenos Aires at the
end of last July was estimated at
2.167,396 in a municipal bulletin issued
today.
GLAM ACTS
TO END ROBBERIES
Orders Extra Duty Schedule
for Police—Woman's
Pocketbook Snatched.
Aroused by the sudden increase in
robberies. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford,
superintendent of police, yesterday put
the force on an emergency extra duty
schedule in an effort to combat the
activities of crooks.
Meanwhile, three colored men. whose
descriptions tallied in each case, staged
a series of hold-ups throughout the
night, with taxicab drivers their vic
tims.
Gen. Glassford's order followed a con
ference with his executive staff, at
which the crime situation was dis
cussed and plans made for coping
with it. The conference wa3 attended
by Inspectors E. W. Brown, I,. I. H.
Edwards, James Beckett. O. T. Davis,
T R Bean and Albert J. Headley.
Details of the plans were not re
vealed, except that members of tnc
force will be required to work overtime
until conditions return to normal. By
assigning policemen to exha hours of
duty, Gen. Glassford will have a large
force available at all times, particu
larly during the periods w hen robberies
and hold-ups are more frequent.
Keeps in (lose Touch.
Gen. Glassford is keeping in close
touch with the crime situation through
conferences with his executive staff
He also makes periodic studies of a
so-called crime map. which shows the
sections of the city in which most rob
beries and hold-ups occur, and the time
of the day and night when they are
more frequent.
"The telephone company keeps a
chart showing the periods when traffic
is at a peak, and provides additional
operators to handle the situation." said
Gen Glassford. "That is exactly what
we are doing in the Police Depart
ment with respect to the crime situa
tion.
"We study the crime map and deter
mine the periods when robberies and
hold-ups occur most frequently and put
on extra men to meet this situation.
Overtime Necessary.
“I don't like to order the men to
work overtime. They have had a lot I
of extra duty recently, but it must be j
done in emergencies."
Among the police reports yesterday;
was an attack on Mrs, Nellie Sulli
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POLA NEGRI BELIEVED
ON WAY TO RECOVERY
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By the Associated Press.
SANTA MONICA. Calif . December i
19— A physician's bulletin from the 1
Santa Monica Hospital today said |
Pola Negri, ’film star, apparently had
passed the crisis of her dangerous ill
ness and her recovery appeared prob
able.
She underwent an operation earlv in
the week for an intestinal obstruction
caused by ptomaine poison coupled with
an appendix disturbance.
The bulletin issued today said: “It
appears Miss Negri has passed the cri
sis. The patient is taking nourish
ment today and, while extremely weak,
she seems much brighter. Barring un
foreseen complications, the outlook is
hopeful for complete recovery. A fur
ther blood transfusion does not seem
necessary. Temoerature, 99.4; pulse, 1
99; respiration. 20.”
GLASSFORD GIVES DETECTIVE
DAY OFF FOR ILLEGAL PARKING
—
Traffic Regulations Apply to All Alike, Says Chief,
Surprised to Find Brodie in Role of Offender.
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Maj. Pelham D. Glassford, superin
tendent of police, contends that mem
bers of his force have no more right to
violate traffic regulations than a private
citizen, and for that reason Detective
Sergt. H. E. Brodie had a day off yes
terday he didn't ask for or didn't want.
And it pains the detective to think the
day is to be counted against his annual
leave.
Brodie’s forced layoff was due to the
manner ni which he parked his car, and
also to the fact that Maj. Glassford
came along at the most unpropitlous
time. At any rate, here's the story as
unfolded by the police superintendent
himself: ^
"I was on my way home Friday
night," said Maj. Glassford, "and saw
a car double parked, in violation of the
regulations. I stopped to investigate and
found the machine locked. Then I went
to the patrol box and called No. 1
precinct and ordered that the car be
towed away and impounded. But be
fore the tow wagon arrived a man cam?
out of a rearby house. And I was sur
prised when I recognized Detective
Brodie.
“The alibi offered by Brodie was that
he was on official business—investigat
ing a theft of some sort. But I told
him that was no excuse for violating
the traffic regulations, and as a penalty
for his act I directed him to take Sat
urday off.”
Brodies car. which belongs to the
Police Department, was not Impounded.
6M ORGANIC LAW
RATIO IS REPEALED
QUICKLY IN ROUSE
Bill Annulling Fundamentals
of Substantive Statute Goes
Tomorrow to Senate.
MEASURE IS APPROVED
WITHOUT ANY DEBATE
Lump-Sum Contribution Would Be
Written Into Each Year's
Appropriation.
By unanimous consent, at the close
of the session last night, the House
passed, in less than two minutes, the
proposal to repeal the 60-40 provision
of substantive law affecting the Federal
contribution in support of the National
Capital. The vote was on motion of
Representative Carl E. Mapes. chair
man of the Special Committee on
Fiscal Relations.
This is the fifth piece of legislation
bearing on the financial set-ups of the
District which has been passed on
recommendation of the special com
mittee. It substitutes for the 60-40
proportion principle of substantive
law, a provision that the Apnropriaticns
Committee will w-rite into the District
appropriation bills from year to year
whatever lump-sum contribution "the
committee may see fit.
In making his motion under unani
mous consent Representative Mapes
said: "The 60-40 law has been inop
erative for several years—practically a
dead letter, but it is still substantive
law. While the lump-sum provision of
the appropriation bills has been held
in order, it was thought advisable by
our Special Committee on Fiscal Rela
tions that this substantive law should
be repealed, inasmuch as it is in
operative. to avoid the possibility of
argument regarding it."
There was no objection and the
measure was declared bv Speaker Gar
ner to be passed. The Mapes bill was
presented to the House on Fridav.
To Senate Tomorrow.
The measure will be sent to the Senate
tomorrow to join the four other tax
bills, but indications last night were
that none of these bills will receive
committee attention at the Senate end
of the Capitol until after the Christmas
holidays.
The Senate decided vesterday that
the regular District of Columbia Com
mittee. of which Senator Arthur Capper
of Kansas U chairman, should handle
all four of the bills which seek to im
pose increased taxes on the city. When
the tax measures first reached the
Senate the two bills relating to income
and estate taxes were sent to the
Finance Committee, which deals with
Nation-wide tax problems. The 4-cent
gas tax bill and the bill to tax auto
mobiles by weight went to the District
Committee as soon as they reached the
Senate, and Senator Sm’oo. of Utah,
chairman of finance, requested yester
day that the other two bills be sent
also to the Capper Committee.
Senator Capper announced later in
the day that all of the tax measures
would be subjected to full and careful
Inquiry, adding:
"Every one In the District who wants
to be heard will be given that oppor
tunity," he said.
The views of District officials, citi
zens' organizations and trade bodies
will be sought before any action is
taken on the bills. Senator Capper said.
He indicated at the same time that he
saw no need for hurried acticn.
Another member of the District Com
mittee. Senator Carey. Republican, of
Wyoming, announced his intention yes
terday ot making a thorough study of
the tax-increase bills and also made
known his belief that ample time
should be taken to g:> into them care
fully.
Will Go to Committee.
When the bill seeking to repeal the
60-40 substantive law reaches the Sen
ate tomorrow the only immediate step to
be taken will be its reference to a com
mittee for ccnsideraticn and report.
When the House first departed frem
this ratio by writing a lump sum Fed
eral contribution of S8.000.000 into the
appropriation bill for the fiscal year
1925, the Senate advocated either ad
herence to the 60-40 law or a $14,000.
000 lump sum. A temporary compro
mise was reached in a $9,000,000 lump
sum for that year. For the next five
fiscal years the House insisted on hold
ing the contribution to that figure, de
spite the fact that the total appropri
ated each year for the city was mount
ing steadily. Although the House has
renewed the lump sum provision in
each annual District bill the substantive
60-40 law has never been repealed.
Just befoie the Mapes Committee
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U. S. MARSHAL HELD
ON LIQUOR CHARGE
Clarence M. Kearney Posts $1,000
Following Arrest in Auto
Crash.
Clarence M, Kearney. United States
deputy marshal, was arrested on
charges of possession and transporta
tion of liquor last night after his au
tomobile had been in a collision In
front of the twelfth precinct police sta
tion.
Kearney was released under $1,000
cash bail.
A car driven by Kearney is said to
have collided with one operated by
Julian T. Miller, 3811 Twenty-ninth
street northeast. Kearney was cut and
bruised, but refused to go to a hos
pital. Miller escaped injury.
Hearing the crash. Policeman Em
mett Sullivan, on duty in the station,
ran into the street and. according to
his report, found two pints of whisky
in Kearney's machine.
HURT IN COLLISION
An unidentified white man. said to
reside in the 1100 block of L street,
was in a serious condition at Casualty
Hospital early today suffering from in
juries received when a motor cycle on
which he and a companicn were rid
ing and an automobile collided on
Rhode Island avenue, between Sixth
and Seventh streets.
The companion, Raymond J Gorby,
22, of 928 Fourteenth street, was treated
at the hospital for lacerations of the
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