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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR
REPEAL OE PROHIBITION FORMALEV RATIFIED
FORMER CHASE BANK OFFICIAL
LIED WHO LONG FILIBUSTER
Senator Glass Asserts Long’s Fight Against
His Bill Inspired By Wall Street Financial
Leader.
HAMMOND, La., Dec. 5. (U.R)
Mobilized citizens, some by passive
resistance, others by force, defeat
ed Senator Huey P. Long's politi
cal administration and prevented
the opening of the polls for a fed
eral election today in Lousiana’s
sixth congressional district.
The citizens, claiming that Sen
ator Long's regime “hand picked” a
ballot listing only Mrs. Bolivar E.
Kemp as candidate for congress to
succeed her late husband, refused
to vote.
Plying squadrons of armed citi
zen-deputies were out before 5 a.
m. today in this section, bent on
closing all polling places that they
found. So effective was the revolt
that at 8 a. m. Judge Lee Ponder,
the Long lieutenant in the parish
es of Tangipahoa, St. Helena and
Livingston, announced that the
election was officially called off in
each of those parishes.
“We don't agree with this ad-
IGKES FLAYS
HIGH INTEREST
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. (U.R)—
Public Works Administrator Ickes
today condemned vigorously a bank
ing syndicate for demanding high
interest rates on a San Francisco
bond issue.
San Francisco yesterday reject
ed the bid of the syndicate which
consisted of 31 members headed by
the city company of New York.
“My attention has been directed
to the fact that the city and coun
ty of San Francisco has been com
pelled,’’ Ickes commented, “to re
ject a bid for its bonds because the
lone bidder—a syndicate—demand
ed an interest rate of 6 per cent.
“I am informed that the city
and county of San Francisco here
tofore has been able to raise money
and has paid interest far below this
on its bonds. I understand also
that its tax delinquency is one of
the lowest in the country. It offers
excellent security. And yet this
syndicate of bankers proposed the
unconscionable rate of 6 per cant
on $13,490,000 of the bonds of an
authorized issue of $20,480,000.
“The Public Works Administra
tion has made allotment of grants
to the city of San Francisco to as
sist it in financing needed improve
ments which would put men to
work. In view of this fact, the at
titude of the syndicate which made
the bid is, to say the least, one of
non-cooperation in the recovery
program. It is difficult to arrive at
any other conclusion when even the
banks say they are bursting with
money,’’ Ickes concluded.
ROBBERY OF
STAGE STAR
CLEARED UP
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5. (U.R) —A
year old mystery surrounding the
robbery of Mae West, stage and
screen actress, has been cleared by
the confession of one member of a
bandit gang, authorities claimed
today as they announced the ar
rest of a second suspect.
Harry O, Voiier, purported mem
ber of the Detroit “Purple gang”,
was reported arrested in Chicago a
few hours after the county grand
jury indicted him, Edward H.
Friedman, 31, alleged Chicago
hoodlum; and Morris Cohen, Los
Angeles, on robbery charges. The
indictments were based on Fried
man’s reputed confession that he
and Cohen robbed the actress of
$19,000 in jewels and $3,400 in cash.
The raid was staged at her home
in October, 1932.
Friedman was quoted as saying
fche and Cohen “cut in” Voiier on
Ft he loot. Miss West appeared be
fore the grand jury and identified
Friedman as ore of the robbers, of
ficers claimed.
Voiier has been arrested here
three times recently and has a
$50,000 suit pending against Dis-j
trict Attorney Buron Fitts, chrrg-'
ing false arrest. His last arrest was J
in connection witn the investiga
tion cf a double gangster killing,
but he was released when prosecu
tors admitted they had no evidence
against him. Voilei was once busi
ness manager for the late Texas
Guinan. * i
Officers said they would question
Friedman in connection with a ser
ies oi robberies in the film colony.
Zeppo Marx, Betty Compson, Hel
ene Costello, Aileen Pringle and
others have been robbed at their
homes within the past year or so
LINDY STILL DELAYED
RIO DE JANEIRO. Dec. 5. (U.R) —
Col Charles A. Lindbergh notified
officials of Pan-American Airways
that he expected to leave Bathurst,
Gambia, f't 4 - Natal, Brazil, at about
midnight 7 ight, (9 P. m. PST..
Imperial Valley Press
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE
I verse court order, but because we
are law abiding citizens, we will
abide by it,” he said.
Two Raids Staged
About 1,000 persons were deputiz
ed yesterday by Judge Nat B. Tycer,
and instructed to enforce his in
junction against the election. Judge
Tycer presides over three of the 12
parishes in the district.
At St. Francisville, in West Feli
ciana parish, there were no ballots
for the voting. Citizens twice raid
ed the court house, once last night,
to seize and destroy all blank bal
lots. The sheriff at St. Francisville
i said there would be no voting there
today. Citizen leaders had seized
all ballot boxes in the parish. State
officials rushed more ballot boxes
into the town last night, but citi
zens seized the new ones. He said
that there were three 1 ‘ New Or
leans ballot boxes’’ hanging on the
| courtyard fence this morning,
j The sheriff at Clinton, seat of
i East Feliciana parish, reported that
! polls opened on schedule in his
; town, and that a few persons were
i apparently voting. Citizens were
watching every poll, taking the
names of those who entered to vote.
: Brunt of the excitement was felt
|arcund Hammond, where Senator
Long was hanged and burned in
effigy yesterday. Posses of citizens
were out most of the night looking
for secret balloting places. It had
been reported that Senator Long's
cohorts had moved election para
phernalia to unannounced positions,
to hold the election in defiance of
the aroused citizens.
Senator Long remained in his
New Orleans hotel room headquar
ters today. Two bodyguards watch
ed over him. The senator was en
gaged over grotesque newspaper
displays, which showed the sena
tor hanging and burning in effigy
before a cheering crowd at Ham
mond. All newspapers now are
classed as “my enemies” by the
“kingfish,” and reporters are bar
red from Lis retreat.
TO IMPROVE
WATER PLANT
Details concerning one of the
projects submitted and approved
by the county commission for sub
mission to the state CWA board
were given by Phillip W. Knights,
city engineer, this morning.
This is the project which calls for
improvements to the existing city
water plant. It is hoped to be able
to build a woven wire fence around
the grounds on which the plant is
row located. The purposes of this
fence would be not only to beauti
fy the grounds but also to keep in
truders off the place and prevent
children from exposing themselves
to the danger of falling into the
ponds and basins. Several times in
the past children have fallen into
the basins while playing about the
grounds and on other occasions at
tendants have had to fish dogs
and other animals out of the ponds
after they had fallen in.
The dykes are to be entirely re
arranged and a road on the south
part of the grounds is also includ
ed in the proposed changes. It is
proposed to replace the present
ditches and basins and dismantle
the filters to give them a thorough
cleaning.
Included in the proposed pro
gram will be the raising of the ba
sin levels to a uniform height in
order to equalize the water pres
sure of the whole system, and the
building up of the primary basins.
In fine, Knights said, plans as
they now are will result in com
plete and thorough overhauling of
the city water system to put it in
the best possible condition for fu
ture service to the city.
RIVERSIDE TO
FIGHT STRIKE
RIVERSIDE. Calif.. Dec. 5. (U.R)
The Riverside Citrus Growers’
protective association presented an
united front against strike agita
tors today with a force of 200 spe
cial sheriff’s deputies prepared t;
cope with any emergency.
The association was organized
with tbe approval of county super
visors after reports were circulated
that agitators were attempting to
foment dissension among workers.
The navel orange season opens
next month.
Officials said 125 special officers
were sworn In and that 75 more
Lave been selected to take the oath
within a few days. Growers said the
band of deputies will protect asso
ciation members and workers who
are willing to remain in the orch
ards.
GRAVES MAY
BE CLUE TO
MISSING PAIR
SAN DIEGO. Dec. 5. (U.R)—ln
vestigation of the mysterious dis
j appearance a year ago of Charles
j Thompson, Tijuana distiller, and
! his wife was renewed today when
sheriff’s deputies left for Ensen
| ada to inquire into the discovery of
two skeletons in a shallow grave.
The bones were reported unearth
|ed by a farmer's plow 15 miles
1 north of Ensenada near the ocean.
’ Authorities theorized they may be
j the bodies of the long-missing
| couple.
| The Thompson vanished just a
! year ago today. They were last
seen i n Tijuana. Investigators
learned the distiller had SSOOO on
his person but they were unable to
connect his disappearance with rob
, bers. The inquiry was at a stand
still until Mexican authorities noti
fied the sheriff’s office of the fann
er ’s discovery.
Federal department of justice
! agents joined county authorities in
reopening the investigation.
BOARD HEARS
| APPEAL MADE
Delegation Asks District Direc
tors To Support Force Account
For Canal.
1 Appeals were made in behalf of
workers and taxpayers in the coun
ty to the irrigation district board
of directors at a meeting held this
morning asking the board to favor
the use of force account in the con
struction of the All-American canal.
It was pointed out to the board
that this method would relieve pres
ent conditions and give more local
employment.
It was stated that no effort was
made by the delegates appearing
before the board to force any issue
or intimidate the board in any
way. They asked the opinion of
the beard whether the directors
would consent to sending a commit
tee from the people of the county
directly to President Roosevelt to
secure from him the force account
: method of constructing the canal,
j Ninety-five per cent of the peo
! pie in the valley, it was said, are
lin favor of this methof of con
structing the canal.
Following this proposal a lengthy
: discussion was held between board
members and those of the delega
i tion but no official action was tak
len by the board before the noon
recess.
| It was the opinion of Director
j Young that he didn’t want to do
anything which might in any man
ner interfere with the present set
up regarding the canal and Direc
tor Hewes voiced the same view,
stating that he felt any such ac
i tion by the district might result in
i the canal being taken away or the
! contract changed in such a manner
as to injure the future prospects of
the valley.
i Director Rose stated that it was
his opinion the work could be done
1 cheaper by the district and that the
l only way for the district to do it
was by force account. Director Aten
suggested that the delegates to this
meeting contact the various cham
! bers of commerce and city coun-
I cils in the valley to seek their ap-
I proval of the force account method
|of construction and then present
| these, together with other petit ions
| before the board for further con
i sideration and action.
YOUNG DOUG RETURNS
NEW YORK, Dec. 5. (U.R)— Doug
las Fairbanks. Jr., who returned
from England last night, planned
to depart for Hollywood today for
a five weeks stay during which he
will co-star with Colleen Moore in
‘ ‘ Success Story ’’. The actor de
clined to discuss marital affairs of
his father and Mary Pickford.
LOCAL STOKES TO
BE OPEN TONIGHT
Early shoppers will have a splen
did opportunity to get their Christ
mas shopping completed tonight if
they participate in the Christmas
festival which the merchants of £1
Centro are observing by keeping all
stores open until 9 o’clock. This
night opening is for one evening
only and stores will close as usual
at 6 o'clock until the week preced
ing Christmas day. Tonight’s open
house has been arranged by the
merchants of the city to mark the
beginning ol the Christmas season
and to give the residents of this
community an opportunity to ex
amine at leisure the wide range of
merchandise which is being offered
this year for Christmas gifts.
All stores are elaborately decor
ated in appropriate Yuletide col
ors and many have planned indi
vidual features which will please
these participating in the festival.
Sales forces will be complete and
those who are merely “looking"
and not ready to buy will receive
COVERS THE VALLEY LIKE THE SUNSHINE
EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA,
DICTATORSHIP
CHARGED BY
National Committee Accuses
Administration Of IVluz? Jing
Press And Radio.
STATEMENT BRINGS DENIALS
Government Leaders Say Noth
ing Done To Force Support Of
NRA Program.
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Tire
Republican national committee, in
a formal press release, has charged
the administration is seeking to es
tablish a dictatorship by muzzling
hostile opinion, the press and the
radio.
In support of its assertion, the
committee said that there was doc
umentary evidence that radio broad
casting stations had been threaten
ed with loss of licenses unless they
censored the use of their facilities
in behalf of NRA. It added that
NRA had for two months resisted
writing for a reaffirmation of con
stitutional free press guarantees
into the newspaper code.
The assertion concerning the al
leged attempt to influence radio
broadcasting in favor of NRA
brought denials from several quar
ters.
One Republican member of the
Federal Radio Contmisison, Harold
A. LaFount, said: “That is not
correct. There has never been
any threat or a suggestion of it.’’
Sol Rosenblatt, deputy adminis
trator, who handled the radio code
for NRA said: “It’s the most ridic
ulous and absurd tiling I’ve ever
heard of.”
Ihe Republicnn rfiticnai com
mittee said:
‘ • The administration resents that
criticism. Denying that it seeks
dictatorship, nevertheless it would
establish one by trying to muzzle
the expression of adverse public
opinion.' ’
The committee asserted that sup
porters of the administration were
comparing the situation to war-time
and were demanding implicit obed
ience.
“The President is net acting in
his capacity as commander-in-chief
of the army and navy but as a
civilian, ’ ’ the committee continued.
“The American people thoroughly
understand this. That is why they
object to the attempt upon the part
of this administration to conduct it
self along the lines of a dictator
ship, stifling as far as possible all
criticism, ‘ cracking down' on any
business or industry which asserts
its right to question the wisdom of
certain economic policies, purely
political in their origin, without be
ing threatened with ‘ economic
death’.’’
Grand Jury Report
Absolves Werners
| LOS ANGELES. Dec. 5. (U.R)—A
i sweeping investigation of the politi
j cal activities of former City Attor
| ney Erwin P. Werner and his wife,
!• ‘ Queen Helen ’ ’ of Los Angeles
I city politics, was climaxed today by
! a report of the county grand jury,
granting them a clean bill of
health.
The grand jury reported the crim
inal complaints committee had
“been unable to find any evidence
of wrong-doing on the part of
Werner or his wife which would
I warrant any action on the part of
'the grand jury.’’
I the same courtesy as will persons
who plan to "buy now.”
The El Centro Chamber of Com
merce is urging that Christmas
buying be dene at home and in
this connection W. H. Tyler, Jr.,
president of ti e chamber, stated
today. “I do not believe I have
ever seen as splendid a selection of
gift merchandise as the El Centre
shops are displaying this year.
Practical gifts are available in all
lines of businesss and each sto>e
has added to the practical noveit;,
gifts which will delight the Christ
mas shopper. I do not believe the
shopper could find merchandise
available in any of the large coast
; cities in a much wider choice and
! we know when we buy in our own
i stores the class of goods we arc
getting and the home-town mer
chant’s guarantee is behind it. Ev
ery resident of this community
j should visit the El Centro stores
| tonight to see what our shops have
1 to offer and to get Christmas shop
i ping started before tiie last minut
rush."
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1933
Operation May
Postpone Trial
TUCSON. Ariz., Dec. 5. (U.R)—
Glen O. Perkins, one of six defend
ants on trial here on mail fraud
charges, may have to undergo an
emergency operation for kidney
trouble, thus delaying the case two
or three weeks. Federal Judge Al
bert M. Sames was advised today.
Judge Sames has ordered a recess
until tomorrow, when physicians
will be able to give him definite
information on Perkins' condition.
Co-defendants with Perkins are
Jesse H., Daniel H. and Archie C.
Elireve, James G. Cash and W. C.
Evans.
mm urges
GOLD DOLLAR
Harriman Tells Chamber Of
Commerce Need For Greater
Income And Steady Work.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 5. (U.R)
Prompt establishments uf a defin
ite gold standard as a vital aid to
industry was advocated by Henry
I. Harriman, president of the Uni
ted States Chamber of Commerce,
as members of the western division
of the chamber began their con
cluding day of business sessions.
Harriman. NRA adviser to Pre
sident Roosevelt, delivered the key
note address of the convention
when he stressed the need for
greater income to employers, stea
dier work for employees, and
warned against governmental con
trol of industry.
“The gold content of our dollar
should be scientifically determined
and established and thereafter
maintained at that basis until long
experience has shown that further
change is essential,” he said.
In suggesting a national pro
gram which he believes would aid
recovery, he listed the following
proposals:
1. Establish a lower construction
wage scale as a temporary measure
to induce the entry of capital into
the construction field.
2. Reduce foreign debts and if
possible make a permanent settle
ment of the question, in order to
increase exports.
3. Oppose unwarranted interfer
ence of government in business.
4. Endeavor to promptly stabilize
our currency with currencies oi
Great Britain and other important
commercial nations.
5. Substitute for present guaran
tee of bank deposits an insurance
of these deposits up to $2500.
6. Remove some of the burdens
the recovery act placed on small
industry and let employers ana
employees recognize that the an
nual income and not hourly rates
are important factors.
C. C. Teague, president of the
California State Chamber of Com
merce, attacked the blanket code
of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad
ministration, but Harriman defend
ed the program.
“It is a program of cures, not
miracles," he said, “and much ot
the disappointment now apparent
now arises from the fact that the
President's program has not achiev
ed the impossible."
JURY DEBATES
MO'S FATE
DECATUR, Ala., Dec. 5. *U.R)—
Judge W. W. Callahan today in
definitely postponed all remaining
trials in the Scottsboro assault case
while a jury deliberated the fate of
Clarence Norris, second Negro de
fendant to face retrial allowed by
the U. S. supreme court.
Judge Callahan planned to pass
sentence today on Heywood Pat
terson, who Was found guilty and
given the death penalty for the
third time last week.
Patterson and Norris are two of
seven Negroes granted new trials by
the United States supreme court.
The new hearings opened in Mor
gan county circuit court last spring
on a change of venue from .Scotts
boro. Patterson was convicted
again, but granted another trial,
this time on the grounds of insuf
ficient evidence, by Judge James E.
Horton who postponed second trials
for Norris and other defendants.
Weather Delays
Flight Of Macon
SUNNYVALE, Calif.. Dec. 5. (U.RI
—A training flight scheduled to
morrow by the navy dirigible Macon
has been postponed until Thursday
due to unfavorable weather off the
Oregon coast, it was anounced at
the base here today.
The new plan calls for the giant
craft to leave here at 10 a. m.
Thursday and proceed as far as
Portland. Ore., with a chance the
trip may be extended to Seattle.
The Macon will be returned to its
base here late Friday, it was said.
#MJIU
BEVERLY HILLS, Dec. 4.
(Special)—Talked to the Phil
ippine delegation going through
here on their way to Washing
ton. Missed seeing Manuel Que
ron, their very able leader. They
will be a unique delegation in
Washington, and one that I be
lieve the President will wel
come, for they are asking for
liberty and not money. A thing
like that is unheard of. Why
can’t we set the Philippines
free now? We kept ’em for
years just on account of their
sugar. When they take you off
liquor, you crave sugar and
sweets. Well, tomorrow we go
back on a liquor diet, so they
can take us off sugar. That
automatically sets the Philip
pines free.
Yours,
f <n»s» auw»»« h ' t»*
REPEAL WILL
SHIFT TAXES
Quarter Billion Annual Burden
To Be Absorbed By Liquor
Drinkers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. <U.R)~
A tax burden of $225,000,000 a year
shifts from American motorists, in
vestors and business men to liq
uor drinkers as a result of the re
peal of the 18th amendment to
day.
Special taxes levied by the re
covery act give way to taxes on
wines and distilled liquors in a
gradual process culminating next
July 1.
The liquor taxes are expected to
yield upwards of $500,000,000 a year,
after they are increased by con
gress in January.
The current tax of sl.lO a gal
lon on domestically distilled liquors
is expected to yield $16,500,000 in
the first month after repeal.
Imported whisky and other liq
uors must pay that tax plus a $5
a gallon tariff. Thus if imports of
4,000,000 gallons are made in the
first month after repeal, an ad
ditional $24,400,000 would be real
ized.
This would make the govern
ment’s liquor revenue at the yearly
rate of $490,800,000 even without
an increase in the taxes and tariff,
and exclusive of the beer and wine
levies.
The special taxes which the liquor
levies will supplant are the five
per cent dividend tax, one half
cent of the one and one half cent
federal gasoline tax. the one-tenth
per cent capital stock tax, and the
five per cent tax on excess pro
fits of corporations earning more
than 12'j per cent of their capital
value.
These special taxes between July
1 and Oct. 31, yielded the govern
ment more than $100,000,000 rev
enue.
The gasoline and dividend taxes
automatically expire January 1
after proclamation of repeal by the
secretary of state. The excess pro
fits tax will no longer apply to
corporations having taxable years
beginning after today, while the
capital stock tax will no longer
apply after July 1, next.
Georgia Peach’
Granted Divorce
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5. (U.R)—
On the prosaic grounds that her
husband preferred solitaire to her
company, Corliss Palmer, one-time
“Georgia Peach," was granted a
divorce today from Eugene V.
Brewster, former millionaire pub
lisher of film fan magazines.
From the first, their romance
was the center of a series of wide
ly publicized encounters, legal and
otherwise. Mrs. Eleanor Brewster,
the publisher’s first wife, main
tained a barrage of breach of
promise actions, the last of which
a $200.000 suit, was settled just
prior to their marriage.
They settled in Hollywood after
the marriage, Miss Palmer to pur
sue her supposed film career,, Brew
ster to supervise his publications,
the couple commuting between two
palatial homes only a few miles
apart.
Will Investigate
San Jose Lynching
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 5. (U.R)
Deputy District Attorney Herbert
Bridges was appointed today by
District Attorney Fred Thomas to
assist Sheriff William Emig in in
vestigation of the Thurmond-
Holems lynching.
"We cunnoi ievcai our plans at
present." Thomas said
Sheriff Emig added that he did
not think he could identify lead
ers of the mob.
NEA ILLUSTRATIONS
UTIH'S VOTE SPELLS EiO BE
THIRTEEN YEARS' DROUGHT
Mormon State Becomes Thirty-Sixth To Ap
prove Twenty-First Amendment, Ohio
And Pennsylvania Taking Action Earlier.
By GEORGE D. CRISSEY, United Press Staff Correspondent
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 5. (UP)
i National prohibition was killed here today when
| Utah, for years one of the driest of states, became
! the 36th and last required state to ratify the 21st
amendment.
The official time the chairman’s gavel banged
ending the life of the eighteenth amendment was
3:3214 p. m. MST.
The vote came after a day of fiddling and delay
while the nation, after ratification by Pennsylvania
and Ohio, anxiously awaited Utah’s vote.
The convention opened on schedule at noon but
with the 21 delegates, elected at a repeal election last
! November 7, determined to recess until tonight.
Such action would have delayed effectiveness of
repeal by several hours. Largely due to criticism
from other parts of the country, the convention,
| after a brief caucus, altered its plans and decided to
'clean up on the “noble experiment” as speedily as
possible.
Despite the decision for speed, the convention
!was delayed by seemingly endless routine and for
| malities.
I Every little quirk of convention rules was em
: ployed. The motion for ratification, which the dele-
gates were pledged by
law to favor, was debated
and even the delegates, in
| several instances, felt
called upon to make a few
brief remarks in explain
j ing a vote they could cast
i but one wav.
Wait For Radio
The reason for all the formality '
was that a nation-wide radio hook- j
up carried word of tne proceedings ■
frem out the chamber of the'
capitol where the convention was j
held.
It was this desire for a radio
audience, new to virtually all
present, that resulted in the delay.
Original plans called for the pro
longed adjournment because it was
reported the radio company was not
free at other hours. It was, how
ever, and the delegates took full ad
\antage of it.
Another reason for the procrasti
nation, so bothersome to everyone
but the delegates, was Utah’s am
bition to actually be the state that
killed the 18th amendment.
Delays were planned to avoid any
possibility of voting ahead of Penn
sylvania and Ohio. That ever was
a real threat, however, as Pennsyl
vania was two hours ahead in op
ening its convention and disposed
of the matter in about 50 minutes.
Ohio, opening at the same time
IRISH MAKE
NEW THREAT
OF REPUBLIC
LONDON, Dec. 5. (U.R)—The Irish
• Free State is ‘‘free to work out its
own destiny within the British
Commonwealth of Nations,' ’ J. H.
Thomas, dominion secretary, de
clared today in the house of com
mons.
The minister’s declaration was
read in reply to a communication
from Eamon de Valera, which he
read to the house, in which the
j Free State president declared the
Irish people had never sought mem
bership in the British empire, and
that their association with it was
never voluntary.
The crisis which finds the Free
State on the verge of severing its
attachment to the association ot
British commonwealths came on the
heels of an exchange of notes be
! tween the British government ana
| de Valera, in which the government
showed a tendency to yield to de
jmands for an Irish republic, “pro
, vided certain vital questions can be
; settled. ’ ’
j ‘ 1 Whenever the Irish people have
j yielded to British rule in any form,
| de Valera wrote, ‘ * they did so only
‘ under the pressure cf overwhelming
i material force. ’ ’
In reply to this. Thomas told the
[house that “the government can
j not believe the Free State govern
! ment contemplates a final repudi
j ation of its treaty obligations in
■ the manner suggested, and there
i fore does not feel called upon to
Jsay what attitude it would adopt in
icircumstances purely hypothetical.”
FIRST OF ITS KIND
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. (U.R) —
The 21st, or prohibition repeal,
amendment is the first amendment
ever adopted absolutely repealing
another section of the United Stages
constitution.
All other amendments have mod
ified or added to previous sections
The 21st amendment repeals the
18th amendment in its entirety
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although at a different hour, be
cause in another time belt, refused
to enter into the delay proceedings.
As the day wore on and the
speakers droned away, the crowd in
the gallery melted, having lost in
terest. Then Ohio’s vote, as the
35th ratifying stats, was given
Chairman Ray L. Olson of Ogden.
By a strange twist of fate Utah,
the heme of the Latter Day Saints
(Mcrmon) church, driest of all or
ganizations, became the state to kill
the one-time Mormon ideal — na
tional prohibition. And. almost as
strange was the fact that 12 of the
21 delegates were Mormons.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Acting
Secretary of State William Phillips
with a flourish of his pen late to
day formally proclaimed the end of
national prohibition.
Legally prohibition had died the
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SALLY BUITS
FILM STUDIO
HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 5 (U.R) -Sally
Rand, whose fan dance at the
Chicago Century of Progress Ex
position won her fame and a mo
tion picture contract, walked out
of the studio because the role per
mitted her no display as a
dramatic actress, it was announced
today.
Paramount officials said she left
in a huff when she learned the
dancing rcle in which she had been
cast carried only a few spoken
lines.
Miss Rand came here a month
ago to appear in a picture in
which George Raft and Carole
Lombard are doing the leads. The
film has been in production three
weeks but the dancer did not in
vestigate her role untile she showed
up for her first dance. Officials
hinted it would be impossible to
enlarge her part any great extent.
Miss Rand was disappointed in
film work a year ago when she first
broke into pictures. She returned
east and finally attained success
as a dancer at the Chicago expesi*
tion.
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