Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1932, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight, minimum temperature about 38 degrees. mmg::nu «cloudiness and warmer; moderate south- Closing N.Y. Markets,Pages 13,14&15 No. 32,360. - " omce. “Wa Entered as second class matte: shington, D. C. he Foening Star. “From Press to Home Within an Hour” The Star’s Carrier system coversevery city block and the regular edition is delivered to city and suburban homes as fast as the papers are printed. Sunday's Saturday’s Circulation, 115512 Circulation, 128,203 WASHINGTO: C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 9y 1932—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. L3 FXP P Means Associated TWO CENTS. Press. HOUSE TURNS DO PEAL BY Sl MARCHERS ASK COURT TO KEEP POLICE FROM HOLDING THEM IN CAMP Interned CrOWd}Et;édence of H un-g;zr iacking Grows Bitter Waiting. HEALTH DANGER| SEEN BY FOWLER| In Youthful ¢ ‘Hunger” Army |Boys and Girls, Shouting and Singing Communism, Contrasied With Tired, Middle-Aged Bonus Marchers. ~ Numerous Clashes ,With Police Occur, Army Forces Ready. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. ‘What sort of men and women con- stitute this squalidly picturesque as- sembly of so-called “hunger marchers,” | now huddled over bonfire or walking up | and down a roped-off Washington | street, with police surrounding them; everywhere and half the city in a state of “nerves” over their presence? What is hidden in their individual minds under their red caps, dammed up by the rigidly enforced restrictions of silence placed upon them by their leaders? t can be gathered only by observa- tion of their behavior. One need not be a mind-reader to interpret, however superficially, the dominant impulses that are moving this diversified group of eolored and white men, schoolboys schoolgirls, jobless workers and | Half-educated loafers. They do not | represent a very wide range of Amer-| ican life. Even the physical appearance | thows this. It best exemplified | emong the womzn. They run to a type —short, broad, with rather flattencd | noses and wide cheekbones. Some are | very attractive, in their Slavic fashion, but they are all cut to the same pat- tern. This same pattern is dominant among the men, although they show | The hunger marchers won an empty victory in District Su- preme Court today, when Jus- tice Oscar Luhring set a hear- ing for Thursday on their re- quest for an injunction against police interference. The march- ers plan to leave the city Wed- nesday. Blocked for more than 20 hours at the very doors to the Nation's Capital, the disheveled “hunger march” army today turned hope- | fully to the District Supreme Court for an injunction that wili break down the effeetive police barrier. . 5 Penned in _&n improvisell street. camp along- a stretch of ) movement can be emphasized best by | contrasting it with the late lamented New Ycrl§eavenue northeast over- | looking the Avy City round house..| the marchers, after a night in the | open, fipally came to a realization | that the District Commissioners could not be coerced by threats | of “mass pressure” to provide free food and shelter. Counsel for the marchers, after | a meeting this morning planned to apply to the police for a Eb in lb'o" de. ropose to ask 0 K col{npgl tfis issuance of the ‘per- %fi:‘“cm et ?d r & $10 fee had been paid.. '“'l"lwy were prepered to file & petition for & writ of habeas corpus, decided first to submit an affidavit of pauperism on behalf of their clients in an effort | to-save ‘them the fee for /filing this stition. 3 me petition was filed by Malcoim Cowlcy, Rebert Cantwell, John Herr- imann end Michael Gold, a quartet of liberal writers. They 2sk that the Com- missioners end police be- required to “cegea their present actions,” which, they.cay, are interfering. with the right o t32 marchers to petition Congress for redress of their grievanges. patition for a writ of habeas | eorpis is sought by Ann Burlak, Carl ‘Wirters, Michael Morton, John Lochner, ‘Wiliiam MecGuistion, Charles Gwynn, Anthony Minerich, Bruce Reline and Arthur Lightfoot, all marchers. Szy They Are Menaced, Tie petiticners sey that, with ap- mately 2,500 others, they are now | District, “where they arc being restrained of t! liberty, deprived of | food and water, deprived of all | ry arrangements, sleeping querters.” ‘They also say they are being ‘“con- stantly menaced by armed men under the direction and control of Ernest W. Brown.” The court is asked to require | " LEVIN HERE AGAIN considerably greater diversity. | Above all—and perhaps this is the key ; to the whole story—very few of them | show signs of having been hungry of late or having suffered vevy greatly. In spite of cbvious hardships, which make | little difference. to youth, they are hav- ing a good time with - their snake- dancing and singing, while boys and girls parade along the street with locked arms and a great deal of noisy flirta- tion goes on. Perhaps the essential elements of this B. E. F., for, obscured by some super- ficial similarities, there is a great chasm between the two groups. Both are far-flung surges from the wild ocean of vagabondage breaking in a fetid spray of imprecations and com- plainings against the bulwarks of Gov- ernment. Both present a comparable physical picture with their motley at- tire, battered automobiles, trucks load- ed with dirty bedding and general un- cleanliness. But under the surface the resem- blance stops. Nobody would be apt to mistake one group for a part of the other. First of all, the B. E. F. was cast in an American mould, whatever might have been the personal senti- ments of many of its members. Much of its thinking may have been com- munistic, but it was an indigenous communism, risen from the soil of the farms and. factories and clothed in American legendry, American figures of speech, American loyalties and Ameri- can prejudices. It was living and laugh- ing, cursing &nd we:ping. It marched in olive drab, with the American flag in the van. It did not seek to set up a new flag or any new symbols whatso- ever. Its procedure was to transmute old symbols into a new meaning. It cursed “Reds,” even when many of its members expressed political philosophies differing little from the communistic. These hunger marchers, on the other hand, are frankly “Reds.” Men and women wear flaming red stocking caps— colorfully suggestive of the red night- caps of the Sans Cullotes of the French revolution. Everybody wears a red armband. Red is the predominant color of the assembly. They don't sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” rationalizing its words to mean whatsoever the sing- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) WITH ARMY OF 300 ‘Red’ Leader, Banished Last Summer, Denies They Are Hunger Marchers. Declaring that he had approximately 300 “veterans” of the Bonus Expedition- ary Force of last Summer under his | command, Emanual Levin, the general- | issimo of the Ex-Service Men's League | of the Communist party, returned mi ‘Washington today with one eye on de- i manding full payment of adjusted serv- | ice certificates and the other on the| police. The leader said his army was bh‘-} city or walking the streets awaiting his | command to move onto the Capitol to present the demands of the “rank and | file.” U1 AGENTS WATCK HUNGER WARCHERS Observers in Plain Clothes at Camp, Capitol and White House. Federal authorities are keeping a watchful eye on the self-styled hunger marchers, with a view to immediate, de- cisive action in defense of Government officials 4nd property in event of an emergency. Otservers in plain clothes from sev- eral Government agencies are on duty at the concentration eamp on New York avenue, it was learned, and other shielded watchers are at the Capitol shelter and | ouaced “at homes of friends” in the | 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 | Navy inteliigence services, which must Members of Levin’s army were as| keep the military advised of develop- the presence of the petitioners and the | bedraggled as ever. n police in court so that “the legality of | overseas caps, but the majority attempt- their detention may be inquired into.” |ed to shield their identity until Levin ‘The petitions were signed by Attor- | said he could “feel his way around” to | neys David Levinson, Bernard Ades and |see just what reception the police had Samuel Levine. | in store for them. Maj. E. W. Brown; superintendent of | Levin said the bonus marchers were police, today again denied them a per- | not connected with the hunger march- | mit to parade from their quarters on | ers, although they may participate in a | New York avenue to the Capitol plaza, | general demonstration with the latter, after a conference with leaders. | if called on. | Later Vice President Curtis said he | Lavin brought his forces into the city wou'd receive a delegation not to ex- |last night, avoiding the volice, he said, ceed three members, | by slipping through upguarded portals. It was understood they would egain | These men Were from the East and are ask a permit to parade in the Capitol | —(Gontinued on Page 2, Column 1.) Some wore khaki ments, and the Immigration Bureau, | which is on the alert for “undesirable | aliens.” Advance Plans Obtained. The United States Bureau of Investi- gation is ready to co-operate with | police in identifying any criminal ele- ments in the “army” through the bu- reau’s fingerprinting service. It is understood the bureau also has aided local police in obtaining advance plans of the marchers, through co-operation of field offices of the bureau in various parts of the country. Military intelligence officers and im- migration inspectors were seen mingling = = CUTTING SUPPORTS ROOSEVELT VIEWS Leaves for Washington to | Enlist Colleagues in Con- certed Program. By the Assoclated Press. WARM SPRINGS, Ga, December 5.—Senator Cutting of New Mexico, first of the independent Republicans to visit Franklin D. Roosevelt, laid his legislative’ views beside those of the President-elect in a long conference i here yesterday, dscided they were sim- flar snd left for Washington to talk with colleagues about a concerted pro- While Mr. Roosevelt was turning to a brief period of rest between serles of callers, Senator Cutting sped north- ward for the opening of the short ses- sion of Congress, taking with him the view that the independent Republicans should get together on a concerted plan of action upon the legislation that will be the business of the session. Coxey Calls on Governor. In the groups that came to see Mr. Roosevelt today were Gov. Harry Wood- ring of Kansas, Guy Helvering, na- tional committeeman. for that State, and Gen. J. S. Coxey, mayor of Mas- sillon, Ohio. Coxey brought with him the mone- tary plan that he put before the last session of Congress, calling for pay- ment of the war debts in specially printed currency which the United States would accept and circulate in this country. Cutting said he and Mr. Roosevelt covered a wide range of legislative sub- | jects, including farm relief, reforesta- i tion and Indian Bureau affairs. The meeting of Republican inde- pendents suggested by Cutting would enable that group to ascertain whether it would rally as a unit behind the farm relief, budgetary and beer meas- ures that are being planned by the Democrats in the hope they can be passed at the short session in order to avoid an extra meeting. The New Mexico Senator said he did not think the Republicans who sup- ported Mr. Roosevelt either feared punishment or expected reward for their action. Expects Retention of Posts. “I scarcely expect them to be de- | prived of their posts” he said, re- ugonding to a diréct question whether those of them who hold important com- mittee chairminships might be ousted. Cutting said it was too early to specu- late over the possibilities of a new party i grounds | . David Levinson, Philadelphia Inter- | national Labor Defense lawyer, told newspapermen upon I ing the ccn- ference with Maj. Brown that the at- torneys for the march had asked a per- " (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) Divorces Professional Idler. SAN FRANCISCO, December 5 (#).— “That,” said Mrs. Martha Jane Raz- zetto, in reply to the courl’s question concerning the nature of her husband’s business, “is just the trouble.” She added: “He's a professional unem- ployed.” Her divorce plea was granted. Wealthy Tabocconist Killed. | LOS ANGELES, December 5 (@).— | Benjamin S. Jarrett, 64, wealthy re- tired cigar manufacturer, was killed early yesterday as he was hurled from his motor car and crushed beneath it in_a collision His car collided with that of Clayton | | Dunningten of Venice, Calif. He and Mrs. Jarrett were returning to their home in Westchester place from an | evening'’s call. Dunnington was questioned by police and released pending an inquest. He and Mrs. Jarrett were uninjured. SOVIET WORKERS FOR FEEDING AND CLOTHING New Order Relieves Government in Attempt to Patch Disorganized Distribution System. RESPONSIBLE | with the marchers at the Northeast|alignment of Western independents and | camp yesterday afternoon. | curiosity.” Some of these were recognized from their service in similar capacities during the bonus army encampment last Summer. Several high Government officials are known to have visited the camp yester- day out of what was termed “personal 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 a passive role at present. A department official declared today that the situation is first “one for local authorities to handle and, in the event they are unable to cope with it, the prcblem automatically is transferred to the military authorities.” While Army and Navy officials deny that any “spccial” precautions have been taken, it was disclcsed 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- Eastern Democrats. Cutting said he did not have any reason to think that those Republicans who pliced themselves behind the Democratic candidates would be con- sulted regarding patronage affecting their sections. “Most of us have been accustomed to ge:.éing along without patronage,” he said. PRESIDENT HASTENS MESSAGE REVISION Calls Advisers to White House to Make Last-Minute Changes. By the Assoclated Press. Deciding upon a last-minute revision | and institutions take over and operate MOSCOW, December 5—A funda- | the co-operative stores which are now mental ch in the system of feed- | the chief source of supplies, and which * s 0 Sy to now have been the government’s ing and clothing the bulk of the popu- 1&5’10 distributing channel under the cen- Jation of Russia was ordered today by |tral co-operative organization in the Joseph Stalin and V. M. Molostoff, | commissariat of supply. By the Associated Press. vide for use of ClVfll;y from Fort Myer, | of his annual message to Congress—to Infantry from nearby posts, Marines " a4t Sith ser from thg local siations and Quantico :b‘:’"::“;’dn’:m':{“‘m::&mn s and BluBjackets from the Navy Yard. This formidable military force is pre- | recommendations—President Hoover to- pared to swing into action on a mMO-| gay called in advisers and cancelled Mment’s motice from the White House, | Sther engagements. to which an appeal for military aid| “with the message spread out on his would be taken by the Commissioners. | gesk, the Chief Executive went over it Hoover Is Urged For Lowell’s Post As Harvard Head 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 Mr. 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 corporgtion. The Harvard presidency is to be vacant by reason of the recent resignation of Abbott Lawrence Lowell. BY MOB IN STRIKE California Gang Takes Group From Jail and Beats Them in Expulsion. By the Associated Press. VACAVILLE, Calif, December 5.— Six reputed leaders of a strike which has disrupted fruit picking in Vaca Valley were kidnaped 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 15 persons ar- rested during a clash in front of the public library Sunday. Police esti- | mated 1,000 people participated in the | fray when townsmen broke up a parade | of 150 striking fruit workers who are | demanding a wage of $1.50 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 a woman, who were arrested after Sun- day’s 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. OHIO LAUNC_I;ES FIGHT FOR COAL FREIGHT RATES By the Assoclated Press. SIK PAINTED RED... president of the Union Council of the Deople’s Commissars, and provided for | prises under the immediate adminis- decentralization of the distribution of | supplies. A decree effective January 1 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- | lies. plies and at the same time exercise & greater discipline over workers, ‘The new order, in effect, relieves the m:mmmt of most of the responsi- y of feeding and clothing the work- ers and es it on the workers them- These stores henceforth will be oper- ated as definite units in various enter- trative direction of each factory and departmental director. Not only will the factories and other establishments now have to procure their own supplies by dealing directly with producing organizations and peas- ants, but they will issue their own ra- tion cards to employes and their fami- . This will deprive shifters and de- serters from g advantage of sup- plies intent for workers in good to now ration cards have been ROBBERS CONSIDERATE Revive Woman Cashier, Fainted, Then Take $514. CHICAGO, December 5 (#).—Consid- erate, these robbers. Two men appeared at the David Fink & Co. wholesale dress shop Saturday. Miss Mildred Brazen, cashier, fainted when ordered to open the safe. The men threw a pail of ‘water on her, revived her and then ob- tained $514. ‘Who dh?lbuud exclusively by house com- mittees W] administer all the houses Beives. It is provided that all factories in wl Teside. Radio Programs on Page C-7 with J. Clawson Roop, director of the budget, making several changes. Although a proof already has been delivered to the public printer, the question whether the full text could be mn print before night fall now de- pends upon the extent of Mr. §loover’s revision. Visitors were denied access to the President’s office during the mor; 3 Mr. Hoover completed his annual yesterday and rested during much of the afternoon. He entertained informally during the early evening in honor of Frank B. Kel , _former of State. Senator Reed of Pennsylvania and Justice Harlan F. Sbtf‘ of the Supreme Court were other guests. > W 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 rates from Ohio mines to lake and intermediate points. The railroads want the ‘rates returned to their former ‘status. > PHONES ENDANGE U. S-SPANISH AMITY Relations Are Strained Over Confiscatory Legislation Threat. X VOTES |GARNER RESOLUTION TO KILL AMENDMENT IS DEFEATED, Combination of 271-144 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 Wets in 245-121 Ballot on Second to Rules Suspension Motion. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, The drys halted the onrush of opponents of prohibition in the House this afternoon, rejecting the Garner resolution for outright repeal of the eighteenth amendment, The resolution failed of adoption when the vote in favor of it, 271 to 144, fell short of the two-thirds majority necessary. The announcement that the resolution had been defeated was greeted with loud cheers from the drys on the floor of the House. A switch of only six votes from “no” to “aye” would have adopted the resolution. The failure of the wets to put through the repeal resolution was a severe blow to the anti-prohibitionists who had hoped for victory today. The large size of the vote cast for repeal, however, was lxlxdiaauve of a huge swing toward the wet side since the recent election. Speaker Garner said after the repeal resolution had been de- feated in the House: “If the Senate sends over to the House a Dem- ocratic resolution for regeal of the prohibition amendment I will do all in my power to see that a vote is had in the House. I will not, so far as I am concerned, attempt to bring about a vote in this Congress on any resolution: which does not provide for straight-out repeal.” Undoubtedly in the next Congress, a repeal resolution can be put through the House, May Yet Be Revived, If the Senate tackles the question of With diplomatic relations between the | TéPeal of the eighteenth amendment, United States and Spain already strain- | It M8y bé brought to life again in the ed over the threaténed confiscation of | Present short session of the old Con- the Spanish telephone system, which | 87eSS- The Senate. if it adopts the re- | by is largely controlled by American cap- E:‘n’ ital, Government is awaiting with grave anxiety the expected passage of the confiscatory legislation tomorrow by the Spanish Parliament. E of the bill, against which the | members unwilling Bmm made & vehement ) Out "‘Pgl' protest November 23 on the ground it Viclates the 1924 contract entered into by tbe former toyalist government of Spain, would result, it was feared in official circles today, in the creation of | T scaationt 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 a claim for damages through diplo- matic channels, or, if this fails, to with- draw Ambassador Laughlin from Spain, thus severing relations with that gov- ernment. The United States protest against the confiscatory 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 gDvetrnmem 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- ernment of Spain, and in the opinion of American officials the bill, na- tionalizing the telephone company, nullifies the existing contract and is confiscatory in nature. Declines to Enter Parley, The Spanish government on Decem- ber 3 in its reply to Ambassador LaugHlin, declined to enter into a dis- cussion involving a revision of con- tract with the telephone officials. It took the position that the matter is one that is entirely domestic. resolution. is expected to place a on the return of the saloon and to rotect the dry States. Such a reso- e e present , may yet pass % A of dry Democrats, augmented by t0-vote for a straight- resolution without a ban saloon or of the dry States, defeated rt of Speaker Garner to put across the repeal resolution. Although the tic national platform declared 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 wets were in a 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 414 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 a 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, ob- Jected to unanimous consent and a teller vote was ordered. The debate on the motion and reso- lution began immediately, with 20 min- utes allowed cn a side. Representative Rainey, the Democratic floor leader and mover of rules suspension, was heard first. R tative LaGuardia, lame duck member from New York, proposed that the time for debate be extended from 40 minutes to 2 hours, but this unani. mous consent request was objected to Representative Dickstein, Democrat, of New York. Republicans the = ted m‘g tion. announ 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 prohibi- ?on q;‘as:im to State conventions called for at 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 for 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 Snell 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 (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) House and Senate Galleries Packed As Congress Begins Final Session “The State Department, it was learned, | BY the Associated Press. 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- ican capital invested in Spain was in- vested there in good faith, and upon assurances that the new government would not molest it. It takes the posi- tion 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 a firm stand for the protection of American capital should the parliament enact a confiscatory 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 $65,000,- 000 of American capital is invested in it. ADMITS 50 BURGLARIES Suspect Confesses Kentucky and Indiana Thefts. EVANSVILLE, Ind., December 5 (#). | —George Dovins, 52, alias Albert Spen- cer, arrested here yesterday, confessed committing at least 50 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. Skipper of Liner Under Knife. NEW YORK, December 5 (#).—The North German Llyod line received 2 radiogram yesterday disclosing that Capt. Nicolaus Johnsen, commander of the S. S. Europa and senior captain of the line’s fleet, was suddenly stricken In quiet suspense, free from threaten- ed demorstrations, but vibrant with prohibition discussion, the Seventy- second Congress launched teday 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 a 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 cordon. 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 arid 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. Ze 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 jashing the “lame ducks.” | Senator Davis, Republican, of Penn- | with appendicitis on Saturday and was|sylvania, was not present at the open- successfully operated on by the ship’s|ing roll call. There have been rumors surgeon. Martin Appel Sworn In. 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, Martin Appel of St. Paul, Minn., was | Colo., was one of four sworn in as Ben- sworn in today as assistant general to succeed Charles attorney | ator, giving the Democrats for a brief P. Sisson, time numerical mastery of the Sen- recently resigned to go into the Federal ate, the line-up being: Democrats, 48; 3 Bank Board, Home Loan -l ‘Republicans, 47; Farmer-Labor. 1. How- ever, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, seid the Demo- |crats 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- Ilican, 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 30 min- utes of formalities. In the House, meanwhile, six new (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) 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 10-day session of the Philippine Legis- lature was called today by Gov. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt to rectify certain “inadvertent defects in a few important bills” enacted by the recent regular ses- sion. The special session will be from December 10 to 17. In a letter to presiding officers of the House and Senate, the Governor Gen- eral said reconsideration should be given to three measures involvi tarift revision, gratuities to employes who will be released from the service in an economy move and public works. He explained the tariff revisions which ralsed many duties “is not the rounded balanced law to protect our ;cmn;lc development for which we had oed” mQo‘v(:.t Roosevelt Nm‘: :twmm in e BT em) and uimh::xa would, be neem any of the public works prezram carried out, ‘although the budget bal- anced othereic, =9