Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1933, Page 5

FARM AID DEBAT " BEGUN N HOLSE Emergency Plan of Demo- erats Attacked on Taxa- tion Feature. By the Assoclated Press An emergency farm. relief plan de- signed to make the dollar signs bulk larger in the American farmers' 1933 income came up for debate in the House today, with Demoeratic support- ers hopeful they could beat off attacks against it, tions of a bitter urban-rural strugg’ Different in virtually every respect from those perennials—the equalization fee and export debenture—the House leadership presented it as one of the main points of the Democratic program to start the Nation on the road to recovery, but a determined opposition leveled their fire at its taxation features, which they called a “giant sales tax.” Amendments to Be Reached. Representative Rainey, the majority | However, there were indica- | leader, said there was little chance of final action before next week. Amend- | ments were not expected to be reached | before Saturday, and there will be many | of them. | ‘The processing tax proposed on wheat, | cotton, tobacco and hogs in order to| pay the farmer a bounty wes the chief | object of opposition. 3 A minority report from the Agricul- ture Committee, signed by six Repub- | licans and two Democrats, assailed the adjustment charge as “a magnified sales | ¢ tax upon the necessities of life.” | “We believe that the imposition of a tax as proposed in the bill which pro- | vides that such tax shall be distributed | to a given class of people is unconsti- tutional,” this report said. | Discriminations Removed. [ 1Its Democratic sponsors stressed that | the bill was an emergency measure, which “would not remove all the dis- criminations from which agriculture | suffers.” “Further legislation is necessary,” Chairman Jones of the Agriculture Committee said, “with reference to such ‘matters as the farm mortgage and rural credits situation, unduly burdensome taxation upen farm lands, readjust- ment of our currency system in such a ‘way as to make our unit of money more truly a measure of existing values, re- moval of tariff and freight rate dis- criminations against the farmer and restoration of the export market for agriculture through reciprocal arrange- ments and other measures.” Vote Likely Next Week. As debate began on the measure, which was generally believed to have the support of President-elect Roosevelt, indications were that a final vote would | not be had until the first of next week. Embodying the principles of the domestic allotment plan, the bill would seek to guarantee the farmers a mini- mum price by levying and distributing to him a processing tax sufficient, to- gether with the actual market price, to bring his return to pre-war parity with industrial cammodities, To gain these benefits, the farmer would have to agree to reduce his acreage or production of the four staples in the measure—wheat, cotton, tobacco and hogs—by 20 per cent. ‘The opposition directed its offensive at the tax provisions, contending the consumer would be forced to shoulder a burden mounting into the hundreds of millions of dollars. But Chairman Jones of the House Agriculture Com- mittee said the consumer would pr Some members were ready to demand that Hc;,'dpennuu and dairy products be included in the proposal. ~Chairman Stone of the Farm Board and Carl ‘Williams, 8 member, described the bill yesterday as a “step in the right direc- tion,” praising especially the provisions for cutting production. While the Farm Board members gave their approval in principle, the indica- tions grew that amendments would be numerous. The chief threat to the measure as it is now drafted lies, how- ever, in a determination of 'how hard its tax provisions might hit the average consumer. Protection to Consumer. In his report to the House, Chair- man Jones said the measure “gives protection to the interests of the con- sumer” because it “cannot be used by | the agricultural interests to force con- | sumers to pay a higher percentage of | their incomes to farmers than was the case before the war.” ‘The Texan said evidence showed | “retail prices of the products con- | cerned need not be greatly advanced | by the imposition of the adjustment | charges,” and noted that 1913 bread prices about approximated those of to- day, though wheat then was more than twice as high. “With wheat Winter,” Jones said, “there is only about a half cent’s worth of wheat in | a 16-ounce loaf of bread and the im- | position of the maximum tax on wheat should at the most increase the price of such a loaf by less than one cent.” Jones said that with the price of live hogs 4 cents a pound lower, the price of ham is 7 cents a pound higher than in 1913 and that pork chops also cost_more. “Doubling the present price of cotton would increase the price.of voile, which now sells for 7 cents a yard, by half & cent, and the price of a cotton shirt which now sells for a dollar by two cents.” Hoover Reorganizing Plan Is Disapproved By House Committee The House Expenditures Committee today adopted a resolution disapprov- ing President Hoover's regrouping rec- ommendations. The approval cleared the way for a | vote on the resolution in the House, and | its adoption there has been predicted by some House leaders. They regard action by one house as sufficient to shelve the President’s program. The resolution approved by the Ex- penditurés Committee was introduced | by its chairman, Representative Coch- Tan, Democrat, of Missouri. | Briefly worded, it said, “The several | executive orders grouping, co-ordinat- | ing and consolidating certain executive | and administrative agencies of the Gov- | ernment, set forth in the message of the President to the Congress, dated | December 9, 1932, are hereby disap- | e Mr. Hoover outlined transfers and | realignments affecting 58 Government agencies. factor in Democratic opposition to | resident Hoover's recommendations | has been the belief that regrouping should be left to the incoming admin- istration. A move is under way to ex- tend President-elect Roosevelt’s au- | thority to the point where action by both houses of Congress would be nec- essary to block any changes that he advocates, The report will be made Saturday, Chairman Cochran said after today’s meeting, and next week a special rule will be asked so affirmative action may | be_tken by Congress. ‘The vote was not announced, Coch- ran sald, but it was learned it was a rather strict party division. A minority Teport is to be filed. Logan, Utah, he brought with him his own home. from a Western cook wagon WHE‘N Gordon Van Buren re-entered Utah State Agricultural College at shown in the door of his portable home as he prepares his meals just Young Van Buren claims he can live on $5 a off the college campus. month. . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1933. His Own Housekeeper COLLEGE YOUTH LIVES IN AUTO HOME. ‘The home is made and the enterprising young man is here —Wide World Photo. 123 PER CENT CUT N PAY IS ADVSED Economy Committee Pro- gram Would Save Additional- $30,000,000. —_(Continued From First Page) and above what is being saved by the existing economy law during the pres- ent fiscal year. If the various changes in the economy | law suggested are approved by the Ap- propriation Committee, they will still have two hurdles to cross, namely, ap- proval by the Senate and by the con- ferees for the House and Senate. The economy group, during its six weeks of deliberation, touched on other phases of the economy law regarding which no changes are recommended, but Senator Bingham explained the report as submitted represents only those pro- posals on which the committee was unanimous. i ‘The removal of the ban on automatic promotions will benefit principally the Army and Navy, certain groups in the Postal Service and police and firemen in the District of Columbia who were be | Geprived of these automatic promotions by the current law. The existing econ- omy law suspended all annual leave for the current year and the House bill for next year continued the suspension without change. The Senate Commit- tee also voted to continue the suspen- sion of annual leave, with a minor amendment affecting only employes in the Panama Canal Zone. The legislative furlough, equivalent to an 8!; per cent pay cut, already in effect, applies to all annual employes who receive more than $1,000 a year, and the Senate committee, in continu- ing the furlough plan, did not disturb | this exemption. The Senate committee brought the total pay cut up to 10 per cent by adding at the end of the fur- lough sections of the existing law the following new paragraph: “The rate of compensation of each officer and employe to whom subsection (a) or (b) applies shall be reduced by | 125 per centum.” The Senate Appropriations Commit- tee, in & two-hour executive session, approved the additional pay cut and all of the other recommendations of the ecenomy group, except for one change in the new reorganization plan. Chgirman Bingham of the economy Vi not realized until | | e L comamiBios mesting bepan | the Senate "commitice.is_ that various | that the new section on reorganization | 1aws providing for permanent annual | would have enabled the President to|aPpropriations be not continued and prices as they are this | aholish departments as well as bureaus | that in lieu thereof the sums available or branches of departments. The econ- omy group had followed a policy of recommending only unanimous _pro- | posals, and, according to Senator Bing- | ham, eliminated the word ‘“depart- ments” from its report. Byrnes Motion Fails. Senator - Byrnes. Democrat, | South | Carolina, author of the new reorganiza- | | tion section, made a motion in the full | e to have the word “depart- t in, but was defeated. oved by the full committee, the plan broadens the exist- | ing reorganization power by enabling | | the President to abolish as well as con- | | solidate bureaus, but not an entire execu- | tive department. Another respect in | which the new plan broadens his au- | | thority is a requirement that in order | | to stop a reorganization order issued by | ‘lhe President, both branches of Con- gress would have to pass a concurrent | veto resolution within 60 days, whereas | the present law makes it possible for e branch of Congress to stop reorgan- | ization. | Summing up the pay-cut provisions, | | Senator Bingham said they mean a 10| per cent cut on all salaries, compensa- | tions and pensions in ‘excess of $1,000 | a year and under $12,000 a year. As in the existing law, salaries of $12,000 a year but less than $15,000, the cut is 12 per cent; if $15,000 but less than $20,000, 15 per cent, and if $20,000 or more, 20 per cent. Green Calls Cut Unfair. William _ Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, who was at the Capitol in connection with other matters, made the following comment when he learned of the new pay-cut proposal: “It is unfair and unjustifiable, and we will oppose it with all our vigor.” The economy program is being han- dled as a part of the Treasury-Post Office supply bill, the first of the regu- lar appropriation’ measures to be taken up. Now that the economy plan has been drafted, it 4s probable that later in the day Senator Oddie of Nevada will call a meeting of the Treasury- Post Office Subcommittee to work out the money items for those two depart- ments. As soon as this is done, the entire Appropriations Committee will be assembled again, probably tomorrow, to report the bill to the Senate. The pay- cut sections and other economy fea- tures, although being enacted in the | Treasury-Post Office bill, will apply to the Government service as a whole. The Senate committee recommends | that the savings resulting from its rec- | ommendations be impounded in the ’Iv‘lr:‘muvvr The House continued the pro- ons of the present law Wwith respect to reductions in overtime pay. The Sen- ate committee continues these provisions, but eases up somewhat omgpight work- h) “ | this was the proper time for him to ers by proposing that the additional | compensation for night work be reduced | by only one-third rather than by one- half, as in the present law. Fund Transfers Continued. ‘The House bill continued the existing 2300741 LENT GTATESBYR.F.C. Pennsylvania Gets $13,869,- 908—Recent Grants Pro- vide Jobs for Thousands. By the Associated Press. Emergency relief loans totaling $23,- 480,074 of which Pennsylvania received $13,869,908, today were approved by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Texas Teceived $2,565,833; Michigan, $5,021,037; Virginia, $622,319; Missis- sippi, $1,847,125, and Ohio, $1,400,077. All of the loans are to take care of Telief needs during January and Febru- ary. The Pennsylvania loan is to take care of the needs of 66 counties and con- stitutes the third loan allowed to that State, bringing the total allotment to date to $26,705,446. Gov. Pinchot, in his application, stated that the special session of the Legislature this Summer appropriated $12,000,000 for the period from Sep- tember, 1932, to March, 1933, and that $5,500,000 of this money will be avail- able for January, February and March. Plans $42,000,000 Relief. The Governor was quoted in the corporation announcement as saying that “I propose to recommend to the Legislature which convenes January 3, 1933, that an additional $20,000,000 be provided for relief. If this recom- mendation be adopted this Stete will have provided an aggregate o $42,- 000,000 for relief.” ‘The corporation has complained that the Pennsylvania Legislature and peo- ple were not doing their part in taking care of the relief situation. In one statement announcing a loan the cor- poration pointed out that the loan comprised more than 70 per cent of the relief needs of the State for the period for which it was granted. Millions of dollars have been lent by the corporation in the last 10 days to provide jobs for several thousand men on great construction projects in vari- ous parts of the country. The prediction of corporation officials made several months ago that January 1 would find many large projects getting provision allowing funds to be trans- ferred from one appropriation item |to another in the same department up to a limit of 12 per cent, and the Senate Committee also continued it, but with a proviso prohibiting the transfer of money from an appropria- tion for construction in order to pay for personal services. The Senate Committee recommends repeal of existing laws repuiring the Civil Service Commission to keep per- sonnel records of officers and empioyes of the various Government depart- ments. It is propesed that such records be kept by the departments, but would be available to the Civil Service Com- mission and the Veterans' Administra- tion in handling retirement or other personnel problems. In recommending that the Bureau of Efficiency be | abolished, the committee also proposes that the office of chief of that bureau | be eliminated and that the President designate some other Government official to serve on any board of which the chief of the Efficiency Bureau is now a member, Changes Recommended. In rewriting the section of the ex- isting economy law relating to the | power of the President to reorganize | Government agencies, the most impor- tant changes recommended are that the President be given power to abolish the whole or any part of an executive agency as well as to make transfers and consolidations, and that action by both branches of Congress within 60 days would be necessary to stop a reorgani- zation order, whereas at present one branch of Congress may veto an order. Discussing its recommendations on this subject, the Senate Committee stated: “Pirst, in addition to the authority conferred by the economy act relating to transfers and consolidations, the President is given power to abolish the whole or any part of any executive | agency and the functions thereof. i “Second, any executive order made | under the provisions of the act is to take effect within 60 calendar days, as in the | old law, unless disapproved within such 60 days by concurrent resolution of the Congress, Under the old law any such executive order could be made inopera- tive by resolution of either house of Congress. It is specifically provided that in the new reorganization plan appropriations or portions of appropriations, unex- pended by reason of its operation, shall | be impounded and returned to the | Treasury.” Another recommendation made by for carrying out such laws be appropri- ated year by year by Congress. This would mean that the amounts needed for these purposes would be submitted | to Congress through the regular Budget | Bureau channels the same as in the | case of other appropriations. | | Byrns Declines Comment. Chairman Byrns of the House Appro- priations Committee declined to com- ment on the action of the Senate com- mittee, except to say that “the House has shown itself to be sympathetic to- ward any reasonable reduction in Gov- ernment expenditures.” Mr. Byrns sald he did not belleve discuss the recommendation made to the Senate, and reserved his judgment | until the Senate had formally acted | upon this recommendation and the bil | was brought to conference between the | House and Senate. - EXCURSIONS $3.50 New York Newark Elizabeth—Plainfield Sundays, January 15 and 29 Leave Washington 12:01 midnight or 8:15 A. M. Return same day, $3.00 Philadelphia $3.00 Chester $2.75 Wilmington Sundays Janzary 8 and 2! under way apparently has been borne out. The last day of 1932, it was revealed today, found $15,377,000 in the hands of borrowers to pay for bridges, water- works and other projects. This brought the total of actual disbursements for self-liquidating loans to $15,737,000. Total authorizations are $146,535,000, and more money will be going out soon. Louisiana Gets $7,000,000. The checks that went out in the last 10 days included $7,000,000 to Louisi- ana, $6,000,000 to the New Orleans Belt Line Railroad, $2,327,000 to the Chicago water works, and $50,000 to Phoenix, Ariz. Previously the corporation had turned over $360,000 to the middle Rio Grande conservancy district, at Al- buguerque, New Mexico. The loans to Louisiana and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad are for the same purpose—construction of a great $14,000,000 bridge over the Mis- sissippi River at New Orleans, The corporation bought $7,000,000 of State bonds and $6,000,000 out of a $7,000,000 issue of the belt line, which, in turn, is owned by the city. As many as 6,000 men are expected to be employed. The loan to the Chicago water works took the form of purchase at par of water works bonds. The money Wwill be used to build a new pumping station on the South Side, replacing three other stations. The Phoenix bonds were purchased at par and the money will be used on the city water works. More Projects Under Way. The corporation has been awarded $2,016,000 of bonds of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, bidding them in at par. The corpora- tion has agreed to buy $40,000,000 of these bonds at par if no higher bids are_received. The loans authorized by the corpora- tion are all available to the borrowers at any time they may call for them, if they meet such conditions as the board prescribes. Several additional projects are known to by under way, officials apparently refrajning from closjng the loans until absolutely necessary in order to save interest charges. In a few instances. such as the $62,- 000,000 Joan for the Oakland-San Fran- cisco Bridge, across San Prancisco Bay, legislation is necessary before the loans can be completed. It is understood here, however, that hundreds of men are working on some of the projects, the officials being so certain the needed legislation will be forthcoming that they did not feel delays necessary. DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED After Found Unconscious on Street. Salesman Expires Being Jack House, 40-year-old salesman of 1104 Vermont avenue, died last night at Emergency Hospital after being found unconscious on the street in the 1300 block L street. He had been un- identified until noon today, when his wife, Mrs. Nettie House, called at the &;{rncl morgue and recognized the| = House was taken to the hospital by O’Brien at Ina al NEW YORK’S NEW MAYOR TAKES OVER OFFICE. mayor of New York. Ceremony URROGATE JOHN P, O'BRID" is shown speaking at his inauguration as was held in the City Hall. Seated left is Joseph V. McKee, who became acting mayor when James J. Walker resigned, and on the right is Alfred E. Smith. McKee returns to his former post as chairman of the board of aldermen. —A. P. Photo. PHILIPPINE BILL VETO FIGHT FORMS Sponsors of Liberty Seek Two-Thirds Support if Hoover Kills Measure. By the Associated Press. Sponsors of Philippine independence were mustering their forces in Congress today for an effort to override the ex- pected veto of the measure now before President Hoover freeing the islands | after a 10-year period of transition, Presidential disapproval of the bill became almost an absolute certainty | vesterday, when Mr. Hoover turned the measure over to Secretary of War Hur- ley for recommendations, and these, the cabinet officer strongly indicated, would favor a veto, Necessary Support Seen, Friends of the legislation were con- | fident they could pass the bill by the necessary two-thirds vote in the House, but were doubtful about the Senate. Every test in the House has indicated far more than the necessary strength to override a veto, but there was no such test in sentiment in the Senate because the measure passed without a record vote. Some advocates of Philippine freedom felt, however, that if they could get the veto to a vote in the Senate they might muster the required votes, but were fearful of a filibuster that would prevent any action and thus allow the veto to stand. Improvement Is Noted. copy of the bill in his pocket, Mr. Hur- ley conceded that the measure had been improved since it left committee a year ago, but added he had “seen nothing yet” that would alter his opposition to it. The bill as placed upon the Presi- dent’s desk Tuesday was a compromise of Semate and House differences. The Chief Executive has been silent upon the present bill, but has given no indi- since discussing the subject publicly | more than a year ago, immediately after | pine inspection tour. At that time, Mr. Hoover said the economic independence of the islands must be absolutely assured before pnll({— cal independence could be successfu He has not spoken since of any i creased hope for economic independence there in the immediate future. a play dealing with the life of Richard Magner, was produced in London recently. As he left the White House with a | cation of any change in his attitude | { Secretary Hurley’s return from a Philip- | Wed 50 Years MR. AND MRS. ARTY OBSERVE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY. | | | | | | | MR. AND MRS. PHILLIP ARTY Of 517 Kennedy street, who celebrated }!helr golden wedding anniversary at their home Tuesday. The couple was | married in 1882. YOUTH AND BRIDE OF DAY FOUND SHOT TO DEATH sult of Pact or Murder and Suicide. By the Associated Press. | CANTON, Oho, Ricardo Miano, 22, and his bride of 2 day, the former Beatrice Rita Mas- terson, | found shot to death in their hotel room here yesterday. Police said both were | victims of the groom's revolver. Members of their| family held a surprise party for them | in the evening—Harris-Ewing Photo. | | Tragedy in Canton Is Believed Re- | FAVOR ROOSEVEL to Vest Full Authority in President. s T While the Democrats went ahead today with plans to block President Hoover's Government reorganization program, Republicans in Congress ap- peared lukewarm to proposals to give full reorganization powers to President- elect Roosevelt. There was a diverg- should be allowed a power of veto. Senator Capper of Kansas feels so strongly that balancing the budget must begin with drastic Federal economy | that he advocates giving much m | Iatitude to the Presidgnt than he now has. He thinks reorganization of Fed- eral offices comes properly under the Jjurisdiction of the Chief Executive, and if the curtailment suggested by Mr. Roosevelt is sufficiently economical he will support it. Put Cart Before Horse. Senator Shipstead . (Progressive-Re- publican) of Minnesota said Congress | put_the cart before the horse when it decided that the director of the budget should report to the President. He thinks Congress should hear this report and act on it. | right for the President to have power | have been created by Congress, but he does believe there should be co-opera- tion between the two. “Congress may be ready for a dicta- torship,” Senator Shipstead said; “in fact, they have passively submitted to | cnte for a long time, but the people are not.” | _Representative Snell, Republican House leader, said the only way to accomplish anything is to vest author- ity in one person. He declared he took this position a vear ago, but that the | Democrats opposed it on the ground they would not abrogate their rights for the sake of economy. He said he believes that either they were wrong then or that they are now, and that | by being so partisan they have delayed economy for two years. Moreover, he added, if they grant this power to Mr. Roosevelt they are giving it to a man inexperienced in the intricacies of Fed- | eral Government. Confers With Hoover. | _ Snell conferred briefly with Presi- | dent Hoover at the White House yes- | terday, and later told newspaper men he saw no hope for any reorganization action in the House until after March 4, unless unforeseen developments occur at the conference of Democratic leaders | with President-elect Roosevelt tonight. Representative Freer (Republican) of consin said he had no objections to giving power of reorganization President, provided the final reserva | tion is left with the House. He thinks that Presidents do not want individu- | ally the recommendations of bureaus to be known by Congress, and he feels that Congress always should have the right of final approval and recom | mendation. Representative Edith N. Rogers (Re- anuary 5.—Anthony | 20, both of Cleveland, were| Cororter T. C. McQuate of Stark| County expressed the belief the couple | either died in a suicide pact, or that | the husband murdered his bride as she | slept and then turned the gun on him- self. They were married Tuesday at Wier- | | ton, W. Va. | Martin McCafferty, a friend who ac- companied them | | velope, with the request he give it to | his brother, Sam Miano, “the next time | you see him | PANAMA TOLLS DECLINE | | Canal Income Drops to Lowest Since 1922, Report Shows. BALBOA, Canal Zone, January 5 (). | —The year 1932 was the worst, so far | as commercial traffic is concerned, that {the Panama Canal has encountered | |since 1922. A total of 4,637 transits were reported for the year in a state- ment published yesterday, The ships paid $19,685,000. This income was $2,845,000 less than | in 1931 and $6,460,000 less than in 1930 | The amount of tolls collected in the last | half of the year was less than in the | | first half. In 1922 there were 2997 transits, the tolls aggregating $12,573,000. | Great news! POWER T0 REGROUP G. 0. P. Leaders Back Plans[ ence of opinion as to whether Congress | | to eliminate wholesale agencies which | to a| kk A-S r———— |GAS POISONING FELLS ELDERLY COUPLE HERE Janitor Finds Victims Unconscious | in Apartment—Taken I to Hospital. | An elderly couple found unconscious |1 their apartment at 208 Massachusetts avenue northeast, were taken to Cas- ualty Hospital this afternoon suffering from gas poisoning. The couple, August Duehring, 81, and his wite, Mrs, Anna M. Duehring, 78, | were found by the colored janitor the apartment house, who had scented the odor of gas in the hall. Police said four jets on a gas stove were open and the doors and windows closed. WOMAN FOUND HANGING IN NIGHTGOWN NOOSE Mrs. Edna Freed Said to Have Committed Suicide at Florida Hospital. By the Associated Press. MIAMI BEACH, Fla, January 5.— | Her body hénging from a noose made by her nightgown, Mrs. Edna Freed. 48, thy Winter visitor from Pittsburgh, found dead yesterday in_her room at the St. Francis Hospital here. J. B. Rowland, investigator for the State's attorney, said she committed suicide. He -aid he would confer to- day with the district coroner to de- He does not think it | reed was the widow of Dr. mond S. Freed, Pittsburgh physi- cian, who died in 1924. | “Mis. Freed had been 1l for many | months. She is survived by two sisters, Miss Agnes Lonegran and Mrs. Charles Minetti of Plitsburgh. | publican) of Massachusetts says the |only way reorganization could be ae- | complished is to give it to one person, and if the power of veto is left to | Congress she thinks nothing will ever be_done. | Democratic Senate leaders look with | favor on the suggestion of President | Hoover that Congress confer on his successor wide authority to reorganize. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Dem- | ocratic leader, said “it may be neces- sary to give the President-elect broad |and exceptional authority.” Backs Hoover Suggestion. Senator Harrison of Mississippi, who | 1s to be chairman of the Senate Finance | Committee, said of the President's sug- | gestion: | ‘It is & wise statement. In view of | the urgency of the situation and the | great need for governmental economy, | I feel sure that the American people vould sanction the granting to Presi lent-elect Roosevelt wide powers to reorganize the Government in terest of the taxpayers.” The suggestion has been made in | Democratic sources that if the present Congress would grant such authority to the President-elect it might not be | necessary to bring about the call of a | special session of the newly elected | Congress this coming Spring. However, most of the Democratic leaders in Con- | Bress are convinced that a special ses- sion cannot now be avolded. \VOID coated, yeliow teeth. 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