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...avert a riot, England's merchants, hard-pressed themselves by the Depression, began to dole out food to the hungry. More than 300 were each supplied with a ration worth $2.75. Fearful of a repetition of the raid, Lawyer Morris declared: "These people just simply got hungry. The merchants of England must either move their goods or mount machine guns on their stores...
...insurgent Senate movement was on foot to reconsider the confirmation of the three Power Commissioners when Congress reassembles next week.* Senators Borah, Norris, Brookhart, Dill and Wheeler, promising support to Senator Walsh, clamored to have the question reopened. A report spread that Chairman Smith and his two Commissioners, to avert a Senate explosion which might blow them out of their new jobs, were considering rehiring Messrs. Russell & King. Commissioner McNinch, not yet in office, wired his "surprise" from North Carolina that his colleagues had broken their pledge not to deal with personnel until after...
When the 71st Congress sat down Dec. 1 for its final session, it had 70 working days ahead of it in which to do its essential work and avert a special session of the 72nd Congress after March 4. Parliamentary experts, familiar with the Administration's program, listed 13 essential bills Congress must pass in its 70 days. Of these, eleven were appropriation bills to pay Federal running costs through fiscal 1932. The other two were Unemployment Relief and Drought Relief...
...Bloc. Democratic Representative John Charles Linthicum of Maryland, long leader of the small group of avowed Wets in the House, saw his opportunity in the split which Chairman Fess, in trying to avert, had created. Rushing to Washington, Congressman Linthicum indited invitations to all 71st House members to attend a Wet Bloc organization meeting early in December. Of Chairman Fess's statement he said: "It means a Demo cratic victory beyond a doubt." Mr. Linthicum put Repeal above party, insisting: "Regardless of party platforms, the fight to elect Wet members . . . will continue. . . . We have just begun to fight." Sage...
...period last year. Seaboard common has dropped from $12½ to $1, preferred from $28 to $2¼. Last week the j railroad announced it was unable to cope j with the situation, asked its bankers, DilIon, Read & Co. and Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., to help work out another new plan, i avert receivership. Chief immediate problem is the maturity of some $11,000,000 ; bonds during 1931. Seaboard Air Line is grouped with Wabash in the I. C. C. plan, but Wabash has shown no desire to acquire the unfortunate road. Southerners are familiar with Seaboard's practice of putting the names...