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April 17, 1929

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SENATORS CLING TO DEBENTURE PLAN; Unless Hoover Spurns It More Specifically Than in Message, It Will Be in Farm Bill. FIGHT ON FLOOR PROMISED House Committee Adopts the Haugen Measure--Quick Passage Is Likely. Committee Talks Over Message. Would Avoid a Veto. SENATORS CLING TO DEBENTURE PLAN

By Special to The New York Times

Unless Hoover spurns debenture plan more specifically than in his message, it will be inserted as optional clause in Sen bill; House Com orders favorable rept on Haugen bill

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HOOVER SUBMITS MESSAGE; He Urges on Congress Federal Loans to Aid Farm Agencies. DECLARES PRICE-FIXING BAN President Emphasizes Relief Plan Is a Test, but That a Start Should Be Made. VALUATION HERE FOR TARIFF Census, Reapportionment and Further Delay of National Origins Are Advocated. Views in Congress Vary. Pleasing to Manufacturers. Farm Views Accord With Bill. Speed in Flexible Rates Sought. Fee Plan Quickly Dismissed. Word of Warning to Farmers.

By Richard V. Oulahan. Special To the New York Times

In message to Cong, urges special session to act on postponing or repealing natl origins provision

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LIQUOR IS PLENTIFUL ON LEVIATHAN TRIP; Ship Did Not Officially Sell It Going East, but Some of the Crew Did. WET POLICY FOR RETURN Liquor Will Be Sold by Liner to Change 'Hypocritical State of Affairs' and End Bootlegging. Ordered to Live Up to Law. LIQUOR IS PLENTIFUL ON LEVIATHAN TRIP No Prescriptions Issued. Debarking Passengers Wet. Was "Like Any American City." Situation Is Confused.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Calls at Cherbourg still officially dry

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SPLIT ON TARIFF INDICATED; Objections to Proposed Plan Forecast in Both House and Senate. DEMOCRATS PROMISE FIGHT Stimson Will Oppose Curtailing of Free Trade With the Philippines. HULL AND GARNER AT ODDS Former Calls Longworth's Statement on Democratic Views 'Baldest Impudence.' Treasury Control New Feature. Stimson Ally of Filipinos. HOOVER FOR LIMITED REVISION OF TARIFF Hull Replies to Longworth. Expect Garner to Lead Fight.

By Special to The New York Times

Expected to lead fight against Repub tariff bill

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Notable Births

James Last

1929James Last, German-American bassist, composer, and bandleader (died 2015)[†]

James Last was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra. Initially a jazz bassist, his trademark "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom, with 65 of his albums reaching the charts in the UK alone. His composition "Happy Heart" became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark.