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(U. 5. Weather Bureau Foreeast.) Fair and colder with temperature about ; tomorrow H tomorrow night or Thursday. 59, at 4:15 pm. at tures: terday; lowest, 39, on page 7 a.m. today. m} Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. 32,081, Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. he Fnening 1932—FORTY PAGES. ##» WASHI) REINFORCED JAPANESE BREAK: KIANGWAN LINE; TOKIO FOR PEACE PLAN Attempt Is Made to Blow Up Warships. BLAST SHAKES ENTIRE CITY Furious Fight Fol- lows Arrival of 12,000 Troops. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, China, March 1.— Jpammered by the new strength I Japan's fresh storm troops, the Chinese line in the Kiangwan jpector gave way and fell back foot by foot, covering the retreat with machine-gun fire. The whole Japanese line along the entire battle front between Kiangwan and Miaochungchen was straightened out and head- quarters reported the attack had succeeded along a one-mile front. The Chinese were retreating pouthward in the direction of Chapei. At one cross road, which has been under heavy fire for several days, the advancing Ji ese reported they had found more 200 Chinese dead. 12,000 More Troops Arrive. ‘Their own casualties for the day were not given. = Backed up by 12,000 reinforcements who landed here during the last 36 hours, the Japanese early this morning began a tremendous assault along the whole front. They used artillery, air- planes, machine guns and & squadron of tanks in the tremendous push. which Tokio expected to defeat the Chinese sooner '.h:n“llaum of Nlun:lu peace roposals cot become operative. = A terriffic expl ‘which shook the entire City of Shanghal without being clearly heard, took ce when two mines blew up close two Japanese warships in the Whangpoo River. In- habitants of the International Settle- ment “r‘uthed into the :zkxeeu wr:ht‘::; ing at an earthquake, somef hieh in Shanghai only me:l Wl in a decade, had struck. Battle Casuaities Heavy. ‘The Japanese lines struck with fury unknown heretofore in the con- flict, their tanks dashing backward and forward like maddened monsters. They said they had achieved an advance of more than a mile. ‘The claim was made from the newly established hea of Gen. Yo- shinorl Shirakawa at the Kungdah Cotton Mill, just outside the eastern extremity of the Settlement. More than 700 wounded Chinese ‘were brought back from the front lines the crowded Settlement hospitals up to late this afternoon, and the am- bulances continued a steady trek to and from the battlefields. Late tonight the rumble of artillery fire and the cracks of the rifles still met up & terriffic din along the entire front. As evening approached the fir- ing was concentrated on the Chinese Jeft wing, south of Kiangwan. A spokes- man for the Japanese intimated that their casualties also had been very heavy. A Japanese colonel and a cap- tain, he said, were killed by machine gun fire in assaulting Chinese trenches. The fruitless attempt to blow up two ‘Warships resulted in an afternoon of serror for the International Settlement. Warships Not Damaged. Two powerful mines exploded near fhe flagship Idzumo and the Japanese cruiser Oi and caused hundreds of dwellers in the International Settle- ament to rush from their homes scream- ing “Earthquake.” But when the shouting was over the warships were found to be unharmed. The explosions rocked buildings throughout the city. Shortly after they happened a party of Japanese sailors left the flagship in an armed launch, proceeded a short distance down river and arrested six Chinese in two sam- pans, accusing them of being connected with the explosion. As a result of these developments it seemed likely that the Japanese battle front would be extended to include the surface and the depths of the Whang- po, which yesterday was declared in- ternational water, following a request of the powers that the Idzumo be re- moved from there. The mines were “time” blasts, ac- cording to naval officials aboard the Jdzumo. They were not close enough to do damage, officials said, although they caused great excitement aboard ‘both warships. Officlals said the ships would not change their location. The shocks caused great consterna- tion among the huge population of the business district of Shanghai, where the buildings were filled with office workers, the streets crowded and clubs filled with foreign business people dur- ing the lunch hour. The mines apparently were laid deep in the river, although directly in the center of the stream, through which shipping from all parts of the world, (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) DRIVER MAKES MISTAKE IN CAR HE FOLLOWED Jailed for Reckless Driving After Bumping Auto of Woman He Thought He Knew. ‘When he bumped into a car occupled by three women after following them for more than 2 miles, Thomas Byrum, . 4100 block of Davenport street, was sent to jail for 30 days by Traffic Court udge Ralph Given today on a charge of reckless driving. Louise Wellborn, 6500 block of Sev- enth place, told Judge Given that first bumped into the rear of on Connecticut avenue and then followed her down Tilden street hill through Rock Creek Park. Accom- panied by two woman companions, she said, she became frightened and tried to outdistance the pursuing m: 5 Byrum's car continued to follow, how- er, and bumj her machine several ore times until Miss Wellborn finally oned a policeman at Georgia ave- road and had ar- Pilots Would Give Up Canada Citizenship To Fight for'China By the Associzted Press. OTTAWA, Ontario, March 1.— Royal Canadian Air Force mem- bers who have offered their serv- ices to China are willing even to renounce their Canadian citizen- ship to carry out their plans, a spokesman for the fiyers said to- day after a meeting last night at which representatives of airmen at Winnipeg, Camp Borden and Tenton, Ontario, conferred with Ottawa leaders of the movement. “We would do this with great reluctance,” the spokesman said, “but, after all, the air is our nat- ural element and we have our families in many cases to con- sider.” Air force officers said the 28 pursuit planes and 28 bombing lanes they would require could Be Obtained in the United States in a few weeks. It is estimated equipment and maintenance of squadron for a year would $9,000,000. ASSOCIATION PLANS BOYCOTT OF JAPAN Mrs. Corliss Lamont and Wil- liam Loeb, Jr., Head Priv- vate Organization. the cost. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March 1.—Formation of the American Boycott Association, to set up a country-wide, non-governmental boycott against Japan in the hope of effecting arbitration in the Sino-Japa- nese crisis, was announced today. Mrs, Corliss Lamont, daughter-in-law of Thomas W. Lamont, one of the J. P. Morgan partners, and William Loeb, jr., are executive secretaries, and thg or- gnlzauon has its headquarters in New ‘orl A statement issued by Mrs. Lamont and Loeb predicted that, should Japan m control of Manchuria and dom- e Kellogg pact, the and the League of ealistic expres- sions of unattainable desires.” WITHDRAWALS BLOCK RECALL AT ATLANTA Petition Against Mayor Key Fails as 350 Names Are Removed From List. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., March 1.—The num- ber of petitioners for an election on the recall of Mayor James L. Key has dropped below the required total as a tesult of withdrawals and forgery charges. Checkers said last night a total of 350 names had been withdrawn from the original tion, which contained 5283. This left 64 too few to bring about a recall election. Some names were dropped because the signers were unqualified, but 142 ::Le withdrawn by requests of individ- The Atlanta Federation of Trades officials said they planned to file ad- ditional petitions for the recall today. ————— WOMAN GETS 14 YEARS FOR POISONING NEPHEW State Says Youth, 17, Was Killed by Material Extracted From Fly Paper. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March Court jury took just three hours to convict” Mrs. year-old widow for killing her 17-year- old nephew. Thomas Meyer, with poi- |son which the State said she extracted from fly paper. The verdict came shortly before mid- night last night and its form auto- matically set her punishment at 14 years in the State Penitentiary. Life imprisonment or death in the electric chair were possible under the statutes, but the prosecution did not ask-a death penalty. State witnesses testified Mrs. Sum- mers had nine insurance policies total- ing $3,630 on Meyer's life. Mrs. Sum- | firm, low voice, denied | nephew. |BOWERS FORESEES BYRD ELECTED IF NOMINATED Democratic Leader Also Says Vir- ginian Would Be “Wholly Acceptable.” By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va, March 1.—The Richmond Times-Dispatch today quoted Claude G. Bowers, New York writer and keynote speaker at the 1928 Demo- cratic National Convention, as predict- ing former Gov. Harry F. Byrd’s “cer- tain" election if nominated as Demo- cratic presidential candidate, and said that his nomination would be “wholly | acceptable.” Colombian Colony Planned. BOGOTA, Colombia, March 1 (#).— | The foreign minister announced today that the International Colonization Corporation of St. Paul, Minn., is seek= ing title to 1,000,000 acres in Colombia for a colonization project. The cor- | poration, it was said, plans to establish 20,000 Canadian and 30,000 European farmers in this country. 1—A Criminal | Margaret Summers, 47-| League Envoy to Be Told to Accept. TRUCE PARLEY GETS APPROVAL Powers Expected to Try for Permanent Solution. (Copyright, 1932, by the Associated Press.) TOKIO, March 1.—Peace pro- posals to end the conflict at Shanghal, made by Joseph Paul- Boncour, French delegate at the League of Nations’ Council, at Geneva, yesterday, were accepted by the Japanese government to- day. The proposals of M. Boncour, which called for a conference of the powers at Shanghai, with representatives of China and Japan, werc also accepted by Ad- miral Osumi and Gen. Araki, heads of the war and navy de- partments, at conference with Foreign Minister Kenkichi Yoshi- zawa. ‘They were reported to Tokio by Nao- take Sato, Japanese representative at the League Council, by cablegram. The government was understood to have in- terpreted M. Paul-Boncour's sugges- tions as meaning that a conference at Shanghai, covering a long period of time, would be likely and that the con- ference would seek a permanent solu- tion of the problem there. It was understood that instructions would be sent to M. Sato advising him to accept the Paul Boncour gmpollh. In government circles, however, it was asserted that the conferences at Shanghal seemed to be making very little progress toward arranging for a cessation of hostilities and a spokesman itary | referred to the communique published here announcing a gen Chinese re- treat, intimating that the Japanese Army was likely to clear the 12'>-mile zone of Chinese troops before any ar- rangement could be negotiated. DEBUCHI VOICES OPTIMISM. Hopes Shanghai Negotiations Will Suc- ceed—Favorable Nanking Action Seen. By the Associated Press. ‘Tokio notified the Japanese embassy today that it has accepted in principle the armistice arranged in Geneva, and negotiations will be con- tinued at Shanghai between military officers of the contending powers to prepare the actual document, which must be signed before hostilities can be stopped. Ambassador Debuchi is hopeful for the successful outcome of the Shanghai negotiations. As yet, Dr. Hawkling Yen, Chinese charge d'affaires here, has not been ad- vised by the Nanking government of its acceptance of the armistice terms approved by Dr. W. W. Yen, the Chi- nese representative at Geneva, but he believes approval will be given by Nanking. Announcement of the formal ap- proval of the Geneva agreement by the Japanese foreign office created a hope- ful atmosphere at the White House and in the State Department, and the fur- ther developments at Shanghai are be- ing watched with intense interest by the President and Secretary Stimson. COBLENTZ TO FACE TRIAL ON MARCH 21 Prosecutor Not to Consider Pro- posed Demand for Immediate Hearing. | Spectal Dispatch to The Star. | BALTIMORE, March 1.—The trial of State Bank Commissioner George W. Page and State Scnator Emory L. Cob- lentz of Frederick County, indicted with four other men on charges grow- ing out of the failure of the Central Trust Co., probably will be held during the March term of the Circuit Court at Ellicott City. James Clark, State's attorney for mers, clad in black and speaking in & | she killed her | Howard County, said: “It is unlikely any of the cases will | be brought to trial before the next | term, which begins March 21.” He added he had given no considera- tion to the public statement of Page that he would “demand immediate | trial” Page, believed to be the first State Department head indicted in the last | 42 years, is accused of having abetted the merger last June of the Washing- ton Trust Co., Ellicott City, with the Central Trust Co., when, it was alleged, he should have known that the Cen- tral Trust Co. was not able to carry out its part of the merger contract. He also is indicted jointly with Sen- ator Coblentz on & charge of conspiracy to defraud. Others indicted include Charles McC. Mathias, Grover L. Michael and C. Thomas Summers, vice presidents of the Central Trust Co., and 8. Elmer Brown, treasurer. All of the m appeared yesterday and furnished HARLOTTE, N. C, March 1 (#).— Forest fires raged at scattered points & 100-mile front in the mountains ‘estern North Carolina early today. McDowell County flames, driven igh winds, had raced through hun- es. Mountain 100 men sought GTON, | . ey ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, TUESDAY, ta The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated service. * Press news Yesterday's Circulation, 124,727 MARCH 1, (#) Means Associ ed Press. TWO CENTS. \F¢ MOSES‘ THINKS HE'S BILL BoRAHY HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTES WHEAT BILL Approves Release of 40,- 000,000 Bushels to Red Cross for Distribution. By the Associated Press. A Senate bill to release 40,000,000 bushels of Government wheat to the Red Cross for relief distribution was approved today by the House Agricul- ture Committee by a 15-to-6 vote. The action reversed a previous re-| &cuon of the measure by a 14-to-9 Liot. Live Stock to Benefit. The bill was amended to provide that run of the wheat may be used for ivestock feeding in crop-failure areas. This applies particularly to the Dakotas, Nebraska, Montana, Iowa, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. ‘The measure would allow the Red cmsshla requisition 3: whe:; from time®to time as needed with & maxi- limit of 40,000,000 bushels. Eron s e o hc;_I l.amfle’:‘ ‘that the Presi. 's pl or ral Community Chest funds for une:lgfilyed had left the.rural areas without any organized help and that his tion was lending a hand. “The President's plan for raising Community Chest funds applied only to cities of 25,000 and over,” Payne said. “It left the rural areas without any or- ized help. We felt that was a very e order for the Red Cross, but we sent out field representatives and or- these areas. 1,850 Counties Covered. ““We have been carrying on such or- ganizations in 1,850 counties in every State. That is about half the country.” Payne, who had been called to testify on tl Norbeck bill to use 5,000,000 bushels of Farm Board wheat to help those in crop failure areas, said his or- ganization was willing to distribute the grain if it would not have to bear the expense of distribution. | “The Red Cross will not favor or op- pose any legislation,” he said. “We will accept a commodity allotment from the Government, but we will not accept a cash donation. The Norbeck measure wa$ designed to aid drought and grasshopper stricken areas, chiefly in Montana, the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Washington. Payne sald that in 90 counties of this area the Red Cross now is dis- tributing feed for livestock. “It is not a usual activity of the Red Cross,” Payne testified. “We are only doing it because we felt unless we did very serious results would follow and a very large number of livestock would die. We do it reluctantly and have hoped we would be relieved. “We feel the Agriculture Department is better qualified to handle livestock feeding. I must modestly admit, how- ever, that we are competent to do it." CONSTRUCTION GAINS All Classes of Building Show 16 Per Cent Increase for Month. PHILADELPHIA, March 1 (#).—A 16 per cent gain in the value of con- tracts awarded for all classes of con- struction from December to January is reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of_Philadelphia. The report stated this gain occurred in face of the usual seasonal decline of about 3 per cent and that there also was a further gain in the early part of Februar; Gandhi's Son Sentenced. MEERUT, India, March 1 (#).—Davi Das Gandhi, youngest son of Mahatma Gandhi, who was arrested February 2 on a charge of abetting the civil dis- obedience campaign of the Mahatma, was sentenced today to six months’ im- prisonment. Cunard Line Offers Installment Plan Trips to Americans By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March 1.—Tour- ists can go to Europe or the West Indies now on the installment plan—25 per cent down and the balance in monthly payments. ‘The Cunard Line announced the innovation yesterday, effec- tive today, and pointed out that, “strangely enough, this typically American custom is first applied to foreign travel by a British shipping concern.” It was described as the first time a large scale installment financing project has been ap- plied to an “intangible.” MORE FUNDS VOTED 10 SEABURY PROBE $250,000 Appropriated to Continue Inquiry Inte New York City Affairs. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y, March 1.—After three hours of angry debate the As- sembly of the New York Legislature early today passed the bill appropriat- ing an additional $250,000 for the New York City investigation. ‘The bill passed the Senate some time ago and now goes to Gov, Roosevelt. ‘The appropriation brings the cost of the legislative investigation of the Tam- many administration of New York to $750,000. Of this sum, the Republicans have decided to give Samuel Seabury, investigator for the committee, $100,000 as his fee. ‘The debate in the Lower House was & refteration of what had been said for and against the inquiry numerous times previously, with the Democrats opposing it and the Republican majority forcing it through. ‘The vote was 77 for and 67 against, strictly on party lines. The debate was in the nature of an anti-climax, for it was known from the day the Republican leaders announced weeks ago that Chl':}'x planned to continue the investigation that the money would Last night's debate saw the Demo- be voted. crats again charging the investigation was nothing but a “political fishing ex- | pedition,” with the majority spokes- men saying the revelations had already Justified the expense, GASOLINE TAX RAISED New York Increase to Three Cents Goes Into Effect. ALBANY, N. Y., March 1 (#).—The cost of motoring in New York State took a rise today as the new gasoline tax of 3 cents, instead of 2, went into effect. At the same time the stock- transfer tax advanced to 4 cents, dou- ble the old rate. The increases, approved by the Legis- lature, were adopted in the hope of as- sisting the State through its financial troubles. VOLCANO Iil ERUPTION Dense Cloud of Smoke and Ashes Hides Alaskan Island. DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, March 1 ().—The crew of the motor ship Eunice, arriving here yesterday from the west, reported Amukta Island was throwing out a dense cloud of smoke and ashes. Amukta is a small volcanic Island to- ward the tip of the Aleutian group off the southwest coast of Alaska. IEXPEDITION GOING TOWBERMUDA TO FIND FIRE-BREATHING DRAGONS Dr. William Beebe to Head Scientific Party in Search for Strange Sea Monsters. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, March 1—“Pire- breathing” dragons will be sought in the Atlantic depths off the Bermuda Islands this Summer by a scientific ex- tion to be headed by Dr. Willlam 5 I;e, noted deep-sea explorer of New ork. “During the work of our expedition last year,” sald Dr. Beebe, “we saw slimy huge shapes that came floating up from the hs. No one has seen them before 1 feel sure that further levels will reveal the wm“": shoot the mm“mr a8 luminous substance out of their mouths like squids shoot their ink; they are covered with spines and are alto- gether fearsome.” Dr. Beebe revealed his plan at a re- ception in his honor, which coincided with the return to Los Angeles of two scientific expeditions to South America and another to the Galapagos Islands. Stories of fish that sing, birds that bark and snakes that fly were brought back by an expedition which went to reaches of the Amazon River. Los furrier and entomologist; John V. Deuel, author and aviator, and Willis J. Hole, naturalist and yachts- y were Albert E. Colburn, | ing WALCGTT T0 HEAD SHORT SALES FIGHT Stiewer and Bulkley Asked to Help Draft Motion. Approval Likely. By the Associated Press. A Senate Banking Committee today appointed a subcommittee to draft a resclution authorizing complete inves- tigation of the stock exchanges. Senator Walcott, who has led the administration drive for an investiga- tion of bear raids on the market, was named chairman. Chairman Norbeck of the Banking Committee announced after a lengthy executive session that it was “the con- sensus of the committee to go into the abuses on the stock exchanges.” Approval Expected. As so00n as the resolution is ready the Senate will be asked to suthorize the investigation. There seems little doubt of formal Senate approval. Senators Stiewer, Republican, of Oregon, and Bulkley, Democrat, of Ohio, are the other members of the sub- committee who will go ahead and con- duct the investigation, once it is ap- proved. The demands for the stock market investigation were made today by Bank- ing Committee members as it met to hear testimony on short-selling opera- tions. After Senator Walcott proposed that the Senate be asked for authority to subpoena witnesses and documents, Senators Glass and Barkley, Democrats, and Blaine, Republican, of Wisconsin proposed that bulls be investigated as well as bears, Scope to Be Widened. ‘The committee then got tangled in a lengthy wrangle whether to question William R. Perkins, New York attorney, before voting ongn investigation. It decided before hearing Perkins to close its doors and determine in executive session whether to make & formal in- vestigation. After the executive session, it was learned it was the view of the commit- tee that all phases of stock market speculations should be inquired into— bull activities as well as those of bears. However, Norbeck indicated that first attention would be given to the bears. Walcott, who has a list of the princi- pal operators whom the administration believes have indulged In deliberate raids to force down prices of securities, did not make public that list—awaiting the time for subpoenaing. Authority Questioned. Some doubt was expressed on the authority of the Senate to inquire into stock market activities and this was one of the subjects laid before the sub- committee to determine finally. However, both Norbeck and Walcott voiced the conviction the Senate had full power. EXCHANGE OPENS QUIZ. New York Members Asked to List Ac- counts and Owners. NEW YORK, March 1 (#).—Coinci- ent with the start of the Senate Finance Committee hearings on short selling, the New York Stock Exchange today called on its members for additional data on that practice. | In a special bulletin issued this morn- | ing the Exchange asks that all mem- bers forward to its Committee of Busi- ness Conduct information as of Feb- ruary 29 on the following points: “l. The total number of accounts in which there is a short position. “2, The number of such accounts in each State of the United States. “3, The name of the owner of each such account in alphabetical order and the number of shares of each stock short in it.” The Stock Exchange instructs that such information be forwarded to it “as soon as possible, but in any event not later than March 7.” e e Trotsky Plans Trip. ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 1 (#).— Leon Trotsky, exiled Bolshevist war lord, came here today from his resi- dence om the Island of Prinkipo and applied at the Czechoslovakian com- sul:te for permission to visit that coun- try. The consular officials said there had been no decision. —_— Porto Rican Tax Protested. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 1 (#). Onethouundmhml;olsun.m':‘n closed up shop today and held a meet- protest against imposition of o’ufll-lfl ln.-nd“l;zsretul.t s Sunday-like appear- mdmmmu 2 Ak, with PETTON FOR VO ONLQUORCNTRO 145th Signature Is Obtained as La Guardia Replies to Blanton. CHAMBER IN UPROAR UPON ANNOUNCEMENT Date for Balloting Is Not Set. ‘Will Show Line-up for First Time in Years. A #ase vote cn consideration of a State aysl local liquor control plan was assured today when the wet blocs ob- tained the necessary 145 signatures on a petition to take the measure away from the Judiciary Committee. The vote is expected to show the House line-up on prohibition for the first time in years. There was great enthusiasm and loud applause on the part of the wets when it was announced on the floor that sufficient names had been signed to the petition for the discharge. The motion to discharge will come before the House on March 14. Hope to Have 175 Votes. ‘The wets do not expect to carry their motion, but they hope to have more than 175 votes for it when the roll is called. The purpose of prohibition op- ponents is to bring a showdown on the wet and dry issue in the House in anticipation of the effect it will have in the coming campaign. ‘When the House adjourned yester- day, a total of 139 signatures had been affixed to the petition. Six more were needed and six members signed up to- day. They were Sabath of Illinois, Freeman of Connecticut, Major of Illi- nois, Pish of New York, Montague of Virginia and Mansfield of Texas. The Texas member was the last man to sign. His signature was affixed to the petition as another Texan, Repre- | sentative Blanton, was attacking and deriding the proposal of the wets, de- claring it could have no effect. La Guardia Replies. Representative La Guardia of New York, one of the wet leaders of the House, was on his feet replying to Blan- ton when Representative O'Connor of New York brought the word to him that Mr. Mansfield had signed the petition. Immediately there was an uproar and wild applause from the wets. Speaker Garner will be at liberty, if he so desires, to take the floor during the consideration of the motion to dis- charge and state his position with ref- erence to the eighteenth it There is no compuision upon him to take this course. Speaker Garner also may vote if he desires on the motion to discharge the committee. Silent on Dry Issue. Mr. Garner was reported in dispatches from Texas as saying he did not intend to discuss questions not before the House, when he was replying to 2 question as to how he stood on the prohibition issue. The success of the wets in obtaining sufficient signatures to their petition has the effect of bring- ing the wet and dry issue before the House, which changes the situation materially. Speaker Garner against the resolution submitting the eighteenth amendment to the States back in 1917. Since then, however, he has supported legislation for the en- forcement of the dry laws. When Representative Freeman of Connecticut signed the petition today, he practically had to be, lifted to the desk. Despite his illness, the Connect!- cut member came to the House to sign the petition. ‘The resolution which the wets pro- posed in their discifarge motion to take from the Judiciary Committee and bring before the House proposes an amendment to the eighteenth amend- ment. If this proposed amendment is adopted, Article 18 of the Constitution would read as follows: Text of Resolution. “The Congress shall have power to regulate or prohibit the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, and the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory sub- ject to the jurisdiction thereof, for beverage purposes: “Provided, however, that such powers shall not be construed or applied to abridge or deny the right of any State to authorize and regulate the manufac- ture, sale, transportation, or use of such intoxicating liquors, wholly within the borders of such State; that such power of regulation, or any power of the Con- gress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, shall not be construed to empower the Congress to author- ize the shipment. transportation or importation into any State of intoxicat- ing liquors for beverage or other pur- poses whenever the manufacture, sale, transportation or use of such liquors has been prohibited by the laws of such State; and any such shipment or importation of intoxicating liquors into such State, 1n violation of its laws, is prohibited, and any such shipment or importation shall be subject to the laws of the State upon its arrival therein.” This resolution was introduced by both Representatives Linthicum of Mary- land, the wet Democratic leader of the House, and Beck of Pennsylvania, the wet Republican leader. The petition for discharge was signed by 76 Republicans and 69 Democrats. The petition has been resting on the (Continued on Page 2. 2. Column 4) URGES BONUS BONDS Senator Thomas’ Bill Would Boost Circulating Money, He Says. Immediate full payment of World | War veterans' adjusted service certifi- cates was proposed to the Senate today by Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla- homa, under a bond-issue plan which, he said, would greatly increase the amount of money in circulation. ‘The bill pr:?oud would provide that on issuance the bonds they be de- livered to the various Pederal Reserve banks instead of being offered to the ublic. i The banks would be authorized to issue Federal Reserve notes for the full amount mud‘!pay them to the ex-service men in satisfaction of their certificates. U. S. Friendship Is Goal. HELSINGFORS, Finland, March 1 (#).-An American-Finnish Society was last night at a meeting of ent citizens, to further ing trial, cultural and of Fons and HOUSE WETS FILL voted | ing tion 80 of the social a%mm SMITH APPROVES (USE OF HIS NAME INBAY STATE VOTE 0. K.’s Friends’ Move to En- ter Slate of Delegates in Coming Primary. STATE CHAIRMAN GETS POWER OF ATTORNEY Rivalry With Roosevelt Carried to Vermont by Series of Con- ferences in New York. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, March 1.—Alfred E. Smith's consent for the use of his name by cangidates for delegates to the Demo- cratic national conventicn from Massa- chusetts was received today by Frank J. Donahue, Democratic State chair- man. In & letter received by Donahue to- day Smith said he understood this was a technical requirement in Massachu- setts and added: “I would not be interpreted as ham- pering in any way the desire of my friends in Massachusetts to express their sentiment for me.” Gives Power of Attorney. The letter was accompanied by a formal power of attorney appointing Donahue to act for Smith in filing the written assent with the secretary of State in Massachusetts. This action will permit the entry of a slate of candidates for delegates pledged to the former New York Governor and presidential nominee in 1928. Such & slate was already under consideration by Donahue in anticipation of approval by Smith. Gives Full Permission. Smith's letter to Donahue said: “With deep appreciation of the con- tents of your letter of February 26, I am sending you herewith the signed authorization giving assent to the use of my name by candidates for delegates and alternate delegates at large and from districts in Massachusetts to the Democratic National Convention to state their preference for me as a candidate for nomination for President of the United States. “I understand that this is a techni- cal requirement in your State and I would not be interpreted as hampering in any way the desire of my friends in Massachusetts to express their senti- ment for me. “I cannot tell you how highly I value the friendship and esteem hope, through you to convey this to all my friends in the State of Massachusetts.” The letter, dated February 29, was in reply to one written Smif by Donahue on 26 in which the State chairman pointed out that it was necessary as the time of the presiden- tial primary set for April 26, draws near, to meet a “purely technical re- quirement.” Others *Are Uncertain. “You know,” Donahue wrote, “that Massachusetts will never be content to a:eer l:h Dezmoc{::!'ce National Conven- n without a pl to " He asked Smith’s signature to theyiotzkmenl. Biv- formal assent for the use of his name in the primary. While Smith's action served to clear up one doubtful aspect of the confused political situation in Massachusetts, by settling definitely the question of whether his candidacy would be a factor in the primary, it left the posi- tion of other candidates, particularly that of Franklin D. Roosevelt, more uncertain than ever. Supporters of Gov. Roosevelt, he added, led by Mayor James M. Curley of Boston, have been urging his entry into the primary, but it is considered doubt- ful by other leaders that the New York executive will enter the race against Smith. The Smith movement has the backing of nearly all of the other rec- ognized Democratic leaders, including Gov. Joseph B. Ely and United States Senator David I. Walsh. WILL ENTER VERMON Democratic Fight Carried North as Re- sult of Conferences. NEW YORK, March 1 (#).—The rivalry between the Smith and Roose- velt political camgs is to be carried into Vermont's green hill In a series of pow-wows yesterday supporters of Alfred E. Smith discussed plans for carrying into New England an intensive fight to make the former Governor of New York the Democratic presidential nominee. One decision was announced: That the Smith men will attempt to corral Vermont's eight votes. They will seek the election at a Stale convention May 18 of a delegation pledged to Smith. Friends to Make Fight. ‘The 1928 Democratic standard bearer reiterated that he would not personally fight for delegates, but would not stop friends who wish to do so. The announcement was made by James A. Kennedy of Burlington after a conference with Smith and Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, who is directing the Smith movement. Kennedy, a former member of the Democratic National Committee, re- ported there was a strong Smith senti- ment in Vermont. From Bennington, in that State, however, came a dec- laration from Pred C. Martin, State committeeman, that he did not believe a Smith slate could be obtained. Pledged to Roosevell, He said that at a recent meeting all of the State committee present except one pledged support to Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Another conferee yesterday with Smith and Hague was John J. Curtin, recently back from a visit to his native city, Manchester, N. H. Newspapers understood he reported two Smith del- egates were almost certain to be elected in the Manchester congressional dis- trict and that Smith had an excellent chance to win the delegates at large. Roosevelt forces have claimed all of New Hampshire's eight votes. COUNTESS DIES AT 101 Childhood Playmate of Empress Elizabeth Published Memoirs. VIENNA, March 1 (#).—The Countess Helen Erdoedy died in her castle near Sbflnmnfi:r today at the age of 101. As & chi she was the playmate of Archduchess Elizabeth, later the Em- Taore 5o Bnpress lady o wathing, sd came ess’ , 8l her memoirs three years ago embraced history of the