Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) Rain tonight and morning; probably tomorrow colder tomorrow morning, much colder tomorrow night. Temper: toda; tures—Highest, lowest, 52, at 4 p.m. 69, at 10 am. yesterday. Full report on page 4. he Entered as seco post_ office, 32,459. nd clat Washington, DEPOSITORS RUSH TO 20 REOPENED BANKS IN D. C; 11 CONSE (3] 9 Institutions Under Own Officers. NEW ACCOUNTS BRING SURPRISE| Withdrawals Are Small As Doors Are Opened. | The Washington public today | poured unprecedented deposits into the 20 banks licensed to re- open on an almost normal basis under approval of the Federal Government, The banks were swamped with customers opening new accounts in what was described as the most remarkable banking day in the history of the city. Conservators were appointed today for 11 of the 13 banks which | were not granted licenses to re- open, it was announced at the of- fice of the controller of the cur- rency. Nine of the 11 conservators are officers in banks concerned, while two are national bank examiners. The appointments are: John Poole, president of the Federal-American National Bank & Trust Co. Joshua Evans, jr., president of the District National Bank. F. C. Ockershausen, a national bank examiner at the Franklin National Bank. ¥ i John C. Walker, %president of the Chevy Chase Savings Bank. A. O. Wharton, vice president of the Mount Vernon Savings Bank. G. F. Hoover, vice president of | the Northeast Savings Bank. E. L. Norris, vice president and cashier of the Woodridge-Lang-| don Savings & Commercial Bank. W. H. C. Brown, president of the Industrial Savings Bank. | George W. Offutt, president of the Potomac Savings Bank. | J. L. Bailey, a national bank’ examiner, at the United States Savings Bank. -« Robert A. Sisson, vice presidenti of the Washington Savings Bank.| Not in Difficulties. | Secretary Woodin declared that the nppo‘;n!ment of conservators to banks of high repute did not warrant a de- duction that such banks necessarily were in difficulty, but that there were complications which made it impractical Tor the banks to open to the full extent. The controller of the currency also nnnuuncx that every building and loan acsociatioh in_the District would be licensed to reopen at once. The local office of the Bureau of In- ternal Revenue also announced this afternoon that checks on all 13 of the unlicensed banks as well as the 20 in full operation would be accepted in pay-) ds ment of income taxes. The checks on the unlicensed banks, of course, will be subject to collection. Trust Companies Open. companies and seevn savings banks were announced by the controller of | the currency shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, the information being for- | warded to each individual bank and to the Washington Clearing House Asso- ciation, which was still in session af that time. Reopening of the banks in the city on an almost normal banking basis brought tremendous relief to the busi- ness life of Washington. Literally thousands of checks, along | with large amounts of cash, were taken to the local banks by both corporations and individuals. These checks had been piling up since the holiday started a | week ago Monday. Some of the banks reported that money “piled in.” In some instances new accounts were opening so fast that extra officials had te assist in recording them. The fact that banks were licensed by the Government under presidential orders seemed to give a surprising boost to public confidence. It was announced in one of the Treasury emergency reg- ulations that no banks would be granted licenses until their status had been thoroughly investigated by the con- troller of the currency and found *“sound.” Secretary Woodin anncunced that the licenses would mean that the financial institutions granted these permits were sound and capable of remaining so. The idea that people can again put their money in the banks and get it out in full at any time apparently caused to- day's greatly reviyed interest in bank- ing, one banker declared ‘Under the emergency bank bill passed by Congress under the urgent demand of President Roosevelt, banks which have not yet been licensed can have (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) | ter what the size, will have their names | | the setti | Licenses granted all five local trust mfd“" ng of a double tax on hoarded Washington Banks That Resumed All Functions Today The follbwing . Washington banks received licenses to reopen for business today: National Banks. Columbia National Bank. * Liberty National Bank. Lincoln National Bank. National Bank of Washington. National Metropolitan Bank. National Capital Bank. Rigzs National Bank. Second National Bank. Trust Companies, American Security & Trust Co. Munsey Trust Co. National Savings Union Trust Co. Washington Loan & Trust Co. Savings Banks. AnaccstiaBank. Bank of Commerce & Savings. East Washington Savings Bank. McLachlen Banking Corpora- tion. Morris Plan Bank. Security Savings,& Commer- cial Bank. Washington Mechanics Sav- ings Bank. & Trust Co. All building and loan associa- tions in the District. GOLD RULES AIMED AT BIG HOARDERS Woodin Declares Regulations Now Being Prepared Will Be Stringent. By the Associated Press. ecretary Woodin said today that regulations being drafted to cover hoarding of gold or gold certificates would not be so drastic as to inciude a person having in his possession & small | sum of such money, or those moving such sums in normal trade. The regulations will be stringent, however, in dealing with persons who have withdrawn large amounts of gold or certificates and who now are hoard- ing it. Thus any one having $50 or $100 in gold or a gold certificate or who offered it in payment would not be subject to prosecution. The Federal Reserve Board last week asked its member banks to forward to ‘Washington tcday a list of names of all who in the last two years withdrew | gold or gold certificates. Double Tax Authorized. The date upon which the lists were to be turned in was extended, how- | ever, until Friday, at the close of busi- ness. ‘Therefore, all persons of whom there is record of gold withdrawals, no mat- | on the lists sent to the Treasury unless | they exchange their gold for cther cur- | rency before the close of business Fri- ay. The President’s proclamation estab- lishing a banking holiday prohibited hoarding. The emergency banking act authorizes The Treasury regulations on gold hoarding, under which the Depart- ment of Justice would proceed with prosecutions, will establish the limits upon what is or what is not considered hoarding. At the Department of Justice, which is charged with the prosecution cf law violaters, it was sald no steps would be taken under the law until the Treasury determined the cour:e. Reports to the Treasury indicated that scme banks were co-operating to the extent of asking thcse drawing money from safe deposit boxes to im- mediately change any gold or gold certificates at the bank's paying teller windows to aveid placing them in cir- culation, with the possibility they might be hoarded by ancther person. ‘The restrictions cn gold do not apply to employment of the metal in industrial arts. Secretary Woodiy last Friday issued a regulation making gold avail- able for all normal industrial uses. There will be no interference with numismaticians. Reports to the Treac- ury have indicated that many old coins and currency, particylarly the old large- sized bills kept as keepsakes, have been placed in circulation and are finding their way back to the Treasury for redemption. Einstein Switzerland Bound. VIENNA, March 14 (Jewish Tele-| graphic Agency).—Friends of Prof. Al-| bert Einstein here have received a re- quest from the disiinguished scientist to rent rooms for himself and his wife at Lugano, Switeerland, where Dr. Ein- stein proposes to work until the situa- tién in Germany changes. It is understood that Prof. Einstein will leave New York on Saturday on his way to Swifzerland. BUSINESS DEPRESSION DECLARED SHORTENED BY BANKING CRISIS Professor of Finance Says Recovery Without Financial Confidence. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 14—Garfield V. Cox, professor of finance at the Uni- versity of Chicago, sald today there was strong reason to believe the cul- mination of tue bank crisls March 3 had shortened the business depression. “Without confidence in the banks there was no hope for business recov- ,” he said, speaking at the City Club. e believed President Roosevelt acted “with theommendlhle bmmom" "l:: called the emergency k legislaf ‘heartening achievement.” ‘Its provision for an asset-secured Federal Reserve bank note currency .wufim effect,” utl.dl Prof. Cot:e “to a governmen guarant of fhe deposits of the banks which are | There Was No Hope for, permitted to reopen. The fact that de- positors are assured they may exchange their deposits for a currency with gov- ernmental backing shculd eliminate | their desire to convert their deposits into currency. | “There is, therefore, nothing directly inflationary in this measure. The| chances for an early expansion of the circulating medium as a whole are bet- ter if currency in circulation does not increase, for if bank deposits cease to decline the banks will be readier to ex- pand their loans.” 4 Prof. Cox predicted the permanent banking legislation the President will would call for unifica RVATORS NAMED 1,000 in Nation Licensed to Operate. WOODIN SAYS FEAR IS ENDED 'Roosevelt Strives For Permanent Reforms. By the Associated Press. At least 1,000 banking institu- tions throughout the United States reopened for normal busi- ness today under Federal and State licenses. No less than 340 reopened yesterday. Many more will resume business tomorrow. Today’s total included Federal WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ) D. C, THE: TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933—THIRTY PAGES. HAVE bening Sfar. Reserve members Ste ana com- | VON PRITTWITZ RESIGNS POST)| AS GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO U. §. mercial institutions not members of the Reserve; savings banks and private banks. The figure for one Federal Reserve district —San Francisco—was not available. In addition to this number re- suming normal operation, many other banks were operating under restrictions pending official ap- proval by State and Federal agencies. Reopening in Nation. Figures for today's reopenings by Federal Reserve districts, with the totals for non-members, savings and private banks incomplete, were: New York—72 member, 9 non-mem- ber, 22 savings banks and 2 private banks. Boston—26 Federal Reserve member. Philadelphia—144 national and State banks. Cleveland—Approximately 40 mem- | ber, 38 State. Richmond — 40 member, member. Atlanta—59 member, 10 non-member. Chicago—T74 member. Minneapolis—55 member, 6 non- member, 1 savings bank and 1 trust company. Kansas City—160 national and State. Dallas—Between 60 and 70 member. San Francisco—Unreported. Era of Fear Passed. Secretary Woodin said today bank deposits were exceeding withdrawals generally in the cities where banks were being reopened and that “the era of fear” was completely passed. He made his statement after reports had come to the Federal Reserve Board of progress toward reopening the banks in the country. At about the same time, the Senate Banking Committee was appro the Robinson bill to allow State banks to borrow from the Federal Reserve, but with the understanding that the meas- ure was not to be pressed if it were found that present laws met the needs. Referring in his talk with newspaper men to the fact that the banks had s'.::cd reopening on March 13, Woodin said: “THe people have been co-operating with us magnificently. I am beginning to believe a superstition I have long maintained—that is, that 13 is my lucky number. the are 10 non- “In a little while the stress of present will_have passed. People (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) PENNSYLVANIA BANS SPORTS ON SUNDAY Vaje Is 26 to 24 Against House Bill to Permit Outdoor Events. By the Associated Fress. HARRISBURG, Pa., March 14—The Pennsylvania Senate today defeated, 26 to 24, a House bill to permit Sunday afternoon outdoor sports. The House, which approved the present bill, passed a similar measure two years ago. It was Killed in the Senate Law and Order C:mmittee. Before bringing the measure to a vote 88T today the Senate practically had re- drafted it from the form in which it pass:zd the House. The fight, with city lined up against rural communities, had attracted Nation-wide attention. Major league base ball schedules were held back until Pennsylvania decided whether it would permit professional sport ¢n Sunday. Philadelphia has two major league clubs and Pittsburgh one. —_— Good Business Advertising of the local mer- chants in The Star tonight in- dicates that business in the stores will be good tomorrow. Pay rolls are being met in- cluding the CGovernment pay roll tomorrow and the mer- »chants say that they expect business to be better than normal. Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display) The Evening Star. . 19,559 3,406 3,188 1,916 2d Newspaper. . 3d Newspaper . . 4th Newspaper . . 5th Newspaper . . 1,313 Total 2000y ... 9,823 With commodity prices the lowest in a great many years, the present low prices of goods are attracting many buyers, Enthusiastic Republican Feels He Is Unable to Repre- sent Hitler. Supporter of Weimar Consti- tution Likely to Leave Washington Soon. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz, German Ambassador to the United States since 1927, will soon surrender his post and leave Washington. He cabled his resignation to Baron von Neurath, German foreign secretary, for submis- sion to President von Hindenburg a week ago, following the results of the Reichstag elections of March 5. Dr. von Prittwitz is a confirmed Re- publican and ardent believer in the Weimar constitution and considers him- self unable, in view of his adherence to it, to serve the Hitler government now “nthroned at Berlin. If the elections had merely brought about a change in party control of the Reich's affairs, Ambassador von Pritt- witz would have remained at Washing- DR. FRIEDRICH W. VON PRITTWITZ ton as long as his government desired him to, but he feels there has been, instead of a change of parties in the | Wilhelmstrasse, & cl in regim: ‘With the new regime Dr. von Prittwitz is wholly out of sympathy. Under the circumstances he concluded that justice to himself, as well as to the Hitler- Hugenberg dictatorship, requires that he relinquish without delay the repre- (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) U.5. TO TAKE PART . INASIATIC PARLEY Will Send Wilson to Geneva, | | but He Won't Vote on | Far East Policy. By the Associated Press. A momentous decision of the new Roosevelt administration finds the | United States refusing to be bound by any action that is taken, but agreeing to join League of Nations members in a discussion of what the world should do about Japanese military inroads in | Northern China. The State Department disclosed today that Hugh R. Wilson, Minister to Swit- | zerland, had been named to sit at the { council table with the League's special { Advisory Committee on the Undeclared War in the Far East and to participate’ in its acts, with two important reserva- |““Fhe United States, & non-member of |the League, will not vote. It will not ee in advance to bow¥ to the commit- tee’s decision, which might call for an economic boycott or other coercive | measures. Freedom of Action Reserved. “Presence of the United States in this manner in the meetings of the com- mittee will give an informative contact,” said the department in making public its acceptance of the League’s invitation to “co-operate.” “It does not in any way impair the right of independence of judgment and freedom of action of the United States. The representative of the United States cannot take any action this country. e’ belleve that the * ¢ & prob- lem * * * calls for promptness and (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) 41 KILLED IN FIRE AT MOVIE IN MEXICO High-Tension Wire Drops, Costing Lives of 20—Others Trampled as Audience Stampedes. By the Associated Press. GUADALAJARA, Mexico, March 14— Forty-one persons were killed and 70 were gravely injured last night in a theater fire at the town of Ahualulco, not far from here. A high-tension wire was short cir- cuited causing a fire in the Hidalgo Theater while a motion picture per- 1 in progress. ‘The panic-stricken audience stamped- ed for the doors and 20 were trampled to death, Twenty others were electro- cuted when the wire drop] ACTo8s. hand rail along the front of the gallery. h&hfll?ql’m B-13 QUAKE-RIDDENAREA BANKS REOPENED Mild Tremors Still Continue as Business Is Being Resumed. By the Associated Press. LONG BEACH, Calif, March 14— New-born business life stirred in this quake-ridden city today with the echo of Priday's deVastating earth shocks still in the ears of the populace. All banks which could complete tem- porary repairs meeting with the ap- proval of building inspectors planned to open at 10 a.m., 88 hours after the first quake and 11 days after Gov. James Rolph, jr., declared a State bank holi- day. A few opened yesterday and allowed withdrawals of $15 a person, but all restrictions were to be removed today in an effort to aid the partially par- | alyzed community, Bread Lines Shortened. Bread lines shortened as Monday's bank openings enabled many persons who had funds tied up in the institu- tions to gbtain money to buy -food. The bread lines contain many of the well-to-do residents of the city who can find no means to do their own cooking. ‘The gas supply is off indefinitely and there is no means of cooking other than by electricity and over open fires in yards. ‘There were two severe tremors yes- terday, one at 5:16 a.m. and the other near noon. A mild tremor, the thirty- ninth shock of the series, was felt at 4:19 a.m. today. Many of the more timid residents continued to camp in tents in their yards, fearful of another devastating shock. The Rehabilitation Committee took definite steps to restore business in the bellet an immediate resumption will re- lieve much of thgmhsl;cm by giving persons Sight-Seeing Banned. A more stringent blockade was placed in effect by officials and all sight-seers were banned from the area. Business trucks and conveyances were given per- mission to enter the city. There was a decided exodus of vis- itors from the city today as raflroads agreed to accept checks for fare. Many (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) 120 COMMUNISTS SEIZED Saxon rofiu Allege Plan to Dyna- mite Utility Plants. . ANNABERG, Germaqgy, March 14 (#)—Saxon police, alleging that Com- munists planned to dynamite the gas and electricity plants here, occupied the works today and arrested 120 unist functionaries. Police said some | was made through the British Ambas- | arms embargo declared several days ago | against China and Japan. ~ | ecutive to forbid the shipment of war 'RHINELAND CATHOLIC mt Twenty tons'of dyamite, 250 rifles and m’mmniempm found in «Communist quarters by the ROOSEVELT T ASK EMBARGO ON ARMS Will Seek Authority From Congress to Place Ban at Any Time. By the Associated Press. The American Government has in- formed Great Britain it will press for legislation permitting the President to declare an arms embargo against any nation in the world. The statement of American policy sador, Sir Ronald Lindsay, in responsé to inquiry. Great Britain yesterday withdrew an Its revoca- on followed failure of any other na- on to take similar action. Sought by Hoover. ‘The embargo also caused some com- plaint on the ground it placed China at a disadvantage as compared to Japan ;n‘I:EM‘m full supply of war ma- rials. President Roosevelt is expected to ask enactment of the arms embargo legis- lation at the special session of Con- gress, although probably not in a special message. The authorization for the Chief Ex- ti ti materials to any foreign country was requested some weeks ago by President | Hoover, but failed to get action in the short session of Congress. It ‘passed the Senate once, but was held up on a motion for reconsideration. The House showed a disposition to re- strict the embargo to this hemisphere. Adoption Expected. With the present Congress heavily Democratic, adoption of the resolution before long is expected. The British inquiry was made before that govern- ment yesterday revoked its embargo. The State Department here, in reply- ing, explained that unless legislation was passed by Congress the executive branch would have no authority to take such a step. It was made plain that the Govern- ment would seek such authority from Congress without delay. Exactly what use would be made of such power has not yet been disclosed. It indicates, however, a disposition to back up the pact of Paris outlawing war by refusing to supply the means of conflict. It could have a distinct bearing upon the undeclared wars in the Far East between Japan and China and in South | America between Colombia and Peru ! and Paraguay and Bolivia. The embargo_probably would not be | used until the United States had been assured that most of the other impor- tant nations wculd take a similar step. | NEWSPAPERS BANNED TJournals in Cologne, Bonn, Oppeln and Cosel Are Stified by Hitler. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, March 14.—The rigid cen- sorship decrees of the Hitler govern- ment today stified many prominent Catholic newspapers in the Rhineland and neighboring region of Western ‘Germany. The entire Socialist press was banned in Hesse. The Catholic parties’ publications were allowed to print before the elec- tions, when Socialist and Communist papers in many states were banned.| But in the Rhineland region, where the Catholic Centrists held their own in Sunday’s municipal - elections against the Nazis, at least nine papers were stopped today. ‘These included newspapers in Co- logne, Bonn, Opeln and Cosel. Mayor Audenauer of Cologne, who is also president of the Prussian State Council and mayors of Frankfort-on- the-Main, Mannheim, Altona, Kiel and Brunswick, and numerous other towns were removed from office and arrested or escaped by flight yesterday. ALIMONY BILL PASSED New Jersey Acts to Relieve Burden of Payments. N, N. J, March 14 (P Alimony payers today found hope in a bill passed by the Assembly, which would permit New Jersey courts to adjust ali- mony payménts in cases where divorced Com- | wit jves remarried. - Assemblywoman ‘Trube, sponsoring the bill, said some men are unfairly with alimony payments, men- t divorced women often mar- muhnxo- the *% Associated service, SUPPORT OF G. 0.P. PLEDGED ECONOMY MEASURE IN SENATE Democratic Caucus Votes Program—Members Left Free on Amendments. CONFIDENT OF SPEEDY PASSAGE OF MEASURE | Various Cuts Proposed in Veterans’ Benefits May Be Left to Dis- cretion of President. By the Associated Press. Republican leaders pledged support to the administration’s economy bill to~ day as the Senate headed for a vote on the proposed power for President Roose- velt to cut veterans' benefits and Fed- eral pay more than half a billion dol- fars. The 58 Democrats in the chamber were free to vote for any amendments to the bill, but a party caucus bound them to support the program on final passage. Indications were many amendments would be offered and that their dis- position might postpone a vote until tomorrow. - Debate Senator Fess of Ohio, the assistant Republican leader, opened debate by declaring it was essential to balance the Federal budget and that he would sup- port the legislation for this reason, though he feared some “elements of dn{;gsr" were involved. contended the pending legis- lation and the proposed gasoline levy extension and beer tax would still leave more than half a billion dollars deficit to be made up. He believed new taxes would be necessary. Senator Harrison, Democrat, of Mis- sissippi, disagreed, saying the pending bill, together with the gasoline and beer levies, would permit the budget to be balanced without increased in- come and inheritances taxes and with- out a sales tax. Confident of Passage. Party leaders expressed confidence the legislation would pass, but with the possibility of some amendments being adopted. The names of refused o be bound o yote ot bill as introduced by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the party leader, were not anncunced. Under the caucus rule, the only ex- cuses for -declining to be bound are for gonscm rl;:uaus o':iecgm and where a s coun pledges made PR et s pite lea: the m re to amendments, Senate leaders we:mn- gd!:ltfll! wou}g 'be placed before Presi- lent Roosevelt for signature in short time. o Tk The House passed it in one day after Republican support was required to make up for Democratic defections which prevented binding the member- ship by caucus. Despite this failure, however. the measure was taken up un- der a rule preventing amendments. Robinson Announces Action. ‘The action of the Senate caucus to- day was announced by Chairman Rob- inson in two brief sentences: “The conference adopted a resolution that the members of the conference are hereby bound to support the bill to maintain the credit of the United States. “Action was not taken to bar amend- ments.” After the Democrats acted, the meas- ure was again taken-up in the Senate with Senator Fess (Republican) of Ohio opening the debate. He said he would vote for the bill, but that he feared “dangers” were involved. Senator Dale, Republican, of Ver- mont, presented a resolution from the Vermont Legislature urging support of the bill. Fess characterized the bill as a “great innovation,” but Senator Reed, who the | R;x;;-uhnun, of Pennsylvania, challenged | “It occurs to me,” Reed said, “that it is not a much greater innovation than giving rate-making powers to the Interstate Commerce Commission.” Fess pleaded for maintenance of the three independent branches of the Gov- ernment and said he did not want his vote interpreted as “a loss of apprecia- tion of the institutions under which we now live.” Discretionary Power Desired. President Roosevelt is understood to be anxicus that the bill as passed give to him, as it does in present form, dis- cretionary power on the suggested veterans’ cuts. Considerable opposition to this has arisen, however, the American Legion last night saying that while it would support a 25 per cent slash in World War veterans’ benefits, it was “un- willing that the basic structure” of these benefits “be destroyed.” ‘The Legion pointed out that the ad- inistration is pledged to a 25 per cent (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) FILES IN BANKRUPTCY Paramount-Publix Corporation Re- ceivers Make Application. NEW YORK, March 14 (P).—United States District Judge Willlam Bondy gave permissicn today for the filing of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy for the Pafamount - Publix Corporation. The permission was requested by the equity receivers, Charles D. Hilles and Adolph Zukor. UP) Means Associated Press. The only evening paper in Washington with the Press news - Yesterday's Circulation, 123,620 TWO CENTS. VOTE ON BEER BILL IN THREE HOURS IS ASSURED IN HOUSE Measure Taken Up, With De- bate Limited and Pas- sage Predicted. DRY STATES PROTECTED BY WEBB-KENYON ACT No Provision Made for Production of Beverage in the District of Columbia. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The House took up the 3.2 per cent beer bill shortly before 1 o'clock this afterncon, with the understanding a final vote would be had on the measure after three hours of debate. The bill had been considered by the Ways and Means Committee and per- fected at a session this morning. Passage of the measure by an over- whelming vote was expected, as only & mafority vote is necessary. It su- thorizes the manufacture and sale of beer, ale, porter and similar fermented beverage with an alcoholic content of not more than 3.2 per cent by weight, This is the equivalent of 4 per cent by volume, Week End Signing Likely. Senate Democratic leaders may suc- ceed in plans to have the Senate send the bill to the White House for signing into law by the week end. When the bill was taken up toda; Representative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, a prohibitionist, said “if this bill could be stopped by objection to unanimous consent it would be, but I realize it can't be stopped.” ! Neg.lepYr;einmtivem?zllen (Democrat), | Tk, assis party I | charge of the bill. e Time Equally Divided. It was agreed to allow the s half of the debate time, to be com‘g{led b’y Representatives Ragon (Democrat) Ar- l;%x:iu and Crowther (Republican) New Representative Treadway (Repub- lican), Massachusetts, was in ch.lrgpe of :l;:e Republican anti-prohibitionists’ Cullen estimated the measure woul yield up to $150,000,000 in taxes .“ng pn;xt'ld;.:o;ek for 500,000. 'en estimated that the ta: of $5 a barrel to be levied on the beerx, ale, porter and other simiiar fermented beverages, will bring to the Govern- ment approximately $150,000,000 an- nually. A tax of $1,000 is to be levied on brewers for each brewery they operate. Dry States Protected. ‘Written into the bill and continued in effect are some of the provisions of the Webb-Kenyon act, under which it is not expected that licenses will be issued to brewers in States which have stringent dry laws. No provision is made in the measure for beer in the District of Columbia. However, it was declared that beer of 3.2 alcoholic content by weight can be made in the District legally if the so- called Sheppard dry law is not now in effect. Authorities differ as to whether the Sheppard law still stands in the District. ‘The bill makes no provision for wine, and Senator Johnson, Republican, of California, conferred today with Repre- sentative Lea, Democrat, of California, with a view to obtaining an amend- | ment to legalize wine. Johnson told Lea he was willing to | co-operate in the move and would do anything in the Senate that was agreefl upon. He expressed the view, however, that the move should properly be made in the House. Senate Committee Ready. Meanwhile, Chairman Ashurst of the Senate Judiciary Committee said he was ready to listen to arguments for ge constitutionality of 3.2 per cent er. “I have no doubt whatever that 3.02 per cent beer is permissable under the (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) | MRS.ROOSEVELT CHANGES PLANS FOR PLANE TRIP Weather Conditions Unfavorable, Takes Train for New York to Attend Wedding. By the Associated Press. | Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had arranged to go to New York by air today to attend the wedding of a former | pupil, had to go by train because of | fiying conditions. | If she had been able to go by plane, { it would have been the first flight ever made by a President’s wife. As she is fond of fiying, that “first flight” proba- bly is not far off. Miss Anne Ward, who studied history and literature at Todhunter School, will be married tomorrow to Orville Rundle Gilbert at the New York home of the bride’s parents, Dr. Wilbur Ward and | Mrs. Ward. | . Mrs. Roosevelt plans to be back in tho ' | White House Thursday for lunch. Noted Physicist Dies. | FLORENCE. Italy, March 14 (#).— | Senator Antonio Garbasso, 62, interna- tionally known physicist and one of the |first workers in the utilization of mag- netic waves, died today. NIGHTTIME SLEEPING HELD ONLY A HABIT CREATED BY MAN Resting Any Other Time Would Be Just as Beneficial, Says Physiologist. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 14.—Night-life followers may find consolation in the words of Prof. physiologist of Chicago. Nighttime slegping, he said, was just a man-made habit. “If existence were suddenly out into a 30-hour cycle in 24-hour cycle man the University of stretched lace of simply Nathan Kleitman, | 5 change his routine to adapt himself to the new conditions,” the professor told his class yesterday. “Or, if the cycle to an 18-hour day, man would revise his slee) routine, and the world would whirl on as smoothly as before.” Many animals, he added, go man considerably better in their sleeping, by taking frequent daytime naps, and the cnly reason most men sleep at night is because darkness makes it con-