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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and somewhat warmer, with low- est temperature about 44 degrees to- night; tomorrow clot night. noon today; lowest, Temperatures—Highest, udy; rain tomorrow 55, at 38, at 7 a.m. today. Full report on page 7. Closizg N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 & 13 No. 32,462, post office, Entered as second class matter Washington, D. C. SERIES OF PARLEYS PLANNED AT ROME ON WORLD ISSUES Other Government Chiefs Are Due to Follow MacDonald to Italian City. HITLER IS MENTIONED AS A POSSIBLE CALLER| British Leader Leaving Geneva To- night—Nations Studying His Arms Cut Plan. By the Associated Press. ROME, March 17—=Hopes of the world for disarmament and relief from the threatening tension on frcntiers of European countries turned toward Rome today as final preparations were made for the British-Italian conference this week end. Italy, which has been silent for so long while watching its neighber, France, carrying on its negotiations fer a united front with England and the United States, proposes to ‘keep the center of the stage for :ome time to come. Other government chiefs will follow Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of England to this city, Premier Musso- lini's newspaper Il Popolo D'Italia de- clares. It pictures all roads leading to Rome, as they have for the religious pilerims for cenfuries, and a new era in European parleys. Hitler Possible Caller. Mussclini's paper did net state what other government leaders would arrive nor when, but Hitler of Germany has been mentioned as a possible caller, and he and his policies are to be among major topics under discussion with the British delegation. MacDonald, who put new life in the Disarmament Conference yesterday with a plan for armaments reductions. specifying definite limits on the armies | and navies of principal countries, will leave Geneva tonight for Rome with his foreign secretary, Sir John Simon. ‘They are expected to seek Mussolini's reactions to the plan under which Italy's home army would be placed on & par with France, and it would be allowed cne more warship to match the French naval strength. Wide Range of Subjects. Mussolini was expected to talk on a wide range of subjects. The semi- official Rome newspaper Giornale d’Italia said he would urge a soluticn of the war debts at the forthcoming ‘World Economic Conference. It said he would also urge tariff re- visions and stabilization of exchange on a gold basis as important matters for the Economic Conference to con- sider. He was expected to back any pro- posal to bring about effective disarma- ment. Italy proposed drastic reduc- tions long ago at Geneva and has stood aside since while France and Germany sought to conciliate opposing policies It was announced today that Gen. Ttalo Balbo, minister of aviation, per- sonally would pilot the plane bearing MacDonald and his party to Rome. He will be escorted by a squadron of civilian planes. Preparing Elaborate Program. The Italian government is arranging an elaborate program of entertainment for Mr. MecDonald and Sir John to- morrow and Sunday. I' Duce is planning to open the beautifl Venezia Medieval Palace, where he has offices, for a State din- ner tomorrow night at which possibly 200 covers will be laid. This would be the first time the palace has been opened for an inter- national gathering since it was re- modeled inside two years 2go. The British embassy will return the dinner Sundav night. Gen. Balbo will fly to Genoa in a twin-motored seaplane, and will Te- turn with the British statesmen to Ostia shortly after noon Saturday. The ~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) POLAND RATI-FIES TREATY Consular and Commercial Pact With U. S. Approved. WARSAW, Poland, March 17 (®).— The Polish Senate today ratified a con- sular treaty and a treaty of commercial amity with the United States signed in Washington in 1931. The Diet rati- fied the treaties earlier this week. Only the signature cf the Precident and official, publication remain to put the treaties into effect. Flyers' Bodies Arrive. BUENOS AIRES, March 17 (#).—The bodies of Clifford E. McMillan cf Sid- ney, Ohio, and Richard Dymond, killed in’ an airplane wreck in the Andes After | Saturday, arrived here today. cremation the ashes will be returned to the United States. . Suspends Mortgage Foreclosures. LANSING, Mich., March 17 (#).— A bill autherizing the courts to suspend mortgage foreclosures until May 1, 1935, wes adopted the Michigan House of Representatives today. The measure now goes to the Senate. | Britain and Soviet Russia was antici- | Abrogation of Search BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. President Roosevelt is seeking to for- mulate a new plan for the Geneva arms reduction conference, which might be found more acceptable to the interested nations than the plan of Ramsay Mac- Donald, submitted to that conference yesterday afternoon. | " According to reports received in | Washington this morning in diplomatic quarters, while certain parts of the British plan are considered in Europe as fairly constructive, the whole plan is not believed to be acceptable either to the French nor to the Germans. The Itallans themselves, ,although less con- cerned about the whole matter, do not consider MacDonald's proposals as any- thing more than forming a basis for future discussdons. Under these circumstances, the Amer- fcan Government, which is seriously he WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION bening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1933—FORTY PAGES. ROOSEVELT SEEKS ARMS PLAN TO ALL NATIONS ACCEPTABLE and Blockade Rights to Belligerents Under International Law Considered. concerned with the situation in Europe, is trying to find a more acceptable so- lution. President Roosevelt is proceeding with his usual system of calling to the White House the best qualified men who are able to discuss the question of disarmament and hopes after these consultations are over, to be able to give some final instruction to Norman Davis, who is sailing for Europe next ‘Wednesday. He had yesterday at the White House the British Ambassador, Sir Ronald Lindsay; the French Ambassador, Paul Claudel, and the German Ambassador, Von Prittwitz, whom he urged to im- press upon his government that Ger- many should show herself more reason- able than she is at-the present time. The American plan is far from being formulated. But it is known the Presi- dent is toying with the idea expressed (Continued on Page 2, Column 2. LONDON MAY BREAK SOVIET RELATIONS ‘Diplomatic Severance Antici- pated Because of Arrest of Six Englishmen. | | By the Associated Press. | LONDON, March 17.—A break in | diplomatic relations between Great pated today in both business and po- litical circles. The second crisis in affairs of the| two countries within five months, this time the arrest of six British subjects employed in Moscow, was considered likely to cause the recall of the British | Ambassador, Sir Esmond Ovey. An embargo on Russian goods was also viewed as a possibility, to take effect when the present trade agreement | with the two countries expires April | 16. Negotiations were begun only re- cently for a new agreement. | Convinced of Innocence. | The government is convinced there |is no ground for charges of sabctage | brought against the six Britishers and 25 other employes of the Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Co., the Manchester firm which has been fulfilling con- tracted work in Russia for the past 110 years. | The government has protested the | apparent lack of defense facilities for | the prisoners, who were jailed for three deys and later required to report daily | to police in Moscow. It also objected to the lack of information concerning the case. Last November the British govern- ment demanded an apology from the Moscow government because of an ar- ticle published in the Soviet newspaper Pravda. This declared British intelli- gence service agents in Riga, Latvia, were ordered to “fabricate” documents showing Joseph Stalin and the third in- ternationale ordered the ‘“hunger march” on London last year and plotted | civil war in India. The Russian gov- ernment denied responsibility for the | actions of the editor of its newspaper and finally the editor expressed regret for having been “misled” into publish- | ing the story. Sensational Trial Expected. The _opinion of persons in close touch | with Russian affairs here is that the six men arrested in Moscow are to be subjected to a sensational trial similar to that in which several Germans were involved several years ago. ‘The Russian Ambassador was notified to impress his government with the se- rious view taken here. Great Britain has received no satis- factory explanation of the arrest, ac- | cording to latest information in Down- | ing street. | Advices from Sir Esmond indicated | that he had not yet obtained satisfac- tion regarding details of the charges against those arrested, but that they will be accused under article 58 of the criminal code. This article deals with sabotage. It was understood in officials quarters that the representations now being made by the Ambassador call for a complete withdrawal of the charges against the British subjects. Anglo-Russian trade negotiations have not been fully suspended, but the inci- dent has caused ahother check. | PROTEST DELIVERED. | | Litvinoff Insists on Russia’s Right to | Try- Englishmen. | MOSCOW, March 17 (#).—Formal | representations by Great Britain in con- | nectiofi with the arrest of several Brit- | ish representatives of the Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Co. were delivered to the foreign minister yesterday by the Ambassador from London. Maxim Litvinoff, the foreign commis- sar, said, according to an unofficial ac- Soviet government reserved the right of every sovereign state to deal accord- ing to its own laws with persons living within its territory. The Ambassador agreed with this in principle, but insisted that foreign resi- dents are entitled to live in countries other than their own in safety and under guarantees for the protection of their rights. GOLD HOARDERS BY U. S. TREASURY AFTER TODAY Names to Be Sent to Federal Officials Unless Metal 'Is Returned Before Deadline. By the Associated Press. Goid hoarders who teok millions of dollars out of banks to hide away in safety deposit vaults during the period eefcre March 6 today came to the end of the period set for them to return the mectal to the banks or have names sent 10 Washington as violators of the anti- hoarding act. The Federal Reserve Board’s instruc- tions to Federal Reserve banks were that the names of all persons who drew out large amounts of gold and had not returned it to the banks by the close of business at 3 o'clock this afternoon must be ferwarded to Washington. The list will contain the names of those who withdrew gold during the tyo-year period prior to March 6, if the TO FACE ACTION banks feel that withdrawals during that time indicate hoarding. During the present week, since the banks have opened, approximately $327,000,000 in gold has flowed back into the Federal Reserve System from member banks, where the hoarders have redez:smd it to escape being pictured to the country as hoarders. No decision has been reached as to {uhael 1'1’::“1‘5 action ':xwd be taken b:{le’x: sent ‘ashington, has been pointed out that it either could be published or turned over to the Department of Justice for prosecution under the anti-hoarding law after the Treasury draws up the regulations de- fining what it considers hoarding. The regulations are in the course of preparatior published %y and are expected to be the middle of next week. 3 { count of the conversations, that the |l BRITAIN PROPOSES INDIAN FEDERATION Rule-by Native States and Empire Provinces Offered in “White Paper.” By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 17.—A federation of the British provinces and native states of India is proposed in the gov- ernment’s plan for » new Indian con- stitution, published tnis afternoon in a “white paper.” It provides for a federal legislature of elected representatives of British India, and representatives of the In-| dian states appointed by the state rulers. There would be a federal executive consisting of the governor general— | that 1s, the, viceroy—and a council of ministers, which would be responsible to the legislature subject to certain qualifications. Council of State. The upper chamber of this legisla- ture, called the council of state, would consist of a maximum of 260 members, 100 from the native states and 150 from British India, most of them elect- ed by members of the several provin- cial legislatures. The governor general also would be empowered to name not more than 10 members who would not be officials, thus adding to the Chamber a smali group of the “elder statesmen” type. The Lower Chamber, or House of Assembly, would consist of a maximum of 375 members, of whom 125 would b2 appointed by the State rulers, and the | 250 representatives of British India allocated to the provinces and the several communities and interests in each province. Governor General's Duties. Activities of certain departments of the federal government would be in- trusted to the governor general per- sonally. These include defense, foreign afluks and ecclesiastical administra- on He would control these by making them responsible to the British gov- ernment and the British Parliament. He also would have special responsibil- ities for the prevention of any grave menace to peace in India or any part of India, safeguarding the financial stability and credit of the federation, and safeguarding the legitimate in- terests of minorities. WHITNEY YACHT LOOTED $745 Cash and Jewelry Taken From Vessel at Miami Pier. MIAMI, Fla., March 17 (#).—Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney of New York reported to police yesterday that $745 in cash and some jewelry and cos- metics were stolen from her yacht, the Cressida, at the municipal yacht pier Wednesday night. The jewelry consisted of a jewelled watch and an opal Buddha. AKRON OVER FLORIDA Naval Airship Will Return to Miami Tonight. MIAMI, Fla. March 17 (#).—The Navy airship Akron, now cruising leis- urely above Florida, will return to its mooring dock here at 7 o'clock tonight, the naval reserve base announced. The Akron has been in the air since 10 o'clock Monday morning, when it cast off here for a cruise to the Panama Canal Zone. Quality Merchandise Many shoppers are amazed at the quality of merchandise at the present prices. Things in the stores were never more at- tractive and many people are buying quality goods far be- low prices for less desirable things in the past, gratifying their desire for something that they have wanted for a long time. Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display) es. 48,254 14,779 7,150 4,166 3,557 29,652 The Evening Star. . 2nd Newspaper . . . . 3rd Newspaper . 4th Newspaper . 5th Newspaper . Total (Other four pewspapers) The Star is read regularly in the vast majority of the best homes in Washington and nearby counties for the latest authentic news and to keep in touch with all that is newest and best in the stores. HOUSE CLEARS WAY 10 RUSH BEER BILL INTO CONFERENGE Plans Special Resolution “After Early Move Is Tem- porarily Blocked. SENATE AMENDMENTS FACING OPPOSITION {Upper Chamber Approves Wine Sale and Reduces Con‘snt of Brew to 3.05 Per Cent. The House today adopted @ Teso- lution to send the beer bill to con- ferénce. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Blocked temporarily in their attempt to send the bill to conference, the House leaders this afternoon were pre. pared to bring in a special resolu: tion to take the beer bill from the Speaker’s table and send it to con- ference. *Such a course was outlined at a meeting of the House Rules Committee, held immediately after unanimous con- sent to send the bill to conference on the Senate amendments had been blocked by objection of Representative Tarver of Georgia, an ardent dry. It will require, it was said, a two- thirds vote to adopt the special reso- lutien this afternoon. However, as the Houss passed the beer bill originally by a more than 3-to-1 vote, no diffi- culty is expected when the showdown comes. Since the Senaje stands in recese until Monday, the final passage of the beer bill likely will be delayed until the first of the week at least. The Senate must meet before its conferees can be officially named, although in- formal conferences might Be .held in the Interim. Senator Harrison, Democrat, of Mis- sissippi, and some other congressional leaders predicted the beer bill would be “a law by Monday night.” thus as- suring sale of the brew by Aoril 4. Their assumption was that there would be no long wrangle over the Senate amendments, chief of which are reduc- tion of the alcoholic content from 3.2 to 3.05 per cent by weight, the in- | clusion of wine in the provisions of the | hibiting the gift or sale of the author- 1zed liquors to persons under 16 years of age. Amendment Opposed. Some of the House Democrats. how- | ever, expressed themselves as strongly ‘opposed to the Borah amendment, | which they figured, might be construed as an admission eof an intoxicating character of the proposed beer and wine. The principle under which the beer bill has been drawn is to leave entirely to the States the regulation of the sale and distribution of the pro- posed beer and wine. While these Democrats expressed a preference for the 3.2 per cent alcoholic content contained in_ the Hocuse bill, they said they thought an agreement could be reached with the Senate over this matter without great difficulty. The difference in the amount of zlcohol permitted in the bills of the two houces | is so slight, it was declared, that a long fight cver this amendment is not in sight. In some quarters in the House it was admitted it would be difficult to bring that body to vote against the Borah amendment, which was offered appar- ently in the interest of children. The (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) HOUSE CONSIDERS BROADER BANK ACT Federal Reserve Rights May Be Extended to Non-Member State Banks. | By the Associated Press. Chairman Steagall of the Hcuse Banking Committee today told news- paper men that he expected an amend- ment to the emergency banking measure, extending its benefits to State banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve System, to pass the House be- fore adjournment this afternocn. Steagall called a meeting of the Banking Committee and said he ex- pected a favorable report on the measure without delay. “I thjnk it will get through before | we quit today,” he said. “There is no opposition to it. The President, Secre- | tary Woodin and Senator Glass all| approve it. I may ask unanimous con- sent to get it through. If not, we can get & rule which will do the work.” The Senate has already passed a measure sponsored by Senator Robin- son, Democrat, of Arkansas, extend- ing to State banks that are not mem- bers of the Federal Reserve system the privilege of borrowing directly from Federal reserve on security hitherto not_eligible. Steagall said the House would act on a substitute for the Robinson bil!, and added, “I expect the Senate to accept it without delay.” Steagall's bill retains the loan pro- visions of the Robinson bill enabling the borrowing on time and demand .notes by the non-mamber banks. It also makes the notes representing the loans eligible security for currency. i AMERICAN SEES DUCE Wife Killed by Philadelphia Bomb, Made Fascist Martyr. ROME, March 17 (#.—John M. Di Sylvestro of Philadelphia. whose wife was killed last January when their Philadelphia home was bombed, was re- ceived today, by Premier Mussolini, who expressed indignation at the attack. . Di Sylvestro's name, said the premier, will be included in the list of Fascist martyrs. The two also talked of the affairs of the Sons of Italy in Amer~ ica, an order of which Mr. Di Sylvestro is the preside lent. . Find Cache of Arms. HAVANA, Cuba, March 17 (®— Pclice found a cache of arms and ammunition, including 4 sawed-off thot- guns, 8 rifies and 20 hand , in a house in the Lyuano suburbs today. ‘They arrested & woman and two men. Radio Programs on Page A-10 i |bill and the Borah amendment pro- | bo: “From Press to Home Within an Hour” The Star’s Carrier system coversevery city block and the regular edition is delivered to city and suburban homes as fast as the papers are printed. s Associated Yesterday’s Circulation, 125,532 TWO CENTS. Press. SUGGESTIVE OF ST. PATRICK! BANK OFFIGER SUES FOR FUNDS IN BOX Money of Estate Withdrawn | Before Closing. Thomas Blackwell Smith, assistant | cashier of the Commercial National Bank, which was taken over by a re- ceiver on March 1, today asked the aid of the Distrlct Supreme Court in re- covering more than $29,000 of trust funds which he withdrew from the bank February 27, the day before it cloced, and placed in a safe deposit X ‘The money represented the proceeds from the estate of Gertrude L. Hoff- gnan, who died March 22. 1931. As executor of the estate, Smith, in com- pliance with a provision of the wiil, had drawn a check for $20233.42 in favor of the Domestic and Foreign Mis- | sionary Society Jf the Protestant Epis- | ocpal Church while the money was still | on derosit in the bank. ‘ On February 27. the day before the | bank closed, Smith, according to his| tition, “became apprehensive that allL g:nn in the District might close,” and withdrew the $20.233.42 covered by the outstanding check, and an additional $9,000, comprising all the money he had on deposit as executor of the estate. He placed this money in & safe deposit box in the vault of the bank. Refused Access to Box. Subsequently, he said, he was in. formed the check had been returned to the missionary society marksd “un-| paid.” Thereupon, he said, he applied | to the receiver for the bank, Robert C. | Baldwin, for permission to get the| money out of the safe deposit box to | pay the legacy to the society and to determine whether any of the currency was in the form of gold certificates, | which should be turned over to the Government in accordance with Presi dent Roosevelt’s proclamation. Baldwin, he said, refused to give him access to the safe deposit box on the | theory that the transfer had been made | in violation of law. He asked the court to issue a, rul " (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) I. C. C. AUTHORIZES LOWER RAIL RATES Five Southern Roads to Decrease Passenger Fares Over Lines. By the Associated Press. Five railroads in the South today were authorized by thé Interstate Com- merce Commission to lower passenger fares over their lines. The Louisville & Nashville, the Nash- ville, Chattanooga & St. Louis, the Mobile & Ohio, the Atlanta & West Point and the Western Railway of Ala- bama were authorized to charge 2 cents per mile for passengers riding in coaches and 3 cents for sleeping and parlor cars. The Pullman surcharge, which has been in effect for many years, was abol- ished during the period of the 3-cent sleeping and parlor car rate. The move for the reduction was started by the Louisville & Nashville, which controls the Nashville, Chatta- nooga & St. Louis and runs some of its trains over the other roads. The Georgia Public Service Commission last week refused to authorize the reduction within that State. B HOOVER STOPS OFF FOR CHICAGO VISIT Former President and Secretary Richey Guests at Shaw Home on California Trip. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 17.—Herbert Hoo- ver and his secretary, Lawrence Richey, arrived from New York for a brief visit The former President was met by Arch M. Shaw, publisher and economist, and the party immediately was driven to the Shaw home in Winnetka, where Hoover was to be a guest today and tomorrow. He smilingly declined to juestions. discuss economic q Shaw is an old friend of the former President, having been chairman.of the conservation of the War Indus- tries Board and president of the Hoover Economic Survey Commission in 1931. Havana Exchange Reopens. HAVANA, March 17 (#).—President Machado signed a decree today permit- ting the remewal of operations on the Havana Stock Exchange simultaneously | wood, with the removal of restrictions on local banking today. INCOME TAX SHOWS | | the corresponding period of last year. | ed—$1,011,000 more than the same day | | March the figure was $34,082,240—about | ,compared with $690,173,961 the pre- Roosevelts Mark 28th Anniversar With Old Friends Several, Asked to Dinner Wedding. By the Associated Press. A family party with just a few old friends was the program with which the President and First Lady today} marked their twenty-eighth wedding | anniversary. The Franklin Delano Roosevelts had | no intention of throwing aside even for | this occasion the simplicity and in-| formality they took to the White House. | Few were the guests invited to a dinner | tonight. And among these were sev- | eral who took part in that New York | wedding, 28 years ago. | Besides Mrs. James Roosevelt. the | President’s mother; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis | (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) | MILLION INGREASE Gain Bared in March 15 Col-{ lections Over Last Year Despite Extension. By the Associated Press. A 16-day respite granted to income | tax payers prevented the Treasury to- | ay from counting the full effect of the | ew income tax boost, but, nevertheless. | more money was paid into the Treasury the first 15 days of this March than in For March 15, $13,659,901 was report- | last year. For the first 15 days of | $2,000,000 more than for the similar | period last year. Higher Rates Credited. In looking at the figures, however, Treasury officials took into account the thousands of persons still crowding re- turns into Internal Revenue offices as a result of the 16-day extersion granted taxpayers because of the banking holi- day. Since last July 1 the tax for the fiscal year has amounted to $417,414.269 as vious year. e The increase in tax is due to higher income tax rates. The Treasury statement for March 15 which showed the collections also disclosed that Secretary Woodin had accepted $898,789,500 of the subscrip- tions for five and nine month certifi- cates which bore 4 and 4! per cent interest. This amount coming into the Treas- ury with the income tax, miscellaneous internal revenue, customs receipts and miscellaneous receipts made the total for that date $916,469,053. The outgo | amendments by was $638,077,691 with $613,643,338 of that cue to.paying the maturing cer- tificates of indebtedness due on March 15. Final Totals Delayed. On that day the Treasury had a deficit of $1416,661,879 as compared with $1,876,463,843 for the same period of the previous year. Since July 1 it had collected from all sources $1,321,- 992,185 and had spent $2,738,654,065. While the income tax payments con- stituted the first indication of what the new rates would do toward increasing revenue, the 16-day delay in filing re- turns granted because of the bank situ- ation will prevent officials estimating accurately what the higher rates will return until after all the payments have been received. Miscellaneous _internal revenue re- ceipts, swelled by the passage of the billion-dollar tax bill last Summer, had reached .a. total of $552,546,264 since last July 1, as compared with $363,720,- 253 from the same sources in the simi- lar period of a year ago. — OFFICIAL FOUND DEAD o A TR Sheriff Says Carolina Court Clerk Shot Himself. TROY, N. C, March 17 (#).—Edgar Haywood, 55, for. 32 years clerk of Mont- County Court, was found fatally , [ECONOMY MEASURE EFFECTIVE MONDAY {Action Seeks to Recover| Tonight, Took Part in EPresident’s Signature Delay- ed, as Senate Recesses Before Garner Signs. By the fssociated Presc President Roosevelt on Monday will have a chance to sign a bill giving him | just about the broadest power Con- gress ever conferred upon an Executive —power to lop half a billion dollars off Federal expenditures. It is embodied in the bill “to maintain the credit of the United States Gov- ernment,” the economy bill that was approved by the House yesterday with a 373-to-19 majority. The initial steps this session in the new President’s budget-balancing pro- gram, it gives him the authority, only slightly limited, to reduce veterans' costs, Federal salaries and other ex- penditures. When the House adopted Senate the huge majority, presidential approval was expected to make it law before night. But the Sen- ate recessed until Monday too quickly for Vice President Garner to affix his necessary signature. Speaker Rainey signed the bill today, as the House was in session as usual. Many Members Change Mind. Final enactment by the House found many members changing the positions | they took when the economy bill first passed that branch. The vote then was 266 to 138 against yesterday’s 373 to 19. Leaders attributed the switches to demands by constituents for support of | the President in his plan to balance the budget by economies, reorganization and the legalization and taxation of beer. Chairman Rankin of the House Vet- erans’ Committee, Representatives Pat man, Democrat, of Texas, leading cas! bonus sponsor, and Browning, Demo. crat, of Tennessee, who proposed a 25 per cent limit on veterans reduction, all answered “gye” yesterday on accepting the Senate’s liberalizing amendments. They all voted “no” Saturday on pass- ing the bill. Representative Cullen of New York, assistant Democratic leader, voted against the bill Saturday and yesterday 2gainst the Senate amendments. Before approval, Democratic House leaders had announced that the Senate amendments were acceptable to the President. During the hour of debate preceding the motion of Representative McDuffie of Alabama, chairman of the Economy Committee, for adoption of the twoscore Senate amendments, the House was tumultuous. Twelve Democrats, three Republicans and four Farmer-Laborites voted against the measure. Democrats voting against it were: Black, Connery, Crosser, Cullen, Dunn, " (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) HOUSE MUST PASS FARM BILL FIRST, SENATORS GeCIDE Tax Features Bring Shift as Agricultural Groups De- mand Speed. REPRESENTATIFES CLEAR WAY FOR EARLY ACTION Committee Arranges to Hear Wal- lace Aft:r Appearance This Morn- ing Before Senate Group. By the Asociated Press A decision that the presidential farm relief program constituted revenue rais- ing threw Congress into single file to- day, with the Senate to follow the House in attacking the problem Previously an appeal for immediate action had been sent to the Senate and House Agriculture Committees by a number of farm organizations. The Senate committee decided the revenue features of the bill required that it originate in the House. and withheld any action until the bill is passed there. The farm organization's statement concluded with the assertion that “de- |lay will be fatal” It was signed by a number of groups, including the Amer- ican Farm Bureau Federation, the Na- tional Grange, Farmers' Educational and Co<operative Union. Farmers' Na- tional Grain Corporation. American Cotton Co-operative Association, Na- tional Live Stock Marketing Associa- tion and National Committee of Farm Organizations Quick Action Planned. In the House, plans were proceeding for early action on the bill. The Agri- culture Committee arranged to hear | from administration advisers an ex- | planation of the bill. Secretary of Ag- riculture Wallace. after a_morning ap- pearance before the Senate committee, was ready to appear before the House committee in the afternoon. At the White House it was said that reaction to the President’s message of | yesterday and to the bill was slow in coming. and that no protests had been | received. Members of Congress wer2 | beginning to hear from constituents on both sides of the question. The brief statement, addressed to the two committees by the farm or- ganizations, said “The administration’s farm bill pend- ing before your committee today is tn accord with policies advocated by farm organizations for several years and | agrees with the outline of principles | for surplus control and establishment of parity between agricultural and in- | dustrial” prices as agreed upon last 'thy by representatives of farm | groups. | “We trust your committee will re- | port this bill promptly and then urge Congress to epact it immediately in order that its provisions may be ap- plicable to crops that are now ready | for_ planting. | “Delay will be fatal™” | The statement was made public by W. R. Ronald. editor of the Mitchell, | 8. Dak., Republican Before the Senate Committee, there were demands from several Senators for open hearings, but there was a hope on the House side that these might be dispensed with. Despite the urge for speed, there were signs that the Presidents pre- scription for the Nation's agricul- tural ills was bound up a rougher road than any of his three previous pro- | posals for emergency action routed to Congress in the last eight days. Hearings to Be Asked. It is expected hearings would be de- manded in behalf of their constituents by several Senators, including Long, Democrat of Louisiana, whether these hearings would .be open or executive will be for the committee to determine. Senator McNary of Oregon, the Re- publican leader and former chairman of the Agriculture Committee, declined to comment on the prospects of pas- sage as he entered the meeting, but Senator Capper, Republican of Kansas, | expressed himself as “willing to go along | with them” 1in putting over the pro- gram. Friends of the administration pro- gram, although confident of its ultimate passage by the Senate, admitted progress there probably would be slower than that recorded by the Roosevelt proposals for banks, economy and beer. There was a scattered undercurrent of hostility toward the measures. Senator | Russell of Georgia indicated dislike for the speed which the Senate is acting. " (Continued on Page 5, Column 1. GOV. RITCHIE NOT AMONG THOSE WHO TOOK MONEY FROM BANKS Maryland ' House of Delegates Votes Confidence in Executive After Getting His Statement. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 17.—A reso- lution calling attention to recent rumors “to the effect that the Governor of Maryland withdrew considerable sums of money from banks prior to the banking' moratorium” and expressing confidence in Gov. Albert C. Ritchie was adopted by the State House of Delegates today. The resolution said that “these rumors were known to be unfounded and were not believed by any fair- minded people” and that “the state- ment_submitted by the Governor to the Speaker of the House, setting forth all of his financial transactions for the month of February, completely demol- ishes all these rumors.” . The Governor previously had sent a letter to the Speaker showing that his 1 withdrawals for February from totaled $1,194 and deposits were slightly more than $500. Withdrawals included one cheek for $841 for taxes. ‘The resolution concluded: “Be it resolved by the House of Dele- gates of Maryland, that we express to usov Ritche our ice "It further resolved, that the of Delegates hereby commend his able . that his name would not be on the list of depositors who withdrew $10,000 cr more from Baltimore banks during the 10 days prior to the Maryland’s bank holiday. His banking transactions were revealed in a letter to Speaker T. Bar- ton Harrington. Declaring that, as a public official he deemed the list proper, the Governor re- vealed in his letter not only all his per- sonal financial transactions during the 10 days prior to the holiday, but for the entire month of February. . Ritchie further stated in his letter that he has urged the bank com- missioner to compile the list of names of those who withdrew $10,000 or more as soon as possible. Under the terms of the House resolution asking for it, the list must be submitted by Monday night and will be considered in execu- tive session. Fifteen men are at work compiling the list, the Governor said. The letter stated that the Governor has savings accounts in the First Na- tional Bank, Baltimore; the Central Savings Bank and the Savings Bank of Baltimore, together with a savings and a ch:ck.lhg account in the Baltimore “‘fillc& h I posdess is the o e cas] in these four banks, and the total fs about $10,000, consisting almost en- tirely of income from my mother's estate,” the letter said, adding that the only withdrawals made by the Governor during February were two checks for taxes, totaling about $1.000, and a number of checks for small smounts aggregating about $150, 1 L]