Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Pair tonight and tomorrow, colder to- ture 32 degreu The only evening paper in Washington with the Thte bonignt.. Temperntures: Highest, 48 Associated Press news n noon today; lowest, 40, at 6 a.m. " to- service. Full report on page B-T7. @he Foening St WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Closing N. Y. lekeh, Pages 14 and 15 Yesterday’s Circulation, 123,428 No. 32,466. post office, Entered as second class matter Washington, D. C. ROOSEVELT URGES THREE-POINT PLAN FOR UNEMPLOYED; SEES 240/ Bill to Create “Civilian Con- servation Corps” Present- ed to Senate Soon After Special Message Is Read. HOUSE-LABOR COMMITTEE GETS PRESIDENT’S NOTE Executive Soon Will Send Up Rec- ommendations for Establishment of Federal Relief Administrator in Order to Co-ordinate Plans for Alleviating Distress. Chairman Connery of the House Labor Committee today refused to introduce President Roosevelt’s un- employment relief bill on the ground organized labor is opposed to it. Connery told newspaper men he could not “father a $1 a day wage for married men as well as single men.” B the Associated Press. President Roosevelt sent to Congress today the first of his plans for restoring employment, one putting 250,000 men to work in the forests, and immediate steps were taken to put the under- taking into law. No sooner had this message, fifth major recommendation to the special session by the Chief Executive, been read and ap- lauded in both Houses than enator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, and Senator ‘Wagner, Democrat, of New York, introduced a bill under which, as the President requested, there ‘would be created a ‘“civilian con- servation corps” whose enlisted personnel would work at refores- tation and halting soil erosion. Will Make Recommendations. The President, besides asking that this legislation be enacted within two weeks so he could put 250,000 men now unemployed to work at the forest task, told Congress he would soon send up recommendations for establishment of a Federal Relief Administrator to direct his relief plans; for further “grants to States for relief work” and a broad pro- gram of public construction. ‘The Robinson-Wagner bill was re- ferred to the Committee on Education and Labor. The President’s message similarly was referred by the House to its Labor Committee. Under the Senate measure, the Presi- dent would be authorized to select from the unemployed men to work on re- forestation, flood and soil erosion pre- vention and other projects at not more than $30 a month, with food and hous- ing provided. ‘The money would be provided from unexpended balances now in the Treas- ury, approximately $200,000,000 being needed this year. Employment for Year. ‘The conservation corps would be em- ployed for one year and in case of de- pendents the Presiderit would be au- thorized to prescribe how much skould go to these, but in no event would the pay exceed $30 a month. The projects to be worked would be self-liquidating in so far as practicable, although this rule would be flexible. When skilled artisans were needed to assist the corps, the President would be authorized to employ them at the prevailing wage in the locality. Reaches Capitol at Noon. The message reached the Capitol on the dot of noon, and was read in the House within a few minutes. The membership once more sat silently intent, following closely the latest words from the Chief Executive. Speaker Rainey referred the mes- sage to the Labor Committee. It was accompanied by a draft of the proposed bill. As soon as a Senate quorum was obtained—65 members answering pres- ent—the message also was read to the (Contmued on Plze 2, Column 6. SLEW SON; SON; GETS LIFE Wichita Cab Driver's Plea for New Trial Denied. WICHITA, Kans, March 21 (®).— Overruling his motion for a new trial, District Judge Ross McCormick late yesterday sentenced Paul Drury, 34- year old taxicab driver, to life imprison- ment at hard labor for the murder last December of his 10-day-old son, born out of wedlock. Drury was convicted of first-degree murder a week ago. Paul Crease, & mo- torist, found the baby’s body in & gal- vanized can half buried beneath scrap metal under a bridge. Miss Luretta Duross, to whom offi- cers said the child was born December 14, also faces first-degree murder charges growing out of the gase. JOBS Text of Message OLLOWING is the text of Presi- dent Roosevelt's message to Con- gress today on unemployment: To the Congress: Tt 1s essentlal to our recovery program that measures immediate- ly be enacted aimed at unemploy- ment relief. A direct attack on this problem suggests three types of legis- lation. The first is the enrollment of workers now by the Federal Gov- ernment for such public employ- ment as can be quickly started and will not interfere with the demand for, or the proper standards of nor- mal employment. ‘The second is grants to States for relief work. The third extends to a broad public works labor creating program. ‘With reference to the latter, I am now studying the many projects sug- gested and the financial questions involved. I shall make recommenda- WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1933—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. President Outlines Three-Point Program to Aid Employment, But Asks for No New Funds From Congress. tions to the Congress presently. In regard to grants to the States for relief work, I advise you that the remainder of the appropriation of the last year will last until May. ‘Therefore, and because & ‘continu- ance of Federal ald is & definite necessity for many States, & further appropriation must be made before the end of this special session. I find a clear need for some sim- ple Federal machinery to co-ordinate and check these grants of aid. I am, therefore, asking that you establish the office of Federal Relief Adminis. trator, whose duty it will be to scan requests for grants and to check the efficiency and wisdom of their use. The first of these measures which I have enumerated, however, can and should be immediately enacted. I propose to create a civilian conser- vation corps to be used in simple (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) FRANCE ACGEPTS MUSSOLINFS PEAGE PLAN TENTATIVELY Premier Favoraole to Pro- posal, but Wants It Clari- fied and Altered. PARIS, March 21 () —If the other powers will consent to impor- tant modifications, Prance will par- ticipate in the TItalian plan for stabilization of peace, Premier Dala- dier told Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain in a long confer- ence this afternoon. By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 21.—Tentative ac- ceptance of the peace plan of Premier Mussolini of Italy was understood to have been given today by Premier Edouard Daladier and Foreign Minister Joseph Paul-Boncour to Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain | and 8ir John Simon, his foreign secre- tary. The tentative acceptance was said to have been given at the start of an all-day session of conferences at the British embassy. Mr. MacDonald and Sir John are re- turning home by way of Paris after eon!amng last Saturday and Sunday Rome with Premier Mussolini, at Whlch time the Italian statesman’s plan was broached. Wants Modification. France, n was said in government quarters, ds the plan favorably but. wlnu clarification and modifica- tion, The French insist that the nature and extent of revision of treaties be defined and that Poland and the little entente be .reated as equals, not inferiors. They insist that the powers affected must be consulted if frontiers are altered. The government was said to be more favorable to the plan than the news- plperl, some of which think Signor Mussolini is trying to isolate France. Cabinet Debates Plan. Premies Daladier and M. Paul-Bon- cour believe the Italian Premier’s ges- ture tends “to calm war nervousness” and that they therefore must accept if Prance is to be safeguarded. Daladier and Paul-Boncour met Mr. MacDonald and Sir John at the rail- road station at 9:50 am. They went together to the British embassy where they began conversations. ‘The French cabinet debated the plan for three hours last night, but decided to_defer decisions until today. It was semi-officially announced that the Mussolini plan envisaged a treaty valid for 10 years which would be re- newable for a second period of 10 years unless renounced a year previously. DISCUSSION IN ROME. Mussolini Takes Up Details With Coun- cil of Ministers. ROME, March 21 (#).—Premier Mus- solinl today informed the . council of ministers cf the details of the peace plan discussed over last week end in conversations with Premier Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain. A government communique said the council recelved the information with “lively satisfaction.” HELD FOR TAXI BILL New Yorker Gives Name of Gen. ‘Warren's Son. NEW YORK, March 21 (®.—A ‘young man who gave his name as Charles Ellictt Warren, jr., son of Gen. Warren, retired banker, of 570 Park avenue, was booked on a disorderly con- duct cm.rge today for a failing to pay a 60-cent taxi bill. At the police station the young man cajd his wife had left him, presumably to return to her parent in Detrcit. *FILTHY’ POLITICAL PLOT CHARGED IN EFFORT TO OUST SCHOOL HEAD Cleveland Board Rejects Resignation of Superintendent and Expresses Confidence. By the Assoclated Press. CLEVELAND, March 21.—On the heels of a member's assertion that R. G. Jones was “being forced, cajoled, threatened into resigning in the dirti- est, filthiest bit of politics this board has ever seen,” the Cleveland School Board yesterday rejected the superin- tendent’s proferred tion. Jones, a nationally known educator, ‘whose term exptree this Pall, Tegarded the board’s action a vote of confldence and would cont.lnue “great- lv hflmned" in the office he has held 3 years. 'm’ charge of “politics” was made by Board Member Ray C. Miller, whose resolution to refuse acceptance of the resignation was passed, 4 to 3. Miller charged three members of the board, i.ncludlnz President A. A. Benesch, with engineering a plot to force Jones out. “He' made this school system one of the best in the country and he is still & better superintendent than most cities have,” Miller said, “although I'll admit he isn't 100 per cent efficient any more.” Jones, who is 61, is a former presi- he | dent of the Ohio State Teachers' Asso- ciation and of the department of super- intendence of the National Education Association. He was called to Washing- as a consultant on public ¢ clty, ) i HINDENBURG OPENS NEW REICHSTAG 10 GIVE HITLER POWER President Recalls Old Prus- sia and Cites Its Greatness in Opening Address. By the Assoclated Press. POTSDAM, Germany, March 21.— The new German Reichstag, which is expected to legalize a four-year dic- tatorship under Chancellor Adolf Hit- ler and quickly eliminate itself, held its first meeting today in this former seat of the Hohenzollerns. A solemn opening ceremony in the historic Garrison Church began with an address by 85-year-old President Paul von Hindenburg, the first he ever made to the National Legislature. “The elections of March 5 have shown a clear majority for the newly formed government of national con- centration,” he said. Pleads for Loyalty. “Weighty and manifold duties await you. I know the chancellor and cabinet face with determination the dlm:ult problems to be solved at home and abroad. I hope the members of the new Reichstag place themselves loyally behind the government. flagging courage and nl!-delmn‘ triotism,” said the former fleld hatreds and joining us together in a national rebirth of the soul for the weal of a unified, free and proud " The President faced the altsr as spoke. mgmaceflor mfl:‘r. w:n M Tespone his speech w] stand- ing with his back to the altar. Chantellor’s Speech. “Fo; years heavy burdenzl hve pressed upon our reop period of proud re poverty lnd distress have visited once more,” said the chancellor. “Millions of Germans seek their daily bread in vain. Our economy is deso- lated, our finances shattered. For 2,000 years this faith has clung te our peo- gle ever against our ascent comes our fall. The German—victim of inner dis- integration, disunited in spiriyy and di- vided in will and thus helpless in ac- tion—becomes powerless to maintain his own existence,” Hitler said. In a voice sometimes shrill and some- times quivering with emotion, he con- tinued: “Our people have done their share to strengthen and increase the benefits of peace, civilization and cul- ture. While conscious of their power, (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) —_— NATIONAL CITY 90; OFFICIAL BIVES UP Vice President’ of New York In- stitution’ Accused of Forgery > in Third Degree. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 21.—Horace C. Sylvester. jr., vice president of the National City Co., surrendered at the district attorney’s office today on an indictment charging him with forgery in the third degree. The indictment charges that Sylves- ter caused Samuel W. Baldwin, treas- urer of the company, to take $10,020 out of a syndicate account as an ex- pense of the syndicate, when it was really used as a loan to John E. Ramsey, general manager of the Port of New York Authority. Shortly before noon the National City Co. issued the. following statement: “The resignation of Horace C. 8yl- vester as vice president of the National City Co. has been presented to the di- rectors. No action been taken. The board of directors will eondllct its own investigation into the circumstances.” The indictment charges that transaction took place sbuxt June 32, o ggfl;mme !udwdltpouo( a syndicaf of Nev York Aumoflty bonal issued in OHIO RIVER FLOODS CONTINUE MENACE 0 ADIAGENT AREA Snowdrifts and Sleet Also Greet First Day of Spring in Many Sections. MISSISSIPPI EXPECTED AT PEAK IN TEN DAYS Tributary Streams Also Swell as Rainfall Last Night and To- day Add to Dangers. The Weather Bureau said today the crest of the Ohio flood would reach Cincinnati with a stage of 64 feet tonight and the river would begin falling there tomorrow. By the Assoclated Press. - Rampant flood waters of the tur- bulent Ohio River and its tributaries, spreading death and destruction over adjacent lowlands, continubd to hold the spotlight of national weather in- terest today. Other sections of the Nation afflicted in varying degrees by the tempera- mental debut of Spring began to re- turn to normalcy. However, typical Spring weather— unless snowdrifts and sleet can be designated as such—was not generally prevalent today except in the Far West and Southwest. In the flood regions severe temperature drops were wel- comed as a check to heavy rains and additional spread of the unruly streams. Mississippi Threat. With the Ohio many feet above flood stage fears were expressed by Government engineers for the Missis- sippi which they said would be flood level within 10 days. Milwaukee had a snow problem and a prediction for a fresh fall today. Two deaths were reported as result of over exertion in shoveling snow. Workers said drifts blocked highways as fast as they were opened. At St. Paul it was 22 degrees above zero while in faraway New York traf- fic alx‘z’d pedsmlns were going about in & col Arise in zempmwm melted most of Detroit’s ice coating, but sleet in up- state Michigan was still a menace. Other Rivers Rise. Chicago continued to be a veritable fairyland of sparkling crystal as trees, wires and poles retained ice deposits of the week-end sleet storm. Although the Monongahela and Alle- gheny Rivers, which join at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio, were falling slowly, rivermen predicted & slight rise would occur today as result of heavy rains. Huntington, W. Va, reported the Ohio River rising at a rate of m of an inch an hour. Engineers pre dicted it would be 8 inches higher be- fore the crest was reached today. THOUSANDS FACE DISTRESS. CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 21 (P).— Yellow flood waters continued today to wreak destruction up and down the Ohio Valley while thousands of refu- gees faced new distress in freezing temperatures. Snow fell in Western Kentucky as the mercury dropped below 32 degrees and flurries were expected in South- western Ohio. Relief agencies moved to provide warmth for the families driven from their homes to the shelter of tents and barns. Meanwhile, streams in Southern In- diana overflowed from heavy rains and helped swell the Ohio, already far out (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) HOilSE ADOPTS REPORT ON EARTHQUAKE RELIEF Measure Provides $5,000,000 for California Sufferers—Bill Is Sent to Senate. By the Associated Press. The House today adopted the con- ference report on the $5.000,000 Cali- fornia earthquake relief bill.e It now goes to the Senate. ‘The measure, as agreed upon in con- ference, provides' the Reconstruction Finance Corporation may loan up to $5,000,000 for the rehabilitation of dev- asted areas. Chairman Buchanan of the House Approumfions Committee, explained e loans had to be adequately secured. Tbe Senate placed the limit on the amount to be loaned at $5,000,000, th: nn!y dmerence between the Senate lnd Birthday of Spring. The vernal equinox promises the throwing off of Winter’s shroud and the awakening of Nature after its period of dormant inactivity. Human nature is, likewise, laying aside its cloak of fear and despair and is entering into an appreciation of the opportunities of the present day. Yesterday’s Advertising. (Local Display) 3 Lines. The Evening Star. . . 24,359 2d Newspaper. .. 4,593 3d Newspaper. . 4,531 4th Newspaper. .. .. 2,834 Total . Jour other 14,581 newspapers) Each day The Star, present- ing a variety of timely oppor- tynities, carries to practically every worthwhile home of Washington the principal ad- vertising messages of leading men:lunu. ltl WOODIN APPROVES NEW DETROIT BANK Institution Will Possess $25,- 000,000 Capital, Treas- ury Declares. The formation of s new bank, the the General Motors Corporation. Secretary Woodin approved the plans. Treasury, where officials have been at work for days toward solution of De- troit banking problems. ‘WIll Take Part of Assets. It is proposed that the new bank will take over part of the assets of the Pirst National Bank and the Guardian Na- tional Bank of Commerce of Detroit and assume part of the deposits. Half of the capital, $12,! SOOOM will be in lorm of a subscripticn to the common has been underwritten and by General Motors Corpo- ration. The balance has been supplied by the United States Government through the Reconstruction Pinance Corporation in form of & subscription to the preferred First Chartered Under Act. The National Bank of Detroit will be the first bank chartered under thes| emergency bank act and the joint state- ment said it will make available to De- treit a sound bank with ample facilities. The statement issued by Jesse H. Jones, of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and Mr. Sloan said that depending upon the negotiation of a contract between the new bank and the conservators of the old banks, and subject to working out of legal details, it was hoped approximately 40 per cent of their net deposits will be immediately | made available to the 800,000 odd de- | positors of the two old banks. This, the statement said, will be made possible through the new bank's acqul. | sition of the more liquid assets of | the the PFirst National Bank and the Guardian National Bank of Commerce. NEW DETROIT BANK PLANNED. General Motors and Chrysler Backs National Institution. DETROIT, March 21 (#).—Plans went forward here and in Washington today for organization of a new nluonll bank in Detroit, but the question of whether the Ford interests would join with General Motors and Chrysler in forming the new institution apparently was unanswered. Most_of the nezou-um.: were going | He on in Washington, where almost con- tinuous conferences between General Motors Corporation, Chrysler repre- sentatives and Reconstruction Finance Corporation officials have been in progress since late last week. Alfred P. Sloan, jr., president of General Motors, arrived in Washington yesterday afternoon. Walter P. Chrysler went to Washington late ¢last week. The plan under consideration is for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to subscribe $12,500,000 in preferred stock of the new Detroit bmk and for the large motor compani~~ to sul an_equal amount in ¢ .amon stock. Gemnl Motors and sler, reports here said, have con ‘Treasury officials have been in communiution with Edsel Ford, p'r&lde’nto(lhem Motor Co.sendeavoring to persuade him to_join in the plan. No_statement wes forthcoming from the Fords, among the largest depositors in the First National Bank-Detroit and the Guardian National Bank of Com- merce, whlchmlnm hands -of con- ‘There e persistent re- ports, ho'ever. that the Fords were considering establishment of a separate bank. Reeunxh’uctlm r'lnlnee Corporation in the program. PLANS RETIREMENT Ronald Colman to Give Up Pic- tures for Two Years. HOLLYWOOD, March 21 (P).—Re- | telling years from by Ronald night Saturday tirement for at least two thamuxhluneongmph tel otthewtor’l for his native Englanc the liner un An unusual motion !orcohun:nmau ld hmmmi ny one else for may choose not if he s0 lnioPn‘m_-_s-h'Q B-13 . M s or the next two to work in Natlonal Bank of Detroit, with capital | | of $25,000,000, was announced yesterday | by the Reconstruction Finance Corpora- | tion and Alfred P. Sloan, president of | The announcement was made at the | UP) Means Associated Husband Hugs Wife AndEndsCongestion Of Court Calendar By the Associated Press. ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio, March 21.—Fred E. Foster put his arm around his wife in a court room and they held hands. The judge saw them and re- fused to pass on a contempt charge brought by Mrs. Foster, who charged her husband with failure to pay alimony. ‘Then Mrs. Foster withdrew the divorce action, Foster's sister withdrew suits against her brother and sister-in-law to recover notes they gave her, and Foster with- drew a $5,000 alienation of fections suit against his wife's parents. And the judge smiled. SENATETO PROBE STATE BANK BILL |Committee Asks Delay on Steagall Measure, Cred- ited to Huey Long. By the Associated Press. The Senate Banking Committee to- day agked the Senate to postpone action on the Steagall bill to permit State banks to borrow from the Federal Reserve System, pending an investiga- tion of the measure. At the same time, the committee set up a subcommittee to study the Borah bill, proposing to repeal the home loan bank act, passed by Congress last July. Chairman Fletcher said the commit- tee decided to ask the Senate to refer the Steagall bill to it and that the committee would meet again this after- noon to study the measure. Approved by House. ‘The Steagall »ill, which was passed by the House yesterday, would permit State banks to borrow directly from Federal Reserve banks. In view of the committee’s request, Senate consideration probably will be delayed fcr a day or two. House approval was not given, how- ever, until one member, Representative Beedy, Republican, of Maine, ques- tioned the origin of the measure and indicated he believed Senator Huey Long, Democrat, of Louisiana was re- sponsible for it. Chairman Steagall of the Banking insisted “the authorship of _this bill is traceable directly to the Presi- dent and is due to his concern for the g:geknny of doing something for State 5. Almost immediately afterward the House approved the measure without even a standing vote. Asked for Extension. ‘When the emergency banking act was before Congress, Long contended its provisions should be extended to in- clude State banks. He was voted down, (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) AR T HERRIOT OPPOSED ON PAYMENT TO U. S. Leon Blum, Socialist Deputy, Asks Delay Until Roosevelt As- sures Debt Parley. By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 21.—Former Premier Edouard Herriot urged immediate pay- ment of the defaulted interest on war debts due the United States and Leon Blum, Socialist Deputy, upheld the Chamber’s decision of last December not to pay in meetings today of the two major parties of the government’'s ma- made, said he take no initiative buwe&l: own government was on mumw He emphasized, dem- the government d m concerning the ;! { present FARM BILL PASSAGE HELD RELIEF- NEED House Is Given Warning by Agriculture Committee in Formal Report. | By the Associated Press. The House was told today by its | Agriculture Committee that enactment of the administration farm bill without delay was “imperative” and “essential to the relief of the national emer- gency.” The committee brought in its formal Teport as aides of President Roosevelt asserted he had full confidence the measure would pass not only the House, but the Senate as well. The White House secretaries sald Mr. Roosevelt felt that many of those who objected to particular phases of the bill would vote for the whole measure when it was time for the final ballot. Taking it up immediately _after dh'p('lll of the beer bill, the Demo- leaders of the House had -lmdy a rule under which it would be given four hours of debate, with one vote at the end just “yes” or “no” on be p:élhl“o -dmmm“bym:’l:h e an eve- ning would be assured. Vote Expected Tomorrow. Shortly before the House took up | the bill, however, House leaders d:zped |expechtlon of passing it before ht- fall and now look for approval to- morrow. Speaker Rainey disclosed this shortly before the House was to take up the bill, telling newspaper men the long hours of debate planged would pre- vent mm action on the measure today. Rainey’s statement was made just after Republican chieftains met with Snell, the minority leader, to map a vigorous attack on the administration plan. Snell himself decided to lead the oratorical attack. Face First Opposition. The House faced, however, not only the first general Republican opposition of the special session, but considerable disaffection within the party. The Re- publicans hit heavily at elimination by the House Agriculture Committee yes- terday of the requirement that men employed to carry out its provisions be under Civil Service rules. Minority Leader Snell called this the “rawest piece” of patronage dispensing ever put before the House. The bill is designed to help pro- ducers of nine major commodities: Wheat, totton, corn, hogs, cattle, sheep, rice, tobacco, milk and its products. The farmer, in return for acreage or production curtailment, would receive compensation from a tax levied on the processors of his commodity. Wide latitude in administration would be vested in the Secretary of Agriculture. The Agriculture Committee’s formal report accompanying the bill said: “The present economic emergency is in el:lgl part the result of the im- POV ed condition of agriculture and the lact of ability of farmers to pur- chase industrial commodities. “The consumer as well as the farmer and business man has everything to gain from a fair and balanced rela- umxhip between productlon and con- sumption that will restore to agricul- tural commodities Lhelr pre-war pur- chasing power. “In the leng run, consumers cannot (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) Fear 10 Dead in Avalanche. SAINT-JEAN - DE - MAURIENNE, France, March 21 (#).—Ten laborers were feared lost today in an avalanche which .crushed two buildings in the French Alps, including & bunk house where 14 men were sleeping. Search for the missing men was difficult on TWO CENTS. Press. HOUSE VOTES BEER BILL, BUT SENATE REGESS PUTS OFF APPROVAL ONE DAY Conference Report Accepted Without Roll Call, but Sig- nature of President Is De- layed by Adjournment. BLANTON ONLY SPEAKER . AGAINST THE MEASURE Beverage Will Become Legal on April 6 if Roosevelt Signs It Upon Its Arrival at White House, Expected Tomorrow Aft- ernoon. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The House adopted the confer- ence report on the 3.2 per cent beer and wines bill this afternoon without a record vote, thus com- pleting congressional action on the measure. However, Senate adjournment before the House vote took place made it impossible to send the bill to the White House for President Roosevelt to sign it before night, as had been planned. Vice Presi- dent Garner must sign the bill while the Senate is in session. Postponed Another Day. ‘This postpones legal beer another day. Under the terms of the bill a period of 15 days must elapse before the law becomes fully operative. If the Presi- dent approves the bill tomorow, beer will be legal on April 6. As finally agreed to, the beer bill authorizes the manufacture and sale of beer with an alcoholic content of 3.2 per cent by weight, which is 4 per cent by volume. Wine of & similar percent- . v.‘::b permitted under the terms of mvmlntheflouumvlvlvoc! An overwhelming shout of “aye” made \mvnmenuur'.‘ze 8 ml(l call. en conference report on the beer blu was called up, Representative Democrat, of Texas, an ar- dent. dry was recognized for 15 minutes. Blanton proceeded to denounce m. beer bill, insisting the beverage mwxiut.\n. and m violation of t-hz o:-n.m-m appearance drunkenness. He wedlmd it wuld (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) TRADE PARLEY HALT REPRISAL EXPECTED Britain’s Action May Have Reper- cussions in Trial of Four Britons. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, March 21.—The British government’s action in breaking off trade negotiations with Soviet Russia is expected in foreign quarters to bring repercussions in the impending trial of four British subjects here on espion- age charges. While the action was viewed ‘as an attempt to bring pressure for the un- conditional release of the prisoners, some foreign quarters were inclined to belizve it only would stiffen the Rus- sian attitude. Strong resentment was caused here by the lmpued feel in England that the arrested men will not obtain a fair trial. The four British prisoners and 35 others, all employes of the Metro- politan-Vickers Co., are to be tried within a month on charges of ‘“wreck- ing activities” in connection with elec- trl%l staticns in h:\e;:el cities. e company n_engaged in supplying and installing electrical ap- pliances in Russia for 10 years and its contract was netrly terminated. Woman Stunt Flyer Improves. KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 21 (P).— Mrs. Betty Lund Steele, stunt flier who suffered a fractured lower jaw when her gll.nz crashed at the Municipal Airport ere Sunday was reported improving today. Her psysician said she would be able ntf; leave the hospital in about two weel Bank Looted of $6,000. SPRING CITY Tenn., March 21 (P). —Cash and bonds, believed by officials to total approximately $6,000, were stolen from the Bank of Spring City during the night by robbers who en- tered the building by breakin, window. Bank officials were c! echn: records to determine the exact amount account of the threat of further avalanches. stolen. They said all the funds were protected by insurance. By the Associated Press. Further hearings in the 1932 Louisi- SENATE COMMITTEE TO RESUME PROBE OF LOUISIANA PRIMARY Unanimous Decision Is Reached—Hearings Will Be Held Here—No Date Set. mation available to it, further hear- ings were justified,” Bratton said. sive expenditures or corruption and the nuu- of Senator John H. Overton for 'flu vmndon revolves around Overton’s defeat of former Senator Ed- win 8. Broussard