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‘WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Light rain or snow lowed by fair slightly colder tonight ‘Tem; am. today. tonight and tomorrow; t, lowest about S: . peratures—] :20 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 35, Full repart on page this afternoon, fol- 3 51, at afl,.: 2:00 Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 No. 32,468, post office, Entered as second class matter ‘Washington, . C HITLER'S PROMISE 10 DESTROY FOES IS WILDLY CHEERED BY NAZI DEPUTIES Annihilation of Communism and “Barbaric Severity” ‘Against Traitors Given as Major Aims. RETURN OF MONARCHY PLACED IN BACKGROUND German Chancellor Tells Reichstag Members Will Be Recalled Only When Their Assent Is Needed. Galleries Packed—All Entering Hall Searched for Weapons. By the Associated Press, BERLIN, March 23.—Chancellor ‘Adolf Hitler, shouting above the cheers of his Nazi deputies, de- manded four years of dictatorial power from the Reichstag today. He relegated the issue of the monarchy to the background, lifted the destruction of Com- munism to the fore of his pro- gram, reiterated the familiar Nazi thesis of arms equality for all and promised a campaign of “barbaric severity” against all traitors. Wave after wave of applause and cheers drowned his voice from time to time. The Nazis, who control the house, especially ap- proved his dictum that, once ad- Jjourned, the Reichstag would be recalled only from time to time “to be informed by the govern- ment of its acts when the assent of the Reichstag is desirable.” Tumultuous Appiause. ‘The first big cheer came when he ex- pressed his approval of “public decapi- tation” of the men who set fire to the Reichstag building just before the last election. There was tumultuous ap- plause also at his announcement of a qui campaign of "barhfilc severity against all guilty of Yreason.” “No gigantic 'revolution of similar dimensions ever has been carried out with such unvarying discipline and so little bloodshed as our revolution,” he cried. And the Nazis cheered again. He condemned as “an unexampled crime” the 1918 revolution, which gave birth to the German republic, now vir- tually destroyed to make way for the new regime. ‘The visitors' galleries were packed. Outside in the streets, for blocks around the Kroll Opera House, temporary meeting place of the Parliament, sol- diers and police were on guard. Every one who entered the meeting hall was searched for weapons. Relicf Work Stressed. “Restoration of the monarchy is at present not to be discussed so long as conditions prevail which necessitate the national government focussing its atten- tion solely upon saving the German peo- ple, especially millions of workers, from indescribable misery,” said the chan- «cellor, He declared that Germany is by no means unfriendly to international trade, but that such restrictive meas- ures as have been taken were necessi- tated by the fact that for years Ger- many made payments abroad without anything in return. “The world can recover economically only if it is relieved of reparations and the impossible debts and interest obli- gations,” he said. “The debts must be (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) HITLER ACTS TO CURB “ATROCITY” STORIES Statement Emphasizes Any Boy- oott Would Affect U. S. More Adversely Than Germany. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, March 23.—1In a short semi- official statement issued today, the Ger- man government threatened drastic measures against foreign correspondents guilty of spreading “atrocity reports.” The statement asked how, if an eco- nomic boycott ‘“agitated by certain American circles” were carried out, “is the question of private debis to be ted properly?” e warning was directed not only against correspondents, but also against their newspapers. It would take such form as barring the papers from the German mail. The statement emphasized that any boycott would affect the United States more adversely than Germany. CHAMBERLAIN PREDICTS WORLD TRADE UPTURN Bees No Reason Why Economic Conference Should Not Open Within Three Months. By the Associated Press. e LONDON, March 23.—There no reason why the World Economic Confer- ence should not open in London within two or three months, in the opinion of Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville ‘Chamberlain. He told the House of Commons last night France and England have never been in such close accord on the wide range of economic and financial sub- Jjects to be discussed than they are at the present time. Crediting the initiative and courage of President Roosevelt with effecting a change in the United States, “which is almost miraculous,” Chamberlain pre- dicted world-wide conditions were likely to improve within the next few months. L A K i New Quake Felt on Coast. 108 ANGELES, March 23 (#)—A slight earth tremor was felt in Los !Al;(n’. at 12:40 am. today. It lasted § lcss than Western Maryland Covered by Snow in Winter’s Last Stand By the Assoclated Press. © CUMBERLAND, Md, March 23.—Snow fell in Western Mary- land today as Winter made a l;;uve stand against the on-rush At Oakiand, the county seat of Garrett County, there was an énch of :.now on the ground. The emperature was 30 degrees. In the vicinity of Cumberlgnd, the fall of snow was heavy, but the temperature was above freez- ing and the flakes almost im- mediately turned to slush. VANDENBERG ASKS LIBERAL BANK RULE Michigan Senator Hits “Ruth- less Deflation’ That Keeps Institutions Closed. By the Assoclated Press. Senator Vandenberg, ‘Republican, of Michigan, asserted in the Senate today that & “rule of ruthless deflation” had been followed in licensing banks to re- open and some liberalization in admin- istration of the emergency banking act was neéded if many closed banks were to be saved. Vandenberg addressed his remarks to the pending bill to permit direct loans | bill from Federal Reserve banks to State banks and trust companies outside the Federal Reserve system. He spoke after Senator Glass, Demo- crat, of Virginia, had opposed an amendment by Senator Adams, Demo- crat, of Colorado, to exempt the State banks from the requirement of a “thorough _examination” before they could receive a loan. Roosevelt Wrote Section. Glass said in some States there had been no examination of banks since May 2, 1932. The Virginian said President Roose- velt himself had written the “examina- tion” protective section of the bill. Vandenberg said if liberalization of the emergency banking act was not de- sirable “at least the liberalization of its_administration is desirable.” Glass interrupted to say that two of the largest banks in a certain State which has benefitted to the extent of millions of dollars of the taxpayers' money acquired through the Recon- struction Pinance Corporation, and with three or four hundred correspondent banks, had not been examined “for nearly a year.” “Would "the Senator call that liberal administration of the law?” Giass in- red. “That is not an example of the thing of which I am speaking,” Vandenberg said. “This banking crisis is not over simply because it has left the front pages of the Washington newspapers.” 340 Still Closed. Vandenberg then read a communica- tion from the State banking commis- sioner of Michigan saying 194 banks had been opened there and 340 were shut. ‘The communications divided the insti- tutions this way: 27 national banks open (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) CLOSED BANK HERE TO PAY DEPOSITORS International Exchange to Dis- tribute $62,906.25 on Monday. The International Exchange Bank, at Fifth and H streets, which closed its doors last July, will make its first pay- ment Monday to. depositors whose clainis have been approved, it was an- nounced today. The sum of $62,906.25 will be dis- tributed among approximately 3,500 depositors. The payment represents 1625 cents on the dollar. Depositors and other creditors must call at the bank building between the hours of 9 am. and 4:30 pm. to re- celve their “dividend” checks, according to_the announcement. Wlhien the bank closed last July 14, by order of the controller, the book value of its assets, as of that date, was ;:llg::).gzdfls, with ' liabilities of $546,~ .06. / The International Exchange Bank is the third of the four Washington banks which closed in July to make payment on approved claims. Two months ago the Departmental Bank, 1726 Pennsyl- vania avenue, and the Bank of Bright- wood, at Georgia and Colorado avenues, issued their first payments. The fourth bank, the North Capitol Savings, at H and North Capitol streets, has not yet announced a “dividend,” but is preparing to make its first pay- ment soon. he Fpening WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933—FORTY PAGES. BILLION BOND ISSUE PLANNED FOR FARM LOAN REFINANCING Issuance Up to Two Billion May Be Made Possible, Rainey Declares. CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS CONFER AT WHITE HOUSE Farm Bill Goes to Agriculture Committee of Senate—Treasury Probes Mortgage Relief. . By the Associated Press. From a conference of congressional leaders at the White House today is- sued word that the impending farm mortgage plan will call for refinancing present debts with new Government bonds, probably totaling a billion dol- lars, Speaker Rainey told newspaper men this was the plan, explnmz it was hoped this sum would be sufficlent to he same time, Senator Smith, Democrat, of South Carolina, who has been strongly critical of the farm rellef passed by the House yesterday, 315 to 98, indicated confidence that changes would be made which would satisfy those opposed to its present language and please the administration as well. The farm relief bill was referred to the Agricultural Committee by the Sen- ate today. It will be considered by this committee tomorrow. Rainey, leaving the White House con- ference, said the mortgage bill now at the Treasury for careful scrutiny. He expected it would be given to Con- gress within a few days and would be attached to the farm relief bill as an amendment for sake of speed. As he explained the plan, the bill would call for immediate and complete liquidation of the joint stock land ; extension of the farm loan sys- tem to replace the stock banks. It would, he said, refinance as many mortgages as could be obtained through “conciliatory methods.” Mortgage Cuts Likely. ‘This would mean, probably, reduction of the amount of individual mortgages through agreement between debtor and creditor, witk the Government then buying the reduced mortgages, payin; with new bonds. However, Rainey said, 1t was not decided whether the bonds would be issued in this way or sold on the open market and the cash used to buy mortgages. Interest, he said, would come down to 5 per cent or less. “A tentative draft of the bill is in the hands of Secretary Woodin for any suggestions he might have to make,” Rainey said. He predicted that “for the sake of speed, bill will be added in the Senate to the farm price fixing bill we passed yesterday. “The bond issue might reach $2.- 000,000,000, but we hope it won't go over $1,000,000,000,” the Speaker said. In addition to Rainey and Smith, those who gathered at the White House Executive offices this morning included Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the ma- Jority leader; Senator Byrnes, Demo- South Carolina; Chairman Jones House Agricuiture Committee, Chairman Buchanan of the House Ap- propriations Committee, Senator Bank- head, Democrat, of Alabama, and Sen- ator Gore, Democrat, of Oklahoma. Join Session Later. Shortly afterward they were joined by Senator Wagner, Democrat, New York: Chairman Steagall of the House Banking Committee, Senator McAdoo, Democrat, California; Henry Morgen- thay, jr, chairman of the Farm Board, and Prof. W. I. Myers, Morgenthau’s assistant. These two have been working cut the detalls of the program, similar to the Canadian plan, which is to be presented for congressional approval. President Roosevelt was represented today as not perturbed over opposition which has arisen to the farm relief bill in the Senate, including the refusal of Senator Smith to support the measure :33 au intentions of introducing a sub- ute. The huge magerity given the bill in the House has strengthened his belief that the bill will pass the Senate with (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) TWO PERISH IN FIRE ELIZABETH, N. J., March 23 (#).— Fire which started today in & crude oil still at the Bayway Refinery of the Standard Oil Co., took the lives of two workmen. Another was badly burned, one was injured, and four more required emergency treatment for slight burns. ‘The dead are: crat, of of John Hoens, 60 years old, a foreman in the company's employ 36 years, and Thomas Carolan, 52, a stillman with the company 21 years. FASCISM SPREAD HAILED BY DUCE ON 14th BIRTHDAY OF MOVEMENT Black Shirts Mass in Milan and Party Founders Entrain in “Second March” on Rome. By the Associated Press. MILAN, Italy, March 23.—Black shirt Italy massed 4oday to offer a nation- wide salute to Premier Benito Musso- lini and commemorate the fourteenth anniversary of the Fascist party. 11 Duce issued a statement saying: “Our words now cross frontiers, our doctrine is now, universal, and our werk is already testimony to us for future generations.” “Thus Fascist Italy is speaking to other peoples and opening a period of Fascist civilization.” Festivities started in Milan at 11 a.m., three seconds and did no |t Full regimental dress uniforms, stand- ards and national emblems, smart parade ground maneuvers of the Fascist militia avanguardistas, or junior Fas- cists, -and other units brought wild cheering from the masses concentrated to_see the parade. Early in the evening the avanguard: istas throughout Italy were to assemble in rank for the solemn reading ing by the national labor holiday, April 21. Meanwhile widows and mothers of B where they Wil he received by ‘where Tecelv Mussolini tomorrow. They will start the Rome ceremonies Wwith a parade from the Tevo- ‘lutionary exhibi TRADE COMMISSION MAY BE ABOLISHED Plan Calls for Distribution of Power to Commerce and Justice Offices. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. President Roosevelt will, it is re- ported, be called upon soon to determine whether the Federal Trade Commission is to continue as an independent agency of the Government. In the reorganization plan for the Federal Government, which has been in major part already drawn up by the President’s advisers and is now belleved to be in the hands of Director Lewis Douglas of the Budget, there is reported to be a proposal to dismember the Trade Commissicn. The economic di- vision, under this plan, would go into the Department of Commerce and the legal staff of the commission into the Department of Justice. In the name of governmental economy it is proposed to do away with this independent agency of the Government, designed to protect the American public and American businsss against unfair trade practices and monopoly. This agency was set up in 1914, almost & score of years ago, on the earnest recommendation of the last Democratic President, the late Woodrow Wilson. Senator Norris of Nebraska, a cham- pion of the Trade Commission, when told today of the reported proposal to do away with the commission as an in- dependent Government agency, said: “Such action would be ineffectual. I do not belleve that President Roosevelt would do any such thing.” Will Defend Agency. ‘There will be strong opposition to the abandonment of the Federal Trade Commission as an independent agency of the Government, having quasi- judicial functions. ~Senator Norris, Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and many other Sen- ators and Representatives who strong- ly resisted the attempt in the last Congress to hamstring the Trade Commission by cutting in half the ap- propriation asked in the budget, are expected to go to the fore for the retem‘;oneo( the c as an in- dependent agency. Senator Byrnes of South Carol h leader in the last Congress for legis- lation granting wide powers to the President to reorganize the Govern- ment, saild today that so far as he knew, no plan to divide up the Fed- eral Trade Commission and place & under the Executive Department mbeen advanced. He said he was sure that if such plans were being con- sidered it was entirely tentative, and that no decision in the matter had that the valuable functions now performed by the commission will become part of the administrative executive depart- ments. Right there is where politics may enter into the matter. As the com- mission now stands, it is independent of the control of an administration; it can function without the slightest chance that politics may enter to cover up facts that should be developed. The commission, under the law, is composed of five members, not more than three of whom are to belong to any one po- litical party. D .m:en the President power to re- the (zo\rertuu;.l:';.x egzn to th: extent of doing away ependent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission or u::n Interstate % Commission or merge them the major executive departments, Rests With President. President Roosevelt has, to all intents decision regard. enemy to the ‘Trade Commissicn or to the work which it performs. One| vy, (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) MRS. ROSS MAY GET POST|a: o Democrat, ’: ‘Wyoming nzwl:g:rmmy had “reasons_to ve” that Mrs. Nellle Tayloe Ross would be appointed ‘Treasurer of the United States. i Marble Sidewalks And Paving to Help Marble Save Money By the Associated Press. MARBLE, N. C, March 23— Sidewalks of marble in some communities may be deemed ex- travagance, but not here—so the Town Board of Aldermen en- acted a law that the stone be used as paving material, making the town live up to its name. Marble is situated within the area of immense marble deposits of Cherokee County and because of the ease with which the stone can be obtained, the aldermen believed the idea was a good one. Laying of sidewalks with mar- ble is to begin at once. SENATE MAY PROBE CASE OF HARRIMAN Banking Committee Consid- ers Justice Department’s Handling of Case. By the Associated Press. ‘The possibility developed today that the Senate Banking Committee may investigate the Justice Department's handling of the prosecution of Joseph W. Harriman, former president of the Harriman National Bank & Trust Co., charged with falsifying accounts. Chairman Fletcher of the committee sald he had forwarded data on the case to Perdinand Pecora of New York, committee counsel, and that Pecora un- doubtedly would look into it in connec- tion with his other investigations of stock market and banking transactions. Several Senators, including Connally, Democrat, of Texas, criticized the Jus- tice Department's alleged failure to prosecute Harriman promptly. ‘The criticisms resulted from a state- ment by Federal Attorney George Z. Medalle in New York that he delayed the prosecution for three months on orders from department. Connally to newspaper men the department was “almost guilty of n nce.” an opportunity to look into it if he it necessary.’ “It depends on developments whether the BmE:R Committee will go into the matter,” he added. “I don’t know what there is to it. Undoubtedly t&:e counsel to it. T investigation may lead into it. It an thing for the e ':“ tmm a dehyb‘ln the prosecu ere may some reason for it that I don't know about.” MEDALIE EXPLAINS DELAY, Acted on Orders of Justice Department, He Says. NEW YORK, March . —Prose- cutors questioned the ll?t(o‘?lhe offi- cers and_direc RELIEF PROJECTED FOR T JBLESS Big Centers to Be Drained of Idle, Says Dern—Miss Perkins Defends Camps. By the Associated Press. Ald to the jobless in congested in- dustrial citles was described today as the aim of President Roosevelt's re- forestation program. While Miss Frances Perkins was tell- ing a joint session of the House and Senate Labor Committees of the pur- poses of the measure before them, Sec- Tetary Dern related 'that plans were under way for recruiting the jobless in industrial cities into a civilian conser- vation cdrps. Miss Perkins, in her first appearance as Secretary of Labor before a Con- gressional Committee, entered into a give and take cross examination by commuw; men;hbers and d';:inged the program from the charge ‘would tend to reduce the wage standard for unskilled labor. . A . She called it a relief plan and not an employment program, and said em- ployers had realized the purchasing power of wage earners must be sustained if business was to prosper. Under Three Departments. Under the plans being formulated for putting the plan into action after it is enacted, Dern said the Labor Depart- ment would enroll unemployed volun- teers, the War Department would or- ganize them into units and the Agricul- ture Department would conduct the camps and supervise the work. The War Secretary, in a press confer- ence, explained that industrial cities would be drained of jobless men by en- listments into the civilian conservation | corps. The concentration camps, Dern ex- plained, probably would be at Army posts. While many detalls were yet to be worked out, he said the tentative plans provided for Army offi- cers to form the respective units into self-governing bodies with their own police, cooks, barbers and other camp workers. Physical Exams Required. A certain percentage of the appli- cants will include boys from 18 to 21 years of age. All the boys as well as the men will pass & physical examina- tion and only those capable of doing a day's work will be acceptable. The men will be paid $1 a day and furnished board, I and clothing. Whether they will temporary buildings near the forest re- serves or in tents has not yet been decided. They will not wear Army uniforms, but probably will be provided with overalls and other civilian gar- ments. Miss Perkins after R. Y. the commitiee to amend the Stuart, chief of the had asked bill to allow the use on private lands of the civilian conservation corps that ‘would be created by the bill. At present its use would be restricted to publicly- owned property, and most of this is weét of the Mississippi. mittee suggested a connection bett the plan and “This®is not %% % The only evening paper in Washington with the Au?ci.ted service, Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 123,089 (P Means Associated, TWQ CENTS. Press. HOUSE DEFEATS BAN FOR BEER AT CAPITOL - INSPEEDING D. C. BILL Beer in States Preparations Made to Sell Beverage After April 6. By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 23.—This pre-prohibition brewing center bubbled over with activity with the signing of Yesiriay by Sreident Roevelts - velt., Pouu’v‘:r’e called to maintain order l.n:ml‘ ‘t‘hulnn'ds 'l:o chm:red n!: at doors of eight large breweries. o eers and firemen in the city's boller rooms shortly after noon leaned on whistle cords to announce to the community that the President had made law of the beer bill. The.Fire Depart- ment contributed with sirens and bells. Motorists pressed horn buttons and the (Continued on Page 5, Column 2. DORAN SSES BER LCENSES A5 DRYS PREPARE FOR TEST Commissioner to Guard Against Permits to Boot- leg Racketeers. | By the Associated Press. ‘The Federal Government today moved swiftly to open the beer taps through which a legal 3.2 brew will flow to America’s thirsty after midnight April 6. Machinery to license brewers was set in motion by Dr. James M. Doran, in- dustrial alcohol commissioner, who pledged himself to keep bootleg beer racketeers out of the legalized industry. Government officials acted a day after President Roosevelt signed into law a bill which permits the sale of beer and wine of 3.2 per cent alcohol content. The President's action sig- naled the end of the absolute prohibi- tion which has prevalled since 1920. Drys Prepare Battle. Leaders of prohibition organizations, meantime, made plans for testing the law's constitutionality and for block- ing the sale of beer by injunction. They :rved notice of a determined court ttle. Government officials estimate that an annual revenue of $125,000,000 to $150,- 000,000 will be returned. Already the Internal Revenue Bureau hes begun distribution of revenue stamps which will briog in the $5 tax on every barrel. After midnight April 6 the legalized beverages may be sold in at least 14 States—Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washingto Wis- consin. n and It may be sold also in an opinion expressed by Kenneth ‘Wynne, executive secretary to Gov. Cross, is followed. He held the Con- necticut State enforcement act prohibit- ed only the sale of liquor held to be intoxicating by Federal laws. ‘While breweries got full steam up to supply the prospective demand, Dr. Doran made ready to send 650 fleld workers to the licensed plants. These men will give the word on the night of April 6 when the:beer trucks may leave at the zero hour for the (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) _ PLANS SEVERE MEASURES AGAINST COMMUNISM By the Associated Press. SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 23.—Premier Nicholas Muschanoff today announced that the government was planning “new uLdm severe measures” against unism. Connecticut, it Proj active, especially in schools and military garrisons. The first step will be an “Inquiry” into the activities of the Workers' party, a Communist organization. Bulgaria "was dis- ‘was by a special “defense dl“".hg Later it e organized under name party,” which eventually became the “Workers' party.” In municipal elections in Sofia last Septem] of the realm” sweat shop conditions. | o to be regarded as an (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) Barracks Bombed in Madrid. - MADRID, March 23 (#).—Extremists | Msgr. hurled a bomb at a civil 3 not Fumasoni-Biondi, upon whom the red hat was conferred last week.) . MUSEUM GETS FINEST SPECIMENS FROM SHIPMENTS OF BANANAS s |One Is Tropical Tree Frog So Rare Experts Are Unable to Classify It. (R0 Eg fis skt 3 ul H gg H e RN Frucee i | W0 i o ?s's’sf;,a%éf ; E;gES » | Information ry this occurred. All Federal Areas Would Have Been Included. GAG RULE PASSED FOR QUICK ACTION Wine and Fruit Juices Turned Down by Viva Voce Vote. By a vote of 121 to 72 the House today refused to accept an amendment to the District beer bill which would have prohibited the sale of beer or the granting of a license by the District Com- missioners in any Government building. This amendment was offered by Representative Tarver, Democrat, of Georgia, and it was empha- sized during debate that this pro- posal applied particularly to the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings and the cafeterias in the various Government depart- ment buildings. It was pointed out that as the bill now reads it will be permis- sible to have beer sold in restau- rants or eating places in_these Government properties. Repre- sentative Black, Democrat, of New York argued that by scien- tific opinion 3.2 per cent beer has been declared non-intoxicating and that it would be foolish for Congress to say to the people of the country and the residents of the District it is all right for you to drink this beer, but we don’t want it in our own buildings. He declared that it is the last stand of the drys for propaganda pur- s to put Congress in a ridicu- lous situation. The first amendment offered to the bill by Representative Palmisano, sponsor of the measure, which would have in- cluded wine and fruit juices, also was defeated on a viva voce vote. The first amendment adopted was offered by Representative Cochran, Democrat, Missouri, which limits to $25,000 the amount that can be spent out of license receipts for enforcement purposes. Representative Cochran pointe 3 out that without such a }lml tion positions. With the exist- ol:f police force, he nld“ it 'fl rguin ly & very small special force to enforce this legislation. Appropriations Lost. An amendment proposed by Repre= sentative Blanton to require appropria- tions for operation of the beer litense office, to be carried in the regular Dis- trict appropriation bill, was defeated, 107 to 42. Representative Black told the House before the vote that if the Blanton amendment was adopted it would pre- vent the District from getting beer until passage .of the 1934 appropria~ tion act. ‘The broadest powers possible to the District Commissioners in regulating the sale of beer were advocated by Palmisa; no. Representative O'Connor, Democrat, New York, in charge of the special rule which made consideration of the Dis- trict eer bill in order and which was adopted by a viva voce vote after only a few moments of discussion, announced that he will urge an amendment that establishments which violate the license law shall be padlocked rather than individual culprits punished. ‘ntative O'Connor also is spon- soring an amendment which would bar any person convicted of a felony from employment in dispensing beer, as well 8s preventing him from obtaining a license. Representative Palmisano also will offer amendments providing for inves- tigation of applicants both for “on the premises” sale of beer and the other class of license which provides for sale of beer in & container to be consumed ere were two sharp exchanges dur- ing the early debate on the floor. In one of these Representative MacFarland, Democrat, of Texas had reviewed some of the old stories told about drinking by members of the House and Senate. To this Representative O'Connor re- sponded vigorously, denouncing such stories as lies. Representative O'Connor was vigorously applauded. Mr. Mac- {'-:lrl?nd offered to retract his state- en Another exchange was between Repe resentative Palmisano and Representa- tive Blanton. The former recalled that in his first speech in the House he had sought for an investigation of the en- forcement agents in Maryland and the District, and accused Mr. Blanton, by opposing that legislation, of having pro- tected and defended a man guilty of several crimes who later drowned his wife and child in the Potomac River. tatice Blton demanded specific egarding the date on which Evmenhilve Hoeppel, Democrat, ornia, interrupted Representative Palmisano he himself Chairman Norton of the House Dis- Committee served notice on the~ House that at the proper time she would offer an amendment to prevent the sale of beer to minors. She said personally she did not believe that the beverage would be harmful to children, but would the endm