Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and somewhat warmer tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudiness and warmer, followed by rain tomorrow nighf or Monday. Temperatures—Highest, 56, at 2:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 46, at 7:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 5. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 @h No. 32,484 post _office, Entered as second class matter ‘Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, ¢ Foeni \ » WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL TREASURY TAKES STEP ATIONS OF WORLD|U.5. TRO0PS PERILED TO RUSH REOPENING OF 13 BANKS IN CITY Assistafit Named by Woodin Will Go to Work at Once on Local Situation. CUMMINGS OF CH TO HANDLE EMERGENCY PROGRA ICAGO PICKED M Secretary Wants Tied Up Funds Released. Steagall to Back Federal Reserve Deposit Guaranty. After announcing the appoint ment of Walter J. Cummings of ! REACT FAVORABLY 10 TRADE PARLEY Roosevelt Invites -Nine, and Bids to Others Will Go Out Soon. MDONALD PLANS TO SAIL FOR AMERICA NEXT WEEK Herriot Accepts Appointment as Head of French Mission at Conversations Here. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt today shouldered the leadership of the world's first or- ganized effort to attack the depression. In Europe, Asia, in the Western Hem- Chicago as executive assistant directly in charge of the emergency |isphere, the nations one by one fell banking program, Secretary Woodin declared today that one of the |into line in response to the President’s first questions which Mr. Cummings would have to handle would be the reopening of the 13 closed Washington banks. 1t was pointed out to the Secretary that something like $50,000,000 In deposits was still tied up in Washington. He said that Mr. Cum- ings would get at the situation in the District of Columbia imme- Hiately. § The Treasury today completed a program in conjunction with Btate authorities for reopening of State banks, which Secretary Woodin believes will permit those closed institutions to be ieopened rapidly. ‘Woodin Praises Plan. ‘The chief question at this time, the Becretary said, was to get money now tied up in the banks into the hands of the depositors. He praised the plan as one funda- imental and ready to operate, but said details would not be announced until State authorities had approved it. The Secretary also told reporters the reopening of banks over the country was going along in a surprisingly good way and he hoped that reopenings could be increased. He declined to give specifications, but declared the Government was giving full attention to opening of State banks and promised the program would be pushed to the utmost. Details of Bill Being Settled. Meanwhile details of a far-reaching reform measure were being set- %l.d by sen;wlap Gu'n aemognt, of irginia, an resentative Steagall, I’J’Inmll‘ of Alabama, for introduction may say, paper men, “thaf proposal’s prin- m:amdnmadh!nuthe-wmm He added that it was not in any sense & Government guaranty plan. Branch Banks Unsettled. Based on the Glass banking bill of last session, the measure will provide for separation of investment affiliates from banks within two years; increase minimum capital for national banks from $25,000 to $50,000, and provide for dismissal of bank officials found in- competent. One of the sections still unsettled re- Iates to branch banking. A Senate banking subcommittee now is writing & tentative draft of the measure. corporation for the liquidation of the closed banks. Source of Funds. As in the Steagall guaranty bank deposit bill that passed the House and failed in the Senate in the last Con- gress, the initial capital of $500,000.000 would be raised by requiring Federal Reserve banks to subscribe $150,000,- 000 of their surplus while the Treasury paid $150,000,000, representing a part of the earnings of the Federal Reserve banks paid in leu of franchise taxes.| The remaining $200,000,000 would come | from a levy of one-fourth of 1 per cent on deposits in Federal Reserve banks. The measure will provide, it was said, for frequent examination and in- spection of banks and for their regula- tion and would permit the corporation to “get rid of State banks at any time.” Glass already has reintroduced his | bank bill as it passed the Senate in the last Congress, but which Steagall killed in the House Banking Commit- tee. Steagall said it would be intro- duced by the Virginian again Monday with the guarantee provision. Retains Chief Provisions. Many additions have been made to the Glass bill, including a prohiviticn against the payment of interest on de- mand deposits and a clause to prevent | interlocking directorates between banks | and industrial concerns, ‘The bill still retains the chief pro- visions of the Glass bill, pre\'cnl[ seepage of Federal Reserve credit into | speculative channels and to require | divorcement of security affiliates. It has, however, no provision requir- | ing commercial banks to separate their | trust activities, as has been suggested in some quarters. RUTH BRYAN OWEN ACCEPTABLE TO DANES Denmark King Suggests She Also | Be Made Envoy to Green- land. By the Associated Press. A message from the King of Denmark to the State Department today safd Ruth Bryan Owen would be acceptable as Minister to Denmark and suggested that she also be made envoy to Green- land, which belongs to Denmark. The message was part of the routine which goes with the appointment of diplomats abroad. f All that now remains is for Mrs. Owen'’s appointment to be officially an- nounced by President Roosevelt and | Tatified by the Senate before this coun- try will have its first “Madame Min- ister” to another nation. . Five Killed in Mexican Outbreak. MEXICO CITY, April 8 (P).—Five were killed and 12 others suf- gunshot and knife wounds in . .| bile and airplane traffic, bringing here ~countless |on duty, on eight-hour shifts, except | his bedside, | death. She left the boat at Cherbourg and returned to London. l CHERRY BLOSSONS CREET WARM DAYS Crowds Begin Pouring Into City for Annual Display at Tidal Basin. Golden April sunshine and Spring breezes today coaxed out almost to full maturity the Japanese cherry blossoms that fringe the Tidal Basin in Potomac Park, While United States Park Police were busy making final preparations for handling the trafic that will center on the National Capitol tomorrow, the city was & magnet for bus, train, automo- to view the blos- teeers soms, t of the Japanese Em- ‘Tomorrow—Palm Sunday—the single, blossom varfety will be out “100 per of the park division of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks. Tomorrow the blossoms will be at their peak and in the absence of high winds or rain should last all the com- ing week. The park authorities were congratu- lating themselves today on the exact- ness of their predictions, made several weeks ago, on when the blossoms would appear—between April 1 and 10, and with good weather, prognosticating that the blooms would be at their best the latter part of that period. Guarded by Police. United States Park Police are main- taining a 24-hour shift on the trees in bloom, as it is against park regulations for any one to break off any of the cherry tree branches—or, in fact, any plants in the parks. Two officers are from midnight to 8 a.m. when one man is on this special detail. Tomorrow, 50 policemen will be on traffic detail in Potomac Park from 8 am. until after dark. Because of the recent widening of Fourteenth street, where it runs through the park, officials anticipate that this year the traffic burden will be ap- preciably eased. Traffic will be main- tained both ways on Fourteenth street. ‘The motori public will travel around the Tidal Basin in clockwise fashion, entering at the foot of Seven- teenth street by turning left at the John Paul Jones statue and continuing around. Other points of entry will be at Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. An effort will be made this year to permit automobilists to get out of the traffic circle around the Tidal Basin more easily than heretofore, by provid- ing a greater number of outlets. Golfers Are Warned. The park police warned golfers who expect to use the East Potomac course that they must enter by way of Four- tenth street and turn right at the out- let bridge, passing under the railroad bridge and then turning left cn the cinder roadway and so down to the golf course in East Potomac Park. Golfers desiring to use the West Poto- (Continued on Page 2, Column 8. AUTHOR’S WIDOW DIES Mrs. Edgar Wallace Survived Hus- band Year and Two Months. LONDON, April 8 (#)—Mrs. Edgar Wallace, widow of the author, died early today at her London home after | a long illness. | Mrs. Wallace survived her husband by one year and two months. | Mr. Wallace, author of mystery | stories, plays and scenarios and most prolific of present-day writers, died | from pneumonia in Hollywood, Febru- ary 10, 1932. A half hour after Mrs. Wallace sailed from England to be at she was notified of his The Wallaces had three children, | Patrica, Michael and Penelope. PIN TAKEN FROM LUNG BALTIMORE, April 8 (#).—A pin which had been lodged in a woman's lung for five years and which recently had caused hemorrhages, leading her to believe she was suffering from | tuberculosis, was removed in five minutes at the University Hospital here. today. The woman is Mrs. Sarah Adams of Salisbury, Md. She is 20 years old. ; Honduras Names Envoy to U. S. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, April 8 (#).—Miguel Paz Baraona, former Pres- clashes yesterday between rival groups n Tialpam, 30 miles from here.” The “‘“" of the fights was not ident of Honduras, today was appointed \Minister to Washington, j invitation to come here and plan the campaign with him. Already invited to send their chief of government or another high official were the big four of Europe—Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy; the big three of South America, the “A B C” powers of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, and the two chief Oriental nations— Japan and China, Bids to other gov- ernments are expected to go out ‘The first of the visitors, Prime" ter Ramsay MacDonald of Great Brit- ain, plans to sail for Washington a week from A description of the ef- forts to be launched by Mr. Roosevelt for economic recovery was given today by Secretary of State Cordell Hull, who ictured the United States as about to the world out of a morass of eco- nomic nationalism. Main Purpose Is Tariff Cut. During the last 10 or 12 years, the Secretary told reporters, the United States has been one of the nations chiefly responsible for “economic na- tionalism” in rai high tariffs and other barriers wi have tended to strangle international trade. In earnest fashion which recalled his anti-tariff addresses in his years on Hill, Secretary Hull asserted high time that the United States see halting soon. inis- what its responsibility is in this course and facing backward in a sounder and more constructive directio; n. This he emphasized as the great the preliminary economic INFIGHT IN' CHINA LEGATION 15 TOLD Bullets From Manchukuan Guns Said to Have Fallen in Infantry Camp. FALL OF CHINWANGTAO, SEAPORT, IS REPORTED Dispatches to Peiping Make No Mention of American Casualties During Attack. By the Associated Press. PEIPING, April 8 —The United States legation was infcrmed today that bullets from fighting about Chin- wangtao were falling into the Summer camp of the 15th Infantry Regiment, United States Army. A small detachment is at the camp now. About 800 members of the in- fantry regiment are stationed along the railway leading from that region % Peiping. A Japanese report said Chinwangtao, impertant Chinese seaport in the rail- way treaty area, which has large 1or- eign interests, was occupied today by Manchukuan troops. It could not be confirmed here. There were no reports of American casualties. Garrison Disarmed. Reports of the Rengo (Japanes2) News Agency said Manchukuan troops had occupied the seaport and disarmed the Chinese garrison there. ‘The reports told, too, that the Jap- anese had demanded the evacuation by the Chinese of the entire area south of the Great Wall as far as the Lwan River. The American detachment at the camp reported under fire from Man- chukuan guns today consists of a camp guard commanded by Capt. Dennis Moore of Carterville, Tex. On the heels of the report at the American legation there came denial by British Minister Lampson that British marines had landed at Chin- wangtao (which is 10 miles southwest of Shanhaikwan) yesterday to protect British interests there. Expresses Regret. He called the attention of the Jap- . | anese, however, to these interests. Charge d'Affaires Nakayama of the the and | United States ‘legation to express re- cent,” to quote Prank T. Gartside, chief | 1 If all nations, after a careful analysis of the economic happenings of the last few years, would reach an unanimous agreement to this effect, he said, their representatives should be able to agree that the unprecedented barriers to in- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1. NEW YORK POLICE GUARD DAIRY STRIKE Milk Dumped in Niagara County as Rochester Area Protests Bill's Failure. By the Associated Press. ROCHESTER, N. Y.; April 8.—Strong forces of State, county and city police, were held in readiness here this morn- Ing as independent milk producers in the Rochester area, aroused by failure of the Legislature to act on a milk con- trol bill, renewed their strike against the Dairymen's League Co-operative Association. Spread of the disturbance to the Utica area tomorrow was promised un- less the measure is passed today, ac- cording to word received by Albert Woodhead, president of the Western New York Milk Producers Association, which' called the strike. Woodhead said the strike might be- come Statewide within a few days. LOCKPORT, N. Y., April 8 (®).— A truck of the Dairymen’s League Co- operative Association was stopped by about 100 men at Wilson, Niagara : County. this morning, and the driver was forced to dump about 300 gallons of milk. The driver reported the mat- ter to State police at Newfane. Cherry Blossom Time. Spring is here, not only offi- clally, but in fact. The weather is good and the cherry blos- soms are out and thousands are awakening to a new out- look on life. Dress up, spruce up, for Easter will soon be here. Advertising in The Sunday Star tomorrow will attract thousands of shoppers who are interested in the new things in the stores. Yesterday’s Advertising. (Local Display) Lines. 80,854 22,929 18,390 6,084 3,419 The Evening Star. . 2d Newspaper. . ... 3d Newspaper..... 4th Newspaper. . . .. | Sth Newspaper. . . .. Tof (Other four newspapers) 50,822 The Star is the daily guide for shoppers in over 100,000 Washington and suburban homes., that American lives were en- ed and their property damaged in bombing on March 24 of Taito- wylg:, Chinese city south of the Great Wall. He sald Japanese aviators were exert- ing utmost efforts to avoid endanger- ing foreign property, but that the fly- ers in the Tajtowying incident had difficulty in distinguishing the Amer- ican mission property there, as the American Flag was flying from a pole instead of being spread out. The spreading of flags on the ground was done at some missions in the fighting area in the north. Several Chinese civilians were killed when Taitowying was bombed and consider- able damage was caused to the Amer- ican mission. RUSSIAN SABOTAGE TRIAL POSTPONED No Explanation Given for Delay in Hearing British Subjects. By the Assoclated Press. MOSCOW, April 8.—The trial of em- ployes of the British Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Co. on charges in- volving sabotage, has been postponed until April 12. No official explana- tion was given for the delay. The six accused British technical men have provisionally retained four Russian defense attorneys, who will decide after examining the evidence whether to accept the cases. Brit- ish counsel, who were not permitted to participate in the defense, are on their way here to observe the trial. The newspaper Pravda and Izvestia today devoted the greater part of their front pages to accounts of the pas- sage by the British House of Com- mons of the Soviet embargo bill, to- gether with bitter editorial comment. They reiterated that no retaliatory measures taken by the British govern- ment can prevent the trial of the six British subjects. (The Soviet embargo bill was passed by the House of Commons as a meas- ure intended to protect the British engineersfy NATIONAL AKRON TRIBUTE PROPOSED BY ROOSEVELT May 30 Designated for Memorial Service at Arlington Ceme- tery for Victims. President Roosevelt today proposed that a national memorial service for the officers and men, who died in the Akron disaster, be held in the Amphi- theater at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial day, May 30 He proposed that it be the principal feature of the Memorial day service and be official in character, announc- ing that he would attend. Many churches of many faiths are holding memorial services, unofficial in character, tomorrow, Palm Sunday. The President feels that in view of the fact that many of the Akron dead have not been found, that it 1s now too early to hold an official memorial service, and 80 has designated the Arlington service as the official national mourning for those who died in the airship disaster. e Tobacco Exporter Killed. PADUCAH, Ky., April 8 (#)—Charles Scott, 49 of Mayfield, tobacco exporter, was killed and William Oliver, 19, also of Mayfield was injured today when an automobile in which they were riding crashed through a guard rail and feil 20 feet into a flooded canyon. The machine, under 30 feel of water, was q Sfar. The only evening pnper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. 8, 1933—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES.%%%% (®) Means Associated Yesterday’s Circulation, 122,127 Press. TWO CENTS. FOREST RECRUITING SPEEDED WITH MEN OF HIGH AVERAGE Some D. C. Applicants Even Have College Training—Describe Sufferings Forestry army reruits were moving steadily through the Army Recruiting Station, 520 Tenth street, this morning. An exceptionally high average type was found by the recruiting officers in the men sent to the station for prelim- inary physical examination from the District unemployment relief office, John Marshall place and C street. They were the sort of men who, if they were join- ing the Regular Army, would become non-commissioned officers in a short time. Following are the records of the first seven examined today: Clerk, two years in college and two years in law school. Laborer, eighth grade. Laborer, junior high school. Farmer, high-school graduate. Painter, seventh grade. ‘Grocery ‘clerk, seventh ‘grade. Electrical worker, two years in pro- | fessional forestry school. Waliter, eighth grade. No gross physical defects were found Without Employment. among these men, who told. stories of approaching desperation from their long unemployment. As many as can be put through today will be sent this afternoon to Fort Washington, Md., for the two weeks' preliminary ‘“harden- ing” before they are sent into the Army camps all over the East were bustling with activity today as the tirst contingent of 25,000 men began coming in from the big cities. The Labor De- partment is rushing plans for selecting the second contingent, which will be taken from the Western States. Meantime hundreds of work projects were being outlined by district and State foresters in conference here. Robert Fechner, director of the pro- gram, will begin action approving the projects early next week. The Naticnal Park Service has ten- tative plans for projects which will re- guire more than 60,000 man-montks of labor to At lishment of camps forests in the 48 States. The Forest Service has projects which may require (Contirued on Page 2, Column 5.) MAY TRY T0 BREAK MRS. ELKINS' WILL Grandchild’s Guardian Claims Ex-Senator Influenced His Mother. The possibility that an attempt may be | made to break the will of Mrs. Hallie | Davis Elkins, wife of the late Senator from West Virginia, was foreseen today | when it was learned that the guardian of her grandchild has asserted the will was the result of undue influence prac- | ticed upon Mrs. Elkins by her son, Davis Elkins, also a former Senator and principal beneficiary under the testa- ment. The estate is valued at more | than $1,000,000. In a report filed in District Supreme Court, Mrs. Mary Kenna Elkins, guard- ian ad litem for Stephen B. Elkins, 3d, the grandchild, said it was her opinion that Mrs. Elkins “not of sufficient mental capacity to understand and ap- preciate the extent of her estate and the objects of her bounty or make a valid deed or contract.” The report also said the will was “the result of un- due influence practiced upon her by Davis Elkins,” and expressed the opin- ion that a caveat “should be filed on be- half of the infant grandchild.” “If this will is allowed to stand,” the report of the guardian ad litem con- tinued, “it will deprive the grand child of one-third of the estate to which he is entitled, and it is to his best interest ued on Page 2, Column 7. JURY CHOSEN FOR TRIAL OF NINE IN CULT DEATH By the Assoclated Press. INEZ, Ky., April 8.—A jury from adjoinng Johnson County had been se- lected for the opening today of the trials of nine relatives charged with the “human sacrifice” killing of Mrs. Lucinda Mills, 68. Alienists were on hand ta examine John H. Mills, 36, her son, who is charged with the killing, but was desig- nated by defense counsel as “principal | witness.” ~ Prospective jurors _were asked if they would give a fair trial to a man charged with killing his mother. Mrs. Mills was found choked to death in a mountain cabin near Tomahawk after several days of religious cere- | monies of a mountain cult. Efforts to ?b‘t’ng & jury from this county, Martin, aile BLAST CAU.SES SCARE Explosion in Front of Socialist Home, However, Does No Damage. VIENNA, April 8 (#).—An explosion in front of the Socialist party home last night caused no damage, but consider- able excitement was created which led to rumors that explosives had been transported by Socialists to new ding places. An immediate police search of the party home and nearby Socialist sport- ing grounds netted 4 heavy machine guns, 52 rifles and 30 bayonets. The police also arrested 200 members of the dissolved Socialist defense organi- zation in connection with charges of circulating illegal propaganda, SEGURITIES BILL RADICALLY REVISED Committee Draft Curtails Government Power to Block Sales. By the Assoclated Press. A wholesale revision of the adminis- tration securities control measure has been drafted by the Senate Banking Committee under which the power of the Government to block stock and bond sales would be curtailed sharply. The new draft, made public by the committee right after it was intormed officially that President Roosevelt sup- ported the provision under which the Federal Trade F,,_.mfi The friends of beer were prepared n all its larger BUSINESS PICKS UP AS BEER RETURNS First Day of Legal Brew Marked by Widespread Spending Spree. By the Associated Press. ‘The jingle of coins in cash registers and the rustle of bank notes in long- empty pockets accompanied the gurgle of beer today as many parts of the country announced: . “Business is betten.” Thousands knew again what it is to have a job. Many stores reported in- creased business as beer, smiling weather and the approach of Easter combined to stir demand. Brewers everywhers rubbed their hands and grinned happily. Newspapers in many cities had more advertisements. Dun & Bradstreets, trade journal, reported a general pick- up in business. attribute most of it to that beverage, contention that beer's foes were ex- pected to dispute. Comprehensive data was lacking, but anti-prohibitionists pointed with pride to figures from sev- era] citles. Record Spending Spree. In New York, for instance, whers thousands were talking of men being re-employed and equipment purchased, the city officials announced the receipt of $200,000 in fees for permits to sell beer. Beer advertisements swelled the news- papers. At Chicago, the Nation's second larg- est city, the Herald and Examiner said merchants agreed the first day of beer was one of the greatest ‘sprees since the 1929 crash. This, however, wnm-tulhuted improved ertisements, and a pick-up in theater and club “ads” oc- curred. Chicago railroads announced beer movements and foresaw more jobs. San Prancisco sounded a cheery note, with re-employment estimated as high as 7.000, newspapers carrying more ad- vertisements than for a year and a half and business generally reported im- proved. The employment gain in Los Angeles was estimated unofficially at 10,000 Louisville, Ky., where estimates of re-employment ran as high as 1,000, Commission would have | 528w advertising swell two newspaj power to revoke registration of secur- ities, reduced this power to apply only \“flflcm of fraud or violation of the In addition the commiitee definitely limited the bill’s application to security issues marketed after the bill becomes law, exempting present issues of bona- fide corporations that have been operat- ing a year or more. Liability of Directors Cut. It greatly reduced the liability of di- rectors for misstatements in the finan- cial reports to be filed with the Trade Commission, requiring that only three- fourths of a corporation’s directors be required to sign the reports. Further the new version provides: “Any director of a corporation may, in the discretion of the commission and upon request before registration, for good cause shown, be eycused from umltng and swearing to the said state- ment.” Much opposition had been voiced to the original mandatory responsibility of every director for the truthfulness of the statements filed. The adminis- tration's spokesmen, however, had held that this principle was vital to success of the act. The new bill specifically excludes commercial paper, including notes, drafts, bills of exchange and bankers’ acceptances, with maturities not ex- ceeding nige months. It also exempts securities issued by mutual building and loan and mutual homestead associations. Revocation Cause Modified. It modifies the cause for revocation by eliminating the provision regarding unsound or insolvent conditions of the issuer and the power to revoke when the commission decides this “is in interest of the public welfare.” It retains force to revoke for viola- tions of the mfllmn of the bill, if the issuer has or is about to en- gage in fraudulent transactions and for fraudulent misrepresentation in infor- mation filed. ‘The redraft retains the right of a security holder to recover the price if he has been defrauded, it elim- inates his right to recover damages. The regulation for foreign securities was altered to make requirements prac- tically the same as those covering domestic stocks and bonds, except that the issuers and underwriters of the foreign loans would be obliged to file in addition: “The terms of any collateral agree- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) Radio r.....g.' on Page B12 -~ the | Bernard Shaw had denied saying to her pers to the largest week day editions of the year. It was mostly Easter business and there were few beer advertise- ments. St. Louis, Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland all saw much beer ad- vertising, as did many other cities. Some newspa) adhered to a policy of excluding g:re.r advertising. Many Given Jobs. One Boston brewer announced he had put 500 men to work; another in St. Louis hired an additional crew of tele- phone girls to handle orders. While full brewery crews labored night and day, other men rushed installation of new equipment. At Denver the first day’'s beer busi- ness was estimated at 150,000. Bar- men and maids were hired; railroads hired more crews for beer trains. A bottle shortage forced glassworks in Southern lvania and West Vir- ginia_to put on night_shifts. Clarks- (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) PRESIDENT T0 PUSH JOB AID AND DEBT RELIEF MEASURES Efforts Are Made to Conclude New Domestic Program by Middle of May. CITY HOME MORTGAGE REFINANCING INCLUDED Public Works, Banking Reforms and Tennessee Valley Develop- ment Also on List. By the Assoclated Press. President Roosevelt is preparing for an early conclusion of his domestic emergency program and it will be cen- tered on more jobs and domestic debt relief to offset deflationary effects of earlier moves. He will add shortly to the $500,000,- 000 direct relief bill, securities regu- lation and the farm refinancing and commodity price-lifting measures pend- ing in Congress the following: A two-billion dollar city home mort- gage refinancing plan. ‘Two or three billion dollars for public works to increase employment. Banking reforms, probably with pro- vision for speeding payments of de- posits in closed banks and insurance for future deposits. A broad program for development of the Tennessee Valley, with immediate restoration of the Muscle Shoals, Ala., power and nitrate plant. Congress Leaders Co-operate. Legislation for reorganization and reliet of the eleven-billion dollar rail- road industry. He intends to strike the balance between drastic reductions in Govern- ment expenditures—or deflation—and the new development scheme by a sweeping Government recrganization. Congressional leaders are co-operat- ing to speed the new domestic program to conclusion by mid-May and permit the President to turn his attention to international angle of the economic o] B Valley. On Monday night he will confer with his aides, who have been carefully canvassing railroad situation, and seek a plen to bring new life to this Virginia and Representative Steagall of Alabama—the preparation of the banking bill, and they are nearing a united 1 ront. Department chiefs already have orders not only for a ization of their units, but for immediate reductions in expenditures for the coming year total- ing almost half a billion. The plan for refinancing of home mortgages with a maximum interest rate henceforth of 5!, per cent already has been drafted in Congress along virtually the same lines as the Roose- velt proposal for cutting down the debt burden for agriculture—now before the Senate. The public-works construction pro- gram bly will be among the last THisa :&mmcd'm the Presi - a ent, e - dent has the assurance of congressional ilots that there is a chance for clean- Ezc up the calendar before the end of next month. WED SEVENTH TIME Oklahoman Tells Clerk He ‘“Can’t Bear to Be Without Wife.” SALLISAW, Okla, April 8 (#).— ‘Waymond Anderson, 44, of Webber Falls, Okla., is Sequoyah County’s best marriage license customer. He made his seventh trip here yesterday obtain- ing a license to wed Miss Bessie Beard, 23, of Webber Falls. “I just can’t bear to be without a wife,” he told Horace Moor, court clerk, who verified his record. derson ¢id not explain what happened to his six previous spouses. L Recalls Scene at Home of Lady Astor, Where She Asked Author Why He Hated Folks on This Side. Special Dispatch to The Star. PHILADELPHIA, April 8 (NAN.A). —Astonishment was expressed by Helen Keller when she was informed George that “all Americans are blind, deaf and dumb.” The remark was attributed to Mr. by Miss Keller, who said the Irish wit and playwright's sally was conveyed to her by her teacher at the home of Lady Astor. Mr. Shaw’s de- nial was carried in a radio he sent to a Brooklyn newspaper from the ship on which he is going to New York. “It's almost ,” said Miss Keller, who was in this city as the jest of Mrs. Charles E. Schmidt, be- fore leaving for Columbus, Ohio. Then she repeated what happened when she talked with Shaw, a conversation on which she based an article she wrote for the North American Newspaper Al- liance. “I asked Mr. Shaw why he hated Americans so much,” Miss e ey Keller said. MISS KELLER AMAZED AT SHAW DENYING ‘DUMB AMERICANS’ TALK was with her to repeat her words if they were not clear. “He said he didn't hate them. At this point Lady Astor interrupted and grabbed Mr. Shaw's arm, explaining that I was deaf and blind. “And ,then Mr. Shaw replied, ‘Oh, yes, all Americans are blind and deaf— and dumb.’” Miss Thomson repeated this part of Miss Keller's remarks, a that she herself was present at the time of the interview, but that the message of Shaw's rejoinder was “tapped to Miss Keller by her teacher, Miss Anne Sul- livan Macy, who was also with us.” “I wonder if he could possibly have 1 ten what he said?” asked Miss Keller. “The fact remains, of that he did not seem ly in- in I cannot the great us and blame him when I remember multitude he has to meet and how mwuryhnmmbeotmetemflw- p. “I still admire Mr. Shaw and think it is a great thing for us that he lived in this world and taught us to ] « on Page 2, Col