Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1933, Page 2

b, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., APRIL 9, 1933—PART ONE. 1000000015 PAID - N BEER REVENUE ihousands of Jobs Created, Business Stimulated in Many Cities. By the Asgociated Press. NEW YORK, April 8—The golden flow of beer swept on tonight, washing millions of dollars into Government cof- fers, creating thousands of jobs for the | unemployed, and leaving many a brew- qu vat empty. mte:“m n h the new 3.2 brew was being sold indicated that already more than $10.- 000.000 has been collected by municipal, State and Federal taxing bodies. The editor of .Brewery Age estimated that 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 barrels of beer had been sold throughout the Na- tipn 50 far, with the Federal Govern- ment reaping close to $7,500,000 during the two days. sFrom all sides came reports of a de- mand that exceeded either the supply or-the ability of brewers to get cantain- | ers to convey the new beverage to dis- tributors and consumers. There was scarcely a brewery in the country keeping up with its orders. Some of them were so deep in the prob- Jem of balancing supply and demand that telephones went unanswered and | customers bombarded them by telegraph in pleading for delivery. Triple Shifts at Work. .Double and triple shifts were put to work. - Some plants decided to keep the | wheels of their industry moving for 24 | hours Sunday. By “More barrels; more bottles,” com- | manded the brewers, as they ran out of containers. | Oooperages and glass works called in more men and went on double shifts. In many & city the beer boom was| eredited with accelerating business in eral. “:h'on, Ohio, reported ‘a heavy de- mand: for brewery trucks. The Chicago Association of Commerce said many stores were doing their best business since 1929, with steel, clectric and railroad buying on the up-| Beer advertising in newspapers con- tinued to-swell the size of papers. Manufacturers and dealers in cheese, sefrigerators, pretzels, rye bread and kindred lines reported improvin ness, while owners of cafes, hotels, res- taurants and’ d%)‘lwh!d with broad g Ahe estimiites of new jobs cre: ated- %:‘chwuu, 40,000; New Yorlk:: ; Los Angeles, 10,000; San rfifio. 7,000; Albany, Boston and Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1,000 each. New Yotk led the revenue parade. The amount of beer ready for move- ment at midnight. Thursday had been estimated as 400,000 barrels, which meant $2,000,000 for the Federal Gov- 3 d $400,000 for the State. New Yofk City had_collected about $200,000 from close to 17,000 individuals and corporations receiving .permits to gell the new beer. 3 To boost the city revenue, the Health Depsrtment announced pians for a drive Monday among the 32,000 speak- easies estimated by police to exist in the city, end among soft drink parlors, o see that all selling the 3.2 beverage Federal tax; restaurants and ice com- report business - increase; eries taxed to limit, some hol deliveries awaiting the, return tles and kegs: all breweries &gcreased employment. i Newark—Northern New Jersey Ped- efal receipts to noon, $216,000. Los Angeles—Breweries’ supply -ex- usted;10 orders waiting for ~every le turned out; 250,000 cases and barrels sold so far; Government ue to date'$150,000; State revenue ; - Central ‘Labor Council esti- in>general % ¥ S¢. W $116,000. collected in tern- by Federal Govern- t. & Montana—=State beer licenses have bfought in $73,000 so far, with city venue about half ‘as much. Colorado—15,000 cases and 600 kegs ld in two days;‘ breweries working ght and day; estimate 600 given em- yment in breweries, bars and cafes; eral business buoyant, with news- per advertising increased by beer ads; -day Federal revenue estimated at 5,000; State revenue at $26,000. iKentucky—Federal revenue “over 50,000; Louisville revenue, $20,024; erchants report “better than normal siness;” two breweries have sold | 1§500,000 gallons and now unable to fill mand; running double and triple eRifts. Pittsburgh—Business generally accel- ted; three breweries estimate sales 500,000 cases; scarcity of bottles. 'Wisconsin—89,260 barrels sold: Fed- tax pald, $446,800; State tax paid, 18$9,260; one firm ordered $2,000,000 |worth of bottling machinery and in- force from 348 to 600 men; an- r ‘ordered $500,000 worth of beer s; cooperages ordered 40 car loads | taves, 250,000 feet of oak and 200 téhs of iron; breweries purchased 100 |carloads of Canadian lumber carrying an $8000 duty; raflroeds expect to | r]\dle 100 to 150 carloads of beer Milwaukee in two days carloads and 2,000 truck | ; 5400 men now employed, one btewery employing 1,140 compared with | 888 a yeer ago; employment in brew- | erles and allied trades expected to réach 8,700 soon; lake transit companies Prepare’ for increased business. Baltimore Swamped, | Baltimore—Breweries swamped and | feclining to promise immediate deliv- | #ry; revenue to city in two days, $55.800. Massachusetts—Brewers say that un- Jets demand lessens over week-end they ol be unable to meet orders; estimates ©f new employment run to 1,000 in Bos- ton breweries alone; licenses for whole- sslers net State $12,000, Albany—Brewerles have put 1,000 to Wwork. Restaurants and grocery stores fi;'mn better“businéss as a result of r. Advertising in’' newspapers in- ereases, especially in food lines. Chicagé—Breweries working 24 hours on Sunday;- shortage -expected to extend through Monday; several breweries vol- fintarily detlated 10 per cent wagé in- ases; Iye bread bakers and sausage d pretzel makers going full blaste | ‘Indianapolis—Beer licenses net State 40,705.5), Tax- of ‘5. cents .a- gallon- egtimated o ‘have ~ produced '$15,000 Tevenue during first 24 hours of sale. Fhree breweries, with sale so far of moo cases, unable to fill demands; eral tax of $45,500 collected so far. § Relief Lines Decrease. 1 Minneapolis-St. Paul—New employ- nt placed at 1,000; breweries short of tainers; city license revenue $35,000; { lines reported on the decrease ce April 1; one brewery making $20,- improvements; retstaurant equip- nt sales manager says sales up 20 cent; restaurant and hotel owners rt better business due to beer. Ilt. Loujs—Anheuser-Busch _ reports ples of 75:000" cases. and 7,000 - els, with 5,000,000 cases on order, ,000 for Patific coast, with 75-car load ordered for Seattle. 2 —Onlhbrewe'ry sold out, with cases vered. - lewspapers on. Thursday of taxing offices in the 20| the District of Columbia in | all | H & SECRETARY ROPER. ROPER TO DISCUSS TRADE PROBLEMS Commerce Secretary Will Be Second in Forum Series of Cabinet. Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper will discuss “Our Trade Problems” in the National Radio Forum, arranged by The Star and broadcast over a coast- to-coast network of the National Broad- casting Co. tomorrow night at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Roper, who with the advent of the Roosevelt administration, took over the huge Commerce Department, will be the second speaker in the National Radio Forum’s series of cabinet talks Nation. Although new in the post he now holds, he has a long career of public service behind him, and has kept con- versant with the t:sie :;xo:.l:mihorg th; country, at home 3 ug! n‘a‘rmhfi ‘has h'gn either in, or “He s expectsd ;mi te-(o the %:‘y‘ is’ 80 1 M&m ‘American trade is meeting and solving in this c_ount}x and inforeign oF the poiitcs His fi"‘m"’ o8 will pur- of = "f-fee luring his lon of the office.. MACON IS FREED ~_FROM MOORINGS Sister Ship of Ill-Puted-Akron Will Be Ready for Air Thurs- day. + By the Assoclated Press. o TR bty AKRON, Ohlo, April 8—The ni completed U. 8. ‘Macon, zi s p ey todty g % &an “ 3 &‘flm’g the doek 38 wh she was bullt. The maneuver was. und ‘crew a reh or the huge scheduled for oceedings careh Heloreing 1o the pro carefully. Macon's initial fli;il‘{. Capt. Dresel said: “Our orders in . coriection with all flights are not to give out specific in- formation as to how long we will be aloft. or where we will go,” but he inti- mated the ship may be in the air about 12 hours next Thursday. leaving the dock about sunrise if weat! its. e | GOLD SEARCH IN SUNKEN “SHIP 1S HALTED BY WRIT Skipper of Balvage Vestel Claims Rightful Possestion of Lost Steamer. ‘By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va., April 8.—A-search for gold in the sunken ship Merida was brought to an abrupt halt today by an injunttion entered in the Cir- cuit Court. The injunction was directed against Klass Evarts, diving expert, and Capt. John Hall, master of the trawler Ther- esa and Dan, and Peter Mikkelson, who were preparing to search for the sunken Ward Line steamer, lying some 60 miles off the Virginia Capes. They were ready to sail today, but before they could get started, the court action was instituted against them by Capt. H. L. Bowdoin of the salvage ship Salvor, which spent several months last year trying to recover silver, gold and " jewels” supposed to be in the purser’s strongbox on the Merida. Capt. Bowdoin went into court with a petition in which he claimed to have discovered the hulk of the sunken treasure ship and to have the right- ful possession of the lost steamer. Judge Richard Mcllwaine granted Capt. Bowdoin a temporary restrain- ing order returnable on April 22 and Friday ran largest editions this year; extra help hired at breweries, res- taurants and by distributors. Columbus—Receipts of the State of Ohio estimated in excess of $250,000; restaurants, hotels and clubs doing rush- ing business; bottling works unable to meset brewers’ demands. Cleveland—Six breweries preparing to start operations May 1; restaurants augmenting forces; one hotel doubles number of walitresses. West Coast Activity, Washington State — Brewers report sales ‘0f 450,000 pints; demand exceed: supply; 70 carioads from East expecte: s00n; boom in sale of bottles, kegs, car- tons, seidels, pretsels and cheese re- ported. Oregon—Federal tax collector esti- mated at $7,700; all 85,000 pints on hand yesterday exhsusted in three Nours; ~ State beerless until Bastern shiprents .arrive; employment as re- sult of beer estimated at 200. San Francisco—B2er “revenue esti. scribe new brew as “‘tonic to industr: advertising . stimulated, five breweries s0ld 27,000 barrels; shortage anticipated; @bout 1,600 re-employed in breweries alone, several thousand others indirect- ly: hop prices highest in 13 years; in- creased sale of trucks and passenger cars. Nevada—Federal and City of Reno revenues $8,677.50, Reno brewery un. sold 864 gallons over bar in one day, enters, plumbers and ’slgn painters, ca | bartenders find pl pickup notec. Syracuse, N. Y.—Lone brewery has ing to city $7,000 on 480 $78000 is still due) swamped. Reading, Pa—Beer stam 3 " Testa and hotels m-nmuh‘:uznv-. that has aroused the interest of the| able to meet demand, one retail outlet ity of jobs, business only few barrels left, 20 others rush- | en, Federal revenue $40,000, s on which license bureau tax nets $6,312, lone brewery puts cut 2,000 half barrels, behind on orders, employs 150 men. Buffalo—Lone brewery "hapllaukyu el SERVIGE 0 HONOR- VIGTIMS OF AKRON Bishop Freeman Will Deliver Memorial Address at Cathe- dral Today. A solemn service of commemoration for the cfficers and men of the U. 8. 8. Akron, lost at sea April 4, will be held in the great choir of Washington Ca- thedral, Mount St. Alban, this after- noon at 4 o'clock. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, D. D., Bishop of Washing- ton, will deliver the memorial address. The Navy Band Orchestra, directed by Lieut. Charles Benter, will play the preludes and postludes and the hymns sical portions of the sacred 1 be rendered by the Ca- cir of men and boys, directed Edgar , Priest, choirmaster and v. G. Freeland Peter, D. D, c*non and chancellor of the Cathedral, will be master of ceremonies and the liturgical rts of the service will be conducted Canon Raymond L. Wolven, chap- Iain of the bishop. Very Rev.<G. C. F. Bratenahl, dean of Washington, and other Cathedral clergy will take part. ‘Oapt. Sydney K. Evans, D. D., chief of the Chaplain’s Division of the Navy, will the lessons. In the proces- sion rectors of the local parishes of Washington Diocese will follow the gold cross of Abyssinia. The oflenn}g will be devoted to the work of the Navy Relief Society. The public is invited and no cards will be required, but the central portion of the great cholr will be reserved until 3:45 o'clock for officers and men of the Navy in uniform. Assisting the Ca- thedral guild of ushers will be & num- ber of junior officers. Among those who will attend are Sec- retary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson, Assistant_Secretary of the Navy Henry Roosevelt, Admiral William V. Pratt and members of the Senate and House Committees on Naval Affairs. el iy BEER SALE IN PARKS TO BE UNDERTAKEN Welfare and Recreation Official to Ask Licenses for Part of System. Beer will be sold in part of the park system, if officials can secure the neces- sary permit from the District Coi missioners. F. W. Hoover, general manager of the Welfare and Recreation Association of Puhlic Buildings and Grounds, Inc., yes- terday announced that he is applying for licenses to sell beer at the Hains Point tea house in East Potomac Park, at the field house on the Anacostia Park golf course and at the Tourist Camp. He anticipates that beer will be on sale at these places by Tuesday or Wednesday. Mr. Hoover said that the board of trustees of the association will take up the question of having beer on sale in the Government buildings, in whicn the organization operates, at its meet- ing the end of the month. terim, Mr. Hoover proposes to secure an expression of views of the officials in which various cafeterias and lunch counters are located, indicating their pleasure on the subject. These expres- sions will be laid before the board, the general manager asserted. He does not consider the question of beer sale in the public buildi of sufficient im- Bofl.nnoe to request Lieut. Col. U. S. r;m. b‘m due.:'wr of puhua Jouildings and pu rks, the association’s pres- M to ugl‘ a special meeting. BOSTON BEER RUSH THREATENS SHORTAGE Barrels, Bottles and Cases May Run Out if Demand Continues, Say Brewers. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, April 8.—Boston today had its first full day’s fling at the new 3.2 beer. So great was the demand that brewers in the three breweries func- tioning said that unless it decreased within a few days there was danger of a shortage. The brewers said there was Plenty of beer available but depletion of bar- rels, bottles and cases threatened ade- quase distribution. Almost all of thé communities out- side Boston which eventually will per- mit sale of beer were still without it. Boston brewers kept the greater pors tion of their product here to meet loc: demands and in most of the outsid cities delay in granting local lices from wholesalers and Licensing Commission reported receipts. Brewers were unable to sa. just how much beer they shipped out during the first 24 hours. — e UNINVITED CROWD SPOILS CHICAGO FAIR CEREMONY 1,200 Teachers Appear and Rufus C. Dawes and Acting Mayor Fail to Show Up. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 8.—The official flag- raising of the Century of Progress Ex- position today had one unscheduled in- cident and failed to include two speeches on its program. Uninvited, a crowd cf 1,200 school teachers came Bearing banners stat- ing: “Century of Progress, Oh Yeah?” and “Chicago Fair, Millions—Us Noth- ing!” President Rufus C. Dawes and act- ing Mayor Corr, whose office has been visited several times by teacher dele- gations demanding pay, were scheduled to deliver addresses. As the thron; waited, word came that neither woul attend and the flag was finally raised without them. Later Corr said before leaving on a trip to Hot Springs, Ark. “I am going to recommend to the Council Steering Committee (now meeting in Hot Springs) that they return with me Tuesday, call a special session of the cgeulr;'eu and elect a mayor immedi- Plans Beer Barge But Seeks Exact Virginia Border By the Associated Press. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., April 8.—When J. A. Brown, hotel and | resort man here learns just | | where Virginia jurisdiction ends in the Potomac River he will de- cide what to do about his idea | | for a beer barge in the river. | Back in his head are visions of | | a floating beer garden, anchored | | in the Potomac a mile off the | | Virginia shore, where thirsty Vir- | ginians may go to quaff legally of I\Z‘ per cent beer. It ‘ail depends on whether the Virginia jurisdiction extends a mile into the Potomac, or wheth- er jt's the middle of the river, or “the low water mark, or where it is, he says. . i | *| airsh WALTER J. CUMMINGS. —=Star Stafl Photo. “| said he considered the bomb NEW WOODIN AIDE MOVES TO REOPEN 13 DISTRICT BANKS subscriptions for new and preferred capital stock. “We feel that there must be some relief from the tension caused by the failure of many State institutions, to reopen,” Woodin said yesterday, adding that in some communities there were no banking facilities within a radius of 75 miles. “Bank recpenings have been going on in a surprisingly rapid way,” he said, “and our plan will simply aug- ment the honest efforts being made in the communities where banking con- ditions have been impaired.” $700,000,000 Gold Returned. ‘The Secretary éxpressed gratification at the return flow of gold to the Treas- ury and its agencies, but withheld figures as to the exact amcunt. From other sources, however, it was indi- cated the return was in the neighbor- hood of $700,000,000 since President Roosevelt issued his call for its muster several weeks ago. In his latest proclamation the Presi- dent decreed that all withdrawals of the yellow metal in amounts exceeding $100 must be returned by May 1 at the risk of prosecution by the Department of Justice. The Government believes, however, " | that such prosecutions will be infre- quent, due to the willingness and confi- dence of hoarders in returning the metal voluntarily, Cummings, who will take charge of the new plan, has been a friend and business associate of the Treasury Secretary for many years. A short, rather portly man of 52 years, his chief characteristic is in- formality. “There never has been an office boy or secretary on guard at his office door. Bank presidents and shoe lace salesmen alike have walked direct- ly to his desk in Chicago. Cummings shares Woodin's appre- clation for music, also being interested in golf and the poetry his three chil- dren write. He is vice president of the Brill Car Company and heads the American Car and Foundry Motors Corporation, the Chicago and West Town the Company, the QGary, Ind., street ra ways, the Des Moines, Iowa, street rail- ways and the Car and Coach BALTIMORE CUTS BEER SHIPMENTS Faced With Prospect of Drought, Brew Is Held for Local Consumption. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, April 8 —Baltimore was faced with the prospect of & beer drought tonight. Already swamped with orders, two breweries were forced to decline all orders for immediate delivery after the Baltimore Board of License Commis- sioners issued a somewhat unexpected ruling that beer might be sold in ho- tels, restaurapts and clubs on Sunday. Out-of-town shipments virtually had ceased and there were unconfirmed re- ports of hi-jacking between Baltimore and New York. Throughout the day the -License Board continued to issue permits, bringing the total receipts for licenses during the three days of operation this week to $62,705. A total of 1673 P mits to sell beer have been issued since the newly created board started work Thursday. At both the breweries doors were locked and blinds drawn.. At one a squad of police stood at guard. TWO WOMEN ARE FREED IN “HUMAN SACRIFICE” Kentucky Prosecutor Dismissal of Murder and Con- the Moves for spiracy Counts. By the Associated Press. INEZ, Ky. April 8.—Mrs, John H. Mills and Mrs. Fred Mills were freed of murder and conspiracy charges in the Mills “human sacrifice” case here late today when Commonwealth Attor- ney J. B. Clark moved for dismissal c¢ the indictments against them and his motion was upheld. The Common- wealth's case against them was said to have been weak. Trial of seven other defendants in- dicted following the slaying of Mrs. Lu- cinda Mills, 67, during weird religious exercises in & mcuntain cabin was started immediately. Another jury assessed a $25 fine against Tucker Buskirk on a charge of attempting to interfere with the Mills jury. Two other men charged with similar offenses were freed. LEGAL BEER SHIPMENT HI-JACKED IN CHICAGO S Four Gunmen Seize 400 Cases, Transfer Company Heads Un- able to Explain Robbery. CHICAGO, April 8 (#).—The hi-jack- ing of a legal beer shipment from Mil- waukee tonight gave Chicago area po- lice their second case of violence to in- vestigate since the legalization of the brew. ‘The shipment, 400 cases, was reported by county highway police, to have been seized by four gunmen forth of here. The driver was taken in an automobile a short distance and later released. Of- ficials of the transfer company said they could give no reason for the robberv. Police were uncertain whether it was an attempt to keep Milwaukee beer ou: of the city or just thievery. Early today & bomb exploded at the Prima Co.'s brewery plant in the city. State’s Attorney Thomas J. Courtney challenge to his .d“".:l‘ct rorism out of the 2 romise to Unying Banks | [IOINT PROBE DUE” | ON U. S. DIRIGIBLES House and Senate Will Have Five Members Each on Committee. ; By the Associated Press. America’s $20,000,000 experiment with is to be studied next week by & joint congressional committee in- cluding members of both House and Senate and their verdict likely will de- cide whether the United States builds any more dirigibles like the Akron. This agreement was reached yester- day, House Democratic leaders said, thus ending before it got well started an investigation proposed by the House Naval Committee centered entirely upon the Akron tragedy. About the same time, President Roosevelt let it be known that he will attend memorial services for the Akron dead at Arl n National Cemetery on May 30. ere will be many other memorial services. before then, such =s that at the huge Washington Cathedrai which House Naval Commitfee mem- bers will attend today, but the belief at the White House was that as many bodies as could be found should be recovered first. Agree on 10 Members. ‘The agreement on_ Capitol Hill, sald Representative Bankhead of Alabama, cne of the Democratic leaders, is to set up a special committee including five | members from the Senate and a like number from the House to study not only the Akron’s fatal trip, but “to con- sider everything pertinent to airships Accepting Chairman . Vinson, Democrat, of Georgia, of the House Naval Commit- tee; Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, who had proposed a separate Senave investigation, and Representative Mc- Clintic, Democrat, of Okiahoma, who wanted a special House committee to make the study. Said Vinson, whose committee began its investigation yesterday with testi- mony from the three Akron survivors: “After a conference with Senator King, I thought it would be wise w0 e only one congressional investi- gation and took it up with Speaker Rainey and the Rules Committee, ‘They agreed, and a rule will be brought in Monday for the appointment of joint committee of five from each House.” £ngaged in Clash. He added that his committee in- quiry would stop as soon as the joint | investigation is ordered. Vinson and McClintic had been en- gaging in a duel of words of whether the Naval Committee’s decision would be a “whitewash.” Vinson said e emphatically. McClintic said “yes” just as emphatically. But when asked about the joint investigation, McClintic said he “always” had been for it, and that “it's settled.” FOREST RECRUITS PICKED CAREFULLY AT STATION HERE (Continued From First Page.) cdeal—that the days of hunger and dis- pair are over, that they are entering a cleaner, juster world as the magic of Spring transforms the pristine woods f?r from the noises and misery of .the city. Here are some samples of the Wash- ington men now. in training camp: Harry Jackson, 702 D street. . He is 19 years old, finished the eighth grade, and has a mother, father, two sisters and a brother. The brother has a job. Until . last-; Qctober. he .operated s vacuum cleaner for a local furnace company. He has never been in the woods but knows how to take care of himself in the open. Two years ago he and another boy went on a motor cycle trip from New England to Florida, sleep- ing out of doors much of the time. ‘William Minor, 415 Sixth street. He 1s 20 and has a mother and sister de- pendent on him. He has finished the seventh grade and has been employed as an electriclan’s helper, but has not been able to find work for a year. For- est life will be no new experience for him. His father operated a saw mill in Westmoreland County, Va., and Minor worked around the saw mills as a boy. John Ripley, 4209 Rock Creek Church road. He is a high-school graduate, and has a mother, four brothers and a sis- ter largely dependent on him. He has had part-time employment as a deliv- erer of advertising material. He knows a zo:d deal about the woods for he was raised on a farm jin South Carolina. Mervin Cropp, 819 Fourth street. He has a seventh-grade education. He has worked as a house painter but has not been able to find employment since Jan- uary. His mother is dependent on him. Cropp has never worked in the woods, but for a time was on a farm with his father in Cecil County, Md. . Millazd Sawyer, 212 Second street northeast. ' There are nine in his fam- ily—his parents, five sisters and a brother. ~One brother is employed. Sawyer has worked as a bricklayer. He has néver been in the woods in his life. The following District recruits were sent down to Fort Washington this aft- ernoon, Leon Church, 21, 1116 Pirst street; Ralph Davis, 19, grocery clerk, 604 'fl?rd streett;o Sllx:AMClfinphell. 22, ele- vator operator, street; Henr Rich, 25, cook, 615 A street; Herber{ C. Green, 24, laborer, 1212 Wards court: Fermon Childs, 20, laborer, 921 Fourth street; Leo Sewell, 24, laborer, 340 F street southwest; Albert Shea, 23, la- borer, 512 E street southeast; Ocie Mc- Calip, 23, cook, 306 P street; Willie Les. ter, 18, 224 Lowry street neortheast; Austin Brown, 21, clerk, 617 S8ixth street; Herbert Headen, 20, 505 Four- and-a-half street; Willlam A. Knox, 20, janitor, 325 L street southeast; David Valentine, 18, 61 Fenton place; Amod Donaldson, 22, laborer, 2458 Eighth street; Jessle Kelly, 23, electrician, 711 H street southwest; Vincent Salami. 20, laborer, 4216 Albemarle street: Fred Bernard, 19, laborer, 465 G street; Ar- thur Holloway, 21, truck driver, 69 O street, State Officials Confer. A group of State relief officials con- vened here yesterday to speed plans for selecting the next contingent to the corps. When the next allotment will be chosen has not been decided. The rep- resentatives of welfare agencies in 10 States were in session, however, to re- ceive detalled information on the se- lection of the men so that no time will be lost when the order goes out. Persons designated by State afficials are to choose the men. Those present at the conference will co-operate in every way possible. The States repre- sented were Ohio, Minnesota, W in, Tllinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Michigan, Massachusetts, Texas and South Dakota. After the meeting, the delegates told newspaper men it would not be- neces- sary to call for applications from men wishing to go into the forests. Welfare agencies in each large city, it was said, have many more names of the needy on file that can be provided for under the program. ‘The next contingent is to be taken from Western States. Present plans contemplate putting 250,000 to work by July 1. Richard K. Conent, commissionar of public welfare of Massachusetts, said the Boston allotment of 900 is to be selected from families which have been receiving relief for some time. By so doing, he added, the load on local charities will be lightened. Other State officials are to confer here as soon as possible with directors of the forestation program. A confer- ence has been called for next Saturday of delegates from North Dakota, Kansas, Nel % Kentucky, Tennessee, North and ‘West' Virginia. v this compromise were | Foregfl; Recriits Here are the first of Washington's 1¢ the chow at Fort Washington, Md., on arrival recruits getting acquainted with yesterday.—Star Staff Photo. D. . VOTE MEASURE 10 BE INTR[]DUBEI]‘ Mrs. Norton Expects to Pre- sent Resolution in Next Session -of Congress. Chairman Norton of the House Dis- trict Committee intends to introduce in the next session of Congress a resolu- tion to give national representation to a | the District of Columbia and to work for its adoption. She believes that the more than half-million people who live fn the District should have voting representation in both houses of Con- gress, and that such legislation would be helpful both to the Capital resi- dents and to ress in exercising its exclusive jurisdiction over the seat of Government. Mrs. Norton said last night that she finds a number of the members of her committee who have been in closest touch with District affairs feel as she does on this subject. Several of the new members also have expressed their eagerness to help get such a measure passed. Representative Jehnings Ran- dolph of West Virginia, in addressing of the North Capitol Citizens’ Association, ounced “mln givin ut:;‘ &Lfl:t eager to_assist ing the of‘golumb\l a vote and. voice, not only in making the laws under which they governed, are , but also in national - tions. e Mrs. Virginia E. Jenckes of Indiana, another new member of the House Dis- trict Committee, has announced her in- terest in this &emmau and & 2eal be helpful to Capital. said: “It seems to me that my member of the House & suffrage. the matter.” THOUSANDS DRAWN BY CHERRY BLOOMS TO CAPITAL TODAY (Continued From Pirst Page.) Statue. Other points of will be at Fourteenth and Pifteenth streets. Police said traffic from Virginia, beund for the cherry blossom area, should take the Arlington Memorial Bridge and approach by way of Cohstitution avenue and Seéventeenth street. Two-way traffic will be preserved on the enlarged Fourteenth street—which officials anticipate will simplify the problem of handling trafic coming out from Hains Point in East Potomac Park. A special street car service will be maintained today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. by the Washington Rallway & Electric Co. between Union Station and lower Fourteenth street where it touches the Tidal Basin, officials announced. Mrs. Roosevelt visited the Tidal Basin yesterday and witnessed the display of nature’s handiwork. Debuchi Pays Visit. The Ji Ambassador, Katsuji Debuchi, and Mme. Debuchi, also strolled yesterday afternoon beneath the flowering tees of their native :&sux The cherry trees here are the of the city of Tokio to Washington. The Ambassador and Mme. Debuchi were photographed beneath the blooms—a procedure that has taken on the attri- butes of custom. The double-blossoming_variety that blooms in East Potomac Park will walt awhile before displa; their charms, park officials said it night. These trees are holding tightly to their buds and they are not expected to bloom until about Sunday, April 23. FIVE-CENT BEER MAKES RETURN TO MILWAUKEE | Eight Ounces Popular Size, But/ One Tavern Proprietor Boosts It to 40 Ounces. By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 8.—The 5-cent glass of beer returned to several establishments in Milwaukee today. In some places the nickel glass was as small as six ounces. But eight ounces was the usual size and one tavern. proprietor boosted the size to 10 _ounces. “The price of keg beer probably will ggflm. 1;nd I am cultivating good will,” said. Some stores were reported offering 12-ounce bottles of beer for 10 cents. REPEAL ELéCTION SET Indiana Will Vote on Convention Delegates June 6. INDIANAPOLIS, April 8 (#).—Gov. ::I‘:I‘ll V. Mantg ht:d-y“wued the of- proclama calling & special .lccflmd:o held Tut v, 26 in the House of Repressentatives chamber. - The proclamation fixed the number | of delegates to be elected at 329 and a bare mi diana proposal. e Ship Fire Extinguished. CGOLON, Panama, April 8 (#).—The s Kentuckian of the Ameri- can Hawalian Line arrived here -13 its No. 2 hold afire but Cristobal ‘Fire biase upder con ity will decide whether In- ratify or reject the repeal MILK ‘WAR' TRUGE ENDED IN VIOLENCE Fe Day Is Marked by Series of Clashes—Thousands 'of Gallons Dumped. BY the Associated Press. ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 8.—A day- long series of attacks by independemt milk ' producers’ of the Rochester area on shipments of the Dairymen's League, marked by several casualties and the dumping ,of thousands of gallons of milk, was climaxed today by the en- trgnee of several other producers’ or- ganizations into the fight for better miik prices. Bitter over the tardy progress of the Pitcher bill for State milk control, more than 1,000 dairy farmers in this area resumed their strike today after a week’s truce and blazed a trail of spilled milk throughout a 30-mile radius. ‘The Dairymen's League appealed to Gov. Lehman for additional protection for thelr shipments and warned that & serious milk gt o o strikers were not Alone in g&c‘r re- sentment against the legislative jam. GOV. WHITE CALLS - MINE WAGE PARLEY Asks Bituminous Coal Operators | 4om: and Union Leaders to Session April 17 to Map New Agreement. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 8.—Bitu- mincus coal operators and miners were summoned by Gov. George White today to confer with him April 17 in an at. tempt to work out a new wage-working agreement to supplant the one expiring May 17. Gov. White calléd the conference after meeting with Percy Tetlow, acting president of the United Mine Workers' Union, in Ohio. It was on the basis of a plan sub- mitted by the chief executive last year that the nine-month-old coal strike in the Valley was ended. The miners signed the agreement in Septem- ber, with the understanding that both sides meet early this Spring to effect jummer was marked by frequent clashes between guthorities and miners and resulted in several deaths and untold property damage. At one time the State was compelled to send militia into the Athens County fleld. The agreement called for a wage scale of $3.256 for laborers, 38 cents a ton for loaders and the. right of the workers to select their own check weigh- man_ and receive their pay in cash. Another point which the miners won was ths right to purchase in other than company stores. . LEVEE DYNAMITED BY MASKED MOB Guards Disarmed in Mississippi Flood Area—Rivers Fall as Relief Is Pushed. By the Associated Press. TIPPO, Miss.. April 8.—Thirty armed | men, some of them masked, overpow- ered guards at Mathews Bayou, 2 miles west of here, tonight and dynamited the levee. Timing their arrival at the shift of day and night guards, the men rowed up in boats and took the guards’ guns from them. They then placed nine cases of dynamite on the levee and fired it. “We want relief and we mean busi- ness,” the guards said the men told them. “If this crevasse is , we will dynamite it again.” No immediate estimate of the area that might be flooded was available. MEMPHIS, Tenn,, April 8 (#).—Bet- ter behavior on the part of the flood- ing tributary cheered the Mid- south today, and efforts weré concen- trated on for refugees from ‘the inundated 1o country along the rivers. Bright skies amiled again on the delta territory . of Mississippi, where there were reports that trou- blesome rivers were falling fast at their sources. The word was passed to the hundreds watching and worl non a mo-m;l: stretch of levee in ireenwood-Belzoni section, which has been battered by high water for sev- eral days. 4 Quezon Mission Quits Italy. FIGHT DISMISSAL Budget Director Says Matter ~ May-Be Carried Before Roosevelt. The dismissal of married women fr: the government service, when two ngn"3 bers of the family are thus employed, mAy_become a problem of “high Gove ernment policy” to be determined only by President Roosevelt, or Attorney General Homer S. Cumm! . At the hearing conducted by the Na« tional Woman's Party yesterday bsfore Lewis H. Douglas, director of the bud: get, it became evident that a legai Pproblem exists as to the permanence: of section 213 of the Ecenomy Act passed & year ago, whica provided that where two members of a family were employed by the Government, one of them shonid be dismissed before. other dismissals Wwere made as a measure of economy. The new measure passed since Presi- dent Roosevelt took office contains no such provision. Expert opinion here differs as to whether or not.the new law supplants or supplements the old. Sympathies With Women. The director of the budget told the women this afternoon. that his sympa- thies were with them, but that he feared the law was against them. “There should be an opinion from the Attorney General as to the perma- nence of section 213" he said. “If it is temporary, you have nothing to worry about as to any action I may take. If permanent, then the law can be re- pealed or amended. That would be a matter of high Government policy which, I should have to take up with the President.” - | as we do to Miss Elsie Hill, who presided ove@the hedring then made the formal request of Mr. Douglas that he present the ™ tw Mr. Cummings and the nt. “We ask that the new administration offer a new deal to women, guarantee- tween the time an order was given and the date it took effect, and inasmuch as the old economy act containing sec- tion 313, applied only until July 1 of this year, he would not invoke fts rul- ing between now and that date. Miss Hill explained after the hearing that the theoretical complaint of her organization was not against the dis- missal of married women alone, since one of the largest groups to suffer was 45 men from the navy yard whose wives were in Government d¢ ents. “Our complaint is riage as a basis for men or women,” she said. * should be controlled wholly by the ef- ficlency or non-efficiency of the indi- vidual. Theoretically, we object just as much to dismissing A man because he is married and his wife 18 working & married wom- an, But, as a matter of working habit, it is ue\nny the woman who is dis- st using mar- dismissal of either “Dismissal National s 4 . Mrs, Pinckney o%:. National Association of Women Lawyers. Mrs. Sarah Sparks, National Zonta Clubs. Miss Edwina Hammond, Women's Ine ternational League for Peace and Free- Mrs. B ht, National Ass mum":x" ‘Women X Mrs, ‘Sarah B. Cummings, Marri xml‘ Teachers’ Association of P’hn.! . Ida Kloze, National apd Professional Women's of the Womsn's X Htrs Elsabett 3 White,. Quota Olub International,. 5 Miss Laura Miller, Nationil Federa- tion of Business and FProfessional Mrs. Elizabeth R. Menafee, National Democratic committeewoman from Maryland. HUNGARIAN MINISTER'S . TRANSFER CONFIRMED By the Associated Press. SILVER EXPORT CHECKED New Zealand Imposes New Re- strictions on Metal. . WELLINGTON, Ngw Zeéaland, April 8. (P) —Purther restrictions have been on the export of silver from New Zealand. Travelers to Great Britain and Ire- land-will be allowéd to take only £5 (ap- proximately $17.10 curreatly) worth of silver instead of £10 previously allowed. Travelers to other countries will be al- lowed £2 instead of £5. March Circulation Daily .. 123,457 Sunday, 141,433 District Bgucolumbll 8. » i . Business Man! SUNDAY ST 7 ‘Copiea o the paper named soid and Sributed. during the month ot ‘Marthe AD. 1038 "as 'ts fotlows? H e £ 4391201919101 EEES SRS BRI D D) Less . Total datly net paid circulation,,,3,333,33% — Average daily net pald circulation. 122,367 ve umbe: DAY Irvieer dhamner of Sovles Daily average net circulation.. SUNDAY. Days. ies. Days. | lfia&a 1977 134 138,225 26 . Less sdjustments......... Total Sunday net eirculation... Average net paid Sunda Avezase number of copies Average. Sunday net circulation, VENICE, Italy, April 8 (#)—The Philippine mission, headed Manuel which is en muhzo Wfi for Prance, - bere by oy n,'fi;':f..j_r%.-m, ] ka4