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Evening star., 1932-02-20
THRONC EXPECTED
FOR B|CENTENN|AL
Hotels of City Already Show
ing Larger Registrations
for Celebration.

The facilities of Washington are ex-
pected to be strained to accommodate
the crowds due here next week with
the opening of the George Washington
Bicentennial Celebration.
The thousands who will come to this
city throughout the year to honor the
memory of the First President already
have begun arriving, Washington hotels
showing q noticeably increased regis
tration. Next week all the larger hotels
are booked to capacity and daily are
refusing to make further reservations
to prospective visitors.
The influx Is expected to begin in
earnest late today and tonight with a
continuous stream of visitors arriving
tomorrow and Monday.
Convention Draws $4,000.
A large number Of the visitors during
the first week Of the Bicentennial will
be delegates to the National Education
convention, which is bringing $4,000 or
more persons to Washington.
The National Education Association
began making reservations for delegates
to its convention last March in antici-
patton Of the Bicentennial rush.
Expecting greatly increased traffic to
Washington, railroads have set up
extra equipment at all large points
east Of Chicago and have announced
excursion rates to the Capital City.
The bus companies also are standing
ready with extra buses to take care of
the expected increased number of pas
sengers.
The smaller hostelries throughout
the city and hundreds of rooming
houses and tourist resorts probably
will be called upon to accommodate
those who cannot find room in the
more pretentious stopping places.
$500 Accommodations Listed.
The room listing service of the Dis
trict Bicentennial Commission has reg
istered accommodations for $500 per-
sons in small family hotels, private
homes and rooming houses. 1t was
said at the commissions offices today
that these facilities can be increased
found necessary to do so.
The probabilities are, it was stated,
that many Of the Bicentennlal visitors
will not stay in the city over night,
but will arrive by automobile in the
morning and leave before nightfall.
Still others will stay but one night,
while few, other than the National
Education Association delegates, are
expected to stay more than two or
three days.
Air transport lines are being taxed
to capacity by Bicentennial visitors.
All planes are booked nearly to capac-
ity for three days in advance and a
number of extra sections probably will
be flown to take care of the traffic. The
first extra section was required yester-
day afternoon on the Ludington Line
from New York.
Eastern Air Transport reported un-
usually heavy passenger business in
both directions over its lines to the
North and South and Pennsylvania
Airlines was operating to capacity on
the Western run.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
BILLIARDS. HOLD UP
HUNT FOR AVIATRIX
Mrs. Christofferson and Mate Four
Days Overdue in British
Columbia.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PORTLAND. Oreg., February "a
1N.A-NA.l Search by plane for Mrs.
Edna E. Christofferson, Portland avia-
trlx, and William r. Graham, Alaskan
pilot. more than four days overdue at
Atlin, British Columbia, was held up by
a blizzard and storms breaking on the
rugged mountains over which they were
last seen on the afternoon of Febru.
ary Is.
A Canadian Airways plane was held
ready for the search at CarcroSs, British
Columbia, so miles from Atlin, accord
ing to reports from Vancouver, British
Columbia. S. E. McMillen. pilot of the
ship, was instructed by officials of the
company to begin the search for the
missing aviators as soon as weather
conditions permit
Storms have blown over the noun
famous area since the flyers were seen
near Nahltn. British Columbia, 100 miles
south Of Atlin, last Monday, prevent
ing all efforts to find them by air. The
depth Of the snow prevents search by
dog team.
Despite the fact that they have been
missing for more than four days. Port
land flyers still believe that they are
safe. but probably down in some isolated
territory unable to take of again, or far
from any line of communication.
II they are still alive, they probably
will remain by the airplane and live on
the ample supply Of food they had with
them
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Evening star., 1932-02-20
j. s. W|LLFLOAT $50
ANT|-HOARD BONDS
Others to Be in $10O and
$500 DenominationS-11-2 IL
Per Cent Rate Likely.

In connection with the campaign in
itiated by the President to put idle
money to work, the Treasury Depart
ment will offer a special Treasury Ger
tificate about March 7 in small denom-
nations of $50, $10O and $500. it was
announced last night by Secretary Of
the Treasury Mills. The certificates will
be in coupon form only.
The. interest rate will be announced
at the time of the formal offering, but
in all probability will be in line with
the current yield on 6o-day Government
obligations. and not less than IL per
cent. The certificates probably will have
a maturity of one year. and will be re-
deemable upon so days notice by the
holders.
The certificates will be available to
purchasers through the banks. The
banks, in turn, can, if they so desire,
obtain the certificates through the So
called war loan deposit account" with
the Federal Reserve banks. Under the
well established war-loan deposit system
banks may subscribe for Government
ODllRdClO1lS anu pay lOI GllCui Wy iACoiio
of a deposit to the credit of the Federal
Reserve banks as fiscal agents OF the
United States.
Inasmuch as payment by means OF
this method is in the form OF credit,
should funds for the purchase of GER
tificates be withdrawn by depositors of
the subscribing bank they will auto
matically be replaced by Government
deposit, which will remain with the
bank until called for by the Treasury
Should the certificates be purchased
with currency held outside Of banks the
banks receiving the subscriptions will
gain the cash deposited by the sub
scriber, while they may pay for the
certificates delivered to the subscriber
by means of a deposit credit for the
account of the Government.
Those banks which are not at present
designated to act as war loan deposit
tories may, upon complying with the
Treasury regulations, obtain deposi-
tary designation.
The offering of these special certifi-
Gates will be entirely independent of
the Treasury's March financing pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
TRUCK KILLS WOMAN
BOARDING A CAR
Miss Mary Fisher, 70, Victim of
Accident at Fourteenth and
Euclid Streets.

Miss Mary Fisher, 10, of 14l2 Euclid
street, was killed today when struck by
a f1ve-ton truck as she attempted to
board street car at Fourteenth and
Euclid streets.
Miss Fisher was removed to Emer-
gency Hospital by Wilson Judd, a taxi
cab driver of $3.50 Fourteenth street.
She was pronounced dead upon arrival
by DR.. M. Kajigis. She suffered frac-
tured skull and other injuries.
William A. Allen, colored, Of 615 @
street, driver Of the truck, employed by
the Latimer Contracting Co., was de-
tanned at the tenth precinct until po-
lice could check the trucks brakes and
communicate with DR.. Joseph D. Rog-
ers, District coroner.
Guy E. Champion, a route agent for
The Star, was an eyewitness to the &C
cident and helped place Miss Fisher in
the taxicab. He told reporters he was
standing on the front platform of the
street car which Miss Fisher intended
to board when the woman stepped
from the curb and walked into the path
of the truck. He said both the truck
and the street car we're proceeding
south,
Evening star., 1932-02-20
CAMPBELL is PREPARED
FOR RECORD RUN TODAY
English Speed King Tests Course
at Daytona Beach Ready
for Official Dash.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, February
2o.-Sr Malcolm Campbell drove a
stock car IS miles an hour over the
beach track here before dawn today 10
test the course and said he might make
an official attempt to break his own
automobile speed record Of 245 miles
an hour today.
The beach improved greatly last night
and the Englishman ordered his racer
brought on the sands. He said he would
make a series of test runs and possibly
an attempt to establish another record.
officials Of the American Automopiie
Association, under whose sanction the
trials will be held, ordered all necessary
machinery set up for handling the run.
Timing devices wera set up to clock the
car over distances of the kilometer, one
mile, five kilometers and flve miles.
A strong northeast wind whipped the
tide over the beach carry today ana
ironed out the wrinkles. Campbell drove
his private automobile over the course
at low tide and said the beach was IN
good shape.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
FEDERAL ECONOMY
PROGRAM GETS 0. K.
Favorable Report Made by
House Committee on Demo-
cratic Plans.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Democratic plans for bringing about
reduction in Government expendi-
lures were approved today by a House
Committee.
A resolution by Representative Doug
las, Democrat, Of Arizona, calling for
appointment of an economy commit
tee to report by April IS on possible
ways Of trimming expenditures was
reported favorably by the House Rules
Committee
1t was adopted without any opposing
votes, the Republican Committee men,
bers remaining silent to retain the
right to explain their opposition. They
had maintained the investigation should
be made by joint Senate and House
committee.
Chairman Pou announced the reso-
luton would be brought before the
House next week and predicted it would
be adopted.
No Reference to Hoover Program.
The Special Committee of seven will
be appointed by Speaker Garner to
make recommendations to the House.
The resolution made no reference to
the recommendations of President Hoo
yer in his special message Wednesday
to give him authority to reorganize bu-
reaus. Legislation to permit him to
take this action was introduced yester-
day.
Meanwhile, the House Expenditures
Committee postponed q vote on the
Democratic bill to consolidate the War
and Navy Departments.
1t decided, instead of approving the
measure today, to appoint subcom-
mittee of five members to consider the
proposal further, holding additional
hearings If necessary.
Chairman Cochran said this decision
was reached because the bill as intro
duced by Chairman Byrns OF the Ap-
propriations Committee conflicted with
existing law.
"It will be up to the subcommittee to
make the bill fit the law" Cochran said.
viii Study Public Works Plan.
The committee also agreed to begin
study on Thursday of proposals to
create a new bureau to handle all pub
lie works except rivers and harbors
projects. Secretary Of War Hurley will
be called.
The Douglas resolution authorizes
Speaker Garner to appoint a commit
tee of seven, including a Republican
member from the Appropriations and
the Expenditures Committee.
Representative Douglas told the
Rules Committee there was precedent
for his resolution in the action Of the
British Parliament setting up a COM
mittee to study ways Of saving money.
He said in Great Britain 16 per cent
saving in government expense was ef-
fected within a short time.
The Arizonan said his measure had
been introduced with the approval Of
that Representative Smell Of New York.
the Republican door leader, approved
its purpose.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

Much against their will, dozen men
swung axes today at the municipal
woodward sent there as
result of a sudden roundup Of street
beggars last night by Police Chief Pei
ham D. Glassford.
Three others meditated on the vicissi-
tudes OF life from police station cells,
to which they were sent by Glassford.
who ordered them brought into Police
Court today on vagrancy charges.
Holding court" at midnight in a
third-fioor squad room at police head
quarters, the police chief considered in
dividually the cases Of 20 panhandlers
arrested yesterday afternoon and last
night in the unheralded drive to clear
Capital streets of mendicants.
Decision to make the drive was
reached as q result Of conferences be-
Evening star., 1932-02-20
RAIL PURCHASES.
SPEED RECOVERY
Outlay of ST. 900, 900, 900 for
Supplies Alone Will Quicken
General Business.
Dispatch to The Star.


CHICAGO, February 20 (NANA.).-
Railroads will set the pace this year as
the Nations industries warm into cir
culation the currency which has been
frozen by a year Of doubt and uncer-
tainty. Their preliminary budgets in
dicate purchases Of nearly 1000, ,000,-
600 worth of supplies, an increase of
several hundred millions over last year.
This does not include the much larger
sum which the roads spend for their
own operation, but is what will go to
other industries. It means smoke COM
ing from steel mill stacks which have
been cold, more machines busy in hun
dreds of shops, more mines working and
more cargoes for ships and rail and
more business for supply houses and
stores in cities and villages.
Much More In Wages.
Nor does this include more millions
which the roads will spend for wages
and increased employment-a few in
this small town and a few in another
making great total for the country,
all Of which will be needed along thou
sands of miles of railroad to fit these
new purchases into shape.
Just as the rails spread like steel
arteries across the country, the throb of
new activities by the railroads will reach
to every city and hamlet.
And as the roads perk up, with
shabby equipment in brighter colors and
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Effort to Be Made in Confer
ence to Amend Bill as
Voted by Senate.
PRESIDENT is GRATIFIED,
HOWEVER, AT PASSAGE
Favors Agreement to Allow All
Banks to Borrow Up to 5 Per
Cent of Total Deposits.

BY the Associated Press.
An effort to amend the Glass -Steagall
credit expansion bill in Senate and
House conferences to enable banks with
a capitalization above S2,000,000 to
benefit was indicated today IN adminis-
tration quarters.
AS the measure, designed to liberalize
Federal Reserve rediscount rules, was
passed by the Senate last night, the
rediscounting privileges were limited TO
institutions with a capitalization of
$4,000 900 or less.
President Hoover, it was learned,
would look with favor upon an agree
ment to make this section without re.
striction, enabling all banks to borrow
up to per cent of their total deposits.
The House bill placed no restriction.
President Gratified.
President Hoover was pleased today,
however, at both the form of the emer-
gency credit expansion bill and the
speed with which it was passed.
Senator Walcott, Republican of Con-
necticut one of the bills sponsors. in
formed Mr.. Hoover the measure would
be placed before the Senate and House
conferees Tuesday morning. Walcott
believed 1t would be reported back to
the Senate and House almost immedi-
ately, since few differences exist, and
that the measure could be laid upon
the Presidents desk Wednesday.
1t was indicated the Glass -SteagalI
measure might be the last emergency
move with the possible exception of a
step for relief of depositors in closed
banks. Such would be provided under
the Glass bill to revise the banking
laws.
Bear Raids Fought
From President Hoover yesterday came
word that the administrat ton had engaged
in drive on stock exchange bear raid
| ers, who he believes have been pulling
investors into an artificial depression"
OF security prices. The New York Stock
Exchange will put into effect rules to
curb short selling on April /.
The President told newspaper men at
his Friday evening press conference
that individuals who use the facilities
OF the exchange for such purposes
(bear raids) are not contributing to
recovery of the United States"
He disclosed how he and other ad-
ministration officers had made new
representations to the managers of the
stock exchange for more stringent
measures to halt beating down Of
security prices, after the January trad
ing showed heavy bear activity. The
new rules apparently were adopted in
response to the administration demands.
1t did not even take record vote
for the Senate to approve the new
banking bill. 1t was put through on a
rolling chorus of ayes" right after the
two amendments had been adopted
overwhelmingly.
Secretary of the Treasury Mills esti-
mated the measure would theoretically
allow for a $4,000 900 900 expansion in
credit. The legislation also would make
1t possible for direct Government obli-
cations to be put up as collateral for
Federal Reserve note issues.
No mention was made at the White
House yesterday as to the officials with
whom the President conferred on bear
raids" 1t was known, however. he
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1932-02-20
GLASSFORD SENTENCES" DOZEN
PANHANDLERS TO WOODWARD
Sits in Judgment at Midnight Court on
20 Arrested in Unherald ed Round
u to Stop Begging.

tween Glassford and officials OF the
Community Chest and other organiza-
tions. Hereafter. Glassford said. the
Police Department will cooperate ito
the fullest extent possible with the
Community Chest.
Each precinct will keep records Of
all charity cases in their territory, and
as new ones appear see to it that they
are cared for" he said If Community
Chest money is not available at once.
Police Department money will be used
whether it is paid back or not"
Records Of the panhandlers arrested
yesterday are to be kept in a special
file at police headquarters, Glassford
announced. and hereafter new arrests
will be checked with records to see "if
there are any repeaters." This file will
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1932-02-20
PRESIDENT WILL SIT
IN WASHINGTON'S PEW
Mrs. Hoover to Accompany Him to
Christ Church in Alexandria
Tomorrow.

, President Hoover will attend re-
ligious services tomorrow at Christ
Church in Alexandria. when he will
occupy the pew used for so many years
by George Washington and members
Of his household.
Mrs. Hoover will accompany the
President. They will motor to Alexan-
dria and following the services will re-
turn directly to the White House.
The sermon tomorrow will be
preached by Rev. William jackson Nor
ton, who has been pastor Of the his
toric church for many years. As a
tribute to George Washington, the
members Of the George washington
Society Of Alexandria will attend the
service,
Evening star., 1932-02-20
QUITS FARM JOB AT 107

FOND DU LAC, Wis, February 20
@-In these days when there's . drive
on for folks to quit boarding their
money and to have confidence in the
future, the case of William Stanton OF
Adell is interesting.
At 1cr' he's quit his job on farm
near Adell, so se "a: 60 into business
for himself. He wants to pe his t:v---
boss, and thinks tree trimming would
be just about the right kind Of occu-
patton.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
FLYER POISED TO HOP
FOR BUEN0S AIRES
N. c. Browne Leaves Floyd Bennett
Field Today for Old
Orchard, Me.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 20.-With IA
vorable weather conditions, N. G.
Browne, former Army flyer, was ex-
pected to take OF in his monoplane to-
day from Floyd Bennett Field for Old
Orchard. Me-, the starting point Of his
planned nonstop flight to Buenos
Aires.
Browne aims to break the long-dis-
tance record created last Summer by
Russell Boardman and John Polando,
who few from New York to Istanbul,
Turkey.
The distance from Old Orchard to
his South American goal Is approxi-
mately $500 miles, about 400 miles more
than from New York to Istanbul
Brownies plane has an estimated crlis-
ing range Of 5000 miles.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
CHIANC'S TROOPS RESIST
BITTER ATTACK AS BOTH
ARMIES CLAIM VICTORY
Orientals Seated
Together as League
Hears Minor Dispute
BY the Associated Press.

GENEVA, February 20.-While
their country'S guns roared in
the Far East the Chinese and
Japanese delegates to the League
of Nations Council sat calmly to-
gether at the Council table today,
trying to settle another minor in
ternational dispute-that between
Germany and Lithuania over the
city of Memel.
They listened impersonally to
arguments by Herr Won Buelow
of Germany and Foreign Minister
Zaunias of Lithuania and received
a report from the Judicial Com
mittee that the question Of Lith-
uania's action and the arrest OF
the director general Of Memel.
Herr Otto Boettcher, should be
referred to the Permanent Court
Of International Justice at The
Hague.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Special Session
of League Is
Summoned.
REPLY OF SATO
TO YEN JEERED
Assembly to Meet
March 3 After
Pleas Fail.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, February 20.-An
extraordinary session OF the
League of Nations Assembly-the
second in its 13 years of exist
ence-was summoned last night
for March 3 to adjudicate China's
case against Japan.
Chairman Joseph Paul-Boncour
of the Council made final ap-
peal to the two nations to avert
impending hostilities at Shang-
hal and announced the Assembly
would be convoked because
China has requested 1t and not
because of the impotence Of the
Council" One delegate after an
other then adjured Japan to
postpone the execution Of the ul-
timatum.
The Council acted on the petit
ton Of DR.. w. w. Yen, Chinese
delegate, and in the face Of pro-
tests by the Japanese spokesman,
Naokate Sato, after deciding that
Japan's legal objections to the
meeting were invalid. The Amer
ican Government was immedi-
ately informed of the develop
ment.
Full Attendance Assured.
The Assembly is assured Of COM
plete attendance in view Of the presence
of the delegations Of more than Sc
nations at the World Disarmament Con-
ference. The body has not convened
since its regular session last September
Large-scale military operations at
Shanghai and the establishment OF the
independent state of Ankuo, in Man.
churia, lent added Importance to the
meeting and observers expected lmpor'
tant developments to grow out OF 1t.
An acrimonious debate between the
Chinese and japanese spokesmen pre-.
ceded the Councils move. DR.. Yen as.
serted that a state of open war existed
at Shanghai, with Japan taking the
offensive and his opponent replied thai
the Assembly could not settle the con.
fiict.
1--WE are on the eve of a battle ir
which 100000 men will participate,
Continued on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1932-02-20
WORKER BURIED IN QUARRY SLIDE
DUG OUT ALIVE AFTER 10 HOURS
Wife and Children Among Crowd at Pit Rescuers Toll
in Near-Zero Weather.

was unable to move and the tempera-
ture was around 10 degrees above zero.
He was buried beneath 10 feet Of
crushed limestone when the slide oc-
Cured as he was at the bottom Of q
4O-foot funnel-shaped pit.
Quarry workers, augmented by vol
unteer aides, worked frantically to re-
lease him. When they reached him
they discovered that the rock had
formed an arch which left space for
life-sustaining air and saved him from
being crushed to death.
Scores of villagers gathered ct the
pit, among them Brasseur's wife and
six children. 49,
Evening star., 1932-02-20
RY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALTON. Mich, February 20.-Amie
Brasseur, 35-year-old quarry worker,
was apparently without permanent in
juries today although he was buried for
nearly 10 hours yesterday afternoon
and last night by limestone slide In
Alton Quarry.
He was not extricated until shortly
before midnight, but through the long
night he was able to talk with his res
cuers and take stimulants and light
food
His chief complaint vas Of the cold.
Even after his head va uncovered ne
Evening star., 1932-02-20
BABY BORN ABOARD FAST TRAIN
KEEPS RAILROADS. WIRES BUSY
Infant Starts Travels Early in Life Mother Insists
Continuing Journey.

Railroad physicians and representa-
tives Of the Travellers Aid boarded the
train at Salt Lake City with offers Of
aid and the suggestion that the mother
and infant go to the county hospital
there, but Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Blundell
were anxious to continue on toward
their home, in Preston, Ontario, so they
did not stop.
At Omaha yesterday the mother and
child were attended by q railroad ply
sician and q Northwestern staff ply
sician was ready to lend his aid on
the trains arrival In Chicago today.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Actor Undergoes Operation.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, February 20
R.-Eric Won Stroheim. screen actor
and director, underwent an operation
Friday for removal of tumor from hts
neck. DR.. Walter Halloran, his physi-
clan, said it would be week or 10 days
before he would be able to leave the
hospital.