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Evening star., 1933-12-03
Seasonal Residents Plan
To Open Capital Homes
Society Leaders Beginning Return to Wash
ington Where Their Winter Establish
ments Are Located.

Miss Jean Yereance of Ectontown N
Y, is spending the Thanksgiving holi-
days with Miss Mary Davidson of
Wesley Heights. She is motoring with
her parents Capt. and Mrs. Alexander
Yereance, who are spending the holi-
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ballou
Accompanying them are Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Leitz of East Orange, N. j., par
ents of Mrs. Yereance The latter are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carpenter
All are former residents of Wesley
Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Scrimgeour
have returned from New York City,
where thev spent some time.
Judge and Mrs. Amos L. Beatty have
returned from New York, and again are
In their apartment in the Shoreham
While in New York, Mrs. Beatty pur-
chased two Siamese cats which won
blue ribbons in the cat show there last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Pomaus of Man
haitian Beach, Calf, and their young
son, accompanied by Miss Annita Page
have arrived in Washington and are
at Wardman Park Hotel for week.
Judge and Mrs. William E. Lee of
Edgemoor, Md, have as their guests Mr..
and Mrs. Willard johnson and their
two sons. Morris and Cedric of Chat
ham, N j. who returned to their home
this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Tear announce
the birth of daughter. November %,
in Nashville, Tenn. Mrs Tear was
before her marriage Miss Elizabeth
Evry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Earl. jr., of Utica.
N. Y, have been at the Shoreham for
short time. having come to visit Brig
Gen. and Mrs. William w. Harris and
Miss Cynthia Harris, who are at that
hotel before sailing for Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Tripp will
leave Washington for West Palm Beach,
Fla. where they will be joined by DR..
Harry Seney and Mrs. Seney and their
daughter Betty of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. I. Johnson, accom-
panied by their daughter Miss E. P
johnson Of Brooklyn. are spending the
holidays at the Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence r. Frazer have
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald
D. DUNCAN and Miss Agnes DUNCAN of
Grouse of Washington, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Faulkner of Phila-
for few days.
Mr.. Thomas Edwin Adams has re-
tn "a
of five months He arrived in New
York last week on the Berengaria from
Europe.
Mrs. H. C. Stoffregen and her daugh-
ter. Miss Bobby Stofregen Of St Louis,
Mo. have arrived at the Shoreham,
where they expect to remain two weeks
or more
Mrs. Inez V. Tighe has returned from
a prolonged visit with her sister, Miss
Ada w. Vollentine, in Memphis, Tenn,
where the latter is recovering from a
serious illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Nercomb of New
York City are staying at the Willard for
several days.
Miss Betty Ehringhaus Of Norfolk,
Va, who is spending several months at
the Shoreham, is visiting in Philadel-
phia over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E Babcock of
Pasadena. Calf, are at the Willard
while visiting in the Capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Foster Balm will re-
turn to their home in New York tomor-
row, after a visit in Washington, where
they are at the Shoreham. Mr.. Balm
is a former director of the Bureau of
Mines. and from his long service in
Evening star., 1933-12-03

halls part Of the exhibition as "his-
torical pageant of American political
humor from Paul Revere to Franklin D.
Roosevelt"
contributed material. The list includes
that of the American Antiquarian So
ciety of Worcester, Mass, called the
leading American collection of its kind
Evening star., 1933-12-03

Gretchen Hutchins of Boston, who is
entertaining a house party in her Sum-
mer home in Maine for the Winter
sports. Miss Maddux is student at
Bennington and will come to Washing
ton December 90
Miss Quinton, who is a student at
Smith College, spent Thanksgiving and
the week end in Boston, where she has
attended a number of debutante feS-
tivities. She will come to Washington
December IT and be with her parents
in their apartment in the Dresden for
the Christmas holidays.
Evening star., 1933-12-03
Salon of Humorists
Onened for Needv Artists

A chortle factory is being fitted up on
Park avenue, New York, described as the
first salon of American humorists," 400
cartoons have been hung at the Park
Avenue Art Fair by the College Art
Association.
The exhibition. opening tomorrow. Is
for the benefit of needy artists and in
cludes cartoons from pre-revolutionary
times to the present. The association
Evening star., 1933-12-03

Bridgeport, Conn, for the annual Yale
Princeton house parties.
Capt. Frank La Rue, Infantry, U. S.
A., and Mrs. La Rue, Of Warren, Wyo..
have arrived in Washington and will
spend some time at the Martinique.
Capt. and Mrs. Oscar B. Abbott will
60 to West Point to spend Christmas.
Evening star., 1933-12-03
Airmail Increases.

During the third quarter of this year
$500 pounds of airmail letters were
carried from England, compared with
39646 pounds in the same period Of
1892.
Evening star., 1933-12-03
Depression Decreases Study.

Steady decrease in the attendance
at the nautical college. Leith, Scotland,
is aScribed to depression in the ship
ping industry.
Evening star., 1933-12-03
Service Notes Interest
WASHINGTON Society

Mai. Gen. John L. Hines and Mrs.
Hines, who were the guests Of the gen.
erals brother, Mr.. William B. Hines,
last week, plan to occupy their new
home at White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
which was the estate Of the late John
Freeland Of New York, in the early
Spring.
Capt. Adolphus Station Is en- route to
California, where he will take up his
new duties as commanding officer Of
the u S. S. Nevada Mrs. Station will
leave Wednesday to join Capt. Station,
going by way of the Panama Canal.
Mrs. Kirkman. wife of Comdr. Van
Leer Kirkman, U. S. NJ. is spending
some time at the Martinique in Wash
ington.
Miss Betsey Berrien has gone to
Evening star., 1933-12-03
Miss Eliz abeth Dern
To Be Honor Guest at
Luncheon and Bridge

Continued From First Page0
Evening star., 1933-12-03

Miss Betsey Berrien has gone to
The Washington times., 1933-03-10
Lehman "Gratified'; Says Roosevelt,
On Phone, Has "Real Smile in Voice

| had been taken out of the banks
by hoarders has been returned. il
was estimated today while tellers
at the Federal Reserve Bank here
were busy taking care Of the
thousands Of persons who were
bringing back deposits.
Since Monday, $65, 100000 in
gold has been recovered, $30,O0O,'
900 of it yesterday.
The $30,000,0OO taken in yes.
terday was classified by an Of
ficial as follows:
Seven million in small gold
coins. (All undoubtedly hoard.
ers' money!.
Three million in bullion.
(From member banks).
The rest-$20, ,000, ,000-in gold
certificates.
Today five windows were open
at the Federal Reserve Bank to
receive deposits. Yesterday only
three windows were open.
Await ROOsevelt's Word
The New York commercial banks
and the New York Clearing House
Association were ready to resume
full normal banking operations as
soon as President Roosevelt lifts
the holiday. The banks were plan
ming to open this morning fol
regular business, but were pre-
vented by the new extension OF
| the national holiday,
The Washington times., 1933-03-10
At Least 5000 Banks to Open at Once,
Glass Estimates: Bill Sets Speed Record

Estimates of the number of
banks to reopen next week under
the new regulations varied today.
In the brief but sharp debate
which preceded the Senate's en-
actment of the emergency law
last night, Senator Carter Glass
(D) of Virginia, considered the
Senate's outstanding banking
authority, declared the new legis-
lation will permit the immediate
reopening Of banks representing
"a per cent of the total resources
Of the federal reserve member
ship.
Number Put at 5000
At least 5000 of the 5000 mem
bers will reopen Immediately, he
said, and be 100 per cent
solvent"
That there will be considerable
disappointment over the failure Of
resumption of normal banking to-
day on a national scale was recog-
nized by administration officials.
However, they felt that the in
terests Of orderly procedure and
public confidence dictated a
breathings spell until Monday.
"Our first task is to reopen
all sound banks"
So said President Roosevelt in
his message. And that, officials
said, continue to be the guiding
policy Of the Administration, de-
The Washington times., 1933-03-10
NEW PAY SLASH.
HAS WORKERS
ON Ed CT
U. S. Employees Wait Further
Word on Proposed Cuts in
Roosevelt Program

Federal employees are much
concerned today over President
Roosevelt's proposal to cut Fed
eral payrolls further.
Luther C. Steward, president
Of the National Federation Of
Federal Employees, said that so
far as his organization is con-
cerned no comment could be
made until the text Of the bills
embodying the Presidents plans
has become available. He added:
"The recommendations as
thus far announced are so gen.
eral that we cannot tell just
what they imply. When the
bills are available, Of course,
that will be another matter"
Naturally, all organizations Of
Federal employees are awaiting
the introduction of the bills with
great interest. A feeling gener-
ally expressed is that the PreSi-
dents plans to base payrolls on
living costs is in accord with
the attitude of Federal em-
ployes over a long period of
years, but that in view of the
prospective expansion Of the cur
rency the practicability of pay
cuts at this time is dubious, if
the living cost standards are up
held.
The Washington times., 1933-03-10
CAS- VALUATION
DATA STUDIED

Peoples Counsel Richmond B.
Keech today is beginning study
of the first set of figures sub
mitted to him in preparation for
the hearings opening April 5 on
revaluation of the properties OF
the Washington and Georgetown
Gas Light Companies.
The Public Utilities Commission
has sent Mr.. Keech duplicates OF
the data gathered by their experts
who are examining the properties,
and from them he is preparing
his case.
Mr.. Keech expects shortly to
receive other data from the COM
panies, as it was promised at the
beginning of the hearing, March 3,
that these figures would be made
available to him as they are pre-
pared.
The companies have given no
indication as to what facts they
will present, with the exception
of declaring that they expected to
prove the fair value of their hold
ings to be in the neighborhood of
$50, 100000, figure considerably
in excess of that believed by the
Public Utilities Commission to be
proper.
Under present arrangements,
the company is entitled to a re-
turn Of 712 per cent on the value
of its property.
The Washington times., 1933-03-10
PAYROLLS HERE
MET BY BANKS

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certificates may be withdrawn,
however.
The local banks also continued
allowing their depositors to with
draw funds up to $25 for pur-
chases of food, medicine. and
other essentials permitted under
Regulation No. 10.
Those making the Withdrawals
must sign statements that the
money is to be expended in &C:
cordance with the regulations Of
the department.
Padded PayroIls Alleged
Several banks reported they
had detected several instances Of
business men trying to pad their
payrolls to get larger amounts
of cash on hand in their estab-
lishments. To check this, the
banks were requiring the business
men to present their payroll
books as proof of their needs.
Some banks, however, not sure
of the authority to issue money
to meet payrolls, were asking
the business men to sign Today
notes for the money they with
draw to meet the payrolls. In
this manner, they said, they
would be protected if it was
learned afterward that they did
not have authority to issue the
money.
Rent Not Considered
Banks do not consider payment
of rent one of the essentials Gov
cred in the regulation, several
being reported as refusing to
honor Withdrawals for rent pay
ments, holding that the landlord
must wait payment as do stores
and other business concerns.
The Clearing House last night
advised it's members to prepare
to reopen on short notice, and it
was believed that all banks will
be opened for business in full by
next Monday. Some banks may
be reopened tomorrow. it was in
dicated.
At Upper Marlboro, Md. the
First National Bank today started
cashing pay roll checks and also
cashed checks for county employees
whose offices carry accounts in
the bank.
Exchange to Open
The Washington Stock Elk.
change, closed following the
proclamation Of the bank holiday,
will also open again Monday, it
is believed, and local brokers are
looking for q rising market.
The Washington times., 1933-03-10

spite the extension of the holiday
The new Congress moved with
breath-taking speed to enact the
emergency legislation. Seldom, if
ever, has Congress moved so fast
on such important legislation.
Bill Is Revolutionary
Within eight hours of its as
sembly. with many new members
in both branches somewhat be-
wildered about it all, the Senate
and House enacted the most rev.
olutionary bank bill since the ere
alton of the Federal Reserve sys-
tenn. They gave the President
literally what we asked for
speed.
The provisions of the new act
make the President virtually the
financial dictator of the country
in times of stress such as the
country has been experiencing for
the past 10 days.
He can close banks, embargo
gold, suspend gold payments
from the Treasury, punish hoard
ers, enforce reorganization Of
weak banks, and generally act
with czar-like powers for the pro-
lection of depositors and safety
of national credit.
A good many members voted
for it with misgivings-but the
times were considered too criti-
al for fault-finding.
The Washington times., 1933-03-10
BILL BY NJ 'ADOO
PROVIDES BANK
|NDEMN|T|ES
CaIifornian's Plan Establishes
Fund to Protect Reserve
System Depositors

A startling proposal for indem
MITIGATION Of depositors in mem
ber banks Of the Federal Reserve
System was made today by Sen
ator William Gibbs McAdoo CD
of California, a former Secretary
of the Treasury, in a bill intro
duced in the Senate.
McAdoo would include other
nonmember banks in the plan in
event they complied with require
ments to be prescribed by the
Federal Reserve Board.
Provides Indemnity Fund
The bill would establish a "de.
positors' indemnity fund" which
would be used to pay depositors
promptly when member banks
failed or suspended. It was re-
ferred to the Senate Banking and
Currency Committee.
McAdoo'S bill was one Of three
introduced for the relief Of the
banking situation.
Senator Vandenberg (R) OF
Michigan reintroduced his bill pro
viding for a guarantee Of time de
posits in national and State banks
It would set up conditions under
which the Federal Government
would guarantee the time de
poSitS.
Senator Dill (D.) of Washing
ton also reintroduced his measure,
calling for opening of checking &C.
counts in the postal savings
banks. These institutions, run as
a part of the PoStoffice Depart
ment, operate now solely for saw
ings accounts. Dill proposed they
be allowed to accept checking &C
counts up to $4,000.
Assessments Proposed
The indemnity fund proposed
by McAdoo would be managed by
the Federal Reserve Board. 1t
would consist of assessments
levied against member banks in
proportion to their deposits, pay
able in such inStallmentS and at
such times as the Federal Reserve
Board shall deem advisable until
the amount of such fund shall
equal / per centum Of the deposits
of the member banks of the Fed
eral Reserve System"
Thereafter, if it were necessary
to increase the fund, the member
banks would pay additional levies
until the fund was maintained at
per cent Of all deposits in the
member banks.
Nonmember banks could join
by paying in levies and meeting
other requirements laid down by
the Federal Reserve Board.
The Washington times., 1933-03-10

State will be authorized under
such regulations as such author
fly may prescribe to permit
any banking institution in such
State or place, other than mem
ber banks Of the Federal Ee-
serve System, to perform any
or all of their usual banking
functions except as otherwise
prohibited.
Returning to the Treasury from
the White House, where he wit
messed the signing Of the new
proclamation by President Roose
welt extending the holiday and in
cidentally the gold embargo
Woodin said:
'The emergency banking leg
iSlStiOn passed by the Congress
yesterday is a most construct
i've step toward the solution of
the financial and banking diff
cuItieS which have confronted
the country.
SEES NATION HEARTENED
"The extraordinary rapidity
with which this legislation was
enacted by the Congress heart
ems the country.
"This legislation makes pos
sible the opening of banks
upon q sound basis backed by
an adequate supply of currency.
Through this law the banks
which will open will be placed
in q position to meet all de-
mands. This assurance should
restore confidence and create
the foundation for a forward
movement in business activities.
ut will be the policy of the
Treasury to permit as rapidly
Is possible the opening Of
sound banks. There are, Of
course, many thousands of such
banks which will promptly be
restored to the performance Of
their normal functions.
APPLICATIONS INVITED
"The Treasury has already
taken steps to secure infOrma-
ton through proper authOri-
ties as to the condition Of the
various banks of the country
and Immediately invites from
the banks the applications for
HeOpening.
"While much infOrelatiOn
The Washington times., 1933-03-10
Work for HaIf-MiIIion JobIess
Under Roosevelt Plan

An intensive drive to balance
the Federal budget and enlist
un e mployed in semi-military
camps was described today by
Democratic leaders as the twin
objective Of President Roosevelt.
Speaker Henry T. Rainey said
an effort will be made to pass
the emergency program through
Congress by next Wednesday.
A House caucus probably will
be called for tomorrow to bind
Democrats to support the Presi-
dents program.
The President hopes to imme-
diately slash the cost of Govern"
ment to a possible maximum of
$500, 100000 to $500, 100000.
Through a half-billion-dollar
bond issue as a beginning, he
proposes to set up reforestation
camps, where unemployed will be
under the direction of Army
officers and paid 81 a day and
subsistence.
To accomplish the first plan
the President asks Congress for
authority to cut salaries of Gov
ernment workers and compensa-
tion a maximum of Is per cent.
He hopes to save $279, 900, 900
on veterans expenses, cutting the
veterans of all wars to some ex-
tent, and save more than $780,
100000 on Government workers
salaries, Rainey said.
In the future, the President,
using powers similar to those the
executive now has in raising or
lowering tariffs on recommends
ton of the Tariff Commission,
will regulate salaries of Govern
ment workers to accord with liv-
ing costs-if Congress approves
his plan.
Half Billion Saving
Rainey said:
"If the President is given the
authority he requests, he hopes
to accomplish a maximum re-
ductiOn Of expenditures of $780,
100000 to $500, ,OOO,O
Reductions are to be made
in the salaries Of the civil list,
paying attention to the cost of
living, with salaries to be raised
or lowered as the cost Of living
goes up or down.
"a $5OO,OOO,OOO bonds issue to
provide work for unemployed
now cOngeSted in big cities will
be urged. A corps of employees
will be recruited from civil life,
something like an army. They
will enlist regularly, engage in
refOrestatiOn and perhaps some
reclamation. They will get not
!. over 81 q day."
The Washington times., 1933-03-10
BANK REOPENINGS To BEGIN
TOMORROW; PLENTY OF
MONEY ASSURED
Continued from Page 0ne)

has already been assembled,
the completion of the inf0rma-
ton and of the arrangements
of the banks for resuming their
functions takes some time. It
has therefore been decided not
to authorize any reOpenings
before tomorrow.
"Tt is obvious that it will
not be possible to act upon all
Of the applications even by to-
morrow. Regulations govern
ing reopenings and also other
subjects governed by the leg.
islati0n will Immediately be
published"
Scrip Is Authorized
Meanwhile, the Treasusy au-
thorized the use of scrip in those
communities where local condi-
tions warrant it and where
the banks are in a state of non.
liquidity, are expected to take
advantage of the scrip system.
But it will be Of local rather
than national use.
Postponement Of the reopening
date has two advantages so far
as the Treasury is concerned:
First, it gives the hard
pressed Treasury staff time to
sift out the mass Of data on
the true conditions Of banks
the country over.
Second, it affords an op-
portunity for orderly distribu-
ton of several billions of dol
lars in new currency authorized
under the new law to those
banks that need it and can
furnish sound assets to pledge
with the Federal Reserve
banks.
Printing Presses Busy
The Govern ment printing
presses have been groaning for
a week at the task of turning
out this new money.
Today and tomorrow the same
conditions will prevail as during
the first days of this week. All
banks will be open on a. restricted
basis, authorized only to dole out
non-gold currency for necessary
payroll and distress purposes,
make change. accept new de-
posits, and afford access to de-
posit boxes.
The Washington times., 1933-03-10

NEW YORK, March 10 G.NSO
'Many banks will reopen prompt
ly," Gov. Herbert H. Lehman pre-.
dicted today as he expressed him
self as greatly gratified" with
''the very real progress" that has
been made toward meeting the
banking crisis in the last 48
hours.
The governor was so optimistic
that he turned his attention to
other State matters. He said:
II spoke to President ROOSe-
welt over the telephone late yes
terday. There was a real smile
i'm his voice."
After predicting the prompt
opening Of many banks, Governor
Lehman added:
"Othe--' sound banks will un-
dOubtedly be permitted to open
by the Secretary of the Treas
ury as soon as they comply
with the regulations of his De-
partment and the President.
1--WE in this State will con.
tinue to cooperate with the
Federal Administration in every
way possible and to the utmost
Of our ability"
The situation as far as the New
York banks were concerned looked
much brighter.
Gold Flowing Back
Gold was flowing back to the
Reserve Bank here in greater
volume than at any time during
the bank holiday. This had a
cheering effect among bankers
generally.
At least half of the more than
900, ,000,0 in gold which lately
The Washington times., 1933-03-10
WILL ROGERS Savs:
SANTA MONICA, Cal, March 1O-say, while you

q
are giving credit for all this
bank holiday, remember it was
an old ex-cowpuncher, Governor
Balzar of Nevada, who started
it away last summer.
And if all the States had fol-
lowed suit then, the banks
would have had whole lot
more to divide up than they will
have now.
But that is one thing you
would never have got a Repub-
lican administration to do-vol-
unfairly close bank. Their
theory was to leave 'em open
until they shut.
The Washington times., 1933-03-10
Roosevelt Asks Congress For Power
To Start Slashing Immediately

economy is the most drastic
ever sent to Congress. The
claim for additional power has
received q ready response from
Democratic members Of Con-
gress and probably will not be
opposed by the Republicans. It
represents a sincere effort to
balance the budget"
Senator AshurSt (D) Of Ari'
zona, said:
''It is an hour Of national
peril and approaching disaster.
We must all stand firmly for
the policies advocated by the
President, who is our leader.
This is no time to delay, to
doubt or to falter. The cOndi-
tiOns are as serious as war and
we must follow the Flag"
The Washington times., 1933-03-10

ever encount-
e r e d, M r S.
Evelyn Lacy
Davis said in
b rim g ing a
S u p r e m e
court suit for
Sc p a r a ton
a G a inst the
heir to Park
Avenue r e a |
e S t a t e mil
ii on S. She
said:
"He would
pick up a
c o c k t a / !
shaker early