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Evening star., 1933-03-20
Agreement Reached on AIco-
h0Iic Content of Bever.
ages to Be LegaIized.
SENATE READY TO ACT
AT ONCE ON REPORT
Consideration Is Not Expected in
House Before Tomorrow,
However.

Senate and House conferees on the
national beer bill agreed this afternoon
on the House figure of 80 per cent
alcoholic content, the Senate conferees
receding from the Senate provision for
sos per cent.
The House conferees agreed to leave
IN the Senate amendment providing for
vine as well as beer, limited to 80 per
cent.
The conferees knocked out the Borab
amendment, which would have pro-
hlbited the sale or gift of the beverages
to minors under 16.
Report Goes to Senate.
The agreement Of the conferees was
announced by Senator Harrison, Demo-
crat. Of Mississippi, at 2 o'clock. He
said the report would be submitted to
the Senate when it reconvened at z
o'clock and would be taken up for con-
sideration Immediately.
Even If the Senate acts on the ren,rt
tnls afternoon or this evening. how
ever 1t is not expected to be taken I'D
In the House until tomorrow.
The conferees appointed by the Sen
ate were Senators Harrison, King Of
Utah, Walsh Of Massachusetts,, Reed of
Pennsylvania and Couzens Of Michigan
The House conferees were Chairman
Doughton Of the Ways and Mean,
Committee and Representatives Cullen
OF New York and Mccormack of Massa-
chusetts, Democrats, and Treadway OF
massachusetts, and Watson Of Pennsyl.
vania, Republicans.
Evening star., 1933-03-20
RAIL MEN CONFER
WITH ROOSEVELT
President Believed to Have Dis.
cussed Plans for Transhporta-
ton Reform.
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today took up the
railroad problem In a conference with
railway executives with a view to early
congressional action.
Those attending the White House
conference included j. J. Pelley, presi-
dent Of the New York, New Haven g.
Hartford; F. E. Williamson, president of
the New York Central; Carl Gray,
president of the Union Pacific, and
Prof. A. A. Berle. an advisor of the
President.
The group maintained strict silence
on its conversation with the President,
but there was a rather definite hint
that Mr.. Roosevelt had some railroad
legislation in mind for early considera-
ton by Congress.
This same group consulted with the
President last Summer before he made
his railroad speech at Salt Lake City, in
which he proposed that the Government
announce its intention to stand behind
the national transportation system until
it was again on a going basis. In the
same speech he called also for ma
tional transportation system in which
rail. air and water methods would be
united.
Evening star., 1933-03-20
TO MEET:
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
Safety Measures Are Drafted in
Preparation for Assembly
Tomorrow.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 20.-Strict precau-
tions for public safety were being taken
today in preparation for the assembly
tomorrow Of the German Reichstag
elected March S.
Persons living near the Potsdam Gar.
rison Church, where the opening cere.
monies are to be conducted by President
Won Hindenburg and Chancellor Hitler.
have been asked not to leave their homes
while the program is being carried out.
It also was requested that no bouquets
be thrown.
The opening in the church. where the
former Kaiser worshiped and Frederick
the Great and Friedrich Wilhelm are
buried, will be another revival of i'm
per1al days. The Reichstag will then
move TO the Kroll Opera House.
Nazl leaders have predicted the
Relchstag will take a vacation of un-
ward OF two years, leaving the chan
celior and his cabinet in full control of
the government. The 81 Communists
elected will not be allowed to take their
seats. This will give Hitler's NaIs a
clear majority.
Evening star., 1933-03-20
NAZ|S HUNT ARMS
IN EINSTEIN HOME
Rumors Bring Futile Berlin Raid
Death Plot Against Hitler
Barred at Munich.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 20-As result OF
rumors that arms and ammunition
were hidden In Prof. Albert Einstein's
country home at Caputh, near Berlin,
police and a detachment of National
Socialists searched the house today, but
found nothing.
MUNICH, Germany. March 20 R.-
The federal commissioner for the Munich
police chief informed the press today
an attempt on the life Of Chancellor
Adolf Hitler, planned by one German
and two Russian Communists, was pre-
vented by the watchfulness Of the popu-
lace and police.
The chancellor who came to his
former Nazi headquarters here for a
short visit, returned today to Berlin.
Early this morning three men were
observed arriving at the Wagner Monu-
ment near Hitler's home here where
they deposited three hand grenades and
some ammunition.
While a passerby notified the police,
they escaped in an automobile.
The police commissioner stated that
If single shot was fired against mem
bers of the new government, even If 1t
missed its mark, there would be 'un-
paralleled chaos and the greatest pog-
rom which no authority in the world
could prevent"
Chancellor Hitler left for Berlin at
7 am. by airplane, arriving there at
9:15 am.
Evening star., 1933-03-20

Spring is here-cold, rain and sleet
Notwithstanding.
At s:45 pm. today will come the
moment Of the "vernal equinox" when
the earth on its annual journey around
the sun moves into such position that
the area north Of the Equator receives
more sunshine and has longer days
than the Southern Hemisphere.
10 The astronomers at the Naval OBJ
servatory determine the precise instant
Of the vernal seasons advent months
in advance. But, 50 far rs Washing
ton Is concerned, 1t Is . forlorn, bedrag-
gled Spring this year. The yellow for
sythia hedges about the city, ordinarily
the glory Of the infant season, are
threadbare and spattered with mud.
The early blooming magnolia trees in
the parks show only occasional white
blossoms. Rare crocus blooms have
struggled into the sunlight to relieve
the Winter wretchedness Of puddle
covered lawns. BY the stYeamsides the
pussywillows have been In bloom for
two weeks or more and there Is an
occasional skunk cabbage In the dank
woods.
But the defiant naples are glorious
In their red f1nery Of rosettes Of globu-
lar blossoms. Pink leaf buds are ap-
pearing ON the rose stalks. Patches Of
chick weed In shady spots show then
tiny white blooms asAinst the ground
Evening star., 1933-03-20
LIFE INSURANCE FOUNDER
REPORTED NEAR DEATH
James W. Stevens, 80, Suffers
Stroke While Under Embez-
element Indictment.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, March 20-James w
Stevens, 82-year-old founder of the
Illinois Life Insurance Co.. now under
indictment on embezzlement charges.
was reported near death at his home
today following an attack Of apoplexy.
His illness was reported in Criminal
Court today at a hearing called on a
motion asking dismissal Of indictments
charging Stevens and his two sons with
embezzling sl,000.000 from the insur-
ance company.
His attorneys said the elderly finan-
cier suffered stroke Saturday. They
said he was unconscious today
Indictments against the father and
sons charged they weakened the once
prosperous insurance concern by max
ing loans to themselves and to their
properties and by declaring several
million dollars in dividends-mostl
payable to themselves-while the com.
pany was piling up a $7,000,000 deficit.
Reports by the receiver disclosed the
Stevens and LaSalle hotels, also con.
trolled by the family borrowed Sl3..
100000 from the insurance firm on col
lateral said by auditors to be worthless
now.
Negotiations were under way for the
Illinois Lfe's business to be taken over
by the ]. S. Kemper insurance interests.
Evening star., 1933-03-20
CABINET TO SPEAK
IN RADIO FORUM
President RooseveIt's Official
Family Will Be Intro.
duced to Country.

The nine men and one woman, who,
as the members of his cabinet will be
the chief field heutenants in President
Rooeevelt's attack on the common
problems Of this country in blazing the
way for economic recovery, will make
their official debut to the American
public in series of talks for the Ma
tional Radio Forum, according to an
announcement made today. The Forum
is arranged by The Washington Eve
nIng Star, and broadcast by the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
The radio appearances Of President
ROosevelt's ofdcial family In this forum
Ntll be known as the Cabinet Series" "
and 10 scheduled to begin on the night
OF April 3. Secretary Woodin Of the
Treasury Department will open the Sc
ries and Q member of the cabinet will
speak each Monday night, thereafter,
until the series ends.
These members of the Presidents Of
ficial family are to discuss subjects of
vital interest to the country at large,
dealing directly with the program of
the administration and the magnificent
leadership Of the President himself
Each one of the cabinet heads has a
well defined function and responsibility
In promoting the Presidents program.
Each will, on this occasion, attempt to
explain, candidly and clearly just what
is being attempted in carrying the
country through its present crisis.
Views Are Important.
Considering their relationship with
the Chief Executive and their respec-
tive intimate important roles in the
high command of attack, what these
cabinet officers will have to say to the
American people in this forum will
be Of the highest importance.
Announcement Of the particular sub
ject to be discussed by each OF the
speakers in the cabinet series" will be
made later. In arranging the series
the regular order Of the cabinet men,
bers will not be followed.
April 3, William H. Woodin, Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, who Is now recog-
ni1ed as one Of the real heroes of the
day for his management of the ad-
ministration's plan for the strengthen
ing Of the banks. will address the
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Evening star., 1933-03-20
PRESIDENT TO ASK
UNEMPLOYED FUND
Message to Congress Is Ex-
pected to Request $780,
100000 for States.
BY the Associated Press.

President Roosevelt Is expected by his
close advisors to send message to Con-
gresS within the next few days recon-
mending an emergency unemployment
relief fund OF $5oo,ooo,ooo for direct
grants to the States.
The President also probably will in
clude In his immediate emergency pro-
gram 100000 appropriation out Of
uneXpended funds In the Treasury to
begin his gigantic reforestation program.
These proposals, which the President
regards of immediate urgency, will be
submitted to Congress In special mes
sage, probably as soon as the House
passes farm relief legislation, expected
by Wednesday.
Permanent Program Later.
A more permanent and far-reaching
program of relief for the jobless will
be submitted later, probably based upon
legislation introduced today by Senator
Wagner, Democrat, Of New York. for
liberalzing construction loans through
the Reconstruction Corporation.
The S500,000,000 proposal for direct
relief was submitted to the President
by the committee which has been study
ing the proposal for him, composed
of Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary of
Labor, and Senators Wagner, Costigan,
Democrat, of Colorado and La Toilette,
Republican, of Wisconsin.
1t provides for administration Of the
fund under relief director responsible
solely to the President himself. The
money would be advanced from the
Reconstruction Corporation, under ad-
ditional borrowing power conferred
upon it by the bill.
First Direct Relief Move.
The legislation will mark the Fed
eral Governments first move in the
field of direct relief. 1t Is drafted along
the lines Of the old La Toilette -CoStigan
bill which the Senate rejected in the
last session for the Wagner loan
measure.
Whether the President would include
any of his reforestation program in
the immediate emergency plan had not
been definitely determined. It was be-
lieved by his advisers, however. that
he would propose appropriation of a
$40,000,000 unexpended balance in the
Treasury to start the plan.
Evening star., 1933-03-20

New foundations will be placed under
part Of the heavy granite walls Of the
Treasury Department, to depth OF 20
feet below the present foundations IN
preparation for the new vault to hold
hundreds of millions of dollars.
Work on this new foundation was
started today by the John w. Cowper
Co., which has the s334,290 contract for
constructing the vault. Little progress
was made early in the day on account
Of the heavy rains. but work will be
pushed along as rapidly as weather per-
mits, and it Is expected the vault Will
be completed and ready to hold its fabu.
lous sums of money by the first part OF
next year.
The foundation is to be placed under
those parts of the Treasury Department
walls were the vault will come up to
the foundation wall itself. The regu'
Evening star., 1933-03-20
NEW RAINS SWELL
OHIO VALLEY FLOOD
Eight Dead as Thousands
Flee From Waters in
Tri.State Area.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 20-New
rains today swelled the already over
flowing mighty Ohio River and its
tributaries whose floodwaters have
driven thousands temporarily from
their lowland homes and taken at least
eight lives.
From Parkersburg, w. Va. south
ward to Louisville, KY, the Ohio has
rolled from its banks and flooded thou
sands of acres in the tri-State region
formed by Ohio. Kentucky and West
Virginia.
At Newport. KY. just across the Ohio
from Cincinnati. 1000 persons were left
temporarily homeless in the thickly
populated "bottom-land" Hundreds
more in Ohio River towns retreated
before the advance Of overflow waters
At Gallipolis and Martins Ferry,
Ohio. the stream was rising rapidly
At Cincinnati the river was slower. but
transportation hampered. Five feet of
water swirled through the main street
Of Pomeroy, Ohio.
Naval Reserve radio stations were
called upon to maintain communica-
lions within the stricken area as some
land telegraph wires were washed out.
American Legion posts and relief
agencies were organized to care for the
sufferers.
Threaten Downtown.
In Cincinnati, the flood waters by
late morning had crept up in the down.
town section, to near Third street. In
the eastern part they stopped over
Eastern avenue, a main highway, and
went a mile or so inland from the
Little Miamis banks. To the west. the
waters crawled up to Sixth street In the
bottoms, and in between they en-
croached wherever valley opened be-
tween Cincinnatis hills.
Conditions were far worse IN the
Kentucky towns across the Ohio. IN the
bottom lands between the river ano
the hills. For 10 blocks or more waters
encroached on Newport and Cov1ng-
ton. XIV. and the swollen Licking River
cut off all but one bridge between the
two. Bellevue, Dayton, Bromley and
Ludlow all felt the rivers force.
The home of Samuel G. Fisher
cr,,mbled before the flood in Cov1ng-
ton, KY. All up and down the streams
families moved out and boats pneo IN
stiff currents to save them and tnell
belongings. ., ~.
Death crawled southwark with the
flood.
Two Drowned In Auto.
It struck first at GalIpolis, Ohio. tax
ing Mrs. John Harrison, 40, and her
daughter Alice, 7, as their automoblle
went over bank.
AT California, KY, a skif overturned
near a power transformer ana Gaze
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Evening star., 1933-03-20
PERUVIANS REPEL
COLOMBIAN ATTACK
Government Bulletin Reports
Heavy Losses Suffered
by Enemy.
Ry the Associated Press.

f5y the Associated Press.
LIMA. Peru, March 20.-A govern
nnent bulletin said today that the Pc
ruvian forces repelled Colombian at
tack late Friday on the Cotuhe River,
a tributary of the Putumayo in the
disputed border region between the two
Battle was reported unofhcially to
have been fought at the town OF
Buenos Aires, up the Cotuhe River
from Tarapaca, where the first PERU
vian-Colombjan clash occurred Febru-
"a Bogota, Colombia, dispatch re-
rorted the Peruvians fled after Co
fombian attack on Buenos Aires late
Friday. leaving large supplies The Co.
1ombians reported one of their own
soldiers killed and six wounded ana
an enemy plane shot DOWN.
The Peruvian report said Colomolans
suffered a large number OF casualties
while the Peruvians had not single
casualty" It said a Colombian gun
boat was seriously damaged by a PERU
Wan aerial attack.
The Peruvians withdrew to second
line, after temporarily checking q
much larger force, and prevented the
Colombians from crossing the river.
Evening star., 1933-03-20
POLICE DRAGNET SET
IN KIDNAPPING CASE
Hope to Ensnare Holders Of 16-
Year-O1d Peter
Myers, Jr.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WARREN. Ohio, March 20.-A police
dragnet was spread across Ohio and
Pennsylvania today In the hope it
would insnare the hdnapers Of Is
year r-old Peter Myers, jr.
Meanwhile the boys parents said
they were awaiting instructions from
the three men who snatched Peter
from his home In Masury, near here,
Saturday night.
Two Of the men, police were told by
Mike Stevens, the Myers family chauf-
feur, carried revolvers and q third car
ried q submachine gun. As they showed
the boy into their automobile they
thrust q note into Stevens hand.
Keep your mouth Shut" said the
note. Don't tell police. Our agent will
see you in q few days"
The boys father, Peter Myers, ST..
operates q filling station here. He as
serted he had no enemies and police
said the kidnapers apparently would
demand ransom.
Evening star., 1933-03-20
AIR CRASH PR0BERS
LEAVE FOR SCENE
Military Burial at Arlington
Cemetery to Be Given
Three Victims.

Three Army officers on duty In the
Capital were killed instantly late yes
terday afternoon when a fast Army
transport plane in which they were re-
turning to Boiling Field from Spartan
burg, S. c., crashed and burned near
Petersburg, Va. They are:
Lieut.. James A. Willis, jr assistant
operations officer at Boiling Field and
former White House aide, the pilot.
Maj. James A. Willis. ST., Of the Judge
Advocate Generals Department, father
Of Lieut.. Willis.
Maj. John A. Parker, also of the
Judge Advocate Generals Department.
Lieut.. Willis was unmarried and lived
at Boiling Field. His father, who is
survived by his widow and a daughter.
lived at 1924 Ontario place and Maj
Parker made his home at 1841 Colum-
bia road.
Maj. Parker was foot ball player at
the University Of North Carolina for a
number OF years, playing center. A few
years ago he was made an honorary
doctor Of science by the university.
Cause Will Be Probed.
While preparations were being made
at petersburg today to bring the bodies
to Washington for military burials In
Arlington National Cemetery, an acci-
dent investigating board appointed by
Lieut.. Col. Barton K. Yount, command
ing officer at Boiling Field, was on the
way to the scene of the crash to in
terrogate witnesses, examine the wreck
age and to determine the cause of the
crash, which occurred In rain and
foggy weather. The board is composed
Of Maj. Ernest F. Harrison, Army
Medical Corps. flight surgeon at Boiling
Field; Capt. William v. Andrews, Ali
Corps, operations officer, and Lieut.
Stanley M. Umstead, Air Corps, engi-
neering officer at the local field. Be-
cause of the continued thick weather
which is believed to have been respon-
sible for the crash, the members of the
board were unable to fly to Petersburg
but left Boiling Field by automobile
this morning.
According to Associated Press dis
patches from Petersburg, the plane
crashed with the motor running, beside
United States Highway No. /, from
Washington to the South, and instantly
burst into flames. Lieut.. Willis was
Evening star., 1933-03-20
WORK STARTED ON FOUNDATIONS
OF NEW VAULT FOR TREASURY
Contractors Will Place Supports Under Part Of Heavy
Granite Walls of Building.

lar method of "underpinning" will be
used. Holes will be dug beneath the
present foundation walls at intervals.
and new concrete foundations will be
laid there one part at time.
The old vault, which now occupies
part Of the space in the northeast court
Of the Treasury Department to be used
for the new vault, had been emptied Of
its money just before the Government
entered upon its new program Of g ex-
pansion" of the currency, but 1t has
had to be brought back into use again
to accommodate some Of the new money.
It will be emptied again later, how
ever, and will be entirely torn away to
make way for the new vault.
The walls Of the new vault will be
impenetrable, az feet thick, filled with
reinforced steel and concrete, and COW
cred on both outside and inside with
steel and iron.
Evening star., 1933-03-20
Regrets Photographer Is Not
Present to Take Picture
Of Execution.
DEN0UNCES CAPITALISTS
AS ONE OF LAST ACTS
Italian Refuses to Have Consola-
tion of Spiritual Adviser-De-
clared Sane After Autopsy.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
RAIFORD, Fla, March 20-Giuseppe
zangara. the little Italian immigrant
who hated all government, was electro
cuted at 9:15 am. eastern standard
tirne) today for numbering Mayor An
ton J. Cermak of Chicago in an at
tempt to asSasSinate President Roose-
welt.
He went to the chair with the same
defiant calm he had maintained since
the night he fired wildly into a crowd
assembled in Miami February Is to ex-
tend greeting to the then President
elect.
mot Afraid" He Declares.
It was Oil am. when he entered
the death chamber, barefooted and
dressed in striped trousers and white
shirt open at the neck. Two guards
accompanied him, but as he approached
the chair, Zangara said, Don't hold
me, no afraid of chair"
The guards released him and Zan-
CARA took his seat as though he were
sitting down for lunch, first striding
over to Superintendent L. F. Chapman
and handing him sheaf of papers on
which he had inscribed, Here is that
book I have been writing"
Zangara referred to the book on his
life which he said he had started after
his arrest in Miami.
Il no afraid that chair, see?" he re-
peated as he surveyed the 80 witnesses
and attendants In the room. And then
as the straps were adjusted about his
hands and legs he said, mo cameraman
here? No one here to take picture?"
Supt. Chapman replied mo" just be-
fore the attendants placed the metal cap
on Zangara's head.
Denounces Capitalists.
Lousy capitalists" Zangara shouted
bitterly
Then he repeated, 'No pictures, capi-
talists! All capitalists, lousy bunch
crooks
Attendants started to complete prepa-
rations for the electrocution and zan-
CARA said evenly, 'Good-by Adios to all
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