A
CIRCULATION
Dally average distribution for the
Month of February, 1933
CITY EDITION ,
Generally cloudy west portion to-:
ntght and Wednesday; fresh north-1
west to north winds offshore,
UJOBI
9,820
Local Max. 53; Min. 33: rain .05;
river 6.0; atmos., cloudy; wind,
southerly.
Average daily net paid 9,297
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations
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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1933
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HOUSE TAKES
FINAL VOTE ON
BEER MEASURE
Adjournment of Senate
Prevents Signing Un
til Tomorrow
Goes Into Effect 15 Days
After President Signs
Measure
Washington, March 21 (IPi The
house of representatives voted final
passage of the 3.2 beer and wines
bill today, but senate adjournment
before the vote took place made it
Impossible to send the legislation to
the White House for President
Roosevelt to sign it before nightfall
as had been planned.
There was no record vote in the
house, only a short speech against
the bill be Representative Blanton,
Texas democrat, preceding the
shouts of "aye."
Bince the vice president has to
sign the bill while the senate Is in
session, it can not go to the presi
dent before tomorrow. Then 15 days
must elapse after he signs it before
sale can be begin in states not hav
ing restrictions against it.
It was questioned among officials
whether, if the president signs the
act into law by noon tomorrow,
April 6 or 7 will be the first sale day.
The conference report providing
(Concluded on page 4 coluirn 6)
STEAGALL BILL
ACTION DELAYED
Washington, March 21 (IP) The
senate banking committee tocay
asked the senate to postpone action
on the Steagall bill to permit state
banks to borrow from the federal
reserve system pending an investi
gation of the measure.
At the same time the committee
set up a sub-committee to study
the Borah bill proposing 'to repeal
the home loan bank act passed by
congress last July.
Chairman Fletcher said the com
mittee decided to ask the senate to
refer the Stagall bill to it and that
the committee would meet again
this afternoon to study the mea
sure.
The Steagall bill, passed by the
house yesterday, would permit state
banks to borrow directly from fed
eral reserve banks.
In view of the committee's re
quest senate consideration probably
will be delayed for a day or two.
The Borah bill to abolish the
home loan bank system was referred
to a subcommittee headed by Sen
ator Bulkley, democrat, Ohio.
Other members are Senators
Barkley, democrat, Kentucky; Mc
Adoo. democrat, California: Cou-
sens, republican, Michigan, and
Townsend, republican, Deleware.
The committee referred to the
same subcommittee the nomination
of C. B. Merrlam of Kansas to be a
. member of the home loan bank
board.
Bulkley announced the subcom
mittee would meet tomorrow to be
gin Its consideration of the Borah
bill and the nomination.
BERLIN BREWER
SNIFS AT3.2 BEER
Montreal, March 21 (LP) Klrt
Koehlcr, visiting Berlin brewer,
sniffed today at the idea of 3.2 per
cent beer.
"Why that Is not beer at all," he
said. "That is adulterated water."
Koehler said German brewers had
watched the fight to modify the
United States prohibition law with
Interest, planning to widen their
markets for fine Munchener and
Pilsner.
"Ach, but It is all over now," be
sighed. "Beer so weak would not
stand the voyage. We will have to
wait until Americans get 4 percent
beer." -
HOPS ADVANCING
IN NEW YORK
New York, March 21 W) Hops
showed continued strength today,
advancing 1 to 2 cents a pound Into
new high ground for the movement
which began several days ago in
anticipation of the return of beer.
A brisk inquiry was reported. Pa
cific coast prime to choice 1932 hops
were quoted at 35 to 37 cents, while
medium to prime brought 34 to 15
cents per pound.
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Believe it or not, spring was her
alded in this morning by a slight
fall of snow, flakes coming down
for a few momenta as big as robins'
eggs O, well, as big as eggs from
small robins, maybe.
Another sign of spring was ap
pearance here of the Schlitz brew-
eyr man promising Schlitz beer for
Salem by the 20th of the montn.
Hot chal To say nothing of pret
zels, wencwursts, liverwurst and cold
slaw.
Which reminds us that some folks
are promising a revolution If the
beer bill Is put into effect. We
might call to the attention of such
folks the fact that Mr. Banks also
started a revolution down in Jack
son county.
Four cars of hops started moving
east out of here this week. Com
ing back the 20th made Into Schlitz
beer, eh I
Music hath charms to soothe the
savage breast and if you don't be
lieve it we refer you to Cliff Park
er's cat. This cat snoozes around
all day on top of the radio. While
a stringed orchestra plays he purrs.
When a radio soprano starts to
sing he humps up his back and the
hair stands out on bis tail. When
a saxophone starts Its blah the
kitty gets up and leaves, returning
when the solo Is over. Not only
hath music charms to soothe the
savage breast but the savage breast
seems to know what Is music and
what isn't.
A NICE CLEAN SPORT
He always resorted to all the
dirty tricks he could get away with
but Mitchell Is not a very gentle
boy either and promises the bulldog
plenty of dirt." From advertising
card for: local wrestling match.
Oregon has gone on a warrant bas
is, State Treasurer Holman an
nounces. And In addition there
seems to be a warrant out for pretty
nearly everybody in Jackson county.
Canby folk held a big celebration
at the payment of the last town
debt. That's where that well known
young lady, Miss Gladys Canby,
rings in again.
Mr. President Roosevelt is waking
the folks up. There is somebody
in the White House who does things
without calling conferences, ap
pointing commission, or creating
new bureaus. He's sure injected
more pep into the country in two
weeks than all the jazz bands and
orchestras of the past four years.
Naturally the president will make
enemies. So will anybody who does
things. But the more the enemies
holler the stronger the people will
be behind him. That man is sure
going to make some real place out
of these United States of America
by the time he's been at it for a
term.
SENATE TO PROBE
ERICKSON CHARGES
Washington. March 21 (fl) The
senate elections committee today
appointed a subcommittee of three
to investigate charges by Federal
Judge George M. Bourquin that
former Governor Erickson of Mon
tana received his appointment to
the senate as a result of a political
"trade" with Governor Cooney.
The subcommittee is composed of
senators King, Utah, and Bratton,
New Mexico, democrats, a.id Hebert,
Rhode Island, republican. '.
Erickson, who was appointed Im
mediately after resigning the gov
ernor's chair by Cooney, former
lieutenant governor, was adminis
tered the 'oath yesterday to succeed
the late Senator Thomas J. Walsh.
Plan to Hold Fair
Despite Lack of Money
For Annual Premiums
Despite the fact that no money was appropriated this
year by the state legislature for fair premiums, Max Gehlhar,
agricultural director, said today he could see no reason why
mat bnuuia eliminate ine noioing
of the annual Oregon state fair.
Gehlhar has called a meeting of
the state fair board at the earliest
possible date, to which exhlbltqrs
would be Invited. Consideration of
ways and means for the holding of
the fair would be taken up at that
timer The agriculture director, who
is also director of the state fair,
said he had hopes of some definite
plan coming out of this session In
order to continue the fair.
The usual 137,500 for fair prem
iums was eliminated by legislative
appropriations this year, and In
stead provision of 37 'A pet cent
of the net receipts of the racing
events up to 1100,000 would go to
SABRE RATTLED
BY HITLER ON
OPENING REICH
Atmosphere of Imperial
Germany Prevades
Asks Imperial Powers
Threatens Destruction to
All. Who Seek To Dam
age "Our People"
Potsdam, March 21 (IP) With a
threat to "destroy all those seeking
to damage our people," Chancellor
Adolf Hitler opened a session of
the reichstag today In an atmos
phere of Imperial Germany.
The banners and war songs of
the former monarchy dominated tile
scene In Potsdam, seat of the kais
ers, as President Paul Von Hin
denburg and the nazi chancellor
addressed a parliamentary session
expected to confer imperial powers
on Hitler.
In these words the chancellor de
livered his declaration of policy to
the new fascist .reichstag:
"We shall strive to unite all those
willing to help, but we shall destroy
all those seeking to damage our
people."
Speaking in the Garrison church
where He the bodies of Frederick the
Great, Hitler called for cultivation
of the old national tradition, re
pudiated Germany's admission . of
war guilt as contained in the treaty
of Versailles, and cited the banning
Concluded on page 7, column 6)
HOOVER GREETS
OLD NEIGHBORS
Palo Alto, Marcn 21 (Pi Back
from the long years of government
service in wax and in -peace that
culminated in the presidency, Her
bert Hoover entered his home on
San Juan hill here today and told
interviewers he hoped to remain
there, "for the next 20 years."
The former president received the
greetings of state officials, republi
can leaders and neighbors at the
Palo Alto community house after
motoring here from Oakland, where
he arrived by train from Chicago
this morning.
It was a quiet ceremony. About
300 persons cheered and applauded
as the police escorted automobile
bearing the former president drove
up, Mayor Earl C. Thomas of Palo
Alto made a brief address which
ended with "We are proud to have
you back."
"That's good of you," Mr. Hoover
responded. "It is indeed a great
pleasure to come home. For nine
teen years I have been going away
from California rather than coming
oack to it. now 1 nope to reverse
that."
The former president said he had
no statements of any kind to make.
Asked what he Intended to do, he
said:
"I think I'm entitled to have some
time to myself. I have no plans
whatever. I hope I won't have to
say what I am going to do at 9:02
a.m. or 9:05 pjn., Wednesday or
rnursday.
MONEY IN FISH
Tillamook, Ore., March 21 (P)
me poor fish that tries to hoard
these days must be a sucker. Ron
ald Baling and his son Skect, 7,
cooperated In landing a 13-Inch
cutthroat trout from the Tillamook
river. When they dressed it they
found a o-cent piece dated 1906.
paying state premiums, Gehlhar
explained.
"But what the receipts from the
racing bill will be can not be de
termined, so we have no definite
sum upon which to work. But I be
lieve exhibitors will agree to
program of payment, at a low rate,
but with the provision that with In
creased returns the premiums would
be boosted in proportion," Oehlhar
said. ,
The director said also that the
board will consider further reduc
tion of premiums on produce which
at the present time is being dis
couraged for Oregon growers, and
(Concluded on pitse 8, column 2)"
Spring Opening
AndStyleShow
Thursday Eve
With clearing weather forecast for
the balance of the week, Salem mer
chants were busily engaged in mak
ing final plans for the annual spring
opening which will take place next
Thursday night. Elaborately dressed
windows, displaying the latest in
wearing apparel and the newest no
velties in merchandise will again be
one of the big features of the an
nual opening. In former years thou
sands of persons from Salem and
the surrounding country have crowd
ed the sidewalks, admiring the dis
plays of the merchants. And while
there will be no window prizes this
year, the business men expect to
put more effort into making their
displays as attractive as possible.
At 7:30 Thursday evening there
will be a street parade in which the
drump corps of Capitol post Amer
ican region, national cnampions,
Salem high school band, and the
Scotch kiltie band will participate.
Following the musicians will be a
(Concluded on page 8, column 3)
FRANCE FAVORS
ITALIAN PLAN
Paris, March 21 (ff) Tentative
acceptance of the peace plan of
Premier Mussolini of Italy was un
derstood to have been given today
by Premier Edouard Daladler and
Foreign Minister Joseph Paul-Bon-
cour to Prime Minister Ramsay
MacDonald of Great Britain and
Sir John Simon, his foreign secre
tary. The tentative acceptance was said
to have been given at the start of
an all-day session on conferences
at the British embassy.
Mr. MacDonald and Sir' John are
returning home by way of Paris af
ter conferring last Saturday and
Sunday at Rome with Premier Mus
solini, at which time the Italian
statesman s plan was broached.
France, it was said in government
quarters, regards the plan favorably
but wants clarification and modlli
cation. The French insist that the
nature and extent of revision of
treaties be defined and that Poland
and the little entente be treated as
equals, not inferiors. They Insist
that the powers affected must be
consulted u frontiers arc altered.
The government was said to be
more favorable to the plan than the
newspapers, some of which think
Signor Mussolini is trying to isolate
France.
Premier Daladler and M. Faul
Boncour believe the Italian prem
ier's gestWre tends "to calm war
nervousness" and that they there
fore must accept if France Is to be
safeguarded.
WINTER TAKES
A FINAL FLING
Portland, Ore., March 21 (10
Old Man Winter, like the depres
sion Is not giving up without a
struggle. Spring, usually ushered in
with breezes and flowers, came to
Oregon today cloaked in snow and
falling temperatures.
Coldest spots in the state were
Bend and the Siskiyou summit in
southern Oregon, where mercury
dropped to 20 degrees, freezing
snow flowers which burst In bloom
under the week-end's warmth.
Light flurries of snow swept
across Portland and the Willamette
valley . early today. Temperature
was at 38. Salem reported shilling
rains with a 33 temperature.
Eugene's mercury was at S3,
Hood River 36, Baker 24, North
Bend 30, Medford 32.
The cold wave continued over
the northwest with Seattle blanket
ed by heavy frost with temperature
at 34. Boise had 30 and Walla Walla
34. Cloudy weaher was forecast for
the western slope with frosts in the
Interior.
$175,000 LOANED BY
DISTRICT LOAN BANK
Portland,. March 21 VP) Charles
H. Stewart, vice president and man
ager of the 11th district Home Loan
bank, announced today the office
has to date loaned 17S,000 to its
members. Two loans were made to
building and loan .associations in
Montana, one In Washington and
one In Oregon.
Stewart said lines of credit
amounting to $4,295,000 have been
extended to 26 institution members
in the six states comprising the 11th
district. Washington members were
notified their credit lines amount to
$1,844,000. Montana $1,160,000, Utah
$556,000, Oregon $550,000, Wyoming
$125,000, and Idaho $40,000. This
credit extension amounts to 12
times the stock subscription! of
member Institutions.
REPUBLICANS
STAGE FIGHT ON
FARM AID BILL
Democratic Caucus Ap
plies Gag Rule Prohib
iting Amendments
Measure Assured Pas
sage In House As Out
lined by President
Washington, March 11 (Pi House
members today bound themselves
184 to 102, to consider the admin
istration farm bill under a rigid
procedure prohibiting amendments,
and bringing a vote after four
hours debate.
Washington, March 21 (Pi House
leaders today dropped expectation
of passing the farm relief bill by
nightfall, and now expects Its ap
proval tomorrow.
Speaker Ratriey disclosed this
shortly before the house was to
take up the bill, telling newspaper
men the long hours of debate plan
ned would prevent disposing of the
measure by nightfall as first ex
pected. He said an hour was to be given
to discussion of the strict rule
under which leaders decided to give
the bill itself four hours of debate,
without opportunity for adoption of
amendments.
Rainey's statement was made
just after republican chieftains met
with Snell, the minority leader, to
map a vigorous attack on the ad
ministration plan.-'. Snell himself
decided to lead the oratorical attack.
Earlier, the agriculture cominit
(Concludod on pn8e7,"colunm 3P
LEVEES FAILING
AT CINCINNATI
Cincinnati, Ohio, March 21 (IP)
Flood waters threatened new de
struction here today wearing down
a levee protecting homes and the
municipal airport in the extreme
east end.
The airport superintendent re
ported the levee, a mile and a
quarter long, showed signs of giv
ing way, and residents of Robb ave
nue and streets nearby began to
move out.
All available police cars were
rushed to the IK mile front to
move out all residents and as much
of their belongings as possible be
fore the threatened break. The air
port superintendent reported he felt
the dyke quaking beneath him as
he patrolled it.
Ohio river waters continued to
wreck destruction up and down the
valley, while homeless huddled in
tents, lodge halls and churches
Snow and a biting cold added to
the distress.
The river stage here passed 63
feet, 11 feet above flood level,' and
was still rising. Streams In south
ern Indiana added their over
flows to the Ohio, already out of Its
banks.
PORTLAND PUTS
TAXES ON BEER
Portland, March 21 UPl A $3,000
annual license for manufacturers,
Jobbers and wholesalers of beer in
Portland was tentatively decided
upon today as city officials began
the task of drawing an ordinance
taxing and regulating beer. There
Is no state license, tax or regula
tion, the legislature having left the
matter to municipalities.
City statutes now prohibit sale
of drinks containing more than
one-tenth of one per cent alcohol.
This is to be repealed and the tax
ing ordinance substituted. Merch
ants selling beer In original pack
ages would be taxed $1,200 a year.
The beverage could not be drunk
on the premises; eating houses dis
pensing beer would pay $1,800 a
year. Only eating houses serving
hot meals would be permitted to sell
beer by the bottle or on draft, un
der terms of the . tentative ordi
nance, - .
FRANCE TO INCREASE
TAXES ON IMPORTS
Paris, March 21 (IP) A heavy new
tax will be Imposed soon on Imports
into France of the United Slates
and other countries, under a provi
sion of the March budget author
ising the government to tax the Im
port licenses, It was disclosed tonight.
Repeal Referendum
May Be Delayed By
Legislative Blunder
- By HARRY N. CRAIN
Unless the bludering carelessness of the legislature in
its hectic closing hours operates to prevent its submission
at the special election the people of Oregon will vote to re
peal or retain the prohibition amendments to the state con
stitution on July 21 of this year, at the same time they elect
delegates to the state convention to
ratify or reject repeal of the 18th
amendment.
With 37,854 certified names of
legal voters attached, as against
26,666 required, Initiative petitions
calling for submission of the repeal
question were filed late yesterday
with the secretary of state by
George Bylander of Portland, with
whom were associated In the initia
tive movement the Oregon Hop
Growers association and other
groups interested in prohibition re
peal. An additional 10,000 or more, In
cluding signatures secured in Mult
nomah, Washington, Lane and Ben
ton counties and some from eastern
Oregon were received too late to be
checked by the county clerks and
were not filed, according to H. A.
(Concluded on page 8, column 1)
FOREST CAMP
SITES SELECTED
Washington, March 21 (yp) Pros
pective sites for thousands of camps
where President Roosevelt plans to
have unemployed put to work in
improving forests are being selected
by the U. S. forest service, which is
ready to carry out its part of the
gigantic employment plan on short
notice.
R. Y. Stuart, forester, said today
the service has an assortment of
data aimed to put the plan into
effect quickly. Included is an outline
of the types of work needed In the
national forests and places where
the work Is needed most. No sites
have been named definitely.
The service is studying other plans
relating to the feasibility of cooper
ative activity between federal and
state governments and private own
ers of lands which in many cases
are intermingled in wooded areas.
Camps consisting of a maximum
of 100 men In each are planned.
Types of work outlined Include
improving forest fire protection
through construction of lookout
towers, telephone lines, roads and
trails; water developments; building
of range fences, and disease control.
particularly white 'pine blister rust
which is combattcd by destroying
the host plants, gooseberry and cur
rent bushes. This type of protective
activity is most needed along the
west coast and In New England.
CRISIS AT HAND
. IN HOSTILE ZONE
Tientsin, China, March 21 (Pi
The situation has grown tense here
again and indications are that a
crisis Is approaching between Chin-
ese authorities and the Japanese
miliary command.
Today It was reported the Nan
king government had instructed Yu
Hsuch-Chung, commander of the
Chinese forces In the Tientsin area,
to delay no longer In replying to the
latest Japanese protest against the
fortification of Taku, at the mouth
of the Pelho river, and against the
presence of Chinese troops within
tne Tientsin protocol zone.
Mid America Shivers
As Cold Wave Sweeps
East With Snowstorm
Chicago, March 21 (U.R) Mid-America shivered today,
the first day of official spring, as a cold wave swept east
ward. Snow and a chilling sleet greeted the entry of spring
at 7.43 p. m. last nignt ana uic
storm became a "spring" blizzard.
At least a dozen victims died be
cause of the cold weather.
For the first day of spring snow
covered the entire area of the
Great Lakes with snow drifted sev
eral feet high on some Minnesota
highways. Sleet and rain accom
panied the savage winds In the
southern sections.
The cold weather was regarded
by some as an aid to the flooded
regions of the Ohio river. If the
temperatures were below freezing
there, the region would be saved at
last temporarily from further dan
gers of floods.
Kansas City, which was the cen
BOTTLED BEER
ON SALE SOON
Bottled beer In case lots will be
available In Salem around April 16
or as soon as shipments are per
mitted after President Roosevelt
signs the 3.2 beer bill approved by
both houses of congress, W. C.
Rowe, sales manager for the Baillif
Distributing company, announced
today in bringing to the city the
first note of activity along this
line. The brand will be the same
that "made Milwaukee famous"
Schlitz.
Salem Is the first stop' being
made by Rowe, who is signing up
warehouse sites In various parts of
the state, and will also be the dis
trlbutlng point for the bottled beer
as far south as Albany and Cor-
vallis and north to Include Mc
Minnville, serving all intermediate
points. It Is estimated that from
four or five carloads will be handled
monthly after shipments get un
der way.' The Initial shipment to
Oregon is only eight carloads, and
20 are needed, Rowe declares.
Beer and a few other bottled bev
erages will be handled separately
from other products of his firm,
Rowe states. The beer will be in
12 ounce bottles, 24 to the case, and
is expected to retail at $4.25 per
case. Because of the federal tax,
licenses, etc., Rowe estimates that
barreled beer will be dispensed at
10 cents a glass for a 10 ounce glass,
but his company is not interested
in this here.
Warehouses for carload distribu
tion, outside of Salem, will be lo
cated in Portland, Eugene, Grants
Pass, Medford, Marshfleld, Klam
ath Falls, Bend, The Dalles, Hood
River, Astoria and in Vancouver
and Longview, Wash.
CONNERY BALKS
AT JOBLESS BILL
Washington, March 21 My-Chairman
Connery of the house labor
committee today refused to Intro
duce President Roosevelt's unem
ployment relief bill on the ground
that organized labor Is opposed to
It.
Speaker Rnlney told newspaper
men he would ask Representative
Byrns of Tennessee, democratic
floor leader, to introduce the bill.
Connery told newspapermen he
could not "father a $1 a day wage
for married men as well as single
men."
"The American Federation of La
bor Is against the proposal," Con
nery said. "The bill provides for
the enlistment of men for one year
and sets a wage rate of $1 a day.
It would compel married men to
send an allotment to their families
out of that.
"I come from an Industrial dis
trict and throughout my career In
congress I have sought to maintain
a living wage rate."
' Speaker Rainey said, however,
"The house will pass the measure
in reasonable time."
ter of the cold wave yesterday, re
ported that the backbone of the
cold snap had been broken there
as clearing skies and warmer wea
ther were predicted for today. On
the Pacific coast, temperatures were
in the 60s and 70s at Los Angeles
and 8an Francisco, but low In the
Paclflo northwest. Colorado, New
Mexico, and Wyoming were gener
ally fair. Salt Lake City had a light
rain with the tcmperaturo at 40.
Minnesota and Wisconsin were
covered with snow. Some central
Wisconsin communities reported the
worst blizzard of the year. Traffic
was slowed. Illinois and Iowa were
battered by a heavy sleet that broke
(Concluded on pnse column 7)
SEEKS TO PUT
250,000 MEN
BACK AT WORK
President Outlines Emer
gency Legislation To.
Provide Employment '
Immediate Action Neces
sary for Suggested Re
covery Problem
Washington, March 21 Pi Presi
dent Roosevelt recommended to
congress today the creation of a
"civilian conservation corps" to givo
Jobs in the forests.
Again writing concisely, he ad
dressed his fifth major proposal to
the legislators with a promise of
putting 250,000 to work "by early
summer", if given authority to pro
ceed within two weeks.
The president also outlined sug- -gestlons
for "grants to states for re
lief work," and a broad program of
public construction.
He asked establishment of the of
fice of federal relief administrator
to direct the mchlnery for coordina
tion of his relief plans.
He said he would submit soon to
congress recommendations to carry
out the direct relief work and U
public construction plan.
Funds are available for relief un
til May, he said, necessitating fur-
(Concludcd on page 4,' column 0)
norrisoffeIs
Washington, March 21 tTP) Sen
ator George W. Norrls of Nebraska
author of the "lame duck" amend
ment to the. constitution today in
troduced in the senate another
constitutional change, seeking to
revise the method of electing a
president and vice-president.
The proposal would permit di
rect voting In states on presidential
candidates, with each state to have
as many presldenti.il votes as it
has members of congress.
Instead of the cam! mate who
wins the largest vote winning all
the state's electoral counters, how
ever, he would receive only the
proportion of presidential totes that
his majority formed of the popu
larity vote.
Other candidates likewise would
receive "proportional presidential
votes, unless their share of the
popular count was less than 1 per
cent,
States would certify their popular
vote to a joint session of congress
which functions now as the elec
toral college and the presidential
votes of the states be tabulated
there, the candidate wlrii the larg
est number to be adjudged the
winner.
In case of a tie, the houre of
representative would elect the
president Iron: the two candidates
having the highest vote, each state
to have one vote in the house.
The vice president would be elect
ed the same way, and in cafe of a
tie, the senate would select hits
NEW $25,000,000
BANKJFORDETROIT
Washington, March 21 fP The
formation of n new bank, the Na
tional Bank of Detroit, with capital
of twenty five millions of d Mars
was announced todny by the re
construction corporation and Al
fred P. Sloan, president of the Gen
eral Motors corporation.
Secretary Wood In approved the
plans.
The announcement v. as made at
the treasury, where officials have
been at work for days toward solu
tion of Detroit banking problems.
It is proposed the new bank will
take over part of the assets of the
First national bank and the Guar
dian National Bank of Commerce
of Detroit and assume pan of the
deposits.
Half of the capital, $12,500,000,
will be In form of a subscription
to the common stock and had been
underwritten and paid In cash by
General Motors corporation.
The balance has been supplied
by the United States government
through the reconstruction finance
corporation In form of a subscrip
tion to the preferred tock.
SLEET AT ASTORIA
Astoria, Ore., March 31 (IP)
Spring had a frigid introduction
here today. The ground was whit
ened this morning by heavy showers
of sleet, with traces of snow Includ
ed. The temperature fell almost U
the freezing point last night.