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1TST5 Star. Vol. N. 12M. 14 PAGES HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 193314 PAGES it PRICE FIVE CENTS lit1 to I 1JUUJ zdLzi I 1 Reported Shot HAWAII BANKINGS ECBII PLAN Steagall Predicts Deposit Guarantee and Moderate MOVIE STARS TO CARRY ON WITHOUT PAY ROOSEVELT TO PROCLAIM NEW 1 Inflation of the Currency (Associated Press by Wireless) WASHINGTON, March 8.

Rep. Henry B. Steagall of Alabama, chairman of the house banking committee, who will handle President Roosevelt's banking legislation in the house, said today he favored a "100 per cent guarantee of bank deposits for sound institutions" and moderate inflation of currency. I I 4 I I i 1 (Associated Press by Wireless) NEW YORK. March S.

Members of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America have cut salaries of all workers in New York and in various ex-chances throughout the country 25 to 50 per cent, it was learned today, effective for eitht weeks, and efforts were made to extend the cut to all studios. The Fox studio bad effected a reduction already, with contract actors agreeing to work without pay for four weeks. The actors were represented in negotiations by Will Rogers. Other studios were negotiating with contract actors and union heads in an attempt to effect a uniform reduction. Thirty-five exchanges are affected by the cut.

They are situated in various parts of the country and each maintains a Urge operating staff. One producer said the only alternative was for the industry to close entirely, since the bank holiday made it impossible to exchange money between New York and California. ATGHERLEY DIES HERE; PLAN RITES THURSDAY Kamaaina Resident Fails To Survive Illness; Widower and Children Are Left Mrs. Mary Haaheo Atcherley, widely known kamaaina resident of Honolulu, died at the Queens hospital this morning after a brief illness. The body, which is at Suva's mortuary chapel, will be removed to the family home, 3495 Alohea at 6 p.

m. today and funeral services will be held there at 3 p. m. Thursday. Burial will be in Diamond Head Memorial park.

Mrs. Atcherley, who would have been 58 years old next month, was born in Honolulu and educated locally. During the past two years she was a teacher of the Hawaiian language at the Kalakaua intermediate school. She is survived by the widower, Dr. John Atcherley, three sons, John.

Roger and Samuel L. Atcherley, and three daughters, Miss Sybil Atcherley. Mrs. John Garcia and Miss Victoria K. Atcherley, and by seven grandchildren.

Slayer On Maui Eluding Pursuit (Special Star-Bulletin WireUss) WAILUKU, March 8-No trace had been found up to noon today of Emiliano Godoy, who killed two persons and wounded two others Friday. The police are confident that he is still on the island, and believe he is being sheltered by friends. Search was intensified today. Rumors of attacks on other persons since the Friday slaughter were refuted by the sheriff today. California Bank Holiday Extended (Associated Press by Wireless) SACRAMENTO, March 8.

Gov James Roiph Jr. today extended the California banking holiday to include Friday and Saturday, closing all state banks without interfering with courts or schools. Royalist to Head Greek Cabinet (Associated Press by Wireless) ATHENS. March 8. President Alexander Zaimis today asked Pana-yoti Tsaldaris, Royalist who won Sunday's parliamentary election, to form a cabinet.

FALLS FROM SWING Falling from a swing at Liholiho school Tuesday morning, Paul Tam, 12. of 834 11th Ave. suffered a fractured ieft arm for which he is being treated at the Queen's 1 MOVES TO WITHDRAW LEAGUE Permanent Resignation Sent To Privy Council As Jeho! Drive Completed Chinese War Lord Gives Up Post; Defender of Province Reported Shot (Associated Press by Wireless) PEKING. March 8. Chinese officials denied tonight that the Japanese had captured Koupeikow.

At 5 n. they said, the pa.s km still held by Chinese, but Japanese were dropping bombs iniJe the Great Wall. Two divisions from Hankow were rushed to reinforce the defense, which is reported to hre engaged three brigades of Japanese infantry eight miles north of Koupiwkow. (Associated Press by Wireless) TOKYO, March 8. Japan's determination to withdraw from the League of Nations as a result of the dispute with China became more apparent today as the Japanese forces rested momentarily after taking over the last important pass through the Great Wall south of Jehol City.

The Japanese cabinet approved and sent to the privy council the draft of a communication which previously had been approved 'by the emperor, calling for permanent withdrawal from the league. It is expected to be submitted to the league about March 20. The Japanese delegation walked out of the league assembly recently after the assembly had adopted a report condemning Japans Manchurian policy. Dispatches from Jehol City related today the fall of Koupeikow pass and its occupation by the 16th Infantry brigade of Maj. General Tadashi Kawahara.

Koupeikow, 65 miles northwest of Peking, was the last important gateway held by the Chinese. The seizing of this pass, which lies between Jehol and Peking, followed 28 hours of hard fighting and meant virtual subjugation of all Jehol, for the Japanese are understood to be masters of the other Great Wall passes. The battle at the pass is believed at some quarters to mark the end of the Jehol invasion. The Japanese are reported now to hold all territory north of the Great Wall, separating Jehol and China proper. Meanwhile Marshal Chang Hsiao-liang.

who had been directing the campaign against the Japanese, resigned as military overlord of North China and assumed blame for the loss of Jehol province Desperate Fighting JEHOL CITY, March 8. While Maj. Gen. Tadashi Kawahara 'S 16th Japanese Infantry rested at Kupei-( Continued on Page 3. Col.

5) ROGERS PAYS TRIBUTE TO DEAD MAYOR (Special Star-Bulletin Wireless) BEVERLY HILLS, Mar. 8 Editor The Star-Bulletin: "I am glad it was me instead of you, Mr. Presi-r- dent." I hope they use that. No tomb stone in America could carry a finer trib- i e. His rnnro era Vito i fighting great, but most of all wui Rogers his, devotion to his family during his battle for life endeared Mayor Cermak to his country.

On another train, returning home forever, goes Tom Walsh to Montana; whose epitaph might read "Fairness lost a friend, crookedness lost an enemy." But it's only the inspiration of those who die that make those who live realize what constitutes a useful life. Y'ours, WILL ROGERS. i TO SEER Broader Powers Than Are Given By Recent Legislation To Be Asked President To Request Au thority To Review All Cases of Veterans' Relief (Associated Press by Wireless) WASHINGTON, March 8. Higher officials said today President Roosevelt will ask congress this week to grant him the widest authority possible under the constitution to effect immediate economies in government costs. It was stated that the request will be directed especially at veterans compensation and that the president will ask authority to review all cases relating to veterans, with power to merge major departments and reduce statutory appropriations.

The request was understood to be along the line of a proposal advocated in the last congress by Vice President John Garner. It is planned to link the request with a plea that to restore confidence further, government costs must be reduced sharply and broueht within income. The authority President Roosevelt plans to ask is broader than that contained in the economy provisions of the treasury-postoffice supply bill which became law with President Hoover's signature Saturday when he retired as president. Indications were that this might require a longer meeting of the session beginning Thursday. Many congressmen are opposed to giving the president carte blanche authority to change statutory provisions which they regard as strictly the business ot the legislative branch.

The first of many commissions housed in the department of com merce building was removed from its federal quarters today. The conference of home building and home ownership established by President Hoover as an unofficial organization, not now supported by federal funds, moved out, the headquarters being transferred to New York. Indications were that within two weeks there would be a big curtailment in the commerce department, which employs 17,000 workers in and outside Washington. MSHlfl OF DAMPER Boys of Machine Shop 31 At Pearl Harbor Send $7 For the Fund A contribution of $7 was received by The Star-Bulletin today from th "Boys of Machine Shop 31" of Pearl Harbor to be turned over to Mrs. Nellie Conradt.

widow of George Conradt. the animal keeper who was killed by the elephant, Daisy, last Friday. From the pupils of room 14. grade 5 of the Aliiolani school. The Star-Bulletin received $2.30 Tuesday afternoon with the following note: "We would like you to give this money to Mrs.

Conradt. Ve were saving the money for Daisy, but when the accident happened, we wanted to give it to Mrs. Conradt. "We are very sorry that Mr. Con -i radt was killed.

We do not think that Daisy meant to kill Mr. Con-; radt. We have $2.30 to send in." i I. W. Eversen of Luke field, who a contribution of $2 to the Daisy" fund, informed The Star-Bulletin Tuesday that he would be pleased to have it given to the widow.

Drys Organize Against Repeal (Associated Press by Wireless) WASHINGTON. March 8. Near- jly 1.000 delegates representing 30 I religious denominations and almost every dry organization in the coun try voted today for a nationwide campaign against ratification of prohibition repeal under control of a central organization headed by nine men. Pocket Veto For Air Lottery Bill (Associated Press by Wireless) WASHINGTON, March 8. President Roosevelt today pocket vetoed the Davis-Dill radio bill to forbid broadcasting information of a lottery, gift enterprise or similar scheme.

1 TON I RULE THURSDAY President To Continue Command of Money Situation Until Congress Acts Financial Institutions In Many Places Reopen For Restricted Business (Associated Press by Wireless) WASHINGTON, March S. Backed by a treasury department order reopening federal reserve banks to limited transactions with members, financial institutions in many localities resumed business today on a restricted basis. In some instances activities still consisted in making change and rendering other small services, but in other cases advantage was taken of Secretary William 11. Woodin regulations permitting deposits and withdrawals. Treasury officials said local clearing houses would be permitted to proceed with plans to issue scrip locally, but said that under Secretary Woodm's regulations the treasury would retain the right to revoke the permission.

Announcement was made that President Roosevelt intends to continue his command of the monetary situation until permanent legisla tion Is possible, and a new proclamation is due Thursday night when the national holiday ends. President Roosevelt's message to the special session of congress Thursday is expected to ask for broad powers lo meet the situation. In many states wide banking powers have been given to governors or bank superintendents. Representatives of the principal grain exchanges asked today for modification of the bankinsr rules to permit immediate reopening of cash futures trading. Britain Policy Unchanged It was learned in high quarters of the British government that the situation in America has in no wue affected Great Britain's policy, and no return to the gold standard is being contemplated at present.

Still cheerful and smiling. President Roosevelt discussed his plans today with newspapermen. Continuation of wartime powers is believed necessary by Mr. Roosevelt, and because of fast changing events which have resulted from the closing of banking institutions he wants to make sure of the situation before laying before congress a permanent plan for banking reorgan ization. The president realizes that additional currency is necessary as a result of hoarding and the banking holiday to permit citizens to carry on the functions of life.

Mr. Roosevelt said there probably would be two or three things in his message to congress Thursday in addition to banking, and said these would be surprises. Sweeping reorganization of the government is known to be one of the subjects. Federal Reserve Used (Associated Press by Wireless) NEW YORK, March 8. Resource of the federal reserve rystem were thrown behind member banks Tuesday night to facilitate limited bani-(Continued on Page 3.

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iionnlulu Irlar-Sitllrtin Today's News Today SEiTUOUI New Measure, First of Its Kind Here, Gives Governor New Powers It Will Provide Stronger Protection For All In Case of Emergencies A bill authorizing the governor of Hawaii to declare bank holidays throughout the territory when, in his opinion, emergencies demanding this action exist, was introduced in the senate today by Senator Charles A. Rice, chairman of the ways and means committee, and in the house by Rep. Fred W. Wich-man, chairman of the finance committee. Mr.

Wichman offered the bill in the house without comment. It passed first reading by title and, upon Mr. Wichman's motion, was placed on the special order of the day for second reading Thursday. The purpose of the measure, the first of its kind to come before any island legislature, is to provide protection for banks, bank depositors and the general public in the event of emergencies. The bill amends Section 146 of the revised laws of 1925, which relates to holidays, and reads as follows "Section 1.

A new paragraph is hereby added to secton 146 of the revised laws of Hawaii, 1925, and to read as follows: "Whenever in the opinion of the governor a public emergency shall exist, and it shall to him seem to be in the public interest, he may by proclamation designate and proclaim as legal banking holidays in the territory such number of consecutive days as in his judgment the emergency may require, with power in him to extend the same as may seem advisable: which proclamation of holidays shaU not be taken as relating to any business other than that of banking and kindred operations, nor as prohibiting, perforce, any voluntary conduct of banking business, in whole or in part, except to the extent declared in such proclamation or in any further proclamation in enlargement or modification thereof. "Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its approval." Senator Rice, after introducing the bill in the senate, asked that the legislature meet at 8 a. m. Friday to pass the bill on third reading and send it to the governor for signature before local banks open for business at 9 a.

m. The new law will take effect on approval by the governor. Senator Rice will introduce a resolution amending legislative rules to permit substitution of one bill for the other and thus precluding three readings of similar bills in each house. The bills will pass second reading Thursday. This procedure was followed a 3ear ago when the legislature convened in special session to rush through amendments to criminal laws here.

After passing the bank holiday bill shortly after 8 a. the senate will recess and meet to conduct its normal business later in the morning. Confession Told In Kidnap Case (Associated Press by Wireless) DENVER, March 8. Police said today that Carl W. Pearce, one of four persons held on charges of kidnaping Charles Boettcher 2nd, had confessed writing all the notes sent to Bcettcher's father demanding $60,000.

which was paid to effect the broker's release. Two other men were being sought in Canada, Mexico and the United States. One, Verne Sankey, was described by authorities as the probable leader of the ring who abducted Mr. Boettcher February 12. The other was Gordon Elkhorn.

In addition, Punahou, Kameha-meha and the Academy of Sacred Hearts have been invited to participate, and answers' from them are being awaited. There are several smaller schools which -might participate but their students are so few that they would have little chance in the voting campaign that follows the nominations. The public schools which have accepted are McKinley and Roosevelt, senior high schools, and Central, Kalakaua, Kawananakoa, Liliuoka-lani and Washington, intermediate schools. The following plan of the voting campaign and outline of the pageant on Page 3, Col. 2.

1 MR. STEAGALL ferred with house leaders and all was set to push through the president's emergency recommendations. LABOR LEADER GIVES HONING TO BIERS Industry Got S. Into This Trouble and Must Get It Out, Says Green (Associated Press by Wireless) NEW YORK, March 8. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, in an address before the- New York board of trade today, asserted that industry itself was responsible for the nation's economic predicament and industrial management must lead the way out.

Mr. Green, who Tuesday announced in Washington that labor uld demand higher wages if prices rise as a result of the present, hankino' i t. 1 a i on, said in- jjdustry had "launc a de- a structive a 1 1 a ck 1 liLHJIl 1US UHI1 iim- sumin market! ty ment o( lower I y7 7 wages and re- duced buying power." Mr. Green It Id be a fatal mistake." he said, "for business and professional interests of the nation to assume that labor will continue to exercise disciplinary control and self restraint if it is forced to suffer indescribable impoverishment and unspeakable distress indefinitely." Submarines In Battle Exercise (Associated Press by Wireless) ABOARD USS CALIFORNIA, March 8. Defensive formations off Santa Roea island against a submarine attack featured the afternoon and night of the third day of tactical exercises by 134 warships.

Divisions of destroyers sped in all directions out of sight, surrounding the other elements cf the fleet. From the decks of the aircraft carriers Saratoga and Lexington scouting planes took off followed by bombers. Fifteen cruisers hastened into position between the destroyers and battleships. Meanwhile 21 submarines which had been trailing the fleet disappeared, apparently on an attack mission. PUBLICATION OF 1933 SESSION LAWS BEGINS TODAY; ORDER PAPERS The Star-Bulletin begins today publication of the session laws of the 1933 legislature.

Acts 1 and appear on Page 13. Each act, as passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, will appear in official form in 'this newspaper. At each legislative session, many people in Hawaii clip the published laws from The Star- Bulletin and keep them, some- I times in a scrapbook, for handy reference. Orders for extra copies of The Star-Bulletin for this pur- pose should be put in at once, Telephone or write or call ai the circulation department, Telephone 4911. IV.

"We ought to guarantee deposits in sound banks and we ought to let the people know the weak banks." he said. am against any radical inflation but if they want more currency 1 am in favor of that." He said he had not been informed of President Roosevelt's program but predicted that a law guaranteeing bank deposits would be enacted. "Telegrams are coming in from coast to coast in support of a guarantee bank deposit law." he said. The house passed the Steagall bank deposit bill in the last congress but it died in the senate. Senator Joseph T.

Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, expressed the opinion today that the special session of congress convening Thursday could dispose of President Roosevelt's emergency banking program in thre days and that there would be "perfect cooperation" between the senate and house in obtaining its adoption. Senator Robinson said the first day of the session would be devoted to receiving the president's message and organizing. If the recommendations should be referred to committees, he said he thought the work would require a little more than three days. Senator Robinson said he had con- HAWAII EXPECTS' WORD Til! ON BIKJPENIIS Messages of Tuesday Night Indicate Early Receipt of Rules and Regulations Honolulu banks continued to await today authority from the secretary of the treasury to reopen for business on a clearing house certificate or other basis. It was expected that if permission was forthcoming it would be routed through the 12th federal reserve district headquarters at San Francisco to Governor Lawrence M.

Judd. Messages received here Tuesday night indicated that definite instructions, rules and regulations covering their reopening would reach Honolulu today. Local banks are prepared to reopen on a clearing house certificate basis, but word came from Washington today that the secretary of the treasury now proposes to abandon the scrip plan and provide for a reopening of financial institutions on a currency basis. Plans have been completed for the printing of scrip for use here and also for the organization of a clearing house association which would place the scrip, backed by securities, into circulation. The scrip probably would be issued in denominations of $1.

$5. $10 $20, which would necessitate I the use of small change, banking officials said. It had been proposed. If the hanks were to be permitted to reopen on a clearing house certificate basis, that the scrip be used in the ordinary way in lieu of regular money. A person having a bank account would be permitted to draw checks cn it in the ordinary manner, payment being made in scrip.

If plans of the secretary of the treasury should be changed, and the banks be permitted to reopen on a scrip basis, it would probably re-cuire one day to form the clearing house association and print and issue the scrip. Members of the clearing house would file securities with the association and receive for it their quota of scrip based either upon deposits or resources. The question of whether the banks, when permitted to reopen, will also be on a supervised withdrawal basis was more or less problematical today, pending the arrival of definite regulations covering a reopening permit. New Envoy of France Named (Associated Press by Wireless) PARIS, March 8. Andre LeFebvre de lay Eoulaye, veteran of the diplomatic service, was named ambassador to the United States today, succeeding Paul Claudel, who was sent to Brussels, where he (n turn succeeds Charles Corbirf -who goes to London.

The new ambassador, to the United States is a personal friend of President Roosevelt, MALOLO THURSDAY The Matson liner Malolo will arrive off port from Los Angeles at 11 a. m. Thursday and dock at Pier 11 at noon, Castle Cooke, Honolulu agent, learned today. General Tang Yu-Iin, defender of Jehol, is reported to have been shot by order of his superior, Chang Hsiao-liang. OF RELIEF FID Wants To Know Amount City and County May Set Aside For Help A thorough investigation of all city and county funds to ascertain the amount which can be set aside for the municipality's share in carrying on relief work was recommended to the taonrd of supervisors Tuesday night by Mayor Fred Wright.

At the same time the mayor recommended that all relief work be placed directly under the supervision of B. F. Rush, city and county engineer. "Because of the cancellation of $1,200,000 navy public works program and the uncertainty of additional funds from the Reconstruction Finance relief work is becoming more and more a community problem," the mayor said. A recommendation was also made by the mayor for concentration of employes, sent from the governor's commission on unemployment relief, to work" of useful nature, whereby the municipality's cost in supervision would be reduced $36,000 in the 10 remaining months of the year.

The supervision cost for the 10 months under present arrangements would total $56,300, the mayor said. For the parks department, it would be school department, $18,000, and road department, The mayor recommended no change for the park department but for the school work he suggested organization of five groups, each of at least 60 men. to be supervised by five foremen at $90 each a month. Five At One Time Instead of working at one time on the city's 19 school grounds, the mayor recommended the starting and completion of five at a time. The saving would be $13,500 for the 10 months, according to the mayor.

For the road department, the mayor suggested the following: Organization of one group of 200 men to complete the Ala Wai waU, both sides from the sea to Kapio-lani park, to be supervised by five foremen at $90 each a month. Organization of a group of 150 men on the building of walls, realignment and construction of the Tantalus, Punchbowl and Roosevelt high school roads, to be supervised by one engineer at $150 a month and three foremon at $30 each. Organization of a group of 100 men for the widening of the Ka-mehameha IV Rd. and Kalihi valley road, to be supervised by two foremen at $30 each. Eesides caring for relief labor all districts of the city, the mayor asserted this plan would effect a reduction in supervision cost of in the 10 remaining months of the year.

The mayor's recommeadation was referred to the public works committee. The mayor informed the board of his approval of Engineer Ellwood Wilder's request for an additional crew to look after side sewers. The (Continued on Page 3. CoL 3) LATE SPORTS OAXA SIGNS LP (Associated Press by Wireless) SAN FRANCISCO, March 8. Henry Oana signed with the Seals today, donned a uniform and worked out in the Seal stadium.

Secretary G. A. Putnam said Oana was in fine shape. The morning: papers said Oana, who arrived Tuesday from Honolulu on the President Jackson, be a holdout and continue to New York aboard the vessel to try for a job there, the r'ilt of having leathered numerous dollars during: the winter. MAYOR ADVISES CAREFUL PROBE 'Spring Opening' Planned; Queen' Contest Started High schools, intermediate schools and academies of Honolulu today opened nominations for the "Queen of Spring." who will be the central figure of Honolulu's spring pageant on the night -of April 3.

Nominations will close March 15. Schools may nominate one or more candidates but it is expected that only one will be named in each school, so as not to "split the vote" in the campaign that follows. Each school must nominate a girl from the student body. All the public high schools and intermediate schools are participating. They arc doing it in response to a request from the retail board of trade of the chamber of.