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TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1933. All Right ot Republication Reeenred. full Member ot Associated Press. THREE CENTS W9 RED ME Circulation Yesterday 25,314 Member Audit Bureau ol Circulation ILMIMA 1CER1AM GETS MACE EY DRASTIC A ided Pennsylvania, Ohio Banks New Laws Reichstag Building Swept by Night Fire Cabinet Imposes Police Rule After Fire in Reichstag Reich Is Placed Under Emergency Regulation to Meet Communist Danger Parliament Building Blaze Attributed to Reds Forged Papers Found In Raid Dutch Youth Held Lake Fish Dying; Says Cornell Authority Ithaca (AP) Fish in Cayuga Lake have been having a hard time of it during recent sudden changes in the weather. Hundreds of northern pike, measuring 14 to 16 inches In length have been found lying dead on the bottom of the lake near Seneca Falls.

Prof. G. C. Embody of the Department of Entomology at Cornell says death resulted "from suffocation as the result of a sudden freeze-over of the lake and the decomposition of the aquatic The vegetation of the lake near Seneca Falls is exceptionally heavy and is a favorite feeding ground for pike. Power to Curtail Payments Granted By New Statutes Pennsylvania Banks May Regulate Payments to Depositors with Approval of State Banking" Secretary Ohio Gives Banking Superintendent Unprecedented Powers Protective Steps in Other States By the Associated Press Banks in Pennsylvania and Ohio opened for business today fortified by emergency legislation passed since the close of business yesterday.

By a resolution enacted and signed at midnight, Pennsylvania banks received power to regulate withdrawals with the approval of the State Banking Secretary. The restrictions, it was provided, will not apply to deposits made after a bank invokes the emergency powers. Ohio passed two laws giving the Superintendent of Banks unprecedented powers to control withdrawals and slash red in liquidation or reopening of closed banks. The laws Berlin (AP) Virtual martial law under police regime was decided upon by the German Cabinet today. A military state of emergency, was ruled in order to keep the Reichswehr (standing army) out of political action but the measures to be decreed will have the effect of placing Germany under a state of emergency with the sole object of meeting Communist danger.

provide protection for new depositors. Several banks in the state joined the list restricting withdrawals, bringing the AVDZW of the beautiful and historical Reichstag building in Berlin, badly damaged last night by fire, which Hitler government claims was started by Communists. The damage amounted to millions of marks, and the gilded dome was reduced almost to ruins. Thfs building is the meeting place of the Reichstag, which corresponds to our Congress. Ohio to more than 100 Hitler Crushes Leftist Press; TV Reichstag building can be occupied.

A 24-year-old youth named Van, der Lubbe admitted setting fire to the Reichstag building. He cam from Amsterdam where an Investigation disclosed he was known as a Communist and founder of his own party in Holland. The youth also admitted setting the fire to the former Kaiser's palace last Saturday night. This Chin tense ese lie number taking such action in In some other states, too, moves were made to strengthen the bank ing situation. In Little Rock and North Little Rock, bank3 re stricted withdrawals.

The Delaware Legislature passed a bill empowering the Banking Com missioner to suspend or postpone payment of accounts if he deems it necessary. Five banks in Covington, across the river from Cincinnati, decided to limit withdrawals to five per cent a month. Organize New Banks In Michigan the bookkeeping task reaksUn der Jap Attack Land-Air MnvoTv-pd in ppttinE- the two new Gallant Resistance of Defenders of Soiith- ern ehol Unable-fo Keep Out Invading Forces After Two-Day Battle of Shamao-shan Chinese Retreat Northward Japs Push Toward Lingyuan, Next Objective row, but the bookkeeping task may necessitate a delay. Proposed legislation in Maryland remained in the hands of two committees, one of representative cit izens and one from the Association of Commerce, Governor Ritchie stating that, while speed is desired, he is even more anxious to provide "a measure which represents the best thought of everybody on the subject." PENNSYLVANIA FLAN Harrisburg, Pa (AP) The plan adopted by Pennsylvania to avoid a bank moratorium provides: Individual banks may curtail withdrawals from accounts existing prior to yesterday or (when the action is taken in th future) prior to the date of the decision to use the emergency power. They must apply to the Secretary of Banking, who is given emergency power to refrain from closing such institutions for failure to meet in full the liabilities of such accounts.

They may make payments of these accounts on a percentage approved by the Secretary. They must keep in separate and fully liquid accounts all deposits made after they take advantage of the emergency authority. They must pay in full on demand all deposits of the latter class. RAIL BOMB PLOT FAILS Belfast, Northern Ireland (AP) An unsuccessful attempt was made today to bomb the engine sheds of the Great Northern Railway here. A bomb thrown from a road near the sheds failed to explode.

Railway workers are on strike. Aids Cermak 1 TIJORE THAN a pint of his own blood was the contribution of Dr. Sam Mosley, above, of Montgomery, to save the life of Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago. Doctor Mosley is an interne at the Jackson Memorial Hospital at Miami. i i The Cabinet, which had been in session since 11 a.

adjourned p. until 5 p. ra. It had heard a report from Wilhelm Goering, minister without portfolio, upon the fire which damaged the Reich stag building yesterday and the result of a raid last week by police on Karl Liebknecht House, Communist headquar ters on Buelowplatz. Herr Goering reported that ma terial seized in Karl Liebknecht House Included the forged orders of the police and to Nazi storm troopers and even included instructions lor poisoning wells and food.

According to the iestimony of two men who were arrested, they telephoned yesterday evening to the Socialist organ Vorwaerts at the request of this paper that Herr Goering himself had arranged for the Reichstag fire. Blames Communists Herr Goering stated it was certain that Communist leaders were directly connected with the Reichstag fire. The Communists, he said, were prepared for further acts of terrorism, some of which would be committed by men in the uniforms of police, the Steel Helmet organization and the Nazis. The minister further informed the press that elections for the Reichstag and the Prussian Diet would be held next Sunday under all circumstances. According to one press liaison officer, the Communist votes in the next Reichstag simply will not be counted as they will be considered non-German.

The government estimates that a year will elapse before the Rolls His Own TEING a cigar smoker, Alfred E. Smith is happy to help open a huge cigar irolling plant at Trenton, N. J. Ope of the new emplojes is showing Al just how a cigar is rolled. FRESH AIR LOSES STANDING Milwaukee.

Wis. (AP) The postmaster announced that "Fresh Air" ia out so far as the mail is concerned. The postoffice at Fresh Air, has been discontinued. Reds Arrested Outlawing of Communist Party Foreseen in Action of Government Expected to Assure Hitler Victory in Sunday's" Elections Eerlin--(AP) The Hitler gov ernment today prohibited publica tion of th entire Leftist press and also ordered the arrest of the 100 Communist members of the last Parliament. With Reichstag and Prussian Diet elections five days off, both orders were as forerun' ners to the outlawing of the Conv munist Party.

They followed swiftly upon partial destruction of the massive half-century-old Reich stag building by a fire started by an alleged Dutch Communist last night. Many persons thought the fire was started by others so Commun ists could be blamed. Among 130 persons arrested by noon were two leading members of the pacifistic League for Human Rights and several radical writers. Ernst Torgler, Communist floor leader of the Reichstag, voluntarily presented himself to police The two Leftist parties formed the bulk of the majority opposition against the Hitler regime in the Reichstag dissolved this month, holding 221 of the 554 seats. The Communists and Hitlerites formed the two largest parties in the Prussian Diet, which also was dissolved.

Outlawing of only the Communists was. expected to assure Chancellor Hitler's party of control in both the Reichstag and the Diet to be elected Sunday. 1924Hitch-Hiker Seeking Job Gets High 1933 Award Schenectady (AP) Charles J. Thompson, who hitch-hiked from Oakland in 1924 to get a new job, was honored today by the Charles A. Coffin Foundation of the General Electric Company for his work on the huge Dne-prostroy water-power project in Russia.

Thompson got his job here in 1924, and in 1931 was sent by the General Electric to supervise the erection of five of the largest wa-terwheels ever built on the Russian MAY BAN PRISON GOODS Albany (AP) A bill prohibiting the sale of prison made goods in New York State was passed unanimously by the State Assembly last night and sent to Governor Lehman. JUSTICE HATTING DEAD New York AP) Supreme Court Justice Peter A. Hatting died today in Post Graduate Hospital. He was 65 years old. 220 Millions Asked in Suit Against Mellon Former Treasury Secretary and Two Aides Accused by Investigator of Failure to Collect Delinquent Taxes from Steamship Lines Washington (AP) Andrew W.

Mellon and two of his former Treasury associates have been named defendants in a 220 million drilar civil suit the largest ever filed the District of Columbia Supreme Court. The suit charges connivance with officers of unidentified foreign 6teamshlp companies to evade payment of income taxes. Besides Mellon, ambassador to Great- Britain and former: Secretary of the Treasury, David H. Blair, one-time commissioner of in ternal revenue, and Alexander W. Gregg, former acting general coun sel of the revenue bureau, were named defendants.

The suit was filed by David A. Olson, who resigned recently as a stock market investigator for the Senate Banking Committee after charging that he had not been given a free hand. Mellon was accused in the suit of not only failing to collect 100 million dollars in delinquent taxes from the steamship lines but with placing the government in such a position it was forced to refund some 10 million dollars. Flashes of Life Bv the Associated Press Chicago Miss Pauline Stahl, cafe employe, has so much nerve a holdup man took out time to compliment her. "Lie on the floor, he command ed.

"What! and spoil my nice clean dress?" she replied. "I should say not." "You've gotta lot of nerve, sis ter," the robber declared, admir ingly. He took $15. Budapest Duelling, dear to the honor of upper class Hungarians, is at last being wiped out by the economic recession. It costs too much.

Fencing lessons, doctors' expenses and entertainment all mount up to a bill too heavy for most pocketbooks. Chicago There's- an accident running around Chicago nunting for a place to happen. Louis Fein- berg notified police his car was stolen. He said it was made to or der for him because of a crippled foot and he's afraid the thief won't know how to operate it. NO FRAT PINS FOR CO-EDS Madison.

Wis. (AP) Pity the poor University of Wisconsin co-ed if a bill introduced in the Legisla ture becomes a law. It would be illegal for any person not a member of a fraternity to wear its insignia. It's a campus tradition for a co-ed to wear her fiance's fraternity pin. Military observers say American lives would be menaced should Chinese mobs attack the Japanese colonies in those cities, because of the possibility that the uprisings might develop into a general anti-foreign movement similar to the Boxer uprising in 1900.

Europeans and Americans live in practically all parts of Peiping and Tientsin. They are not grouped in foreign concessions as they are in Shanghai. Air raids over these cities would be a source of danger. "ora-Dacnea DanKs in ujjeiauuu going ahead, with' in eniiis aruuuu me uwr an -effort to segregate the 1,700,000 accounts that are to be transferred to the new banks. It had been hoped the banks would be opened tomor- Pincliot Opens Capitol Doors To Unemployed Harrisburg Promised a hearing Wednesday by Governor Plnchot, hundreds of unemployed men and women, today were converging tipon the State Capitol.

Leaders were told that, while the Governor will listen to their demands, he could promise nothing In the way of aid. Following their conference with the state executive the delegation went to the office Grover C. Talbot, speaker of the House, to ask that a joint legislative session iear their plea. Talbot promised fhat the doors of the House of Representatives will be opened at 11 a. m.

or 3:30 p. m. Wednesday. One of the men said about 1,000 marchers will be in Harrisburg Wednesday, will hold a conference Thursday and will disband Friday. The marchers are to ask among other things the state vide 100 million dollars in relief.

Cermak Has Fair Chance to Live, Doctors Report Miami, (AP) Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago has "a reasonable chance to live," in spite of the many complications which have made his condition critical since he was shot by Giuseppe Zangara, who attempted to kill Presidentelect Roosevelt, Dr. E. S. Nichol declared today. Doctor Nichol made the announcement after an examination of the patient at 7:30 a.

when he said, in spite of the removal last riiht of the tent which has been supplying oxygen to the Mayor, the latter held his own. Physicians attending the Mayor today debated the feasibility of installing an oxygen room a spec- a nnarattia BODrOX- fire was extinguished before caus-j Ing much damage. Next French rim Of Roosev Paris (AP) Andre LefebvreA la Boulaye, personal friend President-elect Roosevelt, will named ambassador to Washingt Buvcera uui liauael. it wi learned In semi-official quarters ti aay. M.

La Boulaye was selected, thes ment with the United States. Official announcement is expected after M. La Boulaye made the acquaintance of Mr. Roosevelt as first secretary of the embassy at Washington during the Wilson administration, when Roosevelt was assistant Secretary of the Navy. M.

La Boulaye now is an assistant director in the foreign affairs ministry. Assembly Adopts Bill Postponing Truck Licencing State Capitol, Albany, N. Y. (AP) The Assembly today passed unanimously the Kernan bill extending the time for the payment of truck registration fees to Apr. The bill was passed by the Senats last night and now goes to Gov ernor Lehman for his signature.

ine measure, extending the tima for truck registration, embodied th recommendation of Governor Lehman for a 30-day postponement so that the Legislature could hava more time to study the law which was to become effective tomorrow providing for a 65 per cent surta uii L-i. uvna, Syracuse Pares Pay of Faculty To Meet Income Syracuse (AP) A new Dlan signed to place Syracuse University on a pay-as-you-go basis has been announced to members of the faculty by Chancellor Flint. University salaries next year will be adjusted according to th amount of money taken in by the institution in the form of tuition fees and other items. The Chancellor told the faculty that he will seek, the aid of deans in conferring with students having difficulty in meeting the payments. Hearings Are Held Today on 70 Measures Albany (AP) Seventy bills before the Legislature, among them measures dealing with' mortgage foreclosures, came up for public discussion at six separate hearing rooms in the Capitol today.

A half dozen bills dealing with modification of foreclosures and regulation of savings and loan bank were considered by ths Assembly committee on banks T7V r.nvnv V1 Suichung, Manchuria (AP) Japanese forces under Major General Iiatton, assist ed by bombing planes from this base, smashed the stub born resistance of Chinese regulars at Shamaoshan in Southern Jehol today and occupied the town and pass. The Chinese retreated northward. A two-day battle, marked by the heaviest fighting of the Jehol campaign, finally ended in a Japanese victory and opened the way to Lingyuan, the southern pass to Jehol City (Chengtefu), the provincial capital. A dispatch from Kailu said the Japanese army of the North reached Fangchen, 118 miles north of Jehol city, at 10 o'clock this morning. At that rate it has marched more than 125 miles across the northern desert in four days and was only 26 miles northeast of Chifeng Pass, where its most critical battle was expected.

A main central offensive of the Japanese force was last reported pushing on toward Lingyuan from Chaoyang, the city captured last Saturday. From Lingyuan to Jehol City is about 75 miles. The big battle of Shamaoshan, about 35 miles west of here, was resumed before dawn today. Chinese reinforcements were rushed to the area from Lingyuan and Japan ese forces approached from the Northeast. Strongly Fortified The Chinese had massed formid able fortifications at Shamaoshan.

They reached the area more than two months ago, before the Japanese captured Shanhaikwan and closed the passes into Jehol through the great wall of China. A deep trench 40 miles long was reported by air observers. The defenders, known as the "Blood and Iron" corps, were made up of vol-tunteers and Chinese regulars dispatched northward long ago by Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang. Twice yesterday the Japanese planes were called to the moun tain pass to aid but could not Fell Death Mishap, Java Inquiry Holds Surakarta, Java (AP) The in vestigation into the death of John R. Fell, an American, has practically ended and it is understood that the authorities maintain a theory the death was the result of an accident.

Further developments are not expected. stab wound in the chest from a table knife caused the death in a Surakarta, Java, hotel last week of John R. Fell, Philadelphia and New York clubman and sportsman. He W2(s on a world tour with Mrs. Fell.

OPPOSE COAL IMPORTS Albany (AP) The New York State Senate is on record against the importation of Russian anthracite coal because, a resolution said, it offers "unfair competition of forced foreign labor with well-paid American labor." break the fierce resistance of the defenders. It was seven degrees below zero in the region, with a bitter wind blowing. Great Britain Now Villain in Japanese Eyes Tokyo (AP) The British government's embargo on new arms shipments to Japan and China has caused that country momentarily to replace the United States in the villain's role of the international drama as seen through Japanese eyes. America's failure to follow suit was regarded as surprising. Keen resentment at yesterday's announcement by Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon of Great Britian was manifested in official circles.

Authorities, however, agreed Japan was self-sufficient and that the embargo would only handicap China. Former Justice Gets Hull's Senate Seat Nashville, Tenn. (AP) Gov. Hill McAlister today appointed Nathan L. Bachman of Chattanooga, former Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, as United States Senator to succeed Cordell Hull, named Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President-elect Roosevelt.

Judge Bachman is a Democrat. Admiral Stewart, 95, Farragut Aide, Dies South Orange, N. 3. (AP) Rear Admiral Edwin Stewart, United 'States Navy, retired, died today at hi3 home. He was 95 years old.

Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Thursday. In 1890 Stewart was nominated by President Harrison as paymaster general of the Navy. He was twice reappointed and was retired in 1899 when he had reached the age limit. He served with Farragut in the battles bf Port Hudson and Mobile Bay. Ford Secretary Missiiig, Detroit Police Informed Detroit AP Ernest G.

Lie-, bold, general secretary to Henry Ford, was reported missing to the Detroit police at 2 a. m. today. Police eaid a request for a "quiet investigation' of his disappearance was made by a man who identified himself as an official of the Ford Motor Company. At the Liebold home and at the offices of the Ford Company, it as said that nothing was known of his disappearance.

Mrs. Lie-bold was reported to be away from home. State Department Is Concerned For Safety of 3,000 Americans Living in China Trouble Area Nimately six feet by eight feet to i nyi.aHsfactnrv fea- unsatisfactory the tures of the tent. Washington AP) The safety of 3,000 Americans in the Peiping and Tientsin area is the cause of much concern to State Department officials as Japanese and Manchukuo forces sweep southward through Jehol toward North China. LATE NEWS BULLETINS By the Associated Press Wilmington, Del.

Stuart Chadwick, test pilot plunged 1,500 feet to his death today when his parachute failed to open after he had leaped from a new "mystery plane." Borough President Cleared by Lehman Albany CAP) Charges of misconduct in office against George Harvey, borough president of r. Queens, have been dismissed with-l jout comment by Governor Leh- nian. John J. Walsh, a resident of Richmond Hill, accused Harvey of putting "incompetent and unnecessary' employes on the borough payroll, paving streets without assessment for the benefit of private corporation and on one occasion accepting free passage to and from South America. Hyde Park -Roosevelt today announced appointment of Thomas J.

Walsh of Montana as his Attorney General. Civilians in China never leave when orders to do so are given by diplomatic or consular officials. This is true of Europeans as well as Americans who have been through so many revolutions and civil wars that they generally refuse to quit their homes. The 1,300 marines and soldiers the United States has at Peiping and Tientsin could not be evacuated except by agreement with the Japanese, Italians, British and French, who also have small defense forces in the two cities. Washington The Senate today adopted a resolution continuing the life of the Banking Committee's stock market investigation until the end of the first session of the next Congress.

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