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METAL PRICES Silver, London 17 7-16d; N. Y. Copper 5.00 Lead N. Y. 3.00; E.

St. 2.87 Zinc--E. St. Louis 3.00 THE WEATHER Forecast for Nevada--Pair Sunday and probably Monday. TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY.

Highest 72 Lowest 34 Established November 28, 1870 Client of the United Press Associations Volume LXII. No. 247. RENO, NEVADA, SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1933 PRICE FIVE CENTS Herbert Hoover, jHOLY YEAR Ogden Mills, Pay Visit to Nevada Loose Leaf FromThe Journal Trip to Comstock is on Program for Day Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert Hoover strolled down Virginia street last night. The former president and Mrs. Hoover arrived in Reno at p. m. from their home in Palo Alto, just to pay a little visit to Reno with Mr.

and Mrs. Ogden Mills and party. When they checked in at the And, good morning to Mr. Hoo- Riverside, the former president and ver and Mr. Mills.

We Nevadana his wife made themselves "at home" are honored to have you visit us. by taking a turn up and down the By WASHOE PETE It's a fine, bright Sunday morning. This week--legal beer. The Journal prints today its first beer ad in many years for the good old Reno brewery. Thank you, gentlemen, and may the people appreciate your brew.

We are democrats of purest ray serene, but we must admit that Hoover and Mills are two high-class and sincere Americans. avenue. Smile for Newsmen They stopped in front of a ipartment store and Mrs. Hoover i was seen to point at an Easter hat. Joan Crawford is NOT here for in the window.

divorce. But Mrs. Dorothy Me- After dinner at the hotel, he step- Partland is. and Dorothy-looks so ped into the lobby, fully knowing much like Joan she has a lot of local that the four or five men standing together were the inevitable reporters. With a brisk stride, he left the other members of his party and smiled--a big, friendly, western I kind of a smile.

Mr. Hoover shook i each reporter's hand and repeated each man's name. May Visit Comstock i "Just a little pleasure trip to gee some of that Sierra he beamed. "This is my first trip since I came to California. I may join Mr.

Mills on his trip to Virginia City tomorrow. Then we'll folk all tangled up. rMs. MacPart- is a Follies dancer and a sister of Mrs. Roger Wolfe Kahn.

also here for the cure. THROUGH KAY'S COLORED GLASSES Divorcees helping Ted Baker move to his new riding stables at the university farm Floyd and Joe Carter washing their horses with lux. When do they sleep Paul Walters buys 8 bicycles to rent but that wasn't enough girls swimming in the upper Truckee Spring must be here. Russ Colombo crooning with Mrs. Roger Wolfe Kahn.

Lord William Wel- Jesiey in cowboy boots, mastering. if ri cowboy lingo More coming to Reno for divorce and business picking up. return to Palo Alto early Monday. "We drove up this afternoon. Yes, I am a mining engineer, but don't think I shall do any mining.

How- be here," he Will Bide on V. T. William Kane, U. S. naturalization examiner, was in a tight spot- the Americanization classes at Yerington.

One applicant called the examiner an anarchist. Here's how it happened: Kane, in the routine of examination, asked an applicant what an anarchist was. The man said, "Sure, I know what anarchist is. You, anarchist, I. anarchist," he pointed straight at the examiner and at himself.

Then the alien pointed to Judge Clark J. Guild, saying. "He, too, anarchist." Just a minute," demanded Kane, "Do you know what i an anarchist is?" It turned out "There's no truth in the report that I'm going to buy a mine," Mr. Hoover reiterated. It was the fjrst.visit tb' Reno' 'before He wa5 elected president.

The party is composed of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills, Phillip Fell, stepson of Mr.

Mills, and Curtis O'Sullivan, a friend of the former president. The party plans to leave on the oldest available train and cars of the Virginia Truckee railroad at 8:30 a. m. today for a visit to Carson and Virginia Ctiy. SI ill a Good Railroad The trip will be of particular interest to Mr.

Mills, whose grandfather, D. O. Mills, built the V. T. back in 1869.

The Mills family is OPENED BY POPE PIUS Huge on Mt. Senario i as Last Act in Ceremony RESIDENTS OF THE WHITE HOUSE Monte Snyder, the White House chauffeur, helps the two new pets of the executive mansion pose for their pictures. The police dog is the other is Scotch terrier. Most Gorgeous Rites of Church Are Exemplified By THOMAS B. MORGAN (United Press Staff Correspondent.) ROME, April huge cross was illuminated by Pope Pius tonight on Mount Senario, a great mountain overlooking the whole of Tuscany, as a final action of the ceremonial opening of the holy year commemorating the nineteenth hundredth anniversary of the death of Christ.

Ths blazing cross was visible for many miles and was greeted with pious observance by peasants ot Tuscany. The cross symbolized the opening of the holy year, which the pope had signified earlier by the ceremonial breaking down of the holy door in St. Peter's and ushering in 12 months observance of the 1900th anniversary of the death of Christ. The ceremony of opening the holy door in the Vatican, which ushered in the holy year, was accompanied by most gorgeous ritual of the church. The historic Basilica where the bones of St.

Peter, the first prince of the church, are interred, was surrounded by more than 50,000 and the interior of the Basilica was packed. During the gorgeous ceremony inside, 2f cardinals were present, 45 archbishops and several members of European royal families. The pope inaugurated the holy year with all the church's medieval splendor. The procession, carried out with a display of richness which is exceeded usually only by the elevation of a pope, marched to the "holy' doo'f'ih of 'the Basilica which has been by solid masonry since the opening of the holy year of 1925. TORNADO, MiD-WEST i Raging Tributaries of Mississippi River Sweep Over Banks Torrential a i in Vast Area; 84 Are Killed WINNIE JUDD jMORGANCO, FINAL MOVE! FACES PROBE If Appeal Is Denied.

Sanity Test Will Be Sought STATE PRISON. Florence, April Judd. condemned murderess, launched her last fight today to escape the gallows, Through her attorney, O. V. Willson, the woman killed Mrs.

Agnes Ann Lero: and Hedvig Samuelson, asked the state board of pardons and paroles to grant her a stay of execution while Willson perfects new appeals. These failing, the lawyer will ask Warden A. G. Walker to grant his client sanity hearing. Therein lies Mrs.

Judd's 19 Partners Due to Be Quizzed by Senators WASHINGTON. April 1 -Partners in private ban.k of J. P. Morgan Co. were requested a to hold themselves in readiness to re.spsnd to subpoena before ihe senate stock market inqui.y.

Any or Ell cf the 19 men comprising the world's most famous financial may be summoned tD occupy the chair lately vacated Samuel by Imull. E. Mitchell, bankers connected with Ivar Kreuger's hope hanj It is illegal in Arizona the insane E-ceclacular rise and fall. last! Ferdinand Peccra, market invest i a i counsel, revealed today he had informed J. P.

Morgan, Unless the courts or tho warden: Thomas W. Lament and John W. intervene. Judd will be -hanged at 5 n. m.

on April 21. She was to have died on Good Friday but the pardon board changed the date. The (By United Press) raging tributaries of the Mississippi swept over their banks today in the midwest -corn belt states while in the south tornadoes scattered death and destruction. Tornado deaths were estimated at 84 by Red Cross workers. Mississippi.

Texas. Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas were struck by the cyclonic winds. Torrential rains over the midwest swelled midwest rivers to flood stage as the waters rushed on to the Mississippi river. Property destruction, wiped out highways and water-covered fields were left in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Iowa, and Minnesota by the turbulent waters. Danger points of the flod were Cairo, 111., where the Ohio pours into the Mississippi and river lands from there to the south.

Highest levels were expected between Cairo and Memphis, Term. Anticipating that many will be driven from their homes in southern Illinois, Governor Henry Horner ordered national guard tents and supplies rushed to the district. The death toll from tornadoes continued to rise in the south in the third day of a series of cyclonic storm; which rose in Texas and moved eastward leaving a train of torn and twisted homes, dead and injured citizens in its path. Most of the dead were in isolated -Daws ih? firm, that, all I farming flimsy- partners would be liable to sum- houses crumbled like cardboard be- msns. fore the wind's fury.

Check of dam-' Jewish Trade in Germany Tied Up By Hitler's Ban Even Bank Account of Dr. Einstein Blocked by Police; Nazis Bar Violence During Boycott BERLIN. April iron hand of Hitlerism bore down ou the Jews of Germany today, imposing a boycott that paralyzed every Jewish business activity. Jewish stores were closed or picketed; doctors and lawyers were under the boycott; Jewish brokers were excluded from the stock exchange. Jewish students were prevented from attending the university.

The most drastic step was BANKING NEARS NORMAL AGAIN political police blocked the bank account of Dr. Albert Einstein, the eminent physicist, and at the same time confiscated 25,000 marks in cash ($6,000) and 5,000 marks in stocks. They declared they apparently were justified in suspecting that the money was intended to finance "preparations for high trea- Einstein, who is in Belgium and; 14,105 Of 18,000 in has taken steps to resign his-German citizenship, was attacked by the Prussian Academy of Science in i a statement which expressed indig- nation at his "participation in alro- city propaganda in the United States and France." Despite the rigid nature of the boycott and its extension into every town in the country, stern orders Nation Open for Business WASHINGTON, April of the American banking structure on a normal basis in the near future was indicated tonight. were issued against violence by the Out of a total of 18,000 American nazis and the disciplined storm troops and they were carried almost to the letter. Boycott began on schedule at 10 a.

m. and within two hours was complete. Public excitement was scarcely greater than on an election day. Nazis first paraded the streets with trucks, bearing boycott placards. Promptly at the "zero hour" storm troopers in twos and threes stationed themselves In front of Jewish stores and placarded them with black and red signs, calling on Germans to avoid Jewish stores, with the slogan, "Germans, defend yourselves against Jewish atrocity propaganda." banks, approximately 14,105 banks had resumed operations today, free; ing slightly than $40.000,000,000 of the estimated $43,000,000,000 deposits in.

ai) were closed bv March ti. banks when they the president on Federal and state authorities are scanning- the books of the some 4,000 banks that have not yet been authorized to resume normal business and are reopening them, as fast as they can certify their position. These reouenings have averaged about a hundred a day throughout the country. stores: restaurants, cafes, and other establishments were wind's fury. Check of dam-'placarded.

Some of them did not WAR RENEWED Chicago Calls Off Jamboree for Beer I CHICAGO. April (UP) Chi- TTT.cittPQP HTnkp TViyPP I cage's jamboree to welcome back Japanese i due i ee beer a 7 was Towns From Foe that the till principal stockholder man railroad. in the thought "anarchist" meant "Amer- The company is now assessing ican." Shorty Cornberger, Golden bellhop, writes: "Be it ever so humble, there's nothing like one's own opor.ion-- when it is his own. Wonder where we have heard 'it is my humble Good old "Ex 8," the Reno police car driven by the doughty Tommy Jenkins, has a fresh spring coat of glistening white paint. Tommy is proud of it.

9 Dorothy Bartlett, daughter of the former judge, was seen showing on on a new bicycle. ,1 "Sandy" is the big, good-natured airedale of the August Prolich family. He follows members of the family persistently, always waiting outside whenever the person he is following goes inside a place. One night Sandy was outside the church waiting for the Frohlichs. Before the sermon was over, he chased a cat away from the entrance of the church.

While he was gone, the justice cf the peace and his family came out and went home. But Sandy went back to the church, to wait for the folks. About midnight Frchlich had to go back to church and get Sandy, who was (Continued on Page Two) JOURNAL stock and the former secretary of the treasury will inspect the road. Mr. Mills denied the report that he and his family had "kept up the road for sentimental reasons" and stated that the "little old V.

T. was paying out as well as 'any Mr. Mills is a ruddy-complexioned. clear-eyed man of middle average height and a direct manner of speech. A motor trip to Tahoe is on the day's schedule.

Greeted by Rcacaf Dan Renear, chief inspector ol Nevada state police, greeted Mr. Hoover and the party last nighi and brought respects of Governor P. B. Balzar from the capital to the former president and the visitors. Renear, dressed in the boots, leather jacket and olive drab shin of the state police, strode up to the former executives and received a cordial greeting.

Jack Moore served the party steak dinner at the hotel. The dinner was supervised by Jack Power, head waiter. The party will return to Reno after today's trip and expected to leave tomorrow morning. Kidnapers Release State Prison Clerk LANSING. April (OT 1 )-E.

C. Landis, chief clerl: at the Kansas prison, to Lansing this afternoon after having been released by abductors who SHANHAIKWAN, China. April 1. --(UP)--Violent renewal of warfare along the great wall of China resulted in the capture of three towns today as Japanese and Man- choukuoan trcops drove Chinese defenders further away from Jeho! province of Manchuria. Chinese soldiers offered stout resistance to the flying colums of Nipponese and Manchoukuo warriors who swept into the towns, of Shihmenchai, Huaishutien ana Chiangchiachuang.

But after several hours of bitter fighting, they were forced to retreat, leaving the Nipponese well inside the wall at Chihenchai. off today when loop hotels requested breweries to make no deliveries before daylight. The action of the hotel men who had planned to celebrate beer's return wtth a combination New Year's eve, Mardi Gras and civic festival was taken in the interest of temperance. Sloan and Chrysler On New Bank Board DETROIT. 'April leading competitors in the automobile world were named to the directorate of the new National Bank of Detroit.

Alfred P. Sloan. president of General and Walter P. Chrysler, head of the corporation bearing his name were among thi 13 directors named at. a meeting of officials this afternoon.

James Inglls, Detroit industralisi, was named, chairman of the board. Farmers' March on Washington Planned OKLAHOMA CITY, April 1. -(UP)--A farmers' march on Washington to demand a price fixing Clause in the administration farm bill was' being organized in Oklahoma tonight. thought he had the prison payroll, The movement was started by The four kidnapers agreed lease him as soon as they were convinced he did not have the money. President Tom W.

Cheek, of the Oklahoma union when John A. Simpson, president of the Stalling and unharmed, Landis! National Farmers' union, wired for told how the bandits 'had forced l-help in (blocking senate action on his automobile to the curb near i the farm bill further hearings Lansing and spirited him off. are held. DANCING RATES HIGH N. Y.

Matron Billed for $25 for Each Trip to Night Club; $15 for Tea Dances NEW YORK, April Alex V. Thompson, a dancing master, was Mrs. John R. Sheppard's favorite dancing partner--until he billed the Pack avenue matron for $5500 as the price of years of fox-tjotting And. Mrs.

Sheppard already, had paid $1200 for his terpsichor- ean attentions. She applied to the supreme court for an order directing Thompson to file a bill of particulars in regard to the additional $5500. Thompson asserts he is trying to Roosevelt Delays Statement on Oil Tir.s revelation followed imam; age anc deaths was slowed by dif- open and were not picketed. Those metis committee vote to authorize ficulty of reaching the stricken sec- that opened were picketed and did general investigation of investment' tions. tanking--so-called private banking, Pecora asked for additional power after Davis questioned the lawyer's authority to obtain certain unspecified information from J.

P. Morgan. Co. Iowa Students Balk At Faculty Pay Cut IOWA CITY. April --Fifteen hundred University of st.

Paul family. Kidnaping Plot Is them a inst Declared Confessed no trade at all. The pickets did not try to prevent anyone from entering, but warned DAUPHIN, April (UPi--Inspector Charles St. Paul, today announced that Ray Robinson, alleged midwest kid- naping gang member, confessed participation in, the abduction of Haskell Bonn, scion of a wealthy F.D.WINS Iowa students tonight overwhelmed i and stormed downtown streets protesting bilk in the Icwa legislature cutting the annual appropriation for the school by 50 per cent. The students particularly objected to salary cuts recommended by WASHINGTON.

April UP -The White House indicated tonight that President Roosevelt's expected statement concerning restriction ot oil production has been postponed. Earlier the president had been expected to comment officially on the Washington conference of oil state governors and producers, who recommended that Mr. Roosevelt take the initiative in stabilizing the oil industry. Robinson was -arested by Canadian mounted police and St. Paul authorities, who tracked him some 200 miles north of Winnipeg to Rorketon, Man.

Tierney said Robinson implicated Verne Sankey and Mis. Sankey, who are wanted with Gordon Althe Iowa house for their instructors, corn, all of South Dakota, on Pres. Walter Jessup. now drawing charges of kidnaping Charles SI 7.500. would be reduced to 87,500 Boettcher, of Denver.

Robin- under the bill passed by the house, has not been involved in the Bcettcher case. Ex-Official Out of Carson City Prison CARSON CITY, April G. Fiske, former U. S. commissioner at San Francisco, was released from the state prison here today aftw serving a 21-month term on a charge of misappropriating bail money.

He was 'met by some friends and taken to Reno. The trip to San Francisco was expected to be made tonight or tomorrow. Illinois Sales Tax To Aid Unemployed SPRINGFIELD. 111.. April 1.

'UP)--The Illinois 3 per cent retail I sales tax, designed to provide 000.000 for unemployment relief and I1 e-iuition ol other forms cf taxes went into effect today. An injunction erjoining officials from collecting the tax pending a court test of the law added to the i i cf merchants attempting to set up machinery for the complicated business cf passing the tax on to the consumer. L. A. Woman Leaps 8 Stories to Death LOS ANGELES, April Mary P.

Collins, 60, leaped to death from, an eighth floor office of the- chamber of commerce building here today while she awaited the diagnosis of a physician who was to examine her. Aimee Will Rest in Italy, Then Proceed NAPLES, Italy, April Semple MacPherson Hutton, California evangelist, arrived today from Tunis. She decided to rest here a few days before proceeding to the Holv Land. KILLED AT CROSSING TIPTON, Apri (UP)-George W. Travis, 56, Tipton cav- penter, was killed instantly and his J.

W. Travis 7, was injured ser- Peace Palace Like Camp of Soldiers GENEVA. April world's "peace palace" at the league of nations resembled an armed camp tonight, with hundreds of police, soldiers and firemen guarq- mg the league secretariat and the adjacent German consulate against a scheduled communist demonstration at the consulate. The manifestation, set for 7 p. proved a fizzle.

Paris Begins Study Of Peace Proposals PARIS, April leaders late tonight began comparison of British and other views of the European peace plan o.iginated yPremier Benito Mussolini cf Italy, and expect to discuss the French attitude with the cabinet today. After comparing the British, and Little Entente ideas with the Mussolini suggestions, the cabinet will attempt to crystalize the French attitude the cabinet meeting on Monday. Illinois Girl, 28, In Coma 411 Days OAK PARK. 111.. April was Ihz 28th birthday of Patricia McGuire and the 411th day that she has lain in coma.

The only event of the occasion, was a injection which physicians hops may. prove effective against sleeping sickness. Miss America, Is Born in Oakland Committee Forced to Accept Bill WASHINGTON. April Roosevelt administration has won a ten day fight with the senate agriculture committee by obtaining its agreement to report the president's sweeping farm relief program virtually as it passed the house. Pressure which began when the first revolt appeared in the committee was applied full force at a conference with the result that Chairman Smith withdrew a substitute which would have destroyed half the bill.

The measure will be fought to the senate floor Monday in the form originally asked by the president. Dry Chief Visions Help From Brewers WASHINGTON, April -Major A. V. Dalrymple, California crusader, took charge of prohibition enforcement today, predicting that the nation's legal brewers and vintners would henceforth be effective allies of his bureau. He said that with beer and wine legalized the members of these industries would help the government protect their business from the bootleggers.

Government, Out of Grain Mart WASHINGGTON, April 1. --(UP) The government's rapid progress toward termination of its grain operations was shown today with announcement by farm board Chairman Morgenthau that in less a month disposal has been made of 18,430,000 bushels of wheat futures held by the Grain Stabilization Corporation, There remain 11,911,000 bushels. Morgenthau said, cosniMred to 30,391,000 bushels on Mlarch 7. With disposal of this reminder, Ikfuida- tion of the once powerful government commodity agency will be completed. Beer Applications Soon Will Be Ready Applications to -be filled out by persons who want to take out a.

license to sell beer and wine will be printed the early part of the week, City Clerk J. B. Reese announced last night So far, requests for beer permits have been rather light. Reese said. but the rush is expected to start within a day or two.

The applications may be obtained at the city clerk's office as soon as they are. printed. OAKLAND, April -Mrs. Fay Lanphier Daniels, who was Miss America in 1925, became the mother of an 8-pound daughter todav. Veterans to Fight Russ Recognition INDIANAPOLIS, April (UP)--A meeting of patriotic, lateor, I fraternal and religious organiza- S.

K. THEATER REOPENS tions will be held at Washington SAN FRANCISCO, April Apiil 18 to oppose United States' The Fox theater, San Francisco's' recognition of soviet Russia, Louis most palatial playhouse, reopened A. Johnson, national commander of today after being "darts" for six the American Legion, announced to- months. day. CANT DRINK OWN BEER Utah Doesn't Modify Dry Law, but Permits Mamif acture and Export of Drink collect for 225 lessons at $10 each, jiously late today, when their auto-.

acting as escort at 175 tea was struck northbound! $15 each, acting as escort at 63. Southern Pacific passenger train on reports hnlU.nr nierht- each. prnsslna- noav i IU. S. mi crossing near here.

Boston Man to Be Envoy to Ireland BOSTON, April 1--(UP)--Charles J. O'MaUey. Boston advertising man and journalist, tonight confirmed he would be the next minister to Ireland. SALT LAKE CITY, April 1--(UP) --Utah citizens can make beer, but can't drink it. Utah has not changed its law to permit the sale of 3.2 per cent beer, recently legalized by congress.

But due to legal its breweries can brew the stuff.an* i Becker's'brewery in Ogden plans to take advantage of the situation which permits the manufacture and sale of beer. Idaho is even drier than Utah, but cannot stop the shipment of the fulid across the' state from one wet district to another- with liberal Jaws forseeS a short-' age. Two Boys Charged With Theft of Car Two boys were held in the county jail last night charged with stealing the car of J. C. Mayhue from its parking place on Sierra street and wrecking it on the Carson highway.

The car was reported stolen at 10 p. m. and the boys were in custody at 11:30 p. m. Bomb Thrown Into Fascist Restaurant HAMBURG, Germany, April bomb was ithrown tonight into a restaurant patronized toy fascist brown shirts.

It caused some damage tout no casualties. In Today's Journal H. L. MENCKEN, with caustic tongue, discusses beer law. Page 2.

MRS. ROOSEVELT revives favorite soup recipes of Andrew Jackson and Mrs. Washington. Try tiieiii. Page 5, LOCAL LABOR NEWS.

Happenings of the craftsmen in this district. Page ,7. NEW BEER LAW in Sparta; other; Sparks news. Page 7. WASHINGTON AT A OkAHCS, by P.

Stewart. THjEATIR' rSPAPERf VSPAPERI.

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