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Tuesday, February 28, 1933
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Fire Destroys German Reichstag Building 80 COMMUNISTS UNDER ARREST IN GERMAN CITY German Police Launch Drastic Measures Against Radicals!Akron, Following Outbreak of Incendiary Fire- Communist Starts Fire — Twelve Reichstag Deputies Among Those Arrested- Damage to Building Unestimated, BERLIN, Feb. 28. (INS)-Announcing 80 communists were already under; arrest, German police. today launched drastic measures against radicals following outbreak of an incendiary fire, started by a Dutch communist, which gutted the Reichstag bullding and caused: millions. of marks) damage. Among the 80 under arrest, police said, were 14: communist Reichstag deputies. They stated, however, that Communist Deputies Torgler aud Koenen, specifically named in the arrest orders, had fled and had not been found. Offices of the Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts and of several Communist trade unions were padlocked. The entire morning editions of Vorwaerts and several. Communist papers were confiscated, retidering' Dublication of opposition opinion regarding the fire virtually impossiblo. • • Germany's new officlal auxiliary police, the Nazi storm troopers and the steel helmets, were rapidly mobilized while police trucks raced through the streets, carrylug the arrested Communists to jail. Squads. • of police ripped Communist and Socialist election posters from bill boards. Attempting to counter-act many wild rumors flying about, the Nazi newspaper Voelkischer Beobachter announced the new Reichstag elections will be held on Sunday as scheduled. A cabinet meeting was held at which further drastic measures were adopted. The cabinet also voted to submit to President Von Hindenburg for his signature an emergency decreo entitled :"For the Protection of the People Agalust the Communist Menace." The • • decree contains. far-reaching restriclions of personal freedom. • Police identified the Dutch Communist who started the Reichstag fire • as Marinus Van Der Luebbe, stating he'was born in Leyden in 1909 and had been an active member of the Communist Spartanus league in Holland. They said he suddenly disappeared from Holland in 1931, expressing the belief he went to Soviet Russia and then came to Germany. Seek New Trial for Convicted Killer COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 28 (INS) -- - Claim that Herbert Meeker, convicted Holmes county wife murderer, is entitled to a new trial because several! jurors were "biased and prejudiced" was submitted today to the Ohio supreme court by Attorney Henry Bruce. counsel for the condemned prisoner. Pending final decision on Meeker's appeal from the judgment of the lower courts which sentenced him to die in the electric chair at Ohio penitentiary, the supreme court recently granted Meeker an indefinite stay off sentence. PENNSYLVANIA BANKS GRANTED EMERGENCY POWER HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb: 28 (INS) Banks of Pennsylvania today were granted emergency powers by the state legislature and Gov. Clifford Pinchot to regulate withdrawal of deposits. Both houses of the legislature adopted the resolution just before midnight and it was signed by the governor early this morning as the climax of a night of swift-moving action. In signing the resolution, Gov. Pinchot said: "Conditions, which have arisen from causes largely outside of this commonwealth have made this action necessary. This action is taken to safeguard: the mass of Pennsylvania depositors from suffering from the needless desire of hysterical depositors to withdraw their funds." The withdrawal curtailment can be made effective on all deposits made up through yesterday. New deposits will not be affected. Four Persons Held On Murder Charges AKRON, O., Feb, 28 (INS)-Four persons, including a father, mother and daughter, faced first degree murder charges today in connection with the death of Louis Harlacher, 41, a former Dover, Ohio, resident, who waB shot and killed during an attempted holdup here. Those bound over to the grand Jury without • bond on the charges were: Henry J. Hite, 45, his wife, Elizabeth, 44. Their daughter, Betty, 19, and John' W. Miller 36, a roomer in the Hite home. Wets Fear Defeat of Smolka Resolution COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 28 (INS) - Their forces reduced by death and absences, wets frankly feared defest today in their scheduled fight in the SENATE WORKING HARD TO PASS TWO MEASURES Body Passes Precedent-Shattering Bankruptcy Reform Act Monday by Vote of 44 to 8- Bill: Would Permit " Scaling! Down on Individual, Farm and Railroad Debts — Adjournment Swiftly Approaching. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (INS) - In the face of a swiftly adjournment, the senate today resumed consideration of two remaining appropriation bills after passing a precedent-scattering bankruptcy reform act, which would permit a acaling down on individual, farm' and railroad debts. The bankruptcy act would permit individuals or groups of farmers to effect a compromise with their creditors for settlement of all outstanding debts. It would authorize a liquidation of debts rather than the present system or. discharging debts through bankruptcy. It passed the senate 44 to 8. This emergency measure carries a section, giving insolvent railroads a chance,to reorganize, recapitalize, consolidate or merge providing the plan meets with the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission. It would permit the carriers to reduce their capitalization and scale down their debts. The railroads would be auth-! orized specifically, to "modify, the rights of creditors" or of. security. holders, it necessary, to achieve a solid financial basis. The bill previously passed the house in somewhat different form. The railroad provision was included by the senate; after bitter debate, by a vote of 42 to 15. Individuals of groups of farmers could scale down their debts, if a maJority of their creditors approved the settlement. Individuals could propose their own settlements, subject only to this condition and approval by the! bankruptcy court. A house provision, authorizing settlements without the approval of a majority of the creditors, was left ot of the senate bill. Immediately after passing it, the senate sent the measure to conference with the house. The Hull-Walcott bill, proposing a two-year moratorium on the foreclosure of mortgages on homes valued at less than $8,000, or farm lands, was side-tracked. This bill would authorize the Reconstruction Finance cor: poration to use $500,000,000 in preventing such foreclosures for a twoyear period by advancing loans to meet interest payments. A $100,000,- 1000 would be given joint stock land New Secretary of War Former Governor George H: War in the Roosevelt cabinet, Chicago where he spent the week-end ington to attend the inauguration, John Dern Jr., on the lap of his Dern, daughter-in-law. In the: rear Mrs. Harry Baxter, daughter. "SHOCK TROOPS" BEING FORMED IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Feb. 28: (INS) The loyalty of 137 new house Democrats to the "new deal" heralded by. President-elect Roosevelt, was pledged today by leaders of the movement to weld the now members into a fighting force. Disclaiming any intention of displacing the older members from their seats of power, 'the new members planned to constitute themselyes "shock troops" for the Roosevelt pro•gram. With the house embroiled in a fight over the speakership, the new mem-. bers quieted reports that their organization meeting scheduled for Werlnesday night is designed to sottle the race. • A triumvirate of "freshman" mem: bers, led by Reps.-elect: Rogers, of Oklahoma; O'Malley,': of Wisconsin; and Brown, of Kentucky, are the leading spirits in the. "shock troop" movement. SECRETARY TO HENRY FORD IS Roosevelt Keeps in Touch With Congress HYDE PARK, N. Y., Feb. 28 (INS) President-elect Roosevelt kept close touch today with the limping progress of the dying seventy-second congress through its four final working days. Upon the outcome of legislative achievement in that brief period before inauguration day will depend in large measure the new chief execi¡tive's recommended program to a special session of the new congress in mid-April. OHIO STATE WINS PURDUE GAME IN ROUGH CONTEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 28 (INS) Ohio State university's classy basketball team today maintained its lead in the Western Conference raco after defeating Purduo, 29 to 17, in a rough and tumble game that required the vigilance of Lafayette's police force! to. prevent an out and out riot last night. The game came to a climax with a -fisticuft affray between Bill Hosket, Buckeye star, and Parmenter, Purdue guard, after one of the Bollermakers had allegedly attempted to trip the Jhio State player. Hardly had the two players bean separated when a crowd of ardent Purdue rooters rushed to the floor. They were met by a crowd of Ohio ine fans and finally Purdue oficials were 'forced to call in the police to prevent actual hostilities. Notre Dame Starts Spring Grid Practice SOUTH BEND, Ind., Fab, 28 (INS) A football army of more than 300 candidates cavorted on Cartier feld today under the direction of Coach Heartly (Hunk) Anderson as spring practice got under way at Notre Damo, Signal drills and charging will occupy the squad for the first few days. Canzoneri Suffering From Fractured Thumb NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (INS) -Tony Canzoneri, lightweight champion, was on the shelf today for two months as the result of a broken right thumb. The injury was suffered in his bout with Pete Nebo last week in Miami, He was to have defended his title against & leading contender here March 31. Lingnan, gateway to the important Chinese defense area at Lingyuan. Many Chinese were killed in this eningement, reports said. ON State Its to COLT Although est roncy edly with protective stricted advantage passed night -Banking clals rapidly. Out Iselves deposit last ficio'n dicated probably take The hind passed the signed strict nent The the special White, there ing the vy makes menta der ture one banks tion Dern, of Utah; Secretary of photographed with his family in before leaving for WashLeft to right: Mrs. Dern, grandfather, and Mrs. John are John Dern, son, and WINTER GALES HAMPERING JAP MARCH IN JEHOL Temperatures of 30 Degrees Below Zero Paralyzes Troop Advances-Four More Towns in Jehol Province Taken Over by Japanese in Drive Monday. PEIPING, • Feb. 28 (INS)—An icy gale, sweeping down from the northern • Manchurian plains and plunging? the temperature to 30 degrees below zero, paralyzed the Japanese advance on Jehol City today. Helpless in the merciless grip of the biting: cold; the Japanese halted abruptly atter a series of successes which promised oarly capture of the capital of Jehol province. The frigid wind swept over the advancing, army in the oarly hours of the morning. Death and intense suffering came in its wake. Hundreds of Japanese, accustomed to the mtld climate of their native land, succumbed to the numbing cold.
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