April 17, 1924

Federal Reserve Bank notifies banks, trust cos and savings banks that business will be conducted on daylight saving time beginning Apr 28

last sitting before Easter recess

G W Storck testifies on irregularities in sales of German estates in Philippine Is during Gov F B Harrison's administration, repeats charges of fraud in sale of Bosch Magneto Co and Old Hickory powder plant; G B Means makes direct graft charges against Daugherty in connection with payments for liquor permits, names Mannington and Smith as Daugherty's reprs in liquor transactions, says hint of indictments in connection with sale of Bosch Magneto Co to Kern was used to induce A M Palmer to use influence with Democrats in Cong; Com prepares to begin investigation of Wheeler indictment; Sen McLean resigns from Com, succeeded by Sen McNary; Western Union Telegraph Co refuses to comply with Con's subpoena for production of private telegrams to Daugherty without consent of senders or addressees of messages, denies Sen's power to conduct inquiry

experts' plan