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Evening star., 1930-12-14
FISCAL RELATIONS
HEARING WILL Be
RESUMED TUESDAY
Donovan and Richards Will
Be Recalled for TeSti-
mony Next Week.
BLANTON CHAMPIONS
INCREASE IN D. C. TAXES
Griffin Holds Budget Should Be
Framed Before Levy Is
Determined.

The Special Committee of the House
studying the fiscal relationship between
the Federal and District Governments,
will resume its public hearing Tuesday
morning at GAS o'clock.
Indications are that the hearing will
continue throughout the week. After
the civic organization representatives
are heard, Daniel J. Donovan, auditor
and budget officer of the District, will
be called The committee also has in
dicated that it will recall William P.
Richards, District tax assessor.
Two members of Congress, Repre-
sentative Thomas L. Blanton of Texas
and Representative Anthony j. Griffin
Of New York testified yesterday, in ad-
dition to L. A Carruthers, chairman of
the Fiscal Relations Committee of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
and chief of the Division of Financial
Statistics of States and Cities of the
Census Bureau.
BIantOn Urges Tax Increase.
Blanton appeared to champion in
creased taxes for the District, and sug-
gested that other sources of revenue be
tapped to larger extent to support the
annual District budget And while the
Federal Government is under no obli-
cation, he declared, it should "out of
the goodness of its heart" furnish a
gratuity each year to help the District
meet its bill.
Specifically, Blanton recommended
that property be assessed at rs per cent
of its true value instead of the present
100 per cent as provided by law, and
hn 70 low hn Nn@ a. nm
800 of assessed. valuation. He also
urged that automobile license fees and
the cost of vehicle drivers permits be
raised to a "fair price
Griffin Asks Budget Change.
Mr. Griffin, who is a member of the
House District Subcommittee on APP
preparations, urged change in budget
making procedure as one method of
solving the fiscal relations problem He
said he believed the budget should be
framed before the tax levy is deter
mined
The present system, Mr.. Griffin said.
huge joke. Congress" he declared,
''says the tax rate must be s1.70, and
from that levy we get certain sum.
To that the Federal Government adds
an arbitrary sum and then it says to
the people of the District: Here's your
allowance as we say to child, but
don't spend it all in one store We
should first determine the expenses to
be incurred for schools, water service.
streets. social needs, ETC., and from
them fix the tax rate to raise the neces-
sary funds. But we've never done that
here in the District
Mr.. Carruthers appeared before the
committee to supplement the earlier
testimony Of DR.. George c. Havenner.
president of the federation. He said
he believed the recent report on fiscal
relations prepared by the Bureau of
Efficiency constituted a comprehensive
and complete picture of the situation.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
YOUTH TAKES POISON
AFTER FUTILE TRAMP FOR WORK
Fire Rescue Squad Saves Boy After He Is Found on
Church Steps.

Broken in spirit and footsore from
tramping the streets in search of job,
Johnny Cobb, homeless 19-year-old
boy of quiet manner, swallowed poison
yesterday on the footsteps of the
Church of the Epiphany
A paSserby noticed the youths pros
trate form and summoned the fire
rescue squad. First aid was admins
tered by the firemen. The boy then
was removed to Emergency Hospital
Doctors managed to bring him around,
but he was unable to eat last night as
a result Of his experience, although his
stomach was fairly crying for nourish-
ment.
Johnny, q native of Providence, r. l.,
said he left there some six months ago
when his father, out of work, was
forced to break up housekeeping. He
explained he had wandered ever since
in search Of work.
"I'vs-been M washington two
nnontlA.. 4ehnuE- AaelaEs6 sRgs bad
Evening star., 1930-12-14

only two jobs since I left home. One,
chopping logs, lasted only couple of
days.
II walked into this very hospital yes
terday and asked for job. They said
they couldn't give me anything to do,
but they put some medicine In one of
my aching teeth. Then they sent me
to the Junior League Welfare Bureau
at the Church OF the Epiphany. ]
went there and they told me to come
back today.
when the bureau closed today I
walked outside and looked around. MY
tooth was aching, my head was hurting
and my feet felt like they'd fall of
from so much walking 50 thought
I'd end 10 all. swallowed q lot of
toothache medicine. Then I began to
feel dizzy. The next thing I Knew I
was In here. I wish I'd died, because I
don't think I'll ever get a Job. Any
how, I'm glad ] haven't been hui cry
enoNgh to Gtaale
Evening star., 1930-12-14

ology and philosophy were the favorite
topics of the writer's. There are nu-
merous editions of st. Augustines "City
of God" the limitations of Christ"
of st. Thomas Kempis, and the works
of Aristotle. While the beginnings of
modern European literatures were in
their beginning, the printers, interested
in manufacturing only what they could
sell, devoted especial attention to the
Greek and Latin poets.
OF especial interest is the section de-
voted to science and medicine. These
were still shaking of the shackles of
magis, and writers and physicians were
trying to classify existing knowledge as
q basis for the enormous progress that
has followed. There are several ex-
tensive encyclopedias. Much of the
contents of these boks still Is un-
known, but cursory examination has re-
vealed that the medieval mind was
much more advanced than is generally
supposed by historians.
The whole 1,700 volumes will remain
On exhibit for several months, DR..
Putnam said, and the choicer items,
such as the Gutenberg Bible, will al-
ways be kept In the exhibit han.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
BANDITS HOLD, UP
GARAGE AND TAXI
Cab Driver Abandoned Tied
to Tree; Second Robbery
Nets $1,000.

A cab driver and an automobile ga
rage manager were victims Of hold-up
men last night.
Three armed men hired q cab driven
by Edwin ]. McKeown Of 1927 r street,
in front Of a motion picture house, near
Tenth and F streets, and told him to
drive them to Kensington, Md.
Tied Up with Neckties.
Shortly afterward, as they were
driving down poorly lighted road, one
OF the men poked a pistol against
McKeown's back and commanded him
Keep mum and drive into the woods. -
McKeown shortly afterwards was
forced from the cab. Using their own
neckt1eS the three men then bound him
to a tree, after having searched him
and found nothing McKeown told po-
lice.
Leaving him tied, the men made a
hasty getaway.
McKeown said he freed himself after
about is minutes.
Cash Register Is Looted.
Late last night, after covering the
night manager with a revolver and fore
ing him to surrender the contents of
the cash register, one bandit robbed
the Milestone System Garage at 325
Thirteenth street of 5000 and es-
capped.
The garage man, Thomas E. Rook of
All Second street southeast, was showed
into room and ordered to remain there
for five minutes.
Later G. r. Bowyer, manager of the
AYRSHIRE Stables at Upperville, Va, and
Mrs. Bowyer found Rook still in the
room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowyer told detectives
tney saw two men, one answering the
description Of the robber, drive away
from the curb in q car as they walked
up to the garage to obtain their ma
chine.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
SENATE TO CONSIDER
FOOD PRICE INQUIRY
District Committee Will Also Take
Up Amended Law on Acquisition
of Property.

The Senate District Committee will
meet at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday to con-
slider the Capper resolution proposing
an inquiry into food prices in WASH
1ngton and bill submitted by the At
torney Generals office to amend the law
under which the Federal Government
acquires property in the District.
Congress a year ago passed q new
Federal condemnation law, under which
the United States may obtain immedi-
ate possession Of land needed for pub
lie purposes by paying the estimated
fair value at the beginning of a con-
demnation proceeding, any additional
amount found by the jury to be made
up at the close of the proceeding. The
amendment recommended by the At
torney General would make the new
law apply to cases that were under way
before the passage Of the new law.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
DISTRICT TAX RECEIPTS
EXCEED NOVEMBER, 1929
Gain of $500, 900 Offsets Decline
of Same Amount in October
This Year.

Tax receipts in the District in No
vember exceeded the returns for No
vember, 1929, by more than $300,O00,
according to the monthly report of Tax
Collector Chatham M Towers, made
public yesterday. This increase Offset
decline of the same amount in the Oc-
tober tax receipts as compared with
October, 1929.
During the past month the receipts
were $1,663, ,29928, as against $1,342,-
342.94 in November, 1929 Real estate
taxes were responsible for the collec-
ton Of $828, ,690.08; tangible personally,
$140, ,859.47; intangible personality, $15,-
778.77; business licenses, $55,596. IS:
gasoline tax, $122,589.67, and water
rents, $170818.59.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
EIGHT BOYS SEIZED
IN JOYR|D|NG CASES
Arrests Held to Account for
Eight D. C. Cars Reported
Missing.

A youthful head, not sufficiently hid
den in a nearby Maryland haystack,
last night furnished the clue to what
thirteenth precinct police believe to be
the reason why so many cars have been
reported stolen in that precinct the past
few weeks and resulted in the arrest of
eight school boys in connection with
the unlawful appropriation of eight
District automobiles and an undeter-
mined number of Maryland cars
The head was that of Thomas Casper
Jeffers, 16, of the 5000 block of Sixth
street. His arrest after being found
in the haystack led to the arrest of the
seven other boys, ranging in age from
Is to Is.
Policeman A. H. Pool of the thir-
teenth precinct had just reported at the
call box at Fourth and Cedar streets,
Takoma Park, Friday night and re-
ceived lookout for Maryland car re-
ported stolen, when the machine
passed by.
ChaSes Car Into Maryland.
Hopping into his patrol car, he gave
chase for about half mile into Mary
land. finally forcing the driver of the
pursued car to ditch 1t along Blair
road. The two occupants of the car
jumped out and fed, the officer giving
the dark, but the officer, searching
around in the nearby fields, found
Jehers' head poking out of stack Of
hay.
Jeffers was taken to the station house
and questioned. He Is alleged by Pool
to have given the name of William
Shepherd Brock Of the 400 block of
Cedar street as his companion. Police
went to Brooks home, pulled him out
OF bed and took him to the station
mouse for questioning with Jeffers,
Last night the other six boys were
arrested by Officers Pool and L. A.
Crabbin They gave their names as
John Smalley, 13, 800 block of Whittier
street; Irving G. Jackson, Is, 6700 block
OF Sixth street; Donald j. Raub, Is,
$500 block Of Sixth street; George E.
McCann, IA, 900 block of Whittier
street; Walter H. Glockler, Is, $500
Plney Branch road, and Roy W.
Thomas, IS, 1000 block Of Blair road.
Booked on 22 Charges.
The boys were booked on % charges
OF 'joyriding" and released in the Gus
tody of their parents for appearance
tomorrow at Juvenile Court.
Thirteenth precinct police listed cars
owned by the following as among those
taken by the boys: Italo Fansoni, 73C
Rittenhouse street; Elizabeth Colquist
Cordova Apartments, Twentieth street
and Florida avenue; Albert 3. Ground
220 Aspen street; Warren s. Swami
6O5 Rock Creek Church road; Oscar j
Randall, 4301 Kansas avenue; Benjamin
Wilkinson. 7l20 Piney Branch road,
and George w. Irving, 4911 w street.
Police said the boys took cars, drove
about in them, put Maryland tags or
some OF them and parked them In
Maryland overnight.
! All Of the cars had been recovered be.
fore the youths were arrested. The
| Maryland car alleged to have been
| ditched last night by Jeffers and Brock
| was turned over to Maryland authori-
| ties.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
POTOMAC POWER DRAFT
COMPLETED YESTERDAY
Month Will Be Required to. Type
Report Which Will Be Sent
to Gen. Brown.

Drafting of the report on the devel-
opment of navigation, irrigation, flood
control and hydro-electric power in the
Potomac River basin was reported COM
pleted yesterday. Another month will
be required in tipping the report, which
will be in nine volumes, said Mai. Jo-
seph D. Arthur, jr., District engineer
for the Washington area.
The report will be submitted to Mai.
Gen. Lytle Brown, chief of Army En-
gineers. The study is part Of a Nation
wide survey called FOR by Congress. The
survey was completed by Maj. Brehon
Somervell, the former District engi-
neer, and Mai. Arthur. who relieved the
former in September.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
DUCKS INVITED HERE
Food to Be Provided for Fowls at
Tidal Basin.

Wild ducks from the Canadian wastes
again have been invited to spend part
OF the Winter on the Tidal Basin here.
Public park officials yesterday made
plans to provide food for the visitors.
Center Market merchants will con-
tribute celery and Government cafe
terias will give over their waste bread.
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, director of
Public Buildings and Public Parks, will
supervise distribution Of this food
Oflcials said that few ducks are
now coming to the Tidal Basin, but
large numbers are expected when colder
weather sets in. ThS program, which
was inaugurated last year, is part of the
effort to preserve the wild life in the
parks here.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
LEGION POST INSTALLS
NEW CORPS OF OFFICERS
James F. Kehoe Is Commander Of
Engraving Bureau organiza-
ton of Veterans.

Installation of officers and ladies
night" program featured a meeting of
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Post,
No %, American Legion, in Red Mems
Hall, 713 D street. last night.
The officers, elected at former meet
ing of the post, were installed by DR.. B.
G. MacNeil, department commander of
the American Legion. They are:
James F. Kehoe, commander; VIII
liam E. Dobbins, first vice commander;
Buena v. Pagan, second vice command
er; Francis F. Miller, Hugh B. Marsh
and George S. Lands, members of the
executive committee; Leonard H. John
son, adjutant; Thomas A. McDonough,
finance officer; Nathan Williams, chap
lain, and William c. Paul, sergeant at
arms.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
WILL REVIEW GUARD
c. of c. Committee will Make
inspection Tuesday Night.

The District National Guard will be
reviewed by the Chamber Of Commerce
Committee on National Guard Affairs
at the Guards new temporary head
quarters at the old National Hotel,
Tuesday night at O'Clock. Gen. An
ton Stephan. chairman of the commit
tee, has made arrangements for the
review.
tional Guard was created in February,
1914, with the late James F. oyster, for
mer District Commissioner, It's first
chairman. Efforts Of the committee
during recent years have been centered
upon securing q suitable arTnory In the
National Capital.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
WOOD FOR UNEMPLOYED
TO BE DELIVERED FREE
Charitable Organizations Notified
$4,000 Cords Donated From
Marine Base at Quantico.

Charitable organizations desiring TO
distribute wood TO their beneficiaries
were notified yesterday by the Commits
sioners Committee on Unemployment
that they could have the wood for the
asking. The committee recently re-
celved a gift of $4,000 cords of wood
from the Marine base at Quantico Va.
Those organizations having the means
TO get it are asked to communicate
with the committee at Room 507, Dis
trict Building, telephone National 5000,
Branch 420. The wood is being hauled
to the Salvation Army posts free by the
Grifith Consumers Co., and the Jacobs
Transfer Co.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
PUMPING JOB FINISHED
Dredge to Begin Mount Vernon
Road Work at Hunting Creek.

The work of pumping sand from the
Anacostia River bed to immunize Boil
ing Field from floods by raising the
level Of the aviation field, has been
finished, Maj. Joseph d. Arthur, jr.,
Of the United States Engineer ONCE
here announced yesterday. He said
the dredge Welatka will start work on
the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
ct Hunting Creek,
Evening star., 1930-12-14
Police COmpOsure
Disturbed by Fire
In Station Cellar

Calloused policemen of the
seventh precinct abandoned their
sophisticated manner momentarily
last night when their station
house threatened to go up in
flames. Telephone lines hummed,
gongs changed and four fire
apparatus and police reserves
from the third precinct were sum-
moned.
Investigation disclosed a pile
of rubbish in the basement had
burst into a blaze. Firemen ex-
tinguished the fire in short order
with hand extinguishers.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
GERMAN CLUB BANQUETS
Georgetown q. Foreign servic
School Holds Annual Affair.

The German Club Of the George
town University School Of Foreign Ssfv-
ice held its annual Christmas BANQUET
at the Roosevelt Hotel last night.
Among the honor guests were: Senior
Don Paublo Ynsfran, secretary and
charge daffaires of the Paraguayan
Legation; Profs. Jaeger, Solterer,
Georgetown University; Baron Drey-
hausen Ehrenich and Count Harden
berg. Joseph Gelbermann was toast
Evening star., 1930-12-14
SQUIRRELS HELPED
Food Supply of Nuts to Be Pro.
vided in Park.

Trees have been imported from the
Orient to insure food supply for the
squirrels which gambol over the green
sward of Rock Greek Park, Department
of Agriculture officials announced yes
terday.
The blight-reSistant chestnuts were
added to the parks wooded sections be-
cause most of the trees of this species
have died In recent years. Black wal
nut, butternut and hazel nut trees also
will be planted under the replacement
program.
Evening star., 1930-12-14
JURY CONVICTS MAN
Verdict of Manslaughter Returned
Against Buster Buchanan.

A verdict of manslaughter was re-
turned yesterday by a jury in Criminal
Division before Justice Luhring In the
case of Buster Buchanan, 35, coIored,
who was indicted for murder in the
first degree in connection with the
death of Perry Wilson, also colored.
The tragedy followed a drunken brawl
at 1926 Pomeroy court May 4 last. The
prisoner was remanded for sentence.
Attorney John D. Sadler defended
Buchanan, while the prosecution was
conducted by Assistant United States
Attorney Irwin Goldstein.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-30
LabOrerS To
MilliOnaires
CONTINUED from page l.

in the compary's Altoona, Pa,
shops.
William Childs could go back to
work in New Jersey saw mills il the
fortune he has amasscd from chain
restaurants disappeared.
Many Of today's milliOnaircs were
born rich, but chose to start at the
bottom of the latter just the same.
Cornelius Vanderbilt HIS family
was wealthy, but he donned ovcralis
and took Job in railroad shop
after leaving Yale.
Arthur Curtiss James, railroad
king. started as a mail clerk in his
father s metal company.
Daniel Guggcnhcim, multimillion-
airc philanthropis+ worked in west
ern mining camps and endured many
hardships despite the fact that his
father was well-tO-do.
Walter G. Tcaglc, new president
of the STANDARD Oil Company OF New
Jersey, was put to work at ~ cents
an hour by his wealthy father.
Alfred +. Sloan, president Of Cen
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-30
Women To Hold
Church Service

The services at the Second Bap-
tist Church tomorrow will be under
the auspices OF the women of the
church. The Women Home and
Foreign Missionary Society Will
have direct charge of the services
Mrs. w. A. Payne is president OF
the society and announces the fol'
lowing program: IL Il. M, morning
worship, sermon by the Rev
Thomas Hughes. The Baptist Young
PEOPLES Union will render Il special
program at p. m.
The evening worship, p. m, VIII
be conducted by the college women
of the church. Addresses will be
delivered by Mesdamcs Matte kuy.
kendall and Georgia Burleigh and
Misses Ouida Dixon and Elizabeth
Pavne. Miss Ethel Payne will rem
der solo and the Junior Girls
Glee Club will sing selections. The
choir has special renditions for the
dav. Hayes is guest speaker and
will bring greetings from the y. Nj.
+. women of the Los Angeles Dis
trict Conference. A cordial welcome
is extended the public. Come and
attend the services during the entire
dav.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-30
TEST TELEPHONES In
SOUND-PROOF ROOMS

Sound.proof rooms are required
Tor research and development work
on telephone instruments, acoustics
and addition in Bell Telephone
Laboratories in New York City,
where is carried on all the research
and development work for the Bell
System. The Bell Laboratories IN.
doubtedly is one Of the best
equipped institutions Of its kind in
the world. 1t is located at 463 West
Street, overlooking the Hudson
River.
There are now thirteen of these
sound-proof rooms in the Bell Lab
oratories, varying in size from
booths in which one or two persons
can work to large rooms thirty by
thirty feet square. They prevent
absolutely the entry of sound and
have specially treated interiors to
eliminate reverberation. They also
have special ventilating systems to
admit fresh air without allowing
noise to enter. T.
These sound-proof rooms are
used in tests on various kinds of
telephone transmitters and receiv-
ers, and in studies OF speech and
hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-30
ENTERTAINMENT
AT AIRDOME FOR
STAY-AT-HOMES

Valley folks who are unable t.
get away over the weekend holida'
will have something to look forward
TO in the way Of diversion, for three
good bills have been scheduled by
Manager Norris at Fox Imperial
Airdome
Tonight "Runaway Bride, a
thrilling drama starring Lloyd
Hughes and Mary Astor, is the at
traction. This is fast moving play
of crooks, Jewels and, of course,
romance. The gangster is present
doing his best TO get the hero and
heroine, and nearly does so. Run
away Bride" is snappy and full Of
interest.
Tomorrow night Jack Oakie, the
new star, whose rise 10 popularity
has been one of the big surprises
of the film world, will be seen in
"The Sap From Syracuse. " Play
ing opposite him is Ginger Rogers,
the little girl whose Cigarette Me,
big boy,' in MAN From Manhat
tan, made such d hit.
Tie plot of the play is based on
& case of mistaken identity, Oakie
as the "sap'' being mistaken for
Z world famous mining engineer. He
even makes good in the latter pro
fession before the picture is over,
but before he does so there ar
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-30
EXPECT VALLEY
TO FEED MUCH
OUTSIDE STOCK

Indications are that there will be
great demand for imperial Valley
land for feeding sheep and cattle this
fall and winter, according to Robert
Hays, manager of the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce, who cites as
typical of the letters concerning I'm
pcrial Valley feed, one from a sheep
grower in Cedar City, Utah, asking
for information on hay and barley
prices and also pasture conditions
and states that he is contemplating
feeding sheep in the valley.
Inquiries on pasture for cattle and
sheep have also been received by
W. W. Van Pclt, secretary of the
BrawleY Chamber of Commerce, who
in receipt of communication from
II sheep grower in Montana, stating
that sheep from that section will
soon have to be moved because of
the drought.
Last wear large number of sheep
were brought to Imperial Valley for
winter feeding from southern Ne,
Vada, because of lack of feed i'll
that section, and ii is the belief of
the local chamber that sheep and
cattle will be brought to this coun-
try from all parts of the west.
Hays states that the letter from
Utah was very practical and infor-
nation was sent as to prices for
feeding sheep and their care on the
local ranches. The inquirer was also
informed of the fact that sheep and
cattle moving from areas designated
bv the department of agriculture rs
drought areas may be shipped at
cnc-third reduction. as may cattle.
This reduction is the result of the
new railroad freight rates which
have gone into effect on hay and
grain rs well rs livestock, Il rcduc-
tion which the chamber has long
been interested in and been working
toward and one which it is believed
will result in much good to Imperial
Valley.