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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
IS CAMPS SLATED
FOR ABANDONMENT
Army May Add Others to List
as Program Progresses,
Macarthur Says.

By the Associated Press.
Congress will be asked to approve
complete or partial abandonment OF
some of the So military posts the Wal
Department plans to dispose OF in the
administration effort to prevent further
inroads on the taxpayers pocketbook.
And before December, economy plans
will be laid for other governmental de-
partments. At his Rapidan fishing
camp this week end, President Hoover
will consider the Post once Department
with its prospective $l4o,000,000 deficit.
In the campaign the President and
cabinet members hope to save from
$l25,O00, 900 to $150.000000 Mr. Hoo
yer has contended expenditures must be
reduced to prevent tax increases in the
face of decreasing receipts and an ex-
pected deficit of 100000 or more
this year.
Interior Cuts Planned.
The Interior Department already Is
making plans to cut expenses $1,000
600 or more in the next three years. At
the coming week end conference, the
President and Postmaster General Brown
will see what, II anything, they can do
to cut postal expenses.
While they are discussing this Ques-
ton. the War Department will continue
with its arrangements for abandonment
of the So posts enumerated yesterday
in q memorandum from Gen. Douglas
Macarthur. Army chief of staff, to Sec
rotary Hurley.
Posts the Army now occupies and
plans to abandon include: Forts Brown
and D. A. Russell, Tex; Eustis and
Hunt, Va: Camps Harry J. Jones and
Stephen D. Little. Ariz.; Fort Lincoln,
N Oak. Miller Field, N. Y: Fort Mis-
soula. Mont, and Chanute Field, Ill
Camps. landing fields and harbor de-
tense establishments, now occupied only
by caretakers and suggested for aban-
donment. include: Forts Dade and De
Soto, Key West Barracks, Carlstrom
Field and Dorr Field, Fla; Fishermans
Island and Camp Lee. Va: Fort Wade
and Willapa Bay, Wash; Fort Morgan.
Ala: Camp Upton. N. Y: Camp Eagle
Pass. Tex; Camp Furlong, N. Mex, and
Park Field. Tenn.
Others May Be Added.
For partial disposal Gen. Macarthur
listed Forts Levett. Me- Stark, Fos-
ter and Constitution. N. H; Heath. An
drews. Revere, Ruckman, Strong War
rem and Rodman, Mass; Getty. Greble
and Wetherill, r. l.; Schuyler and
Terry, N. Y; Mott. N. j.; McRee. Fla;
San Jacinto and Travis, Tex; Baker,
Barry, Rosecrans and Miley, Calf;
Casey, Candy, Columbia, Whitman and
Flagler, Wash.
The general said as disposal plans
progressed it might be possible to add
other establishments to the list. He
added that in many cases Congress al
ready had approved sales or transfers,
While I'm other cases congressional au-
thority must be secured"
In his deliberations with the Post
master General the President is ex-
pected to hear again the suggestion
that postal rates be increased Brown
has advocated this step, but the last
Congress turned down his suggestion.
The Postmaster General has advocated
an increase in f1rst-class postage rate
from to 2t2 cents per ounce and
parcel post coming and package size
adjustments, which would raise the
revenue about $12, 500, 900 annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

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ter, and Ike Rochelle, who described
himself as general utility man.
John w. Hunt of 5712 Fourth street,
general superintendent of the Rose Co.
for its Washington jobs, was the first
witness called this morning He testi-
fed he had inspected the scaffold in
question four or five hours after the
accident. At that time, he said. it
appeared to be in good condition. The
District building inspectors previously
had told the jury that the damaged
boards had been removed Immediately
following the mishap and that old
boards had been covered up"
Hunt was asked what he meant by a
statement he made in the presence of
Benjamin Pleat, Peter Hart and George
Warren, District Building inspectors,
that they need expect no more trouble
from Bordeaux" Pleat and Hart had
said they were unable TO get along
with Bordeaux
by that meant ] was contemplating
removing Bordeaux from the Stuart
High School job to another job in Alex
andria," Hunt said. He had COM
planned that the building inspectors
was not getting along SO well with
them"
Instructions "AH Wrong"
Hunt was asked by Coroner ]. Ram
say hewitt If Bordeaux customarily car
ried out the instructions OF the Dis
trict building inspectors on the job.
Sometimes he did and sometimes he
didn't" the witness replied. Some
times 1t was not possible to carry them
out"
Why not?" asked the coroner.
Because they were al wrong, that's
why" returned Hunt
York who followed Hunt to the
stand, said he had assisted in replac-
ing the Scaffold following the accident
He did not remember at whose in
structions the work was done
You would not ordinarily undertake
the work unless instructed" asked the
district attorney.
The witness replied that he would
not.
Then some one must have told you
to do it," said SWartZ.
Yes" guess some one did. But ]
don't remember who it was
Pleat testified Tuesday that he had
ordered Rouse TO have certain boards
Of the scaffolding replaced That was
Thursday, the day prior to the accident.
On Friday morning he noticed that his
instructions had not been carried out
and he again approached Rouse The
superintendent told him the work would
be done. Pleat said, but later the same
morning, about TWO hours before the
accident. he noticed the boards had not
been changed. His testimony was cor
roborated by Hart, who was present at
the interview with Rouse.
Work on the Stuart job was suspend
ed Saturday morning by Warren, chief
building inspector. who forbade con-
tinuation of it until all the scafIolding
was reinforced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

that he be held. Middleton was quizzed
at considerable length, and probably
Will be brought to headquarters from
his cefl at No. 5 precinct this afternoon
for additional questioning.
Cunningham made his dying state
ment with great reluctance, police said.
while he was near death and almost
too weak TO be lucid
Capt. Kelly had gone out to bring
Middleton face TO face with the police
informer when he learned of the lat
ter's death.
Police Search Room.
Middleton occupies a small room at
the Ambassador Hotel. Police searched
the premises, but found nothing which
might connect the policeman in the
shooting.
Mrs. Cunningham told police she
asked her husband who shot him as
they we're on their way TO Emergency
Hospital in a taxicab, but he only
closed his eyes and shook his head.
Detective Joseph Waldron of the
homicide squad tried repeatedly to
wiring from Cunningham's reluctant lips
some information helpful to the inves-
tigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
SUED FOR SEPARATION
BY HIS "SEVEREST CRITIC
Radio Announcer'S Wife
Praises Him in Cur
rent Magazine.
Charges Not Disclosed
Though Papers Served
About 1St of Month.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 2l-A separation
suit brought by Mrs. Josephine Garrett
McNamee against Graham McNamee.
popular radio announcer, was revealed
today.
The charges in the complaint, which
has been on file in Supreme Court for
several weeks, were not disclosed
McNamee said he had been served
with the papers about the first OF the
month. He denied that the action was
by mutual consent and said it would not
be contested.
Musical Program Romance.
They were married 10 years ago after
meeting at a concert in the Dutch Re
formed Church, in Bronxville, N. T..
where both were on a musical program
McNarnee was a baritone singer before
he became an announcer
Disclosure of the separation suit came
as a surprise to their friends, among
| whom they were described as an ideally
married couple. McNamee has often
been quoted as saying his wife was his
seyerest critic, who sat at one of their
five radio receivers at home and lis
tened to him broadcast descriptions of
sporting events, political meetings and
other doings.
Comment In Magazine.
In the current issue OF Radio Digest
Mrs. McNamee has an article describing
the life Of radio announcer's wife:
II make 1t a point to keep the hours
he keeps and to entertain our friends
when 1t is convenient for him. Many q
time I have made pancakes and fried
egg sandwiches at 4 O'Clock in the morn
ing.
Although Grahams work takes him
away great deal, have one adyan-
tage over other wives. I can always
hear him. The first thing he does when
he finishes a broadcast is to telephone
me and say, Did you hear the program?
How was it?'"
McNamee is AZ years old
In 1912 he became a choir singer in
New Jersey church and was with
various musical organizations. He be-
came radio announcer in 1923 and
profession.
Alone in Penthouse.
In his penthouse apartment on Riv-
erside Drive, McNamee, looking haggard
and nervous, said he had been alone
for several weeks. although even his
nearest friends knew nothing OF Mrs.
McNamee's intentions.
i haven't seen her application for
settlement" he said, but I have
been served with the necessary papers
l don't know where Mrs McNamee is
! now, but ] do know that the statement
that the separation is by mutual con-
sent is false. I don't even know what
charges she makes" In 1923 McNamee
was doing jury duty at SO a day. Dur
ing lunch period he walked into the
| American Telephone g. Telegraph
Building and asked for job. He got
las announcer, handy man and
| Soother Of nervous entertainers In the
radio sta ton in the building
At first McNamee was too poor to
have radio set in his home, SO his
wife used 10 stand In front of a radio
store on the street listening 70 her
husbands broadcaSts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
TWO ARE DISMISSED
ON ASSAULT CHARGE
Married Woman Says She Was
"Forced" Into Car-Attacked
in Arlington.

A warrant charging Edwin Brock
web and Morris Lennox. both of WASH
ington, with criminal assault on
Mrs May Flood, 20 years old also
of Washington on Tuesday night was
dismissed by Police Judge Harry r..
Thomas of Arlington after hearing
today.
men forced Mrs. Flood into their car,
took her ito Arlington County, where
she claims the attack took place, and
then returned her to certain corner
in Washington designated by her. Upon
their arrival there, it was claimed, the
woman's husband was waiting for her.
The complaint followed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at the bandstand at
$50 o'clock. John S. NJ. Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant.
March, The American .Trumpeter,"
Lake
Overture. Berlin in Joy and Sor-
row. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Conrad
Entr'acte, "Sextet From Lucia"
Donizetti
"Paraphrase on the Loreley,'
NeSvadba
Selection from light opera, Chimes
of Normandy" ....... .Planuuett0
Fox trot, "A Little Bit Of Happiness
~Wendling
Waltz suite, "A Bower of Love" Bratton
Finale, "Archduke Albrecht" .Komzak
The Star Spangled Banner"
T'he population of Greater Berlin a
c simated at over 1000 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
China Egg Placed
In Looted Nest Is
Found Inside Snake
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PETERSBURG, Ind. May I'll
The Joke, Mrs. Salina Gladish re-
ported, was on the snake.
For two weeks, she said, she
had been missing eggs from her
hens nests. Last Tuesday
china nest egg was gone.
Yesterday she saw a large
snake IN the barn yard. She
killed 1t with a roe and was sur
prised to find inside Its carcass,
the china egg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
Garden Party Planned.

A garden party, under the auspices OF
the Potomac Palisades Garden Club,
will be held Saturday afternoon from
3 to $50 o'clock at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Lane. 1927 Conduit
road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
Named to Dental Board.

The District Commissioners today ap-
pointed Or. Harry E. Osborn as q mem
Der Of the Board of Dental Examiners
for term Of five years, to take effect
today. vice DR.. Thomas j. Rice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Gethsemane, the garden mentioned
In the New Testament as the scene
OF the betrayal of Christ by Judas, Is
now the property OF the Franciscan
Fathers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
Banker. 70. Kills Self.

BETHLEHEM. Pa, May 81 LF1,-El-
mer Funk, 10. cashier of the Hellertown
Trust Co, shot and killed himself at the
bank today. Authorities said they
learned no reason for his act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
WITNESS UPHOLDS
MIDDLETON ALIBI
IN SHOOTING CASE

CONTINUED From First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
TWO HELD TO JURY
+. IN SCHOOL DEATH
AT CORoNER'S INQUEST

Continued From First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

T'he population of Greater Berlin a
,imated at over 4,0O0, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
ARLINGTON COUNTY
OFFICES OPENED
TO u. S. WORKERS.

Continued From First Page.)
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
WET HYSTERIA

Call out the regular army, the marines,
and swear in extra policemen!
Samuel Fordyce, a st. Louis attorney,
addressed q meeting of wet women belong
ing to the Woman's Organization for Ma
tional Prohibition Reform, and advocated
"open rebellion" against the Eighteenth
Amendment if he is quoted correctly in
the press.
'Some say we should live up to the
law while it is a law" he said "but in
my opinion that attitude has no foun-
dalton. Does its presence in the stat
ute books make it right? I cannot be-
lieve it does.
Personally, I have been guilty of
violating it, an action of which am
proud. openly defy it; I flout it in
every way; encourage open rebellion
against it."
1t is now up to burglars, bandits, and
bank robbers to come out openly, defy the
law, and possibly adopt some sort of uni
form to distinguish them as being "cou-
rageous," as perhaps some of the wet edi-
tors would put it.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
HOOVER STATES POSITION

THE commission, by large ma
jority, does not favor the repeal of
the Eighteenth Amendment as
method Of cure for the inherent
abuses of the liquor traffic. am in
accord with this view. am in unity
with the spirit of the report in
seeking constructive steps to adj
vance the national ideal of eradica-
ton of the social and economic and
political evils of this traffic, to pre-
serve the gains which have been
made, and to eliminate the abuses
which exist, at the same time facing
with an open mind the difficulties
which have arisen under this eX-
pertinent.
st do, however, see serious objec-
tons to, and therefore must not be
understood as recommending the
commissions revision of the Eight
zenith Amendment which is sug-
gested by them for possible consid-
Grafton at some future time if the
continued effort at enforcement
should not prove successful. My own
duty and that of all executive Of
ficialS is clear-to enforce the law
with all the means at our disposal
without equiVocation or reserva-
ton
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
MAKES THE ISSUE
CLEARER

a recent Sunday morning issue Of
the Duluth (MinnO NeipS-Trib-
inc. one Of the chain newspapers
owned by Paul Block. New York
publisher and aggressive champion
OF the vets, said:
'Wets and drys agree that what
ever happens, the saloon must not
come back. This agreement is very
superficial It IS in the word rather
than IN the spirit When the drys
say that the saloon must not come
back they mean that prohibition
shall continue TO be the law Of the
But when the vets shout that
the saloon must not come back.
they arc making a duh concession
TO assumed superiority They are
not 7ghcJlg sincere. The vets really
want the saloon back, shorn of its
major evils. They want drinking
places established under legal regu-
lations, as they are now in Scotland,
Canada, France, Germany, and the
scandinavian countries. Some of
them want one form, some want
another c. The vets are for
such things. Their saying that the
saloon mast not come back doesn't
mean Uerg mach.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
IS THIS CONSPIRACY?

Are not members of the wet bloc in con-
gress by their confession, guilty of con-
spring against the government. An un-
official committee acting for wet mem
bers has decided to push to a vote the
question of adopting one of the numerous
eminent poisoning industrial alcohol and
to map out plans against all appropria-
tons for enforcement of the prohibition
law. If the effort is made to starve the
government into submission to the will of
the VETS backed by the brewers, what else
would such a course be but conspiracy
against the government?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
SOLICITOUS FOR CHURCHES
WELFARE

A wet writer has made the astounding
discovery that the churches of the country
are wavering because of prohibition and
that the more active the church is against
the liquor traffic the more rapidly its
membership declines The only thing
wrong with this statement is that the
churches are not Wavering and that their
membership is not decreasing because of
their activities against the forces that
would bring back liquor. Church statistics
prove that as the prohibition area of the
country increased until it finally covered
the entire nation, the membership of the
Protestant churches increased.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
FINLAND REMAINS DRY

If one wants to find out what is not
going to happen in prohibition circles he
ought to read it in the liquor newspapers.
For months statements have been broad
cast that Finland was about to repeal her
prohibition laws. The issue has now been
met on proposal to permit the sale of a
beverage containing 2.75 per cent alcohol.
The bill, however, was rejected by the
Diet and Finland remains dry.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01

The long expected report Of the Wick
erSham Commission which was given pub
lcity by President Hoover on January 20,
is most significant in its statement that
as a commission it is opposed to repeal Of
the Eighteenth Amendment, to the res
toration in any manner of the saloon, to
the federal or state governments, as such,
going into the liquor business and to the
modification of the prohibition act SO as
to permit the traffic in light wines or beer.
The commission also unites in the opin
ion that the cooperation of the states is
an essential element in the enforcement
of the Eighteenth Amendment. The part
of the report that will be disappointing to
the supporters of prohibition is the agree
ment that if the Eighteenth Amendment
is to be revised, it should be in a form
to give congress power either to regulate
or to prohibit the traffic in liquors.
Following the report each member of the
commission presented a personal report
which in general terms revealed the fact
that two of the members favor personally
the repeal of prohibition five favor per-
sonally the revision of the amendment,
while four are agreed that the present
status should be preserved at least for
the time being with such helpful addi-
tional legislation as is suggested in the re-
port. We present herewith to our readers
the conclusions and recommendations OF
the commission as whole.
The Law Enforcement Commission
summarized its prohibition report as fol-
lows:
Conclusions and recommendations in
the report on the enforcement of the pro-
hibition laws of the United States.
THE REPORT
O-The commission is opposed to re-
peal of the Eighteenth Amendment.
(2)@The commission is opposed to the
restoration in any manner of the legalized
saloon.
(3)-The commission is opposed to the
federal or state governments, as such,
going into the liquor business.
(4)-The commission is opposed to the
proposal to modify the National Prohibi-
ton act so as to permit manufacture and
sale of light wines or beer.
(5)-The commission Is of opinion that
the cooperation of the states is an essen
tial element in the enforcement of the
Eighteenth Amendment and the National
Prohibition act throughout the territory
of the United States; that the support of
public opinion in the several states Is
necessary in order to insure such cooper
alton.
(6)-The commission is of opinion that
prior to the enactment of the Bureau Of
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01

supplemental reports to be annexed
hereto
GEORGE w WIcKERsHAM, Chairman,
HENRY w. ANDERSON,
NEWTON D. BAKER,
ADA L. CoMsToCK,
WILLIAM I. CRUDE,
WILLIAM S. KENYON,
FRANK J. LOEscH,
PAUL J. MCCORMICK,
KENNETH MACINTOSH,
ROSCOE POUND.
Washington, D. c., January 7, 1881.
Monte M Lemann did not sign the ma
jority report.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
WET PRISON YIOLATORS
How They Do Not Fill the Jails and
Penitentiaries of the Country

Like many newspapers, the louisville
CoWier-Jounal asserts prohibition is re-
sponsible for an undue proportion OF pris-
oners in our jails and peniJentiaries, plae-
ing the blame on prohibition rather than
on the convicted Yiolator of the dry law.
Colonel Callahan. prominent manufac-
turer of Louisville. and a well-knoWn dry,
comes back at the Courier Journal with
this report:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
SO SAYS A WET =
NEWSPAPER
(The. Cincinnati Time8-Star

eve have never had q constitutional
convention in this country, and judging
from our experience with some state con-
ventions it is hoped we never will. It is
altogether probable that the delegates
sent to consider prohibition would proceed
to attack everything else both inside and
outside the constitution, thereby creating
worse evils than any that they might
have hoped to remedy"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
WORLDS UNEMPLOYED

According to an United Press dispatch
from Geneva, Switzerland, carrying a
dateline of January %, the total of UNI
employed in the world has been an
nounced by the international labor bu-
reau as 100000 with the European total
at 100000.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
THE WICKERSHAM REPORT

The Commission Presents Sub
stantially Dry Report Which
Gives Scant Hope to the Liz
uor Forces But Presents In
dividual Opinions Which
are More or Less Moist
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01

Prof. Irving Fisher says drinking has
decreased 80 to 90 per cent under prohi-
hilton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-04
WANT ADS BEGIN HERE
 TO-DAY
DISTRICT OF WATERBURY,, ss. Probate Court, September 3rd A.

DISTRICT OF WATERBURY,, ss.
 Probate Court, September 3rd A.
 EsTATE OF William E. BoweD and Ruth V. Bowen, of Waterbury, in said District, minors.
 Upon the application of Elsie ID. Bowen. Guardian, praying that she tain real estate belonging to said Estate as per application on nie
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at the Pro. bate office in Waterbury. in said District, on the 9th day of Septem- Der A. D. 1881, at 9:15 o'clock i'll the forenoon (Standard Time). and that notice be given of the pen dency of said application, and the time and place. of hearing thereon, by publishing this order one time in some newspaper having a circula- tion in said District. on or before the 4th day of September, 19S1.'
 Attest:
 9-4-1t Asst Clerk.