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Evening star., 1932-04-13
Freezing Weather
Forecast as Cold
Grips Wide Area
Little Danger to Fruit and
Vegetation Here, Say
Bureau Officials.

Freezing weather was in prospect for
the Washington area tonight as the
cold snap of yesterday clung tenacious
ly to the northeastern section OF the
country.
Although the mercury will hover near
the freezing point, there is little danger
of frost, Weather Bureau officials SAID.
Mild breezes that have blown since the
drop In temperature yesterday will pre-
vent frost formation should the mercury
touch the predicted low, and there is
little danger that fruit trees and other
vegetation that has budded, will suffer.
AS the skies cleared today, visitors
continued to flock to the Tidal Basin,
where the japanese cherry blossoms are
bursting into bloom.
Despite adverse weather conditions.
the display has not suffered, according
to park officials, though it has been re-
tarded in reaching its climax.
Fair and warmer weather is predicted
for tomorrow, when the mercury is eX-
pected to climb 20 or more degrees.
Continued heavy snow over the
Alleghenies held up flying operations
on the airline west of the Capital for
the second successive day. Reports re-
ceived at Washington-H Hoover Airport
showed heavy snowfall within 100 miles
of Washington on the Pittso4rgh
airway.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
BOLIVIAN TROOPS
PREPARE TO MARCH
Gen. Panda Reported on Way to
Salta to Take Command of
5000 Men.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, April l3.
The newspaper Intransigente at Salta,
which first published the recent reports
of Bolivian troop movements in the
Chaco district, said today it had in
formation from An equally authentic
source" that the Bolivian general,
Mariaco Panda, would arrive this week
at Yacuiba to take command of 5000
men.
Two weeks later, the paper said, two
regiments Of engineers will come down
to the same point, which is close to
the Argentine border and more than
half way to Asuncion, Paraguay, from
La PaZ, Bolivia.
The Bolivian headquarters now are
at Villamonte, said the newspaper, and
nearby are quantities of arms, NUM-
tions, trucks and seaplanes.
The paper said there were uncon-
firmed reports that Bolivian purchases
of cattle and wheat in Argentina were
being shipped to Yacaba.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
COAST GUARDSMAN
MISSING IN CRASH
Six Other Customs Men Injured
When Cutter and Steamship
Collide.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 13.-One member
Of the crew of the Coast Guard cutter
Manhattan was lost overheard and six
customs men were injured today. in a
collision between the cutter and the
Panama Railroad steamship Guayaquil
in the harbor, midway between the bat
terry and the Statue of Liberty.
Third-class Fireman James c. Reilly
Of Santa Barbara, Calf, was thrown
from the bow of the cutter between the
two vessels and disappeared. 1t was
believed he was crushed and drowned.
Customs Roundsman c. Campbell and
Guards E. ]. Howden, A. Wyman, w. j.
Tappey, w. H. Lampe and S. F. Fugel-
sang were taken to Broad Street Hos
pital for treatment Of injuries suffered
In the crash.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
CLAIMS VETERANS
UNITED FOR BONUS.
V.F. w. National Commander
Says SO Per Cent of Men
Want Cash Payment.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Darold D. Decoe, National commander
of Veterans of Foreign Wars, told the
House Ways and Means Committee to-
day that perhaps 98 per cent of the
rank and file of the World War vet
erans" are behind the bonus payment
proposal.
Decoe, who came from Sacramento,
Calf, to sponsor the $4,000 900, 900 cash
payment, said conditions are serious
and the veterans need the money"
Gen. Hines, veterans administrator,
estimated that last years loan advances
were spent IS per cent on the necessi-
ties Of life, 20 per cent on investments.
8 per cent on automobiles and only Z
per cent on purposes from which no
benefit was received" Decoe said.
Introduced by Patman.
He was introduced by Representative
Patman, Democrat, of Texas, who told
newspaper men just before the third
days hearing began that he believed
Tuesdays meeting of the Federal Re-
serve Board with the governors of the
IL Reserve banks had dealt with the
bonus question.
II believe the board discussed Great
ing pretense at def1ation of the cur
rency for the purpose Of offSetting the
movement to pay the soldiers bonus."
Patman said.
Decoe spent only about five minutes
on the stand. and was not questioned
by committee members. He concluded
with the statement:
Il feel the bonus payment would be
the biggest and best pay day this coun-
try has received for many months"
Veterans Can't Pay Taxes.
Wallace M Howells of Detroit, the
next witness, said there were 4.3OO vet
Grams in one section of Detroit who
have not paid their taxes for two years.
You can help Detroit by paying the
bonus and help other sections SINH
larly," he said.
John H. Fahey of Watertown. Mass.
national legislative chairman of the
Army and Navy Union, asked for the
bonus payment Ito prove that the
crosses In France are not there in
vain"
George w Armstrong of Fort Worth,
Tex, discussed the effect of the bonus
payment on the monetary system. and
said enactment of the bill would in
crease prices and wages.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
BLIND BROTHERS HELPLESS
AS WOMAN BURNS TO DEATH
Pair of Trousers Draped Over Mail Box Attracts Posman
but Too Late.

deaf, sensing that she was on fire,
were helpless to aid her because they
could neither see nor hear and draped
the mail box with the trousers to
attract attention.
Investigators said it was apparent
the woman's clothing had been ignited
when she tried to start a fire in q
stove.
She had been taking care OF the
blind brothers for years and had learned
their sign language.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
TARD|EU SEES PLOT
TO ISOLATE FRANCE
in i. S. ARMS PLAN
Great Britain Inclined to Seek
End of Schism at Geneva
Between Republics.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.

BY Cable to The Star.
GENEVA, April 13-The first serious
conflict of the Disarmament Confer
ence in Geneva has arisen. This con-
flict is not between France and Ger
many, or France and Italy, or the
United States and Japan, as might have
been imagined, but between France and
the United States.
On both sides there is good deal
of feeling. Then French resent both the
matter and the manner of the new
American proposals made Monday, but
especially the manner. The Americans
feel that the cutting vehemence Of Pre-
nlier Andre Tardieu's criticisms Of
these proposals is entirely uncalled for.
Great Britain, Germany, Italy and
numerous smaller countries tend to
support the United States, and France
tends to be isolated. This may possibly
further account for the liveliness Of
the French sntagonism.
Want to Clear Matters.
Great Britain shows some inclination
| to try to patch matters up prior to the
arrival of Secretary Henry L. Stimson,
British Prime Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald and German Chancellor Helm
| rich Bruening later in the week, for 1t
| is felt in conference circles that the
present atmosphere is not exactly pro-
! pitiouS for constructive work of inter-
national conciliation by the leading
statesmen.
In other quarters there is a feeling
that this conflict was inevitable sooner
or later, anyway, and that 1t was better
in some respects that the United States
should lead the opposition to France
| than that this burden should have
| fallen on Germany or Italy.
Regarding the manner of the Ameri-
can proposals, this seems to be what
happened: The speech of Ambassador
Hugh S. Gibson Monday was supposed
to be a surprise. Its text, however,
seems to have been communicated in
advance to Great Britain, Germany,
Switzerland and possibly Italy and
other powers, but not to France. This
! enabled Great Britain and Switzerland
I both to come to the meeting with re-
plies carefully prepared, whereas France
really was surprised.
Fear Leak to Press.
Apparently the only reason the
! Americans did not communicate their
speech to France in advance was their
lear that it might leak prematurely TO
the press, as so often happens in
France, There may also have been the
| idea that France was sure to oppose
the plan anyway and that it was better
to communicate it only to those likely
to 1aVor it.
The Interpretation the French place
on this otherwise slight incident, how
ever is momentouS Tardieu, like
Achilles in the tent, waxed wroth and
finally sailed out to battle Tuesday
morning, obtaining from the Turks, who
were planning to speak in favor of the
American plan, the right TO speak in
their turn.
Why all this bother?
Because Tardieu thought, from his
conversations with Gibson prior to the
conferences adjournment for the East
er holidays and those with Macdonald
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
i. S. DEFICIT OVER TWO BILLIONS
OREACH HIGH HPEACE-TIME MARK
Income Taxes Show Largest Decrease in RevenuePosal
Shortage Reaches S145 5,O1S,S1O.

$40. compared with s1,748, 772, 1886 last
year.
The postal deficiency had piled up
to Sl45,018,810, an increase of SAL
100000 over the same period a year
ago.
Large Expenditure Increases.
Other items of increase included
1922 ,679 300 for Reconstruction Finance
Corporation and SOS, 3,243,7 TAO spent by
the Treasury to subscribe to additional
stock for the Federal Land banks.
The $4,000, ,000,0 deficit was the
highest ever piled up by the Govern
ment in peace times.
During the war, 1t went above that
figure twice In 1918 it amounted to
So, GIL .482, 739, while in 1919, the record,
1t amounted to $14,197, ,760.28l.
The deficit for the present year to
date already Is twice that of last year,
when it amounted to $903, ,ooo, 900.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
S3O,446 ADDITIONAL
SHORTAGE ALLEGED
Montgomery Grand Jury Re-
turns 81 True Bills Against
Ex-CIerk Clark.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, April 13.-Addi-
tional shortages totaling $50 ,466 against
Berry E Clark, former clerk to
the Montgomery County commissioners,
were reported yesterday afternoon when
the county grand jury returned 81 true
bills against him, all chaging embezzle-
ment of county funds.
The 81 indictments, some of which
contained two or more counts, were
turned over to Judge Robert B. Peter of
the Circuit Court by William H Nc
Ceney, foreman of the jury, shortly
before o'clock yesterday afternoon at
the completion of the work Of the in
vestigating body.
Mr.. Clark, who was arrested on en-
bezzlement charges on March 26, just
after he had been dismissed by the
commissioners, is at liberty on $4,000
bond. States Attorney Stedman Pres
colt stated yesterday that the case will
be docketed for trial at the present
term of court and will probably be
reached next month. He is expected to
De arralgned today or tomorrow.
Two Laws Invoked.
Embezzlement was charged under two
sections Of the law in the various in
cictmentS, one covering the Office Of
clerk to the county commissioners,
which position Mr. Clark had occupied
since 1922, and the other covering a
county officer. From 1910 to 1922 Mr.
Clark served both as county treasurer
and clerk to the commissioners. From
1904, when he entered the county serv-
ice, until 1910 he served as assistant
clerk
The additional shortages reported
against Mr. Clark bring the total re-
ported discrepancies in his accounts TO
S54432.63, as he was reported $23,-
1868 short prior to 1922 in the audit
of county funds for the past Is years
made to the county commissioners
March 26.
The shortage of $50, 900 reported in
the grand jury indictments caused 81
of the 81 true bills which were returned,
the remaining 10 being based on the
$4,000 shortage as county treasurer.
This shortage, 1t is alleged, occupied
in hitherto unknown bank account
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1932-04-13

BY the Associated Press.
The Governments deficit went above
the two-billion dollar mark on April II
when it amounted to S2,O17,858,745.
On that date, the Government had
collected from all sources. 1925, ,961, SGT,
and had spent, $3,647. 1902
In the general fund, the Government
had a deficit of s1.988, ,233, ,5S5, having
collected 81 ,607, ,726,897 since last July
and spent $3,595, 800, ,482.
Income Taxes Largest Decrease.
Income tax collections accounted for
the major item of decrease, amounting
to $3.50, ,523 $50, compared with Sl,5ll,-
704,272 in the same period last year.
Miscellaneous internal revenue de-
clined S45, 600, 900 and customs duties
were down $23,000,000.
Expenditures amounted tol$2, ,033, 1885,
Evening star., 1932-04-13
BLIZZARD HITS OHIO
CAUSING MINOR MISHAPS
Freezing Temperatures Convert
Showers Into Snow, Driven
by Wind of Lake.

BY the Associated Press
CLEVELAND. April l3.-The weather
man substituted a near-blizzard for
April showers today.
Temperatures were at freezing levels
and strong wind off Lake Erie drove
a steady snowfall before it. Streets
were glazed with ice and minor traffic
accidents were numerous. The snow
storm extended as far West as Toledo
The Weather Bureau, however, said
Spring was lust around the corner
and predicted rising temperatures to-
day and tomorrow.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
Police in Stockholm, Sweden,
Get Sudden Orders to Comb
City Suspect Jailed in
st. Thomas, Ontario.
DR.. CONDOR CERTAIN
HE is IN TOUCH AGAIN
Boats 0ffshore Searched in Vain
for Trace Of Stolen Infant Fol-
lowing Tip in Mysterious Mes
ssge-Authorities Silent on Con-
diuon of Mothers Health.
~ the Associated Press.

Ey ;he Associated Press,
One of the $50 notes paid to
the Lindoergh kidnaperS was
reported here today to have
been passed in New York City
and turned over TO the New
York Police Department by the
Secret Service.
Secret Service agents in New
York City identified the bill and
reported their finding to the
police 10 enable the latter to
attempt to trace the note. 1t
was added, however, that it
probably would be impossible to
trace the note to its source in
New York.
Following announcement today
by Dr., J. T. Condor, "JafSie," tha'
he had renewed contact with Thu
kidnspers OF the Lindbergh baby
other developments came swiftly
They were;
One of the $40 bills paid in the
$50, 900 ransom money was in the
hands of United States secret
service operatives. 1t was recov-
cred in Newark, N. ]. Agents are
trying to trace it to its source.
Police in st. Thomas, Ontario
have arrested a man who gave the
name of D. D. Dickerson Of New
York, in connection with the case
A report from Stockholm, Swe-
den, announced that police have
been asked to search the city TO!
suspects and the baby itself.
CONTACT TC pENFWFn
Evening star., 1932-04-13

NEW YORK, April l3 P).-A step
nearer the half way mark was reported
today by officials of the United Action
Campaign to find a million jobs for un-
employed wage earners. They said that
l22 communities yesterday reported
60l7 placed in positions, bringing the
grand total to 486, ,720.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
Jefferson Day Dinner Tonight
to Be High Spot, With
Al Smith Speaking.
ROBINSON DENOUNCES
HOOVER AT LUNCHEON
Minute Men Report on Conditions
in Each State at "Mobilization"
Session in Morning.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Mobilization Of Democratic forces TO
wrest the control of Government from
the Republican enemy was planned at
a series of meetings in Washington to-
day, attended by many of the party's
national leaders.
Selecting the 189th anniversary of
the birth of the patron saint of the
Democratic party Thomas jefferson.
for their rally here, the Democrats
looked ahead and planned for the
coming campaign. They will pause
this afternoon to pay tribute to the last
Democratic President, Woodrow Wilson,
with a memorial service at his tomb
in Washington Cathedral.
Banquet This Evening.
The final event of the day will be a
banquet at the Willard Hotel where
Alfred E. Smith, the standard bearer in
1928 and a candidate for denomination.
will deliver an address. Other speak
ers will be Gov Albert E. Ritchie of
Maryland, former Gov Harry Flood
Byrd Of Virginia and Senator James
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois.
Absent from the rally, however. will
be toaays leading candidate for the
Democratic nomination, Gov. Franklin
D. Roosevelt. His original acceptance
of an invitation to attend the meetings
and the dinner was withdrawn. It is
said that the Governor of New York is
not coming because of the hostile at
titude which the Roosevelt forces at
tribute to the Democratic national or
ganization headed by Chairman John J.
Raskob and by Jouett Shouse, chair
man of the Executive Committee, al
though both have proclaimed their
neutrality.
However, many of the friends and
supporters of the New York Governor
will be at the dinner. They pointed to-
day to the desire of Gov Roosevelt not
to leave New York at this time, when
a committee of the State Legislature,
dominated by Republicans, is investi-
eating mis- administration.
=T ~' Smith Is Cheered.
Smith was the central figure of the
day. He was given an ovation when
he entered the mobilization meeting"
shortly before noon and took seat on
the platform. As soon as the reports
of the money raised in the victory drive
campaign had been concluded, Shouse
took the chair and reports of the po-
htical sentiment in the various States
were made. All of these reports showed
the Democratic leaders enthusiastic
over the outlook for the coming presi-
dental and congressional campaigns.
Mr.. Smith. in an interview this
morning said:
ber''
He withheld all comment, however,
on the campaign for delegates to the
national convention, now going on.
Among the prominent Democrats ab-
sent from the meeting today in addi-
tion to Gov. Roosevelt were Gov. Muir
ray OF Oklahoma, Owen D. Young of
New York and Melvin Traylor of Chi
Continued on Page 3, Column j.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
Senator Has Good Chance to Get
Well, Physician Saws,

Senator Harris Of Georgia was re-
ported by his physician today to be "a
good deal better" and to have "a good
chance to get we'll"
The physician said the Senator, who
has been suffering from complication
of diseases, looks as much better today
as he did worse yesterday" At that
time the physician held little hope for
recovery.
Harris temperature was normal and
his pulse nearly normal, the doctor
added.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
BEER TAX IS URGED
AT SENATE HEARING
Emery Asks VoIstead Act
Amendment as Harrison
ASSaiIS Mills.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Beer as a source of revenue was
thrust back into the tax dispute today
before the Senate Finance Committee.
James A. Emery, counsel for the Ma
tlonal Association of Manufacturers,
called for amendment of the Volstead
Act and the regulated manufacture of
a cereal beverage which, he said, would
produce $2700oO,00o annually of rev.
enue
I'VE are concerned neither with the
pros nor cons of prohibition" he said
The only issue is whether we shall
have beer, with or without revenue.
I'VE urge the permissible manufac-
competing with an Illicit beverage to
produce revenue in a national emer-
gency."
Harrison Raps Mills.
Emery appeared after Senator Harri-
son, Democrat, of Mississippi had ac-
cused Secretary of the Treasury Mills
OF not playing fair with the Finance
Committee in referring it to the origi-
nal Treasury revenue plan rather than
submitting new proposals.
A letter by Mills to the committee
said he preferred either the original
Treasury plan or the revenue bill as it
was reported by the House Ways and
Means Committee to the measure
passed by the House and now before
the Finance Committee. He offered to
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1932-04-13

SALEM, N. j.. April l3 CP).-Clement
Reeves Wainwright So, socially promi-
nent Philadelphian. shot himself
through the head while seated in his
automobile at Penns Beach, near here,
late yesterday. He was dead when
found by William Clancy, a farmer
wainwright was president of the Penn
Chemical Co.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
FIRE HITS NEW CASTLE
Two Blocks in Business Section
Destroyed in $4,000 Blaze.

NEW CASTLE, Pa, April 13 lP-
Two blocks in the business district were
destroyed by fire last night with an es-
timated loss of $4,000
The blaze started in the Wood Build
ing, "a three-Story modern brick struc
ture, and was carried by a high wind
into the Dun block. Other buildings
were damaged by flames.
The City Hall was endangered. but
flremen saved it. All firemen and fire
fighting equipment in the city were
called out
Monday night a 100000 blaze
wrecked the Citizens Lumber Co. plant
here.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
CONTACT is RENEWED.
Jafsie Certain He Is Again in Touch
With Kidnapers.

HOPEWELL, N. j., April 13 (P).-Dr.
John F. Condor indicated today that
he had renewed negotiations with the
kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby, to
whom he has already paid a $4,000
ransom, and police disclosed they had
received mysterious message" telling
where definite information of the
baby's whereabouts might be obtained
I'm convinced I had contact with
the kidnapers and still have contact
with them" DR.. Condor, who nego-
tiated with the criminals through a
series of advertisements signed "Jafsie,
said early today after a mysterious
night journey.
A few hours later Col. H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, superintendent of State
police, who is in general charge OF the
police investigation, issued his usual
morning bulletin and in it announced
the latest clue.
Mysterious Message Received.
"A mysterious anonymous message
was received he salo, advising that
definite information Of the klanaperS
and the whereabouts of the child would
be available on a boat on or nsar the
property of the A. A. c. & Co. OF
Chrome, N. j.
"Details of troopers, together with a
detail of the Carteret police, searched
all boats in and near the A. A. c. dock
and found only six barges. Two barg S
had Just unloaded coal and four empty
bargeS were about to be filled with fer
9Th tC nt oioh inn
docks were examined, but noCning OF
any Importance was discovered
This investigation is being con-
tinued.'
Col SchWartzkopf also said in his
bulletin that Harry FlelScher, Detroit
PURPLE gangster, long sought for ques-
tioning about the KIDNAPPING, was re-
porteo to be planning to sail for Eng
lano from Nova Scotia.
Reports were received last night" he
said, that Fleischer was seen during
the past week in st. johns ana is max
ing his way TO Halifax Authorities at
st. Johns and Halifax have been re-
quested TO watch for him and a careful
survey of passengers leaving Halifax has
also been requested"
Silent on Mothers Health.
Col SchwarzEopf did not answer a
question sent to him before he issued
his bulletin asking for "a clear state
ment on the true condition Of Mrs.
Lindbergh'S health" An earlier police
statement had said there was no per-
ceptible change" in her condition. Pre-
viously denial had been made of reports
that the missing baby's mother had col
lapSed
DR. Condon's trip and announcement
came after he appealed once more to
the kidnapers not to double-cross him.
In a renewal of the last of series OF
newspaper advertisements signed "Jaf-
sic, he reiterated:
What is wrong? Have you crossed
me? Please, better directions"
The Condor development competed
for interest with reports from London
that the ransom money has turned up
there. and rumors, twice secuted, but
persistent here and in Trenton, thai
Continued on Page 2. Column l)
Evening star., 1932-04-13
BY the Associated Press.

WOODSTOCK, Ill, April l3.-There
was a story of tragedy en- the mail box
near the home of Lizzie Furney, 65,
yesterday.
and the rural mail carrier, making his
regular rounds, knew 1t was a signal
that something was wrong.
Hurrying TO the house. he found the
woman had been burned to death.
Her two brothers, both blind and
Evening star., 1932-04-13
981 on Ship Rescued.

TOXIC. April 13 (Pl.-A Rengo News
Agency dispatch from Hakodate today
said all the $50 passengers aboard the
steamer Taiseimaru Mo- 3, which ran
aground in the Kuriles yesterday. had
been rescued. The 81 men Of the crew
also were taken of.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
ZEPPELIN BACK HOME

Graf Completes Second Trip of
Year From Pernambuco, Brazi;.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Germany, April
13 lP.-The Graf Zeppelin, German
dirigible, landed here this morning at
8 o'clock, ending her second trip of the
year to Pernambuco, Brazil.
The Graf encountered a snow storm
in the home port, which made her
landing difficult. The crossing from
Pernambuco was slower than usual, TAX
ing 101 hours, on account Of heavy fogs.
Evening star., 1932-04-13

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