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Evening star., 1932-03-15
Attorney Also Charged With
Obstruction of Justice in
T. H. Smith Co. Case.
FORMER BANKER WEARS
HANDCUFFS TO COURT
New Yorker Alleged to Have Urged
Miss Schneider to Tes-
tify Falsely.

Frank G. Raichle, New York attorney
and law partner of former Assistant
Attorney General William j. Donovan,
was indicted here today on charges of
subornation of perjury and obstruc-
ton of justice in connection with the
F. H. Smith Co. case.
One Of the principal witnesses
against the attorney was the man he
defended on criminal charges in Dis
trict Supreme Court II months ago
G. Bryan Pitts, former head of the
Smith Co.
Pitts was escorted from the District
jail TO the court house by Deputy
Marshal Gus Cerimele. The former
mortgage banker was brought in hand
cuffed despite his vigorous protests at
this precaution.
The indictments were returned before
Justice James NJ. Proctor, after the
grand jury had declined to hear Raich-
les testimony. This decision of the
jury was surprise, as he had been in
vited to appear by the Justice Depart
ment.
That's pretty raw" Raichle COM
mented when informed the indictment
had been returned against him.
Aroused by the refusal of the grand
jury to hear him, Raichle appealed to
Justice Proctor after the indictment had
been returned. He said he informed
the court he had received a letter from
the Attorney General assuring him he
would be given an opportunity to state
his side of the case to the grand iury
and he could not understand the in
o1ctment being returned without com.
pliance with this assurance.
Justice Proctor advised him he had
no authority to take any action in the
matter, Raichle said.
Contains Four Counts.
The indictment against Raichle was
In four counts, the first charging him
with subornation of perjury in pro-
curing Miss Helen L. Schneider, Pitts
confidential secretary, to testify falsely
concerning a plea in abatement filed
against the conspiracy -embezzlement
indictment on which Pitts and two as
sociates were tried
This plea In abatement alleged Miss
Schneider went to a loft on West
Twenty third street, New York, shortly
before the indictment was returned and
removed some private papers from files
Pitts had stored there It was said she
left these papers lying on table In the
loft, where they were subsequently
seized by two Department of Justice
agents and used in securing the con-
spiracy- -embezzlement indictment. It
was claimed the indictment was in
valid by reason of this allegedly illegal
seizure.
The indictment returned today
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Evening star., 1932-03-15
Report to Senate Committee
Recommends Revisions
in Mapes Draft.
EQUITABLE APPLICATION
OF STATUTE IS SOUGHT
Amendments Affect Exemptions
Method of Valuation and
Rules of Computation.

Although favoring an estate tax al
a source of revenue in Washington, the
Bureau of Efficiency, in its report tc
the Senate District Committee, recon-
mends IL changes in the bill drafted
by the Mapes Committee of the House
on this subject.
Five of the amendments affect the
important factors of exemptions
method of valuing the estate and the
rules for computing the tax. These
revisions are urged by the bureau to
bring about "a more equitable appli-
cation of the law" Five other modifi-
cations are intended to facilitate ad-
ministration of the law. The bureau
also suggested two minor new sections
S75O,o00 ID. C. Increase.
Using s750,o0o as the amount that
would be raised by the Mapes estate tax
bill, the bureau found the effect Of the
measure would be to increase the Dis
trict revenues by that amount and to
reduce the revenues to the Federal
Government approximately $500, ,000."
This reduction in Federal revenues
would come from Federal estate taxes
to which Washingtonians are already
subject, and from which the United
States allows an estate to deduct all
similar taxes paid locally up to limit
of 80 per cent of the amount due the
Federal Government.
Because of the 80 per cent credit
allowed by the Federal Government
the net additional cost to decedents'
estates under the proposed bill would
be surprisingly low," the bureau report
ed. Even in the case of a large es-
tate the additional cost would not ex-
ceed per cent of the net estate.
This, of course, would be in addition
to any estate tax paid to the Federal
Government.
Credited to District.
Under the proposed law the estate
tax receipts would be credited to the
revenues of the District of Columbia.
Although not large they would consti-
tute revenue to which the District is
clearly entitled to a taxing sovereignty. /"
The Mapes bill provides that, subject to
certain exemptions and limitations, a tax
would be imposed on estates of deceased
persons at graduated rates from / per
cent on a net estate not in excess of
$50,000, to IS per cent on an estate
over S5,000,000 The bureau pointed
out that the bill contains a provision
to the effect that If the local assess
ment did not equal 80 per cent of the
tax levied by the Federal Government,
an additional tax would be imposed
by the municipality, the purpose being
to give the District the full benefit of
the 80 per cent credit allowed by Uncle
Sam. Most of the States have ar
ranged their laws so as to get this full
80 per cent that would otherwise go to
the Federal Government if there were
no State levies.
Two interpretations.
The bureau told the Senate commit
tee, however, that the section of the
Mapes bill containing the graduated
scale of rates is liable to two interpre-
tations as to the method intended to be
followed in computing the tax To
illustrate, the bureau shows further on
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By a staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, March 15-Approximately $50
squatters, who have been living in
shacks on the property of the West
Brothers Brick Co., in South Washing
ton, were forced to seek other shelte.
today when employees of the brick COM
pany set fire to the shacks in which
they were living.
For some time the brick company and
citizens of the community have been
attempting to get rid of the small
village Of cQlored persons who live
around the Pps near the south enc
Evening star., 1932-03-15
COMMUNIST MAIL BARRED

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, March Is
R1.-Two hundred pounds of mail from
New York containing Communist prop
aganda and addressed to woman teach
ers on the north coast of Honduras
have been seized at San Pedro Sula,
police officials said today.
A Communist headquarters has been
located in the town of Pimienta, on
the Atlantic coast it was said, and
many arrests have been ordered.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
MANCHURIAN CABLE
ASKS RECOGNITION
U. S. Unable to Acknowledge It's
Receipt, as This Would Imply
Existence Of New State.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASbOS4dteQ
A 700-word cablegram entered the
portals of the State Department yester-
day, but officials found themselves un-
able to admit it had been received.
The cable was signed Hsieh Chieh-
Shih, minister of foreign affairs at the
new Manchurian state, which is headed
by the former boy-Emperor of China,
Pu-Yi It asked American recognition
To the State Department there is no
such state and even to admit it had
received a message from a minister of
that state might prove, automatically
speaking a left-handed admission of
his states existence. Likewise it can
not answer the cable, nor can it give
the text for publication.
So Hsieh Chieh-Shih's cablegram will
wind up in a file where its presence
will not constitute recognition OF its
existence.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
CONFERENCE TO WEIGH
"M0RAL DISARMAMENT"
Litvinoff Unsuccessfully Opposes
Polish Proposal on Ground It
Will Sidetrack Issue.

BY the Associated Press
GENEVA, March IS. - Proposals
for moral disarmament" were pre-
sented to the political commission of
the worlds arms conference today by
the Polish delegation with a request
tnat they be considered by subcom-
mittee.
Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet commissar
Ior foreign affairs, replied that moral
disarmament was not a function of
the conference and would tend to side
track the task of physical disarma-
ment. The commission nevertheless
formed a subcommittee of 20 members
TO take up the matter. including dele
gates from the United States and
Canada.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
BIC LOSS FEARED
IN INCOME TOTALS
Quarterly U. S. Tax Returns,
Due Today, Expected to
Hit New Low.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
From a much-reduced arm of in
come taxpayers the Treasury today re-
ceives returns on the earnings OF last
year, learning for the first time just
how great an income shrinkage has oc-
Cured since the years of booming pros
perity.
The Government will be lucky, OFF,
cials believe, if the first-quarter pay
ments, which must be made with the
returns by the dead line of midnight
tonight, amount to as much as $780,
100000. This means their maximum
expectation for 1881 income taxes is not
far from $780, 100000.
Big Shrinkage Expected.
Not more than 1000 900 persons are
expected to pay tax this year, while
year ago approximately 2,50O,OOO con-
tributed.
Taken by fiscal years, receipts during
the term from last July to next June
are not expected to total more than
81 ,O0O, ,0OO, 900. which is the lowest
amount received for such a period since
the income tax law went into effect In
1917. In 1923 they hit the previous low
at 81 500, 900 900. Ever since then they
had climbed until peak OF $2,4lO,-
100000 was received in 1880.
If the first-quarter collections total
in the vicinity of 5000, 100000 they will
compare with 1896, 100000 year ago.
s559, 100000 in 1880 and $60l, ,00O, 900
in 1929.
Several Days Required.
1t will be several days before the total
of collections can be learned, as they
are gathered and tabulated at widely
scattered internal revenue Offices and
not reported officially until paid in to
the Treasury.
Last figures on the Treasury condl-
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Evening star., 1932-03-15
500, 900 LOOT RECOVERED
SHORTLY AFTER ROBBERY
Bandits Believed Cornered in
Woods Near Clinton, Iowa,
After Hot Pursuit.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CLINTON, Iowa, March 15.-One
hundred thousand dollars stolen from
the City National Bank today by five
robbers was recovered on a farm three
hours after the hold-up by John and
Arvid Flood, farmers.
The bandits are believed to have
stopped at the farm, changed their
clothes, thrown away their guns and
left the money because of hot pursuit.
Sheriff e. r. Cooke later said he be-
lieved that four of the robbers had been
cornered in woods near Shafton, a
suburb.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
Frank Berg, Now Detained,
Was Leading Figure in
Alleged Kidnap Attempt
Seven Years Ago.
POLICE ORDERS REVEAL
FEAR BABY MAY BE DEAD
Denver Gang Cleared of All I'm
plication in Crime-Advisers
Look to Rosner, Spitale or Bitz
as Chief Hope of Reaching Alb
ductors of Child.

JERSEY C114 N. d., MarCn
Is tR.-The Jersey Journal said
today that william Gleason and
woman named Danusek were
held incommunicado by police
here in connection with inves-
tigation of the Lindbergh kid
MAPPING.
They were picked up, it said,
as a result of information given
by a prisoner in TombS Prison,
New York City, who told of an
alleged kidnap plot Matched five
months ago, but later aban-
doned.
BY the Associated Press.
HOPEWELL, N. j., March 15.-
Investigators went to New York
City todar to question Frank
Berg, prominent figure in a fan
tastic alleged kidnap attempt
years ago, to determine whether
any new clues might be obtained
from him in the Lindbergh kid
naping mystery.
Berg was arrested in 1925 in
connection with a reported at
tempt to lure Max Phillips,
wealthy collar manufacturer,
aboard Berg's yacht. Berg and
a woman Phillips said represented
herself as countess, but was
really Berg's wife, were never
indicted and charge 4 gainSt
them were dropped. sk yisit
Phillips last wees Exon Col.
II. Norman Schwt Mi, Aler-
intendent of St&M0aversce and
after a lengthy v = vssa ation It
was announced that eecry effort
would be made to find out if there
was any possible connection be-
tween the alleged attempt to kid
nap Phillips and the kidnapping of
the Lindbergh baby.
Investigators in New York.
Investigators from this Office are in
New York to question Frank Berg and
investigate his activities" Col
Schwartzkopf said in his midmorning
bulletin.
Max Phillips came to this Office
voluntarily" the bulletin continued,
land related his experience with Berg
and his associates in 1925 when an at
tempted kidnapping of himself was frus-
trated by advance information. No
interview was had concerning the
Lindbergh case.
THE information surrendered by Max
Phillips will be given the necessary at
tention for the purpose Of ascertaining
whether or not the kidnapers responsible
for the attempt upon him can be con-
nected with this case"
The bulletin concluded with general
statement that the State police in
charge of the investigation could not
be responsible for statements concern
ing the case given from any other
sources.
1t said there was nothing new con-
cerning report that coat had been
found near the window from which the
baby was taken. No other police de-
partments, it added, had reported any
definite progress.
Baby's Death Feared.
Meanwhile, fears by the police that
the 20-month-old son of Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh might be dead were re-
vealed. 1t became known that police
had asked all keepers of incinerators,
IN hotels, apartment houses and city
Continued on PAGE ColIInon II
Evening star., 1932-03-15
UNDERWOOD STRICKEN

Naval Hospital.
Representative Nell G.. Underwood
of Ohio was taken suddenly ill at the
Farm Board today and was removed
to the Naval Hospital in an ambulance.
Capt. P. S. Rossiter of the Naval
Hospital said Mr.. Underwood's condi-
ton apparently is not very serious at
present.
HE had a slight fainting spell at
the Farm Board, and was brought
down here right away" he said. so
far as we have been able to tell, he is
practically all right now"
Evening star., 1932-03-15
FOUR BURNED TO DEATH

Father, Mother, Two Children Die
in Flames.
JEFFERSON, Iowa, March Is (P).-
John w. Dorman, 81; his wife and their
two young sons were burned to death
early today in fire which destroyed
their home near the Greene County
Coal Co. mine.
Dorman was a coal bumper at the
mine. The other dead were Mrs. Dor
man, %; Robert, S, and WILDER Dor
man f.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
France to Admit More Wheat.

PARIS, March is (P.-The ministry
of agriculture today increased the
amount of foreign wheat permitted to
enter the country from Is per cent to
80 per cent of the total amount used
In breadmaking.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
OPEN SUGAR PARLEY

Representatives of Producing Ma
tions Attend.
PARIS, March Is (P.-Representa-
tiyes OF the principal sugar producing
nations, including Cuba and Peru, were
present today at the opening of a ses-
sion OF the International Sugar Council.
among other matters discussed was
the refusal OF Java to accept a cut in
the production quota fixed last wear.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
Financier's Daughter to Wed.

NEW YORK, March IS LR.-Dor-
othy, the 22-year-old daughter OF
Charles ". Bob. financier, will be mar
ried Thursday to Andrew Cook McGill,
Hawaiian hotel owner. They plan TO
live In Hawaii
Evening star., 1932-03-15
italian Jobless Increase.

ROME, March Is (R.-Italy's unem-
ployed at the end of February totaled
1,147,000. q new high and an increase
of $4,000 in a month. One fourth of
that number receive government aid. r
Evening star., 1932-03-15
Ordnance Buildings
In CantonBlownUp;
Communists Blamed

By the Associated Press.
CANTON, China, March Is.
This city was shaken as
though by an earthquake today
when four ordnance buildings
were blown up. presumably by
Chinese Communists. No loss OF
life was reported.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
229,320 JOBS FOUND

Drive to Create Million Places
Nears Quarter Post.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March l5.-The race
to find a million jobs for the workless
neared the quarter post today.
The United Action Campaign for
Employment reported yesterday the
total of people returned to activity as
wage earners was 229, 1920.
Minnesota stands at the top of the
list of States. She has reported 49,
345 positions found.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
Autoist Dies of Injuries.

MOUNT AIRY, N. c., March Is (P).
Rudolph Worrell, II, of Hillsville, Va,
injured when his automobile overturned
near here yesterday, died last night in
a hospital here.
Evening star., 1932-03-15

Radio Programs on Page ca
Evening star., 1932-03-15
WEATHER.

GU. Q. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Fair and not so cold. lowest tempera-
ture about "A degrees tonight; tomorrow
fair and warmer, much warmer Thursday.
Temperatures: Highest, IS, at pm.
yesterday; lowest, 10, at am. today.
Full report on page o.
Evening star., 1932-03-15

Continued on Page 4, Column g.
Evening star., 1932-03-15

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
eAnEI'

bad tempered lot as may be found
among all the animals. They are sulky,
vicious. spiteful and show no affection
for any creature. The mother does
care for her own baby tenderly urtn
1t is year old, but nothing will induce
her to adopt one that has lost its
mother. The baby is most ungainly
youngster whose wide-open eyes are
covered with a curtain Of soft. woolly
hair. For one year the mother nurses
and watches her child. then 1t is taught
to be self-supporting When 1t Is 2
years old, another baby is born. AZ
the young cameb grow their humps be-
gin to develop At this time there u
a decided resemblance to their Ameri.
can cousin. the alpaca.
The camel belongs strictly to the old
world. Fossil remains show that at
one time America was inhabited by
many camels and camel-like animals.
There are two distinct species, the
Bactian camel with two humps and
the Dromedayy with only one. When
these two mate their offspring has the
hair Of one parent and the hump Of
the other.
To the Arab the camel is extremely
valuable. The hide Is made into tent
covering, water bags and many other
articles, the hair is woven into strong.
durable and lovely textures. The milk
Is too rich in fat to be used alone, but
Is greatly esteemed for cooking pur-
poses. The flesh of young camels ID
said to be delicious. 1t is as a beast Of
burden when long trips must be taken
over the hot, burning sands that the
camel proves its real worth. A camel
driver must have patience and UNDER
standing to get along with them. Upon
the least provocation they fight among
themselves and will tear great strips
Of flesh from the neck and TANKS OF
each other. Not satisfied with this,
they stand up on their hind legs and
kick with their front ones. The CROWN
ing insult is to spit upon their OPP
ponent
The hump is a fair indication Of
well-being, and when a camel is in fine
the camel has to draw upon this re-
serve fat, the hump will diminish In
height and become quite wrinkled II
used to the limit. 1t will sustain the
camel. but 1t is too great a strain and
the animal rarely recorers its former
vigor.
It seems strange that an animal that
has never been known to live in the
wild" state should not be more friend
ly. They are such mild looking crea.
lures. with very broad heads. narrow
muzzles and long nostrils which can be
closed at will. The upper lip is full
and divided. the eyes are prominent
and the ears small. The soft, thick
hair has tendency to curl. In the
Spring. at shedding time, the animal
looks moth-eaten and NANCY
One always associates camels with
the story Of the Three Wise Men Of the
East.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-12-23
nEDTTNET1 CT0D1EG By Thornton
DELI lNlE OlOlO1CO ". Burgess.

open and he came up strangling and
choking and blowing. He came up
with just one thought and that was to
get out of that cold water and to DO
it as quickly as he could. He came
up right at the foot OF the slippery
slide and straightaway tried to climb
out there. OF course. he slipped back
as fast as he tried. Even Little Joe OF
ter himself couldn't have climbed out
there. Then he began to paddle along
to reach low place where he could
climb out. You didn't know Peter can
swim? Oh. yes. he can swim. Practi-
cally all animals can swim for snort
distance anyway. 1t was nothing TO
brag about. that swimming OF Peters.
He Just padded frantically with his
DAVIS and kicked just as franically
with his hind feet, but it sent him along
after a fashion while his friends, see
ing that he really was in no danger.
shouted encouragement, or made fun
Go it! Go it, Peter" cawed Blacky
the Crow.
Hold your breath, and your nose
"Who says Peter can't swim? Kick,
Peter Kickl" squeaked Jerry Muskrat.
Peters the champion splasher Of the
Smiling POOL" cried Little Joe Otter
One Of the young OtterS dived and
came up alongside OF Peter and pre-
tended to race him. Everybody was
having a good time-everybody but
Peter. Truth to tell, Peter was scared.
Yes. sir, he was scared. He was out
Of his element and. although he could
swim, he was scared. The more noise
the others made the more confused and
excited Peter became and the more he
tried to hurry. OF course. the more he
hurried the more he splashed.
And that water was cold. Yes. sir; 1t
was cold. "Br-r-r-r-r," chartered Peter
as at last bedraggled and sorry look
ing sight, he dragged himself out OF
the water at the first low place he
reached. He shook himself, and the
water flew in all directions. He shook
himself again.
the Crow. "Hurrah for the champion
slider Of the Smiling POOL"
"You mean the champion kicker"
shrieked Sammy Jay.
Peter didn't even look their way. He
was wet and cold and his pride was
hurt. He was being laughed at and 1t
hurt his pride. Yes, sir; it did so. So
instead Of throwing back his head and
laughing with the others at the joke
on himself, Peter sneaked out Of sight
Is fast as he could. He sneaked away
through the grass to the nearest bushes
and then In among these. Once sure
that he was out Of sight OF his friends
he hurried. Lpperty-lipperty-lip, he
ran.
I'll never visit the Smiling Pool
again, never!" he muttered.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-12-23
Old Hermit's Christmas.
THE HAPPY MEETING.

n A RE you Mr.. Nichols?" asked
IS n Mrs. Southworth. extending
Il her hand in greeting as the
man from the airplAne en-
tered the house with John
eyes, I am Arthur Nichols. I suppose
I have changed q great deal since you
knew me in school. Have you told my
father that was coming?"
mt. Southworth has told him that It
is possible that you are his son. but ne
lust shook his head, saying It was I'm.
possible We shall send for him and ne
will arrive within an hour"
Are you really Mr.. Nichols SOM"
broke in Betty.
Eyes, from what your mother has told
me, am sure this must be my father.
have mourned him Is dead for seven
years. I was saved from the avalanche
by clinging to q ledge just below the
edge Of the canyon.
II had a very hard time getting back
to where I had been. It must have
taken two hours I lost my hat as
was climbing, but I cared nothing about
that. was anxious to get where
could find my father.
II searched far and wide, but could
not nnd him. called to him. but re
ceived no answer. stayed all through
the night, searching ana calling"
Didn't you see the donkey?" asked
John.
mo, found the broken rope where
it had been tied to tree, but the poor
beast must have been swept into the
NO. it wasn'tr' said Betty. The
! Old mean your father-Said that IT