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Evening star., 1932-08-28
BONES IDENTIFIED
ASHUNTED MANIAC
Skeleton Found in Vicinity of
Lynchburg Declared That
of ex-0fficer.

A skeleton found beneath a railway
trestle near Lynchburg, Va, last Mon
day was identified yesterday as that
of James A. Wood, 58-year-old retired
Army officer and homicidal maniac.
Wood several years ago murdered an
Arlington County attorney who had
obtained the mans release from st.
Elizabeths Hospital after he had shot
and seriously wounded pedestrian at
Seventh street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. in 1920.
Identification OF Wood, made by an
official of Western State Hospital for
the Insane, Marion, Va, from which
he escaped about a month ago, ended
an intensive search in which Washing
ton police had been asked to partici-
pate.
Believed He Slew Another.
Until the skeleton was identified,
Lynchburg authorities. according to dis
patches from that city. were working
on the theory Wood may have slain
man of about the same size as him.
self and put his clothes on the body
Woods record here began a dozen
years ago, when he was committed TO
st. Elizabeth's and his case diagnosed
as dementia praecox. A Jury pro-
nounced him sane short time later
and he was freed.
About two months later Wood walked
I'D behind Emmett Lanier. soldier,
who was standing on the corner of
Seventh and the Avenue, and fired
shot into the back.
Recommitted to ST. Elizabeth's. Wood
obtained his freedom again through the
efforts of his lawyer, Charles N. Joyce.
That was in 1926.
joyce took Wood into his home in
Aurora Hills, Va. Three years later, the
maniac shot and killed his benefactor
and fled to Roanoke. Va. He walked
into the Veterans Bureau about six
weeks later, intending he said, to have
a check cashed. Although he was
armed. he was captured with little difh-
Guilty and sent to the Marion Asylum.
Police Here on Lookout.
Following his escape with several
other inmates. it was thought he might
come to Washington. and police here
were asked to be on the lookout for
him. His description was broadcast to
all precincts, and police were warned to
take extreme precautions" in arrest
ing him. The fact his wife is a resi-
dent of this city gave rise to the
theory he might seek refuge here. and
this was strengthened when police re-
ceived reports he had been seen in the
neighborhood of Twelfth and o streets
and in Pension and Lafayette Parks.
Lynchburg authorities. according to
the dispatches, believe Wood was killed
in a fall from tf" trestle, which is
about S miles south of the Virginia
city. They are uncertain. however, as
to whether he was walking across the
trestle or plunged from moving train.
The body of Wood, veteran of the
Spanish American and World Wars.
probably will be sent here tomorrow for
burial in Arlington National Cemetery
later in the week.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
ARLINGTON OFFICE
PROBLEM IS ACUTE
Delay in Building Wing of
Court House Is Laid
to Shortages.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, August 27.-Alleged short
ages In the accounts Of the former
treasurer and former clerk are held re-
sponsible for the inability of county
officials to build a new wing to the
court house, tentative plans for which
were drawn some time before the dis
covery of the lack of the funds with
which to do the work. The problem OF
adequate Office space has become SO
acute, 1t Is said, that officials are max
ing every effort to work some way out
Of the difficulty
At the present time, 1t was said, every
foot Of space in the court house is occu-
pied and crowded conditions in the
Offices of the treasurer, health officer
and others threaten to hamper the
work Of employees in these Offices. Also,
it was pointed out, the County Court
is being held in a small room formerly
used by the commonwealth attorney
and spectators and witnesses are forced
to stand, there being no seating ar
rangementS.
Auditor Begins Monday.
Although County Auditor Elmer F.
Newell Is scheduled to take over his
new duties Monday, the problem Of an
Office had not been solved today. 1t
was believed that private office would
be necessary because Of the type Of
work to be done by the auditor.
The only work Of any importance
that is in progress at the present time
Is the construction of the new water
supply main which will run from the
top Of Chain Bridge Hill to Cherrydale
and which Is to double the present
county supply. This work Is being done
by contract at cost of approximately
s25,000.
Gas Checks Only Other Revenue.
Beyond this the only funds available,
aside from the small collections at this
time of year, are the two gasoline tax
checks totaling $4,000 that were re-
ceived yesterday from the State. This
money. however, can be used only on
road work and a part Of this, even. Will
be used to pay for road work already
finished.
The board, 1t was said, does not feel
that it can safely borrow money to ex-
tend the court house. The law requires
that all money borrowed be repaid by
December Is Of the year in which Dor
rowed, and the County Board does not
feel that it can anticipate the collection
of money prior to that time.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
WELL, WELL, AND BOTH Booty
Spokane Women Protest
Alcoholic Water in
Community Supply.

SPOKANE, Wash, August 27.-House-
wives washed their dishes in lnoonshine,
and the forbidden liquid sprayed out of
nozzles onto lawns at Windsor COM
munity Thursday. Every one was
amazed
One woman brought a bottle of dish
water to the sheriff's Office.
Him." observed a deputy, moon
shine"
At Windsor he found the water sup
ply normally came from a community
we'll capped by a tall tower and tank.
The deputy drew a bucket of liquid out
of the we'll. 1t was water. He turned
the power pump and it pumped liquor.
In the tower the mystery was solved.
1t once had served as distillery. The
operators had dumped all their liquor
during a previous raid and somehow
the liquor had seeped into the drill hole
into which the pipe leading to the pump
was placed. By nightfall adjustments
had been made.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
EGAN NOT TO TESTIFY
IN MURDER DEFENSE
Monday Marks Fourth Week of
Trial at San Francisco, With
Evidence Near End.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 27 P.-
Vincent Hallinan, attorney for Frank ].
Egan, former public defender, said to-
day his client would not take the wit
ness stand in his trial for the murder
Of Mrs. Jessie Scott Hughes, a former
client.
The trial enters its fourth week Mon
day and defense and prosecution at
torneys expressed belief the last wit
ness would have left the stand before
the day is over.
The State charges Egan planned to
have Mrs. Hughes killed so that he
could benefit from her estate and that
he forced Albert Tinnin and Verne
Doran, Egan's former chauffeur, to kill
her. Tinnin also is being tried on the
murder charge.
Doran testified for the State that
Tinnin knocked the aged woman un-
conscious and that they ran a heavy
automobile over her body and threw
it into street.
Evening star., 1932-08-28

of the American Cotton Manufactures
Association, said here today.
He said plans were under way for
a campaign in the South to develop
public sentiment to procure favorable
consideration by Congress.
A protective tariff on jute and jute
products will economically benefit the
Southern cotton farmer. said Mr.. Cos
sett, "and at the same time it will
benefit the cotton textile manufacturer.
In benefitting them it will benefit the
entire South and Nation"
He said figures Of the Department
of Commerce revealed between $780,
100000 and 100000.000 pounds of bur-
lap are imported by the United States
annually.
THE cheapness of jute gives it prec-
Evening star., 1932-08-28
Mil,caukee Man Pumps Up
"COcktails' and Files
Damage Claim.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, August al
Every time Harry Kloss pumps from
his well out comes a highball.
But it is not q very palatable high
ball and the liquid which comes from
his well is not suited to household pur-
poses, Kloss complains, through his
attorney, Patrick ]. McCaffrey, to the
Milwaukee Prohibition Bureau.
Last February, the complaint states,
prohibition agents spilled mash in the
basement next door to the Kloss home.
in the town of Lake. KloSs charges
that subsequent seepage into his well
has permanently destroyed its useful
ness.
Kloss' attorney filed with w. Frank
Cunningham, Milwaukee dry chief, o
claim for damages of 81 900.
BY the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
BARBOUR SEES LAPSE
IN ROOSEVELT LOGIC
Jersey Senator Asks Why Governor
Did Not Correct Liquor Evils
in State.
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated HTeSS.
NEWARK, N. j., August CIV.
Warren Barbour Republican candidate
for reelection as United States Sena-
tor, tonight issued a statement describ-
ing the Governors day celebration at
Sea Girt as a "tentleSs three-ring
circus" and Franklin D. Roosevelt as
''its chief calliope player"
The tumult and shouting have died."
Barbour's statement read, "and the
tentless three-ring circus at Sea Girt
has folded up and left its chief calliope
player to return to his native State.
Those of his (Roosevelt's) own
political faith who are left behind are
fumbling with his platitudes and
wondering why the Democratic can
didate for President said nothing
new.
with complete assurance. the Gov
ernor Of New York said prohibition had
created a lucrative, corrupt and vicious
business He must know. Why, then,
has he not campaigned against 1t for
years? 1t isn't development Of recent
years.
He spoke today of the Oracles of
Delphi. What did they say Of public
officials Governor, for instance. who
did nothing to protect his people from
corruption when he knew full well 1t
existed? And then, perhaps. got sud
denly active for political expediency."
Evening star., 1932-08-28
TEACHERS SALARY
SCALE IS REDUCED
Montgomery Instructors Are
Returned to Level of
193O-31.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 27.-Ed-
win w. Broome, county superintend-
ent of schools, has notified the public
school teachers of the county that,
''in accordance with the policy Of the
board of education to effect proper re-
trenchment under present conditions" +"
the board adopted resolution fixing
the teachers salaries for the school
year soon to begin to conform to the
1930-31 salary scale, which means that
the teachers Of elementary grades will
receive $50 less and the high school
teachers 500 less than they did last
year. The resolution directs, however,
that the salaries for teachers of spe-
cial subjects shall conform to the regu-
lar schedule.
Annual Increases Stopped.
The order also halts. according to
Dr. Broome, until conditions improve,
the annual increase of $50 in the SAL
aries of elementary teachers and S100
in the high school teachers salaries,
provided for when the county salary
schedule was approved for use begin
ming September, 1928.
The resolution further provides that
salaries at maximum in 1930-31 shall
be reduced for the school year of 1882
33 in the amount of an increase on
the schedule for one year.
Applied to Officials.
The same principle, Dr. Broome
stated, has been applied to the salaries
of all officials connected with the ad-
ministration of school affairs.
Supt. Broome has also notified the
teachers that the school year will be-
gin September II with a teachers con-
ference in Rockville; that the teachers
will be expected to spend Tuesday, Sep
tember 13, in their rooms getting
things in readiness for the year, and
that the children will start on Wednes-
day. September IA.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
FIRE AT CHELTENHAM
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHELTENHAM, Md, August PA
fire of undetermined origin threatened
to destroy the broom factory at the
House of Reformation for Colored Boys
late this afternoon.
Firemen and 200 inmates worked for
nearly an hour before the blaze was
brought under control. Chief Wesley
Kerr Of the Marlboro Volunteer Fire
Department said most of the damage
was done by water. John D. Pyles,
superintendent of the reformatory, said
that he would be unable to estimate the
damage until a careful examination is
made.
Firemen from Upper Marlboro, La
Plata and Forestville departments re-
sponded to the alarm.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
iTAKOMA PARK YOUTH
LEADER is HON0RED
Retired Army officer Is Given
Presents for Work Past
Ten Years.
special pisnatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TAKOMA PARK, Nd, August 81
Lieut. Col Frank Norman, U. S. A,
retired, was the recipient a few days
ago of a travelling bag because Of his
interest in Boy Scout. Campfire Girl
and Sunday school work here during
the past 10 years.
Col. Norman has devoted considera-
BILE time to Troop No. SO in Takoma Park
and Rev. Walter P. Plumley, jr., for
mer senior patrol leader under Col
Norman, made the presentation speech
and presented the bag before a gather
ing Of members of the various organi-
zations and his friends. An informal
reception took place at the residence
of Mayor and Mrs. Frederick L. Lewton.
A corsage of orchids was presented to
Mrs. Norman.
Plans have been completed by Col.
and Mrs. Norman. who will leave next
Thursday, accompanied by their two
sons, for the Far West to be gone tor
a year.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
DROUGHT STRIKES
! IN PRINCE GEORGES
Farmers Are Hauling Water
for Stock-Crops Are
Burning in Fields.
By a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, August 27.
Prince Georges County and the rest
Of Southern Maryland are again suffer
ing from drought,
Scenes that made the Summer of
1880 season long to be remembered
are being enacted again. The Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Commission
is getting water from the District of
Columbia at two points. Farmers are
hauling water for their live stock in
some sections. Streams are running
dry and crops are burning up in the
fields.
Rain Third of Normal.
Precipitation during August has been
less than one-third of normal. Rainfall
during the current month has been
barely half that enjoyed during July,
which was Subnormal
Faced with diminishing water sup
ply in its Burnt Mills Reservoir. the
Sanitary Commission, which serves the
metropolitan area of both Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties, has found
it necessary TO draw water from Dis
trict mains at Chevy Chase and Mount
Rainier.
Late corn is the crop hardest hit by
the lack of rain, according to County
Agent w. B. Posey. Tobacco is also
suffering.
Haul Water for Stock.
With most streams already dry. farm
ers have recently been forced to haul
water for their live stock
The situation is, however, far less
acute than it was in 1880. Wells which
ran dry then are still furnishing an
abundant supply of water. Farmers
expect that they will have at least a
small harvest instead of losing their
crops entirely, as they did two Sum
merS ago.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
TUBERCULOSIS SURVEY
TO START SEPTEMBER !
Special pispatch to Ths Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, August 27.-Begin-
ming September /, the Fairfax County
health office, in cooperation with the
Virginia and Fairfax County Tubercu-
losis Associations, will start an inten-
sive tuberculosis survey, designed to 10
cate every case of tuberculosis and every
possible contact
The survey will be in charge of Miss
Sula Fleeman from tuberculosis Asso-
citation headquarters in Richmond. The
survey, the most complete to be yet un-
dertaken in Fairfax County, will con-
tinue for the month, to be followed by
clinic in october and an X-ray clinic
in December.
Information as to all cases or suspects
Is requested by the department. Mrs.
Warren Watson of Fairfax is chairman
of the local unit.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
TWO ENGLISH STUDENTS
ON VISIT IN U. S. INJURED
Pair Spending Vacation in North
west Are Hurt in Auto
Crash.
NV the AsSoriated preSS.

BY the Associated Press.
WALLACE, Idaho, August 27-Two
English university students vacationing
in the Northwest, Ronald Bottrall, q,
of Cambridge and John Howard, %, OF
London, we're badly injured in an auto
mobile collision near here today.
Bottralrs skull was fractured and his
head was lacerated. Howard's left arm
was fractured, two ribs were broken,
and his scalp gashed. They were
brought to hospital here.
The youths car, driven by Howard,
crashed head-on into a truck, overturn-
ing the truck. Howard was arrested on
technical charge of reckless driving.
The youths had been attending
Princeton University and were en- route
to Montreal.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
WELL KNOWN BOWLER
DROWNED AT BUFFALO

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, August 27.-The
body of a man, found floating in a
small pond near the Lake Shore road
yesterday, was identified today as that
of Christ Degen, At, well known
throughout the country as a bowler.
Degen was State singles bowling
champion in 1880 and won the State
doubles championship with his brother
Frank in 1929. Relatives told police
that he had been subject to dizzy
spells for the last two years and it was
believed he suffered an attack while
walking along the edge of the pond,
fell in and was drowned.
TIE medical examiner issued a GER
tificate of accidental death.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
Will Give Travel Talk.

ACCOTINK, Va, August 81 (SpeciaD
Fred H. Bloom, member Of Accotink
Lodge, I. o. o. F., will give travel
talk to the members Of the order Mon
day night at $50 o'clock in /. o. o. F.
Hall. Bloom has recently returned from
Honolulu, where he collected over 300
interesting pictures. The lecture will
be open to the public.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
BANKRUPTCY REQUESTED
FOR HAT STORES CHAIN
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August PA volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy was filed to-
day in behalf of the Sarnof- Irving
Hat Stores, Inc, which operates III
stores in New York and various other
cities" which are not named in the
petition. :
Liabilities are listed in the petition
at S528.62l and assets. book value, at
Sl,l2l0l3. The company has been In
equity receiverShip since April.
There are three stores bearing the
Sarnof Irving name in Washington.
1t was said here today no information
had been received to indicate the New
York action would result in closing
the shops here.
Evening star., 1932-08-28

edence over cotton" he continued. "An
adequate tariff on jute and jute prod
ucts would make it profitable to use
cotton instead Of jute, thereby increas-
ing the consumption of American cot
ton at least a million bales"
He said such increased consumption
would be worth about s70,000,000.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
VIRGINIA DRAWS CROWDS
Yorktown Celebration Helps State
Attract Tourist Visitors.

RICHMOND. Va, August 27 (P).-
Richard A. Gillian, chairman of the
State Conservation and Development
Commission, reported today that Vir-
ginia had not suffered any decline in
tourist visitors because of the economic
depression.
This he attributed to the Nation wide
publicity received by the State as a re-
suit of the Sesquicentennial Celebration
at Yorktown, last Fall.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
400 MILL WORKERS QUIT

THoMASv1LLE. N. c., August n Up.
approximately 400 employees Of the
Amazon Cotton Mill, subsidiary Of the
Cannon Towel Co., went on strike to-
day in protest against q 10 per cent
wage reduction placed IN effect about
two weeks ago.
Their walkout brought to approM-
mately 1900 the number Of industrial
employees now on strike here, 1000 en-
ployes of the Thomasville Chair Co.
and 100 workers of the Boyles Veneer
plant having walked out earlier in
the week
Evening star., 1932-08-28
Stutz to Build Trucks.

INDIANAPOLIS, August 81 (Pl-The
Stutz Motor Car Co. of America, Inc,
today announced plans for taking over
the manufacturing and sales Of a light
delivery truck which has been manu-
factured In Chicago by the Package Car
Co.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
Child browns in Mill Race.

BEDFORD, Va, August 81 lP-
Wayne Marshall, 2-year-old child, fell
In the mill race near Moneta yester-
day and was drowned before help could
reach him. The child was said to have
been playing near the mill race.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
Judge Is Mexico City Mayor.

MEXICO CITY, August 27 tP.-
Manuel G. Padilla, Supreme Court
justice for more than 10 years, today
was inaugurated as chief of the federal
district government, or mayor of Mex
leo City. He succeeds Vicente Estrada
Cajigal, resigned. "
Evening star., 1932-08-28
THREE HURT IN WRECK
Automobiles Collide in Main Street
at Harrisonburg, Va.

HARRISONBURG, Va, August 27
(P-Three persons were injured, one
in an automobile accident on
Main street today
jess Wagner, who had not regained
consciousness several hours after the
accident, was believed to have suffered a
fractured skull. Claude Blosser, driver
of one of the machines which figured in
the collision, was severely cut, and Will
liam Ritchie suffered dislocated hip.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
SEEKS JUTE TARIFF
TO BOOST COTTON USE
Manufacturers Association Head
Sees Benefit for Entire U. S.
in New Restriction.

BY the Associated Press
CHARLOTTE. N. c.. August 27.-The
South'S economic welfare demands an
| adequate protective tariff on jute and
Jute products, B. B. Gossett, president
Evening star., 1932-08-28

Victor Daring, aged 3, who fell 40
feet into the water at Teignmouth,
England, fioated around calmly until
rescued and then asked, Where is my
fire engine?"
The Washington times., 1932-06-27
What Is Your Duty?

WHdG Io AUUA DUVJs
What is your duty? That is
a very big questionable biggest
question in every human life.
The Washington times., 1932-06-27

struggling to ELSIE ROBINSON
maintain their families. Anne
also wishes to marry, but her
mother objects. The father is
dead.
You cannot co." the mother
walls. You are all I have
left"
But I will not desert you,
mother, even if I marry" says
Anne. 1--WE will all give you
little money. You can have
nice room for yourself some
where near us. You will see us
often. You will know we love
you"
But this, says the mother, is
not enough. She should not
be left so, to live by herself,
after all she has done for her
children.
Cruel to Leave
''It is your duty to stay with
me-" she cries. "You are young.
You can wait for your happi-
ness. I am old. 1t is cruel
and ungrateful to leave me So"
Wrinkled old hand quivering
on her arm; wistful old voice
qdavering in her ear; what can
Anne answer? WHAT IS HER
DUTY? Thousands of other
people, young and old, asking
that same question, facing that
same problem, or other prob
lens equally delicate, equally
difficult.
What is your duty. my duty,
anyone'S first and most sacred
duty?
YOUR FIRST DUTY IS TO
LIVE-TO LIVE YOUR OWN
LIFE. TO LEARN LIFE