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Evening star., 1932-03-30
u. S. ACTIVITIES
CUT HELD VITAL
Simmons Also Declares Num-
Der of Federal Employees
Must Be Reduced.

The elimination Of certain govern
the number of Federal employees are
absolutely necessary If sufficient econ
omy is to be effected with q view to
balancing the budget, according to the
opinion expressed at the White House
today by Representative Simmons, Re-
publican of Nebraska, member OF the
House Appropriations Committee.
The Nebraskan said he called to
confer with President Hoover regarding
the tax situation and the efforts being
made to reduce running expenses OF
the Government.
without attempting to reflect the
views of the President on this subject
Mr.. Simmons said after leaving the
White House:
"I am at loss to understand how
the Congress is going to make a saw
ing of $243,000,000, estimated by the
Ways and Means Committee as the
amount necessary to balance the bud
get, without eliminating some OF the
existing functions of the Government.
ITO do this it will be necessary to
drop a number of workers now on the
Federal pay roll. The people must
realize that a real reduction in gov
ernmental expenditures cannot be
made and at the same time retain
the present full Federal personnel"
The Ways and Means Committees
estimate of $243,000,00o as the amount
to be cut in the total expenses of Gov
ernment is based on an estimated $780,
100000 to be derived from the new
taxes.
Representative Simmons stated that
tomorrow or Friday he would make a
public statement in which he would dis
cuss the Ways and Means Committees
tax and economy program. In this
statement he will raise the question of
how to bring about a $243 900, 900 saw
ing In Government expense without
curtailing and eliminating existing
functions.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
HEARING POSTPONED
IN M'BRIDE CASE
Charges of Murder Against Peters
burg, Va, Man Now Set for
Consideration April 12.
Nv a Staff correspondent O, The Star.

By staff Correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, March
3C-A hearing on murder charges
against Hugh G. Jackson of Petersburg,
Va, suspect in the Barney Mcbride
murder, was postponed until April IL
yesterday, at the request of the State.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. Garrison,
who arrested the man, told States At
torney Alan Bowie that witness he
wished to produce from Western city
was i'll and unable to come to Marlboro
yesterday.
The postponement will give the April
grand jury time to act on the case.
Jackson is represented by Attorneys
John Mudd and w. B. Munson.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
GARCIA RITES FRIDAY
Retired Major to Be Buried in
Arlington Cemetery.

Funeral services will be held here
Friday for Maj. Enrique Garcia, re-
tired Army officer, who died at San
Diego, Calf, March %. He will be
buried in Arlington National Cemetery
with full military honors.
Maj. Garcia was So years old and a
native Of Porto Rico. He served in
the Porto Rican army from 1899 to
1916. When the United States entered
the World War he was made a captain
and then promoted to major in the
Quartermaster Corps of the United
States Army. He was honorably dis
charged october 81 1919, and a month
later enlisted In the Army as quarter
master sergeant. He was commissioners
a captain in 1920 and transferred to
the Infantry. Later he was transferred
back to the Quartermaster Corps and
retired in 1921 for disability in line Of
duty
He is survived by his widow, who re-
sides in San Diego.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
ANNIVERSARY FETE
OBSERVED BY LODGE
Knights of Columbus Here
Take Part in Celebrating
Fiftieth Year.

Marking the hftieth anniversary of
the founding OF the Knights of Co
lumbus, members of the order in Wash
ington, with their guests, last night
attended celebration at the Shoreham
Hotel that was part of a Nationwide
demonstration, hundreds joining in the
event.
The program included speeches, en-
tertainment and dancing, and at 1I:30
there was broadcast from New York
and Chicago. Mrs. Clarence H. Mac
kay, the former Anna Case, sang from
New York, and Charles Hackett from
Chicago. From Chicago, also, Martin
H. Carmody Of Grand Rapids, Mich,
supreme knight, addressed members of
the fraternity over the country.
Tells Of BicentenniaI.
Fred j. Rice, supreme knight of the
District OF Columbia, the postmaster,
told OF the Bicentennial program of the
knights, which will be marked by the
national convention here August 1920,
when 10000 members are expected.
The day previous to the convention
the order will participate in the exer-
cises marking the unveiling of the
statue of Cardinal Gibbons, to be
erected in front of the Shrine of the
Sacred Heart, at Sixteenth street and
Park road.
Mr.. Rice also called attention to the
field mass to be held at Catholic Uni
Versity on May 80, which the knights
will attend
Representative Speaks.
Representative James M. Mead of
New York and Fourth Assistant POST
master General j. w. Philip. past grand
master of the Fourth Degree, K. of c.,
OF Texas, were other speakers.
In his speech, Representative Mead
denounced attempts to balance the
budget by "slashing the salaries of the
little fellows, the Government workers. y
saying that if such step is carried out
1t will lead to wage cuts bv every
public and private employer in the
United States" Hk talk was Received
with an lbyetisEs.
w. G. Reeley. pass supre:n- knight
OF the Ltetgtct. stps c brief sssSch ov
the order since the founding.
On the entertainment program were
George O Connor and Matt Horne, Joe
ODonnell Miss Kathleen Baker. Miss
Gertrude Whiting and James Dugan.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
TWO CLAIM BODY
OF MURDER VICTIM
One Woman Says He Was
Her Husband, Other That
He Was Her Son.
BY the Associated Press

by tne Associated Press.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, March 30
Dispute over identity of middle-aged
man beaten and stabbed to death yes
terday near Mount Vernon, Ind, today
baked police efforts to find the slayer.
Mrs. Albert johnson of Evansville,
told officers the body lying in Mount
Vernon morgue was that of her hus-
band, age 80.
Mrs. George II. Claibourne, also Of
Evansville, who last night said posi-
lively she could not identify the body,
early today said she had viewed it
again and insisted the dead man was
her son, Clifton Bruce Claibourne, 23
Confusion Increased.
Adding to complexity Of the case
was the statement of Coroner John c.
Newman at Mount Vernon that Mrs
Claibourne had not seen the body since
her first visit at S pm. yesterday.
Meanwhile the body of second man
found slain near here yesterday had
been identified by brother as that of
Alfred Butts, So, of Henderson, KY, and
Charles Hamilton, 81. colored taxicab
driver whose name and address were
found written on card in Butts
pocket, was under arrest at Henderson.
was no connection between the two
slayingS.
Police investigating the Johnson
Claibourne mystery said the killing was
done in an automobile reported stolen
by Henry German, which was found
splattered with blood and containing
a shoe that matched one found on
the body at Mount Vernon.
Tells Of $4,000 Policy.
German, a suitor of Claibourne's IS
sister said Claibourne had had access to
his automobile He told officers that
johnson and Claibourne had trouble
over Johnsons wife, whom he said he
had seen in the youths company sew
eral times recently. Mrs. johnson how
ever, denied she had been with Clai-
bourne.
Police said German told them Clai-
bourne once had showed him an in
surance police for $4,000 on johnson S
life, naming Mrs. johnson as bene-
ficiary.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
HUNGER STRIKER TURNS DOWN
BID TO WALK TO CALIFORNIA
Dr. Frederic F. Wolter, Without Food for DAYS. Still
Hopeful of Getting Decent Job.

Among the things which DR.. Fred
eric F. Wolter doesn't want to do,
now that his hunger strike is 81 days
old, is to hike to Los Angeles. Calf
Even the pioneers, DR.. Wolter was
moved to recall, set out for California
on a full stomach, however little they
may have found to eat en- route.
DR.. Wolter, who grows a little weary
now Just remaining on his feet to shave,
said he would have to forego California,
as suggested by a Los Angeles store
keeper, despite "the golden oranges, the
broad and beaming Pacific and the
glorious climate"
And the next last thing which Dr.
Wolter wants to do, he said today, is
enter the race for Vice President of
the United States-the idea of a cor
respondent in Minneapolis, MINI.
DR.. Wolter Is scholar and not a
politician, and this latter suggestion
Evening star., 1932-03-30
DEAD MAN NAMED
AT KIDNAPPING TRIAL
Abducted Baker Fails to
Identify Three Defendants
in Denver Court.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, March 30-With six wit
nesses having testified in the trial Of
three men charged with kidnapping
BENJAMIN P Bower, Denver bakery
manager, the State sought today def
nitely to link Joseph c. Riley, former
convict, with the accused men.
Riley shot and killed himself when
police attempted to arrest him for
questioning in connection with the kid
naping.
Bower, who was freed without pay
msnt of the $4,000 ransom asked.
identified police photograph of Riley
as the man who held him prisoner in
a shack for five days after his abduc-
ton January 10. Bower failed to
identify Joe Pannell, Art Taylor and
George Reed, the defendants.
Mrs. Bower testified that Panneu "re-
sembled one of the men" who forced
their way into the Bower home the
night Of the kidnapping.
The State hoped to introduce the
testimony of Mrs. Alice Larkin, who
held a conversation with Riley after
Bower was abducted Mrs. Larkin re-
sided two doors from the shack where
Bower was held captive.
Charles T Mahoney, defense attor-
ney, objected to Mrs. Larkin as a wit
ness on the ground "a dead man can't
testify" The court took the matter
under advisement.
Evening star., 1932-03-30

wrung from him a somewhat bitter
laugh. He has put it up to society,
through his hunger strike-either a
fairly promising job or DR.. Wolter will
starve himself to death.
And society's answer, If fan mail pour
ing into his little room at 119 Pennsyl-
vania avenue can be called an answer,
has been hike to California" run for
Vice President" become a missionary"
sell the Little Giant Book of Essen
tials'"
Something more specific, in the shape
Of part-time library job. or a teachers
position in Utica, N. Y, the doctor had
declined in the name of insufficient
compensation.
The doctor, a little bewildered and a
little amused by the response which his
hunger-strik has evoked. was awaiting
the postman today.
And, being no cynic. he seemed quite
hopeful over the prospect. =
Evening star., 1932-03-30
PETITION ATTACKS
ASSESSMENT ACT
Silver Spring Residents Seek
Injunction in Property
Tax Dispute.
BY HOWARD NJ. BAGGETT,
staf Correspondent Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, March 3o.-rhe
constitutionality of the 1881 act of the
General Assembly ratifying and con-
frming special front foot benefit assess
ments against property on Bonifant
and four other streets in the Silver
Spring area was attacked in a petit
tion filed in the Circuit Court here yes
terday on behalf Of Kerfoot Flynn and
43 other plaintiffs. An Injunction pre-
venting the county commissioners from
collecting the taxes or selling the prop
erty in defauls pending the case was
also sought.
Judge Robert B. Peter signed an
order requiring the county commits
sioners to show cause on or before
April why the injunction should not
be granted. The suit was brought by
Attorneys Edward Peter and Vivian v.
Simpson. Attorney Peter stated that
Re estimated about 100000 in special
front foot benefit taxes was involved in
the action.
Act Held Unconstitutional.
These plaintiffs in February, 1880,
obtained an Injunction against the coll
lection of the assessment, but on April
IT, 1881, a special act of the General
Assembly was passed ratifying and con-
firming the assessments which had all
ready been made.
This act, the petition claims, is CON
fiscatory, arbitrary, discriminating ana
unequal and is a plain abuse OF leglS-
lative power and Is therefore unconstt-
tutionai and void" The act attempts,
~. -1oA{T;1v, cate IN iYTzYNNca
rectly tax or assessment at a different
rate on properties of the same class in
the same taxing area, in that 1t as
sesses the property owners on the five
streets in question for 100 per cent Of
the cost of the work and on other
streets in the same section for so per
cent of the cost.
Five Streets Involved.
The action is filed against the county
commissioners and J. Forest Walker,
treasurer. The five streets in question
are Bonifant street, Merrimac avenue,
Cedar street, Montgomery avenue and
Oak drive, all in the Silver Spring Sec
ton. The plaintiffs are Kerfoot Flynn
Hazel w. Flynn, Hatton A. Waters
Robert I. Lyons, Claude w. Mitchell,
Flora H. Mitchell Elizabeth G. New
bold, Florence L. Newbold, William H.
Thompson, John G. Cowell, Thomas B.
Hammaros, Mary E. Hammaros, VIII
liam E. Perry, Emily N. Perry, Sally N.
Downing, Fred L. LuteS, Louise G. LuteS,
Mary K. Hawkins, Harry L. Strickler.
Bertha r. Strickler, John H. Nicholson,
Dorothy B. Nicholson, Roy M. Heizer,
H. j. Hayden, John s. Junghans, Mary,
C. Junghans, Charles G. Nauck, James
H. Barnes, Margaret G. Barnes, Charles
P. Barnes, Annie E. Van Horn, Alfred
L. Ray, Joseph E. Mari, C.. Carl Fink,
Bessie Meisenheimer, trustees of the
Silver Spring Baptist Church, Harry G..
Howes, Ernest w. Carter, Emma @.
Carter, Gerald F. Hubbard, Richard NJ.
Osborn, Joanna B. Hubbard, Myron z.
Houston and John w. Wood.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
DAVIS SEES HOOVER

After canvassing the disarmament
situation with President Hoover and
Secretary of State Stimson, Norman 1T,
Davis, American delegate to the Geneva
Armament Conference, said yesterday
on leaving the White House that he had
reported to the President he felt more
hopeful" as to the outcome Of the
Geneva parley:
Davis expects to sail late this week to
be present at the reconvening of the
conference on April IL.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
ARLINGTON BUDGET
WILL BE ADOPTED
County Board Will Take Action at
Special Meeting Tomorrow
Night.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE. Va, March 30.-The budget
for the coming fiscal year is to be
adopted by the County Board at a spe-
ial meeting that will be held here at
7:30 o'clock tomorrow night. The
meeting will be in the form Of public
hearing and large number Of citizens
have expressed their intention Of at
tending.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
MAN GETS SIX MONTHS
FOR LURAY JAIL BREAK

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY, Va, March 30.-Melvin
Campbell received a six-month SEN
tence on the road yesterday In Circuit
Court for jailbreaking.
About six months ago he and COM
panion dug their way to freedom
through the walls Of the county Jail
here.
His companion is still at large.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
Officers Named by Club.

WARRENTON. Va, March 80 (Spe-
ciaD The Blue Ridge Club, at it's an
nual meeting here, reelected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Thomas Turnbull,
president; Mrs. David B. Smith, vice
president; Mrs. Burrowes McNeir, Sec
retary, and Mrs. Charles Daniel,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
RELIEF is STUDIED
I. c. c. Investigating P1sn to
Reach SnoWbound Town

Ways Of getting relief into snow
bound Silverton, Colo, are befcg in
vestigated by the Interstate Commerce
Commission at the request of Eesss.cr
Costigan, Democrat, Colorado.
A service agent is at Durango to see
what can be done by the Rio Grande
& Western and if the railways serving
the town have taken all steps neces-
sary to open up the line.
Silverton, with population of about
1900, has been snowbound since Feb
ruary or 6, with food now being
brought In by pack train.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
Irving Diener to Speak.

frting Diener, president of the
Brotherhood of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, will deliver the address
at brotherhood service Friday evening
at 8 o'clock. The service will be read
by Sherry Stein and Harold Strauss.
Evening star., 1932-03-30

Miss Rachel Pitt Of Falwick, Eng
land, who took her first motor cycle ride
after she was 100, has Just died at 104
Evening star., 1932-03-30
DIES AT WALTER REED
Capt. Clifford H. Boyles Native of
South Dakota Town.

Capt. Clifford H. Boyles, A, died at
Walter Reed Hospital yesterday. He
had come here for treatment from
Abingdon, Ill, where he was on duty
with the r. o. T. c. unit of the Illinois
Military School.
Capt. Boyles was a native of Blunt,
S. Oak, and was commissioned In ',he
Infantry in 1917 and transferred to TIE
Regular Army in 1920. He was retired
for disability in line of duty in 1928
but had been placed on active duty
from August l. 1929. He is survived by
his wife Mrs Leona B. Boyles who was
with him at the time of his death.
Evening star., 1932-03-30

Mexico has just placed export duties
on alligator skins.
Evening star., 1932-03-30
INCOME TAXES DROP

General Decline in Collections Over
Last Year Continues.
Income tax collections for March 28
were $3.50, ,572, as compared with
$1,624,446 for the corresponding day
of last year.
The days receipts brought the total
for the month to $19l ,304, ,729, against
$3.50. .74l,438 last year. Income tax
collections for the fiscal year since last
July / amounted to $849, ,426 OIL. COM
pared with sl502, ,172, ,462 last year.
On, March 2S the Government had q
deficit Of 81 1852 .343, ,161. X
Evening star., 1932-03-30
MRS. MARY BOWEN DIES
Wife of Prominent Doctor Was
Active at st. Albans.

Mrs. Mary Wignal Bowen. wife of
DR.. w. Sinclair Bowen, prominent ply
sician, died yesterday at her residence
3l25 Cathedral avenue. Funeral sery-
ices will be held at noon tomorrow at
st. Adams Church, followed by burial
in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Bowen was born in England and
came to Washington as the bride of DR..
Bowen about 80 years ago. She was
active in the affairs of st. Adams
parish and prominently known in social
circles,
Evening star., 1932-09-07
RED CROSS FOLLOWS
| HURRICANE UP COAST
Maurice Reddy Of Relief Body Pre-
pared to Meet ANY Storm
Emergency.

Maurice Reddy, national disaster re-
lief worker of the American Red Cross,
is travelling with the course Of the tropi-
cal storm up the East Coast, IN order
to be prepared to meet the emergency
should the hurricane strike inland. 1t
was announced today at Red Cross
headquarters.
Reddy and two assistants, George
Myer and Harold Foy, were sent TO
Florida last week when the first storm
threatened Miami and territory south
Of there That storm caused little dam
age and Myer and Foy returned, but
Reddy remained for survey Of Red
Cross chapters, to aid In preparations
for emergency relief when the second
storm was announced to be gathering
of the Antilles When Miami was re-
ported to beout of the path, he went
farther up the coast.
SAVANNAH, Ga, September Z Or
Observers at the Savannah Weather
Bureau said last night that tropical
disturbance reported as centering about
$50 miles of Daytona Beach, Fla, ap-
parently had curved so 1t would not
endanger this part Of the coast.
EMANTEO. N. c., September z R.-
The Government weather station here
last night reported the tropical disturb
ance which has been moving northwest
ward for several days, was headed di-
rectly for Hatteras, and that winds at
its center had reached 40 to 60 miles
per hour.
A. w. Drinkwater. observer, said such
storms usually turned northeast back
into the ocean, on striking the gulf
stream of Hatteras. but this one had
caused the Weather Bureau to order
hurricane warnings along the coast.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
JUDGE IS ACCUSED
Of AIDING FRIENDS
Accountant Says He Was
Discharged as Receiver for
Rejecting Certain Lawyers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. September 7.-Ad-
olson Strov, Berkeley accountant, told
House Judiciary Subcommittee yes
terday that he was discharged as a
corporation receiver by Federal Judge
Harold Louderback because he refused
to appoint friends Of the judge as his
attorneys.
The testimony was given at the open
ing session of an inquiry into the ofi-
cial conduct on the part OF Judge
Louderback
Strong said he was discharged as re-
ceiver for Russell-Colvin & Co., broker
age firm, after a disagreement over the
hiring of counsel.
He related that Judge Louderback
previously asked him II he realized
what a plum you have picked-that
I set your fees and they may vary from
$4,000 to s80,000?"
Il told him that was not concerned
with the payment of the fees at the
present time" Strong declared He
said the Judge in explanation declared ::
"I have many friends to whom I
am under obligations and I desire to
take care Of them whenever 1t is pos
sible. I also set the attorneys fees.
and If I told your attorneys they would
get no fees. I do not think they would
be so anxious for their appointment,
do you?'"
H. B. Hunter. who was named re-
ceiver for the brokerage house. said he
had been paid S40,500 in fees for his
work, lasting slightly over year, and
that attorneys of record for all sides
had received approximately $58,700.
On cross examination Hunter ad-
mitted fees paid both to himself and
to attorneys were allowed by the judge
in open court without disagreement.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
BOY, is, IS ARRESTED
IN ROBBERY ATTEMPT
Policeman Uses Gun in Trying to
Halt Gang Seeking to
Burglarize Store.

A policeman used his revolver early
today in an attempt to arrest a gang
of boys seeking to rob the grocery OF
S. S. Bosin, 300 block of D street north
east. None of the bullets hit the boys,
but one alleged gang member, 16, was
captured and is now being held by
ninth precinct police for investigation.
Informed that several boys had plan
ned to rob his store last night, Bosin
appealed to police for aid and an off,
Ger was detailed there. At midnight the
policeman left and shortly afterward
several boys appeared in the rear OF the
premises, one remaining safe distance
away as a lookout. according to Bosin.
Bosin said he appealed again to police
as soon as the boys appeared, and as
Policeman c. j. Stewart approached
the store, the lookout is said to have
given a warning signal. One OF the
boys had climbed to rear building and
was said to have been in the act OF
attempting to remove a screen at the
time.
Jumping from the roof Of the rear
portion OF the building, the l6-year-
old boy found himself confronted by the
policeman. After he was placed under
arrest his companions were unsuccess-
fully pursued for several blocks. Police
said they were continuing an investi-
cation.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
OUSTED POSTAL CLERK
IS GIVEN JOB BACK
Special Order Creates Post for Man
Dismissed for Urging Bonus
! ~, Payment.

A special order issued yesterday by
Arch Coleman, First Assistant Post
master General, recreated a $1,700 clerk
ship in the Gary. Ind, post office for
Ben H. Kerr, who was reinstated sew
eral days ago by President Hoover after
a furore had been created by his dis
miSsal.
Kerr was removed, Postmaster Gen
eral Brown informed the President, for
serious infractions of the postal laws. u
One Of the charges made against him
by post Office inspectors was that he
introduced resolution at an American
Legion Convention proposing cash pay
ment of the soldiers bonus and that this
was contrary to the views Of President
Hoover.
When Kerr's reinstatement was Or
dered by the President, the Executive
said: THE fact that Civil Service en-
ployes differ with my views does not
necessarily constitute political activity
under the law which forbids such &C
tion.'
Upon Kerr's dismissal his job was
abolished in pursuance of the depart
ment's policy of not filling vacancies
unless they were absolutely necessary
His reinstatement necessitated the spe-
cial order recreating the clerkship.