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Evening star., 1932-04-07
PROTEST LEGION BACKING
OF PRESIDENT ON BONUS

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, April Okla
homa American Legion officials are
leading a move for a meeting of the
National Executive Committee at
indianapolis April is in protest against
statement of Henry L. Stevens,
national commander, that the Legion
supports President Hoover'S position
against bonus legislation.
Taking issue with the national COM
mander's statement, State Legion
officers last night mesSaged % depart
mental commanders, asking that they
join in call for the meeting.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
Sc HORSES LOST
IN MARYLAND FIRE
Caretaker of Stable at
LutherviIle Suspects
IncendiariSin.

BY the Associated Press.
LUTHERVILLE, Md, April Cause
OF the fire here late last night that
destroyed 36 horses and a stable on
the estate Of Lewis E. Lambert, at a
loss of $350.0o0. was sought today by
Baltimore County officers.
W. P. Barnett, caretaker. who lives
less than 200 yards from the burned
stable. insists the blaze was of in
cendiary origin. He told officers that
when he discovered the fire flames
were shooting up on the outside of
the barn from two sides, but that
there was no fire inside.
Horses Valued at 100000
The horses were valued at $500, 900
and the stable and its equipment at
$l50,000.
The owner, who has exhibited his
animals at point-to-point and cross
country races in Maryland in recent
years, was away at the time of the
fire and did not return until after the
stable was destroyed.
The horses-hunters, jumpers and
show animals-were mostly all the
property of Lambert. A few were
owned by his friends.
Workmen Rush to Stable.
The blaze, shooting into the sky,
brought Barnett to the porch of his
home little after IL o'clock last
night. He called out an alarm to the
workmen and group rushed to the
stable.
AS the doors of the barn were swung
open the flames burst through from
the sides and it was impossible to
enter. The horses appeared to be
stampeding as smoke obscured the view
of the caretaker.
Fire apparatus from Towson, Luther
vile, Cockeysville and Rosedale re-
sponded to calls for assistance.
Lambert purchased the property q
few years ago and developed it into
A country show place.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
CONNECTICUT FOR HOOVER.
10 Delegates Chosen by Republicans
Uninstructed.

BY the Associated Press
Connecticut Republicans choosing 1s
delegates, who although untnstructed
will 60 in the column of President
Hoover, furnished today's only formal
preparations for the presidential nom-
mating conventions.
Out in Wisconsin, however, Tuesdays
primary returns still were being counted
to determine whether conservative Re-
publican candidates favorable to Presi'
dent Hoover would hold a majority oi
the States delegation, or whether the
La Toilette slate Of Progressives would
be in the saddle. AS the count advanced
the conservative faction had l6-to-l
edge.
The Democratic primary figures placed
rs OF Wisconsin's rs votes in the Frank
lin D. Roosevelt column. One inde'
pendent candidate favorable to Alfred
e. Smith appeared to be winning. The
Georgia delegations % votes yesterday
we're given formally to Roosevelt.
Roosevelt Strength IFS.
The delegate drive to make Roosevelt
standard bearer brought the New York.
er's total strength in instructed, pledged
and claimed delegates to IT'S out OF the
338 actually selected.
This ITS Is between one-fourth and
one-fifth Of the ITO necessary to noml-
nate.
Roosevelt apparently had won all 26
delegates in the Wisconsin primary on
the basis of incomplete returns which
showed an unprecedented Democratic
vote. Observers generally held this
indicated many Republicans voted In
the Democratic primary as in North
Dakota last month.
The Republican Wisconsin returns
presaged a delegation divided between
the Progressives and Conservatives.
26s Total G. o. P. Delegates.
wisconsins 81 brought the total
Republican delegates chosen to date to
269. Of this number, President Hoover
has 23l instructed, pledged and claimed
for him, counting New Yorks 86 named
yesterday. Only 578s or majority, are
required to nominate for the Republi-
cans.
Connecticut will name 19 more Re-
publican delegates in convention tomor-
row. Although uninstructed, they are
claimed by the Hoover forces.
The 38 Republican delegates in doubt
are Wiseonsin's 81; two from North
Dakota and nine from New Mexico
Georgia's % votes had been assured
Roosevelt as a result of his primary
victory March %. The % will be
divided between "a delegates and alter
mates.
Roosevelt's ITS total includes ISL in
structed and pledged as follows: New
Maine IL, Iowa 26, Washington Is
Evening star., 1932-04-07

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gested will be effective until the plans
evolved are taken in hand by the Da-
nubian States themselves
A high British authority issued q de-
nial OF newspaper reports in Berlin
that Prime Minister Macdonald and
Premier Tardieu of France had dis
cuSsed reparations and war debts at
their meeting over the last week end
and that as result an announcement
may be expected at the Lausanne Con-
ference in June that so far as Europe
is concerned reparations payments will
be ended.
Another difference of opinion between
Italy and Germany on the one hand
| and France and Great Britain on the
other, arose over a proposal for a full
conference, including representatives OF
! the Danubian countries, to be held
later.
France and Great Britain were un-
derstood to have insisted that the Dan
ubians hold conference among them
selves. Germany and Italy wanted q
conference Of representatives Of the
four powers with representatives OF the
Danubian nations.
appointing a treasury expert to exam
inc the recent report of the League Of
Nations Financial Committee on the
condition of the Danubian countries.
Among the proposals considered, it
was understood, were financial aid by
France and Britain and tariff conces-
sions by Germany and Italy the prin-
cipal markets OF the distressed nations.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
HOLDS MANY RECORDS.
Chosen in 1880 as Americas Outstand-
ing Aviator.

NEW YORK. April 7 P).-Repre-
sentatives of Capt Frank M. Hawks,
who was seriously injured in a take
crash at Worcester, Mass, today, said
the famous flyer was on his way to
New York when the accident occurred.
He flew to Worcester from st. Louis
yesterday to fill speaking engagement.
He planned to fly to Porto Rico next
week
Hawks attracted national attention
in February, 1929, when he few from
Los Angeles to New York, nonstop, in
18 hours 81 minutes and SO seconds.
From that time on he has been
Americas leader in the development OF
speed for aircraft. His Los Angeles-to-
New York record was quickly broken,
but he regained it In June OF 1929,
when he few from New York to Los
Angeles, nonstop, in l9 hours 10 minutes
80 seconds, and returned, nonstop, the
next day in II hours 38 minutes Sc Sec
onds. This coast to coast and return
in 36 hours 4s minutes and 28 sec.
onds gave him both the East and
West records as well as laurels for the
round trip.
Hawks had hoped to be the first man
to make a nonstop flight from New
York to Paris. 1t was when this feat
was performed by Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh that Hawks turned his atten-
ton to speed.
AS fast as competitors wresUed records
from him he concentrated on regaining
them and few were the aviators who
could equal his pace.
When other flyers bested the trans
continental records by making refueling
stops on the way, Hawks supervised the
construction of a low-winged mono
plane, and in August, 1880, flew from
New York to Los Angeles in IA hours
80 minutes and 43 seconds, making five
stops en- route.
Subsequently he flew between scores
of American and Canadian cities to es-
tablish informal records. He flew from
Detroit to New York in hours and Al
minutes. averaging 255 miles an hour,
than an unofficial world record for
speed and distance From Philadelphia
to New York took him only 20 minutes.
In 1880 he was chosen Americas out
standing flyer by the Ligue Interna-
tionale des Amateurs.
He was also distinguished as the first
transcontinental glider pilot, flying
from San Diego to New York in tow Of
an airplane.
He took his air training almost in
one hop. AS a schoolboy at Long Beach,
Calf he posed as newspaper reporter
to gain passage with transforming
aviator. He later confessed to the
flyer and was made his ground as
Sistant.
After establishing the unofficial rec
ords between American cities Hawks
took his plane abroad to set new speed
records between various foreign cities.
He few from Rome to London In 5
hours and 33 minutes.
On July %, 1881. he set new record
by flying from New York to Havana,
Cuba, and back in IT hours. His time
on the fight to Havana was hours, 8
minutes and 80 seconds.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
LEGION POST DEMANDS
END OF BONUS LOBBY
Commander of New York Group
Asks Cessation of attempts
to Coerce Congress"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April THE COM
mander OF Willard Straight Post Of the
American Legion announced today 1t
had sent telegram TO the national
commander, Henry L. Stevens, Ir.. de-
nanding an end to "all attempts to
coerce Congress"
I'VE demand discontinuance OF the
Washington lobby" the telegram said,
land all attempts to coerce Congress to
vote additional billions and special priv
tleges which will thereby degrade patri-
otism of war service, imperil Govern
ment finances, gouge taxpayers and
make the word veteran synonymous
with panhandler and CRATER"
The commander of the post is Hugh
Gallaher, an executive of the Penn
Metal Co. The message expressed
approval of Stevens statement against
immediate payment of the bonus.
Evening star., 1932-04-07

Continued From First Page.l
atives whom I may appoint from the
executive branches of the Government
will sit in and cooperate with your
committee I shall continue to urge
that similar committee be appointed
by the Senate in order that we shall not
need TO traverse the whole subject
again.
Yours faithfully,
HERBERT HOOVER"
Byrns Warns Of Deficiency.
A little later Chairman Byrns of the
House Appropriations Committee told
the House that President Hoover's re-
cent economy message charged that the
Appropriations Committee had perpe-
trated a fraud on the American people
by making deductions in the supply bills
which inevitably must be taken up IN
deficiency appropriations.
Declaring that the Presidents mes
sage was a reflection on his committee,
! Byrns said:
IT want it now clearly understood
that If I am chairman Of the Appro-
priations Committee next December the
departments won't get any deficiency
appropriations-the President Of the
United States to the contrary notwith-
standing.
THE only deficiency I know Of was
| in the budget estimate itself which
failed to make a sufficient estimate.
The Secretary of the Treasury is re-
sponsible for that"
The committees letter was dispatched
over the signature of Chairman McDufie,
with two Republican committeeman dis
senting. It followed McDuffle's assertion.
as to the Presidents suggestion for an
economy commission including this own
representatives as well as House and
Senate members, that Its too late to
start any new investigation. All we
need is some specific recommendations.
and we'll put them up to the House
right away"
Sincere Cooperation Desire.
The letter informed Mr.. Hoover that
the committee recognized, "as you. too.
must recognize" that the condition OF
the country precluded partisanship and
demanded political cooperation, and
that the committee had a sincere de-
sire to work in the fullest cooperation
with you"
with this in mind" it continued,
| 1--WE extend to you an invitation to par
ticipate in the task of the Economy
Committee by sending to the committee
your specific recommendations, or by
sending your representative to present
to the committee your views and con-
clusions as to specific economies which
! might be effected so that the country
may have the benefit Of a cooperative
effort"
Interior Bill Reduction.
Decision to send the letter was an
nounced late yesterday about the time
the Senate Appropriations Committee
reported a $4,000, 900 reduction in the
Interior Department appropriation bill,
already cut by the House considerably
below the budget estimates. The House
Economy Committee, ready to report
bills for some minor consultations
Government activities and abolition of
such services as the Army and Navy
transports, expected to have more saw
ings drafted by the end of the week.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
PADGET'S FAMILY DENIES
HE WAS SALOON KEEPER
Former Publisher, Texas Ranger
and Politician to Be Buried
in California.
Nv the Assnciated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April THE fu-
neral of Capt Ormond Padget, S5, for
mer publisher, Texas Ranger and poll
tician who died at his home in Culver
City yesterday, will be conducted today
and burial will be in Glendale.
Capt. Padget formerly was an ex-
ecutive In charge of the Texas Brewers
Association. Relatives here said last
night that he formerly owned several
saloons and liquor warehouses in Texas,
but this was said by more immediate
family members to be mistaken report.
The Associated Press is glad 10 make
the correction.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
REPORT INTERESTS BERLIN.

BERLIN, April 7 P.-The foreign
Office was deeply interested today IN
reports from England that as a result
of the conference between Prime Minis
ter Macdonald and Premier Tardieu 1t
is likely that the Lausanne Conference
in June will declare an end to repara-
tions payments among the European
countries. In the absence of Chancellor
Bruening, however, there was no con-
firmation for the reports.
I'VE conceive our task at Lausanne
to be that of furnishing proof for the
chancellor's assertion that Germany
simply cannot continue to pay repara-
tions." said foreign office spokesman.
we are confident that we will be able
to convince our creditors of our inabil-
ity to pay. What our creditors will DO
IN their capacity as debtors to the
United States Is their business"
DR.. Hermann Dietrich, finance minis
ter, said in a speech last night that
everybody knows we can't go on paying
reparations and the Lausanne Confer
ence. therefore, must make far-reach-
ing decision"
Evening star., 1932-04-07
CONVICT ESCAPES

Police today were searching for VIII
liam Fitzpatrick. 80, a convict SEN
fenced to the District workhouse at
Occoquan. who slipped away from an
attendant last night at Gallinger Hos
pital, where he was undergoing treat
ment.
Fitzpatrick, who was serving sentence
for carrying q concealed weapon and
for non-support. hoped aboard truck
and escaped.
Evening star., 1932-04-07

Commons and led the British public as
have few others in British history.
He was elected to Parliament at the
age of 27 from Carnarvon Boroughs
and for more than 40 years has repre-
sented the same constituency. Although
he was i'll before the last general cleo
tion and was unable to campaign, his
constituency returned him by rousine
majority.
After the election, however, his fol-
loging in the Liberal party. through
which he had for so long welded tre-
mendous power, was reduced, by the
all but one Of whom were members OF
all but one of HON were members Of
his own family.
Evening star., 1932-04-07

New Hampshire 8. Minnesota "a and
North Dakota 8. Total ISL.
Uninstructed but claimed for Roose-
welt: Arkansas 18. Philippines 6. To-
tai "a. Grand total ITS.
The remaining 163 chosen to date
include SO for former Senator James
A. Reed of Missouri, % for Gov. Muir
ray of Oklahoma and l04 uninstructed
and unclaimed, Of which "a are from
New York and 20 from Louisiana
Hoover's 231 include "a instructed
and pledged as follows: Missouri 4,
Kansas 81, Louisiana IL, North Dakota
9, Iowa Is. Georgia IL and New Hamp-
shire IL. Total "a.
Uninstructed but claimed for Hoo
yer 1877: New York 81, Maine 13, Vir.
ginia 25, North Carolina 2. Total 1877.
Grand total 23l.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
CAPT. HAWKS INJURED
WHEN PLANE CRASHES
WHILE TAKING OFF
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NOOANAAOSd AOill AoO oeS'(
that Hawks face was seriously con-
fused and lacerated. X-rays disclosed
jaw fractures, but not skull fracture.
The surgeons said he may have facial
paralysis as result of the jaw frac-
ture.
Hawks filled a lecture engagement
last night at Mechanics Hall. under
the auspices of Worcester Council, Boy
Scouts of America. He spent the night
at hotel and after breakfasting with
M. Within Whittall, a member of the
Scout Executive Committee and chair
man Of the Reception Committee for
the Hawks affair, drove to the airport,
arriving there shortly after 9.
Escort Plane Damaged.
When Capt. Hawks arrived at the
airport yesterday afternoon, John
Within Lasell, Whitinsville aviator
driving an escort plane, landed ahead
of him, but to one side of the central
runway, leaving q clear field for the
visiting flyer.
Lasell's landing gear struck soft
spot and it turned over on its nose,
suspending the pilot from the cockpit.
He clambered out before the plane was
righted.
The propeller was slightly damaged.
MRS. HAWKS TOLD OF ACCIDENT.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
Spanish DESTROYER Aground.

MADRID, April Z GP).-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Iviza, in the
Balearic Islands, today said the Span
ish destroyer Diez had run aground
and probably would be a total loss.
1t was thought it would be necessary
to jettison the guns before there could
be any attempt to ref1oat her.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
EXPLANATION OF MOVIE
AID AT CAPITOL ASKED
Film Publicity Men Had No Per-
nit for Use of Dome,
Capt. Dram Says.

For using the dome of the United
States Capitol and other buildings as
niIlboards last night TO advertise The
Wet Parade" which is to have its
premiere showing here, advance pub
licity agents for the Loew Theaters
were summoned before District officials
this afternoon TO offer explanations for
their alleged violation OF the District
sign regulations.
Capt. Hugh v. Dram. director OF In
spection. said no permit had been is
sued foa the projection Of the sig&
Evening star., 1932-04-07
PROTEST IMPORT DUTIES
Stores and Offices Close in Bogota,
Colombia.

BOGOTA, Colombia, April 7 (P).-
Stores and Offices affiliated with the
Bogota Chamber of Commerce were
closed today in protest against high
import duties which the chamber said
were wrecking the import business.
President Olaya Herrera said they
could close If they wanted to, but police
protection would be provided for those
which remained open.
Evening star., 1932-04-07


"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at Stanley Hall, at
$50 o'clock; John S. NJ Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner. assistant.
March, Songs of the U. S. Military
Academy. ..............., Egner
Overture, "Mirella" .........G Gounod
Morceau, prelude to the Deluge,"
Saint-Saens
English Morris Dance-Shepherds
Hey. Observation-Disclosures. Granger
Scenes from the opera III Trovatore,"
Verdi
Air de Ballet, "Pierrot",. -. Speciale
Waltz Popular, louisiana Nights
Stoughten
Finale, "Cryin' for the Carolines,"
=, Warren
"The star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1932-04-07
Wife Calls Hospital by Long Distanc,
Phone

BY the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex. April Mrs
Frank Hawks, advised by the Associated
Press of the serious injury of her hus-
band at Worcester, Mass, Immediately
put in a long distance call for the
hospital there.
She said the result of the call would
determine whether she would fly East
at once.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Marine Band
tomorrow afternoon at the auditorium,
Marine Barracks, at o'clock; Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader
March, "Gridiron Club" ... Sousa
Saxophone solo, "Valse Impromptu,
Doer
Musician, Kenneth Douse.
Overture, Grand Paque Russo"
Rimsky KorSakow
"Poupee Valsante," Dolly Dances,
Poldini
March of the Dwarfs" ......... .Grieg
Waltz, "SecretoS" "..............C .Calvo
Tone Poem, Spring of Love-. ". Blon
Marines HYMN, 1.-The Halls of
Evening star., 1932-04-07
REPORT ON PAY CUT
MEASURE PLANNED
WITHIN FEW DAYS

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Evening star., 1932-04-07
PRESIDENT ASKS
HOUSE GROUP TO
TALK OVER SAVING

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Evening star., 1932-04-07
DANUBIAN RELIEF
CONFERENCE FALLS
SHORT OF ACCORD

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Evening star., 1932-04-07
NAVY declared Restricted.

Navy Declared Restricted.
Summing up its view Of the present
policy on naval affairs, the league SAID !;
In money expenditures, in ships ana
In men the Navy has been restricted
and reduced so that, IN enect' IL ls
being starved into inadequacy.'
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
RAIL HEADS SEE
MERIT IN IDEAS
Of ROOSEVELT

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 CU.S0,
Gov. Franklin d. RooSevelt's pro-
gram for the rehabilitation of
the railroads as announced in his
Salt Lake City speech has be-
come the chief topic Of interest
in high railway and financial
circles throughout the country.
Frederick E. Williamson, pres
ident of the New York Central
railroad. said:
II heard Governor ROOSevelt's
speech on the radio, and gath
cred from it the conviction
that he is trying to be genu'
inely helpful in meeting the
problems confronting the rail.
Personally, 1 should like to
have more specific infOrma-
ton on some of the formulas
the Governor has in mind,
but the spirit animating his
talk impressed me-"
LOREE LAUDS PLAN
Lenor F. Loree, president of
the Delaware and Hudson rail.
road:
81 thought Governor ROOse-
velt's radio address from the
Tabernacle at Salt Lake was
very sympathetic to the rail-
i roads. He showed he had an
appreciation of the cOmplexity
of the questions before them
for solution"
H. r. Kurrie, president of the
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louis.
vile:
81 heard the speech over the
radio and believe it was one Of
the most constructive speeches
ever made by a candidate for a
high political office"
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
BYRNSPRED|CTS
BIC VICTORY

Representative Joseph W.
Byrns of Tennessee, chairman of
Democratic congressional cam
paign committee, said today that
reports reaching his organization
indicate that "the Democrats will
control the next House by a sub
Stantially increased majority"
A previous statement by Mr.
ByrnS that the Democrat" would
have House majority of at least
so in the next Congress vas de,
scribed by him today as "too con,
Servative." He said further:
"Tf we can win two out of
three congressional districts in
Republican Maine then there is
no "Safe" Republican territory
anywhere shis year. What hap
pened in Maine recently. is an
example of what is going to
happen through ut the country
in November"
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
INDIANA HOLDS
2 IN D. {. THEFT

Two men sought by local police
in connection with the holdup Of
a Sanitary grocery store IN the
400 block of K st. N. E. several
weeks ago were arrested yesterday
in Indianapolis, Ind, according to
a telegram received at local police
headquarters yesterday.
They gave their names as Jacob
G.. GriSSo, 10, of the 200 block of
Pennsylvania Ave. S. E, and
Thomas Sheehan, %, who said he
has no fixed address in Washing
ton.
Joseph o. Faux, supervisor for
the chain store. told police two
bandits took him from the store
in car and robbed him of an
empty Satchel. They returned to
the store later and held I'D Carl
w. Burgess. manager of the store,
and robbed him of $40.
The police in Indiana said the
men, who were arrested there for
stealing an automobile, admitted
the Washington theft. They will
be brought back to Washington
for questioning.