The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-31
LINDBERCH CASE
 WAS DISCUSSED
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  oeen called in IS Kidnapping cases.
 "Every one of these 15 cases was solved. so far as the identity Of the kidnapers are concerned, with in 80 days" Hoover said.
 Hoover said that 10 minutes aft CT the Urschel Kidnapping at Okla homa City, a member of the fam fly telephoned him in Washington. enabling the department to assign agents immediately.
 Hoover declined to enlarge upon his statement to the committee with respect to the Lindbergh case.
 It was learned, however, that specimens of handwriting from criminals are being received daily and compared with the ransom notes in the hope that one of them eventually will shed light upon the possible participants in the crime.
 Those of the participants in the Urschel Kidnapping and of suspects of other cases are being turned over to the departments nandwrit- ing experts.
 Meanwhile, the departments ac- tivities in the Lindbergh case are shrouded in secrecy so that the underworld will get no tip oh' as to progress.
 Repeal Saves Expenses
 Washington, Jan 31--(UP)-- Prohibition repeal will eEable a saving of more than $11,000,000 in justice department operations next fiscal year, the house appropria- tions committee estimated today in reporting out the. supply bill for the Justice, labor, state and com merce departments.
 The appropriations for the alco- holic beverage unit of the justice department was reduced $8,215,0O0 to only $225,000. In addition, the appropriation for prisons was re- duced $2,801,830 and fees for jur- ors and witnesses, .S9Q5,0O0. The committee, in reporting out the $90.667,272 bill said the justice department savings were mostly due to repeal. The bill, however, carried $2,- SS0,O0O for carrying on the anti- Kidnapping and crime drive of the department, an increase of $780, 500 over the appropriation for the present year.
 The committee said the increase twill provide additional agents to expedite consideration of unas- signed cases as well as an increase in personnel here to develop the Identification unit and crime statis- ties unit"
 Another significant feature of the was an item of $125 900 to be used by the president in adjusting salaries of federal foreign service officers who have suffered from the decline of the dollar abroad. The appropriations subcommit- tee was informed during hearings that foreign service officers of the state department. for example, "were unable to pay their bills and had to take their children out of school' because of the rise of liv- ing costs abroad in terms of the
 Wilbur J. Carr. assistant secre- tnry of state. told the committee he knew "of two eases oi suicide as q direct consequence of the situ' ntiOn."
 The appropriations committee turned down Secretary Of Labor Perkins request for s4,OOOiOOO Tor the United states employ mont ser vice. and provided st,be0 0oo.
 The state department would re. ceive 17.eep.2eo. the justice de- pnrtmeht e2s,bOg,S1s, t'ie com. inefce department s32.24o, ,52i, and inc labOr department efi.DsO,sob. The letafn tor the four deearts ments were ei3,e02223 under Inc Am0llnt appropriated for inc press ant liaeal geaf and 94,bsi,ibL un. dor budget estimated.