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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
MURDER CHARGE
 OVER JEALOUSY

Dalhousie, N. B., April 2l--(UP) Robert Barbour, 24, son of . well- to-do family, was charged today with murderirg Margaret Harris. who died in hospital last Friday.
 Miss Harris and Barbour, child hood sweethearts and next. door neighbors, quarreled late last month when he accused her of paying too much attention to another boy at a party. Barbour, is alleged to have struck her on the head with 8 hammer, fracturing her skull.
 Barbour pleaded not guilty at his preliminary hearing today.
 60, wife of the dead driver; Mrs. Anna Beckenstein, 35, and her two daughters, Norma, 12, and Thelma, 8, all of West Warren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21

South Africa has authorized the importation of wheat and flour to avert soaring bread prices.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
YOUTHF0UNDDEAD POOR MANS COURT
OF GAS IN AUTO is LAUNCHED HERE
Edwin B. Byer. 20, Son of
H. 0. |. C. Official, Victim
of Carbon M0n0xide.

Edwin B. Byer, 20, of the Alban
Towers Apartments, was found dead
of carbon monoXide gas poisoning
this morning in the garage of the
Hammond Motor Co. at Bethesda,
Nd, where he was employed as a
filling station attendant.
Police said the body of the youth,
a former Western High School stu
dent. was discovered in an automobile
which had rubber hose running from
the exhaust pipe into the interior of
the machine. The motor was not
running but the ignition switch was
turned or and the gasoline tank was
empty.
Officers said the keys to a wrecked
automobile sitting outside the garage
were found in the boys pocket They
added that they learned young Byer
has been using the machine, owned
by his employers. after closing the
filling station at II o'clock last night.
Police, however, had no report of any
accident.
Richard Shaw, mechanic discov-
cred the boys death when he opened
the garage at $50 o'clock this morn
ing. He was pronounced dead by
DR.. Emil G. Bakersfield of Bethesda,
Investigation disclosed that he was
last seen about 1880 last night at the
Red Fox Inn, on the Rockville pike,
near Bethesda. police said.
Young Byer. native of Idaho.
was the son of Edwin E. Byer, an
official in the Home Owners Loan
Corp, and lived with his parents at
Alban Towers. He entered the Roose-
velt Business College after graduating
from Western, but abandoned his
studies about six months ago to 20
to work for the motor firm.
In addition to his parents he is
by sister, Mrs Harold Crow
ley of Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Circus Troupe
Stops Near d. C..
On Way North

Elephants and camels, and ladies'
who would have been in spangles if
they had been working, strolled
around the tracks in the Potomac
Yards at Alexandria, Va, yesterday
morning. They were all travelling
North on the train hauling the Ring
ling Bros, Barnum g. Bailey Com
bined Circuses, the Greatest Show on
Earth.
The sun was hardly up and the
thermometer was at 80 when the spe.
cial 42-car train from Sarasota, Fla,
halted to let its passengers stretch,
but the loyal members of the Cir
Gus Fans Association, headed by Mel.
win c.. Hildredth, we're present to
greet it and wave goodbye when 1t
left.
The visitors numbered 300 men and
women and 1000 animals, all Of them
ready for the grand tour of the cir
Gus circuit, opening in New Yorks
Madison Square Garden Friday.
The most important member of the
troupe did not appear in Alexandria.
He is Gargantua the Great, big, black
and ferocious, 7 years old, ass pounds,
afraid of nothing in the world except
snake, any snake, cobra or garter.
Gargantua Is a gorilla. He travels
in a special cage 26 feet long ana
aforementioned, carried on fiat car.
In the day he roams up and down
the 26 feet, but at night he sleeps
in small box, which he enters will
ingly when his keeper flashes q garter
snake at him. =
Evening star., 1938-04-04
THREE ARE KILLED
AND SCORE HURT
IN ROAD M|SHAPS
Arlington Boy Dies When His
Grandmother's Car Crashes
at EIkton.
GIRL DIES IN HOSPITAL.
FROM INJURIES TUESDAY
Third Fatal Accident Takes Life
Of Woodford Man at
Fredericksburg.

Three deaths and injuries to nearly
a score OF persons were marked up
against traffic over the week end as
clear skies lllred thousands of motor
lists onto the highways
One of the fatalities recorded here
brought the Districts 1887 toll to %,
while the other involved an Arlington
boy killed at Elkton, Nd, while rid
ing in car driven by his grand
mother.
In the Maryland case. John S. Kel-
herman. 7, Of 1909 North Fourth street,
Arlington, son of Mrs. Frank YeateS
of this city, was the victim. Accord
ing to an Associated Press dispatch,
he was passenger in car operated
by his grandmother, Mrs. Gertrude
Kellerman, who suffered broken arm
cuts and bruises.
They crashed with another car while
en- route yesterday to Montclair, N. j.,
where the lad was to spend the week
end with his father, Paul Kellerman.
who lives at 1921 Forty-ninth street
NV. Mrs. Kellerman said her car
ShluueU Oll ltlt W. ludtl dlll Stl ulh
another machine.
An 8-year-old colored girl, Vermal
Armstrong, 1912 X street Sc. was the
other person to die. She Succumbed
in Gallinger Hospital last night to
injuries received when hit by an auto
mobile near her home last Tuesday.
A door handle of the machine pune
tured her windpIpe.
A third fatal accident, in which
Claude Pitts, 26, Woodford, Va. was
killed, involved car driven by Robert
E. Sheldon of Washington, said an
Associated Press dispatch from Fred
ericksburg, Va. where the mishap oc-
Cured.
Meanwhile, inquests were scheduled
here today in two other traffic deaths.
The cases were those of Mrs Annie
Evans, SO. Of 1921 P street NV, who
died early yesterday in Georgetown
Hospital. and Hubert Newton. 80, COL
ored, 1901 Alabama avenue Sc, who
was killed by truck last Thursday.
Seven CT the week end casualties
were accounted for in two accidents
A tWo-car collision at Illinois avenue
and 1ngrahGm street NV. sent three
persons to Emergency Hospital. They
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Filing of a $3.50 Suit Opens
Experiment-50 Small
Claims Presented.
BY JOHN II. CLINE.

The Poor Mans" Court an expert
ment in the simplif1cation of justice,
was launched here today with the filing
of suit for $3.50 by a colored house
servant
The court. housed in the Municipal
Court Building at 467 c street NV,
was formally opened at II am. but
prior to that time about so small
claims had been presented to the clerk,
Milton S. Musser.
The first suit was filed by Ada
Turner of 1105 o street NV. Her
claim was based on work done from
March % to March %. The case will
be tried Saturday. the first return day,
and if she can substantiate her claim,
judgment will be awarded at that time.
Her suit, incidentally, was the first
to take advantage of the new provision
that defendants may be served by reg
lstered mail at cost of 20 cents. In
the Turner case. however. she was un-
able to pay any costs and they were
waived, her suit paper being drawn up
by the clerk. Any litigant is entitled
to this service.
Claims Up to $50.
The Small Claims Court. author
lied in a bill passed at this session of
Congress, is designed primarily to es-
tablish tribunal in which persons
who cannot afford lawyers can Sc
cure a prompt and inexpensive trial
Sponsors of the court believe that in
the past many persons with small
claims have refrained from enforcing
their legal rights because of the ex-
penSe land delay involved. 1t is
believed the new court, which handles
claims up to $50, will cure this defect
in the court system.
The full Municipal Court bench
Presiding Judge Aukum and Asso-
ciates Ready, Scott and Cayton-Were
present for the opening ceremony.
Judge Aukum said full credit for
the creation of the new tribunal
Should go to Judge Cayton. The lat
ter, however, disclaimed this tribute
and asserted the court would never
nave become reality had it not been
for the unfailing support of such in
dlVlduals as Judge Scott, former
Judge Cobb, Senator King of Utah,
Representatives McGehee of Missis-
slppi and Dirksen of Illinois, Seton
Darr, chairman of the Municipal
Court Committee of the District Bar
Association; William A. Roberts,
Lawrence Koenigsberger, Thurman
Dodson, president of the Washington
Bar Association, and Mr.. Musser.
To Seek New Building.
In a brief talk, Mr.. Darr said the
bill setting up the new court was pro-
gressive legislation of the highest type
and would create respect in the mind
of the poor for the processes and ad-
ministration of justice.
MIR. Dirksen said he thought the
operation of the new court would go
far to dispel the belief of many per-
sons that litigation is only for the
rich. However, he expressed concern
and dismay" at the. unsatisfactory
quarters housing the Municipal Court
and assured the judges he would work
for legislation authorizing a new build
ing.
Short talks also were made by Judge
Cobb, Bolitha j. Laws, president of
the District Bar Association, and
Beatrice Clephane, representing the
Women's Bar Association.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Second Penguin
Infant Expires
At 20 DAYS Age

Mama and Papa Penguin sat proud
ly on their nest in the Zoo today, un-
aware that death had knocked again
on the door of their little home.
Minnie, second d-born offspring of
Mr.. and Mrs. Penguin, died at the
Zoo yesterday. She was 20 days old
and survived her brother Malcolm
by two weeks.
Malcolm Davis, the Zoo keeper who
tended the penguins and helped them
rear their two offspring, was almost
too upset to discuss the tragedy.
I took Minnie away yesterday
morning." he said, "but the parents
didn't realize she was dead They
still sit on the nest and wait for
her to come back"
Minnie has joined her brother at
the Smithsonian Institution, where
both penguins will be stuffed and put
in the bird exhibits. They were the
first jackass penguins born in cap
tivity, and upon them had been pinned
all the hopes of science of raising
penguins of this type in ZOO.
"At least, we know we have breed
ing penguins," Mr.. Davis said. Maybe
we'll have some more baby penguins
next year."
Evening star., 1938-04-04

were Lillian M. Barnes. 81, of 1912
Ninth street NV, lacerated forehead:
Ellen C. Koechling. So, same address,
cut head, and Naomi Mccormick, %,
of 919 Tenth street NE, broken ankle
and cuts and bruises.
A crash on Bladensburg road Just
across the District line injured four
others, all of whom were taken to
Casualty. They were Lena Capello,
36, Manchester, Mass. brain con-
cussion, fractured shoulder. head
laceratiors; Matthew McKelvey, 80.
Lockwood. N. j., back injury and
perhaps conclusion; John Richmond,
80, of 1890 Lyman place NE. face
cuts, and Elmer Middleton, 38. of
1929 L street NE, chin and chest in
juries.
What may be a hit-run case, but
was uncertain because of the inability
of the victims to remember. was being
investigated. 1t concerned Norman
Bonifant, 20, and his wife, Doris, 81,
of Terra Gotta Lane, Md. who were
injured on Queens Chapel road, a mile
beyond the District line. about 4:30
am. yesterday. At Casualty Hospital,
Mr.. Bonifant was said to have COM
pound fracture of the leg and head
injuries, and his wife, head and nose
hurts. The couple was walking when,
they said, something" knocked them
down.
Others hurt and their injuries were:
Jack L. Godbold. IA, of 2o25 Thirty
seventh street NV, serious head in
juries; Jean April. II, of 635 Emerson
street NV, hand and leg injuries;
Harold Ohler, 13, of 4700 Wisconsin
avenue NV, cuts to head and feet;
Roland G. Mouisette, AZ, of 1137 Abbey
place NE, leg, neck and chest in
juries; Ross NJ Stuckey, %, of 814
Independence avenue S.W, cut head !;
Lillian Williams, As, 1921 Florida ave-
nue. NV, severe head injuries; Anna
Culbreath, 81, and William Culbreath,
534 Morton street NV, face cuts, and
Clifton G. Reed. jr., 8, of 307 F street
NE, back injury.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
District Income Tax Bill Bans
Deducting Gifts Not Made Here
Contribution in O,cn
State Cannot Be Taken From
Total Under Measure.
Deductions are specifically forbidden

Deductions are specifically forbidden
for:
l. Personal living or family expenses.
2. Any amount paid out for new
building or for permanent improve
ments or betterments made to increase
the value of the property or estate
3. Premiums paid on any life in
surance policy in which the taxpayer
is directly or indirectly a beneficiary.
Report on Full Income.
Aside from the determinations
against the nonresident, the bill also
seeks to force him to make a report
to the District tax assessor on all
income received from sources outside
the District before he is entitled to
any of the allowance deductions. Only
the net income received within the
District, however, is subject to taxa
ton.
The nonresident taxpayer under
this plan who has a total income of
$4,000 from all sources may have
received only $4,000 of that amount
in the District And while he can be
taxed only on the $4,000 minus the
exemptions and deductions, he would
have to reveal the source of the out
side income Of $1,000 to the tax as
SCISSOR before receiving the benefits of
the deductions.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
SPEAKERPRED|CTS
AGE OF PROGRESS
Leadership and Learning
Declared Need in Town
Hall Speech.

DR.. Charles A. Ellwood, professor of
sociology of Duke University, took a
look at mans social destiny in the
coming 1000 years for the benefit of
a Town Hall lecture audience last
night and urged the world to be opti-
mLstic about the future of society.
1t was the last Town Hall meeting
of the season.
Mans need, DR. Ellwood said at the
Rialto Theater, is for learning and
for intelligent leadership whose in
telligence the mass of people will
recognize. Under such leadership. he
said, We can develop an attitude Of
peace and Willingness to cooperate
in perfecting our society and our in
dividuaIs.
A thoroughly disintegrating war
might plunge our civilization back
into a new dark age. DR.. Ellwood
said. but even if We do, enter a dark
age, he added. there is no reason why
man should not go ahead afterward
further than he has since he emerged
from the so-called dark ages which
followed the decline of the Eastern
Roman Empire.
Real Change From Within.
DR.. Ellwood admitted that We live
in a critical time. but he added:
mo change in external conditions
alone will solve OUR problem The
real change has got to come from
within man. 1 am here to ask us
not to give up too easily the faith
that the redemption of man is pos
sible.'
He traced the course of thought
on the influences which plot mans
destiny, beginning with Turgot and
remarking on Condorcet, who believed
that education would bring equality
of opportunity and perfection of So
ciety and the individual; on Spencer,
who held that nature would solve all
problems, and on Lester Ward. a
Washingtonian, who preached that
progress could come from the intelli-
gent effort of man.
Think Only Occasionally.
Human beings are creatures that
feel all the time and think only
occasionally" DR.. Ellwood said, so
that they must be guided by politically
and socially thoughtful leaders AS
for current leadership in Germany
and Italy. he remarked in answer to
a question from DR.. Andrew j. Kress,
professor of sociology at Georgetown
University and a member of the Town
Hall panel:
"Fascism is a return to Bourbon
absolutism with considerable scientific
enlightenment"
The other members of the panel
were DR.. Carl Douglas Wells, chair
man of the Department of Sociology,
George Washington University, and
DR.. Rufus w. Weaver, former presi-
dent OF Mercer University. Macon, Ga.
The chairman of the meeting was
Edward Keating, editor of Labor and
former Representative from Colorado.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
D. c. Navy officer Promoted.

Irving Terrill Duke, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter G. Duke, 4603 Georgia
avenue NV, is one of the 465
lieutenants in the United States Navy
who were selected by the Navy Depart
ment Saturday for promotion to
lieutenant commander. He is now
stationed at the Naval Proving Ground
at Dahlgren, Va.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
This is the fourth OF a series OF
articles Gnalyzing the proposed
District income tar.
By JAMES E. CHINN.

BY JAMES T.. CHlNN.
One of the curious determinations
against the nonresident in the pro-
posed District income tax plan en-
bodied in the 1899 revenue bill is it's
failure to allow a deduction for con-
tributions to charities or for religious
or educational purposes in the State
in which he lives.
In the case of the District resident
however, deductions will be allowed
for contributions or gifts actually paid
within the taxable year for the use of
ANY corporation. or trust, or COM
munity fund. or foundation organized
and operated exclusively for religious,
charitable, scientific, literary, mill
tary or educational purposes
But in the case of the nonresident
who pays the local income tax, the
bill specifically forbids deductions for
such purposes unless they are made
to corporations, associations, or in
stitutions incorporated by or organized
under the laws of the District of Co.
lumbia maintaining activities in the
District of Columbia for exclusive pub
lie purposes"
Must Be Given in District.
In other words. if a nonresident
makes a contribution from the salary
he earns in the District to the Dis
trlct chapter Of the American Red
Cross, he can deduct the amount from
his gross income for tax purposes.
But If he makes the contribution. for
instance, to the American Red Cross
chapter in Arlington County, Va. he
cannot make the deduction. The
same applies to all other charitable or
religious gifts of the nonresident.
In other deductions, however, the
nonresident and resident are virtu-
ally on a parity. The allowable de-
ductions for both include:
/. All interest paid or accrued with
in the taxable year on Indebtedness.
2. Taxes paid or accrued within the
taxable year. except Federal income
taxes and estate, inheritance and gift
taxes.
Losses From Wagering.
3, Losses froW wagering transa ctions
only to the extent of the gains from
such transactions.
4. Losses from casualty or theft.
S. Bad debts charged off as worth
less.
6. All fire, tornado and casualty in
surance premiums paid on property
held for investment or business.
T. Capital gains.
8. Losses in trade or business not
compensated for by insurance or
otherwise.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
WINDOWS SMASHED

Smashing of two plate glass win
oows in the florist shop of GUIDE
Brothers at 50l6 Connecticut avenue
NV. was reported to police yesterday
by William Allor, manager.
This followed in the wake of in
structions from police headquarters
that officers give special attention to
Guide shops because of a five-day
strike o. the firms greenhouse en-
ployeS.
The windows were smashed early
yesterday morning. Damage was
estimated at S1OO.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Marine Band in the audi
torium tomorrow at pm Capt. Tay-
lor Branson, leader; William F. Santel-
mann, second leader, conducting.
Program.
Marines Hymn.
March, "Robinson's Grand Entree,"
King
Overture, Schubert" Suppe
Cornet solo, "Napoli" --- Bellstedt
Winfred Kemp.
Two Characteristics:
(a) March of the Little Lead
Soldiers Pierne
CO. Patsy, the Swanky Drum
Major" Myddleton
Grand scenes from Andrea
Chenier" G GiOrdano
1ntermezzo. MY Lady Brocade,"
Ketelbey
"Wotan's Farewell and Magic
Fire Music" from THE
Waltz, "You and You" Strauss
Prelude to die Meistersinger, Wagner
The Star spangled BanneR
Evening star., 1938-04-04
BOYS CLUB CAMPAIGN.
REPORT LUNCHEON SET
Young Refugee From Germany to
Be Speaker at Meeting
Tomorrow at Willard.

Volunteer workers and officials today
entered the home stretch of the drive
to raise $4,000 for maintenance and
expansion of the Boys Club of metro
politan police this year. The fund
campaign has six days to 60, and at
the last report, had attained only one
third of the goal
Martin Marden, young Jewish
refugee from Germany, will be a
speaker tomorrow at the report lunch
con of campaign workers and team
captains at the Willard Hotel at noon.
He will be introduced by Maj. Ernest
W. Brown, superintendent of police.
Contributions from Government
workers following their April / pay
day are expected to swell the campaign
total today and tom row.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
WELFARE MEETING SET

Dr. Russell j. Clinchy, president Of
the Council of Social Agencies of the
District of Columbia, will discuss op-
portunities ~and responsibilities of a
social work council at a dinner meet
ing of the Montgomery County Social
Welfare Council Wednesday at $50
pm. in the Congressional Country
Club.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
CAPITAL CATS WIN
HONORS IN SHOW
Four From District Judged
Best in Class at
Exhibition Here.

Although cats and mice were only
paws length away from each other
at the Cat and Mouse Show, no cas-
ualties were reported as the two-day
exhibition closed yesterday at the
Lewis Hotel Training School.
One chinchilla mouse stuck up his
bewhiskered nose at trouble and slid
through the bars half dozen times,
causing mild panic among the spec
tatorS, but he was returned to his
cage each time and has now Joined
his fellows on their trips back to
their owners
Children from St. AIMS Orphan
age and 1900 other spectators visited
the show. Miss Mary E. Hantzmon.
director Of the exhibit. reported today.
Only the older youngsters were per-
mltted to see the mice. but all were
rapturous about the pedigreed felines.
Four Best in Glasses.
-Four Washington cats were among
the nine that took top honors as best
in their classes and l3 others were
named for other honors among the
local entries.
Miss Hantzmon's own kitten. Djer-
Mer's Zennabe. an Abyssinian, was
named best kitten Mrs. Mary B
Warfel of Pitman, n j., judged the
cat entries.
Mrs. c. N Emmons' entry, Buddy,
the red tabby whose other claim to
fame is undying friendship with the
Emmons dog, was judged best
neuter."
Other "bests' owned by Washington
ians were Sam, brown tabby owned
by Mrs. j. j. Dimon, who took top
honors in the domestic short haired
class, and SNOWFALL Rex, a white
haired male owned by Mrs. Irene
Trowbridge and judged best manx."
Blue Point Siamese.
A blue point Siamese female cat
named Slams Kin Chan II of Ming
Kwong justified his impressive cogno-
men by taking the best champion
title. She is owned by Mrs. Elizabeth
Bearden of Aldan. Pa.
Another cat with a fancy name,
DiXi-Land's Dolores, a blue beauty
owned by Mrs. j. H. Revington of
Bristol. Tenn, was judged best cat"
Kerhoun Bleue Jere of Wimauma. also
blue. came from Dorchester, Mass,
with his -
to walk off with the best opposite
sex cat" honors
Mrs. Virginia Cobb of Newton,
Mass, judge of the mouse show, ex-
hibited a cat which covered herself
with glory in two classes. Wivenhoe
Tarn of Newton, the victorious feline,
rode to blue-ribboned achievement as
the best short haired cat in the show
and the best Siamese cat.
Blue Ribbon Winners.
Washington owners who took home
blue ribbons for their cats in other
classifications were Mrs. P. M. Bailey,
Mrs. Amelia Olmsted, Frank Maben,
Mrs. j. R. Wood. Mrs w. L. Dement,
and Miss Elsie Dement, and the Djer-
mer Cattery. In all cases the winning
owners had more than one winning
cat in the show.
The cats and mice will retire to
private life until next year, when the
Columbian Cat Fanciers, Inc, and the
American Mouse Club, sponsors of the
show, prove once again that cats and
mice can be just one big, happy family
Evening star., 1938-04-04
1929 Model Hearse Stolen.

/ Both the police and Undertaken
Harold j. Taltavul were wondering
today what use thief could have for
a. 1929 model hearse.
4 The hearse, owned by Mr.. Taltavul,
was stolen from the street in front
az his funeral home at 436 Seventh
street S.W. between IL o'clock last
night and o'clock this morning.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
INJURED IN CHURCH
Bureau of Chemistry Chief Clerk

Bureau of Chemistry Chief Clerk
Falls Down Stairs.
Miss Carrie NJ. Davis. SIS. chief clerk
of the Bureau Of Chemistry, Depart
ment of Agriculture, and prominent
clubwoman, suffered a fractured skull
and other injuries yesterday when she
slipped and fell down a stairway and
struck her head at the United Breth-
rem Church, North Capitol and R
streets.
She was taken to Sibley Hospital and
given emergency treatment for scalp
wounds. Her condition was undeter-
mined early today, pending the results
of X-rays.