Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) cloudy slightly warmer Highest, tonight and tomorrow: tures : 75, ap 3:30 p.m. vesterda. lowest, 54, at 6:15 a.m. today. Pull report ¥ on page Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. 31,019, - Entered_as second class matter post ffice, Washington, D. C. CHUAHUA REBEL LOSES DESERBED 1S STUPENDOLS Army Virtually Annihilated at La Reforma, Say Fed- eral Dispatches. MEN TO OTHER STATES Escobar, Caraveo .and TUrbalejo Said to Have Escaped—Another Bomb Dropped in U. S. By the Associated Press. Terrific slaughter of a strong rebel force trapped at La Reforma, north of Jimenez, was reported to the govern- ment by Gen. Almazan, commander of the federal advance guards. Cavalry, artillety, infantry and air- planes were co-ordinated-in a smashing blow at insurgents retreating at full speed from Jimenez, which the federals captured early yesterday. The virtual “annihilation” of an army of several thousand retreating in- surgents was claimed, the number of dead being described as “stupendous,” with at least 500 wounded and the rest captured or dispersed. Reports Conflict. From Santa Rosalio, midway between Jimenez and the rebel stronghold at Chihuahua, came a conflicting report. This declared that the insurgents had launched a counter-attack and that there was fighting again in the streets of Jimenez. In some quarters this was thought to refer to the rebel cavalry charge of 1.300 men against the troops of Gen. Ortiz before the retreat from Jimenez began. Gen. Calles announced that the cam- paign of “extermination” would con- tinue and that 5,000 men also were be- ing diverted to the states of Jalisco and Guanajuato to combat the so-called re- ligious insurgents there. The rebel leaders, Escobar, Caraveo and Urbalejo, were said to have escaped with a portion of their original force of 6.000 men and to be en route to Santa Rosalio. Manzo Reported Fleeing. ‘The rebel army of Gen. Manzo. which was defeated in its effort last week to capture Mazatlan, on the west o.cxt Was reported in full retreat northw: with federals at their heels. Another rebel b fel] on soil at Naco and ‘the ténsion” border there was greatly increased as air rads continued and cavalry skir- mishes developed south of that place. American It was believed an attack on Naco | would be made shortly in order to im- prove the rebel position along the bor- der in the event of a retreat before the federal armies pressing northward in Chihuahua and Sinaloa. A Mexican federal bombing plane, carrying two flyers, was shot down in | flames by rebel gunfire this morning while engaged in an air raid on Gen. Fausto Topete's rebel troop train, a short distance south of here. The avia- tors, Capt. Juan Guiterrez and Lieut. Jesus Gaona, were killed. BATTLE CALLED SLAUGHTER. Rebels Almost Annihilated in Chihua- hua, Almazan Reports. MEXICO CITY, April 4 (#).—The month-old Mexican rebellion emerged today from a four-day encounter in Southern Chihuahua a tottering shadow of the movement which on March 3 threatened the existing Mexican gov- ernment. Penned like rats in a cage by the fire of co-ordinating units of federal cavalry, infantry, artillery and air service, the army of the north yesterday at La Reforma, Chihuahua, was almost anni- hilated in what was described in gov- ernment dispatches as @a “horrible slaughter.” Hundreds were believed killed. Believing his work on the north well done, Gen. Plutarco Elias Calles, federal commander in chief, announced diver- sion _of 5,000 of his to the states of Guanajuato and Jalisco, to wage a similar war of “extermination” against the so-called religious insurgents of those states. Butchery Stupendous. “Those rebel infantry who were not killed are our prisoners,” Gen. Juan Andreu Almazan, federal field com- mander, wired President Emilio Portes Gil, “but the veritable butchery among them was stupendous.” Gen. Calles wired the President that the encounter at La Reforma was “the greatest battle in Mexico's revolutionary history. It was definitely decisive; in it the rebels paid dearly for this infamous revolution.” After the rebels retreated from Jimenez, which they held under fire for two days, Gen. Almazan's forces en the town Tuesday night and were al- lowed to slee, Detachments of federal cavalry were wiong the'| 1 | | Mrs. Hoover Breaks ' Precedent Driving Out in Her Auto First Time Wife of a Presi- dent Has Operaged Car While in White House BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Another White House precedent was ostablished today when Mrs. Hoover took three house guests for an automobile ride in her privately owned car and did the driving herself. Neither a secret service man nor a chauffeur accom- panied the party. During the trip the distinguished driver suffered a fate often befalling less notable pilots, when the male occu- pant of another car “stole” the right- of-way. Uses Her Private Car. Mr. and Mrs, Hoover recently added two of their own automobiles to the official White House cars, the explana- tion at the time being that they would like to go automobiling at certain times cars without the White House emblems and displaying numbers on their tags of denominations such as any ordinary citizen uses would answer this purpose. Neither of these cars had been used un- til Mrs. Hoover took hers out today. With her on the ride were Mrs. Adolph Ochs, Mrs. Edgar Ricard and Miss Ricard of New York, who are visit- ing at the White House. They had not seen the cherry blossoms in Potomac Park at close view, so Mrs. Hoover hit upon the idea of killing two birds with one stone—gratl the wish of her guests by taking them to see’ the blos- soms and trying out her new car. The party entered the car, 8 large limousine, from the rear portico of the ; White House shortly after 9 o'clock. | The departmental rush was about over at the time, but she had not gone far before she found herself in a jam. It was not a serious one and she soon ex- tricated herself and was speeding along in a happy fashion. A Bit Impatient. She remained calm during this little jam, but not wholly patient. She tooted her horn as automobilists do when they think they have waited long enough and the ungailant man in the car who, ac- cording to all the rules of automobile etiquette should have given the right of way to Mrs. Hoover’s car and those lined up behind her, waved her back with his hand as she cautlously started to edge her way through. From good judgment rather than from “preference she relinquished her claim to the right of way and waited until another oppor- tunity presented itself. She did not Dhave to wait long. - This is. said to be the first time that a First Lady has driven a car in Wash- ington while living at the White House, but those who know Mrs. Hoover well say that she will be seen frequently from now on at the wheel. S SR T \TREATY WITH SOVIET 'DENIED BY VATICAN Reconciliation Is Reported Farther, Away Than Ever Following Deportations. By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY. April 4—It was au- | thoritatively stated at the Vatican to- day that any reconciliation or any kind of a concordat between the Holy See and Soviet Russia not only was not con- templated in the near future, but was farther away than ever. This was stated in reply to inqum::l seeking to verify reports that an agree- ment was in sight, that the Soviet gov- ernment was making overtures to the Vatican and that - Soviet restrictions upon the practice of Catholic mission- aries would be loosened. In connection with the latter report it was stated that the “persecution” of the few ecclesiastics permitted to remain in Russia had increased lately; that within the past few days one or two priests who, together with a lone bishop. up to now had been allowed to exercise the Catholic religion in Moscow, had been deported and other measures taken. MORGAN REITERATES LIQUOR CASE DENIAL ' “Nothing More to Say,” Ohio Rep- resentative Declares as. to Bring- ing Contraband to U. 8. Representative Morgan of Ohio de- clared today that he “had nothing to add” to his previous denials of bringing liquor into New York upon his return with a congressional party from Pan- ama. ! “I have denied all the allegations,” | he added, “and, therefore, have nothing more to say.” T:oo;w’rnkio Hop Planned. (o e Bt aitpe o Ta- stop trs al rom Ta- coma to Tokio, to be made as soon as wind and weather conditions are favor- able, was announced here by Lieut. Har- old ‘Tacoma aviator, Bromley, and a sent northward at some distance from | group of Tacoma capitalists backing the (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) project. Lost Treasure of Malta Located . In Russian Cathedral of Berlin BY JOHN ELLIOTT. By Radio to The Sta BERLIN, April head of the Russian ishop Church in Berlin, admitted here yesterday that the Rus- |y, sian Cathedral of this city ox;ow con- of her daughter, intrusted it to the Antonius, according to Bishop Tichon, IPTess | prought the treasure to Berlin -and pre- sented it to the new Russian Cathedral hen they would attract as little atten- | ;en as possible, and they believed that | " , nemn WITH SUNDAY MORNI NG EDITION WASHINGTCN, D. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1929—FIFTY-EIGHT PAGES. ** GERMAN APPROVAL OF YOUNG'S FIGURE EXPECTED IN PARIS Is Seen as Session Re- opens Today. {58-YEAR PERIOD URGED FOR PAYMENT OF DEBTS Complete Settlement With France and Belgium in 37 Years May Be Urged. BY LELAND STOWE. By Radio to The Star, son to believe that the German dele- gates to the committee of experts on reparations returning to the conference meetings today after a week's recess have arrived determined to bargain as shrewdly as possible the next two weeks or more, but intending in the end to compromise on the lowest figure which they can bring the allies to accept. not be far below the “basic figures” which Owen D. Young, as chairman of the committee, submitted in a memo- | randum to Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, head of the German delegation, at the last session of the experts before Easter. Significance of Offer. Mr. Young's memorandum stressed that the figures given did not consti- tute an allied offer to Germany, but would say they must get from Germany to meet their requirements. This memorandum was intended by Mr. Young to serve as a basis for a frank discussion of the figures when the experts reconvened today. This meet- ing, originally set for 11 am. has been postponed until 3 p.m. out of respect to the late Ambassador Herrick and also to permit Mr. Young and J. P. Morgan to act as pallbearers at the funeral services. Thus, when the Young committee re- assembles, Mr. Young’s memorandum of basic figures will require the immediate focusing of all the delegations on an effort to fix the annual amounts Ger- many shall pay, and the number of years over which she will pay them. In this connection it is learned that the basic figures in the memorandum en- visage a rising and falling in he scale of the annuities over a period of 58 years which would not exceed an aver- age annuity of 2,000,000,000 marks (8500,000,000) and would in all bility be nearer 1,800,000,000 ($450.000,000) for 58 years. Tt 18 stated on high what might be called Mr. Ye ten tative outline of the allied position calls for synchronizing Germany’s an- nuities with the war debt payments to the United States and Great Britain and provides that the amounts to be paid to the French and Bel on account of reparations should be com- pletely paid by Berlin within 37 years. The memorandum piaces the figure for reconstruction costs at between 40,000,- 000,000 and 50,000,000,000. francs ($1,- 600,000,000 and $2,000,000,000), but it is not ‘certain whether this includes Belgium’s reparation claims, Payments Drop After 37 Years, According to Mr. Young's rock bot- tom figure, once the reparations are paid on after 37 years, Germany's an- nuities for the rest of the 58-year period would not be more than 1,500,000,000 or possibly 1,600,000,000 marks ($375,000,- 000 or $400,000,000). It is also learned from an authorita- tive source that the German delegates, even though not yet willing to admit that such figures as those of the Young memorandum are acceptable, regard them as the first practieal busi- nesslike figurés which discussions have so far produced. In other words, Dr. Schacht and his colleagues after a week of communication with the Reich authorities will come to the con- ference table today convinced that the figures given to them by Mr. Young last week to ponder over offer a genu- ine basis for negotiations. This attitude, clearly evident in Ger- man circles. last night, is in marked contrast to the wholesale pessimism prevalent in’ German headquarters for a whole week before the recess was taken. Thus there appeared to be some cause for ‘the reasonable optimism of which the American delegates give evi- dence that the Germans will finally come to terms. The allied experts did not . fail to take note of Dr. Schacht’s recent state- ~(Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) SUGAR EXPERTS OPEN MEETING IN GENEVA United States and Japan Fail to _Send Delegates to Interna- tional Gathering. marks By the Associated Press. GENEVA, April 4—A. conference of international sugar experts to study the world sugar crisis opened here today. Dr. E. Trendelenburg of Germany, pres- ident of the League of National Eco- nomic Committee, was the first speaker. The United States and Japan did not sent experts. 4 During his speech Dr. Trendelenburg sald’ ‘that when the ex : lained - their countries’ - views on the Schacht Compromise on vafer‘ PARIS, April 4.—There is strong rea- | Likewise it may be taken as extremely | probable that the final settlement will | rather an exposition of what the allies | | FRANCE MOURNS - ATHERRICK BIER Notables Pay Farewell to Be- loved American Ambassa- dor at Funeral Services. { | | | By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 4.—Still grieving at the loss of their great war commander, | Marshal Foch, the people and govern- ment of Prance today poured out un- bounded tribute to the memory of Myron T. Herrick, deeply beloved Amer- | ican Ambassador, who so greatly en- deared himself to the hearts of all| Frenchmen in the early days of the ‘World War, Gathered around his bier, draped with the Stars and Stripes in the sunny | salon of the American embassy, the irmun:n enmn.e‘;a the army and diplo- | E.Plfl! pald their last lfleclw::’: t American farewell to the late sador. Notable Assemblage Present, ‘No more notable gathering ever paid their respects to the memory of a for- { eigner in the French capital. With the exceptions of Marshals Joffre and ‘Lyautey, too aged to expose themselves to fatigue, all the leaders of the French army were present, in- cluding such hoted figures as Petain, l'nncget d'Esperey, Gouraud, Dubail and Lasson. Members of the government were there in full, headed by Premier Poin- care and Foreign Minister Briand. R'I‘lost of the memb!rtx 0{, “the diplo- matic corps were present, while as many other mrghle figures of France, the United States and other nations as could crowd into the embassy salon also | attended. Few Touches of Color Visible. Just & moment before the ceremony inside the embassy was to start, Gen. John J. Pershing and former Ambassa- dor Jusserand arrived, together, and entered the buil 3 The house itself bore no signs of mourning, not even a flag at half-mast. Only drawn blinds hinted at the grief within, There were few touches of color, even, the Republican guardsmen, with their black coats, blue trousers and hel- met caps with red plumes, relieving the monotony of the omnipresent black. There was a striking contrast to the funeral of Marshal Foch, where full evening dress was.acquired in accord- ance with continental custom. The notables today wore frock coats, dark trousers and high silk hats. Those at- tached to the military and naval branches wore full uniforms with bands of crepe on their arms. The ceremony at the embassy was one of utmost simplicity. The short discourses made were of a sincere and unpretentious eloquence that went to the hearts of every one within hearing. The coffin, covered by the Stars and Stripes, lay 1n the middle of the salon between two windows. Gen. Pershing, Premier Poincare, Senor Quinones de Leon, Mrs. Parmley Herrick, Mme. Sa- lembier, the late Ambassador’s secretary, and the embassy staff stood to the right of it. To the left were Marshals Petain and Franchet d’Esperay, Gen. Gouraud, Owen D. Young and Ridgley Carter. Gen. Pershing was the first to say good-by to 1 the Ambassador in words and in a touching manner that will not soon be forgotten by those who heard him. The general, who only so recently id a last tribute to his war ) 1 , inted Ambassador Herrick so faithfully, as every one pres- S hesponaive Chord and a ive and many eyes were wet as his voice vibrated with unmis- takable signs of his own emotion. Count de Leon, the Spanish Ambas- sador, who represented the diplomatic that his words struck | N 17 in—or on—Auto Are Charged With Bobsled Hitching By the Associated Press. EVANSTON, I, April 4—Now that an Evanstonian is no longer Vice President of the United States, the police are doing what they can to keep the old home town on page 1. Last night they came upon what, in its day, would have been called a five-passenger touring car. In it were 12 high school boys, and by “in it” is meant in, on, about and clinging to. Rattling along behind on a rope attached to the heroic vehicle were five girls on roller skates. The 17 were arrested. It was a bit difficult for police to deter- mine what charge should be made, but they finally decided to bring the young people into court today for violating the ordinance .;:dlnn “hitching rides on bob- sleds.” DRY LEADER LEAVES PRISON IN INDIANA Schumaker Serves 53 Days | of 60-Day Sentence for Con- tempt of State Court. By the Associated Press. PUTNAMVILLE, Ind., April 4—E. 8. Shumaker, superintendent of the ‘In- diana Anti-Saloon League, was released from the State Penal Farm this morn- ing after serving 53 days of a 60-day sentence for contempt of the Indiana Supreme Court.. Seven days were stricken off the sentence for good be- havior. The veteran prohibition leader was all smiles when he was formally discharged. He termed his incarceration “an inter- esting experience” and said most of the bootleggers he met in the penal institution had admitted they had done wrong and intended to “go straight.” A delegation of approximately 75 per- sons met Shumaker at the gate of the State farm. Applause greeted Shu- maker when he left the farm office. A general handshaking session followed. A few minutes later the party started by automobile for Indianapolis. ‘The State Supreme Court held Shu- maker in contempt when he caused to be published in the Anti-Saloon League’s official organ articles which attributed prejudice to certain members of the court in decisions on liquor appeal cases. NATIONALISTS FORCE “WUHAN ARMY RETREAT Martial Law Is Proclaimed Hankow as Refugees Stream Into City. By the Associated Press. HANKOW, China, April 4.—The ‘Wuhan armies, which have been oppos- ing the advance of the Nationalist gov- ernment troops on Hankow, collapsed today and were retreating on all fronts. ‘The Wuhan general commanding the Hwang-Pei sector has gone over to the Nanking government, thereby permitting anking troops to penetrate the defense line of the Wuhan forces. Wuhan troops are retreat] in confusion. Panic reigns in the Chinese city at Hankow. Refugees streamed into the foreign concessions area, Martial law has been in (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) R S A — Who Won the asked more than any They will be answ oughly each afternoon KEEP RIGH ho Won the Ball Game? These questions are now, and will ‘be, during this, the season for outdoor sports. “SPORTS FINAL” EDITION OF' ‘ The Evening Star T UP TO THE, MINUTE AND READ THE “SPORTS FINAL. Feature Race? other in Washington. ered quickly and thor- in the FARM BOARD URGED *BY GRAN DEALER Minneapolis Man Hopes Plan Would Kill Firms Like His. | By the Associated Press. | A Minneapolis grain dealer presented !a general farm relief program to the House agricuiture committee today { which, he said, he hoped would put | irms such as his out of business. | The witness was Frederick B. Wells {and his views, he said, represented in | a general way the views of the grain | markets of Chicago, New York, St. Louis, | Kansas City, Minneapolis and Duluth. i The program he outlined followed generally suggestions for farm relief laid down by President Hoover in his Meanwhile, the Senate agriculture | committee received from A. J. Mac- | Phail, president of the Canadian Co- operative Wheat Producers, a Ip- tion of the workings of the Canadian wheat pool which has been ently suggested by witnesses as a mt for co-operative marketing under the farm 10 be enacted at (Continued on Page 2, Column 2)) 'GIRL, 10, VANISHES IN CAR WITH 2 MEN Taken From School Friday by Pair Representing Themselves as Relatives. By the Associated Press. PEMBROKE, Ga., April 4 —Specula- tion has been aroused here as to the Ross, who was taken.out of school and senting themselves to be relatives while under the care of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Patrick here. She was called from the local school last Friday by two young men, who de- scribed themselves as her brother and brother-in-law. The three then left hurriedly in an_automobile, ostensibly for Savannah, where they were believed }?n have boarded a train for North Caro- 2. More than a year ago the child’s | father, whose wife is dead, left her in the keéping of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick while he went elsewhere in search of employment. ) The Patricks said today they did not know where he went, nor were they sure of his whereabouts now. The child’s disappearance has caused considerable comment here and the pos- sibility of court action to effect her re- turn has been discussed. b b HOLD-UP IS BLOCKED. Arrest of Three Men Thwarts Rob- bery Plot in Toronto. | TORONTO, April 4 (@) .—Arrest of three men in Detroit has thwarted a ;plan to hold up the Swift Canadian t the Uni Stock iccording to the police. en had obtained advance information a trip here several days ago, the au- thorities sald, and was planning to bring the others here. One of the trio was identified as a member of the gang which robbed a mail truck at Mimico recently. | { | i PRASins S5 11 Women Held for Sedition. balance, $424,127,213.15. clearing house exchange, " Treasury New whereabouts of 10-year-old Elizabeth away from the’ city by two men repre- | The only evening paper ‘in Washington with the Associated Press news Yesterday's Circulation, 110,558 (®) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. Capital Hostesses ‘ .Are Perplexed by Mrs. Gann’s Status| [War on Precedence Con-| tinues Merrily, But With | No Trace of Bitterness ‘The war on precedence to which Secretary Stimson fell heir on talking up his duties as Secretary of State | continues, but, so far as is known, without the least touch of bitterness. Ordinarily, Mr. Stimson’s department has been left to settle such questions, but frequently Congress has been called upon to step in and make decision. As in the present instance, the question was as between diplomats and American officials, and in several cases at least the act of Congress was in favor of the latter. Simply stated, the question is, shall Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, the official hostess and head of the Vice President’s house, rank equally with him on all occasions? There is no absolute precedence for the case as the question in its exact | present phase has never before been | presented. Mrs. Gann Withholds Comment. Last evening when the President and Mrs. Hoover entertained Vice President Curtis and Mrs. Gann at dinner a partial list of guests was given out, but | no information as to the seating at table, nor could such information be gained from the Vice President’s house- | hold. It is understood, however, that | Mrs. Gann was given the same cour- | tesy accorded her brother. She refuses | | to comment on the subject in any of | { present situation centers around | {the ruling by Secretary Kellogg just | ! before he turned over the office to Mr. | Stimson last week that Mrs. Gann |ranked below the wives of foreign di- {plomats in the seating of guests at| |official dinners. Dissatisfled with that | idecision and feeling strongly that his sister has not been given her full rec- ognition as his official hostess, Mr. Curtis has put the problem squarely up |to the new Secretary with a vigorous | ! protest and a request that the order | be_reversed. The Vice President's wife died five years ago. Had she lived, his elevation | to the Vice Presidency would have en- titled her to rank above the wives of diplomats at official dinners, and he had expected his sister, with whom he has lived since the death of Mrs. Curtis, to be accorded the same privilege. Soclety Hostesses Perplexed. It is understood that Mr. Curtis and Mrs. Gann have accepted many invita tlons for the immediate future, an | Vice President nor his hostess intend to make an issue of the seating ques- tion. Meanwhile, society hostesses are perplexed on what course to pursue. In some instances the hosis at official din- | ners have abided by the Kellogg order |~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 4. '3 BURN TO DEATH AS-PLANE CRASHES » | Machine Falls 500 Feet and . , Catches Fire at Scotf City, Kans. By the Associated Press. SCOTT CITY, Kans., April 4—Three morning, when a monoplane crashed to | the ground and burst into flame. The dead are Dr. C. C. McGinnis, Scott City surgeon; Chester Riley, Scott City, & traveling salesman, and John Flournoy of Wichita, Kans., the pilot. Flournoy had taken the plane, belong- ator, into the air to warm it up prepara- tory to starting on a fishing trip to Colorado with a party of men. After cirelf the city, the plane crashed from an altitude of about 500 feet, catehing fire as it struck the ground. Schmidt and two other men, who were to have been passengers on the trip to Colorado, saw the crash. They could | ascribe no cause for the accident. Flour- | noy had been Schmidt’s personal pilot { for several months. e | BUTLER TO QUANTICO. | et S Famous Officer to Be in Command of Barracks Starting April 16. Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, famous fighting Marine Corps officer, will be in command of the Marine Barracks at_Quantico, Va., starting April 16. This announcement was made today at the Navy Department in orders issued to the organization. Gen. Butler now is on leave at his home in Pennsyl- i 1 duty in China. The Quantico post is being commanded temporarily by Brig. Gen. Harry Lee, brigade commander. The post has been under the command of Maj. Gen. Wendell C. Neville, who left that assignment to become com- mandant of the Marine Corps to suc- ceed Maj Gen. John A. Lejeune. HANSON TO BE FREED. WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 4 (®).— Henry B. Hanson, an American mining man, held prisoner for more than a month by bandits in Durango, Mexico, was expected to be released soon, Rep- resentative John W. Summers of Wash- ington notified Mrs. Della Arehart of Walla Walla, mother of Mrs. Hanson. Ransom totaling 9,000 pesos was re- quired, of which 2,000 has already been paid. The balance of 7,000 is due this week, Representative Summers said the State Department advised him. O T N ST Benz, Auto Maker, Dies. BERLIN, April 4 (#).—Karl Benz, 81, pioneer in the motor car industry in Germany, after whom the German Benz cars were named, died at Laden- burg, Baden, today. g their friends insist that neither the | men were burned to death here this | ing to Bert Schmidt, a Wichita oil oper- | vania after his return from two years'| WORK ON DISTRICT BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR 1930 STARTED {Completion More Than Month Ahead of Usual Time Is Ordered. PREPARATION VWLL BE SIMPLIFIED THIS YEAR Donovan's l’roénm Expected to Be Big Aid in Fixing Limitation. The foundation of the Distriet's budget for the 1930 fiscal year was ‘sumd today by department heads of the municipal government, who as- siduously began the preparation of their estimates for the Commissioners. ‘The Commissioners have ordered com- pletion of the departmental estimates by April 30, more than a month in ad- vance of the usual time limitation, so the department heads have only 18 working days in which to frame an out- line of their appropriation needs for the 1930 fiscal year. In past years the Commissioners did not require the submission of the de- partmental estimates before either May 15 or June 1, but this year they are anxious to have the department heads complete their work before the advent of hot weather and the beginning of the annual leave periods. More Time to Consider Needs. Although the District’s tentative bud- get is not required to be at the Bureau of the Budget until July 15, the early start on the departmental estimates will enable the Commissioners to devote more time to consideration of the needs of the various departments and yet fur- nish the Budget Bureau with an out- line of the funds needed for 1930 before that date. Usually the Commissioners devote three weeks to reviewing and trimming the estimates of the depart- ents. Preparation of the tentative budget also will be simplified this year as a re- | sult of the five-year financial program | mapped out by Daniel J. Donovan, Dis- | trict auditor and budget officer. Program Expected to Be Bigz Aid. Donovan’s program opens with the | fiscal year of 1930, and his figures show the estimated revenues for that year and the total budget the District can support without raising the existing tax rate of $1.70. This program is ex- pected to be of invaluable assistance | to the Commissioners a limita- I'tion on the total budget figure. Donovan has previously pointed out that the District can stand a $42,000.- 1 000 budget without increasing the tax levy, and the Commissioners are not expected to exceed this figure in the es- timates for 1930. ‘The appropriation requests of the department heads, however, if they fol- low the practice of past years, will go beyond the $50,000,000 mark and con- siderable pruning will result. \GEN. BRAMWELL BOOTH'S HEALTH FAILING FAST No Immediate Cause for Anxiety. However, Declares Ex-Com- mander’s Daughter. | By the Associated Press. | _LONDON, April 4.—The health of | Gen. Bramwell Booth, deposed com- | mander-in-chief of the Salvation Army, | is failing fast, his daughter, Catherine | Booth, told the Associated Press today. | “My father is not so well,” she said. | _ Another member of the Booth house- | hold bore out her statement and con- firmed the official announcement in the current, issue of War Cry, that the gen- eral’s progress had not been maintained during the past three or four weeks and that he was suffering from general debility. Persistent reports in army circles that he is suffering from pa- ralysis were genied, however. Both Catherine Booth, at the head- quarters of the army’s women social work, of which she is head. and the spokeswomen at Hadley Wood, the Booth heme, saia there was no im- mediate cause for anxiety. INDICTMENT IS ASKED. La Guardia Demands Action Search of Fish Yacht. NEW YORK, April 4 (#).—Demand for the indictment of the custom men who halted Stuyvesant Pish’s yacht the Restless, to search if for liquor, was | contained in a letter sent today by Representative F. H. La Guardia to United States Attorney Charles H. Tut- tle. The Representative's letter declar- ed that the action of the customs men was clearly an assault under the Fed- eral criminal code. The Fish yacht was halted on March 30 near the Statue of Liberty and Fish, a wealthy broker, complained to ‘Washington that the customs men had flourished firearms and used abusive language. in ATLANTIC HOP SLATED. PARIS, April 4 (#)—Excelsior today sald that the French aviators Jean As- solant and Rene Lefevre, who started from Le Bourget to New York last year and landed at Capablanca, Moroceo. would 'sall shortly for New York and attempt an eastward crossing of the At- lantic. They intend to take their plane with them. e Hoover's Arm and Hand Sore as Result Of Greeting Flood of Easter Callers