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R A2 mxs UNIDENTIFIED MAN ~ DISCOVERED DEAD Police Believe Body in Vacant House May Be That of Robbery Victim. The body of an unindentified man, about 60 or 65 years old,» was found today in a vacant house at 510 First street. Doctors said he had been dead more than 24 hours. His body was shabbily clothed. The body was discovered by J. E. Wilson of Hyattsville, Md., an employe of Boss & Phelps, when he came to lock up the house, which had been untenanted for more than a month. No marks of identification have been | found. Coroner Nevitt viewed the body and ordered it removed to the morgue for an autopsy. Beside the man's head lay a gray felt hat bearing the initials “J. H.” H was about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed about 170 or 180 pounds. Police are endeavoring to ascertain the man’s identity. Police of the sixth precinct, near ‘whose station the man was found, said that he looked somewhat like a fruit vendor who had operated in the vicin- ity, but were not positive. Coroner Nevitt said, after an examination at the scene, that no marks of violence were distinguishable. The opinion was expressed by police that the pman may have been the vic- tim of a robbery, left in the house by his attackers. His pocketbook was empty, both of money and of any means of identification. ‘The man was in a room on the first floor before & cold fireplace when found. e e HOOVER EXPECTED TO LEAVE CAPITAL LATE WEDNESDAY (Continued From First Page.) dent has no intention at this time of | REPRESENTATIVE ASWELL. a|]. B. ASWELL DIES; SERVED IN CONGRESS MORE THAN 16 YEARS (Continued From First Page.) gress yet to be organized. Before enter- ing politics he was one of the outstand- ing educators of his State. He was president of the Louisiana Polytechnic | Institute for four years, served success- ively as Louisiana superintendent of education, chancellor of Mississippi University and president of Louisiana State Normal College. He played a large part in the reorganization of the Louisiana public school system. Born in Jackson Parish, La,, in 1869, he was educated to George Peabody College of Teachers at Nashville, Tenn., and held degrees from the Universities of Nashville and Arkansas, besides hav- ing done graduate work at the Uni- versity of Chicago. Aswell figured prominently in the work that led to the enactment of the farm relief legislation which created the Farm Board. He sponsored legislation dealing with the Agricultural Extension Service and experiment stations. At the Drought Conference called by -~ | President Hoover last Fall he advanced in Porto than two days and that his visit to the Virgin Islands will be limited to one t was emphasized at the White House an o] unity to in- one of greatest pleas- on the ocean. some opportunity may or Mr. Rico not more (% plan to loan $60,000,000 to the drought-stricken farmers and when the administration, through Secretary Hyde, sponsored & $25,000,000 loan, he bitter- ly assailed Hoover and Hyde. Ulti- mately the loan aggregated $65,000,000. Funeral Plans Pend. Aswell was in good health uméfl his death. He spent vesterday preparing for his departure for home. Besides Mrs. Aswell, he is ved by his son, James B. Aswell, jr., New York writer, and Mrs. James Edward Cantrill of Georgetown, Ky. Funeral arrangements gre to be an- nounced later. Dr. George W. Calver, House phy- siclan, in collaboration with Senator ‘Broussard of Louisiana, issued the fol- e | lowing statement: the He will be able at first hand listen to grievances and suggestions of the native leaders and the benefit of a personal interior of Porto Rico to ‘himself g :*ég 2 8 : i 5 g efforts of Gov. Roosevelt the distress in Porto Rico, and be especially interested in the governor’s crusade to raise money for ameliorating the condition of Porto :‘. e Next to the ';ceonwmle difMoulties of child welfare il there is one of the great prob- one greal to advices the President Also, there will be an op- hand mnuthln.o!tfl’:“ . in Porto Rico, and dent's voyage, according to House viewpoint, will be of tional significan ce. Hoover never before has and the naturally he is looking forward to his visit with a great deal of inter- est and pleasure. He will, after this visit, have the distinction of being the American President to visit these possessions. ‘The Naval officer who will have charge of the vessel on which Presi- dent Hoover will take his forthcoming Southern. trip was until recently ‘su- perintendent of the United States Naval Observatory here. Capt. Charles Seymour Freeman, Tty 085, Arlnas i e e .8, 8. na, wi ect the President’s cruise. ‘The modernization process has ma- terially altered the appearance of the Arizona, Naval officials explained. Capt. Freeman came to Washington in May, 1927, as superintendent of the Naval Observatory and was on duty there until May, 1930, when he was transferred to command of battleship U. 8. 8. Arkansas. Following last year's midshipmen's practice cruise, Capt. Freeman was ordered to command the Arizona, visited Islands. Secret Service to Precede. ‘Three secret service men, in order to Jook over the situation regarding the protection of the President at Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, in advance of the arrival of the President, will make the journey from Miami, Fla., by & plane of the Pan-American Airways. Col. E. W. Starling, assistant chief of the White House secret service, who has been the so-called advance man on presidential trips for the past 15 years, will leave Washington tonight for Miami. He expects to arrive in San Juan, Porto Rico, Friday morning. He will be followed the next day by Secret Service Operatives George Drescher and Harvey Ingley. JSLANDERS GIVEN SURPRISE. Entertainment Program Awaits Details of President’s Plans. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 16 (7). ~—Announcement of President Hoover's projected visit to Porto Rico came as a surprise here, although it was generally known he had intended coming even- tually and had promised Gev. Theodore Roosevelt he would make che trip at the frst apyortunity. Althouzh the visit is primarily to give the President a rest, there already is much discussion regarding the program for his entertainment. No definite pians can be made, however, until the time of his arrivil and the length of his stay are known. Theodore Roosevelt was the only President to visit Porto Rico. ‘That was in 1906, when he came on the battleship Louisiana, en route’ from the Panama Canal. Mrs. Roosevelt was with him then and she has several times visited their son since he became Governor of the island. el 4TS RADIATOR ALCOHO FATAL TO FOUR MEN By the Assoctated Press. PITTSBURGH, March 16,—Four men were dead today after a drinking at which, investigating county detec- tives said, radiator alcohol was con- uum” W were Green, Harry Ashton, 31; William" “James B. Aswell died at his apart- ment this morning at 2:15 am, Mr. Aswell had been at his office yesterday and returned home feeling about as usus ‘He went to bed about midnight and had no unusual complaints. At 2:15 this morning Mrs. Aswell heard a noise in his room and, not getting a response, went to his bedside, to find that he had passed away. ‘Was in Line for Chairmanship. “Mr. Aswell was the senior Democrat on the Agriculture Committee and if the Democrats had organized the House would have been in line for the chair- ‘manship. has been a consistent worker for the improvement of agri- culture in the South. i “His greatest reputation in his own State, however, was that of an educator, having devoted many years of his life to that service. Mr. Aswell knew that he had done certain damage to his heart and had been warned about it; for that reason he had deferred his return home and was trying to recover from the extra strain placed upon his heart by the strenuous days of the last session.” In the absence of organization of the House, Sergeant-at-Arms Rodgers will name the official committee to repre- sent the House at the funeral cere- monies, ZERO HOUR NEARS FOR INCOME DATA Must Be in Mails in Time to Bear Today’s Post Mark to Avoid Penalty. Income tax returns sent by mail from Washington to the collector of internal revenue, Baltimore, Md., from here must in mails tonight in time to be postmarked with today's date, “March 16, if the return is to be in time to escape the penalty. Crowds at the local deputy collector’s office, in the new Internal Revenue Building, at Twelfth and B streets, were surprisingly slow in showing up today. The number of deputies scattered throughout the large room at various desks proved sufficient to accommodate those applying easily and without any one standing in line up to noon. The big rush was expected to come at the 4:30 dismissal hour for Govern- ment workers this afternoon, " Deputy collectors stationed at a num- ber of banks throughout the city have rendered much assistance, and relieved the pressure on the office at Twelfth and B streets. ‘The final date was extended from the 15th to the 16th, because the 15th fell on Sunday. Hair Discovered In Dead Girl’s Hand y Clear Slaying Two Suspects Held and Truck Being Examined in San Diego Mystery. By the Associated Press. SAN DIEGO, Calif,, March 16.—Stray hairs found with the body of Virginia Brooks, 10-year-old schoolgirl, assumed new importance today in the search for her flendish slayer. ‘Two suspects were held and a light truck in the bed of which several human hairs were discovered was being ex- amined. “The value of an adult hair found in Virginia's left hand dwarfs in impor- tance all other fragmentary evidence,” said Police Chemist Rex Welch of Los Angeles. “I will not be surprised if the g;nll.y person is caught through it alone. ‘The seized truck was tentatively iden- tified through a plaster cast made from a tire imprint on the mesa near where the body was found. The driver of the THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO! ILINGLE CASE OPENS; COURT 1S JAMMED Extra Bailiffs Keep Order as Leo Brothers Faces Jury in Chicago. By the Assoclated Press. CRIMINAL COURT, Chicago, March 16.—Leo Brothers went on trial for the Alfred “Jake” Lingle murder today amid excitement such as the new Criminal Court Bullding had never seen before. Although no evidence was expected for at least a week, a large crowd jam- med the corridors leading to Judge Joseph Sabbath’s court room long be- fore the scheduled opening. Extra bailiffs were needed to keep order after newspapermen and veniremen had en- tered, little room remained for the court fans. The trial held unusual interest. Not only was the assassination of Lingle, Tribune crime reporter, one of the most spectacular of gang killing, but it was also the first big gang shooting actually to result in a murder trial Added to this was the fact that the Lingle slaying, last June, resulted in the greatest drive against crime in recent Chicago history. Defendant Calm as Usual. The defendant, a fugitive from St. Louis, was calm as usual. He glanced over the crowd, smiled slightly over the interest his case was creating and slouched back in his chair to hear his attorneys wrangle with the State over a list of witnesses. From a pack of motions the defense drew one asking that bailiffs refrain from searching spectators. “It gives a bad impression to the jury,” Defense Counsel Tyrell Krum argued. 'Krhe defense renewed its demand for a complete list of State witnesses. Judge Sabbath compromised 18:1 an agreement that as soon as new witnesses wgerree ’&mned the defense should im- mediately be notified. Mrs. Rose Jessen, Brothers’ mother, was in_court with her daughter, Mrs. Esther Dick. Harry Cantwell, St. Louis attorney, was permitted to join the defense counsel. First Venireman Excused. ‘The defense counsel charged that the State’s list was incomplete and incor- rect. Arguments were ed into Judge Sabbath’s chambers. ‘The first venireman, questioned one hour after the trial opened, was ex- cused. He admitted he had formed an injon from reading newspaper arti- 2&. about the case, Both the prosecution, which has closely guarded the basis for its charge, and the defense were confident of the outcome. Other than saying Brothers was identified as the slayer, the State has revealed none of the details of its charge, Airtight Case Claimed. “We have an airtight case,” said Charles F. Rathbun, special nt State's attorney. “We are positively going to send him to the electric chair.” The defense pinned its main hope in an attempt to establish an alibi for the cold-eyec St. Louisan—that he was in the Riviera Hotel—at the exact hour Lingle was siain. In addition Brothers’ lawyers were hoping to use two anomal- ous’ situations in his behalf—the arrest of Frankie Foster, a gangster, who was held under a technical indictment for the killing, and a voluntary con- fession by Frank Bell that he partici- ated in the Lingle murder. Regard: Fess of the truth or falsity of the in dictment and confession, defense coun- sel said they planned to present both to_the jury for its consideration. Brothers, arrested in St. Louis 60 times and wanted there for a taxi war slaying, has never been convicted of a crime. He was arrested in the Lingle case after months of inquiry which led investigators to various parts of the country. Their investigation included a trip by Patrick Rohce, chief investi- gator for the State's attorney’s office, to New York, where he is understood to have interviewed Julian ‘“Potatoes’” Kaufman and the latter’s bodyguard, PFrank Marco, who was recently shot to death on a New York street. Bitter Fight Indicated. Roche, immediately afteer Brothers’ arrest, described the accused man as a “slayer without & nerve in his body,” and declared he would “stake his repu- tation” that he was the man who killed Liogle. But then, as now, Brothers stood without a sign of emotion, follow- ing this attitude up by standing mute in court when he was first arraigned for trial, Indications that the case would be bitterly fought loomed before the work of selecting the jurors was under way. The State and defense were in disagree- ment over the list of witnesses, which the prosecution, under court rules, was required to submit in advance. Broth- ers’ attorneys claimed they had heard that C. L. Applegate, a New Orleans race horse owner, had been questioned and brought to Chicago as a surprise move. The prosecution did not com- ment, however, and Applegate’s name was not on the list of 21 witnesses sub- mitted. But aside from Brothers’ guilt or in- nocence, the big question that awaited an answer was: “Why was Lingle killed?” NEW ACTION IS SEEN ON TARIFFS TRUCE Other European Nations May Join 12 Who Have Already Signed Geneva Pact. By the Assoctated Press. GENEVA, March 16.—Although only 12 nations have signed the commer- cial tariff convention drawn up by 26 European states at the First Tariff Truce Conference a year ago, Prof. Hendrik Colijn, chairman of the con- ference, today secured an agreement for further consideration of the treaty. The 12 nations which have signed the agreement are Belgium, Great Brit- ain, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Luxemburg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands. It also was announced that Germany was prepared to ratify within the next two days and France “a little later.” Prof. Colijn today warned that failure to find a satisfactory solution would have a_serious effect on the economic work of the League. “I fear,” he said, “the door will be left open everywhere for denunciation of existing treaties and for unlimited tariff increases, with all their disas- trous consequences on international trade.” ‘The conference decided to accept the chairman’s suggestion to discuss the possibility of putting the convention in force with a suspending clause, or with a proviso for permitting each country to attach its own condition. Noted Teacher Dies. truck was held incommunicado. His name was not made public. ‘The other suspect, who gave his name as Ture Wallin, was returned from ~ower California, and booked JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 16 (P). —Mrs. Mattie Rutherford, 57, school principal here for 33 years, and known throughout the Southeast as an au- ‘Tecate, 28, and Willlam Johnston, 35, | for investigation by immigration au-|thority on elementary school instruc- all_of McK eesport. Chemists reported that the fluld was Diego alcohol and con- polsons, | made from chea) talned numerous ties. Officers said he left San shortly after the Brooks girl tion, died today after a brief illness. Her husband, R. B. Rutherford, is dropped out of sight on her way to superintendent of public instruction school February 11, here. ¥ INIONS CONSIDER B.R. T. AFFILIATION President Green of Federa- tion and Secretary Morrison at Conference. By the Assoclated Press. Heads of a large number of railroad unions went into conference today at the American Federation of Labor head- quarters to draft an agreement under which the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen may become affiliated with the general body of organized labor. Representing the federation were President Willlam Green, Frank Mor- rison, secretary, and J. M. Bugeniazet, secretary of the International Brother- hood of Electrical Workers and vice president of the federation. Albert Whitney, president of the trainmen’s organization, and James Farquarson, its legislative representa- tive, represented the trainmen. Since a large number of other unions affiliated with the federation claim Jurisdiction over various types of work performed by the trainmen’s organi- zation, officers of these also were called in, Daniel J. Tobin of Indianapolis, pres- ident of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs; G. M. Harrison, Cincinnati, president of the Brotherhood of Raillway Clerks: E. J. Manion, 8t. Louis, president of the Or- der of Railway Telegraphers; T. C. Cashen, Buffalo, president of the Switchmen's Union of Nqrth America, and Willlam J. Fitzgerald, president of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes, were among them. Preparations for the amalgamation have been under consideration for more than a year. \ SCHROEDER IS GIVEN 270 21 YEAR TERM Receives Sentence Without Com- ment and Goes to Prison by Auto Tomorrow. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, March 16.—Harold Herbert Schroeder of Mobile, Ala., to- day was sentenced to serve 2 to 21 years in the State Prison for the killing of an unidentified man whose charred body was found near here last May in Schroeder’s burned automobile. ‘The penalty imposed is provided by law for conviction on the charge of voluntary manslaughter. Schroeder was convicted by a jury last week on this charge, Schroeder received the sentence from Judge Frank P. Baker without com- ment. He will be {gken to the Michigan City State Prison tomorrow by auto- ‘mobile. Schroeder’s relatives, who sat with him throughout the trial, left Saturday and he was accompanied to the court room only by his attorney, Ira Holmes. The identity of the man killed has . -0, X MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1931. Scene of Latest Prispn Mutiny WRECKED DINING HALL WHERE 1,100 INMATES STARTED RIOTING. never been established. Before being taken back to jail, Schroeder was shown & photograph ot Harold Webb, 22, of Indianapolis, who has been’ missing since last May. Webb's mother, Mrs. Lee Crooks, recently expressed the be- lief the victim might have been her son. Schroeder looked at the photograph and shook his head. Herbert Wilson, prosecuting attorney, sought to obtain Schroeder’s consent to further efforts to identify the victim, but the prisoner refused to accede. WOMAN CONFESSING TO KILLING IS HELD Wounded Another Man, She Tells South Carolina Sheriff—Victims Refused to Talk. By the Associated Press. BENNETTSVILLE, 8. C., March 16. —A woman who walked into the sheriff’s office here and said she had killed one man and wounded another was held today while officers sought the motive for the slaying. The woman was Mrs. Mae Quick. Alton Stanton and Coke Brown had been found wounded in her husband’s filling station. Neither would say who shot them. Stanton died. Mrs. Quick, who disappeared after the shooting, came to the sheriff’s office yesterday. Officers said she gave no motive for the shooting and was now under a physician’s care and could not be questioned. $1,972,457 LOSS LISTED IN AUDIT OF RHEEM BOOKS (Continued From First Page.) payable on rented properties, $2,470.14; unpaid bills for expenses, $133.31, and interest collected, $3,225. It was pointed out that the largest single item in the schedule of assets was the approximately $4,000,000 equity in real estate. Reports Differ Considerably. This item includes such valuable properties as the concern’s office build- ing on Fifteenth street, the Hurley- Wright Building and a large tract of ground on Massachusetts avenue. One man who has followed closely the investigation of the bankrupt firm's accounts estimated that in a favorable real estate market these equities could be disposed of at a figure which would Wipe out the entire loss following the bankruptcy. The report of the trustees differed considerably from the one filed recent- ly by attorneys for the bankrupt. This latter report listed assets of $6,503,253.77 and iiabllities of only $6,392,795.40, At the time of filing this report, however, the attorneys made note of the fact that they had bankrupt’s books and reserved the right to amend their schedules at a future date if necessary. It is expected that several months will be required before the affairs of the company can be finally settled. After the trustees have completed their task of liquidating the assets, the note- holders who elect to prove their claims as creditors will be paid off on a per- centage basls. Other note holders, how= ever, have indicated their intention to bring suit for re-establishment of their lens on the properties involved. This, it was pointed out, probably would lead to litigation which would drag on for years. Many of the noteholders are expected to determine their future course of action next Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock, when Edmund D. Rheem, vice president of the bankrupt firm, will be put through an oral examination by counsel for the creditors. Rheem is at present at liberty under $25,000 bond as a result of the allega- tion that he embezzled $162,000 in notes left with his concern for safekeeping by the owners, not had full access to the| f Four convicts were shot, one fatally, as 1,100 rebellious prisoners ran amuck at the old State penitentiary at Joliet, I, March 14, wrecking the dining hall, kitchen and prison shops in an hour of mad mutiny. discontent during the last few weeks, the prison administration was ready in a flash to cope with escaped. Guards from hidden sentry boxes fired warning machine gun shots and tossed tear bombs to force the prison- ers into their own cells. Forty-three ring leaders were placed in solitary confinement. —A. P. Photo. WARDNIAN GROUP PLANS REFINANCING Committee Asks Bondholders to Co-operate in Averting Receivership. Hoping to avoid receivership pro- ceedings, the Bondholders’ Protective Committee of the Wardman Real Estate Properties, Inc., which owns 10 Wash- ington buildings, has sent out a eircular letter to bondholders urging them to co-operate in working out some form of financial reorganization. ‘The owning corporation, on March 1, passed an interest payment on about $11,000,000 in outstanding first and re- funding mortgage bonds. The circular letter says “it is the opinion of the committee that a forced liquidation or sale of these properties, particularly under the unusual condi- tlons that now exist, would be contrary to the best interests of the bondholders, and it is the belief of the committee that a reorganization of these prop- erties—so as to avoid, if possible, a pro- tracted and expensive receivership— would be greatly to the advantage of the bondholders.” 9 Specific Plan Not Offered. The committee did not suggest any specific plan of reorganization,” but urged the bondholders to deposit their securities at once with the committee, so ::n rompt action toward this end may en, Although the committee disclaimed any intention of “predicting the time of recurrence of normal conditions in the real estate situation in Washing- ton,” it did call attention “to the fol- lgnwmz hopeful elements in the situa- n”: 1,.The extensive public building pro- gram initiated by the Federal Govern- ment contemplating the expenditure of Apgl‘oxlmlfely $250,000,000. . The Bicentennial Exposition in 1932, which is expected to attract an unusually large number of visitors to the city. 3. Some recent improvement in the city’s general real estate situation as noted in the Washington nt Business Review. ‘The letter also listed the earnings of the corporation’s 10 properties for the year ending December 31 last at $1,- 033,051.52 before deduction for depre- ciation, interest on first and refunding bonds and underlying trusts and amort- ization of discount. The interest on the indebtedness for that period, it was said, amounted to $1,006,695.15, Available Cash Reduced. It was said that such other items as replacements and additions to build- ings and sinking fund requirements on underlying trusts “reduced the cash avallable for payment of bond interest.” According to the letter, there were outstanding on December 31, 1930, first and refunding mortgage bonds (in- cluding $85,500 Treasury bonds) and underlying trusts on certain properties totaling $15,792,750. The letter does not mention the fact that approximate- ly $5,000,000 of senior and junior de- bentures were issued, being secured by a general mortgage on the properties. The new letterhead lists Julius I. Peyser as a new member of the com- mittee. Mr. Peyser and Joseph P. Tumulty are the only local attorneys on the committee. Mr. Peyser said he recently secured a place on the group in the interest of & number of local bondholders. He said he was opposed to a receiver- ship or foreclosure of the properties, favoring some form of reorganization instead. o ‘The properties, including such buildings as the Wardman Park Hotel, Stoneleigh Courts, Carlton Hotel and Boulevard Apartments, are now oper- ated as one unit. Mr. Peyser said he believed this unit should be broken down and the individual buildings operated separately, so that the strong projects would not be burdened with the weak. Seeks Treasurer Post. LYNCHBURG, Va., March 16 (Spe- clal) —Walter Fauntleroy has an- nounced his candidacy for nomination for treasurer of Campbell County, g: announcement being subject to primary to be held next August. (L LLL LI 1L LT L L2227 7 2T 71T A 177 Noonday Lenten Service New York Avenue Presbyterian Church 12:20 to 1:00 O’Clock Speaker This Week Dr. Carl C. Rasmussen Memorial Lutheran Church Auspices Federation of Churches Open to All You Are Invited to Attend S 772777777777777777777777777772777777 2777777777 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N D LLEIH L0 L LII I IL TSI AL LI PP IS IIED, 7 PRESIDENT NAMES T. G. JOSLIN, NEWS WRITER, SECRETARY (Continued From First Page.) lin has been appointed is the one which serves as the public and press contact man for the President. The duty of making the President'’s engagements and seeing callers at the Executive Of- fice, as well as answering the daily in- ?u\xles of pewspaper correspondents, alis to the lot of this presidential sec- retary. Mr. Joslin gui,s one of thedoua standing Washington _correspondent and prominent as a political writer for ‘World's Work. = Mr, Joslin was born in Leominster, Mass., 41 years ago. He attended pub- lic schools and graduated from the Leo- minster High School in 1908. He then entered the employ of the Boston bu. reau of the Associated Press, with which news-gathering organization he re- mained until the early Fall of 1913, During that period he served successive- ly as office boy, telephone- operator, manifolder, pony editor, Rhode Island correspondent, with headquarters in Providence, and general reporter, Mr. Joslin left the Associated Press in 1913 to join the reportorial staff of the Boston Transcript, where he has remaining since. Before becoming politi- cal writer for that paper, Mr. Joslin covered 2 number of outstanding news stories of that perlod, notably the Salem fire and the sinking of the Titanic. He was assigned to the Washington Bureau of the Transcripd as assistant chief in 1916. Nine years later he was made chief of the bureau, which position he has held since. He has covered every Democratic and Republican national convention since 1916, and is looked upon as one of the best informed au- thorities on national politics in Wash- ington. Married in 1913. Mr. Joslin married Rowena Hawes of Reading, Mass., in 1913. They have two children, Richard H. and Robert E. Joslin. For more than 10 years Mr. Joslin has lived with his family at 202 Raymond street, Chevy Chase, Md. He recently sold this home, which was dis- tinguished in that section for its flower gardens, and purchased a large tract in Spring Valley, where at the present time he is engaged in having construct- ed a handsome residence. It is expected to be ready for occupancy within the next two months. Mr. Joslin is a member of the Na- tional Press Club, the White House Correspondents’ Association and the Gridiron Club, BABY’S WRY i’ACE CALLS EMERGENCY SQUADS OUT Police, Doctors and Firemen Rush Into Home—Too Much Castor Oil. Baby Patricia Read merely made a wry face yesterday and many things be- gan to happen—and Baby Patricia had every right to make a wry face. It all started when Baby Patricia's mother, Mrs. Violet Read, 1241 Penn- sylvania avenue southeast, opened her mouth and poured down a stiff dose of castor oll. Five minutes later sirens of approach- ing emergency cars were heard. Four emergency cars skidded to a halt in front of the Read home. Doctors, fire~ men and police rushed into the dwelling. A curious and impatient crowd walt- ed outside. Doctors, firemen and police, all grinning broadly, came out. “What happened?” asked a spectator. “Haw!” ejaculated a fireman, “a lady gave her baby too much castor oll. The mother became frightened and sent in an emergency alarm. — GAS VICTIM IS BETTER” Mrs. Edna Powers Recovering After Inhaling Fumes. Mrs, Edna Powers, 20 years old, was reported recovering today from the ef- fects of illuminating gas inhaled yes- terday noon in her home on the sixth floor of the London Hall Apartment, 1133 Thirteenth street. Attendants traced the odor of gas to Mrs. Powers’ apartment and found her semi-con- scious in the kitchen beside a stove with three jets open. Mrs. Powers was revived by members of Fire Rescue Squad No. 1 and re- moved to Emergency Hospital, where she was later discharged. COUPLE RUE GIFT Apartment Rifled While They At- tend Theater With Tickets. LONDON (#).—A newly married couple have had their curiosity pleas- antly aroused and unpleasantly satisfied. Among their wedding presents was a pair of tickets for a popular show from an anonymous donor. “Now, who do you luhm:e can have sent those?” asked the » in pleased imagine,” lied the bride- And go, in due time, they did. When they got back to their newly furnished apartment they found that everything had been moved out but the roses on the wall paper. On the bare floor note, reading: | *Now you mow: wio sent the CONVICT INCITING LAID TO CHAPLAIN Resignation Asked by Joliet Warden Three Weeks Ago. Second Rioter Dies. By the Associated Press. JOLIET, Ill, March 16—Warden Henry C. Hill sald today the Rev. George Whitmeyer, State penitentiary chaplain, had been asked to resign three weeks ago after the discovery of evidence that he had been fomenting disaffection and carrying letters to and from prisoners, Chaplain Called Tool." Warden Hill said the chaplain had been a tool, with or’ without his knowl- edge, in a cleverly .hidden plot for a prison break several weeks ago. Chaplain Whitmeyer, he said, had carried a short story written in prison by James Gen- tile, a Chicago convict, to Mrs. Gentile. Prison officials afterward learned the story conveyed in code the plans for a jail delivery. The plot was discovered and frustrated several weeks ago. - )?mfi,lf wn.:gec{lg\g:udl with Tommy upe June 19, , of participating; in the $80,000 pay roll robbery at the International Harvester Co.” W They were sentenced to 10 y James “Fur’” Sammons recently returned to Joliet to serve out an old term for murder, and William ‘“Three-fingered Jack” White, who was convicted Iast week of murder were acquitted of the Harvester company hold-up. Investigators for the “Secret Six" Crime-fighting Committee of the Chi~ cago Association of Commerce demand- ed of the prison administration that Chaplain Whitmeyer be removed. Resignation is Received. His resignation was received Februe ary 25, three days after the fatal am- bush of three escaping priosners, whose death he called “murder at the hands of prison guards.” ‘Warden Hill mt.dt;le h{.‘sdstlbmment to newspaper men af iten shortly after he had lnng!eml.‘ed the death of a second convict from wounds inflicted by guards during Saturday’s riot of 1,100 rebellious prisoners, convicts were shot, two fatally, and a captain of guards suffered a broken arm in the uprising. ‘What this place needs is & damn good riot.” testimony was given me about January 29. Prison rules re- quire that any information gained from convicts be backed up by other evi- dence ahd concrete evidence has been sought.” Chaplain Commends Warden. Warden Hill was taken ill mean- hospital the “secret six” asked that Chaplain Whitmeyer be dismissed and at the order of the warden Col. Frank D. Whipp, State superintendent of prisons, asked his resignation. In his letter of resignation, Rev. Geo'l;ge L. Whitmeyer, the chaplain, wrote: “I have no grievance. Nothing but the kindest thoughts for Warden Hill, and ly approve of his great work in improving conditions at the peniten- tiary. I like him very much.” The letter said. Mr. Whitmeyer re- signed to enter parish work, and that he was leaving of his own accord. Col. Frank D. Whipp, acting warden at the time three escaping convicts were shot, said he asked for Mr. Whitmeyer's resignation because he “did not fit into the picture.” George Jakowanls, 24, died early to- day, me ‘:e;fr'fdphr;soner t‘; s&mcumb to woun cf guar the short-lived riot Saturday. e ‘Two other convicts were still in the hospital with less serious wounds. Inquests Are Called. Warden Hill hoped to direct prison routine back into cusf llnupurl: tiis week, but the death of the second convict was expected to cause further unrest among the prisoners, Inquests into the two deaths were called for tomorrow by the coroner. Albert Yarbeck, 23, died shortly after the outbreak Saturday, and Jakowanis’ death today was the sixth in three weeks to require a coroner’s inquiry, Legislators, appointed originally to investigate the death of Convict Joseph 'y in “solitary,” went through damaged portions of the prison, inter- viewed officials and one unidentified prisoner and returned to Springfield yesterday. Chairman Roger F. Little of Champaign has called for another | has been ‘Warned by fermenting the situation. No one meeting tomorrow in Springfield, where plans will be laid for a thorough inves- tigation. uch as the interviewed ‘Warden Hill l-lg six steel saws had been found Saturday night in a cell of the -mew pemitentiary at Statesville, here, and "a,a joint riot and at- pted jail break Pgpbably had been ! terrupted. A code sage telling of an automobile to be readly for the plot- led o the e sabe, U. 5. AWAITS STGRY INCOME TAX TELLS Returns Must Be Filed by Midnight—Depression Ef- fect Is Foreseen. By the Associated Press. Big and little money-earners alike to- day gave the Treasury dollar and cent sketches of 1930 which will be joined | together to form another bigger picture the Government watchfully awaits. Four million citizens had until mid- night tonight to file income tax returns for last year with Internal Revenue Bureaus. The deadline was a day later than usual because March 15 came on Sunday. From these statements the Treasury expects to forecast during the fortnight how great the deficit will be at the end of the current fiscal year next June 30. Depression Effect Anticipated. Officials estimated $525,000,000 would flow into the Treasury with the returns, which must be accompanied by at least one-fourth payment of the total due, Last year the first quarterly payments reached $628,000,000. Officials believe the receipts for 1930 will be about :‘LB:,DW.DOO less because of the depres- Today will be one of the biggest money days since the war. A total of $2,095,261,150 will be received and $1,139,000,000 expended through income tax receipts, the sale of bonds and cer- tificates of indebtedness and the retire- ment of obligations. Notes to Be Matured. At the close of business on March 12 the Government had a deficit of $420,- 235,531, having collected $2,165, 5 and spent $2,586,137800. For the Ay fiscal year starting July 1 income taxes dropped off $85,000,000. Miscellaneous tax internal revenue receipts also drop- ped, totaling $397,000,000, as with $434,600,000 in the -mem the previous fiscal year. } While the income taxes are rolling in, the Treasury will pay oft $1,109,000,« 000 in maturing 3!% per cent Treasury notes and will sell $1,519,000,000 in bonds and Treasury certificates of in- debtedness to provide funds for meet~ ing the notes, the soldiers’ compensa- gn&mmdhmmmmfl lebt. Net Income Is Studied. While Treasury officials the 1930 business depression will decrease tax receipts, Internal Revenue Bureau statisticlans will watch the returns to see how much the total income of the Nation amounted to in the last su ht, returns received in the first eight months of 1930 showed the total net income of individual tax pay- ers amounted to $24,519,206,977, an in- crease of $151,508,802 over the same period of the previous year. More persons filed returns in 1929 than in 1928, and the number of these having net incomes of $1,000, or more increased from 496 in eight months & 1928 to 504 in the same period of 1929. Corporation in 1929 had net income of $10,261,307,144 and pald s tax of $1,046,985,837, while the individual tax payers paid a total of $991,063,787. U. S. FINANCES DEPENDENT. . Revenue From Income Tax Will Deter- mine Federal Action. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Government finances are dependent for their future on what happens today throughout the country on the return of income taxes. sons. ment’s matel billion comes from Stock Losses Deducted. Nobody knows, of course, what effect the economic depression will have had on the size of individual incomes, but 2 considerable reduction is expected, Three-fourths of the taxpayers are in the group which earn less than $5, year, so that, unless these lated in the markets about the same. back the days later, mlm the some or even lower prices. Corporation Loss Serious. Losses in business will be'the most serious hiow B be pafred by the Government. The in receipts has to some extent been dis- Wwhile and while he was in a Chicago |}, 1 to July 1, taken in beginnin, affect the current returns being filed diminished, but the Government really the bulk of its tions until next July, and there be another series of income tax payments beginning March, 1932, which may off+ :eg%ltha Teceipts of March, other words, if the 1931 proves to be business than was ment will get of next year, deficits pr Government (Copyrights 1931.) CHAPLIN FANS FALL eagerness t dian when he reached Vienna from Berlin. A crushing crowd station and some of onto the tops of around the station, Woen they eraned Waels