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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1932 DELEGATES AMEND ' BUDGET OF VIRGINIA e o> eAdo= 1| § ARE PASSED Liquor Prosecutors, Wardens and Tax Commissioner Are Hit. BY LESTER INSKEEP, 8taft Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va. February 12.—The House of Delegates yesterday, during | the most sensational session of the | present General Assembly, adopted amendments to cut the ompensation of State Tax Commissioner C: H. Mor- rissette, to abolish the offices of spe- cial assistants to the attorney general | ,in the matter of prohibition enforce- | ment and to eliminate two of the five supervising game wardens of the State. | All of the amendments were to the | budget bill, which was taken up yester- day morning. The House had completed the consideration of 46 of the 153 pages of the bill when it adjourned last night. One of the most important amend- ments agreed to was the reduction of Morrissette’'s salary from $10,000 to $7.500 a year. It was offered by Dele- | gate Y. M. Hodges of Mecklenburg, who declared that a salary of $10,000 today is equivalent to an $18,000 salary a few years ago. ‘ Increase Was Considered. The Hodges amendment Was sup- ported by Delegates J. Warren Top- ping of Northampton, C. L. Spangler of Patrick and others. Delegate R. A.| McIntyre of Fauquier County was among the opponents. He declared that the Appropriations Commitice had considered increasing the tax com- missioner's salary, and said that the general 10 per cent salary reduction would bring it down to $9,000. A man of Morrissette’s ability is worth far more than $10,000, he said. Consideration of the amendment which cuts out the $7,500 appropria- tion for the employment of three spe- cial prohibition assistants to the attor- | ney general precipitated the longest debate of the day. The amendment was passed by a vote of 54 to 38. Hodges, who also was patron of this bill, led the fight for its adoption. He declared that the special prosecutors did less for the amount paid them than any other State employes or officials. He also declared that their presence in courts of the various circuits of State was 2 reflection on the commonwealth's attorneys and courts and should not be tolerated. It was the general concensus of opinion of the proponents of the amendment that the various common- wealth's attorneys of the State were ntiously prosecuting prohibition ators Delegate Frank Moore declared that to eliminate the three assistants would be a direct stab at prohibition. Seeks Game Warden Cut. The amendment cutting out two of the five supervising game wardens of the State was offered by Delegate John Q. Rhodes of Louisa, who declared that there were 105 game wardens in the | State and that the supervision of the districts could be easily handled by three men. Each of the supervising game wardens receive $2,400 yearly, so the amendment to cut the appropri- ation for this purpose amounted to | $7.200. | Numerous other amendments provid- ing for further cuts were rejected. Press Party Tomorrow. The National Press Club's annual valentine party will be held tomorrow in the club’s auditorium in the Press Building. Entertainment. to be furnished by John J. Mullane, will include Dollie and Jane, harmony duo, imitators and dancers; Linda Ann, acrobatic dancer, and Joan Marr, soprano. Music for | dancing will be furnished by Leon | Brusilof’s orchestra. _ Woman Journalist to Speak. Gina Madam, journalist and lecturer, will speak at the Jewish Community Center Sunday evening on her recent | cape taxation while incomes from law- | drive the wholesalers entirely out of Tax on Bootleggers And Drug Peddlers Ex-Secretary of Treasury Urges 100 Pct. Income Levy to Aid U.S. Budget. By the Associated Press. A fcrmer Secretary of the Treasury proposes 100 per cent income tax on bootleggers and drug peddlers as a means of balancing the Federal budget. Willlam G. McAdoo advanced the suggestion in reply to a request from Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Montana, for ideas on revenue raising. If it is true that bootleggers are making a billion and a half a year, wrote McAdoo, it is the Government's duty to tax them the whole amount. | “Those who argue the Government | should not tax unlawful business,” said McAdoo's letter, “fail to realize that if incomes from illicit operations are exempted from or permitted to es- ful operations are not, the criminal is rewarded and the honest man is punished.” To the extent that it could be en- forced, he suggested, the tax would business, thus striking deeply at the whole illicit liquor traffic. RUM BILL 0. K.’D BY HOUSE GROUP Virginia Measure Would Stop Jail Term for Small Violator. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., February ]2’_'3'\'1 a unanimous vote, the House Commit- tee on Moral and Social Welfare yes- terday afternoon reperted out a bill by Delegate Vivian Page of Norfolk which | would, among other things, eliminate | jaill sentences for any person caught with a half gallon or less of liquor in | his possession, providing it is not for sale | - | posed of. The bill, which is said to be a com- | promise reached between the patron and Attorney General Saunders, pro- | vides for sharp reductions in fees pnld, to officers and prosecutors where the | costs are not paid by a bootlegger, in which case the fees will remain as at present. In all cases where the State has to pay the fees to the commonwealth’s attorney, sheriff and clerk they are re- duced to the same that are required for other cases, except in the case of the capture of a still, where the fee is re- duced from $50 to $25 if there is more than one arresting officer and to $15 if there is only one arresting officer. The bill prohibits the confiscation of the automobile of a person having in his possession a galf gallon or less of whisky and also removes all costs against an innocent owner who does not know that his automobile is being used for illegal purposes. It further removes the provision that requires an innocent owner to be a resident of the State or of the District of Columbia in order to reclaim his car. D. C. Fireman Retired. The District Commissioners today re- | tired Pvt. A. J. Wernig of the Fire De. partment on account of physical disa- | bilities and granted him a pension of $160_per month. | . Contains no opiates. NORTHERN VIRGINIA Alexandria Bus Control and Fox Protection Are Among Group. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., February 12— Three Northern Virginia bills were| passed by the House of Delegates yes- | terday and another advanced to en- grossment. The first of these bills was the one of Delegate J. Fred Birrell giving the | City ot Alexandria the right to desig- nate the streets over which busses and trucks may pass. With respect to the| bus regulation, Alexandria has had considerable _difficulty in preventing serious traffic congestion over her| principal thoroughfares because of the competing bus lines. Hits Fee Collection. The second bill passed by the House is the measure introduced by Delegate | Hugh Reid to prevent the collection | of fees by the treasurer of Arlington County for handling the funds of the water department. By the passage of a bill introduced by Delegates Wilbur C. Hall and R. A McIntyre the House would protect the | foxes in the two counties they repre- | sent and also in the Counties of Cul- peper and Rappahannock, which were added to the bill by amendment after! it appeared on the calendar. The measure was introduced at the request| of the large number of sportsmen who | have within the past few years settled | in_the Northern Virginia counties | The bill by Delegates Reid and Birrell to provide for the relief of the Arlington | County and Alexandria police injured in the line of duty was advanced to en- grossment and is expected to be passes just as soon as the budget bill is dis The bill is in the form of an amendment to the present act, which provides for the financial relief of fire- | men injured in the line of duty. Pa- trons of the bill point to the number of Alexandria and Arlington County po- licemen who have been injured in the line of duty within the past few yvears and for which they received no added compensation. Would Withhold Funds. Delegate Raymond Sisson, by request, | introduced a bill to prohibit any appro- priation_being made for the Home for Needy Confederate Women unless the home is placed under the management Even Genuine KARANG SNAKE now included in this wonder-group, featured at our F Street and Other Stores of & board of directors consisting of representatives of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. A bill by Delegate Charles W. Moss would make it unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to dis- criminat st the employment or zetention of any person over the age of 35 years because of their age. MAINE PARTY ARRIVES ON 6,000-MILE TOUR «“Better Business” Delegation Will Be Received at White House This Afternoon. Nearing the completion of a 6,000-mile tour through 23 States and the District of Columbia, & group of members of a “Maine better business touring party" arrived in Washington tcday in special railway coaches. They brought with them a display car filled with Maine agricultural and industrial products, which was open for public inspection throughout the day. The group is headed by A. L. T. Cum- mings, secretary-manager of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce of Port- land. They were guests of the Maine Society of Washington at luncheon and were to be received by the President at the White House this afternoon. The visitors were met at Union Sta- tion today by representatives of the Greater National Capital Committee of the Washington Board of Trade. FLOWER MART VALENTINE SPECIALS Valentine Baskets, $1.50 up Fresh C: ut Carnations 79¢c A DOZEN Beautiful Corsages, $1.00 up 1618 H.St. N.W. ME. 8893 SHOES FOR WOMEN ‘SNIPER’ IN BETHESDA| FOUND TO BE BOYS| Youths With Air Rifies Are Cap-| tured for Breaking Windows and Lights. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md.,, February 12.— Three 9-year-old boys armed with rifles have been revealed as the ceuss of a number of reports to police within the past few days that the “phantom sniper” of Washington was active in this vicinity. Pollowing reports that window glass had been shot out of one home and several street lights broken by bullets, police investigated and found that the shots had come from air rifles. The lads were captured and turned over to their parents, who promised police to administer punishment. e G s BEER DR. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist Phone National 0721 “olh’ane G B0 W Sweet Peas 69c A BUNCH 1528 Conn. Ave. NO. 8272 More CAMPBELL’S ™24 Big Values! Again this week end we offer a galaxy of big food values. Shop Sanitary and Piggly Wiggly Stores this week end for real savings. 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