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The Washington times., 1931-10-01
BROKER DENIES
! PART IN OWN
KIDNAPPING
RosenthaI Accused Of Plot,
Named by Lawyers for Five
Facing Ransom Case Charge

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Charles
M. RoSenthal, youthful stock
broker, kidnapped and held 16 days
until $50, 900 was paid last August,
Indignantly denied in general ses-
sions yesterday he had been a
party to a plot to extort money
from his wealthy mother.
The accusation was repeated
several times by attorneys for the
woman and four men who are de-
3endants in the kidnapping case.
The defendants are Betty Stew
art Green. Marcus Blumenthal,
Nicholas Rutigliano, Theodore Ad-
nolfi and Albert Sileo.
Calm to FURRY
Rosenthal's air of indifference
rave way to indignation as the &C.
tusing questions were repeated by
attorneys John j. Duff and
Caesar Barra.
Rosenthal not only denied he
had been in any way respon-
sible for the anxiety and suffer
ing inflicted upon his mother
curing the period he was miss
ing, but denied having made
statements that he was inti-
rlately acquainted with AL Ca.
rone, owed him 100000, and
Rad gambled with Arnold Roth
stein the night before that gam
tler was shot at the Park Cen
t-al Hotel.
Gambled With Captors
Rosenthals disappearance in
august was terminated when he
opeared at a police station and
I'D of having been released by
! s captors after $4,000 had been
+ lid. The original demand for
{ 100000 had been reduced by half
aen the young broker won
& 10000 gambling with his captors,
T 1lice were told.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
COMMUNICATES
HEAR WOMAN

Mrs. Henry E. Sheriff, chair
man Of the Christian Americana
zation Committee, Atlantic dis
trict, of the Northern Baptist
Convention, was the principal
speaker last night at the annual
Homecoming exercises Of the Mt.
Carmel Baptist Church.
Mrs. E. v. Frye, Eastern di-
rector of the Y. P. B. u, and
other organizations, also spoke.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
FILM STAR MOURNS LUCK
Mother Ill, Husband
Away, Held Up
by Her Work

CHICAGO, Oct. I.-EliSsa
Landi, new star in the motion
picture armament, passed through
Chicago today en- route to Lon
don, where her mother Is re-
ported critically i'll.
Officials of the Pennsylvania
Railroad held the Seaboard ex'
press for her several minutes 50
she might make connections. She
said:
81 haven't seen my husband,
John Lawrence, in IL months,
and my mother really Is des-
perately i'll. I have been held
back 10 days while retakeS on
my latest film were made"
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
Hoover to Motor
To Series Opener

President Hoover and his official
guests will motor to the game Of
the world series at Philadelphia
next Monday, instead Of going by
special train, it was learned at
the White House yesterday.
The President will leave his
camp at the headquarters of the
Rapidan River, in Virginia, early
in the day for the long cross-coun.
try trip. He will return by train.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
Smallest POstOffice
Is in GPIace Too
Hard to Spell

PASSACONAwAY, N. H,
octO / UN.sJ.-If you have
ever sent a letter to this town,
you have sent it to the smallest
postoffice in the country.
That was the claim advanced
by residents today after w. B.
Kimball, postmaster here, got
out his yardstick and announced
the dimensions of his official
domain ss 3 feet 8 inches, by
4 feet 9 inches.
Postmaster Kimball did his
measuring after Grimshaw,
N. c., had claimed to have the
smallest postofficei n the United
States, the Grimshaw office
measuring 512 by 6 feet.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
Course in Cooking
For Scout Leaders

A specialization course in in
)or cooking for Scout leaders
CT the District of Columbia Boy
s, outs of America will be held on
saturday afternoons beginning
ctober 10 at Camp Wilson,
7 lrnt Mills, Md.
D. D. Withers, program direc-
tc", and Thomas A. King, Scout
i sster, will have charge of the
C0urSR
The Washington times., 1931-10-01

(Right) Weak red-blood-cells-
only so per cent of normal
strength-they lack the power to
resist infection and disease or to
rebuild flesh and to carry away the
impurities. Such a condition is often
responsible for body weakness.
paleness, Sallow complexion, pim-
Piles and boils.
Don't let them count u
The Washington times., 1931-10-01

Ieft) Microscopic view of healthy
red -blood-cells. The blood stream
should contain about 100000 of
these cells to the cubic millimeter.
They carry nourishment and
oxygen to every part of the body
they also remove impurities from
the tissues.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01

More tables, more room, new up-to-date refrig-
Grafton system, the finest nationally known products
one of the finest places of its kind in the city.
Dine uOhere sandwich making is an art.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
ROCKVILLE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued
at Rockville to Edgar Meredith
McPeak, 20, of Washington and
Virginia Merritt, 2S, of Chevy
Chase, Md, and Joseph G. Ben.
nett, 20, and Ruby Lee Martin,
20. both Of Cherrydale, Va.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
Why you should be interested in your
Blood Count

1t great protection to health and physical webeing
to keep the red bloodcell count up normal These
cells build and sustain-they also remove impurities
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
II. G.. Wells Coming
To u. s. This Month

NEW YORK, Oct. / dN.sJ,
II. g. Wells, famous English
author and historian, was ex.
pected to arrive in New York
late this month. He has planned
q tour of the country.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
3O2.446 STUDENTS AID

EVANS STON, ILL. Oct. /
G G.N.S0-Northwestern University
6 ldents received aids and awards
g counting to 1902, ,446.83 for the
) ar 1930-31, it was announced by
T.. FELTON, T. Howard, director Of
f rsonnel. Men students received
s 47,614.83, and the women $54,-
6 2,
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
FARM DATA IN BRIEF

"Fair crops, low prices" sum-
marizes the farm situation as Of
October /. the Bureau Of Agri-
cultural Economies Of the De-
partment of Agriculture an
nounced Yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01

For generations S.SS. tonic has been helping peo-
pie gain New Strength better health and happiness Its
vitality the blood surely warrants your giving it good
trial.
You should know that SS.S has the distinct advanraSe
Of being composed of fresh vegetable medicinal ingredients
in concentrated form it isMother Natures formula
Why not taking S.S.S today7-the larger size
represents price saving.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
johnson Not Worried

Next week we shall see the
first exhibition game locally Of
the 1881 edition of the Wash
ington Griffmen when the
Braves and Griffs tangle here
in what is to be known as Earl
Clark Day.
Incidentally, Washington fans
are in for a lot of special days
at the ball park when the team
once gets home. Besides the
Earl Clark Day on April 8, the
opening day is to be Pan-Amer-
lean Day which falls on April
IA, and on Sunday, April 10,
Muddy Ruel Day will be OBJ
served, the fans of Washing
ton joining in The Washington
Times campaign to give Ruel a
present bought with the nickles
and dimes and quarters of his
many admirers here.
But what we wanted to get
around to. in mentioning the
ball club is a simple express
sion of confidence in the team
which comes from the pen of
Walter Johnson.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
CUBS PEACEFUL,
SAYS HORNSBY

LOS ANGELES, Calf, April 4.
Rogers Hornsby, manager of the
Chicago Cubs, today spiked ru-
mors that all was not we'll be-
tween himself and Hack Wilson,
the home-run clouter of last sea-
son. The rumor began when viii
son was removed from the line
up last Thursday in favor of
Johnny Moore.
81 did have a chat with Will
son." HOrnSby said, "but there
was no reference made by me
charging him with be4lg a
lOafer' or lodging it,"
Wilson has not been getting his
hits in exhibition games and
Hornsby said he believed Wilson
was pressing in order to hit out
homerS.
"I would be satisfied if Will
son hits .32O," HOrnsby declared.
81 don't care if he doesn't hit
q single home run. 1 am only
interested in seeing him drive
in runs, and he doesn't have
to hit hOmers to do that. If he
Just IoOsens up and hits natur-
ally and hustles in the out
Nield I'll be satisfied"
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
WESTERN HIGH
GIRLS SHINE

The girls rifle team of Western
High School, gave the boys team
a close shave in the first match
of the third series of junior BIZ
weekly rifle matches conducted
by the National Rifle Association.
The boys score was 4S7 out
of possible 500 and the girls
score was 4S6, the boys plac-
ing eighth and the gorls ninth,
among the 18 school teams
from all parts of the country
competing in a "A" division of
the matches.
The Western High girls are
the only girls team shooting in
the highest division.
At the close of the second Sc
rieS, Western High boys had a
60-point lead in aggregate points
but in the match just completed
the Warren Harding high team,
Conn, moved into the
lead with a margin of 80 points.
Warren Harding High was high
scorer in the last match with
499.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
HOME
WEDNESDAY
BY JOE HOLMAN
(Times staff Correspondent
EIArOITA La .na.il A

INES SIdII Correspondence
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 4.
Homeward bound!
That will be the watchword
Tuesday night when the Griff-
men break 1881 spring training
and head for the Capital.
The following day, Earl Clark"
day to be explicit, Washington
duels the Boston Braves at Grit
fifth Stadium.
Philadelphia Nationals are to
be met on the home field
Thursday, and the Orioles in
Baltimore, Friday. Home ex-
hibitions with Baltimore and
Rochester, respectively, are due
Saturday and Sunday.
General" Alvin Crowder es-
sayed a nine-ninning turn against
Birmingham's Barons here yes
terday. He delivered splendidly
for seven heats. But weakened
to permit a sail deadlock in the
last two.
The Griffs ran up an early
3-to-0 lead, but Birmingham
rushed from behind to tally five
times in the last three periods
while Washington registered by
twice.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
HAGEN JONES
IN FEATURE

George Hagen, the ex-Mar!ne,
and Paul ("Scissors"D Jones, the
wrestler from Texas, have been
matched by Promoter Joe Turner
to appear in the feature bout of
his show at the Washington
Auditorium this coming Thurs
dya.
Rudy Dusek. the wildcat wrel-
tier from Nebraska, will tackle
Jack Washburn in the other fin
ish match of the evening. Pro-
moter Turner will arrange tree
other attractive bouts. Ladies,
accompanied by escorts, will be
admitted free. except to the ring
side and boxes.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
lis Ruth Unala1ed as Depression Hits Minor League TOw
Today's
Sportorial
-By KIRK MILLER

Today in South Bend, Ind,
Knute Rockne carries to the
grave a secret which he would
never reveal. even to his inti-
mates.
Only Rockne knew how many
times he had been asked the
question:
(Which was your greatest
team?"
To sucn a query he was ever
noncommittal.
He never answered it directly,
completely or decisively.
The nearest he ever came to
it was to one day make this OBJ
servation:
"The 1880 eleven was the
smarter team. The Four
HOrsemen will live longer in
gridirOn history than any group
l ever coached"
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
Gipp Was Best

AS to his greatest individual
player, Rockne always went
right out on limb. He made
no bones about handing the
palm to George Gipp, who died
of pneumonia before he re-
ceived his degree from Notre
Dame.
"Gipp was the perfect foot
ball player. He was the natural
player. You didn't even have
to tell him once. He did it
right by instinct"
Those brief comparisons are
the nearest to going on record
about his players that Rockne
ever made either in his writ.
ings or his speeches or infor-
NAL talks.
Which team Knute consid-
cred greatest, will never be
known. He was too much Of
a diplomat to say something
outstanding of one combination
of merit that might take some
thing away from another.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
All Hotsy Totsy

To a personal acquaintance
this week, Walter wrote:
"We are all ready to leave
and everyone IS in pretty good
shape; Marberry better than
have seen him in years, although
he is not yet quite ready"
Sanguine, to say the least.
is johnson and he wouldn't be
writing a friend in such a vein
unless he really meant it.
Incidentally we learn from
this same source that Walters
own state of mind is greatly
improved against the months
Immediately following his re-
cent bereavement. He's taken
a new lease on things and every
day is more and more his old
self.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04

wise acquitted himself credi-
tably.
But for that showing there is
little doubt but what Cleveland
today would boast the American
Leagues premier first sacker. And
that Washingtonians would be
mourning the loss of one of the
most popular fellows ever to rep
resent that city of the diamond.
Praises joey Kuhel
Judge, by the way, thinks most
highly of joey Kuhel, Washing
tons $65,0O0 beauty"
"Since 1 first saw him shift
ing his feet on first base I've
maintained Kuhel would be my
successor" Joe declares. "And
that still holds good.
"He looks like a ball player,
he acts like a ball player and
Furthermore he is a ball play
err"
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
50 HOLES
IN AFTERNOON
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
A fellow playing 36 holes Of
golf in one day thinks he has
accomplished a big job and finds
an easy chair at home soothes
tired limbs. Consider the feat
of C. E. Rogers, of Logan, w. Va,
who covered so holes at the Co.
lumbia Country Club between the
hours of p. m. and 7 p. m.
Rogers, a guest of Horace
Dodge, is lanky and naturally a
fast walker. He is also speedy
player and wastes little time in
addressing his ball. Thus he
plays in half the time it takes
an average player for 18 holes.
About l o'clock he started
out on a solo round of 18
holes and was not blocked be-
cause there was none ahead of
him. After finishing the eigh-
teenth, he Immediately went to
the first tee and began his
second round.
At the second green, he came
up to Joe Sherrier and Assistant
District Attorney Fleharty. Learn
ing of his desire to play as many
holes as possible, they permitted
Rogers to go through.
He advanced to the eighth
green but was delayed by a three
some ahead and his speedy prog
ress was checked. Here he was
joined by Sherrier and Fleharty
and the three made the rest of
the trip together.
Rogers started his third 18
about 10 minutes of 5 o'clock and,
after finishing 18 holes, had time
to get in six more holes before
darkness halted him. No, Rogers
didn't use motorcycle.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04

"I'm going into my seven
teenth nOw," Joe says, "and
I'm still holding up pretty well.
feel that I've got four more
playing seasons in me. Maybe
more, for that matter"
Joe, in his time, has cost Wash
ington a sizeable fortune. When
bothered by a charleyhorse over
a period of several years, in
Vulnerable, would-be successors to
Judge were purchased and just
as frequently cut loose.
Equal to Occasions
No matter how grave the siuta-
ton, Joe has always been equal
to the occasion, rallying to win
back his job time and again.
1t has been learned, by the
way, that a single performance
that of opening day, 1928-is re-
sponsible for Judge wearing
Washington toggery today.
The Griffmen had bought
George Sisler that winter, and
Genial George had spent most
of the spring training season on
first base.
AS the campaigns opening
neared, however, Judge was given
his fling on the initial corner and
Immediately impressed with his
fielding feats and all-around
hustle.
In the meantime, Cleveland had
been negotiating for Joe's services
and the transaction was virtually
closed.
Saves Job BY Showing
On opening day "Bucky" Harris,
then Washingtons manager. de-
cided to start Joe on first base.
And then and there the veteran
regained his job.
He not only played the game
of his life, defenSiveIy but also
got himself four hits and other
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
LAYOFF
WILL HELP
SPORTS
By BABE RUTH

ATLANTA, Ca, April 4-On
our exhibition tour from the
training camp this spring the
first two cities we visited were
Jacksonville and Montgomery,
and we found both of them with
out a ball team in any established
league. In Jacksonville we played
against a team which represented
a cigar manufacturing firm, and
in Montgomery we took on the
Atlanta club, of the Southern
Association which had come over
to fill the date.
We have made many visits in
other years to both cities and we
always played against the home
team. This year the league In
which they played has broken up
and it looks as if both cities will
be without league baseball this
year.
Causes Player Talk
Naturally this condition of af-
fairs caused a lot of talk among
the players. When the games
were scheduled for these places
it was thought the league would
again be running, but it wasn't.
One of our players brought up
the point that there will be no
place for a young fellow to de-
velop for the majors If these
minor leagues continue to drop
out. OF course there would be
no such training ground for
young players if all the minors
should go out of existence but I
don't think we have to worry
any about such a thing ever
happening.
/ believe these breaks here
and there in baseball are just
the natural results of the de-
preston in all lines of business,
and look for all these cities
to come back to professional
ball better than ever. The lay
off may help them. I have
talked with several baseball
men during the past three
months on this subject, and
they tell me that a city which
loses it's ball team for a while
is a better baseball town than
ever when the game comes
back.
I know one thing for sure.
There is no falling off Of in
terest among the kids. I had as
many of them looking for auto
graphs in Jacksonville and Mont
gomery as when league ball was
played in these cities. I get as
many letters from the boys in
my fan mail as I got in the
years when we seldom heard of a
city or a league giving up base
ball. These kids are the real
fans and in a few years they will
be the ones to see that their
cities have league ball. 1t is safe
to say that it won't be necessary
to wait until these particular
kids grow up.
College Recruits
Don't forget another thing
They had big league ballplayers
back in the days when there
were only two or three minor
leagues to supply the players
Back in that time it was unusua,
for young fellow to go into
professional ball after graduating
from college, although now anc
then some player did it. Now
it seems that every youngstel
who joins a big league club was
a baseball and football player at
college.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
PHILLIES TRIM AS

PHILADELP HIA, April i
Chalk up a win for the lowly
Phillies-and a win over world
championship opposition at that!
The Phils, with Harold Elliott
hurling, humbled Connie Mack's
Athletics, 7 to S, in the first of
five-gam0 city series.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
Johnson May Pitch
Lloyd Brown in
Opening Game

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 4.
Looks like Lloyd Brown will
open our American League sea
son to me. If he doesn't, Alvin
CrOwder will"
Manager Walter Johnson
went on record with this state
ment today.
"CrOwder pitched good ball
Yesterday even if he did weaken
late in the game. The work
didn't hurt him any. But
Brownie, after all, looks like
the most advanced pitcher in
camp"
Brown goes nine innings to-
day when Washington plays
the Barons here.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
JACKIE FAILS
To Do MUCH
WITH BAT
BY JOE HOLMAN
Times Staff CorreSpondent)

(TimeS Staff Correspondent
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 4.
II Second Baseman Jackie Hayes
falls down at bat Manager Wal
ter johnson will send Buddy"
Myer back to the keystone.
Hayes, on the other hand,
needs only to connect consist
emily to get the call until fur
ther notice. Johnson sizes it up
this way:
"Hayes looks like a million
dollars afield. But he didn't
show much at the plate yester-
day.
"Jackie will get a chance to
redeem himself. If he falls
into a rut, though, will be
forced to use Buddy again"
Walter is pulling heart and
soul for a fast 1881 American
League getaway. And, with the
season only 10 days removed, he
is watching with interest the
work of Hayes-who is getting
his chance to land a regular job.
Only Likely Change
BY picking up with the flail
Hayes can quickly erase yester-
days disappointing performance.
Otherwise the above mentioned
shift will be made in short order.
Should Hayes succeed in dis
lodging Myer he will be the only
new face in the regular 1881 line
up. The team will remain intact
otherwise.
In the event Jackie makes
connections, Sam West prob
ably will be shifted to lead-Off
position and Hayes placed
either above or below Bluege
in the batting order. A year
ago Cliff Bolton was Chatta-
nOOga's secOnd-string catcher.
And, it is claimed, only his hard
hitting carried him.
Cliff will get an opportunity for
sweet revenge when Washington
opens its three-game series with
the Lookouts at Chattanooga
Sunday.
I'm going to start Cliff in
every game" Walter johnson
declares. "When he came to
us they declared he was miSer.
able on foul pops and couldn't
handle himself behind the bat.
"Since reporting at Biloxi
this spring we've given him Spe-
ciaI attention. Now, he can
catch for me any old time, and,
you've got to remember, he's a
big Lacquer, too"
Birmingham scribes and players
were amazed with Bottoms all
around improvement yesterday.
He camped under two difficult
foul pops, handled Crowder we'll
in the late innings, and, other
wise, looked impressive.
Hell hit $50 in any old
league" Manager Zeb Milan, of
the BarOnS, told Manager JOhn-
son. ''LOOks like you've got a
natural Walter"
The catching situation, by the
way, is one of Washington's
brightest. Spencer is still the
same polished receiver he always
was; Bolton shows marvellous i'm
provement, and "Pinkie" Hargrave
has started whanging the ball for
all he's worth.
Hargrave Blasts Ball
The veteran redhead, as has
generally been the case, needed
plenty of work before getting his
eye on the ball. He made up for
lost time yesterday, when he
blasted the apple. to all corners
Of Rickwood Park, both from a
right and lefthand stance,
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
Uniteds Meet Sdks
In PreLin1 Tonight

The United Typewriter Grays
will oppose the Saks Clothiers in
the preliminary to the Potomac
Scholastics Baltimore Arundels
basketball game tonight in the
Tech High gym. The preliminary
contest will start at 7:30 o'clock
and the feature game at Q
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
20 Years With Washington,
Goal of Joe Judge
Rv JOE HOFFMAN,

BIRMINGHAM Ala, April 4.-Twenty years in one uni
form
That's pet ambition of Capt Joe Judge Washington club
first baseman.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
Training Camp
Briefs

ATLANTA-Another defeat was
marked up today against the New
York Yankees. Babe Ruth had
a stiff neck and Andrews and
Weaver were not too good as
hurlers, so Atlanta won from NC
Carthy's men 8 to 4. Chapman
led the Yank hitters with two
cloutS.
MACON-The Brooklyn Robins
were out for revenge today. They
meet the Boston Braves, who de-
feated the Robins yesterday
5 to 3 in IL innings. Worthlng-
tons home run with one on cost
the game for Hollis Thurston,
Dodger hurler.
MEMPHIS-The Giants today
play the Memphis Chicasaws with
Walker nominated to hurl. Hub
bell will probably be the pitch
ing choice tomorrow against the
locals. The Giants resume their
series with the White Sox on
Monday.
LOS ANGELES-The Chicago
Cubs today hold another vic
tory over their baseball rela-
tives, the Angels, through their
9-to-2 victory here yesterday.
They play Hollywood today.
MISUNDERSTANDING go
ing on an uncanny hitting spree
in the seventh and eighth frames,
the Cincinnati Reds came from
behind to lock out the Chatta-
nooga LookoutS by score of 10
to 9 in the first of a two-game
series here yesterday. Nick Cul-
lop started action in the seventh
with a fence-buSter in left field.
Strip duplicated the perform
ance in the eighth inning.
OAKLAND - For the second
consecutive day, the Oakland
ball club today had humbled the
Detroit Tigers, this time 6-1.
Three Tiger misplays in the fifth
inning, when the Oaks scored
four runs and tied up the game.
The first Tiger pitcher to go the
full route this season, Vic Sor-
rell, was nicked for nine hits.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04

wise acquitted himself credi-
tably.