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The Washington times., 1932-03-03
James E.. MitCheLLS
In Fear of Kidnapping

HAVERFORD, Pa, March 3
IN.SO-Police were guarding
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
E. Mitchell, I'd, today because
of fear their three-year-old son
would be kidnapped. Strange &C
tions of two women motorists
prompted a police guard. A nurse
remained at the child's bedside
throughout the night.
The Washington times., 1932-03-03
K|DNAP AUTO
BELIEVED
FOUND
Couple With Baby Leave
Pennsylvania Car in
HyattsViIIe Garage :

Washington police believe
today that they are hot on the
trail of the Lindberg baby
kidnapers.
A green sedan, left in a
Hyattsville garage by a man
and women who had with
them a baby less than two
years old, with a mass OF
light curly hair, is believed
to be the one that figured IN
the kidnapping.
A child's fingerprints have been
found in the car, as well as road
maps, cards, and few other clues
that may prove of value. Police
will compare the fingerprintS on
the window glass with those OF
the Lindbergh child.
The car was driven to the gar
age of j. Frank Rushe, in Hyatts-
vile, early yesterday morning. It
was a new car, driven apparently
only a short time.
Asked Nights Storage
It bore Pennsylvania tags, with
the numbers AC135. The man
gave his name as A. c. Lentz after
a little hesitation which the at
tendant noticed at the time. He
asked storage for one night, but
as yet has not reappeared.
The Rushe garage is on a side
street. and is not Illuminated at
night. Detective Sergeant Larry
ODea agreed with Paul de Vault,
night attendant at the garage,
that it was peculiar that this par
ticular establishment should be Sc
lected to store the car.
O'Dea considers the sedan the
best clue yet, and holds the theory
that if these persons are the kid
napers, they had planned to leave
the car there and to be joined by
confederateS nearby.
Wore Sleeping Suit
De Vault, whose home is at
1910 Illinois Ave. N. W., did not
notice in which direction the man
and woman went after leaving
the garage. The child, he said,
was wearing leggings or Sleep
ing suit.
The man and woman left the
car in an alley outside the
garage and owing to the dark
ness De Vault did not see them
very clearly.
He described the man as about
5 feet or inches tall, slender,
and wearing a brown felt hat,
dark gray overcoat and dark suit.
The woman was about IS years
old, tall and slender, and dressed
in dark suit and coat. Neither
appeared to be nervous, but the
man hesitated when he was
asked for his name. He did not
notice what baggage. if any. they
had with them.
The failure of the man to re-
turn for the car excited surprise,
and when the police learned of
the situation they investigated.
Found Road Maps
They discovered road maps,
with route 13 marked to Whining
ton, route 10 to Baltimore and
route to Washington. It is not
clear from what point they went
to Wilmington.
The car had been serviced by
n. r. King, a Washington garage
proprietor, some time ago, and
had been driven 723 miles since
/, that time.
Inspector Frank S. ". Burke,
chief of detectives. considers the
finding of the car so important
that he Immediately broadcast
the facts over stations WMAL
and WRC.
ne notified the Maryland and
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express it bet.
ter than the Of
ficial declara'
tions Of the i'm
perial army and
navy command
ers in Shang'
hal, issued to
night, as fol
lows:
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forces, since
their arrival
sn SHANGHAI
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CHILD IS CON CEALED
NEAR NEW JERSEY
NOTE REVEALS

BOSTON, March 3 QN.S.).-An
air-mail letter to Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh, posted in the south end
today, told where the missing son of
the Flying Colonel might be found.
The letter, thought to have been
posted by a nervous little old woman
in black with German accent, was
opened at police headquarters.
Superintendent of Police MichaelH
Crowley Immediately set in motion
official machinery to visit the spot
named close to New Jersey.
HOPEWELL, N. j., March 3 U.N.S.).
Negotiations with the kidnapers of the
Lindbergh baby are under way and it
is expected they will return him within
a few hours, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
announced today.
Although hopes ran high in the Lind
bergh household, letter was received
warning the colonel not to waste any
time in meeting the ransom demands.
Ibis letter was mailed In Boston bV a
well-dressed woman.
The letter was considered so significant by
postal authorities that it was en- route to New
Jersey police by special plane.
Ace Admits Deal With Gang
The announcement that Colonel Lindbergh
had negotiated with the kidnapers came
during a brief talk with State troopers out
side his home here
The Boston threat" letter to Colonel Lind
bergh was mailed from the Massachusetts
city by woman described to be about go
years of age. She told the clerk in the South
End postal station in Boston that she wanted
it rushed by air mail.
When the clerk, Harry Downes, saw the
address on the letter-Colonel Lindbergh,
Hopewell, N. J."-he ran after the woman.
Governor, Indy in Secret Talk
At the top of the letters envelope was
written:
"Spare no expense. Make all speed
possible"
The new development in the Kidnapping
(Contnusd Page 2, COL -
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FLOYD GIBBONS

and in the vicinity, had, in
conjunction with imperial naval
forces, made every effort to
(Continusd on Rage 2, Gel. ~
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Brooklyn GGngsters
SOHnht in KidnQpinq

NEW YORK, March 3 Q.N.SO
New Jersey detectives, working
with New York police, were re-
ported today to be seeking two
Brooklyn gangsters for question
ing in connection with the kid
naping of the Lindbergh baby.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
POET MARKHAM PAID
BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
SO.Year-Old Author of The Man
With the Hoe" Given
Reception Here.

Edwin Markham, American poet and
author of The Man With the Hoe,
was honored Yesterday on the occasion
Of his Soth birthday anniversary at
reception by the Poets Guild Of America
in the headquarters building Of the
Sons Of the American Revolution.
The noted poet read several OF his
poems, among them a Quatrain written
especially for the purpose of carrying
q message Of good will from the chill
dren of America to children Of foreign
countries.
Diplomatic representatives OF Is
nations we're at the reception and they
will send the following lines to their
home lands:
"Oh, youth of the world,
We lift our hands
And cry our love cry
To your distant lands"
Mrs. ]. w. Crabtree, the artist, pre-
sented Mr. Markham with a portrait
of himself.
Frank Steele, secretary general OF
the Sons of the American Revolution
acted as master Of ceremonies and Mrs,
Florence Hale, president Of the National
Education Association, spoke on the
educational value of the interchange
of poetry between nations.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
BALANCED BUDGET
PLEA OF TYD|NGS
Senator Declares Accom-
pIishment Necessary, in
Address to Realty Board.

Necessity for balancing the Federal
budget as a primary step toward gen.
eral business recovery in the United
States was explained by Senator Tydings
of Maryland, in an address delivered
at the annual Spring meeting of the
Washington Real Estate Board, held
last night at the Willard Hotel.
Every dollar that is borrowed un-
necessarily by the Government to meet
its current financial needs postpones a
return to normal economic conditions
Just that much, he declared.
The more the Government borrows,
he said, the higher interest rate it must
pay in order to sell the bonds. When
the interest rates closely approximate
that paid in private investments, funds
in such fields are withdrawn and used
to purchase Government bonds, he
pointed out, thus further handlcaping
private business.
Beer Tax Proposal.
Senator Tydings. in reviewing the
many proposals submitted to members
of Congress suggesting ways for ending
the depression, declared that If Con-
gress would legalize sale of 2.75 per cent
beer and place a tax on its sale, $500
600, 900 a year could be raised. This
sum, he said, would go a long way
toward achieving business recovery, by
making unnecessary many Of the pro-
posed new or increased taxes.
Out of the depression, he sald, mas
come one beneficial thing: that there Is
Y0nnIl1sF understanding OF
government, which is laying the founda-
ton for a more intelligent representa-
tive government.
jim. Bowie. president of the board,
reviewed activities of the first half OF
the boards current fiscal year, outlining
legislation for the protection of the
public investing in real estate, which
the board Is asking Congress to pass at
this session.
Suggestion of Laws.
Enactment of license law for real
estate brokers, a workable law regu-
latine sale of securities, and a third
measure regulating the release Of deeds
of trust and Identification of mortgage
notes. he said, would adequately fill the
needs.
John A. Petty, executive secretary OF
the board, gave an outline OF the meas
ure relating to deeds of trust.
An extended entertainment program
was given by H. Tudor Morsel, Edward
Steffe, Arthur B. Pierce, Thomas w.
Brahany, Fred East, William F. Ray
mond, George H. Wilson and Mr.. Bowie.
The session was planned by COM
mittee including Mr. Morsell, H. Z.
Bangs, L. E. Breuninger, Edison w.
Briggs, Norman c. Brown. Morris Ca
fritz, ]. e. Douglas, Joseph A. Herbert,
jr.; Arthur C. Houghton. Thomas e.
FARRELL j. Leo Kolb, William H: Lin
kins, Z. Brooke Lee, Curtis Walker.
Frank Doyle, Fred L. Sandoz, Earl NJ
Macintosh, Guy S. Whiteford, r. G.
Zantzinger and John F. Maury.
Evening star., 1932-04-22

Edwin F. Hill information director
for the Chesapeake & Potomac Iele-
phone Co.. yesterday was elected presl-
dent of the Washington Kiwanls Cup
at a special election in the Ralelgn
Hotel He succeeds Eugene r. WOOD
son. resigned.
Dewey zirkin, who was second wee
president, was elected first t1ve preSl-
dent succeeding Mr. Hill. Lewis /.
Breuninger was elected second wee
president and Edmund F. Jewell direc,,
tor. Mr.. Woodson recently resigned
from the club
Mr.. Hill, the new president, became
a member of the Kiwanis Club IN
Charleston, w Va, in 1922 and joined
the Washington Kiwanis Club in July,
1925, after coming here with the tele-
phone company, with which he has
been connected since 1900. He is chair
man of the Kiwanis Education Com
mittee for the Capital district, includ--
ing Maryland. Virginia Delaware and
the District of Columbia. He served as
lieutenant governor Of the district IN
1880 and in 1881 was chairman OF the
international Kiwsnis Publicity Com
Evening star., 1932-04-22

mittee. Last year he attended "a meet
,ings of Kiwanis clubs outside of Wash
ington and provided programs at 81 OF
these.
Hans Kinder, leader of the National
Symphony Orchestra. spoke. Music was
Tiven by Miss Alma Bishop. contralto;
Jesse Vietch. tenor. and Elliott Button,
,aritone, under direction Of r. r. Ed
ards. director of the Washington Civic
opera Co. Miss Ruth Walker was ac-
ompanist.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

4OGA
Annual banquet and election, All
Corners Mems Glass, Covenant Presby-
terian Church, Sis pm.
Illustrated lecture, Robert Pyle,
American Horticultural Society, Interior
Department auditorium, 430 pm.
Dance. Department of Labor, May
flower Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, New York State Society, Will
lard Hotel, 9 pm.
Rummaae sale, benefit Mount St.
Ursula Country Home for Children,
1000 Connecticut avenue, today and to-
morrow.
BANQUET. Mems Glass. Calvary M. Z.
Church, 1853 Columbia road, $40 pm.
Dinner. Washington High School
Class Of 's6, Raleigh Hotel, pm
Gard party knights of St. Johns
Auxiliary No. 256, Sacred Heart Parish
Hall, 8 pm.
Card party, benefit St. Francis de
Sales Church, Twentieth street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, 8 pm.
Bingo party. KiIleen Post and Auxil-
larry. Immaculate Conception Hall,
Eighth and N streets, 8 pm.
Card and bingo party, Snappy 10
Club, so M street northeast, pm.
Card party, Baracca Chapter. No. II,
o. e. s., Walker Hill Dairy, $3.50 pm.
FUTURE.
Luncheon, Washington Round Table,
University Club, tomorrow, II 80 pm.
Luncheon, Harvard Club, University
Club, tomorrow, 1890 pm.
Card party, National Lodge, No 2. $50
Seventh street southeast tomorrow, 8
pm.
Gard party U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post
No. 2, so M street northeast, tomorrow,
0 pm.
Rabbits are becoming so destructive
In the cemetery at Stanford-le- Hope,
England that permission has been
given to a local man to shoot them.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Church to Elect Officers.

BALLSTON. Va, April % (SpeciaD
The organization meeting of the
members of the Central Methodist Epis-
opal Church South will be held at
the church tonight. Election of ofh-
GERS and general business will be con-
sidered.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
TWO OUTINGS PLANNED
Wild Flower Preservation Society
Meets Saturday and Sunday.

W1l0 flOWeT IIcS SJ
Meets Saturday and Sunday.
The Washington Chapter of the
Wild Flower Preservation society has
planned two outings for the coming
week end.
Saturday members Will meet at Ross.
lyn station and take car Leaving at 2
o'clock. get off at Prospect Hili station
and go to the Madeira Scnool and
Black Pond.
SUNDAY members will meet at Ross
,vn station at GAS for a trip to Eagle
Rock.
Auto owners in the Netnerlano East
Indies must pay higher gasoline taxes.
Evening star., 1932-04-22

Rabbits are becoming so destructive
In the cemetery at Stanford-le-H Hope
England, that permission has been
given to a local man to shoot them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-25
'OVERSEASPHONE PROBLEMS GREAT
Conn Trans0ceanic Call Often Involves Five
 Languages
TEN ON THE BOARD

As many as five different lan- guages have been called into play in the completion of the connec- tions for a trans-oceanic telephone call to a foreign country. Should Connecticut subscriber of the Southern New England Telephone company, for instance, call q sub scriber in Rumania three different languages would be used. The call would be placed fin English via New York and London; London would pass the call along to Budapest in
 German and the same language would transfer it to the operator at Bucharest; the latter would then speak to the called subscriber in Rumanian.
 About half of the girls on the trans- Atlantic switchboard are able to speak foreign languages and thus to assist establishing connec- tons in tongues not familiar to the ordinary operator. Ten different languages are represented at the board-Spanish French, German swedish, Polish, Italian. Llthuan- ian, Finnish, Flemish and Magyar. Although the toll rates on trans |
 tries range from $30.00 to $37.50 for three minutes of, conversation from points in the first zone. in which Connecticut Is located, trans
 Atlantic messages average about six minutes. South American calls average nearly eight minutes.
 Even greater knowledge of for eign tongues is required in the I tom nvnhnnUn which handles calls to all points in Eu- rope. The American operators seldom, if ever. talk with other operators in foreign tongues. since all of the direct circuits are eith- CT 10 English speaking territories or to South America where the native language. The American girls speak English as well as their operators knowledge of the other languages comes into use in con- versing with persons in this coun- try, who speak other tongues bet ter than English
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-25
The Waterbury
 Lodge of Moose
Sent Big Delegation to Convention at South
 Manchester

A large delegation of members of the Waterbury Lodge of Moose and it's women's auxiliary journey ed to South Manchester today to witness the huge parade which was expected to be the closing feature of the two-day state convention of both organizations. Thousands of members of the Moose from all sections of the state will be in the big demonstration.
 In yesterdays election Mrs Mar garet Dahl of this city was chosen vice president of the state auXil- iary. Norwich was selected as the city for the next convention of both organizations.
 the new president of the State as- sociation of Moose lodges and Mrs Helen Kane of Danbury was chosen head of the women. It was announced at yesterday s session that $17,000 of q proposed fund of $25.000 for the erection of state building at Mooseheart had been subscribed. Deputy Supreme Secretary of the Loyal Order of Moose in addressing the convention yesterday described the program of work being carried out Tn the or der's Child City in Mooseheart. Ind. During the past year the order at It's various homes cared for 43 chill dren, IS women and 20 men from this state. Incidentally the Moose gained 154 members in Connecti- cut during the past yeaar, accord ing to MT Jeffers' records.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-25

With the sentencing this week of Frank DeMario in superior court, the last of the cases of the lcrim- inal side of superior court for the 193l-32 term, Attorney William B. Fitzgerald completed his first year as assistant states attorney with nine convictions out of the II cases tried by him. Six were tried to the court and five to juries.
 He is the first and only lawyer to hold the position of assistant states attorney in the history of the local superior court and is one of the youngest in the state in that office.
 MT Fitzgerald also had many numerous cases to dispose of when the accused pleaded guilty. There was plenty of work to do in check ing up details on the order to have them ready for trials. For instance there was the case of Alfonso Rus so. alleged private banker, who pleaded guilty to embezzlement changes and was sentenced to pri- son. The assistant states attorney together with County Detective Roland c. filling were compliment ed by States Attorney Lawrence L. LeWlS IOT tuc1T cACciiCht uCtCStiNC work in bringing about Russo's arr rest in England
 Outside of the DeMario matter, perhaps the most outstanding case prosecuted by him was that of Charles Mikulaitis. found guilty of charges of robbery with violence in connection with the Sanditz and Traurig bank, which the accused was sentenced to serve from IS to 20 years in states prison. Attorney Fitzgerald also assisted States At- torney Lawrence L. Lewis in the Wiley Ebert assault case, that Is now before the supreme court of the state.
 MT Fitzgerald secured convic- tions on the first two eases he tried by himself. The cases were those of Francis Sherman and Benjamin Stanis. charged with robbery with violence and sentenced to five
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-25

months in jail. They were tried to- gether before the court.
 He won and lost his next two cases. Tofelas Latvinis was found guilty on charges of arson by a jury and sentenced from two to four years in states prison. Lat vins' wife, however, was freed by the jury.
 The only other case lost by MT Fitzgerald was the next one he tried, that of Arnold l.. Reyher, charged with theft. The case was tried by a jury and found the &C., cused not guilty.
 From that case on, Attorney Fits- gerald got convictions on each case. tried. Those cases that followed in- cluded George Carter, charged with assault with a dangerous wea- pon and sentenced from two to five years in states prison. He was tried before jury. He was accused O; having beaten up Patrolman James Sammon during an attempt ed Brooklyn holdup.
 Ruth Norman, negress, charged with theft from person and Carl Johnson, charged with assault in- volving a small girl were the next two cases prior to the DeMario case. Miss Norman was sentenced to the state farm and Johnson was given reformatory sentence. Both were tried to the court.
 Attorney Fitzgerald considers the DeMario case the most outstanding of all he tried during the. year. He was pitted against two of the citys leading criminal lawyers, Attorney Edward Mascolo and Attorney James F. Mcknight and after the jury found the accused guilty the case did not rest there. Motions to set aside the verdict were imme- diately filed and had to, be argued, after which motion for new trial on grounds of additional evil dence having been found. was pre- sented. Upon the dismissal of this motion by the trial judge. Judge Newell Jennings, defense counsel filed an appeal to the supreme court The appeal will have to be argued in October, since the su- preme court has adjourned until then.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-25
Electric Railway
 Assn Lists Facts
Generally Apply Here in
 Conn as the Rest of
 the Country .

General facts, concerning local transportation and applicable to Connecticut as well as the entire country, have been compiled by the American Electric Railway associa- ton as follows: Three out of every four riders in city streets use public transporta- ton.
 Electric rail cars and buses. un- der electric railway management carry 40 millions riders daily. di- vided-cars, 37 1-2 million, and buses 2 1-2 million.
 Rail cars remain the backbone of transportation in cities above 5O,000.
 Most electric rail line abandon ments have been in small cities and rural sections.
 Less than one-fifth of the rail line abandoned in the United States since 1915 has been replaced by buses or any other public trans portation.
 Arrangements that will not use buses under any circumstances also are scarce.
 Only three cities of more than 5O.00O population are served eX- clusively by buses.
 Exclusive bus service has been found satisfactory in various small CT cities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-25
10 Per Pent Dividend
 For Bank Depositors
Merchants and Sandtz= Traurig Distribute Money
 During Coming Month

accumulated by July to make a dividend. It is expected the pay ment will be made within 10 days after July 1. Attorney Francis T. Reeves stated in court yesterday that $300,00O will be enough to make the initial payment and it Is thought likely the sum will be realized within couple of weeks.
 Judge Newell Jennings granted the petition of Attorney Michael " Blansfield, counsel for depos- itors in the KaZemekas & Co closed bank, that he be permitted to ex- anime the books of the Brooklyn bank. Attorney Blansfield pointed out the depositors wanted the books examined by an expert accountant whose services will be paid for by the depositors. Attorney Francis P. Guilfoile, appearing for Charles Kazemekas, asked that the deposi- tors and others interested in the case approach the examination of the books with an open mind.
 Judge Jennings allowed Attor- ney l.. Russell Carter $3,0O0 for services as counsel for the Water bury National bank, receiver for the Sanditz & Traurig and Kaze- mekas & Co banks. Payment of $500 to Attorney Guilfoile, special counsel for the Kazemekas & Go was held up by the court on objec- ton of Attorney Blansfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-25
CONNECTICUT IS WELL
 SERVED BY BUS LINES

According to statistics compiled by the public utilities commission at the close of it's last fiscal year. motor bus service in Connecticut is supplied by fifty-eight corporations or individuals operating total of l2,126 route miles with G38 bussA sA3 having q combined carrying ca1 pacity of 21.782 passengers. The largest of the companies is the Connecticut company, operating
 44O route miles with q combinel
 registered carrying capacity Of
 529 passengers The New Eng
 land Transportation company. highway subsidiary of the New Ha
 ven railroad, operates over
 greater number of route miles, 652
 in total, but uses 121 busses haV-
 ing a combined registered carry
 ing capacity of 3,47S passengers