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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
OHIO KIDNAPPING
SEARCH FAILURE
Dejute Boys Family Forced
to Await His Return or
Ransom Demand.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NILES, Ohio, March Like the
Lindberghs, the family of ll-year old
James Dejute, jr., kidnapped three days
ago. could only wait and hope for his
safe return today.
One by one various clews failed to
develop into anything tangible that
would trace the two men who seized the
boy as he was on his way to school
Wednesday morning.
A suspect arrested at Youngstown
last night was released today after he
could not be identified as one of the
kidnapers. Tips reported to have been
investigated in Southern Ohio and
jamestown, Pa, also failed to produce
any results.
Thinks Money Wanted.
Dejute, ST., wealthy contractor, he'd
to his belief that the abductorS wanted
money and hourly waited for ran
som note. None, however, has been re-
ceived thus far.
County authorities and police contin-
ued to work on the theory that, in the
absence of demands for money, the alb
duction was an act of vengeance
De Jute and his brother, A. W. De Jute
denied earlier police reports that a
Blackhand threat had been made
against the contractor several years
ago.
Reward Offer Disputed.
The elder De Jute offered 81 900 re-
ward for the return of his son. Police
denied that any reward offer had been
made for capture of the abductors.
A good description Of the kidnapers
and their automobile was furnished the
authorities by Mrs. H. L. Woodward,
wife Of the rector Of st. Luke's Episco-
pal Church.
Young De Jute was overpowered and
stolen near Mrs. Woodward's home
while walking to school with his cousin,
Anna May Mellina, II. She was not
molested but her screams were heard
by Mrs. Woodward, who ran to the res
cue, but arrived just as the abductors
were driving away. They fled toward
Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
FEDERAL AID ASKED
IN ALL K|DNAP|NGS
Cochran Commends Hoover
but Says He Had No
Authority to Act.

Every mother in the country should
be assured of Federal aid if her child
were kidnapped, Representative Coch-
ran, Democrat, of Missouri, declared
in a radio talk yesterday.
Cochran, who is author of bill to
establish Federal jurisdiction over in
terstate trafficking in abduction, said
President Hoover had no authority for
putting Department Of Justice agents
to work on the Lindbergh baby case,
but added:
God knows, would never object to
the President taking this action. I
commend him even though he had no
authority But yesterday another child
was kidnapped, this time in Ohio. What
I seek to do is to assure every mother
that her child will be accorded the
same attention from the Government
of the United States as the President
provided in the Lindbergh case"
Moffett Offers Aid.
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett,
chief of the Bureau Of Aeronautics.
meanwhile offered Col. Lindbergh all
facilities of the Nays air service II 1t
COulO NC VI doo4oeoAASS 49, AA~AN~Ao S~-N
kidnapped child.
The admiraPs message expressed the
condolences of the bureau and the hope
the child would be safely returned.
Using the Lindbergh kidnapping as an
illustration, Cochran discussed the
workings of the present law and the
changes that would be made under his
bill to make it a capital offense TO KID
nap a person and move that person
from the jurisdiction OF the State
wherein he was abducted.
THE child was kidnapped close to the
New Jersey border line" he said. Say
the New Jersey State police are on the
lob and have information that the baby
is being taken toward New York. They
follow the trail, arrive at the State line
and there the Jurisdiction OF the New
Jersey police ends.
Wants Federal Law.
eff we had a Federal law to cover
kidnapping, a Department OF Justice
agent could be called upon to aid the
police and when the State line was
reached. he could proceed across the
boundary, taking the pursuing police
with him and follow the criminals.
This, because the Federal jurisdiction
did not stop at the State line. AS it
is now, the pursuing police must stop at
the State line. They must contact the
local authorities Of the adjoining States,
who would then take up the trail"
Cochran emphasized that the Federal
Government would not be asked to
take over the police work Of the State,
but only to furnish way for the State
police to accompany Federal agent
into an adjoining State.
He added that his bill would also
compel the attendance Of witnesses who
now are escaping across State lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
FATHER SEXES BOY
IN MOTHERS ABSENCE
Motor and Train Facilitate Flight
From Virginia, Presumably
for Massachusetts.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WAYNESBORO, Va, March A.
Bobby Lane, 12-year-old son of es-
tranged parents, was picked up on a
street here Wednesday afternoon by
his father, taken to Charlottesville by
motor and then northward by train,
it was learned here yesterday.
The driver of a taxi who was hired
by Lane told of the boy being picked
up and members Of the family with
which the boy was boarding said the
father had sent them a note saying he
was taking his son back to Salem, Mass
Mrs Henry Jones, the boys mother,
and his stepfather are IN Washington
and it was stated that no legal action
would be instituted pending her arrival
here. Acquaintance said that a New
York court had awarded the mother
custody of the child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
F|NGERPR|NTS SEEN
CURB TO KIDNAPPING
New York Magistrate Says
Such System Would Help
Solve AbductionS.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 4-Compulsory
fngerprinting at birth and periodically
thereafter to expedite Identification and
as a possible preventive of kidnapping
was recommended today by Magistrate
Charles Brandt, jr.
His observation was made on the
bench of TombS Court when he refused
as request for an adjournment to
Edward Lane, alias Charles (Buster)
Brown, SO. of Q411 Flornoy street., ,
Kansas City, Mo, charged with kid
mapping.
Alleged Finger Man"
An affidavit on which Lane was held
without bail as the alleged finger
man" of a kidnapping gang operating
extensively in Illinois was dismissed
and he was ordered extradited to Chi
cago on q governors warrant.
kidnapping" Magistrate Brandt said,
lis crime that is becoming increas-
ingly prevalent on our criminal cal
endars. 1t is one of the most vicious Of
offenses, and one of the most difficult of
solution. I suggest that everything be
done to expedite this mans extradition.
The punishment for abduction should
be death and it should be enacted as
law in every State in the Union.
THE abduction of the Lindberg in
FAINT, might say in passing" the mag
istrate continued. should make ap-
parent the necessity of some more prac-
teal means of, Identification than a
photograph. Legislative action should
be taken compelling every individual to
register complete fingerprints, identify
ing marks and Bertillion measurements,
in a central State bureau.
Periodic Registrations.
Not only would this provide an in
slant check on criminal fingerprints,
but it would provide a means of identi-
flying missing persons and unidentifiable
bodies. Periodic registrations would dis
close the identities of persons kidnapped
at an early age or for any other reasons
insure of their antecedents"
Lane was arrested February Is on a
Chicago indictment charging him with
kidnapping for ransom. Detective Her
bert Setter Of Chicago will return with
him late today to answer the Illinois in
dictment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
INTEREST IN KIDNAPPING
CONTINUES IN LONDON
New Jersey Crime Called can At
front to the American Nation"
by British Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March News OF the
progress of the hunt for the kidnapers
of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr,
continued to hold first place in London
newspapers today and in street corner
conversations.
The Morning Post referred to the
crime as IAN affront to the American
Nation
What has happened in New Jersey,
however" the Post editorial said,
might conceivably have happened here.
In the face of recent audacities of mo-
tor bandits in this country it Is hardly
possible to point the finger of reproach
at our American friends"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
MARYLAND v. F. W. JOINS
SEARCH FOR KlDNAPERS
State Veterans Organization tc
Watch for Suspicious Charac-
tiers and Hide-Outs.
snecial DISPATCH to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March Every
member of the State Department of the
Veterans of the Foreign Wars will join
in the search for the Lindbergh baby,
it was announced today by Mayor
Walter E. Quenstedt of Annapolis, State
commander of the V. F. w.
Mayor Quenstedt feels it is only By
a close search that the child will be
found, and with Maryland a neighbor-
ing State to New Jersey the State
leader of the veterans feels that every
suspicious person can be investigated
and possible hide-outs uncovered.
With Gov Albert G. Richie having
the State police alert and watching for
the kidnapers Maryland is lending every
possible effort to the distressed parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
Travel With Baby
Is Slow as Police
Halt Man 8 Times
Family Finds Difficulty in
Driving to Michigan
From Boston.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, March Ats a bad
time to travel far from home with
baby in your automobile, unless you're
prepared for delays by police.
That is the conclusion of Albert Men
zies of Saginaw, Mich, who, with his
wife and four small children, has been
trying to drive from Boston, Mass, TO
Saginaw since Monday.
So intent have police and citizens
been to watch for possible suspects In
the Lindbergh kidnapping that Menzies
told Cleveland authorities last night he
had been stopped and questioned eight
times since he left Massachusetts,.
The Cleveland police got on Menzies'
trail when he went into a restaurant
and telephoned some one asking II they
had milk for the baby" An alert
waiter copied the telephone number and
gave it to the police.
It didn't take the authorities long to
find Mr.. and Mrs. Menzies and their
children at the home of his brother-in-
law, Gene Young. The travel-worn
tourist then explained his family was
STAYING overnight, and that the tele-
phone call was merely to learn whether
Young had milk in the ice box or
whether he would have to buy some in
the restaurant,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
SALEMAN is ARRESTED
IN KIDNAP FUND HOAX
Detroit Man Admits Soliciting Do
nations to Help Find Lind
bergh Baby.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 4.-Posing as
the promoter of fund to help recover
the Lindbergh baby. Harry L. Davis Of
Detroit was arrested yesterday after he
had accepted contribution of $780,
Davis, who said he was a salesman,
appeared in the Office of Walter B.
Cook, an undertaken, and stated he was
collecting contributions to hire the best
detectives in the hunt for the Lind
bergh baby. Many prominent men were
giving from 500 to $500, he said, and
Cook agreed to contribute When Davis
returned he was met by police.
Taken to a police station, he con-
fessed to the hoax, police said He said
he had been in the city only five days
and was trying to get enough money
to return to Detroit. Police said he ad-
m;tted three previous arrests for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
twice in Louisville, KY, and once in
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
SCHOOL CATCHES FIRE

Fire in a closet on the first floor Of
the George Washington Medical School
Building 1900 block of H street, early
last night tied up traffic and brought
out a large crowd as smoke poured from
the building The flames were quickly
extingpished by firemen and the
damage was slight. Patients in George
Washington University Hospital nearby
were treasured there was no danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
TIP PROVES WORTHLESS
Chicago Rooming House Raided by
Secret Six Agents.

CHICAGO, March (P.-A detec-
tive squad raided a Sheridan road
rooming house early today on tip that
information concerning the Lindbergh
baby kidnapping might be found there
The Secret Six agents and city de-
tectives found nothing of value and
cided the t"tip" had been offered by a
practical joker or some one bearing a
grudge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
Rites for Mrs. Louise Buxton.

MOUNT AIRY, Md, March (Spe-
ciaD Funeral services for Mrs. Louise
Buxton, 70, who died at the home of
her son, Walter Buxton, Kemptown,
Wednesday, from heart trouble, will be
held at Kemptown M. P. Church this
afternoon, with the Rev. E. E. Coleman
officiating. Interment will be made In
the cemetery adjoining the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
SEARCH IN PHILADELPHIA
CONTINUED BY POLICE
All "Second-Class Hotels" Inspect
ed at Request of Col. Lindbergh.
No Clues Found.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. March AFTER a
night of fruitlesS effort Philadelphia po-
lice today continued a search of all
"second-class hotels" requested by Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh through Col. H.
Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of
the New Jersey State police, in the hunt
for the Lindbergh baby.
The message, forwarded over Col
Schwarzkopf's signature. read: Police
of Atlantic City and Philadelphia are
requested to make a check on all Sec
ond-claSs hotels for the Lindbergh
baby. This request comes from Col
Charles A Lindbergh"
Since the kidnapping city police have
been working on 16-hour shifts under
strict orders of Public Safety Director
Kern Dodge mot to relax vigilance for
a single second"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
FEDERAL AID OFFERED
IN OHIO KIDNAP HUNT
Same Facilities Provided as in
Lindbergh Baby Search,
Officials Say.

The same facilities of the Govern
ment which have been offered in the
hunt for the kidnapped Lindbergh baby
have been offered to the authorities in
Ohio trying TO recover 1l-year-old
James Dejute, jr., who was kidnapped
from his home in Niles, two DAYS ago
This announcement was made Of
flcially today in response to INQUIRIES
made both at the Department of
Justice and at the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
SLAIN BOBBY FRANKS BROTHER
DEMANDS WAR ON KIDNAPERS
Describes Emotions of Victims Family as
Result of Own Grief In Famous
Case Eight Years Ago.

In the following, the older brother of
little Bobby Franks, Uho Uds kidnapped
and slain eight years AGO, depicts the
emotions Of the kidndp Utctirl'S family
and suggests methods to stamp out abduc-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

Construction Of the new bridge, cost
ing more than 1000, 900, over the Firth
of Kincardine. Scotland, will be started
at once.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-10-22
Mere Ore From Silverado

Rennie and Young, Stewart packers, commenced last week the transportation of another shipment of high grade silver ore from the Silverado to Stewart dock for John Haahti and his co-leasees of that prop erty.
 It is understood that oper- ations will be suspended next month, owing to outside work on the lofty mountainside be- ing too dangerous during the winter season. MT. Hadn't and his associates expect to ship about 60 tons of ore before closing down. This would bring the total shipments for the season to about I45 tons.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-10-22
Ore Shipping Regulations
 Modified For Canadians

Under a new ruling of the Commissioner of Customs at Washington, D. C., containers of ore or of mill concentrates shipped from Canada to the United States need no longer be marked in a manner to show the country of origin when such shipments are consigned to bonded smelters and bonded manufacturing plants, accord ing to advices received by the Premier Gold Mining Comp
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-10-22
Girl Hiker Completes
 coco Mile Trip To Alaska

Completing what is said to have been a record long dist ance hike by an American wo- man, Miss Thea Frances of New York arrived in Juneau on October 7, after walking over 5000 miles from her east -ln home to the Alaska capital by way of San Francisco.
 She arrived in splendid con- dition after living on a diet of fruits, nuts and rasins, and an occasional can of tomatoes. On rare occasions she ate meat but only to avoid offending some hospitable host or host ass. Following her arrival in Juneau she presented to Gov arnor George A. Parks a letter from Governor Rolph of Calif- ornia.
 Miss Frances left New York in April, 1881 and arrived in San Francisco October 28, 19- 31. She started the long trip up the Pacific Coast and thru British Columbia to Alaska on March 19 this year. She en- countered no great difficulties on the trip north, aside from teing lost for five days in the wilderness north of Telegraph Creek in British Columbia. She reported seeing many bear and moose on the trip but was not molested. Miss Frances is a real hiker and walked vir- tually every inch of the long journey from the East. On three occasions she was forced to ride to reach a town for the night, but she went back the next day and walked the dist ance she had been carried.
 She plans to remain in Alas ka.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-10-22
Stewart Council Abandons
 Puhlic Morgue Project

Plans of the Stewart village council for the establishment of a public morgue were aban- 1oned last week when H. A. Stewart announced to the city fathers that he planned to es- tablish an undertaking busi- ness in Stewart and would build a suitable morgue when ] desirable site could be ob- tained. The council, with a de- cidedly keen eye for business, immediately agreed to supply the latter deficiency by selling him a lot for the amount of the taxes due thereon, $12.50.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-10-22
SAYS SILVER HOPE
 LIES WITH INDIA

The greatest hope for the res toration of the price of silver lies in the remonetization of the metal by India and other Oriental countries, in the opin- ion of R. J. Grant, director of the United States mint in Washington.
 In recent statement MT. Grant explained that there is not much hope of increasing the use of silver money in the United States, pointing out that silver dollars, for instance, are going out of circulation at the rate of 100000 a year, de- spite all efforts to stimulate the use of "hard" money.
 He said that while only 33,- 000,000 silver dollars are now in circulation, the government has 55O,OOO,0OO of them in it's vaults, in addition to 25,000- 900 ounces of silver bullion awaiting coinage. MT. Grant asserted that the oriental coun- tries are essentially silver-us- ing nations. He believes that India, in spite of the recent ar bitrary ruling placing the coun- try on a gold basis, will event ually return to the silver stand ard.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-10-22
CANADIAN DOLLAR
 GAINING STEADILY

Prospects of a return of the Canadian dollar to or near to parity with the United States dollar are indicated in reports from the south that Dominion currency was quoted in New York last Monday at 93Ia cents in U. s. funds; a discount of only 612 per'cent and the highest point reached since early last summer.
 Excess of Canadian exports over imports from the United States is ascribed as the cause of the advance. With the new Dominion tariff agreements with Britain in operation, it is probable that this excess of ex- ports over imports will contin- ue, with resultant lowering of the exchange rates on Canad- ian currency. Which will be very agreeable to local merch- ants who have been compelled to stand a heavy loss on Canad- ian funds received in trade and of which there is little else in the line of money circulating in Hyder at present.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-10-22
Taking Supplies to Georgia
 River Gold Mines Property

The Crawford Transfer Go. sent a string of six pack horses to Georgia River last week to assist in the transportation of supplies from the beach to the Georgia River Gold Mines properties near the head of Georgia River, where ore said to average around $75 in gold was recently encountered in a cross cut from the Bullion vein tunnel at 400 feet below the surface outcrops.
 Wellington Beaton, manag- ing director of the company, came up from Vancouver last week to inspect the new strike and determine the course of fu- ture activities, which may in- clude a winter development program.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-10-22
Stewart Businessmen Rally
 To Aid Local Newspaper

Explaining it's recent suspen- sion as due to conditions creat- ed by the long continued de- pression, the Stewart News, which resumed publication last week after missing one issue, states that the resumption is due to prompt action taken by the Board of Trade and busi- ness interests in instituting 8 drive for increased support.
 The effort was sufficiently successful to enable the paper to resume its functions pend ing more stable arrangements for future continuance.
 Those responsible for the re- neWal are to be commended for their display of good busi- ness judgement in recognizing the need for keeping the pap CT alive if possible until nor nal conditions are restored.
 Although the unthoughtful are inclined to minimize the fact, live newspaper is one of the biggest assets of any con- munity where a progressive spirit exists and it is conceded by all thinking people that the community that will not make every reasonable effort to have and maintain a local paper is either lacking in that spirit or is of so little consequence as to warrant no attention by the outside world. No Hive" com munity can afford to incur such a reputation and will not do so if it can be avoided.
 From every standpoint of benefit to the town and dist rict, is is to be earnestly hoped that the progressive elements of Stewart will be able to de- wise ways and means to insure the continuance of their publi- cation, which has long been of invaluable assistance to local business and industry.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-10-22
Surveying Unuk Trails

J. P. Williams, Forest Exam iner, left Ketchikan few days ago enroute to the Unuk river district to reconnoiter routes for trails into the mineral belts tributary to the Unuk. He was accompanied by two experi- enced men from Ketchikan.
 The survey is said to be a continuation of the Forest Ser vice program for opening up mineralized zones in the nat ional forest areas to prospect ors.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-10-22
Candidates May Visit Hyder

There is a strong probability that A. J. Diamond, Demo- cratic candidate for Alaska delegate to congress, and F. A. Boyle, candidate for Territorial auditor on the same ticket, will visit Hyder during the closing days of the election campaign, according to N. M. Traversy.
 While in Ketchikan recently, MT. Traversy met MT. Boyle and suggested to him such a visit in the interest of the Dem- ocratic party. MT. Boyle ac- quiesed in his view that visit by the Democratic standard bearer is desirable and intimat- ed that MT Diamond might make the trip by airplane and would be accompanied by him. self and Messrs. A. H. Zeigler and Geo. E. Grigsby, who are assisting the Diamond cam paign.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-10-22
Installing Pay Telephones
 Along Salmon Valley

Further extending its tele- phone service up the Salmon valley and increasing its con- venience to the public, the Portland Canal Telephone < Telegraph Company m- menced last week the install ation of a number of pay tele- phone stations between Hyder and the Premier mine.
 The new system will include pay stations at 7-Mile, the 13- Mile road house, and in the canteen at Premier. Plans are also under consideration for the establishment of one such station in Hyder if suitable ar engagements can be made.
 Manager Ernest Love be- lieves that the new system will be a valuable convenience to residents of the upper valley and travel along the Hyder- Premier road, especially in the winter season, when heavy snows render travel difficult and at times impossible. The system is expected to be in op- eration within a few days.