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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
NEWSBOY MEETS
DEATH AFTER HE
WAS TORTURED
Other Lads Poured Oil
Over Him and Set Him
on Fire-Chums of Dead
Boy Seek His Slayers

Dallas. Tex. March 11-UP)-
Newsboy pals of Howard d. Moore,
-. aided police today in the hunt
for three youths who tortured him
70 death by making living torch
Of him.
They told me ! smeiied bad and
that they were going to fry me-" the
newspaper seller Informed officers
just before he died. His death oc-
Cured three hours after he rushed
out OF the old postoffice building IN
the business district. his clothes
aiiame from the kerosene he claim
cd his tormenters poured over him.
Moore told officers he was shoot-
ing dice with the three boys when
they turned on him. lie had met
them earlier IN the day at q gath.
erlng place for newsboyB. he said.
cheese cloth was used 70 tie the
boys hands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
Jersey State Police
Clamp Down The Lid
On Newspapermen
No More Questions Will Be
Answered, So the Order
Goes Forth - Shut Off
Came When Reporters
Began to Hint Police
Were Lax in Duty
BY HARRY FERGUSON (
Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent


Trenton. N. j., March 11.-(UP)
New Jersey state police In
charge of the Lindbergh kidnap-
ing investigation today clamped a
strict censorship on all news of
the progress of the hunt for the
baby and criminals.
Colonel H. Norman Schwartz
kopf, in command of the police.
announced that hereafter no ques-
tions by the newspapermen would
be answered.
Instead. he said. the police would
issue two bulletins daily. one at
II a. m. and one at 10 p. M, which
he said would contain all the news
the police wish to be made known.
Supplementary bulletins were
promised "the moment anything
happens" '+t 1is Vt
Heretofore, the police had re-
ceived questions at four-hour in
tervals except between midnight
and 8 o'clock a. m. Replies to
many Of these had been evase, or
had been the words:
mo answer" or 1.-The police have
no knowledge Of that
The decision of the state police
was duHouHCeu al TeSpOHse W q
QUESTIONABLE which included ques-
lions suggesting doubt as to the
thoroughness Of the police investi-
cation or the intelligence serv-
Ice"
The decision was made because
the police thought too much time
that should be devoted to lad
vancement Of the work" was re-
CURED for answering the news
papermen's questions. Schwartz
kopf said.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
BY DEXTER II. TEED
(NEA Service Writer)

Hopewell, N. j., March IL
When old Paul Gebhart grum.
blingly responded to an excited
pounding on the door Of his lunch.
room q few hours after midnight
on March 2, he little realized that
he was admitting the vanguard OF
an army of newspapermen out
numbering four or five to one the
correspondents with the American
army during the World war.
But he soon found out. 1.-THE
Lindbergh baby has been kid.
naped!" painted the early arrival.
Greatest story that ever was.
GIMME some coffee. Is that
the only telephone? Therell be
more, brother. plenty more.
Don't use that little coffee pot.
Put on a wash boiler. Every news
paperman In New York and points
south is on his way here. :. BOY!
What a story"
Motley, But Fast:
And so they come. Photogra nh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
But The Two Agents
OF Lindbergh Must
First Face CHARGES
Spitale and Bitz Are In
dicted in Brooklyn in
Liquor Conspiracy With
IA Others - Changed
Their Names Before
They Were Indicted By
Grand Jury
REST OF RUMORS
ARE FAILURES
BY BATES RANEY
Omitted Press STAR Correspondent

NShtSu AFcsS Stdn NOffcsVouUcntl
Hopewell, ". j., March IL
(UP)-The trail of the Lindbergh
baby kidnapers turned today to-
ward Detroit. It developed that
Colonel Lindbergh's underworld
go-between, Salvatore Spitale and
Irving Bitz have leads" which
will take them soon to the Michi-
gan city.
Spitale and Bitz are among a
group of 16 indicted on liquor con-
spiracy charges in Brooklyn. They
are listed under fictitious names
but the defense counsel confirmed
today that the pair are listed, and
that they "plan to 60 to Detroit
as soon as this matter (the liquor
case) Is disposed Of"
Names Changed
Spitale Is listed In the Brooklyn
case as James Martin and Bitz as
Morris Grossman in a case involv-
ing seizure Of 100 cases Of liquor
aboard the schooner Colonial" on
Brooklyn beach last year. One
man was wounded in an exchange
of shots between the police ana
the alleged rum runners.
Before the trial started today,
Attorney Abraham Kesselman Of
defense counsel, verified that the
big underworld shots were in the
indicted group and added:
Have Lead
They have lead which will
take them to Detroit just as soon
as the case against them here in
federal court has been finished. I
cannot discuss the nature Of this
Detroit as soon as this matter 10
disposed Of"
Colonel Lindbergh last Saturday
night named Spitale and Bite as his
listening posts" In the underworld
in the hope that with their con-
facts they could act for return Of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
JAPAN WLLNOT
VOTE ON LEAGUE
PEACE POLICY

Toxic. March 11-UP)-The
Japanese delegation to the League
of Nations assembly will abstain
from voting on the league resolu.
ton for settlement Of the far east
ern dispute, the government an
nounced to-day. A spokesman said
the wording of the resolution
showed that Secretary of State
Stimson is leading the league by
the nose"
The specific objection to the
resolution was that article XIV of
the league covenant was not applic-
able to the situation. Japan inter-
preted the resolution as including
the Manchurian question in the
general dispute with China which
Toxic has opposed vigorously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
Direct Appeal Made
Again To Kidnapers
By The Lindberghs
BY BATES RANEY
Omitted Press Staff Corresponds

Hopewell. N. j., March 1l--(UP)
Another direct appeal to the kid
napers of their baby boy was re-
ported under consideration by the
Lindberghs to-day as result OF the
apparent failure to date OF their
search for the child.
The report was followed by a
break between state police in
charge of the investigation. and
newspapermen reporting news OF
the Investigators progress.
Shortly after midnight Colonel
H. NORMAN Schwartzkopf In COM
mand of the police announced
there would be no more replies to
questionnaires by newspapermen.
Two announcements daily would
be substituted, he said. There
were Indications the police had
been irritated by comment on fail
ure to obtain positive results.
Colonel Lindbergh and Anne
Morrow Lindbergh already have
addressed two direct appeals to the
abductors of Charles A. Lindbergh.
Jr, by radio and through the daily
press.
And they have enlisted the serv-
ices of all the law enforcement
agencies in the United States, and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
One SLAYER HAS
TURNED ON HIS
CHUM in MURDER
John B. Canuel Will Test.
fy Against Peter Vail
lancOurt in New Bed
ford ase ChOked
Woman to Death

New Bedford, Mass. March H.
(UP)--John u. Canuel to-day had
changed from co-defendant 10
states star witness In the trial Of
Peter Vaiiiancourt. charged with
the first degree murder Of Miss
Mar,snna av,d naush'er, In turning
chan,,el ' wn" nsrmittea - ss chsnss
his plen from not guilty OF first
degree murder to guilty OF second
degree murder. lie faces a man
dntOry sentence OF life imprison.
ment. vaillnDtourt's trial VIII ron.
tlnue.t
Miss 0authier was slraBabed last
jnne by someone who robbed her
Of n small sum OF money and hid
her body under a mafirers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
PAAVO NURMI IS
AGAIN ORDERED
INVESTIGATED
His Country Has Been
Told to Make Further
Test of Charge of Pro-
feSsiOnaliSm

Paris, March IL - (UP) - A
new inquiry into charges of pro-
fessionalism made against Paavc
Nurmi. great Finnish distance run.
ner, was ordered of the Finland
National Federation by J. Eigfried
Edstrom of Sweden, president OF
the International Athletic Fedora
ton, today. 1t was ordered that
the inquiry be completed before
the Olympic games are held this
summer.
Original inquiries into Nurmis
status brought the reply that he
was considered to be govern
ment employee and to be not guilty
of professionalism. New evidence,
however, has caused this second
inquiry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
News Writers Swarm
Like Bees On HONEY
At Lindbergh Home

|ers Juggling cameras, tripods and
bulky boxes of fashlight bulbs
Reporters by the score. some in
high-powered cars, but not one
with luggage. because Of the speed
with which they had been des-
patched. Newsreel and sound
movie men, bowling their trucks
over the dark, twisting New Jersey
roads. Special writer's, correspond.
ends of foreign newspapers, bewil-
dered by the turmoil and excite
ment Of American speed in hand
ling a big story. Radio engineers
and announcers, carrying portable
broadcasting equipment!
The little town Of Hopewell, of
about 1900 population, hadn't had
such q thrill since Revolutionary
days. But 1t found itself suddenly
occupied by more than $50 men
and women intent on rushing the
Lindbergh story to the breathless
world.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
$15O,OOO Damages
Asked for Being
Blinded in Crash

Providence. r. l., March IL
UP)- For blindness and other
injuries suffered as result of an
accident two years ago, Frank A.
Salisbury, of Pawtucket today filed
suit for $150,000 damages against
the New England Telephone g.
Telegraph company.
Salisbury, cabinet maker, was
Injured when his car wa sin COL
lision with a car owned by the
Telephone company. The accident
occurred. he charged, because the
company's car was parked at night
without lights,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
HENRY JOHNSON
IS ELIMINATED
AS ANY SUSPECT
But He Has Got Himself
Into Hot Water Just the
Same, for He May Be
DepOrted

Newark. n. j.. March 1l-(UP)
Henry Johnson, sailor friend of
Miss Betty Cow. nursemaid in the
Charles A. Lindbergh home. visited
the Lindbergh residence at Hope
we'll on three occasions and was
familiar with the interior of the
house. the Newark Evening News
said today in a copyrighted ar
ticle.
Johnson, who was arrested in
Hartford, Conn. and brought to
Newark for questioning in connec-
ton with the Lindbergh kidnap-
ing, has been eliminated as a
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
Late Bulletins
NEWSPAPER CHAIRMAN DEAD

- Los Angeles, March 11.lUPl-:Byron H. Garfield,
papers, died to-day in his apartment at the exclusive
Town House hotel. His wife, Mrs Jessca, and sister,
Miss Alice Garfield, were with him when he died. He
was believed to have succumbed to heart attack
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
TAX ON PERMANENT WAVES

Sofia, Bulgaria, March 11-(UP)-The ministry of
finance added tax permanent waves to-day to in
crease the government BARRIERS were ordered
to collect extra five leva francs about 3s cents
for each permanent and turn it to the gov
eminent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
EUROPE's FAMOUS CIRCUS is BROKE

Naples, Italy, March 11-(UP)-The Schneider
circus, famous in Europe filed bankruptcy petition
here to-day. The entire circus including 100 IONS will
be offered at auction 1t generally doubted buyer
would appear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
101, AND NEVER HAD DOCTOR

West Chester, March 11-(UP)-Ncholas Bilski
who in his 101 years of fe has received treat
ent from physician, may yet be compelled to resort
to medical attention. He fell ice and injured his leg
at his sons farm near here His condition reported
serious to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
DIVORCE is LEGAL In SPAIN

Madrid March 11-(UP )-Divorce became legal in
Spain to-day with PRONUNCIATION of the new divorce law
passed by the republican administration in the official
gazette Today newspapers carried advertisements of
lawyers styling themselves specialists in divorce cases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
CAUGHT FOR NEW HAVEN ROBBERY

New York, March ll-(UP)-Leonard Papassela
TO- giving his address 739 East 213th street. the
Bronx was arrested to-day for New Haven police. and
held awaiting extradition, alleged participant In
holdup OF the HYGIENE Ice company plant In New Ha-
ven, September % last.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
LEGION SEARCHED FOR BABY
LIE HaVl

Z LIE Havre, France March UP)-Members of
the American Legion looking for the Lindbergh baby
searched the liner lie de France without result when it
arrived to-day from New York
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11

This City Was
RecognizedBy
heGovernor

Arthur Mcdonald as SPEC
ciaI Agent Of Labor Dept
and j. Francis Smith
Approved as Secretary
OF State Central Com
mittee-Yet Waterbury
May Not Be Represent
ed To-day at Hartford
Session
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, March 1l-(UP)-
The treasury net balance for March
3 was s295. .066.95.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
The Weatlaer

Fair Tonight, Cloudy Sat-
urday, Snow at Night.
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Last Minute News Flashes
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Complete weather Report Page >.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13

Sox team has finished in several
years.
The Sox, for a fact look the
part of a greatly improved team
over last year. Defensively the
pale-hosed warriors appear very
well set while the addition OF
Marty McManus at second base,
strengthen the teams batting at.
tack where it had only Earl
Webb as it's strongest hitter in
1881.
Pleased Over Showing
Mondays / to 0 loss is being
taken very joyfully by SoX fans
This because, their team" put
up such a gallant battle even
though defeated. With any sort
of favors in the breaks, these
fans believe that the Sox will
be an unusually troublesome team
this year despite the fact that
no chances for a pennant are
seen.
It might be said the Griffs
face an important three days
then, with both the SoX and Soy
fans in this mood. 1t will, for a
fact be interesting to find the
Sox a strong proposition this
year, as it not only will make
the GriffS step but the AS and
Yanks as we'll. But time and
time only will tell whether they're
going to be the troublesome team
their supporters hope. Partic
ularly after their several games
with the GriffS, AS and Yanks
have been played this spring.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13

Yet half of the customers
blamed Portney for the slow fight,
while actually Jallos was the
cause. Jallos stayed a safe dis
tance from harm, rode a bicycle
from the first round on and was
implored several times by Referee
Charlie Short "to snap into it,"
Norfolk Tootsie Bashara was
pathetic trying to club Ray Bowen
with his right as the skillful local
lad was too clever to be a sta
tionary target. Bowen outboXed
Bashara for eight rounds, landed
some scorching punches without
return and was generally the mas
ter of the Norfolk boy at all times.
Ken Overlin, the sailor from
Norfolk, impressed the onlookers
by his workmanlike performance
of eight rounds wherein he easily
outpointed Tony D'AleSSandro, a
good catcher" out of New York.
Young Van kayoed Sailor Pot
ter in the second round, while
Harry Groves outpointed Buddy
Grimes in a fast preliminary of
four rounds.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
Wrestling Results

Wilmington, Del. - H enri de
Glane, Montreal, champion in
some States, threw Pat Mckay,
Altoona, Pa, 35:O4; Karl Pojello,
Chicago, tossed Bob Wilkie, Buff
falo, 27:09; John Spellman,
Providence, drew with Sam Cor
dovano, Buffalo, 80; Danny Win
ters, Milwaukee, threw August
Benkert, Belgium, 20:11.
At New York-Dick Shikat
tossed Sander Szabo; Sammy
Stein threw Jack Burke in 6:52;
Leo Pinetzki pinned Tony Felice
in 10:48; Fritz Kley spilled
Renato Gardini in 10:46.
At Baltimore. Md.-George
Zaharias defeated Kola Kwariani
latter unable to continue after
% minutes; Howard Cantonwine
threw Andy Zaharoff with reverse
double ring lock in TOO; Leon
Smith threw Anton Peterson with
deadlock in 1900.
Reading, Pa.-Hans Schroeder,
Germany, threw Lee Wykoff, st.
Louis.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
FORM LEAGUE,
PLAY OPENS
SUNDAY
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEOROE a SAMFSON
The prep schools of the District
and surrounding territory are
stealing the golf play away from
the public high schools by form.
ing the Prep School Golf League.
Friends, st. Johns, Gonzaga, Dev-
tit Prep and Georgetown Prep will
be represented in the league.
George Richards, Dewitt Prep,
has been chosen president with
Gordon Zubrod, G.. U. prep, vice
president; John Mcmahon, Con
zaga, recording secretary; Rich
ard Lunn, Friends, corresponding
secretary, and Francis Ortman, st.
Johns, treasurer.
Georgetown Prep, the only high
and prep school in this section
having it's own golf course, has
entered two teams in the league.
There is a nine-hole course on
the G.. U. Prep grounds at Gar
rett Park, Md.
Invitation Tournament
Competition in the league will
begin on Sunday with the teams of
Georgetown r~on opposing Friends
and st. Johns. Tentative sched-
ule:
April 17-St Johns VS.. Georgetown
and Friends VS.. Georgetown, the latter
school having entered two teams. April
| INl,v, lNrfA DO
Gonzaga VS.. Georgetown. April 2S-
Friends VS.. Gonzaga. April 26-Devitt
VS.. st. Johns. April 28-Friends vs.
| Dewitt. April 2-Gonzaga vs. Dewitt
May 5-St Johns VS.. Gonzaga. May
| 6-Devitt VS.. Gonzaga May Friends
VS.. Gonzaga. May st. Johns VS..
Dewitt. April 29-Gonzaga vs.. Dewitt.
May 12-Devitt VS.. Friends. May 13-
Gonzaga VS.. Georgetown. May Is
Friends VS.. Georgetown. May 16-
St. Johns VS.. Georgetown. May 27-
Georgetown VS.. Dewitt. May 27-st.
Besides, Georgetown Prep will
hold an invitation tournament
starting May 20, open to every
prep school golfer in this locality.
The first day will be given to
qualifying with match play rounds
on May 81 and May 20. Medals
will be given to the low gross
scores in qualifying and the
tournament winner.
The r. Harris trophy will be
given to the school represented
by the winner in the tournament
while the A. G. Spalding trophy
will go to the school winning
the league championship.
Eastern ad Business Lag
The high school golfers also
have a league composed only of
Tech, Central and Western, but
there's no plausible reason for
Eastern and Business not joining.
Surely, there must be enough boy
golfers in Eastern and Business
with sufficient school pride to
organize a team.
The Central High golfers open
with st. Johns Props Saturday.
Other matches include George
town and George Washington
Freshmen, American University,
G. U. Prep, western, Swavely and
a match pending with Baltimore
City College.
The Central team numbers Ted
Duvall, captain; Bud Parks, Ken
meth Bennett, Arthur Slater, Neal
Turner and Lewis Jacobs. A fra
ternity championship for Cen
tral golfers, sponsored by Kappa
Phi Sigma, is being held at Rock
Creek Park.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
Picks Griffs First

Walter Freeman, of Stone
leigh Court, likes Washington
to win the flag and places New
York, Philadelphia, Cleveland,
st. Louis, Boston, Chicago, and
Detroit in that order.
"The Athletics will win out
after a hard struggle by the
Yankees and Grimmen," de-
clareS Leroy LOOmax, 1921
Thirty-third St., a 13-year-Old
fan. "The Athletics will win,"
he says, because they have a
bunch of Sluggers and the three
greatest pitchers in the league
Grove, Walberg and Earn
shaw"
Young Lomax picks New
York for second, Washington
for third and Cleveland to pull
up at the bottom of the first
division. st. Louis, Detroit,
Boston and Chicago will finish
in the second division, he be-
heves.
Now here is just one more
pick for today-from D. L.
Hupfer, 1882 Eye st. N. W.:
New York st. Louis
Philadelphia Chicago
Cleveland Boston
Washington Detroit
The Washington times., 1932-04-13

Whether the former first string
catcher of the Griffs gets the
job or not is problematical at
the present moment, but. there's
one thing certain, there's no
room for him as a coach with
the 1882 Griffmen because of
the presence of Patsy Charity,
Nick Altrock and Al Schacht.
With Joe Engel, former scout,
too busy to scamper around the
country looking for material be-
cause of his connections with
the Chattanooga club, Ainsmith
would be just the man for the
job, it is believed, in view of his
quick and knowing eye for ball
players and the background he
has had during his former years
as an active performer on the
big league diamond.
No Information
Neither Griff or johnson are
able to give out any information
in regards to Ainsmith'S future
at present. But it's pretty
good guess that the veteran will
become the scout for the Griff-
men soon because of the neces-
sity for one to go out and look
for the infielders and pitchers
the team should have at this
early stage of the pennant race.
Rain spoiled a perfectly good
opening day for Beantown fans
here yesterday. With about 49,
600 expected, all idea of playing
was abandoned about noon be-
cause of the sloppy weather and
the known conditions of the wet
playing field.
Weather permitting Boston will
get its first glimpse of big league
base ball today, with Jack Rus
sell opposing big Fred Marberry
on the firing line.
incidentally, Boston fans are
all "het-up" about the Red Sox
this year. They think the team
has great possibilities of finishing
in the first division and hope
against hope that Shono Collins,
man of the hour, may inStill
even more vim and vigor into his
athletes than he did in 1881
when he drove them into a sixth
place ending-the highest a Red
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
just AS Suspected

Just as we suspected, base
ball fans were waiting for an
opportunity to express them
selves on the current American
League race. That goes to
show how much of an argu-
ment a simple little post card
can start.
Last week a fan, Joe Goodskey,
submitted on a postcard his
baseball selections for the 1882
race in the American League,
rating Washington Griffmen
sixth. Feeling that the fan,
in that he's the guy who really
makes the baseball wheels turn,
had a right to his say, we
printed the positions granted
the eight teams in the loop by
Mr.. Goodskey, inviting other
fans to submit their picks.
Well, sir. did the fans grab
the opportunity to make them
selves heard? There are more
picks in this office right now
than we could print in a single
day, but we are going to pass
on a few of them now, to-
gether with the identity of
their authors.
Ray w. Watson, of the
U. S. Navy Band has some
very decided opinions on the
present race. and in submit
ting his choice. declares he is
not merely guessing. He is
convinced, for instance, that
Cleveland will win the Amer
ican League race and that
New York, Chicago, Philadel-
phia, Washington, Boston, De-
toit and st. Louis will finish in
the order named.
o. K. Ray, have it your way.
but you are in for a severe
raZzing next September by the
remainder of Lieut.. Charles
Benter's gang of musicians,
particularly if the guy who
toots the bass horn hears
about it.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
NAVY OARSNEN
RACE TIGERS

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 13.-
The lightest varsity crew ever to
represent the Naval Academy will
be sent to Princeton this weekend
to row against the boatmen of
that university. The average
weight of the varsity men is 174,
despite their average height Of
six feet.
While the crew is light it is ex-
ceptionally evenly balanced as
there is only five pounds differ
ence between the lightest and
the heaviest men. This is to be
the first race that Barney Woods,
at No. 7, has entered.
JeWett, the stroke of the crew,
is the only member that has been
on a former varsity crew. The
personnel of the boat is Jewett,
stroke; Woods, No. Z; Wendt, No.
6; Weeks, No. S; Smith, No. 4;
Mcmahon, No. 3; White 2; Mel
son bow and KuIak coxswain.