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The Washington times., 1932-06-03

Commencement Exercises-Sid.
wells Friends School, $3.50 p. M,
1901 Wisconsin Ave. N. w.
Trip-Boy Scouts and their
fathers, all day, to Camp Roose-
velt.
Dinner-American University
Graduate School, p. M, May.
flower Hotel.
Dinner-Bureau of Aeronautics,
Navy Department. S;15 p. M,
Mayflower Hotel.
Novena-In honor of the
Sacred Heart. daily services at
1915 p. m. and 7:45 p. M,
Immaculate Conception Church.
AddreSs-Dr. Simon on What
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p. M, Washington Hebrew Con-
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Dinner-Metropolitan Life In
Surance Company, 7 p. M,
Hamilton Hotel.
Meetlng-LadleS AuX1lary-Ken-
meth Nash Post, 8 p. M, Hamilton
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Meeting-Boy Scout Troop No.
SO, evening, Chevy Chase Center,
Thirty-sixth and Ellicott StreetaS
Recital-Piano classes from JEFF
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Gordon Junior High Schools,
p. M. Macfarland Center, Iowa
Avenue and Webster Streets.
Meeting-Writers' League, even
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
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The Washington times., 1932-06-03
School Architects
ShOlUin0 Their Work

An exhibition Of the work OF
the Architectural Club Of Cen
tral High School is being held
this week and next at the Public
Library.
Special attention has been di.
rected to the work of Edward
Duvall, H. Park and Bill Bryant.
Seward Rathbun. instructor in
architecture at the school, Is in
! charge of the exhibition. -a-~'~">-
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
MARLBORO LICENSE

William Louis Jenkins, %, and
Eunice Airline Houchens, 18, both
of Beltsville, were licensed to
marry at Upper Marlboro yester-
day.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
TRUSTEES ORDER
HOWARD j. PROBE
Board Decides on Step as
Answer 10 Criticism
OF Or. Johnson.

An investigation OF the organization
and operation Of Howard University
was ordered by its board Of trustees yes
terday at q meeting in New York.
At the direction Of the Board, Gen.
John H. Sherbyrne Of Boston. chairman,
appointed a committee Of five members
to conduct the investigation. Gen Sher-
byrne last night announced his selection
as follows: DR.. Abram Flexner, New
York; DR.. George M. Crawford, New
Haven. Conn; DR.. Peter M. Murray.
DR.. Thomas Jesse Jones and DR.. Sara
w. Brown, New York.
The proposed investigation, university
authorities here revealed, is the answer
of the Board of Trustees to criticism
Of the administration Of DR.. Mordecai
Johnson. president.
The criticism of DR.. johnson, who is
the first colored man to head the uni
versity, actually took the form Of a de-
termined effort to unseat him, it was
explained The move was started year
ago, after his opponents charged he
made a speech praising certain colored
groups alleged to have Communist tend
encies. Oscar de Priest, colored member
Of the House Of Representatives from IL
nnois, investigated the charges and
cleared Dr. johnson.
The next meeting Of the university
trustees will be held here April IL.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
LINDBERGH SOUGHT KIDNAPERS
BEFORE SEARCHING OWN HOUSE
Details of Actions on Night of Crime Show
Colonel Seized Rife as Soon as He
Learned Baby Was Gone.

Copyright, 1892. by the Associated Press)
NEW YORK, March 15.-When, two
weeks ago tonight, the nurse Betty Cow
cried out to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
"the baby is gone" his first act was
to seize his rifle and rush into the
Sourland thickets in search of the kid
napers.
A detailed account of the hours after
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, jr., was
snatched from his crib by abductors
was made known today.
Mrs. Lindbergh, the former Anne
Morrow, was one Of the three persons
most closely involved in the events OF
that night. The others were her hus-
band and the baby's nurse.
Mrs. Lindbergh's Story.
Mrs. Lindbergh's story as learned from
trustworthy source, was as follows
On Saturday afternoon, February 81
she and the baby arrived for week
end at Hopewell after a three week
absence Although the Lindberghs had
made frequent week end trips to Hope
well, they had stayed at the Morrow
home on the previous two week ends
Col. Lindbergh arrived later that day.
In the evening the baby developed
a cold, which grew worse in the next
two days. Wheatley, the butler, was
sent to drug store for medicine an6
chatted with the clerk, who said he
had similar illness at home. Later
he went to the store to buy a ther-
mometer, telling whoever waited or
him it was to take childs tenn
perature.
On Tuesday morning, when the colo
still fingered, Mrs. Lindbergh summoned
Betty Cow from Englewood and she ar
rived about 1:30 pm. With Betty at.
tending to the child, the mother went
for walk in the afternoon, and re.
turned about pm.
Betty sewed an extra flannel shirt
Evening star., 1932-03-15
CANNED FOOD OFF
SALES LEVY LIST
Articles Are Stricken From
Measure by House Ways
and Means Body.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Canned foods today were stricken off
the list OF articles which the House
Ways and Means Committee proposed
TO subject to manufacturers sales tax.
Representative Rainey, the Demo-
cratic leader, said the committee will
offer amendments in the House to lift
the 2.25 per cent levy from canned
fruits, vegetables, fish and meats.
The committee also will recommend
taking the tax of of telegraph mes
SageS to newspapers.
Rainey said the loss in estimated rev.
enue by dropping the canned foods
taxes was S11.000,000.
THE committee at another meeting
will consider new sources Of revenue to
make up for this loss." Rainey said.
The action was taken by the COM
mittee shortly after Representative
Smell Of New York, the Republican
leader, had informed President Hoover
OF his belief the new tax measure would
be passed virtually intact.
poll Of House opinion, the minority
leader said, showed both Republicans
and Democrats to favor almost unani-
mously balancing Of the budget, and
adoption Of the tax program as a nom
partisan emergency measure.
The New York Republican, however,
disagreed with some advice previously
given the Chief Executive by his COL
leagues. Commenting upon a state
ment at the White House recently by
Representative Wood (Republican), In
diana, that the tax bill should be
amended upward, Smell said he thought
there would be no boost In the present
figures.
This BILL" he said, "is about all the
boost we'll have this year. We can't
go much further in raising taxes. This
Is about all the people can stand. If
this does not balance the budget, we
shall have to do it by cutting expendi-
lures even further"
Meanwhile, Representative Cullen Of
New York, leader of the Tammany
amendment he will offer to the new
revenue bill to levy tax on beer were
encouraged over the prohibition vote
yesterday in the House.
"Greatly Encouraged"
I'VE are greatly encouraged over the
possibility of the amendment being
adopted" Cullen said. With 1877 men,
bers voting for submission of a sub
we probably will gain some additional
votes on the beer amendment"
Cullen is a member of the Ways and
Means Committee, which defeated, 16-
too, his amendment before the 81 ,096,-
100000 bill was reported to the House.
1t provides for a SIS a barrel tax on
beer Of ais per cent alcoholic content.
With vigorous attacks being made on
various phases of the bill, he said the
beer amendment would return about
$3.50, ,000, 900 and would be looked to
with more favor as a source of revenue
by many drys.
Cullen said that eff we do not get
the amendment into this bill, we will
seek vote on an amendment to the
Volstead act to legalize beer through O
petition"
In discussing the sales tax after his
visit at the White House, Smell said
new favor for 1t was being won by
the explanation that it was only as
an emergency measure and would ex-
pire automatically on July /, 1884.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
RAIL LABOR EYES
PROPOSED MERGER
Intends to Seek Safeguards
in Consolidation, Shea
Asserts.

Railroad labor proposes to seek safe
guards for its own interests ana Ior
those of the public If the projected con-
solidation of the Eastern lines gets the
approval of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
This statement was made here today
by Timothy Shea, assistant 10 the preSl-
dent of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen, who Is pre-
siding at the meeting OF the Railway
Labor Executives Association, wnicn
opened here today at the omces OF the
publication Labor. :,
The commission now has before 1t
the proposal of the Baltimore g. Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New York Central and
Chesapeake & Ohio-Nickel Plate to
rroup about themselves all other rail-
roads In the East.
Unemployment Feared
Shea said under such consolidation
it is conceivable that men would be
thrown out of work and that towns,
which depend upon their livelihood
,Ipon the railroads would suffer by rea-
son of the diversion of traffic and that
it is against such eventualities that
railroad labor will work.
He said no specific measure for coping
with such a situation were in sight,
but that 1t was hoped to formulate
such plans during the meeting here
which will last two or three days.
The association, which includes in its
membership all organized railroad en-
ployes also will plan at the present
meeting for participation in the forth
coming congressional campaign, thus
carrying out a program which is fol-
lowed every two years.
Non-Partisan Movement.
This movement is non-partisan, the
association throwing its force behind
those candidates for the Senate and
House who are favorable to the cause
of labor and working against those
considered unfavorable.
The executives also proposed to make
a survey of conditions nationally during
their meeting here to determine what
effect, If any, the recent 10 per cent
wake reduction to which they agreed
has brought about any increase in en-
ployment, or has tended to stabilize
employment on railroads
Mr.. Shea is presiding at the meet
ing, due to the absence Of D. B. Robert
son, head of the enginemen and presi-
dent Of the Railway Labor Executives.
who was detained in Cleveland due to
the illness Of his daughter.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
BEREAVED FAMILIES
VICTIMIZED IN RACKET
Packages, Purporting to Have
Been Ordered Before Death De-
livered C. o. D.

The Better Business Bureau today is
sued a warning against C. o. D.
racket" which has been revived in
Washington. The scheme, according to
the bureau, is perpetrated shortly after
the death of some member of family,
and involves the sending of an express
package containing a Bible or a foun-
tain pen or some such article, addressed
to the deceased person, cash on de-
livery"
The idea is to cause the family to
believe the goods were ordered by the
deceased before his death, and the bu-
reau states that as a matter of fact
the promoters Of this game" send out
hundreds of such items to persons who
are dead, in many instances. receiving
reimbursement from the families.
An instance brought to the attention
Of the bureau in Washington involved
C. o. D. express package for SITS,
sent to man who recently died, which
contained q Bible.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
END SEEN TODAY
IN DE JUTE TRIAL
First Case Growing Out of
Boys kidnapping Hinges
on Ransom Demand.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARREN, Ohio, March 15.-Court
officials predicted o quick ending today
for the first trial in the kidnapping OF
Jimmy De Jute, jr., 11-year-old son OF
a wealthy Niles contractor.
Life imprisonment is sought by the
State for the first of three alleged abb
ductors to be brought to trial. He is
Dowen Hargraves, 81, Of Youngstown.
Much Of the prosecutions case was
finished yesterday when the boy calmly
told how two men overpowered him
March and hid him in bootleg liquor
storehouse near youngstown.
Caught Through Tip.
An anonymous tip sent police there
several days later and in answer to the
boys shout, Here I ami" the officers
broke through false wall and found
him in a secret room.
Hargraves and John Demarko, in
dicted later on charges of kidnapping
with intent to extort, we're captured in
the secret room with the lad. A third
man, still missing, was indicted as
John Doe"
mo. I wasn't afraid of them" Jimmy
testified. After I got in the house
where they kept me they said, Don't
worry because we won't hurt YOU"
Jimmy pointed out Hargraves as one
Of his captors. Demarko who pleaded
not guilty, has claimed he was at the
house when found only to buy liquor.
Fight Ransom Charge.
Hargraves' attorney intimated he
would ask today that the indictment
be nolled on the grounds that the
State failed to prove extortion was at
tempted.
Three officers testified Hargraves did
not specifically admit ransom was de-
manded, but that he countered with,
What are these things usually for?"
Unless the State proves extortion was
attempted, the maximum penalty is 80
years imprisonment instead of life.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
DEMURRER is FILED
TO CANNON'S SUIT
Atlanta Newspaper Requests Dis
missal Of $500, 900 Libel Case.
Claims Criticism Was Fair.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, March 15.-The Atlanta
Constitution yesterday filed a demurrer
to a 100000 suit for libel instituted by
Bishop James Cannon, jr., of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, and
asked that the suit be dismissed.
In its answer, filed In Federal Court
for the Northern district of Georgia, the
Constitution contends Cannon's place as
a bishop Of the church puts him In a
position in public life that subjects his
actions to comment and criticism.
The newspaper further claims that
any matter published In the Constitu-
ton was a "fair, honest, reasonable and
bona fide comment and criticism of the
plaintiffs conduct and matters of public
concern and without malice either In
fact or In law"
The answer says the suit was based
on only a portion of an editorial and
the entire article was not quoted, leav-
ing out the fact that it was reprinted
from the Macon Telegraph.
The answer also reviews discussion of
Bishop Cannon's actions in the general
conference of his church at Dallas, Tex,
and the Senate investigation Of the
bishops alleged failure to report cam
paign contributions during the 1928
presidential race.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
FARM BOARD HELD
EXPENSIVE FOR U. S.
Senator Byrnes Asks Shift of Du.
ties to Agriculture Department
as Economy Measure.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Transfer Of Farm Board duties to
the Agriculture Department was urged
before the Senate Agriculture Commit
tee today by Senator Byrnes, Democrat,
Of South Carolina, as an economy move
He said the country was In favor of his
bill to abolish the board.
Congress and the country, Byrnes
added, are convinced further crop
sterilization efforts are unwise. He
testified 1t was unnecessary to maintain
the Farm Board to encourage CO.
operative marketing, contending that
could be done by the Agriculture De-
partment.
Calling attention to the demand from
President Hoover and others for con-
solidation of departments, Byrnes asked
IF we are sincere, how can we Justify
two Departments Of Agriculture?
ByrneS said the department and the
board were duplicating effort and that
to maintain both was extravagant. He
cited similar bulletins issued by the
board and the department as an exam
pie of duplication Of efforts.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
WALK0UT WILL PROTEST
GANG TERRORIZATION
New York Millinery Workers Act
to Allow Shops to Be Brought
Into Union.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 15.-More than
10000 members Of the Cloth Hat, Cap
and Millinery Workers Union of New
York will walk out this week in protest
against gang terrorization, which, it is
charged, has become so rampant many
legitimate businesses are threatened
with destruction.
The workers, meeting at Cooper
Union yesterday, charge that organized
racketeers have levied protection"
tribute on about 100 millinery plants in
New York, some of the payments to the
underworld reaching 81 900 year.
The walkout, 1t was said, was to allow
all shops to be brought into the union.
Since 1t was decided upon, speakers
charged, gangsters have terrorized
manufacturers, harassed and attacked
workers and sent emissaries to the
homes Of union leaders.
Police protection has been asked and
given and 1t was the consensus of the
meeting that the fight will be con-
tinued until gang rule Is driven from
the shops.
It was stated that the walkout was in
accordance with an understanding be-
tween the union and the association of
manufacturers.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
Two Mystery Ads
May Have Bearing
In Lindbergh Case
Items Appear in Personal
Columns Over Sigma
ture of "Jafsie.''
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 1.-two more
mysterious advertisements appeared in
the personal columns Of New York
newspapers today. There was specula-
ton that they might have some con-
nection with negotiations between Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh and the hdnapers
Of the Lindbergh baby.
Each was signed "Jafsie," as were
previous notes which have appeared.
One said: Money is ready-Jafsie. ="
The other, appearing in Bronx pub
lication, said:
Money is ready. No cops. No Secret
Service. No press. come alone like
the last time. Please call. Jafsie."
Evening star., 1932-03-15
JOHNSON LAUNCHES
ATTACK ON BANKERS
FOR FOREIGN LOANS
SContinped From Etrst Fazs1

securities, came out Of ths pocksts cf
innocent American investors"
Taking In the whole picture o.
American loans abroad since the wal,
johnson said it was % sordid tale, st
once grotesque and tragic" He as
serted the investigation had disclosed
certain ugly facts which enabled US
fairly to understand and thoroughly
to resent what has been done 10 the
investing American public"
He described 1t as "a game played
with gullible people and the stakes ap-
propriated by the Supermen Of finance,
with utterly unrestrained duping OF In
vestors."
The international banks, johnson
said. coined the ignorance and con-
f1dence of their customers.
THE high n1oralists among these
bankers" he added, will doubtless per-
suade our Government, II essential to
protect their own holdings, to grant
further moratoria, and, indeed, II they
can have their way, to scale down the
debts due to all of the people Of the
United States that they may realize
their own.
johnson said that in the keen COM
petition" among bankers for foreign
loans "rivalty was so pronounced that
precautions and productivity were for
gotten and only profits remembered" :"
Blames Trusting Public.
1.-THE blame for what has happened" :"
the Californian said, may, in part, be
laid at the door Of the American public.
But Americans have been taught not
only confidence in their bankers, but
something like reverence for them" F"
johnson listed a depreciation Of
S742, ,000, 900 to the American public In
loans of $1,000, 100000 to European
countries and a depreciation of ST.
ITS, 900, 900 out of $1,000, 100000 Of
loans to Latin American countries.
"It is utterly inconceivable, he said,
that international bankers did not
know what the best informed public
opinion of Latin America was fully cog
nizant Of.
"The bankers simply did not heed the
facts. They gave no thought to the
impoverishment of American citizens
who trusted them.
They acted, apparently, only for the
profits. They were perfectly willing BY
their loans to maintain dictators In
power and to be party to the suppress
sion of every natural right OF citizens
Of South American republics.
Indeed, they contributed the money
in some instances, for the destruction
of liberty itself, and heavy upon them
is the responsibility not only for the
financial ruin of a vast number OF
American citizens, but for the destruc-
ton of personal and political rights in
Latin American states"
Evening star., 1932-03-15

for the child and he was put to bed
about 7:30 pm, when he was snugly
tucked in, Mrs. Lindbergh left his room
before Betty. The window had not yet
been opened and the lights were
still on.
About half an hour later, while Mrs.
Lindbergh was sitting at her desk in
the living room downstairs, Betty
stopped on her way to the kitchen to
say that the child had gone to sleep.
Writing and listening for the sound
Of Col Lindbergh's car, Mrs. Lind
bergh once thought she heard car
outside. She listened and concluded
she was mistaken, for it was not until
20 minutes or so later that she heard
his car really approach.
They had dinner, sat by the living
room fire for short time, then Mrs.
Lindbergh went to her room and the
colonel settled down to read Getting
ready for bed, Mrs. Lindbergh found
she had left her tooth powder in the
baby's bath room. She went and got
1t without switching on the light.
Father Seized Rifle.
About 1890 Betty ran into her mis-
tress' room and asked if Col. Lindbergh
had taken the baby. Finding that Mrs
Lindbergh didn't know she ran out and
sought the colonel. The mother, fol-
lowing, met her husband coming up
stairs.
Did you take the baby?" she asked.
The colonel, his face grim, made no
answer. Miss Cow had already told him
the awful news. Running to closet,
he seized his rife and disappeared in
the darkness outside the house.
Dressing frantically, his wife started
search of the house. There was no
sign Of the baby. Once she fancied
she heard cry near a woodpile, but
found it must have been only the wind.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
STATE SOCIETY TO MEET

A group of speakers will be heard
tonight at the meeting Of the Massa-
chusetts Society, which holds its din
ner at the Shoreham Hotel. Dancing
will follow.
Included on the list Of speakers are
George r. Farnum, Assistant Attorney
General in the Coolidge administration;
Representative Luce, Charles r. Rugg,
Assistant Attorney General; Fred H.
Payne, Samuel E. Winslow and Robert
Lincoln O'Brien.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
Richmond Police.
After Kidnap Clue,
Find a Girl Baby
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, March IS
A man and a woman who ar
rived here in car bearing a New
Jersey license and who had with
them a child who checked with
the description of the Lindbergh
baby were at once reported by
the hotel at which they stopped
and police hurried to investigate.
But the investigation didn't take
long. The baby was a girl.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
PRISONER STILL QUESTIONED.
Mysterious John Smith Held for Fur
ther Examination in New York.

NEW YORK, March Is CP-The
mysterious John Smith who was ques-
toned last week about the Lindbergh
kidnapping and then moved from Tombs
Prison to West Side Prison, was taken
in an ambulance today to the office of
Richard r. Patterson, jr., commissioner
Of correction, for further examination.
1t was learned that Smith, whose
age, occupation and address, have been
withheld by police, was the subject yes
terday of conference of high police
officials in West Side Prison.
Evening star., 1932-03-15
SHIP PASSENGER HELD
IN QUEST FOR LOST BABY
Six Families Delayed at Naples
Until They Established
Their Identity.

By the Associated Press.
NAPLES, March 15-Six families
with babies who arrived here today on
the liner Roma were detained by police,
who searched the steamer thoroughly to
prevent amy possibility of kidnapers
escaping with Charles Augustus Lind
bergh, jr. The families were held until
identities were established.
A similar search was made at every
port at which the steamer called.