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Evening star., 1932-06-11
kidnapping
Chronology

By the Associated Press
March l, about 8 pm.-Baby kid
naped. Note demanded s50,000 ransom
March 2-Lindbergh announced will
nngnesS to pay ransom. Mrs. Lind
bergh appealed to kidnapers to give
baby q diet she prescribed.
March 5-Conterence Of criminolo-
gists from various States, held at New
Jersey Capitol. Henry Red" johnson.
friend Of Betty Cow, baby's nurse, ques-
toned
March e-Mr and Mrs Lindbergh
appeal to kidnapers to get in touch with
Salvatore Spitale and Irving Bitz, un-
derworld characters.
March 9-John Hughes Curtis, Dean
H. Dodson-Peacock and Rear Admiral
Guy H. Burrage, all of Norfolk, Va, be-
gan acting as Intermediates.
March 12-Morris Rosner started ef-
forts to make contacts with kidnapers
at Lindbergh's behest.
April DIR. John F.. C'JafsieD Con-
don, want ad negotiator, paid $50, 900
ransom, in New York City cemetery, for
Col. Lindbergh, on promise Of child's
return.
April 2-3-Lindbergh, in airplane,
failed TO find baby at Point of MaSsa-
chusetts coast designated by ransom
receivers.
April 9-Aid Of Government enlisted
in Nationwide effort to trace ransom
bills
May 12-Body of baby found within
miles OF Lindbergh estate, at Hope
well, N. j., by colored truckman, baby
apparently slain with blunt instrument
May l7-Curtis confessed he faxed
negotiations with supposed kidnapers.
May 23-NeW Jersey Legislature au-
thorized $25, 900 ransom for the kid
napers and murderers.
June Curtis pleaded not guilty to
charge of obstructing justice by supply
ing false information, remanded to
jail in default of $4,000 bail to await
trial.
June o-Harry Fleischer. the Detroit
gangster, sought for questioning, sur
rendered to Detroit police.
June 10-Violet Sharpe. Morrow
waitress, whom police suspected. COM
mitted suicide after she acknowledged
mysterious trip on night of kidnapping
in company with Ernest Brinkert,
Evening star., 1932-06-11
D. c. REPUBLICANS
WANT FOUR VOTES
Convention to Be Asked to
Allow Bigger District
Delegation.
By Q stan Correspondent Of The star

CHICAGO, Ill, June IA request
that the District Of Columbia be ac-
corded the right to have four delegates
in the Republican National Conventions
of the future will be submitted to the
Rules Committee of the present con-
vention by Samuel J. Prescott chair
man Of the Republican Central Com
mittee of the District. now in Chicago,
and acting as one Of the Districts men,
bers Of the Republican National Com
mittee until Edward F. Collaoay, ma
tional committeeman, arrives here
Monday
At present the District has only two
delegates in the Republican National
Convention, although the Democrats
provided for six delegates from the Dis
trict in their national conventions.
Mr.. Prescott said today that it was
unfair to the District Of Columbia to
limit 1t to only two delegates in the
@. o. p. National Convention. He
pointed out that the District has a
greater population than eight OF the
States and that the people Of the Dis
trict pay into the Federal Treasury
more than Is of the States pay.
The District Republicans have made
colored delegate to the national con-
ventions With the franchise of the
women and the great interest which
the women are taking in national pol
itics today. there should be an oppor-
tunity to place women on the Districts
delegation to the national convention OF
the Republican party. Mr.. Prescott said
The Districts delegation and Mr.. Col
laday are expected to arrive here
Monday.
Evening star., 1932-06-11

whereabouts the night of March l, when
their baby was kidnapped.
Ride Is Unexplained.
On Saturday afternoon, February 27,
Mrs. Lindbergh and the baby went from
Englewood to the flyers Hopewell
estate after a three weeks absence.
They had stayed at the Morrow home on
the two previous week ends and ex-
pected to return there Tuesday, March
/. Col Lindbergh reached Hopewell
late Saturday.
In the evening the baby developed
cold, which grew worse the next two
days. Ollie Wheatley, the Hopewel
butler, was sent to a drug store for
medicine and chatted with the clerk.
who said he had a similar illness at
nome. Later Wheatley went to the
store to buy q thermometer. telling
whoever waited on him it was to take
the child's temperature.
On Tuesday morning, March /, when
the cold still fingered, Mrs. Lindbergh
summoned the nursemaid, Betty Cow,
from Englewood and reversed the fam
ily's plans to return there. Miss Cow
arrived about 80 pm.
Police inquiry established that Violet
Sharpe telephoned Brinkert about
pm. after she learned Of the change
In the Lindbergh plans.
The baby was stolen from his crib at
the Hopewell estate between and
l0:30 pm. that night Miss Sharpe
was absent from the Morrow home with
Brinkert during the night on an unex-
planned journey.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ENGLEWOOD, N. j., June 1.-THE
yearning for green hills far away
brought Violet Sharpe from the placid
English farmlands to suicide in one OF
hurly -burly Americas most sensational
mysteries.
Only a few years ago she was an
English outdoor girl" gayly chugging
On a motor bike over the moors and
hills Of her native land. A chestnut
haired, shy girl Of boyish demeanor, no
cne would have predicted for her the
fate that overlook her in Englewood
yesterday.
Her picture, telephotoed throughout
the land, shows a smiling. happy girl,
clad in knickers and sports jacket,
leaning against the motor bike in which
she delighted Persons who knew her
said her eyes had violet tinge. Per-
haps they gave her her name.
Born Near Reading in 1904.
She was born in Tuls Clump, Brad
field, miles west Of Reading. Eng
land, In 1904, and came to the United
States. through Canada. about two and
half years ago. Like so many Eng
her "open sesame" to the opportunities
of America. She registered at one in
New York, declaring she had served
VHcountess Falwell in London. A
woman for whom she had worked in
Toronto, Canada, described her as hon
est sober obliging and competent" and
she got her S85-a month post as wait
ress in the Morrow home.
When the crime of the century
brought the worlds attention to the
Sourland country, police began to check
her record with Scotland Yard. They
found nothing wrong with it.
the kidnapping she went auto riding
FIRST indication. friends said, that she
had ever been interested in men. And
Evening star., 1932-06-11
LADDER CLUE HINTED.
Former Employer Of Ernest BrfnkeT
Reveals Coincidence.

MAMARONECK, N. Y. June II (P).
Capt. Edward Decker OF the Mamar-
oneck town police. this afternoon said
that Claude w Moody, real estate man
of Rouken Glen. declared he suspects
the ladder used to enter Chas. A.
Iindbergh. jrs nursery window on
March /, was stolen from the Moody
grounds.
Ernest Brinkert. latest suspect In the
kidnaping and murder case, gave up MS
lob as butler at the Moody home on
March l.
Moody told Decker today that he
last saw his ladder in February. IL was
one used to prune fruit trees. 1t re-
sen,bled the ladder found on the ground
outside the Lindbergh Sourland Noun
tain home in that the rungs were lar
anart it was wider at the bottom tnan
Al the top and it was made OF mr..
Capt. Decker saw a picture OF the
suspect in newspaper today ana
recognized Brinkert as former butler
at the Moody home. He went 10 Moooy
and showed him the picture.
As the two discussed the case. COM
narine clues and coincidents. Moody
suddenly thought of the ladder. He
and Capt. Decker went to look for IT..
The ladder was missing from us ac,
customed place and could not be 1ouno
anywhere.
Mamaroneck town police Immediately
advised New Jersey State police and
it was revealed troopers were assigned
to come here at once to investigate the
latest disclosure.
on April /, the day before DR.. John
F. Condor paid the $4,000 futile ran
som money for the return Of the Lind
bereh baby, Brinkert obtained . JOB
as butler in the homo Of Mrs. H. D.
Mckay. Center avenue. Larchmont.
He was accompanied by . woman
known as his wife, who was engaged TO
be a houseworker. On May the couple
left the job.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
CAB DRIVER DENIES
He WAS WITH MAID
Offers AIibi in KIDNAPPING Att
er Being Involved
Through Suicide.
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the aged New York City "Jafsie' who
paid a futile $50,000 ransom Of COL
Charles A. Lindbergh's money for re-
turn of the baby. DR.. Condor, how
ever. could not identify him as the
Scandinavian John" to whom he paid
the money.
Extended to England.
The search in connection with the
kidnapping was extended across the At
lantic again today. as Scotland Yard
was asked to question Edna Sharpe,
sister of the suicide. who sailed for Eng
land four days after the Jafsie ransom
was paid She was traced to the vii
1age where she had been visiting, and
It was found that she was on her way
to the home Of her parents, where ar
rangements were made to question her
1t was also learned in England that
Edna Sharpe had booked passage to
return to America on the Aquitania,
leaving next Saturday. There was no
offlcial statement as to whether in view
of this fact English police would be
asked to detain her there or let her
come on over here for possible further
examination.
When Violet Sharpe committed
suicide yesterday Col and Mrs. Lind
bergh we're in the Morrow home pre-
pairing for dinner in honor of . girl
relative of Mrs. Lindbergh's. The
diner was Cancelled.
About the only major figure In the
Lindbergh case not drawn back into the
limelight by the suicide of the Morrow
waitress and the arrest Of Brinkert Is
John Hughes Curtis Of Norfolk, con-
fesSed hoax negotiator for return Of
the baby, who is awaiting trial at
Pennington.
LADDER CLUE HINTED.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at the bandstand at
$50 o'clock. John Zimmermann, Lead
er; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Ceremonial march, knights OF the
King" .keteibey
Overture, Opera Bouffe". "........F .Finck
Humorous variations. Three Blind
Excerpts from musical comedy Fred
oIlca ........... .LSnal
Solo for cornet, "A Perfect Day"
Carrie Jacobs-Bo
Musician Frank Bernard)
Waltz suite, "Berceuse". .Waldteufel
Finale. over the Top. ...... .OHare
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Army Band
this evening at the Sylvan Theater,
Monument grounds, at o'clock Will
liam Stannard, leader; Thomas Darcy,
second leader.
Overture, Tampa. Herold
Symphonic Prelude" ......... .Coerne
Solo for euphonium. Josephine. .Kryl
Crank Jakubec, soloist)
March, On the Alert. 800. Goldman
Ballet from Sylvia. .Delibcs
Group Of Two Norwegian Dances"
Grieg
Novelty, Eskimo Shivers" Hersom
Mexican waltz. "As q Dream" .Codina
March. "On the Quarter Deck. Afford
THE Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1932-06-11
AMELIA EARHART PUTNAM
LEAVES ITALY FOR PARIS
Woman Flyer Ends Visit by Tell
ing Story of Adventure to Mus
solini and Royal Couple.
Nv IN. Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ROME. June 1l-Miss Amelia Ear
hart Putnam, the Atlantic solo flyer,
finished of a two-day visit to Rome
yesterday by telling the story Of her
flight from Harbor Grace to London
derry to Premier Mussolini. Crown
Prince Humbert and the crown princess
Late yesterday Mrs. Putnam and her
husband. G. P. Putnam. the American
publisher left in a tri-motored Italian
government plane for Milan to take the
night train to Paris. She plans to sail
for home next week
The premier received the flyer and in
English expressed great interest in her
accomplishment. Mrs. Putnam said he
had been very gracious.
The Putnams later had an audience
with the royel couple. then lunched at
tie embassy before taking of for Milan
Before the take-off the flyer received a
farewell from Italian officials.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
DETROIT SUSPECTS
HANDWRITING TAKEN
Samples Will Be Sent to New Jer-
sey for Comparison With Notes
in Lindbergh Case.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June ll.-Samples OF
handwriting were taken early today
from Robert Burns, 20. who was ques-
toned by Detroit and New jersey ON
GERS as suspect in the Lindbergh kid
naping and murder.
The officers indicated after their
questioning of Burns. who was taken
into custody late last night after an
anonymous telephone call to police,
that they did not believe he was in
volved IN the case. The informer had
stated that he was a friend OF Violet
Sharpe. servant in the home Of Mrs
Dwight Morrow, who committed suicide
yesterday
The handwriting samples will be sent
to New Jersey
Burns denied knowledge of the case,
and also said he was not acquainted
with Miss Sharpe.
Police at first reported that Burns
had a complete record Of the Lindbergh
case in his room, but this later was said
to be in the form of numerous news
papers, which might have been pre-
served for some other reason.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
|PR0BERS ARE TOLD
OF R-K-0 LETTER
Former StockhoIder Says
Protest Against Assess.
ment" Was Ignored.
By the Associated Press.
T C~A nali

By the Associated Press.
The Senate Banking Committee pur-
sued its inquiry into Radio-Keith-
Orpheum Corporation transactions 10.
day by hearing testimony from J. Cock
man Boyd, Baltimore, former stock.
holder
Boyd was called today after the COM
mittee yesterday heard Ernest w. Stirn
and William J. Morgan, both of Mil
waukee, charge that in October and
November of last year there was q
drastic squeeze-out" Of R.-K.-O stock
holders and short-selling drive appar-
emily carried on by persons with inside
information.
Questioned by Senator Blaine Re-
publican. OF Wisconsin, Boyd said that
when he received a letter from the
corporation in November attempting to
assess stockholders IS a share on pen
atty OF losing most OF their stock, he.
being lawyer. knew that such action
required unanimous consent of the
stockholders
He said he wired Richard whitney.
president OF the New York Stock Ex-
change. in protest and received no reply.
He then wrote the secretary of the
exchange. he said. and received only 4
bare acknowledgment
Evening star., 1932-06-11
MORROW MAIDS STRANGE LIFE
BEGAN ON FARM IN ENGLAND
iSuiiciide Victim Only Few Years Ago
Gayly Chugged Motor Bike Over Moors
and Hills of Native Land.

her reluctance. as described by police.
to tell anything about that ride was
her first recorded departure from .
frankness on which friends had re-
marked
Two Perplexing Questions.
Why a girl Of her apparently inno-
cent background should go riding with
a married man of Brinkert's record
he once served a year for assault
where she get the poison that killed her
almost insanity were questions that
awaited answer.
Police voiced suspicious that she had
guilty knowledge" OF the kidnapping,
but they did not entirely dismiss an
other theory: that she engaged in a
Irritation, tried to hide 1t at first and
then was driven to unreasoning fear
and panic when the full panoply Of the
law swept down on her.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
MEANS SAYS POLICE
ARE ON RIGHT TRACK
Knows More About Lindbergh
Case Than Any Other Per.
son, He Says.
BY the Associated Press.


CASTOR B. Means, on trial on charges
OF defrauding Mrs Evalyn Walsh Nc
Lean Of $l04 and expense
money In an alleged plan to recover
KIDNAPPED Charles Augustus Lindbergh,
To-day said the new Developments
in tne Nonaplng case were shaping 10
up along lines I expected"
L am convinced" he said, II know
more about the Lindbergh kidnapping
case than any other person.
Without a moments hesitation, II
l were asked. I would face Ernest Brin-
kert. / never volunteer my services.
but am available when any one wants
me-
The case is now shaping up as I
believed it would. The police are on
the right track. believed it was an
inside job with woman in it. No
man would be fool enough to do a Job
ike that-such as, for instance, raising
a ladder up to the bed room window"
Evening star., 1932-06-11
MOTHER IS FRUSTRATED.
Father of Morrow Maid Continues Work
As Merchant.

othSi VI AvAViiO" Nuoiu SOhtlhuCS NOTk
As Merchant.
BEENHAM, Berkshire, England, June
II (P).-Emily Sharpe, sister of Violet
Sharpe, who committed suicide yester-
day at the Morrow home, in Englewood
N. j., is visiting friends at Stourbridge
in Worcestershire, her father disclosed
today.
When he received a telegram from
the New York police today informing
him Of his daughters death, he sent
word to Emily, asking her to come back
home Immediately. He said Emily had
booked return passage to the United
States on the Aquitania, which sails
next Saturday.
The sharpes have lived in q rose
covered cottage here for the last ID
years. George Sharpe, the father, is a
coal merchant. He went out on his
rounds, delivering coal as usual, but
the mother was prostrated
Violet was one Of the incest girls
in the world" she sobbed.
The father said Violet had not given
them much detail about the Lindbergh
kidnapping in her letters from the
States, but once, he said, she wrote:
II do wish they could find the baby.
All this questioning Is awful"
Evening star., 1932-06-11
CHICAGO SALOONS RAIDED.

CHICAGO, June II (R.-As conven.
ton crowds flowed into the city, 50
Federal Prohibition agents, under per-
sonal direction of Chief Enforcement
Oficer AL Aman, raided IS alleged sa-
looms and beer fats and seized II men
last night. :.
The raiders were aided by q list OF
speakeasies which, it was reported. was
placed in the hands of Chief Chicago
Administrator M. L. Harvey by Amos
W. w. Woodcock. national prohibition
director.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
GARNER FORCED TO BED
BY SUDDEN ILLNESS
Speaker Unable to Continue Work
After Attack of Grippe-Rainey
Takes Place.
By the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press
An attack OF grippe today COM
PEELED Speaker Garner to leave hi,
Capitol ofhce and take to bed at his
hotel
The Speaker reached his ONCE at 7
am, as usual. apparently able to work.
After he had dictated letters for a
couple OF hours. however, his tempera.
ture began to rise.
DR.. George Calver. House physician.
was called in and directed the Speaker
to go to bed. He was taken to his
hotel by Mrs. Garner and a secretary
and retired Immediately.
Gamers secretary said he expected
the Speaker would be able to return to
work Monday
Representative Rainey of Illinois,
Democratic leader. was designated to
preside over the House in the Speakers
absence.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
Conference Is Called.

Rev. Francis E. keenan,, S. j.. pro-
fessor Of dogmatic theology at Wood
stock College, will offer day of recol-
lection" for women at the Nazareth
Social Service Center, 200 I street to-
morrow. The first conference will begin
at 10:3o am. and another will start
at 2:30 pm. A holy hour will begin
at 4:30 O'Clock, concluding with bene-
diction Of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
MERCHANTS GIVE BOND
ON LARCENY CHARGES
Two Managers of Seventh Street
Clothing Stores to Appear
for Trial Tuesday.

Two managers of Seventh street
clothing stores, A. Sloan and James r.
Martin, have furnished bond for trial
IN Police Court Tuesday on charges of
larceny by trick in connection with
the sale Of clothing on the installment
plan.
Sloan and Martin pleaded not guilty
on arraignnent and the cases were
set for trial. Assistant United States
Attorney Michael F. Keogh said he was
working in cooperation with the Better
Business Bureau
Evening star., 1932-06-11
FINANCING ARRANGED
San Paulo in Brazil to Meet In
terest With Notes.

NEW YORK, June II (P).-The cof-
Reproducing state of San Paulo in
Brazil has arranged with its American
banking representatives to pay of its
back interest cn certain loans with
promissory notes.
Speyer g. Co. yesterday reported on
the outcome Of negotiations at which
the San Paulo government entered into
its new arrangement with foreign
creditors
The agreement does not affect the Z
per cent coffee realization loan Of 1880.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
EMILY SHARPE TRACED.
Tried to Leave U. S. on Kidnapping
Date. ImmigratiOn Records Rare.

Dhte, Immigration heCOfuS bATe.
immigration records show that Emily
Sharpe, sister Of the maid who COM
mitted suicide in the Morrow hor'e
yesterday, applied for permission to
leave the country the day the Lindbergh
baby was stolen.
The records show she was quota
alien and as such had to have permis-
sion to leave this country.
Records show she proposed to sail on
March 18, but immigration authorities
are rechecking this with port authorities
in New York
The immigration Bureau has no rec
ord Of Emily's sister, who killed her
self. Records show Miss Sharpe had
been living at the home Of Constance
Chiffon at Englewood. N. j.
In applying for permission to 60 to
England and return, she gave the name
Of Mrs. Dwight Morrow as reference.
She said in her application that she
wished to visit her parents at Been
ham, suburb Of Reading, England.
The records gave the name as Emily
Sharpe, officials said.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
Former Film Actor Hurt.

LOS ANGELES, June II R.-Ben
Bard, 3s, former film actor, who was
struck by a motor car while crossing
street to stop a dog fight, was reported
as improving in hospital yesterday.
He suffered a broken leg.
Evening star., 1932-06-11

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they'll never believe what you tell them
over there"
Emily said she had not spoken to the
police in England about the case. She
has been here visiting her brother-in-
law, who is employed by Viscount Cob
ham at Hagley Hall.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
Lawn PARTY Is Planned.

RIVERDALE. Md, June IL (Spe-
ciaD.-A lawn party will be held next
Saturday afternoon and evening at the
home Of Mrs. John Bush. Jackson ave.
nue., for the benefit of the Current
Topics Club.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
DIVORCED BY BEAUTY
Physical Culture Exponent Accused
Of Deserving "Miss Alaaka.n

WEST PALM BEACH, June II (R.-
Mrs. Hilda Liederman Of Palm Beach.
the Miss Alaska" OF beauty contests.
and Earle Liederman, the physical
culture exponent, were divorced yes
terday.
She charged he deserted her and
made no provision for her maintenance
She said they were married at Utica,
N Y, In 1928, but had not lived to-
gether since September, 1880.
Evening star., 1932-06-11

Two young Prussians are rolling .
cheese. nearly S feet in diameter,
through large cities of Germany.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
SUICIDES SISTER
BLAMES GRILLINGS
IN LINDBERGH CASE

Continued From First Page }
Evening star., 1932-06-11

College Of Applied Sciehce.
Bachelor of science In architecture
Clarence Buchanan Wheat.
Bachelor of science In art-Le Roy
Henderson Jones.
Bachelor OF science In electrical en-
gineering-Henry F. Binford and Avon
Brown Collins.
Bachelor of science in home eco
nomics-Lumina Nunley Keets.
Bachelor Of science in civil engineer
ing, magma cum laude-William Roscoe
Walker, jr.
School Of Religion.
Bachelor of theology-Noah Clifford
Barnes, Adolph Augustus Birch, James
Romeo Cannop, Joseph Percival
Holmes, Richard Thomas Kyd. Darneal
Evening star., 1932-11-17

Just IS Of these dresses-OriginaIly
LIS and 2.95-reeently marked
down TO 1.69-and now reduced TO
1.39 for quick clearance. Light and
dark prints; broadcloths and cot
ton foulards. a TO S211. Mostly
long sleeves, too.
Palais Royal-Third Floor
Evening star., 1932-11-17

81 size Petite Sacs, never before
soId for less than SOC; limit DOC
ed quantity. Friday only. -.
Just "a bottles 3-oz. size Rigaud's
MiNena Perfume; regularly 4 40
sold for So or. Friday only 9'T~
Kolynos Tooth Paste; largest 22C
size. Friday only. .........
DIR. Vests Tooth Paste, 25c 30@
size, 15c, for. or........''.'
lain Floor
Evening star., 1932-11-17

We've sold thousands Of gallons ut
the higher price-and this In n
one-day sale that you'll certainly
want to take advantage Of. The
varnish will stand boiling water.
Palais Royal-Fifth Floor
Evening star., 1932-11-17

Striped and aIl-oyer patterns that
win make attractive drapes ut .
very small cost. We have just $50
yards-recently reduced to 22c
and 45c yard which we shall
close out ut this new, low price.
Second Floor
Evening star., 1932-11-17

Women's aII-wooi mesh and
lace hose, medium meshes
and weaves and big sports
meshes. in good col f06s
ors and sizes S1z to 10 80
Evening star., 1932-11-17

Women's full-fashioned Hsie
mesh hose. Imported sports
models, in swanky
Isle mesh. Sizes 61a 10E
to 10 ...........