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The Washington times., 1932-04-15
CAPTORS SAY.
L|NDY BABY
|STHR|V|NG
Baltimore Mediator Admits
He and Curtis Have
Seen KidnaperS
pictures on Page 81

TRENTON, n. j., April Is
G.N.S.).-Belief grew today
that recovery of the kidnapped
Lindbergh baby may be near.
Conferences between John
H. Curtis, Rear Admiral Guy
Burrage, Norfolk, intermedi-
aries, and Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh indicated the efforts of
Curtis to establish contact
with the child's abductors
were measurably successful.
Curtis was believed to have de-
livered the kidnapers' terms to
Lindbergh.
MOdinOs Confirms
Purported confirmation of
Curtis success in his mission
came through Nicholas Modinos,
Baltimore restaurant proprietor,
who Internationally figured in the
case. He said:
"The people I've been dealing
with have seen Curtis in the
last few days and have given
him the same message they
gave me.
"That message is wait for
further news. The baby is COM
ing along nicely, is being well
cared for, and has gained a
pound and half"
Baby specialists regard the re-
ported gain of a pound and a
half in about six weeks as a sign
that the child is in excellent ply
sical condition.
The baby was 20 months old
at the time of his kidnapping and
weighed 80 pounds.
According to experts, a pound
and half gain for baby #
that age and weight in six weeks
is "a little fast" but not unusual
if the child is receiving proper
nouriShment and care.
New Deal Seen
Unusual significance was at
tached today to Lindbergh's Sec
ond plea to be left free from
surveillance by police and press.
Because it was similar to the
first one, issued at the beginning
of communications with the sup
posed 'kidnaperS, who bilked the
famous flier of $4,000 in a ran
som hoax, it was interpreted by
many observers as marking a
parallel stage in the kidnap
hunt.
Released through the police,
the Lindbergh statement said:
''MrS. Lindbergh and / want
to express our greatest appre-
ciaIiOn to those members Of the
press who have in many in
stances given us their cO-Opera-
tiOn, often to their own dis
advantage.
WANT NO QUESTIONS
'Tt is still of the utmost i'm
pOrtance for us and our repre-
sentativeS to move about with
out being questioned and fol
lowed, and we are again re-
questing the complete cO-Opera'
ton of all members Of the
press to that end"
The statement was issued from
the Lindbergh home atop Sour
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-04-15
Heavy Cuban Quake
FriqhtenS Santiago

SANTIAGO, Cuba, April IS
Q.N.SO heaviest earth
quake shock since the disaster
early in February shook the city
at $40 a. m. today.
People throughout the city left
their beds and hurried out into
the streets. They congregated in
open parks, where they remained
until daylight.
Damage was slight, and no in
juries were reported.
The Washington times., 1932-04-15
BeUeridge RecOUers
From Cafe Beating

YOKOHAMA, April Is GN.SD.
Friends of Albert J. Beveridge,
jr., son of the late United States
Senator from Indiana, who was
knocked down and beaten by
three japanese in a cafe yester-
day, said today his condition was
not serious. They declined to
LdiVulge his whereabouts
The Washington times., 1932-04-15

THE WEATHER

Fair tonight; Saturday increasing eloudineSs
md warmer, minimum temperature tonight about
43 degrees; gentle to moderate westerly win ds
lhifkinn IN an,khnrn.A
The Washington times., 1932-04-15
Bank Messenger
Robbed of $4,000

DALLAS, Tex, April is q.N.SO
John McCommas, 47-year-old mes.
Senger for the Mercantile Ma.
tional Bank, was robbed Of $685.
1000 here today hY q lone bandit,
The Washington times., 1932-04-15
Parachute Saves
Filler Near Cleveland

DETROIT April Is UN.S) .
FlingirAg a aare from his airplane
wien a wing buckled, Capt.
Roland \ 2. Whitney escaped
d. lth bH a parachute drop. The
a cident occurred 20 miles south
o. Cleveland, at about 2 a. m.
Evening star., 1932-12-08
LONDON GETS U. S. REPLY.
Early Publication Of Debts Reply Is
Expected.

LONDON. December (R.-The
United States Governments reply to
Britain's second appeal for extension
of its debt due next week arrived to-
day and its contents were transmitted
to Prime Minister Macdonald in Paris
and other cabinet members.
Early publication of the note was
expected, probably in tomorrow morn
ing's newspapers. The government S
future procedure in regard to its debt
American document.
If the situation is considered urgent
Mr.. Macdonald may come to London
from Paris for cabinet meeting, al
though his plans were to return to
Geneva for the flve-power disarmament
parley.
George Lansbury, leader of the Labor
opposition in the House of Commons,
asked today that debate on the war
debts be opened in the House, insisting
that this be done before the govern
ment finally determines its debts policy.
Stanley Baldwin, acting head of the
government in Mr.. MacDonald's alb
sence, said he would have to consult
the prime minister and asked Mr.. Lans-
dale to bring up the question again on
Monday.
In parliamentary circles it was ex-
pected that America will refuse to post
pone the payment due December Is, and
the discussion centered on how the pay
ment is to be made. The consensus
appeared to be that the gold reserves
offer the only method of meeting the
obligations.
Evening star., 1932-12-08
Grew Is Saddened
By MascOt's Death
On Minesweeper
''Rosie," M on ke y Ac-
quired in Virgin Islands,
Paralysis Victim.

Rosie" Is among those missing on
the minesweeper Grebe, here to tow the
venerable frigate Constitution out Of
her slip at the Navy Yard.
Rosie" for the benefit of those who
never met her, was a monkey, the mas
cot of the crew Of the U. s. S. Grebe
She died Sunday of natural causes"
and was accorded military burial the
next day.
The gift of the grateful captain of a
French ship which the Grebe pulled off
shore in the Virgin Islands, Rosie" was
acquired by the minesweeper's crew in
February, 1881. She had been an in
separable companion of the sailors ever
since, except for two weeks recently
when Ill health necessitated her enter
ing hospital at Norfolk.
Blinded temporarily and the victim
of partial paralysis, Rosie" spent her
last days in the warm fire room Of the
tiny minesweeper.
Evening star., 1932-12-08
CASH BONUS DRIVE
STARTED IN HOUSE
Patman, Sponsoring Move, De-
clares Outlay Would Provide
Needed Currency Expansion.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The annual drive for immediate cash
payment of the bonus was begun in the
House today by Representative Patman,
Democrat, of Texas, with the statement
that the outlay would provide needed
currency expansion.
Patman, sponsor of the bill passed by
the House and killed by the Senate last
Spring, said on the floor that there is
too little money in circulation. His
speech was the first made in the House
on the bonus since the closing days of
the last session, when the galleries were
crowded with veterans who had marched
on the Capital.
Patman said he had never yet found
plan" that would assure safe cur
rency expansion except paying the ad-
justed service certificates"
Currency expansion, he said. must
be achieved without jeopardizing
sound money, without endan-
gering the gold standard" and must
be spread all over the Nation as a pay
ment for services instead of as dole" +"
Evening star., 1932-12-08

the American answer to Frances sec
ond note requesting postponement and
reconsideration, and the State Depart
ment announced this reply would be
handed to Ambassador Claudel today
or tomorrow
The answer to Great Britain, made
yesterday, it was indicated, probably
would be made public in both countries
through tomorrow mornings papers
A few hours after renewed opposition
to reducing the foreign obligations had
been heard in Congress, Secretary
Stimson last night gave Sir Ronald
Lindsay, the British Ambassador, the
United States reply to Britain's newest
request for suspension OF payments.
It was assumed in official quarters
that the note said again that Congress
alone could change the debt situation,
that the President would ask creation
of an agency to study 1t, and advised
that payment be made.
At least six countries have asked for
a new moratorium, the Belgian gov
eminent making a second appeal yes
terday. President Hoover is expected
soon to transmit a special message on
the debt question to Congress.
Evening star., 1932-12-08
MORE NAVAL COSTS
SEEN BY ROBINSON
Admiral Declares Sea Force
Has Been Handicapped by
Long Overhaul Periods.

An increase in expenditures for the
forces afioat is in prospect, 'if our ships
are to be adequately maintained" be-
cause of the increasing age Of the YES
sells, Rear Admiral S. M. Robinson, U.
S. N, chief Of the Bureau Of Engineer
ing, said today in his annual report.
The bureau has been seriously handi-
capped in effecting many of the neces-
sary replacements and improvements
in battleships and large aircraft carriers
because of the statutory limit as af-
fected by the 18-month overhaul inter-
val adopted by the department" He
said ''the bureau has recommended the
enactment of necessary legislation to
adapt the statutory limitation to the
18-month interval between navy yard
overhauls."
Generally, Admiral Robinson consid-
cred that "the material condition of
the machinery of the ships of the fleet
has been satisfactorily maintained with
in the limit of the funds available, Z"
but this has been possible "only be-
cause of the very material assistance of
the forces afloat," in arranging their
schedules to meet requirements.
Turning to the future. Admiral Rob-
inson said: with treaty limitations.
our Navy can excel only by building
better ships and operating them more
skillfully. In order to build better ships
there must be highly trained designing
engineers, and In order to operate them
skillfully all naval officers must be well
grounded in engineering principles. and
those intimately connected with the op-
Grafton Of important machinery install
lations must be specially trained. There
is growing appreciation among naval
officers of the importance of engineer
ing training and experience. with a
consequent upward trend in the quail
fications of officers for engineering
duties"
Evening star., 1932-12-08
OLD IR0NSIDES' DELAY
MAKES NEWLYWED HAPPY
Sergt. O'Sullivan of Marines, sta
toned Aboard Frigate, Has
Extra Day for Honeymoon.

A welcome surprise came yesterday
to Sergt. Francis j. O'Sullivan,
U. S. M. c., "a years old, in charge of
the marine detachment aboard Old
Ironsides, because 24-hour delay in
sailing enabled him to see again his
one-day bride.
Believing Tuesday that the U. S. s.
Constitution was to leave Washington
yesterday morning, shortly after day.
break, Sergt. O'Sullivan was wed to
22-year old Miss Nora Lehman, of Nor
folk, Va, by Rev. j. Harvey Dunham,
pastor of the Western Presbyterian
Church.
Sergt. O'Sullivan has been on duty
aboard Old Ironsides now one month
Prior to coming to Washington he
served with the Marine detachment at
the Norfolk (Va.) Naval Hospital There
he became acquainted with Miss Leh-
man.
Mrs. O'Sullivan proposes to join her
husband at San Diego, Calf, about the
middle of February, after Old Ironsides
has passed through the Panama Canal
and inaugurated her West Coast tour.
Evening star., 1932-12-08
CLINIC DEDICATION
SET FOR SATURDAY
Robert E. MattingIy
to Deliver Chief Address
at Ceremonies.

The Districts new combination fire
engine house and policemen's and
firemen's clinic on Thirteenth street.
between K and L streets, will be for
mally dedicated Saturday night with
elaborate ceremonies under auspices of
the Midcity Citizens Association.
Judge Robert E. Mattingly of the
Municipal Court will make the dedi-
catory address. He will be introduced
by A. ]. Driscoll, president of the
civic group.
Officials to Be Present.
High public officials, including the
District Commissioners, Maj. D. j.
Donovan, auditor for the District, who
will dedicate the DR.. James j. Kilroy
Firemen's and Policemen's Memorial
Clinic, and former Commissioner John
A. Johnson will be among those present.
The program will be ushered in with
a band concert by the District Fire
Departments band
Besides the talks of Judge Mattingly
and Mr. Driscoll, speeches will be made
by DR.. Daniel I. Borden, chairman of
the board of surgeons for firemen and
policemen. who will discuss the needs
of the clinic and others.
Medals to Be Given.
A feature of the affair will be the
presentation of medals to members of
the Police and Fire Departments by
Fire Chief George S. Watson and Police
Chief Ernest w. Brown.
Special guests will include Represent
alive Mary T. Norton, Mrs. James J.
Kilroy. Odell Smith, Charles j. Waters,
James j. Kilroy, I'd; Representative
Frank Oliver, DR.. Frank E. Gibson.
Deputy Chief Charles E. Schrom and
heads of several civic and trade organ
izations.
Evening star., 1932-12-08
INTRUDER CHASED
) BLOCKS BY MAID
Found Attempting to Enter
Home-Robbery Victims
Report $500 Loss.

More than $500 worth OF loot was
obtained in tie last "a hours in a series
Of housebreakings and other forms Of
thefts reported to police.
In one instance 17-year-old colored
youth was captured by fireman after
being chased approximately five city
blocks by a colored maid when found
attempting to rob the home of J. B.
Skinner, 3107 Seventeenth street, as
sistant cashier of the Liberty National
Bank. Running from the house when
discovered, the youth was followed to
Fourteenth and Irving streets by the
maid and pointed out to Fireman John
r. Gray, acting fire inspector. who
overhauled him after short chase. The
youth, John F. Locker, of the 24oo
block of Thirteenth street, was booked
for investigation at No. 10 police station.
The maid, Beulah Sparks, had dis
covered the intruder in clothes closet.
He threatened to shoot If she made an
outcry. The maid started In pursuit
and at one stage succeeded in grabbing
the boy by his coat tail and holding on
until he broke away again.
An intruder also was frightened yes
terday from the home of William w.
White, 4203 Thirty-seventh street.
Jewelry valued at $2,355 was taken
from the home of Mrs. Lillian r. De-
land 3707 Harrison street. The loot
included 81 900 wrist watch. two rings
Zone valued at 5000 and one at $3.50,
S100 in cash and other jewelry of lesser
value
Plumbing fixtures and four coal stoves
valued at 5000 were reported taken
from four vacant houses in the first
block of G street. The report of the
thefts was made by the owner, Louis P.
shortly after they had been
discovered yesterday.
Miss Mary G. McCusker Of the first
block CT M street reported to police
her pocketbook, containing $50 in cash
and $50 Government bond. had been
Snatched by colored man last night.
Loot of a smaller value, ranging under
$50 in most instances, was obtained In
several other hcusebreakings.
Evening star., 1932-12-08
CLOUDS OVER OCEAN
HELD FLYING HAZARD
DR.. James H. Kimball Declares
Most Obstacles of Sea Have
Been Overcome.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December $50 far
has aviation conquered transatlantic
flying obstacles that clouds now are the
greatest hazard.
With this conclusion, DR.. James H
Kimball, the weather mentor" of all
transatlantic flyers from Lindbergh to
the present, summed up the prospects
of coming Atlantic air service before
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers today.
Improvements in planes, motors and
instruments, he said. have minimized
the dangers of storms and failing mo-
tors, once regarded as the twin terrors
of ocean flyers.
ut is clouds which form the greatest
hazard, for who can look with COM
placence on flight that must require
long struggle in a binding. turbulent
medium threatening the plane with ice
or dismemberment?"
DR.. Kimball predicted that the
Southern" course via Bermuda and the
Azores will be the transatlantic flying
route. There. he said, the air is gen
orally clear. fogs infrequent and storms
mostly local"
Evening star., 1932-12-08
CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
Is REDUCED BY NAVY
Admiral Upham's Letter An
nounces Figure Will Be Cut
to $3.50.

The Navy moved today to save money
on its expenditures for clothing.
Rear Admiral Frank B. Upham. chief
of the Bureau of Navigation, in circu-
lar letter addressed to all ships and
stations, announced that on January l.,
the value of clothing. bedding and SIM
liar outfits to be issued to recruits will
be only S87.80 Originally, the cloth
ing allowance to men on their first
enlistment was $100. Then, with costs
dropping, Secretary Adams obtained
legislation that trimmed the clothing
allowance to $93.50.
Naval officials attributed today's re-
duction to lowered costs, brought about
by the economic depression. The Sec
retary Of the Navy is empowered to fix
the clothing allowance now.
Evening star., 1932-12-08
HUNGER MARCHERS LOAF
IN GARBAGE-FILLED ROOM
Demonstrators Pay No Attention
to Refuse as One of Num-
Der Plays Piano.

When D. c. health inspectors visited
the "commisary'' of the hunger march
ers, at 3034 Fourteenth street, yesterday
they found vacant hall over a candy
store with great accumulation of gar
bage-remains from the cooking for
three days-in the middle.
Around the garbage pile were reclin-
ing about dozen hunger marchers, OBJ
livious to the odors and being enter
tanned by one of their number playing
piano in corner Of the room.
Orders were given that the garbage
be disposed of Immediately and the
hall cleaned up. 1t was explained that
the occupants would be out of the city
in a few hours
Evening star., 1932-12-08
BREADWINNER DIVORCES
HOUSEKEEPER HUSBAND
Wife Says He Took His Duties Too
Seriously and She Finally
Moved Out.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 8.-The
story of man and wife who reversed
the usual arrangement, she acting as
breadwinner for two years while he
kept house, brought divorce to Mrs.
Chester William Tierney here yesterday.
Mrs. Tierney testified her husband
considered it unfair for two members
of family to be wage earners and
volunteered to keep house while she
continued at work. She said he came
to take his duties so seriously he OBJ
jected to her washing her hands in run
ming water and that she finally moved
out.
Evening star., 1932-12-08
R. F. c. VOTES WISCONSIN
$1,962,283 FOR RELIEF
BY the Associated Press.

By Cllt ASSucIaltu FrtSs.
Emergency relief totaling 81 .e62, ,283
was voted to Wisconsin today by the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
The money is to be used for relief dur
ing the remainder Of the year in over
Sc political subdivisions.
The corporation report said that with
exception of one or two Of the more
populous cities. the towns and counties
in the State had tbeen unable to take
care of their destitute. Funds were
needed to care for the situation until
January l.
The State previously had received
$4,000, 900.
Evening star., 1932-12-08

WANTED-LoAD OF HOUSEHOLD FURN1-
ture to Waterbury. Conn, Dec. or o; from
HeS York Rsf g IF TRSSsfER K foR
AGE co. 1918 You st. NV.
SPECIAL RETURN-LOAD RATES ON FULL
miles; padded vans: guaranteed service.
Phone Nat. 1860. NAT. DEL. ASSOC. INC
1917 N. Y. ave. -
God made it impossible for baby to be
Centennial Bap. Ch.. 9TH & Eye ne.
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ers of the Federal-American National Bank
ins hnG house Fonrteenth and f Streets north
west, Tuesday, January 70. 1898. at Il
and SdOif the Tran transaction Of SUCH other business
As may properly come before the meetlngi
POOLE. President.
ON AND AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT
be responsible for any debts contracted BY
any one other than myself. JOHN F. ASH,
46l6 4th ST. NV.
/ WILL NOT BE REsPoNsIBLE FOR ANY
previous bills or, any that might be con,
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NOTICE OF. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING;
The annHSl meeting Tf tGe n
southwest corner Sixteenth street at Scott
Circle otherwise known as 1874 Sixteenth
street and 1900 Rhode Island avenue, on
Monday, January o, 1898, at o'clock pm,
for the election Of board of fifteen di;
rectors (trustees) to serve for one year and
for the transaction of such other business
as may lawfully come before the meeting
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Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATION
held at the hospital on Thursday, Dec. Is.
49, al Ellen isS n M BRANsoN. Secretary.
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washington. D. G.
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Evening star., 1932-12-08
RENO DIVORCEE WEEDS
Ceremony Performed Two Days
After Decree Was Obtained.

NEW YORK, December (P.-Mrs
Elizabeth Bailey Allen. divorced last
Monday in Reno. was married yesterday
to David Rumsey at the Colony Club.
The bride is the daughter of Samuel
c. Bailey of Cleveland. On her mater
nal side, she is descendant of Moses
Cleveland. for whom the City of Cleve-
land was named. She Is the former wife
of Ralph Seward Allen.
This is Rumseys third marriage.
Evening star., 1932-12-08
Wed Against Will,
Society Girl Says,
Annulment Granted
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, December g.
The socially prominent Mrs.
Marion Conelly Abel, 81, who
told the court she never loved
her husband and was persuaded
into marrying him against her
will, was granted an annulment
of her marriage to william G.
Abel of Warren yesterday.
Mrs. Abel is the daughter of
Brig. Gen. L. S. Conelly, ccm-
mander of the 73d Infantry Bri-
gade, Ohio National Guard, and
president of the Conelly Realty
Co.
In granting the annulment,
Judge Alva r. Corlett comment
ed: Il think that both these
young people ought to be spanked. :"
Evening star., 1932-12-08
POLAND SENDS NEW NOTE.
Repeats Request for Postponement of
Payment.

WARSAW. Poland, December CP.
The Polish government has sent to
the Ambassador at washington its sec
ond note regarding the $4,430,000 due
the United States on December Is. 1t
contains additional data to support the
request for postponement of this pay
ment and revision of the 1924 debts
agreement
Evening star., 1932-12-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Unique gymnastic displays are being
given by the Irish Free State Army.
Evening star., 1932-12-08

Children of England are turning
from German dolls to toys made al
home.
Evening star., 1932-12-08
TENSION LIGHTENS HERE.
Official Comment Lacking on Paris
DEVELOPMENTS.

Developments.
Indications from Paris that England
would pay her war debt inStallment on
December Is and that Premier Herriot
would recommend to Parliament that
France pay interest due, lightened the
atmosphere in Washington today, but
failed to bring any official comment.
Secretary Stimson was completing
Evening star., 1932-12-08
"T0o Much Theory"

The present chaotic condition of the
national railroads is due largely to too
much theory and too little practicality,"
according to Harry M. Mabey, New York
traffic expert, who addressed the chem
lists this morning.
The railroads, he said, have been reg
ulated and taxed by the Government
during time when competing carriers
have grown tremendously with the aid
of Government subsidies, tax relief, and
freedom from regulation. The railroad,
he said, is the primary agent of trans
portation and all other forms are but
supplementary. He maintained that
national defense requires the mainten-
ance of complete and healthy railroad
system. Stability in the freight rate
structure, he said. is of paramount i'm
portance to all industrial activities.