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Evening star., 1932-03-21
JUDD IS PAR0LED
FOR BRIDGE FRAUD
Only One Witness Appears to
Prosecute as He Enters
Plea Of Guilty.

Only one of 40 persons police said
had given 81 donations TO Ernest ".
Judd, "a, for the finishing of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge project" 3"
appeared in Police Court today and the
man was given a suspended sentence
and placed on probation for year by
Judge Isaac r. Hit. He was charged
with larceny
The Judge. acting upon the recon-
mendstiun of Assistant United States
Attorney Michael F. Keogh, accepted
Judd's plea of guilty and ordered a
suspended sentence for year and pro-
baton for a similar period.
Samuel Pittle, who runs cleaning
and pressing establishment at 1929
Georgia avenue was the only one to
Policeman j. o. Patton said Judd ad-
mitted donated to his cause. The Of
ficer exhibited large number Of their
cards, which ne said Judd attempted to
throw away at the time of his arrest.
Pittle explained that Judd told him
he represented labor union and was
trying to raise part of the "S135. 900
deficit of the Arlington Bridge" The
names of the donating merchants, he
explained, would be placed on a pla-
card and posted in the Offices of the
union
After giving Judd his dollar Pittle
became suspicious and called Sixth
Precinct police.
1t was said 1t is expected that no
other charges will be brought against
Judd.
Evening star., 1932-03-21

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friends signed blanket note for $225.-
900 to the County Trust Co, of which
the late James j. Riordan, also a close
friend OF Smith, was then president.
This was done, they say, ito accom-
modate Raskob," who was supposed to
make good the notes later. Some time
later, they say, the s225,000 blanket
note was split up, so that Mara signed
a note for $4,000 and Kenny. who is
no relation of William F. Kenny, signed
one for $4,000 Both say they never
received any of the money themselves.
They both have said that Gov. Smith
was entirely unaware of the transaction.
played for Suckers"
The story first cane out Saturday,
from the defendant Kenny.
There we're eight or nine of us who
were played for suckers" he said, and
1 don't intend to keep on with that
role any longer We didn't ask for this
line of credit at the bank We were
sent for by James J. Riordan, then pres
ident of the trust company, just before
the 1928 election.
"Mr Riordan said to me p. F., a
few of us had a little meeting last
night and decided we would have to
get more money for the Smith cam
paign'" He said Mr. Raskob and VIII
liam F. Kenny were present and that
Kenny said. Lets see whom we can
put down in the tiger room"
Kenny, the defendant, then said that
among those who were summoned to
the tiger room" and who signed the
blanket note at Riordans request and
later signed individual notes were
Public Service Commissioner George R.
Van Nance, $40, 600; John F. Gilchrist,
Evening star., 1932-03-21
RED" BROADCASTERS STEAL
AIR FROM CUBA YO-YO TRIO
Armed Men Invade Studio and Replace En-
tertainment Program With Com
munist Talk.

Police galloped to the studio. There
they were told seven men, with pistols
had held up the station and compelled
the Yo-Yo trio to get away from the
fficrophone, while one OF their number
addressed ''the people of Cuba and
wurkmen in general" The rufflans de-
parted before the law arrived, but the
personnel of the station was arrested
pending an investigation.
New York broadcasting companies
we're mildly interested in the affair
but were far from non-plussed. They
said such thing could hardly happen
here. They said no one can get into
their studios without a ticket.
Even II such hooligans were able to
effect an entrance, one broadcaster ex-
planned, they would find themselves
quickly outnumbered either by ID an
nouncers or ~ vice presidents. II
neither announcers nor vice presidents
were sufficient, there are always the
crooners
mo ruwdies could stand up in the
face of a chorus of crooners working in
unison on theme song one spokes-
man said
Evening star., 1932-03-21
BOYS PRANK is REVEALED.
Tied Note to Leg Of Dead Pigeon and
Left It Near Store.

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa, March
81 Op).-Investigators said today a mes
sage found on the leg Of a dead carrier
pigeon, which was at first believed
might have some connection with the
Lindbergh kidnapping case, was learned
to have been written by several boys as
prank.
The Investigators said the boys found
the pigeon last Friday, wrote the note
on a small piece of paper and attached
it to the pigeons leg in crude man.
ner with string. They said they then
placed it in front of a store in the
Brodheadsville section, where 1t was
found Saturday morning by Leroy Bond
Bond and Charles Stein, a deputy
sheriff. took the message to authorities
at Hopewell, N j.
On the paper was written; Pulled of
the lob in fine order Made a clean
getaway. No one even suspects me
Will meet you Monday as planned
viii have the dough with me- Yours,
Red
Investigators said the boys told their
parents of the prank after learning OF
the excitement it had caused.
Evening star., 1932-03-21

then transit commissioner, $4,000;
Daniel r. Reardon of the United States
Trucking Co., $25,O00 Daniel j.
Mooney, counsel for the County Trust
&C., $4,000; Denis A. Harrington,
wholesale meat and provision dealer,
5000; James J. Riordan, $50 900, and
James P. Geagan, $4,000
Others, whom he did not name
signed notes bringing the amount up to
900, he said
Mara, in his formal answer to the
suit, admits signing the note, but states
he did SO at the plaintiffs request lin
furtherance of fraudulent and unlaw-
ful scheme to conceal a payment be-
tween the plaintiff for, or in aid of, the
Democratic National Committee"
Kelly now president of the County
Trust Co. joined with Raskob in
denying the charge.
THE trust company never at any
time, directly or indirectly, contributed
to any political campaign fund" he
said, and any such allegations are en-
tirely untrue"
Evening star., 1932-03-21
CAR OF MILITIA
OFFICERS STONED
AT STRIKE SCENE
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down by force Of arms II necessary and
those found guilty will be mmerily
punished. Laws. rights and privilege
have been dragged in the dust ami
those responsible must suffer the pen
atty.
Will Protect Rights.
Those striking have the right to
strike and to picket and shall protect
them In the exercise of their rights.
But they do not Rave the right to as
sault or shoot at persons desiring TO
work, or the right to destroy property
Those who wish to work and make a
living for their families also have the
right to do so and l shall afford them
the protection which Is their due"
TIE strike in the Hooking Valley
fields began February /. The miners,
already dissatisfied because of the re-
fusal Of the operators to recognize the
United Mine Workers of America.
walked out when uniform wage scale
vas put into effect.
The scale, declared by miners to rep
resent a rs per cent wage cut, gives So
a day to laborers and 35 cents a ton
to leaders
The uniform scale, claimed by the
operators as necessary to meet compe-
tition from other States, was put into
effect after mine owners declined to
deal with scale committees represent
ing the United Mine Workers
Evening star., 1932-03-21
py the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 21-Lecal
broadcasters declined today to become
hysterical over what happened at Sta
tion CMCF. Havana, yesterday, amazing
though 1t was.
1t seems the Yo-Yo trio was in the
midst of hearty hello to Spring (key
Of O., when suddenly it stopped. All
trios must stop some time, but the in
terruption in this case obviously was
not in the music
There was short period Of silence,
during which the ears of several thou
sand Cuban hsteners-in we're. SO to
speak, on edge. Then the silence was
broken by a spasm Of speedy Spanish,
spoken in a rough voice:
I'VE are the Communists Of Havana!"
the voice said
At these words many listeners began
to see red.
Down with Machado" thundered
the interloper of the air. Strike on
March gar
After about six minutes of such
heresy the speech ended. The fellow
apparently had spoken his piece.
Evening star., 1932-03-21
OHIOAN is SENTENCED
IN De JUTE ABDUCTION
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WARREN, Ohio, March 21.-John
De Marko, 80, of Youngstown, the
second of two men indicted in connec-
tion with the kidnapping of l1-year-old
James De Jute, jr., OF Niles, today
pleaded guilty to a charge of harbor-
ing and concealing a kidnapped person
and was sentenced to l to 20 years In
the State Penitentiary.
De Marko also was indicted on q
charge of kidnapping with intent to ex-
tort, which carries a penalty OF lie
Imprisonment, but was permitted by
Prosecutor G. H. Birrell TO plead to
the lesser charge.
DUwell Hargraves, 81, Of Youngs-
town has been given a life sentence
for his part in the abduction of the
boy, who was seized near his home
March and found three days later In
an abandoned gambling house near
youngstown, where he was being
guarded by Hargraves and De Marko
De Marko, however, was not identlf1ed
as one Of the actual kidnapers.
Evening star., 1932-03-21
JOHNSON Is CLEARED.

JERSEY CITY. N. j., March 81 LP
Henry tRed Johnson, sailor suitor OF
Betty Cow the Lindbergh babys nurse
was exonerated by local police today Of
any completely in the kidnapping. john
son was picked up in Connecticut
shortly after the kidnapping and was
later subjected to lengthy examination
here and in Newark.
Last Saturda, he was taken to Hope
well for questioning by Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh himself and later returned
here for grilling throughout the week
end.
Chief OF Police Thomas Wolfe an
nounced today that johnson was en-
tirely cleared and would be turned over
to immigration authorities without de-
Law, He said Fred johnson, d brother
had also been exonerated and would
also be given to the immigration men.
Both brothers were said to have entered
the country Illegally.
Evening star., 1932-03-21
SHANGHAI PARLEY
MAKES PROGRESS
Basis for Formal Discussions
ReaChed-League Mission
Sees BattIefieIdS. ,
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FuSt E-dkCJ
home today from Shanghai and Woo
sung. These men we're fresh from the
trenches in the Nanziang sector, having
reached mere late Sunday night after
a long march from the front. The rest
of the division will sail before the end
Of the week
Members Of the League of Nations
Commission of Inquiry came back TO
Shanghai, begrimmed and weary after
a day-long tour through the battleflelds
around the city.
DR.. KOO in Party.
The Japanese had done some house
cleaning since the enemy retired. but
the commissioners had their first OPP
portunity to see for themselves the
effects of the fighting. A Japanese army
officer was the official guide and five
Chinese civilians. including DR.. Well
ington Koo, we're in the party
Everywhere they went were ruins and
at every stop the guide gave them
vivid description Of the battle scenes,
but inaSmueh as he spoke Japanese an
interpreter had to relay it.
At the Chapel North Station Rear
Admiral Uyematsu. who commanded
the naval landing party, USED large
scale military map to illustrate the
Japanese version of the events leading
up to the outbreak of hostilities. The
commissioners displayed keen interest
as he told Of the landing of bluejackets
and the first shots fired along the East
Chapel border.
Lord Lytton, chairman of the COM
mission. questioned him closely about
bombings by japanese planes, insisting
that 1T was impossible to drop bombs
in closely settled area without causing
danger to civilians and damage TO their
property" The admiral denied that
incendiary bombs had been used.
At Kiangwan they saw the places
where Chinese machine gunners held on
so long against the Japanese attack and
while they were in that vicinity a jap
anese courier ran up with word that
three Chinese snipers had wounded q
japanese major in another section Of
the village. One Of them was captured
and two escaped. he said. The COM
missioners. who were viewing the ruins
from the race club tower at the time,
did not hear the shots.
FASCIST COUP "RFMOTEo
Evening star., 1932-03-21
"SUICIDE HOAX" IS CONFESSED
LONELY MOUNTAIN WOMAN
'Just DIVERSION, She Says After Radio Plea Not Kill
Herself and Daughter.

Cruz County she had signed the mes
sage in which the supposed Mrs.
Brown" said she was on her way to
San Francisco with her little girl,
to lend everything"
Officer Cuttings voice was so deep
and manly at once became infatuated
with it." he quoted Mrs. Woodard as
saying. Il don't know why. 1 have
been happily married for IS years.
Guess it was just a case of woman
in the lonely mountains attracted by
.omething from the outside world"
Mrs. Woodland told the officer she was
afraid her husband would discover her
pretense, so / decided to write the
Suicide notes and let Oficer Cullen
think I was dead"
Mrs. Woodland, who is middle-aged
,ania she has never had any children
and winifred I. Brown was her maiden
name.
Evening star., 1932-03-21
SENATE TO INVESTIGATE
MAIL FRAUD PROSECUTION
Justice Departments Handling Of
Union Mortgage Company
Case to Be Probed.

BY the Associated Press.
A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
headed by Senator Borah, Republican
gate the Justice Departments conduct
of the case against the Union Mortgage
Co. Of Cleveland for alleged use of the
mails to defraud.
Besides Borah, who will be chair
man. the subcommittee comprises Sen
ators Robinson, Republican. Indiana
and Walsh, Democrat, Montana. The
group was appointed by Chairman
Norris of the judiciary Committee.
The investigation is pursuant to a
resolution sponsored by Senator Buckley
Democrat, Ohio, calling for an inves-
tigation
Evening star., 1932-03-21
FOUR PLEAD GUILTY
TO ASSAULTING GIRL
Statutory Charge Against Balti-
moreans Lessened-Fifth
to Have Trial.
Special pispat tch to The Sta r

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, March 21.-Four Balti-
more youths pleaded guilty to assault
and battery on 20-year- -old girl today,
in Circuit Court Of this county They
were originally charged with a statutory
offense, but this was dropped on receipt
of their pleas on the lesser offense.
The youths were william Smith 20:
George Smith, 18; Emerson Richard
son, %, and Reginald Lowe, "a. The
name OF their accuser was given as
Anna Winkler, 20, of Fullerton, Md
Another youth, also indicted. pleaded
not guilty and will stand trial by tie
court Wednesday. His name is Temple
Powers.
Evening star., 1932-03-21
NAVY TO REDUCE
SHANGHAI FORCES
Six Destroyers and Six Sub
marines Ordered From
Far East.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The quieting down Of troubles at
Shanghai led the Navy yesterday to
order withdrawal Of six destroyers and
as many submarines, together with at
tending service ships.
The destruyers will be brought back
to the Pacific Coast next month, and
the submarines to Hawaii, executing a
plan originated before the Sfco-Japanese
complication for reducing the Asiatic
feet and placing number of Its ships
In reserve commission.
Chaumsnt TO SAIL.
The Army transport Chaumont.
which has been standing by at Shanghai
since early in February, when 1t carried
the 3lst Infantry from Manila also has
been ordered to resume its interrupte ed
sailing schedule 1t Is to leave Manila
March 80 for San Francisco, but the
regiment it took to China will be left
behind
The Chaumont. a roomy ship. was
depended on largely to execute the
evacuation Of American citizens IL the
bitter fighting between Chinese and
Japanese around the International
SSUJIeIltnJ ldu Iuddc SbCp iCCCo-
sary Her removal is strong evidence
of confidence in the Settlements safety
now.
Flagship TO Remain.
The flagship of the Asiatic Squadron,
the 10O0O-tun cruiser Houston. with
Admiral Montgomery NJ Taylor aboard,
will remain at Shanghai, together with
a considerable number Of destroyers and
other small craft.
The six destroyers ordered withdrawn
are the Tracy. Borie, Macleish. Simp-
son, Mccormick and Truxton, compris-
ing the 18th Division. The submarines
are the $50 to S-35 inclusive, with
their tender, the U. S. s. Beaver, and
the aircraft tender Jason. which Is to
be replaced later by the carrier Lang
ley.
Evening star., 1932-03-21
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Marine Band
Orchestra, this afternoon, at the Marine
Barracks Auditorium, at O'Clock. Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader, conducting.
Overture, Merry Wives of Windsor"
Nicolai
ooh! That We Two Were Maying,"
Nevin
Piano solo, ''Valse Celebre," Opus
81, NO. l..,.........M .MoSZkoWSki
Helen Corbin Heinl guest soloist.
Melody" Dawes
Violincsllo solo, "Kol Nidrei," Opus
Musician Angelo Bernolfo.
Valse lnterrnezzo, Lady Hamilton
Jonesc0
Prelude to the third act and Dance
Of the Apprentices" from Die
Meistersinger'' Wagner
Marines Hymn, THE Halls of
Montezuma'
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1932-03-21
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTA CRUZ. Calf March 21-
Mrs. Winnifred I. Woodard has ad-
mitted she perpetrated radio hoax
that had authorities of three counties
searching three days for a supposedly
grief stricken widow and her daughter
to save them from death.
AS she busted herself about the gen.
eral store she and her husband operate
at Boulder Greek, in the Santa Cruz
Mountains. Mrs Woodland said she had
not meant to cause such a stir.
The messages, which Friday night
led officer Floyd Cuttings, Los Angeles
police radio broadcaster, to send pleas
! over the air to Mrs. W. l. Brown
were intended only as an innocent
diversion. Mrs. woodland said
Mrs. Wpodard confessed to Deputy
Sheriff lseph D. Kenney of Santa
Evening star., 1932-03-21
zlTA VOYAGE DENIED

Report of Trip to U. s. on Yacht
Discounted in Bucharest.
BUDAPEST, March 81 (P).-Legitimist
circles here today ridiculed reports from
Paris that former Empress Zita was on
her way to the United States aboard a
yacht on which she expected later to
bring the body Of her late husband, for
mer Emperor Charles 1, back from
Funchal, Madeira.
The former Emperor, last to occupy
the Austro- Hungarian throne, died at
Funchal 10 years ago after having been
banished and refused haven by most of
Europe.
Evening star., 1932-03-21
SCHOOLS TO ASSIST
| SWIMMING COURSE
BaIIou Promises Co-opera.
ton in Annual Easter Week
Campaign.

Cooperation of public school officials
in the annual Easter week campaign tc
teach boys how to swim, conducted un-
der joint auspices of The Star and the
boys department of the Washington
Young Mems Christian Association, was
promised today by DR.. Frank W. Ballou
superintendent of schools.
The schools have taken an active
interest in the drive in past years and
have fund the results beneficial, Dr
Ballou announced Schoolboys eligible
for free instruction will be urged to
enroll for the series of six lessons to be
given rfSxt week in the pool CT the
Boys Building of the Y NJ c. A., 1882
@ street.
Ballou's Statement.
II am glad to offer the cooperation
of the public school authorities in the
annual learh-to-swirin campaign con-
Quoted for boys of Washington by The
Evening Star and the Young Mems
Christian Association" DR.. Ballou said
1T has been our pleasure to aid In
this commendable movement in the
past, and the school officials are con-
vinced that much good has been ac-
complished by the free instruction in
swimming given hundreds of school
boys. The boys are encouraged to take
advantage of this training.
by learning to swim the students
not only are providing themselves with
healthful fun and exercise, but are
preparing themselves for possible emer-
gencies in the water.
Few other sports combine, safety
health and fun to the degree attained
in swimming"
Course Starts Monday.
Boys between the ages of 10 and 10
are eligible for the course, which starts
next Monday morning at o'clock j.
c. Ingram, director of the "Y" boys
department, said today there will be
IL classes daily. A limit of 450 boys
has been placed on the enrolment.
To enroll, fill out the attached ap-
plication blank. being sure to obtain
parents signature, and mail or take
direct to Director Ingram at 1882 @
street.
Evening star., 1932-03-21

sional note Of despair There has been
nothing in several days to indicate that
either police or private Investigators
have found clue they believe will lead
to a solution.
The Lindberghs themselves remain
secluded at the Sourland estate Friends
say they are holding up well under the
strain.
Crank calls continue to reach the
Lindberghs. One of these was traced
SO promptly yesterday that the caller,
Rudolph Schwartz, was arrested while
he was at the phone. The arrest was
made In New York. Schwartz was
quickly exonerated OF any knowledge of
the kidnapping and was sent to hos
pital for observation.
Evening star., 1932-03-21
WOMEN. ARE SLAIN
BY SOVIET TROOPS
Machine Guns Turned on
Crowd of 300 Defending
Churches From WreckerS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Rumania, March 81
Reports reaching here from Rumanian
villages on the Ukrainian border today
said a number Of women were shot
down by Soviet troops in bloody Sun
day" yesterday while defending their
churches
The reports described alleged eye
witness accounts of Soviet church.
wrecking activities which were resisted
by the villagers.
Guns Turned on Women.
In the Ukrainiari village of Taslak,
across the river from the Rumanian
village of Kitzani, they said, Seviet
soldiers attempted to destroy a church
and were faced by crowd of 800
women. The soldiers fired their ma
chine guns and killed and wounded
several the reports said.
Another report from the Rumanian
military post at Mihaiviteazu said the
Soviet soldiers could be clearly seem
shooting down Is peasants. including
several women, while the latter were
trying to defend the holy cross in the
village square at Buturaga, where the
soldiers were destroying religious en-
blefns.
Peasants Try to Escape.
There were reports, too, that several
peasants from the Ukrainian village of
Schlotlaga tried to escape with their
families across the Dniester by hiding
their wives and children in barrels and
driving down along the river bank as
though they intended to get water out
through holes in the ice.
When the coast was clear they would
whip up their horses and race across
the ice to the Rumanian shore One
wagon was said to have reached Ru-
mania, but the others were reported to
have been intercepted and the occu-
pants shot.
Uprising Reported.
New reports of an uprising in the
Ukraine were circulating here.
The reports were unverified but they
came from the Bessarabian border and
said the 282d Soviet Infantry Regi-
ment refused to fire on a group of re-
Voting peasants, following which a
number of the soldiers were executed
for mutiny
In order to prevent further escape Of
Ukrainian peasants across the Dniester
River into Rumania. the reports said, a
two-kilometer zone has been established
along the Russian side of the river,
under state of siege, and orders have
been issued to shoot on sight any ci-
villains found within the zone.
Evening star., 1932-03-21
GEN. PERSHING RECEIVERS
Resumes Duties After ThreeW eek

Resumes Duties After Three w eek
Stay at Walter Reed Hospital.
Gen. John j. Pershing has resumed
his duties as general Of the Armies and
chairman OF the American Battle Mon
uments Commission after an illness
that confined him to Walter Reed Hos
pital for three weeks.
Gen. Pershing was released from the
hospital Saturday He was treated for
bronchitis His condition at no time
was regarded as serious, but his physi-
clans ordered him to remain In the
hospital until all danger Of the i1fec-
ton had passed.
He resides at the Metropolitan Club.
Evening star., 1932-03-21
NOTE REGRETS SUICIDE

NEW YORK, March 21 P).-Miss
Jane Aiken, 40 found dead today in
her gas-filled apartment on West Sew
enty-second street, left the landlord a
note in which she said she was sorry
she had not been able to pay her rent
Pinned to the note were three pawn
tickets. She directed the landlord to
turn them in for two rings and a
watch, worth $500, to be applied on
her back rent.