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The Washington times., 1932-04-05
ARTIST 3 MODEL
AND RECTOR
LINKED
LandIady Tells Of Finding
Davidson and Girl in
Darkened Room

LONDON, April ) IN.S.).
An artist 5 model and a
darkened lodging house bed
room figured prominently to-
day in the trial of the Rev.
Harold Francis Davidson, 60
year-old rector of Stiffkey
Church, Norfolk, on charges of
alleged immoral conduct with a
score of London girls.
The tableau was unfolded from
the witness stand, in ConSiStory
Court, by Mrs. Alice Ernst, a
rooming house prOprietress. She
named the artists model as one
Nellie Churchill, who formerly
lived in the house. The witness
said:
"The Rev. Davidson visited
her frequently. One night about
l. o'clock 1 went to her room.
Davidson and Nellie Churchill
we're inside, and the light was
not turned on. I told Davidson
that was 10 place for a respect
able man.
"He told me that the gas
wouldn't burn. But after he
left I tried out the gas-jet and
found 1t working perfectly"
Mrs. Ernst said Miss Churchill
told her she worked three days
a week as an artists model, land
the other three for Davidson"
Model In Asylum
She testified that the model
is now in an asylum.
Nine. Augusta Faillie, another
rooming house proprietress, testi-
fled that Davidson rented a room
for a woman identified as Mrs.
Malone" in 1928. The witness
said:
"He visited her every day
while he was in London. They
took a little trip to Paris to-
gether. When she returned,
she had a new dress"
Defense counsel attempted to
turn the tables on one of the
strongest witnesses for the prose
cution.
Barbara Confused
Barbara Harris, 19-year-old tea
shop waitress, who previously had
testified that the Rev. Davidson
had "pestered" her for dates, was
recalled to the stand by the de-
fense, which sought to shake her
previous testimony and stamp her
as an unreliable witness.
Defense counsel questioned her
at length concerning her associa-
ton with a strong man" street
performer whose name was not
revealed. The witness gave con-
fused answers. First she said
the strong man had sought her
in a cafe and later
she admitted that she had gone
after him.
The Washington times., 1932-04-05
Mrs. Curtis Returns,
Mate Still Absent

NORFOLK, April S G.N.SO .
Mrs. John Hughes Curtis, whose
husband is chief of the Norfolk
trio seeking recovery of the kid
naped Lindbergh baby, returned
to her home today after an
absence of a week.
She refused to say where she
had been or whether her trip was
in any way connected with nego-
tiations for return of the child.
Mrs. Curtis declared she had
not seen or communicated with
her husband since last Saturday,
when he left Norfolk allegedly on
a mission which concerned con-
tacting the kidnapers or their
representatives. She said she did
not know the present where
abouts of her husband, which in
creased speculation aroused by
his absence and gave impetus to
current rumors that he was in
New England.
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faced the crowded court room
with poised calm.
Attired in a smart dark maroon
en- semble with matching, close
fitting hat, the Washington So
ciety matron appeared a serenely
confident figure in a court room
that mirrored this exotic, cosmo-
politan crossroads of the Pacific.
Pressed about her were tightly
packed rows Of men of varying
hue-white, yellow, and brown.
The gruelling weeks of prepara-
ton for the trial have left her
characteristic imperturability un-
shaken but have aged her notice
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Mrs. Fortescue Retains Calm at Trial,
SereneLy Confident of AcquittQZ
thinner

ably. She seemed thinner,
quieter, and spiritually subdued.
The proud social leader listened
intently to the questioning of the
jurors. Clasping and unclasping
her hands, she leaned forward to
follow the proceedings with alert
eyes.
Sister by Her Side
At the right of Mrs. ForteSque
sat her sister, Helen Ripley, fash
ionably turned out in a brown knit
sports suit. Frequently she Stroked
the hand of her sister encourag-
ingly.
On the other side of Mrs. For
tesque, markedly pale and tense
of expression, sat Lieut.. Thomas
H. MasSie. codefendant and hus-
band of Thalia Massie, clad in
somber-hued civilian clothes. His
dark eyes followed every move
of the attorneys during their
fiery tilts.
Sailor Chews Gum
Albert S. Jones, youthful sailor
defendant, sat at the left Of his
superior, stolidly chewing gum.
And at his left, likewise unmoved
in demeanor, sat E. j. Lord,
another sailor defendant. Both
wore civilian clothes.
During short court recesses Mrs.
Fortesque engaged in quiet con-
versation with her sister and her
brother, Robert Bell, but main
tanned a self-imposed silence to,
ward all save her family and
counsel.
The Washington times., 1932-04-05
Belief Spreads Baby's
Return Is Imminent

TRENTON N. j., April S
0NISO.-Out of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh's second mysterious
aerial trip in two days in ap-
parent attempts to recover his kid
naped son grew a faSt-spreading
belief today that return of the
infant was imminent.
So persistent was this belief
that shortly after Lindbergh and
his counsellor, Col. Henry Breckin-
ridge, returned from a secret
flight supposedly over the vicinity
Of Martha'S Vineyard, Mass, a
rumor that the kidnapped baby
actually was already back with its
parents gained rapid headway.
Indy Carried Blanket
This was officially denied in a
somewhat ambiguous statement
issued by Col. H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, head of the New
Jersey State police, early today.
He said:
"NO definite or authentic in
formation cOnce erning. the
restoration of the baby has
been received by police"
A curious circumstance of the
flight, which began yesterday
afternoon from Teterboro Airport,
Hasbrouck Heights, N. j., was
that when entering the speedy
plane that he used, Lindbergh
carried a suitcase and blanket
When he tnd Breckenridge re-
turned four hours later he car
ried neither.
Left at 2 p. M.
The fast plane. capable of 1870
miles an hour, which Lindbergh
borrowed on the coast for his
cross-country flight on his return
last year from the Orient. was
boarded by Breckenridge and him
shortly after 2 p m. yesterday.
Somewhat more than two hours
later residents of New Bedford,
Mass, saw the plane over the
city. It roared on to Martha'S
Vineyard, near where Lindbergh
was reported also to have been
sighted the previous day in quest
for information concerning the
yacht Sally. -'''..
Dipping, the craft swooped low
over the landing field there. But
il a landing was made, the ma
chine whirled into the air again
within a few moments, crossed
the channel to Nashawena Island,
circled it thrice, then disappeared
in the haze.
Statements from Lindbergh
we're promised as soon as he was
able to make any,"
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ASKS FREE HAND
IN HIS ACTIONS
HENCEFORTH
Promises to Talk Later If He
Is Left Alone in Present
Crisis
(Continued from Page y

(Continued from Page y
to transmit radio code messages
signed Ira"
Efforts were made to radio the
kidnapers or their representatives
have been made. On the first trip
they landed at Cuttyhunk. On
the last trip yesterday the Lind
bergh plane circled over Martha's
Vineyard, Cuttyhunk, and Nasha-
wena Islands.
Two Mystery Flights
Two airplane trips over Vine
yard Sound-one on Sunday and
one late Monday afternoon-by
Colonel Lindbergh and his friend
and adviser, Colonel Henry S.
Breckenridge, apparently was for
the purpose of searching for the
kidnapers or their representatives.
On the first trip they landed at
Cuttyhunk. On the last trip
yesterday, the Lindbergh plane
circled over Martha's Vineyard,
Cuttyhunk, and Nashawena Is
lands.
A clue further hooking-up with
activities here came in the in
formation supplied by a druggist
who said he supplied a strange
man with articles of diet such
as an infant the age of Charles,
jr., would require. The fact that
the buyer was a stranger, lends
credibility to the lead, inasmuch
as the merchant knows personally
everyone hereaboutS.
Coast Guard Mum
Coastguardsmen in this vicinity
said that it was not unusual for
a large fleet of Government YES
sells to be in this vicinity on
liquor patrol duty.
CoaStguardSmen received in
structionS a week ago mot to
talk about the Lindbergh case"
The Washington times., 1932-04-05
BY JEAN HOBBS

HONOLULU, April S U.N.s0-
A mother who came half way
around the world to lend the
strength Of a mothers love and
understanding to her daughter
in an hour of tribulation today
was the central figure in the
"honor Staying" drama unfolding
here in the Hall of the Chiefs"
Grace Hubbar Fortescue,
mother of Thalia Massie, victim
of assault, with three others ac-
cused Of the murder of one of
her daughters alleged aSsailantS,
The Washington times., 1932-04-05

SSAAAOAJS 0AAS M POINCARE
has been able to weather the
economic storm
Below these portraits is a
quotation from one of his
speeches, warning the electors
against disunion and selfish
ness of interest "for the sake
of France" 1t will be in his
name, although under Andre
Tardieu'S leadership, that the
fight against the Radicals and
Socialists will be waged during
the coming month.
Meanwhile, the man who
saved France from complete
bankruptcy is living an invalid'S
life in a situation not far re-
moved from poverty
The Washington times., 1932-04-05
Mrs. Godfrey Te0rIe
Wins London DiUOrce

LONDON, April S QN.S0.-
Mrs. Mary Essy Tearle today was
granted a divorce from her actor
husband, Godfrey Tearle, on
grounds of infidelity. They were
married in 1906. Mrs. Teafle
accused her husband of miscon-
duct with Miss Stella Freeman,
81. Tearle is At.
The Washington times., 1932-04-05
JAPANESE ROUT
CHINA REBELS

TOKYO, April S G.NSO.
Chinese rebels were routed today
from the Fangchen, about 100
miles east of Harbin, in fierce
battle with japanese troops, &C.
cording to Harbin dispatches car
ried by the Rengo News Agency.
The dispatches said the city
was occupied by the Japanese.
The Chinese insurgents killed
more than 5000 during their oc-
cupation of Nungan last week,
according to a Rengo dispatch
from Changchun. The revolt ap-
parently had been checked there,
following occupation.
Japanese forces in other parts
of Manchuria, notably the Chen
tao district, were reported to
have been victorious in fighting
late yesterday and today.
SHANGHAI, April S GN.s0.
The office OF WI Te-Chen,
Chinese mayor of Shanghai, today
charged the Japanese with
attempting to form an indie
pendent municipal administra-
tion in the Chapel area in
opposition to the greater Shanghai
municipality.
SHANGHAI, April 5 GN.S0.-
The split in TIE Kuomintang
(Nationalist) party today com.
pletely overshadowed the slow.
moving SinoJapanese peace ne
gotiationS. A combination of the
Peoples party and other elements
opposed to the dictatorship of
Gen. Chang Kai-Shek comprises
the backbone of the internal po-
litical! revolt.
The Washington times., 1932-04-05
Northwestern Head
Tells of Experiment

At a banquet given last night
in his honor at the Kennedy
Warren, Walter Dill Scott, presi.
dent of Northwestern University,
addressed the Purple" Alumni
on the new educational expert
ment in rrecocity" now under
way at the university in Evans
ton. III.
Police Court Judge Isaac r..
Hit, a member of he Washing
ton Mort hwestern University
Alumni Club, also addressed the
group.
The Washington times., 1932-04-05
ALUMNI BANQUET

The Georgetown University
Alumni Association will hold it's
annual dinner Thursday at the
st. Regis Hotel, in New York, with
Frank Hogan, president of the
District Bar Association, as toast
master.
The Washington times., 1932-04-05

suit for d.
vorce against
his wife, Car
RE T. Viii
liams, charg.
ing cruelty.
Mrs. w il.
Ii m S filed
an a n S W er.
but was not
expected to
contest the
case. The de-
cree may be
gr an t e d to-
day.
The w II.
liamS' were
The Washington times., 1932-04-05
TOOTH CAUSES DEATH

PURCELLVILLE, Va. April S.
Matthew S. Hindman, As, garage
owner of this place. died at a
Camden IN. j. hospital yesterday
of complications caused by an in
fected tooth,
The Washington times., 1932-04-05

days the por-
trait of Ray
mond Poin-
c a r e tn e
m a n W h o
saved France
TX S h ort
y e a RS ago
fro m c ON
plete finan-
cial disaster
and built up
her resources
so S trongly
t h a t. better
almost than
a n y o t her
country. she
The Washington times., 1932-04-05
Big Game Hunting
Not Romance to Vernay

NEW YORK, April 5.-Arthur
S. Vernay, big game hunter, re-
Gently returned from a success
full Guest for a single-horned
rhinoceros in the Malay PENN
The Washington times., 1932-04-05

sula, does not
put his trust
in "r e e k ing
tube and iron
shard."
Instead, he
stakes his life
on sim pl e
principles Of
plane geome-
try, applied
with a. high
. o W e r e d
rifle.
For Vernay
regards t he
S h o o ting Of
The Washington times., 1932-04-05
Poincare, frances
Savior, Near Poverty

PARIS, April Son nearly
every election billboard in
France there is posted these
The Washington times., 1932-04-05
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Williams, Ocean Filler,
Sues for Divorce

RENO, New, April s .(IN.SD.
Roger @. Williams, famous
transatlantic aviator, has filed.
The Washington times., 1932-04-05

A. S. VERNAY big game not
as romantic adventure, but as
scientific accomplishment.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Bong Supremacy Threatened buffers Calmly Accept New Golf Ball
CHIPS FROM THE
MAPLEWAYS
TIE between the Lincoln Pos

TIE between the Lincoln Post
n and the Bureau Of Engraving
~ Post for the Fred Fraser Trophy
was the result of competition
In thu American Legion tournament
heN last Saturday, it was announced
ys<erday.
GHcial prize winners, after an audit
of the figures, follow: z. H. Campbell
ss5: H. Welsh, $25; w. F. Graeves,
SIS; r. e. williams, SO; H. A. Nc
Elroy, 81, and c. T. Milne, M. johnson,
S. Cornett and T. r. Cordell, IS each.
One hundred and eleven World Wal
veterans competed.
Eagles won the championship of the
Packard League last week without
tossing a ball down the alley. The
second place Lions, needing six straight
victories to tie, dropped one game TO
the Buffalos, enabling the Eagles to
clinch the title.
DR. 8. B. DETWILER. chief OF the
- Division of Blister Rust Control
in the Department Of Agriculture,
lived up to his reputation in the Agri-
cultural League last week as pinch
bowler" extraordinary.
Filling in for an absent member OF
the Blister Rust team, Detwiler shot
games of 1913, lit and 100. aiding his
team to win two games from Accounts
and maintain first place.
Norman Croft. one OF the younger
bowling Groffs, broke an all-time Odd
Fellows League record at Convention
Hall last week by shooting set OF AIS.
He started with 152. dropped to 109
and finished with 155.
Thanks to a surprising good set by
Anacostia M. E., leadership in the East
Washington Church League now is
Douglas No. 2's. While AnacoStia was
downing the leading Ingram No. l
team twice, Douglas No. swept over
Waugh to assume the lead.
WALTER SNYDER, anchor bowler
w for the Service Department team
of the Arcade-Sunshine League,
assured himself of another slice Of
prize money last week by shooting a
season record, 81 fiat game.
Overlooked in the general melee fol-
lowing Joe Pricci's world record set OF
497 in the Recreation League last week
was the fact that his Rex team, as a
result, Nst about clinched the pennant.
It has . six-game lead today.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Section 2.
Season Records.

Season Records.
High team set-Anderson's Cafe. 1,720
High team game-Bergmann's Laun., 61o
High individual set-Deffenbaugh, 395.
High individual game-Altemus, l60
High strikes-Miller, 38.
High spares-Roudabush. 1877
High individual average. Roudabush. 1923
Evening star., 1932-03-06
MARGARET MlLTNER
LEADER IN PIN STAKE
With 100 Added Totals 701 in
Opening Block of Handicap
Tournament.

Rolling a 158 string in her second
effort, Margaret Miltner, with 70l score
for five games, plus a 100-pin handicap,
took the lead yesterday at Convention
Hall in the first block of the Greater
Distrist Handicap Sweepstakes for
women.
Lucille Young was second, shooting
556 and getting go pins as her handicap
Bess Ackman was third with 555, plus
60-pin handicap.
Only six competed yesterday, but be-
cause so many woman bowlerS were
shooting out of town promoters de-
cided to allow them to roll the opening
blocks this week.
The scratch mark Is 110, and women
with averages under this figure were
gwen two-thirds the difference be-
tween their averages and scratch. the
handicaps being allotted for Is games
and TO be assumed with the first block
The second block will be rolled next
Saturday and the final March 19.
Scores
Evening star., 1932-03-06
FOUR BALL RIVALS
READY FOR CLASSIC
Injury Forces Shute Out of
$1,000 Golf Tourney In
FIorida-Clark In.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
4 n IAMI, Fla, March 5.-With one
M last-minute change In the
lineup, the highlights Of the
Nations golfng great topped
of training today for the dress parade
of Florida Winter golf-the 5000 In
ternational four-ball matches starting
tomorrow.
A crippled foot threw Denny Shute,
Cleveland sharpshooter, out of the f1rst-
day pairings at noon today. In his
stead, Clarence Clark, Bloomfield, N. j.,
was named to pair with Tony Manero.
New York, in quest of top money In
the annual golfing classic.
Tomorrows 36-hole play at Miami
Country Club will see Willie MacFar-
lane, New York. and Witty Cox, Brook
lyn, shoot the first guns in defense OF
their 1881 championship. They are
paired with Herman Barron, Port
Chester, N. Y, and Johnny Watson.
South Bend, Ind, and are seeded No.
l pair.
Tommy Armour Of Detroit and Ed
Dudley, Concordville, Pa, seeded No. 2,
will make their first bid against Dick
Metz, youthful San Angelo, Tex, golfer,
and Archie Hambrick, GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
Walter Hagen, Detroit, and Paul
Runyan, New York, third seeded team,
will meet Ralph Stonehouse, In
dianapolis. and Walter Bourne, Prince
ton, N j.
Johnny Farrell and Gene Sarazen,
champions three years ago, renew their
search for a second title by matching
strokes with Abe EspinoSa, Chicago,
and Ralph Kingsrud, Fargo, N. Oak.
Billy Burke, national open champion,
will pair with Johnny Golden, Noroton,
Conn, against Joe Kirkwood, Chicago,
and Henry Ciuci, Mill River, Conn.
Neil Mcintyre, Indianapolis, and
Harry Hampton. Chicago, will meet
Bill Mehlhorn, New York, and John
Kinder, Bloomfield, N. j.
Willie Klein, New York, and Eddie
Williams, Cleveland, are matched with
Joe Turnesa, New York, and Harry
Cooper, Chicago.
The last of the days matches win
pit Manero and Clark against Craig
Wood, Deal, N. j., and Mike Brady.
New York.
Winners of tomorrow's matches win
meet in 36-hole play Monday, with
finals scheduled for Wednesday.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
GULL, BUTLER WIN, LOSE
Clean Up Singles, Drop Doubles tt
Richmond Girl Bowlers.

RICHMOND. Va, March 5:-Lorraine
GULL and Billie Butler of Washington
lived up to their regulations as the
No. / and No. 2 ranking woman bowlers
of the country tonight by winning their
singles matches with Tiny Towns
crack representatives, but the visitors,
teaming in the doubles, went down to
defeat.
Miss GULL won her singles from
Polly Dozier, 345 to 331. while Mrs.
Butler beat Ann GrrIbbs, BIT to 299.
Mrs. Elva McCurdy and Miss Dozier
won the doubles match from the Wash
ington stars by margin of 81 pins,
1893 to 1882. Mrs. McCurdy shot high
game of i33. while in the singles Miss
Gull marked up 124 for her best.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
WORTHMoRE.
ANOTHER GOLF TITLE
TO MAUREEN CIRCUIT
Slugs From Tee to Beat Mrs. Lake
in Final of Florida East Coast
Event, 5 and 4.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March s.
Maureen Orcutt of Englewood, N. j.,
today won her second golfing crown
of the Winter when she defeated Mrs.
r. C. Lake, New Orleans, and 4, in
the Florida East Coast tournament
here.
Miss Orcutt outdrove her opponent,
the former Southern and transmits
sissippi champion. 10 to rs yards from
virtually every tee. The match was
played in the rain.
Miss Orcutt started winning with a
par four on the first, and made it three
up when she reached the fifth, where
sne holed 20-footer for deuce. She
lost two of the next three holes but won
the ninth to go two up at the turn.
Coming in, Miss Orcutt was one
under fours with unbeatable golf, de-
spite missing drive on the fourteenth,
where she won anyway when Mrs. Lake
had an unplayable lie on her tee shot
and lost a stroke.
The cards:
Orcutt-
out: Ass 255s $50.
In: a S.
Lake
Out: 54 6 3455 Al.
In: S 5 8 8 6.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Cullible Gull Carbles Golf
Ball May Have Been Egg to Bird, but Its Error
Upset Start of Potomac Park Match.

there Was no golf ball. Farr and
Burns hunted and hunted, and still
no ball was seen. So Farr went back
to the tee and drove another ball,
under the lost-ball rule, and won the
hole, for Burns made a mistake or
two and Farr got par 4.
They played the second hole and
drove off at the third. Down in the
middle of the third fairway they
found a stray golf ball, which Farr
identified as the ball he had driven
off the first tee. He says it had his
private marking on it and was the
same ball he lost on the first hole.
His only explanation is that one
of the gulls picked it up. thinking 1t
was an egg, few with it down toward
Hams Point and then, discovering
that the tough cover could not be
penetrated by his beak, dropped it on
the third fairway.
And If you believe that one, there
may be more Farr says these sea-
gulls do funny things.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
,res of the first 10 follow:
LORRAINE GULL HIGH
IN GIRL PIN LEAGUE
University Park Ace Has 109-13
Pace-Three Teams in Flag Chase
in Washington Loop.

Despite a recent slump, Lorraine
GULL. star of the University Park team,
still is leading the Washington Wom-
ems Duckpin League by a wide margin
with her 109-13 average.
Billie Butler of the Beeques Is sec
ond with 105-31 and Betty Hoffman
Of the Shamrocks is third with 104-6.
Shamrocks and Beeques are tied for
the lead, with the Columbians a game
behind
Evening star., 1932-03-06
WOMEN IN GOLF FINAL
Marion Hollins Meets Mrs. Green
at Pebble Beach TODAY

DEL MONTE, Calf, March S R.-
Marion Hollins, Santa Cruz Calf, for
mer national champion, and Mrs. Roy
Green, Los Angeles, will meet tomor-
row in a 36-hole match for the Pebble
Beach women's golf championship.
Miss Hollins today won q semi final
match from Mrs. Edwin Stevens, Green
wich, Conn, and 4, while Mrs. Green
defeated Mrs. A. H. Means, Salt Lake
City, 5 and 8.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
D. c. GIRL ROLLERS LEAD
Elsie Fischer's 500 Set Best In
Match With Baltimoneans.

BALTIMORE, Md, March with
Elsie Fischer leading the scoring with
a 339 set, the Columbia team Of the
Women's District League took a 61-pin
lead over the Worthmore girls Of this
city here tonight in the first block Of a
home and home match.
The washingtonians totaled 1,517 to
1856. They took a 52-pin lead In the
FIRST game.
The match will be completed next
Saturday when the Worthmore girls In
wade the Columbia alleys.
Scores:
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Pointers on Golf

No swing can be graded 100 per
cent that doesn't end with the
player facing toward the spot to-
ward which he aimed his ball. If
you watch any star player you will
see that this happens to him. 1t
is the indubitable proof that his
swing has carried through.
The easy not-too-wide stance
paves the way to this finish. This
is true, too, in pitch shots as well
as wood shots. In pitching, in
deed. the feet may be very close
together, for the back pivot Is re-
Evening star., 1932-03-06
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LEAGUE
Season Records.

Season Records.
High team game-Liondale, 1902; Swans,
Hteh team set-Liondale. 671; Cools. SAT.
High individual games-Harrison and
Ksbler, l72 each. , ,,
High individual sets-Harrison. 442; Wal
High strikes-Espey. At; Harrison, AZ.
High spares-Harrison. 2l2; Corcoranao lSI 81
High individual averages-Walson. l2Z-Zo'
Harrison, 1920.