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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-31
NORFOLK MEN Are
KEEPING QUIET IN
KIDNAP|NCMYSTERY
Sure They Are Dealing With Ab'
ductors Of Child and Not
With Impostors

Norfolk. Va. March 3l.-F-Main-
tanning their secrecy concerning nego-
tiations for the return Of the kid
naped Lindbergh baby, the three in
termediaries here are firm In their
belief they have been In touch with
the child's abductors. not with i'm
posters.
Speaking for himself and his two
associates. Rear Animal Guy H. Bur-
bage said Wednesday night Il
wouldn't have gone into the case, and
I wouldn't be in it now unless was
satisfied we were dealing with the alb
ductors of the Lindbergh baby"
This statement was made at the
close of a conference during which
the admiral attempted to answer Is
questions previously prepared and
submitted to him by reporters.
To three of the questions, each
dealing with the Identification Of the
child for whose return negotiations
are in progress. Admiral Burbage said
only, Il am sure Colonel Lindbergh
will recognize hts son when he sees
him."
To another question, which pointed
out that Hopewell and Norfolk stories
do not dovetail In the emphasis placed
upon the value of the clue being in
vestigated by the three Intermediates
and asked an explanation Of appar-
emily conflicting statements made by
Dean H. Dobson- Peacock, one Of the
Intermediates and Colonel Schwartz
kopf, superintendent of state police,
Admiral Burbage said: This Is easily
understood, as Col. Schwarzkopf Il
in constant touch with Colonel Lind
bergh."
He was silent as to q plane trip
made by John Hughes Curtis, another
Of the negotiators, Saturday and Sun
day to an unannounced destination.
Questioned at his home last night.
Curtis said the plane in which he left
Norfolk later landed at Philadelphia
but declined to say whether he was In
the plane at the time.
He would not answer q question as
to whether he later conferred with
Colonel Lindbergh at or near Hope
we'll
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-31

E. E. Peck, Herman Mimi. Is
president of the Burnstad bank. Her
nett had been managing the banks
affairs for the Minnesotan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-31
The Weather

Unsettled tonight and Friday: no
decided change In temperature.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
LAWYERS S'ROW
SNAGS BALL
VERDICT
Instructions to Jury Held Up;
Judge Hears Requests on
Points to Be Covered in Case

Controversy over instruc-
tions which will be presented
to the jury by Judge Walter
T. Mccarthy today delayed
the conclusion of the trial of
E. Wade Ball, former Airing
ton county treasurer charged
with misappropriation of State
funds amounting to $24,454.
The defense has requested that
approximately 20 points be in
cluded in the instructions and
the prosecution has asked for
seven.
FeIOniOus Intent
The controversy has developed
over the point of felonious intent,
which the defense contends Ball
did not have when he failed to
pay the money to the State
which had been collected from
license fees, and which it would
be necessary for him to have had
to be found guilty under the
indictment.
Judge Mccarthy excused the
jurors until this afternoon and
advised them that the instruc-
tions would be prepared at that
time.
The dispute may prevent clos
ing Of the case by tonight.
Never Took Stand
At no time during the course
of the trial did the defendant
take the witness stand to refute
the charges that he misappropri-
ated $24,454 which had been col
lected from license fees and
which under the law he should
have turned over to the State of
Virginia but did not.
The prosecution attorneys will
open and close the arguments.
The prosecutors are Common
Wealth's Attorney Lawrence Doug
las and Assistant States Attorney
General Collins Denny, jr.
Defense attorneys who will
make the plea for the defendant
are Crandal Mackey and Frank
Ball who is the former treas
urer's brother.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
CURT|N'SPLEA
.TOGOVERNOR
RESUMED
Defense of Mayor on Special
Sherwood Account Is Topic;
Restraining Write Wait

EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 19
O.N.S.). - John J. Curtain,
chief counsel for Mayor J"mes
j. Walker, resumed his argu-
ment for the dismissal of
81 muel Seabury's removal
charges when Gov. Franklin
D. Roosevelt reconvened the
public hearing of the Walker
case here this afternoon.
Earlier in the day attorneys ap-
peared in Supreme Court before
Justice Ellis j. Staley in connt'c-
ton with writs, each seeking to
restrain the governor from acting
on the question Of Walkers re-
moval.
Curtin Wins Delay.
First, Curtin appeared before
Justice Staley on the petition of
Mayor Walker. He was granted
a delay until Monday to argue his
contentious.
Then, Attorney Sidney Levine,
representing George Donnelly, a
home rule advocate of New York,
argued before Justice Staley on a
court order he had obtained tenn
porarily restraining the governor
from making a decision.
Justice Staley reserved decision
on Levine's argument.
Block at Hearing
Paul Block, newspaper pub
Usher, who has figured in the
Seabury testimony, was a spec
tator at the hearing before Cover
nor Roosevelt.
1t had been testified that Block
opened joint brokerage account
with Walker and made $246,00O
for his friend, the mayor, during
the stock market boom of 1927.
Curtin began with q defense of
Mayor Walker against Count No.
10" of the Is charges filed with
the governor by Seabury.
In this charge, Seabury alleged
that the mayor caused nearly
$1.000,O00 to be deposited, includ-
ing about 100000 in cash, by
Russell T. Sherwood. and failed
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
SECRETARY
At Tackled,
CAR, CASH
TAKEN
Miss Fannie A. LytIe Held Up
At Congressional Country
Club by Two Men

Waylaying Miss Fannie A.
Lytle, secretary of the Con-
gressional Country Club, as
she arrived at the club with
the bi-monthly payroll, two
unarmed bandits escaped with
$4,000 today.
Miss Lytle had just entered the
club grounds and stepped from
her car to open the garage doors
when she was suddenly attacked
from behind.
One bandit, whom she de-
scribed as a cheaply dressed white
man between 20 and 80 years OF
age, pinioned her arms, threw her
to the ground and applied cloth
saturated with an anesthetic to
her face.
Jumped Into Car
The other bandit leaped into
the automobile, where Satchel
containing approximately $4,000
in currency and silver, lay on
the front seat.
AS he started the engine and
threw it into reverse gear. his
companion, who had meantime
been attempting to subdue the
struggling secretary, released her
and jumped into the machine.
They drove at breakneck speed
down River Road toward Wash
ington.
Witnesses Are Lacking
There were no witnesses to the
holdup, T. B. Horner, manager OF
the club, said. He notified Mont
gomery county and washington
police, who Immediately began a
search for the missing car.
Miss Lytle, who lives at 110
Maryland Ave. N. E., was shaken
by her experience but uninjured.
She was able to furnish police a
description of both men, one Of
whom she declared may have been
a light-skinned colored man.
Neither was armed.
A brown leather satchel an.
sWering the description of that
used by Miss Lytle to carry SIT
in change was found shortly be.
fore noon discarded in Cedar
Lane, Bethesda, near the old
Georgetown road, by William
Dorsey, Bethesda mailman. It
was turned over to Montgomery
County police.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
FL|ER
ENDS SHOP IN
CANADA
MoIIison, First East-to-West
Solo Filler, AIott 80
Hours, 20 Minutes

ST. JOHN, NEW BRUINS
WICK, Aug. 19 (IN.S).-Ex-
hausted by a long battle
against fog and storm, Capt.
James A. Mollison, Scottish
airman, landed his tiny puss
moth plane Heart s Content
at Penfield, 40 miles from
here, this afternoon, complet-
ing the first solo flight from
Europe to American in the his
tory of aviation.
Mollison's flight ended, accord
ing to reports here, at 1:55 p. m.
local time Q1:55 a. M, Wash
ington time), 80 hours and 20
minutes after he took off from
Portmarnock Beach, near Dub
lin, ireland.
Had Stiff Battle
Throughout the morning re-
ports received here told of Molli-
sons grim battle against the ele-
nents in his efforts to complete
the first straight-line solo flight
from Ireland to New York in the
history of aviation.
Banked in his attempt to
reach New York without a stop
as the first leg of the first round
trip transatlantic flight ever at
tempted, Mollison dropped down
upon the tiny settlement and gave
himself up to the hospitality of
the villagers. He said:
81 am too tired to go on"
Visibly exhausted, he willingly
took advantage of the hospitality
rendered him by the surprised
residents of Pennfield with the
entire population in his train, he
staggered off to the home of one
of the villagers and sat down to
rest himself for the first time
in almost day and a half.
Gas Depleted
A short while before the land
ing at Pennfield, Mollison's plane
had been sighted over st. John.
Although his gasoline supply was
badly depleted he apparently was
determined at the time to cover
as much distance as possible, but
few minutes later decided that
it would be risky to proceed fur
ther in his physical condition.
Mollison'S plane was undam-
aged. He announced that he
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1932-08-19

Two youths are being sought
by police in connection with the
murder" of Mrs. Lucille Leslie
Silver, "a, a nurse, after queS-
tioning q pretty 14-year-old high
school girl at police headquarters
today.
Miss Esther Mae Dodson, of
1909 K st. N. W., student at
Seaton School, told headquarters
detectives that the missing girl
accompanied her and two youths
on a party last night but denied
any knowledge of an anonymous
telephone message that the girl
had been murdered.
Said She Was Slain
Mrs. H. F.. Swami, 2423 North
Capitol St., landlady of Mrs. Sill
yer, told police that at II o'clock
last night she answered her tele-
phone and feminine voice said:
Lucille Silver will not be
home tonight. She has been
murdered and her body was
tossed on Riggs Road"
Police have secured the vicinity
of both Riggs and Ridge roads
but no trace of the missing girl
has been found. who is divorced
from man now living in Ire
land.
Miss Dodson, piquant and
extremely attractive and who
looks at least 18, told Inspector
Frank S. w. Burke she called
Mrs. Silver several times last
night before she was able to
talk with her.
At about s;45 p. n- she said.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
LOANS Of R.F.C,
OVER BILLION

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Aug. 19
UN.SO. IT he Reconstruction
Finance Corporation loaned near,
ly billion dollars to banks and
railroads during its first six
months of operation, Secretary of
the Treasury Mills revealed to,
day.
Speaking at commencement
exercises of the DEMONSTRATION
Business College, Mills described
the corporation as "the most
powerful agency ever devised to
meet the greatest financial crisis
that ever confronted the nation -
Banks Got S736,OOO,OOO
From February 2 to July 81,
inclusive, he stated, the corpora
ton authorized loans of $1,219,-
100000.
The lions share of this total
went to 4,190 banks and trust
companies, which obtained loan
commitments of $736,000.O00.
Next in line came 43 railroads,
Will duGllOl 4HdGlOll VI 01OO'OOO,OOO'
S11O,OOO,OOO Repaid
Other groups receiving pledges
of aid from the corporation in
cluded: 60 mortgage loan COM
panies, $71,000,O00; SAL building
and loan associations. $4,000, 900;
73 insurance companies. SGT ,000,-
600; 10 agricultural credit corpora
tionS, $767,O00; ID livestock credit
corporations, $8,000,000; three
credit unions, $4O5, 900, and five
joiAt stock land banks, nearly
S1,S0O,000,"
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
MARKET
TURNS DULL

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 G.N.S0.
The stock market turned dull and
irregular today after occasional
bursts of strength in the fore
noon.
The rails were the best per-
formers, their rally late yester.
day bringing in heavy buying.
Low-priced carrier shares, notably
Illinois Central, New Haven, Bal
timore and Ohio and New York
Central, were active at higher
prices. Atchison and Union Pa
cific did little. Some sharp gains
were scored by preferred issues,
notably Baltimore and Ohio.
Overnight news of the forma-
ton of the $50,000,000 banking
pool to aid commodity prices
brought temporary life to prices
in the first hour. Further stimu-
lating factors were the decline in
brokers' loans and fresh strength
in bonds.
Weakness in commodities was
a handicap to the bull forces,
however. The pool news was ig-
nored and wheat broke more
than a cent a bushel after dip
ping in the forenoon, while cot
ton lost its early gains. Other
commodities were dull and easier.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of August
II: $413,793,951.27; expenditures,
$7655,649.l6; customs receipts,
.$l3,640, BOOTS.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
Pork Chops Lead Hop
In Increased Price

Retail food prices in 81 repre-
sentative cities of the United
States showed an average increase
of about l per cent between June
and July, while there was a de-
crease of Is per cent since July a
year ago, the Bureau of Labor
statistics reported today. OF the
IA food articles that increased in
price during the month, pork
chops led the list with an increase
Of 20 per cent, followed by fresh
eggs 10 per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
MurseMissing; TlUo Youths
Hunted By Police

she went to the girls home with
two men and found her there.
Mrs. Silver then got in their
automobile and drove off with
them, she said.
She said they drove through
Georgetown and one of the men
got out and bought some ginger
ale. They continued on to a
roadhouse near Glen Echo, she
said, and danced to radio.
Screamed and Ran
Liquor was produced, she said,
and all but Mrs. Silver took a
drink. Then they danced again
after which Mrs. Silver said:
"The last drink I had made
me sick. But here goes"
After another dance, Miss bod
son said, Mrs. Silver screamed
and ran from the place and
down the road. The others fol
lowed she said. but were unable
to find her.
Soon after that. the three of
them went to their homes, &C
cording to the girl.
A policewoman of the Wo-
mems Bureau and Inspector
Burke took Miss Dodson from
police headquarters, apparently
in an effort to find the road
house. The girl said she did not
know its name or location.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
NeW Airn1GiL Stamp
To Be Issued Sept. rs

A new Scent airmail stamp and
new Scent stamped envelope
for airmal will be issued on Sep
tember 26, the day upon which
President Hoover will lay the
cornerstone of the new Postoffice
Departmnt Building, Postmaster
General Brown said today.
The stamp will be of the same
design as the present airmail
stamp, but the color will be
changed from blue to green.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
WOMEN FL|ERS
NEAR RECORD

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 GNSD,
With only four more hours to go
to equal the endurance flying
record for women, Mrs. Louise
McPhetridge Thaden and Mrs,
Frances Harrell Marsalis regis.
tered 118 hours in the air at noon
today.
The two women we're flying
through a heavy fog which hung
over CurtisS Airport, and the low
ceiling made plotting difficult.
Three refueling contacts we're
made this morning.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
WILL ROGERS Saus:

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Aug. 19.-Yesterday
was "fiesta" day in Santa Barbara; the other days
in Santa Barbara are ''siesta' days. Of you do
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
AMY JUB|LANT 7.
OVER REPORT

STAG LANE AERODROME,
LONDON, Aug. 10 GN.S0-
How wonderful! I knew he
would do it," cried Mrs. James
Mollison today when informed
that a plane believed to be that
of her flying husband had been
sighted over Halifax. N. S.
Mrs. Mollison, the former Amy
Johnson, famous aviatrix, arrived
at Stag Lane this afternoon to
take her mind off her husbands
hazardous venture by doing
crazy stunts"
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
AUTO FIRE KILLS
6 IN FAMILY

MIDLAND, Mich, Aug. 10
GNSD Fire wiped out family
of six persons here today when
their car burned after a collision.
The dead we're: George Messer,
AZ, of Thompsonville, Mich; his
wife, Mary, Al, and their four
children, Edward, IL; Forest, 10;
Mary, 4, and Stella, 6.
A seventh occupant of the car,
Harry Crane, 38, a brother of Mrs.
Messer, was near death.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19

not speak all lneSe languages
it's not my FAULTY Hundreds
and hundreds of beautiful horses
in the parade, and a man with
out a silver-mounted saddle up
here is a vagrant. Everybody
in Spanish costume. These big
blond Iowans look kinder funny
in 'em, but they have 'em on
sometimes backwards.
Every town should have some
kind Of yearly celebration. Il
am writing like Bris b ane.)
Didn't Rome have its annual
bathing festival? Didn't Cairo
hold some kind Of female rodeo?
to make the Walker investiga-
festival, so think up something
lebrate. Have a parade; Ameri-
e. We are a parading nation.
5orious!" (Some paradersD
1872 nv McNaurht syndicaNaN
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
MGsOns of Virginia
To Hear GLee Club

Masons of Arlington and Fair
fax counties will be entertained
tomorrow night at the Washing
ton-Lee High School by the glee
club and band from the Masonic
Home of Virginia at Richmond.
The Washington times., 1932-08-19
S24, ,OOO,O 900 Dropped
In Federal Credit

A decrease of $24,000,000 in the
daily average volume of Federal
Reserve Bank credit outstanding
during the week of August II, as
compared to the previous week,
was reported today by the Federal
Reserve Boadr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-13
STREET PAVING
CONTRACT LET
Illinois Firm Is Awarded
Work on Sixteenth.

Battle of material men and con-
tractors over contract for widening
and paving Sixteenth street between
Capitol and Northwestern avenues
temporarily was ended today when
the works board awarded the con-
tract TO r. McCallun, Danville, Ill
Construction of the section is
scheduled TO start in a few weeks,
after delay of more than decade.
McCallum was the low bidder on
concrete, $35.772. In awarding the
contract to McCallum, the board
overrode objections presented by L.
A. Cox. attorney. representing an
other bidder, j. N. Morgan & Son,
low bidder on asphaltic concrete,
with bid of $4,000.
Cox limited at possibel legal action
in the case, charging that petition
for use of concrete was filed illeg-
ally.
He declared that until 9 a. m.
Monday, the last day for filing ma
terial petitions. there only was one
resident property owner in the sec
ton to be improved, this property
owner filing petition for asphaltic
concrete.
At 8 a. m. Monday, he charged,
deed was recorded in the name of
Peter and Matte Johnson, who a
short time later filed petition for
concrete.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-13
Special Issues Sold

Liquidation in the special issues
mentioned turned the trend of the
market downward. Steel fell from
347s to 333s, off y American Can
from 52ls to 81, off 4, and General
Motors from II to 113s. off 4
American Telephone, which reached
l09h, was carried back to 107i2, off
a point net.
Railroad shares declined after an
early advance along with the re-
mainder of the list. Around noon
the group was within fractions of
the previous close.
Trading turned dull with tickers
barely moving as the session turned
into the afternoon. Bond trading
also was light with prices maintain
ing a firm tone.
u. S. Bonds Move Up
United States government loans
continued to move into new high
ground for the year. Helping these
issues was the reduction of "a of
per cent in bill rates and indications
the federal reserve planned to ex-
tend its easy money policy further.
According to Governor Harrison
OF the federal reserve board, the
previous attempt to bring recovery
through expansion of credit failed
to result in expansion of bank loans
because Of lack of confidence which
caused bankers to become more
conservative.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-13

DETROIT-Production of new plymouth
automobiles has increased to loo units,
board of the Plymouth Corporation, an
bounced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-13
WHEAT SHOWS
EASY TONE IN 5:
LIGHT TRADING
Clear, Cold Weather Fails
to Stimulate Buying
at Opening.
BY HAROLD Z. RAINvILLE
United Press stan Correspondent

CHICAGO. April Wheat
opened easy on the Board of Trade
on scattered selling and profit-tak-
ing, with buyers more cautious and
proceeding slowly. Again Liverpool
failed to reflect the full advance in
North America and reported less
interest.
Clear, cold weather over the vim
ter wheat belt and the forecast OF
a continuation of this weather
failed to stimulate buying at the
start. Less pressure on corn en-
abled that market to hold firm and
the yellow cereal was relatively
stronger than wheat. Oats was dull.
Liverpool Lacks Snap
At the opening wheat was i cent
to IS cent lower, corn was i cent
higher and oats Is cent lower. Pro-
visions were easy.
Liverpool opened higher and was
q to * cent up at afternoon.
but still lacks the snap to the buy
ing here. Sentiment is not unani-
mouSly bullish among the rank and
file of traders. Weather conditions
in the southwest give the market a
strong undertone. However, the
rs cents advance since last Fri
day is believed to have offset all
known factors and more widespread
deterioration may be necessary to
induce further buying. Temporal
lures in Canada were higher, but
there was no rain.
Corn Receipts Light
Liquidation in May is keeping
corn from making advances COM
mensurate with the strength in
wheat. Receipts have been light
recently as the farmers are busy in
the fields. There is hope that some
corn will be worked for export as
the American prices are nearly in
line with Argentine.
Trade is running light in the
oats pit and the market lacks a
real feature outside of the Sus-
tanned good cash demand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-13
HOGS MOVE UP
5 TO 10 CENTS
AT CITY YARDS
Cattle Market Dull, Trend
Is Steady; Sheep Un-
changed.

Hog values moved up 5 to 10
cents this morning at the city yards,
prices advancing this amount on
steady buying. The bulk, 100 to
$50 pounds, sold for 1910 to $4.15;
early top recorded at s4.20 to s4.25
on several small lots. Receipts
were estimated at 5000; holdovers
were 1872.
Not much was done in the cattle
market. Indications we're around
steady. Receipts were 1000. Vealers
moved up so cents at 81 down. Calf
receipts we're 300.
Lamb trade was undeveloped, the
trend steady. RECEIPTS were 1900.
With practically no early sales,
asking on hogs at Chicago generally
was to 10 cents higher than Tues
days average. Scattered early sales
around steady; choice 200 Founders
bid at $425; $50 to $50 pounds, bid
$685. to 1895. Receipts were $4,000,
including 5000 direct. Holdovers
were 1000. Cattle receipts were
5000; calves 1900; market weak.
Sheep 10000; strong.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-13

By NEA ScrUice
TALEN- BLUCHER is the blue
- eyed, blond Russian command
er-in-chief Of the Red army on that
explosive Manchurian Monaghan
Far Eastern border who is said to
know all about "the ways of the
Orient"
Less than 40, Galen-B Butcher has
at various times successfully per-
formed ticklish jobs of soldering
for the Soviets.
In 1925, when the Communists
were interested in helping the Chi
nese Nationalist revolution, Galen-
Butcher was sent to Canton, where
ne organized in little more than a
year the first Cantonese revolution
airy army whose horses drank in
the Yangtze,'' a feat that the late
Sun Yat-sen failed to accomplish
in some thirty years.
Germanic, rather than Slavic in
appearance, it is said that he was
born in the Germany colony on the
Volga, of German parentage