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Evening star., 1932-02-14
K|DNAPERS SEIZE
HARRY H. BLAGDEN
Sportsman Well Known Here
Held for $1,000 Near
SaranaC Lake.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, February l3.
Anxious relatives tonight awaited
word from widespread effort to free
Harry H. Blagden, As, wealthy sports
man and former Yale student, from
kidnapers VINO snatched him from the
exclusive Lake Placid Club at the height
of the winter Olympic activities.
Blagder, proprietor of a camp for
boys on upper Saranac Lake, registered
at the Lake Placid Club last Thursday
night. On the following morning he
was to meet Mr.. and Mrs. E. Roland
Hartman Of New York and. with them,
he was to attend the games. Hartman
is a son Of the late e. H. Hartman,
railroad builder. Blagden was missing
Friday morning. His bed In a first floor
room Of a cottage had not been occu-
pied. Outside q window were many
footprints in the mud and snow.
$1,000 Ransom Demanded.
Today, August Blagden, jr., brother
Of the absent man, received letter, in
his brothers handwriting, demanding
81 900 ransom. The captive said he
wrote the letter with a pistol at his
head. The communication bore Utica
postmark.
information Of the details Of the kid
naming and ransom demand leaked out
without the authority of the New York
State police, who directed the search
for Blagden. Later they invoked
silence order, declaring circulation OF
the information already had endangered
the life of Blagden and thwarted plan
to capture the kidnapers. Conserva-
ton department guards county and city
officers Joined the troopers in search
ing the wooded Adirondack Mountains.
Harry H. Blagden is one Of five broth
ers who won honors at Yale. Tom, the
eldest, was captain Of the Yale four
cared rowing crew Of 1904. Augustus
Blagden, jr., son of another brother,
was captain of last years Yale
crew. The others are Douglas and Don
aid. Augustus is head OF an Amber.
Pa, asbestos company. Tom was wee
president of White Motors until few
years ago. 1t IloW uFCo AC1e' Non
aid is q members Of real estate firm
in New York and Douglas is head OF
New York construction firm.
Seen Thursday Night.
Edward D. Cady, jr, cousin Of the
missing man. saw him at the Lake
Placid Club Thursday night. Blagden
said he was tired and prepared to
retire. An empty wallet was found on
a bureau the next day, the lights in the
room were burning, and the mans
reading glasses lay across an open
book on a table. Blagden had about
$3.50 In the wallet.
Friends did not at first report the
disappearance, thinking he had re-
turned to Saranac Lake because OF
business. :,
The camp that Blagden operated
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POLICE EXPECT BOLD BANDIT.
FIND MAN LOCKED IN BANK
Trying to Get Out, Not In, Victim Tells Officers
Answering Emergency Alarm.

lily barred glass door from the dim
interior of the building. Crawford was
appealing for assistance and the col
ored man was sympathetic. He called
police.
Lieut. Richard Lee and Policeman
r. M. White responded with haste.
The imprisoned window cleaner still
was demanding his freedom when they
arrived. With Crawford on the inside
and the two police officers on the CT
side, the trio managed to slide the
bolts back and open the door leading
to the side Of the bank building quar-
tering private ot1ces.
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Frank Marion Crawford, who told
police he was a window cleaner by
occupation, wasn't trying to get into
the International Exchange Bank
Building at Fifth and H streets last
night when the radio squad responded
to a burglar alarm. He was trying to
get out.
Crawford, who said he lives just
around the corner at 610 H street, Wis
tied the mems room in the bank build
in. apparently, by the night watchman.
"A colored man walking by the bank
saw Crawford peering through . heav.
Evening star., 1932-02-14
DEATH HOAX PROBE
GETS UNDER WAY
Signature to Fake Message
Clue in Mysterious Case
Of Elizabeth Cook.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, February 13-Dramatic
developments followed one upon the
other today in the aftermath Of the
mystery-shrouoed death of Elizabeth
Barrett Cook, 20, who lies buried at
Gibraltar.
Miss Cook, a member of one of Bos-
tons oldest families, died on steamer
in the Mediterranean short time after
she had received faxed cablegram re-
porting the death of her fiance, St.
George Arnold, 20. The hoax was re-
vealed when Arnold, a graduate STU
dent of Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology, sent message OF con-
dolence to Miss Cooks mother.
DR.. Francis E. Carroll. an uncle Of
Miss Cook, revealed that Miss Cook
would have come into possession OF two
considerable legacies on her 2lst birth
day.
Mrs. Albert E. Carroll, the girls
aunt, added to the mystery by report
ing that Miss Cook once before had
been the object of a hoax telegram. At
that time, last June, Miss Cook was
on her way from Paris to Naples when
she received a cablegram saying her
mother was i'll.
Signed Helen James,"
Mrs. Carroll also disclosed that the
cablegram which was received by Miss
Cook just prior to her death was signed
with the name Helen James" She
knew of no such person.
Both DR.. Carroll and his brother
Albert said they were determined to
find out who sent the cablegram to
Miss Cook, which said Arnold was dead
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Evening star., 1932-02-14
STOCK PRICES SOAR
IN MOST FEvER|SH.
SESSION SINCE 1929
Union Pacific Leads Advance,
US. Steel and A. T. &T.
Set 1882 Highs.
$1,000, 100000 GAIN
RESTORES OLD LEVELS
Speculative Interests in U. S. and
Abroad Pay Severe Pen
alties.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 13.-The stock
market surged upward with increased
vigor today in the most feverish week
end session in nearly two years, to the
dissonant accompaniment of cheers from
bulls and groans from bears.
The powerful anti-defation tonic ad-
ministered by the proposal to liberalize
the Federal Reserve System had by no
means turned stale over yesterdays S
market holiday, but rather appeared to
have increased in potency.
Net gains in most leading issues
ranged from 81 to $1450 a share, and
several issues in which bears found
themselves painfully pinched zoomed
upward even more specatcularly than
they did during the sweeping upsurge
on Thursday.
Price averages indicated a gain in
quoted values of more than $4,000, ,000,-
900 during the two sessions OF swift
recovery, restoring the general level Of
prices close to the peak Of mid-Janu-
ary. Several leading Issues, including
United States Steel and American Tele-
phone registered new high levels for
1892.
Various speculative interests, not only
in the United States but abroad, which
had been short of American stocks paid
severe penalties, according to brokerage
house gossip, but while the retirement
OF the bear contingent provided much
of the upward impetus, brokers said q
large volume of real buying appeared
from spectators and investors who
once more hoped that the bottom had
been reached.
Union Pacific Up s2l.50.
One Of the most spectacular ad-
vances was in Union Pacific, which
shot up S2150 to a price Of $3.50,
making wide leaps as bears found the
market devoid Of offerings anywhere
near previous prices. 1t later fell back
to close at S88.62, as the frightened
bear demand was satisfied. On the
whole, however, the market closed near
the days best levels, despite late profit
, taking. The action OF American Tele-
I.1A2 dLSO SllQ QCh lCAlOl W e3AS 1ASoA w
of the Aars, as it spurted up $1575 a
share to s134 1t closed at $132.75.
Save for the indications OF rapid
progress through Congress of the Glass
Steagall bill to increase the fexibility
of the Federal Reserve System, the
market received little in the way OF
fresh news to aid the advance. Wall
Street was particularly impressed with
further indications of returning bank
ing stability, however, figures on bank
suspensions this week making the most
favorable showing in - months, CO.
incident with the start of operations
of the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton.
Bill Held Inflationary.
Foreign exchange rates turned strong
" against the dollar, as some quarters
in Europe insisted the Glass-Steagall
bill was inf1ationary, despite assurances
to the contrary. Bankers were not con-
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Evening star., 1932-02-14
BLAST INJURIES TWO
IN POLICE STATION
Gunpowder in Bottles Seized Dur
ing Raid for Movie Labor
Evidence Blows UP.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February l3.-Two bot
ties containing gunpowder, sulphur and
phosphorus exploded in the detective
room of the Borough Park police sta
ton in Brooklyn today, seriously injur-
ing two detectives.
The bottles were seized four months
ago in a house raided in the course of
an investigation into explosions In mo-
ton picture houses involved in labor
trouble.
The injured detectives, Thomas Ga1-
ney, 80, and James Moran, 20, were un-
conscious when taken to hospital. one
of them apparently brushed against one
of the bottles, causing it to fall and
set the explosives in the other on as
we'll
Gaf1ney was burned on the head, face
and hands.
The blast was heard for nearly q
mile. It's force shattered windows IN
the police station and wrecked the room
in which the bottles exploded.
Evening star., 1932-02-14
ISHBEL MACDONALD
ENGAGEMENT REPORTED
Mrs. A. T. Lindsay, in New York,
Denies knowledge of
Betrothal to Son.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 13.-Mrs. A..
T. Lindsay of London said today as
she sailed homeward on the Alaunia
that she had heard indirectly of the
reported engagement of her son to
lshbel Macdonald, daughter Of Eng
lands prime minister.
"Oh, really, can't say anything
about that she told reporters. To
further questions she added, There
is no engagement and non announce
ment, and why should I say anything
about it now?"
With Mrs. Lindsay was Miss F. L.
Yeates of Vancouver. They arrived
from Canada last night.
Evening star., 1932-02-14
Carload of Flowers
Is Given at Funeral
For Leeds Pet Dog
BY the Associated Press.


OYSTER BAY. N. Y, February
ia carload Of floral offerings
accompanied the body Of Pell, l3-
year-old favorite police dog of
William B. Leeds, to the Scars
dale Animal Cemetery today. A
tomb is to be erected over the
dogs grave.
Pell was killed in a fight with
its own son and another police
dog given to Leeds by Alfred E.
Smith.
The body was embalmed and
placed in a satin-lined casket. 1t
lay in state in the Leeds home
until burial today.
Evening star., 1932-02-14
BIG BILLS IN HIDING

NJ ost Hoarders Comparatively
Wealthy, Treasury Heads Believe.
Most Of the money in hiding is in
big bills, . fact that led Treasury OH
cials to surmise yesterday that 1t IS
persons Of comparative wealth that have
mainly taken to boarding
While the drive went ahead to re-
turn unused cash to safe channels that
will aid business, an official compila-
ton showed that in the 13 months end
ing with December 81. there was an
$808 000, 900 increase in currency out In
notes of $50 and above. The gain for
20-dollar bills and below was $685., ,000,-
600.
Ohicials have been unable exactly to
trace the money boarded, but the opin-
ion was evident in expert quarters that
amounts Of $4,000 and 100000 and
more account for most Of that In hiding.
Evening star., 1932-02-14
NEW SHIP LAUNCHED
FOR EASTERN LINES

Acadia Slips Into Water Amid
Cheers at Newport News-Built
for Boston-St. John Service.
BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, February IS.
The steamship Acadia, newest addi-
ton to the Eastern Steamship Fleet,
slipped into the emerald waters of
the James River today amid the
plaudits of thousands of voices.
As the craft started her majestic
course to the waves, Mrs. Calvin Austin
of Boston crashed the christening bot
tie against the prov.
3 Mrs. Austin, wife Of former chair
man of the owning company's board,
has as her matrons of honor Mrs. H.
Moore Richards and Mrs. Jeanne Rob-
crt Foster, both of New York
The craft slipped into the river while
whistles blew and pennants waved. 1t
will be placed in service between Bos-
ton and st. John.
Evening star., 1932-02-14
MAN KILLED, BUILDINGS WRECKED,
AS BLIMP SMASF1ES ON RAMPAGE
Craft, Caught by Freakish Downdraft, Goes on Wild
'~ Ride in New York.
dden downdraft as it was making

sudden downdraft as it was making
q landing.
The propeller was bent, the motor put
out of commission and hole ripped IN
the air compartment. Then a strong
wind tore the ship away and sent 1t
on a wild ride close to q populous sec
ton of Flushing.
The pilot, Prescott Dixon, was unable
to guide it with the motor, and Blair,
apparently believing himself closer to
the ground, pulled q rip cord to release
the helium from the gas bag.
The ship began q rapid drop, and
when 1t was about so feet from the
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Evening star., 1932-02-14

an economic boycott for violating ma
tions is provided for in a resolution in
troduced in the House Of Representa-
tives by Representative Morton D. Hull,
Republican Of Illinois.
The same question came up on the
Senate side when Chairman Borah of
the Foreign Relations Committee re-
piled to the demands of the World
Peace Foundation for boycott against
Japan with a warning that such action
would in all probability be a step to-
ward war"
Evening star., 1932-02-14
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 13.-The
Goodyear blimp Columbia was smashed
to bits, its mechanic was killed, a by
stander was injured and several small
buildings were wrecked in an accident
today. The pilot escaped unhurt.
The man killed was John Blair, 81,
OF Rockford, ILL.,
The non-rigid craft. which has been
making daily advertising flights over
the city, was banked against the ground
at Holmes Airport on Long Island by
Evening star., 1932-02-14
FIVE DIRECTORS HELD
Defunct Bond Company Officers
Charged With EmbeZzlement.

MADISON, Wis, February 13 R.-.
Five directors of the Joseph M. Boyd
Co., Madison, including A. T. Rogers,
law partner of Gov. Philip F. La Fol-
lette, and DR.. c. A. Harper, State
health officer, were charged in warrants
late today with embezzlement and v1o-
lations of the State securities law.
The Boyd Co., defunct BOND mouse,
has been in the hands of trustees since
last Fall.
Bonds for Rogers and Harper were
fixed at $2,500 each.
Evening star., 1932-02-14

Veterans of Foreign Wars-Page B-S.
PART TWO-8 PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Public Library-Page 4.
Organized ReServes-Page B.
District National Guard-Page B.
Serial Story, Spite Wife"-Page 6.
At Community Centers-Page e.
Disabled American Veterans-Page 8.
News of the Clubs-Page 7.
Army and Navy News-Page 8.
American Legion-Page 8.
PART THREE-14 PAGES.
Society Section"
Women of Diplomacy-Page 9.
Kathleen Norris Article-Page IL.
PART FOUR-S PAGES.
Amusement Section-Stage, Screen,
Music and Radio.
Music News-Page 8.
In the Motor World-Page 4.
Radio-Page S.
Fraternities-Page 6.
Aviation-Page z.
Marine Corps News-Page Z.
Naval Reserves-Page Z.
Spanish War Veterans-Page 7.
PART FIVE PAGES.
Sports Section.
PART SIX-12 PAGES.
Financial News and Classified Adver-
tising.
D. A. r. Activities-Page IL.
Y. w. C. A. News-Page IL.
w. c. T. U. NotesPage IL.
Parent Teacher Activities IL.
American War Mothers-Page IL.
PART SEVEN-20 PAGES.
Magazine Section.
Notes of Art and Artists-Page IA.
Reviews Of the New Books-Page Is.
Crossword Puzzle-Page 16.
The Bridge Forum-Page II.
The Boys and Girls Page-Page IL.
Highlights of History-Page 10.
Those Were the Happy Days-Page 20.
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events In Pictures.
COLORED SECTIONS PAGES.
Keeping Up With the Jonses; Tarzan;
Mr.. and Mrs; Moon Mullins; The
T'r-'-' Soul; Reglar Fellers; Little
Annie. and Mutt and jed,
Evening star., 1932-02-14
10000 BELIEVED LANDED.
Japanese Deny Crushing Defeat in
WoOsung Greek Sector.

WOOSuuS CTtth OcCtUf'
(Copyright. 1852, py the Associated Pressl.
SHANGHAI, February "A Sunday
Fresh Japanese soldiers poured into
Shanghai today while rival guns on tho
Chapel battlefront doomed salute to
another Sunday and the sixteenth day
of hostilities there between China and
Japan.
japanese naval headquarters denied
Chinese reports that more than 1,0OO
of their soldiers had crossed Woosung
Continued on Page 3, Column S.
Evening star., 1932-02-14

PART ONE-26 PAGES.
General News-Local, National ana
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges-Page B-6.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars-Page BIB.
Evening star., 1932-02-14

PART THREE-14 PAGES.
Society Section"
Women of Diplomacy-Page 9.
Kathleen Norris Article-Page II.
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TODAY'S STAR

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WEATHER.
(U g. Weather Bureau Forecast3
Increasing cloudiness and slightly cold
er, possibly followed by rain tonight ana
tomorrow; moderate northeast and east
winds. Temperatures-Hghest, 68. at
2 pm. yesterday; lowest, IS, at am.
yesterday.
Full report on page s.
Evening star., 1932-04-25
RAIL PRESIDENT SEES
IMPROVED BUSINESS
Willard Expects Good Results
From the Governments Re-
construction Program.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 25.-Business
should improve and railroad traffic re-
turn to more normal conditions las the
anticipated beneficial results of the con-
Structive measures taken by the Gov
ernment In an effort to stabilize the
financial structure of the country be-
come more widely felt" said Daniel
Willard. president of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Co., in his 1891 report to
stockholders.
While traffic" he stated, Continues
to show a decrease under that of the
preceding year, since January. 1892
there has been no further decline in the
trend of trafhc, and through added
economies every effort Is being made to
overcome on your property the effects
OF the conditions generally prevailing.
During 1891 Baltimore Il Ohio added
to its holdings in the Reading Co. 1 900
shares OF that roads first preferred
stock, 800 shares of second preferred
and 1900 common shares at total cost
OF S775,o6e Also, New York Transit
d Terminal Co., a wholly owned sub
sidiary, acquired 900 shares of Reading
first preferred, $500 Of second preferred
and IL 500 common shares, thus giving
Baltimore & Ohio 4l8 per cent of
Readings outstanding stock
Net income for the year, as pre-
viously reported, was $3,8O2, ,s7s, against
$2l ,423.77l in 1880, equal to ST cents a
common share. compared with $7.44 in
the previous year, There was a draft
of $f,52l,a ,asl on surplus to meet COM
mon dividends paid in 1891. Current
assets on December 81 totaled s42, ,04O,-
eS6, against current liabilities of s64,-
S94,637.
Evening star., 1932-04-25
TRADING IS QUIET
ON CURB EXCHANGE
Price Changes Are Mostly
Fractional in Leading
Issues.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. April 25.-An air of
cautiousness pervaded dealings on the
Curb Exchange today, Price changes.
for the most part, were merely frac-
tional and volume was decidedly limited.
Public utilities. usually the market
leaders, were exceedingly quiet. This
was true of such pivotal issues as Elec-
trio Bond & Share and Cities Serv-
ice, the former being a trife higher
and the latter a shade lower.
Niagara Hudson Power frmed up as
it showed earnings of IA cents share
for the first quarter, the same as for the
first three months of 1881. Parker Rust
Proof, one OF the first automotive ac-
cessory companies to report first-quarter
results, eased as it showed surplus was
only S96,116, against $208,a3 in the
March, 1891, quarter.
Omission of the quarterly dividend Of
Is cents on General Tire g. Rubber had
been discontinued. Federal Electric
common ignored the deferment of pay
ferred shares. Pure Oil preferred was
not Immediately responsive to the an
nouncement that a recent wild cat"
we'll had brought to light a new and
possibly major oil field in Louisiana.
All grades of Pennsylvania crude Oil
were advanced 20 cents barrel today
with the exception of Corning crude.
This action benefited South Penn Oil.
Gulf Oil of Pennsylvania eased. Fur
ther local buying of International Pc
troleum and Imperial Oil absorbed scat
tered Canadian offerings Of those
stocks.
After Hollinger Consolidated Gold
Mines announced in Toronto today that
1t had reached new veins of gold ore
the stock opened here shade lower.
Other gold shares hung around their
previous minimum marks
American Cyanamid B for a time
braced following shareholders approved
OF change in the common from no
par to $40 par value. Fajardo Sugar
recovered fraction. Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea opened off Ia points.
Although weekly steel reviews credit
Ford with placing an increased volume
of raw material orders, the various
Ford shares continued to point down.
ward. Fire Association of Pb' .adelphia
made a fractional gain an Insurance
Co. of North America firined. Gray
Telephone Pay Station, which declined
l012 points last week as reports indi-
Gated possibilities of a proxy battle and
an offer Of cash or share exchange by
American Telephone Telegraph, open
ed at % today, down 3% points.
Standard Oil of Indiana was some
what more active in the early afternoon
as the Street heard that the Pan
Oil Of New Jersey
negotiations might soon bring some Of
dcial announcement.
Evening star., 1932-04-25
Commodity Prices.

NEW YORK, April 25 (SpeciaD The
course OF commodity prices takes on
additional interest in view of the rela-
ton of the commodity price level to
Government salaries. This week there
has been another slight drop in the
commodity index which, according to
the Fisher figures. are now about 81
per cent of the 1926 level.
In the House economy bill there is a
paragraph which states that, "if at any
time prior to June 80, 1888, the Presi-
dent finds that for a period of 100 DAYS
the average wholesale commodity price
level is within 10 points as high as the
average wholesale commodity price level
OF the year 1926" the reductions in
salaries that are suggested in the bill
are not to apply. In other words, the
lower salary level has been based to
some extent ON the lower cost of living.
II the cost of living rises sharply it will
automatically change the status of the
present wage scale to Government en-
ployes.
Evening star., 1932-04-25
MARYLAND TOBACCO PRICES

BALTIMORE. April as (speciaD -
Both receipts and sales Of Maryland
leaf tobacco continue to increase un-
der an active demand for good grades
Of cigarette tobacco. Receipts last
month totaled 652 hogsheads, with
sales Of 342 hogsheads reported, leav-
ing a stock in State tobacco warehouses
Of 1875 hogsheads and 6lS hogsheads
Of ground leaves.
Quotations today for Maryland leaf
tobacco per 100 pounds Frosted and
mon, 500a15 90; medium TO good, l5.0
a3000; good to fine red, 30.00aSs 90;
fancy, 80 o0a40.00. Seconds. common
to medium. 400a15.o0; good to fine,
16.00a25.00 1881 crop ground leaves
2.00al2,o0; upper country. hurley. nom
inal