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The Washington times., 1932-01-30
CRED|TORSLEAD
WARDMAN QUIZ

The auditors hearing on the
report to the court of the re-
ceivers of the Harry Wardman
Company for their first six
months of operation was resumed
today at the Wardman Park
Hotel, with District Auditor A..
Leftwich Sinclair presiding.
G. D. ParSon, Julius I. PeySer
and Joseph P. Tumulty. the re-
ceivers, continued their testimony
and answered questions of repre-
sentatives of creditors of the
Wardman interests as to their
first half years stewardship.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
GIRL ROB
JEWELRYS SHOP

A youth and girl companion
who robbed the Ayre and Taylor
Jewelry Company store, 1909
Connecticut Ave. N. w., of
watches and novelties valued at
$500 early today are being sought
by police.
According to a man who wit
messed the robbery the pair drove
to the store in a roadster, threw
two bricks through a window,
scooped up all articles within
reach and then drove off.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Gamers Mail So Heavy
1t Requires Truck
FRANCESCA

ants, slit envelopes until their
arms tire.
What do they all write about?
Well, such things as taxation,
tariff, unemployment, foreign
debts. the smooth working of the
present House organization, con-
gratulations to the virile and mag
netic Texan, little favorS wanted,
the State of the Union, politics
and almost everything that comes
to the mind of folks in a nation
of 10000, 900 population.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
NANCY

Speaker John N. Garner, who
was not such a hand for letter
writing when he was leader of
the House, has had to buckle
down to a big correspondence job
since he became presiding officer.
Gamers mail now reaches as
high as 5000 to 1000 letters a
day, and a truck is needed to
bring it over to the Capitol. Har-
ry L. Sexton, secretary to the
Speaker, and his corps of assist
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
READS IN PAPER
JOB IS GONE

A. S. ]. Atkinson, inspector for
the District board of condemna-
tion of insanitary buildings, after
20 years in the service, yesterday
learned by reading the news
papers that his job had been
abolished in the move to create
four new high-salaried positions.
No notice was given Mr.. Atkin-
son prior to the publication of
the story. Today will mark the
end of his service, as the new
officials come into office Monday
at salaries ranging from $500
to $500 a year.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Insurance Statesmen
Jailed as SUindLerS

Joseph Bremner and William
P. Herrick, both of Washington,
who we're arrested In November
by Fairfax police on fraud charges
in connection with their efforts
to sell automobile insurance, were
found guilty in the Fairfax cir
cult court yesterday.
They were sentenced to six
months in the State penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
TRIAL IS ASKED
.. IN OBSCEN|TY

Charged with sale or possession
win intent to sell an obscene
article, Shizuo Orita, proprietor of
a. novelty store at Gil Pennsyl-
vania Ave. N. W., demanded a
Jury trial when arraigned in Po-
lice Court before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt today.
Orita was one of several drug
gists and novelty dealers arrested
yesterday on orders of Assistant
u. S. Attorney Michael F. Keogh.
He is said to have displayed for
sale a novelty containing printed
matter which Keogh found objec.
tionable.
Bond for Orita was set at 500
and trial for February 10.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
TLUO Men Quizzed
In HOLd-uD Shooting

Two colored men were being
questioned by Washington detec-
tives today in connection with
the shooting early Wednesday
of Israel Finkelstein during a
holdup in a store at First and
Fenton Streets Northeast.
The men were brought here
early today from Baltimore. They
gave their names as Carl Nc
Kemmer, Is, and Horace Turner,
also Is.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Judge Gives Limit
On LiOuOr Chnr0f

For the second time in two
days, Police Court Judge Gus A.
Schuldt today imposed a maxi.
mum sentence in a liquor case,
filming Howard Stewart, colored,
"a, of GAS Morton St. N. W.,
$1,000 for second offenSe posses
sion.S He ordered Stewart to
serve so days in Jail in default
of payment.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Intruder in House
DrdUs Fine of 500

In Alexandria police court to-
day Vincent DeFelice, 822 North
Columbus ST.. was fined 500 and
costs for trespasSing.
DeFelice was arrested yester-
day after he had been caught in
a vacant room in the home Of
j. T. Harrison, 818 North Co
lumbuS st.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Delinquency Charge
Beuten on ApDeGL

Logan Brent, AZ, colored, OF
Merrifield, Va. was found not
guilty on a charge of contributing
to the delinquency of a l6-year-
old white girl by a jury in the
Fairfax circuit court yesterday.
The case was heard on an ap'
peal from the county juvenile
court, where Brent was found
guilty and sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary and a $500
fine,
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Grandson Arrested
For Writing Checks

Charged with forging his
grandmother's name to seven
checks aggregating 5000, Milton
Shepherd, colored, was held for
the Grand Jury under 81 500 bond
by Acting Justice Kennedy in
the Alexandria police court.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
TAG LIMIT EXTENDED

District of Columbia 1881 tags
will be honored until Tuesday in
Alexandria and the remainder of
the State, according to Sergt. E. j.
McDermott, of the State motor
police.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30

be, Don't swap horses while cross
ing the Red Sea-" and if the Demo-
Gratis insist on blaming their oppo-
nents for three years of bad times,
the Republicans will be justified in
asking US to forgive and forget, so
long as the little lines on diagrams
of prosperity are marching upward at
last. Most of US are so pathetically
willing to believe that an upturn
may come that we will not care who
claims credit for it. Even if it is
political thimblerigging, it will be
pleasure to read that unemployment,
for once, is going where stocks went
for so long. (Another slogan I have
heard is Don't swap toboggans while
on the slide.")
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Aero Radio License
ChUn0ed bu Bureau

Creation of new radio operator
license, known as the radiotele-
phone class, for operators of aero
nautical ground stations was an
nounced today by Director w. D.
Terrell, of the Department of Com
merce radio division. It will be
necessary for operators of all
aeronautical ground stations to
hold this license.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Drama Guild Play
Scores Success Here

The Drama Guild scored a sue
cess with it's second presentation
of the year, Elmer Rice'S melo-
dramatic comedy, "See Naples
and Die" at the Wardman Park
Theater last night. 1t will be pre-
sented again tonight.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
HOLDUP IN ALEXANDRIA

Linwood Waner, of North Brad
dock, Alexandria, reported to the
police last night that as he walked
near Craig station a robber held
him up, taking $3.50 and his rain
coat.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Alexandria Insists
On CitV Auto TG0s

Beginning Monday, Alexandria
automobile owners without city
tags will be given the privilege
of getting tags before the next
court session or being fined,
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Southeast Business
Men ArrGn0e FrOLiC

The annual dance of the South
east Business Mems Association
will be held in the auditorium of
the Buchanan School February 3.
P. c. McGrath and Frank Del
Vecchio are co-chairmen of plans.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
True to Type
PARTY FOR PARENTS
FOR EXCITING
ELECTION
Rv GTLRERT SELDES-

THE New Republics observer in Washington, highly
4 amusing and anonymous gentleman (or, according
to some, gentleman, but syndcate) says that the
great hope of the Republican party is definite turn
upward by August The "logic" of the campaign will
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
TO ANSWER POPE

Tomorrow morning at the Mt.
Pleasant Congregational Church,
DR.. Clinchy's sermon will be can
Answer of Liberal Religion to the
Pope"
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
One-WGy Traffic
At Memorial Circle

Capt. R. G. Montgomery, super
intendent of park police. today in
stituted one-way traffic at Lincoln
Memorial Circle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

said. vas that he had already mar
RED again.
In Riga, Latvia, Mclean tried
again last December. He filed suit
and mailed the summons TO his wife
in a box disguised as a Christmas
gift. Mrs. Mclean opened it. The
net result was that the District Of
Columbia court ordered that Nc
Lean should appear and show cause
why he should not be adjudged in
contempt. in view Of the order for
bidding him to institute divorce
proceedings.
SO stand the latest chapters in
the life Of the woman who owns the
Hope diamond and who says she
gave 100000 to Means, whose own
personal history--as a German spy
in New York during the war, the
alleged go-between in the depart
ment Of justice scandals, and who
has claimed that he was employed
by Mrs. Harding TO spy on the
President-has been only slightly
less lurid than the history Of the
diamond itself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07

shadow OF tragedy began to cross
their liveg.
The first act in the series ef tragic
events was the death Of their g.
yearoold son. Vinson Mclean, heir
TO a fortune OF 100000 600.
From birth. the child had been
guarded and protected by every
precaution that could be thrown
around him. A special railroad car
was built for his travels, 70 guard
against train sickness and sudden
shocks.
The Mclean mansion near Wash
nigton was surrounded by a high
stone wall as a protection against
intruders. Detectives accompanied
bis nurse every time they ventured
out.
One day Vinson was playing in his
walled playground when a gardener,
not noticing the child, left the gate
open. The boy 0arted out TO the
roadway for an instant, wild to see
the open world.
But ne ran directly in the path
Of an oncoming automobile and was
killed instantly.
Some one asked Mrs. Mclean if
she would dispose Of the Hope dia-
mond then. She replied: 1t al
ready has brought me all the suffer-
ing it can bring. I will keep it."
The McLeans continued to play
big part IN Washington society, and
with the coming Of the Harding ad-
ministration they rose to new
heights. Senator Harding had been
one Of McLean's closest friends. and
Mrs. Harding had been a very close
friend Of Mrs. Mclean Their
home soon became Washington
most brilliant social center.
The highest officials Of the Har-
ding administration frequently Wis
tied there. Among them were At
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07
HOUSE ADAMANT
/. ON BONUS VOTE
Committee Move Will Kill
Early Ballot Chance.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, May THE
house ways and means committee
today refused TO change its adverse
report on soldiers bonus legislation
today, thus practically killing all
possibility of vote by petition IN
the house before June Is.
Representative Charles r. Crisp
Dem, Ca. who called the special
meeting at the request Of bonus ad-
vocates, said that no member Of the
committee majority who voted Fri
day for an adverse report made a
motion to reconsider.
AS under the rules Of the commit
tee reconsideration is only possible
through such a motion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07
HOPE DIAMONDS
CURSE SHADOW
ON Indy HUNT
100000 Fraud Is Latest
of Long List of MiSfor-
tunes for Mrs. Mclean.
Continued From Page u

whom it passed was guillotined
two years later.
The diamond succeeded to
Marie Antoinette. who let the
Princess de Lamballe wear it. The
princess was killed by mob dur
ing the revolution. the queen be-
headed. The stone vanished. but
turned up in London, after 40 sui
cides had been involved in its
passage.
Lord Hope bought 1t and thus it
gained its name. Soon after, Lord
Hopes wife eloped with lover and
he sold the diamond TO a London
ieWeler, who Immediately went
bankrupt.
It passed next to Sultan Abdul
Hamid Of Turkey, who lost his
throne.
Eventually, It found its way Il
New York. where Mclean bought il
for his bride.
For a time the happiness OF the
McLeans continued, but later the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07

torney- General Daugherty and Sec
retary Of Interior Albert B. Fall.
Then tragedy. in the form of the
scandals Of the Harding admins
tration. crossed their path again
and the McLeans' social prominence
faded. Daugherty and Fall departed
from their high positions Of trust.
President Harding died before the
expiration of his term, and Mrs.
Harding not long thereafter.
Mclean tried TO save his friend
Fall by telling a senate committee
that he had loaned Fall 500, 900
which had mysteriously come into
the latter's possession. Later 1t was
shown that this was an oil bride
that Fall had received and Mclean
admitted his statement was false.
More recently domestic tragedy
has crept into the private lives OF
the McLeans. They separated
News Of the rift between them
came when Mrs. Mclean filed suit
for separate maintenance, claiming
that her husband had refused to
support his wife and three children.
She asked $4,000 monthly stating
that it cost them at least $4,000 a
month to live. A Washington judge
awarded her 1880 monthly.
Mclean went to Mexico and sought
to obtain a divorce, but was baked
by Mrs McLean's attorneys. who got
an injunction in Washington
court.
Nevertheless, Mclean married
while in Mexico. and took his bride
the former Rose Douras Van
Cleve Of Long Island, N. with
him to Europe.
In Paris, he told reporters that
he would travel around the world. if
necessary, to obtain a divorce that
would be binding. His reason, he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07
U. S. ENVOY AIDS PEACE

BIZ United Press
SHANGHAI, May 7. - United
States Consul General Edwin S.
Cunningham was chosen chairman
Of the mixed commission to super
wise carrying out terms Of the peace
agreement between China and
Japan here. Chinese representa-
tives were o. K. Yui, chief secretary
of the Shanghai municipality, and
Major General Weng Wing Shin,
Shanghai commissioner of public
safety.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07

Late 1890 sport coupe. Beautiful mid &R4h
night blue with black trim. Looks like -
III 900 miles. Absolutely mechanically perfect. Sic
. General tires. rumble seat and spotlight: 3O-day
manufactured by Buick.
FISHER MOTOR SALES. DIR. III.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07
ACTRESS TO BE HOSTESS
Miss Frances Dale TO Entertain
Elks and Families.

Miss Frances Dale, actress, open
ing with the Berkell Players at
Keith's will be hostess to fifty Indi-
annapolis Elks and members OF their
families at the theater Sunday
night.
Miss Dale has appeared here with
stock companies and recently played
in movies. Members of Miss Dale's
family were members of Elk lodges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07

AUBURN
BUICK
Central Buick. 500 n. Capitol.
indianapolis Buick Co.. 1902 Z. Wash
ington
CHEVROLET
Carson Bros. Chevrolet Co., o2l
Virginia Ave.
Hare Chevrolet Co.. $50 Z. Washington
johnson Chevrolet. 1910 N. Meridian.
Oaklandon Chevrolet Co.. oaklandon
Ind.
West Side Chevrolet Co.. 74ls W
Washington st.
CHRYSLER
Fouts Car Co.. 1880 ". Washington.
DODGE
Elliott & wilson Sales. s2s N. Meridian
J. c. Seaman. 1404 w. Washington.
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PUBLISHED EVERY THU

DESOT0
Meridian Motor Sales. $40 N. Meridian
Motor Mart, 1888 N. Meridian.
FRANKLIN
Hutchinson Auto Co. 1880 N. Meridian
FORD
Beech Motor Sales. Ss1s K. 10th
Browning Gent Auto Co. 1908 n
Meridian.
College Motor Sales. 3a1l College.
Frank Hatfield, 673 N. Capitol.
@. o. Warnock, $40 E. Washington 81
Roy Wilmeth. 100 N. Meridian.
GRAHAM PAIGE
Hutchinson Auto Co. 1880 N. Meridian.
HUDSON-ESSEX
oakley Motor Sales. 1858 s. Meridian.
Grover winnings 1925 Z. Washington
LoseY Motor Sales. 1887 N. Meridian.
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MAXIMUM
Marmon Motor Car Co.. 1887 n Ne
ridian.
NASH
E L. Shaver. 400 N. Capitol
OLDSMOBmE
Bradford Auto Sales. ili4 N. Meridian
Lathrop Mover. 40 N. Capitol.
PACKARD
The Citizens Motor Car Co.. 1911 N.
Illinois.
PIERCE ARROW
Chillson Sales Co.. $50 N. Meridian.
PLYMOUTH
Elliott and Wilson Sales s2s NJ Merida
Meridian Motor Sales $40 N Meridian.
Motor Mart. 1893 N Meridian.
Jones g. MaleY, 2421 z. Washington
J. c. Seaman. 1904 W. Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-05

quiet" 1t said. .
The signature included a re-
yersed ~, somewhat similar 70
that used In Newark, N. j., card
mailed last wednesday.
Another letter addressed to the
Lindberghs was reported seen by
letter sorters. Such letters are
numerous by now. and were be-
lieved to have no special signiifi-
canoe. s..
Also, Il was learned that John
sons former home In Brooklyn was
visited yesterday by Brooklyn de-
tectives. Until last April Henry
had lived at, .6922 seventh avenue.
II a rooming house owned by Marie
Salverson.
Johnson's second brother, Fred,
still lives at that address. Fred H.
n skipper OF n private yacht. He
said Henry johnson left Englewood
last week to visit John In West
Hartford.
Fred told police that his brother
met Betty Cow aboard the Thomas
Lamont yacht.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-05
STRAIN SHOWS ON LINDBERGHs

All night the ligh!S burned in
tine Lindbergh home, As Lindbergh
and his personal representative
tensely waited for some sign that
the kidnappers We're ready to re-
turn the child and get the ransom.
The colonel himself is ready to
talk TO the kidnappers at any time
and Is ready to go to meet them
"eyen eito the underworld"
The police have been taken OFF
the lines. Lindbergh and Col
Henry Breckenridge. his personal
adviser. are handling the calls. so
there shall be no interference Win
his plan to safeguard the abdne-
tors II only they Will return the
fair haired blue eyed baby.
The state troopers are getting no
inside" matter.
Patsy Orlando Of Brooklyn who
Was questioned yesterday has been
released. Likewise Philip catania
was freed after examination,
The personal appeal of Colonel
Lindborsh and Anne Morrow Lind
befgh read
"Mra LindberRh and / desire 70
Hlake a personal contact with ths
l,idnnperN OF our child.
"Our only interest IL 10 his ims
mediate and safe retArn, and We
feel certain that tbs kidnnpsrn
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-05
AbductOrs Are
Given Warning
CONTINUED from Page y

A. Harry Moore who called the
conference.
Moore's appeal. telegraphed yes
terday to Newark, philadelphia,
Jersey City, Buffalo. Chicago. De-
troit. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pitts
burg, st Louis, Boston and New
York. received instant response.
The experts include Pat Roche.
who Cracked" the notorious Lin
gle case In Chicago. and j. Edgar
Hoover, chief of the bureau OF in
yestigation of the department OF
Justice, whose fame as an inyestl-
gator and trailer of criminals IL
world wide.
Superintendent of Police Peter y.
Walsh OF Pittsburg, Lieutenant
Thomas cusack, head OF the chi
eago narcotics squad. and u. j..
Connolly, chief OF the special ins
yestigation bureau OF the DEPART
ment OF commerce OF New YORK,
were expected.
states Attorney John A. Swan.
son OF Chicago, left Chicago by
chartered airplane for Trenton. lie
tslegraphed all members OF the
National Prosecuting Attorneys AS
soelatiOn urging their cooperation,
Mayor Walker OF New York city
has commissioned Police Commits.
slonsr Edward y. Mnirooney, Chief
Inspector John o'bFlen, Deputy
chief Inspector yehn y. sullivan
and Inspector JehH A, Lyons 10
represent him.
~ Louis wired thai Chief Of Po.
lice Joseph A, uerk Of that city,
has been notified In Boston ~ pro.
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Lindbergh Will Not '''
...' Question Suspect
CONTINUED from Page -

cred he was gone. She had gone
to the second floor nursery to see
that Charles A. Lindbergh Jr, was
sleeping soundly, and had not
kicked off his covers. aov --ts
Her name, similar to that OF a
petty racketeer reported In other
points, and her nationality which
brought Scotland Yard into the
case have attracted world wide at
tention on her.
AZ Glasgow, her mother, Mrs
Taylor, reported:
Anything l might say might put
Betty In danger"
She has u brother also In Glas-
gov, II was reported. One brother.
william, was killed a few months
ago while at work In Tenafly, N
j., village adjoining Englewood
on the north. His widow sailed
for Scotland a few weeks ago.
A man first believed to be
known as "Scotty Cow" In Michi-
gan proved he was not the man.
Another reported IN jail at East
Cambridge, Mass, denied he ever
had used that name.
Also, Marie Cummings. nurse
who cared for Anne Morrow Lind
bergh before the birth of the baby,
was questioned again In New
York. It was hoped She might
have information that would give
investigators a 'lead" to tangi-
BILE clue.
In connection with Johns ex-
animation here. it was learned that
postcard addressed to the Lind
berghs was found in Hartford post
office. N
Baby still safe. Get things
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som demand already has been
placed in safe keeping in Newark
pending selection of q time and
place for Its transfer.
This little Jersey town was COM
paratively quiet early to-day after
the most feverishish activity since
the night Of the kidnapping. Re-
porters and state troopers were ex-
hausted after wild chases over the
countrywide running down con-
flicting reports.
Rumors OF new suspects and
theories kept the telephone and
telegraph wires busy.
Two reporters who managed to
elude the detail Of three state
troopers at the mile and a half
deadline, reached the Lindbergh
home. The main section Of the
house, was brilliant with lights.
the left wing In which the nurs-
cry Is located was dark.
Soup was brought out to troop
ers in the yard. Lindbergh him.
self, In O gray suit and bareheaded,
came out to taste the broth to be
sure that 1t was all right. He
wandered about the courtyard,
walking briskly back and forth
with a little fox terrier trotting at
his side.
The troopers guarding the home
and roads were a picturesque lot,
In light blue jackets, crossed with
n black Sam Browne belt. Their
dark blue breeches. tucked into
high black boots, had broad yellow
stripes running down the side. They
raced on the highways on their
motorcycles, sirens screeching.
Farmers in the area were at
tending to routine tasks, no n.y.
steria in their actions. -