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Evening star., 1932-05-18
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa, May ia strange
tale of being kidnapped from his home
In Montoursville and held captive for
eight months without apparent motive
was told today by a man found bound
and gagged by the roadside on the out
skirts of the city.
The man, who said he Is J. Drew
Fague, 31-year-old justice of the peace
of Montoursville, and candidate for Con-
gress in 1880, disappeared from his
home the night of September II, 1881,
and had not been heard from since.
Rev. T. M. Furey. pastor Of the West
Park Methodist Episcopal Church,
identified him as his nephew and cor
roborated the reported facts of the al
legged kidnapping.
Because Fague seemed unable 10 re-
call the several places in which he said
Evening star., 1932-05-18
BANDITS GET $4,000
IN HOLD-UP OF BANK
Trio Loots Vault and Pockets of
Victims in Daylight
Robbery.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CALDWELL, Ohio, May 18.-Binding
four bank officials and seven customers
with rope. three hold-up men escaped
today with $4,000 from the Noble
County National Bank here. They
looted the cashiers cage, the vault and
the pockets of their victims.
Entering the bank the robbers
menaced the officials and customers
with pistols, herded them into the presi-
dents office and bound them with the
rope they carried. They then searched
the victims and took all valuables.
A systematic search OF the vault and
cashiers cage followed and all currency
was removed. The safety deposit boxes
were not disturbed.
Noble County officials said the rob-
bers devoted from to 10 minutes to
the search for money and they walked
to a waiting automobile in which they
fed toward Marietta.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Listening to Talk
On Quick Thinking,
He Captures Snake
BY the Associated Press.

AUBURN, Ala, May 1S.-The
dissertation of the virtues OF
having presence of mind in the
face of emergencies, which DR.:
Henry Nelson Snyder, president
of Wofford College, gave at
Auburn's graduation exercises
was timely
AS he admonished the seniors
along the lines of quick thinking
and bravery to meet the vicissl-
tudes of the world, a green snake
2 feet long wiggled from under
a fern box on the rostrum, within
easy reach of the speaker. A
stified gasp came from the audi
ence. A senior quietly picked up
the snake and as he walked TO-
ward a window 1t wrapped It's
coils about his forearm. Tossing
it through the window. he calmly
resumed his seat and DR.. Snyder
continued his address.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Woman Aids Inquiry.
Police disclosed that a woman
was helping them determine the
true and complete facts concern
ing the activities of Curtis. They
were questioning Miss Ruth Gay,
who came voluntarily to head
quarters.
Investigation disclosed that Miss
Gays name had been mentioned
in a statement in which Curtis
said that she and Edwin K. Bruce
of Elmira, N. Y, were with him
during alleged negotiations to
sell his story to a newspaper.
Gov. A. Harry Moore of New
Jersey announced today that "all
police work, State and Federal, Is
now coordinate and all forces
are swinging along with the same
purpose in view"
Gov. Moore said it was probable
that Curtis would be arraigned
today after a complaint had been
sworn out against him by the po-
lice. A State charge, If made, the
Governor said, would probably be
that of making false statements
which in effect means hampering
the ends of justice"
There were reports here today
also that Curtis would be charged
by the Federal Government with
hampering the functions of the
Government, on the strength Of
his story the Coast Guard pa
troled the coast.
The Bronx grand jury started its In
Continued on Page 4, Column 50
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AUTOMOBILE DYNAMITED;
LABOR TROUBLE BLAMED
Five Escape Injury in Blast at
Home of United Mine Work
er's Member.
BY the Associated Press.


PINEVILLE, KY, May 18-Milt Har-
bin, an active member of the United
Mine Workers of America, reported to
authorities today his automobile was
dynamited last night and that five
men narrowly escaped injury in the
blast.
Harbin intimated that labor troubles
may have caused the dynamiting.
The explosion occurred while the au-
tomobile was parked at the side of the
highway In front Of Harbin's home at
the edge of Pineville
Harbin told police a party of five
men from North Carolina, en- route to
the West, happened to be passing and
noticed the smoke from the dynamite
fuse. He said the men halted in belief
the smoke came from shorted wire
When they saw it was dynamite, they
rushed to his porch to call him. It was
at that moment the explosion occurred.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
MELBOURNE REGIME OUT
Labor Government designations
Due to Defeat at Polls.

MELBOURNE, Victoria, May 18 up.
The Labor government Of Premier E.
J. Hughes which has been in power
three years In this Australian state, re-
signed today as a result Of Saturdays
general election, which swept away its
majority in the House of Assembly.
Sir Stanley Argyle, leader Of the
United Australian party, which scored
a sweeping victory in the election, an
nounced that he had succeeded in form
ing q cabinet to be headed by himself.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
ALABAMA FOR HOOVER
President Assured of States 10
Convention Votes.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 18 (P.-
President Hoover was assured of Ala
bama's 19 Republican votes in the
national convention next month as
party leaders met in convention here
to elect four delegates and as many
alternates from the State at large.
The convention was slated to bind
the States delegates to the unit rule
and pledge them to the President and
adopt a platform for the campaign in
the State. The State Executive Com
mittee yesterday named w. H. Arm
brect, Mobile, temporary chairman and
keynoter.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
PREMIER is IMPROVED
Macdonald Returns to Downing
Street After Operation.

LONDON, May IS LP).-Prime Min
ister Ramsay Macdonald, who recently
underwent an eye operation, left the
Nursing Home today and returned to
his official residence in Downing street,
where he had lunch before going home
to Lossiemouth, Scotland, to complete
his convalescence.
DR.. w. S. Duke-Elder examined Mr.
MacDonalds right eye-the one operat-
ed on-and decided the prime minister
could safely leave the Nursing Home.
Mr.. Macdonald said he would be glad
to get back to work again and that he
expected to be very busy in Lossie-
mouth.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
MANY BURNED ALIVE IN LIBERIA,
LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS TOLD
Military Police Accused of Razing Villages as Trbesmen
Flee Homes on Kru Coast.

Leagues Liberian Commission confirm
ing the burning of A villages and the
killing of 81 men, 49 women and 20
children.
The commission recommended to the
League Council that representative be
sent to the Kru coast to assist in pacify-
ing the country and to bring about the
return of 10000 tribesmen who have
fed their homes.
Violence by the Liberian military force
followed an inquiry by the League Com
mission. in the course Of which many
tribesmen accused the government Of
oppression.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Akron Visits Coast Communities.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 CP).-The
dirigible Akron, paid visits at widely
separated communities In California
today after making a practice contact
with the U. S. s. Patoka, naval aircraft
tender, on San Francisco Bay last night.
Tonight the Akron Is due to moor at
its Sunnyvale, Calf. base. for another
rest. u
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Yesterdays circulation of The
Star was nearly 5000 more than
the corresponding day last year.
People are vitality interested in all
important news developments and
naturally turn to The Star for the
latest coeect information.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Continued on Page 4. Column So
U. S. Actress to Be Released.

PARIS, May 18 (P.-Ruth Putnam
Mason, American actress and producer,
who was arrested on charge Of iSsu-
ing worthless checks, received suS-
pended sentence Of one month today.
She had covered the checks with funds
received from her family. She will be
released tomorrow and probably will go
to hospital, as she is said to be i'll.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Home improvement

Your Home represents an in
vestment. Any improvement you
make protects that investment.
Every dollar you spend on such
Improvement buys more today
than almost any dollar you've
ever invested before. Washington
merchants are telling you of new
opportunities for economy in the
advertising columns of The Star
Yesterdays Advertising
Gocal Display
Evening star., 1932-05-18
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, May 18-The burning alive
of many men, women and children by
the Liberian frontier military force was
reported to the League Of Nations today
in a communication signed in behalf Of
the American, British and French gov
ernments.
These atrocities, the report asserted,
we're committed against tribesmen Of
the Kru coast. The Liberian delegate
e.abmitted q memorandum to the
Evening star., 1932-05-18

tves Michael Sverstein. indicated
sve scrutiny of the pictures gave encouragement"
HOPEWE N j. May ia fantastic picture of the activities
Of John Hughes Curtis bankrupt Norfolk Shpbuder
credible Lndbergh baby hoax painted today details Of his
recent movements to light from many
While New Jersey police guarded that would
commit suicide his action Harold
of the Nassau New York; County police declared that before
the Shbuder confessed he confronted in opewe with
Island bootegger who charged him with having him
in deal involving large sum of money
Believes Something Being Withheld.
At the time Chief of Police of Norfolk
said Curtis complete
and that he withholding something important The police Of
hcial however indication of what he had in mind.
Earlier it had been revealed that Norfolk police checking
the of Curtis the night the ndbrgh baby kid
naped had gathered his sedan
said her husband was at home.
the heels this statement from Mai Charles Schoee
assistant superintendent State police that
information from confidential Norfolk that this
involved financial difficulties and attempted suicide and
after receiving that information for his protection placed
guard him "a hours day"
Jafse Rogues' Gallery
AS Jersey police continued their interrogation of the who
Norfolk negotiation Dr. John Condon ae who paid $50
the kdnaprs for the return OF baby
police headquarters the three
detectives to view rogueS gallery photographs.
narcotic confessed
the kdnape today said his tale
false.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
PROTESTS COPPER DUTY
American Society in Peru Says
Tariff Would Cut Imports.

LIMA, Peru, May 18 (P).- The
American Society of Peru today cabled
Speaker John Garner of the United
States House of Representatives, pro-
testing against the proposed tariff duty
on copper in the present revenue bill
Referring to the proposed duty" the
cablegram said, I'VE beg to remind you
that all copper exported from Peru is
produced by American capital, and the
duty would seriously curtail importa-
ton of American merchandise into Peru.
"It would be considered unfriendly
and would seriously interfere with ex-
isting cordial relations"
Evening star., 1932-05-18
BANKER SHOT BY TRIO
Cashier kidnapped in South Dakota
Raid as Posse Takes Trail.

IPSWICH, S. OAK, May 18 CR.-
Three robbers held up the Bank of
Ipswich today. shot the president, Pin
Beebe, perhaps fatally, kidnapped the
cashier, and fled wit. an undetermined
amount of money.
First reports said the bandits fed in
an automobile toward Aberdeen. Police
and deputy sheriffs pursued them.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Jersey Officials Fear "RemOrse"
May Drive Him to Seek
to Kill Himself.
PART OF STORY WITHHELD.
NORFOLK CHIEF SUSPECTS
Movements on Night of
kidnapping Checked and His
Green Sedan Is Examined.
BY the Associated Press.


MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, May 18-Dr John F. Condon
Jae Lndbergh negoaor left police headquarters
this afternoon after examining 1900 rogues gallery photo
graphs without finding clue to the kdnapers with whom he
had negotiations The made with Chief of Dec
ves Michael Sversten Dr. Condor indicated that his nten
sve scrutiny of the pictures gave encouragement"
Evening star., 1932-05-18

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column -
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~ 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair tonight and probably tomorrow;
continued cool tonight: slowly rising
temperature tomorrow.
Temperatures-Highest, 72, at noon
yesterday; lowest, So, at 7:30 am. today.
Full report on page 3.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column p
Evening star., 1932-05-18

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed
Evening star., 1932-03-27
OCEAN CITY HARBOR.
OUTLAY IS OPPOSED.
Board OF Engineers Against
$640, 900 Expenditure.
Hearing Tuesday.

The Board Of Engineers for Rivers
and Harbors Is opposed to the expendi-
ture Of approximately $64o,00o for
harbor improvements at Ocean City
Harbor, and Sinepuxent Bay, in Mary
land, 1t was learned yesterday.
This developed when notice was
issued for a hearing on the project
Tuesday morning at the boards offices
in the Munitions Building.
The report on the survey made under
authority of the river and harbor act
of 1880 was favorable to the project of
deepening the channels at an esti-
mated cost of S640,000 for new work
and $4,000 annually for maintenance.
The Engineer Board, however, takes
the position that the expected benefits
would accrue almost entirely to the
immediate locality in the State of
Maryland and would apparently be
sufficient to justify the improvement
at the sole expense of the State"
The national benefits, the board
Evening star., 1932-03-27
LITTLE CONGRESS"
HOLDS DANCE APRIL z
ORGANIZATION Of Secretaries and
Attaches Arranges for
Annual Dinner.

The Little Congress, an organization
of secretaries and attaches In the
offices of members of the House and
Senate, is arranging for its annual
dinner and dance, to be held at the
Shoreham Hotel at 7:30 O'Clock, April q.
The committee on arrangements for
the event consists of George M. Stewart.
Mrs. Frances Howard, j. S. Barker,
Homer Tatum and Marvin Cox.
The Little Congress was organized 13
years ago. During sessions of Con-
gress the organization holds weekly
meetings in the caucus room Of the
House Office Building, at which debates
on national topics are staged. The
organization has three officers, who are
elected by rule of seniority.
This year they are: Speaker, Hugh
G. Grant, secretary to Senator Black
of Alabama; clerk, Mrs. Frances
Howard, in the Office of Senator Jones
of Washington, and sergeant-at- arms.
Elmore Whitehurst, in the office OF
Representative Summers OF Texas.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
MOVIE WILL SHOW
GROWTH OF PARKS
Public Asked to View Sound
Film at Museum Friday
Evening.

The American Civic Association YES
terday invited park lovers to view the
first official showing of a sound picture
illustrating the park system of the Ma
tional Capital Friday evening at 8
o'clock in the New National Museum,
Tenth street and Constitution avenue.
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, director of
Public Buildings and Public Parks in an
Introductory address, will explain the
film which was made by the Agricul-
ture Department for his office.
Recreational and other activities in
the parks will be shown on the film
which traces the growth OF; the park
system of the District from the earliest
days. The film was produced with the
cooperation of the Park Committee of
Col Grants office, which is headed by
George E. Clark of the surveying and
drafting section of the engineering di-
vision. Frederic A. Delano, president
Of the American Civic Association, will
preside at Friday evenings gathering
An exhibition of the plan of WASH
ington will be open for inspection Fri
day evening This is located on the
first floor of the Museum, adjoining the
Constitution avenue entrance and is
under the auspieces of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, of which Mr. Delano is chairman
Paintings. architects drawings and
models have been obtained from various
branches of the Government for this
exhibit.
The proposed treatment of the Union
Station Plaza is illustrated in detail, as
well as the planned development for
the base of the Washington Monument
and the George Washington Memorial
Parkway A bird's-eye view of the
Washington of tomorrow is visualized
In models in the exhibit, which has
been arranged through the aid of the
Smithsonian Institution by the plan
ming commission and the National Com
mission of Fine Arts.
Arrangements for the evening are
under the auspices of the Washington
Chapter, American Institute of Archi-
tectS. Maj. George Oakley Totten, jr.,
president; District of Columbia sec
ton, American Society Of Civil Engi-
neers, Col, c, H. Birdseye, president;
Evening star., 1932-03-27
USELESS" REPORTS
SCORED BY BLANTON
Texan Criticizes Expenditure %
District Funds on "valueless"
Documents.

Expenditure of District funds fof
printing useless" documents and re.
ports was criticized by Representative
Blanton of Texas during the recent
hearings on the 1888 District appro-
priation bill.
Blanton called attention to the num-
Der OF reports printed by department
heads as well as executive officers and
declared that the Commissioners know
they are Of no value.
Under present conditions" he said
there should be no money used for the
printing OF useless documents. The
Easements of the Capitol and of the
House Office Building are filed with
them.
We ought to set a good exarnple
and then we will ask other cities to fol-
low the example of Congress. I hope
We viii put stop to this everlasting
increase OF Government expense that
the people are getting so tired of. 1t
VIII result IN revolution If we do not
begin here in Washington to stop it.
If we do not improve soon this method
OF doing business, we Will have some
thing more than band of Communists
in front of the Capitol"
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Musiic and Musicians
Reviews and News Of Capitals Programs.

cially in the largo movement. The
audience could not refrain from a
loud burst of applause after this
and even at the end were more than
reluctant to let these excellent ar
lists go. If Mr.. Haydn could have
possibly arranged to be present there
is little question but that he would
have been pleased by this treatment
of his work-and, too. he might
have been surprised at his own
greatness. The impulsive bravo"
that Mr. Kinder let out at the
finale was but well-timed express
sion which suited to ''T" the emo
ton of the rest Of the audience.
Mr.. Haydn. in other words, was
well remembered
z. de S. MELCHER.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Haydn Program Given
At Library of Congress.

A LARGE audience of music
n lovers filled the Chamber
"A Music Auditorium of the
4 \ Library of Congress yester-
terday afternoon to pay trib-
ute to the memory of Joseph Haydn.
A program especially arranged by
the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
foundation in honor of the blcen-
tenary of the birth of Haydn in
cluded the presence of a distin-
puished British composer, Gustav
Hoist, whom the program called of
London" and the famed Roth
String Quartet "of Budapest" 1t
was a short, memorable tribute to
Papa Haydn" whom musicians the
world over have come to know as
the father of instrumentalists and
decentralization, and 1t seemed
rather a pity that instead OF the
brief hour which had been allotted
to it the concert might not go on
ad infinitem.
Mr.. Holst's verbal eulogy was well
put and gracefully executed, and
interspersed with a kindly warn
ing to music students present, not TO
minimize the Importance OF a por-
ton of the London Symphony. He
stressed the genialneSs of this for
tunate man" who was genial IN
spite of an unfortunate marriage (to
the sister of the woman he really
loved, and who had so little use
for his music that she cut 1t into
ribbons and used it as curl-papers
for her hair)-and he advanced the
theory that the popular suppoSition
prevalent today that Haydn Is a
stately court" composer. and moth
ing more, is a gross miSstatement.
Having conducted some of Papa"
Haydns more than a thousand
times Mr.. Hoist should know. And
his words yesterday were more than
a comfortable tribute TO a musical
genius, who struck out into fields
seldom before touched by man.
And, who, contrary to the much
venerated Bach. knew fame in his
lifetime rather than rs years after
The Roth String Quartet then
played one of the loveliest of
Haydns works-the String Quar-
tet in D Major, Opus rs. No. s."
This distinguished group, whose
playing may always be said to be
immaculate, gave their all yester-
day. No more impressive exhibition
of harmonized skill has been heard
in this or any other season-espe--
Evening star., 1932-03-27
DARR0W ILL IN HAWAII,
DEFENDANTS ALARMED
75-Year-Old Criminal Attorney
Kept in Bed-May Be Unable
to Aid Mrs. Fortescue.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
HONOLULU, March 26.-Clarenee
Darrow, 75-year-old criminal lawyer, is
III and other defense counsel Of Mrs
Granville ForteSQue, New York society
woman, feared tonight his long trip
from Chicago will avail their case little
Darrow who appeared in court yes
terday in tovial humor to ask weeks
delay in the Second-degree murder trial
of Mrs. ForteSque and three naval men.
did not sleep last night and was con-
fined to his bed all of today.
This afternoon three Navy doctors
from Pearl Harbor called on him at his
hotel He suffered from a stomach all
ment. which may be temporary
Mrs. ForteSque. Lieut.. Thomas H
MaSsie and two enlisted men are ac-
cused of lynching Joseph Kahahawai.
one of five men suspected of asSaulting
Mrs. Massie, daughter Of Mrs Fortesque.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
CITIZENS PLAN TRIBUTE

A. G. Hermann, Head of Southeast
Association, to Be Honored.
A. @. Hermann, president of the
Southeast Citizens Association for IS
years, will be honored with teSti-
monial exercises Tuesday night in the
Buchanan School auditorium, 1915 E
street southeast Special guests will
include District officials and members
of a number of neighboring citizens
associations.
Allen Davis, first vice president, will
open the meeting with brief talk,
and thereafter G. w. Bell will act as
permanent chairman. The feature
address will be delivered by Commits
sioner Herbert B. Crosby.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

stated, are not considered sufficient to
justify the large expenditures that
would be required of the Federal Gov
eminent for new work and mainte-
nance. For this reason 1t has invited
Ocean City officials to advance their
arguments for the improvements at
Tuesdays hearing.
The survey report was favorable to
the extent of recommending an inlet
about five miles below Ocean City, with
channel feet deep and 200 feet
wide, protected by jetties, and a chan
mel s feet deep and $50 feet wide from
the inlet to ocean City on the north
and to Chincoteague Bay on the south.
It was recommended that local inter-
ests nay two-thirds of the $4,000
annual maintenance cost.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
MITCHELL SAYS STATE
MUST HANDLE STUDENTS

BY the Associated Press.
The Justice Department has an
swered request for protection of COL
1ege students studying mining conditions
in Kentucky with the statement that
is matter to be handled by the
States.
Attorney General Mitchell was ad-
dressed by Donald Henderson. Columbia
University instructor, seeking ''imme-
date steps to insure the safety of these
American students and citizens travel
ing from one State to another
The Federal Government has moth
ing to do with the rights and privileges
of a citizen of one State in a second
State" Mitchell replied Yesterday.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

Parks and Reservations Committee,
washington Board of Trade, Charles
= Consaul, chairman; Women's City
Ci,Ih Mrs. William Lee Corbin, presi-
dent: Committee on National Capital,
Garden Club Of America, Mrs. Frank
p Moves. chairman; Committee of 100
On the Federal City, American Civic
Association, Frederic A Delano, chair
man.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Mackay Is Recovering.

NEW YORK, March 26 (P).-Clar-
ence H. Mackay, head of the Postal
Telegraph Co., is suffering from a slight
rconcussion of the brain, resulting from
q fall during three-week attack of
influenza, 1t became known tonight
DR.. Foster Kennedy, brain specialist,
said he is making satisfactory re-
cOYery