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The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Fur Goats, SIS w::; .sS !iys s.ss

Rosetint Lapin rabbiD coat size IA; 1 black pony
coat with Amur coon collar; size 1S; 1 American
opossum coat; size Is.
FURs THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Dressing Table Drapes
Greatly Reduced

II pairs Drapes. of very good quality; to be use
on kidneyshaped dressing table,
/ pair; was 1915 Now .......,...S195
pairs; were 1926. Now ,$1.45
pairs were $275 Now ..,......$1.25
The Washington times., 1932-03-17

Were $2.95 and $3.95
Maids black rayon uniforms in
straight-line models with organdy
collars and cuffs. 4 Rayon crepe
uniforms in semi-fitted styles in
brown. With white collars and
cuffs.
s white Broadc1oth Uniforms for nurses.
In straightline styles with scalloped
front and turn back collars. Were
S1.95. Now $L.40
UNIFORMS, THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1932-03-17

DRAPERIEs, SEVENTH FLOOR
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Little Women's Evening
FroCks, S. Were s25 to $3.50

4 Little Women's Evening Frocks Of velvet in white
black and blue. Sizes 35h and 37H
Little Womens Dresses of rough crepe Size.
35R, 3713 39a to $25 Now $40. I'd
Little WOmen's Dresses of and chiffon black
blue 35h S7h and 3Sk. Were
$3.50 and S25 Now S14.SO
sPECIAL-sIZE APPAREL. THIRD FLOOR
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Women's and Misses
Shoes, s3.45 wsrs @"S So ss6
Felt and Betting Hats, So

We're IS and $S.7S
so Hats, in youthful and matronly styles Jane
Wandl models included. Black, brown navy
green, red, white, and pink.
rs Hats in variety Of coors head sizes
Were S. Now. ST
MILLINERY. THIRD FLOOR
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CONTINUED from Page -
owhouse for Middleburg.

showhouse for Middleburg.
However, Mrs. Washington
knew nothing of Mrs. Whitney's
determination and went about the
business in hand, which was to
remodel Mr.. Hits building and
to create the Middleburg Holly
wood.
In the midst of Mrs. Washing
tons preparations for the open
ing of the theater, Mr.. Hit in
formed Mrs. Washington that
Mrs. Whitney really had first call
on his building and was exercis-
ing her right to lease on the
property. However, suggested
Mr.. Hit, why not a conference
between Mrs. Whitney and Mrs.
Washington?
This conference took place and
at its conclusion word spread that
Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Washing
ton had become $3.50 partners in
the theatrical enterprise.
Interesting, Indeed
Then, suddenly, and with ORA
matte force, came the rift in the
Lutte of the partnership. The
whole countryside awakened to
the fact that an interesting situa-
ton had developed.
Mrs. Whitney, it seems, "cut
out" Mrs. Washington from the
Loudoun county firm with quick
flicker. Even so, Mrs. Washing
tons hopes did not die with the
first reel, and as the second reel
is run through the protector,
Mrs. Washington appears GER
tainly in a featured role if not
IS the star.
Meanwhile, the Middleburg-
Hollywood is packing 'em in, and
the S. R. o. sign is often in evil
denCe.
Mrs. Washington has no
The Washington times., 1932-08-31
THEATER STIRS RIFT

thought of passing out of the
picture. She explains that part
of the joust in no uncertain
terms. She says:
zone must realize that, af-
ter all is said and done, one
must be sporting about it. 1
await the return of Mrs. Whit
ney, who is sOjOurning at Sa-
ratOga at the moment. 1 will
propose another conference at
which hope Mrs. Whitney will
see the justice of my claims
to partnership.
Mrs. Whitney is clever and
vivaciOuS. The mistress of
LlangOllen is charming and
gracious. She never does things
by halves. Incidentally, she
never permits life to pail, even
for an instant. For her,
know, life's greatest reward is
the knowledge Of a work well
done. and she faces every task
confronting her with spirit and
with zeal. 1t is to her ever
lasting credit that she Is not
idle and that she goes so
intellectually into her every
undertaking.
Law courts? Well, it isn't
sporting that way, do you
think? After all, the Middle
burg Hollywood is a child of my
brain, and artists do think
something of their work even
in this age of cOmmercialiSm.
81 really must await the ar
rival of Mrs. Whitney before
saying more"
The Washington times., 1932-08-31
SMITH, BLEASE
|. FACE RUNOFF
! ON SEPT. IS

COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. 81
UN.S0.-A run-off September 13
between Senator Ellison D. Smith
and former Senator Cole L.
Blease for the United States Sen
ate was assured today as virtually
complete returns revealed Smith
failed to obtain a majority in
yesterdays Democratic primary.
Smith led Blease by more than
$4,000 votes with only a few scat
tered precincts to be tabulated,
but the presence in the race of
Ashton H. williams and Leon w.
Harris made a run-off necessary.
Smith Has Lead
Returns from 1892 of the 1,446
precincts gave Smith 92,431.
Blease 1904. Williams and Har-
ris trailed far behind.
All representatives were re-
nominated with the exception of
Representative Fred H. Dom
anick, of the third district, who
was trailing John C. Taylor; and
Representative w. F.. Stevenson,
of the fifth, who ran second to
j. P. Richards.
Seeks Fifth Term
Smith sought his fifth term as
Senator this year. describing him.
self as personally and politically
dry" but promising to support the
Democratic platform, including
the prohibition repeal plank.
Blease declared he would up
hold the prohibition law until
State referendum revealed wishes
of voters for a change.
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4 MISSING, LAKE
BOAT RAMMED

CHICAGO, Aug. 81 GN.SO.
Four persons were feared to have
lost their lives early today when
the 500-foot lake baggage
freighter Duluth rammed and sank
a speedboat four miles southeast
of the Jackson Park coast guard
station.
The captain of the freight YES
sci told officers of the South Chi
cago Coast Guard station, where
the Duluth returned after the &C.
cident, that he heard a woman
scream as his ship struck the
Speeding boat.
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Sll,OOO,OOO in Tax
Warrants Are Safe

CHICAGO, Aug. 81 GN.s).-
eleven million dollars worth of
1880 tax anticipation warrants
were found safe in the city
treasurer's vault when the time
locks opened today. It was
deared they had been stolen.
Four men were held by police,
suspected of having offered for
sale the warrants whose numbers
were listed as being in care of
the treasurer, James Kearns.
The report of the sales offers
and assurance that the warrants
were safe led brokers to believe
mat spurious warrants may be
Afloat.
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PUSH FROM CAR
INJURIES WIFE

Pushed from a moving auto
mobile as she stood on the rum
ming board last night in the rear
of her home in the 1900 block of
Ridge Place Southeast, Mrs. May
w. Money, 10, is in a serious
condition at Casualty Hospital.
suffering from a possible frac-
tured skull and internal injuries.
Police of the Eleventh precinct
arrested her husband, Otto M.
McNey. 25.
The Washington times., 1932-08-31

ONE mans misfortune often to be anohers good
~ fortune into wholesaler who needed cash
badly in fact he had to have it, turned the
money and in return bought sensational collection
of beautifully designed Diamond Rings limited number
sent to our Washington store and they here
waiting for you Values you dreamed of buying Imagine
$29.75 for REAL Diamond Ring!
Evening star., 1932-05-19
TRIAL. OF MEANS Al
SET FOR JUNE G
Longer Delay Denied by Jus
tice Proctor in Case of A.
legged $104, 900 SwindIe.

The trial OF Castor B. Means,
charged with obtaining 100000 from
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean in a re-
puted plan to bring about the return
OF the Lindbergh baby, today was ses
for June by Justice James M Proctor
OF the District Supreme Court. He
denied a defense motion for continu-
ancc until June 90
Means was to have gone to trial next
Monday. It is likely that. the case will
not get under way until June 8, as the
sitting jury goes out on June 8, and
the intervening time ordinarily would
be required to select new jurors.
j. William Tomlinson, counsel for
Means. told the court he had not had
time to prepare his defense, because
OF the brief period elapsing since the
arrest and indictment. He pointed out
that the commission of the alleged
crime" covered more than a month,
and that the ramifications extended
into several States. He noted an ex-
ception when the date was set.
United States Attorney Leo A. Rover,
who is handling the prosecution Of the
former Justice Department agent, op-
posed holding up tie case until the
middle of next month, declaring it un-
necessary. However. he said he would
not oppose a delay of week or so.
Means. who is charged with larceny
and embezzlement. was net in court.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
MEN CURTIS NAMED
IN YARN IDENTIFIED
Mr.. Twin and Fox" Turn Out to
Be Norfolk Photographer and
News Bureau Manager.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1s.-References
IN the Lindbergh confession of John
hughes Curtis to two men not fully
identified were cleared up TODAY.
In explaining his claim he had been
offered money for his knowledge of
the Lindbergh case or pictures of the
baby" Curtis said:
"Mr. Twin and Fox offered me
money"
Although the identity of the Mr..
irwin was not known immediately.
the Fox reference was generally in
terpreted as referring to the Fox Film
&c. Tne Fox Film Co. is in no Way
involved and this correction is en-
phasized.
Today Sam Fox, a Norfolk CVa)
photographer, said he had acted for a
news photograph syndicate in Offering
Curtis S2,500 for exclusive pictures of
the Lindbergh baby, or for enabling
nm to photograph the baby before
any one else.
To which, he said, Curtis replied.
1T Is hard for me to say at this
time what I can do"
r. E. Turin, manager Of the adver-
tsing board of the Norfolk Portsmouth
Chamber Of Commerce, said he had
made no offer to Curtis, but that the
shipbuilder had broached to him, as
manager of the Norfolk Portsmouth
News Bureau, suggestions of remuner-
alton for information concerning his
negotiations.
Evening star., 1932-05-19

fulness at the time he released them
for publication.
"As, for instance, he predicted the
return of the baby within a specified
time, and knew all the time that this
story was untrue and created by him
without any information or fact he re-
ceived from me to substantiate it. The
manner in which he pressed me for
news and because of the news that he
was manufacturing for his own pub
licity and his desire for it, l became
annoyed and went to Admiral Burrage
about it, and it was agreed that at that
time that in the future Admiral Bur-
rage would handle the publicity and
nothing but real facts as delivered by
me would be released for publication.
Even in view Of this agreement, which
somewhat curbed the publicity that my
actions in the case was getting, the
dean was responsible for stories that
we're unfounded and untrue The
stories that / now make mention of are
stories that appeared in the public
press and he was quoted for, in addi-
ton to the stories which he released to
the press, stating that he had been
held up by gangSters on the eighth floor
Of hotel in the city of New York on
a visit to the city to meet me.
Il made mention to Admiral Burrage
upon my return to Norfolk that, in my
opinion, this was another bid for pub
Hcity on the part of Dean Peacock,
which was his general attitude through
out the case-continuously craving
publicity.
Either I said or the dean said that
If this case breaks from another angle.
We can always say we were working on
clue and the dean said, That's
right; we can never get criticized on
anything we did 1 know from my ex-
per1ence with the dean that the only
interest he had throughout this entire
matter was one OF satisfying his desires
Tor publicity. and the more that he got
the better he liked it,"
Evening star., 1932-05-19
AGENTS LOOK FOR SAM"
Philadelphia Man Sought Despite Curtis
Reputation of Story.

PHILADELPHIA, May 19 CP).-The
Philadelphia Bulletin today says that
although there is no proof that he knew
John Hughes Curtis, who confessed to
hoaxing In the search for the Lindbergh
baby. Federal agents are searching for
Samuel Vernekoff of this city for ques-
tioning in connection with the case.
Curtis in one of his statements re-
lating to the search. later branded un-
true by him, mentioned the name Of
Sam as the man who first gave him
information about the kidnapers.
The Philadelphia man who the Fed
eral agents are said to desire to ques-
tion was not at home when inquiries
we're made there, the Bulletin says, but
was in New York, according to his wife.
She said that so far as she knew, he
never had any dealings with Curtis and
said she felt certain he did not know
Curtis
Evening star., 1932-05-19

by Chief Of Police S. w Ironmonger.
The chief said he believes that Curtis
has not told all.
Requested $4,000.
'I believe he has withheld something
important" he said. He refused. how
ever. to give any indication of what the
important" information might be.
Confirmation was given today of the
report that $4,000 in earnest money"
had been requested of Col. Lindbergh
during the negotiations.
Dean DobSon-Peacock said such a re-
quest had been made. 1t was under
stood, he explained that the money
was to be deposited in a local bank, sub
ject to withdrawal only by the indorse-
ment of all three Intermediates" upon
the actual recovery of the baby. The
minister pointed out that he had un-
derstood from the beginning of their
activities that ransom money would be
laid only after the child was returned.
1t was learned today that Dean Dob
son-Peacock has given detailed infor-
nation to agents of the Department OF
Justice concerning his hurried trip to
New York to see the two unidentified
men. The minister would not discuss
the matter, contending that any infor
nation should come from Federal au-
thorities.
The minister notified Commonwealth
Attorney Arnold this morning that he
was ready to confer with him and give
information regarding the "negotia
tionS."
Defends Peacock
Robert M Hughes, jr., registrar Of
Christ Episcopal Church, of which Dean
Dobson- Peacock is rector issued writ
ten statement today defending the min
ister's action in refusing to go to New
Jersey for questioning.
1T is high time" Mr Hughes said,
that some straight thinking should be
set before the public concerning Col
Schwarzkopf's gratuitous innuendos
about Dean Peacock's non-acceptance
Evening star., 1932-05-19
CAPT. TRAIN TO LEAVE
POST AT WHITE HOUSE
Chief Naval Aide Will Go to New
port and Successor Is Expected
From Pacific Coast.

Capt c. Russell Train will give up his
post as chief naval aide at the White
House when his two-year tour of duty
expires June 30, at which time he will
report for duty at the Naval War Col
lege, Newport, R. I.
Capt Trains successor has been
selected after a long study of eligible
officers, but his name will not be made
public for several days. The latter is
understood to be at present on the
Pacific Coast, where he is in command
of a cruiser.
1t was while in command of the bat
tleship Utah, which brought Mr.. Hoover
back to this country from a South
American goodwill tour in 1928, that
Capt. Train and the then President
elect first became friends.
Capt. Train, whose father was an ad-
miral in the Navy is native of Wash
ington and was educated at the Force
Public School and the Friends School
before entering the Naval Academy.
His wife also is a native Of Washington.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Note ON March 10
Indicated Place
Baby Was Found
Letter Advised Police to
ssFolIow Phone Wires"
From Lindbergh Home.
R1 the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., May 19-The New
ark Evening News said today that 10
DAYS after the kidnapping OF the Lind
bergh baby. Chief Of Police William
Walter of Trenton received an anony-
lnous letter directing police to follow
the Lindbergh telephone wires" ana
the baby and "the three other men"
would be found.
The body Of the kidnapped Lndbergh
baby was found a week ago today close
to the main road from HopeWeu to
Princeton. Along that road ran special
wires laid by police conducting the in
vestigation from the Lindbergh garage.
Chief Walter wrote Attention"
across the face of the letter, the paper
said. and forwarded it to the police at
Hopewell He never received any re-
port g to investigation Of the letter.
The -,cws said Chief Walter favored
the t-5-ry that the letter might have
kidnapped the baby.
The text of the letter, as published in
the News, follows:
''Mr. Chief:
'I am writing this letter from New
York. I am going home to Canada.
When ! get to Buffalo I will mail 1t to
you. That will give me more time to
safely escape I figured I'm in enough
trouble. I got cold feet and the fellows
knew it. I promised not to squeal and
they gave me money and I'm going
home
Maybe 1 won't get caught. We all
thought We could make some easy
money. We got a place near Elizabeth,
N. j., and one of the fellows who is
pretty smart runs a wire to this place
and listens to everything the Lindberghs
say.
He must be smart, because every
time the telephone rings he picks up
the receiver and never talks. When he
hangs up the receiver he always says:
4 never knew I was SO smart
Three More Left"
'"The Linberg baby is taken very good
care of and is feeling fine when l left
the fellows, only it cries too much and
the fellows are afraid somebody will
hear it. Nobody viii hurt it because
they all like it. The baby has lots Of
toys and a small black dog. The fellows
don't want no more ransom.
They are all sorry and afraid. There
is three more left now. We already
STAYED in this place eight weeks. !
Linberg kid. I don't want to see him
hurt.
I don't know where is the name OF
the street or the road, but not far from
Elizabeth, N. J. When we took the crib
we road SIS minits and not very fast be-
cause somebody would see it.
Il quit the fellers because they don't
agree. Follow the Linberg telephone
wire and you will find the baby and the
three fellers. The fellers were plenty
nervous.
Similar to Postcard.
"If / did not like the baby I would
not write this but if you want the baby
ano the fellers you must keep this Sc
cret. These fellers have a radio and
reed plenty newspapers. If you catch
the fellers and the baby, viii you LET
me 60 free?"
The letter was simply signed THANK
You" and bore no name. 1t was printed
with pencil The paper was blue-lined
and Of a cheap grade. The letter was
postmarked Buffalo, N. Y, March 10. al
$50 a.nI. The printing was Similar u
that on postcard mailed from N&warh
a Gay Or SO after the kidnapping.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
CURTIS FRIEND SILENT
ON LEAVING NEW JERSEY
Edwin B. Bruce Tells Hotel Clerk,
However, He's Glad He As
sisted Col. Lindbergh.

BY the Associated Press.
PRINCETON, N. j., May 1s.-Edwin
3. Bruce, friend Of John Hughes Curtis,
who frequently appeared on the scene
during the Lindbergh baby negotiations
which Curtis has confessed were fake,
left for his home in Elmira, N. Y,
today.
Before he departed, he remarked to
a clerk in the hotel where he and Mrs.
Bruce have been staying:
while this kind of business makes
me feel sick, 1 am glad was able to
be of some assistance to Col. Lindbergh
himself" g..
He did not expand the statement.
To reporters he said:
81 have no statement TO make at this
time4nor shall 1 ever have any state
ment to make I am like Admiral
Burrage In that respect"
Evening star., 1932-05-19
FORMER GOVERNOR DIES

KANSAS CITY, May 10 (P.-Willis
j. Bailey, n, former governor Of the
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank and
Governor of Kansas from 1908 to 1905,
died at his home here early today.
He retired last January as head OF
the Reserve Bank, ending a banking
career Of 10 years, which he began In
Atchison. Kans.
He came to Kansas at the age OF 23
and engaged in farming after gradual
ing from the University of Illinois.
His banking and ranching experiences
enabled him to deal sympathetically
with the problems of the tenth Federal
reserve district, which he liked to term
the bread basket Of the world"
Evening star., 1932-05-19
BABY MEMORIAL FUND
STARTED BY FEMINIST
Sylvia Pankhurst Launches Appeal
in England for Funds to
Aid Lindbergh.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. ..t
LONDON, May l9-Sylvia Pank-
hurst. noted British feminist, said to-
day she was launching an appeal in
England for Iindbergh baby memorial
fund. which. she said, would be used
ito do something for children" II Col.
Lindbergh does not need the money.
Miss Pankhdrst's notion was born OF
reports here that Col. Lindbergh had
expended his entire fortune in the
search for his kidnapped child. The
move was typical Of the sympathy felt
for the Lindberghs here.
Evening star., 1932-05-19

of his invitation to Hopewell. 1t was
an arrant impertinence for the New Jer-
sey police to call the dean to their head
quarters incidentally, at his own ex-
pense). 1t is not one inch farther for
them to come here than for him to go
there, and there is no information that
might be given there that could not be
given here No lawyer could advise him
to go and no sane person would expect
him to go.
LAS to the suggestion that the dean
should face Mr. Curtis with respect to
recently published implications against
him made by Mr.. Curtis, no responsible
person here, nobody but the grand army
of gossipers and scandal mongers, ques-
tions the course of Dean Peacock and
Admiral Burrage in this unfortunate
drama. They would have been severely
condemned, and justly so, had they
failed to act"
AGENTS LOOK FOR SAM"
Evening star., 1932-05-19
PEACOCK TO BE QUESTIONED.
Minister Declines to Go TO Hopewell But
Saws He's Ready to Talk in Norfolk.

NORFOLK, Va, May 10 (A9.-The
searchlight of police inquiry which
brought from John Hughes Curtis a
confession of deception in his role OF
negotiator in the Lindbergh kidnapping
case, was swung today in the direction
of an Episcopal clergyman in a probe
for further information.
The Very Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock
accused by Curtis of urging him on
against his will to continue the farcical
search for men and boats that did not
exist, has been requested to give inter
views to both New Jersey and local
officials.
The minister, who described as "ab-
solutely untrue" the charge made by
his imprisoned associate, said he was
ready at any time to give all informa-
ton in my possession" pertaining to the
case, but he indicated that he was not
willing to go to New Jersey to do this.
Ready at Norfolk.
In reply to a request that he 60 to
Hopewell, Dean DobSon-P Peacock tele-
graphed Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf,
head Of the New Jersey State police,
that II stand ready at such time as you
may select to meet at Norfolk you or
Gov. Moore's accredited representative
and viii fully and freely give all infor-
nation In my possession pertaining to
the subject"
In the meanwhile, Commonwealth's
Attorney John M. Arnold of Norfolk
said he planned TO interview the rector
of the fashionable Christ Church as a
part of his investigation to determine
if any Virginia law had been violated.
He said conversations" he had with
Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage, retired,
the third member Of the Norfolk trio
Of Intermediates" and Capt. F. H.
Lackmann, skipper Of the yacht used
by Curtis, furnished no evidence that
Curtis had violated the State laws.
Both of the seafarers, the oficial said,
gave facts showing that they were con-
vinced of the sincerity Of Mr.. Curtis
and that they had ac4d in good faith
Further -regelationssEin the ironical
will-o'-wisp negotiations were intimatsd
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Boys Admit Hold-up.

NEW YORK, May 10 P.-Two
youthful Chicagoans who came to New
York five months ago were In the police
lineup today charged with robbery.
Police said they admitted they held up
q druggist, In Brooklyn .Magi2 and OBJ
tanned SIS and gold watci Ind chain.
They were arrested last night
Evening star., 1932-05-19
LINDBERGH GETS OFFER
OF CHATEAU IN FRANCE

Former Englewood Pastor Who
Baptized Anne Morrow Tenders
Estate as Retreat.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 19.-Robert Davis, for
mer pastor of an Englewood. N. j.,
church, who baptized Anne Morrow,
wrote a letter today to her mother,
Mrs. Dwight Morrow, Offering his
chateau, in the south of France, as a
retreat for Col. and Mrs. Charles A.
Mr.. Davis said he understood that at
least 10 or IL Americans and French
men had made similar offers of their
chateaux.
His Chateau de Mombrison is at Mar
gaux, in the Department of Gironde.
near Bordeaux. 1t is surrounded by a
vineyard, where a dozen peasants are
employed.