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Evening star., 1932-02-03
BLUES IN MIXED CARD

Basket ball and wrestling will be
offered Friday night at Gallaudet Col
lege.
Gallaudet A. C. will meet Boys Club
130-pound quint and the Blues wrest-
ling team will engage Boys Club
grapplers.
Evening star., 1932-02-03
Spain Not Likely
To Send Athletes
BARCELONA, Spain, February

BARCELONA, Spain, February 3
- fPl.-Spain's participation in
the Olympic games at Los An
geles next Summer is unlikely Pablo
Hernandez Coronado. member of
the Spanish Athletic Federation, has
advised the Associated Press.
Sufficient money has been author
lied for the expenses of a team, but
the revolution drove out so many
of the young aristocrats, among whom
were SPANS leading athletes. that
Spanish authorities are inclined to
feel the available athletes would
have little chance in competition
with the stars of other countries.
Evening star., 1932-02-03

Hyattsvine High School basketers
will 90 to Ballston, Va. tonight to face
the Westinghouse High quint, The
Blue and Gold will be out for the
twelfth win of the season.
Hyattsville conquered the Little Gen.
erals by two points in game here
earlier in the season.
Evening star., 1932-02-03

N
- ing back Tech. The kaydets thereby
m intained their record of not suf-
fering a defeat en- their home court this
season ard gained revenge for a trim
ming hanced tkcm by Mckinley earlier
in the campa. .gn.
At the half Tech was leading. to 5.
but, with Scanion, Fred Scheele and
Mccarthy standing cut St. Johns
spurted in the third quarter to gain the
whip hand. Tech was held to lone
court goal in the final half. All Nc
Klnley's regulars saw action, save Jim
Reed, center.
Summary:
Evening star., 1932-02-03
How They Stand
In School Series

Yesterdays Games.
Eastern, 35: Western, IA.
Central, As; Business, 25.
Fridays Games.
Central VS.. Eastern and Tech VS..
Western.
Previous Games.
Business, %; Tech, 27.
Central. %; Western, "a.
Tech, 90; Central, IS
Eastern, 90; Business, %.
Eastern, At; Western, %.
Central, 80; Business, 18.
Eastern, 25: Central. "a.
Tech, Al; Western, 38.
Business, SO; Western, 81.
Tech, 80: Eastern, 26.
Tech, 30: Business "a.
Central, 80; Western, "a.
Tech. 80; Central, 81
Eastern, 80; Business, 29.
Other Future Games.
February 9, Business VS.. Western and
Eastern VS.. Teehs --.---
Evening star., 1932-02-03
EPISCOPAL MIDGETs WIN.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, February s.
Episcopal High Schools midget team
scalped the Georgetown Preparatory
School lightweights by 19 to 9 here
yesterday afternoon in the Maroon and
Blacks gymnasium
Evening star., 1932-02-03
TECH IS WITHOUT
AL|B| FOR DEFEAT
Upset by st. Johns, Must Pep
Up to Handle Eastern,
Coach Admits.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR.
team blew up it was way

Wen never beat Eastern
that way"
Artie Boyd, Tech coach, was talking
about the unexpected 25-l2 defeat
handed the Mckinley quint yesterday
by St. Johns
Il might blame it on the advantage
ST. Johns had in playing the game on
its home floor or on something else.
But the big reason We took a licking
was because st. Johns outplayed us
Well have to snap out of it to be ready
for Eastern"
Tech and Eastern meet Tuesday in
the final and probably the deciding
game of the series
Eastern today is riding out in front
with Tech, each team with five wins
and one defeat. Coach Guyons boys
rOmped to a 35-14 win over Western
yesterday and Central rallied magnif-
Gently to overcome Business, As to 25.
TENTRAL'S sharp rally provided
~ about the only kick of the after
noon
1t was not until midway of the third
period when Business was ahead, 81 to
13. and lOomed an almost sure winner
chad you not known how often the
StenogS are beaten when their outlook
is bright that Central got started. Fans
were beginning to figure that Jack
MoultOn, hailed as new player who
would make CentralS deVoteeS forget
the flaming Bill Burke to a large eX-
tent, was something of a bust, when
that same Moulton came to life in cleo
trifying style He began to poke em
with dazzling rapidity, and before the
final whistle had rung up 18 points.
MOultOn and his mates Just seemed un-
able to miss the netting, and most of
their shots went through without
touching the sides. They simply were
hot.
MEANWHILE Business was stopped
III almost cold. being able to score
just points during the remainder
of the game.
1t was just about as complete a re-
VerSal OF form as is possible
Business, with Carroll Shore, Huck
CaVanaugh and Ollie Upton cast in
prominent roles, had all the better of
II until Central got started.
The win enabled Central to retain
chance Of finishing second.
That Eastern Western game was lust
dNOuC do CO4OIltSS al eXnlDlUlOn as
you'd want to see. There was nothing
about EaSterns play to rave about, but
1t was good enough to beat Westerns
team, weakened by the loss of Everett
Buscher and others.
Al Waters was the big shot for the
Lincoln Parkers with Is points. Tony
Latona again showed that he was a
capable performer on, a mediocre team.
He scored seven points, or half his
teams total
Summary.
Evening star., 1932-02-03
st. Adams (25).

IOtaIS ..-..II 70 IOVdIo - ''IV " q"
1ENTRAL will meet Catholic unlVer-
~ sity freshmen tomorrow afternoon
at Brookland in the lone game OF
the dav involving a District schoolboy
quint
Business and Emerson are to show on
Virginia courts, the former against
swavely at Manassas a7d the latter
Evening star., 1932-02-03
Eastern 1851
Central (45).
CT. JOHNS thoroughly enjoyed tul

Totals .....18 945 Totals ...10 5 25
Reteree-Mr. Joe Mitchell. Umpre-Mr
Evening star., 1932-02-03
BEN FRANKLINS GAIN
Pull Up on Bliss Basketers by
Defeating strayer, 1918.

Ben Franklin basketers, champions
of the Washington Collegiate Confer
erlce last year, today figured themselves
very much in the running for another
title
The Accountants yesterday got bet
ter hold on second place in the con-
ference race by cCnquering Strayer, 23
to Is, and now are net far behind the
pace-settinr Bliss tenn.
Summary:
Evening star., 1932-02-03

FRIENDS SCHOOL basketers scored
Il their most notable victory in sew
eral seasons when they upset the
formidable st. Adams quint, an old
rival, 26 to 25, on the American Univer-
sity court.
Trailing 20 to 25, with only a minute
and a half of the game remaining, May,
Boyle and Eakin scored from scrim-
mage to sweep Friends to victory.
Summary:
Evening star., 1932-02-03
BOYS Game.
Girls Game.

Totals I3 80 Totals ..,.. 4 II
Referee-Miss GingeIl (Maryland).
Evening star., 1932-02-03
MARYLAND COLLEGE

w does not seem to have the boxing
team this year that represented 1t
last year and for a few seasons before
that The Green and Gold lost nearly
its whole squad last Spring and now Is
starting anew
Dick Harlow is Just about as good a
boxing coach. though. as he is foot ball
coach and it will not be long before
he has some more fighters back IN the
ring well able to take care OF them
selves.
The Washington times., 1932-05-20

quarters. Police, however, said
his visit was purely friendly"
"Sam" Surrenders
An echo Of Curtis amazing con-
fession of cruel duplicity was
heard in Philadelphia. Sam Verni-
koff, who has many aliases, and
who was mentioned by Curtis as
the initiator Of the negotiations,
voluntarily surrendered to police
for questioning.
He denied ever approaching
Curtis, whom he knew, in connec-
ton with the case, although
Curtis maintained he was the
only genuine character in his
rambling spic of phantom deal
ings.
Vernikoff was held by Federal
authorities charged with violation
of the prohibition laws.
Two other persons identified by
Curtis as actors in the 'negotia-
tions" we're found to be under
indictment in Norfolk, Va, for
violation of prohibition and in
ternal revenue laws. They are
Sam Goldberg and Murray Trues.
dale
The Washington times., 1932-05-20

who negotiated with the sup
posed kidnapers and subsequently
paid a $4,000 ransom over q
Bronx cemetery wall on the ap-
proval Of Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh, was scheduled to be met
by New Jersey detectives after
he concludes his testimony in
New York today before the Bronx
grand jury.
Tedious Task for JafSie
Colonel Schwarzkopf said:
DR.. Condor has completed his
inspection of the ROgues' Gal
lery at New York city and West
chester county. 1t is expected
he will be taken to the large
galleries in New jersey, incIud-
ing that Of Newark, jersey City,
and the State Identification bu.
reau, and, also to the gallery in
Philadelphia"
The taxi-driver who delivered
the note from the supposed kid
naperS to DR.. Condor will also be
taken to the New Jersey and
Philadelphia rogues' galleries in
the hope that he may be able to
identify a picture Of the note
giver.
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
Amelia Earhart Awaiting
Weather for Sea Hop

Bernt Balchen, veteran flier of
Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expedi-
ton, plotting Mrs. Putnam's plane
on the flight from Hasbrouck
Heights. N. j., brought the ship
down at 2 p. M, local summer
time. or 11:30 a. M, eastern stand
ard time.
A large crowd was on hand at
the airport to greet the intrepid
aviatrix.
Mrs. Putnam hopes to get away
on her nonstop flight to an un-
announced European destination
before the take-off Of the Do-X
giant German seaplane which ar
rived today at Holyrood, near
here, on it's way back to Germany.
The Do-X left Port Washing
ton, N. Y, yesterday morning
with II persons, including An
TOME StraSsman, noted German
woman flier. Comdr. Friedrich
Christensen is in command,
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
PEACOCK AGAIN
SNUBS JERSEY
INVITATION
Even Though Expenses Are
Paid, Rector Will Stay
in Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va, May 20
(1.N.S. .).-Although the State
of New Jersey is willing to
pay his expenses, the Rev. H.
Dobson-Peacock, is not going
to make a trip to Trenton or
Hopewell to discuss the latest
developments in the Lindbergh
case.
Dean Peacock made this clear
this afternoon to International
News Service. His only state
ment, when asked about the lat
est communication from Col. H.
Norman Schwarzkopf was:
Colonel SchwarzkOpf has my
my last word on this matter"
This was understood to refer
to Dean Peacock's telegram de-
clining to 60 to New Jersey but
expressing entire willingness to
talk freely to any Investigators
sent to Norfolk by the New Jer-
sey officials.
Associates here of John Hughes
Curtis are still convinced there is
something about Curtis duplicity
as yet untold. They are still
hoping for some sort of a favor
able break" for all concerned in
the hoax negotiations for the
Lindbergh baby.
His nerves taut, sleepless, the
Rev. Dobson-Peacock interprets
his spot in the limelight all
as persecution" He will not
talk for quotation, but privately
admits he is immensely troubled.
He quite obviously does not fear
any material consequences, in the
light Of an evident sincerity of
action, but worries over the i'm
preston his course has created
here and abroad.
Parishioners Friendly
The clergyman faced a roomful
OF chattering people at the con-
cluding informal supper of the
church's financial year, though,
and was received with open,
friendly arms. For the first time
in days he seemed his former
cherry self. He is a favorite with
the children of his congregation,
and spent half his time telling
them funny stories. Everyone
was friendly, and he was COM
mended on every side.
The real tragedy of the Curtis
negotiations was acted out with
no prying eyes to see in the small
apartment where the shipbuilder's
wife, Constance and two children,
John, jr., and little Constance
awaited news from New Jersey.
Mrs. Curtis Waits Word
Mrs. Curtis awaited hopefully
word from the negotiation by tele-
phone all yesterday, but warily
retired without it finally She eX-
pected a call from Edwin B.
Bruce, retired Elmira, N. Y,
banker, who was an associate of
Curtis in his bizarre "negotia-
tions." Bruce was best man at
Curtis wedding, and Mrs. Curtis
felt that he would relay all news
to her. He had not called yes
terday.
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
Jafsie Says Gang Leader Told Him
Betty GOw, Johnson We're Innocent

Prior to his appearance before
the grand jury Condor said his
West Point visit to Col. P. G. Alex
tander was purely social. He de.
MED that he ever saw Mrs. Mary
C. Ford, a school teacher. Mrs.
Ford was questioned by police, who
found she had no connection with
the case, having called DR.. Condor
on the telephone on purely per-
ssonal matters.
DR.. Condor declared that
when he first saw John" the
Scandinavian, to whom he paid
the $4,000 later, the self-de-
,scribed kidnaper told him that
Betty Cow, Lindbergh nursemaid,
and her suitor. Henry Red"
johnson, were innocent of any
connection with the abduction
plot.
johnson. long held for question
ing and now detained at Ellis
Island for deportation for illegal
entry into the country, leaped
E1nto the 1imelight of the case
again yesterday when he appeared
with his lawyer and another man
at Newark IN. j. police head
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
LIBBY HOLMAN
SECRET BRIDE

NEW YORK, May 90 Q.N.S0
Libby Holman, the torch singer" ,"
is married.
In fact, it is said. she's been
the wife of Smith Reynolds, heir
to the tobacco millions, for sew
eral months.
Shortly before his marriage,
Reynolds flew his wife, the for
mer Anne Cannon. to Reno,
where she got a divorce and a
$1,000,000 settlement.
Then he flew back. married
Miss Holman, and they went to
Europe on their honeymoon.
The bride halls from Cincin-
natl.
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
Expenses Offered Peacock If He
Will Confront Curtis at Trenton

TRENTON, N. j., May 20
MN.S).-New Jersey authorities
made another move today in
their efforts to get the Rev. H.
DobSon-Peacock, of Norfolk, Va,
to come North and confront his
fellow negotiator, John Hughes
Curtis, who confessed to taking
his supposed dealings with the
kidnapers Of the Lindbergh baby.
Col. N, Norman SchwarZkopf.
superintendent of the New Jer-
sey State police, said they would
be glad to reimburse his ex.
penSeS.
Peacock has ignored the per-
siStent requests of New Jersey
police for him to visit police
headquarters on the Lindbergh
estate at Hopewell, N. j., and
tell his story Of the goings and
comings of Curtis.
The minister countered these
invitations by declaring that he
would tell his story to a repre-
sentative of the New Jersey
police If one was sent to Norfolk.
IL, No Counsel for Curtis
Meanwhile, Curtis languished in
Jail at Pennington, N. j., without
benefit of counsel. He is charged
with hampering justice and Civ
ing false information. his bail
was set at $4,000.
: Prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck
said that no lawyer had been to
see Curtis and that no one had
come there to furnish bail.
Dr.. John F. Condon .lJatsieA,
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
SOVIET POLICE
KILL STRIKERS

WARSAW, May 20 QNS0.
Sixteen strike leaders were shot
to death at Kiev by Soviet secret
police and 900 others have been
arrested, according to information
published today by Warsaw news
papers.
The executions followed serious
riots, centering around military
stores.
The strikers. protesting against
nonpayment of wages, stormed an
arms munitions store and opened
fire upon Kiev police. Two regi-
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
HOME BANK BILL
NEAR PASSAGE

The Administration bill for
system of home-loan discount
banks was reported for passage
today by the House Banking Com
mittee.
Under the terms Of the bill
home-loan banks would be estab-
lished in the Federal Reserve dis
tricts Of the country to discount
paper on building and loan aSSo.
Citations and other institutions in
an effort to make home building
easier for the average citizen.
The Reconstruction Finance
Corporation would provide the in
itial capital stock of $125, ,000, 900,
but the system is designed as a
private institution similar to the
Federal Reserve System.
The committee vote was 13 to 6.
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
Detective DeScendS Ladder With
Dummy Representing Baby Indy

Jersey City, N. j.; Federal, state
and city detectives, and Col
Henry Breckenridge, legal adviser
and friend of Colonel Lindbergh.
Colonel Schwarzkopf said:
"It was an effort Of all the
investigating authorities to fix
definitely in mind the salient
facts In the case. The investi-
cations, as never before, are Co
Ordinated and working toward
q common end"
While New Jersey police consid-
cred the ramifications produced
by the confession Of the now i'm
prisoned John Hughes Curtis,
Norfolk (VaO shipbuilder, whose
negotiations" with the kidnaperS
were a tissue of grotesque fabri-
cation, the overshadowing dvelop-
ment today was seen as likely
to occur at the Bronx grand jury
probe.
Condor Hints Revelation
DR.. Condor gave a hint Of this
when, after an automobile trip to
West Point, N. Y, he declared:
There is much about this
case which has not been told,
but it will all be given to the
grand jury"
It was possible the 72-year-old
university lecturer would tell the
grand jury that while acting as
a Lindbergh Intermediary a group
of men called at his home seek
ing to induce him to abandon his
activities because the Norfolk
crowd Is dealing with the kid
napers."
Besides Curtis, that "crowd"
was composed Of Admiral Guy H.
Burrage and Dean H. Dobson.Pea-
cock. The latter yesterday re-
fused, at the solicitation Of
Schwartzkopf, to go to New Jer-
Sey to confront Curtis.
A conference of Attorney Gen
eral Stevens, of New Jersey and
other officials in. Trenton yester.
day considered whether any laws
were violated when the dean
asked Lindbergh to bank $25, 200
in Norfolk to be used as part Of a
possible ransom payment in the
discretion of The three negotia-
tors.
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
''RED'' JOHNSON
AGAIN IN QUIZ

While pressure upon Secretary
Of Labor Doak was failing yester-
day to bring about the release
Of Henry Red" Johnson, the
latter suddenly was taken to the
Newark, NJ. police headquarters
where the investigation into the
Lindbergh baby kidnapping is
centered.
The authorities refused to
state the object of his return into
the investigation. simply saying
his visit to headquarters was "a
friendly one"
Following his questioning sew
eral weeks ago in connection with
the L1ndbergh case. johnson has
been held at Ellis Island awaiting
deportation as an admitted alien.
One reason given for asking his
release was that he and Betty
Cow, nurse of the baby, wish to
be married.
It was said that a United
States Senator sent a letter ask
ing for the release of johnson on
the grounds that Colonel Lind
bergh wished it. The Senator,
however, denied writing the
letter.
The Washington times., 1932-05-20

Colonel Lindbergh, who five
years ago took off for his epochal
solo flight to Paris and glory, to-
day with a heavy heart COM
manded the law enforcing agen-
cies in the far-flung hunt for the
kidnapers and murderers Of his
infant son.
His active, though unofficial
direction of the police forces was
assumed when step by step, using
the rudely fashioned ladder left
behind by the kidnapers, Lind
bergh guided the man hunters in
o re-enactment Of the tragic
scene on his Sourland Mountain
estate near Hopewell, N. j.
The Sourland Mountain drama
was taken in hopes that per-
haps some previously overlooked
tangible clue would be revealed.
Detectives placed the ladder
against the nursery window. A
man climbed it. entered the room,
then climbed down with bundle
In his arms to represent the
baby, whose body was found last
week in a shallow grave less than
8 miles from the home.
Haggard, bare-headed, clad in a
gray suit, Lindbergh headed the
group which accompanied the
bundle-bearer down a path which
the Flying Colonel with a flash
light explored a few minutes after
he discovered the baby was stolen.
Other pathways were examined.
The beds Of two streams lazily
meandering across the hilltop es-
tate were scrutinized, since pos
Sibly the captors used one or the
other to hide their footprints.
Police Heads Take Part
Especial attention was paid to
the path to Featherbed Lane, on
which foot tracks were found i'm
mediately after the crime. Then
every foot of ground about the
house Lindbergh built to find
secluded happiness with his wife,
the former Anne Morrow, was
gone over.
Among those taking part in
the re-enactment were Col. H.
Norman Schwarzkopf, superin-
tendent of New Jersey State po-
lice; Inspector Harry w. Walsh,
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
3 Robbers Sentenced
To Terms in Prison

On January 26 three colored
men robbed Arnold Yanovich Of
$3.50. Today two of them were
sentenced to 10 years in the peni-
tentiary and the other for five
years.
Carl E. Smith and James Gray,
each with former felony convic-
tions on record. were given the
10-year sentences by Justice F..
Dickinson Let's in District Su.
preme Court. Willie Paulin.
youngest of the three, and with
out a prior record, was given five
years.
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
PEACOCK WROTE
MOTHERH He SAW
K|DNAPERS
"Lucky | Got Away With My
Life" He Says, in Telling
Of N. Y. Rendezvous

LONDON, May 20. - The
Very Rev. Dean H. Dobson-
Peacock, of Norfolk, Va, actu,
ally talked to gangsters and
gunmen and used an assumed
name to assist John Hughes
Curtis negotiate" with the
Lindbergh kidnapers, accord
ing to a letter made public
here today.
The letter, printed in the Lon.
don Daily Express, purports to
have been written by Dean Pea
cock to his mother.
Kidnapers Call
1t was written in New York and
is dated only $3.50 a. M" 1t reads
in part:
Gust got in from the weird
est experience. Yesterday at l
p. m. / received q telephone call
from New York, asking me to
fly up to meet one Of the kid
napers. They gave me a name
to use-JameS Hill-and the
name Of a hotel to stay atone
Of the swankieSt hotels in New
York.
81 left Norfolk at 4:3O o'clock
yesterday, reached Washington,
and then New York at 8 p. m.
drove to the hotel and just
reached my room when q man
knocked at my door and asked
me to follow him.
"He said he was instructed to
take me to another hotel. 1 re-
fused to 60, asking him to In
form those who wanted to see
me they must come to my hotel.
The man left.
CURTIS WITH LINDY
shortly afterward, the phone
rang and . very cultured voice
informed me he must see me at
his hotel; that q man would
come for me and would be sit
ting in the lobby when 1 reached
the ground floor Of the hotel.
TN the meantime, my friend,
MIR. Curtis, had got back with
Colonel Lindbergh to New York,
and all of us were under as
sumed names.
knowing where he was stay
ing, / managed to evade the
man looking for me, to Join
them. They advised me to re-
turn to my hotel to see the
man or men and report back.
This I did, but never again!
81 was with two real gang
sters for two hours. It's lucky
got away with my life. How.
ever, 1 didn't appear afraid,
and humOred them somewhat,
and promised to see them to-
morrow. 1 got all the infOrma-
ton / wanted, and it all fits
in with the plans we have
made.
TO-DAY WE USE PLANE
tomorrow, or rather today,
we use a passenger plane be-
longing to the Navy. If our
plan works, we will take the
child off a boat about 20 miles
out at sea and fly to Norfolk.
where Colonel Lindbergh will
meet us.
"After our conference tonight.
Lindbergh started for Norfolk
by mOtOrcar; we are using q
hydroairplane.
when / returned back to
this HOTEL mean, 1 might
have difficulty in getting away
in the mOrning-SO / am sleep
ing here. II we are successful,
you will read of us long be-
for this letter reacheS yOu."
The Washington times., 1932-05-20

offer Of $685.
600 for their
a p pc arance
in a series Of
Metro Gold
wyn- M a y e r
talkies, it was
disclosed to-
day.
Acc ording
to a state
n1ent from
the Lunts and
t he Guild,
this offer is
the la g est
ever definite
- l 49,
The Washington times., 1932-05-20

pality is near
ly bankrupt
and its mon
arch, Prince
Louis II, may
have to take
a cut in pay.
For TIL e
first tim e
in history the
s o C ! etc deS
BainS de MerS
Monaco--haS
failed to pay
it's a n n u a |
d v i d {. n d,
W h ich is
The Washington times., 1932-05-20
Amelia Earhart Lands
Plane at Harhor Grace

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland,
May 20 QN.S0.-Mrs. Amelia
Earhart Putnam, who intends to
be the first woman to fly alone
across the Atlantic, landed at Har-
Dor Grace airport this afternoon
after a 61O-mile hop from st. John,
New Brunswick,
The Washington times., 1932-05-20

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a ceS, h a S
bowed to the
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t r n d a n d
gone into an
equity receiv-
erShip. TIL e
petition, filed
in the United
S t a t IS Dis
trict Court,
placed the as
sets of the
theater cor.
pora ton at
5 5 6 6 0 6 70