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Evening star., 1933-07-12

tCopyrishted. 1888. by the Associated Press)
n YEW YORK, July 12-The slow
N majesty Of the law, perplexed
" at times by the speed of the
1 crime, moves surely to crush
the activities of kidnapers.
Records of recent kidnapings show
decisive action by police authorities and
heavy punishments by courts. To the
kidnapers' threat money or DEATH the
law retorts dead or alive!"
Records of 18 notorious kidnap cases
during the last three years show 43 per-
sons jailed for terms ranging from two
years to life-mostly life-three kidnap-
ers dead, and about 10 suspects await
ing trial.
Kenneth Buck, who kidnapped Peggy
McMath. got the maximum Massachu-
sets could give. 25 years.
Get Life in Kansas City Case.
Martin Deputy and William Werner,
kidnapers of Nell Donnelly in Kansas
City. are in Missouri Penitentiary for
life. and Charles Mele, an accomplice,
is in for 35 years Confessed kidnapers
of Mary McElroy of the same city are
awaiting trial.
Because they kidnapped Benjamin P.
Bower in Colorado A. NJ Taylor, Georg
Reed and Joe Pannell are in jail for
seven years, the maximum State pen
atty at the time. Carl Pierce and Ar
thur Youngberg. who kidnapped Charles
Boettcher, I'd, in Denver. are serving rs
and 80 years. respectively. Their SEN
tence was imposed by Federal Court.
Dowell Hargraves and John De Marco
we're sent to Jail for life because they
kidnapped James De Jute, jr., IL. OF
Niles, Ohio
Three kidnapings> in st. Paul, those
of Morris Putnam. Leon Gleckman and
Haskell Bohn. sent six persons to jail
for / to 40 year sentences. Two sus-
poets we're killed by enemies. one pris-
oner died in prison, one is serving 25
years and three suspects are still
hunted.
Leon U. Mason was sentenced to
three years in Jail last week for trying
to kidnap June Collier, 2, in Washing
ton, D. G.
For kidnapping Mr.. and Mrs. E. l..
(Zeke) CareSs at Los Angeles, Joseph
L. Baillie was sentenced to life: Ray
mond Wagner. % years to life. and
Ralph Sheldon and Jesse Orsatti, 10
years to life.
Arkansas sent Cornelius Lefevers and
Evening star., 1933-07-12
ENGINEERS ELECT
JOHNSTON CHIEF
Renamed by Group After
Fight With Progressive"
Element.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 12.-Alvan-
ley Johnston was reelected grand chief
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers at the triennial convention OF
the brotherhood today over I. O. Enders
Of Columbus, Ohio, the progressive
candidate.
The veteran administrative leader OF
the engineers received SOB votes against
383 for Enders.
Thus Johnston won his struggle
against the self-styled progressive group
which came to the convention with the
avowed intention Of unseating him on
the ground that he had permitted the
brotherhood to engage too freely in
outside financial affairs.
Defends Himself.
Johnston defended himself vigorously
In various debates on the floor, con-
tending he had led the organization
away from such ventures as rapidly as
was reasonably possible after succeed.
ing to the leadership in 1927. He nov
enters upon his third term as leader OF
the brotherhood.
Johnston Is under Indictment for mis-
application Of funds of the Standard
Trust Bank Of Cleveland which col
lapsed in 1881. That institution sue.
ceeded the Engineers National Bank
The brotherhood had nearly 5000 0oC
worth Of stock In the Standard Trust
and deposits Of about 81 300, 900.
Johnston and Enders were the only
announced candidates for grand chief
Washingtonian Gets Votes.
Nevertheless three delegates voted TO,
G. w. Laughlin of Florence, S. c., ma
tional legislative representative of the
brotherhood at Washington. and the
same number wrote in the name of Car
Rudolph of Cleveland, editor of the
Brotherhood Journal.
w. w. Royster Of Glenwood, MINI.
author OF an engineers pension system
received one vote.
The convention proceeded today to
the nomiantion and election of other
officers.
Evening star., 1933-07-12
$500, 900 HELD PRICE
FOR FACTORS RELEASE
Friends Claim Relatives Are Nego
tiating With Kidnapers for
His Return.
Nv tho Axeoriated preSs

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 12.-Claims that
relatives had begun negotiations with
the kidnapers of John Factor with
100000 set as the price for his release,
were made today by friends of the in
ternational speculator. abducted II days
ago while returning home with friends
from a road house
The friends maintained that Factor S
family was convinced the negotiations
were genuine when a ring worn by the
man was sent to them with instructions
written by him regarding the handling
of his brokerage accounts.
Besides the board of strategy main
tanned by close associates of Factor, in
a Loop hotel local detective agency
is working on the case and is reported
Evening star., 1933-07-12
CLEVELAND GIRL SAFE.
Writes Family She Is Well and Has
Job.

WILMINGTON, Ohio. July - (P).-
Marian Buckley, missing Cleveland
coed, has written letter to her family
SAYING she is well and has job with
a good family, her mother. Mrs. H. M.
Buckley. announced here last night.
Mrs. Buckley said that her daughter,
for whom a wide search has been con-
Quoted in Ohio and Kentucky, sent the
letter to her home in Cleveland and it
was opened by neighbor, Mrs. Charles
Singletary, who had been instructed to
forward mail to Mrs. Buckley.
The postmark of the letter was OBJ
scured. Mrs. Singletary notified Mrs.
Buckley she was forwarding the letter
to her by special delivery. Buckley,
an assistant superintendent of Cleve-
land schools and Mrs. Buckley had
come to this town. where their daugh-
ter formerly attended Wilmington Col
lege. in their search.
The letter was the first definite word
from the 18-year-old college student
since she disappeared July 8 from her
home in Cleveland after announcing
she was going for walk.
CuJJD ITNDER GJARD.
Evening star., 1933-07-12

to have received the ring and the notes
demanding the 100000 ransom.
Police said they believed Factor was
being held in the chain-of-la region
near Antioch, Ill. Following an anony-
nous tip that Factor and his abductors
would meet with members of his family
Sheriff Tiffany of Lake County patrolled
the vicinity Of Grass Lake, 4 miles
from Antioch, during the early hours
Of Tuesday.
At the same time steps were taken to
guard Factors second son. 7-year-old
Alvin, from abducto-s when a police
escort was requested to accompany the
youth to his mothers home after his
arrival in the city from the Summer
home of a friend at Crystal Lake in
McHenry County.
Railways Of Britain burned 14,000,0 900
tons Of coal in the last year.
Evening star., 1933-07-12
THREE K|DNAP|NGS
REMAIN MYSTERY
Developments of Startling
Nature Expected in Scat
tered Cases.
Continued From First Page.)

kidnapping and has refrained from aid
ing the police New York City detectives,
State and Federal operatives. Ed, Dan
and John, ST., steadily have relied on
direct negotiations with the abductors.
None of the IL Intermediates named
by the O'Connells yesterday have been
located today At Buffalo, Joseph j.
Dicarlo, called No. l of that city's police
list of public enemies, said he had been
asked to help in the search by Tommy
Dyke, cne of the go-betweens named by
the O'Connells last Monday. The kid
napers rejected the first list of inter-
mediaries.
Woman and Son Missing.
While officers of half a dozen
branches of national and State law en-
forcement agencies pushed a sweeping
search for OConnell. police wer"
, find Mrs Ebert Hackel ara ner 10
Sear-old son Robert, missing week.
According to the police record, Henry
Adams of Loudenville Heights. who,
a1th his wife had custody OF the boy
appealed to authorities to find the two,
Mrs. Hackel, the police report SAID,
asked Mrs. Adams to let her take
Robert swimming. Before Mrs. Adams
consented the woman and the boy dis
appeared.
Evening star., 1933-07-12
U. S. MORTGAGE PROGRAM
IS EXTENDED TO IOWA
Plans Liquidating Farm Paper
Held by Closed and Restricted
Banks in State.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
simultaneously in announcing lower
schedule of interest rates on loans by
Federal Land Banks, the Farm Credit
Administration today extended to Iowa
the program for liquidating farm mort
cages held by closed and restricted
banks
The administration stated it would
operate through the Omaha Land Bank
in carrying out a plan for refinancing
up to S35., ,715,000 in first mortgages on
farms, held by 1888 Iowa banks which
are either closed or operating under
some form of restriction.
A special organization will be set up
in the State Capitol in Des Moines next
week to put the program into effect in
cooperation with Iowa State banking
authorities.
Evening star., 1933-07-12
LEGION POST APPOINTS
CONVENTION DELEGATES
George Washington Group Selects
Those to Attend Department
Gathering in August.

Delegates and alternates to the fif-
teenth annual department convention
of the American Legion were elected
last night at a meeting of George
Washington Post. No. l, at the post
club house. 1441 Rhode Island avenue.
Those elected we're: Delegates-Post
Comdr. Charles Demonet and Past
Comdsr Wallace Streater, j. j. Murphy
and Howard S. Fisk. Alternates-Past
Comdr. Charles o. Shaw. Chaplain
Howard E. Snyder DR.. M. H. Darnall,
Paul o. Tucker Fisk was elected for
the fifteenth year.
At a meeting Of the delegates last
night the following assignments were
made: Chairman of the delegation,
Comdr. Demonet: representative on
Convention Rules Committee, Murphy
Credentials Committee, Fisk; constitu-
tional amendments and resolutions,
Streater. The convention is to be held
August 9, 10 and IL at Central High
School auditorium.
Evening star., 1933-07-12

Jake Sims to jail for 20 and IS years,
respectively, yesterday because they
held up a bank and kidnapped the
cashier at Foreman, Ark.
Five Sent to Sing Sing.
The five men who kidnapped Ernest
Schoenig in New York last year are
in Sing Sing Penitentiary for periods
Of to 25 years.
In Chicago John Pingera and VIII
liam Thomas were sent to the peni-
tentiary for life for kidnapping Dr. and
Mrs Max Gecht for $4,000.
The kidnapping of Fred. Defilippi,
Spring Valley. Ill, merchant. sent Mike
Talarico, Joe Varsalina and Frank
Delbono to jail for 40, and Wesley E.
Pritchett for 20 years, besides fines of
$4,000 each, and Jailed Carlo Delbono
and Victor Ciesielski for two years.
In two notorious cases the kidnapers
escaped. scot free. Police seek six men
as the abductors Of William Hamm OF
Evening star., 1933-07-12

St. Paul Hamm was returned un-
harmed for ransom.
The other. tragedy which changed
the laws Of the Nation. was the kidnap-
ing and murder of Charles A. Lind
bergh, jr.
Even from the sterile ground Of that
unsuccessful man-hunt the law took its
harvest. CASTOR B. Means and Norman
Whitaker were jailed for two years for
attempted extortion from Mrs. Evelyn
Walsh Mclean. Earlier. Means got is
years for a ransom conspiracy.
The death of the Lindbergh baby
placed kidnapping in the Federal law
codes and provided heavy jail terms
and fines for interstate kidnapers.
The Lindbergh kidnapers, as we'll as
some others. have escaped-so far-but
there is no statute of limitations on
their crime.
The man-hunt. however, goes on
quietly relentlessly. Some day those
kidnaper- killers may be brought to
judgment.
Evening star., 1933-07-12
AIDS IN O'CONNELL CASE.
Buffalo's Public Enemy No. l Leaves
to Seek Kidnapers.

BUFFALO,. N. Y, July y (R-Jo-
seph ]. Dicarlo, No. on the Buffalo
police commissioners list of public
enemies, left the city early today with
the intention of attempting to contact
the kidnapers of John j. O'Connell. Jr.,
of Albany. He did not say where ne
was going.
Dicarlo told friends that Thomas
Dyke, one Of the Intermediates named
by the O'Connell family, had telephoned
him from Albany asking his aid.
Dicarlo said he had already been IN
touch with acquaintance in Detroit,
Cleveland. Pittsburgh and upstate New
York cities.
Il don't know who these kidnapers
might be and I have had no contact
with them. But I'll do all can through
my friends in other cities to get in
touch with them Dicarlo said after
talking with Dyke.
ASU DnTTCC tn NTTHnR
Evening star., 1933-07-12
HOTEL LEAP VICTIM
DIES OF HER INJURIES
Miss Blanche Israel Succumbs
After Waging Nine-Day
Fight.

Succumbing to injuries received when
she leaped from the fifth floor hotel
window. Miss Blanche Israel, %. died
last night in Emergency Hospital after
waging nine-day fight for her life.
Hospital surgeons had amputated one
OF her legs and she had been given
several blood tranfusions in the course
Of their efforts to save her. DR.. A.
Magruder Macdonald, acting coroner,
issued certificate of suicide and police
notified the young woman's relatives
in Greenwood. S. C.
Ernest Morgan Headrick an electri-
clan, of Knoxville, who was registered
at the hotel as Miss Israel's husband, is
being held at the District Jail on a
white slave charge brought against him
by the Department of Justice.
Evening star., 1933-07-12
SUES FOR $4,000

Declaring she was seriously injured
when a taxicab in which she was rid
ing collided with another machine in
1881. Esther Shapiro of Philadelphia
yo erday filed suit in District Supreme
Court asking $4,000 damages from the
Independent Taxi Owners Association
and Raymond P. Myers of Clarendon,
Va. owner of the cab.
The plaintiff, through Attorneys Al
win NeWmyer and S. H. Feldman, said
the accident occurred at Thirteenth
street and Massachusetts, avenue
Evening star., 1933-07-12
FOUR HELD IN SEPARATE JAILs.
Quartet are Suspected in Plot to Abduct
Virginia Banker.

NORFOLK, Va, July II R.-Four
men accused of plotting the abduction
of Cecil C. Vaughan, Sd, Franklin
banker, f9r 100000 ransom, remained
today in ,,e four widely separated jails
in which they were placed following
their arrest in Southampton County
Monday night and yesterday.
The four, whose arrest resulted from
information received by police from one
OF the four who talked" gave their
names as Harvev T. Norf1eet, 45-year-
old painter, of Holland; John R. Wade,
43, of Suffolk, bowling alley proprietor:
Jack Beale. 36-year-old mechanic. of
Holland and Clifton Henry Holland,
36, of Holland.
John c. Parker. jr, Franklin attorney.
who has been named to assist Com
monwealth's Attorney R. E. L. Watkins
in the prosecution of the charges
against the men said today that Ho,-
land has fatty denied any connection
with the case. while the others have
said several things since their arrest
which Mr. Parker believes will strengthen
the States case against them.
Co-operated With officials.
The intended victim Of the alleged
abduction attempt, who is the head OF
prominent banking hrm In FRANKLIN,
and the son of the late Gen. c. C.
Vaughan, jr, former State Senator and
at one time Adjutant General of Vir-
ginia, was advised Of the suspected con-
spiracy Immediately after it became
known to authorities. He co-operated
with police. riding horseback on his
estate nearby every day when it was
learned that the kidnap attempt was to
be made when Vaughan was riding
Late Monday afternoon officers
learned that the attempt was to be
made that evening. and hurriedly went
to the section of the estate where the
attempt was understood to be made.
Shortly after the officers arrived an
automobile approached and when it was
stopped by the officers, Norf1eet, Beale
and Wade were arrested.
DuVCVrVAN UVnNADEn
Evening star., 1933-07-12
BAR TO INDORSE JUDGE
Lynchburg Meeting Planned OF
Corporation Court Vacancy.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va, July 12-The bar
association here will meet tomorrow aft
ernoon to recommend an appointee to
the bench of the Corporation Court
which was made vacant by the death
of Judge F. P Christian. The bars Sc
lection will be sent to Gov. Pollard fol
consideration in his vacancy appoint
ment to the bench.
Evening star., 1933-07-12

and detectives today A man attempted
to break into the Martin home In subur-
ban Abingdon yesterday.
Martin and several friends maintained
a vigil all last night In the event the
stranger, who was seen near the estate
twice after the attempted break, might
return.
Martin said he had received no
threats and was inclined to discount the
theory that the mysterious stranger in
tended kidnapping.
1T seems more like the work Of q
demented person." Martin said.
The Martins have one other child,
Marjorie, aged l.
About noon yesterday Roosevelt Rob-
inson. servant. heard the boy. Peter,
screaming in the garden Running to
the scene, the servant said he saw a
man creeping menacingly toward the
child. The stranger walked away at
RobinsonS shout. but was seen again
lettering at the rear of the house.
Robinson said he then discovered the
kitchen door had been cut near the
lock.
rovYn vvvuD
Evening star., 1933-07-12
Long Asks Public
To Buy His Paper,
American Progress
Promises to Give Fair
Side of News and Is
sues of the Day.

Huey Long. Louisiana Senator. is
circularizing the public with an appeal
for subscriptions to his newspaper,
the American Progress, "to be pub
lished every week. giving the fair side
Of the news and the issues Of the
day"
The circular, in Senator Longs best
style, hits at the National Economy
League and multi-millionaires. Our
first, last and principal fight" he
writes. has been to spread the wealth
of this land among all the people. In
the land Of too much to eat and wear
and too many houses there is no ex-
PLANTATION for our hungry, naked and
homeless people, except the greed of
the few whose wealth is more than
they can use"
While the paper now has C1f1ces in
New Orleans, the American Progress
will be published from Washington in
the near future, it is added.
(Copyright, 1893, by North American News
paper Alliance. 1nc.)
Evening star., 1933-07-12
CHILD UNDER GUARD.
Son of Editor Protected by Police in
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, July IL tP).-The
4-year- old son of w. Thornton Mar
tin. associate editor of the Saturday
Evening Post, is being guarded by police
Evening star., 1933-07-12

Thatcher Dispensary in Edinburgh,
Scotland, which has been operate for
lit years, is to close as the res,,lt of the
death of Dr. Charles Thatcher, grandson
of the founder, who carried on after the
death of his father and grandfather.
Evening star., 1933-07-12


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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
MANY INTERESTING DEPOSITS
MADE IN NEW CORNERSTONE

Imperial Valley Press dated May
20, 1888. Two medals of H. A. Sui
lenger, as delegate to 18th nation
al convention of N. F. Post Office
convention 1891, ana delegate to
ninth annual convention of Cali
fornia Federation Post Office Clerks
July 1929.
Twenty local professional and busi-
ness cards. Portion of copy of I'M
perial Valley Farmer of January
28 presented by Massey Horton
which gives the list of business men
who are interested in the project
of the All-American canal. Copy
of California Postmaster May, 1888.
The following were transferred
from the cornerstone of the present
location laid May IL, 1920:
Photograph of the late Postmas-
ter c. w. Collins, who was post
master at the laying of the corner
stone May 1920. Photograph of
Main street from Clements Drug
store taken August 1911. Photo
graph of the Holton Inter- Urban
stage with w. F. Holt and r. P.
Moore as passengers, combination
passenger and mail bus. One cent
money order placed by the late c..
w. Collins, postmaster. Copy of
telegram from Congressman Will
liam Kettner congratulating Post
master Collins upon reaching first
class and also telegram from POST
master General Koons congratu-
lating Collins. Copy of Ell Centro
Progress giving history of laying
of cornerstone on May IL, 1920.
Officers of Southern Trust and
Commerce bank. Stationery of
General Sheet Metal Works, John
Kuhn, proprietor, who contributed
the box. Stationery from the late
Senator Coggins. Stationery of
Dunaway-S Schneider Drug store.
Stationery of L. M. Blinn Lumber
company. Stationery of Ell Centro
hotel, John Drummer, proprietor.
Cards of j. L. Travers, late Jack
Steiff, Rath g. Marshall, P. Willis,
distributor of Chevrolet cars, Phil
ley and Gill, w. H. Brooks, chair
man of board of supervisors of I'M
perial county, Richmond Bros,
plumbers, late c. w. Curphey, auto
and truck service, Imperial Valley
Junk Co., Sam Danenberg, proprie-
tor, George A. Ragan, general in
Surance.
Photograph of first postmaster
October 1905, Mrs. j. Stanley
Brown. Written note by John E.
Davis. October 5, 1905. -Four pieces
of coin. Request from Postmaster
Collins with contributions from
himself and staff of a five dollar
money order requesting postmaster
at time of opening of cornerstone
that was laid May II, 1920 to pay
over amount to the poorest child
in Ell Centro at that time. This
was found to be difficult task SO
the amount has been turned over
to the Salvation Army and the re-
ceipt for the sum is inclosed in the
present box.
Note from B. L. Westkaemper on
May IL, 1920 Card from Phil
Swing. Judge of the superior court
May II, 1920. Card OF M. w.
Washburn, representative of Edgar
Bros.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
WOODBURY. To
De INSPECTOR

Harry Woodbury., commander Of
Boyce 'Aten post, American Legion,
and prominent in Southern Cali
fornia boxing circles for many years
has been appointed inspector of
boxing for the Imperial Valley Ath-
letic club, by the state athletic COM
mission. Charles Ike, will known
ex-serviceman, has been named a
referee for the club.
Woodbury's connection with box
ing goes back to 1908 when he was
amateur middleweight champion
of the Pacific coast. Later he took
up the promoting end of the game
at San Diego and conducted the
first four round bouts in Califor-
mia, preceding the noted Jack Doyle
at Vernon by month.
At the time Of the war Woodbury.
was conducting the Dreamland are
ma at San Diego and was appointed
boxing instructor for the 2lst U. s
Infantry and marines stationed il
San Diego.
Entering the army late in 1917 hc
was sent to Camp Lewis, where he
was boxing instructor for the camp
In active service with the 91st
division he went through the ST.
Mihiel and Argonne campaigns.
during which he was gassed. He
Was decorated with the Croix de
Guerre for valor in action and cited
in general orders for conspicuous
gallantry.
Returning to San Diego after the
war Woodbury. came to El Centre
in 1919 and was identified with the
old boxing club which conducted
bouts at the Tulane theatre.
With the organization of the I'm
perial Valley Athletic club he be-
came matchmaker for the club and
continued in that capacity until a
year ago.
He has acted as referee on nu-
merous occasions in big bouts and
knows the boxing game from all
angles. His appointment as in
spectCr is considered an excellent
one by boxing fans of the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30

Asks Administration Papers-Flor-
ence Conger filed a petition in SUI
perior court yesterday asking for
letters of administration for the
estate of Herman Conger, de-
ceased
DIR. A. b. Hanson, dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 88. 9tf
Charges Extreme Cruelty-Maria
Barboza in her complaint for di-
vorce against Eduardo Barboza,
filed yesterday, charges extreme
cruelty. She asks for the decree
and the custody of four minor
children. They married in Susan
Vile, California, December 2, 1922.
Storage - Household furniture,
pianos, trunks. Be sure they are
safe during vacation. Reinforced
concrete warehouse. Rates reason
able. Phone l, Pioneer Truck and
Transfer Co. 24tf
Trial Motion Denied-Notice was
placed on file in the county clerk IS
office yesterday afternoon that the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30

superior court had overruled the
motion of the Pacific Fruit Ex-
press company for a new trial in
the case brought against the COM
pany for new trial in the caSticv
pany by Catalina Gaytan. Dam
ages of $4,000 had been awarded
the plaintiff in two previous trials.
Auto Loans -Jno. X. Robertson.
TIT Main. Lowest rates. l5tf
Sues For Money Due - Adolph
Fallavena filed a complaint against
j. H. Grande, ct al, in which dam
ages of $100592 are asked as pay
ment for trucking and hauling of
goods done in March, 1882, and as
yet unpaid.
New Club Makes GOOd-Although
the newest All club in the valley,
Highline club is the first club to
report 100 per cent completion OF
projects and to turn record books
in to H. Lee Landerman, assistant
farm. advisor and Al club leader.
Leaders of the club are Mrs. G.. G.
Boyd, Mrs. Lillian Elkin and Mrs.
E. M. Gullett.