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fellow, county clerk of Caddo County, Oklahoma,
and his pretty sister, Lois, 20-year-old coed at
Oklahoma A. & M. College, however, wanted to
go riding, and riding they went.
This was June 4. The brother and sister were
driving slowly along little used country road,
Lois at the wheel, when suddenly roughly
dressed, unshaven man. waving pistol, leaped
out in front of them. Lois pulled to stop and
the man climbed in. He identified himself as
Frank Sawyer, murderer, one of the escaped
felons. "Drive on and don't start anything or
it'll be bad for you," he ordered, flourishing his
weapon
Lois real daughter of the Southwest, was
unafraid. She started the car, drove hundred
yards and calmly mired the machine in ditch
along side the road. The three got out. Just
then car containing a sheriff and two deputies
drove up. They were looking for escaped con-
victs they had heard were in the neighborhood.
Sawyer, lurking behind the car, grabbed Bob
Goodfellow to protect him and opened fire on
the sheriffs. They returned shot for shot. Good
fellow fell, slightly wounded in the Leg And
another girl of Oklahoma showed what stuff
brave women are made of.
CHE leaped on Sawyer, scratching, pulling his
~ hair, choking him. Bullets whstled around her.
Sawyer vainly tried to turn his gun on her. The
viciousness of her attack unsteadied him and in
second the. sheriffs pounced onto him. His
pistol dropped to the ground. Lois seized it and
clubbed him over the head with the butt until he
fell dazed.
~ wasn't afraid of him." Lois smiled later.
II just wanted to hurt him and make sure he was
captured, after Bob was wounded"
1t was just ten days later, on June IA, when
the next installment of this wld-western thriller
was written across the front pages of the news
papers, The good citizens of Oklahoma and
Kansas were still apprehensive of the danger
which might fall on them at any moment.
Perhaps it was this apprehension which
moved Isaac McCarty, the young cashier of the
Labette County State Bank at Altamont Kans
The Washington times., 1933-09-30
By JACK MARTIN
Copyright 1888. by King Feature. Syndicate Inc

T1VEN in its beginning the fantastic reign of
L. terror had setting which might we'll have
been picked out of novel.
1t was Memorial Day, and the prisoners at the
Kansas State Prison, at Lansing, Kans., about
thirty miles north of Kansas City, were given q
rest from their weekday duties.
1t was hot, sultry day. The prisoners were
herded into the yard to witness baseball game
between the American Legion teams of Leaven-
worth and Topeka, Kans.
There was nothing in the atmosphere of the
prison yard to indicate what was brewing in the
ranks of the assembled convicts. The prisoners
perspiring athletes. The score stood at two all
when Kirk Prather the prison warden, entered
the yard.
y The warden stopped moment to watch the
game. A Topeka player stepped to the plate.
The ball whizzed over. The batter swung and
over the prison wall for home run. The prison
ers cheered Justify. Some of them joked: "Heh,
I'll 60 out and get it,"
WITH furtive movements prisoner stirred here
" and there. Three convicts crept up behind
the unsuspecting warden. Suddenly moose of
wire dropped over his neck A pistol jabbed his
pack. His arms were held tightly against his
body.
In voice the warden recognized as that of
Wilbur Underhill a four-time murderer and the
prisons most desperate killer, came the command
to move.
We're going out Of here" Underhill Kissed
into the warden's ear. "And you're going with
us. Unless you do as we say you're goner."
The warden and two guards standing with
him were forced to walk to the nearest guard
house on top the prison wall. The warden must
either obey or see his men shot down before his
eyes. He chose to obey, and chance the capture
of the desperadoes at later point. Reaching
the wall, the warden ordered the guard there to
throw down his guns, and lower the trap door.
The six convictS with the warden now turned
to the grand-stand. "Come on, you guys" Un-
derhill shouted. Five more convicts Jumped to
the ground and Joined them. The remaining
prisoners sat, wide-eyed, watching the proceed
ings.
The eleven convicts and their captives were
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THE courageous spirit of the pioneer-woman, who
stood shoulder to shoulder with her husband in
deyng ths wId dangers Of the great southwest few
This message has been carried to the far corners of
the world only recently Eleven desperate convicts
escaped from the Kansas prison WomenS part in the
reign Of terror which followed has proven it, without
doubt.
pretty young Ok1ahoma girl beat one of the tough.
Of the escaped murderers into submission with the
hutt Of his own pistol Another woman. with calm.
brave eyes, watched her husband send 4 bullet whS-
tag BY her head to kill one of the naraudiug feIous
who was using her for Shield....
Women were kidnapped as hostages, but they never
showed fear Farm wives faced the killers guns and
tricked the cOnvictS, their loved SO the
story goes, tribute to womanhood!
If you this action in wild-weStern film thriller,
or you read it in novel. you would says: "Prepos-
ferrous! Nothing like that could happen in these days
But here is this page true story from real life.
more thrilling more exciting than any ue1odrau1a ever
conceived by the widest Imagination!
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ever set out to shoot their way to liberty. Seven
of the eleven had figured in former prison escapes
Eight Of them were serving life terms, three for
murder: The rest were serving sentences ranging
from 15to so years for major crimes
The six men who planned the break were:
Wilbur Underhill, 80, murderer; Harvey Bailey,
45, super bank robber; Ed Davis, &c. bank rob-
Der; Frank Sawyer, 33, murderer; Jim Clark, 80,
bank robber, and Bob Brady, %, bank robber.
The five who accepted the invitation to join
the break were: Kenneth Conn, 21, murderer;
21, bank robber Clifford Dopson. %, bank rob-
ber and Billie Woods, 22, robber
From the minute the desperadoes roared away
from the prison in the stolen car, no life in t. It
section of Kansas was safe. They headed for g
famous "bad lands" just over the south-cas>--:'>
Kansas boundary in Oklahoma, that unnhabited
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happened to you if that other bunch had caught
The car sped on, with the women huddled in
one corner. They drove for hours. When the
gasoline supply ran low they stopped at filling
station forced Mrs. Woods to buy fresh supply.
Toward nightfal they stopped at farm house
for food. They found the housewife alone.
81 don't want you around here" this brave
woman calmly told them. "My husband will be
home soon, and you probably would kill him.
Get moving! Pm gc'g to have company for
supper"
They moved on About O'Clock that evening
they reached the farm home of William New,
near Pea5anton Kans. With leveled guns the
conv;c.7 entered the house, covered New. and
orde"cI his Ne + &c &c e. T.? 2.D and
their fc-ta rs. !. 2w c--,-rc c1 tie t-@C-
ton of bravery.
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The conVicts and their cap
tives ate heartily. Then the five
prisoners decided to go on alone,
They left the three hostages at
the New home, unharmed. The
following day they split up. each
man going his own way.
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HARVEY
BAILEY
Super
Bank Robber

his wife as he 10
opened the ho
b a n k t h a t On
m orning: 81 to
have a hunch. IN
Pm going up to
the gun-rOom.
McCarty had s
suspicious looking ID
back. He climbed d
the back vault whe
kept for" emergencid
The. two men al
Sudden ly one level
'Hand} up" Threl
pants IF the bank, |
forced % lie on the
THE fobbers scoo1
turded to go. /
one saia.
McGarty heard |
curtain which hid 4
barrel and fired oncl
Just then Roberi
doorway Of a garage
ing at the tires on tH
the unWounded ban
dropped his pal cam
behind a counter, puI
side him.
McCarty could s
over his wife's shou
fire the shotgun with
the rifle, levelled it.
six inches from his
and hit her? His fin
The shot was true
a bullet in his head
The bullet found thl
was dead. The otheI
They were identi
AIvie Payton, two Of
after freeing the tn.
parentIy this five errC
and Payton were k
Bechtel, Billy Woods
been captured, as hs
had left the Underhi,
Lois Goodfellow. Th
four men with Under
they lad been faring
The fleeing felon
and his companions
truth. They left a tr;
or .'@~
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WILLIAM
WOODS
Robber

sing, the convlcts split up. The SIX
who planned the break drove on
with the three hostages. The other
five surrounded an auto driven by
M. J. Woods, of Kansas City. They
forced Woods out. In the car with
him were his wife, partial cripple,
his daughter, Louise, II, and Cloris
Wears, II, a friend. The five con-
victs climbed in: with the three wo-
men and drove off, leaving Woods
standing in the road.
Here again the fortitude of the
southwestern woman was shown.
The two girls and Mrs. Woods were
nearly frantic with fear. But did
they let their captors know it? Not
even by flick of an eyelash or the
slightest infection of voice. One Of
the prisoners suggested to Miss
Wears that she ride on his lap, the
car was so. crowded.
Never" she exclaimed. "You
can kill me if you want to, but I'll
never sit on the lap of a man like
you!"
Don't get excited now, Man,"
0ne of the prisoners replied. "You're
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Inc OCner guarQS were
sent back to the prison
yard with the message:
"Tell everybody we'll
kill the warden if we're
followed"
The convicts paused
a minute at the base of
the wall near the prison
garage. Alex,Davis, ne
gro trusty, was working
there on a sedan owned
by w. w. w oodson,
superintendent of the
prison farms. In the car
sat Virginia Woodson,
his pretty 15-year-old'
daughter.
The convicts ran to-
ward the car, shouting
to Miss Woodson to re-
main where sh e was.
This schoolgirl was the
first woman to defy
them. She leaped out
and ran. The convicts
fired a volley after her.
The negro trusty fell in
back of her, to shield
her from the bullets.
Both escaped unframed.
All eleven felons
piled into the car.
Warden Prather and
the guards were forced
to ride the running
boards. The wild dash
for freedom was we'll
under way-as colorful
a prison break as ever
recorded in crimi in al
history.
Probably no more des-
noro4o hnnd nS mi n1a
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ing indoors, and
guarding tn e ir
homes, night and
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now atop the wall.
They threw down
a rope. Warden
Prather and Guards
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CLIFFORD
DOPSON
Bank Robber

John Sherman and L. A. Laws were
ordered to slide down the outside.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16

The Winchester Apple Blossom FeS-
tiva usually scheduled for May will attract visitors
it unbeevaby beautiful experience to drive through
the reads that section of Virginia which bordered with
orchards when each tree giant bouquet of delicate pink
blossoms
The committee in charge planning unusually coorfu
festival this and it whispered that the daughter OF
of Washington's distinguished diplomats is to be
crowned Queen The picturesque attendant
the coronation will be witnessed by many noabes among
them the Governor of the State.
Last year. the Queen Miss Helen Ames Washington
by the Ambassador of France Mr. Paul Caude and
she and her waiting their beautiful costumes held
setting of apple in full bloom with the misty
blue of the foothills of the Aleghanes background
SPORTS Lovers Find Diversion at Resorts
Winter sportlovers haven't had half chance this year.
except those who the Adrondacks the Poconos at
just the right tm and late February found plenty Of
these delightful Winter resorts where skiing and ice
hockey favorite forms of exercise.
Tobogganng and snowshoeng equally popular and for
those who know Stop CHEEKY spot could be found
High color carefully blended gives Brightness and from the
dining looks through and mountain au
rel to panorama Of mountains
Tonight the exclusive group which makes up the member
ship of the Everglades Club at Palm Beach, will their
annual Costume Ball. Time wasand not long ago-that
gorgeous attire by the social celebrities who
participated in these events; but tonight simplicity will be
the chief characteristic and number of the coonsts have
designed their instead of sending New York
other for sartora miracles such
former years.
There will be keen competition however, when the fantas
tcay appared participants stalk maestcaly around the
Orange Gardens past the Judges who will prizes for the
most beautiful and the most original costumes
In other days. fortunes spent the gtterng raj
ment in which the ladies garbed themselves and their jewels
recalled to mind the fable about Aadn and the valley of
the ball tonight which clmaxes the at this world
famed resort.
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Reception, Dance
This Evening

The Massachusetts, State So
ciety will entertain at a recep.
ton and dance this evening in
the main ballroom of the Shore
ham Hotel.
Mr.. Frank E. Hickey. Presi-
dent, has announced that the
ladies of the society are in
charge of this meeting and that
the chairman is to be Miss
Ruth E. Madden. This annual
event is always eagerly antici-
pated and there will be many
novelties. The chairman of the
committee will be assisted by
the following members: Miss
Gladys Anderson, Mrs. Leon E.
A. Chagnon, Miss Harriet M.
Cheney, Miss Daisy Hicks, Mrs
Robert H. Kempton, Mrs. Eu-
gene T. Kinnaly, Mrs. Halert c..
Shepheard, Mrs. Lawrence A.
Lawler, Miss Edith Michaud,
Mrs. Florence Walsh, Mrs. ).
Chase Mckenzie, Mrs. John H.
O'Toole, Miss Eva Walling, Miss
Josephine Wundor, Miss Eleanor
Carleton, Miss Fanny Buck,
Miss Frances Hamill, Miss Ade'
laide Harris, Mrs. Annie T. Nor
ryce, Mrs. William F. Cannon
and Mrs. Charles l.. Reed.
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Vice Admiral Of
Japan Feted
At Embassy

The Ambassador of Japan
and Nine. Debuchi were the
hosts at a luncheon given to-
day at the Embassy in MaSsa-
chusetts Avenue, in honor of
Vice Admiral Osami Nagano,
japanese delegate to the Dis
armament Conference in &C..
neva, who is spending a brief
time in the Capital enroute to
the West Coast whence he will
sail for Japan.
The guests included, the Chief
of Naval Operations, Admiral
William V. Pratt; Admiral and
Mrs. Hilary P. Jones; a number
of other officers of the United
States Navy and their wives:
and members of the Embassy
staff.
Captain Masashi Kobayashi,
Naval Attache of the Japanese
Embassy, gave a dinner last
evening in the patio of the
Carlton Hotel, when his guests
included the japanese Ambassa-
dor, Mr.. Katsuji Debuchi: Ad-
miral w. V. Pratt, Vice ADJ
miral Osami Nagano, Rear ADJ
miral A. j. Hepburn, Rear Ad-
miral w. R. Sexton, Lieut..
Comdr. H. C. Davis, Lieut..
Comdr. I. Yokoyama. Colonel
S. Tanaka, Captain Hayne FL
lis, Captain j. V. Ogan, Cap
tain H. R. Stark, Captain A.
H. Van Keuren, Lieut.. T. va
mada, Lieut.. Y. Kanamoto, Mr..
Midzusawa and Mr.. T. Take
toni.
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Social Notes

The Ambassador of Poland,
Mr.. Stanislaw Patek, will come
to Washington this afternoon
from New York, where he ar
rived aboard the Conte de
Savoia from italy. The Coun-
selor of the Embassy, Mr..
Sokolowski, who went to New
York to meet him, will return
with him.
Mrs. Vandenberg has rejoined
Senator Arthur Vandenberg in
their apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel after a short visit
to their home in Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
Miss Nola G. Mournahan, of
New York City. is at the Shore
ham for week.
Mrs. B. F.. Prescott returned
to Washington yesterday from
New York and rejoined her
daughter, MISS MARGUERITE HTeS-
colt in their apartment at Ward
man Park Hotel.
Senator Harry F. Byrd Of
Virginia is established at the
Shoreham for the present ses-
sion of Congress.
Mrs. D. E. Spengler, of
Wardman Park Hotel, has gone
to Florida where she will spend
some time at Miami Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Ninde,
of Fort Wayne. Indiana, are
spending a few days in the
capital at The Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. S. Handy,
accompanied by Mr.. B. H.
Handy of Syracuse, New York
are at The Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Snodgrass
Of Elmira, N. Y. are at the
Carlton for a short stay.
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Norwegian Envoy
Dinner Host

The Minister of Norway and
Nine. Bachke were hosts at
dinner last evening at the Le-
cation, when their guests in
cluded the Ambassador of
France and Nine. Claudel; the
Ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Lindsay, the Ambas-
sador of Italy, Signor Augusta
Rosso; the Undersecretary of
State, Mr.. William Phillips; the
Counselor of the Danish lega-
ton and Nine. de Wichfeld,
Lady Elizabeth Lindsay, Mr..
and Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Delano Rob-
bins, Mrs. Hugh Campbell WAL
lace, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Cas-
par Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Orme
Wilson, Mr.. Paul Wilstach and
Nine. Eide Norena of the Met
ropolitan and Paris Operas, who
is the guest of the Minister and
Nine. Bachke.
Additional guests were in
vited for the musicale which
followed the dinner, when Nine.
Norena gave a program Of
songs,
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State Secretary
Entertains for
Diplomats

The Secretary of State and
Mrs. Cordell Hull will enter
tain at a reception this after
noon at five o'clock in the
Patio at the Carlton for the
chiefs Of Missions of the
Foreign Diplomatic Corps in
Washington and their wives.
Spring flowers, palms and ferns
will form the decoration and
the guests will include the Vice
President and Mrs. Garner,
Mrs. woodrow Wilson, the
members of the Cabinet and
their wives, and the chiefs of
Divisions of the State Depart
ment with their ladies.
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To Attend Dinner

The Minister OF the Irish
Free State, Mr.. Michael Mac
White, will leave today for Gin
cinnati to attend the dinner to
be given there tomorrow eve
ming by the Friendly Sons of
st. Patrick.
Mrs. William Duncan Her
Radge, wife of the Minister of
Canada, will not be "at home"
tomorrow afternoon. at the
Legation in Massachusetts,
Avenue.
The Minister of Siam, Mr..
Phya Subarn Sompati, is spend
ing a few days in New York.
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which is always so interesting IN wash
ington.
The blooming of the cherry trees in
Potomac Park is an annual event an
ticipated by thousands of flower-lovers
from far and near; and this year the
blossoms are scheduled to be at their
best on Eastern Sunday.
This means that the Capital at that
time will be filled with visitors who
will assemble here not only to view the
cherry blossoms, but to enjoy the city
during the season of the year when
it is at it's loveliest, the parks filled with
early Spring blooms, jonquils, hya-
cinths, and tulip beds predominating,
and the trees and bushes putting out
tender green shoots.
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Representative and Mrs.
James A. Meeks of Danville,
Ill. are staying at the Shore
ham through this session of
congress-.
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Mr.. Pierre de Sails, Attache
of the Legation, of Switzerland,
entertained informally at
luncheon yesterday at the
Carlton.
Mrs. Taft to Sail
Mrs. William Howard Taft,
who is now in Charleston, S.
c., will leave there tomorrow
enroute to New York, from
which port she will sail shortly
for Italy.
The Charge d'Affaires of
Nicaragua, Senor DR.. Don Luis
Manuel De Bayle, has resigned
his post here, and the duties Of
Charge have been taken over by
his brother, Senor DR.. Don
Henri De Bayle.
Attends Opera
Mrs. Day, wife of Col. Maur-
ice Fitzmaurice Day, Military At
tache of the British Embassy, at
tended the Metropolitan Opera
presentation of Tristan and
Isolde" at the Lyric Theater in
Baltimore last evening as the
guest of her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs, w, w. Abel.
The Chairman Of the Federal
Farm Board and Mrs. Henry
Morgenthau, jr., will go to New
York tomorrow evening to re-
main over the weekend.
Former Representative and
Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey Of
New York will entertain at din
ner this evening at the May
flower having IL in their party.
Florida Dinner Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L.
Doherty entertained at dinner
last evening at Coral Gables,
Florida, where they are spend
ing the season, in honor of
Mrs. John McEntee Bow
man, when Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty, of this city, was
among their guests.
X X X
Baron and Baroness MaXimil-
ian Won Pagenhardt will enter
tain at dinner this evening in
their apartment at the West
chester.
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Mr.. Edison Bradley arrived at
White Sulphur Springs from
New York yesterday and Joined
his daughter, Mrs. Herbert
Shipman, at the Greenbrier.
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Mrs. George N. Peek, of Mo-
line, ILL.,, has joined Mr.. Peek at
the Carlton, where they will re-
main for some time.
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Annual Costume Ball at Everglades
Club in Palm Beach Tonight To
Be Marked With Simplicity
q 8&}3 co"A'">

The Lenten is always popular at resorts for
society usually slows down bit during the penenta period
and it gives delightful opportunity for res however
short between the strenuous social activities of the Winter
and the less formal but equally strenuous Spring
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Supper Planned
For Mrs. Dali

The Chief of the Protocol Di-
vision Of the State Department
and Mrs. Warren Delano Rob-
bins will entertain at a supper
party Sunday evening at their
residence in Georgetown in
honor of Mrs. Curtis B. Dali, of
New York, daughter of the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
who will spend the weekend
here.
Mrs. Vincent Astor will ar.
rive in the Capital on Tuesday
to be the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robbins for several days.
Miss Helen Robbins has re.
joined her parents following a
visit in Boston.
Senate Girls Meet
The Senate Daughters held
their first March luncheon
yesterday at the Madrillon.
Those attending were Miss
Sallie Norbeck, Miss Esther
Thomas, Miss Helen Coolidge,
Miss Katherine Hebert, Miss
Mariana Harrison, Miss Mar.
garet Hebert, Miss Catherine
Harrison, Miss Katherine Over
ton, Miss Sarah Carey, Mrs.
William j. Bulow, jr., Miss Pey-
ton Hawes, Miss Isabel Smith,
Mrs. Albert Jennings and Miss
Elizabeth Wheeler.
Mrs. Frederic w. Anness of
Jersey City, N. j. is at the Carl
ton where she will remain for
several days.
Gen. and Mrs. R. C. Mar
shall, jr., entertained a COM
pany of ten at dinner last eve
ming at Wardman Park Hotel.
Miss Elizabeth Underhill, Of
Montclair, N. j., has returned
to her home after visiting DR..
and Mrs. S. C. Hopkins in
Spring Valley. DR.. Hopkins re-
turned yesterday from New
York.
Capt. and Mrs. Louis Boily,
of New York city, are at the
Carlton for an extended stay.
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Envoy in New York

The Minister of Czecho-
slovakia, Mr.. Ferdinan d
Veverka, accompanied by the
first secretary of the Legation,
Mr.. Otakar Kabelac, went to
New York yesterday to attend
the dinner given last evening
at the Commodore by the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, in
honor of Prof. Albert Einstein,
of Germany.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16

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