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The Washington times., 1933-12-12
FINDING GREAT
HAPPINESS,
SHE SAYS
Americas Sweetheart Comes
to N. Y, to Fight Suit
of Foster Father
BY DOROTHY DUCAS


NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-U.N.S0.
Mary Pickford came to New York
today with a new religion, a
fighting spirit, and an cir Of
sophistication.
The religion, she revealed, is
bringing her great happiness
and spiritual contentment"; the
fighting spirit finds outlet in a
defense of the suit Of Ernest
Hemmer, who wants $250,0O0 Of
her mothers estate for acting al
foster father" to Mary in her
early days; and the sophistication
sealed her lips about Douglas
Fairbanks.
She was sleepy though smil-
ing young woman, when her train
pulled into Pennsylvania Station
from Chicago, and reporters
awakened her in her compart-
ment.
Naughty, Naughty
She smiled her glamorous smile,
shook cute forefinger, muir
INJURED: You're naughty, naughty
to get me up in the middle OF
the night" and otherwise be.
haved as Americas sweetheart"
But with a difference. There was
every now and then a blush-or
wistful expression-or a slight
nervousness which the old Mary
Pickford never betrayed.
About her forthcoming divorce,
she was as adamant as any
crusader, declaring:
"I have issued one statement
concerning my divorce plans,
and that's going to be the last
one"
She went into detail about the
new religion. She explained:
"It is a religion that has moth
ing to do with the psychic or
spirituaIiStic side, but is more Of
the metaphysical. A new under
standing and appreciation of a
new force in life. am finding
great happiness and spiritual
cOntentment now"
To Fight Hemmer
Veering to pugnacity, the little
blonde star denied reports she
would settle Hemmer's suit, now
in the New York courts. adding:
"I have never gone into
court unless 1 felt I was absO-
lutely right, and 1 always fight
my battles out to the last
ditch"
Mary wore a gray and brown
tweed dress, a brown hat and
brown shoes. Her only jewelry
was a diamond clasp at the
throat. She expects to stay in
New York some time, and her
niece Gwynne. adopted daughter
of Lottie Pickford, Mary's actress
sister, will join her here during
Christmas vacation.
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CEN. AGU|NALDO
INVITED HERE

Wartime enemies of 80 years
ago will meet in Washington
again next February 10 when
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, leader of
the Philippine insurrection, will
be guest of honor at a dinner
given by the Military Order OF
Carabao.
The group, composed of Army,
Navy, and Marine Corps officers
who participated in the Philip
pine wars, which met last night
to elect officers, invited General
Aguina1do to be present at its
next meeting.
Admiral William H. Standley,
chief of naval operations, was
elected Grand Paramount Cara
bao, and Col. Henry L. Roosevelt,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
was named to be head of the
list of councillors in the field.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
COUNTY'S CWA
IN FULL SWING

According to Mrs. Walter Perry,
finance officer of the County
Civil Works Board. Montgomery
county's full quota of CWA work
ers-1,018 men-will be at work
by Wednesday morning.
Montgomery county has a total
of 2,100 unemployed registered,
and since the quota is exhausted.
more than 1000 men will be forced
to remain idle unless officers of
the State CWA board in Balti-
more consent to an extension.
Mrs. Perry estimated that at an
average wage rate of 80 cents an
hour, the combined monthly pay
roll in the county would exceed
$4,000. The wage scale ranges
from As cents an hour for laborers
to $1,1O an hour for skilled labor.
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Urged to Build
Auto PGrkinQ Pits

One of the most useful jobs
at which CWA employees can be
put to work would be the task
of digging out large borrowings
in the ground for parking cars,
according to suggestion by the
National Board of Trade to the
District Commissioners.
The space under public parks
would be utilized for parking,
under the scheme devised, and
charges would be made whereby
the cost of the enterprises could
be recovered Within few years.
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RAPED
FOR M|SHAPS

Laxity in dealing with motor
lists responsible for automobile
accidents was assailed at a meet
ing yesterday of the washington
Chamber of Commerce.
Particular stress was laid on
drivers who are frequently in
volved in accidents and who
escape prosecution because Of
their willingness to reimburse the
injured parties.
George E. Keneipp, chairman
of the committee, appointed E, D.
Merrill and Charles H. Frame to
head a subcommittee to study
the present methods of prosecut-
ing drivers with a view to
submitting recommendations for
stronger enforcement.
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UNIT.
ASKED To QUIT

Aid for the consumer was asked
of President Roosevelt by the
group of organizations compris-
ing the Peoples Lobby, which
wants a new Cabinet official to
be known as the Secretary for
Consumers.
The Peoples Lobby has also
called upon Mrs. Mary H. Rum
sey, chairman of the consumers
advisory board of the NRA, to re-
sign with the entire board, on
the ground that is mere window
dressing" and has no power to
protect consumers.
Both letters were signed by
j. Charles Laue, executive secre-
tary of the Peoples Lobby.
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WISDOMSLEW, ,FEARINGJAIL
Worthless Check He
Wrote Led to Crime,
Confession Says
BY JACK WISDOM

HUTCHINSON, Kan, Dec. IL
GNSO.-Rather than face pros
ecution for writing a worthless
check for $21.40. Jack Wisdom,
26-year-old ranch hand. killed
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pritchard,
of Wichita, and concealed their
bodies benef h culverts in Okla
homa.
That, in brief, was the story
CT the double murder of the
prominent Wichita couple as told
in a signed confession given to
Eli Eubanks, assistant county at
torney of Wichita, by Wisdom,
who is held in the State reforma-
tory here for safe keeping.
The confession, signed late
yesterday. placed all the blame
for the double murder on Wis
dom. and made no mention Of
a Buck Smith," who, Wisdom
had charged earlier in a verbal
confession, shot the Pritchards
while he looked on.
In his signed confession, Wis
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John A. Mann, superintendent
says:
"But we're getting the pre-
depression type now. We don't
get the young men any more.
We get the old-time Bowery
buns.
"The people we had a year
ago were young people looking
for jobs. They've found them
or some have. Fifty-five per
cent of the dodgers today are
more than so years old. At
that age we expect to have
them with us always"
Veterans Less Hopeful
Less satisfied with the way
things are shaping is John B
Clark, the lanky, flannel-shirtec
commander at Camp Thomas
Paine, the veterans tin-can vii
lage, who says:
"Sure, there are less veterans,
but how about the driftwOOd?
What does that shOw?. We used
to fish driftwOOd out of the
river and make all the fires we
wanted. Where's the driftwOOd
now, there isn't any. They're
picking it out of the river every
where from here to Albany"
Food isn't coming in the way
It used to. People who gave it
to us last year are broke now.
There are fewer veterans but it's
tougher for those that's left"
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
Contract to Improve
Conduit Road Made

A contract for $173,O16.5O to
pave and improve Conduit Road
was awarded to Olaf Otto, $500
block Bladensburg Road N. E., by
the District Commissioner yester-
day. The contract calls for widen
ing the road and construction of
a 15-foot center parkway. dividing
the lanes of traffic.
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D. C.. Commissioners
Trade Board Guests

District Commissioners Melvin
C. Hazen and George E. Allen
were guests of the public order
committee of the Washington
Board of Trade at the Raleigh
yesterday. Representative Ross G.
Collins, CD of Mississippi als0
was a guest of the Board.
The local CWA program was
outlined at the meeting.
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$1,5OO,OOO Is Loaned
On Corn Under Seal

During the first two weeks of
the Governments offer, approx
mately $1,50O,OO0 has been loaned
on corn stored under seal in
States having farm warehouse
acts, AAA officials estimated yes
terday.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
CULLEN TELLS
HOW L|NDY, JR.,
WAS STOLEN
Expert Says Tranquility
Reigned in Home While
Tragedy StaIked Near

This is the second OF a series Oh
articles on the Investigation of the
Lindbergh baby kidnapping and
murder case, By Thomas F. Cullen,
former head OF the NeW YORK.
diuiSion of the Department Of Ju&
tice.
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dom denied he had any part in
the killing of Emory Large, ranch
hand of Meade, Kan, whose
body was found in an old we'll
on the ranch where Wisdom and
Large formerly worked.
The Washington times., 1933-05-03
'A[COGAS' FIGHT
ON| SENATE

A drive to compel gasoline
manufacturers to use domestic
alcohol in their product was
Launched today before the Sen
ate Finance Committee by Sena-
tor Clark CD of Missouri.
Clark proposed to tighten the
Federal tax on gasoline in pro-
portion to the use of domestic
alcohol in it's production. The
tax has been one cent a gallon,
the Government anticipating
$3.50, 100000 revenue in the cur
rent fiscal year.
Clark urged his proposal as a
farm relief measure. He said it
would encourage the manufacture
of alcohol as a by-product from
dozens of fa:-4 products, includ-
ing corn, sugar, and rye.
Prof. Alfred Levitt, of Reading,
Conn, was to appear before the
committee to defend the pro-
posed 3 per cent tax on the
gross proceeds of electric power
companies. Levitt opposed plac-
ing the tax on consumers as was
done in the current fiscal year
but favored the new provision
making the power companies pay
it.
The Washington times., 1933-05-03
McMath Not in Position
To Paw Heavy Ransom

DETROIT, May 3 GN.s)-
Peggy McMath's father does not
possess the money to pay a heavy
ransom, her grandfather, William
Robert KaleS, said today. KaleS
said:
"T don't know where he would
get money for a big ransom.
He is a wealthy industrialist
and reputed friend Of Henry
Ford.
'Tn fact he went East for H.
nanciaI reasons"
He disclosed that his own for
tune, and that Of Francis Nc
Math, the kidnapped girls paternal
grandfather, have been drastical-
" curtailed by the closing Of De-
troit banks.
1--WE in Detroit are not pre-
pared to advance any great
sums in caSh-nOt after what
happened to the banks" -. 80.
Members of the McMath family
disclosed that in the spring Of
1881 the father, Neil Cook Nc
Math, received a series Of ex-
tortion notes demanding money
on threat Of kidnapping the 10
year.old child. -..-.... -,-~--.-
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Public Safety Director
Takes Charge of Case

BOSTON, May 3 G.NS0.-
Brig. Gen. Daniel Needham, COM
missioner of public safety, and
executive head Of the State DO
lice, declared today he would
leave this afternoon for Harwich
to assume personal charge of the
State police investigation into
the kidnapping Of little Peggy
McMath.
Asked If he would agree to the
48-hour moratorium to keep
away from the McMath home to
allow the kidnaperS to negotiate
with the parents, Commissioner
Needham said he would "if the
parents requested it and the
safety of the child demanded such
an agreement"
A dark-colored sedan with yel-
low wheels Of model three or
four years ago. was seen on Co
lumbuS Avenue three hours after
the kidnapping, a Weymouth mo-
toriSt reported to police today.
The man said that the car
tailed with the description of the
kidnap car and that the girl on
the seat beside a negro in grey
correSponded with the police de-
scription Of little Margaret.
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McMath Will Pay Kidnapers as Much
As He Can Raise, Ask No Questions
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floor as evidence of the child
who played there "a hours ago.
Those had been put in their
proper places by wen-trained
servants.
Her Books There
But on the shelves Of the book
cases that lined the room were a
few books for children-doubtless
the favorites Of Peggy, whose
teachers spoke today Of her fond
ness for reading and her quick,
keen mind.
While McMath stood there
amidst the scene of domestic
happiness rudely shattered by two
white men and a negro who stole
his daughter and then disappeared,
William Lee, his business partner
and official spokesman, entered.
He took over the task Of talk
ing for publication. McMath had
not been anxious to see any news
paper men. He willingly allowed
Lee to talk for him. Lee said:
I'VE want to make this as
easy as possible for the kid
napers. We want them to
know that they will be per
fectly safe if they bring the
little girl home within the next
48 hours without any danger Of
police prosecution.
I'VE are not going to sic the
police on them.
"Mr. McNIath will pay them
as much as he can raise. All
we want to do is to get Peggy
home again.
Grounds Deserted
Within a few minutes after
the interview had ended, the
grounds Of the estate-with its
luxurious gardens, tennis court
and glistening white picket fence
standing out against the green
Of the shrubbery-were virtually
deserted.
State troopers moved away and
reporters, promised a mass inter
view at Lees home later, com
piled with the request that they
leave.
The evacuation left the care
fully kept driveway guarded only
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L|NDBERGHL LINK
SOUGHT FOR.|N
M'MATH CASE
Locales in 2 Cases Dovetail
Causing Jersey Officials
To Spring to Alert

NEW YORK, May 3 GN.SO.
Is there any connection between
the abduction Of 10-year-old Peggy
McMath, Detroit heiress, from
her Cape Cod school room and
the kidnapping Of the L1ndbergh
baby from his nursery more than
a year ago?
Will developments in the latest
crime against society provide the
long-sought missing link to
"break" the Lindbergh baby case?
New York, New Jersey and
Federal authorities, who have
never stopped their plugging over
the Intangible trail left by the
murdererS Of Charles Augustus
Lindbergh, jr., today showed the
keenest interest in the McMath
kidnapping.
Locales D0vetail
All three sets of officials de-
clared their willingness to CO.
operate with Massachusetts, au-
thorities whenever they should
be called upon.
It was in the area off Martha S
Vineyard, not far from Harwich,
Mass, where Peggy McMath was
seized by three men in an auto
mobile, that Col. Charles A. Lind.
bergh made several plane sortieS
in his fruitless attempts to nego.
tiate with the kidnapers of his
son.
New Jersey State police, who
were in charge of the Lindbergh
kidnapping investigation, were
keeping the closest watch on the
developments in the McMath
crime.
Colonel Norman Schwartzkopf
commander of the New Jersey
State police, said that to date
Massachusetts, authorities had not
communicated with him but that
the Bay State police and the
New Jersey police in the past
had always cooperated closely.
See Amateur Touch
He pointed out that last year,
when a suspect in the Lindbergh
case had been wanted for ques.
tioning, Massachusetts, authorities
had worked with him "hand in
hand"
Another New Jersey police Off.
cial, who played an important
part in directing the search for
the Lindbergh kidnapers, ex-
pressed the theory that the alb
ductors of Peggy McMath were
amateurs. He said:
"The fact that they tele-
phOned the child's home to tie
up the line indicates they were
not professionals. While, on
the face of it, this would ap-
pear to be a smart move, analy-
sis of this operation shows it
was foolish.
"By telephOning the home,
the kidnapers ran the danger
of Immediately arOusing the
suspicious of the parents. In
addition, an expert band Of
kidnapers would have merely
cut the telephone line."
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by the caretaker of the estate
and by McMath'S gardeners.
They had their instructions,
full and explicit, to give the right
of way to the kidnaperS and
their victim the moment they de-
eide to take advantage Of NC
Maths promise not to prosecute,
and his promise to pay whatever
he can.
Mother Bears Up
The kidnapped girls mother was
not present at the interview. She
was somewhere in the house,
deeply affected by the tragedy,
but bearing up, along with the
husband, in their suspense and
sorrow
The abduction was perfectly
planned and executed. Shortly
after 2 p. m. yesterday a telephone
call was received at the McMath
home. The voice on the wire an
nounced he represented the tele-
phone company and asked that
the receiver be taken from the
hook for IS minutes while the
line was being tested.
At about the same time a call
was put through to the Center
School, where Margaret was a
pupil. The man making the call
represented himself as McMath
and said he was sending his
chauffeur to the school for Mar
garet.
A few minutes later a dark blue
sedan with yellow wire wheels
drew up in front Of the school.
on the main highway and four
miles from the McMath place.
"Send Peggy Out"
A negro. or a white man dis
guised as a negro, sat at the
wheel, and two white men were
in the rear seat. These facts
were noted by Jack Shaughnessy,
10, a Schoolmate of the McMath
child. The driver told the boy:
"GO in and tell the teacher
to send Peggy out"
Jack delivered the message and
watched the little girl come out
Of the school, start toward the
car, and then hesitate. The
driver reached over, caught her
by the arm, and yanked her into
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the car. She screamed just once.
The negro ordered:
"Shut up."
He swept the car out Of the
school yard in the direction Of
North Harwich, Jack informed
the authorities.
Police were Immediately noti-
fled and one Of the most wide
spread hunts in the history of
the State was launcIed. Descrip-
tions Of the child, the kidnapers,
and the car were flashed to police
stations throughout the State.
Attempting to trace the move
mentS Of the kidnapers' auto
mobile, police found that it had
stopped at a Harwich Center
store for gasoline.
The negro driver was described
as wearing a dark gray uniform
and his companions as being
"hard-looking" white men.
The Washington times., 1933-05-03
House Turns Attention
To Probe of Movies

Possibility of immediate action
on the Independent Offices sup
ply bill and its legislative rider,
which carries a 90-day maximum
furlough plan and a 30-year re-
tirement provision for Federal
, employees, was dimmed today
when House leaders decided to
take up the Sirovich resolution,
seeking an investigation Of the
moving picture industry.
The leaders also said that af-
ter the Sirovich mater is out Of
the way, hte House will give it's
attention to the Administration
security bill.
will Delay Action
These two pieces Of legislation
Il in all probability will delay con-
sideration of the supply bill un-
till Saturday or Monday, in the
opinion Of Representative Clifton
A. Woodrum, a member Of the
= House Appropriations Committee,
who is in charge of the measure.
Due to the fact that so much
legislation is contained in the
= rider and since under regular
House procedure it would be sub
ject to elimination under a point
of-order motion, Representative
James P. Buchanan, chairman of
the House Appropriations Com
mittee went before the House
Rules Committee and obtained a
special rule. Under this rule
debate is limited to six hours,
all points Of order are waived
and amendments are banned un-
less sponsored by the Appropria-
tionS Committee.
Members Of the appropriations
committee predicted today that
the 90-day furlough plan, which
was sponsored by the President,
will prevent wholesale diSmiSSalS.
It also will take care of the
surplus employees resulting from
the putting into effect Of the
Presidents reorganization pro-
gram.
House leaders predicted that
little opposition would develop to
the straight appropriation bill
which carries only $535, Sta, 1896,
a decrease Of $467,741, ,O45 from
the total of the bill pocket-vetoed
in the last session by former Presi-
dent Hoover. They anticipate some
opposition to some Of the provis-
ions of the legislative rider, but
expect to roll up a good majority
for passage, particularly since the
furlough plan has been inserted.
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DELAYS SUPPLY.
BILL ACTION TILL
FEW DAYS
May Not Resume 1t Until Next
Week; Gag Rule" OBJ
~ tained to Gain Speed
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the wording Of the bill, is not
m"ndatory, as was the case to q
gr-at extent. under the old section
216. It now becomes a matter
Of Administrative choice whether
employees shall be dismissed or
1urloughed.
No FurlOugh Limit
There is no limit as to the eX-
tent Of furloughS, except that II
they are given in excess Of 80
days, they must be on the basis
on which separations are figured.
Should 90-day furloughs be or
dered the annual pay Of an en-
ploye making $1,26O q year, the
minimum clerical salary, would
with the prior imposition of the
Is per cent cut, be reduced to
1904, and the average salary OF
$4,000 would be cut to $1,275.
It is generally accepted that ro-
tative furloughS in excess OF 80
days will generally be impracti-
cable. Hence, diSmiSSals would be
in order.
There are 33,753 persons in the
classified departmental service
here, subject to apportionment.
This excludes veterans. The Dis
trict'S 10000 surplus is due to the
fact that District residents got
into the service during the war,
when persons from other States
were not applying for jobs.
Since conditions differ so widely
among the departments, where
furloughs might be practicable in
one place, dismissals would be
preferred elsewhere, it was pointed
out.
Retirement Eliminated
The compulsory retirement pro-
vision so much in the Hmelight Of
late is practically eliminated, I'M
; less the President rescindS the
. Coolidge executive order OF 1925
giving longevity credits.
AS matters now stand, 30-year
employees have 25 such credits to
add to their efficiency ratings,
and a person whose actual rating
. was 80 might be retained over
: one without longevity credit who
had a rating of "a. The only
practical way of retiring 30year
employees under retirement age
is by abolishing their work.
The provision, twice knocked
out of the District bill, preventing
salary increases to employees es-
signed to higher-paid grades Of
work, reappears in the independ-
ent offices bill as reported to the
House.
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HOOVER'S BANK
AIDES RAPED
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clared to him at the time the ir'
regularities were discovered that
money transferred from depoSi-
tors accounts had been used at
their request to buy stock in the
bank. Francis added:
Hartman stole the $780,
OOO."
Nicely Outraged
Nicely hotly assailed the witness
for assuming an apologize atti-
tude toward millionaire crooks
and thieves" He declared:
"The people who are being
robbed deserve protection rather
than the crooks who get ariS-
tOcratic diseases the minute
they are found out.
Il think Hartman and Co
1OmbO ought to be in the peni-
tentiary.
There is evidence Of Grim
inal negligence on the part Of
the Government in failing to
prosecute these thieves.
"Untif the crooks are Weeded
. out of the banking system, The
public will never again have
confidence in the banks"
Nicely and Francis argued over
the latter's part in the Hartman
case. Francis protested:
You do me an injustice. On
July 9, 1882, / stated officially
that criminal statutes had been
violated. I did my own duty"