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The Washington times., 1933-09-22
ON RADIO
TONIGHT, ASKS
US. SUPPORT
Columbia Chain to Carry Plea;
Alien Roundup in Havana;
5000 to Be Deported
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON

By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
HAVANA, Sept. % G.N.S).
President Grau San Martin will
make a direct appeal to the
American people by radio tonight,
asking United States recognition
of Cuba.
Following the tactics Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in using the radio
to state his position, the Cuban
chief executive prepared to ex-
plain the aims of his government
and to promise to use the Amer
ican NRA as an example in deal
ing with capital, labor, wages and
working hours and conditions.
Speaks "Fair" English
The president will make his
broadcast over the Columbia
chain. AS a result of his exile
in America under the Machado
regime, he speaks fair English
and should have no difficulty in
making himself understood.
At the same time, the admin
istration launched counter-attack
on enemy propagandists" by
ordering roundup of alien
agitators and raiding the homes
of alleged conspirators. The
number of arrests made was not
made known.
Nicholas Stable, Jr., British cit
izen, who is a druggist in down
town Havana, was arrested in a
raid on the home of the former
Machado communications secre.
tary and was charged with con-
spriring to overturn the Grau San
Martin government.
5000 to Be Deported
Secretary of War Guiteras an
nounced 5000 aliens would be de-
ported, with the statement:
Eve are going to get rid of
all undesirable alien labor agi-
tators of all types"
The City Hall of Manguito, in
Matanzas Province, was seized to-
day by group of politicians who
ousted the mayor, an appointee Of
the sergeants who gained control
of the Havana government by
overthrowing President Des Ces-
pedes.
The Government described the
incident as a peaceful SEIZURE"
and announced a detachment Of
soldiers and students has been dis
patched from Havana to restore
the mayor to power and enforce
public order.
The Washington times., 1933-09-22

proposal, the specifications point
out, construction would begin
80 days after the loan is granted
and 10000 men would be given
steady employment for from "a to
80 months, with construction ex-
pected to be completed within two
years.
Importance Stressed
The specifications, providing
that each seadrome be 1925 feet
long and $50 feet wide, point out
that:
"COnstructiOn and control of
these floating landing fields
for airplanes will: place the
United States in position of
ascendancJ in air transportation
over the seas. 1t is submitted
that this project in many ways
surpasses the Panama Canal in
Importance to the American
people,"
Contending that "it is almost
the unanimous opinion of leaders
in the aviation field that this is
the next great and inevitable step
in aerial transportation" the
specifications point out that a so.
luton in anchoring the seadromes
has been found so they will be
stationary and will not roll and
pitch with the seas as ship does.
The Washington times., 1933-09-22
O'Connell Kidnap Suspects
Caught Through Hoodlum

ebeen acting as a special under
cover agent for the Government,
reporting to Cullen every day.
When he came to New York,
the undercover man had an idea
that a. different gang altogether
had been responsible for the
O'Connell kidnapping. After a
week he reported back that he
was wrong, but he had inforna-
ton on another and a more dan
gerous mob.
Conversation Heard
He picked up the information
from conversational hints that
convinced the Government agent
that they were on the right trail.
Weeks ago in the O'Connell case
they had made dictaphone tran
scriptions of conversations be-
tween Nanny Strewl, the inter-
mediary in the O'Connell case,
now under indictment, and the
kidnapers in New York. These
records will be used in an at
tempt to identify Scarnici or
Reino or others of their gang.
He located the hideout in
Mount Kisco where Scarnici had
been avoiding police surveillance
The Washington times., 1933-09-22

NEW YORK, Sept. % QN.S0.
Mystery contained in the phrase
acting on information" always
used in connection with the
roundup of underworld gangs,
was dispelled today in the case
of Leonard Scarnici and Anthony
RENO, who the police think are
the O'Connell kidnapers and who
they know to be the perpetrators
of a half-dozen robberies and
slayings.
Thomas F. Cullen, director in
New York of the Federal Secret
Service" explained how the Gin
formation" was gathered on which
the arrests were brought about.
Stool Pigeon Met
It was a meeting five days ago
in an upstate city between a
Secret Service man and an un-
derworld character that led to
the biggest "break" the East has
seen in it's years Of war on crime.
The underworld character Of
fered to help solve the O'Connell
kidnapping. He professed to dis
approve of kidnapping, and he ex-
pected an award.
For five weeks this man has
The Washington times., 1933-09-22
.L|NDYS ARRIVE
At LEN|NGRAD

LENINGRAD, Sept. % I.N.S0.
Completing a fast hop from
Helsingfors, Colonel and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh landed
safely early this afternoon at
the military airport here.
It was believed the American
aviator would discuss possibility
of establishing an air service be-
tween Russia and the United
States.
The Lindberghs covered the
hop, of about 200 miles, in a
little more than an hour.
Colonel Lindbergh said he
would decide on future plans
later in the day after comforting
with Soviet officials, and that
he was as yet uncertain how
long he would stay in Leningrad.
While a special place had been
prepared for the Lindberghs to
land a mile and a half from the
official naval airport, Lindbergh
surprised the reception committee
by heading straight for the air
port itself.
He was out Of the cockpit i'm
mediately, smiling and shaking
hands with each of the many
officials who greeted him, headed
by Gregory Vainstein, representa-
tive of the Soviet foreign office,
and Aaron Gutman, chief of staff
of the Baltic military air force.
A few moments later Mrs.
Lindbergh emerged, and imme-
diately was presented a large
bouquet of roses. Then the couple
posed with their hosts for a bat
terry Of photographers.
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5000 Westinghouse
Workers Walk Out

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept
% G.N.SD. II Three thousand
workers in the Westinghouse
electric plant 1T East Springfield,
walked out on strike today. Com
pany officials declared difficult
ties were brought about by de-
mands of the workers for in
creased wages. Leaders Of new
union organized in the plant, af-
filiated with the American Fedora
ton of labor, said, however, that
the real reason for the walkout
was that the company refused to
recognize the union.
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GANG
LINKED WITH
L KILLINGS
Five Accused of Abducting
0'ConneII Also Suspected
Of Coll Murder

NEW YORK, Sept. % G.N.S)
"He's headed for the chair. Why
hold up the procession"
With that query. and in the con
fidence of still mounting evidence
that one of the cruellest gang
killers ever to fal. into a police
net was in their hands, authorities
today swept into a position of sec
ondary Importance the alleged
implication Of Leonard Scarnici
27, in the abduction of John j,
O'Connell, jr., of Albany. and con
centrated on starting Scarnici and
four allies to the electric chair.
Believed Key to Killings
In Scarnici, police were certain
they held the key to at least II
cold-blooded killings and a pos
sible clue to the machine-gun mur
der of Vincent CMad Doggy Coll
New York police, in fact, were
on the verge of embarrassment at
the many charges flung at Scar
nici and at least one of his con.
federates-Anthony Reino, alias
Russo-who, with Scarnici, was
named in bench warrants issued
at Albany as the kidnapers Of
young O'Cohnell.
Authorities at Troy wired local
officials they wanted Scarnici,
Reino and Charles Herzog, alias
Shore, for the holdup of the Bank
of Rensselaer, and the killing Of
Detective James Stevens last May
29.
Victim Still Uncertain
Police here agreed with District
Attorney John T. Delaney, of Al
bany county. that Scarnici and
his aides were responsible for the
"snatching" of O'Connell. But
the victim, held captive % days
until a $4,000 ransom was paid,
was unable to positively identify
any of the five men as his alb
ductors, although he said Scarnici
and Reino "resembled" them.
Police also admitted they were
unable to find the place where
O'Connell was held captive, al
though handouts identified as
those used on him during his cap
tivity were found in the Bronx
hideaway where Scarnici was
seized.
Scarnici, RENO, Herzog ano
Philip zeigler and Fred Plentl
were held without bail for ar
raignment Saturday on charges Of
robbing a branch Of the Bank Of
Manhattan here last December S
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Federal Loan Board
GiUen Aid Pledges

William F. Stevenson, chair
man of the Federal Home loan
Bank Board, has received pledges
of cooperation with the Federal
Government from representatives
of insurance companies, building
and loan associations, and bank
ing commissions of leading in
dustrial and agricultural States
throughout the nation, who have
gathered here to discuss plans for
the distribution of. the Home own
er's Loan Corporation bond issue.
William H. Kelly, New Jersey
commissioner of banking, presided
at the meeting.
The Washington times., 1933-09-22
PinchOt Urges
F0rn1-LUbOr Unitu

DEs MONIES, Iowa, Sept. %
G.N.SD Agriculture, "the orphan
child of American politics." and
organized labor must unite to
overcome the domination of capi-
talism and to control the ma
tion," Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, of
Pennsylvania, told an enthusiastic
Farmers Union gathering here.
The wife of the Pennsylvania Gov
ernor addressed the convention of
farmers last night and called upon
the organization to put every ef-
fort behind the new deal" so that
President Roosevelt may succeed
in his program,
The Washington times., 1933-09-22
z TOWNS JOIN
HUNT, GUIDED
BY RADIO
Federal Reserve Mail Stolen,
Policeman Shot to Death
In Bold Robbery

CHICAGO, Sept. % G.N.S0
An army of police directed by
radio today waged a manhunt
for five gangsters who robbed two
Federal Reserve Bank messengers
in the Loop Of currency and nego-
table paper and killed police
man in their wild flight.
Selling three or four bags Of
registered mail, the holdup men
escaped through the downtown
streets behind smoke screen
spread from their specially built
automobile.
Believed Bailey Gang
Finding we'll thumbed road
maps of Oklahoma and Kansas
beneath the seats of the first au-
tomobile abandoned by the gang,
police expressed belief that the
bandits were members of the
Harvey Bailey gang that kidnapped
Charles F. Urschel, Oklahoma oil
millionaire.
Police here had been asked to
search for George C"Machine-
Gun") Kelly. Southwestern bad
man, who threatened the lives
of Urschel and Federal prosecu-
tors in the Oklahoma City trial
in a letter postmarked from Chi
cago.
AS the gunner fled through
Chicago, changing automobiles
frequently by communicating
those of passing motorists, police
of 72 towns in the area were
called out by radio to join the
manhunt.
Policeman Miles Cunningham
was shot and killed with a blast
of machine gun fire when he
sought to question the robbers
after their car crashed into an
other as the gang sped westward
five minutes after the robbery.
Second Policeman Escapes
Policeman Maurice Fitzgerald
narrowly escaped death when he
ducked behind a signboard to
escape the rain of bullets. Neither
policeman was aware Of the rob-
berry when they sought to ques-
ton the men.
Climbing into a commandeered
automobile the gunner resumed
the flight westward, changing
cars every fews miles to check
the pursuit.
Sweeping up to the curb on
Jackson Boulevard the robbers
boldly accosted two messengers
and two guards conveying the
Federal Reserve Bank consign-
ment on a hand truck from the
old postoffice.
Two men carrying machine guns
leaped out and one shouted:
"Stick 'em up"
The guards, Proctor Hale and
John McGillen, were hastily dis
armed. The messengers were Vic
tor Pinktkoski and Otto Wiltzram.
Choking from the cloud of
SI1lOhO C44NCAOpAA4S VAANAAAS OA4S
trucks crew surrendered the mail
bags.
Vanish Behind Smoke Screen
The robbers roared away, long
trail of smoke spreading out be-
hind the automobile.
The mail bags were known to
contain a sum of currency and
negotiable paper, but postal au-
thorities were unable to give an
Immediate accounting of their
contents.
The crash which halted their
flight momentarily injured three
of the five occupants of another
automobile. In the abandoned
robber car police found a machine
gun drum, a supply of ammuni-
ton, bottle of whisky, and sew
eral sets of motor license plates.
Blood was found on the seats
of two Of the abandoned automo-
biles, indicating that some of the
gang had been shot or injured in
the collision.
The Washington times., 1933-09-22
PatrOImQn Curtis
Finds 4 Stolen Cars

Traffic Bureau Patrolman John
o. Curtis was very busy last night.
At Eleventh and C Streets North
east, he picked up car and it's
occupant which were wanted by
another traffic policeman for a
traffic violation and during the
course of the night he picked up
four stolen automobiles in vari-
Gus sections of the city.
The Washington times., 1933-09-22
Violet McFadden
Divorces Spouse

LOS ANGELES, Sept. % GIN.
S.).-Violet Dunn McFadden, film
actress, today had divorced Ham,
ilton McFadden, firm director and
writer. Their love cooled when
he sent me to New York to ad-
vance my career" the pretty &C
tres testified. They were married
in 1929 and separated two years
later.
The Washington times., 1933-09-22
Air Mail Pilots
Injuries Are Fatal

CLEVELAND, Sept. % d.N.SD.
Harold (''Hal') Neff, 25, Cleve-
land air mail pilot, who was in
jured when his plane crashed in
Michigan swamp after he was
forced off his Toledo Cleveland
course in a fog, died today in a
hospital at Jackson, Mich, United
Air Lines officials here were in
formed.
The Washington times., 1933-09-22
DEMOCRATS TO DANCE

The District Of Columbia divi.
sion Of the Young Democratic
Clubs Of America will end their
summer season tonight with a
dance at the Montgomery Country
Club, Silver Springs, Md.
The Washington times., 1933-09-22
ROBBED OF $1,000

A report that $1,000 in travellers
checks was stolen from his coat
pocket in a local hotel Wednesday
night was made to police yester-
day by Clyde E. Henderson, of
New York city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-07

Catholic University's Saturday
battle at Griffith Stadium, with
Gus Dorias' Detroit Titans, tops
the list from a competitive stand
point, and also offers the Cards,
perhaps for the first time, to
show local folk just how far
they have gone III the intercol-
legiate grid world.
Out at Curly" Byrd's spacious
stadium, in College Park, the
luckleSs University of Maryland
eleven, with single victory and
five defeats, battles the team
which critics hail as the South's
greatest, when Wallace Wade's
Blue Devils of Duke University
appear.
Georgetown Idles
George Washington's crippled
Colonials, riddled both by in
juries and the ineligibility buga-
boo, takes on Washington and
Jefferson's astonishing Presidents.
Georgetown, fourth member of
the local big Four" rests,
thankfully enough. The Hoyas
will meet Carnegie Tech, Novem-
Der 10, with no more hope of a
victory than good old Backwash
would have of whipping Michigan.
Gallaudet, proud conqueror of
American University, also takes
a breath, but the harrassed Eagles
journey down to Randolph Macon
where doubtless another defeat
lies in store.
Catholic University's battle with
Detroit means a chance, although
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-07
RANEY FIGHTS
RAY BOWEN

The shadowy outlines of light
weight champion Barney Ross, a
potential foe, will loom in the
corner behind Wesley Ramsey,
standout title challenger, when
Ray Bowen, last of the fighting
Bowens, arises eargerly at the bell
starting tonight's 10-round head.
line attraction at Portner's Arena,
Tonight's shot at Ramey will be
Bowen's mightiest stab for fistic
greatness. 1t will be the Wash
ington boys big chance to prove
to a doubling ring world that he
belongs in the front ranks of the
lightweights.
! Henry Irving returns to the ring
after a layoff of a month to meet
Sailor LaBonte in the six-round
semi-windup. Popeye scored his
last knockout over Danny Russell
on the last fight card held by the
Alexandria Elks.
Other six FOUNDERS pit Doug
Swteman VS.. Leroy Dougan, Bobby
Lowry VS.. Jimmy Harris. Jack
Quigley and Bill Howard tangle in
the opener of four rounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-07
EXC. v. STARS
JOIN PASSERS

With the addition of mig"
McCarver, Hardy Pearce and
Johnny Baker, the Washington
Passers will present practically a
George Washington University
football team against the potent
Brooklyn Bulldogs tomorrow night
at Griffith Stadium.
Other players listed on the
Washington Passers' roster who
have seen service either as player
or coach at G. w. are Slaird,
Nelson, Myers, Blackstone,
Fenlon, Mulvey and Galloway.
With this allotment of players
the Passers should give the Bull
dogs considerable trouble. In
Bill Myers, who aids in coaching
the present G.. w. team, the
w shington Passers possess a
player who can boot the oval
with the best of them.
While playing recently with
the st. Mary's Celtics, Myers
booted three field goals from dis
tances of IS, 40 and As yards.
He's an exceptional kicker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-07

admittedly a pretty long one, to
partially avenge the only defeat
on the c. U. record this year. The
Cards bowed to Holy Cross, 20-7,
and from reports, were unlucky.
Holy Cross then was knocked for
loop last Saturday by Detroit,
30.
Suffer by Comparison
C. U. would apparently be
greatly outclassed by comparative
scores from this angle, but when
it is remembered the same Du-
quesne team which c. U. battled
to a scoreless deadlock, last year,
defeated the Titans, 40, this
year, it don't look so bad for
Dutch" Bergman's proteges. Elk
cept for Bobby McVean, who is
hobbling around on clutches, the
Cards will be in first-class shape.
A battle of the Always may be
looked for. Doug Mott, chief Of
the Titan forward passing firing
squad, hit the bulls eye IL times
out of 20 against Holy Cross.
Which is not bad in any league.
c. U. will pit it's aces, Tommy
Oliver, Tommy Finn and Babe"
Gearty against the Titan finger.
Both lines are strong and average
nearly 200 pounds. The Wanted
Notre Dame system used by each
team speaks for itself in the run
ming attack department.
Duke, with a record equalled
only by Georgia in the South, will
find weak but willing Maryland
team awaiting. The Devils record
of successive victories over V. M. I.
Wake Forest, Tennessee, David
son, Kentucky and Auburn indi-
Gates the class of the Devils.
Potential All-Americans
Two potential all-Americans
will be found with Duke in Fred
Crawford, tackle, and Bill Rogers,
end. Crawford was named all
Southern last year, and was
mentioned quite prominently on
several all-American selections.
He is a senior.
The Old Liners really are on
the spot. How Maryland can
hope to defeat Duke is a
mystery. If it does, it will go
down as the greatest 1888 upset
of the much upset grid world.
Anyhow, Maryland will have full
strength available, if that means
anything.
George Washington's arc-light
battle with Washington and JET
ferson, Friday at Griff Stadium,
will see a pair of defensive teams
struggling. The Presidents have
drive, but like Notre Dame against
Navy, lack scoring punch. On
the other hand, George Washing
ton had a punch, but due to
aforementioned injuries and in
eligibleS, probably have lost it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-07
Pick Ups and
Put Outs

Harry Grier talks a good
game of golf the chute was
all creased for Catholic Uni
versity to enter the Southern
Conference in 1924 but
that's an old athletic wound
why reopen it? Dick
("Oliver'') Barrett, Philadelphia
AS pitcher, plays quarterback
for one of the semi-prO elevens
in the Quaker City Kinsey
Jones, sophomore quarterback,
is one of the most promising
gridders on the Detroit u. eleven
which visits here Saturday to
stack up against Catholic U. at
the Griffith Stadium Oscar
M. Moore, killed in an auto ac-
cident Saturday, was captain Of
Thorn Means bowling team in
the Temple Minor League last
year he led Peerless to the
championship in this league.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-07
Plain Racketeering

In this day and age, my
friends, that is called racketeer-
ing.
It is little short of hi-jacking.
Territorial rights are the
spinal column of the modern
racketeers in every phase of the
! underworld.
Thus, racketeering has en-
tered the universities of the
land-the institutions where
our young are supposed to have
their lives and characters
nodded.
The difference between rack
eteering and high-pressure bust
ness is that high-pressure bust
ness and industry get together
for mutual education and ex-
change of ideas for their COM
mon good.
Racketeers have no parts Of
each other. They never meet
over the luncheon table or
around the conference board.
Racketeers snipe. Racketeers
shoot from ambush. Racketeers
kidnap for ransom.
There's the Tennessee-George
Washington situation without
any differences, innuendos or
without any shipping.
Why don't college football
authorities adopt the attitude
Of self-help like any other high
pressure business group?
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1t was Eddie Espey's 1853 game
and 500 set which enabled the
Convention Hall team to take the
lead in its match with the PENN
sular Bus Line at Norfolk.
Sugar Kane's 635 set was the
sweetest score turned in by the
Virginia aggregation. The local
team will have a lead of 1854 pins
when it entertains the Norfolk
team at Convention Hall Novem-
Der Is.
Dykes Rolls 1874
In the Engineers Reproduction
Plant League, Dykes. of the Big
Shots. cracked the high individ-
ual game record with a 1874 and
then did the same with the indi-
vidual set record, shooting a 400.
The Little Shots smashed the
former team game mark. rolling
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-07
Somebody in Woodpile

Neither Major Neyland nor
Colonel Parker, the athletic pow
ers at Tennessee and both thor
oughly professional men, give a
whoop individually about
George Washington's football
personnel.
Their university and the edu-
cational group to which Ten
nessee happens to belong were
forcing George Washington's
hands on matters of eligibility,
and their hands in turn was be-
ing forced by a couple of uni
3versities belonging to the old
woman in the shoe, which are
no little jealous of the heights
TO which George Washington
football forces have risen.
!, Their attitude is: eff we
can't have crowds, we're going
to drive every wedge at our COM
mand to see that nobody else in
this territory has crowds. Well
do all we can to hurt football
hereabOuts, even if we hurt our
selves in so doing!"