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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
By HARRY FERGUSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May II. CUP
CASTOR B. Means, enjoying a brief
vacation from Atlanta peniten
tiary, lolled in the witness chair
in district supreme court yester-
DAY and told tale Of the Lind
bergh kidnapping that was as as
founding as his own story-booIi
career.
From the fast-fowing narrative
that fascinated a courtroom thick
with spectators, two statements
of Means glared out. They We're
That he knew the two men who
kidnapped the Lindbergh baby and
left i! dead on the wooded slopes
of New jerseys Sourland noun
tain.
That the men had intended to
kidnap Lindbergh and hold him
| for 100000 ransom.
Means went to the stand in his
own defense, seeking to disprove
the charge that he conspired with
Norman r. Whitaker to defraud
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean OF
$4,000 on the promise that they
could recover the Lindbcrgh baby.
Means now is serving Il 15-year
term in Atlanta for swindling
Mrs. Mclean of 100000 under 4
similar promise.
Federal officials who worked on
the Lindbergh case listened to the
testimony and lifted their eye.
brows specifically as Means said
an attempt. had been made or
| March 8, 1882, to deliver the
baby to Col. Robert Guggenheim
an intimate friend of Lindbergt
who lives here. Guggenheim re-
| fused to accept the baby, Means
said.
Colonel Guggenheim last nigh
vehemently denied Means story
at is absolutely not true,
said the colonel. 81 had an ap
pointment with Means and he dic
not show up. I heard a Sigh
noise outside the house. ] opened
the door and sitting on the steI
in front of the house was a man
with a baby in his arms.
"Just as I opened the door
taxicab drew up. a woman go
out and called come on The
man took the baby into the ca!
and went off"
With his bald head shining un'
der the lights and his heavy fig
ure filling the same chair from
which Lindbergh himself testified
two days ago. Means usually
tossed off the names of the great
and near-great-former President
Harding, Andrew w. Mellon and
Charles Gates Dawes. The testi,
mony rambled up and down the
years since the World war.
Mellon, Means said, tried IL
vain to sell $1,0O0,0OO worth Of
whisky to American soldiers il
France. The intimation was that
Means helped defeat the plan, anc
subsequently, Mellon was infuen
tial in sending him to Atlanta
DenlCentldry III 1870. IHlS
Means second term in Atlanta.
Then, wrinkling his nose ant
smiling at the jury. Means named
the kidnapers of the Lindbergf
baby as "Irving Fenton" anC
"Wellington Henderson"
| 1t all went back, Means said, tt
smoke-filled speakeasy at 227
West Broadway, New York
Larry Jones' place." He said he
met Fenton there.
| "We're going to pull nappine
(kidnap) case" Means quoted
Fenton as saying. cts going tC
be big thing with a lot of pub
| licitv."
Means declined to participate
he said, being interested only ir
finding Henderson, whom he had
known since 1923 as a radical
leader in Detroit. But Fenton in
sisted, Means said and told "me
the case might be worth ten, fiji
CONTINUED on page 8,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
See Agreement on
School Bill at
Raleigh This Pm.

RALEIGH, May 12.-(UP).-
The conference committee set
Ting differences between the
house and the senate over the
school machinery act. was expect
ed to reach an agreement and re-
port by 4 p. m. today.
The United Press learned the
chief obstacle was allowing local
units to supplement state funds
for ninth month of school, ia
vored by the house bill, is the only
barrier to sine die adjournment.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
MITCHELL SUIT
CALLED IN n. Y.
Middle Class Jury VIII Sit
in Judgment in
FAX Case

NEW YORK. May 12.-CUP).
A jury of middle-clasS business
men. merchants and clerks. will
decide whether Charles E. Mitch
ell. multi-millionaire was within
his legal rights when he escaped
payment of $858,419.68 in income
taxes by making what the govern
ment calls gigantic Fictitious
stock sales to frienCs and rela-
tiveS.
The jury was chosen after a
dav of mOnotonouS questioning of
talesmen by United States Attor-
ney George Il. Medalie and Mag
D. Steuer, chief Of defense coun-
sci, for the accused former presi-
dent of the National City bank.
A panel of 100 had been near
" exhausted before the opposing
forces of Judge Henry w. God
dard, before whom the case is be-
ing tried, were satisfied that they
had 2 jury which was neither
prejudiced against bankers nor
against income tax collectors.
One sensation developed during
this tedious questioning. Perhaps
inadvertently, Medalie revealed
that the hitherto unnamed man
to whom Mitchell is accused of
making a "wash" sale of stock in
order to show loss of S759, 600
in 1880 is w. D. Thornton, presi-
dent of the Green Cananea Cop
per corporation, a close friend of
Mitchell.
1t had previously been charged
that in 1929. Mitchell sold to his
wife, "by an exchange of letters, "
$4,000 shares of National City
bank stock. in order to wipe out
his alleged income of approx
mately $3,50O,OOO.
NEW YORK. May 12.-(UP),
Charles E. Mitchell, the clerk who
rose to become head of one of the
worlds largest financial organiza,
tions, was scheduled to go on tria
| today on charges of income tan
evasion in 1929 and 1880.
The indictment of the former
chairman Of the National City
Bank and National City company
grew out of his testimony before
a senate banking and currency
subcommittee that in 1929 he
had sold $4,000 shares of Nation
al City Bank stock to a member
of his family, the resulting los:
of approximately $2,S00,000 en-
abling him to avoid paying a fed
( eral income tax.
FORCED TO RESIGN
His admission drew such crit
cism that he resigned as head Of
| the bank and its affiliates. Attor,
ney General Homer S. Cumming;
ordered immediate prosecution
and on March 81 Mitchell was ar,
rested on an affidavit and com
plant by Thomas f. Dewey, chief
assistant United States attorney
for the southern district of New
; York. charging attempted evasion
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
NJ. E. QUARTERLY
MEET IS TONIGHT

The second quarterly confer
ence for the Methodist church
will be held this evening at S
o'clock at the church, Rev. c. H.
Moser, the pastor, announced to-
day. Rev. D. NJ. Litaker, the
presiding elder, will preside and
Rev. Mr.. Moser added that all
officials of the church. are ex-
pected to attend.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
CHICAGO TEACHERS
TO GET MILLIONS
ON BACK SALARIES

CHICAGO, May 12.-(UP).-
Mayor Edward Kelly announced
last night after a conference
with bankers that the City of
Chicago Immediately will pay its
school teachers part of the back
salaries for the last year.
Kelly said that S3,346,577 would
he paid the teachers today and
that approximately s12; 100000
more will be paid within the
next few days.
Total back salaries due the
teachers amounted to about $751;
100000.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
SHOCK is RECORDED

NEW YORK, May 12.-(UP).
An earthquake of moderate in
tensity about ALSO miles in a
general north or south direction
was recorded on the seismograph
at Fordham university at 1921
and $3.50 p. m. yesterday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
FIDDLERS CONTEST
AT EAST FLAT ROCK

An old-time fddlers' conven-
+ion has been arranged with prizes
for tonight at the East Flat Rock
high school building, in benefit of
the fund to equip the fire depart,
ment. Eight string bands viii
take part in the program.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
IMPROVEMENT.
IN COMMODITY.
PRICES GROWS.
Wealth Is Added to the
Farming Section by
Rising Prices
OTHER INDICATIONS
OF UPTREND SHOWN

NEW YORK, May 12.-(UP).
The vigor of the current upSwlng
i'm business is becoming more pro-
nounced. even though the current
period of normal seasonal eXpan-
sion has now passed. the weekly
review Of Dunn 4 Bradstrect,
Inc. said today.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
GERMANY ACCEPTS ECONOMIC TRUCE BUT
HER DEMANDS DEADL OCk arms CONFERENCE IE;RI|sNl |CE
Britain and France Are
United in Determination
to Hold Germany to the
Versailles Peace Treaty
LONDON, May 12.-(UP).
The tariff truce was adopted
unanimously today by the or
ganizing committee of the
world economic conference.

WASHINGTON. May -. CUP)
Germany will accept the world
tariff truce with minor" reserVa-
tons. DR.. Hjalmar Schacht, spe-
cial German economic envoy, told
the United Press today just be.
fore his final meeting with Secre-
tary Of State Hull.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
WOULD END PERSECUTION

WASHINGTON, May ~. (UP).
Representative Black, Democrat,
New York. yesterday introduced
in the house resolution to en-
force economic and diplomatic
pressure against Spain. Mexico
and Germany until religious
persecution is ended.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
GENEVA CONFERENCE
CONCEDED AS FUTILE

PARIS, May II. threat
Britain and France are united III
their determination to maintain
rigid restrictions Of the Versailles
peace treaty if Germany persists
in blocking progress of the dis
armament conference, Foreign
Minister Paul-Boncour said today.
GNEVA, May 12.-(UP).-
Failure of the efforts led by the
United States and Great Britain
to salvage something out of the
disarmament conference was an
nounced by Arthur Henderson,
chairman of the general commits
sion of the world arms parley, last
night.
Henderson Informed the dele
gates meeting here in the prellml-
mary sessions that Germany's de-
mands for arms equality dead
locked the conference.
He asked what the delegates OF
the major powers-France, Eng
land. Germany. the United States
and Italy-desired to do regard
ing future procedure of the futile
conference.
Henderson and the other dele
gates of the five chief powers had
dinner at their hotel last evening
and later conferred for nearly
five hours, but failed to agree on
any plan for further sessions OF
the preliminary arms parley.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
JUDGE CUTS OWN PAY

WASHINGTON, May IL. (UP).
Federal Judge John Paul Jones OF
Cleveland, was the fifth of 1872
federal Judges to take a volun.
tary pay cut. The department OF
justice reports.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12

NEW YORK, May 12.-(UP).
Max HaSsel and Max Greenberg,
presumably the men mentioned by
CASTOR Means were beer racke-
teers and were shot 20 death at
, Elizabeth Carteret hotel, Eliza
beth, y. j.. April -.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
MEANS CLAIMS
KIDNAP Death
ACCIDENT
Men He Was Told Stole
the Lindbergh Infant
Killed April IL
ONE DENIAL MADE
AS TO HIS STORY

WASHINGTON. May ~. (UP)
Gas'on B. Means testified today
that during his connection with
the Lndbergh kidnapping case he
was informed the child was killed
when dropped accidentally by the
kidnapers while moving It from
the original place of concealmcnt.
Means said he was told two whis-
key runners, Max Hassel and Max
Greenberg stole the baby March
1St.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
WEATHER

Local thundershowers tonight
and Saturday; little change in
temperature.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-12
GOOD AFTERNOON

Even today, Germany is GER
tainly the easiest country in the
world in which to make your
mark.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-28

Friday Musicale. The morning ses-
sion will be devoted to club and
committee reports, closing with
round table discussion under the
leadership of Mrs. Edward Bailey
Birge of Bloomington.
The address of the afternoon will
be given by Professor D. D. Nye Of
the Indiana University School of
Music. Mr.. Nye has chosen as his
subject. why Music?" Music num-
bers will be given by Mrs. Edwin I.
Poston. piano, MartinSville Matinee
Musicale; Mrs. J. Glenn Hammond,
voice, and Miss Pauline RoeS, piano,
Spencer Monday Musicale; Mrs. y.
Glenwood Harrison, voice, Green
wood Matinee Musicale, and Mrs.
Ruby Lane MoSemille, piano,
Bloomington Friday Musicale.
Mrs. Frank B. Hunter, Indian
apolis, state president Of the In
diana Federation of Music Clubs,
will be present and will address the
convention on federation matters,
both state and national.
The chairmen of the local COM
mittees are: Registration, Mrs.
Ward Biddle; hospitality, Mrs.
Charles Matthews; luncheon, Miss
Frances Woodbridge; publicity, Mrs.
Guido H. Stempel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-28
Dancers to
Open Civic
Sc a son
Shan-Kar Will Appear at
Caleb Mills Hall
Soon.

Ensemble music is emphasized In
the seasons program of the Civic
Music Association which will open
Wednesday night, Nov. 8, when it
presents Uday Chan-Kar and his
group of Hindu dancers and musi-
clans at Caleb Mills hall.
Following this artistic presenta-
ton of oriental culture the Mime
apolis symphony appears on Jan. 26
with Eugene Ormandy, conducting.
An ensemble that stands midway
between these two is the third
offering, the Russian symphonic
choir, on the border between the
east and west in its characteristic
harmonies, coming to Caleb Mills
hall, Feb. &c.
Another type of group music will
be offered next on the seasons pro-
gram with the Musical Art string
quartet appearing March II.
A favorite soloiSt in Indianapolis
will close the Civic Music Associa-
TONS season, April IL, when Efrem
Zimbalist offers a program of violin
music.
A small number Of memberships
in the Civic Music Association are
still available and may be obtained
at the headquarters in the Medical
Arts building.
officers are Theodore Griffith
president; Mrs. Sylvester johnson
Jr., vice-president; Arthur Frank
lin, secretary, and Paul Matthews.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-28

AS a means to thi send, Mrs.
LANCE and her committee are issu-
ing bulletin of films to be shown
during the current month at neigh
borhood theaterS.
The films will be reviewed, rated
as to general merit and classified
as to suitability for various age au-
diences, that is, adult, young adult,
family and children under IL.
F'ilmes which the committee con-
SiderS unfit for showing will be
omitted from the bulletin and OBJ
jections registered directly with the
producers.
To obtain this information, pre-
view committees, through the cour-
tesy and cooperation Of the down.
town first-run theater managers,
are seeing each picture as soon as
it is shown in indianapolis. Supple
mentary information is secured
from reliable pre-viewing commit
tees in other cities.
This motion picture committee
started as a pre-adolescent child
study group, and still is primarily
interested in children, according to
Mrs. LANCE.
The members are continuing their
study of motion pictures, stressing
parent education as well as develop
ing the distribution of their bulle-
tin through all organizations inter-
ested in children and young people.
One of the most active agencies
cooperating in this project is the
organization of the twenty-six Moth
erS' Clubs Of the Indianapolis Free
Kindergarten Society. This group
is actively engaged in making per-
sonal contacts with the neighbor-
hood theater managers to secure
lists of bookings and to acquaint
the managers with the point of view
of the parents among their patrons.
Beginning with the week Of Nov.
8 the recommendation of the COM
mittee relating to the current down.
town pictures will appear in the
newspapers.
Members of the committee are as
follows: Mrs. A. D. Lange, chair
man; Mrs. T. Victor Keene. Mrs.
Marvin E. Crle, Mrs. Donald G.
Drake, Miss Jenna Birks, Miss
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-28
Wins Again

Billie Burke has signed a long
term contract which gives her serv-
ices exclusively to Samuel Gold
wyn, who hopes to present her in
the lead in a picturized English
stage play which she will first do
for the theater. Miss Burke may
first do another play, of American
authorship, on the west coast.
Goldwyn believes that Miss Burke's
distinguished performances in Bill
of Divorcement," Dinner at Eight"
and the unreleased only Yester-
day" establishes her as one of the
most versatile players in pictures.
United Artists will release Miss
Burke's productions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-28
BIG REVEUE
NOW AT THE CIRCLE.

Seventy-two thousand pearls,
graduated in size from pea to a
walnut were used in dressing 100
beautiful girls in a scene from
"Footnght Parade" now at the
Circle.
A water scene in which water
shots were actually taken ten feet
under the water shows the hundred
sea nymphs, daughters of Neptune,
in luxurious, although briny, sur
roundings.
Costumes, of course, had to be
waterproof and studio designers to-
gether with dance director Busby
Berkeley, conceived the plan OF
clothing the girls only in golden
rubber. nodded to their figures
and outlined with pearls
The water nymph number is one
of the unique numbers of Foot
light Parade" a picture which
carries a wen-knit comedy drama
plot in addition to its musical num-
bers. Two hundred fifty girls APP
pear in the dance numbers de-
signed and staged by Busby Berke-
", genius dance director, who
created the ensembles seen in both
"42nd Street" and Gold Diggers."
There is an all-star cast headed
by Indianapolis own Dick Powell,
Ruby Keller. Joan Blondell. James
Cagpey. Claire Dodd, Frank Nc
Hugh and George Westfall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-28
GOldwyn to
Photograph
Big Fantasy
The Wizard of Or Will
Start in Production in
the West.

"The Wizard of OF" is to be made
by Samuel Goldwyn into what he
calls IAN intimate fantasy" for re-
lease by United Artists.
This Frank Baum book is the
greatest juvenile beSt-Seller in the
history of American literature; SOO,-
600 copies have been sold since it's
publication in 1900, and its popular
ity continues at the rate of $4,000
year.
AS musical comedy, starring
Fred Stone and the late Dave Mont
gomery, it ran for eight years with
out missing a single performance.
The characters are on the air on
weekly broadcast and serve as heroes
of comic strip.
Preparations for the picture are
going forward at once. 1t will be an
all-star special production, separate
and apart from Goldwyns regular
schedule.
A new score will enliven the story;
the fantasy will probably be done in
full natural color. No cast has as
vet been selected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-28

tionals big special production, "I
Loved Woman" now being shown
at the Lyric theater, delineates an
amazing woman who wins world
wide fame through love and ruth
lessness. 1t is the most powerful
dramatic role Miss Francis has yet
enacted.
In her strange code of ethics she
gets her start on the operate stage
by throwing herself into the arms of
a wealthy industrialist. But she
is not content with one love and fits
from lover to lover, as fancy die
tates or her ambition prompts, her
affairs ranging from young students
to an older sovereign.
She is able through a magnetic
personality to inspire those with
whom she comes in contact to almost
superhuman deeds, and it is she
who is responsible for the chang
ing of dilettante youth into
ruthless business man who comes
near conquering the world before the
gigantic structure he has built top
pies over and brushes him.
In addition to it's intensely in
teresting love theme, Il Loved a
Woman" treats dramatically with
the frenzied finance employed in the
growth Of the packing industry to
one Of the greatest in the world.
The picture is based on the novel,
Red Meat" from the pen of David
Karsner, author of Silver Dollar"
1t was directed by Alfred E. Green.
The cast includes, besides the two
stars, Genvieve Tobin, j. Farrell
Mcdonald, Henry Kolker, Robert
Barrat, George Blackwood, Murray
Kinnell, Robert McWade, Walter
Walker and Henry ONeill.
The Lyrics program also contains
the Fox News Weekly, Honeymoon
Port o. Call travel film of
and Hot From Petrograd,"
a comedy musical novelty, featuring
Dave Appolon and his famous Rus
sian string orchestra.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-28

Inman CY. w. G. Al, Mrs. Paul
Maude Russell, Mrs. N. Taylor Todd
Mrs. j. R. Spaulding, Mrs. Paul
Tombaugh, Mrs. Walter P. Norton,
Mrs. Lowell S. Fisher, Miss Mary
Rigg, Mrs. Paul Summers, Mrs. Ray
Briggs.
r y
Heaven Bound" a musical drama,
which was to have been produced
at the Murat theater Oct. 21-22 -23,
will be presented in Cadle Taber-
nacle on Nov. 8 and 4, according to
an announcement by Miss Jean
Paul Hines, author and producer.
Postponement of the Murat thea
ter engagements was necessary on
account of inability of several mem
bers Of the cast and chorus to sing
and also because of the staging of
the Community Fund campaign, it
is stated.
Holders Of reserved seat tickets
for the Murat theater engagements
may exchange tickets at the box
Office at the Cadle Tabernacle, Mrs.
Hines stated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-28
Vienna Bows
Choir Will
Sing Here
The Wedding by Lantern
Light Will Be on
Program.

The Wiener Saengerknaben (V-
emma boys choir, coming to the
Murat Nov. 90, will bring here an
aggregation of boy singers who are
making new musical history in this
country by their skilled perform
ances of operas, choral works and
folk songs.
Their concert at the Murat will
include the presentation of Often
bach'S comic opera, The Wedding
by Lantern Light" in full costume,
with impersonation of the female
roles by the boys.
The folk songs Of the old Ger
man fatherland will also be heard,
as well as number of famous
church choral works.
The appearance Of the Wiener
Saengerknaben in this country is
distinct novelty. Although this
choir has been in continuous exist
ence over 400 years as the imperial
chapel choir Of the Austrian court,
it never visited America until last
year.
Touring over sixty American cities,
these young actor-singers simply
took the public by storm in their
adult-like performances.
The boys range from to IS years
of age and are cared for by their
dean and rector, the Rev. Joseph
Schnitt. Their new musical director
is Hans Won Urbanek.
They are at present appearing in
New England states continuing their
artistic triumphS everywhere.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-28
MUSIC FEDERATION
TO MEET SOON

The seventh district of the IN
diana Federation of Music Clubs,
under the direction of Mrs. Fred
V. Chew, district president, will hold
its convention in Bloomington,
Tuesday, oct. 81.
The seventh district includes music
clubs from the towns of Bloomfield,
Bloomington, Greenwood, Martins
vile, and Spencer.
All meetings will be held In
Alumni Hall of the Indiana Union
Memorial building Of Indiana uni
versity. Registration will begin at
$50 a. m. and the first session will
begin at 10 a. m.
An address of welcome will be
made by Mrs. D. D. Nye. president
of the hostess club, Bloomington
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-28

6NeASIG f1OHIOIl. horton Will be re-
membered in the last Chevaher pic
ture, Bedtime Story" which had a
successful run in indianapolis.
In THE Way to Love" Chevalier
is seen as singing guide on a Paris
sightseeing bus. His many affairs
with the beautiful Partisan girls are
said to lend greatly to the hilarity
of the picture.
Lou Forbes and his New Idea
Music are another feature of this
great Jamboree this week. They are
presenting several different and
novel arrangements of well-known
numbers.
A newsreel will complete the pro-
gram