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Evening star., 1934-10-05
MINER GAVE TIP
ON K|DNAP PLOT
Informed Authorities of Plan
to Abduct Heiress on
Wedding Eve.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS.
WHEELING w Va. October g.
To humble coal miner. whose name
remains undisclosed. authorities gave
credit today for the tip that led to
Illustration of the plot to kidnap
Betty Bloch, Wheeling heiress, on the
eve Of i1er wedding.
While slipping an ice cream soda In
heard a conversation which aroused
his suspicion. and he notified Prose-
cutor Don Mckee The prosecutor
called in Federal agents from Pitts
burgh.
Authorities said the details sup
piled by the miner enabled them to
lay a trap for the conspirators, to
"clinch" details by use Of dictagraphs
and foil the entire plot
Meanwhile. Harry Thornton, .
former foot ball player, and Thurman
p. Bowen, both 81, are in jail under
bond of 500. 900 each. pending action
by the Federal grand jury. Both
pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of
conspiracy to kidnap and face max
imum penalties of life Imprisonment,
If convicted.
Miss Bloch is to be married tomor-
row TO Wllmot Harris OF Washington.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
LARGE SPIDER ENTRAPS
LIVE MOUSE WITH WEB
Rodent Remains Suspended in
Midair Until Gust of Wind
Breaks Strands.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALISBURY. Md, October 5.-A
big spider in the barnyard of c. T.
Whittle turned cowboy. with surpris-
ing results.
1t lassoed live mouse with strand
of its web and by some mysterious
means suspended the mouse, strug-
Cling. IS feet in the air
Whittle walked out of his barn to-
day and was astounded to see the
mouse hanging in midair without visi-
BILE means Of support Close inSpec-
ton disclosed the spiders web.
A gust of wind broke the thread
as a photographer was slipping up to
make picture of the trapped victim.
The mouse scampered away and the
spider was robbed of its prize catch.
Evening star., 1934-10-05

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spot. Whatever I say about Haupt-
mann will hurt him
Murphy said Russell. who Is 35
claimed to have been close friend
of Hauptmann and of the late Isadore
.Fisch, who was named by Hauptmann
as the man who gave him money
identified as part of the $4,000
ransom.
Rebuild Garage.
Carpenters started today to recon-
struct Hauptmann's garage. where
police found S14.590 of the $4,000
which Col. Lindbergh paid for the
return of his son. already dead The
garage had been torn apart. board
by board, after some of the money was
found concealed in beam.
Schwarzkopf, in answer to reports
last night that DR.. Condor had been
told by the kidnaper that negotia-
tons would be called off unless Red
johnson was released, asserted Con-
don never told me anything of that
sort and never told me Red john
son was ever referred to in any way
by the kidnapers"
johnson. a sailor friend of Betty
Cow. who was nurse for the Lind
bergh infant, was questioned early in
the investigation.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
RUSSIAN GRAIN PLAN
is IS PCT. FULFILLED
Collections About 10 Per Cent
Ahead of Same Period
Last Year.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. October 5-The govern
ment announced today that its grain
collection plan was IS per cent full
filled October I as against ISL per
cent at the same time last year.
Eastern and Western Siberia and
Kazakistan made the poorest showings
among the 80 republics. provinces and
regions Of the Soviet Union. Eastern
Siberia fulfilled only 81 per cent of
its allotment and the state farms there
only s per cent.
The collective farms in general de-
livered 1873 per cent of their quotas,
while the state farms only 79l per
cent.
Evening star., 1934-10-05

1t is incredible but true that we now
are importing wheat into this country
for the first time in 10 years.
Nearly 100000 bushels Of durum
were imported in July and August from
Canada. There will be 100000 BUSH
els more coming in this Winter.
Durum is the particular type of wheat
which was hardest hit by the drought.
The price of 150 bushel makes i'm
portations profitable despite the A.
cent tariff.
At the same time, we are exporting
to the Orient another type OF wheat,
the soft white grade grown in the
Pacific Northwest.
1t would make good parlor game
to try to reconcile this paradox with
the A. A. A. farm program.
Boom in Capital.
The New Dealers brought minia-
ture boom to one town-WaShingto
Since Mr. Roosevelt's Inauguration, the
population of this city has increased by
nearly 100000. 1t now has half a
million. Good houses are actually hard
to get More are being built all the
time.
Housing Administrator Moffett Is
supposed to have Strengthened out that
little matter of rental for the Soil
Erosion Service. The money Is to
come out of the appropriation for his
housing commission.
Don't tell any one. but the N.
r. A. strong man, Donald Rich
berg, plays the piano and writes
poetry.
When the new N R. A. Board held
its first meeting. newsmen wandered
in to ask what was being done. The
reply was: I'VE are just scratching our
old gray heads wondering what we are
supposed to do"
The Federal relief outgo has now
been stepped up to $l00,000,000 a
month. which will b pleasing to those
Evening star., 1934-10-05
GIRL TELLSPOL|CE
SHE SAW SLAY|NG
Escapes Gang After Two
Days Imprisonment and
CrueIties, She Asserts.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, october 5.-A story
of having witnessed the Staying of her
girl friend and having been beaten,
slashed and attacked herself In a
Central avenue den. where she was
held prisoner for two days by a gang
of colored men. was told today by
Irene Willard, %.
She staggered breathless and bruised
into the Newton street police station
In the colOred section early this
morning with her story.
Miss Willard told police she saw her
friends throat slashed by one of the
Negroes, the BODY wrapped in sheets
and then dumped into an automobile
Hollywood Girl Named.
Her friend. she se:d. was Gladys
Eeeley, 23, of Hollywood. Police located
the address where the supposed muir
der victim lived and found her absent
The landlady, however, said the young
woman was in the habit of being
absent several Gays at time.
Miss Willard related that late last
n1gnt the colOreQ men lOaQeo the DO0y
of her friend into the automobile,
forced her into the front seat of the
car, and started to drive toward the
beach.
b. Il jumped out of the car and
escaped" she said. Il ran as fast as
could"
BarefoOted and Hatless.
Miss Willard showed signs of having
been abused, officers and hospital at
tendants said. They were uncertain
however, whether the woman was
suffering from hallucinations and
nervousness.
Bruised and cut about the face. Miss
Willard was clad only in thii. frock
She was barefooted and hatless Police
said she admitted she had been
drinking
MY friend and I went on a slum-
ming expedition last Tuesday night,
she said. We had some drinks. !
don't remember what happened until,
the next morning. l found myself in
that horrible place with the Negroes. -
Evening star., 1934-10-05
DEMOCRATIC ASPIRANTS
TO BE GUESTS AT DANCE
Cabin John Fire Department to
Give Entertainment To-
By staf Correspondent Of The Star.

By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
CABIN JOHN PARK, Nd, October
6.-Several Democratic organization
candidates will be guests of honor to-
morrow night at barbecue and dance
to be given here by the Cabin John
Park Volunteer Fire Department.
The affair, to be staged in the fire
house. is in celebration of the depart
rnents base ball championship of
Montgomery County.
Speakers will include States Attor-
ney Stedman Prescott. Sheriff G.. Ed
ington Bell, County Commissioner
Robert D. Hagner and John Imrie.
The Potomac Band will give a concert
from $50 to $50 o'clock with dancing
to follow. The five Beall brothers of
Rockville and the Graham Crackers"
Orchestra will feature the musical
program.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
SAFE CRACKING FAILS

Robbers Unable to Force Door at
Piggly Wiggly Store.
An attempt to crack the safe at the
Piggy Wiggly Co. store, 2009 Eight
eenth street, failed last night when
the cracksmen we're unable to force
open the door. They drilled through
a cement bottom of the safe, but were
stopped when they came to the metal
center.
Hugh Sullivan, manager. found the
safe in the alley when he opened the
store this morning. 1t contained $165,
he said.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
japanese Purchase of
Railway Seen De-
laying War.
BY PAUL MALLON.

TINE whole undertone Of world
relations is undergoing q subtle
change.
L 1t started within the past
80 days when the Japanese
decided to buy out the Russian half
interest in the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way. Our diplomats doubted at first
that reports of the purchase could be
true. They knew very well that the
japanese never would lay out $50, ,000,-
600 for the railway If they intended
to have war with Russia any time soon.
BY merely declaring war the Japanese
could take the railway for nothing.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
HONOR VETERAN MASON
Thomas T. Luckett Is Given Gold
Emblem,

Thomas T. Luckett, retired real es-
tate operator, was honored by the
grand master of District Masons,
Vernon T. Owen, at the grand vista
ton Of the Grand Lodge officers to
La Fayette Lodge last night.
Mr.. Luckett was presented with a
gold Masonic emblem by Grand Master
Owen. The occasion was the 55th
anniversary Of Mr.. Luckett's mem
bership in La Fayette Lodge.
Mr.. Luckett's three sons, DR.. Daniel
G. Luckett. Thomas I. Luckett. and
Harry M. Luckett, the latter being a
past master Of fentalpha Lodge, were
present for the exercises.
Evening star., 1934-10-05

apparently une wise HleIl Oh lOklU
decided to purchase temporary peace
in their rear for S50,000000 so they
could face eastward to their adver-
saries across the seas.
You can see what that means
plenty of trouble in the impending
London naval discussions. Also that
Russia can relax her military pressure
on the Manchurian border and pay
more attention to Mr.. Hitler and the
give some thought to his eastern from
tier. thus relaxing his pressure on
France.
Planes Demanded.
You may have noticed the front.
page squawk by the japanese mill
tarists the other day demanding thou
sands more planes. The little railway
news item is behind that also.
The japanese milndrists knotp
rery nell that the japanese napaI
faction is going to get the upper
hand in Toxic out OF this rdilUay
deal. A udr NTH Russia TOuld be
q land lUdr. II it becomes less
imminent, army expenses ,0tl be
cut do,Un and the money 1Uiu 90
into ships.
Now, no one on the inside here be-
lieves the railway deal will prevent an
ultimate war. What they do believe is
that it will delay the war at least three
more years. That is delay enough to
permit Japan to carry out her naval
building intentions.
Naval Farley Hopeless"
The preliminary naval conversations
at London two weeks hence are re-
garded privately as hopeless. There is
every reason to expect that the Japa-
nese will demand parity. or. at the
very least. a bigger cruiser ratio.
Britain will take the lead in declining,
but she will have the backing of the
United States, Italy and France.
After a teto sharp words, every
one tUill 90 home and build more
ships.
Norman Davis nearly let the cat out
OF the bag the other day. , He Is the
most optimistic man IN the world. He
has to be, or he would not still be
working for disarmament. But, when
some one asked him if he would take
any naval experts to London for the
conversations, he replied: You bet.
need all the troops I can get"
He might truthfully have added
And then some"
Rumors Of Secret Pact.
There are q lot of international
rumors going around. One is that Hit
Ter has signed a five-year secret al
lance with the Japanese for both
Eastern and Western cooperation.
Also that Hitler is sending 600 aviation
pilots and mechanics to Japan during
the next six months to act as in
structors. Another is that white
Russian army of 100000 has been
organized in Manchoukuo to help the
Japanese.
Our officials are inclined to doubt
the figures cited in the rumors. but
suspect there is some basis of truth
in the ideas.
Mother Influential.
The inside influence of the Presi-
dents mother on certain New Deal
affairs is being talked about wherever
New Dealers assemble. Mrs. James
Roosevelt is supposed to have been
responsible for the selection of Harry
Hopkins as relief administrator, and
for several other equally important
choices
All insiders have a great respect for
her judgment and her character.
Audiences at the movies here ap-
plaud her picture talks with a gusto
usually reserved for the President
himself.
Evening star., 1934-10-05

two Democratic Representatives who
called at the White House the other
day. They asserted they were just
making a friendly" call. but they
really asked the President to hurry up
with the S3,O0O,00O relief allotment for
their State. else they would be defeated
in the November elections.
(Copyright 1934l
Evening star., 1934-10-05
Rail Official Dies in Georgia.

ATLANTA, October 5 CP.-R. A.
McCranie Of Jacksonville. Fla, rem
eral superintendent of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad, with headquar-
ters In Jacksonville, died in a private
hospital here yesterday after . brief
illness.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
Escaped Slayer Hit.Run Victim.

RIVERSIDE, Calf, october S
R.-An itinerant sign painter killed
four days ago on the highway near
Beaumont by a hit-run driver, was
identified yesterday as Leon Stufm,
alias James Leroy Fuller, escaped
murderer of Raleigh, N. c., Coroner
Ben F. White announced.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
Algerians Irked by France.

ALGIERS October S {F).-Algerian
wine producers planned an economic
revolt against France today because
of the mother countrys failure to re-
heve the colonial depression.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
Ex-Banker Sentenced.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, october S
R).-Melville S. Cohn, former vice
president of the Meyer-Kiser Bank
here, today was sentenced to serve
to IA years in prison on charge
of embezzlement.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
FLORIDA CITY FLOODED
Fourteen Inches of Rain Fall at
Pensacola in 19 Hours.

-
Pensacola in 19 Hours.
PENSACOLA. Fla. October 5 (P).-
Pensacola had received IA inches of
rain from noon yesterday until am.
today as a result of the disturbance
now located in the gulf somewhere
south of here. the local Weather
Bureau reported today.
The rain was continuing down.
pour at am. and the streets in the
business section were flooded with
stalled autos scattered everywhere.
The tide in Pensacola Bay was 1S
inches above normal
The highest wind recorded so far
was IS miles at am. But 1t was
blowing only % at am.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
Trails Prove Cold-Toots Dies From
Wounds.

RICHMOND, Va. October 5 {P.-
Police today were back at their start
ing point in the search for Mais and
Legenza, who had another murder
charged up to their gangster records.
Early trails have proved too cold for
Detective Capt. A. S. Wright and a
searching squad to follow.
Back IN Richmond seeking more
leads" the police mourned the loss
Of their comrade, Patrolman w. A..
Toots, who died with four gangster
bullet wounds in his body. Meanwhile
M. Haley Shelton, lawyer for Mrs.
Elizabeth Mais, So. held on charges of
aiding in her sons escape. announced
q slander suit would be filed against
Public Safety Director J. r. Sheppard
for alleged remarks about Shelton's
reputation as a lawyer.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
288 OFFICERS ADVANCE
War Department Promotions Are
Effective October /.

Effective october !.
The War Department today an
nounced the promotion of 288 officers,
of all ranks, effective October l.
BY the promotions officers in all
branches Of the service were moved
up one rank, creating 81 new colonels,
So lieutenant colonies. Is majors, 63
captains and IT first lieutenants.
The promotions were made possible
through the retirement of more than
300 officers for disability on Septem-
Der 30
Evening star., 1934-10-05
Announced Candidacy.

"In March I announced my can
didacy on the Republican ticket.
Attempts by certain Democrats to
have me indorsed by the Democrats
were renewed after my defeat at the
primaries.
Prom that time on these efforts to
secure the withdrawal of Mr.. Guffey
and my selection in his place were
continued. 1t was known, of course.
that the people of Pennsylvania would
refuse to stomach Mr.. Guffey.
MY reply was that would not
support Guffey under any circun-
stance, and that I would not con.
slider any plan that did not include
proper representation on the ticket
for the progressive Republicans and
proper consideration for them after
election. I said that such represen-
tation must include either the sena-
torship or the governorship. did not
care which,"
Evening star., 1934-10-05

A plot to kidnap Miss Bloch,
24-year-old daughter of q wealthy
Wheeling, w. va. tobacco manu-
facturer, was announced yester-
day by Department of Justice
agents, who arrested two men for
the conspiracy. The men ar
rested were Harry Thornton and
Thurman Bowen. Agents said
they admitted they conspired to
kidrap the girl and hold her for
$25,000 ransom. Miss Bloch.
prominent in West Virginia So
ciety, is to be married October
to Wilmot L. Harris of Washing
ton, D. c. "A. p. Photo.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
HAUPTMANN ALIBI
HELD BROKEN BY
13 NEW LETTERS

(Continued From First Page.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-07
Haitian Authorities
Jail Seaman Who Had
Communist Literature

NEW YORK-A. Munoz, mess
man on the S. S. Postores and a
member of the Marine Workers In
dustrial Union, was arrested by
Haitian authorities and is being
held on a charge Of smuggling
Communist literature into Haiti.
A member of the ships crew who
gave this information to the Daily
Worker yesterday, declared that
Munoz had gone ashore at Port-au-
Prince to visit a friend, and had
been searched by customs officials.
They claimed to have found on
him a bundle of Communist leaf
lets, describing protest actions of
the American working class in sup
port of the struggles of the Haitian
masses against American imper-
ialism and its native puppet gov
eminent.
Munoz was placed under arrest
and customs officials later searched
his locker on the ship. The ships
crew forced the captain to protest
his arrest, but the Haitian author
tiles refused to release him. The
crew is now appealing to American
workers, Negro and white, and
their organizations to protest
Munoz's arrest and demand his
immediate release.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-07
Harlem Jobless Mass
At Home Relief Bureau;
Protest Discrimination

NEW K.-Three hundred
Negro workers and ex-servicemen
nassed before the Harlem Relief
Bureau at 1s1 w. 135th st. yes
terday and elected a committee of
IS to present their demands be-
fore the borough supervisor of
relief.
The demonstration, called by the
League of Struggle for Negro
Rights, the Harlem Unemployment
Council and the Workers Ex-Ser-
yicemens League, protested the re-
fusal of relief to William Alfred,
a Negro veteran who died of star
walton last week after relief was
denied him.
The delegation marched to the
borough relief offices at 124th St.
and Lenox Ave-, where a commit
tee placed the workers grievances
and demands before Assistant Bor-
ough Supervisor Levine.
The delegates demand the re-
moval of Mr.. Wright, Mrs. Mason
and Miss FLORES, relief heads at
the Harlem station. The Negro un-
employed, the delegation pointed
out, are forced to live in disease
ridden fire-traps because rent al
lowances for Negroes are lower than
those for white unemployed work.
erS,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-07
Cleveland Jobless Will
Meet Tomorrow to Plan
Work Relief Demands

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Sept. GA
city-wide mass meeting of all relief
workers and all unemployed will be
held here Saturday at 8 pm. at
zahler's Hall, E. 93rd st. and Kins-
man Road.
The meeting will discuss the work
relief problems of the jobless, adopt
a plan of action and elect a COM
mittee to place the workers de-
mands before the work relief Off
Gals.
A preliminary arrangements COM
mittee, elected on the projects to
call the mass meeting and formu-
late a preliminary set of demands,
is tentatively putting the following
proposals before the mass meeting
for adoption and elaboration by the
workers:
Am increased working week of
thirty hours at trade union wages.
2-Union conditions on the jobs;
accident and liability insurance;
free transportation to and from
work.
3-For the Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill.
Leaflets are being distributed and
meetings are being held on the re-
lief jobs to mobilize the workers for
the mass meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-07
Tells of Graft
In Bank of us.
Liquidation

NEW YORK.-Charges of graft,
bribery and widespread corruption
involving high Tammany leaders,
judges, large corporations and
wealthy lawyers, in the liquidation
of the defunct Bank of United
States conducted by the State
Banking Department, have been
made by Morris A. Greenbaum,
accountant for the Bank of United
States Depositors' Committee.
Many hundreds of thousands Of
dollars, Greenbaum charged, were
paid from Bank of United States
funds to prominent individuals and
corporations for all sorts of fake
services"
Some of the deals made by the
State Banking Department, as listed
by Greenbaum, were:
James j. Dooling, leader of Tam
many Hall, was paid $25 900! out
of the assets of the defunct insti-
tuition for referee fees"
A payment of $751; 900 was made
to the firm of Olvany, Eisner and
Donnelly, attorneys for New York
Investors, Inc, for appraisal of real
property. George w. Olvany, former
leader of Tammany Hall, is mem
Der of the firm.
A mortgage of $3.50, 900, held by
the bank on a modern, fully-rented
apartment house at 1865 Second Ave-
nue., was sold for $4,000.
Loans amounting to $13,S1S,655.19
were erased from the books without
any publicity.
An enormous liquidation Tex
pense" amounting to $1,000, 965.91
was spent since the bank closed,
including legal services" totaling
$785, S22.05.
The Bank of United States De-
posters Committee have issued
a statement charging that the
Banking Department and State Of
ficials are purposely trying to stifle
an investigation of the liquidation
proceedings.
The committee is going ahead in
the fight for its own investigation
into the liquidation of the bank.