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The Washington times., 1934-10-04
MOTIVE SOUGHT
IN NOTES To
OTHER GIRL
American Tragedy Defendant
Hears 172 Purple
MiSSives Read
BY DAVID p. SENTNER

WAAE0-oAGfLG, Sd., Wv. :
U.N.SO.-Bobby Edwards, poker.
faced young defendant, lost his
poise today at his American
tragedy trial.
They read his burning love let
tiers out loud in court.
His intimate letters to 22-year-
old Margaret Grain, of East Au.
rora, N. Y, were poured forth in
a legal monotone while jurors and
spectators cupped their ears,
smirked and looked hungry for
every word. But Bobby hung his
head for the first time and tried
to hide his face from the rest of
the courtroom.
The purple" correspondence
was dated through the months
preceding the finding of the body
of 27-year-old Freda McKechnie in
the waters of Harveys Lake.
The handsome mining-town
sheik is charged with numbering
Freda, his childhood sweetheart,
at a Midnight swim, in order that
he might marry Margaret Grain.
Freda had told Edwards a few
days before her death that she
was to become mother.
Seeks to Prove Motive
The letters were introduced by
the State to show the motive"
for the alleged crime.
Bobby called Margaret Monet"
and signed himself Buddy" He
wrote in frenzy about their mo-
ments of love. He told of a
psychic arrangement for exchang-
ing "tryst kisses" on paper and
the flaming, unprintable erotica
contained in the sheaf of CORE
spondence following the arrange
ment.
His tender phrases were inter.
woven with religious expressions,
for Bobby was a dutiful Sunday
school student.
In one of the 172 missives, this
young lover of two young girls
mentioned II love you" "a times.
Speaks of Marriage
He studded his phrases with re-
iteration of his eternal love. He
spoke of their marriage, next
year or even sooner"
Edwards also called Margaret
'blessed wife, on his letters and
sometimes signed himself your
husband"
Here are some excerpts from
the letters:
keep your lips soft and wet
for me-"
"Oh, blessed darling, oh,
Monet, 1 am loving you more
and more until it hurts"
81 love to give you a massage.
I always want to do everything
for you"
"NO one but God can scpa-
rate us. / love you more than
life. If / ever lose you, 1 will
surely die"
Goods blessing, i love you.
I love you, Monet. No one can
separate us. You have the most
beautiful ways of showing your
love to me-"
CALLS HER WIFE
"HellO, dear wife: How much
do you love me? 1 love you,
ali, Monet, please tell me you
can see my love.
$3.50 a. m. / love you.
5000 p. m. oh, Monet, I
love you"
"Your love notes to me are the
big spot in my day, Monet be-
loved. I need you dear. If we
could only play in the snow.
Last Sunday was sweet and
how you loved me. Soon all
Sundays will be sweet"
II just finished our blessed
trysting. I prayed hard and
saw you in all your virginia.
glory"
Il adore you. intend to love
you through all eternity. I wOr-
ship you dear, you are my
goddess"
81 am loving you, mind, soul
and body. God gave you to me
and intend to cherish you al"
ways"
Lets do our tryst kisses on
paper when we are apart. They
are not as nice as the real
thing, but it is next best"
W ~ NO
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
JugoSIavian Nazis' Acts
May Drag in the Italians
nv RnwARn uTTNTFER
By EDWARD HUNTEl

PARIS, July ~ G.N.sJ-De-
spite Austrian governmental as
SuranceS that the NaZi rebellion
has been quelled, several strategic
points in Austria are in the hands
Of the NaziS and the fighting is
by no means over.
This was learned from authori-
&ative Austrian sources today and
it was admitted that an extremely
delicate situation had arisen on
the JugoSlaviau border.
May EmbrOiI Italy
This is due to the fact that
thousands Of German-Speaking
sympathizers with the Austrian
Na1iS live just across the border
Of the Austrian province Of
(COneinued on Page ~, Col. -
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
ALPINE TROOPS
CROWD ROADS

UDNE, italy, July 27 GN.sO.
All roads in the Italian Alps to-
day were crowded with Alpine
troops, mobilized by the Italian
government as a precaution
against possible developments in
Austria. War songs rang out as
$4,000 men took up positions.
The army moved quickly, the
soldiers equipped with alpen-
stocks, wearing hobnailed boots
and carrying climbing kits. They
were picturesque in their distinc-
tive uniforms and feathered hel-
NETS.
The first mechanical division,
including 5000 men with tanks,
armored cars, light and heavy
artillery of types and shapes
hitherto unseen in combat, was
making its way to various posi-
tions along the Austrian frontier.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
IN GRIP
Of ARMY LAW

CONTINUED from Page y
in the approval of the shooting
Of unarmed citizens Of Mime
apOlis, strikers and bystanders
alike, In their backs, in order to
carry out the wishes Of the
Citizens Alliance Of Mime
apOliS."
The governor was referring to
the riots Of last Friday, when one
man was fatally wounded and A
others injured.
Governor Olson said an official
investigation revealed that, out OF
As persons shot, at least 40 were
shot in the back.
Referring to the Citizens AL
lance Of Minneapolis, an organi-
zation Of employers, Governor
Olson said:
'This organization is con-
troIIed and dominated by q
small clique Of men who hate
organized labor and are deter
mined to crush it. This SiniS-
ter group repeatedly prevented
q settlement Of this and the for
mer strike"
Communist propaganda, how
ever, was seized by the city police
following the arrest of two Com
munist writer's.
The men arrested are James P
Cannon, editor of The Militant,
published in New York city, and
Max Schactman, editor of The
New International, also Of New
York city.
In Cannon's hotel room were
found letters and documents ad.
dressed to V. r. Dunno, member
Of the Minneapolis strike Commit
tee of 100 of the General Drivers
Union.
One Of the letters, written from
the Communist League Of Amer
4NcSS 4NC" Va n S4UJ9 WdO o46A4CA Ny
Ane Swabrek, secretary of the
Communist League Of America
and remarked that "The back
bone Of the San Francisco general
strike is broken and terrific as
sault is being launched upon the
"Reds" and added:
''Whatever will Iinger on Of
this strike will be sadly diSOr-
ganized by the reactiOnary labor
leaders in control.
due to this, If the Mime
apOliS strike develops on a large
scale it will become so much
more important"
Federal mediators in the Mime
apoliS strike, the Rev. Francis j
Haas and E. P. Dunnigan, an
nounced they would issue today 6
new statement in reply to thu
Employers Advisory COMMITTEES
which refused to accept the lateS
peace plan Of the conciliatorl
without reservations. The unior
men voted 1856 to lat to accept
the plan unreservedly. Father
Haas said he is "still hopeful that
! the strike can be settled.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
u. S. Property Buy
Seen bU Park Board

Acquisition by the Government
Of a piece Of property at Consti-
sutton and Louisiana Avenues,
near the Senate Office Building,
is the only means Of preventing
the erection of a proposed gaso-
line filling station there, John
Nolen, jr., director Of planning Of
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, said yes
terday.
It Is understood that Frederic
A. Delano, chairman Of the COM
mission, S also opposed to the erec-
ton Of the station at this site.
Protests from many other sources
have been put before officials
within the past week.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
H|TLER'S NOTE
To OV0NPAPEN

BERLIN, July q Q.N.S0.-The
text Of Chancellor Adolf Hitler
letter to his non-Nazi chancellor
Franz Won Papen, who was resting
in Switzerland, asking him to un
dertake the task Of amelioratine
Austria, follows:
"My Dear Herr Won Papen:
Gas Q result Of the events I'm
Vienna have found myself
forced to ask the Reich'S presi-
dent to remove from his post the
German minister to Vienna, DR..
Rieth, because, by the request
Of an Austrian minister or Of
Austrian rebels, he gave his con-
sent to an arrangement between
the two parties regarding safe
conduct and departure Of the
rebels into Germany without
querying the German govern
ment. By this action, the min
lister has, without any ground,
involved the German Reich in
an internal Austrian affair.
"The attack on the Austrian
ch anc ellOr, which is most
sharply condemned and de-
plOred by the German govern.
ment, has made even more diff
ficult the already unstable pO.
litical situation in Europe, al
though we are wholly innocent.
It is accordingly my desire to
cooperate as far as possible in
easing the general situation and,
in particular, to bring back to
normal and friendly paths our
long unfortunate relation to
the German Austrian state.
"FOr this reason I am re-
questing you, dear Herr Won
Papen, to aid in this impOr-
tant undertaking for the very
reason that you have had,
during the whole period Of our
work together In the cabinet,
my full and unqualified con-
fidence and that you still have
1t.
'T have, therefore, proposed
to the Reich'S president that you
should be called temporarily
to the post of minister to
Vienna as . special mission, 1T
the same time leaving the
Reich cabinet and being re-
leased from your duties rs
Saar commissioner. In this
post you will be responsible
directly to me.
"Once again I thank you for
all that you once did for the
bringing together Of the gov
eminent Of the national awak-
ening and all that you have
accomplished by my side, since
then, for Germany"
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
BY H. r. KNICKERBOCKER
Copyright, 1884, Universal
Service, Incl

VIENNA, July 27 QN.S0
Panic swept the Austrian govern
ment offices today as reports
reached the Chancellory that q
new Nazi putSch was under way.
This time, it was reported, the
NaziS were disguised as members
Of the Heimwehr.
Your correspondent was in the
chancellory offices as the alarm
came. We were preparing to en-
ter Dollfuss's former workroom,
where the chancellor met his
death.
A high officer of the army ran
past Austrian officials with whom
we were speaking, went into an
other room, conferred with an
other official and came out trem-
bling like a leaf.
Guards Thrown Out
With blanched face he whiS-
pered:
'My God, the Nazis are COM
ing again. This time they are
dressed in Heimwehr uniforms"
The great doors of the chancel-
lory were slammed shut. Guards,
police and military took posts at
every window and all entrances
to the building were closed.
From a barracks a truckload Of
troops dashed through the streets
of Vienna while the populace
rushed about in alarm.
It is not yet known whether the
reported new putsch is general or
a mere scare.
Police, SturmScharen and Helm
wehr were modified throughout
the city. For a block around the
chancellory all traffic was cut off.
Machine guns were set up in the
court Of the chancellory, pointing
toward the door, which had now
been opened mere crack.
Fighting Goes On
A government spokesman de-
clared the source of the alarm re-
port cannot be revealed, but that
it was regarded as sufficiency re-
liable to justify every precaution-
ary measure.
Skirmishes continue, it was re-
ported, in Upper Austria, the
vicinity of the Luegg Pass and in
the Salzburg Lake region.
Artillery fighting is still going
on between Friesach and Leoban,
in Styria, but these engagements
are a hangover from yesterdays
action and probably have no real
significance.
On the other hand, the general
was that the NaziS are
quite demoralized by the failure
of their putsch against DollfuSs
and a sober observer would be
vastly surprised if they should
soon try another coup.
A heavy rain swept Vienna late
this afternoon, but the populace
stood in the wet, in a line six
or seven blocks long to file past
the bier of DollfuSS.
Twenty-four hours after Doll
fuss had bled to death in the
hands of his Nazi captors, Theo-
dore Habicht, Hiter's Austrian lieu.
tenant with the title Of inspector
general of the Austrian Nazis, was
deposed at Hitler's orders. This
was the official announcement of
the Munich radio station.
Anxious to Dodge 1t
At the same time, Berlin Off
cially announced that for an in
definite period no Germans would
be allowed in Austria. This means
in effect that the chance that Aus
trian Legionaries in Germany
might help make the Putsch
against the Austrian government
is at least for the time being eX-
cluded.
All this, coupled with fervent
disclaimers from Berlin of any re-
sponsibility for the callous killing
Of Dollfuss, plus the German dis
missal of their Vienna Minister
Won Reith, plus their ostentatious
show of mourning flags for Doll
fuss means that Germany is most
anxious to dodge the responsible
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
3-NAT|ON PACT.
URGED To SAVE
AUS 7 RIA
Italy Moves To Make Nation
Second Switzerland BY
Neutrality Guarantee
BY VILLAIN PARKER

PARIS, July ~ UN.S0.-1ta1y
has approached the French for
eign office with a proposal to
make a second Switzerland OF
Austria.
After assuring Louis Barthou,
French foreign minister, that the
concentration Of Italian troops on
the Austrian frontier was purely
precautionary move and that
Italy has no designs upon Aus
trian territory, the Italian foreign
office has outlined a project 1t
believes will insure the peace OF
Central Europe for some time to
come.
The proposal is that France,
Italy and Czecho-Slovakia should
guarantee the neutrality Of Aus
tria with the moral support OF
Great Britain.
This specific program would be
put up to Germany at the earliest
moment, If France agrees, with
the demand that she approve it at
once to show her good faith. II
Germany refused then Italy and
France and perhaps Great Britain
would consult on the action they
should take to guarantee the in
dependence Of Austria.
It is generally accepted in dip.
lomatic circles shat the present
Austrian regime cannot carry on
without the support Of the great
powers. Now that Mussolin1 Is
eStranged from Hitler, France no
longer looks with a suspicious eye
at the close relations between
Italy and Austria and will give
the Italian premier full support
in his moves to protect Austria.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
TURKEY

ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 81.
The Italian ambassador at An
kara today asked for an explana-
ton Of the killing Of an Italian
fisherman by Turkish coast guards
in the neighborhood Of the Italian
Dodecanese Islands yesterday. The
circumstances were similar to the
recent shooting Of an English
officer off the Island Of SamoS.
ANKARA, Turkey, July 27-A
provisional commercial treaty be-
tween Turkey and Japan has
been agreed upon in principle. It
is to last for one year.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
VIENNA SENDS
TROOPS INTO
CAR|NTH|A
England, France, Italy to Act
Through League to Insure
Integrity of Nation
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(continusd from PaRs -
bridges In an effort, primarily,
to handicap the government IN
its attempt to rush troops to
provincial centers where Nazis
are still stubbornly fighting the
government forces.
Vienna was guarded by about
$4,000 police and newly recruited
auxiliary police, composed chiefly
Of postal clerks and employees OF
the street car system and the rail-
ways. Many unemployed civilians
also joined the auxiliary forces.
Not Quelled
One Of the first Jobs Of the
Viennese guard was to put down
q riot which broke out among
several hundred prisoners, many
Of them NaZiS, in Armhruster
House, a factory converted into
q prison barracks during the
Socialist revolt last February.
These prisoners started 0
noisy demonstration and began
to destroy the barracks. The
small guard was unable to quell
the disorder.
Police cars mounted with
machine-gunS quickly converged
On the barracks from all parts
Of Vienna, however, and sub
dued the unruly prisoners. Many
Of those confined in Armbruster
House, used as a concentration
camp, were NaZiS.
Withdrawal Of government
troops from Vienna was regarded
as an indication that the gov
eminent, now headed by Prince
Ernst Rudiger Won Starhemberg
as provisional chancellor. con-
Siders the situation in the capital
as stabilized and under complete
control.
Situation Serious
It Was an indication, however,
that the situation in the provinces
Is regarded as serious, despite re-
peated government statements
that everything is quiet"
Further bitter fighting was re-
garded as inevitable in upper Aus
tria, in the Salzburg region, in
Styria and in Carinthia.
These provinces touch the bor-
derS Of Germany, Czechoslovakia,
Jugoslavia and Italy. Develop.
ments Of grave international i'm
port might arise from prolonged
fighting in these regions.
The Jugoslavian government re-
4nforced its guard along the south
border Of Austria. It is reported
that $500 fleeing Nazis have
crossed the border into JugoSlavia
and have been arrested and
herded into concentration camps.
The Nazis in Styria, it was re.
ported, are losing heart at not
obtaining the support from the
people they expected and are sur.
rendering and giving up their
arms to the government.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
M'LEOD SCORES
RECEIVER AS
U.S.. TOOL
Disclosure That Commercial
Bank "SeCured" Federal
Agencies Brings Rap
By EUGENE A. KELLY

Charges were made today by
Representative Clarence j. Nc.
Leod (R), of Michigan, that the
receiver for the Commercial Ma
tional Bank is a tool in the hands
Of the Treasury Department.
The Representative made the
charges when informed in Mich
igan of the disclosures made by
this newspaper Wednesday that at
least one Federal agency had its
deposits in the closed bank Sc
cured by collateral. This agency,
in other words, was paid off in
full while other depositors re-
ceived only so per cent of their
savings.
Receiver Assailed
The Michigan legislator
launched a withering attack on
the banks receiver, Robert C.
Baldwin, whom he accused Of
laying down on the job he was
given to protect the interests Of
the depositors."
Mr.. Baldwin has refused to COM
ment on a series of questions sub
mitted to him regarding the closed
bank. The receiver was asked il
he has yet taken up with the Treas
ury Department the matter Of re"
covering collateral put up by the
bank to cover the deposits of the
United States Shipping Board Mer-
chant Fleet Corporation. This col
lateral amounted to $685. ,377.08.
According to a recent decision
of the United States Supreme
Court, the receiver is now autho-
rized to recover this money for the
depoSitors.
Won't Fight Employers
Mr.. Mcleod said:
"Of course, the receiver for the
bank would not fight for the de-
pOSitOrs when it means he must
disagree with his employers i'm
the Treasury Depar ment.
Treasury officials must have
been aware Of this irregularity
and it is now up to the receiver
to see that the interests Of the
depOSitOrS are protected.
'Mr. Baldwin should be forced
by public opinion to answer the
questions put to him by The
Washington Times. These QueS-
tiOns involve nothing of a con.
fidentiaI nature, but only mat
tiers that affect the interests Of
the depOSitOrS.
'"The receiver for the closed
bank was put there to guard
the interests of the depOSitOrs.
Instead Of that he is q tool in
the hands of Treasury officials"
Suggests Committees
Mr.. Mcleod suggested that de-
positors' committees be formed
and that they force the receiver
to reveal what steps, if any, he
intends taking toward recovering
money and assets turned over to
Federal agencies which had de-
p0SitS in the bank.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
ENGLAND

LONDON, July 27.-Marking
the end Of the London social sea-
son, today brought relief to social
lights here who were able to pack
away their silk toppers and don
less formal attire for the various
events. A strong wind across the
Buckingham Palace grounds
yesterday played havoc with the
stove pipes and wide brim hats of
the ladies who were attending the
last formal event Of the season.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
United Aircraft Plans
Division in 3 Units
Rw TwtnpmaklOmal Nevvm a,

~ International News Service
In order to meet anticipated
Federal legislation, the United
Aircraft Corporation today filed
. registration statement with the
Federal Trade Commission, un-
der which it proposes to reorgan
ize into three units. The reor-
ganiZation is designed to meet
the requirements Of the law
which opposes continued affIia-
ton Of air transportation COM
panies with those Of manufactur-
ing companies.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
GERMANY

STUTTGART, Germany, July
81 QNS0.-Eleven persons were
killed today when q Swiss Cur
tiss-C Condor airliner crashed near
Weilheim, according to reports
received here. Eight of the dead
were passengers. Details were
not available,
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
VII WAR SPREADS THROUGH AUSTRIA, DEAD LIST GROWS
Nazis Threa IN New
Putsch Disguised
AS Home Guards
ity which the whole world has

ity which the whole world has
lain at her door.
And this sudden turnabout face
Of Germany means that for the
time being, Austria is safe from
the German threat.
Despite sporadic flareups OF
Nazi resistance in Styria and a
few other Austrian provinces, the
country as a whole is safely un-
der the control of the Vienna gov
ernment and without further sup
plies of money and explosives from
Germany the Austrian Nazis are
paralyzed.
But the loss Of Austria, if only
for the time being, is not the great
est loss Germany has suffered
from the murder of Dollfuss.
Thereby Hitler and Germany have
also lost the only nation and only
person in the political life Of Eu-
rope whom they could have con-
sidered their friend.
Hitler has lost Mussolini. That
Is the most serious blow to
German foreign policy.
Never Liked Hitler
Mussolini never really liked
Hitler. He met him for the first
time six weeks ago at Venice.
There Hitler made a good i'm
preston on MuSsolini. There
Hitler won Mussolini's promise
to side with him against France.
But there Hitler too promised
Mussolini that he would not only
respect the independence of
Austria, but would put a stop
to Nazi terror in Austria.
Since that Vencie meeting ter.
ror increased in intensity in
Austria. It got so bad that Mus
solini became skeptical, annoyed
and finally angry and wound up
by agreeing to Louis Barthou's
Eastern Locarno pact directed
against Germany.
Even then Hitler had not GER
tainly lost Mussolini'S friendship.
Now it appears that he has lost
that friendship. Mussolini and
his family were entertaining
Frau Dolfuss in expectation of
the visit of Dollfuss when the
Chancellor was killed. Mussolini
broke the news of her husbands
death to Frau DollfusS.
Break Is Open
Now MuSsolini has sent a tele-
gram Of coincidence for the death
of Dollfuss which leaves nothing
unSaid. He declared:
"The independence Of Aus
tria for which DOllfuss fought
was an ideal which has al
ways been defended by Italy
and which shall be defended by
her in the future still more
energetically." '
This means that Mussolini Is
more than ever resolved to use
the Italian army if necessary to
keep the NaziS from power in
Austria. Further Mussolini de-
clared:
"HiS memory shall be kept
not only in Austria but in the
= whole civilized world which
has already condemned the
persons who were responsible
either directly or indirectly for
his DEATH"
BY this Mussolini obviously
points the finger of indictment
at Hitler who as the father of
National Socialism must have
been considered to be one Of the
persons at least indirectly,
responsible for the crime of the
Austrian NaZiS.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
MOtOrcycList Dies
After Auto Crash

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, July
27.-After having been struck by
an automobile of a neighbor, Ed
ward Painter, 40, q farmer, died
In the Charles Town General Hos
pital. The victim was riding q
motorcycle, on which he turned
into the Charles Town-Leesburg
highway in the path Of q car
driven BY Frank Jackson.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
FRANCE

LYON, France, July 27.-As q
result Of military maneuvers in
which artificial fog was used as a
defensive weapon, French military
experts today decided that South
eastern France is adequately pro-
tected against aerial attack from
the direction Of Italy.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
NelU HaUep Railroad
Lent Million bY RFC
- HnteRAatIOnal News Service

- XntORA0t1Onal NoW0 SERVICES
The RFC today loaned the New
York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad one million dollars with
which to pay interest due on July
1. The road had originally asked
the. Interstate Commerce CommiS-
sion to approve q loan from RFC
Of three millions. ., .; 80.