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he did, and thereupon heard
stranger in the darkness say:
"Mr. Koncaid, I will take that
bag. The title deeds to the farm
will be delivered within II hours"
60 the ransom was paid. And
- nine days after the inter
rupted bridge game, at 11:30
p. m, Mr.. Urschel (who had been
called "the title deeds to the
farm'O, opened his front door and
stumbled inside.
Now the &c men" snapped to
action. They obtained from Mr..
Urschel an intricately detailed
description of what happened to
him through his nine scared
days. They had him estimate
how far he was driven, in what
direction, describe the house in
which he was confined and recall
that instead of typical urban
sounds around that place the
sounds were those of chickens,
cows, and the whine of a pulley
at an old-fashioned well.
He remembered, too, that an
airplane flew over every morning
at GAS and in the afternoon at
5:45. He would wait until he esti-
mated about Is minutes had
passed after the sound of the plane
and then ask his captors the time:
found out the schedule that way.
II would ask the fellow on
guard the time" he said. He
would laugh and say, What the
hell do you care what time it is?
But he would tell me-"
On Sunday, July 80, a heavy
rain fell, and the plane did not
go over. The &c men" seized that
clew.
XXTHILE others at score of
w outposts were working on
other clews, one group checked
airplane schedules in the west.
For days they Scrutinized charts
and maps; for days they cruised
low in planes out of FIT. Worth;
they questioned every pilot reach
ing FIT. Worth; they found there
was but one spot over which a
plane on regular schedule would
pass at GAS and 5:45.
The pluviometer and charts Of
the federal meteorologist in Dallas
disclosed to them that at that
spot on July 30 there had been a
heavy rain and the plane sched-
ules told them that the plane usu-
ally flying that route changed its
course that day.
So to that place they went, fly
ing, and beneath them they saw
cows, chickens, pigs and shack
that seemed to be the counterpart
of the one where Mr.. Urschel
thought he had spent about
hundred years.
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The information fitted in pre-
cisely with some knowledge they
had acquired elsewhere. That
knowledge was that Mrs. Ora L.
Shannon, mother of Kathryn
Thorne Kelly, lived near Paradise,
and that Kathryn was the wife of
George (Machine Gum Kelly, and
also that Kelly quite likely might
have been implicated in the crime.
60 a self-effacing, unaggressive
- travelling salesman, on the day
after the house was discovered,
dropped into Paradise &c man"
and to his inner delight ascer-
tanned that "the Shannon place"
was owned by Mrs. Ora L. Shan
non.
He went out there on the pre-
text of saying that maybe he
would be interested in buying, and
there he saw a bucket, a tin cup,
a baby's chair and the farmyard
denizens which Mr.. Urschel had
recalled to mind.
There was no doubt it was the
hideout; the next matter in hand
was to nab those who had been
hiding there.
Two days later the Federal men,
with detectives from FIT. Worth
and Dallas, and with Mr.. Urschel,
made the raid that broke the case;
they swept down on the Paradise
shack and among the group they
rounded up was Bailey, wanted at
the Kansas State Penitentiary,
there to finish a 50-year term for
bank robbery.
They caught him in the house
and had handouts on him before
he could turn to the machine gun
at his side Or hide his $1100 in
cash, of which $500 was ransom
money.
The machine gun, they ascer-
tanned, had been bought by Kath-
ryn Kelly. So now, particularly,
they wanted that blue-eyed and
arrant hellion and her spouse. 1t
was he who had said in the little
shack, after the ransom had been
paid, while blanching Mr. Urschel
had listened:
We've got the stuff. We'd bet
ter bump him off right here.
He's too damned intelligent. He'll
have something on us"
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this letter you will proceed to OBJ
tain the sum of 100000 in gen.
uine Federal Reserve currency in
the denomination of $40 bills"
The note warned against prep
aration of a dummy package, and
instructed Mr. Catlett to put
fake advertisement in the Daily
Oklahoman to show his acqui-
essence. This he did and then re-
ceived by mail instructions to take
100000 with him on a train to
Kansas City and toss it off the
end of the observation car after
seeing two fires along the track.
The &c men," government
agents, who had been called in
Immediately after the kidnapping,
we're doing nothing to prevent
payment of the ransom; their in
terest up to this time was to
hasten the return of Mr.. UrSchel.
Yet up and down the country
&C men" we're on the caSe-bld-
ing their time. Already the scien-
tific machinery of Tie Division OF
Investigation was whirring.
The ransom notes were focused
in the beam of a parallel light
from a carbon arc and through
special lenses experts examined
them to determine whether there
we're visible lights and shadows
which might be deciphered as a
reproduction of the handwriting
on the pages of the pad which
had lain on top Of these.
CHEMICAL tests to reveal wa
~ termarks were made.
The paper was measured by a
device for revealing its size TO
1-1OOth of an inch. 1t was weight
ed on scales registering its weight
to within 1-56,000th of an ounce.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Catlett took the
demanded trip to Kansas City. on
the way he saw no fires at all and
so. following instructions, carried
the money to a hotel, registered
as R. E. Kinsaid of Little Rock,
and waited for the orders he had
been informed he would get II
the plan went awry.
BY telephone he received them.
A voice which said it was &C. II.
Moore" told him to take the $780,
600 out and walk west, and this
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CRIME DOCTOB;
The &C" Men
BY WILLIAM ENGLE
Times Special Writer

Two hearts," said Mrs.
Charles F. Urschel.
1.-TWO Spades" said Mrs.
Walter r. Jarrett.
Hands up and stay
put" said a suddenly pres
ent apparition equipped
with a machine gum
The Urschels, of Okla
homa City, rich folks, were
playing bridge on their
screened front porch at
11:15 p. m. on Saturday,
July %, 1888, with their
friends, the Jarretts, when
they were thus interrupted, and
the moment timed the beginning
Of series of events which the
Division of Investigation of the
Department of Justice regards as
its perfect case"
Which one of you is Mr..
Urschel?" inquired the machine
gunner, as an accomplice with
pistol joined him. No one an
swered.
"All right, come on, both OF
you" said the gunner, and from
the hearts, spades and veranda of
one Of the city's most spacious
dwellings he marched Mr.. Urschel
and Mr.. Jarrett, presently ditch
ing Mr.. Jarrett and offering to re-
turn the kidnapped Mr.. Urschel for
100000.
Most of the 100000 paid was
recovered (about 100000 in
thermos can in a Texas cotton
patch).
Mr.. Urschel, after a jading adj
venture, returned to his family.
EIFTEEN defendants were con-
4 victed and six received life
sentences.
And j. Edgar Hoover's men, the
division of investigation special
agents, who rounded up the mot
ley group, caught not only some
small fry but caught, too, Harvey
j. Bailey, dangerous fugitive,
child-minded gunman Gin for life
now and George machine Gun
Kelly. mentally a psychopathic
infant Gin for life now, and his
arrant wife, Kathryn Thorne
Kelly Gn for life now.
That much has been known for
a long time, but behind the story
is another one, of the part played
by scientific equipment in solving
the crime. A pluviometer started
the Federal men on their way-a
meteorologist's modern device for
measuring rainfall.
Its incontrovertible record OF
weather became convincing evi-
dence. A basin catching drops of
rain-the pluviometer-broke the
case.
Rain fell one day along the Ft.
Worth Amarillo line of American
Always, and the record of it,
found by the Federal men in the
United States Weather Bureau at
Dallas, Tex, eliminated Machine
Gun Kelly and Harvey j. Bailey
from the ways of other men for
the remainder of their days.
1t happened that the rain fell
on Paradise, Tex, and it was
word from Paradise that finally
was one of the factors that put
the deSperadoeS behind steel bars
for life.
THUS it came about. Four days
u after Mr.. Urschel was taken
away, and after Mr.. Jarrett was
ditched, the abductors made their
first demand. j. G. Catlett, a
wealth oil man of Tulsa, Okla, a
friend of Mr.. Urschel, got word
from them.
They sent him a note from Mr..
Urschel and a note of their own:
Immediately upon receipt of
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1 COVER THE WORLD
By William Philip Simms

TXTASHNGTON Feb 8The civilized world today hangs
w yes" Adolf Hitler.
disarmament
following
conference at London.
If Eyes," the of will the
since the armistce
yes Germany will reenter the
the
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Eunough
BY
WESTbROOK PEGLER

1T is too bad that certain moving picture concerns,
i animated by sordid commercial motives, had TO
introduce the single greedy undigred note into the
ethical symphony of the Hauptpann trial at Flem-
ington N j. These incorrigbles took movies, with
sound of Bruno Richard Hauptmann under cross
examination, contrary to the otherwise serene dis
tincton of the whole proceeding. and certain of
them frankly acknowledged the profit motive. Then,
in a spirit Of the most abandoned impudence, these
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Questions and Answers

Q-what are the most important plants that are
native in New Zealand?
A-nmber trees. especially the varieties Of pine
Ckauri totara. rimu. kahikatea and mataD and the
beeches. There are also large numbers Of sod
plants ferns and fern allies and extensive Alpine
vegetation.
Q-Is stepin Fetchit Negro1
A-YeA
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DC UaTIIod I VIII IlIIUUE IIlEIlI a1l
In a Sordid world these sharply
drawn characters furnish the breath
Of hope and high resolve.
OF course by now the phrase
comic strip" is not entirely defini-
tive. Many Of the artists are con-
cerned with romance and thrill
rather than roustabout activities.
But I am willing 10 include even the
-glugl glugI" pictures as well as
those Of more Graustarkian flourish.
To me it seems curious that We
parents should have been for many
years in sharp opposition to the
funnies. Today they form TIE last
line between the adolescent and.
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mercenarleS refused a pOnte request
from Atty. Gen. David T. Wilentz
that the offensive films be with
drawn from exhibition.
1t is quite diScomaging, after the
fine example of decorum and altru-
ism provided by the newspapers, the
radio companies and counsel in the
trial, that members of the moving
picture industry alone should refuse
to play cricket However, there is
comfort in the fact that the conduct
of the other industries and persons
involved in the case has been uni
formly too fine for exception. Per-
haps it were better to remember
these blessings and just pray that
the moving picture people may one
brutal enormity of their offense ant
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DAILY WASHINGTON
MERRY-GO-ROUND
By Dre10 Pearson and Robert S. Alien

Toyanovsky of Soviet Russia
w smiling boynty discuss
limited States debts.
exactly in Secretary Hls Office
looking shrugged his shoulders and went
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II Seems nM
Haywood d BRolN

THE meas Of the day as it makes It march across
IL the pages Of the papers is for the most part
gloomy Even IN the stories which do not eranate
from Pennington there is little on the light or the
heroic side. Recent weeks have given US the tale
Of wrecks at and sharp changes in the course
a. Washington. The weather Is bitter and bad
LIQUOR is discovered to flow freely.
In such times I am glad. as a parent. to pay
my tribute 70 the comic strips. Not wanting to
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the moving picture people may one day realize the
brutal enornity of their offense and resolve hence
forth to model their conduct after that OF, say the
daily papers or counsel for the defense.
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An AHbi for Bathing

The Hauptmann trial.
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Copyright. 1885,
Evening star., 1935-05-14
Locusts CONQUERED

South Africa believes that 1t has
conquered the locust pest.
Evening star., 1935-05-14
ITALY Mobiles
| 100000 FOR WAR
Ethiopia's Attitude of Hos.
tility Cited as Class of
IL Is Called.
Continued From First Page.)

that conciliation for which Britain
hopes"
| Informed quarters in London viewed
Italy's conciliation concession as hav-
ing everted the possibility that Great
Britain and France would have been
forced to join in "rebuking" Italy had
the Ethiopian dispute been permitted
to go before the League.
Immediate action by the League was
demanded in new note which
Ethiopia sent to Geneva, charging
again that Italy's military activities
in Africa "endanger international
peace"
The class Of 1912 is the fourth to
be called in recent months. Whether
the mobilization notices mean actual
concentration of men or merely steps
to prepare the reServists for any con-
tingency will not be known until an
official communique is issued.
Reports from Ankara that Ethiopia
might seek Turkeys support in the
event Of hostilities with Italy elected
the comment that Italy would resent
any such alliance.
Two of Italy's ablest diplomats have
been selected as conciliators to meet
Ethiopian representatives, the gov
eminent announced.
They are Count Luigi MareScotti
Aldrovandi, career diplomat with the
Evening star., 1935-05-14
BLOOD CURD[|NG
.BROADCASTS TO CO
c. B. S. Bans Hair-Raising
Programs for Children
Effective July 80.

Blood -curdling, hair-raising chill
dren's broadcaStS are to be barred
from the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn network under a new policy an
nounced today to become effective
July 80.
The new standard to be set up for
children's programs will be predicated
on a formula designed to meet the
approval of parents and educators,
as well as the juveniles. An outstand-
ing child psychologist is to be engaged
to direct the new programs, assisted
by special advisory board.
Eight-POint Policy Adopted.
Eight specific themes and dramatic
treatments are to be outlawed under
the new policy:
l. The exalting. as modern heroes,
of gangsters, criminals and racketeers.
2. DiSrespect for either parental or
other proper authority.
3. Cruelty. greed and selfishness.
f. Programs that arouse harmful
nervous reactions.
5. Programs that reveal conceit,
SmugneSs or an unWarranted sense OF
superiority over others less fortunate.
6. Programs that falsely identify
recklesSneSs and abandon with a
healthy spirit of adventure.
Z. Programs that unfairly exploit
others for personal gain.
8. Programs that make dishonesty
and deceit appealing or attractive TO
the child.
Paley Explains Policy.
William S. Paley, president Of Co
lumbia, in explaining the new policy
declared that wide variations in view
point exist among parents as to the
programs which they regard as suit
able for their children to hear, ana
similar differences exist between par
ents and children. The same diver
gence of opinion. he said, also Is
found among authorities.
Commercial sponsors of broadcasts
addressed to children" Paley declared.
ARE devoting great effort and much
money to creating programs that merit
the approval both of child and parent.
1t is true that there have been in
stances of poor judgment and careless
execution. To eliminate such faults
would be gratifying to all those who
feel deep responsibility for the rear
ing and education of impreSSionable
youth.
Advertising Time Curtailed.
1.-The Columbia BroadcaSting System
has no thought of setting itself up as
an arbiter of what is proper for chill
dren to hear. but it does have an edi-
torial responsibility to the community.
in the Interpretation of public wish
and sentiment, which cannot be
waived"
Two other new policies also have
been adopted by Columbia to go into
Evening star., 1935-05-14
FATAL SCAFF0LD
FALL IS PR0bEO
One Killed, Six Hurt in Cal
vert Street Bridge Ac-
Cident.

District authorities today were in
yestieating the collapse of a scatfold-
1np on the Calvert Street Bridge which
Yesterday afternoon catapulted one
man to his death and brought injuries
To six others, all but one OF Whom
dropped SO feet.
Workmen said that one board in
the scaffolding broke, and the opinion
was expressed at the office of the
John w. Cowper Engineering Co, oy
whom the men were employed as Ia
borers. that this apparently caused the
other boards to tip.
The man killed was James Beattle,
ST, the foreman, of 1000 twenty
fourth street, who was pronounced
dead on arrival at Emergency Hos
pital.
List of Injured.
The injured we're: Neil Shumate.
81. 2lO C street, possible skull frac-
ture: Thomas j. ChildS, 27, 2lO =
street possible foot fracture ana
bruises; Harry Eastridge. 80, 6lf
Keefer place. bruises and cuts; CnarleS
G Ia Venture. 29. GAL H street. broKen
right arm, and Reuben Workman COL
ored "a 2O2S Georgia avenue.
kenneth McCombe, % 100 Mary
land avenue northeast, who also was
on the scaffolding, succeeded IN holo,
ing on as it gave way and escaped
with bruises. He was treated at lle
scene. 49,,
The accident took place near the
east end of the bridge while the men
we're engaged in removing concrete
forms.
Ambulances and the rescue SQUAD
were raced to the scene ana ponce
from the tenth and third preclncIs
and firemen directed the removal vi
the injured All went to Garhelo
Hospital but Workman. who was taken
to Casualty, and Beattie.
Identified by Wife.
The identity of the latter was IN
doubt until after the body was re-
moved to the Morgue. where Mrs.
Beattie made the identification. Beat
tic was a veteran employe OF the
company.
It was the first serious accident
since the bridge work started months
ago.
Clifford Whyte, District bridge en-
rineer. and Edward S. Dawson, claim
inspector. are investigating the accl-
dent today.
Evening star., 1935-05-14
If You Suffer With
Kidney Trouble

Headache, backache. unusual thirst are
symptoms that point to kidney trouble.
For over 30 years physicians have en-
dorsed Mountain Valley Mineral Water di-
rect from famous Hot Spring, ArkanSas
A natural restorative. Phone for free
booklet today.
Mountain Valley Mineral Water
Met. 1862 II05 X St. NV
Evening star., 1935-05-14

continental currencies before stabiliZa-
ton can be effected.
Some disappointment was expressed
that Morgenthau'S address contained
no reference to silver.
The firmnesS Of the dollar. which
was quoted at $487 to the pound. as
compared with yesterdays S488 Is.
was attributed to continental covering
Speech Called "Olive Branch"
PARIS. May IA tPl.-French finan-
cial observers today described the ad-
dress of Henry Morgenthau, jr., United
States Secretary of the Treasury, on
monetary problems as an economic
olive branch extended to Europe.
Its up to England now was a
characteristic comment.
Financial circles were pleased at
the tenor of the speech which was
regarded as signalizing the beginning
of the end of the period of monetary
experiments which were brutally
started after the London conference" 4"
Italy Bars Silver Exports.
ROME, May IA (4'l.-The high price
OF silver in the United States was
viewed in financial and political circles
today as a factor contributing to the
PRONUNCIATION of a drastic decree for
bidding the expectation of silver from
Italy
The order, made public last night in
the official gazette forbids sending the
metal out of the country. even as
jewelry. Travellers going abroad will
be permitted to take with them a
maximum of so lire (about $4) in
silver,
Evening star., 1935-05-14
G. w. GLEE CLUB GIVES
CONCERT HERE TONIGHT

The annual Spring concert Of the
George Washington University Glee
Club will be held at 8:45 o'clock to-
night in the Willard Hotel
Twenty numbers will be sung, in
Guiding three groups by the mems Sec
ton, one group by the women's Sec
ton and two groups by the massed
club of 60 voices. In several numbers.
the newly organized alumni glee club
will join the students, making chorus
of 100 voices
DR.. Robert Howe Harmon, director.
will conduct the concert except during
one group composed of those numbers
which the mems section sang this year
in winning second place in the inter-
collegiate competition. This part OF
the program will be conducted by Ray
mond Robinson, student leader. Mrs.
Robert Howe Harmon, codirector OF
the glee club. will be accompanist.
A dance will follow the concert.
Evening star., 1935-05-14
P. o. SUBSTITUTE UNIT
ASKS BILL CHANGES
Delegation Urges Passage of
Mead Measure With
Amendments.

A delegation from the National As
sociatio,l of Substitute Post Office En-
ployes is here today to urge passage
of the Mead bill for substitutes. and
to ask Representative Mead. Demo-
crat, of New York its author, to ac-
cept certain amendments
The bill ready for action in the
House. provides 10 per cent increase in
hourly pay. sick leave and vacations
and the establishment Of I'll ratio
between regular and substitute en-
ployes.
The amendments sought would make
provision for regular appointments;
include motor vehicle substitutes In
its scope. and restrict use of non-civil
service employees.
Evening star., 1935-05-14
PROTEST TO SWITZERLAND.

BERN, Switzerland, May IA (P-
The Italian government today made
representations to the Swiss Federal
Council, alleging that Swiss factories
were furnishing war material to
Ethiopia.
A Swiss manufacturer, the Italian
communication charged. was prepar-
ing to deliver airplanes to the Adds
Ababa government. The manufacturer
said the planes were commercial ma
chimes. however. announcing that he
would go to Rome to make clear the
nature of the transaction.
Evening star., 1935-05-14
LONDON UNIMPRESSED.
Financial Circles Say Sterilization
View Encouraging.

LONDON, May IA P.-Banking
circles read with interest today the
references to international currency
stabilization in the address Henry
Morgenthau, jr., United States Secre-
tary of the Treasury, made last night
on the monetary problem.
The effect of the speech on inter-
national exchange was negligible,
however.
Financial circles regarded the Sec
retary's comment that the. United
States would present no obstacle to
stabilization as a step in the right
direction. But they expressed the
opinion there was much yet to be
Eone in the way of restoration of in
'fernational trade and clarifcation or
Evening star., 1935-05-14

Coal Firms Cheerful.
Scotland'S coal industry expects
1885 to be the best in years.
Evening star., 1935-05-14
MORGENTHAU TALK
ON DOLLAR SEEN
CONFIDENCE SPUR

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1935-05-14
FEAR WAR IN SEPTEMBER.
Emperor TO Return to Ethiopia for
Council Meeting.

Adds ABABA, Ethiopia, May Il
R).-Fears that hoStilities between
Ethiopia and Italy would begin in
September, when the rainy season
ends, were expressed in government
circles today as word was received Of
Italy's action in mobilizing 100000
more troops.
A government spokesman said En-
peror Halle Selassie probably would
return to the capital at once from a
provincial inspection tour to summon
a council of tribal chiefs.
Evening star., 1935-05-14

effect simultaneously with the new
childrenS programs. Both are de-
signed to apply restrictions on the
amount of advertising permissible in
radio programs.
One will limit to 10 per cent Of
the total broadcasting period to the
sponsors commercial announcements
on programs after 6 pm. and Is per
cent during the day. The other will
prohibit broadcasting for any product
which describes graphically or re-
pellently any internal bodily func-
tions. symptomatic results of internal
disturbances. or matters which are
generally not considered acceptable
topics in social groups.