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The Washington times., 1936-02-20
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REDFERN
ISAL|VE
Art Williams Seeks
Aid From Brazil to
Liberate Captive
International News Service


The State Department today re-
ceived information from the
American EN- bassy at Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, stating that Art
Williams, American aviator, has
notified authorities in British
Guiana that he is convinced Paul
Redfern, Georgia aviator, who dis
appeared nine years ago while at
tempting q nonstop flight from
Brunswick. Ga, to Brazil, is still
alive in the Jungles of British
Guiana.
Williams, however, did not men.
ton having actually seen Red
ferns Instead, he told British
authorities in Georgetown, British
: Guiana, that he has been in an
Indian village where he believes
Redfern landed and is being kept
concealed by the Indians. He
added that when he asked for
Redfern, the Indians in the vii
lage requested him to depart.
From Three Sources
This information was sent to
the State Department by Ambas-
Sador Hugh Gibson at Rio de
Janeiro. Part of it came from
the British Embassy at Rio and
part from the Brazilian Foreign
Office.
The Brazilian foreign office said
that Williams had requested the
aid of the Brazilian boundary mis-
sion in effecting the release of
Redfern. The Brazilian govern
ment, Gibson said, has instructed
the mission and a border guard to
lend all possible assistance.
Gibson reported that the British
Embassy informed him that, on
February 4, it received telegram
from the governor of British
Guiana. The telegram read:
"WilliamS, American aviator,
resident here, has reported that
he has recently returned from
the interior of North Brazil.
South Dutch Guiana, and parts
Of British Guiana, where he has
been searching for traces of Paul
Redfern, American aviator lost
some years ago.
REPORT DENIED
"He has stated his conviction
that the wrecked Redfern air
plane is in the neighbOrhOOd of
the village Of SapOkOt, Indian
head man in Brazil, who, how
Continued on Page 3, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
LEIB0WITZ CUSTER IS Barred
McMullen
Surprise
Hint0d

Surprise witnesses may be asked
to take the stand to testify this
afternoon in the courtmartial OF
Col. JoSpeh I. McMullen, the Gov
ernment indicated at noon today
after defense counsel had rested
it's case.
Prosecuting counsel refused to
identify their prospective wit
neSses on the grounds that il
might be impossible for the wit
neSSes to appear when the trial
resumed after the luncheon recess
General testimony concerning
transactions in which Colonel Nc
Mullen was involved was pre-
Sented by two defense witnesses
during this mornings session.
They were Miss Edna FuSSell
chief clerk Of the patent section
of the Judge Advocate Generals
office and Miss Lucille Butcher. 8
secretary in the office of Army
Chief-of-Staff.
A stipulation from Robert Fech
ner, Civilian Conservation Corp:
official, was introduced by the de
Tense. In his stipulation Mr.
Fechner promised to testify If hi
could be present.
The court-martial. charging Col
onel McMullen with "diShonorable
conduct" is being conducted al
the Army Medical Center at Wal
ter Reed Hospital. McMullen /.
specifically accused of having &C
cepted two round.trip railroad
and pullman tickets from Wash
ington to San Francisco as 8
gift" or a gift or award" from
Joseph Silverman. jr., official o1
New York corporations dealing ir
surplus Army goods.
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
BILLS
PASSED BY
SENATE
M'KeIIar Amendments
Win, Disappointing
Federal Workers

without debate, the Senate
shortly after noon today passed
the amended annual leave and
sick leave bills.
With the machinery working in
a well-oiled manner, the bills and
amendments were passed as
quickly as the Senate clerk could
read them and Vice President
Garner announced that they had
been approved without objection.
This ends a fight waged to al
leviate a strict provision under
which Government employees have
worked since the economy meas
ures were put into effect. The
Washington Times, the National
Federation of Federal Employees
and the American Federation OF
Government Employees have been
in the fight since it began.
Only Part Victory
The bills as amended, however,
are a distinct disappointment to
those who have urged their pass
age. The benefits were curtailed
on the inSiStence of Senator Ken
meth McKellar DO of Tennessee.
The amendments were a COM
promise agreed upon by the Sen
ate Civil Service Committee after
it became apparent that Senator
McKellar would hold up passage
of the measures unless they were
changed in some respects to meet
his objections.
The bills already have passed the
House with more liberal provisions
and must be returned there for con-
currence in the amendments or a
conference to work out a compro-
mise
26 Instead Of 30 Days
The bills as they passed the
Senate cut the proposed return to
the 80 days annual leave to 26
days. The 30-day provision was
overwhelmingly voted by the
House.
The other changes from the
House bill are: Reduction of &C
cumulative provision from 100
days to go days in both bills:
changing the effective date Of
both bills from July /, 1885, to
July /, 1896; elimination of the
section in the annual leave bill
allowing accrued annual leave and
compensation for overtime; re-
quirement that employees seeking
sick leave shall furnish SatiSfac-
tory certificates of their illness to
the heads of their departments.
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
.HAUPTMANN
|. STICKS TO
STORY
Lawyer Forced to Quit
Case After Sd Effort
to Get Confession
By KENNETH T. DOWNS
Copyright, 1896. BY International News
Serviee1

NNOpSNABAS ASSVS " AAOOAASSAOA9A NO"S
Serviee1
TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 20.-Sam-
uel s. Leibowitz, noted criminal
lawyer, was forced out Of the
Hauptmann case, it was learned
today by international News serv-
ice.
While the celebrated Manhattan
"mouthpiece" announced last night
at a milling press conference here
that he was "reSigning'' from the
case, it was learned from one Of
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman's most
trusted aides that he was in reality
compelled to leave.
Given uIti5natrn7
Never welcomed III the casG by
either Haupinann's Ok cotlrGsl.
c. Lloyd FisEe$, ,and Judge Fred
erick A. Pope, or Co.. Harold Q.
Hoffman, who is investigating the
case, Teib0wit2 was given 8 Virtual
ultimaGuIn in New York Tuesday
night.
He was told in effect that he
could see Hauptmann in the death
house once more to determine
whether he could force the convict
ed man to tell the "full truth"
in the Lindbergh baby murder.
# he failed, it was made clear, his
services would be welcome no
longer. Those close to the de-
fense said then that he would be
in the case only about "a he
longer.
Leibowitz had his chance yes
terday afternoon. He went into
the death house at q favorable
psychological m mIe n when
Hauptmann was informed the
new date for his electrocution
had been set for the week Of
March 80. The attorney carried
Governor Hoffman's full author
ity to tell the prisoner that there
was no further hope for him un-
less he "came clean"
All Tricks Exhausted
The lawyer, accompanied by
Fisher, went into the death house
at 2 p. m. There followed one Of
the most bizarre scenes ever en-.
acted in any prison. There for
four and one-haH hours the Ma
tion's most publicized criminal
lawyer of the day engaged in a
life-anddeath battle Of wits with
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
ST0RK TO VISIT
DEMPSEYS

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb.
20 GN.S0.-Jack Dempsey and
his wife, the former Hannah Will
liamS, are expecting the birth Of
a second child late in July or
early in August, a telegram re.
ceived by a friend here revealed
today.
The former heavyweight cham
pion hopes for a boy, he said.
Mrs. Dempsey, cheerful little
earful" of musical comedy fame
revealed during a recent visit
here that she considered mother
hood the most important role in
life. She said:
1T takes all my time to play
the part successfully"
DempSey'S wire was sent from
his New York home.
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
Madden, Beer Baron,
FIees Quiz on Coast

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 U.N.SO.
Owen "Ownie" Madden, hi S
honeymoon. interrupted by District
Attorney Buron Fits, was re-
ported en- route east today.
The one-time "big shot" New
York beer baron had been at Palm
Springs, repeatedly with his bride.
When the district attorney asked
him to "stop in at the office"
Madden replied he'd rather leave
the State voluntarily than "cause
trouble for the authorities.
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
Mystery Is Offered
In mirror. of Death

sAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.
Feb. 20 G.N.SO.-War Memorial
Hospital attaches presented mod
ern America with a ''Dracula"
mystery today as they told how a
Mirror Of DEATH" placed on a
table by a dying soldier, defied
their efforts to remove it for 48
hours.
DR.. F. j. Moloney, who voucheS
for the strange story, was unable
to explain what caused the mirror
to stick to the steel table, nor
could nurses and attendentS who
struggled for two days to pry it
loose.
Jeffery DeroSier, a soldier at
Fort Brady, left the puzzle for
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
RAIN OR SNOW
FACES D. {.

Despite bitter cold and snow to
the north and west, Washington
faced the happy prospect Of SLOW,
ing rising temperatures today.
Overcast skies promised rain or
light snow for Friday.
A minimum temperature of nine
degrees last night held the river
ice throughout the Potomac and
Shenandoah Valleys, and near.
zero temperatures in western
Maryland halted the rush of the
turbulent mountain streams to the
rivers.
Little Oak, Md, reported the
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1936-02-20

>this city to work out when he bor-
rowed the mirror, part Of a COM
pact, from Harvey Davenport, a
convaleScent, and looking into it,
cried out:
"My God! Look at my face.
Look how wild my eyes are. /
am dying"
Placing the mirror on q table
at his bedside, he defied Daven-
port to pick it up. As the latter
tried in vain, Derosier commented,
"you can't do it," then slipped
off into eternity.
Some persons guessed it was a
trick the soldier knew and used
in a moment of vanity as he
died. If it was a trick, however,
nobody here has solved it.
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
Third British Crash
Makes Death Toll 8

LONDON, Feb. 20 Q.N.SJ.-
In the third Royal Air Force crash
in two days, the death toll was
brought to eight today when two
airmen plunged to their death at
Aerodrome. Lincoln
shire. Three were killed yesterday
in each Of two dives by bombing
planes,
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
Ethiopia Reports Battle
On in Tembien Mountains

Adds ABABA, Feb. 20 GN.SO
A desperate battle was reported
raging in the Tembien Noun
tains today as fighting on the
northern front, according tc
Ethiopian assertions, spread to
the west.
Ethiopian forces under Ras
Kassa and Ras Seyum were re
ported locked in combat with
Italian Black Shirts.
Editors note: Italian state
ments yesterday claimed the re
cent Italian advance had cut of
communications of Ras KaSsa's
and Ras Seyum's troops with the
interior of Ethiopia.)
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
Trial Of Pair Accused
In 4 Deaths Near End

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 20 G.N.SO
Closing arguments were delivered
today in the joint first degree
murder trial of Ralph Carsello
and John Raj, alleged Licavoli
gangsters accused of completely
in four underworld killings.
The case is expected to be
given to the jury in the Common
Pleas Court Of Judge John M.
McCabe tomorrow morning.
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
Mother, Two Children
Die, Fire Levels Home

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb. 20
0.N.S0.-Trapped in a second
floor bedroom, a mother and her
two children were burned to
death today when fire destroyed
their stone farm home at Hicks
Ferry, about 10 miles from here.
The dead we're: Mrs. Michael
KuSta, 80, and her two sons,
John, II, and Michael, 4.
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
Maryland Special Session

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 20
The special session of the Mary
land general assembly, to raise re-
lief none, for the State, has been
fixed TO March S, Governor
Harry w. Nice announced today
The session was called after the
governor received a report from
a special committee on relief
needs for the State.
The Washington times., 1936-02-20
Lindy Visits Commons

LONDON, Feb. 20 G.N.S).
Sitting in the distinguished
visitors gallery, Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh reappeared in pub
lie today as an interested spec
tator at a session Of the House
of Commons.
The Washington times., 1936-02-20

PALM BEACH-21H HOURS from
Wash. via Florida Special" Recreation
Lv. Wash. 6:50 D. m. daily Atlantic
Coast Line, 735 18th N. ~W.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1936-02-20

WASHINGTON FORECAST
Cloudy, probably followed by snow late TO-
night and tomorrow; slowly rising tempera-
ture; minimum temperature tonight about r.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-02
J THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
MARYLAND PUTS
|. OIL LAND UNDER
MILITARY RULE
Threatens Referendum on
Opening Capitol to
Well Drilling.

BY United Press
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April
Gov. E. w. Marland, ep1broiled
in fight with the city council
over the states right to lease its
lands in Oklahoma City for oil
drilling, today had IL tracts under
martial law.
No troops have been called out.
but the Governor will consider that
phase of his "oil war" today. More
important, it appeared, was his
threat to carry to the entire state
on referendum a proposal to open
all of the city to drilling.
Marland said it would be an easy
matter to get signatures to a Pc
tition for referendum. The city
council, he charged, had abused the
privileges extended the city by the
state. U der it's new coming or
dinance, he said, private. oil COM
panies will be able to drain off
millions of dollars worth of oil
"AAU" AAOO OClOW oDdJC-OWIi6Q ldllCS,
Wells Near Mansion
The fight started when the coun-
Gil opened up new oil zones sur
rounding the State Capitol and ex-
ecutive mansion. but refused to in
clude adjoining state-owned lands in
the zones. Wells already are pro-
ducing within a few hundred feet
of the mansion.
BY placing the state land under
martial law Marland indicated he
would be in position to accept bids
from oil companies that wish to
drill the land and guarantee them
security from interference by city
officials. The referendum would
achieve the same end if successful.
There are hundreds of producing
wells within the city limits, but the
field near the capitol is recent de-
velopment. Marland, who made and
lost a fortune in OIL also complained
that the new wells were blowing gas
and causing fire hazard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-02
DISPLAY SPACE
TAKEN IN SHOW
BY ARCHITECTS
Complete Designing Service
for Small Homes to
Be Available.

Prospective home builders are to
be acquainted with values in design.
craftsmanship and materials through
a display to be placed in the Home
Show by the Indianapolis Chapter,
Indiana Society of Architects. The
show will be held at the Playground
April Is to 26.
Space in the Building Materials
Exhibit is to be devoted to this dis
play, the chapter decided. Develop
ment of the plan is in charge of Lee
Burns, Herbert Foltz, Edward D.
Pierre and Clarence T. Myers.
Builders and owners of small
homes are to be offered complete
designing service at a reasonable
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-02
AVOID UGLY PIE'PLES

Does a pimply face embarrass
you? Get a package of DR.. Ed
wards Olive Tablets. The skin
should begin to clear after you have
taken the tablets few nights, if
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and Olive Tablets are the immenseIy
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better you feel and look. 15c, 30c, Coo.
advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-02
FOR CONGRESS
ON 0ARP PLATFORM
Club Founder Enters Race
Here as Democrat.

The Townsend OARP entered
Marion County politics today with
the announcement of Louis w.
Heagy, founder of the first Town.
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HllEE33a!2!H.i!I
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To aid in restoring natural lustre
and smooth softness to your hair,
there's nothing quite like shampoo
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overnight. Then wash with rich, lathery
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Wonderfully effective. because of Cuticura's
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-02
FRATERNITY HONORS
10 BUTLER SENIORS
Scholastic Society Is to Initiate
Group in June.

Scholastic Society Is to Initiate
Group in June.
Election of 10 Butler University
seniors to Phi Kappa Phi, national
scholastic honorary fraternity, was
announced today.
They are Rebecca Blackley, Louise
Dauner, June Fiel, Lavon Knowl-
ton, Ruby Lantz, Helen Patrick
Mrs. Lille B. Riggs, Christine Sor-
hage, Marilynn Knowlton and Eve
lyn Willsey.
Initiation of the group is to be
held during commencement week
in June. Fall semester members
who were named in December, are
Anne Brown, Martha Coddington
Jeanne Helt, Betty Humphreys
John Hutchens, Alfred Meunier
Donald Scott, Dorothy Thompson
and Gayle Thornbrough.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-02
/. U. ARRANCES
PROGRAM! FOR
PEACE FARLEY
Midwest Relations Clubs to
Convene Tomorrow
at Bloomington.

Tirass Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April 2. -
Indiana University made final ar
ransements today to entertain
more than $50 visiting studens
from 81 colleges and universities
expected here tomorrow for the
two-day Midwest regional confer
ences of the International Relations
Clubs.
The conference, held under aus
pices of the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace, is TO be adj
dressed by authorities on foreign
affairs.
Speakers are to include DR.. Err
nest M. Patterson. University of
Pennsylvania; DR.. william E. Hook
ing, Harvard University; DR.. Paul
Dengler, Vienna, and DR.. Pitman B.
Potter, Geneva.
Others are to be Miss Amy Hem
inway Jones, Washington, endow-
ment associate: Edward Buehrig,
political science department: Allen
B. Layman, Prof. r. Lee Benns and
President Bryan, all of Indiana Uni
versity.
The conference program follows:
FRIDAY
IL .0-Opening meeting; well
come by Allen B. Layman; re-
sponses by Herb Kraus, Beloit Col
1ege, and Miss Jones.
IL TO 2-Opening meeting; well
dress by Mr.. Burhrig, Indiana Uni
versity, Japan and the Far East"
Afternoon-Three round tables;
Problem of the 'Underprivileged'
Nation; "The American Policy of
Neutrality" and THE East in Re-
volt"
6-Banquet; welcome by President
William Lowe Bryan, Indiana Uni
versity; addresses by DR.. Hooking,
National Egoism and the World
Order" and DR.. Patterson, THE
World Economic Scene"
SATURDAY
9:30-I. r. c. meeting, Miss Jones
presiding.
IL to 11:30-I. r. G. business
meeting for selection of next years
meeting place and officers.
IL to Luncheon meeting; adj
dress by DR.. Dengler, Can Peace
be Maintained in the Danube
Basin?"
2:30 to 4-Three round tables;
italian Ethiopian Conflict; Sane
lions; Japan. the United States
and the Far East"
4:30-Reception at home OF Presi-
dent and Mrs. Bryan.
6:15-Dinner.
7:30-Open meeting; address by
DR.. Potter, 1.-THE League and the
Italian-Ethiopian Conflict"
9-Informal fireside discussion.
Prof. John D. Tomlinson, Wabash
College, presiding.
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and humanity, vote for the Town
send Plan"
Il favor the recall law and re-
turn to the Constitution on the
money question" Mr.. Heagy said.
He is IS, a native of Bartholomew
County, Purdue University grad
uate and speciality salesman. An
other Townsend Club member,
Charles Roush, has announced his
candidacy for the Republican nomi-
nation for sheriff.
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fee. Local builders are cooperating
vita the movement. the committee
reported.
Members OF the Building Man.
ayers Association and the Home
Builders Association are to be guests
at the April meeting of the local
society. Charles w. Chase. Indian
apolis Railways. Ire, president. and
M. r. Keefe of the State Highway
Commission are to address the group
in future meetings.
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PAGE 5

in q battle already reported by It
ally on the northern front.
An official conimunique issued at
general headquarters said that. in
the battle fought north of Lake
Aschangai, Ethiopians captured
four Notifications and killed TOO
White Italian soldiers, 50 officers
and 1000 Eritreans Ethiopian losses
were put at 8S7 killed and 335
wounded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-02

send Club in In
dianapolis, of his
C a n d / d a cy for
Representative in
Congress for the
Twelfth District,
S u b j e C t to the
Democratic pri-
maries.
Mr.. Heagy sis to
run on a platform
of unq u a Ii fl e d
support for the
pension plan. His
C a m p a / g n card
reads, For home
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-02
VICTORY IN ETHIOPIAN
BATTLE Is DISPUTED

Italy Claims Army Under Emperor
Suffers Heavy Losses.
By United Press
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS,
ITALIAN NORTHERN ARMY IN
Ethiopia, April "A battle in
which Italy claimed complete VIC
tory over an Ethiopian force COM
manded by Emperor Halle Selassie
was described in detail today.
1t was asserted that the Ethiop-
ians lost $1,000 in killed and wound
ed, and that 1000 Ethiopian dead
were counted on the field.
Adds ABABA. April 2.-Ethio-
pia claimed major victory today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-02
ENTERS DEMOCRATIC
MMISSI0NERS' RACE
Ernest Brier Seeks to Represent
Third District.

Ernest Brier today announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomi-
nation for County Commissioner
from the Third District.
A lifelong resident of Perry
Township, Mr.. Brier now owns and
lives on q farm near University
Heights. He also is employed at the
Big -Four Railroad Beech Grove
shops, and is a member of the
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen.
Although he has been an active
Democratic party worker for sew
eral years, Mr.. Brier has held only
one public Office. He was assistant
road superintendent for the south
eastern district of Marion County
for 10 years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-02
u. S. JUDGE BALTZELu
TO START ON CIRCUIT
Federal Jurist to Open Court a,
Terre Haute Monday.

Federal Judge Robert G. Baltzell
is to start his regular spring circuit
Monday at Terre Haute.
Cases to be heard there are ex-
pected to require >only a few days.
The following week court will be
held in Evansville and in New AL
bany the week of April 20.
Val Nolan. U. S. district attorney,
and his assistants, Paul A. Pfister
snd Howard Caughran. are to ac-
company Judge Baltzell to Terre
Haute. The spring term of Federal
Court here is to begin May 4.