Evening star., 1936-12-29

including the absence of DR.. and Mrs.
Mattson. were favorable for the crime.
Dr. Mattson told newspaper men: II
haven't made any contacts. Things
are just as they were when the man
left. There is an absolute stalemate.
Just feel helpless"
Makes Trip, Unexplained.
DR.. Mattson granted an interview
after returning from an unexplained
night automobile trip. He left and
returned alone, while other members
Of the family remained in the home.
He said he had not inserted any
advertisements in Seattle newspapers.
A Tacoma police official disclosed such
an advertisement was ordered by the
kidnaper in the ransom note he left
as he fled from the Mattson living
room with Charles in his arms. The
notice in the want ad columns was
to lead to negotiations for payment of
the demanded ransom, the official
said
Rumors arose in half dozen places.
At Portland, Greg, Dan Harrison.
81, told police a man about % years
old. dressed in overalls, a blue blazer
and a dark cap, ordered him away
from tan sedan as small boy slept
on the back seat. The man asked him
directions to the Columbia River
Highway, Harrison said. and then or.
dered him to beat it."
No Ad Placed Yet.
II haven't placed any ad," Mattson
told interviewers. Il won't do so until
that man tells me to-"
Asked If that man" was a Depart
ment of Justice agent, the doctor
smiled.
II don't know what paper the ad
will be in when it does appear" he
added. you see, I'm working with
the authorities"
He earlier had asserted: "As a ply.
sician, feel it my duty to follow the
advice of those who know more about
this game than do"
William Mattson. 16-year-old broth.
er of the missing Charles, opened the
front door from time to time to look
at the crowd of newspaper men and
curious onlookers on the street.
Family Friends Come and Go.
Friends Of the family went in and
out Of the house, usually holding
hands over their faces.
Once a family aide brought Charles
lonesome Cocker Spaniel puppy to
the dooryard and allowed him to be
photographed.
First clues faded rapidly. Capt
Harry Snider Of the Washington State
Patrol Cancelled without explanation
pickup" order issued yesterday
for 1885 sedan whose driver was as
sertedly wanted for questioning.
He said simply the order was is-
sued "by mistake"
Reports second automobile, stolen
half an hour before the abduction.
might also have been used by the kid
naper were not verified.
Hamburger Stand Clue.
In Seattle, Irwin York, hamburger
stand attendant, told officers a man
answering the description Of the
Mattson kidnaper ito T" entered
the stand Monday morning, gulped
cup of coffee nervously as he read
accounts of the kidnapping and hur-
ried out When other customers en-
tered. Police took fingerprints from
the coffee cup and saucer.
At Washington. D. c.. j. Edgar
Hoover pledged the full co-opera-
ton" of the Department of Justice
in solving the Tacoma disappearance.
Hoover declined to say whether ne
would come to Tacoma to take per-
sonal charge Of the case. Other
sources indicated he probably would
not. A Tacoma report said an agent
by the name of Connolly, who was
here on the George Weyerhaeuser
kidnapping, was expected to take
charge Of the Mattson case soon.
That abduction in 1885. ending with
release of the victim unharIicd after
payment of 100000, was the last
major one in the Nation until Sunday.
G-MEN EXERT ALL ENERGIES.