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Evening star., 1936-04-03
BREAKS EXPECTED
IN wendell CASE
"Confession" Signer to Help
Trail Alleged AbductorS.
Suit Cleaner Found.
Ey the Associated Press.

6t tuC h6otSAobCo EACeos
BROOKLYN, N. Y, April s.-Dis.
trict Attorney william Goeghan said
today he expected important develop
ments" during the afternoon in con-
nection with Paul Wendel's story that
he was kidnapped and forced to sign
Lindbergh abduction confession"
Attorney General David T. Wilentz
Of New Jersey, he said, agreed that
Wendell could come to Brooklyn to help
officers trail the four men who he de-
clared held him prisoner and tortured
him.
A cleaning establishment which
pressed Wendel's suit during the 10
days he said he was held prisoner in
an Emmons avenue house has been
located, Geoghan added.
He declined to disclose its name
pending a complete check Of the case.
The district attorney instructed his
assistant, william McGuinness, to go
to Trenton at once. Wendell was ex-
pected to return with him, escorted
by New Jersey State police.
Wendel's story OF being forced to
sign the confession, which he later
repudiated, was found true as far as
investigation has gone, Geoghan an
nounced.
A Brooklyn lawyer. he said, appar-
emily Is involved in the case.
Wendell will try to point out the
house in which he said he was held
from February IA to "a.
"The serious thing about this case
Is not only the kidnapping and torture
Of Wendell" said Geoghan, but also
whether someone planned this whole
thing-and who the planners are"
Wendell told McGuinness that the
torture became so great during his
10 days confinement that he finally
agreed to sign the Lindbergh kidnapping
confession. which he later repudiated.
He charges he then was taken to the
home Of County Detective Ellis Parker
at Mount Holly, N. J.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
BY JAMES e. CHINN.

Representative Main, Republican, oi
Michigan, has joined the forces in the
House seeking repeal Of the "red rider
on the 1886 District appropriation act
AS for Representative Blanton, spon.
sor of the rider, Main regards him a;
the "tumultous, tempestous Texan o!
the seventeenth district Of our Lone
Star State"
Main made his views known in the
House late yesterday after Blanton, in
25-minute speech, charged that char
acter education IN the District public
schools was part of deliberate plan
to communize the schools of the United
States"
With all due regard to Blanton, Main
said, he thought Congress made a
mistake when the red rider was
piloted through the legislative forest
Of 1885 with its basketful Of complica.
tions."
When we repealed the potato con.
troll act, We said it is all right again
to raise potatoes in the rural districts
Of America" declared Main. when
and if, we repeal the red rider some
people may think we are saying that
it is all right now to raise hell in the
school districts Of our land.
Would Trust Enlightenment.
''This Is an enlightened age" he con.
tinued, land school children of Amer
lea, including those in the District OF
Columbia, have inquiring minds ano
they will not be thwarted in theil
search for information regarding cur
rent political history. Our public
schools have contributed largely to the
Evening star., 1936-04-03
CITIZENS LAUNCH
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
Silver Spring Group Urges
Drive to Correct Hazard
at Intersection.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


SILVER SPRING. Md, April g.
A concerted effort by all associations
in this territory looking toward the
correction Of traffic hazards at the
intersection Of Georgia and Alaska
avenues and Blair road was launched
last night by the Silver Spring Citi-
zens' Association.
The group adopted resolution de-
ploring the present great hazard to
life" at this point. 1t suggested that
one member from each organization
including the Shepherd Park ASso-
citation, serve as a committee to in
vestigate and make recommendations
for the alienation of the traffic
hazards.
Asks Study Of d. c. Part.
The resolution further asks that a
careful determination be made Of the
part which the District of Columbia
should be expected to play in the cor
rection of such hazards"
A complete survey by the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation OF
all laws and ordinances in the county
pertaining to fire protection, with a
view to determining their adequacy,
is asked in a second measure adopted
by the association.
A third resolution, referred to the
Committees on Sanitation and Public
Safety, urged enactment of an ordi-
nance requiring the issuance Of a
permit for storage on lots n the
metropolitan area of the county for
q period of more than 10 days.
Officers Are Elected.
The resolution refers to the deposit
or storage Of any waste, surplus or
scrap commodities" and is an out
growth of a recent cleanup campaign
in the community conducted by the
association.
Election Of officers was held as fol-
lows: President. Frank F. Smith: vice
president, Paul Taggart: treasurer
Robert Langley: recording secretary
Joseph M. Bowman: financial secre-
tary, Roger E. Smith.
The Executive Committee Is COM
posed of Leo Bender, Mrs. c. w
Mitchell, William j. Jouvenal. Byron
Sedgwick' and E. M. Barry. Frank F,
Smith was appointed alternate in
place of Phillip J. Austensen, who has
moved from the community.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
EXTRA HOMESTEAD
SITES APPRAISED
Five or Six Additional Will Be
Purchased for Park
Residents.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpaLCn 10 Inc 6tar.
LURAY, Va, April 3.-The pur-
chase Of five or six additional home
steads to house Shenandoah Park
families will be made as soon as ap-
praisals can be completed on tentative
locations, it is learned here. A total
OF seven homeSteads are being con-
sidered including one at Ida, now
under construction, one in Greene
County recently purchased, and those
being appraised.
Locations Of the tentative sites Is
as follows: One or two units in Rap
pahannock County, west Of Flinthill;
two in Rockingham County, one near
the Page line along the East Side
Highway. and one near Elkton; two
in Madison County, one unit west OF
Wolftown and another north Of Madi-
son Court House.
While the location at Ida has been
purchased for several years, purchase
Of the second site was completed only
recently. It consists of two tracts,
one purchased some time ago contain
ing the former industrial school oi
the Church of the Brethren, and an
other tract just purchased. total
acreage of 545. Thirty families will be
located here and construction will
start at any time. The site is four
and one-half miles from Standards
vile.
Meanwhile, families remaining in
the park need not fear eviction
Their permits call for consideration
until homesteads are ready and many
are going ahead with their Spring
gardens, as they did last year.
Families who signed up last Christ
mas under fear of eviction will be per-
mitted to sign extensions.
Evening star., 1936-04-03

has supported him in his move to
prevent repeal Of the red rider"
Cites Ballou's Studies.
He said DR.. Ballou served for five
years on a commission appointed by
the American Historical Association to
prepare new social studies, five mem.
bers of which, he continued. are widely
known Communists. In addition, he
declared, he made DR.. Ballou admit
that book in use In the public schools
is "communistic. terrible and awful"
Blanton described Mrs. Jenckes as
an outstanding and valuable men,
ber Of Congress" and congratulated
Indiana for sending her to Washing
ton. You don't find her fighting for
race-track laws and gambling inter-
ests," he said. Her interests are in
something worth while"
William Randolph Hearst also was
criticized by Blanton, but he praised
the publishers fight against COM
munism.
Evening star., 1936-04-03

difficulties Of his company in recent
years and then asserted:
Summing up our specific problem,
your proposal would require us to pay
S225 900 on the million dollars required
for back interest and $85,000 at the
rate of 42.5 per cent on 100000
which we must restore to working
capital and expend on repairs and
maintenance of plants and equipment.
This Is a total proposed tax in
our case Of S1075,000 out Of the first
three million dollars of earnings need
ed to restore part of our back losses
and to be applied for the purposes
above cited"
Burden More than $780, 900.
The tax burden, Warner said, would
be more than 100000 in excess Of
present taxes on the first S3,000,000
Of earnings under the committee plan
to apply a graduated tax to corporate
income based on proportions not dis
tributed.
with a deficit piled up and obli-
CATION to pay back interest before
paying dividends and a necessity for
plant rehabilitation" Warner said,
cit would be the height Of folly from
both q financial and legal point
of view for this company to pay any
dividends out Of future profits until
it has accumulated substantially in
excess of $3,000,000 through future
earnings"
Taliferro said, mo one in Gods
world, not even Congressman" could
tell whether the processing taxes
had been passed on, or retained as
in the case Of his company.
."It's q cinch that it can be deter
mined, If you keep an honest set
Of books" remarked Representative
Cooper, Democrat, of Tennessee.
Stick to Program.
New Dealers stuck to their program
even after the National Manufactur-
ers' Association and others had de-
nounced it as "unsound" and banker
had labeled 1t a violent attack" on
the capitalistic system.
Democrats on the committee replied
that critics of Government fiscal pol
icies had demanded a balanced budget,
but now apparently were reversing
their position to oppose taxes to in
crease revenue,
Besides the manufacturers spokes-
men, several other business repre-
sentatives were heard as the commit
tee pushed its hearings far into last
night. Appearing for the American
Finance Conference, which he said
represented 325 automobile finance
companies in a States. David B. Cas-
sat attacked the bill. He said It would
harm small independent concerns.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
DEATH DELAY lRKS0ME

WALLA WALLA, Wash, April up.
Barney Flemming. colored killer,
is peeved-his execution date was
postponed.
J. M. McCauley. State prison war
den. postponed the hanging Of the
29-year-old condemned man last
night to tonight. saying ''it would be
more convenient for all concerned"
"Flemming said he either wants
communication to life sentence, or to
be hanged as scheduled" declared
Rev. Arvid Ohrnell. If he must be
executed, he wants it over with" But
the postponement stuck. ,
Evening star., 1936-04-03
ATHLETIC FIELD PLANS
ARE MADE AT LAUREL
Committee Due to Be Organized
Permanently to Push
Project.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAUREL. Md, April 3.-Plans for
improving the new athletic field at
Laurel High School, an eight-acre
tract across the street from the school,
were going forward today following a
meeting of a special Playground and
Athletic Committee. It Is proposed
to make the field suitable for all
kinds of sporting events and recrea-
tional activities.
The committee, which Is expected
to be organised on a permanent basis,
Is composed of members of Laurel
civic and fraternal organizations.
Members include Mrs. G. w. S. Mus
grave, Mrs. Katherine Cough, Miss
Mary Louise Haslup, Mrs Bertha
Kicks, Kivin Ryan, Gen. E. E. Hatch,
George Wenzel, Mervill Harrison,
E. R. Harrison, Lee Harrison, Chester
Phair. Clinton Donaldson, L. B. How
land, Mervill Murphy, Richard Cough
and w. A. Jones.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
AMELIA PUTNAM ESCAPES
Tire Flies From Auto as She
Drives in Illinois.

LA SALE, ILL.,, April R.-
Amelia Earhart Putnam, noted avia-
trix, escaped injury yesterday when
q debated tire flew of the wheel Of
her car. She was enroute to Jackson
vile, III, to I'LL q speaking engagement.
Travelling alone, Mrs. Putnam super
vised repairs at q garage and later
continued her trip.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
Most Southerly Air Route.

Chile's proposed air service between
Puerto Montt and Magallanes, on the
Magellan Straits, 1000 miles further
south. will be over the most southerly
air route, and airplanes will cover the
distance in IL hours, compared with a
ships voyage Of week.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
SCHULTE'S OVERCOAT
is STOLEN FROM AUTO
Representative Says Garment Was
Nothing Compared to That
Senator Glass Lost.

Who steals my overcoat doesn't
steal an awful lot, Representative
Schultz of Indiana said today after he
reported to police the theft of such an
article from his car.
"Was is as valuable as the $4,000
coat Senator Glass lost few weeks
ago?" he was asked. Schultz replied
with laugh:
"say, my overcoat, suit, shoes, socks
and everything else don't weigh that
much. The coat cost me $34 once"
Evening star., 1936-04-03
CHARLES w. De MAINE,
PAINT DEALER, DIES
Resident Here Since Childhood
Was Trade Board and George
town Group Member,

town Iroup member.
Charles w. De Maine, 40, manager
Of De Maine g. Co., wholesale paint
dealers at 32l3 M street, died last
night Of heart attack at his home,
1920 Edmunds street.
Mr.. De Maine had been a resident
Of this city since coming here with
his parents when a young child. He
was a member of the Washington
Board Of Trade, the Georgetown Pro-
gressive Citizens Association and the
Sycamore Island Club. The paint
business was established here by his
father, the late Charles w. De Maine,
ST., who died some "a years ago.
Mr.. De Maine is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Jane Walters De Maine,
and his mother, Mrs. Alice Kyle De
Maine.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at the residence. Burial
will be in the Presbyterian Cemetery,
Alexandria, Va.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
Baked Clay to Form Highway.

Instead Of paving her highways,
Australia will bake the clay soil base
with travelling down-draught fur
mace, which leaves behind it solid
road baked to the consistency and
smoothness Of iron.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
Denies Record OF Sale.

Oficials of the company he named
the National Millwork Lumber Corp
denied having a record Of any such
sale.
Search for the man he contends
sold the board is being conducted by
"the biggest dealer in flooring mate
rials in the country" said Loney, who
described him as "a friend"
The P. w. A. employe said he would
have given his findings to Gov. Hoff-
man when they were in the attic had
Wilentz not hurried me through the
examination"
Every time made a point or asked
q question that was not In accord with
the prosecution, WlentZ would say.
We're no trying the case here "
Loney added.
Secretary Ickes said that Loney
could have such time off as he wished
for investigation, providing it was on
his own time and not the Govern
ment's.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
LONEY AMPL|F|ES
RAIL IS EVIDENCE
Should Convince Gov. Hoff-
man Material Was "PIant-
ed," Wood Expert Says.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Information which should convince
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman that evi-
dence was planted in the attic Of
Bruno Richard Hauptmann's home
has been sent to the New Jersey ex-
ecutive, Arch Loney, P. W. A. ma
terials expert, told reporters yeSter-
day.
"Of course" he explained, "a thor
ough technical report should be made
of what I discovered In the attic, but
I believe I've given him enough to
justify new developments"
Loney visited the attic last Wednes-
day with Hoffman and other officials.
Coincident with his statement, the
Treasury announced that the alcohol
tax unit office at Philadelphia had
given information to Attorney General
Wilentz of New Jersey concerning
Paul Wendell. who also was charged
with the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.
Information Given WiIentz.
"The alcohol tax unit ofice at
Philadelphia" said Treasury spokes-
man, found in its files certain in
formation bearing upon the activities
Of Wendell. Mr.. Edward c. Dough-
erty, the district supervisor, has laid
the information before Wilentz, the
attorney general, and will hold him
self in readiness for appearance be-
fore the grand jury investigating
Wendels activities II he should be
called"
After comforting with Capt. George
Maines, described as personal repre-
sentative of Hoffmans, Loney repeat
ed his contention that the prosecution
was mistaken in assuming that ''rai
Is" in the kidnap ladder was cut from
q board in Hauptmann's attic.
He said efforts are being made Il
locate a New York lumber company
employe who sold board similar te
the one found in the attic week after
Hauptmann's arrest.
1T still say there was record Of the
sale" Loney added, and that it car
be found"
Evening star., 1936-04-03
Taxes

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-04-03

JOB Insurance Cut Due.
Unemployment insurance rates In
England are to b reduced.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
Haupt1nann

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-04-03

legal opinion as to his own position
in the complicated and bewildering
situation.
The one thing certain was that the
warden had in his possession a death
warrant calling upon him to execute
Hauptmann before the end Of the week
of March 30-midnight tomorrow or
midnight Sunday-he was not sure
which, and that some legal agency
higher than himself would be needed
to hatl tonights execution beyond the
period specified in the death warrant.
Hauptmann, who three times has
escaped the electric chair, awakened
earlier than usual today, started i'm
mediately to read the Bible and told
his guards he was confident and not
worrying"
Hauptmann Sleeps Well.
The Office of Col. Kimberling an
nounced that Haptmann-in marked
contrast to the restless night he spent
Monday before his previous date with
death-slept well last night.
However, soon after arising at 9
am. he again went through the ordeal
Of being prepared" for the chair.
His head was shaved for the second
time Of the week, he was given clean
clothes and transferred from his old
cell, No. 9, next to the death cham
Der, to the adjacent No. 8.
This transfer on Tuesday, the usual
death day routine, unnerved Haupt-
mann and made him realize how near
he was to death, Fisher, his attorney,
said.
The stoical and confident Bronx
carpenter, no usually arises too late
for breakfast, ate big one today-and
ate it heartily. He had two eggs,
cereal, bread and coffee.
He expected visits today from Fisher
and from his spiritual adviser, Rev.
John Matthiesen of Trenton. The
clergyman was to spend most Of the
day with him.
Placed Hope in Jury.
Hauptmann, who has been living on
BORROWED time" for more than a year
by appeals from his conviction and to
one 30-day reprieve by the Governor,
had placed high hope, it was under
stood, in the grand jury's investigation.
II the jury indicted Wendell, he felt
some way would be found to delay his
execution until jury could pass on
the Wendell charges.
The jurys action in dropping the
case was just another example Of the
unexpectedness that has made the
Lindbergh case the most amazing in
modern criminal history.
The jury voted neither an indict-
ment nor mo bill" In effect. it left
the status of Paul Wendell, the middle
aged prisoner, exactly where it was
when the jury began consideration Of
the case Tuesday.
As Gov. Hoffman's press aide, vii.
liam s. Conklin, expressed it.:
"After all, the action was negative"
Examined Hoffman and WiIentz.
During the day and night Of star
chamber session. proceeding that
began before 10 o'clock yesterday
morning and carried on, with only q
short midafternoon break, until nearly
n1idnight-the jurors examined Gov.
Hoffman himself, Attorney General
David T. Wilentz, and the prisoner,
Wendell, together with others.
At thei- Tuesday session. also a
lengthy one, the jurors had heard the
story of the well-known Country de-
tective," Ellis Parker, who obtained
the Confessions" which were followed
by Wendel,s arrest.
Despite 1t all, Paul Wendell remained
in Jail today charged with the Lind.
bergh baby murder. and Bruno Haupt-
Evening star., 1936-04-03

mann faced execution tonight for the
identical crime.
The authoritative explanation Of the
situation Is almost as astonishing as
have been many Of the previous weird
events that have taken place since the
curly-haired nanesake Of Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh was snatched from his
crib March /, 1882, and killed.
The trouble was, it developed today,
that the grand jury had no formal
complaint against Wendell at all be-
fore it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-24

Mrs. Ewing La Porte, Mrs. Robert
Henderson, Mrs. Charles c. Tumble
son, Mrs. Louis Bussler, Mrs. Maurice
]. Stabler, Mrs. William Dinwiddie,
Mrs. Dawson Trundle and Mrs. Allan
Brooke.
A delightful party was given on
Tuesday evening at Wamstcad, when
Miss Estelle 7. Moore Jr, entertain
ed in honor of the 25th wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. William John
Thomas, asking her guests for 1880,
with supper at 1890 following bridge.
Miss Moore had at her party Mr..
and Mrs. Frederic L. Thomas, Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
P. Garland Lyon, Mr.. and Mrs. Morti-
mer 0. Stabler, Mr.. and Mrs. William
W. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Tarlton
Brooke, Mr.. and Mrs. Harwood Ow-
ings of Howard county, Dr. and Mrs.
Jacob W. Bird, DR.. and Mrs. Charles
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-24
Notice To Creditors

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Subscriber of Montgomery
County has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery Coun-
ty, in Maryland, Auxiliary Letters
Testamentary on the Personal Estate
of
PATRICK ]. WALSHE
late of District of Columbia, deceased.
All persons resident and nonresident
having Claims against the said
deceased, are hereby warned to ex-
hibit and file, the same, in said Court,
with vouchers thereof, on or before
the 21st day of October next: they
may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said Estate. All
persons indebted to said Estate are
requested to make immediate pay
ment.
Given under my hand this 21st
day of April in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
thirty-six.
LEO A. wALSHE,
1107 Eye St., N. W.,
lO16 Washington, ID. C.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-24
Notice To Creditors

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the Subscriber of Montgomery
County has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery Coun.
ty, in Maryland, Auxiliary Letters
Testamentary on the Personal
Estate of
ANNEVA M. PERRY CAMP
late of District of Columbia, de
ceased. ALI persons resident AND
nonresident having Claims against
the said deceased, are hereby warned
to exhibit and file, the same, in said
Court, with vouchers thereof, on OF
before the 21st day of October next
they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said Els
tate. All persons indebted to said
Estate are requested to make imme-
diate payment.
Given under my hand this 21st
day of April, in the year of our
Lord, one Thousand nine hundred
and thirty-six.
NATHAN B. CAMP,
8003 Georgia Avenue,
Silver Spring, Md.
1915 Auxiliary Executor
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-24
Sandy Spring Neighborhood

year term: Brookeville zone, Willard
Harvey; Olney zone, William John
Thomas; Colesville zone, Herbert E.
Thompson.
Mrs. Francis M. Hallowell was nam
ed delegate and Mrs. Robert O. Coul-
ter, alternate to the annual meeting
OF the Council to be held on the oath.
Mrs. Frederick W. McReynolds was
named the yearly representative from
this Club to the Council.
A benefit card party and tea will
be sponsored by the club on Nav
sixth, from two until five O'Clock at
the home of Mrs. P. Garland Lyon
with a committee headed by Mrs
Louis Bussler in charge.
Mrs. Henry Becraft will entertain
the next meeting of the club on April
18th, after which the Wednesday clut
will adjourn until fall.
Mrs. Robert H. Miller, Jr., had in a
few of her friends on last Friday at