The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-06

Now the man who first spread the word that Redfern was living as @ white god" in Brazil comes forward with the staetment that 1t was all a hoax.
 He is Carl Liddle, newspaper man and author of jungle books.
 "It was 8 straight moon hoax story" said LiddIe in an ex- elusive statement to the Merry Go-Round. T cooked 1t up. l was merely and only trying to sell 8 book.
 However, this yarn sent more expeditions to South America looking for Paul Redfern than I sold books"
 B00k-Selling Stunt
 The story Carl Liddle started was that Redfern probably landed on some jungle river or lake, and because he had come down from the sky, was hailed as a white god" by the Indians. Liddle be- lieved that Redfern must be held in a special shrine by the Indians and given the best of care 50 that he could not escape.
 After first given out this story, Liddle says thath he "sent photo- prints to all the air pilots in the United States, Canada, Central and South America: also to mem bers of the Explorers Club and every anthropologist in the United States"
 "Its very seldom that old police reporters, like myself, make confessions" Liddle said.
 "But ascertaining real evidence on Paul Redfern is as simple as A. B. c. All that has to be done is to have the Brazilian authori- ties pass word along to all the tribes in and around the alleged position, where rumors claim Red- fern cracked up, that a ransom of 1000 machets plus 1000 steel spearheads will be paid to the tribe that brings in Paul Redfern alive, or a piece of his plane or some of his clothingm or personal effects.
 "Such a ransom, once those Indians hear about 1t, will turn every stick and stone in that particular wilderness.
 "This will solve the mystery and forever put an end to moon hoax stories.
 Radio Roosevelt
 Elliott Roosevelt, second son of the President, is going into the broadcasting business on a big scale. He has just acquired op- tions to buy three radio stations, WACO at Waco. Texas, KTAT, at Fort Worth, and ROMA at Okla homa City, all part of the Southwest Broadcasting System. Special Study
 Last summer Dr. Jacob Viner, special assistant to Secretary Mor- genthau, made an extended study of the loan to private industry situation and field a report sharp ly criticising the elaborate red tape necessary before applicants obtain a loan. He found that sometimes the cost of obtaining a loan was almost as much as the amount sought.
 Despite Viner's repr00fs n0th- ing was done until recently, when a bill was introduced in Congress to establish an inde- pendent "bank" for small loans to industry.
 With business men and mem bers of congress displaying keen interest in the plan. the White House began to take notice. At It's request the Treasury has tak- en the matter under advisement again.
 Jetsam
 Unnoticed in the crowd that surged around the entrance Of the Harvard Fly Club to see the President the other night was a typical o. Henry character, hu- man deTelict.
 He arrived too late to see Roose- welt come in and SO stood there for two hours in the ! tetr cold, not moving m inch. h vas SO nondescript that police and secret service men did not bother him. elth0ugh everyone else finally was excludued from the area.
 When the President emerged. by