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Evening star., 1936-04-19
WIFE Of SUSPECT
REVEALS ABSENCE
Away on Visit at Time of
kidnapping, Postmaster's
Wife Asserts.
hy the Associated Press.

BENSENVILLE, Ill, April 18,-The
red-haired wife of Acting Postmaster
Edmund Conrad Bartholmey said to-
day she was away on something like"
a visit at the time her husband was
accused by Government agents of hid
ing kidnapped William A. Hamm, jr.,
of st. Paul, in their home.
Busy with her duties of running the
post Office in her mates stead, Mrs.
Bartholmey, a leader in the civic and
religious activities of this suburban
village of LOO persons, declined to
answer any other questions in connec-
ton with the Department of Justices
allegations that Hamm was imprisoned
in her home after his abduction for
100000 ransom in 1888.
II couldn't say. I was away from
home at the time" she told ques-
TONERS.
Neighbors of the Bartholmeys said
they never had reason to suspect that
Hamm also was concealed in their
vicinity.
They said Bartholmey and his fam
lily had been active in many of the
affairs of this community of small
home owners, about IA miles west of
Chicago's loop. Bartholmey had been
a clerk in the Chicago, Milwaukee g.
St. Paul Railroad yard Offices here,
had been a member of an employer
employe board to settle disputes, and
had held several public trusts.
HAMM LAUDS G-MEN.
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ond kidnapping they left clues that en-
abled the Federal agents to identify
them and track them down.
Among the clues were latent finger
prints-invisible to the naked eye-on
several empty gasoline cans discarded
by Bremer's kidnapers on the day Of
the ransom payment. Two brass ma
rine lights used in signaling to the
ransom intermediary also proved to be
damaging evidence.
The cans were brought to the bu-
reau's technical laboratory here and
by a special development process eX-
perts found on them fingerprints that
matched those in the bureaus files
of Arthur Barker. paroled murderer
The signal lights were traced to a
Midwestern store, where sales clerk
identified a photograph of Alvin
Karpis, known to be a pal of the
Barkers, as the man who had pur-
chased them.
With the Karpis- Barker gang
definitely identified in Bremer's kid
naping. the agents shadowed known
girl friends of the Barkers in Chi
cago, where the gang was we'll known.
Arthur Barker was seen to enter the
apartment of one of the girls and
emerge with the girl. They went to
another apartment house not far
away, with G-men trailing them. Then
they returned to the girls apartment
Simultaneous raids were staged on
both apartments. Doc" Barker was
captured without gunfire, but Russell
Gibson, alias slim" Gray, opened fire
on the raiders at the other apartment
and was shot and killed in return.
Captured in Gibson's hideout was
Byron Bolton, who now Is serving 20
years for the Bremen kidnapping.
Hoover says he has been definitely
identified as participant in the
Hamm abduction also.
Arthur Barker was convicted in the
Bremen case and sent TO Alcatraz
Island Penitentiary for life. He and
his brother Fred have been identified
in the Hamm case, Hoover declared.
In searching the apartment where
Bolton was captured. the agents found
papers which indicated other members
of the gang were hiding in big house
on lake in Florida and that in the
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Two Men Held in ST. Paul Jail Third
EXpected.

ST. PAUL, April Is (P).-William
Hamm, jr., extended congratulations
TO the Department of Justice and Its
untiring investigators" today as j
Edgar Hoover announced solution of
the three-year- abduction of the
brewing company head,
Two of three men Hoover an
nounced had been arrested in the
case were held in Jail here, along with
two material witnesses" one of them
a woman, and a third suspect was re-
ported to be en- route here from Los
Angeles, where he was arrested.
In the county jail here were Ed
mund c. Bartholmey and Jack Peifer
Bartholmey was arraigned today and
bond set at 0,000-the same figure
as Hamm'S ransom.
George F. Sullivan, United States
district attorney, who announced the
cases would be presented to a grand
Jury Tuesday, said he expected the
third suspect, Charles J. Fitzgerald
would be brought here Monday.
Held as material witnesses were
Morris Roisner. liquor store proprietor
who once was kidnapping victim. and
a woman identified only as an ac-
quaintance of Fitzgerald.
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lake was an old alligator popularity
known in the vicinity as "Old joe"
With only this meager description
as guide, the G-men began an in
vestigation of all the lakes in Florida
in the almost forlorn hope of finding
one with an alligator of that name. In
a believe-it-or mot sort of climax they
located such a lake before the search
had been under way long, found on it
house whose inhabitants had aroused
suspicious of neighbors and placed It
under surveillance.
Establishing that man answering
Fred Barker's description and a
woman resembling his mother, Kate.
alias Ma were in the house, raid
ing squad approached the dwelling,
announced its official business and
called on the pair to surrender. The
answer was burst of machine gun
fire from Ma" Barker in a second
floor window. A lively gun battle en-
sued, Ma" Barker and her son finally
dying with guns in their hands.
1t was learned from a colored
servant that Karpis and Harry Camp
bell. companion, who is still sought,
had left the house few hours before
the raiders arrived and were driving
north. A description of their car was
broadcast and Atlantic City police To-
Gated the car in front of a hotel at
the resort. Without waiting for Fed
eral reinforcements, the police at
tempted to capture the men, who
escaped after an exchange of shots.
Surgery Operation Reported.
KarpiS has been flushed several
times by the Federal forces. Several
months ago it was reported he had
undergone a plastic surgery operation
on his face. Recently he is said to
have fled from a house near Hot
Springs. Ark. just before F. B. /.
agents raided it.
Information obtained from captured
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G-men and others In cooperation
with local police.
Only two kidnapers besides Karpis
are on the wanted list of the F. B. I.
at the present time. They are VIII
liam Dainard, alias Mahan. sought
for the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping at
Tacoma, Wash, in connection with
which Harmon Valley and his wife are
serving long terms, and Thomas H.
Robinson, jr.. kidnaper of Mrs. Berry
Stoll of Louisville, KY.
Like the John Dillinger gang, whose
record was CLOSED" last Summer with
the finding in an Illinois gravel pit
of the remains of John Hamilton, one
time brains of the organization, the
Karpis-Baker crowd has withered un-
der the fire Of the Federal agents.
Serving long Jail terms are Lloyd
Barker and Volney Davis. William
Weaver, Cassius Macdonald and
others have faced courts this year.
Wynone Burdette and Dolores De-
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kidnapping

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pointed out as the place where Ed
ward G. Bremen, st. Paul bank presi-
dent, was held by the same gang for
100000 ransom six months later.
Accused as Finger Man"
Peifer, Twin City police character,
is said to have served as finger man"
for the kidnapers. Fitzgerald is ac-
cused of being the man who shook
hands with Hamm before two others
poked guns in his ribs.
In disclosing the arrests, j. Edgar
Hoover. director Of the F. B. l.. re-
fused to divulge details of the hunt
for the men. There remains to be
caught Alvin Karpis, so-called public
enemy No. l." known to his gang
associates as "Old Creepy" Karpis
narrowly has escaped capture on three
occasions.
The five other outlaws involved in
the Hamm kidnapping, according to
Hoover. are all accounted for They
are:
Elmer Farmer, serving a sentence
In the Bremen case.
Byron Bolton, also called William
Bryan Bolton, now held in st. Paul
in connection with the Bremen case.
Arthur DOC" Barker, eldest of ma"
Barker's boys, serving life sentence
at Alcatraz.
Fred Barker, killed with his mother
in gun battle with Federal agents
at Oklawaha, Fla.
Fred C. Shotgun zeigleD Goetz,
reported killed by gangsters.
Members of the Terrible Touhey"
gang had been acquitted of the kid
naping when Hamm failed to identify
any of them in court.
After handing his three-page men,
orandum to reporters and making a
short statement of the case, Hoover
refused to discuss details of the in
vestigation which led to the arrests.
I'm afraid I've said too much al
ready" he said.
The KarpiS-Barker gang leaders of
which were Karpic and two Barker
brothers-Arthur, alias Doc" and
Fred-succeeded in escaping detection
in the Hamm kidnapping for many
months.
Encouraged by their success in the
Hamm case, the gang plotted and
carried out the bigger Job" the kid
mapping of Bremen. 1t was in the Sec
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ments and he furnished Smith with
broad summary, listing the larger
payments. but Withholding names Of
contract signers.
At press conference last Wednes-
day wallace said a clerical staff was
working on the list and that the
names and amounts desired by the
Senate could be obtained in five or
six weeks. However, he indicated that
names of contract signers would not
be included unless the Senate so re-
quested.
Off1cials said they expected there
would be little or no opposition to
the Vandenberg resolution when it
reached the floor.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
HARVARD MEN TO MEET

Senator Ebert D. Thomas of Utah
will be the principal speaker at the
annual banquet of the Harvard Club
Of Washington, to be held at the
University Club at pm. Wednesday.
Others on the program include Leigh
Hoodley. professor of zoology at Har-
ward, and Ralph H. Hallett, secretary
of the Washington club. Music will
be furnished by the Chevy Chase
Chanters under the direction of Robert
E. Kline.
Evening star., 1936-04-19

ed that the A. A. A. would have to
halt the mailing of past-due checks
to farmers to compile the information
sought. The Secretary said the A. A
A. had consistently refused to give
names of contract signers during the
existence of the crop-control pro-
grams.
Later Wallace said the A. A. A. had
begun a survey of the benefit pay
Evening star., 1936-04-19

laney, trapped in an Atlantic City,
N. j., hotel when Karpis and Camp
bell escaped the trap a year ago, are
serving five-year sentences.
I'VE intend to knock of every one
who ever worked with this gang"
Hoover said. 1T may run to IS or
80 people"
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Wallace

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Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
SASSAFRAS
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est Cleaned About Neighborhood

Items of Personal and Social Inter-
est Cleaned About Neighborhood
Sassafras, Nd, July Mrs.
Claude Blackiston entertained at
birthday dinner Sunday evening
of last week in honor of her
daughter, Pearl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Taylor and family, of Ro-
selle, Del, Miss Helen Johnston, OF
Sassafras, and Albert Beaston, of
Locust Grove, and William Unruh,
of Middletown, Del, were among
those present.
Miss Miriam Blackiston joined
Miss Francis Wright and William
Alfn, William Unruh and Weldon
Burge, all of near Middletown, last
Sunday for a trip to Riverview
Beach, N. j.
Miss Helen Caulk and Mrs. Earl
Othoson spent last week in New
Jersey with the formers sister,
Mrs. Linley Cook and Mr.. Cook.
Harry Adris and son spent a
few days recently with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Price and
son, of Still Pond, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Everett last week
Miss Helen Johnston is spending
some time in Kennedyville at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ken
nedy.
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TOWNSEND
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terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Townsend, July 2 The tomato
plants being of hardy growth a
good supply of the vegetable
should be gathered, according to
the present forecast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Morgan an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Morgan,
to Mr.. Rodney Baker, of Odessa.
The wedding will take place in
July.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lyman and
daughter, Mrs. Mary Trazzare,
also granddaughter, Miss Doris
Trazzare, have left for California
after a few days visit in and near
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lurty
were given a surprise shower" by
the Sunday School class of which
Mr.. Lurty is a member. Numer-
Gus gifts were received by the
newlyweds and an enjoyable time
was had in the amusements of the
evening.
DR.. Clarence Pritchard of Phila-
delphia, Pa, was recent visitor
to his brother, Mr.. Joseph Pritch-
ard and wife.
Joan Lawrence and Norma Lea
Gates have returned from the All
Short Course in Newark much
pleased with the four days instruc-
tion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Weigel anG
r. Hart Reynolds, of Kenton, were
recent visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. r
R. Reynolds.
Mr.. Charles Money was best
man for Mr.. Wallace Hufnal, OF
Middletown, at his wedding to Mis-:
Mary S. Richardson, of Little
Creek which took place Saturday
June 10th.
The Mizpah Bible class was en-
tertained recently by Mrs. Pari:
Hutchinson and Mrs. Alfred Strlck
land at the home of Mrs. Hutchin
son.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter Lee and sol
were visitors in Salem, N. j., las
week.
L. Scott Maloney and r. r. Rey
nolds, Jr., have been Rehoboth Wis
itors the past week.
Mrs. Edward Hart has been en-
tertaining her daughter, Mrs. Edn;
Norman, of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Carpenter O
Riverside, N. j., were recent Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Haegele O
Philadelphia, Pa, have been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Harvey Naylor
Mrs. Annie Allen, of Whining
ton, is spending a week at tn,
home of her brother, w. Penn vii
son and family.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
.KENTON NEWS
NOTES OF WEEK
Personal Mention and Social
Items and Other Parties
Reported About Town
COMMUNITY INTEREST

Kenton, July 2-The Home Max
ers' Club will meet with Mrs. Wal
lace Hilyard on Wednesday after
noon, July 9Th.
The Philathea and Baraca Class
es will meet in the reception room
of the church on Wednesday even
ing, July 9Th.
Miss Catherine Attix is spending
couple of weeks with her aunt
Mrs. John Carl.
Miss Grace Bamberger of Ches.
ter, Pa. spent last Thursday even
ing with her sister, Mrs. Robert
Craig.
Miss Louise Everett is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Levi Ev.
erett, Sr.
Master Warren Ford of neal
Smyrna has been visiting hi:
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. r
Remley.
Mrs. Addie G. Arthurs, Mrs. ]
D. Crossley and daughter Carolyn
Miss Betty Wright and Mr.. ane
Mrs. E. Y. Williams motored t.
Rehoboth last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Thomas en-
tertained company on Sunday.
Mrs E. F. Smith, Jr., and Mis-!
Catherine Smith motored to Phil
adelphia on Tuesday. Miss Cath
crime Smith remained to take
summer school course at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
Miss Audrey Davis is taking ,
summer school course at the Uni
versity of Delaware.
Mr.. James Megonigal of Clari
don, Va, spent the weekend wit
his sisters, Mrs. Walker McLough
lin and Mrs. Olin Pinder.
Miss Claire Hughes of Whining
ton, is visiting her parents, MI
and Mrs. Edward Hughes.
Mrs. j. w. Arthurs and daugh
ters entertained company las
Thursday.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Erwil
entertained company last Sunday
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
LIVE TAYLORS
BRIDGE ITEMS
Items of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
Thoroughfare Neck
NEWS AND PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, July 2. - Mrs.
James L. Welch, Mrs. George
Strohline and two sons Messrs.
Garwood and George Strohline of
Pitnaan, N. j., were recent visitors
with Miss Ida Armstrong.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Curry and
sons of Chester, spent several days
last week with her mother, Mrs.
Ella McClain and family.
Miss Frances johnson is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Fannie
Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Alfree,
George and Helen Alfree, and
Misses Ethel and Audrey Alfree of
Middletown, and Mr.. and Mrs. Del
bert Steller and sons, spent Sum-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee David.
Mrs. Lillian Armstrong Cam,
Mrs. Katharin A. Bouchelle, and
Mrs. Olivia Carter of Centreville,
Nd, were Thursday visitors with
Miss Ida I. Armstrong.
Mrs. Lydia Collins and Mr.Smith
and daughters Misses Evelyn and
Virginia, of North East, Md, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
A. Derrickson.
Mrs. Mae David spent Thursday
in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn CHM and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Davidson Jr., and daughter of St.
Georges, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Clendaniel of near Dover, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
B. Davidson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ferguson
and daughter, of near Wilmington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Purnel Shockley and
family of near Elkton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Shockley and FAM
lily of Parksburgh, Pa, and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry S. Willie and FAM
lily of Townsend, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. John VanHorn
and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Shock
ley.
Mrs. John d. Steller and family
and Misses Louise and Fancis, and
Emma Daniels. spent Sunday with
relatives in Bridgeton and Millville
New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. McClary
of Marshallton and Mr.. Purnel
Lewis of Holly Oak spent several
days last week with their sisters
Mrs. J. E. Latta and Miss Mar.
garet Lewis.
The Friendly Neighbors Home
Demonstration Club will meei
Thursday afternoon at 1:30 O'Clock
with Mrs. John D. Steller, subject
viii be ''Work Time Activities
Mrs. Ethel Husbands and family
and Mr.. James Galbearth of Wash.
ington, D. c., spent several days
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Bell and Mrs. Jennie Bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Keiser ano
family spent Sunday with relatives
in Sharon Hill, Pa.
Junior Council of Middletown is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Shockley.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
MILLINGTON
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terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Millington, Nd, July 2.-The
first new potatoes grown at Mill
ington was marketed last week by
William Reese for which w. Leo
Gale paid him one dollar and a half
per five-eighth basket, a nice price
at that.
Mrs. Hazel NJ West, of Will
mington, has been visiting her son
Master Earle West at the home of
Fred G. Numbers.
Miss Ruby Ahern of Perry Point,
Nd, and Hewlett Frazier, of Phil
adelphia, Pa, were recent guests
of Mrs. John P. Ahern.
Mrs. Margaret Walker and Mrs.
Fred c. Numbers, Jr., have been
on a trip to Wilmington.
George Duling, of Wilmington,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Olin c. Duling a few days last
week.
Mrs. w. Leo Gale has returned
from visit to her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Skinner in Galena
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
ODESSA
Items of Personal and Social Inter.
est Cleaned About Neighborhood

Items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About Neighborhood
Odessa, July 2. - Mr.. Francis
Ward, of New York port and Rot
terdam, Holland, visited his grand
mother, Mrs. Harry Ward, last
week.
Mr.. Oakley Vinyard and daugh-
ters, Misses Elizabeth and Lulu
Vinyard, have been visiting rela-
tives in Atlantic City, N. j., and
Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. Ella Robinson and son, Of
Chester, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Brown
of Smyrna, were recent visitors OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wilmington
Mrs. P. T. Wallace has been q
recent visitor in Wilmington.
Miss Natalie Wilson is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia, Pa.
Miss A. T. Vandegrift has had as
her recent guest Mrs. Othoson, Of
Middletown.
Miss Mary Lightcap has beer
entertaining her cousin, Mrs
Stringfellow, of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02

man aaselai5s 81 Ss1 Jug. .. nj
named the to1ias Tasle I'd
trustees or ma. nj
schools in the lo.e.. . i
county; count Blackbirssi Id III
sus0n, son Blackbiri;; ~ NJ
Bridge, Mrs. Ed, ,'' ] |
gaa,. Iol 5 Bridge; WsIls,, ! :,
SMacDOnough, Slssl3 i. ~
n HlddletOWn; Idle Nidal,t',,,ss ',s] |
E. Shivery, Mia. I
Mrs. Emma E. R.w',, w. |
Port Penn. ''-A I l
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
CHESWOLD
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terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

items OF Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Cheswold, July 2. The Chill
dren's Day program presented by
the children of Central M. E..
Church last Sunday afternoon was
an interesting occasion. A fine
program was given.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Luff and
son George, of near Dover, have
been visiting his parents.
Mrs. s. E. Pearson has returned
home after spending two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. MacNamee in
Chester.
Miss Anna Kipp is spending a
visit with her aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. Julian Jones, of near
Chestertown, Md.
Mrs. Frank A. Moore and Mrs.
Amanda Vaughn have been visit
ing Mrs. Moore, son, Leon Moore
and family at Rehoboth.
Miss Victorine Lafferty has re-
turned from a visit to friends at
Lewes.
Mrs. George Anderson spent sew
eral days recently with her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Rev. and Mrs
Howard F. Truitt and son, George
at Pomona, Md.
Mrs. Lydia Scull has returned
home after spending a visit with
her sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs
| Carl Scull and family in Wyoming
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Edward d. Turner
have moved from Cheswold to VIII.
mington for Mr.. Turner to bt
nearer his business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Herman Ander
son attended the funeral of hi
brother, Thomas Cahall Anderson
which took place near Frederics
recently.
/ w. w. Kerper is improving nice
ly from his recent operation and ii
now able to be out.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02

ton on Friday.
Mr.. Thomas Downing of New
York City, is spending several
DAYS in Clayton.
Mrs. Sallie Green of near Will
mington, spent Thursday with her
mother, Mrs. G. LeCompte.
Mrs. Mildred Pusey Hairgrove,
Miss Mary Pusey and Miss Julia
Boggs are spending several days
in Betterton.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02

Lawrence and Edward McCand-
less of Philadelphia, are visiting
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence Erwin.
Mrs. Clifton Reynolds spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. Harry
Vannaman in New Jersey.
Mrs. w. D. Wilds is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Sarah Entwisle ID
Sharon Hill, Pa.
Mrs. Mildred Scott has been v1s-
iting in Wilmington.
A surprise was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Short last Saturday evening IN
honor of Mr.. Shorts birthday.