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The Washington times., 1938-09-05
Mrs. Meeks' Story
Of kidnap ping
Captors Threatened to Kill Her
Several Times, She Relates
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don't move around, Or I'll blow
your brains out"
lay there on the ground sew.
eral hours. It wasn't cold, but I
didn't sleep. Some time before
daylight Friday morning the man
walked over to where I was and
told me to get up. We started walk
ing again, and I thought we
walked up a little ravine.
We came to a big clump Of
bushes, and he told me to crawl
into them.
He said I could slip down the
blindfold to help myself crawl into
the bushes.
SAT ALL DAY
"I've got my face covered and
you can take off the blindfold
for a minute, but don't look
around or I'll blow your brains
out" he told me.
I sat there all day and all
night. Part of the time he was
right there near me and part Of
the time he was away somewhere.
Saturday morning two of the
men came over to the bushes where
I was and told me we were going
to move again.
They took hold of my hands
and helped me out, and we walked
a little ways. Then they made me
crawl into another clum of bushes
and left me sitting there. One
Of them told me again to remain
absolutely still and quiet or they'd
kill me.
LITTLE TO EAT
I was alone most of the time
Saturday. Once one Of them came
back and said, "here's something
to eat" I took what he handed
me. It was a little package Of
cream cheese, and ate some.
Late Saturday afternoon, at
what I thought was about 5 or 6
o'clock he came back and talked
to me again. He said:
I'm going to leave you here
a while, and I'm telling you
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
F|REMEN'S FUN
Volunteers Display
Hook, Ladder Act

GAITHERSBURG, Va, Sept. 5.
Volunteer firemen from 35 Mary
land and Virginia companies, rid
ing 100 pieces of apparatus, as
sembled here at noon for the fea-
ture parade of the Labor Day pro-
gram Of the Gaithersburg and
washington Grove fire depart
ments.
The parade was a mile long. Five
bands and four Baltimore drum
and bugle corps were in the line
Of march.
Teams from a score of COM
panies were entered in hook-up
contests held Immediately after
the parade on the high school
grounds. The program, which
started at 10 a. m. with a fire
mems softball game, will be con-
cluded with a supper at the high
school at 5 p. m.
The Washington times., 1938-09-05

A confidence man will set up in
a city or town, where a person
holding considerable utility stock
is known to live, and will culti-
vate this person.
POSES AS DEALER
The confidence man poses as q
prosperous dealer in stocks and
bonds. Eventually the "con man"
will have sold the victim on the
idea that certain stock is bound
to increase in value-that it's q
wonderful buy"
Papers in the confidence mans
possession will show he has pur.
chased a large quantity of this
stock.
ACCOMPLICE NEEDED
The "con man" offers to ar
range for the victim to get some
Of the. stock. He talks the victim
into giving him some of his util-
ity stock and in exchange he gives
the victim q great deal Of worth,
less stock. In many instances 1t
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
SO Officers Die
In Russian Purqe

NDO N, Sept. 5-Mass
arrests Of Russian officers Of
the Kiev and Charkov garrisons,
and the execution Of so Red army
officers after military court trials.
were reported by the Polish
Illustrated Courier published in
Cracow. In addition to the Off
GERS, police also arrested 10 mem
bers of a secret organization who
allegedly planned to assassinate
Lazare Moiseyvich Kaganovitch,
commiSSar Of communications.
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annual SESSION
Only 200 Able to &c
To Des MoineS

DES MONIES, Iowa. Sept. s
0NSO History's Spotlig h
moved back three-quarters of
century today as 200 civil war
veterans gathered for the seventy
second annual encampment Of the
G.. A. R.
Now averaging SO years of age
their eyes are dim to all but the
past. The veterans presented a
bronze sundial to the State.
Unwillingly, they estimated their
attendance this year at 200, all
they could muster from the sur
vivors of an army of 10000
which disbanGed in 1865. About
5000 are still living, many unable
to travel.
MANY STRONG, ERECT
Many are still surprisingly
strong, erect, deep-voiced and
vigorous. Others attending are
stopped, and few are on crutches.
A United States Marine band,
for the expenses of which Con-
gress made special $8,500
appropriation, set tempo which
the shuff1ing steps of the veterans
could not keep in the ceremonies
yesterday.
They turned with more gusto to
sing "Old Black Joe" Let Me Call
You Sweetheart" and other favor
ties to the accompaniment of a
piano in the flag-draped hotel
lobby which served as their head
quarters.
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CIVILIANS TO AID
CAROLINA TEST
or AIR DEFENSE
Warning Phone Net to
Cover Coast

What If war comes to the
United States2
Part Of the answer to that ques-
ton will be vividly dramatized
in the largest and most important
exercise on air defense yet held
by the Army on october 3-17
at Fort Bragg, N. C.
Civilians in that section will not
be mere bystanders. but they will
aid on a large scale in the installa-
ton Of an extensive aircraft warn
ing net encircling Fort Bragg
with a radius reaching to the
North Carolina coast.
FUNCTIONS OF NET
For the first time, principal re.
lance will be placed on civilian
personnel in manning such a net
in this country. That fact alone
will center national interest on
this joint Antiaircraft-Air Corps
exercise, dramatic with the dron.
ing and darting Of planes.
The function of the net, Of
course, is Ito warn the defended
area of the approach Of any hos
tile aircraft in order to provide
for interception by the defending
pursuit aviation and immediate
defense fires by the antiaircraft
artillery" statement from the
War Department points out.
800 STATIONS
The net, consisting of some 300
stations, will use "to the maximum
extent" the commercial telephone
communication facilities, as well
as similar facilities of the Federal,
State and municipal agencies, and
Of railroads, power companies and
other similar private agencies.
The practicability of civilians
manning such warning nets along
the coast line will be tested, in
connection with the formulation
Of plans in the event Of war.
It will be assumed in the ex.
erciSe that the Fort Bragg Mill
tary Reservation contains an i'm
portant base airdrome, defended
by a complete all.around coordi-
mated antiaircraft artillery and
pursuit aviation defense.
NRAwrrTm nrs wNDrrrS
A large percentage Of the Regu-
lar Army antiaircraft artillery in
the United States will be concen-
trated there, and a large part of
the g. H. Q. Air Force win take
part. 81
Included in the defense will be
Batteries A and C, Second Coast
Artillery (H. d., Fort Monroe,
Va, and the Thirty-third and
Thirty-sixth Squadrons, Eighth
Pursuit Group. Langley Field, Va,
and also the Headquarters and
Headquarters Squadron, Eighth
Pursuit Group, Langley Field.
The attacking force, under com.
mand of Brig. Gen. Arnold N.
KrogStad, Air Corps, U. s. Army,
now stationed at Langley Field,
will include the Second Wing
Headquarters, Langley Field.
Director Of the exercises will be
Brig. Gen. William Dryden, U. s.
Army, commanding general, Fort
Bragg, N. C.
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
Three Jumps Made
By Chute Expert

Dick Hickman, of Winchester,
made three parachute jumps from
attitudes OF from 1000 to 5000
feet late yesterday afternoon at
Beacon Airport, near Alexandria,
Va. The last Jump was made after
darkness and Hickman floated to
earth with his figure Illuminated
by electric bulbs.
The Washington times., 1938-09-05

is simply worthless paper he has
had printed.
Confidence men following this
racket must have a broker near by
to whom they can rush the good
stock for its disposal. The stock
must be disposed Of before the
victim learns he has been duped
and notifies the authorities.
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
Alexandra WeddinQ
Licenses Set Record

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. 5.-A
new record for the number Of mar
riage licenses issued here in any
one day was set Saturday, when
Clerk of Court e. F. Hoffman
handed out 20 nuptial permits.
The previoS daily record was II.
Clerk Hoffman considered the
new record unusual because it was
set on Saturday, when his office
closed at D. m.
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
YOUNGSTERSRUN
GREENBEL AS
PARENTS PLAY

GREETNBELT, Md, Sept. 5
The government of Greenbelt, the
model town." was taken over to
day by youngsters, determined to
be models of dignity-for a day at
least.
With the town government In
youthful hands in celebration OF
Youth Day, Greenbelt's grown-ups
completed the reversal of custom
and went in for races and other
sports events usually monopolized
by their children.
BOY, 1S, Runs TOWN
John Freeman, 18, took over
the mayors office, while William
Stewart, one year his junior, an.
swered to the title of city manager.
A girl theoretically held the
towns purse strings, for Lorraine
West was temporary town treas
urer. Robert Porter as chief of
police and Julius Andrus, fire
chief, tried to match their titles
with the business likeness Of their
manner. Mayfred Good served as
town clerk and Louise Burke as
town nurse.
GROWNUPS CELEBRATE
Greenbelt's grownups in charge
Of the Labor Day merrymaking de-
cided to have a huge parade and
invited the neighboring fire COM
panies to take part. Floats and
band music were followed by a
good-sized portion of Greenhelt' S
population on the march. Bicycle
and tricycle. races brought con-
testants from five to approx
mately IS. For husbands and
wives there were three-legged
races, bag races and wheelbarrow
races. For those husbands and
wives sturdy enough to survive the
races, there was also a dodge ball
game.
To finish off the day, dance
will be sponsored by the Green
belt Citizens Association in the
school auditorium beginning at z
tonight.
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
Deny Money
Paid for
Ransom

MARYSVLLE, Calif., Sept.
5.-The SIS, 200 ransom which
the three young kidnapers Of
Mrs. william R. MeekS de-
manded for her release was
not paid, District Attorney
Lloyd Hewitt Of Sutter
County announced today.
Mrs. MeekS' husband, a
peach rancher, Is considered
well-tO-dO but not wealthy.
It was believed MeekS was
raising the ransom money at
the time his wife escaped
from her SbductOrS.
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
Finch Will Speak
On D. {. Suffrage

Wilbur s. Finch, chairman Of
the District Suffrage Association.
will speak on voting privileges for
Washington at an outdoor meet
ing conducted by the Barry Farm
Citizens Association at 5 p. m. to-
day on the Barry Farm play.
ground. 2541 Nichols Ave. s. e.
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
Detroiter Accepts
Post Al Fordhan1

DETROIT, Sept. 5.-Dr. Ed.
ward A. Monaghan, 20. was pre-
pairing to leave here today to take
up the duties Of assistant profes-
sor Of psychology in the Fordham
University Graduate School.
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
Labor Dept. Legion
Elects Tomorrow

Officers will be nominated at
a meeting Of the U. S. Depart
ment Of Labor, Post AZ, American
Legion, at 8 p. m. tomorrow at
the Hay Loft, 1925 Massachusetts,
Ave. N. w. Refreshments will be
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
Supper To Benefit
Clinton Church

An old-fashioned Southern Mary.
land supper for the benefit Of the
Christ Episcopal Church, Clinton.
Md, will be given on the church
grounds at 5 p. M, Saturday.
The Washington times., 1938-09-05

Dare, drove the car part way, it is
said, sharing the driving with
George Weinberg, Schultz mob
ster, who, with Davis, has turned
States evidence against Hines.
CONFER WITH HINES
On the way. Davis is reported to
have brought up the matter Of
Dewey's probable appointment
The Washington times., 1938-09-05

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The Washington times., 1938-09-05
Con Men Put Over
New Stock Racket
Trading of Worthless Shares for
Valuable Ones Is Scheme
By JAMES D. KILGALLEN

NEW YORK )-"Stock lifting"-the trading of poor
stock for good stok of the variety of rackets which
confidence men work the public Usually utility stocks
are favored.
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
DEWEY VERY TOUGH"

On the witness stand last week,
Davis, who was Dutch Schultz'S
attorney, told of pleading with
Hines to stop Dewey. Davis said
he got Murray to tell the Tam
many leader that Dewey was "a
very tough customer. Hines then
promised. Dixie swore, to try to
block Dewey's appointment by
Governor Lehman through Will
liam C. Dodge, who was district
attorney at the time.
Murray appeared before the spe-
cial grand jury which indicted
Hines. and the story he told them
was learned for the first time to-
day. He will tell it publicly for
the first time tomorrow, it is I'm
derStood.
Murray went to Davis law office
in June. 1885, it is reported, to see
Dixie on civil case. After they
had finished their business, Davis
is said to have offered to drive
Murray to his home In Rockville
Center. Dixie's sweetheart, Hope
The Washington times., 1938-09-05
BOYS IN BLUE 'HineS-DaViS War
HOLD Their I'D On Dewey Barred
MII1'rGy,NOted
LGIUyer,TeIIS
Of Fight

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The jury
won't have to take Dixie Davis
word for it. James D. c. Murray,
noted criminal lawyer. will back
him on the witness stand tomor-
row in the policy racket trial of
James j. Jimmy" Hines, Tam
many power.
The lawyer will testify, it was
learned, that during the sum-
mer of 1885, Davis was so
fearful of the appointment Of
Thomas E. Dewey as special prose
cutor that he used Murray to ad-
wise Hines Of Dewey's ability and
fearlessnesS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-30
Ortiz 70 Make Final Amateur Stand
TO T ackIe
Miya gi in
BrawIey &C

Manuel Ortiz, flyWeight cham
pion of the United States, and
Kenneth Miyagi Brawley bantam
weight pride, will clash in the main
event at the Brawley athletic club
Tuesday night.
1t will be the final amateur
showing for Ortiz, who recently
waded through golden glove oppos-
ition with little trouble, and it may
be his most unsuccessful.
Ortiz has not been defeated this
season but when he matches blows
with Miyagi Manuel will be up
against the fastest. and hardest
hitter among California bantam
weights.
Bobbie Hagar, who bowed to Mi
yagi last week, will start his come
back against Frank Cannett, slug
ging CaleXico battler.
Other bouts:
Robert Adams VS.. Kid Rosaley
Johnny Antuna VS.. Bud Eckers
Ray 0'Brien VS.. Jasper Keeling
Cliff Clark VS.. Steve Amador
Art Aquare VS.. Al Cune.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-30
L. A. VEGETABLES

Los ANGELES. Jan IS G'PJ -
Trading showed imprOyeme We
getable supplies were moderate with
iomatges and squash continuing
higher and celery weak. Fruits
were plentiful and dull.
Brussels sprouts. Davenport and
PeScaderO iced drums S2.15-S2
crate stock PismO OceanO and san
Luis ObispO 7-Sc ID.
Bunched vegetable: per crt beets
35-45e. Carrots 35-4Oc. Dixon most
~ 40c. Green onions best mostly
$50; leeks 6o-75c. Mustard 23-3Oc.
Parsley $4,000. Radishes small red
45-6 60c. Spinach 5O-G0c. COachella
valley best Slgpt turHips 35-4Gc.
Cabbage. local cauuOubaII mostly
5e-60e. Red cabbage $l.-SI25; sa-
goy 25-3Oc.
Celery. local Ctah type % in half
crates gy-49c. san Diego 60 best 80
soc. Golden self bIauching local q
IN 1o-5gc san DiegJ co G5-75c.
Hearts in small crates Utah 25-5Oc.
Golden sell blanchiug 25-3Oc.
Cucumbers: Mexico Iugs S2.-S2. .25:
Kern co hothouse best S3.5G-S4. 90
Lettuce: Imperial valley dry pck
4S S1-Sl, 3S 65-75 crate.
Peas san Diego co 5-5 1sc. Few
pole = lb5 local and Orange 60 3
az-1 &c D&nard f-jc. Ordinary Be-.
san Pedro i'4-5c. San Luis Obispo
sc ID.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-30

have been to a training camp in
the morning, a football game in the
afternoon. and a box fight in the
evening, they will corner me in
the bathroom or a first class hotel,
and argue with me about whether
Ty Cobb could lick Joe Louis, and
if Willie Heston could have been
innoculated with the forward pass,
and why it was they craWled out
on the end of a limb before the
Schmeling-Lo fight. They don't
sing in their bathtubs-they recite
golf statistics.
Any young man starting out in
life to discover what a monomaniac
is need go no further than the
first two sports writer's he happens
to meet.
All sports writer's are humorists.
Some OF them actually do it on
purpose Their knowledge of archi-
lecture IS confined to press boxes
in football stadia They can give
you the dimensions and describe
the discomforts of every one from
the Rose Bowl to the Yale Bowl,
and from the Sugar Bowl to Medi-
cine Hat. They will perhaps forget
the score of the Dartmouth Harvard
game of 1917 but they will remem-
Der how putrid was the coffee and
sandwiches served between halves.
As I have observed them closely,
I am quite certain some of them
could be saved, turned into useful
citizens, and even into kind and
indulgent family men. But why
bother?
Sometime a missionary society is
going TO discover that they have
converted all the Fiji Islands, and
will turn their attention to the next
most barbarous class of human be-
ings-the sports writer's. But it will
be too bad The most hardened
missionary would break tooth on
sports columnist. And by the sec
ond lesson the missionary would be
ranting about John L. Sullivan
while the patient would not even
have a vaccination mark.
All of which may lead you to the
correct conclusion that I choose
sports writer's. I am addicted to
them, and will fight against any
attempt to cure me of the habit
They may have made my life abor-
tive and futile, but they have filled
IL with beautiful, beautiful SUM-
shine, for they are perfectly darl-
ing set Of lads, noble in their ideals
and cock-eyed in their habits.
They're wearing me thin, but I'll
stick to them until the end.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-30
NEW fURK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Jan. % UP) -
Stocks declined today in dull trad
in which the industrial average
was depressed nearly 10 points.
Steel issues bore the brunt OF
selling today on outlook for little
improvement in the industry next
week. The most important center
-Pittsburgh cheduled small
decline in operations.
Another indication OF the situa-
ton was the action Of United
States Steel corporation in an
nouncing that effective Feb. ], the
corporation and its subsidiaries
movement to white collar" work
ers with salary cuts and reduced
hOurS. There was no indication
that big steel planned a wage re
duciiOn when ii takes up negUtia
uons with the Clio. next week.
I :. Steel sold off to Sis off /,
Bethlehem 49, off "a CTucible -
y off =; Crucible pfd So off >: In
land "a off - and Republic Is.
off j.. Youngstown Sheet ard Tube
flrmed = point.
Non-ferrous metal issues were
slightly lower. Farm Issues came
back in duh trading and Interna-
uOual Harvester gained nearly .
order shares were mixed.
Selling came into utilities on a
mall scale, but most issues drop
ped - new lows for the year or
longer. North American Edison pfd
cQualed its low for more than a
year a. 90. oww AZ.
Douglas was forced down more
than > points and United Aircraft
lost more than a point in a weak
aviation section.
A few issues gained. including
American Can which was up more
than point. Fractional advances
were noted in some railroads. in
cluding Santa Fe. New York Cen
trai and Southern Pacific.
LOew's made a small gain. Uni.
Pictures first pfd lost : y points 10
"a
Allied Chenical broke points
10 155. Dupont was off . al 1OS.
Dow .Jones dosing average; In
dustrial 120.14 off 0.52 rail, 27.45.
up 01o; Utility 1906, off 0.10.
stock sales approNimaetd 100000
shares. aRainst 1000 a week ago.
curb stock sales were 10000 shares
against "a 600 last Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-30
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Jan. % UPJ-Wheat
futures sank to new low for the
current movement on the Chicago
board Of trade today, depressed by
area, prospects of continued wet
weather in that section during the
coming week, and the absence OF
any important export business.
AT the close wheat Wa = TO I
"a cents lower. corn = tu = cent
lower and oats Is TO l. cent lower.
Corn yielded fractiOuaIy and au-
fomatically with the decline IT,
wheat Commission houses sold
May and there was some spread
ing between that month and July
BuVfng was scattered. CaTlOt re-
cepits were somewhat higher while
export demand was said 10 be ,H-
tremely slow.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-30
FOR HENRY McLEMORE RY
CLARENCE BUDDINGTON
KELLAND

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan 20. CUP)-
l have suddenly awakened to find
that most Of my waking hours are
spent in the company of sports
writer's Suddenly to realize this
was shock Of no mean proportions.
so I lay back to take inventory.
l wondered what this weird associa-
ton had done to me. and have come
TO the conclusion that the results
are eccentric.
I nave eaten, slept, travelled, play
ed, quarreled with Henry McLemore.
Grant Rice, Dick Vidmer, the Chi
ca2o paragon of beauty, Warren
Brown. I've covered thousands Of
miles with the sage Of San Fran
cisco. Tommy Laird. I've occupied
Pullmans and press boxes with the
boys from Atlanta and Nashville.
I've even 50 demeaned myself as
TO be found hob-nobbing with Hank
Salsin2er in Detroit Out of the past
ten years 7 nave spent nine years
and two hundred days with the
lads who guess about sports, and
now I've moved to Arizona where
they have ella Monsters.
Nov take a Gila Monstcr-he can
only bite you and you die. Sports
writer's seldom bite you, and never
before three in the morning But
o slow and lingering death is harder
10 bear than a quick and merciful
taking off Even Nero never talked
an enemy to death The tough
thing about sports writer's is that
they are all net up over sports. You
would think that when a man had
70 see a couple Of hundred baseball
battles, fifteen or twenty football
genes, a lot Of tennis matches, and
night mare of hoss racing that
they would be plenty fed up with
out gcing TO fights. You would
think they would yearn to talk
about chipmunks or modern art or
women or stock raising, but no.
Sports writer's talk about sports.
At the end of day when they
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-30
Dick BartelI
Returns Contract

ALAMEDA. Calf. Jan. % up
Dick Bartel captain Of the New
York Giants and reputedIy the
highest pad shortstop in baseball
said today he had returned his
1888 contract - the Giants un-
signed because II wasn't satisfied
with the terms.
But that doeent make me a
holdOut he added. I wouldn't be
holdout until and If I failed to
report for spring training. And it
ISN'T spring yet The whole thing
IS merely d pre-agreement discus
sion between the Giants manage
ment and myself"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-30
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES. Jan. % dUPl -
Little activity and a market still
falling characterized the week S
closing session Of the Los Angeles
stock exchange today The volume
of sales was approximately only
5000 shares.
sales Included; Bandinl oil 100
al az, unchanged: Hancock Oil loo
al PSI down >; Richfield OIL 100
an 6A, down = Republic pet 100
at 4. up a. Sunray Oil 100 al .
a. down r.; Union Oil 100 al 1872
down u. Wellington OIL Joe at .
5s. down a Con. Steel pfd 100 al
81. down 1l2, Goodyear 100 at Is
g. down "a: Edison 81 per cent
pfd 100 at %. unchanged.
Six issues were up, nine down
and three unchanged.