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Evening star., 1939-05-14

in 1:59 AS, considered fast in view
of the muddy track, and the man.
ner in which he won was a rare
show He came from behind, did
this bay colt, circled half the field
Of six starters, then splashed mud
into the face of JohnStoWn, the
Derby winner which was being
compared to the great horses of all
time
JoinstoWn, second shortest priced
favorite in the history of the
classic, was a colossal floperoo. The
handsome son of JamestoWn-La
France, which ran away and hid
from a larger field in the Derby,
finished next to last, leading only
the little lady. Ciencia. His stable
mate. Gilded Knight of the Wheat
ley Stable. beat him. So did the
Saratoga Stables Volitant, 11-to-1
shot, and so did Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt's Impound, longest shot
in the race at II to l.
Challedon, foaled and bred in
Frederick, Md. and trained over the
Continued on Page Ell. Column 81
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Police Hunt Abductors
AS Putnam Insists
Experience Was Real
Publisher Is Emphatic
In Denial Kidnopine Was
Publicity Stunt for Book
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. May 13-Peace
officers searched widely but in vain
today for two German-speaking
men declared by George Palmer
Putnam. 50. the book publisher, to
have kidnapped him in an attempt
to learn the author of the anony-
nous novel, The Man Who Killed
Hitler"
Mr.. Putnam, who was found early
today bound and gagged in an un-
finished house in Bakersfield. as
serted emphatically the experience
was much too painful and too real
istic and too elaborate to be a pub
licity stunt
IF any one wishes to claim this
is publicity stunt for the book, The
Man Who Killed Hitler let him saw
it to my face and I'll give him a
forceful demonstration that it is
not the husband of the late Amelia
Earhart declared.
after all he continued. ct
scarcely would have ruined nv
trousers and driven myself all the
way to Bakersfield, there to lie in
the cold, trussed in painfully
cramped position, just for the sake
of publicity story.
"Not Trumped-Up Story"
This most certainly was not a
trumped-up story, as I think is in
dicated by my missing automobile
which police have not yet recovered,
and my broken glasses and the hours
I spent in Bakersfield. The dis
trict attorneys office and the police
department have been informed and
the utmost cooperation will be ex-
tended to Federal authorities.
Il have completed application for
a permit to carry a gun and
shall be armed against such event.
ualities in the future"
Mr.. Putnam said his kidnapers
did not hurt him but suggested it
would be healthier if he with
drew the book from circulation.
They were just two shadows to
me-" Mr.. Putnam related. "One
was short and one was tall. One
spoke English fuently. The other
did not address me but spoke only
to his companion. Both were Ger
(See PUTNAM, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Hitler Is Reported
Planning 10 Inspect
Forts Facing France
+. Fuehrer to Pay Visit to
Nurnberg and Godesberg
On Way to Rhine|ond
By the Associated Press.

BS the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 3-Reichsfuehrer
Hitler tonight was reported plan
ming to 60 to Godesberg early next
week and make that little Rhine
land city the starting point OF a
"demonstrative" inspection of forti-
fications on Germany's western
frontier.
Informed sources said the Fueh-
rer also would inspect eastern
frontier Notifications to remind
Poland as well as the western
powers of Germanys defensive
strength.
He left Munich for Nurnberg
shortly after noon today to inspect
the building being erected there
for the use of Nazi party confer
ences. Accompanying him was his
personal architect, Prof. Albert
Speer. From Nurnberg, it was re-
ported reliably here and at Codes
berg. he will start for the Rhine
land.
Scene of Chamberlain Talks.
Godesberg was the center of
worldwide attention last Septem-
ber when British Prime Minister
Chamberlain flew there to discuss
with the Fuehrer the fate of
CZecho-S -Slovakia, which Germany
subsequently took over.
Developments after the Hitler
Chamberlain talks at Godesberg
were entirely satisfactory to Ger
many. Consequently, it was said
in diplomatic quarters tonight that
the Fuehrer's projected visit there
was just as "demonstrative" as the
decision to take another look at the
formidable line of forts which face
the western democrasies.
Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
Goering returned to Berlin tonight
after vacation in Italy and a
cruise in the Mediterranean. Earlier
Hitler received a lengthy report
from Col. Gen. Walther Won Brauch-
itsch, his chief of army staff, on his
talks with italian military chiefs.
The demonstrative character of
the forthcoming tour was shown by
the fact that all "Reichsleiter, -
meaning top Nazis in charge of one
of the main subdivisions of the
Nazi movement, and all "Gau," or
district leaders, will accmopany
Colleen. Won Brauchitsch on the
trip.
Invited guests expected Hitler to
speak at Saarbruecken. The ex-
tension of the western Notifications
to include the districts of Saar-
oruecken and Aachen now is prac-
tlcally completed.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Roof Walker Fined

WALTHAM, Mass, May 13 P).-
Even though the girl insisted Hes
my boy friend and he can come into
my home any way he wants to-
Paul Leach. 20, was fined $40 fol
disturbing the peace.
Neighbors summoned the police
after seeing Leach walking on thu
roof of the girls house, en- route tt
a second-story window through
which, he told the court, she has
given him permission to enter.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Woman Picks Up Ring
Dropped From PIone;;
Gets S325 Reward
BY the Associated Press.


SACRAMENTO, Calf, May
1.-TWO weeks ago Mrs. Anna
Briggs, 54, felt a sharp thump
on the head while working in
her garden. At her feet fell
signet ring bearing the initials
wv. S." An airplane droned
overhead.
Today DR.. w. Stanley of Chi
cago, United States Navy, re-
tired. advised her the ring was
his. that it was a present to
him from former President
Theodore Roosevelt, and that
as a reward he would give her
either 1925 or a trip to the New
York Fair.
Mrs. Briggs, who supports an
invalid husband, said she would
accept the cash.
Dr. Stanley related he had
removed the ring. placed it on
ledge of the plane and forgot
ten it.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
500 Mounted Cowhunds
Will Greet Farley
By the Associated Press,

d! IIt HNSUCIdVPu FTPHS.'
AMARILLO, Tex, May 13-Jim
Farley will see the most horses
wrangled into one place in the plains
COW country in many year when he
comes here May II to dedicate a
federal building.
A mile long parade of 500 mounted
cowhands will greet the Postmaster
General In the parade will be no
drug store punchers The riders all
will be honest-to-goodness cowboys
from a radius of 300 miles.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Judge Cosey's "Chouffeur, "
Judge Curron, Gets Ticket

The next time a defendant says
to Police Judge Edward M. Cur
ran or Police Judge Walter j. Casey,
We'll, your Honor, it was like
this" the chances are that
they'll concede that it might have
been, at that.
And all because of a little Incl
dent that occurred late Friday and
came to light yesterday.
Their honors, it seems, driving,
stopped on street, between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets NV,
where parking is prohibited between
8 am. and 6 pm. and where signs
proclaim that fact.
Anyway, they stopped and Judge
Curran left the car and Judge
Casey remained.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

Along comes Policeman j. E.
Stabler at this juncture.
Officer Stabler writes out a ticket
and hands it to Judge Casey:
will you give this to your chauf-
feur when he comes back?"
Judge Casey agreed.
Now Judge Curran returns. He
sees sign.
'Mmmmmm," he mutters, here
we are in no-parking zone and
We didn't get a ticket"
Eyes we are-and we did," cor
rected Judge Casey.
The next stop was at the third
pre- cinct, where Judge Curran de-
posted So collateral.
Ha elected to forfeit, the book
says.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 13.-While
three investigators were making a
mystery visit to New York in con-
nection with the insurance murder
ring that operated in many East
ern States, two new suspects were
being questioned here today.
One. a woman, was described as
fortune teller. The other Is a
minor political figure in South
Philadelphia. No charge was placed
against either.
Although the two were not linked
officially to the hurried visit made
by Police Capt. James Kelly and
two assistants to Brooklyn, N. Y,
for conference with District At
torney William F. X. Geoghan
preparations for the trip were made
shortly after they were taken in
custody last night.
Capt. Kelly is checking state
ments made by two of the prison.
ers," Prosecuting Attorney Vincent
A. McDevitt said The statements
concern an event happening in
Philadelphia.
Kelly Changes Mind.
Mr.. McDevitt did not say to
whom he referred.
A similar statement was made in
Brooklyn by Mr.. Geoghan after
Capt. Kelly left.
Capt. Kelly had planned origin
ally to take prisoner and COM
monwealth witness with him to
Brooklyn. but at the last minute
changed his mind.
The prisoner is Morris Bolber. for
two years Brooklyn resident
named by other prisoners as a
faith healer but described by his
attorney as sort of psychiatri :"
Detectives declare he was a key fig
ure in the ring.
The witness was John Cacopardo,
the Sing Sing convict who has been
assisting in the investigation for
nearly three months.
1t was Cacopardo, testifying at
GIlc u ldl VI l1tl HAL IeJIlllO, NIlO
brought forth the probability the
murder rings operations extended
into New York. Commonwealth at
torneys said it was largely through
his testimony that Petrillo was con-
victed of first degree murder.
Convict Tells of Killing.
Cacopardo, serving a life sem
tence for the 1886 murder of his
brooklyn sweetheart, Molly Starace,
declared persons now accused as
members of the murder ring had
threatened to kill Molly's father.
Cacopardo testified he rushed to
the Starace home with a pistol.
Already there, he declared, was
Paul Petrillo, a cousin of Herman
and one of "a persons in custody in
connection with scores of deaths
in the past 10 years.
While struggling with Paul Pc
trillo, Cacopardo declared, his pistol
was discharged and killed Molly.
The gang then proceeded to
frame" him, Cacopardo testified,
because he knew too much" about
their operations. Authorities derided
Cacopardo's story then-three years
ago-as a fantastic invention to
escape the electric chair.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Dinosour Footprints
Found in New Mexico
BY the Associated Press.

SANTA FE. N. Mex. May 13.-A
set of dinosaur footprints, probably
the most perfect discovered, has
been found in the Navajo Indian
reservation adjoining Grand Can
yon National Park.
H. c. Bryant, acting park super
intendent, reported the discovery to-
day, terming it of unusual interest
since it is believed that there is
probably no exhibit in the world, ex-
posed at the present time, showing
such a long series of perfect dino
saur tracks.
THE progress of one large ami
NAL can be traced for IS feet, TAX
ing strides which measure 1917 feet"
Evening star., 1939-05-14
-Four Seized in Drive
On Narcotic Sales
In District
Beouty Contest Winner,
Chinese Loundrymon
Among Suspects

Four persons were under arrest
today as police and Federal narcotic
agents began drive to clean up
what Inspector B. W. Thompson
described as excessive drug ped
ding here.
One of the four is former Wash
ington beauty contest winner. Two
are white men and one a Chinese
laundryman.
Another Chinese. the fifth ar
rested, was released after ques-
tioning
Inspector Thompson said the
arrests were the results of two
months work by police and narcotic
agents to stop up the sources OF
supply here.
I'VE are definitely clamping
down. he declared
Inspector Thompson said only a
small amount of heroin was seized
when the suspects were arrested and
that police are continuing their
search for the supply source for the
many addicts here.
Woman, Three Men Held.
Police listed those arrested as:
Mrs. Margaret Histon. %, of the
700 block of New Jersey avenue
NV, held at the Women's Bureau
on charge of conspiracy.
Ruben John Dorsey, 80. of the 1000
block of Tenth street NV, held at
the twelfth precinct on 16 charges OF
violating the Harrison and the
Jones-Miller Narcotic Acts.
Joseph Thomas Stanton, 25, of the
first block of l street NV, also held
at the twelfth precinct on eight
charges of violating the Harrison
and Jones Miller Acts.
Fong Kip. "a, laundryman, of the
700 block of Sixth street NV,
charged with eight violation of the
Harrison Act and nine violations of
the Jones-Miller Act, and released
under 81 500 bond.
Beauty Contest Winner.
The woman, said by police to have
won beauty contest sponsored by a
Washington department store in
$780, and the two white men were
arrested yesterday in an automobile
parked in the 900 block of New
York avenue NV.
The Chinese was arrested at the
Sixth street address.
Inspector Thompson said one-half
an ounce of heroin was found in the
automobile and an ounce in the
place where the Chinese were ar
rested
The four will be arraigned tomor-
row before United States Commits
sioner Needham C. Turnage.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Bomb Blust in London
Blamed on Irish Army
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 13.-Underground
public lavatories at Marble Arch,
Harrow Road, Hammersmith and
Broadway were damaged tonight by
bomb explosions which police at
tributed to the outlawed Irish Re-
publican Army. No one was in
jured.
The explosion at Marble Arch oc-
CURED in the same lavatory dam
aged April IL when a series of blasts
were set off in London, Birmingham
and Coventry.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Prince Tours Boulder Dom

KINGMAN, Ariz., May 13 R).-
Crown Prince Olav and Crown Prin-
cess Martha Of Norway left here to-
day for q tour Of Boulder Dam.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

idle sir weeks. Strike penaltv
clause and union shop 1Uere chief
issues.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Three
hundred thousand soft coal miners
idle for six weeks, will return to
work Monday under the first union
shop contract ever signed by John
l.. Lewis United Mine Workers OF
America &C. I. o. and a ma jority of
mine operators of the Appalachian
Conference.
Fifteen Of the 81 coal associati tons
in the conference signed the two
year contract today, concluding
negotiations which began two
months ago and were marked by
unyielding resistance to the union
shop until President Roosevelt per-
sonally intervened.
The six dissenting associations
were all Southern groups, employ
ing about45 900 men and producing
As 100000 tons year, but five in
dividual Southern companies fol-
lowed the majority and signed
separate agreements. There were in
dlcations that perhaps two entire
associations would break from the
Southern bloc and follow suit.
The six that withdrew were the
big Sandy Elkhorn, Hazard and
Harlan County Coal Operators AS
sociations, all of Kentucky; the Vir-
ginia Coal Operators Association;
the Southern Appalachian Coal
Operators Association tTennes-
see and Southwestern Virginia.
and the Kanawha Coal Operators
ASsocia ton
A statement by Mr. Lewis that
sound policy requires that they
keep those mines closed" and that
soldiers will not operate those
mines" was followed almost at once
at Frankfort, KY, by the signing
of an order by Gov A. B. Chandler
dispatching 557 National Guard
troops to Harlan County, which had
requested them.
Dr. John r. Steelman, United
States Labor Department concilia-
tor who was President Roosevelt S
personal representative in the clos
ing days of the negotiations, sa Il
he was gratified at the results. and
predicted that anthracite coal op-
orators, employing between 100000
and l25 900 miners in Northeastern
Pennsylvania, soon would sign a
new wage-hour contract with tie
u NJ w. A. They have been ne
gotiating for several weeks.
Mr.. Lewis and several of tnf
leading operators hailed the new
contract as the best in history and
predicted smother going for tive
industry in its application.
On the other hand. several sign
ing operators accepted it with res
ervations. They voiced demand
that there be appended the minutes
of a meeting last night at which
Mr.. Lewis orally guaranteed the
rights of the management during
the life of the contract.
miners Won't Be Starved Back"
How the mines operated by men,
berS of the dissenting associations
will be affected was not Immediately
apparent. L. c. Gunter of Knox
vile, Tenn, spokesman for the
group, declined to comment on
the future plans of the six asso-
Citations and was silent when re-
porters asked if the mines would
open on non-union basis.
Mr.. Lewis, however, said thai
any one who thinks the mine work
ers are going to be starved back intn
the mines on a non-union basis of
operation is a fool"
Mr.. Lewis had this word of warn
ing" for the operators who with
drew:
Il wish to say to them that until
(See COAL, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1939-05-14
An Economic Force

Advertising In The Star is
the most economical method
for presenting information
about merchandise. It creates
desire, increases demand,
raises the standard of living,
1t builds business and increases
employment. 1t is a powerful.
indispensable economic force
in Washington.
The best appraisal of adver-
tising in The Star is the
amount Of its use.
Last Sundays Circulation
The Sunday Star
May !, 1939----------163,s75'
May 8, 1938----------151, ,698'
Increase -------- l2,177
Newsstand returns not deducted.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Kentucky Guard
Called 10 Mines
Rejecting Pact
300, 900 Go to Work
Tomorrow as is of
Fl Coal Groups Sign

BACKGROUND
Rene,Oal OF labor agreement
for soft coal mines in rs States,
employing 100000 miners, wns
beSet NTH difficulties that pro-
duced an eight-week deadlock in
negotiations and kept 1uorkers
idle sir UeekS. Strike penalty
clause and union shop 1Uere chief
issues.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Poison Ring Probers
Question Woman
And Politician
New Suspects Stories
Checked; Mystery Trip
Made TO New York
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
ConUict, mhO blamed cOnrictiOn
in Staying on "trame-up." cr-
posed insurance murder ring IN
Philadelphia, resulting in lrhoIe-
sale arrests. Investigation ':dS
inuolued several ,Oomen Oficia's
belieUe 100 persons hare been
killed in the "slaU for pay" plot.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Weather Forecast

From the United States Weather Bureau report
Full details on PAGE AZ
Fair and warmer today and tomorrow;
gentle. shifting winds today, becoming
gentle south or southwest tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

(See TAXES, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1939-01-09

S%T.ss %:..rn PUNCHED sasss9 Texas tonasd hail.
washed New York, $500; Pennsylvania.
cAuL1F1owER-Market steady. One
AsM9an AAsiz1na arriyed four broken cars on track.
fian nfian1ornia na crates. 1.5O-1.75; fair condi-
,o1sIL sEILEKYE&arke. steady. Two Cali
fss sSE 0GKn snd hss
81 DOZEN s!atss S:S sofiaa sHsss s:ineh
HGEMsrIfst M1HIs dSaea ssssdy So asrot
arrivals: nine broken and three unbroken
fcebera txns track Western crates
"a western crates. 2-dozen. 1.O0-1-25.
Onion Market Steady.
ON1ONs-Market steady. Four New
York arrived: one broken and nve un-
broken cars on track. 5O-pound sacks.
Y. 8 No l: Yellows, Ohio. 1.15-1.25; New
YORK, medium size. 1.0O-1.1O; small size,
1870; Sweet Spanish. 3 inches and larger.
Colorado; 1.35-1 80.
-,tPEAS-Market. steady. No carlot ar
T,vais; one unbroken car on track.
51orida. : or bushel hampers, fair quality. 1.75-
SPINACH-Market steady. One Texas
arrived; one unbroken car on track. Texas.
oushel sMua baskets; H ssyoy Uy type, 1:oo-l LILO:
track. Bushel baskets: North Caroina.
puerto Ricans. 9O-1 90. Bushel hampers
MMafylaHd' n No Anne me- Arundel County doldens' I'D
ToMAToEs-Market steady. Truck re-
quality and condition, lug boxes. ripes
ioS.; oSs
~ D1siiE KHIE and 1e coGIARps-Market i9Gi steady.
Truck Iat r receipts light. Virginia. bushel bas-
~ MIXED vEGErABLEs-Two California:
three Texas arrived; four broken and
'0s sNAP SP0sEsn Hn tss'd dull Truck
ceiptss liberal. Florida: ,bushel hampers.
round stringess Ss lo1,lab 9no.L ... rrrc2
reeeip.s !, eel 3 liberal Florida. bushel hampers
o. EGdPLANrzMarket .s steady; ~, Truck re re-
PEPPERsAM AMsrket steady; ,.s Truck ts: re-
sseen ssgts sht 0flda sa aua5 Sushe crates
PorATSoEs@ s@Martet aH NA" steady. w. Three
Maine arrived; one broken and three l un-
County SS eoobers
o1ay Sshe Mana ssst08S reen
l.7b-1 80; Idaho, Russet Burbanks. 2.15-
2.25; 15-pound sacks Green Mountains.
2; s. No: !, Maine, 80 Bushel crates
sss do; T4E'amDh 4eaas t. FoFsa s No T. u No
SQUASH-Market steady Truck re-
ceipts light. Florida. bushel hampers.
white. wrapped. 1851 so.
CUCUMBERS-Market steady. Indiana.
hothouse stock. .O0-1 so per dozen.
STRAWBERRIES--M about steady.
crates. 16 per pint.
CH6KEs-Maryland. Ha-bushel bas-
kets. so.
BEETS-Texas "a crates. 11O-125
GARLIC-California, lO-pound sacks.
90-1 90.
vania. 3-pound baskets. 25-65.
CHESINUTS-!taly S-9 per pound.
.AVOCADOS--Flat crates, Florida. LOO
so: California 1905. 90
HONEY--Virginia, cartons. comb. 2
ORANGES-No carlot arrivals; one un.
Nroken car on track. Florida. standard
boxes, :5O-2. 90. as to grade and size.
GRAPEFRUIT-Two Florida arrived: no
Evening star., 1939-01-09
pared with the world price of about
Buying Required.

OOyAA6 ASC4AACus
The Silver Purchase Act Of 1894
required the Treasury to buy the
metal until silver in the Nations
monetary reserves attained a ratio
one-fourth to gold, or until the
world silver price reached the statu-
tory price of $129 an ounce.
Handy & HarnIan explained both
these objectives were far from being
reached, despite the fact purchases
under the act exceeded 1,5OO, O,0OO, 900
ounces and that total United States
silver holdings, including coin in
circulation, had risen to 2,575, ,0O0,-
900 ounces at the end of 1898.
The Treasury's holdings of gold,
it explained, had outdistanced sill
yer purchases so that the Treasury
would have to buy an additional
1,165 100000 ounces to meet the acts
requirements.
The firm estimated the cost of the
silver purchases at more than 81 ,O00,-
100000, of which it figured 81 per
cent had been paid for foreign sill
yer and 18 per cent for the output
OF domestic mines. Acquisitions in
the open market last year were
placed at 342,000,O00 ounces, includ-
ing metal from .demonetized reserves
of Spain and China. Part of the
metal flowing into the open market
at London, the chief world market,
for japanese account was described
as silver of Chinese origin.
Events of the year. it held, DEM
onstrated the silver markets COM
plete dependence upon the support
of the United States Government"