Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1932, Page 3

TOWN'S STRUGGLES | IMPRESS HOOVER| Makes Public Letter Telling of Anti-Hoarding War in Curwensville, Pa. President Hoover was so impressed with a letter he received yesterday from the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at Curwensville, Pa. in which it was shown what the anti- hoarding campaign has done in that town that he made the letter public. The letter follows: “My dear Mr. President: “Here is something that we honestly believe warrants personal recognition from you in the form of an acknowl- edgment to this letter, signed by you personally. “Without giving you details, except attached hereto, our Curwensville Na- tional Bank closed its doors on No- vember 28. It was a civic disaster. “We rallied everybody in tte com- munity and went to work on its reopen- ing, and received permission from the controller to reopen March 1, which was_done. “This is the first bank in Pennsyl- vania and one of the very few east of the Mississippi to reopen during this period of hoarding, lack of confidence, etc. “We pulled out thousands of dollars of hoarded money and today, instead of a town (3,000 in population), with coal mines, clay mines, brick yard, tanneries, hosiery mills and shirt fac- tory being ‘down,’ it has met the situ- ation, reorganized its citizens, put the bank on its feet, and is today a new in which to live and do business. “We do not want to feel that we are trespassing on your valuable time, but we should certainly appreciate a per- sonal acknowledgment complimenting town on what it has done—showed way for others to follow. “We appreciate your willingness to this. truly yours, le Chamber of Commerce. “J. Thomas Dale, Secretary.” CITIZENS INDORSE DRIVE ON HOARDING Brightwood Group Pledges Co-oper- ation in Helping to Restore Sta- bility and Confidence. The Brightwood Citizens’ Associa- tion unanimously indorsed the anti- hoarding campaign at a meeting held last night in the Paul Junior High School, Eighth and Nicholson streets, when it adopted a resolution urging restoration of the economic stability of the country. ‘The foliowing resolution, presented by D. S. Davison, was unanimously adopted and coples ordered sent to Newbold Noyes, chairman of the cam- aign: P ‘l‘gWPherm the President has organized a Nation-wide movement to discourage the hoarding of money, which results in insufficient circulation and disturbs credit to the extent of many times the amount hoarded, and “Whereas the confidence of our peo- ple must be brought back to normal as soon as possible and economic stability | reinvigorated, and “Whereas various civic clubs, associa- tions and other organizations through- out the Nation are“organizing move- ments against hoarding, therefore be it “Resolved, That the Brightwood Citi- zens' Association of Washington in- dorses the efforts being made, and will take its part in this undertaking, and “Be it further resolved, That we will by our talk and actions endeavor to in- spire others to bring back: the financial confidence and restore the economic stability of our country.” - STUDENT PAPERS HERE WIN HONORS Central High Publication Adjudged in First Class for Magazines. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 12— Washington student publications took several honors in the national scho- lastic press contest held in conjunction with the eighth annual convention of the Columbia Scholastic Press Associa- tion at Columbia University. The Review, published by students of the Central High School, was ad- Judged in the first class for magazines of schools with more than 1,500 en- rollment. | In the same class for newspapers ‘The Bulletin of the same school took second ranking, as did The Breeze of Western High School and the East- erner, published at Eastern High. “The News,” newspaper of the St. Albans School, won first place in the private school newspapers class. Over 860 school publications were entered in the competition in the va- rious divisions, as youthful editors and stafl writers collected on the university campus to compare notes on their ex- periences and study the problems con- nected with their magazines and papers CHICAGOAN& ASK BEER CHICAGO, March 12 (#).—The Ex- ecutive Committee of the Chicago As- sociation of Commerce has adopted a resolution urging Congress to legalize two and three-quarters per cent beer. Simultaneously with (he announce- ment of the action last night, the committee said it would appeal fo | other members of the Chamber of | Commerce of the United States to sup- | port its stand. The Chicago associa- tion claims a membership of 6,500 busi- ness and industrial_concerns. i SPECIAL NOTICES. H WILL NoT HE;;RESMNSIBL% TOR ANY e er than tho: t 4 ROBERT F. 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Nat. 7684. 18° gt nw MAR t e g s THE EVENING Contest Closes Tonight All Letters for The Star’s Prizes in Anti-Hoarding Campaign Must Be Submitted by 6 O’Clock This Evening. HE Star’s contest for anti-hoard- ing letters closes at 6 o'clock tonight. All letters to be en- tered in the contest for $100 first prize, $50 second prize, and $25 third prize must be in The Star office at or before 6 o'clock. Those ar- riving after that time cannot be en- tered. The volume of contestants has con- stantly increased throughout the week, with a wide varety of interesting ex- periences being recounted Today's group of letters disclose many ways of putting money to work. One person hired a furnace man, who saved more in coal than his salary. Others built & new home. Many invested. Here are some of the letters: A. W. 0. L. Too Long. “Why T have stopped hoarding? “Because I realize at last the one great truth that I never realized before—that “Working dollars mean working men! “To me that's the key to the end of the depression. “Let the lazy dollars roll out of their hiding places * * * into in- dustry, commerce and construction, * * % into the empty pockets of those millions of now idle workers, ‘who, too, will spend when they earn. “That’s why I'm sending all my extra dollars back ‘to the front’ in reconstruction bonds or the bank. They've been A. W. O. L. alto- gether too long. Now they're going * ¢ * over the top!” Checking Account Helps. “My personal reasons for not hoarding may be listed under three headings: “Pirst—A checking account gives a_ very convenient way of paying bills, together with the best kind of a receipt. “Second—A savings account is something more than money saved; it has a tendency to regulate you in the thrift habit. “Third—Life insurance or any sound investment can be secured on the installment plan, and gives you a thrift plan covering a span of years, at the same time setting a goal to work for. “The ultimate good coming from sane spending and investing is out- lined by Christ, as recorded in St. Luke, xix.11:26.” No Hoarding Here. “I did not stop hoarding because began. I never 3 “I did not begin hoarding for two g reason-: . “Pirst, I found trat my money has bought and now buys more than at any time in the past 15 or 20 years. Certainly the best time to buy is when the purchasing power of money is high. “Second, and by far the most important, I believe that God is on the side of those who trust in bis goodness. Hoarding certainly is not the act of one who has faith in Call to Arms. “The Macedonian call has gone forth to every American citizen. It calls us to arms—to fight again the great war, but this time the war of unemployment. “In periods of unemployment in- dustry suffers, the worker suffers and the state suffers. Industry suffers through the decrease in purchasing power of the masses. The worker suffers from lack of income and the humiliation of hav- ing to accept charity. The state suffers from the dissatisfaction and lost confidence of her people. “We can relieve this suffering by spending our money, telling the world we have renewed our confi- dence in industry, worker and state.” Urges Rational Spending. “Since I have never curtailed my customary expenditures, I may not be eligible to compete for the prizes offered. Permit me to state, with honest pride, however, that I always realized the necessity of every one continuing to spend rationally if our nation was to remain reasonably prosperous. “Whether here or on extended business trips into agricultural and industrial sections, I continually discuss with associates the de- sirability of generous spending, not charity, as the cure of our present dilemma. I have kept my invest- ments in sound American enter- prises, and am acquiring others, be- cause my faith in my country’s future remains umdisturbed.” Her Idle Dollars Help. “Be patriotic, put your idle dol- lars to work and end depression. My husband, a low-salaried Govern- ment _clerk, :;a jbc;n &;m;nw-nmmxl? a steady job. We ;:g:‘nh:l and save a little, besides helping worthy causes. A couple of weeks ago 1 purchased some furni- ture that I had w:’raug for );21;:; We are going to a W0 po! which I need badly. I also had ofir roof painted and am having the kitchen renovated and new cover- ing for the floor, thus giving work to several persons, while prices are low.” Self-Denial Ends. “My savings were gaining 5 per cent in a reliable bank, when I, being Scotch, awoke to the fact that by spending now, during the lowest prices in years, my savings would really be greater. I could possess and enjoy the luxuries that I had denied myself thinking I could not afford them. But now I own and enjoy the things I wanted—and as they are of a permanent nature, T'll have them and the consequent pleasure through the years even until past the time when I would think I could really afford them, and at the same time, I'm putting my money back in circulation.” Helps With Job. “On January 9, last, I was pres- ent at a gasoline station when the attendant was told to look for an- other job by the 15th. Knowing that he was a married man and a father, his loss of work gave me food for thought. “Having some money in bank and a bond, I concluded to sell the bond and to take my available funds to finance a service station and to put this man in charge. He is so em- ployed now and the station is bringing increasing receipts each day, thereby giving one man em- ployment and releasing that much to circulation, which helps a little.” Principle Exemplified. “If every one hoarded his money it would close every bank, store, and factory in the country. The 48,000,000 people engaged in gainful occupations would join the army of unemployed. Hoarded money does no one any good, except the sneak thief who has a nose for hidden treasure. “Put your money in a good bank, of which there are scores, or in a safe, interest-bearing _investment. Many of them are as sound as the promise to pay on the money you have hidden away. Our Savior, in the long ago, exemplified this princi- ple when he gathered the talents.” Help for Everybody. “I wanted to fire own in order to save, but ided & man, im to help “Furnace man ssved énough coal furnace to hire w0 pay for his services. I put the extra time and energy into my work, which paid me many times more than the cost of the furnace man. “I helped the man. “I helped his family. “I helped myself most. “‘There is that that scattereth, and yet increaseth, and there is that that withholdeth more than is mete but tendeth to poverty.' is can be applied to all. busi- ness.” Money Not for Hoarding. “I am one who doesn't believe in hoarding, as money wasn't made for that purpose. You know money makes money. That is the reason the the world goes on. If every- body hoards money then there wouldn't be any to spend. “I have a few houses and I am looking them over. When I see something wrong I get men to fix them up so the workmen will have something to do. Now if everybody would do this I think we might have a much better looking city when the outside people come to our model town and city. One thing I would like to state, if our labor and ma- terial were put down to a level like some years ago then the property holders could give our people more work. But as it is now our workers are still looking for high wages. They don't consider.that the living conditions are much cheaper. They still hold up the war-time wages. I think a half a loaf of bread is better than nothing, so why can't they make up their minds to that effect and put the wages down to a business standpoint.” Repaid Many Fold. “For the first year of our marriage my husband and I lived in an in- adequate shack, the discomfort of which was offset by the beauty of our wooded hillside overlooking the Potomac. We considered ourselves poverty stricken. “Prices hit bottom. We obtained a loan, bargained with laborers, and built the most charming log studio imaginable. Our available cash was spent on furnishings. “We have been offered three times the amount spent. We are repaid a thousand-fold in having given work to six men, in successful investment, and in the security of our home that will last long after the hardships of 1931-32 are forgotten.” School Teacher Aids. “‘As a public school teacher, my ex- periences have been unique in mak- ing far remote the human tendency to hoard money. The school teacher is always called upon to contribute to the welfare of others. The gates of opportunity are flung open wide to those who desire to practice charity and philanthropy. Even in the class Toom itself, the teacher provides small articles that are convenient for himself as well as for the pupils. “Like most people in the profes- sion, I aim to improve my technique of teaching. I have become deeply interested in one of the latest and most successful methods, known as visual instruction. For this purpose I have purchased since September, 1931, a projector for still pictures and a translucent screen. I struck a bargain in buying the outer cases for each. It so happened that the com- pany manufacturing these had tem- porarily suspended its operations on account of the falling off in demand. ‘To start the factory to making the two cases just for me required an extra expenditure of twice their value, but the company, living up to its guarantees, sustained the loss and gladly let me have them at their catalog price. “In making bargains I am re- minded of a character in_ Bolto book, ‘Lives of Poor Boys Who Be came Famous.' As a commission merchant, with an average income, & certain young man bought up dur- ing a business depression oil com- panies that were well nigh bank- rupt. This was none other than the famous John D. Rockefeller. “Wishing to do more in making better indelible impressions on the minds of pupils, I bought at a bar- #ain price a motion picture projector. From what I was told I gathered that it was reduced $75 during the period of ¢epression. “The motion pictures which I use are in several instances rented, but they are mostly loaned by industrial firms free of charge, excepting the mere cost of transportation. Two purposes are thus satisfied—first, my pupils, with minimum verbal instruc- tion, learn something new—for ex- ample, how brass is manufactured; secondly, the company is advertising its product. The willingness of an industrial firm to co-operate can be seen in the following quotation: ““It has been a pleasure to work with you, and if at any time you would like to use the film again we want you to feel free to get in touch with us’ “In my profession I have been like a business man who, after making gains, reinvests his money in the business for the sake of improve- ments. Moreover, my monetary loss has been more than compensated for by the appreciation shown by other teachers who have brought their classes into my room, the only one in the building where they may see motion pictures. Above all, T have been gratified by listening to pupils express to me their fondest celight. Hoarding my money, I would be like the man who, without evaluat- ing his own country, went to his grave ‘unwept, unhonored and un- sung’' I have found the greatest happiness in applying the principle that money is a means to an end rather than an end in itself. Al- though not expecting those with more earnings than I to follow ex- actly the same path, I am sure that they can so provide for themselves and so distribute wisely to others as to heed the Biblical warning—‘the love of money is the root of all BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — M; good old friend Arihur® Brisbans sure put one over on me, shows the dif- ference be- He told me all that I read today he told Mr. Brisbane, ut there was absolutely no wa: I could write it and nm’m‘kz H as Mr. Brisbane couldn't either. Everybody you talk to would rather hear about Capone than anybody you ever met. wfi" s STAR, WASHINGTON, HOOVER OUTLINES PROGRESS OF DRIVE Anti-Hoarding Campaign Is Now Active in 2,395 Communities. (Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday’s Star.) The Nation-wide campaign to bring hoarded money back into circulation al- ready has produced positive and use- ful results and now is active in 2,395 communities, President Hoover an- nounced today at his semi-weekly press conference. This statement of the President's is based on the increase of currency re- turned to circulation, the increase of bank deposits and the purchase of Gov- ernment certificates from money that hitherto has been in hiding. Mr. Hoover contends, however, that the campaign is only beginning, and he hopes that the Citizens’ Committees al- ready set up will continue to function until the last dollar that has been hoarded in the respective communi- ties is returned to work. Speaks for Knox. The President said he was announc- ing progress in the drive on behalf of Col. Frank Knox, chairman of the Cit- izens' Reconstruction Organization. He reported that in addition to the 2,395 communities organized, new organiza- tions were being formed constantly. He pralised the Nation's press for con- tributing what he said was millions of dollars'’ worth of advertising without cost. The President’s statement follows: “The campaign of the Citizens' Re- construction Organization under the chairmanship of Col. Frank Knox, has now been extended by the organization of 2,395 communities. Additional com- munities are being organized each day under the leadership of eminent men and women. The press of the country has patriotically contributed millions of dollars in :dvertlslng and reading space, materially aiding the effort. Results Are Positive. “The campaign has already produced positive and useful results, as reflected in the increase of currency returned to circulation, the increase of bank depos- its, and the purchase of Government certificates from money that has hith- erto been in hoarding. In fact, hoarded money is being returned to circulation in all sections of the country. People are realizing the moral responsibility involved, and the patriotic service which they may render. The whole effort is definitely contributing to the dissipa- tion of fear and apprehension, and the restoration of confidence. “The campaign is only beginning. I hope that the committees already set up will continue until the last dollar that has been hoarded in the respective com- munities is returned to work and that Col. Knox and his organization will be supported by the extension of their work into every community not organ- | ized at present where hoarding has taken place. “The work has just one final objec- tive—that is restoration of employment and aid to agriculture.” TRIPENDED BY BULLET Man With Bible on Way to Coast Believed Suicide. BELLOWS FALLS, Vt, March 12 (P)—Andrew Venters, 23, who started across the continent few days ago with a Bible he intended to present to a young motion picture actor, was found dead with a bullet in his head yesterday. He left a suicide note. Venters had negotiated only 70 miles of his journey. His home was believed to have been at Pikeville, Ky. WASHINGTONIANS BUY $52,000 IN BABY BONDS "IN DRIVE’S FIRST WEEK (Continued From First Page.) culation again, a great deal more money, it is believed, has been with- drawn from hiding and placed in other channels. “I make this statement after con- versation with bankers who have re- lated to me stories of depositors who have taken money from safety deposit boxes, or brought it from hiding places at home, and placed it in savings or checking accounts. It is impossible, of course, to estimate the amount of such funds thus changing hands, but that there has been a large amount of it is indisputable. “There has not been a great amount of hoarding in Washington. If the lo- cal campaign has been able to impress the few individuals who have been hoarding with the shortsightedness and danger of such a policy, the campaign has been!l sulices.l. i 1o Wishi “The formal campa! n - ton llfnlnst hoarding closes today. ‘gglt it will, of course, be continued indefi- nitely. We must always have a cam- paign in progress here against hoard- ing—a campaign, in other words, for confidence and faith in our future and a campaign to restore the economic balance by wise use of money.” Radio Program Continues, ‘The radio program against hoarding continued last night and will conclude tonight. “All the world is watching America’s gallant fight to overcome depression and lead civilization back to a normal, prosperous and happy life,” declared H. L. Rust, jr, in an address last night over Station WOL. “Other gov- ernments will follow our example when we give them proof that we can win | this fight. “In a single fortnight,” he said. “by creating the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and liberalizing the rules of our Federal Reserve system, this Government put & swift end to the disastrous bank failures that were frightening the public and adding re- cruits to the ranks of hoarders.” Buy “Baby Bonds.” Calling on_hoarders to bring their money out of hiding and “put it back to work,” Mr. Rust recommended that “if you have funds to spare, buy the | things you need at present unprece- dentedly cheap prices. “If you cannot afford to spend your extra dollars, put them in the savings ' departments of your banks, at the av- erage interest rate of 3 per cent. “If you don’t care for so large a re- ' turn on your money, buy baby bonds that yield you 2 per cent. “Take as many of the bonds as your idle funds will buy, but don't use money Don't take y these | deposit boxes or cret places.” places. Joseph D. Kaufman, Station WJSV, declared and the cheater at themselves. Mr. Kaufman declared. He urged that the owner of hoarded them out and put them account, or into baby The speakers on the radio tonight for the camj Prank J. Hogan, over ?ud Joseph D. Kaufman, will be at 8 o'clock, over WOL at P er | DOtices” D. C, SATURDAY, iIMMllNITY PLEDGE IS DENIED BY POLICE Say Official Circular Prom- ised “Confidential Treat- ment” of Information. b (Continued From First F a meeting of representatives of Col. Lindbergh and emissaries of Detroit gangsters in the Commodore Hotel, New York, at noon today? 3. Is it true that a member of the Lindbergh family left the home at 2 a.m. today and boarded a train at Hope- well or Princeton, and did the trip have any connection with the kidnaping? If 50, what? 4. Have the police any information about tbe prisor-r who is said to have been identified 1 the Tombs by Morris Rosner and tacen to the Lindbergh home? 5. Has a report been received yet from Newark on the questioning of Dor- othy Thompson and what does it con- tain? Is she being held? Asks About Al Capone. 6. Have you any communication rela- tive to Al Capone aiding the police? | When? From whom? T. Are the representatives of the pri- vate detectives now on the case working under the supervision of Col. Lindbergh or Col. Schwarzkopf? 8. Has a check-up of landing flelds in the vicinity of Hopewell been made to ascertain whether or not the kid- napers may have made use of a plane to get away? 9. Do you consider the Florida inves- tigation now being made important? If so, may we have any data you may consistently make public at this time? 10. Has Ellis Parker been active in| any phase of the investigation to date? 11. Have you had any replies to your appeal of last night for informa- tion regardless of its source? 12. Will the family accept the serv- ices of a trained group of newspaper investigators selected from various newspapers and pledged to reveal noth- ing except what is authorized by the official family spokesman as an aid in the investigation? A note to police was attached to the questions ing that they give any information not touched on in the questions which they could reveal with- out impeding the progress of the case. Five Probed in Plot. ‘The eleventh day of the kidnaping mystery found police trying to check their suspicions of five men and a plot. They surmised, a trustworthy source revealed, that the five laid a kidnap scheme as early as last November against the family and fortune of Col. Lindbergh. The plot was abandoned at the time, it was belleved, but whether it was picked up again and carried through was & question the greatest kidnaping investigation in the country’s history was trying to answer. i One of suspects. the source of the | disclosure said, is In custody on a ! charge unrelated to the kidnaping. He was identified as the inmate of the Tombs Prison, in New York, who was brought here yesterday after Morrls Rosner, expert fixer, acting as Col. Lindbergh's undercover agent, inter- viewed him at the prison. His name was as closely guarded as his person Another of the five men is believed to be in prison elsewhere. Police want to find out where he is so they can determine whether the three who re- mained at liberty picked up the aban- doned plot and carried it through by stealing Charles Augustus Lindbergh, jr, from his nursery crib March 1. The circular appealing to every one— underworld and respectability alike—to give information about the kidnaping under pledge of strict secrecy, bears a picture of the stolen baby. It was dispatched to every police de- partment in the country after being submitted to J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice. Hoover was designated by President Hoover to sit at the recent conference called to co-ordinate efforts in the search for the world's most famous baby. ‘Welcome “Any Information.” “In our earnest desire to accomplish the recovery of the baby,” said the po- lice announcement, “the police will wel- come information of any kind leading to its return, regardless of the source. “The identity of all people disclosing information leading to the recovery of the baby, whether the information be valuable or not, will be treated with confidence.” Rosner’s activities were the most closely guarded of all the flitting figures working behind the screen encircling the investigation. Joseph Fishman, deputy commissioner of correction, in New York, admitted Rosner visited the Tombs, but he added that “any state- ment now would kill the effectiveness of our work.” Rosner is under indict- ment in New York on a charge of “stock kiting.” An attorney for Salvy Spitale and Irving Bitz, two men with underworld contacts, who are trying to deal with the kidnapers on Col. Lindbergh's be- half, announced that they ve & lead.” The attorney, Abraham Kessel- man, said they would go to Detroit in pursuit of the lead as soon as the liquor conspiracy trial, in which they are de- fendants, in New York is ended. The attorney would not tell the na- ture of the information passed along through the underworld channels to the two men. He contented himself with saying they would go to Detroit, where n M Has brown eyen, dark_complexion: age 5 [ WILL ot be_responeibla {0 any dbia contracted exent " o e to You_mention in_your letter Father. 1ARCH 12, 1932 Fate of Kidnap Victims In Only 4 of 25 Abduct: ions Has the Stolen Child Been Returned in Less Than 11 Days, W hich Time Has Elapsed Since Baby Lindbergh Was Taken. the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March eleventh full will with the 20-month-old son of Col. and stolen c! 12.—Some time between 8 and 10 o'clock tonight the elapse since kidnapers stole away from Hopewell, N. J. Mrs. Charles A. Lindbe: In only four of 25 other well known American child been returned in less than that time. k’.\?&:-lnuhllth pi e In 12 other cases the kid- naped child was missing from 10 days to more than a year. Five children were found dead. Four were never found. Here is the list: Name. age and home. Charlie Ross, 4 years, Germantown, Pa. Marion Clark, 20 months, New York City n;’w;:d A. Cudahy, 15 years, Omaha, Mariano Palermo, 6 years, Brooklyn. Willie Whitla, 8 years, Sharon, Pa. Giuseppe Longo, 8 years, Brooklyn. Michael Rizzo, 8 years, Brooklyn. Salvatore Buffa, 3 years, New Yorl John Buzlino, 5 years, Brooklyn Jimmy Glass, 4 years, Greely, Pa. Blakeley Coughlin, 13 months, N town, Pa... Joe Varotta, 5 years, New York Mildred Voth, 3 months, New York.... Lillian McKenzie, 3 months, New York. Irving Pickelny, 4 years, New York.... Billy Gaffney, 4 years, New York...... Marian Parker, 12 years, Los Angeles. . Grace Budd, 10 years, New York...... Billy Ranieri, 11 years, Chicago. . . Joseph Sotrela, 7 years, New York. Richard Grant, 11 years, Los Angeles. . Mel;xn Horst, 4 years, Marshallville, Jackie Thompson, 5 years, Det Carline Pugh Adler, 21 months, M City James De Jute, 12 years, Ni Date stolen. July 1, 1874, May 21, 1899. Dec. 18, 1900. Jan. 22, 1907. Mar. 18, 1909. Nov. 18, 1910. Nov. 18, 1910. May 4, Solution. Never found. Found June 1, 1899. Returned Dec. 19, 1900. 1907, Returned Mar. 22, 1909. Returned Dec. 10, 1910 Found Dec. 9, 1910. Returned June 20, 1911. Sept. 7, May 11, Found dead in 1923. Thrown in river, but body recovered Oct. 12, 1920. Found drowned June 12, 1921. Returned Oct. 2, 1922. Child identified as Lil- lian April 9, 1925, Found Nov. 20, 1923. Never found. Returned slain, Dec. 17, 1927. Never found. Found Sept. 19, 1928. xl{l'ezrswnlssed Dec. 6, Returned Feb. 26, 1928. June 2, May 24, Sept. 27, Aug. 18, Oct. 26, Feb. 11, Dec. 15, June ,5' Now 17, Dec. 22, Dec. 27, Sept. 30, Jan. 25, Mar. 2, Never found. Returned Oct. 24, 1929. Returned Feb. 5, 1932. Returned Mar. 5, 1932. the once-potent “Purple Gang” for- merly gave police much trouble. In Clare, Mich., Isaiah Leebove, New York lawyer who said he is counsel for Spitale and Bitz sald he thought the case would “come to a head very soon.” Among the rumors that lacked con- firmation today was one that said a conference was to take place in New York City some time during the day with representatives of the Lindberghs, Police Commissioner Mulrooney and “Detroit gangsters" g:ruclpnting. State police purported to have no knowledge of the rumored conference. Dorothy Thompson, another friend | of Henry (Red) Johnson, was ques- tioned several hours at Newark yester- day, it was learned, but she was not detained. Johnson, sailor who was friendly with the baby's nurse, Betty Gow, is held at Newark, facing a charge of entering the country illegally. Other angles of the investigation were pursued without visible result. Search of ocean liners which left New | York after the baby was stolen revealed nothing. Owney Madden at Work. Owney Madden, paroled convict, was | reported to be making every effort tc get in touch with the kidnapers and have the cbild returned. Madden is fighting an attempt by authorities to rescind the parole on which he is at liberty from Sing Sing Prison. Underworld characters, who usually shun the public eye, have projected themselves into the full glare of the search for the baby. This desire to figure in the case was subject to a variety of interpretations—an attempt to win public gratitude, possible reward or a sincere eagerness to help effect a return of the kidnaped child. In this connection pointed out that liquor smuggling and other illcit activities have faced new obstacles as a consequence of the in- tensive mankunt. Suspicious trucks and automobiles by the hundreds have been stopped. Main highways and country roads from Can- ada to the Mexican border have been watched day and night. The search has even spread to ti Atlantic, while every city, county, State and Federal officer has been un- usually alert. “Concerted Movement.” The New York Sun said the “benevo- lent intervention of the underworld be- gins to look as if there were a con- certed movement on the part of re- puted gangsters and racketeers to ‘muscle in’ on the Lindbergh case for wnatever there is in it—possible re- ward or perhaps public gratitude.” Police are searching for a former Brooklyn grocer, Dominick Peruo, who lives on the edge of the Lindbe: estate, but has not been seen since night before the kidnaping. A 16-year- old son told State troopers Peruo went away with a relative and he hadnt heard from him. Everything that came to light only deepened the mystery surrounding the case. And while the machinery of in- vestigation clicked all about them, the | dragged kidnaped baby's parents through another day of anxiety. Mrs. Lindbergh, worn but still stand- ing up to the blow, went about her; household duties, and took her meals on the second floor of the house with | her mother, Mrs. Dwight Morrow. The Colonel, active as ever, was seen about the place wearing his gray cap and suit. The usual torrid tips poured in, and Harvard University started a collec- | tion of dreams people have had about the case. The Harvard psychologists don't hope to solve the kidnaping: they're collecting data on what hap- pens inside some people’s heads. KIDNAPING PROBERS APPEAL TO NATION THROUGH U. S. UNIT (Continued From First Page.) uable or not, will be treated with con- fidence."” Col. Schwarzkopf sent an aide to confer yesterday with Mr. Hoover re- garding the bureau facilities for dis- tributing the announcement. Mr Hoover, it is understood, did not assist in preparation of the circular, but readily consented to make available his extensive mailing list of State, county and municipal police officials and to of- fer the mailing facilities of his identi- fication division. ‘This offer was accepted immediately, and the circular was prepared placed in the mails within a few hours. Hoover’s bureau is in constant touch with police chiefs of more than 1,400 oities, both in fingerprint activities and the collection and publication of crime statistics. The bureau is said to have the most up-to-date and complete mail- ing list of law enforcement authorities in this country. Hoover's bureau has offered all its facilities for criminal identification and apprehension to New Jersey police in the kidnaping case. Director Hoover attended the conference on the case held recently in Gov. Moore’s office at Trenton. h of two cryptic “public printed in New York newspa- pers recently which are authoritatively ascribed to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh in communication with the kidnapers of harm | the Lindbergh baby. The first notice, printed Tuesday and Wednesday, reads: “Letter received at new address. Wil follow your instructions. Also received letter mailed to me March 4 and was ready since then. Please hurry on ac- count of mother. Address me to the !address you mention Father.” The second, prinf read: “Money is ready. Open till 6 P.M. Sundays eautiful Floral Tributes for all occasions, $3.50 up 1407 H St. N.W. # Nat'l 4908 waters of the STEANER RESCUES COAST CUMRD BOAT Britisher Takes Crippled Pa- trol Craft in Tow 400 Miles Off New York. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 12—The British steamer Dakotian took the crippled Coast Guard patrol boat 218 in tow about 400 miles off New York today and started with her toward Nan- tucket, the Radio Marine Corporation said. A radio message picked up by the corporation said the seven men aboard the Government boat were all “O. K." Silent for Five Days. The 218, missing since Monday, when she started to the aid of other storm- battered shipping, sent out an appeal for aid a few hours earlier. She did not disclose the nature of her distress, It was the first word from her in more than five days. The 218 left her base at Cape May, N. J, after the storm broke over th At%:mc early in the week. po g two from disabled boat. The m for im- mediate assistance and the second, giv- ing its position as latitude 37:16, longi- tude 67:00, stated the Dakotian was standing by. Suspect Engine Trouble. Neither of the me es stated what difficulty the craft was . but the radio station said it was pi the 218's engine had broken down. Pive Guard boats were in the vicinity of the disabled 1, the sta- tion re , and were holding a radio conference at dawn to see which should speed to lend assistance. The 218, under command of Boat- swain’s Mate J. Williams, carried a limited supply of provisions. The 218's radio was too weak to communicate with land, but the mes- sage was relayed here by the Dakotian. ‘The weakness of the radio was thought h | to be the explanation of the govern- ment craft’s long silence. District’s Heroes in the World War Compiled by Sergt. L. E. Jaeckel. S recorded in the official citation, Gorman De Freest Larner, first lieutenant, pilot, 103d Aero Squldl:xmg,edai';n‘s:ymce, Ameri- can ce, Te- ceived the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action with the enemy in the region of Champeny, France, September 13, 1918, Lieut. Larner a tacked an enemy patrol of six ma- chines, Fokker type, and fought against odds until he destroyed one of these machines leaf cluster to be worn with the Dis- g act of extraordi- nary heroism in action with the enemy in the region of Montfaucon, France, October 4, 1918. While leading a patrol of four mono- planes, he led his patrol in an attack on an enemy formation of seven planes. By skillfully maneuvering, he | crushed one of the enemy machines, } and with the aid of his patrol forced | the remainder of the enemy to dis- | perse in disorder. Residence at ap- pointment, District of Columbia. 7 . Returned Oct. 16, 1911.| seese A3 IRUREAU REVAMPING BILL IS REJECTED Senate Votes Against Amend- ment to Authorize Reor- ganization, 34 to 32. (Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) | An effort to attach to the Interior Department appropriation bill an amendment conferring broad power on the President to reorganize the Gov- ernment departments in the interest of | economy failed this afterncon when the Senate, by the narrow margin of 34 | to 32, voted that such an smendment was not germane to this bill. Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan, contending there is no pros- |pect of bringing about economy in | governmental expenditures without re- | organizing the agencies of the Gov- ernment, had proposed placing in the Interior bill the provision empowering the President to transfer and consoli- date bureaus. Such changes as the President might decide on would be final unless Congress by concurrent resolution should disapprove of the con- templated action within 60 days. Offered as Substitute. The Michigan Senator offered his amemdment as a substitute for the pro- visions placed in the Interior bill by the House seeking to prohibit salary pro- | motions and to curtail the of | vacancies. | He took the position that the House, having opened the door to considera- tion of matters relating to personnel, it was in order for the Senate to make further amendments in the same direc- tion. He cited a previous ruling by former Vice President Marshall to sus- tain his contention. Vice President Curtis held that the Vandenberg amendment came within the scope of a rule the pre- siding officer to submit to the Senate the tfimlm of whether the amendment was in order. The vote was extremely close throughout the calling of the roll and just before the result was announced Senator Harrison, Democrat, of Missis sippl, who had voted that the amend- ment was germane, changed his vote. The result as announced by the chair was 32 to 34, thus preventing consid- eration of the reorganization proposal. The Senate later approved the action its App! tions Committee in fiznrz‘lkt:n '“’3 :ar;hxllt‘:fimf:mvmm otions salary and the filling of vacancies. The final fate of these restrictions will be decided when conferees meet on the agriculture appropriation bill, in which the same questions are at issue. Used George Resolution. The amendment which Senator Van- denberg sought to have considered was taken verbatim from a resolution - sored by Senator George, Democrab. of Georgia, and reported favorably from the Finance Committee several weeks ago. It was waiting consideration on the Senate calendar. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Demo- cratic floor leader, opposed the Vanden~ berg motion, holding it was not in order, He argued that broad of und it would put in the position of avolding its owh' duty to pass upon such questions by “ the buck to the President of the U States.” Borah argued the get Bureau investigate du overlapping in the Governmen and make recommendations gress. t service to Con- Roll Lall Listed, Those who voted that the reorgani zation amendment was in order were Republicans (25)—Austin, Barbour, Bingham, Capper, Carey, Couzens, Dale, Davis, Fess, Glenn, Goldsborough, Hale, Hatfleld, Howell, Johnson, Jones, Kean, McNary, Oddie, Patterson, Reed, Smoot, Vandenberg, Walcott and White. Democrats 3 s Copeland, Dill, George, McGill and Thomas of Oklahoma. Those voting that the amendment Was not germane were: BDemw;t‘j (Zgl —A:huuxr-n. Bailey, ulkley, Bulow, Byrnes, Mrs. Caraway, gomgu;, z‘letcher. Glass, Gore, ‘Har: son, Hayden, Kendrick, King, Logan, McKellar, Morrison, Neely Pittman, Robinson of Arkansas, Sheppard, Smith, Trammell, Wagner and Walsh of Mon- tana. Republicans (8) — Blaine, _Borah, Brookhart, Frazier, Keyes, La Folletts, Nye and Schall. Farmer-Labor (1) —Shipstead. Display Man-Eating Fish. Among the 3, . Yof-k et l:‘: rare fish at the A LOT OF VALUABLE INFORMATION About Unusual Detached || He is now lleutenant colonel, Air | Corps, and a resident at the Army and | Navy Club. | (Copyright, 1932.) e | Home Sites Rock Creek Hills Fronting 16th St. or Rock Creek Park R.E. Latimer 1601 Jonquil Street » Homes of Character From $10,000 Up By Visiting WRENWOOD Chevy Chase, D. 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