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KNOWS KIDNAPERS, MEANS TELLS JURY Also Claims Knowledge of Who Received “Jafsie” and McLean Money. . (Continued From First Page) Col. Lindbergh himself. but he did not elaborate on this. His story ran into sensational ramifications, during which he referred to investigations he alleged- 1y made of such noted figures as An- drew Mellon, Senator George W. Norris | of Nebraska and Smith Reynolds, later shot to death at his home in North Carolina. Means identified Henderson as head | of the Third Internationale in this country, presiding over Communistic headquarters in Detroit. Fenton, he sald, he had met at Atlanta Peniten- ! tiary through an introduction given him | by a fellow inmate of Means, 8 “MTr.; Dunnington,” identified as a Florida | banker serving time for violation of the banking laws. He said Fenton visited Dunnington at the penitentiary and the | introduction took place at that time. “I left Washington for New York! about the middle of Pebruary & vear| ago on a matter foreign to the Lind-| bergh case,” Means said in starting his * story. “I met there Irving Fenton, & man I knew, and asked him where I} eould find Wellington Henderson, who| had charge of the secret headquarters| of the Communist Third Internationale in Detroit. I had been working with Henderson in connection with my in- vestigation of Communist activities in| the United States. Told of Kidnaping Plan. “Irving told me he thought he could | locate Henderson and he asked me what I was doing. We were talking at | Larry Jones' place, which is not a| speakeasy or a dive or a joint, but a| restaurant where 1 had worked at one | time and where I know most of the| customers. It wasn't 8 speakeasy, but you could get whisky and beer there, although I don't think Lerry served it himself. “Irving said to me: ‘We are going to pull a kidnaping case and I want you to come in on it. It's a big thing and there is going to be a whole lot of pub- licity or none at all’ Y “I toid Fenton that I was not inter- ested in anything of that kind—that all I wanted was to locate Henderson. He said he would try and locate him for me and call me back at the Imperial Hotel. He telephoned me later and saild he hadn't found Henderson and that he had to go out of the city over Washington's birthday, but would come back and call me up. I stayed in New York, and Fenton came back and gave me a ring, asking me to meet him at Larry's place again “He asked me again to go in with him on the kidnaping case, ‘We want you to act as the contact man to transfer the money,’ Fenton said. and he men- tioned the money would amount to $10.000, $15000 or $20,000. I again told him I wasn't interested. Fenton said a ‘skirt’ was keeping them ad- vised and they were going to pull the b. jo “Irving Fenton was not in Atlanta Penitentiary with me. Mr. Dunning- ton, president of a Florida bank, who was in the penitentiary with me, intro- duced me to Fenton when Fenton vis- ited the penitentiary. I have never told any one at-any time that Fenton was in the penitentiary. (Means was referring to statements made by certain Government witnesses in relating con- versations they had with Means.) Worked Together, He Says. “After I left the penitentiary, Fenton worked with me a good deal. When I saw him in Larry’s place, I had been ng»nmng a good deal of time around there. won $700 throwing dice there. “After my conversation with Fenton, I left him in Larry Jones' place, saying I would remain in New York for & couple of days in the hope of getting in touch with Henderson. I left New York on February 26, and returned to | my home in Chevy Chase and remained there. “On March 2, 1932, T read in the morning papers that Col. Lindbergh's son had been kidnaped. That impressed me very much, That afternoon I reached the conclusion that Fenton and Henderson had knowledge of, or had taken an active part in the kidnaping. I believed they would return the child. “March 3 came and nothing had been done about returning the child. On March 4, I went to ex-Judge Marion De Vries, who used to be on the Customs Court, and who is a friend of mine, and told him I thought I had some informa- tion that would lead to recovering the Lindbergh baby. I told him about my meeting with Fenton in New York and about his telling me he was interested in a kidnaping, which, if handled properly, would result in no newspaper publicity, otherwise there would be world-wide publicity. “I asked Judge De Vries if he had any way of getting in contact with Lindbergh and I sought his legal advice about the matter. I explained it was necessary to get Lindbergh's authority £0 that my activities in the case would not be misunderstood. I realized there was great personal danger to myself. Seeks Lindbergh Contact. “Judge De Vries asked me if I could get 1n touch with Fenton again, and I told him I thought I could. He urged me to do so at once and I told him I thought I could reach him by telephone or some other way. I left the judge’s office and went difect to the post office on Fourteenth street between H and I streets and wrote Fenton a letter ask- ing him to come see me at once. I then drove home about 3:45 o'clock and told my wife about my efforts to get the Lindbergh baby back and to get authority from Lindbergh to work on the case. She told me she knew some one who knew Col. Guggenheim, who was a friend of Col. Lindbergh. She said the Flemings knew the Guggen- heims and T told her to call Mrs. Flem- ing up immediately and try and arrange for me to be introduced to Col. Gug- genheim. She called up Mrs. Fleming, introduced me over the phone and I told Mrs. Fleming I was anxious' to see her_husband as soon as possible. Sh!i Wedding Invitations and Announcements The same dignity and im- pressivencss which sur- round the marriage cere- mony should characterize the heralds to so impor- tant an event. And you'll find on viewing our new engraved forms wmodera- tion in cost which your sense of value will ap- prove. ‘BrewaD Engravers and Stationers 611 Twelfth Street said-he had a banquet ent that evening and I left wor him to eall me as soon s he came in, before he went to the banquet.” Means then related his end of the telephone conversations with Mr, snd Mrs. Fleming and later with Col. Gug- genheim, Government testimony con- cerning which already has been given in the trial. Means also said that be- tween these phone calls some one called his unlisted phone and said the White House wanted Gaston Means to call up at once. Means said he told the White House Gaston Means was not in, but that he was Gaston’s brother and would give Gaston the message, He asked who Gaston should ask for at the White House, but the voice said just call the White House and give Gaston's name. Didn’t Call, He Says. “I knew that call meant I would be put in touch with the Secret Service,” Means remarked. “I didn’t call the White House.” Means said Henderson told him the original plot of the kidnapers was against Col. Lindbergh rather than the baby, but subsequent developments made it impossible to carry out the original intention. Means related the following conversa- tion with Henderson: “He came to me at my home that Sunday morning about 9:30 o'clock. He said he represented the Communist or- ganization and that the original plan Wwas to kidnap the colonel, but he moved about so rapidly that, even though he was shadowed everywhere he went, tne opportunity to grab him never came. enderson said he wanted Col. Lind- bergh kidnaped in order to show crim- inals all over the counfry how easy it was to hold prominent men for ransom. He said he wanted hundreds of kid- napers to spring up all over the country. “Henderson told me that after the baby wes stolen, the kidnapers expected Col. Lindberg to rush out, frantically searching for his child. They were going to demand $50,000 of him for the baby and then, after the money had been paid over to them, grab Col. Lindbergh and hold him for an additional $500.000 ransom. “Henderson told me that Violet Sharpe had been Lkeeping the kidnapers and him posted as to Col. Lindbergii's move- ments.” Means wes referring to a nurse in the household of the late 8enator Dwight Morrow, Col. Lindbergh’s father- in-law. Means has indicated he ex- pects to prove Miss Sharpe committed suicide shortly after the kidnaping. When Col. Lindbergh was on the stand, he testified Miss Sharpe died shortly after the baby was stolen. “Henderson said the baby was hidden in a dugout used by bootleggers as a storing place for whisky,” Means eon- tinued. Anxious to Get Rid of Baby. Earlier in his testimony Means said | the kidnapers were anxious to get rid of the baby and he had thought it would be possible to have the child re- turned without payment of ransom. When Henderson and Fenton found out Mrs. McLean, whom they believed to be a wealthy woman, was negotiating | for the return of the baby they de- manded $100,000, Means declared. He said Mrs. McLean was anxious to have | her name kept out of the ease if pos- sible and to avold newspaper publicity in any event. He said he inquired of Capt. Land if it would be possible to' guarantee immunity to the kidnapers. He said Capt. Land replied he did not know whether the State authorities would agree to this, but he believed Col. Lindbergh would be willing to wait 48 hours after the return of the bab) before notifying the authorities B Means said he tol he had served & sentence in the peni- tentiary. and she him why he had been sent to jail “I told her,” he sald, “that Willlam | J. Burns had sent me to Elmer Dover, | an official in the Treasury Department, | who gave me some credentials and au- | thorized me to investigate Andrew Mellon, then Secretary of the Treasury. for the gurpo:e of having him removed from office by President Harding. I found Mellon and his brother, or their interests, had shipped over $1,000,000 worth of whisky to France, but it had been brought back and placed in a dis- tillery here. Subsequently, hundreds of thousands’ worth of this liquor was re- moved on forged certificates. I turned this information over, but it was Dover | who went out, instead of Mellon. “Later 1 was indicted for stealing some of this whisky, but I was asked to keep my mouth shut and take the rap. I told Mrs. McLean that was why T went to jail.” McLean | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. MILK PRICE PROBE Senate District.. Committee Also to Study Elimination of Alley Dwellings. The Senate District Committee will meet at 3 p.m. tomorrow to consider the King resolution seeking an investi- gation of Washington prices of milk and other dairy products and legisla- tion to provide for gradual elimination of District alley dwellings. The resolution proposing an inquiry into dairy prices was introduced yes- terday by Senator King, Democrat, of | Utah, District chairman, and is similar | to the one he advocated in the last Congress. At that time the resplution was reported out by the District Com- | mittee, ‘but not acted on. The resolu- | tion_reads in part as follows: “Whereas, it is claimed that price { levels in dairy commodities within the | District of Columbia indicate that com- petition in trade in such commodities has become stified therein, and that the cost to the consumer of such com- modities exceeds the cost to the pro- ducer by more than & fair margin of profit to the producers; therefore, be it “Resolved, that the committee on the District. of Columbia or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof is | authorized and directed to investigate conditions with respect to the sale and distribution of milk, cream, ice cream or other dairy products within the Dis- trict of Columbia, with a view to de- termining particularly whether any in- dividual, partnership or corporation, whether residing in the District of Co- lumbia or elsewhere, is operating within such district, under any contract, com- bination in form or trust or otherwise, | or is a party to any conspiracy, in re- | | straint of trade or commerce in any such dairy products, or in any way monopolizing such trade within such district. The committee shall report to the Senate as soon as practicable the results of its investigations, together | with its recommendations, if any, or necessary remedial legislation.” ‘CHANGES ARE APPROVED | IN BUS LINE'S SCHEDULE Utilities Commission Puts 0. X. on ‘ Randle Highlands-Eastern High Service. | The Public Utilities Commission to- day approved & new schedule for the operation of the Randle Highlands- Eastern High School bus line, provid- ing improved service. From 7:15 am. to 7:10 p.m., these busses now will operate on a 12-minute headway schedule, and will be timed! 50 as to co-ordinate with the six-minute | service of the Capital Traction Co.; street _cars running to Seventeenth and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. | The bus and street car lines have & connection point there. The Utilities Commission also direc- ted the reconstruction of sections of | the tracks of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. at Eleventh and East Capitol streets and at Eleventh street and North Carolina avenue southeast. |DEPRESSION OVER, SAYS CARMI A. THOMPSON By the Associated Press. SUPERIOR, Wis., May 11.—Carmi A. Thompson of Cleveland, a Republican leader in Ohio and one time United | States Treasurer, said yesterday, “The | end of the depression has been reached | and the country has apparently started on a return to normalcy.” Thompson arrived here aboard the steamer Edward N. Saunders, jr., which was rechristened. ' He said business in general has in- creased “beyomd the usual seasonal im- Vonl PR s | provements” and_indications are that He said Henderson did not want %0 conditions will show a pronounced ad-| return the baby to Mrs, McLean’s home | vance from now on.” on Massachusetts avenue because it| ' “The country is fortunate in having was too_centrally located. For that|g man like President Roosevelt in the reason, he continued, it was decided | white House, with the ability to be the [ that the kidnapers would surrender the | jegder of the Nation and show it the child &t Mrs. McLean's farm, Fairview, | way out of the depression,” Thompson in Maryland near Bethesda. Means told of going out there with Mrs. Mc- Lean to make & preliminary survey of the scene. On this trip, he said, he |arranged for Henderson and Fenton to Isee Mrs. McLean without her know! edge because they wanted to get spot” on her. He said Mrs. McLean first told him she would get the $100,000 ransol money from Gen. Dawes. Later, he said | she called and said Gen. Dawes would | not or could not supply the money, but that she had gotten it from a bank. He told of going to Mrs. McLean's home | that night and counting the money in I the presence of Father Prancis J. Hur- (ney, a Catholic priest, who had been selected at the request of the kidnapers to receive the stolen baby. Means said he took the money home that night and that Henderson and isfied that the ransom would be paid, he said, and he then instructed Mrs. Mc- | Lean to go to Farview as soon as pos- sible. He testified she sald she could not go immediately because she had several social engagements, one with Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, but that she would go to the farm the following day. Justice O'Donoghue late yesterday overruled the defense motion for a di- rected verdict in favor of the defend- ants, after long argument in support of the motion by Defense Attorneys | Tomlinson and Turco. The defense based its motion on the ground the conspiracy, if it existed, did not take ! place in the District. Rover contended, Here Since 1873 Remember Your Best Friend MOTHER On Mother’s Day, May 14th Make mother’s heart glad and her feet com- fortable with a pair of Ye Olde Tyme Comfort Shoes. Complete Line of High Shoes Fenton counted it. They appeared sat- | New Low Prices, $3.00 and $4.00 Black Kid One and Two-Straps—Easy Oxfords, Neat Low Heel Ties and Cutouts SHOE 312 SEY/ said. e MEETING POSTPONED | Monday Evening Club to Hold Picnic in June. i | The regular May meeting of the Monday Evening Club has been post- | poned until June when the annual meeting will be combined with a picnic, | it was announced today by Leifur Mag- | nusson, president of the club. | Instead of attendance on a May meet- ing, the members are invited to attend | | the joint conference of the Maryland ! | State Conference of Social Welfare and |of the Washington Council of Social | Agencies which will be held tomorrow and Saturday in the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States. —_— however, the Government had proved | at least one overt act in the District under the alleged conspiracy. H Prior to this motion the defense failed in an effort to strike out the tes- timony of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, | Col. M. Robert Guggenheim, Rear Ad-| miral Emory §. Land and & number of other major witnesses, on the ground their statements did not tend to prove s conspiracy to defraud Mrs. McLean of $35,000. The court denled this se- ries of motions in rapid order, but granted & motion to exclude testimony given by two inconsequential witnesses. A welcome and practical gift— appreciated all through the year. Head, (Green Comty ouse Slippers AW, WARNINGS OF WAR T0 BE DISCUSSED] RAINED ON PEIPING| Handbills Threaten Attack Unless Chinese Cease Resistance. By the Assoctated Press. PEIPING, Msy 11—A Japanese bombing plane roared over this, the Forbidden City, today snd from it rajned handbil] warnings of war. Chinese machine gunners opened fire, but the plane, at & safe height, completed its mission and flew away. “Qur army,” said the handbills, “takes pity on your ignorant soldiers and delivers this solemn command: “Cease opposing the Japanese and Manchukuans. Break away from Mar- shal Chiang Kai-Shek.” If the Chinese fail to heed the “solemn command,” the warning said, then: “The tragedy of Kupeikow will occur in Peiping and in Tientsin.” Address “Fellow Asiatics.” The import of that was clear enough to the 32,000,000 residents of this city. E‘here were many casualties at Kupel- oW. ‘The “Marshal Chiang” referred to is virtual dictator of the Chinese Na- tionalist government. “Fellow Aslatics” was the salutation of the handbills. “Since we all speak the same language and belong to the same race,” it continued, “we should live and prosper together.” Why should we slaughter each other? “If Chiang Kai-Shek continues to be violent and fails to repent his error, it is feared that tragedy will befall Peiping and Tientsin." The height at which the plane flew made futile the fire of the machine guns, manned by policemen; but though its flight was high and its only bom- bardment was of handbills, the bomber created much concern, not only among the Chinese, but also among the more than 1,200 Americans quartered here. Threaten Extermination. “You Chinese soidiers,” sald the handbills, “are merely being made sport of by Chiang Kai-shek, who uses you to extend his personal power. “Should you not separate yourselves from your army at an early date and become a new people, our great Japa- nese-Manchukuan allied army will ad- vance. “You soldiers will be exterminated. Good and evil alike will come to harm. You all will lose your stupid heads due to the failure of Chiang. “Will not that be sad?” Peiping and Tientsin are the great cities in the North China international treaty zone. Japanese airplanes dropped bombs during the day, reports said, on Shih-Hsia and Chihsien, only 40 miles from here, and yesterday they bombed Miyun, only 35 miles to the north. The reference to Kupeikow was ob- vious. The Chinese fought bitterly and at the expense of great casualties be- ore finally being ejected from that city — the Great Wall gateway from Jehol to Pelping. Chahar Defense Requested. With the threat of war dropped on its doorsteps from the skies, the Chi- nese heard today a request from the province of Chahar, west of Jehol, for defense of that province. 'NEW YORK Fast, Fine Service over famous GREYHOUND LINES One Way 3550 Round Trp $6-50 No First Class travel way can offer more direct, com- fortable service to New York —at such low rates! Similar savings and convenient schedues to all America. Call for pictorial folder, full infor- mation en Chicago Worlds Fair, Union Bus Depot 1336 New York Ave. NW. Metrepolitan 1512. At the Juvenile Shop . . . 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Friday 5—prs.—Boys' Linen Knick- ers Sizes 6, 8, 14 Friday 78—prs.—Infants’ Shoes, Ox- Tords & Shippers. 8izes 0 1o 8. 81 to $1.95 Values Friday 24—Crib Blankets, formerly 79¢ to $1.95....Friday ‘Ciearance 26— 40—Girls® White Organdy T B Spectal $1-°0 ALL SALES FINAL THURSDAY, A delegation from the vince peti- tioned the military council to give &em ald against a Japanese “western expe- dition” which is reported driving south- ward from the toward Kalgar. nl&r inates s main route from north into Peiping. Gen. ’mn? Yu-Lin, who was ousted as governor of Jehol when the Japanese seized that rovince early this 3 Tepor Lmnt the ces in Chahar, The Chinese high command in North China will ignore Japanese threats, Gen. Ho Ying-Ching, National government minister of war, asserted. Gen. Ho is commanding the Chinese forces in North China. A heavy onslaught was launched by the Japanese against Nantienmen, which 15 south of Kupeikow. The ob- Jjective of this push is believed to be Miyun, 40 miles north of Peiping. apanese air bombers and artillery were pounding the Chinese positions to- and the Japanese infantry was striving to crack both the right and left flanks of the defenders. The Chinese said the lines were holding. U. S. MISSIONARIES FLEE Reach Hankow From Hunan Province. Communist Bands Active. HANKOW, China, May 11 (#)— American missionaries fleeing from Chinese armed bands in Hunan Prov- | ince arrived in Hankow today. The missionaries evacuated their sta- tion at Yochow, about 110 miles south of here. They represent the Reformed Church of United States, with | headquarters in Philadelphia. The Chinese bands were described as Communist. NEW TERRITORY INVADED. Japan Determined to Compel Chinese To Beg for Armistice. TOKIO, May 11 (#)—The Japanese Army is determined to compel the Chi- Dese to beg for an armistice, and con- certed measures to that end featured ted | River, slong the old. Mandarin highway today’'s developments in North China. With seven infantry brigades and one cavalry division operating south of the Great Wall, the Japanese offen- sive surged into hitherto uninvaded ! territory, dispatches to the Rengo (Japancse) news agency said. These | thrusts were menacingly pointed in | the direction of Peiping. The war office declared the offensive would be pressed west of the Lwan River. The war office s le- glfld to indicate the limits of the ovement except by saying that Pllmn* would not be occupied “at this time. Rengo dispatches from the front said the eastern wing of the Japanese crossed the Lwan River at several points simultaneously. To the west, Maj. Gen. Tandashi Kawahara smashed into a Chinese mass north of Miyun, 4) miles north of Pelping. The Japanese esti- | mated the Chinese at 70,000 and said | they were in elaborate fortifications | “like the western front in France.” ‘These fortifications, the Japanese said, showed European supervision and | probably were evidence of the activities | of German instructors in te army of "FUNERAL —SERVICES— Less than $200 $200 to §. $301 to $401 to $451 to $501 to $551 to $601 to $701 to . Over....$900..... 40 MAY 11, 1933. Marshal Chisng Xai-8Shek, the Chinese generalissimo. s St wa S, o o | M ARINES” ABSORPTION il STESESTE BY NAVY DISCUSSED there tion by 1 ts. sre authoritative indications Swanson Says Existence of Corps in Amalgamation Is Up ‘There that the rlncl‘l;-l Japanese attack will to Congress. be west from , on the Lwan Peiping and Shanhaikwan, the Chinese city at the eastern end of the Great Wall, HIGH PRICES OF MILK FOUGHT BY CITIZENS Prospects for Sewerage in Garfleld District Are Reported Better. Discussion of possibilities of absorp- tion of the Marine Corps by the line of the Navy marked s press conference held yesterday by Secretary of the Navy Swason. Bhortly before Swanson named & special board to reorganize his depart- ment in order to effect far-reachin economies in the naval establishment. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry L. Roosevelt was chosen chairmsn of ::)r’ngwm?'m.r:d ':'kb}:";" 10 officers will 4 Wi E will stud: h- The Garfleld Citizens' Association |ods of saving $55,000,000 on u{am::vy adopted a resolution protesting against budget. the high prices of milk. At the press conference Swanson was Prospects for sewerage in the Gar- field section are now more favorable, it was reported by the Water and Sewer- age Committee of the association, as, funds are available if the contract is nwnrde;imvrw to July 1, the committee contended. Gilbert Watson was appointed chair- | man of a special committee to arrange | for a meeting of entertainment, when ! there will be several speakers. ‘Announcement was made of the next meeting, to be held at the home of the association’s president, W. H. Lewis, June 14. Plans will be perfected then for awarding prizes for the best kept lawns during the Summer. Last night's meeting was held in the Garfleld School, Mr. Lewis presiding. W. R. Glles was secretary. out if amalgamated with the Navy. In reply the Secretary said: “It would not cease to exist as long as Congress does not give me authority to amalga- mate it. The I want to do and have authority to do, I will do. Things I have not authority to do, I will report to Congress.” b Asked the theoretical question if the Carolina Repeal Vote Set. COLUMBIA, 8. C., May 11 (. — Gov. Blackwood yesterday signed a leg- islative act setting November 7 for a State-wide referendum in South Caro- lina on prohibition repeal. 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