Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1935, Page 4

A4 CONDON ON TRAL 0F NEW EVIDENCE Jafsie, Spurning Appeal “to Confess,” Asserts He Can Solve Mystery. By the Associated Press. FALMOUTH, Mass., November 28.— Dr. John.F. (Jafsie) Condon, star witness against Bruno R. Hauptmann, condemnéd for the kidnaping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, last night reaffirmed his testimony and said he was on the trail of additional supporting evidence. Condon issued & lengthy statement #for publication in answer to the let- ter issued by Bruno Richard Haupt- mann and his counsel, Lloyd Fisher,” which asked Condon to “confess” the ‘whole story. “I do not hesitate to say that at the present moment I am dealing with matters that seem to me to be new evidence of first importance,” the- statement said, “and if people will re- frain from interfering with me, in a short time I hope to have the entire mystery cleared up. However, I feel bound to add that this new evidence, which seems almost eertain to be proved correct, not only confirms my testimony at the trial, but also adds to it.” Sees Ransom Notes Confirmed. Condon issued the statement while visiting the Falmouth Cliffs home of Fulton Oursler, managing editor and writer. It follows: “The latest note to Bruno. Richard Hauptmann reads like his former ransom notes, every one of which I have a copy. I am surprised that his counsel, Mr. Lloyd Fisher, did not realize this. There is confirmation of the ransom notes where Hauptmann puts down ‘21 Nov.” for the ransom notes show just such characteristic réversal of the English form. “Now, regarding the statement which I made in Boston on my lec- ture tour before the Professional Women'’s Association, I did, indeed, say that Bruno Hauptmann asked me three times to come and see him. Saw Convict in His Cell. “That was at Flemington in his cell, when he told me that, by my kindness, I took a load of trouble or a weight off his breast. He then asked me three times in the course of that hour's talk to please to come to see him agaln. “The papers know that I had spoken to him. It was so published and Mrf Fisher asked that he be not allowed to speak to me or anybody else again. “Hauptmann says he wished that I would confess, that I have the key to the mystery and to his cell. In all kindness to him in his distress, I state that all that I could confess lies in my testimony at the trial| where I was questioned and cross examined for 11 hours * * * .” “New Clue” Flurry Ends. A flurry of investigation in the| little town of Ashby, Mass., where & cottage purportedly yielded wood identical with that of the kidnaper's ladder and other clues, seemed today to be founded on discovery of a letter there containing a facetious reference to the crime. The letter was recalled by Mrs. Laurence D. Yont, daughter-in-law of a Boston attorney, as one written by her mother, the late Mrs. Minnie H. Godfrey, of Somerville, near Boston. It contained these sentences: “Why don’'t you return that poor little Leinburg baby? You have had it long enough.” . Reference Held Jest. It was written March 11, 1832, less than a fortnight after the child was kidnaped, when the shocking crime #till absorbed the public. The rest of the brief letter dealt with slight matters of domestic con- cern. Mrs. Yont, shown the text of the letter, told the Associated Press that the reference to the Lindbergh baby was probably merely a facetious remark by her mother, who she said, was given to joking of this kind. Thanksgiving (Continued Prom First Page.) on the state of the Nation in the light of present-day conditions. At 8t. Patrick’s Church, where rep- resentatives of the Pan-American gov- ernments came together for the twenty-seventh annual Pan-American mass, the speaker was Rev. Francis Connell of Mount St. Alphonsus Col- lege, Esopus, N. Y. The solemn high mass was sung by Most Rev. Amleto Cicognani, apostolic delegate. Worshipers at National Baptist Memorial Church, where the Baptist churches of the ¢ity joined in a union service, heard Dr. James Shera Mont- gomery, chaplain of the House, sound & warning against mistaken reforms. “This old world is passing through @ crisis, perhaps the greatest and most serious it has ever experienced,” he said. “Old time-honored ideals and stand- ards are being assailed. In music, it is BROTHERS Upper: C. F. Fillingame, 38-year-old Atlanta shoe salesman, has reason enough to be thankful. More than nine months ago he was sent home to die {rcm a Jacksonville, Fla., hospital, having been critically burned after he had gone to sleep smoking a cigarette. To the amazement of doctors, Fillingame lived and left a hospital today to go home to eat Thanksgiving dinner with his family. Center: Hundreds of children from Chicago’s slums were given Thanks- glving dinners today, witk all the trimmings, Two of the youngsters are shown climaxing the event by pulling & wish-bone. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. Lower: The Spirit of Thanksgiving, as portrayed by three youths with the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Green Brook at Englewood, N. J. Left to right: Lewis Hanusek of Edgewater, N. J.: Chef John Kalafut, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and Willlam Howard of Brooklyn, N. Y. Jazz; in poetry, it is free verse; in art, 1t is cubism, and in morals, it is some- what go as you please. In almost every realm there is revolt against many of those standards upon which society rests for its glory and perpetuity. I believe that it is not an unmixed evil. I must believe that we are witnessing the birth of a new order, of a better civilization yet to come, with its stand- ards of righteousness and opportunity, which mean the growing and expand- ing nature of man. Threatening Danger. “There is one threatening danger. In our zeal to reform, we may injure the good if not weaken the very foun- dation of our Republic. Let us have a care lest our passion for the ideal carries us afar to a precipice where we lose the skyline of a great and splendid future.” In every section of the city there were union services by some Protestant denominations, while other churches generally held their own rites. The same was true in nearby Maryland and Virginia. The Washington Jewish congrega- tions held a morning observance at Ohev Sholem Synagogue. Taking part were Rabbis Z. Green, J. T. Loeb, A. Volkman, S. H. Metz, M. Levinson, I. Breslan, Abram Simon, Norman Gerst- enfield and Cantors L. Novick and M. Goldberg. Churches Participating. Among those churches which ar- ranged observances were St. Stephen and the Incarnation, Hamline M. E,, 8t. Columba’s Episcopal, Grace Luth- eran and Foundry Methodist. At Forest Glen there was a festival service and sermon 1108 Conm. Save 2.5% Coats and Suits Reduced!! Rizik’s have selected from their regular stocks a group of high-grade Winter Coats in many styles and various fur trimmings ... but all this season’s favored models are represented . . . plenty of black. - These Coats were $69.76 and up . . . now 25% off. of the Redeemer and at St. Paul's Methodist Kensington, a union ser- vice. The churches in many instances were devoting their offerings of the day to some special cause, while charitable and relief agencies, con- fronted with a record demand for help, were feeding hundreds. At the Gospel Mission, 214 John Marshall place, a Thanksgiving break- fast was served to the homeless who had been in the mission overnight, and arrangements had been made for 600 dinners. 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Saying he did not believe such a move was a part of the adminis- tration’s plan, Borah asserted in a statement: “The primary of our Gov- ernment is to stay out of the Euro- pean controversy, and to join the League sanctions would be to jump into European conflicts.” Outlining what he thought this Government's policy to be, the Idahoan, mentioned as a possible Re- publican presidential candidate, said it was “to act wholly apart from any other government and to seek to bring pressure upon neither of the belligerents.” Trying to Hold Down Exports. “We are” he said, “largely seek- ing to hold our exports down to a normal peace basis, but that seems to me to be doing nothing more than to avoid taking advantage of the war to make- war profits.” There were new indications today that the administration might ask Congress to revise ‘the mneutrality act to give the President wider discretion in determining when and to what extent flat embargoes should be ap- lied. The neutrality law now makes man- datory an embargo on shipments of arms to belligerents, but does not men- tion war materials such as oil, copper, steel and automobiles. Speaking in Pittsburgh last night, Stephen Raushenbush, the Senate Munitions Committee's chief investi- gator, criticized the League of Na- tions' sanctions policy as “leading to war.” He attacked shipping war materials to. one side only—Ethiopla—and as- serted: “It is clear that the dominant League powers are not fighting for complete justice so much as a work- able agreement in their own interest.” Problems in Two Areas Discussed. Matters directly pertaining to both the Italo-Ethiopian conflict and the Sino-Japanese crisis were up for dis- terday. Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Am- bassador, who conferred with Secre- Far East, talked on the same subject with Stanley Hornbeck, chief of the department’s division of Far Eastern affairs. Earlier, he saw R. Walton | tion's neutrality policies. The Ambassador told newsmen eral discussions” with the American | officials, both of whom declined to | comment on his visit. — e Cafeteria, 1512 K street. The dinner ceremonies today was broadcast over ‘WOL. The Volunteers of America were feeding perhaps 2,000 at 471 Pennsyl- vania avenue and at Shiloh Baptist Church, Ninth and P streets, in addi- tion to sending out baskets. ‘The Salvation Army also had pre- pared extras for the many families in its care and, in addition, the Trin- ity Walther League of the Lutheran Church of Mount Rainier presented a three-act comedy. Roast Pork at Jail. At the City Jail the 494 prisoners had a roast pork dinner and were al- lowed to receive visitors both morning and afternoon. At Lorton, where there are 1391 prisoners, the chief item on the menu was turkey, pur- chased by the men themselves with the profits of the canteen. The usual “trimmings” were included. The weather man declined to do his part toward making a success of the holiday, but this was not expected to have any effect on the principal sports items here—foot ball games between George Washington and North Dakota and Catholic University and North Carolina State—nor on the Bowile racing card. ‘Tonight the entertainment features will include a dance at Buchanan Auditorium, Thirteenth and D streets southeast, under the auspices of the Community Center Department. MASS PRODUCTION OF HOUSING SEEN Richberg Says New Industry Will Solve U. S. Unem- ployment Problem. By the Associated Press. The rise of a new industry, furnish- ing cheap homes by mass-production methods, was foreseen today by Donald R. Richberg, former N. R. 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