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PAGE TWO THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPING CASE TOLD IN SKETCHES - - By Frank Reeser NO. 4-NEGOTIATIONS through INTERMEDIARIES jil J I k rwr, L HhWmE T«u days after Baby Lind bergh disappeared, Colonel end Mrs. Lindbergh an nounced their willingness to pay $ 50.000 ransom de manded in a note left by the kidnapers. In the mean time, the Lindbergh grounds were closed to outsiders by state troops with headqmu- < ♦ ors in the garage Dances at U. N. G Finals June 7 to 9 I Chapel Hill. May 30. —Leo Reisman and his orchestra have been engaged I to lay for the commencement dances ' at the University of North Carolina. * June 7. 8. 9. It has been announced J by ohn A. Part. Jr., secretary and treasurer of the German Club. Reuman comes from the Central Park Casino in New York City and j will play for seven events, including! three evening dances, two morning’ dances, one tea dance and a concert. A large number of alumni and other • visitors are expected to attend. A good! ■many fraternities will give house* part tee. Reugaan U noted for his soft music, I the type which usually characterizes \ University finals, such as that offered; here for the past two yeais by Guy .Lombardo. Reisman plays for the; Ponds hour over the Columbia Broad casting System. His band has been ‘ well receieved at college dances in th« North this season. The Commencement dances, which will last from Tuesday, June! 7 through Thursday. June 9. will be sponsored by the University German 1 Club Officers «>f the German Club 1 are T B. Follin of Winston-Salem, president; 8 A. Lynch of Hemeque- i fill# France: vice-president; John A. Park. Jr. of Raleigh, secretary and treasurer; and A. K. Davis of Win ston-Salem. chairman of the execu tive eomnesttee. Otber members of the executive committee arc Holmes Davis | of Wilmington. M. A. Barber of Ra- 1 leigh Oscar W. Dresslar of Nashville, Tenn H C. Finch of Wilson; and Thomas Pittman Davis of Roanoke, Va _________________ i HOLIDAY TAKEN BY THE POST OFFICE A fun holiday v/a*. had today at the I poet office in observance of Memorial j Day. which la a legal holiday with the government. There was no rural nor cUy delivery, though the stamp and general delivery windows were open! for an hour from 10 to 11 a. m. Mail 1 was dispatched as usual, and Incom ing mail was put Into lock boxes an 1 usual. j When In Ne«d Os Sulphate of Ammonia Nitrate of Soda All Kinds Os Stock Peas Millet Seed Sudan Grass Soy Beans Laredo, Tokio and Mammoth Yellow Call On Us Pneai Always The Lowest ROSE GIN AND SUPPLY CO. Henderson, N. 0. ANNOUNCING REMOVAL —OF— * Boston Shoe Store FIRE STOCK To temporary location, opposite J. C. Penny 00. FIRE SALE Still Goinf On BverythiHr si g™ »way price* Shoe repairing neatly done at loweat prise*. A day latei— March 3 Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh issued publn. appeals to criminals, and likewise urged authorities to permit negotiations unhampered by police. Henry “Red” John son, seaman friend of Betty Gow, the child’s nurse, was detained at Hartford, Conn., and Questioned. i FOUNTAIN’S TOWN LOYAL TO GARDNER (Continued from Page One.) most every seat filled. I Although the audience gave Gnver , nor Gardner an ovation even before he | started speaking and interrupted him t frequently with burst* of applause as ; he spoke of the sacrifices that have been made by those who served dur ing the World War. it was not until j he hud finished speaking that the ! most significant thing happened the apology for the attacks that have been 1 made upon him recently by Fountain. J The name of the lieutenant governor. * who is now seeking the Democratic I ! nomination for governor, whs not mentioned at any time by any one. The governor did not even distantly I allude to him in any way. or to the I present political situation It was at the close of Governor i i Gardner's speech that this significant | thing took place, As the applause died i 1 away after Governor Gardner sat • down, Kemp Battle, recognized as one i ; of the leadeis in the civic and busi- | ness life of Rocky Mount, grandson j ! of the late Dr. Keiup Battle, who was [ 1 president of the Diversity of North • 1 Carolina for many years, rose and J 1 advanced to the front of the platform, j "I have been asked by the Indies i Auxiliary of the American Legion to 1 ' extend the thanks and appreciation i of its members to Governor Gardner ; for making the memorial address here ! this aiternoon," Battle said. “And l| do this with tht greatest of pleasure. • j However, there is one other thing that j I want to say. "North Carolinians has always been : loyal to its elected officials, regard less of personal political views and ! ■ affiliations of its people. Governor Gardner is not only the governor j North Carolina but of Rocky Mount, and to him we owe our respect and support. , "Governor Gardner has undoubtedly | i made mistakes, since no human be ing exists who does not make mis j takes. But I want to make the pre j diction that when history writes the ! record of Governor Gardner's admln ' istratton, after the ardours of pre | sent conflicts have cooled, that his I record and the record of his admin ‘ iteration will go down in history as i one of the greatest this State has ever had, taken in the light of the many ' difficult problems he has had to deal ! with during theae difficult times." Before Battle had hardly ended this | last sentence, the applause burst forth ' with such vigor that he was forced to stoft more and louder applause than had been given Governor Gardner even at the close of his address. It was evident that what Battle had said expressed the feelings and sentiments of the more than 1.500 people who had come to hear the Governor and that they wanted him to know that they were apologizing for the attacks which have been made upon him and hie administration for the past several weeks by Fountain For. while Battle ' of course, did not mention Fountain , j name, there was not a man or a woman in the audience who did not know and grasp the significance of ' his words. They wanted Governor Gardner to know they knew it and they let him know that they did. In spita of the hearty and cordial reception given Governor Gardner, and the evident good will of the au dience toward him. the gathering and the address by the governor would not have been of so much significance. It may have looked strange to some that the Legion Auxiliary should have invited Governor Gardner to make the j memorial address in the home town of ) Fountain, one of the candidates for j ; the nomination for governor and who j * **aa bpsed most of his campaign on an attempt to discredit Gardner and fhia administration. But when one o fthe leading cit izens of Rocky Mount publicly arose j and in the face of Fountain's attack I upon Gardner, declared that history ! would point to Gardner and his ad i ministration as among the greatest the State has ever had-that is news i and significant. “BUSINESS’* WANTS CONCRESS TO QUIT (Cuotiputd turn Page One.) •ion Indefinitely. This, ns I say, is the impression I get—from whole saekaful of mall ar riving at the office of every senator and representative I know. These letters, coming in. as they do. in what can perhaps beet be describ 'd as “n»vee” —almost word for word alike per “wave" -beer evidence, al together too plain to be Interpreted otherwise, that they result from an HENDERSON, fN. C.,) DAILY DISPATCH, IT ON DAY, MAY 30, 1932 On March 5, the Lindberghs , authorized Salvatore Spi tale and Irving Bitz, ac quainted with underworld characters, to act as theii intermediaries with the kid napers. A day later it was learned that two communi cations had been received by the Lindbergh* organized drive. There are similar "waves'' of telegrams, too. There appears to be no question but that “business" believes Congress, by its presence in Washington, is de laying an economic recovery. Or maybe it is not “business” in general which believes so, but a com paratively small group of prominent business men, of sufficient influence with the smaller fry to induce the latter to write letters and file tele grams to the capital as suggested to them. ‘Senator Couzens of Michigan, for example, who ought to understand “business" extremely well, gives it as his opinion that few business men pay any attention to Congress whatever. “In fact." he assured me once, "I don't think the aveiage among them could tell you, off hand, whether we re in session or not." "But of course, ’’ added the senator, "the big fellows keep informed. “And when there is something they are trying to put acroes,," he admit ted. “it can't be denied that they pre fer not to have Congress around to interfere. “It frequently is easy," continued the Wolverine statesman, too explain satisfactorily to an individual execu tive a proposition that a certain type of legislator would be nearly sure to fnd fault with, and to make him see the necessty of treating tt confiden tially until the plan actually is in ef fect and it's practically impossible to do anything about it. “With Congress on the job. however, the risk is evet present that an un sympathetic lawmaker will discover what's afoot and shout out a version to the public that will wreck the whole program." On another occasion which I recall. Senator Couzens, though personally he never “plays politics” and often ex presses himself impatiently concern ing those who do, drew between po liticians and the nation’s captains of industry (and it must be conceded that hit* contacts have been numerous with the headliners in both groups) a comparison by no means unfavor able to the politicians. “Talk all we will," he said, “of the weaknesses of men in elective office, the fact remains that unless they maintain a pretty high standard, they don't last long. “They're reasonable to the voters at regular intervals and the American voter is a severe critic. "The big business man ia answer able to hardly any oneG* “Even the law is elastic in his in terest if he is big enough. “The ethics of the politicians are made for him by his constituents. His private as well as his public life must stund scrutiny, or he isn’t re-eleoted." VACANT RESIDENCE DAMAGED B,Y BLAZE Fire of Undetermined Origin in lW\in Street Hons* Shortly After Saturday Mldnigght , A vacant dwelvling on Davis street owned by N. H. White was damaged by fire shortly after midnight Saturday night. The origin of the flame was not learned, but it began in the rear of the house, which was in a lighgt blase when discovered by residents in the neighborhood. Firemen reoponckl to an alarm. No. 12, an imaginary box at Hie corner of Chavasse avenue and Nicholas street. The fire had con siderably headway, however, when they reached the scene, but two strams of water were trained on the burning building, and the flames were oon querd bfor it was damaged beyond repair. How much Irani ranee, if any, was carried by Mr. White was not learned. AROUND TOWN One Couple Licensed—A license to marry was issued by the register of deeds Saturday to CtiarMe Perry and Annie B SommerviHe, colored, both of Vo nee County. Tried For Aaaault—Hafvie Whpeler was tried In police court today on « charge of as.-xiuking Roy Moore, and pleaded guilty Judgment wan su spended on payment of the corts. con ditioned on good behavior for two year*. IrtpuMU Caelinurt-—ln recorder's court today May Glboon «m» charged with Lining obnceei* language iu x pub lic piac*. and prayer for judgment was **ugi*nd*d oo painoewt of tb* coat*. ■ tZSk f * * h 3L 2 I)ik &A\\ iii til if v lu HynUft ’ SB Rflnol ■op w* L ■ ;HE I ; SF I ■a m I ■SB vv a I Detectives examining ladder used in IridnADing. BRh. A Story oP Mystery and Love in The South Seas^M^fip RL’.U) THlri filter: Scenting mystery iciiu the dis covery of a IM-year-old ship's 100 hook, five young Vhkayoant. Larry Holmes. Tom Barry, lone Adam*. Hilly Tightener and Joy Itrucc, uho tells the story, take ship for Tahiti iu the youth Seas. Alt but Hilly had been nruspay<' r »*'i iters. She is a co-cd. He lore leaving Tom and Hilly and Jay ami tone arc married At tempt* bu a strange girl, a Miss Whitney, to obtain ftossession ot the lop, spur the in on. The lop relatei: the story of a cruise by a Yankee •hip in the pearl troilc noil of an at tempt to pet pottxi 'uinu of a ttrraf Wdcfc pi ail embedded in the head n f a statue of au island pod, Xu. on the island of Tare a. Some of it i* in code. They arrive in Tahiti and there Miss Whitney turns out to l>e Pa wo. an hrrerfffarir prince** of a •mail group of islands. She in rites them to cruise there on her yacht. They acpi-pt. l.arry becomes infatuated with Ha ua. Meanwhile Tom, who knows wireless code , hears messaprt being tent from Pairo* island palace, indication that an Hnplish man, named l.ifiupstan, is alto atlcinptinp to pet hold of the lop. T.arry photographs the pages at the hook and the pirls set oaf to copy the code Then the 100 mp«t' riously disappears One morning Hava docs not appear for breakfast. They discorer later in the day that a strange ship. Indie red to be J,h inpston s put is during the might, taking ratio, Ihe radio oper ator, and two servant*. They con clude that fang has been kidnatrrd. t-voir oo ox with Tin: stoky) CHAPTER ’0 FOR A MOMENT Tom said noth ing as he studied the blue waters of the lagoon, visible through the wide doors and long windows. Bril liantly colored tropical birds called to each olhsr as they flew. Butldcnly Larry found our eyes on him. With out a word he ant down. "All right, then —we are six right bow," Tom said. “1 think w« all agree that what started out just as a lark has taken a surprisingly grave turn, and that events have convinced us that a black pearl ac tually exista. It's serious business now—” "llenty serious," Larry agreed putting down his glass and lighting a clgarct. , “Here is whnt we have," Tom con tinued. “If I'auo Is oft this Island it's a 100 to 1 shot that she is with Livingston, and whether .she wsnt willingly or was kidnaped wo don't know —’’ “Listen to this, and let It soak tq,, all of youl" Holmes barked. ' "I happen to know she detests Liv ingston. She has known him a long time —but she finally caught up with this Waxy guy. Nhe wouldn’t wslk across this floor with him—" "I watched her dancing with him," I interjected. “Yeah?" l.arry snapped whirling on me. "Well, that was before she got his-number!" "Did she tell you what 'burned' her'.'" lone asked. “Hhs simply said he was a filthy double-croseer. and that be sneaked his schooner out here while she was in the States, and lay over by Tarea for several days while he searched the island. Tom turned to Larry: “Was that the only reason she gave you for going 'sour' on Livingston?" "Yes. But what's all this deep stuff I should know about,” he asked im patiently. “Give him a load of It, Tom,” 1 suggested, quietly. "He’ll take It an the button now." "I think we know what the real trouble la between Livingston and the girl," Tofn announced. Larry looked up sharply at the note in his voice. "Livingston won’t marry her be cause she Is part Kanaka, and to put it bluntly, he doesn't want 'breeds' for children." Strange how various things fasten In your memory. I recall thinking that the silence which followed Tom's voice was tangible. I wanted to shout and shatter It nr “'ou would shatter an )ce jam with a bluat of dynamite. Four of us were absolutely powerless to tear our eyes from lurtry, who never moved a muscle. He seemed * thing of stone. It may have been seconds, or it may have been minutes. I'll never know. Time has away of ltcing elas tic on occasion, and me can live years In the apace of minutaa. Then he moved. "1 would love her,” he said simply, "If her skin was green." I don't know we never talked About it later among ourselves hut i WM a stl'ut vketr. W/ M Jdn4rWffli oHfeJPI BBSwC B^SfPET 1 'il'i' MiMdni*' w 1 mmi* - ■ - • '”" 'A »t- .1 ... X* . .. t_ * *-» On Match 8, the first of a series of advertisements, .-lpned ’’Jafsie,” appeared in Now York, inviting kid napers to negotiate Kight day* later another “Jafsio” ad v c r tisement appeared, saying that “the money was ready ” Sixteen days had passed since the kidnaping. Scores of fruitless clues had been followed. “Red” John son had been spirited from jail in Hartford to jail in Newark, N. J. But, on March 12, police announced he was completely absolved- He was detained, however, for deportation because of alleged illegal entry. / jKI I|L | Tarea held it* secret securely locked. from deep Inside each of us, for that declaration. Looking at him I saw that liis fai t was pasty and hi* eyes beggared. l-nriv turned to Torn: “Get on with the facte 1 thoulJ know " Him voice sounded Ktrnmre, like a file on hard at eel. Toin realised that he had Just token a Now which hnd shaken him thoroughly. Toni's voice was velvet now as he came softly In on another tack. "Some years ago there was a bit of unpleasantness with the Imperial German government. Lturlng that time we were in uniform.” he said indicating me with a nod. “In the branches of the service In which we were enlisted we learned to read the International radio code, as well as something of coilo-swnrk laid r.aiyng." • *. ‘ ‘ "The upshot of all this," I broke in, “id that Tom can read rode as fast as it can So sent. There have beau a lot of unusual messages go out from here, Utato hnn ber-n •teaching’ Tom the code—" "I know that,” Larry said. “ —which rave Toni the opportun ity to hung around the tower, where he Rot pretty much everything. We know that Livingston has a radio set on his lioat, and thut while Utato has been drawing pay frrm I’-iuo. he is in reality Livingston's man. Utato haa kept Idvlngston posted on everything of importance that has happened here —" Tom said: "Livingston wants that leg. l*uuo wants the log—which was evidently the reason for her bring ing tm here. The log t.i gone. f*auo is gone." "Whut we haven’t been able to definitely determine is Just where Pauo fits in this scheme of things,” I stated. Then we told him of the various messages, beginning with the first one from the Sequoia innouncing our presence on board; of the |»eou liar use of the word ’we’ and ending with Uttito's report of having taken the log. and the suggestion that Mv ingston come. “Well, that *we' isn’t Pauo. who ever it Is," I.arry declared with a snap. I noticed that the color had returned to his fare and that he was getting his ftglrt back. "Hut what I mini to know.” he added, “la why I wasn't told that Livingston had been eent for. The girl is in danger and you all alt around like a herd of chumps and let Ihia guy slip In here and grab her right uniler our noses. You would think a collection of two-year-olds would know—" "\\ alt a minute, l-urrv, before you gel all blistered Jjp," I suggested. if we had thought for a minute that she waa in any physical danger, you know what we would havo done “Why haven't I beep told of these things a* they broke, instead of be in* kept in the dark Am I one of th* family or am I a ■ t tßL:^ J Pi l d—" On the same day, March 12, Morris Ru-sner, New York undercover man, aiding thv Lindberghs, said he had knowledge that the baby was alive and would be re turned. Many parents traveling in autos were held up by police while their babies w* re examined. Newt* Rinmn Paid. "Llecause.” 1 retorted, "you seemed to be having a pretty good time as it was. \Ye didn’t want to run ground whispering a lot of half-lacked sus picions. getting you ell steamed up. Sometimes the best way to learn things is to play 'Mickey-the-dunce.' and—" "You roe what your *wst<.iifut waiting* got us. don’t you?” he asked with a half sneer. His tone was taking on a tinge, but ! don’t think there wga any resent men; in any of the four of ip. We knew tie was laboring under pressure. We humane haw to make allowances for the .r nltiee of other humans at tlmiw Now he stood up mnl faced ua and tlieie was pugnacity to every |lpe. I remember thinking at .the time Gvt l *»vh J?elifn fjri eiie used to have way back ln.*‘Mllfon. Wisconsin. Strange how thoughts like that will flip through one's mind. "I want it understood that from now on there isn't going to be any more of this covering-up business. What one knows--we all know. Hals* your hands and swear it:” t tUdiemly four right hands cam* up ”ls I had known eertaln angles tills tiling would never have hap pened !" We didn't argue the point with him. lie might have been right at that. “Now the girl li gohe! The book Is rone! Everything is hay-wire—” “llon't get so breathless,” I‘illy cuuiioned. "There is one little bright spot. We have a copy of the lug book's code." “Which la Just a lot of tiny figures —a blind alley.” "Hut there Is a door at the end at that alley, which wtU reveal the se cret if we ran hnd the key.” I told him. Then we explained our dlacoeery thut the figures were letters in sema phore, and that the group* of fiv« indicated a five-letter code word iq cypher disk. "All of which doesn’t bring Pauo back.” l-arry said hopelessly. He walked over to the great wide doors and stood looking across those dozen miles of tumbling water stretching to the lonely shores of Tarea, which held Its secret securely locked. Ghost-rid<len Tarea, with Its tain peak* like the fingers of a beckoning hand. Tarea, the accursed, on which no man lived. Larry’s shoulders slumped deject edly. I*auo was gone. She was some where out there where wide, wet miles of Pacific tumbled and tossed. Under cover of night a boat had slipped In prohahly 1.l vlngstoa's Wanderer—and she bad disappeared. It was that feeling of helpleas ness. like the paralysis of a dream; the Inaction, the futility of action, that waa getting ua Now we couldn’t catch a •**£ vt the hours that lay ahead (l9 MM Warning of De.iti, * To Carol And Hi, ‘Lady Friend' Sent Vienna. May :«i nj t) •d warning of impendinT i^ for King Carol „f bis friend. Mine MugdT u*u««d a turmoil of exciuT^ "*• Luchurcwt today. »•> The warning M *„ c„n Ui ,. t4 . the writing Ot u mvM.fW* “ aon who Btgned hl.-nseir -w **' ia believed «>> man\ t„ iL - „ Alexandra WnJ t ’7Z Roumanian peoples pan> Mupih* ago Hits writer hiatea xirongl) at the d.ti, fl(|lrI1 King Carol, Hut |„ s r „.,. ni J*' Ulga ha«e gone larthrr t ! ago he alluded d „., h tha freiuh king, 1b,,,, „ tariua leaving UouM th«i waa warning King t ,r Bitter Attack on Presbyterians ! ~ X Tr* Denver. C..1 May 30-( A Pi^ An „ ‘“ k 4K on ’ h ** I*"WM and soveina;;, of the Presbyterian Church „f tfcl U. S. A., by one of it, out standi,., leaders exploded a bombshell in the ranks of the churchmen erad here for ihe H4th General a sembly of the church. Dr. J. Gtesham Machen, of p*., adelphla. iTcognized as ihe guidu» spirit of the church’s fundamental faction, said yesterday that “th* Pr „ aent condition of the Presbyterui Church is an offense against ijnd LOUISBURG IS SOON TO HAVE HOSPITAL Louiaburg iR to have a hospu*! its own according to information i ceived bate. A small, weilequipjet hospital is being prepared an.i a,.i b« opened in th enear future in old Ruffin home on Fennioie in Louisburg. It is expected the 4U 5... tara will be transfoi med ami r.juq, pad ready for opening about June ; Sponsors of the new hospliHl Wn n( It will be of great etivice and aiu t« Louisburg and Franklin cuui.tv, new hospital is to be in ehaiy* Mrs. 8. C. Foster and Mrs. a W Fowler, both tegistoed nurses. Dispatch WANT ADS Oat Result* RING NECK PHEASANTS "VoR aale: Two week old chick? Suv eggs J 2.00 per doz W. E. Mudljrf Zolliccffer Ave. Phone 3J>J So Ir | FOR RENT GOOD SIX ROOM | ihouae. See Nat Mitchell yhw.e 749-W. TI-Sl FOR - SALE NANCY HALL AS? Porto Rico potato plants. Can ft niah quantities 1 to thousatw J 1.50 per thousand. J R. Pr»’t I Andiews Avenue. 30-lt. i FOR SALE - FOUR JERSEY COW; with firM and second calve*. W. J Brununitt, Route 8, Oxford. N. C 3*t and 1 1 FOR SALE TWO FRESH MILK cow* or will trade for cows to fre-t. I en later. G. W. Eaves. Hindu eon. Route 6. 27-3" FOR RENT SIX ROOM HOUSE ON Young Avenue, desirable location hardwood floors, steam heat, garsi’ i A.pply Mrs. J. H. Tucker or cili [ 812-W. »>-a- USED CAR VALUES 1929 Buiek Standard Sedan . $550 1928 OWxmobile Coach 425 u* 1981 Pontiac Coach 495*** 1980 Pontiac Coupe 3.VHW 1928 Oakland Sedan 1927 Pontiac Coach 95U0 MOTOR SALES COMPANY Phone 882. Wf FOR SALE- TWO CHOICE YOUNG Cows, fresh 1j the pail. Nancy HjJ and Panto R*co potato plants U -- 1 ' per thousand Also tomato plants SeeE M Nevman. MISS G. C. BLACK NALL. PUBLIC stenographer now located ai He®' demon Book Co. Copying, multi graphing, mimeogiaphing. nnit'l FOR RENT-ONE FIVE ROOM house, Zolkooffer Avenue !»*d one alx room house College alte* These houses are clean and in goad condition, ready for you. A let .*■' Wgtkina. BUSINESS PROPOSITION WITH good returns for siknt or active part ner in money making busine*.- 81800 capital necessary for half in terest. Wrke "X 30P Cere Da*D Dispatch. 80-2t^ NOTICE OF HALE OP STOCK OF GOODS In United States District Court Eastern Diatrict of North Carobn* la the matter of Richard Thomas Stewrart. Bankrtij*' Under an order of the U 8. D-' _ trict Court. I will sell, by public au f tlon to the highest bidder, for es*h. at the R. T. Stewart store, in M*d dleburg, N. C-. al 12 o'clock, noon on Tuesday, the Slrt day of May. IW2 the stock of goods of said R. T. Stewar constating of Nothing, shoes. »V», and novelties and other m»: chandise. This stock of goods was »U plained a t |6«6.67. This sale I* s jack to confirmation of Referee, wtih out notioe. Succeeaful bidder will o* required to deposit 10 percent of bid to guars nlee oomplianee. At ••nit’ tun* and piace I wiH alao offer r sale th* accounts leceivahle of rupt. upon a*me terms and c< ®“ l ttQM. Tins )St h day of May T. 8. KITTRELL. cf R. T. STEWART, Bankrupt