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Wendel Kidnap er Suspect Ncibbed, DISTRICT ATTORNEY CLAIMS PRISONER MADE CONFESSION arrested after police VISIT CELLAR IDEN TIFIED BY VICTIM BROOKLYN, N. Y., April 20 (TP) Martin Schlossman was booked by Brooklyn police this morning with the kidnaping of Paul Wendel. This action followed the statement by Dis trict Attorney William Oeoghan that Schlossman had confessed Wendel’s kidnaping. Geoghan also let it be known that two detectives left by airplane far Detroit to seek two more men named by Wendel as his kidnapers. Geog han said the information he has se cured in the ‘Wendel case links with that of the Lindbergh-Haupt mann case. He wouldn’t say how it links—just now. Wendel was ar rested and charged with the Lind bergh murder just a few days before the late Burno Hauptmann was to have been executed. Ellis Parker was instrumental in Introducing a so-called “confession” from Wendel. Parker, a rural detective, was prompt ly implicated by Wendel. Wendel said he was kldmpsd and tortured into writing the document. Schlossman entered the case when Geoghan’s investigation took him to Schlossman's cellar in Brooklyn. Wendel said it corresponded with the one in which he was kept prisoner during his abductisn. Schlossman began a long grilling at the hands of detectives. Geoghan declined to say how many more will be involved • In the case. The King’s county dis trict attorney said Schlosrman had not involved anyone else. Then Geog han booked his prisoner for the Wendel kidnaping. Geoghan said that Schossman was working for someone ese when he aided In the Wendel kidnaping. The report that higher-ups, inkjed with New York and New Jersey politics, were responsible for the snatching drew no comment from him. Three Brsoklyn detectives who flew to Detroit are searching for Schlo sman's brother-in-law, Murray ‘ Bicefield, and a cab-driver named . Harry Weiss. The pair are suspect ed of having helped Schlossman kid nap Wendel. A fourth man is be lieved to be hunted in Brooklyn. 1 Schlossman, according to the meager Information given out by i Gecghan, admits he drove the car ] wmiMmHiiiiiiii oi ib y.ifLi HELP! - HELP! ... HELP! $5,000 IN PRIZES AND CASH 5 Automobiles-7 Other Prizes—s7oo °° In Cash ALL FREE * WE HAVE MORE PRIZES THAN WE HAVE CONTESTANTS ENTERED TO WIN THEM What It’s All About ' ENTRY BLANK I Prize List j CAOn POST VfiTTC ' IST PRIZE -°HRYSLER SEDAN (Value) $1,007.50 ] Jvvv 1 JaLjD V VI Lu ■ 2ND PRIZE—LAFAYETTE SEDAN (Value) 789.00 I The Savannah Daily Times wants subscribers, and the Savannah Daily Times is giving this ; , 3RD SEDAN (Value) - 695.00 | ■< $5,000.00 to the people of Savannah and vicinity who are live wires, and are willing to use ■ ' ' 4TH PRIZE—CHEVROLET SEDAN (Value)- 673.00 B some of their spare time to good advantage. 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MMMMBwNBSah.--.-. - sali In this shattered automobile Dr. economics at the University of Sou the floor, killing himself and fatal SON SAYS ROOSEVELT IN BEST OF HEALTH NEW ORLEANS, April 20 (TP) President Rooseven-s son, Elliott, says his father’s health U better than when he walked into the White House three years ago. Elliott Roosevelt is stopping with his wife and mother-in-law in New Orleans. He is en route to his ranch near Fort Worth, Texas. when Wendel was kidnaped from in front of a Manhatta nhotel on Feb. 14. Geoghan delined to nsme any of the rumored “higherups” said to be linked with the case. William D. Moriarty, professor of i ithern California, hurled a bomb to I ly injuring his wife. In the front | ROOSEVELT AND WIFE PLAN TO ATTEND HOWE FUNERAL TOMORROW WASHINGTON, April 20 (TP)— President Roosevelt has cancelled all social engagements today as he mourns the death of his longtime friend and invaluable adviser, Ixiuis McHenry Howe. The widow and son of Colonel Howe are stay ing at the White House until the funeral tomorrow at Fall River, Hass. Franklin and Eleanor Roose velt are almost certain to attend. The President cancelled his speech before the Daughters of the SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES, MONDAY. APRIL 20. 1936 I seat were Harley McCoy, a business associate, and Miss Eleanor Thomi McCoy’s fiancee, who were blown through the doors by the blast ai I critically injured. (Central Pres American Revolution. Mrs. Roose velt is expected to call off her ad dress in Baltimore tomorrow night. OHIO RESIDENTS DEMAND U. S. FLOOD ASSISTANCE NEWCOMERSTOWN, Ohio.—Resi dents of eleven Ohio counties are circulating petitions protesting fed eral flood control assessments. Delegates predict the petiticns will bear 10 000 names when they are sent to President Roosevelt. The pe titioners ask that the federal govern ment assume the costs of the Musk ingum Watershed Conservancy dis trict project. LOVE AFFAIR WAS HOPELESS - COUPLE DIE IN SUICIDE PACT RICHMOND, Ky. April 20 (TP)— The bodies cr two sweethearts are be ing shipped back to their homes to day. The couple took poison rather than continue what they considered a futile love affair. The victims are Mary Jane Dean of Lexington, Ky., and Geoi-ge Hocken smith of Stamping Ground. They were feund dead in an auto, parked cn a lonely road, near Richmond. A note clutched in the girl’s hand said Hokensmith was unable to get a SAVANAH IS SEEN E2OSATOB ’S CHOICE STRONG TO REPORT MACON MEETING TO SCHOOL BOARD TODAY The ann:uncement that Savannah has a chance of five to two of being the next convention city of the Georgia Education Association was expected to be one of the principal items brought up by Ormond B. Strong, superintendent of public schorls, at the board of education meeting this afternoon at 4 o’oclok Mr. Strong said this morning thaf his delegation to the Macon meeting during the past week-end pulled so hard for Savannah that he is almos certain this city will be selected at the meeting o fthe Georgia Educa tion Asseclation board in October. His report this afternoon, he said would cover many interesting thing: that happened in Me con during his three days there, when conferences with nearly a thousand educators from all over th estate brought to light a number of vital points. He also expected to report, Mr. Strong stated, that the Woodville school was repaired within its insur ance amount and was opened the Monday following the disaster, with only four days lo:t by the children. This school was badly damaged by a fire that mysteriously broke out several weeks ago. politlcianlT’ C«@o SLAIN CARROLL’S MURDER IS LINKED WITH GANG WARFARE CHICAGO. April 20 (TP)—Polce today labelled Patrick Carroll’s as sassinaticn as the result of political warfare in Chicago’s turbulent Forty second ward. Carroil was a reputed gambler and political figure in the ward just north of the Chicago river. He walked into Henrotin hospital early Sunday morning saying he had been shot on a street corner. The politician died within a few minutes of reaching the hospital. divorce from his wife, and they thought that death was the best solu tion. In Line for Fortune & fl .Bik > Jr i Mis* Vilda Shuman Miss Vilda Shuman of Cooledge, Ga., is one of 17 nieces and nephew’s of a rich uncle who is in line for a fortune which will go to the one making the best scho lastic record at college. She is attending the Georgia State Col lege for Women at Milledgeville, is now a senior and has made an outstanding record in scholarship. Recently her application to enter the medical school at Vanderbilt university was accepted. BOSTON WINS AMERICAN LEAGUE (Morning Game) RHE Boston 6 10 0 Washington 5 9 2 Walbert, Cascerella an dR. Ferrell. Linke, Russell and Bolton. PAGE FIVE EDUCATORS PLAN CAMPAIGN AGAINST TAX AMENDMENT TEACHERS OF GEORGIA WILL WAGE FIGHT SAYS VARNEDO A program to bring about the de feat of the 15 mills tax amendment will be launched by the teachers and ■ether educators of Georgia, it was announced by Ashton Varnedoe, pres ident of the Chatham County Teach ers Association, who was back in his classroom at the high school this morning, after attending the conven tion of the Georgia Education Asso ciation in Macon. * The members of the association de clared that chaos would be the re sult of the proposed legislation ,Mr. Varnedoe said, and they.are calling on citizens throughout the state to study this plan and the effect it might have on the schools ,the asyl ums, tlse health work, and all pub lic activities of Goorgia. “It is too dangerous to adopt such a system without making more defi nite plans for taking care of these institutions,” Mr. Varnedoe reported, quoting th eassociation. He added that the stand of the educators is that not enough money is now be ing appropriated for these purposes and that the 15 mill tax amendment would bring about a chaos out of which there would be no road. The reports of Malcolm Bryan, who has made a scholarly and unbiased study, Mr. Varnedoe said, of this situation, will be issued to the pub lic shortly. Civic organizations, tax payers associations, teachers, and all others interested in the problem will be given a copy. A more extensive report of the ac tion of the teachers will be made at the meeting of the Chatham Asso ciation, Wednesday at 4 o’clock at the Richard Arnold Junior High. NINE GET PROPERTY Mi’s. Margaret L. Allen, whose will was probated before Ordinary Gordon Saussy tday, bequeathed her property to nine children to share and share alike. The children are Joseph A. Al len, Essie E. Allen, Ralph M. Allen, Lottie C. Allen, David F. Allen, Min nie H. Stofer and Grover C. Allen. Essie E. Allen was named executrix.