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Radio announces [[red underline]] Japan [[/red underline]] & [[strikethrough]] Chinag [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] China have agreed to a truce in Sanghai. [[/red underline]] while League of Nations keeps on in Geneva discussion of stopping the two.
[[vertical annotation in left margin in red]] Lindberg Baby Kidnapped [[/left margin]]
[[underline]] March 1 - 1932 [[/underline]] Wind after 3 days northerly position shifts again to Easterly.
The whole nation - the [[red underline]] whole world is shocked [[/red underline]] by news that [[red underline]] Lindberghs small baby was kidnapped [[/red underline]] last night from its cradle in the house of its parents. in Hopewell. New Jersey. - What ^[[depth of]] villainy some human beings can sink to! And what a shame for the U.S. with its Volstead act, and its judges and police elected by the rabble instead of being appointed by responsible government men. May be this sad event will serve as an awakening to the 
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nation to follow President Hoover's plea to reform the administrate of justice in the U.S.
March 2 - 1932
Planted Cherrymoya seeds from my own tree, also seeds of mahagony tree (from Munroe) and Ravenela all in pots
Sent telegram to George approving [[red underline]] Rogers [[/red underline]] (paid board) contract with two minor corrections
[[red underline]] Sanford Brown wrote me long [[/red underline]] hand written letter containing a [[red underline]] half apology for his impertinent letter of last December. [ know whether I shall answer him.
[[underline]] March 3 [[/underline]] Telegram to George telling him we should examine [[strikethrough]] submitted [[/strikethrough]] offered [[red underline]] sugar-resin [[/red underline]] product provided we do not have to pay money in advance. This they [[strikethrough]] ordina [[/strikethrough]] have done in several instances without asking my advice and afterwards found they were the dupes