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Evening star., 1932-04-14

Barnard said. IT told the men I would
not handcuff them if they would promise
to be orderly. They promised, and I
took them at their word. Their past
records proved they were worthy Of
trust"
The five men serving life sentences
are William Poland. Joseph Hawkins,
Benjamin H. Young. John Middleton
and James Alphonso Frye.
Some Of the others with long terms
are Isaiah Hawkins, Is years: william
j. Carroll, 80 years; Herbert Lentheier,
30 years; James L. Jackson, l9 years
Charles R. Proctor, 20 years; Albert
Rose, 20 years; joseph ]. Jefferson. 20
years: Thomas Essex, 20 years: James
H. Garfield, 20 years, and Alonzo Green,
20 years. The men will be kept at
Lorton Reformatory.
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PLEDGES FREE 40 CONVICTS
OF HANDCUFFS ON LONG TRIP
Barnard Accepts Prisoners Word and Has No Trouble
on Journey From Leavenworth

Capt. M. M. Barnard. superintendent
of District penal institutions, believes
a man can be trusted-even when he
knows he must spend the rest Of his
life in Jail
Acting on this belief, Capt Barnard
returned here yesterday from the Federal
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,
with 40 long-term prisoners, of them
''liferS." He didn't Shackle or hand
cuff them, because they had given him
their word they wouldn't try TO escape
Capt. Barnard took with him his five
deputies, but he had no occasion to
call upon them for assistance.
The 40 men were placed in day
coach and during the 42-hour ride to
Washington no more than three officers
were with them in the car at a time
Before We left Leayenworth." Capt.
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.DARROW TO REVEAL
PLANS Of DEFENSE
At TODAY'S Y'SHEAR|NG
Counsel for Mrs. ForteSCue
Keeps Both Court and
Public Guessing.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, April 14.-Enmeshed
by many threads of the prosecutions s
story of she lynching of Joseph Kaha-
hawai-, four persons accused of the kill
ing watched today for Clarence Darrow
to go into action for their defense with
tactics shrouded in secrecy up to the
last minute.
Except for one witness, Public Prose-
cutor John c. Kelley finished his case
yesterday with testimony that broke the
frigid composure of the accused society
matron, Mrs. Granville Fortescue.
Her shoulders moved expressively
when two neighbor women testified to
hearing a shot from the direction of
her home at 9 am. January 8, when
Kahahawai allegedly was killed there
to avenge a criminal attack on Mrs.
Thalia Massie, daughter of Mrs
Fortescue
Previously she had burst into tears
at the mention of Mrs Massie's name
by a Jail matron who testified she had
asked Mrs. Fortescue If her daughter
had recovered from the attack.
Mother Last Witness.
With gruesome exhibits - bloody
sheets, a strip Of one sheet taken from
Mrs Fortescue when she was arrested
in motor car with Kahahawai's body
and coil Of rope found in the Fortes-
cue home-the prosecutor wove his case.
aided by many witnesses. Then he
turned to Circuit Judge Charles S.
Davis
We need about Is minutes more,
judge" he said, but would like to have
it tomorrow. We may have one more
witness"
I'VE will be ready" said Darrow
quickly, and court adjourned
The remaining witness is Mrs. Joseph
Kahahawai, Sr.. mother of the slain eth
lete, who wept silently as Kelley reached
the climax of his effort to send Mrs
Fortescue and three Navy men to prison
for the killing She probably will be
called to identify cap found in the
Fortescue home as that of her son.
What Darrow would do for de-
fense had the prosecution as well as
the public guessing. Time and again
he dismissed prosecution witnesses with
that's all; no questions"
Line Forms Early.
His apparent passivity served to build
up a belief he would seek to free Mrs.
Fortescue, Lieut.. Thomas H. Massie, E.
j. Lord and Albert o. Jones by fatty
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DISNEY RETAINS SEAT

House Committee Disallows Re-
count Asked by o'Connor.
House Elections Committee today
voted 10 dlsallow a recount asked by
Charles OConnor, Republican. and
declare Wesley E. Disney. Democrat
elected as a member of the House from
the nrst Oklahoma congressional dis
trict.
The committee vote was seven to one
Representative Schafer, Republican, of
Wisconsin, holding OConnor should DO
allowed recount before the result was
decided. He will file minority report.
Evening star., 1932-04-14
Vienna Search Pressed.
SCHOEFFEL IN VIENNA.

VIENNA, April IA (F).-Maj. Charles
H. Schoeffel of the New Jersey police,
who came here yesterday presumably
in connection with the search for the
Lindbergh baby, said today he had no
new clues.
He spent the morning examining the
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The man gave johnson bundle Of
manuscripts, he said asking him to
mail them to an address scribbled on
them, but the manuscripts rotted from
the hide in which he carried them and
the address was indecipherable when
he returned to civilization
The narrator of the tale here said
johnson showed him some of the rotted
manuscripts and that they appeared to
have been written between 1918 and
1916.
Ambrose Bierce disappeared in Mexico
in 1914. There have been stories that
he died in battle at Torreon, Mexico,
with Pancho Villas rebel forces; that
he was seen in South America after his
disappearance in Mexico; that he was
driven frcm Villas camp and shot and
that he deliberately walked to death by
heading into the enemy lines at Chi
huahua City.
He would be more than IS years old
If he were alive now.
Evening star., 1932-04-14
UNION PACIFIC PRESIDENT
PREDICTS TONNAGE GAIN
Operating Income in March Better
Than in February, He
Asserts.
BY the Associated Press

BY Lhe ASSOclated Press.
NEW YORK, April 14.-Carl Gray,
president of Union Pacific Railroad,
said today that he thought that road,
in common with other western carriers,
would have an upturn in tonnage traf-
fic after August, although he was not
sure this would be translated into sub
stantial increases in revenues.
The most hopeful sign in our ter
ritory now" he added, "is the good
moisture condition of the soil. The
wheat movement so far is only mod
crate. However, there is more wheat on
the farms than at this time last year
and this wheat must be moved some
time"
Union Pacific's net railway operat-
ing income in March was better than in
February, Mr.. Gray said.
Evening star., 1932-04-14
SHORT MAN ADMITTED

BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, April
IA (P).-Antonio Bertone can live in
Argentina even if he is only feet 6
inches tall, the Supreme Court ruled
today. The ruling reverses a decision
by the immigration authorities that
Bertone was too short to hold a
regular job.
immigration inspectors wouldn't let
Bertone in when he came back re-
Gently from visit to Italy. The court
held today that if he had a regular job
before he went to Italy he could get
another one now that he is back.
Evening star., 1932-04-14
BROKER Is FOUND DEAD
FROM POISONED COFFEE
Orders Pot in Fashionable Hotel
Room, but Fails to Answer
Call Placed at Desk.
b. the Associated Press.

By the ASSoClated Press.
NEW YORK. April 14-Louis N.
Shour, tenanting a room at fashion,
able Park avenue hostelry. telephoned
for a pot of coffee last night and asked
to be called at II pm.
The coffee was delivered At II
O'Clock his room was called, but he did
not answer. A house detective, enter
ing with q pass key, found him dead.
On the floor was the cup from which
Shour a securities broker in Wall
Street, had drunk In the bottom Of
the cup were traces of deadly poison
Evening star., 1932-04-14
TWO BROTHERS ESCAPE
FROM TRIO OF KIDNAPERS
Boy, IA, Gets Away After Being
Locked in Sta ble-Second, 12,
Fights Off Abductors.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, April l4-Edward
Walsh, IA, was kidnapped by three color
ed men while on his way to school in
West Philadelphia today and was later
found by two motorcycle policemen on
the South street Bridge over the Schuyl-
kill River, some distance away.
The boy said the men took him in
their automobile TO an old stable in the
city and locked him in, but he escaped
by climbing out a window
His brother, Thomas, IL, was also
forced into the automobile by the men
but he fought them and escaped before
they drove away.
Evening star., 1932-04-14
Image of Garibaldi,
Who Fought Pope,
Carried to Vatican
BY the Associate ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, April IA
The image of Garibaldi, VINO
made war against the Pope. was
carried into the Vatican To-Day
on a series of stamps commem-
Grating the fiftieth anniversary
of his death.
The italian minister OF COM
munications sent the stamps to
the Governor of Vatican City
according to the custom Of ex-
changing new commemorative
Serie5.
Evening star., 1932-04-14
COLD CANCELS GAME

Washington and Boston Teams to
Resume Series Tomorrow.
The Washington Boston base ball
game was postponed today because of
cold weather at Boston. The teams
will resume their series tomorrow.
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Turkey May Join League.

GENEVA, April IA (41.-It was learned
on good authority today that Turkey IS
ready to become a member of the
League and an invitation probably will
be issued this year.
Evening star., 1932-04-14
HARRIS "NOT so WELL"
Physician Describes Senator's Con-
dition as Quite Serious"

The condition of Senator Harris of
Georgia was described by his physician
this morning as quite serious
The 64-year-old Senator was pro-
nounced not so well today" His pulse
rate had increased and he suffered con-
siderable pain during the night. A
consultation of doctors was held this
morning.
He is suffering from an intestinal
ailment and his heart has shown signs
Of weakening under a long siege Of
illness.
Evening star., 1932-04-14
.L|NDBERGHR RANSOM
BILL SEARCH FAILS
Officials Find Difficulty Trac-
ing Note Paid by New
York Bank.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press
HOPEWELL N. j., April 14.-A
needle e-in-the-haystack chore faced
secret service men today in the Lind
bergh kidnapping mystery.
Persons who executed a $4,000 hoax
on Col. Charles A. Lindbergh by falsely
promising to return his stolen baby
have already begun to spend the money.
That much is definite, but tracing the
cash to the criminals is proving most
difficult
A $40 bill turned over to a mysterious
individual in a Bronx cemetery by
"Jsfsie" came to light yesterday in the
possession of David Isaacs, retired
clothing merchant of New York. He
obtained it from a branch of the East
River Savings Bank in New York, where
it was paid either April or 5, two or
three days after the ransom trans
action.
Strain Tells on "Jafsie."
On April 4 and 5 many hundreds of
deposits were made at the bank
branch, so discovery of the bill helped
little
"Jafsie," otherwise DR.. John F.
Condor, retired Bronx school master
who still hopes to get the baby back
from the kidnapers, continued his
mysterious movements-and showed
signs that the strain is beginning to
tell Returning home after one Of sew
-. 1x.sv@ l,n
crowd around his stoop.
Get off my property" he said. Il
don't know you. You might be the
kidnapers."
He made gesture toward his right
hand pocket and then dashed indoors.
During yesterday, Col. Henry Breckin-
ridge, closest adviser of Lindbergh,
called at Condon's home.
In Norfolk, Dean H. Dobson- Peacock
disclosed he had had secret messages
from two other Norfolk men acting
with him in attempts to recover the
baby. The other two, John H. Curtis
and Rear Admiral Guy Burrage, are
away from home, apparently trying to
contact the kidnapers. The dean is
hopeful.
Vienna Search Pressed.
Maj. Charles H. Schoeffel, New jersey
State police official who went abroad
in connection with the kidnapping, ar
rived in Vienna, and police there were
searching for the missing Charles A.
Lindbergh, jr.
Conflicting reports that Harry
F1eischer, former member of Detroit S
purple gang, had fled to Halifax to ship
to England and that he had been killed
in upstate New York gave police plenty
to check. FleiScher is wanted for ques-
tions about his movements at the time
of the abduction
One of Col. Lindbergh's automobiles
was driven into his Sourland estate late
last night, but troopers said it carried
only a New York City detective, and
not Col. Lindbergh.
Evening star., 1932-04-14
JAPAN SEEKS MARKET
Negotiations for Trade Pact Begun
With Uruguay.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, April IA [P)
-Shigheti Kubata, JapaneGe CONNER
cial representative, began negotiations
today for comercial agreement based
on an interchange of products between
Japan and Uruguay.
He said owing to the Chinese conflict.
Japan was seeking new markets for the
purchase of raw materials and fertil-
iZerS
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Radio Programs on Page d.
Evening star., 1932-04-14

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1932-04-14
WEATHER.

Fair; continued cool tonight; minimum
temperature about "a degrees; tomorrow
fair, slowly rising temperature; moderate
northwest winds. Temperatures-High
est, So at noon today; lowest, 35, at
am. today. Full report on page 4.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03
INSTITUTE

The Institute, held jointly by Benton
Yakima, Kittitas, Klickitat counties
and Yakima city, at Yakima on Oc-
tober q and %, was decided sue
cess from the point of view of inspira-
tional and educational value. The
meetings were organized into general
sessions and departmental sessions for
the different subject matter fields
There were present such prominent
educators as Dr. N. D. Showalter, Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction in
the state of Washington; Mr.. Charles
Emery Asbury, President Of the Wash
!ngton Education Association, and DR..
r. A. schwegler, Dean Of the School
of Education, University Of Kansas.
The speakers carried message Of
warming, stressing the need for op-
timisnn during the present crisis, which
has extended also to education. They
pleaded for individualized instruction
wherever possible, and the application
of subject matter to actual situations.
Sessions in the various departments
attempted to offer practical suggestions
that might be of immediate assistance
to teachers in the classroom.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03
EDITORIAL STAFF
EDITORIAL

Hoover pins and diminutive metal
elephants have been making their ap-
pearances on various persons around
the High School lately-one would
think that the students are very In
rerested in the welfare In our country
And yet-you would be astounded at
the great silences which follow Mrs
Nelson's questions concerning U. s.
Civics. Many are totally ignorant OF
the fact that there are more than two
major political parties. Even the Amer
lean History class has yet to discover
the total number of Washingtons rep
resentatives. Let us hope that the ris-
ing generation will not be one which
sits at home over election day and
then complains about the lawful gov
ernment.' We are too young to vote,
but thorough study of Civics and an
understanding of our governing body
should enable us to cast an intelligent
vote when we are of voting age. Let
us be prepared to fight for our prin-
ciples-we cannot cast aside the old
adage, "The young people of today are
the citizens of tomorrow"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03
THE MELTING POT

Report cards are out! One fourth of
the school year is over and the records
of nine weeks of work are before us.
For all it's innocent appearance, the
report card certainly has some startling
effects.
A map of White Bluffs when it was
a boom town has been contributed to
the Bulletin Board by Sam soden. It
has been source of great interest to
the students, many of whom did not
realize that White Bluffs was destined
to be much more than wide place in
the road.
Marg Penn has returned from short
trip to Seattle with her mother.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03
HIGH SCHOOL HOLDS
HALLOWEEN PARTY

On the night of Oct. 10, a very in
teresting Halloween costume party was
held at the High School. The guests
entered the building through the mouth
of huge pumpkin and were greeted
BY icy handshakes, wierd shrieks, and
clanking of chains as they were led,
blindfolded, through darkened corri-
doris, followed by ghostly footsteps. FL
nally they were led to the gymnasium
where the party was held.
Prizes were awarded to those who
kept their identity the longest and
those who wore the most original and
funniest costumes.
The Grand March preceding the
awarding of prizes was an added fea-
ture of the evening. Dancing furnished
the rest of the evenings entertainment
and refreshments were served at the
witching hour of twelve.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03

The following Seniors turned out
Saturday afternoon to clean up after
the Masquerade: Marg Penn, Doris
Hemker, Helen Wheeler, Doris Holecek,
Bob Brickman and Roscoe Ray. They
rolled paper, unstrung wires and swept
the floors, not to mention emptying
the cider barrel of it's contents to save
someone the task of dumping it.
Miss Duvall insists that she rolled
paper for an hour after the Seniors
had departed but several members of
the class greeted her statement with
profound incredulity.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03
ZOOLOGY NOTES

Tuesday a huge golden eagle was
brought In by Bobby drimths and Fred
Battig. The wingspread Of the bird
was six feet, seven inches, a very ua-
usual size for this country. Mr.. Nelson
is contemplating getting 1t stuffed for
the school.
Mr.. Nelson has contributed small
owl which was killed when it struck
the Nelson car as they were going to
Yakima This specimen will also be
added to the Zoology collection.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03
DEBATE TEAM CHOSEN

The debate team chosen to repre-
sent White Bluffs is: Thurston Foltz,
Elroy Wiehl and Carroll Meeker. They
are very enthusiastically working for
their first debate with Mabton at Nab
ton, where White Bluffs has the mega
tive and Mabton the affirmative.
Though this is White Bluffs first at
tempt at debate in several years they
are hopeful of being victorious and
even though unsuccessful, they feel
that the experience gained will be Of
practical value.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03
ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTING
CIV E. j. O'Larev)

Well. it won't be long now. By this time next
week the big election will be history and we will
know whether majority of the voters of the
country approve the administration of President
Hoover in solving the national problems, particu-
larly the measures he sponsored to soften the
blow of the worldwide depression, or whether
they have chosen Mr.. Roosevelt with his promise
of "new deal'' on the chance that it will make
conditions better instead of worse.
We will know, too whether this state will have
lost the prestige it enjoys in the U. S. Senate
through the long service of Senator Jones and the
position he holds on important committees, by the
election of Mr. Bone, who has conducted vtu-
porous campaign against the senior senator The
outcome Of this contest will be real test of the
intelligence OF the voters OF the state.
The question of who will occupy the Governors
Mansion at Olympia for the next four years will
also have been determined and we will know
whether it is Mr. Gellatly from the irrigated sec
ton or Mr. Martin from the wheat belt who will
direct our state affairs. This has been an inter
esting contest between two good men with Mr..
Martin perhaps carrying the heaviest handicap
because of widely published reports of deals'' for
appontlve offices and his connections with de-
funct bank at Spokane.
We will also know whether the splendid service
rendered the residents of the Fourth District by
Congressman John W. Summers for the last Is
years or more is to be rewarded by his reelection
or whether he is to be supplanted by Mr.. Hill !
who, however ambitious he may be- will have toi
work for years to gain the influential postiona
now occupied by Mr.. Summers II
The contests for all Of the other state offices will
also have been settled and we will know, too,
whether Harry Hughes and Mr.. Pacius, who with
Ira Hawley have made of the best boards of
county commissioners this county has ever had,
have been reelected or whether new men, who,
however we'll ntentioned are untried in such re-
sponsible positions, have been selected.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03

The Class of 1888 wishes to thank
Superintendent and Mrs Nelson, Mr..
Carboneau, Miss Duvall and various
students and other persons who do
mated properties and otherwise added
to the success of the Masquerade on
Wednesday night.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS RECEIVED

A new supply of library books has
been added to the shelves of the High
School library. The collection, consist
ing of about thirty-five books, includes
the following:
my Antonia," Gather; Little Amer
ica," Byrd; Tundra" Ellington; en-
dian Boyhood," Eastman; Girl and
the job" Hoerle; "ABC of Aviation
Page; Daughter of the Samurai" SUI
gimoto; Opening Davy Jones' Locker
williamson
The library now totals about thirteen
hundred books.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03

Lesion Coleman was taken to va
kima last Friday by his mother, Mrs.
G. G. Coleman, and brother in-law, Ell
mer Larsen, to receive medical treat
ment for rather serious infection in
his throat, resulting from an attack Of
impetigo. A second trip to the doctors
office was made Monday and at last
report Lesion was recovering very nice
ly.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03

Monday we had a Halloween party.
We played games and Gordon Taylor
and Roy Hermann won first prize in
two games. We played "Pin the Tail on
the Cat" and other games. We had
lots of fun. Barbara Hawley
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-11-03
GRADE SCHOOL HOLDS PARTIES

The first and second grades were
hosts Monday to a group of mothers
at the yearly Halloween party. Mes
DANES Heideman, Kern, Roberts and
Codding were the guests of honor
Mrs Moede served refreshments con-
sisting of jello, cup cakes and Hallow-
cen candies attractively arranged. Mrs
Moede was assisted in the serving by
several fifth and sixth graders.
The third and fourth grades enjoyed
an informal play period with refresh
ments as fitting climax. Emma Brick
man, Elizabeth Real, Autumn and
Wiley Harmon, Vanice Hemker, Arthur
Heideman, Ortin McCotter and Miss
Marsh furnished the refreshments.
Jesse Baze entered the First Grade
Tuesday. He comes from Othello. We
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