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Evening star., 1932-04-05
COL. GRAHAM D. FITCH
DIES AT WALTER REED
Former Engineer Corps oficer
Succumbs at Age of 70.
Widow Survives.

Col. Graham D. Fitch, U. s. A., re-
tired, Of 240O Twentieth street, died
early today at Walter Reed Hospital.
He was u years old.
Col. Fitch was retired in 1912, at his
own request. after 80 years service in
the Army, with the rank of lieutenant
colonel. He was placed on active duty
during the World War, promoted to
colonel and was retired August 80, 1918.
He was born in Chicago, February
10, 1860, and was graduated from the
U. S. Military Academy in June. 1882,
when he was commissioned second
lieutenant in the Artillery.
Col Fitch later was transferred to
the Engineer Corps, being in that
branch during the remainder OF his
Army career.
He is survived by his widow.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
NAVIGATION is RESUMED
Four Boats Get Under Way on

SARNIA, Ontario, April (P.-Navi-
cation for the season of 1882 got under
way on Lake Huron yesterday, with four
boats steaming up the st. Clair River
past Sarnia, hugging the Canadian
shore to avoid floating ice
The tanker Mexoil was the first to
head out into the lake, followed by the
freighters Huron, Leopold and Joseph
Bent. Most of the boats in berth dur
ing the Winter have steam up and are
being refitted for the official opening on
April Is.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
BOY WITH UNL0ADED GUN
PREVENTS PRISON BREAK
Two Get Away, but He Stops 12
Others as They Prepare to
Leap From Roof.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GADSDEN, Ala, April 5.-A boy with
an unloaded shotgun halted wholesale
Jail break here yesterday, although two
prisoners escaped.
Awakened by noise on the roof of
the prison adjoining his home. Tom
Griffin, jr, 18, son of the Etowah
County sheriff, armed himself with the
nearest weapon and ran outdoors.
In the dim light he saw two men
drop to the ground and disappear in
the darkness. Huddled on the roof
were IL others preparing to jump
Don't try it," shouted young Griffin,
leveling his gun at them. They stood
still as statues. In few moments the
sheriff and the jailer came to his aid
and the prisoners were driven into their
cells.
When the excitement was over the
youth examined his gun and found it
empty.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
SIX JURORS CHOSEN
|NFORTESCUEC CASE
Selections of First Day, How.
ever, May Not Near Quick
Completion of Panel.
(Continued From First Page.)

Fortescue or Lieut. Massie looked their
way, it was undetected.
This feeling of rigid tension lasted
for many moments until counsel filed
into the room from the judges cham
bers and Clarence Darrow dropped his
angularly massive figure into chair
near the jury box. Mr.. Darrow looked
better than at any time since his
arrival, as if the prospect of the work
in sight had revived him. George
Leisure, his associate. sat behind him,
and next to them sat the prosecutor,
John c. Kelley, and his associate, Barry
Ulrich.
The examination of the talesmen had
proceeded only a short time when 1t
became evident that Mr.. Darrow was
the same old fighter he always has been
and that between the two groups of
attorneys there will be one of the most
bitter battles of recent years. Mr.. KEEL
ley and Mr.. Ulrich crossed swords with
him several times, as if eager to chal-
Ienge and Mr.. Darrow replied with a
fire remarkable in a man Of his age.
Fireworks Predicted.
The first few talesmen went out in
short order because of their opinions
and much amusement was caused by a
husky Hawaiian who quickly told the
judge he should be excused because he
didn't know anything about the case.
His unsuccessful interjection caused Mr..
Kelley laughingly to qualify him as the
ideal juryman.
Once Mr. Kelley asked what would be
a jurymans opinion if it were shown
that any one of the defendants was not
present at the death of Kahahawai, but
was implicated in the plot.
There was another interesting sug-
gestion Of the defense theory when Mr..
Darrow objected to Mr.. Kelley's state
ment that Kahahawai'S guilt had moth
ing to do with the present case. Mr..
Darrow said the defense might feel the
question had much to do with the muir
der and Mr.. Ulrich asked that some
ruling be made on it as it would un-
doubtedly come up often.
Judge Davis said that the matter
could not be injected into the case at
the present time as the guilt or inno-
cence of Kahahawai had not yet been
determined. The same issue arose later
in the day, and it is evident that the
defense intends to make every effort to
link the two cases and that the prose-
cution will try just as firmly to exclude
the Ala Moana assault case.
There are going to be fireworks at
this trial.
(Copyrtght, 1882, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
-a--oru, rocrc Srrn~rrcu
Evening star., 1932-04-05
WILL EXECUTE BANDITS
80 to Face Firing Squad for Wreck.
ing Train-2O More Sought,

CELAYA, Mexico. April S OP).-Gen.
Juan B. Vargas, military commander
here, said last night that all the bandits
who two weeks ago wrecked and un-
successfully attacked an International
train from Laredo, Texas, would be
executed shortly at the scene OF the
wreck near Mariscala.
Thirty Of the bandits are under
arrest. The general said he expected
to have the entire band of approx
mately so in custody shortly They
would be executed in a group, he said
The International train was ditched
at midnight March 19 by men who
attacked it Immediately afterward, but
were driven off by small train escort
of federal soldiers. Two trainmen died
in the wreck. There was no looting.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
DARRow LOSES sKIRMIsH.
Juror Seated Despite Defense Claim
Of Bias.

HONOLULU, April 5 LP.-An early
legal skirmish In the trial of the SEN
sational Kahahavai murder case lost
to a youthful assistant prosecutor, the
veteran Clarence Darrow noted GRIM
inal lawyer, returned today TO the task
of selecting a jury from panels COM
posed of a medley of races.
A dramatic clash between Darrow,
bent with age and slowly patient, and
relentless young Barry S. Ulrtch ended
in victory for the assistant prosecutor
and the seating of juror Darrow tried
to show was biased.
Shortly before that court fight, the
T4-year -old Chicagoan lost a point I'd
John c. Kelley, newly appointed public
prosecutor, when the court ruled that
whether Joseph Kahahawai was inno-
cent or guilty Of an assault upon Mrs.
Thalia Massie had no bearing on the
case.
Prosecutor Ired.
Darrow's persistence in questioning
veniremen aroused the ire of Ulrich
early. The assistant prosecutor shouted
anglily. THE defense counsel is putting
words in the jurors mouth" when the
gray-haired leader of the defense con-
tinued, despite objections, in his efforts
to show Henry Beckley, Hawaiian, had
already formed an opinion.
Circuit Judge Charles S. Davis per-
mitted the veteran defender" to con-
tinue his penetrating questioning. But
Darrow's triumph lasted no longer than
his examination of Beckley.
Today Beckley was, as Ulrich wished,
among the six tentative jurors. For
the rest of the week, Darrow indicated
he will maintain his endeavors to select
an unbiased jury-a tedious task in the
face of the widespread publicity the
1ynching has received.
When II men are seated (women
cannot be jurors in HawaiiD each side
may exercise "a peremptory challenges.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
CRISP BACKS HOOVER
IN ECONOMY PROGRAM
Federal Expenses Must Be Reduc-
ed, Georgian Says at Atlantic
City.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April S.
Representative Charles r. Crisp Of
Georgia, acting chairman of the House
Ways and Means Committee, said last
night he was very much in favor" of
President Hoover's latest program Of
national economy.
Il am very anxious to have Federal
expenses reduced" he said. -Four bill
lion dollars is an unreaSonably large
amount, In my opinion, and I be-
lieve it should be reduced 500 millions
The best way to do this would be CO.
operation between Congress and the
President"
Mr.. Crisp is here for a rest.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
Farmer -Labor--l
Kvale

The pairs were announced (on the
basis Of a two-thirds majority required
for passage) as follows:
Murphy and Doutrich for and Smell against.
Gillen and Grove for and Cullen against.
Lsrrsbee and CHAPMAN for and Sullivan
aEatnst.
for and Foss against.
Taber and Abernethy for and Martin.
Massachusetts,. against.
Tucker and Doughton for and Aldrich
against.
Collier and GoldsborouEh for and Andrew.
Massachusetts,. against.
Reid. Illinois. and Crisp for and Bach
arach against.
Evening star., 1932-04-05

Goteberg, Sweden, is to have its first
apartment building with hotel service.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
PHILIPPINES BILLS
VETO SEEN CERTAIN
House Measure Given Fair
Chance to Pass Senate
and Reach Hoover.

Continued From First Page.)
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
SURVEYORS MAP SITE FOR NEW BATTLEsHIP

The little picture reprinted from Charles Dana Gibson
Lite intended be funny and is humorous The idea OF
surveyors going the bottom of the work seems
prepoSterous-NOW.
However the idea of men flying up into the air seemed pre-
poserous not long ago. and papers had pictures showing
how preposerous Also the idea OF wagons running WILL
out horses seemed funny-once.
The day coming when this little picture will not seem
funny It. perhaps, will be reproduced few hundreds or
possibly thousands of years hence illustration OF the TACT
that men refuse to realize that THEY CAN DO WHATEVER
THEY CAN IMAGINE
The day coming when men, necessarily foot but in
submarines other underwater vehicles strong enough 70 re-
@ the oceans weight will become familiar with the sur
face of the oceans bed they are now familiar with the sur
face Of the land.
It is possible that they will do away with the earthquake
nuisance by evng the sharp edges Of deep valleys In the
ocean, which many of the earthquakes by the slip
ping of their steep Sides
"a hoe miles deep the Caribbean Sea- That hole was
the Cener of the of the recent earthquake
in Santiago"
In other words the walls great hole bottom of
the Caribbean Sea probably fell in, causing shaking and
changing elevation elsewhere It takes little in ball big
the earth, to produce an earthquake.
Also you know that Japan frequently and unfortunately
visited by earthquakes has, not far from its shore Of the
deepest holes in all the The tumbng down Of the
side Of that hole doubtless accounts for the frequency OF
Japan'S earthquakes.
Charles Gibson when he to this future
incarnaons everybody hopes he will do down to
the bottom Of the make pictures to watch his children
and grandchildren engaged in deep work.
Men will FARM the oceans depths, they farm the
land, and produce there endless supplies of food
Animal life will continue in the ocean, where began long
after it shall have disappeared land large
Sharks and the other predatory fishes that destroy useful food
fish will be wiped out by fighting them below water in
cung the devil fish that eats the HOLSTERS and other
nuisances
The shad has young in year. These and other young
Of fish prolific will be properly brought up and ocean
bed farming will be profitable business unless the middle
man interferes.
The funny picture Of today the cold fact Of tomorrow
This picture illustrates it.
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
High School Loans
A Promising Experiment

In establishing loan fund for high school students the
Central High School Parent Teacher Association embark
upon experiment which holds immense possibilities for
good.
The plan to loan amounts to 5000 students who
otherwise would not be able because Of financial conditions
to continue their education.
Those interested in furtherng the education of young
pie will watch the experiment hopefully
Many have been found to keep young people in col
ges and universities such scholarships and oans but there
has been virtually work in this field far secondary
schools concerned.
The financial problems met by students in high schools
Of course different from those encountered in advanced
educational institutions but is fully important that they
be solved
Often matter of few dollars particular time will
the difference between receiving high school education and
being sent into the world with elementary school training
fthe and teachers of students at Central High School
have found Of tdng over financially embarrassed
children and keeping them in school for few additional years.
they will have earned the thanks not only of the children but
of the entire community.
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
ONCE-OVERS

have come out about your
family.
Every family, no matter how
distinguished some Of it's mem
bers, has one or more who have
failed to keep up the family
traditions.
So it behooveS each member
of the human family to keep
still when it comes to criticizing
anyone for a relatives mis-
deeds. ....
Knowing the weakness Of
humanity in general, can't you
exert the spirit Of helpfulnesS
and when you see a person try.
ing to get up and along, let
them do it on their own efforts
without knocking props out
from under.
AS a matter Of fact, your
own record may not be any
too white and clear II the
truth were told.
GCopyZight. 1899, King Features
Syndicate Inca L.
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson

all of it's dividends, with addi-
tional bonuses, and has can
celled all it's debts. Naturally
it's executives are proud Of
their record; and they, too, be-
lieve that the miracle has been
wrought by wage cutting.
Now let's see how this COM
pany's employees feel about it.
Just how much are they profit
ing by all this prosperity?
It's employees work SIS hours
per week. They trade, and are
expected to trade, at the COM
pany stores. The company
store bills are always deducted
from the wage. The following
figures were obtained from &C
tual records and pay envelopes.
Figures Don't Lie
All employees Of this COM
pany have been, cut at least
once during the past year.
Some have been cut three
times. Here are 10 cases CIV
ing the original and the pres
ent wages:
The Washington times., 1932-02-27

Ten cases. Ten human beings
who need and desire all those
things which other human be-
ings desire and need; who suf-
fer as you and I Suffer-and
dream as you and dream. And
that is what they receive-that
is all they receive-for SIS hours
of work a week.
But no one can say that that
company's executives do not
cooperate whole-heartedly in
helping them solve their prob
lens. Recently the president
of that company addressed a
Sabbath Day rally of his work
ers. He was in genial, friendly
mood. He said many pleasant
and confronting things. Amongst
them was the information that
the average textile workers fam
liz of four Give, including the
worker) could live on $1.35 per
week, food to be budgeted as fol-
lows:
"a pounds of flour.
4 pounds of lard.
8 pounds of potatoes.
peck meal.
Minimum Wage
This, you will note, included
no coffee, meat, milk, eggs, but
ter or vegetables.
Compare this with the folder
issued by the U. S. Department
of Labor, in which it is stated
that the minimum amount upon
which a family of five can pos
sibly survive without disease.
malnutrition and death is from
$3.50 to $10.00-according to To-
cality. And this is an "emerg-
ency ration"
DO WAGE CUTS PAY?
ACopyright, 1882. KinG Features
Syndicate 1ncA
The Washington times., 1932-02-27

They say it permits the owners
to keep business going, create
more jobs for men, and so help
both the owner and laborer.
Nice argument. The presi-
dent Of one Of the biggest tire
companies is particularly en-
thusiastic about it. He told the
Committee of One Hundred
a millionaire's club at Miami
that reduced wages are the
most effective tonic for de-
pressed business, and pointed
to his 1881 profit Of $6,028,000
as evidence. This sum is four
times as great as the profit Of
1880, and he says wage cuts did
it. So there's no doubt that
wage cuts have benefited that
company.
He Didn't Say
But have that company's en-
ployes benefited by it? Are they
enthusiastic about the wage
cut policy? The president of the
company neglected to say.
But, if you're interested, you
might like to hear ebout an.
other big company, also in the
front rank in its line-a COM
pany that has d chain Of nine
cotton mills. It is a very
wealthy and successful COM
pany.
Starting with a piffling III
vestment of $4,000, it has
reached its present capitaliza-
ton of $20,000,000 without
needing to obtain any money
by the sale of common stock.
Moreover, in spite of hard
times, it has been able to pay
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
One Gallon Legal
One Quart, Illegal

Federal Judge in Charleston s. G., has handed down
decision that worthy to rank in the curostes
which the prohibition law has produced.
The judge DEGREES that several quart fruit jars
destroyed because hey clearly intended for the
fGcte Of Intoxicating liquor and forfeited to the
United States"
He continues:
"There certain other articles (referring to
larger fruit jars Which alLoWed to be returned
to the OUner) Wch not clearly designed for the
manufacture Of Intoxicating liquor and therefore
not fOrfeitabLe.'
Apparently jar that will hold gallon of liquor be
legal while that holds onefourth much is illegal
No doubt the decision Is right but it puzzles Of Us
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
Mems Minds Are Fixed
bv Middle Life

This reaching out for au-
thority at the expense Of
the legislative branch and
it's prerogatives, and this
autocratic trend, may be ac-
counted for by several the
ories. Mr.. Hoover, as a
youth in college, was not in
terested in history, govern
ment or politics. Nothing
was more remote from his
trend of thought.
During the greater part
of his life there is nothing
to indicate that he had any
appreciation of the unique
character of American insti-
tutions, or any intimate un-
derstanding of them. He
left this country as a youth
and remained away until far
into middle life. That he
was not interested in gov
ernmental matters here was
shown after his return when
it developed that he had no
idea of the significance OF
the two political parties. 1t
took him some months to
decide as to his allegiance.
His work in Burma,
China, and Russia brought
him into contact with gov
ernment - but government
hopelessly remote from ours.
The governments he knew
and was familiar with were
autocratic; and under these,
independent of the public
will, the executive had pow
ers that were repugnant to
the Constitutional fathers
and abhorrent to the Amer
ican people.
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
Black Sheep

Black Sheep
Are you one of those narrow
minded persons who blames the
whole family for the indis-
cretions Of one member?
When certain persons are
mentioned as candidates for
your lodge, your card club
or some other organization, do
you Immediately refer to the
black sheep?
Is it possible that your own
family bears an unblemiShed
record2
Isn't it true that you don't
have to go very far back to
find some of your ancestors
or their children who dis
graced the family name?
Your family is not well known
where you live.
You bank on this fact to
keep hidden any unfavorable
reports that might otherwise
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
An old.fashioned girl is one
who still thinks it's swank to
take too many cocktails, pass

her kisses around like sand
wiches, and pretend to be a.
little rowdy. She has not dis
covered, yet, that. women have
gone feminine!
Nothing so delights and
astonishes a man as to find
himself in love. He rusheS right
out to tell the glad news, only
to discover that everybody knew
it before HE did.
The old-fashioned man used
to be satisfied with a wife who
could just cook and be pleasant
about it,, but the modern man
is looking for a one-woman-
harem, who can earn a salary
with one hand, run a house
with the other and then doll
up and be the life of the
party, all evening.
Your love can be no deeper
The Washington times., 1932-02-27

wages of Ia
borerS W h o
are least able
to bear such
a loss, h a v e
cut dividends
to the pro-
portions o f
savings bank
interest - in
S o m e cases,
waived divi-
d e n d s en-
tirely.
Others be-
lieve tn a t
wage cutting
n n q G n a "
The Washington times., 1932-02-27

gress requesting that he be
given arbitrary power to
proceed as he sees fit, with
the hint that he proposes
new offices with higher sal
aries. His hand was forced.
By a vote of 215 to % the
House has joined Garner in
a rebuke to the President,
and many Republicans
joined in the rebuke.
The Subservient
House Surrendered
Mr.. Hoover has not had
much patience with the con-
stitutional and traditional
limitations to presidential
power; no President has
reached out for additional
power more. None has
shown less consideration for
the prerogatives Of the leg
islative branch of the Gov
ernment.
This was especially shown
at the time of the considera-
tion of the tragic Smoot-
Hawley bill, when he in
sisted that he be given pow
er, under the pretense of
the flexibility clause, to in
crease and lower tariff taxes
at will, without limitation
and in utter disregard of the
constitutional provision as
to the origin of revenue
measures. The feature of the
debate was the speech Of
James NJ. Beck, a Repub-
lican, with an old fashioned
regard for American prin-
ciples of government, who
opposed what he called a
plan "to enable the Presi-
dent to exercise the most an
cient prerogative of Con-
gress, or of any legislative
body in any free country in
the world. 1t was in that
speech he said:
"All the great battles Of
English liberty were fought
upon this question whether
any power, even that of an
absolute monarch, could i'm
pose a duty without the con-
sent Of the great council
Of the realm. AS we know,
one English King lost his
mead IN trying TO impose
taxes without tina consent
of Parliament; and the
most glorious chapters Of
English history are those
when Pym, Eliot and Hamp-
den were willing to risk
their heads upon the block
rather than surrender the
power Of the Commons to
decide the method of taxa
tion."
The then subservient
House surrendered on that
vital principle, but the Sen
ate refused the additional
power to the Executive.
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

than your capacity for friend
ship, no higher than your ideals
and no broader than the scope
of your vision.
Lots Of women are still trying
to splurge around on a midget
income, who would turn up
their noses at riding around
in a midget car.
Don't lose heart when a man
tells you that he is not think
ing Of marrying. Just remem-
ber that no man ever gets into
the marrying mood, until he
has gotten way past THINK
ING.
A man doesn't waste as much
time before his mirror as o
woman does-probably because
he knows that nobody ever
loved a MAN for his pink
cheeks or the dimples in his
knees.
A man is seldom as nervous
and eXcitable as a Woman-
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
WISE WORDS

They are proud in humility,
proud in that they are not
proud. Burton.
It is easier to know mankind
in general than man individ-
ually. La Rochelfoucauld.
The borrower is q servant to
the lender Proverbs.
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
Do Wage Cuts

Do Wage Cuts Pay?
Do wage cuts pay? Some
people say they don't.
During the past two years
many big industrial corpora
tionS, instead of cutting the
The Washington times., 1932-02-27
The House Rebukes
AutOcracy
BIZ Claude C. BOWers

Battles the Jackson Period" hs Struggle
for Democracy in America" "Jefferon Hamilton"
"Ths Tragic Era," and other important works.