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La gaceta., 1932-08-11

que el estaba en- su autom6vil,
a una cuadra del lugar del SUI
ceso, y oy6 a una mujer de la
raza negra cuando esta gritaba
que alguien estaba matando a
Mr. Franklin.
Thmopson dijo que Ell herido
acus6 a Johnny John, nombre
por el cual Sc conoce tambien a
Johnson, de haberlo herido.
C. NJ. Keltner, diputado del
sheriff, dice que Johnson lie de-
clar6 habia recibido la herida,
de la cual lie curara ell DR.. White
I'm medico de la raza negra, jul
'gando a los dados en- ell mercado
de los campesinos, en- la Septi-
ma avenida.
Mas tarde Johnson admiti6
que habia herido a Franklin en-
disputa por un certificate que
lie entregara, en- garantia por
un prestamo.
Hoy continuara la toma de tes
timonios y probablemente infor
maran los abogados de la defen-
sa y ell fiscal y sus ayudantes.
FL iuez Watkins, de la corte
de policia, solo tuvo que resol-
YER aver un case de bolita, sien-
do ell acusado Juan Perez, que
Sc halla5a en- ell cafe Peach
House, MIN. 1902 de la Sexta
avenida, cuando Sc lie detuvo.
Tn negro que cOmprara MI
meros de bolita a Perez, declare
en- forma favorable al acusado V
Iel juez Sc vic precisado a absoI-
verlo.
Hoy tratara de resolver Wat
kins mas de 20 casos por venta
de ndmeros de bolita.
Multa de Glen pesos o 60 dias
de carcel impuso aver ell juez
Petteway, de la corte de 10 cri-
'minal, a J. J.. Mahaffey, a quien
I'm jurado encontrara culpable
de viofar las leyes del estado
contra la usura.
Ell juez lie suspendi6 a Mahaf-
fey una sentencia additional de
so dfas, a condici6n de que OBJ
servara buena conducta.
Los comisionados del condado
lqultaron aver del presupuesto la
Icantidad que Sc daba al fiscal
La gaceta., 1932-08-11

tadO en- impGrtancia pOrque Sc
le ACADIA de agregar la Villa Bar
berini, comprada por ell gobier-
no de Italia para regalarsela al
Papa, de acue~do con ell tratado
de Lateran. Las tres villas es-
tan siendo transformadas en-
una simple residencia de vera
no.
La Villa Barberini es un in
menso dominic en- Ell cual los EN-
peradores romanos Sc r%eunian
para pasar allegro Y c6moda-
mente los meses del calor.
Hardin, agosto 11.-En ell
norte de la Manchuria los aldea-
nos chinos aparecen afectados
pQr tres mayores temores-los
japoneses, los soldados chinos y
los bandidos.
Ell tenor de los japoneses apa-
rece en- primer lugar, a pesar
que muchos de ellos todavia nc
han visto a un soldado japones.
Sc deriva ell tenor de las activi-
|dades de los aeroplanos japone-
SEES, que vuelan diariamente so.
we ell territorio, y de propagan,
da relatando atrocidades de los
, nipones cometidas en- Shanghai
V en- la Manchuria.
Ell tenor de los aeroplanos ne
Sc confina solo a los civiles chi
mos, sino que los soldados tam.
bi6n Sc impresionan cuando dis.
Evening star., 1932-05-26

strongly to aspire to 1t. Various smaller
countries, virtually bankrupt. have been
driven to it. Larger countries, by a
series of economic measures tending to-
ward economic isolation, are obviously
drifting toward It. Had 1t rot been
wrecked by irreconcilable political diff
ferences among the constituent states.
the proposed Danubian confederation.
according to Mr. Mowers elucidation
of European developments, would have
constituted international "autarchy"
Withou realizing it, Uncle Sam
may be going in for bit of "autarchy"
himself. The Federal Farm Board for
nearly three years has exercised "au-
tarchial" authority in the domain of
agriculture. The Hoover moratorium
was form Of "autarchy" applied to
intergovernmental debts. The Recon-
struction Finance Corporation is "au-
tarchy"-an entirely novel type of Fed
eral aid to private business. If any of
the vast emergency relief bond propo-
sitions now before Congress should be
enacted into law they would amount to
what "autarchy" appears to be.
Pending a more Illuminating and
concrete definition of "autarchy" by the
pundits of politics and economics, the
common herd, to which most of US be-
long, will probably have to be satisfied
with concluding that in plain English
1t denotes system Of new measures to
meet new conditions. 1t Is evolution
applied to government. 1t is not revo-
luton.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
Congress Must Choose
From Two Alternatives

To the Editor of The Star:
The letter of President Hoover to Mr..
Parker, president of the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers, setting forth
his reasons for opposing large bond
issues for Government works, and the
wild schemes proposed by the Demo-
Gratis, should be sufncient to convince
the thinking portion of the population
that the salvation Of the country does
not lie in q Democratic victory in the
next election.
The Democrats have shown their
utter lack of business ability. Like a
flock Of sheep they permitted a New
York Congressman, representing an
almost solid foreign-born constituency,
to bring about the defeat of the sales
tax. If the sales tax had been passed
the country would now be well on the
way to recovery.
Congress is faced with the choice of
doing one of two things: 1t can pass
the necessary tax measures to balance
the budget and refuse to take on addi-
tional national debt and permit the re-
sultant restoration Of public confidence
to bring about return of employment,
or it can pile debt upon debt in q
wasteful program Of public expenditure
and by that method give big contractors
90 cents for every dime that the labor
ing man will get out Of it, and by the
same action so destroy public confidence
as to make 1t necessary for the Govern
ment to continue to support millions of
unemployed with an ultimate resultant
dole" Congress cannot do both. It
must take its choice
F. G.. CAMPHEIL
Evening star., 1932-05-26
Proposed Reduction in Army
Arouses Vigorous Protest

training camps" in the Judgment Of
the New York Sun, would save the
Government nearly as much money rs
would the other measure, and would
interfere far less with the Army's per-
for:nance of its various missions. The
Milwaukee Journal advises: If We
have TO suspend some activities let US,
at least. do It in connection with those
that do not endanger the country as q
whole" The Jersey City Journal as
serts: There Is no real economy to
be accomplished by throwing 1000
commissioned officers out Of the serv-
ice. Their worth is not to be measured
solely in dollars saved, but also In
dollars already spent on their educa-
tion and training. Each trained man
Nation tossed aside by reckless squan-
dering of the Nations truest wealth
trained and loyal men-for a penny
wise and pound-foolish policy. Good
officers do not spring out of the ground.
They are trained by slow processes Of
education. Even the urge Of the World
War did not produce good officers with
cut the expense of time for training.
And 1t Is not clear that we shall al
ways have host of prepared allies to
protect us while we train some officers
dS well dS raise al army.
Unless the House can show that
there will be no more war, the pro-
poSal is not an economy" AYERS the
indianapolis News, while the Rockford
Register-Republic quotes statistics from
an Illinois source showing that "the
average age Of officers to be retired,
regardless Of the system used, would
not be over 49," with the result that,
"in absence Of war, they would receive
three quarters Of their base pay for the
remainder of their lives, without being
required to perform any duties in the
Army or for the country"
After all" replies the Baltimore
Sun to these arguments, "the country
is In o great deal more danger from
extravagance today than 1t Is from q
foreign invasion, our jingoes to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The need TO
put our own domestic finances In Or
der Is much more imperative than the
need to maintain . tremendous and
costly military machine for use against
. conjectural foe who, II we conduct
ourselves prudently, may never mate
rialize. Why, when We have . very
pressing need for economy and no pres
ent need for q large military estab-
lishment, there should be such .
officers to the retired list, where they
viii still draw three-quarters pay and
be subject to the War Department, Is
one Of the mysteries Of this bafliing
age"
Evening star., 1932-05-26

Action OF the House Of Representa-
tives in favor of the retirement Of
1000 Army officers has stirred vigorous
protest. 1t IS maintained by the press
that the proposed action would weaken
the national defense, with only mod
crate saving Of funds. and that In case
of emergency the necessity for train
ing new officers would delay acton
and prove as costly as in experiences
of the past.
"Retrenchment which cripples the
national defense Is shocking waste"
in the opinion of the San Antonio Ex-
press, which calls the provision "a
legislative torpedo which would wreck
the national defense plan If enacted"
The Express notes an ignoring Of the
sharply threatening conditions in
several parts of the world" and adds:
TT is q military axiom that everything
in war, or for war can be lmprovlsed
save trained officers. Nowadays the
country that lacks such officers would
be under q heavy handicap in q war
with a nation possessing well-instructed
military leaders, ready to employ their
resources Of men and material quickly
and effectively"
Army officers. if they are efficient,
dIS plOOuCIo VI luAlS dllu ulICAiol'C
training" it is pointed out by the
Chicago Daily News, with the declara-
ton that they are mot the gift of
bountiful Providence" and that sin
any past time of national peril, the
scarcity of trained officers for Army
service has proved appalling and
enormously costly in human lives"
The Daily News concludes: Tire costly
lessons of the great war are being
rapidly unlearned by a forgetful Ma
ton. Wise national economy is a great
and necessary virtue, but the sort of
economy which, while passing with ap-
proval elements of enormous govern
mental cost that have no special value
to the Nation, cuts deepest into our
moderate basic safeguards against
armed attack is false and dangerous" :"
Every time the word economy is
mentioned" according to the Danbury
Evening News, "straightway in Con-
gress comes a great hue and cry to
cut down on Army and Navy expenses!
Which, in view of the circumstances,
Is neither good sense nor good patriot
ism. The News believes in economy
in government, and has said 50 In
plain words many times. But 1t Is not
IN favor of starving the Army and
Navy. or in favor of scrapping our de-
fenses at q time when strange things
are happening all over the world, when
the world Ii notoriously restless"
THE War Department Is not asking"
states the Charleston wv. Va Daily
Mail, that it be excluded from the
general economy program before Con-
gress The budget 1t submitted, In re-
sponse to the appeal for savings, was
$34 ,000,0o under last years. II ad-
ditional slashing Is necessary, 1t ought
to be tried on q less vital part of the
Army than in its ofiicer personnel. It
to make Q good private, much less an
experienced oficer."
Suspension of the citizens military
Evening star., 1932-05-26
"Autarchy."

Reference was recently made in these
columns to presenthour economic
trends which threaten to give trade
and commerce In Europe an entirely
new orientation. Broadly, their pur-
pose is to put governments more and
more into business and to a cor
responding degree obliterate private
enterprise. Current negotiations be-
tween Soviet Russia and Turkey for
an exchange Of each others commodi-
ties on q state basis, and not as be-
tween the merchants or exporters OF
the two countries, were instanced as
signs of the times in the Old World.
In The Sunday Star Paul Scott
Mowrer, writing from Paris. describes
this new capitalism" and discloses
that 1t has already received strange
sounding name. "autarchy." 1t is de-
pressed Europe's latest remedy, appar-
ently-others having failed-to cure
depression which reveals symptoms of
becoming chronic. "Autarchy," says
Mr.. Mowrer, means complete control
OF . nations economic and financial
self -sufnciency raised to the highest
possible degree. 1t implies q strong
revolt against what Is assumed to be
q disorderly and uncomfortable system
under which most countries have been
living. It has no special political i'm
plications. 1t is equally sympathetic
to Communism and Fascism. though II
is Numerically opposed to the old
laissez faire economics and competitive
liberalism
"Autarchy" finds its principal ex.
emplidcation in Russia. Fascist Italy
~ It ts some extent. Germany seemI
Evening star., 1932-05-26
Higghligghts ON the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

ports must be notable. unless the
moratorium for our foreign debts is
made perpetual.
Costa Rica Bank
To Resume L0aning.
La Tribuna, San Jose-That begin
ming next week the Banco Interna-
cional will resume loaning money to
the agriculturists of the country Is in
formation received with rejoicing in
every quarter, for the farming indus
try is the foundation of our national
wealth even more so than is the case
with any other people. The authen-
ITCHY of this report was verified to
our representative by Senior Don Juan
Rafael Chacon, chief director Of the
financial institution.
Senor Chacon has further advised
that the banking experts who negotiate
with the planters In the matter of
these loans have already been ap-
pointed and are prepared to enter upon
their important activities. 1t may be
confidently expected. therefore. that
new and enlarged civilizations will soon
be developed, with a substantial in
crease in the nations resources at the
time when they will be most valuable
All Jne ldDOrerS in the SOIL Will take
up their tasks with new diligence and
courage.
Germans Make
Train Wheels for Mexico.
Ell Dictamen, Vera Crus-A large
shipment of driving wheels for loco
motives, consigned to the Ferrocarriles
Nacionales. arrived recently at this
port on the German steamer Wester-
wald, proceeding from the Krupp mills
at Essen. As soon as the wheels were
unloaded by the steamer they were
placed on fat cars and sent on to the
capital of the republic.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
All Other States and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.
Feeding the Marchers.

Some Of the country's radical ele-
ments, oeumoniy known as Commu-
nists. may be behind the so-called wet
erans' march" that will converge on
Washington next week.
But the purpose Of the march is not
10 spread the doctrine of Communism.
Some of the marchers may have a
vague idea that the demonstration
planned has something to do with the
proposed cash payment OF the soldiers
bonus.
But the purpose of the march is not
10 win the bonus.
Many of the men coming to Wash
ington may be veterans Of the World
War. But all of those who march have
no real claim to be designated as vet
Grams.
The unemployed men now on their
way to Washington are out for lark.
They are coming here. chiefly, because
they have nothing else to do. They
are coming here because of the fun
of it, and because Of the freedom from
responsibility that is conferred bv
mere numbers. Because Of this ire
sponsible spirit, and because the word
veteran" seems to confer upon the
narchers certain immunity from in
terference the police department is max
ing extraordinary arrangements to see
that the demonstration is kept within
bounds.
This practical problem, for which no
solution has yet been advanced. is how
to feed these mentor they must be
fed. Washington's charitable and well
fare organizations are hard pressed to
make both ends meet in caring for the
deserving cases that properly rest as
a responsibility upon the community.
The Commissioners have no money for
such purposes The organized vet
Grams, like the welfare organizations,
are hard pressed for funds to care for
their own.
Two Of the States through which the
marchers have passed on their slow trek
eastward-Illinois and Indiana-have
provided the men with transportation
and food and passed them over to the
next State. There will be no passing
them along when they get to Wash
tngton. And as the exclusive govern
ment of the District, including the ap-
preparation of its money. rests with
Congress, that body should pause long
enough to take cognizance of the situ-
alton in advance ard determine what
Is to be done. 1t should not take many
minutes to authorize the War Depart
ment, for instance, to set UP kitchens
and furnish the men with food, allow
them a reasonable time to stage their
demonstration and to get out of town.
No such authorization may be neces-
sary, but there should be as carefully
laid plans for seeing that the men are
adequately fed and housed as for see
ing that they follow prescribed routes
should they have a parade. And all
the responsibility should not be placed
on the local community.
Evening star., 1932-05-26

arrangement is made 1t can be brought
up to q high standard.
There is nttle prospect of an airport
location on the south bank of the
Potomac at sny other point .han that
now occupied by the two combined
fields. Eventually an area that has
heretofore been suggested as a possible
location may be reclaimed and graded,
but that will require long period, for
the execution of the work and for the
settlement of the SOIL Meanwhile the
airport needs Of the Capital are urgent,
and if this present suggestion of COM
bination and lease to the Government
with privilege of purchase leads to ex-
pected result much time will have been
gained and the public interests will
have been well served.
Evening star., 1932-05-26

the support of group of not less than
20 delegates from New York. His real
opposition lies In certain groups in New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Up
in Massachusetts, the Democrats might
have sent delegation that looked with
favor on Roosevelt, after it had voted
for Smith once or twice, If it had not
been for the effort that Mayor Curlev
Of Boston made to obtain control Of the
Democratic organization in the State.
Curley supported Roosevelt and brought
him into the primary there. In Mary
land the Democrats naturally turn to
Gov. Richie for their candidate for
President. But II Is because they favor
Ritchie for President that they are an
tagonissic to Roosevelt. The forces in
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
fighting Roosevelt are actuated by other
reasons. They prefer any other candi-
date than Roosevelt,
Evening star., 1932-05-26
The European Powder Barrel.

Long ago the Polish Corridor mounted
into the eminence traditionally held
by Alsace-Lorraine as the powder
barrel from which some day European
explosion might confidently be expected
Late news from Berlin lends ominouS
corroboration to the fears which Polish
German bitterness over the Corridor
engenders. The Foreign Affairs Com
mittee of the ReichStag this week
adopted q resolution requesting the
government to notify Poland that any
attempt by Polish raiders to interfere
with the sovereignty of the Free City
Of Danzig-the sea outlet of the Cor
ridor-would be considered an affront
to Germany. The resolution was intro
duced by the Hitlerite National Social
ist group.
The Reichstag's anxieties we're aroused
by advices of Polands designs to seize
Danzig at the first favorable chance
and that all essential preparations have
been made Sections of the Polish press,
it appears, have been urging Marshal
Pilsuoski, the dictator OF Poland, to
defy the world and make an end to an
impossible situation by .annexing Danzig
and East Prussia. What is mostly
feared is not that Poland with its army
would attempt to take Danzig by force,
but that the ancient city may meet the
fate of wilma and be seized by 'lawless"
bands camouhaged as sports clubs or
in some other innocent guise, creating
a de facto situation that might be
difficult TO undo.
Danzig, which stands at the head of
the Corridor, the strip so ruthlessly
carved out of the heart of the German
fatherland, as the Germans ceaSelessly
remind the world, is not only coveted
by the Reich for thoroughly compre-
hensible reasons, but elements within
Germany rival the Polish extremists in
clamoring for its acquisition by extra
legal methods. During the recent presi-
Dental and Prussian Diet campaigns
the Nazis, especially when Illuminating
on the stump contiguous to the Polish
frontier, made few bones about their
dreams. These frankly comprehend
the reacquisition of Danzig and the
Corridor some day, through revision Of
the treaty of Versailles. if possible, or
by other means, II necessary.
BY and large, the Polish Corridor re-
mains a problem crammed with dyna-
mite. The statesman who can solve 1t
will hold the key to a more durable
European peace than any other now in
sight. When Premier Laval of France
was in Washington last Fall he branded
the settlement of the Polish h-German
controversy as quintessential to any sort
Of reconciliation upon which any real
hopes of European disarmament can be
built. At present, short of an adjust
ment through the arbitrament of war,
no statesman who is realist sees any
immediate prospect of abating the feud.
Poland will not give up the Corridor.
Germany will not renounce her claims
to it. That is s.alemate uncomfortably
barren of promise for those who would
see the Old World converted from an
armed camp into a continent of
brotherly love.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
Mayor Jimmie's First Day.

While no definite conclusions can be
drawn from Mayor Walkers first day
on the witness stand before the Seabury
Investigating Committee In New York,
for the examination has yet to run for
several days and much may be devel-
oped not now In evidence, 1t must be
said he did not give a very good ac-
count of himself yesterday. He greatly
pleased the large crowd of partisans
who swarmed into the hearing room
mostly on cards issued by district lead
ers which seemed to take precedence
over the official passes-and he was
loudly cheered by them. although his
wisecracks and evasions, counter blasts
and retorts were just as earnestly and
vigorously derided by anti-Tammany
spectators. 1t was a good show, at any
rate, and if the accommodations had
been larger and admission charge had
been levied for the benefit of q charity
fund, undoubtedly great sum would
have been raised.
The outstanding fact of the develop
ment yesterday was that the mayor,
without any investment whatever, re-
ceived nearly s250,Ooo in profits from
stock-trading pool conducted by a per-
sonai friend. No explanation was made
as to why he should have been granted
this very profitable privilege He put
the cash thus obtained into safe at
home carefully explaining that it was
not wonder box'-and it was spent
by himself and his wife. This apparently
unearned increment came to hand In a
period Of about thirty months, which
would work out at the rate of better
than $4,000 a month 1t Is evident that
Mayor Jimmie has some very good
friends greatly concerned in his personal
welfare.
Yesterdays examination did not cover
all the high points of the inquiry, which
have been accumulating during weeks
of patient investigation by Referee
Seabury, 1t may be that today's and
subsequent sessions will produce more
tangible results. But certainly the text
of yesterdays testimony is not going
to be particularly agreeable reading at
Albany, where the Governor of the
State, who has pronounced political
aspirations, will, without doubt, soon
have to pass Judgment upon the mayor.
Veterans who are coming to Washing
ton, D. c., to indicate very positive
interest in the bonus question might put
In their time profltably by studying
Uncle Sans Government at close range
and gaining an idea of what it is costing
the taxpayer.