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Evening star., 1932-01-13
.BRUNER RIDICULES
PRESS "WET PLOT"
Brookhart and Anti-Saloon League
Harming Prohibition Cause,
He Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., January 10.
Senator Brookharts charge that
newspapers are featuring wet propa-
ganda because the "drys" will not buy
advertising space, brought forth few
remarks yesterday from owen M.
Bruner, defeated gubernatorial candi-
date of the National Prohibition party.
What nonsense" snorted Bruner.
"I've worked hard in the prohibition
party for so years for the disappoint-
ment of hearing such stuff spouted to
react against great cause.
"If the vets are getting favorable
publicity it's because the drys are not
working hard enough. The cause of
prohibition is growing stagnant. Young
blood must be enlisted. The old stuff
won't go with the newspapers any more.
Let Brookhart and the Anti-Saloon
League stop making us ridiculous and
join in something constructive for the
cause hereby invite him to quit the
Republican party and join the pro-
hibitioin party. If the newspapers
don't give him publicity then, I'll eat
his hat"
Evening star., 1932-01-13

appropriations to these institutions on
account of the salary deductions, max
ing total deduction Of 1902, 2,346, or 7.3
per cent.
AS contrasted with an annual reduc-
ton in general fund revenues Of about
$2,00O,000 for the biennium, the esti-
mates for special road funds indicate a
substantial increase over the last bl-
ennium, the Governor states in referring
to funds available for the State High
way Commission. For the current fiscal
year the. States share OF the fuel tax
is estimated at 100000, increasing to
$8,4OO, 900 in 1888 and $8,700,000 in
1894. The estimate for all special road
taxes for 1882 is $14,460,000, with an
increase in 1888 to $14,805,0 900 and in
1884 to sl5,14o,000.
The State Highway Commission will
have for expenditure during the bien-
mum q total of $31 ,805,130. This in
cludes a general fund appropriation of
$500 900 for the fiscal year 1928 and
Federal aid allotments of $2,700,0 900.
This is a reduction over the previous
bienniun of 31s per cent. which, the
governor claims, will be more than off,
set by the increased purchasing power
Of the dollar.
Budget recommendations for 1924
pTOVlOG dll dIlIludl dppIOpl 1dIlOu OuO VI
the general fund for criminal charges
Of $780, 900, an increase each year over
the preceding biennium of $250,000.
"It is estimated" the Governor states,
that an additional sum of 100000
will be available each year from pro-
hibition fines for the payment of crimi-
nal charges incurred in prohibition
cases. This will make a total outlay
for criminal charges for each year of
the next biennium of $1,150,000, and
compares with an actual expenditure
for this purpose for the fiscal year
l930-31 Of $1,252,130. In combining
the annual appropriation out of the
general fund for criminal charges for
the next biennium to S950,000 it is
expected that favorable action will be
taken by the General Assembly on the
measures recommended by the Govern
or's commission to reduce the States
outlay for criminal charges"
Appropriations of $2,794 ,420 are made
for State hospitals, S175,000 for COM
pletion of the carlton which is being
erected by the War Memorial Commits
sion, 500, 900 for the development, in
conjunction with the Federal Govern
ment, of the Colonial National Monu-
ment, and $4,000 for the entertain
ment of Confederate veterans who will
attend the annual reunion in Richmond
in June, 1882.
Evening star., 1932-01-13
TOO DRUNK TO REMEMBER,
SAYS GUARD IN MASSIE CASE
Seaman Held With Mrs. Fortescue In Slay-
ing Asserts He Often Played Bridge
in Naval Officer Home.

Prior to Jones making the third
statement, Gilliland explained, Edward
Ulli. a cousin of Kahahawai, who was
with the Hawaiian youth when he was
kidnapped, was brought into the room,
Ulh, according to the statement re-
leased by Gilliland identified the Navy
man as the one who lured Kahahavai
from the Judicial Building by showing
him faxed summons
He is the one who grabbed Joe by
the arm and showed him piece of pa
per that he had" Ulli asserted, accord
ing to Gilliland.
Jones, on being shown the faxed
document, said the police had taken 1t
from him when he was arrested, but
said he could not tell how he got 1t or
long he had been at the Massie home
Friday when the police arrived.
He also said he did not know where
he had slept the night before, but be-
lieved he had been at the Massie home
part Of the evening. He said he did
not know whether he had been at the
Fortescue home Friday morning.
Concerning the automatic pistol
magazine clip taken from his pocket by
police, he said he bought it for an
automatic he kept in his civilian clothes
in locker here in the city. MANY
Army and Navy men maintain such
lockers so they may have a convenient
place to change from the uniforms they
are required to wear when leaving the
various military posts.) He said later,
however, that the pistol was In locker
at the navy yard.
Denies Seeing Massie.
Jones declared, according to the state
ment as released, that he did not see
Lieut.. Massie Friday expect at the po-
lice station. Later he said he was un-
certain whether he had been at the
Fortescue home when Massie was there
Friday.
The enlisted man, the statement
showed, parried questions of whether he
had shot Kahahawai, once replying
mo" and another time asking, Did a
drunken man do it?" When the ques-
toner said, II am asking you" Jones
replied, Neither do l."
Jones professed himself unable to re-
member many things he was questioned
about. He said he did not know he
had been down town, or that he had
driven the ForteScue automobile from
the ForteScue home to the Massie home.
He said, however, that he came into
Honolulu from the navy yard in COM
pany with Lieut.. Massie and Edward
Lord, another defendant also of the
Navy.
Jones said he and Lord came to
Hawaii from New London, Conn.
Evening star., 1932-01-13
LYONS TALK OPENS
SERIES ON ORIENT
Illustrated Lecture Is Given
by Editor at Columbia
Heights Center.

Gideon A. Lyon, associate editor of
The Evening Star, gave the first of his
series of talks on "Shutter-Snapping
in Strange Lands" last night at the
Columbia Heights Community Center,
under the auspices of the Community
Center Department. His lecture was
Interestingly illustrated by reproduc-
tions of photographs which he took on
his recent tour Of the Orient
Mr.. Lyon will continue his travel
talks at the Columbia Heights Center
on Tuesday evenings, January 10 and
26, and will likewise be heard In a
travel talk on China at Thomson Com
munity Center Monday evening, jan
uary 25. Friday evening of this week
Mr.. Lyon will talk on "Manchuria" at
the Chevy Chase Community Center at
8 o'clock as part of the city-Wide pro-
gram of evening events.
Mrs. Eiwood Street to Speak,
Today's events at the various centers
include Mrs. Elwood Street, wife of the
director of the Community Chest, who
will speak on Family Recreation" at
the Georgetown Center; Stephen Takes
at Langley Center, speaking on Duties
of Parents and Children" and DR.. Will
liamS of the Department of Agricul-
home economics department of Eastern
High School, speaking on "Budgeting
the Family Income" at the East WASH
ington Community Center. All pro-
grams will be at o'clock except that
at the Georgetown Center, which is at
3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The series Of group discussions on
home economics at East Washington
Community Center, which will take
place each Wednesday evening at
o'clock, for the first six weeks, have
been arranged by Mrs. L. W. Hardy, su-
pervisor at East Washington Center.
with the cooperation of Miss Emma
Jacobs, director of domestic science in
the public schools, the object of the
course being to enable householders to
meet present emergencies of limited in
come.
Experts to Give Talks.
Speakers in this course for future
Wednesday evenings at this center will
be Miss Jacobs herself, speaking on
Nutrition" January 20; DR.. Steibling
of the Department of Agriculture, as
sisted by Miss Craig. on Good Food
for Little Money" January 27; Miss
Schuman of the American Red Cross,
assisted by Miss Cowsill, on Feeding
Children" February 3; Miss Enwright
OF the Washington Dairy Council, on
The Value of Milk" February 10; Mrs.
Rush of Mckinley High School and
Mrs. Anderson of Eastern High School.
on What to Wear" February II, and
leader to be announced for February
"a, when the subject will be "The Home
We Wish For"
Evening star., 1932-01-13
Py the Associated Press


HONOLULU, January 13.-State-
mentS he said were given him by Mrs:
Granville Fortescue, mother-in-law OF
Lieut.. Thomas H. Massie, U. S. N, and
Albert Orrin Jones, Navy enlisted man,
shortly after their arrest and While
they were still in custody of territorial
officials, were made public today by
City and County Attorney James Gill
land.
Extracts from the statements had
been announced previously by Grltf1th
Wight, Gilliland's deputy, who prose-
cuted the five youths charged with
assaulting Mrs. Massie last September
and who probably will prosecute the
alleged killers of Joseph Kahahawai,
one of the five.
Mrs. Fortescue. In one statement
given out by Gilliland, said she was IN
a parked automobile in front OF the
judicial Building, from which kama
hawai- was kidnapped last Friday. The
statement ended with her words, I
don't think I'll talk any more"
Jones apparently could not remember
details. pleading he was intoxicated
two-thirds of the time. The enlisted
man made three statements Saturday
between 1925 am. and 5:29 pm.
Chats With Court Clerk.
In her statement Mrs. Fortescue said
she did not know what time last Friday
she drove downtown, but said she Went
to mail some letters and, while sitting
in the machine in front Of the Judicial
Building, talked with the clerk of the
court. She denied she had pointed out
Kahahawai to men sitting in anothed
machine as the city attorney had been
informed.
Mrs. Fortescue said she did not know
If any one except herself had slept the
previous night in the home she had
been occupying with an unmarried
daughter. She admitted driving Fri
day to the MaSsie home, returning to
her own home before going down town.
She said she did not mail her letters.
She said she did not know why. She
said she did not see the blue sedan IN
which witnesses have said KahahaWa1
was kidnapped. She said she did not
see Kahahawai come out of the build
ing. She identified Jones as the man
who took me to the base ball game.
When asked where was your daughter
last night?" she replied:
IT don't think I'll talk any more!
Jones, in his first two statements,
said he often had played bridge at the
Massie home, where he was posted as
guard during q week in December, but
he failed to remember where he had
spent the nights or what he had Gone
at other times
Evening star., 1932-01-13
WISCONSIN 8-HOUR
LAW SUBSTITUTED
Subsidy for Farmers Stricken Out
of Bill to Come Up for Final
Action Soon.
Nv tha Assnriatad prasv

BY the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, January 13.--With
a subsidy for farmers stricken out. the
Senate yesterday engrossed substitute
to the Nixon eight-hour-day bill Of
fered by Senator Walter Polakowski,
Milwaukee Socialist.
Lieut.. Gov. Henry A. Huber broke a
13-to-13 tie and cast his vote for en-
grossment of the substitute, which pro-
vides for general eight-hour day with
numerous exemptions tackled on in the
Senate. The substitute will come up
for final passage today or tomorrow,
when an effort will be made to recon-
slider.
The subsidy as it came over from the
Assembly allowed a farmer the equiva-
lent of 80 cents an hour for eight hours
work day and As cents for overtime
for the difference between the cost of
production and the sale price of his
goods.
Evening star., 1932-01-13
DIRECT u. S. APPEAL
THREATENED OVER
HAWAII TERRORISM
Continued From First Page.)


hostelry. announced it had received
cancellations Of tourists reservations
and numerous inquiries concerning pos
sible race riots"
Charges before a House subcommit-
tee in Washington that the territorial
fudge seemingly gave the jury "thinly
yeiled instruction to acquit' the five
men tried ON charges of attacking Mrs.
Massie were denied by the prosecutor.
The jury disagreed, 6 to 6, and the
defendants were reporting daily, await
ing retrial when Kahahawai was alb
Quoted from the court room last Friday
and shot to death.
"The statement before the House
Naval Subcommittee is absurd" said
Griffith Wight, prosecutor OF the case.
"The instructions we're fair to the
prosecution-much better than I ex-
pected. Circuit Judge A. e. Steadman
overruled the defendants objections
with one exception"
Steadman Is Silent.
No comment was Forthcoming from
steadman, who resigned his judgeship
recently to become head OF trust COM
pany.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Fortescue was re-
ported virtually confined to her bed
aboard the receiving ship Alton at Pearl
Harbor, where the defendants are helo
by naval authorities.
Defense attorneys said she was wor-
rying over the condition OF her hus-
hand who is i'll in New York, SO much
that she Is almost continually in tears.
One Of the staff, Montgomery Winn,
said it was for the society matron that
he would seek the only delay the de-
fense desires. He said he wants the
case postponed until her husband may
be with her.
Lieut.. Massie remains calm, Winn
said.
Enlisted men from Army and Navy
posts near Honolulu were permitted TO
come into the city after the" had been
confined to quarters for three days as
a result Of tension between military and
civil elements.
Troop Need Gone.
American Legion officials informed
Mai. Gordon G. Ross, head OF Terri
tnrial Police. that they believed emer-
pency patrols of Legion members were
no longer necessary.
The theory that the abduction OF
Kahahawai was premedttated, but that
he was killed in a sudden outburst OF
anger, was advanced by prominent
Honolulu detective.
He said If Kahahawars Staying had
been planned his abductors would have
been prepared to dispose of his body
without detection. No such plans were
made. he said. He suggested that while
his abductors were attempting to OBJ
tain a confession from the Hawaiian,
one of them became enraged and shot
the suspect.
Evening star., 1932-01-13
MAssIE TALKS TO MOTHER.
Don't Worry" He Says In Phone Mes
sage to winchester, Ky.

WINCHESTER, KY, January IS (E1.
A mother who had not seen her
naval officer son for two years last
night heard him assure her by long
distance telephone from Honolulu that
everything was "all right"
Mother, I think of you all the time.
Please do not worry"
It was Lieut. Thomas Massie-Tom-
nv to his mother-who was communi-
eating with her for the first time since
he was placed under arrest in Homo
lulu.
Mrs. w. S. Massie was talking over
the telephone when the long-distance
operator al Los Angeles cut in on the
local call with the announcement:
Your son, Lieut.. Massie, Is calling
from Honolulu"
"Tomny is calling" Mrs. Massie said
in an excited aside to her daughter and
Tommy's sister, Miss Dorothy Massie.
Tommy's first statement was to assure
his mother all was we'll, and to an
nounce he had received her cablegram
Monday, 1t was in reply to the cable
that Tommy called.
All in the space Of three minutes
time, Tommy talked to his mother and
sister, and Tommy's wife and mother
in-law, Mrs. Grace Bell Fortesque,
talked with Tommy's mother.
"I was so pleased to hear his voice
that we didn't talk about the case at
ALL" Mrs. Massie said, after the excit-
ing three minutes were over.
She said Mrs. Fortesque had said
Tommy Is well, and we all are all
right, and as happy as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances"
NAL F0RTESOIIE BETTER.
Evening star., 1932-01-13

r. Fortesque, whose wife and son-in-
law are held in Honolulu in connec-
ton with the Staying of native &C.
cused of attacking the majors daugh-
ter.
Maj. Fortesque is a patient at the
Columbia Medical Center Presbyterian
Hospital, suffering from pneumonia.
His physician today said that the pa
tient was better after a comfortable
night. His temperature was 100 and
his pulse 98, and the physician said
the major was in good shape"
Evening star., 1932-01-13

earnest attention to the problems Of
local government"
The annual expenditures Of the 100
counties of the State increased from
So ,OO0, 900 in 1913 to $29, $4,000 in 1880,
he said.
Gov. Pollard recommended to the
General Assembly that the question OF
amending section ITO of the constitu-
ton so as to permit cities and towns to
make special assessments OF properties
for abutting street improvements De
submitted to the people to be decided by
popular vote.
Evening star., 1932-01-13
Try Buzze's S for Colds

Do you dread the approach of Winter
and that cold? If so, try BUZZE'S
and fortify yourself against more dam
gerous ills caused from colds. Ask for
Buzxe's today at your neighborhood drug
store. Meet the Winters ills with Bug
xe's. There Is relief in every CAPSULE.
Evening star., 1932-01-13
Boy Grasps Rocks
To Save Self After
Plunge Over Cliff
Rescued From Ledge by
Rope 10 Hours After
Dangerous Fall.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, January 13.-
Harold Sender, 10, Pasadena, Calf,
was rescued from a narrow ledge in
Eaton Canyon yesterday 10 hours after
he had toppled over cliff and saved
himself from q 150foot plunge and
probable death by clinging to rocks
and bushes.
Sheriff's deputies, summoned to the
canyon by companions, lowered rope
to the boy and pulled him to safety.
The boy and several others went
hiking yesterday and in climbing the
canyon Sender slipped and rolled off a
cliff. Although he tore his hands, he
managed to cling to rocks and finally
worked his way to a narrow ledge.
Evening star., 1932-01-13
ASKSU. s. TO CLEAN
HOUSE |NHONOLULU'
Woman Head of Citizens Or
uanization BIames Politics
! for Conditions.

Mrs. Harry Kleugel, chairman OF the
tust organized Honolulu Citizens Or
Fanizatiou for Good Government, was
requested to present the viewpoint OF
the women Of Honolulu on the problems
complained that she was "a victim Of
political hushing," Her cabled reply
follows
Evening star., 1932-01-13
CL0THIER KILLS SELF
Head of Chicago Tailoring Firm
Had Feared Blindness,

CHICAGO, January IS L49.-William
M. Calm, SO, president Of the Progress
Tailoring Co., was found shot to death
last night in a wash room at the com
pany Offices, pistol clutched in his
hand. Police learned he recently SUI
fered financial reverses and also feared
losingyhis sight. They declared 6s had
shot tyfnself, Oshn:s son Wuuah, in
In h bs@dent as PrSncesou sUnavefsa41A
Evening star., 1932-01-13

Miss Tshbel Macdonald has received
nearly 0000 In response to the appeal
broadcast by her father, the prime min
lister of England, in behalf of g. Lon
don baby clinic and hospital.
Evening star., 1932-01-13
Iowa Society Plans Dance.

The Iowa State Society of Washing
ton will hold an entertainment and
dance Saturday night in the Willard
Hotel. It will be the society's first
party of the year. Mrs. Herbert D.
Brown, author, is scheduled to speak.
Evening star., 1932-01-13
MAI. FoRTEsoUE BETTER.

Spends Comfortable Night In New
York Hospital.
NEW YORK, January Is R.-A
slight Improvement wlS xaNrted -
daEsau ttie exdn nslA H0s1pN$a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-30
Aid Promised
Three Orphans
Harris and Epson Vote
Help in Case

Three orphans, striving to keep
their family together despite the
absence in death of their mother
and father, were found existing I'M
der dire straits to-day in an In
ycstigation made by newspaper
mon, Chairman William M. Harris
Of the relief committee and Attor-
ney J. Warren Upson. head of the
unemployment bureau. Steps Will
be taken immediately, it was de-
cided by Mr. Harris and Attorney
Upson, to secure aid for this case.
A 21-year-old boy, known as
Case H." in the RELIEF committee
and unemployment bureau records,
rs the only one of the three or
phans able to work. The next old
est boy is II years of age and the
youngest is a girl in her teens who
ia receiving aid from charitable
0rganizatins here. :.
This family Is sticking together"
despite the absence in death of the
mother and father. The 21-year-
old boy was laid off January /,
last. from a local factory. Since
then he has been striving to keep
rhe family together.
He does the COOKING III d pooo
aent tenement. He can do ordi-
nary laborer's work. He and his
younger brother and sister were
born in this city. The conditions
there have been investigated pre-
viously by social workers and the
home found ideal despite the var
ious setbacks. At the present time
$50 is owed in food bills aside
from several other sundry &C
counts still pending.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-30

Chicago, III, April 30-Eight
hundred fifty ministers and lay
men OF the Methodist Episcopal
church will convene in Atlantic
City, N. j., Monday, May Q, for
the thirty first general conference
of their denomination.
They will come from all over
the United States and from forty
foreign countries with delegated
authority to legislate for the future
of their denomination.
This will be at once one of the
most difficult and most important
general conference in the history
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Some of it's most pressing prob
lens have been created by the
worldwide economic situation.
Others are inherent in the history
and structure Of the worlds larg-
est Protestant church..
What to do about the admins
tration and support Of Methodists'
extended missions and philan-
thropies, known as World service.
is probably the most important
issue.
Methodists have bishops. They
are not a third order of clergy but
merely administrative officers. At
present they are elected for life.
There is a determined move to re-
strict their terms to eight years.
One or more new bishops will
probably be elected, although
there is a considerable group Of
Methodists who hold that the pres
ent board of bishops is large
enough.
Next in importance as an admin
istrative officer is the district SUI
perintendent, at present appointed
by the bishop. A part of the same
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-30

Damages totaling $4,000 are
asked in four civil actions begun
in the common pleas court to-day
against Lila E. Amber OF Soutn-
bury as q result of a bad crash on
the Southbury-D anbury road, near
the South Britain road intersection
last Dec 80. The plaintiffs are
Elizabeth Spielman of Philadel-
phia asking $3.50 damages. JOS
eph Spielman of Boonton, n. d.,
asking $500 damages and Agnes
spielman of Philadelphia seeking
81. 900 and Sebastian Ritger OF
Newark. N. j., asking $1,000 dam
.res. All suits are returnable to
the common pleas court the nrst
tuesday of May according to the
complaints drawn by Attorney
William B. Fitzgerald.
The Spielmans were occupants
os q sedan, owned by Ritger anu
operated by Joseph Spielman wnen
it figured in collision with the oe-
PENDANTS car at the South Brltain.
Southbury road crossing at i0:4o
a. m. last Dec 80. The Spieiman
car was forced across the highway
through a fence and down a steep
embankment, being completely de-
molished.s
Elizabeth Spielman was the
most severely hurt, sustained a
deem laceration from the back OF
the left knee and extending for II
inches along the leg to the hip.
The tendons and flesh were torn
away and she was required 10
spend considerable time at ST
.Iary's hospital where she has
since undergone six surgical oper--
ations. The wound was packed
with dirt, pieces of wood, clothing