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The Washington times., 1932-04-09
The FOrteScue Jury
Honor In Hawaii

The honor of American womanhood rests in the hands of
polyglot jury in Honolulu.
Upon the deliberations that jury Of mixed bood and half
castes in the Fortescue rests likewise the future of what
has been termed the Paradise of the Pacific"
Are conditions which precptated the crime Of which
Mrs Fortescu Lieutenant and sailors accused
to be allowed to continue the American standard of respect
for womans maintained lands which this
nation has Jurisdiction?
Try as one may the judged without condera
on of that horrible night the beach when group OF native
men attacked Mrs Thalia Massie.
It is to that night that the minds of Americans turn when
they read the bitter legal battle to free Mrs Forescue and
those accused with her.
That fiendsh night which island justice failed to is
the background which weighed by the few Americans
the Chinese and the Hawaians who comprise the jury
Assistant Attorney General Richardson who was rushed 10
the islands to off senatorial investigation has returned
that the Judges and the prosecutors competent
The American people know that Clarence Darrow is COM
petent.
And the American people know too that the islands must
be made safe for American women there.
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
RecriprOcatiOn

Do you give the good-natured,
person in your department a
square deal when it is your
turn to reciprocate?
No. and isn't it true that
you impose on his generosity?
AS he is willing to do favors,
do you not make requests in
creasingly?
You think this person is easy
and therefore you do not hesi-
tate to pile more and more
of your work on him.
But when this individual asks
YOU to do something for him
you have an excuse, always?
Often he has put himself
out to favor you, but will you
disturb any of your plans,
social or otherwise to help him
out?
There is such a thing as
being too ready to help out
others.
Assuming burdens that don't
belong to him rightfully there
is danger of the accommodating
one hurrying his own work in
such a way that errors creep
in.
Good taste forbids bringing
another in, but have you ever
stepped forward and taken the
blame that is really yours
when the mistakes were made
because of assistance given
you?
The Washington times., 1932-04-09

prone to bow in reverence.
For isn't money the Amerl-
can god? But the finest men
we have are those who are
not so rare as the cynic
would have us think, who
enter politics and public lite
with a superb Indifference to
monetary gain, because of
their ambition to serve q
principle or a cause. They
are not afraid that their
"polish " is such a thin
veneer that it will be rubbed
off by contact with the
crowd.
The. most valuable public
servants in this country
have, with a few notable ex-
ceptions, been those who en-
tered politics early, learned
how to manage men and in
fluence them, and used their
power for what they thought
their country's good.
"Politics is dirty Yes,
there is dirty politics, and
dirty business, and dirty pro-
fessional work, but all pro-
fessional work is not dirty,
nor all business, nor all poll
tics. There is "dirty' work
done at times in the colleges
themselves
The Washington times., 1932-04-09

IF THERE has been any
l. doubt as to the purely
political purpose of the
Presidents request for an
other Commission" to work
out a reduction in the cost
Of government, it is removed
by his second proposal of
the same sort. Instead of
submitting a definite plan
which he has worked out,
as he was invited to do by
Garner, who promised i'm
mediate action by Congress,
he returns to generalities.
The country has waited
four years for the President
to work out a definite plan
for submission to Congress.
Millions can be saved in eX-
penditures by the executive
departments without action
by Congress; and if a pri-
vate instead Of a public busi-
ness were involved this
would be done without so
much splatter of printers
ink about it. There a re
other economies that can be
effected only through con-
gressional action; and the
President is invited by Gar
ner to make his requests for
changes in the laws with the
promise that Congress will
pass the bills.
This can be done at
once-if the President really
has a plan.
If it can be done at once,
this will work to the advan-
tage of the people in the
completion of the tax bill.
But if the President has
no definite plan the House
committee will proceed with
its own plan as it should.
The Washington times., 1932-04-09

FrankneSs

0AAMAACSC
You pride yourself on being
"brutally frank"
You think it indicates tear'
lessness and strength Of char
acter.'
Irrespective of whether your
words sting and hurt another
you will not leave unsaid the
things that you wish to say.
But really it takes much
stronger character to refrain
from utterances which may be
cruel though they may be true.
Nearly everyone has vulnar-
able spots that when hit cause
pain.
Consideration should be given
to sensibilities in dealing with a
person who is likely to suffer
because of what you term your
"frankness."
You need not be deceitful in
order to restrain yourself from
hurting the feelings of other
folk.
It surely is not to your credit
to attack a person in his known
sensitive spot.
If people in general were not
tempering their conversation
with most of those with whom
they make contact there would
be a general upset in the hui
man family.
Copyright. 1899, by King Features
Syndicate. Ine,)
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
That SpeakeaSy Directory
A Good One Is Needed

Sixty Federal prohibition agents have begun compile
speakeasy directory of New York City.
The Investigators equipped with maps and pencils started
their researches in lower Manhattan. Each agent
signed to certain territory embracing from 10 to 20 blocks
He Instructed to mark plainly his map the site of
every place where liquor could be obtained He will be held
personally responsible for every that he misses
the orders say.
The when completed, will be forwarded to Wash
ington and it announced that ctywde drive will be
made to wipe out all these dens of iniquty.
No doubt it is good idea It ought to clear up the vexed
question of how many speaks there in New York And
the expense OF taxing the census might easily be betrayed
say 10 cents It would be appreciated convenience
good many residents and lot of outoftown visitors
On second thought however, it would be cheaper and
easier to get out slightly different kind of guidebook-one
giving the address of every place in New York where you
CAN'T get liquor. Such book would sell for about
And it would fit the smallest Of vest pockets
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

for them to happen-Mary.
That row with Jim has been
brewing for Is years; ever
since your dad died when you
were Is and you, just entering
Hi, had to move into a shabby
house and wear hand-me-doWnS.
A bitter pill for a youngster to
take, and that bitterness has
been poisoning you, secretly,
ever since.
You decided then that you
weren't getting the breaks.
You covered your young grudge
with braggadocio, wise-crackS,
moody, sulky spells; but the
hurt was there. The hurt was
still there after you'd left Hi,
gotten a good job and were
able to dress as nicely and
live as we'll as your friends.
And every subsequent mlStor-
tune has revived the memory
of that first hard knock; has
intensified that secret feeling
of injustice. Unconsciously,
Mary, you've been carrying a
grudge; and that grudge has
shaped and colored thousands
of acts in your life for which
you thought "there was no rea-
SON." It. caused that row with
your husband yesterday. 1t will
cause more rows, more bitter,
resentful acts, unless you get
it out of your system.
A Reason for All
For every human act there is
a reason. For everything in
nature, every "act of God,"
there is also a reason. But our
minds are still too limited to
comprehend Gods plan. We
can, however, know why we
and our neighbors do what we
do. We can foresee and if
necessary forestall the human
III That is the difference be-
tween a man and a brute.
BruteS have intelligence of a
sort. They can learn certain
things. They can feel love and
hate, fear and desire. But
bruteS seldom, if ever, reason.
They cannot look ahead and
plan their lives. preparing for
some conditions, protecting
themselves against others. They
are at the mercy of life.
But man can study himself,
his neighbor and his environ
ment. He can measure his
resources and plan his program.
He can foresee what effect GER
tain decisions will have upon
his whole life. He can think
backwards and forwards.
1t is possible to study how
the mind works, just as it is
possible to study how the body
works. They are both machines,
operating in accordance with
definite laws. We do not know
ALL the laws, nor can we
understand ALL the mysteries
which govern both body and
mind. Perhaps we shall never
understand all of them. But
we can understand enough to
be, to a very great extent,
masters Of our fate"
1t is your own fault If
"things just happen to you" in
life. The man who lets things
"just happen to him" lives the
life of a brute-and generally
meets the fate Of a brute.
Copyright. 1882, by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
The White Light
Of Publicity

We know of no successful
business men who have rend-
cred more real service to the
race than men like the late
Senator Hoar; or of any
clOistered intellectual with a
keener intelligence than men
Ike Borah; or with a finer
passion for public service
than Walsh or Montana;
nor, among the economists
of the colleges, any one with
a surer grasp on realities
than COrdell Hull.
Now these men, and hun
dreds like them, are not EN-
gagged in dirty work. There
is dirty work done in poll
tlcs-as in business. The
business world is overrun
with common swindlers,
trlcksters, promoters of blue
sky stock-but that does not
mean that all business is
dirty. And in the lower
strata there is dirty work
done in politics. And that
no more discredits politics.
We hear more about the
discreditable things in poll
tics than in business, be-
cause in party government,
each party watches every
move of the politician or
office holder of the opposite
party through a microscope.
The press has its sleuths on
the trail of public men. If
they do anything discredit-
able all the world knows it.
Even when they are careless
of appearances, though they
do nothing wrong, they are
pillOried.
We wonder if the business
world and their leaders
could stand such white
light of publicity upon their
conduct as that which falls
upon the man in politics and
public life. We doubt it,
The Washington times., 1932-04-09

d u y u IG'
you say, helplessly. Things
just happen that way, without
any reason"
You're wrong. Things do
not "just happen" There Is
a reason for everything.
There is a reason for every
thing you do.
There is a reason for every
thing that everyone else does.
Nothing is an accident.
Nothing hap ems ION i'm
pulse.
Everything you do ties up
with something you have done
before. Every act has roots
which go back to the very be-
ginnings of your life.
A Mean Quarrel
Yesterday, Mary, you had
that dreadful quarrel with your
husband. Today it makes you
sick to think of that quarrel.
How could you possibly have
said those cruel, bitter things?
Of course things have been
pretty hard lately and Jim
hasn't seemed to be putting up
much fight. But you know
how Jim is. You've been mar
ried to him II years. In spite
of his faults he is a grand
guy. And yet, out of a clear
sky came that devastating row!
Why, oh. why, do things like
that happen?
They happen because we
make them happen-arrange
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
English Youths Aspire
To Political Careers

1t is some times said that
the standard of public and
parliamentary service in
England is higher than in
this country. There is a
reason. British young men
at Oxford or Cambridge who
determine upon politics as
a career are generally ap-
plauded. They are thought
more of than if they merely
aspire to a seat on the
Stock Exchange. England
knows that England's fu-
ture depends upon the in
telligent director of her af-
fairs. The intellectual"
who thinks himself too
good enough for this coun-
try.
And so, through all the
years, the finest youths in
England aspire to a political
career, and prepare for it
precisely as they would pre-
pare for the practice of med
icine or the law. 1t requires
a higher degree of intelli-
gence, a finer type of mind,
to be a statesman than to
be a financier or a manu-
facturer, or to hold a seat
on the stock exchange. That
is because it requires
broader training and a
broader outlook.
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
WISE WORDS

Love all, trust a few, do wrong
to none. Shakespeare.
A fools mouth is his destruc-
ton. Bible.
Alas, what winds can happy
prove
That bear me far from her I
love? Prior.
And stood aloof from other
minds
In impotence of fancied power.
-Tennyson.
Discoveries old of , wisdom's
ways,
And works still pregnant with
the inventors praise.
-Pindar.
If Christians would teach in.
fidels to be just to Christianity,
they should themselves be just
to infidelity.-J. S. Mill.
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
No man ever had such an in

feriority complex that a bald
spot, a flat purse of a 60-inch
girth deferred him from trying
to captivate the affections Of
a replica of Jean Harlow.
Add an air Of tender solici-
tude to the masterful manner
of a strong, dominant he-man,
and you have a combination
that no woman on earth can
resist.
There seem to be only two
kinds of women: the kind who
believes everything a man says,
even when she knows he's ly-
ing-and the kind who believes
nothing he says, even when she
suspects that he's telling the
truth.
No man appears to strain his
eyes, these days, looking for a
quiet, domestic girl with a lot
of mental charms and homely
virtues. And even when he
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

tries to, some little blonde with
a whoopee soul and a chiffon
intellect comes along and inter
rupts him.
A modern woman laughs at
mans ancient claim to super
iority";; but she still thinks it
requires a beauty-doctor, a
hairdresser, a milliner and at
least a dozen varieties OF
cosmetics to make a woman
attractive enough for him,
Man was made to mourn"
but ever since Adam dis
covered that Eve got a kick
out of suffering" he has per
mitted woman to do all of his
plain and fancy worrying FOR
him.
Modern woman no longer
thinks she needs a husband-or
even a dog-fo~ protection; she
The Washington times., 1932-04-09

a set OF rules
you could fol-
low
B u t you
haven't. S o
ou blunder
along, never
KIN o W in 6
W h a t W i'll
come n E. x t,
getting into
the most un-
expected and
e Xasperating
meSSeS.
But what
C a n I do
a knn I u nO
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
Stimson Will Not
Discuss the Debts.

We have it now, on the
positive word of the Presi-
dent, that Secretary Slim
son while in Europe will not
discuss the debts with the
representatives Of the debtor
nations whom he meets. He
will confine himself exclu-
sively to the work of the
arms conference. This is a
fair pledge, publicly made.
The work of the arms con-
ference is certainly within
the scope of Mr.. Stimson's
official duties; but he will
have some difficulty in pre-
venting the representatives
of the nations that borrowed
our money and spent it upon
themselves, from urging
upon him the wisdom of
transferring the debts from
the backs of the other ma
tions to ourselves.
He can meet the attack
quite easily by informing
them that Congress has for
mally taken a position
against anything of the sort,
and that nothing can be
done without congressional
approval; and that the sem
timent of the American
people is such that any ad-
ministration that agrees to
the transfer would be
doomed and damned.
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
Ism t Money the
American God?

There are many fine men
engaged in business, finance
and the professions who take
no interest in politics be-
cause "there is no money in
it,, and to these we are
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
Too Many of This
Precious Tribe

precious IrlDe
The editor Of the Yale
Daily News has solemnly
announced that collie &c
graduates should not enter
politics, since, for college
men, it is much "too dirty y
This evidently is a silly ape
ing of self made "high-
brows" who are fundamen-
tally snobs.
Perhaps the lowest type of
American citizen is the man
who feels that he lowers his
dignity by playing a mans
part in the work of govern
ment. Considering the char-
acter of these self-anolnted
purists, we are persuaded
that their interest in politics
would not improve the prod
uct. We have too many of
this precious tribe sitting
about in comfortable chairs
sneering at men Of "no par
ticular Importance" but with
an interest in their govern
ment, slushing about in the
rain on election day.
The Washington times., 1932-04-09

Find the Reason
This muddled business called
life-if you only knew what
it was all about; if you had
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
Are College Men Too
Precious for Politics?
.Bu Claude G.. BOuers

Author Party Battles of Jackson The Struggle
for Democracy in America" Jefferson and Hamilton"
"The Tragic Era," and other important works.
The Washington times., 1932-04-09
|. as ApriI Love

TrifIes Light as April Love
Love will always find a way.
It's finding the way OUT of it
that is so difficult, painful and
expensive.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-23
PUBLIC SURVEY WORK AFFECTED
 BY HOUSE CUT
Fifty Per Cent Cut in Esti- mates Threatens Public
 Survey Program

Congressional economy threatens to curtail sharply if moi entirely halt public surveys in AAsska dur ing the fiscal year beginning next July 1, according to word received here. The House ApproT rlations Committee slashed the fund for the United States Public Surveys for that period to $500000, a ,eduction f$500,000 from the estin. ates ap- proved by the Bureau of Budget.
 Alaska Is but one of the sections of the country that will feel the ef- fleets of this reduction. All of the public land States will be hit, and surveys that are important will have to be delayed.
 The Public Survey Bureau, under E. c. Guerin, Chief, does all of the homestead work, makes subdivi- sionS, lays out and surveys all town sites in the Territory. It has main- tained several crews in the field every summer for many years, and most of the unsurveyed public land of the nation is in Alaska. If the appropriation reduction of the House committee is permitted tc stand, it is said to be probable that a large part of the work pro- grammed for the approaching sea- son will have to be cancelled l least for the present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-23
Pay Wm Debts m Vine and Gin
 Is NeiU Proposal

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Pay the war debts in gin, beer and wine to end the depression is the plan suggested in an advertisement in the New York Herald-Tribune.
 Congress is insisting that Eu- rope pay it's debts to us,' the ad- vertisement reads. Europe cannot pay in gold and payment must be made in goods. Here is a simple method by which Europe can pay her debts. The plan.
 T. Allow France to pay us in wines.
 "2. Allow Germany to pay us in beer and wines.
 "3. Allow England to pay us in whiskey and gin.
 A. Allow Italy to pay us in vermouth and wines"
 The advertisement ends with the line the repeal of the pro hibition amendment will restore normal business conditions to this country" It is signed by B per sons, headed by Paul Abbot and including Charles M. Fleischmann Samuel Milbank and John A Victor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-23
CHINESE FIGHT .OFF SLASHINC ATTACKS TODAY
Series of Onslaughts Re- pulsed Along Entire
 Battle Front
WAVE AFTER WAVE OF TROOPS THROWN BACK
Five Japanese Planes Are Shot Down-Chinese
 Take Offensive

SHANGHAI, Feb. 23.-The Chinese have fought off a series of slashing Japanese attacks along the entire front from the Chapel sector to Kiangwan, m e e ing every drive with bullets and bay Onets.
 Both sides have sustained heavy losses.
 The Japanese only success has been the destruction of the Chinese airdrome at Hun jo by aerial bombs. It is said all planes and the hangar at Hunjo have been destroyed.
 Wave after wave of Jap- anese men have been thrown back onto each other through out the day.
 The Japanese appear no nearer their goal than when the battle started.
 Chinese m a C h inc guns moved down the Japanese as they advanced and the Jap- anese were unable to dislodge the gunmen.
 Two Japanese planes have been brought down by the Chinese anti aircraft guns at Chenju. Three Japanese planes have been shot down west of Shanghai
 The Chinese took the offensive late today in an attempt to cut the Japanese lines northwest of Kiangwan.
 The Japanese have lost scores of msn but claimed they repelled the Chinese onslaught.
 Deny Ruthless Murders
 Japanese officials deny, as ex- pected. that they ruthlessly mur- dered women and children. They said they found the women sniping, as they were expected to say, and shot them, also shot civilian clad men suspected of sniping.
 (Coutinued on Page Eight)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-23
SHANGHAI AR MY TO BE DOUBLED BY GOVERNMENT
Official Circles Uneasy Over Success of Chi
 nese Forces
CHANG KAI SEEK
 REPORTED ON SCENE
Complete Rout of Japan CSC May Be Expected
 Cabinet Meets

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. s. The Japanese Government de- cided late today to double the army at Shanghai in the face of reports the Chinese had successfully stopped the Jap anese advance.
 The proposal was made to the Minister of War after a conference of the members of the Cabinet.
 General Uyeda, in command at Shanghai, has not called for endorsements but army circles are uneas sy at the mounting d ang CT in hard fought battles and Uyeda's slow progress. This is dis quieting enough but the of fieials are highly alarmed al the news that Chiank Kai Shek's army has arrived at the scene and is joining the defenders of $ h Tn g h i. A complete rout of the Japanese may be expected if Chiang is at Shanghai.
 The Japanese Government does not and cannot consider China as an organized people within the meaning of the League of Nations's Convenant and class such previous recognition as an organized state as fiction which cannot last for ever"
 The Government has sent this word to the League and added that if the League could bring about a pacific attitude between China and Japan, the Nippon nation would be delighted more than any other nation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-23
GOV vERNOR TELLS
 OF PEACE TASKS OF WASHINGTON
Activities as Farmer, Busi- nessman and Statesman
 Are Recalled

Stressing George Washington's success as farmer and as a business man, his tolerance in re- ligious matters and his wisdom in statescraft, Gov. George A. Parks delivered an interesting address on the First President at the Bicen- tennial celebration held last even ing in the Scottish Rite Temple under the auspices of the Juneau Lodge of Masons.
 Brief reference was made to Washingtons' ancestry and his birth. His education, for the most part self directed, was treated with some detail, and his lifelong advo- cacy for improved and more eX- tensive educational facilities was pointed out.
 War Career Only Mentioned There was only slight mention of Washington's military triumphs, the Governor assuming this phase Of the Revolutionary patriots life will be studied and discussed at other observances during the nine-month celebration of the Bicentennial An- niversary.
 In speaking of Washington's early life, the Governor said:
 We in Alaska are able to visual- ize the conditions of the country in which Washington spent his early youth and to appreciate the pioneer spirit with which he was imbued The greater parts of Vir- ginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania were almost an unknown wilder ness. The rivers were the only highways and large part of the population lived on or close to the inland waterways.
 Indians Were Numerous
 "The lowlands were well tinb- cred and the Indian tribes were in preseason of the country beyond the settlements. He bacme skilled in the craft of the woodsman and early gained knowledge of the habits of the primitive people. He adopted the implements and dress ] tContlnued on Page Two,