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Evening star., 1932-04-21
MOONEY DECISION
|. IS AWAITED TODAY
Gov. RoIph Will Announce
Verdict in Labor Lead
er's Case.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press
| SACRAMENTO, Calf, April 2l.-
Results of his test of the accuracy OF
the scales of justice in the case of Tom
Mooney were to be announced today
by the Governor of California.
Some time between noon and pm.
Gov James Rolph, jr., expected to
speak the words that would mean free
dom or continued imprisonment for
California'S most widely known convict.
In the executives inner reception
room newspaper men gathered to hear
the decision. Polished desks were
pushed aside so telegraph instruments
could be placed in readiness to flash
the news.
Meanwhile, within the gray walls Of
San Quentin prison, Thomas j. Mooney,
| former labor leader and convicted
dynamiter, went about his usual duties
those of the prison vegetable man.
| In recent months he has been assigned
! to the task of supervising preparations
of this portion of the guards menu.
Another Prisoner Affected.
In Folsom prison, another man to
whom the decision may mean much
waited. He is Warren K. Billings, who,
like Mooney, is serving life sentence.
Both were convicted in the 1916 San
( Francisco, Preparedness day parade
| bombing which claimed lG lives and in
iured 40 persons.
Billings said he considered his case
and that of Mooney parallel. Grant
Sv1rr Innfs Ia ndd no 1vy Wi
be affected by Gov. Rolph's decision
! in the Mooney case
MONEYS long struggle for freedom
on the ground that he was convicted
upon perjured evidence has gained the
| attention of men of prominence in all
parts of the world.
The present consideration of his case
is a result of hearing in San Fran
| cisco last December, at which pleas
were made by Mayor James J. Walker
| of New York City; Frank P Walsh,
Mooney attorney, and Aaron Sapiro,
former San Francisco attorney.
Gov Rolph Immediately appointed
advisers to review the evidence and
previous decisions in the Mooney case
A 25,000-word report was prepared by
Matt l. Sullivan, former California
Supreme Court justice, on these in
vestigations The Governor said his
decision would require only about ZOO
words. He gave no early intimation of
what it would be.
Several Courses Open.
The Governor could grant or deny
an unconditional pardon, commute SEN
tence to a specified period or to time
already served or recommend a parole
to the Prison Board.
Mooney has consistently refused to
consider a parole, his characteristic
statement being he is either guilty or
not guilty and should be pardoned or
punished to match the crime.
Mrs. Rena Mooney, the convict's
wife, announced she intended to be at
the prison today to hear the verdict u
State police guarded the Capitol
building here
Immediately after his announcement
Gov Rolph planned to depart for
Richmond. Va, to attend a Governors
convention, leaving Mr. Sullivan to an
swer questions Of newspaper men.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
USE OF NATURAL GAS FIELDS
PLANNED TO REPLACE TANKS
Geologists Consulted About Possibility of Turning Them
Into Artificial Reservoirs.

main empty, uncounted billions OF
microscopic caves. If gas is pumped
into pipe tapping one Of these emptied
fields the sand will reabsorb the gas.
The artificial gas will remain in the
stone at whatever pressure is used to
force the gas down the well and when
needed for use. will flow out Of the well
at this pressure.
Ten pounds pressure is estimated as
sufficient for pumping artificial gas into
many exhausted natural fields. Some
would require higher pressure for in
pumping. For storage purposes old
wells may be used at the inlets or new
wells may be drilled.
Storage Of gas is required because Of
the peak load" fluctuations in this in
dustry. During certain seasons Of the
year comparatively little gas is used by
consumers. but 1t Is too expensive to
shut down gas-making plants during
those periods. so the gas is stored in
steel reservoirs.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
THREATENED MOSLEM LEADER
WEDS UNDER ARMED GUARD
25-YearOld Divorced Wife of Irish Army Officer
Bride of 6O-Year-Old Shaukart Ali

went into purdah (seclusion).
Earlier in the day the marriage had
been stopped at the last minute under
dramatic circumstances when the son,
Zahid Ahmed, threatened the marriage
priest
The whole Mohammedan community
was thrown into CONSERVATION by to-
days events. but Shaukart, who is the
best known Moslem leader in India,
insisted he would marry the girl even
If the ecclesiastical authorities forced
him to leave India.
Il will live in America or in Eng
land, but I won't renounce my love for
the girl declared the colossuslike
Shaukart, who weighs over 800 pounds
while his intended English bride laid
her head on his shoulder.
At the suggestion of Col. B. c. Allin
court commissioner at San Francisco
Shaukart has been planning to leave
here In September for q six weeks visit
in the United States.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
j. s. ASKS NATIONS
FOR DEBT PACTS
Sends Formal Requests as
Harrison Objects to New
Moratorium.

BY the Associated Press.
Formal requests have gone to the
nations which benefited by the one
year moratorium expiring June 80. to
place in legal form their agreements
to pay the United States their post
poned war debt tnstallments over a
l0-year period.
This new element in the debt situa-
ton, disclosed yesterday, stirred con-
siderable interest because of It's coin
Gliding with renewed clamor over can
collation. or revision, and the British
budgets omission of the debt item from
the budget just presented to Parliament,
New Moratorium Opposed.
The new action was learned while
Senator Harrison of Mississippi, rank
ing Democrat on the Finance Commit
tee. was re-emphasizing congressional
opposition to extending the moratorium.
This Government should do moth
ing" said Harrison In formal state
ment, that might give the slightest
encouragement to an extension of the
kind would not be passed through Con-
gress and any representative of this
Government who initiates such move
ment or presumes that such a plan
can be concluded, in my opinion. would
be rebuked by the American people"
Apparently taking cognizance Of the
threat of European nations not to pay
their debts next year, Harrison assert
ed the American budget would be bal
anced by 1884 regardless.
Whether the Congress adopts the
provision of the House bill or the
Treasury recommendations" he said,
"a balanced budget is provided for the
fiscal year of 1888. The estimated re-
ceipts include payments by foreign
governments for interest and principal
payments in the amount of $270, ,000,-
600. Under all the estimates aSsum-
ing that conditions remain as they are
today. we will, either under the pro-
ury recommendations, realize a surplus
in the fiscal year 1884 of between $780,
O00, 900 and $400,000,00 The more
economies provided by the present
Congress in Government administra-
ton, the greater will be the surplus in
1888 ard 1884.
Would Retire Public Debt.
1.-The only reason given by the Treas
ury Department for providing such a
heavy increase in taxes. and thereby
creating a surplus of between $780,
coo, 900 and s4o0,0o0.000 for the fiscal
year 1884, was to make proper pro-
vision for the sinking fund require
ments so that the public debt might
be retired
Certainly the reduction of the pub
lie debt could be delayed for one year
without affecting the Governments
credit"
State Department officials, however
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
High Official Declares Dras-
tic SIaShes in Appropria-
tions viii Mean Ruthless
Discharges in Services.
REDUCTIONS WOULD HIT
1000 EMPLOYEES HERE
Adoption of Presidents Program
for Furloughs Is Urged as Means
to Avert Wholesale Dismissals
Following PAIRING of Department
Appropriations.

At least 100000 employees Of the
Federal Government will have to
be discharged, regardless of their
length Of service, if Congress per-
sists in carrying out the policy of
applying a ruthless 10 per cent
slash to all appropriation bills, it
was predicted today by a high ad-
ministration official.
Not only would such a policy
result in a large army of workers
being thrown into the ranks of
the unemployed, the spokesman
declared, but it would play havoc
and virtually wreck the efficiency
of the Government establishment.
According to the official, his
figures was arrived at after a
careful study of the subject. The
10 per cent slash in appropriation
bills must necessarily be borne to
the greater extent by the person.
mel of the Government. 1t is
pointed out that this fact served
as a basis for the estimate.
Rank and File Suffers.
Moreover, those employees who would
suffer by this edict for retrenchment,
would be those In the ranks-the So
called smaller salaried employees. 1t was
loSw aA kI4H - "a
ments, the minor heads and the So
called key men and women would, most
naturally be retained, while the en-
ployes. looked upon as being of lesser
importance to the operation of the
Government departments. would be
driven to the slaughter. This wholesale
swinging of the ak would be felt among
employees Of the Government throughout
the country.
The official who made this gloomy
prediction is today busily engaged ad-
vising members of the Senate and House
to this effect. He is endeavoring to i'm
press upon the men on Capitol Hill the
disastrous consequences to be expected
if the 10 per cent slash policy is carried
out. These admonitions. following on
the heels of Secretary of the Treasury
Mills criticism of this method of re-
dicate that the administration has rea-
son to know that there Is genuine
reason for concern.
1t was pointed out by this admin
istration representative that the heed
less manner in which this 10 per
cent appropriation slashing is being
planned proves conclusively that no
consideration has been given to men
and women who have given long. faith
full and valuable service to the Govern
ment, while, for possible political rea-
sons, much consideration is given to
men engaged In road work and other
construction work back in the various
congressional districts. This latter class
of employees would be retained, &C
cording to the way these 10 per cent
appropriation bill slashes are now being
worked out
While this administration official Is
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star., 1932-04-21
Defense Rests Case After
Wife of Lieutenant Tells
of Assault.
YOUNG WOMAN TEARS
STATE EXHIBIT TO BITS
Judge Calls Down Spectators, Who
Applaud Actions of Mrs.
Massie on Stand.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, April 21.-Having beer
turned momentarily into a spectacle OF
wrath by the witnes stand outburst oi
Mrs. Thalia Massie, the trial of foul
persons accused of lynching Joseph
Kahahawai reached the beginning Of it:
epilogue today.
The white spark of fury which
flashed first from the witness and ther
in turn from judge and prosecutor yes.
terday not only signalized the end oi
Mrs. Massie's tear-drenched story, but
also marked the finish of defense testi-
mony designed to clear her husband
and three other persons of a second
degree murder charge.
A paper supposedly containing a
written admission by Mrs. Massie of a
rift between herself and her husband
provided the fuel for the mental con-
flagration.
Under cross-examination Mrs. Massie
had admitted having taken a psyche
pathic examination at the University
of Hawaii last Summer, a few months
before she was attacked by five men
OF whom Kahahawai allegedly was one
Tore Paper to Bits.
Public Prosecutor John C.. Kelley
handed Mrs. Massie a paper, presum-
ably containing her answers in the ex-
animation. The prosecutor asked if il
was in her handwriting.
ic al lao&t
a physician and his patient. Where
did you get it?" Mrs. Massie demanded
stiffening in her seat and turning her
blazing eyes on Kelley.
Il am asking questions, not answer
ing them" said Kelley
Il refuse to say whether I wrote itl'
Mrs. Massie stormed and tore the paper
to bits. A wave Of applause came from
the audience
His voice shaking with anger, Judge
Charles S. Davis lectured the spec
tators for the demonstration. As Mrs
Massie left the stand the prosecutor
arose and said:
Thank you, Mrs. Massie. At last
you've shown yourself in your true
colors' .zss--,sg.. ar
Kelley's demeanor reflected his wrath
Before Mrs Massie left the ch9ir he
asked:
"Are you sure that man is doctor?"
"Yes. Positive"
Reveals Attack Details.
The exasperated young woman left
the stand and sat by her husband and
her mother, Mrs. Granville ForteScue,
another of the accused. With Massie's
arms around her she sobbed:
'"They are trying to say I don't love
you. Everybody knows love you'll"
Under the gentle questioning OF
Clarence Darrow, chief Of defense coun-
sel Mrs Massie had testified to many
details of the attack and subsequent
events bearing on the asserted insanity
of Massie at the time he faced Kaha-
tawaI with drawn pistol and supposedly
heard the native admit taking part in
the attack
Mrs Massie had acknowledged hear
ing rumors about herself and husband
after a jury had disagreed as to the
guilt of the five men she had accused
She said she had heard reports that a
naval officer was her attacker; that
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-04-21
Short Sellers
LIST MADE PUBLIC BY SEN
ATE COMMITTEE.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Names of the big short sellers on the
New York Stock Exchange, as OF April
8, were made public today by the Sen
ate Banking Committee in its investl-
CATION of bear raids" to depress the
market.
The names and stock in which short
interests were held follow: Abraham
& Co. TOO International Match pre-
ferred. $50 Sinclair Oil, 500 American
Foreign Power, 1850 Radio Keith Or
pheum. oo W..
Adamant Corporation-1,o0 900 west
inghouse Electric. 1000 United states
Steel, 400 Western Union, 500 Western
Union. 500 Westinghouse, 1000 Amerlo
can Telephone & Telegraph, 1,oOo
American Telephone & Telegraph. F1rn
arbitrate-6,000 American Foreign POW
er, l 800 Electric Power and Light, l,ooo
Gas & Improvement, 1900 hggett q
Myers, 1900 American Tobacco.
Anna L. Ableson: 100 Union Faculc'
200 E. L. O., 500 F. w Woolworth Co,
500 A. T. & S. F., 1000 Consolidated
Gas of New York, 1000 American 10
bacco common B. 1,400 American Can
common. 1000 N. Y, N. H. q H, 20o
Auburn. 800 Borden Co., 200 Electric
Auto Lite Co., 1,2O0 Eastman kokaK
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-04-21
BY the Associated Press.

BOMBAY, April 21-Shaukart Ali,
go years old. one of the most important
Mohammedan leaders in India. married
a young attractive Englishwoman, in
the presence Of an armed guard, today,
after the Moslem's son had stopped one
ceremony by threatening TO cut off a
priests beard.
Shaukart Ali persuaded a Moham-
medan priest TO perform his marriage
to Mrs Elizabeth Ryan, 25-year old di-
vorced wife of an Irish army officer
The ceremony was carried out in the
strictest secrecy, only the closest friends
being present.
The armed guard was present because
1t was feared some Moslens, particu-
larry the Shaukart's son. might try to
harm or kidnap the bride.
The huge Moslem, who weighs 300
pounds, handed his English bride. who
accepted the Mohammedan faith, a
dowry of sl,225 and she Immediately
Evening star., 1932-04-21
PILOT SAVES EIGHT

SODA SPRINGS, Calf, April 21 Up.
Safe on the ground. eight passengers
OF tri-motored transcontinental air.
plane, which lost battle with a Sierra
blizzard, today praised the skill of the
pilot who brought them down unin-
lured
The pilot, Harry Huking, landed the
plane in the middle of the Yuba River
A heavy snowstorm had caught the
air liner above granite peaks and cut
on the chance Of returning to a land
ing field
Evening star., 1932-04-21
MELLON MUM ON LIQUOR

LONDON, April 81 (P).-Ambassador
Melons answer today to the protest of
American women dry leaders against
serving liquor in the American embassy
here was that he had no statement to
make.
At the embassy it was said there was
nothing to add to the statement Mr..
Mellon made when he arrived in Eng
land that he would probably follow the
custom of the country.
London newspapers devoted promi-
nent scpace to the dry protest on their
first pages.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
BURNED IN YACHT BLAST

HINGHAM, Mass. April 81 R.-
William B. Rice. wealthy shoe manu-
facturer, of Boston, escaped with slight
burns late yesterday as his yacht
Dragon caught fire and sank after an
explosion. Rice was thrown into the
water and swan ashore.
The Dragon, double-cabin cruiser
valued at $4,000, was moored near the
bingham Yacht Club. Rice had been
making repairs in the engine room
prior to the blast.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
CHILDREN DROWNED
BY MOTHER IN CISTERN
Attempts to Die Herself After Kill.
ing Three, but Is Pulled
to Safety.

BY the Associated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, April 21
Mrs. Eta Butts, 80, wife of Carl
Butts, who lives southwest of here, early
today drowned three of her four chill
dren in a cistern and then attempted
to take her own life
The dead are Betty Jane, 4; Ross. 7,
and Max, 9.
Mrs. Butts was found by her husband
and son, Jack, 10, In the cistern and
was rescued. Her condition was said to
be serious.
Authorities said she apparently was
mentally deranged.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
NEW YORK, April 2l.-Old, ex-
hausted natural gas fields are coming
back into use as inexpensive storage
reservoirs for man-made gas.
With this new step in science, some OF
the huge, unsightly and costly gas
tanks which disflgure urban environs
may disappear. At present replacement
can take place only where there are IA
vorably located empty gas fields.
Gas companies have been consulting
biologists about the feasibility.
Natural gas fields are underground
strata of porous stone. To the lay
mans inexperienced eye there is moth
ing visibly porous about this gas-con-
tanning stone. 1t looks like plain rock
and its openings are too minute to see,
even though the gas geologists call it
sand"
When q natural gas field is emptied
the pores In the sand" frequently re-
Evening star., 1932-04-21
DR.. SEE Resigns Post.

NANKING, April 81 CP.-Dr. Alfred
SEE, Chinese Minister to London, re-
signed today because of Ill health. He
will be succeeded by Quo Tai Chi, vice
chief delegate at the Sino-Japanese
peace conferences at Shanghai.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
ECONOMIST SEES HOPE
IN AMERICAN FINANCES
Sir Josiah Stamp, Returning Home,
Says U. S. Getting Situation
Well in Hand.

BY the Associated Press.
PLYMOUTH, April 21-The United
States is getting its financial situation
in hand, Sir Josiah Stamp, noted British
economist, said today on his return
from trip to America, land that's the
beginning of industrial recovery"
He added, however, that there was no
sign of actual recovery yet.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
ACTRESS FACES ARREST
Warrant Issued for Betty Bronson
on Dentists Bill.

LOS ANGELES, April 81 R.-A
warrant for the arrest of Betty Bron-
son, former screen actress, was in the
hands of officers of the Debt Referees
Court today.
Miss Bronson, now honeymooning with
Ludwig Lauerhaus of Beverly Hills and
Ashevlle, N. c., failed to appear for
examination as to why she had not
paid $706 judgment awarded a den
tist for work done on her brothers
teeth last January.
The warrant was issued to assure her
presence in court.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
STRIKE-BREAKERS DODGE
STONES ON WAY TO PIERS
First Disturbance in Gotham Walk
out of Longshoremen Fails to
Bare Injuries or Attackers.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 21.-A group of
substitute workers experienced shower
of sticks and stones today in the first
disturbance in the strike of longshore-
men in protest against wage cuts by
operators of coaStWiSe ships.
The substitute workers we're en- route
to work on the piers and the missiles
were thrown as they passed board wall
surrounding an excavation at West and
Charlton streets. Police had no report
of any of the men receiving medical
attention, and when the officers reached
the scene of the disturbance they could
find no one who had thrown the
missiles.
Aside from this slight disturbance,
conditions we're normal along the piers
of the coaStWiSe boats.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
FIVE BURNED TO DEATH
Mother and Four Children Perish
i.~ in Flames.

WINDSOR, Ontario, April 81 P.-
Mrs, Clifford Robert Craig and her four
children were burned to death today in
fire which destroyed their farm home
IN Sandwich West Township, several
miles west of here.
Evening star., 1932-04-21

The list was made public after, the
= seonamittee had again questioned Whit
ney concerning the use of pressure by
brokers to get clients to lend their
stocks for short sales transactions.
Tne Stock Exchange president said
he knew of no accounts being rejected
after brokers clients refused the au-
thoriZation for use of the stocks.
Have you any knowledge of the hap
pening to Thomas A. Kenny?" asked
William A. Gray, committee counsel.
No, sir"
Did you know Kenny was requested
70 sign form issued by certain broker
that he declined unless allowed to share
in the profits from the lending, and
that he was directed to remove his ac-
count?"
Il do not" replieA Whitney.
Tells of Unwritten Rule.
Senator Couzens. Republican, OF
Michigan, asked if that would be
against Stock Exchange rules.
Whitney said there is an "unwritten
rule" that broker may refuse to take
an account
Among those who crowded the COM
mittee room was Percy A. Rockefeller
who has been subpoenaed to testify He
told newspaper men he did not know
why he was called. He is a cousin of
John D. Rockefeller, sr
Calling of Rockefeller was announced
today by William A. Gray. committee
counsel. The subpoena was served or
him last night.
The committee room was filled today
as it had been on Whitney's three previ-
GUS appearances. A dozen or more OF
the brokers subpoenaed yesterday were
on hand
Part of Market.
Gray asked Whitney why he felt the
exchange would have to be closed il
short selling were banned.
Because short selling is an integra
part of the market" said Whitney.
You mean there has to De artihcia
speculation to keep the market alive?'
mo sir, it is not artificial"
Isn't selling stocks short pure spec.
ulative gambling proposition?'
1t is not gambling. 1t is Specula'
tive" insisted Whitney.
He differentiated between gambling
and speculation, contending judgme1
was required in speculation.
Whitney said the Exchange has done
many things to the detriment of tht
profits of its members" He denieC
knowing of ANY firms interested il
one side of the market or the othe
on a certain stock and advised clients
to act to the contrary"
He added that Prince & Whitley hac
been expelled from the Exchange anc
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