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Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
Two Killed, Score Injured
In Textile Strikers Fight
Mayor Orders Police to Shoot Necessary After His Plea
for Law and Order Went. Unheeded by
the Striking Mob

The mayor struck mt men on all s,d IS
of him. The police welded their night
sticks. The strikers retaliated with
pieces of lumber, stones, anything they
could lay their hands on.
The battle became general ana May
or Kenyon was struck sevcfal times.
He was somewhat ruffled and bruised
whsn Ec emerged from tho traY.
Suddenly an order was giycn fos The
police to fire and a voll"- rang nut.
Assuncan and four or five men fell
in their tracks.
Some of the woundet strikers man
aged to drag themselves off but a
number lay wounded, while Assuncan
and his unidentified comrade were
dead
score or more were treated later
for injuries from clubs and stones.
Joseph Assuncan and an unidenti
fled striker were shot down and killed
when police, led by Mayor Robert A.
Kenyon, opened fire with riot guns on
a crowd of. strikers which refused to
dispcrse.
Among those who lay on the ground
Joseph Assuncan was dead and Others
were suffering from bullet wounds.
The scene of the shooting was neal
the spot where trouble broke cut yes
tcrday, when strikers attacked al
legged strikebreakers.
In anticipation of further trouble
authorities were preparing to meet at
tacks. Mayor Kenyon communicated
with Governor San Souci and prepar
ations were made to rush troops here
Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21

At least thirty eight dead was the
estimate of Captain l.. III. r. Doyle,
commander of the naval air station at
Hampton Roads, who reported to the
navy department by long distance tel
ephone.
Survivors will number from ten to
twenty, he said. All the available naval
hospital -and medical equipment in the
region have been rushed to the scene.
Other estimates of the dead made at
the army base where the disaster oc-
cured, ran as low as %. At 4:30 p. m.
20 bodies had been recovered.
The Roma, purchased from the Itai-
ian government, had been sent up from
Langley Field, Virginia, for trial spin
i'll which it was expected to make nine
| ty miles an hour.
! 1t was reported the non-inflamable
| helium gas was removed and stored, us
| it was the only gas of the kind in the
country, and ordinary dirigible gas sub
stituted for the trial trip.
Officers at the army base here ex-
pressed the belief the great aircruiser
became unmanageable when flying low.
Soldiers at the base observed it ap-
proaching, not far from the ground,
where the tail burst into flames.
All the rescued were badly injured
and have been removed to the army
base hospital.
Captain Dale Maybree, in command
of the ship, was burned to death.
The explosion of the Roma was
caused by the bag striking electric
wires over the army base. While
cruising low the rudder became en-
tangled in the wires, carrying $500
volts, and the giant bag ignited.
A deafening explosion followed and
the ship plunged to earth.
The Roma, queen of the American
army's dirigibles, was one of the
largest craft of its Kind in the world.
1t was the greatest dirigiblc in this
country.
The big ship, only recently christen-
ed here with elaborate ceremony, was
made for the United States in Italy.
1t was assembled at Langley Field,
Virginia. On its recent flight to
Washington for the christening eere-
mony some difficulties with the enf
gines were encountered. The big ship
did not seem to weather strong winds
very well and some fears for its dur
ability we're expressed then.
The dirigible was constructed ut Ci,
ampino, Italy, and was the work Of
these Italian experts: Uselli, Nibile,
Prassone and Colonel Crocco.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
POLICE BREAK UP
DEMONSTRATIONS
BY CLARENCE DUPOSE

United Press Staff Correspondent
TOXIC, Feb. 2l.-Several speakers
at large suffrage demonstration here
today were arrested when police broke
up the gathering.
The men held were said by author
tiles to have spoken in praise of the
young student Nakaoka, who assass-
mated former Premier Hara, and are
charged with melting violence.
Following closely the recent at
tempt upon the life of Prince Tokug-
ava, Japanese arms delegate, which
had Just been revealed the offense is
regarded as the more serious in gov
ernment circles.
Officials are keeping strict watch on
public gatherings.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
United Pres. Leased Wire

PAUTUCKET, r. l., Feb. 21-Jos-
eph Assencan, a striker, was killed
and several persons wounded today
when police with riot guns fired into
a crowd of textile workers near the
Jensckes spinning company mills here
The riot act was read.
PAWTUCKETT, r. L., Feb. 21.-
Two men were killed and score in
iured in a pitched battle between tex
tile workers and police here today.
Soon after sunrise, strikers began to
gather in Weeden street, near the
mill of the Jecknes Spinning Com
pany. Police on guard around the
big plant ordered them to move ON but
the orders were disregarded. The crowd
increased in numbers and became
threatening.
When it became apparent that the
throng was beyond control OF the
little group Of police "a call for re-
inforcements was sent in. Mayor
Kenyon himself hurried to the spot
with squad of reserves.
Driving in his automobile into the
heart Of the crowd, the mayor stood
up on the seat, pleaded for order ano
then when he failed to quiet the
crowd, read the riot act.
.'The streets must be cleared,
Mayor Kenyon shouted to the police
.'Use your Judgment and. shoot II
necessary.'
He jumped from his automobile ant
! led the police into the mass of strikers
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
f CENTRIC TO
Be Rl|sI0F
MAs0Rs
Time H0nored Get-Together
Will Be Held Here
Tomorrow
RAIN CAN DO NO HARM
Everything be Under Cover
and Nothing Can Damp
RAIN CAN DO NO HARM
Everything be Under Cover
and Nothing Can Damp
en- Enthusiasm

The time-honored get-together Of
the Masons Of Imperial Valley on
Washigton's birthday will be held
tomorrow, rain or shine, with On
thusiasm unremitted, program una
bridged and it is hoped and believed
with the attendance undiminished
even in the event that the weather
man should decree rain instead of
shine.
The committee having the affair il
charge began weeks ago to safeguard
the party against eventualities beyond
the control of man and the whole at
fair tomorrow will be under cover and
having arrived at the appointed place
the members of the fraternity need not
be exposed to the elements until they
leave for home. The paved roads lead
ing in the different directions from
Ell Centre will make the city more ac
cessible than has been the case here
tofore and the railroad schedule favors
the occasion by providing trains exact
ly to suit a large contingent of the
Masons. Everything will be over ant
the party dismissed ut $3.50 at night
giving out of town visitors chance
to get the trains running north ant
south at $3.50 and local people who de
sire to take in the Firemen ball, AZ
opportunity to complete the festivities
of the day with a dance.
The program for the day follows thu
usual general outline. Promptly at 2:3t
in the afternoon thet entertainment
program Of higher order will be staged
ut the Central Union High school audi
torium. The details of this program arr
q secret for the time, but some sur
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21

Today flight was the first one
taken with Liberty motors as motive
power. The new power plant was in
stalled on return from Washington,
where the ship was christened. The
Italian engines refused to function
properly in cold weather and were
taken out in December and Liberties
were put in their place.
The disaster to the Roma is the see
ond that has overtaken an air cruiser
built for the United States by a for
eign government within six months.
The IRE built for this country by
Great Britain, blew up over Hull.
, England, with loss of 60 lives on
August %, 1921.
At the time of the ZR-2 disaster
the Roma, was still in course of con-
struction.
Both the Roma and the ZR-2 were
| outgrowths of the German Zeppelin
type of airship. The Roma, however,
was much smaller than the ZR-a It's
gas volume was 100000 cubic feet,
while that of the ZR-2 was 2,750,000
cubic feet.
Official confirmation of the Roma
disaster was given in war depart
ment statement this afternoon. The
statement said no details had been re-
ceived and was confined largely to a
description of the large ship.
"'Thc Roma fell this afternoon at z
clock near the Norfolk army base,
the statement said. ''No details of
the accident have been received.
The following telegram was received
by the navy department from navy
official at Hampton Roads:
Army dirigible Roma caught fire
and fell to the ground near army base
at Norfolk about 2:l0 p. m. Thirty
five persons reported dead out Of poss-
ible SIS on board"
The Roma was purchased by the
United States from the Italian govern
ment. 1t was brought to this coun-
try aboard ship after the disaster to
the dirigible ZR-2, purchased from
Great Britain, over the city of Hull,
England. M
The huge airship was making SER
les of test flights. 1t had been plan
ned to take it oiIia tour Of the whole
United States.
An attempt was to have been made
by the Roma to smash the world s
record for speed with a dirigiblc.
|. Langley Field Officers confidently
expected the ship to make 80 miles an
hour ON the trip. The accident took
- y
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
TWO MEN KILLED IN
RIOT;;STATE TROOPS
/. CALLED
Governor EmerH J. San SOdce
Orders Troopers to QueU
Disorders
United Pres. Leased Wire

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Feb. 2l.-GOv-
ernor Emery j. San Souci today called
out all available state militia to re-
store order in the Blackstone and Paw
tucket valley, where two men have
been killed and many wounded " In
clashes between police and striking
textile workers.
PROVIDENCE, 'R. T., Feb. 2l.-
State cavalrymen patrolled Pawtucket
Valley today following attacks by
striking textile workers on cotton mills
in the district.
The cavalry was ordered when mil
operatives attacked the Knight Mill at
Pontiac.
Machine guns will be brought to
the valley by Battery b, 103rd field
artillery if iC moves. Governor San
Souci has ordered it to be ready. Near,
" 1000 workers carrying clubs and
stones advanced on the Pontiac Mill.
Windows were smashed, doors driven in
and telephone wires cut.
Soldiers cleared the streets.
Strikers, including many women, at
tackled the Knight Mills at Natick.
Laborers were driven from work and
showered with coal.
With the calling out of coast artill-
cry units today and the despatch OF
80 machine gunners to Natick, yirtu-
ally all Of the state guardsmen were
on duty.
The artillery units were rushed to
Pawtucket.
The governor also issued n proclaim
alton calling upon the people to stop
"rioting and tumultuous assemblies.
According to uneonfirmed rumors in
circulation today, |. w. w. agitator
radicals from the mine district and
from New York City have arrived here
and are using their Influence to push
the strike.
The authorities discredited these re
ports. Police pointed out that native
Americans among the textile workers
are keeping order among themselves
and that those leading the disorders
are foreigners.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
Telegraphic Tabloids

livered it, Yesterday Brittcll saw
Morrissey for the first time since the
deal and had him arrested. Morrissey
paid a $25 fine.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Presi.ient
Harding today nominated the foreign
debt refunding commission. The mem
bers are:
Secretary Of State Hughes.
Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon.
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover
Senator Smoot, Utah.
Representative Burton, Ohio.
The nominations 20 to the Senate for
confirmation, after which the commits.
sion will organize and tackle the debt
refunding problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
HoltuiNe Pledges Quota To
County Fair Proposition

HOLTVILLE, Feb. 21-A mass
meeting was held here Saturday eve
ming for the purpose of considering
what action Holtville would take with
regard to financial program for the
county fair to be held at Imperial. A
quota of $4,000 had been assigned to
Holtville as its proportion of the total
amount necessary TO put the fair over
in crcditable fashion. After consid-
ering the question from all angles, it
was unanimously voted to pledge this
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21

amount to the fund and to let it be
known that Holtville proposes in every
other way to give a full support to the
project.
1t was decided not to consider the
project as merely Holtville city OBJ
legation, but to launch community
drive and to take the point of view
that when Holtville was assigned a
quota if meant that section of the
county which centers around HoltvilIe
us u trading point
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
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NO PRESS TOMORROW

g FL Centre is becoming so
g metropolitan that it will no
3 longer be in good taste for the
q Press to observe every holiday
6 that comes along, but for spe-
g cial reasons the Press WILL
g observe tomorrow, Washing
g ton s birthday, as a holiday;
g the reasons being that 1t pro-
g vides a chance to erect new
g equipment which has arrived
s. and to recruit the working
g force.
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TWO LEAP FROM LINER
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6 overheard today from the Mat &
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g steamer Buckeye State accord Z
$ ing to wireless to the com :
- pany s offices received this &
&, morning from Captain Daggat, &
s. master of the vessel. 8
8 An hour after Mrs. Hills was 8
6 lost, Harold Holloway, n wait 9
g er, met the same fate. 9
- Neither body has been recov- 6
g cred.
&, Mrs. Hills booked passage on
q the vessel at Los Angeles Civ
. ing Mission Inn, Riverside, as =
g her address.
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Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
HUGE ], s, D|R|G|B[E ROMA
EXPLODES 1000 FEET IN AIR,
FEW ESCAPE IN CREW Of 48

NORFOLK Va, Feb. 21-Forty army fliers and ci
william observers reported killed today when the huge
U. S. dirigibIe Roma exploded near Norfolk.
This estimate was made by Sergeant Peek of the
survivors.
AT four p. M the wreckage was still burning.
Eight bodies have been removed. Nine severely in
ured taken hospital where one, Lieutenant
w. e Reilly died.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
LABOR, FARM BLOC
FORM POLITICAL
COALITION
sstt
Old Line Parties Threatened bU
Proposed Plan to Grab
Congress
By FREDERICK C. NEUMEIER
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

(Unlted Press Staff spondent)
CHICAGO, Feb. 21Lplans ,for
Stealing" congress from the old po-
litical parties at the spring primaries
were made today by representatives
of organized labor and farmers.
A campaign by coalition organi-
zation of these forces will lbe waged
in every state. Socialists and other
liberals" will lend their support
No extended national organization
will be formed at this time if the con-
ference adopts the report of the COM
mittee on organization. This commit
tee recommends that each state or
ganize by itself and in form best fit
ted for that particular state.
These state organizations will then
endorse favorable candidates for con-
gress or file one of their members on
either of the old party tickets.
This plan is said to be that of Ar
C. Townsley, president of the Nationa
Non-P Partisan league and reported
leader behind the United Farmer Ma
tional Bloc. He has decided this actor
in the most feasible, it is said, as {
result of his experiences in North Da.
kota.
The state organization will be form.
ed around existing organizations such
as the Non Partisan League and the
United Farmers National Bloc, it is
said.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-Call for 2
conference between miners and oper-
ators in Cleveland, March 2 to draw
up a new wage scale was issued here
today by President John l.. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America.
Lewis, whose call amounts to an
invitation to the mine owners, asked
that committee of two operators
md wO miners from each state III the
central competitive field get togeth-
er to agree on a new contract.
The miners, through Lewis. issued
The call for the conference when op-
orators refused to treat with union
representatives concerning new
contract to go into effect April |.
Operators also stated wages would
be cut.
The railroad unions facing anoth-
or 1lRnC against WaSS ASuu~eie.ii' ~
fore the United States railroad labor
board on March 6, accepted the invl-
tation as q chance to air mutuai
problems.
Representative Of the two groups
if chose could completely paralyze
the nations industry if they decided
on concerted action. d. W. Helt,
head of rhe railroad signal men said
no cut and dried program Of the ace-,
ton had been mapped out. They said
the meeting would be a clearing
house of ideas.
Although miner representatives eX-
pressed themselves willing "to go the
limit" in the formation of an a;il-
ance, interviewers with representa-
tives of the rail unions showed an
inclination to balk at any other tha''
the offer of "moral support"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21

ChieagoA flapper flipped his $40
away, John Pojevik told police. He
said she put twenty onedoiiar bills in
am envelope and he gave her $50 for
it. OF course the bills had vanished
when he looked.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
MIR. JOHN STEVENSON

Mr., and Mrs. ii. Is. EmDlen went 10
San Diego at the week end to attend
the funeral services for Mr.. John Stev-
enson, whose sudden death came with
n shock to his many friends III tins
citv. The deceased was ill but few
days. his friends in FL Centre not
learning of it until news of his death
was received.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
BUTTER AND EGGS
lnited Pres. Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb 21-Butter 46
Eggs, extra 20; ease count, "a; pull
let's, 22%.
Hens, 26: broilers, SO to 80.
Potatoes: Stockton Burbanks $4,000
2.60; few. $2.75@2.s5; poorer $1,000
$50.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
Day of Days For Masons Here
Fiue Thousand Expected
rs ATTEND Big Barbecue
Uncertain Weather Fails to Dampen Spirits Of Fair Com
mittee In Bidding Whole Valley to Dedication
y, Jubilee at Imperial

VE thousand eoe expected be drawn Imperial tomorrow for the
by he working for next
Oakley of ltvie
consider potponemen at all
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21

Secretary Hughes proposes to
spend brief vacation in Bermuda,
but then he is above suspicion.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21
BULLETIN

tee announced that, with abatement
rain this afternoon and clearing wealth
er, the dedication program and barbe
cue would be held, but if the storm
continues it was to be postponed to q
date to be decided later.
The "big feed will begin about
noon. A small herd of cattle has beer
killed to provide the barbecued beef
and an expert cal fresco'' chef has
been placed in charge of the big out
door broilers. Moreover, beef will not
be the sole food on hand for the hun
CRY hordes. "All the trimmings will
be on hand, the committee said today
A program of dedication speeches
will be carried out, and addressed by
prominent speakers urging Il county
wide campaign of support for the fail
next November will be made.
Beiteration of the Importance of ten
high school girls from each valley
high school being on hand sharply a
10 o clock tomorrow morning wa!
made today. The service of the girl'
to help serve the barbecue is required
it was said. Another reminder thai
was offered was for who attend Il
bring their own cups and spoons.
''Come for fun, feed and frolic an(
leave your pocketbooks at home, fol
everything is free. -
That is the invitation extended to
the entire Imperial Valley by the com,
mittee.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21

New York--Lillian Green. awoke to
find burglar in her room, who ignor-
ing her Jewels and money, was reading
a packet of love letters. She coughed
and II year old suitor jumped from
the window
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21

Denver-Two years ago George Brit
tel paid WillialG Morrissey $40 for
some whiskey. Morrissey never de-
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-21

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Warren sheaf., 1922-06-21
AdditiiO Onal u Ocal
News

Dance Saturday, June "a, at Emil
Otto's barn. Ticket $1.OO luding;
Russell Robinson returned home Sum
day from Minneapolis for a visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a. 81. Robin,
son.
. The Vega Young Peoples Society
will hold their annual Mid-summer5
festival at the Olof Bystrom farm in
Vega on Saturday afternoon, June "a,
a program will be-rendered beginning
at 2 o'clock. Supper will be. served
commencing at 5 80 O'clock. Ice cream
candy, cigars and soft drinks will be
on sale thru-Out the afternoon and
evening. Come and enjoy an outing
in the open sst z- .$l &. t
Mrs. b. g. j Johnson, of Fargo visit
ed at the home of her. step son A. b.
johnson of this city for a few days,
before departing for ) Oregon where
she will make her home with a SON.
John Haugen, a pioneer farmer Of
Gatzke died June Z, 1922, after a
lingering illness from heart trouble,
aged IS years and five months. He
was a good man and influential citi-
zen. The ROLLS Cooperative Cream
cry was promoted by him and he
served as the secretary of the organ
ization. Deceased leaves wife and
eight children to mourn his loss.
Miss Ella Hill leaves on Wednesday
for. Minneapolis and other points in
+ the southern part Of the state to spend
her vacation visiting with friends and
relatives. - T.. : ~ = T.. =5s5ss.
DR.. IS. w. Swenson of this city was
elected member of the Board Of
Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill.
last Monday at a, meeting of the Syn
cd in st. Paul. This is the first time
a member Of this Board has been cleo
ted from the Red River Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. e. Lundqnist. re-
ceived word this morning telling s.of
the safe arrival of their daughter,
Mrs Arnold Blanch, who together
with her. husband sailed from, New
York Oh May :25th for France. isarriv-
ing at "Cherbourg' on June 5th.s Mr.,
and Mrs. Blanch. expect to spend a
year studying art at the studios in
Paris. = =. IS. ~ 1.x%'5
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Flanders and
their grand daughter Clara Jane, of
Longmont, T: Colorado. arrived this
morning for visit at the home of
H. L. Wood. Mr.. Flanders is a
brother of Mrs. Wood. ~. ss
Mrs. Claude Whitney, who has been
visiting atsthe home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Nelson, left for
her home at International Falls last
Friday, accompanied by her sister
Lura and Lillian Black, who will
spend short vacation at the Falls.
A 4th Of July celebration BY, ssthe
Melo Ladies' Aid will be held at Able
sons grove. Look for particulars next
week, = IT,. =.
Warren sheaf., 1922-06-21
NOTICE

F:.sBAKKE, =
County Treasurer
Warren sheaf., 1922-06-21

Dance Saturday, June "a, at Emil
/ Otto's barn. Ticket 81. 90 including