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The Washington times., 1931-01-29
To HAVE
REFUSED To
APOLOGIZE
FOR 'SLUR'
Stormy Marine to Face
Court for Remarks About
italian Dictator in Speech

A general court martial was
ordered today for Maj. Gen.
Smedley D. Butler, one of the
highest ranking officers of the
United States Marines, for his
action 10 days ago in reflecting
upon Benito Mussolini, Italian
dictator, in speech at Phila-
delphia.
Put Under Arrest
Maj. Gen. Ben H. Fuller, COM
mandant of Marines, telephoned
General Butler and ordered him
to place himself under arrest
and to confine himself to the
limits of his post. His arrest
places Brig. Gen. Randolph c.
Berkley in command of the post.
Presumably, General Butler will
be tried by a court of general
officers made up of the Navy
and Marine Corps under the
ninety-sixth article of war. This
is the military statute that is
jocularly known in the service as
"Old Mother Hubbard" because
it covers everything" The spe-
cific charge is understood to be
conduct unbecoming an officer.
In the protested speech, Gen
eral Butler is reported to have
pictured Mussolini as % hit-and-
run driver" who once ran down
child along an Italian roadside
and then observed:
what is one life in the at
fairs of State?"
There were other reflections
upon the policies of the Italian
dictator in General Buffers
speech.
Protest Is Made
A protest against General But
ler's remarks was promptly made
at the State Department by Am
bassador Di Martino, upon orders
(Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
JAIL STORMED,
BOY LYNCHED

SCHAFER, N. D., Jan. 20
UN.SO.-Storming the county
jail here today a mob of 100
townsmen seized Charles Bannon,
%, confessed slayer of six per-
sons, spirited the youth from his
cell and lynched him.
Break Jail Door
The mob OverpOwered Sheriff
F. A. Thompson and his deputy,
Peter S. HalIan, but both off
cials refused to produce the keys
to the cell block.
While one group of men held
the two officers another brought
timberS and battered in the cell
house door and took young Ban
non from his cell.
The crowd, with Bannon in
one of eight automobiles, moved
down the road two miles to a
bridge where a moose was thrown
over the SuperStructure and Ban
non was hanged without further
ceremony.
Boy COnfeSSeS Part
Young Bannon had confessed
killing six members of the A. E.
Haven family, according to au-
thorities. His father, James E..
Bannon, was taken in custody fol-
lowing the youths confession and
although he is a prisoner at the
Jail the mob made no attempt
to molest him.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Crime Report
Stresses Dry
Law Futility
By GEORGE r, HOLMES

BY GEORGE X. HOLMES
The one thing in which the
Wickersham Commission was vir-
tually unanimous in finding was
that prohibition is not being ade-
quately enforced, that it never has
been adequately enforced, and
that there is grave doubt whether
j. ever can be adequately enforced.
Record Is Studied
This finding, it was learned to-
day, was ba1ed upon visual evi-
tCnce of nOn-enfOrcement in all
sections of the country, upon the
vOIuminOus testimony of hundreds
of witnesses in all .;alkS of life,
and upon a careful study of the
year-tO-year record of Federal ac-
tivities since prohibition became
a part of the Constitution.
The record shows tnat since
1920, when the Treasury gjngerly
began to try to enforce the law,
nearly 100000 citizens have been
arrested for prohibition violations.
This figure has reference only
to arrests by Federal agents. Ar
rests by State and local euthori-
ties are not included.
One in so Jailed
There is no way of accurately
arriving at the figures compiled
by State, county and municipal
officers, but experts before the
commission estimated that one in
every so Americans has been ar
rested at some time during the
past 10 years for prohibition VIC
latiOn.
The Federal record itself is an
imposing one with 100000 arrests
and nearly 100000 convictions by
the end of the present fiscal year.
Even upon such record of Fed
eral activity, the commissioner
were unanimously of the opinion
there has been no adequate en-
forcement and probably there
cannot be.
The record and the finding
Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
FIFTH SUSPECT
HELD IN DEATH
RORRY TIT

A severe grilling will befall Fred
Baumann, 30 year old widower
employed at the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, today, in
connection with the puzzling
Beulah Limerick murder case.
Questioned after his arrest last
night, Baumann is believed by
police to have valuable informa-
ton concerning the murder.
The widower was taken in Gus
tody at his home, 3071 Canal Rd.
N. W., by Detective SergtS. John
Flaherty and Carlton Talley, of
the homicide squad. After pre-
liminary quizzing, he was booked
for investigation and lodged in
the Third precinct.
Was Girls Friend
Baumann, according to hOmi-
eide squad attaches, has "a lot of
explaining to do" He is said to
have admitted that he was ac-
quainted with the pretty usher
who was murdered on New Years
Eve, but is said to have informed
detectives he was more intimately
acquainted with other members
of her family.
Mrs. Ethel Anadale, sister of the
murdered girls is employed at the
Government bureau also.
The widower, according to de-
tectives, was at the Limerick home
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
WOMAN SLAYER
did RIGHT
International NewsreeI
CHARLOTTES VILE, Va.
Jan. 29.-"I hope and pray

CHARLOTTES VII L E, Va,
Jan. 29.-"I hope and pray
that 1 did the right thing"
This remains the chief answer
of Mrs. Essie c. Smith, former
Sunday school teacher, to de-
mands of the prosecuting at
torneys at her trial for the
murder of her husband, John
Alexander Smith, on the night
of November 7, last. whitening
cross-examinatin has failed to
bring from the woman any ad-
mission that she believed she was
doing wrong when she riddled
her spouse with bullets.
Spectators Barred
With spectators excluded from
the court room by Judge A. D.
Dabney, Mrs. Smith testified
yesterday she killed her husband
because he had a horrible
obsession" to criminally assault
his own 15-year-old daughter and
to murder his family if news of
it was revealed.
CrosS-examined for more than
two hours late yesterday, Mrs.
Smith still declared:
II did it to save myself and
my daughter. l hope and pray
1 have done the right thing"
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
" Female Guard" Is
Sought by Police

The Washington Police Depart
ment wants a female guard"
for it's service, the Civil Service
Commission announced today.
The post pays $1,000 a year.
Six months experience in guard
ing prisoners during tranSporta-
tion and performing housekeep-
ing duties in a correctional insti-
tuition must be shown by appli-
cantS,
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
D. c. YOUTH IN
maryland
+. HOLD-UP
One of Bandits Identified As
Paul M. Taylor, son of Noted
Lecturer; Companion Suicide

Two young bandits who were
thwarted in their first step to-
ward a career of crime in the
Laurel jewelry store holo-up yes
terday, are members of rromi-
nent families.
Their downfall was, apparently,
due in large measure through
association with a hardened
criminal.
One of the bandits-Paul M.
Taylor, of Washington, is a
graduate of a prominent military
academy in New Jersey and the
son of a distinguished lecturer.
The other is now in a morgue
at Laurel, a suicide who sent a
bullet through his brain when
trapped by police following the
robbery. He is l.. C. Taylor, son
of a wealthy nurseryman at
Topeka, Kan, and the bridegroom
OF three weeks. -a, =
The third man is Thomas A.
Phillips, formerly Of Baltimore,
but more recently of Indianapolis,
Ind. He is described as being the
worst gangster in the State of
Maryland" and a member of the
notorious Whittemore gang.
Dead, 4 Held
The hold-up of Sol Lazerovitz'S
jewelry store by two Of the ban
dts was followed by sudden-like
developments which were cIimaxed
with the suicide of one and the
arrest of the other two end two
women.
Women Taken In Custody
The pair today are to be
charged with robbery and will
probably be given preliminary
hearings within a day or so.
Two women giving the names
of Miss Alfie Olsen, from Min.
nesota, and a woman believed to
be the widow Of the slain man
are held by Howard county
authorities at Ellicott City, Md.
They will be questioned today.
They were arrested with
Phillips about four hours after
the hOIdup at roadside inn near
Laurel.
The last arrest came last night
when Washington police inter
cepted telephone message from
him in Baltimore to his wife here.
Capt. John w. KreiS, of the
Laurel substatiOn, accompanied by
two other officers, were notified
and seized Taylor in a Baltimore
restaurant. Although the man
had q revolver in his pocket, he
did not resist arrest.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Bobby Jones Has
A NeLU Daughter

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 20 GN.SO. e.
A daughter was born today to
Mrs. Bobby Jones, wife Of the
golf champion.
The baby girl was named Mary
Eleanor for her maternal grand
mother, Mrs. John N. Malone.
Both mother and baby were do
ing just fine" doctors said.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Italian Says Europe
Holds Ken to Peace

NEW YORK, Jan. % q.N.S0.
Universal peace can be guaran.
teed only by an economic organi-
zation of Europe with national
autonomies preserved, according
to Count Carlo SforZa, former
Italian foreign minister. He is
in America to deliver a series Of
lectures.
He said the parleys at Geneva
on the creation of an United
States of Europe had not been
very successful but declared at
this time it would 'be childish
to wait for miracles" He said
progress would be made at &C.
neva in time.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
DEFENSE IN
SURPRISE
MOVE
Rests Case Without Hearing
rs Witnesses; Mrs. Hall
Near Collapse at Trial

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 90
Coming with startling suddenness,
the defense in the case of Leroy
Brady, charged with the Seat
Pleasant bombing horror, rested
today without calling any of its
rs witnesses present. Three char
acter witnesses were heard yeSCGr-
day.
A few minutes later Mrs. Nora
Hall, mother of the three persons
killed in the explosion, broke
down and was led screaming from
the court room.
Magruder Rests Case
The defense move came as
court opened this morning. Les
ter Pate, Washington automobile
dealer, was called as the first
defense witness. He was not in
court. J. Hampton Magruder,
chief defense counsel, arose and
said:
The defense rests"
Attorneys for the State ap-
peared dumfounded and asked
Judge Robert Moss for time to
consider their next move. They
then announced they would offer
no rebuttal.
Six Will Argue
Defense attorneys offered to
submit the case to the jury with
out argument. After a confer
ence with the judge it was de-
cided that three attorneys for
each side should make the closing
argument.
The jury was excused while
Mr.. Magruder argued a motion to
strike out the evidence concern
ing the 'fur-gun" which was seen
in possession of Leroy Brady.
Mr.. Magruder declared that the
State had offered no evidence
linking this gun with the bomb.
Judge Moss overruled the motion.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
ELECTION IN BOYCOTT

MADRID, Jan. 29 GN.S9-
Socialist and Labor party leaders
have decided to boycott the par
liamentary elections scheduled for
March. They announced their de-
Cision following a conference, to-
gether with other party leaders,
with King Alfonso.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Inventor to Rebuild
Model Rocket Plane

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. 90
G.N.SO. - Undismayed by the
crash of his passengerless rocket
airplane six miles north of Saugus,
Maurice Poirier, Burbank, Calf.
inventor, today went ahead with
plans for building a new machine.
The inventor said a faulty
launch cord, caused the model to
nose-dive to the foot Of a hill,
where it burned.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
of British
! Mutiny Ship Fired

LONDON, Jan. 29.-Dismissal
of the captain, executive officer
and divisional officer of the sub
marine Lucia as the result of a
mutiny of 80 of the crew was
announced by the board of ad-
miIalty yesterday.
Sentences imposed on the crew
at the resulting court-martial are
to be reduced. The officers we're
found guilty of want of tact
and consideration"
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
GRIPPE HITS SCHOOLS

CORK, Irish Free State, Jan. 20
QN.S0 Business in this city is
seriously affected by an epidemic
of grippe which is spreading rap
idly. Many schools were ordered
closed today as a precautionary
measure.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
CUBA BOMB PLOT

HAVANA, Jan. 80 GN.SD
Three bombs found near the Es-
pana sugar mill at Perico, Ma
tanzas, are believed to have been
placed by plotters who schemed
to secure American intervention
in Cuba The mill is owned IN
the United States.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
CHAPTER 4

This, my first experience with
the sensual male, occurred in a
big department store where I had
obtained trial job in the stock
room. I was to receive $3.50 a
week, but thought that was a
gold mine.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Alma Fired From Job
After Row With Wooer

Alma RubenS told of ntGtuGton for
Johnson the dark handsome matinee idol of the cinema
Costello
had dnples applied to Sid GrGumGn, of
teae job saying she Doudnt take less than SO week for
erUiceS required father Ser
,ousy inStalment Alma tells how she falls into
"nnale $45OaUeek clerk department store
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Rep. Sanders to Talk
Before Texas GROUP

Representative Morgan G. San
ders of Texas will address the
Texas State Society at its meet
ing Saturday night in Meridian
Mansions, 2400 Sixteenth st. NV.
Mrs. James P. Marley and Miss
Jack Carlton Ward, of Beaumont,
Tex, will give musical program.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
CONDITION OF TREASURY

The Treasury balance on jan
uary 81 was $164,899, 1875. 80; ex-
penditures, $6,352.840.28. Customs
receipts $24,014.359.16.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
ALL OF SHAW FOR SO

LONDON, Jan. % QNSD.-All
of George Bernard Shaw's 43
plays will be published in a sin
gle volume selling for the equiva-
lent of So, it is announced here.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29

The dar'-. days we're upon our
home. Not only was my father
hopelessly i'll, but by this time
mother was failing and manifest
ing symptoms which forewarned
of the hospital and surgical oper-
ations-and expenses-to come.
In spite of lie income from our
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The Washington times., 1931-01-29
THE WEATHER

Cloudy today, Friday fair and colder. Tenn
perature yesterday-Highest, 81; lowest, ~.
Full Weather Report on Page s
The Washington Times s the only afternoon paper in
this city publishing the dispatches Of international
News Service and Universal Service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
MAY ABOLISH, MARINE CORPS
 SAYS BUTLER
Declaration, Without Elab- oration, Is Made by
 Commander

BEVERLY, Mass, June 9.-Gen. Smedley D.. Butler, who has re- turned here after assisting in or ganizing the State Police Force in Oregon, believes the United States Marines may soon be abolished as unit of the armed forces of the United States.
 General Butler made this declar- ation before the Chamber of Con- merce.
 T want you to think we'll of our Corps for we're like to be abolished. If you have chance, say some thing good for us," he said.
 Gen. Butler retires from active service within few days.
 The Marine Corps Commander refused to enlarge on his state ment regarding abolishment of the corps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
TR0LLERS WILL .STRIKE; SALMON P RICE TOO LOW
Ketchikan Fishermen Join with Those Out" at
 Port Alexander

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June g. Trollers, at meeting last night, decided to strike against the prices paid by the king salmon buyers.
 E. H. Frederickson, Vice-Presi- dent of the Alaska Trollers Asso- citation has left here to notify fish ermen working in adjacent waters.
 First action was taken by the fishermen at Port Alexander, led by President M. J. Nordstrom, who went on strike previously as did the trollers working out of Sitka.
 Two buyers are reported paying a higher price at Sitka for king salmon than the others.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
SAYS. BOWMAN |NS|NCERE ON
 ENFORCEMENT I
Charges Made and File d by Campb b ell with
 President Hoover

NEW YORK, June 9.-Major Maurice Campbell, former Prohibi- tion Administrator for the New York District, has disclosed that he filed eight specific charges on May ' with President Hoover against Assistant Secretary of Treasury bowman, accusing him of insin- cerity in regard to Prohibition En- forcement, and "dereliction in of- flee"
 Major Campbell said he is pre- pared to prove the charges.
 bowman, in Washington, D. C., declined to make any comment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
AIvI]H0.REIY 4 ] }. ON !, ALASKA BIRDS
 PASSES AWAY
F. H. Gray Dies at Wran- gell as Result of
 Heart Disease

WRANGELL, Alaska. June D. F. H. Gray, aged 78 years, resi- dent of Alaska for the past 40 years and an authority on Territor- ial bird life, died here Monday as the result of heart disease.
 A collection of birds prepared by Gray is now on display in the Alaska Museum at Juneau.
 Gray was warden here for the Bureau of Fisheries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
WEBER-TOOTIL

Miss Sophie Weber, formerly en- ployed in local headquarters of the Alaska Game Commission several years ago: resigning to go to the States about three years ago, and MT. William H. Tootill were mar ried recently in San Francisco, ac- cording. to announcements received today by friends of Mrs. Tootill. They will reside at 3225 Laguna Street, San Francisco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
.DERb LAKES Z FALLS IN
 YoUS0FF GO
Salt Lake Heavyweight Wrestler Wins from
 Turkish Mat Artist

SEATTLE, June g. - Ira Dern, Salt Lake heavyweight, won two falls out of three to defeat Omar Yousoff in the main event of a wrestling exhibition here last night.
 Yousoff pinned Dern with a full Nelson and roll in the fourth round.
 Dern downed the Turk in the sixth, after dumping him on the head and he threw him again in the seventh with a full Nelson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
REV. HUBBARD
 FORGED DOWN
 WEST WATERS
Storms Are Raging Over Boring Sea-No View
 of Aniakchak Crater

CHIGNIK, Alaska, June g. Storms and clouds of smoke from Dering volcano kept the Rev B. R. Hubbard and Pilot Blunt from making aerial observations of Ani- acchak crater. They arrived here yesterday from UsaShik where they took off last Friday.
 Winds and storms over Boring Sea forced the ship down twice, the Rev Hubbard reported and two nights were spent in keeping afloat on the tide flats.
 Rev. Hubbard said he and Flier Blunt flew close to the volcano but were prevented a clear view for ten miles from here.
 Last Sunday Blunt was forced to set his plane down in a fog, and the night was spent in a ca- bin. Blunt the next morning took the air, spiraled the ship through the clouds and arrived here few minutes later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
BUSINESS ' MEN PROTEST WAR;
 APPEAL MADE
Demand Peaceable Settle ment of Political Dif-
 ferences in China

SHANGHAI, China, June g. Business leaders have stepped into the breach between the Government and the Southern rebels and de- manded that the political split be settled peaceably and without blood shed.
 Two hundred Chinese merchants, industrialists and financiers, ap- pealed to the business men of the nation to bring pressure to bear upon the military leaders seeking to circumvent the threatened hos tilities.
 Telegrams have been dispatched to Government officials stating "our salvation lies in peace"
 Meanwhile the revolutionary Gov- ernment in South China sought allegiance with other rebellious ele- ments in an attempt to overthrow the Nationalist Government.
 Mrs. Fred Camper, who recently accompanied her daughter south, home today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
ATTENTION EASTERN STARS

Order of Eastern Stars, Juneau Chapter No. 2 will meet Tuesday evening, June 9th. A regular busi- ness meeting Is to be held. Visiting members welcome.
 JESSIE M KELLER,
 Worthy Matron,
 FANNIE L. ROBINSON, (adv) Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09

A. Van Mavern, local merchan- disc broker, is a passenger on the Admiral Rogers to visit merchants in Haines, Skagway and Sitka.
 A. s. Durham, principal of the Juneau High School, left for Haines where he will work during the summer vacation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
CHICKEN DINNER
75 CENTS

will be served at the Lutheran Church Parlors on Wednesday,
 June 10th from 5 to ' pm. Come and enjoy a home cooked chicken dinner. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
PROTEST NOTES FROM POPE ARE
 GIVEN REPLIES
Italian Cove rnment Dis patches Communica-
 ton to Vatican

ROME, June 9-The Italian Gov ernment has sent to the Vatican City a reply to two notes of protest filed by the Pope against dissolu- tion of Catholic Clubs for laymen and anti-C Catholic demonstrations of the past week.
 The document is said to be con- ciliatory in tone.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09

B. R. Hart, vice-president of the Alaska Packers Association, is en route to western Alaska points to inspect the companys plants and direct operations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09

Gus George, of the firm of George Brothers of this city, left yester- day on the Admiral Rogers on business trip to Haines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
JULIUS SCOPAL IS ILL

Julius Scopal of Juneau Is pa- tient in St. Ann's Hospital. He is receiving medical treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
NOTICE

A special meeting of the Ju- neau Fire Department will be held at the Fire Hall on Monday, June 8th, at 8.30 pm.
 s !. L. GRAY, (adv) Fire Chief.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09

Chesterfield" Fred Jensen lief. on the Admiral Rogers to call on the trade in the towns on the tri- angle route. He will return here on the same vesse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09

SCHOMBEL's ELECTRIC SHOP adv. TELEPHONE 4502
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09

IMPORTED CAVIAR, 16 oz. jars s------- $989 ARMOUR'S DEVILED MEATS, tins for - O9c RIPE OLIVES, large W tin -------------.-----29c COFFEE, Red and White, pound ---------..--39c
 CANADA DRY GINGER ALE, ? bottles 39c GRAPEFRUIT, broken sections. -.-...--39c
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09
SUMMER IS HERE!

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-09

FRESH ASPARAGUS, pound ., IA CUCUMBERS, each 20 GREEN ONIONS, punches for l 10 RADISHES, punches 10 ALASKA RADISHES, bunch 1O 10
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-11
BRUINS-CAELS
BATTLE TODAY
IN Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Nov. II. dip
The throbbing question of whether
the University of California at Los
Angeles is underrated, or just an
other team, will be settled today
when the Bruins meet the Gaels of
st. Mary's in Olympic stadium.
The Bruins, fired with ambition.
hope to upset the Moraga Maraud-
ers. undefeated in college circles
this year.
They base their confidence on the
fact that ST. Mary's is not unbeat-
able, despite a victory over South
ern California, and on their own
surprising game with Stanford
which the Indians won, with a
prayer, on a pass in the last nine
seconds of play.
Conversely, the Gaels, abated to a
point nearer the zephyr stage, by
tn unexpected power of olympic
No last Sunday, will be fighting
with more determination than ever.
The Bruins have shown constant
improvement. Starting slowly, they
did not show much until they held
Washington State to l3 to score
and Northwestern to a count of
10 to o. They showed scoring pow
er when they ran up a 46 to 0 score
on Pomona, and the following week
held Stanford.
A wet field favored the Bruins.
after a night of rain. Coach Bill
Spaulding's beefy, driving halfbacks
will be at a greater advantage than
the lighter st. Mary's team, which
depends upon speed, passes and de-
ception.
The game should develop into a
personal duel between Angel Brovelli
and Bud Toscani of ST Mary's and
Capt. Norman Duncan and Joe
Keeble of the Bruins. The kick
off is at 2 o'clock.