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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-06
STIMSON REFUSES
TO HEAR PROTESTS
OF ANTI-FASCISTS
Italian Delegation Denied
Opportunity to Offer
Written Charges Against
MussOlini's Ambassador to
United States.

Washington, D. C. (ILNS)--De-
claring that as result of radio talks
made by himself he had received 50,-
900 protests against the court mar
tial of Gen. Smedley Butler, devil dog
who took his fling at Mussolini, DIR.
Charles Fama, heading notable dele
cation of Americans of Italian eX-
traction, came to Washington from
New York this week to offer to Sec
retary of State Stimson a memorial
which the secretary said he could not
accept.
The memorial demanded recall of
the Mussolini ambassador, Count
Giacomo De MARITIME, and charged
that the Italian boss had created a
pro- Mussolini propaganda machine in
the United States that did not stop
short of the use of violence.
DR.. Fama, practicing physician in
New York, later in the day was the
guest of the American Friends of
Italian Liberty here, where he made
his statement about the Butler Incl
| dent to show the strength of anti
Fascist sentiment in Washington.
Change in Sentiment Seen
1t was predicted that the coming
year would witness a marked turn in
sentiment away from the Italian die
| tator.
| Secretary Stimson fatty refused to
see the delegation headed by DR..
Fama and the New York physician
said that this confirmed the suspicion
most of the American public has had
ever since the Butler court martial
case, namely, that the present admin
istration is pro-Fascist. DR.. Fama
declared that it was the duty of the
secretary of state to see any group OF
responsible American citizens and
that he would carry his fight against
the Italian ambassador to congress.
The members of the delegation said
that the chief evidence against Am
bassador MARITIME was speech he
made before an Italian school at Nut.
lev, N. j., on December IA when he
described as "assassins and rene
gades" Representative Fiorello La
Guardia, of New York, and number
of other anti-Fascist members of the
New York Order of the Sons Of Italy
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-06

What effect Fitzgerald's passing
will have on the future of the mills
and the mill employment policy can
not be estimated until there is an
nouncement of the manner in which
Fitzgerald's holdings will be controll-
ed hereafter. He is survived by
widow.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-06
WANT AID FROM CON
GRESS

Oklahoma City. - The governor
signed a memorial to congress urg-
ing federal relief to destitute Okla
homa citizens. Congress was also
asked to require the federal farm
board to distribute the millions bush
els of wheat to starving people.
The governor signed bill appro-
priating $500, 900 to furnish free seed
to farmers and clothing, fuel, food and
shelter to the destitute.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
ARMY FLYER DIES
IN PLANE CRASH

SACRAMENTO Cal, March 90
WP)-Lieutenant August G.. Rehl-
meyer, of San Francisco, member
of the 95th observation squadron at
Crissey field, was instantly killed
here today when his observation
plane crashed during gum y
practice at Mather field.
Rehlmeyer was flying alone at
the time of teh accident.
Witnesses said he had reached
an altitude of 800 feet in his plane,
a model OBS observation ship. AS
he dived in toward the target, he
attempted to gain new altitude but
the motor apparently failed to re-
spond. Instead the plane went in
to a nose dive and crashed on the
field.
Major Clarence l.. Tinker. COM
mander of the field, said no in
vestigation would be made. The
The body was brought to Sacra-
mento and will be sent to the Pre-
sidio at San Francisco for military
funeral.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
Nine Lose Lives
In French Wreck

PARIS, March 20. U.p - The
Paris-Bordeau express train was
derailed at Estampes, 35 miles from
Paris, last night in an accident
which cost the lives of nine per-
sons, one of whom died from heart
trouble.
The accident was one of the
most unusual on record. The res
taurant car and baggage car side
swiped local train. Then anoth-
er car Of the express was derailed
30 yards further along the track,
while still another car was derailed
and turned over 750 yards further
along.
The local train, as we'll as the
express, was seriously damaged
but it carried no passengers.
The casualties included two rail-
road officials, one Englishman and
two French passengers - all of
whom were killed-and about 80 or
40 injured. several gravely. Most
OF the passengers were enroute to
Spain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
MORE RIOTINC
BREAKS OUT in
ILLINOIS PRISON

JOLIET, H., March 20. W.p)-
Two riots occurred in quick sue
cession today among 729 convicts
in cell block "F' of the Statewide
penitentiary.
The prisoners were locked in
their cells, unable TO carry out
their threats of violence, when the
second uprising occurred.
They broke out into jeering,
cursing and shouting, hurting every
loose articles they could find
through the bars of their cells.
National Guardsmen armed with
machine guns were ordered into
the riot sector to restore order.
Members of the state legislature
sent to the penitentiary to invest
igate three mutinies earlier in the
week, watched from the prison
walls. p
Warden Henry c. Hill, who broke
off his testimony before the in
vestigating committees meeting in
Joliet, took command.
After comparative order had
been restored, negro convict was
placed in solitary confinement as
the leader of the rioters.
Representative Michael Igoe of
Chicago and other legislators went
into the cell block and tried to
calm the men.
Warden Hill said he had been
warned of impending trouble in
cell block e., but did not expect
the uprising until tonight.
Extra guards were sent from the
old penitentiary to investigate three
previous uprisings in week.
Extra guards were sent from the
old penitentiary when the first
flash of the trouble was received.
, The word that hell has broken
loose at Statewide" came after five
state legislators had completed a
tour of the old penitentiary and
were questioning Warden Henry c.
Hill regarding the prison upset.
Only 80 state highway police
were on hand, the remainder hav-
ing been ordered back to their
regular duties.
The highway police and national
guardSmen were driven hastily
across the four miles of highway
between the old and new institu-
tions.
Three of the convicts, declared
to have given the signal for the
riot, were placed in solitary con-
finement.
The disorder, however, broke up
the legislative committees session.
All the committeeman went to
Statewide.
First reports indicated that no
one had been injured. The trouble
started, with a sudden flareup of
shouts and curses in the cell block.
Seven hundred and twenty-nine
felons were in the milling crowd
that participated.
Crowbars and bricks we're hurled
around for a few minutes, until
the sight of the machine gun and
the single shot brought surrender.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
robinson
CAPTURES
ELECTION
Defeats Cuff And Greer
As Successor To Late
M. d. Witter
RESULT is CLOSE
Heavy Vote In Brawley
Goes To Cuff But Is.
Offset Elsewhere

In an election marked by an un-
usually light vote, Sam Robinson.
pioneer valley rancher, was chosen
yesterday to fill out the term OF
the late Myron D. Witter as as
semblyman from the 18th district.
embracing Imperial Valley.
Robinson polled total of 1874
votes, according to the complete
unofficial count. E. w. Cuff. sec
retary of the Brawley Chamber of
Commerce polled 1888 votes, 81 less
than Robinson.
F. w. Greer, former publicity
agent for the Imperial 1rrigationy
district, brought up in third place.
with a total of 643 votes.
There were a few scattering votes
throughout the county, one Calipa-
tria citizen casting his for M. D.
Witter.
Robinson's margin of victory was.
slight and the heavy returns FROM
the Brawley precincts, received bel
fore the final returns were inS
caused his supporters to fear that
their candidate had been defeated
Holtville came to the rescue
however, and cast handsome vote|
for Robinson, who was given n
| total of 252 votes in the eastern
city while Greer was given 80 and
| Cuff nine.
Robinson carried the five Ell Cen-
| tro precincts getting total of 403
votes to 1875 for Cuff and 131 fo4
| Greer.
In addition to the write in'l
campaign steering many voter4
away from the polls. the consoli4
| dation of districts helped to prevent
many rural residents from votingf
! the distance from home to the poll4
| requiring too much time to travel
Il am very grateful to the voter&
for the support given me at tho
polls" Robinson said today, land:
will do my best to serve Imperial
Valley impartially and creditablJ|
at Sacramento. I recognize the OBJ
legation which such representation
places upon me and will strive t(I
fulfill it satisfactorily.
The hghtness of the voting madt|
the election very easy to handl{
and the result was known before T.
o'clock last night.
Following is a tabulation of thu
vote in each of the consolidated
precincts:
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
ROOSEVELT IN
TIGHT POSITION
ON PROHIBITION
New York Governor Must
Decide On States Wet
Measures
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, March 20. U.p)
The leading early candidate for
the Democratic presidential NOM
ination, Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt of New York, has been
put on the spot from a prohibition
standpoint, observers here believe.
On his desk in Albany is a res
olution passed by the New York
legislature Wednesday urging con-
gress to repeal the 18th amendment
and also two prohibition bills.
He must sign or veto them. His
friends here say he will sign them.
This necessity for prohibition
action on his part comes before
the shouts of southern Democrats
and western Republicans for "an-
other Roosevelt in the White House"
have fairly died away.
The Democrats opposed to the
Smith -Raskob wing of the party
in the recent national committee
! meeting here leaned decidedly
toward Roosevelt. Nearly all of
them are prohibitionists of vary
Ai6 oC6iCCo VI dilulty 4llCy hllCW
Roosevelt came out for repeal in
the gubernatorial campaign in New
York last year, but he was more
to their taste than either former
Governor Alfred E. Smith or his
ally, Chairman John j. Raskob of
the Democratic national commit
tee. They were particularly in
fluenced by the fact that he did
not stress the prohibition issue as
did Smith and Raskob.
Roosevelt's views were subordi-
mated to the power issue when the
Republican Independent group met
here later. Outside of Wisconsin,
nearly all the so-called Progressives
of the Republican party, are un-
equivocal prohibitionists.
Some Independents and Demo-
Gratis here who are sympathetic
toward Roosevelt indicate their
feelings will not be changed If he
signs the resolution and asks con-
gress to repeal the amendment.
They feel the step is untimely, and
SHINE even hint that Roosevelt's
opponents within his own party in
New York may have contributed to
to effort to embarrass him.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
WORKER ADMITS
PLOT AGAINST
BIG DIRICIBLE
Akron Communist Held In
Heavy Bail On Federal
Charge

AKRON, O., March 20. U.P)-
Paul F.. Kassey, skilled workman
for the Goodyear Dirigible COM
pany, employed as rivet checker on
the Akron, worlds largest dirigible
now being constructed for the
United States Navy, admitted to-
day, officials said, that he had at
tempted destruction of the air.
ship.
Kassey also admitted that he
was connected with the Commun-
list party, according to George Har-
greaves, assistant county prosecu-
tor.
The workman was charged di-
rectly "by word of mouth" with
having urged criminal violence"
against the government.
Kassey admitted, the prosecutor
claimed, that he had left out rivets
in important parts of the dirigible's
framework and had also intended
to get into the control car and
jam the machinery before the ship
took off on its initial voyage next
July.
He was held on warrant charg-
ing violation of the Ohio syndical-
ism law, sworn to by Hargreaves.
who, after four hours questioning
charged that Communist influences
were responsible for the alleged
plot.
Secret service operatives and To-
cal authorities descended on Kas-
seys cottage near the Goodyear
plant yesterday afternoon in a
dramatic raid, the result, they
said, of several months of sus-
picion.
They found there, after arresting
Kassey, draughts of the Akron's
longitudinal section and a sheaf of
notes in code, they said. Experts
were called in to decipher and
translate the notes.
The warrant by which Kassey is
held sets forth specifically that on
March 10 Kassey communicated to
fellow workers his plans to destroy
the dirigible. The state law pro-
vides maximum penalty of II
years in prison and $4,000 fine un.
! der the charge.
Federal undercover agents were
| placed at work near Kassey severa
months ago when the suspicious O
government officials were frs
aroused. In collaboration with
company officials they set a traI
for him by giving him a section
of the framework that had beer
purposely made faulty to inspect
Kassey, they declared, approved the
work.
Kassey pleaded not guilty when
brought before Judge Frank Har-
vey on a charge of violating the
Ohio criminal syndicalism laws
His bond was fixed at $25 900 which
he was unable to provide. He was
returned to Jail to await prelim-
mary hearing tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
FATAL FIGHT ON
TRAIN PROBED
BY TWO STATES

PHOENIX, Ariz. March 20. W.H
Authorities of two states joined
today in an endeavor to solve the
mystery of a fight on a speeding
freight train which resulted in the
death of John yesterday, 35-year-
old World War veteran.
Paul Higdon, 18, was held at
Fresno, Calf, while Charles j.
Sears, 81, and d. l.. Houston, %,
were in Jail here. Sears and Hous-
ton are charged with attempted
robbery pending the outcome OF an
inquest into the death of yesterday.
The inquest cannot be held until
Herbert Race, l8-year-old Iowa
youth and yesterdays companion.
RECEIVERS from injuries inflicted in
the fight in which Easterday was
fatally injured.
According to Race, the two men
were beating their way to Califor-
MIA and were attacked near Super
ior, Ariz., by hoboes on the train.
During the fight for possession OF
their small sum Of money and
food, Easterday and Race were
thrown from the train.
Found by a passing motorist, the
pair was brought here where East
erday died. Officers telegraphed
ahead of the train which resulted
in the arrest of Sears and Houston
at Indio, Calf. Higdon was arrest
ed yesterday at Fresno.
Sears and Houston were taken to
Gila Bend late yesterday in vain
effort TO obtain confession when
shown the scene OF the fight.
Neither man admitted participating
in 1t. 1t probably will be several
days before Race is able to appear
ut an inquest.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
CAPT. DOLLAR
STILL SPRY ON
87TH BIRTHDAY

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. W.P)
Captain Robert Dollar, the Sc a
month factory boy who became mas
ter of shipping venture that link
ed the old world with the new, sur
veyed the broad Pacific on his 87th
birthday today and found its trade
surface hadn't been scratched"
Down to work a little after eight
as usual, Captain Dollar gazed at
the harbor from where he directed
his first business successes 43 years
ago, leaned back in a chair and de-
clared things "are kind Of lumpy
but are getting better"
"All the ports of the Pacific are
going ahead" Captain Dollar said
Il don't think any of them will &c
back. Times will improve in Jumps
and the Pacific trade will be right
in 'front.'
Not many years ago Captain Dol.
lar defied the hard-headed compe.
titors who said a round -worle
freight and passenger service would
not pay. He established the first
service of this kind, as he was first
IN many nautical enterprises. and
he made it pay.
He has $1,000 900 liners now in
stead OF smoky little steamers and
, picturesque windjammers, that car.
ried rice and hemp and fish from
the Orient and took kerosene, flour
and other goods from the Occident
The new ships have elevators. tele.
phones, deck games and brida1
suites. and all this is a continual
source of surprise and wonderment
TO Captain Dollar.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
Keaton's Sanity
Will Be Tested

SAN QUENTIN PRISON. Cal,
March 20. U.P)-Two superintend-
ents of state hospitals will be sum-
moned to San Quentin in the near
future to test the sanity of Frank
D. Keaton, Los Angeles real estate
man sentenced to hang for the
courtroom Staying of Motley Flint,
it was announced today by Warden
James B. Holohan.
Holohan said he had not set the
date for calling the alienistS in
view of Keaton's appeal to the Su-
preme court.
1.-THE appeal automatically sus-
pends the sentence so far as set
ting the execution is concerned, and
there is no need to rush matters, y
Holohan said. "These doctors
should have time to make a COM
plete examination.
II suppose the examination will
start inside of 10 days. If their
report indicates a court hearing on
Keaton's sanity is warranted, I
will order it,"
Holohan said the doctors prob
ably would be chosen from the
Napa. Sonoma, Agnew or Ukiah
hospitals.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
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THREE KILLED
BY TORNADO in
OKLAHOMA CITY

CLINTON, Okla, March 20. U.P)
"A portion of Clinton lay in ruins
today, devastated by a tornado
which claimed total of at least
three lives.
Eighteen other persons were in
jured. Six were in grave condi-
ton and hospital attendants were
doubtful that all would recover.
The cyclone swept down out of
black clouds from the southeast
last night, cutting swath of de-
struction across this small south
western Oklahoma town.
Two schoolhouses and a store
were demolished, dozen houses
we're unroofed and otherwise DAM
aged.
National guardsmen patrolled the
area today, cautioning curious
crowds who ventured too neal
weakened buildings and guarding
against vandalism.
The dead were Charles Collins,
%, electrocuted while attempting
to disentagle crippled power lines;
and Mrs. Louise Anderson, 81, and
her son, A. w. Anderson, crushed
by the falling timbers of their
store.
A. e. Anderson, another of the
aged woman'S sons; daughter,
Lille; and Mrs. A. B. Sans, all of
whom were in the Anderson store
when the twister struck, sustained
critical injuries.
Tentative estimates set the dam
age at $4,000.
Communication systems were dis
rupted for several hours, delaying
reports of the tornado.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
Here's Chance
For Promoter

SACRAMENTO, Cal, March
20. W.P-Kid Cobb VS.. Goliath
Golden.
Arrangements for the exhib-
ition of fisticuffs between the
two haven't been completed,
but they may be expected at
any time now, during the leg
islative fight on reapportion-
ment.
When the battle over the
question reached Its warmest
in the assembly, reference was
made to the "fortitude" of
some of the members.
Assemblyman Milton NJ.
Golden of Hollywood turned
to Assemblyman Lawrence
Cobb, Los Angeles, and invited
him to meet me outside and
see who has the most"
"Any time you're ready"
shouted back Cobb.
you're on, Kid" replied
Golden.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
mkMlLlL--.

BEVERLY HILLS, Mar.
10. (SpeciaD-Just before
Mr.. Hoover left for Porto
Rico he had a long private
conference with Senator
Borah and Borah told him
to go ahead and enjoy
himself. You can't afford
to be on the outs with
Borah, that is if you want
to get anything done in
this country.
There is an awful lot of
people that would like to
see Bill Borah president.
And | would, too. Course
l don't believe he would
take it, for he would have
to make too great a per-
sonal sacrifice of prestige
and authority. 1t would
be sorter like Mussolini
being only the king.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
Prosecutors To
Meet In Chicago

LOS ANGELES, March 20. U.p)-
District Attorney Buron R. Fits,
accompanied by Sheriff William I.
Traeger, Chief of Police Roy E.
Steckel and Chief Investigator
Blayney Matthews, were enroute to
Chicago today to attend a confer
ence of prosecutors and peace Off
GERS of so leading communities of
the country.
The conference was called by
States Attorney John A. Swanson
of Chicago at the suggestion of
Fits, for the purpose of forming
a liaiSon system between various
law enforcement offices to combat
nationwide crime movements.
Close organization between all
offices, rapid exchange of informa-
ton concerning activities and move
ments of gangsters. and study of
racketeering methods, was what
Fits and Swanson hoped to
achieve, the prosecutor said lag
night as he left for the east. II
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-20
CAPITAL:
PROGRAM
TANGLED
See No Chance For Agree
ment On Reapportion-
ment Measures
BOTH SIDES FIRM
Split Between North And
South Widens Follow
ing Midnight Session
BY. HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent


SACRAMENTO Cal, March 49,.
U.p)-All hopes of legislative agree
ment on the question of reappor-
tionment went glimmering today.
Sleepy-eyed assemblymen, tired
after battle that lasted almost to
midnight, this morning sent Edward
Craigs congressional reapportion-
inent bill to the Senate.
The measure, which followed a
companion bill on assembly reap
portionment through the same mo-
rass of heated debate and personal
invectivc, was adopted by the as
,embly late last night, As to "a.
Assembly reapportionment had
previously passed by vote of As to
23
With last nights action, both as
lembly reapportionment measures
we're before the senate, while only
the Mckinley bill of the senate,
providing for legislative reappor-
tionment, was before the assembly.
Both measures are diametrically
opposed McKinley's measure would
give Los Angeles 30 assemblymen,
San Francisco 9, and Alameda g..
The Craig bill would give Los An
geles 81, San Francisco, 10 and Ala
media g.
McKinley's bill provides larger
representation for the San Joaquin
Valley.
Legislative observers, who have
been in the reapportionment war
Fare of the last two days, repeti-
lion of the same battles that have
been waged over redistricting in
previous years. declared there was
little chance Of the two houses
agreeing at this session.
Failure to agree upon congreSsion- =
nj rcapportionment means that
Caifornia's nine new congressman
allotted under the 1890 federal
census, would be elected at large.
Trainers of the legislative reap
portionment law. however, wisely
provided that I'm case the legislature
failed TO act, a special commission
should act In that capacity.
Subject To Referendum
ln1S commission WOulu COilolSt IA
Lieutenant Governor Frank F. Mer-
rian, Attorney General u. S. Webb.
Surveyor General w. S. Kingsbury
(now chief of the division of lands)
Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan.
and Vierling Kersey, state superin-
tendent of public instruction.
The commissions decision would
be subject to referendum. the same
as an act of the legislature.
With the beginning of last night 5
assembly session, Walter j. Little,
Santa Monica, started the fire
works with a move to postpone
action until Monday morning on the
Craig congressional reapportiopmcnt
bill
The measure would give to South
ern California 10 congressman and
Northern California the same num-
ber Opponents of the bill asked
that Southern California be given
Continued op rage six)