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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-01-22

the Masses"
Revolution is Aim
Revolution" Amter said, "is the
aim of the communist party. We make
no attempt to deny that. Our single
purpose is to end the capitalist sys-
tenn.
There is no compromise in the
communist program" he emphasized
"The American Federation of La
Dor has sold out the workers. Com
munism is going forward to revolu-
ton.
"We r organizing the unemploy-
ed, wherever we can get to them, to
fight.
Greatest Opportunity
"And the present economic crisis,
with its 100000 unemployed in
America (the estimate is Amter's)
has given us our greatest opportuni-
ty to promote the cause of commun-
ISM"
"The average American working
man." Amter declared, twill turn
against capitalism just as the Rus
SLAMS did in setting up the soviet
government.
"This country started with a rev.
olution.
"The American working mar will
not stand idly by and see his family
starve for political or any other rea-
sons. We purpose trying to put an
end to wage cuts, such as the head
of the worlds largest bank has sug-
gested; to demand unemployment re-
lief, and to protect the masses with
unemployment insurance"
The means to be employed, he said,
depends upon the resistance to be
overcome.
Always Revolution
Amter said the party's plans for
1881 we're like those of 1930-"al-
ways the same until the end is gain
ed; always revolution until the hori-
zon is reached and class distinction
are leveled; until labor has been re-
lieved of the yoke of capitalism and
men enjoy the full fruits Of their toll.
ut is an inevitably a fight to the
The room was cold, but not more
than the speakers tone.
More ~parades? More mass demon
strations? Certainly.
we expect the press to blame us
for much. In many cases we are will
ing to take the onus. It is our aim
to stir people-to make them think
and see their folly, until they adopt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29

" IIW DtTtF 10 VI UEtW
Fetching little Summer
sweaters in pink, blue or
white, knitted of soft
wool. Sizes /, 2 and 3
years.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
.DEN|SON TRIAL
NEARS CLOSE

Former Representative Edward
E, Denison of Illinois, on trial
before District Supreme Court
jury and Justice Peyton Gordon
for three days on an indictment
charging illegal possession of
liquor in his room at the House
Office Building in January, 1929,
may know his fate today.
The Government closed it's re-
buttaI case today By attempting
to introduce one witness, Patrick
Lynch, express company emplOae.
He was not allowed to testify.
however, and presentation Of the
evidence then closed.
Sirica Asks Verdict
Assistant United States Attor-
ney John j. Sirica opened the
Governments argument to the
Jury with a plea for the defen-
dant's conviction, asserting that
whatever careleSsness on the part
of Federal agents in the case
might have been revealed, the evil
dence disclosed that Mr.. DenlSon
knew the trunk in his office con-
tanned liquor.
Mr.. Sirica pointed out that the
defendant had testified to having
purchased a large quantity of
china, perfumery and other arti-
cles during his Panama trip and
had them packed in barrels, cases
and crates. Only one set of china,
as claimed by the Representative,
was packed in an Army trunk.
Mr.. Sirica cOntended to the
jury that this trunk, which Mr..
DenisOn claimed to have packed
himself did not contain china,
Continued on Page 2, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
j. 8. AID ASKED
To UNTANGLE
CAS- MIDDLE
Real Owners Are Sought in
Boston; Roberts Ordered
to Search to Very Bottom

The department Of Justice to-
day was brought into the investi-
CATION to determine just who
owns the Washington Gas Light
Company.
Corporation Counsel William w.
Bride will make the formal re-
quest for the Federal inveStiga-
tors, following reports and denialS
Of the sale of the company to a
Chicago corporation.
This action was decided upon
at a conference amCng Mr.. Bride,
Major General Mason M. Patrick,
chairman of the Public Utilities
Commission, and Harleigh H.
Hartman, vice chairman.
Probes Holding Company
Meanwhile Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel William A. Roberts
is in Boston to inquire into the
formation of the Seaboard Invest.
ment Trust, the holding corpora.
tion which took over the local
gas company two years ago. The
corporation, few days ago, was
renamed the Washington and
Suburban Companies.
viii Lose Witness
In the event Corporation Couf
sci Bride goes into court to in.
woke the La Toilette anti.merge1
law in connection with the
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
BROOKS INQUIRY
JA|LS YOUTH
pictures on Page 81

SALINAS, Calf, March 13
GN.SO y Investigation of the
brutal murder of Virginia Brooks,
10-year-old San Diego School girl,
centered here today as authori-
ties grilled Jerry L. Davis, 81, a
San Diego sheep herder, under
sentence for burglary.
His apparent eagerness to be
sent to San Quentin for a max.
imum burglary sentence aroused
the suspicion of authorities.
Near Scene, He Admits
Upon questioning the youth ad-
mitted that he had herded sheep
recently on the Camp Kearney
mesa where the mutilated body
of Virginia Brooks was found
Tuesday wrapped in a burlap bag.
He also admitted, according to
police, that he was in San Diego
from February 7 to February IA,
three days after the Brooks girl
was kidnapped on her way to
school.
Samples of Davis hair have
been sent to San Diego, there to
undergo microscopic comparisons
with two strands of dark hair
found clutched in the murder
victims closed fist.
Damaging Admissions
Davis broke down last night
under the griIling and muttere6
Historically about chat ten year
old girl" but made no admis
siOnS, police said.
He has admitted reform school
records in Colorado, Wyoming
and California.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
G|RLFL|ER' s AIM
$4,000 FEET

AKRON, Ohio, March 13 GIN.
Setting a point at least
$4,000 feet above the ground as
her mark, Miss Frances G.
C"Frankie"D Renner, comely
Akron aviatrix, is to take off here
this afternoon in an attempt to
better the worlds altitude record
for women.
Weather reports indicated that
flying conditions in the higher
regions were good.
FRANKIE" was to make the
flight in her trim little Waco
biplane which has been waiting,
fully equipped, in a hangar for
nearly a month. Sixty-three gal
Ions of gasoline have been loaded
into the planes tanks for the
flight, which will be made under
government supervision.
The present official record for
women fliers is 27,418 feet, held
by Miss Elinor Smith, of New
York. Ruth Nichols. Rye, N. Y.
aviatrix, set an unofficial record
of approximately $4,000 feet last
week.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
MEXICAN ARMS
PLOT H|NTED

MEXICO CITY, March 13
G.N.SO Mexican authorities at
Moctezuma, State of Chihuahua,
today arrested Jesus Salas Bar
raza,. former member of the
chamber of deputies, on charges
of attempting to smuggie arms
into Mexico.
It could not be learned whether
this implied that a plot against
the government had been dis
covered, or if any great amount
of smuggled arms had come
across the border.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
RUM CASE ENDS
IN M|STR|AL

Six women jurors consistently
voted for conviction of two de.
PENDANTS charged with liquor
violations and six male members
of the jury stcadfastly held out
for acquittaI, according to re-
ports, with the result that the
jury sitting in the trial of Roland
Davis and Arthur Ferguson re-
ported itself hOpelessly disagreed
after having been deadlOcked
since late yesterday afternoon.
The body was discharged by JUS
tice Oscar r. Luhring.
Arrested October, 1929
Davis and Ferguson we're ar
rested October %, 1929, in a
police and prohibition raid on an
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col: n
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
PASSOVER WINE
ASSURED JEWS

A sufficient supply of sacra-
mental wine for New York Jewish
congregations during the Passover
season appeared to be assured to-
day, following conferences be-
tween Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury Seymour Lowman and
representatives of synagogues in
New York.
Make Their Demands
The rabbis demanded that they
be placed on the same basis as
other religious bodies which are
permitted to withdraw wine for
sacramental purposes and make
no further accounting of it. Low.
man said:
"The difficulty in New York
at the present time arises from
the fact that a few of the
rabbis who received wine last
fall have failed to make the re-
uuired return to the Bureau Of
Industrial Alcohol. and because
(Continued on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
WOMAN HINTS
j. s. AGENTS
ARE EBR|BED
Expert on Furniture Reveals
Fund Raised in Italy to Fix
Shipments Of Goods Here

At least so per cent of the So
called antique furniture imported
into this country from Italy and
sold in leading art shops and auc-
tion houses in New York ana
other cities at record-breaking
prices are fakes. pure and simple,
according to Mrs. Walter Scott
Hughes, widow of Captain Hughes
Of the United States Navy.
As an art expert she has spent
many years in Italy and made ex-
tensive studies along these lines,
finally reporting her findings to
the Treasury Department to give
the matter their close attention.
Escape Import Taxes
Mrs. Hughes, who called at the
White HOUSE today, said Secretary
Mellon Of the Treasury had been
fully informed by her of the
frauds prarticed upon the Govern
ment by art imposterS, who evade
payner1t of customs duties by de-
claring their iHnportationS real
antiques more than 100 years old.
when as a matter Of fact, the
great majority of them are regu-
larly manufactured in Florence
and other cities in Italy.
A few years ago, after the
death Of her husband, Mrs,
Hughes, who receives a small pen
sion from the Government, found
employment VITA one Of the lead.
ing New York import and auc
ton houses. She wrote catalogues
for them. Being thoroughly con
versant with her subject, her EN-
p1oyers sent her to Italy to in
.(Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
AUid CrOWd Fights
To See BuckLeY Trial

DETROIT, March 13 T.N.S0.
More than 1900 persons. most Of
them women, literally fought to-
day for admission to the court
room of Judge Edward Jeffries to
hear "I-don't-remember" testimony
of ye-witnesses to the murder Of
Gerald Buckley at the trial OF
three alleged gangsters for the
Staying of the popular radio an
nouncer.
Dresses and coats were torn
and many minor bruises were suf'
fered in the melee.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Canada Rum Price
Raise Aids JObLeSS

TORONTO, Ont, March 13
GN.SO. - Increases in prices OF
hard liquor in Canada are to be
announced late today by Henry
Brayton, chairman of the liquor
control board here.
The increases are expected TO
range from 10 to so cents a bottle,
the money to be used for unen-
ployment relief. 1t is estimated
that $2,300,000 will be raised for
relief of the jobless in this
manner.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Mail Order House
Lists Insurance
In Catalogue

CHICAGO, March 13 Q.N.S).
Mail-order insurance, sold from
the regular merchandise cata-
logue, is the latest venture Of
Sears, Roebuck & Co., an
nounced today.
R. E. Wood, president of the
mail order house, and other Of
ficers are incorporators of the
Allstate Insurance Company,
papers of which are on file with
the secretary of state, The COM
pany is capitalized at $3.50, 900.
Automobile insurance is to be
inaugurated first, the officials
said. The organizers have not
decided how wide their scope of
operations will be.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
BEAUTY QUEEN
AVOIDS QUIZ
IN Staying
French Police Accept Story
of Mrs. NirdIinger; Bruises
Support Account of Attack

NICE, France. March 13
G.N.SD. - Apparently satisfied
with the description of her huS-
bands Staying given by Mrs.
Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger, st.
Louis beauty contest winner, po-
lice indicated today they would
abandon their plan to reconstruct
the shooting.
Held on open charges pend
ing complete investigation of the
tragedy, Mrs. NixOn-Nirdlinger
claims she fired four times at
her husband in seIf.defenSe after
he had attempted to strangle her
in a fit of jealousy.
Police surgeons who examined
the famous beauty after her ar
rest reported that bruises and
finger imprints had been found
on her throat and arms. and that
she showed evidence of having
been roughly handled"
query Sent 10 y. 81
In an effort to obtain corrobo.
ration of Mrs. Nixon-Nirdl dlinger's 5
charges that her husband treated
her with inhuman cruelty" and
made her life q he'll, the Nice
authorities today communicated
with the police of Philadelphia
They asked whether it would be
possible to supply witnesses to
subStantiate these charges.
Police visited the late theatri.
cal magnate'S home this morn.
ing and made a detailed study of
the place. Mrs. NixOn-Nirdlinger's
two children, one 3 years old
and the other 18 months, who
slept through the shooting, care
(Continued on Page ,, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
KIN
OFSLASH|NG
VICTIMS,
CLAIM
Man Held Tells of Being Sold
With Wife Into Slavery;
Fear Tong War Outbreak

Two Chinese were attacked by
a "hatchet man" and critically
injured early today in a fray
that police fear may lead to the
outbreak of a tong war here.
The attack took place in a
laundry conducted at 2127 Rhode
Island Ave. N. E., by Lee BEN
Din. Din and his brother, Tom
Bow Sing, were asleep in the
place when they were attacked
by a man armed with a cIeaver.
Chin MOy Din, alias Chin MOy
Ten, alias Chin o Yen, was
found in the place and is being
held by police for investigating
The two victims were taken to
Casualty Hospital, where they
are in a critical condition.
Belongs to Hip Sing
Police point out that the man
held for investigation is mems
ber of the Hip Sing Tong ana
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Tong HATCHETMAN HACKS I'd. c. CHINESE
take Antiques Used In Customs Fraud
Rocket-Shot Camera
Snaps Pictures
I,5OO Feet Up

BREMEN, Germany, March 13
G.N.SJ.-What is declared to
be the first successful scientific
rocket experiment was enacted
here today when Karl Poggensee
catapulted Photographic ap-
paratus 1,500 feet into the air
and brought his device down
safely by means of an auto
matte parachute.
The delicate Photographic ap-
paratus was fitted to a large
rocket and adjusted to make
exposures during the flight"
The apparatus was not dam.
aged when the rocket floated
gently to earth after its power
had been spent.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Guest at Y. NJ. C. A.
Leans to His Death

CHICAGO, March 13 QNS0
Alfred Nase, so, who registered
from Philadelphia, was killed to,
day when he either jumped or fell
from a window on the nineteenth
floor of the downtown Y. M. C. A,
Hotel here today.
A card was found in his effects
asking that the Fidelity Trust
Company, 325 Chestnut St., Phila,
delphia, be notified in case of his
death.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Sheriff Is SIugged
In Court FrGc1S

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 13
U.N.SD "A deputy sheriff was
slugged in a riot which broke out
during the closing moments of
the manslaughter trial of Brun
MielzkalSki yesterday.
The riot started when the State
attempted to place rebuttal wit
nesses on the stand. During the
fracas, Samuel Zimmerman, the
deputy. was Slugged.
MielzkalSki is on trial on
charges of having been involved
in a fatal revolver duel.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
3 Youths Wounded
In HOLdup Attempt

EDO, Ohio, March 13
G.N.SD Three youths, blamed
by police for a series of petty
holdups, today were wounded in
a frustrated attempt to holdup
the drug store of j. c. Inman
One of the wounded bandits eS-
capped.
Inman and a son-in-law, Don,
aid Althaus, opened fire on the
youths when they levied guns at
Inman's wife. Stanley Marciniak
and Eugene Darawski, aged II
and 18, two of the youths, are
in a Toledo hospital in a serious
condition,
The Washington times., 1931-03-13

ST. PAUL, MINI, March 13
1NSO.-An investigation by the
state Legislature loomed as a
possibility today at the University
of Minnesota following the Su-
spension of II students of the
University Agricultural College
for alleged drinking and boot
Logging.
President Lotus D. Coffman
issued a statement in which he
said he wanted q general clean
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
$5OO,OOO Balm Suit
Fought 'by MdgnGte

TRENTON, N. j., March 13
0N.SJ.-C. stuart Eng l e,
wealthy retired baking magnate
formerly of Hazleton, Pa, today
had. on file in Supreme Court a
denial of the charges Of Alma
Bowman, %. of Margate City, N.
j., that he promised to marry
her. gE
Miss Bowman is suing Engle
for $50O,000 damages, claiming
that he promised to marry her.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
WI..NI| \
WARDMAN SUIT

Z ALEXANDRIA, Va. March Is.
Following hearing that has ex"
tended over seven weeks, Judge
William P. Woods. of Corporation
Court, today announced that he
will grant the petition of the
minority stockholders of the
Wardman Mortgage and Discount
Corporation and appoint q re-
ceiver.
This action will be taken, Judge
Wools said, when the attorneys
for the corporation and the stock
holders agree on a receiver ac'
ceptable to both
The assets of the corporation,
it was brought out. consist Of
1920 shares of the Wardman
Realty and Investment Company.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Frozen Assets Force
4 Banks to Close

DETROIT, March 13 uNS9.
Four suburban banks in the De
troit area failed to open their
doors today. They are the Ameri-
can State Bank of Ferndale, the
American State Bank of Wyan,
dotte, the State Savings Bank Of
Melvindale, and the State Savings
Bank of Lincoln Park.
Frozen real estate assets were
given as the reason for the banks
closing.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Missing D. C.. Girl
Is Found on Coast

SANTA MONICA, Calf, March
13 G.N.SD. Mary Allen, pretty
23-year-old Washington ID. c.
girl, missing since last Tuesday,
was found here today when she
sought to wire her parents for
more funds.
Miss Allen was very nervous
and refused to tell where she had
been. She came here two weeks
ago with her nurse.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
17Students Ousted in Rum
Scandal at University

up" of the situation on the
campus. He said:
BOOtIeggers and liquor pur-
veyOrS have been increasing
their activities around the
campus at rapid rate"
State Representative joseph A.
Kozzlak. of Minneapolis, an
nounced he would introduce a
resolution in the lower house for
a legislative investigation.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Army Planes Test
NiUht PhOtOqr1phU

NEW YORK, March Is U.N.SD .
Bombs and flares that fright
ened residents of Long Island
last night we're explained today
when it was learned Army fliers
had tested a secret process for
taking terrain photographs at
night.
According to Lieut.. Arthur
Merriweather, in charge of the
experiments, the process has
been eagerly sought for some
time by leading powers.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Macdonald Cabinet
Officer Drops Dead

LONDON, March 13 GN.SO.
The Rt. Hon. Vernon Hartshorn,
lord privy seal in the cabinet OF
Prime Minister j. Ramsay Mac
Donald. dropped dead today at his
home in Maestog, Wales.
Hartshorn was president of the
South Wales Miners Federation.
He served in the Labor cabinet of
1924 as postmaster general.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Operation Ordered
For PHILIP SnOUden

LONDON, March 13 1.N.SO.
A minor operation will be per-
formed on Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer Philip Snowden next
Monday, it was learned today.
Sir John Thomson, his physi-
clan, said the operation would be
performed at Snowden's home at
Frensham, Surrey.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
300 Chinese Perish
On Sinkinu Steamer

SHANGHAI, March 13 Q.NSJ .
Investigation into the explosion
and sinking of the Steamer Pachi
at the mouth of the YangSte
River indicated that $40 Chinese
lost their lives.
Previous dispatches listed the
dead ct 200.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Hurley to Attend
Major IrlUin Rites

WEST POINT, March 13
GNSO Secretary of War Hur-
ley was scheduled to act as one Of
the pallbearers today at funeral
services for Maj. Gen. George
LIE Roy Irwin, U. S. A., formerly
commander of the Panama divi-
sion of the Army.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Turks Ban Russians
As Check on Plaque

ISTANBUL, March 13 QN.S0.
The Turkish government has
placed an indefinite ban on i'm
migration from southern Russia
on reports that plague was
rampant there.
Vaccination of belated arrivals
over the border has been ordered.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Tour Season Opens;
ELeUen. Liners Sail

NEW YORK, March 13 G.N.
Eleven liners will sail from
Europe today With the advance
contingent of spring travellers.
Those who will sail include
Mary Garden, opera star; Gift
ford A. Cochran. jr., and Baron
George Won Zedilz-Leipe.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Popeye the Cavalier!

The tough old geeZer with
a SteeLSpangled "fiSk" -
namely POpeye-had his
gentler moods.
Read how the gimlet-eyed
ones gallantry led him to
boast that he never hit a
woman without some justifi-
cation. It's all in tOday's
paper.
And don't forget POpeye's
adventures daily on the
Comic Page.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Policeman Who Shot
TLUO Dies of Wounds

NEW YORK, March 13 QN.SO q.
Patrolman James L. Flanagan,
who wounded two assailantS yes
terday after they had fired on
him. was dead today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-07
JUNIOR OLYMPIC
COUNTY FINALS
HERE MAY 18TH

Winners in preliminary district
tryouts for the Junior Olympfcs,
neld here last week. were announced
today, with Stanford Sato OF Wilson
school first IN the Senior division
with 440 points, and Temple Robin
son of Central Union High School,
first in the Junior division. with 449
points.
The senior winner did not take
first place in any single event, but
was good in everything.
Three seniors, two juniors and
winners of various events will COM
pete in county finals May 16 at the
Central Union High school grounds.
Contestants in the Senior division,
and their points, follow: Sanford
Sato, Wilson school, 440; Donald
Dyer, high school, 423; Herman
Graves, Eastside school, 423; Earl
Green, McCabe, 37l; Virgil Woods,
Eastside, 800; Robert Fox, Wilson,
3l9; Robert Hardy. Eastside, 306;
Frazier Lasky, Eastside. 277; Gene
Wagner, McCabe. 246; Glass Gohn,
Acacia, 96.
Junior division winners were Tenn
pie Robinson, high school, 449; Ro-
bert Graves. Eastside, 396; Susumi
Sugimoto. McCabe, 1872: Simon Vim
frido, Acacia, 299. Jack Page, Nc
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-07

Irrigation of truck-crops at Uni
vGrsity Farm, Davis, began six weeks
earlier than usual on account OF
lack of rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

ST. Louis 6, Pittsburgh S.
Brooklyn l. New York 0.
Philadelphia 3, Boston /.
Cincinnati and Chicago, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-07
NIGHT BASEBALL
LEAGUE TO OPEN
HERE ON MONDAY

Elaborate ceremony will mark the
opening of the 1881 night baseball
season in El Centre, TO be observed
Monday night on the Wilson school
field by members of playground
teams entered in the league.
Mayor H. w Fawcett will be asked
TO throw the first ball onto the field.
Members of each of the eight teams
in the league will be OH the field
IN uniform, before the opening game
of the night season, which will see
the Mack and Mack and the Stude-
baker teams clash.
Newly installed lights make the
Wilson school field one of the most
brilliantly lighted diamonds in
Southern California.
At the dedication exercises next
Monday night, the FL Centre band
will furnish music. Teams which
will be represented on the field arc
Cramers Bakery, Valley Steam
Laundry, Golden State Creamery,
Imperial Valley Hardware. South
ern Sierras Power company and
Shirers Drug company.
Of the teams furnishing the sea-
sons inaugural game, Studebaker
last year won the league champion
ship. with the Mack squad a close
second. so that the game should
furnish some fireworks. A new
grandstand, seating 400 persons, has
been installed TO care for the crowd
expected to attend the night games.