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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-25

Jessie London Wakefield, just re-
leased from prison in Harlan, Ken
lucky and Bill Duncan, one of the
striking miners will speak at 1879
43rh Street. Brooklyn, September 25.
at $40 p. m. All workers are invited
to hear them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-25

Metal workers Industrial Lesgu e
A very important membership
meeting will be held September 25,
pm. at r. 10th st. Every mem
her must attend and should bring a
fellow metal worker with him, en-
ployed or unemployed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22

other. % out of her 80 official public
enemies.
Nine of this group, however, were
barely nicked by the heavy artillery
of the law. so that a more exact count
of the local hoodum casualties would
be IS out of 30.
Just 2 of the 80 received penalties
which struck the public as adequate, in
view of the crimes involved. They were
Jack Zuta and Joe Aiello, who ran into
underworld hunters and not the sure
shots of the law. Leo Mongoven may
be Of this extinct group, too, but no
trace of him has been found.
The last to be bagged, Machine Gun
Jack" Demore, alias McGurn, was
caught in a manner that has become
typical. Judging by local experience.
McGurn, sentenced on Tuesday to two
years in prison for violation of the
Federal Mann act, really is corSidered
by officials to have been the plotter of
the Valentine day massacre, in which
seven Moran gangsters bit the dust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22

suspected frequently in killing cases,
are sentenced for income tax violation.
Tony "Mops" Volpe. plotter of the
Capone syndicate. finally Is hooked for
technical violation of the Federal
immigration laws James Belcastro, O
gunman, has the same experience.
Jake Guzik, white SLAYER, running
the vice end of the Capone gang, found
himself caught for income tax violation,
as did Frank Nitti, the gangs law en-
forcer Terry Druggan and Frankie
Lake, big-time brewers, were caught
under the income tax statute
Maryland got hold of William Me
moth, gunman, and sent him up for
robbery in that State. Wisconsin Is
after Danny Stanton, Capone hench-
man, for the murder of Zuta.
The powerful racketeers. operating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
VETERANS TO SEEK
WIDOWS PENSIONS
Guarantee Against Psuper
Clause Also Will Be Asked
of Congress. ;
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
World War widows and orphans PEN
sions and a guarantee against pauper
clause in veterans legislation will be
urged upon the next Congress by the
Disabled American Veterans Organiza-
ton.
E. C. Bsbccck, new national COM
mander, said today further extension
OF hospital facilities would be demand
ed while the organization makes an in
tenslve campaign to place all partially
disabled veterans in jobs for which
they are qualified.
More Hospitals Urged.
I'VE feel that our first obligation is
to get eff the streets those actually in
need of hospital care" Babcock said,
land to meet this situation there are
a number of areas in the country that
must have additional hospital facil-
tiles
With support of widows and orphans
already a burden "of real proportions"
the commander added, I'VE intend to
urge upon Congress pensions for this
class, not as a matter of charity, but
en- the ground of Justice"
The veterans leader asserted. ANY
attempt to revive the movement to have
veterans prove pauperism through the
so-called need clause will be fought by
the disabled American veterans to the
last ditch"
Defeated Last Session.
Such a clause was unSuccessfully pro-
posed during the last session of Con-
gress.
1.-The present law rewards rather than
Furnishes individual success in oyercom-
ing war handicaps," Babcock said, land
we do not intend to remain mum when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22

He goes to prison for transporting a
girl across the State lines.
One significant feature of his sentence.
however, was a five-year probationary
period tackled on by Judge Walter C..
Lndley. This is considered suggestive
of what might happen to Alphonse
Capone when he confronts j ..dge James
H. Wilkerson on July 3d. The Judge
wants to hear evidence on the Capone
charges With a possible 33-year SEN
tence at his disposal, a large portion
could remain suspended over the
gangster's head. conditioned on good
behavior after leaving prison.
The records show that in eliminating
her public enemies, Chicago's officials
have attacked them for all but their
real crimes.
AL Capone and his brother Ralph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22

that phase Of the Capone syndicate
Red" Barker, William Three Finger
ed Jack" White and James Fur" Sam
mons-fnaily were caught up with for
violations of parole and for old crimes
committed before the racket era. White
was reconvicted on a police killing
charge, Barker for violating a parole,
and Summons was recommitted on an
old life sentence imposed for murder.
Many OF the remainder of the public
enemies are wanted on vagrancy
charges and are fugitives.
(CopyriRht, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22

there starts any agitation to assume
that our halt. lame, blind. tuberculosis,
mentally disabled and other classes are
prosperous"
Babcock said State. municipal and
civic agencies had co-opcrated with the
Labor Department in taking the first
actual census of the World Wars dis
abled Efforts would be made, he said,
to find jobs for them.
Veterans Administrator Hines Is CO.
operating also in the survey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
Man Attacked in Home.

Nick Harris, 40 years old, 1888 H
street northeast, was treated at Casualty
Hospital early today for facial bruises,
said to have been received when he was
struck with milk bottle and club by
a man hiding in his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
z PUBLIC ENEMIES
OUT OF 80 BAGGED
Sentencing of "Machine Gun
Jack" to Two Years Cuts
List in Chicago.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, July 22.-After Is months
of supposedly intense hunting, Chicago
finally has bagged in one way or an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22

1t is heartening In these times Of de-
preston to read that the combined
wealth Of the 122 600, 900 inhabitants of
the United States totals above four
hundred billion dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22

Erosion, which causes such heavy
toll Of the rich top soils of this country.
IS responsible for the dumping OF ABOUT
: half billion tons of earth at the
mouth of the Mississippi River an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
Still Further Reductions!

A LII managers received orders today to
IA Speed up the Clearance! So, still deeper reduc-
tons is the Big News tomorrow. Not in many years
-nerer within the recollection of younger women
has fine ''Hahn' footwear been priced SO low!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04
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ter, being taken by surprise, defended them
selves for some time as best they could, buc
having no weapons to resist the other party
with and the blows falling on them thick
and heavy they were at length forced to re-
treat in the direction of the lower bridge.
THE armed party struck them whenever theyI
] had a chance. and when they arrived at
the lower bridge they ceased pursuing and
returned, the Georgetown boys continuing on|
to their homes. Some of the Georgetown
party, it appears, defended themselves bravey, !
with such objects as they could lay their hands
on. Among them was our old friend Leonard
Cookendorfer, Georgetown blacksmith who|
lived on High street nearly opposite to where|
Forrest Hall now stands. He had powerful
frame and a grip of the hand like vice. II
have several times felt his grip in my younger
days. He was good-natured, friendly, jovialI
man. He, 1t appears, at the commencement
of the melee seized fence rail and defended
himself manfully, for, as fast as they would
come up to him to give him blow with their
cudgels he, with his fence rail, would lay them
PROSTATE on the ground and in this manner
he fought his way through to Georgetown.
This affair caused considerable excitement
in Georgetown, and that night some of the
men gathered up their muskets and old fowling
pieces and put them in order, determined to
60 over the next morning an seek satisfaction
for the insult and injury they had received
from the laporerS, ana IL was with great dill
Guilty that the mayor, Mr. Corcoran, could
prevent them from carrying out their designs
1.-THE place where the laborers cut their
bludgeons, as near as I have been able to
ascertain, must have been near the branch
between K and and Twenty-second and
Twenty third streets, little northwest Of the
Six Buildings. The spot where the cock pit
was located little south Of the Circle, and
think it was also within the limits of the old
race ground"
Naturally this was during the early days Of
Washington and when Georgetown had a popu-
lation of less than 5000, for at q later
period the feeling became more amicable as
the people west of the creek began to profit
by the large amount of business brought to the
District Of Columbia through the locating here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04
In betmeen the f,po jumped the neUcom er.
In almost the same

self against Cronan the best you can. Nobody|
going to razz you q. Time!"
A little to the managers surprise and much
to his delight, Marshall showed no comic awk
wardness in his advance toward the waiting
Cronan His rudimentary boxing lessons had
not been wasted. JEFF came forward easily
and dropped into a regulation posture Of
defense.
Cronan danced toward him, merrily avid I'd
make monkey of the backwoodsman. CronaI
himself had reached tolerably formidable
position in the ranks of the middleweights be-
fore Denning had annexed his services at more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04
Here Are Flying Fists and the Strange
Waw ola Feminine Heart
Into the Scheme of1Naking an Unusual
Tale.
illustrated by Paul Berdanier.
illustrated by Paul Berdanier.

to sound like a truck laden with
steel rails and came to joggly stop
i'll front of the Eagle Hotel. This.
not merely because the Eagle Hotel
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31

toms with Mrs :. ID. Kieffer, Mrs.
Hargr0ve and Mrs. Hoverson con-
tributing interesting talks. Mrs.
Stephenson and Mrs. Kiefer de-
lighted oil with lovely solos. De-
hcious refreshments were served.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. >. a. Rock left Sat-
urday 70 visit relatives In the
Eorelern part or the state
Mr.. and Mrs. e. wv. Todd oi
Lake Charles, In, spent the week
end with the formers brother and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Amos l.. Todd
On their return thy were accom-
panied by their daughter, Miss Un-
dine Todd. who has been visiting
here for some time.
DR.. and Mrs. G. u. Mccoy are
enjoying q vacation or Lake Chau-
tauqua in New York.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31

and Herbert Dillman scent che
weekend at the gulf.
Miss Winnie Smith has returned
to Kingsville.
ID. M SAMSON and Byron, Tom
and jim Carroll and Mr.. Myers OF
Weslaco went to Port Isabel Sat-
urday TO fish
Miss Mary Hopkins was the guest
OF Miss Vivian Matthews a few
days. Miss Geneva 5hipley was "a
guest Thursday.
Mrs. G.. ID. Carr and Drexel and
Phil Bonner OF Edlnburg were
guests ct the J. O. Duncan home
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Ford and
Carl Ford or Brownsville we're Wis
itors here Sunday.
Jimmie Lee Boatrnan drove "
McAllen Monday.
Mrs. .. ID. Livingston and chill
| dren OF New Orleans are visiting a.
the home OF r.. u Livingston.
Mrs j. o. Duncan and Miss Nina
were in Hariingen Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. III Sledge anr
children visited relatives IL
Brownsville Sunday.
DR.. Buck and q or Mercedes
were guests at the hotel recently
Misses Lydia and Chrcnita OIL
vera or Brownsville were Monday
| guests or Mrs. r. g. Champion
Mr.. and Mrs. August Schmidt
were Tuesday visitors I'm Edinburg
Miss Nina Duncan visited Tn Wes-
laco recently.
Tom and Jim Carroll left Mon
day morning for BrOwnwood TO Wis
Id relatives
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31

LONDON, July 31.-5earch par
ties were tramping the mountains
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31

Billie Dee Schuepbach. Jerry Chas-
tain, Louise and Carol Lee Ewing.
Martha and Joan ingram. Marion
HoSkinS, Cordelia Harw0od, Jean
Lester. Mary Dale Sampson. Bet
cey Bupp, Marjorie Klein. Jean
Teddie, Ann Lynne Dennis. Mar
tha Dean Ramsey, Beuah Fur
BARN. Barbara Macy, Martha
Franks. Billie Holiingsworth. Duke
and Russell Rose, Berl Klein. Rec
tor Lester. Ned Davis. Avery Ing
ram, Billy keenan,. Earl Rumb0s
Billy Bramwell, Victor Pernoud.
Charles Meadows, Bobby Briggs.
Ben Hood. Raymond Burke and
Clifford Herren.
PERSONALS
Mrs. M. G. Bledsoe was called
TO st. Louis by the death OF her
father, G. =. Deyer. who passed
away Sunday night. she left
Monday.
Mrs. Charles Shirley OF Houston
Is a guest at the home Of MI. and
Mrs. + l.. Crown for a few days
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31

surrounding Pontypool looking for
IA child who had vanished tn the
early evening. They returned I'M
successful and the worried father
ar the child asked police 10 drag
nearby rivers in search of the
child's body. He went out 90 feed
his rabbits and chickens while the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31

PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. .. y. Blanchard and
baby. Mrs. Vida Bussey and daugh-
ter Of Brownsville were guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. =. II. 5iedge Wednes-
day.
Wilbur williams spent the week.
end in San Antonio With his par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. = III Sledge and
daughters called at the q -. Tur-
ner home In Harrington Saturday.
Edmund and Ferdie and Lewis
Brandt. Roger Jones, Ray Schroat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31

A woman engaged a new maid,
who answered the door one after
noon. A man stood on the doorstep
ard asked IL her mistress was at
home.
~xes.sir," replied the maid; come
right in"
But" stammered the visitor,
perhaps she's engaged"
"Oh, she's engaged all right. but
he's out OF town for q week. so you
needn't be afraid..-Tit-BitS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31
Miss ToddE
CompLimented
By Hostesses

LA FERTA July 31.-A most de-
lightful affair OF Thurscay vas the
luncheon given by Ms Margaret
Oliver and Mrs. T. Y. F7ynt &C the
home OF the former I'm honor OF
Miss Undine Todd of Lake Charles,
Jn.. who is visiting relatives here.
A delicious luncheon was served
70 Misses Todd, Muriel Kiester.
Betty Thompson, Mesdames 8. ID.
Kieffer, A. L. Todd. n. r.. Stephen
son and Mrs. Myrick or Honduras.
Miss Betty Thompson further
h0nored Miss Todd with a theater
party Oh Saturday ut Harrington
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31
PRESBYTERIAN AUXILIARY

The w0men's auxiliary OF the
Presbyterian church he'd their reg
ular social meeting for July on
Tuesday afternoon at the lovely
home Of Mrs. +. Y. Flynt in Green
wood park with Mrs, r. R. Steph-
enScn as co-hoStesS.
Seventeen members and four Wis
itors present.
Mrs. FrnSer conducted a very i'm
pressive devotional followed BY a
program on foreign marriage Gus
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31
BAND CONCERTS
r POPULAR

1ENWA ~ @@NNAW
The band concerts given weekly
&C the Fair Park auditorium are
most delightful ami attended BY
growing crowds
This weeks program was a spaen-
did one, given by the Municipal
band under direction OF Joe Ly-
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31

Miss Anne Kathryn Edwards
named her house guests Miss Ma
rian Tamm and Miss Maude Nos
Ter. both Of Harrington, as honor
yes at q delightful party at her
nome In Edinburg on Saturday
mAEh&~
les were the lovely flowers
Used as a setting for the young
people enjoying the pretty hospi-
tally.
The evening passed merrily with
bridge and dancing.
Punch and delicious cakes were
served later TO Misses Tamm and
Nosler, honorees, Anna Faye But
Ter, Myra Looney. Dorothy Sayle,
T11elma Slocum, Emma Gene Ba-
ker, Florence Ogden. Gabrielle
Holman, Gertrude Schaleben. Mil
dred Atchison, MesSrs Robert Loon
ey. John Mtnyard. Bill Scott. John
Barnum, Robert Reid. Steve Hea-
cock. Huntley and Frank Slaughter.
Brooks Holt, Hale Schleben. Jhon
Wrny, L. 4. Chandler and Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn Bordwell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31
Suey
Supper Most
Enjoyable

MIR. and Mrs. j. wv. Ainsworth
were hosts on Thursday evening All
"A chop EuHy supper I'm honor ar Miss
Mattye Gentry. After supper the
party m0t0red tO Boca ChIca where
dancing vs. enjoyed
Included I'm the compliment we're
the h0nnree. Miss Gentry. Miss Aud
rev Lane or San Henito. MIR. and
Mrs. C.. *. Wildermuth. Mrs. Mabel
Morrow. Miss AlAne Edwards. ~. r.
Stell. DR.. Meyer Df san Benito, Mr.
Jonnell and Nolan Bradford.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, May 25
(N.A.N.A) The details of an amazing
intrigue are slowly being traced olt with
the investigation into the double MUIR
der here last Wednesday afternoon Of
Charles H. Crawford, politician, and
Herbert Spencer, magazine editor, in
the formers office in Hollywood.
David H. Clark, society man, sports
man, until recently deputy district at
torney, with remarkable record for so
young a man and now a candidate for
judge of the Municipal Court at the
June election, stands accused of the
murders.
Fear of death at the hands Of an
surrounded himself with every means
system of signals and alarms in the
them Sufficed when death came from a
flaming pistol.
Died Near Switch.
When Crawford crumpled 10 the
floor of his inner ONCE, MORALLY wound
ed, his hand was within two feet of
the switch that would have brought
help. it was revealed at the murder
Office today.
The switch controlled an entire cleo
trical system of bells, buzzers and wires.
The switch Is located in a wall closet
OF the special conference room, where
Crawford faced murderer's gun.
Had Crawford been able to throw this
switch the system of alarms would have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
LABRADOR'S SALE
REPORTED PLANNED
Colony, Facing Bankruptcy,
Held Wanted by European
Interests for 500, ZOO, 900.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, May 25.-Wide interest
was aroused today by a st. Johns dis
patch to the New York Herald Tribune
concerning a reported attempt by Euro
pean interests to buy Labrador.
The dispatch said the government OF
Newfoundland, Great Britain's Oldest
colony, was facing bankruptcy and that
in certain political circles 1t was being
charged that the situation was brought
about deliberately to force the people OF
the colony to agree to the sale OF
Labrador.
European interests not identified, were
said to be prepared to pay 500, 600, 600
for Labrador, with its yet largely unex-
plored resources of timber, minerals and
water power.
The sale of Labrador has been dis
cussed for a long time. A year ago a
private interest tried to start negotia-
items to have Canada buy the vast ter
ritory, but was unsuccessful.
Former Premier Mackenzie King said
in Parliament last year that to make the
purchase at that time would have in
volved expenditures so heavy that the
Canadian people would disapprove.
At the time, reports were heard that
United States interests were anxious to
buy Labrador Some constitutional law
yers here have expressed the opinion
that while Newfoundland could sell
Labrador to foreigners 1t would still be
British domain. In order to transfer
the sovereignty to a foreign power 1t
would be necessary to get the approval
OF Great Britain and Canada, these
lawyers have said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
ASSASSIN EVADED INTRICATE
GUARD TO SLAY POLITICIAN
Victims of Double Los Angeles Murder
Slain Amid Maze of Alarms, 4.
Signals, Protectors.

started It would have let guards and
employees in the outer offices know
something is wrong in the star cham
ber.'"
But Crawford never got to that
switch.
The bullet which tore through his
body ripped through the same wall in
which the switch is concealed, not more
than 3 feet away
1t is possible, reasoned investigators
who inspected the hitherto unrevealed
master switch, that Crawford made a
desperate lunge to sound the alarm
through the system he so carefully laid
out and met death in the attempt.
Roof Is Wired.
So afraid was the politician that
some one would aSsaSSinate him from
above, he insisted on a network of wires
being strung around the roof of the
bungalow office before he would move
his desk in it.
Besides the alarm system, 1t was also
discovered that Crawford had special
locks installed in doors and strong iron
bars that could be dropped across door,
ways
But these precautions were Of no
avail in his last hour. For whoever
shot him and Spencer, his writing ally,
did not. police say, fire through one of
the guarded cupola windows nor break
through one of the iron-bound doors.
The slayer walked into the star cham
Der, as had many others, and walked
out again unmoleSted.
(Copyrieht. 1881. by North American News
paper Alliance, 1nc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
PICTURES SOUGHT
AS Staying CLUE
Compromising Photos Be-
Iieved to Have Led to Dual
Killing in Los Angeles.
BY the Associated Press.


LOS ANGELES. May 25.-Police in
vestigating the Staying Of Charles H.
Crawford, politician, and Herbert F..
day that the victims had held afidavits
and photographs which would injure
the man who killed them.
David H. Clark, former deputy dis
trict attorney, and now candidate for
municipal judge, who is accused Of the
slayings, declined to comment, s:Ying
he would talk at the proper time"
A search for June Taylor, under
world character. wanted for questioning
in the case, continued here and at San
Francisco. A woman believed by po-
lice to have been June Taylor visited
Albert Marco, former Los Angeles I'M
derworld boss. at San Quentin Peniten-
tiary soon after the killings.
Photographs Feared.
Investigators said Clark, who prose-
cuted Marco, was lured to a gay party
between the time Of Marcos first trial,
which resulted in hung jury, and his
second hearing. They said they had
evidence that photographs were made,
or Clark thought they were made, of
himself and women at the party, and
that the women made affidavits which
might have ruined him politically had
they been made public.
The affidavits and pictures, or sup
posed pictures, were used by Marco. in
vestigators said, in an effort to force
him to manipulate the jury panel in a
manner favorable to Marco. Superior
Judge William Doran said he didn't
like the atmosphere of the Marco case"
and dismissed the entire panel. Marcos
conviction followed.
Oficers said the feared party levi
dence" fell into the hands of Craw-
ford. who opposed Clark's judgeship
candidacy, and Spencer was in a posi-
ton to publish it. One witness has said
he heard some one going through Craw-
ford's desk Immediately after the shoot
ings last Wednesday.
The five persons held as material
witnesses in the case were taken to the
scene of the Sayings yesterday and
questioned by w. Joseph Ford, special
prosecutor.
Police disclosed Crawford had his
office equipped with an elaborate hidden
system of bells and alarms Crawford
they said. was within 2 feet of the
control lever when he was fatally shot.