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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
Lawrence Strikers Reject Ely's Hunger Edict
$40 Arrested in
Poland: Prepare
Attack On USSR
Gable by Inprecorr)

WARSAW, Oct. 19.-During the
last three days the police have made
mass arrests of revolutionaries. Three
hundred and forty have been arrest
ed including Is leading Communists.
Nine revolutionary organizations in
Warsaw have been suppressed and
their offices closed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
Attack MarcherS

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 19.-Prep-
arations are being rushed for the
Oakland County Hunger March. A
truck caravan, with some 200 dele
gates, has been touring the factory
towns of the county, organizing the
march. Thursday they were met at
the city limits of Pontiac by the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. l7.-Levett
Keller, 81, world war veteran, hanged
himself here yesterday. Keller was
cited for bravery by General PERISH
ing, but the citation was about all he
got in the way of gratitude from the
bosses for killing his fellow workers
in order to protect Wall Streets In
vestments. His 4-year-old daughter
discovered his hody. .~,.s.x..~.
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MISHs IA, Ind. Milo M.
Brer- % year old unemployed
v ker, committed suicide this after
.-aon by swallowing poison.
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Soviet Forced Labor'-Bedacht's
series in pamphlet form at 10 cents
per copy. Read it-Spread II!
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
Hall Leaves On
Hop To NewYOrk

LOS ANGELES, July 10. W.P)-
James Goodwin Hall, war flyer,
hoped off from United Airport to-
day on a proposed one-stop flight
from Los Angeles to New York.
Hall announced shortly before he
left at Alb a. m. that he was not
attempting TO lower the record OF
Captain Frank Hawks, which stands
at II hours 25 minutes and three
seconds.
L. w. Paxon. representative OF
an airplane concern, accompanied
Hall.
The pilot said he intenoed TO pur-
chase new propeller in New YORK
and return here for an attempt al
the west TO east record.
Hall and PaXon will stop at Wi
chita, Kansas, for fuel.
The flight of Laura ingalls, 10
New York on the first leg Of her
proposed New York 10 Paris solo
apparently was postponed again as
her ship was In its hangar and the
flyer had not been seen al the air
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Gambler Jrr
with Beeler Blevins as pilot, had
planned To take off early for Sa-
vannah, Ga, but postponed the hop
until tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
Woman Flyer Is
Sued By Backer

LOS ANGELES, July 10. U.P)--
Edna May Cooper, who with Bob
bic Trout, set woman's endurance
flight record OF 122 hours so minutes
last January, was sued for $l499.85
by Joseph Martin, wealthy broker
and backer of the flight, in an ac-
ton on file today.
Martin claimed the money was
loaned Miss Copper for personal ex-
penses and the interest on the
mortgage of her Hollywood home.
The broker spent $4,000 in spon-
soring the flight, but didn't mind
losing that, because it was sport
ing proposition, Samuel Degroot,
his attorney, declared.
Miss Cooper denied she owed
Martin a cent, and declared they
were the best of friends"
Shortly after her record flight,
Miss Cooper disappeared from
home, and was found in a Monterey
hospital suffering from injuries for
which she could not account. She
was unable to explain how she hap
pened to be $50 miles from her
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
Arizona Reports
Light Rainfall

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 10. U.p)-.
Scattered rains, clearing the air
and bringing welcome relief from a
heat wave, fell in Arizona during
the night.
Westbound airmail and air pas
senger traffic was held up and a
ball game at Tucson was stopped
due to showers and darkness. The
American Always plane returned to
Aguila, where the pilot, Hap Rus
sell, landed on an emergency field.
The man continued west from
Phoenix this morning.
In the highlands the rain was ac-
companied by lightning.
AT Roosevelt Dam is of an inch
of rain fell but skies there cleared
later in the night. Douglas report
ed OF and Flagstaff .02 OF an inch
of rain.
Yuma was the hottest place in
the state with a maximum of 1l0
degrees. Phoenix and Tucson tied
for second place with l08.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
Flyers Hoping To
Try Once More

NOME, Alaska. July 10. U.P)-
Sure, we hope TO try 1t again.
Those words expressed the only
plans Reg" Robbins and Harold
Jones have for the future. as far as
flying is concerned.
When they climbed out OF their
monoplane. the Fort Worth, after
being forced by wind, rain and fog
TO abandon their proposed Seattle
Toxic nonstop refueling flight, the
two flyers were weary-eyed and dis
appointed, but still had vague plans
already forming for another try
sometime In the future.
The flyers are expected 10 remain
here for the next few days before
starting south.
We just couldn't make IL. Rob-
bins said, referring 10 the unSuc-
ceSSful refueling attempt
Il couldn't keep up with the re-
fueler. The big plane was too fast
tor us. Just when We thought we
we're making a contact. we ran into
fog and couldn't keep the feed line
connected"
The flyers were trying 10 make a
nonstop refueling flight from Seat
tie to Toxic In an attempt 10 win
SOS, 1000 prize offered By a Japa-
nese newspaper.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
|DOHERTY FILES
DAMAGE ACTION
AGAINST PAPER
Utilities Magnate Hurls
Defiance AT Kansas City
Star.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 10. U.P)
Henry l.. Doherty, head of the
billion dollar Cities Service organi-
zation, struck back today at the
Kansas City Star with a $4,000, 900
libel suit.
The suit was filed in the Jackson
county circuit court naming the
Kansas City Star company, George
B. Longan, publisher, Roy A. Rob-
erts, managing editor, and Fred c.
Trigg, Kansas state editor, as de-
PENDANTS.
Six causes of action were cited in
the suit, each asking for $1,000, 900
actual and 81 100000 punitive dam
ages.
The suit was based on statements
made by the Star in its fight to
force reduction on natural gas ratos
charged by subsidiaries of the
Cities Service organization in Kan
sas.
Doherty in the suit denied that
he personally receives any direct
salary or other income by reason
of these charges.
"The defendants" the petition as
serted, planned and attempted TO
organize and foster an enterprise in
which they were interested and
through which they were planning
to furnish natural gas in the Kan
sas City territory in competition
with the company with which the
plaintiff was and is affiliated.
I'm order to enhance the prestige
of their newspapers and to make
them appear to the general public
as champions of the people, and IN
order to injure and destroy the
company in which the plaintiff was
| interested, the Star publisher cer-
tain articles"
1t charged that the Star on No
yember % of last year published
falsely and maliciously" an article
stating that Henry l.. Doherty is
collecting regularly for engineering
and management fees from the gas
users of Kansas City. Kansas,
through the Wyandotte county gas
company.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
Group Hangings
To Be Reduced

SACRAMENTO, July 10. U.D -
Declaring that six hangings in one
day are too many" Governor
Rolph today had taken steps to
avert wholesale executions at Fol-
som and San Quentin state prisons
July II.
Pedro Magsaysay of Fresno was
granted a reprieve until September
IL.
u, Tanaka, Los Angeles japanese,
will also receive a so day reprieye
II the state supreme court fails to
reach a decision upon his applica-
ton for executive clemency before
July II. the day set for his exc
cution.
Benjamin F. Brown, Los Angeles
dime slayer" sentenced to die July
II, will hear his fate early next
week
Three men who are beyond hope
of executive clemency. and who will
pay the penalty on the gallows, arr
Charles Simpson, San Francisco
torch murderer" William Burk-
hart. Los Angeles wife slayer. and
Fred Mott. San Francisco man who
killed a policeman.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
DUAL IDENTITY
OF MAN CAUSES
MUCH CONFUSION
By NORMAN s. DEUEL.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

EMERYVILLE, CAL, July 10. U.P)
"A bewildered man of two identi-
ties today told the strange story of
having walked up in an Oakland
hospital Al years old when he should
have been %, with a strange wife
and stepson at his side, thousand
miles from the Montana town he
last recalled.
which man am 70" he asked.
CLARK or Lewis Bronson Sherrill?"
He was Sheriff. 10 years ago in
Montana. Today he is John Clark,
Emeryville truck driver, living hap
PLY with the wife he married eight
years ago in Sacramento but has
known only few months.
He credits the blow of vagrant
robber with restoring his memory,
but how he lost his identity in the
first place he cannot remember.
Clark was found by police after six
weeks of wandering. dazed and half
starved, in the bay district.
His wife had pushed the search
since he left Woodland, Cal, in
MATCH, WIltrt he IldQ DeeIl VlSlLlIlg
his stepson, William Thomas, to re-
turn to his home here. Enroute
he had picked up a hitch hiker and
awoke after a blow on the head to
find himself another man, his car
and money gone.
AT first he was unable to recall
his 10 years of life under the name
of Clark, and did not know his
wife. After recuperating in Wood
land, however, he was able to recall
both lives.
He plans to pay visit to his aged
parents in Minooka, ILL.,, this fall
Whether or not he will go as Clark
or Sheriff. he and his wife have not
determined.
I'VE do not know just what to
do" Mrs. Clark said. IT think
though, that we will take legal ac-
ton to have his true name restored
He has been John Clark so long 1t
is not an easy matter to change
back again"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
Chain Grocery
Stores Merged

OAKLAND. Cal, July 10. UP
A union of the grocery chains oil
MacMarr Stores, Inc, and Safeway
Stores, Inc. into an organization
Of 5000 units has been completed
through an exchange OF stock. presi-
dents of the two companies an
nounced today.
The transaction was in the form
of sale of MacMarr assets 70 the
Safeway company. for which Safe
way common and preferred stock
was paid, 1t was announced by M.
b. Skaggs, president of Safeway.
Approval of stockholders is the only
remaining step.
Safeway, with approximately 1000
units between Washington, ID. C..
and the Pacific Coast. had sales in
1880 of s219 ,000,000 MacMarr and
its numerous subsidiaries. all G.
which are included in the sale,
operate 1900 stores west OF Denver
and had 1880 sales of 100000
E. c. Mari, president of MacMarr,
described the sale as more in the
interest of increased efficiency and
more economy i'll the distribution OF
foods"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
SON PLANNING TO
RENEW HUNT FOR
MISSING FATHER

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 10. U.P)-
Dr. Vincent Ruth of Washington,
ID. C.. was in Proenix today arrang-
ing for another party to enter Su-
perstition Range, where his father
A. Ruth. 65, disappeared last June
Is.
The elder Ruth, placing a world
of faith in a map. ventured into the
deep Ind winding canyons of the
mysterious mountain in search OF
the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine" a
phantom-like deposit of wealth
which prospectors have dreamed OF
finding for more than so years.
After 10 days when Ruth failed
TO return 70 his base camp, gen.
eral search was started but no trace
Of the elderly amateur prospector
was found. Tracks were found in
several places but they were too old
and indefinite TO follow.
A diary. containing no informa-
ton OF value. was found at the base
camp which Ruth had established in
the lower hills. II was dated June
Ia. the day before Ruth yentured
back into that part of Superstition
from which Indians say a man may
never return.
DR. Ruth believes possible that his
father might have come out on the
north side Of the mountain and
viii lead a party In that vicinity.
The map the elder Ruth carried
was given him by his son. who OBJ
tanned u from a Mexican family he
had befriended. He never dreamed
he said, of ms father using it.
Although hope stimulates DIR
Ruth, those acquainted with TnS
rugged Superstition country believe
the quest Tor the Lost Dutchman,
a story now almost as legendary a:
the many Indian folk tales of that
land, had claimed another victim.
Ruth, Il Is pointed ont. knew
nothing of the country and was not
a strong man. Many veteran pros
pectors. used 10 living in an arid
mountain land. have failed in the
task. 70 which Ruth assigned him
self.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
RADICAL LEADER
TO BE- RETURNED
BY COURT ORDER
Frank Spector To B e
Brought To Jail And
Release Expected.

Frank Spector, convicted by a
superior court here June 13, 1890,
of criminal syndicalism, will be
brought back to the Imperial coun-
ty Jail from San Quentin peniten-
tiary as the result of the decision
by the Fourth District Appellate
court in reversing Judge Vaughn
N. Thompson's order denying Spec
tor a new trial.
An order to Sheriff George l..
Campbell to return Spector to the
county Jail forthwith was signed
by Judge A. c. Finney today.
District Attorney Elmer w. Heald
this morning indicated that he may
not prosecute Spector a second
time, but may dismiss charges
against him. States witnesses have
disappeared, and it would be prac-
tically impossible to convict Spector
in a separate trial, said the district
attorney.
He is not ready to make any def
mite statement at this time, how
ever, said Heald.
Spector will probably be returned
to Ell Centre by Don Campbell,
transportation deputy sheriff, who
left the sheriff's office today to take
Juan Bustamente to San Quentin
penitentiary. Bustamente was con-
victed early this week of selling
narcotics.
Spector, alleged leader of band
of Communists who last summer
instigated a strike among agricul-
tural workers in the valley, was
convicted on three counts of crimi-
nal syndicalism. On each he was
denied new trial by Judge Vaughn
N. Thompson. The appellate court
reversed the order denying a new
trial.
Thirteen other alleged Commun-
lists were tried at the same time as
| Spector, and nine convicted. Each
was denied a new trial In each
case the appellate court May 81 re-
verSed one order denying a new
trial, but sustained another, making
the prison sentences of the men le-
gal.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
GRAND JURY TO
PROBE VERDICT
In SHELDON CASE

LOS ANGELES. July 10. W.p)-A
grand jury investigation was under
way today into reports Of the as
serted intimidation Of a jury which
last April acquitted Ralph Sheldon
and three other gangster suspects
on charges OF assaulting three po-
lice officers.
Eleven of the II jurors had been
summoned before the inquisitoral
body by District Attorney Buron
Fits, but they declined 10 intimate
the course being pursued by the
grand jury.
Sheldon. with Ray Wagner, Louis
Frank and George Bruneman as
sertedly fired on three Long Beach
police officers when the latter
stopped a car in which the four
were riding.
The me n we're declared 10 be
enroute to a gambling barge an
chored off that city to cash ran
som checks given them for the re-
lease OF z. L. "zeke" Caress, Aqua
Caliente gambling commissioner
who had been aSsertedly kidnapped.
Patrolman w. r. Waggoner. one
of those injured In the fray. which
took place December %. is still In
capacitated.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
M<G R14~
. isss nsNausAs syslsna< -
UNCLE IDENTIFIES
BODY OF YOUTH
FOUND IN SHAFT

MUNCIE, Ind, July l0.-lU.p)-
From a crouching skeleton, jack
knife, an old school calendar and
outside evidence dug up overnight,
authorities pieced together today a
narrowing story of how a youth,
probably Perlie Guelsby Hogg, 16,
died a lingering death almost nine
years ago in an abandoned air shaft
of the Central high school.
Carefree, happy and looking for
ward with boyish enthusiasm to a
hunting trip during the Christmas
holidays just ahead, Perlie, an orp-
han. went to school the morning OF
December 16, 1922.
He was heard of no more until
yesterday when plumbers opened
the air shaft and drew back amazed
when they saw crouching in the
corner the skeleton with bits of a
corduroy suit clinging to the bones
Charles Cooper, an uncle with
whom Perlie lived, looked at the
fragments of evidence at the bot
tom of the death trap today and
recognized the heavy work shoes
Perlie had worn the morning ht
started away for school and never
returned. He likewise identified the
jack knife, opened and apparently
used by the youth in vain desper-
ate attempt to cut through the walls
of the shaft when he found he was
trapped and faced a horrible slow
death.
Investigators read in the grue-
some evidence at the bottom OF the
shaft that Perlie had fallen from
an upper floor, perhaps while
sneaking a forbidden smoke in the
air shaft. for school authorities said
the we'll was closed and sealed four
years ago. when 1t was found pupils
were using at as a smoking room.
How long the youth may have
lived, fought and cried for help was
a matter of conjecture. The mute
lack knife was the only evidence
that gave a hint Of the death
struggle.
Investigators looked through the
dust heap at the bottom of the
shaft today for more teeth. If they
find a broken tooth, the Uncle is
certain the mystery OF what became
Of his nephew would be solved, for
Perlie had one broken front tooth.
Authorities advanced the posi-
bility that the youth may have been
slain, basing their deductions on the
fact that the skull was fractured.
Cooper. however, was skeptical.
"Perlie didn't :Iaye any enemies, T"
the uncle said He was just an
ordinary, carefree boy. It must
have been an accident. was wor-
ried for weeks about his disappear
ance but finally concluded he had
run away"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
GLOOMY
OUTLOOK
FOR OIL
East Texas Field PrOduc-
ton Brings Disaster To
Entire Industry. ,
PRICE AT LOW EBB
Water Selling Higher In
Western Fields Than Oil
OF High Grade.

AUSTIN, Tex, July l0.-U.P)--
The inevitable having occurred, mid
continent oil men today turned to-
ward Austin and wondered If they
dared hope the Texas legislature
might find way of rescuing the
industry from its sorry position.
Confronted on all sides by un-
presedented low prices-in the east
Texas no prices at all--the oil men
were hopeful that the lawmakers
meeting at the behest of Governor
Ross Sterling, would enact conserya-
ton laws TO effectively check the
rampaging east Texas field, cause
OF the industry's grief.
Today was probably the gloomiest
in the industrys history. which has
been none too bright in recent
months.
1t was climaxed when the Shell
Petroleum Corporation announced
IL would pay six cents q barrel for
crude from the Yates pool OF west
Texas. II producers sell their crude
at this price, it will be the lowest
paid for Texas oil since 1904. when
crude from the Sprindletop field was
sold at three cents barrel. This,
however, was when the scarcity OF
automobiles made gasoline rather
an unneeded and unwanted COM
modify.
Out in west Texas, water was lit
orally more expensive than oil
Water. hauled from Pecos to remote
points. sold for so cents barrel
The high gravity oil produced III
that section could be bought for 2d
cents a barrel at the well.
The industry's leaders were UNI
animous in blaming east Texas fol
the collapse of the price structure
r.. r. Penn, Dallas. ice-presideni
OF the American Petroleum Insti-
tute, estimated the collapse was
costing the industry about 81 .000.-
600 a day.
Just how the legislators will &C
about curtailing production has not
been indicated. Governor Sterling
in calling the special session, re-
marked that he would submit no bill
for a conservation law and that he
had asked no legislator to write
one for him.
The governor made 1t clear. how
ever, that the legislators would be
asked to enact laws adequately to
conserve the states natural re-
sources, particularly oil and gas
Enactment OF a new conservation
law will bring to an end n series
of attempts by the Texas railroad
commission TO curb the wild flow
from east Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
Nevada Facing
Water Shortage

RENO. New. July 10. W.P)-Pros-
poets OF water famine led Nevada
ranchers 20 plan another appeal for
Lake Tahoe water today.
Recent attempts 70 provide them
with lake facilities failed when the
Nevadsns refused 10 accept the
terms laid down by California wa
ter commission.
Now. however. the ranchers find
the Truckee river is drying up, cat
tie are dying Of thirst and there is
not enough water for domestic con-
sumption. Harry Dukes, water
master. said the entire river bed
for so miles from Verdi 20 Pyramid
Lake will dry up soon unless there
are rains. which Is unlikely.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
WORLD FLYERS
GIVEN OVATION
Y0KLAHOMANS

CHICKASHA, Okla. July 10. U.P
Wiley Post was back with the
home folks today, the home town
boy who made good. He had pre-
ferred to climb in an airplane and
go sailing around the world instead
of settling down on the Post farm
here, but Chicakasha didn't hold
that against him.
Seven thousand neighbors were
out to greet Wiley, Harold Gatty,
their wives, and F. c. Hall, backer
of the record breaking flight around
the world, when they landed here
last night. They didn't throw tick
er tape or tear up telephone books,
but they gathered. around to shake
the flyers by the hand and slap
them on the back before starting
the parade uptown.
Hall was hailed as Chickasha' s
angel. Like Wiley, he is home
town boy and the folks felt free to
tell him what they thought of him.
The flyers were given an ovation.
Wiley's parents, who were looked
up to in this community long be-
fore Wiley brought the family world
wide fame, had places of honor on
the speakers stand.
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 10. U.P
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty
landed their globe -circling plane,
the Winnie Mae, at Curtiss Wright
airport today.
The flyers brought their plane Ia
rest at 9:05 a. m. F. c. Hall, spon-
sor of the record-breaking flight,
landed in another plane at 9:07
a. m.
The arrival from Chickasha was
the signal for long cheering by
crowd that opened day Of festivi-
ties in honor of the flyers, parti-
cularly Wiley Post, who is an Okla
homan.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-10
Mexican Consul
Given Freedom

CHICAGO, July 10. U.P)--Danger
of serious international complica-
tions was believed averted today
through the action of Municipal
Judge Thomas Green in ordering
stricken from the records a SIX
months Jail sentence against Adolfo
Dominguez, acting Mexican consul
in Chicago.
Judge Green sentenced the con-
sui on a contempt charge. saying
Dominguez had created an uproar
in his court room. The Judge said
Dominguez had dared him TO SEN
tence him to Jail
~ wish" Judge Green said In re-
scinding the sentence, ito remove
any possible belief that my act was
an indication of any feeling toward
Mexico or the Mexican people, or
to cause any unfriendly relations
between Mexico and the United
States.
1T was my belief that was deal
ing with an individual rather than
the Mexican government. ! regret
any complications which may have
developed"