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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
POLLS GUARDED
AS CHICACOANS
CAST BALLOTS
Thompson's Political Fu-
ture To BE Decided By
Today's Voting
BY MERTON r. AKERS
United Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO. Feb. 30 U.P)-Under
the protection of 10000 guards and
official watchers, upwards of a
million chicagoans swarmed TO the
polls today to decide the political
future of Mayor William Hale
Thompson.
Policemen with riot guns and
pistols patrolled the streets TO
maintain orderly ballotting and
As 600 private citizens bearing Gre
dentials as watchers against fraud
took up their posts III and about
the polling places.
Today's municipal primary
marked the fourth time that
Thompson had offered himself TO
the people for the Republican nom
nation for mayor. On three prev
ious occasions he was nominated
and later elected.
Never before, however. had Big
Bill" met such bellicose opposition
as his Republican enemies brought
out against him in the campaign
just ended.
DQuBt OOlill II i1BtRA NAtSa -
the mayors strongest opponent,
matched all of Thompsons sway
buckling campaign tactics and end
ed the contest well ahead in the
field of personal inyective.
Less strident but no less deter
mined We're the campaigns Of two
other Republican aspirants for
Thompson's mantle, Arthur F. AL
bert, the Gold Coast alderman,
and George K. Schmidt. who re-
signed from the mayors cabinet to
oppose him in the primary.
Extraordinary precautions against
fraud and violence were prompted
by counter charges between Lyle
and the mayor that each was i'll
league with gangdom to steal the
election.
AS if to confirm both contentious.
"Scarface" Al Capone, the well
known gangster and campaign is
sue, arrived in town from Florida
on the eve of the election. Lyle
lad charged that Capone contri-
buted Sl50.000 to previous Thomp-
son campaigns and was the power
behind Blundering Bits admins
tration." The mayor in turn
charged that the "nutty judge
was importing 200 ST Louis gang
sters to steal ballots.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
CONVICTS STILL
SUCCESSFUL IN
ELUDINC POSSE

FLORENCE, Ariz., Feb. "a. UP
Search of the Gila river bottom
country and the desert wastes of
this section of Arizona was resumed
at dawn today for Is convicts who
escaped from the state penitentiary
here late Sunday.
While prison guards concentrated
on the river and desert regions in
this vicinity, sheriffs of border
counties were warned that the men
might be making for Mexico in
stolen cars.
Four of the convicts were recog-
nized by Mexican pool hall pro-
prietor. Shortly after that several
automobiles in small settlements
near Coolidge were reported stolen.
The Coolidge district is only days
drive from Mexico.
High water in the Gila river,
caused by heavy rains, hampered
the search, Warden William Del
bridge reported. The water en-
abled the men to break their trail,
thus confusing pack of blood
hounds being used by the searchers.
Sixteen conVicts escaped but one,
a Mexican, was captured shortly
after the getaway This man told
the warden that no program was
agreed upon in advance. They
merely took advantage of an oppor-
tunity, he said A steel girder, in
the yard for use in building new
cell house was used as a ladder. 1t
was leaned against the 20lfoot stone
wall and the men climbed it one
at a time. Each time the wall
guards back was turned a man
went over.
Warden Delbridge said he was
unable TO understand how the iuIn
got away without being seen by the
guard. The guard has been relieved
from duty.
The man hunt is being directed
by Warden Delbridge with Captain
George Wills, assistant warden. in
charge of men in the field. Wills
returned here late last night after
an all day search of river bottom
and desert land. He renewed the
hunt at dawn today.
Nine of the escaped men are
two are negroes and four
are whitemen. Descriptions cf the
conyicts were telegraphed yesterday
10 every sheriff in Arizona and TO
peace officers in border counties of
states.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
HEALD GOES TO
PRESENT BILL
ATSACRAMENTO

District Attorney Elmer w. Heald
left FL Centre for Sacramento to-
day to present the state legislature
a bill effecting the juvenile court
act and recommending proposed
changes in county executive offices
and staff PERSONAL
The bill was to be presented by
Myron D. Witter, asSemblyman, but
this was prevented by his death.
Heald goes to Sacramento on rec
ommendation and request of the
county grand jury and approval OF
the county board of supervisors.
The matters to be taken before
the legislature by the district at
torney directly effect Imperial
county. Changes in the salaries OF
county officers. and radical
change in the juvenile court pro-
ceedings in this county are recon-
mended III the bill. which is sup
ported by the county government.
Heald expects to return here Fri
day With him when he left FL
Centro was Tom Sharp, criminal
for the district attor-
ney. who will spend several days
in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
DELEGATION TO
VISIT HOOVER IN
BEHALF OF BILL
Hope To Persuade Him To
Approve Muscle Shoals
Measure
BY PAUL X. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. (u.P)-
A delegation of senators and repre-
sentatiYes will call at the White
House Thursday to urged President
Hoover TO sign the Muscle Shoals
bill.
An engagement for a large group
was made at the White House today
by Representative Almon, Demo-
crat. Alabama.
Almon said the congressman
hoped to persuade Mr.. Hoover not
to pocket the measure or veto it.
Three yetoes have come from the
White House in less than a week
with at least two more important
ones yet to be issued.
Thus the President is building up
veto record which has not been
approximated since the Cleveland
administration.
The two yet to come involve the
veterans loan and Muscle Shoals
bills, according to undisputed in
formation from those close to the
executive. A message rejecting the
loan bill will be sent to congress
probably Wednesday.
The President is collecting data
to bolster his veto of the veterans
loan bill. The veterans bureau is
working in cooperation with well
fare agencies gathering statistics at
Mr.. Hoover's request to indicate
what the need is among ex-service
men for additional aid from the
government. Polls and votes taken
in both the senate and the house
indicate the veterans bill will pass
over a veto.
The first of three recently vetoed
bills was an act giving the court Of
claims jurisdiction to investigate
the claims of the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indians to leased dis
trict lands. Yesterday the Presi-
dent vetoed a bill giving civilians
in the quartermaster's corps the
disqualification right of Spanish war
veterans, and a private veterans
relief bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
TO DECIDE ON
FUTURE COURSE
OF INDIA REVOLT
By WEBB MILLER
ted Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff correspondent
LONDON. Feb. "a. U.P)-A mo-
mentous battle of wills in which
Mahatma M. K. Gandhi has pitted
himself against the government OF
Great Britain entered its critical
stage today with the future of the
great ub-continent of India at
stake.
Whether the 320,00O,000 Indians
shall go forward peacefully toward
the set goal of federal government
or shall renew rebellion and blood
shed for complete independence
from British rule will be decided by
the outcome of considerations be-
tween the slight, bent man who is
called 1.-The Great Soul and the
tall, stately representative of King
George, Viceroy Lord Irwin.
Already stirred to tense feeling
by fresh disorders and fighting IN
Bombay after almost year OF
riots, battles and wholesale arrests
growing out of the civil disobedience
movement. the natives awaited de-
cision with great uncertainty.
Lord Irwin has consulted the home
government by telegraph as to fu-
ture action The Mahatma has
summoned his lieutenants from all
over India to New Delhi for consul
tation.
Probably today the two men will
resume their conferences, Lord r.
win attempting to persuade Gandhi
to relinquish the civil disobedience
movement and the boycotts of for
eign goods and liquor-the most
powerful weapons of the Nation
aliStS
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
Mrs. Daugherty
Called By Death

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Ohio, Feb. "a. U.P) = Mrs. Jane
Daugherty, mother of Harry M.
Daugherty, United States attorney
general in the cabinet of Warren
CT. Harding, and of Nal S. Daugh-
erty, died here today. She was IN
her 95th year.
Nal Daugherty is on trial here
for alleged misuse of funds OF the
defunc. Ohio State bank, of which
he was president.
Court was adjourned yesterday
and the trial temporarily halted
when the condition of Mrs. Daugh-
erty became serious. Both her sons
were at her bedside when she died.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
Young Fellow
Has Troubles

LOS ANGELES, Feb. "a. U.P)
Life is becoming too compli-
Gated for Edward Blanchard,
80.
After scrupulously having
avoided automobile rides since
the incertion of the machine,
Blanchard collided with an
other pedestrian on down.
street today. He was taken to
Georgia street hospital for
bruises.
I'm not coming downtown
anymore the nonagenarian
declared as his minor injuries
were treated. "It's getting too
complicated.
81 came 20 California i'm 1856
and I've never ridden in an au-
tcmobile. Now l get run down
by another pedestrian
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
Famous Dog Is
Victim OF Auto

THREE RIVERS. Cal, Feb. "a.
U.P)-Ranger, IA. hero of some $50
mountain lion killings, was dead
today. victim of a hit-run motcrist.
Ranger was the leader of the
pack of dogs owned by Jay Bruce.
official California state lion hunter
Rangers body was found on a road
near here where an automobile had
struck him.
The aged dog, part bloodhound
and part foxhound. was noted
throughout the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24

CLARK s
DECISION
Supreme Court Unani-
mously Upholds Legali-
" OF 18th Amendment
EXPLAINS POINTS
Justice Roberts Reads De-
cision I'm Which All As
sOciates Concur

WASHINGTON. FEB. -. up
The United States Supreme Court
today upheld the validity of the
prohibition amendment. The de-
cision was unanimous.
It reversed the decision OF Judge
Clark OF the United States District
Court of New Jersey in which Clark
held that the 18th amendment was
invalid because the method OF It's
adoption was not in accordance with
the constitution.
Associate Judge Owen J. Roberts.
who has served on the court only
few months. read the courts de-
cision
He was emphatic IN rejecting
every argument upon which the at
tack on prohibition was based.
Justice Roberts started reading
the decision Immediately upon the
convening of the court. after \ three
weeks recess. at noon today.
The justice. adjusting his eye
glasses, delivered the opinion. large
ly from memory. addressing the
crowded little court room in tho
capitol building.
He referred only infrequently 10
the printed opinion of the court.
He said that the attorneys attack
| ing the amendment asked the court
to read into the "plain language !"
! of the fifth article of the constitu-
! tion-the amending article-a clause
! to the effect that the trainers OF
the constitution did not trust legis-
latures to interfere with individual
| rights.
This cannot be done, +" he said.
/ Roberts found the trainers of the
! constitution used meticulous care -
in writing that instrument and that
they were experts in expressing
themselves.
"The same arguments were
pressed upon us. - Roberts said, I'm
the national prohibition cases in
1920 in only slightly different
formS.h
Roberts said mo limitation was
intended in framing article five.
THE constitution was written to
be understood by the yoters,' he
said.
Roberts said the court wished TO
reiterate that "unless and until >
it was modified by legislative proc
esses, the 18th amendment must
remain III the constitution.
Lawyers believe the decision ended
any possibility of the amendment
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
POLICE PREPARE
FOR COMMUNISTS

NEW YORK. Feb. "a. U.P)-Final
police arrangements were being
made in principal cities today to
handle any emergency which might
develop in the many Communistic
demonstrations scheduled for to-
morrow, international unemploy-
ment day.
BY order of the Communist In
ternational and the Red Trade Un-
ion, Communists here and in every
large country in the world with the
exception of Soviet Russia. will
rally to demand work or wages. +"
While the largest demonstration
is expected to be on duty in this
city, Chicago. Philadelphia. Los An
geles. San Francisco, Detroit, Bos-
ton and Pittsburgh.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
CAPITAL
FLOODED
BY BILLS
Nearly 5000 Measures On
File As Legislature Re-
cOnyeneS
FORESEES BATTLES
Little-Levy Feud Certain
To BE Renewed In As
sembly
BY HOMER l.. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO Cal, Feb "a U.P)
The California state legislature,
reconvening here today for the last
half OF Its 1881 session. faced the
largest collection of bills In 20 years.
Many of the 2800 measures on the
legislative files are of highly con-
troyersial nature. They include
statewise water development, reap
portionment, reorganization. pro-
hibition. pork barrel appropria-
tions, attempts TO regulate public
utilities. gasoline tax increases and
abolition of capital punishment.
The second session is scheduled
to run approximately 85 days. and
adjournment is not expected until
May or Is.
Failure of Governor James Rolph,
Jr., 10 WELD the big stick" in the
legislature may serve 10 complicate
matters further particularly over
the question of congressional re-
apportionment.
All signs pointed TO a renewal of
the feud between Assembiyman
Walter j. Little OF Santa Monica,
defeated candidate for speaker, and
Speaker Edgar c. Levey of San
Francisco. Failure of the Southern
California delegation to agree upon
n system of redistticting means a
warm battle on the subject. which
may get out of the committee onto
the floor of the legislature.
Legislators fayoring repeal Of CAL
ifornias capital punishment law
backed by one of the strongest or
ganizations in favor of the move
ment in years. prepared to make a
strong showing in behalf OF their
proposal.
Another bitter fight is expected
over the measure by Assemblyman
Dan Emmett of Santa Paula which
would prohibit all married women,
not heads of families, from holding
state. county or city positions, or
teaching school.
Elections Due
The senate convened today with
n roster of only 81 members COM
pared with a normal body OF 40 SEN
ators. The membership. however,
however, will be increased with two
special elections to be held at Long
Beach and San Francisco. A third
vacancy exist in Alameda county
which will probably not be filled by
special election or account OF the
cost.
Two special elections may be
called in assembly districts. One
was caused by the death of Assem-
blyman Myron d. Witter of Braw-
ley, Imperial County.
In the lower house Assemblyman
Chester Kline of San Jacinto offer
ed a resolution of sympathy and
delivered a tribute to Assemblyman
Witter of Brawley. who died at his
home on February 10. The assem-
bly, then arose and stood in silence
for a few moments and adjourned
out of respect for his memory.
Another election awaits action on
the contested seat of ASSemblyman
j. p. Hayes of San Francisco. If
the lower house holds Hayes ineligi-
Bile to hold his seat, it will require
a special election, as Attorney
General u S. Webb has ruled that
Robert Fry, former assemblyman,
who is contesting Hayes seat, could
not assume the post II Hayes is un-
seated
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
Honorary Degree
For Statesman

LOS ANGELES, Feb "a. (UP) -
The honorary degree of doctor OF
laws will be conferred upon Frank
B. Kellogg, former secretary of
state and author of the Kellogg
peace pact, by Occidental college of
Los Angeles Thursday morning.
The degree will be conferred by
DR.. Robert Freeman, president OF
the board of trustees, carrying out
tn wishes of the late DR.. John Willis
Baer. former head of Occidental
college, and lifelong friend of Kel-
logg.
Following the ceremony. Kellogg
will speak on "World Peace and
International Relations before the
assembled students.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
Aged Physician
Gets Probation

LOS ANGELES, Feb. "a. (U.P)-
Dr. William C. Fiske. 10, of Hermo-
sa Beach. who pleaded guilty to
manslaughter following the death of
Vera Nelson, 10, from an illegal
operation, was granted probation
today by Superior Judge Charles w.
Fricke.
The elderly physician must ab-
stain from the practice of medicine
during his 10-year probation period.
and must not use narcotics or liquor
in any form.
DR.. Fiske originally was charged
with murder for the girls death, but
when a jury which tried him dis
agreed and second trial was or
dered, he appeared before Judge
Fricke and pleaded guilty to the les
ser charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
BANKERS SUICIDE
PRESENTS PUZZLE

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. "a. UP)-
Bank officials and police sought an
explanation today for the suicide
of Oliver Manley Power, 80, en-
ployed in the trust department OF
the Bank of America, who shot
himself in a hotel room here.
Powers body was found several
hours after he had registered ut the
hotel as George Smith of Sausali-
to-" Bank heads said his accounts
were in order and that he was a
conscientious worker, and no notes
were left to explain his action.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
Stock Salesman
Killed By Thug

LOS ANGELES. Feb. * tU.p)-An
unidentified assailant shot ard fat
ally wounded Samuel Dougherty.
81, a stock salesman. early today
after Turing him from home on the
pretext that his brotherin-iaw
had been arrested
Before he died at the Receiving
hospital, Dougherty told police ne
was at home with his wife. their
son and TWO friends when the door
bell rang. When ne opened the
door. Dougherty said. a man he did
not know told him that his broth
er-in-law had been arrested and
wanted to see him A few minutes
after they left the house the stran-
ger fired a revolver bullet into
Dougherty's stomach Doughefiy
died several hours later.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
Blast Destroys
Empty Building

ST. LOUIS, Feb. "a. U.P)-.An ex-
plosion early today wrecked an un-
occupied one story residence here,
a family of five at first believed
buried in the debris was found to
have left the house yesterday.
Neighbors told of hearing some
one in the house scream immedi-
ately after the explosion and led
police and firemen on a four hour
search of the ruins until the fam
lily was found in another part of
the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
GOING FOR SWINDLER

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 81. U.P) =
Undersheriff Frank Dewar and Cap
tain William Bright of the sheriff S
office, today were scheduled to leave
for Havana, Cuba, to return here
Frederick Grant White, Venice
churchman indicted on embezzle-
ment charges. White is accused OF
swindling fellow church members
in various promotion schemes.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
LUMBERMAN KILLED

TRUCKEE, Calf, Feb. "a. WP)-
A. M. S. Pearce, one of the best
known lumbermen on the Pacific
Coast, was killed late yesterday in
an auto accident on a rain-weak-
ened mountain roao near here,
Pearce was amost instantly killed.
Mrs. Pearce was seriously injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
Rain POstpOnes
Miami Battle

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. "a. tU.P)-
Tonight's scheduled 10-rOund
bout between Mickey Walker
and Johnny Risko was post
poned late today because of
rain.
Promoter "Pa" Stribling an
nounced the bout will be held
Wednesday night if weather
conditions permit.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
SEEK TWO CHINESE

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Feb. "a. U.p)
Immigration officials today were
searching for two Chinese who left
the British tanker Tascalusa last
night while the vessel was moored
i'll the harbor here. The chinese
are Chan All Sing. 30, and All Sin,
30.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
WHAT'S DOING
Tonight

Tonight
Recreation institute, 7:45,
high school.
Oasis Shrine No. 20. w. S. of
J.. 500. Masonic Temple.
/. o. o. +. No. 397, s o'clock,
Davis hall.
1. V. Commandery No. 54,
1880, Masonic Temple.
/. Y. Cnoral club, 7:30, Wilson
school.
American Legion. s o'clock,
court house.
Night school, 10. high school.
Brunk's Comedians. s, Impe-
rial avenue.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Eight
ing Caravans"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24

Tomorrow
Junior chamber of commerce
breakfast, 1880, Barbara Worth
hotel.
Chamber of commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth hotel.
Ladies' day, Barbara Worth
country club.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24

Continued on Page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-15
On the Carrying Out of the
18th Plenum Decisions
PACIFISM-A SCREEN TO CONCEAL WAR
PREPARATIONS

From the Resolution of the 18th PIenum of the
Communist internationally
THE XII Plenum of the Executive Committee of
1 the Communist International most en-
phatically emphasizes that the activity Of the
Communist Parties in capitalist countries in the
struggle against the war danger, the activity of
every single Communist, will determine whether
the sympathy which the broad masses of work
ers, the toiling peasants and nations oppressed
by the capitalist countries feel towards the Union
of Socialist Soviet Republics will be converted
into an active revolutionary struggle against
preparations for war and the danger of war
of intervention against the U.SSR. The duty
of every Communist Party, of every Communist,
is to expose the social democrats the agents
of the imperialist bOurgeoisie in the prepara-
tions for military Intervention against the work
ing class of the U. S. S. r. to expose their false
pacifism as organic and integral part of these
war preparations, and to win the masses away
from them.
1t is the duty of every Communist to expose
the fact that the slogans of the bourgeoisie and
social pacifsts about Disarmament" Recon
Citation of Nations" recOnciing ex-enemy
tions are not slogans for reconciling nations and
securing peace, but a screen to conceal the front
being organized against the U.S.S.R.
The XI Plenum of the E.C.CI calls the at
tention of all Sections of the Communist In
ternational to the insufficient popularization of
the teachings of Lenin war and particularly
to the decisions of the VI Congress of the Com
munist International on the methods of struggle
against the danger and the danger OF mill
tary intervention against the USS.R. The
slogan of converting imperialiSt war into civil
war against the bourgeoisie at home must be
popularized by means of oral and written propa-
ganda among the broad masses of the people.
The slogan OF converting the war against the
toilers of the U,S.SR. into war against the
bourgeoisie at home must become the most popu-
lar slogan among the vast masses of the work
ers in the capitalist countries.
The XII Plenum of the E. C. c. I. emphasizes
the imperative necessity for determined change
in the direction of intensfying the anti-militar-
ist work of the Communist Parties, and especially
of the Communist League, as an integral part
of the struggle against the danger of war and
he menace of Intervention.