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JOURNAL LEADS MT- IN CIRCULATION ''This circulation was created by held by merit "and is wliat nakes the Journal the most prodnc- tiTe advertising medium in Butler That is.whit enables the Journal to lead in Local," National AND CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING "Reu, $fovV HAM1HQN i Largest 'j JOURNAL Largest Circulation Guaranteed jomaTi of 16PAGES WEATHER HAMILTON A GENERALLY TAtt AND THURSDAY; 10- PRICE TWO CENTS po.i oinTM. iimiitM, A A 1 9 1 9 3 1 VOL. 45, NO. 128 4 WAR EPS GET AWAY ON FUGHT TO CHICAGO MACM)6 CHARGES PLOT TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT UNREST AGAINTHREAT IN COUNTRY As Cuba Marks Indepen- STATEMCE GOMMISSION wMIMl Ralph Barton, Art Notable, Suicides In N.Y. Penthouse dence Day CHIEF EXECUTIVE Indicates Possibility Of Revoking Constitutional Guarantees Again (Associated Havana, May 20.

The membership of the'National- ist Union, was charged today with complicity in conspiracy to' overthrow the gov- of President Gcrardo Machado by armed force. This is Independence Day and the sixtl anniversary of Senior Machado's election. The judicial and secret polici liled a deposition with the court instruction, fourth section," nlleg ing that members or the Union students and cmploynOf six pppo sition publications were plotting revolution. jNo arrests we.re May Renew President. Machado i)nes3'age congress in-, which "that "unrest to again suspend const: tutional guarantees in the provinee if necessary to avoid "a very dis agreeable" The rcstora lion guarantees, ho said, had re suited in action "prejudicial maintenance order." -He later issued, an independenc 'day statement to the people whic said in part: Atmosphere Tense "I have in rny possession positi -proof that we are living in a perio of seditious propaganda, "subversiv plans'ami.

of attempts to.deceive power, friendly because it placed- in i code, in order to make pur. republ live declaration of ou right 'to sovereignty and self go crumenl." Meanwhile, the atmosphere- with-rumors' of impending trouble. Troops were on the' alert for. outbreaks in. Canta "tiara and Camagucy provinces and Nationalist leaders -'were under heavy guard.

Communistic pamphlets were -being circulated but opposition leaders insisted--'that no manifestations were planned for SENTENCES JONES, VIOLATED PAROLE Chester Jones, Hamilton, was rearrested late arraigned before Judge B. J. Kautz in common pleas court where he was given an indeterminate 'sentence in, Jonesvplcaded guilty last Decem- iber 1 and recently violated his parole to Bailiff Harry Coehranj the court was. told. Jones was jointly "with George Ttmrpkins and Huston Barker last fall on a charge ot robbery RENO TO TIGHTEN UP ON RACKETS Reno, May 20 IS 3 )--Folks "in search of easy pickings from di vorcces take note: Mayor Robert has authorized an increase in th( police force to whatever size may.

needed to'cope with racketeers. I now totals 41. 1 York, May 20 Ralph Barton, widely known ill- strator, committe'd suicide today Disregard Utility, Economy In Monumental Structure East 'Fifty-Seventh oine. street jme. When a maid reported for work iis morning at Barton's Pent- ouse Apartment she found her em- loyeivdead with a wound in the temple and a revolver in his ight Police pronounced the eath suicidal.

Bartou, who was 39 years old, uffered a heart attack several jionths apparently had re- He was well known lor his caricatures satirizing Americans and American lifo which' appeared in lie New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Liberty and Harper's Bazaar. He al- illustrated books. Beauty Acquitted In Murder Trial (Aisoclatea Press) i Columbus, 6., May 20. Though finding indication whatsoever of dishonesty or misappropriation of funds" by the state office building commission 'in erce- iori of the new $6,000,000 state of- building, the Ohio State Special Investigating committee reported to the Ohio Senate today that ordinary precautions and business judgment have been forgotten in the enterprise. Holding the building commission, if original plans.

are carried out, will have exceeded the appropriations by $850,000, the committee concluded that the new building will not be large enough to meet present demands, although intended to furnish adequate space 1940, and that at least additional funds will required to complete ithe structure with many monumental fealures eliminated. Disregard Utility By implication, the commission is censured for constructing a monu- on Page 15) Epidemic Of Quakes In Various Nations Nice, France, May' 2 Chariptle. Nash iris-acquitted" today on' charge of -in the shooting husband, --Fi-ed G. Nixon Nirdlinger, Philadelphia theatrical magnate, in their villa here last March. CHICAGO SWINDLE EXPERT GOES UP May Factor, alias "Jake the Barber," sought for alleged $3,000,000 swindle in England, surrendered to government authorities today and was held for arraignment before a United States.

commissioner. -The one time cut-rato barber, accused of changing his trade to that of the swindler- and stock manipulator, bilking thousands of English investors, walked inlo the Federal building wilh his attorney. NSPECTOR PRAISES EASTERN STAR The annual inspection of Hamil- Chapter, Eastern Star, was belf uesday evening in the Masonic mple. Mrs. 'Eva Coffman, Eaton Grand Matron, was the specting officer, praising.

Dinner was served at 6 p. ni.j to 25 and 75 visitors rom other chapters and the iospcc on followed the dinner. grant Ificers and the grand organist fron ayton attended, the meeting, 1 ass of was initiate the business session. HAMILTON" DRUM COEPS AT JtTODLETOWN.EVENT icrlal To Tbe Journal Middletown, 9., May Hamilton American 'Legion nd bugle corps will bo another fca lire to the annual Boy' Scout rail vhich is to be held at Armco ficl cxt Tuesday night, it was an ounccd yesterday by E. S.

Sherron Soy Scout executive. The Hamilton corps will lead th trcct parade which is to be one big events the rally. Th iliddletown corps will officiate he flag-raising and present at the conclusion of Ihe ceremony; (Assocluteil Press Earth 'tremblers in two hemispheres early today frightened inhabitants and did minor damage but aused no injury or.ioss of life. The quake of most serious prop'or- ous occurred at- -Lisbon, capital ty.ot' rocking the city ith shirp'earllbshpcks ten "ieconds ge was slight, consisting.fcliiefly of rokeri water mains, cracked build- ig wall; tumbled chimneys and dis- rderSd household furnishing. Most of" the citizcury of Oaxaca, spent last night-in the open, lightened by tremblers.

Last Jaii- ary .1 serious earthquake destroyed alf the town. Sroeks were also reported in the laderia Islands-and various cities iroughout Portugal. ludisell Injured In Auto Crash WKEIPIOSJHGS HAMILTON CLOSINGS (By Catt Milling Co.) Corn CHICAGO CLOSINGS fcX Chicago, May 2'0 I May old: 86c; Jul Sept. JLJCC. May-old now.

57V4C July Dec. .49 2 Sept: David Rndisell, former stale pro- libition director for this district serious injuries in an auto nubile accident, near Hillsboro Ohio, at 2 o'clock Tuesday after- ir-on. Reports Wednesday were that Rudisell was resting easily at his ionic, Hamilton, R. R. 4, suffering from a dislocated collar bone and multiple bruises.

RudiseJI, headed for Chillicotbc, -yas driving about 30 miles an hour when an autdmobile of his car and driven by a woman made a I turn' in the The woman's car struck, the rear cud of Riidi.scll's auto, sending it crashing into a tree. Rudisell head was thrown through the windshield. He was removed, to a hospital at Hills- horo nnd was returned to his home late Tuesday afternoon. SAYS BRAINS TO AVOID BUSINESS Boston, May Professor Voigt In English Tourney "(Associated Press) Ho, England, May Voigt of. New York, last-American' contender, was cjiminated today in round of the British' amateur golf charnp- ioiiship by Syd Hoper, English star, by a margin one up.

Voigt had won his morning'match from Bernard "Darwin, London writer-golfer, and had Roper two down st the end. of the first nine. The young -insurance clerk' who took Booby Jones to' the sixteenth hole last year at St. Andrews with Joijes playing sub-par golf," the match on the eleventh green and from there to the'finish'it was nip and tuck. William Tulloch, of Catkins Braes eliminated Roger We'thered, finalist with Jones last year, cue up.

THEY WALK MANY MILES EACH DAY Miamisburg Night Watchman's Death Traced To Youths Dayton, 0., May 20--Following is confession that he and two other -ouths killed Thomas Thatcher, 62 -ears old, night watchman at Hie jeueral Cigar Company's in Miamisburg a harge of murder placed against 22, late Tuesday. The arrest was made through the efforts of Marshal James Kinderdine, Miamisbiirg; Sheriff Fred Wolf, and Lou Janning, county deputy. 1 1 Baker is said to have implicated two other youths in the attempted lold-up. According to authorities, Baker, who resides near West Carrollton, and his companions mounted the roof of the warehouse of the General Cigar company, last Thursday night, armed with pieces of heavy pig iron, awaiting an opportunity to drop the missiles on the watchman's head when he opened the rear iloo'i. The -opportunity came at 11 o'clock and the three youths, 'are said to have simultaneously droppci the pieces of iron, with two pi th Pals Turn Against Kirkland HIT HER, SAYS Robert B.

Rogers of the sells' Institute, of Technology, wh auvised to be snobs am marry the boss's daughter is in ciined to think that "in the'futun tbe best brains of the- country wil avoid business like a plague am leave- it to the mediocrites." J. J. Boulchcr, Hamilton, and his Mary A. Boutcher recently igned- agreement of eparation" which "fair ivision of their property." But ho hit her on the. nose pith is fist last March''28 and she ow seeks a divorce, according to he petition which was filed "Wednesday in common pleas court.

The suit discloses they were mar- icd May 29, 1S9S, at Mt. Curmcl, and have three children. For 2 Tears, the petition alleges, they javo not been living together as and wife. I Cincinnatian Killed In Auto Accident 0., May Cincinnati man was killed and seven other'persons rwere injured, none seriously, near Selma, today, two intomobiles collided headon. H.

D. Straw, 36, a salesman for The Evans Shoe Cincinnati, was killed instantly when his neck was broken. Woman And Two Daughters KiUed By Man MattooDt HI, shot to deith 1 her two daujfcters, afed two and fiye were striagled and then to today, ty Wieved to J. M. rf61inson, formerly of Arkansas, who into Mittoon police Turneta Hai Big leoA In CM Tourney Leeds, who led yesterday i 1 BBilifyiJif rotmi in tie Leeds professional jolf tonraa: Lnt with femt for, a 86 hole toUl i i i Liverpool, May 20.

P-cggy avies aud Phyllis Roberts walk 2 miles a day. because it's their b. They "test sports "shoes 'for a actory. Pedometers check them up. hey have been at it four'years.

BOUTCHER SUIT irons strikingiThateher on One bf the would-be from.the roof to rifle, Thatcher's pockets, but fled sa'w Thatcher writhing in pain and hcafd his gi-oans. Immediately thereafter the other youths'also disappeared. Thatcher, although suffering frum a skull fracture, dragged himself to tbe where he was found the- following morning. Lindbergh Wants Pontoons On Ship (Associated Press Los Angeles, May Charles A. Lindbergh, who has beon keeping in the background a year ago Easter Sunday, when he spanned continent in 11 hours and 45 minuteSj is toying with another idea for his fast monoplane.

has been received by the builders, his Lockheed-Sirius plane here to construct a set of pontoons to be interchangeable with the present landing gear. What use the flier will make of his new equipment was not revealol here. Gasoline tanks wifl be fitted in'the pontoons, 'enabling Colonel Lindbergh to carry a larger Ipnd of fuel. The present gasoline capacity of the ship is: about 450 gallons. they, have not.

been promised immunity 'according to the prosecution, Henry Shirk; and.Paul Barton, former pals of Virgil-Kirkland of on trial at Valparaiso for the mmder of-his sweetheart, Arlene- have turned state evidence. Shirk with two awaiting trial on murder char-es in the Draves-girl's. death. Photo shows Shirk center, and. Barton; accompanied Prosecutor lloyd Vance, on the way to court to testify againstKirkland.

MERCHANTS AND CHAMBER AT ODDS ON INCOME TAX GETS SAFETY CUP OF CONTRACTORS Columbus, 0., May 20. Candel, Bueyrus, -has been awarded the, Safety Gup by the Ohio The cup is presented annually for the least loss of time in 1,000 working hours. FESLERISSTAR AS BUCKEYES WIN Columbus, 0., May 20 runs, two of them with the'bases loaded, and a pair of doublcs.br"Wesley Fesler, accounted foV riirio runs and enabled Ohio Sf'ale university to defeat Illinois here yesterday -aftcrndon. 10 to 5. HARMONY I.

6. T. INITIATES CLASS The second degree was conferred on a class of candidates nt-'llic meeting Tuesday night of Harmon Lodge 0. held in their ten pie at Ihe corner RUSE FAILS IN HUNT FOR WOLF The coyote which has caused depredalions among sheep near Abandon seeks food, not a mate, jo the hunters learned when ied up a dog they chose as compan- on for the lamb-killer. But the coy- te did not approach the dog, pos- ibly sensing that armed men were watch.

Then the hunters lied up a lamh the fields of Oscar Eschcnbren- icr, farmer, who has already lost 23 ambs to the coyote. This ruso also. Kichard Corey, deputy of Dr. S. W.

Brown, county dog warden, kept watch for the coyote until 10 p. m. Cuesday without seeiug it, and returned to the vigil at 6 a. Wednesday, again bcrog unsuccessful. ORDER FORECLOSURE IN NICHOLSON SUIT (Associated Press Columbus, 0., May 20.

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Council- of' Retail Merchants were pitted against each other today on the matter of a state income tax. The Chamber of Commerce is unqualifiedly opposed to an income tax as a means of solving the state's revenue problems and the Merchants organization has gone on record hi that plan. The conflicting views lingered iij the minds ot members of the house and senate tax committees today as they entered upon another day of public hearings on a taxation program which is designed to replace revenue losses incurred by adoption of the classification, amendment. George B. Chandler, executive secretary of the Ohio Chamber told the committees' last night that he was "amazed" the night before when be heard George V.

Sheridan, director of the council of merchants propose an individual income tax and a corporation income tar, if necessary. Chandler said that it. tbe New York plan of imposing income taxes is followed the slate will receive only $11,000,000 as compared with an estimate ot $30,000,000 a year. WESLEYAN BEATS DENISON TWICE Delaware, 0., May 20. (fl) -Ohio Wcsleyan's baseball team unproved its, standing in the Buckeyp Athletic Association raco yesterday taking 'both games of a twin bill from Denison by scores of 17 to 4, and to 5.

Hero Recovered Paris, May 20 Iff)--French army engineers today recovered the bo'Jy of Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap, IT. S. M. CT, who was.

buried-alive in a Stone Ago cavo.by.a landslide near Tours yesterday. They also recovered the body of Denis Briant, a farmer, and they worked frantically to Briant's wife whose screams could bo heard from the back of the cave where she had taken refuge. These reports came by telephone to the American embassy from Major Robert Walsh, whom Ambassador Edge scut down to Tours yesterday. The embassy notified Washington and scut an undertaker to Tours to bring the general's body here. It ARMY AIRCRAFT LEAVEDAYTON ONLONGHOP .568 Planes In Squadron Taking Off.ln Haze DIVISIONJARADE Evanston To Indiana Line To Feature Windy City Program Chicago, May 20 fust fleet of army planes converging on Chicago from Dayton, flew over the Chicago lake front at 12 25 (Central Standard time) today, headed northward There were ad ships in the formation.

(Auoclateft r-urfield Air Depot, Davton, 0 Weirther-bound for a day, 568 planes of the First Divisional Army i An corps moved 011 Chicago today, for a two day demonstration The first gioup, made up of transports took to the wing from the air depot hero shortly betore 11 a eastern staudaid time Ihe bombers hopped off at 1115 The planes took off in a haze, bat weather reports from nearby points were.that bettei conditions and Brigadier General D. Foulois the order for the hop- off, in spite of the fact it meant the-sacrificc oE a day's maintenance work at NewYoik Glad To Move Aftci 24 hours ot uncertainty, during which the planes -were grounded bj the inclement-weather, the pilots seemed glad to be on move again A cold rain during the morning did not make foi the best conditions here, and the delay in getting started caused considerable con- toiou in the mess. halls. The first unit of the air fleet was due to airive Chicago about 2 p. m.

The ships will set down at four airports there and will remain over night. Return Tomorrow Ninety six observation ships the National Guard at Cleveland were uudei ciders to hop for the Windy Citj It was ejected they, would move out about noon, weather conditions pel milling Aftei the demonstrations in the Chicago region, the ships will return to Ihe depot here late tomoi- Then will come an inspection prior to the hop-off for New Yolk Friday morning. Officers said the Chicago demonstration would be featured by a divisional parade.over the Lake front from F.vanston to the Indiana line. probably bo sent home by An entry in common court Wednesday orders foreclosure, on petition of the Miami Conservancy District, on two lots in the Second ward, Hamilton. The.

entry dis-' closed Betty Nicholson and others owe $501.99 in tales'and $107.09 Conservancy levy. YEOMEN ATTEND REGULAR MEETING Tlie regular meeting of-the'Amer- ican Yeomen Tuesday in Yeomen hall, 158 High street. Routine business featured -the. niecthie LIND. M.

E. BOARD PLANS FOR PICNIC Plans for the 'animal Sunday school picnic to'be held Saturday, June 20, at Ihe Arinco park, Middletown -were made at a meeting the Lindcnwaia steamer or on the cruiser Pittsburgh which is due soon at Marseilles on the way home from Manila. FINDS IYO DRUNKS OVER IN IRELAND Cork, Irish Free State, May 20. Curley of Boston, who is visiting Ireland, hasn't seen a drunken man in the country yet. TWO BOYS DROWN IN STONE QUARRY Columbus, 0., May 19 ward Nicholas and Thomas Merle both 14, lals yesterday in a stone quarry.

Nicholas leaped into the atcr in an attempt to rescue his companion. evening the The following appointments were confirmed: '-Arthur assistant chorister; Velilerine Gilbert, pianist, Frank Sclioller, 'assistant; GO SOUTH, YOUNG MAN, HIS ADVICE Ma'y 20 south, youiig nmn, advices Prince George. "Urging -migration to America ber hi a 'speech at the London Chamber oCiCommcrco he. said: HIS BEST SONGS BRING HIM OUawa, May 20. Two of.

he best songs' of Gitz Rice have brought him -nolhiug, he has m- 'ormed a committee of the of Commons. There was no-re-KnUB: it all from "Mademoiselle From Armentieres," and receipts of from record companies after he had sued them" in regard to Dear Old Pal of went to lawyers. SEEKING REASON FOR STOCK CRASH Xcw. York, 20 (5)-Dr. H.

Robert AVelti, Swiss economist, is in New. York on a five-day visit trying to Ihe.rcaspiis for the drop ju stocks, i5, thai men in the United" States are making time and -admiration" upon women. "A too highly developed cult of the feminine, says, "is result- in" in lack of constructive. riOHTEB SPEAKER AT MIDDLETOWN pianist: and- Mrs. Louise 1 mo that' the TPainpas, Fichteri ot i i lifo for young.

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