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THE ENQUIRER, CINCINNATI, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1931 "but it's silly to start a riot about it. You won get anywhere. Although they paid no attention to Sidelights Of Prison Riot Kness. they did not harm him. In Fire Sweeps Illinois Prison As 1,800 Convicts Go On Riot stead they wrecked all the machinery in the shop, setting up' such a din that soon every prisoner in the insti Joliet, 111., March 18 (UP) A tution knew of the outbreak, which most of them his torch.

He was in solitary confinement, awaiting an attempt by officials tomorrow to obtain an arson indictment against him. gray-haired woman appeared at the penitentiary at the height of the rioting. "I must get In to see my son," CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE. Two other guards met with less success in attempts to control their charges. John Book, in the chair she said.

"His father died last night." When guards refused her re OUGHEED present defi- quest, she walked away, weeping, Despite what sounded like a verl-tale hall of bullets to bystanders outside the prison walls, officials insisted that not more than 25 or 30 shots were fired, "mostly over the heads of the prisoners." with the whine of bullets from across turn these prisons Into country clubs," He said he would throw all men reported to have signed a petition asking milder treatment, into solitary confinement cells "and keep them there indefinitely." "I intend to run this prison without any help from the prisoners," he said. Hardly had he made his statement before he was summoned from his office in the old penitentiary to the new riot scene- at Statevllle. Rodney Brandon, director of the State Department of Public Welfare, sent Instructions to the prison, strict censorship of prison reports. He ordered "all communications between the public and inmates of the prison" stopped, refused to allow them visitors or newspapers, and instead that every prisoner bo locked in his cell. Only "trusted convicts" necessary to do routine work, were excepted.

Extra details were placed on duty at the old Illinois State Prison, tonight after officials heard the rumor that restive Inmates, aroused by an earlier outbreak at Stateville Prison, were planning to rise in renewed re the wall ringing in her nueiy new ana distinctively different showings for Spring. Six convicts, freed on parole, walked through the prison gates a few minutes before the mutiny started. They joined the crowds without All was calm except for the crackling flames and the hoarse shouts of the prisoners locked rank upon rank in their fireproof cellhouses. Deputy Frank Kness was the hero of the day. When the riot started, apparently by prearrangement among some 200 men in the machine shop, he walked in calmly, trying to quiet them.

"We want a decent break from the Parole Board," they shouted, "a new Deputy Warden, better treatment, more food." "You're right, boys," said Kness, gigantic yellow cheeses in the glow of the flames. National guardsmen were massed in the main courtyard. Under foot were strewn stores of food, bread, corned beef, prunes and canned goods. Chairs and benches, broken in the wild two-hour melee before the prisoners finally were subdued and driven back to their cells at rifle points, littered the scene. The prison sirens, which had screeched their warning across the countryside, were silenced.

Richard Loeb, one of the "thrili murderers" of Bobby Franks, and "Marty" Durkln, dapper Chicago slayer, were the first two prisoners to enter their cells after the mutiny was begun. Neither took part in th the walls, watching the smoke and listening to their shouting comrades within. srop, was hurt seriously when en raged felons there smashed a chair on his head and threw him out a door. D. E.

Schaeffer, another guard, was stabbed with a dagger, improvised from a tin spoon. Ray Barney, a convict, was sho through his head. Edward Fennanni fell with a bullet through his chest. Both are expected to die. Mike Fer-rarrl, the third convict, was shot less seriously in his arm.

All were from Chicago. After the riot Saturday Warden Hill placed 1,100 men in the old prison in their cells. They have remained locked in the cubicles on a diet of bread and water since. A few hours before the mutiny today, Warden Hill announced emphatically that he did not "intend to Warden Htnry C. Hill set up the following rigid rules for his charges uprising.

Lewis Mowry, convict tailor, ran into the prison supply house, locked the doors and thereby prevented tt from being fired. tonight: No visitors or mail; no food Whether for business or sports wear the Gentleman will find that which will please him in the wide variety of this display. LOUGHEED tyailors the QenUeman -v C20 SEVENTH STREET WEST CINCINNATI but bread and water; no radio entertainment; no reading of books or magazines; all merit marks abolished. volt. Machine guns were mounted in every strategic spot where an out Chaplain Elijah Weir, Catholic r.rlest.

entered the mess house whila break might focus. the rioters virtually were tearing it tn nieces, and shouted: "Quit this Authorities said they believed a Mexican convict had started most of the fires. He drained gasoline from prison motor trucks and sprinkled it on the buildings to which he touched Tom-foolery and go back to work." 'ATU-RES The frenzied convicts lgnorea mm. Handcuffed Women Are Dangling Cincinnatian Shot When In Covington; From Pegs In Prison, Is Charge Nashville, March 18 (AP) he declared this form of punishment Remember, It's Prison! Illinois Warden Asks, In Wake Of Outbreak Which Only Mills Offers You: Police Seek Racket was used only for the unruly. How ever, several of the inmates charged thev were "peeeed" for failure to The General Assembly turned today from investigating state finances to a report of its Committee of Penal In perform tasks in the hosiery mill CONTINUED FROM FIKST PAGE One woman told the committee stitutions that women prisoners are that she had been suspended from a CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

today is 4,702. The institution's ad-jacencyyto Chicago makes it a very difficult prison to handle. These oetf for ten hours. At the Brushy Mountain Prison aur ton (3inpaiuj overcrowding, lack of hospital facil ities and mingling of "hardened criminals" with younger men were being- handcuffed and suspended from pegs on the wall of the State Penitentiary here. The committee also reported that conditions in the state prison at Brushy Mountain wert similar to those "in Siberian prisons under the old Russian regime" and that a fire there might result in a tragedy "the like of which has probably never been seen in an American prison." Suspending of women from pegs described as producing a situation that is "intolerable in a Christian, civilized state." No individuals were blamed for the situation at Brushy Mountain, tho committee placing the responsibility on "the state's policy," which it recommended be subjected to cor was admitted by the Warden of the penitentiary, the committee said, but.

rective measures. riots have been expected by me and the officers of this institution, and every reasonable effort taken to prevent them. Such destruction of lives and property are highly regrettable. At the investigation which will certainly ensue the properly constituted authorities will definitely fix the reason fo: such outbreaks in the prison. May I ask the public, in the language in which I have instructed my guards, "not to forget that this is a penitentiary." The long arm of the law has found it necessary to place these men in such an institution and my duty is plain.

It is to keep these men incarcerated behind the walls of VcA penitentiary, and until I leave I expect to do so. An Individual Silver Por of 'Old Dutch Mill' Coffee for 5c Individual Bottled Milk or Buttermilk. Ice Cold 5c Your choice of 12 different Vegetables daily at A whole department devoted to fresh green Salads at Mills Famous variety at ioc A distinctive treat every day at half the regular price And when you consider the established high quality of Mills the restful beauty of Mills dining room, and the interested service given by Mills associates values become pronounced beyond all comparison. If you are not a Millionaire (regular at Mills) why not come in today? Just Received From Paris! New Girdles of French Elastic alleged Cunningham was suspected of being engaged in some kind of racket. Mystery was thrown on the case when Cunningham endeavored to conceal his identity at the hospital.

When questioned by Covington Patrolman William Telford the wounded man at first gave the name of Paul Morgan, asserting he was a bookkeeper, and lived at the Fountain Square Hotel. He asked that Walter Carney, Cincinnati detective, be sent for and it was thought that he intended to tell Carney of the events leading up to the shooting and possibly name his antagonists. But when Carney arrived he asked only that the detective inform his parents of hla condition. Carney said Cunningham was known as a gambler. He waa seen frequently in the company of the survivors of the gang formerly headed by the late George Revolt Is Brewing In Ohio's Senate; Rebels Hold Stage CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

FIVE TUNNELERS served to themselves" further rights in matters of voting or stand on Wrassman, bootlegger, slain In the summer of 1929 in a revolver duel I questions to come. Furthermore, there were open ex that the bloc as a whole might be ready and willing to do business with the Democrats if occasion arises. "It was understood tonight that the Republicans had chosen tentatively as members of the Steering Committee Senators L. L. Marshall, Cuyahoga; Walter G.

Nickels, Tuscarawas, Insurgent; Milton J. Scott, Ross, and Earl R. Lewis. There was further hint that Senator Robert A. Taft, Hamilton County, would be the fifth member.

Democrats thus far had remained true to their promise of yesterday and had not named their two functionaries. Wlfether their "hold-out" attitude would be continued was not learned, although there was more than a broad hint from authoritative sources that they probably would yield. The Senate, today twice turned thumbs down on proposed optional changes in county government, and Ihiried Alive In California Bore-Body Of One Is Recovered-Rains Cause Cave-In. with Detective Joseph Schaefer, but as far as police know he never worked with that outfit. A friend of Cunningham's tele pressions of displeasure at the absence of an attempt on the part of the Republican leadership yesterday to a reply to DeArmond's French Elastic 'EXCfUINT Food at Low Cost' phoned Carney after hearing that the detective was looking for him.

To Carney's statement that "I just thought you might know who did the shooting," the man replied: "There should have been a reply "I don't know who did it, but if I made," one member of the insurgent group said, "but I notice there was nothing but silence." find out it will be too late for you to do any good." Meaning, of course, that Cunningham's slayer is marked San Francisco, March 18 (AP) Five workers were buried alive in a Western Pacific Railroad tunnel cave in three quarters of a mile north of Keddie, today, antl although a rescue crew of 30 men worked frantically all day to reach the victims it was feared they had been suffocated. The body of Arvid Falk was re This was viewed by observers to for the same fate that befell him. be even more than a mere inference (50000 Cincinnati police records show that Cunninghem had been arrested several times for loitering and once for grand larceny, but he never was convicted on any charges, with the ex-' ception of one of the loitering charges, from which he escaped with DON! FORGET! by wide margins defeated the Taft bill that would make possible the con RESTAURANT 31-39 East Fourth Street Between Gibson and Sinton Hotels This is the night you were to bring covered after several hours of digging The men entrapped were Hokan Anderson, Hugo Johnson, Gus Lund. and Aaron Edmondson. Falk was married and had a wifir and a sixteen-year-old daughter in solidation of county welfare organiza tions and their administration by a costs suspended.

Last rites were administered to Cunningham by the priest in charge or send borne that Bissinger candy. If you call for It, the number Is 425 Main Street. If it's to be sent, our Portland, Ore. Gus Lund lived in central head, and the Greenland joint resolution, seeking a constitutional amendment authorizing counties to phone is Main 8181. Quincy.

The other men were itiner ants. All but Falk were single. The collapse was near the north organize on a charter basis. of the hospital. At the time when told he was dying, Cunningham revealed his true identity and residence.

The rented automobile used to take Cunningham to the hospital was recovered last night by Newport police at Seventh and Monmouth Streets. end of a tunnel that the railroad is The Greenlund plan would have been submitted to the electorate next building as a part of the right of way Jo connect the Western Pacific with the Great Northern between November. Beside offering a general reorgani- Keddie and Klamath Falls, Ore. Heavy rains caused it, contractors ation scheme for counties, the propo said. The tunnel was inspected las.

Little sition also contained additional provisions which would apply only to night by officials and a representative of an indemnity company and French Elastic Cuyahoga County. pronounced safe. But Cuyahoga would be willing to 14-In. Girdle, 10.50 The men probably would not have been trapped except for their zeal for work. They were about to go off shift when it was decided to go back into the tunnel for another carload comply with these further "hurdles," Greenlund declared in a lengthy discourse on the measure.

It was snowed Under, however, by vote of 16 to 19, far from the three-fifths majority necessary for passage. Consideration and ultimate failure of dirt. Ten minutes before th shift was to end there was a roar and the earth tumbled in near the entrance. of the Taft bill came after the Sen Back To Cells, Or Die! Head Of Prison Dares To Pace Rioting Mob CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE. moo in a counter-attack on tin-guards.

"We'll take care of you," he said to the Warden, and started forward, but a shot from one of the police officers at the Warden's side and the Negro went down. -The other convicts weakened. and the backbone of the riot was broken with the use of probably 10 guns in the hands of guards and police. The Warden did not use his gun, but led his detail in the shooting of tear bombs, which appeared to be mainly responsible for subduing the rioting men. The shouting and din had been terrific for two hours.

The convicts were like so many maniacs. They cursed and screamed and ran about like animals, and to add to the wild- THE LASH! Fur Jackets are very much in the picture 6900 Blows In ate bad voted favorably on two minor measures one establishing the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, with its major purpose to extend into the eastern part of the state the road-marking system recently launched through the western and southwestern part. The other was an amended bill by Senator W. W. Farnsworth, Repub Wife Beater To Feel Ten And Will Pass 30 Days Baltimore Hoosegow.

lican, Lucas County, which would set up a State Park Board and designate the manner of administering state recreational areas. Baltimore, March 18 (AP) For the third time in eleven years the whipping post was invoked today as a penalty for wife beating. John M. Kawalski, 40 years old, was convicted of the offense by a Criminal Court jury and sentenced ness of the scene, flames were leap Taft observed that "the Senate, by French Elastic ing skyward from a half dozen buildings Inside the prison walls, voting down Senator Greenlund's res by Judge Eugene O'Dunne to suffi-r shedding thick rolls of smoke and showering sparks. The snow today had left the yard muddy, and the men were, sliding olution, has indicated it is unwilling to throw open wide the gates in the reorganization of county government," but added that "that very stand should be a factor in favor of its support of measures permitting 1 a i l.y minor and optional changes." Taft cited instances where there was duplication and overlapping of A fashion so popular that it is advancing right into Spring in all sorts of smart new versions of the jacket in Galapin, an imported fur in -beige, bisque, black or a soft nutria shade.

and falling around in the slime. I have been an onlooker on three prison riots in the last 10 years, but I have never seen one with the potential danger this one had at the beeinnine; nor have I ever seen a 10 lashes and in addition 30 days in jail. Kawalski, it'was testified, beat his wife, Irene, at their home last February 15 when she was ill in bed. Their daughter, Lena, 15, said she saw the start of the quarrel. The wife said in their 17 years of married life Kawalski had beaten her 40 times.

Kawalski was taken to jail and gave no indication of an appeal. Under a state statute enacted in 1888 an alternate sentence of a' year in prison is provided for wife beating. Sheriff Joseph Deegan said he may carry out the sentence any time in Warden with more courage and bet welfare functions, and declared his bill would preclude any possibility of a person receiving charity or aid from two sources, where he might be entitled to only one. Reconsideration of both Taft's and Greenlund's measures appeared certain tonight. Greenlund, seeing his bill had been killed, changed his vote to "no" for this purpose, and Senator L.

H. Black and White Galapin in a new version of the wrist-length jacket, beautifully fitted, and finished with a youthful -7 the next 30 days, using a cat-o'-nine tails whip. Wife beating is the only offense for which the whipping post is prescribed in Maryland, but it is punishment for other offenses in Delaware and was used only a few weeks ago. Norton, Republican, Cuyahoga, like The Waist ter judgment than Warden Hill showed in this emergency. In my judgment, when Warden Hill with his detail charged the group of 600 convicts the heart of the riot was shot through and the control of the remaining convicts throughout the entire yard was a comparatively easy matter for the guards who were detailed to that work.

The guards went through every nook and cranny of the prison after the riot searching for hideouts, and I saw them bring them in by the dozen. I saw more than 50 or 60 men marched to solitary. From the cells came hooting and jeering and cursing. "The Parole Board, the Parole Board, the Parole Board done it," can be heard from every angle. wise changed his ballot to the nega tive side, after having voted in ap proval.

The Taft measure was defeated, 13 to 4. House Bills Nos. 2 and 118 com Length Jacket Bulter beige galapin, fitted at the waist to a wide, smartly-curved belt that fastens with a buckle of self-fur. ADIRONDACK PARK ENLARGED Fur Salottr Third Floor. pleted their legislative passage with signature by the President of the Senate.

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CORSETS SECOND FLOOR IMMIGRATION IS REDUCED. Washington, March 18 (AP) Extension Makes It Biggest Public Preserve In United States. Albany. N. March 18 (AP) Governor Franklin D.

Roosevelt today signed a bill extending the Adirondack Park to an area of 4,604,000 acres and making it the largest public park in the United Sttaes, greater even than Yellowstone" National Park. Within the greater park there will be 2,636,000 acres of privately owned and 1,968,000 of state-owned lands. The state-owned land is forest preserve land and will be protected against both fire and timber cutting. The fL Pogue Co Continued decline of immigration to the United States for February was TO CONTINUE "STRIKE." Washington, March 18 (AP) Students at Washington and Jefferson College, who went on "strike" this morning in protest against what was termed "autocratic dealings with student activities and the faculty" on the part of President Simon S. Baker, tonight voted to continue their "walkout" until Monday, announced tonight by the State Department.

Only 561 visas were issued for the month, compared with 611 in January. The statistics covered 21 nations, with a normal immigration of nearly 150,000..