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Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
MOTHER DENIED
CUSTODY OF HER
MILLIONAIRE SON

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 9.-W.H-
A mother who allowed Il millionaire
to adopt her infant son will not be
given his custody now that his foster
parents have died and left him $3,.
100000, Judge Henry Hurlburt has
ruled here.
The youthful millionaire, James
Frederick Smith, II, is attending
school in Indiana under the guard
ianship of Mrs. Helen Fader, who
was appointed in the will of Mr. and
Mrs. James w. Smith, the foster
parents.
Mrs. Bryce told Judge Hubert
yesterday that after the death of
James father she gave her son to
the childless Mrs. Smith because
she was unable to support him. Now,
she has enough money to care for
him.
Judge Hubert ruled against the
mother when Mrs. Fader's attorneys
introduced evidence tending to show
that Mrs. Bryce had been convicted
several times of misdemeanors.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
BRAND ASSISTS
TARDIEU CABINET
TO FIRM GROUND

PARIS, Nov. 3. U.E3-The gov
crnment of Andre Tardieu was
raised to firm ground today after
France had wandered for almost
three weeks in The wilderness of a
desperate cabinet crisis.
In the van, as dawn ended a hec-
tic session of the chamber of depu.
ties, stood the we'll tried Aristidc
BRAND and the emerging advocate
of collaboration, Premier Tardieu.
They had won brilliant and sur.
Lrising majority of 70 votes for
Tardieu's newly formed cabinet of
republican solidarity.
Two votes of confidence in the
government were taken before the
chamber adjourned at a. m. amid
cheers and shouts of congratulation.
The first .yls-won by the govern
ment, 1927 to 256, and the second
shot the cabinets majority upward,
332 to 253.
The chamber rcbounded to Bri,
and's support today and put its
stamp of approval on his unequivo,
cal policy or rapproachment with
Germany. BRAND himself, speaking
as foreign minister but with the
fate of the cabinet depending on
lis words, rose to magnificent
heights as he addressed the cham
Der.
Striking back at his critics and
appealing for the peace program he
has exemplified before Europe, Bri.
and defended the governments pol.
icy of national defense and stressed
the necessity of proceeding "with
dignity and firmness."
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
WHITE RUSSIANS
HOLD AMERICAN
FOR LARGE sum

TIENTSIN, China, Nov. OUR
A band of white Russians, who
are holding Aaron Brenner, New
York fur dealer for $500, 900 ran
som, threatened today TO do violence
to their captive unless the RANSOM
money was paid Immediately, police
announced.
Joseph Brcnner, brother OF
Aaron, arrived in Tientsin yester.
day. He entered Immediately into
negotiations with the kidnapers and
after learning Of the threats of VIC.
lence announced he would pay the
band $4,000 IL his brother was re.
leased unharmcd.
Police were not informed whether
the kidnapcrs had answered Joseph
Brenner's offer although they said
negotiations were proceeding.
Meanwhile, a Russian girl was
held under arrest charged with com
plicity in the kidnapping. She was
charged with acting as u decoy.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
T. A. T. Plane
Forced Down

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Nov. g..
(U.R-An eastbound T. A. II. passen.
ger plane, forced down in a field
rear Moriarity, 40 miles east of
Albuquerque last night, awaited
clearing weather today before re-
cunning its flight. The plane was
caught in a heavy snow storm and
Pilot Lucas a nd Co-pilot Erickson
managed to land safely, and advise
the T.. A. L. station here that none
Ct their seven passengers was in.
Jured, nor the plane damaged.
Passengers aboard the plane were
r. c. Cooke, Los Angeles; Ben II.
Daily, st. Louis; Roy Somers, Los
Angeles; f. b. Parkinson, Kingman,
Ariz.; F. 0. Morrill,, New York; j.
'. Brcck, New York; and l.. T..
Breck, New York.
The landing was made in six in
ches of snow after Pilot Lucas
dropped flares TO light the field.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09

sound mind and memory. do
hereby make the following
statement:
"Soon after the bombing in
california, my brother, Lewis
Smith, confessed to me that he
was the one who threw the
bomb. He came to me with
these words: Dora, I have some
thing to tell you. 1t has been
on my mind, and I'll have to
tell someone. You're the only
one ! can trust. It was not
Tom Mooney who threw the
bomb into that car. It was me,
and Mooney vas not even
present.
H told me how he stood on
roof above that monstrous
crowd and hu,led the bomb into
It's midst. I have not revealed
this statement before because
Of a promise I made my
brother"
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
Probation Granted

In granting Mrs. Pantages proba-
tion yesterday on the one to 10
years term which she was to have
served for the automobile death Of
Juro Rokumoto, Japanese gardener,
Judge Hardy ruled that for 10 years
she must not drink, must obey all
laws and must not drive an automo-
bile.
The conrt ruled yesterday that she
would not have to go to prison. Ad-
dressing himself to the pale woman
who lay in wheel chair before his
bench and strcssing that her i'll
health influenced his decision, he
added: "Within five days pay
ment of $7St500 must be made to
the estate Of Juro Rokumoto and to
those other japanese injured in the
crash which took his life.'
Supported by two white garbed
nurses who stood beside her, Mrs.
Pantages made good on that condi.
tion quickly. She signed certified
check which had been prepared for
the widow after an agreement with
the attorneys and it was paid i'm
mcdiately.
"Prison would mean serious i'm
pairment of Mrs. Pantagcs' health
and not probably death, doctors tell
me- Judge Hardy said.
"Thc probation law is designed
as humane measure. 1T applies to
all persons, Shh and poor alike. 1t
affords means Of compelling res
titution.''
District Attorney Buron Fits
made no objection to probation be-
ing granted, but asked the court;
"If Juro Rokumoto were before
this court charged with the death of
Mrs. Pantages, would your deeis.
ion be the same as il is in this
caseso
He asked the court to consider
further testimony that Mrs. Pam
tages was intoxicated at the time
the Japanese gardener was injured
fatally. Judge Hardy said it was not
established definitely In his mind
that she had been under the influ
ence of liquor.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
Starts Action
Against Mayor

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Q. W.H-
A civil suit charging that Mayor
John Porter violate. the state elec
tion laws in filing Of campaign ex
penses and asking that his office
he declared vacatcd because Of the
violation was on file here today.
The action, brought by II. II.
Merrick, real cstatc dealer and poll,
tician, accused Porter of spending
more than $4,000 in running for
mayor and filing returns showing
an expenditure under $1,000, the
amount permitted by the statutes.
The suit asked that day be set
for public hearing of the charges.
Merrick filed the civil action
after City Prosecutor Lloyd Nix re-
fused to issue complaint against
the mayor.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
Courts Rebuke
Speeds Action

CHICAGO, Nov. 8. WP)-Selec-
tion of jury to try Police Lieu.
tenant Phillip Carroll and eight
others on charges of numbering De.
tavius Granady, negro politician,
was expected today as the, result of
a lecture given TO attorneys on both
sides Of the case by Judge Joseph
S. David.
Clearing the court room of venire-
men late yesterday after two entire
sessions had been spent without Sc.
lection of single Juror, Judge
David told the attorneys that their
behavior was "atrocious" and must
be stopped.
81 could select a good, fair Jury
in two hours" he said.
Four jurors were selected within
the next hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
Inventors Death
Believed Suicide


HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 9.-W.D -
Although Bryant Vauehelet, young
inventor, intimated foul play just
before he died, police announced to-
day that an investigation led them
to believe he committed suicide.
Vauehelct died, apparently from
poisoning, Tuesday just after he
staggered into his room and said ::
"l've been double-crosscd and poi.
soned."
Police said they found n long
string Of bad checks written by the
inventor and that they were unable
to find trace Of any plot against
him.
The autopsy surgeons report on
what caused Vauchelet's death was
expected sometime today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
FORTUNE OF YOUNG HEIRESS
WIPED OUTIN STOCK SLUMP

New YORK, Nov. 9.-U.P)-
The million dollar fortune of
Margaret Shotwell, 10 year old
Omaha concert pianist, has been
lost in the stock market.
II was terribly upset at first
but what's the use Of crying
over split milk" she said in
confirming reports Of her losses.
II expect to keep up my piano
work and will 60 to Omaha in
a few days to settle my affairs.
Miss Shotwell inherited ST.
100000 at the age Of 13, from
John Neal, a friend Of her
father. Her youth, beauty and
rare musicianship brought her
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
Final Results
OF Grid Games

Amherst IS, Tufts 13.
Davis Elkins Is, West Virginia
Wesleyan 0.
Maine 25, BowdOin 6.
Syracuse 20, Niagara 0.
Princeton 90, Lehigh 0.
n. Y. U. 81, Georgia 10.
Brown 6, Dartmouth l3.
Washington College 20, American
13.
Dennison 0, Ohio 54.
Union 7, Rochester 0.
John Carroll 20, Heidelberg 0.
Penn State 10, Penn Z.
Detroit 36, West Virginia 0.
Columbit 0, Colgate 33.
Ohio State 6, Northwestern lS.
Cornell SO, Western Reserve 0.
Boston college q, Fordham 7.
Yale 13, Maryland l3 (tie).
Bucknell 8, Villa Nova 0.
Hobart 7, Alfred 10.
Springfield l3, Massachusetts Ag-
gies 0.
Duke 80, Louisiana State 6.
Illinois II, Army 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
FATE OF
MACNATF
DECIDED
Prison Term For Pam
tages While Court Grants
Wife Probation.
TO APPEAL RULING
Attorneys Will Apply To
Higher Court In Hope
Of New Trial.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. g. CLIP
Alexander Pantagcs, multi-million-
aire theatre man. today was SEN
fenced to San Quentin prison for
"from one to so years" as re-
suit of his conviction on charge
of assaulting II year old Eunice
Pringle.
Before passing sentence, Superior
Judge Charles Fricke denied the
showman's motion for a new trial.
He also refused on application for
probation and request for 4 stay OF
Judgment.
Attorneys for Pantages said the
case twill be appealed to the higher
court"
Pantages, however, won the right
to remain temporarily in the county
Jail here when his attorneys filed
notice of appeal and filed writ Of
probable cause.
Under this action the theatre man
can not be removed to San Quentin
until the appellate court has ruled
on his case.
Pantages stood with his head
bowed and his eyes down as Judge
Fricke ordered him to the peni-
tentiary.
Around him were members Of his
immediate family and friends.
Pantages was not visibly affected
hy today's rulings
He merely seemed to sulk as he
heard Judge Frickp saw. az sentence
you, Alexander Pantages, to the
state penitentiary for the period
prescribed by law"
The prison term was mandatory
under the wording of the verdict re-
turned by the jury which heard evil
dence against Pautages.
The jury recommended a prison
sentence and at the same time sug.
gested linieney. Judge Fricke
pointed out that by such verdict
Pantages could expect leniency only
from the prison board.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
FIVE DIE
IN BLAST
AT PLANT
Ohio Factory Completely
Wrecked In Terrific Ex-
plOsiOn OF Gas.
WARNING TOO LATE
Foreman Cautions Work
ers But Misses One Light
ing Cigarette.

4 ELYRIA, o., Nov. 0. WH-A
= gas explosion in the Timm Spring
Company plant today levelled the
plant and resulted in deaths to at
least five employees.
Several other persons were in
jured so seriously they were not ex.
peeted to live. One man was report
I'd missing.
The explosion came shortly after
n. IN. Police reported that a watch.
man had detected gas in the build.
ing and had warned against anyone
lighting n match but one man had
not been warned and entered smok.
ing n cigarette.
The dead:
Louis Butcher. 81, John Raple.
Mike Swetz, unidentified man about
30 years old, unidentified man about
% wears old.
The injured.
Margaret Oltmap, Mary Downs,
Augusta Grennell, Sam Hustled,
plant foreman, and Myron Sossler.
All are at Elyria Memorial hospital
IN serious condition.
s'' VI tHt utau were III
most beyond recognition.
The blast lcvelled the brick and
steel plant ne though it had been
smashed to bits by bombing
squadron.
The detonations could be heard
for 20 miles. Walls in ad iaccnt build
ings were eaved In and in an area
Of ono mile around windows were
shattered.
Hundreds visited the gruesomc
Scene of the wrecked building 70
watch police and firemen search for
bodies in the ruins.
Moro Escape Death
The Timms works would have been
filled with 80 men and women work.
ers who were due at work at a.
m. had the explosion occurred later.
The blast was believed to have
been caused by gas leaking from
high pressure gas lines installed in
the plant yesterday to feed a battery
of new boilers.
Sam Hustled, day foreman at the
plant, near death in Elyria Mem
orial hospital, told how he approach.
ed the plant to go to work. lie was
walking with four other employees.
Hustled said he opened The door and
smelled gas. Then he saw one of his
men light cigarette.
"Don't light that the foreman
yelled. "You II be blown to hell. -
The warning was too late. Flames
shot skyward. The exploding gas
roarcd. The building trembled and
splntercd.
Machinery and pieces Of wrerkage
were thrown high into the air and
caught in the boughs Of nearby trees
The first battalion of the la5th
infantry under Lieut.. G. l.. Wise,
was called out TO help locate bodies.
The infantrymen also strained to
hold back the crowd that surrounded
the pile Of wreckagc where the
spring plant had stood. Women were
weeping, gasping and crying out
names.
The fire was quickly extinguished
and it did not spread from the Timm
plant wreckage.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
AFFIDAVIT ASSERTS MOONEY
DID NOT THROW FATAL BOMR

PIPE CREEK, O., Nov. g.
U.P-Authorities were in pos
session of an affidavit today
signed by Mrs. Dora E. Monroe
that told how her brother,
Lewis Smith, now dead, threw
the Preparedness day" bomb in
San Francisco in 1916, for which
Tom Mooney and Warren Bill
ings now are serving life terms
in California prison.
Mrs. Monroe supports the
statement Of Frank o. Stevens,
inmate of the national soldiers
home at Dayton, O., that Smith
and not Mooney nor Billings
hurled the bono into the line of
marchers in Preparedness day
celebration.
Mrs. Monroe's affidavit fol-
lows:
ITO whom it may concern:
II, Dorothy Monroe, being Of
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
Bandits Capture
Town In Ohio

NAUGHNsvILLE, o., Nov. o.
W.H-A band of robbers captured
this town today, taking full com.
mand, severing telephone aud tele.
graph communication aud looting
leisurely the large vault OF the Peo.
pies Exchange bank. They left town
with $4,000.
The robbers patrolled the streets
while the work in the vault was
under way and vaughnsyilie citi-
zens looked on helplessly.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
MOSES IN WEST
TOCONFER WITH
PARTY LEADERS
Attack On Western Mem
bers Creates Chaotic
Condition In Ranks.
BY PAUL r. MALLoN
Omitted Press staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. W.R-
With the outlook for the coming
congressional elections uncertain
from Republican standpoint as
the tariff bill sinks in congressional
mirc, Senator George II. Moses
chairman of the Republican sena.
torial campaign committee, was to
arrive in Chicago late today to con
fer with party leaders of the mid
die west.
Moses is leaving behind him an al
most chaotic situation among the
So Republican senators struggling
with the tariff J i'll, 19 of them fac
ing contests for reelection next
year.
Increasing bitterness has devel-
oped since last spring when Senator
Fess, Republican, Ohio, called the
western Republicans "pseudO Repub
LEANS" Later there was an attack
CT Secretary Of Navy Adams upon
them as "hybruds" and now Moses
himself has termed them "sons of
wild jackasses."
In the face OF these appellations,
the tariff debate between the Re
publican groups has grown so warm
that little regard is paid the rule
that no senator must question the
motives or comment adversely upon
another.
In the memory Of senate veterans
there has never been a time, even
in reconstruction days, when the
senate Republicans were SO bitterly
divided.
Reports that Moses and the east
trn Republicans were after the
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
WOrrell Is New
Head OF SciOts

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9. W.p)
Retiring Supreme Pharoah Ernest
bort handed over his scepter of Of.
flee to Edward c. Worrell, new
Sciot chief, at elaborate installa.
tion ceremonies yesterday, as part
of the program Of the second day
of the orders national convention
here.
At the closing session today, the
Sciots will enjoy an excursion on
San Francisco hay.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
Macdonald Tells
OF Hoover Charm

LONDON, Nov. 0. W.nc-Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald has
confessed that he was so impressed
by the forcefulncss of Herbert Hoo
Yer in their recent disarmament
conversations that he was tempted
to exclaim, "oh, you dear old
Quaker"
Addressing meeting Of fellow
laborites at Friends hall last night,
MacDonald praised the "power, calm
and quiet forccfulness" of the
United States executive head and
said Hoover's powerful way Of fur.
thering argument made him almost
smile.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09

considerable newspaper atten-
tion. Once it was reported from
Europe that a duel had been
fought over her. Several times
she was reported engaged. She
has appeared at the Paris Ma
tional opera house and with the
London Symphony, and made her
New York debut on Oct. 2.
Miss Shotwell's inheritance
was in Reynolds tobacco stock.
She said that upon seeing
friends double and triple their
money in the booming bull mar
ket she bought other stocks on
margin, principally General Mo-
tors, Paramount, City Service
and Montgomery Ward.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
ARIZONA BANKS PROSPEROUS

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 9.-WH-
Speaking before members of the
Arizona State Bankers Association
here last night, s. c. GAM, president
of the organization, stated that Ari.
zona's prosperity was reflected in
the condition Of the banks which
have enjoyed the greatest period in
history during the past year. GAM
declared that banks showed an in.
crease in resources Of more than
$5,500,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
Business Hats
Armistice Day

Practically all places of bust
ness in Ell Centre will close for
Monday in observance of Armis-
tice day. All departments Of the
city and county governments, the
Imperial Irrigation District,
banks, title companies and many
private businesses, will be closed
all day.
The post office will be open
until noon, hours fdelivery be-
until noon, hours of delivery be-
sue.
The Imperial Valley Press will
publish as usual, except that an
effort will be made to get to
press shortly after noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
Effort To Wreck
Train Failure

SANTA SUSANNA, Calf, Nov,
o. WD-Dcputy sheriffs and rail.
road detectives were searching for
a missing section hand of the South.
ern Pacific railroad today who is
suspected Of responsibility for an
unsuccessful attempt last night to
wreck the Lark crack Southern Pa.
cific coast train.
The heavy train passed over the
spot where bolts and tie spikes had
been removed from the track and
officials stated that the electric sig.
nal cable had presented the acci.
dent.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
Jury Liberates
Accused Driver

SANTA BARBARA, Nov. o. W.E
Keith johnson, youthful Monte
cito hotel manager, was acquitted
Of charges Of manslaughter and
driving an automobile while under
the influence Of Intoxicating liquor
by superior court jury late yes,
terday.
johnson was on trial in eonnec.
tion with the death of Micha el
Daneri, San Francisco, who died
after an automobile collision with
johnson in September. The jury
was out only 40 minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
Youth Dies For
Schools Honor

JASONVILLE, Ind, Nov. o.
W.n)--A high school youth whose
loyalty was too strong for his
heart, brought the football game
between Jasonville and Green
Castle football teams to q tragic
end here last night.
Charles Haymer, II, Green
Castle guard, fell dead Of heart
disease as he was walking from
the field al the end Of the first
half. The game was stopped.
Jasonville was leading TO at
the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Bankers banquet, $50, Bar
I bara Worth.
Legion dance, $3.50, Colorado
Land Company headquarters,
Mextcau.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "The
Isle Of Lost Ships.''
TOMORROW
Sunday services, churches.
Swiss picnic, 10, Swiss club
house, Holtville.
Fox Imperial Theatre, after
noon and evening, wise
0irls.'
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon, Barbara
Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09
SENATOR URGES
EARLY VOTE ON
TARIFF MEASURE
LongwOrth Says House
Will Not Yield Upon
Disputed Points.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. U.H-
An amendment to the tariff bill
limiting the profits of importers to
% per cent was introduced TODAY
by Senator Norris, Republican, Ne
braska.
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho,
another coalition leader, urged an
early vote on the pending bill, point
ing out that the coalition now is
held responsible for its passage.
eve don't wen. this bill to fail" +"
Borah said. "Thcre are some thing,
in it of vital mcmcnt to the Ameri-
can people"
The Norris proposal was made in
answer to charges of Republican
leaders that importers of foreign
articles are exacting profits, aver
aging 200 per cent i'll many in
stances and upon one or two articles
running as high as 5000 per cent
The Republicans wanted the duties
in the pending tariff bill increased
to cut down these importers prof
it's, while Norris proposes to keep
the duties as they are and tax the
importers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. W.R)-
The house will not yield to the sen,
ate on any of tie three "fundamen.
tails" of the tariff bill, the flexi
bic clause, the debenture or The
protective policy, Speaker Long
worth predicted today.
"There is no indication" Long
worth said, "that the house will re
verse itself on any of the funda
mental policies cf the tariff legis
lation. The three fundamentals are
the policy of protection, the flexi
BILE provision and the farm deben
ture."
The speaker announced the house
will adjourn until o. unless the sen
ate notifies it there is no chance fol
the tariff bill 70 be voted on th.!
session.
I eve assume the senate is willin,
and able to pass the BILL" Long
worth said. 1--WE will continue il
session until The senate notifies Il
there is no longer any chance"
The house will meet Monday ani
continue its policy of adjourning fo
periods of thre" days, Longwortl
said, in order to be ready to consider
the tariff bill the moment the sen
ate passes it.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-09

The 22nd annual convention of
the California Wool Growers AS.
sociation will be held at the Palace
Hotel, San Francisco, Novemoer
l4-l5.