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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
BOND
ISSUES ARE STEADY
Dealings Small and Price
Changes Narrow at
Short Session.
BY JOHN L. COOLEY,
Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK. January 1S.-The bond
market thinned out in the two-hour
session today. Only few issues were
active at the end of this week OF rec
ord-breaking new financing and prices
were rather mixed, although the high
est grade securities displayed Arm
ness.
Small dealings brought gains of
point in Illinois Central IS and Lenien
Valley of New York As, among the
rails. while handful of utilities. in
GLIDING West Penn Power IS and the
new American Telephone SIS. improved
in an equally thin market. Industrials
were dull. Cuba Dominion Sugar 712s
rose nearly 4 points on a small sale.
American Cyanamid SIS eased.
Convertibles had a small following
on the decline in stock prices. Com
mercial Investment Trust 51as lost l n.
American Telephone 4las, displaying
the largest turnover on the list, were
steady. Atchison AIS dropped nearly
point.
United States Governments were ex-
tremely inactive and virtually I'M
changed on the few transactions that
did appear.
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factor. even though Cuban sugar com-
panies have had a hard time with
the tariff as 1t Is. But evidently the
attitude was that things could have
been worse. and indeed, might yet be.
American Beet Sugar bonds and those
OF other domestic companies dealing
in American-grown sugar reacted for
the same reason.
Oil Price War.
The price, war declared in crude oil
weakened the position of some oil
bonds, although the declines were not
wide. 1t is pointed out that many of
the small ref1ners are carrying huge
stocks of crude under the storage and
control scheme and that they will have
to do some new financing II crude
prices continue to drop.
fractions firmed during the week
with the decision granting the Denver
Tramway Co. a 10-cent cash fare.
This is taken as proof that the Balti-
more fare decision is being treated as
precedent.
Bonds Of the Seaboard Air Line
Railroad were active and had a mo-
mentary upturn when the president
announced completion of the companys
stock-selling campaign by which a net
debt reduction Of $15,750,000 was af-
fected.
(Copyright, 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19

loyal. Hogs, straight, pound, 9a91k:
sows, pound. Sac. Live pigs, pound, 10
ais. Shoats, pound, 10al2.
Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. 2 red Winter spot, 1854; No. 2
red Winter garlicky spot domestic,
1.24i5; January delivery, 1.24H, Corn
NO. yellow domestic spot, Local .O3;
cob corn, 4.65a4.70 per barrel. Oats
No. white domestic spot. 54k; No. 3
white domestic spot, $50. Rye
Nearby, 90a1.0O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
POTATO MARKET,

CHICAGO, January Is Up) Omitted
States Department of Agriculture -
Potatoes-Receipts, 121 cars: on track
2l9 cars; total United States ship
ments, SIG cars. No trading on &C
count of subzero weather; market
nominally unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
INVESTMENT BOND
MARKET is STRONGER;
NEW ISSUES ABSORBED

Continued From Eighth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
UNITED FRUITS NET.

The United Fruit Co. has issued its
pamphlet report for year ended Decem-
Der 81, 1929, showing net income Of
Sl7,8o2,992. after expenses, depreciation
and estimated taxes, equal to $6.78 a
share on 2,625.000 no-par shares #
stock. This compares with sac, 606, 393,
or 1924 a share. on 100000 shares out
standing In 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19

Dividend given the above table
~ st u Of Ps ta LOG s. tP s.s
EeEuE rate bPaysbie dPayable
in
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
SENATE READY
TO INVESTIGATE
CAMPAIGN FUNDS

WASHINGTON, April 1l.-W.H
The battle between two Pennsyl-
vanit political giants, Senator Jo-
seph R. Grundy, Republican finan-
cial genius, and President w. w.
Atterbury of the Pennsylvania
railroad, will be one of the first to
be investigated by the senate com
mittee designated to inquire into
political expenditures.
simultaneously, the .nquiry will
be directed into the equally pictur-
esque fight resulting in victory for
the first woman candidate of a
major party for the senate, Mrs.
Ruth Hanna Mccormick of Illinois.
These twin inquiries at the outset
of the committees work, probably
beginning next week, seemed assur-
ed today in view of the charges
Grundy has made against After
bury and the private allegations
that Mrs. Mccormick spent large
amount to defeat Senator Deneen
in the Illinois primary last Tues
day.
The investigation of all senator
ial elections this year was decid-
ed on late yesterday when the SEN
ate hastily adopted the Norris
resolution appropriating 100000
for a special committee. Immediate
ly after the resolution passed Vice
President Curtis appointed the fol-
lowing committee: Hiram johnson,
aggressive Republican of California,
chairman. Goldsborough, Republican,
Maryland; Patterson, Republican
Missouri; Pittman, Democrat, Ne
vada, and Wagner, Democrat, New
York.
Only few hours after the COM
mittee was appointed Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, Montana issued
a public warning over the radio
that senators-elect would be denied
their seats "if they expend huge
sums of money in corrupting vot'
ers.'
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
ATTIC SLAYER
READY To ENTER
PLEA OF GUILTY

Los ANGELES, April II. W.H
With startling suddenness after he
once had rcpudiatcd his confession,
Otto Sanhuber, announced through
his attorney that he woull plead
guilty to second degree murder
charge in connection with the shoot.
ing of Fred Oestcrreich eight years
ago.
Sanhubcr was taken Immediately
before the grand jury where h. be.
gan his recital of events that led up
to the Staying on the night of Au.
gust 22, 1922.
Thirty minutes after Sanhubcr
went into jury chambers recess
was called to "pcrmit the witness
TO rest and to compose himself"
The decision that Sanhuher was
to testify was made after confer.
ence between his attorney and Dis
trict ATTORNEY Buron Fits.
Sanhuber's counsel, Earl Wake
man, previously announced that the
suspect would repudiate his confes'
sion and would not TESTIFY.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
More Building
Permits Issued

City building is still on the in
crease according to four permits is
sued by the city engineers office
this morning. -.
The Inland Motor company Will
build 40 by 60 foot all steel and
concrete garage at GIL Broadway, to
cost $4,000. The National Tank
company, Los Angeles, was award
ed the contract for this work.
At an estimated cost of $500, Il
permit was issued to j. l.. Travers
to alter the arcadcs in front of the
buildings from $40 to 576 Main
street. Similar alterations to ar
cades from 576 to 5S2 Main street
are now under way to conform with
the work already done.
Jasper Travers was awarded the
contract to make certain alterations
to the building at 7sS Main street,
soon to be occupied by radio station
KXO, after their removed from pres
ent location in the chamber OF com
merce building. Cost of this alter
alton is estimated at $looo.
G.. b. Ruff was given permit
to erect an IS BY % foot store
room at 54S Broadway at a cost OF
5000.
These permits brings the total for
the month to $5l,35O.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
EXPECT NAVAL
PARLEY TO END
NEXT THURSDAY
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press staff Correspondent

LONDON, April II. U.H - The
London naval conference moved
rapidly toward a close today as the
delegates worked on the wording
CT treaty which it appeared GER
tain would be signed by all five of
the nations represented.
The heads of the naval delegation
have agreed, if possible, to hold a
plenary session next Thursday after,
noon for the purpose of signing the
treaty and ending the conference, an
official communique announced.
A plenary session also will be held
Monday at which the reports of the
so-called first committee will be re-
ceived. The plenary session will
open at 1890 p. m.
1t will have achieved agreement
among the United States, Grea t
Britain and Japan on a battleship
building "holicay until 1896. when
another naval conference probably
Will be held. The principle of naval
equality between the United States
and Britain will have become fact,
both agreeing to maintain a navy
of equal strength in the future.
The agreement obviates a naval
building race among the three prin-
ciual sea powers of the world, which
is considered here sufficient reason
20 regard the conference as having
4, hieved no small measure of sue
cess, although it has fallen short of
treaty which would provide that
France and Italy WOULD limit their
aavies also.
The French and Italians through
out felt disinci:aed to sign treaty
tying them to a limit in naval ton.
age unless they could get certain
concessions.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
PREDICT LONG
BATTLE AGAINST
BAN ON FILPIN0S

WASHINGTON, April II. W.H-
A long and determined fight over
the Filipino exclusion issue, COM
parable to that waged for years to
keep out japanese, was foreseen to-
day after an initial hearing by the
house immigration committee on the
bill of Representative Welsh, Re-
publican, California.
This measure would virtually
place Filipinos in the same class as
other Orientals, who are excluded
from the United States, with GER
tain exceptions for students and
travellers.
In opening the fight for his bill
yesterday, Welch said the presence
Of 10000 Filipinos on the Pacific
coast has greatly aggravated the
unemployment problem there.
Further support of the measure
was given by V. s. McClatchy, Cal
ifornia publisher, who said the 1924
immigration act had established the
principle that any alien who is in
eligible to citizenship cannot be ad-
mitted as an immigrant.
Expressing opposition to the
Wei ch measure, Representative
, Dickstein, Democrat, New York,
said it was the first proposal in his
tory to exclude a population which
lives under the American flag.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
AT LEAST WILL
COULD H0C-TIE
THE POLITICIANS

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, April
IL. W.H-Will Rogers, famous hu-
morist, said today that he is unable
to decide whether to run for COVER
nor in California, Oklahoma or Ne
vada.
Informed that a bunch Of Califor
MIA Democrats had banded to urge
him to enter the gubernatorial race,
the noted wit inquired:
allow many Democrats make =
bunchi"
"Two," he was told.
"I'm awful glad it was the Demo
Gratis who picked me-" Rogers said,
"bccause | sure would be exclusive
Pm sure to be nominated. All the
Republicans are running. However,
was sort of figuring on running in
:, and there's Nevada to bt
cosidered, too"
Rogers said he really didn't want
any office right now.
81 just want to be let alone until
i can save up my money. Then il
i get elected ! can afford to take
the job" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
Thomas Released
From Probation

l.. j.. Thomas of Imperial, appear
ed in superior court this morning
before Judge FinneX to present his
petition that probation granted
against him be discharged. THIS
the court granted after which the
ease against him was dismissed.
Thomas was indicted by the grand
jury two years ago for violation of
the alien land law, was found guilty
and granted probation.
The cases of C. l.. Mood, charged
with issuing fictitious check, and
A. Rivera, held on a murder charge,
were continued until this after
noon.
l.. r. Woodard pleaded guilty to
the charge of issuing check with
out having sufficient funds in a
bank to guarantee its payment. lie
applied for probation and April IS
was set as the day for hearing this
petition.
The case of r. Ramirez, charged
with burglary, was continued until
April 20, for plea.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
PRIM SECRETARY
ADMITS WRITING
OBSCENE LETTERS

SPOKANE, WASH, April IL
WH-How the soul of an aphrodite
smouldered beneath the prim, prud.
ish exterior of Lette Jourdin, 81.
year-old secretary of the County w.
c. T. T., was disclosed today when
physicians questioned her following
her arrest and confession that she
wrote more than 200 obscene and
threatening letters over period of
two years.
Outwardly, steadfast worker for
righteousness, Miss Jourdin, "the
little Sunday School teacher" sec
reilly devoured the little scandals
she heard at the meeting of the
Z" Ladies Aid,' and dreamed dreams
Of love-love for herself. And she
herself, today furnished choice bit
of scandal.
She had written letters, most
shocking letters, so bad that the
district attorney refused even to
show them to newspapermen. Not
only that, she was in love with the
sheriff-big Floyd Brewer, tall,
handsome, blue eyed Brewer, who
alone entered a barricade cabin last
summer and beat "Blackjack' Ne
Donald, card sharp and gunman, to
the draw and shot him to death.
1t was two years ago that Miss
Jourdin decided Sheriff Browne was
her ideal. She conceived the idea
of writing an abscene letter to her.
self so she might show it to the
sheriff to be near him. She kept
it up. Once letters were to fellow
church members, warning them that
| their conduct with this or that per.
son of the opposite sex was known
and that dire consequences would
follow.
Trapped BY Sheriff
A few days ago she was trapped
by the very man she loved. Sheriff
Brewer had discovered the letters
were written on her typewriter
She confessed it all to him.
| 81 confessed to the sheriff be
cause ] loved him. the little TEN
perance worker told the Uni t d
Press. "It soothed me to tell the
sheriff about it. II was my love
for him that made me conceive the
idea of writing myself concerning
love, so I could be near him ant
| talk to him.
| 81 have had many dreams of low,
affaiS,' she said brokenly, "bu'
never actually had one. All
ever knew about sex was what
heard w. C. T. U. and church work
res say about this man and tha
woman.'
DR.. Austin !. O'Leary said th'
woman suffered from cimpulsiol
neurosis which amounted to sex re
preston and led her to the dua
life.
Miss Jourdin is at liberty undc
$500 bail and will be tried mex
month on charges of sending oh
scene matter through the mails.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
BRUTAL Staying
AT LAS VEGAS
PUZZLES POLICE

LAS VEGAS, New, April II. W.R)
A brutal murder evidently com
mitted in December, 1929, was in.
Nostigatcd here ..oday after the body
of a man was found near the village
o. Hike.
Officers said the victim may be
Joseph Morlock of Euclid, Ohio, or
ilcrbcr Hull of Las Vegas.
The hands and feet of the man
had been trussed behind his back.
\ piece of cloth was wranpe
around the body three times to hold
the arms and legs in po3 ton
The body had been covered with
u piece of canvas over which four
full sacks of cement had been placed.
1t was believed the man was
stvangled, His cap had been stuffed
into his mouth, apparently to stifle
screams.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
ARMY AVIAT0RS
TO CLIMB HIGH
FOR MANEUVERS
Squadron To Perform At
Height Of Five Miles In
War Game
By HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

MATHER FIELD, Sacramento,
April 11.-(U.HIClad like Eskimos,
each carrying an oxygen tank, 90
pilots of Uncle Sans fighting
planes will attempt to set new
altitude record for pursuit aircraft
Saturday morning, it was announc-
ed today.
These pilots, under command of
Captain II. NJ. Elmendorf, were se-
lected from California unit, the
95th pursuit squadron of Rockwell
field, San Diego.
They will attempt to push the
fighting front Of the tiny pursuit
ships more than five miles high in
the air. 1t will mark the first time
in history that combat formations
have fought their way to such al
titudes.
Captain Elemndorf will direct his
three flight leaders, Lieutenants /.
A. Woodring, Joseph Hopkins and
X. j. Gregg, by radio. He will also
report to the ground radio station
at Mather field, each 5000 feet of
altitude gained up to 10000 feet.
From that altitude upward, where
the temperature is from 60 to IS
degrees below zero, the swift pur-
suit planes will literally be fight
ing their way foot by foot.
"1nasmuch as the flight is one
to obtain new supremacy in pur-
suit altitude" said Captain Elemn-
dorf, it will be up to each flight
leader to determine how high his
unit can penetrate into space before
it is compelled to nose toward
earth.'
The flight is being watched with
keen interest, not alone from the
standpoint of its effect upon pur-
suit tactics, but also because it is
the first time definite knowledge
will be obtained as to the effici.
ency of radio control from high
attitudes as well as between high
flying planes and ground stations.
Captain A. w. Stevens, army air
corps Photographic specialist, will
attempt to take h;gn altitude pho
tographs of the pursuit formations,
above Lake Tahoe and the Sierras.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
COURT ORDERS
JACOB BERMAN
UNDER ARREST
Action Results In Violent
Passage Between Fits
And Judge

LOS ANGELES, April IL. W.H-
Jacob Berman, former Julian Pc
troleum executive and key figure
in the investigations arising from
the failure of that company, was
arrested here today on an old in
dictment charging him with four
counts of forgery and embezzlement.
The arrest was ordered by Super
ior Judge Marshall McComb and
Berman was Immediately taken be-
fore the jurist and ordered remand
ed to county Jail when he could not
meet bail of $250,000.
The indictment on which he was
taken into custody was returned in
1923 but it later was taken off cal
endar by Asa Keyes, then district
attorney of Los Angeles.
Berman's arrest at the order of
Judge McComb led to another bitter
.ourt argument between District
Attorney Buron Fits and the jurist.
The arguments, which brougl 1T
| previous bitter announcements from
both sides, started several weeks
ago when Judge McComb refused to
dismiss certain charges against Ber-
| man.
Fits went to the appellate court
to win his case over the jurist.
| Later when bribery case against
Berman was set before Judge Nc
Comb, Berman refused to continue
grand jury testimony so long as the
case was to be tried in that court.
When Fits heard of Berman's ar.
rest today he rushed to Judge Nc.
Comb and demanded to know what
had transpired.
The iurist referred him to the
transcript of the court records which
showed that Berman was to 90 tc
trial April 90.
"But your honor" Fits protest
ed, care you aware that Berman i:
4 witness for the stato in the Jul
ian usury eases"
"I am aware of that" the juris
said. "And further this converse
tion is delaying the trial of cas-
in my court"
w demand as an officer Of thi
court and as an American citizen t
be heard" Fits retorted.
"Mr. Fitts," Judge McComb sale
chat will be all. We will now rt
sumo our case"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
CIVIC LEADERS
GIVE SUPPORT
TO AUDITORIUM

81 have been asked why l am
supporting the proposed plan Of
building an auditorium in our city.
In my mind there are many urgent
reasons, hut | will set out here the
salient ones.
"There is a present existing need
FOR a public meeting place in the
county seat of Imperial county.
'The proposed plan of financing
the project by issuance of bonds
to be retired over period Of 90
years is sound and will not burden
the taxpayer. In fact the many
benefits accruing to the community
should and will eliminate all thought
and worry concerning the exceeding
ly small increase in the tax rate.
"The cost is small in comparison
to the magnitude of the proposed
structure The architectural plans
lave been approved as adequate for
the diversified uses of the building,
with proper consideration given to
heating, cooling, acoustics, equip
mcnt, etc.
"A progressive community looks
cvermost to the welfare of its peo-
pie. A municipality is in sense a
large family of people banded to-
e,ther for self.government, the pur'
suit of happiness and the prosperity
and veal of the citizen and his chill
dren.
"Lct us 60 forward to a Greater
FL Centro.'
Most respectfully yours,
Ray ID. johnson
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
HOOVER REFUSES
WITHDRAWAL OF
PARKER'S NAMF

WASHINGTON, April 11.-W.H
President Hoover has been i'm
portuned by high officials in the
Republican party to withdraw the
nomination of John Parker to be
associate justice of the supreme
court, but has declined to do so,
the United Press learned today on
reliable autOhrity.
President Hoover was advised by
close senatorial friends there would
to be determined effort to defeat
his nominee because of statements
and decisions by Judge Parker
which have been protested by or
ganized labor and the National AS
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People. In the interest of
party harmony he was asked to
withdraw the nomination.
The President informed his
friends the decision on the nomi-
nation was up to the senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
Maybe Bankers
Held Mortgages

SATICOY, Calf, April 11.W.H
Authorities today were search
ing for hoodlums who attempt
ed last night to force 35 Of Ven-
tura county's leading bankers to
walk home.
The bankers, gathered from
Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Paula
and other cities for the regular
meeting Of the Ventura county
chapter Of the American 1nsti-
tute Of banking, came from the
session in the local schoolhouse
to find that the air had been
Let cut Of the tires on all the au-
tomobiles.
Tho bankers were forced to
await the arrival Of the tire re-
pair men from a mile away.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
EIGHT CHICAGO
FIREMEN HURT
BY EXPLOSIONS

CHICAGO, April 1l.--W.H-
Fires and explosions harasscd the
city and suburbs early today, in
.juring eight fircmen and exacting
property damage estimated at $325,-
900.
Two major blazcs guttcd a five
and ten cent store and destroyed
the Fairvicw Kennel club, dog
racing track mile north of Schil.
Ter park that had been operated un'
til recently by the George "Bugs'
Moran gang.
Thirty firemen were thrown
from their feet by a second blast
just as they jumped from apparatus
in front of the building.
Eight firemcn were injured at
the five and ten cent store blaze,
either from explosions of oils and
paints from flames, or from gas
and smoke.
Origin of the blaze that reduced
the Fairvicw grandstand and dog
sheds had not been determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
Fits TO SEEK
EXTRADITI0N OF
SLAYER SUSPECT

LOS ANGELES, April 11.-W.H
The necessary legal steps to ox'
tricate Morrie Moll, "Phanton gun
man. from New York to face sus'
picion of robbery and murder
charges here, were started today by
District Attorney Buron Fits.
The gunman, once tentatively
identified as the member of a
holdup gang here and suspected of
being the instigator of the Staying
of David Antink, collector for a
drug company, was arrested ycstcr'
day in the eastern city.
Fits announced he intended to
prosecute Moll for Antink's slay-
ing and in event such prosecution
failed, to place him on trial for rob-
berry.
According to local police Moll
was one of four men who waylaid
Antink in 1923 when the collector
was carrying $3S,000 in cash.
Antink resisted the holdup and
was shot in the shoulder but not
before he wounded a member of
the gang, Granville Blair, now at
San Quentin. Later Elmer Dowdy
was convicted of taking part in the
holdup.
MOL was arrested last summer
in st. Paul and Antink went there
TO attempt to identify him as one
OF his assailants. When he reach
ed the midwest city Moll had escap'
ed by jumping bail of $4,000.
Atnink returned here aud a few
weeks later, in September, he was
shot to death while he was stroll
ing near his Hollywood home,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
MAYOS PLAN GIFT

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April II. U'P)
The millions that the famous
Mayo Brothers, Rochester, Mimi,
surgeons have accumulated over 35
years, will be dedicated to use of
the Mayo Foundation for Medical
Education and Research, DIR. viii
liam Mayo said here today. The
amount available is understood to
be near $l3,000,000. DIR. Mayo
made the announcement on arrival
of his yacht, enroutc up the Missis-
sippi from Florida.