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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-26
Attractions At Theatres
BILLIE DOVE AT
 COLISEUM TONIGHT

Billie Dove, the popular screen star, comes to the Coliseum Theatre tonight in her latest picture, "The Painted Angel" story of the cabarets along "Heartbreak Lane,' ? the Great White Way.
 Miss Dove portrays a cabaret hostess in this fast-moving and poppy dialogue picture, and she sings and dances for the first time on the screen.
 A splendid cast is seen in sup port of the star. Edmund Lowe, one of the finest actors in Holly wood, is her leading man, playing the part of a violinist who loses the use of one arm in defending the life of the cabaret girl.
 J. Farrell Mcdonald, the beloved character actor, has a comedy role as the heroine's father. Cissy Fitz- gerald, rotund comedienne, is seen as the mother Others in the cast are George MacFarlane, Nellie By Baker, Will Stanton, Shep Camp, Douglas Gerard, Peter Higgins and Norman Selby.
 -"The Painted Angel' was directed by Willard Webb, and is a rapid fire story of the night clubs of New York. The dancing ensembles are novel and unique, and the songs written especially for the picture are tuneful.
 It is First National and Vita phone picture and is 100 per cent dialogue. f
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-26

Lady Beaconsfield, and was used intimately by all of his friends. IL was not nickname conceived by the public.
 The nickname is used throughout in the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone version of "Disraeli, the famous George Arliss starring production which comes to the Coliseum the ater on Sunday. Arliss believes that the use of the nickname tends to humanize the characterization
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-26
AT THE HOTELS

Gastineau-W. O. Wright, Berke- ley; Walter Wright, Jr., Berkeley. Alaskan-TIansS Talbroos, city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-26

Try the Frye o'clock Dinner Specials at Mabry's. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
Women Ready For
Tom Thumb Derby

LONG BEACH, Calf, Aug. 9.
(J.P-Fourteen women flyers, many
of them internationally known. will
take off from the municipal airport
here at 9:30 n. m. Sunday in south
ern California s first "Tom Thumb >
air derby, Il preliminary to the ma
tIonal derby starting from Long
Beach August Il.
The women will race over l30-
mile course between here and Santa
Paula, with nine flying fields be
tween the two cities as control
points.
Seven of the entrants tomorrow
will participate later in the flight
from Long Beach to the national air
races in Chicago. These include
Florence Lowe Barnes, holder of the
women 5 air speed record; Gladys
O'Donncll. second place winner in
the 1929 derby; Bobbic Trout. en-
tr;nt last year in the national race;
Ruth Barron, lS-voar-old New York
high school girl; Melba Gorby,
Elizabeth Hayward and Marjorie
Doig.
Other contestants tomorrow will
be Edith Bond, Santa Paula stunt
pilot; Margaret Perry, Nolando
Spirito. Hilda Jarmith, Ailinc Mil
Ter, Mildred Morgan and Thema
Granger.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
Smith Held On
Serious Charge

John Henry Smith, -. resident
Of this city, is held at the county
jail under bonds of 5000, charged
with statutory OftcnSc against his
Young daughter, to which he made
Il confession at the sheriff's office
this morning.
Smith was arrested in CaleXica
last night by Chief Echols of the
CaleNico police department ON com
plaint Of Mrs. Smith Brought to
this city this morning, he was in
formed of his rights by Sheriff Gil
lett and asked if he wished to make
Il statement.
y voluntary written confession of
guilt was then made before the shcr-
iff, Deputy Sheriff Sharp and Mrs.
Ora McNally, Il Stenographer. In
the confession, Smith admitted that
the oftenSes had extended over "a
period Of two wears. The daughter
Mary Frances, is under Ii years of
age, Smith stated, though he did not
know her exact age.
He was arraigned before Judge
MaYfield this morning and bail was
set at 5000. Smith stated he would
ho ready to plead guilty as soon as
possible and charged that his wife
knew of the offcuScS but had not
mad" any previous complaint.
Penalty for the crime is not more
than % years in state : prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
Berman Receives
Severe Sentence

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 9. UP)-
Jacob Bcrman, promoter of the III
tatcd Julian petroleum corporation,
today was under sentence Of from
three TO 10 years in san Quentin ON
his conviction Of forgery in conncc-
tion with the 800, 0,00O,O0O company :
collapse.
Superior Judge r. Rev Schauer,
who found Brrmau guilty ON three
separate counts after a trial without
Jury, ordered the sentence to begin
after the former promoter completes
u seven wear term in Mcneil !
Island federal prison for using the
mails to dcfraud
Bcrman figured in score Of civil
and criminal cases resulting from
the collapse but gained immunity in
most Of them by turning state $ cyl
dcucc His testimony was partly
responsible for convicting Asa
Keycs, former Los Angeles district
attorney. on bribery charge.
The forgery charges against Bcr-
man were revived IV superior Judge
Marshall f. Mccomb after being off
the calendar almost two wears. II
was alleged Bcrman forged the name
cf D. Barnes. q real estate man, To
Il Julian stock certificate.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
TELETYPESETTER
IS SUCCESSFULLY
USED BY PAPERS
New Invention Sets Type
At Great Distances By
Electricity.

WHITE PLAINS. y. T., Aug. 9.
U.P-The telctypcsctter, a device
which can set type by electricity at
great distances. has been put into
successful application on Il chain
Of newspapers it was learned to-
day.
The .Wcstchestcr County Publ
shcrs, Inc, announced that the in
Ncntion has been used with salts
factory results on string of pub
llcationS in this county. The IN
strumcnt, invented by Walter w.
Mofey, and developed with the col
laboration of Frank f. Gannett,
Publisher, Edward f.. kleinschmidt
and others. makes it possible for
news stories to be sent out by tele-
graphic impulses and set in type
almost instantly in distant cities.
1t gives newspapers using the
device and even speedier method
Of assembling news than the pres
ent system in this country, which
already are the fastest in the world.
I he papers in the Westchester
group, which is headed by J. Noel
Macy, are the YonKcrs statesman,
Mount Vernon Daily Argus, New
Rochelle Standard star. Port Ches-
ter Daily Item. Tarrytown Daily
News. Ossing Citizen-Scntincl,
and White Pains Daily Press.
The publishers described the new
method as follows:
"When the teletvpcsctter is in
operation at the head office in
White Plains. the keys of the type
setting machine are depressed rs if
by magic and the impulses tele-
graphed from the keyboard of the
distant sending machine are in
stantly reflected on the keyboard
Of the receiving typesetters. AS the
keys are tr;pped electrically, they
bring down the matrices from which
the lead letters are cast into a line
Of type as in ordinary tvpesetting.
"TO transmit those impulses over
the wire the operator at the send
ing end strikes letter KEYS on Il
keyboard like a typewriter and code
combinations of hileS are punched
in a paper tape. That paper tape.
passing between electrical contacts
sends the impulses out on the wire
and they are received in the news
paper office on II machine which
repunchcs the code holes in a SINH
lar paper tape. The repunched tape
is passed through an electrified
typesetting machine where the i'm
pulses from the distant keyboard
are automatically transferred to the
corresponding KEYS ON the type
setting Keyboard"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
TROOPS PATROL,
MARION STREETS
AS PRECAUTION
Fear Undercurrent OF
Racial AntagOnism May
Flare Up.

MARION, Ind. Aug. o. U.p) -
Peaceful to all outward appearances
but acutcly aware of an undcrcur-
rent of racial antagonism tat il
feared might flame into open war
fare at any moment, Marion today
gave itself into the hands OF state
troops for safekeeping.
Since Thursday night, when "a
mob stormed Grant county jail.
dragged two negroes into the streets,
and beat and hanged them. there
have been mutteringS Of racial ha-
trds that BODIED no good. officials
who requested the presence of state
soldiers. declared.
The troops, numbering about 100
men, were rushed by special inter
urban from Camp KnoX, Kentucky.
The soldiers marched n once 10
the city hall. whore they will be
0uartercd, and half of thcm were
sent in twOs to vatrol the streets.
principally those Of the NEGRO see
ton
Fresh in the minds of the officials
N'i' tit ih'In'l I'S W. liIt Ht'Ii'3
of Wednesday night and Thursday,
when two lS-year-old negroes,
Thomas Shipp and Abraham Smith
were hanged and their bodies al
lowed TO dangie grucsomclv for
hours from maple trees on the court
house lawn in the center OF the
city.
Shipp. Smith and Herbert Cam
cron, l6. were accused of killing
Claude Gcctcr, Il Fairmount youth,
and attacking his sweetheart Mary
Bali. Dcctcr was attacked while
driving along IA highway. dragged
from his ear, beaten, robbed and
shot.
Comparative calm was restored
quickly after the bodies of the two
negroes were cut down Friday and
sent to Nuncie even though it was
learned the third negro, Cameron,
had escaped through a ruse.
Cameron was dragged from the
Jail Thursday night but was returned
after Sheriff Campbell convinced
the mob he was not the youth
wanted.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
Santa Fe Service
Is Resumed Today

WINSLOW, Ariz., Aug, 9. U.D-
Service on the lines of the Santa
Fe arilroad was resumed early today
after laborers working during the
night and yesterday had replaced
the washed out bridge which result
ed in the death OF two men and the
wreck of the Hopi Limited early
Friday at Joseph City, 23 miles east
of here.
The bodies of K. +. Bixby, engi-
neer. and Morris h. Burney, fireman,
who were pinned under the over
turned engine and instantly killed,
were taken to local undertaken
parlor here waiting word from re-
lativeS.
The Hopi Limited was wrecked
when torrential rains swept Il small
treSte before them, leaving gap
in the rails. The engine and three
ears following plunged into the wa
terry creek bed.
Service ON the railroad was de-
laycd for more than - hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
BANDITS BOMB
BLOWS UP BANK
AT FORT WORTH
Two Killed As Building
Is Wrecked Following
Explosion.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Aug. 9. U.H
A bandits bomb killed two per
sons. hurt third and wrecked the
interior Of the Stockyards National
bank here at noon today.
The dead were f. l.. Pelton. vice.
president of the bank. and tho nm
identified man who hurled the
bomb.
Lynn Marshall, assistant cashier
of the bank, was critically injured.
Officials said the bandit ap-
preached Pelton.
Il am desperate. There is a price
on my head he declared. ''If YOU
don It fork over $4,000, viii blow
this bank to hell
Pelton turned the bandit over TO
w. l.. Pier, president. The latter.
after hearing the mans demand for
$4,000, took him to Lynn Mar.
SHALL assistant cashier.
Pier told Marshall to com, out
the money and while this was being
done Pier slipped away and called
the police, telling them maniac
had entered the bank.
The bandit had received tho mon
ey and had turned to leave the
bank when two policemen entered
the front door. With a curse the
bandit turned and hurled the bomb
and was himself instantly Killed.
The blast shook the entire neigh
borhood, blew out a wall and
la l,gt l.
Immediately after the explosion the
alarm went out and amhulapc"S
and police ears arrived on the
scene.
A deposit slip was found in the
wreckage besides battered hat, be
lieved worn by the bandit who
brought in the nitroglycerinn. It
had the words "FocniX. Ariz.
'Sister living in that city, That
was the only clue to the identity
of the bandit.
The hat believed to have been
worn by the dead bandit bore a
label of the white Front store,
Fort Worth.'' Officers now think
the writing referred to PhoeniT.
Ariz.. and was spelled "FocniX. >
There were about ten persons in
the bank in addition to the EN-
ployes at the time. according to
Mrs. Ruby Cartwright, Casino
Park employe who had just made
a deposit.
1t was said after an examination
that Marshall's condition was not
critical
He was wounded in the LEG.
Pelton had been connected with
the stockyards bank for abou q
year. He came from Nebraska and
was an experienced cattle banker
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
San Francisco
PAYS Tribute e
To Sen. Phelan

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Aug. ..
U.P}-In the rotunda of the building
over which he presided during three
terms as MAYOR of san Francisco,
the body of James l.. Phc;an, former
senator, who died in Saratoga Thurs
day, will rest in state Sunday after
noon.
There the many thousands of per
sons who have known him during his
colorful career win pay their final
tribute.
The body of the prominent states
man and patron of the arts was
brought here Yesterday under an cs'
cort of honor guard of the san
Francisco police and taken to the
home of his sister, Mis- Mary Phclan.
Monday morning the funeral cor
tecc will leave the home at III
o clock and proceed to the ST. lgna-
thus church, whore solemn requiem
mass will be celebrated.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
Declare Martial
Law In HankOW

WASHINGTON, Aug. Q. U.f)-A
tense situation in llanliow, threat.
cncd by bandits. was pictured today
in a dispatch received by the state
department from official sources in
China. Martial law has been de
clarcd and foreign troops are being
rushed TO the city to defend their
Nationals
Dispatches said $50 japanese ma.
rines have arrived at liankow and
these are to be augmented by others
from Shanghai. Meanwhile, 1870
British soldiers ave being sent to
lIankow to protrl British citizens
and property.
On August 6, the reports said, mar
tial law in i:arkoW, which had been
imnoscd only from midnight to
dawn. was put inlo effect AT : p. m.
Dispatches said "dcSpitc the aug
mcntcd garrison in Ilankow there is
much uncasincSs.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
CROP DAMAGE IS
STILL MOUNTING

CHICAGO. Aug. 9. U.P Crop
damage, already estimated at hun
drcds Of millions of dollars, con
tinucd to mount. and Swcltcring Am
,iicanS kept on suffering today
from one OF the most severe heat
waves of the century.
Lake hrcczcs brought some relief
10 Chicago and rains brought tenn
porary comfort from both heat and
drought in scattered areas. but ih
general the situation remained cri-
deal.
Temperatures higher than 100 de
grccs were recorded Yesterday in
all sections of the country, and at
Carbondale, Ill.,, an unofficial mark
of III was reported.
Some of the representative tenn
pcraturcS in the various areas were:
Little Rock, l04; Spokane, l02;
Birmingham, l0l; Washington. 100;
st. Louis, l0l; Concorida, 100; Nash
Vile, 10l; Evansville, 104; Okla
homa City, 100; Kansas City, lot;
Cairo. H., l06; and Shreveport, 100.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
PRISON
MEETING
IS RISK
Precautions Taken To
Safeguard Lives Of
Jury Members.
TO MEET AT NIGHT
Court Takes Hearing To
Folsom When Billings
Forbidden To Leave.
BY GEORGE D. CRISSEY
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT }

(OnCed PreSS Sta1f correspondent
san FRANCISCO, Aug. >. U.p)-
Precautions were taken today to
safeguard the lives of seven mem
bers of the California Supreme
Court when that body meets in Fol
som prison next week to hear the
story of Warren X. Billings, con
victcd of completely in the San
Francisco Preparedness Day bomb
ing, July %, 1916.
The prison session will be the
first affair of its kind in the United
States and it is generally admitted
that there is an element of risk.
The prison hearing became nee
essary because the supreme court,
in reviewing the convictions of
Thomas }. Mooney and Billings,
who were convicted of the dynamit
ing which killed 10 persons, ruled
that Billings should testify person
ally.
The Attorney Generals office de-
cided that Billings could not be
taken from prison, where he is
serving life sentence, so the court
is taking the hearing to prison.
1t is probable that the prison
hearing vii get underway
Wednesday. In any event it will be
a night affair, authorities have de-
cided.
Decision to meet at night is
precautionary measure as the hear
ing would not get under way until
after the general lookup in the ev-
ening.
Charles Neumiller, chairman of
the board. Of prison directors, told
the United Press
"Wc must consider the question
of safety. We have 2200 prisoners
confined in Folsom, and every pre-
caution must be taken to prevent
the breaking of prison routine and
the stirring up OF unrest
There are many practical prison
men whe agree with Neumiller. be-
lieving with him that every pre-
cautionary measure possible should
be taken. "Remember Thanksgiving
Day, 1927, when rioters dominated
the prison for IL time, resulting in
l3 deaths"
The temper of Folsom is ever un-
certain. 1t is the institution of
"two time" losers and among the
2200 convicts may be found many
of the most dangerous and desper-
ate characters of the far west.
The hearing will resume Tuesday
morning but it is likely that another
day will be devoted to evidence to
be presented in San Francisco be-
fore the court goes to Folsom to
listen to the Billings denial of guilt.
Technically. the hearing pertains
only to the Billings pardon appli-
cation. Actually, it is Il review of
the bombing and subsequent con
viction of Mooney and Billings.
The question of pardoning Mooney.
however. is up to Governor {. L.
Young as Mooney was never pre-
viouslv convicted.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
Men Asphyxiated
In Storm Drain

VENICE, Calir.. Hug. 9. UP
Trapped in a storm drain here early
today, two men were asphyXiated. \
third workman was reported near
death. Police and firomen craWled
200 feet through the drain to bring
out the victims.
The dead were identified as Lee
Mutan, 3S, and Green Mitchell, IS, =
negro, both of Venice.
Dave Stribthoff. ~, cNnicc, was
removed to Il hospital in Santa
Monice, where physicians hattlcd to
have his life.
Police learned the three were
cleaning the drain when overcome by
the gas. \ policeman heard faint
cries for help bat was unable to
trace the source for several minutes.
lnhalatOr crews worked over the
three men more than an hour but
were unable to revive Mutan and
Mitchell,
The coroner believed the accumu-
lation of gas in the drain ovcrcamo
the men before they were aware OF
their danger,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
Grain Market
Is Fluctuatine,

CHICAGO, Aug. 9. U.P)-Thc
board of trade showed Il rapidly
fluctuating market today, ranging
over Il wide are, but at the last
wheat was fractionaIIy lower and
corn fairly strong. The early bulge
in both corn and wheat was met
by free selling and pr0fit-taking,
which dropped TIA" prices under the
previous close. reports were con-
tlicting and there WAS much evening
up. Corn news WAS again sensation
ally bulliSh. Oats were unsettled
with the other grains and was un.
even.
At the close wheat was 1, TO ne
lower, corn was We lower to ne
higher and oats we're iac lower to
isc higher. Provisions were firm.
Cash prices were wheat, i2c to lc
higher, corn l2c to lc higher, and
oats unchanged.
Receipts were: Wheat, 22S ears,
corn, 1870 and oats, 1876.
September wheat closed at 80,
corn at .9sll and Scptem
bcr oats at il1s.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
Howard Is Given
Sharp Sentence

An unusually severe sentence was
imposed AT WcStmorland yesterday by
Judge Cook on W. H. Coward, who
pleaded guilty to possession Of liz
Quor,
Following the plea the court i'm
posed a fine of $500 with AN alterna-
tive sentence of 500 days, which
Howard was compelled to accepts
being without funds TO pay the fine.
Deputy ShcriffS Sharp and Gillett
who made the arrest on search
warrant, stated they found little
over q quart o. liquor in Howard 5
room, which the latter admitted was
his and stated he kept it for his own
use.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
POLICE DESTROY
BIG LIQUOR HAUL

A truckload of liquor passed
through the streets of the city to-
day with the police making no at
tempt to interfere with it.
This fact did not mean that Chief
McCaslip and his men were asleep
on the job, for the chief was ON
the truck, cscorting it to the city
dumping grounds.
The liquor had been stored in the
police station for many months, and
the chief decided that Saturday was
Il good day for house cleaning.
Most of the liquor was beer, seized
in various raids throughout the city.
amounting to nearly 500 hotties.
There was also an assortment Of
"pre-war whiskcy, Saki, tequila
and wine.
\ truck from the street depart
ment backed up to the police sta
tion at 10 o clock and the work Of
loading it began under the supervi,
sion of the chief, with Councilman
Clements, members of the police do
partment and of the city hall stair
looking ON. Two city employees
who aided the work of loading were
cautioned by the clief to handle the
beer with care as .arring il might
cause explosions. \ heavy blanket
was used to cover the eases, as they
were placed in the truck, to prevent
glass FLYING around in ease Of any
of the stuff exploded.
The liquor was carted to the
dumping grounds, where the various
bottles were broken. Chief Nc
Caslin reported that some of the
liquor exploded with report like
that of a pistol when the bottles
were broken.
a second load, containing equip
ment used in making liquor, followed
the booze to the dumping grounds
This consisted of large earthcu Jars,
tubes, StrainerS, capping outfits and
other materials.
81 feel a little better now that
the stuff is out Cf the way the
chief said. Several times hotties
have exploded in the small room
where we keep the liquor and the
danger, if several happened to 90
off together, might be serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
DROUGHT
AREA TO
GET RATE
Commerce Commit S S ION
Approves Reduction On
Feed, Livestock.
EMERGENCY EXISTS
Roads Institute Cuts In
Accordance With HOOv-
er's Program.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. U.P-
Reduced rates on livestock, feeds
and water over railroads serving
the Hrought area of the middle
west were approved today by the
interstate commerce commission us
an emergency relief measure.
The commission declared that the
prolonged period Of severe drought
existing generally throughout the
United States warranted the find
ing that an emergency exists. I'm
mediate measures of relief were said
10 be necessary in many sections
to avoid loss Of live stock and 10
prevent general suffering.
Some Of the railroads serving the
drought area have asked the com
mission for permission 20 put into
effect at once reduced rates for the
transportation of livestock, feeds
and water.
The commissions order approving
reduced rates said that such rates
shall expire October u, 1890. The
actual rates We're not designated in
the commissions order bat viii he
put into. effect Immediately with
the filing of formal applications.
The commission acted in accord
ancc with President Hoovcr's pro
gram to relieve suffering in the
drought area Railroads are inst-
tuting the rate cuts at the Sugges-
iion of the president who sought
10 facilitate the movement OF feed
gions
Daniel willard. president of the
Baltimore and Ohio, advised Rep.
Ludlow, Dem. Ind, Yesterday that
his road and the Pennsylvania
would apply for half rates on hay
on the road. Ludlow took the matter
up with Willard because of condi-
tions in his state.