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Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
LIQUIDATION OF
FOX FILM STOCK
SHAKES MARKET

NEW YORK, Jan. 2. W.P)-Heavy
liquidation of the Fox Film A sent
out issue to new record low and
unsettled the entire stock exchange
list today.
The day began with the bulls in
control and ended with bears having
the upper hand. Net gains of l to
or more points We're replaced with
declines ranging to more than six
points.
According to preliminary calcula-
tions, the Dow, Jones & Co., industri-
al average declined 5.23 points to
243.25 and the railroad average 20
point to l14.47.
Sales for the day totaled 1882 ,720
shares, compared with 2,67S,O7O
shares on Tuesday.
So great was the wave of liquid
alton that tickers which easily hand
led the light markets prior, at 2:l5
We're running behind 10 minutes or
more.
Fox Film A went down sharply
late in the day when it was learned
the stockholders committee indicat.
ed "that receivership must be re-
sorted to at once in order TO protect
all interests
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
Garcia Changes
Original Plea

Francisco Garcia, whose trial 70,
the illegal possession of narcotics
was to have been held in superior
court this morning, surprised both
Judge Finney and the jury which
had been empaneled for the trial
by entering a plea Of guilty. r. B.
Whitelaw, his attorney, then enter
ed an appeal for probation and the
court set January 10, as the date
for hearing the probation appea
and passing sentence.
Lee G. Trimmer through his at
torney Lee Nuffer, moved that his
trial for the murder of Jose Her
nandez, be continued until January
i3. Attorneys for the state concurr
ing in this motion, that date was
set by Judge Finney for the trial
The jury which had been empanel
ed for the Garcia trial was instruct
ed to be in court on that dav fol
the trial of Trimmer.
Judge Finney confirmed Judge
Ihompson's appointment OF Ray
Johnson to act with Lee Nuffer as
attorney for the defense in this
case.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
EASTERN POLICE
SEEKING SENDER
OF FATAL BOMB

WASHINGTON, Jan. . UP) -
Search was continued by Maryland
and District of Columbia police to-
day for clues which might reveal
origin Of the bomb which scattered
death and injury in Seat Pleasant,
Nd, home, near here yesterday.
The bomb, wrapped as a gift,
killed Mrs. Naome Hall Brady, 80,
IN expectant mother, to whom it WIS
addressed, and injured seven others.
Mrs. Nora Hall, mother of Mrs.
Brady, lost the sight of one eve but
was otherwise uninjured. Mrs. Mar
earet Bromely, ST, grandmother, IS
in serious condition from shock
Four Hall children, Leslie, IS; Tho
mas, 8; SAM, 10 months, and Dor
othy, months, were injured. Stew
art Carneal, Is, neighbor lad, was
slightly cut by fragments.
The package was delivered by an
unknown messenger to the home OF
Mrs. John Buckley. directly across
The street from the Hall home, on
New Years Eve due to an ambigr-
Gus address. Mrs. Buckley sent it to
Mrs. Brady yesterday morning by
Leslie and young Carneal.
Members of the family gathered
in the tiny kitchen to watch the
lnwarpping, believing the package
to be belated Christmas gift.
The explosion tore great holes in
'he walls of the room whic II il
wrecked almost completely. It's de,
tonation was heard a mile away.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
u. S. HOPING
NAVAL PARLEY
WILL SUCCEED
Government Anxious To
Avoid Race In Building
More Warships.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. Q UP.--As
the new year opens the world Is
about to witness the third attempt
by the United States with a decade
TO stop the naval race Of the chief
powers.
One week from today Secretary of
State Stimson, heading the Ameri-
can delegation to the London arms
conference, sails on the George
Washington which carried Woodrow
Wilson to the Paris peace confer
cnce.
Wilson's mission was to bring per
manent peace to a war torn worl
oee the basi sof the II points. The
mission which the Cnited States now
undertakes is to prevent another
such dangerous naval race as that
between Great Britain and Germany
which led to tre World war.
In 1921, the United States called
the Washington arms conference
and asked the other four leading
naval powers to join in limiting
their navies. France insisted upon
such a heavy submarine fleet that
britain refused to limit her cruisers
insisting they were necessary for
defense.
The result was that battleship
fleets were reduced and limited but
the powers remained free to build
as many cruisers, submarines and
lcstroyers as they wished.
Other Farley Failed
In 1927, the United States called
the Geneva conference. France and
italy refused to join. The United
States, Britain and Japan settled
down to limit cruisers, submarine
and destroyer fleets. But with
France out of the conference, Bri-
tain to play safe, insisted upon a
fleet of 20 cruisers. The Z n d
States felt that if this was as low
as the British would go q limitation
treaty at that level would be a
farce. The conference broke up. The
United States started to build
cruisers.
Last year President Hoover de-
cided to make another-and that
MANY in this country regard as a
final effort to stave off deadly
naval race. Ramsay Macdonald, an
outstanding British pacifist, became
prime minister in May. Prelimln,
arv conversations began, followed
nv MacDtnald's visit to the United
States. It was decided to hold a
naval conference in London. Great
Britain, with the cooperation Of the
United States, asked Japan, France
aud italy to attend. All have ae-
cepted. The conference begins late
in January.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
High Power Lines
Kill Two Youths

GUADALUPE, Calf, Jan. .. W.p
James Hartncll, s year old boy
whose flaming body was snatched
from contact with high voltage
line by his father, died here from
burns late last night.
The boy had climbed n steel tower
Mt the Midland Counties Public Serv-
ice Corporation sub-station. His faith
or, George Hartnell, lineman work
ing nearby, heard the boy scream
and saw his body burst into flames
when the youngster touched the wire.
He ran up the tower to save his
son, and probably would have been
killed had not jess Jordan, n relief
operator at the b-station, grounded
the high tension line. Hartnell's
hands were badly burned.
Los ANGELES, Jan. .. W.P)-Sci.
entific curiosity of Robert Arm
strong, IS, who liked to tinker with
electrical apparatus, resulted in his
death here yesterday.
The boy climbed a power pole near
his home, to attach n coil he had
made to Il power line. He did not
know the line carried 100000 volts.
lie was hurled to the ground and
died on the way to hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
Spain's Dictator
Will Lose Power

MADRID, Jan. . (U.R-Premier
Primo de Rivera announced today
that the king had approved his plan
for abandonment of the dictatorship
and establishment of so called
semi.normal government in Spain.
The premier made his announce
ment after being received by the
king at the palace.
As result Of the kings decision
it was understood Primo de Rivera
would remain in office indefinitely
and that his plan for establishment
Of a one Chamber Cortes would be
carried out.
The modified form of eonstruc
tional government which the pre-
mier proposed uocessitates arbitrary
alienation of the 1876 constitution,
which has been opposed by strong
political factions.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
IS
MFNACED
BY REDS
Communists At Detroit
Jeer Arrival Of Mexi-
can President Elect.
POLICE ON GUARD
Distinguished Visitor Is
Protected Against Fur
ther Annoyance.

DETROIT, Jan. Q. U.H-President
elect Pascual Ortiz Rubio of Mexi-
co, was closely guarded by squads
of police today, while Detroit diG
its best to make him forget the re-
ception he received when he ar
rived here on his tour of the United
States last night. .
About 200 Communists mingled
with a crowd of 1000 persons gath
cred at Michigan Central station to
welcome him, had to be broken up
by police reserves after a violent
demonstration in which the presi-
dent elect, his wife and their three
small children were menaced.
Today the presidential party was
followed by armed police and no
one without credentials was allowed
near their car.
DETROIT, Jan. 9 U.n,-A mob of
200 communists scattered at STRAIT
ogic points throughout the crowd
that welcomed President Elect Pas
cual Ortiz Rubio of Mexico on his
arrival here last night, was broken
Mp by police reserves after a violent
demonstration against the Mexican
and American governments.
The near riot was complete sur
prise to police. Only a few detcc-
tives of the Black Hand squad had
been stationed in the crowd of 1000
which +ammed the lobby of Miehi-
gan Central station.
! The crowd was lined in two col
unins, leaving a wide aisle through
which the president elect and his
party were to pass.
AS the party entered the hall, first
came a chorus of cheers and then
the jeers and catcalls of the agita-
tors. Red plaeards denouncing Rubio
and President Hoover appeared as
II by magic and were carried alott
rs the crowd swept forward toward
the presidential party.
w en- the demonstration had
Gained slightly, the police forced
an avenue through the crowd, and
the distinguished visitors were
placed in an automobile and taken
to their hotel.
Two of the ring leaders of the
demonstration were arrested They
are Phillip Raymond, 80, secretary
of the Auto Workers union, and
Lawrence Gosman, Ii.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
MERIT OF
DRY LAW
IGNORED
Hoover Commission Not
Concerned With Eigh-
teenth Amendment.
SENATOR PLEASED
Jones Gratified With At
titude Displayed By
PrObers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. .. U.p)-
President Hoover s law enforce
mcnt commission is not concerned
with the merits of the 18th amend
ment, according to Senator Jones,
Republican, Washington.
That information, quieting the
fears of congressional drvs and
routing the hopes of wcts, was con
tanned in n statement issued last
night by Jones, who has been con
fcrrinp with commission members.
"I am glad TO learn" he said,
"that the commission is unanimous
that the wisdom or unwisdom OF
the 18th amendment is not involved
N their work; that it is part Of
the constitution and that the func-
tion of the commission is to devise
the best means possible for its en-
forcement.'
Jones made no mention of the
Solstead act which carried out the
18th amendment by fixing the one
half of one per cent alcoholic CON
tent. His statement was accepted
here, however, as definitely ending
any hope of recommendations by
the commission for its modification.
One revelation regarded as sig
nificant here was that the commits
sion agrees with Senator Borah,
Republican, Idaho. that the indus
trial alcohol situation is one of the
most difficult and important phases
of prohibition enforcement
The commission already has made
one report TO the President, Jones
said, and will issue others soon. lie
said it expected to complete its
prohibition work at least by July,
possibly sooner.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
GIRL SLAIN IN
BANDIT ATTACK
ON POLICE HEAD

DETROIT. Jan. .. U.P)-Inspcctor
James ]. Garvin sat propped up in
:, bed in Receiving hospital today
directing all available police in the
search for the gunmen who failed in
an attempt to assassinate him.
In nearby opcratin room, sur,
geons worked over the form of u
year old Lois Bartlett, who was
struck by four of the bullets intend.
ed for the inspector.
Inspector Garvin was wounded
twice, in the head and chest. His
wounds are not believed serious.
Garvin was riding to work this
morning in small police scout au.
tomobie.
As he stcercd his way through
heavy traffic of an Eastside boule
ward. an automobile appeared, its
horn raspcd for the right of way.
Garvin swung over, shotgun
roared, and he slumped over the
wheel. The car eareening toward
the curb.
Across the street the child, on her
way to school, was mounting the
steps of n friends home, to "call
for Mary"
A rattle of pistol fire came from
the black car. The bullets ripped
through the police ear, and as Lois
turned, four of them struck her.
Her school books fell from her hand
and she crumpled and rolled down
the steps,
The black ear sped on, pistols
flashing futilely. Garvin's car
bounded over the curb and stopped.
Police believed the attack was re.
Prisal for Garvin' $ crusade against
racketeers.
He had received numerous threats
OF gang vengeance.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
PAIR OF FOLSOM
RIOTERS TO BE
HANGED FRIDAY

FOLSOM PRISON, Jan. o UP)-
Folsom PRISONS portable scaffold
was taken out and erected in a cor.
ner of the death chamber TODAY, in
preparation for the double hanging
Friday morning of two of the five
condemned Thanksgiving riot lead
crs.
The men to be executed are An
thony Brown, San Francisco holdup
man, and Roy T. stokes, Los An
gcles burglar. Brown, it was devel-
oped at the trial, was the leader
of the six convicts who engineered
the riot on Thanksgiving day, 1927,
which cost the lives of 13 mon.
Folsom prison has no regular ex-
etuti0n room, so the stone dungeon
in which the men have been impris-
0ned, a narrow room at the rear Of
the main cell block, must serve for
that purpose. In order to erect the
gallows the cells are cleared of pris-
oners, and the doomed men removed
to solitary confinement in another
part of the prison.
Stokes, according TO prison auth
olities, is suffering from tubcreul-
oeis, and he has been receiving treat
ment from the prison hospital.
Technically. the men stand con-
victcd of killing a fellow prisoner,
George "Red" Baker, a trusty who
was slain by stray bullet during
the outbreak. However, they had
previously been convicted of stab,
hing to death Guard Ray Singleton,
who, singlchanded, had attempted to
quell the riot at its inception.
-Four other prisoners are under the
hanged on subsequent Fridays. Wa
ter f. Burke, Sacramento theater
,obber, and James Gregg, Fresno
murderer, are slated for execution
January 10, and Eugene Crosby,
alias James Gleason, Oakland burg
lar, is to be hanged January II.
Albert NJ Stewart, the sixth
rjotcr who turned states evidence
and "squceled" on his comrades, has
his appeal from the death penalty
'still before the state supreme court.
SAN QUENTIN, Jan. 3 <U.P)--En.
tering the death cell of the state
pcnitentiary here in a happy mood,
Louis Lazarus, sentenced to die on
the gallows Friday morning ioked
with his guards as they locked him
in.
"Get the deal over as soon as pos.
sible," he laughingly said.
He was sentenced to be hanged
tor the murder of an oakland bank
teller slain in robbery staged in
that city recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
Radicals Name
Many In Jail

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. . UIP>-
Nomihatlng many members now ia
la'i ana others appealing convictions
rom Jail sentences, for places on
the executive committee Of 100. the
International Defense league, closed
IT'S Fourth annual convention here.
Among those nominated were Mi.
Ian Resetar, Woodlawn, serving :,
five,year sentence on charge Of
stdltion; Yytta Stromberg. Los An
grles, pending an appeal from n In.
year sentence, charged with svndi.
cafism, and the seven Gastonia tex.
liie workers who are free pending
an appeal from convictions ON y
second degree murder charge.
Others nominated were: Uptou
Sinclair, Clarence Darrow, William
q, Foster, f. P, Cush, William Bovce,
lIiia Reeve Bloor, j. Louis Engdahl
rat Toohey and Andrew Overgaard.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
INDIA PREPARES.
PROGRAM AGAINST
BRITAIN'S RULE

LAHORE, Jan. 2. W.H-A pro,
gram for civil obedience to British
rule, including the nonpayment of
taxes, Will be prepared Immediately
as a means to carrying into effect
the resolution Of the Indian Nation
al Congress declaring India indie
pendent of Great Britain, Mahat.
ma X. Gandhi announced today.
The program will be presented to
meeting of the congress executive
committee in March, the Nationalist
leader said.
BY vote Of the congress, the
the next meeting Of the national or
ganization will be held at Karachi,
either in February or March Of 1891.
LAHORE, India, Jan. . U.pbA
nationwide demonstration in sup
port Of the nationalist congress cam
paign for independence of India
from Great Britain was called for
January 26 by vote of the working
committee of the congress today.
The committee decided to call
upon all Indian congressman to re.
sign Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
OAKLAND GUARDS
SCHOOLS AGAINST
BOMB THR0WER

OAKLAND, Jan. 2. U.P)-Police
guards, heavily armed, patrolled all
public schools in oakland today as
rrccaution against additional bomb,
ipgs such as destroyed Fremont
high school and damaged Lockwood
iunior high school last night.
Authorities are working on the
theory that q pyromaniac is to blame
for the blazes.
Flames, of asserted ineendiary or
iein, RACED the Fremont high school
with the estimated loss of $3.50, ,OOO
carly yesterday evening.
shortly after midnight, Edward
Freitas, q member of the San Le-
andre fire department, while driving
past the Lockwood school, observed
a bomb thrown at the building from
an automobile.
Immediately the bomb ignited,
setting fire to the walls of the struc'
ture. 4
Freitas tnrned in an alarm, and
attempted to overtake the other au-
tomobile, but was outdistanced.
The Lockwood school fire was ex-
t:nguished with little damage.
The Fremont school, however, in
cluding several auxiliary buildings
and much valuable equipment, was
completely destroyed by the flames.
High voltage wires, lashing about
in the streets when telegraph poles
were burned, imperilled fircmen and
bystanders.
Exploding fuel tanks in the base
mcnt also served to hamper fire
fighters.
Fire Chief w. J. Lutkey was
slightly injured when his machine
struck another automobile a few
blocks from the fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
JUDGE REFUSES
LENIENCY FOR
WOMAN BANDIT

Los ANGELES, Jan. .. U.P)-
Refusing her the permission to file
an application for probation on the
ground that she was about to become
a mother, Superior Judge Emmett
Wilson today sentenced Mrs. Mary
kavanaugh, %, to serve from one
to 10 years in San Quentin for her
part in the robbing of the United Ar
lists theatre here several months
ago.
"Thc crime was of such a nature
that probation is out of the aues.
tion," Judge Wilson, said in turning
down Attorney s. S. Hahn's request.
"Provisions have been made at San
Quentin for taking care of cases of
this kind"
The jurist imposed like sentence
the woman's husband, Edward
Iavanaugh, who was implicated in
he robbery.
According to evidence presented
Vt the trial, Kavanaugh, working at
he theatre as night watchman. and
his wife looted the safe of $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
Arrests Expose
Drug Smuggling

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. U.D
With the arrest of naval petty
officer and "Jack the Cabby,' an
underworld figure, New Year 8 eve'
federal narcotic agents believe they
have broken up dope smuggling
ring which utilized army and navy
transports.
Those arrested as narcotic SNUG
glers were Prentice A. Brogan, "A,
pharmacist on the United States
Transport Chamont and John W.
Ellis, 90. of Vallejo, who is known
as "Jack the Cabby."
The two put up struggle ana
Ellis drew revolver when agents
arrested them after one of the mar
cotic officers had made 4 purchase
of dope.
Agent Roy Sutherland, posed as
an associate of "Black Tony Par
magini, racketeer, now under in
dictment, and worked his way into
the confidence of the pair to con-
sumate the purchase of dope.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
ARREST MANAGER
OF THEATRE FOR
TUESDAYS FIRE

PAISLEY, Scotland, Jan. . UP'
Charles Dorward, manager of the
Glen Cinema theater, WAS arrested
today charged with culpablc hom!-
eide. Seventy children lost their
lives during panic caused by q
slight fire in the theatcr on New
Years Eve.
PAISLEY, Scotland, Jan. .. U.P)
With the death list Of children
crushed in the panic at the Glen
Cinema motion picture thcater
standing at 20, and score more
lowering between life and death in
hospitals, funds for the relief oc
suffering families began pouring
into Paisley today.
Preliminary Investigations into
the cause of Mondays tragedy,
leading the official inquiries which
are to come from parliament and
other bodies, show that nearly all.
if not all, Of the victims died from
asphyxiation, by crushing or by
bruises, and not from inhaling car
bon monoxide nor by burning.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
Accuse Russia In
East Indian Plot

AMSTERDAM, Jan. .. UP)--
Prompt suppression of a revolutions
airy plot in the Dutch East Indies
was revealed today in press advices
received here.
The dispatches said documents
seized in police raids on the homes
Of Nationalist party leaders had
clearly shown the East Indies Ma
tionalists were receiving orders from
Russia.
Tho documents revealed that q
Communist center operating at Sing
apore was laying a network of ex-
tremist propaganda to overthrow
the authorities throughout the Dutch
Archipelago, the dispatches said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
Liquor King
Badly Beaten

Los ANGELES, Jan. . U.H =
rasqualc Bruno, said by police to be
Il power in the liquor traffic of Los
Angeles, was in serious condition
today after beating administered
when Bruno shot and killed Manuel
Herrera at New Years party.
Bruno, said to have been atten.
tive to Mrs, Herrera, called at her
husbands home and quarrel de
Vcloped.
When Herrera fell mortallv
wounded the guests set upon Bruno,
who suffered a fractured skull and
other severe injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
IDENTIFY KEY
WITNESSES IN
TAYLOR CASE
Former Valet And One
Time Convict Are Pair
Wanted BY Police.
By FRANK II. BARTHOLOMEW
United Press staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 W.p>-
First definite move seeking solution
of the murder Of William Desmond:
Taylor, following reopening Of tho
now famous movie tragedy by
Friend w. Richardson, former gov
crnor of California, was expected tc
start in Los Angeles today.
The identity of the two mystery
sl,rouded key witnesses referred ia
IN a sensational statement by Rich
ardson Tuesday was learned by the
nited Press from Thomas NJ. Can
non, examiner for the state railroad
commission.
The men are George Heffner. alias
William Nelson, and Edward Sands.
Steps will be taken to locate Heff'
ncr, who III turn, it is hoped, can
reach Sands. The latter is believed
to be in Mexico.
Richardson's written statement to
the United Press asserted that at
the time he was governor, Heffner,
9 "two time loser" at Folsom peni-
tcnitary, sent word that he had val
uable first hand evidence in con
nection with the Taylor Staying.
Heffner's deposition indicated
that the Hollywood tragedy o o k
place against the background Of the
operation of narcotic ring, with
which Heffncr and Sands were con
nected. II was inferred that the ac'
t0al shooting was done by a wom'
an.
Neither Heffner nor Sands was
mentioned by name by Richardson
but the United Press established
their identity through Cannon, who
a. the time was a member of the
prison board
Convict Pardoend
The Richardson statement said the
then governor presented Heftner's
information to individual members
of the Los Angeles grand jury. Sec
reilly the jurymen advised him, he
said. that District Attorney Asa
Kcyes was in league with powerful
interests" seeking to protect the
slayer of Taylor, and that the only
result of the formal consideration
OF IIeffner's testimony would be to
cndanger the convict's life.
subsequently, the statement con-
tinucd, I,cffncr was parodned when
the news that he was willing to
"squeal" leaked out and placed aim
in actual danger of assassination.
Joseph NickcrS, secretary to Rich
ar,ison when the latter was COVER
nor, will confer with District At
torncy Buron Fits in Los Angeles
today in connection with the new
evidence. Richardson telegraphed
Nickers last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
Wilbur Announces
Date OF Parley

WASHINGTON, Jan. .. U.H-
Governors of three Lower Colorado
basin states, Arizona, California and
Nevada, together with the Colorado
River Commission and William j.
Donovan of the interior department
have set January 20 as the date for
their conference on Boulder dam
problems, Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur announced today.
The conference, expected to adjust
difficulties about the disposal of
water which will be available
through the erection of the dam, will
he held either at Phoenix, Ariz., or
at the Ell Tovar hotel at the Grand
Canyon, Wilbur said.