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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-16
DISORDERS SPREAD OVER NEW REPUBLIC OF SPAIN
Pantages, 4 Others, Held
 For Trials
Bound Over to Superior Court on Ch arges of
 Alleged Immoral Acts

SAN DIEGO Cal, April l6.- At the conclusion of the prelimi- nary hearings yesterday, Judge Arthur L. Mundo ordered Alexan- der Pantages and four other CO., defendants be bound over to the Superior Court on charges of con- spiracy to commit immoral acts against two IT year old girls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-16
Racketeer
 Killed in
 Restaurant
]" Joe, the Boss,' Associate of Al Capone, Shot
 5 Times in Back

NEW YORK, April 16.-Giuseppe Masseria, known as Joe, the Boss, " associate of Al Capone and accord ing to the police the biggest rack eteer of them all," died from foes bullets while he sat in restaurant at Coney Island last night thumb ing a deck of cards.
 The police fear the crime is from a gang war.
 Five bullets were fired into Mas serias body. in the back of the head and shoulders, from car at the curb.
 Mangum terraces are employed in Orange County, N. C., to re- claim wornout and washed soils. 
 The Louisiana rice crop for 1880 is estimated at 17,676,000 bushels from 491 ,000 acres.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-16

A move is under way to preserve the old French Embassy in Aus tin. Tex, as an historic shrine.
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Frequent Alaska Visitor
 MT Elfendahl recalled that he had visited Alaska every year since 1900, the year when the Skinner and Eddy Corporation first became
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
BY LEWIS HANEY

Despite the closing rally, stocks
lost a little ground last week.
Friday the market closed about
2 points under the preceding Sat
urday level.
All groups shared in the reac-
ton. The food stocks were among
the. largest losers.
Bond Showing Good
Bonds, however. made a good
showing. There continues to be
evidence that investors have
again begun to recognize that
many secondary bonds are cheap
and are looking around for bar
gains among the safer industrials
and railway issues.
This is a natural result of an
improvement in financial Sentl-
ment at a time when earnings
are poor, and the business out
look is still beclouded.
.. Public Holds Off
The rounding off in the mar
ket averages has been atter ded
by a marked slump in the vol.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
REMOVES
FILM CHECK.

PARIS, July 7 GN.SJ-The
announcement that France has
abandoned efforts to build up q,
home film industry by restricting
imports of American films was
greeted with approval today by
French movie fans.
In spite of criticism Of the
quality of American films by
newspapers, the fact remains that
the French prefer them to their
own.
French film makers caused
the government a year or more
ago to introduce a system de.
signed to force American com.
panies to buy one French film
for each American film imported
into France. AS few French
films were suitable for the Amer.
ican public, American movie men
refused to accept the system an
threatened to withdraw from
France. A compromise. was
reached whereby a. certain mum.
Der of American pictures were to
be imported. Now the ministry
Of fine arts has removed all re-
StrictionS. s.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
Investors Buy Bonds, But
Ignore Stock Lures

ume Of trading. The activity
reached its peak a week ago
Wednesday. This was before the
market was checked.
1t showed increasing caution
among buyers, and probably
marked the failure to entice the
public into the market.
1t is notable that New York
bank clearingS have continued
very low in the last two weeks.
Brokers' loans increased so
sharply that we must conclude
that the technical, position Of
the market has become weaker.
Relapse Is Forecast
Probably the market is getting
near to the point where, If the
public does not take hold. the
effort to distribute" will bring
a decline.
For the present. I would pro
ceed upon the assumption that
averages are likely to be lower
three weeks from now than they
are today. !
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
\. .E.GOVERNORS
STUDY RAILS

BOSTON, July 7 Q.N.SO.
Answering the call sent out by
Gov. Joseph B. Ely, the governors
of New England States assembled
at the executive chambers at the
State House>today to thresh out
the problem of disposition of rail-
roads in this section.
The chief executives assembled
to discuss the majority report the
New England governors railroad
committee, which recommended
a consolidation of the New York,
New Haven, and Hartford with
the Boston and Maine railroad,
providing the Pennsylvania rail-
road and the Pennsylvania Cor
poration lessen their control over
these two roads.
Rhode Island, dissenting with
the majority report, favored the
merger of the Boston and Maine
with the Van Sweringen system
and the consolidation of the New
Haven road with the Pennsyl-
vania, thus admitting the big
trunk lines into New England.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
SWeets Co. Profit +
Continues to Gain

Profits of Sweets Company Of
America continue to show i'm.
provement and indications are
that net income for the first six
months of this year will closely ap.
proximate 10 cents a share, or
within 80 cents of the full years
dividend requirements.
In the similar period Of 1890,
net profits amounted to $51 $685.
after all charges, but before Fed
eral taxes.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07

New York funds in Montreal, S2.StN
premium at $1,000.
Montreal funds in New York es.s1&
discount at $1,000.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
AUBURN SLUMPS
10, j. s. STEEL
5 POINTS
Westinghouse, American Can;
Bethlehem, Vanadium, N. Y.
Central and Others Break
By w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, July 7 u.N.S0,
Stocks turned decidedly weak very
early in today's session and in
stead continuing their first-hour
squirt, the leaders in the industrial
and railroad ranks dropped off
sharply for one of the widest re-
actions since the middle Of June.
With United States Steel drop
ping S points from its forenoon
peak, Auburn Auto down IL
points, American Can down 4 and
Westinghouse down AZ, the
whole market was admittedly
under the domination of a selling
wave.
Steel Trade Stacks
With the war-debt holiday an
established fact. Wall Street de-
voted a larger share Of its atten-
ton to home business prospects.
Weakness in the steel stocks was
due to indications of further
settling down in steel mills op-
erations to be shown tomorrow in
the weekly steel trade surveys.
Bethlehem Steel sold off 312
points from the opening price
and Vanadium was down 3H4.
The shorts who have been on
the run in the last week or two
came back for revenge today,
selling stocks right and left on
the theory that the good news"
on reparations was "out" for the
time being. Elimination of a
good part of the short interest in
the late June rise has made the
market vulnerable to further
attacks by the big bears.
Bear Raid Seen
Except for the wide drop in
Auburn Auto, there were no out
standing weak spots in the
market. A five-point drop in New
York Central, accompanied by
losses of 3 to points in the
leaders was strongly suggestive Of
a mild bear raid" such as may
be expected from time to time
in an unsteady midsummer
market
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
JUNE OIL OPERATIONS

East Central Texas operations
accounted for an increase in the
number of oil we'll completions
east of the Rockies in June to
1859 from 992 in May, although
initial daily potential output de-
clined to 340,502 barrels from
1,227,478. =.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
SALES

SALES
Washington Gas IS '33 A, 1000
1O112.
Potomac Electric Power IS pfd.,
2@113A.
Potomac Electric Power 512s
pfd., 4@111b.
Washington Railway and Elec.
trio pfd., 10000, 20@100, 800
100, 20@10O, 9@1O0.
District National Security pfd.,
1O068.
Mergenthaler, 10@77h.
Real Estate Mortgage pfd., 100
@61a, 1O0@612.
AFTER CALL
Capital Traction SIS AT, $4,000
83.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio As 81, $1,000@91.
Capital Traction, 10@36B, 100
36b.
Public Utility Bonds Bid Ask
Amer Tel & Tel ..l1S2 I.....
Am and Ctl Tr 5s. jIO8 n .....
Ancostia 6: Pot r r 5s.... 70 IS
e. F,:ssIas %s E 'S| = as:" :: 5,
City & Suburb an 5s ....... II .....
Georgetown Gas 1st 5s...,.. 104 1862
Potomac Elec Cons 5s...... 1O4h 1867
Potomac Elec .I109 .....
Wash Alex & Mt v CIT ....l 2 800.
Washington Gas AI101
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
GOOD LONGPULL
BUYS SEEN IN
UTILITIES
Spectator Quotes Standard
Statistics List Of Firms
Offering Opportunity Now
Rx THE SPECTATOR

NEW York. July IA Conpre-
hensive analysis of the long.terIn
utility outlook discloses reasons
for believing that representative
issues are in an accumulation
zone for a long-swing upturn, ac-
cording to Standard Statistics.
Therefore, this service advises .
conservative purchasing policy OF
these issues over the course Of the
summer.
Reactions Likely
While it is held altogether prob
able that the utility group will be
subject to recurring reactions dur.
ing the near term, subsequent
sharp advances are possible in the
anticipation of better fall busi'.
ness, despite lower earnings.
Among the issues likely to par.
ticipate prominently in any such
rise, and which have outstandin8'
merit for long-term holding, are
included American Gas and Elec-
trio, Consolidated Gas of New.
York. Electric Bond and Share
Electric Power and Light, North
American, Public Service Of New
Jersey, United Gas Improvement
and United Corporation.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
Expected Earnings

Among the companies whose
earnings for the first half of this
year are expected to compare
favorably with the similar period
last year, are Drug Inc, with So
estimated against $3.01 in the
first half of 1890; Hershey Choc-
olate, $5 against $4.71; Ameri-
can Chicle $2.15 against $2.16:
Beechnut Packing $3.50 against
1896: General Foods $1.90
against $2.01; zonite Products 70
cents against IS cents; McCall'S
$2.15 against $226, and American
Home Products $3.50 against
$3.50. y
It is significant to note that
the food group is so prominently
represented above. - ,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03
Items Of News
About Town

E. E. Anderson and David Brom-
ley returned this week after spend
ing their vacation in Los Angeles
and San D.c=o
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hensley and
Mrs Hensley's son, Everett Scott,
recently returned after an extensive
motor trip. Mrs. Hensley and son
drove to Minneapolis for a visit
with relatives and on the return
trip Hensley joined them in Oma-
ha. Nebraska. Everett returned to
school at st. GATHERINGS academy
at Anaheim this week.
Hugh Osborne is back in the val
ley after attending the American
Legion convention In Long Beach
Mrs Otis Tipps and two daugh-
ters. Betty and Helen, returned this
week after spending the summer
at Vacation camp. Mrs. Tipps man
aged the camp this summer and
Betty was one Of the art and rec
reation assistants.
Mrs. Myrtle Miles and children
and her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
NJ. Stark, are enjoying a vacation
IN San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03
CHOOSES GRAHAM
FOR HARD WORK
AT HOOVER DAM

A Graham special eight has been
chosen by the engineers of the Six
Companies, general contractors for
the Hoover Dam on the Colorado
river, for eXacting and arduous work
in the extremely hot desert country
surrounding Las Vegas, Nevada, ac-
cording to word received here by
w. c. Reed, local Graham dealer,
from Reeve Gartzmann, president
of Reeve Gartzmann, Inc, Los An
geleS, Graham distributors for
Southern California.
The recognition the Graham re-
ceived from this contracting firm
can be regarded as a singular dis
tinction when it is realized that the
Six Companies concern is large
enough to handle the dam construc-
ton contract involving an expendi-
ture of 10000. 900, the largest pri-
yate construction job in all history.
III. J. Lawler, chairman of the
construction committee. who made
the purchase explained that he was
guided by three features of Graham
construction not TO be found in any
other single make of car" said Reed
after investigating the reasons why
Lawler chose the Graham, They
are the complete equipment of safe
ty plate glass, the Graham syn
chronized four-speed transmission,
and the cooling system, the latter
of special Importance in the broiling
desert region where the Graham
must work.
The water jacketing of all Ora
ham engines completely surrounds
the cylinder barrels over their en-
tire length, all the way from top to
bottom. The whole piston. from its
head to the lower edge of the skirt,
is always surrounded by water-cool-
ed cylinder walls, even at the bot
tom of its stroke. This design not
only assures adequate cooling OF the
cylinder walls and the piston, but
permits of a closer running fit be-
tween piStons and cylinder walls
and, even more important, gives
uniform cooling and expansion OF
the entire cylinder block, prevent
ing distortion of the block and mis-
of the bores.
when Lawler was asked what
was the most important single rea-
son for his recommending the p,r-
chase of the Graham sedan he said
1t was my past experience with
the Graham four-Speed drive.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03
Amateur Pilots
Start Air Race
To Cleveland

NEW YORK, Sept 3. U.Pj-Ama-
teur pilots, some listed il the social
register, planned to take off today
on a handicap derby to Cleveland,
scene of the national air races.
The contestants are competing
for a bronze trophy. From here to
Akron, Ohio, they will be on their
honor not to open their motors to
more than so revolutions above the
par cruising speed established by
the handicappers.
The takeoff is scheduled for l 30
p. m. with the route 10 include Al
bany, Syracuse and Buffalo, where
the night will be spent. The next
day they will fly 70 Akron, where
they will await the flash for the Il
nal lap to Cleveland when they
can open their motors to capacity.
Eligibility Of contestants was de-
termined on four counts:
!. Never competed with profess
SIGNALS in a professional event.
3 Never accepted any pecuniary
reward for using or permitting one
self TO be advertised as using the
goods Of a manufacturer, agent or
merchant.
3. Never accepted any pecuniary
reward for appearing at any air
meet or airport.
4 Never found guilty of unsports-
manlike conduct.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03
REOPEN BOURSE
FOR POOR DAY
IN STOCK SALE

BERLIN, Sept. 3. U.P)-Heavy
selling marked the reopening Of the
Berlin bourse today after a shut
down of seven weeks. the govern
ment kept an eye on the market
and was prepared 10 move in case
Of excuses.
Opening for trading at ll:30 a. m,
first orders were not executed until
1915 p. m. because Of the confusion.
Large offerings Of industrial shares
were thrown on the market and
found few takers.
The exchange has been closed by
government order during the recent
crisis ana todays sharp losses re-
Elected price declines for the past
seven weeks in the world markets.
Bourse officials decided 70 cancel
quotations on the bond market if
pold mortgage bonds sold off more
than y per cent.
Trading above or below official
quotations was forbidden. while
traders were warned particularly
against spreading runners that
would depIess prices.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03
SUSPECT AIDE
in BANK FUND
POPULATIONS

CHICAGO. Sept. 8. UP)-Bank-
ing and insurance company officials
hunted today through voluminous
records for evidence that someone
helped Walter E. Wolf embezZle
more than sI.5O0,o00 from the Con-
tinental-Illinois Bank q Trust
company.
Il had no accompiices, declared
the 42-year old model husband and
neighbor. but the officials found it
impossible TO believe that for 10
years this $4,000 a year bank en-
ployee could work entirely alone
and escape detection as he squan-
dered fortunes in the stock markets.
Representatives of Lloyd's in Lon
don said they were convinced. how
ever. that Wolf was not aided by
any OF the so men who worked I'M
Ger him in the coupon department
of the fourth largest bank in AM
erica.
James R. Leaven and Abner J.
Stilwell, president and vice presi-
dent of the SLIPS, 100000 institution,
also said they were convinced no
other employee Of the bank had
been involved in the record smash
ing POPULATIONS.
Wolf stole securities, it was
charged, and put them up as mar
gin
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03

Relations May
Become Altered

PARIS, Sept. 3. U.PeHopes for
an early improvement in Franco
German relations were raised here
by announcement that Premier
Pierre Laval and Foreign Minister
Aristide BRAND will visit Berlin
September &c.
The visit will be IN return for the
trip made to Paris in July by Ger
man Chancellor Heinrich Bruening
and Foreign Minister Julius Curtlus
Officially Laval and BRAND will
be on a formal visit without politi-
cal discussions but il is considered
inconceivable that the two principal
members OF the French cabinet
should pay the first official French
visit to Berlin since the World War
without talking over vital issues be-
tween the two nations.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03
YOUTH WHO saw
BANK ROBBERS
DISAPPEARED

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3. W.p)-
Joe Fisher, Is, market boy, who
witnessed the SOL 900 robbery of the
Security First National Bank branch
at Belvedere last Monday, has dis
appeared, his parents informed the
sheriff's office today.
Young Fisher, going to work ear
ly Monday morning, saw three
young robbers saving barred
window Of the bank He was cap
tured by the youths, tied up with
wire, and held In the bank until
the robbery was completed.
The parents feared that the
bandits may haxe kidnapped their
son because he knew them, or
would be able to make an identifi-
cation, they told deputy sheriffs.
Captain Norris Stensland was in
clined to discount the parents kid
naping theory. He said he be-
lieved Fisher fled and is in hiding
because of the threats directed at
him.
Edward Kallam. chum of the
Fisher youth, also disappeared from
his home at the same time Fisher
disappeared last Tuesday. This
kallam boys mother told deputis
Fisher to help protect him.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03
Narcotic Sale
Causes Arrest
OF Physic a n

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3. U.P)-
Theft Of narcotics from a wholesale
drug company by an employee, and
their ultimate sale at high prices to
addicts, was said to have been re-
vealed TO police by DR.. Frank Da-
wilson. 43, following his arrest to-
day.
DR.. Davidson was taken into Gus
tody after a police operative was
declared TO have purchased SIS
worth of morphine from him.
In a sensational confession he
subsequently made to Captain Eddie
Chitwood of the narcotic detail, DR..
Davidson said the drug firm en-
ployee had been stealing the mar
cotics for several months, turning
them over TO him for sale.
Arrest of the implicated employee
whose name was not revealed, was
ordered by Chitwood.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03
TEETH AND SNEEZE
STOP OGDEN TRAIN

OGDEN, Utah, Sept g. up
Hay fever and false teeth held up
the Union Pacific's number 10 train
operating between Evanston, Wyo.,
and Ogden for over five minutes
the other day.
Ollie Lance, fireman on the run,
is susceptible TO hay fever. He al
so must use false teeth.
Came a violent sneeze and out
the cabins window Tipped Lance S
teeth.
stop the train" signalled the
fireman TO the engineer.
Thereupon ensued an intensive
search for false teeth in which
train crew and passengers alike
participated. Finally the teeth were
found six car lengths down from
the engine.
The train proceeded.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03
GlendOra Bank
Is Closed On
Order OF State

GLENDORA, Cal, Sept. 3. U.P)-
The Glendora bank was closed to-
day by order of Edward Rainey,
state superintendent of banks, who
declared the institutions cash re-
serves had fallen below legal re-
quirements.
Rainey said the bank had COM
mercial deposits of $lO5 900, savings
deposits of $4,000 and public funds
on deposit totaling $50,30O. The
latter is fully protected by bonds,
he added.
1T is too early to state what per-
centage OF the deposits will be re-
funded" Rainey said.
Officials of the bank are w. D..
Isenberg, president, and j. o. Mills,
cashier.
This is the second bank to be
closed by the state since the first
OF the year. The bank of West Hol-
lywood was closed June IL.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03
PORTUGAL WILL
FULFILL PLAN
SAYS DICTATOR
BY WILLIAM II. LANDER
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1881, BY United Press

copyright, lool, ny CihtCu TTcSS
LISBON, Sept. 3. U.P)-Despite
"momentary delays" caused by rev.
olution, Gen. Antonio Carmona,
head of the Portuguese military
government, is confident his dicta-
torship will fulfill its program of
economic restoration and establish
ment of normal constitutional gov
eminent
Gen. Carmona gave the United
Press the first interview he has
granted since the successful revolu-
ton of 1926 He was elected pres
ident for four year term March
IS, 1928.
with patriotism, tenacity,
and good will, l am confident
that the dictatorship will sue
cessfully complete its program
to effect economic restoration
and establishment of some sort
of normal constitutional gov
eminent devoid of the ills and
intrigues such as those which
existed prior to 1896" he said.
Revolution Is the only cause OF
momentary delays in the govern
ment's work. I can not predict the
length of time required to fulfill
our program"
Gen. Carmona denied allegations
in some sections of the foreign
press that the dictatorship is tyran
meal.
1--WE are only a group of unself-
ish and personally unambitious
men trying to eradicate Portugal's
political ills and put the country
on sound financial basis.
Personal dictatorship is totally
All our decisions are
reached after mature considera-
lions for the interests of the coun-
try. Furthermore. the government
attacks nor prosecutes nobody"
The president reiterated Portu-
gals willingness TO cooperate in
TO advance world peace
He said that Portugal will continue
to follow the terms Of the British
alliance since the government real
ICES that 1t lacks the influence and
Of first rank power.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03
ONE MAN Mine
NETS PROFIT
FOR ITS OWNER

GOLD HILL, Utah. Sept. 3. (u.P
This is story of a man and a
gold mine-a story in which, for
once at least, the man is the more
fascinating OF the two.
For here resides Loeffler Pal
mer, mining engineer. philosopher
and traveller, WHO IS the sole owner
of a gold mine he could sell any
day for large sum.
But nothing could persuade him
TO sell. Instead he works his mine
several weeks a year, clears $1,000
or ,00O-enough for his needs
and then enjoys life for y months.
This has been going on for the
past decade and, undoubtedly, will
continue for years to come.
just the other day he shipped a
IS ton car of gold ore to the Amer
lean Smelling & Refining Company
and received check for $4,000, net
because, outside of a
few dollars for help in loading, he
does all the work himself.
In brief, Palmer is one zimmerman
and his valuable property, called
The Rube", is a one-man-mine.
He enters his mine with necessary
tools and pecks away at the gold
ore vein until he accumulates
enough for a car load. Then he
calls in a few laborers, who help
him load the car
And that's all there is to it. AS
soon as he gets his check, he sets
forth on trip-sometimes only to
California. other times to the far
corners of the earth. where he in
dulges his hobby OF big game hunt
ing.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-03

word reaching here late yesterday
Charles L. Childers. chief coun-
sci, and M. j. Dowd. chief engineer
of the Imperial. Irrigation district,
will attend the conferences with
officials from the department Of the
interior.
The conferences are for the pur-
pose OF going over final drafts OF
the proposed canal contract prior
to submitting 1t to voters of the
Imperial Irrigation district.