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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
FATHER OF DEAD
GIRL DECLARES
LETTERS FAXED

NEW YORK, June "a. W.P)-
Despite two letters said to have been
written by Starr Faithful to DR.. e.
jameson Carr, for whom she pro-
fessed "a mad and insane" attach
ment and which indicated her in
tention of suicide, the battling
death of the beautiful Greenwich
Village girl seemed no nearer solu-
tion today.
The missives, presented to the
Nassau county grand jury yester-
day by DR.. Carr, ships doctor
aboard the Cunard liner Franconia,
told of her unrequited love for him
and told of carefully laid plans by
the eccentric 25-year-old girl to end
her life by means which would pre-
vent Illustration.
However, District Attorney Elvin
N. Edwards, who has chung to a
theory of murder since the girls
body was found on Long Beach
more than two weeks ago, declared
he was still skeptical that Starr had
taken her own life.
Stanley E. Faithful also held to
the murder theory today and
charged the letters we're forgeries.
He trembled with indignation when
he was shown the missives written
in round, graceful script, and de-
clared:
1.-THE letters are forgeries. That's
all can say"
Faithful denied he had any name
to suggest in connection with the
charge.
Edwards announced today he in
tends to continue his investigation
along the lines of the murder theory
and that the grand jury Will be
summoned again today. Inspector
Harold r. King said his mind was
still open on whether Starr had
committed suicide or had been
murdered.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
Search Made For
'Hit-Run' Driver

LOS ANGELES, June "A. U.P)-
A hit-run driver who spun an auto
mobile off the Ridge route high
way Sunday killing a 12-year- -old
girl, and pinning the childs mother
in the wreckage for two days, was
sought by police today.
The mother, Mrs. Theodore Tour
neur, 20, Birmingham, Ala, was re-
covering in a hospital, but her
daughter, Mildred Marie, was dead
Theodore Tourneur, driving an
other automobile, was some dis
tance behind his wife's car, and
passed the scene of the wreck un-
aware that his family was pinned
beneath the machine at the bot
tom of a 400 foot cliff.
Tourneur continued to Fresno,
and when his wife failed to appear
asked for search. A party of
motorists found Mrs. Tourneur
clasping the body of her child.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
BANKER AND WIFE
END LIVES WHILE
HELD IN CUSTODY

BELLINGHAM, Wash, June "a.
U,P)-Emil M. Toscannini, former
assistant cashier of the San Pedro
branch of the Bank of America, and
a blonde woman companion, be-
lieved to have been his wife, were
found dead in a room in the Hotel
Del Monte at Blaine today. They
had been confined to the room
after Toscannini was arrested on a
California embezzlement charge,
pending their removal to the county
Jail here.
Both had been shot and authori-
ties assumed that Toscannini had
killed the woman and then commit
ted suicide.
Toscannini was arrested late
Tuesday as he attempted to cross the
border into Canada, and with the
woman was placed in the hotel
room. Officers took their clothes
away to prevent their escape, and
an officer returned to the hotel this
morning with their clothing. He
instructed them to don their gar
ments and left the room. When he
returned they did not respond to
his knock and when he broke in the
door both were dead.
The sheriff's office and Coroner
n Whitney Near of Bellingham
were called, and authorities left i'm
mediately for Blaine.
Toscannini was wanted in Los
Angeles for the alleged embezzle-
ment of $1355 from the San Pedro
branch bank. His arrest was made
at the request of B. E. Dernan, of
the department of justice, Los An
geleS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
Small Fire On
Navy Airship

WASHINGTON, June "a. U.P)-
Commander A. II. Dressell of the
naval dirigible Los Angeles report
ed to the navy department today
there had been a small fire aboard
the craft in her hangar at Lake
hurst, N j. Damage was slight.
Dressell said damage was con-
fined to the outer cover. Cause of
the fire was uncertain but was pre-
sumed to have been a short circuit
in new electrical equipment being
installed.
The Los Angeles is expected to
be ready to fly again by tomorrow
evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
Seek Clara Bow
For Stage Part

LAS VEGAS, New, June "a. U.P)
New York will see Clara Bow,
screen actress, across the footlights
of Earl Carroll's Vanities when the
show opens in August if plans an
nounced here today by Ralph Far
nun, New York theatrical man. are
carried to a conclusion.
Farnum said he came from New
York by airplane in an attempt to
persuade Miss Bow to accept an en-
gagement with Carroll. Farnum al
so said he had hopes of obtaining
the services of Rex Bell, Miss Bows
fiance.
The New Yorker set out for Bells
ranch near Nipton, where Miss Bow
has been recuperating since she
left Glendale sanitarium after
treatment for a nervous collapse,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
NOTED LIVESTOCK
COMMISSIONER DIES

LOS ANGELES, June "a. W.E) 80
The funeral of Charles w. Campbell,
president of the Southwest Condi-
tioning company, who died yester-
day, will be held Friday afternoon.
Campbell was we'll known
throughout the middlewest as a
livestock commissioner. Born in St
Louis, Miss, in 1869, he went to
Kansas City as a young man and
engaged in the livestock business
there. Later he went to Chicago
where he joined the firm of Wilson
and Company. packers. He was sent
to South America as manager for
the Wilson company and after
spending five years there returned
to the United States.
He came direct to Los Angeles on
his return 10 years ago and has
since been identified with the
Southwest Conditioning company.
Besides his widow he leaves one
daughter, Virginia.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
mkMlLL-.

BEVERLY HILLS, June %.
tSpeciaD Every time I pick up
a paper I see my favorite Amer
ican citizen, Dwight Morrow, get
ting a degree from some moro
universities. He has played a
regular circuit of 'em. lie has
been in his cap and gown more
than he has his pants this
spring.
You know it's awful hard for
these universities to get a good
headliner to draw the crowds
and publicity. so when they get
real one like Mr.. Morrow, they
just weight him down with
"hokum" degrees.
We are living in an age of
publicity. 1t used to be only
saloons and circuses that want
ed their name In the paper, but
now it's corporations. churches,
preachers, scientists, colleges and
cemeteries.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
Mabel NOrman's
Property Sold

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, June "a. W.P
Treasured possessions of Mabel
Normand, late screen comedienne,
were in the hands of strangers to-
day-having been sold at auction.
A blue and gold prayer rug
picked up by the actress on her ira
vels went for $50. A glass casserole
used by Miss Normand to prepare
food for guests brought Is cents.
Chairs, other household goods,
and a crayon drawing of Miss Nor
mand when she was child were
sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
Acquitted Slayer
Faces New Charge

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal. June
"a. U.P)-Ambrosia j. Mateo, 81
Filipino, today was found not
guilty by jurymen who heard his
trial on charges of numbering An
drew Scurri, Is, at the Avila pier
on April IL.
MatSo was arrested after he had
shot and killed Andrew and wound
ed his brother John, 10, in reac-
ton to their attacks against him.
A charge of unlawful possession
of a weapon has now been filed
against the Filipino
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
RAILROAD HEADS
HOLD DISCUSSION
ON RATE INCREASE

CHICAGO, June "a. U.p)-Execu-
tives of the nations railroads and
representatives of shippers met in
Chicago today for conferences on
the proposal to increase freight
rates by Is per cent.
Three days of conferences opened
today with a meeting of presidents
and other executives of eastern,
western and southern railroads at
the Blackstone hotel. They planned
to determine on what commodities
the increase will be sought and to
discuss the matter of interlocking
rates between districts.
Members of the advisory commit
tee of National Industrial Traffic
League will meet with the execu-
tives tomorrow. Preliminary con-
ferences were held today between
shippers and railroad representa-
tiVes.
The freight increase problem will
be considered from the railroads
viewpoint at the joint conference
tomorrow. The traffic league exc
cutives will meet Friday to discuss
the matter as it affects their own
position.
Executives of railroads which de-
sire the increase will be asked to
sign a petition to the interstate
commerce commission.
Among the commodities which
some executives are expected to IA
yor exempting from the increase
are farm products and petroleum
Officials said, however, it is toe
early to predict what commodities
will be eliminated from the ad-
vance.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
AVIATOR'S WIFE NOT WORRIED
DURING HIS TRIP OVER OCEAN

Like me, he is a great ad-
mirer of Kingsford- Smith" Mrs.
Gatty said, after she had ex-
planned that she is a native of
Sydney, Australia, and that her
husband had lived there most
of his life. Gatty was born in
Campbelltown, Tasmania. Their
eldest son was born in Sydney.
They came to Los Angeles four
years ago to make their home
here.
Mrs. Gatty said she had never
"been up" but explained that II
was because II just haven't
time"
She said the last word she
had from her husband, apart
from newspaper reports, was a
telegram saying he was taking
off from Roosevelt Field, l.. /.
"The news dispatches seem to
be quicker" she said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
Weds Following
Reno Divorce

SAN FRANCISCO, June "a. UP)
Joseph S. Thompson, San Fran
cisco capitalist, and the former
Germaine De Marie Requet of
Bordeaux, France, were honey
incoming today after their marriage
at the Mill Valley home Of James
A. Thompson, brother of the groom.
Thompson was divorced in Reno
two weeks ago from Mrs. Marjorie
Burlington Thompson. He is a
brother of Kathleen Norris the
novelist and his bride formerly was
a language instructor at the Uni
yersity of Utah.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
HEAVY SENTENCE
GIVEN HEAD OF
ROM0LA CONCERN
Judge Condemns Swind-
ling Operations Where
by Many Were Fleeced.

LOS ANGELES, June "a. U.P)-
Mrs. Lucille M. Head, former secre-
tary of Romola Inc, was sentenced
today by Federal Judge John M
Killits to serve six years in the
women's federal penitentiary at
Anderson, w. Va, for her alleged
part in using the mails to defraud
In sentencing the only woman de-
fendant in the case, Judge Killits
denied her plea for probation on
the ground that she was too i'm
portant defendant in this case"
Mrs. Head was convicted yester-
day along with Alexander Hursh,
founder of Romola Inc.
Mrs. Heads sentence will run
three years concurrently on each of
10 counts of mail fraud and three
years concurrently on another 10
counts involving the same offense.
Deny Probation
Gerald E. Bowman, Salt Lake
City broker, was sentenced to three
years Imprisonment and probation
was denied. The court stated that
restitution would be an important
part of whatever parole proceedings
might be taken in the future.
Judge Killits stated that the in
vestigation of the alleged jury tam
pering of which the defendant was
suspected by department of justice
had not yet been completed
and that the court was eager to give
Bowman all of the benefit of what
ever doubt there might be that he
was responsible for the sending OF
the articles TO the jurors.
Other sentences are as follows:
Freeman II. Bloodgood, former
deputy state real estate commits
sioner, sentenced to two years.
Ernest Phillips, Romola lecturer,
sentenced TO four years.
w. B. Collins, lecturer, sentenced
to l8 months on a single count in
which he was found guilty.
w. G.. Jenkins, Phoenix broker,
sentenced TO three years.
Cliff McAfee, Los Angeles broker
and cafe owner, sentenced 10 three
years
Thomas Rouse, Los Angeles brok-
er, sentenced to two years.
ID. j. Smith, San Francisco brok-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
Governor Davis
Will Not Resign

BAGIO, r. l., June "a. U.H-
Governor General Dwight F., Da-
Wis issued a denial at his summer
headquarters today of published re-
ports that he had notified admins
tration officials in Washington OF
his desire to retire July l.
The governor was informed that
officials had disclosed President
Hoover's expectations that Davis
will continue in office until next
January.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24

LOS ANGELES, June "a. {U.P)
MY friends were more wor-
ried than l." Mrs. Harold G.
Gatty, wife of the around the
world flyer, declared today when
asked how she spent the period
during which Gatty and Wiley
Post were flying over the Allan
tic on the first leg of their
around the world flight.
81 haven't time to worry" she
said as she rescued two-year-
old Ronald from take-off from
the top step of the porch.
Alan, 5, and Linday, 3, are
the other members of the avist-
tors family and "they are
mighty proud of their daddy"
Mrs. Gatty said.
"I'm used to Harold taking
long hops" Mrs. Gatty eX-
planned. 'Hee is a good navi-
gator and knows how to take
care of himself"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
Movie Romance
Goes On Rocks

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, June %. U.P)
The brief married life of Dorothy
Lee, young film actress, and James
Fidler, publicity agent, apparently
had ended today with the couple
separated.
Fidler had established himself in
a Hollywood apartment. while Miss
Lee remained in their home at To-
luca Lake.
Miss Lee and Fidler were married
in San Bernardino on November 8,
1890.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
Laundry Robbed
By Bandit Trio

LOS ANGELES. June "a. U.P)-
Three masked bandits held up By
ron +. Bruneman. manager of the
Wardrobe Laundry. today and es-
capped with $4,000.
While two of the men kept Is
employees covered with their guns,
the third took the money to q
coupe waiting outside. Then the
two men, who kept the employees
under guard, joined him and they
drove away.
The money had been placed in
small sacks in the cashiers office
ready to be taken to the bank when
the bandits arrived.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
Persistence
Wins Him Bride

LONDON, June "a. tU.P)-The de-
votion with which Burgon Collins,
Jr., Los Angeles, followed his fian-
Gee. Miss Mary Jane Kahler, hall
way around the world, won him an
early marriage today.
Miss Kahler, also of Los Angeles
was on tour of the world and hao
reached Paris when Collins ap-
peared. His immediate proposal was
accepted, and the couple came to
London for the ceremony. The
wedding took place in the fashiona-
BILE Christ. church, Mayfair.
Mrs. Collins is the niece of Fred
erick Cone, New York advertising
specialist,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
WOMAN FLYER KILLED

AKRON, O., June "a. U.P)-MiSs
Mildred -Stinaff, 20. holder of the
1929 women's outside loop record,
was killed last night when her air.
plane power dived 1900 feet after a
loop and crashed in field near
the Municipal airport.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
F FRENCH
CONSENT
TO PLAN
Reservations Asserted To
Be Merely Means OF
Guarding Position.
OTHERS IN LIN E
World Sentiment Indi-
Gates Hooyer's Plan
Will Be Adopted.
By RALPH HEINZEN
United Press Staff Correspondent


PARIS, June q. U.P)-The French
acceptance of President Hoover's
war debts holiday, with reserva-
tions. was approved by the cabinet
today.
1t lauds Mr. Hoover's initiation
but as expected, insists on the con-
tinuation of the unconditional an
nuities" for Germany as provided
in the Young plan.
The reply stressed that the gov
ernment, however, must gain the
approval of parliament because the
Young plan was voted a law last
year and the cabinet can only ap-
prove the Hoover plan "in princi-
pie"
The cabinets defeat in the cham
ber Of deputies was anticipated Fri
day, when it asks parliament's ap-
proval of it's action. Parliament,
hostile to the Hoover plan, has in
sisted that it be consulted prior to
dispatch of any reply to the Amer
lean proposal.
The text of the French reply will
be communicated through Walter
E. Edge, United States ambassador,
to the state department in Wash
ington later today.
The French reply, a summary
shows, includes the following salient
points:
l. France agrees to waive for one
year the conditional annuities to-
falling 1,634,OoO,0oo francs 1865. $780,
000).
2. The entire unconditional an
nuity of 2,775 100000 francs ($ll1,-
| 000,000), due France must be paid
| into the bank for international set
| Elements at Basle.
Demands Control
The Basle bank is TO have sole
control over how the S11l,000000 Is
to be distributed in credits to Ger
many and other eastern European
state requiring financial aid.
France, in other words, insists on
Germany's paying the uncondition-
al annuity during the years holi-
day, but is willing to turn that
money back to Germany if the
bank of international settlements
believes Germany or other eastern
European countries need it.
The Young plan must be contin-
ued, the French reply stipulated.
but France is ready to waive the
conditional annuities for year.
The French government insists
that application of the plan be linn
tied to one year, after which the
bank of international settlements
will resume usual payments to
creditor powers of Germany's un-
conditional annuities.
| WASHINGTON, June "a. WP)-
Frances objection to one feature of
President Hoovers proposal for a
one year war debt and reparationg
holiday will be given thorough ex-
animation here, it was indicated in
official quarters today
The French reply to Mr.. Hoover's
proposal accepts the plan with the
reservation that Germany be re-
CURED to continue the non-post-
ponable payments under the Young
plan, amounting to some 100000
/ 900 next year, but that this sum
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24

LIVERPOOL. Eng. June "a. OPP
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, af-
ter a successful flight across the
Atlantic. landed their monoplane
Winnie Mae at the Sealand air
drome, near Chester today, and
proceeded on their way around the
world after brief halt.
The daring flyers came down at
the airdrome at p. m. but despite
the strain of their dash from New
York to Newfoundland and across
the Atlantic in little more than "a
hours, refused to rest but took off
with the intention of flying at least
as far as Berlin and perhaps TO
Moscow
Chester is l6 miles southeast of
Liverpool and 90 miles from the
Irish sea.
First word that the flyers had
made the years first crossing Of the
North Atlantic came when they
passed over Bangor, Wales. 40 min
utes before reaching Chester. BAN
gor is so miles due west of Chester,
ON the northwest coast of Wales.
They we're headed on straigh.
course for Berlin.
The flyers left at 2;05 p. m. after
a halt of an hour. They were
cheerful and received the congrat-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24
AV|AI0RS
LAND IN
GERMANY
Post And Gatty Making
Excellent Time In At
tempt To Circle Globe.
GREETED AT BERLIN
Previous Stops Made Up
on Arrival In England
And At Hanover.

BERLIN, June "a. tU.P)-The
monOplane Winnie Mae flash
ing around the world, arrived
here at $3.50 p. m. from Han
over, Germany, where IL made
brief halt after spanning the
Atlantic during the night.
The flyers, Wiley Post and
Harold Gatty, brought their
speedy craft down here before
proceeding to Moscow.
They were utterly exhausted
after nearly 36 hours of almost
continuous flying.
The flight of $50 miles from
Chester was made i'm six hours
25 minutes elapsed time.
The elapsed time from Har-
Dor Grace TO Berlin was almost
exactly "a hours. new record
for the flight from America to
Germany. The flyers first
landing in Germany was at
anover, approximately %
hours after leaving Newfound-
land.
In June 1927, Clarence ID.
Chamberlin flew from New
York to Germany in 42l2 hours
on a nonstop flight.
The flyers were given an en-
thusiastic reception by the
crowd at the field. II was not
only in recognition of their feat.
but was made warmer by Ger
many's appreciation of the
United States current effort to
help Germany in her financial
trials.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-24

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CHAPTER TEN

THE vegetable trays looked fresh
Il and inviting with crisp, curl
Ing lettuce, crimson radishes and
lyory-white heads of cabbage.
PEAS and spinach added grada-
lions OF green to the picture and a
mound of oranges on the shelf above
proved that the grocer's hoy who
arranged these wares each morning
mad an eye for color.
Norma Kent lifted a head of
lettuce to see if it was solid She
made her selections briskly and the
white-coated clerk wrapped the
packages.
Norma was engaged in mental
arithmetic, at the same time try
ing to list the tasks before her and
the order in which to attack them.
She paid her bill and left the
store with arms bullying with bags
and bundles. There was no time
to wait for the grocer's unreliable
delivery system to function.
Letting herself into the apartment
building required almost vaude-
vile balancing act. She shifted the
packages so as to free her right
hand and foraged in her purse for
the key.
Another shift when the door
opened and Norma started up the
stairs.
The two flights never had seemed
longer. At last, breathless, the girl
reached the third floor front. She
turned the key and the door swung
open.
Thank goodness Helga had done
the cleaning! Norma put down her
packages, threw off her hat and
coat and tucked them out of sight
in the clothes closet. She thrust an
enveloping apron over her head and
set to work.
There was so much to do and
so little time in which to do it
Barely an hour earlier Chris haC
telephone that she was delayed al
the Office.
She would hurry along as soor
as possible, but in the meantime
Norma must prepare the vegetable,
and put them on to cook, chill salad
set the table and have everything
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PAGE 5
BY Williams
Blosser
By Small

Thou speakest of Sir James2" asked the
Sentinel. Tarzan remembered that Blake's first
name was James and replied: YES mean
James Blake Go before me and remember, your
life viii be the forfeit for any treachery" They
had not proceeded very far before the ape-man
heard footsteps and strange jvngling and
clanking, like chains clashing against metal
AS it was coming nearer he bade the black stop.
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NOW GO on wiTrH THE STORY
CHAPTER NINE Continued

CHAPTER NINE (Continued)
Blue, laughing eyes looked into
his.
Not even sure that you love me?"
the girl chided.
Right now I'm sure I'd like to
box your ears!"
He did nothing of the sort little
later when they were alone to-
gether.
Happily the girl slipped into his
arms. The darkness of the cab was
a blessing because it hid her face.
Oh, Norma told herself, she must
not let him know how much she
cared She must not let him guess
her love.
All next day Norma Kents heart
was singing happily All through
the hours at the office she looked
forward to the moment when she
would reach the apartment again.
How could Norma know that the
one thing she had not dreamed
might happen was to take platAe
that night?