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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

Spain, JNEoslavia, Ffanne and Italy
now supply most of the cigafette paper
used In South America.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Germany Loses
In Arms Parley

GENEVA. May 20. U.P) - The
League of Nations council today de-
cided that the proposed world dis
armament conference early next
year will be held at Geneva.
The effort by Germany to force
the conference to consider limita-
ton of trained reserves and reduce
conscript armes and military ma
terial stocks failed before the COM
bined opposition of the French
Italian, Japanese and Jugoslavia
representatives.
Germany vainly insisted once
more that the tables which the var
ious governments will furnish the
conference should include full in
formation of armaments.
BRAND declared. on the contrary
that the tables furnished the pre-
paratory commission represented
the maximum concession upon
which agreement was now possible
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
NE R1~~
ALLEGED CROOK
SURRENDERS TO
FEDERAL AGENTS

CHICAGO, May 20. U.P)-John
Factor, the former Jake the Bar
ber" surrendered to federal author
tiles today just as they had about
given up hope of bringing him to
justice on charges of swindling Eng
lish investors of around $5,000,00C
in fraudulent stock transactions.
Factor and his wife appeared at
the United States marshal's and
asked for a hearing on charges
that the suave land and stock sales
man is a fugitive from British JUS
tice.
Factor appeared confident that
he would be able to obtain release
of bond pending determination OF
England's claim for his extradition
He was not even accompanied by
any of the numerous lawyers who
sought to negotiate with federal au-
thorities for surrender terms.
Mrs. Factor, the former Rhella
Cohen of the South Halstead street
district, where her husband was a
cut rate barber Is years ago be-
fore he ventured into high ano
risky finance, left her 18 room Cole
Coast apartment to accompany him
Factor was questioned in the
marshars office while Godfrey
Haggard, British consul, was mott.
fled, and arrangements were made
for the hearing before United States
Commissioner Edwin K. Walker.
Factor was forearmed with
statement in which he made a
blanket denial of the stories about
him, including charges that he was
seeking to hide from Jack Legs
Diamond, New York gangster, ano
from kidnapers, and had bargained
with "Scarface Az Capone to pro-
tect him.
II have no statement to make al
this time," Factor said, except that
all I have read about myself in the
last few days is absolutely false
The statements about me and the
members of my family are absolute
ly without foundation"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Divorce Delays
Wedding Plans

HONOLULU, T. H, May 20. U.H
Wedding plans of John McCor-
mick, Hollywood film executive, and
Mrs. Janet Gattis, Washington, d.
c., and Beverly Hills society wom-
an, were still incompleted today af-
ter legal obstacles had turned their
scheduled ceremony into an "en-
gagement party"
The ceremony was postponed
when Mccormick was notified yes
terday that his first wife, Colleen
Moore, stage and screen star, had
not secured a final decree of di-
vorce from him. Miss Moore OBJ
tanned the decree Los Angeles
later in the day but Mccormick ap-
parently was not informed of the
action and the wedding was not
held.
Instead, the guests who were in
vited to watch a ceremony under a
bower of 5000 gardenias were told
that it was an engagement party.
When news that the divorce action
was completed reached McCormick's
Diamond Head home, servants said
he was "out."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
MOBILE SUSPECT
ADMITS Staying
GOOD 0DSAMARITAN'

MOBILE, Ala, May 20. U.P)-
Frank j. Paciga, held here as the
slayer of William E. Fuller, known
as the Good Samaritan of Win
field Street, in Los Angeles, Cal,
confessed to police today he killed
him and in his confession implicat-
ed Harry S. Goold, who is held in
Jail IN the California city.
Paciga, who was arrested here re-
Gently, confessed in detail telling
how he met Fuller on April 80 and
how the latter befriended him, TAX
ing him and Goold to his apart
ment
The Staying, officers said the con-
fession read, was accidental. He
said they only intended robbing
Fuller.
Los Angeles officers said Fuller
died from the effects of a blow and
from strangulation.
The two men obtained $32, ac-
cording to the confession, Paciga
taking the smaller end of S12 and
$50 split.
Paciga will be returned to Cali
fornia by two Los Angeles detectives
who had eXtradition papers for the
prisoner honored by Governor Mil
Ter yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
DAMSITE CITY
BUSINESS WILL
Be REGULATED

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 20.
U.P)-A typical characteristic of a
boom" town-namely, an onrush
of business men to skim the cream
will be conspicuous by its absence
in Boulder City, the governments
model community which will be
erected at Hoover Dam.
l.. c. Kramton, special attorney
for the department of the interior,
disclosed that only certain num-
ber of business men would be per-
mitted to establish enterprises III
the new town. These fortunate few
will be selected on the basis Of their
qualifications.
Restrictions will not affect pro-
fessional men. They will apply only
to those business enterprises in
which considerable investment is in
volved.
Cramton explained that the gov
ernment was merely being severe to
be kind. He said that if the bars
were let down, there would be an
inflow of business men that could
only result in numerous bankrupt
cieS.
Construction of water mains and
paved streets in the city will begin
in the near future. Erection of
buildings will not commence until
after next September.
Cramton left last night for Las
Vegas, his headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Police Informed
On Drunkenness

BERKELEY, Cal, May 20. U.P)-
An "inebriation CODE, giving 70 in
dications of drunkenness, was add
ed to the field of police knowledge
today by Chief August Vollmer's
scientific police school here.
Chief Vollmer, who recently con-
Quoted class In police work at the
University of Chicago, adopted the
manual as part of every Berkeley
patrolman's equipment for use in
determining the condition of motor
lists and pedestrians.
The manual was written by Clar-
ence E. Taylor, a graduate" of
Vollmer's school and now traffic en-
gineer for the state OF Massachu-
sets.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
BODY OF MARINE
GENERAL TAKEN
FROM LANDSLIDE

TOURS, France, May 20. U.p)--
The body of Brig. Gen. Robert II.
Dunlap was recovered today, buried
under tons of rock and mud by a
landslide at the Chateau La Fari-
Mere.
Mrs. Denis Briunt, a peasants S
wife, was discovered by rescue
workers imprisoned but unhurt in
cave-like hut beneath tons of
rock and mud. She had no knowl-
edge of General Dunlap, who gave
his life in an effort to rescue her,
or of her husband, also a victim Of
the landslide.
A voice was heard shortly before
noon. The rescuers, fatigued by a
night OF labor, dug toward the
sound and at last reached the place
where Mrs. Briunt was shut in.
Tons of rock and earth, under
mined by rains, had slid down a
low cliff in the Loire Valley and it
was after she was caught in the
first slide that General Dunlap and
her husband we're caught in anoth-
er slide while trying to reach her.
The body of Briunt was found
crushed beside that of Dunlap.
Major Robert l.. Walsh, assistant
military attache of the American
embassy, will take Dunlap's body to
Paris, accompanied by the widow
Interment will probably be in Wash
ington.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Cupid Fighting
Losing Battle

SACRAMENTO, May 20. tU.D)
Whether it was the depression. the
"gin marriage act or just an "off"
year, there were fewer marriages in
California during 1880 than in 1929,
and more divorces.
This was disclosed in figures COM
piled by the state bureau of vital
statistics, which showed that the
number of weddings decreased from
81 1886 to 50,154 during the year. a
loss Of 3,3 per cent.
BY exactly c;le same percentage,
divorces marked a gain. In 1929
there we're 1909 divorces, and in
1880 there were 15,6o3.
Los Angeles was one OF the
heaviest losers in the marriage mar
ket. Here the decrease was from
1850 in 1929 to $4,000 last year,
while divorces increased from Ills
to 1884
San Francisco showed a decrease
in marriages from 6127 to $500
while divorces gained from 1925 to
2424.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Fruit Growers
Will Separate

FRESNO, Cal, May 20. (U.P)-
Starting July the California Peach
and Fig association will be divorced
from the California Prune and APP
ricot association after a two years
sales arrangement.
Announcement was made public
here today by E. M. De Pencier,
sales and advertising manager, that
the peach and fig cooperative would
make its own broker and trade
contracts. The new arrangement
will be the first time in seven years
the organization has worked alone.
Before the 1929 crop year the Sun
land Sales Cooperative association,
raisin selling organization, handled
the peach and fig distribution.
De Pencier said the peach and fig
association contemplates using 120
domestic market brokers and 20
brokers in foreign markets.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
AIRPLANE FLEET
TAKES OFF FOR
CHICAGO VISIT

FAIRFIELD AIR DEPOT, DAY
TON, Ohio, May 20. U.P)-The giant
armada composing the army's aerial
defense, roared into the air today
and headed for Chicago, where the
second phase of the annual army
air maneuvers was to be enacted
late today and tomorrow.
Delayed a full day by inclement
weather, the 500 planes were to be
poined over Joliet, ILL.,, by 95 Ma
tional Guard planes from Cleve-
land; the entire division then was
to divide and land at five Chicago
airports to prepare for tomorrow's
demonstration.
Bombardment, pursuit and trans
port planes were the first to clear
the field. They were followed at
Is minute intervals by other squad
ronS.
The planes will return tomorrow
night, weather permitting, and on
Friday, a day late because of poor
flying conditions, will wing into the
air and head for New York and the
Atlantic seaboard for the final
phase of the maneuvers.
The fleet was to land in Chicago
between 2:30 and p. m.
The armada was accompanied by
Brigadier General Benjamin D
Foulois, maneuvers commandant
He said the loss of day would
make no change in the program
mapped out for the eastern states
A day which was set aside for re-
| pairs on the planes will be used fol
| regular maneuver purposes, he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
SAYS MOONEY
AND BILLINGS
ARE INNOCENT
Former German Spy Tells
Story Of Sabotage Dur
ing Pre-War Days.

LOS ANGELES, May 20. Up)-
Convicted of burglary, Eugene
Joseph Carl Won Moltke Huitfelt,
40, who claims to be a nephew of
the late General Huitfelt Won
Moltlse, field marshal of the Ger
man armies, is scheduled to appear
tomorrow in Superior Judge Wal
ton Woods court for sentencing.
Huitfelt was found guilty of rob-
bing an automobile store of equip
ment in excess of S100.
Hultfelt declared he was a men,
ber of the German secret service
forces during the war, operating in
New York City.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 20.
W.H-The Los Angeles Record said
today in a copyright story that Carl
Won Moltke, a German claiming to
be a nephew of the famous field
marshall, Won Moltke, of the Fran
co-Prussian war, claimed to have
documentary proof that Tom Moo
ney and Warren K. Billings did not
bomb the San Francisco Prepared
ness Parade on July %, 1916.
Won Moltke yesterday was con-
victed of receiving stolen property
and breaking into an automobile
plant. He is in Jail here planning
to appeal.
The newspaper said that Won
Moltke, while working in the New
York office of the German intelli-
gence department before the United
States entered the World War, came
into possession of coded documents
dealing with wartime bomb plots.
Won Moltke's story to the news
paper said that he came to New
York in 1916 "as special represen-
tative of Zimmerman, whom we
knew only as the head of opera
TONS" He said he was put to work
in an office at go Wall street coding
and DECIDING messages The suite
according to the story in the Rec
ord. was leased by Wolf Won Ingel
and by a Paul Koenig.
Planned Sabotage
Won Moltke assertedly told the
newspaper of conferences" attend
ed by Won Ingel, Koenig, Karl Els
niger, Lowenstein, Frederick Hinsct
alias Grantnor, and himself al
| which Pacific Coast sabotage
programs were discussed.
The story said that Won Motlkt
claimed Hinsch and Eisinger wert
selected to go to the Pacific Coasi
with materials to manufacture ex-
plosives. They left New York about
May Is.
Won Moltke claimed, according to
the newspaper, that two months
later "Koenig brought me a report
signed F. Grantnor saying that Ger.
tain railroad bridges had been de-
stroyed. 1t also mentioned bomb.
ing plan to be carried out in Sar
Francisco in July"
According to Won Moltke's story
in the Record, another message wa:
received by New York headquarters
in New York, which said: Scored
, 100 per cent on the 22nd."
According to the Record, Vor
Moltke said he had documents tc
substantiate his statement in "a
steel box" in Brooklyn. The news
paper said Won Moltke expressed
himself as willing to aid supporters
of Mooney and Billings, in Califor-
mia prisons for the bombing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Seek Accounting
OF Julian Funds

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. May
90. U.P)-A district court hearing 10
force C. c. Julian to disclose his
personal assets was to be resumed
this afternoon before Special Ref
cree Robert Burns.
John Salsberry, Los Angeles, is
seeking an attachment for collection
of Sl91 900 in judgments against
the Oklahoma oil man made by q
California court
Julian, who resigned as sole trus-
tee Of the Z. C.. Julian Oil IL Roy
alties Co. and appointed Judge
Charles w. Mason, former supreme
court chief justice. as his successor,
planned to leave for Texas imned-
lately after the hearing. He will
remain with the company as chief
of production and field activities.
Julian said the company planned
extensive drilling campaigns IN
east Texas. The promoter stepped
aside from control OF the reputed
$4,000 900 company when he was
placed in barage OF legal attacks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
For
Estate OF Cat

LOS ANGELES, May 20. U.P)-
Mrs. Otelia Kuschke, residuary le-
gatee under the will of the late DR..
Maude F. Ide, petitioned the pro-
bate court today for the distribu-
tion of that part of the estate left
to Mitzi, Persian cat, which died
last April 19.
Mitzi fell heir to a beautiful home
and a $4,000 trust fund at the
death of DR.. Ide. The cat died last
April and Mrs. Kuschke asks that
the feline's estate be disposed of in
accordance with DR.. Ide's will.
OF the $4,000 left Mitzi, only
S38.46 was "squaundered" during
the six months the cat enjoyed its
inheritance.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
POLICE DECLARE
FAMOUS ARTIST
TOOK OWN LIFE
Love Affairs Blamed By
Friends For Ralph Bar
ton Suicide.

NEW YORK, May 20. U.P)-
Ralph Barton, famous artist and
caricaturist known nationally for
his popular magazine illustrations,
was found shot to death today in
his luxurious penthouse apartment
in East 57th street.
Police said he was a suicide.
A close friend of Barton told the
United Press the artist had been
deeply in love with an heiress who
is reported to have left him for an
other man day or two ago.
Barton, who was 80, returned to
this country few weeks ago after
the French courts had granted his
fourth wife, Germaine Marie Taille-
ferre, a divorce on grounds of de-
sertion.
His body was discovered by a maid
when she entered the artists bed
room. Barton was in bed with a
bullet hole in his temple. The maid
summoned police, who said that
Barton had been dead for some
hours.
Barton had the reputation of
being gay, witty, man about town
type who went in for resplendent
and sometimes eccentric dress, and
who frequented the most famous
eating places of the city. He was
especially prominent in theatrical
and literary circles.
The brilliant artists body was
discovered in his bedroom at about
10 a. m. by a maid. He was clad
in paiamas and was lying on the
bed with a small revolver at his
side. A bullet wound in the right
temple caused his death and an Of
ficial police report said he had COM
mitted suicide.
His brother, Homer, actor and
traveller, who was informed of
Ralph's death by the United Press,
was overcome. He said that he had
not seen Ralph for about two weeks
when they went to the theatre to-
gether, but that he knew about his
brothers devotion to Miss Ruth
Kresge of Detroit, heiress to the
Kresge millions.
Bartons third wife, Carlotta
Knote Rey, is at present the wife
of Eugene O'Neill, the famous
playwright.
Famed During War
| Barton was a native of Kansas
City, where his mother, Mrs. jose
phine Barton, once noted as an
artist in the west, still lives. His
sister, Mrs. Ethel Klein, pianist
also lives in Kansas City.
The artist would have been &C
years old next August. He had his
early education in Kansas City and
went to Paris as an art student
From the beginning his satirical
work attracted attention and dur
ing the war he attained fame for
his series of satirical sketches in
Puck"
In 1927 the French government
made him a member of the Legion
of Honor in recognition of his bril-
liant work.
In addition to drawing for vari-
GUS popular magazines, including
Liberty" and the New Yorker,
Barton did Illustrations for books
notably Balzac's "Droll Stories,
and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
He was the author of two books
Science in Rhyme Without Rea-
son." and Gods Country" Barton
also did the backdrop caricatures
for the musical show, "Chauve
| Souris" in 1922.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Heavy Patrol In
Cuban Capital

HAVANA, Cuba, May 20. (U.P)-
Military detachments reinforced
the police on the streets of Havana
today in an effort by the govern
ment to prevent disorders feared
in connection with the observance
of Independence day.
The authorities ruled that no
demonstrations were to be held. No
official acts were scheduled and for
the first time since the birth of the
republic no military parade will be
held.
The precaution was prompted on
the part of the government by per-
sistent reports that an an effort
would be made today to overthrow
the administration headed by Pres.
Gerard Machado.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
ANOTHER
CAPITAL
SHOOTING;
Labor Leader Victim Of
Attack In Washington
Restaurant.
GANG WARS RIFE
Senator Charges Police
In CollusiOn With I'm
derworld Characters.

WASHINGTON, May 90. U.P)-
Frank Langdon, assistant secretary
of The International Union of
Operating Engineers, was shot
through the head as he was dining
in a restaurant near the American
Federation of Labor headquarters
today with Arthur M Huddell, Chi
cago, president of the union, and
another union man.
Langdon's assailant fired eight
shots at the party of three labor
men and then escaped. Only one
shot, according to police reports,
took effect.
The shooting, which police attrib-
uted to troubles among labor
groups, was the seventh in a startl-
ing outbreak of violence which has
shaken the national capital this
week. 1t followed a series of gang
murders, which have amazed the
public of the usually staid capital.
WASHINGTON, May 20. (Up)-
Gang war in the capital city today
reached a stage more acute than
ever before in its history, with two
underworld slayings, arrest of po-
liceman in connection with one, and
charges by United States Senator
that police were acting in collusion
with criminals.
Policeman Wallace j. Middleton
was arrested at midnight last night
in connection with the gang Staying
Monday night of Jack Cunningham.
police informer and alleged bootleg
| ger and racketeer.
Cunningham was shot five times
from passing automobile as he
was entering his home near the
White House He died 55 minutes
before the policemans arrest.
Elmer Bulldog" Sweeney walked
| into police headquarters yesterday
and admitted killing Talley Day,
! police character and doorman at a
notorious Maryland gambling resort
Sunday night.
Police have been working on the
theory that there was direct con-
nection between the Staying of Cum
| ningham and Day and the liquor
robbery at the Salvadorean legation
recently, but apparently were with
out evidence to support their theory.
Days Staying in an alleged speak
easy was thought to be the result
of an argument over division of
spoils from the legation robbery,
! and the shooting of Cunningham
was believed to be an act of revenge
for information he gave police.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Engineer Killed
In Train Wreck

QUINLAN, Okla, May 20. up
The mangled body of James G..
Talaiferro, engineer of the Mission
ary, fast No. % Santa Fe passenger
train eastbound from California to
Kansas City, was recovered from the
wreckage of baggage car today.
The engineer was fatally injured
and several passengers were slight
ly bruised last night when the
speeding train struck soft road
bed two miles west of here and piled
up in narrow gorge.
The locomotive left the track and
plowed 100 feet in the ground be-
fore turning on its side on the en-
bankment. The refrigerator car
next to the engine was a mass of
splinters. The next three steel cars
were jammed into ~" shape.
The engineer was buried in the
splinters of the refrigerator car.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
HEAT BLAMED
FOR FIRES In
NORTHERN AREA
Severe Damage Reported
With Hundreds Engag-
ed In Fighting Blazes.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. U.p)-
A heat wave blamed for scores of
fires in the San Francisco Bay
region was climaxed early today by
a four alarm fire that destroyed six
buildings in the Potrero district
with loss exceeding 100000.
Nine persons were injured in The
blaze, the most serious of the fires
throughout northern California.
Those injured we're Louis Novels,
Vincent Burke and Otto Elgander,
firemen; Arthur Kress, truck dri-
yer, and c. K. Greenfield, William
Shaughnessy, Carl Brusell. James
Ruter and William Trant. All were
treated for burns.
More than 1900 men were recruit
ed to combat heavy brush fire in
the Oakland hills, which destroyed
several barns on the $4,000 ranch
owned by William Magee Many
homes were abandoned and women
and children taken to safety while
the flames were fought.
liC lldlllCo CdbCIlCO MILD SOl-
lege, exclusive school for girls; the
Oakland Zoo and The Nights, home
of the late Joaquin Miller, the poet,
before they were brought under
control late last night.
Other fires were sweeping over an
area Of seven square miles in Napa
county, three ranch homes were
destroyed in Sonoma county and
10000 acres of grazing land in ANA
dor county we're ablaze.
The temperature reached 90 in
San Francisco Tuesday, breaking
May records since 1910.
Weather officials predicted con-
tinued hot weather today, although
there may be fogs on the coast.
FRESNO, Cal, May 20. (U.P)-
Drought and mounting tempera-
lures that promised to reach sum
mer heat today or tomorrow were
blamed for fire that yesterday
destroyed two houses on North Ca.
! laveras avenue and damaged Q
third. Firemen fought the blaze
three hours. Total damage was esti.
mated at $4,000.
/ The thermometer reached go yes.
terday and was expected to clint
to 95 or higher today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
German Scientist
Dies In Greenland

BERLIN, May 20. U.P)-The froz-
en- body of Professor Alfred Wege-
ner, chief of the German scientific
expedition exploring central Green
land, has been found, the news
paper Acht Uhr Abendblatt said to-
day.
The expedition went out a year
ago, under auspices of the emer-
gency league of German science, to
be one of the first such groups to
winter on the inland ice of Green
land make meteorological, geophysi-
cal, geological and Pathological OBJ
Servations.
Prof. Wegener's sleigh was found
some days ago and it was assumed
he had lost his life while travel
ing to the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Assert TalIman
Working In China

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. U.P)
William Tallman, long sought for
the murder of Mrs Virginia Patty
in Los Angeles in 1929, is in China
working as a radio instructor in
the Nationalist army, according to
report received here today by his
former roommate, Ray Milholland.
Milholland said he was informed
Of Tallman's whereabouts by a man
who recently came from China.
Tallman. according to the inform
alton, did not fear arrest because
of the lack of extradition treaties
in China.