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Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
ITALY WILLING
TO GO LIMIT
in ARMS PARLEY
BY STEWART BROWN
nited Press Staff Correspondent

un1teu fTeSS Stdll Correspondence
ROME, July 13.-<U.p)-Important
assurance that Italy is ready to go
the limit" in arms limitation were
believed today to have been given
Secretary of State Henry L. Stim-
| son during informal conversations
with government leaders over the
! weekend
Stimson spent the week -end with
Dino Grandi, foreign minister, at
Mettuno, a beach resort not far
from Rome. Premier Benito Mus
solini called informally on him at
Castle Sangallo, where Stimson and
his party were guests.
Mussolini and Grandi were under
stood to have informed Stimson the
government was ready to reduce
amaments drastically at the forth
coming world arms conference at
Geneva next February - provided
France does the same.
Stimson, as a result, gained auth
ority to discuss the Italian position
with France, especially regarding
the French desire that the Geneva
conference be postponed from Feb
ruary until June of next year. It
ally and the United States both are
firmly opposed to such action.
Although it was understood that
Secretary Stimson was exerting no
pressure to obtain an arms under
standing between France and Italy,
it was believed he earnestly advised
Mussolini and Grandi of the need
of disarmament spirit" at Geneva
| if Europe is to be saved from po-
litical and economic chaos.
! A new attempt to formulate an
Italian French naval agreement,
based on the accord of March 6, is
! foreseen as one result of Secretary
Stimson's visit.
It was learned that Stimson will
try to persuade the French to con-
clude a full agreement which might
be incorporated in the London
treaty, governing naval construction
until 1886
If this should fail, however, Slim
son may propose naval holiday OF
one year. The American secretary
wants a complete agreement be-
cause such a pact would check the
movement to reopen the naval ques-
ton in the 1882 conference, sit
uation which the United States is
anxious to avoid.
Stimson was scheduled to receive
the British, German and French
ambassadors at the American en-
bassy tonight.
ROME, July 13. U,p)-Italy has
accepted the invitation to attend
the debts conference of experts at
London convening Friday.
The government notified the bank
for International settlements at
Basle of it's remuneration of any
claim to the installment of German
reparations due July |.
The experts conference is to de-
eide on means of making the Hoov-
er debts holiday plan effective.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
COMPANY HEAD
DECLARES DAM
WILL BE SAFE

SAN FRANCISCO, July 13. U.p)-
William H. Watts. president of the
Six Companies, builders of Hoo
yer dam, today answered criticism
of plans for the dam by the decla-
ration that the structure will be
entirety safe.
The declaration was in answer 10
questions raised by Martin H. Gerry
Jr., San Francisco engineer. pub
lished in Civil Engineering, official
publication of the American Society
of Civil Engineers.
Gerry questioned the safety of
the dam and pointed out the risk
of a repetition of the st. Francis
dam disaster.
II have no doubt but what the
reclamation service engineers have
a plan that is safe" Watts said
The men in charge of the work
leave nothing to chance, and we
have gone over the whole matter
with our engineers and consider the
dam safe"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
NORTHERN FIRES
CHECKED AFTER
HARD BATTLING

MARIPOSA, CAL, July Is. W.P)--
After a two-day fight, the brush
fire that threatened for q time this
historic county seat and mining
town, was under fair control today.
although 100 men were reported
still on the fire line.
The blaze started about 500 yards
from the towns limits Saturday
morning, sweeping up hill beside
the Yosemite all-year highway. The
fire was checked about $50 yards
from Mariposa's limits. but not be-
fore it had covered both sides OF
a mountain.
A second and larger blaze on the
Mariposa -Wawona road was be-
lieved entirely controlled today af-
ter backfiring checked its progress
before it penetrated far into valu-
able timber. It was reported the
Mariposa -Wawona road fire burned
over district five miles long on
front averaging two miles.
Conflicting reports attributed the
two fires variously to incendiarists
and careless tourists.
O'NEALS, Cal, July 15. up
Four grass and brush fires blamed
on an unknown "firebug' broke out
near Finegold Sunday morning but
all were reported halted after a
few acres were burned over.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
MINIMUM TOLL
BY AUTOMOBILES
OVER WEEKEND
nv United Press

Eight violent deaths through BAN
ditry or murder were included to-
day in weekend casualties in Cal
ifornia, which listed the fewest
number of motoring fatalities in
months.
The toll
Fred Blake. Phil Mcdonnell, Of
ficer Ralph Morgan and two uni
Identified bandits were killed In Los
Angeles gun battles.
Mrs. Lola Johnson, Los Angeles
was stabbed 10 oeath by her sweet
heart.
Aaron Myers. 70. San Francisco
was beaten to death by robber.
William Lucas, 80. San Francisco
was shot to death in brawl at q
bootleg joint"
S. F.. Cooper. 33. Burlingame
asleep at wheel. was killed wher
his car struck tree.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan. 10. Oakland
was killed when struck by an au'
tomobile.
Albert Wineroth. San Francisco
was killed when his car was crowd
ed off the road near La Honda.
Sam Bertram, San Francisco. was
killed when his car plunged dowr
a Pedro mountain ravine.
Hilario Castruita, 2, Peter Bun
ran, 58, Louis Fisher, ID. and S. L
Jones, 40. were killed in Los An
geles traffic accidents.
Joe Salcido, IT, and Emelio Cen
dczis, 65, Ventura, were killed wher
their auto plunged over a cliff II
the Red mountains.
Mrs. L. r. Barnes. Los Angeles
died of rattlesnakc bite in Yosemite
park.
A. B. Clark. 81, Ventura. wa
killed when his automobile upse
between Coalinga and Kettlemal
Hills.
Verna Pearl Brown, 80. wa
drowned while swimming in the
Sacramento river.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
CLARK TO SEEK
INVESTIGATION
BY GRAND JURY
Accused Slayer Loses In
First Skirmish To Have
Single Trial.

LOS ANGELES, July 13 up
David H. Clark, young former dep
uty district attorney, today lost an
attempt to force the state to file two
murder counts against him in in
formations and Immediately an
nounced he will demand a grand
| Jury investigation into the double
Staying of Charles Crawford, politi-
clan. and Herbert Spencer, maga-
zine editor.
Clark Is at liberty on 100000
bail awaiting trial August 3 on a
charge of Staying Spencer. Although
Clark was held to answer on both
the Crawford and Spencer shootings
at his preliminary hearing, the state
named only Spencer in an informa-
ton filed recently.
Clark and his attorneys, w. I.
Gilbert and Leonard Wilson,
charged the state planned to force
Clark to SHOW his hand" at the
Spencer trial and then try him on
the Crawford charge.
Superior Judge B. Rey Schauer
denied without prejudice the de-
fense motion to force the district
attorney to amend the present in
formation TO charge Clark muir
dered Crawford as well as Spencer.
Citizens have a right to take any
criminal matter before the grand
jury and ask for action" Attorney
Wilson said after whispered con-
versation with Gilbert and Clark.
I'VE intend to place the entire mat
ter before the grand jury within the
next few days. We shall submit
the transcript Of the preliminary
hearing and let the grand jury de-
eide whether Clark should be in
dicted on both counts"
Attorneys Clash
Clark stands charged with the
sensational deaths of Crawford, a
political boss, and Spencer, prom
inent newspaperman in Los Angeles
for years. They were shot down
during a conference" in Crawford's
Hollywood office last May 20.
Special Prosecutor w. Joseph
Ford admitted during the argument
today the defense contention that
the prosecution was attempting to
learn at the first trial information
which will prove valuable at the
second.
Ford declared the evidence shows
that Clark purchased revolver
used in the double killing
1T is evident that he retained
the revolver and even now has pos
session of it." Ford declared.
Attorney Wilson leaped to his feet
at Ford's assertion.
That is entirely uncalled for, :
Wilson shouted. There is no evi-
dence whatever about Clark having
revolver In his possession"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
KEYES WILL BE
GIVEN FREEDOM
In EARLY FALL
Former Los Angeles Dis
trict Attorney Granted
Two Year Parole.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON. Cal,
July 13. U.P)-Asa Keyes, former
Los Angeles district attorney con-
victed of conspiracy in the Julian
oil scandals, held a parole today
after a fight for freedom waged al
most from the time he entered the
prison in March, 1880.
Keyes will be freed October IL on
order of the state prison board, so
that his original one to IA year SEN
tence will have resolved itself into
10 months spent behind San Quen-
tins walls.
Ed Rosenberg, wealthy Los An
geles broker who was convicted
with Keyes on bribery conspiracy
charges, received a similar parole.
He entered prison month before
Keyes, however, and will be freed
that much sooner.
In both cases the board fixed
terms of five years and granted pa
role for the last two years. With
good behavior credits, five year
term is reduced to three years and
seven months, so that the actual
time served by them will be under
two years.
The parole will have no effect up
on an application for a pardon OF
Keyes now before Governor James
Rolph, Jr.
Keyes, who spent 25 years as a
Los Angeles prosecutor, several as
district attorney, was accused and
brought to trial after he had re-
tired from office. 1t was charged
that he entered into conspiracy tc
"go easy" on the prosecution Of
Julian Petroleum criminal cases
that followed the collapse of the
s100,000,000 corporation. Practic.
ally all the cases failed.
Keyes maze one of the most elo.
quent pleas of his life before the
board last night. He was drawr
and pale from exhaustion as he lef
the board room, but later he wa!
wreathed in smiles when he Learned
of his victory. He plans to resume
his legal practice in Los Angeles.
One of Keyes' chief contention
was that the supreme court, in up
holding his conviction ruled he wa
not guilty of conspiracy but wa
guilty of bribery-a charge ol
which he contended he never wa
tried.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
PANTACES
CHARGES
DROPPED
San Diego District Attor-
ney Decides Not To Pro-
secute Again.
ACTION EXPLAINED
Whelan States Expense In
View Of Former Trial
Is Too BurdensOme.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 13. U.P)-
Charges against Alexander Pan
tages, theatre multi millionaire, and
three other defendants, accused of
morals offenses involving two young
girls were dismissed today when
their second triaf-Tas called.
District Attorney Thomas Whalen
moved for the dismissal when he
became convinced that a second
trial would be "a hopeless gesture
and an unwarranted expense to the
county"
The dismissal of the charges did
not affect the status of a fourth
defendant. John P. Mills, who
pleaded guilty to contributing to the
delinquency of miner before Pan
tages and the others underwent
their first trial several weeks ago.
Mills comes up for sentence on Aug
ust 3.
Defendants other than Pantages
freed of the charges by Whelan's
action we're Jesse Shreve, San Diego
business man; Mrs. Olive Day, Hol-
| lywood, and William Jobelmann
once publicity agent for Pan
tageS.
The case arose out of an alleged
hotel party in San Diego last Octo-
ber. The party was attended by
Pantages, Mills, San Diego broker
Shreve and two young girls, Lydia
Nitto and Helen Livingston, botf
assertedly II years old.
1t was claimed by the state thaf
the girls were brought to San Diego
from Hollywood by Mrs. Day ant
Jobelmann, who were accused o
operating a syndicate" which listec
the names of girls and Furnished
them to wealthy men for part,
companions.
The hotel party, according to tes
timony which developed at the firs
trial, was designed to put Pantage
"in happy frame of mind" during
the discussion of an $4,000 bushes
deal involving Mills and Shreve.
The jury disagreed, with the ma
jority in favor of acquittal.
The trial was only one of mum
ber of sensational actions in which
Pantages has been involved for thu
past several years.
The theatre magnate was convict
ed in Los Angeles of attacking
Eunice Pringle, II, dancer. He il
awaiting a new trial granted him b!
the state supreme court. Mis-
Pringle also has S1,000,000 dam
age suit pending against the theatre
magnate.
Mills, Mrs. Day and Jobelmanr
face a trial In Los Angeles on othel
girl syndicate" charges.
Shortly after the dismissal of tn
charges Jobelmann announced h
intended to sue "all officials cen
nected with my prosecution" 70
100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
MatsOn Vessel
Having Trouble

SAN FRANCISCO. July 13. W.P
The Matson freighter Golden
Cloud, was helpless today 200 miles
beyond Honolulu with her propeller
lost. according to word received toe
day by the Matson Navigation com
pany.
The S. S. Malice, another Matson
freighter was sent Immediately
from the Hawaiian Islands 10 tow
her TO port. and a navy tug also
is enroute TO assist, the company's
advices said.
The Golden Cloud is in command
of Captain A. Skjellerup and car
ries a crew Of between 80 and 40
men. She is inbound from New
castle. Australia. The company
said the vessel was not taking water
and no apprehension as 10 the
safety OF the crew was felt.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
mkMluLlL->o
EWs3R?S@Ss;ER

SANTA BARBARA, July IL.
(SpeciaD-Germany's got her
problem. Mr.. Hoover his farm
board, England her dole" but
Santa Barbara has got real
trouble.
The Crusader" anti-prohi-
bition float, won the prize in the
parade. The drys claim it was
all right to enter it, provided it
didn't win anything; now they
are going to have the parade
held over again with different
judges.
If the drys win the next one
the finals will be held in neutral
territory, perhaps Canada.
Mr.. Hoover and Vice President
Curtis are together today on the
Rapidan rehearsing signals for
the big game next November.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
INSANE MEXICAN
TAKES LIVES OF
TWO COMRADES

JUAREZ, Mex, July 13. W.P-
How Eutimio Lovato, 90, insane in
mate of Liberty hospital, killed two
companions. turned cannibal and
then died himself of acute indiges-
tion as he believed he was starving
on a desert, was disclosed today.
Martin Campuzano. %. and Jose
Cuellar, %, also insane inmates of
the hospital, were the victims of
Lovato.
From his mumblings before Lo-
vato died several hours after the
tragedy, physicians gathered that
he believed himself alone In desert
and starving He had killed his
companions in the belief one was
a swallow and the other a rabbit
AS a result of the tragedy, all in
sane patients in the hospital were
placed in individual cells and extra
guards were ordered to remain with
the patients while they take their
daily exercise in the patios.
Physicians were agreed that the
heat probably caused Lovato to be-
come violent. They reported that
all patients in the insane ward had
been nervous for several days on &C
count of the heat.
Hospital attendants were sum-
moned by wild screams to the cell
of Cuellar Sunday and there they
found Lovato standing over the mu-
tilated body of Cuellar. The head
had been crushed. Nearby lay an
iron bar a yard long and an inch
and half in diameter. Lovato ap-
parently wrested the bar from fix
lures of his cell with his hands.
In patio outside the cell the
body of Campuzano was found with
a crushed skull.
Seven attendants and police
were required to overpower Lovato
and place him in straight jacket.
He received bullet wound in the
leg during the struggle as police
mans pistol accidentally discharged.
Lovato died without realizing that
he had killed his companions. It
is believed he first went to Campu-
zanos cell, and then attacked
Cuellar.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
ONE DEAD
IN LOCAL
SHOOTING
Mike XaragOuzian Dies In
Hospital From Bullets
Fired BY G. MOuzakis.
ANOTHER MAY DIE
Arenag Sarkisian Report
ed In Serious Condition
From Stray Shot.

With two bullet holes in his body
and one in his neck, Mike Xaragou-
zian, 81, died in the Ell Centre hos
pital at 1240 this afternoon, short
ly after Gusta Mouzakis, 80, sur.
rendered to Officer Frank Smyer al
the police station.
Death of Arenag Sarkisian, So
accidentally shot in the left side
near the heart as Mouzakis directed
bullets from his .38 revolver al
Xaragouzian. was expected momen-
tarily at the hospital.
Mouzakis. Greek restaurant
proprietor. is held on a charge OF
murder. He was being questioned
this afternoon by District Attorney
Elmer w. Heald and Tom Sharp,
investigator.
Pete Poppas, another bystander
in the coffee house at 420 Main
street, where the shooting occurred,
was wounded in the hand by stray
bullet.
According to tangled stories told
by onlookers this afternoon, the two
men we're arguing over gambling
debt when Mouzakis jerked a gun
from his pocket and began firing
His first shot struck Xaragouzian
almost directly over the heart. An
other penetrated the left side of his
neck, and another struck lower
down, entering his abdomen on the
right side as he spun from the i'm
pact of the bullets.
Mouzakis emptied his revolver
Two shots went astray, one striking
Sarkisian in the left side near the
heart. and the other passing
through Pappas' hand.
Slayer Surrendered
xaragouzian staggered into the
street before falling. Sarkisiap fell
where he was standing when the
bullet struck him. Mouzakis rushed
into the street and leaped into car
Ralph Hunt, a garageman, had
parked. He shouted at Hunt tc
take him away.
When Hunt did not move, Mou-
zakis leaped from his car and ran
He Jumped into another automobile
driven by r. f. Jeanes. and in
structed Jeancs to take him to the
police station. He still had the re-
volver in his hand.
Arriving at the police station, the
Greek surrendered himself to Frank
Smyer. He was first booked on a
charge of assault. That charge was
changed to murder when word was
received from the hospital Kara
gouzian had died.
The dead man was an Armenian
truck driver. Sarkisian is also an
Armenian
Mouzakis and Xaragouzian yes
terday engaged In n heated argu-
ment over SOS the former said was
due him. Both brandished knives
but we're refrained from violence BY
friends.
According to one story told by
acquaintance today, Xaragouziar
several days ago deposited SOS witt
Mouzakis for safe keeping. Yester.
day Mouzakis won that amount
from Xaragouzian in card game
II was this which precipitated tbs
fatal argument today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
IN
GERMANY
SERIOUS
Government Enacts Emer-
gency Measures To Pro-
tect Finances.
HOPE TO GET LOAN
United States Unable To
Give Any Further Aid
As a Nation.
BY FREDERIC KUH
1ited Press Staff CORRESPONDENT


BERLIN, July 49, U.P) Ger
many's desperate financial situation
caused an internal crisis today with
emergency measures in effect by
the government and leading bank
ers to prevent bank runs, panic and
further closing of banks.
1t was apparent that only sub
stantial foreign loan would save the
situation, and the indications were
that the loan would be forthcoming.
The International Bank met at
Basle, Switzerland, with American,
British, French, German and other
nationalities represented. DR.. Hans
Luther, president of the Reichbank,
flew there from Berlin with a pro-
posal which was expected to bring
the necessary credit-possibly
$500 100000 term loan with extern
sion of $15O,000,0O0 short term
credits due this week.
Germany, it was disclosed. has
decided in her extremity to meet at
least half way the political demands
imposed by France as the price of
French participation in loan. A
trustworthy source said Luther took
with him a German compromise
proposal which, however, did not
include an agreement to cease
building the second German "pock-
et' cruiser, as demanded by France.
News that the United States
federal reserve bank might be will
ing to participate in the loan had
a tremendously cheering effect.
Developments in Germany were
rapid after weekend devoted to
frantic conferences by government
officials and financial leaders.
The Darmstaedter Und National
bank (popularly called DanaD, one
of the largest in Germany, had to
close. The Dusseldorf Rheinpro-
VIM bank, large provincial insti-
tuition, also closed for two weeks.
Runs began on various banks here,
| in Cologne and other cities.
To halt the runs, Berlin banks
agreed to limit Withdrawals of de-
1 :.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
Dozen Injured
In Factory Fire

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 13.-lU.P
Thirteen women employees of the
Eisele e. Co., shirt factory and two
men we're either burned or injured,
when an explosion occurred today,
set the plant on fire and trapped
a group of girls in first floor rest
room.
Screaming in terror, the IL en-
ployees in the rest room we're res
cued by firemen. All suffered burns
four seriously enough to be taken
to hospitals.
One other girl and two men,
caught on the second floor, leaped
from windows and were injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
FIVE SLAIN AS
POLICE BATTLE
WITH ROBBERS
One Officer and Quartette
OF Bandits Victims OF
Gun Fighting.

LOS ANGELES, July 13. U.P)-
Four bandit suspects and patrol
man were dead today and another
police officer was fighting for his
life, the result of two gun fights
with officers who sought to ques-
ton or arrest them.
Two men, unidentified, were
killed in Long Beach, one the vic
tim of his own gun, while the other
pair was slain in surprise fight
with police during an attempted
holdup in Glendale.
Patrolman Harry w. Boggess and
Ralph A. Morgan of Long Beach,
investigating a suspicious automo-
bile, were greeted by barrage of
shots fired by the driver. Boggess
who dropped with bullets through
the chest and arms, managed to
shoot and kill the driver.
Morgan, wounded in the back, was
unable to halt the second suspect
who escaped, but searching Officers
trailed him for several miles and
found him dead, suicide in the
face of approaching police. Nor
gan died three hours after the
shooting while Boggess was in a
critical condition.
Fred Blake and Phil Mcdonnell
were SHOT down as they attempted
the Glendale holdup, and Bob Win.
slow, third asserted bandit, was
seriously wounded in the fray.
Sergeant j. H. Carter and Patrol.
man F. L. Woodward were hiding ir
grocery store when the bandit:
entered. Mcdonnell whirled with
his gun instead of surrendering
and the officers fired on the three.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
Grand Jury To
Hold Meeting,

Tying up the loose ends Of the
past year, the Imperial county grand
jury will meet Wednesday in what
will probably be the last session
during the summer months.
Matters which have been under
investigation by the grand jury in
past session will be cleared up, and
routine business closed. No report
to the superior court is expected,
however
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
REPORTS Yankee
Plane Wrecked

MEXICO CITY, July l3. U.D -
A pilot for the Mexican Aviation
company reported today that he
had seen an airplane, believed to
be the Captain Carranza in which
Seth Yerrington and Edward Ma
lQney we're making a nonstop
flight from New York to Mexico
City, cracked up on the beach about
go miles south of Brownsville.
The pilot said he saw two men
on the beach beside the plane, ap-
parently unhurt.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, July IL,
U.P)-Seth Yerrington and Edward
Maloney, flyers attempting a non
stop flight from New York to Mex
leo City and return, were uninjured
when their plane was forced down
near Soto La Nina, 100 miles south
OF here today.
The flyers were seen to wave to
o pilot of Parliamentary sAirways
plane which flew over the beach on
which the oyster Bay aviators land
ed.
A light plane sent to the rescue
will land on the beach within a
mile of the crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-13
Hungarian Flyers
Start Ocean Hop

ROOSEVELT FIELD, L. J., July
13. Up)-Captain George Endres
and Captain Alexander Magyar,
Hungarian flyers. left here today on
a proposed flight to Budapest.
They had been waiting for fa-
vorable weather for more than two
weeks. They expect to land at
Harbor Grace, N. F.. on the first
step.
The flyers plan to obtain more
gasoline at Harbor Grace, and then
to fly to Budapest without stop.
Their plane is Lockheed Sirius,
with 425 horsepower Wasp engine.
1t has a top speed of 1877 miles an
hour and a cruising speed of 125
miles.