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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
Johnson Opposed
To Moratorium

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25. U.P)
Senator Hiram Johnson, Republic
an. California, member of the for
eign relations committee, scored the
Hoover moratorium plan today as q
move toward cancelling foreign
debts.
In statement protesting the
"suddenpess' with which the plan
has come about, Senator Johnson
demanded that the subject be set
tied only after full deliberation by
congress.
Anyone with the slightest knowl-
edge of the propaganda of the past
years knows this moratorium means
cancellation of foreign debts" the
senator said. I'VE may take it this
is the fact. and it is quite paradox
ical for us to advocate a moratorium
and then assert we are opposed to
cancellation.
Perhaps this moratorium should
be granted while we stand helpless
TO aid our own. If Germany faces
utter economic ruin, we should like
to be able to help without injustice
10 our own; but we would like to
be certain that aid we extend helps
those intended to be helped"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
SPRECKLES TO
GIVE EVIDENCE
in STOCK CASE

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25. U.P)
"A subpoena ordering Rudolph
Spreckles, California sugar million
aire. to come from New York to
San Francisco to testify as a star
witness in suit filed as an after
math of the collapse of the Kols-
ter Radio Corporation was ISSUED
today in San Francisco superior
court.
. Charges were recently m d {
against Spreckles in the New York
state supreme court that he and two
associates made a profit of $l6,O00,-
900 by an unlawful conspiracy" to
monopolize sales Of the corpora
tion's stock.
The subpoena commands the SUI
gar magnate to appear in San Fran
cisco July 80 at 2 p. m.
1t was issued at the request OF
Attorney Laurenz Kreuger in con-
nection with litigation on the part
of a client, Louis Goodman, veal
thy local commission merchant
against Walsh, O'Connor & Com
pany, brokers.
Goodman is seeking to recover
money lost in the holster stock
crash of 1929, assertedly due to false
representation by w. D. Small. floor
manager for the brokers, that
Spreckles was behind the stock"
and had, in fact, between 100000
and 100000 shares.
Small subsequently committed
suicide.
The requests for the millionaire's
presence, Kruger explained, was
necessary to determine his exact
position in the stock at the time
the alleged representations were
made by the brokers.
Goodman's complaint also charges
that Small told him that Spreckles
was the father-in n-law of Kenneth
Walsh, member of the accused
brokerage firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
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Colorado Struck
By ClOudburst

GREELEY, Colo, June 25. U.P)
Fields were flooded and crops
ruined, turkeys and chickens killed,
windows shattered and roofs dam
aged, and highways washed away
by cloudburst accompanied by
hail which devastated strip of
farm land four miles wide and 10
miles long between Peckham and
Gilcrest late Wednesday.
The hail which accompanied the
downpour was described as the
worst in 40 years. Streams and ir-
rigation bitches overflowed TO add
to the havoc of the hail. Whole
fields of beets, beans, peas. pota-
toes and alfalfa were stripped the
length and breadth of the storm
swept strip, while only slight
shower fell in Greeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
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MORE MEN TO
BE EMPLOYED
AT DAM SITE

LOS ANGELES, June 25 UP)-
With $500 men already employed
on various projects connected with
the construction of Hoover Dam,
Felix Kahn, treasurer of the Six
Companies Inc, today announced
that another $500 men would be
employed within the next 60 days
The Six Companies Inc, holds the
contract for the construction of
Hoover Dam.
Kahn, who is enroute to San
Francisco from the dam site. said
that 1850 men were engaged in
preliminary work at the dam site
while 1000 others were employed
constructing spur rail lines.
Declaring all phases of the huge
project are progressing satisfactor-
lily, Kahn said that work would be
speeded up within the next two
months, necessitating the doubling
of the payroll.
However" he warned, "there are
plenty of men in Las Vegas right
now waiting for jobs, to absorb all
the work. Our employment peak
probably will come in September
when men likely will have to be inn
ported. I don't know how many
will be needed at that time"
The building of Boulder City. a
s2,0000O0 project in itself and de-
signed as base for operations on
the dam, will be completed within
a few months, Kahn stated. He
said his company is considering
purchase of a tri-motored plane
which would carry officials between
San Francisco and the dam site.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
Lawyer Sought
In Mine Fraud

LOS ANGELES, June 25. U.P)-
Sought to answer to a secret grand
jury indictment charging him and
a woman associate with felony in
operation of the Virginia Dale
Mine, near Twenty-Five Palms, H.
A. Reese, San Bernardino attorney,
today was being traced by police.
The woman, Mrs. Flora Carter,
operator of the mine, surrendered
here late yesterday on charges of
conspiracy, grand theft and viola
tion of the Corporate Securities
act. She was released on $4,000 bail
Her arraignment date was held up
pending the appearance of the at
torney.
The pair assertedly misappropri-
ated approximately $4,000 invested
in the mine by six persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
SOLICITATION OF
GAMBLING HELD
TO BE 0FFENSE
Court OF Appeals Hands
Down Decision In Long
Beach Case.

LOS ANGELES, June 25. UP)-
Solicitation of patronage for games
of chance at sea is fully as unlaw-
full as similar act in behalf of a
gambling house on land, according
to a ruling handed down today by
the appellate department of the
superior court here.
The decision was made when the
court upheld the superior court con-
viction of seven men on charges of
soliciting trade" for the gambling
ship Johanna Smith, anchored off
Long Beach.
At the same time the municipal
court conviction of IA others on
charges of "conspiring to operate q
gambling place were reversed.
The higher court was prevented
from giving an opinion on the le-
gality of the actual maintenance OF
the ship of chance because the
municipal court in which the ID
men were convicted was outside the
area of the alleged offense. Because
of this the appellate cour was
forced to reverse the convictions.
The case arose from the alleged
gambling operations on board the
Johanna Smith anchored off Long
Beach last November.
Water taxis, it was charged, took
patrons out to the ship to play al
games of chance. Other entertain
| ment such as dancing was also af-
forded guests.
Those whose convictions were up
held were Charles r. Chase ano
Clifford Casey, owners of water
taxis, and Ray c. Pullman, Herbert
w. Montoya, Charles M. Ellis, Oliver
H. Connor and Samuel G. Bateman
employees.
| Those whose convictions were re.
versed on charges of conspiracy tt
operate gambling place wer,
Frank Haskall, F. M. Tibbetts, H
Phillips, G. Martin. William Olkey
Vernon Startling. F. M. Hicks, Johr
r. Sullivan. Charles Curtis, G.. Viii.
liams. H. Hits, Clarence Blazier,
A. Hartman and A. v. Turner.
The seven convicted men were
tried and sentenced to fines of $l0'
each in Long Beach court, which
had jurisdiction in their cases. TIL,
fourteen men who stand freed b,
today's decision were fined $500 eacl
at the close of their trial in munici
pal court.
Virtually, the appellate judge
held that a ship falls within tn
context of the penal code which
| forbids solicitation of patronage TO
gambling places, as specifically a.
does any building on land.
LOS ANGELES. June 25. U.P)-
The appellate department of the su
lperior court today upheld the con
viction of seven men on charges O
soliciting trade" for the gamblin,
ship Johanna Smith, anchored of
Long Beach.
! The conviction of ID others OF
charges of "conspiring to operat,
a gambling place were reversed.
Those whose convictions were up
held were tried before Municipa
Judge Charles D. Wallace of Lon,
Beach on charges of soliciting pa.
tronage for the gambling ship las
November 90. They we're fount
guilty and sentenced to pay a fin,
of Sl00 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
L|bER RTY
REACHES
GERMANY
American Plane Reported
Lost Merely Oyersh0t
It's Destination.
OFF FOR DENMARK,
Hillig And Hoiriis Gave
World A Scare Because
Of Long Silence.

KREFELD, Germany. June 25.
U.p)-Otto Hillig and Holger
Hoiriis, enroute from New York to
Denmark in their plane, Liberty,
landed here today at 5:15 p. m.
German time) after having been
lost to the world" since their de-
parture from Newfoundland at $3.50
a. M, EST, yesterday morning.
Krefeld is in the Rhineland in
dustrial region, 300 miles southwest
of Berlin.
After a halt here of an hour,
during which the plane was refuel-
ed, the Liberty took off again &C
6:43 p. m. for Copenhagen.
When they landed here, they had
been in the air 80 hours since
leaving Harbor Grace yesterday
morning.
They explained t hat they had
been forced southwark off their
course and had flown over Spain
and France.
The distance from Harbor Grace
to Krefeld is roughly 1890 miles,
although the flyers probably COW
cred much more by being driven
off their course.
From Krefeld to Copenhagen is
$50 miles. The flyers were expected
to make it in about 31s hours.
which would get them there about
p. m. (EST.
Hillig said he lost his bearings
over the North Atlantic and flew
for hours ignorant of his where
abouts. He did not known what
part of Europe they were passing
over or that they had come as far
as Germany when they were forced
| to land.
The flyers were exhausted but
insisted on continuing to Copen-
hagen, their goal. The flying
weather was good.
The flyers hungrily ate sand
wiches and eggs while their plane
was refueled They were amazed
to learn they were in Krefeld. They
said they had encountered bad
weather all the way and were
forced to fly above the clouds most
of the time.
The correct time of their landing
here was given as Sis p. m. d1:15
a. m. ESD, and their departure at
6:43 p. m. Q2:43 p. m. EST.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
RAILROADS MAKE
FORMAL PETITION
FOR RATE RAISE
Flat Increase OF Is Per
Cent Declared Essential
By Ali Lines.

CHICAGO, June 25. W.P)-Exe-
cutives of the United States rail-
roads applied to the interstate
commerce commission today for
permission to increase all freight
rates by Is per cent.
The increase is necessary, the pc
tition, filed at Washington, said, in
order to put the roads back on a
sound financial basis. The petition
| asked that the rate advance be
made ION all freight rates and
charges, including joint rail-and-
water rates"
1t was believed, however, that if
the straight horizontal increase
were granted, the railroads later
would adjust the rates applicable to
farm produce, petroleum, coal and
other classes of freight.
"The steam railroad carriers of
the United States are confronted
with an emergency threatening SCR
ious impairment of their financial
resources and their capacity to as
sure the public continuance o.
efficient and adequate service, the
petition said.
I'm emergencies of this character,
previous experience has shown that
there is but one method which has
been adopted, OF as a practical
matter could be adopted either by
the carriers or the commission, to
afford the necessary relief, namely
percentage increase in rates"
Nearly every one of the nations
railroads was represented when the
petition was drafted at conferences
in Chicago. Presidents, traffic Of
ficials and other executives of rail-
roads in the eastern, western,
southern and mountain Pacific Sec
tions Of the country voted in favor
of the rate increase.
Second Request
The railroads petitioncd the COM
mission June l6 for authority to
raise all rates by Is per cent. This
proposal met with objections, and
the railroads later stated that if
the increase we're allowed they
would not make ii applicable to all
commodities.
The commission then requested
more specific information concern
ing what commodities would be in
cluded on the increased freight
list. The new petition was in an
swer to that request.
In referring to- the suggestion
that 1t may be decided later to
make adjustments on the rates on
certain classes of freight. the rail-
roads in their latest petition said:
Experience has shown that where
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
Warm Weather
Will Continue

LOS ANGELES. June 25. U.P)-
Warm weather will continue in Los
Angeles and vicinity tonight and to-
morrow, but partly cloudy condi-
tions and humidity below normal
will prevail. according to the gov
ernment weather bureau forecast.
Shortly before noon the govern
ment thermometer registered 81 de-
grees, two degrees hotter than al
the same time yesterday The low
est today, at dawn. was "a degrees
Inland cities continued to swell
ter with temperatures close to 100
degrees.
Slight traces of rain were report
cd from scattered sections of South
ern California last night, but did
not bring much relief from the op-
prcssive heat.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
'ScOtty' To Join
Crusader Plane

LOS ANGELES, June 25. U.p) =
Death Valley Scotty," much pub
licized resident of Death Valley of
the fabulous gold mines" an
nounced today that he and James
F.. Hall, noted broker-aviator of
New York, planned an attempt to
break Captain Frank Hawks Los
Angeles to New York air record of
IL hours and % minutes.
"Scotty," whose real name is Wal
ter Scott, holds the railroad record
of A hours and 54 minutes between
Los Angeles and Chicago in 1905.
Hall pilots a speedy Lockheed
monoplane in which he recently set
a record between Vancouver, B. c.,
and Aqua Caliente, when he flew
the distance in % hours and As min
uteS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
AGUINALDO BREAKS SILENCE
ON PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENC CE

MANILA, r. l.. June 25. (U.P)
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, color
full leader of the Philippine in
surrection that brought about
the American protcctorate,
broke a silence of years today
and placed himself on the side
of his countrymen who favor
complete independence.
Lying i'm a hospital with
broken leg, the result of fall
last month. General Aguinaldo
told the United Press that he
believes the change can be ac-
complishcd without economic
disaster by a five-year transi-
tory period.
At the end of five years. Gen
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
FL Y YERS
SAFE At
MOSCOW
Post And Gatty Continue
Rapid Right In Attempt
To Circle Globe.
GREETED BY SOVIET
Y ankees Have Fine
Change To Accomplish
Goal Set For Them.

MOSCOW, June 25.. U.P)-The
monoplane Winnie Mae, clipping off
another thousand miles on its 15,-
000-mile flight over land and sea
around the world, landed here at
$40 p. m. from Berlin, completing
one-third of the journey in less
than three days.
The American, Wiley Post, and
the Australian, Harold Gatty, speed
ing on with determination to set
a record by circumnavigating the
globe in less than 10 days, left Ber-
lin at 1888 a. m. G:38 a. m, EST)
After halting here to refuel, the
flyers planned to pushed on their
next scheduled halt, Irkutsk, on
Lake Baikal, in the mountains OF
northeastern Siberia. Irkutsk is 260C
miles from Moscow, the longest
single jump the flyers have at
tempted SO far.
At an average speed of lao miles
an hour, the trip would take more
than 18 hours.
When they reached Moscow, the
flyers had covered 5000 miles from
New York, or one-third of theil
journey around the world.
The flight from Berlin was made
in eight hours and two minutes, the
plane landing here at 9:40 a. m.
EST.
The flyers were made officially
welcome to Russia. They were
awaited at the airdrome by a large
crowd of American and Russian re-
porters and officials. The Osoavi-
khim, Soviet air ministry, instruct.
ed all points along the route to ia.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
PLANE LEAVES
COAST TO JOIN
POLAR EXPLORER

LONG BEACH, Cal, June 25. U.P)
Charles Rocheville. former Navy
flyer, and Glenn Kerchner, camera
man, took off from the municipal
airport here at 9 a. m. for Detroit
on the first lap of a flight which
they hope will carry Commander
Donald B. Macmillan to Labrador,
Iceland and Baffin land.
They did not say where they
would make their first stop. They
said they would fly as far as they
could before coming down.
Rocheville expected to reach De-
troit late today, where pontoons
will be added to the Lockheed Vega
monoplane, and arrive in Boston
Sunday, where Commander Mac
MILAN will join the ship
The Bowdoin, MacMillan's supply
ship, will leave Rockland, Me. next
Monday for Sydney, Nova Scotia.
and Battle Harbor, Labrador, where
the monoplane will join it after a
one-day jump from Boston.
For four months the ship will ex-
plore Iceland, Cape Chidley, Labra-
dor and Baffin Land, with Kerch-
ner taking color films of the trip
for Multicolor Films, owned by
Howard Hughes.
Bases will be laid down for an
anticipated flight next year by Mac
MILAN.
Rocheville will be recalled by
many Imperial Valley residents as
one of the pilots on the giant
monoplane Albatross when it sought
to establish an endurance record
here several years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
Lindbergh Gets
Russian Permit

WASHINGTON, June 25. U.P)-
Official Soviet Russian authorize
tion for Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh to fly over Soviet terri
tory during the proposed vacation
flight this summer was received
here from Moscow today by Boris
Skvirsky of the Russian information
service.
Skvirsky told the United Press he
had telegraphed Lindbergh in New
York that authorization had been
granted. He said it had been found
unfeasible to provide Lindbergh
with fuel and oil in northeastern
Siberia from Russia resources and
that the airman planned to arrange
for shipment of supplies from ia
Dan
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
MELLON
GOES TO
RANCE
Secretary OF Treasury
Will Confer On Terms
OF Moratorium.
CREDIT TO GERMANY
England And Italy Give
Fullest Support To
American Program.
BY United Press

Urgent efforts we're expected
by the United States today to
get France to accept President
Hoover's plan for a war debts
holiday without reservation.
Andrew Mellon, secretary of
the treasury, proceeded from
London to Paris, to meet with
members of the French govern
mcnt. The French ministers,
however, doubted they could do
more than accept "in principle
until parliament had acted to-
morrow.
Italy moved TO make the
Hoover plan effective on July l,
as scheduled.
The stock markets i'm London
and Berlin opened firm. but
trading cased, pending further
word OF tho French stand.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
CALIFORNIAN is
CHOSEN TO HEAD
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June 25.
U.P)-Perry w. Weidner, Los An
geles, today became most eminent
grand master of the grand en-
campment of knights Templar at
a business session of the encamp-
ment, succeeding William L. Sharp,
Chicago.
Other officers were elected in the
usual progression. The encamp-
ment voted that levy of five cents
a year be laid on each Templar to
help defray expenses of the host
city to the triennial conclave.
The other officers elected includ-
cd Harry c. Walker. Binghampton,
N. Y, deputy grand master; An
drew d. Angew, Milwaukee, grand
generalisSimo; Mark Norris, Grand
Rapids, Mich, captain general,
Harry Pollard, Lowell, Mass. grand
senior warden, and John Campbell,
Seattle, grand junior warden.
Two officers were reelected. They
were Gov. Louis L. Emerson, SPRING
field, H.. grand treasurer. and
Adrian Hamerslcy. Indianapolis,
grand recorder.
Charles Tedrove, Enid, Okla, was
expected to be appointed grand
standard bearer position and Paul
Haller, New Orleans, was expected
to receive the grand sword bearer
position.
San Francisco seemed assured of
receiving the 1884 conclave although
no definite vote had been taken yet.
Discontinuance Of present as
sessment of ST. year on members
toward establishment Of an educa-
ton fund was voted by the grand
encampment when 1t was reported
that sufficient money was on hand
to maintain the fund indefinitely.
A telegram was sent to President
Hoover at Washington pledging
the support of the knights Tenn
plar to the President and govern
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
Director Sues
Film Company

LOS ANGELES, June 25. tU.p)-A
suit, seeking relief from the Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer studios on a con-
tract was filed in superior court late
today by w. S. Van Dyke, well
known screen director.
Van Dyke alleges he entered into
a contract with M. c. M. on jan
uary 18, 1927, to serve is a director
for three years. His contract was
suspended on August %, 1928, he
charges, and he entered into a sub
stitute contract calling for his serv-
ices as director of THE Pagan" and
Trader Horn"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
Slayer To Serve
Maximum Term

Eliseo Tescarino, sentenced from
Imperial county in 1921 for the Sec
ond degree murder of Tomas l..
Cantor, July II, in Calipatria, must
remain in San Quentin penitentiary
80 years more, the state board Of
prison directors decided at a meet
ing this week, according to word re-
ceived here today. I'D. rI7
Tescarino was sentenced to from
10 to 40 years in San Quentin after
his conviction by a jury. He has
served the minimum sentence, but
must serve the rest of his time, de-
cided the prison directors. Cantor
was shot through the head in ar
automobile in Calipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25

eral AguinaIdo would have a
10-year period of free trade be-
tween the islands ard the
United States to permit read
justments.
General Aguinaldo, who re-
manned apart from the long
fight for independence, said he
had determined to speak at the
request of Senator Arthur Van
denberg of Michigan, first of
the many congressional visitors
TO the islands this year.
He finally agreed to express
his views. he said, when Sena-
tor Robinson of Indiana, who
sailed today for the mainland,
told him the time was oppor-
tune for a statement.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
MkM!LL-.o

BEVERLY HILLS, June "a.
(SpeciaD-There is one big ad-
vantage about proposing plans
and schemes for the worlds
solution now-none of them can
be enacted on till congress
meets in December and by that
time all of the ones proposed
now will be forgotten and a new
batch will be brought out.
We can't maintain excitement
over any one thing over cou-
pie of weeks at the most. World
amt going to be saved by no.
body's scheme. It's fellows with
schemes that got us into this
mess. Plans get you into
things, but you got to work your
way out. Yours,
WILL ROGERS.
P. S.-Vanderbilt and his wife
are having duel and the pub
lie hopes it will be successful.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-25
Shooting Fatal
To Small Boy

LOS ANGELES, June 25. U.P) =
Donald Sutter, age 8, who was shot
through the chest while playing
Indians with two playmates last
Monday died early today in the Gar
field hospital, Monterey Park.
The boy was shot by Harold Kel-
loway, 10, according to police. The
bullet passed through the neck OF
Raymond Spear, 7, and struck SUIT
ter in the chest. Spears wound was
not serious and he will recover.
The shooting was listed as an ac-
cident by authorities.