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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
LAND OBTAINED
BY COUNCIL FOR
S0UTHEND PARK
Allowance For Municipal
Band To Be Discussed
With Chamber.

In resolution adopted by the
city council last night property
from Vine street to the alley be-
tween He'll and Hamilton streets
and between Seventh and Eighth
streets was declared a city park.
BY an agreement with Charles
Morgan the property in this sec
ton not already owned by the city
was acquired. Councilmen dis
cussed ways of converting the prop
erty to park uses. 1t was after j..
S. Cameron brought the matter up
this strip was declared a park. This
property is north of the Harding
school,
Another matter discussed by the
council last night was appropria-
tions from the chamber of COM
merce advertising fund for the Ell
Centre band, the Mems Glee Club
and the Choral Club Cameron ap-
peared as representative of the
glee club and choral club.
Disagreement over an appropri-
alton of $1,000 a year authorized
by the council two weeks ago for
the band was evident when it ap-
peared that the chamber of COM
merce had made a tentative budget
allowing both the glee club and the
choral club slight amounts for the
year, but not allowing anything
for the band.
Fred Gianola suggested a meet
ing with the board of directors of
the chamber of commerce to dis
cuss the matter. The council voted
to meet with the chamber board at
7:30 June "a in the chamber of
commerce rooms.
Phil knights, city engineer, re-
ported on a survey of traffic con-
ditions on Olive and adjoining
streets relative to the petition pre-
sented at the last meeting by prop
erty owners on Olive street to halt
truck traffic there. No action was
taken.
Submits Estimate
Howard P. Meyer of the Imperial
Valley Hardware company appear
ed before the council with an esti-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
Continued on page g.
LETTER REVEALS
FAITHFUL GIRL
EXPECTED DEATH

NEW YORK, June Is. U.P}-Dis-
trict Attorney Elvin N. Edwards
pushed forward his investigation of
the mysterious death of beautiful
Starr Faithful today on the theory
1she was murdered, despite reports
received by him of a letter indicat-
| ing she was suicide.
DR.. G.. Jameson Carr, ships doc
tor on the Cunard liner Franconia,
was aboard the liner Alconia bound
for this country with the letter in
which the girl was said to have
forecast her death and another let
ter which District Attorney Edwards
hopes will contain information lead
ing to solution of the mystery which
has confronted his investigators
since STAIRS body was found
washed upon the sands of Long
Beach, l.. l., nearly two weeks ago.
The former letter, written to DIR.
Carr on June 4, the day preceding
her disappearance from her Green
wich Village home, is reported to
have contained the line: by the
time you read these words 1 shall
be dead"
Whether this was an indication
that the girl intended to end her
own life, or whether it was written
with the knowledge her life was in
danger by someone known to her,
Edwards was loathe to speculate.
However, Edwards reiterated his be-
lief that she was murdered.
The other letter was said to be
an apology from Starr for her ac-
tions the day she visited his cabin
in an allegedly intoxicated condi-
ton aboard the Franconia.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
new ELECTRIC
FIELD EXPLORED
BY SCIENTISTS
Enormous Energy r e.
vealed In Paper Read
At Pasadena Meeting.
BY GEORGE II. BEALE
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

PASADENA, Cal, June 18. U.P)-
Using a system somewhat similar to
that employed by Benjamin Frank
lin in bringing electricity from the
skies, by means of kite and key,
two German scientists have sue
ceeded in developing a power in
excess of anything known to men
before, the American Association
for the Advancement of Science
was told today.
The Germans, DR.. A. Brash and
DR.. F.. Lange, succeeded in hand
ling 100000 volts of electricity, 1t
was said in paper read by DR..
Alexander Goetz, physicist of the
California Institute of Technology.
DR.. Goetz explained that the SCI
entists used a special X-ray tube to
harness it and that they measured
the voltage by the gaps the voltage
leaped, approximately 25 feet.
He said they constructed labor
atory in a valley near Monte Cen
eroso in northern Italy, where
thunder and lightning storms are
frequent. They strung a cable from
the tops of two high peaks and at
its center connected another cable
running to the tube in the labora-
tory.
AS thunderstormS came up at
mospheric electricity was generated
and the electricity travelled down
the cable to the tube, especially
constructed of alternating layers of
rubber and lead.
The ordinary X-ray tube would
have to be more than half-mile
long to withstand the voltage de-
veloped, DR.. Goetz said.
DR.. Goetz said that the two Ger
mans, using information gathered
I'm their experiment in Italy, erected
another tube in their Berlin labor
atories and there artificially gener-
ated three million volts, three times
as much as ever developed previous
ly.
Measurements showed that the
tube, fore one millionth of a Sec
ond. developed more rays than it
would be possible to develop with
100 times the radium supply of the
world.
He said the rays actually entered
the coSmic ray field. The penetrat-
ing powers of the laboratory rays
were so great that they went
through 40 inches of lead and reg
istered on a photographs film at
the bottom with equal power as at
the top.
DR.. Goetz declared that the pow
or developed was beyond the COM
prehension of science and that SCI
ence can not use it until it develops
better tools.
1T will undoubtedly open fields of
research never before touched" DR..
Goetz said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
TEXAS MINISTER
MADE VICTIM OF
DASTARDLY PLOT

DALLAS, Tex. June 49, U.P)-B
p Brown, supply pastor of the
North Dallas Baptist church was
kidnapped shortly after midnight.
taken to the church and hanged
from ceiling fan. AS a new rope
which stretched was used, Browns
toes reaching the floor. he was alive
when found at a. m.
The hanging followed factional
fight in the church. Police blamed
members of the congregation for
the kidnapping.
The Rev. Brown. a man of 30,
was badly strangled by the rope
and was In bed today recovering.
He was found by police who were
notified by Mrs. Brown after her
husband failed to return at his reg
ular hour from the Adolphus hotel
where he supplants his ministerial
earning by serving as baggage clerk.
Il work at the hotel every night
until IL o'clock" Rev. Brown said
today. Last night I took the bus
for my home as usual. When /
got off, across the street from the
church and started to walk to my
home. few hundred yards away,
a man ran up to me and said if
you run III shoot you dead
HE had a big nickel-plated pis-
tol in his hand and a handkerchief
over his face. He made me go with
him to deep a shadow beside the
church building.
Then he pushed me through one
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
DIVIDEND RATE
Is REDUCED BY
TRANSAMERECA

SAN FRANCISCO, June Is. U,P
approximately 23,823,000 out
standing shares of Transamerica
corporation stock were on 40
cents a share annual basis today as
the result Of a quarterly dividend
of 10 cents declared by directors
here.
In the preceding quarter divi-
dent of 25 cents a share was paid.
and directors estimated that the
lowered dividend will mean saw
ing to the corporation of $500, 900.
The dividend payable July 25 to
stockholders of record July 6, will
bring payments to 1882 800, as
compared with $5,955, $50 paid in
the previous quarter The directors,
subject to stockholders approval.
also authorized a change of the
shares to no par value.
Elisha Walker, chairman of the
board, said that a reduction was
believed necessary because prevail
ing low interest rates had affected
the earnings of subsidiaries. but
that the profits were considered rea-
sonably satisfactory under existing
business conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
Expect Increase
In Employment

SAN FRANCISCO, June I8. UP)
An average II per cent increase
in California employment during
July. August and September was
predicted today in reports received
by the employment stabilization
committee of the state chamber of
commerce.
A statement issued by the state
chamber read as follows:
Reports from firms employing
approximately 30 per cent of the
wage earners in California indicate
there will be an average increase in
employment of approximately II
per cent during the three months,
as compared with the same months
of last year.
THE reassuring feature of the
outlook is that during 1890 the sea-
Sonal increase for July, August and
September was only 8.55 per cent
greater than the previous three
months of that year, so that half
of this years expected upturn must
be attributed to a general rather
than seasonal improvement"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
RAILROADS PLEA
CALLED SURPRISE
BY FEDERAL MEN
/. c. c. Plans Meeting
To Consider Action On
Petition.
BY ii. o. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

IICSS otd1I
WASHINGTON, June 18. U.P)-
The first reaction of officials who
must pass upon the petition of the
nations railroads for a Is per cent
increase in freight rates was dis
closed today to be one of surprise
that the carrier had made such a
bold and in some respects revolu-
tionary demand.
Machinery for official consider
alton of the document was set in
motion as soon as the petition was
filed with the interstate commerce
commission yesterday. A meeting
was arranged for Saturday between
a committee of the commission and
committee representing state rail-
road commissions. 1t will be held
in the office of Commissioner JOS
eph B. Eastman.
The various state railroad and
utility commissions. interested in
the petition have been informed by
their general solicitor, John E.
Benton, that the document "in some
respects is surprising paper"
The state organizations bear an
official status here under the or
ganization name Of the National As
sociation OF Railroad and Utilities
commissioners. Eastman and Ben
ton arranged the Saturday confer
ence.
The interstate commerce COM
mission will be represented by Com
missioners Claude r. Porter and
Ernest I. Lewis, in addition to Com
missioner Eastman. On the COM
mittee of state commissioners are
Paul A. Walker of Oklahoma, chair
man; Ben A. Larkin, North Dako-
ia; Hugh White, Alabama, and
Henry G.. Wells. Massachusetts.
The letter sent out by Benton ex-
pressed surprise. that the carriers,
realizing the inroads truck compe-
tition might make if rail rates were
increased, proposed to increase all
rates.
THAT the carriers really intend
to do themselves the injury which
would result from thus increasing
all rates regardless of consequences
seems scarcely possible" Benton
said. They doubtless depend up
on the regulatory commissions to
save them from their own proposal.
THE second surprising thing is
that they ask the commission to
authorize their proposed increases
without passing upon the reason
ableness of the rates which will be
produced thereby"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
MxN R1D~
d 1880 HsksasA, syndssss:. La
GOVERNMENT TO
KEEP UP DRIVE
AGAINST GANGS
Capone's Henchmen To Be
Sought Out On Federal
Warrants.
BY RAY BRENNAN
United Press Staff COrresDOndent


CHICAGO. June 18. UP) The
United States government began to-
day to mop up" what is left of Al
Capones gang.
With the "big bullet" himself un-
der plea of guilty, leaving the
lesser lights of his gang to shift for
themselves, the government sent
scores of agents out into the under
world to round up the 68 other
gangsters who were indicted with
their chief and charged with 5000
violations of prohibition laws.
Federal prosecutors promised that
this final thrust against gangland
would snap the last bond that has
bound Chicago to the underworld.
By the time the gang leader en-
ters the Leavenworth penitentiary
shortly after June 30, many of his
thugs, liquor peddlers. torturers
vice-mongers and gunmen also will
be under arrest, federal agents pre-
dicted.
Meanwhile, Capone's reputation
as trader" took another slump
when federal officials denied defin-
itely that the gang leader hao
made a deal with them"
I'VE have made no promise to bt
easy with Capone," said assistant
District Attorney Victor La Rue, whC
pressed the liquor conspiracy in
dictment against him. I'm plead
ing guilty, he simply threw himself
on the mercy of the court, and we
see no reason why he should be
granted any unusual amount OF
leniency."
Federal Judge James H. Wilker-
son therefore may mete out any
sentence he deems proper, within
the legal limits, when Capone ap-
pears before him June 80. The
maximum punishment which the
gangster may receive is "a years at
hard labor and fines totalling $780,
600 on both prohibition and income
tax charges.
Such severe sentences never have
been imposed, however. Capone s
term probably will be much shorter
probably from two and one-half
to five years Imprisonment and a
$4,000 fine.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
u. S. CON ULATE
STONED IN GERMANY

LEIPSIG, Germany. June l8. U,P
The United States consulate was
stoned last night by a group of
youths, believed by police to be
Communists.
The attackers broke windows.
They escaped before police arrived.
Communists recently demonstrated
against death sentences imposed on
eight negroes in Alabama for at
tacking two white girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
Everyone Will
Have Own Coffin

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June
rs. U.P)-No California citizen
is going to be buried in a used
coffin.
This comforting assurance
was given today by DIR. Giles 5.
Porter, state director of pub
lie health.
II resulted from a complaint
that n San Diego undertaken
had been in the habit of using
the same coffin for more than
one person, and had been col
lecting double fees.
Such a practice is against
the laws of the state and de-
cency, Porter held, and any
mortician found guilty of such
violation will be prosecuted.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
Bishops Verdict
Is 0verruled

GREENVILLE. ILL.,, June l8. U.R--
The decision of Bishop q. w.
Griffith of Los Angeles, declaring
vacant seats of five delegates to the
Columbia river conference OF the
Free Methodist church in 1928. be-
cause instrumental music was used
in the churches they represented.
was oyer-ruled by the superintend-
ency committee of the general con-
ference here today.
The ruling came on appeal OF the
Pacific coast delegates who were
unseated. Bishop Griffith mad held
the discipline of the church. prohiD-
iting Instrumental music, had been
violated by the congregations they
represented.
A proposal to permit such music
was before the general conferenc to-
day for action.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
Automobile Crash
Results Fatally

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal, June
l8. W.D-While preparations were
underway today for the funeral of
Ronald Dodge, four of his compan-
ions were being treated for injuries
at the hospital following a collision
here last night.
Young Dodge, who was travelling
to Paso Robles with Ebert Lowell
Al Dawson, Edward Isola, and
James Peterson, to attend a 20-30
club convention, was instantly killed
when the car in which he was rid
ing collided with an automobile
driven by o. M. Davis of this city
Dodge and his companions are
also of San Luis Obispo.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
BY EARL III. LEFT

United Press Staff Correspondent
RENO, New, June 18. U.p)-
The story of how Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Jr., social registrite
author, brandished an unload
ed gun as he chased Peter Arno,
comedy cartoonist, was recited
in three various versions today
at headquarters of the three
principals.
Just what happened in the
fashionable sector where the
Vanderbilt and Arno homes
are located remain a mystery,
but it was generally agreed that
there was a race and that ArnO
won 1t by a bigger margin than
Man O. War beat Sir Barton.
Vanderbilt said the pursuit
across the desert sands at the
edge of town began when he
saw Arno early Monday with
Mrs. Vanderbilt. The young
author, who also is a Nevada
state policeman, seized a gun
and confronted his wife and
the cartOOnist.
Arno, famous for his one line
captions in humorous cartoons,
apparently was so taken aback
that he couldn't even speak a
line and it was Mrs. Vanderbilt
who broke the silence.
Look out, Peter, he'll kill
you," she screamed-thcn the
chase was on.
Vanderbilt at first told the
United Press he shot at Arno,
but today, after talk with Sam
Platt, his attorney, he said:
II would have shot Arno if
the gun had been loaded"
Arno was still in hiding today
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
Second Suspected
Slayer Arrested

Ysidro Cardenas, wanted in con-
nection with the murder of Francis
Pearl Hynes. Brawley rancher, was
picked up shortly after 2 o'clock
this afternoon on ranch east of
Brawley by Chief of Police Lon
Cromer of Brawley and Bob Cor
dell, policeman.
Cardenas is said to have struck
Hynes on the head with an auto
mobile crank while Jose Espinosa,
arrested yesterday by the same two
Officers who arrested CardenaS, held
the rancher. Deputy Sherlffs will
bring Cardenas to the county Jail
today.
Hynes died Saturday night as a
result of the beating the two Mex
leans gave him at his ranch home.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
Mexican Taken
On Liquor Charge

Making their second liquor arrest
in two days, city police this morn
ing arrested Alfonso MarcaS, 81
year old Mexican, on a charge of
possession of liquor and confiscated
354 pintS of home brew.
Marcas was arrested on East He'll
street by Leroy Gillett and Frank
Smyer, city officers, and j. Moose,
immigration officer. Information
furnished by the immigration Of
ficers was responsible for the raid.
Marcas was released on his own re-
cognizance to appear in police court
tomorrow morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
UNABLE
TO GET
VERDICT
Jury In Pantages Case
Is Dismissed AT Noon
Today BY Judge.
RETRIAL ON JULY Ii
Juryman Asserts Theatre
Man Held Guiltless On
Both Counts.

SAN DIEGO. June 18. 0.p) - A
jury which has been trying the case
OF Alexander Pantages and three
others accused of morals offenses,
was dismissed at noon today when
1t was unable to reach an agree
ment on the guilt or innocence of
the four.
The three jurors who deadlocked
the panel were Foreman Sumner,
William Roland and Fred Steffgen.
All agreed Pantages should be ac-
quilted OF both counts, one Juror
SAID but when the three men de-
clared someone should be convicted
OF conspiracy, no compromise ver-
dict could be reached.
The age of the Nitto girl was the
stumbling block for verdict of
either guilt or innocence, it was ad-
mitted.
Pantages. with Jesse II. Shreve. a
business partner, Olive Clark Day
and William Jobelmann, were ac-
cused Of contributing to the delin-
Quency Of Lydia Nitto, an asserted
minor. and conspiracy to violate
the Juvenile court laws through the
alleged contributing acts.
Members of the district attorneys
staff were undecided If the case
would be set for retrial. in the alb
sence Of District Attorney Thomas
Whelan, who was attending a con-
vention In Yosemite Park.
The jury stood nine to three for
acquittal on all ballots, 1t was an
nounced by Foreman William Sum-
ner.
The charges grew out of an al
legged party held III FL Cortez hotel
here october 30, last, which was
arranged by John p. Mills, former
business partner OF Pantages and
Shreve.
The states case received serious
blow when the girls birth certifi-
cate was ruled out of the evidence
because 1t was not properly attested
Judge L. NJ Turrentine, after
conference with attorneys, set the
case for retrial on July 13, although
the defense desired TO proceed with
the trial next Monday.
The prosecution asked for the de-
lay SO IL would be possible TO secure
n properly attested birth certificate
OF the Nitto girl, from Italy. Sue
cess of the states case hinges on the
fact that she is minor, the jury's
disagreement showed.
Shreve and Pantages continued at
liberty under their $4,000 bonds al
ready posted. Mrs. Day and Jobel-
mann. who have been in jail since
April, unable to raise $4,000 bah
each, were granted reductions to
$500 each, and they indicated they
would post bond today.
SAN DIEGO, June 10. (U.P) - A
jury trying Alexander Pantages and
three others on morals charges was
"hopelessly deadlocked" at 1890
O'Clock this morning when Foreman
William Sumner asked that II be
dismissed.
Judge L. N. Turrentine instead
gave the jury additional instruc-
tions and ordered 1t to resume its
deliberations for few hours.
I'VE have remained unchanged in
our balloting since we began our
deliberations" Sumner informed the
court. Il can't sec any agreement.
The three ladies on the jury are
worn and tired, and we ask a dis
missal."
Co-defendants with Pantages are
Jesse II. Shreve, Olive Clark Day
and William Jobelmann, all of
whom were in court when informed
of the jury's position.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
Two Killed When
Car Leaves Road

SANTA ANA, Cal, June l8. U.P)
Two men were killed and another
injured seriously in two automobile
accidents near here last night.
Fred Bastady, of Buena Park,
and Hans Graf, of Atwood, both
ranchers, we're killed when the
automobile in which they were rid
ing plunged over an embankment
in Santa Ana Canyon and rolled
400 feet down hillside.
j. o. Householder, also a rancher,
who lives near Anaheim, was not
expected to recover from injuries
received when his automobile COL
lided In Anaheim with a machine
driven by Warren Nelson, an 18-
year -old newsboy of Fullerton.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-18
CONNIE DONS WARPAINT AND
SEEKS ENEMY WITH EMPTY GUN

ard his palatial home was Oc-
cupied only by a Japanese
houseboy. Before leaving, he
issued one of his famous one
line statements.
81 knew nothing whatever
about the affair of Monday
morning until today" he said.
Vanderbilt now staying at
the exclusive Riverside hotel,
insisted his story of the chase
was essentially correct. He in
timated that "sOme court action
may be taken"
"Bad blood" existed between the
two, it appeared, and Arno asked
for police protection. Vander-
bilt showed a United Press re-
porter a blackjack he said he
always carried "for protection"
and added that he has hired a
special police guard for his
home.
Vanderbilt was working on a
novel Monday, he said, when he
saw ArnO drive up in front
with Mrs. Vanderbilt.
The author shouted an d
brandished the revolver. Arno
retreated, Vanderbilt after
him. Accounts of the chase diff
fer here, it being variously re-
ported that it was conducted
both by automobile and by foot.
The paramount fact was that
Arno reached his home first.
"About half way to the ArnO
home Vanderbilt realized the
cnOrmity of the situation, got
himself together and returned
home" Attorney Platt said.
Nothing happened and there
was no gunfire."