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Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Daily Report OF
Stock Markets

LOS ANGELES. Aus. :. UP)-
trading was dull on the Los An
& leles stock Exchange today al
though the market was up in sew
tral issues.
The oils showed the best i'm
7 Irovement. with almost all petrol
cum securities reporting gains. IN
ion OIL Associates showed most ac-
tiyity with 1900 shares changing
hands at 13i2. up "a. Union Oil
If California sold 800 shares at
a.. up i. Standard Oil was up
al SIS on sales Of 200 shares. Rio
Grande Oil was unchanged, how
ever at 324 with 200 shares sold.
California packing took the big
{ est slump in the days session so
lar. dropping &c points to 22N
y hen 100 shares were sold.
Security First National Bank re-
manned unchanged at 10 on sales
Cf 450 shares while Pacific Finance
was off y at Il on shares OF 400
shares. TranSameriea was quiet
with only 100 shares turning over
It :.
Claude Neon reported 100 shares
s old al 49,. unchanged.
NEW YORK. Aug. 7. Up) - An
cbrupt turn in the grain market
that sent wheat soaring more than
two cents a bushel halted decline
on the stock exchange today and a
y ligorous recovery was under way as
the close neared.
Rails failed to regain all their
carly losses which ranged TO four
rointS. but came back several points
from the lows.
Late in the day sentiment was
changing all around. 1t was helped
by reports that operators recently
Eearish on grains had turned bull
iSh. RumorS that Arthur Cutten
was buying wheat was factor in
restoring confidence in stocks.
Fred Uhlmann, prominent on the
Lear side recently, admitted that
he was now bullish on wheat.
Thomas NJ Howell. millionaire
grain operator. was reported TO
have a practical monopoly on the
supply OF July corn, being reputed
10 hold 100000 bushels. He stat
cd he expected the price to rise
Cotton futures rallied from lows
after making new lows since the
l914-15 season. Copper made
record low on the London Metal Ex-
change.
Preliminary calculation showed
the Dow, Jones railroad average
down .33 at 7l25: industrial up l.36
at 1858, and utility up 81 at 55,3l
Sales totaled approximately 700,-
900 shares against 100000 yester-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Doherty Buys
Interest In Paper
Continued from page II

ing the commission from putting
its ruling into effect and won.
His libel suits against the Star
were filed simultaneously an d
Doherty announced that he was ii.
the fight to the finish"
In a recent exclusive interview
with the United Press, the multi
millionaire utilities magnate said
he would take steps to end the
domination of the Star" in Kan
sas, although he did not reveal his
intention of entering the newspaper
field in active competition with the
Star
Doherty's court action was i'm
portant from the standpoint OF cor
poration interests in Kansas. in
that the court found he section un-
der which the utilities commission
sought to bar the sale of his Sc
curities unconstitutional in that 1T
gave the commission too arbitrary
powers"
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Aug. Z (UP)
announced today that Henry L.
Doherty has personally acquired a
half interest in the newspaper.
Doherty will take no active part
in management or control of the
paper, which has been vested IN tie
present continuing management, the
announcement said.
The Journal-Post from today on
will be absolutely independent in
politics
The announcement said. More
over the management is under no
promise or commitment to any
party or interests other than by the
terms of the contract between the
three shareholders"
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. T. (U.P,
The motive of Henry L. Doher-
ty in acquiring an interest in the
Journal-PoSt will be understood by
everyone, and there is no need to
discuss that" George B. Longan
president of the Kansas City Star
company, told the United Press to-
day.
Longan made only a brief state
ment preliminary TO a formal edi-
torial statement which he said
would be issued later in the day
expressing the reaction of the Star
to the move of the New York util-
tiles magnate in acquiring a hall
interest in the Kansas City Jour-
nal Post.
we are still interested in the
price Of natural gas IN Kansas,
Longan added the one thing
which Doherty has not yet dis
cussed."
TOPEGA, Kans., Aug. 7. up
Governor Harry Woodring, when
informed today by the United
Press Of the purchase OF half in
terest of the Kansas City Journal
Post by Henry l.. Doherty, said ht
had absolutely no comment tt
make"
Governor Woodring is accused
of being "a tool of the Kansas City
Star" in the fight that paper ha,
made on gas rates in Kansas.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
State To War
Upon 'Hoppers'

ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug. :. up
With s29 500 appropriated, Mime
sofa today modified to save its
crops from the grasshopper Scourge.
The state executive council late
yesterday approved an emergency
expenditure OF Sl6,500 at the re-
quest of R. A. Troyatten, commits
sioner Of agriculture.
Most of the money will be used
to distribute poison in the western
section of the state where the
pests are most numerous.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Dollar Line May
Purchase Ships

WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. up
Chairman O'Connor of the shipping
board said today the Dollar lines
were interested in the United States
lines, disposal. Of which is the pres
ent concern OF the board.
O'Connor said he expected some
sort of offer from r. Stanley Dollar
next week, probably Wednesday,
He said he would see Dollar in
New York. Whether the offer
would be for outright purchase,
lease or control through stock pur-
chase O'Connor was unable to say.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Physician Not
Quizzed On Death
Continued from page y

&0AANAAANANAA IL OAAA ptSS L
both prosecution and defense some
bad times.
You didn't recognize as shots any
sounds you heard that afternoon,
did you?" the defense asked her.
Yes. I did" she answered
But you didn't recognize them
until they were called to your at
tention. did you?"
Il would have recognized the sec
ond shot but not the first"
Defense attorneys then broke in
to point out mat in her testimony
at the preliminary hearing she said
she didn't recognize them as shots
until they were called to her at
tention
Did you give such testimony at
the preliminary hearing" the de-
fense asked.
Yes" she said.
ContradictS Testimony
Earlier IN Miss Fishers examina-
ton she was asked by the prosecu-
ton il any except Spencer and
Crawford went into Crawtord's Of
flee the afternoon of May 90.
In direct contradiction to her tes-
timony at the preliminary hearing
and to the surprise of everyone. in
cluding the defense, she answered
in the negative.
Later. however, she refreshed her
memory and said she saw tall,
dark man who resembled the de-
fendant" go into the office.
Miss Fisher became confused
again when she set the time Of
Spencer's arrival. Yesterday she
said p. m. bat today under cross
examination she said it was 3:45
p. m.
She admitted then that she went
to the district attorneys office yes
terday after she left the witness
stand and talked over some matters
concerning her testimony.
Mrs. Nancy Clark, wife of the de-
fendant, was in court again today
recovered from her temporary
breakdown yesterday. She en-
braced her dapper husband as he
came into the courtroom from the
county jail.
Before she concluded her testi-
mony, the defense drew from Miss
Fisher the admission that she saw
g gun in Crayford's desk nearly
every day and that the politician
habitually carried another gun i'll
his belt
Saw No Guns
Kenneth Richert, who was wait
ing in Crawford's office to fulfill
an appointment with the politician,
was called to the witness stand
next.
Richert said he was talking to
Ray Radke, Crawford's private Sec
retary, when he heard two shots,
the first muffled and the second
louder
He described then how he and
Radke saw Spencer fall dead i'll
front of the office and how they
carried him inside. Spencer, the
state contends, ran out OF the office
in pursuit Of the man who shot
him.
Richert described his entrance to
Crawford'S inner office where the
politician was supporting himself on
a chair with blood running from 4
wound in his abdomen.
Richert was questioned in great
detail about whether he saw any
guns, removing any or saw anyone
else remove any from Crawford S
office. He answered these questions
in the negative.
His testimony was designed TO
support the state claim that neither
Crawford nor Spencer was armed
the afternoon Of the shooting.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
KINGS YACHT WINS

COWES, Eng, Aug. T. W.P)-King
Georges yacht Brittania, with the
king and the Duke of Gloucester
aboard, won the concluding race of
the -" class regatta today. The
vessel covered the 40 mile course
in three hours 81 minutes SO Sec
onds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
DEAD MANS LETTER ARRIVES

WHITE CLOUD, Kan. W.p)-A
letter written 10 years ago to
Steven Cole, dead husband of Mrs
Steven Cole, was received by the
widow recently. The letter was
from one of Coles cousins.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
AUTO LICENSE DRIVE
LAUNCHED

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. W.p) - A
drive conducted by police here to
see that all automobiles had city
license tags brought additional re-
venue of $4,000 to the city in fines
and costs of tags.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
MANLEY-WINE BOUT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
Aug. 7. U.P)-George Manley, who
has two decisions over Max Rosen-
bloom, worlds light heavyweight
champion, meets frankie Wine of
Montana in 10 round bout at the
Broadmoor riding academy to-
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07

the national conference on farm
problems and rural life at Cornell
University Ithaca.
Governor Rolph was invited to
the conference by Governor Frank
lin d. Roosevelt. The governor
chose Moulton in his place.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
PEE-WEE GOLF SLUMPS

ST. LOUIS, UP) = Proof that
miniature golf has been "stymied'
here was seen when only % permits
for courses were issued, compared
with Ga last year. Course owners
blamed the depression.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
CHIC SALE ILL

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Aug. ?.
U.P)-Chic Sale, humorist, was re-
covering today from serious OPP
Grafton for stomach trouble per-
formed by DR.. ReXwall Brown at
the Cottage hospital
dition was satisfactory but that he
could not predict when the humor-
ist will be entirely out of danger.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
MOult0n Going
To Farm Parley

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 7. U.P)-
Representing Governor Rolph. who
is unable TO attend, Dudley Moul-
ton, state director of agriculture,
will leave here Sunday on a three
weeks trip to New York TO attend
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Perishable Shipments-Nine car
loads OF honeydews was given out
as melon shipments east yester-
day Reports are submitted daily
by B. A. Harrigan, agricultural
commissioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07

released and that afterward they
must install larger fuel tanks.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 7. U.P)-C. c.
Chichester, aviator attempted Il
flight from Australia to Toxic, ar
rived at Woosung at APO p. m. to-
day from the Island OF Foimsa.
Woosung is several miles down the
river from Shanghai. Chichester
plans to complete his journey in
one more hop.
ELMIRA, N. Y, Aug. 7. up
Martin Schempp, Pittsburgh, Po.,
today held the best mark for sus-
tanned flight in a glider at this
years national gliding and soaring
contest.
Schempp scared over the city for
three hours yesterday, but his
mark was four and half hours
less than the record set by Albert
E. Hastings, Los Angeles, last year.
NATAL. Brazil, Aug. 7. U.P)-The
DO-X, Great German flying boat.
departed today for Para. to the
north. continuing its cruise from
Rio De Janeiro to New York.
The Transatlantic Air liner roared
down the bay and moved graceful
ly into the air from the waters
surface at $50 a. m, circled once
gaining altitude, and disappeared
rapidly toward the north.
EDMONTON, Alta, Aug. 7. U.P
PILOTS James Mattern and Nick
Greener landed in Edmonton in a
driving rain at 7:27 o'clock last
night after making ll80 mile nom
stop flight from White Horse, Y. T.,
in IA hours and q minutes.
Mattern and Greener were flying
the tri-motored plane which they
took to Alaska to refuel the mono
plane Fort Worth on the two unsuc-
cessful attempts OF Harold Jones
and Reginald Robbins to make nom
stop refueling flights from Seattle
to Toxic
They now are on their way back
to Fort Worth and said they would
fly to Bismarck, N. D., today If the
weather cleared. Jones and Rob-
bins have given up their Pacific
flight attempts for this year.
SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. 7. up
Reginald L. Robbins and Harold S.
Jones were believed to be on their
way home to Forth Worth today
but lack of communication facili-
ties to Fairbanks prevented defin-
ite word of their movements from
reaching here.
They planned to leave Fairbanks
about midnight and fly to Edmon-
ton, Alta, where they said they
would consider the possibilities OF
refueling in the air for a nonstop
flight TO Fort Worth.
Telegraphic communication with
Fairbanks was not available during
the night and no word OF the fly
ers' actions was expected to be re-
ceived until later today.
REYKJAVIK. Iceland, Aug. 7
(UP) = Parker Cramer, American
flyer on a daring surprise flight
over the perilouS North Atlantic
from AISerica, landed here at 1856
a. m local time Ql:55 p. m. Thurs
day. EST today from Greenland.
Cramer is surveying a commercial
flying route from the United States
to northern Europe. TO include sew
eral stops and be made compare
lively safe by precautions he is eX-
pected TO outline.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Baseball Scores
National

At Philadelphia
New York .... 200 900 OIL l6 2
Philadelphia . $40 l03 30x-l3 II l
Mitchell, Parmalee, Berly, Hub
bell and Hogan, Healy; Collins and
Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07

Deer season in the north gener-
ally opened August /.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Flyer Seeks To
Postpone Trip

Continued from page IL
as the police indicated 1t would be
several days before the plane was
released and that afterward they
must install larger fuel tanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07

SHANGHAI, Aug. 7. W.R-C. C..
Chichester, aviator attempted II
flight from Australia to Toxic, ar
rived at Woosung at APO p. m. to-
day from the Island OF Formsa.
Woosung is several miles down the
river from Shanghai. Chichester
plans to complete his journey in
one more hop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
ESTEbETH PUTS UP SAIL WHEN
 SHAFT BREAKS
iMotorship Gets Away at
 Noon for Sitka and Way Ports

III fortune has been conquered by the motorship Estebsth She got away at neon today for Sitka and way ports and is expected to return to Juneau Monday.
 Almost three weeks ago, the ves- sel developed engine trouble, re- pairs of which made her miss two Iof her scheduled weekly voyages With engine in fine working or der, she departed on regular time last evening on the Sitka trip Two hours out of this port, she broke her crank shaft. She rig ged sail and beat her way back to .Juneau.
 This noon with good crank shaft and repaired engine, she started again, with every prospect of ex- periencing no further difficulties The vessel embarked six pas sengers here for Sitka and way ports. The passengers are: For Hoonah-Max Peterson and Matthew Lawrence.
 For Tenakee-J. F. Buchanan. For Killisnoo-F. A. Boyle. For Sitka-Einar Olson, galvir Mckay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
ROETTCER IS
 FAST WORKER
Reds Can t Keep Him Down; Refuses to Stay
 Put Anywhere

NEW YORK, May 29.-Dan How ley's Cincinnati Reds are deep in the 'red"-almost all of them ex- esp Roettger.
 Rcettger just refuses to Stay put among the baseball ne'er-do-wells and has-beens. Off to a fine start despite his teams reverses, he pro- mises to come back to the position he held during his first year in the major leagues.
 Baseball fortunes nave been nigh and low for Roettger since he first broke into the major leagues in 1928 in a St. Louis Cardinal uni form During that season he ham
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
BLACK WALNUT OF MT. VERNON
 IS SENT HERE
Seeding from Washington Shrine to Be Planted
 on Capitol Grounds

A black walnut seeding from Mt Vernon, home of the nations first present and greatest hero, will be planted on the Capitol grounds next Friday with fitting ceremonies, it was announced today by John H. Dunn, First Division member of the Alaska Committee on the Wash ington Bi-Centennial Celebration.
 The plant is being furnished by the Washington Memorial Con- mission and is due to arrive on the steamer Alaska next Tuesday. "A similar seeding was planted on the national capitol grounds on April 20, last, and others will be planted at the capitol of each State and Territory.
 The seeding sent here was grown from a nut picked from a tree said to have been planted by Washing ton on the Mt. Vernon plantation. The Boy Scouts and pupils of the schools of the community will have a prominent place in the ceremo- nies which will open at 1:30 p. m.
 The planting of the seedlings is part of the program, sponsored by the United States Forest Ser vice, the Boy Scouts of America and the Walnut Manufacturers Association of the United States, which calls for 5,00O,0o0 black wal nut plants to be set out in the next five years, scattered through cut the country. One million will be planted annually for the next five years, MT. Dunn said.
 The program for the local ex ercises was announced by him to- day as follows:
 Boy Scouts ...---.....-..--....... Bugle Call Boy Scouts. s.... CColor bearers ad- vance with Flag-all pledge to
 the Flag
 Star Spangled Banner Band Introduction ......John H. Dunn in
 charge of the Program.
 Address-"Washington the Tree
 Planter" .,....................C. H. Flory Presentation Of Tree .-....-.......-....,.-.
 Mrs. M. L. Merritt Charge to the Scouts, Scout Leader Pledge to Tree ..4 By Boy Scouts
 q will honor growing trees as ymbols of vigor and Of upright life and will always stand ready to protect this and other living trees y America" ............................... Band
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
Belief m BOttOmless Hole m Earth
 to Get Test by Submarine Soundngs

DALLAS, Texas, May 29.-A sci entist's belief in a great bottomless hole at the top of the world may be tested by the depth finders oi the Wilkins submarine at the North Pole this summer.
 The existence of this hole is ar gued by Dr. Richard Ommo Meents who holds the degree of PhD. and is professor of geology at South ern Methodist University here.
 The hole takes zig-zag course through the crust and from there on continues in straight line to the center of the earth, he holds bringing upwelling water which IS fed to it from huge Assures located at the bottoms of the great ocean "deeps" north and south of the equator. These Assures converge at the earth's center.
 Similar At South Pole
 Water rises similarly in con- duits under the south pole, proba- ply emptying into the bottom of Weddell and Ross seas, pr. Meents says. He accounts for the polar up- yelling and the equatorial sinking by the 26-mile flattening of the earth at the poles, which causes a difference in hydrostatic pressure.
 Dr. Meents bases his belief upon study of ocean currents. He has written a paper to shcw why nei- ther temperature differences, salini- ty differences, winds nor earth's rotation account satisfactorily for the great ocean currents.
 Asked what verification the Will kins expedition may find he says:
 Judging from the oceanic phe- nomena, I would say that the con- duits are nearly one mile in diam eter. They enlarge in funnel shape before they inter.ect the sea floor.
 Jumping off Place"
 Consequently, when the Wilkins expedition takes soundingS in the Arctic ocean, a sudden increase in depth will be noted as the conduit is approached, there being a sort of jumping eff place at the be- ginning Of the funnel.
 "The vertical drop in the con- duit below the Arctic ocean basis floor may be about five miles. As the average maximum depth of the Arctic thus far reported is be- tween two and three miles, would say that soundings which indicate a sudden increase in depth of about two and one half miles to anywhere above that figure may be accepted as those taken within the throat of the conduit"
 There may be more than one Arctic conduit, Dr. Meents says, hut due to the basin-like nature of the Arctic he favors "one gigantic somewhat circular opening" ap- proximately directly und der the geographical pole.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29

mered the ball for a smart average of .341 in 68 games The experts hailed him as a real baseball find
 But he slumped in 1929 and hit only .25S in 79 games; so the Cards sent him to the New York Giants. With McGraw's team last year he was unable to hit more than 283 and was sold down the river to the lowly Reds.
 A little extra training during the winter months and better timing, however, combined to send him off with sensational start in his 1881 ccmebac,s campaign.
 So effective was his bat that de- spite all the ills that came to his mates he topped the league in bat ting against probably the b. S pitchers of the circuit, with 400 Or better figures.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
Australian Writers War
 On American Magazines

CANBERRA, MAY 29-Authors and publishers are protesting against the dumping" of back numbers of American periodicals in Australia
 It is urged that the imported literature competes unfairly with Australian writers
 The Society of Australian Au- thors also issued statement brand ing the contents of some of the periodicals as unsavory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
CONFIRM SUB SINKING

HELsINGFoRs, May 29.lThe Russian authorities have confirm ed the sinking of the Russian sub marine of week ago during fleet maneuvers in the gulf of Finland. It is understood 35 men were aboard the craft at the time of the sinking.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
INDIAN WOMAN DIES FEDERAL HOSPITAL

Mrs. Fannie Horton, an Indian woman, died yesterday in the United States Hospital in Juneau. Her body was sent to Hoonah to- day for burial.
 Mrs. Horton is survived by her husband, William Horton, four children, three brothers and a sister, all of Hoonah.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
MRS. HAWAIIAN GOES HOME

Mrs. w. J. Manahan and two sons, who were house guests of Mrs. Winifred Jones. left this morn ling on the steamship Admiral Rog- CTS for their home in Ketchikan. MT. Manahan is agent of the Pa I'cific Steamship Company at Ket- chikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
FIREMEN EXTINGUISH FIRE
 IN DELIVERY MILK TRUCK

A run to the Juneau Dairy was made by the Fire Department ear- ly this afternoon in answer to an alarm turned in from there. Faulty ignition caused a lot of smoke and a small blaze on one of the dairy delivery trucks which was extinguished before any material damage resulted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
FOURTEEN MEN KILLED

CAIRO, Egypt, May 29.-Four- teen workmen, engaged in arch geological excavations in the Lux or region, were killed this after noon when sand hills caved in upon them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
NORCO DUE HERE
 TOMORROW, 2 P. M

Motorship Norco, of the North land Transportation Company, is due in port at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The craft will remain here four or five hours before sail ing south. On the trip south the Norco will call at Vancouver, B. c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29

MACON, GA.-Fort Hawkins, first Indian trading post authorized by congress south of the Ohio river, is being rebuilt. Here DeSoto dem- onstrated the power of his cannon to the Indians by felling tree with two cannon balls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
DOG "JoINs. POLICE FORCE

VERSAILLES, Ky, May 29,- Nick a dog of questionable breed ing, is the self appointed police dog of Versailles. Incidentally he is the fire dog,' too, for he rare ly misses hopping the fire truck when an alarm is sounded. An nually county officials chip in to buy Nick a licepse and collar.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29

United States department of com merce records show SIT gliders reg istered as of Jan. l, 1881, against z5
 one year earlier.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29

The Montana state game and fish commission spends $1.27 to rear a pheasant at it's game farm.