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The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-14

Riverside Olympics lost a twin bill Sun
day, bowing to Walgreens in varsity tilt
and the "B' quintet losing to Eli Lilly.
For games, cali Belmont SOs5-M, between
$50 and D. m, ask for Claude.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-14

East Tenth Merchants defeated Diamond
Chain, 81 to Is, Walgreen Company
thumped Inland Box, Al to Il and In
dianapolis Reserves noSed out Flanner-
Buchanan. "a to 81, in Industrial League
games last week.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-14

Lawrence Merchants defeated Real Silk
Shamrocks, 36 to %. Merchants will meet
Edgewood A. c. Thursday night at Law
Lawrence Ind
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
CHICAGO MAYOR
ASKS STATE TO
help OUT CITY

CHICAGO, June 3. W.P)-Mayor
Anton j. Cermak and County Trea-
surer Joseph 3. McDonough led
delegation to the state capital at
Springfield today to demand that
legislation be enacted at once to
relieve Chicago and Cook County
in financial crisis which Cermak
declared was leading to certain
chaos.
IF the legislature does not aid us,
we must by July l reduce the city
forces to a minimum. regardless Of
civil service" said the mayor be-
fore leaving 20 beg that Illinois
come to the assistance of its larg-
est city.
Unless something is done at
once, the county will be forced or
the first of every month to default
on payment of bonds and interest" g"
said McDonough.
Inability to collect tax money was
blamed by officials of both city and
county for the critical situation
which Cermak said might make it
necessary practically to discontinue
all city departments except the po-
lice and fire departments.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
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MISSING DANCERS
ARE RETURNED TO
CUINAN TROUPE

LIE HAVRE, France, June 3. U.P)
The two missing dancers, lost"
for night somewhere in France,
returned early today to the troupe
led by Texas Guinan.
The girls, Norma Taylor and Ma
bel Swor, returned at a. m. They
said they saw as much of France
as possible on their one night OF
freedom from police surveillance,
due to the ban against the troupe's
remaining in the country.
The girls got away during the
confusion incident to the taking of
a talking motion picture of the
group in the grounds of the heavily
guarded hotel where they had been
detained since their arrival last
Friday. They slipped away, deter
mined to see Paris despite the po-
lice, The French ban and a definite
order from Paris asserting they
must depart from French soil today.
The others, led by Miss Guinan,
prepared to go back on board the
liner Paris, which brought them to
the inhoSpitable shores of France
last Friday. They were banned be-
cause Miss Guinan planned to open
a night club in Paris in partner
ship with Harry Pilcer. The French
government decided this was a
breach of the labor laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
Vegetable Ban
Made By Oregon

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 3. U.P
Ten California counties are af-
fected by an embargo placed by the
state of Oregon on California grown
fresh vegetables, to prevent impor-
tation of vegetable weevil, in effect
today.
Counties affected are San Fran
cisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Ma
rin,~ Monterey. Napa, San Mateo,
Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and So
lano.
Although the quarantine at pres
ent applies only to fresh asparagus,
turnips, spinach, cabbage shipped
with outer leaves, and onions with
tops left on. it may be EXTENDED to
potatoes, egg plant, artichokeS and
tomatoes.
The vegetable weevil, a South
American insect pest. developed in
Santa Clara county four years ago,
and since has spread to adjoining
areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
No Jury Yet In
Pantages Case

SAN DIEGO, Cal, June 3. W,P)-
A fifth panel of prospective jurors
was called today in an attempt to
secure a jury TO try Alexander Pan
tages and three co-defendants on
morals charges growing out of an
asserted wild party here last Octo-
ber.
The new panel of 30 names was
drawn in open court when the
fourth group was exhausted with
only II prospective veniremen
seated.
With eight court days already
spent in futile effort to secure IL
unbiased jurors, it was indicated
that all local records for lengthy
court procedure would be broken
Pantages, with Jesse Shreve. Will
liam Jobelmann and Olive Clark
Day, are accused of contributing
and conspiracy to contribute to the
delinquency of Lydia Nitto, said to
be a minor. zsta
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
T|NKHAM
SUED BY
CANNON
Bishop Asks 100000 In
Suit Against Massachu-
sets Congressman.
LIBEL IS CHARGED
Accusation Made In House
Of Representatives Re-
peated In Public.

WASHINGTON, June 3. UP
Bishop James Cannon Jr., of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South.
today filed in the District of Co
lumbia supreme court libel suit
for S500,000 damages against Rep
resentative Tinkham, Republican of
Massachusetts.
Cannon's petition alleges Tink-
ham libelled him in signed state
ment printed in newspapers
throughout the country. The bishop
seeks S25O,0OO punitive damages and
the remainder as compensation for
injuries suffered from the alleged
libel.
Rich, bewhiskered, a big game
hunter, Tinkham since the 1923
presidential campaign has been in
the forefront of the congressional
fight against the bishop. At most
of Cannon's appearances before
senate investigating committees,
Tinkham has appeared to observe
the strategy of his adversary.
Tinkham asSailed Cannon bitterly
on the floor of the house during
the last session Of congress. The
suit filed today is based on a petit
ton of Tinkham's remarks made by
the representative outside the house
and without the immunity which
attaches to utterances on the floor.
Cannon had challenged Tinkham to
repeat his charges under those cir
cumstances.
Accepts Challenge
June 20, 1880, Tinkham obliged
Cannon with a statement published
over his signature and cited today
in Cannon's suit. 1t read in part
as follows:
Lest Bishop Cannon shall delude
any one into thinking the charges
which I made against him in the
house of representatives were un-
founded and meeting his challenge
that 1 diVest myself of my congress
sional immunity, 1 desire to restate
over my signature the charges I
made in the house of representatives
that he is a shameless violator of
the federal corrupt practices act,
criminal statute, that he received
S65, 300 from a New York capitalist,
Mr.. Jameson, during the 1928 elec-
tionS, and illegally concealed the
receipt of all this money until Feb
ruary, 1929, and has not yet ac-
counted for s48,300 of this amount.
refusing to do so before the senate
lobby investigating committee, be-
tore which he appeared voluntarily
and where he was under oath and
could have been cross-examined.
Under authority of resolution
introduced by Senator Glass, Demo-
crat of Virginia, and adopted by the
senate last winter, the Nye cam
paign funds committee investigated
disposition of the money received by
Cannon from Jameson. Last month
Cannon appeared before the COM
mlttee with his secretary of the 1923
campaign. Cannon was not asked
to testify, but the secretary was
summoned to the stand and after
reading a statement challenging the
committees Jurisdiction, refused to
answer questions Cannon had
previously issued a statement deny
ing the committees right to inves-
tlgate the Jameson fund.
Cannon's petition denies he vio-
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
HEARSTS SPEECH
ATTACKS MELLON
AND PRESIDENT

NEW YORK, June 3. U.P)-Wil-
liam Randolph Hearst believes that
if the federal government would
make S5000,000,000 Immediately
available for public improvements,
the present depression would be
solved and prosperity restored to
the United States.
Hearst criticized President Hoov-
er for abandoning his own program
of gigantic public Improvements
over a network of the Columbia
Broadcasting company last night,
declaring the chief executive had
adopted the plan of international
bankers.
Now is the time, Hearst believes,
to increase both the national debt
and the expenditures of the gov
ernment in the employment of la
Dor so as to restore prosperity. He
said he was not in favor of any
plan to reduce national debt now
through taxation. He criticized
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew
w. Mellon as being more concerned
about his record in reducing the
national debt than about the far
greater question of restoring pros
perity."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
CLARK ORDERED
HELD FOR TRIAL
IN SLAYINC CASE
Prosecution Oyerruled In
Protest Against Release
On Bail.

LOS ANGELES, June 3. U.P)-
David II. Clark, VINO resigned as
deputy district attorney a few
months ago to seek election as a
municipal judge, today had lost his
fight before the voters who went to
the polls while he sat in the county
jail, facing trial on charges of
murder
Clark was decisively defeated by
his opponent, Charles B. MacCoy,
incumbent, but thousands of per-
sons showed their confidence in the
dapper young attorney by casting
their votes for him despite the sha-
dow that hung over him.
Even while the city's voters were
at the polls, Clark's preliminary
hearing on a charge of numbering
Charles II. Crawford, political boss,
and Herbert Spencer, liberal maga-
zine editor, came to close in NUM-
cipal court.
Clark was ordered held for trial
in superior court. Over the vigor-
Gus protests of the prosecution,
Municipal Judge Carl Sturzenacker
ruled that the defendant should be
liberated on 100000 bond pending
his trial
One Of three bondsmeh failed to
furnish the sum expected of him
and only S64, 900 had been raised
when lookup hour came at the
county Jail last night Clark would
not comment on the possibility that
the 100000 would be obtained and
concerning the election said only
that he would be satisfied if he got
10000 votes, even though he was
beaten.
Unofficial returns from the city's
1855 precincts gave: Clark, 67,0l4;
MacCoy, 95,774
Ford Indignant
When the presentation of evi-
dence in the preliminary hearing
was concluded yesterday, w. 1. Gil
bert. attorney for Clark, told the
court that his client desired 10 be
held for trial by a Jury, but that
he wished to be released on bail.
w. Joseph Ford, special prosecu-
tor, waxed indignant and expressed
CONSERVATION that such a plea "can
even be considered" He declared
that the state had shown that Clark
undoubtedly was the man who ap-
peared at Crawfords real estate Of
flee on May 20, was greeted by
Crawford and conferred with the
latter and Spencer. 1t was from
the conference room that the as
sailant-the state claims the man
was Clark-ran after the shooting
While no motive has been estab-
hshed, the prosecution contends
that Clark was involved with I'M
derworld associates or that Craw-
ford and Spencer we're opposing his
candidacy and had him cornered
with threats to reveal certain Incl
dents in his life.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
MANY UPSETS In
ELECTION HELD
I AT Los ANGELES
Acting Mayor Among
Candidates Defeated d
For Reelection.

LOS ANGELES, June 3. U.P)-
Acting Mayor Win Sanborn, with
five other city council incumbents,
was defeated at the polls it was
revealed today when the final count
of the 18l 1853 votes cast was COM
pleted.
Seven new faces will appear on
the board which will be sworn in
on July /. The seven new men,
bers are:
James M. Hyde, who defeated
Councilman Thomas F. Cooke in
the second district; James S. Nc
Knight, who defeated Councilman
Ernest L Webster in the third dis
trict; Roy L. Donley who defeated
Councilman Virgil Martin the fifth
district; George w. G. Baker, who
defeated Win Sanborn, veteran
president of the city council, in
the ninth district; Clarence E. Coe,
who defeated Councilman j. C.
Barthel and Charles w. Dempster,
write-in candidate. in the eleventh
district; Thomas F. Ford, who de-
feated Douglas E. Foster in the
twelfth district and will succeed
the late Councilman Thomas W.
Williams and Edward l.. Thrasher
who defeated Councilman Charles
A. Holland in the fourteenth dis
trict.
The incumbents reelected were
Councilman Robert l.. Burns, who
defeated Henry 2. Osborn in the
fourth district; Councilman Evan
I<Wis, who defeated John S. Hory
in the eighth district; Councilman
E. Snapper Ingram who defeated
George Underwood in the tenth
district; Councilman Carl / Jacob
son who defeated Henry E. Hol-
brook in the thirteenth district and
Councilman A E. Henning, who
defeated Frank Mckinley in the
fifteenth district.
The following incumpentS we're
elected at the primaries on May 5:
Charles Randall, first district,
James G. McAllister sixth district
and Howard Davis, in the seventh
district.
CIark's Vote Heavy
Interest in the elections of num-
icipal judges centered in the con-
test between David H. Clark, for
mer deputy district attorney now
committed for trial on charges of
numbering Charlie Crawford and
Herbert Spencer. and the incumbent
Charles B. MacCoy for office num-
Der seven.
Clark polled a much heavier vote
than was expected. MacCoy won
the judgeship with total of
95,774 as against Clark's 67,104
votes.
William S. Baird, incumbent de-
feated Keith Carlin for office num-
ber two and Ida May Adams de-
feated incumbent Louis P. Russill
for office number five.
There was only one contest for
the board of education all other
seats having been filled at the pre-
liminaries. Lucius c. Dale, candi-
date endorsed by the citizens school
committee, defeated j. M. Alkow.
The $6,O0O,OOo sewer bond propos-
ition, which required a two-thirds
majority to carry, was defeated by
a vote of yes, 1851: no. 74,838.
Only a third of the voters regis
tered turned out yesterday in one
of the lightest polls in the city's
history. The voting was not marked
by any demonstrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
Ten Killed When
Bridge Collapses

BORDEAUX, France. June 3. U.P)
Ten were killed and 20 injured to-
day when a suspension bridge, St.
Denis de Piles, over the Gironde
river collapsed during tests. Nine
loaded auto trucks were dropped.
The accident was witnessed by a
large throng of school children, who
had been given a holiday to watch
the Inauguration of the bridge.
Nine trucks started across to test
the capacity of the bridge. They
were accompanied by about so per-
sons, who fell into the river when
the structure broke under the
strain. Water covered the trucks.
The dead included the bridge
builder. One of those employed on
the bridge was saved because he
refused to participate in the tests,
having dreamed last night that the
bridge had collapsed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
FORMER PARTNER
OF FORD BEING
TRIED AS SLAYER

LOS ANGELES, June 3. U.P)-A
man claimed by his attorney to
have been an associate of Henry
Ford in the automobile magnates
early days, was on trial here today
on charge of Staying his wife.
The defendant, Peter Deseran,
62, was said by Attorney Joseph
Ryan to have aided Ford in the
perfection of Fords first car and
to have helped devise the early
motor design of Packard cars.
In addition, according TO Ryan,
Deseran made a fortune through
his invention of a ball bearing and
was decorated by King Leopold OF
Belgium, where DeSeran was bonr.
Ryan ceclared that Deseran lost
his fortune soon after the World
War and was operating a small
grocery store in Los Angeles on
February 10 when he shot and
killed his estranged wife. Victorine,
during a quarrel over a washing
machine
His daughter, Mrs. Mildred Mill
er, 81, was wounded at the same
time and Is a witness against her
father.
A foster son, william and foster
daughter, Marian. said by Ryan 10
have been adopted by Deseran
when he was wealthy, we're in
court today
Deseran is attempting TO escape
the gallows or prison by a plea OF
insanity, assertedly caused by ply
sical ills and worry.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
Water Conference
Set For Friday

AT the request of the secretary
of the interior, Edward Hyatt, state
engineer, has called conference
for Friday morning at 10 o'clock at
which time representative of the
agricultural and municipal water
interests will be present.
Officials of the Imperial Irriga-
ton district received a telegram in
forming them of the conference
and arrangements are being made
to have representation present to
discuss local interests.
This meeting is called in con-
formance with an agreement be-
tween all California interests as to
the diversion of California'S share
Of the water of the Colorado river
at the completion of Hoover dam
and subsequent development.
Problems relative to the division
are among the most important to
al parties, it 81 explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
Navy Planes Will
Hold Maneuvers

SAN DIEGO, Cal, June 3. U.P)-
One hundred and thirty speedy ma
val planes landed on the spacious
decks of the airplane carriers Lex
ington and Saratoga late yesterday
as the fighting craft lay at anchor
in the roads off Point Iona. and
today will put to sea for tactical
exercises off the Coronado islands.
The planes left their northern
island air station to be slowed away
in the spacious hulls, and in their
maneuvers today will be joined by
the destroyer divisions stationed
here.
The fleet will return Friday, with
the Lexington and Saratoga con-
tinuing to San Pedro after leaving
the planes here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
DAWES AND BUTLER EMBARRASS
GOVERNMENT BY CUSS WORDS

and hell Maria" in ashrill voice at
a house investigating committee
every time a congressman asked
him a question.
For years persons who had been
summoned before congressional in
vestigating committee had been be-
rated for honest efforts to answer
questions of the congressman. So
when the general began to swear,
he was hailed as man of rare cour-
age and conviction and forthwith
was pushed willingly into one high
office after another.
Now General Butler is going
about the country shouting hell
and damn into microphones with
every intention of being the next
United States senator from Penn
sylvania. He is reported to have
gained thousands Of prospective
votes when a studio manager in
Philadelphia recently cut him off
the air for saying damn"
II he turns out a winner by these
tactics the situation is expected to
become serious, for political observ-
erS believe there would Immediately
spring up a group of unscrupulous
imitators who would go to any
length to get votes-and then it
would not be safe to turn on the
family radio until women and child
rem were excluded from the room.
Republicans are aware of the SER
ious disadvantage such a state of
affairs would leave them in with
Mr.. Hoover who being a Quaker,
never swears in public.
There are laws against swearing.
The federal radio act forbids pro-
fame language over the air.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 3. U.P)-
Another political issue is likely to
be thrown on this already heavily
burdened nation if men like Am
bassador Charles G.. Dawes and
General Smedley Butler keep on
saying what are known to small
children as bad words.
Swearing already has become a
problem for the federal govern
ment. 1t has turned up before the
federal radio commission. This
week the United States supreme
court had to rule on a case in
which "hells" and damns" appeared
with shocking frequency.
The latest outburst has come
from Dawes, here as White House
guest, who remarked, and there
were witnesses to the episode, that
diplomacy is easy on the mind
but hell on the feet"
The incident took on immediate
political significance when it was
recalled Dawes first got his start
in public life by shouting damn"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
TRAVELLING MAYORS GET SNUB
FROM COMMUNIST EXECUTIVE

STRASBOURG. France, June
;. U.P)-The visiting American
mayors, touring France as guests
of the government, were snubbed
today by the Communist mayor
of Strasbourg, in Alsace-Lor-
raine.
The mayor, Charles Hubert.
and Communist aldermen of
the Strasbourg assembly left
town prior to the arrival of
the American mayors party,
apparently to avoid giving
reception for the visitors.
They explained that they did
not want to greet the represent
atives of capitalism. The Am
erican mayors quickly changed
their program and cut their
visit short, starting at once for
Rheims.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
Ritchie Protests
On Gag Ruling

FRENCH LICK, Ind, June 3. U.P)
"A suggestion that next year the
annual conference of state COVER
nors do an about face and discuss
nothing but controversial subjects
was before the executives who to-
day attended the closing sessions
of their 1880 meeting.
Gov. Floyd B Olson of Minnesota
made the suggestion the climax or
a revolution which Gov. Albert
Ritchie of Maryland led against the
program committeee's rules that
discussion of controversial subjects
be barred.
Ritchie's protest assumed added
Importance because of the consider
alton he was given as a possible
presidential candidate for 1882.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
PASSENGERS ON
HARVARD RELATE
LIQUOR DRINKING
None OF Officers Named
During Inquiry Held
By Government.

SAN PEDRO, Cal, June 3. U.P)-
Testimony that passengers and
stewards aboard the Lassco liner
Harvard had been drinking liquor
shortly before the vessel struck the
reefs off Point Arguello last Sat-
urday, was given at a hearing held
here today before U. S. Steamboat
Inspectors Capt. .. A. Kennedy and
j. A. Moody.
The passengers who testified were
Mrs. Lee w. Hodriger and Mrs
Helen T. Mays of Los Angeles; Miss
Betty Jacobs, of San Jose, and Ber-
nard McDonough.
Their evidence was of a corrobo-
rative character. Each witness told
of passengers drinking prior to the
mishap. They testified that some
of the passengers gave drinks to
ships stewards.
They praised the efficiency of the
ships officers and the courtesy
shown the passengers in the period
of distress. They said that none
of the licensed officers, deck crew
or engine officers appeared to be
intoxicated.
The only other witness called be-
fore the noon recess today was Ell
wood M. Barnes, radio compass
operator at the direction finding
station at Point Arguello.
He said that shortly before the
vessel ran on the rocks the navigat-
ing officers asked and were given
the ships position. He told the
inspectors that this would indicate
the ship had lost its bearings and
was unable to pick up familiar land
marks due to foggy weather.
SAN PEDRO, Cal, June 3. UP
Hope of salvaging the Lassco liner
Harvard, held fast on the reefs,
1000 yards off Point Arguello, waned
today when salvors received reports
from their operators tfAt heavy seas
we're pounding the vessel.
If the seas continue to run, the
vessel may break up before salvors
can tighten the vessel and pump
out the holds, it was reported.
Work on patching the leaks in the
vessels hull has been made diff
cult by the running sea.
The Harvard grounded on the
rocks early last Saturday during a
fog. There were nearly 500 passen-
gers on board at the time. All of
them were rescued.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03
Farrell Shares
Lead In Tourney

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland, June 3.
Johnny Farrell, New York, and
two English pros, Henry Cotton and
w. T. Twine, shared leadership in
the British open golf tournament
today with the first of the four
championship rounds completed.
Farrell, Cotton and Twine had
TBS. Farrell made his par by an
excellently played outward nine
and relatively poor incoming play
He was out in 33, three under par,
and home in 49, three above. The
others had 36 for each nine.
In the next division was Tom
my Armour, Detroit, with 70. He
made 38 going out, but came home
in 35, one under par.
Gene Sarazen, New York, saw
his name written in the third di-
vision. His IA left him in tie
with five other pros. They were
followed by Macdonald Smith and
Joe Kirkwood. both of New York.
who had 75s and were tied with
five other players
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-03

HOLLYWOOD, June 2. (Spe-
ciaD-Just had an election out
here today for new coumcilmen
and new sewers and more people
got their crosses mixed up.
This is cotton week" all over
the south. They have laid by
their silks for a week and at all
the luncheon clubs the speeches
are to be about cotton" That
will, perhaps, disgust all the
listeners with ever wearing cot
ton again.
What the South needs is
week called STEAL the Farmers
Cotton Seed Week" If the
South was robbed of all their
cotton seed for five years they
would be loaning Mellon money.