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Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
GOVERNMENT TO
PROBE EVIDENCE
OF MAIL FRAUD

LOS ANGELES, July 2. U.P)-
Federal authorities will investigate
evidence of mail fraud said to have
been uncovered by the state cor
poration department as soon as the
purported data is turned over to
the local federal authorities, U. S.
District Attorney Samuel McNabb
announced today.
Prosecution of stock promoters
was forecast as a result of the in
vestigation. Much of the data, 1t
was said, connected stock promo
tions in the mail fraud. A great
deal of the information has already
been telegraphed to United States
Attorney General Mitchell by Cor
poration Commissioner Ramond L.
Haight.
Haight told the attorney general
his department was eager to turn
over to federal authorities all of the
mass of evidence of mail fraud"
collected in California by corpora
ton department Investigators.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
German Doctor
Girdling Globe

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2. U.P)-
DR.. Fritz Kaufman, Berlin journal
ist, was due in from the Orient to-
day is minutes behind schedule on
his 30-day trip around the world.
DR.. kaufman must reach Berlin
by July 10 to complete his record
trip, and the minutes he lost must
be made up on regularly established
travel lines-rail, ship and airplane.
The journalist planned to leave
here tonight by airplane, reaching
Newark, N. j., at lis p. m. Satur-
day. The liner Leviathan sails for
Europe at p. m. that day and a
speedboat will be awaiting Dr.
kaufman in hopes of getting him
aboard the liner at the Battery
DR.. Kaufman lost five valuable
days because of delay in the sail
ing schedule of the Dollar liner
President Wilson, on which he will
arrive here. Besides travelling only
on regular passenger routes, DR..
Kaufman featured his journey with
a rail trip in each country visited
Even in his dash across America
he will take train between Chicago
and Philadelphia.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
ANDREWS EXPEDITION BANNED
BY GOVERNMENT OF CHINA

"Cd-operation is impossible
without mutual respect and ap-
probation. Your arrogant atti-
tude alone is responsible, ii CO.
operation is made SO difficult"
Andrews, I'm an interview with
the United Press, commented:
II returned to China in April
hoping to arrange for the COM
pletiOn of our expedition, which
Is desirable to science. The
Chinese commissioners declined
even to grant an interview, a
discourtesy which remains un-
explained.
Andrews has conducted seve-
raj expeditions into the Cobb
desert under the auspices of the
American Museum of Natural
History. His discovery of the
famous "dinosaur eggs" some
years ago gained him interna-
tional fame. and more recently
his expedition discovered the
"Peking Man In the ancient
rock formations of the Cobb,
which he believes science will
prove as the cradle of civilixa-
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
TILCHMAN FREED
ON WRIT BUT IS
AGAIN ARRESTED

For a few brief moments today
George d. Tilghman wal free, after
Judge A. c. Finney granted writ
of habeas corpus applied for by
Fred Thompson, attorney for Tlgh-
man, but hopes of freedom were
dashed when Judge Finney ordered
Tilghman held in the county jail
while the district attorneys office
prepares another complaint.
Tilghman was charged with q
statutory crime against his l6-year-
old wife. According to Judge Fin
neys ruling the charge was based
on no section Of the penal code.
In the new complaint being pre-
pared in the district attorneys Of
flee Tilghman VIII probably be
charged with contributing to the
delinquency of a minor. After u
thorough perusal of sections OF tho
penal code relating to such offenses.
d. H. Wolford, deputy district at
torney, found no law applicable to
Tilghman's case.
Members of District Attorney Eli
mer w. Heads staff today express
sed the opinion the penalty for con-
tributing to the delinquency OF q
minor is too light, should Tflghman
be found guilty.
1t was only after a heated debate
between Thompson and WoIford
that Judge Finney this morning
granted The writ OF habeas corpus.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
MORE GUN PLAY
IS CONNECTED
WITH 'CONNY'

RENO. New, July 2. U.P)-A pri-
vate police guard surrounding the
home of Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.
fired two shots at persons attempt
ing an invasion of the premises last
night, it was reported today to po-
lice headquarters.
Later in the night a Chinaman,
found peering in the window of the
Vanderbilt house. was pursued by
Vanderbilt himself and four friends.
The civil police have detailed a
man to guard the Vanderbilt house,
Supplementing the private patrol
service employed by the author
The shots last night were fired
by Captain George Kilmer of Van-
derbilt's private guard.
Two men and a woman in a
large limousine with a California
license parked near Vanderbilt's
home" Kilmer said.
The man got out and prowled
through the bushes toward our
premises. Just as he stepped quietly
through the gate I fired into the
air. He ran and fired once more
He entered the car and sped away"
No reason was expressed by VAN
derbilt for the attempted invasion.
He had previously told of threaten
ing telephone messages.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
CLARK SEEKING
TO FORCE ONLY
SINGLE HEARING

LOS ANGELES, July 2. W.P)-
David II. Clark, young former
prosecutor. today continued his
fight to be tried on August on a
charge OF numbering Charles Craw-
ford. politician, as well as Herbert
Spencer, magazine editor.
Clark appeared In court and
waived for another 10 days the sta
tutory limit on the filing by the
state of a second information in the
case.
Leonard Wilson, one OF Clark S
attorneys, announced to the court
that he will file a written motion
TO be heard Monday in which he
will ask that the judge order the
district attorney to file an amended
information containing spectre
charges on both killings.
Several days ago Special Prosecu-
tor w. Joseph Ford filed an infor-
nation In the Spencer Staying, but
omitted mention of Crawford.
The defense charged the state
hoped to force Clark through two
murder trials, causing him Ito show
his hand" by defense testimony at
the first trial
Statutory time in filing OF the
second information would have
elapsed today at p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
STATE STREET
CROSSING DATA
GIVEN COUNCIL
City Engineer Gives Low
Estimate On Cost Of
Moving Building.

With the exception of routine
business, little was transacted by
the city council last night that did
not deal with improvements of Ell
Centre, its streets, parks and living
conditions.
Among the most important mat
ters discussed was the improvement
of State street, and the construction
of the State street crossing.
This discussion was opened by
Phil knights, city engineer, when
he reported, after a check on fig
ures submitted by the Imperial VAL
ley Hardware company at the last
meeting, his office had arrived at
figure of $9607 as the estimated
cost of removing warehouse build
ing from the site of the crossing.
The figure submitted by the hard
ware company was $10643.
John Rice inquired as to the feas-
ibility Of moving the building as a
whole to spot 200 feet from where
it now stands. Only part of the
warehouse is situated in the crossing
zone, he pointed out. Knights was
instructed to get an estimate on the
cost of moving the warehouse back.
Dorsey Whitelaw, city attorney,
reported he had received a telegram
from the Southern Pacific company
last week stating the proposed con-
tract between the city and the rail-
road company will be sent here this
week for approval by the council.
! The contract. however, had not been
received at the time of the meeting.
Other matters in connection with
the crossing and improvements of
State street were discussed at
length. This discussion centered
about methods of raising funds to
meet tle cost of the crossing and
improvements. Assessments and a
bond issue were discussed.
To Widen Street
Knights also reported he has re-
ceived a conditional deed for a 90
foot strip of property along the west
side of Imperial avenue south OF
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
M& R1~
q IN n.nsssss sysAssas:. IsA
CRONHOLM NOT
PERMITTED TO
COLLECT MONEY

Imperial Irrigation District has
an implied right to permanent use
of the brush mats in the weir main
tenance at Andrade in spite of the
fact that these mats are patented
by F. N. Cronholm, former river su-
perintendent of the district.
This is in substance the judgment
of the United States district court
at Los Angeles as handed down yes
terday by Judge Cosgrave after two
days of testimony and argument by
witnesses and attorneys.
The ruling of the court agreed en-
tirely with the. question taken by
the district in which proof was Of
fered to show that even though
Cronholm has acquired patent to
the brush mats, they had been de-
veloped and perfected by him and
others as employees of the district
on district time and largely at dis
trict expense.
Cronholm had brought suit
against the district not only to have
an accounting of alleged profits ac-
cruing to the district through use
of the mats over a IL year period,
but to secure permanent injunc-
ton restraining the district from
use of the mats.
Had Cronholm's contention been
upheld by the court the district
would have been faced with pay
ment to the plaintiff of some hun
dred of thousands of dollars as we'll
as future heavy costs as long as i.
continued to use the mats.
Attorney Charles L. Childers, who
represented the district in the case,
called upon j. S. Nickerson, Leroy
Holt, R. D. McPherrin, J. NJ. Ed
munds, all former district directors;
c. N. Perry, Larry Ritz, c. A. Olsen,
former engineers employed by the
district; Mark Rose, director; F.. H.
McIver, secretary-treasurer, and F.
E. Higley, river superintendent.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
Pair Of Escaped
COnvicts Taken

PHOENIX, July 2. (U.P) - Two
escaped convicts from the state
prison at Florence were behind the
bars again today following their
captures in Maricopa and Pinal
counties.
Alberto Lopez, who fled from the
prison with 16 others in February,
was captured by Maricopa county
sheriff's officers near Laveen, Ari.,
while they were searching for three
recent escaped prisoners.
John Walantas, serving a five to
10 year sentence from Coconino
county, was captured on the desert
near Florence within u hours after
he fled Tuesday night.
Authorities continued their search
for Tom Murdoch and Ferris Solo,
mon who escaped earlier in the
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
GLORY OF WAR
Is DENOUNCED
BY EDUCATORS
Schools And Church Are
Scored By Speaker For
Militant Teachings.

LOS ANGELES, July 2. W.p)-
Declaring that children have been
brought up on the theory that
might makes right" Walter Van
Kirk. secretary of the Federal Coun-
Gil Of Churches, in an address to
delegates attending the National
Educational association convention
here today scored education for
glorifying war
THE battles of the great military
heroes have been fought in the
classroom until every child was i'm
bued with an unalterable belief
in the might and right of the
sword" he said.
"The church no less than the
school has been guilty of clarifying
conflict" he declared.
Urging that the schools place
more stress on civic training in an
effort to bring about better un-
derstanding of good government
William McAndrew, editor of the
Educational Review and former su-
perintendent of Chicago schools. de-
clared that IAN unspanked, pleas
ure-loving, rah-rah citizenry, too
selfish or too lazy to drive the gum
men from the streets, is at the root
of this country's evils for the most
part"
I'VE have made marvellous ad-
vances in many things supplement-
| ary to the big American educa-
tional purpose, but the hardest task
Iof all-training self-governing
people to perfect union, to justice,
to tranquility-seems half DONE" he
said
The best method in training for
citizenship, McAndrews believed,
was to allow children to participate
in school government.
Considerable interest taken to-
day in the election of officers, par
ticularly for the IL vice presidents.
Fifteen candidates have been NOM
mated for the positions. Miss
Florence Hale, of Augusta, Maine,
is the only candidate for president
DR.. Henry Lester Smith, of Bloom
ington, Ind, will be reelected
treasurer.
There are II vice presidencies in
the association but only IL are
elected. The retiring president, who
in this case is DR.. Willis A. Sutton
OF Atlanta, Ca, steps into one oil
these offices.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
AMERICAN GIRL
LOSES OUT FOR
TENNIS FINALS
Helen Jacobs Eliminated
From Play By Germans
Second Player.

WIMBLEDON, Eng, July 2. U.p)
Miss Helen Jacobs, Americas last
survivor in the Wimbledon's wom-
ems singles and favorite to win the
tilt, was eliminated in the semi
final round today by Fraulein H
Krahwinkel Germany's secon
ranking player, 1913, 0-6, Ga.
Fraulein II. KrahwinkePs surpris-
ing victory over the American star
assured Wimbledon of an all Ger
man finals-the first time in his
tory that any German woman has
reached the championship round in
the Wimbledon singles.
Fraulein CITY Aussem, Ger
many's No. / ranking player, prev
iously had qualified for the finals
by defeating Nine. Rene Matthew
of France, 60, 2-6, 6-3
Miss Jacobs defeat was unexpect-
ed. inasmuch as she had defeated
Miss Betty Nuthall, Englands great
star, in the quarter-final of the
round Miss Jacobs, who was out of
competition last year because of i'll
ness, was ranked No. in the Unit
ed States women's rankings of
1923 and 1929.
With the exception of Mrs. Helen
Wills Moody, Miss Jacobs is the
finest woman player developed In
America during the past five years.
Her opponent. although generally
overlooked in the current tourney,
has been playing the best tennis of
her career. She is prominent
contender for German leadership
and won numerous European cham
pionships last year
The tall. rangy German girl,
seemingly without a single brilliant
stroke, won by her remarkable
steadiness. Miss Jacobs played her
usual varied and brilliant game but
Fraulein Krahwinkel repeatedly
made almost impossible retrieves.
The German girl stuck close TO
the base line during the greater
part of the match but occasionally
caught Miss Jacobs off guard by
Storming the net.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
Vatican Sends
Another Note

ROME, July 2. UP)-The govern
ment today studied the fifth--and
purportedly "finar-note from the
vatican on the crisis arising from
the dispute which has threatened
to cause a break in relations be-
tween the Holy See and the Fascist
organization.
The fifth note, incidentally, was
delivered by messenger boy, al
though the government in sending
its replies invariably has dispatched
its ambassador to the Holy See,
Count De V~;chi. The Pope has re-
fused to send the papal nuncio on
similar mission.
1t was understood the Pope's note
was firmly worded" and insisted
that the government formally de
plore" the recent insults among
young Fascists to the Pope. Re-
opening of the Catholic Young
Mems club also was demanded.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
ROBBINS.JONES
READY To TACKLE
PACIFIC FLIGHT

SEATTLE, July 3 U.P)-Another
transit Pacific flight attempt will be
started tomorrow If weather condi-
tions are favorable and permission
is obtained from the Soviet gov
ernment to fly over Siberia.
Reginald l.. Robbins, %, and II.
s. Jones, SO. hope to take off here
early tomorrow in their Lockheed
Vega monoplane, Forth Worth, "
for nonstop. refueling flight to
Toxic to qualify for s25,000 prize
offered by japanese newspaper
They arrived here yesterday after
flight from Boise. Ida. to which
point they had flown from Fort
Worth Tuesday. They spent much
OF the afternoon and evening 60
ing over maps and working out
their proposed route.
Robbins said he hoped to reach
Japan some 81 TO 55 hours after
leaving Seattle. They proposed TO
follow the Pacific coastline to Sc
ward, Alaska, then swing north to
Fairbanks, following the route of
the Alaska railroad, refuel in the
air over Fairbanks, fly west to
Nome, refuel again. then turn south
west across Bering Sea and along
the coast of Kamchatka, over the
Chishima Islands. to Japan.
A tri-motored plane piloted by
Jim Mattern and Nick Greener will
precede the Port Worth" to Fair
banks and make the refueling con-
facts there and at Nome. Mattern
and Greener arrived at Edmonton,
Alta, last night on their way to
Fairbanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
Halls Daughter
To Get Plane

LONG BEACH, Cal, July 2. UP)
Mrs. Winnie Mae Hall Fain, after
whom the globe -circling plane of
Harold Gatty and Wiley Post was
named, today awaited delivery of a
most exciting gift" from her father,
F. c. Hall, backer of the flight.
Mrs. Fain arrived here late yes
terday from Oklahoma City to join
her husband Leslie Fain for a two
months vacation on the coast. 1t
was revealed then that Hall plan
ned to make a gift Of the Gatty-
Post plane to his daughter.
When told that Gatty and Post
had completed their around-the-
world trip, Mrs. Fain Immediately
sent a telegram of congratulation.
Mrs. Fain is 25 years old and
while an enthusiastic air traveller
does not hold pilots license. She
did not say whether she would learn
to fly after she received the now
famous plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
MIW!uL1L-.o
Wy ,sQw:

BEVERLY HILLS, July l.
(SpeciaD-America is a land of
opportunity and don't ever for
get it. Yesterday out here in
Los Angeles (where our local
papers say people are dying
from heat by the thousands in
the easD, out here we are just
dying but for no particular
reason at all. Well, there was
elected to a very high office,
president of the Educational as
sociation, just plain, pleasant
looking, fat (and enjoying it,,
common-sense woman.
She is head of the rural
schools in Maine and when you
are rural in Maine you are rur-
al. Now she is head Of all the
teachers in our land. Guess
from her name, Miss, that she
is an old maid, but, darn it, I
Just liked her looks in the paper
this morning and believe she
could teach these young modern
heathens of ours some sense.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
BY JOSEPH ii. BAIRD
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, July 2. U.p)-
The United States government in
its negotiations for suspension OF
international debt payments rested
today on business mans appeal to
France to come into the project for
the good of herself and the whole
world.
President Hooyers proposal for
suspension of all payments for q
year would be far less costly to
France than moratorium declared
by Germany, the United States
pointed out Further, this country
urged, every nation must make sac
rifices if ths world is to recover from
depression.
These two arguments were set
forth in an unusually frank note
presented to the French government
by Secretary of the Treasury Mel
Ion and Ambassador Edge and
made public here last evening. The
note was drafted by Acting Secre-
tary of State Castle and Senator
Dwight Morrow, international fl
nancier. Castle said it was received
favorably in French official circles.
France must choose between the
Hoover plan and a German mora
torium, this country asserted. Un-
(COptipiiod ~, rona QA
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
LONGER
PARLEY
DESIRED
French Cabinet Decides
Much Progress Made
On Negotiations.
DISCUSS NEW NOTE
HOOver's Latest State
ment Is Given Full
Consideration.
BY RALPH HEINZEN
United Press Staff CorresDOn

PARIS, July 2. U.P)-The French
cabinet met today, discussed Presi-
dent Hoovers latest note on war
debts, and decided so much progress
has been made that it was desirable
to continue negotiations.
After a two-hour session of Pre-
mier Pierre Laval and his associates,
brief communique was issued
which said:
Premier Laval informed his COL
leagues of the progress of negotia-
tions. The cabinet then discussed
President Hoovers latest communi-
cation"
The French government regards
the Hoover note as informal and no
formal reply will be made. The ne
gotiators will reply verbally to
Treasury Secretary Mellon and AM
bassador Walter E. Edge. Laval
also may issue verbal statement
or memorandum.
The French delegates. will point
out to Mellon tonight that they be-
lieve the American memorandum Is
mistaken in the suggestion that the
German government receive repay
ment of the unconditional annuity
from the Bank of International set
Elements. The Young plan forbids
governments to receive the pay
mentS, but permits them to be made
to railroads and Industries, the
French claim.
The French also will inform Mel
Ion that the cabinet Is studying
the Hoover note and will suggest
that an agreement is possible re-
garding the period over which Ger
many must repay the suspended
payments, although there still Is
wide divergence over the guaran-
tee fund to be deposed by France.
The French government has de-
cided to refuse an invitation of the
British to attend a week lend Hoo
yer plan conference in London.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
ROlph Refuses To
Grant Clemency

SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 2. W.H
Charles Simpson. San Francisco
torch killer, must hang July II.
For the first time in his admin
istration, Governor Rolph late yes
terday denied executive clemency to
a convicted murderer when he de-
cided that Simpson should hang
for the "ghastly slaughter" of Mrs.
Albina VOORHEES,, aged store keep
er.
After a three-hour hearing at
which Walker Peddicord, San Fran
cisco attorney pleaded for the life
of his youthful client, Governor
Rolph said:
If ever q case existed where the
extreme penalty is merited, it is
this one"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
BY ID. c. BESS

United Press Staff Correspondent
PEIPING, China, July 2. U.D
Roy Chapman Andrews,
widely known American scien-
tist, was barred from conducting
his proposed expedition into the
Cobb desert by the Chinese
authorities today.
In a c0mmunique explaining
their attitude, the Chinese Off
cials referred to Andrews TAR
rogant attitude" and said he
had be,n "excavating valuable
scientific material from Chinese
territory under cover of a pass
port for hunting"
The Andrews expedition had
been organized and planned to
start into the Mongolian. desert
area shortly.
The Chinese, however, have
been making it increasingly diff
ficult and the government
commission for preservation of
antiquities today published
their correspondence refusing to
permit Andrews to proceed. II
said, in part:
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-02
KEARNS IN JAIL

CHICAGO, July 2. W.P)-Unable
to post a $500 bond pending an
appeal on an alimony order, Jack
Kearns, fight manager and promot-
er, was arrested yesterday and jailed
at the sheriff's office. The arrest
was made on an attachment for
contempt for failure to pay $4,000
temporary support and $1,000 solici-
tors fees to his wife, Leona.