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Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
DIAMOND
SHOT BY
ASSASSIN
Notorious Gangster Slain
Shortly After Acquittal
As Kidnaper.
LONG CAREER ENDS
Gangland Places Y ictim
On Spot After Victory
Celebration.
BY PAUL II. KING
United Press Staff Correspondent

ALBANY. N. Y, Dec. l8. up
Gangdom got" Jack Legs" Dia-
mond early today.
AS the climax to a hysterical, all
night party in celebration of his
beating the rap" on kidnapping
charge. the New York City and
Catskill mountain gangster was
cornered. shot and killed here.
Several hours after his death, 10
lice were still uncertain who had
fired the shots or the circumstances
of the killing. They held his wife,
Alice Schiller Diamond, for ques-
tioning.
Mrs. Diamond, Mrs. Laura
Wood, and the latters sister,
Miss Ethel Smith and taxi cab
driver, John Storey, who. police snid,
drove Diamond to the rooming
house. were held by police for
questioning.
Three times before, gangsters had
attempted to erase Diamond. This,
the fourth time, was preeminently
successful
DR. Thomas M. Holmes received
a hurry up call early today. He
had attended Diamond for his last
gangster wounds. He raced to the
Dove street address given him by
the mysterious telephone caller, and
found Diamond lying in bed, un-
dressed.
He was dead.
There was a gaping bullet hole
in his forehead, caused by heavy
calibre pistol.
Investigators expressed the opin-
Aion that the three bullets. one OF
(which tore through his temple and
the other two through the side OF
his face, were fired at close range
Powder burns were in evidence
They said it was possible Diamond
was held by one person while an
other shot him.
Mrs. Diamond, when questioned
at a precinct station, shouted, ac-
cording to police
II didn't do it, didn't do it."
Police searched for several per-
sons whom they believed might
have been with Diamond at the
victory party after his acquittal
Found Not Guilty
Death came TO Diamond COM
paratively few hours after one OF
the greatest "triumphs" in his gang
career. A jury in Troy last night
decided he was not guilty of kid
naping and torturing James Dun
can, truck helper. 1t was the sec
ond time he had beaten the rap
on charges growing out of the kid
naping and torturing of truck
driver and his helper in the Cat
skillS, where Diomand sought to
build a beer kingdom" Several
months ago he was acquitted of
kidnapping and torturing Grover
Parks, the driver.
"Whee," exclaimed Diamond
after the verdict. I'm glad it's
over. I'm going TO sell my home
and leave on long trip. I'm 60
ing to get away from it all"
Diamond was successful as a
gangster, though he was known as
fConfiuupd On Pape 6l
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
SPEAKER WARNS
OF DANGERS TO
WORLDS PEACE

RIVERSIDE, Cal. Dec. l8. U.P)
The younger generation in cen
tral Europe is growing up il a pois-
oned atmosphere, determined TO
bring back the good old days" a
growing nationalism which menaces
the peace of the world, o. H.
Wedell, professor OF history at the
University of Arizona, told the in
stitute of international relations in
an address delivered at its meet
ing here.
Il see no hope for any release
from bitterness among the central
European peoples unless 1t S
through the League of Nations" he
declared.
IF conditions are not ameliorat-
ed. we will undoubtedly see another
war fought by people united by a
sense Of wrong. American national
ism with insistence Of a high tariff
is driving European states to bury
their differences, and America is
fast becoming bogey such as Ger
many before the great war, being
represented as a danger to Eur
opean prosperity" Wedel said.
Chester Rowell discussed t h c
problems of the Pacific, declaring
unsettled conditions presented great
difficulties, but were possible of So
luton by the League of Nations if
strong enough stand were taken.
Walter B. Pitkin, professor of
journalism at Columbia University
was to address the newspaper pub
fishers of California on the rela-
ton of news to diplomacy, follow
ing a dinner to publishers by the
institute.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
Girl Offers To
Wed For Money

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. tU.P)
"A l9-year-old high school grad
uate, describing herself as "a beau
tiful brunette" offered herself in
marriage today to any prospective
bridegroom who will give her par
ents $4,000.
The girl, Jerie Elrod, inserted
an ad in local newspapers.
Mother has been i'll three months
and is in a hospital she said THE
bills have been frightful. And so
/ II marry anyone who will give me
$4,000 to help my parents"
Jerie said she didn't care wheth-
er her husband is young or hand
some-"but he must have a bank
roll" she specified. Love she
said, isn't essential to happy
married life"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
HONOLULU STILL
TROUBLED OVER
RACE SITUATION
Heavy Patrols OF Service
Men Still On Guard For
Protection OF Women.

HONOLULU, r. H, Dec. I8
(U.P-A tense situation created by
weekend riots getween whites and
foreigners was undated today,
with heavy naval patrols still
guarding the city and wild rumors
circulating among the citizenry.
While local authorities main
tanned that they were in control Of
conditions, naval commanders at
the Pearl harbor base refused to
accept assurances and continue TO
take measures for the protection
of service men and their families.
The riots. in which a number of
service men assertedly took part.
began with the kidnapping and
beating of Horace Ida, japanese.
He was one of five men recently
tried for an attack on the Young
wife of a naval officer After the
angry mob chastised him, Ida was
taken to the 1000-foot precipice at
Nuuanu Pail and all but thrown
over it.
The disturbances brought an ex-
preston from several admirals that
Honolulu was unsafe for the wives
of navy men and they were advised
TO stay away during spring battle
maneuvers. Guards were stationed
about the city and armed marines
were escorting children of service
men TO school,
The general support of these
measures by navy men was re-
vealed today when number Of
their wives asked for and obtained
permission to carry revolvers when
their husbands are absent. Seventy
two civilians also have applied for
gun permits.
1t also became known that navy
men are mailing thousands OF
copies of the weekly Honolulu
Times in which appears an edi-
torial with heading, THE Shame
of Honolulu Is An Intolerable Sit
uation." The text stated in part
that 1.-The utter collapse of police
protection in Honolulu is strikingly
indicated by the fact that during
| the absence of naval officers who
have gone to other islands on duty
naval authorities felt it necessary
to treble short patrols in order tC
| protect their wives"
Princess David Kawananakoa
| Republican national committee
woman for Hawaii and acknowl
edged leader of the Hawaiian race
race, characterized the situation a.
horrible.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
Motion Picture
Cowboy Broke

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10. U,P)-
Rex Lease, motion picture cowboy
is broke" according to testimony
on record today
His only assets are two used
marriage licenses and two divorce
DEGREES, if you can call them as
sets" he said.
Lease was before the court for
asserted failure to pay a judgment
of S53,74 against him and his for
mer wife, Eleanor Hunt, actress.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
Payroll Taken By
Brainy Bandits

LOS ANGELES, Dec. l8. U.P -
In perfectly executed triple
play bandits today robbed the
payroll automobile of the Globe
Milling company of s250O.
The robbers drew up behind the
payroll car as it slowed at the curb
in front of the offices. Two men
jumped from their car to the run
ningboard of the payroll car and
forced the driver to continue past
the building.
A block away they snatched the
handbag containing the money,
hoped from the runningboard into
their own car, which had followed
closely behind, and drave awav.
The car, large sedan, was later
found abandoned.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
Escaped Convict
Being Returned

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18. U.P -
The dash for liberty from the Vir-
ginia state penitentiary at Rich
mond, Va, last October 7, was shor0
lived for Theodore Calvert. one of
four men who escaped in the sem
sational break which brought death
to one convict and injury to
guard.
Calvert, arrested Thursday in
Bakersfield on a warrant from
Fresno charging him with forgery,
was enroute to Richmond today to
complete his five-year sentence for
forgery.
eThe prisoner said he was a for
mer Princeton university student,
and had served two previous prison
terms,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
Woman Is Given
Term In Jail

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18. U.H-
Barbara Doyal, 26, of 5939 Falcon
avenue, Long Beach, was sentenced
today TO three months in county
Jail for contributing to the delin-
quency of a 17-year-old girl who
served beer in the Doyal Woman's
cafe in Long Beach.
She was placed on probation for
two years.
She had pleaded guilty to the
charge two weeks ago, admitting
that she had hired Thelma Biver
to serve customers in the place.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
Long Beach Will
Gust All Beggars

LONG BEACH, Cal, Dec. 18.
U,Pl-The stabbing of Riley Pat
ton, 53, former sheriff of Bingham,
Utah, by a beggar who was re-
fused money, resulted in a police
order today to drive all mendicants
out of the city
Patton assertedly was stabbed in
the arm by William T. Reece. %,
Of Flint, Mich, when he refused
to give Reece money, police said.
Reece was arrested and is said to
have admitted the stabbing
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
SYRf!!9!'e!;fRs SR!!!'!; f!S;i
Wy 1S0ys:

MUKDEN, Dec. 18. tSpeciaD
Good joke on me. I haG nv
ticket all bought today to go
from Mukden to Peking on the
railroad, but that's the one the
bandits have been working on.
I figured my jokes wouldn't 20
so good out in this snow wait
ing for Claremore, Okla, to
ransom me out, SO I am get
ting around 'em with a boat.
am going TO join those stu
dents in China If I can find
some of my old oxford fra
ternity pins. This war amt
quite over yet. Wait till you
read about next week of Chin
chow. Now remember that.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
Arrest Causes
GruesOme Find

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10. up
a box containing the body of an
infant of undetermined age, was
under the arm of Mary Ramirez.
25, when she was arrested early
today, police said. She was
charged with suspicion of murder
and suspicion of robbery.
Police said the child had prob
ably been born lifelesS last night
The girl declared someone had
handed her the box and that she
did not know the contents.
She was arrested after a watch
man said she threw chairs, books
and equipment of an office into
the street.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
Confessed Slayer
Will Return East

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10. U.P-
Amos Monroe Lewis, 10. who has
assertedly confessed to police he
killed Mrs. Emma Cole. 55. in
Frederickstown, Mo-, February 90
last. will be returned to the east
today or tomorrow.
Young Lewis admitted, police
said, that he strangled Mrs. Cole
to death when she made advances
to him. Deputy Sheriff Stumbough
was expected to arrive from Fred
rickstown today.
Lewis willingly agreed to return
to the east, coincident witt, the
signing of extradition papers yes
terday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
SEEK TO SOLVE CRIME

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18. U.P -
Police today examined a skull and
two bones, found in the trash can
of a southSide rooming house. in
the belief that they are part of a
human skeleton. The proprietress
Mrs. w. j. Monahan, said a former
roomer put them in her garage ano
that she put them in the trash can
because didn't want to see them
lying around"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
A. w. S. formal, 8, high school
auditorium.
Reserve officers, 6:45, De An
"a hotel. Calexic0.
Revival, Foursquare gospel
church.
Play. 8, Holtville grammar
school.
Dance, 3, Imperial Veterans
hall.
Americanization program, 1880,
East Side Community club.
Christmas program, 8, Will
son school.
1. v. Pyramid No. 81, A. e.
o. SciOts, 8, Masonic Temple.
Boxing, $3.50, Ell Centre arena.
Troop 25, B.S.B., 1880, Nc
Cabe.
Troop 81, B.S.A.. 1880, NJ. E.
social hall.
Fox Imperial Theatre, TO
night or Never.
TOMORROW
Story hour, 1890, city Ii
brary.
Fox Imperial Theatre, 2,
Fathers SEN.
Chapter VIC, p. f. o., 2. SIS
Wensley.
Christmas party, 2, East Side
Community club.
Rebekahs apron sale, SCI
Main.
Farm bureau directors. 10.
court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
Seeking Former
State Officer

les ANGELES, Dec. 10. U.P) -
Deputy sheriffs today sought Sid
ney A. Ratliff, former deputy state
corporation commissioner, on war;
rants charging him with 10 counts
Of violation Of the corporate Sc
curitieS act.
Ratliff was said to have been in
vclved in the sale in Santa Ana
of a S3000000 block of Pacific Cop
per company stock.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
By THOMAS l.. STOKES
limited Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON. Dec 10. Up
President Hoover today took a
personal hand in the fight to bring
about passage by congress OF his
war debt moratorium and his pro-
posed financial legislation.
He called a group of Republican
and Democratic congressional lead
ers and others to breakfast az the
White House and urged cooperation
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
SENA 7 {
QU|zzES
LAMONT
Morgan Partner Submits
To Questions On Loans
To European Nations.
JOHNSON is ACTIVE
California Senator In
tends To Get Full Data
On Foreign Debts.

WASHINGTON, Dec 10. lU.D-
The story of billions loaned to for
eign nations and their citizens in
the post war financial operation Of
American bankers, was told today
by Thomas l.. Lamont of j. P.
Morgan & Co., testifying before the
senate finance committee.
After an hour and a half of test
imony he had barely started the
discussion of the loans of the
House of Morgan but had revealed
that his company negotiated loans
for eight countries aggregating ST.
122, ,343, 900.
It cost those countries an esti-
mated sum of $48, ,223 700 to float the
| loans.
Lamont was reading the account
of Morgan financing from an al
phabetical list of countries and had
lion dollars loaned when he had
reached the letter "f' in the alpha
! bet.
In addition to telling of loans.
Lamont opined:
That losses which have been suf-
fered through depreciation of the
value of bonds issued under these
loans have fallen on the investors
rather than the banks" a-
That France made good bargain
when it negotiated its war debt set
tlement with the United States. +
| That banking firms which make
it a practice of acting as trustee
for sinking funds in floating for
eign loans can make handsome
profits by purchasing issues involved
in the open market at the present
deprecated prices.
Loans negotiated by Morgans
Included s300,0O0,00O for France and
S26o,000000 for Belgium. France
had to pay per cent to negotiate
its loans, the highest among the
first eight countries discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
BY PAUL X. MALLON F.,
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT


WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. U.pl--
Thomas w. Lamont went before
the senate committee investigating
foreign loans, as the first wit
ness today, to be questioned as to
the international banking activi-
ties of j. P. Morgan & Co. He Is
a Morgan partner.
The committee was holding its
first session under the senate reso-
luton of Senator Johnson, Repub-
lican, California, calling for an In
quiry into the whole subject of
foreign loans by American bankers.
Twenty-Five senators were on the
committee for the greatest sena-
torial investigation since Teapot
Dome. Twenty-Five of the nations
largest banking and security houses
are in the list OF prospective wit
neSSeS.
On the sidelines, Senator john
son, Republican, California, OUT
lined the motive which led him to
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Continued On Page g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
IDLE MONEY CALLED STACKER
BY HAYS IN RELIEF APPEAL
Unstinted Generosity Necessary This Fall
and Winter, Former Member of
Cabinet Declares.

us can employ men; many OF use can
employ money at useful work on the
hiring lines. All of us can employ nope,
can employ confidence, and can EN-
ploy the will to share.
"I make no appeal in the name OF
charity, as sweet as charity is. Will
not even emphasize the basis OF al
mutual help, the recognition OF the
brotherhood Of man.
Must Not Happen Again.
IT affirm the need for new social ana
economic measures. The thing which
has happened to us must not happen
again. If human ingenuity can prevent
1t. But we will not delay action In the
present necessity while we discuss ultl-
mate solutions. If we pause to debate
economics the courage OF our unem-
ployed will meanwhile be vitiated, their
strength will be sspped, the virus OF
desperation and the poisons OF despair
will invade their useful hVeS-thelr
value as citizens will be impaired by
bitterness. the mold in which they cast
their children's vision Of tomorrow be-
come distorted, menacing matrix
Yesterday invested billions OF dollars
to qualify these 100000 to play worthy
and intelligent roles in the destiny OF
the Republic. We dare motive can
IOG, III SdHlIy, Jullh D4laC AZ
and rob tomorrow of their wholehearted,
loyal, confirmed belief that they are
still qualified for ambition and success.
II am not holding out tin-up argl-
ments or uttering proxy whines in the
name of men who have generally been
too proud to expose their plight even to
their own intimates. They at least have
set an example in courage and pride
such as extremity has never before en-
countered They do not belong to that
band of square pegs in round holes
they can not be grouped with the ha-
bitual ne'er-do-wells or the hapless folk
who are the proper wards of constituted
charity.
Double Problem Faced.
Millions of men today stand apart
from all precedent-a company Of fell
lows and equals suddenly sundered
from the social family-rendered re-
sourceless as by an earthquake or a
f1ood-men cut of from access to self
help-trapped by sudden disaster in
vading Office buildings and shops, tene-
ment rooms and apartmentS-a finan-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12

Emphasizing the necessity for I'M
stinted generosity this Fall and Winter
on the part of all who have either
wages or wealth, Will H. Hays dis
cusses the significance Of current well
fare and relief campaigns in a state
ment Just received here by John Poole,
president of the Washington Commu-
nifty Chest.
Mr.. Hays, former Postmaster General
OF the United States. now head of the
Motion Picture Producers and Distribu-
tors Association bases his point of view
upon a wide variety Of contacts in the
world of affairs. In his statement he
sums up the obligations Of the in
dividual citizen as follows
There Is a film before my eyes as I
watch Winter planning the most dra-
matte spectacle that twentieth century
America may ever witness-the moving
picture of 5000 900 men impotent before
hunger and cold. And If the job-hold-
ing rest Of US do not tide friends, neigh
bors and friendleSs over the emergency,
we must confess to even more frozen
hearts than frozen assets in these
United States.
Money that isn't helping to pro-
duce goods, sustain trade or help a
neighbor is a Stacker and unfit TO bear
the mintmark of the United States.
Any dollar trembling in a check book
or hiding in savings account-that
stops its ears to child's hunger cry or
looks away from women shivering in
the cold-any dollar that denies its OBJ
legation to misfortune is a dollar that
your own family would prefer not to
inherit.
No Time to Pass Buck.
For If this problem of unemploy-
ment is not met in the spirit of part
nership, it will inevitably be handled
in the spirit of penalty. From where
1 stand in the world of affairs / can
already observe legislation drawing
anticipatory measures to draft relief in
case We fail to volunteer it. I do not
refer to the proper use, as constitu-
tional police power in periods of emer-
gency, of certain moneys raised by tax
alton. I refer to the abortive extern
sion of that proper function into fields
of deadening pittances promoting idle
ness.
This is one time when we can't
pass the buck to George. And the So
called rich cannot do it alone. The
shrinkage in securities, combined with
suppressed buying power, hasn't left
him enough to carry his usual burden
and ours besides. He has the response
bility, too, of conserving enough OF his
depleted resources to maintain our jobs
This crisis is everybody's business.
1.-THE greater half of depression is
always suppression. Overenthusiasnl
and ballyhoo optimism helped get Hs
into the bog, but we will stay there II
suppressed enthusiasm. suppressed con-
fidence and suppressed optimism do not
quit covering silver Innings with black
clouds. There is much unemployed
labor, but there's even more, unem-
ployed courage and unemployed lnltls a,
tive and unemployed capital. Some Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
DEMAND HANDICAPS
FISHERIES PROGRAM
Bureaus Five-Year Construction
and Maintenance Project I'm
der Heavy Strain.

The demand for fish throughout the
United States Is placing a heavy strain
on the Bureau of Fisheries f1ve-year
construction and maintenance program,
Lewis Radcliffe, deputy commissioner of
the bureau, said yesterday. Radcliffe
returned recently after accompanying q
distribution car from Fairport, Iowa, to
Cumberland, Md.
The bureau fills from IL, 900 to Is, 900
applications for fish each year, the off,
cial said. This is accomplished by four
specially equipped railway cars, de-
tached messenger shipments over the
railroads. by truck. wagon, and even by
packhorse. Last year the four railway
cars travelled nearly 10000 miles and
detached messengers 10000 miles.
The difficulties of these goodwill
messengers are being increased by the
f1ve-year construction and maintenance
program, according to Radcliffe, pro-
viding for 80 new stations He said the
new stations were being completed as
rapidly as possible. The program in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
BATTLE FOR BIC
CONVENTIONS KEEN
Republicans Seem Destined
for Cleveland and Demo-
Gratis for Chicago.

~ the Associated Press.
The Republican and Democratic
National Conventions, which went
farther West in 1928, seem destined
for Cleveland and Chicago next June.
The former, where Calvin Coolidge
was nominated In 1924, Is likely to be
the Republican choice.
Sites will be selected at the meet
tngs Of the national committees to be
held here in December and January.
Coast City a Bidder.
San Francisco is still in the run
ming and is expected to make strong
bid particularly for the Democratic
gathering. 1t is favored by several
prominent Democratic leaders. but the
general opinion at the Capital now
IS that a centrally located site is pref
cradle this year.
The influence of Joseph r. Mutt Of
Cleveland, treasurer of the Republican
National Committee, as well as that
of Chairman Fess and Postmaster Gen.
eral Brown, also from Ohio, puts the
odds on the Ohio city for the Re-
publicans.
OF course, the wishes of President
Hoover, If he has any preference, will be
O determining factor in the selection.
Chicago Seeks Both.
Chicago is busy at work on both
Democratic and Republican chieftains.
Other cities also are making bids and
none can be ruled out until the COM
mittees meet. Other bidders include
Philadelphia, Atlantic City, st. Louis,
Detroit and Boston
No convention has been held in the
East since John w. Davis nomination
ended the tumultuous Democratic gath
ering of 1924. President Hoover was
nominated in 1928 at Kansas City. while
the designation of AL Smith as Demo-
cratic standard bearer was made at
Houston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12

cial shipwreck which stranded wage
earners and investors alike-which
made common caStaways on the same
beach Of once-independent employers.
clerks, craftsmen. home owners and
Notwithstanding out of 10 of
them out of berths for the first time
in their careers-and leaving 9 out of
10 of them as thin-skinned as ever and
more sensitive than ever before at the
possibility of being compelled to con-
fess helplesSness.
I'VE face double problem-the pri-
mary problem Of alternating their i'm
mediate distress, complicated with the
problem Of protecting that pride and
ultimate usefulness. It is not only a
matter of how much and promptly we
can each give, but how gently and I'M
derstandingly we can remember that
these are our neighbors.'