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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
CHINESE CUNMEN
ATTEMPT LIFE OF
RESTAURANT MAN
Los Angeles Police Fear
Outbreak MAY Be Start
OF Tong War.

LOS ANGELES, June 20. U.P)-
Three Chinese gunner fired eight
bullets into the body of Yee Wo
Tai, restaurant proprietor, early to-
day, in what police said may be
the beginning of Tong war here.
Police surgeons said Yee proba-
bly, would die.
All the shooting occurred few
minutes after Yee left his restaur-
ant in response to telephone call.
Police reported that an unidentified
man Joined Yee short distance
from the restaurant and that soon
afterward a coupe containing two
men drove up. One of the men
stepped to the street and opened
fire. Yee was struck by eight bull
lets. All three Of the assailants then
fled in the coupe, police said.
l.. K. Ward, truck driver, told
police later he had seen the shoot
ing but declared it all happened so
quickly that the assailants were
running away before he could fig
ure out what had happened.
Ward said one of the attackers
tossed his pistol into the back of
an automobile standing in a park
ing lot, as he ran up the alley.
Possibility that the shooting had
its roots in a feud between Wo Tai
and another Chinese restauranteer
was seen by detectives who ques-
toned Wong Wing, a neighbor.
Wong Wing told officers that Wo
Tai had quarrelled with another
restaurant owner on frequent oc-
casions in the past.
j. A. Shelton, patrolman for the
merchants Fire Dispatch, another
witness to the attack, said he
chased the gunman down the alley
into rooming house.
When the man lodged into the
rooming establishment, Shelton told
police he was afraid other occupants
of the place might band together
in an attack on him so he ran back
to summon assistance. When po-
lice searched the house soon after
ward, there was no trace of the
gunman.
The gun play was the second at
tack by Oriental assailants in
Chinatown in recent months.
On last April 10, Quon Lin Lee.
proprietor of an Oriental store at
3l6 Marchessault street, was shot
down by two fellow countrymen who
concealed their identity behind
handkerchief masks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
TEXAS LONCHORN
CATTLE WILL NOT
BECOME EXTINCT

LAWTON, Okla, June 20 U.P)-
The Texas Longhorn, bovine rep
lica of the days of the Spanish con-
quistadors, will not become extinct,
although there is but one herd in
the United States.
United States forestry officials are
certain that the animal will be pre-
served through the rapid growth
OF the herd in Wichita National
Forest and Game preserve. The ra-
pid growth of the herd since it was
placed in the preserve gives cred
ence to the contention. The herd
now numbers rs, three times its
size in 1927.
The Lcnghorn, descendant of the
scrawny and hardy cattle of Spain
centuries ago, once numbered thou
sands on western plains. The first
Spanish colonists brought a few
with them during their conquest of
Mexico and southwestern United
States.
Through the efforts of Will Bar
mes of the United States forestry
service, erstwhile plainsman and
cowboy, Congress made special
appropriation for purchase an d
transportation Of the few remaining
LonghornS to the preserve in the
Wichita Mountains near mere.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
POND GIVES UP
SECOND VICTIM
in OHIO TRAGEDY

LIMA, O., June 20. U.P)-Baffled
by what they describe as "a thrill
murder plot" authorities today
spurred their search for the slayer
of Thelma Woods, IT, after finding
the body of her escort, Earl Tues
dale, 81, in the same quarry pond
which yielded her body last week.
Two men, the girls former sweet
heart and the quarry watchman,
are held for questioning.
The ex-suitor, James May, %, has
established an alibi for the night
of May 90, the night the girl and
her escort disappeared after attend
ing public dance.
Evidence against the quarry
watchman is slight, authorities
said.
Residents of Lima were aroused
when it was established both the
girl and her companion were mur-
dered. Truesdale' body, weighted
down with rocks, was recovered
yesterday after the pond had been
drained.
The body of Miss Woods, although
weighted in a similar maner, came
to the surface of the pond last Fri
day. Both bodies bore marks OF
violence.
The girl and her escort were
struck on the head with blum,
instrument, and hurled into the
pond, authorities said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Tornado Strikes
IOwa-MinnesOta

MASON CITY, Iowa, June 90
(U,H.-A sucking funnel of wind,
generated on the heels of an early
summer heat wave, tore path of
death and destruction across north
ern Iowa and southern Minnesota
last night.
One man was reported killed and
property damage was extensive.
John Smith was killed near Hay
field by the tornado. His body was
carried so feet from the house in
which he had sought shelter.
Sweeping northeastward from
Hayfield, the twistcr tore down
communication wires and killed live
stock until it struck Twin Lakes,
Mimi, just north of the Iowa state
stroyed, barns were blown over and
several houses damaged by the wind.
Every telephone in the heart of
the storm center was out of order
and at some towns the telephone
companies reported many wires and
poles blown down.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
YOUTH RELEASED
FROM JAIL ON
R0LPH'S ORDER

LOS ANGELES, June 20. W.P)-
Fayette d. Marble, son Of rich
South Pasadena broker. was freed
from the county Jail today, pardon
ed by Governor James Rolph. Jr.,
on his manslaughter conviction.
Although Attorney General u. S.
Webb had ruled that Governor
Rolph could not legally pardon the
youth, whose automobile killed
three elderly pedestrians last De-
cember, on the ground that he was
three time loser" Sheriff Will
liam I. Traeger liberated the youth
late yesterday.
He was acting under instructions
Of County Counsel Everett w. Mat
toon, who held that should the
sheriff ignore the Governors par
don and continue to hold Marble in
Jail, he would be liable for false i'm
prisonment.
Marble, who is just 81 years of
age, drove his automobile through
a safety zone, killing Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Cooper, both 73, and Mrs.
Ermine B. johnson. So. Testimony
at his trial showed young Marble
was not driving fast, had not been
drinking. and that the intersection
was poorly lighted.
Attorney General Webb, in hold
ing that Marble could not be par
doned because he was technically
three times guilty of manslaughter,
invoked that portion of the penal
code which requires three-time los
ers to gain pardons through the
supreme court.
Some Of the most influential and
wealthy men in California petition
ed Governor Rolph to pardon the
youth. 1t was announced that
families of the three victims had
been adequately cared for.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
VANDERBILTSAYS
KISS BEGAN HIS
MARITAL TROUBLE

RENO, NEV., June 20. (u.P)-The
marital difficulties of Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Jr., that led to gun race
with Peter Arno across the Nevada
desert and later to a divorce suit
against Mrs. Vanderbilt, all started
from a kiss, the young society auth
or declared today.
Vanderbilt indicated the basis of
the triangular quarrel when he in
sisted he saw Arno kiss Mrs. VAN
derbilt last week at house warm
ing-and as a result he is serious
ly considering an alienation of
affections suit against the famous
cartoonist
The statement brought an indig-
nant denial from Mrs. Vanderbilt,
who from the home of friends said
all her relations with Arno we're
"eminently proper and that she
had known him for only 10 days.
Arno made a similar assertion ON
his own account, but he had no
comment TO make today to Wander
bits announcement of the propos-
ed alienation suit. He was sitting
tight" at his home next to the
Vanderbilt residence and a smiling
japanese houseboy served as a buff
fer to all questioners.
Vanderbilt intimated that the
new famous footracc, in which he
unsuccessfully pursued Arno with a
revolver. climaxed several days of
brooding over his family affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
FUTURE PICNIC
PARTIES TO BE
OUT OF LUCK

PASADENA. CAL, June 20. U.P)-
Persons who like summer picnics
will be "out of luck" in 5000 A. D.,
members of the American Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Sci
ence learned today at the final ses-
sion of their 88th meeting.
Vulcan-a planet not yet even
located will be debating the
worlds weather that year and Vul-
can is bad actor, Hubert P. Gill
lette who turned to weather study
after retiring as a civil engineer,
told the association.
Gillette said that through usage
of new "cycle theory" he can pre-
dict general weather conditions
thousands of years in advance and
can tell the general conditions
which existed any time as far back
as 100000 years.
CLAY deposits of prehistoric
times and Sequoia trees support my
contention" he said.
For the purposes of his cycle. Gill
lette assumed there are two planets
which have not yet been found by
science.
MY observations lead me to be-
lieve that two such planets exist
he said. Il have, for convenience
sake, named them Vulcan and Apol-
lo.
Vulcan, he said, was the chief dis
turber of the earth's weather, but
its cycle brings it into effect only
at 1900 year intervals.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Uses Glider To
Cross Channel

CALAIS, France, June 20. U,P)-
A Canadian, Lissant Beardmore,
held the distinction today of being
the first person to cross the Eng
lish channel in a motorless glider.
Beardmore landed yesterday at
Saint Inglevert airdrome near here
He undertook the flight because. he
said, he wanted British subject to
be the first to cross the channel in
glider.
Beardmore departed from Lymph
airdrome near London at 4:20 p. M,
and landed at 6 p. IN. In starting,
the glider was towed by an airplane
to an altitude of 5000 feet and cut
loose. 1t continued alone, gradual
ly losing altitude as it crossed the
channel. The landing was made
without difficulty.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
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WOMEN BATTLE
OVER CUSTODY
OF CHILDREN

Two women met in Judge A. c.
Finney's department of superior
court here today 10 open a battle
for custody of Evelyn and Richard
Shannon, children of James Shan
non, who met his death by drown
ing while repairing the Ell Centre
outfall sewer line.
One was wife of Shannon when
he died. The other was his former
wife, and mother of the two child
ren.
The battle for custody of the
children was opened by Alta Shan
non, second wife of the drowning
victim, when she petitioned for let
ters of guardianship. Mrs. Florence
Monsees, first wife of James Shan
non, entered croSs-petition for
guardianship.
r. B. Whitelaw, attorney for Mrs.
Shannon, this morning played the
first cards in the contest, presenting
testimony tending to show that Mrs
Shannon is more fit to have GUS
tody of the children than is their
mother.
Edward B. Patterson, as attorney
for Mrs. MonSees, is opposing Mrs
Shannon's petition, and next week
will present evidence of the claim
of his client to the children.
Among numerous witnesses who
took the stand in behalf Of Mrs
Shannon's claim were many of her
friends. They testified as to the
attention she has given the children
since they came into her care. Mrs
Shannon herself was the first wit
ness to take the stand.
After a hearing that took up the
greater part of the morning, Judge
next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
|CORONER'S JURY
ACCUSES NOLAN
In DEATH CASE
Los Angeles Police Off
Ger Branded AS 'Unjus-
tifiable Slayer

LOS ANGELES, June 20. U.P)-
Broken in spirit, Edward p. Nolan
former detective lieutenant, sat in
a county Jail cell today as deputy
district attorneys prep ared to
charge him with the murder of his
sweetheart, Mrs. Grace Murphy
Duncan.
The once-swagger officer was
branded an unjustifiable slayer by
a coroner's jury. which recommend
ed he be held for trial.
Nolan, in a drunken moment OF
jealousy, assertedly beat the life
from his sweetheart's body with the
butt of gun.
The detective had nothing to say
at the inquest. where he flinched
as he was branded a brutal slay-
er" by witnesses to the affair
A few minutes before he went in
to the coroner's office for the in
quest, Nolan prayed at the bier OF
the woman he had loved.
Granted permission to "see Grace
he knelt beside her body, kissed the
cold, bruised face, and, his body
shaken by sobs, he prayed several
minutes.
The bruised lips of Robert V
Williams. struck in the face by No.
Ian in the hotel party Wednesday
night. called the detective "raving
beast" in detailing the story of the
Staying.
Mrs. Duncan had come to my
room with Mrs. Helen Burleson al
the invitation of Dan Smith, who
Mrs. Burleson knew" he testified
THE radio had been bringing in
dance music. Mrs. Duncan and
started to dance when holland stag.
gered in. He was in a rage.
He accused me of kissing hi,
girl and throwing Mrs Duncan or
the bed he turned and struck me
twice. fled into the bathroom
Ten minutes later I came out ano
the woman was on the bed. There
was no one else in the room"
Smith declared Nolan walked
over to the bed where the woman
lay, after Williams retreated to the
bathroom.
His eyes were popping out of hi.
head the witness declared. g
didn't mark you that time. but ]
Will, he shouted at Mrs. Duncan
Then he cursed her and hit her or
the head"
James Balfe, also at the party
declared the detective struck Mrs
Noland and then kicked her.
He kicked her on the head anc
face, and then he hit her with hi,
gum Balfe said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Minister Admits
Story Was Hoax

DALLAS, Tex, June 20. U.P)-
The story of how four men attempt
ed to lynch a 3o-year-old Baptist
minister by hanging him from a
chandelier directly over the pulpit
where he stood each Sunday morn
ing to preach his gospel was a
hoax, the preacher confessed today.
The Rev. B. P. Brown. supply
pastor at the North Dallas Baptist
church, hanged himself in the at
tempt to commit suicide, lost his
nerve and then concocted the lynch
ing story, he admitted.
Brown confessed his story was a
hoax before his whole congrega-
ton, assembled for a revival meet
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Murder Charge
Against Woman

SAN DIEGO, June 20. (U.P)-Mrs
E. A. Underhill of Long Beach
faced formal murder charges in Ii
juana today as result of the death
of Santiago Rivera. Tijuana fire.
man, who was injured by Mrs. Un-
derhill's automobile June 7.
The murder charge was filed
yesterday after the Tijuana district
attorney had completed an investi-
CATION of the accident. Mrs. Un-
derhill will not be admitted to bail.
At the time of the accident Mrs.
Underhill told Tijuana police her
foot slipped from the brake to the
accelerator Of her car which jumped
the curbing and crushed Rivera
against the front of the fire sta
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Jones Signs Up
With Spalding

NEW YORK, June 20. ,U.P)-
Bobby Jones, holder of most majo
golf honors in recent years, has be-
como a member and stockholder of
the firm of A. G. Spalding e. Co.,
Julian w. Curtiss, president has re-
vealed.
Jones will be member OF the
board and will direct much of the
research at laboratories in Chico
pee, Mass.
His work will be chiefly tests and
supervision of design and construc-
ton of matched club sets and other
playing equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Phoenix Bombing
Remains Mystery

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 20. UP
Investigation into the bombing of
home continued here today, al
though the motive for the unusual
crime remained a mystery.
Harvey Smart was held in Jail,
pending an investigation into pur-
ported argument he had prior to
the bombing with Kathleen Lee,
one of two women in the house
when the blast wrecked it early
yesterday. Smart denied all knowl-
edge of the affair.
Miss Lee and Mrs. Sammie Peak,
the other occupants of the place,
were still in hospital today being
treated for bruises and shock.
Neither was seriously hurt, despite
the force OF the explosion which
wrecked the house and destroyed
part of the bed on which Mrs.
Peak was sleeping.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
California Girl
Racer Injured

AUBURN, N. Y, June 90. W.P)-
Miss Loretta Turnbull, Monrovia.
Calf, outboard driving star, was
resting comfortably at the city hos
pital today despite injuries received
in the national intercollegiate races
on Lake Skeneateles yesterday when
she was thrown from her boat, Sun
kist Kid.
Miss. Turnbull suffered a dislo-
Gated right hip and physicians said
she would be unable to proceed to
California for more than a week.
Accompanied by her father. Judge
Rupert Turnbull, she stopped off at
SkeneateleS enroute home from
Italy, where she won seven trophies
in recent International outboard
competitions.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Crash Claims
Second Victim

BAKERSFIELD. Cal, June co.
U.P. - The second victim of an
automobile accident which occurred
on the Golden State highway, south
of Bakersfield was dead today.
He is David Peck, 80, Montebello
dairy worker.
The first victim was Samuel S.
Wilhelm, Whittier. driver of the
car and for more than SO hours
after the crash believed by author
tiles to have been David Fl. Void.
Identification was estab Ii S h c d
through a brother in Long Beach.
The accident is believed to have
occurred when Wilhelm fell asleep
and struck a tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Keye's Parole
Before Board

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
June 20. U.A).-The parole applica-
ton of Asa Keyes, former district
attorney of Los Angeles convicted
of bribery conspiracy, was before
the state prison board at its week.
end meeting today.
The application was scheduled to
be considered by the board when it
fixed Keyes' term on a one to IA
year sentence. He has served one
year in connection with the Julian
oil scandals, making him eligible
to seek freedom.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
DISCUSS
AID FOR
GERMANY
Hoover Consults Nations
Leaders On War Repair
atiOns Subject.
PLANS INDEFINITE
T e m porary Suspension
For Payments May Be
Extended By u. S.

WASHINGTON, June 20. W.p
President Hoover is engaged to-
day in canvassing congressional
opinion for support of possible
one or two year moratorium in war
debt payments.
In foregoing war debt receipts for
such a period, the United States
would obtain general agreement
among all nations receiving Ger
man reparations that payments
would be proportionately clIrtailed.
The United Press was informed
there would be a statement soon
outlining Mr.. Hoover's debt and rep
arations program. The statement
might be made today.
Mr.. Hoover resumed considera-
ton of reparations and war debt
problems today in conference with
Under-secretary of the Treasury
Ogden L. Mills and, separately, with
other officials and representatives
of both parties.
The President will remain In
Washington over the weekend to
continue his conference with party
leaders and advisers. The White
House announcement today was
through a spokesman for the Pres
ident. He insisted any comment or
observation pending next weeks
statement must be considered as
speculation and more than like
ly wrong
Mills called at the White House
after Mr.. Hoover had examined
press reports of his announcement
of yesterday.
Under-secretary of State Castle
called at the White House and M:
Hoover received Senator Ashurst.
Democrat, Ariz., and Representative
Treadway, Republican, Massachu-
setts, in the executive offices.
Callers were pledged to secrecy.
| Representative Tilson, Republi-
can, Connecticut, a candidate for
the Speakership in the next con-
gress, left the White House today
with his family. He had been n
White House guest for two days
during which time he discussed the
move Mr.. Hoover has in mind
Speculation regarding Mr. Hoov-
er'S plan centers around reduction
of British debt payments to the
United States with the understand
ing the saving would be passed on
to Germany by reducing reparations
payments by Germany to Great
Britain.
BERLIN. June 30. W.P)-Govern-
ment officials today studied the re-
ported prospect of the United States
! taking the lead in affording repair
ations relief with interest high in
an unconfirmed report that Secre-
tary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon
had discussed with Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald arrangements
for immediate reduction of British
debts to the United States.
This would mean application of
part Of such reduction to Ger
many's reparations payments to
Great Britain.
Officials said the benefit to Ger
many of Washingtons possible re-
mission of part of the British war
debt depend on its extent.
1t was suggested that relief might
be considerably larger than the sum
OF payment which can be postponed
under the Young plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Convict Returned
To Prison Cell

FLORENCE, Ariz., June 20. U.P
Merrill johnson, prison trusty
who escaped Thursday while work.
ing outside the walls, was return
ed to his cell today, relieved of his
trusty rating and placed to work
as an ordinary convict.
Johnson was found one mile south
of Mesa by prison guards late last
night. He was riding in a truck
toward Phoenix when the party of
guards saw and recognized him. He
surrendered without resisting.
Johnson is under a one to two
year sentence from Yavapai county
for robbery.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Date For Rate
Hearing Made

WASHINGTON. June 20. WP)-
The interstate commerce commits
sion today ordered the application
of the railroads for Is per cent
freight rate increase be set for
hearing and that the railroads
state within Is days whether the
authority sought is to apply to all
existing rates or whether some ex-
ceptions are to be made.
The commission also ordered the
carriers to state within Is days
whether any international rates are
concerned in the application.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
AUBURN DIVIDEND

Auburn Automobile company an
nounced today declaration of its
regular dividend of 81 share cash
and the usual additional dividend
of 2 per cent, payable in stock. The
dividend voted is payable July /,
1891 to stockholders of record at the
close of business June 20, 1881,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Accused Woman
Freed On Bail

SAN DIEGO, June 20. U.p-Olive
Clark Day, alleged head of Holly
wood organization supplying party
girls" is at liberty under $500 bail
today for the first time since the
San Diego morals charges were filed
against her, Alexander Pantages,
Jesse Shreve and William Jobel-
mann several months ago.
Bail for Mrs. Day was reduced
from 1000 by Judge l.. N. Turren-
tine following failure of the jury to
agree on morals charges.
Jobelmann, whose bail was also
reduced, has not yet been freed.