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Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
GERMAN FINANCIAL
CRISIS THREATENS
EUROPEAN NATIONS
Closing Of Banks And Stock Exchanges Spreads To
Other Countries AS World Leaders Try To Prevent
Situation That Might Be Dangerous.
(By United Press

anged affairs had international
redoubled efforts
nations
all banks the exchange and the commodity
equivalent a brief general moratorium
breathing until
banks exchanges expected to Thursday
feeling the closed
fected but decided the banks although dealing
and Hungarian forbidden
while
Danat bank In Poland unable to Prices
the Warsaw exchange The London market held fairly
The international Bank at Bas after extend Ger
short credit S10000000O leading
tomorrow, working heavy credit
Reichsbank.
In addition the Hoover moratorium effective
and arranged that Germany would the cOndi
tona annuity demanded by France nstments which would be
loaned back to Germany
Arthur Henderson. the British Secretary for Paris
and Berlin to
SimsOn left Rome for
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
4kWlLL-

TULSA, Okla, July 13 (Spec-
iaD-Breakfast in Santa Mon
lea and dinner in Claremore.
Rushing home to help welcome
Post and Gatty who are going
to visit our metropolis tomor-
row. I thought if they could
fly clear around the world and
come to Claremore I ought to
make this hop. Besides am
Just anxious to see those guys.
Flew Western Air to Amaril-
10, Texas. Now l am flying
5000 feet at ITO an hour in one
of those fast, low-wing Lock-
needs belonging to Bowen line.
It's my first trip in one where
they bundle the wheels up in
side the wings.
They say they sometimes for
get to put 'em down. Believe
me, Pilot Lee vii lbe reminded
of it when we start to land. The
wheels are under the wings and
the passenger can't see il they
are down. I am going to do a
little wing walking and go out
and see for myself tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
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GUSTS
MAYOR EDWARDS
THROUGH RECALL

SEATTLE, Wash, July IA. W.P)-
Seattle's elaborately furnished
mayors office was temporarily
deserted today, and Frank Edwards,
who occupied the place until late
yesterday, had retired to the pri-
vacy of his home.
Seattle, after watching a political
fight for several months duration,
and hearing talk about alleged graft
and Irregularities, visited the polls
yesterday and voted to recall Mayor
Frank Edwards. The official vote
was 35,657 in favor and 21,836
against the recall.
The vote was so overwhelming
that when only few precincts had
been reported the chief executive
gathered up his personal belongings
and moved out OF his office last
night
Robert H. Harlin, president of the
city council, will become acting
mayor as soon as the county elec-
ton board makes its official canvass
of the vote. He indicated that one
of his first acts would be to REIN
stall J. D. Ross as superintendent
of city light.
The dismissal of Ross by Edwards
started a long, bitter battle that
resulted in Seattle using the recall
to retire the mayor.
Many hailed the recall as a victory
for supporters of the municipality
owned light and power department,
as they maintained Edwards was a
foe of city light and a friend of
the power trust"
Edwards was half way through his
second term as chief executive when
the election elected him from office.
He was first elected in 1928 as a
business man mayor" when he was
politically unknown.
Political leaders predicted that a
complete housecleaning at city hail
would follow the recall, including
appointment of a new chief of po-
lice to take the place OF Louis j..
Forbes. who has been under fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Eastern Gangst ter
Wounded On Coast

LOS ANGELES, July IA. U.p)-
Herman w. Duker, alias Robert
Winslow, suspected of the murder
of a Baltimore milk company col
lector, was believed dying in Geor-
gia receiving hospital today from
gunshot wounds suffered when he
attempted to escape from a police
man.
= Duker and a companion were
stopped for questioning by patrol
men in a police radio car. Both
men ran. Duker was dropped by
police bullets and the companion
escaped.
Police claimed Duker made a con-
fession in which he described him.
self as a big shot" racketeer and
admitted saying John A. Anderson,
milkman, during an ATTEMPTED
holdup in Baltimore last April 20.
Detectives Bob Curtis and Mike
Moran claimed Duker told then he
had been sent to Los Angeles from
the east to spot proposed big jobs
for his gang,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
CHINA GOES RENO SEVERAL
BETTER IN DIVORCE CASES

tanned by the husband for seven
causes, which covered multi
tude of sins. He needed only to
tell his wife that she was
through.
If a husband or wife objects
to the divorce, however, under
the new law court action is
necessary. This is the first time
in China that courts have been
invoked in such matters. The
new law makes the woman equal
with the man. Man or woman
may sue for divorce for the same
grounds, which are similar to
those obtaining in the most lib
erai states in America or
Europe.
Under old laws, Chinese
women could never retain Gus
tody of their children after a
divorce. The man always got
them. Under the new law, Gus
tody of children is decided en-
tirely on the merits of the re-
spective parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
BOND ISSUE TO
BE CALLED FOR
|. A. AQUEDUCT
Metropolitan District To
Seek S2OO,000,0O0 For
River Project.

LOS ANGELES, July ID. UP)-
A central citizens Colorado river
water committee" composed of so
members, was organized late yes
terday at a meeting Of represen-
tatives from the IS member cities
of the Metropolitan water district
to campaign for finances with
which to construct the proposed
Colorado river aqueduct.
The committee launched its work
by resolving to urge immediate
action on bond issue.
The bond issue, which the COM
mittee agreed should be placed on
the ballot at the earliest opportuni-
ty, would total approximately $780,
100000, it was believed, and would
be voted by residents of the Is
member cities.
William G. Lacey, former presi-
dent Of the Los Angeles chamber of
commerce, was elected chairman Of
the new committee, while L. H.
Meyers, of Glendale, was elected
secretary.
Various civic leaders stressed the
need for immediate action in pub
licizing necessity for a bond issue.
The central committee was
formed to direct the work of smaller
groups in each of the is cities in
Volved
Official representatives from each
municipality in the district will be
selected later by the city commit
tees to sit on the central body.
PASADENA, Cal, July IA. U.P)-
With only five cities asking alloca-
ton of power from Boulder Dam,
the federal government today
awaited action from six Southern
California cities after extending the
time limit to August l.
The cities failing to meet with
representatives of the five munich
palities and Northcutt Ely, assistant
to Secretary of Interior r. L. Will
bur, here yesterday, were San Ber-
nardino, Riverside, Anaheim, Full
lerton, Santa Ana and Newport
Beach.
Should these cities fail to notify
the interior secretary of their power
needs, they will not receive any al
location, Ely said.
The percentages will be an
nounced August l and final appro-
val must be secured from the con-
tracing nllnicipalitipS nv NOVefn-
ber 16, it was declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
CHARGE FILED
AGAINST JULIAN
BY GOVERNMENT

OKLAHOMA CITY. July IA
WP-C. c. Julian, California and
Oklahoma oil operator who once
headed his own s4O,000,00O COM
pany, remained in the county jail
cell today, charged with using the
mails to defraud, because he had
not put up $4,000 for release on
bond.
Julian, c. c. Boren, his secretary,
and Cassand Topp, oil company
accountant, were arrested in their
luxurious suite atop the Cotton Ex-
change building here on warrants
sworn to by United States District
Attorney Roy st. Lewis. The ar
rests were made secretly. the men
arraigned and placed in Jail before
the facts became known.
All pleaded not guilty.
The men were charged specifical-
ly with making false statements re-
garding finances of the c. C. Jul
ian Oil and Royalties company and
mailing them to H. A. Penn, Of
Burbank, Cal, and to c. G. Apple
born of Oakland, Calf. The COM
pany, according to the statements,
had s418,26718 cash in bank and
owned oil properties valued at s8,-
100000.
1.-The company never owned such
property" st. Lewis said.
81 consider the Julian promotion
the largest ever put over in Okla
hcma. 1t involves S2,000,000 in
stock certificates"
Two other men, unnamed because
they have not been arrested, were
listed in the charges it was learned.
Julian, Boren and Topp will be
given preliminary hearings Wednes-
day,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
JURY MAY GET
SLAYER'S CASE
THIS AFTERNOON

Completion Of testimony, argu-
ments by attorneys and instructions
by Judge A. C. Fnney this after
noon were expected to give the fate
of Jose Espinosa and Ysidro Car
denas into the hands of four wom-
en- and eight man of the jury hear
ing evidence in trial o. the two men
on charges of numbering Francis
Pearl Haynes, Brawley rancher.
Shortly before noon today Fred
Thompson, attorney for Espinosa,
announced he rested his case. d.
II. Wolford, deputy district attor-
ney, rested the states case earlier
in the morning. Testimony in be-
half of Cardenas is all that remains
TO be taken. j. E. Simpson is Car
denaS' attorney.
Defense testimony introduced
this morning was intended TO prove
Haynes took the two Mexicans to
his ranch shortly before he was
killed so they might conduct an af-
fair with his wife.
1t was after Hazel Livingston,
Shorthand reporter lOf the dlSlricI
attorney, took the stand to read a
statement. procured by Tom Sharp,
investigator, from the defendants,
that the state rested.
Previously the widow of the dead
man had been on the stand. She
told of the battle that resulted in
Haynes death, and how he was
beaten on the head with an auto
mobile crank Cardenas welded
the crank, she said, while Espinosa
held the rancher's arms.
Other states witnesses called yes
terday afternoon and this morning
were II. b. Gray. Tom Sharp and
Robert Cordill, fingerprint expert
of the Brawley police department.
Mamie Haynes is the widow of the
murdered man.
Both defendants took the stand
in their own defense late this morn
ing. EspinoSa denied he held
Haynes arms while Cardenas beat
him. He testified he was in an
automobile parked nearby while
Cardenas and Haynes were fighting.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
EndeavOrists Hear
Plea For SOviets

SAN FRANCISCO. July l4.-(U.P
"A minor disturbance disrupted
vention here today when a member
of the audience hearing Col. Ray
mond Robins of Chicago plead for
recognition the Soviets. saying, Il
personally do not agree with the
Soviet movement and the Soviet
doctrines, but I can't help seeing
that America would help herself as
much as Russia by according rec
ognition. / cannot help stating that
the Russian people are better off
today than they were under the
Gar"
At this point John Sieman, a
Russian by birth and member of
the Mennonite religious sect, got up
and attempted to heckle Colonel
Rogins.
Sieman tried to say the Soviets
were exterminatmg the Mennonites
but before he could get started the
session was declared adjourned by
DR.. william Hiram Foulkes, chair
man.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
CLARK WITNESS
IS SUBPOEANED
BY GRAND JURY

LOS ANGELES, July IA. U.p)-
June Taylor, called the mystery
girl of the Charles Crawford Her
bert Spencer murder case, today
was ready to face the county grand
jury for questioning.
Miss Taylor was friend and as
sociate of Albert Marco, so-called
Los Angeles vice power, who was
sent to San Quentin by former
Deputy District Attorney David H.
Clark, charged with the slayings.
While waiting in an outer CHAM
ber of the jury rooms. Miss Taylor
through her attorney, issued the
following statement:
Ladies and gentlemen of the
grand jury:
Before the oath is administered,
or any proceedings had, would like
to make statement of my posi-
ton.
Il am willing to take an oath to
tell the truth, but 1 will not sub
scribe to an oath of secrecy. I am
informed by my attorney that with
out doubt reports of what is said
here will appear in print which may
be correct or incorrect. Should I be
foreclosed by an oath of secrecy to
defend myself from purported reci-
tails that are false, would be help
less at the hands of anyone, and
against the Pigments of Imagination
of those who undertake to repeat
what may say.
Secondly, I desire to advise your
honorable body that I am prepared
to testify of and concerning any
action, movement, whereabouts or
other circumstances in connection
with myself that has to do directly
with the Crawford-Spencer killing.
am perfectly willing to advise this
grand jury as to where I was on the
date of the killing. l desire, how
ever, to say that any inquiry which
is afield from the investigation of
the Crawford-Spencer killing I
must decline to answer should they,
in my opinion, solicit answers that
in any way tend to incriminate
me-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
new SERIES OF
FIRES REPORTED
in SAN JOAQUIN

FRESNO, Cal, July ID U.P)-An-
other series of grass, brush and
timber fires was being fought in the
Sierra Nevada mountains and foot
hills today as continued dry wealth
er appeared TO make every dropped
cigaret an arsonist's torch.
The new series was a continua-
ton of the fires that have flared
forth at widely separated places all
along the line of mountains and
foothills neighboring the San Joa-
quin valley.
Todays fires numbered four from
Yosemite to south of Porterville,
none of them of serious proportions
and all of them reported virtually
stamped out or under control.
The most serious situation ao-
peared that inside Yosemite Park,
where 200 men were reported by
James v, Lloyd, ranger, to have
under control a blaze that yester-
day attacked a 400-acre plot of
brush and timber. He said the
blaze was four miles frcm any road,
and that there was no danger to the
parks visitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
SECOND VICTIM
OF SHOOTING IN
GRAVE CONDITION
Arenag Sarkisian Report
ed Conscious But In
Danger Of Death.

While hospital attendants watch
ed in the fear he might die at any
time, Arenag Sarkisisian, SO, ac-
cidentally shot in the left side by
Gusta Mouzakis yesterday noon on
the sidewalk in front of 430 Main
street when he got into the line of
fire between Mouzakis and another
Armenian, seemed to be holding his
own against death in the Ell Gen.
tro hospital today.
The body of Mike Karagouzian,
81, who died in the hospital from
three bullet wounds inflicted from
Mouzakis, in in Lemons undertak-
ing parlors today awaiting an in
quest tomorrow.
A complaint charging Mouzakis
with first degree murder was to be
filed before Judge 1. Mayfield to-
day, according to representatives of
District Attorney Elmer w. Heald.
Death of Sarkisian would neces-
state charging Mouzkis with mur-
der in two counts. The Armenian
was allowed no visitors at the hos
pital today, although he has re-
gained consciousness and is able to
talk. The outcome of his condition
is uncertain at the present time.
according to attendants.
The witnesses to the Staying
have been interviewed by Tom
Sharp, district attorneys investi-
gator, and others were to be seen
this afternoon. A detailed confess
sion of the shooting. in which Mou-
zakis admitted he knew Karagouz-
ian had no weapons, was obtained
by the investigator yesterday after
noon, he said.
Beaten After Shooting
According to the story pieced to-
gether from the sworn statements
of witnesses to the shooting, Kar-
agouzian walked into the coffee
shop at 430 Main street yesterday
just before noon. He was leaning
against the bar reading a news
paper when Mouzakis came from a
back room. walked past him and
took his gun from drawer.
Mouzakis leveled the gun at Kar-
agouzian, said witnesses, and de-
manded he leave the place. At first
Karagouzian would not leave.
Friends persuaded him to go out
side. He had just crossed the side
walk when Mouzakais ran out, fired
six shots from the .38 revolver and
began beating Karagouzian over the
head with the gun until he fell,
according to bystanders.
Three Of the shots fired at Kar-
agouzian struck him. One hit Sar-
kisian in the side and another
struck Pete Poppas in the hand.
Mouzakis is a Greek, while Kar-
agouzian and Sarkisian are Armen-
ians.
After the shooting Mouzakis sur
rendered himself to Officer Frank
Smyer at the police station. It was
shortly after he surrendered Kar-
agouzian died in the Ell Centre hos
pital.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Trouble Renewed
In Coal Fields

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July IA
U.P)-Disorder broke out In the
Western Pennsylvania field In three
districts today and one miners
home was burned. another bombed
and a labor commissary stoned. po-
lice said.
The new outbreaks occurred a.
Thomas Meyercouch. organizer
for the national miners
Union. appeared TO post $500 bond
on charges Of manslaughter In con-
nection with the killing OF a miner
at Wildwood, Pa.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Court Changes
Fall Sentence

WASHINGTON, July IA. W.P)-
Sentence on a charge OF accepting a
bribe passed against former Secre-
tary of the Interior Albert B. Fail
was amended today to permit the
aged, i'll man to pay his penalty IN
a southwest jail
On motion of Frank j. Hogan,
Falls counsel, Justice Jennings
Bailey in District of Columbia su-
preme court changed Falls prison
sentence from year to a year and
a day. The change automatically
puts Fall in custody of the depart
ment of justice which may deter
mine the place of Imprisonment.
The department of justice has OBJ
tanned consent of the warden of the
New Mexico state prison for con-
finement of Fall there. The next
step will be to issue an order for
his confinement. Fall then must
enter a cell.
Without amendment, the SEN
tence would have to be served here.
Fall was convicted on a charge OF
accepting a 100000 bribe from Ed
ward L. Doheny, Los Angeles oil
operator, who obtained lease on
the Elk Hills California naval oil
reserve.
Today's proceedings required less
than a minute. Only a dozen at
torneys and reporters were present.
Fall was not present.
Justice william Hitz pronounced
sentenced on Fall in November,
1929.
The extra day on the sentence
is technicality. With it. Fall must
be confined in a penitentiary rather
than in the district Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Laura ingalls,
Delays Journey

ST. LOUIS, Mo, July IA. W.P)-
Miss Laura ingalls,, enroute from
Burbank, Calf, to New York, where
she plans a transatlantic flight at
tempt, delayed her trip east today
so she could visit some friends
here.
The woman flyer, who learned
how to pilot plane while resi-
dent of st. Louis, said she would
leave for New York tomorrow. Her
plane, a Lockheed-Ex will be
Immediately put in shape for the
solo attempt on her arrival in the
east. She arrived here from Wichi-
ia, Kan, yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Keyes Withdraws
Plea For Pardon

SACRAMENTO, Cal, July ID.
U.P)-Asa Keyes, former Los Ange-
les district attorney, who is now
serving a bribery sentence at San
Quentin prison, today withdrew his
application for pardon recently
made to Governor Rolph.
81 am to be freed on parole Oc-
tober II, there will be no need to
ask the governor for. pardon at
this time" Keyes told Frank Co.
chran, the governors executive Sec
retary.
Il am going to start Immediately
to reinstate myself in society and
in year or two would appreciate
pardon in order that may be
restored to citizenship and apply to
the supreme court for the right to
practice law"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
French Flyers
Forced To Jump

IRKUTSK, Siberia, July 14.-U1
The daring transcontinental
flight of the French monoplane
Hyphen from Paris was at an end
today, the three flyers having leap
ed in parachutes to safety when
their plane was forced down about
300 miles west of Irkutsk during the
night.
The flyers. Joseph lie Brix, Mar
eel Doret and a mechanic, were re-
ported safe at Schiborga station on
the trans-Siberian railway.
Doret and Mechanic Mesmiu were
reported hurt in the leap as the
plane shot to earth near Nijneudisk
nearly two-thirds of the way to
Toxic, Japan, their nonstop goal.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
BY ID. c. BESS
United Press Staff Corresponder


United Press Staff Correspondent
PEIPING, July IA. U.P)-Chi-
nese husbands and wives who
can agree on getting a divorce
do not need to bother about
having a judge approve, accord
ing to the new divorce law ef-
fective this month. All they
need is two witnesses.
The procedure is simplicity
itself. A husband and wife de-
eide they want a divorce. They
call In two friends, write out a
simple statement of their deci-
sion to separate, and put down
four signatures. The matter is
settled.
The old law was different.
Chinese women could never get
a divorce, whatever the provo
cation. The man could get one
very easily. He did not need to
trouble judge, either. Custom
ruled that divorces could be OBJ
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
HEN ADOPTS KITTEN

SELMA. Ala. W.P)-A hen adopt
ed newborn kitten here and zeal
ously kept 1t in a nest with eggs on
which she had started to set. Even
when the owner of the hen removed
the kitten to nearby box, the hen
regularly visited it, making great
fuss.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Amnesia Victim
EnrOute Home

PASADENA, Cal, July Ia. U.P)-
Edward l.. Mashburn was sight
seeing Southern California today on
his way home to Fort Worth, Tex.
Mashburn awoke in Memorial
park here yesterday, stumbled across
the street to the police station. and
inquired his whereabouts.
Informed he was in Pasadena
when he thought he was in the Tex
as city, Mashburn was unable to ac-
count for his presence here. Ex-
amining doctors said he had been
suffering from amnesia.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
PENN TEACHING SURPLUS UP

HARRISBURG, Pa. U.P)-Penn-
sylvanias teacher surplus was
further augmented last month by
graduation of 2749 men and women
from the ID state teachers colleges.
OF the graduates, 2017 were quail
fled to teach in primary and secon-
Diary schools and 1872 in the high
schools.