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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02

LOG AL n e w S
Young mems sport oxfords for
Easter, 81 and $5.-Coulson's
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02

Cost some more, but better
oXfords.- s.-Coulson's
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02

S. R. Pearson, rs, died last
Thursday night at his home near
Chandlersville. He is survived By
his wife, son Howard of the home
and a daughter Mrs. Everett Okey
of Chandlersville He was a mem
Der of Oakland M E. church in
Meigs township, Muskingum county
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02

Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Coffman are
moving here today from Williams
town, w. Va, and will occupy the
Mrs. Frank Pennebaker property on
Seventh street. Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus
X. Brown who have been residing
into the j. r. Alderman property.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
SLAYER'S MOTHER
in STRONG PLEA
TO C0VERNO

SAN FRANCISCO, July Z. U.P)-
Charles Simpson, 19-year-old torch
murderer, today won a new chance
to escape the gallows through a dra-
matte, personal plea of his mother
to Governor Rolph.
After an hour and a half's con-
ference, the governor told Mrs.
Charles Simpson, ST., his mother.
that he would act on whatever roc
ommendauon Is made by Daniel J.
OBrion, state director OF penology.
OBrien. a third party at the pr
vate interview. was instructed to
begin the review at once.
Simpson is awaiting hanging for
killing Mrs. Albina Voorhies, 64-
year-old storekeeper, whom he beat
unconscious, poured gasoline over
and set afire.
During the interview Mrs. Simp-
son told Governor Rolph:
Governor. I know my bov COM
mitted a terrible crime. But I know.
too, that you don't want 10 hang an
abnormal human being. and Charles
was not in his right mind. He IS
not in his right mind now
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Pioneers Plan
ToGreet ROlph

Pioneers of Imperial Valley are
urged by their president, w. A. Ed
gar, to participate in the water
melon fiesta which will be held in
this city on July Is, with Governor
Rolph as the principal guest.
In issuing his notice, President
Edgar says:
ITO All Old Timers, Sidewinders,
Horned Toads and all the rest;
those of you who are able to get
your heads above the hot sands, are
requested to assemble at the park IN
Ell Centro the evening of July Is
at o'clock. to glad hand with Gov
ernor Rolph and each other, and
partake of a watermelon feast"
The governor has sent word that
he will arrive here for the fiesta
and will remain over night, making
the trip by airplane.
Melon growers of Imperial Valley
the Associated Chambers of Com
merce and other organizations are
sponsoring the fiesta.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
MulhOIland Dam
Declared Unsafe

LOS ANGELES. July :. UP
With five visible cracks in its face
the Nulhollan6 dam. Immediately
behind Hollywood. was declared a
menace by the Los Angeles city
council today in passing resolution
seeking the reservoirs abandon
ment.
Councilman James NJ. Hyde, an
engineer. introduced the resolution.
said the cracks ran from top to
bottom.
The danger Of Mulholland dam,
which overlooss the Hollywood busi-
ness and a portion of the finer resi-
Dental district, was first brought to
pubic attention in 1929 when the
st. Francis Dam in the Santa Clara
river valley collapsed.
It was charged then that both
dams were of similar construction.
The resolution was referred to
committee, which will pass on the
feasibility of abandoning the struc-
ture and report its recommends
tons to the city water and power
department.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Death Ends Long
Criminal Career

SAN FRANCISCO, July I. U,R)--
Frank" MacSherry has beaten the
rap again-this time for good.
His last laugh on the police
echoed from the grave of the no
torious bunco artist, sought by po-
lice of several cities. His slate was
finally clean after a career of con-
fidence tricks, wire tapping and
corrupt political deals in Canada,
Europe and the United States.
MacSherry went to Reno last week
in defiance of detectives who
swarmed there in search for all
such wanted men Just as the po-
lice got a line on him, he contracted
pneumonia and died.
Two San Francisco detectives who
were among those seeking him. re-
moved his long record from the po-
lice files here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
WITNESS SAYS
JENKINS STAGED
BRAWLEY CRIME

Positive Identification by a wit
ness of Lonnie "Alabam" jenkins as
the man who held up patrons in
jenkins bootlegging establishment
near Brawley last month marked
the opening this morning Of Jen-
kins' trial on a robbery charge.
E. G.. Abraham. who was in the
place at the time it was robbed. was
the witness who identified jenkins
as the man who held up his own
customers. He has known Jenkins
for several years. said Abraham,
and recognized him in spite OF the
mask he wore.
Testimony of Abraham was pre-
ceded by selection of a jury that
ended shortly after ll:30 this morn
ing. Ernest r. Utley and Lee Nuf-
fer are attorneys for jenkins. D.
w. Wolford, deputy district attor-
ney, is prosecutor.
Called to the witness stand, Ala
BAN first told how he visited Jen-
kins' bootlegging joint on the night
it was robbed. jenkins left shortly
before the robbery, he said.
Jenkins, according to the witness
was the man who held a gun
against his side and took $50 from
his pockets. Another man helped
jenkins in the robbery, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
MONEY TROUBLE
CAUSES DAIRYMAN
TO END HIS LIFE

Strangled by a rope he had plac-
ed about his neck, J. B. Hamilton
63, was found dead at 8:15 last
night. hanging from a beam across
the ceiling of a milking shed on the
small dairy he. conducted one mile
west of Brawley.
Mrs. c. M. Price, housekeeper for
Hamilton, found his body and i'm
mediately notified the Brawley po-
lice department. Lon Cromer. Braw-
ley police chief. arrived shortly
afterwards. He called the Brawley
fire department. but use of a re-
susciator proved hopeless.
Worry over the financial condi-
ton of the dairy. of which he was
manager, is believed the cause Of
Hamiltons suicide. Business had
been poor for some time, said his
associates.
Hamilton was involved in a case
in the Brawley justice court last
year. when the milk inspector eharg-
ed milk form his dairy was not up
to standard.
Mrs. N. E. Gardner. mother Of
Mrs. Price. is owner of the dairy
which Hamilton managed.
Hamilton is survived by two sons,
George Hamilton of Marysville and
Arthur Hamilton of Wilmington,
Delaware. He also has a mother
and sister in Chicago.
No inquest will be held.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
BY SAMUEL DASHIELL
United Press Staff respondent

PARIS, July T. U.P)-Premier
Pierre Laval today entrusted to fl
nancial experts the task Of studying
the Hoover accord in detail and de-
wise means to execute its provisions.
The premier's conversations be-
gan at an early hour despite the
fact he was up late last night ini-
tialing the accord with Andrew w.
Mellon, United States secretary of
the treasury, and Ambassador Wal
ter E. Edge.
He started to study a program in
cluding a conference of Young plan
signatories and a meeting of inter-
national experts to study means of
easing the German burden of deli
veries in kind.
1t was believed the French en-
yisage loans to German industry
shall expressly cover deliveries III
kind, and thereby maintain the
continuity of the Young plan,
Frances principal concern through
out the negotiations.
Terms of the accord were re-
ceived only with luke warm approv-
al here. It was contended the Am
ericans won 30 per cent Of their
original points.
Some disappointment was felt
that France should be forced to pay
the guarantee fund, although the
installment method means a COM
promise which should satisfy de-
mands of interested European pow
ers, especially England.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

NEW YORK, July 7. U.Pl-The
stock market broke wide open today
prices dropping l to 6 points and
erasing more than s2.000,000 in
value of all listed shares.
According to preliminary calcula-
tions the Dow, Jones & Co, indus
trial average declined 6.88 points 70
1882. rail average declined 3.95
points to s1.3S and utility average
declined 2.45 points to 1920.
Sales totaled 100000 shares.
compared with 100000 shares yes
terday.
Selling came after a firm opening
and continued to the end Of the
session. gathering such momentum
in the late trading that ticSers were
unable to keep pace with the mar
ket. No signs of recovery were dis
cernible.
All groups. notably the rails, were
affected. Auburn auto made a SEN
Sational drop of more than 20
points. Utilities we're down l to >
points. OILS. coppers, foods, motors
and special issues were driven TO
new low levels for the current
and the whole market
at the close was back TO levels OF
June IS.
United States steel was driven
below par for a loss of more than 5
points or more than S43,000,000 in
market value of all the stock out
standing. Westinghouse Electric
lost nearly points or sl2,500, 900;
General Motors . points, or SS7 .000,-
BOO; American Can 4 points or Sl0,-
BOO 600: Montgomery Ward > points
Dr. SO .oo0. 900; Chrysler 2is points or
S, SOC. 900; Jones Manville 5ia points
Dr. $4,000, 900. and j. I. Case nearly
J points or s2,000,000. Auburn auto
lost 20 points, which on its small
amount of stock outstanding ran up
% around s4,o00,oo0.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Prevention OF
Wrecks Sought

SACRAMENTO. Cal, July Z. U.P)
"A commission of four members to
conduct a safety campaign and de-
eide upon necessary regulations to
prevent school bus accidents was
proposed to Governor Rolph today
The recommendation was made
by c. H. Fry, superintendent oi
safety for the state industrial ac-
cident commission.
Fry urged that the state highway
patrol, state board of education,
railroad commission and industrial
accident commission name one rep
resentative each to compose a COM
mission which would draft safety
regulations and take steps to pre-
vent bus disasters.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Stiff Sentence
In Liquor Case

PRESCOTT. Ariz., July 7. W.P)-
Joe Kachnic of Humboldt today
was under sentence of two and one
half years in federal prison follow
ing his plea of guilt in federal court
here to charge of transporting 40
gallons of whisky from Humboldt,
an almost deserted mining town. to
Prescott. In addition to the sem
, tence. he was fined $4,000.
Kachnic was one of % liquor law
violators who pleaded guilty before
Federal Judge Fred C. Jacobs. 9th
ers were given light sentences.
Kachnic contended a man offer
ed him $40 to transport the liquor
The government claimed the man
was a member of large rum run
ming band
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Heart Attack Is
Fatal To Woman

Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah
Dixon, 71-year-old colored resident
of Ell Centre, who died this morn
ing as a result of a heart attack,
will be conducted from Lemons
chapel Thursday morning at .
O'Clock with Rev. Hayter, pastor OF
the Colored Methodist church, Off
ciating Interment will take place
at Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Dixon died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Mercer,
at 6l3 South Third street.
She came TO California II years
ago and has made her home in FL
Centro for the last seven months.
She is survived by her daughter,
Mrs. Mercer, and granddaughter
Mrs. Julia Green Of San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
China And Russia
Agree On Railroad

PEIPING, China, July 7. U.P)-
Soviet Russia and China we're un-
derstood today to have discovered
a formula for sale of the Soviet in
terest in the Chinese Eastern rail-
way to the Chinese government. in
yolving no cash. Details were un-
derstood to be under discussion in
Moscow.
Preliminary reports said that
Soviet Russia proposed to dispose
of her interest in the Manchurian
railway for a fixed sum. not yet de-
termined, and that the formula
stipulates that the Chinese shall
pay for the road in duties on Rus
sian goods imported into Chinese
territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07

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s125 per month or s65oo per year;
three deputies at S100 per month or
$4,000 jer year; one appraiser, 10
cents per mile for car and $500 per
month or S2400 per year. This
makes a total of $1,000 for the
year.
The committee also recommend
ed that the assessor collectors Of
flee when in need of extra help that
such help shall not be paid in excess
of S4 per day for each day actually
employed.
Expense Too High
II was recommended that the
grand total of county and district
tax assessing and collection is too
high at S6695098. Attorneys for
district and county. reads the COM
plant. should get together and work
out a plan with the board OF super
visors and district directors for a
study of consolidation of collecting
and assessing Offices of county and
district and draft the necessary
bills.
All salaries in the assessor col
lectors office. it is explained in the
report. arc set by the board every
two years, but have not as yet been
set.
Salaries in that office at the pres
ent time are: Assessor collector,
$500 a month or $500 year; chief
deputy SITS per month or s2l00 a
year; three deputies at $3.50 a
month or s5400 a year: two deputies
at s140 per month or s3360 per year;
four deputies at SIPS per month or
$4,000 per year. one appraiser at 10
cents mile for use of car and $3.50
per month or $4,000 a year. The
total is S23 ,460.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Another Delay
In Turner Case

Another delay in extradition pro-
ceedings against Bert Turner, ar
rested in Yuma on burglary
charge from this county, was made
known in the district attorneys Of
flee today with the receipt of a
telegram from Tom Sharp, investi-
gator, saying that the hearing be-
fore Governor Hunt in Phoenix has
been continued.
Sharp gave no details in his tele-
gram. He said he was starting
back from Phoenix Immediately. He
should arrive here this afternoon.
Reason for the continuance was nck
told. nor the date set for the de-
layed hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Druggist Shows
Lots OF Speed

PHOENIX, July 7. U,P)-A burst
of speed by David Kimball, Phoenix
city commissioner, today prevented
two bandits from obtaining $500
from the Apache drug store.
Kimball, proprietor of the store,
had just taken $500 from the safe
when the two bandits entered. They
ordered him to throw up his hands
but instead he leaped for the door
and got away, although a bullet
crashed into the wall above his
head.
After Kimball departed the BAN
dts took several dollars in change
from the cash register and got
away.
Police expressed the belief that
third bandit was waiting outside
in an automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Flying Officer
Takes Prisoner

SWAN ISLAND AIRPORT, Port
land, Ore, July 7. UR-A flying
deputy sheriff and his air minded
prisoner took off here today for
Martinez, Calf.
TIE deputy was j. M Joseph,
Martinez. He flew here in his plane
for Arthur w. Ross, accused OF
passing worthless checks.
Ross had just completed a nine
months Jail sentence on a non sup
port charge.
III l have got to 90, I'd rather
go this way than by train,p the
prisoner said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Believes Japan
Will Turn Dry

LOS ANGELES. July 7. up
Japan is headed toward prohibition,
in the opinion of Hamper Nagao'
member of the lower house OF the
japanese parliament, and president
of the japanese Y. M. c. A., who is
visiting here.
1t will not be long before that
country adopts and cnforces laws
prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of liquor. he declared. "Th
safety and sanity of Japan depend
largely upon the curoing OF liquor
forces Nagao said.
Temperance reform began IN
Japan so years ago, and although
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Death Claims
Noted Editor

NEW YORK, July 7. U.P)-John
Brisben Walker. SO, one of the ma
tons colorful crusading editors,
died today at his home after short
illness.
Walker was born in Pennsylvania
in 1847. He bought Cosmopolitan
magazine in 1889, and entered upon
a field which saw his greatest ac-
complishments-the popularization
of the magazine.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
R0bbins-JOnes
Flight Delayed

SEATTLE, July Z. U,P)-Start OF
the proposed Seattle to Toxic nom
stop flight attempt of Reginald
Robin and Harold Jones seemed
doomed to continued delays today,
because their refueling plane has
had difficulty in flying toward Fair
banks. Alaska.
Robbins and Jones had planned
to leave at dawn today, provided
their refueling plane reached Fair
banks by that time. The plane was
reported to have made a forced
landing at Telegraph Creek, b. c.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Hoover Pleased
With Agreement
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Germany shall have a years rest
from reparations and that detailed
problems arising in connection
Herewith shall be submitted to 4
committee of experts acting within
the spirit of President Hooyer's S
/ proposal"
This means. according to officials
here. that the experts may do moth
ing to whittle down the relief in
tended in the Presidents plan.
True. the accord is not perfect in
all details. But the administration
] feels the committee of experts can
solve the technical problems with
out difficulty To it, the important
thing is that all nations have agreed
to cooperate in plan OF mutual
help.
international payments Of more
than $500. 900, 000-about half OF
which represents Germany's tribute
for defeat-will be postponed dur
ing the debt holiday. The United
States will forfeit for year s262,-
600 0oo in debt payments, subject TO
congressional approval, which Mr..
Hoover feels he is assured.
France Only Laggard
Realization of the Hoover plan
followed two weeks OF feyerish ne
gotiations perhaps unequalled since
the war. Sixteen days ago the
President offered his bold proposal.
All the powers except France swift
" accepted it. France feared the
plan might break down the Young
plan of reparations. She was re-
luctant to sacrifice S60000,000 OF
income.
The telegraphic version of the
Franco American agreement was
received by the state department
last night.
Its most sweeping clauses provide
that the payment of inter-govern-
mental debts is postponed from
July Z to June 30, 1882, but that the
Germans will pay unconditional re-
parations (abodt sl00,000,000) into
the bank for international settle
ments. to be converted into guaran-
teed bonds of the German railways.
The railways may then reloan the
money to the German government.
The plan provides that all sus-
pended payments shall be subject
to interest and shall be repaid in 10
annual installments beginning July
l, 1888 The United States yielded
one year on this point, having asked
originally the payments start in
1884.
BERLIN. july 7. UP)-The Hoov-
er plan accord reached in Paris was
received with JOY and relief in Ger
many today.
President Hoover was praised Tor
his leadership in the movement tc
bring the Reich back from the
brink of bankruptcy toward which
1t had been headed.
The plan, which now is to go in
to effect-there was a feeling no
further obstacles could block its
path-was hailed as basis for i'm
mediate beginning Of International
relief for Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Dry Referendum
Urged By Judge

LOS ANGELES, July 7, W.R)-
Unless prohibition enforcement is
improved within the next IL
months, the question should be sub
mitted TO vote In a national re-
ferendum, Federal Judge Paul j.
Mccormick, member of the Wick
ersham commission, said today.
Judge Mccormick returned here
today after completing his work on
the law enforcement body appointed
by President Hoover.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07

progress has been slow, We are max
ing headway. Fifty counties now
are dry and there are temperance
associations in thousands of VII
lagos"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07

First Game
At Philadelphia
Brooklyn ...... OH 002 000-5 9 0
Philadelphia . 900 900 010-l II /
Phelps, Quinn and Lopez; Bolen,
Fallenstein and Davis
First Game
At Chicago
st. Louis ..-. 900 900 300 7 3
Chicago -..-.-. 300 O09 2Oz-l4 16 0
Hallahan, Johnson and J. Wilson.
Gonzales; Root and Hemsley.
New York at Boston, both games
postponed, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07

kead the Classified Section.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
Aten And Beal
Submit Report

Continued from page l.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07

First Game
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-07
BASEBALL SCORES
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National

First Game
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-14
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-14
HORTON POINTS FOR TENNIS TITLE
 HELD BY SHIELDS

Portland, Me. Aug 14.-(UP)-- Frank x. Shields, Davis Cup player and defending champion. was to meet Albert Horton of Providence. R. l., to-day, in the semi-finals of the Maine state tennis tournament.
 Paired with Harold Penney of Greenwich. Conn. Shields was then to meet P. G. Rockafellow and E. F. Dawson. New Workers. in the doubles final.
 Thursday Results.
 Yesterday Shields eliminated Lawrence Freeburn of Winchsstsr. Mass, 60, 6-1 in the singles quar- ter-finals. Shields an d Penney eliminated Winner Allison of Aus tin, Tex, and w. R. Caswell of Har- rison, 6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, in the doubles semi-flnals.
 Rockafellow and Dawson enter ed the doubles finals by beating Freeburn and Gerald Hall, 6-2, 6-1, GA.
 The other singles results follow:
 Rockafellow beat Frank Sullo- way, Concord, N. H., 6-1, 6-2; E. F. Dawson, New York, beat T. D.. Kingsbury, Framingham, Mass, 6-S. GA; and Albert Horton, ProV- dence, beat Donald Martin, West Newton, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-14
N-THETA-PI ROUT
 ST MARY OUTFIT
Y Nine Score 7-3 Win Over Church League Entry Kraft Recipient of Two Split Lips

The Zi-Theta-Pi nine of the central "Y" league pounded Ray Opalack all over Hamilton park last night and annexed an easy 2 to 3 win over the St Mary Russian Orthodox church team in a seven inning tilt.
 Bus Moran, the handsome ace in the hole of the Pi-men, chalked up another victory, his curving slants proving too much for the church league entry. "Red" Me- Intosh, the popular embalming stude, packed plenty of punch in his willow as did Vaughn Gooding and Bus" Moran, who garnered two safeties apiece.
 Howie Kraft, the Waterville puncher, was recipient of two sev- cred lips, but they weren't from the fists of any of the Saints as a foul tip q om his own bat caught him plump in the mouth.
 Moran and Harry Hollis con- stituted the winners battery while Opalack and "Palooka" RoZum. the original, upheld the laurels of the Saints. Ray Fennimore did a fine job as the extra man.