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Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Brewster Loses
Large Fortune

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 7U.P -
"Brewster's Millions" are no more.
and the Cinderella romance of the
former Miss CorlisS Palmer of Ma
con was back again today at the
point where such things supposed
ly Start-the kitchen stove.
The former beauty prize winner
who married Eugene V. Brewster
then millionaire publisher, was
found cooking the MONDAY meal at
their small side street cottage.
Brewster was to wash the dishes.
At the time of their marriage,
Brewster was head of a chain OF
movie magazines, one OF which
sponsored the beauty contest won
by the Macon girl. They later were
married in Mexico.
Stock losses wiped them out,
Brewster said today. They sold
their elaborate Beverly Hills home.
But we're happy" Brewster said.
Dame Fortune smiled on me a lot
and I can't complain If she's tickle
Corliss plans to reenter pictures and
I'm building up a business as an
authors agent"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
LINDBERCH STILL
HELD AT AKLAVIK
BY BAD WEATHER
Undecided On Route To
Be Followed On Way
To Alaska.

AKLAVIK, N. w. T. Aug. 7. (Up)
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A
Lindbergh remained today in storm
bound Aklavik, awaiting clearing
weather to continue their 1000 mile
vacation trip from Washington to
Toxic, Japan.
Although anxious to be on the
wing again, the flying colonel from
the states was enjoying his visit
immensely, as was Mrs. Lindbergh
The sojourn. already extended well
beyond schedule, has provided the
publicity shy Lindbergh one of his
few opportunities to live naturally
since he made the first nonstop
flight from New York to Paris in
1927
Even here in the sparsely pop
ulated region inside the Arctic Cir
Gle, Lindbergh could not escape en-
tirely from hero worshiping crowds
but the adulation of the solemn
faced EskimoS and Indians was diff
ferent from any he had known be-
fore and his frequent smiles and
easy manner indicated he enjoyed
the change.
The Lindberghs remained quar-
tered in the rough, log constructed
Presbyterian manse with DR.. j. A
Urquhart, governmental medical
officer, and Mrs. Urquhart, as their
hosts.
Late last night Colonel Lindbergl1
announced he was undecided or
what route they would follow or
the next leg of the flight and die
not know just when they wouIc
leave.
Latest radio reports indicated II
would be impossible for the United
States coast guard cutter North
land to reach Point Barrow, wherf
it was scheduled to meet the Lind.
berghS and supply their ship with
| gasoline.
| May Change Route
Because of the inability of tht
Northland to proceed through tn,
fog off the West Alaskan coast
Lindbergh said it was probable tina
instead of flying from here to Poin
Barrow, which is $50 miles ives
and north, then south to Nome, h,
and Mrs. Lindbergh would fly di
rectly southwest over Central Alas
ka to Nome. This change woul,
substitute one flight of about rs
miles for two of $50 miles each.
1.indbergh said they were read
to leave any minute that the wealth
er cleared. Their monoplane ha,
been overhauled and refueled sine
| they landed.
In an interview Thursday, Col
onel Lindbergh expressed an opin.
ion that the Mackenzie river route
was the most feasible air route Il
the Orient as it afforded both re.
fueling stations and good accom-
modationS. The route he outlinec
would pass over Edmonton and ut
the regular air mile line to Aka.
Vik, thence across Central Alaska
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
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GRAIN OPERATOR
ADMITS TAKING
IMMENSE PROFIT

CHICAGO, Aug. 7. U.P)-Thomss
NJ. Howell, millionaire board OF
trade operator. reported to have
profited by almost S100O,0OO a
week ago on the sudden advance
in July corn. admitted today that
heavy buying had given him con-
troll of 100000 bushels.
Il am not going to sell at the
present prices as I expect corn to
go up and make my holdings still
more profitable" said Howell, a
slight man who seldom is seen in
the grain pit despite his big trans
actions.
HowellS announcement was in
response to charge by the agri-
cultural advisory council of Des
Moines, Iowa, that he had profited
by sl,0000OO on the short side OF
the market.
L have been a consistent buyer
OF corn, not short seller" Howell
replied. All year up to the present
time I have been in the market on
the long side"
The council declared farmers suf-
fered through Howell's operations
implying that the operators plung-
ing lowered prices.
"As a matter of fact" Howells
reply continued. my purchases lift
ed the market and maintained for
some time higher prices from which
farmers benefited.
The records show that many
farmers shipped corn to Chicago
during that period of comparative
ly high prices and profited there
by"
Howell was given credit for July
corn's rise last week to 7215 cents
bushel. He was said to have OBJ
tanned control of three -fourths of
the visible supply and to have ar
ranged a profitable settlement with
traders who were short at 90 cents
a buShel.
The deal brought the retiring eX-
loWan into the limelight as a trad
er as spectacular as any the mar
ket has known in recent years.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
GERMANY
SEEKING
WAY OUT
Hoping To Abolish Debt
And ReparatiOns Pay
ments Next Year.
TROUBLE FORESEEN
Proposed New Economic
Policy Certain To Be
Opposed By Nations.
BY FREDERICK KUN
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

BERLIN, Aug. Z. U.P)-Germany
would abolish or revise downward
preferably neutrality-suspicious. pay
ments at the end OF the Hoover
debts and reparations holiday next
July
The government was considering
a new economic policy today de-
signed to convince the world that
war reparations should be re-
adjusted at the end OF the years
moratorium.
1t was feared. however. the pol
icy would be certain to arouse wide
spread antagonism abroad.
Germany has been forced 10 DOR
row heavily since the start of the
reparations payments in 1913, TO
make the major part OF transfers
10 the former allied nations. The
nations present financial weakness
has been ascribed largely to this
fact.
The question of reparations ad-
justmentS has been closely connect
ed with proposals for reduction OF
various war debts over 10 tne
United States, which are paid by
funds received from Germany as
reparations. Hence, while the
Hoover administration has taken
the lead in offering foreign aid to
Germany. 1t was feared Washing
ton would be inclined TO frown on
IA scheme for drastic further reduc-
tions or abolition OF reparations
payments entirely.
The new policy would also In
volve non-repayment on schedule
OF foreign short term credits.
HAVRE. France. Aug. 7. UP
The cotton committee of the cham
Der of commerce today telegraphed
a protest to Washington against
the farm boards proposed sale OF
huge stocks of cotton in America
TO Germany on long term credits.
The cable of protest, dispatched
to the department of agriculture in
Washington, said the American
move was creating unloyal and
artificial competition"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
VETERAN INDIAN
FIGHTER DIES IN
COAST HOSPITAL

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. iU.P)-
A military funeral will be held at
the Preside today for Colonel Will
liam A. Glassford, famous Indian
fighter of the old school and cap
tor of the Apache chieftain Gero-
nimo. who died at Letterman hos
pital last night
Colonel Glassford came here two
months ago from Phoenix, Ariz.,
where he had lived since his retire.
ment in 1916. to undergo treatment
for "a heart ailment.
A soldier who rose from the
ranks" Colonel Glassford began his
military career as a private in the
signal corps He was chief signal
officer of the Arizona department
when the late General Nelson A.
Miles, then a young cavalry officer,
led the campaign TO capture Gero-
nimo.
Colonel Glassford installed the
first heliograph system linking
army posts In Arizona and later
built the signal station on Pixies
Peak.
Later the officer turned his at
tention to aviation, qualifying as
an aeronautical expert, and at the
time of his retirement was in COM
mand of Rockwell Field, North
Island. San Diego.
Surviving Colonel Glassford are
his widow and two sons, Brigadier
General Pelham Glassford of the
army and Captain William Glass
ford OF the navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
YOUNG COUPLE
TAKEN FOR RIDE
BY BANDIT PAIR

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. U.P)-
A daring pair of robbers who held
up a family card party in Salinas,
kidnapped a young couple and drove
their automobile to San Francisco
were the objects of an intensive po-
lice search through the bay region
today.
The men set out on foot for the
ferry building after abandoning the
car and kidnapped couple at Eighth
and Mission streets at 2 o'clock
this morning.
The man and woman kidnapped
were Miss Charlotte Noneman, 18,
and Donald Boyson, 20. After
holding up the card party at Sail
mas, they emerged to find Miss
Noneman and Boyson sitting in an
automobile in front of the house.
They forced the young woman to
sit on the lap OF her companion
and listen to tales of criminal ad-
ventures while they drove to San
Francisco.
Carrying their pistols in brief
cases, the gunmen invaded the Sa-
linas home of Mrs. Mary Warnock,
sister of San Francisco police de-
tective. They robbed eight women
who were playing bridge of $22 in
cash, but allowed them to keep
$4,000 in jewelry upon promise they
would not inform police for 80
minutes. The women kept their
word.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
PHYSICIAN NOT
QUESTIONED ON
CRAWFORD DEATH
No Reference To Possible
Dying Statement Made
By Attorneys.
BY GEORGE III. BEALE
United Press Staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7. U.P)-A
witnes who could have told whether
Charles Crawford, boss politician
accused anyone of the double
shooting which caused his own and
Herbert Spencer's death, testified
today at Dave Clark's dying state
ment.
The witness was DR.. Charles Sc
bastian, police surgeon, who was
with Crawford to the end and who
performed an emergency operation
in an attempt to save Crawford's
life.
1t was expected that the pros
ecution would ask DR.. Sebastian II
Crawford named his slayer but in
stead the surgeon was asked only
few questions about Crawford'S
fatal wound.
He said he operated on Crawford
and he told the court that Craw-
ford's bullet wound was surround
ed by powder burns.
This testimony Substantiated the
claim that Crawford was shot at
very close range. The state charges
that Clark first shot Crawford and
then shot Spencer because the lat
ter was the only eyewitness to the
first shooting.
Dr. Sebastian was the second wit
ness that the state failed to ask
about dying accusation from
Crawford. The first was Crawford S
widow.
Two other people, the Rev. Gus
tay Briegleb and Detective Lieuten-
ant Tom Taylor, might have heard
such a statement if it was made,
since they also were with Crawford
in the few hours between the shoot
ing and his death.
Because she was CraWfordS Sec
retary and was in his office the
afternoon OF the slayings, testimony
of Lucille Fisher was considered i'm
portant but her forgetfulness gave
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Crossing Crash
Fatal To Seven

VINCENNES, Ind, Aug. Z. UR)-
Distractions that prevented clear
view of grade crossing were blamed
today for q automobile crash
IN which four children and three
adults were killed.
Trainmen, the only witnesses to
the tragedy, said it was apparent
Joseph Sanneman, As. driver of the
automobile, was unable to see the
approaching train because of a
high bank and a cornfield that OBJ
Structed the view. The train was
a northbound Chicago e. Eastern
Illinois passenger. Bodies of the
seven persons in the auto were
strewn for 100 feet along the
tracks.
Besides Sanneman, the victims
were: his wife, Catherine; Anthony
Sanneman, 6; Mrs. Josephine
Vieke, AZ; Lucille Vieke, S; Hilda
Deem, 2, and Stella Deem, 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
.DOHERTY TAKES
RADICAL STEP IN
UTILITIES FIGHT
Buys Half Interest In
Paper To Wage War On
Kansas City Star.

NEW YORK, Aug. 7. U.P)-Pur-
chase of one-half interest in the
Kansas City, MO- Journal-Post
was announced by Henry L. Doher-
| ty today. A statement he gave out
said this was Ito meet the Kansas
City Star on an equal footing in
the campaign against him and the
interests of Cities Service"
The statement added that an
nouncement of the Doherty pur-
chase would be made in the after
noon editions of the Journal-Post
| today.
ENTRANCE of Henry l.. Doherty,
head of the billion dollar Cities
Service Corporation into the Kan
sas and Missouri newspaper field
heightens the battle between his
companies and the Kansas City
Star, which has been bitterly op-
posing the utility rates.
Doherty. after winning court ac-
tions in which the state of Kansas
sought TO bar his securities from
| the Kansas market. recently filed
libel suits against the Kansas City
Star demanding sl2.000,000 in COM
pensatory and punitive damages.
These suits are yet to be tried.
The Star, one Of the most influ-
entail newspapers in the middle
west, has sought to force the Cities
Service subsidiary operating Ill
Kansas to lower their rates for
natural pac on the plp9 that the
opening OF new fields made costs
of production lower.
Wins First Clash
In the midst of the battle, the
Kansas State Securities CommiS-
sion announced the barring of
Cities Service Securities. with the
exception OF one issue, from the
Kansas market Doherty immedi-
ately sought an injunction restrain
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Will Protest
Keyes' Release

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. up
The Mooney defense league will
stage a demonstration here the
night of October IL in protest
against release of Asa Keyes. for :
mer Los Angeles district attorney.
from San Quentin prison, 1t was
announced today
Robert Whitaker, chaplain Of the|
league. said, "Keyes has only served
year and a half for a crime on
which he is guilty, while Mooney
has already served IA years for a
crime of which he is innocent"
Keyes, convicted Of conspiracy in|
connection with the Julian oil case
will be paroled October i2.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
WILL
,Soy:

BEVERLY HILLS, Aug. 6.
(SpeciaD-Tough day for news.
China had a flood, Mae Murray,
film actress, decided to retain
same husband Amt heard a
word from Russia since Shaw
left it, even a Wickersham re-
port would read good today.
Wheat went so low that even the
grain spectators are being
driven to a legitimate business.
All that saved the day was
Jack Dempsey announcing that
he was going to fight again and
Grace Coolidge getting her hair
bobbed. I'll bet Calvin will
sneak off where the voters can't
see him and get a manicure.
I hope something unusual hap
pens before tomorrow. Maybe
Lindbergh's radio will work.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
GOVERNOR AND
Oil OPERATORS
MARKING TIME

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 7. (U.P)
Governor William H. (Altalfa
Bib Murray and the oil companies
both played a game of watchful
waiting today in the governors war
to boost oil prices by shutting down
all wells. in accordance with the
governors orders to stop produc-
ton in all flush fields until the
price of crude reaches 81 a barrel
Only about 10 per cent of the wells
remained to be closed.
The oil companies indicated they
intended TO take no action to re-
open the wells until their reserve
supplies ran out, at least. Several
smaller refiners were closed, but the
major companies kept going with
reserves.
Alfalfa Bill repeated his ulti-
matum that "the price of oil must
reach ST a barrel and made nc
further move. The price still was
so cents, just what it was when he
put the fields under martial law.
The only activity was in east
Texas, where producers started a
movement to close their wells vol
unfairly.
Murray was kept out of the lime
light somewhat because of the
death of his father Wednesday
night, but expressed complete con-
fidence that shutting down the
wells would result in a hike in
price. His voice rose in anger when
he mentioned reported efforts OF
oil companies to put him under OBJ
legations by financing his political
campaigns.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Jordan Demands
Fee From Firm

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 7. WP)-
The Pacific Gas 81 Electric COM
pany today laid plans to fight the
$4,000 fee demanded by Secretary
of State Frank c. Jordan in order
to issue a so year extension to the
company's franchise.
Jordan refused to accept the SIS
fee offered by W. II. Hatfield. at
torney for the utility company
with the application for a new
franchise.
The company is capitalized at
$400,000000 and under state law
must pay a fee of $l00 for every
million dollars of capitalization.
The constitutionality of the law
will be tested in the courts, Hat
field said,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07

The ship now IS in possession o.
the government, to be auctioned fol
payment of customs duties.
Attempts to obtain a two-month.
extension on the payments seemed
destined to fail, since japanese
government authorities are of the
opinion that the plane is unfit tt
make the flight. Ash himself tolC
Moyle that to attempt a NONSTOP
flight from here to Seattle, Wash.
would be suicide"
Undaunted, Moyle continued hi
efforts, although he said he has NJ
intention to race Pangborn anc
Herndon, who recently flew from
New York to Istanbul and ther
continued to Toxic.
Questioned BY Police
When Pangborn and Herndor
landed here yesterday they an
nounced plans to compete for the
recent offer of S25, 1000 by the Asahi
newspapers for the first nonstop
flight between Japan and the
United States.
But the flyers were having trou.
bles of their own today, for the gov
ernment held their plane at Tachi-
kaWa airport while authorities
traced the route they followed here
from KhabarovSk, Russia. The for
eign office said the plane probabl,
will be released to them as soon as
IL was determineds the FLYERS did no;
inspect from the air any of ia
pans forts.
After answering questions Of po-
lice at Tachikawa airport, Pang-
born and Herndon set about ar
ranging takeoff facilities at Sabi-
shire Beach. The beach, 80 miles
from Toxic, was the scene of Ash'S
two unsuccessful attempts to start
across the ocean.
The flyers said they faced de-
lay of at least two weeks inasmuch
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
None Injured AS
Tanks Explode

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 7. UP) -
Mrs. X. b. Sloan of'Detroit. believed
to be the wife of an executive OF
the Fisher Body company, was re-
covering today from the shock of
narrowly missing violent death
for herself and her small twin sons.
Leaving her physicians office with
the children, Mrs. Sloan stepped to-
ward her parked automobile just al
il was demolished !y a 200 foot
ment of concrete sidewalk, hurled
upward by the explosion of base
ment oil tank.
The tank, one of two which eX-
ploded almost simultaneously, hurl-
ed concrete fragments over a large
area. wrecking another automobile
parked beside Mrs. Sloan's, but in
juring no one.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Mrs. Tibbett In
Reno For Divorce

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 7. U.P) -
Mrs. Lawrence Tibbett, wife of the
famous singer, who today estab-
liShed a residence in Reno, made
known last July 25 that the mar
ried life would end because fame
and family life are not consistent. '
In statement issued through
Tibbett's studio Mrs. Tibbett de-
clared, Lawrence and I have come
to the parting of the ways. 1t was
inevitable"
Neither Hollywood nor any 9TH
er women have played any actual
part in our difficulties" Mrs. Tlb-
belts said. 1T was the completing
OF a cycle of circumstances which
eliminated in complete incompati-
bility."
The Tibbetts have twin sors
about eight years old.
RENO, New, Aug. 7. U.P - Mrs.
Lawrence TibbetS, wife of the mo-
ton picture star, has established a
residence at the Riverside hotel
here, it was learned today. Press
dispatches from Hollywood several
weeks ago carried rumors of an es-
arrangement between Mrs. Tibbetts
and her famous husband.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
RenaldO Proves
Birth In u. S

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. z U.P)-
Duuran Renaldo. actor. who became
fufaugied m marital troubles as a
fuauI % has role IN the picture,
~Ifnerr horn. return TO Hollywood
inlay o. resume his work.
nrnuIdo arrived from Washington
uud NrN York. Where he was ques-
i1sa1od bF immigration authorities
e. n hls Ciiikfnship. The actor
ssld D. pfoyCd hr was born In CAM
on. n u
hE Ulr. susetie. remained in the
80 uuHereuCiird with the actor.
lfaTnca sd Mrs Renaldo claimed
Eaana nnnfh. blonde actress. stole
rfI nl.1auds love
FfHnls SAID the actor will start
aaza al nfW picture within two
aasEr as a. result of ofiers OF con-
flaEi1 frlan tEu companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
Bombs Exploded In
Streets OF Madrid

MADRID, Aug. 7. W.P) - Five
bombs exploded today in isolated
manholes opening into telephone
installations. Police frustrated 9TH
er attempts in the vicinity of the
CorteS.
Early today a policeman, Conrad
Alvarez, and a workman named Nj
casi Ribagorda were wounded when
occupants of an automobile ex-
changed volleys of shots with po-
lice near the Cortes building.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
UNEMPLOYMENT
BEING STUDIED
BY PRESIDENT
BY PAUL X. MALLON
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. up
Two further steps for unemploy-
ment relief are being studied III
President Hoover's earnest search
for executive methods of relief that
can be put in effect before congress
meets
A conference on economic and
labor leaders for winter planning is
one of the proposals. Such meet
ing has been demanded by Presi-
dent William Green of the Ameri-
can federation of labor. Coordlna-
ton of local relief work, possibly
through the Red Cross and cham
bers of commerce, is the other.
The President already has acted
to speed up the governments con-
struction program and to strength
en- the federal employment service.
Mr.. Hoover's associates have cau-
toned against the conference pro-
posal at this stage. They believe
il would be difficult unless he could
offer a definite program for adop-
ton. Efforts to arrange confer
ences OH the coal and railroad sit
uationS have failed. 1t has been
suggested, however, that he might
resummon the induStrialistS who
were called to the White House
year and a half ago and seek their
views on what might now be under
taken.
At the earlier conference they
agreed to try to maintain wage
levels.
White House advisers believe the
President will delay a decision on
the conference for a month or
more, possibly until the United
States chamber of commerce con-
cludes its survey of the winter en-
ployment outlook. The executive
was assured late yesterday by Silas
Strawn, president of the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce, and julius
Barnes, chairman of the board
that the report would contain re-
commentators worth his conSid-
Grafton.
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 7. U.p)
Major General Frank T. Hines,
administrator of veterans affairs,
would like to see the United States
guarantee every ex-service man a
job.
II feel" he said, that every vet
eran would rather be employed in
painful pursuit than be dependent,
in any sense, on his government.
They want work more than COM
pensation"