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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
.MOUzAk|S
is FREED
BY JURY
Self-Defense Plea Of Ac-
cused Is Accepted After
Lengthy Debate.
ARGUE TWO DAYS
Trial Was Result OF Main
Street Shooting During
Quarrel.

Gus MouZakis went Iree today
after exactly 48 hours and five min
utes of nerve-wracking suspense
while he waited in the county jail
for the verdict of jury which at
11:15 this morning declared him not
guilty of the murder Of Mihran
Karagouzian, Armenian, on Main
street July 13.
Admonished by Judge A. C. Fin
ney against any demonstration
when the verdict was read, court at
tendants, attorneys and small
group of Mouzakis Greek friends
who had gathered in the otherwise
empty court house, received the de-
cision with absolute silence.
The defendant, beads of perspira-
ton on his forehead, strained for
ward as w. j. McClelland, court
clerk, took the verdict that repre-
sented freedom or imprisonment for
him. For a moment he did not
move, then, as Kendall B. Perkins.
defense attorney, shook his hand
in congratulation, he smiled. His
friends crowded about to congratu-
late him.
District Attorney Elmer w. Heald
was not present in court, but was
represented by D. H. Wolford, hts
chief criminal deputy. Edgar b.
Hervey, whose fight with Heald
made this one of the most memora-
BILE trials in the history of this coup-
ty, thanked the jurors for what he
termed their serious consideration
of the case.
Judge Finney, after offering the
jury his thanks for their efforts.
discharged them with Instructions
to report again November 2.
At 1870 Mouzakis was again free.
having been signed from the books
in the county jail, where he had
been held since the day of the
shooting.
The Greek killed Karagouzian
while in fear of his own life. This.
in effect, was the decision of the
jury, since Self-defenSe was the plea
offered by his attorneys. Karagou-
zian was killed following an argu-
iiiCiAe OfCi q uCpg VI @oO VIC PACVA-
Gus day, and after he had returned
to Mouzakis' coffee shop July 13.
Debate Is Lengthy
The two women and ten men
forming the jury had deliberated
since 11:20 Saturday morning. Fla
ing into the jury box this morning.
the men were unshaven, but showed
no other signs of the ordeal through
which they passed. None of the
arguments in their deliberation were
bitter, Judge Finney was told when
he called the jurors in at 10:30 to
find how they stood, and whether
there was any chance they might
arrive at decision.
At that time they told the court
they stood IL to one, and hoped to
reach a verdict. The first ballot.
taken Saturday afternoon, was five
to four, with three jurors not vot-
ing. The second ballot showed the
! Jurors divided five to seven, and
several subsequent votes held them
at nine to three.
1t was only last night the vote
was II to one, the foreman assert
ed. Judge Finney, in urging a YER
dict, called to the attention of the
Jurors the expense borne by the
state during this trial, when severa.
witnesses were brought from the
central parts of the state to testify.
Sent back to their chambers. the
jurors took one more ballot, and re-
ported to the bailiff they had fin
ally arrived at an unanimous decl-
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
DOWD PLEASED
WITH DRAFT OF
CANAL CONTRACT

M. J. DoWd, chief engineer for
the irrigation district, returned Sat-
urday night from Washington,
where he and Attorney c. l.. Chill
ders conferred with department OF
interior heads relative the pro-
posed All-American Canal contract.
Dowd stated that he believes the
department of the interior will ap-
prove the contract before the end
of this month.
Those of us who worked on the
new draft of the proposed contract
in Washington tried to meet every
possible contingency and to produce
all parties. We feel sure now that
all parties. We feei seure now that
the contract as written does that"
Greeted with information that
the Colorado River water supply
now is back to the point where
there is plenty for all users in the
valley, Dowd said he wished to pay
tribute to the cooperative spirit OF
ranches ana city users during the
long periods of shortage this sum-
mer.
at is a remarkably fine testi-
monial to the fairness of our people,
the way they stood by IN the
drought" DoWd said. ut is, otter
all, serious demand to make OF
q man to ask him to let his own
crops suffer so that his neighbor
can have a share of water. In other
parts of the country could see just
how this pro-rating of water IL a
desert country was observed in I'M
perial Valley this summer and the
extent Of the cooperation amongst
users, they would have an object
lesson to remember"
Dowd attended the meeting OF
the district board today and tooi
part in the discussions OF tie canal
contract.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Vineyard Men
To Face Trial

LOS ANGELES, Oct. IL. U.P)-
Five executives of the California
Vineyards company, Chicago con-
cern, face trial in federal court to-
morrow on charges of conspiracy
to violate the VolStead act.
They are Carl A. Futter, chair
man of the board; Zeno and M. j.
Futter, directors; Thomas Stone,
Pacific coast manager; U. F. Fred
ericks, warehouse manager, and j.
w. Loweberg and j. S. Payne, sales
men.
The charges are an outgrowth of
an asserted attempt to evade the
liquor laws through sale of grape
concentrates in an illegal manner.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Border Hardware
Store Is Sold

Consolidation of the Imperial
Valley Hardware company and the
H. P. Fites company at Calexico will
take place November Is, when ac-
tual transfer of merchandise stock
will be made, according to an
nouncement from CaleXico.
Stocks of the Pites store will be
moved to the I. V. store and the
Fites store building left vacant.
Prior to the transfer, a stock re-
ducing sale of Fites merchandise
will be conducted by Tom Allen.
manager.
The Fites store is pioneer con-
Germ in Calexico and H. P. Fites al
though not active in the business,
has maintained controlling interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
e.

SANTA MONICA, Oct. II.
tSpeciaD-Mr. Hoover has had
many a tough break during the
many weeks he has been in. but
just kinder looking it over
from all angles, 1 believe that
this last was his most success
ful one in a long time.
I think he just rounded all
those big bankers up and said:
Nov, listen, this thing has got
past a joke. You birds got to
get in here and help me do
something. I been helping you
out long enough. Now, If big
business wants a Republican
administration, big business bet
ter start helping a Republican
administration. or else"
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
DIDN'T MISPELL WORD IN
FOUR YEARS

PEKIN. III. U.P)-A record OF not
having misspelled word during
her past four years of school work
is one of Marian Bolllger's achieve
ments. Another mark she attained
at Bolliger school, fremont, was a
perfect attendance record during
the l930-3l term.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
ART COLLECTION PRAISED

PHILADELPHIA, W.R)-Philadel-
phia's art, in general, and the Wild
ener collection in particular, drew
praise from three internationally
famous artists-Henri le Sidaner. OF
Paris Paul Nash, of London. and
Cippriano Efisio Oppo, of Rome.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
4O-and-8, 8, Brawley Veterans
hall.
Legion Auxiliary, s, Veterans
hall.
Business Mems Glee club,
1880, telephone office.
F. & A. NJ. No. 384, 1880, Ma
sonic temple.
Troop l8, b. S. A., !, Presby-
terian church.
Fox Imperial theater, THE
Cisco Kid"
TOMORROW
Lions club, Barbara Worth.
Presbyterian guild, 10. church.
White Shrine social club,
1890, Kyle McBratney home.
Christian Missionary society,
2, 632 Orange.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
HARKER- FREED
Of OBSCEN|TY

A charge of possession Of
obscene literature against James
Henry Harker. whose complaint
that he had been beaten by
police interrogatinG him on a
robbery charge started the re
cent third degree" investigation
here, was quashed in Police
Court today by Judge Isaac r.
Hit on the grounds that it was
improperly drawn.
Assistant United States At
torney Wilbert McInerney, immed-
lately after the ruling, made
motion for permission to file
new papers against Harker. Judge
Hit will hear argument on this
motion Saturday. At the same
time charges of intoxication and
disorderly conduct against Harker
will be heard.
Harker was arrested by Police
man r. E. Williams, Second
Precinct, on the drunk and dis
orderly charges and the picture
on which the other charge was
based is said to have been found
in his pocket when he was
searched at the precinct station.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
GANDH| BOARDS
SHIP FOR INDIA

BRINDISI, Italy, Dec. IA
G.N.SO .-Mahatma Gandhi, In
dian nationalist leader. sailed for
Bombay today.
In contrast to the somber drab-
ness of the Gandhi party, the
S. S. Pilsna carried the colorful
encourage of two Oriental bridal
couples, the sons of the Nizam, OF
Hyderabad. richest man in the
world, and their brides.
Gandhi'S last-minute effort to
see the Pope yesterday got no fur
ther than an interview with the
Marquis Persachetti Ugolini, hus-
band of Pope Plus niece.
It was said Gandhi's scanty at
tire of loin cloth and homeSpun
shawl, in which he met King
George of England and Premier
Mussolini. may have prevented a
Papal interview.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
SUSPECT TAKEN
AFTER CHASE

Detective Sergeant Charles E.
Mansfield early yesterday, a few
hours after he had been recon-
mended for demotion, captured a
man accused of robbery.
The man arrested gave the name
of David Livien, %.
He is said to have been en-
ployed as master of ceremonies at
a dance marathon.
Mansfield had received a report
of a holdup of Margaret Mannix
and E. L. Sollenberger and was
on his way to 1718 Webster st.
N w., to get full report.
The sergeant had been told a
man in a taxicab had held up the
couple at pistol point. Near
Fourteenth and U Streets, N. W.,
he spotted the taxicab which had
been stolen earlier in the night.
He pursued it and the operator
fled on foot. Livien later was ar
rested.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
DRY j. s. MAKES
MUCH LIQUOR

Even though the United States
is a prohibition country by
statute, 177,153,695 gallons Of
alcoholic products were manufac-
tured legally during the fiscal
year ending June 80, DR.. James
M. Doran. Commissioner of the
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol, said
in his annual report today.
This production included 166.-
O14,364 gallons of alcohol, 2,435.-
634 gallons of medicinal whiSkey,
1,123,977 gallons of rum. 820,278
gallons of high-proof fruit spir
its, 1O0,589 gallons of brandy
and 6,658,854 gallons of wine.
These products were for indus
trial, medicinal and scientific
purposes. The manufacture of
high.proof fruit spirits was a new
development Of the year and
gave an additional outlet for
grapes, chiefly in the California
field. Twenty fruit distilleries
were in operation during the
year.
During the year the bureau
eliminated poisonous wood alco-
hol in completely denatured al
cohol, substituting for the toxic
mixture alcotate, a distillate from
crude petroleum oils found only
in California.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
RE 7 AIMS
SENATE POST

Senator Porter H. Dale (R)
of Vermont remains chairman of
the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee, by the action of the
Senate today.
Other Republicans are Senator
James Couzens of Michigan, Sen
ator Smith w. Brookhart of
Iowa, Senator Hamilton F. Kean
of New Jersey, Senator Fred
erick C. Walcott of Connecticut,
and Senator Wallace H. White,
jr., of Maine.
Senator Kenneth McKellar
(DO of Tennessee remains rank
ing Democratic member. Other
Democrats are Senator Walter
G. George of Georgia, Senator
William J. Beulow of South
Dakota, and Senator M. M.
Logan of Kentucky.
Senators Dale, Couzens, Brook
hart, Kean, McKellar and George
were on the committee last year,
as were Senators Robert D. Carey
CRO of Wyoming, and James j.
Davis (R.) of Pennsylvania.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
VICE DEN RAIDS
DUE TONIGHT
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we're apparent signs of "tip-off." d"
Frequenters of the establish
ments were warned away before
the raiders arrived. In the others,
arrests were made.
Maryland Resorts Watched
A number of houses of ill-fame
operating under the guiSe of road
houses in nearby Maryland are
being Scanued by Department Of
Justice operatives, and unless the
State authorities soon take action
against them, the Department OF
Justice plans to step in.
Several men and women. now
in Washington. known to be af-
filiated with vice conditions in
other States, are the object Of
police search. Their names are
being withheld, however.
A survey made by members of
the Police Department within the
past few days also is being used
as a means of plotting the CAM
paign.
U. S. Agents In Charge
Inspector Frank S. w. Burke
chief of detectives, who it is said
assigned a number of local police
men and detectives to the detail
declined to discuss their plans. He
declared:
"AII details and orders of this
drive have been left in the hands
of the Department of Justice.
1 have nothing to say about
them"
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
VAGRANCY LAW
Up To CHIEF

Whether or not the rigid and
far-reaching vagrancy law pro-
posed by Corporation Counsel
William w. Bride will be sent to
Congress with a recommendation
for enactment is now up to Gen.
Pelham D. Glassford.
Police Commissioner Herbert
B. Crosby said today that the
draft of the bill will be sent
to General Glassford this week.
He intimated that the Commits
sioners' decision to send the bill
to Congress would depend mainly
on GlaSsford'S decision.
Mr.. Bride stated that the
Court of Appeals has reversed
several convictions under the
present statute as limiting the
personal liberties of residents of
the District. But it has in no
way declared the law unconstitu.
tional, but has stressed the need
of absolute proof of acts which
are charged against the indi
vidual in order to constitute
aims to place the burden of
proof on the individual arrested"
'vagrancy.' The proposed law
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Marathon Dancers
Ranks Remain Intact

Who will be the next to "crack"
is the question uppermost in the
minds of spectators at the cham
pionship dance marathon being
held at the Washington Audi
torium. The "a still left in the
contest have been going night
and day since December 3. They
are the survivors of the 40 orig1-
nal starters.
For the last three days, a.
though some of the dancers have
showed signs of weakening, not
one has dropped out. Those left
include the cream of the lara
thon dance talent of the country.
Chicago has the largest repre-
sentation with eight contestants
and Washington is next with five,
two Of whom are girls, Margaret
Cook and Rita CordeaNs
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
c. Q, ?. GATHERS
To PLAN FOR
CONVENTION
Chicago Thought in Lead for
Session; South to Have
Added Delegates

A harassed group of G. o.
P. leaders comprising the
membership of the Republican
national committee assembled
today for the meeting that will
determine when, where and
how President Hoover is to be
renominated.
The executive committee will
get together this afternoon and
| draw up a program for the full
committee to follow. Tomorrow
the SO committeeman and So
committeewomen-or their prox-
ies-will decide upon the city for
! the Republican national conven-
ton.
Chicago Has Edge
It appeared that Chicago had
the edge, with Cleveland a second
choice. Mayor Cermak, Edward
N. Hurley, Col. Frank Knox, Mel
vim Traylor and other Chicago
leaders are in the city with a
cash bid of $150,000 to offer.
National Treasurer J. r. Mutt
has been trying to raise money
to put Cleveland in the running,
but it was believed a guarantee
of expenses would be the best he
would be able to do.
Detroit, Philadelphia and Allan
tic City are the other three cities
mentioned.
South Gets Bonuses
Another matter before the com
mittee is distribution of "bon
uses" to certain States--mostly ir
the "Solid South"-for the large
vote they gave Mr.. Hoover ir
1923. These bonuses will take the
form of additional delegates tt
next June's convention.
A plan has been perfected
whereby there will be 1852 dele
gates to the 1892 convention, az
compared with 1,089 in 1928
Fifty-two of the So new delegates
will come from Southern States
a fact which will make easier the
denomination of Mr.. Hoover.
Texas will jump from 26 to 4E
and become the fourth most i'm
portant delegation in the con
vention.
Virginia goes from 10 to "a
North Carolina from 20 to %
Florida from 10 to 16, Tennessee
10 to "a, Alabama IS to 10, anc
Arkansas II to IS.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
FIGHT GROWING
ON HOOvER'S
TAX PLAN
Opponents Propose to Reduce
Peak Load From 920
to 500 Million

A growing belief that the
Administration tax increase
program lays too heavy a bur
den upon taxpayers was re-
Elected today in informal con
ferences of Republican and
Democratic members of the
House.
Strenuous efforts will be made
by opponents of the Hoover
Mellon plan to cut the peak load
of the proposed increase from
1920, ,O00, 900 year to $500, 900 900
or $3.50, ,O00, 900 at the most.
Treasury Not Threatened
Backers of the moderate tax
increase movement say the huge
deficit does not threaten the
stability of the Treasury, as the
regular debt reduction program
was exceeded by $4,000, 600, 900
before the business slump.
Only one member of Congress
who has advanced tax increase
program has suggested raising as
much money in one year as the
Treasury asks. Before the Ad-
ministration plan was announced,
Senator Smoot (R0 of Utah,
indicated the increase might be
$1,000, 100000 a year.
Strong opposition to the
Treasury's proposal to make the
income tax increases retroactive
also appeared to relieve tax
payers of a further dip into 1881
incomes.
Representative Collier CD OF
Mississippi, chairman of the
House Ways and Means Commit,
tee, has declined to set maximum
figure to be raised by new taxa
ton but favors modification of
the Treasury program.
Representative Frear CR) of
Wisconsin. only Republican insur.
gent who was on the Ways and
Means Committee last year, also
committed himself to a more mod
crate increase.
Representative Bacharach R0
Of New Jersey, one of the Repub-
lican tax experts in the House.
also announced opposition to many
features of the Presidents pro-
gram,
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Moscow Says Hist!
Sees Spy Code In
Chemical Table

NEW YORK, Dec. IA 0.N.
S0.-Russia has entered the
international contest in prize
boners."
To offset the American gov
ernment's classic attempt to
bar Countess Cathcart from
th2 country on grounds of
moral turpitude. the Soviet is
busy mailing back to this
countrJ copies of the periodic
table of chemical elements on
the ground they must be a spy
code.
This was revealed today in a
communication from Prof. Her
bert R. Moody, directory of the
chemical laboratory of the Col
lege of the City of New York
to the American Chemical
Society.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
SNOOT silver
PLAN DOOMED
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provoked so sweeping, so unnani,
nous, and so violent an opposition
as did his debt plan. The opposi.
ton not only doomed the proposal,
but possibly has erected barriers
over which no other act of gen.
erosity can pass.
Smoot suggested an act of Con.
gress allowing each debtor nation
to make its future payments in
silver. This would make it easier
for the debtor nations, all Of whom
except France are on a silver basis,
to raise the due payments after
the moratorium.
Objections came at once from
Senators .orah (RO of Idaho,
King (D0 of Utah, and Pittman
CD of Nevada. silver experts OF
the Senate. They protested it
would make the United States a
dumping ground" for silver, fa:i
to solve the debt issue, and ir.
crease Americas economic proc
lens. Against their opposition
Smoot can scarcely OBTAIN con-
gressional approval.
Resolution introduced
A resolution ratifying the
Hoover, one-year moratorium on
intergovernmental debts was in
troduced in the House today by
Representative Collier CD OF
Mississippi, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee.
The hearing on the moratorium
will begin tomorrow afternoon
and Collier hopes the resolution
will be passed by the House by
Saturday night.
Early approval of the mora.
torium by Congress was predicted
by Representative Smell of New
York, House Republican leader,
after a white House conference
today.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
'BF CONCESSION
WITHDRAWN

Cancellation of another conces-
sion contract, the second in a
week, was announced today by
DR.. George c. Havenner, execu.
tive vice chairman of the District
Bicentennial Commission.
The contract voided today was
with the Bicentennial Studios. 1t
provided for the saleNof paint
ing on velvet of George Washing
ton to sell for $40, Of which the
commission was to receive. s..
The commission cancelled a
contract last week with the State
stamp Company. In both
instances approval is s- given. the
ventures, but it is made clear
that the commission "is not inter
ested financially in any way IN
the production or sale" Of the
articles.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
FREEDOM Of BIC
CITY APPEALS
To HIM
Immediate Plans Are to Go
, Back to the University;
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gent, attentive jury sat in judg.
ment on my case.
81 will have to go back to
Knoxville and break up our
home there and arrange to
move into other quarters. Per-
haps I will 60 to Philadelphia
on a short business trip before
Fesuming my duties but shall
70 first to Knoxville"
He does not expect to visit
Kane, Pa.
Professor Kane told me he liked
teaching in a Southern univer'
Sity. He said he admired the
spirit of The students. especially
their friendly relations with the
faculty,
Friends Rally To Him
The professors friends from
the university rallied around him
last week at his dramatic trial,
and their voluntary testimony
helped his defense tremendously.
He is a strange man, this raw
boned sunburned professor whom
I had occasion to observe for 10
days, steadily Undeniably charm
ing, he is also rather puZzling, a
man not easily open to interpre
tation.
It was his enigmatic personal
ity, his "differentness'' from
other men that made the charge
against him possible at all For
he is man withdrawn from
humdrum existence: his mind
dwells apart from the minds of
ordinary men. A man of enor.
nous enthusiasms and quick mel.
ancholies, of great emotion and
abrupt coldness of intricate pom
derouS thought and boyish mai
vete. He has no intimateS; he
will always be a solitary figure,
family mysterious.
Not a scholar"
He told me, over that lunch
con table, that ne did not like to
be termed a scholar"
"That smackS Of pedantry,
doesn't it?" he objected.
And the next minute, apropoS
Of a discussion of early Spanish
and Italian poetry, he was saying
"The middle age fascinate
me. 1 lave lived in their litera-
ture for so long it has become
o part of me-" asked him:
isn't it too bad there are so
few people who appreciate that
sort of thinG?"
He weighed the question care
fully.
"No. 1 don't think so. 1t is
good that the world doesn't
think too much about the past.
1t is so hopeless to think back.
ward. The future brings
progress"
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
5000 Are Delinquent
In Arlington Taxes

Three thousand residents of
Arlington county, Va. are de-
linquent in their 1880 tangible
and personal taxes, Freeland F..
Chew, collector, claims. He said
suits will be filed if they are
not paid.
Chew said the delinquent 1880
taxes amount to $4,000. Notices
of delinquency are being mailed
to taxpayers. He declared imme-
diate action was necessary to
prevent further borrowing of
funds by county officials for
operating expenses.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Dean of LaW School
Will Address Club

DR.. William c. van Week, dean
of the law school, George Wash
ington University, will speak at
tonight'S meeting of the Torch
Club, to be held in the Cosmos
Club at $50 o'clock, on Admins
trative Enforcement of Quasi
Criminal Law.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Taxi DriUer Gies Up
So to Armed RObber

Held up at pistol point early
today, Earl Pickett, colored taxi
driver, of 819 Fourty-eighth Pl.
N. E.. was robbed of So by a
brQwn-skinned colored man in
the 1900 block of Fourteenth St.
N. w.
Pickett gave police a clue to
the identity of the robber.