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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
TOO MUCH RADIO
. ADVERTISING IS
EDITORS VIEW

CHICAGO. June 12. U.P)-Too
much advertising on radio pro-
grams, some of 1t not In the best
Of taste. is responsible for many Of
the ills of the radio industry, 1t was
decided today by $50 newspaper
radio editors meeting here in con-
nection with the Radio Manufac-
turers' Association.
The basis on which the decision
was reached was the editors answer
to questionnaire issued at the con-
vention. The concensus by the
critics of the air" was told to the
United Press today by Volney d.
Hurd, president of the Newspaper
Radio Editors Association.
Many Of the editors, who in
reality are radio critics to their
readers, believe that too much of
the listening public's time is being
taken up with advertising material"
said Hurd, radio editor of the
Christian Science Monitor.
Some Of the material broadcast
they regard as not particularly ap-
petizing and much of 1t as uninter-
estingly given. The type of adver-
tising to which the editors chiefly
objected was that regarding medi-
cines and diseases particularly
when broadcast at meal times"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
POLICE SHOOT
TWO YOUTHS AS
CRIME SUSPECTS

LOS ANGELES, June r. W.P)-
Two youths were shot by police to-
day, one perhaps fatally, when sur
prised in attempted robberies, &C
cording to police. A third was cap
tured after shots had been fired
into the ground to frighten him.
frankie Filler, 18, was shot by po-
licemen when he fled from the
scene of a holdup. Police said they
surprised him while robbing Walter
Spile, of 1900 South Central avenue.
He was booked on suspicion of
robbery.
His injuries are not serious. He
received a volley of buckshot from
a long range. Some of the pellets
struck him on the head while others
lodged in other portions of his
body.
Frank Heron, 18, son of the man.
ager of Hollywood cemetery, was
critically injured by a bullet fired
by police who chased him from the
scene of a burglary at the home of
Fred A. Green, 1882 South Bronson
avenue.
According to police, Heron and his
companion, Douglas T. Williams, 16,
were discovered as they were COM
ing out of the house through a WIN
dow.
Police gave chase. Several shots
were fired into the ground and Will
liams surrendered. Heron. police
said Kent on rIIr,i,ir1p SO bi1lIo+
was fired after him. 1t lodged in
his back. Physicians report his
condition serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
GRAND JURY TO
PROBE DEATH OF
STARR FAITHFUL
Two Indictments May Be
Requested In New York
Mystery Staying.

NEW YORK, June IL. W.P)-
Lurid facts and conjectures involved
in the death Of 25-year-old Starr
Faithful, whose body was swept
ashore off Long Beach last week
end, were presented to a grand jury
at Mineola, L. l., today.
District Attorney Elvin N. Ed
wards was reported planning to ask
for two murder indictments, man,
ing John Doe" and Richard Roe,
on the assumption two men muir
dered the girl. descendant of the
early New England settlers.
Edwards carried STAIRS silk bound
diary when he entered the jury
room and said he would read pas
sages of it into the record.
About Is witnesses were at the
courthouse for questioning and the
identity of many was shielded
Among those waiting to be examln-
ed were Frank w. Wyman of Bos-
ton, STAIRS father. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley E. Faithful, her step
father and mother. Tucker Faith
full, 19-year -old sister of the dead
girl was not present.
Francis Peabody Hamlin, of Bos-
ton, cruise director of the Cunard
line, was at the courthouse for
questioning. He was acquainted
with the dead girl.
The first witness was DR.. Otto
Schultz, who performed the autopsy
and came to the conclusion that
Miss Faithful was murdered.
Following him into the jury room
was detective Joseph Culkin. who
carried a box containing STAIRS
clothing
None of the witnesses, including
members Of the family, was asked
TO sign a waiver of immunity.
While the jurors were hearing
witnesses. Nassau county authori-
ties were informed by Traffic Pa
trolman Peter Billochi. that he saw
Miss Faithful leave the Chainin
building. near his post. at about
4:30 p. m. on the Thursday before
her body was found.
She was noticeably intoxicated
the patrolman said, and after hail
ing cab. headed toward the
Queensborough bridge.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
X-Ray Cure For
Mystery Disease

PHILADELPHIA, June IL. U.P)--
A strange disease which frequent
ly gives the victim a frog-like ap-
pearance-bulging eyes and distort-
ed features-was described today by
DR. Merrill S. Sosman of the Peter
Bent Brigham hospital, Boston, be-
fore the section of radiology of the
American Medical Association.
This ailment of childhood, is
known medically as xanthomatosis
or "fat diabetes
This disease. which frequently
causes loosening of the teeth, de-
formities of the skull, and in some
cases, dwarfism, has been cured
X-ray treatments. The ray causes
prompt improvement in the bone
defects, decreases the excessive
thirst. and in general brings the
patient back to normal growth and
better health.
Credit for its discovery, which DR..
Sosman said was a mystery to the
medical profession, was given to
DR.. H. A. Roqland, Detroit, who
discovered it was caused by faulty
metabolism of fat taken in as food.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
MIDNIGHT FIRE
AT DINUBA TAKES
PACKING PLANTS

DINUBA, Cal, June IL. U.H-
Dinuba's worst fire in several years
early today destroyed three packing
plants and quantities of box shook
and sulphur, doing damage esti-
mated at $4,000. The fire was seen
as far away as Tulare, 25 miles dis
tance.
Flames were discovered in the
Moore brothers plant at 10 minutes
before midnight and the alarm
sounded. All fire equipment re-
sponded but within half an hour the
building and the nearby plant of
the Federal Fruit company were
beyond help.
The two buildings had almost
burned to the ground when flying
embers set fire to two other plants
two blocks distant.
The Scobel g. Day plant was de-
stroyed and the flames attacked the
packing shed of Mrs. T. G.. Hart of
Fresno, and the packing houses of
the Perry Fruit company and the
Growers Service company. Fire
men gained control of the flames
at these places. but only after
quantities of shook and sulphur
were destroyed.
The origin of the fire was un-
known but it was supposed it start
ed from cigarettes smoked by box
makers who had been working in
the Moore Brothers plant yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
COAST GUARD
VESSEL RAMS
RUM RUNNER

NEW LONDON, Conn, June II.
U.P)-The British ship Shuben Aca-
dia sank today. with cargo of
liquor after collision with the coast
guard destroyer Davis so miles south
of Montauk Point, l.. l., Command
er John S. Baylis, commandant of
the coast guard base here. an
nounced.
Radio reports to the coast guard
said the vessels crew of 10 had
been rescued by the Davis and the
Marion, another destroyer which
was trailing the Shuben Acadia.
Commander Baylis said his ad-
vises were indefinite as to the ex-
act cause of collision. The Davis
reported there was no contact boat
in sight when the accident occurred.
The Shuben Acadia was said to
have remained afloat for an hour
after the crash.
Upon receiving word of the sink
ing, Commander Baylis Immediately
summoned a coast guard board of
inquiry composed of Captain George
Davis, Lieutenant Commander Rob-
ert Jewell and Lieut.. j. S. Rosen-
thai.
The Davis radioed it had been
slightly damaged amidships, just
aft of the oil tanks and was pro-
ceeding with the Marion to New
London
Coast guard officials presumed
the collision occurred when the
Shuben Acadia attempted to elude
the two destroyers dogging its
course to prevent contact with speed
boats from shore.
The Shuben Acadia was identi-
fled as the former Lucky Strike" ;"
rum boat which had been fire.
quently embroiled with coast guard
since May, 1923, when it first ap-
peared in these waters.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
Woman Killed On
Leaving Hospital

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June IL.
U.P)-Leaving a local hospital where
she had just assured close friend
that everything would be all right"
Mrs. Bernice Daley, "a, of Lincoln,
mother of nine children, was re-
turned to the hospital fatally in
jured a few moments later.
. The woman was struck by an au-
tomobile driven by Clarence Lieby.
10, of Sacramento. just as she was
crossing the street in front of the
hospital late yesterday. She died a
few minutes later.
According to witnesses, Mrs
Daley ran directly in front of the
Lieby machine. giving the driver,
who was travelling slowly no chance
to stop his car.
Mrs. Daley had been visiting w.
r. loft of Vacayille. who was re-
covering from a major operation
at the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
WOOdcOck After
Big Operators

WASHINGTON, June IL. U.H-
Federal Prohibition Director Wood
cock published figures today on the
dry bureaus work which he said
indicate I'VE are reaching the more
important causes He referred to
big commercial liquor operators who
are now the chief concern of the
bureau.
He referred specifically to statis-
tics showing that the average jail
sentence was "a days greater in
May than in April, while the aver
age fine was $34 less, a tendency
which, he said, has been demon
strated during the IL months of his
regime. The longer Jail sentences
reflect the rounding up of big vio-
lators.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
PANTAGES WILL
GIVE TESTIMONY
In OWN DEFENSE
Theatre Man Scheduled
To Take Witness Stand
Late This Afternoon.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, June IL. U.P)
The defense will rest its case with
the testimony of Alexander Pan
tages late today. it was indicated by
attorneys this afternoon.
Jesse II. Shreve, Olive Clark Day
and William Jobelmann, accused of
morals offenses with the theatrical
man. probably will not offer addi-
tional testimony, standing on the
evidence introduced by Jerry Gels
Ter, Pantages' attorney, it was
learned.
Pantages came TO San Diego on
the evening of October 80, 1890, for
business purposes only, d. N.
Stephens, accountant for the Pan
tages Theatre Corporation, who ac-
companied the theatre man, testi-
fled today.
Stephens declared that the object
of Pantages' visit was a conference
with George Daley, paving contrac-
tor, over an $4,000 note. and that if
Daley was Immediately located, the
party planned to return to Los An
geles the same night.
Judge L. N. Turrentine postponed
his ruling on the admissibility of
evidence that the Los Angeles dis
trict attorneys office had spent
$1,000 in caring for Lydia Nitto and
Helen Livingston, complaining wit
nesses against the group, since Feb
ruary. Mrs. Meta Beswick, auditor
for the Rosslyn hotel, Los Angeles
was to offer the evidence, according
to Jerry Geisler, attorney for Pan
tages.
Mrs. Beswick later was permitted
to take the stand when Judge Tur-
rentine ruled she could testify as
to the amount spent for the keeping
of the Nitto and Livingston girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
Hollywood Bank
Ordered Closed

SAN FRANCISCO, June IL. U.p)
"A statement made public today at
offices of the state banking depart
ment disclosed that Edward Rainey,
superintendent of banks, had order
cd closed the Bank of West Holly
wood.
Rainey stated: THE Bank of West
Hollywood was ordered closed today
because its cash reserve was found
Unexpectedly and unfortunately to
be below legal requirements.
There is no suggestion of dis
honesty on the part of the bank S
officials and the banks failure is
in no wise a reflection of general
conditions in the territory.
1T is too early to make a state
ment as to the proportion of return
depositors will receive"
The bank had total deposits of
S76,500.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
CHARGES
INCLUDE
OF HERS
More Richfield Company
Officials n AIMED In
Haight's Revelations.
REVEAL EXPENSES
Company's Board Of Di-
rectors Fr0wned Upon
Accounts OF Officers.

LOS ANGELES, June II. U.P)-
Three more men, making total of
seven, we're involved today in
charges by State Corporation Com
missioner R. L. Haight that former
officials of the Richfield Oil Com
pany made unauthorized with
drawals" of company funds totaling
several million dollars.
In a supplemental report to his
original charges filed with the dis
trict attorneys office naming four
officials, Haight added the names
of Charles Garrettson, vice presi-
dent; G.. p. Lyons, comptroller, and
c. L. Hancock, assistant comptrol-
Ter. Haight said all three had large
debt balances, for which there are
no vouchers or detailed expense ac-
countings.
Those named in the original
charges are c. NJ. Fuller, former
president; j. A. Talbot, former
chairman Of the board, who filed
voluntary petition in bankruptcy
in San Francisco last Tuesday; R.
w. Mckee, former assistant to Tai
bott and A. NJ. Kelley, vice presi-
dent.
Another development in the case
was that Allan Crary, member of
the newly formed grand jury which
will investigate the charges, was
excused from duty temporarily "be-
cause of possible prejudice"
Crary, retired banker and former
partner in the brokerage firm of E.
F. Hutton & Company, which
handled many of the stock trans
actions mentioned by Haight, was
excused at his own request.
Issues Valid
Indicating that one of Haight's
specific accusations that S3,5OO000
in stock "of doubtful validity is
sued three years ago by the COM
pany, probably never would receive
official scrutiny owing to the statute
of limitations, Deputy District At
torney Robert P. Stewart said that
the grand jury would not hold a
special meeting before its regular
meeting on June 18. Haight point
ed out that the statute of limita-
tions will apply June l6.
A statement was isued late yes
terday from the office of receiver
in equity William c. McDuffie in
which the opinion was expressed
that all issues of the company's
stock were valid.
"As to the asserted Withdrawals
of corporate funds by officers" the
statement read. "a suit for $116.000
already has been filed against r.
w. Mckee. former assistant to the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
@yE&ssiR' yE{sa e.:

BEVERLY HILLS, June IL.
(SpeciaD Well, Oklahoma
sheriffs broke a record. They
finally found a car with no
liquor in it, but it had to be
occupied by Mexicans to do it.
So they shot two of 'em for
being unusual. The sheriff's ex-
cuse was that the car had a
Kansas license on 1t (Kansas
adjoins Oklahoma.
Does a foreign license in Ok
lahoma bring out the gendarmes,
or is it the name Kansas that
makes you shoot on sight? II
he had showed his badge in
steady of his gun the whole
thing wouldn't have happened.
Well, it's lucky for Mr.. PERISH
ing, for If the conditions had
been reversed he would have
been marching into Mexico to-
day ito clean that country up
and make 'em civilized"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
Chinese Radicals
Slaughter Many

SHANGHAI, June IL. U.P)-Small
contingents OF government troops
continued their offensive today
against Communist bandits near
Yenhing where hundreds of natives
falling into their clutches have been
slaughtered.
The bandits, pillaging districts in
eastern Kiangsi and western Fukien
provinces, have consistently killed
all their captives.
All Americans in the danger zone
are believed safe. Two hundred
have taken refuge at Foochow,
which is projected by foreign gun
boats, including the U. S. S. Pills
bury, and three Chinese cruisers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
Garrison Held
For Court Trial

SAN DIEGO, June II. U.P)-Held
to answer to the superior court on
a charge of having murdered his
sweetheart, Hazel Bradshaw, %.
Moss E. Garrison, 35-year rail-
road employee, will be arraigned
next Tuesday.
After 10 days of preliminary tes-
timony, the commissary clerk was
bound over for trial by Judge Eu-
gene Daney, Jr., late yesterday. Gar
rison is alleged to have stabbed his
sweetheart to death in the Indian
village at Balboa park early on the
morning of May 3. He claims he
took the girl home shortly before
midnight May 2, and that she had
an engagement later with another
man who killed her.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
Woman Aviator
Ready For Test


NEW YORK, June II. U.P)-Miss
hopes to make solo flight across
the Atlantic soon, continued test
flights in her Lockheed monoplane
today, and was ready for U. S.
commerce department tests of the
plane and equipment.
Accompanied by Clarence Cham
berlin, her technical advisor, she
flew over New Jersey and. Long
Island during the morning and con-
ferred with Bernt Balchen at Teter-
boro Airport, N. j.
Unfavorable weather over the
North Atlantic is continuing to hold
up plans for the flight, which is to
start from Harbor Grace, N. F..
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
GUARD APPOINTED
FOR WITNESS In
DOUBLE SLAYINC
Doubt Story Told By For
mer Investigator For
Fits Office.

LOS ANGELES, June 12 UP)-
w. E. French, witness in the
Charles Crawford-H Herbert Spencer
murder case, was guarded today by
an investigator from the district
attorneys office to prevent further
attacks upon him.
The guard was assigned after
French told the district attorney he
had been kidnapped, beaten, and
taken to San Diego by two men.
French was the only witness at
the preliminary hearing of David H
Clark, accused of the double mur-
der, to identify Clark as one of
the men leaving the place where the
Staying occurred.
w. Joseph Ford, special prosecu-
tor, announced that another wit
ness, Mrs. Ethel Hamlin, who
claimed to have been kidnapped and
told to leave town, would not be
called as a witness at Clark's trial.
A cloud of doubt cast it's shadow
over the story of another of the
witnesses when D. w. Board, of 1912
South Bixel street, was identified as
& former prosecution operative
whose erratic sleuthing in another
murder case caused his veracity to
be attacked by the state itself.
Board was catapulted into the re-
cent investigation with a statement
that he had seen David H. Clark,
facing trial for the murders, leave
Charlie Crawfords realty office the
afternoon of the shooting, closely
followed by "a short, dark man."
Today the prospective prosecution
witness was identified by several
persons as special operative whose
work in the investigation of the
murder of Mrs. Minnie Sieber in
1925. evoked bitter criticism from
Deputy District Attorney James
Costello.
Termed A Liar
Costello, in an affidavit filed with
the county clerk on June Z, 1926,
| declared he had finally ordered
Board, alias John Blake, out of his
| office after telling the man he was
absolutely incompetent, irrespon-
sible and confirmed liar"
In the office of Attorney Cooper
this morning, Board was questioned
by newspaper reporters and declared
that he hadn't told everything yet"
in the Crawford case.
He said that he first had given
his supposed information to w. L
Gilbert, defense attorney, and that
the police apparently had been in
formed of his visit to Gilbert's Of
flee. According TO Board, he recog-
nized Herbert Spencer, one of the
victims, as one of the men who fled
from Charlie Crawford's office i'm
mediately following the shooting.
He was able to make only a partial
| Identification of Clark as the Sec
ond man to leave the office, and
then told of having seen the short,
! dark man." come out and walk down
the street in the same direction as
that taken by the man believed to
have been Clark.
Chief Investigator Blayney Mat
| thewS of the district attorneys Of
flee this morning began an investi-
| cation of Board as a former opera
| tive.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
Three Killed In
Airplane Crash

MOBILE, Ala, June IL. U.H-A
pilot and two men prominent in city
and state politics were killed last
night when the plane in which they
were flying suddenly went into a
nosedive and crashed near Bates
Flying field.
Vincent Kilborn, city attorney:
Edward j. Grove. state representa-
tive, and Thomas Careter of Birm-
ingham. the pilot, we're returning
from Montgomery, where they had
spent the day attending the legis-
lature, when the plane crashed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
BigamOus Husband
Sued For Divorce

CLEVELAND, June IL. U,P)-Mrs.
Katherine Geghart Perry, one of the
known seven wives of George E.
"Jiggs" Perry, who awaits trial in
Wisconsin on charges of numbering
his third wife, today named the
super-bigamist defendant in divorce
action charging non-support.
In the suit, Mrs. Perry asked re-
storation of her maiden name, al
leging her husband had wife and
three children when they were mar
ried January 3, 1890. She said he
has failed to contribute to her sup
port since April l. 1880. Perry was
arrested in San Francisco charged
with killing Mrs. Cora Bell Hackett
Perry
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
Close Call For
Naval AyiatOrs

GLENDALE, Cal. June IL. tU.p)
Two naval flyers from the San
Diego naval station today probably
owned their lives to golf driving
course here.
Lieutenant w. NJ. Hand spotted
the course in time for forced
landing.
The flyer and a companion, whose
name was not learned, took off from
Grand Central airport with nine
other navy planes only TO have his
motor stall short time after the
start. The plane hit a telephone
pole in landing
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
Bodies OF Shooting
Victims In. Mexico

LAREDO. Tex, June IL. (u.p)-
The funeral train of Emilio Cortes
Rubio and Manuel Garcia Gomez,
members of prominent Mexican
families. proceeded toward Mexico
City today.
Although thousands of MeXicans
gathered at railway stations to pay
tribute to the boys slain by peace
officers at Ardmore. Okla, there
were no adverse demonstrations.
Col. Charles Glove, Ardmore, per-
sonal representative of Gov. w. H.
Murray. turned back from here af-
ter escorting the bodies over the
American leg of the journey.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-12
INJUNCTION DENIED

WASHINGTON. June IL. UP)-
Justice Jennings Bailey in the Dis
trict Of Columbia supreme court to-
day denied the petition of four sub
sidiaries of the Radio Corporation
of America for an injunction re-
straining the federal radio commits
sion from proceeding with hearings
at which licenses of Radio Corpora
ton and associated company broad
casting licenses will be in jeopardy.