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Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
OFFICIAL FINDS
new CLEWS IN
DIAMOND CASE
Staying Of New York
Racketeer May Yet
Be Solved.
By PAUL ii. KING
United Press Staff Correspondent

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 10. U.p)-
The Staying of Jack Legs" Dia-
mond, New York gang leader, in
an obscure rooming house here, still
may be solved.
Since Diamond was erased" Dec
ember 15, by rivals, who crept into
his room as he lay in bed in a
drunken stupor and pumped three
bullets into his body, District At
torney John T. Delaney has worked
silently on the case.
"I firmly believe" Delaney de-
clared, that the Diamond case will
be solved in time. We have some
thing definite to work on now, but
we can't quite put our fingers on
the slayers yet"
The district attorney indicated
his new clues, which resulted from
the recent killing here of Edward
Fats" Mccarthy, another New
York gangster, by police, led to
the nations greatest city.
Delaney said the Mccarthy kill
ing clarified the Diamond execution
ito a great extent" He would not
explain the statement.
The district attorney declined to
comment on whether bullets and
revolvers used by Mccarthy and his
henchmen in their battle with po-
lice possibly tailed with those used
by Diamonds eXecutioners.
81 just can't talk about the new
developments yet" he said, "but
we may have something to an
nounce soon." He. revealed, how
ever, that he expected to make a
trip to New York in the near fu-
ture in connection with the case.
Fatal Celebration
The once powerful gang chief
tain, who gained his name Legs"
for his ability at running while a
minor hoodlum, was erased in vir-
tually downtown Albany few
hours after he had attended wild
party celebrating his acquittal on
charges of torturing two farmers
in an attempt to learn the location
of a liquor still.
The fact that Mccarthy, who had
been friendly with Diamond prior
to his killing, also met his death
here, drew some interest from the
district attorney and local police.
Two revolvers, found in streets
a few blocks from the rooming
house after the Diamond Staying,
still are in possession of Delaney
and may play an important part
in the resumed investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
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INVENTOR HOPES
FOR SUCCESS OF
FLYING TRAIN

CAMDEN, N. j., Sept. 10. (U.P)-
Committing at 200 mixes an hour
soon will be a possibility, according
to the inventor of flying train"
Although the train" still is in
the experimental stages in labor
atory. the inventor, Walter H. judi
son, is convinced that it will regain
much of the freight and passenger
business lost during the past few
years to other forms of tranSpor-
tation.
The sponsors of the invention are
considering the construction of an
experimental line between Atlantic
City and Camden so they may de-
determine the practicability of the
model. If the tests show the car
can make the run between the two
points in 10 minutes, as the inven-
tor thinks possible, it will be feas-
ible to establish a New York to
Chicago run in five and a half
hours.
The car travels on an elevated
through" with its four specially sus-
pended wheels rolling in two spe-
cial cutters made of composition.
The side members of the car take
up the side and upward thrusts OF
the car as they develop at maxi
mum speeds.
Built on stream lines with a large
three blade propeller in front, 1t
will actually "fly" after reaching
the speed of 100 miles an hour.
Based on an aerodynamic prin-
ciple, the car will "fly" along its
elevated track after attaining the
necessary speed and will thus loose
all friction with the sides of the
trough"
Powered by a 660-horsepower
steam engine, the car also uses
the engine in braking by means OF
steam brakes which make contact
with the sides of the trough.
Present plans call for the con-
struction of two types of equip
ment.
Estimated cost for carrying "A
passengers one mile is 40 cents. Fuel
economy is shown when the inven-
tor believes a Philadelphia a-Jersey
City ticket should be about SIPS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
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MYSTERY
DEEPENS
Disappearance OF Bern's
Supposed Wife Adds To
Coast Tragedy.
SEARCH FOR BODY
Belief Expressed That
Woman Jumped To
Death From Boat.

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 10. (U.P)-
A new sensation, the disappearance
and possible suicide of a woman
believed to be Paul Berns "other
wife" entered the case today as
revelations of the screen executives
past life and loves appeared to es-
tablish a motive for the suicide
which made Jean Harlow, his plati-
num-haired screen bride, a widow.
AS the beautiful young widow at
tended Bern's funeral, San Fran
cisco and Sacramento police launch
ed an investigation into the report
ed suicide of Dorothy Millette, one
time stage player who for 10 years
carried the name of Mrs. Paul
Bern" and was the beneficiary of
his will
But if mystery surrounded the
disappearance from a Sacramento
river steamer of this woman in
Bern's past, it remained for Henry
Bern, his brother, to brush aside
the veil which hid their life to-
gether
Events crowded fast as the COM
plicated circumstances of Berns
self-destruction last Monday reach
ed denouement.
San Francisco police reported
that woman who took the river
steamer Delta King for Sacramento
Tuesday night was not aboard when
the boat docked at California's
capital Wednesday morning. She
had checked out of the Plaza hotel,
San Francisco, Tuesday, surround
ing herself with an air of mystery.
She had lived there since May 4,
when she registered as Dorothy
Millette, New York" She reserved
stateroom No. 304 aboard the Delta
King sailing Tuesday morning.
But Capt. W. j. Atthog, the YES
sells master, reported that her bed
was found undisturbed after the
ship docked, that her clothes were
heaped in confusion about the cab
in, and that a pair of stockings and
shoes were found in the companion
way leading from her cabin TO The
ships rail.
Search for Body
Authorities believed this indi-
Gated she had leaped to her death
perhaps shortly after the Delta
King left San Francisco and dark
ness shrouded the slow flowing wa
ters of the Sacramento.
Discovery of her clothes and the
discarded shoes and stockings led
to the belief that she may have
ended her life unclad, just as Bern
shot himself while standing nude
before a mirror.
Police in river towns between San
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
Doheny Memorial
To Be Dedicated

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10. U.P)-
Dedication of the new Edward l..
Doheny, jr., memorial library at
the University of Southern Califor-
mia is scheduled for Monday, Sep
tember IL, the first day of the fall
term. Harry Miller Lydenberg,
American Library association presi-
dent and librarian of the New York
City library is to make the dedica =
tory address.
The $1,100,000 university library
has been erected by the Doheny
family as a memorial to the late
Ned" Doheny, an alumnus and
former member of the university
board of trustees. Every feature of
the structure and its equipment is
of orginial conception.
The library and its setting oc-
cupy an entire block at University
Park, and the campus of U. S. c.,
fronted by a Handicapped quadrangle
known as the Alumni Memorial
campus, the ground being the gift
of the Trojan Alumni association,
of which Edward L. Doheny, jr.,
was president for number of years.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
Centenarians Get
New Life Lease

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept. 10. UR)
-"Uncle Tom" and AUNT Molly
probably Shudder at the thought of
the risks they had been taking for
the last hundred years.
But now these old fashioned Ne
gro centenarians have been immu-
nized against typhoid.
"Uncle Tom" who is exactly 100,
showed up at a clinic with four
other generations in tow-hiS chill
lun, his gran'chillun, his great
gran'chillun, and his great, great
gran'chillun. DR.. c. w. Polk of the
county board of health marveled
at the old mans spryness.
Then Aunt Molly" showed up
later.
"Ah's er hundred n two" she
replied when asked her age.
How do you account for your
erect posture, Aunty?" the doctor
asked her.
why, doctah, Abs done wore a
coSset every day Nv nah life."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
JAPAN ABSOLVES
AMERICAN BANK
FROM SUSPICION
Photographs In Pamphlet
Not Considered Dan
gerOus By Toxic.
By MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press staff Correspondent

TOXIC, Sept. 10.-A statement
absolving the National City bank
of suspicion in connection with
series of photographs of industrial
plants it had taken for publication
in advertising matter was issued
this afternoon by Foreign Minister
Uchida after a conference with
Joseph Clark Grew, United States
ambassador to Japan.
Ambassador Grew had called
upon the minister for complete
investigation into charges pub
lished by the vernacular press that
the photographs were for foreign
military use.
Uchida received the American
ambassador at 3 p. m. and in
formed him that an investigation
already had been launched into
statements made in certain ver-
nacular newspapers. His formal
statement absolving the bank,
which is a unit of the National
City bank of New York, was issued
a short time later.
Minister of War Sado Araki
scoffed at the suspicion cast upon
the bank during an interview with
the United Press late today.
Personally I think the charges
are absurd and should not be given
the slightest attention., he said.
"They merely reflect the nervous
ness of some overzealous p;l'sons,
frightened at imaginary dangers"
The incident which resulted in
Grew entering diplomatic protest
today arose from a series of photo
graphs the bank had taken of
leading industrial plants, the har-
bor and the mint. They were to
have been used in a business
booster" booklet, officials of the
bank said.
Intense suspicion of the mill
tary toward all foreigners taking
photographs in Japan; possible
effort by European business lead
erS to profit at the expense of an
attack on American enterprise, and
resentment in some quarters to the
unfavorable ratio of the yen to the
American dollar, apparently fig
ured in the vernacular press giviEg
the incident sensational treatment
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
NEW UNITED ARTISTS THEATRE
PURCHASED BY FOX INTERESTS

Purchase of the United Artists
theatre by Fox West Coast theatres
was announced here today, follow
ing a conference yesterday after
noon between B. V. Sturdivant, di-
vision manager for Fox West Coast,
and John De Paoli, who will be-
come manager of the new United
Artists theatre.
Following consummation of the
deal Yesterday, it was decided to
open the theatre as quickly as pos
sible and, accordingly, Wednesday
evening, September 81, was selected
as the opening date. Will Rogers,
Americas favorite, will have the
distinction of opening the showplace
of Imperial Valley, in his latest
mirth-provoking production, Down
to Earth"
Negotiations between Fox West
Coast and United Artists have been
in progress for several weeks and
Sturdivant came here yesterday to
confer with De Paoli for the ex-
press purpose of closing the deal
and setting an opening date.
Fox West Coast theatres take
pride in announcing the purchase
of the United Artists theatre" said
a statement by Sturdivant This
investment on our part at this
time, is made in the firm belief that
Imperial Valley is entering upon an
era of increased business activity.
1t is also an expression of thanks
to the residents CT Imperial Valley
for their patronage at our theatres
in the past. We are glad that we
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
UNIQUE TOWN In
MISSISSIPPI HAS
NO TAX EXPENSE

INDEPENDENCE, Miss, Sept. 10.
W.P)-This town, known for its alb
sence of taxes, and where its Off
GERS have no salaries, didn't make
that terrible faux pas this year of
forgetting to elect officers.
Last year this village, which was
here since Texas was republic,
forgot to hold an election and Gov.
Mike Conner had to save the day
by appointing a full set of officers.
But such a mistake didn't hap
pen this year. w. o. Perkins was
elected mayor; B. F. Walker, mar
Shal; DR.. j. w. Thompson, Elmer
Jones, and M. A. Burford, the board
of aldermen.
Independence enjoys the diStinc-
ton of being one of the few towns
where no taxes are levied or COL
lected. Not since its Incorporation,
soon after the War with Mexico,
1845, has an officer of this old
village collected one cent in salary.
The village, which has furnished
soldiers for four wars, has had
many names. First it was called
Flew Ellens Cross road. That was
when the mail came to town once
a week in a stage coach from Mem
phis. Then it was called Lickskil-
lett. !
Just before the Civil war The
name was changed to BuckShot.
That name was given in the days
when one could not violate the 18th
amendment, and when corn was
corn.
When the soldiers returned from
the Civil war-defeated but not
whipped-they changed the name
of the town to independence.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
Street Car Thief
Minus His Coat

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10. U.H
A youth who was chased from the
platform of local street car after
the conductor found him taking
money from the coin box, left be-
hind his coat In which was found
$4 in bills and a boxing license reg
istered to A. H. Mitchell, of Selma,
Calf.
The youth had been talking with
the conductor when the latter
noticed him removing coins from
the box. The youth eluded cap
ture But left his coat behind in
the conductors grasp. The bandit
took 81 in tokens.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
FARM
SEEKING
FORMULA
Governors Conference In
Hopes Of Solving Rural
Problems.
PROGRAM DRAFTED
Moratorium Among Sug-
gestiOns Made AT Sioux
City Meeting.
BY T. w. INGOLDSBY
United Press Staff Correspondent

Oniltu EECoo obdii OOiAcSPoh~
SIOUX CITY. Ia, Sept. 10. -
Governors and their representatives
from nine midwest states met today
to draw up program which they
hope will abolish low prices for
farm products.
Spurned to action by the spec
tacular picketing and farm strike
activities. the conference sought
to agree on formula which would
end threats of violence in the rich
farm lands of central America.
Informal statements of the con-
ferees indicated their program
would include:
Some form Of debt moratorium,
probably on the basis that farmers
be required to pay one-half Of their
income to mortgage holders, tax
collectors, etc.
Initiation of currency to ease
debt payments.
Some form of embargo, but with
no approval of picketing.
Chief uncertainty in the confer
ence was doubt as to what pro-
gram would be acceptable to lead
ers and information on this point
was awaited anxiously. Another
disturbing factor was the attitude
of the rank and file of the picket
GERS who were reported to be in
creasing their activity somewhat.
Several highways leading here were
reported blOckaded again.
Among the suggestions proposed
at first meeting of the conference
were:
l. A bill making it compulsory
for each governor to determine each
year the cost of producing each
crop with power to forbid intra-
state transportation of products
sold below prohibition costs.
2. A plan necessitating passage
of three measures by congress: The
Wheeler bill for free coinage of
silver; the Fraser bill for federal
control Of farm mortgages; and
the Swank bill for prohibiting mar
keting of farm produce at prices
below production costs.
2. Tariff revision.
| 4. MoratorlumS on farm mort
cages.
5. Initiation of currency.
6. Utilization of the principles of
the McNary-Haugen bill equaliza-
ton fee by voluntary farmer
controlled cooperative organiza-
tion
7. A moratorium on feed and
seed loans
8. Organization of compulsory,
State-controlled cooperative mar
keting systems.
The governors conference is the
fruit of the farm strike that was
called in Iowa August 8. The
strike was sponsored by the Farm
ers Union cooperative organization
and had no support from the much
larger Farm Bureau Federation.
Thus the movement had hard sled
ding at the outset.
But it gathered momentum. For
nation of picket lines and use of
force to hold commodities from the
market attracted national atten-
ton and Governor Warren Green
called the conference of governors
to seek peaceful solution" of the
| problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
HOrsethieves No
Longer Menacing

CARLISLE, Pa, Sept. 10. U.I-
Members of the Carlisle Horse Pro-
lection society decided to disband
their vigilante organization after
waiting for 10 years to come to the
aid of any member whose horse
had been stolen.
The last horse theft reported
was in 1921, when a horse was
stolen from Joseph Smith, livery
stable proprietor. The association
sent riders throghout the country.
Within two days the horse was
found and the thieves prosecuted.
The incident revived the society
membership and 35 new members
were added. Since that time the
enrolment has steadily decreased.
When the final needing Was
called only 80 members attended.
BY an 18 to IA vote the disband-
ment decision was reached.
The organization was formed in
1894 and at one time had 100 mem
berS,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
New Income Tax
Blanks Ready

Galen H. WEIGH, collector of in
ternal revenue, has just received
instruction from the commissioner
of internal revenue, Washington,
d. c., stating that an individual,
corporation or partnership who has
filed an income tax return under
the revenue act of 1923 for the fis-
cal year, 1882, is required to make
a new return in accordance with
the revenue act of 1882.
Such new returns shall be made
on or before October Is, 1892 The
revised forms and any further in
formation may be obtained at the
office of the collector of internal
revenue, Galen H. Welch, Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
'DRYS' WITHOUT
ANY PREFERENCE
FOR PRESIDENT
Leaders Fail TO Give
Approval To PrOhibi-
ton Candidate.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. TO- = The
prohibition high command ac-
knowledged itself today to be with
cut a choice for president in the
November elections.
Practical politicians among the
drys listened briefly and without
enthusiasm last night to pro-
posal by Canon William Sheafe
Chase, of New York, that all hands
join a third party movement The
proposal was dismissed without
action.
Two days of conferences and ex-
ecutive session oratory ended with
the dry vote unpledged by its
leaders. Dr. E. H. Cherrington an
nounced the National Board of Pro-
hibition Strategy would not rec
ommend any presidential candidate,
not even former Rep. William Up
shaw, nominee of the prohibition
party.
DR.. F. Scott Mcbride, Anti
Saloon League superintendent, an
nounced that crganization's mon
partisan prohibition" policy after a
two-day session. The league de-
clared without reservation for con-
tinuance of the eighteenth amend
nent, against modification of the
Volstead act.
Urge Enforcement
| The league wants state enforce
ment law in every state and sum-
mons good citizens to help enforce
prohibition. 1t announced that
senators and congressman could not
be bound by party platform in It's
belief.
The league and the strategy
board committees authorized wide
distribution of statements by presi-
dental and presidential can
didates on prohibition. Several
viewpoints were represented at the
strategy board meeting.
DR.. E. c. Dinwiddie, who is sup
porting President Hoover, was
present. He said afterward that
he had asked the strategists to en-
dorse Mr.. Hoover. Canon Chase
represented the other extreme of
dry opinion. The majority OF
strategists, however, were willing
to ignore the presidential elections
in order to concentrate on congress
Cherrington explained that 6
president had no authority ovel
constitutional changes, anyway.
The Prohibitionists did not de.
termine any policy as to CHOOSING
between an avowed wet, and a re-
submisSionist candidate for con-
gress. Cherrington said that would
have to be decided by the various
organizations confronted with such
choices.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
Legless Channel
Swimmer Quits

DOVER, Eng, Sept. 10. U.R)-
Charles (zimmy) Zibelman, legless
American swimmer, was forced to
abandon his effort to swim the
English channel today when eight
miles off the coast of France.
Buffeted by heavy seas, the leg
less man left the water and re-
turned to Dover on board a tug.
zibelman had been swimming all
night, having begun his adventure
at 5:35 p. m. last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
None Injured In
Truck Collision

No one was injured last night
when two trucks crashed on the
Los Angeles highway five miles
south of Truckhaven, according to
report telephoned to the sheriffs
office by Charles Ellerman, driver
of one of the trucks.
Ellerman said his truck was not
damaged, but that considerable
damage was done to the other
truck, which was hauling COWS. He
did not give the name of the driv-
er of the other truck.
Details of the accident were
lacking, since an investigating Of
ficer had not yet filed his report
at the office of the California high
way patrol this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
Extra Big Feet
Just Too Bad

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 10.
dJ.p)-Eddie Carols big feet cost
him a 180-day term on the prison
farm when he was brought to court
on a charge of drunkenness.
"Where did you find him?" the
court asked the arresting officer.
"On Sixteenth street." was the
reply HE was lying on a lawn
but his feet were on the sidewalk"
Previous rulings of municipal
court have held that drunkenness
is not an offense unless a disturb
ance is created The court ruled
that because Eddie's feet were on
the sidewalk, he was guilty and
meted him the state farm SEN
tence.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
Ellsworth Vines
Defeats COchet
FOREST HILLS-Vines de-
feats Cochet.

WEST SIDE STADIUM, FOREST
HILLS, N. Y, Sept. 10. (U.H-Henri
Cochet of France, and Ellsworth
Vines of California, the old master
and the new, were to meet this af-
ternoon in the final round of the
51st annual mems national tennis
championships.
The French ace gained the cham
pionship bracket today when he
won the fifth and deciding set of
his postponed semi-final round
match with Wilmer Allison Of
Texas, 7-5.
The stories of the match, four
sets of which were played yester-
day before darkness called a halt,
we're 6-1, 1912, 4-6, 6-3, Us.
Because Cochet is sailing for
home early this evening, the final
round was scheduled for 2 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10
CanzOneri Will
Fight Petrolle

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, U.P)-
Tony Canzoneri of New York and
Billy Petrolle, the Fargo Express"
will meet in lightweight title bout
November 4, IL has been announced
by Madison Square Garden.
The Benny Leonard-Jimmy Nc
Larnin bout scheduled for october
3, was postponed TO october z, be-
cause of weather uncertainty and
will be held in Madison Square Gar
den.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-10

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