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Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
START TRIAL OF
DEFENDANTS In
HAWAIIAN CASE
Selection Of Jury Expect
ed To Require Consid-
cradle Time.
BY DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Correspondent
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COURTROOM, HONOLULU, April
4.-Honor and the law crossed
swords in a dingy little territorial
courtroom today when four Ameri-
cans were summoned to trial by
jury as the accused slayers of a
hawaiian youth suspected of at
tacking white woman.
If the islands greatest murder
case lacked any elements of sensa-
tlon and mystery they were sup
pied by Clarence DarroW, aged and
canny Chicago attorney, as he filed
the role of chief counsel for the
defense.
And what this defense shall be
remained as deep a secret as the
stirring events Of last January 8
when Joe Kahahawai the islander
was spirited from the judiciary
building steps and shot to death
The discovery of his naked body,
sWathed in sheets and with a rope
about his neck, in an automobile
headed for famed Koko Head gey-
ser caused the arrest of the four
now going to trial. Mrs. Granville
Roland Fortescue, wife of the IA
nous soldier -author and herself a
leader in New York and Washing
ton society, was driving the car.
Beside her sat E. j. Lord, navy
enlisted man. In the back seat
with the body was her -in-law.
LIT. (Jg) Thomas Hedges Massie.
Astonished police drew back the
victims shroud and recognized him
as one of five half castles who re-
Gently had been tried on charges
OF attacking winsome blonde Thalia
Fortescue Massie, bride of the navy
officer and daughter of the social
ite.
These three and another enlisted
man, Albert o. Jones, were arrested
and after some delay were indicted
on charges of second degree mur-
der. They have made no state
ments other than brief verbal de-
mails Immediately after their ar
rest, and since then have remained
in custody at Pearl Harbor navy
yard while all the world discussed
their case.
AS preparations began for choos-
ing jury from the panel of typi-
cal melting pot" talesmen, it was
learned that if any of the defend
ants takes the stand it will be 1t.
Massie. AS an Officer and a gen.
tleman,' the sharp spoken, Slim
wasted young seaman will speak
for his fellows.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
STANFORD MAN
SUSPENDED BY
COLLEGE HEAD

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. U.P)-
James A. Cary, 80, of Mandan
N. D., was under indefinite sus-
pension from Stanford medical
school today pending an inquiry
into the suicide of his sweetheart
and fellow student, Miss Evelyn 3
Chapman of Surf, Calf.
Miss Chapman shot herself to
death in his apartment Friday,
leaving a note that indicated she
despaired of finishing her school
work and had been planning the
act more than a year."
Acting President Robert E. Swain
of Stanford ordered the suspension.
DR.. William E. Ophuls, dean of the
medical school, said it was purely
a formality," and Cary could apply
for reinstatement at any time.
An inquest into the shooting was
scheduled today
The dead girls parents, Post
master and Mrs. Evan o. Chap
man of surf, held dramatic meet
ing with Cary in downtown hotel
last night and promised to appeal
to Stanford authorities for his re-
instatement. Mrs. Mark Thomas of
San Jose, another daughter of the
Chapmans, also was present.
They heard from Cary his story
of how the brilliant young medica,
student died as he slept beside her
He was awakened by the rear of a
pistol that sent the fatal bullet
into her heart. He explained he
had not sent Miss Chapman away
because he "senced she was de-
spondent and wanted to help her."
The parents expressed the view
that her staying in the apartment
was indiscreet, but not unusual,
perhaps"
AS Cary finished his story, Mrs.
Chapman impulsiyely grapsed his
hand.
"Oh, I'm SO sorry for you," she
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
SCREEN GUILD
ORGANIZED TO
ASSIST FILMS

HOLLYWOOD, April 4. UPy =
The screen guild, designed to
function for motion pictures as the
theatre guild does for the legiti-
mate stage, has been organized
with trust fund of $1,000,000
pledged for its support.
M. G. Levee, president of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences, announced the forma-
ton of the guild. 1t will, he said
provide higher quality pictures at
lower cost through cooperative
plans. OF the $1,000,000 pledged
according to Levee, $250,000 has
been paid TO the Bank of America
as trustee as the first step in the
production schedule.
Each guild production will be-
come an investment trust, admin
istered through a bank, with the
guild charging no interest or cash
bonuses for the use of funds in
financing productions, The players
and directors will receive small
salaries, with one-half pay taken
out in participating trust certifis
Gates. Dividends will be returned
in proportion to the success Of the
pictures.
The plan was said TO offer ar
opportunity both to players anG
writer's to inaugurate careers III
motion pictures.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
BELIEVE RANCHER
KNOWS IDENTITY
OF SLAYER TRIO
EspinOsa H ED Under
Technical Arrest BY Of
ficers In New Mexico.

LAS CRUCES, N. M, April 4. U.P)
-Melquindez Espinosa. 59-year-old
pioneer Mexican American rancher
was held under technical arrest to-
day by police who believed he might
know the identity Of the three ban
dts who slaughtered his wife and
six children Friday night.
ESpinosa, police believed, might
be shielding the Slayers from the
law, with the intention Of wreak-
ing personal vengeance upon them
in accordance with an age old GUS
tom of his people.
ESpinoSa was arrested Sunday.
His 81-year- old blind mother-in-
law, and his sister-in- law, Josefina
Merez, the only other survivors of
the massacre that wiped out seven
members of the family, were ques-
toned.
Sheriff Dick Trivez ordered the
arrest of Espinosa after the officer
returned from secret mission. Tri-
vez refused to say why he had ar
rested the rancher.
Immediately after ESpinosa was
arrested it was reported that Off
GERS suspected him of the crime.
The facts of the Staying pointed to
the improbability of this, however.
Both his mother and sister-in-
law, witnesses to the crime, told the
same story as that told by Espinosa.
Vincente EspinoSa, a son, lived,
and was conscious for eight hours
after the shooting, and told the
same story.
The story was that three nattily
dressed Mexicans arrived at the
ranch Friday night, declared them
selves New Mexican officers, and
gained admission to the ranch
house. Once inside they demanded
$4,000, and when Espinosa said he
did not have it, opened fire on the
10 members of the family who were
huddled together in the ranch liv-
ing room.
1t has been established that two
different calibred pistols were used
in the Staying. No trace of the
guns has been found.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
LONE ROBBERS
STORY SOLVES
MANY CRIMES

CHICAGO, April 4. UP) - An
amazing story of a gentleman"
bank raiders career was told by
police after they had obtained 4
confession of IA bank robberies to-
falling nearly 100000 from Donald
Lotus, 80.
The prisoner, Sauve hammered
and handsome, blamed his capture
on women, police who described
him as a genuine lone wolf" said.
Chief of Detectives William Shoe
maker said the single handed
raiders exploits had little parallel
in police records.
Lotus readily told how he moved
from city to city on becoming tired
of women whom in some instances
he married. When arrested in a
luxuriously furnished apartment at
South Bend, Ind, he was posing
as a wealthy eastern broker.
Among the holdups for which So
luton was claimed by police were
Bank of Italy branch, Los Angeles,
1929, $4,000; Bank Of America, Los
Angeles, 1929, $4,000; Transamerica
branch, Los Angeles, 1929, $4,000;
and at least four other holdups in
California.
Arrest of LOTUS resulted when a
mother complained to police of
Lotus attentions to her daughter.
Officers found him living in a rich
suite. Scores of suits of clothes
were in his wardrobe. He also
owned an expensive automobile.
All of the robberies with one or
two exceptions were carried off
alone.
Lotus said he was born in Green
Bay, Wis, but lived most of his
life in Rockford, ILL.,, and Prescott,
Ariz. Police said one of his mar
riages occurred at Tucson, Ariz.,
October. 1929, to Catherine Maher
There never was anything much
to it, police quoted LOTUS as say
ing. I'D walk in alone and depend
on my two As caliber revolvers, but
1 never did any shooting"
In one case, ne said, a clerk was
shot when his gun went off acci-
dentally.
Proceeds of the robberies were
spent as repidly as garnered. he
said. When arrested, LOTUS
known by half a dozen aliases, had
only a few hundred dollars left.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
Mooney Decision
By April 21st

SACRAMENTO, April 4. U,P)-
Governor Rolph today announced
he would make a decision by April
81 on the pardon appeal of Thomas
J. Mooney, convicted of the San
Francisco Preparedness day bomb
ing.
The statement followed a tele-
phone conversation with Judge
Matt I. Sullivan, San Francisco,
legal adviser to the governor in the
Mooney pardon case. Sullivan in
formed the governor his recon-
mendations would reach Sacrament
to by April 10, Rolph said.
"As soon as Judge Sullivans re-
port is in my hands, I will begin
my final deliberations on the case,
and 1 will make a decision by April
81" the governor stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
NEW MANCHURIAN
ARMY FAILS TO
HALT INVADERS

WASHINGTON, April 4. U.P)-An
observer of long experience in the
Far East reported to Washington
today that the new Chinese troops
of Henry Pu-Yis Manchurian regi-
me are apparently proving ineffect-
i've against older Chinese forces, ex-
cept when aided by the japanese
warrior.
The report indicated that Henry's
regime is meeting intense resistance
from the old Chinese troops of
Kirin province and predicted that
the military situation in Manchuria
will become worse as the summer
advances.
The report stated that head
quarters establishment of the Jap
aneSe second division left Harbin
yesterday for Wuchumiho, whence
it will advance north. This move
ment, the report said, was made
because of the serious resistance of
old Kirin troops, who oppose the
Japan sponsored government.
New" Kirin forces of Henry Pu-
vi, supported by japanese, on Sat
urday engaged in battle with ir-
regular forces under Generals Ting
Chao and Lius, which offered stub
born resistance. The fighting GEN.
tered near Fangchan.
The neutral reporting observer
commented that The new Kirin and
Japanese troops also were finding II
exceedingly difficult to defeat the
regular Chinese forces operating
near Nungan.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
Grand Jury Will
Listen To Judges

LOS ANGELES. April 4. (U.Pl-
Three superior court judges were
expected to appear before the Los
Angeles county grand jury tomor-
row in connection with an investi-
cation of th2 receivership of the
American Mortgage company.
Judges Walter Guerin and Daley
Stafford were expected to explain
their reputed acceptance of gifts
from two deposed receivers of the
defunct $18.0O0,00O concern. Judge
Walter S. Gates was to appear to
press his demands for a full in
veStigation of the case.
A. j. Showalter, one of the far
mer receivers, also was to be a
witness.
Subpoenas for the witnesses at
the session of the jury were pre-
pared today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
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YOUNG BANKER
SURRENDERS TO
RACINE POLICE
Companion Of Man Held
In Los Angeles Admits
Stealing Money.

RACINE, Wis, April T. (U.P> -
Charles Harvey, 10, former teller
at the American Trades and Saw
ings bank, surrendered to Racine
police last night, ending a search
that started December IL, 1881,
when he allegedly absconded with
$4,000 cash.
When he was met by Chief Lut-
ter and Detective Samuel Nelson,
the youth had a suitcase containing
$500 or $4,000 cash.
/ Officers said Harvey declared he
stole the money at the insistence
Of his cousin, Ralph Baughard,
26, who is under arrest in Los An
geles. Reports were Baughard had
approximately $4,000 in his room
and admitted it had come from
the Racine bank.
Harvey called the Racine police
from Chicago last night. Desk
sergeant Joseph Konicek answered
This is Harvey" the youth an
nounced.
Harvey who?" Konicek asked.
Charles Harvey" the voice re-
piled. Have you got Baughard?"
Sure, he's locked up in Califor-
nia," the sergeant said.
"All right then, I'll give myself
up. 1 was looking after my health.
He threatened to kill me-"
Harvey said he would be in Ra-
cine, Monday, but Konicek per-
suaded him to come Immediately.
AT the station, Lutter and Nelson
greeted the young banker.
How are you, chief" Harvey
asked. Noticing Lutter's automo-
bile, he added: This will save me
cab fare
Blames Cousin
Under questioning Harvey said
he had not intended to rob the
bank but was persuaded to do so
by his cousin.
Just before closing time, Deem
ber II, Harvey recalled. Baughard
came into the bank and asked FOR
$4,000 Ito buy some clothes"
Il showed some bills through the
cage and he went out Then I
stuffed lot more into a shoe box
and met him outside" the teller
explained. Il dodn't know how
much money we had
I'VE took a train to st. Louis
and then went to New Orleans
where we bought a small car. From
New Orleans we drove to Califor-
mia. In Los Angeles, 1 bought an
expensive automobile and divided
the money with Baughard. l gave
him about $4,000, I think.
Il tried to get a job in Hollywood
but had no luck. 1 met a troupe
of dancers who were going t0
Laredo, Texas, so I decided to 60
with them"
AT Laredo, Harvey said, he saw
in the newspapers that Baughard
was under arrest and he was being
sought in Laredo. Then, he told
the chief. he decided to give up.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04

BOARDS
OUST|NC
Imperial Mass Meeting
Demands Resignation
Of District Heads.
PASS RESOLUTION
Name Committee To Wait
On Directors AT Tues
day Meeting.

Immediate resignation of the
present board of directors of the
Imperial Irrigation district, Mark
Rose, Ira Aten, j. L. Dubois and
w. o. Blair, was demanded at Sat
urdays mass meeting of Imperial
valley taxpayers held at the fair
grounds, Imperial, and a resolution
to that effect was passed almost
unanimously.
TellerS appointed by the presio-
ing officer, Justice H. B. Griffin
OF BraWley, counted approximately
100 persons, all but 10 of whom,
when rising vote was taken, were
in favor of the resolution.
The resolution which was passed
recites in detail the reasons by
which the taxpayers deem the dis.
trict board unable to meet the fl
nancial crisis brought about by the.
alleged incompetence and wilful
miSmanagement of the board. the
demands that the board resign and
that q committee composed of rep
resentative taxpayers be appointed
to present this demand at the next
meeting of the board. If a quorum
is not present at the board meeting,
the separate members are to be
interviewed individually.
The entire purpose of the mass
meeting was to demand the resig-
nation of the board and after the
passage of the resolution, Judge
Griffin, as presiding officer, was
presented with four resignation
blanks for the four directors. He
called for their signatures but Che
forms remained unsigned.
Speakers Heard
Speakers Tor the accession were
Judge Griffin, who opened the
meeting; E, T. Hewes, McCabe
rancher and chairman of the farm
bureaus committee appointed to
protest the 50-cent water toll:
c. G. Halliday. chief deputy dis
trict attorney and farm bureau at
torney; Fred Lack of Brawley.
prominent land holder. and Clark
Adair.
The committee of Is met this
morning at the Barbara Worth
hotel to discuss plans and tomor-
row will appear before the board
of directors at their weekly meeting
to present the taxpayers demands.
Judge Griffin stated this morn
Ing to Press reporter that if the
directors refuse to sign the resig-
nation forms. he will Immediately
call another and larger mass meet
ing, adding:
The sentiment of the meeting
was that either the present board
of directors of the Imperial Irriga-
tion district will have to resign or
the farmers will have to quit. The
two can not exist together
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
Four Killed In
Airplane Crash

ALBORN, MINI, April 4. W.p)-
In a downpour of sleet which blind
cd them and weighed their plane
down, four Ely, Mimi, businessmen
crashed to death at top speed on
the Steve Watson farm three miles
from Alborn today.
The dead were Chron Fuller, 25,
pilot and mechanic; H. E. Kur-
viness, 35, garage owner; G.. j. So
nero, 80, owner of the plane; and
w. Sonero, %, his brother.
The four were enroute to the De-
troit air show, leaving Ely at 6 a.
IN. in their Stinson-Detroiter cabin
plane the men averaged better than
10 miles an hour until they ran
into snow squall near Independ-
ence.
watson who heard their plane as
it approached his farm ran out OF
the barn and saw them crash at
full speed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
SOVIET PLANS
TO REORCAN!ZE
FORD'S PLANT

MOSCOW, April 4. U,P) - The
central committee of the Com
muniSt party today ordered COM
plete reorganization of the large
new Ford automobile plant at
Nizhnovgorod charging bad leader
ship, mismanagement and failure
to maintain production schedule.
The plant, opened officially jan
uary l, was scheduled to turn out
TOO automobiles by April l and
thereafter to begin mass produc-
tion on commercial basis. Pro-
duction has not yet commenced al
though $4,000 employees are
working.
The Soviet press said failure of
the plant was due to lack of re-
sponsible leadership The Ford
plant was one of the big projects
publicized throughout the world in
connection with the Soviet program
toward industrialization.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
Porter Election
Suit Dismissed

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. U.PS-
A lawsuit seeking to invalidate the
election of Mayor John C. Porter
of Los Angeles on charges he failed
to report all his election campaign
expenses, was dismissed today by
the district court of appeals.
The decision did not pass on
merits or demerits of the charges,
holding only that the action was
filed in the wrong court, and af-
firming the Los Angeles superior
court in that ruling.
The action was brought by H. II.
Merrick, who described himself as
"a citizen and taxpayer of Los An
geles."
The superior court decision held
that failure to report campaign
election expenses was misde-
meanor without the jurisdiction Of
the superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
Court Suspends
Two Penalties

Fidel Gomez, As, and j. A. Silva,
38, Portugege Negroes. must settle
their financial troubles in some way
other than with their fists, Judge j.
E. Simpson ruled this morning
when ne sentenced both to pay fines
OF $25 or serve IL days in Jail, and
suspended the sentences during the
good behavior of the pair.
The two were arrested after they
had attended a funeral last Thurs
day, and during fight which grew
out OF an argument over payment
of funeral expenses.
Two others, C. l.. Conyers, 80. and
D. Richards, 81, appeared before
Judge Simpson this morning on
charges of drunkenness. Both were
fined So, and reIeased on promises
to pay the fines.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
Filipino Bill
Passed By House

WASHINGTON, April 4. U.P) -
The house passed the Philippine
independence bill today with only
40 minutes debate.
The vote was BOG to AZ.
The Democratic leadership, with
Speaker Garner functioning at the
helm, forced suspension of the
rules in order to jam the measure
through. Earlier efforts TO get
unanimous consent for consideration
of the bill we're broken up by the
opposition.
The vote came on a motion by
Chairman Hare of the insular af-
fairs committee to suspend the
rules and pass the bill.
Two-thirds majority was required.
The bill now goes to the senate,
where its fate is uncertain.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
MISSING ARMY
FLYERS BODY
FOUND IN SNOW
Long Search For Lieuten-
ant Hoffman Ends Over
Week End.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. U.P)-
The body of Second Lieut.. Edward
D. Hoffman, army reserve aviator,
was found near the wreckage of
his plane in Sequoia national park
to provide final episode today to
a heroic battle against the elements.
Park rangers who stumbled upon
the snow covered body said Hoff-
man apparently had frozen to
death trying to make his way to a
mountain cabin. He was within a
mile of two cabins when he fell.
Hoffman has been missing since
February l on a flight from Los
Angeles to San Francisco. His
companion, Second Lieut.. William
A. Cooke, Jr., leaped to safety in
his parachute when they struck a
binding snowstorm. He reported
Hoffman had elected to stay with
the snip and attempt landing.
Scores of army and civilian planes
searched the Sierras for days but
finally gave Hoffman up for lost.
First word of his fate was received
Saturday when the plane wreckage
was discovered.
Farther on bits of silk were
picked up, indicating to rangers that
Hoffman made a parachute leap
shortly after Cooke. Then five
miles from the wrecked plane, Hoff-
mans body was located.
Hoffman's widow and baby and
his father, F. A. Hoffman, reside in
Tacoma, Wash.
VISALIA, Calf, April 4. (U.PI-
Testimony that vandals apparently
have looted the wrecked airplane
of Lieut.. Edward D. Hoffman,
United States army flyer found
dead yesterday after an intensive
search since February 2, was given
at an inquest Of Hoffman's body
here last night.
Sol Sweet, Visalia commercial
aviator, testified before the coro-
ner's jury that instruments valued
at $1,000 were missing from the
huge army bomber in which Hoff-
man disappeared into a raging
Sierra blizzard after his companion,
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
HAWAII REPORT
SUBMITTED TO
j. s. SENATE

WASHINGTON, April 4. U.P) -
Assistant Attorney General Seth w.
Richardson reported to the senate
today that inefficiency in the police
and prosecuting attorneys office
are mainly responsible for the pres
ent condition of unrest and seeming
disorder in the Hawaiian islands.
Richardson reported to the SEN
ate in response to a resolution di-
recting the attorney general to in
vestigate and report upon conditions
in Hawaii. He spent several weeks
taking a dozen volumes of testi-
mony and studying the situation
on the ground.
No organized crime and little evi-
dence of a crime wave was found,
he told the senate.
Not only has there been less sex
crime in Honolulu than reported
he declared, but also less than ex-
lists in many continental American
cities of like size.
But ample evidence of extreme
laxity on the part of the admin
Stration of law enforcement agen-
cies was found, Richardson con-
tinued. I'VE found a condition of
inefficiency in the administration
of justice which, in effect, conSti-
tuted an invitation to the commits
sion of crime, and which had largely
destroyed the morale of the law en-
forcement agencies, with a resulting
loss of public confidence.
1--WE found that such conditions
had given rise to a feeling of per-
sonal unsafety among a substantial
portion of the citizens.
I'VE therefore believe that the un-
usual conditions of race, society and
industry in the territories make a
continuance of such laxity fraught
with much social and political dam
GER
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
JEWELS STOLEN

SANTA MONICA, April 4. U.Py-
When Townsend Netcher prepared
a month ago to take a vacation
with his wife, Constance Talmadge,
motion picture actress. he placed
$4,000 worth of jewels in a bureau
drawer. They returned from their
trip to find the jewels gone,
Netcher's report to police related
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-04
Report Made On
Water Charges

Report of the farm bureaus conf
mittee appointed TO protest the inn
position of the so cent water charge
was made tor the farm bureau di-
rectors at their meeting Saturday
in the court house by T.. T. Hewes,
committee chairman.
The resolution passed Friday by
the irrigation board and providing
in effect that the water charge
paid may be credited 10 the next
installment of irrigation district as
sessments was discussed and the
general consensus Of opinion was
that 1t met the farm bureaus de-
mands satisfactorily.