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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
SAYS PROHIBITION
CAUSES LOSS TO
AMERICAN ships

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. up
Chairman T. V. O'Connor of the
shipping board told the house mer-
chant marine committee today that
American transatlantic ships were
losing trade because of prohibition.
In response to questions, he said
that every ship flying the Amer
ican flag. with the exception of the
Dollar lines, operates bars and sells
liquor, but that trade is lost be-
cause it is kept secret.
O'Connor also revealed that the
prohibition laws had caused the
shipping board to turn $4,000 worth
OF liquor stores labeled as medical
stores" over to the United States
lines when they were first pur-
chased by the Chapman interests.
When questioned as to the pro-
priety of this procedure by Repre-
sentative Sirovich( Dem) N. Y o.
Connor remarked that this was not
a large supply of liquor and that
ANY ordinary bar would carry $4,000
worth of liquor
He explained that the govern
ment could not sell it but that ships
were allowed to carry liquor for
medical purposes.
Representative Lehlbach tRep)
N. j., led the questioning on the
prohibition issue.
rs it not fact" Lehlbach asked,
"that every United States ship ex-
cept the Dollar lines can sell liquor
after they pass the u mile limit?"
Yes" O'Connor answered.
rs 1t not the fact that keeping
this a secret loses trade?"
II believe that is So
O'Connor added that people had
told him they would rather travel
on foreign lines where they did not
feel they were breaking the law
when they bought and drank liq-
uor.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
TWO ARRESTED
AS SUSPECTS In
CROWLEY Staying

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 81. U.P>-
a statewide search for the slayer
of Detective Lieutenant Hugh A.
Crowley of Los Angeles centered in
San Francisco today with the ar
rest of man and woman Tor
questioning.
Joseph Regan, sought as the
bandit who assertedly killed Crow
ley In a theatre robbery last week,
also was believed to be In the bay
district and was the object OF a
wide search.
Mrs. Joan Murray, 25, OF Holly
wood, and Leo Boster, 80, san
Francisco ex-convict, were under
arrest and will be held until Los
Angeles Officers arrive here.
Mrs. Murray, who reached here
late Yesterday from Los Angeles by
airplane, and Boster, are believed
to have cared for Regan, who was
wounded III the gun. battle that
cost Crowleys life, police said.
Boster served a five-year term
in San Quentin on conviction OF a
statutory charge and in 1929 was
tried and acquitted on the charge
of numbering William Osgood.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
Sailors Body Is
Found In Blaze

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. q. U.P>-
Evidences of foul. play were in
vestigated by police today after the
discovery of a sailors charred body
in his smoke filled hotel room
here.
The victim, identified as Thomas
Earl, %, of Fort Stephens, Ore,
was found shot through the head.
A rifle lay beside him amid burn
ing bed clothes.
Guests said they heard several
sharp explosions before the fire
alarm sounded, indicating. police
believed, that cartridges remaining
in the gun were discharged by
flames. One guest, Sikko Berg
hoorn, said he climbed into Earl'S
room by a window and found the
door held shut by a chair.
Although not discounting the
possibility of suicide. officers said
they would investigate the theory
that the fire was started by some-
one who had shot Earl and then
placed the gun near him.
Earl registered here yesterday
from Washington, d. c.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
DESERT VICTIM
MAY HAVE BEEN
BORDER GAMBLER

Representatives of the sheriff's
office today were checking up the
tentative identification Of the man.
whose body was found on the desert
near DiXieland last Sunday, as an
AlgadoneS gambler known to his
acquaintanceS as Tucker.
Information uncovered by Sheriff
George L. Campbell started the In
veStigation III Algadones. where one
man tentatively identified the dead
man as Tucker, who left the border
town seven months ago for Las
Vegas, Ney.. and has not been
heard from since
While Sheriff Campbell's repre-
sentatives were trying TO make
further and more complete identl-
fication of the man IN Algadones.
other officers were working on the
theory the man was connected with
narcotic or liquor traffic over the
international line.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke. In
charge of the investigation. said
today several persons have tenta-
lively identified the dead man. but
in each case have been proved
wrong.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
DISTRICT BOARD
in CONFERENCE
WITH BANKERS

Ways and means of meeting
the financial situation caused
by the banks refusal to accept
further registered warrants of
the Imperial Irrigation district
occupied board members In an
adjourned session this after
noon.
verything from n 25 cent
acre foot water toll on lands
under cultivation to large cuts
in salaries and maintenance
charges was considered. 1t also
was suggested the district might
operate with fewer employees.
Mark Rose, director, said the
situation was not as bad as il
appeared as members of the
board knew the reason for the
pressure being brought by the
banks and had expected it
would take place at about this
time. He said the banks are
carrying less than per cent
of the assessed valuation.
The discussion was still
under way at press time.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
Hoover Rejects
Naval Program

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. W.R -
President Hoover has declined to
endorse the Vinson warship con-
struction bill calling for a l0-year
program that would cost S6l6, ,000,-
900, it was learned authoritatiyely
today. The President feels no
large scale naval building Shoulc
be authorized under present eco
nomic conditions.
The house naval affairs commit
tee will consider the Vinsor bill in
closed session tomorrow, and
should reach a vote by Monday. A
number of committee members led
by Representative Britten (Rep)
H., are expected to favor a one
year building program.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
Police Disclose
ExtortiOn Plot

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Jan. 81. (U.H
An attempted plot to eXtort $4,000
from 3. B. Lippman, wealthy San
Pedro clothier and real estate man,
was disclosed by police today.
Police said three notes received
by Lippman threatened to wipe out
his family of three children and
his wife by a lethal gas capable OF
eXtinguishing life in five minutes.
Lippman was said TO have re-
ceived the notes on December 30
and December 81 and was told to
take the $4,000 in bills OF $50 and
$50 denomination to a tree located
in desolate spote in the San
Pedro hills.
Detectives who were staked out
at the rendezvous placed the money
as directed but the writer of the
asserted notes failed to appear.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
RODRIGUEZ GETS
APPOINTMENT TO
MEXICAN CABINET
Former Lower California
Governor Given High
Position In Government
BY JOHN X. NORRIS
Unied Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 2l.-Mex-
leo has new cabinet today, formed
after the resignation yesterday OF
the finance minister and foreign
secretary.
Manuel Tellez, former ambassa-
dor to Washington and secretary
of the interior until the latest gov
ernment reorganization, replaced
Genaro Estrada as foreign secre-
tary. Estrada was named ambassa-
dor to Spain, replacing Alberto
PAM, who was recalled TO serve as
secretary OF the treasury. PAM
served as secretary of treasury sew
eral years ago.
Luis Monies De Oca. retiring Sec
retary of treasury and one of the
outstanding political figures of
Mexico, left by train for New York
Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales, DOM
inant figure in Mexican politics
who returned to the cabinet several
weeks ago as secretary Of war, re-
tanned that post in the new gov
ernment. 1t was indicated Gales
would continue in his familiar role
as Mexico's strong man."
Other members or the new cab
met are:
Interior secretary - Gen. Guam
Jose Rios, chief of the presidential
staff.
Secretary of war-General Gales.
Secretary of agriculture-Francis-
co Elias, uncle of General Gales.
Secretary of communication
Gen. Miguel Acosta, former COM
mander of the Mexico City military
area.
Secretary Of industry, commerce
and labor-General Abelardo Rod
riguez, former under secretary of
war.
Secretary of Observation-Disclosures
BasSolS, who held the same post in
the former cabinet.
Chief of the federal district gov
ernment-Vincent Estrada Cagpgal,
former governor of the state Of
MoreloS.
General Abelardo Rodriguez, new
secretary of industry, commerce
and labor, was for many years gov
ernor of the Northern District of
Baja California, with headquarters
at Mexicali, and is we'll known in
Imperial Valley on both sides of the
international line.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
HONOLULU.
HAS new.
OUTBREAK.
Woman And Companion
Assaulted And Robbed
BY Highwayman.
POPULACE ALARMED
Escaped Convict Widely
Hunted AS PerpetratOr
OF Latest Outrage.

HONOLULU, Jan 81. Public
alarm over an outbreak of rioting
and terrorism was aroused again
today when n young woman was at
tackled and her escort waylaid and
robbed.
The attack. latest of q long series
OF violent crimes which have
thrown the Paradise Of the Pa
cific" into a turmoil, spurred a
search for Daniel Lyman, %. mur-
der convict who escaped New Years
Eve from Oahu prison.
Both victims, Mrs. Taxa Okazaki,
%. mother OF two children. and
Takeo Horamoto, "a. her escort. as
sertedly identified Lyman as their
assailant from police photograph.
They were attacked while seated
in Horamoto's machine near John
l2ogerS airport, seven miles from
the business section of Honolulu.
The scene was near a well travelled
highway leading to Pearl harbor
navy base. where four persons ac-
cused Of the honor Staying" OF a
young Hawaiian are awaiting &C
tion by the territorial grand jury
Horamoto and Mrs. Okazaki, who
were hySterical when found by po-
lice, said their attention was at
tracted by a report like an auto
mobile explosion. Starting to IN
Vestigate Horamoto was struck on
the head by the holdup man, drag
ged from the car and robbed.
fan
10 drive TO q nearby railroad track,
where he tied Horamoto TO the
rails and advanced toward Mrs.
Oka2aki
Meanwhile, Horamoto freed HIM
self and ran to the nearby airport
for aid The attacker asked the
woman where she lived and then
drove to within block of her
home, located in a thinly populated
district. He put her out Of the car
and drove away
The woman was taken to a hos
pital.
Police Immediately organized a
search of the district
Lyman escaped with Louis Kali
kapu, another Oahu inmate, who
entered an American woman s
house in Honolulu and robbed and
attacked her He was recaptured
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
but Lyman remained at large.
The attack today was the latest
in a long series which have aroused
the island and caused widespread
alarm. Four persons are under ar
rest in the kidnapping and Staying
of Joe Kahahawai a youthful Ha-
waiian, aud the grand jury was
convened today to vote OH murder
indictments against them.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
YOUNG SLAYER
DOOMED TO DIE
AT SING SING

OSSINING, N. Y, Jan. 81. U.P)-
Francis CTwo Gum Crowley, a
sneering Dragging youth - avowed
cop hater' and rcputed founding
son of a New York policeman will
90 to his death in Sing Sings elec-
trio chair tonight for numbering a
policeman.
The 21-year-old boy, whose brief
crime career was marked by ruth
less gunplay, will follow by a few
weeks that of his pal, Rudolph
Duringer. who wept as he prepared
to die and who heard Crowley's
jaunty farewell, III be seein' you
soon"
The same bravado which permit
ted Crowley to eat a last supper"
with Duringer, and with one other
doomed convict since that night,
has remained with him. He will
share a meal with a third convict
scheduled to follow him in the
chair tonight
When Helen Walsh, sweetheart
Of the young gangster who was
barricaded with Crowley and Dur
niger while hundred police
stormed their New Yorw flat,
sought permission to tell him
goodby, he was scornful.
She has sold the story to some
paper She put me where I am
1 don't want to see her. he said.
A former sweetheart betrayed his
hiding plact.
But Crowley does want to see his
mother, who took him as a door
step baby and reared him, as he
said, "the best she knew how"
She tried to save Crowley with
"a story that he was mot right"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
GERMANY OFFERS
RAILROAD BONDS
TO SQUARE DEBT
Proposition Under Con-
sideratiOn BY France
And Great Britain.
BY HARRY FLORY
ted Press Staff COrresnOndent


LONDON, Jan. 2l.-A new Ger
man reparationS scheme calling for
payment in railroad bonds instead
OF cash was reported here today
coincident with poStponement of
the Lausanne debts and reparatiors
conference.
The Daily Express said Germany
had suggested elimination of Young
plan reparations payments and the
fixing of figure payable in the
form of German railway bonds.
The. Daily Express said the
British cabinet had Systematically
considered the plan and forwarded
it to France, with alternative sug-
gestive for a years poStponement
of the scheduled international
debts and reparations conference
A brief foreign office COM
munique said that because inter
governmental conversations had
not been completed it was impoS-
Sible that the Lausanne conference
begin on Monday, as had been
scheduled, but it was hoped that
an agreement on procedure would
be reached within few days.
1t was learned that Germany
had informed the British ambaSsa-
dor in Berlin of her rejection OF
the proposal for years extension
of the Hoover moratorium, insist
ing on a settlement before the
present international debts holi-
day ends.
The Daily Express, explaining
the reported new German repara-
tionS scheme said the German
railway bonds involved would be
redeemable over a period of years.
The committee which investigated
Germany's capacity to pay found
that under normal economic condi-
tionS the German railways were
able to make payments demanded
of them easily, and that the Reich
railways were in better condition
than the other railways of Europe.
The Express understood that
Britain had forwarded the sug-
gestion to France and that the
government also had suggested two
alternatives regarding the Lau-
same conference:
First, that the conference be
limited to two or three days dur
ing which time it would be agreed
to postpone international action
for one year;
Second, that an agreement for
postponement be made without the
formality of holding the confer
ence.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
JAPANESE
THREA
SHANGHAI
Naval Vessels May Fire
On City If Chinese Do
Not Make Amends.
SITUATION NSE
Emperor DissOlves Diet
Pending New Elections
On February 20.
BY ii. X. EKINS
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
SHANGHAI, Jan. 81. - The jap
anese fleet is ready to go into ac-
ton If the Chinese fail to make
amends for attacks on Japanese
persons and property in Shanghai.
Rear Admiral Koichi Shiosawa,
commander of the Japanese naval
forces in Chinese waters, an
nounced today.
My fleet is ready to act drastic
ally to protect japanese rights and
interests in the event the Chinese
municipal council, the bureau OF
public safety and the mayor OF
Greater Shanghai fail to comply
with the Japanese consul generals
demands for satisfactory reply
and execution of reparations In
connection with the recent dis
turbances." he said.
The tension IN Shanghai, stirred
by recent fatal demonstrations and
the burning of two Chinese factor
les as a japanese reprisal, increased
today. Police took the utmost pre-
cautions and endeavored to main-
tain close contact with foreign mil
itary commanders, fearing further
reprisals by both japanese and
Chinese.
-Four japanese warships lay off
the bund and more were enroute.
TOXIC, Jan. 81. U.P5-The Japa-
nese diet was dissolved today soon
after the government had ordered
cruiser. an aircraft carrier and
four deStroyerS to proceed to
Shanghai. Some warShips at
Saesbo were ordered to prepare
for action.
At the same time official figures
were issued listing japanese casual
ties in Manchuria since September
as follows:
Killed. l73 men and 81 officers:
total, 29e. Wounded, 564 men and
SO officers: total, 602.
The political development was
not unexpected. Apparently she
five-weeks-old government of Pre-
mier Inukai decided it better to
hold an election, which was or
dered for February 20, than to at
tempt to exist with parliamentary
minority.
The diet was dissolved by i'm
perial order of Emperor Hirohito.
The chief accomplishment of the
Inukai regime was one OF its first
acts, suspension of the gold
standard.
Developments at Shanghai
aroused as much interest as the
political situation. Japanese dem
onStrators there attacked Chinese
and demanded that more warshipS
be sent to the city. The govern
ment's readiness in meeting their
demands was expected to east the
situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
WOMAN WRITER SEEKS DIVORCE
WHEN HUSBAND FOUND ALIVE

serted her in 1909 soon after the
marriage. Mrs. Robson claimed he
enlisted in the army at that time.
She claimed a second desertion in
1910, six weeks after a son was
born.
The complaint charged Robson
had gotten news TO her in the east
that he had been killed in an Alas
kan accident, and also that she
had learned he had either secured
or attempted to secure a divorce
from her in another county, with
out her knowledge.
Her husbands mother aided in
The deceit that Robson was killed
in Alaska in 1911. Mrs Robson al
legged, She said she had reared
their son, Ralph, at her own ex-
pense all these years.
In 1929 Mrs. Robson said she
learned of the alleged deception
when she read Of his mothers
death, and that the will had be-
queathed him about Sl50,000 with a
statement that Robson was living
in Los Angeles.
Last year, Mrs. Robson charged,
her husband and relatives through
4 conspiracy had her arrested and
attempted to have her found in
sane She stated she had been ar
rested on an insanity complaint
ana held for 10 days.
Mrs. Robson asked the courts
award her a separate maintenance
allowance of $500 a year for all
the years since Robson left.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
Railroads Give
Report To Labor

CHICAGO, Jan. 81. U.H-Repre-
sentatives of the nations railroads
laid their cards on the table to-
day at their wage conference with
railway labor leaders.
In what was regarded as the
railroads last word Of the con-
troversy, Daniel Willard. president
of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road and chairman of the commit
tee of nine railway presidents, read
a l200-word statement answering
labor's demand for more figures y
Willard listed reduction in the
last two years of So per cent in
net operating income; so per cent
In purchases OF rolling stock and
equipment; 33 per cent in total
earnings: 40 per cent in total op-
Grating expenses and 81 per cent
in payrollS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
Hawks Sets Mark
On Way To Coast

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. U.P) -
Capt. Frank Hawks, holder oi
many air records, rested with his
family here today preparatory TO
leaving for San Francisco tomor-
row with party of oil company
officials.
In flying here from Kingman,
AriZ., late yesterday, Captain
Hawks made 2l0 miles per hour
over the 278-mile distance. Airmer
believe this to be new record for
the hop.
Captain Hawks said the party
would stay in San Francisco sew
eral days before hopping off to
New York, the starting point OF
the present flight, which was in
the nature of a coast -to-coast sur
vey of Transcontinental and West
ern Air, Inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21

LOS ANGELES. Jan. d. UP
Charging that she had believed the
defendant killed in an Alaskan
landslide almost 20 years ago, Mrs
Helen a. Hamilton Robeson, writer
and singer. today had filed suit
for separate maintenance against
Rodman Robson, wealthy real es-
tate dealer and said to be the
scion Of prominent Boston and New
York families.
The suit alleged that Robson
had been introducing another wom-
an as his wife since 1916, She also
alleged that Robson originally de-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
OUTBURST OF
TEMPER SHOWN
BY MRS. JUDD
Accused Slayer Attacks
Alienist For Interview
With Newspapers.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 81. W.P>-
An outburst of temper by Winnie
Ruth Judd featured this mornings
session of her trial on the charge
that She murdered her former
friend, Agnes Anne lie Roi.
She turned in her chair at
counsel table and bitterly assailed
prosecution allenist who spoke to
her as he passed to the spectators
row.
He was DR.. Joseph Cation, San
Francisco alienist, who examined
Mrs. Judd few days ago and
then told newspapers about certain
OF his observations and also re-
ported some of the things she
told him.
You told me you wouldn't tell
a word of anything I told you" she
said to him nastily. Now I find
you have been talking to the news
papers.
Mrs. Judd continued to call
down the alienist, but he went on
without paying any further atten-
tion to her.
Mrs. Judd'S face worked with
anger for few minutes and then
| she returned to watching the court
room with a disinterested but
nervous air.
! The prosecution produced a half
| dozen witnesses during the MORN
ing In opening its case against the
minister's daughter.
| Some Of them were former
friends of Mrs. Judds and the de-
fense utilized one OF these to in
troduce the insanity motive she
, will use as one of her weapons in
fighting the gallows.
Nurse Is Called
Having established the prelimi-
nary points of its case, the prose
cution plunged directly into its
heavier evidence.
The first called was Richard
Schwartz, deliveryman, who re-
| ported he was called to the
Samuelson-Le Roi apartment to
get trunk on the night of Oc-
tober 10.
The second witness was Miss
Evelyn Mace, who said she visited
the apartment of the victims on
October l6, last, the night the
state says they were killed.
She said she played bridge with
the two girls and had dinner with
them. Mrs. LIE Roi and Miss SAM
uelson were dressed In pajamas
she said.
Miss Mace, an attractive young
nurse, worked at the same clinic
as Mrs. lie Roi.
She said that from p. m. unti,
9:45 there were no other visitors
at the lie Roi-Samuelson apart
ment on the night of October 16.
She was followed by B. w. Jei-
! germeyer, street car conductor
called by the state to place Mrs
Judd at the scene Of the crime
after 9:45, the time Miss Mace left.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
New York Flyer
Lost On Desert

Ell PASO, Texas, Jan. 81 U.PA-
Otto P. Graft. New York business
man aviator, was 20 hours overdue
at the Big Springs, Texas, airport
today, and presumed lost III the
desert east of Ell PaSo.
Graft left here yesterday for Big
Springs on the first leg of flight
to New York, after flying Arthur
Loew. theatre magnate, here to
join Hal Roach, motion picture pro-
ducer, and James Dickson on 4
10000 mile South American flight.
The desert in which he was lost
is Sparsely populated, dotted with
dry salt lakes and high barren
mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
HAWAII IS AROUSED OVER ANOTHER ATTACK
Dangerous Complications May Follow New Chinese Troubl
Bandit Springs
A New Stunt

Los ANGELES, Jan. 21.
tU.p)-SO ratified was Robert
Gaskie when bandit forced
him into an automobile,
drove TO a florists shop,
handed him a gun and told
him TO rob the establishment
that he nearly complied.
Gaskie entered the shop,
discussed the weather with
the proprietor, and walked
out again 10 report there
was no money in the place"
"All right, then, give me
back the gum" the highway
man said. And before I for
get 1t, let's have your bank
roll"
Gaskie gave him SAT, and
today was trying to figure out
why he had not captured the
bandit with his own gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
ROBBERS GROW MEAN

EAST LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2l
U.P>-To make sure Edgar Pilkin-
ton would do no pursuing, bandits
who robbed him of S2.25 last night
ripped the buttons from his coat
and trousers. Holding his clothes
together as best he might, Pilkinton
walked slowly TO the nearest po-
lice station, where he borrowed
safety pins and told his story.