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Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
Burglary Charge
Against Marine
Who Took Child

SAN DIEGO, April 16. (U.P) -
Melvin Rice, %, former United
States marine, suspected of kid
naping" his 2-year-old child from
its crib here last night, was charged
with burglary in warrant issued
by the district attorney today.
The district attorney explained
he could not charge Rice with kid
naping his own child. The burg
larry complaint was based on the
contention of the child's grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Dryer,
that Rice took some of their prop
erty at the time he took the baby
from their home.
Police learned that Rice came
here from Long Beach, Thursday,
and enroute told two companions
of plans to take the child.
One of the men told the officers
today that Rice had planned to
take the baby to Yuma if he
could get it.
The child had been cared for
at the home of his grandparents
following the separation of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Rice.
Mrs. Rice, recovering from a
major operation in a local hospital,
was not told of the baby's disap-
pearance.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
FORMER HUSBAND
SHOOTS WOMAN
AND COMPANION

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16. QU.P)
A comely divorce and a young
wrestler were reported in a critical
condition from bullet wounds to-
day while police sought her re-
jected husband as the alleged
assailant.
The husband, Walter Fehlert,
was accused of the shooting in a
statement to police by Mrs. Cert
rude v. Fehlert, %, and Alvin
Schurner, 80, the athlete. She was
shot five times in the body and
the man twice.
Mrs. Fehlert and Schurner was
bidding each other goodnight at
her home last night when Fehlert
entered she said. Immediately he
began shooting, and stopped only
when Schurner struck him, it was
claimed.
Fehlert turned on the wrestler
and Shot him in the chest,
Schurner said. Then Fehlert fled
down the stairs and escaped
through an alley.
Mrs. Fehlert said her husband
threatened to come back shoot
ing" after they were divorced two
weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
MAN WANTED In
MANY SWINDLES
HELD ON COAST

LOS ANGELES, April 16. U.P)-
An asserted confidence man" OF
international notoriety, William
Mushnic, 54, was held in the coun-
ty Jail here today on an indictment
accusing him of application in a
$32 900 stock Swindle.
Two foreign countries, in addi-
ton to many states, have asked
that Mushnic be held for them, the
sheriff's office announced.
Ten days ago, Mushnic, claiming
to be a civil engineer, was brought
here from San Luis to face the
fraud charge. Officers said they
learned today that he was wanted
in England for alleged ffJud, and
in Belgium for allegedly jumping
an appeal bond.
Mushnic was sentenced to two
years Imprisonment and to pay a
81 900 franc fine in Belgium for as
sertedly passing 500 pound ficti-
tious check, cablegrams to the
sheriffs office said.
Mushnic is at liberty under
$4,000 bond from Oklahoma City,
where he is awaiting trial on
charges of use of the mails to de-
fraud, in connection with a G. G..
Julian oil promotion, authorities
said.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Kelley, who
arrested Mushnic, also declared he
was wanted in Fort Wayne, Tex,
in connection with an $4,000 fraud;
in Oakland, Calf, in connection
with a $64OO swindle, and in Santa
Rosa, Calf, for questioning on an
attempted $4,000 fraud.
He is scheduled to appear in Des
Moines, Ia, federal court for sem
tence in another action on April
&c. it was said.
Mushnic is being held here in de-
fault of $4,000 bond.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
REVEALS
GUN WAS
MASSES
DarrOw States Young Ma
Wy Officer Owned Gun
Used In Staying.
INSANITY CLAIMED
Attorneys Indulge In Row
Over Evidence Intro
duced At Trial.

COURTROOM, HONOLULU. T
H., April 16. WP)-Clarence Dar-
row, chief of defense counsel, to-
day named Lieut.. Thomas H. Mas
sic as the person who held the
gun when zee Kahahawai, Hawai-
ian who allegedely participated in
an attack on Massie's wife, Thalia
ForteScue Massie. was killed.
The revelation came at. resump-
ton of the trial of Massie, his
mother-in-law Mrs. Grace Hubbard
ForteScue, and A. o. Jones and
E. j. Lord, navy enlisted men, on
charges of abducting and Staying
the native.
A bitter verbal fight between
DarroW and Prosecutor John Kel-
ley over admissability of Massie's
testimony, preceded the revelation.
Massie, on the witness stand
Thursday, related in graphic de-
tail the mistreatment of his wife
which assertedly led to the killing
Of KahahaWai.
Kelley objected, asserting he
would oppose the testimony unless
Darrow offered insanity as the de-
Tense of the defendant who fired
the fatal shot.
There was no court session yes
terday because Darrow was ill and
Trial Judge Charles D. Davis di-
rected opposing counsel, in the in
m &c in, l,,t
on admissability of the evidence.
This was done in closed confer
ence this morning before the trial
was resumed.
At the conclusion Of the confer
ence Darrow Immediately called
MasSie to the witness stand
I'm going to offer an insanity
defense and I'm perfectly ys.Inng
to name the one who held the
gun" he said.
AS Massie mounted the witness
stand Darrow said:
"Massie held the gum"
I'm not saying Massie deliber-
ately fired the fatal shot," Dar-
row said, "but we will show that he
held the gun.
He added that he also would
show Massie was insane when Ka-
hahaWai was slain.
Kelley then demanded to know
what type" of insanity Massie
was suffering from"
mo one on earth can name it,"
Darrow said. Most psychiatrists
disagree"
Kelley then demanded to know
whether Massie is now sane.
Darrow objected and was sus-
tanned
I'VE will prove the defendant
was insane and that's all we'll say"
DarroW asserted.
That's not enough" Kelley fair
ly shouted
cts all we're required to give
under the statute" the shaggy
Darrow answered
The court upheld him.
During the fiery exchange, Mas
sic sat, white Tipped, but firmly
erect, in the witness chair.
In front of him and not far dis
tant we're the other defendants.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
AWAIT VERDICT
FROM JURY In
INSURANCE CASE
Expect Decision Will Re-
guire Time I'm View
Of Bulky Evidence.

Attorneys and defendants were
resting today from the nervous
strain of the five -Weeks-long Lewis
Hart insurance trial, while the
Jury debated behind locked doors
the % counts of a grand jury in
dictment charging six Los Angeles
business men with grand theft in
selling Associated Insurance I'm
derWriters, Inc, stock in Imperial
Valley under the asserted repre-
sentation it was stock in the Asso-
ciated Life Insurance company.
Taking the case yesterday after
noon, the jury early this afternoon
had given little indication of
reaching a verdict. That arguments
in the jury room center about the
sales talks used by defendants in
this county was indicated this
morning when the jury asked to
have Lewis Hart's lecture read to
them as he gave it from the wit
ness stand.
Defendants were called into court
and the court reporter was pre-
pared to read the testimony when
the jurors announced they had de-
cided it would be unnecessary.
Hart, on the witness stand, test
flied this was the same lecture he
delivered at various meetings here
during the summer of 1880, which
lectures were followed by calls upop
prospective stock purchasers.
A lengthy siege in the jury room
was forecast by observers, who
pointed out the number of counts
to be considered by the jury, and
the variety of points to be eXamin-
ed and discussed.
Defendants in this case are free
on bond, and this morning came
and went about the court house,
anxious to hear the latest develop
ment from the jury room.
The defendants are Lewis Hart,
Simon Newman, Bernard Phillips,
Louis R. Rogasner, Percy Pickerell
and Arthur Goldberg. Fourteen
defendants we're named in the
grand jury indictment, and IL were
present when the case came to
trial five weeks ago. Dismissals
at various times have pruned the
number down to its present total.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
Republican Aids
Garner Campaign

LOS ANGELES, April 16. W.Rl-
Randall Phillips, wealthy Los An
geles real estate operator and a
Republican, has donated a huge
sign, costing $4,000, to advertise
Speaker John N. Garner, Garner
for president headquarters an
nounced today.
The sign, 16 feet high and 200
feet long, has been placed on
Mount Washington, overlooking
San Fernando Valley and Glendale.
1t flashes two messages, vote For
Garner" and Primaries May g."
Phillips is said to be a friend Of
Lloyd McAtee, secretary treasurer
of the Los Angeles Garner head
quarters. Phillips was quoted as
saying he had given the sign "for
the good of the cause.'
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
Julian Protests
Police Scrutiny

SAN FRANCISCO. April 16. U.I
&C. c. Julian, Los Angeles and
Oklahoma oil promoter, was told
today he might expect .'police
scrutiny" when he protested that
detectives were molesting him.
Julian, his secretary, Mrs. Juan
ita Campbell, and Edward Rollins
of Los Angeles, were arrested on
vagrancy charges last week in COM
pany with frankie Foster, asserted
Chicago gangster.
The charges against all four were
dismissed but Foster was sent to
Los Angeles on another complaint.
Julian visited Police Chief Quinn
and said he considered the dis
misSal a vindication, adding detec-
tives still were making inquiries at
his apartment.
"As long as you associate with
characters like Foster you can ex-
pect closest police scrutiny" Quinn
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
STREAM OF GOLD
DIVERTED FROM
RICHFIELD OIL
Witnesses Testify To Ex-
trayagance By Former
Officers OF Company.

LOS ANGELES, April 1f. U.Pg-
Large, unitemized expense accounts
were one method by which a
stream of gold assertedly was di-
verted from the Golfers of the
Richfield Oil company to C. M
Fuller, former president of the
wrecked concern, it was alleged in
testimony on record today in the
trial of Fuller and two other for
mer company officers on grand
theft and conspiracy charges.
George P. Lyon, former comp
troller of the company, closed his
second full day on the witness
stand in the midst of testimony
that Fuller had not accounted for
expenses ranging from $4,000 to
$4,000 a month during 1923, 1929
and 1890.
AS the trial begins its second
week, Monday, he was to continue
as a witness, identifying other ex-
pense accounts submitted by J. A..
Talbot and r. w. Mckee. on trial
with Fuller.
While Fuller was drawing a
salary of $4,000 a year in 1923,
and $4,000 year in 1929 and 1890,
the expense accounts were credited
to him every month, Lyons tes-
titled.
Il first spoke to Mr.. Fuller re-
garding his expenses in 1928"
Lyons said. 81 asked him for an
ltemized accounting, but he told
me he was too busy to make one
up. never again requested an ac-
counting, but from time to time
he informed me that S25O0 or
$4,000 was enough to cover the
amount. We charged it off at this
rate every month. 1t was charged
to Fullers account"
Identifies Checks
Lyons previously had identified
checks drawn to Fuller, Talbot and
Mckee to the total of S761 1866. SO
on the Richfield account.
Talbot received the largest
amount, a sum of 1921, ,4S8 "a;
Fuller 1921, ,5421O, and Mckee
SGT, 7,Oo9,55.
Talbot spent S135,988 on the
palatial yacht Carissima; Fuller
S75O0 as part payment on a note.
and Mckee $500 for liquor, S1385
toward a mortgage on his house.
$500 for an automobile and $500
for taxes, the state alleged. Radios,
bail bonds for friend and promo
ton of other corporations also were
paid for with company funds. it
was charged
A resolution of the board of di-
rectors approving expenditure of
funds in the stock market will be
the chief defense of the trio
against felony charges involving
use of money for such purposes,
defense attorneys announced.
The resolution declared that "all
acts performed by the directors and
officers of the corporation in con-
nection with the recent break in
the stock market be and hereby
are ratified, confirmed and ap-
proved"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
JUDGE TO SERVE
JAIL TERM FOR
AIDING DAUGHTER

RALEIGH, N. c., April 16 (U.P)-
A veteran North Carolina juriSt
and his 27-year-old daughter must
serve prison sentences because the
daughter embezzled funds to spec
ulate in stocks to finance her ro-
nance, and her father cancelled
records to shield her.
Judge w. A. Deyin today issued
a new ruling that Judge John H.
Harwood of the North Carolina
superior court committed a felony
when he altered court records to
hide his daughters embezzlements,
and must serve his one-year SEN
tence in the state prison here,
where his daughter, Lola, also was
sentenced.
Previously, Judge Devin had
ruled Judge Harwood's offense was
a misdemeanor and he would serve
his term in the Wake county Jail
and working on the roads.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
Six Perish In
Tenement Blaze

NEW YORK, April 16. W.PN -
Six persons were killed in myS-
terious fire in Bronx tenement
today and after a preliminary in
vestigation police ordered printer
held on a technical charge of
homicide.
The six dead included fouf
members of one family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Dobromil and their
twin sons, Jacob and Joseph. The
other two to Succumb were Edith
Weinstein, 7, and Philip Wein-
stein, 10, children of a former
boxer, Benjamin Weinstein, who
used the ring name of young
Abe" Attell. Weinstein led his wife,
one daughter and a son to safety
but another son and daughter re-
manned behind.
Police discovered a large amount
Of paints, benzine and other in
flammable materials in a locker
under the stairway and arrested
Benjamin Seigel, who admitted
ownership.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
M<& Re74A<,
q isaa. NaNausht synxlasss. -
SCANDAL ROCKS
OF
KREUCER COMPANY

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 16.
tU.Pl - Three directors of the
Kreuger & Toll Co., with world
wide interests, were under arrest
today charged with helping the
late War Kreuger, Swedish match
king, to falsify books of the COM
pany, thereby fraudulently mis-
leading stockholders.
Acting on a Kreuger & Toll re-
port and also on the report of spe-
cial auditors, police arrested Carl
Lange, Sven Holdt and Victor
Holm to climax developments
which have followed the suicide Of
Kreuger.
Lange was understood to be a
private inspector for Kreuger's
concerns, including banking inter-
ests at Paris and Amsterdam;
Huldt was a director of Kreuger
bank, and Holm represented
Kreuger subsidiaries.
The report said balances and
profit and loss accounts of Kreuger
& Toll, Swedish match corporation,
and International Match corpora
ton had been falsified to picture
the companies as much stronger
than they actually were.
Previously, the Stockholm news
papers had demanded police inter-
vention as a result of charges that
Kreuger had been involved in the
printing of millions of dollars
worth of forged italian bonds.
The bonds, said to total $20,0O0,-
900 or more. were reported found
among the possessions of the
Kreuger & Toll company.
So far as known, the bonds were
not used anywhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
Revolt Reported
In Mexican State

MEXICO CITY, April 16. U,R)-
Revolutionary activity was re-
ported in the state of Vera Cruz
today in dispatches to the news
paper Universal.
Universal said "rebels" appeared
in three different parts of the
state within the past "a hours and
were believed responsible for an
attack on a passenger train be-
tween Orizaba and Vera Cruz.
Raids were reported on the offices
of municipal authorities at Paso
oel Macho, near where the pas
senger train was halted. Two Off
cials of the town were reported
killed
Universal said federal troops
had been ordered to suppress the
movement.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
Chinese Advise
Friends How To
Get Over Border

That the China -via-United States
trek of Chinese now living in Mex
leo has by no means ended was
made certainty yesterday after
noon when UnderSheriff Rodney
Clarke took the pains to secure a
translation of letter written by
one Chinese, now in the county
Jail, to another living in Mexicali
An immigration border patrol in
terpreter, versed in Chinese SYM
bols, translated the letter.
The gist of the missive was to be
found in minute directions from
the Chinese in Jail to the Chinese
in MeXicali as to just how the
Chinese in Mexicali could find his
way to the jail.
Where to cross the border, what
roads to follow, and just where the
immigration officers were to be
found-all were contained in the
letter. Not satisfied with such di-
rections, the prisoner informed his
fellow countryman what articles to
bring across the border with him,
instructing him to leave razors,
knives, scissors and other such i'm
plements in Mexico, since the pris-
oners are not allowed to keep them
in the Jail.
Officers expressed the belief such
instructions have issued from the
county Jail before, in letters writ
ten in Chinese and which have not
been interpreted.
The desire of the Orientals to be
arrested arises from wish for free
transportation TO China, received
when the prisoners are deported.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
MYSTERY FLARE
NOT SIGNAL IN
LENDBERCH CASE
Bright Light AT Flyers
Home Not Connected
With kidnapping.
BY BATES RANEY
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Un1ted Press star Correspondent
HOPEWELL, N. j., April 16.-
A magnesium flare lighted early to-
day at the home of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh atop Sourland mountain,
Illuminated the countryside for
miles, and led observers to believe
it was a signal having significant
bearing on efforts to return the
flyers kidnapped son.
State police at Trenton said how
ever, that a trooper stationed at
the Lindbergh home had found the
flare yesterday. The trooper de-
cided to test it, SO shortly after
midnight he took it into the yard
and lighted.
The flare" Col. H. Norman
Schwartzkopf said, was an old
magnesium light which it was
thought would not burn any more.
1t burned, however, but there is no
significance"
The lighted flare climaxed a
night Of more than usual activity
at the Lindbergh home. Several
visitors were admitted.
Among the late arrivals was a
small coupe carrying two men. The
license plates on the car were cov-
cred with cloths. One of the oc-
cupantS resembled DR.. John F. Con-
don, 'Jafsie' negotiator.
A girl who identified herself as
Greta Gray, %, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, a friend of the colonel's
mother was permitted to enter i'm
mediately. Her visit was said to
have no connection with the kid
naping search.
Earlier Samuel Krashow and
Martin Bernstein, operatives of the
Central Detective Bureau, OF
Brooklyn, drove up to the estate.
They said they had no appoint
ment with Lindbergh, but when
asked about their connections with
the case Bernstein remarked cryp-
tically:
"Our activities are of such del
icate nature that to discuss them
might cause serious injury or death
of the child"
New York police kept up their
efforts to trace one of the $40 bank
notes which was in the $50,00O ran
som money paid by Condor to the
supposed kidnapers in fake deal
on April 2.
In Norfolk, the three negotiators
maintained their optimism. Rear
Admiral Guy H. Burrage and John
Hughes Curtis, who returned from
a four day trip early yesterday, re-
ported they were continuing their
efforts to restore the baby. The
Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock, the other
negotiator, gave new assurances OF
the infants safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
RECALL THREAT
MADE AGAINST
THREE JUDGES

LOS ANGELES, April Is. U.R) -
Three superior court judges whose
designations were demanded in a
report of the Los Angeles Bar as
sociations judicial committee IN
vestigating the American Mortgage
company receivership case, will be
given two or three weeks" to re-
linuuish their positions before re-
call movement is begun, Lawrence
L. Larrabee, vice-preSident OF the
association, declared today.
The judges are Walter Guerin,
John L. Fleming and DALEY 5.
Stafford, accused of having accept
ed gifts or favors from state re-
ceivers for properties Of the Amer
lean Mortgage company, former
$18, 100000 concern.
IF these JUDGES don't voluntarily
resign within two or three weeks, a
committee will be appointed to
handle a recall movement against
them in the November elections, =
Larrabee said. He spoke in the alb
sence of Robert P. Jennings, presi-
dent OF the association, who is III.
The three jurists still reserved
comment on the Scathing denuncia-
ton of their conduct contained i'll
the AZ pages of the judicial COM
mittee'S report.
Possibility that the three face a
illegal vacation" was seen in the
statement of presiding Judge Harry
R. Archibald that although he must
continue to assign cases to them,
litigants by protest may have their
cases assigned to another court.
The county grand jury continued
its investigation OF the case yester.
day, hearing several witnesses.
A. j. ShoWalter, one of the oustcd
receivers. was before the jury most
of the day. Other witnesses were
laundry employees and contractor,
believed TO have been called in con-
nection with charges that ShoWalter
and Charles F.. Allison, the other
deposed receiver, had profited by
rebates and commissions.
The jury will convene again
Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
Walker Backing
Beer Parade

NEW YORK April 16. U.D -
Plans for a "beer-for-ta day May
IA, as a nationwide demonstration
have been announced by Mayor
James j. Walker. He hopes con-
gress may be influenced to pass a
bill at this session legalizing the
manufacture and sale of beer and
imposing a beer sales tax.
The mayor estimated the addi-
tional tax revenue at approximately
$500 100000 and said he believed 1t
would revive industry, giving work
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
Bombs Found At
Bootleg Plant

LOS ANGELES, April 16. U.P)t-
Police today began a rigid investi-
cation of the presence of five
bombs at what was believed to
have been the central re-distilling
plant of a hair tonic alcohol ring.
One of the two men arrested by
police at the plant was said to
have confessed ownership of the
handmade bombs but refused to
say for what purpose he was keep
ing them.
Raiding officers found approx
mately 5000 gallons of LIQUOR In
various stages of conversion at the
plant. The two men arrested were
Tom Dragna and Pat Vista.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Revival service, 1880, Naza-
rene church.
VALLEY theatre, "Spirit of
the West"
Fox Imperial theatre, "The
Gay Caballero."
TOMORROW
Sunday services, churches.
"yalley theatre, Murder at
Dawn"
Fox Imperial theatre, "It's
Tough to Be Famous"
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon, 1890,
Barbara Worth.
Chapter AV, P.E.O., l, 615
SandalwOod.
History section, 2:30, Dan
Scott ranch, MelOIand.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
MAY END SYMPHONIES

LOS ANGELES, April 16. W.p)--
Worldwide symphonies Under the
Stars" at the Hollywood Bowl may
be discontinued unless Los Angeles
citizens raise an additional $25,00O
to meet a possible deficit. A state
ment issued today asserted. Add.
tional guarantors are required be-
cause of a possible deficit feared
under present economic conditions
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
Scientist Dies
OF Heart Attack

PASADENA, April IS. UPy-Dr.
Donald r. Dickey. 45, research
associate in vertebrate zoology at
the California Institute of Tech
nology, died at his home here yes
terday from a heart attack.
The zoologlst came here from
New York in 1926 and had been
i'll for about two years. He was a
native Of Dubuque, Iowa, and noted
as a writer, lecturer and field nat
uralist He was graduate OF Yale
with the class OF 1910.
Doctor Dickey was credited with
owning the largest collection Of
mammals and birds In the world.
He leaves widow, who waa
Florence VanVechten Murphy Of
Charleston, w. Va, and a son.
Donald, IT,, 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-16
Local Man Held
On Old Charge

Edwin Cunningham, 81, Ell Gen.
tro druggist located at the intersec-
ton of the San Diego highway
and Imperial avenue, is in the
county Jail today following his ar
rest late yesterday on a federal
warrant issued in Los Angeles.
According to information avail
able in Ell Centre, the druggist is
held for Montana authorities, who
requested his arrest on an old
charge involving violation of the
national prohibition act. w. S.
Heating, deputy sheriff, arrested
Cunningham at his place of busi-
ness.