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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
GERMAN ARMAME Mt DEMANDS
CAUSE NEW EUROPEAN CRISIS

the next naval conference to de-
mand equality with the United
States and Great Britain.
Equality Demanded
Briefly the land ornaments stu
alton was that Germany, tired of
waiting for the World War allies to
make good on promises to disarm,
given her in the Versailles treaty
which limited her own ornaments
demanded:
l. The powers at once agree
on a specific plan for disarming
themselves down to Germany's
level.
2. Alternatively that Germany be
permitted gradually to increase
her armament up to the allied lev
ell.
All the allies were prepared to
concede at the moment was four
year period of strict control Of
ornaments after which France
and other nations would begin,
If all went well, to reduce arm
amentS.
Sir John Simon, British foreign
minister, moved at once to try to
ameliorate the situation in con-
ferences here with German, French
and Italian diplomatic ENJOYS,
Norman H. Davis, United States
disarmament delegates, began sim
liar conferences at Geneva where
he awaited Mondays steering COM
mittee meeting and the conference
itself a week later.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
ILLNESS FATAL To FOUNDER
Of COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

PARIS, Oct. 7. UP)-Hernand
Behn, president and co-founder of
the International Telephone and
Telegraph company, died today at
ST. Jean de Luz. He had been crit
ically i'll four weeks. He was SO.
Behn and his brother SostheneS
founded the great international
system after a sensational rise in
business that was one of the ro-
mances of the modern business
world
The brothers were born at St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands. Hernand
Behn had been in i'll health for a
long time, and his brother directed
their gigantic business enterprises
in the United States, Mexico, Cuba,
Puerto Rico, Spain, China, and in
other places, including cable, tele-
phone and radio communication
Behn leaves a widow and four
children. His wife was Miss Helen
Rae of Jersey City, N. j.
His interests extended to docks,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
LIFE Terms
IN K|DNAP|N
Heavy Penalties Melted Out
To Bailey And Bates For Urs-
chel Abduction.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct. 2.
U.P)-Life mprisonment-the ex-
IRENE penalty under the new Lind
bergh kidnapping law-was imposed
by Federal Judge Edgar S. Vaught
today on Harvey Bailey, Albert L.
Bates, r. G (Boss) Shannon and
Mrs. Ora Shannon.
They were convicted in the $780,
600 ransom kidnapping of Charles
F. Urschel, oil millionaire, from his
palatial home here.
Armon Shannon, 21-year-old son
of the SEannons, was sentenced to
serve 10 years in prison, but the
sentence was suspended.
Clifford Sicily and Edward Ber-
man, st. Paul, convicted of ham
ding part of the marked ransom
money, were sentenced to serve five
years each for their part in the
sensational crime which spurred the
governments drive against crime.
+, Katherine Kelly, wife of George
machine Gum Kelly, entered a
plea of not guilty, contrary to an
nouncement of Prosecutor Herbert
K. Hyde that she would plead
guilty.
George machine Gum Kelly also
pleaded not guilty to implication
in the kidnapping, despite announce
ment of his attorney that he would
not stand trial.
Both Kelly and his red-haired
wife will go on trial in the same
fortified court room next Monday.
The sentences eliminated the IL
day trial which ended week ago
today. 1t was one of the first ma
jor tests of the new federal statute
enacted to destroy kidnapping rack
eteers after the tragic kidnapping
and murder of Charles A. Lind
berghs infant son.
The trial was kept at fever pitch
by repeated death threats sent
Urschel, prosecutors and govern
ment witnesses by Kelly before his
capture in Memphis.
Attorneys for each of those SEN
fenced today have served notice
convictions would be appealed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
FACE
DRY PROBLEM.
National Repeal Does Not APP
ply To Conflicting Laws OF
Commonwealth.

NEW YORK, Oct. 7. U.P) De-
spite the probable adoption of the
2lst amendment, prohibition will be
maintained in 30 states, a report
on the problem of liquor control
sponsored by John D. Rockefeller
jr. disclosed today.
In IA OF the state, almost one
third of those affected by prohibit
ton repeal resort must be had to
the difficult process of modifying
the state constitution" before liquor
can be sold legally, the report said.
1T (the 21st amendmenD leaves
untouched the laws and collstitu-
tional provisions now existing in the
various states" the unpublished re-
port revealed. Moreover, d num-
Der of federal statutes relating to
liquor which were passed before the
adoption of the 18th amendment
have never been repealed.
The report, prepared by Raymond
B. Fosdick and Albert L. Scott,
makes plain that the liquor prob
lem becomes a state matter as soon
as the national law is repealed.
1.-THE possible future success of
statewide prohibition will depend
entirely upon whether there is
within the state an overwhelming
majority in favor of this type of
control" the report warned.
Even in states where the major
ity of voters have expressed them
selves in favor of prohibition, it
may be desirable ito make conces-
sions to the minority as means
of eliminating an organized boot
Logging traffic." the report con-
tinued.
" A state that retains pro-
Ihibition-if it is wise-will adapt its
statute to what it can reasonably
enforce. Nothing is to be gained
by passing a law which: serves
merely to satisfy the consequences
of those responsible for it."
The danger spot of the situation
lies, according to the survey, i'll
those dry states adjoining wet ones.
Such surviving areas will become
a paradise for bootleggers.
Sees Illicit Traffic
Operating from there (the dry
areas) as a base, the Illicit traffic
should not be allowed to run cheap
inferior liquor into the neighboring
wet states for sale in competition
with the legal, but perhaps higher
priced article"
Since January 1, 1882, five states
have repealed the dry clauses in
their state constitutions. In eiGhI
more, the report said, constitutional
1eferenda are scheduled during 1888
and 1884.
Therefore, sit is true that there
has been a marked trend away from
state prohibition"
In view of the widespread evils
which followed the adoption OF tie
18th amendment, the report con-
cluded that I'VE frankly are not i'm
pressed with the possibilities OF pro-
hibition as method of control, even
in the individual states"
1--WE believe in stringent regIla-
ton of beverages of high alcoholic
content, but we do not believe such
regulation is possible under a strict
form of prohibition.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
LAWSON GETS
GOOD MEALS

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
Oct. Z. U.P) Prisoner No. 54761,
better known as David A. Lamson.
erstwhile Stanford campus leader,
ate better food today than that
served most of his fellow convicts
here.
AS an occupant of "death row."
awaiting hanging Dec. Is for the
murder of his wife Allene, the IRON
nerved LamSon was entitled to the
same food his guards were served.
This food is different and is con-
Sidered better than that served
ether prisoners.
The condemned man was allowed
to take into his cell-No. 22-the
one George (Cocky) Smith of Oak
land left to go to the gallows-a
picture of Mrs. Allene Lamson and
their two-year-old daughter, A1lene
Genevieve. Lamson also had his
wife s wedding ring and $15.70 . in
cash.
Otherwise he was little different
from his companions of the "Big
House, His wavy, dark hair was
clipped in prison style and his
clothing was of the same pattern
the others wore.
Meantime in San Jose it was re-
ported Louis O'Neal, powerful po-
litical leader, will lead the supreme
court fight for reversal of Lam
son IS death sentence. 1t was i'm
posed upon his conviction of the
charge he beat his wife to death
in their Palo Alto home last Me-
mortal Day.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
MAN CAPTURED At TUCUMCAR| .
NOT LONG WANTED UNDERH|LL

the notorious Wilbur Underhill.
leader of the Kansas prison break.
The pair were trapped two miles
east of here last night.
They drove into a Gordon of dep
uties placed by Sheriff Ira Allen,
who had been tipped by telephone
from the chief of police at Amar-
lilo, Texas, that two suspicious
characters were heading toward
Tucumcari.
Forced to stop and confronted
by the levelled guns OF the Of
ficers. the desperate fugitives had
not chance to fight.
Bradys nerve broke. He started|
on run down the road. in the
glare of the headlights of several
cars.
Deputies fired at him. Brady
dropped, his body pierced with
buckshot and rifle bullets. I'D
Clark, who once killed a deputy
sheriff himself in Oklahoma, ac-|
cording to officers. surrendered
without resistance.
In the cache, when 1t was search-|
ed, officers found $500 In curl
rency and silver. Denominations on
the bills and the fact about $500
was in small silver led to the be-
lief the men were those who ycs-|
terday held up Frederick, Okla
bank.
Six weapons, all loaded, and with
an ample supply of ammunition1
also were found.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
FINAL GAME Of SERIES GOES
TEN INNINGS BEFORE GIANTS
TRIUMPH OVER SENATORS 4-3
Cronin's Men Tie Up Score In Sixth Inning
By Landing On Schumacher Only To Lose
Out When OFT Is Allowed Homer.

l (Bluege); by Crowder 4 (Ott 2,
Jackson, Schumacner); by Luque 5
Russell, Myer, Goslin, Bluege,
KuheD; by Russell (Ryan, Schu-
macher, Moore). Bases on balls =
off Schumacher l (Goslin): off
Crowder 2 (Mancuso, Ryan; off
Luque Russell, Schulte). Pitching
record-Crowder three runs seven
hits in five and one-third innings;
Schumacher three runs eight hits
in five and two-thirds innings:
Luque, no runs, two hits, four and
one-third innings; Russell, one run,
four hits in four and two-thirds in
nings. Wild pitch-Crowder and
Schumacher. Winning pitcher =
Luque; losing pitcher = Russell
Double plays-Jackson- Terry; Gro
min to Kuhel. Umpires-Moran (M
at plate, Moriarity (A) at first,
Ffirman (ND at second, Ormsby
(A) at third. Attendance 10000.
Time 1928.
First Inning
Giants: Moore singled to left,
hitting the first ball pitched. Critz
flied to Goslin, Moore holding first.
Terry singled through short, Moore
going to third. OFT famed. Davis
forced Terry, Cronin to Myer. No
runs, two hits, no errors.
Senators: Myer flied out to
Moore. Goslin singled to Ryan.
Manush lined to Jackson, who dou-
bled Goslin off first. No runs, one
hit, no errors.
Second Inning
Giants: Jackson singled sharply
to left. Mancuso walked. Ryan
sacrificed, Crowder to Kuhel, both
runners advancing. Schumacher
singled into short center, Jackson
and Mancuso scoring. Moore flied
to Goslin, who held Schumacher at
first. Critz flied out to Gcslin.
Two runs, two hits, no errors.
Senator's: Cronin flied to OFT.
Schultz grounded out, Critz to Ter
ry. Kuhel flied out to Moore. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
Third Inning
Giants: Terry singled to short
right. OFT famed. Davis popped
to Cronin in short left. Jackson
famed. No runs, one hit, no err
rors.
Senators: Bluege out, Ryan to
Terry. Sewell out, Ryan to Terry,
Crowder also out, Ryan to Terry.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Fourth Inning
Giants: Mancuso fouled out to
Kuhel. Ryan walked. Ryan went
to second on wide pitch to Schu-
nsacher Schumacher famed.
Moore grounded out, Crowded to
Kuhel. No runs, no hits, no errors.
! Senators: Myer out, Mancuso to
Terry. Goslin walked. Manush
forced Goslin, Jackson to Critz.
Cronin lifted high foul to Man.
cuso. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Fifth Inning
Giants: Critz flied to GoSlin.
Terry lined out to Bluege. OFT flied
to Manush. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
! Senator's: Schultz beat out q
roller to Jackson. Kuhel singled to
left, Schultz stopping at second.
Bluege was out attempting to bunt
on the third strike. Sewell lined
out to Moore, the runners holding.
their bags. Schultz went to third,
] Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
Will Continue
Market Probe

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. UP) -
Senate advocates of a thorough ex-
pose of Wall Street practices start
ed a backfire today against plans
to end the stock market investiga-
ton by January l.
Senator Costigan, (DemD Colo
RADIO, issued a statement from the
high seas promising battle Ito
continue to press the investigation
without fear or favor"
Costigan's statement, made pub
lie through his office here, was in
response to a message informing
him that Ferdinand Pecora, inves-
tigation counsel, had accepted nom
ination in New York county for
district attorney and If elected
would take office January l.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07

hotels, banks, coal and similar en-
terprises. Among the brothers ;
companies are the Postal Telegraph
and Gable company and All Ameri-
can Gables, part of the Interna-
tional system.
The Behn brothers descend from
French-Dutch family which
made its fortune in Puerto Rico.
Their ascension to control of the
largest telegraph, telephone and
cable system in the world meant
that they. hardly more than youths
supplanted the Mackays and other
mcguls of communications. Her
nand made his home in Puerto
Rico for the last Is years. The
brothers were financiers in New
York in their youth, then went to
Puerto Rico to become sugar plant
ers. They took over the rundown
Puerto Rican Telephone company
and from that start acquired in
terests around the world.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
NIX R1A<'
OH, nsNaush, Syatisats. Ia
MOTHER KILLS
TWO SONS AND
SHOOTS SELF

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 7. U.P)-Un-
willing to leave her two young sons
behind in the life she had deter
mined to quit, Mrs. Hazel o 'Brien,
33, early today shot and killed
them both in their sleep, then fired
a probably fatal bullet into her
own breast, police reported.
Summoned by neighbors who
were awakened by the triple Shoot
ing, police found Mrs. O'Brien I'M
conscious and Willis, ID, and Will
liam, IA, dead.
At Santa Monica hospital, surg
cons said Mrs. o 'Brien had little
chance to live.
Mrs. O'Brien, who for three years
had been separated from her hus-
band, Willis o Brien, we'll known
film technician, had been despond-
ent for several years over bad
health.
Told of the tragedy, o 'Brien was
stunned with grief and shock. He
said he knew his wife had been
brooding over her health, but had
"never dreamed she would seek
her life.
From a sister, police learned that
Mrs. O'Brien had attempted unsuc-
cessfully a few weeks ago to end
her life with gas.
Police said Mrs. O'Brien went
first to the bedroom of her elder
son, who was blind, and fired two
shots into the body of the sleeping
child. She then went to the sleep
ing porch where the other boy lay,
and shot him twice. She then
turned the revolver to her own
body and fired.
A technical charge of murder
was filed against Mrs o 'Brien, al
though she was believed dying.
O'Brien, to whose technical skill
was credited the filming of "King
Kong was said to be the son of
William H. O'Brien, deputy city
attorney of Oakland.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
DEAD IN
PRISON FRAY

FOLSOM PRISON, Cal, Oct. Z.
U.P-Two Los Angeles convicts
were stabbed to death today when
fight broke out in the prison
yard.
The dead men are Stanley Price,
25, Los Angeles kidnaper, and Juan
Garcia, %, convicted in Los Ange-
les of assault.
Prison authorities were holding
Harry Garcia, San Francisco, for
investigation. He was named by
Juan Garcia before he died as the
man who had done the stabbing.
They are not related.
Warden Court Smith said it was
probable that Harry Garcia was in
volved in the stabbing inasmuch as
he had been involved in fights with
the two other men on previous oc-
casionS.
No weapons had as yet been
found, Warden Smith said.
BY the time prison guards ar
rived at the scene of the fight near
the prison laundry, Price was dead.
Garcia died a few minutes later.
Both had stab wounds under the
heart.
Price was received here from Los
Angeles in 1882. He was under SEN
tence of Is years on kidnapping
charge. Juan Garcia had been
transferred to Folsom from San
Quentin on a 15-year robbery sem
tence.
Harry Garcia was sentenced
from San Francisco on robbery
charge. He originally was sent to
San Quentin prison and then
transferred to Folsom in 1881.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
DEFENDANT IN
CASE RELEASED

A charge of conspiring to violate
the alien land law was dismissed
against John B. Antrobus on mo-
ton of the prosecution yesterday
afternoon shortly before adjourn
ment in the trial was taken for the
day. Elmer Head, district attor-
ney, made the motion to dismiss
the charge against Antrobus, Civ
ing as his reason for SO doing in
sufficiency of evidence to definite
ly link Antrobus to the case.
Hopes of being able to bring A.
l.. E. Sampson and c. E. Ellis, CO.
defendants in this trial to Ell Gen.
tro to testify in the present trial
were frustrated, the district attor-
ney said this morning, when it was
learned that the governor of Ne
vada refused to issue eXtradition
papers for the two women.
With the charges against Antro-
bus dismissed, there are but nine
defendants now on trial before
Judge McPherrin in superior court.
These are Carroll l.. Post, w. j..
Robbins, Frederick Hauseur,
Eugene Kelly, Ray D. johnson, j..
Labh Singh, NICOLA Singh, Rolla
Singh, and Mehar Singh.
Arguments concerning the ad-
INSTABILITY of certain documents
offered for evidence by the prose-
cution took a great part of the af-
ternoon and adjournment was TAX
en- until Monday morning at which
time the argument will be contin-
ued to be followed by ruling in
the matter by the court.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
BY FRIEDRICH Hulk
United Press Staff Correspondent
COpYright. 1893. BY United Press

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1888, BY United Press
LONDON, Oct 7.-Postponement
of the world disarmament confer
ence was considered today while
European statesmen faced a crisis
brought about by a German de-
mand for armament equality with
other powers.
So serious was the situation that
some statesmen specialized on the
possibility of the conference adj
journing in failure with an arma-
ment race and the threat of a
catastrophe war in the back
ground
In view of the new emergency
it was thought Premier Benito
Mussolini of Italy might invite
the Premiers of Great Britain,
France and Germany TO con-
ference in northern Italy. The
British cabinet will meet Monday
to consider its policy.
Nine days remain before the dis
armament conference is scheduled
to reconvene at Geneva. The steer
ing committee meets Monday.
With so little time for effective
compromise, there was complete
deadlock. today. If anything were
needed to emphasize the somber
picture, there was the naval sit
uation. with building programs
speeded up and Japan waiting for
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
Scouts Camp In
Safety Section

Annual camporee to be held by
the Boy Scouts of Southern Cali
fornia, October 14-15 will take
place in Griffith Park, but not near
the spot where the fatal fire so
recently occurred, is the word re-
ceived today from district head
quarters.
In order that parents may feel
at east about the matter they are
assured that the camp will take
place in a spot far from the dam
ger area. The camp grounds are
cleared of underground and sup
piled with a sprinkling system that
makes fire impossible.
Troops and 81 of this county
are sending boys to the annual
camporee.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
CONTROL Of
COMMODITIES
. LATEST MOVE
Government Organizes Corpora
ton Giving President Unusu-
al Market Powers.
DESIGNED TO AID FARMERS
Will Give Nation Command
Over Production And Regula-
ton Of Prices.
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. U.P)-The
government today began organizing
a corporation to deal in commodi-
ties by methods extending immedi-
ate financial aid to farmers.
Through these dealings, President
Roosevelt could establish prices and
control production of any commod-
ity he chose.
Known as the Commodity Credit
Corporation, the new unit will be
operated in connection with the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton. Its first activity will be to
lend 10 cents pound on cotton to
growers who agree to restrict their
production next year.
President Roosevelt and Chair
man Jesse H. Jones of the r. F.. c..
placed no limit on the possible op-
erations of the new corporation. A
White House statement said it
would have authority "to lend
funds on security commodities.
Jones' statement said it would
have power to "buy, hold, sell, lend
upon, or otherwise deal in such
commodities as may, in the Presi-
dent IS discretion, seem for the best
interest of the recovery program. -
Through the operations of the
new corporation, the government
will be in position to raise the
price of any farm commodity by
offering to loan money on it or to
buy it at the increased price. It
also will be able to control produce
ton by making such government
loans or purchases conditional on
production agreements with farm
ers.
Low Interest Rate
Jones revealed he hoped to ar
range for banks to make direct
loans to producers, under condi-
tons prescribed by the r. F.. c.,
which would discount the notes. In
terest will be four percent to the
farmer.
Initial capitalization of the cor
poration will be 100000, but this
could be expanded by executive or
der from emergency funds if re-
would be required for cotton loans
alone, if producers availed them
selves of their privilege to borrow
The move to loan 10 cents a
pound on cotton amounts to a
guaranteed minimum 10 cent price
for the producer. The government
corporation would have to stand
the loss if the cotton is sold for
less than that Extension of the
plan to other commodities such as
wheat, corn and hogs, was believed
to hinge upon success of the plan
with cotton.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
said no variations in loans would
be made on account of the 1oca-
tiCn of warehouses to which pro-
ducers must deliver the cotton and
that no premiums would be allowed
. on account of variations in grades,
except that the loans would be
eight cents pound on cotton
CHASING low middling or better but
with shorter than Is Inch staple.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07

TUCUMCARI, N. NJ, Oct. 7. U.P
Two of the IL convicts who broke
from the Kansas state prison last
Memorial day were under arrest
here today, one of them probably
fatally wounded by straight
shooting New Mexico sheriff.
In Tucumcari hospital, near
death, but still closely guarded, lay
Robert Chg Boy Brady.
In Jail cell, manacled, was Jim
Clark, Texas and Oklahoma bad
man, known as a killer and bank
bandit, and first thought to be
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
POLICE LECTURE YOUTHS

ITO H. With the MIRA -
Want a Haircut.p This sign hang
ing on the back OF car filled with
San Diego high school boys wal
being carried about town last might
after the football game until stop
ped by police.
Brought to headquarters tn
boys were given good lecture and
allowed to go home, the sign, howl
ever. being kept here,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
Illness Fatal To
Vermont Senator

ISLAND POND, VT, Oct. Z. U.P)
Porter Hinman Dale, United
States senator of Vermont. died
late last night after an illness of
several months.
He was &C years old. Death came
in his home here
Senator Dale was a Republican.
He served in the house from 1915
to 1923. He was elected to the SEN
ate in 1923 for the unexpired term
of the late Senator Dillingham;. He
was reelected in 1926 and again
Nov. 5, 1882, for six years.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
BALL PLAYERS GET PRACTICE

MILWAUKEE,, W.H - News that
classes would not be resumed at
Marquette university until Septem-
Der 81 was welcomed by Frank j..
Murray, football coach. Football
practice started September is and
Murray was able to drill his men
twice daily for almost a week.