San Bernardino Sun, Volume 66, Number 21, 21 March 1930 — Page 1
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( The tariff may be a dull subject, at least tiresome, but if out of this Congress at Washington should come a tariff law that would increase revenues $600,000,000 a year, end unemployment, furnish new whip and spur to Industry and stir business until the very word depression would be forgotten well, that may be optimistic, but that is the picture that the high tariff advocates are painting. Signs multiply that the result of nearly a year's dreary congressional debates over the tariff'may be the highest tariff and the most universally protective tariff that the United States has known, outside of war times. Its adoption is likely to mark an economic epoch, fine for business, say its advocates; a tremendous burden on consumers, say its opponents. By a margin of one vote, and uVder most dramatic conditions, hides, leather and shoes were again kept on the free list yesterday in the Senate, but a tariff of $1.50 per 1,000 board feet was levied on lum ber, also by a margin of one vote. Oil has thus far been kept on the free list, but another effort to levy a modified tariff of 40 cents per barrel on Imported petroleum is to be made today. The tariff on sugar and cement sticks as yet in the Senate measure, and when It is remembered that the House of Represen tatives favors the high tariff, and '.hat such controverted Items as are kept on the free list in the Senate lose by only one or two or a very few votes, when the final average of opinion between the two houses comes, It must be favorable to the I higher duties. 1 Nothing could so quickly stabilize busiipss, stimulate trade and hasten employment, as the end of uncertainty is to what Congress will do with the ariff, a dull subject, but vitally afecting the economic status of every nhabitant of Uncle Sam's domain, t is probable the Senate will take ts final vote today or tomorrow, ind then will come the "tug of war" letween the two ends of the capitol. ( IRhe London disarmament conI -U foronpa te twn mnnths old tndav -and it will be conceded to have ccomplished practically next to iothjng. Indeed, the observations of raisfed newspapermen "on the spot" ery largely run to the conclusion I hat as to actual reduction of armal ient, it will accomplish nothing at ill, but perhaps continue the "batMeship holiday" during which the reat nations will build no new bateshlps it might be doubted wheth er they would build battleships even 'ere there no agreement, and it hay also agree to "humanizing" the i.se of submarines. President Hooer said in his Armistice day speech hat America is ready to go the Pmlt in reduction, which may be ue, but other powers are not williig to start. Apparently, the rock on htch negotiations will definitely l ilit is the demand on the part of haly for parity with France. Aristide Briand, French foreign minister, left London for Paris ksterday, which is viewed as no faithful symptom in the middle of ie week, and other delegates mostleft the capital, because they are 'red of looking out of the windows I' their hotels. k Coach "Hurry Up" Yost, of the University of Michigan, who !ight to know something about I puth, and is in close contact with ie MlWJtgan football squad all the aie, sends word to the congreaIpnal committee investigating probltion that college youth are not 'inking so much as in pre-prohibi-fm days. However, he adds that t Is unfortunate tnat people ot landing, by example, furnish a (idership to youth in law violaun." Another witness also told the Immittee that the patrons of the otleggers are largely people of k that wage earners are spending he of their money for liquor. Los Angeles again reports all of the constituent elements for a wt class gasoline war. The major npanies are not yet involved, but ne of the independent strings of ling stations yesterday had the ce as low as 13 cents, 15 and cents respectively. The stations hdling the product of the big jnpanies stick to the 19 V4 cent ce, but admit the "bootleg" prices cutting heavily into their trade I that if it continues for another I) days, they must be involved, in f defense. Money to loan may be hard for the borrower to find, yet In the ney market it Is so plentiful that s offered almost for nothing in way of interest. This seems to . . I'll.. V. TJ .. 1. a WOI IQ conuiuuii, iur uie jaim England yesterday again reduced discount rate another of 1 cent, and in Wall street for the t time since 1924, day-to-day call Kg were renewed at the rate of 2 cent, and in the "outside" mar(Continued on Page Two)
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VOL. LXVI. NO. 21. AS VITAL S D Witness Says Too Much Time Is Spent on Enforcement, Not Enough for Instruction ASKS CALLING GOVERNORS American-Born Wealthy Class Charged With Creation of Market for Illicit Sale By CECIL B. DICKSON (Associated Press Writer) WASHINGTON, March 20. The calling by President Hoover of a council of governors and prominent citizens to work out a plan to educate the American people to observance of the dry laws was advocated today in the House judiciary committee prohibition hearings. The first of five witnesses, Daniel C. Roper, a former internal revenue commissioner, said he was convinced the law could be enforced and suggested that the chief executive call Federal and state officials into conference with weta and drys to determine upon a solution of questions revolving around prohibition. Too much time, he said, had been devoted by dry forces and the Government to enforcement of the law and not enough to the education of the people to observance. Woman Accuses Wealthy Glass The American-born wealthy class was charged by Mrs. Martha Bensley Bruere of New York, author and a social worker, with creating a market for illicit liquor. She said low wage earners created no demand for liquor. The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union was placed on record as opposing all of the measures before the committee to repeal the eighteenth amendment by Mrs. Ella A. Boole of Brooklyn, N. Y., its president. She declared that as long as the women retained their right of suffrage the eighteenth amendment would remain in the constitution and that regardless of party affiliations they would continue to be "implacable foes of the liquor traffic." The other two witnesses of the day were James L. Kennedy, of Greensburg Pa., and Oliver W. Stewart of Chicago, president of the flying squadron foundation. Kennedy advocated observance of the prohibition law on the ground that it deserved protection by the citizens as long as it was a law. Half of People To Oppose Bill Stewart said more than half the population of the United States would oppose any measure to repeal or modify the dry laws sent to the House by the judiciary committee. i.ne- committee also received a statement from Mrs. Nellie Burger of Springfield, Mo., president of the (Continued on Page Two)
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Capone's Home Raided and Tyo of Brothers Arrested
(By United Press) MIAMI, Pla., March 20. Two brothers of Al (Scarface) Capone were arrested late today when 30 deputies and patrolmen swooped down upon the Capone residence on Starr island in an attempt to determine whether the Chicago gang leader had succeeded in reaching his home. John and Albert Capone, James Vincent, L. J. Brennan and Louis Cowen were arrested on charges of vagrancy and held for investigation. The raid upon the white-walled estate revealed eight sacks of liquor, three of which had been broken. After arresting all persons found within or entering the residence, city and county officials posted guards around the house and grounds. An official statement declared AI Capone was not within the neighborhood so far as the officers could ascertain.
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Savant Slips Memory Cog ThougliHost (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, March 20. Prof. Alfred A. Michelson, distinguished University of Chicago scientist, gave a luncheon today for Dr. Lee De Forest, radio tube inventor, and forgot to attend it. It was a gathering of famous scientists at the Quadrangle club, assembled at the invitation of Professor Michelson to honor Dr. De Forest. The distinguished guests waited and waited. The soup got cold. Finally Dean Henry Gordon Gale of the University of Chicago physics department stepped in as substitute host and the luncheon went on. ICER SHOT Suspected Bootlegger Kills Ohio Policeman When Stopped for Questioning After Chase (By Associated Press) MIDDLETOWN, Ohio, March 20. One of two suspected bootleggers whose automobile was halted by officers today shot and killed Patrolman Daniel Sandlin, 28 years old. Sandlin, according to Patrolman Roy Crout, 23 years old, suspected two men of bootlegging when they entered a house where liquor was believed to be sold and called Crout to help watch the place. The two men were permitted to get in their machine when they came out of the house, and Sandlin and Crout followed in pursuit. In a few blocks the suspects' car was forced to the curb and Sandlin leaped out to question them. One of the men opened fire and Sandlin was killed, Crout said. The slayer and his companion escaped. 4 130 Chinese Burned to Death When Movie Theater Destroyed (Py Associated Press MUKDEN, Manchuria, Match 20. One hundred and thirty Chinese men, women and children were burned to death at Kirin yesterday when fire destroyed a motion picture theater. Twenty others were injured. The theater was of wood and ws only two months old, having opened in January to show American films. Defective wiring was believed the cause of the disaster. Rengo news agency dispatches to Tokyo yesterday said 76 persons were killed, 16 were missing and scores Injured in the blaze. BREAD PRICE DROPS LONDON, March 20. The price of bread will be reduced a halfpenny to eightpence for a fourpound loaf, as a result of lower prices for flour, caused by condi tions in the wheat market. The change, it was said today, becomes effective Monday. The raid was made on a warrant sworn out on affidavit by two dep uty sheriffs that they saw liquor in the house when they entered it two weeks ago to seek Roy Nugent, al leged bond jumper. The increased activity in Miami's attempt to prevent Capone from entering the city, for a period of recreation after spending nearly a year In a Philadelphia jail, was agitated by apparently well-founded reports from Jacksonville that Ca pone had entered the city at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday. Those reports indicated Alphonse Capone with a 16-year-old boy and a stout Italian woman in a bluish racKard eight sedan bearing a Quebec, Canada, license, had stopped at Malabar, six miles south of Melbourne, Fla., at 1:30 p. m., and continued to Miami by a circuitous route which completely evaded deputies guarding highways to the city.
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6c a copy 85c a month Five of Defendants Released on Bonds While Alleged Fixer Of Juries Still Held BERMAN IS 'COOPERATING' Officials Indicate One of Two Involved by Inquiry Might Turn State's Evidence (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, March 20. Six persons, three of the defendants, and two of the jurors in the Julian Petroleum corporation fraud trial fiasco, and a private detective, al leged jury fixer, were indicted to day by the grand jury for bribery and bribery conspiracy. Those indicted were: S. C. Lewis, president of the oil company at the time a $100,000,000 stock over-issue caused its collapse in May, 1927, charged with bribery. Jacob Berman, Julian corporation stock transfer clerk, charged with bribery conspiracy. Louis Berman, an employe of the Julian firm, who was a defendant with Lewis, his brother, Jacob Berman, and seven others in the fraud trial during the spring of 1928, charged with bribery conspiracy. Louis Krause, private detective, whom Jacob Berman declared bribed two jurors for him, charged with bribery conspiracy. John B. Groves, one of the jurors who acquitted the 10 Julian fraud case defendants, charged with bribery conspiracy. Frank C. Grider, another of the jurors, charged with bribery. Lewis, the Berman brothers, Groves and Grider were released under $5,000 bond each. Krause was unable to post his bail, which was set at $25,000. The six will appear before Superior Judge Wal ton J. Wood at 10 a. m., tomorrow for arraignment. Lewis Indicted a Weaver Testifies Lewis was indicted after J. H. Weaver, his alleged agent, had testi fied before the grand jury that he bought the votes of three women jurors. Weaver was not indicted, but was given a heavy guard. lie will testify against Lewis. Mrs. Caroline Love, one of the women named by Weaver, who admitted she had agreed to accept $10,000 for her vote for acquittal of Lewi3, still is held in technical custody. Her case will be considered by the grand jury tomorrow. Jacob Berman, who has been a principal in every criminal trial and investigation growing out of the stock over-issue, and they total more than half a dozen, testified before the grand jury. District Attorney Buron Fitts, who presented the case to the inquisitorial body, said "Berman cooperated 100 per cent." Fitts began his investigation of the alleged jury bribing rings yesterday. He ordered the arrest of several persons, who were not indicted. Three persons, he said may be involved in the case later. Krause was described by Fitts as "the arch jury fixer of all time in this country." The prosecutor de(Continued on Page Two) - Independents Start Another Gas Price War With Majors (By United Press) LOS ANGELES, March 20. A price-cutting war between independent retail dealers of gasoline in Southern California was definitely under way with reductions ranging from two to six cents per gallon under the 19-ccnt price maintained by major companies. Independent dealers displayed price signs ranging from 1316 to 17 cents. Major companies did not reduce their price from 19 cents during the J -i-..v. smaller companie to come and saic pared for compet
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LABOR QOVERNMENT SAVED AS LIBERALS WITHHOLD BALLOTS
By KEITH JONES (United Press. Correspondent) LONDON, March 20. The shadow of the naval conference saved the Laborite government from defeat tonight for the second time within 48 hours. Fear of compromising the cabinet while the conference was in progress impelled the liberals to abstain from voting on a series of conservative amendments to the coal bill, and the government rejected all but two minor amendments.
Two disturbances marked the ses-v sion of commons. A man In the strangers' gallery dropped several leaflets on the heads of the members and shouted, "Down with the Labor government; down with British imperialism!" he was ejected. Woman Ejected After Shouting Soon afterwards a woman in the same gallery threw additional leaflets and shouted, "Release Indian prisoners." She, too, was ejected. The most important amendment to the coal bill was offered first. It was defeated, 274 to 229. The liberal abstentions followed a statement by David Lloyd George, leader of the party, who said: "We do not feel we ought to take the responsibility of defeating the government or even of putting them in a humiliating position while that great (naval) conference is hanging between life and death." As a result of the vote tonight the life of the government headed by Premier J. Ramsay MacDonald seemed fairly safe as long as the conference was scheduled to last, but it was generally believed its existence would be precarious as soon as the naval delegates disbanded. The vote occurred while the house Sierra County's Only Lawyer Appointed to Bench by Young (By Associated Press) SACRAMENTO, March 20. Appointment of Henry B. Neville, Downieville, as superior judge of Sierra county succeeding Judge Edward W. Engs who was appointed to the Alameda county bench .last Monday, was announced by Gov. C. C. Young today. Neville is the only practicing attorney In Sierra county. Neville is to take his place on the bench after Judge Engs assumes the duties of superior judge. Homer R. Spence of Alameda county who, in turn, succeeds Associate Justice John T. Nourse of Palo Alto in the appellate court. Spence was appointed to fill the vacancy made u.. u a 4nAfi TnaHpa .Tnspnh S.
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Spread of Paving Scandal In Oakland Lands Another
(By Associated Press) OAKLAND, March 20. The arrest in Dallas, Tex., of Floyd E. Van Noy, patent paving representative charged with conspiracy and bribery in an indictment returned last week by the Alameda county grand jury, and continuance until next Tuesday of the arraignment of three others indicted with him, were today'3 developments in the Oakland paving scandal. Immediately upon being notified of Van Noy's arrest. District Attorney Earl Warren made plans to leave for the Texas city with an operative from his office to return Van Noy, whom Warren regards as one of the key figures in the alleged paving "ring." Van Noy, Warren was advised by Dallas authorities, will not fight extradition.
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(By Associated Press) LONDON, March 20. "Obey party decisions or get out," That was the ultimatum given by Arthur Henderson, secretary of state for foreign affairs, at yester day's meeting of the parliamentary Labor party, details of which are just beginning to seep out. It was, all accounts indicate, the stormiest held for a long time. It was called to discuss the action of 22 laborites who on Tuesday night divided the house of commons on a motion of J. Beckett, Labor, Peckham, for the abolition of the air force. The rebels were at the meeting and Mr. Henderson is understood to have done some plain speaking. He said the rebels would want next to have the army abolished, adding that their whole attitude was opposed to the policy of the government, which favored disarmament through international agreement. Mr. Henderson vigorously scored those who tabled the air force abolition motion without notice and caused the government the embarrassment of surprise. O'MALLEY COMES BACK PARIS, March 20. Embarking from Villefranche, for New York today, Frank Ward O'Malley said he was going "from the land of the free to the home of the dazed." The American author, who recently left America "forever" because of prohibition, is going back because he is homesick. Wood, were City Commissioner William H. Parker; his secretary, Ray Lamberson, and John G. Garbutt, former associate of Van Noy in representing the patent paving. The four indictments followed testimony by W. J. Curran, a contractor, who told the grand jury he had given Van Noy $5,060 in royalties for the privilege of using the patent pavement Van Noy and Garbutt were alleged to have controlled. A few days later, Curran said in his testimony, Van Noy told him he had "split the money four ways" at the city hall. That steps would be taken to invalidate street assessment bonds issued for paving in the Columbian park district, was indicated today by Mayor John L. Davie and Commissioner Frank Colbourn, who said
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Republican Leaders Plan to Gel Roll Call Saturday and See Little Chance of Defeat LEATHER TARIFF REJECTED Vote on Hides Tied When Borah Switches His Stand, Giving Noes Necessary Margin By HERBERT LITTLE (United Press Correspondent) WASHINGTON, March 20. A tariff bill carrying; some of the highest duties in American history was virtually completed by the Senate tonight. Republican leaders plan to pass it and there is little chance it will be defeated Saturday. It may be passed tomorrow night, after a few more changes. Settlement of radical differences between the Senate bill and the one passed by the House early in 1929, carrying even higher rates in some instances, is still in the distance. Conference' committees will be named next week after the House formally refused to abide by the Senate's many changes, but there will be much1 pulling and hauling before the expected compromise goes to President Hoover's desk. Senate Defeats Leather Tariff With three last-minute climaxes' turning the tide first one way, hen I the other in the manner of a movie, thriller, the Senate tonight defeat-' ed by a single vote a proposal to' put tariff duties on hides, leather, " Bnoes- was the last important scheduled Senate vote before1 mu 1 comes "P for Passage., The Oddle amendment -fnrt v. fore defeated, won reconsideration uy a single vote. A roll call on it! was ordered at once, the Senators having talked themsplvM r.n vlously. Senator Walsh. Demorr.t i Montana, demanded an explanation! of the amendment, and other lowtariff men used the few minutes to' locate and bring in Senator Thorni-' as, Democrat, Oklahoma, who had, not voted previously today. He came in and voted against the' amendment. Until the end of the roll call of i 70 Senators the race was nip and. tuck, and the vote was tied, 35 to 35. Vice-President Curtis was preparing to vote, as he does only in cases of a tie, when Senator Grundy, Republican, Pennsylvania, who has favored every tariff increase, walked Into the chamber. He voted "aye." Borah Switches, Tariff Defeated Thereupon, just as the vote was about to be announced, Senator Borah arose. He had voted to reconsider, and he had voted for the amendment, which i3 of importance to western cattle risers, as well as packers and shoemakers. "I wish to change my vote from aye to nay," he said, offering no explanation, and the final vote, 36 to 33, was formally announced. "Old Joe (Grundy) fumbled the ball, and Borah picked It up and ran for a touchdown," one Senator commented. Borah has led in thn coalition fight against most of the high rate proposals. The Senate two weeks ago defeated the amendment 37 to 42. Senators who changed their votiM in the meantime, besides Borah, were: Herbert, Rhode Island; Nye, North Dakota, and Schall, Minnesota, all Republicans who supported the amendment today. Twenty-one Democrats and 15 Republicans opposed the amendment today, and eight Democrats and 27, Republicans supported it. The eight Democrats for It were Ashurt, Arizona; Bratton, New Mexico; Broussard, Louisiana; Copeland, New York; Hayden, Arizona; Kendrlck, Wyoming; Plttman, Nevada, and Sheppard, Texas.