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WEATHER TUCSON Maximum temperature yesterday, 84; minimum, 58; humidity, morning, 52 per cent; evening, 29 per cent. fBSQft An Independent NEWSpaper Printing the News Impartially VOL. 90 NO. 292 TEN PAGES TUCSON, ARIZONA, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1931 TEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS Mil 1EVEMS deat Lfl wLSHD FOR Thomas A. Edison, His Moods and the Vigorous Philosophy Which Moulded His Life CAPONE FACING PRISON TERMS IN TAX VERDICT GREATEST INVENTOR SCORNED LIFE WHICH COULD NOT HOLD WORK, ACHIEVEMENT, PROGRESS President May Attend Funeral Services of Genius mK aC feixirJ t-vfTMl VMSJ vf NHiN feS pTOM felffi fw.

I The average person should give six hours to sleep, eight hours to manual labor or 10 to 12 hours to mental work." Further development of the machine age will increase the opportunity of the individual for development, and increase his leisure." The man who is 22 years and intelligent can do any-ning he maxes up his mind 10 do. Many who have passed through college I find amazingly ignorant." Friends of Great Inventor Tell Incidents of His Life Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone Pay Tribute to Man Who Changed Whole World With Amazing Inventions DETROIT, Oct. IS. (P) Deeply moved by the death of Thomas A. Edison, for nearly 40 years his close friend, Henry Ford today paid tribute to the inventor as one who "changed the face of the world in his lifetime," and whose work "will influence all the future." "Great as an inventor, he was greater as a man," he said.

"Mr. May Continue Battles for Two Years, Lawyers Estimate SENTENCE PASSED Gangster Still Free Despite Contempt Sentence Already Passed CHICAGO, Oct. 18. (AP) Al Capone's 12-year career as boss of Chicago gangdom has been marked for the first time by conviction on a penitentiary offense. He faces a maximum sentence of 17 years' imprisonment and fines totalling $50,000 for failure to pav income taxes on profits from liquor, gambling, vice, and other underworld enterprises.

Motions on the verdict will be heard Tuesday by Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson. and Capone may be sentenced at that time. Attorneys said today that long legal arguments are probable over the verdict against the gang chief, returned last night by a federal court jury, on five of 53 counts in two indictments charging him with attempting to cheat the United States government. Three of the counts on which Capnne was convicted charge he evaded taxes for the yeais 1925.

1926. and 1927. A maximum sentence of five years in the federal penitentiary is provided for each eo'trt. The other two counts chats? he failed to file, an Income tax report for the years 1928 and 1929. ind constitute misdeameanors on wr.ich the highest sentence would bt I wo vears in the county jail.

Other Charges rru Darfar ffflne Chie' as charged with tax evasion In 18 and 1929. as well as the three previous years, hut the defense brought out during his trial that jail during most of 1929, and he attempted to settle his lnccmo trvi liability for those years. Capone received the verdict, rea in a tobacco smoke filled courtroor shortly before midnight with a grin. Told that In did nol look as if he felt badly, the replied, "I'm perfectly fine, but my feet hurt In these new shoes, so guess I'll go home." Assistant United States Attorney Jacob I. Grossman, one of the prosecutors, at first objected to the verdict on the grounds that it might be "inconsistent," but after conference with his colleagues announced the verdict acceptable to the government.

"The verdict speaks for itser," District Attorney George E. O. Johnson, who directed three years of investigating which resuHed in Capone's indictment, said. Defense Attorney Albert Fint said he believed the verdict to be 'conflicting," and requested Judge Wilkerson for an arrest of judgment. Judge Wilkerson denied fiat request, and asked If the defense wished to make a motion for a new trial.

"No, I want to make no motion now," said Attorney Fink, "but I wish time to think it over." Judge Wilkerson then announced he will consider a motion for a new trial, and any other motions presented, at a hearing Tuesday at 10 a. m. He Indicated sentence would be passed on Capone at that time. Legal authorities said Capone's) attorneys probably can keep the case in the higher courts for appeal for two years, so even If the verdict is upheld, Capone may not enter prison before 1933. The three felony counts on which Capone was convicted charge he had an income of $257,285 in 1925.

in 1926, and $218,056 in 1927, and attempted to evade and defeat taxes on the Income. No attempt was made to prove the exact amounts, however, the court Instructing the jury to return a guilty verdict if it decided Capone hnd an income of more than $5,000 for each of the years In question. Three Year Fight The verdict marked the end of a three year drive by the government to put the world's most notorious gangpter in prison. Scores of undercover agents were employed to find evidence against him, the Investigation extended from Chicago to Florida, and some of the government's keenest prosecutors aided In the trial. Six days were occupied by the grivcrtiment in telling the trial jury of 12 merchant, farmers, and tradesmen, of Capone's lavish and mysterious life, his expenditure of 3.0on for a two night banquet, on for an automobile, $40,000 for a winter homo in Florida.

$135 for ustom made suits by the half dozen, and $27 for shirts in bi its if he should escape prison 'he income tax charges, Capone 'i! in serious trouble with the courts. Another indictment nj liquoc conspiracy lists offenses. In addition. U' is under a six months contempt sentence for failure to an- liromntlv a siimmnn In an. brfore a grand jury investigate DOCTOR TELLS ABOUT ILLNESS Efforts to Save Life Told by Man Who Attended the American Genius By DR.

HUBERT S. HOWE The Late Thomat A. Editon's Pertonal Phytician (Copyright, 1931, By Ateociated Prett.) NEW YORK, CITY, N. Oct. Thomas A.

Edison realized that his complete recovery was improbable he did not wish to live. He told his family that his work was finished and assured those dear to him that he would rather leave the world than keep the burden and disabilities of age and Illness on his devoted wife and children. He knew that his body was at last showing Infirmities of old age and that if one organ should recover another soon would show signs of weakness and Inefficiency, if he could not work effectively life had no further object; so he grasp ed the situation clearly as he had always done and fearlessly prepared to dif. The immediate cause of death was uremic poisoning. This was the result of nephritis which first became actively manifest at the time of his illness with pneumonia two years ago.

He also had a diabetic condition which had been present to a greater or less extent for 35 or 40 years. For twenty years he had attacks of acute pain In his stomach and other symptoms of gastrlo ulcer. His blood pressure had always remained normal. For a man of 84-years his blood vessels showed remarkably little change, and his heart was exceptionally strong, his pulse was slightly irregular, but this never caused him any Inconvenience. Knew Medicine Mr.

Edison always had a profound knowledge of medicine. He had for many years always read everything pertaining to diabetes and stomach disorders. His Interest In chemistery was not limited to his industrial experiments, but Included an unusual knowledge and understanding of physiological chemistry and of pharmacology. He was familiar with the actions of most drugs and their chemical properties. During his last Illness he was slightly anemic and It seemed advisable for him to take Iron.

He understood that the chloride and certain other salts of Iron were more difficult of assimilation than the double salt, iron ammonium citrate, which had been prescribed. He had thoroughly studied his stomach condition, even to the determination of the kind of gasses formed during digestion. He experimented with different diets to de-termjne the effect of food on his stomach pain. He always ate sparingly, and never seemed to enjoy eating. Diet Of Milk Several years ago he discovered that his gastric pain could be relieved by drinking milk, so he gradually Increased the amount of milk and reduced the other foods until three years ago, when he gave up all other food entirely.

His diet then consisted of a pint of milk every two hours. Ho disliked water and while on (Continued to Page 10, Column 1.) JAPAN RAPS PLANS OF LEAGUE MEETING TOKYO, Oct. 19. (Monday.) (P) The League of Nations council's terms for settlement of the Rino-Japanese dispute over Manchuria, asking that Japan give assurances that evacuation of the controverted areas will he completed within three weeks and that China and Japan begin direct negotiations beforehand, were said by official circles today to be entirely unacceptable to Japan. The council's recommendations, as cabled to Tokyo by Kenklchl Hoshlzawa, Japan's spokesman at Geneva, provide that the negotiations bo held In the presence of neutral observers, in addition to nine other recommendations, "all of which," Tokyo authorities declared, "are quite unacceptable." ELINOR SMITH HURT IN AIR FIELD FALL NEW YORK, Oct.

18. (IP) Elinor Smith, the aviatrix, suffered a sprained back today when in getting out of her plane she fell to the concrete apron in front of the grandstand at Floyd Bennett Field. She slipped and fell backward, striking the left wheel of the landing gear and then falling to the pavement. The injury forced her to abandon her plan to take part in the aerial show for the bene'it of unemployed. FORMAL NOTICE GIVEN Last Farewell Said by Family and Servants As End Nears By FRANK GERVASI WEST ORANGE, N.

Oct. 18. (AP) Thomas A. Edison died peacefully before dawn today at the hilltop estate where he labored to give light, work and recreation to millions. The 84-year-old inventor, who lay deep in a coma at the end, did not wish to live, Dr.

Hubert S. Howe disclosed, when he realized his complete recovery was Improbable. His wife and six children, close In attendance during the last stages of the 11 weeks' sickness, had been told by Mr. Edison that his work was finished. He would rather leave the world, he said, than burden them with the disabilities of age and illness.

In the quiet of the early morning on the Llewellyn Park estate a for mal notice of Mr. Edison's passing was brought to newspaper men by Arthur L. Walsh, vice president of Thomas A. Edison Industries, Inc. Pale and visibly shaken, Mr.

Walsh walked down tree-lined path from the home to press headquarters In the Edison garage to read the bulletin. Bulletin Read "Thomas Alva Edison quietly passed away at 24 minutes after a. October 18, 1931. (Signed) Dr. Hubert S.

Howe." Almost Instantly the message circled the globe by telephone and telegraph systems which were a part of the industries valued at to which Edison contributed major inventions. Mr. Edison's body will He In state tomorrow and Tuesday In the library of his laboratory. The final tribute, however, will be reserved to the family and the most intimate friends. A simple funeral service, strictly private, will be held at Glenmont, the Edison estate, Wednesday.

President Hoover let It be known he would attend the service if affairs of state will permit his absence from Washington. A personal acquaintance of Mr. Edison, once he went with the inventor and the latter's two cronies Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone at the Edison winter home in Fort Myers, Fla. Experiment Left On the benches, on the deslf, on the shelves of the library of the laboratory, where Edlson'a body will lie, are evidences that death Interrupted a last experiment. They are species of plants from which the inventor extracted Juices to determine rubber content.

Here, in the place where Mr. Edison translated his thoughts Into action for mankind's welfare, the public will be admitted each day from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.

His employes and their families will be privileged to pass the bier at 8 a. m. Before the end. the Edison family had maintained a 24-hour vigil at the sick bed. Mrs.

Edison, the inventor's companion for 45 years and the last person he recognized. bore up bravely. "Mrs. Edison has never left the side of her late husband since their return from Florida last June," said Mr. Walsh.

"She contributed everything possible to his comfort and peace of mind as evidenced by his entire dependence on her during his waking moments. "Mrs. Edison has shown extraordinary courage and Christian fortitude through It all, and is calmly submissive to the will of the Almighty." Last Tribute Paid Immediate relatives and the household servants paid a final tribute to the living Edison yesterday afternoon. In silent procession, they filed through the room in which he lay, his breathing scarcely noticeable. Even his four grandchildren the eldest 14 and the youngest only a year old were in the group.

Mrs. Edison remained at her post beside the bed. "Don't speak, please," she said. Mr. Edison's illness followed a sudden collapse August 1, but the cause was said to go back indirectly to an attack of pneumonia he suffered more than two years ago, which permanently weakened his health.

Dr. Howe attributed the August collapse to a curtailment of diet to relieve gastric ulcers. Diabetes, Bright's disease and uremic poisoning complicated his condition. A man can be most useful after the ago of 36, and efficient up to 80 or 90. I never intend to retire.

It isn't healthy." Edison believed that the essential individual life survived the change called death. We often spoke of it together. "He has just gone, I believe, to get new facilities to continue his work. But the sense of personal loss Is very heavy. There was only one Edison." Edison's fame, Ford said, "is independent of the fluctuating judgments of history; it is etched in light and sound on the daily and hourly life of the world.

"He was the chief hero of my boyhood and he became my friend in manhood. That experience must be rare to have one's early hero for one's later friend." Ford told how Edison had given him the first encouragement he had received during his early efforts to develop a gasoline propelled vehicle and added: "He knew the secret of work. His persistence amounted to genius. However much he originally owed to inspiration for his ideas, he developed them through tireless ex periment and downright hard work. Made Life Better His guiding principle was to make life better for human beings.

His honesty was rugged; he had great courage and a lively sense of humor, but so rounded was his character that no trait stood out above the rest. "Mr. Edison was a deeply religious man in the highest sense of that word. He knew so much of the marvel and mystery of the universe that he reverenced it and the purpose behind it. He did some work for which the world Is not yet ready.

In foresight and insight he was a prophet. "Latterly he turned his mind to economic questions because he believed the present system hindered the best in man. "Faith with him was a real evidence of things not seen. Mr. EdiT son himsejf did not grow old.

He was like a young driver In a worn out car. "There was only one Edison." Ford was preparing today to leave for West Orange in time to attend the funeral services there. TRIBUTE WRITTEN BY HARVEY S. FIRESTONE NEW YORK, Oct. 18.

JP) One of the great privileges of my life has been to have had the friendship of Mr. Edison and to have enjoyed close association with him. For the past fifteen or twenty I have had the honor and pleasure of being with him a great dea especially In his hours of recreition during our camping trips. My first close association, or what I should like to call comnati-ionship, came on a trip to the world's fair in San Francisco 1n 1915, when we toured California with Mr. and Mrs.

Edison and Mr. and Mrs. Ford. We paid a visit to Luther Burbank at Santa Rosa, and there Mr. Edison became deeply interested in Mr.

Burbank's genius and mastering and developing plant life. I think it was the miracles he saw Mr. Burbank performing with growing things on that visit whlch inspired him to attempt the development of a native American plant which would produce rubber when grown in the soil of this country. He had always been interested in the countless uses to which rubber could be put and this opportunity to 6ee the world's foremost botanical expert at work In a great research laboratory seemed to give fresh impetus to his wish to (Continued to Page 10, Column 2.) Hard work contributes 90 per cent and talent 10 per cent to success. Three things insure success: ambition, imagination and the will to work." ACQUIT CLARK IN DEATH CASE Jury Says Not Guilty When Plea of Self-Defense Is- Entered LOS ANGELES, Oct.

18. (P) The month-long second trial of David H. Clark, former deputy dis- trlct attorney, for the slaying of Herbert Spencer, magazine publisher, in acquittal at 11 a. m. today (P.

S. nearly twenty-four hours after the jury had retired. Clark, who testified at both trials that on last May 20, while he was a candidate for municipal bench, he shot Spencer and Charles Crawford, wealthy politician, in self defense at th.) height of a political quarrel, received the verdict without a change of expression. His pretty young wife, Nancy, who attended nearly every session of the trial, rushed into his arms with a cry of relief The Jurors said 'hey voted eleven to one for acquittal in three ballots yesterday, one of the men jurors holding out for second degree murder. Resuming deliberations at 9:30 today they took one deciding ballot, and asked the bailiff to summon Judge H.

V. Falk. Clark has never been formally ac cused of the Crawford death, the prosecution announcing before the first trial that it wished to hold a possible charge in reserve until the of the defense was learned. A grand jury Indictment would be necessary to try Clark for killing Crawford. Municipal politics, Crawford's re ligious affiliations and the under world figured largely In the two trials.

Clark, who received 60,000 votes for municipal judge while he was in jail awaiting trial, claimed that Spencer and Crawford offered political support in exchange for aid in placing Chief of Police Roy Steckel in a compromising position. When he refused indignantly, Clark said, Spencer and Crawford threatened him with pistols and he shot both in Crawford's Hollywood offices. Clark's original $100,000 bond was revoked at the start of the first trial last August and he remained a prisoner until the jury disagreed eleven to one for acquittal. He was at liberty during the second trial under $30,000 bond. The absence of weapons which might have belonged to Spencer and (Continued to Page 10, Column 4.) TUCSON MAN LEADS OIL FIRMS' BATTLE WASHINGTON, D.

Oct. 18. (Special to the Arizona Daily Star) With Robert B. Mftrphey ae council for oil companies operating in the Santa Fe Springs region near Los Angeles, a fight is being hi iin here on the validity of the California statute prohibiting the unreasonable waste of natural gas. The oil companies, through their counsel, contend that natural gas is necessarily "wasted" or used in bringing oil to the surface.

MURPHEY FORMER TUCSON MAN Robert B. Murphey is formerly a Tucsonan. He attended the Univer sity of Arizona and is the brother of Walter E. and John W. Murphey.

OFFICERS DETAINED IN JAPANESE PLOTS TOKYO, Oct. 18. W) The Reuters correspondent here reports that ten Junior officers have been detained on suspicion of planning to resort to violent action for the purpose of expressing their indi gnation at the present situation in Manchuria. The Japanese war office, while admitting the arrests, the report says, issued a categorical denial that there was a plot to form a military dictatorship or spring a coup d'etat on the country. PRESIDENT PAYS FINAL RESPECTS Hoover's Statement Carries Highest Praise for Work of Genius ABOARD THE IT.

S. ARKANSAS, Oct. IS. (P) President Hoover eulogized Thomas A. Edison as the greatest Inventor the nation has ever produced and as the benefactor of all humanity when word of Edison's passing was flashed to him today while en route to the Yorktown celebration.

The President let It be known he desired to attend the Inventor's funeral If government affairs will permit. Lacking Information as to when or where services will be held, however, hs withheld definite decision. Of Mr. Edison, the President said: "It is given to few men of any age, nation or calling to become the benefactor of all humanity. That distinction came abundantly to Thomas Alva Edison, whose death in his 85th year has ended a life of courage and outstanding achievement.

"His life search for truth fructifying In more than a thousand Inventions made him the greatest Inventor our nation has produced and revolutionized civilization itself. "He multiplied light and dissolved darkness. He added to the whole wealth of nations. He was great, not only in his scientific creative instinct and insight but did more than any other American to place invention on an organized basis of the utilization of raw materials of pure science and discovery. He was a rare "He has been a precious asset to the whole world.

Every American owes a personal debt to him. It is not only a debt for great benefactions which he has brought to our country by his own genius and effort. "He rose from a newsboy and telegrapher to the position of lead ership amongst men. "His life had been a constant Stimulant to confidence that our Institutions hold open the door of opportunity to those who would enter. He possessed a modesty, 1 kindliness, a staunchness of char acter rare among, men.

"His death leaves thousands bereft of a friend, the nation bereft of one of its notable citizens and the world bereft of one of Its greatest benefactors. "I mourn his passing as a per sonai inena over a quarter of a century. REPUBLICAN SOLON DIES IN PLAINFIELD PLA1NFIELD, N. Oct. IS.

(P) Congressman Ernest R. Acker man, of the Fifth New Jersey dis trict, died early today after a week's illness. He was a Republican and was serving his seventh term in the national House of Representatives. He was 68 years old. He first was elected to represent Crnion and Morris counties in the sixty-sixth Congress, and had been reelected for the succeeding ses sions.

He became ill a week ago while on a campaign tour with David Baird, Republican candidate for governor. He had served In the state senate and was president In 1911. The passage of the first state civil service law was largely due to his efforts, and he introduced and pushed to final passage the employer's liability bill in Jersey. first New ZEPPELIN REPORTS Berlin, Oct. IS.

UP) The Graf Zeppelin reported it had passed the Cape Verde Islands at 9 p. Ber lin time (3 p. E. S. today, on thi dirigible's flight to Pernambuco Brazil, from Friedrichshafen, Ger- Einstein Praises Inventor's Work With Statement BERLIN, Oct.

18. VP) Dr. Albert Einstein, famous German scientist, paid tribute to Thomas A. Edison, who died today, in the following words "In Edison, one of the great technical inventors to whom we owe the possibility of alleviation and embellishment of our outward life, has departed from us. "An inventive spirit has filled hit own life and all our existence with bright life.

Thankfully we accept his legacy, not only as a gift of his genius, but also at a mission placed in our hands. For to the new generation falls the task of finding the way for the right use of the gift given to ut. Only if it tolvet this task will the ntw generation be worthy of its inheritance and become really happier than the former generations." WORLD LEADERS LAUD INVENTOR Comment Shows High Place Held by Wizard of Menlo Park BY THE ASSOCI ATEAD PRESS Glowing words of tribute to the part Thomas A. Edison played in the development of modern life, and expressions of sorrow over his death today were voiced by leaders In all walks of life and in all parts of the world. Among them was President Hoover, who termed Mr.

Edison "One of the greatest men our nation has produced." The President, aboard the U.S.S. Arkansas, en route to Yorktown, radioed the following to Mrs. Edison: "Mr. Edison was as great in his brave fight for life as he was in the achievements which had made the whole world his debtor. I mourn his passing not only as one of the greatest men our nation has produced, but as a personal friend.

On behalf of the nation, I express the profound sympathy of all our people, and Mrs. Hoover and I per-sonallj' extend our deepest sympathy to. you and youis in your Irreparable loss." Other comment follows: Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York He was not merely a great inventor he was a great citizen who was constantly thinking in terms of the good of our country. Bishop William T.

Manning His life was a great example of what can be accomplished by genius combined with indomitable courage and purpose. John C. Merriam, president of Carnegie Institution of Washington Edison was truly one of the great Americans. His contributions to science have been outstanding. Ernest J.

Berggren, former office boy to Mr. Edison in his laboratory His endurance and tenacity for work were marvelous. During the period' of experimental work on his electric lamp at Menlo Park his ability to outlast his assistants was uncanny. His laboratory was his "world" in which he was happiest. Prof.

Michael Pupln of Columbia At the dawn of the electrical age, Edison appeared like a heavensent pioneer. His burning enthusiasm and undaunted courage and perseverance succeeded in creating in 1S82 the incandescent electrical lighting system, which has not experienced an essential change since that time. This vas his greatest achievement and entitled him to immortality. General James G. Harboard, chairman of the board of directors of the Radio Corporation of Amer ica His laboratory, inspired by the practical ideal of Inventions to fill definite needs, was the forerunner to Page 10, Column 6.) MAN SERIOUSLY HURT IN BRAWL Quick Action by Officers Results in Arrest of Suspect In a brawl on West Alameda street, In the river bottom, Larry McCormick, 810 South Ninth avenue was critically injured and was taken to the Southern Methodist hospital Sunday evening about 15 o'clock.

About 25 minutes after the alleged fight Capt. Ben West apprehended Frank Machado, formerly of Tucson, and late of California In a rooming house on West Alameda and charged him with assault with a deadly weapon. With West were Officers Charles Hines ana amer Hyde as they arrested auegea attacker. Juan Estrada who was said ny officers to be an eye witness to the attack, reported that several youths were in the act of accepting a dnnn from McCormick when Machado wandered up. It was said that he took the bottle and after taking a drink struck McCormick alongside of the head with the bottle.

Someone reported the attack to Officer Herron and he investigated and called headquarters for the police car. A few moments later the Injured man was taken to the police station and there transferred to an ambulance of the Parker-Grimshaw company which took him to the Southern Methodist hospital. Reports from the hospital told of a bad injury to the head of McCormick and the possibility of a fracture of the skull. This could not be determined however until X-ray pictures had been taken according to the attending physician. McCormick was uneonscious.

The quick work of the officers in charge of the investigation led to the immediate arrest of Machado. Taking several blind leads as to the address of the alleged attacker the officers at last tracked him to the rooming house on West Alemada near the police station. Hines and Hyde looked out for the rear exits and as Cupt. Ben West entered the front door he found Machado hiding behind a door. Machado was taken to the police station where he was examined and found to have severe cuts upon the fingers of his right hand.

The cuts were well wrapped up in a handkerchief, but not suf- ficipnilv to disguise the flow of blood from the hand. RUTH NICHOLS ENDS FLIGHT AT PHOENIX PHOENIX, Oct. 18. (fP) Ruth Nichols, attempting a nonstop flight from San Antonio, Texas to Los Angeles, was forced down here this afternoon by a leaking gas line. The noted aviatrix flew the 8S5 miles from the Texas city to Phoenix in six hours.

She said a broken fuel valve allowed 90 gallons of gasoline to escape. Low ceiling and bad flying conditions reported at Beaumont, caused her to stay here overnight. Scheduled air passenger service also was cancelled..