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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
DIRECTORS OF
FEDERAL CREDIT
POOL ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK, Oct. 49, UP)-The
newly appointed board of directors
of the National Credit corporation.
President Hoovers $500 100000 Gre
dit pool, will organize next Satur-
day the earliest date on which the
directors can gather.
The meeting will be held at the
Federal Reserve bank.
Mortimer NJ. Buckner, chairman
of the New York Trust company
and head of the organization COM
mittee, announced the names last
night. One director was chosen
from each federal reserve district.
Buckner represents the New York
district.
Articles of incorporation were to
be filed today at Dover, Del, Buck
ner said.
The other IL directors are:
Daniel G.. Wing. chairman of the
First National Bank, Boston.
Livingstone Z. Jones, president of
the First National Bank, Philadel-
phia.
Arthur E. Braun, president of the
Farmers Deposit National bank,
Pittsburgh.
John M. Miller Jr., president of
the First and Merchants National
bank, Richmond, Va.
John K. Ottley, president of the
First National bank, Atlanta, Ca
George M. Reynolds, chairman Of
the executive committee of the
Continental Illinois Bank and Trust
company, Chicago
Walter E. Smith, president of the
First National Bank, st. Louis.
Edward w. Decker, president of
the Northwestern National bank,
Minneapolis.
w. S. McLucas, chairman of the
Commerce Trust company, Kansas
City.
Nathan Adams, president of the
First National bank, Dallas, Texas.
Frank B. Anderson, chairman of
the Bank of California National as
sociation, in San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
SWING COMING
TO VALLEY FOR
WEEKS VISIT

Congressman Phil D. Swing will
make his annual fall visit to I'm
perial Valley next week and will
speak at various functions in val
ley towns, concluding his sojourn
here Saturday morning.
He will be met in Riverside by a
delegation of valley residents Mon
day night and the party sat
tend a breakfast in Indio w
morning. Swing will speal h
swings first appearf1c !
perial Valley will be at
ing of valley Lions
Barbara Worth hotel
clock Tuesday noon.
members from Calipa
and Ell Centro will be. Ereo~I
AS a guest of the Ell o@
Chamber of Commerce, tn
gresham will speak at a din Z.
the Barbara Worth hotel at $50
O'Clock Wednesday night.
At o'clock the same evening,
Congressman Swing will .teak at
a public meeting in Ell Centro city
park.
Calexico Chamber of Commerce
will entertain him at luncheon
Thursday at noon and he will
speak before the Rotary club in
Holtville Friday noon.
The Imperial Valley Associated
Chamber of Commerce changed the
regular meeting night from October
30 to October % in order that Swing
might address members upon that
occasion. He will be the main
speaker of the evening.
He will leave FL Centro for San
Diego Saturday morning and will
depart for Washington d. c., soon
thereafter.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
BRUEN|NC
OUTLINES
POLICIES
German Chancellor Faces
Opponents In Heavily
Guarded Reichstag.
WARNS OPPOSITION
Hitlerites Informed Gov
ernment Is Prepared
For Outbreaks.
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press Staff Correspondent

BERLIN, Oct. l3. U.P) - The
reichstag heavily guarded by police
against disorder, convened today
with the reorganized cabinet OF
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening seek
ing a vote of confidence to continue
the dictatorial government-by de
cree.
The Nationalist opposition, fight
ing to overthrow the government
and have a general election, did not
appear at the start OF the session.
AS soon as the session convened
Ernst Torgler, Communist, de-
manded withdrawal of the police
forces around the reichstag; Will
helm Groener, minister Of defense,
whose police powers were made
much wider in the cabinet reorgan-
ization, sat red-cheeked and un-
moved
Bruening faced the packed gal
leries and read the government
declaration of policy; obviously
aware that the governments fate
might be decided by narrow mar
gin, he spoke earnestly and in a
quiet voice. The new cabinet, he
said, would pursue policy Of world
wide peace and reconciliation in the
same spirit as in recent internation-
al negotiations, especially the Fran
co-German conversations. At home
the cabinet would press for econ
omic reconstruction.
He remarked that the army was
able to cope with all possible emer-
Pencies, an assurance that the gov
ernment was prepared against &
"putsch" BY the EIiJler-Hugenbere
Nationalist forces.
The governments statement o1
policy was devoted mainly to re-
viewing the cabinets past measure,
of economy, (which have bee!
emulated throughout the world.
1t said the crisis in British sterling
confrontS the government and the
reichsbank with new tasks ano
adoption of German prices to the
worlds economic developments Is
even more essential than hitherto
Bruening announced that the
government, with President Won
Hindenburg's concurrence, had de-
cided to establish an economic
general staff empowered to evolve
an economic program of which the
cornerstone is the maintenance OF
the currencys stability and added
that enforcement of plan fol
funding short term debts and final
clarification Of the reparations
question is of decisive Importance.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
KEYES GREETED
BY FRIENDS ON
ARRIVAL HOME

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10. U.P)-
Nineteen months of prison life be-
hind him, Asa Keyes, former dis
trict attorney of Los Angeles, re-
| turned here today to begin life
anew.
Some five hundred friends were
on hand to greet the veteran prose-
cutor when he left his train at
Glendale for his first visit to South
ern California since the high courts
upheld the charge that he betrayed
his trust in public office.
Keyes obviously was impressed by
/ the welcome he received. He ex-
pressed his happiness to be out Of
San Quentin prison and he pre-
dicted success Tor himself and "the
long uphill fight before me-"
Many city and county officials.
who knew Keyes during the &c years
he served as a deputy and as dis
trict attorney, were in the crowd at
the station.
After exchanging remarks with
them he left at once to go to his
home IN Beverly Hills, where his
wife and two daughters awaited
him. He was driven by his SON
in-law, F. D. Mcguire.
AS Keyes has accepted job SELL
ing a popular make Of automobile,
he was pleased as he stepped from
the train in Glendale to sell his
first car.
II want to be your first custom
err" said John A. Conrad of Los
Angeles, rushing to the train as
Keyes stepped to the platform.
Thanks" said Keyes with a
smile.
Harry Webber, New York vaude-
vile agent, also came forward with
a stage offer Keyes made no re-
ply but later Weber told newspa-
permen that he believed the former
prosecutor was interested"
Glad To Be Out
AS though they could think OF no
other question, scores of Keyes
Continued on page g
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
INVENTOR USES COMPRESSED
AIR TO OPERATE AUTOMOBILE E

Los ANGELES, Oct. 13. U.P
Roy J. Meyers, inventor, drove
about Los Angeles today in an
automobile propelled by air in
stead of gasoline.
After six years of research
work, Meyers proved TO a skep-
tical group of engineers that his
scheme was practical by driving
his automobile more than 100
miles on one tankful of com
pressed air.
A six-cylinder radiai type en-
gine mounted in the place of the
usual gasoline motor, connected
with a tank containing 500
pounds of air, furnished the
motive power.
The air goes through the mo-
tor, forcing pistons up and down
in the same manner as a gaso-
line engine. Much of the air
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Shipping Lines
Get Extension

WASHINGTON, Oct l3 UP
The shipping board today granted
the Chapman-Dollar-Daws ship
ping interests 10 additional days in
which to conclude arrangements for
purchase Of the United States lines,
The board originally set Oct. Is
rs the time limit for acceptance or
rejection of the boards terms Of
sale
Board officials said they under
stood negotiations between the DOL
lar interest and the Roosevelt-In
ternational Mercantile Marine COM
pany. rival bidders for the United
States lines, were proceeding sat-
isfactorily. 1t is believed that, in
view of the time extension. the con-
ferenceS on the disposal of the
United States lines which have been
proceeding in San Francisco will be
transferred to New York, where a
final decision will be reached.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
IOWA'S CATTLE
WAR SPREADING
TO NEW AREAS

NEW LONpoN, iowa, Oct. l3.
(u.3G-IoWa's cattle testing war has
spread to new county and state
troops again stood guard today
while veterinarians worked to the
accompaniment of boos and cat
calls.
About 500 enraged farmers broke
into the New London Jail yesterday
and released Ronald Hart, a young
man who had been arrested for
heckling veterinarians who were
carrying out state orders to test all
cattle for tuberculosis.
The farmers, many of whom were
said to be from neighboring Cedar
county, stormed the Jail, twisted
bars, battered doors and carried
Hart off by force of numbers.
Soldiers were rushed here immed-
lately and set up machine guns in
the village square. Children and
farmers booed There was no
further physical resistance, however.
and the soldiers dispersed the
crowd.
While Hart remained at large
after his escape, two others were
arrested to take his place. They
were Michael HennesSey and Henry
Connor, both of whom were taken
to Mt. Pleasant and placed in Jail
for showing disrespect for the SOL
diers.
The Iowa COW testing has been
going on intermittently for many
weeks. Soldiers were called out to
enforce the new testing law after
Cedar county farmers drove yeteri-
narians off Cedar county farm.
The farmers claim the tests re-
quired by the state are harmful to
the cattle.
During the excitement here yes
terday before the troops arrived.
Town Marshall Earl brewer tried
single-handed to prevent the farm
ers from breaking into the Jail. The
invaders kidnapped him, carried him
into the country, and released him
unharmed.
"Tf I'd shot at that mob I would
been dead in five minutes" +"
brewer as he recounted the
ION the Jail.
lie testing activities were con-
. tods'l, hospital treatment was
Corr Il Edward Robinson of
'halltoWn, Iowa, who was shot
.eciuentally as an anti-climax to
the scenes of wild disorder during
the day in which none was injured
Guardsmen were removing their
side-arms at the conclusion of their
duties yesterday when pistol acci-
dentally was discharged. The bull
let struck Robinson in the abdomen
but he was expected to recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Long Distance
Singer Located

LOS ANGELES, Oct. l3. U.H -
Once Evelyn Hagara suffered from
short breath. Now she can hold
one note for three minutes.
And holding high &C" for three
whole minutes is about two minutes.
25 seconds longer than the average
opera singer can hold 1t, she con-
fessed with a smile. Bel Canto"
breathing is the reason.
Miss Niagara won't reveal how she
does it, but 1t took her seven years
to master the trick. She said mus
cular control is another name for
Bel Canto" The art, she added
was known $50 years ago, but was
lost because of its simplicity.
The singer, whose home is in
Portland. Ore, has another achieve
ment. She can reach the "F" above
high &C."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Clark Case To
Be Ended SOOr

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13. up
Testimony was expected to ce COM
pleted late today in the second
trial of David H. Clark, charged
with the murder Of Herbert Spen-
GER, with the possibility that the
jury would have the case before
the end of the week.
Only one witness remained to be
called after discrimination OF
Clark is completed today, but w
I. Gilbert and Leonard Wilson, de-
fense attorneys, refused to reveal
his identity.
1T is new evidence, and we con-
slider it of the utmost Importance, y
Gilbert declared. THE witness has
not been called previously.
While the state is expected to
offer considerable rebuttal testi-
mony. the fact that Superior Judge
Harry Falk favors the limitation
of final argument to bare essen
tials is expected to enable the jury
to take the case late Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
LEAGUE
STUDIES
STATUS
Peace Between China And
Japan Is Hope OF Unite
Powers.
CHINA is UNMOVED
Refuses Japanese Demand
For Direct Discussion
Between Nations.

Developments in the Sino-Japa-
nese conflict today in Manchuria
included:
Foreign military attaches at Peip-
ing learned Chinese troop move
ments began northward from Yang
tie river, presumably anticipating
possible conflict with Japan.
Japan stood firm on non inter
vent!on, believing the league council
would recognize her peaceful in
tentions.' Japanese warships were
ready to proceed to China.
Washington officials pledged, CO.
operation with League of Nations
TO prevent war.
League council met at Geneva,
with Aristide BRAND presiding, but
without American Consul-General
Prentiss Gilbert present as observer,
which Japan was understood to op-
pose.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Little Change In
Edison Condition

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Oct. 13.
U.P)-Thomas a. Edison's strong
heart, backed by his great vitality,
kept the great inventor alive today.
although he is unable to recognize
anyone.
Edison is sinking into q coma
which presages the end Of his 81
years of life. He refuses to take
fluids, which would help check the
uremic poisoning which slowly is
bringing about his death. Since
Sunday morning he has eaten only
a few spoonfuls of steWed pears.
The cool weather OF the last few
days has benefited Edison, and he
has been able I'd sit up for several
hours every day, although he was
unaware OF the fact, DR.. Hubert s.
Howe, Edison's physician, said yes
terday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
RichfieId Oil
Probe Resumed

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13. (U.P-
After a Columbus day adjournment
the Los Angeles county grand jury
today returned to its investigation
into the affairs of the Rich field
Oil company which was plac in
the hands of a receiver recently
when a s54,2l9.09l defit + was re-
vealed Il
The grand jury, basing t,e invest
igation on report by former COR
poration Commissioner Raymond
Haight, will seek to learn if there
were any criminal acts by officers
or directors of Richfield.
Fifteen witnesses were called for
today's jury session. 1t was said
that a number of former executives
of the company and several audit
ors who have been going over the
books were among the witnesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

is recaptured and recOmpressed
by a motor attachment.
To circumvent the cooling of
the air by decomposition the
tank is heated electrically by a
generator, also attached to the
motor. The heating, Myers
pointed out, expands the air
and thus increases the power.
The ear is without gears, be-
ing operated only by the open
ing and closing of a valve. AL
though II was geared down to
a maximum of 35 miles an hour
today, il can develop much
greater speeds, he said.
Meyers hopes to develop an
airplane motor on the same
principles. The safety control
would increase with the use of
gasoline obviated, he pointed
out.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Curtis Addresses
Pan Americans

WASHINGTON, Oct. 49, UP
Vice President Charles Curtis. ad-
dressing the closing session of the
fourth American commercial
conference today, said that the To-
yalty of all peoples to the common
good will rout the existing economic
peril to the world.
such conferences as this" he
said, "are bound to bring our peo-
pie closer together and promote a
spirit of good will and comprehen-
sion"
Delegates today signed a final
"act" containing resolutions ap-
proved here. These resolutions are
of advisory character and intended
to guide governmental policies al
though not legally binding.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Screen Cowboys
Romance FlOps

LOS ANGELES, Oct 13 U.P)-.
Rex Lease, film cowboy who once
blackened Vivian Duncan's eye at
Hollywood party and in turn re-
ceived a black eye from Miss Dun
cans brother, today was divorced
by his actress wife, Eleanor Hunt,
In ending the marriage, which
lasted only a few months. Miss
Hunt testified in superior court that
lease drank too much" and ridi-
culed her study OF philosophy.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Former Officers
Trial Deferred

LOS ANGELES, Oct. l3. U,P)-
Trial of Eddie Nolan, former police
lieutenant, on a charge of Staying
his sweetheart, Mrs. Grace Murphy,
was postponed today until NoYem-
Der 2.
Vincent Hickson, defense attor-
ney, told Superior Judge Marshall
F. McComb that Nolan's former at
torney. Thomas White, had been
appointed to a superior judgeship
and that more time was needed to
prepare the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

TOXIC, Oct. 13. W.P)-Japan
sought direct negotiations with
China today as the League of Ma
tions council convened at Geneva in
an attempt to prevent war.
Baron Kiiiro Shidehara, Japan's
foreign minister. swept aside his di-
plomatic corps in suing for a closer
contact with Marking government
authorities. China already has re-
fused to deal directly with Toxic.
preferring instead to keep the
league between them
Shidehara informed his diplomats
that he had decided" to negotiate
with Marking on fundamentals Of
the Manchurian crisis, now danger
ously near the breaking point. A
settlement of the controversy must
include China's pledge to cease
anti-Japancse activities with its own
country, especially anti-Japanese
teachings in school books, Shideha-
IA said
Japan also will insist upon recog-
milton of her treaty rights, the min
ster added. He referred to Japan's
long leaseholds on the harbor OF
Dairen and vast network of rail-
roads in the areas extending from
It.
Local matters. such as difficulties
arising from fighting between Japa-
nese and Chinese troops. will be
settled with local Manchurian auth
critics, according to Shidehara.
AT the same time General Jiro
Minami, minister of war, instructed
General HOMO, commanding Japa-
neSe forces in Manchurie, to "avoid
every appearance of aggravation.
Reply Delivered
The Chinese reply to Japan's note
Of October 8, in which the funda-
mentals were outlined by Toxic,
was delivered to the foreign office
CONTINUED on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
@kMlnLdL-,s

BEVERLY HILLS, Oct. IL.
(SpeciaD-If I had suggested
such a nut" thing I doubt if
even my own papers would have
run it, but somebody in official
life done it on the level. Sug-
gested that England pay us her
debts in battleships, that they
had more tnah we have. Now,
can you see England bringing
over a couple of big dread
naughtS to us and turning the
sailors loose on the "dole"2
Why not let Italy pay in spa
ghetti and France in perfume
and berets?
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Boy OF II Ends
Life With Shot

OAKLAND, Cal, Oct. l3. 0.p)--.
PlaymateS of 11-year John F.
Mcleod, Jr., model schoolboy," to-
day told how he had bought candy
and ice cream and then killed him
self with birthday gift rifle.
Johns playmates and his grief
stricken parents were unable to ex-
plain his act. After the death
party he wrote a farewell message
on. his school report card-which
bore excellent marks-and sent q
bullet through his head. ..
Police believed the boy had plan
ned suicide for more than a month.
He traded the rifle his father had
given him to q friend and then
traded back last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Racketeer Is
Held On Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. l3. W.R)-
Joe Bernstein Of New York, who
allegedly participated in the halt
million dollar poker game that pre-
ceded the Staying of Arnold Roth
stein, was under arrest today as
yagrant.
Bernstein was one of the first 10
fall into the hands of a newly or
gani2ed police racketeer squad.
organized 20 combat a migration OF
undesirahles coming TO California
for the winter.
Police said they had no evidence
Bernstein broke any laws here. Ho
formerly was a partner OF "Nlgger
Nate" Raymond. the big winner IN
the Rothsteia pcker game.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
AKRON ON TEST

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. l3. UP)-
Eight 56O-horsepower engines were
driving the U. S. S. Akron through
northern Ohio skies early today in
the giant airship's first speed test
Naval officials said the flight would
last until late afternoon. The sky
liner has q calculated maximum
speed of 80 miles an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

APPROVED
BY BOARD
Washington To Be Told
That Tentative Draft
Is Satisfactory.
BEAL MOVE FAILS
Resolution For Amend
ing Contract Fails To
Obtain Second.

BY a vote Of three to one, the
district board this afternoon
adopted resolution to be for
warded to the department of the
interior, stating that the tenta-
tive Aii-American canal con-
tract, recently submitted to
the district, is essentially ac-
ceptable to the district.
Directors Rose, Aten and
Blair voted in favor of the
resolution with Beal opposing.
President Brockman was absent.
The action followed an IN
successful attempt by Beal to
introduce a resolution calling
for seven amendments to the
contract. His motion failed
for want OF u second.
The acceptance resolution fol-
lows:
Whereas, the board of direc-
tors OF Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict have carefully examined
the draft of the 8il-American
canal contract prepared in
Washington during September
last, and are fully advised as to
all of its terms.
Now, therefore. be it resolved
that it is the sense of the board
of directors of the district that
said contract is sufficient to ac-
complish the desired ends and
is satisfactory to the board, and
Be it further resolved that
the secretary of the interior be
requested to approve the same
at the earliest practical time.
With President c. w. Rrockma
back in the chair-"still littl
weak the board Of directors dis
puted question ranging from pay
roll reductions to drainage polcil
and turned down whole series {
resolutions and motionS offered
w. F. Beal. who seemed
take renewed courage in the fat
that Brockman is back on the 10
again.
Beal started the mornings feStiV
tiles off with bang by laying fou
payroll reduction resolutions en- tn
board table. The schedule OF sue
gested reductions ranged from ]
per cent up to % per cent.
Arguments flared up in the wax
of the reading of The Beal pre-
posals and after the excitement he
subsidized the roll call showed tbs
each of the reduction scheme
failed by a vote of three to tw,
6eal and Brockinan tossed the
fortunes in the same hat through
out the voting, while Directors v
o. Blair, Ira Aten and Mark Ros
a solid ma jority from
A few moments later Aten dis
cussed the proposition of q less al
bitrary and drastic wage adjust
ment to be worked out between no'
and the END of the year.
Rose argued that the only resul
to be expected from such a wag
upheaval as that offered by Bee
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
GOVERNMENT RESTS

FEDERAL BUILDING, CHICA-
GO, Oct. 13. U.P The United
States government rested its income
tax fraud case against Alphonse
Capone at 2:20 p. m. today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
PARK IMPROVEMENTS
URGED BY CITIZENS
Takoma Association Members to
Seek Funds for Work on
Two Projects.

improvement of park areas in Ia.
koma Park by the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission were
urged last night at meeting of the
Takoma Park Citizens Association in
the Takoma Park Branch of the WASH
ington Public Library.
DR.. Llewllyn Jordan, in referring to
the proposed widening and extension of
Piney Branch road from Butternut to
the underpaSs at Fern street, informed
the members that there were two tri-
angular park areas, owned by the Dis
trict and which should be improved at
the same time. The association voted
to seek to secure funds for improve
ment of the parks at Piney Branch
road and Cedar street and also Piney
Branch road and Blair road.
President Herbert Walton Rutledge
appointed S. e. Blassingham, William
M. Greene and Mrs. William A. Hooker
delegates to the District of Columbia
Public School Association and Burt w.
Andrews, alternate.
The association adopted a resolution
indorsing the George Washington BIZ
centennial Celebration, and a commit
tee of seven will be appointed to CO.
operate with the committee on the
celebration, both in the District and in
Maryland.
DR.. william A. Hooker will place a
wreath on behalf of the association on
the grave of Benjamin F. Gilbert,
founder of Takoma Park, Eext Sunday
at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Announcement was made of the
death of F. E. Ferguson, a member of
the association, and resolutions Of re-
Eret will be sent to the family.