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Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
CONGRESS
/. TO SPEED
UP RELIEF
Priority To Be Given All
Measures Planned To
Aid Industry.
EVIDENCE is GIVEN
Reconstruction Finance
Corporation Chief In
strument In Comeback.
BY LYLE &. WILSON
nited Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. U.P)-
Congressional committees and their
drafting clerks are laboring today
with relief bills which will touch
every sector of American life, from
the Wall Street bankers to the
ragged unemployed mechanic or
even the hobo who has no job and
does not want one.
Bills for relief of financial in
stitutions and farmers have been
given a priority which should enable
their enactment shortly after con-
greSs meets again January 4. Rail-
roads, banks, insurance companies
and corporate interests in general
are most vitally concerned with
bill to create a reconstruction fin
ance corporation.
President Hoover sponsored this
legislation, which has been intro
duced in both houses of congress.
In week of hearings the senate
finance committee has heard test
imony from bankers and insurance
company presidents which has con-
vinced it of the necessity for vital
alterations in Mr.. Hoover's meas
ures. The United Press is authori-
tatively informed that the recon-
struction finance corporation act
will be changed in the following
particulars:
l. Instead of issuing debentures
for 1,500, 100000 of its capital re-
sources the corporation will issue
straight government bonds, thus
avoiding the necessity for making
the corporations power discountable
by federal reserve banks.
2. The interstate commerce COM
mission instead of the corporations S
board Of directors will pass upon
loans to railroads.
3. Democratic objections caused
Mr.. Hoover to agree that tn ere
should be four instead of two presi-
dental board members and that
the board should be bipartisan
The objectors complained that un-
der the proposed five-man set-up
Mr.. Hoover would have too great
influence with the board members.
Farm relief is pending in the
form of bill to increase by $780,
000,000 the sum of treasury SUBJ
scriptions to the capital stock of
federal land banks.
Relief for Americas unemployed
is proposed in bills introduced by
Senators Costigan, Dem, Colo, and
LA Toilette, Repn., Wis. They would
appropriate, respectively. 1915 900 900
and s250,000,000 for direct federal
relief-a policy TO which Mr.. Hoover
is firmly opposed. La Toilette also
proposes S500O,00000o bond issue
to promote public works which
would provide jobs for the idle.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
WOMAN KILLED
in CRASH ON
VALLEY ROAD
Mrs. Jean Boland Meets
De a h On Highway
Truckhaven.

Mrs. Jean Boland, 40, of Sill
Museum drive, Los Angeles, was
killed instantly and Ards Jean
Boland and Douglas Nordstrom
were slightly injured yesterday
afternoon when the car driven by
Mrs. Boland left the highway five
miles north of Truckhaven, crash
ing into the side of the Arroyo
Salada bridge and dropping % feet
into the canyon.
The injured people we're taken to
an Indio hospital. They were only
slightly cut, and probably will be
reeased within two days.
The party was driving south from
Los Angeles. According to a report
by Walter M. Walsh, state traffic
officer, and another report in the
sheriff's office, Mrs. Boland ap-
parently was driving at a terrific
rate of speed when she attempted
to make turn just before going
over the bridge.
Before officers could arrive pass
ing motorists shad removed the car
from the survivors, where they
were pinned beneath it, and had
taken them to the hospital.
An eight by eight timber from
the bridge, passing through the
radiator, had crushed Mrs. Boland' S
skull and caused deep and jagged
cuts. Three bridge timbers were
snapped off from the force of the
impact. Sam Karagouzian of El
Centre was the only witness of the
accident, but could not give a clear
account of t.
Mrs. Bolands body was taken To
the Hopes mortuary in Brawley
An inquest probably will be held
Monday, Coroner Bert Underwood
announced today.
Tracks at the scene Of the ac-
cident showed Mrs. Boand's car
left the highway ITO feet before
striking the bridge. That she at
tempted to regain the pavement
was evident from the tracks.
Ardis Jean Boland was living
| with Mrs. Boland in Los Angeles
Nordstrom's address is 1902 North
Glendale street, Minneapolis, MINI
George Baker, state traffic Off
Ger from Indio; Walsh, of the I'm
| perial county state force, anc
Ernest Clay from the sheriff's Of
flee investigated the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
R1~s~
d 1850 MsNsush, syndieats. Ina
HEAVY CATCH IN
POLICE DRACNET
OVER HOLIDAY

The cup that cheers had a great
deal to do with swelling the holi-
day catch of the Ell Centro police
department and was responsible
for the unusual throng brought be-
fore Judge j. E. Simpson this
morning in police court.
Buta Singh, 46, paid a $40 fine
this morning; r. w. Lott, %, was
released to pay a $40 fine; N. F
Allen, %, was released to pay a $50
fine for drunk driving; j. E. Gar
rell, 33, arrested for being drunk
and disturbing the peace, will be
brought up for trial December 20;
Wilcox G. Thorne, Al, paid a S.
fine for being drunk and disturb
ing the peace; Mrs. Ruth Thorne
35, paid a similar fine on a like
charge.
Lawrence Butler, 18-year- -old
negro, arrested for assault with 9
deadly weapon, was turned over
to the district attorneys office fol-
investigation
Willie Mae Walker. 25, and Lily
Mae Davis, both colored, arrested
for vagrancy, were ordered helc
for further investigation.
Delbert Flanagan, 81, was ar.
rested for vagrancy and is serving
a Today sentence. John D. Laf.
ferty, 33, was given a Today sus.
pended sentence on a vagranc,
charge and on a similar chargt
Matt Korhnak, 10, received c
30-day suspended sentence. Willie
Pratt, l9-year colored man, re.
ceived a 30-day suspended sen.
tence upon provision that he leave
town. John McNeles, 18, colored
was arrested for vagrancy anc
turned over to the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
Apology To Be
Made Hawkins

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26. U.P-
After a conference attended by
President Rufus Won KleinSmid
of the University of Southern Cali
fornia, Mrs. Thomas Finn, his
mother, and representatives of the
board of athletic control, William
Hawkins, substitute center of the
Trojan football team, will be for
mally and completely exonerated
of disloyalty charges in letters of
apoogy, it was promised today.
Although Coach Howard Jones
declared he had been cleared of all
suspicion of acting as a spy for
Notre Dame, Hawkins parents de-
manded a definite apoogy.
The charge originally grew out
of joke at practice, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
CHINESE PEASANTS HOLDING
AMERICAN WOMAN AS HOSTAGE

SHANGHAI, Dec. &c. U.P)-Chin-
csc peasants near Changlthsien
held an American Missionary today
as pawn in their game to defeat
the proposal of provincial author
tiles to increase their taxes.
The missionary, Harriet Halver-
stadt of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Haitang. was kidnapped
by disguised peasants 20 miles south
of Foochow, where she hoped to
spend Christmas day. The peasants
threatened to hold her until auth
critics, abandoned an irrigation pro-
iect which would increase their
taxes.
There have been frequent dis
turbances In the arguments over
the irrigation project. The peasants
did not demand any ransom for
the missionery. She was not harmed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
NURSE BELIEVED
TO HOLD KEY IN
KIDNAPPING PLOT

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 26. U.P)
Complete solution of the kidnap-
ing of Kansas City's leading bus
inesswoman. Mrs. Nell Quinlan DON
nelly, rests with an attractive, mid
dleaged nurse, police believed to-
day.
Mrs. Ethel Depew, wife of Mar
shall Depew,, alleged leader of the
daring gang of abductors, will be
+ ct urned from Bloomsbury,
Pa, where she was arrested shortly
after her husband left there. He
is believed hiding across the Can
adian border from Buffalo, N. Y.
Mrs. Depew admitted she served
as a nurse to Mrs. Donnelly's hus-
band year ago. Police held the
theory that she supplied kidnapers
with information regarding h C
Donnelly family and household to
make possible the plot.
Three other members of the gang
an Italian and two Kansas farm
ers, already are in Jail here. Lacy
Browning and Paul Scheidt admit
ted they were to receive $4,000 of
the $4,000 ransom money for SUD-
plying house where the abductors
could hold Mrs. Donnely. Charley
Mele, hotel clerk and convicted
bootlegger, was identified by Mrs.
Donnely as one of the two men who
stood guard over her for the sc
hours she was held before her re-
lease.
Mrs. Donnelly. millionaire manu-
facturer of house dresses and a.
prons, was released unharmed al
though the kidnapers had threat
ened TO blind her if her husband re-
fused to pay the $4,000 they de-
manded.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
Lots OF Golfers
Could Use En-

AKRON, o., Dec. 26. U.P)-A
young lady flounced into a
local sporting goods store
Christmas eve and with that
I-wOnder-if- he d -like-it look in
her eyes, accosted clerk.
Il want a cap for my hus-
band" she said.
Just what kind of a cap do
you want?" the clerk asked
politely.
well, / don't know exact
ly," the young lady admitted.
"But you see my husband plays
golf 4 lot and I've often heard
him say he could do better il
he had a bigger handy cap.
Now, ! think he wears about a
size seven."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
DROWNED MAN
MAY HAVE BEEN
LOST PROMOTER

LOS ANGELES, Dec. &c. U.P)--
Possibility that the body of a man
washed ashore December 4 at
Santa Monica is that of J. K
Fronk, missing Hollywood pro-
moter, was voiced today by the
sferiff's office. Fronk was sought
on bad check charges.
Capt. Norris Stensland revealed
that he had sent deputies to Santa
Monica to obtain the clothing OF
the unidentified man. He said the
description resembled that OF
Fronk.
1t was said that initials on a
shirt band were those of "F. H
Andrews" the name used By Fronk
when he was a prisoner in San
Quentin.
Failure of Santa Monica police
to fingerprint the body before II
was cremated two weeks ago. fol-
lowing an unsuccessful attempt BY
authorities to learn the mans
name, hindered the investigation
Stensland declared.
Milton Nuremburg, head of the
sheriff'S Identification bureau
pointed out that the body was thai
OF a Hebrew, five feet, five inches
tall, weighing ITS pounds. The
man was about so years cd.
Fronk'S age, the officer said, is
At, and when the financier entered
San Quentin several years ago, he
weighed l89 pounds. When paroleo
last February Fronk's weight was
less. His height is similar to that
of the dead man.
Fronk has been missing several
weeks, and recently was charged in
several warrants with issuing bad
checks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
|PARTLAND MAYOR
INTERVIEWS To
SAVE ELEPHANT
Huge Animal Almost Pays
With His Life For Stag
ing Wild Party.
BY HERBERT LUNDY
United Press Staff Correspondent

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 26. up
Tusko, biggest of them ALL trum-
peted at a firing squad of deter
mined policemen today, his life
saved by a Frank Merriwell finish
staged by Mayor George Baker.
The largest elephant in captivity
went Berserk Christmas day and
staged another one of those gigan-
tic sprees which have marked his
AZ years of life. Today he was
again docile.
He snapped all but one of the
heavy chains which circled his legs,
tore his trunk from the chain which
lashed it to his broken tusks,
knocked a partition Gown on his
slumbering owners and pushed a
wall out of the building VIII C h
housed him.
He stood triumphantly, with a
wicked glitter in his pig like eyes,
amid the wreckage of his home.
A six ton, apparently crazed ele-
phant, held in leash by single
chain, appeared bent on destroying
everything in sight. He was virtu-
ally in the center of the east side
Portland business district.
Jack O'Grady and Bayard Sleepy
Gray, who bought Tusko for his
feed bill after he had been aban-
doned at the Oregon State fair,
lost no time in calling police. Chief
Leon jenkins took one look at the
situation and ordered Tusko killed.
Lives and property might be for
felt if Tusko freed himself of the
last chain.
! 1t was then. however that Mayor
Baker entered the drama. Chief
jenkins telephoned him, announc-
ing that a picked rifle squad of
10 police marksmen was about to
dispatch Tusko. They hesitated
only because they feared spraying
lead near busy streets.
Rifles Stayed
Portland takes its pets seriously
and Mayor Baker knows it.
The riflemen were stayed And
Tusko caught the spirit of the oc-
casion himself. When he crashed
through the wall, the warm sun
shine Gained his shattered nerves
on edge from months of close con-
finement and lack of pachydern
companionship.
Apples, carrots and hay were
| tossed to him. He devoured them
Late in the day, with the single
chain still holding out but with
motorcycle sidecars on which SUBJ
machine guns were mounted stand
ing by for an elephant hunt, Tusko
was conquered.
A huge cable loop was hidden un-
der hay. Tusko stepped into the
trap, and a winch mounted on a
truck frightened the bond. Other
legs were trapped then, and Tusko
was forced back into the building.
Mayor Baker was to propose an
appropriation to build Tusko q
rcomy, steel fenced enclosure when
the council met today. For Tusko
is a figure of Importance in Port
land.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
Forced Landing
Caused By Child

MIAMI, Fa., Dec. 26. U.P) - A
restless child opened a petcock to
a gasoline tank and caused the
forced landing at sea of an airplane
carrying six persons. it was re-
vealed here today
The baby opened the petcock,
Eddie Stafford, pilot, explained,
thus permitting the fuel normally
pumped from the main tanks to
the motor to be dumped into the
sea.
Stafford, with a plane chartered
by five passengers, including two
children, was flying from Nassau
to Miami. The forced landing was
near Andres island, which possibly
avcrted a tragedy. All were re-
turned to Nassau in safety a few
hours after the landing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
FRENCH SLAYER
FORFEITS LIFE
VIA GUlLLOTINE'
BY RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

. PARIS, Dec. 26. W.P) = Georges
Gauchet, go, millionaire's son who
became a drug addict and mur-
dercd a jcweler, died on a guillo-
tine outside Sante prison this
morning, before large crowd
gathered in the fog for a glimpse
of the execution.
Gauchet went to his death sill
emily, and without aid, as the
chimes of nearby church struck
seven.
The curious witnesses of the eX-
ecution included men and women
in evening dress from cabarets,
garcons, messenger boys and labor
erS who paused for a few minutes
on their way to work.
Gauchet was said to have been
the first member of high French
society guillotined since the French
revolution. The execution was the
second in Paris this year and the
third in France.
A good looking man about town,
Gauchct had a large fortune. He
passed most of his nights in the
cabarets of Montomarte and met a
beautiful woman who, police be-
lieved, led him to drugs and helped
him squander his money
The boy was reduced to poverty
and his friends refused to advance
him more money. Police said he
was under the influence of drugs
when he tried to rob jewelers.
shop in the busy Avenue Mozart, IN
the heart of the fashionable resi-
dental quarter of Passy.
He attacked the jeweler with q
hammer and then killed him with
revolver.
THE verdict is just" Gauchet
said when he was sentenced to die.
"Guillotine me as. soon as possible. "
The French legal code provides
that the guillotine be set up out
side the prison SO that the public
may witness the execution. Gau-
chet was given the customary cigar
and glass of rum before he was
taken from the prison. The execu-
ton was completed in two minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26

Officials tried to gain the wom-
ans release without abandoning
their irrigation project.
WELLINGTON. Kans., Dec. &c.
W.P)-The capture Of Miss Harriet
Halverstadt. missionary teacher, by
Chinese bandits near Foochow
came as she was planning to re-
turn to the United States on a
furlough. relatives here said today.
Miss Halverstadt. about 40 years
old, has been a teacher in China
for IL years. For the last seven
years, she has served as superin-
tendent of the Methodist mission
airy school at Foochow
Two married sisters, Mrs. G. A.
Meredith and Mrs. w. J. BARLEY
live here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
NATIONS DEATH
TOLL IS HEAVY
OVER HOLIDAY
UNITED Press

More than 200 persons were
killed Christmas day in the United
States, United Press survey to-
day revealed. The unusually high
number of deaths brought tragedy
in the midst of many joyous cele-
brations.
The weather played a prominent
part in responsibility for the ia
talities. 1t was one of the mildest
Christmases in recent years in
most sections of the country, with
snow a rarity. Motorists took to
the highways in great numbers, the
result being that well over one-half
of the deaths were due to automo-
bile accidents.
In California, winter haven for
cold-dodgerS, a climatic reversal
was blamed for heavy number of
automobile accidents, though only
a small percentage were fatal.
A sharp decline was reported in
the number of deaths from poison
Gus liquors, or over indulgence in al
cohol. Western Pennsylvania had
a high total-seven-but elsewhere
deaths were few. One each was
reported by Baltimore, New York
City, Wisconsin and Ohio.
Suicides likewise were few, con-
sidering the contrast between the
spirit of Christmas and the plight
Of the unemployed. Only eight
were reported. There were six
deaths by falls or leaps from
windows.
Four deaths accompanied the
South's tradition of celebrating
Christmas with fireworks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
SEEK TO
IMPROVE
BUSINESS
Administration Hopes To
Start Upward Trend
During Coming Year.
ADOPTS PROGRAM
Legislation Desired BY
Hoover Expected To
Aid Recovery.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. Up)-
This troubled old world shuffles in
to new year with woes aplenty
but with confidence, so far as Wash
ington is concerned, that If certain
bitter doses are taken bravely, the
patient will recover the more quick
ly and live to enjoy robust health
again.
Above all, Washington would now
impress on the country that criti-
cal illness requires courageous and
not always pleasant treatment.
That, it is now felt here, must be
thoroughly realized. For months
early in the depression. the admin
istration sought cure by the magic
formula of repeating to the country
that all would be well In 60 days.
Now 1t is convinced that the coun-
try will recover. but not by sit
ting down TO wait for something to
turn up.
Summing up the official view
here. America is not bankrupt. but
on the contrary has the same huge
natural resources, the same busi-
ness enterprise and ingenuity, and
the same sturdy aggressive people
1t had three years ago. But affairs
are disjointed temporarily and the
following facts must be clearly seen
as obstacles to be met:
!. All values have been slashed.
Commodity prices are down TO 1913
levels, some things, such as wheat
being 20 per cent lower.
2. Total wage outlays are csti-
mated to have declined at least As
per cent below July, 1929.
3. Business activity as declined
probably 40 per cent from the 1929
peak.
4. Dividends arc off at least one
third.
5. Exports, on value basis, are
40 per cent below last year.
6. Foreign buying power has been
shattered. Germany has been teet-
oring on the edge of bankruptcy;
England, Japan and several other
countries have been forced off the
gold standard: they are no longer
good customers.
Attempts Remedies
Facing this situation, President
Hoover has attempted such rem
edieS as he can devise to help
along the natural processes OF re-
covery.
Domestically, his major recon-
mendation is for the $1,000 900 900
reconstruction finance corporation.
1t would supply credit to railroads,
banks and various industries which
are cut off from normal sources of
working funds. He has proposed
adding Sl00,0O0000 to the capital
of the federal farm land banks to
cope with mortgage foreclosures.
He has proposed a system Of home
discount banks to case the burdens
OF mortgaged home owners congress
Is pushing these measures. Lead
crs in both parties, subordinating
ordinary politics, are cooperating.
There is a general conviction in
congress, regardless of party, that
the administrations recovery meas
ures must BIS supported. Legislation
is not regarded by anybody here as
a cure-all. 1t is regarded as an aid,
as something which will provide
the most needed machinery for the
use of private business in getting
its wheels speeded up. Whether
these measures help will depend on
tn collateral efforts of business It.
self.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
Salinas River
Floods Farms

SALINAS, Cal, Dec. 26. UP)--
Swollen by torrential rain, the Sa-
linas river burst its banks today
and inundated thousands of acres
of agricultural land Ia miles down
stream to a point known as Null
igan Hill,
No lives were endangered al
though scores of artichoke farm
ers, living on both banks of the
stream, appealed to the chamber
of commerce here, asking that boats
be sent for them.
County Engineer Howard Cozzens
said the river overflowed when it
became clogged at point known
as the New Mouth The back
wash at some points went five
miles inland.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
Woman Pioneer
Dies In North

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 26. UP}-
Last rites were held today for Mrs.
Theodore E. Smith, So. California
pioneer who came to the state when
it was still Mexican territory. She
died at the home of her daughter,
Juliet Smith, Christmas eve.
Mrs. Smith was born in Jack
son, Mich, in 1886 and was brought
to California by boat around the
horn when a child. Her father
was Judge Asher B. Bates, first
Judge OF the California bankruptcy
court and at one time privy coun-
sellor to King Kamehameha of
Hawaii. Her mother was a daugh-
ter Of Garet Judd, first missionary
to Hawaii, and the family lived in
the islands many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
Stork Completes
With Santa Claus

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26. W.P-
Santa was good to 80 families in
Los Angeles this Christmas.
In cooperation with old Doc
Stork. he brought that number of
babies into the world as gifts to
deserving parents.
There were 10 girls and IL boys,
including one set of twins.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
ACTRESS BETTER

SANTA MONICA, Cal. Dec. &c.
WP)-A CHEEKY Christmas was spent
by Pola Negri, motion picture ac-
tress who is recovering from a majol
operation. Although still confined
to her bed in a hospital here, she
was visited by a number of her
friends, and received many gifts
and flowers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
California Beats
Georgia Tech

GRANT FIELD, ATLANTA,
Ga, Dec. 26. tU.P)-The Golden
Bears of University of Califor-
mia defeated Georgia Techs
Golden Tornado here today,
~ to 6, in football game
played for the benefit of At.
lanta's crippled children. 4
Even the most ardent sun.
porter of the heavy invadch
was ready to admit that ~
gallant stand of Techs great
outweighed team was the f6,
ture of the contest. witnex1 \
by approximately I2.o00 10
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
1O2 Year Old
Woman Expires

REDLANDS, CAL, Dec. 26. W.D
Mrs. Joseph Steward. 102. died
at the home of a daughter here on
Christmas day.
A native of Monmouth, Maine,
she came to Marysville, California
in 1853. She was married there to
Steward, who came to California
in the gold rush.
Six children were born to the
couple Three survived their moth
or
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
@HILl5os @Hnd5os
W ,S0ys:

PEIPING, (China). Dec. 26.
(SpeciaD-Had a long talk with
the Young Marshal Chang
Liand. He was the war lord Of
Manchuria and all Manchuria.
Spoke English and was a very
pleasant young fellow.
One thing you got to say
about these Chinese, they are
good losers. There is no yap-
ping or excuses. He thinks that
China will eventually absorb
the Japanese the same as they
absorbed the Mongoly-ans who
captured China so much they
got tired.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Fox Imperial Theatre, Zip
OFF,.
TOMORROW
Sunday services, churches.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Rain
bow Trail.
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon, 1880, Bar
bara Worth hotel.