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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
BUDGET CALLS
FOR SLASH IN
EXPENDITURES
President Submits Annual Mes
sage On Financial Condition
OF Government.
APPROPRIATIONS REDUCED
Warning Issued That Drastic
Action Necessary To Prevent
Disaster.
BY HENRY F. MIssELwITZ

BY HENRY F. MISSELWITZ
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Presi-
dent Hoover today recommended
that congress balance the budget by
enacting a "a per cent general
manufacturers excise tax, continu-
ing the federal gasoline tax ano-
ther year, and effecting new econ
omies in government operation.
Mr.. Hoover exempted food from
his general tax program. He made
no mention of beer as a possible
source of revenue He estimated
federal needs for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1884, at $4, ,803,-
344 compared with his estimate of
$4,601 ,469, ,101 for the current year.
The Presidents budget-balancing
program, presented in his annual
budget message, was accompanied
by warning that drastic action
was needed to avert disaster in fed
eral financing.
The three main points of his
proposals:
1. A 2A per cent manufactur-
ers' excisce tax estimated to yield
revenue of 1855 100000.
2. Governmental economies de-
signed to save $580,00o,000
3. Continuation of the federal
gasoline tax, estimated to provide
revenue of $137 100000.
The Presidents excise tax pro-
posal is similar to that scuCtled III
house mutiny when offered last
winter by Democratic leaders. 1t
is not termed sales tax, the ad-
ministration asserting that it would
be levied at. one point only, with tae
manufacturer. Tic broad excise
taxes proposed would supplaat some
of the nuisance" taxes il last
years emergency revenue act.
There were no suggestions for re-
vision Of income or corporation tax-
es.
No Postal Cuts
There was no recommendations
for changing the increased postal
rates now in effect.
The recommended appropriation
for prohibition enforcement was
$650,000 less than the original ap-
preparation for the current year.
The message listed an estimated
need for 1884 of S9,599,948, COM
pared with the 1898 appropriation
of $10,250,0O0.
In proposing his budget-balanc-
ing plan, Mr.. Hoover urged:
THAT every effort be made
to limit expenditures aid AVOID
additional obligations not only in
the interest of the already heavily
burdened taxpayer but in the inter-
est of the very integrity OF the
finances of the federal govern
ment.'
The fiscal policies recommended
by Mr.. Hoover are for the year
ending June 30, 1885. Tney would
cover roughly the first year of
Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency
and would go into effect, if ap-
proved by congress after Mr.. Hoo
ver's retirement on March 4.
Mr.. Hoover estimated that the
current, accumulating deficit would
reach near S1,150, 100000 by June
80, 1888, which marks the end OF
the fiscal year 1928. He said in
creased receipts and decreased ex-
penditures still would leave a defi-
cit of 1907, ,l92,317 for the fiscal
year of 1884 if new sources of re-
venue were not found.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
WAR VETERANS
FUNDS CURBED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, U.P) =
Sharp limitation on benefits to
war veterans were recommended by
President Hoover today in his bud
get message to congress.
He estimated the economies pro-
vided would save upwards of $780,
00O 900 in the veterans administra-
ton during 1933-34. Veterans eX-
penditures amounted to 1913 900, ,00C
in 1882.
The reductions proposed through
new legislation were divided by
Mr.. Hoover as follows:
Salaries and expenses, $2,300,000
Army and nfsy pensions, SILL
241 600.
Military and naval compensation
$107 ,479, 900.
Military and naval insurance, $6,-
100000.
The message included compre-
sensive legislation written out in
detail by the President. He would
prevent duplication of benefits to
former soldiers by amending laws
which now permit such duplica-
tionS.
The chief executive recommend
ed that veterans earning $500 a
year, if single, or $500 a year, if
married, would receive no benefits
from the government. Cases have
been reported in increasing num-
bers, veterans administration Of
fcials said, of veterans who receive
considerable income through dis
ability allowances or other bene-
fits, and at the same time earn
good salaries in private life.
Under the section on disability
allowances, the President recon-
mended that no veteran in future
shall receive such benefits unless
totally and permanently disabled
The suggested legislation also
would stop a veterans compensa-
ton, disability allowance or other
cash benefits if he goes to a Uni
ted States soldiers home or other
such institution or hospital and re-
mains for more THAN 30 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
REVERSE LOCAL
COURT VERDICT

An opinion by the fourth dis
trict court of appeals, received at
tne county clerks office today, re-
versed a local superior court
Judgment for the defendants in a
suit brought by Arthur Fuller
against Mrs. Sue Harwell and the
Los Angeles First National Trust
and Savings bank.
Judgment for the defendants
was given in the superior court
here when demurrers to Fuller's
complaint were sustained and his
attorney, A. L. Sebille, failed to
amend the complaint. Ross T
HickcoX and Fred Trude were ct
lorneys for Mrs. Harwell and the
bank.
Fuller sought by his suit to re-
cover $500 paid by him to remove
q mortRage on cattle owned by
Mrs. Harwell, and which he hat
aLtached 10 secure former judg-
mant against T. j. Harwell, he
husband.
The appellate court found thaI
the cattle were the sole propert,
of Mrs. Harwell, and were MOI
community property, so that Fullel
could not classify his judgment
against Harwell as a lien againsi
his wife's cattle.
The local judgment was not re
versed because of consideration
of this angle. however, but be
cause of the demurrers which were
sustained by the local court.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
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WANDERWELL
SLAYER HIDES
Asserted Mutineer On Former
Expedition Believed To Be
Explorers Assassin.

LONG BEACH, Dec. 7. U.P)-An
asserted mutineer who strove tc
stir up rebellion on one of Captain
Walter Wanderwell's many exped-
itions, was hunted today as the
suspected killer of the noted Polish
globe troter and suspected Ger
man war spy.
Search was compressed in the
Los Angeles area where the killer
was believed to have gone in hid
ing after hunting out his unsus-
pecting victim and Staying him in
the darkened cabin of his schoon-
er, Carma.
The suspect was identified as
the face at the portfolio" by four
members of the cooperative crew
who sitting in an after cabin, di-
rected the stranger to the captain:
quarters a few seconds below 6
single shot in the back ended the
odyssian career of Wanderwell.
Police redoubled their effort tc
capture the suspect, who had beer
discharged by Wanderwell for in
subordination during a South Am
erican cruise last year, after 9
man, purportedly fitting his des-
cription, had been seen leaving the
cocks more than an hour after the
murder. Harry Greenwood OF
Long Beach said the man ap-
preached him and nervously in
quired the way to the center of the
city. Police said Greenwoods des-
cription tailed with that furnished
by the ships party who had seen
the face at the portfolio"
Mrs. Aloha Wanderwell. attract
i've blonde widow of the victim
first pointed suspicion at the as.
serted mutineer when she told in
yestigators she knew of no other
former associates who bore her
husband grudge. The man, an
English sailor, attempted to stir
up dissension on the South Amer
lean cruise, she said, after an ar
gument over wages, and was dis
charged in Panama. Later, she de-
clared, he followed her husband to
Los Angeles and attacked him,
threatening blackmail unless his
demands were met.
Police wired request to auth
critics of an unnamed town near
Seattle to question acquaintance
OF the man.
Detectives expressed themselves
as positive that personal revenge
was the only motive for the Staying
and said they were convinced the
suspect sought was the man Wan
oerWell dismissed on the South
american cruise and the man who
later attempted to strangle the
captain in the Los Angeles attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
FARM BOARD
FILES REPORT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. U,P)-
The federal farm board in It's an
nual report to congress today, rec
commended broad farm program
designed to improve the condition
OF American agriculture.
The report urged legislation
which will provide increased returns
Co farmers from their exportable
products but did not recommend
specific form such legislation should
take.
A plea was made for restoration
to the boards revolving fund of
sufficient funds to place the
boards cooperative financing op-
erations and services on an ade-
quate basis. The report complaind
of drains upon its moneys which
have handicapped this work.
The report summarized stabili-
cation operations in wheat and cot
ton and showed that by Sept. last
most of the wheat stocks had been
sold, leaving only about 100000
bushels of cash wheat and 1885,
900 bushels of futures owned by the
grain stabilization corporation.
Appropriations of government
wheat and cotton to the Red Cross
for relief purposes cut deeply in
to the surplus stocks in both COM
modities.
The report said any program to
increase farm prosperity must in
clude the following provisions:
l. improvement of domestic de-
mand for farm products.
2. improvement in foreign trade,
with strengthened demand for ex-
portable surpluSes.
3. Reduction in farmer expenses
by readjustment of taxes, interest,
principal payments, freight rates
and other fixed charges.
4. Expansion of the cooperative
movement to reduce farmer costs
in both buying and selling.
5. A better adjustment, through
cooperative associations or in other
ways, between quantities produced
and needs of the market.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. U.Pl =
The house ways and means COM
mittee, seeking to mould quickly
into form suitable wine and
beer" bill for early house action,
was urged by brewers representa-
tives today to keep the proposed
tax on beer low and its alcoholic
content high.
In a room crowded with repre-
sentatives of anti wet" and dry
organizations the comnittee opened
its significant hearing on propo-
sails for modification of the Vol
stead act.
Levi Cooke, counsel for the Uni
ted States brewers, and r. j. HUI
ber, st. Louis, vice president of the
association, the first witnesses,
supported the Democratic house
leaderships plan for immediate
modification.
Cooke, however, maintained that
2.75 per cent beer as proposed in
the Collier bill, which is tentative
ly supported by the house leader
ship was insufficient He proposed
an alcoholic content of 80 per cent
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
URGE TRADE:
WITH RUSSIA
copyright, 1882, BY United Press

copyright, 1882, BY United Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The
senate foreign relations commit
tee today stands nine to five in
favor of diplomatic recognition of
Soviet Russia.
Seven other committee members
questioned in United Press poll
qualified their answers or said
they had not made up their minds.
Some of these indicated they were
sympathetic toward recognition.
Senators definitely favoring rec
ognition urged it as a means of
increasing the dwindling Soviet
American trade. They expect
President-elect Roosevelt to act on
the question when he takes office.
Senator Robinson Dem0 Ar
kansas, said:
"The time has come when we
should recognize and begin trading
with them for the purpose of i'm
proving our business condition"
Chairman Borah of the commit
tee has pending a resolution asking
the President to extend unqualified
diplomatic recognition to Russia.
He said ne had not decided wheth-
er to seek action on the resolution
or wait for Mr.. Roosevelt's pro-
gram to be revealed.
Borah believes diplomatic recog-
nition should be extended before
the United States undertakes to
negotiate any commercial treaty
with Russia. Some others believe
trade pact should come first,
with diplomatic recognition to be
extended automatically upon rati-
fication of the treaty.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
SPECIAL MESSAGE ON WAR DEBTS
MAY BE FORWARDED TO CONGRESS

cussions growing out of the latest
British and French pleas. These
notes, made public last week, ask
ed for suspension of the December
Is payments pending general recon-
Sideration of the problem.
Mr.. Hoover is understood to have
found that the notes which were
designed to appeal to the American
public have fallen on deaf ears. So
far as the man in the street is
concerned. Whether these notes
have changed Mr.. Hoover's earlier
decision to insist upon December
Is payments has not been indicat-
ed.
The chief executive also has de-
MED to intimateS that he made any
promises to former Premier Pierre
Laval of France for downward debt
revision or cancellation provided
Europe readjusted German repara-
tions.
An impression that such promises
were made in their historic con-
Versations last year is reported to be
widespread in France. Mr.. Hoo
yer's understanding appears to be
similar to the impression which La
val himself noted down in his hand
written reports of their conversa-
ton, which were described in a dis
patch this week from Ralph Helm
zen, United Press Paris correspond
ent
Mr.. Hoover's attitude is that the
Laval statement was carefully
worded by himself and Laval so as
not to cause any misunderstanding
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
Warrants Served
On Night Riders

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7. 0.p) =
Sheriff's deputies today served
warrants ON 16 suspected might rid
ers," who were indicted by the
county grand jury in its inyestiga-
ton of the raid on the Long Beach
home of David Milder several weeks
ago when several persons were in
jured The grand jury's action was
in effect secret reindictment OF
the defendants after first indict-
ment had been rejected by SUI
perior court on technicality.
Charges in the current true bill
were secret. The first indictment
charged conspiracy to commit kid
naping, assault and false imprison-
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
RELIEF PLEDGE.
CARDS SHOULD
BE TURNED IN

Splendid cooperation by en-
ployers and generous re-
sponse by them and their en-
pioyees, is reported by Mark
Munson, chairman of the fund
drive for the Central Relief
board, conducted last week.
"The solicitors were cordial
ly received in practically every
place, MunsOn said, "and nu-
merous pledges have been
turned in to the board"
Muns0n explained that the
solicitors will not make repeat
calls at places where the en-
pl0yer was not ready with his
list of pledges or where the
party in charge could not be
reached. In such cases the So
licitors left pledge cards and it
is up to the employers to turn
them in. Such cards should
be delivered by the employer
to the chamber of commerce
which will turn them over to
the board.
1t Is pointed out that the
solicitors are all business men
who could not possibly spare
the time to work indefinitely
as solicitors. Each pair of So
licitOrs cleaned up the terri
tory assigned to them on the
day of the drive and that fin
ished their work.
The Central Relief board asks
the cooperation of employers
in getting the pledge cards to
headquarters as promptly as
possible in order that the
board may know just how it
stands financially.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
BY HERBERT MOORE
United Press Staff Correspondent


LONDON, Dec. 7. = Great Bri-
tain may resort to foreign ex-
change restrictions to throttle Am
erican imports, instead of apply
ing special tariff duties, if Wash
ington insists on December Is war
debt payment of $95 $4,000, the
United Press learned today.
Restriction of foreign exchange
also would safeguard the pound
sterling. The dollars available
weekly or monthly in London to
be purchased to pay United States
exporters could be rationed, thus
restricting United States imports.
Great Britain is the only i'm
portant. country off the gold STAN
dard that has avoided foreign eX-
change restrictions. They are ef-
fective in 35 countries. The re-
strictions differ widely, but all are
aimed to protect national curren-
cies. #
Experts of the treasury and the
board of trade were understood to
be preparing data for early consid-
Grafton by the cabinet on the most
feasible and friendly method of
lectifying the adverse Anglo-Am-
erican trade balance, now five to
one in favor of 91e United States.
This might be accomplished in
one OF three ways, by prohibitive
tariffs on American goods, drastic
restrictions through quota systems
similar to those established in
France, or by foreign exchange re-
strictions between Britain and the
United States and delay, if not
block, ultimate readjustment of the
Anglo American war debt settle
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
@.NlnLll;-os
V sS0y:

BEVERLY HILLS, Dec. 6.
(SpeciaD-This country is SO
hungry this morning they could
eat a lame duck. If you want
to really know one of the ma
jor things that's wrong with
us, go take a nickle, get this
weeks Saturday Evening Post,
read the first article in there.
It's by Sam Blythe. Then go
out and before you buy the
baby a rattle, your sweetheart
a toothbrush, your wife a pair
of rubber boots, ask If they
Hwere made in America"
Then you can show your pa
triotism and not just keep ask
ing whats the matter with
this country?"
England is doing it. The
world is doing it, but our So
ciety don't think they smell
right unless they been dipped
in foreign perfume.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
CRISIS FACED
BY FRANCE ON
DEBT MA 7 TER
Not Decided On Following Brit
ain And Italy In Making De-
cember Payment.
MAY POSSIBLY DEFAULT
England Reported Planning Re-
strictions On Foreign Ex-
change As Reprisal.
BY RALFH HEINZEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

Onlttu ffeSS SIdI1 Correspondent
PARIS, Dec. 7. The French
government reached a crisis today
in its efforts to avoid payment of
the December $2OOO00o0 war debt
installment to the United States
with the knowledge that Italy and
Great Britain are ready to pay.
Premier Edouard Herriot told the
United Press mo definite decision"
had been taken after meeting of
the cabinet and the council of min
listers.
after an exchange of views with
Prime Minister Macdonald and
Chancellor of the EXchequer Cham
berlain of Great Britain I shall
advise the committees of finance
and foreign affairs of the cham
ber of the status of affairs, and
call cabinet meeting to decide
the governments attitude, which
will be announced in parliament
Friday afternoon" the premier
said.
Macdonald arrived from Geneva
today and Chamberlain was due
from London tonight.
Herriot had to find a formula
acceptable to a hostile chamber of
deputies, where the majority opin-
ion is turning toward default. The
government realized the dangerous
reaction of refusing to pay after
Italy and Britain agreed to make
their payments, if necessary.
Herriot decided not to risk the
life of his government in asking
a vote of confidence on debts from
the chamber.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
CORKsCREw FOUND IN TREE

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. U.P) =
Workmen had to call on the gray
bears" here to explain the pre-
sence of big corkscrew in the
heart of a cottonwood tree that
was cut down. The old-timers
said the tree stood near a big brew
cry, half a century ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
By HENRY F. MIssELWITz

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright 1882 by United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. In
dealing with the stubborn war
debt problem, President Hoover is
understood to feel that recent ap-
peals of debtor nations for further
downward revision have hardened
the American people against re-
opening of the. problem.
He may, the White House has in
dicated, send a special debt message
to congress after completion of dis
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-07
TR4ANSAMERICA PROFITS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7. UP)-
Net profits of the Transamerica
corporation and all controlled sub
salaries for 1882 will exceed $5,-
100000, or between 81 and 26 cents
a share, Dow, Jones and Co., es-
timated today in a report on the
condition of the company.
The estimated profits exceed
those of 1881 by more than $50 per
cent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-26

Alabama's intramural sports pro-
 gram includes II events.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-26
STYLE SHOP HAS
 MODERNISTIC ART

Embellishments in the nature of modernistic decorations and pictures of prominent motion pie ture actors and actresses add to the attractive appearance of the interior of the Hollywood Style Shop at Main and Front Streets
 Panels of modernistie paintings, the work of Louis Liston, are em- blamatical of the fishing industry, the shipping business and of air. plane activities The paintings also include silhouettes of feminine fig ures.
 The pictures of cinema perform CTS are in the fitting room.
 The walls of the shop have been stippled, greatly improving their appearance.
 M. Liston recently received a note from the secretary to Presi- dent Hoover expressing thanks for linoleum art block that MT. Iiston sent to the President as a Christmas card. The block con- sisted of an 8-inch square of lin- oleum decorated with Christmas conceptions.
 MT. H. Coleman, owner of the Style Shop, left Juneau last night on the motorship Northland for Ketchikan to attend to business in connection with his store there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-26
GLACIER PRIEST TELLS PLANS TO SEATTLE PRESS
Father Hubbard Is Sched- uled to Arrive in Ju-
 neau March B

Father Bernard R. Hubbard, the Padre of the Glaciers" is expected to leave Seattle March 8 on the steamship Admiral Evans, for his sixth trip of glacier and volcanic exploration in Alaska. He will be in Juneau March 13.. In Seattle where he delivered his lecture or 'Aniakchalk, he recently received extended notice from the news papers.
 I'm going back North,' he is quoted as saying in the Seattle Times of February IA That's the place for me. I want to get at this volcano, Shishaldin, which erupted the other day. An! there'll ba material for study!"
 Chisholm to Go Again
 He is making arrangements for and dog teams from Seattle and plans to sail North early in March. His two young com
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-26

panions on his next tortuous trip into the glacier valleys and vol- canic country of the Alaska Penn insula have already gone up to Anchorage, Alaska, getting ready. and waiting for Father Hubbard to say the word. They are Keneth Chisholm, 20-year-old football star of Santa Clara University, where Father Hubbard is head of the geology department, and Jack Mor- ton, 18-year-old son of an Anchor age attorney.
 "Chishol mlas been on other of the priests famed expeditions into the smokelands, but the March explorations, expected in scientific circles to reveal more valuable data, will be young Morton's first ex- perience.
 Two Old Dogs Obtained
 The boys are getting our dogs together Father Hubbard said I just learned that they were lucky enough to get two of our old half wolf, half -Malaumte leaders for this trip, and that will help a great deal.
 Katmai, a fine Husky, and Margie-not a blond Father HHio- bard laughed, but 8 black Mala- mute-will be sent from Holy Cross, Alaska, to Anchorage by air. plane, and will be ready when Father Hubbard gets there to drag the sleds into the treacherous ter ritory he plans to explore.
 We will mush with a dog team through the Valley of Ten Thous- and Smokes, the Priest said, and We will take the dogs to the top of Katmai crater
 Heat May Evaporate Lake
 Father Hubbard said he expect ed to be able to prove that there is no lake in Wintertime at the bot tom of the 3,700-foot crater. The heat of the smoking mountain evaporates it, he believes. Neither of these explorations has ever been accomplished"
 Father Hubbard delivered his lec- ture on "Aniakchak, the Moon Crater, Explodes,n sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, in the Eagles Auditorium Respecting the lee ture, the Seattle Post-Intelligencre said:
 'iHe showed 5000 feet of some of the most unusual film ever shot by a movie camera. The pictures reveal his party struggling through the gas and smoke of Aniakchak when the volcano was a virtual Dante's inferno They show a 1 ,600- mile dog mush down the Yukon which Father Hubbard has de- scribed in the current issue of the Saturday Evening Post.
 Crack-up Of Plane
 They show the crack-up of a plane on the Yukon, Eskimo life