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Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
LONDON OFFICIALS CERTAIN
REQUEST WILL BE GRANTED

turn of the German delegation to
the Geneva world disarmament
conference.
While these developments will
be attributed ostensibly to a real
desire by European nations to
achieve disarmament for their
own good, the increased speed is
really due to the desire of France
and Britain to effect an earlier
settlement of their obligations.
If America is convinced Europe
wants to disarm, it is believed here
and on the continent that the
chances for postponement of the
December is payment will be in
creased, and more favorable at
mosphere created for reconsidera-
ton of the entire question.
For these reasons, France and
Britain showed recently a more
favorable disposition to meet Ger
many'S demand for armament
equality, within reasonable bounds,
while France and Italy appeared
to realize it would be worth while
to abandon their isolated positions
and reach a naval agreement per-
mitting them to accept the full
terms of the London treaty, after
almost three years.
Davis Visit Helped
When France and Italy adhere
to the London treaty, a new five
power agreement to reduce fleets
below the London level will be ia
cilitated. The visit to London,
Paris, and Rome by Norman H.
Davis, member of the United
States delegation to Geneva, was
believed to have been very i'm
portant in bringing about the new
disarmament trend, after months
Of little progress.
Even without tendency toward
zeal disarmament, United States
official quarters here did not doubt
that congressional approval of
debt postponement would be forth
coming. The United Press was
informed that when President
Hoover proposed one year NOR
atorium, he and Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon were convinced
OLIC yCdl WdS llSO Oull1C4CllU W
leviate world economic distress.
Both were said to have favored a
moratorium of three years or five
years, but eXigencies of the con-
gresSional situation made a longer
period impossible.
While negotiations for the eX-
tension of the moratorium will ma
turally be held in Washington,
Britain hopes the discussion of the
second phase, namely the future
of the entire debt question, will be
held in London with the proposed
world economic conference. Ac-
cording to reliable sources, the later
conference will not meet until
April, despite Prime Minister Ram
say MacDonald's insistence on an
early date.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
ASSERT FAITH
IN ROOSEVELT 7

OMAHA, Nov. Is. = U.PE = Al
though their leaders professed to
see the dawn of a new era" in
the success of Governor Roosevelt
and a Democratic congress, the
Farmers Holiday association, spon-
sors of last summers farm strike,
today decided to continue a mill
tant program for farm relief.
Roosevelt was termed "the presi-
dent the farmers elected" and ev-
cry speaker at the Holiday associa-
ton rally expressed confidence that
"he will not forget his promises to
U.S."
The association adopted resolu-
tions which in turn will be present.
ed to the Farmers Union national
convention opening today, calling
upon farmers to resist with all their
power forcible collection of debts
and taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
Nebraska Pioneer
Called By Death

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Is. UP)-
Funeral services were being pre-
pared today for Mrs. Julia Beatrice
Kinney Metcalf, for whom the city
of Beatrice, Neb., was named. She
died here at the age of SO follow
ing short illness.
Mrs. Metcalf, who sat at a tel
egraph key here August 18 last
and gave the signal that officially
opened the diamond jubilee cele-
bration of the founding of Bea-
trice, died at the home of son,
Horace Metcalf.
Her father Judge John F. Kin
ney, prominent pioneer lawyer,
named the town for her. She left,
beside her son, a daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude Sholes of Los Angeles,
and two nieces, Miss Grace Ware
and Mrs. Nell Ware Schnaus, Ne
braska City, Neb.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
TURNER SETS
NJ: VI RECORD

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Is. W.P)-
Col. Roscoe Turner was the new
speed king today after his east
west flight across the continent.
The veteran Los Angeles pilot,
dedicating his endeavor to Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt, streaked from
New York to Los Angeles in IL
hours and 33 minutes, bettering by
TWO hours and II minutes the old
mark established two years ago by
Frank Hawks.
Turner, plotting streamlined
Wedell-Williams racer, averaged
better than 200 miles an hour in
spite of strong headwinds that
bucked his passage across Ohio.
The flight was described as a rig
orous ordeal.
II took an awful beating from
the weather." he said. II was
freezing one minute and burning
up the next. 1t was SO cold at one
point I thought the motor was
going TO stop"
Turner left New York at 4:46 a.
m. PST yesterday and made re-
fueling stops at Columbus, Kansas
City and Albuquerque. His actual
flying time for the distance was
IL hours and minutes. He land
ed at United airport at 5:19 p. m.
Turner said after making some
adjustments on his ship he would
attempt to lower Jimmy Haizlip'S
west-east record of 10 hours, 19
minutes. He set out on such a
flight last Saturday but a blown
tire disrupted the trip at Colum-
bus.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
AIDES ADVISE
ROOSEVELT ON
CAPITAL VISIT
Acceptance Of Invitation Spe-
cities That Conference Will Be
Informal And Personal.
DEFINITE TIME NOT SET
Will Call Hoover On Telephone
Regarding Possible Date For
Washington Arrival.
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent


ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 15-Presi-
dent-elect Franklin d. Roosevelt
today conferred with his advisors
regarding the course he shall take
at Washington within the next
week, when he has promised to
meet President Hoover in joint dis
cussion of the war-debt situation.
Only after receiving the advice of
his closest political associates on
a course of action did the COVER
nor finally dispatch to Mr.. Hoover
his acceptance of the Presidents
invitation to cooperate in consider
alton of the country's most press
ing immediate problem.
His acceptance, wired to Mr.. Hoo
yer too late to reach him at Pratt,
Kansas, where he hoped to inter-
cept the presidential special train,
made no promises of action, nor
did it pledge him to anything more
than informal and personal inter-
est in the problem.
"In the last analysis" he point
ed out, 'the immediate question
raised by the British, French and
other notes creates responsibility
which rests upon those now vested
with executive and legislative au-
thority."
Mr.. Roosevelt set no time for his
conference at the White House, but
promised to call the President by
telephone to make further definite
ARRANGEMENTS. He pleaded that
slight cold" had kept him away
from work, and also said any fed
eral work was subject "of course, to
the requirements of my present du-
ties as governor of This state"
In his second paragraph of a
225 word telegram, Governor Roose-
velt said he was delighted" at the
opportunity of talking over the mat
ters embraced in President Hoo
vers telegram.
Then he added significant
phrase.
May I take the liberty of sug-
gesting," he said, that we make
this meeting wholly informal and
peISOlldl 1Ou 0llu Oei4A 81 O'SA
the whole situation"
Marvin H. Mcintyre, the COVER
nor's secretary, made pubsc the
governors response to Mr.. Hoover,
without comment" He declined to
say with whom Mr.. Roosevelt had
conferred during his three days of
seclusion within the executive man
sion, but it was known that certain
members of the governors brain
trust" including Col. Edward M.
House, and Professor Raymond Mo-
ley. Columbia university economist,
had been called by long distance be-
fore the reply was made public.
The governor had no personal call
ers during the day.
1t was learned the governor spent
a considerable part of the day at
work on his rc)ly. To-day he plan
ned to come out of his hermitage
and attack the problems surround
ing balancing the state budget. He
is said to have recovered complete
ly from the cold with which he was
suffering when he was ordered" to
bed last F'ridac.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
Japan To Wage
War On Chinese

TOXIC, Nov. Is. U.I)--A Jap
anese campaign to crush Chinese
commanded by Gen. Su Ping Wen
between Anganchi and Manchuli,
on the western section of the
Chinese Eastern railway, was pre-
dicted today by the vernacular
press. 49,
The campaign was expected to
mean that the lives of 100 Jap
anese held captive at Manchuli
would be sacrificed.
Japanese Consul Yamazaki is
among the prisoners, who were
captured September 81. There were
women and children among refu-
gees at foreign consulates and
headquarters of japanese organi-
cations, but most of them we're be-
ieved to have been transferred
into Soviet territory through ef-
forts of Russian consular officials
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. - Agi-
tation for a new deal' is spread
ing into the Republican party.
There is cry for new faces,
new ideas and youth. New pep is
being called for to save the party
from the same sort of dying old
age that overcame the once mighty
Whig party.
The most powerful voice raised
thus far in behalf of summoning
fresh blood to the Republican
cause comes from one of the old
est heads in the party-Dr. Mich
olas Murray Butler of Columbia
university, who was vice presiden-
tial candidate with Taft 20 years
ago. He says the hope of the party
lies in youth.
It is natural for leaders of a
party to have dark fears for the
future after an overwhelming de-
feat. But the Republican situa-
ton at the moment is something
more. The voters have formally
put a period at the end of Re-
publican generation in retiring
such longtime leaders as Senator
Smott CRep0 Utah. When h came
to Washington, Franklin Roosevelt
was a Harvard college boy.
They have retired Senator Wat
son (Rep) Indiana, who came to
congress before anyone outside OF
the navy had ever heard of Admir-
al Dewey.
Cleveland was president then
They have retired Senator Jones
Repn., Ore, who first came to con-
gress about the time Theodore
Roosevelt and his Rough Riders
were doing their triumphal march
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
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HOLMAN
CASE DROPPED

WINSTON SALEM, N. c., Nov.
Is. U.P)-Judge A. M. Stack today
granted application of Solicitor
Carlisle Higgins for mol pros in
the case of Libby Holman Rey-
nolds, former Broadway singer, and
Albert (Ab) Walker, charged with
numbering Zachary Smith Rey-
nolds, heir to a tobacco fortune.
Judge Stack formally ordered
the defendants freed and their
bonds discharged.
The mol pros taken today re-
moves the case from superior court
docket permanently unless new
evidence is discovered, in which
event the indictment can be re-
instated on presentation to the
presiding judge. In others words,
this action leaves the door open" !"
Disposal of the case in this man
her is not what the accused young
widow demanded in a dramatic
public statement after relatives of
the dead Reynolds heir appealed
to the state to drop the case if
it felt justified.
Miss Holman, through her attor-
ney, Benet Polikoff, Winston
Salem, appealed for absolute vim
dication" to "lift this cloud over
my head She wanted a trial by
jury, and outright acquittal, she
said, indicating the possibility Pol
ikoff might fight the mol pros
move.
The Smith Reynolds case involv-
&c the death of the heir of one of
Americas wealthiest industrial fam
lilies On the other hand it en-
tangled a leading stage star, known
and popular everywhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
STOCK FIGHT
IN AVIATION
Cord And Cohu Lead Forces
In Battle To Control Air Lines
OF Nation.
By RICHARD L. GRIDLEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Control
of the largest system of air trans
port lines in the United States is
the prize of a bitter financial bat
tie now being fought between the
New York banking house of Leh-
man Brothers and the powerful
Cord-Auburn interests of Chicago.
The Aviation Corporation of Del
aware, with a network extending
from New York to the Pacific
coast, is the objective in the battle
of proxies. Results of the fight
may have an important affect up
on the air map of the United
States.
Open conflict between the two
interests, long at odds, broke out
last week when E. L. Cord, youth
full head of the Cord-Auburn group,
temporarily blocked a deal where
by Aviation Corporation would
round out its eastern territory
through acquisition of Eastern Air
Transport, operating line from
New York to Atlanta and Miami.
Cord, largest individual stock
holder of Aviation Corporation
with 80 per cent of the authorized
stock, charged that rights of stock
holders were being disregarded and
affairs of the company were be-
ing centered in a 'small group OF
New York bankers"
The present Lehman manage
ment of Aviation Corporation an
swered this charge with the claim
that Cord was endeavoring to con-
troll the company SO that he would
have a market for Stinson planes
and Llycoming engines, manufac-
tured by him.
Both Leaders Young
Between now and December 81,
when the question of management
will be decided, the $4,000 stock
holders of the company will be
bombarded by appeals for proxies
by each group.
Leading the fight are two rela-
tive newcomers in the field of high
finance, 37-year-old Lamotte Turk
Cohu, president OF Aviation Cor
poration and 38-year-old Errett
Lobban Cord, controlling Cord Cor
poration, an investment company
and chairman of the board of the
Auburn Automobile Co. Both Cord
and Cohu are licensed pilots.
Otherwise they differ widely.
Cohu is the conservative and Cord
the spectacular. Cohu is powerful
physically, his ITS pounds having
stood him we'll when he became
amateur wrestling champion of the
United States when he attended
Princeton university. Cord is trim
but small, weighing a scant 1876
pounds. Cohu got his start selling
bonds, while Cord went through
the milf obtaining only practi-
cal education and later drifting in
to the automobile business.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
Planning To Keep
Los Angeles Dry

LOS ANGELES, Nov 15.--U.P)-
The county grand jury today led
the move for prohibition enforce
ment in Los Angeles county when
repeal of the Wright Act becomes
effective next month.
The jury called conference of
federal, county and city officials to
discuss methods.
The federal prohibition law, by
the Wright act repeal, will be left
as the only general liquor legisla-
tion covering the entire county.
However, a county ordinance,
known as the Little Volstead Act"
still remains in force in unincor-
porated parts of the county. Most
cities, including Los Angeles, have
separate prohibition ordinances si-
milar to state and national laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
G. OP. SEEKING FOR YOUNGER
BLOOD TO BUILD UP STRENGTH

up Fifth avenue after San Juan
hill.
They have retired Senator George
Moses who furnished more than
his share of brains in the fight
against the league of nations. These
defeats strip the senate of its old
est regular Republican leaders.
The situation is much the same
with regard to presidential mater
ial. Almost the only name mention
now is that of Secretary of Treas
ury Ogden Mills. The party is faced
with the equally important task Of
developing issues which will attract
new timber. A million young men
and women reach voting age every
year. Since the World war ended,
probably 100000 persons have
reached voting age. College men
and women who vote for the first
time in this election cannot remem-
ber the start of the European war.
They were just emerging from kim
dergarten when -ae armistice was
signed.
These young men and women,
seeing doors slammed in their faces
by the depression, are thinking
more and more about public ques-
ticns. The magazines are full of
articles on politics by youngsters
still in college or trrely out. They
testify that many of their class
mates are thinking seriously of en-
tering politics. -senator Hiram Bing-
ham, Repn., Conn, just defeated
for reelection, a conservative Re-
publican, has son who is just out
OF Yale and ist starting a magazine
which is announced as friendly to
Socialism and other political eXper-
iments.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
RIVER TREATY
PLAN Baked
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. A
drive to block ratification of the
st. Lawrence waterway treaty at
tanned full speed today before a
Subcommittee of the senate foreign
relations committee.
New York state interests are mo-
bilizing with the railroads in op-
posing the project to create 81
foot seaway from the Great Lakes
to the Atlantic. Subcommittee
hearings will continue through the
week. Senators are not willing to
predict ratification of the treaty
this winter.
Senator Glenn (Rep), Illinois,
raised before the subcommittee
the issue of water diversion from
the lakes to the Mississippi inland
waterway system.
E. P. Goodrich, consulting engi-
neer of the Albany, N. Y, port dis
trict commission, said he believed
the diversion limit established in
the st. Lawrence treaty would not
permit operation of 8 foot chan
mel on the Mississippi. Pressed by
Senator Walsh (Dem) Montana
Goodrich said that was merely a
casual opinion.
Goodrich denounced the treaty
project as unwise and ill-consider-
ed. He charged that the division
Of cost between the United States
and Canada-approximately $272,-
100000 and $270,000,000 respective
/ ly-include a 100000 contribu-
ticn by the United States for pow
er plant construction on Canadian
soil. He said the United States
should pay only $230,0OO,000 and
Canada $312,OO0,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
Member OF Old
Family Expire.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15.-U.R-
The body Of Frank Dana, member
of one of the Oldest California fam
lilies. was to be taken to San Luis
Obispo today for burial. Dana, who
was one of two surviving members
of the family of Captain William
c.. Dana. which flourished during
the days of the old Spanish dons,
died at his home here yesterday af-
ter a prolonged illness. Burial will
be in the family plot in San Luis
ObiSpo.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
Mrs. Crawford
Refused Money

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15.-U.P)-
Mrs. Ella E. Crawford Smith, widow
of Charles H. Crawford, slain pol
itician, today was deprived of a
"widow's allowance" of $3.50 a
month. Acting Superior Judge May
D. Lahey made the ruling on the
showing that the estate MY be in
solvent.
The estate was value at $155, 1862
in an appraisal December 29, 1881,
but $4,000 of this disappeared
while in custody of Liberty A. Hill,
chief deputy county clerk. The
money was being held as evidence
against Morris Layine and Leon
tine Johnson, convicted eXtortion-
lists. Hill is now in San Quentin.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
No MARCHERS
LOCATED YET

Bringing only 16 men where al
most 1000 were first scheduled to
make the trip, the Los Angeles
branch of the self-styled national
hunger march was to traverse I'M
perial Valley today, stopping to-
night at Yuma, but additional OBJ
Stacles sprang. up almost hourly in
the path OF the assertedly Commu-
nistic demonstration.
Failing to recruit the promised
number of marchers at Los Angeles,
the hunger marcherS" left there
yesterday morning, stopping at San
Diego last night to pick up two or
three more recruits.
The march was to leave San Di-
ego this morning for Yuma, but
had not been reported here early
this afternoon. Sheriff George L.
Campbell, with Harold Gillett and
Tom Adams, deputies, waited on the
San Diego highway west of Dixie
land today to escort the marcher5
to the Colorado river, watching over
the supposed Communists with a
peaceful surveillance.
The delegation, according to
coast police, is travelling in a small
truck, covered with white canvas.
The 16 men supposedly have only
$79.l2 among them.
Henry Levy Yuma police chief,
informed the district attorneys Of
flee here this morning that his staff
will take every legal means to pre-
vent the marchers from stopping
within the Yuma city limits tonight.
Finding difficulty in getting re-
cruits and continued obstacles in
the way of their march, it is be-
lieved the hunger marchcrs will
never enter Washington 5000 strong,
as their program plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
City Ordinances
GiUen Approval

LOS ANGELES, Nov IS. U.D-
The state railroad commission to-
Gay had approved ordinances passed
in the cities of Ontario and Fill
more and in Orange county, grant,
ing franchises to the Southern
California Edison company to dis
tribute electrical energy IN these
communities.
Evidence presented at a hear
ing showed that the utility com
pany has been distributing cleo
tricity in these sections for many
years and that public convenience
and necessity required sanction
under the right OF the three ord
inances.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
BY HARRY FLORY
United Press Staff Correspondent

OhitCu ACSo OteifA SoAhNOROhotht
LONDON, Nov. is. - American
approval of postponement of Eur
opean war debt payments was ex-
pected today in official quarters
here, while European statesmen en-
deavored to impress congress with
their desire for disarmament in
return for debt revision.
Realizing that disarmament prog
ress must precede any change in
the debts situation, statesmen in
creased their efforts to break The
deadlock in disarmament negotia-
tions.
Diplomats we're convinced dram
attic developments would be wit
messed early in December. These
included an agreement between
France and Italy to adhere to the
full provisions of the London
naval treaty of 1890, and the re-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
MEXICAN EXILE ARRESTED

GUADALAJARA, Mex, Nov. Is.
U.P)-An immediate hearing was
asked today by Auerlio Manrique,
exiled former governor of San Luis
Potosi, on his arrest here while
accompanying the body of Gen.
Auerilo Sepulveda. General Sepul-
veda, also an exile, died in Los
a week ago. His body was
being brought here for burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
Los Angeles Passes
Buck ToGoUernment

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Is. U.P)-
The board of supervisors today
placed responsibility for eradicat-
ing "parrot fever" on the federal
government by a refusal TO appro-
pirate $1,000 asked by DR.. j. L.
Pomeroy, county health officer, to
examine birds in local aviaries.
The disease, technically known
as psittacosis, has been traced to
South American shipments of
birds.
The supervisors decided the fed
eral authorities are responsible for
eradication.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
FIND BLOOD Is HOME BREW

NORWALK, Conn. (U.D - "Heipl
i've been shotl' shouted Charles
Gress. Police found him lying on
the ground of his home, his shirt
crimson with what appeared TO be
blood. Investigation revealed a
bottle of home brew had exploded
over Gress chest.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-15
@.MlLl-...
V 1s0yS:

CORONA, Calf, Nov. "A
(SpeciaD-Herbert has invited
Franklin down to see him. Now
on the face of it that looks like
the last word in hospitality, but
let's look that gift horse in the
face.
Is Herbert just crazy about
Franklin? No, children" pro-
minent men are never crazy
about each other. Herbert's in a
hole on these foreign debts.
Something has to be done
right away.
If he gives 'em another year
or cuts the amount he will get
all the blame. But if Franklin
confers with him and then
something is done, why they
split the blame $3.50.
Now, maybe two presidents
can run a country, but if I was
Franklin, 1 would say thank
you for the invite, Herbert, but
the moratorium is your onion.
You will have to peel it. 1 don't
want any of the tears of it in
my eyes till I start drawing a
salary. Going on a little trip to
South America. See you March
4.
Yours, with best wishes,
Franklin"
Yours,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-03-03
History From Trees

For a quarter of century DR..
Douglass of the University of Arr.
iona has studied the rings which
mark the annual growth of trees. He
demonstrated that the rings formed
each year vary in width in direct
proportion to the amount Of rainfall
"a wet year produces a thick ring
and vice versa. Tree growths in the
giant sequoias of California were
traced back three thousand years.
Doctor Douglass made an unbroken
annual calendar back to 700 A. D..
By the study Of timbers taken from
pueblos he gave exact dates of events
IN the history Of those Indian peoples
back as far as the Eighth century.