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Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-12
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By United Press

BY United Press
FORT WORTH, Tex, Aug. 12.-
Thieves who burglarized Policeman
A. A. Bouton's home have promot-
ed him temporarily to the plain
clothes squad. They took his en-
tire outfit, including his badge, pis-
tol, blackjack and shells.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 12.-
Alfalfa Bill" Murray, Oklahoma s
hard-boiled chief executive, threat
ened today to get out his pistol
and start shooting boys who prowl
around his house at nights, wake
up the servants and ask for food
Somebody will get shot in the
pants as sure as hell" he grouched
NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-Traffic
fines will be payable by mail II
Justice William j. Morris plan for
relieving over-worked magistrates
is adopted. Morris believes it Is
an outrage to compel offenders to
wait for hours in a crowded, hot
courtroom. His motto is, PAY by
mail-or go to jail"
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-TWO BAN
dts held up Joseph Burstein, man.
ager of a coal company, and took
So from his pockets. They ther
demanded that he turnover the
days receipts to him. Burstein said
he couldn't get it. The robbers de-
bated, then thrust the So back into
Burstein's upraised hands. Bur-
stein is wondering If he should fee.
thankful or insulted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-12
Miners Threaten
To Resume Picket

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Aug. II. U.P)
Spokesman for Illinois union coal
miners announced today that all
mines which attempt to reopen to-
morrow under the new So basic
wage scale will be picketed
The threat, ominous with poten-
tial violence such as cost bloodshed
in Indiana and resulted in calling
out national guardsmen there, came
as several thousand workmen pre-
pared mines throughout the state
for resumption of production.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-12
FLYER MAKES TESTS

COPALIS BEACH, Wash, Aug
10. U.PN-Nate Browne, Texas cow
boy aviator, who plans another non-
stop flight attempt from Seattle
to Hokio late this month, made two
successful takeoffs with heavy loads
in his new monoplane at Copalis
Beach today. With load Of 5000
pounds, Browne took off after a
run of about a mile and a quarter
along the beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-12
Bandits Release
Kidnapped Banker

SILVER CREEK, Neb, Aug. II.
W.P-W. C. Logan, kidnapped CASH
ier Of the Farmers State Bank, was
released late last night near Wich-
ita, Kansas.
Robbers who sacked the bank and
obtained approximately $4,000 re-
leased the banker nine miles from
Wichita, relatives were informed.
Logan was expected to arrive here
today, driving from Omaha after a
plane trip from Wichita.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-12
Picard To Start
Flight Saturday

ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. IL
.U.P) = Prof. Auguste Picard an
nounced today that he will start
his balloon flight 10 miles into the
stratosphere at a. m. Saturday,
Weather forecasts indicate con-
ditions will be ideal. Professor Pic
card planned to stay up at least
eight hours. He will study the .ac-
ton of cosmic rays while in the
stratosphere.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-12
HITLER REQUEST
GIVEN REFUSAL
BY CHANCELLOR
py FREpERICK KUH

United Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Aug. II. - Chancellor
Franz Won Papen on behalf OF
President Paul Won Hindenburg,
tonight refused to make Adolph
Hitler chancellor of Germany.
The decision probably will re-
suit in serious political repercus-
sions, particularly in strenuous
Nazi opposition to Won Papen's
present cabinet.
Hitlers ENJOYS waited upon
Won Papen and presented their
leaders demand for the chancellor
ship. They threatened strenuous
opposition If they were rejected.
Won Papen, speaking for himself
and President Won Hindenburg, de-
clined firmly but politely.
The ENJOYS left to communicate
with Hitler, who Is IN the vicinity
Of Berlin.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-12
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F3R2S@2ss;ERs R2S2s;

BEVERLY HILLS, Aug. II.
(SpeciaD-Herc yesterday was a
good illustration of how these
market boosters can pull a bad
one. Yesterday farm machin-
cry went up on the stock mar
ket
Now there is not a farmer in
the United States that can pay
his taxes Or for his groceries.
Now how is he going to buy
any farm machinery? He has
no more credit. If he wanted
to, he couldn't get garden
hoe. much less a threshing ma
chine. He can plow with a
forked stick and raise more
than he can sell. So that raise
don't look so hot. That's like
Christmas trees going up at
New Years.
Everybody is trying to tune in
on Seabury being investigated
by Walker. Our Investigations
have always contributed more
to amusement than they have
to knowledge.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-12
ROBBERY REPORTED

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. II. U.P) -
E. r. Havenfield, merchant, re-
ported to police today that he had
been kidnapped from in front of his
store, bound and gagged and left
in the Hollywood hills while his
assailants returned to his shop, en-
tered it with his keys and took $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-12
DRY LAW
REVISION
FAVORED
Presidents Accepta n C e
Speech Urges Change
In 18th Amendment.
ADDRESS PRAISED
Party Leaders Say Hoov-
er's Account OF Admin
istratiOn Satisfactory.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. = The
movement against national prohibi-
ton advanced to new ground today
with the declaration of President
Hoover that he favors a change.
In his acceptance speech, Mr.
Hoover favored changing the 18th
amendment to give control of the
liquor traffic to the states, with
federal protection for dry states
and measures to prevent return OF
the saloon in any state, wet or dry
This switch from his former al
legiance to the 18th amendment has
shifted the entire issue.
Both presidential candidates now
stand opposed to the 18th amend
ment, though Mr.. Hoover reiterat-
ed his sympathy with its high
purpose"
The question now is not whether
there shall be a change but what
kind of a change.
Taken completely by surprise,
many wet and dry leaders alike
played for time before commenting
on the Presidents new position.
Governor Roosevelt, Mr.. Hoover S
opponent TOR the presidency, is
standing on the Democratic plat
form calling for unconditional re-
peal and immediate restoration of
beer through modification of the
Volstead act.
President Hoover goes beyond
the Republican platform which
merely proposes submission Of a
substitute amendment for state con-
troll but does not urge adoption of
such an amendment. Mr.. Hoover,
giving his personal view, said he
could not countenance continuation
of regime which has brought
about the bootlegger and the speak
easy and organized crime, any more
than he could countenance a re-
turn to the saloon system.
Either is intolerable," he de-
clared.
Outlines Program
Mr.. Hoover in his acceptance
speech also.
l. Suggested Europe might pay
war debts in some other form of
compensation; perhaps by buying
more American goods. %
2. Warned against radicalism and
haphazard experiment.
3. Pledged fight on all fronts
against depression.
4. Accused Democrats of sponsor
ing wild inflationary legislation and
a $3,OOO,OO0,O00 raid on the treasury.
Although Mr.. Hoover made de-
tailed defense of his reconstruction
program, his prohibition stand ov-
ershadowed all other parts of his
address.
The prohibition statement was
loudly applauded by the 1000 who
jammed Constitution hall in one of
the most brilliant political gather
ings Washington has known in
many years. Mr. Hoover received
a four-minute ovation when he en-
tered the hall with Mrs. Hoover at
his side. Throughout the address
he was constantly interrupted by
the enthusiastic throng.
His reference to President Theo-
dore Roosevelt as the first adyo-
cate of the tariff commission
brought a vigorous demonstration
and the late Rough Riders widow
was obliged to bow repeatedly in
acknowledgement of applause. Two
other Republican Roosevelts" were
in prominent box = Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth and Mrs.
Ethel Derby, daughters of the late
President.
Mr.. Hoover reiterated his SYM
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-12
CHANNEL SWIMMER QUITS

DOVER, Eng, Aug. 12. U,H =
E. H. femme, London insurance
clerk, gave up his attempt to swim
the English channel within mile
and half of the French shore yes
terday. He was in the water IL
hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-12

Continued On Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13
War Debts Vanish

Europe has gone and done it. pulling out
the foundation from international war debts
and leaving the United States Congress
looking very foolish. The outcome of the
Lausanne conference is revision of the
Young,revision of the Dawes revision of the
Versailles arrangement whereby Germany
was to pay heavy reparations to the Allies
for II years. All the billions for which
Germany was mortgaged are now scaled
down to little more than 500. 100000.
which Germany is to contribute for the re-
construction. of Europe, some time between
three and Is years hence. whenever she feels
like raising the money by a bond issue. But
if she does not feel like it, the payment is to
go by default.
Thus Germany wins - no more repair
atoms to pay! And thus the allied creditors
of Germany, accepting the shrewd advice
that Mussolini gave them before the con-
ference. by doing the handsome thing about
Germany. have placed Uncle Sam in posi-
ton where he has to do the same thing for
them. Otherwise he will be held up to
oIOLu QuLlHS dSeo 40 q VSAAt"D'S oNNJ AO~AN'
And Uncle is sensitive about .Shylocking.
So now. having maintained the position
SO far that reparations have nothing to do
with allied war debts to the United States,
our government is ready to receive proposals
from its foreign debtors regarding new
revision of their debts which will certainly
involve a new moratorium and which will
probably scale down the principal of those
debts to just about the vanishing point,
because there will be nothing else to do.
Congress, including both political parties,
after all its brave declarations that there
would be no further reduction or eanceila-
ton, will have to face facts at last. merely
salvaging what it can from the wreckage,
perhaps in the way Of reduced armament
and lower tariff walls. The saving fact in
the collapse of this whole gigantic war debt
structure is that. while it hurts politically. it
should be very good for business Eeono-
mists have urged it for years Wisely
handled. it may start new era of prosperity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13
A Book a Day
Finds America in No Danger
Of Revolution
By BRUCE CATION

The chance for a. revolution in
the United. States is extremely re-
mote. Americana are still wealthy,
still optimistic, still inherently
conservative; 1t 10 highly improb4-
able that the troubles born Of the
depression viii lead to any violent
|upheaval.
This is the conclusion Of the
German economist, M. j. Bonn. in
his new book, 1.-THE Crisis Of Capt.
talisnn in America.
Nevertheless, Herr Bonn thinks
the capitalistic structure In Amer
lea may be in for a far-reaching
change.
Americans, ne points out, are
not worshipers of the past. They
are always willing to try some
thing new, to experiment, to dis
card old institutions and try TO
devise something better.
Furthermore he asserts, they
are watching Communicate Rus
STA with acute interest; and de-
spite the profound cleavage be-
tween Russian and American the
cries, he believes that the Ameri-
can people--becausc of American
mass production
and SO on--would actually. be readf
er to embrace % modified Com
Emunism than the people of western
Europe. N,
Herr Bonn has written q very
acute and wise analysis OF tthe
present situation in the United
States-one Of the best I have seen
all year. Youswfl find It illuminat-
ling and provocative, very much
worth reading. 81
The book ID published by the
John Day Co. and sells for $3.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13
Full Dinner Pail" Moves

American labor and industry may well
hold its breath upon the converting of the
British Imperial Economic Conference at
Ottawa, Canada, this month. For at that
meeting of the British Commonwealth of
Nations, the future of American foreign
trade may be decided. Should an agreement
of Imperial Preference be entered into.
whereby members of the Empire accord tariff
preferences to each other. our foreign mar
kets will be still further curtailed
Since the passage of the Hawley-Smoot
tariff our trade with Canada once amount
ing to almost Sl,000,0o0.000 annually.
has suffered a vast slump. Many import
ant American industries have built branch
factories in Canada to avoid the retaiatory
Bennett tariff, and should foreign goods be
the object of further Canadian discrimina-
ton, these companies, organized under Ca
madam law, will be able to compete as Brit
ish companies: But they will, of course,
employ Canadian labor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13
Here, There And EDerytOhere
MCNEIL HOLDS HIS POST
(Bridgeport Times-star)

~ ~ =
The temporary Victory which the.
old guard OF the democratic party
OF Connecticut gained at the last
state convention was almost rom
pietely dissipatcd.. tactically speak
ing, by the Connecticut delegntion's
choice of Archibald Mcneil to re-
tain his present post as national
and by Governor
Cross ruling that Mrs Fannie
Dixon WEIGH. forlner vice-chairman
OF the state central committee and
new guard leader. had been elect
ed NATIONAL cofnmitteewonlan. .-y
The possibility Of a democratic
nAtionaI yictdry at the polls next
November makes the post Of ma
tional committeeman seem espe-
cialiy important at the present
u M McNeils definitely, 1t would
appear, owes his reelection to
Governor FRANKLIN d. Roosevcit.
democratic nominee for the presi-
deny, who made 1t q personal is
sue by writing to Governor Cross
urging the ssFsnonination q Nc
Practically speaking. as we'll.
there would have sbeen little politi-
cal sense In choosing & any other
than Mr. Mcneil as national COM,
.mitteenian ia view of the close re-
latiopships between him and the
democratic nominee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13

Those who listened in to the dsmceratie'
national convention in 1928 and the more
recent one at Chicago must have recalled
the shrin whistle that disrupted proceedings
50 frequently. The whistle ,wasya source Of
annoyance not merely to the broadcasting
officials, but also to the chairman of the
conventions 1t was welded by w. C. Page.
known as the Sage of Wheatland," of
Rochester. N. Y. In 1928 Mr.. Page adop-i
ted this novel form of informing his wife
that he was at all the sessions. He attracted
considerable attention, 50 this year decided
on series of whistle signals to let the
folks back home know what was trans
piring. He died yesterday from pneumonia
contracted right after his return from the
convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1882


For the first time since his retirement to
private life last year former Representative
I SCHUYLER Merritt of Stamford will participate
!, Il, political gathering at Fairfield. Satur-
day afternoon. when the Republican Club
Of that town sponsors an outing. l ne
: former congressman is but one of many
speakers who are known in this state for
their allegiance to the republican party.
But there seems to be considerable stress be-
ing laid upon the appearance of Schuyler
Merritt and his presence as speaker. We
wonder if it is an attempt to build him up
for another congressional race or perhaps to
present him for state honors
Fairfield county seems to be interested
in the gubernatorial nomination this year.
We don't know one republican in the state
zwho actually believes that the republican
lieutenant governor, Samuel R. Spencer,
4 will be the nominee of the party this fall to
.campaign against Governor Cross. Nor IS
there any thought of again running Ernest
II. Rogers whom Governor Cross defeated
two years ago. A new broom sweeps clean
. ..is the motto upon which most republicans
ARE relying AS a result they have en-
dorsed for the gubernatorial nomination
former Lieutenant Governor Clifford b.
Wilson of Bridgeport.
That would seem to indicate that Fair
field county republicans were pointing
Schuyler Merritt for Congress again. either
70 regain his old seat in the fourth district,
icr to seek the nomination for congressman
{ at-large, an office that will be available this
year for the first time in good many years
and one that doesn't seem to attract multi
tude of seekers However, Fairfield county
RAY be figuring that when it comes time to
Nominate candidates this fall, it will be
NECESSARY for them to bring forward for gov
ernor somebody other than Mr. Wilson who,
when he dropped out of the political lime
light, was estranged from the Roraback or
ganization. Time is a great healer OF
wounds, but whether or not it will heal
1 enough of them to make Wilson pleasing
to the state chairman remains to be seem
In the event that it doesn't Fairfield county
republicans would then fall back upon Mr.
Merritt whose record in the House might
\ make him favored even over States Attorney
Hugh Alcorn OF. Hartford county who now
appears to have the right of way SO far as
g popular opinion goes. Suffice it to say
there will be considerable speculation over
the appearance of former Representative
Merritt at Saturdays gathering and every
word he utters will be listened to with
A closest attention. Many successful boom
has been launched .at just such an affair
as this outing. Republicans may remember
how Governor Cross was Launched on his
successful political career and hope tor
recurrence Only in this case it would
have to be resuseitation, as Congressman
Merritt has already enjoyed successful
political career and returned to private lite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13
Harsh Treatment

Republican officials and national leaders
aren't talking very much these days about
their discourteous treatment of former
u. S. Senator Joseph |. France at the recent
COP. convention in Chicago. Of course.
the daily newspapers carried various accounts
Of the manner in which the Maryland man
was elected from the convention when he
attempted to place the name of Calvin
Coolidge before it, 1t remained for Claude
Bowers, the we'll known historian Of the
democratic party. to arraign the republicans
for their high-h handed methods of 'bossism.
1t should be recalled that ex-senator
France polled between one and two million
votes in the republican presidential primaries.
His name was duly placed before the con-
venton when nominations were called for.
But after he was nominated he himself arose
and sought to secure permission to address
the convention. This was denied him by
the simple expedient of rushing him off the
floor with the aid of strong armed Chicago
policemen. He had no intention other than
TO withdraw his own name and substitute
that of Calvin Coolidge. Whether the
Hoover leaders feared the effect of this
would work against the election chances OF
the president is moot question, but offhand
we'd say that was the motive behind the
bouncing act.
MIR Bowers, however, viewed the scene
in this light. He declared that The most
ENORMOUSLY boss-ridden convention in
generation came to a close without hitch in
The plans of Mr. Hoover and the Cabinet
musketeers who welded the lash. 1t was
4 triumph of timidity, Of eowardiee, OF
hypocrisy. and pretense.
.'Nothing more disgraeeful has ever been
witnessed in a national convention than the
treatment accorded ex-senator France. He
had Just been placed in nomination. With
ths proxy of delegate in his hand he APP
pesred upon the platform and asked reeos.
nition. Instantly he was surrounded BY the
fnnetionaries OF the convention. These be-
Gan 10 shove him back. Turning indignant.
" on Smell. the chairman. he could be heard
in fhe press section. saying;
" I demand my rishtsl ] will have my
rightsY
"A moment later the scene on the plat
form resemblsd banoom brawl A fight
seemed probable And then. .pushins and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13
MAINE AND THE LOBSTER.
lNew York Herald Tribune)

While gourmets and legislators
OF the Department Council Of the
Cote d.or ID France are gravelys
concerning themselves for the state
Of the Blrgundian snail crop.
which is running perilously thin.
the Yankee citizenry OF the. State
Of Maine Is anxiously awaiting the
passage " additional statutes for
the conservation OF that. most fam
GUS Of Down East fare, the Maine
lobster. What the racy sfiad 10 to
the Delaware and the roe-rich
sturgeon to the Caspian. the best
Holsters In the; world are to the
icy waters fished by $4,000 hardy
lobstermen Of the Pine Tree State3
but for the last forty years there
has been a shocking ,shrinkage In
the annual catch, and where IN
1890, three pounds Of lobster were
taken only one was trapped last
year. Now Maine seeks additional
state laws and the passing of a
Federal Legislative measure pros
Ehibiting the importation Of short
length Holsters from Canada.
The specific terms Of the protec-
tive legislation needed may safely
4 be left to Maine authorities. but
| the general movement Is OF inter-
est throtig hout the country where
ever good eating is practiced.
Maine produces three7nfths OF the
lobster catch Of an the north At
lantic states, and it's crnEtaceans
kare rated by table amateurs an
seconds to bone in all the waters
OF the world, II the shore dinner
Itraditfon OF New England Is to be
Iasreserved az contribution Of ma
jor importance 70 jour civilization.
every baby. lobster from Kittery
| Point to Passamaquoddy Bay
should kno% that he, may grow
Ito adequate maturity before even
30 much as hearing about boiling
or broiling, flsh forks. salad dress
| ing or melted butter sauce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13

We'll, well, there soon may be another
Lodge in Congress. 1t all depends upon the
voters of Massachusetts,. This fall. Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr.. grandson of the Ate
senator, will run for the State House Of
Representatives. And that, if he is success
full, will undoubtedly be his stepping stone
to Washington and bigger things, # he IS
anything like his sranddaddy. he will make
the grade. Although he made bis enemies
all admitted that Henry. Cabot Lodge was z
most capable public servant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13
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Hoover has called Gamers pork
barrel relief, ,bill--as evidence Of
the unfitness OF the democrats to
rule. No one Is better prepared
than the democratic speaker to
slash back at that line Of attack.
The vice presidents job Is mere-
" to preside over the senate, keep
order, interpret the rules and
break tie votes when necessary.
The real Importance Of the posi-
ton Hes in the fact that the vice.
president becomes president in
case of presidential death. Aspir-
ants for the position accept that
fact as a matter Of course. Six Of
the 81 American presidents reach
ed the White House because an
other man died.
Garner No '.Dincr OUT
OF late years an unofficial part of
the vice presidents job has been
to dine out" for the president.
who doesn't leave, the White
House for social functions. But
Roosevelt, IL he lands in the White
House, viii have to find someone
else for that arduous task. Since
her became speaker Garner has
worn full formal, dress just twice
once for the official White House
dinner for the speaker and once
for the annual speakers reception
OF the semi official Congressional
club. q,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13

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