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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
POSTMASTER GENERALS TOP HAT
COSTS GOVERNMENT A NEW AUTO

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. U.P)
"A congress facing deseprate
economy problems Today was
told how Postmaster General
Brown obtained $500 sedan
for official use and then had
the government buy him another
because the first cars roof was
so low he could not wear his
top hat in it.
The story was disclosed with
publication of testimony before
the house appropriations COM
mittee.
Brown turned over the small
er sedan to his assistants for
errand running after he had
traded in all eight OF their Of
ficial cars and S1700 of depart
ment funds to purchase il.
"When 1 locked at the car
1 found a man of my height
could not wear top hat and
sit in this car" he told the
committee.
I'VE were greatly disturbed
about that. Furthermore the
car was too snail in other re-
quirements for formal use. 1t
has been the policy of congress
TO give the head of a depart
ment a car that is CONSTANT
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10

water, junkets and other items.
II does not mention PAGES
name, but contains this one
sentence referring to the senate
financial clerk: ...... -. ....- -. j..
"The senate insists on MAIN
tanning an official motor car
apiece for its sergeant at arms
and its financial clerk and
sometimes two for its secre-
tary."
Friends of Pace attributed
the incident to the strain of
overwork. They said he had for
some time been carrying on the
duties of two men,
Vice-President Curtis, presid-
ing officer of the senate, was
informed of the threats. He
turned the matter off with
facetious remark, and later said
to newspapermen who asked
that measures be taken TO pro-
tect them:
Half of the men up there
in the press gallery print no
thing but lies. They know they
are lies but go ahead and print
them anyhow"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
GUY To FACE
DEATH CHARGE
Adyenturer To Be Accused Of
Firing Shot Which Took Life
OF Captain Wanderwell.
BY NORMAN b. DEUEL.
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONG BEACH, Dec. 10. = A
formal complaint charging Will
liam James Guy with the murder
of Capt. Walter Wanderwell, SOL
dier of torture, will be issued Mon
day, Deputy District Attorney
Clarence Hunt announced today.
Decision to bring the murder
charge followed what police said
was positive identification of Guy
as the mysterious man at the
portfolio" who visited the schooner
Carma Monday night, when Wan
derwell was shot in the back.
Two members of Wanderwell' S
crew of thrill and fortune hunters,
Cuthbert Wills, engineer, and Mar
tian Smith, 20-year-old Georgia
girl, named Guy as the visitor.
They previously had identified
him only tentatively, but after re-
newed questioning last night, both
told officers they were positive.
Miss Smith gazed through a
peephole as parade of men, in
an impromptu police lineup, passed
before her.
All wore overcoats. Their COL
lars were turned up. They walked
with their hands in their pockets.
in that staggering manner as
cribed to "the man at the port
hole"
Police, newspaper reporters and
others she had never seen passed
before the witness. Then Guy came
in sight.
I'm positive-hes the man." the
girl cried.
She was shaking and near col
lapse.
Guy was located and arrested
Wednesday night after incidents of
his career and that of Wanderwell
furnished police with possible
motive.
Through two tense days the
young, handsome Welsh adventur-
er remained confident and smiling,
certain that his alibi of having
spent Monday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward De Larm
would be Substantiated.
Police declared, however, that
the stories of Mr.. and Mrs. De
Larm and another alibi witness,
Ralph Dunlap, aviation mechanic,
differed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
Attacked
By Federal Man

VENTURA, Cal, Dec. 10. U.PN =
Dudley Moulton, head of the state
department of agriculture, was the
target of an indirect attack from
the California Fruit Growers and
Farmers convention today after
he had been directly chared by a
federal official with unfair and
misleading" conduct.
The direct attack was delivered
by. Nils Olsen. chief of the aeri-
cultural economies bureau of the
department of agriculture at Wash
ington, who in ateiegram criticized
him for disfnissing George York,
head of the joint federal-state ra-
dio market news services.
The fruit growers and farmers
passed a resolution, urging renew
ed cooperation between state and
federal officials in disseminating
market news.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
WARSHIP MAY
BRING BRITISH
GOLD To j. s.
England Planning To Give All
Possible Publicity To Debts
Payment Next Week.
RESERVATIONS BY FRANCE
Will Pay Installment With I'm
derstanding That America Is
To Reopen Question.

LONDON, Dec. 10. U.P)-British
gold for payment of the December
war debt installment may be sent
to the United States on the big
gest and fastest battleship avail
able, flying the Union Jack, fin
ancial quarters understood today.
Many quarters, resigned to the
fact that Britain is to pay the
sos 5,550,000 annuity, urged that if
the gold was actually to be trans
ferred, the operation should be
completed with as much publicity
as possible. This resulted in the
proposal to rush the yellow metal
across the Atlantic on a British
man-of-War.
The method of payment remain
ed secret. Although it was expect
ed that the gold would be taken
from the reserves of the Bank of
England, it was understood that
Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of
the eXchequer discussed the posi-
bility during his recent visit to
Paris of obtaining enough gold
from France, to be shipped direct
to New York
PARIS, Dec. 10. UP)-The for
eign affairs committee of the
French chamber of deputies today
adopted a subcommittee resolu-
ton providing for payment to the
United States of Frances $40 O.cOO,-
900 debt installment.
The resolution carries a qualify
ing provision that payments is con-
tingent upon the United States
agreeing before hand to partici-
pate in world debts conference.
The committee adopted the reso-
luton by a vote of 20 to 6, and
its attitude was regarded as indi-
eating that parliament is inclined
to this solution of the present debt
problem-to pay with reservations
for the future.
After the foreign affairs commit
tees decision was announced, the
finance commission likewise adopt
ed the motion by a vote of 25 to
4, with two abstentions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. U.P)t-
The little republic of Lithuania
today joined the roup of European
powers who are asking for post
ponement of their lDecember Is
debt installment and fundamental
revision of their obligations.
Minister Balutis presented a note
to the state department asking post
ponement of 92,386.01 due on in
terest December Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
JAPAN PLANS
BIGGER NAVY

GENEVA, Dec. 10.-Plans for a
japanese navy almost equal in
strength to the American and
British navies were officially re-
vealed today at the disarmament
conference. e
The official japanese plan en-
visages fleet nine-tenths as eff
fective as either the British or
American naval arms.
1t proposed that the United
States and Great Britain each re-
duce their capital ships in num-
ber from Is to IL, with Japan re-
ducing capital ships from to 8.
Under this plan, the total ton
mage of Great Britain in capital
ships would be 275,00O and the
United States would have an equal
tonnage, Japan would have 100000
tons in capital ships, and France
and Italy would have 10000 each
The japanese plan proposes that
the United States and Great Bri-
tain each have 90 class A cruisers
Of 5000 tons and that Japan be
permitted 10 cruisers of the same
tonnage, with France and Italy pos
sessing seven each.
The plan provides for parity in
class B cruisers for all five pow
ers.
Adoption of the scheme would
give American and British naval
establishments a total of 746,000
tons each, with Japan's total ton
mage 655,000.
The five power conversations were
resumed at 2:40 p. m. today, at
Beaurivage, where the detailed
Japanese plan was presented
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
WIND KEEPS
FROST AWAY

Strong winds saved Imperial VAL
ley from a killing frost last night
and if the breezes continue again
will postpone the inevitable chill,
said Fred A. Baughman, frost ex-
pert and valley weather bureau
representative.
The low pressure area still hov-
ers over this section and is pre-
vented from descending only by
the wind The area is moving with
unusual slowness, making it diff
cult to ascertain just when the
frost will strike the valley.
"As soon as the wind dies down."
said Baughman," the frost will ar
rive. The chances for frost or no
frost tonight are about even. The
behavior of the wind will decide
whether the first frost of the year
will occur tonight or Sunday morn
ing"
No frost was recorded in the val
ley last night even though O. sprin-
kle of rain fell. The amount of
the precipitation was too small to
record.
Snow was falling at Jacumba at
9 o'clock this morning and tenn
perature of 38 degrees was record
cd Baughman reported.
Temperatures in the Valley have
not fallen below so during the
present storm and as 80 is freez-
ing there will have to be sudden
drop to cause damage to crops.
Baughman again urged growers
to tune in on the local radio sta
ton at 7:30 o'clock tonight in Or
der that they might avail them
selves of the latest information.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
Bodies Recovered
In Mine Blast

YANCEY, KY, Dec. 10. W.P)-
Rescue crews today removed the
bodies of the last of % coal min
ers whose lives were snuffed out
in an explosion in the Zero mine
late yesterday.
Relatives of the victims mingled
with mine officials high up on the
side of Black mountain as four
rescue teams that had worked few
erishly all night returned to the
surface to end any hope some
might have survived the explosion.
j. M. Massengill, 78-year-old
mountain patrician, fingered at the
mouth of the mine where six of his
sons were trapped.
He sat motionless, his face SOL
emn, infleXible.
'Reckon there aint much need
my stayin' around" Massengill
said, after the bodies of three of
his sons were removed. Reckon
all my young'uns are dead but I'm
Stayin' anyhow"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
Pair Executed
At Sing Sing

OSSINING, N. Y, Dec. TO- U.P)-
Two youths who received respite
from ceath for "a hours to dispel
gloom while Sing Sing went ON with
its musical revue were electrocuted
early today for the murder OF a
New York policeman.
The young slayers, Charles Mar
kowitz, 81, and Joseph Brown, 20,
were calm as they went to the elec-
trio chair. Both had reconciled
themselves to their fate long before
they entered the death chamber.
"If we've got to go, we've got to
go. and that's that" was Browns
remark. Markowitz was equally
philosophical ABOUT it. but did pro-
test to a guard, II don't rate a rap
like this"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
JONES DENIES
Staying MAN
Accused Negro Fears Life I'm
prisonment For Long String OF
Alleged Crimes.

Julius Jones, 81, Negro, would
prefer death to the life imprison-
ment which may be his lot under
the habitual criminal act, he told
Tom Sharp, district attorneys in
vestigator, yesterday afternoon, yet
he will not admit any part in the
staying at Los Angeles September
4 of Elroy S. Armstrong, street car
conductor.
Eddie Pitts, II, Jones partner in
the recent theft of an automobile
from Glen Milner, that the sus-
pect told him of the Staying, Sharp
and Harold Gillett, sheriff's in
vestigator, were puzzled at the pris-
oners continued protestations of
innocence.
Adding to the puzzling aspects
of the case was the apparent will
ingness with which Jones told of
the activity of himself and anoth-
er Negro, known as "Cockeye", in
terrorizing six patrons and four
employees of a Los Angeles light
and gas office and escaping with
$4,000.
In addition to the robbery which
he has admitted, Jones is wanted
at Los Angeles as a state prison
parole violator, for the robbery of
Chinese lottery, and for the mur-
der of the street car conductor
Jones, also known as Jack Boswell
Willie Green and "Junebug", has
served two prison terms.
In conversation yesterday with
Sharp, the suspect told the Off
Ger he would prefer the death pen
atty to life in prison. Life impris-
onment might be Jones lot as an
habitual criminal, since he already
has served two prison terms, for
robbery and burglary. Conviction
on a grand theft charge against
him here, and conviction on any
one of the three felony charges
against him at Los Angeles, would
make Jones a four-time loser, and
place him in the habitual criminal
class.
To Be Tried Here
He is aware OF this, Jones told
the Investigator, so has no reason
for denying the killing, other than
his innocence.
In view of Jones apparent frank
ness, officers were unable to ex-
plain the statement of Eddie Pitts,
now held at the juvenile detention
home, that Jones admitted to him
the murder of the conductor. Pitts
told officers that Jones boasted of
killing Armstrong because the lat
ter bumped into his woman COM
panion and cursed her. Los An
geles police declared Armstrong
was killed in a robbery attempt.
Jones. when informed of Pitts
statement, said that Pitts must
have heard the story from Edward
Brown, third Negro arrested at
Kingman, Ariz., in car stolen
here. Brown has been freed be-
cause the others exonerated him of
blame in the automobile theft.
Jones will go before judge A. G.
Finney in superior court Monday
morning to enter a plea to the
charge of grand theft. Following
disposition of his case here, he will
be taken to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
Yankee Oil Firms
May Enter Persia

LONDON, Dec. 10. U.P)-Amer-
lean oil companies may take over
part of the oil fields worked by
British interests in Persia, the
Moscow correspondent of the Daily
Express reported today.
The correspondent quoted the
official newspaper Pravda as say
ing Persia was preparing to invite
representatives of the Socony and
Sinclair companies to negotiate for
exploitation of part of the oil
fields presently worked by the An
glo-Persian concession" one of the
most important sources of oil in
the British empire. The govern
ment owns most of the Anglo-Per-
sian stock.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
MIN TER PAYS
UNUSUAL VISIT
IN CALIFORNIA
Northern Sections OF State Get
Fall Of Snow For First Time
In Years.
RAIN IN SOUTHERN AREA
Crops Greatly Benefited After
Long Dry Spell; Only Trace
Falls In Valley.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. W.P)
California - a name generally
considered synonymous with sun
shine-was in the throes of a rec
ord breaking cold spell today
which brought with it snow, hail
and near freezing temperatures.
The chilling blast extended into
the Pacific northwest while, para
doXically, Alaska was enjoying
comparatively mild weather.
Snow fall in the San Francisco
area during the past "a hours was
the heaviest in the history of the
weather bureau. In the downtown
area it melted as it fell, but in the
residential sections and adjoining
cities thin white blanket cover
ed the ground.
Excited youngsters getting their
first glimpse of snowflakes eagerly
scooped up Snowballs. The tenn
perature was expected to drop to
80 degrees at the weather bureau
station here this morning for the
first time since 1922.
High in the nearby Sierra noun
tains, roads we're blocked by snow
and near zero temperatures were
reported.
Youngsters at Portland, Ore,
confidently watched thickening ice
on ponds and lakes as the temper
ature fell to ID degrees.
Madras, Ore, far inland, report
ed "a degrees below zero.
Thermometers at Sacramento,
Calf, registered % degrees yes
terday, breaking a December rec
ord that had stood since 1850.
Freezing temperatures in Califor-
mia were reported as far south as
Fresno. Snow and chilling wind
sent the mercury down to 20 de-
grees at San Jose.
Los Angeles and San Diego, in
the southern part of the state, es-
capped the freakiSh weather, al
though the temperature was about
10 degrees lower than normal in
that region.
The weather bureau held no hope
for relief from the low tempera-
lures in northern California, Ore
gon and Washington before the
first of next week.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10. U.P)-
Winters first storm in Southern
California ended today after .28 of
an inch of rain had been recorded
in Los Angeles and the mountains
whitened with a covering of snow.
Lower temperatures came last
night, turning the rain to snow
in higher attitudes. Although a
bright sun shone this morning, the
weather forecast was unsettled"
for the day.
Pasadena received 81 inches of
rain during the last "a hours, while
the storm passed over San Pedro
with only 10 inches. Pomona
received the most rainfall in the
county with a 24-hour total of SO
inches.
Twenty-four hour totals in 9TH
er Southern California cities were:
Riverside, IA; Redlands, .27; San
Bernardino, 81; Santa Ana, 10;
San Fernando, 10; Santa Barbara,
.O1; San Diego, Sc.
Imperial Valley received only
trace of rain. but on Mt. Wilson
AT inches fell.
In Los Angeles, the storm brought
the seasons total to .39 inches, far
below normal for this date, which
is l2.71 inches. Last year at this
time precipitation for the season
stood at 3.43 inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
Clothes Closet
Aids Children

Operating since the city schools
opened in September, the child
ren's clothes closet has distributed
1856 garments, 200 bars of soap
and 155 pairs of shoes in good con-
clifton.
All garments, shoes, food, etc.
received are distributed free, moth
ing being sold. The clothes closet
is working in connection with the
Harding school mothers club and
other local organizations which
handle the distributing.
Donations will be called for if
those desiring to make them will
call 1434 or 794-M.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
Officers Shot
Kills ProuUIer

LONG BEACH, Cal, Dec. 10. W.P)
Kenneth j. Smith, 30, of Hermosa,
was shot and killed by officers to-
day as he attempted to flee from
a parking lot, where he assertedly
had been prowling around automo-
bileS.
Officers G.. N. Taylor and w. H.
Davis said they fired once into the
air when Smith refused to halt,
then fired at his feet. They believ-
ed bullet ricocheted from the gra-
vel.
Ellsworth G.. Allison, Hawthorne,
who was with Smith, surrendered
and was held on suspicion of rob-
berry.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
Personal Quarrel
Ends In Shooting

BRIDGEPORT, ILL.,, Dec. 10. U.P)
Lawrence Osborn, 38, cashier of
the Farmers State bank here, was
found shot to death and Sam Sell
by, insurance salesman, dying of
gunshot wounds, in the bank this
afternoon.
Police said Selby had shot Os-
born in personal quarrel and
then turned the gun upon HIM
self. A note found in Selby's poe
kets said there were differences
that could be settled only this
way"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
BY DOROTHY RUSSELL
United Press Special Correspondent

United Press Special Correspondent
NEW YORK, Dec. 10-A new
theory that its founders say may
revolutionize the entire social and
economic order, has suddenly
sprung into prominence.
1t is called "technocracy."
The word will not be found in
the dictionary. Ony a few weeks
ago it was unknown except to
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-10
@NlnLlL:..s
Wy ,SoU:

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 0. (Spe-
ciaD-Notre Dame is here. No
ire Dame is here to carry on
for Rockne. Wouldn't it be won
derful if we had political lead
ers who could leave ideals and
systems that the young men
knew were fundamentally
right? The difference is the
coach has spent a lifetime
teaching cooperation. He knows
what he wants, while the po-
litical candidate only knows
that he wants 'em to vote for
him. But from then on he is
just guessing.
Imagine a politician inspiring
voters with give us one more
vote, boys, for the memory of
dear old Senator Jasbo."
"Oh, hooey. Who was old
Senator Jasbo, and what did
he ever do?"
But Notre Dame will do it
for Rockne, as long as a foot
ball is blown up.
Yours,
nix Ro7~~'
The Washington times., 1932-09-16
FOREIGN GROUP
COMING HERE

A group of foreigners who will
be visiting this country on a
specially arranged tour in the
spring are anxious to be received
at the White House when they
arrive here.
But the fact that they don't
know whether Herbert Hoover or
Franklin D. Roosevelt will be
their host is causing no little
concern.
Miss Marie Lorbeerbaum, of
Vienna, Austria. now in Wash
ington, is making plans for the
tour, which will be similar to
the one she arranged early this
year for the George Washington
Bicentennial.
Miss Lorbeerbaum, interna-
tionally known travel authority,
is arranging for the tourists to
make the trip on the Rex. the
huge ocean liner now under con-
struction. The tour will include
trip to Chicago for the world
fair.
She is now residing with her
sister, Mrs. Anna Lansburgh, in
the 22oO block of Cathedral
Ave. N. w,
The Washington times., 1932-09-16
.S655.22A AwaitS
Lila Smith
In Chicago

CHICAGO. Sept. 16 UN.S0.
Mrs. Lila Smiths money
$655.22-was safely enSconced
in Attorney E. M. Libonatis
desk today. But where was
Mrs. Lila Smith? That's what
Attorney Libonati wanted to
know.
The lawyer was given guar
dianShip of the money by Miss
Lillian Smith, school teacher,
of Wauwatoca, Wis, here on
visit.
When Miss Smith called at
the postoffice general delivery
window for her mail, an enve-
lope was handed her which
later proved to contain six 500
bills, one $50 bill, one SIS bill
and % cents worth of stamps.
So Miss Smith turned the
tidy sum over to Attorney Libo-
natl with instructions to locate
the addressee: Mrs. Lila Smith,
General Delivery"
The Washington times., 1932-09-16
Harvest Time to Be
Bi PAGEANT Theme

More than 500 Washingtonians
are rehearsing for the elaborate
outdoor festival of the harvest to
be presented at the Sylvan The
ater, october IL, IL and 13 under
the direction of the District Bi-
centennial Commission.
The pageant, entitled THE
Vision of George Washington"
will consist of five main episodes.
These include the wheat harvest
of the Northwest, harvest time III
the colonial South, fruit harvest
of the West, and the pioneer har-
vest-time activities.
The Washington times., 1932-09-16
COW DUE
SOON At HOME
Of L|NDYS

GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 16
Q.N.SO.-Betty Cow, nurse OF
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, jr.,
when he was kidnapped from his
parents home in Hopewell, N. j.,
last March, will return to the
United States about the middle
of next month to take up her
position with the LindberghS as
nurse of their second child.
Miss Cow, who has repeatedly
shown herself shy of newspaper
reporters. left here a month ago,
and has since been touring Eng
land with her sister, it was
learned.
They have visited several sea-
shore resorts, staying at each
only few days, repeatedly under
assumed names to escape at
tention.
Yesterday their mother, Mrs.
Taylor, received postcard,
signed merely daughter" an
nouncing the girls expected to
return to Glasgow about the
end of September.
The message added that Betty
would sail to the United States
about the middle of the follow
ing month to resume her position.
Mrs. Taylor said:
Betty has always intended
to return to Am -rica. She said
to me when she arrived here
that Colonel Lindbergh had in
! formed her before she left her
position that he would keep it
open for her"
The Washington times., 1932-09-16
Policeman WidOIUs
To Get Game Funds

widows of three policemen
killed in line of duty will be
beneficiaries of a night baseball
game September 81 at Griffith
Stadium between the Police De.
partment's baseball team and the
Columbus Heights team.
The widows of George w. Shi-
nault, E. E. Swanson and M. j.
Kennedy, whose husbands were
killed while on duty, will occupy
the presidential box at the park.
Each team has won one game
from the other. This will be the
final game.
The Washington times., 1932-09-16
Gamblers for Thrill
Can't Deduct Loss

If you gamble at Monte Carlo
Just for the thrill of it, you can't
deduct your losses from your in,
come tax return. But, if you take
your gambling seriously, you are
entitled to the deduction.
This in effect was the ruling
of General Counsel C. M. Char.
est of the Internal Revenue Blu
reau yesterday. The opinion was
given on request of a wealthy
American woman, identity un-
disclosed, who lost heavily.
The woman was convinced she
could not lost with her system
and was therefore entering into
a transaction for profit, Charest
ruled.