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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
DOCTRINE OF EVOLUTION KNOWN
IN CHINA OVER 25OO YEARS AGO

1850 was described as the thou
sand golden remedies" in the sew
enth century A. D.
That in the Chow dynasty, 1922
B. c., an anatomist named Chin
Yet Jen wrote a treatise on inter-
nal organs-many hundreds OF
years before modern medical in
vestigators resorted to dissection.
The Chinese authorities today as
cribed the fact that the discover
les had been neglected to the pre-
occupation of the Chinese with
literature and philosophy rather
than science.
Inhibition, the phenomenon
which frees gasoline from knocks
and makes automobile tires dur
able for years, will be extended to
a wider field through research,
scientists predicted.
Prof. Hubert N. Alyea of Prince
ton university who was assisted in
his research by K. K. Keu, said
the inhibitor's use might be ex-
tended to prevent decomposition of
foods in storage. "It is this action
that permits paints to dry to just
the right consistency, instead of
becoming brittle and cracking;
that gives hydrogen peroxide the
power to bleach after it has stood
on the shelf for year, and per-
mits tire manufacturers to guar
antee their product for a life
, time he said.
Outstanding in the field of &C.
onomics was Gerard Swope's pro-
posal to obtain for workers in in
duStry an assurance of minimum
amount of employment each year
as we'll as a measure for unem-
ployment insurance. Swope, pres
ident of the General Electric COM
pany, offered his plan at a SYM
postum on stabiliZation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
GRAND JURY
|ND|CTS HENRY

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. U.R)-
A secret Indictment returned today
by the county grand jury charged
Leslie B. Henry, prominent broker
and Pasadena civic leader, with 16
counts of forgery in connection
counts of gorgery in connection
with his management of the secur-
tiles of Mrs. Charlotte Shelby.
The indictment was returned be-
fore Superior Judge B. Rey
Schauer, who fixed bail at $25, 900
and issued bench warrant for
IIenry'S arrest.
Harold Judson, counsel for the
broker, said, however, that he
would surrender Henry today to
the sheriff's fugitive detail in
whose hands the warrant was de-
livered.
Henry is at liberty under $4,000
bond following his arrest last week
on a complaint from the district
attorneys office embodying the
same charges, based on alleged
embezzlement of approximately
$4,000 from Mrs. Shelbys securi-
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
TuUo Miners Die
In Landslide

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Dec. 30.
U.Pi-The bodies of two miners, en-
tombed by rock slide at the yell
low Aster Mining and Milling COM
pany's gold mine near Randsburg,
have been recovered, the coroner's
office reported early today.
The victims we're prospecting
partners, identified only as Dur
nan and Rasmussen, one of whom
was understood to be from Los An
geles.
The men were working in a tun-
mel when the slide moved down the
slopes of Mt. Olympus and buried
them under tons of rock. The bod
les we're recovered after a crew of
100 workers toiled for several hours
in vain attempt to rescue the
men alive.
The coroner's office reported the
two we're the only ones caught in
the slide.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
ALLEGED DUPES OF KREUCER SUED
FOR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY FIRMS

Higginson and Company, bankers
for Kreuger and Toll, $36,258 900;
Donald Durant,. another Lee, Hig-
ginson partner, $37, 1884, 900; Henry
o. Havemeyer, president of the
Brooklyn eastern district terminal.
$27,877 900; Francis l.. Higginson,
$21, ,073, 900; Adrian H. Larkin, cor
poration attorney, $34,595, 900; John
McHugh, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Chase Ma
tional Bank, $34, ,377, 900; Samuel F..
Pryor, director of more than 20
corporations, $28,587, 900; Percy
Rockefeller, cousin of John D.
Rockefeller, Jr, and director of so
corporations, 31,416,000.
The amount asked from each
director was arrived at from the
number of director meetings he at
tended at which allegedly improper
dividends were voted. Each indi-
vidual amount is the sum fraction
OF the $38,000,00O in disputed divi-
dends for which each man is held
responsible.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
SMOOTH WAY
FOR ECONOMY
BY ROOSEVELT
Democrats Plan To Rush Bill
Granting President Wide Ac-
tivity In Reorganization.
AID TO BALANCED BUDGET
Rainey Launches Bitter Attack
On Lobbies For Hindering
Legislation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90. U.Py-
A proposal to give President-elect
Roosevelt wide powers to reorgan-
ize the federal government on an
economy basis will be rushed
through the present congress, ac-
cording to plans today of house
and senate Democratic leaders.
Speaker of the House Garner
said he hoped the present session
would "see proper to grant very
broad powers or consolidation and
elimination" o. government bu-
| reauS.
Chairman Byrns of the house
appropriations committee later
| revealed that he had been
in conference with senate leaders,
and that the move would be made
with the united support of the
Democratic organization.
Majority House Leader Rainey,
candidate for the next speakership,
| advocated the plan as one method
of budget balancing. 1t Immediately
received the approval of Chairman
Byrns of the appropriations COM
| mittee.
Rainey said such congressional
grant might eliminate the necessity
for any type of new tax bill, other
than beer tax and a continual
! tion of present excises.
THE President-elect ought to be
| authorized to effect economies
/ tbro,,ot, ,,oaro;,o k,,,rao,,. o-l ILL.,
mating positions" Rainey said.
When that happens, he added, I'VE
might get along without new rev.
| enue legislation"
Byrns, joining Rainey, said he
had come to the conclusion that
congress is unable to effect real
economical reorganization of the
government while the chief execu-
| tive may accomplish substantial
!, savings.
The plan, while tentative, con-
templated giving Roosevelt much
broader powers on reorganization
than were accorded President Hoo
yer at the last session. There was
some possibility new blanket au-
thority would be given the Presi-
dent at the short session, with the
thought that Roosevelt could take
advantage of it after his inaugur-
alton, but it was considered more
likely that the matter would go
over to a special session of the 73rd
| congress.
Rainey coupled with his propo-
sal bitter attack on lobbies which,
he said, were largely responsible
for wrecking economy plans.
1.-THE government is controlled by
organized minorities," he declared.
Rainey said the present short
session would accomplish "all the
economies the Republicans will let
| u.s."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
D|SCORD HITS
SHELBY HOME

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 90. W.P)-
The domestic tranquility of Mary
Miles Minter, former popular
screen actress, and her mother,
Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, has been
disrupted again, friends reported
today.
The two were said to have
reached a discord over the controv-
ersy in which Mrs. Shelby accuses
Leslie B. Henry, prominent Pasa-
dena broker and her financial
agent, of dissipating her entire
fortune through unauthorized stock
transactions. Henry was sched-
uled to be indicted today by the
county grand jury which had Or
dered the district attorney to pre-
pare a true bill.
Neither Miss Minter nor her
mother would confirm or deny the
reputed break but friends said it
had come about as result of the
Henry case.
The report recalled a previous
rupture between daughter and
mother when the two staged SEN
sational legal battle over control
of the actress movie-made fortune.
The two eventually reached set
tlement by which Miss Minter was
to, receive $700 a month incrome
from a $150,000 trust fund. Wheth-
er this fund has been destroyed
through Henry's asserted manipu-
lations, neither would discuss.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
FIRM WINS AND
LOSES in COURT

BY virtue of two judgments filed
at the county clerks office yestcr-
day afternoon by Judge A. c. Fin
ney, the Whiting Mead company IF
San Diego was both winner and
loser in two suits to collect amounts
assertedly due for building mate
.,a,S.
In suit against R. w. Diver,
Mrs. Alice Diver and K. Amamoto,
Judge Finney awarded judgment
for Mr. and Mrs. Diver, ruling that
the hardware company shall pay
their costs, and gave the firm
judgment by default against ANA
moto for $137.79.
Another suit resulted in judg-
ment for Nicholas j. Gantus and
Mrs. Selma j. Gantus but against
Mrs. M Furukawa, by default, for
$145.69.
Judge Finney held that Mrs. Fu-
rukawa and Amamoto, in the two
cases, purchased materials to be
used on lots owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Diver and Mr.. and Mrs
Gantus, but without the consent
or knowledge of the two couples.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
WAR ON
ALIEN GANGS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 90. U..r5-
The federal immigration depart
ment declared open warfare on
alien hoodlums, racketeers and
gunmen in Los Angeles today with
the announcement that SO suspects
already have been captured and
are being held for deportation
proceedings.
Virtually all of the suspects are
known gunmen and racketeers, r.
P. Clark, immigration supervisor
said. Clark has had 25 undercov-
er agents working here quietly for
several months but news of their
movements did not crop out until
aid was asked of the district at
torney's office.
"We are concentrating especial
ly on those gangsters and rae
keteers who prey on their own
countrymen," Clark said. 1--WE
have found that their racket is a
two-way scheme. Not only do they
smuggle men of their own nation
ality into this country but they
continue to extort money from
them after the smuggled men
reach here and obtain work"
Prosecutors declared that IS per
cent of the racketeers operating in
Los Angeles are aliens subject to
deportation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
TWO BANKERS
ARE INDICTED

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. U.P)-
A secret indictment, said to name
two high officials of the First Ex-
change Bank of Inglewood on 81
felony counts, was returned by the
county grand jury today. The
bank was closed nearly a year ago.
The indictment was returned
LARGELY on the testimony of an
auditor who had checked books of
the institution. Among the Off
cials of the bank subpoenaed but
not questioned by the jury, were
A. F. Netzel, president, and Harry
Krabbenschmidt, vice-president.
The counts in the indictment
were said to include charges of
conspiracy, grand theft, violation
of state banking laws, and perjury.
Superior Judge B. Rey Schauer
set bail for the two indictments at
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
TRIBUTE PAID
To CANGSTERS
Federal Official Removed On
Confession That He Contribut-
ed To Racketeers.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. up
Because a United States trustee in
bankruptcy assertedly paid a trib-
ute to cleaners and dyers racket
GERS, he had been removed from his
position today by Rupert B. Turn
bull, United States bankruptcy ref
cree.
Removal of Leonard Brown as
trustee for the United Cleaners and
Dyers Corp, was ordered by Turn
bull after Brown was said to have
admitted he paid 5000 month to
an organization known as the
Cleaners and Dyers association, as
sertedly under threats that they
would blow up the plant for which
he was trustee.
The dismissal order was filed in
district court, and a meeting of
creditors of thief irm is to be call
ed and a new trustee named, Turn
bull said.
"Gangsters must come to know
that it is not necessary to pay trib-
ute to any one in an 'endeavor to
enforce the DEGREES of the United
States court" Turnbull said. "If
necessary, the armed forces of the
United States will be called in to
afford protection.
"In this instance, I find that one
of my trustees in bankruptcy has,
without the knowledge of the
court, been yielding to the demands
of an organization known as the
Cleaners and Dyers association
They have demanded of him So
called dues of $100 week. He has
paid them $50 week and has pro-
missed them more.
HE now admits, under my ques-
tioning, that this money was not
paid for dues but for protection.
1.-The money was paid by him as
an official out of trust funds in
the custody of this court to pre-
vent the dyeing and cleaning plant
of the bankrupt from being blown
up. 1t was paid to prevent stencil
bombs from being thrown into the
clothing to be cleaned"
During the past year, hundreds
of cases of stencil bombing and acid
throwing have been reported to po-
lice by cleaners and dyers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
IKE R1~
Q lss1 nssssssAs svsAAA
D, A, PREPARES
ECONOMY ACT

Unprecedented slashes in county
salaries are expected in a new
county government act under pre-
paration today by District Attor-
ney Elmer w. Heald, at the order
of the county grand jury, for sub
mission to the grand jurors and
board of supervisors in joint ses-
sion early next week.
Joint approval by the supervis-
ors and grand jurors of the new
salary and governmental set-up
will be necessary before the pro-
posed act can be submitted to the
state legislature through Ben Hulse,
congressman, and s. E. Robinson,
assemblyman. Acceptance by the
legislature will be a mere matter
of form.
Although it is believed tenta-
lively complete schedule of salary
reductions was arrived at yester-
day when the supervisors and
grand jurors met together, no def
mite information regarding the
scope of the expected reductions
could be had.
Only one thing is certain. There
will be no consolidation of offices
recommended by the grand jury
this year. This is true because
such recommendation, even if
made into law, would not go into
effect before January, 1885. Pres
ent officers could not be legislated
out of office, and their terms do
not expire for two years.
After considering the proposed
reductions and other minor changes
in county government, the grand
jury yesterday afternoon adjourned
until week from today, when the
proposed act now being written by
the district attorney will be SUBJ
mitted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
M CALL WINS
COURT FIGHT

Ruling that Harry E. Griffin and
Mrs Almeda Fl. Griffin, and Cliff
ford l.. Craig ratified sales con-
tracts by continuing to make pay
ments after they discovered the
poor nature of soil they had pur-
chased, Judge A. c. Finney today
filed findings of fact and conclu-
sions of law ordering entry of judg-
ment against the plaintiffs in their
suit against the Mccall Brothers
company and its members.
In two suits, one filed by Mr..
and Mrs. Griffin and another by
Craig, the plaintiffs charged fraud
and Misrepresentation in the sale
to them of property east of I'M
perial. The first suit asked re-
turn of $6120 and the second $4970.
Named as defendants were T. D.
Mccall, Cora Mccall, Mitchell G.
and Tersie K. Mccall, John w. and
Lena Mccall, Mr.. and Mrs. T. d.
Mccall, Jr,, the Mccall Brothers
company and others.
Judge Finney held that the plain
tiffs are entitled to the return Of
all sums paid to the McCalls, but
that they were guilty of negligence
in making payments after discov-
ering that they had been misled
as to the nature of the soil on the
property they purchased. Thus they
ratified the contracts and are un-
able to bring any lawful claim at
this time, the court held
This suit was tried many months
ago, and then was continued in
order that attorneys might submit
briefs.
Evidence was introduced that
the property had little value for
grapefruS growing, the purpose for
which it had been sold. Judge Pin
ney found that most Of the allega-
tions in the complaints were true.
but that the suits were not filed
soon enough after the plaintiffs
discovered the alleged fraud.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Dec. 20.
U.P)-Modern science suffered a
rude shock at the midwinter ses-
sion of the American Association
for the Advancement of science to-
day when two Chinese scholars
blandly reported that the COM
paratively recent doctrine of evo-
luton was known in China more
than $500 years ago.
In addition, DR.. Amos Benkov
Kuan-Chin Penn of Johns Hop
kins university, and DR.. Pei Sung
Tang of Harvard university, assert
ed:
That a Chinese biologist discov-
cred blood circulation 1000 years
before Harvey.
That Chinese surgeons used an
asthesia in the third century before
Christ, whereas it was not until
1847 that occidentals administered
chloroform.
That the catheter developed in
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
Accident Spills
Lettuce On Road

Lettuce does not grow on high
ways, but there was plenty of it
on the highway south of Brawley
this morning when a touring car
driven by Mrs. A. B. Davis of CAL
ipatria collided with a truck, load
ed with lettuce, driven by Charles
Bak LEX of Ell Centro.
Sheriff George L. Campbell hap.
pened along at about the time the
cars collided and the truck over
turned, spilling its load of lettuce
on the highway. Both machines
were badly damaged, but the driv-
erS were not hurt.
Sheriff Campbell took Mrs. Davis
to her home at Calipatria ard re-
turned to the sheriff's office to
report the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 90. W.P)-
Eight American businessmen were
defendants today in suits totaling
almost $350,000,000 which charged
they had allowed themselves to be
duped by Ivar Kreuger, interna-
tional financier whose suicide led
to revelations of widespread frauds.
The suits were filed for the Irv-
ing Trust company, trustee in
bankruptcy for the International
Match company, against the COM
pany's eight American directors.
One suit for sums totaling $149,-
981 900 charged the directors had
ordered dividends on interntional
stock when earnings were not avail
able. The other asked for an ac-
counting of $100.OO0,O00 alleged to
have been wrongfully paid out dur
ing consultations of Kreuger and
Toll subsidiaries.
The directors were charged with
misfeasance and nonfeasance. The
directors and the amount asked of
each were:
Frederic w. Allen, partner of Lee
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
C0NDON ENDS
LONG SILENCE
'Jafsie' Of Lindbergh Case
States Ransom Money Given
Directly To Messenger.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20. {U.P)-A
new version of the $4,000 ransom
swindle in the Lindbergh kidnap-
ing case has been revealed by Dr.
John F. Condor, "Jafsie" of the
want ads, who disclosed that the
supposed abductor gave him a re-
ceipt for the money.
DR.. Condor made an oral state
ment correcting some published
stories of how he paid the money
in vain attempt to ransom the
son of Col Charles A. Lindbergh
last April after viewing two men
held for possible Identification as
suspects. He said the money was
not thrown over a cemetery wall
in the Bronx, as some reported.
1.-The $50,000," DR.. Condor said,
was handed to man named
John in a box which had been
constructed under my personal
supervision
DR.. Condor said he demanded a
receipt from John" before hand
ing him the money. "Ie said he
would get one,' DR.. Condor con-
tinued, land withdrew while 1
went back to Colonel Lindbergh's
car. Five minutes later met john
at the same point. He handed me
the receipt and I gave him the $780,
900. I gave the receipt to Colonel
Lindbergh." 90,
Dr.. Condor explained he had not
made public the episode before be-
cause he had promised police not
to discuss it, but he had been
prompted to do so now because
I have been placed in an unfavor-
able position before the public"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
Naval Officer
Badly Burned

PASADENA, Dec. 20. U.P)-Ed-
win Clark, petty officer of the
San Pedro naval station, was to
be removed to the naval hospital
there today after narrowly escap-
ing being burned to death when
a gas explosion enmantled his
clothing in flames.
Clark was at the home of his
wife here when a heater exploded,
;gniting his clothing. The victim
ran out of the house and was
seized by policeman who rolled
him over in the lawn, extinguish-
ing the flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
White House Being
Placed In Condition

WASHINGTON. Dec. %. U.P)-
Painters and workmen have begun
setting the White House and exc
cutive offices in shipshape for
President-elect and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The first work is the renovation
of all the offices except that re-
served for the Presidents personal
use. This will not be touched un-
til Mr.. Roosevelt's wishes are made
known. Selection of new furnish
ings for the offices and White
House proper also will be left to
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
Judgment Awarded
Officers Victim

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. U.P)-
Myron c. Penn, bookkeeper, today
was awarded a $500 judgment on
his charges that he had been brut-
ally assaulted by William B. Raner,
Los Angeles police officer. Super
ior Judge Charles D. Ballard
awarded the Judgment.
Penn claimed the officer struck
him with his fist, knocking him
across the drunk" tank in the
Central police station Jail on July
8, 1881.
The bookkeeper asserted he asked
for a sobriety test when arrested
but instead Raner, who was des-
cribed by the sergeant as "the
doctor, attacked him.
Penn sued for $4,000, claiming
he had been unable to work since
the asserted assault.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
By RAYMOND CLAPPER

Onlted freSS Sta1I correspondent
Copyright, 1882, BY United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. - Ex-
animation of the new administra-
ton budget has led to the conclus-
ion in some quarters that, more
money is being asked for the mil
itary activities of the war depart
ment during the coming year than
was appropriated for comparable
items this year.
In his budget message, President
Hoover said the budget provided
for a decrease of $18,215, 900 in war
department military appropriations.
Others who have made a close
study of the estimates assert their
calculations show an increase of
more than $5,00O000.
The differences arise in selecting
the comparable items for the two
years. Those who challenge Mr..
Hoover's assertion of reduction in
estimates argue that the compari-
son is drawn by padding last years
column with homecoming items,
some of which were part of the
emergency relief program and were
not included in the army bill.
When the war department ap-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
Illness Fatal To
Famous Cartoonist

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. W.P)-
A long fight against heart disease
was at an end today for Oscar
Charles Chopin, widely known
newspaper cartoonist, who died at
the age of SO.
Chopin, a native of st. Louis,
came here 18 months ago to recup-
crate from the chronic heart all
ment that forced him to resign
from the San Francisco Examiner.
He made a health pilgrimage to
Germany and returned here last
September.
Chopin was the son of Oscar and
Kate Chopin, the latter a popular
author of Creole stories.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
Redondo Beach
Bank Suspends

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30. UP)-
The American Commercial and
Sayings Bank of Rendondo Beach
was closed today by the state
banking department because OF
failure to maintain sufficient cash
reserves, John McFaul, chief ex-
aminer of the southern division
announced.
Capital of the bank was $4,000,
and surplus $4,000. Commercial
checking accounts were $33,033
and savings accounts totsled $685.
405.
The First Bank of Hermosa, a
state bank, also closed this week
because of depleted funds. Her.
mosa adjoins Redondo.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-29
TRAIN BEAT sToRK

WILLOW SPRINGS, Mo. W.nj-
The Florida Special of the Frisco
railroad won race with the stork
here recently, reaching this station
just before Mrs. Vera Morris, of
Fort Collins, COL, gave birth to a
daughter. But the doctor, hasten
ing to the station, arrived after
the child had been born.