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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
FAVORITE SONS
HAVE HOPES OF
SUDDEN CALLS
Ritchie Looms AS Strong
est Among Possible
Compromise Candidates
BY THOMAS l.. STOKES
UNITED Press Staff CorrespOndent)

CHICAGO, June 27. U.P)-The
De mocratic convention today
reached that point where the quad
rennial line of "favorite sons" each
can see for himself, for a brief
moment, descending the grand
staircase at the White House to the
satisfying blare of Hail to The
Chief"
The definite "break" caused by
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt's
surrender on the two-thirds fight,
which Immediately was pounced up
on by his enemies here, has in
spired hope among the others that
he may be stopped and deadlock
result. Then any one of several
may get the call.
The feeling of jubilation is justi-
fled in some cases-for strange
things have happened at conven-
tions, particularly Democratic con-
ventions.
The handsome governor of Mary
land, undoubtedly the ladies' choice,
is the talk today. Governor Ritchie
has lots of friends among the dele
gates. He is the genial, friendly
sort of person, with an excellent
record as director of state affairs,
who makes a very suitable compro-
mise in event of a deadlock. He
has no enemies, has involved him.
self in no factional rows here-a
person who would satisfy the va
rious leaders in a deadlock.
Perhaps with more solid strength
is a man who didn't even come to
the convention-Newton D. Baker,
former secretary of war, and lead
ing second choice" strength in nu-
merous Roosevelt delegations. He
has kept into the background. He
has a very good strategic position.
"Watch Baker" was the word to-
day among the political tipsters.
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
of New York still has the lions
share of delegates. But Democrats
don't give the nomination, as do
the Republicans. to the man with
majority. He must have tWo-thirds.
According to careful computations,
Roosevelt does not have two-thirds,
which is ITO of the 1854 votes.
Hope Is General
The anti-group only has to hold
1856 to check a candidate.
Hope springs eternal-even Tor
the candidate with only handful
of votes-for history tells a true
story. Woodrow Wilson, the first
Democratic president since Grover
Cleveland, the second Democrat
since pre-Civil War days to occupy
the White House, emerged from a
deadlock in the 1912 Baltimore
convention. Speaker of the House
Champ Clark had majority when
that convention opened, just as
Roosevelt has now.
Every senator has carried a presi-
Dental acceptance speech in his
pocket since Warren G.. Harding
walked out of the famous Smoke
filled" room in this city to become
President of the United States, VIC
tor after a deadlock.
Political strategy is devious and
not often obvious to the layman.
For instance, the strategy now
being talked is to advance Ritchie
first. give him what is called q
run" and then, when the oppo-
sition is we'll crystallized, to "trot
out" Baker. If Baker cannot make
the grade. then the opposition
leaders will turn to someone else.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
Jury To Decide
Damage Action

LOS ANGELES, June 2S. U.P)-
The $1,000,000 damage suit brought
by Mrs. Theresa Rubens, mother Of
the late Alma Rubens, against
Photoplay Publishing company and
James Quirk, editor, today was
given to jury of six men and six
women in superior court.
During the trial of weeks dur
alton, Mrs. Rubens contended that
the magazine injured her char
acter in an article published after
the tragic death Of Miss Rubens
more than year ago.
She alleged that the article in
timated that she kept word of Miss
Ruben's illness from Ricardo Cortez,
the stars husband, until after the
death of the actress. She also
contended the article said that few
film celebrities attended the fun
eral although Mrs. Rubens adver-
tised it.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
Bonus MarcherS
Still At Dallas

DALLAS, Tex, June %. U.P) -
The California bonus army remain
ed here today to replenish its treas
ury and commissary with parades
and vaudeville shows. The 1900
veterans may leave tonight or to-
morrow on their eastward journey
The army boasts its own vaude-
vile troupe, band, portable electric
light plant and two plane aerial
units. Royal w. Robertson is COM
mander and his chow dog is mas
cot.
The veterans were given quar-
ters here in the big live stock
arena of the state fair grounds on
their arrival from the west. Mrs.
Marie Morrison, 33, wife of one OF
the marcherS, was treated at a
hospital here for a cut on the chin
received when the auto in which
she was riding struck a rut in the
highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
WALSH is
SELECTED
FOR CHAIR
Roosevelt Forces Take
Victory By Comfort
able Margin.
OLD RULE PREVAILS
Successful Candidate In
Convention Must Win
By TwO-Thirds Vote.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

CONVENTION STADIUM, CHI
CAGO, June 28. - The Democratic
national convention today selected
Senator Thomas Walsh, Montana,
as its permanent chairman.
Walsh, supported by the forces
of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, de-
feated Jouet Shouse, chairman of
the executive committee of the
Democratic party, who was the
candidate of the stop Roosevelt"
movement.
Victory of Walsh was an import
ant victory for the Roosevelt group.
The vote was: Walsh, 626;
Shouse, 528.
The convention voted after speak
ers, addressing themselves to the
report of the committee on per-
manent organization, which had
recommended Walsh had extolled
each candidate and made deter
mined efforts to pring victory to
their favorite.
CONVENTION STADIUM, CHI
CAGO, June 28.-The Democratic
national convention today swept
through its first battle; minor
struggle, with a Roosevelt leader,
Senator Huey P. Long, Louisiana,
the winner by narrow margin.
The picturesque senator triumph
ed in the credentials contest, when
the convention seated his contested
delegation.
The result $685. to 514A was
deemed a fair test Of Roosevelt
strength in the convention at the
moment, though other elements
than the Roosevelt nomination
played a role. The indications
from the vote were that Roosevelt
still is considerable distance from
the necessary two-thirds Of the con-
vention--and was a shade below
what early estimates of the Roose-
velt position would be. James A.
Farley, manager for Roosevelt said
this represents the weakest vote
of the Roosevelt forces.
Long debate preceded the vote.
Restless delegates waited anxiously
to get down to the real battle OF
the day-the fight for permanent
Craftsmanship.
Sen. Thomas Walsh, RooSevelts
choice, appeared to be ahead in
the pre-vote sentiment on the
chairmanship. With Jouett Shouse,
his opponent, voting fight to the
finale.
Meantime. the convention seethed
with word that anti-Roosevelt
forces were striving hard to swing
strength to Gov Albert G. Ritchie
of Maryland and former secretary
of war, Newton D. Baker.
The day was marked by peace
maneuver when the rules commit
tee voted to adhere to the two
thirds nominating rule, the ancient
procedure of the Democratic party.
Rooseveltians decreed that a rule
brought in last night, to permit a
majority vote if six ballots yielded
no nominee, should be dropped.
The rules committee ratified this,
and so now the war goes on under
the old banner. Roosevelt's man
ager, using the language of his
foes, declared today candidate
who could not command a two
thirds vote ought not be in the
running.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
Aged Preacher
Dies On Coast

LOS ANGELES, June %. U.P)-
DR.. James M. Newell, California S
oldest Presbyterian minister, died
late yesterday at the age of 81
years. Only two weeks ago he
spoke eXtemporaneously to a gath
ering at Bethesda church, of which
he was pastor emeritus.
DR.. Newell was born in West Vir-
ginia in 1910, coming to California
in 1868. His first pastorate was in
Placerville when it was a roaring
mining town. Later he held a pas
torate at Santa Clara before coming
to Los Angeles. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
L.|NDbERCH
RECOUNT s
SAD TALE
Famous Flyer Retains
COmposure AS Witness
Against Curtis.
GROWS TENSE ONCE
Details Of Cruel Hoax
Related In Hearing At
Remington.

PENNINGTON, N. j., June %
U.P)-High drama was enacted ir
the county courtroom of Hunter
don county today, as suave pros
ecutor drew from Col. Charles A
Lindbergh intimate details of the
kidnapping and murder of his in
fant son.
Testifying against John Hughes
Curtis, who is charged with OBJ
structing justice, the famous aviator
maintained superb poise in the face
of detailed recounting of a trag-
edy that would have broken q
weaker man. Only once was there
the slightest sign of emotion. He
had told of fruitless days of fol-
lowing Curtis allegedly false leads
"On the evening of May IL
was informed of the finding Of
the body" Lindbergh said. He tolo
of rushing to his Hopewell home.
Did you see the body of youl
son?" Prosecutor Anthony Hauck
asked.
"I did"
The courtroom became tense
Hauck's questions, in contrast tc
absolute silence, seemed explosive
"Where did you see the body oi
your son?"
I'm the morgue at Trenton"
Here, for the first time, Lind
bergh's poise weakened. He shifted
neryously in his chair.
Did you identify the body OF
your son?'
"Yes."
Lindbergh moistened his lips. His
body became rigid. He stared
straight ahead. 1t lasted but few
seconds and soon he was the cool
and calm Lindbergh again.
He had detailed his activities
with Curtis-expedition after ex-
pedition-tales of telephone con-
versations with the kidnapers, radio
messages, details of the actual
crime in which Curtis told him a
member of his own household (first,
Curtis said it was man, then later,
a girD had instigated the crime
He told how his confidence in Cur
It's had grown until, finally, it was
dissolved by the finding of the
body
The state completed its direct ex-
animation of Lindbergh at 1901
p. m. and Lloyd Fisher of defense
counsel Immediately began cross
examining him.
Lindbergh said Curtis had showr
him kilograms which he claimed
were sent by the kidnapers.
Did he ever describe how the
kidnapping took place?"
"He did, number of times. He
told me that the kidnapping plan
was started by a member of my
household. I told him that there
were only three people in my house
hold. He told me that he did not
like to throw suspicion on anyone
but once indicated that a man
started the plan and again that he
thought a girl had started it. II
was started at a roadhouse in the
vicinity of Newark at which my en-
ployee and John were present
When the kidnapping was carried
out John and Eric and Nils had
gone into the nursery through a
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
INCREASE in OIL
PRICE WILL AID
SMALLER FIRMS
BY LEICESTER WAGNER
United Press Staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, June 28-Scores
of small oil operators, who have
faced bankruptcy within the past
year because of disastrous gasoline
price wars, have been saved from
obliteration by the increase in the
price being paid for crude oil.
1t was estimated today that the
Is cent a barrel raise in price for
certain grades OF crude, instituted
by the Standard Oil company this
week, would increase the revenues
of producing companies approx
imately $3,50O,0OO a month, on a
basis of daily allowable produc-
ton of 476,700 barrels.
Although the majority of crude
production comes from the major
companies, the Independents will
benefit by this additional $4,000
daily price increase, it was indi-
Gated.
For more than Is months, oil
producers of California, like those
of Texas and Oklahoma, were re-
ceiving less than 81 barrel for
lliclI pIOuuCJ.
And although a producers cur
tailment committee had been func-
tioning during that time in an ef-
fort to curb excessive crude pro-
duction, certain fields refused to
live up to their stated quotas.
A week ago, K. R. Kingsbury,
president Of the Standard, an
nounced that his firm, one of the
largest buyers of crude in the state,
would voluntarily increase the field
price from rs cents to 81 a barrel,
provided curtailment figures were
met.
The dilatory fields were whipped
into line, and Cor the first time
since curtailment was agreed upon,
California production was below the
allowable set.
In order TO retain the 25-cent in
crease, each field must remain
within its allowable quota.
Although Standard is the only
purchasing company which so far
has increased its crude oil price,
other marketing organizations, Uh-
ion, Shell, Associated and General
Petroleum, are expected to follow
suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
German Disorder
Is Widespread

BERLIN, June %. U.P) - The
alarming spread of political chaos,
street fighting and rioting through
out Germany indicated today the
government might have to resort
to martial law to prevent more SER
ious disorders.
Although election of new reich
stag is five weeks away and the
campaign is not even started, news
papers daily devote columns to an
increasing toll of disorders. The
situation became steadily whose af-
ter the government lifted the ban
on Adolf Hitler's Brown Shirt army.
President Won Hindenburg ap-
pealed to extremists to settle their
differences less belligerently, but
political foes, chiefly NaziS and
Communists, continued to resort to
fists, stones and revolvers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
VOllmer Retires
AS Police Chief

BERKELEY, June %. (U,H -
August Vollmer, Berkeley police
chief for the pass 15 years and one
of the most outstanding peace Off
GERS in the nation, turned in his
resignation today with the an
nouncement that he was retiring
upon physicians orders.
He will leave his post Thursday
and will be succeeded by Capt.
John Greening, AZ, who has been
member of the force since 1911.
City Manager Hollister r. Thomp-
son, who received the resignation,
declared the police pension board
would meet later today to retire
Vollmer at half pay for the rest
of his life.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
Mx& Ro74A~'
q 1871. .HsHsssht Syndicate iss'
Methodists Open
Church Convention

LONG BEACH, June %. (U.P) -
With approximately 700 delegates
as we'll as laymen and wives, i'll
attendance, the annual Southern
California conference of the Metho-
dist church opened here today with
Bishop Joseph c. Baker of San
Francisco presiding.
The schedule for today included
examination in conference course
of study and the annual meeting
of the conference board of exam
inerS.
In the evening reports were to
be made by the various district
superintendents and reception was
to be held for Bishop and Mrs.
Baker.
Events were SO arranged that the
reading of appointments will come
on Sunday night, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
Seek Receiver For
Spreckels Firm

SAN FRANCISCO, June %. U.P)
Suit to place Ko Fan, Inc, one
of the companies of Rudolph Spree
kels, heir to the Spreckels fortune,
in the hands of a receiver was on
file here today.
The suit was brought by 655 stock
holders. Spreckels, Robert Hayes
Smith, San Francisco capitalist and
16 others were named defendants.
The litigantS seek $237,097 damages,
and allege that Spreckels and his
associates diverted funds of Ko Fan
to their own use or for use in other
corporations in which they were in
terested.
Nine other corporations, includ-
ing the Scholtz Mutual Drug COM
pany, were named defendants in
the suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
nNlnLdL;-os
~ Isays:

CHICAGO, June 81. (SpeciaD
NO convention today. The
Democrats met, talked, agreed
and adjourned. So the day was
a total loss. The convention
officially opens tomorrow. 1t
wasn't even a rehearsal today.
Nobody fought. Nobody even
split the party.
Well, if you ever saw a dis
gusted bunch of people leaving
a hall, it was us today.
Here people had Travelled hun
dreds of miles, joined delega-
tions, some came as spectators
and paid fancy prices to see
what? To see 100 delegates
sit there and act like a lot of
Republicans.
Why, there wasn't an argu-
ment in a carload.
Cheered everything, hissed
nothing. Why, it made me al
most ashamed I was a Demo-
crat.
Here we have written about
it, advertised it as a combat, a
gigantic struggle of candidates
and conflicting platforms, and
then everybody goes out kissing
each other. Shades of Thomas
jefferson, shadows of Andy
Jackson, and outlines of Will
liam Jennings Bryan, are you
going to degenerate into a party
of agreement and mutual ad-
miration? Is it the influence
of the female delegates that
have ruined the reputation of
the ole hell raising, rip-snort-
ing" Democratic convention,
and made you spineless, in fact
effeminate? Shame on you.
Now don't let's have another
session like that one. Wake up
tomorrow and atone for today.
Show 'em you are not a lot of
back slapping" Republicans
and agreeing with each other.
Get in there and fight. If a
speaker says something, no mat
ter if it's right or wrong, dis
agree with him. Chuck him
out. That's what always made
our conventions stand out.
Why two more sessions like
this one today and you will
have no more people listening
to you over the radio than the
Republicans did. Be Democrats,
fight, fight, and don't put on
another synthetic thing like
that today.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
Liner Injured In
Shanghai Crash

SHANGHAI, June 28. U.P)-The
President jefferson CT the Dollar
Steamship lines crashed into the
lines wharf here today while at
tempting to berth without a pilot
The huge passenger liner pene-
trated the wharf 80 feet, staving a
hole in her bow above the water
line. No one was reported injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
Ask Bankruptcy For
Financial Company

LOS ANGELES, June %. UR)-
A petition asking that the Traders
Finance Corporation Ltd, be ad-
judged bankrupt was filed in Unit
ed States district court here today
by five citizens of San Bernardino.
The petitioners were Herman
Rakow, John T. Sandidge, Minnie
Sandidge John F, Sanders and
Myrtle Sanders.
The petition alleged they held
gold notes issued by the corpora
ton and that interest due on them
has not been paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
CONSTITUTION PROMISED

BANGKOK, Siam, June %. W.R)-
King Prajadhipok, retaining his
throne with limited powers instead
of his former absolute monarchy,
issued a proclamation today promis-
ing the people constitution. 1t
was enthusiastically received by the
populace. The proclamation recog-
nized the existence of the Peoples
party, which engineered last weeks
revolution.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
Woman Indicted
In Staying Case

LONDON, June %. U.P)-A true
bill was returned by a grand jury
in Old Bailey today against Mrs.
Elvira Barney, young London soci-
ETY. woman under arrest charged
with the cocktail murder Of
Michael Scott stephen, her sweet
heart.
Stephen was shot after cock
tail party In her flat in May She
faces two charges, one OF attempt
ing TO shoot him during an earlier
quarrel. and with the actual shoot
ing. A1z
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
REPORT MANY QUAKES

MEXICO CITY, June %. <U.H -
Thirty four slight earthquakes
within % hours were reported today
by the local observatory. None OF
the quakes caused any damage and
most of them were not felt here.
Landslides disrupted some tele-
graphic and railway communi-
cation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28
CAR LOADING INCREASES

WASHINGTON, June %. (U.R)-
The American Railway association
today reported that car loadings OF
revenue freight for the week end
ing June 18 totaled 5lS,409 cars, all
increase of 16,649 above the load
ings of the preceding week.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-28

Continued On Page g.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
lost TRAPPER
TRAIL FAILS

SALINAS, Calf, Jan. %
G.N.SD Still searching the Gabi'
Ian Mountains for a trace OF H.
]. Keating, mysteriously missing
trapper of Wilcox. Pa. Sheriff's
posses today said they had failed
to find any trace of him.
Keating'S disappearance was
made known to the sheriff's Of
flee during an investigation of
the murder of Wesley Hickey,
mountain trapping partner of Ed.
ward Estes, charged with shooting
Hickey to death in a lonely noun
tain cabin.
Andrew Baker, a partner of
Estes and Hickey, said Keating
had lived with Estes in shack,
which they used as their trapping
headquarters, until last July.
During the questioning by
sheriff's deputies, Baker said that
Keating had just received more
than $500 war bonus before his
disappearance.
Although Estes told a coroner's
jury he shot Hickey to protect
the pretty wife of a neighbor,
Baker said Estes killed Hickey be-
cause of jealousy over the woman,
Mrs. Gertrude Garcia.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
BRAND PLEADS
FOR ARMS GUT

PARIS, Jan. % 0N.SD.-A
plea that the nations of the
world strive to overcome the
'fragiIity" of peace when they
meet in Geneva next month for
the disarmament conference was
rnade by Aristide BRAND today.
Formally retiring from office
for the time being at least,
Frances veteran foreign minister
told international News Service
that war in Europe at present
was impossible, but that it was
the duty of the worlds statesmen
to make the peace now existent
a thing of permanency.
BRAND expresse d conviction
that the disarmament conference
could accomplish something.
Even if total disarmament is not
feasible at present, he said, the
delegates can, by trying, make
some progress toward reduction
in the worlds fighting forces.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
SUBURBS SHARE
CHEST FUNDS

A total of $61,341.94 Of the
sum subscribed thus far by Gov,
ernment employees to the Com
munity Chest has been definitely
allocated to welfare agencies in
the suburbs near washington as
designated by the contributors:
The ALLEGATIONS, made by the
Government employees solicitation
committee headed by Thomas E.
Campbell. include:
Arlington County Board OF
Public Welfare, $14,716.92; Social
Service League of Montgomery
County, $22, $50 .S6; Eairfax County
Board of Public Welfare, 3d.
662.51: Alexandria United Chari-
ties, $5,3O3.51; Associated Chari-
ties, HyattSville, $3,307.25 Mt.
Rainier Welfare Association, ST.
4O1 .03; Falls Church Community
Relief Committee, $1.S47.03: Red
Cross Chapter of Prince Georges
County, Md, $1,453.86; Unemploy-
ment Committee, Riverdale, Nd,
$1,588.68.
Allegations under $1,000 in
clude: Social Service Worker,
Board of County Commissioners,
Marlboro. Md, $673.70; Brent
wood Welfare Association, $771.87:
Seat Pleasant Volunteer Fire and
Community Welfare Association,
$553.77; Cottage City Family Wei
fare Association, $488.72; Laurel
Welfare Association, $3S6.37.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
PATENT OFFICE
SHOWS GAIN

The examining divisions of the
Commerce Departments Patent
Office, despite the fact they have
just moved into their new quar-.
ters, established a net gain of 75O
cases last week, according to Com
missioner Thomas E. Robertson.
The average net gain for the 10
weeks preceding the Christmas
holidays was $50 applications per
week.
The only portions of the Pat
ent Office not in the new build
ing are the public search room,
library and copy sales force. The
latter is being moved as rapidly
as possible but is necessarily slow.
since the office must dispose Of
$4,000 copies daily while the
copies are being moved. The copy
sales force will be moved into the
new building as soon as half Of
the copies are installed there.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
VETS To SHIFT
DRY ATTACK

With the Bingham Bill, invit-
ting States to hold referenda on
repeal or modification of the pro.
hibition law, defeated IS to IS
in the Senate, Congressional vets
are now seeking a. different
method of attack upon dry laws,
Attacked by Senator Lewis CD
Of Illinois, a wet champion as
a useless performance" and y
"cowardly evasion by our public
men," the measure found few
active supporters in the upper
House, though Lewis voted for
the measure.
The bill provided merely that
the Senate go on record as vel
coming "any action that the
States might take in recommend
ing to their legislatures that such
action be taken by the State as
may be necessary to obtain the
opinion of the people with re-
spect to repeal or modification Of
the national prohibition act"