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Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
TREASURY AIDE
READY TO HELP
If PROBE MADE
Assistant Secretary Not
Keen About Proposed
Investigation.

WASHINGTON, July IL. U.P)-
The treasury department. repre-
sented by Acting Secretary A. A.
Ballantine, today announced its will
ingness to cooperate in congress
sional investigation of the depart
ment, but coupled this statement
with broad hints of political pur-
poses behind such an inquiry.
"No facts have been submitted
suggesting any warrant for an in
vestigation," Ballantine told the
house rules committee which is
considering an investigation resolu-
ton.
IF the speaker in his new role
Democratic vice presidential nom
inee) determines upon an investiga-
ton at this time the treasury
stands ready to cooperate, even
though this action does not seem
particularly in line with the pur-
pose of eliminating commissions and
investigations.
There are always suspicious or
disgruntled individuals" Ballatine
said, who propose investigation of
government officials, particularly
those having to do with financial
matters, without regard to what
such Investigations impose upon Of
ficials or upon the public. Any real
demand for an investigation of the
bureau of internal revenue at this
time appears to arise from consid-
erations having no connection
whatever with the orderly admin
istration of the tax laws in the
| general public interest"
Mills Absent
Ballantine spoke in the absence
of Secretary of Treasury Mills who
is addressing a Republican rally in
Boston tonight.
The acting secretary's attack on
Garner and Democratic house lead
ership climaxed what has been
termed the "sham battle over the
treasury"
Last week, in response to Repub-
lican challenges, Garner threatened
the investigation and summoned the
rules committee to meet and report
favorably resolution authorizing
the inquiry. He explained he took
this action only in response to the
Republican demands that the whole
matter be cleared up" and would
drop it if administration supporters
so desired.
Ballantine, continuing his testi-
mony, told the committee that ar
investigation at this time would
"tie up" the bureau of internal rev.
enue when it is endeavoring to put
all its resources behind administra-
ton of the new tax bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
Senate Orders
Investigation
OF Loans Made

WASHINGTON, July IL. U.H-
An investigation of loans made by
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration was ordered by the senate
today.
1t passed the Couzens resolution,
appointing a committee of five to
conduct the inquiry and report in
January with the stipulation the
facts will be held secret if there is
danger of damaging confidence in
borrowing institutions.
Couzens told the senate the rail-
road loans made by the corporation
were the only ones in this con-
nection on which there was any
extensive knowledge, and added:
There is in my Judgment consid-
cradle unrest over the type of Sc
curity being put up for these loans
aggregating about billion dollars" "
Senator Norris (Rep) Nebraska,
who has a resolution pending to
require the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation to make a detailed re-
port on all loans and commitments
to date, declared it had been a
mistake to specify secrecy.
1--WE didn't know then what we
know now at least in part" he
said. II don't see how any legiti-
mate institution could be injured by
publicity of the fact that it had
borrowed money.
Il think it would help them. It
would reestablish confidence in the
banks just as it did in the case of
the Dawes bank in Chicago
The Dawes bank received loan
of $80,000,000 from the corporation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
INDICTMENTS In
FLORIDA PRISON
| CAMP CRUELTIES
Death Of Youth Declared
Result Of Inhu m a n
Punishment.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July IL,
W.PNPrison camp torture riyalling
the inquisition of the Spaniards
who settled this country has been
revealed in charges that 19-year-
old New Jersey boy was strangled
to death in a state prison sweat
box"
Two men face trial in the fall
on first degree murder charges as
result of the revelations and the
indictments which followed. They
are Capt. George Courson and
Solomon Higginbotham of the
Bayard, Fla, camp.
The victim, Arthur Maillefert,
of Westfield, N. j., was found dead
in the sweat box chain around
his neck, his feet in stocks. He had
been without food for two days, a
beating had preceded his entry
into the sweat box" and the day
before his death he had been
marched around the camp dressed
only in a barrel with hole large
enough to admit his head.
Bloodhounds had trailed the
youth after he escaped from his
barrel garb, and as soon as Maille-
fert was returned to camp, he was
flogged, then placed in the torture
box, too weak to stand alone, wit
nesses told the grand jury.
The witnesses and the grand jury
report described these alleged tor
ture practices:
Prisoners heads were placed in
stocks, racks and barrels.
Prisoners were forced to wear
heavy barrels around their necks.
Picks were attached to prisoners
ankles as hobbies.
Some prisoners we're given pint
doses of castor oil as punishment
for minor rule violations.
Convicts were maltreated by
guards and captains for making
statements to inspectors which they
thought were made in confidence.
Prisoners placed in the sweat
box" were given one ounce Of
bread and water once daily.
Fifteen or 20 prisoners had been
severely flogged.
One guard failed prisoner with
sapling, and the blow on the side
of the head caused collapse of the
eardrum, and resulting deafness.
One prisoner was kicked by n
guard, a severe rupture resulting.
The sweat box was square, box
shaped inclosure within small
six foot square building with tar
roof, sweltering under the hot Flor
ida sun. The box" was three feet
square and about six feet high. A
prisoner could stand up in it, but
could not sit down unless he was
short, in which case he could sit
cramped with his knees at his head.
Maillefert, defense witnesses said,
killed himself. He had charged
guards with being yellow" because
they did not kill him, they said
He had been unruly, he had escaped
twice, he had said he would Idle
in hell', before serving the re-
mainder of his nine year sentence
for robbery and larceny.
The two indicted guards are free
on $1,000 bond.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
ASSERTS VETS
LEADER SEEKING
TO HELP HOOVER

WASHINGTON, July 11.-U.P)-
A charge that Walter w. Waters,
commander of the bonus expedt-
tionary forces, frequently deserted
the veterans and took orders from
the white house" was made today
by Harold B. Foulkrod, former leg
islative chairmen for the ex-sold-
iers. ts
He said Waters was trying to
"split the Hoover protest SO that we
may continue to have the most in
efficient President we have ever
had"
This weak, ignorant, inefficient
leadership of w. w. Waters" Foul
rod declared, "has resulted IN many
of the best friends of the B. E. F.
withdrawing support and food.
Waters knows and every intelligent
person in America knows the pres
ent congress will not pass any
bonus legislation. Therefore 1t IS
absolutely necessary to have MEM
bers of the B. E. F.. get back to
their election districts and register
so they will be qualified voters IN
November. Already 400 veterans
from Virginia have lost their right
to vote"
Waters was out Of town today
on a speaking tour.
Foulkrod, who went to Chicago
in an attempt TO get the two ma
jor political parties to commit
themselves to immediate payment
of the bonus, has applied for a
ticket home.
General Frank T. Kinds, chief
of the veterans bureau, said today.
after a conference with President
Hoover, that only 802 orders had
been issued for railroad tickets
home. The men are allowed to
borrow the money. which viii be
deducted from their adjusted SER
vice certificates, under a 100000
appropriation recommended by
President Hoover.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
YEAR in PRISON
AND $1,000 FINE
GIVEN TO CURTIS

PENNINGTON, N. j., July H..
U.P). - John Hughes Curtis, the
Norfolk, Va, shipbuilder, was SEN
fenced to a year in state prison and
$1,000 fine here today.
He had been found guilty OF
obstructing justice in the Lind
bergh kidnapping case.
Curtis, convicted July 2, had faced
maximum of three years IN
prison and $1,000 fine. The jury,
however, recommended mercy.
In imposing sentence, Judge
Adam o. Robbins overruled a mo-
ton by defense to set aside the
verdict and ignored plea OF
Lloyd Fisher, of defense counsel, in
which Fisher presented 18 technical
points in favor of his motion.
Fisher argued the verdict was
contrary to the judges charge, con-
trary to the weight of evidence,
and that it was the result of
passion and prejudice.
Curtis, at the time of his arrest
following the discovery of the
Lindbergh baby's murdered body,
confessed, authorities said, to a
cruel hoax for profit and gain.
This confession later was
repudiated.
At the trial federal agents testi-
fled they believed Curtis had been
in communication with the actual
kidnapers. Judge Robbins, in his
charge to the jury, stated that
Curtis could be found guilty Of
obstructing justice only if the evil
dence showed he was in touch with
the actual kidnapers.
Colonel Lindbergh, who sat at
the prosecution table throughout
the trial, was not present today.
In imposing sentence, Judge
Robbins said:
I'm all my 10 years on the bench
I have never given a matter OF
sentence so much consideration as
I have in your case, The jury
recommended mercy and there is
evidence that you are a respected
citizen. But these matters cannot
sway the court. 1 sentence you,
therefore, to one year in state
prison and fine you $1,000"
Curtis, attireo in light gray
suit, was unmoved as Judge Rob-
bins pronounced sentence.
You can hardly expect me to say
anything just now he said when
questioned. nj
Fisher attacked the presence of
Colonel Lindbergh at the trial, say
ing there was mo good reason for
it."
There he sat for the sole pur-
pose of prejudicing the jury. Cur
tbs was convicted in a courtroom
stepped with prejudice" Fisher said
Imposition of sentence by Judge
Adam o. Robbins was Immediately
followed by hints that new wit
ness in the Lindbergh kidnapping
and murder was i'll the custody OF
federal authorities.
II understand" Curtis counsel
Lloyd Fisher, told the judge, that
there is now being held iE one OF
the United States cantonments
man who is the best lead to tho
kidnapers today" Fisher did moi
elaborate his statement.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
h-Hiker Fails
To See Policeman

SANTA MONICA, Calf, July IL.
U.P)-His repeated "thumbing" for
ride on Roosevelt highway
brought Fred P. Foreman no re-
suits.
When Rev. w. G.. Burch of
La Mesa failed to pick him up,
Foreman hurled an apple through
the windshield, cutting the min
ister's face and hands.
But Foreman failed to notice
that State Highway Patrolman
T. A. Richards was riding behind
the Rev. Burch. Richards took the
peeviSh hitch-hiker before Judge
John l.. Webster at Malibu, and
the latter sent Foreman to jail
for go days to cool off.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
LAUSANNE PACT
TO DEPEND UPON
u. s. DECISION
BY RALPH HEINZEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS July II. - The Lausanne
agreement to end reparations de-
pends upon reduction of war debts
by the United States, Premier Ed
Guard Hcrriot said when he re-
turned from the conference.
"In case the United States does
not agree to debt reduction, France
will remain in her previous posi-
tion,' the premier said.
That means that the entire repair
ations problem would have to be
gone over again on the basis es-
tablished by the Hoover moratorium.
THAT was the extent of our en-
gagement at Lausanne" Herriot
continued. Everything else is sub
ordinate to the French parliament
tary vote"
The premier said the Importance
of Franco-British cordiality at Lau-
same must not be overlooked. "We
worked in full agreement. The
British and Americans were most
happy at the result. I cannot see
anything to criticize in the accord"
Herriott hoped that accusations
that his government had signed
away Frances sacred rights rep
arations payments from Germany,
would be offset by the "gentleman's
agreement" or safety clause in the
Lausanne treaty which looks to debt
reductions from Washington. Al
though the agreement does not spe-
officially mention the United States
or European war debts to America,
it stipulates that the Lausanne
treaty must be ratified by the cred
tied powers and that this ratifica-
ton will not be affected until a
satisfactory agreement has been
reached between them and their
own creditors"
If no such settlement is reached,
the gentleman's agreement said.
"the legal position is that which
existed before the Hoover morator-
ium."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
F0RESEE
CONTEST
IN STATE
California To Be Battle
ground For Both Politi-
cal Parties.
DEMOCRATS STRONG
Increased Number Of
Electoral Votes At
tractiye To Leaders.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1882, BY United Press)
WASHINGTON. July II. = Cali
fornia is to be real battle ground
in the presidential election this
year.
Democrats are preparing to carry
their fight into President Hoover's
home state.
At the White House it is said
President Hoover does not intend to
go to California during the cam
apaign. He cancelled plans to open
the Olympic games at Los Angeles.
But his opponent, Governor Roose-
welt, is going. Speaker Garner, the
Democratic vice-presidential candi-
date, is going.
The prize is greater this year
than ever before. California will
cast % electoral votes in November.
Nine votes were gained through the
recent reapportionment under the
new census.
This is the first time Democrats
have given more than perfunctory
thought to California since 1916
when Republicans, through one ne
elected handShake, lost the senate
and the White house. Remember
ing that it is the firm intention of
the Democratic nomination to leave
no hand unshaken in California
this year
Normally the state is at least two
to one Republican Sometimes it is
three and four to one. Democratic
hopes are built on these considera-
4, tions:
l. Senator Hiram Johnson, idol
of California ProgresSives, has con-
demned President Hoover and laud-
ed Governor Roosevelt. He has not
'bolted the Republican ticket but he
has publicly told his friends that
he likes Roosevelt better. Should
he openly support Roosevelt later,
Democrats chances in California
would be rated good.
2. Republican registration in Cali
fornia dropped $4,000. Democratic
registration gained $4,000 accord
ing to Democratic national figures.
In the recent Democratic primary,
Democrats polled total of more
than $4,000 votes, not far short OF
the total vote for Alfred E. Smith
four years ago. These signs lead
Democratic politicians to believe
that California voters are preparing
to desert Palo Altos first citizen in
large numbers.
3. Democrats have a new agrees
.sive state organization. William G
McAdoo is the candidate for sena-
tor. One Of the best politicians IN
the state, John B. Elliott, is one OF
the managers of the Democratic
(Continucd On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
RETURN TO GOLD
STANDARD URGED
BY WORLD BANK

BASLE, Switzerland, July IL. W.R)
The board of the World Bank
voted unanimously today for a res
olution recommending that return
to the gold standard is the best
solution of the world crisis.
Montague Norman, governor OF
the Bank of England, was one OF
those endorsing the resolution.
Sweden and Japan also signed 1t.
The resolution was considered the
first public announcement OF the
non-gold nations of their attitude,
and particularly of Britain's inten-
ton of re-establishing the gold
standard.
The resolution said restoration OF
the gold standard requires firstly,
freedom for the movement of goods,
services and capital; secondly,
completion of the reparations solu-
ton reached at Lausanne by a sat-
isfactory solution of war debts, and
thirdly, equilibrium of national bud
gets
A special meeting of the League
of Nations council has been tenta-
lively set for Thursday to prepare
for a world economic conference In
October, probably at Geneva.
Norman signed the gold resolution
by proxy, having left for England
before it was completed.
The decision was considered the
most far reaching yet made by
world bankers, because the 55 MEM
bers of the board, representing 10
nations anc including nine COVER
nors of banks of issue, agree that
establishment of the gold STAN
dard is 'the best available none
tary mechanism
The board granted three months
extension of World Bank loans to
Austria, Hungary and Jugoslavia.
Gates w. McGarrah, head Of the
board, was empowered to take the
necessary steps 10 expedite the
banks part in the Lausanne agree
ment, and to appoint representatives
to the world economic conference.
The board will meet again not
later than Sepember 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
SENATE VOTES TO EXPAND
UNITED STATES CURRENCY

The senate passage of the home
loan bank bill and house concur
renee in this action are necessary
before the currency expansion pro-
posal goes to the White House for
President Hoover's approval.
The Borah amendment was re-
ported favorably by the senate
banking and currency committee
as a substitute for the Goldsborough
bill passed by the house.
Bingham withdrew his beer
amendment penclzg disposal of the
currency expansion measure, after
Borah had proposed the currency
measure in such a way that, if
passed, it would have killed the
Bingham rider.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
Freedom Denied
Convicted Pair

LOS ANGELES, July IL. tU.R)-
The district court of appeal today
denied freedom on bail to James A.
Talbot and Raymond w. Mckee,
former high Richfield oil officials,
pending determination of their ap-
peals from superior court convic-
tions of grand theft.
Talbot and Mckee sought bah
on the ground that their health
was falling under confinement in
the Los Angeles county Jail.
The two men, with Clarence M.
Fuller, another high executive, were
convicted of the grand theft of
$345,525 from the oil company.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
L. A. Protests
Hours At Border

LOS ANGELES, July IL. U.H-
A resolution protesting action of
the treasury department in order
ing the Mexican border at San
Ysidro and Mexicali kept open
until midnight, was adopted by the
Los Angeles city council today.
The resolution, introduced by
President Charles H. Randall, was
adopted by a vote of 10 to 3. It
called upon the treasury depart
ment and President Hoover to re-
scind the order and restore the
former closing hour of 6 and 8 p m.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
District Receipts
Total Unknown

Total receipts of the second in
stallment of the 1881 Imperial Ir-
rigation district assessments will
not be known until late this week
or the first of next, according to
Miss Winnie Barry, assessor-col-
lector.
Application of the water tolls
makes the work of compiling totals
more complicated this year, said
Miss Barry, and has delayed an
nouncement of the total sums re-
ceived.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11

WASHINGTON, July IL. U.R-
The senate voted today, SO to 18,
to expand the nations currency
by almost 81 100000 by issuing
bank notes to national banks with
federal bonds bearing 3as per cent
interest or less as security.
The action came on an amend
ment by Senator Borah (Rep) Id
aho, to the home loan bank bill,
and was followed by a renewal on
the part of Senator Bingham (Rep)
Connecticut, to attach rider" to
the loan bank bill providing for
the legalization and taxation of 2.75
per cent beer.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
OF
Dickey Upheld

CLEVELAND, o., July II. U,H
The board of directors of the
American League today sustained
the suspension and $1,000 fine i'm
posed on Bill Dickey, New York
Yankees catcher, by league presi-
dent, viii Harridge.
The punishment given Dickey for
striking Carl Reynolds, Washing
ton outfielder, had been protested
by Col, Jacob Rupert Of the Yam
KEGS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
Lucky He Didn't
Follow Jonah

SACRAMENTO, July IL.
UP)-TwO Sacramento youths
today told what is believed to
be the biggest fish story" Of
the year.
Robert and Jack Vance, Ia
and Is, went swimming in the
American river. One of the
boys made a dive in a quiet
pool and landed plop on a
40-pound salmon.
Wrestling with the big fish,
the youth yelled for his
brother, who proceeded to club
the salmon to death.
The boys brought him home
in their bathing suits.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11
@kHlnLdl1o

MULE SHOE, Tex, July 10.
(SpeciaD-Weli, sir, don't you
think things are looking bet
ter? They are among the
stock raisers and farmers. I
have always maintained that
the Republicans this summer
before election would with all
their influence and money
power create an amateur pros
perity enough to make folks
think things were on the up
grade and not to change horse.
You know it's not going to
take much to make us think we
are doing fine. No breast or
white meat, just the wing and
the old back, will taste like a
banquet to us now.
I think. too, just promising the
people some beer made every
body feel better, even If they
know they will die of old age
before they get it.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-11

Continued On Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
Mother of
Alderman Dies
Mrs Mary Lynch Du Bots
Passes Away in
Salisbury

Mrs Mary Lynch Dubois, SIS,
mother of Alderman c. Arthur Du
Bots of Waterbury, died at her
home in Salisbury this morning
following an illness Of several
months. Mrs Dubois was native
of Salisbury and had resided there
all her life.
She was also we'll known in this
city. especially in the Waterville
section where many of her relatives
lived. Mrs Dubois was one of Sails
bury's best known residents and
her death was an occasion of great
sorrow for the entire community.
She is survived by her husband.
Charles; three sons, Alderman C.
Arthur Dubois of Waterville, John
and James of Salisbury; four
daughters, Mrs r. w. rooley of
Waterville, the Misses Marie, Alice
and Hazel Dubois of Salisbury;
three brothers. John NJ. Lynch,
James j. Lynch, both of Water
Vile. and Daniel p. Lynch of New
Haven: one sister Mrs Catherine
Malta of Waterville: and two grand
children, c. Arthur Dubois. Jr..
and Mary Edith Tooley, both of
Waterville.
The funeral will be held from
hers home In Salisbury Monday
morning at $3.50 o'clock to st Mary
church In Lakeville, where a solemn
high mass OF requiem will be cell
ebrated at 10 o'clock. Burial will
be in Salisbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12

be brought to Waterbury to be
sentenced by Judge Frederick NJ.
Peasley on. u statutory charge.
He, was found guilty in trial
held here about month ago be-
fore Judge Peasley in superior
court after Judge Peasley over
ruled the Objections of Attorney
w. w. eager, public defender,
who claimed the superior court
had no Jurisdiction. An interest
ing question pertaining to the
jurisdiction Of minors under 16
years Of age has been raised in this
case.
II Is now generally considered a
test case and an appeal will be
taken to the supreme court of err
rors when sentence IL passed OH
Ebert. 1t Is Attorney Gager's
claim that the youth should have
had his case disposed of in the
juvenile court according to the
juvenile court statute.
Attorney eager will have the
support of the child welfare Of
ficials Of the state In his appeal to
the supreme court. No case like
1t has ever been brought to the
attention of the high court.
States Attorney Lawrence L.
Lewis and Assistant States Attor-
ney William b. Fitzgerald prose-
cuted the case and will argue the
appeal In the supreme court.