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Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
LEADER OF ARMY
CONFERS UPON
BONUS DISORDER

WASHINGTON, July %. W.P)-
General Douglas Macarthur, chief
of the staff of the army, summoned
staff officers to his office today for
a conference arising from the bonus
disorders near the capitol.
A high war department official
intimated, in discussing the veteran
problem, that the army might be
called into the situation.
Brigadier General, Pelham D.
Glassford, superintendent OF police,
was saying about the same time
that he had told District of Colum-
bia authorities that there would be
no necessity for summoning soldiers
or marines from nearby posts. 1t
had been assumed that troops were
ready for emergency movement
from Fort Myer and Fort Washing
ton. but Glassford's words were the
first public reference by any Off
cial to such emergency precautions.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
Crowd Fooled By
GarbO's Absence

NEW YORK, July %. U.P) =.
Roaring flames and a scare among
some 5000 fans who thronged the
pier to get a look at Greta Carlo
provided an exciting "bon voyage"
early today for Mayor Anton j.
Cermak of Chicago.
Greta was not present when the
Bremen sailed, the dapper James j.
Walker, mayor of New York, had
been overlooked by the movie
struck fans when he left the ship,
and Cermak probably missed the
show because the Bremen pulled
out just before the fire.
An electric transformer blew out
with a roar as the gay merry
makers on the pier watched the
vanishing lights of the Bremen
and doubted reports Garbo was not
aboard.
Greta wasn't even named on the
passenger list. Steamship officials
denied she had sailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
DRAMATIC PLEA
FOR UNITY MADE
BY NAN LEADER

BERLIN, July 28. U.P) - Adolf
Hitler, dapper new citizen of Ger
many, in a dramatic plea for a
united Germany shouted from the
kaisers old box at Gruenewald sta
dium, brought the Nazi election
campaign to Berlin while bands
played, torches flared, and storm
troops paraded in drizzling rain.
Hitler spoke last night to a wild
ly enthusiastic crowd of 100000,
urging them to drive warning par
ties from Germany forever"
Our people must raise them
selves in unity, or our national life
will die for lack of the will to liye,"
Hitler shouted. "We must rise
above the conception of proletari-
ans, employers, landlords, tenants,
Catholics, and Protestants.
Our movement today is one of
peasants, clerks, workmen, all CO.
operating, brains and Drawn pulling
together. We shall forge them to-
gether."
Hitler's dramatic appearance in
the final stage of the election cam
paign eclipsed sensational declar-
alton by Otto Braun, ousted Prus-
sian premier, that civil war was
avoided last week when the Won
Papen cabinet seized control of
Russia "only by the cool headedness
and exemplary discipline of the Re-
publican parties"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
HOOVER I'm BAD
FOR FAILURE TO
OPEN 0LYMPICS

LOS ANGELES, July %. WP-
The Los Angeles Illustrated Daily
News today quoted foreign athletes
attending the Olympic games as
saying that failure of President
Hoover to open the games seemed
like breach of international
etiquette"
The News story, prominently dis
played, follows in part:
"There are rumblings in Olympic
village where athletes from 40 ma
tions await the opening of the
tenth Olympiad next Saturday; and
the rumbles have their echoes in
downtown hotels where ambassa-
dors without portfolio are quartered.
"All the foreign competitors, and
attaches, are agreed that Los An
geles is a royal host; that every
thing has been done to make them
feel at home and to prepare them
for the impending struggle.
but what is the matter with
your President?" too many have
asked. Is it a war? Is it that
your congress is In session?
why cannot he open the games,
like our rulers have done in the
past? Why must he send his-what
you call him-the vice-president?'
Thus far, their attitude has
more of puzzlement than indigna-
ton. They point to previous games
when the queen of the Netherlands,
the king of Sweden, the king of
the Belgians and other rulers, NOM
inal or otherwise, found it fitting
to attend the greatest of interna-
tional events.
They insist the Olympiad, COM
ing once every four years, is the
greatest instrument in the promo
ton of international understanding.
They point to the dissolution Of
asserted ill-feeling between the
Swedes and the Firms, and it was
contended that athletes of these
two nations now gather nightly for
songfests in Olympic village.
But these United States
member of a powerful foreign dele
CATION shook his head, it does not
seem right. We read jokes about
vice-presidents, about how you lose
them. They are fine men, sure
And he added the opinion that
the failure of President Hoover to
attend the games seemed like a
breach of international etiquette"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
COMMUNIST HEAD
DENIES CHARGES
MADE BY BANKS

CHICAGO, July 49, UP)-Federal
agents and police today hunted a
mysterious individual described as
George Rowland whom they charge
with being an agent in wide
spread campaign by persons OF
Communistic beliefs to wreck banks
by starting runs among panicky
depositors
The sensational charges were
met with direct denial by William
z. Foster, Communist party candi-
date for president, that such an
individual as Rowland exists.
Foster denounced the accusations
of a plot as deliberate fabrica-
tions."
Regardless of Rowland's exist
ence, reports were in the hands Of
government investigators showing
banks in many cities victims Of
runs apparently started by tele-
phone whispering" campaigns.
Bankers. were inclined to agree
with federal agents that a con-
certed drive had been made.
Melvin A. Traylor, president of
the large First National bank, Of
Chicago, was positive an organized
campaign had caused recent runs
on his and other large Chicago
institutions.
Jacob 'Spalonsky, former United
States department of justice agent,
identified the mysterious Rowland
as man he had arrested in Chi
cago several years ago. Spalonsky
said his real name was Max
Salzman.
However, Foster introduced TO
neWspapermen man whose name
he said was Max Saizman. This
man did not fit the police descrip-
ton of Rowland and denied he had
ever been in Pontiac.
"The purpose of these charges" +"
Foster charged, "is to lay a basis
for raids upon the Communist
party. These blood and thunder
charges are an attempt to find ex-
cuses for the innumerable bank
failures over the country.
Communists do not pursue a
policy of initiating runs upon in
dividual banks"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
Girls Attacker
Again Convicted

LOS ANGELES, July 28. U,P)-
Facing q prison term of four to
1870 years, Frederick J. Byrnes,
pseudo army officer, convicted of
attacks on Patricia Park, young
stenograpner. will be sentenced
Monday by Superior Judge Thomas
White.
Byrnes, already under sentence
to serve from three to 80 years in
prison on the charge, was convict
ed by jury late yesterday on four
additional counts Of attacking the
girl after kidnapping her from a
BLACK and Tan" night club
Jack Clay. Negro co-defendant,
was acquitted by the jury after its
members decided Clay was under
threats from Byrnes when the acts
we're committed.
If Judge White orders Byrnes'
sentences next Monday to run con-
secutively on the latest conviction,
the unusually lengthy prison term
faces Byrnes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
CLAIMS URGED
BY Won PAPEN
GIVEN SUPPORT
Senators Sympathetic To
Germany's Hopes For
Recovery.
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, July %. nlP) =
Germany should proceed cautiously
in regaining its "place in the sun"
lest it cause apprehension abroad,
American officials said today af-
ter reading Chancellor Won Papens
interview with Hugh Baillie, execu-
tive vice-president of the United
Press.
They we're generally sympathetic
with Germany's aspirations. But
they felt that while world power
like Germany cannot forever be
kept in military bondage, 1t must
burst its bands gradually, If trouble
is to be avoided.
Senatorial reaction favored Won
Papen's statement that tariffs
should be reduced, the Hoover dis
armament plan accepted and gold
redistributed.
In his first interview since be-
coming chancellor, Won Papen de-
clared the speediest road to world
economic recovery is to restore
Germany to its former commercial
power. He said the "monstrous
determinations" of the Versailles
treaty must end.
Some senatorial comment on
these suggestions was:
Senator Hull, (Dem) Tennessee:
Full and sound world recovery
imperatively requires freer move
ments of international capital
goods and services. All countries
are Quilted with surpluses. The
largest factors in these obstruc-
tions are tariff barriers and the
quota policy, which even more az
bitrarily shuts out imports and puts
restrictions on exchanges every
where.
"a healthy distribution of gold
and a sound administration OF the
gold standard depend on some
what normal movements of world
commerce"
Senator King, (Dem) Utah:
Undoubtedly tariff walls have
been obstacles to world recovery
from the effects of the World war.
They have directly contributed to
the deplorable economic condition
of the United States.
There has been a maladmini-
stration of the limited gold supply
of the world. Only by loans or by
revived international trade can
there be brought about a redistri-
button of gold. If accomplished 1t
would go long way toward curing
world economic ills.
"Von Papen is right when ne
declared that disarmament is essen
tial to world recovery"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
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BORDER OFFICERS
TAKE DESPERATE
ESCAPED CONVICT

Another chapter in the lrrid his
tory of man with many aliases
came to an abrupt and disastrous
end last night when immigration
border patrol inspectors arrested
Joe Valdez, 81, as he crossed the
international line at Calexico as an
illegal alien, and later discovered
it was he who escaped from the
custody of a Stockton deputy sher-
if as the officer was taking him to
San Quentin.
In spite of the placards and
handbills which described the Por-
tuguese as a desperate character.
and warned officers to take no
chances with him, Valdez submit
ted meekly to arrest. After he was
booked, however, he took the pre-
caution to slash the tips of each
finger in an effort to avoid identi-
fication by fingerprinting.
All precautions proved futile,
however, and the prisoner was rec
ognized as the man variously
known as Joe Valdez, Louis Mar
tinelli, Louis Agosto, Louis Miranda,
George Moreno, Louis Minenda
and Louie Moerin.
Officers declared he is the same
man who, on January 18 of this
year, escaped from a Stockton
county deputy sheriff while he
was being transported to the peni-
tentiary to serve a term imposed
when he was found guilty of five
counts of highway robbery.
Valdez, riding in an automobile
with the deputy, managed to pick
the lock on the handouts, secured
the officers gun, and held him up.
The prisoner then forced the Stock
ton officer to drive him to Los An
geles, where he disappeared from
view.
Identification was made partially
from a bullet wound scar on VAL
dez' stomach, an old scar on his
wrist, bodily measurements, and
the fingerprints, which were used
despite the efforts of the prisoner
to make such a thing impossible.
He was first recognized from a
photograph.
Valdez, who has a long criminal
record, is held at the county jail
in solitary confinement, pending
arrival of a Stockton officer to
take him back there.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
OLYMPIC BOARD
MEETS FORMALLY
AT Los ANGELES
Opening Ceremony Takes
Place This Morning At
City Hall.

LOS ANGELES, July %. U.P)-
The international Olympic commit
tee formally opened its sessions
here today as a forerunmer to the
Olympic games, when its members
were greeted at the city hall by
Mayor John G. Porter.
Count Henri de Baillet-Latour,
of Belgium, speaking perfect Eng
lish, pointed out the high ideals of
sportsmanship engeritered by the
Olympic games. in response to
Mayor Porter's brief greeting.
Throughout these quadrennial
events" said Count Baillet-Latour,
sit is our aim to stimulate, on the
part of the youth of all lands,
love for clean sport, and to pro-
vide an opportunity for the best
products of each nation to COM
pete, on a basis of equality, with
the best of other lands.
However great is the import
ance attached to the Olympic games
themselves, there is another far
greater object that we must bear
in mind. The practice of sport
must be carried on by everyone
and even when athletes are no
longer young enough to compete in
championship events"
Count Baillet-Latour decried as
mercenary, the influences which
prompt young athletes to sell their
services to the highest bidder, and
thus professionalize themselves.
1.-THE wholesome love of play as
a recreation is displaced by an in
ordinate desire for mercenary gain
through a series of victories which
set an undue premium upon win
Ming" he said. This is vicious
influence because of the pernicious
cycle which it engenders and to
which it inevitably leads"
Amateurism Increase
The speaker then noted the rapid
growth of amateur sport in Europe
and America. Development of an
amateur viewpoint, he said, in the
minds of the younger generation is
d W NC ICChOllCu WILL,
will put a stop to disloyal practices
adopted by those who must win at
all costs.
Contamination" of amateur ath-
letes through competition with or
against professionals is a problem
which the international federation
is now attempting to solve, Count
Baillet-Latour said.
Recognized amateurs now lose
their simon-pure status by doing SO,
he pointed out
why not simplify the whole mat
ter by doing away with compulsory
of an amateur sim
ply because he may have compet-
ed against a professional, regard
less of circumstance" the speaker
asked.
Professionals and amateurs
should be allowed to intermingle
promiscuously, regardless of past
or present practices"
He closed with plea for more
liberal Interpretation of amateur
to assure for their life
time the physical well-being of
those who engage in competitive
sports exclusively for the love of
the game"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
ONE KILLED AND
OTHERS INJURED
IN SERIOUS RIOT
Government Calls Out Cavalry Troops To Protect
Property Following Pitched Battle Between Vets
And Police In Downtown Washington.

of the army, to surround and clear
the area of disorder 1t lies within
short distance of the United
States capitol and is bounded on
one side by Pennsylvania avenue.
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford,
police superintendent, began the en-
circling movement as word was re-
ceived he would soon have military
reinforcements.
Police On Guard
Policemen were placed at alley
entrances to the partly demolished
blocks of buildings to prevent an
other rush such as that which had
earlier provided veterans wi h
bricks.
One of the two men wounded by
police gunfire was said to have
been merely passerby. His name
Is James Scott.
An eyewitness account of the
shooting was obtained by the Unit
ed Press from Roscoe w. Long of
Danville, ILL.,, a member of the
bonus army who served in the 29th
division during the World war.
1T was with the trench mortars
in the war so I didn't mind the
shooting a bit" Long said. Here's
how it happened.
"Some of our boys were going up
stairs in the old building that used
to be an auto salesroom. They had
been living there and the evacua-
ton wasn't supposed to apply to
that building for the present.
"A cop stepped out at the top
of the stairs.
"One Of the boys struck at the
cop and the cop hit him with his
stick, knocking him about five feet.
Then the cop drew his gun and
shot this boy twice, right in the
CUTS"
The policeman was presumed to
be Private George w. Schinault,
who reported to Glassford that he
had fired the first shots.
"Then another cop barged in"
Long continued. HE pulled his
gun too but 1 hit him in the arm.
The gun fired into the air and then
dropped to the floor.
about this time a lot of others
came in and we beat it."
The plea from the district COM
missioners to the war department
came through President Hoover.
The commissioners informed Mr.
Hoover they were unable to MAIN
tain law and order in the capital.
Hurley announced troops had
been summoned. He instructed
Macarthur to use all humanity
consistent with the execution of
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
CHAMBER HEARS
EXPLANATION OF
OLYMPIC GAMES

Last evenings dinner-meeting of
the chamber of commerce was the
best attended of any of the sum-
mer gatherings of that body, with
more than 40 guests present.
President w. A. Tondro presided,
and Henry l.. Loud was the prin-
cipal speaker, his topic being THE
Olympic Games"
The speaker carried his hearers
back to days and scenes of early
Greece when that county was a
world power, and the Inauguration
of the Olympic games, ascribed by
tradition to Hercules himself. He
sketched briefly the period of 100
years during which the contests
were carried on, until abolished in
the year A. d. 393 by the emperor
Theodosia, who desired to destroy
everything connected with the
pagan gods of ancient Greece. For
1900 years the Olympic games
were suspended.
Loud then described the revival
in the years from 1894 to 1896, and
the incidents connected Herewith.
He traced the first nine of the
modern Olympiadea, and brought
his listeners up to the tenth Olym-
piad, which will open on Saturday
in Los Angeles, consisting of ID
great athletic events, participated
in by 1000 athletes from 38 nations
of the world. Olympiad programs
were distributed by chamber of
commerce staff members
A. F. Miller, newly appointed
manager of the Barbara Worth
hotel, was introduced by President
Tondro and spoke briefly on his
pleasure in being located in Ell
Centre and Of his plans and am
billions for the hotel.
George F. Kennedy and A, ",
Harner of Firestone Tire and Rub
mer company and Ell Centro Drug
company, respectively, were pre-
sented by President Tondro to the
members assembled.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28

WASHINGTON, July %. W.P)-
United States cavalry was sum-
moned to protect property in the
capital today after gunfire in which
police killed q bonus veteran in a
bonus camp near the capitol
One veteran was shot to DEATH
At least two others were wounded.
Commissioners of the District of
Columbia appealed finally to the
war department for aid in main
tanning order. Two troops of cav
airy Immediately came over the
bridge across the Potomac from
Port Myer. At 3 p. m. they were
standing by back of the White
House, fully armed, and the first
army officer had reported at Third
street and Pennsylvania avenue, to
police authorities. A
Troops were summoned after a
day of violence.
Treasury agents under police
guard possessed" the first of
several government properties which
bonus veterans are to be compelled
to evacuate.
After a few minutes calm, the
veterans charged police and bonn
barded them with bricks.
Two hours later a policeman shot
his way out of crowd of veterans
on the second floor of one of the
half demolished structures.
One of the veterans was killed.
A policeman was expected to die
from injuries suffered when a
bonus brick hit him during the ear
Ier battle.
Shortly after 3 p. m. Secretary
of War Hurley ordered General
Douglas Macarthur, chief of staff
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
District Directors
Meet Committee

Imperial Irrigation district di~
rectors and a recently appointed
committee from the farm bureau
met at headquarters this morning
for a discussion of refinancing
plan for refunding district bond
principal and interest.
Nothing definite was accom-
plished other than Qualification
of certain points by means Of con-
versation during the session. The
meeting adjourned at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
Hosiery Mills
Remain Closed

HIGH POINT, N. c., July %.
UJ.P)-Mill owners failed today in
an effort to reopen "a hosiery
mills when only 30 workers out OF
5000 who walked out last week, re-
sponded to call to return.
Half an hour later the few who
entered the mills were leaving. Ap-
parently the owners had decided
to postpone the re-opening. There
was no disorder as a crowd of 5000
watched the handful of workers
enter the mills and later depart.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
Curtis Chief OF
Sioux Indians

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July %. W.p)-
ce-President Charles Curtis, in
whose veins flows blood of the Kaw
Indians, today had become a
chieftain of the Sioux nation.
When Curtis train, enroute to
Los Angeles where he is to repre-
sent President Hoover at the Olym-
pic games, arrived here, it was sur
rounded by a whooping band of
cowboys and Indians. The tribal
ceremonies were conducted under
leadership of Chief Red Cloud,
named for his famous warrior
grandfather.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
Hoover Statement
On Bonus Army

WASHINGTON, July 81. U.P) -
President Hoover late today made
public a statement explaining his
action in asking the United States
army to assist the district authori-
ties to restore order"
The Presidents statement was
made public simultaneously with a
letter from the District of Co.
lumbia board of commissioners ad-
vising him that the local police
were unable to control the situa-
tion and requesting the assistance
of federal troops.
The Presidents statement said
he had called out the army in
order to end 'rotiug and defiance
of civil authority"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
Angered Youth
Shoots Father

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. WP)
Angered when his father started
to whip him, Robert Quisgaard, 16,
shot his parent with pistol and
then calmly called taxicab and
drove to police station.
"I've just shot my dad the
youth astonished the desk sergeant
by saying. "He was whipping me-
The father, G. I. Quisgaard, re-
ceived only a flesh wound in the
arm. The boy was held for ques-
tioning.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
Final Member OF
Board Appointed

WASHINGTON, July 28. U.H-
President Hoover today appointed
Charles A. Miller of Utica, N. Y,
as the final member necessary in
the reorganization Of the board of
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration.
Miller will be elected president of
the r. F. c., the White House an
nouncement said, succeeding Charles
G. Dawes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
POLICE FIRE ON MEMBERS OF BONUS Army
@MNlnLdL-oe
W esoys:

BEVERLY HILLS, July 27.
(SpeciaD-We have a great
bunch out here prowling around.
It's the National Editorial as
sociation, composed of editors
in smaller towns, and weekly
publications. They are just eat
ing their way around the coun-
try, having a good time and
getting a lot of pleasure out
of it and giving everyone that
meets 'em a closeup OF just
about as representative a gang
of Americans as would be posi-
BILE to band together, intelli-
gent, well-read and no nation
al advertising controls their
pages.
They are not conceited
enough to think they mould
public opinion" They just go
along serving their community
with the most indispensable ar
ticle that it has. And yet their
real power is greater than all
your metropolitan dailies COM
bined. Any person that don't
read at least one well writ
ten country newspaper is not
truly informed.
Yours.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
DENY FALSE REPORT

MOSCOW, July %. UP) - The
reported sinking OF soviet sub
marine off Gotland was authorita-
lively denied today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28

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