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Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
AMERICA SAYS
EUROPE MUST
REDUCE ARMS
Davis Warns Committee AT
Geneva That Burden Must Be
Lightened To End Crisis.
MOVE TO END Deadlock
Great Britain Takes Leading
Step In Bringing Germany
Back Into Conference.
BY STEWART BROWN
United Press Staff Correspondent

GENEVA, Nov. II. = The United
States warned Europe today that
the heavy burden of ornaments
must be lightened if the world &C.
onomic crisis is to be solved.
At the same time, Great Britain
took the lead in attempting to
solve the deadlock on arms reduc-
ton by promising Germany equal
ity of treatment and inviting her
to return to the disarmament con-
ference.
The American position was pre-
sented by Norman H Davis, United
States delegate, in speech to the
steering committee of the arms
conference and was regarded as a
veiled hint that Europe must re-
duce arms if she expects any con-
sideration of war debts.
Britains offer was made in a
speech by Sir John Simon, for
eign secretary In addition to the
invitation to Germany, he made
the important proposal that all air
forces be reduced to the level of
Great Britain's, and then cut one
| third.
i Sir John said no aspect of in
ternational disarmament is more
vital than adoption without. delay
of the most effective measures to
preserve civilians from "the fear
full horrors" of bombardment from
the air. He indicated Britain was
prepared to go to any length to
achieve that object in agreement
with other powers.
A proposal to abolish bombing
machines, he said, is not suffici-
| ent, inasmuch as non-bombers
can be adapted to the purpose.
Therefore, he argued, it is neces-
sary to abolish entirely, by interna-
tional agreement, all military and
! naval machines as well as bomb
| ing, apart from the use of such
machines as are necessary for po-
lice purposes in outlying places"
The proposal is coupled with one
for effective international control
Of civil aviation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
COLD SPELL
LOSES FORCE

Winter concentrated its first ag-
gressive thrust of the season on the
Ohio valley today, with its ferocity
dWindling in most sections of the
nation.
Definitely passing" was the terse
comment of most weather men on
the pre-seasonal cold wave which in
many instances sent the mercury
plummeting to all-time low records
for November.
Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and
Ohio, however, were feeling the full
force OF the snowstorm. Weather
conditions over the lake kept the
storms from Chicago. Tempera
lures were definitely below freez-
ing, not unduly severe, and the
snowfall had ceased. Parts of Illi-
nois were under 10-inch fleecy
blanket.
Unsettled was the general tenor
of the forecast for the area, with
rain expected to replace snowfall
and precipitation of doubtful kino
predicted for much of the west ano
southwest.
At Kansas City, where the tenn
perature dropped to II degrees
above zero, the mercury hung al
20 for the nights minimum, and
the forecaster said today would b.
"appreciably warmer"
On the northwest coast storm
warnings were taken down after tbs
fourth gale since Nov. II struck
the area with minor damage re-
sulting. At Portland the tempera-
ture rose to So, a record high fol
November in five years.
Many Texas points established an
all-time low for November. The
mercury dropped to 16 above zero
at Abilene and % at Dallas.
1t was fair and warm at San
Francisco. Temperatures in the
Rocky Mountain area held nearly
20 degrees above the seasons low
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
TRIO OPPOSES
DEBTS SLASH
Congressional Leaders Join In
EN- p hattie Denunciation OF
Cancellation.
BY JOSEPH II. BAIRD
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17-Three
influential congressional leaders
including House Democratic Leader
Rainey today joined in emphatic
denunciation of any proposal to
reduce or cancel the European
war debts.
Joining Rainey in this stand
were Representative McFadden,
Pa, ranking Republican on the
house banking and currency COM
mittee, and Representative Nc
Reynolds Dem) Tennessee, who
will head the foreign relations
committee in the coming short
session of congress.
Rainey, vino is a candidate for
the speakership, said that in his
opinion any proposal for a debt
revision would "have trouble get
ting single vote from the present
house"
Rainey pointed out that any
proposal for an alteration of the
debt situation must come from
the house and, Originally, from the
house ways and means committee.
Both this committee and the house
membership in general, the leader
believes, are virtually unanimous
in their opposition to an alteration
of the debt status.
MacFadden charged that the
present attempt of leading Eur
cpean powers to secure readjust-
ment of their debts led back to
the Hoover-Laval conference here
last year. He said it was obvious
that France and Great Britain
were making their proposals on
the basis of previous conversations.
McReynolds, said he was utterly
opposed to any type of debt re-
duction. He said, however, that
he believed negotiations should be
undertaken at some future date
looking toward using the debts for
] the extension of American trade
I interests.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
Married Couples
Get On Juries

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17.-U.Ry-
A pretty kettle of fish, attorneys
agreed, as they gazed upon the ia
ces of IL prospective jurors
The kettle of fxh, they fastened
to explain, was the possibility that
Betty McGray could not agree with
her husband, Lynn McGray, when
the time came to deliberate over
the merits of a $4,000 damage suit
brought by William Siskin and
Harry j. Scott against Louis Am
sell over a traffic accident.
Mrs. McGray confided she could
win any argument over her hus-
band. McGray was non-committal.
The jury was accepted, husband,
wife and all.
And only then was it learned
that Leonard Leroy Wammock and
his wife, May Avis Wammock, were
sitting on another jury in an adj
joining courtroom.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17

GROUP WINS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17.-U.P)-
Western independent theatre own
erS were free today to obtain first
run motion pictures from major
producers and distributors.
Ending long battle waged by
independents against an asserted
combine, Federal Judge Paul j.
Mccormick late yesterday certified
a decree of enjoinment prohibiting
seven major companies from dis
eliminating against independent OPP
orators in allotting productions for
first run showings. The order had
been assented to by the defendants,
showing a sudden reversal Of atti-
tude after a nation wide investiga-
ton had been ordered by Attorney
General William D. Mitchell.
The defendants, supplying APP
proximately 80 per cent of the en-
tire film output, were Fox West
Coast theatres, Fox Film corpora
ton, Metro-Goldwyn-Maye Dis
tributing corporation, Paramount
Publix corporation, United Artists
corporation. /Vitagraph, Inc, and
First National Pictures DISTRIBUTE
ing corporation.
Independents had charged that
the defendants so-called coming
and clearance" arrangement Of dis
tributing films was a conspiracy
aimed at the smaller theatre oper-
ators, in violation of the Sherman
antitrust laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
.TUBBS FLAYS
PARTY HEADS
Names Fits And Others Spe-
cificaiiy In Charging treason
To Party.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17.-U.P)-
Party treachery" in management
of the Republican campaign. was
responsible for the Democratic
landslide in California, Tallant
Tubbs, Republican candidate for
United States senator, charged in a
statement here today.
Tubbs, here on an avowed cru
SADIE against party traitors" claim
ed that the ''treachery" justly
earned the Overwhelming defeat of
our party ano its nominees in the
rock-ribbed Republican state"
MY conviction" he said, biased
on my own experience in this cam
paign, and on impartial analysis
of its results, is that prospects of
Republican success in California
were deliberately undermined ~
traitors in our party's high COM
mand The Republican party
management in this campaign
proved its disloyalty to the rank
and file of the voters, to the ma
jority of the Republican congress
sional candidates, for the state as
sembly, and to the Republican
United States senatorial nominee
by its virtual abandonment of every
candidate except the head of the
ticket"
Specifically, Tubbs charged that
"the Republican national commit
teeman refused his endorsement
to the Republican United States
senatorial nominee until the last
hours of the campaign, and that
the Republican national commit
teewoman persisted in refusing
him her endorsement"
"The Republican district attor-
ney of Los Angeles county," (Buron
Fits, Tubbs added, ''repudiated
statement endorsing the Repub-
lican United States senatorial NOM
inee and abetted the use of this
reputation by the prohibitionist
senatorial candidate in an 18th
hour radio appeal for the votes of
disloyal Republicans"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
By SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE
United Press Staff Correspondent


NEW YORK, Nov. IT, - Joseph
v. Mckee, a young Scotsman who
succeeded James j. Walker as
mayor of New York, has broken
with Tammany hall on the issue of
decent government" and declared
war on the organization now con-
trolling this city.
In an extemporaneous speech,
the acting mayor said he was
sick and tired" of present condi-
tions in the city government and
time had come for a crusade to
purify the municipality.
McKee'S speech came as a dis
tinct surprise at a meeting Of
bankers, merchants and business
men at the annual dinner of the
chamber of commerce of the state
of New York last night.
1t was evident when Mckee was
called upon to "say few words"
that he was under the stress of
great emotion. Throughout the
day he had battled against Tam
many members of the board of es-
innate on questions surrounding
the financing of the municipal
Subways.
"This year." he said, something
happened in New York City. 1t
was just a matter of chance that
I should be the person that per-
sonified it. Something has hap
pened to the consciousness of this
great metropolis Something
fundamental happened in the po-
litical history of this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
PLANE.
RUMOR FALSE

No trace was found yesterday al
ternoon of an airplane reported to
have fallen on the desert south OF
Coyote Wells, although Sheriff
George L. Campbell Tom Adams and
w. S. Keating searched the des-
ert until late afternoon for a sign
of the plane.
1t was the commonly accepted
theory that the plane did not land
on the desert, but flew low behind
a rise in the desert. Citing the ap-
pearance Of having fallen Two
planes had been flying over that
section all afternoon.
One belief was that the planes
we're sent there from marine head
quarters at San Diego TO map ont
the proposed Yuha rifle range
Another report received az tie
sheriffs office. however. gave Gre
dence to the belief the plane might
have been stolen A small pursuit
plane was stolen yesterday near Mo-
gales, Sonora, Mexico, and was BE-
lieved headed IN this direction. ft
belonged to Don Moyle,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
ROUTED
!. BY kLANSMEN

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17.-U.P)-
A band of night riders, represent
ing themselves as Ku Klux Klan
early today broke up an asserted
Communistic meeting by their
planting a fiery cross in front of
the house where the meeting was
in progress.
Four of the asserted Commun-
lists were attacked and injured be-
fore the police riot squad quelled
the disturbance.
The raiders carried banner
which bore the words: "Ihe Ku
Klux Klan Rides Again."
-Four of the self-styled Klansmen
were taken to police headquarters
where they we're booked on charges
of felonious assault. The rest of
the group, about 16 in number, were
released after police had obtained
their names. The four, according
to Police Sergeant George Brown,
identified themselves as Orange
county peace officers and possessed
permits to carry firearms.
The victims of the riders attack
are Dave N-Ilder, at whose home
the meeting was being held; his
son, Sam; Carl Kirchner, of San
Pedro, and another man, Several
other persons, including two re-
portedly former University of Cal
ifornia co-eds, were roughly han
died during the fight, police said.
The Milders and Kirchner, and
the fourth victim were taken to
Seaside hospital for treatment.
The elder Milder had a severe scalp
wound where he was beaten with
a rubber hose and his son suffered
a broken shoulder, it was reported.
Police reported finding Kirchner.
trussed with ropes, in one of the
raiders cars. He was suffering
from severe cuts and bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
WAR ON TAMMANY DECLARED BY
M'KEE FOLLOWING OPEN BREAK

"They (the voters) said in their
action on election day that they
were sick and tired of conditions
that exist in one of the greatest
cities of this world. And l tell
you there was a crusading spirit
abroad in our city on that day.
And that spirit is not going to be
denied, even though they refused
them the use of pencils on election
day.
Defies Tammany
Mckee, a young politician from
the Bronx, who was president of
the board of aldermen and as such
assumed the mayors duties when
James j. Walker resigned, under
fire, has fought for two months
to reduce the 1888 city budget, and
in so doing has run counter TO the
Tammany members of the board
of estimate who control the mum
icipality's finances.
Ignored by Tammany, when the
selection of a Democratic nominee
for the mayoralty was made, Nc
KEGS popularity was shown when
more than 1876, 900 voters ignored
the Democratic lever on the ma
chine and wrote in his name as
their choice for mayor.
The controlling powers of Tam
many ignored McKee's bid for the
mayoralty in the recent election
and nominated surrogate John p
O'Brien. Tammany stalwart
who was elected without difficulty
although he ran far behind the
national and state Democratic
/ tickets.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
mkMlnLdL;-os
fsXRoGERS
W sos:

CORONA, Calf, Nov. 16.-
(SpeciaD-You couldn't pick up
a paper for a year and half
but it told of the millions and
millions of gold shipped to
France, especially. Our whole
export trade consisted of gold
bars to Europe. They tried ev-
erything from petty larceny to
manslaughter to get us off the
gold. If they had been able to
do it their celebration would
have been bigger than the arm
istice.
I was in Europe and that's
all they talked of. Then for
France to say they can't pay.
Here is the funny part about
the whole thing. Why don't they
default? Oh, no, they never use
that word. They don't want it
said they "defaulted"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
WET GROUP
WINS POINT
Scramble For House Speaker
ship Develops Strong Senti-
ment For Beer Legislation.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

oiheeu rreSS otaII Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. II. : Beer
splashed today into the contest for
speaker of the new house while
vets won the first skirmish to OBJ
tain beer and wine at the short
session of congress.
Less than "a hours investigation
of wet congressional sentiment has
forced House Democratic Leader
Rainey to abandon his position
that beer could not be legalized at
the short session.
Rainey is a candidate for speak
er. He announced his peSSimistic
beer views on returning Tuesday
from his Illinois home. He had
not discussed the question with his
colleagues. ~
Representative McDuffie Dem.)
Alabama, majority whip an d
speakership candidate, replied at
once that he thought the welfare
of the country demanded short
session beer. Speaker Garner Sen
ate Democratic Leader Robinson,
Chairman Byrns of the house ap-
preparations committee, and Chair
man Collier of powerful ways and
means, all have pumped for beer
at the short session.
u n der these circumstances,
Rainey modified his attack and
simultaneously announced his for
NAL candidacy for the speakership.
He said he thought he was ''in line
for it,"
OF beer he said he believed now
that modification at the short ses-
sion would be possible Among
Democrats of the prediction wet
bloc there apparently is consider
able resentment at the majority
leaders first statement denying
the possibility of immediate beer.
Beer By March
Although these ardent anti-pro-
hibitionists are talking of "beer
by Christmas" all concerned real
ize that is a merely figure of
speech. 1t is, however, a possibili-
ty before March and in forcing
Rainey to concede that state of
affairs, the beer bloc has won it's
1lrSt mouse victory.
With Rainey now conceding the
possibility of legal beer by March
4, practically every Democratic
congressional leader is aligned for
the project. Some Democrats still
are reluctant to follow the party
platform all the way. Senator Ash
hurst tDem) Arizona, in ANNOUNCE
ing his abandonment of prohibition
this week, limited his allegiance
exclusively to repeal of the 18th
amendment. He made no mention
of the party pledge for immediate
modification of the Volstead act.
Ashurst is senior Democratic
member of the state judiciary COM
mittee in which any repeal resolu-
ton or Volstead modification
would be considered.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
President Elect
Grandpa Again

NEW YORK, Nov. II. W.P)-An
eight pound baby boy was born to-
day to Mrs. Elliot Roosevelt, wife
OF the second son of President
elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. Both
mother and child were doing we'll,
officials at Harbor sanitarium said.
No name has yet been selected
for the baby who is the governors
fourth grandchild. Roosevelt is in
the advertising business here. His
wife is the former Betty Donner,
prominent socially in New York,
Washington and Philadelphia.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
Burnhar,, Elected
As Congressman

Election of George Burnham,
Republican, as congressman from
the Goth district was assured at 5
a. m. today when the count of the
absentee ballots was completed
and Burnham found to be leading
his opponent, Claude Chandler
Democrat, by 461 votes.
Chandler carried Imperial VAL
ley by a vote of 6474 to Burnham's S
1881, but the combined vote in San
Diego and Imperial counties gave
the election to Burnham. The
race was so close that decision
rested upon the absentee ballots,
although Burnham's final lead is
approximately that he obtained in
the semi-official returns tabulated
Immediately after the election.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Prac-
tically complete figures on the pop
ular vote for president, just COM
piled by the United Press, reveal
huge, fluctuating and apparently
unmanageable independent vote
which creates serious problem for
the political managers of both par
ties.
Illinois gave Roosevelt plur-
ality of some 100000 votes. Only
four years ago Mr.. Hoover was ia
vored by almost the same figure
456000. In four years Indiana turn
ed a 100000 Hoover lead into on9
of 1876, 1000 for Roosevelt. Iowa gave
Hoover a margin of 245 1000 in 1928
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
STANFORD KEEPS AXE

PALO ALTO, Nov. 17.--<U.P)-
Stanford will retain, possession of
the axe-traditional Stanford tro-
phy-for at least another year.
The student body voted to award
the symbol in 1888 to the winner
of the annual Stanford University
of California Football game. The
axe has been in a vault since it
was retrieved three years ago from
California students who had cap
tured 1T.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
VON PAPEN To
Be CONTINUED
IN AUTHORITY
German Chancellor And Cabinet
designations Accepted But To
Keep Power Indefinitely.
GOVERNMENT In DIFFICULTY
Hitler Followers Believed To
Be Strengthened By Latest
Trend OF Events.
By HAROLD A. PETERS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondence

BERLIN, Nov. 17-Chancellor
Franz Won Papen, former militar-
ist who has ruled Germany under
q semi-dictatorship since June /,
made gesture of resignation to-
night with his entire cabinet, but
was authorized by President Paul
Won Hindenburg to continue in
power indefinitely.
The presiden accepted the re-
signations, but at once empowered
Won Papen to carry on with the
government. The move was be-
lieved to presage another dissolu-
tion of the newly-elected Reich
stag, in which Won Papen is far
short of a majority, and contin-
uation of government by decree.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-17
BURGLAR SHOOTS WOMAN

ALLENTOWN, Pa. Nov II. UP)
Mrs. Lulu -fahn, wife Of William
c. Hahn. president of the Selden-
Hahn Motor Company, was shot
in the abdomen today by one of
two burglars VINO were surprised
while ransacking her home.
Evening star., 1932-08-11
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia - Fair and
cooler tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy;
gentle north winds. r.
Maryland-Partly cloudy cooler In
central and east portions tonight; to-
morrow partly cloudy, slightly cooler on
the coast.
Virginia-Partly cloudy. slightly COOL
er in central and northeast portions to-
night tomorrow partly cloudy, slightly
cooler on the coast
West Virginia-Partly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow; not much change in
temperature.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear today
Evening star., 1932-08-11
Surprise Party rendered.

CoLLINGToN. Md. August IL (Spe-
ciaD Robert d. Brown, who retired
from the division Of equipment and sup
plies, United States Post ONCE Depart
ment. on June 80, after IS years Of Gov
eminent service, was given surprise
party by his former business associates
at his home here.
Evening star., 1932-08-11
0arnH nf Chunks

BOMBRY, ELIZABETH I wish to thank
the relatives, friends, neighbors, offlcerS
and members OF Zion Baptist Church and
all ORGANIZATIONS for their kind expressions
of sympathy and beautiful floral tributes
at the death Of my beloved sister, ELIZA
BETH BOMBRY. NARY Z. LEWIS.
SUMMERS, GRACE l.. We extend to our
relatives and friends our sincere thanks
and appreciation for their kind sympathy
and beautiful doral tributes at the death
OF our beloved wife and mother. GRACE
SUMMERS THE FAMILY.
WILLIG. JOHN =. wish to extend my
sincere thanks to La Fayette Lodge. No.
19 and Guard Force, Mall Group. for the
beautiful floral tributes and kind express
sions of sympathy. and Mrs. Mccarthy
for her Kindness during the illness Of my
brother. JOHN F. WTLLIG
HIS BROTHER, CHARLES wILLIG. /"
Evening star., 1932-08-11
MISS MABEL WANN DIES

Former Teacher to Be Buried in
Pennsylvania.
Miss Mabel Wann, a resident of
Washington for the past 25 years and
former school teacher here, died yester
day morning at her home. 134S Euclid
street, following a brief illness.
Funeral services for Miss Wann will
be held tonight Al 8 o'cio:k at the Hines
funeral home. Her body VIII be shipped
to Brookesville, Pa, for burial.
Miss Wann is survived by three
brothers and one sister, Miss Frances
Wann and Eugene Wann, both of Wash
ington, and Sidwell Wann of New York
and Chester l.. Wann of Bradford, Pa.
Evening star., 1932-08-11
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR MRS. EMMA |. DEAN
Arlington Cemetery Burial Given
to Late Resident of Takoma
Park, Md.

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma L.
Dean. who died in Takoma Park, Md,
Monday were held this morning
at the L. NJ. Gawler funeral parlors at
10 o'clock The Daughters of Union
Veterans of the Civil War, Mrs. Ellen
Evening star., 1932-08-11

Spencer Mussey Tent. Of which Mrs.
DEAN was a member. conducted the
ceremony Burial was in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery beside her husband,
the late Maj Harrison L. Dean.
In addition to the Daughters OF
Union Veterans organization, Mrs.
Deam was a member CT Burnside Wom-
ems Relief Corps and the First Con-
qregational Church. She was resi-
dent of Washington for many years be-
fore her death.
Evening star., 1932-08-11

FUTURE.
luncheon. Eettcr Business Bureau,
tomorrow. Raleigh Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Phi Delta Phi. University
Club, tomorrow. l pm.
Luncheon. Round Table. University
Club, tomorrow, 1890 pm
Evening star., 1932-08-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY

TODAY.
Repeal ball. Blue Cockade, Inc, Will
lard Hotel. 10 pm.