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Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1892, BY United Press
WASHINGTON. May 27.-Sena-
tors and congressman are heavy
users of the telegraph. And why
not? The government pays for it.
In digging into accounts over a
recent period, senators were found
to have charged up $4,000 worth
of kilograms over 10 month per-
iod. For an 11-month period, house
members charged up at least $9l ,96l
These figures are incomplete, The
items are scattered through month
ly accounts, there are numerous
small bills and scattered cablegramS
which were not included in the
total. They do not include numer-
Gus telegrams sent in connection
with committee investigation.
These bills, paid out of the house
and senate contingent funds, cover
all sorts of kilograms sent or re-
ceived collect by members. While
presumably official, the term covers
a multitude of messages which
would not get by an auditor. The
messages are theoretically checked
by clerks in each house, but there
has been great leniency IN conStruc-
ton of the term official"
In the house, however, an effort
is being made to curb abuses OF
the privilege. The new chairman
of the house accounts committee
Warren Dem0 North Carolina.
who recently forced through a res
olution to open up the congression-
al payrolls, has taken a boiled
attitude toward the telegraph priv
ilege.
He notified all members of the
house when he took over the COM
mittee last December that no long
distance telephone calls would be
paid for under any circumstances.
He refuses TO approve block or iden-
tic kilograms to a list of newspaper
addresses, kilograms in the nature
of news statements which some
congressman formerly wired to all
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
Akron TO Practice
With Navy Fleets

SAN PEDRO, Calf, May 27. U.R
The Akron, giant navy dirigible,
will take part in secret tactical eX-
erciSes with the United States fleet,
it was reported unofficially here
today
Although Admiral Frank H, Scho-
field commander in chief of the
fleet, made no announcement of
the maneuyerS, it was reported
that the Akron would leave Sunny
vale Monday morning to fly to
rendezvous with the scouting force
of the fleet, in command of Vice
Admiral Arthur L. willard, and
the battle force, commanded by
Admiral Richard II. Leigh.
The Akron was to search for one
of the two opposing fleets" and
to undergo attack by planes from
one of the two fleets. The fleet
will sail from the San Pedro-San
Diego area Monday for the oper-
ating area. - VI alLsss.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
VETERANS MOVE
ON WASHINGTON
SEEKING BONUS
Numerous Armies Follow
ing Lead Of Delegation
From Portland.

CHICAGO, May 27. U.D-Bonus
"armies" sprouted their ragged,
hopeful heads all over the coun-
try today, starting from the seven
points of the compass a struggling
march on Washington, D. G.
Inspired, it seemed, by the pic
turesque success of the original
bonus crusaders from Portland,
Ore, more than half a dozen bri-
gades were streaming toward
freight lines and highways intent
on agitating payment of the SOL
diers bonus before congress.
The main bonus army with w.
w. Waters of Portland, Ore, as its
field marshall advanced on Gin
cinnati today taking its ease in 20
national guard trucks provided by
state officials to transport them
across Indiana.
This army broke its journey at
Seymour, Ind, for the night and
ate a plentiful meal provided from
rolling kitchens and the donations
of hundreds of curious and SYM
pathetic citizens.
The group was to be met at Gin
cinnati by Ohio state officials who
have promised to provide similar
transportation across the state to
avoid controversy with railroad Of
ficials which brought mobilization
of the Illinois national guard at
East ST. Louis, Ill.
T1.t, oil nvnpntnd n
the veterans at the Ohio line to
carry them across West Virginia
to within striking distance Of their
goal the nations capital.
A contingent of 80 veterans wait
ed at Cincinnati to join the Port
land group which now approximates
400 men.
At Evansville, Ind, another vet
erans' protest group was being or
ganized These men hoped to ride
east on fast freight train and ov-
ertake their comrades before the
descent on Washington.
Another group of 500 veterans is
being organized in Chicago by the
] Workers Ex-Service Mems league
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad
refused to allow the original bonus
army to ride their freight trains
east from East st. Louis, ILL.,, halt
ed a company of 80 Utah veterans
who arrived at the East Chicago
Ind, yards. The veterans set ur
headquarters in an abandoned
warehouse. They probably vii
merge with the group of 500 mer
being organized here.
Two regiments of men composing
400 protesters organized at Sar
Francisco and started march or
foot to Washington. The mer
broke their first camp at Oakland
started off down the highway with
the intention Of "hitch hiking
their way.
Another group of men arrived at
Sacramento, Calf, from the Pacific
northwest. This group numbered
about 100 and expected to join the
San Francisco delegation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

lONlCttl
Alamo-Verde Farm center,
7:45, Alamo school.
Rural schools commencement,
s, high school.
Reid recital, 7;45, Ten Thou
sand club.
Kiwanis club, $50. Barbara
Worth hotel.
Associated Chambers of Com
merce, Z, INLAND school.
Reserve Officers association,
1880, fire hall.
OE.S., No. PIG, s, Masonic
temple.
Troop 25, B.S.A., 1880,
McCabe.
Troop 2l, B.S.A., 1880, NJ. e.
social hall.
Troop 18, B.S.A., 7:15, Pres
byterian church.
Herb Norris AirdOme, The
Lady Surrenders."
Valley theatre, Emma"
Fox Imperial theatre, "HclPs
Angels"
TOMORROW
Fox Imperial theatre, The
Cohens and Kelleys in Holly
wood.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
FORMER DEPUTY
CLERK INDICTED
in THEFT CASE
Liberty A. Hill Sought
By Los Angeles After
Money Disappears.

LOS ANGELES, May 81. U.P)
Liberty A. Hill, chief deputy county
clerk, was reported today to be
named in a secret indictment re-
turned by the county grand jury,
after Hill had been charged with
misappropriation of $4,000 in a
complaint issued by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Harry Hunt.
The complaint was sworn to by
County Clerk l.. E. Hampton and
bail was fixed at 100000. Hill has
been touring the middle west and
east on a leave of absence from
his duties. Friends said they eX-
pected him to return this week.
The $4,000 in $1,000 bills dis
appeared from the county clerks
office where it had been i'm
pounded. The money assertedly
was paid to Morris Lavine, former
newspaperman, by the late Charles
H. Crawford. Lavine was accused
of extortion.
II turned the money over to
HILL" the county clerk said. "Sev-
eral months ago he told me he had
paid it out to Crawford with the
approval of Deputy County Coun-
sci Sam Pritchard, and with the
consent Of the district attorney. !
was somewhat worried when he
told me he had lost the receipt"
Crawford and Herbert F. Spen-
Ger were killed in May, 1881.
OMAHA, Neb., May 27. (U.H -
No trace has been found here of
L. A. Hill, chief deputy county
clerk of Los Angeles, who is sough
by coast officials in connection with
the disappearance of $4,000 said
to have been taken from Morris
Lavine, recently convicted of eX-
tortion.
Hill, who is on leave of absence
was heard from in Omaha last
Friday, according to advices from
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
SHERWOOD FLIGHT CITED AS
SUSPICION AGAINST WALKER

asking dismissal of Tammany Pc
tition to remove all evidence per-
tanning to Walker and Sherwood,
hardly would have fled the jucis-
diction of the court had he been
acting innocently in behalf of
others than the mayor. Walker
himself has denied sharply that
Sherwood was his fiscal agent.
Walker from the stand yester-
day said he had no knowledge CT
SherWood's private financial al
fairs. and that Sherwood had only
acted for Mrs. Walker and him.
self in only a few minor domestic
affairs.
Herrick was summoned to refute
testimony of Mayor Walker that ne
never had held 300 shares Of inter-
state stock. The mayor had tes-
titled he knew almost nothing of
the stock although he was advised
300 share block had been set
aside for him.
Herrick, who already had heen
examined privately, testified he pur-
chased the 300 shares at $130 a
share, paid $4,000 for them and
obtained the money by caSn and
check from the "city hall" The
stocks, he said, were delivered to
the "city hail." presumably for the
mayor
Herrick was questioned closely,
both by Seabury and by Tammai
members of the committee on the
discrepancies between his story and
that of Walker. Herrick said that
Walkers testimony rather shook
my recollection" of what had hap
pened regarding the Interstate
Stock
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
By MAX BUCKINGHAM
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, May 27.-The flight
of Russell T. Sherwood, $500 d
year accountant who handled mys-
terious accounts Of nearly million
dollars, was pictured to the city in
vestigating committee today as sus-
picious and probably to cover Sher-
woods dealings with Mayor James
J. Walker.
Along with this, Judge Samuel
Seabury, who told the committee
that flight in the face of an accu-
sation is some evidence of guilt, ="
developed from Park Commissioner
Walter Herrick that Herrick had
purchased $4,000 worth Of stock il,
the Interstate Trust company for
Mayor Walker. This stock later
turned up in possession of Senator
Hastings and various officials OF
the Equitable Coach company,
which sought city bus franchise.
Seabury today took the offensive
vigorously in attempting to link
Sherwood and Walker in the mil
lion dollars of financial transac-
tions. Sherwood, he charged in
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
No Broadcast OF
indianapolis Race

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 81.
U.PY - Newspapers will tell the
only complete and exclusive
story" of the Indianapolis speed
way 50O-mile race, Monday, T. E.
(Pop) Meyers, general manager.
announced today.
He revealed that radio broad
casts Of the automobile classic will
not be permitted, "5ecause radio in
competition with newspapers which
also record the race in its prepara-
ton is unwilling to compensate fl
nancially for entertaining its lis
teners."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
Christies Will
Quit Pictures

HOLLYWOOD. May 81. U.P)-Al
and Charles Christie, heads of
Christie Comedies and affiliated
enterprises, made arrangements to-
day to liquidate the assets of the
concern. thus ending the career of
a pioneer Hollywood film studio.
The Christies have been produc-
ing comedies and pictures since
1911. They instructed their attor-
ney to call meetings of creditors to
make assignments of assets to an
assignee, who will administer both
the Christie Film company and
the Christie Realty company.
Assets recently were estimated at
between $2,5O0,00O and SS,000,000,
ngainst which was an indebtedness of
about $2,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
bORAH TO
OBST RUCT
We 7 aim
Senator Breaks w it h
Hoover On G.. o. p. Pro-
hibitiOn Plans.
FUTURE UNCERTAIN
President Reported Fa-
vOrable To Modification
I'm Present Law.
BY LYLE &. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent
(CnnVripht 1920 Rv limited PreSS)

Copyright, 1882, BY United Press
WASHINGTON, May 81. = Re-
publican uproar over the prohibi-
ton platform to be endorsed by
the party at Chicago next month
was directly traced today to a
hitherto secret meeting between
President Hoover and Senator
Borah (Rep) Idaho, in which they
failed to agree oil prohibition poll
cy.
The break between Borah. who
led the Hoover campaign forces in
1923, and the President, may send
the veteran senator to the stump
to campaign for members of con-
gress confronted with wet oppon-
ents. Borah has made no summer
plans. He contemplates no bolt to
the Democrats. He might go to
Europe. But he is determined not
to support a Republican nominee
who does not agre with him on the
liquor question.
1t was revealed on unquestioned
leaders-not, however, including the
Anti-Saloon league = recently in
formed Mr.. Hoover they would ac-
cept any prohibition plank salts
factory to Borah. The Idaho ora
tor was immediately summoned to
the White House. Borah today
confirmed the fact of the White
House conference but refused to
comment further, explaining to the
United Press.
"Manifestly I can't discuss a con-
versation that took place between
the President and myself. But, ma
turally, one has his own views on
fundamental questions such as these
and my views are pretty well
known. They have not changed.
I can say this, however, that I
have stated frankly to the President
my views and he knows them"
Dry leaders selected Borah to
pass on the Republican party pro-
hibition plank after Mr.. Hoover
asked a group of them for sugges-
tions as to platform policy.
On the unquestioned authority of
a dry leader who has discussed the
matter with Mr.. Hoover, the United
Press was informed that Mi
Hoover is inclined to feel that
something ought to be done to sat-
isfy the re-submissionist element in
the party"
Borah's contention during the
White House conference is under
stood to have been that if the
Chicago platform declares for re-
submission, it should also make a
definite statement as to an alter
native to the 18th amendment.
1t was revealed as a certainty
that Borah will not attend the Chi
cago convention unless he and the
President agree on a prohibition
plank.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
Attorney Sues
Star OF Films

LOS ANGELES, May 81. U.P)-
Charging that Betty Compson, film
actress, had failed to pay him
$4,000 fees for settling her income
tax difficulties with the British
government, Edward Brand, attor-
ney, today filed suit for that
amount.
Brand said he had settled a $50,-
900 tax claim against the actress
for $4,000. The tax was levied on
her earnings while in London, to-
falling 100000 he claimed.
The attorney said he had at
tached two Hollywood houses owned
by the actress, as we'll as her ac-
counts in a local booking agency
and a bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
ACTRESS INJURED

LOS ANGELES, May 27. U.P)-
Joan Crawford, motionp icture ac-
tress and wife of Douglas Fair
banks, Jr., nursed an injured right
ankle today as the result of an &C
cident at Catalina Island, where
she is on location for a picture.
X-ray photographs of the ankle
were taken to determine the extent
of her injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
BRIDGE PLAYERS LOSE

LOS ANGELES, May 27. W.P)--
Bandits who invaded the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Hawpe last
night, held up a bridge party and
escaped with more than $4,000 worth
of cash and jewelry, were sought
today. w. I. Gilbert, prominent at
torney, was one of the guests and
victims.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
DIVORCE GRANTED

LOS ANGELES, May 81. W.R)-
Ivy Livingston Battersby, sister of
Margaret Livingston, motion pic
ture actress who married Paul
Whiteman, orchestra leader, plan
ned to leave for the east tomor-
row with Mr.. and Mrs. Whiteman
following receipt of a divorce de-
cree from James Battersby, whom
she charged desertion.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
OFFICER FACES TRIAL

LOS ANGELES, May 27. WH-
officer Grover l.. Waggoner, Los
Angeles policeman, will face pre-
liminary hearing May 81 on charges
of beating Leo Buster and l.. F..
Woods, Inglewood youths. Wag-
goner was arrested by deputy sher-
ifs yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
PLENTY OF HAULING

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 81. U,P)-
Clarence Butler, 80, and w. c..
Henley, 80, hauled 16 loads of stone
up the road and now they are
houling them back again. The
stones, which they sold for $24, are
a part Of the governments flood
control system, federal officer
informed them.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
Hoover Requests
Money For Dam

WASHINGTON, May 81 tU.g--
President Hoover today sent u
special request to congress for an
additional $7,000000 appropriation
for work on the Boulder dam prof.
ect in the coming fiscal year
Funds for this project have al
ready passed congress, which re-
duced them by S4000,000 under
budget estimates. The President
asked that this sum be provided
together with additional $4,000, 900,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
NORFOLK DEAN
SAYS LENDBERCH
SOUGHT HIS AID

NORFOLK, Va, May 27. (U.P)--
Dean H. Dobson-Peacock flew to
Hopewell, N. j., and transmitted
the supposed $4,000 ransom de-
mand by supposed kidnapers at
Colonel Lindbergh's own request,
the dean announced here.
The deans statement was con-
firmed by Rear Admiral Guy Fl.
Burrage, who co-operated with him
and John N Curtis, confessed
faker of negotiations for the return
of the kidnapped Lindbergh baby.
"I made the trip for the sole
purpose of communicating to
Colonel Lindbergh the terms OF the
supposed kidnaperS as supplied by
Mr.. Curtis, and also the warning
that there was a contact working
in the north" the statement said.
THE supposed terms were that
S25 900 be deposited to the joint
credit of Mr.. Curtis, Admiral Bur-
rage and myself, but not to be
paid to the supposed kidnapers until
the child was returned to Colonel
Lindbergh himself.
IT feel certain Colonel Lind
bergh will substantially confirm
this-and confirmation or refuta-
ton must come from him and not
from the New Jersey state police as
Colonel Lindbergh alone knows the
truth"
HOPEWELL, N. j., May 81.
U.Pl - Colonel Lindbergh will
testify against the man who faxed
story of negotiations for safe re-
turn of his murdered baby Prose-
cutor A. w. Hauck announced here
as the grand jury prepared an in
dictment against John H. Curtis
of Norfolk. The indictment prob
ably will be voted Saturday. Ii
will be based on misdemeanor
charge, that Curtis gave false in
formation and hindered justice in
the search for the kidnapers OF
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's in
FAINT son.
Three years in prison and $1,000
fine may be imposed II Curtis
is convicted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27

WASHINGTON, May 81. EU.pS--
Defying the administrators unre-
lenting opposition to federal bond
issues, Speaker Garner today
launched his s2,l47,0OO,0O0 unem-
ployment relief program on a
cleared course through the house.
Early passage was indicated.
The measure goes before the
house with the unanimous en-
dorsement of the Democratic ma
jority and assurances of support
from Republican insurgents. Gar
ner's program provides:
S100,000,00 for direct relief of
distress, the fund to be admins
tered by the President; $1,047 ,874,-
468 for public works throughout the
country, including several thou
sand new post offices, to be fl
nanced by issuance of bonds which
would be retired by special gaso-
| line tax of Il of l per cent;
! 81, 900 900, 900 increase in the bor-
rowing power of the reconstruction
| corporation to finance self
! liquidat ting" projects by cities, states
| and private companies.
Majority Leader Rainey planned
formally to introduce Carner's bill
today. The ways and means COM
mittee will forego its Memorial
Day holiday and begin hearings
Monday. 1t is expected to report
the measure before the end of next
week. The house then will put
everything else aside.
Garner yesterday summoned a
special party caucus. In what he
described as camp meeting" style,
the Democrats unanimously rose
and pledged their support to a re-
lief program as provided in the
speakers bill.
The Garner bill provides 0,000,-
900 for construction of public
buildings previously authorized by
congress.
1t provides for hundreds Of
buildings, mostly post offices, not
previously authorized The prof.
ects listed in the various states
include, Arizona, $2,125,0Oo; Cali
fornia, $3o,295, 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-27
GARNER'S
MEASURE
ASSA|LED
President Bitterly Con-
demns Bill AS Pork
Barrel legislation
HOUSE FAVORABLE
Speakers Program Given
Assurance Of Clear
Sailing.

WASHINGTON, May o. U.P)-
President Hoover late today bitterly
criticized the s2.0OO,0OO,oOO Garner
bill for public construction pro-
jects.
He said the Garner project was
the greatest pork barrel ever pro-
posed to an American congress"
He added that it was an "unpar-
alleled raid on the public treas
ury"
F'rowning as he delivered his at
tack, the President said he did not
believe the American people lacked
the intelligence or possessed the
cupidity to demand that their con-
gressmen support this relief meas
ure."
The Washington times., 1932-01-13
Washington Times
ADVENTURE CLUB

who are Kit KarSon fans and
there are dozens and dozens Of
others. Kit wishes he had
space to thank them all by
name but as it is can only say
thank you" collectively.
Judith Coulombe, of Bowie,
Md, has written Kit suggest
ing that an interesting feature
of the column would be stories
of adventure happening to the
Adventure Club members in
their neighborhoOds. Judith IS
a little poet and has promised
Kit to send in a poem she has
written. That is, Of course, II
the members are interested.
Which, of course, they are.
and Kit hopes Judith'S poem
will arrive in an early mail.
Congratulations for everyone
who took part in the Skippy
contest are sent by Mildred
Herndon, age 10, of LeeSburg.
Va. Mildred won one OF the
Is 81 prizes and was tickled
to bits with it.
The two Connolly brothers,
James and Jerry, so K st.
N. W., were among the first
to discover this weeks secret
password. Jimmy, who is the
youngest, found it first and
showed it to his brother.
Which Jerry very Handsomely
admits in his letter to Kit
Karson yesterday.
Jimmy was wondering why
the password was concealed in
the Little Annie Rooney strip
again this week. Now, now.
Jimmy, can't you see that was
done to make it just a little
bit harder to find. Kit figured
you wouldn't be looking for 1t
there just because it was IN
the same spot last week. He
is a smart chap, that old scout
The Washington times., 1932-01-13


dress), who says her mother
has been taking The Washing
ton Times for Is years and
that sbe has always been in
the habit Of reading the comics.
But, says Ruth:
"T think the Adventure Club,
which has just started, is the
best of ALL"
And Catherine BrashearS,
223O Chester st. S. E., who
writes she listens in every
Tuesday and Friday for Kits
talk at 6 p. m. over WJSV and
"just wouldn't miss them for
anything" Mildred and Dorothy
Stadtler, KenSington, Nd, age
8 and 7, are two little sisters
The Washington times., 1932-01-13
v. F. W. PRIVILEGED

The Veterans of Foreign Wars
of Prince Georges county, Nd
will be permitted to use the audi
torium of the Maryland PARK
High School for the bimonthly
meetings, the Prince Georges
county school board has decided
The Washington times., 1932-01-13

Clu b W h o
have written
him recently
a b ut hi S
tWice-a-W e e k
a d v e n t u re
talks.
There isn't
room in this
colum n to
print all their
letters or even
their names
but Of Kit
feels he just
M U S T S a y
something in
a p p recitation
of tn e r
t h ou G h tful
little letters.
For example
there is Ruth
Marine (Who
doesn't give
hnn rfronk od
The Washington times., 1932-01-13
FACULTIES Meeting

High school teachers of the
northern section of Prince
Georges county, Md, will meet in
the Mt. Rainier School on Janu-
ary 10. DR.. Samuel North. State
supervisor Of public schools, will
address the meeting.
The Washington times., 1932-01-13

Kit Karson wishes to thank
the many members of The
Washington Times Adventure
Evening star., 1932-10-13
Anniversary
II Years of Service

"Rome wasn't built in a day.
and neither was our reputation for
quality! There's no shortcut to
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But we've made the grade and from the
wise in the ways of Washington. We know
always is QUALITY! If you haven't as
what we mean by zine quality at modest
prices"-6nd out why it's an old Washing.
ton custom to wait for Lansburgh's Ami.
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