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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
ULTnMATUM From JAPAN

GENEVA, Dec. l6. W.H-Japan
will withdraw from the League of
Nations unless the conciliatory res
olution prepared by the leagues
committee of 10 for settlement Of
the Manchurian conflict is radical
ly modified, Japanese sources told
the United Press today,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
BONDHOLDERS
ARE PROMISED
ADJUSTMENTS
Bond Principal Payments May
Be Subjected To Downward
Revision.
ELECTION is NEXT STEP
Decision Results From Two
Weeks Conference Held AT
Los Angeles.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.
U.P)-The California district
securities commission today ap-
proved a new contract affect
ing the Alf-American canal,
permitting the Imperial Valley
irrigation district to go ahead
with it's plans with or without
the cooperation of Coachella
Valley property owners.
The contract already has
been approved by the secre-
tary of the interior, and will be
placed in effect if the district
validates it at a special elec-
tion January IL.
The commission also ap-
proved refinancing plan
agreed upon by the district.
This plan was the outgrowth Of
20 conferences with various
governmental officials and Or
ganizations. It also must be
ratified at the election.
The All-American canal will
carry water from Hoover dam
to the Imperial Valley.
Imperial Irrigation district and
holders of district bonds are prom
ised relief by means of revision in
interest payments and rearrange-
ment of bond principal payments
arranged during more than two
weeks of consultation between dis
trict officials, representatives oi
the bondholders committee and the
local farm bureau representatives.
District directors returned from
the conferences last night and to-
day were unanimous in agreeing
that the set-up arranged in Los
Angeles was satisfactory to both
bondholders and the district.
The board of directors today
passed resolutions asking permis-
sion of the California Districts Sc
curities commission to call an elec-
ton to decide upon the plan ar
ranged.
Will Reduce Interest
If the plan is sanctioned, bond
holders would grant a so per cent
reduction in interest during the
coming year, go per cent reduc-
ton the next year, a 40 per cent
reduction the third and a 20 pei
cent reduction the fourth year, dis
trict officials explained today.
The program also calls for reis-
suance of bonds in the form ol
sinking fund bonds instead of SER
ial bonds.
This would make 1t possible
for the district to buy its own
bends on the open market at
the price prevailing at the date
of purchase. Creation of
market for bondholders' bonds
also would result. Mutual saw
ings and stabilization Of val
ues would result, directors ex-
planned.
Issuance of sinking fund bonds
is planned by the district in case
the plan is acceptable. In this
case, bondholders would exchange
their present bonds, which mature
serially, and in place of them re-
ceive the refunding bonds.
Should the plan be adopted, the
s14,250,000 bond issue plus regis.
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
@NInLdLros
V SOS:

BEVERLEY HILLS, Dec. Is.
(SpeciaD-Somebody will fin
ally find a way to run this
government yet. An old boy
was on the right track the
othe day. He came into the
congressional gallery waving a
gun and said: "I am for Amer
lea. All not with me better take
to the brush, for 1 am going to
take a shot at EN-"
Well, the place was clear in a
jiffy. Not a member left. Now,
they got a sign in the visitors
gallery: Don't shoot your con-
gresham without first getting
a license.
England never stood higher in
American opinion than today.
That was the cheapest hund-
red million they ever spent.
And they will gain in the end
by it.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
Wilbur Resignation
Still Is Possible

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16. U.D
Secretary of the Interior Ray
Lyman Wilbur has been granted
an extension of his leave from the
presidency of Stanford university,
in order that he may remain a
cabinet member until the end of
President Hoover's term, March 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
WASHINGTON. Dec.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. U.P)-
Secretary of the Interior Ray Ly-
man Wilbur intimated today that
there still is a possibility he might
resign from the cabinet before
March A to return to his duties
as president of Leland Stanford
university of Palo Alto, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16

Continued On Page 81
Evening star., 1932-10-31
MOTORIST CLEARED
IN DEATH OF WOMAN
Killing of Mrs. Anna Seidel by
David l. Wagley Is Held
Accidental.

A corOner'S Jury returned verdict or
accidental death this afternoon IN the
case of Mrs. Anna Seldel, SIS. OF 5029
Conduit road. who was run down by an
automobile and almost instantly killed
Saturday while walking on Conduit
road near her home
The verdict absolyed the driver of the
car. David L. Wagley SO, a Welder. of
Sab Conduit road A son OF Mrs Seldel.
Henry j Seidel. 26 emplOye of the De-
partment of Agriculture. told the jury
how he drove past the scene Of the aC-
cident with his sister. Miss Mary r.
Seidel. %. and went to the assistance Of
the victim before recognizing his
mother.
George Raymond Pruitt Of 54ll Car
olina place testified he followed Wag-
ley's automobile for several miles along
Conduit road and that it was not going
more than 30 miles an hour at the
time of the accident In a voluntary
statement Waglev said Mrs Seide, was
walking along the side Of the ! 4d
ahead Of him, when she stepped into
the path of his automobile so suddenly
he had no time to turn aside.
In addition to her children, Mrs.
SeideI is survived by her husband Ru-
dolph Seidel, a chef
Evening star., 1932-10-31
GENEVA ARRANGES
MONETARY PARLEY
World Committee of Experts
Drafting Program for
Economic Session.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, October 31.-An interna-
tional committee OF experts met here
today to prepare program for the
world monetary and economic confer
ence to be held early next year.
The United States was represented
by large delegation headed by Prof
John R. Williams, Harvard University
economist, and Edmund E. Day, di-
rector of social sciences for the Rookie
feller Foundation.
In the financial field the committee
will consider monetary and credit
policies, exchange difficulties, the level
of prices and the movement of capital
In the economic field will be dis
cussed improved conditions for produc-
ton and trade interchanges with par
ticular attention to tariff policies; pro-
hibitions and restrictions against i'm
portations and expectation by quotas,
and other barriers to trade; and pro-
ducers' agreements. The work prob
ably will take several weeks.
The experts will draw up an agenda
with annotations under instructions
from the Lausanne conference of last
Summer, which called the world con-
ference.
Evening star., 1932-10-31
ADMINISTRATORS NAMED
FOR PRUSSIAN MERGER
Won Papen Takes Further Step
Toward Consolidation of
Governments.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, october 31.-Chancellor
Won Papen went a step further today
toward merging the Prussian state ad-
ministration with the federal govern
ment.
He appointed Elder Won Braun, fed
eral minister of agriculture, to ad-
minister the Prussion ministry Of ag-
riculture; Prof. H. Johannes Popitz
former federal undersecretary of the
treasury, to administer the Prussian
finance ministry, and Prof. Wilhelm
Kaehler of Greifswald University, to
administer the Prussian ministry Of
education.
President Won Hindenburg appointed
Prof Popitz and Hans Bracht, at pres
ent the Prussian commissioner, as fed
eral ministers withou0 0portfolio. =
Evening star., 1932-10-31
KILLS HIMSELF AFTER
GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE
Father of Five Ends Life When
Quarrel at Party Leads
to Divorces Death.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSON, Miss, October 31.-Miss
Ruth Kirkpatrick, a young divorce
and Howard NJ. Evans, mapager OF the
Delta Cotton Oil Co. and the father OF
five children, were found dead in a
bungalow near here today and Sheriff
Warren Ferguson said 1t was obvious
they committed suicide.
The house bore signs of drinking
party Sheriff Ferguson arrested l.. A
Dawkins and his wife OF Memphis,
Tenn, week end guests Of Evans and
Miss Kirkpatrick. as material witnesses
He said he accepted their declaration
that their hosts killed themselves. but
would hold them for the coroners in
quest
They were seized as they were about
to board train for Memphis.
Sheriff Ferguson quoted them as say
ing Evans and Miss kirkpatrick quar-
relied all day Sunday and at nlghtfall
she locked herself in room and then
a shot was heard.
Dawkins and Evans broke the door
down and found her dead with pistol
beside her body.
Its hell to pay now. Ill have TO
kill myself" Evans was quoted as
saying.
Mrs. Dawkins said she took one pistol
away from him, but he secured another
and shot himself after Dawkins tried
in vain to take it from him.
Evening star., 1932-10-31
ARRANGES
SPREADING OF JOBS
Negotiations Concluded for Share
the-Work" Movement, Says
Atterbury.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. October 3l.-Presi-
dent w w Atterbury of the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad announced yesterday
that employees and the management
have concluded negotiations for further
distribution of available work among all
classifications of employment on the
road.
In a statement on the "share-the-
work" movement, recently started, he
said it has been arranged that when
thG earnings Of an individual in the
engine and train service reach an
agreed amount. he gives way to another
employe until the beginning Of the fol-
lowing month"
Work among clerical forces" After
bury said, has been divided on a
specified number of days work per
month. while shopmen, trackmen, signal
and telegraph department employees are
all working on reduced program of
working time.
We are about to start work in our
shops on building 1926 new box cars
and making heavy repairs to other box
and gondola cars, which is now possible
through the 100000 work loan just
received from the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation"
Evening star., 1932-10-31
HOFSTADTER DENIES
JUDGESHIP IDEAL"
Made No Bargains, He Says, Refer
ring to Endorsement by
Both Parties.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. October 31-State Sem
ator Samuel H Hofstadter, nominated
for Supreme Court justice by both the
Republican and Democratic organiza-
tions a month ago, denied last night
that he or any one in his behalf EN-
tered into any deal, bargain or agree
ment"
The Democratic Endorsement of my
nomination was unsolicited" he said
Although not mentioning him by
name, Hofstadter answered the state
ment of Samuel Seabury that the nomi-
nation was for the purpose of en-
barrassing and crippling the work of the
Legislative Committee" of which Hof-
stadter was chairman and Seabury chief
counsel
1T cannot be true" Hofstadter said,
that my bipartisan nomination has
impaired or will impair the work OF
the Legislative Committee.
Evening star., 1932-10-31
! NEW DIRECTOR NAMED
TO "HOUSE OF MAGIC"
Dr. Whitney Quits as General Elec-
trim Researcher-Dr Coolidge
Succeeds Him.
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
SCHENECTADY, n. Y. October 81.
The General Electric CO. announced
today that Dr.. willis Rodney Whitney.
organizer and FOR 80 years director OF
the General Electric research Iabora-
tory. popularity termed the House Of
Magic IS retiring because 0. poor
health.
Dr.. William David Coolidge. senior
associate director OF the laboratory. has.
been named by Gerard SWOpe. president
Of the company, to succeed Dr.. Whit
rey.
Dr. Whitney continues as vice presi-
dent IN charge Of research. Under his
direction the laboratory. first housed n
an old barn where Dr. Charles p.
Steinmetz the late electrical wizard" "
was working, grew TO have a staff Of
80 persons.
DR.. Coolidge, the new director. is a
native OF Hudson. Mass and Is known
to scientists for his work with drawn
tungsten and high-power eleCtrOric and
X-ray tubes Like Dr. whitney, he IS
graduate of Massachusetts Institute
Of Technology.
Evening star., 1932-10-31
PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE
HAS EXPENDED $7,2O2
House Clerk Also Receives Report
of $212,705 From Allied
Dry Forces.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The National Progressive League for
Franklin D. Roosevelt today reported
it had expended s7,202 between Sep
tember 5 and October "a in the presi-
Dental campaign.
The report was filed by Henry F
Quinn of Washington. assistant treas
urer. Donald R. Richberg OF Chicago
is chairman of the league.
Contributions amounting to S3,434
were listed Of this $4,000 came from
the Democratic National Committee
The organization also said it had bor-
rowed $4,000 and had unpaid obIga-
tions amounting to s7,28O. On October
"a it had $2,231.
The Allied Forces for Prohibition
also filed its report with South Trimble
clerk of the House of Representatives
saying that from January l to October
"a its total disbursements amounted to
S212,705 and contributions received
S21676 All the contributions were in
small sums.
Evening star., 1932-10-31

4LSl dSC.I
route to market about In. when
dilapidated machine pulled up be-
side him and one Of its two colore0
occupants asked for a match.
He halted his automobile, he said.
and was taking a box of matches from
his pocket when one Of the men walked
over to his car. drew a gun and ordered
him to shell out" After taking his
money. he added. the robbers warned
him to stay here" for five minutes
and then drove away.
Thomas Wright colored taxicab
driver, 800 block of Seventh street
southeast. reported he was held up last
night by a colored fare" who robbed
him of s225.
James Jackson. colored, 1900 block
of Vans court southwest, said he was
knocked unconscious and robbed of SIS
by a colored man last night. He gave
police the name of his aSsailant.
Al Blumberg manager of a clothing
reported thieves smashed his display
window last night and stole suits and
overcoats worth 1925. A similar report
was made by Mayer Dodek. manager of
a store in the 1900 block of Seventh
street. who said clothing valued at Sl44
was taken
A Gulf filling station at 720 Rhode
Island avenue northeast was broken
into last night by burglars who cut
out a panel of rear door and took
800 three-cent stamps keys to all the
gasoline pumps. several Wrenches and
a quantity of cup grease Report of
the burglary was made by Rudolph c.
OMeara manager of the station
l.
1916 New Hampshire avenue. which was
held up several days ago, was broken
into last night. but nothing was taken.
Police suspect the burglars were the
same men who held up Diegelman on
the previous occasion and bound him
with adhesive tape they took from the
shelves of the store.
Evening star., 1932-10-31
COMMUNITY CHEST
UNITS ARE READY
Campaign Committee Re-
ports Other Organizations
Are Nearing Completion.

Campaign organizations for the drive
were reported nearing completion. with
some units about ready az the present
time to take the field, at a meeting Of
the Campaign Committee at Community
Chest headquarters. in the Investment
Building this morning. NeWbOld Moves,
chairman Of the committee. presided.
Clarence A. Aspinwal. chairman of
the Special Gifts Committee. reported
his group about complete and ready for
action. The special gifts solicitation
will be conducted along with the other
solicitations, instead Of IN advance of
the campaign proper as in former
years.
Rust Reports Progress.
For the metropolitan unit. its chair
man, H. L. Rust, Jr.. reported that af-
fairs are progressing satisfactorily. and
similar reports were given by Lloyd B
Wilson, chairman OF the group sOllCita =
ton unit. Gov Thomas E Campbell OF
the Government unit, Dr.. Harold G
MoultOn Of the schools unit, Mrs. John
Jay OCOnnor Of the speakers unit. Jo-
seph D. kaufman of the publicity unit
c. c. Glover II, of the national cor
poratiOns unit. Mrs. Dwight Clark OF
the information unit and A G. Landrus
Of the auditing unit.
Mr. kaufman reported that Duke
Ellington. nationally known cOlOred or
cheStra leader. has consented to make
an appeal to ColOred subscribers TO the
Chest in a radio program tomorrow
night at which time an appeal also
will be made by Mr. Aspinwau The
program will be broadcast over Station
VOL at 8 pm.
Tom Armour to Talk.
Next week Tommy Armour. famous
golf professional, who formerly was
with the Congressional Country Club
here. and who will be playing IN the
National Capital open golf tournament
will make an appeal for support OF
the Chest program
The committee decided to hold the
final meeting of the campaign, on No
vember %. in the exhibition hall of
Wardman Park Hotel
Evening star., 1932-10-31
NEW YORK DENIED
LONG RELIEF LOANS
Banks Unmoved by Plea OF
Organizations: $50, 900, 900
Held Need.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK October 3l.-Bankers
today refused the plea of the Board
of Estimate and various relief admin
lstratlOnS 10 lend the city money for
a long term unemployment relief pro-
gram
The refusal was made at a meeting
in City Hall at which former Gov Al
fred E Smith and other leaders Of
relief administration had said the city
needed 100000 900 for relief in the next
six months.
George v Mclaughlin, head Of the
Brooklyn Trust Co. and former police
commissioner and State superintendent
OF banks. said that he would have
participated in a loan if the board had
adopted the reduced city budget. pro-
posed by Mayor Joseph V. Mckee.
Months Limit Proposed.
Both Charles z Mitchell, chairman
Of the National City Bank. and Win
throp w Aldrich. president of the Chase
National Bank, refused TO consider lend
Ing the city more than a months needs
al time.
After their appeal was rebufed by
the bankers the members of the Board
| OF Estimate appointed special COM
mlttee 10 take over the Clty'S needs un-
der consideration. This committee con-
slsts Of the mayor President Dennis J
MahOn of the Board of Aldermen. Con-
trOller Charles w. Berry former Gov
Smith and the three bankers mentioned
who represent the citys repositories.
$4,000 900 Relief Need.
Mr.. Smith and Lawson Purdy told
the Board of Estimate that $4,000. 900
is needed for relief requirements in
the city during the next six months.
When the meeting opened, with Board
members. city officials and bankers in
attendance, Mayor Joseph V. Mckee re-
ported on the police census listing
525,034 ablebodied men as being un-
employed ard with 10000 persons de-
pendent on them
1t Is absolutely necessary to know
what we are TO get for work relief
former Gov. Smith said Here We are
on October 81 without a cent for No
vember. It is senseless TO have engi-
neers preparing work projects without
the necessary funds to go on.
While We have our banker friends
with US. We ought to decide Just what
we can do. Relief work is different
from all other city work We can't
take the black eye that other munich
pallties are going around with.
Evening star., 1932-10-31
AGREEMENT REPORTED.
Visit of Friendship Gives Rise to
Run7oFS.

LONDON, October 81 .P,-Prenier
Herriots visit Of friendship to Madrid
gave rise to reports in certain dlplo-
matte circles today that the French
and Spanish governments already have
reached an entente cordiale agreement
similar to that which existed before
the war between France and England.
The runOr was that the agreement Is
based on a French concession OF trace
advantages, and also some sort OF pro-
lection for Spanish Morocco and the
BaleariC Islands in case SPAN shou4d
need such protection. In return the
Spanish general staff. in case OF war
between France and some other power,
would cover the right of passage for
French troops and other military rights,
such as establishment OF an air and
naval base in the Balearics.
1t was said that the basic agreement
was reached Just before President Alcala
ZamOra was awarded the Grand Cross
Of the French Legion Of Honor recently,
and that NJ HerriOt'S visit today was
merely to consolidate the arrangement.
Those who believed these reports said
1t is contrary to diplomatic custom that
a premier should visit another country
to Law the groundwork for an lnterna-
tional agreement. but that II is CUSTOM
ary for him to visit a country to place
the finishing touches on such arrange
nentS,
Evening star., 1932-10-31
CHINESE INSURGENTS
FREE 12O JAPANESE
Release of Women and Children
Held as Hostage Effected Through
Soviet Intervention.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARDIN. Manchuria, october 81
One hundred and twenty japanese
women and children. held hostage al
Manchul since September by Chinese
insurgents, were on their way to Japan
today via VladivoStok.
They were released through the good
offices of the Soviet government. which
interviewed with Gen. Su Ping-Wen. in
surgent commander. Saturday night
they reached Machevskaya, Soviet
border station. Several of the women
and children were i'll and unable to
walk. The majority showed signs of
privation and strain.
The release of these hostages raised
Japanece hopes that the dangerous Sit
uation in Northwestern Manchur1a
might be settled without resort to a
costly and difficult military expedition
beyond the Khingan Mountains.
Japan's troubles in North Manchuria
have been increased by a revival OF
guerrilla activity in the regions north
of Tsitsihar and Harbin.
Evening star., 1932-10-31
THREE MEN ARRESTED.
One Said to Have Admitted Writing TO
Lindbergh.

NEW YORK. October 81 tP)-The
interstate police teletype system last
night reported the arrest Of three men
at Flanders, Long Island. as kidnapping
suspects
One Of the prisoners. the police mes
sage said, admitted having written
letters 70 the New jersey State police
and 10 Col Charles A. Iiudbergh re-
garding the KIDNAPPING Of LLudbergh's
son
Their names were given as Joseph
Rigno. Franklin y. J., Nike Radano
and Santa RagnO
One of the men had several news
paper clippings IN his pocket. the mes
sage said pertaining 70 the L-ndbergh
and other kldnapIngs
Maj. Charles SChoefel Of the New
Jersey State police, said the arrests
were not made at that departments
request, as far as he knew.
Evening star., 1932-10-31
DIR. PAUL SPEAKS
BEFORE CHEMISTS
Official Agricultural Associa.
ton Opens Three-Day
Meeting Here.

The policy of conservative progress
sociation of Official Agricultural Chem
lists during the As years of its existence
was discussed this afternoon by DR.. A.
E. Paul of Chicago. its president, in
his annual address before the COnven-
ton of the association at the Raleigh
Hotel. About $50 agricultural chemists
had registered at noon
Technical papers are to take up the
greater part of the ree-day meeting,
which was opened this morning by an
address by DR.. F. E. Denny OF the
BOyCe- Thompson Institute of Plant Re-
search, on Chemical Stimulants and
Their Effect Upon the Growth and
Metabolism OF Dormant Plants"
TomorroW's morning session is to be
addressed by DR.. P B. Dunbar of the
Food and Drug Administration, on The
Never-ending Problems of the Regula-
tory Chemist" and in the afternoon
an address by DR.. A. F. Woods, di-
rector Of scientific work of the De-
partment of Agriculture. will precede a
group OF technical papers.
The election Of officers is scheduled
for the closing session Wednesday, with
J. w Kellogg. Pennsylvania State
chemist. slated to succeed DR.. Paul in
the presidency.
Papers were given today by J. J. T
Graham, R. T. Balch, c. F. Snyder. S.
Byall. R. F Jackson, G. c. Smith. H. j.
WiChman, A. E. Mix. R. NJ. Mehurin B. j
Hartmann, l. H. McRoberts and V. B.
Bonney Of this city, and G. A. Shuey.
Knoxville, Tenn; H. A. Schuette, Mad
ison, Wis. J. F. Smell Quebec. Canada ;
H. E. Gensler, Harrisburg Pa; H. A
HalvorsOn. st. Paul, MINI; G.. E. Grat-
tan. Ottawa, Canada: w B. Griem.
Madison, Wis; L. S Walker, Burling-
ton, Vt; Samuel Attend, St Louis; L.
c. Mitchell. st. Louis; H. D. Grigsby.
New York City; c. F. Jablonski, New
York City; w. c. Jones, Richmond. Va.
w. J. Mccarthy. Cincinnati Ohio, and
Doris Tilden and L. A. Salinger San
Francisco.