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Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
INDUSTRIAL
GIANTS MEET
Railroad, Oil And Coal Barons
Gather To Discuss Business
Recovery Program.
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
United Press Staff Correspondent


CHICAGO June 16.-Leaders of
American industry assembled here
today to meet the challenge of Pre-
sident Roosevelt's unprecedented
program for business recovery.
One group was composed of rs
railroad executives, including pre-
sidentS of most OF the nations ma
jor railway systems. Another repre-
sented 80 per cent of all the coun-
try's oil producing companies. The
third spoke for bituminous coal
producers who control the fortunes
of thousands of miners in vast coal
fields.
The group met to decide what to
do about the new industrial con-
troll act.
Co-incident with an announce
ment by directors of more than 200
railroads that a 1914 per cent pay
reduction for their 100000 union
employees will become effective
November /, rail executives gave
unqualified support to the 1888 rail-
road act, pledged full support to
the railroad co-ordinator authorized
by the bill, and offered cooperation
with the interstate commerce COM
mission which ID granted new pow
erS,
Executives say they regarded the
new act as "only an emergency
treatment of certain phases Of the
national transportation problem"
A fair system Of operation under
the new act was sought by mining
officials at a meeting of the Ma
tional Coal association, represent
ing Is leading coal operative COM
'panieS.
The oil industry, like coal, sought
working code to solve COMPETE
tive and price problems. Axtel j..
Byles, president of the American
petroleum industry, reviewed the
industry's major problems and j..
Edge Prev vice president OF the
Sun Oil company, was named chair
man of the oil executives meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
CLAIM FRAUD
UPON CHARITY
Continued On Page 81

LOS ANGELES, June 16. ,u.R) -
Warrants for the arrest of Walter
A. Hoehn, Burbank, and James
French, Englewood were in the
hands of sheriff's deputies today for
service in the campaign of Clifford
Grail, deputy district attorney, TO
eliminate asserted fraud in county
welfare cases.
The warrants charged perjury.
Grail alleged both men applied for
aid despite the fact Hoehn's wife,
Bessie. draws a salary OF Sill
month as school teacher and
French owns three lots and derives
dividends from $500 in investments.
The complaint accused Hoehn Of
concealing the fact he lives with
his wife and three children at 72T
North Palm street, Burbank MRS,
Hoehn was said to teach at the
Edison grammar school in Burbaf X.
French, who resides at 325 Euca-
lyptus avenue, Inglewood. was
charged with drawing SO monthly
from his investments.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
SALES TAX IS
PROBABILITY

SACRAMENTO June 16. U.p)-
Enactment of at least a two per
cent sales tax during the mid-sum-
mer session of the legislature ap-
peared reasonably certain today
after two state officials represent
ing opposing ideas, went on record
as favoring the levy.
ROLAND Vandegrift, director OF
finance, recommended the sales
tax to help balance the budget. Its
revenue, $60,000,000 for the beinniuln
would be distributed as follows un-
der the law: SAL, 5000 to clean
up the existing revenue deficit,
SIT 100000 turned back to counties
for local tax relief.
State Controller Ray L. Riley APP
proves the sales tax as means of
raising funds for financing state
payment of county school fixed
charges This is assuming, of
course, that the tax revision plan
is approved at the June q special
election.
While Riley has been industrious
ly campaigning for the tax revis-
ion program, Vandegrift has been
sitting in his office issuing periodic
and critical statements on the tax
revision program. Riley character
lied Vandegrift IS. activities as
"dust throwing and obstructive
tactics without offering a con-
structive substitute in lieu of the
existing plan.''
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
BY LYLE c. WILSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The
emergency session of congress sum-
moned March 9 to grasp the coun-
try from the brink of economic
chaos was beaten into adjourn
ment today by a smashing admin
istration victory on reduction of
war veterans compensation.
The unprecedented peace time
session ended at 1:21 a. m.
The administration dashed its
majority into grumbling order and
jammed through the senate a few
mtnubea after midnight a COM
promise on veterans economy which
was rejected "a hours previously.
The vote was As to SO.
A docile house of representatives
speedily approved the bill, the net
effect of. which was to reduce total
payments to veterans from over
5000 900, 900 to about 5000, 100000.
Speaker Rainey and Vice Pre-
sident Garner then signed it and
the last measure passed in this I'M
exampled session was sent to the
White House.
In three months and one week
this congress enacted laws deeply
affecting the welfare, pocketbooks
and manner of life of every indi-
vidual in the country.
II launched titanic drive against
unemployment with measures de-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
NAVY WANTS
NEW PLANES

WASHINGTON, June l6. <U.P)-
The navy department today re-
commended that President Roose-
welt alloct,a, $4,000 from the
public works funds in the indus
trial recovery act to provide 290
airplanes for new warships to be
built within the net three years.
Rear Admiral Ernest j. King,
chief of aeronautics, explained that
airplanes must be provided for the
two aircraft carriers and cruisers
to be constructed under the new
program. He indicated one of the
four cruisers might possibly be OF
the flying deck" type.
In addition, the admiral recon-
mended ALLEGATION of $500, 900 for
airplanes to supplement those
transferred to the new carrier Ran
ger and to eight-inch gun cruisers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
ROOSEVELT To
MAKE VOYAGE
President Plans Trip Up New
England Coast As Part OF
Short Vacation.
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, June is. U.P)-
President Roosevelt today prepared
to carry out without the slightest
delay the remaining features of his
gigantic emergency legislative pro-
gram preparatory to departure al
$3.50 p. m. on the first real rest
period he has had since assuming
office March 4.
The President went to the execu-
tive offices with the intention OF
cleaning up all the pending business
before him and to sign the bills
passed by congress in its closing
hours.
Mr.. Roosevelt, who was kept al
his desk by delay of congress in adj
journing, hopes to be able to sal
for Marion, Mass, tomorrow morn.
ing on the first leg of cruise VI
the Atlantic coast that will take him
as far as Campo Bello, N. B., ano
Highland, summer home that be-
longs to his mother.
He will go from Washington tC
Boston and motor from Boston to
Marion, stopping enroute at Grotor
school where two of his sons
Franklin, jr., and John, are stu
dents. Originally the plans called
for the President to be at Groton
today for the graduation exercises
at which Franklin received his di-
ploma.
Mrs. Roosevelt went to Groton
however, for the ceremonies having
been joined at New York by her
daughter, Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dali
Escorted BY Navy
From Marion the President will
sail aboard the Amberjack, sloop
up the coast, stopping at Portland
Me-, June %, where his two sons
now at Groton will join him and
their brother, James, for the re-
mainder of the trip.
Two navy destroyers will escort
the Amberjack along the entire
course. The President plans to an
Choir each night along the Maine
coast.
The return trip from Eastport
Me-, which is near Campo Bello, will
be made on board the new 10000
ton cruiser Indianapolis.
At Hampton Roads he will trans
fer to a destroyer for the final leg
of the run to Washington.
It was expected that the Presi-
dent would be back in the White
House the first week in July.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
ADMINISTRATION WINS VICTORY
IN BATTLE FOR ADJOURNMENT
Lashes Majority In Congress To Force Ac-
ceptance On Veterans Compromise In
Heated Midnight Session At Capital.

signed to create work for 1000 900
within the next three months by
spreading employment in industry
and starting vast public works.
1t swept the country off the gold
standard and authorized initiation
by every conceivable method.
1t hauled j. P. Morgan to WASH
ington and forced him to divulge his
innermost business secrets.
1t launched great farm relief
experiment, legalized beer, passed
two tax bills, voted $500,000,0O0 to
feed and clothe the destitute, aid
ed home owners, reformed the bank
system, and moved to reorganize
the railroads.
Vote Much Power
With fewer words of debate than
in the past have been uttered in
behalf of grasshopper eradication,
it appropriated in one bill the sum
of $500, 100000 mostly for public
works-enough to have paid govern
ment expenses for three pre-war
years.
To President Roosevelt was voted
more power than has been gained
by any other man by consent OF a
representative legislative body.
A moment before adjournment
the congress received the thanks
OF the Pre/dent. A letter from the
White Httse expressed apprecia-
ton for sincere and wholehearted
cooperation.
Il move that the senate do now
adjourn sine die" rumbled the deep
voice of Senate Majority Leader
Robinson after the Presidents let
ter had been read. tt was 1:12 a.
m. Nine minutes later Speaker
Rainey banged his gavel down for
the last time in the house and the
show was over there, too.
A mere $30,000,000 was the CEN
ter of dispute which kept congress
in session from Saturday until to-
day. Compared with the other sums
which this congress juggled, the
amount was small. But it affected
war veterans and thereby attained
tremendous political significance.
The argument originated in the
act approved late in March auth
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Dy VAOAND VIM INV
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1888, BY United Press
WASHINGTON, June 16. = The
industrial control program, most
far-reaching of the many emergen-
cy measures launched by the con-
gress which adjourned today, is
getting under way in rush OF
speed recalling wartime. General
Hugh johnson. who will be in
charge, is setting up his organiza-
ton.
No signs are on the doors. He
and his assistants do not admit they
are officially at work. But they
are very much at work.
johnson, hard-hitting tousle =
haired soldier and business execu-
tive. is driving with pressure equal
to that he used in 1917 in throw
ing the selective draft into oper-
alton. He regards this as battle
to get men back to work.
Speed is all important. Lights
are burning late in the department
of commerce building where he and
his aides work amidst desk movers
telephone men hooking up instru-
ments, and swarrns OF job hunters
and representatives of industries.
General johnson and his assist
ants are most cheered over the APP
parent eagerness of industry tc
Join in partnership with the gov
eminent in the new deal for bus
mess. Business men are flockinG
| to Washington and crowding the
long corridors of the department
of commerce building.
! This is viewed by johnson as 8
welcome sign, for he is frank X
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
INDUSTRIAL CONTROL PROGRAM
GETS UNDER WAY AT CAPITAL

admit that WITHOUT enthusiastic CO.
operation of the majority in each
industry, the undertaking would
fail.
Chamber Head Aids
Some Of his aides construe this
as an indication that hard-headed
businessmen themselves are disil-
lusioned about the merits of DID
time free competition.
President Henry I. Hartman of
the United States Chamber of Com
merce is one of the most energetic
supporters of the new experiment.
For years business has felt that
the antitrust laws were attempt
ing to hold industry in a straight
jacket.
These laws were in themselves a
recognition that the competitive
principle would not work without
help from the government. Left
to compete on their own. big bus
inesses gobbled up smaller ones.
The antitrust laws were aimed to
restrain this dog-eat-dog form of
competition and hold back the
more carniverous so that the little
fellows could get their share at the
consumers trough.
But the depression disclosed
plainly what many economists had
contended-thatt the old competitive
principle led to waste and overpro-
duction, decentralization of labor
and frequent collapse of the mass
consuming power. Now the govern
ment is moving into partnership
with industry, scrapping the old
idea of competition-technically for
two-year period but more likely
for good-and subjecting industry
to social control.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
.HE|RESS To
WE'D PRINCE

PARIS, June Is. U.P)-The mat
rimonial difficulties of two of the
three celebrated princes of the
Georgian house of M 'Divani, all of
whom have an extraordinary pen
chant for American brides, will not
interfere with the marriage of the
third to an American heiress, the
bride-to-be IS father assured the
United Press today.
Franklin L. Hutton, father of
Barbara Hutton, New York and
Palm Beach society girl who is en-
gagged to marry Prince Alexis M
Divani, was interviewed in his
sumptuous suite in the Hotel Ritz.
"You know that old saying,' he
said. Zone can't choose one IS
relatives. "
''Paris society says you are fur
ious and are trying to break the
match, Hutton was told.
"That S not true" he replied.
"T'he marriage will go through as
scheduled.
Don't you think Miss Hutton IS
millions figures in the romance?'
81 can't tell what is in his
mind,' Hutton said. "Maybe at
the beginning, that counted but
now it's love affair. I cannot
see why Barbara, who is the sweet
est girl in the world, cannot be
loved for herself. -
Hutton said he realized Prince
Alexis had worked hard' to mar
ry Miss Hutton.
cts unfortunate his first mar
riage was unhappy, he added. 81
am sure Barbara will be happy
with her prince
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
Track Boycott
Denied By Long

SAN DIEGO, June 16. U.P)-
Baron Long, president of the Aqua
Caliente company, today labeled as
$50 silly I don t care to discuss
it, the report that Northern Cal
ifornia horsemen might boycott the
Aqua Caliente track this winter.
The report, current yesterday,
was that horsemen would institute
reprisalS against the Mexican track
unless Long, Joseph Schenck and
their associates withdrew their OPP
position TO the proposal to make
racetrack betting legal in Califor-
MIA.
The measure will be voted on at
the popular election June 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
BIC PROGRAM
IN SOUTHLAND
Imperial County Represented At
Conference To Discuss Public
Works Plan.

LOS ANGELES, June 16. U.P)-
Supervisors from eight Southern
California counties today outlined
a $63,0O0,000 public construction
program, to provide employment
for thousands of men, under the
new national industrial recovery
act.
The conferees agreed that the
program would begin Immediately
after President Roosevelt has set
up the machinery of federal loans
under the act.
Representative of the eight coun-
ties were called together by the
state chamber of commerce to agree
on unified request for Southern
California IS share in the rational
fund.
The projects:
Los Angeles county-Road ex-
penditures, $4,897 900; flood control,
$11 100000; new court house, and
other public buildings, $l7,000,000:
drainage projects, $13,000,000; rec
reational pier at Redondo Beach,
100000. Number of men to be
employed, as estimated by Super
visor John r. Quinn, 10000.
San Diego county, through Super
visors Tom Hurley and Edgar F.
Hastings-A public works program
aggregating SAIL 500, of which
81 100000 would be spent for city
and county buildings, the balance
to be devoted to sewers, roads,
drainage, parks and flood control
Riverside county, through Super
visor j. E. McGregor-ProjectS ag-
gregating 100000, of which 1912, 185
would be spent on improving water
system. All projects municipal,
the county offering no projects at
the meeting.
San Bernardino county, through
Supervisor G. E. Grier-Projects
totaling $2,830,000 of which the
Little Greek flood control project
would consume $750,000.
Preble Present
City of Ventura, through County
Engineer c. w. Pettitt-Projects
totaling $228,00O. No requests for
county pTOJeCCS.
Santa Barbara county, through
Supervisor Ronald Adam-Projects
totaling $6,000,000, of which $780,
600 would be used in flood control.
Imperial county, through Super
visor A. Y. Preble-Projects total
ing 100000.
Tulare county, through Supervis-
or A. j. Elliott-Projects totaling
1851 900, of which 100000 would be
spent for new court house annex.
Orange county, through Supervis-
or Willard Smith-Newport harbor
improvement, $1,722,6O0; general
construction, $240,000
City of Long Beach, through City
Manager E. S. Dobbin-$1, 000, 900
for highway construction.
All representatives agreed their
counties could not float bond issues
to pay for 10 per cent of the pro-
jected construction, but decided to
proceed in the hope that the fed
eral government would not allow
the shortage of local tax funds to
block the WORK.
"The national program calls for
quick action" said Supervisor
Quinn, "and we know the lack of
local finances will not stand in the
way"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
Accused Official
Freed On Bonds

LOS ANGELES, June l6. dU.P)-
Councilman James s. Mcknight,
was at liberty under $4,000 bond to-
day following his surrender to an
indictment charging him with con-
spiracy to use the mails in an as
serted defamatory attack on Ste
ven w. Cunningham, who defeated
him in the recent city election.
Bley Stein, co-defendant, also
was released on $1,000 bond.
Mcknight and Stein were ac-
cused of mailing $4,000 campaign
circulars charging that gross mis-
management OF financial affairs
led to Cunningham's dismissal as
graduate manager OF the University
of California at Los Angeles. Cum
ningham resigned voluntarily at the
expiration of his term.
Mcknight denied knowledge of
the circulars ard attributed the
charges to political Vaccinations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
Double Slayer
Sent To Prison

LOS ANGELES, June 16. 0.I)-
Richard Raymond Colyar, 42-year-
old commercial artist, faced life
in prison today for the admitted
killing of his wife, Annie Belle Col
var, and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Will
liam Num-.
Colyar was spared the death pen
atty by Superior Judge William G.
Doran who presumably decided the
defendant did not premeditate the
double shooting which climaxed a
domestic argument
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
Maybe She Has
Lots Of Horses

LOS ANGELES, June is. U.P)-
Hay HayP' is more than whoo-
pee term or horse fodder to Bert
Taylor Anderson, rancher.
1t means alimony payments.
Court Commissioner Elder D.
Doyle permitted Anderson to de-
liver. his former wife ten tons of
hay in lieu of cash, of which he
said he had approximately none. The
rancher was arraigned for being in
arrears III alimony payments.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
Screen juvenile
Reported Better

HOLLYWOOD, June 16. ;U.P)-
The condition of Richard Powell,
popular screen juvenile, was re-
ported as good" today.
Powell was recovering from sud-
den pneumonia which followed an
attack of influenza suffered on a
recent eastern tour.
His condition was regarded as
serious last night, but he rallied
well to treatments in an oxygen
tent. He was suffering at the same
time from an infection resulting
from an insect bite.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
State Narcotic
Chief Appointed

SACRAMENTO, June Is. W.P)-
William G. Walker, the fourth man
to head the difficult division of
narcotics enforcement, today pre-
pared to assume charge OF the
office.
Walker was appointed last :,ight
by Governor Rolph to succeed
George K. Home former Los An
geles police chief, who resigned.
The new narcotics chief was for
merly prohibition administrator for
Northern California, Nevada and
the Hawaiian Islands. Prior to
that position, he was police chief of
Fresno.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
Asks Injunction
Against Picture

LOS ANGELES, June 16. U.P}-
Frank Dolan, wroter, today charg-
ed that the current motion picture
Ann Carver's Profession" was TAX
en- from story he had written and
sued for an injunction to restrain
the sale of the film.
Dolan said his story Hero" was
submitted last September to the
Columbia studio and rejected. He
estimated the picture would bring
profits in excess of $3.50, 900, and de-
manded an accounting.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
Aged En,bezzler
Giuen Probation

LOS ANGELES, June Is. W.H-
Frank M. Douglas, aged Beverly
Hills banker who confessed to the
theft of $4,000 from three estates
entrusted to him, was placed on
probation today by Superior Judge
Fletcher Bowron and ordered to
make restitution.
Probation Officer David M. Cope
land reported that the 73-year-old
man would not live more than a
few months in San Quentin, and
recommended leniency.
He agreed to turn over to pro-
baton authorities all of his real
estate holdings.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
SUIT AGAINST KEARNS

LOS ANGELES, June 16. W.p)-
A post marital battle confronted
Jack Kearns prize fight manager
todav. He was accused of lapsing
$500 in alimony payments in a
suit filed by his former wife. Mrs.
Leana Kearns. The action charged
the former manager of Jack Demp-
sey failed to meet condition of a
Chicago court order. imposed May
10, 1882, requiring he pay his for
mer wife $1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
SAYS VISIT ROUTINE

HOLLYWOOD, June 16. W.P)-
Adolph zukor's current Hollywood
visit does not presage reorganiza-
ton of Paramount Productions,
Inc, producing affiliate of Para
mount Publix corporation, he said
today. Denying rumors of a
shakeup of the production staff,
zukor said he came here from New
York only to discuss general policy
matters with Emanuel Cohen pro-
duction head.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
COMPENSATION

LOS ANGELES, June 16. GU.R)-
Dependents of five oil workers kill
ed in the Signal Hill explosion two
weeks ago will receive $4,000 from
the state compensation insurance
fund. Meredith P. Snyder state IN
dustrial accident commissioner, an
nounced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
Lightning Kills
Mexican Couuboy

FLORENCE, Ariz., June 16. U.P)
With but slight burn on it. the
body of Robert Saiz, 25-year-old
Mexican cowboy, lay in morgue
here today, a victim of lightning.
Saiz was struck by bolt OF
lightning while riding herd on live
stock at ranch near here to keep
the animals quiet during a thun-
derstcrm.
The horse on which he was rid
ing was unframed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-16
Many Homeless
Following Flood

KELSO, Wash, June 16. U.P%-
A break in the Coweeman river
dixie had left more than 1900 per-
sons homeless and caused damage
estimated at 100000 here today.
The majority of Kelso's inhabi-
tants fled their homes as flood wa
tiers inundated residential sections.