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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
ROOSEVELT ENTERING THIRD
MONTH WITH GREAT RECORD
President Meets Issues With Confidence
And Daring, Accomplishing His Objects
With Complete Support OF Congress.

subject to government supervision
to safeguard the public interest.
President Roosevelt will explain his
views on this in an address to the
chamber tonight.
ArOuses Country
In bis first two months, Presi-
dent Roosevelt has prepared the
way for this next Development
first by his energetic measures to
check the ruinous deflation of the
depression; second by stirring the
country into general acceptance of
his belief that the times call for
bold experiment and a willingness
TO take risks.
Driven to unprecedented meas
ures III a race with chaos, he has
obtained or is about to receive emer-
gency powers which congress has
never before granted, even in war
time. These powers shoulder on
him temporarily grave administra-
tive responsibilities.
Congress is doing this willingly,
with only slight opposition from
Republicans, because of its conf
dence and because of wide public
support.
In two months, Mr.. Roosevelt has
taken the country off the gold
standard, slashed half a billion
from veteran benefits and brought
back beer. In his gold action he
defied the conservative school which
had held the gold standard sacred.
He won the endorsement of j. P.
Morgan. In his veteran action he
moved in face of powerful lobby
ing which had paralyzed congress.
In restoring beer he acted directly
in the face of organized drys.
Both houses of congress have APP
proved the initiation section of the
farm bill, which gives the Presi-
dent almost unlimited power to do
anything he wishes regarding mon
etary matters. He can make every
dollar worth half as much as it
now is. He can print billions of
paper money, issue billions in
bonds.
Covers Many Phases
Under preparation is another
measure which will place in his
hands power to issue perhaps So
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
bR|TON Flags
j. {. STAND

LONDON, May 4. U.P) - The
United States was bitterly and
publicly attacked during debate in
the house of commons tonight af-
ter j. Ramsay Macdonald, prime
minister, had reported on his visit
to Washington, revealing that war
debts would be barred from the
discussion at the world economic
conference.
Sir Stafford Cripps, former So
licitor general, branded the decis-
ion of the United States to pay
the interest on her gold bonds in
paper currency as contrary to ev-
cry criterion Of honesty
"The United States hoped to win
the financial leadership of the
world from London after the war, "
Sir Arthur Samuel tainted, "but
with the American default on her
liberty bonds, no one would again
look to her for leadership
Samuel demanded that Neville
Chamberlain, chancellor of the
exchequer-Who previously had an
nounced an increase in the eX-
change sterilization fund to 1885,
900 000-to ask the United States
where she was aiming.
"She does not appear to know
what she wants" he said, "God IS
own country is floundering on its
backD
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
REDW|NE To
STAY On job

LOS ANGELES, May 4. up =
Gwyn 8. Redwine today began his
duties as special assistant to Uni
ted States Attorney General Cum
mings to aid in the prosecution of
Alfred K. Wilkes, former vice pre-
sident and general manager of the
Italo Petroleum Corporation of Am
erica and II other defendants
charged with mail fraud.
Redwine, who assisted in the pre-
sentation of the asserted $10,000000
mail fraud case to the grand jury
ON which the indictment was based,
had resigned earlier in the week as
assistant United States attorney,
effective May II. He agreed to re-
main on the case following tele-
graphic communications exchanged
between United States Attorney
Pierson Hall and the attorney gen.
eral.
The case is scheduled to come to
trial May 16 before Federal Judge
George Cosgrave.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
HOOVER DAM
SITE UPHELD

SANTA CLARA, Calf, May 4.
WPi-Assertion of Capt. J. Turley,
New Mexican engineer, that Hoo
yer dam is a potential death trap
from being located in an earth
quake area were challenged today
by DR.. Albert j. Newlin, seismolo-
gist at the University of Santa
Clara.
There is a series of faults be-
tween Las Vegas and Needles, the
closest to the Colorado river being
Is or 20 miles west in the Charles
ton mountains, my records show"
the authority revealed. "They are
lesser faults, and records indicate
they ares inactive.
THE closest major fault is where
the San AndreaS fault, extending
from San Francisco to San Ber-
nardino, Calf, meets the Honey
Lake fault of Nevada, at a point
some $50 miles west OF the Hoover
dam SITE"
Records over a 3O-year period do
not show any signs of quake &C
tivty in the dam region, DR.. New
lin said.
Turley criticized the site yester-
day at meeting of the southwest
ern division of the American As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Science at Las Cruces, N. M. He be-
lieved the dam should have been
built above the Grand Canyon.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent


Copyright, 1893, by United Press)
WASHINGTON, May 4. AS
President Roosevelt marched into
his third month in the White House
today-the confident, daring, smil-
ing leader of swift-moving,
American-style revolution-he was
on the Threshold of another phase
of the new deal.
Coming up rapidly on the horizon
Is the question of control of indus
try.
1t is the broader, deeper phase of
the Roosevelt revolution.
1t transcends purely defensive
measures against the depression
taken in the first two months. 1t
concerns laying a new and perma-
nent foundation for the business Of
the country. It involves scrapping
the old standard OF competitive an
archy, and embarking upon an ere
of controlled production with close
public supervision.
Business leaders speaking at the
convention of the United States
chamber OF commerce emphasized
that the time for this has come.
They want to do it, as much as pos
slbie, through self-control by busi-
nesc operating through trade asso-
Citations and trade agreements,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
SIGNS
WRONG BILL

SACRAMENTO, May 4. {U.Pj =
The Craig bill, abolishing 43 spe-
cial state attorney jobs, today bore
the governors signature, but not,
it seems, with the chief executives
permission.
The governor accidentally signed
the measure late yesterday. When
he discovered his error it was too
late. One of his attaches was sent
over to Secretary of State Frank c.
Jordans office and asked to return
the measure to the governors Of
flee.
Jordan was sympathetic and re-
spectful, but firm. 1t was mani
fest impossibility, he personally in
formed the governor. The bill had
been received with the governors
signature and was certified and
filed
mo power on earth can give you
back those bills. Governor" Jordan
said.
Despite reports he mad lntenoed
to veto the bill, the governor claim
ed his intention was merely to per-
NIT the measure to become law
without affixing his signature.
ut was all a mistake" the chief
executive explained I'm the rush,
accidentally signed bill I had no
intention of signing. BY the time I
discovered my error it was too
late"
The measure, introduced by AS
semblyman Edward Craig, Brea,
was one of the controversial bills of
the legislature 1t provided that
special attorney jobs in various de-
partments be discontinued and the
work consolidated in the attorney
generals office. Biennial saving,
Craig said, would total $350,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
Los ANGELES
PROBE ASKED
Assembly Asked To Sanction
Inquiry Into Political Affairs
Of City.

SACRAMENTO, May 4. WPJ -
Demand for investigation of the
Los Angeles city and county gov
ernments, similar to the probe con-
Quoted in New York by the Hof-
stadter committee, was before the
assembly today.
In far reaching resolution, in
troduced by Assemblymen Lawrence
Cobb, Los Angeles, and Kent Red
wine. Hollywood, the assembly was
asked to sanction an inquiry by
four of its members and three SEN
ators into every phase of public
activity in the southern city.
The sum of 100000 was request
ed to defray expenses of the inves-
tigation, one of the largest sums
ever requested in California for an
inquiry of this kind.
Behind the resolution Assem-
blyman Cobb said, is story of
"too many indictments" of public
officials. He declared there were
too many things happening of an
unsavory character" to permit con-
ditions to remain as they are.
Redwine declined to talk about
the resolution, asserting that a
group of young men" in Los Ange-
les had started the move. He as
serted, however, there was appar-
ent need for a probe.
Jack Kegley and Pay Dolley, both
of Los Angeles, whom Redwine said
were connected with the young
mems organization" also refused
to comment.
We've accomplished what we in
tended to up here" Kegley said last
night, land now we're going home"
The resolution directs the mem
bers of the state supreme court
each to name a member of the
committee from the senate and as
sembly.
If authorized, the comittee would
have power to question witnesses,
look into books, records and docu-
ments and bring to light every
phase of public activity in Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
Labrador Gold
Rush Expected

NEW YORK, May q. U.P)-
Within a month Labrador will be-
come the scene of gold rush as
feverlsn as the Yukon stampede,
Lieut.. Col. Harold E. Hartley, war
time leader Of America s pursuit
aviation, and member of three min
ing syndicates already in the area,
predicted today.
Hartley cited a report of the
minister of mines for Newfound-
land that gold asSaying $4,000 to
the ton had been discovered in
Labrador. "While the syndicates
do not expect ore OF such high
yield" Hartley said, "they have
report from Prof. w. H. Wheeler
of Washington university, estimat-
ing a potential value of nearly
$2,OOO,OO0,0O0 on the basis of $40
to the ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04

ments made during the argument
attributed to Macdonald when the
latter was present before the San
Diego city council at the time the
original local ordinance was pro-
posed. 1t had been said that the
city inspector had made a remark
which was detrimental to the sue
cess of the valley products. This was
denied by Osborne who had been
present with Macdonald at the
coast city meeting.
After the discussion had waxed
warm and it seemed that no decis-
ion was to be reached by the pro-
ponents of either side, the council
decided to hold the whole matter
over for two weeks until its next re-
gular meeting.
Ordinance No 1865, providing for
the licensing and traffic OF 80 beer
in the city was adopted and passed
TO its second reading. The ordin-
ance will be read again on Tues
day night and will go into effect
Immediately after that.
The following are the chief pro-
visions of the beer ordinance. On
sale licenses are to cost $50 a year.
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
Doc Stork And
Girls Winners

Old Doc Stork put the bean on
the Grim Reaper in this city dur
ing April, Doc setting pace that
would do credit to Eddie Tolan,
while the G.. r. looked like Shan
ty" Hogan, the big Boston catcher,
who takes half day to get from
homeplate to first base.
All of which is preliminary to the
fact that there were IA births in
this city during the month and only
6 deaths.
And what the girls did to the boys
is Just a little worse than what
Doc did to the reaper There were
II gals arrived in town while only
three boys showed up on the scene.
White children led the race with
seven girls and two boys, the other
arrivals being two Mexican girls
one Negro girl and one boy, AMI
one japanese girl.
DR.. Warren r. Fox, City health
officer, submitted the report and If
he wants TO save himself lot of
trouble he'll do something about
this cal supremacy during May.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04

SACRAMENTO, May 4.(U.H-
Measures tightening up and re-
fashiOning to a certain degree
operation of irrigation districts
were moving rapidly toward
final passage today.
The following measures-al-
ready passed by the senate
were approved by the assembly
irrigation committee last night
and were before the lower
house today:
Senate bill 168-PrOviding
that irrigation districts of the
first class should be compelled
to budget their accounts.
Senate bill 912-Compels irri-
treasurers of irrigation districts
of the first class will receive
$1,000 and must devote their
entire time to the duties of
treasurer. They cannot act
simultaneously as secretary.
Senate bill 912--Compels irri-
CATION district officials to item
ize and swear to their expense
accounts in She same manner
as city, county and state Of
ficials.
Another important irrigation
measure, senate bill 1903, was
still in senate committee today
The measure would require the
district board to file with the
county auditor estimated reve-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
Fire Endangers
Sayre Hospital

SAYRE, Pa, May 4. U.Pl-Rush-
ing through smoke and flames,
physicians, firemen and volunteers
rescued 266 patients from the Rob-
ert Packer hospital today when
the institution was swept by a
$750,000 fire.
Every patient was removed safe
ly, but Charles Mayo, 10, died in
Tioga hospital, Waverly, N. Y,
soon after his rescue.
Mrs. Ray Lewis, who was in the.
maternity section, gave birth to a
son, few minutes after she was
sped to a church parish house.
The fire started in the main sec
ton of the wooden building, prob
ably from a cigarette. A telephone
operator gave the alarm.
A majority of the sick had to be
moved by stretcher, making the
rescue work more difficult. A cold
rain was falling, adding to the dis
comfort of the patients.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
VIII Continue
Probe OF Plot

LOS ANGELES, May 4. tU.Pi -
The county grand jury today was
to resume its investigation Of a
purported plot to ruin Erwin p.
Werner, city attorney, politically
by bringing about his Indictment
on felony charge previous to
Tuesdays election.
Werner was defeated for reelec-
ton by Ray L. Chesebro, former
police judge.
Edward r. Otto, real estate deal
or and former tax appraiser, was
charged with suspicion OF attempt
ed bribery In connection with an
asserted offer Of $4,000 TO a grand
Juror to work for Werners indict-
ment.
Chesebro and other political fig
ures are under a subpoena to tes-
tify before the grand jury today.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
ShalU Increases
Lead OUer Porter

LOS ANGELES, May 4, U.P)-
Complete returns in Tuesday IS
municipal primary election gave
Frank l.. Shaw, supervisor, 118,775
votes and John c. Porter, incum-
bent, 1,544 votes for mayor The
men were nominated from a field
of 10 and will run in the June 6
final.
John S. Myers, incumbent, was
reelected controller with 169,661
votes against 95,702 for James C..
Quinn.
In the only major upset of the
election, Ray L. Chesebro was cleo
ted city attorney with 155, 1855 votes
against 140,827 for Erwin P, Wer-
ner, incumbent.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
EXPECT C[UE:
IN k|DNAP INC
Spokesman For McMath Family
Says Arrest May Be Announc-
ed Later In Day.
BY MARTIN KANE

HARWICH, Mass, May 4. A
every important" development,
perhaps an arrest, in the search
for kidnapers of Peggy McMath,
was predicted today by a spokes-
man for her family.
In press interview, which prev
iously had been twice postponed
due to intense activity on the part
of police, William Lee, business
partner of Peggy's father, said:
81 have nothing for you now,
but if you wait a little longer I
expect to have something very i'm
portant.
Meanwhile, strong police forces
sped to the village of Mashpee, 20
miles away, and began intensive
questioning of the natives, many
Ct whom are half breed "bravas"
Portuguese Negroes).
"Will it be news of a contact
made with the kidnapers?" Lee
was asked.
"No," he replied. cit might
be anything-it might be an arrest.
But we expect something that will
be good newspaper news.o
Lee declared that while nearly
As hours of silence had elapsed
since the 1O-year-old girl was stol-
en- from the village school, he and
Peggy,s parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Neil
C. McMath, care very hopeful.
Despite widespread activity of
police, department of justice agents
and the coast guard, no trace was
found of Peggy.
The Purple gang of Detroit was
brought into the McMath case,
partly because the family comes
from the motor city, more because
"Black Leo" Cellura, a member
of that once-potent group of hood
lums and kidnapers, has been liv-
ing on Cape Cod in quiet luxury
for months. The Purple gang was
long suspected of completely in the
kidnapping of Charles A. Lindbergh,
Jr., but no connection ever was
proved
HARWICH, Mass, May A. W.H-
Brig. Gen Daniel Needham, direc-
tor of the search for 10-year-old
Peggy McMath, declared today that
she may have been kidnapped by
the same crowd that operated in
the Lindbergh case"
The state commissioner of public
safety told the United Press that
the crime had been committed "by
very clever professional gang"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
FARM RELIEF
MEETS SNAC

WASHINGTON, May 4. U.2)-A
conference deadlock today on the
Simpson cost of production amend
ment to the Roosevelt farm relief
bill led conference members to as
sert that the measure must be re-
turned to the senate for instruc-
tions.
House conferees insisted that the
amendment be stricken from the
measure. 1t would allow Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace to guarantee
cost of production plus reason
able profit on domeStically con-
sumed commodities. The senate
representatives refused the house
groups request.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
FRANCE SEEKS
GUT IN DEBTS
French Senator Reveals Inten-
ton To Ask United States For
SO Per Cent Reduction.
BY RICHARD d. MCMILLAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

by RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, May 4.-France wants at
least SO per cent reduction of her
war debt to the United States, 1t
was revealed by Senator Henry Ber-
enger today during debate on the
French budget in the senate.
1t was the first time a definite
figure, other than a demand for
complete cancellation, had been
given by an influential person in
French politics. Berenger, chairman
of the foreign affairs commission
of the senate, negotiated the orig
inal Acknowledgment debt settle
ment, whereby Frances total was
scaled down and funded at $4,025,-
100000, of which she still owes over
1921 ,547,932, including the default
ed Dec. Is payment of 9,261 ,432.
Joseph Paul-Boncour, foreign
minister, was expected to reply to
Berenger and indicate the govern
ment's policy.
Berenger declared that although
President Roosevelt had obtained
full powers in some respects, ap-
parently it was not so regarding
the debt issue, which still is not
clear.
He warned the government that
even though President Roosevelt
held out hope to Edouard Herriot
during their conference for an &C
cord on debts, there remained con-
gresS.
1--WE don't want to repeat the ex-
perience we had with Wilson and
Hoover" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
Slayer Suspect
Held For Trial

LOS ANGELES, May 4. U.P)-
Frank Hugo, held for investigation
into the strangling of two liquor
runners last week, was bound over
to the superior court today on a
charge of possessing blackjack, a
felony.
Municipal Judge Edward r.
Brand refused to lower the $4,000
bail, declaring there is the charac-
ter, if any, of the defendant to be
taken into consideration"
Hugo was taken into custody a
few hours after the bodies of Vic
tor Hermon and Earl Withrow were
found in a rubbish heap near YER
non.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
ANN HARDING
CHEATS DEATH

HAVANA, May 4. W.a)--A thrill
ing escape from death in the shark
infested waters off Havana was re-
stage and screen star, who was res
cued with two companions after
clinging for three and one half
hours to the keel of their upturned
sailboat.
Her companions in the adventure
were Alexander Kirkland, actor.
and Marie Lombard, her secretary
with whom she came here from
Hollywood. Their Cuban sailor was
drowned.
Miss Harding and Miss Lombard
were recovering from shock and
Submersion at their hotel. Kirk
land s legs were badly bruised.
They told how the sailboat cap
sized yesterday afternoon in a sud-
den squat two miles off the jail
manitas Yacht club. The "skip-
per" of their boat, Magin Alvarez
Piedra, and Kirkland helped the
two women to the side of the over
turned boat. The Cuban counselled
them to hold tight and started to
swim ashore for aid
An expert swimmer, he had prog
resSed several hundred yards when
they saw him suddenly disappear.
They believed he had been pulled
under by one of the many sharks
whose fins constantly cleave the
waters in this vicinity.
The three survivors were almost
deSpairing of rescue when they
were sighted by yacht owned by
an Englishman named Waggett,
who took them off and brought
them ashore.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
REF!NANC|NG
PLAN OkAYED

SACRAMENTO, May a. U.2)
Approval was given today by
the senate finance committee TO
the S55,00O,OG0 irrigation bond
refinancing bond issue.
The measure was sent to the
senate floor with do pass
recommendation.
The proposal cOntemplates
purchase of S135, 100000 in irri-
CATION bond issues at present
deprecated prices. The bonds
would be bought for S55, 900, 900.
Thus, the actual bond debt
of the districts would be cut ap-
proximately S80,00O,OOO and the
bond interest and carrying
charges cut by similar
amount, supporters of the mea-
sure said.
This bill has the approval
and support of Senator Ben
Hulse of Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE GIVES
APPROVAL TO HULSE BILLS

ues and receipts cf the district
this so the public could have
access to the financial cOndi-
ticn of the district whenever
it saw fit.
All OF the bills were intro
duced and sponsored by Sena-
tor Ben Hulse, Imperial cOun-
ty.
Assembly bill No. ASP, provid-
ing the property qualification
for irrigation districts of the
first class, was appiEvcd by the
assembly irrigation committee
last night with a recommends
ton of do pass. This bill
was introduced by Assembly
man Sam E. Robinson Of I'm
erial county.
SACRAMENTO, May 4. U.P)
Five bills calling for the COM
rlete Reorganization of Imper-
ial county government were
given a do pass recommend
alton by the county government
committee last night.
The bills, however, will not he
acted on by the assembly until
an amendment has been Off
cred. Samuel E. Robinson, as
semblyman from that county,
said. The proposals, by Sena-
tor Ben Hulse, have already
passed the senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-04
To
TALK SUNDAY

WASHINGTON, May A. UP
President Roosevelt will give an
account of his stewardship to the
people of the nation in an address
from the White House Sunday
night at GAS O'Clock.
The President will review his ad-
ministration from March to the
present time. He will discuss what
has been accomplished thus far
and what he hopes to accomplish
before the special session OF con-
gress adjournS.