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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
R..F. c. RAIL
LOANS UPHELD
Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Says Present Policy
Should Be Continued.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l. U.P)-
Joseph B. Eastman of the inter-
state commerce commission de-
Tended Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration loans to railroads before
senate investigating subcommit-
tee today.
Congress should allow the cor
poration to. maintain It's present
policy, he said at the banking and
currency subcommittee hearing on
resolution prohibiting future
loans to- flroads.
Eastmaa. explained his opinion
was personal.
"When the policy of Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation loans to
railroads was sinaugurated," East
man said, sit was apparently the
assumption that there would be a
comparatively early recovery from
depression.
Sat the present time the hope
of comparatively early recovery
from depression is less widely en-
tertained."
Government loans should not,
he said, be made without adequate
security, and under present con-
ditions that would ordinarily mean
sufficient collateral to protect the
position of the government in the
event of a possible financial reor-
ganization.
"It should also be borne in mind
that when once loans are made,
further loans may be desirable to
protect them"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
BY LYLE C. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Charges
that big banks hold interlocking
directorates in aviation companies
subsidized by the government were
made in the senate today by Sem
ator McKellar (Dem.) Tennessee.
in support of his proposal to cut
in half the $19,000,000 annual air.
mail appropriation.
The airmail appropriation is in
cluded in the treasury post office
bill, now pending before the SEN
ate. McKellar's amendment would
prohibit payment of more than
half the present amount to any
aviation concern under contract to
carry mail.
Mcclellan said he understood the
National City bank and the Chase
National bank controlled four avi-
alton companies through overlap
ping directorates.
McKellar spoke after Senator
La Toilette (Rep) Wisconsin. TAX
ing the senate to task for permit
ting legislative procedure to get
"in such a hopeless tangle," an
nounced he would move soon to
limit debate and lengthen senate
hours SO that unemployment relief,
prohibition repeal and beer legal
ization could be considered before
March 4.
La Toilette told the senate he
would ask, in the near future, un-
anifnous consent that the senate
sit daily from II a. m. to 10 p. m.
The first six hours would be de-
voted to appropriation bills and the
last five hours to debate on his
$500, 100000 unemployment relief
measure, the senate repeal resolu-
ton and the 3.05 per cent beer
wine bill, in that order.
Saturdays would be excepted. La
Follette's request further would
ask that after any appropriation
bill had been before the senate one
day, no senator would be allowed
10 speak more than once or more
than 20 minutes on the bill or any
i amendment thereto.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01

DETROIT, Feb. l. U.P) - Phil
Raymond, Briggs strike organizer
and former Communist candidate
for mayor of Detroit, was placed
in Jail here today while Prosecu-
tor Harry S. Toys investigators
began an inquiry into his activi-
ties
Assistant Prosecutor Gom r
Krisle, assigned to the case, said
at least two days would be re-
auired to check Raymond's alleged
Communistic activities.
DETROIT, Feb. l. W.P)-Com-
munist leaders fomented the Briggs
strike that stopped their factories
and forced closing of all Ford
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
IS
DISSOLVED BY
HITLER ORDER
Authority Previously Granted
To Chancellor By Won linden
burg's Decree.
ASSURES DICTATORSHIP
Numerous Clashes Reported Be-
tween Nazi Supporters And
Radical Groups.

BERLIN, Feb. 1. U.P)-The reich
stag was dissolved tonight by
Chancellor Adolph Hitler's cabinet
under authority of a decree signed
earlier in the day by President
Paul Won Hindenburg.
The dissolution permits the Hit
Ter cabinet to run the country
without parliamentary interference.
and continues the semi-dictatorial
government by decree" prevalent
for the last two years.
The cabinet decided on immedi-
ate dissolution by transmitting the
order to Wilhelm Goering, Nazi
speaker of the reichstag, after a
meeting that lasted from z p. m. to
10 p. m. Hitler will broadcast a
manifesto to the nation by radio
at 10 p. m, explaining the motives
for the dissolution.
The government set a new gen.
eral election for March S.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
GASOLINE TAX
INCOME STEADY

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. l. <U.P)
Revenue derived from Califor-
Mas gasoline tax provides one of
the steadiest of state incomes, it
was declared today by State Con-
troller Ray L. Riley, In announcing
the quarterly county apportion-
ment.
OF total of $9,101 1856 collected
from the Scent per gallon tax dur
ing the last months of 1892, the
sum of $3,O33,755 will go to coun-
ties, Riley said. This compares with
$3,O54,911 for the same period in
1881.
The money is distributed on a
basis of motor vehicle registration
in each county. Los Angeles coun-
ty received $1,219,810, San Fran
cisco $226,0O4, and Alameda coun-
ty $214,210.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
Mk& R1~<
0,sss MeNaueht Syndicate. ins.
DIE IN
TRUCK CRASH

GLENDALE, Cal, Feb, /. tU.P}-
Four members of one family were
crushed to death beneath tons of
lumber in a spectacular traffic ac-
cident which left their parents and
four brothers and sisters suffering
from various injuries today.
Crowded into a small roadster,
the family of Mr.. and Mrs. F. F.
Loring, believed to be itinerant cot
ton pickers, was pinned in the
wreckage of the car and a restau-
rant front by ia trailer which,
breaking loose from a truck, crash
ed into them at a street interSec-
tion here last night.
Fred, Is, Marian, T. Jewel, 5, and
James, 2, were killed instantly
when buried under 13 tons of lum-
ber which rolled off the overturned
trailer. Mrs. Loring suffered a frac-
tured pelvis. Her husband and
four other children, Clarence, '12;
]. B., 16, Trulah, 9, and Virgil, 10,
were treated for lesser injuries.
The truck driver, H. w. Towns
ley, 81, of Downey, CALI was re-
leased pending an inquest.
Impact of the collision sent 1um-
ber piling into the restaurant
which was filled with ciners. None
was hurt, however. -.
Police said the Lorings last re-
sided at Shafter, Calf, and were
enroute to Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
Former Official
Freed On Charge

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1. U.P)-
Superior Judge Charles S. Burnall
today dismissed charges of en-
bezzlement and grand theft against
H. G. Peiffer, city clerk of South
Gate, for lack of evidence.
"There is no evidence to prove
the funds actually came into the
defendants hands, Judge Burnall
said.
Had jury convicted Peiffer
would have had to grant a new
trial.
There were too many other peo-
pie handling the money to place
the blame absolutely on Peiffer."
Peiffer had been accused of en-
bezzling more than $500 from the
general funds Of the city in 1927
and 1890. He had been on trial for
two days. ..
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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
IOWA FARMERS
FEEL BETTER

DES MONIES, Ia, Feb. l. U.P-
Harrassed farmers of the corn belt
looked toward spring plowing to-
day confident that foreclosures on
their land have been halted tenn
porarily.
The malignant attitude that per-
meated groups of farmers as they
prevented foreclosure sales of re-
cent weeks by sheer strength of
numbers was softened. They look
ed hopefully to the legislature and
the incoming administration to
speed relief measures.
The cheerful change in farmers
outlook followed announcement by
large insurance companies that
mortgage sales have been suspend
ed. The announcement were in
line with a proclamation of Gov
ernor Clyde l.. Herring urging ces-
Sation of foreclosures.
Governor Herring said he antici-
pated speedy legislation that will
clarity the situation to their and
the farmers best interests"
The proposed measure, expected
to include a two year farm fore
closure moratorium and repeal of
the clause whereby second mort
gage holders may foreclose over
holder of first claims, may be
presented to the assembly this af-
ternoon
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
BY FREDERICK KUH
United Press Staff Correspondent

BERLIN, Feb. 1.-The govern
ment of Adolf Hitler was author
lied by President Won Hindenburg
today to dissolve the Reichstag
whenever it may deem such a move
necessary, and consequently to rule
Germany without parliament.
The president signed a dissolu-
ton decree which Hitler may use
at his discretion. The decree was
expected to be sent to Speaker of
the Reichstag Hermann Goering
without giving the Reichstag an
opportunity to reassemble.
Increasing clashes between Com
munists and Nazis made 1t likely
the government would take mea-
sures Immediately against political
extremists, including possible sup
preston of the Communist party.
A serious street battle between
Nazis and Communists occurred at
Wernigerode today.
Police called for reinforcements
after one OF their number was tak-
en- to the hospital dying. Fourteen.
ilAOookJ IS61toy WCA0 SEA1oaokJ Ek1-
jured. Communist lumber workers.
armed with axes and spades, were
prominent in the battle.
The imminence of dissolution OF
the Reichstag, and the Prussian
diet as well, was interpreted as a
bid by Hitler and Alfred Hugen-
berg, Nationalist leader. for COM
plete power. Their aim in a gen.
eral election would be to get over
SO per cent of the seats in the
reichstag for the Nazis and Ma
tionalists, thus making Catholic
support of the government super
fluouS.
The Tageblatt said the cabinet
discussed asking the president to
proclaim a national emergency un-
der which the government would
powers, but the majority of the
be given tremendous dictatorial
ministers vetoed the suggestion
Police of Homberg, in the Rhine
land, announced three Nazis, and
one policeman had been shot and
killed and four police wounded in
an affray there. Nazis fired on po-
lice from headquarters of the Fa-
scist storm troops
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
Former Beauty
Fights Nurses

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. /. 'U.p)-
A girl who registered at local ho-
tel last Friday as Edith Mason of
Pasadena" but whom police iden-
titled as Corliss Palmer, Georgia
beauty contest winner, was held in
detention hospital today in a state
of collapse.
She was removed from the hotel
late yesterday in semi-conscious
condition after battling nurses and
attendants.
Her case was diagnosed by DR..
j. O., Geiger, city health officer, as
"acute alcoholism and bad liquor"
Folice identified the girl as Miss
Palmer, estranged wife of Eugene
v. Brester, former millionaire mag
azine publisher, by papers in her
possession. They said she admitted
She was the former screen actress.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
SEEK
LOWER RATES

LOS ANGELES, Feb. l. U.P)-A
determined bid for lower railroad
freight rates was made by Califor-
MIA and Arizona melon and vege-
table growers today meeting with
executives of nine western and
middleWestern carriers.
The conference was called by the
Western Growers Protective asso-
citation because I'VE fear that these
industries, threatened by consis-
tently high freight and refrigera-
tion rates, cannot carry such bur-
dens any longer" said Chester
Moore, secretary of the growers
group.
'Growers both in California and
Arizona have lost money for the
last 10 months Moore continued.
"They have not enjoyed a reduc-
ton in freight rates since 1921,
with the exception of reduction
on cantaloupes in 1928. If these
growers do not obtain relief soon,
their industries are threatened.
Many growers are already in re-
ceivership at this time and the
market is in a chaotic state
The secretary attacked existing
freight rates as being 40 per cent
higher than price levels of the pre-
war crop, which he said cores
ponded to present market levels.
Railroads represented at the con-
ference included Chicago, Burling-
ton g. Quincy, Missouri Pacific,
Rock Island, Wabash, Illinois Cen
trail, Texas-Pacific, Western Paci-
fic, Southern Pacific and Union
Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
Slayer Of
Hindu Captured

Gabinoi Manzano, Filipino al
legged to have been the one who
pulled the trigger in the mur-
der and attempted murder of
two Hindus in a payroll rob-
berry near Calipatria short
time ago, is in custody in Hil0,
Hawaiian Islands.
Information as to his cap
ture was received at the sher-
iff's office this Afternoon, the
dispatches explaining that he
was arrested yesterday upon in
formation received from the To-
cal sheriff's office. Details of
the arrest were not forthcom-
ing today. He Is the second
of the trio responsible for the
robbery and murder. Patalion
Rengor is serving a sentence
at San Quentin, after a plea of
guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
PICTURE
BY: vANDECR|FT 7

SACRAMENTO, Feb. l. U.P)-
California will start registering
her warrants instead of paying
them some time in May or June,
it was predicted today by ROLAND
A. Vandergrift, state director of
finance.
Previously it had been estimated
by State Controller Ray L. Riley
that by borrowing from special
funds, the warrant registration
might be delayed until August or
September.
Vandegrift, however, painted
blacker picture, and blamed the
legislature for the responsibility
for new taxes because it refused to
act on Governor Rolphs finance
program.
Gin May or June, unless some
unexpected fortunate event occurs"
said Vandegrift, "the state will
register it's warrants for the first
time since 1893.
Unfortunately, this condition
will adversely affect the credit of
the state and we will find that
vendors of merchandise will consid-
er it necessary to increase their
bid prices to cover the cost of car
rying the states notes.
Registration will affect only half
of the states business. Special
funds of self-supporting agencies
are adequate to meet obligations
as they arise.
The added burden of balancing
the states budget, the finance di-
rector said, will probably be
placed by the legislature on the
taxpayers of the state either
through a sales tax, an income tax
or an ad valorem tax. because the
legislature failed to act favorably
on the school amendment"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
RADICAL CONFESSES PLOT To
TIE Up AUTOMOBILE PLANTS
Red Leader Arrested AT Detroit Admits
Guilt IN Fostering Strike AT Briggs Body
Factory.

plants, Sheriff Wilcox Of Wayne
county charged today.
Police arrested William Ray
mond, Communist candidate for
mayor of Detroit at the last elec-
tion, in the picket lines today and
said they had secured admissions
from him in support Of their
charges.
Confronted with a letter from
Chicago police giving details of a
meeting of alleged Communists in
that city on December 80 Raymond
broke down and revealed the en-
tire plot against the auto industry
according to the sheriff.
Raymond's admissions, Wilcox
reported, were that he and Max
Saltzman and A. Brown, Negro,
met at Communist headquarters in
Chicago and planned to create
strikes among auto workers. The
drive to halt production was to
center at Detroit. Raymona then
returned here and started organ
izing workers at the Briggs plants.
Fifteen per cent of the strikers
picketing the Briggs plant at pres
ent are Communists, Wilcox said
Raymond admitted to him.
Raymond said that he returned
from Russia last year and that
work was started Immediately to
foment strikes in various indus
tries in this country, the sheriff
asserted.
A man giving the name of
George Altskasco, A, was also ar
rested out of picket lines this
morning. A quantity of Commun-
ist membership cards was found
on his person and officers said he
was urging pickets to join the or
ganization.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
Light Voting In
District Election

Voting in divisions No. 3 and 5
in the Imperial Irrigation district
today was heavy with light voting
in effect in division No. l.
In Ell Centro "a" precinct at 2:30
o'clock today 1853 persons had cast
their ballots. In Calipatria 632
persons had voted at 1880 o'clock.
Calexico "A" precinct reported a
vote of 215 at Q o'clock. Holtville
city hall had a vote OF 296 at
2 o'clock.
Polls closed at 4 o'clock this
Afternoon and results of the cleo
tion for director In each OF the
three division were expected to be
known at an early hour this eve
ming. ---.--... 49,.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff Correspondent


TOXIC, Feb. 1.-Japan's with
draal from the League of Nations
appeared inevitable today after a
Conference between Foreign Minis
ter Yasuya Uchida and Prince
Kimmochi Saionji, advisor to the
emperor mad last of Japan's elder
statesmen.
Toxic newspapers said that the
prince agreed with the foreign
minister that Japan must with
draw If the league approves re-
port condemning japanese activi-
ties in Manchuria. A government
spokesman gave his personal opin-
ion that withdrawal was inevitable.
Minister of War Araki, one of
the most powerful men in Japan
ese politics, said Japan's withdraw
al would constitute victory for
justice.
There is nothing the matter
with Japan" Araki said. sit is the
others who are all wrong"
The war minister said he was not
worried about the mandAted
islands in the Pacific placed under
japanese jurisdiction by the league.
He declared that the mandates
would remain under japanese con-
troll. Araki said Japan could pro-
mote peace outside the league just
as United STATES and Russia have
dcne, and that Japan might re-
turn, the league when the true
spirit" of the organization was re-
vived.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
Move To Block
Railroad Plea

WASHINGTON, Feb. l. U.P)-
The municipal league of Los An
geles today asked the interstate
commerce commission to deny the
petition of railroads seeking to pre-
vent construction of union sta
ton.
The league charged the railroads
plea of lack of funds was prema-
ture since the only immediate or
der imposed upon them by the
state railroad commission is to
submit plans for the station. The
time is opportune for such con-
struction, the league said, mas
much as building costs are cheap
er and payments would be made
from bond issues instead of cur
rent earnings. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
PSYCHOLOGY BETTER

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1. W.P)-
Improved national psychology in
dicates return of better times,
according TO the observations of
Martin H. Carmody of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, who was in Los Angeles
today visiting local lodges. I'm my
nationwide tour l have been inn
pressed with the psychological ex-
preston of sentiment that indl-
Gates better times are coming" the
head of the Catholic fraternity
said. He was visitor at city hall
where he was greeted by Mayor
John G. Pcrtet.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
Hoover Planning
To Go Fishing

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. tU.P)-A
leisurely fishing trip in tropical
waters is expected to be the first
thing on Herbert Hoover's program
when he sheds the cares of the pre-
sidency on March 4.
One plan now under considera-
ton, according to the Presidents
associates, Is for him to leave
Washington Immediately after the
Roosevelt inaugural ceremonies and
catch a boat that evening for Pan
ANA.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
Good Samaritan
Doctors Robbed

LOS ANGELES, Feb. I. UP)-
Bandits revived an old trick of the
trade last night by Turing two ply
sicians into trap after summon
ing them to an apartment on a
spurious emergency call.
DR.. j. c. Wood and DR.. C. F..
Freytag were robbed of $50 and a
quantity of narcotics after speed
ing to the building in response to
a call that "My wife is dying
hurry" Each, arriving separate
ly, was bound and gagged by two
masked bandits and forced to lie
on the floor. The bandits then
fled
The physicians attracted atten-
ton of the landlady by pounding
on the floor. The landlady told
police the gunmen had just rented
the suite.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
NEW FIGHTING
IN MANCHUR|A
SEEMS SURE
japanese Headquarters Says
Another Clash Certain As Chi
nese Troops Mass.
TO ABANDON LEAGUE
Toxic Confident Course To Be
Adopted Ia Justified By De-
velopments.

CHANGCHUN, Manchuria, Feb.
l. UH-Early outbreak of fighting
between Japanese and Chinese
troops massed in Jehol province is
inevitable Japanese military
headquarters predicted today.
A japanese spokesman said the
continued massing of Chinese
troops in the disputed province,
which Japan claims is a part of
Manchuria, has caused the situa-
tion there to become worse.
It was revealed that the Man
choukuo government was investi-
eating rumors that an unnamed
foreign consulate in Mukden has
been transmitting funds to agents
of General Cheng Hsueh-Liang,
young Chinese military command
en- charged with the defense of
Jehol. It was assumed the funds
came from outside China and were
contributed to aid Chinese resis-
tance to Japans occupation of
Manchuria and Jehol
SEOUL, Korea, Feb. l. UP)-
Five japanese troop trains, all
loaded to capacity, passed through
Seoul today enroute to Manchuria
to augment Japanese forces already
stationed there.
The reinforcements arrived yes
terday at Fusan aboard five steam
ers and entrained short time la
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
.BLUEBEARD'S''
ALLEGED LOOT
TALE REVIVED

SACRAMENTO Cal, Feb. 1. <U.P)
"A weird story of $4,000 in hid
den loot buried by the notorious
"Bluebeard" Watson, convicted wife
killer, was checked by Los Angeles
police for investigation today, fol-
lowing the conviction of A. c. Nod
Ter, former convict, of forgery.
Nodler's story was disclosed in
questioning about his Indebtedness
to William Douglas, sexton of st.
Joseph's cemetery here. douglas
had testified he had advanced Nod
Ter $4,000 over a period of time.
Nodler admitted he owed Doug
las the money, but insisted it was
to finance trips to Los Angeles to
recover the hidden loot of BLUE
beard" and that Nodler had prom
ised Douglas half interest in the
$50,000
Nodler said that he had learned
from Watson while the two were
In San Quentin that Watson had
hidden $4,000 in money and jewels
in a Los Angeles house. Blue
beard" had furnished him with a
map of the place, and asked Nod
Ter to obtain the loot, to be divided
equally between Nodler and Wat
son.
Watson is serving life sentence
for the death of Nina Lee Doleny,
whose body was found on the des-
ert at a point this side of Shep-
pard's bridge on May 5, 1920. Wat
son had confessed the Staying and
burial of the woman and was
brought here to help find the body.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
URGES GUT IN
A|RMA|L AID
Senator McKellar Asserts Big
Banks Control Lines Subsi-
died By Government.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. U.P,
The senate voted today, 80 TO
35, to eliminate from the treas
ury post office appropriations
bill an appropriation of S19,-
100000 for domestic air mail
contracts.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-01
tWyR!sS!2Se!a;1Rs R!sS2!;

BEVERLY HILLS, Jan. 81.
(SpeciaD-My snow that was
to melt yesterday didn't melt;
it was unusual snow. You see
the chamber of commerce had
led these folks to the noun
tains you can always trace all
devilment to chamber of
commerce). T h e chamber
didn't figure it would snow, be-
cause they had passed no reso-
luton demanding snow. But it
did snow.
Well, you take a Southern
Californian and put him in a
snowdrift or anywhere else,
where he can't see filling sta
ton or a cafeteria. and he is
ready to write out his will.
There wasn't a suit of long un-
derwear in the bunch.
Now we got to set 'em under
these orange trees for three
months to thaw 'em out. We
can and do live on climate, but
it takes a real northerner to
digest these snowballs.
Yours,