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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
MAY NAME JOHNSON MEMBER
OF u. S. ECONOMY GROUP

Four places on the delegation OF
seven are open. Those already
named are Secretary of State Hull,
Chairman P:ttman of the senate
foreign relations committee, and
former Gov. James M. Cox of Ohio
Hull and Pittman discussed the
makeup of the delegation with the
President last night ard it was
agreed that one of the remaining
four would be Republican.
johnson was considered q prob
able choice for the Republican
place, although some of his COL
leagues in the senate doubted he
would accept. The senator is one
of the most fortnight foes of war
debt revision in congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
VETS OPPOSE
FEDERAL GUT

LONG BEACH, Calf. May 20.
(U.R)-Members of the Disabled
American Veterans, California de-
partment, III session here, today
were on record as opposed to the
scheduled reduction in feoC1al pen-
sions and disability payments.
In formal resolutions, the ex-
service men demanded the restora-
ton Of all rights formerly enjoyed
by veterans. They attack the gcy-
ernment's economy program as it
affects veterans.
A resolution to censure Brig. Gen.
Arthur Hines, veterans administra-
tor, was tabled, although he aud
Lewis Douglas, director of the bu l.
ret and former Arizona congress
man, drew sharp criticism from The
veterans.
A new civil service bill .or pres
entation to Gov. James RoIph jr.,
vas being drafted following adop-
ion Of a resolution charging that
the state civil service commission
has nullified the present law, which
gives veterans preference in ap-
pointments.
Compensation cuts which go in
to effect July l we're to be explain
ed tonight by Louis A. Johnson,
national commander of the Ameri-
can LEGION. Johnson arrives today
on an inspection tour of Southern
California Jeteraus' hospitals a"
.lnerican Legion posts.
Veterans we're to parade tonight
N one of the closing ceremonies ci
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
BY STEWART BROWN
United Press Staff Correspondent

GENEVA, May 20. The long
awaited definition of how far
American will go in a consultative
pact to guarantee the peace of Eu-
rope will be delivered to the gen
eral commission of the disarma-
ment conference Monday, the
United Press learned authoritative
ly today.
United States Ambassador Nor
man H. Davis received an eight
page cable from the state depart
ment in Washington setting forth
in detail the type of treaty the
United States would be willing to
sign.
American willingness to enter
such a pact, however, is predicateG
entirely upon thorough disarma-
ment by the European powers. Da-
Wis, it was understood, will urge
the Europeans Monday to reduce
their military establishments,
stressing the necessity for rigid in.
ternational control of armamentS
after non-aggression, consultative
treaty is signed.
The statement of definition will
be issued simultaneously in WASH
ington and Geneva when Davis be-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20

WASHINGTON, May 20, (U.D -
President Roosevelt was moving to-
day to complete quickly the Amer
ican delegation to the world eco
nomic conference, with Senator
johnson (Rep), California, and
chairman McReynolds of the house
foreign affairs committee regarded
as likely appointees.
The name of Owen D. Young,
noted fnancier and experienced in
international financial negotiations
as author of the Young plan Of rep
arations payments, arose promi'
nently in unofficial discussions.
Sources close to the White House,
however, said no decision mad been
reached and that the,e'iances were
against" his selection.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
HELD
BY PIONEERS

do you remember when" fea-
tured the annual gathering of I'M
perial Valley pioneers at the coun-
ty fair grounds today when early
settlers Of the community met once
again to relate experiences and
happenings OF early settlement
days.
"reminiscences ruled supreme dur
ing the morning with little cessa-
ton even for the serving Of the
barbecue and basket dirSner fDr
which the association is famous.
More than 500 dyed the wool
pioneers and their families thronged
the exhibit building. Thirty new
names we're added to the roster of
the association, bringing the MEM
bership to $40. 1t was EXPECTED
that still other names would be ad-
ded before the close of the day.
Following the roll call conduct
ed for departed members. Henry A.
Harris of El Centro spoke concern
ing the beauties and natural resour-
ces of Imperial Valley. He redis-
covered for pioneers the charm and
attraction of the desert area and
made them proud to have been a
part OF the development of the VAL
ley.
Square dances and "reminiscences
concluded the program for the day.
The gathering this year was de-
clared to have been the largest ever
assembled for the annual picnic.
H. A. Hastain Of Brawley was
elected president to take the place
of r. D. McPherrin who served last
year.
All the former directors were re-
elected to serve again, tine two va
cancies to be filled by the dire
tors.
An organization meeting for the
new president and directors was an
nounced for 7;30 o'clock Saturday
night at the Barbara Worth hotel.
Miss Estella Falla was reelected
secretary of the association.
A vote OF thanks was given all
committee responsible for the pic
mic with special refernec 10 Dan
GrumbleS and George Damron.
Harris. the speaker OF the day.
was made an horou4ly member
end consented TO help accumulate
and arrange permanent display
CT specimens Of Imperial Valley
natural wonders and resources.
Directors are: Ira Aten, Dan
Dan West, A. Y. Preble, George
L. Campbell, Mrs. Leroy Holt, u.
A. Harrigan, A G. Ferguson, e. r.
Forester, Tom Elliott, J. : Stein
tort, j. S. Bridenstine, Mrs. Arthur
Edgar, Miss Estella Falla, 7. d. Nc
Call and W. A. Edgar
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
Sailor Guilty Of
Staying Woman,

LOS ANGELES, May 20.-XU.Py
Sentence of Harry Peterson, seaman
aboard the U. S. S. Oklahoma,
found guilty of second degree mur-
der by superior court jury in the
Staying of Marjorie Barr, II, will
be passed next Tuesday.
Three of Peterson's shipmates,
Revell K. Covington, William Ko-
Yak and Robert Barnett, acquitted
on the murder charge, were found
guilty with Peterson of robbery,
however. They will be sentenced
Tuesday.
Miss Barr was slain q month ago
in her South Gate home during a
drinking party Shortly after the
trial opened, peterson, from the wit
ness stand, said he was entirely to
4. f.. -
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
BY C. c. NICCOLET

NEW YORK, May 20.-Joseph W.
Hartman, indicted banker who es-
capped from nurses into the roaring
streets of the Lexington Ave-, mid
town business district yesterday, os-
tensibly to die, appeared today to
have vanished without a trace And
though the weight of evidence still
indicated that Hartman, Ill and
discouraged member of one of Am
erica's great financial families, had
sought solace in suicide, police and
federal agents united to spread a
net designed to prevent flight.
Dead or alive, the missing bank
er was sought throughout the city,
in former Long Island haunts, and
near his New Jersey haunts, and
Belleville.
At first, wnen 70 was learned five
notes intimating suicide had been
left behind by Hartman, it was
taken for granted that he had gone
to die. But last night federal auth
critics learned that when he disap-
peared, walking with halting step
from the nursing home where he
was being cared for, Hartman
went to the barber shop of Alfred
Rammacca a few doors away and
had his gray hair clipped as act
ors sometimes do when their roles
require wigs.
Armed with that information,
20 federal agents joined the hunt.
Hartman. former president of
the closed Hartman national bank,
was scheduled to go to trial Mon
day on federal charges of making
fraudulent entries in the bank S
books to conceal operations in the
institutions securities.
Reported Seriously Ill
His case would have been post
poned because the Charles f. Nit
chell trial is taking the attention
of all bank experts of the federal
prosecutors office. But If Harri-
man does not appear Monday, his
bail of $25 900 will be subject to
forfeit.
Harriman's intimates and advi-
sors pictured him as the victim OF
a heart allmenC WHICH Haue IL Ger
tain that he could not live more
than a year. His mind had been
affected, one of his physicians said,
by illness and worry. He walked
with difficulty. When he was ar
raigned last month, he was carried
ON q stretcher from his home to
an ambulance, and sat in a wheel
chair in court.
Yet, alone and with only $50 in
his pockets, he was able yesterday
to walk out of the Regent nursing
home, explaining he was going to
make a purchase at the corner
and then to hide himself in some
retreat where the entire police force
could not find him.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
HIT AND RUN
!. DRIVER HELD

LOS ANGELES, May 20. U.Py-
Leland Lancaster and Frank Craw-
ford, both of 1401 Floribunda
street, Burlingame, were arrested
here today after policeman fired
warming shots at them in an au-
tomobile chase through downtown
streets.
The pursuit started after the au-
tomobile which Lancaster was driv-
ing assertedly struck and slightly
injured Edward Heney, 46-year-old
laborer.
Police Officer j. L. Davis, who
witnessed the affair and the fall
ure of the machine to stop, COM
mandeered a passing taxi and gave
pursuit.
The officer said he fired two
warning shots before LancaSter'S
automobile halted
Lancaster was booked on sus-
picion of hit and run driving.
Crawford also was held.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
BY c. c. NICOLET

Umteu PreSS stan correspondent
RCSLYN, L. l., May 20. U.P)-
Jospeh w. Hartman, indicted head
OF the closed Hartman National
bank, was found at the Old Orchard
Inn today, less than "a hours after
he walked out of a New York CITY
nursing home, apparently deter
mined to commit suicide.
Hartman was taken into tech
nical custody by Inspector Harold r.
King and group of detectives, and
subjected to close questioning in
the hotel dining room. There was
no charge on which he could be
arrested.
His presence at the inn was re-
vealed by q taxicab driver who
tipped police that he had taken a
man resembling the indicted banker
from the Stage Coach Inn at Lo-
Gust Valley, L. l., to the Roslyn Ini..
While police were searching New
York docks last night, the banker
apparently was resting quietly :
the Stage Coach Inn.
Under instructions from the po-
lice and federal authorities, the de-
tectives could not formally arrest
Hartman because he has not left
the jurisdiction of the. southern fed
eral district court, in whech ne is
under $4,000 Daii Tor appearance
Monday on charge Of misappro-
priating the banks funds.
The chief task OF the police would
therefore be to prevent him from
carrying out suicide threat he is
sure to nave MADE in five letters
he left behind yesterday, when he
departed from the nursing home.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20

OLYMPIC STADIUM, LOS
ANGELES, MAY 20 Especial
to the Press Ell CentrO's four
man track team was doing
pretty well in the c. l. F. meet
at Olympic Stadium this after
noon, with Gillett taking the
440 yard event, Kirkpatrick
placing second in the high
hurdles and Maiden taking
second in the broad jump.
kirkpatrick also qualified for
the finals in the 22O low hurd-
les.
Gilletts official time for the
44O was 48.4 seconds.
AT the rate they were going
the Spartans had a good chance
to take first place in the meet,
providing kirkpatrick took the
low hurdles and Madlem placed
in the broad jump and the re-
lay team lives up to expecta-
tiOns.
"Corney" Johnson, star Negro
athlete of Los Angeles high
school, set new record for
the interschOlastic hig jump,
hurdling the bar AZ feet, SO
inches.
MEMORIAL COLISEUM, Los
Aneles, May 20. W.P,-Threat-
ening sectional and even worlds
records, 500 high school ath-
ietes met here today for the
California Inter-scholastic Fe-
deratiOn championships.
The day was one to favor rec
ord performances, with a cloud
less sky and almost no wind
The fOur-man team from Ell
Centre, southern division cham
piOns, was favored to win.
Following is the summary of
final events:
lOO-yard dash-Won by Sic
gel, Poly (Los Anegles) Tai
ley, South Gate, second; o.
Neal, Jefferson, third; Sharp,
Modesto, fourth; Miflin, Coal
inga, fifth. Time 10 seconds.
12O-yard high hurdles-Won
by Staley, Santa Monica; Kirk
patrick, Ell Centre, second; !;
Beller, Roosevelt, Fresno, third ;
Presley, Monrovia, fourth !;
Watson, Fairfax, Los Angeles;
fifth. Time-15.2.
Chances of the Spartans to ia
the crown in the state champio
ship track meet held in Los Ang
les this afternoon, received a col
siderable boost when word was r
ceived from the Angel city tn
morning that Myrel Gillett, Graz
quarter miller, was ready to con
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
OH MY GOSH!

RIALTO, Calf. May 20. up
Rialto and Pomona, of the Amerl-
can league of the Southern Cali
fornia night baseball association,
battled for IL innings last nigho
without either being able to score.
In the 18th inning, Rialto made 13
hits and 13 runs to win, 13 to 0.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
ATTEMPT At
SUICIDE MADE
BY HARTMAN
Missing Banker Found Today
In New York Tries To End
Life By Stabbing Himself.
EXPECTED TO RECOVER
Indicted Financier Scheduled
To Face Trial In Federal Court
On Monday.

ROSLYN, N. Y. May 20. tU.P)-
Joseph w. Hartman, indicted
banker, stabbed himself soon after
he was found by police today at the
Old Orchard Inn, Roslyn, where he
had gone to end his life.
Harriman's wound was deep, but
it was believed not to be fatal. The
68-year-old banker facing trial
Monday accused OF misappropriat-
ing funds of the bank for which
he lived, was taken to Nassau
county hospital at Mineola, where
a staff of surgeons went to work
at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
PREACHER CAN sHoor

HUNTINGTON BEACH, cahf,
May 20. U.P) The Rev Luther
A. Arthur, minister Of the First
Baptist church, has been retained
as official pistol instructor Of the
police department here, Y was
disclosed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
GIRL ADMITS ARSON

MANILA, P. l., May 20. lU.R)-A
20-year-old girl confessed today to
firing the Philippines girls training
school last week when IL girl in
mates were burned to death, accord
ing to DR.. Basilia Valdez, health
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20

| in California. Should present prices
hold, and there is evidence that
they may do better than that, Cali
fornia farmers would profit an
other $75 100000 to $100,000,000 OH
1888 crops over 1882 values.
with improved prices in view,
and with federal plans pending for
refinancing farm mortgages, our
institution is devoting its efforts
to seeing the farmer through his
immediate difficulties"
Walter B. Havekorst, manager of
the local branch of the Bank of
America, made the following state
ment regarding this action of the
main office:
I'VE are quite pleased to have
this verification and it is a reiter-
alton, more or less, of the same pol
icy the bank has followed in the
past two years.
"We have been particularly con-
Siderate of those many land and
home owners who are borrowers
and are evidencing good faith and
honest effort in working out their
problems.
1.-The tendency is now towards
better times and the people of the
valley seem to reflect this condi-
ton. 1t is a matter now o. every
one doing his level best to help
make this recovery reach as many
people as possible"
Security First National bank Of
ficials stated today that ii has been
the banks policy during the past
two years not to foreclose where an
honest effort is being made by the
farm owner to keep good faith.
"The only foreclosures we have
made have been in cases where res
idents have walked off The prem
ises, making foreclosure necessary if
we were to protect crops on the
land" a bank official said
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
ANluLlL-,e l-,e
w ,S0ys:

WASHINGTON, May 10.
(SpeciaD-Wish you could see
the way this fellow Roosevelt
handles bonus armies = feeds
EN-, talks to 'em, does every
thing but march with 'em.
They had the most orderly,
quiet parade today. This fell
low is uncanny in knowing what
to do and say under any given
condition.
Carter Glass who knows more
about money than any man in
America, talked in the senate
today on his new bank bill. It
protects deposits and makes
bankers responsible to each
other.
In other words, ne wants to
set n banker to watch a banker,
instead of leaving 1t to the de-
positors to try. He also stops
banks from racketeering in
trusts and holding companies.
l. really sounds too good to
pass.
Yours,
mG R1~
0isss AsNaasht Syndicate. Ia
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20
American League

At Washington
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Lyons, Heving, Frasier and
CRUDE; Weaver and Sewell.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-20

Benge, Outen and Lopez; Warn
exc and Hartnett.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-11-27
BY JACK CUDDY
United Press staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-The 1884
football season comes to a virtual
close this week with a program
spread over Thanksgiving day and
Saturday.
Army, Princeton and Duke, the
three contenders for the national
championship, risk perfect records
for the last time; the leftover
Southeastern and Rocky Mountain
Conference titles may be decided,
and three big intersectional battles
will be fought.
Here's an outline of the weeks
slate:
East-Army, fresh from its tri-
umph over Navy, engages Notre
Dame Saturday at New York.
Princeton tackles Yale Saturday.
Other eastern Thanksgiving en-
counters bring together Brown-Col-
gate; Pennsylvania Cornell; Pitts
burgh- Carnegie Tech, and West
Virginia Washington and jefferson.
On Saturday, Boston college meets
Holy Gross; George Washington en-
tertains Kansas, and Rutgers meets
Villa Nova.
MidWeSt-Since Michigan clinched
its fourth consecutive Big Ten title
last week, interest this week will be
centered in the recently scheduled
intersectional clash between Ne
braska, Big Six champion, and Ore
gon States powerful Beavers. They
meet at Lincoln Thanksgiving. Other
Thanksgiving games pair Kansas
Missouri, and st. Louis smashing
ton U.
South-Duke, which maintained
its perfect record and clinched the
Southern Conference title by beat
ing North Carolina State, tackles
Georgia Tech Saturday. Alabama
will try to win the Southeatern
Conference crown by beating VAN
derbilt on Thanksgiving. Other
southern Thanksgiving games bring
together Kentucky Tennessee; North
Carolina-Virginia, and Virginia
Military Virginia Poly On Satur-
day, Auburn plays South Carolina;
powerful Florida engages Maryland;
Mississippi tangleS with Mississippi
State, and Tulane meets Louisiana
State.
Far West-Stanford victory over
California gave the Palo Alto In
dians a tie with Oregon for the
Pacific Conference title and
clinched Rose Bowl participation for
Stanford. The big game is an in
tersectional clash between Georgia s
The Indianapolis times., 1933-11-27
Tops Fall Joe Sporting

well. that gives you a faint sketch.
I think you must concede the case
against the east is very damning.
What sector has produced the best
football-and along with it the best
football team? Who can tell for
sure? 7 have been stringing with
the Big Ten all year, so I will have
to nominate the middle west in gen.
eral and Michigan in particular.
Very possibly Michigan is the
greatest team in the country. In
saying this I take into consideration
that Michigan has just won for
the fourth consecutive season the
Big Ten championship. This in
dicates Michigan football is funda-
mentally sound, the material con-
sistently good, the year by year de-
velopment naturally progressive.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-11-27
Dick Shikat
to Perform
Big Time Star Is Added to
Tuesday Wrestling
Bill Here.

One Of the most colorful of the
big time mat artists, the 220-
pound Dick Shikat, former heavy
weight title claimant, will perform
before local wrestling fans for the
first time when he engages in a
special bout on the Hercules A. G.
card, Tuesday night at the Armory.
Shikat will clash with Cowboy
Jack Russell, 225, an experienced
grappler hailing from Texas. Rus
sell threw Spike OBrien at the
Armory last Tuesday. Shikat, ac-
cOrding to matchmaker Lloyd
Carter, is Waging a campaign to re-
gain the heavyweight crown.
Andy Rascher, young Hoosier star,
and Tom Bad Wolf Marvin, Okla
homa husky will clash in the
feature tussle Tuesday. 1t is a re-
turn match and plenty of action and
thrills are expected when the two
come to grips.
Marvin is the only performer to
beat Andy in eight local bouts. Their
first meeting saw the Oklahoma
husky gain a one-fall decision in a
time-linit encounter. RaScher
figures he can take" Marvin over
the longer route. 1t will be for two
falls out of three, one and one-half
hour time limit Al Baffert, Canada
and Babe Caddock, New York, meet
in another match on the card. First
bout at $50.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-11-27
Quarter Backs Stand Out
as Heroes in Big Games
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-Quarter
backs were the football heroes in
the nations three big games in NO
vember'S gridiron finale.
Paul johnson, Army quarter back
caught a punt and ran eighty-twc
yards for the Cadets first touch
down in the 1877 victory over the
Navy.
Irvine (Cotton) arburton
Southern California quarter back
made two of the Trojans touch
downs in the 1910 triumph over
Notre Dame.
Frank Alustiza. Stanford quarter
back. threw the pass to Al Norgard
end, which enabled the Indians tC
come from behind to beat Cali
fornia, 7-3.
Other outstanding players follow:
East-Harry wells, Harvard half
back. who threw two long passes
that resulted in two touchdownS in
the Crimsons 1876 win over Yale.
Midwest-Jay Berwanger, Chicago
half back. who led Chicago's at
tack in the $50 rout of Dartmouth,
scoring one touchdown on a sixty
one-yard run and another on six
yard dash around end.
Bernie Masterson. Nebraska quar-
ter back-who scored a touchdown
and kicked the winning extra point
as the CornhuSkerS beat Iowa.
South-FTed Crawford. Duke
tackle, who blocked a punt, tackled
viciouSly and blocked brilliantly in
his teams TO victory over North
Carolina State.
Cy Grant, Georgia half back
who caught a fourteen-yard pass
from Homer Key and ran Sixty-flve
yards for a touchdown, and then
place kicked goal to give his team
a 7-6 victory over Georgia Tech.
Southwest-Joe Pearce. Baylor
quarter back. who led Baylor to q
1871 triumph over Southern Meth
odist with his passing. running and
generalShip.
Charles Casper, Texas Christian
half back, who paved the way for
two of his teams touchdoWnS in a
26-3 triumph over Rice
The Indianapolis times., 1933-11-27
Football Season Ends
With This Weeks Games

sturdy Bulldogs and Southern Cali
fornia Saturday Thanksgiving
games bring together st. Mary's-
Oregon; U. G. L. A.-Washington
State, and Gonzaga Idaho.
In the Rocky mountains the Col
orado Aggies tied Denver for the
conference lead by beating Colorado
college. They will be playing for
the title on Thanksgiving, the
Aggies meeting Utah, and Denver
tackling Colorado U.
SouthweSt-Arkansas clinched the
conference crown Friday night by
defeating Texas, but may be de-
prived of it for playing an inehg-
ible man in three previous games.
This week Texas Tech meets Kansas
State, Texas A. and M. plays Texas
and Arkansas meets Tulsa on
THANKSGIVING. On Saturday, Baylor
engages Rice, and Texas Christian
meets Southern Methodist.