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Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14

CLAIMS LIFE.
IF Witness
Girl Who Testified Against
Gangsters Found Slain In New
York Apartment.

NEW YORK, Dec. ID. U.H - A
girl found garroted in her gaudily
furnished apartment was identified
today as Margaret Piletsky Chic
chock, %, who testified against
two gangsters in murder case and
was held in Bronx county Jail for
10 months for her own protection.
Police planned to question Geor-
gia de Perno, gangster, serving
term for second degree murder in
Dannemora prison, and Irving Led
err, serving a five year term for as
sault in Sing Sing.
Margaret, who used the name of
Marion Smith, and Dolores Curnow,
county Jail only 10 days ago. Both
had testified against de Perno and
Leder, who were known to have
influential friends in the under
world, and police feared vengeance
Dolores Immediately returned to
her home in Canada.
De PernO and Leder were con-
victed in connection with the death
of Joe Martilaro. Dolores was in
lONt Will tiN u liO az JIG Ollllt ttllti
Martilaro tried to force his atten-
tons upon her. She told de Perno
and few days later Martilaro IS
bod was found riddled. with bullets.
Margaret came to New York sew
eral years ago from Shenandoah,
Pa to seek stage fame. She had
been dead two days. Neighbors
told police that 49 hours before they
had heard a man within the apart
ment. shouting:
"You haven't got long to live,
baby
Her body was found stretched
across the bed in her three room
apartment. An electric light cord
was wrapped tightly around her
throat. Her face was bruised and
the room showed evidence of ter
rifle struggle. Her face had been
covered by pillow.
The girl had enough silk under
wear "for three women, police
said. They learned from neighbors
that she was visited frequently by
we'll dressed man who drove an
expensive roadster
The body was discovered by an
ice man who admitted himself
with a pass key to fill the ice box.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
EDITOR HELD
AS KEDNAPER

SEATTLE, Dec. ID U.P)-A So
year old man, who claimed to be a
former managing editor of an east
ern newspaper, was held here to-
day, accused of being the head of
a kidnap ring which planned to
hold Joseph Won Herberg, Is, son of
J. c. Won Heroerg, wealthy theatre
owner, for $4,000 ransom.
City, county, federal and state of
ficers collaborated in thwarting the
alleged plot before it started. The
man, whose name police refused to
reveal, was arrested late last night
in an isolated shack on Puget Sound
by Sheriff w. E. Faulkner of Sno-
homish county.
Authorities here first were arous-
ed when teachers at Franklin high
school, where young Won Herberg
attends, told police man was seen
lettering around the school asking
students about the boy.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
SAYS WHISKY
TRUST RULES
WASHINGTON
Active Wet Leader In Revolt
Against Alleged Dictatorship
OF Big Combine.
LOW LIQUOR TAX URGED
Representative O'Connor Would
Rather Have Prohibition Than
Present Set-Up.
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS
nited Press staff CorresDOndcnt

jnIteu PfeSS Sldli tDfftSpoifutbs
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ia. = Rep.
O'Conner, Dem, N. Y, for years
one of the leaders of the house wet
bloc, charged today at a joint COM
mittee hearing on liquor tax legis-
lation that a "gluttonous whisky
trust" was sitting pretty in official
washington" and because of its &C
tiyities, repeal thus far had been a
failure.
O'Connor, whose efforts started
the movement for legislation of 81
beer, declared members of the
whisky trust" had persuaded agri-
culture department officials to pro-
hibit liquor importations Ito
great extent, under the guise that
the foreign products are not made
out of American grain"
Earlier today, Harvey H. Smith,
representing Kentucky distillers,
charged that a whisky trust ex-
listed and that he had attempted
and failed to obtain aid from the
government to disorganize it.
Yesterday former Holyoke.
Mass, wholesale liquor dealer tes-
titled that a trust" was in existence
and that he feared he would be
harmed if he revealed too much OF
its operations"
O'Connor said he understood gov
eminent officials had been persuad-
ed, in "violat:-n of law" to per-
init distillers to rectify whisky on
the premises and to sell directly to
retailers.
Our liquor laws had always pro-
hibited the distiller doing these por-
tons OF the business he said, but
this whisky crowd is sitting pref
ty' in official Washington today
IF the situation that exists to-
day is what we must have as con-
sequence of repeal, give me prohibit
ton" O'Conner shouted, pacing back
and forth in front of the committee
J table and waving his arms.
Rep. Cochran, Dem, Mo, at
tackled high prices and demanded a
tax low enough to permit sale OF
good whisky at $1.50 per quart.
IF repeal is to succeed" he said,
you must place whisky within the
reach of the poor man, you must
remember that the 18th amend
ment can be brought back. If we
don't succeed in getting low prices,
we'll have a reaction which we'll all
be sorry for
Smith charged that the so-called
trust had "cornered most of the
supply of white oak timber neces-
sary for manufacture of whisky BAR
rels."
He said the trust" had been re-
sponsible, in part, for high prices
because most distillers still used OBJ
solete methods of distilling liquors.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
MAY
CHEAT CHAIR

OSSINING, N. Y, Dec. IA UP)-
The state of New York, which plans
TO execute Ross Caccamise, "a, in
its electric chair next spring, used
every legal means today to keep
him from dying prematurely from
natural causes.
Doctors and nurses moved in and
out of his cell in the Sing Sing
death house, applying ice packs to
his inflamed side, hoping to prevent
a rupture of his badly infected ap-
pendix. Coccamise offered no cooper
alton. He seemed to prefer a natur-
al death.
Prison officials minated that
there would be no attempt to force
Caccamise to undergo an emergen-
cy operation after his refusal to
submit to surgeons yesterday. He
was on the operating table when he
pushed back the ether mask and an
nounced to the astonished doctors
that it was off. 1t was pointed out
that to force an operation upon
Caccamise would be illegal.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
STATE PUTS BAN ON BRINGING
LIQUOR OVER MEXICAN BORDER
Board Of Equalization Requires Importers
Permit Before Even A Quart Can Legally
Be Brought Into State.

agencies by the state board of
equalization.
Charles Farrell, Harry Keeler and
Mark Munson, Imperial county
agents for the board of equaliza-
ton, conferred this week in San
Diego with Fred E. Stewart, men,
Der of the board. AS a result Mum
son and Keeler were made state po-
licemen and were given instructions
to arrest anyone bringing liquor
across the line and into California
without having an importers per-
nit to do so. They were informed
that the cost of a permit for the
balance of the year is 1888.
To Protect Industry
William Hewson, deputy customs
collector in charge at CaleXico.
stated today that as far as his de-
partment is concerned, it is "okay
Kelley if those visiting MeXicali
incidentally bring back bottle of
firewater with them, lin conformity
with that trick idea about not MAX
ing the visit expressly for the pur-
poSe).
Farrell pointed out that the CAL
fornia law is designed for the pro-
lection of California S liquor indus
try and stated that in one day at
Tijuana approximately 1000 quarts
had been brought across the line,
which brings no revenue to the
/ state and in the course of year
reaches a heavy total.
"T'he law is there and is going
, to be enforced Farrell stated. It
is not designed against Mexico but
applies equally we'll to importations
from Arizona, Nevada or any other
state. We will arrest any who bring
liquor back across the border at
Mexicali unless they have an i'm
porter IS permit. -
In view of this declaration it
might be we'll for valley residents
| to think twice before taking advan-
| tage of the generosity which has
come to Uncle Sam since he fell
off the water wagon on December
|
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
Young Wynekoop
Injuries Youth

CHICAGO, Dec. Ia. U.P)-Earle
Wynekoop, whose wife his mother
is charged with numbering, surren-
dered to police after his automobile
ran down a 9-year-old boy last
night.
He was released after the par
ents of the boy, Frank McGovern,
indicated they did not wish to pro-
secute. The boy was injured inter
nally but may recover, physicians
said
DR.. Catherine Wynekoop, Earle's
sister, was with him at the time the
bay was struck and administered
first aid.
Wynekoop was released from GUS
tody recently after being held two
weeks as an accessory before the
fact of the murder of his pretty Ii
tan haired wife, Rheta. DR.. Alice
Wynekoop is charged with murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
VARIOUS PHASES Of RELIEF
WORK OUTLINED BY DUPONT

In response to inquiries as to
what use will be made of funds be-
ing collected for local relief under
the dollar a month contribution
plan, DR.. N. E. Dupont, head of the
relief commission and chairman OF
the CWA, today cited uses to which
the money will be put.
Over 100 families who are I'M
able to purchase milk required for
their children, are now being fur
nished with that necessity from 10
cal relief funds. Lunches and milk
for school children who are unable
to pay for them, are also being pro-
vided.
Two local children who required
operations and whose parents were
unable to provide the necessary
funds, have been cared for from
the relief funds.
In addition $97 mas been contrib
uted to the Children's clothes clo-
set for the purchase of dresses,
shoes, stockings, underclothing and
repairing shoes.
All these cases involve local fam
lilies, DR.. Dupont pointed out, and
without this assistance there would
be considerable suffering and priva-
ton.
The local relief commission is al
so planning a happy Christmas for
needy children, following the toy
exchange idea carried out success
fully last year. Under this plan lndl-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
STERILIZATION
PLAN De ME-
BY TREASURY
Officials Deny Any Agreement
Arrived At With French And
English Officials.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ID up
Professor George L. Warren was
named today on Capitol Hill as the
individual who actually fixes the
government IS daily gold bid around
which centers bitter international
dispute.
Coincidentally reports persisted
despite treasury denialS that the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
the Bank of England and the Bank
of France were in agreement that
the dollar should be stabilized at its
present level - approximately 65
cents.
In response to continued reports
that the United States had made
overtures to Great Britain and
France for sterilization, Acting Sec
rotary of Treasury Morgenthau
again today said II know nothing
at all about such reports.
Senator Thomas tDem) Okla
homa, said he was informed by
long distance telephone from New
York that Wall Street was betting
seven to five that the government
gold bid would not be raised above
the present $3401. There was no
intimation in Washington that
President Roosevelt had been per-
suaded to a standStill agreement
on gold.
Thomas said the initiation blocs
would combine, dominate congress
and force through mandatory cur
rency legislation if the dollar were
left at its present level. Thomas
insists that the dollar must be de-
preciated by SO per cent. To
achieve that the government bid
would have to be raised to Sab
an ounce.
The United Press was Informed
that Chairman Jesse H. Jones OF
the RFC named Warren as the adj
miniStration S gold master mind
Treasury versions of the price fix
ing have described Jones, Acting
Secretary Morgenthau and Earle
Bailie, special fiscal adviser to the
treasury, in daily 9 a. m. confer
ence, sometimes by telephone. That
they pass upon the gold price is un-
disputed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
NG-KA-PY AND SAKE D. K. BUT
SAM SHU AND OKELEHOA n, G

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IA. U.P)
No matter how you spell it, or
how it tastes, ng-ka-py is still
ng-ka-py, and sam shu is still
sam shu, in the eyes of the
state board of equalization.
Ng-ka-py is a fermented bev-
erage, like beer, therefore resi-
dents of Chinatown can serve it
with shark-fin soup, roast duck
and the inevitable rice without
mourning the wrath of the state
liquor control authorities.
The celestials also may use it
for tonic purposes and as fine
old linament, for it is conducive
to philosophic retrospectiOn.
AS regards sam shu, that is
out, according to Edwin L. Kei-
ser, county administrator. Sam
shu is a brandy, distilled Ii
quCr, and Therefore is hard Ii
qu0r.
Japanese who protested that
they could no sooner serve suki-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
ForaUard Named
To Prison Board

SACRAMENTO, Dec. ID. (U.P) 49,
Gov. James Rolph today announced
the appointment of John Forward,
mayor Of San Diego, to the board
Of prison directors, succeeding
Charles L. Neumiller of Stockton,
who died some time ago. Forward
term will extend until January -,
1886.
His appointment marked the first
time a Southern California man las
been placed on the prison board.
The position, more of an advisory
post, carries no salary.
Forward is in the title insurance
business in San Diego The gov.
ernor has been attempting for some
time to persuade him TO accept q
state appointment, but it was not
until today that he agreed to serve
on the boarG.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
ON
ANOTHER LEG
OF LONG TRIP

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, Dec
Ia. U.p)-Col. and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh arrived at 1:35 a. m.
(EST), today after a swift flight
from Port of Spain, Trinidad. They
flew 800 miles in a sweeping circle
over the Windward and LeeWard
Islands, cnroute home for Christ
mas.
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD,
Dec. IA. UP)-Col. and Mrs. Charles
A. Lindbergh left Trinidad at Tbs
a. m. (CST) today in their big sea-
plane, homeWard bound for Christ
mas after their tour of two con-
tinentS.
Their flight was expected to car
nv them in a semicircle, eastward
over the WindWard and LeeWard
Islands to Puerto Rico, and thence
by way of Haiti, to Havana and
Miami
It was regarded as possible that
Colonel Lindbergh would eliminate
Havana from his itinerary, flying
directly from Haiti to Miami, 67O
mile jump.
Fifteen minutes after taking to
the air. Mrs. Lindbergh Wirelessed
the Pan American Always head
quarters "All okay''. She gave no
position.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14

VidualS and organizations contrib
ute toys to a list of children COM
piled by the commission. Mrs. Ha
eel Neale, assisted by Mrs. Laura
Burnham and Mrs. F. H. Mitchell,
will have charge of this part of the
program. Last year more toys were
contributed than there were child
rem available for them, and it is
hoped the idea will be equally sue
cessful this year.
Plans are also being made for
Christmas program to be conducted
for the men at the transient relief
camp who otherwise would have no
holiday celebration.
Referring to CWA work in Ell
Centre, DR.. Dupont pointed out that
this city has Jared as we'll if not
slightly better than some of the
other valley cities, the various pro-
jects approved for FL Centre reach
ing a handsome total
Requesting an allotment for a
new city hall was given considera-
ton, DR.. Dupont stated, but was
found to be impractical, as the city
has no land available on which a
city hall could. be constructed and
building of this kind suitable for
Ell Centre would necessitate aban-
doning other projects or else give
this city an allotment all out Of
proportion with other valley cities.
There are 1,463 men now at work
under the CWA program in this
county, he stated, and there is little
if any unemployment.
"'The effect on the individuals
and on the merchants is apparent
even noW,' DR.. Dupont said. "Men
employed under the CWA program
are making payments on back bills
and are purchasing necessities,
something they have not been able
to do for a long time. A survey OF
the merchants shows many OF
them caShing CWA checks. Approx
imately 30 women have also been
placed at work in various places
throughout the city,
BY agreement with S. P. railroad
officials feeding transient men re-
moved from freight trains or lcav-
ing of their own accord at inland,
has been discontinued. Hereto
fore they have been fed at inland
and as many as several hundred
have been led in single day. Such
men are now being fed at Yuma
and Indio and are not permitted
to leave the trains at INLAND.
On January l the federal law
against stealing rides on trains be-
comes effective, DR.. Dupont said,
and those found violating it will
be subject to arrest under the fed
eral law. "Any men figuring on
beating their way back home, had
best start now before the rule be-
comes effective he added.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14

Persons who bring back small
quantities of liquor to the United
States from Mexicali, as allowed
under a recent ruling of the GUS
toms department, will run smack
against the California law, be sub
ject to arrest, and a fine or Jail
sentence upon conviction, according
to ruling made by the state board
of equalization, it became known
here today.
Last week the customs depart
ment ruled that persons visiting in
Mexicali, could bring back to the
United States an amount of liquor
up TO one quart without paying
duty upon it, provided that the
purchase was made incidental to
the visit and that the latter was
not made for the particular pur-
pose of purchasing liquor. The GUS
toms officers were to be judges OF
this knotty question.
The state liquor control laws, as
interpreted by the state board of
equalization, declare that no person
in California can receive liquor
from an outside source without first
having obtained an importer per-
init, the fee for which is the small
sum of 500.
If a friend in Kansas Ito be IRON
icaD wishes to send a friend in I'M
perial Valley a bottle of liquor fol
Christmas, the latter cannot accept
it unless he has an importer IS per-
init. Liquor cannot be sent through
the mail, and the burden of seeing
that no illegal liquor is delivered
by express, is placed on the expires;
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
PRINCES FACE
NEW CHARGE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. Ia. U.P) -
The mysterious source of a $22 900
cash deposit to the credit of the
Pacific Shore Oil company was
sought today in a separate inquiry
developed since the indictment of
Serge and David Mdivani on grand
theft charges.
District attorneys investigators
said employees of a local bank would
be questioned in an effort to learn
the source of the deposit which was
transferred from a New York bank
to the local institution. The deposit
was credited to f. c. Starr, federal
receiver for the oil company which
the MdiVanis formerly headed. The
payments were made in two INSTALL
ments of $1,000 each, Investigators
said.
The amount comedies with loan
Serge told the grand jury he adj
vanced his brother, Alex, husband
Of Barbara Hutton, five and ten
heiress." The loan, it was said, was
made last spring before Serge and
David left for Paris to attend their
brothers. wedding.
Alex came to his brothers defense
yesterday by supplying $4,000 bail
when they surrendered to the in
dictment charging them with the
theft of $4,000 of company funds.
The brothers insisted their accounts
were in good order, a statement that
Starr corroborated
The debonair defendants mildly
protested when they were forced to
leave their finger print records at
tn county Jail and when officers
manacled them with handouts, a
routine procedure.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
VANDERLIP'S
ADDRESS AID
TO PRESIDENT

NEW YORK, Dec. IA. W.p) - An
address by Frank A. Vanderlip ex-
pressing confidence in President
Roosevelt's gold policy was credit
ed today with forestalling the New
York board of trades demand for
a return to the gold standard.
Action on a resolution seeking
sound money through return of
the gold standard, and requesting
TIE administration to reveal its
monetary policy as soon as pos
sible," was deferred after Wander
lip, former president of the Nation
al City bank, had termed a re-
turn to the gold standard "a fatal
step"
Agreement of the board with
other groups demanding return sis
wrong" the former banker said. AS
an alternative to return he sug-
gested that the United States melt
its gold and go on "bullion STAN
dard,"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14

yaki without sake than they
could wear shoes without laces,
were indicated in their cOnten-
ton that sake is a wine, no
matter what the alcoholic con-
tent.
Kciser admitted that sake is
a fermented rice drink and
therefore a wine, and because it
is not fortified, it can be legally
served with meals-a ruling
which brought smiles to little
Toxic in the vicinity of First
and Weller streets.
But OkelehOa, the Hawaiian
national drink, is taboo as
publicly consumed beverage-it
is distilled from the tao weed,
and therefore a hard liquor.
Likewise the bars are mp
against tequila, mescal and
aguardiente, those strange con-
c0ctiOns tasting like barbed
wire, fusel Oil and chilipeppers.
They, too, are distilled drinks,
Weiser ruled,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
COLD RECORD SET

QUEBEC, Dec. Ia U.P)-A 90
year-old cold weather record was
shattered at Lake Edward, north
ern Quebec health resort, during
the recent cold spell when the Their
mometer dropped to So below zero.
The coolest recorded since 1907 when
il went down to 81.
Cold weather has been general
all over the Quebec district since
last Saturday. Yesterday was 8 be-
low in Quebec City.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
Parole Revoked
By Court Order

Parole of Frederick Lee was re-
voked by Judge Thompson in su-
perior court this morning and he
was sentenced to San Quentin for
the term prescribed by law for
forgery.
Lee had been arrested by local
officers Monday, charged with pet
ty theft and then as being drunk
and disturbing the peace. When
these cases were brought up in To-
cal police court he was turned over
to the county and the penitentiary
sentence followed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
Women Flyers
To Stage Race

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IA. (U,P) -
Ten Southern California women
flyers will race to San Mateo Sat-
urday in the opening feature of the
Pacific International air pageans, 1t
was announced here today.
The flyers will take off at 9 a. m:
from United airport. The race VIII
be on a handicap basis.
Entrants include elena Granger,
Edna Crurine, Genevieve Haugan,
Edith Clark, Ethel Sheehey, Gladys
ODonnell, Henrietta Sumner Lantz,
Martie Bowman, Melba GorDy
Beard and Hilda Jarmuth.
The San Mateo pageant Will END
Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
LABORER LOSES LIFE

SANTA MONICA, Dec. IA, U.P)-
The body of John Mcpherson, 81,
was sought today along breakwa-
ter where he lest his life under $50
tons of crushing rock. Fellow work.
men believed he fell into hopper
of barge and was thrown into the
sea when the rock was dumped into
the water,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
WAR WOUNDS FATAL

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IA. U.P) -
Ashmun Brown, AZ, former state adj
jutant of the Disabled Veterans Of
the World War, died yesterday at
the National Soldiers Home in Saw
telle. Wounds received on the bat
tlefieldS in France were held indi"
rectly responsible. An emergency
operation preceded death,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
POMONA MAYOR ACQUITTED

POMONA, Dec. Ia. W,P)-Mayor
G. C. Perrin was acquitted of petit
theft charges yesterday by a jury
which heard Urban r. zeigler, a
plumber and political foe of the
mayor, accuse him of using city
gasoline in his private automobile.
The jury deliberated less than an
hour
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-14
MEXICAN YOUTHS ACQUITTED

LOS ANGELES, Dec. ID. (U.H) -
Angelo Quevedo. 10, and FREDERICK
Flores, %, Mexican youths. were
free today of charges of kidnapping,
attacking and robbing Mrs. Ruth
Allen, acquitted after several wit
nesses testified they had seen Mrs.
Allen laughing in the company OF
her suspected abductorS.