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Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
OVER
SAAR BASIN 8
FUTURE RULE
League OF Nations Pronounces
Regulations To Offset Nazi
Demonstrations.

SAARBRUCKEN, Saar Basin,
Nov. 2. U.P)-Nazi activities threat
ening grave trouble between France
and Germany brought a series Of
stern repressivc DEGREES today from
the league of nations commission
governing this internationalized
territory.
German demands for immediate
return of the territory to the
German flag have SO inflamed the
population that French authorities
feared an outbreak-and the rest
of Europe has feared that, if there
were an outbreak, France would send
troops into the territory.
Anxious lest inaction lead to a
French-German crisis, the league
governing commission decreed:
1. Prison terms and fines for
carrying arms are increased.
2. The commission will contol
display of flags.
3. Civil servants must observe
strictest neutrality under pain OF
prison sentences.
4. The commission will control
solicitation of funds for political
groups.
S. Exposure of government secrets
or terrorist activities designed to
control the 1895 plebiscite vote will
be punished by prison sentences at
hard labor.
6. Police and gendarmes who re-
fuse to enforce the above DEGREES
will be punished by Imprisonment
for from two to five years at hard
labor.
Aimed at Nazis
The DEGREES were aimed directly
at curtailing Nazi activities and
preventing an armed outbreak.
Nazi speakers have exhorted the
population to revolt, and even
children give the Nazi salute.
The Saar Basin, immensely
wealthy in coal and ore deposits,
nestles like a piece from a jigsaw
puzzle between Germany ;eld
France. BY the Versailles treaty,
the product of its mines was
awarded to France for Is years in
compensation for French coal
mines destroyed by the German
army. A plebiscite was set for 1885
in which the population would vote
Cd to revert to German rule; (2)
to become French; CD to continue
under a league of nations govern
ing commission of five.
Germans remember bitterly the
upper Silesian plebiscite, and fear
something like that may happen to
the Saar-now Frances principal
source of coal supply. Upper Sile-
sia declared for Germany but was
awarded to Poland-1,24 square
miles of territory, 892,537 people.
While the population of the Saar
Basin is German unanimously and
vociferously, Germans fear France
may seek to postpone the plebiscite
or by other means retain control
of the resources.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
FIRST LADY
WRITES BOOK

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. U.P)-A
lot OF men, "both worthy and un-
worthy" probably will be President
before any woman is, Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt declared in her book
Its Up to the Women" published
today.
She was sure no woman would be
President until worthy one aspired
to the office
Nevertheless, she believes that the
goal is equal rights between men
and women not only in politics but
in labor and in the whole human
field, although she thinks women in
industry should be protected by spe-
cial legislation.
Employers, she said, should pay
their workers enough to enable them
to buy their own homes and pay for
their own medical care and their
recreation. She attacked the pater-
nalism of employers who feel that
they know best what their employ
ees should have, and said, the mill
town. and other species of charity"
should be wiped OUT.
If men and women with new
conceptions Of public service" do not
hold public office in the next few
years, "our revolution may not con-
tinue to be bloodless," she wrote.
The book of 263 pages discussed
diets and household budgets, occu-
pationS for women and economic
conditions, vacations and peace,
marriage and children and grand
mothers, church workers and the
servant problem, and the fact that
she herself spends more, propor-
tionately, on underwear than on
her outer garments because she has
a weakness for handmade under
things.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02

offered by private contractors so
that these jobs could be let to COM
petitive bidding. This however, can
not be taken as a principle now. as
it was hinted that politics had
played a great part in the compila-
Jion of these figures.
What constitutes the greatest
worry now, Swing said, are the
currency changes which are being
made or may be made within the
next six months due to the Presi-
dents program to raise prices Of
commodities.
These changes may have a great
effect on bidding by contractors,
he said. They may add an extra
"X' for possible currency infla-
tion and this might be used by the
district as an argument to have
the proposition considered on diff
ferent basis.
He thought it might be wise for
the district board to possibly put
in their own bid, Then, should the
contraa.orS put in too much OF
this "x,' the district could ask
the reclamation service to have the
work done under some other sys-
tenn.
When speaking Of the "secticn "
idea OF construction, Swing stated
he thought we were driven into it
by force Of circumstances. He was
asked in Washington how soon
work could be started should the
canal be approved. He answered
that plans are at present in Wash
ington and advertisement for bids
could be made tomorrow If neces-
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
VIOLENCE IN
CUBA RENEWED
Shootings And Bombings Seen
As indication Grau San Martin
Losing His Grip.
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS
United Press Staff CorreSponden

CAhCCu AACsS OSaii So2kCSpOHuCus
/ HAVANA, Nov. "A discouraging
populace fearfully awaited politi-
cal upheaval today while bomb ex-
plosions and pistol shots became a
normal part Of the capitals street
noises and semi-anarchy prevailed
in the provinces.
| when are your marines coming?'
Cubans asked Americans living here
President Ramon Grau San Mar
! tins government seemed in process
of disintegration. Fulgencio Batista
army ergeant-stenographer who be-
came chief of staff in the student
| soldier revolt that raised Grau to
power, was for the moment the man
! of power.
Joining in a din of conflicting
pronunciamentos by supports of
the government and its opponents,
he announced blandly:
1.-THE army is the nation and the
nation is the army"
But Batista apparently realized
that in the END political leaders
would prevail. He was in constant
touch with the countrys most pop
ular man-Col. Carlos Mendieta,
leader of the Nationalist party.
From Batista and Mendieta, it
seemed, the word for any action
would go to those awaiting a sig
nal.
Bombings and volleys of pistol and
rifle shots, apparently without mo-
tive except to add to din and chaos,
began with darkness last night and
continued through today's early
hours in the capitals central dis
tricts.
Officer Killed
Jesus Garcia, policeman who was
to be married Saturday, was killed
and four fellow policemen were in
jured when bomb, found in the
street and placed in bucket Of wa
ter at police headquarters, exploded.
A bomb damaged shoe store of
which an American is joint owner.
One passerby was injured. A bomb
exploded in street car, but injured
no one. As the evening waned, the
explosions became more frequent.
Automobile loads of men sped
through the streets, firing at ram
dom, with policemen and soldiers at
times the targets.
President Grau clung tenaciously
to office and seemed at a loss as to
his course, with students and SOL
diers, his joint supporters, showing
signs of disagreeing.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
TWO DEAD IN
PLANE CRASH
At CATALINA
Son-In-Law OF Admiral Moffat
Killed When Big Amphibian
Ship Overturns.

AVALON, Catalina Island, Calf,
Nov. 2. U.R)-Two men, one of them
E. MacFarlane Moore, son-in-iaw of
the late Rear Admiral William A.
Moffatt, who perished in the Akron
crash, were killed today when the
10-passenger amphibion that plies
between Catalina Island and the
mainland crashed in Avalon Bay.
George Baker, co-pilot, was the
other victim. Moore was general
manager of the transportation COM
pany.
Walter Seller, pilot, was injured,
physicians believed slightly.
The crash occurred either just
before or just after the plane left
the water of the harbor, bound for
it's regular trip across Catalina
channel for Wilmington
In some manner, the craft escaped
control and overturned in the chop
py water. Moore and Baker were
knocked unconscious by the impact,
and it was not immediately deter
mined whether they had died of in
juries or been drowned.
A shore patrol boat of the U. S.
coast guard set out from the Ava
lon pier Immediately after the crash,
and seamen retrieved Seller and the
bodies of Moore and Baker from the
floating wreckage.
Seller was taken to catalina hos
pital for treatment.
The big plane had set out for the
mainland for the days first load OF
passengers.
1t was not established Immediate
ly whether Baker or Seller was at
the controls.
Moore, who lived on the island, is
survived by his widow and three
children.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
SWING S REPORT
GIVEN DIRECTORS

In very informal talk before
the irrigation district board of di-
rectors this afternoon, Phil D.
Swing gave a report of his activi-
ties in Washington, D. c., where he
was instrumental in securing ap-
preparation for the All-American
canal.
At the outset the board showed
that it was chiefly interested in
the matter of the canal contract
and it was on this subject that
Swing spoke at length. When ask
ed whether or not it would be pos
sible for the district to do this
work under force contract with the
reclamation service, Swing answered
that he understood from DR. Ell
wood Mead that all major reclaim
alton projects are let to contractors
on competitive bids, This is the
present set-up. A suggestion will
be made to the secretary of the in
terror that papers for advertising
the bids be issued; the Specifica-
tions would then be given to the
government printer for printing.
This constitutes the regular course
of action.
The reclamation service, Swing
said, at first did all its work by force
account and therefore there would
be no lack of precedent should the
district now ask that the same be
done in this case The service will
supervise the work, he added, no
matter who might do the actual
building.
He related how summary had
been made some time ago to show
that reclamation figures on certain
jobs were much higher than those
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
Report Dead Mar,
Found At INLAND

A report received at the sheriff's
office shortly before noon was to
the effect that a dead man had
been found in inland earlier in the
day. Deputies we're sent from the Of
flee to investigate and Coroner Bert
Underwood left for the north end
Immediately after receiving the re-
port.
This report was indefinite and
contained no details as to the de-
ceased's name or the manner In
which he had met his death. II
may be that full details will not be
available until late this afternoon
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
SLAYER Baked
BY ELEVATOR

CHICAGO. Nov. 2. W.p)-.Ten min
utes after he had made desperate
dash for freedom, John Scheck,
twice convicted murderer, was re-
captured today because he didn't
know how to run an elevator.
Scheck already was under a death
sentence for killing a policeman dur
ing an escape from another court
room.
Scheck broke out of the bullpen in
Judge Philip A. Sullivans court. He
fled to an elevator, entered and
closed the door behind him.
Ten minutes later he opened the
door and walked out meekly, hands
above his head.
II didn't know how to run the
thing" said the criminal as he sur
rendered.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
Cooler Weather
Aids Agriculture

Agriculture is being benefited by
the change in the weather, accord
ing to B. A. Harrigan, agricultural
commissioner,
The cooler weather will aid the
grapefruit in coloring, is better
growing weather for lettuce, peas
and other vegetables, and while it
may slow up the asparagus ship
ments, that in itself will be bene-
ficial, since it will in all probability
aid market conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
COLD PRICE
UP 10 CENTS

WASHINGTON Nov. 2. U.H -
The government today raised its
price on newly mined American
gold to 1926 an ounce from the
$32.26 level of yesterday. The price
was an overnight advance of 10
cents an ounce.
Today's Washington price was 81
cents above the world price set at
London today.
The London price today was 1873
shillings pence, up l shilling 6
pence from yesterday. Based on
the early high exchange rate for
the pound at London ($4.821a) this
was equivalent to $32.15 an ounce.
The dollar ON this basis was
worth 63.88 cents as against 64.07
cents yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
BY II. o. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Correspond


WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. - The
identity of President Roosevelt's
interpreting economist, who has
come to be something of a legend
airy character at the White House,
was revealed today. simultaneously
it was disclosed that in his present
gold policy the President is not
needing tr< advice of this particu-
lar expert.
"The interpreting economist" is
w. w. Riefler, tall and stocky with
thinning reddish hair. He has spe-
cialized in money and banking since
his graduation from Amherst in
1920. Since that year and until his
transfer during the summer to the
chairmanship Of the central statis-
tical board, he has been with the
division of research and statistics
Of the federal reserve board.
Riefler belongs to the sound
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
TO QUIZ SINCLAIR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. (U,H =
Harry F.. Sinclair, oil magnate, will
be brought before the senate stock
market investigating committee to
explain bis part in a $12,000,000 1928
stock pool, the committee announ-
ced today after hearing testimony
that Albert H. Wiggin, participant
in the pool, had dumped Brooklyn
Manhattan Transit corporation on
the public in 1882 when it appear
ed the corporation would pass its
regular stock dividend.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
GOVERNORS
NEE 7 vi TIL
ROOSEVELT
Executives OF Five States In
Farm Strike Area Confer On
Relief Measures.
NEED OF SPEED ADVOCATED
Legislation Passed By Last Ses-
sion OF Congress Termed In
adequate.
By JOHN A. REICHMANN
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. - Gov
ernors of five farm states came to
Washington today to lay before
President Roosevelt demands for
further farm relief formulated at
a conference at Des Moines, Iowa,
which was held as result Of the
national farm strike.
The governors are Alfred G.
Schemedeman of Wisconsin, Floyd
B. Olson of Minnesota. Clyde L.
Herring of Iowa, Tom Berry OF
South Dakota, and William LANCER
of North Dakota.
Herring and LANCER received i'm
mediate assurance of assistance
from the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration and applied for a
conference with the President at
which they planned to lay before
him requests for currency initiation
an NRA code for farmers, pegged
prices for farm products and quick
motgage relief.
The President was prepared for
the conference by statistics from
his interpreting economist in which
it was figured that the purchasing
power of farmers had been increas-
ed about 20 percent between March
and October.
The figures of the economist
showed that farm prices had ad-
vanced in this period an average of
IL points in the commodity index
while industrial prices were ad
vancing an average Of only 8
points.
Governor Herring explained on
arriving here that the governors
purpose was to speed up relief for
the debt ridden farmer, some
thing which he said he felt had
not been done.
Herring said the farm mortgage
relief passed at the last session of
congress had proved inadequate. -
The federal land banks, he added,
were proving of little use to the
farmer.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2. W.p)-Except
for sporadic bombings and scattered
picketing midwestern farmers ceased
strike operations while governors OF
four states today placed farm relief
demands before President Roose-
velt
Leaders of major cooperative farm
organizations called halt of strike
operations begun Oct. 81, pending
outcome of the conference between
the governors and the President in
Washington.
Despite the "armistice" two cheese
factories in Wisconsin were bombed
and the Minnesota Farmers Holi-
day association voted to start
peaceful picketing" Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
VOLUNTEER TO BE TESTED

SEATTLE. U.P) A new rotary
electrGstatic volmeter designed and
built by Earl Schuchald, honor cleo
tric student at the University of
Washington, capable Of measuring
currents to 100000 volts, soon will
get its first tryout. Several months
Of original research were required
in the construction.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
DEATH CLAIMS EDITOR

SAN GABRIEL, Calf, Nov. @
William G. Gilstrap, owner and
editor of the San Gabriel Sun, a
weekly, died at his home here at
the age of CT. He came here in 1913
from Eugene, Ore.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-02
MNlLL-
r.sA ROGERS
w .S0yS:

BEVERLY HILLS, Nov. 2.
(SpeciaD--Up in Dingville, Ia.
named for the great cartoon
ist Ding ami sometimes called
Des Moines. the farmers and
the governors are in convention.
1t don t take a convention to
tell that the farmers are in a
bad plight. The speeches were
all made by farm leaders. Now
what is a farm leader?
1 was raised on a farm. We
had farm hands, farm hired
girls, farm horses, farm mort
cages mot many, but I never
saw a farm that raised farm
leaders.
This leader thing is type of
growth that has sprung up
since everybody started joining
organizations. not only in farm
ing but in everything.
In the old days if you was
smart enough to be in a busi-
ness, you was smart enough to
tend to your own business with
out listening to a leader make a
speech.
Yours for less readers and
less followers of leaders.
Yours,
nix Ro7A<
.0,sss ksfassh, ayadssAta. iA>
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-25
CHAMBER MEETS .T)M0RRoWN0oN
Little Business oh Hand Roundtable Discus
 sions Are Planned

The Chamber of Commerce will hold it's usual weekly meeting a. noon tomorrow at Bailey's Cafe With only a small amount of routine business to be considered.
 It is expected a general round table discussion of timely matters will be developed, including the suggestion recently received by the Chamber from Delegate Dimonc that the Administration is about tc consider special MIRA code systems for Alaska and Hawaii. 'e | AA
 The Delegate intimated that the extension of the code system tc Alaska would be undertaken in the near future, with special codes ap- phcable Q local conditions ano Industries replacing the genera Presidential agreement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-25
WATCH TWO
 C0RNHUSKERS

LINCOLN vsn Oct 25.--Nabras- kans are watching couple of young Cornhuskers to see if they can duplicate the honors won by older brothers. Elmer Hubka, jun for guard, is a brother of Ernest Hubka, plunging Husker fullback And Ladd Hubka, a guard of a few years ago, Bernard Scherer, sopho- more end candidate, is a brother of Leo Scherer, who cavorted at end for Coach Fred Dawson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-25
DOUGLAS NEWSa
B. P. E. WORK IN DOUGLAS
 DISCONTINUED FOR PRESENT
2 &

With but two or three more days necessary to complete the road work started here by the Bureau of Public Roads about the middle of August, the freezing spell has forced a temoraary halt and thaw- ing weather will have to come be- fore the project can be finished. In the meantime the crew has been transferred to the Juneau side for work on the Glacier High way. If the ground softens soon the crew will return here and com plete the job, otherwise it will have to be held over until next year.
 Marcus Jensen who was in charge of the work here was transferred to Sitka on Monday for similar work
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-25
J. B. LOTUS LEAVES FOR
 WESTWARD ON STEAMER

J. B. Loftus Territorial veterin- arian, left his Juneau headquarters this morning on the steamer North western for Seward on business in connection with his position.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-25
Claims Absolute Zero
 Marks Almost Reached


 KHARKOV, U. s, s. R., Oct. 25. The absolute zero" in low tenn peratures has been almost achieved by the Laboratory of Low Tenn peratures of the Ukrainian Phys ico- Technical Institute here. The known limit is about ETA degrees minus Centigrade, and the Soviet laboratory reports attaining 27l degrees minus. This previously has been exceeded by the low tempera- lures laboratory at Leyden Holland, where 27292 degrees was achieved. At 265 degrees, the KharKov sa- wants report, hydrogen and helium gases liquefy and then become sol i'd, and the resistance of metals to electric current dirninishes almost to zero.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-25

The baromeric throughout Alaska Interior It is lowest south of the Alaska Peninsula with light Boring Sea and pressure nodeatey high over
 eme Northern Northwestern
 Northern and Middle Alaska Temperatures in the cen haI Interior and in the Gulf of Alaska. ..
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-25
Control of Liquor
 As Countries Do It
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(Continued from Page, One,)
 of three years when Charlottetown the capitol, voted against the act under the local option clause. tha rest Of the province meanwhile re- maining dry.
 Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta British. Columbia, Nova Scotia and Nsw Brunswick have systems simi- lar to the two larger provinces. All provinces reap substantial profits from the sale of liquor
 Beer is coming to the fore today as a question in Ontario. Legali- zation of beer in the United States has brought drop in tourist traf- fic across the line and focused attention on efforts to relax liquor laws to allow beer by the glass.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-25
HoUsEKEEPING TIPS


 A pair of tweezers comes in handy when the children's shoe faces are refractory
 When poaching eggs put one tea spoon of vinegar in the boiling water and the eggs will hold to- gether much better.
 In mixing cake batter add the flour first and then the milk and this will make a smooth batter.
 Honey put in grapefruit in place of sugar gives a flavor as well as the necessary sweetening. Prepare your grapefruit with the honey and then place in the ice box several hours before eating.
 Line cake and bread pans with waxed papers and this will aid in preventing the products from stick ing.
 Keep plenty of waxed paper on hand to use for wrapping the foods for the children,s lunches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-25

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