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Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. -Presi-
dent Roosevelt today carried his
precedent breaking new deal into
the Christmas holidays.
The White House announced To-
day that a reception for the po-
licemen attached to the manson,
their families and children, for the
drivers of the White House cars,
and the servants and their fami-
lies would be held Sunday after
noon by President and Mrs. Roose-
velt.
Mr. Roosevelt himself on this oc-
casion will distribute presents 70
the children under Is years olo
Veteran White House attaches re-
called that this is the first time
in tteir memory that such a Christ
mas party mas been given Tor them
The President starts his celepra-
ton of the season this afternoon
when he receives the clerical force
of the executive offices to present
each a book autographed by him.
self and to wish them merry
Christmas.
AS Christmas day approached
the White House was swamped un-
der an avalanche of mail and bum
dies estimated to be reaching 9
total of 25,OO0 in each "a hours. Oh
.his number, ABOUT 1000 compriseo
the official mail. The rest was
from admirers in all parts OF thf
world.
| Already three large laundry nam
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
OFFICERS KILL
THREE GUNMEN
Gangsters' Stronghold Enter
ed And Taken By Squad Of
Chicago Police.

Chicago, Dec. %. UP-The search
for John Dillinger, notorious IN
diana outlaw, was intensified to-day
as a result of the Staying OF three
gunner tentatively identified by
police as members of his gang OF
killers and robbers.
The slain men were ldentl1led
through their fingerprints as Louis
Katzwitz, 80; Sam Ginsburg, 49,
and Charles Tattlebaum, 80. katz-
WITT and Ginsburg were fugitlves
on bank robbery charges. Tattle-
baum was paroled convict. .
The gunner were cornered py ~
policemen in an apartment which
police had been informed was Dill
| linger's hideout. Police had nc
other information, Capt. John Siege
said. to connect them with the Dill
linger gang.
Picked squads of policemen
| mounted machine guns to cover ev-
cry exit of the apartment. Stege
then led a small group to the front
door and rang the bell. The door
opened a few inches. Sergt. Frank
Reynolds shouted command tc
surrender.
His command was answered by
fusillade of shots. Reynolds
dashed to the door and forced II
open.
! One gunman was in the room
Two shots from Reynolds CUR
struck him in the head. The Other
two men were barricaded in anoth'
err room. One stood his ground, fir
ing revolvers held in each hand
The third retreated to the kitchen
where he was cornered and slain.
None of the policemen was in
jured.
Two women who arrived at the
apartment shortly after the rale
were held for questioning.
Dillinger and woman companion
shot their way from police tral
several weeks ago. One OF the
gang later killed Sergt. William T
Stanley of the Chicago police force
Wednesday an Indiana state police
the splendid acting of the cast, thE
ture of another, Eddie Shouse, al
Paris, Ill.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
COURT REFORM
MOVE STARTS

SACRAMENTO, Dec. %. U.P)-
Prompted by a resolution of the
San Francisco Junior Chamber of
Commerce, Governor Rolph today
moved toward the appointment OF
an advisory committee to outline
program of reform for California
courts.
The plan was seen as a direct
outgrowth of the San Jose lynch
ings when mob action was SUBJ
stituted for court justice.
The governor plans appoint
ment Of a committee from all walks
of life to recommend legislative
program doing away with. many
legal technicalities and assuring
more prompt court action in GRIM
inal cases.
Assemblywoman Eleanor Miller,
Pasadena, chairman of the lower
house crime problems committee,
has been asked by the governor to
recommend appointees to the COM
mittee.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
ROOSEVELT UPSETS PRECEDENT
FIR WHITE HOUSE CHRIS TMAS

pers have been filled with presents
for the President. These contain
ers will be taken to lis bedroom on
Christmas morning. He has an
nounced the intention of opening
every one of them personally.
1t was estimated that the receipt
of Christmas mail and presents at
the White House this year was 10
times as great as that received IN
any previous administration. I'm
like former years, however, most
of the gifts were modest.
1t was announced today that the
prevailing custom in tie Roose-
velt family of everyone hanging
their stocking in the Presidents
room on Christmas eve would pr6e
vail and that the family would as
semble the next morning to see
what Santa Claus left for them
The schedule on Christmas after
the opening of the packages con-
tanning the gifts calls for attend
ance at Church, after which there
will be family Christmas dinner
Besides the President and Mrs
Roosevelt, three children, Mrs. Cur
tis Dali, Franklin. Jr., and John
and the two Dali youngsters, Buz-
zie and Sistie, will be at the din
ner.
On Christmas eve, the President
following long standing custom
will assemble his family about him
and read to them "A Christmas
Carol" by C'r,rl's Dickens, the
Presidents favorite Christmas story
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
MISS PTCKFORD
BACK ON STAGE

NEW YORK. Dec. %. U.P)-Mary
Pickford, "America IS sweetheart -
was back on a Broadway stage to-
day, just around the corner from
the theatre where she made her
adult debut 20 years ago.
Mary, her head still haloed in
golden curls although they are not
long any more, entered upon her
new debut excitedly but with q
slight feeling of trepidation
81 have been away so long" she
said, 81 am not used to myself in
person.
Miss Pickford appeared ut one Of
Broadway's cathedrals of the mo-
ton picture but she played legi-
innate flesh and blood part. Her
performance consisted of a one-act
rendition of 1.-THE Church Mouse
She will appear in it five times q
day, barking back to the vaudeville
days of her early career.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
S|EvER CASE
IN DEADLOCK

PASADENA, Dec. %. W.P)-Dr.
Leonard Siever, slain Pasadena
dentist, left an estate valued at
S12422, according to petition for
letters of administration filed by
Coroner Frank A. Nance, acting
public administrator, today.
The dentists estate will go to his
mother, Mrs. Dora Slew, of Norway,
Conn. 1t consisted of stocks, life
insurance and office equipment.
Detectives have made no progress
toward solving the mysterious shoot
ing of the 44-year- Lothario,
they admitted today. Although
scores of women friends had been
questioned, nothing tangible had
been uncovered which would direct
suspicion against any person.
Mrs. Mary de Wilde Currie, a
stenographer formerly employed by
DR.. Siever, told authorities Incl
dents of the dentists amours when
she sought police aid to recover $50
she said he owed her. She related
that DR.. Siever frequently entered
his office with rouge and powder
on his face and clothing.
Detectives said they had had no
plans TO recall Miss Mary Rock
we'll, formerly of Cincinnati, who
was questioned the day after the
dentist was found slain. Miss
Rockwell, last patient treated by
DR.. Siever, told officers she had
kissed him "in fun as they part
ed, and liked him because he "be-
lieved in the beautiful things in
life -
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
WOMEN HEAD
SPY SERVICE

PARIS, Dec. %. U.P)-Two steel
nerved women spies dominated the
international espionage gang I'M
der investigation here, police be-
lieved today.
One of the suspected leaders,
Nine. Lydia Stahl, alias Techkaloff,
is under arrest Eere.
The other they believe to be the
elusive Marie Louise" named as
the agent with whom Lieut.. Nor
man Baillie-Stewart, high born
officer in the crack British Sea-
forth Highlanders, became involved.
Baillie- Stewart is serving five
years as the result of his convic-
ton of violating tie official secrets
act by revealing to "Marie-Louise"
the details of army tanks and 9TH
er equipment which he was assigned
to study
Agents of the counter espionage
service here named Mary Louise"
as Louise Schulz, Latvian brunette
recently arrested in Finland while
carrying a forged Canadian pass
port.
1t was revealed in London that
Scotland Yard was investigating
evidence that Robert Gordon Switz,
American under arrest here, was
active in London last summer.
Paris police inclined to the be-
lief today that Nine. Stahl was
supreme leader of the gang so far
as its leadership has been disclosed
They expressed the theory that
Marie Louise" was her chief lieu
tenant and operated in the Baltic
countries.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
WOODIN SHOWS
IMPROVEMENT

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. %. (U.P)-
With William H. Woodin, secretary
of the treasury, reported in a
"much improved" condition, mem
bers of his family here today were
preparing to remove him to the
home of his son, William H. Wood
in. Jr., for Christmas.
DR.. Paul Holbrook, personal ply
sician, said today that Secretary
Woodin is continuing to improve
from the throat ailment which
caused his removal to the desert
sanitorium nearly week ago, and
he will allow the cabinet officer to
return home for Christmas if his
condition warrants tomorrow
Secretary Woodin came here sew
eral weeks ago to recover from the
throat trouble after being granted
a temporary leave of absence feom
his duties in Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
ZAG R1~e
o,ss, hskaSsa, sysA'ss.s. isA
DRINK MIXING
REGULATIONS
Up To STATE

SACRAMENTO, Dec. %. U.P) -
Local officials will be cautioned
against attempting to set up rules
and regulations for the dispensing
Ct liquor in legitimate public din
ing places. the board of equaliza-
ton announced today.
1.-The board believes it mas the
sole power TO make rules and regu-
lations for licensed liquor places
FREQ E. Stewart, board member
said in answer to questions as to
What local rules could be made. "We
fear that if all local officials Of
tempted to make rules to fit theil
individual requirements, we woulo
have nothing but chaos"
The board, he stressed, was nc'
concerned with who mixed drink:
or where they we're mixed after
liquor was purchased from off-salf
stores.
In other words, an individual may
purchase a bottle of liquor and takl
it into a dining room, or he ma.
lave his agent, who may be tht
waiter, purchase IL 1or MN. lneii
the dining place may mix drink
and serve them to him.
For the purposes of mix!n!
drinks, legitimate dining place
may insatll service bars, for service
to tables with meals. Under M
circumstances, Stewart said, will
the board countenance drinking a
the bars.
"All we ask" he said, sis tina
legitimate dining places retain al
off-sale store where individual pur
chases may be made. These stores
of course must be in full view ant
open to the public. After the Il
ouor is purchased by the individua
it is no concern of ours where o
by whom it is mixed"
There were reports that some 10
cal officers were prohibiting tn
mixing of drinks in hotel kitchens.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
AWiLL
- WyR9sER> Be-;

BEVERLY HILLS, Dec. 81.
(SpeciaD-California had new
ruling this morning on the sale
of liquor in hotels. The latest
one is you buy it in the lobby
of the hotel at the news stand.
Then take it in the dining room
and drink it. "Give me
quart of gin, the Morning Times,
a pint of French vermouth and
American Mercury, some ang-
astora bitters, Physical Culture
magazine and box of aspir-
in. -
See where they captured an
American spy in France. He
must have been working on his
own. For we already know all
we want to know about 'em.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
Stars Extinguish
Blaze In Studio

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. %. U.H -
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Zasu
Pitts, screen players, qualified as
volunteer firemen when blaze
threatened the RKO studios.
The fire broke cut in the office
of Carl Drayer, chief sound tech
nician. Although dressed in evening
attire, Fairbanks and Miss Pitts
rushed to Drayer's aid and before
the studio fire department arrived,
the trio was joined by Ralph Bell
amy, Allen Vincent, Edgar Ken
nedy, and j. Walter Ruben, the
director, also in evening dress.
The fire caused slight damage
before it was extinquished.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
EMPLOYEES GET HOLIDAY

WASHINGTON, Dec. % (U.P)-
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt today excused all naval
and marine corps employees from
duty Saturday and Monday in con-
formance with the Presidents gen.
eral holiday program for federal
employees.
The same orders applies for
Saturday, Dec. 30, and New Years
day. 1t applies to include navy
yard employees.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
SILVER MOVE
WILL ASSIST
PRICE LII TING
Limited Coinage Authorized By
Roosevelt As Part Of Recov-
cry Plan.
STATUTORY PRICE SET
Action Expected To Stimulate
Mining And Affiliated Indus
tries.
BY RICHARD L. GRIDLEY
United Press Financial Writer


WASHINGTON, Dec. ga new
price lifting plan supplementing its
gold operations was adopted by the
government today when it offered
to buy newly-mined domestic silver
for limited coinage.
The new plan was announced by
President Roosevelt, who availed
himself of part of his wide pow
ers under the Thomas currency in
flation amendment to the Agricul-
tural Recovery Act. In an Official
proclamation the President said he
found it necessary to enhance ana
stabilize the price of silver to aid
recovery and protect tie United
States foreign trade.
His plan conditionally opens the
mints for the coinage of standard
silver dollars for four years. The
dollars will be coined from at least
24.421.41C ounces of silver taken
yearly from mines in the United
States and it's possessions. Only
silver mined after yesterday Will
be coined. Last years domestic
SILVER pIOuuCClOil Wdo app ioHAAAAeN'N
ly 25,000,000 ounces.
Miners who take to the mint an
ounce of newly-mined silver worth
az cents ON yesterdays commodity
market, will be paid 64ls cents fol
it,
The price of 6412 cents an ounce
is one-half the statutory price O,
$1.29 an ounce. 1t was established
by the Presidents requirement that
miners must consent to give the
government half of tEeir silve:
when offering it for coinage.
This surrender was provided 1ol
by directing the mint to deduct
SO per cent of the silver as "selg-
niorage" which is theoretically ths
difference between the cost OF
mass of bullion and the value as
money of the pieces coined from
II The talf surrendered to the
government will be put into the
treasury.
Will Boom Mining
The Presidents action did not
tie the value Of silver deflnitely te
gold.
Neither did it close the door "
a larger use of silver either a.
coinage or as bullion for currency
if Mr. Roosevelt finds larger us1
is desirable. =,
The effect of the plan Will be u
pump approximately $15,50O,Ooo o
rev silver coins into circulation
yearly to aid the administration II
reaching it's objective OF lntlns
commodity prices to their 1870 IA
tio to buying power.
In addition to its currency eX
mansion effect, the plan is expect
ed to be a boon to western mlnllit
and stimulate the United states
trade with foreign countries usml
and producing silver, prlncipali;.
CEina, India, Mexico and Sour
America. ,,
The enhanced price of silver VII
make profitable the extraction O
silver from low-grade complex ores
leading to a mining revival expected
to give employment not only u
thousands of miners, but to thou
sands in the tagging mining ma
chinery industry and in other iire
where the miners earnings Will d.
spent.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
Bar,nister Denies
Plans To Marry

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. % (U.P
Harry Bannister, former husband
of Ann Harding, film actress, de-
MED today that he and Miss Hard
ing planned to be reunited in mar
riage, as had been rumored.
Bannister was enroute to Holly
wood to spend the Christmas holi-
days with Miss Harding and their
five year old daughter.
He also denied a rumor he would
wed Mary McCormic, opera singer
and former wife of Prince Serge
Mdivan'S.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-22
cold PRICE UNCHANGED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. (U,h)-
The government left its domestlc
gold buying price unchanged today
at $34.O6 per ounce for the fifth
successive day as it launched It's
new silver coinage program.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
We're closing Our W arch

This chance Your capitalize
fered PEERLESS WAREHOUSE SALES! Your
easts which have been the talk of the years. Yes
HOUSE SALES have been initiated WAREHOUSE
whole part yet, PEERLESS WAREHOUSE SALES gain
each succeeding And little wonder of it, they have been
candise which always found represented always o
low priced IN
Evening star., 1933-02-19
DRIVE TO REDUCE
DEMOCRAT DEFICIT
Campaign Will Be Started
Tomorrow at National
Headquarters.

A drive here to help pay off the
S750,000 deficit in the treasury Of the
Democratic party will be started to-
morrow, with headquarters in the Dem
ocratic National Committee offices in
the National Press Club.
The campaign, authorized by James
A. Farley, chairman of the National
Committee, will be conducted under the
direction of Ernest G. Walker, national
finance director. He will be aided in
the work by group of Washington
Democrats, including the District Demo-
cratic Advisory Committee and the fol-
lowing local committee:
Robert N. Anderson, r. Lee Barnes,
John P. Bramhall Merritt o. Chance,
John B. Colpoys, Miss Eleanor Connolly
Frederic A. Delano. Rear Admiral Cary
T. GraySon, Franklin H. Ellis, Jonathan
c. Gibson, Robert NJ Harper, Mrs.
Charles s. Hamlin, Miss Mae Helm,
Mrs. Samuel Herrick. Carter B. Keene,
John E. Laskey, w. P Meredith, Oliver
P. Newman, Reginald F. Nicholson, Ar
thur O'Brien, Daniel c. Roper, Victor
Russell, Mrs. Edward Shouse, F. W.
Steckman, Huston Thompson, South
Trimble, jr.; Charles Warren. Robert
w. Woolley. Mrs. j. Borden Hartman
and John F. Costello.
1T Is the purpose" said Mr.. Walker,
ITO afford everybody interested an op-
portunity to contribute to the clearing
away of the party deficit, however small
their contribution may be. AS it will
obviously be impossible for me or mem
bers assisting me to reach all Demo-
Gratis here Mr.. Farley approved the
suggestion that contributions could well
be received at the national headouar-
ters. Due acknowledgment of all pay
ments will be made from New York"
Evening star., 1933-02-19
Father Wins Baby
Worth Million in
Long Court Battle
Mrs. Franklin |. Saemann.
jr., Held Physically and
Mentally Incapable.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 1s-The mil
lion dollar baby, 4-year-old Myrtle
Fahrney Saemann, goes to her father.
The lcng court battle for legal Gus
tody of the heiress to the patent medi-
cine millions of her maternal great
grandfather ended yesterday when Cir
cult Judge Daniel p. Trude ordered
that the child be turned over by the
mother to the father, Franklin I. Sac
mann, jr.
Under the terms Of Judge Trude's de-
clsion, the child is to remain at the
home OF her maternal grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery H. Fahrney of Oak
Park, or at their Summer home in OSh
kosh. Wis, until May Is. After that
date and until the mother shall have
recovered from her Illness" Judge
Trude ruled, the child is to live with
her father and his sister, Charlotte
Seaman, school teacher now en-
ployed at Louisville, KY, in an apart
ment at Oak Park or River Forest, Ill.
Testimony at the trial was given that
the mother, Mrs. Myrtle Fahrney Sac
mann. was physically and mentally in
capable of caring for the child" Mrs
Saemann is living in Chicago with
nurse under hsr physicians orders.
Both sides agreed to Judge Trude's
ruling.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
HOURS STRIKE FACES
ALL PARIS UTILITIES
Public Services to Protest Salary
Cuts Proposed by Senate
Committee.
Nv the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 18.,The Executive
Committee Of the municipal and de-
partmental functionaries tonight issued
a call for general strike to last one
hour Monday as a protest against
salary cuts proposed by the Senate
Finance Committee.
The call was sent to employees of pub
lie services throughout Paris, but to-
night 1t was not certain how many of
the local bodies would join the demon
Stration, which was scheduled to begin
at 10 am.
The Post Office, Telephone and Tele-
graph Unions voted unanimously to join
the strike. Workers in water, gas,
electricity and transportation utilities
were asked to join. as were teachers.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
HOLDS RAILROADS
[ MUST HELP SELVES
House |. c. c. Chairman
Fonts 10 Express Rate
Reduction.

Only a few hours after one of the
country's ms jor transportation agencies
had fled notice Of cut rates to meet
motor truck competition. Chairman
Raybu-n of the House Interstate Com
nnerce Committee asserted last night
the railroads must take the response
bility and be willing to try to do some
thing for themselves
File New Tariffs.
The reduction in rates was made by
the Railway Express Agency, which
filed new tariffs with the Interstate
Commerce Commission, to become ef-
fective March 20, unless the commits
sion receives protests and decides ID
suspend them. The rate changes coy
or \ large number of commodities BE-
tween important shipping points il
most of the Southern States. On inter
state shipping. the rates become etec-
tive February 20.
Representative Rayburn. commenting
on tie report of the National Trans,
portation Committee. which mcfuoeo
Alfred E. Smith and Bernard M. Baruch
suggested that in many instances re,
ORGANIZATIONS nuSG CUIllc uIlu AANSN
charces must. be reduced before the
railroads under any set-up will be maze
profitable"
Pavburn agreed in the committees
statement "the railroad system must be
preserved" adding regulation should
not and must not be abandoned Tor the
simple reason that general and COM
plete breakdown would follow abandon
ment"
Urges Reasonable Control.
"The power of Government should
never be employed to put competitor
out of business, but it is the duty OF
the Government to put the competitor
under a similar reasonable regulation
as the business with which 1t competes,"
Rayburn continued. Transportation
agencies that compete with railroads
should be regulated"
The railway express agency action,
taken without previous announcement,
lis in line with the action of the rail-
roads of most of the country. The
commission. in numerous instances, has
permitted railroads to reduce rates to
meet truck competition within a radius
OF as much as 500 miles of the point OF
origin or destination.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
LOUISIANA BANK CLOSES
Opened Last March I
Taken Over by State.

OPELOUSAS, La, February 18 IP).-
The board Of directors Of the Parish
Trust & Savings Bank Of Opelousas to-
day closed the institution here and a
small branch at Arnaudville, La, an
nouncing that the banks affairs were
being placed in the hands of the State
bank commissioner.
The institution was capitalized at
$4,000 and was opened last March l
as a reorganized successor to the Parish
Bank & Trust Co., which closed on
January %, 1882.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
ENTIRE TOWN PLEDGED
AS SURETY ON APPEAL
$144, 900 in Property Is Given as
Bond for Man Convicted in
Stock Conspiracy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 18-The Fed
eral Government will have a whole
town on its hands il Leslie A. Needham
should forfeit his bonds.
TiedtWlle, ILL.,; In toto-lts general
store and post Office, and a handful of
residences-was pledged today as surety
bond for Needhan1. He Is appealing
a conviction of using the mails to de-
fraud in the H. o. Stone & Co. real
estate stock conspiracy.
Needham, former counsel for the
company, was sentenced to 20 years in
prison and fined $4,000.
Frederick Tiedt owns the little Ham,
let here in Cook County, and scheduled
it at $4,000 in furnishing Neehams
bond He tossed in couple OF other
bits of real estate at $4,000.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
SOVIET RECOGNITION HIT
Legion Americanization Head
Urges Veterans Opposition.

DANVILLE, Va, February Is P1.-
H. 7. williams, chairman of the Amerf-
canizltion Commission of the American
Legion, today called on members of the
organization throughout the United
States to bring pressure to bear on Con-
gross in opposition to recognition Of
Soviet Russia. In his appeal Mr.. Will
Eams said the American Government Is
menaced by Communism.