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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
BRIEF STORY
TOLD BY Guy

LONG BEACH, Cal, Feb. IS. tU.P)
William James Curly Guy, on
trial charged with the murder of
Capt. Walter Wanderwell, sought
to return to the witness stand to-
day to explain why ne did not give
himself up but was prevented by
his attorney, Eugene T. McGann.
Meanwhile, the state began its
closing arguments in the case.
The young Welshman, who was
on the witness stand only long
enough to testify as to his where
abouts on the night of December
5, when the murder was commit
ted, called his attorney into con-
ference in the prisoners room this
morning.
He asked to be permitted to re-
sumo the stand to explain that he
did not give himself up when he
learned authorities sought him for
questioning because he did not wish
to become enmeshed in immigration
difficulties, McGann saiG.
Guy, a Walshman, is alleged to
be in this country illegally, al
though immigration authorities
have pursued a "hands Off policy
until Guys murder trial is over.
II thought surely the police
would find the man who actually
killed Wanderwell, so I laid low in
the hope 1 could slip out of the
country" McGann said Guy told
him.
McGann would not permit Guy
to resume the stand on the theory
that his testimony was not necess
sary to his defense. Guys only tes-
timony thus far was to the effect
he was at the home OF Eddie De-
Larm, Indian aviator, through the
night of December 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15

LANSING, Mich, Feb. Is. (UPj--
Governor William A. Comstock
went into Michigans eight day
bank moratorium with $50 in his
pocket and his salary garnisheed.
That the belligerent, jovial, calm,
soft-spoken but staccato-vo voiced
and altog gether contradictory
governor decreed the bank holi-
day only adds to the puzzle, nor
does the fact that he used to be
head of a bank that he inherited
smooth out the tangle of contra
dictionS.
Boys, it's up to our bankers"
the governor said at an early morn
ing conference in the executive Of
ficeS today. i've made them pro-
positions, but they all seem to be
tongue-tied. Maybe we can work
out something later in the day"
The governor was an impressive
looking figure as he sat in his big
swivel chair, occasionally cooking
his head To- one side and peering
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
MAY MODIFY
MORATORIUM
IN MICHIGAN
Governor Comstock Considering
Reduction OF Bank Holiday To
Less Than Eight Days.
CHANGES FORD STATEMENT
Chief Executive Gives Out Am
biguous Information On Cause
For His Action.
By RAY BLACK

United Press Staff Correspondent
DETROIT, Feb. Is. Michigan
began rebuilding its crumpled fin
ancial empire today
Less than 36 hours after Gov.
William A. Comstock acceded to
bankers pleas and decreed an
eight day bank holiday, $40,000000
aid was ready In Detroit and relief
measures were taking form all over
the peninsular state of 100000
people.
Yesterday, when all the states
$40 banks were ordered closed un-
der an emergency decree "for the
preservation of peace, health, and
safety" gloom settled over Mich
igan.
1t lifted today before the spirit
ed gust of aroused industriali5ts,
civic leaders and citizenry.
The name of Henry Ford,
through his Ford automobile COM
pany, flickered strangely through
the maze of events. Governor
Comstock, from his executive office
at Lansing, accused the Ford Mo-
for company of failing to cooperate
with the General Motors corpor-
alton and the Chrysler corporation
in sustaining the Union Guard
Trust company of Detroit. 1t was
imminent collapse of the Guardian
Trust that prompted the bank
moratorium in pre-dawn Tuesday.
Later the governor issued con-
Trajectory statement in which he
said that he had misunderstood
the facts" and that neither the
Chrysler corporation nor General
Motors was a depositor in the
Guardian Trust and that his inter
probation of the cause of the mora
torium was ill-founded
Cause for optimism was seen by
Michigan folk today in these devel-
opmentS:
| Detroit banks arranged to re-
lease $25, ,000,0 today to facilitate
business.
| From New York and Chicago
came SIS 100000 more cash.
Governor Holds Parleys
| Governor Comstock, after prom
! AOAAtS w NO AiiS QOilhOot W ollOtO
the holiday. entered parleys seek
ing reopening of banks so they
could pay 10 per cent of deposits.
The "Big Three" of the auto
| mobile manufacturing industry
General Motors, Chrysler and
| Ford-announced they would meet
payrolls in cash or would see that
employees got their checks cashed.
Milk and coal dealers promised
| that children should have milk
and that no family should go cold
for lack of fuel in Detroit.
Some notes of lighter and some
of graver tone were struck.
Judge Theodore j. Richter sus-
pended all alimony payments
during the moratorium Circuit
Judge Harry Dingeman suspended
| all fines in hisd vision of criminal
court.
The state insurance commission
er urged all insurance companies
in the state to accept checks as
payments on insurance policies.
| A conference at Lansing late
last night between Governor Com
stock and numerous bankers, part
ly telephone, failed to result in a
definite decision as to modifica-
! ton Of the governors decree.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
THRIFT COMPANY FAILS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. is. U.P-
Frozen assets, consisting largely OF
realty holdings and stocks and
bonds, caused the failure OF the
National Thrift company of Amer
lea. national-wide investment con-
Germ. according to bankruptcy
schedule on file in federal court
today. Assets Of $2,210,l09 were list
ed as against $2,O92, 400 in liabili-
ties. including an overdue income
tax payment OF $19,008. The bank
ruptcy petition was filed by four
creditors esveral weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
LONG ACCUSED
OF BRIBERY BY
YOUNG BROTHER

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. Is. WH-
Senator Huey P. Long "is running
wild and something ought to be
DONE" his younger brother told a
senate b-committee investigating
charges of fraud and corruption in
the nomination of Senator-elect
John H. Overton.
81 have stood by and refrained
from blackening my brother until
now," Earl K. Long told the invest
igator, but "Huey is running wild
and something ought to be done.
He is not an average human"
Earl Long accused his brother
of bribe taking, graft and vote fix
ing during four hour session on
the witness stand, during which he
clashed frequently with the King
fish. AT one point Huey Long
shouted ''liar" at his brother and
another time announced he in
tended to prosecute him for per-
jury
The younger brother charged
that Senator Long, as governor in
1927, had accepted $4,000 from
Harry Abel, of the Electric Bond
& Share company, to influence
state Legislation.
That's lie," roared the King
fish.
"Why, you know it's not. I saw
the money, in crisp bills. You
told me Abel put it in your bath
robe. You were afraid it might be
marked money" Earl replied.
Senator Long referred to his
brother as MFR. Witness. Chair
man r. B. Howell had difficulty
halting their frequent arguments.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
E1tradition OF
Manzano Asked

SACRAMENTO, Feb. Is. U.P)-
Governor Rolph today issued re-
QUESTION for extradition of Gabino
Manzano, under arrest at Hilo, T..
H, and wanted in Ell Centre on a
charge of numbering Bran Singh,
Hindu farmer.
Manzano, the complaint stated,
was involved with Prodencio Ron
dares in the Staying of Bran, which
occurred November 10, 1882.
The two accused murderers are
Filipinos.
The sheriff'S office was today
awaiting arrival of the extradition
papers mentioned in the above
United Press dispatch. Inasmuch
as the last boat for Hawaii this
month leaves on February IT, the
papers will have to be received to-
morrow in order to make connec-
tions, Undersheriff Clarke said
The next boat for the islands does
not leave until March 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
SEEKS TRAILER's RETURN

E. R. Clayton, operating under
the name of the, New Conner Trail
ing Co., filed complaint for
replevin OF personal property
against the Pioneer Transfer Co.,
of Calexico, or e. e. Kiefer, En-
rique M. Terrazas and others whose
names are yet unknown to the
plaintiff. The complaint, filed this
morning in the county clerks of
flee, asks return of a trailer and
equipment on which the defendants
have allegedly failed 10 pay INSTALL
ments, or the sum Of $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
ADOPTS FUTURE GIANT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Is. tU.Pi-
There1l be another Irish Meusel on
the New York Giants some day if
the original member has his way.
The former Giant outfielder and
his wife, Evangeline Meusel, have
adopted a 19-month-old curly
haired youngster. "I'm going to
make a ball player out of him if
/ can" Meusel beamed when Su-
perior Judge Sampel Blake approv-
cd the adontion. y.-.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
Unemployed Camp
In City Building

SEATTLE, Feb. Is. <UP}-Two
thousand unemployed, including
many women and children, camped
through the night on the second
floor of the county-city building
and today asked more groceries
and gasoline for pilgrimage to
the state capitol to seek $40 a
month for each family.
The crowd was orderly and po-
lice withdrew when the unem-
ployed appointed their own police.
A committee of so took food do
mated by restaurants.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
II. f. c. GRANTS LOANS

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. U.P)-
The Reconstruction Finance Cor
roration today granted relief loans
to Iowa, New Hampshire, North
Dakota and Nevada. Nevada OBJ
tanned $75,700 for use in five coun-
ties during March and April.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15

copyright 1888 BY United PresS
GENEVA, Feb. 15.--In view OF
growing belief that the world dis
armament conference will fail to
achieve appreciable reduction of
ornaments, diplomats here are
manifesting increasing interest in
the specific demands Germany may
make as essential to German Sc
curity.
The nationalistic Hitler-Hu-
genberg government has made
clear that it would prefer to OBJ
tain equal armament rights for
Germany by the scaling down OF
other Powers armed forces to the
German level, but political real
lists everywhere now brand hope
of such solution as illusory. Ger
many insists that the December IL
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
REPEAL WILL
Be CONSIDERED

WASHINGTON, F'ep. 5. (U.p) -
The senate today voted to begin
immediate consideration of a COM
promise prohibition repeal resolu-
ton drafted by its judiciary COM
mittee.
The vote was made possible when
the leadership broke the back of
a determined dry filibuster through
threats of continuous session and
drastic cloture on debate.
The vote was So to %.
Minority Leader Robinson i'm
mediately offered substitute
amendment providing for outright
repeal and ratification by state
conventions.
A resolution of this type was Of
fered in the house by Speaker Gar
ner on the first day of the session,
but was defeated by a handful of
votes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. <U.P)-
"A senate weary of heckling, horse
play and eight hour speeches about
the League OF NaCl0nS agreed to
vote at l p. m. today on whether
to consider prohibition repeal at
the short session.
VETS were confident the senate
would decide to take up the modi-
fled repeal amendment sponsofed
by Senator Blaine (Rep) Wis
consin. In a test vote yesterday
they mustered 39 votes to the op-
POSITIONS %.
The agreement for a vote was
reached alter leadership by strong
arm methods last night. throttled
an eight hour filibuSter by Sena-
tor Sheppart, Democrat, Texas, CO.
author of the eighteenth amend
ment. They were prepared to resort
to cloture and more night sessions
if the filibuster was revived.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
Conference Fails

EDITORS NOTE: Unless
other nations are willing to
scale down their armament
drasticalIy, Germany will de-
mand negation of the Versailles
treaty and the right to build a
powerful air force, United Press
correspondents in Geneva have
learned. Authorization for con-
struction of artillery and tanks
also will be sought, it was un-
derstood. In the following ar
ticle, the specific German arm
ament plans in case of failure
of the conference to achieve
general disarmament agree
ment are revealed for the first
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-15
ANlLL-.


BEVERLY HILLS, Feb. IA.
(SpeciaD-Mr. Hoover, whom
we look to for a little encour-
agement in his radio talk gave
us the worst news that's hit us
yet-he said the Republicans
are coming back.
And, by the way, here is one
thing I want somebody to ex-
plain to me. Why is it during a
campaign, after a campaign, or
at any other time, our presi-
dents can't speak of each other
by name and say, We'll, I wish
Mr.. So-and-So well. He is a
fine man and will make a good
president" or to have the victor
say, HE had "a hard time, and
did the very best he could under
the circumstances"
Even small-town mayors have
been known to speak of each
other complimentary but If
presidents ever did it I think
we would drop dead.
Yours,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
Stocks Made Some : Advance To-day In
 Slight Turn-Over
American Telephone Was Again the Popular FavOrite = Feature News of the Day Was in the Auto Industry sr m&

craft and General Electric rose fractions to n point. Utilities rose with Telephone, holding fractional gains. Improved car loadiDgs for major roads helped carrier share In to rise fractions to more than q point.
 Tobacco shar res were conspicuous son the downside on further talk of a reduction in the price of cigarets by major producers. Crusible Steel preferred sold or on an adverse re- port for the company.
 Feature news of the day was in the automobile industry. General Motors Issued It's sales report for January showing q sharp increase over December and gain over 1892. January sales to dealers in United States and Canada totaled S2,117 cars, against 53,942 in De- cember, an increase of 52 per cent. The total compared with 74,71O units in January, 1892. rise of about 10 per cent. Sales to con- sumers in the United states jump cd 153 per cent over December to 5e,853 units.
 Reports from various centers told of improvement in automobile sales. The Chicago Automobile Trade association announced today that the average increase of sales at the Chicago automobile show this year was 150 per cent over 1892 and 1931. Some dealers re- ported gains as high as 400 per cent,
 The steel industry was estimated by the Iron Age to be operating at 10 per cent of capacity. slightly under the previous week. January was the best month the Industry had since lust May with the ex- ception of October and November, according to American Iron and Steel Institute figures.
 Output of electricity for the week ended February was 1,f5I,- 013.00O kilowatt hours, against 1,460, ,636. 900 in the preceding week and 1,688.853,000 q year ago. The decline from the 1892 week was 8.4 per cent against q percentage decline of 7.b in the preceding week. Despite this showing, utill- ties maintained q firm tone.
 Railroads had in their favor fur ther indication of improvement in cur loadings for the week ended Feb. 1. Pennsylvania Railroad and Now York Central both reported gains over the preceding week and made q better showing as con- pared with 1892. Results of all class one railroads for tQ32 So far as net operating income was con- cerned were not favorable. Roads had net return of only 1.25 DOT cent on property investment in that year. Total net operating in- come was 37.9 per cent under 1881 when the net return was ? per cent.
 Gasoline stocks increased and crude oil production was higher, but oil shares generally were steady to firm. Declaration of q 10 cent extra dividend by Seaboard OH helped that issue to advance Declaration of the reg hlar payment by Socony- Vacuum yesterday also helped.
 Other favorable dividend action today included regular paymentsl ordered by Eastman Kodak, andl Standard Brands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
WHOCOT WORST OF THAT BARRY
 DISMISSAL!
Barry Lost His Job and Senate Lost Temper - Barry to Be Taken Care Of

Washington. Feb S.--(UP)-To- day'B big question is, who got tho worst of the argument between the sennte md David S. Barry, it's late sorgeant-at-arms, now full time congressional commentator for AL fred E. Smiths New Outlook" ." Barry lost his $8,000 job. The sen- ntc lost its temper. Tho sergeant at-afms was dismissed last night by vote of 53 to IT after four hours and 32 minutes of meander- ing debate.
 Barry wrote In the magazine that some congressman soil votes for money, and, further, that lot of them nro defnagogues. Under questioning he was bit uncertain about the brlbe-taklng but he stood pat on domagogucry. As the dc- bnto went far into the night 1t was difficult to determine on which count Barry was being thrown out. President pro tenn Moses .thrent- encd to clear the galleries of visi- tors who were laughing nt or with tho senate. Presumably for all he cared the good folk could go down and pay their way into some other tnlkie.
 Laughing nt 74-year old man about to be kicked into the mid. winter Snows of unemployment may seem brutal. Tho "New Out. look" announced 1t would reimburse Barry for this months salary which is nil he would hnvc gotten from tho senate, anyway. for he iS n republican and like n good many of his party would have been through on March {. Barry will continue to write for tho magazine, said Managing Editor Francis Walton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
MORATORIUM ON BRITISH DEBTS
 MUCH FAVORED
Political Writer Says Most
 Members of Parliament
 Favor That Plan- Three Courses Proposed

London, Feb 8-(UP)-A major fly of the British parliament fnvors m indefinite moratorium on war dcbta owed the United states, in- cludIng tho, June 15 payment. tho political correspondent of the Daily Mall indicated today. The morato- rum would not involve q return to the gold standard or tariff con- sessions tO tho United States, the Daily Mall said. The following throo courses of action wore said to have been discussed by members of tho cabinet and the arnbassnd dor to Washington, Sir Ronald Lindsay.
 An indefinite moratorium; capi- talizatlon of tho war debt In q lump sum to Do decided on through negotiations with tho United States; default. Tho parliamentary major. fly was suid to oppose fiat default md to favor q moratorium begin- hing June 15, if tho forthcoming negotiations at Washington have not resulted in now debt ngrcc- mcnt by that time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
HOSPITALS MAY
 HAVE TO CLOSE NURSE SCHOOLS
Delegates to Convention of State Nurses Say There is Oversupply of Nurses at Present

Hartford. Feb S--(UP)-Hospi- tais of the state soon may be com- pclied to close their training schools because of the tremendous ever-supply of nurses, delegates to ehe convention of the Connecticut Nurses association were told last night. During the last g years tho number of trained nurses increased JI5 per cent while the state popu- sation advanced but 1G per cent, according to Dr May Ayres Bur gess, director of the committee on the grading of nurses schools.
 The time will come" she said. s'wjson hospitals will realize that graduate nurses arc better than student nurses and will find that, with the reduction of salary lev- els, they can run their hospitals with efficient graduate nurses bet fer than they can with student Huyscs." Tho convention. which opened yesterday, will continue Through tomorrow.
 " Tho Connecticut chapter of war nurses also was in convention.
 The following nominations for ofFisers arc to be voted upon: Pres- fdent. Sarah r.. Hyde, Cobalt; vice presidents. Norma White, New Haven, and Rachel Mcconnell, Hartford; secretary. Marguerite Coleman, Hartford:, treasurer, Lll- Ban Forbush Middietown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
MAYOR CURLEY OF BOSTON IS
 UNDER FIRE
First Hearing Had to Be Adjourned it Was So Noisy - Enemies of Mayor Bitter

Boston, Feb 8.--(UP)-A noisy crowd of more than 1000 persons filled Gardner auditorium nt the state house for tho first days hear. Ing on q bill under which tho Massachusetts legislature woud in- vostigatc the Boston city govern ment. So boistcrous was the crowd the Speaker SaltonstalI, repn, chalr- man of tho joint legislative com mittee on rules which is conduct ing tho hearing, finally adjourned tho meeting until Thursday after noon after attempting in vain to maintain order.
 The bill. filed by Sen Parkman, repn, Boston, would compel in- vcstiGatIon of the administration of Mayor James M. Curlcy and of the Boston finance comm issi0n, whose chairman s'Frank A. Good win.
 City Councillors Francis F. Kelly of Dorchester and John r. Dowd of Roxbury, bitter political enemies of tho mayor, were prin- clpal speakers at the first days hearing. Kelly charged that the "recks with graft and corruption" and that tho pro- posed investlgatoin would mako Mayor Walker of New York look likc m innocent bube in his moth CTS arms"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
GOVERNORS OF ALL STATES ARE
 ASKED TO MEET
President-EIect Roosevelt Calls Them to the Capi- tOl For 5 Ses s sion on March 9th

Washington. Fob -- UP) --- United federal and state action for unemployment and mortgage relief is expected 10 be a major goal of the conference of state governors called by Prcsldcnt-elect Roosevelt tomect here March C. Tax reduction also will be discussed. Tho confer- encc will convene at the White House less than 48 hours after MT Roosevelt moves in. It is expected the exchange of views with state executives will assist the new pres ident in developing n Coordinntcd program to tighten the $500, 0 CO.,. 900 mortgage burden under which American farmers arc openly re- boiling.
 MT RooScvelts invitation to the d8 governors, made public in New York by his secretary, Louis Howe, proposed discussion of the follow Ing subjects in addition to mort. gage relief:
 "ConnIcting taxation by federal and state g0Vcrnments;
 Federal aid for unemployment relief;
 "Bcttor land use by aHorestation, elimination Of marginal agriculI tural land. flood prevention, etc.:
 "EcorgH ni2atlon and cOnsollda- ton of local governments to de. crease tax costs"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08

New York, Feb. S-(UP)- Alfred E. Smith, who will ask to- morrow for sg3,000,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for public works in New York State, believes that de- mocr1cy must become tyrnnt in times 0. stress and that dictatorinl powers must be placed in the hands of one man to push a na- tional program Of public works.
 "rhis stagnation of business or whatever you call it, Is doing moro damage at home to our own
 people than the great war of 1917 and 1918 ever did," he said last night. "Tho only thing to do is to lay aside the red tape and the reg untory statutes and do what a democracy does when 1t fights And what does n democracy do when in war? It becomes ty- rant, n despot, q real monarch. In the World War we took our com stltution, wrapped it up, and laid It on the shelf and left 1t there un- tIl 1t was over"
 The former governor of New York spoke at the dinner of the Catholic Conference on Industrial Problems. "rherc Is no use nppro- prIating public money for public works to relieve the present busi- ness depression, if the government is going to be tied down by red tape and statutes regulating the use of public money on public works" smith recalled that prl-