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The Washington times., 1933-08-04
GOLD RESERVES.
RISE SHARPLY !
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Signs of monetary or credit in
flation were lacking from the
Federal Reserve Boards condi-
tion statement today.
Since June 1 money in circu-
lation has declined $194,000,000
to a total of $5,618,OOo,oOo for the
week ending August 2, although
the figure showed a gain of ST.
100000 for the week. During the
year ending August 2, circulation
has declined $11O,O0O,O00, reflect
ing the return of money from
boarding.
The Federal Reserve banks con-
tinued to purchase Government
securities in the open market
slowly, having increased their
holdings by $10,000,000 for the
week to $2,O38,000,000. This was
$192,OOO,OOO greater than year
earlier. Since June / Govern
ment security holdings by the
banks gained $148,000,000.
Gold stocks at $4,320,000, 900
virtually have been n unchanged
since the embargo on exports.
There was a gain Of $5,OO0,000
since June l.
Coincident with the Treasury's
drive to impound gold, gold re-
serves of the Federal Reserve
banks increased $39,612,000 be-
tween June l and August 2. To-
tai gold reserves on the latter
date were $3,559,510,000, the high
est on record.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK. Aug. (I.NS).-But-
ter: Quiet and unsettled. Salted and
unsalted cream, higher score. 22A q
FAC; cream extra. 22@23c; cream firsts.
Cheese-Steady. Wisconsin. whole
milk. fancy. Young America. 15A@ a
Eggs-steady. Nearby white specials.
2o622hc; standards. 18019hc; me-
diums, IS @191sc. Nearby brown spe-
cials. 19@25c; standards. 1701Sc. Mixed
firsts, lac: seconds, 1S@13hc: mediums,
liz @12c. Pacific Coast white, fancy
packs. 23@25c; standards, 22k @23c;
The Wholesale price is $1.ss per 100
lbs. No. l fluid milk within the
201-210-mile zone.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
MARSHALL FIELD SALES

During July the main retail
store of Marshall Field & Co.
showed an increase of 5212 per
cent in sales over July year
ago, according to John Mckinley,
president. This, he said, occur
red in the face of Saturday after
noon cloSingS during that month,
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
PITTSBURGH PRODUCE

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 4 O.N,s).-Poul-
&ry-Market weak: demand fair; sup
horn hens s@1oc; coIored springess.
ROSTERS, 7QSc; ducks, s@1Oc: geese,
697c; turkey hens, 1S@l5c; young
toms. 1O@12c; old toms. 7@Sc.
Butter-Market steady: demand mod
crate: supply good: 80 score, 22hc: SO
score. zoe; SS score. 19Ac: standard,
2O%c.
Eggs-Market steady; demand good;
supply moderate; nearby current re-
ceipts 131sc: fresh extra firsts: 14@15c;
hennery white extras, 1612 9l7hc; So.
o. w. Va. KY. current receipts, 110
11hc.
Vegetables:
Tomatoes-Market weaker: demand
slow; supply moderate; Ohio Marietta
district 12-qt. baskets U. s. No. l. 500
65c; poorer ESQ 4Oc. U. s No. 2 best.
SO-S5c; poorer. 15@25c. Maryland lug
boxes fair to poor condition, 6x6 and
6x7 pack, 25@75c. Ohio hothouse s.
X baskets mediums 6o@55c; large
Cabbage-Market steady; dem a n d
slow: supply lgiht: nearby domestic
round type hushel baskets. $1@1.15.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
.SHORT SESSION
: SEES STOCKS
DECLINE
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 Q.N.SO.-
"A break in one of the ammonia
pipes feeding the New York Stock
Exchange trading floor cooling
system forced the suspension of
dealings at 1925 p. m. today,
after a full morning with prices
declining.
The abbreviated session was
characterized by a marked apathy
with traders showing no dispo-
Sition to commit themselves on
either side of the market, which
was faced with two-day holi-
day.
List Generally Heavy
The list as a whole was heavy
In sympathy with commodities.
Wheat lost more than 3 cents
bushel and cotton dipped nearly
81 a bale.
Steel shares were heavy, with
United States Steel, Bethlehem
and several others showing losses
Of more than a point as traders
disposed of their holdings on the
lack of favorable news from the
Pennsylvania coal strike area.
Motor shares were equally
weak, with General Motors and
Chrysler losing fractionally in
light trading.
Easiness in the commodity mar
kets affected Case, International
Harvester and the other farm
stocks, including Montgomery
Ward and Sears Roebuck, ad-
versely with losses running from
fractions to more than a point.
Wet Share Rally Nipped
The liquor shares were in the
midst of a rally when the trad
ing ceased for the day.
National Distillers, after touch
ing 8312 for a loss of 3 points
on the day, recovered to 86 for a
net loss of 12 point. Commercial
Solvents, American Commercial
Alcohol and Standard Brands fin
ished behind minus signs.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
Crop and Seed Loan Cotton
Being Sold Quietly

the rate Of 10000 to $4,000
bales a day.
"The Farm Credit Admins
tration has already delivered
to the Department of Agricul-
ture 1,583,974 bales of spot
cotton and cotton futures upon
which advances had been made
by the Federal Farm Board
to the Cotton Cooperatives and
the Cotton Sterilization Cor.
pOratiOn."
PAID 5 CENTS IN CASH
The net amount received by
the Farm Credit Administration
for this cotton was 912 cents per
pound, which was the approx
mate market price on June 7
when the agreement for delivery
was made with the Secretary Of
Agriculture.
Of this total price the Secre-
tary of Agriculture agreed to pay
directly S cents per pound, and
supplementary payment of AZ
cents per pound is to be made
to the Farm Credit Administra-
ton out of the fund of $1O0.000,-
900 made available to the Farm
Credit Administration and the
Department of Agriculture in Sec
ton 220 of the National Recovery
Act,
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
NAVAL STORES

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 (I.N.s.).-Linseed
oil per pound, 1880 car lots. Turpentins,
Savannah. 43Ac: New York, ASH @4Shc.
Rosin. Savannah. 1885, New York, $4,90.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04

81 3N Zonite Products. 55S 55S 5B- 1s
(a) Optional cash. (b) Partly Extra
cash ID! Extra stock ie) Paid this year.
CHI Payable (m) Payable in scrip. (n) so in
stock twwD With warrants; txw> without warrants
(") Ex-dividend (f) Ex-rghtS
Dividend in dollars in parenthesis (Note) Extra
dividends published through regular dividend period
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
BANK. PLACES
NEW SYSTEM
IN OPERATION

Bank of America today put into
xeffect system enabling it's deposi-
tors to transact business through
the medium of customers transfer
orders which permits a depositor
to complete any ordinary CONNER
cial transaction with any other
customer of the Bank of America
This is in line with government
measures designed to assist the
normal flow of trade in the present
national emergency.
Under the plan the purchaser of
goods or services gives in payment
an order on forms supplied by the
Bank of America which authorizes
the bank to transfer definite
sum from the checking account of
the purchaser to the account cf
the named payee. This customers
transfer order is then available
for deposit by the recipient who
may in turn use these funds on
deposit in the Bank of America to
meet his other obligations to other
customers of the Bank of America
This plan provides a ready means
between Bank of America deposi-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

WASHINGTON, March 8. - Roy
Tasco Davis, the minister TO Pan
anna, who arranged Herbert Hoov-
er's post-presidential fishing jaunt
off the Canal Zone, is one-time
Missouri boy, who made good in
a big way in the pepper pot Of Car
ribean diplomacy.
The young man from the show
me state was suaye as any senior
and so gained unusual popularity
in successive posts in Guatamala,
Costa Rica, and Panama.
In his Missouri home he used TO
work in his shirt sleeves. In his
ministerial ahodes he wore spats
and carried Malacca stick. On
his first return to Missouri for a
vacation, he was puzzled whether
his diplomatic haberdashery would
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press

click with the boys in the old home
town.
Changing trains in st. Louis, he
paused a moment on a street curb
ing to reflect on the advisability
of doffing his spats before going
any further. As he pensively tap
ped the pavement with his stick a
Boy Scout approached. The lat
ter still had not done his daily deed
of kindness for the day.
So he took Davis by the arm and
asked if he couldn't escort him
across the street.
Diplomat Davis, diplomatic even
in the old home state, replied
Yes, thank you"
The Scout took his arm, Davis
shut his eyes. And together they
walked across the street. The
Scout, having helped blind man
was happy. And Davis, still won
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

tors for the sale and purchase of
all commodities, the payment of
obligations, etc., in every section of
the state-through 410 branches in
243 California cities. 1t enables
one and a half million depositors of
the Bank of America to take i'm
mediate advantage of an easy and
convenient method of exchange
which automatically adapts itself
to the requirements of practically
every financial transaction between
depositors of this statewide bank
ing institution. Customers trans
fer orders are available at any
branch.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
Editorial Page
and
Features
USING THE HEAD

ZINE detective work, aided by the good
1 memory of Charles Boettcher, Dem
yer capitalist, recent victim of kidnap-
ers, has brought about the arrest of six
persons in connection with his abduc-
ton.
Luck, of course, played part in the
detection of the criminals, but luck has
a habit of doing so where action and
brains are used intelligently
For Is days Boettcher was held cap
tive and was released only upon payment
of 100000 by his family.
During this period he spent his time
as profitably as possible by building up
a chain of evidence against his captors.
He noted the accents and infections of
their voices, the dimensions of the room
in which he was held the number of
steps leading to it, placed his finger
prints in various places about the walls
and hid cigarette stubs in cracks and
holes.
This information, supplemented by
the work of Denver detectives, opened
the way to capture of the suspects with
the probability that convictions can be
obtained.
His abductors were not only trapped
ny DOSllCil6l = DuI biiOS hioo'S
another bad mistake in taking him from
Colorado into South Dakota. In doing
SO they brought themselves within the
jurisdiction of the federal government,
under a law passed following the Lind
bergh case. This permits trial before a
federal Judge in kidnapping cases in
volving Interstate transportation, with
the length of Imprisonment following
conviction, resting on the discretion of
the judge.
AS yet the two ringleaders of the
gang which plotted the crime are at lib
erty, but the trail is hot and it is hoped
they will soon be apprehended.
rossibly the wealth of Boettcher and
the influence his family wields in Color
ado, will be additional reasons for deal
ing sternly with the abductors. Kid
naping him is no more grievous than kid
naping a less wealthy person, but kid
napers are more inclined to prey upon
the wealthy than upon persons of mod
crate means. 1t is only fair, therefor,
if wealth has influence, to use it in con-
victing and Furnishing guilty kidnapers.
1t is high time that kidnapers re-
ceived a heavy jolting. 1t might possi-
bly, discourage future attempts at such
crimes and few will bewail the fact that
those guilty of kidnapping are behind the
bars.
And don't forget, this is a good time
to be mullinp over the income tax.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
IhlS Is 3 puppy Tree

playing, after 1 came home from
school, and, all of a sudden, I heard
the barking. l didn't know you had
puppy dog tree in your yard,
Unkie Wig! Oh, I'm so surprised"
80 am l." said Mr.. Longears
But 1 think you must have made
mistake, Bunty. Perhaps you
were near the dogwood tree and, as
it has bark, though it isn't really
dog, you may have heard the
wind blowing through the branches
and you may have thought it was
a puppy"
mol No, if you please" answered
Bunty, twiddling her ears. Il heard
barks and growls from up in the
tree. Oh, Unkie Wig. 1t will soon
be Spring and I think little puppy
dogs, instead of leaves and flowers
are going to grow on this tree.
Come out and look!"
We'll, this is the strangest thing
ever heard Of" said Mr.. Long
ears, as he looked for his hat. Il
know about the dogwood tree, OF
course, and there are pussy willow
trees. But never heard of real
dog barks and growls coming from
tree. Puppies don't grow on trees
Bunty. But I'll go with you ano
take a look"
SO Uncle Wiggily and the little
orphan rabbit child hoped out II
the back yard, Bunty leading the
way to the end of the garder
where grew tree with low branch
ty whispered. "Listenl"
There it is, Unkie Wig!' Bun
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
BEDTIME STORIES
ty whispered. "Listen!"
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1882. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

y WlldSpcICu. LlSleI!
So the rabbit gentleman listened
and, all of sudden, surely enough,
he heard the bark of two little dogs
and the growls of two little dogs,
and the whines of two little dogs.
The reason Uncle Wiggily knew
they were little dogs was because
the barks, growls and whines were
not very loud. But they came out
OF the tree, surely enough.
What did I tell you?" whispered
Baby Bunty. Isn't that a puppy
tree, Unkie Wig?'
1T seems So" said Mr.. Longears,
scratching his pink nose with the
edge of his hat. But they must be
real dogs and not tree dogs. I'll
take look"
Peering up through the branches
of the tree which, as yet, had nc
leaves on it, all of a sudden Uncle
Wiggily laughed.
Whats the matter?p asked Baby
Bunty.
"Ha! Hal" said the bunny gen.
tleman. you heard right, Bunty
! This is puppy tree and those two
little dogs, Jackie and Peetie Bow
Wow, are up there in the branch
es. What are you doing up there
and how did you get up?" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
I'VE jumped up" answered
Jackie. "The branches are close tt
the ground, so we could easily
jump up. Not having claws like
cats, we can't climb very far in thi.
tree, but we're up high enough"
High enough to fool mel" laugh.
ed Baby Bunty.
What are you doing up there?'
asked Uncle Wiggily.
We're building a play house,
answered Peetie. And, surely
enough, Bunty and Uncle Wiggily
saw that the puppies had carried
up some sticks in their mouths anc
had laid them amoung the tret
branches to make sort of pla,
house. There Jackie and Peeti,
had lots of fun.
And when the little dogs up il
the branches growled, whined ant
barked, everyone, at first, though
it was real puppy tree and the!
were much surprised And once
i when the Bob Cat was sinking
around the bungalow, looking TO
chance to catch Uncle Wiggily
Jackie and Peetie, up in the tire,
over the Bob Cats head, barked 81
loud that the Bad Chap ran away
taking his silly little tail with him
Now if the snow flake will wasl
its face in the chocolate bowl S,
it looks like a cone of strawberr.
ice cream, I'll tell you next abou
Uncle Wiggily and the pussy tree
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

dering about the spats, decided to
discard the cane.
The only full bIooded Turk in
the United States Army-Major
Haig shakerjian-soon will go to
San Francisco as a chemical war
fare officer.
The major from the land of the
harem is known affectionately in
the war department as 'Red", be-
cause of the color of his hair,
which skaters the old idea that
all Turks have curly black locks.
Major Shakerjian is a native of
Ada-Bazaar, but was graduated
from the United States Military
Academy in 1911. Since then his
career has been a distinguished
one.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
GETS 81 DAMAGES

LOS ANGELES, March 8. W.P}-
George Kristich, 81, dancing teach
er, sued Mrs. Christie Rose Will
liams, wealthy Pasadena widow,
mother of two sons older than the
plaintiff, for 100000 charging
breach of promise. A superior court
jury awarded him 81 damages last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
TELLING TALES FOR MONEY

WHILE the average person deplores
~ crime and criminals, it is possible
to sympathize with those who are weak
enough to break the laws wilfully, or un-
fortunate enough to do so through ad-
Verslty, sudden burst of temper or
some other cause playing upon human
emotions
But there is little sympathy with or
respect for tale bearer "tattle tale"
as we called them in childhood. or a
stool pigeon as the police and the un-
derworld refer to them. When the tat
Ting is done for pecuniary gain, it ex-
poses the tattler in light even more rep
rehensible.
Such a person is the woman who be-
trayed Glenn Smeeman as an escaped
convict who fled from the Colorado pen
itentiary 16 years ago. In the mean
time he settled in Cleveland where he
became a respectable member of society
and was making good" in every partic-
ular of the phrase
The woman is married to a convict, a
distant relative of Smeeman, and
through this connection became aware of
the fact that the latter was a fugitive
from justice. She informed authorities.
Smeeman was arrested and is now back
in the Colorado penitentiary, although
his friends are hoping that justice will
be tempered with mercy in view of his
good record during his period of free
dom.
His betrayer, who admits she had nev-
er even seen Smeeman, collected $50
from the state of Colorado as her re-
ward for apprehending an escaped con-
Wet. 1t is blood money, and hardly
likely to be of much benefit to her even
in these days of money shortage
Mrs. Agnes Lindenmier has trod in
the dust the womanly attributes of SYM
pathy and understanding. The world is
fortunate in that she is the infrequent
exception among women rather than the
rule
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
FLYER ASKS DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES, March 3. UP
Marjorie Crawford Wellman, avia-
trix, has filed suit for divorce from
William A. Wellman, motion pic
ture director and himself a flyer
of note, charging mental cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
MRS. HOOVER ON COAST

SIERRA MADRE, CAL, March 8
lU.Pl-Mrs. Herbert Hoover, former
first lady of the land, romped with
her three grandchildren here to-
day, awaiting the arrival of the
former president from the east
She planned to remain at the home
of her eldest son, Herbert Hoover
Jr., for at least a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street, El
Centre, California. w. c. Costello, business man
ager Telephone IS. business office; 700, editorial
department. Full leased wire United Press Asso-
ciations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
PUPPY TREE

Once upon time Baby Bunty, the
little orphan rabbit child, came
hopping into the hollow stump
bungalow of Uncle Wiggily, where
she lived. Baby Bunty was much
excited and almost out Of breath
because she had hoped SO fast.
"Oh, Unkie Wig! Unkie ,Wig!"
she gasped, almost jumping into
the rabbit gentleman's lap. He was
sitting in his easy chair.
Whatever is the matter, Bunty?'
asked Mr.. Longears, twinkling his
pink nose very fast.
"Oh, you'll never guess what 1
saw!' said the orphan rabbit.
Don't tell me it was one Of the
Bad Chaps!" begged Uncle Wig
gily. Il was just going adventuring,
but if the Bad Chaps are outside
my bungalow I'm not going. What
did you see, Baby Bunty?"
Il didn't exactly SEE it," said
Bunty.
What thenP7 asked Uncle Wig
gily.
Il HEARD it," said Baby Bum
ty.
What did you heard-I mean
what did you hear?" asked Uncle
Wiggily, who was getting a bit
mixed.
Il heard some puppy dogs bark
ing up in a tree in the back yard,
Bunty answered. Il was out there
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

The price of standard size grain
bags from San Quentin is now five
cents each, f. o. b., the dock San
Francisco, the lowest price in %
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March 8, 1913

There has been the most remark
able movement in FL Centro town
lots during the last two weeks that
has ever been experienced in any
town of the valley, scores having
changed hands and new values
having been created.
The discharge from the Colorado
river yesterday was 7700 feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
TEN YEARS AGO
March & 1922

The county realized $500 in
fines as the result of a raid on
moonshiners in the Mesquite Lake
district yesterday. Three men we're
arrested and pleaded guilty to man
ufacturing liquor.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

Another young man who has tackled
a tough job, is our Arizona friend, Lewis
Douglas, director of the budget.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

Butter is trifle higher this
season than last. The price now
is AZ on the Los Angeles market
as against 39.49 last year at this
date.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

Young Teddy, having resigned as
governor of the Philippines and Cousin
Frank having accepted the resignation,
now joins the army of the unemployed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

Greece joins the ranks of nations kick
ing up fuss. Bad as we are we at least
seem to be able to take our elections
the right way.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

SUBSCRIPTION RATES-Devered by carrier,
per month, 55 cents; by mall so cents per month
In advance. Entered at El Centre, California post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. M. C. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

There are still plenty living who can
remember when nothing but a silk shirt
would do.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March &. 1918

For the first time in the history
of the valley, Durham COW
brought 5000 yesterday. The entire
herd brought greatly advanced
prices.
An unusually large audience
marked the special service for bus
inessmen given at the Tulane the
atre last evening. This is a part
of union revival services being con-
Quoted here.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08

And don't forget, this is a good time
to be mulling over the income tax.
Evening star., 1933-06-13
CITIZENS HIT FAILURE
TO BUILD PLAYGROUND
Stanton Park Association Criticizes
Impounding of Funds by
District Officials.

Criticizing failure to speed compile
ton of the proposed Northeast Play.
ground, the Stanton Park Citizens
Association last night charged that the
National Park and Planning approprl-
alton was impounded for future use on
the new Fort Washington highway
purely as step to reduce District ex-
penditures. Members contended the
road would not be under construction
for a period of nearly three years.
Funds from this appropriation were
available for completion OF property
purchase for the new playground; IT
was declared Members of the Play
grounds Committee reported that let
tiers to the budget director were COM
pletely ignored and that no explanation
as to why the money was 1mpounded
was given them.
A bill now before Congress to
permit the District Commissioners to
utilize surplus District funds for local
purposes as they deemed necessary was
given the approval of the association. 1t
was suggested that the bill include a
clause stating that the appropriations
be approved by either a congressional
or civic body. Harry N. Stull, chairman
of the Committee on Law and Leglsla-
ton, was appointed to draft report on
the bill and suggestions as to its pos
sible amendments.
Announcement was made by the
associations president, William Monroe,
that the next meeting would be held the
second Monday in September. The
meeting was in the Peabody School,
Fifth and G streets northeast.