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Evening star., 1933-02-10

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Evening star., 1933-02-10

Rich, delicious chocolate
simply "chock-full' of tempt
ing golden brown Spanish Pea
nuts. You would never expect
to pay SO little for this quality
candy. A popular number with
the kiddies.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
PROGRAM HAS
No PROVISION
FOR FLAT|ON
Administrations New Monetary
Policy Designed To Remove
Uncertainty On Dollar.
ADJUST METALLIC CONTENT
Sliding Value Depending Upon
Commodity Prices Favored By
Government Economists.
ADJUST METALLIC CONTENT
BY RICHARD L. GRIDLEY
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. UP
The administration today was un-
derstood to have virtually complet-
ed it's new monetary policy design
ed to spur business by removing un-
certainties over the future of the
dollar.
Details of the new program were
lacking but it was believed it con-
tanned no provisions for immediate
currency initiation. 1t may disclose
however, the President s plan for
a "compensative or "commod-
ity' dollar which would remain
relatively steady in purchasing
power, instead of being tied to
fixed weight of gold.
The President revealed his inter-
est in commodity dollar when
he turned down world economic
conference proposals for stabiliza-
ton of currencies. At that time he
remarked that the American people
were interested in dollar that
would have stable purchasing pow
er from year to year and would not
penalize debtors for the benefit of
creditors during period of low
prices and vice versa in period
of high prices.
For several months government
economists have been studying the
commodity" dollar idea. The adj
ministration IS new monetary pro-
gram is expected to be announced
by the middle of October and may
contain disclosures along these
lines.
The simplest form of "commod-
ity' dollar would be one adjusted
from time to time to gold or other
metallic content SO that it would
purchase a similar amount of goods
and services from year to year.
Commodity prices would be deter
mined by a comprehensive index
compiled by the government.
Would Change Contents
When prices of commodities rose.
! the metallic content of the dollar
would be raised and when prices
declined the dollar would be cheap
ened. This process might tend to
iron out violent fluctuations in
price levels. Instead of prices re-
volving around the dollar the dollar
would move up and down with the
prices.
The commodity dollar idea, how
ever, is believed to be in the embry-
onic stage. Many difficulties are
yet to be worked out before the
plan could be adopted. Neverthe-
less, the idea is receiving close
study by administration officials.
! Recent uncertainty over the ad-
ministration IS policy is believed to
have caused extreme reluctance on
! the part of banks and others to ex-
tend credit to business. This fac
tor was said to have led to deci-
sion to announce the immediate
monetary policy of the government.
| What form this will take is un-
known at the present time and the
! President s monetary advisers are
sworn to extreme secrecy.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
Fits FIRES HOT REPLY At
MEN WHO CAUSED HIS ARREST

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27. U.P)-
District Attorney Buron Fits, the
storm center of many a political
fight, heaped abuse upon the heads
of his accusers today as he prepar-
ed to fight prosecution on charges
of criminal slander.
Fits was arrested on a complaint
signed by Carl Kegley, attorney and
leader of the "Minute Men" " caus-
tic critics of his administration and
the police department. The COM
plant alleged that Kegley had been
slandered when Fits denounced
him and the organization in a
Chamber of Commerce speech last
week as 1.-the greatest menace to
law enforcement in Los Angeles
county,
Arraigned, Fits was released on
his own recognizance, pending a
hearing Friday.
Branding the charges as "ridicu-
lous,' Fits derided his accusers.
1.-THE amount of time devoted to
the district attorney by the self
styled 'Minuteers' must be due to
the depression, he said. "Other-
wise, these idle young men would
not be able to give so large share
of their time and energy to comic
attacks on the district attorney and
others.' The charges he alleged,
represented a gesture of childish
race on the mart of a cliolie which
is trying to develop persolNJ
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
STEWARD HELD
IN DEATH CASE

OAKLAND, Calf, Sept. q. up
"A liquor crazed steamship stew
ard, William Wallace, 25, of Los An
geles, was guarded in cell today
after fatally wounding taxicab
driver in a downtown reign OF ter
ror last night.
Wallace was shot in the neck as
William Moffit, San Francisco bank
er and paper company executive.
and Moffitt's chauffeur, Edgar
Krauch struggled to overpower
him.
Earlier he had slightly wounded
his mother-in-l law, Mrs. j. E. Mus
grave, and shot Roy Newstrom,
taXicab driver who refused Wal
lace's demand that he intercede in
his family affairs. Newstrom died
at a hospital early today.
pIlice desaibed Wallace's dis
ordered actions as starting early
Yesterday afternoon when he beat
and choked his estranged wife, Su-
san, 25, and threatened death to
her and their son Billy, 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
OFFICERS Of
CUBAN ARMY
GET ORDERS

HAVANA, Sept. 27. U.P) = The
government today took the often
sive against the several hundred
army and navy officers camped in
the National Hotel who constitute
all present threat.
An official decree ordered all Of
ficers-deposed by the revolt of
enlisted men which put Ramon
Grau San Martin in office as the
president--to report for duty by
Friday.
The alternative was to be strick-
EN- permanently from the military
rolls and deprived of all accrued
rights and benefits.
Antonio Guiteras. secretary of
interior, was ordered to execute the
terms of the decree.
BY separate decree tne govern
ment invited civilian supporters to
enroll for 90 days in revolution
ary guard that will serve without
pay. The government will provide
food, housing and uniforms.
Labor troubles worried the gov
ernment. Three hundred en-
ployees of the Standard Oil COM
pany local refinery struck for wage
increases and union recognition.
Reports from the provinces show
co that while relative quiet existed,
business was Stagnant. There was
some unrest at MatanzaS.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27

quarrel into public issue
The asserted statement of Fits.
upon which the action was based
read:
Right now I want to warn you
against Carl Kegley, the Minute
Men, and your own junior cham
Der of commerce. He and they are
allied with the gangsters and the
underworld and are the greatest
menace to law enforcement in Los
Angeles county. They and their
wives are also spreading vicious
propaganda against me. They are
bunch of amateurs and nothing
but dime novel detectives, who are
interfering with law enforcement
officers -
Although admitting that he had
termed the Minute Men political
propagandists and iEtervenists.
Fits denied personally attacking
Kegley or, the wives of the Minute
Men. Conviction under the COM
plant carries maximum penalty
OF six months in Jail and $500
fine.
The minute Men, compose 1
largely of young men. long have as
sailed Fits and the police depart
ment for alleged laxity in law en-
forcement. Fits recently met the
charges by a vigorous anti-crime
crusade in which a number of east
ern gangsters were arrested and
held on felony complaints under
$50, 900 bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
ADMINISTRATIONS COURSE IN
NEW YORK POLITICS RESENTED
Alliance With Independent Republicans
Jeopardized By Farley's Action In Sup
porting Fusionist Candidate

fered cabinet places. They have
been recognized as important ele-
ments in the administration S
strength at Washington. Naturally
they have looked forward to having
this support returned, or to hav-
ing at least the benefit of benevo-
lent neutrality, in their reelection
fights next year.
But the action of Postmaster
General Farley in the New York
mayoralty fight raises a new pos
sibility. He has encouraged former
Mayor Joseph w. Mckee, pro-Roose-
velt, to go into the mayoralty fight
against Maj. F.. H. LaGuardia, fu
sion candidate and former inde-
pendent Republican congressman
Friends of LaGuardia say this move
directly menaces his chances of de-
feating the Tammany candidate
Mayor O'Brien. They feel this is a
poor reward for the services of the
energetic, back-eyed independent
who until he retired from congress
last March was prominently identi-
fled with progressive legislation de-
sired by friends of the incoming
President.
Others Interested
Now the question is whether am
bilious Democrats in Wisconsin
California, and some other states
will not take the cue from this sit
uation and demand Farley's sup
port in organizing simon-pure DEM
ocratic tickets in next years con-
gressional elections. These Dem
ocrats, on lean diet for years
want to get in on the party's pros
perity and are not eager to hano
over choice seats in the United
States senate to Republicans, ever
to friendly Republicans. They are
likely to call upon Farley to be con-
sistent and give them the same sup
port that he is giving Roosevelt
Democrats in New York City.
If this should be done, it might
spell the defeat of Senator john
son who rose to national fame as 9
running mate on the Progressive
ticket of Theodore Roosevelt. The
regular Republicans in California
for years bested in showdown fight.
with The doughty Johnson, see tl'eil
chance now to kill him off. HI
went out on a limb for Roosevelt
last year and the regular Repub.
licans are ready to saw it off. Cali
fornia Democrats recently invitet
him to join their party. But somt
of Johnson's friends felt that this
was a squeeze to force him to de-
sert all of his Republican affilia'
tions and change parties completely
or be challenged by a strong sena,
torial candidate They were moi
exactly happy over the proposition
Some of them hope Presiden
Roosevelt will personally intervene
and persuade California DemocraN
10 play their cards to help johnson
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
STATE TO HAVE
LOCAL OPTION

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. n. -
Connecticut towns, more than half
of which were "dry" under local
option before prohibition, apparent
l. are not greatly concerned over
their present "wet" status.
When the state passed a new
liquor control law, which provided
for the regulation of beer sales
and also those of liquor in event
OF repeal-sale of beer was permit
ted in all towns. However, local
option might be adopted at town
elections, many Of which are to be
held this fall.
Only a few towns are considering
local option vote, however. among
them Groton, dry for SO years be-
fore prohibition and anxious to re-
main that way after prohibition en-
forcement is written off the books.
The secretary of state at first held
local option could not be balloted
upon at this time, but later chang
ed his stand on the premise that it
was a purely local question over
which he had no jurisdiction.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
YELLED HINTS
ON CONTRACTS
No Direct Charges Of Graft
Made As Yet In Probe Of
Mail And Ship Franchises.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. 81. U.P) -
Senate investigators of Hoover ad-
ministratoin ocean mail contracts
and merchant ship construction
loans sought today to determine
why a single steamship operator
spent hundreds of thousands of dol
lars while seeking and obtaining
funds from the United States treas
ury.
Henry Herberman, president OF
the Export Steamship corporation
and the Steers Terminal corpora
tion, sharply denied yesterday thai
he had paid a $50 tailor bill for
T. v. O'Connor, United States ship
ping board chairman under two
Republican presidents.
Chairman Black of the senate
committee told questioners O'Con-
nor probably would be summoned
to testify before the hearing ad-
iourned. j. Calliendo, New York
tailor. to whose shop HerbermaE
testified he had been directed by
O'Connor, may also be asked to
testify
So far the Democratic inquiry to
determine whether political influ-
ence or any other consideration fig
ured in letting mail contracts or
extending loans has not progressed
beyond the state of insinuation.
Inquiry by state Investigators ex-
tenoed to the Roosevelt line headsd
bv Kermit Roosevelt, son Of the
late President Theodore Roosevelt,
| and controlled py the international
Mercantile Marine, but Chairman
Black refused to indicate whether
! the Roosevelt lines contracts would
| be brought up in the committee
| hearing.
! Black read into the record a
+! statement that the Export Steam
ship corporation was organized in
! 1919 with $1,000 paid in capital and
| $4,000 good will. Herberman testi-
fled he bought it a year later for
Se5 600 or $4,000 because the COM
pany had a franchise to operate
ships for the government.
Admits Huge Salary
From the steamship corporation
and the Steers Terminal corpora
ton, which he also owned, it was
testified that from 1926 to 1882 he
received s1,205,O00 Of which $685.
007 was in salary and dividends,
| The remainder was charged to
vouchers for expenses, accounts re-
ceivahle and undistributed accounts.
Black demanded to kEow where this
sum went, asking specifically
where Herberman spent $4,000 here
in one week.
THAT was my entertainment and
trying to get good will" the steam
ship operator answered.
well, your application for ship
construction was pending more
than a year and the construction
committee twice refused to approve
it," Black said. you got that
through, didn't you?"
"Yes and a tough Job" said Her.
herman.
Cost you a lot of money, eh?"
No no." Herberman exclaimed,
II never spent money that way"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
FILMS OPPOSE
NRA SCALE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. U.P-
Hollywood movie stars and other
high salaried workers in film pro-
duction do not want their salaries
to be determined by NRA.
A resolution setting forth their
reason was received at National
Recovery headquarters today. 1t
said competition without secret un-
derstanding was "the only fair and
practical method for determining
salaries. The resolution. was signed
by King Vidor, G. B. De Mile, di-
rectors; Adolphe Menjou, Lewis
Stone, Warner Baxter, actors; writ
ers, technicians and others.
Sol A. Rosenblatt, deputy admin
istrator in charge of the movie code
refused to say whether salary
fixing clause was included in the
code which he will re-draft this
week.
Leaders in all branches of the in
dustry were dismissed by Rosen-
blatt after four days of conferen-
ces which failed to bring agree
ment within the industry on buy
ing and selling films and various
fair trade practices The movie mag
mates will return Oct. 4, at which
time Rosenblatt will submit a final
draft of all provisions.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
BY JACQUES D'ARMAND
United Press Staff Correspondent

TAMPICO, Mexico, Sept. q. U.P)
Hunger and disease threatened
Tampico today as relief work was
organized and search continued for
bodies of hurricane victims.
Water and light services were
suspended. Food and medical sup
plies for the hundreds of i'll and
injured were urgently needed.
The waters of the Panuco river
swept to the sea, seven miles away,
over what had been the poorer Sec
ton of the thriving city.
Portions of the residential sec
ton still were under from six to 10
feet of water"
Authorities feared many bodies
were in ruined homes. The pres
ent death list stood at 80, but fur
ther up the Panuco and the nearby
Tamesi river it was feared more
victims would be added.
The government at Mexico City
prepared to send relief at once in
response to appeals from General
Anselmo Macias, army zone COM
mander. Reginald S. Carey, Amer
ican vice consul and Walter G
Tschudin, manager for the Mexican
Sinclair Oil company. volunteered
the services of the entire American
colony.
Carey ascertained that none OF
the 1000 Americans in the Tampico
area, Mexico S chief northern port
and outlet for four great oil fields
was injured or killed There was
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
STOCK MARKET
NOT TO MOVE

NEW YORK, Sept. 27. <U.Rj-New
York was assured today that its
stock exchange would remain on
it's own side of the Hudson when
Mayor John P. O'Brien vetoed two
bills taxing stock shares and the
gross income of security dealers.
His action followed the. promise Of
Richard Whitney, exchange presi-
dent, that plans for establishing
the mart in New Jersey would be
abandoned if the bills were vetoed.
The mayors action, cutting Sl0,-
100000 from the city's anticipated
revenues, was believed to have end
ed all attempts to establish a
stock exchange at Newark.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
DISEASE EPIDEMIC THREATENS
FOLLOWING MEXICAN HURRICANE

much damage to American proper
ty, and the American Ward line
S t C am ip Panuco was blown
aground.
Though fortunately the known
death list indicated total casualties
we'll below those reported unoffi-
cially, it was apparent that the ma
terial damage, at least, was not ex-
aggerated.
River Still Rising
This correspondent came to Tam
pico from Mexico City by airplane.
AS the plane roared toward the sea
over the basins of the Panuco and
Tamesi rivers, the waters spread
over the land for miles SO that
normal courses were not determin-
able. The rivers continued to rise,
h rea tening additional proper
ty damage.
In the swirling waters as the
plane approached the ruined city
many houses were floating.
The proper residential district of
Tampico was entirely inundated
Death and human misery made the
scene appalling.
The poor living in the west por-
ton of the town only two or three
feet above the river bank, died in
groups. unable to escape. All wind
recording instruments were broken
when the wind reached 100 miles
an hour.
Today public buildings left stand
ing and fit for habitation were all
filled with i'll and wounded.
Approximately 10000 of the city S
"A, 900 population were homeless.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
QUIT POLITICS,
SAYS kERSEY

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 27. W.P-
California educators should get out
and stay out of politics. in the
opinion of Vierling Kersey, state
superintendent of public instruction
who has returned to Sacramento
after a series of educational con-
ferences in Washington.
81 intend to tell school leaders
of the state that for the best inter-
est of education they should at
tempt no longer to promote gen.
eral policies for state and local
governments, Kersey said.
Educators may we'll stay clear
or problems not intimately connect
ed with education. The more the
schools keep out of tax fights the
better
The latter statement was consid-
cred particularly significant in view
of the impending sales tax fight.
cit should not be the province
of school people to tell the legisla-
ture how to raise money. Educa-
ton is a job that must be done
properly, and that should be the
sole task of the educators.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
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BEESEMYER'S
VICTIMS WILL
OBTAIN LITTLE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27. U.P)-
former head of the defunct Guar
anty Building and Loan sSsocia-
ton, and six directors have con-
fessed judgment of $7,661, ,793
against themselves, there is little
hope of collecting more than $50, ,0O0
from the bankrupt organization, it
was revealed today.
Superior Judge Marshall F. Nc
Comb recorded the judgment today.
taking another step toward closing
the involved affairs of the concern
which Beesemyer was convicted of
robbing of nearly $8,O00.000
Confession of Judgment was
made in settlement of the recovery
suit brought on behalf of investors
Judge McComb approved the set
tlement on petition for investors at
torneys and A. N. Kemp, federal
receiver.
Directors admitting liability we're
G.. R. Dexer, Harry E. Jones, Fred
erick G. Leonard, Orville L. Routt
Charles R. Stuart, and A. 2. Taft
Jr.
Attorneys pointed out there was
little chance investors would re-
cover more than $4,000 because
Beesemyer is insolVent and some OF
the directors have gone through
bankruptcy.
Federal court later approved the
superior court judgment and au-
thorized Kemp to dismiss his recov-
cry suit. Settlement of the action
saved approximately $25,00O, which
would have been the cost of g
lengthy trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
WIFE SLAYER
GETS SENTENCE

LONG BEACH, Cal. Sept. 27.
U.P)-Leo Dwight, alias Lee Daniel
Murphy, today was sentenced to be
hanged Dec. 13 for the murder
seven years ago of his bride OF
three weeks, Cornelia Buttles M'lr-
ply, formerly of Fresno.
Not a trace of emotion was Wis
ible on Murphy's face as Superior
Judge Frank Collier pronounced
the sentence, but the doomed man s
wife, whom he married in Pitts
burgh, collapsed in hysterical tears.
Murphy beat his young wife SO
badly she died The beating took
place during the third week of
their honeymoon, in the summer of
1926, the testimony showed. M1r-
ply claimed he was under the in
fluence of liquor, and had no
knowledge of his act.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
KELLY UNDER
CLOSE WATCH
Police Taking No Chances OF
Losing Nations No. l Public
Menace.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 81. UP,
George machine Gum KellyS
hearing before United States COM
missioner was delayed indefinitely
here today on orders of John M.
Keith, special agent of the depart
ment of justice.
The reason for the delay was not
announced, but it was assumed it
bore some relation to the fact that
authorities feared an attempt to Ii
berate Kelly might be made by his
confederates.
Kelly, national desperaco No. l.,
and his auburn haired wife, Kath-
crime, were arrested here yesterday
under an indictment charging they
participated in the kidnapping of
Charles F. Urschel, Oklahoma City
oil man.
"They killed five men at Kansas
City, attempting to free Nash "a
notorious convict and we are de-
termined that this will not happen
again." Keith said today in discus
sing the situation.
4 "A
cautions taken by the government
to Illustrate any abortive attempt
to liberate Kelly, every road lead
ing into the city was under the
strictest guard, and all suspicious
automobiles were searched.
1--WE are not lightly receiving re-
ports that members of Kelly's row.
ing band will attempt to liberate
him." Keith said. Nhe other ma
jor development today was the ar
rest of Langford Ramsey, young
Memphis attorney, former brother
in-law of Kelly, on federal orders.
He was said to have been instru-
mental in renting the apartment
where Kelly and his wife were ar
rested.
Ramsey also drove Geraldine Ar
mold. IL, from here to Oklahoma
City. She was masqueraded by the
Kellys as their daughter, and her
| return to Oklahoma City was di-
rect contributing factor to the Kel-
lys arrest.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. n. (U.P)
-Langford Ramsey, Memphis at
torney and former brother-in-la
of George (Macnne Gum Kelly
confessed that he was sent by Kelly
and his wife to a spot near the
Cass Coleman farm near Coleman
Tex. to get part of the Urschel
ransom money buried there, John
M. Keith, head of the Chicago bu-
reau of Identification, said today.
Keith is in charge of the Kelly
case and questioned Ramsey today
Keith said federal agents found
s73 $50 of the money after Ramsey
left. He said that of the 100000
ransom paid for Urschel's release
Kelly was to receive $4,000 as his
share.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
RITES
TO BE PRIVATE

EAST HAMPTON, N. Y, Sept. 81
UP)-Private funeral services will
be held tomorrow for Ring w.
l. ar dner outstanding American
short story writer, humorist and
playwright, who died at his Long
Island home late Monday night.
Following the services, the body
will be taken to a crematory Only
members of the immediate family
including two of the writer's sons,
James and David, who arrived yes
terday, will attend the services.
Mrs. Lardner and two other sons
Ring jr and John, were at the bed
side when the writer died of a
heart ailment.