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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
JAPAN URGES
SCRAPP|NC Of
NAVAL TREATY

GENEVA, May 26. tU.P} - Japan
today demanded the scrapping OF
the 5-5-3 naval ratios of the Wash
ington and London naval treaties.
Naotake Sato. Japanese delegate,
announced at meeting of the gen.
eral commission of the world arms
conference that Japan's adherence
to the proposed arms convention
depends on acceptance of an am
endment deleting mention of the
naval tonnages allotted by the
Washington and London treaties.
Japan has made no secret OF her
desire for the right to a larger
navy. Under the treaties, she is re-
stricted to three tons of naval YES
sells for each five tons possessed by
the United States and Great Brit
ain.
A more favorable ratio is desired
by Japan as matter of prestige,
and in defense of her "Asiatic
Monroe doctrine" policy.
Sato said that the Washington
and London naval treaties-provid-
ing a 5-5-3 ratio for Britain, the
United States and Japan, respec-
tively-should not be mentioned in
the new convention. This-Yould al
low the conclusion Of a new naval
agreement along the lines of the
Japanese proposal last Decembel,
he said.
These proposals were for reduc-
ing the number of battleships and
aircraft carriers and thus giving
Japan practically 80 per cent naval
equality with the United States and
Britain Under treaty provisions. The
present treaty percentage is so, al
though actually Japan is consider
ably nearer equality with the two
other powers because of their fail
ure to build up to treaty limits.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
INQUIRY into
MORGAN FIRM
TAKES RECESS
Today's Session Marked By Row
Between Pecora And Senator
Glass Over Questioning.
ANOTHER FIRM ON GRILL
Affairs Of United Corporation,
Morgan Holding Concern, Are
Scrutinized By Senate.
BY LYLE C. WILSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 26. The first
phase of the senate Morgan inquiry
was concluded today with revela-
tions of vast Morgan controlled
public utility holding company and
an outbreak of angry dispute over
the course of the investigation.
The inquiry was recessed until
next Wednesday after session de-
voted to disclosures concerning the
financing and control of United
Corporation, a holding company
largely directed from the Morgan
offices and owning stock in public
utilities serving half the nations
population.
Senator Glass, Dem, Va, who
has been wrangling with Ferdinand
Pecora during the four days of the
investigation thus far, pounded the
table in angry demonstration
against Pecora's tactics.
Pecora, Sicilian porn and posses
sing the hot Latin temper, flared
back. His thrusts at Glass caused
iOuo dPPiduoC, tAiC AAob Va titc
weeks hearings.
Compensation OF $225 month
is no incentive to continue" Pc
cora said sharply, explaining ne
had not sought the position as COM
mittee counsel and investigator.
Pecora was supported by other
senators after Glass expostulated:
"All we lack is peanuts and pink
lemonade to make circus out OF
this" /
George H. Howard, head OF Uni
ted Corporation, was the witness
as Pecora developed this phase OF
the inquiry. 1t was expected that la
ter in the investigation Pecora
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
PUBLIC WORKS
BILL PASSED

WASHINGTON, May 26. tU.P)-
The administrations vast industry
control-public works bill, with its
stringent new taxation provisions,
was passed by the house today.
Passage came after the Demo-
cratic majority had beaten down,
265 to 137, an attempt to substitute
general manufacturers sales tax
for the tax features of the BILL The
house also inserted in the measure
a provision for a change in the
capital losses" section of the in
come tax law.
The house also approved a pro-
vision placing the electrical ener-
gy tax on the producer instead OF
on the consumer.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
nix Rv~<
Oisfs Mskassht Syndicate. la
NEW OFFICERS
Of CHAMBERS
To De NAMED

Speakers at the meeting of the
Associated Chambers of Commerce
of Imperial county, to be held in
Seeley tonight, will be State Sen
ator Ben Hulse and j. s. Gamer
on, secretary of the Imperial Val
ley Hay Growers association. T. B
White, president of the Seeley
chamber, who has been assisted In
arrangements for this meeting by
Rev. John Spencer, states that an
unlimited number can be taken
care of on this occasion and that
large attendance from all parts oi
Imperial Valley is desired.
Senator Hulse, who has just re.
turned from Sacramento, will tel
of legislative matters which have
been enacted of interest to the
people of Imperial Valley and oi
legislation still pending which per-
tains to the people of this COM
munity. j. S. Cameron will talk on
the work Of the hay growers asso-
citation, an organization which was
formed early last winter, and which
has been operating with encourag-
ing success in its efforts to get
profitable markets for Imperial
Valley hay and to keep the price
at point where the farmers can
make some money.
eve have interesting speakers
for this meeting" stated Rev.
Spencer today, "but don t forget
that we have an interesting menu
also, and cooked by the women of
Seeley as an added attraction.
Walter Havekorst, president OF
the associated chambers, states
that the executive committee meet
ing will be held at 6:15 to be fol-
lowed by dinner at 7 O'Clock. Of
ficers for the ensuing year will be
elected at this meeting which is
the last to be held in the valley un-
til September, and Havekorst urges
that all chambers have represent
ativeS present at this time The
election will be held Immediately
following the dinner, prior to the
addresses of the speakers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
ENGLAND WILL
SUPPORT j. 8.
Joins President Roosevelt In
Attitude Toward Securing
Peace For Europe.

LONDON, May 26. U.P;-Great
Britain joined with President Roos-
evelt today in a common attitude
towards European security de-
mands.
In a historic pronouncement in
the house of commons, Sir John
Simon, foreign secretary, announc-
ed Britain's unequivocal support of
the United States attitude on "se-
curity pactS' and informed the
continental powers that Britain
would assume no further obliga-
tionS than she has already taken
to protect them from war.
Sir John paid eloquent tribute to
the offer of the United States to
modify its old policy of neutrality
affecting the freedom Of the seas
doctrine-as a contribution to world
peace.
Britain" he said, now has ono
ground for complaint whatever
"The old idea of standing with
folded arms between a nation which
is an aggressor and a nation which
is oppressed is gone.
81 cannot express how much we
should value this effort now being
made by the American government
and by its President to cooperate
with us and abandon tradition
which the American people them
selves jealousy guarded
The American way of looking at
the problem of consultative pacts
Sir John said, is also character
istically the British way of look.
ing at it, namely, she must judge
the circumstances at a time when
these circumstances are Known
"In contrast with that, there is
another way of approach-to make
declarations in cold blood and in
cold print prescribing the course of
action one might take,' he contin-
ued. "That is the continental
way. 1t is thoroughly characteris-
tic of the continental mind-I
mean no reproach-that it ap-
proaches all these things with the
belief, you write it down in ad-
vance and all will come out right. -
He concluded by saying that al
though the nations are still not
definitely agreed on the problem of
the European security demand,
"the contribution made by the
American government goes far to
meet that demand when coupled
with provisions for the supervision
of ornaments
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
Still Seeking
Tunnel Robbers

LOS ANGELES, May 26. tU.Pj-
Police continued today to prowl
through the catacombs of storm
drains and sewers beneath a Will
shire avenue bank, looking for pos
Sible tunnel robbers.
A large detachment OF officers
was rushed yesterday to the Will
shire-La Brea branch OF the Sc
cukity -FirsJ National bank after
employees had reported tapping
sound beneath the vaults.
Drains were opened, but officers
had to wait for gas masks before
they could brave the underground
passages. Nothing was found, but
a guard was left in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
FARM loan COMMISSIONER
MAY PERMIT VALLEY LOANS
Farm Advisor Receives Outline Of Program
From Willard D. Ellis, President Of Fed
eral Land Bank, At Berkeley

cent; the length of the loan is 10
years. The maximum amount which
the federal land banks loan is
$50 1000; the new interest rate is Az
per cent and it runs over a longer
period of time.
The farm loan commissioner ac-
cepts as security first or second
mortgages upon the whole or any
part of farm property, real or per-
sonal, including crops, of the farm
er. The amount of the mortgage
together with all prior mortgages
or other evidences of Indebtedness
secured by such farm property cam
not exceed rs per cent of the nor
NAL value thereof as determined
upon appraisal.
The farm loan commissioner can
loan only for the following purpos-
es: l. Refinancing, either under
bankruptcy proceedings or other
wise. 2. Providing working capital
for farm operations. 8. Enabling
any farmer to redeem or repur-
chase farm property owned by him
which has been foreclosed since
July 1, 1881. The term "farmer"
means any individual who is en-
gagged in farming operations, either
personally or through an agent or
tenant, or the principal part of
whose income is derived from
farming operations, and includes a
personal representative of a de-
ceased farmer.
The farm advisor states that re-
quests for loan application blanks
must be sent to the above named
agent of the farm loan commission
er at Berkeley. A. $40 fee is re-
quired at the time that the loan
application blanks are filed with
the loan commissioner S agent.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
Possibly the farm loan commission

Possibly the farm loan commission
er's agent may make loans in this
county, according to word received
by Frank Beyschlag, farm advisor,
from Willard D. Ellis, president CT
the Federal Land Bank of Berke-
ley. The statement by Ellis follows
Gas you probably know, the
Federal Lank Bank of Berkeley is
not making loans in the Imperial
Valley. At this writing we do not
know what the attitude of the
farm loan commissioner will be
toward making loans in areas in
which the federal land bank does
not believe it is justified in making
long-term loans. 1t may be that
since the commissioner IS funds are
appropriated by congress and are
not obtained through the sale of
bonds, as are the federal land
bonds, as are federal land bank S
funds, commissioner may make loans
In some districts in which federal
land bank does not feel justified
in making loans. AS soon as the
commissioner determines this point
all interested parties will be ad-
vised, presumably by the commits
sioner's agent.
"The commissioner agent for
this district is William H. Woolf.
His address is care of the Federal
Land Bank of Berkeley, Berkeley,
California. -
Loans from the farm loan COM
missioner S agent differ from loans
made by the federal farm loan
banks in several respects according
to Beyschlag The limit on the
amount which an individual can
obtain from the commissioner is
$4,000; the interest rate is per
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
ROOSEVELT To
TAKE NATION
OFF Of GOLD
Bill introduced In Senate For
Abandonment OF Gold STAN
dard By Government.
WOULD MEAN INITIATION
All Government Money TO Be-
come Legal Tender For Pay
ment OF Debts.

WASHINGTON, May 26. U.Pj-
President Roosevelt today asked
congress to sanction complete and
definite abandonment of the gold
standard.
BY such action, involving repeal
Of the famous gold standard" act,
he would forge a powerful weapon
for the forthcoming London econ
omic conference and definitely EN-
bark the nation on an inflationary
course.
Administration leaders of the
house stated that the new fiscal le-
gislation would:
l. Definitely remove the United
States from the gold standard.
2. Make possible managed
currency" initiation under control.
3. Permit the payment OF all
debts in the United StaNs, both
public and private, in legal tender
currency not redeemable in gold.
This provision is retroactive and
covers not only all government
bonds but private obligations as
well.
4. Makes all money of the feder-
al government legal tender" ac-
ceptable for all debts public and
private.
5. BY repeating the gold payment
clauses of all existing legislation, 1t
would automatically scale down the
huge war debts owed the United
States by foreign governments. At
present thes obligations must be
paid in gold.
Swiftly following a White House
conference on monetary problems
Chairman Steagall of the house
banking committe introduced the
gold repeal resolution. A compan-
ion measure was to be introduced
in the senate before adjournment
tonight.
First announcement OF the r"''~
lutionary change in the national
fiscal policy came from Steagall,
who stated he acted at the direct
request of the President. This was
confirmed by a statement from
Secretary of Treasury Woodin.
WASHINGTON, May 26. U.P)-
Acting on White House orders,
Chairman Steagall of the house
banking committee today intro
duced a resolution to repeal the
gold standard act of the United
States.
This action, he said, definitely
takes the United States off of the
gold basis for its currency.
In addition, the resolution would
make federal currency of all kinds
legal tender for public and private
debts.
A companion measure will be in
troduced later today in the senate
"This thing means but one
thing Steagall said. "The Unit
ed States has declared its independ-
ence of gold.''
He asserted flatly that he was
acting on personal orders from
President Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
Continue Search
For Seas Victim

Crews searching for the body of
Floyd Emerson, lost on Salton Sea
during a windstorm Sunday after
noon, are confining their patrol
ling to the extreme southeast sec
tion of the sea, according to Cor
oner Bert Underwood.
The search has been confined to
this section of the sea since the
finding of the body of Ruth Full
lerton. who was in the boat with
Emerson when they disappeared, in
that region yesterday afternoon.
There are. three boats aiding in the
search, Underwood said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
Want To Put Card
In Cornerstone:

Ell Centro residents who wish to
place mementoes in the box to be
enclosed in the cornerstone Of the
new post office building are asked
to have the names typed on small
cards as the space is limited.
The box, according to G. c. Jen-
kins, postmaster, is but 2X4Xl2 in
ches in extent and all material to
be included must be small.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
Expect Cleaners
To Settle Strike

LOS ANGELES. May 20. W.R)--.
A cleaners and dyers strike, In eff
feet here since Monday. probably
will be settled by tonight with
workers agreeing to return 10 work
while wage disputes are decided by
arbitration, 1t was announced by
the mayor IS office today.
l. b. Benjamin. manager Of the
cleaners and dyers board Of trade,
partially confirmed the report.
"The situation appears promising
and we hope 10 have a definite
announcement 10 make late tcday. -
he said. ,....f.i /
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26

Byers served four years In the
Fifth Iowa Infantry, was cap
tured, but escaped after IA
months.
He was appointed United
States consul at Zurich, Switz-
erland, in 1891. He later wrote
a book, Twenty Years in Eur
ope," relating his foreign exper-
fences. He came to California
20 years ago, and wrote West
ern stories.
Another well known work of
Maj. Byers was his "Song of
Iowa"
The Civil war veteran is sur
vived by two brothers, ii. v.
Byers, of Newton, Iowa, and
Charles III. Byers of Berkeley,
and three sisters, Mrs. David
Lyons and Mrs. Lydia Moore of
Los Angeles, and Mrs. Richard
Hull of Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held
here tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
One OF BralUley
Triplets Dies

Baby Stark, one of triplet child
rem born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Stark of Brawley this week, died
last night at the family home and
was buried at Evergreen cemetery
at 4 O'Clock this Afternoon with c.
Y. Arnold, local undertaken, In
charge.
Mrs. Stark was brought to the
Ell Centre hospital this morning
as her condition is causing her rel
atives considerably worry. TIL e
dead baby was a boy. The re-
naming babies sre said to be do
ing we'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
Real Shock For
League Umpire

CHICAGO, May 26. U.P)-Ernest
Quigley, National League umpire,
was in Illinois hospital here today
suffering effects of an electric
shock he received when he sat on
a wire in the clubhouse at Wrigley
field after the Cubs-Braves game
yesterday.
Quigley was found unconscious
on the floor by Umpire George
Barr. Physicians said his condition
was not serious but would prevent
him from working for several days.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
Baseball Scores
American League

At Washington
st. Louis 100 900 p 4 l
Washington ........ 400 00l Ks IL l
Blaeholder, Gray and Crouch;
Whithill and Sewell.
At Boston
Cleveland 900 010 OPS 7 5
Boston ............... .O02 OO2 2O0-6 9 1
Brown, Connally, Bean and Spen-
GER; Johnson, Pipgras and FeTell.
At New York
Chicago ...........002 001 311-8 Is
New York loo Oil 003-6 8 l
Gregory, Faber and CRUDE; Ruff
fling, MacFayden and Dickey.
At Philadelphia
Detroit ,..........023 023 000-10 IA 0
Philadelphia 010 600 O00-1 6 4
Rowe and Hayworth; Walberg,
Mcdonald, Peterson and Cochrane,
MadjeSki.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
DR.. Mcdowell Head
OF Presbyerians

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 26. ;U.Pj
"A gray haired Scotchman, DR..
John Mcdowell of Baltimore, the
left sleeve of his coat empty in to-
ken of his harsh early life as a
breaker boy in coal mine, today
occupied the highest office provid-
ed by more than 100000 Presby-
terians in the United States.
DR.. Mcdowell was elected over
whelmingly as moderator Of the
church's general assembly, thereby
k,nittirg together nlodernist; Ind
fundamentalist factions ct>--sGe
church and turning attention OF the
1900 assembly delegates to concert
ed consideration of urgent and i'm
perative" problems before them.
These problems are first spirit
ual, then economic, said the new
moderator
"a fine man and an excellent
choice" was the comment of Rev.
I. T. Raab, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, when informed by
The Press today of the election OF
Or. John Mcdowell of Baltimore as
moderator of the Presbyterian
church.
The local pastor has an acquain-
tance with the new head of the
church, dating back to the days
when they both held pastorates in
Detroit.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
MEANS SENTENCED

WASHINGTON, May 26. U.P)-
CASTOR B. Means and Norman It.
Whitaker were sentenced to two
years imprisonment today on Lind
bergh ransom hoax charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
CHINA -JAPAN
AGREED UPON
VERBAL TRUCE
Delegates To Meet On Monday
To Discuss Terms OF Perma-
nent Armistice.
TO AVOID SLAUGHTER
Chinese Army Observes Halt
In Fighting By Staging Hot
Battle Between Factions.

TOXIC, May 26. {U.Pj-Chinese
and japanese representatives have
reached verbal truce to END fight
ing in the Peiping region and will
meet Monday at a place not yet
selected to conclude an armistice,
a japanese government spokesman
said today.
This report was more circumstan-
tial than the last from the same
source, which was denied angrily
by the Chinese and was echoed by
intensified artillery fire in the war
zone.
Today's statement was that staff
officers of Japan's Kwantung army
and personal representative OF
General Ho g-Ching, Chinese
minister of war, reached verbal
truce at Jauiju, or Hwaiju, 40 miles
northeast of Peiping yesterday.
According to the japanese
spokesman, Hos representative said
his chief would accept the terms.
Ho has expressed eagerness to end
the fighting around Peiping and
avoid slaughter of civilians.
1t was said that the Japanese
reserved freedom to advance II Or
ganized or irregular troops attacked
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
BY FREDERICK KUH

United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, May 26.-Japan will
sign a formal truce with China
only after Chinese troops have re-
treated from the Tungchow-Lutai
line before Peiping, the japanese
embassy said today on the basis OF
its own advices from Toxic.
Reports from Toxic had men,
toned the line which the japanese
would hold-from Lutai, on the
coast, northwestward.
The embassy here announced that
General Ho, Ying- Chin, Chinese war
minister, acting as commander in
chief of the Chinese armies, on
Thursday afternoon exchanged a
memorandum with the commander
of the Japanese eighth division, un-
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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
(0yR!sSS}S!sa;fR

NEW YORK, May 25. (Spe-
ciaD-Just flew in from Wash
ington for the Morgan investi-
cation. I have always said I
never met a man I didn It like.
Well, I liked this Morgan, you
would like him. You couldn It
help it.
I am not speaking of his
racket, I am speaking of
the man. These senator's will
be banking with him before
this thing ends. When 1 met
him I started to hand him
what little I had right there.
Now, these senators started
out to prosecute him, I want to
save him.
I can see the makings in
him of a regular guy. He has
the money, he has the brains
and above all he has the per-
sonality.
If he will devote 1--WE will
say just the afternoon) of his
life to public service, or phil
anthropy of some sort he will
die happy and loved.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
MANDAMUS
SOUGHT TO
FORCE MEET

SAN FRANCISCO, May rs.
U.P-Charging the board Of di-
rectOrs of the Imperial Irriga-
tion district had failed to act
upon petition signed by men,
bers of the district, w. w.
GOOdsOn of Brawley today petit
toned the supreme court for
writ of mandamus to force the
board to call a special recall
election against Burleigh E.
Adams, director of division 4,
of the district.
Z. T. Hewes and w. Z. Young,
directors of the Imperial Irri-
CATION district, met at head
quarters this morning and ad-
journed until 10 o'clock tOmor-
row morning as has seen their
practice since Tuesday. The
other three directors, Mark
Rose, Ira Aten and Burleigh f.
Adams, again were absent from
the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26
N0fiOnOi League

At Cincinnati
Brooklyn ..........010 001 000-2 (
Cincinnati .......... 200 900 001-3 7
Clark, Mungo and Lopez; john
son and Manion.
At Pittsburgh
New York ....... 900 3O2 O1O-6 - l
Pittsburgh ......102 020 000-5 -
Fitzsimmons, Bell and Mancuso;
Meme, Harris and Padden.
At Chicago
Boston 900 100 200 0-3 10 l
Chicago 900 100 200 IA 9 /
Belts and Hargrave; Root and
Hartnett.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-26

Gregory, F'aber and CRUDE; Ruff
fling, MacFayden and Dickey
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-19
LOOK OUT FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS
OF CONSTIPATION
Get Relief With Kellogg's
ALL-BRAN

Headaches, loss of appetite and
energy, sallow compilations, and
sleeplessness are often warning
signs of common constipation.
Unless checked, constipation may
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Today, you can get rid of CON-
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The "bulk" in ALL-BRAN is much
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Gently, it clears the intestines of
wastes. How much better than TAX
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Two tablespoonfuls daily will
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meal. If not relieved this way, see
your doctor.
Enjoy ALL-BRAN as a cereal, or
use in cooking. Appetizing recipes
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