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The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Young Sees GrOWth
Of Business Control

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June %
(U. S0.-Owen D. Young, author
of the German reparations plan,
yesterday predicted stricter gov
ernmental control of business and
further restriction of the individ-
ual, speaking at Oath commence
ment exercises of Radcliffe Col
lege.
Young told the graduating
class:
"MOre and more we are
merging control of our politics
and our economics in one CEN
traliZed body"
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
HOWARD HELP FOR 100 DUE

superintendent of grounds and
maintenance.
The institution also plans to
make available a limited number
of dormitory scholarships to
needy students. A reduction of
80 per cent in the cost of room
and board is also planned for
the next year. Applications for
scholarships can be made now
to the scholarship committee of
the university.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
ROTARY STYLE SHOW

The Rotary Club observed
ladies' day at it's weekly lunch
con meeting yesterday in the
Willard Hotel. A style show and
talks by wives of the Rotarians
were features of the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
PRESS ISSUES
QUAKE EXTRA

To offset wild and conflict
ing rumOrS of enormous loss of
life in last nights disaster at
Long Beach which prevailed
throughout the valley, and in
order to acquaint its readers
with conditions nearer the
truth. The Press last night pre-
pared an extra which was dis
tributed early this morning in
this city, Holtville and Imperial.
When first news of the mag
nitude of the disaster began to
drift in, such members of the
staff as could be reached re-
ported at the office to work on
the extra. Due to the difficult
ties in communicating with Los
Angeles, because of the con-
gested condition of the tele-
phone lines between that point
and the valley, contact with
the United Press for leased wire
service was not made until af-
ter 10 p. IN.
A short time thereafter Uni
ted Press reports began coming
I'm and by 2 a. m. the press was
rolling out the extra edition
copies.
1t was the first Press extra
issued since the death of Pre-
sident Harding In 1928.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
MANY COAST
TOWNS HIT
(Continued On Page g.

LOS ANGELES, March IL. (UP)-
Nearly two score towns on the
ocean side of Los Angeles, and
stretching south into Orange coun-
ty, were damaged, some only slight
ly, in last nights earthquake.
While Long Beach appeared to
be the epicenter of the temblor,
towns within a radius of 20 miles
of the beach city reported heavy
damage.
Along the Pacific coast from
Santa Monica south, the following
cities reported damage of varying
degree:
Santa Monica, Ocean Park, Ven
ice, Manhattan, Hermosa, Redondo,
San Pedro, Wilmington, Long
Beach, Seal Beach and Hunting
ton Beach.
In the section adjoining the
"shoestring" strip to Los Angeles
harbor, were the following:
Inglewood, Watts, Florence
Southgate, Compton, Hawthorne,
Gardena, Torrance, Hynes, Clear
water, Lynwood, Huntington Park.
To the south, in Orange county,
the following towns and cities re-
ported deaths and property DAM
age: Santa Ana, Garden Grove,
Westminster, Los AlamitoS.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11

special deputies and the national
guard.
Good order prevailed mostly al
though there were reports of two
attempts at looting in Watts. Both
attempts were foiled.
Fire followed the initial quake in
many places. A number of resi-
dences in Long Beach went up in
smoke. Oil wells in the Signal Hill
field, one of the richest in the
world, also were fired All blazes
were under control this morning.
For a distance of SO miles down
the coast from San Pedro, east
ward perhaps Is miles into Orange
county, and between Los Angeles
and the sea, the countryside was
damaged.
Within that area approximately
100000 people reside. Minor dam
age was reported up the coast from
San Pedro as far as Venice and
Santa Monica, but the area of
greatest damage could be covered
roughly in a 80 mile radius from
Long Beach.
The central part of Los Angeles
suffered only minor damage. A
few falling cornices and brick walls
were reported from the business
section, but in the southwest part
Of the city, where "shoe-string
strip mile wide, runs to the har-
Dor district, the damage was in
CreaSingly heavy.
Along this strip lie the towns of
Huntington Park, Southgate, Wal
nut Park, Gardena, Torrance, Will
mington, San Pedro, Lynwood and
Compton, all of which reported
loss of life.
Five thousand sailors and marines
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
COLD FLOOD
CONTINUING

NEW YORK, March II. <U.P}-A
flood of returning gold continued to
pour into the federal reserve bank
of New York today.
BY taxicab, in private motor cars
and afoot, owners of gold coins,
gold bullion and gold certificates
came in endless stream to deliver
the precious metal to the vaults of
the great Liberty street banking in
stitution.
The bank was working at top
speed today to receive the gold. At
the opening % windows were used
to receive the supplies. This con-
trasts with the 13 windows open at
the peak of Withdrawals.
To handle the large crowds OF
gold depositors the bank advanced
it's closing time indefinitely.
Meanwhile the banking situation
eased ,noticeably.
Payroll checks we're being met in
full by several banks Others were
paying them in part. Mortimer N.
Buckner, president of the clearing
house association, announced the
association was returning to its %
members the collateral which had
been put up to back the issue OF
scrip which was printed, but never
used.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
BY NORMAN B. DEUEL.

LONG BEACH, March 11.-Res-
idents of this seaside city of 142 1000
population fought their way
through debris filled streets today,
returning to ruined homes and
shops crushed under brick and con-
crete torn loose by last night s
earthquake.
For the most part they spent last
night on the lawns, on the beach,
in parks, or seated in their auto
mobiles in the surrounding open
country, where camps of tents,
smoking fires and serried rows OF
parked cars sprang up away from
the menace of falling walls.
BY thousands, automobiles of a
fleeing population checked all high
ways leading out of the stricken
city last night. They returned to-
day to city guarded by troops
with fixed bayonets courteous
guards who saluted and said: This
block is quarantined, sir" when a
resident sought to enter a danger
area-guards who preserved quiet
and order and prevented even a
semblance of looting.
Two hours after the temblor laid
waste buildings and the heavine
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
RESIDENTS OF LONG BEACH
STUNNED BY CATASTROPHE

earth brought on nameleSs ter
ror, downtown Long Beach was as
deserted as sepulchre-Whitened
by mortar and plaster, and silent
except for Wailing sirens and the
fall of crumbling walls.
Through the usually crowded
streets, a few groups of pedestrians
made their way
They walked in the center of the
thoroughfares. To all but officials,
whole blocks of the city. were for
bidden. Cracked walls and still fall
ing bricks made them dangerous.
Occasionally ambulances and fire
engines rushed by. Water flowed in
the cutters from pumping which
had quickly eXtinguished dozens OF
fires. Broken glass and brick, plas-
ter and laths Uttered the sidewalks.
Scenes of Confusion
Merchandise tumbled in confu-
sion from the shelves of shops, laid
bare to the streets by broken win
dows and fallen walls Smaller
buildings suffered most. Hotels and
apartment houses II stories high
remained standing, while one and
two story markets were demolished.
Garages collapsed, crushing auto
mobiles as if they were toys of tin.
At the curbs, falling cornices crush
ed through the roofs of parked
cars.
Orderly and calm after their first
panic, householders in the resi-
dence district removed their pos
sessions to lawns, lighted camp
fires in the streets and gathered
in groups for companionship, pro-
badly half their neighborS had fled
but they remained by their homes.
Here a comfortable living room
stood naked to the street reading
lamp shining over an easy chair by
radio, revealed by the falling OF
a wall. There a porch was shorn
from it's supports. Another house
leaned crazily, seemingly ready to
fall at touch.
Dinner stood on table in a second
floor dining room. Not a brick
marred the interior of the room, as
open as a movie set.
A number of apartment houses
were inspected hastily and con-
demned. Winter visitors, who
throng the city this time of year,
were forced to the streets, parks
and parking lots, or to the open
country in their automobiles. They
huddled in groups, and wrapped
blankets about their shoulders as
thin grey fog rolled in from the
sea.
Large strips of pressed brick ia
cade crashed to the street from the
Y. w. c. A. building. Cornices and
roof edges tumbled in cascade,
and all girls were ordered from the
building as soon as the dust had
settled.
The building of the Long Beach
ess-Telegram and Morning Sun
was vacated temporarily. Quarters
we're set up in building formerly
occupied by the Sun, and the COM
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
Mx& R1~~
0,s,s MeNausht syndiasts. Inc
ROLPH SIGNS
RELIEF BILLS
Farm Mortgage Moratorium
And Building And Loan Mea-
sures Given Approval.
By THOMAS b. MALARKEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

by IHOIMAS d. MALAhhLf
United Press Staff Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, March 1.-Two
emergency relief measures one
bringing protection to building and
loan associations; the other respite
to debtors-were in effect today
after Governor Rolph affixed his
signature to the bills last night.
The farm and home mortgage
foreclosure moratorium bill declares
a 60-day holiday on foreclosures.
1t was rushed through both houses
in one hour and five minutes
Thursday.
Just as vital was the building
and loan association measure, which
contained measures protecting thou
sands of depositors and hundreds
of concerns.
limitation of maximum interest
paid depositors to five per cent;
confers upon the building and loan
commissioner the right to lower
this rate if necessary; limits with
drawals to $25 or one per cent; re-
duces maximum interest rate to TO
per cent and gives the depositor
the right to offset certificates
against him.
Both bills bore urgency clauses,
consequently they became effective
as soon as the governor signed
them.
While successful in passing build
ing and loan and farm mortgage
legislation the legislature was in a
deadlock on the emergency bank
bill. The assembly refused to con-
cur in three senate amendments.
A conference committee of both
houses was to convene Monday
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
ECONOMY BILL
GIVEN APPROVAL Of HOUSE
Roosevelts Control Of Congress Threaten
ed By Democratic Revolt But Is Beaten By
Party Leaders And Republicans.

collapsed completely in its attempt
to bind party members by caucus
10 support the $500, 100000 Roose-
welt economy program and the par
ty meeting adjourned without def
mite action.
The rank and file, after a bitter
struggle, inserted an emasculating
amendment in the original bill pro-
posed by the President and then at
tempted to bind their colleagues to
this proposal.
This action failed when Speaker
Rainey and his fellow party stall
warts mustered sufficient votes to
prevent being themselves bound to
an economy plan at variance with
that proposed by the new chief ex-
ecutive.
Rainey announced the original
Roosevelt plan, cutting deep into
the ST 900, 100000 annual veterans
appropriations, would be brought
forward today in the house for ac-
ton.
Immediately after the house met
it adopted a resolution to consider
the economy bill under two hours
of debate. Under the resolution
amendments would be barred.
Representative Rankin DEM
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
JAPAN WILL
KEEP ISLANDS

TOXIC, March IL. U.P;-While a
victorious advance guard of the
Japanese army occupied a key por-
tai of the Great Wall of China, the
Japanese cabinet today approved
decision to resign from the League
of Nations.
Admiral Viscount M. Saito, prime
minister, Immediately submitted
the documents of withdrawal to
Emperor Hirohito. Japan's memo
randum of resignation includes an
nouncement of her determination
to keep the inundated islands, for
mer German possessions in the Pa
cific.
Under the procedure contem-
plated, Emperor KirohiIo will refer
the decision to the privy council,
and will then approve it. In addi-
ton to the memorandum of the
inundated islands Japan has pre-
pared memorandum to the league
regarding participation In the la
Dor bureau and the world court.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
TEN DEAD IN
Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, March IL. W.H
The earthquake toll in Los An
geles was counted at 10 dead to-
day, with 600 injured in hospitals
and property damage estimated at
S1,000000.
Business districts were blocked
off while repair crews under armed
guard nailed boards over shattered
bank and store windows.
In residence districts, hundreds
of chimneys were destroyed. Many
homes suffered costly losses in
glassware.
Although all major business
buildings we're standing, many suf-
fered heavy structural damage.
There were huge holes in one wall
of Walkers. downtown depart
ment store.
Most buildings were barred to
prevent further injuries from de-
pris dislodged by recurrent shocks.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
JAPAN OFFERS
ITS SYMPATHY

WASHINGTON, March IL. (U.H
Ambassador Debuchi of Japan
called on Under Secretary of State
Phillips today and expressed "the
heartfelt sympathy of the Japanese
people" for the sufferers in the
California earthquake.
NEW YORK, March II. U.P)-
Genryo KIDD, chairman of the
board of directors of the Toxic Nj
chi Nichi and the Osaka Mainichi,
two of Japan's most influential
newspapers, asked the United Press
in a cable today to convey his deep
sympathy to the governor of Cali
fornia and the mayors Of Los An
geles and Long Beach.
1.-The report of the earthquake
shocked all Japan" Kido's message
said. "In behalf of our 100000
readers 1 extend the deepest SYM
pathy and pray for speedy recov-
cry of the devastated areas"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
Prison Sentence
GiUen Fierro

Escape from county chain gang
resulted in a penitentiary sentence
for Timeto Fierro when he appear
ed before Judge Vaughn N. Thomp-
son in superior court this morning
for arraignment, plea and sentence.
Fierro was arrested January 26,
by Ell Centro police and convicted
Of carrying concealed weapons.
Judge Lee Nuffer sentenced him to
the county Jail.
While serving his sentence he
was made a member of the road
gang and in February stepped off a
county truck which was traversing
the highway near Seeley and dis
appeared.
He is TO serve from one to five
years in San Quentin. Sheriff
George L. Campbell left for San
quentin with the prisoner this
morning Immediately following
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
UNITED PRESS
RIGHT On JOB

LOS ANGELES, March IL. U.P)-
Airplanes, telephone and telegraph
lines, eye-witnesses and relief au-
thorities brought the story of
Southern California's earthquake
disaster to the outside world through
the United Press.
Debris was still falling in chaotic
streets when it's news-gathering re-
sources went into action, working
under pressure to collect a clear
picture of what happened when
the area of 400 square miles was
hit.
When the first shock came at
5:45 p. m. yesterday, the regular
night staff headed by Alanson w.
Edwards was in the bureau. Other
members of the staff, sensing the
magnitude of the story, soon were
reporting.
First word of the heavy death
toll in Long Beach reached Los An
geles over hastily patched tele-
phone lines and by radio half an
hour later. BY that time George
II. Beale and Norman B. Deuel., day
news heads, were on the job.
George E. Powers arrived from
San Francisco division headquar-
ters oy airplane and with Vincent
Mahoney was dispatched by plane
to Long Beach Deuel. was assign
ed to Long Beach reaching there
by automobile over highways
choked by traffic.
The men in the bureau had their
worst scare" when an airplane
carrying three men crashed in
flames in the Baldwin Hills. Ma
honey reported by telephone from
Long Beach airport soon after, how
ever, and quickly entered the dis
aSter zone with Deuel., touring hos
pitals and police stations for latest
reports.
w. Harold Kingsley, managing
editor of the Long Beach Sun, was
the hero of the ews-gathering
crews He was watching the United
Press report coming over his tele-
type when the quake occurred.
Rushing through the flying debris
of his crumbling newspaper build
ing. Kingsley made a hasty survey
Of damage and then drove to near
by Wilmington. from where he tel
ephoned the United Press the first
authentic report of damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
GROUP CALLS
ON ROOSEVELT

WASHINGTON, March IL. UP)
"A senate delegation left Presi-
dent Roosevelt today extremely
hopeful of early and definite ac-
tion on a nationwide program for
relief of the unemployed.
Senators Wagner, New York; La
Toilette, Wisconsin, and Costigan,
Colorado, were with Mr.. Roosevelt
more than an hour discussing var
iouS phases of broad program
that takes in general work, re-
foreStation and renei.
Senator La Folette declared I'VE
had a very satisfactory discussion.
Although no definite conclusions
were reached, we expect that they
will be in another conference to be
held next week."
Senator Wagner explained that
no specific item was taken up and
that the conferees devoted them
selves to a discussion of the broad
er aspects of the entire situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
RESERVE BANK
SYSTEM AGAIN
IN OPERATION
Government Permits Kesump-
ton OF Business And Releases
Stream Of New Currency.
OTHERS TO FOLLOW SOON
Applications Being Received At
Washington Will Be Acted Up
on As Quickly As Possible.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Onlte0 preSS StaIt correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
federal reserve banks today began
pouring a stream of new currency
into the nations banks to fortify
them for gradual reopening begin
ming early next week.
Banks in all sections were delu-
ging the treasury with applications
for licenses to resume full normal
operations
Officials we're working at top
speed on these applications. They
indicated some banks might be
permitted to open Monday. Other
authorizations will go forward as
quickly as authorities can check the
condition of the banks.
Applications were considered in
the order of receipt. Officials en-
phasized that delay in approving
reopenings should not be construed
as reflection on banks sound
ness. perfectly sound banks re-
opening may be delayed simply be-
cause its application is farther
down on the list.
Federal reserve member banks
must satisfy the treasury that they
are going institutions" before their
applications will be approved, Sec
retary of Treasury Woodin an
nounced.
He authorized state banking
commissioners to approve reopen
i,1r Of fofn
them that he expected them to ad-
here to this same principle.
Secretary Woodin indicated re-
serve system member banks which
reopen must open up 100 per cent.
This was taken to mean that they
must abandon the percentage
withdrawal restrictions which many
banks invoked before the holiday.
To give the banks time to OBJ
tain additional currency before re-
opening, the IL central federal re-
serve banks and their branches
were ordered to open today and be-
gin advancing the new currency
authorized under the banking bill
passed Thursday.
Bales OF lne crisp new IIlOiiey III
ready have been rushed to the re-
serve banks from the bureau of en-
craving and printing here.
Federal reserve member banks
can convert virtually all of their
sound assets into surrency They
can get $100 of currency for every
$100 of government obligations
which they desire to pledge with
the reserve banks. They can obtain
500 CT currency for every $100 OF
other sound collateral.
Pending reopening of the banks
for full normal business, officials
emphasized they may continue to
release funds for payrolls, food, me-
dicine, and other necessary house
hold expenses as previously auth
orized.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
BY GEORGE II. BEALE
United Press Staff Correspondent


LOS ANGELES, March IL. (U.P)
Southern California, attempting
to count the death and damages
from a series of devastating earth
quakes last night, was shaken by d
new series of tremors today.
Officials in close touch with all
sections of the stricken area, from
Santa Barbara to San Diego, esti-
mated at 10 a. m. that at least 125
persons lost their lives as buildings
in a dozen cities came tumbling
down with the jolts.
The recurrent quakes today, it
was pointed out, added to the haz-
ard of searching the ruins and
slowed the check on the disasters
cost
Authorities estimated 1000 peo-
pie received injuries of varying
seriousness.
Property damage from the
quakes was high in the millions.
One estimate placed $50,000,00C, as
the loss in Long Beach alone. That
city, hit harder than any other,
Immediately began the task of re-
constructing by hiring 200 unem-
ployed to aid in clearing away
wreckage.
The continuation of the shocks,
and California Tech estimated there
were close to $50 in all, caused To-
cal authorities to order city hall
closed to the public. The building,
% stories high, is the tallest i'll
Southern California.
LOS ANGELES, March II. =
Southern CALIFORNIA; earthquake
death toll mounted today as recur-
rent tremors shook the sector.
At $50 a. m. the county coroners
office reported that 125 persons
perished in the series of quakes
that started late yesterday and
continued through the night and
this morning.
Other estimates placed the death
list as high as $50 but an accurate
count was impossible temporarily
The city of Long Beach, with
population of 100000, was hardest
hit and its dead grew hourly as
authorities dug cautiously among
the ruins OF its buildings.
Cautious search was necessary
since each new tremor sent debris
flying from buildings already
twisted by previous jolts.
Officials reported as many as 90
known dead in Long Beach but the
moving of bodies from undertaking
parlors to a temporary morgue in
the armory made accurate check
ing difficult
Practically every city south of
the Tehachapi mountain range
felt the shocks but Long Beach,
Compton, Los Angeles, Garden
Grove, Buena Park, Watts, Artesia,
/ Costa Mesa. Belleflower and Hunt
ington Park bore the brunt.
New tremors followed each other
by the score. The Carnegie institutes S
archaeological laboratory reported
that The number of shocks regis
tered there exceeded 125. Some of
them were minor, of course.
Two heavy jolts were felt in Los
! Angeles between and a. m.
The equivalent of martial law
existed throughout the stricken
section with sailors and marines
from the U. S. battlefield and SOL
diers from Fort Macarthur sup
plementing regular peace officers,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-11
DAY Of
FA|RPRESENT
FINE PROGRAM

Sunday, March IL, is the closing
day of the Imperial County Fair
and an exceptionally fine program
Of events has been scheduled for
the day.
The day will also honor veterans
of the Civil, Spanish and World
wars, many of whom will be in at
tendance III uniform at the fair.
Finals in the rodeo, under the di-
rection of Hugh Strickland will
take place and the championship
for Imperial county will be decided
in each event Roping, riding.
busting, wild steer riding, Brahma
bull riding, as well as novelty acts
will be Incorporated. Experts in
these events will compete and the
finals promise to be exciting.
In the evening the spectacular
hattie of a night in mo Mans
Land" will be repeated in which
mo Mans Land" in the World war
will be reproduced Tanks in ac-
lion, troops, aeroplanes shot down,
doughboys advancing under fire,
hand to hand encounters will be
shown in this eventful spectacle.
Today, residents of Ell Centre,
Holtville. Calexico. Seeley, and
Heber were honored at the fair.
Horse races were scheduled for this
Afternoon and tonight the rodeo is
to take place.
F. F. A. Judging contests and
auction Of 4-H club livestock were
also events which took place at the
fair this morning.