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The Washington times., 1933-02-20
JGzzIess Rythn1s
For March 4 Dance

A new type of dance music
will be introduced to the world
at the Inaugural Ball.
Ell Dantzig, whose st. George
Knights will play at the affair,
has developed the new music by
taking ancient tunes and re-
arranging them upon a rhythmic
structure but without jazz effects.
The Washington times., 1933-02-20

With puffed sleeves, lin
gerie trimmings and
fashion touches. Sizes
80 to 80.
Downstairs
The Washington times., 1933-04-14
R|TCH|E To EYE
CHAIN TAX BILL

ANNAPOLIS, April 14.-Gov-
ernor Ritchie will either approve
or veto the chain store tax bill,
proposing levies ranging from $25
to $3.50, according to the number
Of establishments operated, next
Friday.
His decision was to study the
matter for week was announced
last night at the close of a six
hour hearing held in the cham
Der Of the house of delegates be-
cause several hundred persons
insisted on being heard for and
against the law.
Chain store organizations,
through counsel and officials,
contended that the law is dis
criminatory; that it places a
penalty on efficient business
methods, and that the ultimate
consumer will have to bear the
burden of taxation eventually.
The bill was sponsored by the
Independent and Retail GrocerS
Association.
Representatives Of truck far
mers and produce packing indus
tries appeared in it's behalf.
The Washington times., 1933-04-14
ROdeO Occurs When
Truck OUertNrnS

An impromptu rodeo was staged
on the Richmond Highway at
Hybla Valley, south of AleXan-
dria, today when a truck loaded
with calves, hogs, turkeys and
chickens driven by Leroy Shift
flett, of Orange, Va, and a fur
niture truck driven by C. L..
Buterbaugh, of Conemaugh, Pa,
collided ant overturned.
The live stock escaped from
the trucks and the drivers and
The Washington times., 1933-04-14
FRANCE SWINGS
To PAY j. {" "
VIEWPOINT

Although mildly surprised at
the failure of Andre de Labou.
1aye, new French ambassador,
to bring assurances that France
would pay the $19.000,000 debt
tnstallment due this Govern
.ment last December, Administra-
ton officials today expressed
qualification at his statement
that French public opinion was
"wavering" in favor of payment.
President Roosevelt received
assurances from authoritative
French sources some time ago
that France soon would meet
her obligation and it was ex-
pected the new ambassador
would bring word to this effect.
Sentiment Alters
Ambassador de Laboulaye told
newspaper men French public
opinion was still undecided on
the question of payment and
the French Parliament still
heSitant. He said:
"My own impression is that
French public opinion is waver-
ing q little more toward pay
1nent. The action of ParIia-
Inent is dependent upon the
sentiment Of the people, and
the action Of the Government
dependent upon the sentiment
Of both the people and Par
6ament.
'T believe the Government
will have to initiate the move
for payment. It is difficult
for Parliament to change the
position it took on the debt
question unless there are some
new Developments"
Asked whether there was any.
thing the United States might
do to create an excuse for the
French chamber of deputies to
change its vote in favor Of pay
ment, the ambassador replied:
'Tt is difficult for me to
make suggestions as to what
you should do"
Described as "great mistake"
the use of the word propaganda
in referring to the purpose of
the recent ALLEGATION of more
than $1,000,000 by the French
government for disseminating
information to make France
understood" abroad.
French Surprised
He said:
~ do not like that word
propaganda. The purpose was
not to spread what you call
propaganda, but to give out
information about our ideas
and policies.
"The French people were
surprised and astOnished to
learn their ideas were not
well known abroad. The pur-
pose is to give out infOrma-
tiOn merely to those who de-
sire it,"
With regard to the lowering
Of international trade barriers,
the ambassador said that what
France was able to do depended
0n what others did.
The Washington times., 1933-04-14

employees Of the nearby Alex
andria airport rounded up all
but one calf and five hogs.
The Washington times., 1933-04-14

MRS FLORENCE THOMPSON
SO-CALLED Queen of the Clip Joints" is shown in
General Sessions Court New York. where she is trial
with Herman Newberg and Lawrence Came murder
charge The charge brought in connection with the
death of Achilles Mirner eweer Photo by International
News PhOtopraphic Service
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
PRESIDENT CONSIDERS PLAN
TO REGULATE OIL INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON, March 80. W.P)--
President Roosevelt today consider
ed recommendations for federal
cooperation to put the oil industry
on paying basis.
The plan was put before him by
a group of state officials and major
and independent producers who
participated in three day confer
ence with Secretary of Interior
IckeS.
If Mr.. Roosevelt approves the
proposals, he must ask congress for
emergency legislation to make them
effective.
Texas and California producers
opposed to federal control organ
lied to form an independent pc
troleum association opposed to
monopoly"
This dissenting group called on
President Roosevelt yesterday and
expressed determined opposition to
what they described as the mon
opolistic" program of the majority.
John B. Elliott, Roosevelt cam
paign manager in California and
former chairman of the Independ-
ent Petroleum association of the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
MISSIONARIES
THOUGHT SAF {

DAIREN, Kwantung Leased Ter
ritory, March 80. U.Pl-Reports to
Shanhaikwan that two American
missionaries had died in the wreck
age of church shelled by Chinese
near Taitouying lacked confirma-
ton today among consulates and
other official sources here.
Absence of verification strength
ened the belief the reports had been
confused with the Japanese aerial
bombing of a mission in the same
region, in which the Rev. and Mrs
Charles o. Kautto, Americans, es-
capped injury.
Reports yesterday that Mr.. and
Mrs. Kautto might have perished
in the bombing of a mission by
Japanese war planes, were checked
yesterday by the United Press, at
the request of The Imperial VAL
ley Press, in behalf of Mrs. P. B.
Schoonmaker of this city, sister
of Mrs. Kautto.
The United Press correspondent
at Peiping checked with officials in
the vicinity of Taitouying and was
unable to obtain any confirmation
of the report that the Kauttos had
been injured. All information tend
ed to point toward their safety. =,
Mrs. Kautto is also a sister OF
Ray Kramer, rancher in the Sils-
bee district.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
MN R1~~
0issa NeNaught Syndicate. lnA
TOWN
IN TURMOIL

CONROE, Tex, March 80. U.P)-
A tense period filled with a hint
of mob violence ended today with
two Negroes suspected of terrorism
in Jail and the body of a third
Negro lying on the Jail yard lawn.
In Manuel Henry, Negro slain at
Wiggingsville by a ranger when he
resisted arrest, officers believed
they had one of the pair who killed
William w. Porch, Jr., of Johns
town, Pa, and brutally assaulted
his woman companion at Houston
early Monday.
They clung to this belief despite
the fact Miss Adele Torian, "a, the
assault victim, viewed the body and
failed to make positive identifica-
ton of Henry as one of the as
sailants.
A crowd of 1000 assembled before
the Jail awaiting arrival of the sus-
poets. Threats against the Negroes
were heard.
The crowd waited quietly while
Miss Torian viewed the body of
Henry in the Jail yard, and later
it slowly dispersed.
That looks like him." said Miss
Torain while deputies propped the
body up, "but I'm not sure"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
FEDERAL JUDGES SHY AWAY
FROM CUTTING THEIR PAY

who volunteered to fall into line
with the pay cuts being inflicted
upon all other government en-
ployees.
The President of the United
States also is protected from a sal
ary cut by the constitution. Her.
bert Hoover, however, voluntarily
reduced his 20 per cent. Although
no word has come from the White
House, it is expected President
Roosevelt will make a voluntary
reduction in his annual pay of
$4,000.
The pay cut question has come
acutely into discussion throughout
the government establishment here
because the President has just is
sued an executive order cutting pay
of government employees in the ex-
ecutive branch Is per cent below
their basic pay. This is a substi-
tute for an 1-3 per cent cut put
into effect year ago.
Justices of the United States
supreme. court receive $4,000 a
year and the chief justice $20,500
Circuit judges are paid $12,500 and
district judges draw $4,000.
Congress became quite broad in
its hints to the judiciary in the
economy law debate. Payroll tlgb
ureS were introduced showing that
federal judges receive total of
more than a half million dollars a
year in salaries.
IF the members of the judiciary,
who are immune from the power
of congress to reduce their compen-
sation during their term, fail to
respond in pace with others who
are engaged in public service, I
shall be both surprised and disap-
pointed in the judiciary of the ma
tion," declared Senator Bratton
Dem) New Mexico, a member of
the senate judiciary committee.
81 express the faith that the
members from the chief justice
down will respond to the call of
the country" Bratton continued,
because I should feel greatly dis
appointed if when an employee
drawing $1,000 is required by con-
gressional mandate to accept a re-
duction of $100, and a charwoman
drawing 5000 is required by con-
gressional fiat to contribute $50 an
nually, the members of the federal
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
Dies After Rescue
From Mine Shaft

MT. CARMEL, Va, March 80.
W.H-John Cheslock, jr., 27, en-
tombed in an abandoned mine near
here for more than 100 hours, died
early today, II hours after he was
rescued.
Cheslock was trapped in the
abandoned workings last Saturday.
His companion, Stanley Orluskie,
escaped by grabbing ladder as an
avalanche of dirt rushed down on
them. Cheslock was penned down
the untimbered mine hole.
After sinking a shaft rs feet last
night rescuers finally reached the
miner. He was removed to Ash
land state hospital Immediately.
First examination of the youth re-
vealed that his injuries were not
serious. Physicians at the hospi-
tai believed his death was due to
shock.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30

our objection to government con-
troll of production and to the idea
of 'czsr' during the last two
days.
eve believe we have spiked
both propositions. We feel that
our fight is won"
The majority plan, as approved
by a committee of Is urged the
President to call upon the COVER
nors of California, Texas, Okla
homa, Kansas and New Mexico to
shut down all flush pools from
April / to Is, except those pro-
ducing more than 10 per cent of
water.
Leaders in the industry believed
suspension of flush well produc-
ton would give them time to put
the emergency program in work
ing order.
The plan also provided for leg
islation by congress to authorize
the President to appoint a personal
representative who would cooper
ate with a committee from produc-
ing states to adjust IN equitable
ALLEGATION of production.
Conferees generally believed pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
SCHOOL. TAX
MAY De: GUT
Maximum Rate To Be Slashed
By One-Third IL Assembly
Passes Pending Measure.

SACRAMENTO, March 30. ,U.Pj
School districts of California
were face to face today with the
possibility that their maximum tax
rate will be cut by one-third.
A bill providing a one-thirG re-
duction in the maximum levy per-
mitted elementary, high school and
junior college districts went through
the senate late yesterday with
hardly any comment.
The measure was introduced by
Senator Herbert G. Jones, San Jose.
The reduction included:
Elementary schools from 10
cents per $100 valuation to AZ cents
for building purposes and 20 cents
for other school purposes.
High school districts-75 cents to
SO cents.
Junior colleges-5O cents to 33
cents.
With little or no discussion, the
senate late yesterday passed other
bills as follows:
Two measures which would COM
pei county waterworks and water
districts to purchase the existing
water system in any district, be-
fore invading that territory. If the
offer was turned down, the public
agency might proceed with it plans;
if accepted, it must buy the exist
ing concern.
A bill providing produce dealers
would be guilty of fraud if they
sold farm products for less than
the current market price to any
persons with whom they had fin
ancial connection and resulting in
the dealers securing part of the
purchase price in addition to COM
mission.
Memorial To Indian
An act repeating a $1,000 appro-
priation 'financing the conStrue-
ton of monument to Chief So
lano, famous Indian.
A measure which would limit
townships of less than $1,000 pop
ulation to one justice of the peace
unless supervisors decided otNNx
wise. .a. s
An act reducing salaries of coun-
ty livestock inspectors from $125
to $100 per month.
A bill repeating the state fish eX-
change act.
Transfer of jurisdiction of Sut-
ter's Fort from the department of
finance to the division of parks was
provided in another bill.
Standards of SeedleSS and NAL
aga grapes in the area north and
west of San Gorgiano pass would
be affected by another measure.
A measure transferring the en-
forcement of the California ripe
olive Standardization act from the
department of agriculture to the
department of public health.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
Charlie Chan's'
Creator Stricken

PASADENA, CAL, March 80. {U.PJ
Earl Derr Biggers, 49-year- old
writer, was rushed to the Pasadena
hospital shortly before a. m. to-
day suffering from acute illness.
Hospital authorities said that
while no diagnosis had been made
at an early hour, Biggers' condition
was serious"
Biggers, hospital attendants said,
had been rushed from Palm
Springs, Calf, where he had been
resting following long hours spent
creating Charlie Chan, and other
mystery stories
The writer and novelist is for
mer newspaperman, having enter
ed Journalism following graduation
from Harvard university. Biggers
is married and has a son.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
DETROIT BANK
QUARREL HAS
VIOLENT TURN
Crusading Priest Has Close Es-
cape As Bomb Explodes Be-
meath His Residence.
BITTER FIGHT is WAGED
Charges Of Financial Trickery
Involves Pastor, Banks And
Leading Newspaper.
BITTER FIGHT IS WAGEL

ROYAL OAK, Mich, March 80
Father Charles E. Coughlin, Cath
olic priest and militant leader of a
faction in the bitter dispute over
Detroit banking difficulties, mar
rowly escaped serious injury or
death today when a crude, home
made bomb exploded within a few
feet of his bed.
He was severely shaken and
shocked by the force of the blast.
Two other occupants of the
house, Father John Tully, Cough
Inns assistant, and Father Williams,
a Franciscan monk, also were shak-
en- by the explosion.
The bomb exploded in the base
ment of the home, directly under
the bed where the priest was sleep
ing on the first floor. Windows of
the basement were shattered and
canned goods destroyed.
Before informing police, Father
Coughlin summoned Mayor Frank
Murphy of Detroit. He was con-
ferring with the mayor when po-
lice, summoned by neighbors, ar
rived at the scene.
The priest told officers from
Royal Oak and Detroit he believed
the bombing was ordered by inter-
eSts seeking to intimidate him. He
said he had no suspicious as to the
exact identity of the bombers.
Father Coughlin in the past two
years achieved prominence through
crusading sermons. Recently his
attention turned to the banking
difficulties in Detroit and the ma
ton.
Last Sunday afternoon in his reg
ular sermon he 1asned viciously at
certain Detroit bankers and bank
ing groups and newspaper, nam
ing individuals and accusing them
of varying degrees of negligence,
miSmanagement and distortion of
fact to the ultimate purpose of
serving themselves instead of bank
depositors.
The Detroit Free Press opposed
him in a bitter debate.
Yesterday the newspaper pub
lished what it purported to be an
inside story of certain stock tram
sactions of the priest which he
promptly asserted we're purely per-
sonal transactions dating back to
1929.
Both Father Coughlin and the
Detroit Free Press have intimated
libel and slander suits will be filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
Long Beach Feels
Sharp Earthquake

LOS ANGELES, March 30. (U.H
"A settling earthquake, the strong
est felt in the metropolitan area in
10 days, shook Southern California's
quake zone" this morning.
No damage was reported although
citizens over a wide area were awak-
ened by the jolt, which lasted sew
eral seconds.
The Long Beach police said the
shock was fairly severe" although
neither damage nor injury result
ed
Long Beach was the hardest
stricken by the severe jolt that
killed more than 100 people and
caused millions of property DAM
age in Southern California March
10.
Santa Ana, San Pedro, \Iunting-
ton Park, Compton and other dis
tricts which felt the March 10 quake
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30

Wilson school, the polls being open
from a. m. to p. m.
Residents in the Ell Centro high
school district will vote at the local
high school and the polls will be
open for the same length of time.
All other voters in the high school
district will vote in the elementary
schools in their respective school
districts and the polls will be open
only between the hours of and
5 p m. One exception to this rule
is noted. Voters in the Centinella
and Lone Star school districts will
vote at the Fred w. Havens store.
the polls being open from rs D.
m.
John w. Donohue, candidate for
both high schol and elementary
boards, has been a permanent res
ident of Ell Centre for the past five
years, during which he has been
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
HIGH AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOARD ELECTIONS TOMORROW

Elections for both elementary
and high school boards of trustees
will take place throughout the
county tomorrow, Friday, March 81,
and considerable interest is being
taken in the local election.
For the one vacancy on the city
elementary school board caused by
expiration of L. r. Philley's term,
there are three candidates running:
j. w. Donohue, James Angel and
Roy Womack.
-Four candidates are running for
the two vacancies on the high
school board: w. j. Reid, j. w.
Donohue, James Angel and Rollie
Clark, Reid is running to succeed
himself but r. P. Moore, whose
term expires, is not a candidate for
reelection.
Voters are asked to note the hours
during which the polls are open.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
Building Safety
Giuen Support

LOS ANGELES, March 80. (U.P)
Official and public support con-
tinued to increase today for en-
forcement of recommendations
made by the coroner's earthquake
jury for proper school and business
building construction.
The building and safety COM
mission yesterday joined the grand
jury in it's plans to increase the
safety of buildings. A committee to
study effects of the March 10
earthquake on various types OF
buildings was named.
Meanwhile, district attorney Bu-
ron Fits said he would sug<sst
that the public school comnfs>tee
survey every school in Los Ange-
Lee noilntv and that the grand Jury
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
City Council To
Discuss Beer

A special meeting of the city
council is called for this evening
at 7 o'clock for the purpose of dis
cussing the ordinance now on the
books regulating the percentage of
alcoholic content in beverages per-
mitted under the old law. The
council will consider amending this
ordinance to bring it into line with
the recent legislation passed by the
federal congress and existing state
laws.
The present Ell Centro ordinance
provides for limiting the alcoholic
content of liquor at one half of one
per cent which is not in conformi-
ty with the legislation recently
adopted by congress and signed
by President Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
Not Guilty Plea
Made By Adams

Burleigh E. Adams, director of
the Imperial Irrigation District
from Brawley, appeared before JUS
tice of the Peace H. B. Griffin yes
terday afternoon and was arraigned
on charges of disturbing the peace
and assault. He pleaded not guilty
to both charges. and he was held
for trial. The date of this trial
was not set at the time of his plea.
These two complaints were the
result of an alleged attack by Adams
upon A. w. Pahnke, which is said
to have taken place in the rooms
of the Eagles lodge in Brawley, last
Saturday night. The disturbance
complaint was filed by J. H. Air
ensen, while Pahnke signed the
warrant charging Adams with as
Sault.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
QUICK DIVORCE
BILL BEATEN

SACRAMENTO, Marcn 30. up
The assembly today was fast los
ing its reputation as the liberal
side of the legislature after it de-
cisively turned down another meas
ure late yesterday.
The lower house voted down q
bill reducing the period between
the interlocutory decree and the
final divorce decree from one year
to three months.
Just the day before, the assem-
bly, defeated another liberal bill.
one seeking repeal Of the "gin mar
riage' law.
Albert Ross, Redding, brought the
divorce decree to the assembly floor
by petition, after the bill had been
defeated in committee.
The fate of Ross bill persuaded
ASsemblyman Percy West to aban-
don all attempts of pushing his
measure, which would abolish the
interlocutory decree entirely.
The widow woman" who takes
in laundry TO earn a living would
be placed under state regulation by
provisions of bill passed by the
assembly.
The measure, by Assemblyman
Charles w. Dempster, Los Angeles,
imposes sanitary regulations on the
place of business, and health re-
strictions on every person who takes
in laundry for a profit.
Dempster said the bin applied 70
the individual who did laundry
work as well as the larger laup-
dries.
.Nntice Of Reconsideration sunn
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-30
BRITISH ENVOY
CALLED HOME
Ambassador To Russia Ordered
To Return Following Rebuff
From Soviet Chief.

LONDON, March 80. UH) - Sir
Esmond Ovey, British ambassador
to Moscow, leaves for London today
Sir John Simon, foreign secretary,
informed the house of commons.
Meantime, he said he would defer
further announcements on the dis
pute with Russia over detention OF
British subjects on sabotage
charges.
Sir Aired Knox, conservative
asked:
"Will the foreign secretary con-
slider placing an embargo against
exports from Russia?"
"I am sure the house will agree,
Sir John replied, that in view OF
the fact our ambassador, who is our
adviser on the spot, is on the way
home, it is surely right we should
see him"
Sir Esmond's recall to London fol-
lowed startlingly soon after an Off
cial rebuff yesterday to strong Brit
ish diplomatic representations de-
manding the release of three Brit
ish subjects who are to face trial
ON charges of obstructing public
work.
The three engineers are repre-
sentatives of the Metropolitan Wick
ers firm.
Litvinoff yesterday told the Brit
ish ambassador that any attempt to
influence the Soviet's course of ac-
ton was useless, because the trial
already had been determined upon
and was irrevocable.
The Soviet minister also said the
government had ample evidence OF
sabotage to justify holding the ac-
cuSed men.
Lityinoff informed Ovey that
pressure such a. he sought to bring
to bear on the Soviet government
might accomplish something IN
Mexico, where Sir Esmond was for
merly ambassador, but that it was
useless in Russia.