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Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
TWIN DECISION
BRINGS DOUBT

CHICAGO, Dec. %. U.P)-Medi"
cal scientists were skeptical today
of the claim of a Yankton, S. D.,
man that he was the father of only
one of twin boys born to his wife.
While granting the phenomenon
was scientifically possible, Chicago
scientists said such a claim would
be almost impossible TO prove. The
case attracted wide interest among
geneticistS.
Prof. II. Fl. Newman, Chicago
university scientist and leading
genetics expert, said he very much
doubted the authenticity of the
claim. DR.. Morris Fishbein, editor OF
the American Medical Association
Journal, likewise was skeptical
Their views differed from that Of
medical testimony presented at the
court hearing a divorce petition
filed by Ewald Peddie before Judge
A. B. Tripp in Yankton.
Judge Tripp recognized the le-
gal possibility of the claim when he
granted Peddic a divorce on grounds
of infidelity. Peddie claimed his
wife had admitted she was unfaith-
full. The suit was not contested.
Peddie maintained he was the ia
ther of one of the twins born 10
years ago to his wife and that a
neighbor was the father of the
other He asserted one of the twins
resembled him while the other re-
sembled the other man.
The opinion of a medical expert
entered in the court records said:
IN cases of fraternal twins, the
children might develop from Separ-
ate cells of the female, impregnated
at two different times within the
interval which might be as great as
several hours"
DR.. Fishbein and Prof. Newman
agreed with the medical opinion
expressed in court, but stressed the
difficulty of establishing proof OF
such a claim.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
SAYS PACKING
PLANTS DEFY
NRhPROCRAM

WASHINGTON, Dec %. U.P)-
Speaker Rainey charged today that
the meat packing industry is oper-
ating in open defiance of the recov-
cry program.
He urged strict government con-
troll of all meat packing plants to
prevent the industry from passing
processing taxes along to the con-
Sumer.
"The thing for the government
to do is to commander the plants
and operate them,' Rainey said.
He asserted that if present emer-
gency legislation did not carry such
powers, additional legislation max
ing possible such control should be
passed early in the forthcoming
session.
"Strict government control OF
meat packing plants such as con-
trolled industries during the war
should start Rainey said. "Meat
packing plants are a monopoly
Through direct buying they are
controlling prices. They are inter-
fering with the entire program and
stand in open defiance of the en-
tire recovery Set-up.'
Rainey asserted that "other in
dustries are cooperating fully
Under Rainey's control plan gov
ernment agents would be placed in
all plants and control minimum
prices for meat products SO that the
producer would get fair price ano
SO the processing taxes would be
borne in part by the industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
W00D|N WILL.
GETF0OTBALL

TUCSON. Ariz., Dec. 28. U.P)-
William H. Woodin, secretary OF the
treasury, today was reported Icon
siderably improved by his two
physicians at the Desert Sanitorium
where he is recuperating from a
throat ailment.
In a bulletin issued this morning
and signed by DR.. Paul Holbrook.
of Tucson, and DR.. Jerome Wagner,
of New York, it was stated that the
secretary had a restful night and
he had experienced turn "for the
BETTER
A football, inscribed with the
words, "To Our IlluStriouS and
Noted Alumnus', and autographed
by members of the Columbia uni
versity football team, was to be
presented to the secretary late to-
day.
The presentation will not be made
in person, it was said by DR.. Wag-
ner, as the condition of the cabinet
member would not allow visitors.
However, the token will be taken
to the hospital by Lou Little, coach
of the Lions and presented to mem
bers of Woodin S family.
Unable to attend any OF the
workouts of the team, which has
been quartered here this week pre-
pairing for its tussle with Stanford
university at the Pasadena Rose
Bowl Secretary Woodin today
wished the "boys all the luck in
the world in their coming game. "
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
CRIME CURB
PROPOSED BY
vANDE GR|F 7
Urges Universal Finger-Print-
ing And Closer Cooperation By
Police Units.
WOULD REORGANIZE COURTS
Presents Eight Point Program
For State Problems During
Coming Year.
BY GEORGE HELMER

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 28.-Univer-
sal fingerprinting for the 'protec-
ton of the innocent and apprehen-
sion of the criminal" was advocated
by ROLAND A. Vandegrift, finance
director, today as development
which should be considered by Cal
ifornia in 1884.
In discussing the necessity of i'm
proving methods of crime preven-
ton and apprehension of criminals,
Vandegrift said universal finger
printing would be an important step
in that direction. He would have the
work handled by an enlarged state
bureau of criminal Identification, so
adequately stated and equipped
that it could enter more intensive
ly into the solution of major crimes
in California.
ANY additional bureau expense
would be more than balanced by the
saving in crime detection" he said.
In addition Vandegrift would ex-
tend the state teletype system to
make information more readily
available; establish radio commun-
ication for the highway patrol and
tie it in with the bureau, police and
sheriffs' offices and give the pa
troll enough police power to make 1t
more efficient in the protection of
the general public.
In line with crime prevention
methods, he said the states courts
should be reorganized to "reestab-
lish speedy and certain Justice
Outlines Program
Swinging into other problems fac
ing the state in 1884, Vandegrift
said California, as he saw the Sit
uation, must
/. Balance the budget and elimin-
ate the deficit.
Q. Straighten out the liquor tax
situation, providing an adequate
tax which would help replenish the
state treasury.
3. Prepare to give the taxpayer
further relief, through better Or
ganization of local government and
consolidation of offices, bureaus ana
commissions.
4. Consider the possibility of per-
1lllIUlI1R real eSldCc dsooCSolllCllCo w
be paid in four, rather than two in
StallmentS.
S. Eliminate many fixed charges
and thus reduce the cost of gov
ernmept.
6. Return to a long term building
program, particularly taking care OF
overcrowded prisons and other insti-
tutionS.
7. Press the Central Valley water
plan through to early commence
ment, with work starting within 80
days after federal money is obtain
ed.
8. Divert highway funds, especial
ly to retire highway bends. Under
the present system there is a
feast" at the department of pub
lie works and a famine" in the
general fund.
Vandegrift repeated earlier state
ments that he saw no need of a
special legislative session.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
LONG SESSION
Of CONGRESS
ANTICIPATED
Triple Program Of Administra-
ton Expected To Result In
Much Discussion.
ROOSEVELT CRITICIZED
Republican Leader Urges De-
finite Program Be Set Out
By President.
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS
limited Press Staff COrrespOndent

United Press Stair Correspondents
WASHINGTON, Dec. %. - Three
legislative proposals only slightly
interviewer with the administra-
TONS recovery program may force
congress to remain in session
through next summer, Democratic
house leaders admitted today.
Hopes for early adjournment
would be blasted, they said, if
President Roosevelt urges action on
the Tugwell food and drug bill, per-
manent transportation coordina-
ton, and communication merger
proposals.
All three matters would, it was
said result in breaks in party ranks.
Controversy already has developed
about the drastic food and drug
| bill.
Transportation Coordinator East
man has been working on a report
which he may submit before Feb
ruary l, outlining the need of CO.
ordination in rail, water and truck
traffic The emergency transporta-
ton plan enacted last session was
only a temporary device. Eastman
now is assembling data obtained
from transportation sources rela-
! tive to equipment costs, competition
| between rails and waterways, dup
licating lines, etc.
! Substitutes for the far-reading
Tugwell food and drug bill probably
will be given careful consideration.
| Representative Huddleston (Demo
| Alabama, has announced he will
introduce a bill providing for label
ing by the bureau of standards OF
all commodities. Under his plan
even clothing would carry "sym-
bols' showing grade and quality.
Many Stay Until October
The proposals for communication
mergers, affecting radio-telegraph
and telephone systems, have been
| submitted to chairman of senate
! and house interstate commerce
committees for study by the Pres
ident IS interdepartmental commit
| tee.
House Majority Leader Byrns
said if the controversial comn1un-
ications proposal come up, "We
won't get out of here until Oct
ober.'
| Representative Treadway (Repo
Massachusetts, sharply criticized the
method used by the President in
proposing legislation last congress.
He urged that the President IS en-
tire program be laid before con-
gress "and the people in his mes
sage"
"We didn t know last session
what we would have to act on from
day to day. Treadway said. eff
he has definite policy and pro-
gram he should confide in congress
in other than a piecemeal fash
ion.'
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
Of
LONG MACHINE
CLAIMS SEAT

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. %. U.P)-
j. Y. Sanders, Jr., unofficial candi-
date for congressman from the Sixth
Louisiana district in highly unof-
ficial election, polled three times
more votes than Mrs. Bolivar E.
Kemp, official candidate in the Of
ficial election.
This and developments in other
parts of the state were Jumped to-
gether today by many politicians as
heralding the collapse of Senator
Huey P. Longs political domina-
ton of the state. Long left for
Washington last night, announcing
that he would press for re-distribu-
tion of wealth at the coming session
of congress and get the lawmakers
to "Whittle the rich down to fry
pan size"
Sanders will leave for Washing
ton in a day or two to demand rec
ognition by congress as the duly
elected representative from the
sixth district.
Mrs. Kemp already is in Wash
ington for that purpose. She was
elected December S in an election
called by Governor o. K. Allen, a
Long subordinate, but because OF
court restraining orders and gen.
eral citizens boycott, received only
5000 votes.
Sanders was elected yesterday in
an election called by citizens
committee which has no official
standing. He received 1900 votes.
The seat is that made vacant by
the death of Mrs. Kemp's husband.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
JUDGE DEFENDS HIS DECISIONS
IN WIDELY CONTRASTING CASES
Heavy Penalty For Minor Theft And Leni-
ency For Large One May Bring Investiga-
tion By Governor Rolph.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U.P)-A
superior court judge who released a
middle-aged woman on probation
after she confessed stealing $27, 100
from her employers and then i'm
prisoned an impoverished hosiery
salesman for stealing 20 nickels
from telephone coin box defend
ed his action against rising tide
of criticism here today.
The judge was Harry Sewell who
placed Mrs. Retta Munhall, 43, on
probation with the injunction that
she do everything possible to make
restitution to a department store
where she worked as a cashier.
The other principal in the court
drama was John Mcdaniel, 81, who
was caught by a telephone company
agent while looting coin box.
Pleading guilty, he was sentenced to
from one to Is years in San Quen-
tin prison.
In both cases, Judge SeWell disre-
garded the recommendations of pro-
baton officers. He ignored the rec
ommendation of one that Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
CHINESE ARMY
IN REBELLION

SHANGHAI, Dec. %. UR) -
China's most famous soldiers, the
10Th route army, now a rebel host,
were repeatedly on the march today
for counter-at against Ma
tionalist government forces which
mobilized on land, sea and air to
crush rebellion against its author
ity.
Military observers believed that a
climactic engagement impended in
the fierce civil warfare in Fukien
and Chekiang provinces.
The 10Th route army, command
ed by General Tsai Ting-Kai, pur-
portedly was headed for two objec-
tives, one the poorly garrisoned out
post of Changcho and the other the
Wenchow and Hangchow bases from
which the central government had
dispatched the planes in its Christ
mas bombing raids on Foochow, re-
bel capital,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
COURT FINES
CRUEL FATHER

CINCINNATI, O., Dec. %. U.P)
"A father who forced his 5-year-
old son to walk barefooted in icy
streets as a bait to the Sympathies
of alms-givers was described to-
day by Police Judge William D.
Alexander as absolutely devoid of
character.
Raymond Miller, 81, Newport, KY,
the father, was fined $100 and
costs. The shoes and stockings of
Raymond, Jr, 5, were found in
the fathers pockets, along with
more than Sc he had obtained by
begging while the child danced and
cried in the bitter cold.
81 never heard anything more
contemplate, said the judge, af-
ter the small boy was sent To
children S home to thaw his numb
ed feet.
"You used a child of tender
years on the coldest day TO grind
out dollars. You seem to be abso-
lutely devoid of character
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
BELGIUM NOT
IN ACCORD ON
FRENCH PLAN

PARIS, Dec. %. U.P)-Diplomatic
reports that Belgium, France Is
staunch ally, favored limited Ger
man rearmament coincided today
with signs that crisis was i'm
pending in European disarmament
negotiations.
Paul Hymans, Belgian foreign
minister, conferred yesterday with
Joseph Paul-Boncour, French for
eign minister 1t had been taken
for granted that, with Belgium
sharing France IS anxiety at the
Nazi government activities in
Germany, Hymans and Paul-Bon-
cour would agree in detail on a
program.
But reports today were that Hy-
mans supported the British idea
that, as no other nation is disarm-
ing, Germany as matter of ma
tional pride should be permitted a
strictly limited program of rearm-
ament, perhaps to include more
soldiers as we'll as sample quotas
of armaments.
Confirmation of this report would
mean that France was further is
olated at moment when its cab
met was despairing of the success
of direct negotiations with Ger
many and was considering inform
ing Chancellor Adolf Hitler that
any proposals he might advance
must be submitted through League
of Nations machinery, in this case
the whole disarmament commission
which has almost as many plans as
members.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
What A Hero!
What A Hero!

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28.
W.R)-Sheriff William J. Fitz-
gerald today took his place
among the heroes of all time
he suspended his mother-in-
law for five days without pay.
Here is how it happened:
Undersheriff Howard Bern
hard reported to Fitzgerald
that Mrs. Mary Kaunitz, the
mother-in law, failed in her
duties as a court bailiff when
she failed to produce a prison.
er before the bar of justice.
Decentralization, eh,' said
the sheriff. "She's suspend
cd for five days without pay"
The sheriff hastily explain
ed that "this won't make any
difference to our friendship
However, he has yet to go
home and face his wife and
mama.
Mrs. Kaunitz was appointed
by Fitzgerald's predecessor and
holds her job under civil SER
vice.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
NO TRACE OF
BANK BANDITS

MARLIN, Tex, Dec. 90. W.P)-
Texas officers were at a stalemate
today in their search for bandits
who robbed the First State Bank
here of $4,000 and fled with three
employees as hostages.
The employees were released I'M
harmed after being bound to trees
in a wood near Rogers, Texas, for
more than eight hours. They were
M v. Bradshaw, vice president;
Miss Andrew Peyton, bookkeeper,
and Lee Humphrey, Negro porter.
Lee and John Davis, brothers.
who came upon the bandits and
their captives while hunting, also
were seized and tied to trees. All
managed to free themselves after
the outlaws abandoned them in the
wood.
Some officers believed the bandits
might have headed for Kilgore, in
the East Texas oil field
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
More Highway
Contracts Let

SACRAMENTO, Dec. %. U.P) -
Five highway contracts totaling
$503 ,70695 and covering work in
Humboldt, Monterey, Los Angeles,
San Bernardino and StaniSlaus
counties were awarded today by the
state department of public works.
Contracts were awarded as fol-
lows:
Bodenhamer Construction Co.,
Oakland, for building three timber
bridges on the San Simeon-Carmel
highway, between So and Sc miles
south of Monterey, across Anderson
canyon, Buck creek and Lime creek
$78,O96.
Griffith company, Los Angeles
for paving 81 miles of the highway
between Pomona and ontario, $751;
207.70,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
McADOO FLYS
TO BEDSIDE OF
HIS DAUGHTER

ATLANTA, Dec %. W.P)-Senator
William Gibbs McAdoo, rushing
from his California home to the
bedside of his daughter in New
York, took off in his monoplane at
TIT a. m. today.
The Lockheed plane, piloted by
Captain Harry Ashe, was scheduled
to fly nonstop to New York.
Senator McAdoo stopped here
overnight on his trans-continental
flight to New York where his
daughter, Mrs. Mona CoWles, is SER
iously i'll of pneumonia.
The former secretary of the trea-
sury was cheered by reports her con-
dition was slightly improved.
His daughter is the wife of DR..
Edmund Spencer CoWles, noted
neurologist, and psychiatrist
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
NAVY PLANE
HOP CERTAIN

SAN DIEGO, Dec. %. U.P)-The
last apparent obstacle in the path
of a projected flight of six naval
planes from San Francisco to Homo
lulu was removed today by final ap-
proval of plans in Washington.
The chief of naval operations in
Structed 18th naval district head
quarters here to proceed with
plans for the air squadron VB-10 to
take off about the middle of Janu-
airy in the trans-Pacific hop.
The flight will be directed by
Commander Kneffler McGinnisS
who led the squadron from Coco
Solo, Panama, to San Diego in a
one-stop flight in october. McGin-
Mss was given permission to set a
definite date for the takeoff.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. U.P)-
A crisp bulletin from 18th district
naval headquarters here today Off
cially authorized a mass flight OF
navy planes from San Francisco tc
Hawaii.
The communication said: Squad
ron 10F', Lieutenant Commander
Kneffler McGinniS in command, is
authorized to fly from San Francis
co to Honolulu in the middle of JAN
uary."
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
EXPECT. MORE
COLD WEATHER
New Frigid Wave Reported To
Be Moving Southwark From
Arctic Regions.

Another cold wave, sending tenn
peratures back to sub-zero levels
moved southeastward Thursday out
of the Arctic.
A short respite between the new
storm and the seasons most severe
cold wave was indicated by U. S.
government forecasts. The second
high pressure area was preceded b.
snow in Canada.
Temperatures rose slightly from
the Appalachian to the Rocky
Mountains, bringing some relief
from the storm which caused at
least 142 deaths. Hundreds of others
were injured in accidents caused by
the snow and ice.
The Pacific northwest, with "a
deaths caused by the storm and
floods, and the New England region
which reported 18 deaths due to the
storm, suffered the most severely.
United Press reports from other
sections revealed Is dead in Wis
consin, 81 in Illinois, 10 in Indiana
in Michigan, 7 in Iowa, IL in Min
nesota and the Dakotas, IL in Penn
sylvania, in New York, 4 in
Massachusetts,, 6 in Ohio and one
each in Connecticut, Oklahoma and
Washington, D. G.
Temperatures still were below
normal in all sections of the United
States with the exception of the ex-
. treme southern states. North of Du-
luth, Mimi, the temperature was
rising after falling to At degrees be-
low zero. A low of % degrees below
was recorded at ST. Paul.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
RAIDS EXPOSE
SALOON GRAFT

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U.P)-
Following statements by proprietors
of 13 alleged saloons in the Belve-
dere and Belvedere Gardens dis
tricts that they were paying $40 a
week protection" mofey, Sheriff
Eugene Biscailuz said today he in
tended to ask a grand jury investi-
CATION of the reported graft.
The operators of the alleged sa-
looms expressed surprise when raid
ed by sheriff's officers last night
inasmuch as they said they had
paid the fee to remain open.
Biscailuz said he intended to find
out if the collections were made by
racketecrs or pona-fide law officers
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
Find Body OF
Man On Ranch

The body of a man was found
this morning on the Charles Ralph
ranch, two miles north and one and
one-talf miles east of Imperial on
the Dogwood road, according to a
report made to the Sheriff's office
shortly after noon.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke and
Harold Gillett, deputy sheriff, left
for the scene to make an investi-
cation but had not returned by
press time,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
Coast Clue In
Kidnapping Case

MARSHALL, Mich, Dec. 28. U.P)
Authorities investigating the kid
naping and robbery of Louis E,
Brooks, Marshall manufacturer, will
send Deputy Sheriff Harley Reek
to Los Angeles to question Charles
Hatch, 81, under arrest there
charged with receiving $4,000 bonds
stolen from the manufacturer.
Hatch was arrested last Thurs
day on information furnished by
brokers who reported he was at
tempting to sell the stolen bonds
Officials here believe he may have
obtained the bonds from Louis Con
you or Joseph Medley, paroled con-
victs sought in connection with the
kidnapping.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
Haircutting Cost
Again In Dispute

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. U.P)
State recovery administration Of
ficials made another attempt today
to have California BARRIERS establish
the uniform price Of 65 cents for
hair-cutting.
Timothy A. Reardon, general
manager of the CRA, announced
restoration of the price established
by the BARRIERS in their code when
it became effective last October For
a time most OF the BARRIERS adhered
to the code price but competition
and dissatisfaction drove them back
to the old price of 80 cents.
Many BARRIERS doubted that Rear
dons efforts TO raise the price would
be successful
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
NAVY To SEEK
FINEST FLEET

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. U.P)-
The navy today sought congression-
al authorization of five year con-
struction and replacement pro-
gram aimed to give the United
States the world IS finest fleet at
cost of $516,00O,000.
Two resolutions are expected tc
be submitted to congress soon af-
ter opening of the session January
3. Their adoption would commit
congress to a full treaty strength
navy, and would give the Presi-
dent power arbitrarily to replace
over-age ships whenever necessary
Naval officials pointed out that
after the London and Washington
treaty limits are reached, annual
requirements would be made at the
rate of 20 ships. That figure, they
said, would be cut to 13 by 1858
The result would tend to put the
navy on a system similar to the use
of a sinking fund in private bus
mess.
Under the two treaties, Japan
will have her full strength by the
close of 1896; Great Britain will be
81 vessels short while the United
States will need 102 ships.
Secretary of Navy Swanson, with
policy of a "treaty navy second
to none'', plans to build the 102
ships by expending $100,000,000 an
nually. Congress will be asked tC
provide funds for % ships during
1884, most of which are destroyers
and submarines.
Plans are underway also to in
crease the present force of 79,50C
naval enlisted men to 100000 and
the marine corps from 1920 to
10000 during the five year period
it was learned
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-28
Actress Wounded
By HoId-Up Man

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. %. U.P) -
Gloria Craig, 23year-old film
stunt girl" was reported fighting
for her life today while police hunt
ed a bandit who ruthlessly shot and
stabbed her when she resisted his
attempts to rob her.
A bullet pierced her chest, enter
ing the right lung Her condition
was described as critical.
Miss Craig, who has doubled for
several actresses in stunt" roles, is
the wife of John Craig, deep sea
diver and film "bit" actor,