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Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
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WHISKY TRUST
To Be PRObEO
Evidence Of Pool Manipulation
Obtained By Senate Commit
tee In Stock Quiz.
HINT ISSUES WERE 'KITED'
Unloading At Profit Indicated
By Steady Rise And Rapid
Fall OF Liquor Stocks.
BY LYLE C. WILSON
United Press Staff COrreSpOndent

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, DSc. 26. = Evi-
dence of pool or syndicate opera
tiops in securities of the so-called
whisky trust companies has been
obtained by senata stock market in
vestigators, the United Press was
informed today.
One of the senate investigators
said evidsnce would be ready for
submission to the committee early
in the winter.
The inquiry would take place in
the midst of what variously is des-
cribed as a whisky famine and an
era of whisky profiteering. 1t would
not be directed primarily at the
price phase of the whiskey problem
but would develop much informa- :
tion bearing on that question.
It is understood that information
obtained so far indicates the trad
ing under investigation was done
by small group Of persons among
whom were somN men connected
with the alcohol companies. The
New York stock exchange has CO.
operated since midsummer in the
committees investigation OF the
pre-repeal whisky boom which COL
lapsed in mid-July.
Records obtained by stock ex-
change authorities have been de-
livlred to the senate investigators.
Both agencies examined market be-
hayior of American Commercial AL
cohol, National Distillers and Uni
ted States Industrial Alcohol.
Stock Suspicious
Movements of American CONNER
cial Alcohol securities have attract
ed the investors attention. That
stock zoomed from $18 to $85 and
droppeh to $50 in furious weeks OF
trading in which individuals among
the investing public bought rather
heavily, being attracted by steadily
increasing prices. There Is suspicion
that someone unloaded.
A subpoena has bcen issued for
records of Wright and Sexton, q
New York brokerage house, and for
records of Clarence Wright, a part
ner in that firm. The data request
ed relates to American Commercial.
The language of the subpoena
suggests Wright may have been a
specialist in American Commercial
stock.
Specialists in various stocks have
knowledei unavailable to others as
to stop-loss and other orders which
are automatically released as the
market quotations move up and
down. Possession of such informa-
ton would be of tremendous advan-
tage to syndicate operators desiring
to manipulate prices.
The senate committee is in re-
cess until Jan. 3 when It's lnvestlga-
ton of Detroit banks will be re-
sun!ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
FATAL
FOR BRAKEMAN

Falling from the top OF moving
box car late Sunday afternoon at
INLAND, E. F. Love, brakeman Tor
tie Southern Pacific company was
run over by several of the cars ana
suffered injuries from which ne
died less than an hour after the
accident. He suffered a fractured
skull and had one arm ana leg
amputated by the wheels.
Witnesses to the accident stated
that it was growing dark wren Love
who was cutting out cars from the
train, stepped off the end OF the
first car. He struck his head ON
the rail and was badly mangled
when the other cars passed over
his body.
He was rushed to the Brawley
hospital but died shortly after
reaching that city. The body is
at the w. I. Hopes undertaking
parlors. Burial will be in Los An
geles An inquest was to be held
in Brawley today.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
Patn,on Guarded
On Bonus Plan

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. UD -
Representative Patman, Dem).
Texas. house sponsor of the SOL
diers bonus for several years. said
today ne would not push the pro-
poSal this season "if II means
throwing a monkey wrench into the
recovery machinery"
II am not going to disrupt the
Roosevelt program" Patman said.
II still insist, however that thc
81, 00,000,0o0 bonus payments IN
new currency would be TIE best
method of getting money out among
the people"
Patman said he would attempt
to convince house leaders that the
combined bonus-inflation measure
is practical, but would make no
attempt to push 1t If they disagree.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
LOCAL YOUTH HERO Of fatal
CRASH ON CALEX|C0 HIGHWAY

Pfeiffer out of the car and up to
the road where they were rushed
to DR.. Bartholomew's hospital in
Calexico. Fred Morgan, another OF
the party had escaped through the
broken windshield and waded to
shore.
Beesley died on the operating
table in the hospital as efforts were
being made to pump the water
from him but it was stated this
morning that his death was due
to brain conclusion received from
terrific smash as his head hit
the top OF the car. Clark was in
jured but not seriously while the
other two men suffered chiefly
from shock and submersion in the
cold water.
The accident, according to the re-
port made by investigating state
traffic officers, occurred at 10
o'clock Sunday night two miles
north of Calexico. The men, with
Beesley driving, were coming from
Calexico when they hit a horse
which had strayed out onto the
highway. They were approaching
the bridge over the canal at the
time and the impact was so great
that Beesley, evidently, lost con-
troll of the car which Skidded
about $50 feet off the road into
the canal.
The four men were fruit workers
from Salinas and had come to the
valley to work in the lettuce har-
vest. Beesley's wife was notified OF
her husbands death through the
sheriff's office here and in Salinas.
Farmer is home on furlough from
a CCC camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
LARGE AREA
COVERED BY
KING WINTER
Snowfall General Between New
York And Rocky Mountain
Section OF Country.
BRINGS WORK TO IDLE MEN
Transportation And Communi-
cation Lines Handicapped By
Widespread Storm.
(By United Press

SnoWstorms ragged over an area
today from New York westward.
Temperatures dropped in the CEN
trail west. Floods caused suffering
in the northwest.
The storm in the east began dur
ing the night but was slow to ex-
tend into northern New York.
Flurries at Kansas City and a fall
ing thermometer presaged snow in
tie central west.
The coldesJ town in the United
States was Eveleth, Mimi, where
the temperature touched AZ de-
grees below zero.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. U.H The
heaviest snow of the year swept
across the city before a northeast
wind today, snarling vehicular and
harbor traffic and providing jobs
for an estimated 10000 men.
Two ferryboats, cautiously pick
ing their way through. the thick
snow. collided off Pavona street,
Jersey City. Neither was damaged
seriously. Several hundred passen-
gers were landed unharmed and
calm.
Visibility in the harbor was less
than a quarter of mile. The
liners California. Maggallanes, and
Cristobal waited outside the har-
Dor for the visibility to improve
before attempting to dock.
fic was halted on Brooklyn bridge
curing the rusE hour while labor
ers sanded approaches and road
ways.
The weather bureau said that
five inches of snow had fallen here
from $50 a. m. to II a. m.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 26. W.H =
The mid-west's unseasonal warm
spell appeared at an end today
as frigid weather pushed down
from the north, accompanied by
snow and a biting wind.
Snow fell in tlurries and the tenn
perature dropped steadily. Andrew
M. Hamrick, government meteor
ologist, predicted temperatures as
low as five below before midnight.
Nebraska was the first mid
western state to feel sub-zero
weather. At Valentine last night
the mercury stood at two degrees
below zero.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 26. Wp) -
Snow, which began falling just too
late to provide a white Christmas,
blanketed northern Ohio today.
Temperatures fell far below the
/ freezing mark. Still colder weather
was forecast for tomorrow.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. &c. Wp)-A
belated Christmas snow storm swept
out of the west early today bring
ing with it low temperatures and
grounding passenger planes in
Pennsylvania.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26. U.I)-A six
inch fall of snow during the night
delayed automobile, bus, street car
and elevated travel.
Three persons were dead as a re-
suit of the storm.
DENVER, Dec. 26. (U.P)-Denyers
Indian summer which extended al
most unbroken up to Christmas ap-
parently was at an end today.
A mild furry of snow began fall
| ing in Denver at 9 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
Prisoner Takes
French LeaUe'

While being booked at police
headquarters at o'clock Sunday
afternoon following his arrest on
a drunkenness charge, A. Smith,
Negro, took advantage OF a mo-
ment when the booking officers
attention was distracted to slip
out of tie door and make his es-
cape.
A local minister arrived when
Smith was being booked, asking
police to take care of his collec-
ton money until the bank opened
today. 1t was while the officer was
writing a receipt for this money
that Smith made his getaway.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
FOUR DROWN AS
VESSEL SINKS

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Dec. 26
W.P)-Four men were drowned to-
day when fishing tug was broken
up and sunk by heavy waves on
Lake Michigan at the mouth OF
tie harbor here.
The tug broke up so rapidly that
coast guardsmen, stationed only a
quarter of mile away, were un-
able to effect a rescue.
The tug was believed tc have been
caught in cross waves as it entered
the harbor
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
GOLD PRICE UNCHANGED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. (U.P) --
The government held its domestic
gold buying price unchanged at
S34.06 an ounce today with a re-
sumption of business after tie
Christmas holiday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
ME- Ru~
0,ssS nss,assAt sysatssts. -
MORE DEATHS
IN NORTHWEST
Avalanches Added To Terror Of
Residents In lood-Stricken
Territory.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 26. UH
-Avalanches spread new terror
today in the flood-stricken areas OF
the northwestern states where un-
usually heavy rainfall and high
tides spread death and destruction.
The list of deaths attributed to
storm conditions reached % when
four members Of single family
were killed near Clatskanie, Ore. A
torrent of mud, logs. and boulders,
swept along by o. K. Creek, crushed
the home of Robert Allen, SO, and
killed the owner of the house and
his three sons, George, 80; Robert,
IL, and Donald, T. Mrs. Allen and
two other children escaped injury.
Donald, whose body was missing,
was seen at door trying to rescue
pet cog before the slide carried
him away.
An earlier landslide on the Maple
Valley road south of Seattle buried
two women and injured two men.
Weather forecasts for rain and
more snow curing Cnc DAY brought
little cheer to 5000 refugees whose
homes were in the Aberdeen and
Hoquiam, Wash, districts. An over
flow of the Spokane River in Peace
full Valley drove SO families to high
er ground. Kelso. principal suffer-
er from high water, was still inun-
dated in the southern section
The first transcontinental train
to reach Seattle since last Saturday
steamed into the city with capa-
city load Christmas day.
In the Wallace and Kellogg min
ing sections property damage
reached an estimated $5,000,000.
Railroad and communication COM
panies suffered heavy damages.
DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, Dec.
26. U.P)-Heavy damage was report
ed today from one of the most Sc
we're storms in recent years. Winds
reached hurricane force in unroof-
ing buildings and tearing down tel
ephone lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26
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tWS3RSss;'fR' g.; g.

SANTA MONICA, Dec. 25.
(SpeciaD D-Between looking at
our Christmas necktie and new
sox, it don't give us men much
chance to read the Christmas
day papers. There is some
thing about a terrible accident
or calamity. That draws even
nations closer together.
Now France, we cuSs 'em for
looking out for France better
than we look out for ourselves)
but when we read of this ter
rible train wreck, all debts are
forgotten. All overcharge to us
when we were tourists there
are bygones. We just think OF
'em as folks like us who have
about the same problem to face
wooden coaches on railroads.
Yours,
p. S.-This P. S. is put in here
to save all railroad presidents
from sending good-natured in
dignant wires. We know that
you are doing away with the
wooden ones as fast as you can.
How's that, Mr.. Stotesberry?
ME- R1~
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-26

DENVER, Dec. 26. (U.P)-Denver's
Indian summer which extended al
most unbroken up to Christmas ap-
parently was at an end today.
A mild furry of snow began fall
ing in Denver at a. m.
Evening star., 1933-10-29

IIIccC WIIIIc. Uc WICIIICIu, WIIU 10 dfIlOII6
the passengers aboard the City of Bal
tirnore, returning from a visit in her
home in Denmark and some time on the
Continent.
Evening star., 1933-10-29

Friday at bridge, entertaining the Aft
ernoon Card Club at her apartment in
the Broadmoor. Tea was served during
the afternoon. The guest Of honor was
Mrs Simon Kann, formerly Of this city
but now residing at the Emersonian,
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius HertZberg, with
their son. Mr. Louis HertZberg. are re-
turning this evening by motor from a
two weeks stay in Atlantic City. They
were joined yesterday by their daughter,
Miss Marjorie Hertzberg, and her fiance,
Mr.. William Sigmund.
A luncheon will be given by the Jew
ish Womens Unit Of the American Red
Cross tomorrow at 1890 o'clock at its
headquarters, 1854 Columbia road, for
its workers of the past year. Mrs. Jo-
seph Solomon is chairman Of the unit.
The Camille L. Lyon Cultural Group
met for the first time this season at the
Community Center Tuesday morning,
October "a, with Mrs. Herman Hol-
lander, who gave as her subject Hear
Ye. Sons" by Irving Sineman. At her
next monthly talk, Mrs. Hollander will
review the book Miss Bishop"
Evening star., 1933-10-29

trip to New York yesterday, where
they are guests of the latter's daughter,
Mrs Merryle S. Rukeyser, for several
days.
Mrs. Birdie Erlebacher motored to
Hershey, Pa, over the week end to join
friends.
Miss jeanette Naiman, who attended
the convention of the National Council
of Jewish Juniors in st. Louis last week,
she being the Junior president of the
Washington section. is now visiting Mr.,
and Mrs Joseph Levinson. the latter
formerly Miss Frances Held of this city,
in Chicago. She will attend the Century
of Progress Exposition and will return
home the early part of the week.
Mr.. Noah Finkelstein of WoonSocket,
r l., spent several days in Washington
last week and was a guest at the May
flower Hotel.
Mrs. David Grotta of Reading, Pa,
motored to Washington Thursday and
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Cecil
Kaufman.
Mrs. Myron Hess, who, with her baby
daughter, Leonore, has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Leo Schoenthal Of Garfield
street. was Joined by Mr.. Hess last week
and they are returning by motor today
to their home in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Abram Sigmund was hostess on
Evening star., 1933-10-29
Baltimore tne middle VI tht week 70


Baltimore tne middle VI the week W
meet Nine. de Wichfeld, who Is among
tirnore, returning from a visit in her
home in Denmark and some time on the
Continent.
The second secretary Of the Spanish
embassy, Senor Don Ramon Padilla y
de Satrustegui, will return to Washing
ton Tuesday from Chicago, where he
has been for about a week.
The new air attache of the French
embassy, Maj. Norbert Champsaur, ac-
companied by Nine. Champsaur and
their two children, arrived in New York
yesterday morning aboard the De
Grasse and came to Washington yes
| terday afternoon. Maj. Champsaur sue
ceeds Maj Georges Thenault, who served
for some time as assistant military at
tache of the embassy and later air at
tache.
Mai. and Nine. Thenault returned to
France in the early Summer and are
| in Paris. where the latter's mother. Mrs.
Oliver M. Spencer, has been with them.
Mrs. Spencer arrived in this country last
week and Is the guest Of Mrs. Alfred
| Pembroke Thorn for fortnight before
going to Chicago and later will visit In
| her former home In st. Louis.
| Mr.. S. Kondo of the Japanese en-
bassy is making his home at the Fair
fax while in Washington.
Evening star., 1933-10-29

this afternoon at 2131 Massachusetts,
avenue ALTERNATING OF tht tta Table
will be Mrs. Ben Heller, Mrs. Allan
Nash, Mrs. William T. Davis and Mrs.
William F1erbSt. Assisting will be Mrs
Horace Peaslee. Mrs. Dtilow harchin-
son. Mrs. Dwight Collins, Mrs. Thomas
M. Sloane and Mrs. Philip Banfield.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
Bethlehem Chapter. O.E.S..
Halloween Dance Tuesday

Bethlehem Chapter~No. Z, Order OF
the Eastern Star, will have rs its last
activity Of the year a Halloween dance
and card party at the Continental Ho-
tel on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Mae
Smith, chairman Of arrangements, an
Evening star., 1933-10-29

commercial counselor of the Swedish
legation and Nine. Weidel.
The Minister of Lithuania, Mr. Bron-
ius Kasimir Balutis, will entertain at
dinner Thursday in the legation in
honor Of the newly appointed United
States Minister to Lithuania and Mrs.
j. Van A. MacMurray.
The Minister of the Irish Free State
and Mrs. MacWhite will entertain at
dinner Tuesday evening in honor of
the retiring Minister Of the Union Of
South Africa and Mrs. Louw.
The Minister of Canada, the Hon.
William Duncan Herridge, will join Mrs
Herridge in the legation the middle of
the week coming from Canada. where he
went to receive an honorary degree at
Kingston, Ontario.
The charge d'affaires Of Spain, Senior
Don Luis NJ de Irujo, will be joined
| Thursday by Nine. Irujo who is making
a short visit In New York. where she
went Friday.
Nine. Sokolowska. wife of the charge
d'affaires Of Poland, had guests lunch
ing Informally with her Friday.
The retiring commercial counselor Of
the Swedish legation and Nine Weidel,
| who are in Washington for several
| weeks. have taken an apartment at Al
ban Towers for month. They will go
to New York, where NJ Weidel will take
up his duties as Swedish consul general
the LIST Of December.
The newly appointed commercial
counselor of the legation, M. Per Wejk-
man, is expected to arrive in Washing
ton the latter part Of November to sue
ceed M. Weidel.
| The counselor Of the Danish lega-
Evening star., 1933-10-29
Ambassador Muhtar Guest
OF Honor at Reception

Continued From First Page.)
commercial counselor of the Swedish
legation and Nine. Weidel.
Evening star., 1933-10-29

The counselor of the Danish lega-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
PLIERS FIND RIGHT WIND FROM
 WEATHER FORECASTS.

The way the wind blows is far more important of a sailing ship. Boats have water well as air for medium of operation while airplanes have only air. The set of the sail, not the gale, keeps the sailing vessel moving its course. The air plane, however, needs tawnd for greatest speed.
 Avators today rarely take off until they have consulted a United States Weather Bureau forecast which shows among other things, what winds prevail at various elevations. As it rises from the ground, an airplane may into winds, only few thousand feet apart that blow in exactly opposite directions over the same area. For example, not long ago a northbound pilot flying the Pacific Coast route with a 40-mile tailwind passed 4,OO0 feet below south bound pilot also getting a 40-mle tailwind. The inforation weather reports enables fliers to find the winds that will help them most or offer least resistance to their planes, thus saving fuel and time and keeping them on their schedules.
 News of the winds is compiled at regular in- tervals by Federal meteorologists from reports of observers at the weather stations forming closely connected network along the airways. Observations on wind conditions made with pilot balloons and theodolites Gan instrument for weathermen adapted from the surveyors transi relayed from station to station, and even to planes in the air. by tee- phone teletype, and radio. Up-to-the minute bull letins on the movement of the air now takes the place of speculation to what the wind may be doing at any time at any elevation along the air. ways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06

gave up because of the discovery of large deposits of bromine salts in Germany.
 Now, at Kure Beach, some 20 miles north Of Wilmington N. C., the first manufacturing plant ever to be constructed shore for the purpose of converting bromne removed from sea water into commercial bromides is being built by two we'll known and responsible American companies The output will be utilized entirely as a constituent of an anti-knock fluid for gasoline.
 In cubic mile of water it is estimated there about 600,00O00O pounds of bromine. And there many cubic miles of water in the Atlantic Ocean, so the supply inexhaustible. large increase in the production of bromides in the United States is anticipated a result of the enterprise, affecting not only industry but also national de- fense, bromne is an essential element of certain tear gases used in warfare.
 The new plant expected to be in operation within six months is being built in units. each having monthly capacity of 250000 pounds of bromides. To produce 5OOOOO pounds of bromines per month requires the processing of sea water at the rate of 10000 gallons minute for 24 hours a day
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
GEN. A. D. M'RAE AND MINING ENGINEER
 LEAVE FOR SOUTH

Gen. A. D. MacRae, Member of the Canadian Parliament, who is greatly interested in mining, and Ira Jorleman, mining engineer, left on the Princess Louise this morn ing for Vancouver, B. C., after spending the last three weeks look ing over mining property through out the Territory.
 They made the trip to the h. terior in a Pacific Alaska Airways Fairchild about the middle of August, and covered much of the Interior country by plane, stopping at various mining properties in which they were interested. They made the trip to Skagway from the Westward with plane of the Gillian Airways and were met there by an Alaska Southern Airways plane which brought them to Ju- neau. While in this vicinity, Gen. MacRae and Mir. Jorleman have visited several mining properties.