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Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
SEARCHL|GHTS
WILL BE SHOWN

For the entertainment and in
struction of Ell Centro residents,
officers of the 63rd coast artillery
anti-aircraft regiment, encamped at
the city park here, today announc-
ed searchlight display at the
city park at $50 tonight.
The searchlight battery of the
regiment, under It. w. j. McCarty,
will place in operation four or five
60-inch anti-aircraft lights of 800,-
100000 candlelight power, such as
have been used to spot airplanes
at heighth of $4,000 feet.
Two three-inch anti-aircraft
guns and firing control Instruments
were to be mounted by men of the
regiment at the Wilson school
grounds at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The task of assembling and taking
down the guns will consume about
two hours,
Under the direction of Robert
Resta, the artillery band was sched-
uled to broadcast a concert at 4
O'Clock this afternoon. Whether
broadcast or not the army band
gives concert at o'clock each
afternoon. Since tomorrow will be
the last day here for the regiment,
the concert then will be the last
which residents will have an op-
portunity TO hear.
The regiment this morning en-
gagged in working out tactical
problem near Holtyille. At 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning the regiment
VIII take up a command post prob
lem, lasting during most OF the
morning. Gun drill is scheduled
tentatively for tomorrow afternoon.
Motor equipment will be serviced
tomorrow afternoon. In order that
the contingent may be on the
march northward Saturday morn-
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
CONSUL FILES
PROTEST UPON
NAZI ATTACKS

BERLIN, March g. U.P)-Charles
Messersmith, consul general of the
United States at Berlin, today
handed the Prussian chief of po-
lice, Bagnue Won Levetzow, a me-
morandum concerning attacks on
American citizens here.
The memorandum cited attacks
on six citizens-all since Sunday
in their domiciles or on the streets.
Five of the six attacked were of
Jewish descent. In each case the
men attacking the Americans were
dressed in Nazi uniforms.
The chief Of police expressed
regret at the occurrences and
promised to take the requisite
steps Immediately" Messersmlth
said
A dispatcn from Dresden said
Otto Bandmann, newspaper COR
respondent, was accoSted 10y
Brown Shirts" in the Saxon diet
today and ordered at revolver point
to leave the building and not re-
turn. He was saved by the inter-
cession of the newly
reich's commissioner of the Saxon
police, Deputy Manfred Won Kill
linger, who quieted the Nazis.
WASHINGTON, March 9. UP)-
The German government has ex-
pressed regret officially to the Uni
ted States for recent attacks by
Nazis on Americans in Berlin, AM
bassador Frederick Sackett report
ed today to the state department.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
Court Postpones
Bribery Hearing

LOS ANGELES, MAJ. 9. U.Hj-
Trial Of Supervisor Sidney T.
Graves on charges of accepting an
$4,000 bribe from contractors to
influence his vote on adjustment of
the San Gabriel dam claims was
continued today until next Monday.
Superior Judge Fletcher Bowron
said there was a question in his
mind as 10 the legality of begin
ing the trial today, because of the
bank holiday.
Graves was indicted by the grand
jury last month, accused of taking
$4,000 from Felix Kahn, Allan
Mcdonald, Charles r. Ross and
others just before the board of SUI
pervisors, of which he was chair
man, voted an adjustment of $780,
765 to contractors following aban-
donment of the San Gabriel pro-
iect.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
Emergency BANK MEASURE
GIVING EXTREME POWER To
PRESIDENT Gets APPROVAL
Bill Quickly Passed By House Following
Roosevelts Brief Message To Congress
Asking For Authority To Act In Crisis.
By FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Leg-
islation giving him blanket power
over banks for the protection of
depositors and amending the fed
eral reserve act to provide addi-
tional currency was asked by Pres
ident Roosevelt in his emergency
message to the special session of
congress today.
The additional currency, he said,
should be adequately secured and
as plentiful as necessary to meet
all demands. But, he insisted, it
should not add to the unsecured
indebtedness of the government.
The first objective set by Pres
ident Roosevelt was reopening of
sound banks. He asked legislation
which would:
l. Give the executive branch OF
government control over banks for
the protection of depositors.
2. Authority to open banks as
certained to be sound at once and
other banks as rapidly as possible.
3. Authority to reorganize and
reopen banks requiring such treat
ment.
This emergency program was
urged ahead of everything else in
the brief 500 word message, one of
the shortest ever sent on major
matter.
"I cannot too strongly urge upon
the congress the clear necessity for
immediate action" President Roose-
welt said.
His message was terse. Sentences
were short and stripped of all dec
grafton. Each phrase headed
straight at its objective.
He did not pause to describe the
causes leading up to the drastic
proclamation issued Sunday mid
night to protect depositors and the
nations business.
"Our first task is to reopen all
sound banks" the President said
This is an essential preliminary
to subsequent legislation directed
against speculation with the funds
of the depositors and other viola
tions of positions of trust.
President Roosevelt omitted all
details from his message, desiring
to strike broad and heavy blows
at his objective.
He dealt with the additional cur
rency plan in one lone sentence;
Il ask amendments to the fed
eral reserve act to provide for such
additional currency, adequately Sc
cured, as it may become necessary
to issue to meet all demands for
currency and at the same time to
achieve this end without increas-
ing the unsecured Indebtedness of
the government of the United
States"
This was construed as a warm
ing against mere printing press
money. Extreme inflationists had
proposed printing paper money
which would merely bear a prom
Use tc pay. President Roosevelt
apparently intends to insist that
every single federal reserve note
issued shall be put out on the
strength of collateral-gold backing,
government bonds, some form of
commercial paper, real estate mort
cages or bonds.
Throughout the life of the fed
eral reserve act, federal reserve
notes have been based on short
term Commercial paper and gold
backing. Proposed legislation will
make long term notes available.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
CHINESE OPEN
COUNTER PUSH
Leaders Announce Large Army
To Be Thrown Into Action In
Effort To Halt Japanese.
By RANDALL GOULD


PEIPING, March ga Chinese
counter offensive against the Jap
anese armies massed along the
Great Wall in Jehol, threatening
North China, was officially an
nounced today.
The announcement said $4,000
troops would be thrown into action,
of which General Wang I-Chieh
commands two brigades at Kupie-
kCu Pass and General Soong Cheh-
Yuan 10000 at Hsingrengkou Pass
100 miles to the east.
Operating along a wide front to
consolidate its position from Jehol
City, the Japanese army, massed
with every efficiency of modern
warfare, is moving irresistibly
southwark. Shaken by the Jehol
debacle, the retreat of the scattered
Chinese forces has become a rout
The immediate fear of the for
eign colony here is that of an air
laid over Peiping, which might be
undertaken by the Japanese as a
gesture of force and evidence Of
their intent to continue the march
on this city. Yesterdays air at
tack on Chinese troops at Kupie-
kou, Is miles south of the Great
Wall, increased anxiety.
While large number of Amer
lean business firms here have
transferred substantial portions OF
their personnel to Shanghai, an
extensive foreign and American
colony remains. Other Americans
are at Tientsin, where the fifteenth
United States infantry, command
ed by Colonel Reynolds j. Burt, is
stationed. The regiment comprises
approximately 500 men and so Of
ficers. A detail of United States
marines is stationed here.
japanese forces have declared
that they will not invade China
proper, but foreigners point to the
fact that these declarations are ac-
companied by one qualification =
Unless the Chinese make it nee
essary.' In the present tense sit
uation anti-Japanese activities
Whlch could evoke Sucn neceS-
sity" are almost inevitable.
SUICHUNG, Jehol, March 9. U.H
-Decimated ranks of Chinese de-
tenders of Jehol province made
spirited stand against advancing
Japanese troops today before re-
treating toward the Great Wall.
Reports reaching Suichung said
Is Japanese were killed and 80
wounded in a brisk engagement
preceding the invaders occupancy
of Kungyingtzu.
Scores of Chinese casualties were
reported at Chifeng in central Je-
hol, where the Nipponese sought to
drive out remnants of resisting
forces. Scattered fighting was re-
ported throughout the district.
At Mogis, the japanese exploded
the Chinese mined positions before
moving into Pienlun. Casualties
among Chinese troops were report
ed heavy.
1t was expected that weeks would
be required before the japanese
will be able to complete their con-
quest.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
Nations Money
ShouUs Increase

WASHINGTON, March 8. U.P)-
The treasury today reported that
money in circulation on February
28 totaled $6,545, ,6l7,139 compared
with SIS, 5,644 ,618,924 month earlier.
Gold coin and bullion on Febru-
ary % amounted to $4,379 ,268.999,
while geld certificates totaled ST.
250,046, ,209. .a. ~
All kinds of money totaled $10,-
275, 1876 Asa. OF this total $3,678,-
1888 500 were federal reserve notes,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09

WASHINGTON, March 9. up
The text of President Roosevelt's
message to the special session OF
congress follows
To the senate and house of rep
resentatives:
On March 3, banking operations
in the United States ceased. To re-
view at this time the causes OF
this failure of our banking system
is unnecessary. Suffice it to say
that the government has been COM
PEELED to step in for the protection
of depositors and the business of
the nation.
Our first task is to reopen all
sound banks. This is an essential
preliminary to subsequent legisla-
ton directed against speculation
with the funds of depositors and
other violations of positions of
trust.
In order that the first objective
the opening of banks for the re-
sumption of business-may be ac-
complished, I ask of the congress
the immediate enactment of legis-
lation giving to the executive
branch OF the government control
over banks for the protection of
depositors; authority forthwith to
open such banks as have already
been ascertained to be in sound
condition and other such banks as
rapidly as possible; and authority
to reorganize and reopen such
banks as may be found to require
reorganization to put them on
sound basis
l ask amendments to the federal
reserve act to provide for such adj
dltioiIal currency, adequately Sc
cured, as 1t may become necessary
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
House Elects
Roiney Speaker

WASHINGTON, March 6. U.P)-
Rep. Henry T. Rainey, Dem. ILL.,,
today was elected speaker of the
house for the 73rd congress.
Rainey's selection was a mere
formality, ratifying the action OF
the recent Democratic caucus
which nominated the veteran lib
eral legislator as the party's can
didate.
The vote for the speakership was
Rainey, 302; Smell, Republican,
New York, ITO; Kvale CFarmer La
bor) Minnesota, 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
Ellingson Girl To
Get Fresh Start

SAN FRANCISCO, March 8. W.P)
"A ''fresh start in life" was
promised Dorothy Ellingson today.
The 24-year-old girl who served
seven years in San Quentin prison
for killing her mother, was assured
of her freedom by former ROOM
mate, Miss Mary Ellis, who had ac-
cused her Of stealing several arti-
cles of jewelry and wearing ap-
parel. Threatened with return to
prison, Dorothy made a vain at
tempt to kill herself by inhaling
gas.
''I couldn't bear to send her back
to prison" Miss Ellis said. II want
to give her a fresh start in life"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
Flyers Plan NeU
Sort OF Service

LOS ANGELES, March 9. (U.PJ-
Fly anywhere in the world on 10
notice.
That is the plan of Col. Roscoe
Turner, Americas leading airman
last year, and Charles A. La Jotte,
one of the best known flyers of the
west, who recently completed
tour of Europe and Africa with
Miss Margery Durant by plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
COUPLE HELD IN SLAYING

VICTORIA, B. c., March 8. U.P)
George Robert Lovatt, former
lightweight wrestling champion of
Canada, and his wife, Jessie, were
under arrest here today, charged
jointly with killing Charles Alex
ander Coulson, tugboat captain.
The two were held after Coul-
son from his deathbed denied Lo-
watts story that the former had
threatened him with a revolver. A
revolver and shotgun, both dis
charged, were found in the Lovatt
residence, authorities said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
By THOMAS b. MALARKEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO, March 9. U.R-
The assembly and senate today
unanimously passed the bill pro-
viding a 60-day mortgage foreclo-
sure moratorium on farms and
dwellings.
In slightly over an hour from
the time the bill reached the lower
house, the measure was approved
by both legislative bodies. 1t now
goes to the governor for his sigma
ture.
The senate by a 26-1O vote ap-
proved the Crittenden resolution
calling for simultaneous investi-
cation into public utility rates and
the state railroad commission.
The resolution was ardently sup
ported by its author, Senator Brad
ford S. Crittenden. There was no
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
WALKERS WIFE SUES

MIAMI, Fla, March 9. U.nj-Mrs.
James J. Walker, wife OF the for
mer mayor Of New York, today
sued for divorce here on grounds of
"Wilful desertion." The suit was
brought in circuit court by A Frank
Katzentine, attorney of Miami
Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09

Sam Stanley, 45, rancner near
Holtville and native of Georgia, is
dead because he allegedly hurled a
vile epithet at William E. Estes,
At, rancher and service station
owner, and a native of Kentucky.
Stanley was shot through the
brain yesterday afternoon by Estes
at service station four miles
north of Holtville on Holt avenue,
owned by Estes but leased by w.
F. Havens. Estes told Tom Sharp,
district attorneys investigator, that
Stanley called him a vile name.
At the inquest this morning at
Fields under saking establishment,
Holtville, a coroner's jury named
Estes as Stanley's slayer.
Estes was arrested at the scene
CT the killing by j. A. Peck, Holt
ville constable, who was the first
officer to reach the service station.
Peck held the prisoner until the ar
rival of Sharp, Ernest Clay, dep
uty sheriff, and Coroner A. r. Un-
derwood. District Attorney Elmer
w. Heald later entered the inveS-
tigation.
After confeSsing to Sharp that
he killed Stanley, Estes was turn
ed over to Clay, who booked him at
the county Jail. Clay and Sharp
were aided in their investigation
by the Holtville constable.
Havens, lessor of Estes service
station, was the only person pre-
sent when Stanley was killed. He
was not an eye witness, being in
the office when the shot was fired.
He told investigators that Stanley
and Estes had talked for almost
half an hour before the former
was killed
Had Been Drinking
Estes told Sharp, in Clay's pre-
sence, that Stanley called him a
vie name. Estes went to his car,
took out a .33 calibre revolver, and
warned Stanley that he would kill
him if the name was repeated, he
said Stanley was sitting in his car.
Estes was on a bench beside the
car, scarcely three feet from STAN
ley. Stanley had, been drinking,
and had a jug Of liquor on the
automobile seat beside him.
Stanley talked for few minutes,
Estes said then repeated the epi-
thet. Estes shot him.
Investigators today stressed the
fact there is no connection between
this Staying and the death Janu-
airy 10, 1892, of w. H. Mccoy, for
which A. L., Hendrix was TIED on
a charge of murder. Stanley was
star witness for the prosecution in
this case. Mccoy had asked STAN
ley to take him away during fight
between Hendrix and Mccoy.
Another coincidence entered into
the case when it became known
that the gun with which Estes shot
Stanley was the same taken from
him last fall when he was robbed
by Buck Horton, now in prison, and
another man. The revolver was re-
covered after Horizons arrest, and
was returned to Estes by Tom
Sharp, who investigated the rob-
berries. Estes had permit to car
rv the weapon.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
A.MILL
E0YR!So2ee;ERs R!S2e;

BEVERLY HILLS, March 8.
(SpeciaD - It's surprising how
little money we can get along
on, let the banks never open,
let scrip never come. Just
everybody keep on trusting ev-
erybody else.
Why, it's such novelty to
find that somebody will trust
you, that it's changed all our
whole feeling toward human
nature.
Why, never was our country
so united, never was a coun-
try SO tickled with their pow
erty.
For three years we have had
nothing but America is fund
amentally sound" 1t should
have been america is funda-
mentally cuckoo
The worse off we get the
louder we laugh, which is a
great thing, and every Ameri-
can international banker ought
to have printed on his office
door "Alive today by the grace
of a nation that has a sense of
humor."
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-09
RANCHER DIES
IN ARGUMENT
At HOLTvILLE
W. E. Estes Held In Jail For
Alleged Murder OF Sam STAN
ley Yesterday.
ACCUSED ADMITS SHOOTING
Declares Victim Refused To
Heed Warning And Repeated
Vile Name.

District Attorney Elmer w.
Heald today placed before the
county grand jury evidence in
the Staying of Sam Stanley by
w. E. Estes north of Holtville
yesterday afternoon. An indict-
ment was expected this after
noon or tomorrow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-30
Cupid-ity
Marriage License Record
Set at 80.

Thirty-nine new couples are
scheduled for a happy Thanks
giving, if the marriage license bu-
reau at the Marion county court
house is a criterion.
Fred Lay, marriage license clerk,
announced last night that all rec
ords for issuance of marriage Ii
cenSes in the history of the office
for one day was broken yesterday.
Licenses issued yesterday were
almost treble the number issued
the same date last year, when
only fourteen were issued. The
previous high was thirty eight,
issued the Saturday before Labor
day this year, Mr.. Lay said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-30
2 ABANDON CAR.
/. ESCAPE GUNFIRE
Police Seek Men Believed
West Lafayette
Bandits.

Police today were searching for
two men who abandoned a car near
Palmer and Lawton streets after a
chase of several blocks.
The men are believed to have
been implicated in the hOldup of
the lunch room of Bert Wright, West
Lafayette.
Receiving the license number of
car used in the West Lafayette
robbery, in which a penny slot ma
chine was stolen, police located the
car near Palmer and Dawson streets.
A squad under Sergeant Arthur
Huber chased the car. Shots were
fired at it. The auto crashed into
a utility pole. The two occupants
of the auto ran. Police searched
the neighborhood, but were unable
to find the alleged bandits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-30
Hotel Managers to Talk
Liquor Control, NRA Code
Annual Session Will Be
Staged Here Tomorrow
and Saturday.

Indiana hotel managers will have
two important problems to discuss,
the handling of liquor in hotels and
the NRA code, when they meet
here tomorrow afternoon and Sat
urday for annual sessions of the
Indiana Hotel Association.
One of the principal speakers on
the problem created by repeal will
be Harry j. Fawcett. French Lick
Springs hotel manager.
Speakers on NRA and the hotel
code will be F. Harold Van Orman,
Evansville, national association
vice president: Paul Simon, Chi
cago. hotel accountant. and Fran
els Wells, Indiana NRA board sec
rotary.
Other speakers Saturday will in
clude Jap Jones, MartinSville, on
the utility rate situation; A. c.
WeiSburg, South Bend, on tax ex-
emptionS: Thomas D. Green. New
York, American Hotel Association
president. and Albert Stump, Indi-
ana association attorney.
Annual banquet of the association
Will be held Saturday night at the
Lincoln. Sessions tomorrow after
noon will be at the SEVERN. A
bridge party will be held tomorrow
night for members wives at the
Marott. Sessions Saturday morn
ing and afternoon will be at the
ClaypOol.
The Hotel Greeters OF Indiana
Will meet at 4:30 Saturday at the
Spink-Arms Principal speaker Will
be Harry Troupe. San Francisco
national president, who also viii
address the hotel association.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-30
MONEY FLOOD
TO RUSH OVER
COTTON AREA
Federal Aid to Growers Next
Year May Total
S1O0,O0O,OO0.
ACREAGE WILL BE CUT
Crop of 100000 Bales Is
Forecast: 1888 Yield
Was 100000.
By Scripps-Hotoard Newspaper Alliance
A cIIIAICTCNNr

By Scripps-Hotodrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-An-
other torrent of government money
will roll over the cotton fields of
the south in lush and golden
flood next year.
Instead of getting paid for cotton
planted and plowed under, the cot
ton south, in the 193435 season,
will be paid for not planting at all
some fifteen million acres of land.
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration is about to announce
details of its new cotton acreage
reduction contract, and before its
campaign is ended it will touch
about a million and a half cotton
farmers.
Their agreements to take cotton
acreage out of production will result
in federal benefit payments totaling
between ninety and one-hundred
million dollars, the money to be
raised again by the cotton process
sing tax.
~ Fer OenC CuC InGen0e0
The goal is to limit cotton acreage
next year to 25,000,0Q0. This is a
reduction of five million acres under
this year, and a 40 per cent reduc-
ton under the average total acre
age for the five-year period 1928-32.
A bountiful nature and what
amounted fO q cf,.iIyo ar,OYoo tho
boil WeeVils this year raised the
average yield per acre to the high
est point since 1895, with the ex-
ceptiOn of one year. Thus on 30
100000 acres crop of approximate
ly 100000 bales was produced. If
a normal yield prevails next year,
25,000,000 acres will produce ap-
proXimately 100000 bales.
Cotton now sells for nearly 10
cents a pound; the aim Of the new
cotton campaign is to raise this
price for next year.
Farmers will be paid an average
of from $3.50 to $3.50 per acre for
the land they take out of produc-
ton next year. The federal govern
ment will lease this acreage, but the
owner may use it for production of
feed and food crops.
Tenants Protected
One important provision of the
new contract will assure protection
for tenant farmers. Producers who
sign up will agree to undertake
their part of the acreage reduction
contract with the minimum social,
economic and labor disturbance.
1t is provided that the acreage
retained by divided rateabIy among
tenants presently on the land; and,
if this can not be done, those ten
ants who can not get acreage will
be permitted to live in their homes
rent free; will be given permission
to used leased land to raise feed
and food crops; will be given access
to wooded lands so they can obtain
fuel, and will be permitted to ar
range trade of labor for use of
livestock.
This year the cotton campaign
resulted in the signing of 1,O35 900
contracts. Benefit payments and
the cost of the campaign totaled
about $160,0c00O0. This includes
government loans to farmers, who.
in borrowing, agreed to sign the new
contract