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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
Fleet Returning
To Coast Bases

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Feb. %. W.p)
The United States fleet, made
up of more than $50 ships, was ex-
pected to drop anchor off the
breakwater late today, returning
from a three weeks cruise and man
euvers in the Hawaiian Islands.
Fifty thousand officers and sail
ors will resum interrupted liberties
With the return of the fleet,
Admiral H. H. Hough, commander
of the base force, will change his
flagship from the Argonne to the
Antares. The Argonne sails in two
weeks for the Aleutian Islands to
make a survey.
Destroyer F'lotillaS and 2, num-
bering 83 ships with the flagships
Detroit and Raleigh. and nine yes
sells of the training squadron, with
submarine division IL will base at
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
Tuo Killed When
Truck Runs Wild

BERKELEY, Feb. %. U.R) - Two
men were killed and IL injured
when a speeding truck hurtled
down the Fish Ranch road in Con-
ira Costa county last night.
Loaded with men hired for road
work, the truck went out of con-
troll when its brakes failed. John
Dalton, driver, steered 1t onto the
ranch road to avoid hitting a score
OF men at work on Grizzly Park
boulevard.
Some of the men on the truck
leaped, others were thrown off as
it skidded around cures. The
truck stopped after going 200 yards
up the tunnel road hill, where it
lost momentum.
John Cerrick and Jesse Bradley,
Negro, of Berkeley, were killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
Screen Comedian
Weds In Mexico

Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. %. U.P)-
Buster Keaton, solemn faced mo-
ton picture comedian, smiled
broadly today as he confessed that
he and Miss Mary Scribbens, 315
Queenbury Drive, Culver City,
Calf, were married January 8, in
Ensenada, Lower California, Mex
The bridge is young, attractive
brunette.
"I fell in love with Buster when
a friend introduced us" the bride
explained. I'VE are very happy.
had always admired Busters work
in pictures"
Keaton said that his divorce from
Natalie Talmadge will not be final
until August IL.
"I presume that 1 am not legal
ly married in the United States
because the divorce hasn't become
effective" said Keaton, but the
marriage is legal in Mexico"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
EUen 'AP Smith
Has Lou Purse

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.
U.P-Alfred E. Smith today
confessed to the senate pros
perity committee, that he, too,
was victim of the depres-
sion and suffered from over
taxation.
Smith explained that his
only income was derived from
his salary as head of the EN-
pire State building-a figure
originally $4,000 a year.
"And then after living in a
mansion in Albany, I couldn't
see First avenue any more, so
l went over on Fifth avenue
and signed a lease of S10,000,"
he said.
TN 1882, with my salary de-
creased, federal and state gov
ernmentS combined are going
to take S10,800 from me.
1--WE had TO retrench-let
chauffeur and r-washer go.
It's a vicious circle. 1t grabs
everybody"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
ACTORS TRIAL PROCEEDS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 49, W.Pt-
Preliminary hearing of a statutory
charge against Sidney Blackmer,
actor and former husband of Le-
more Uric, was to continue in mu-
nicipal court today with Bernice
Bach, II, asserted victim, as the
chief witness. Under cross-exam-
ination the girl admitted having
been married for about two hours"
in Mexico to Allen Zeidman, and
also that she had used various
names here.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
Rainey FaUors
Curbing Speaker

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90. U.P)-A
radical alteration in the organiza-
ton of the house Democratic lead
ership designed to strip much of
the remaining power from the
speaker was advocated today by
Majority Leader Rainey.
Rainey, a leading candidate for
the speakership of the next con-
greSs, said he was assured the DEM
ocratic caucus meeting Thursday
would adopt a proposal to estab-
lish an all-powerful party steering
committee to formulate legislative
policies.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
JAP AN CLAIMS
CHINESE LINZ:
DENORAL|zED
Advance Into Jehol Eesults In
Scattering Enemy According
To Toxic Reports.
CHINA VERSION DIFFERS
Preparations Being Made To
Resist Invaders By Army Of
Over $4,000.
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
TOXIC, Feb. %. = The Chinese
front line, extending from Kailu
through Peipiao to Chaoyang, has
been completely smashed, dispatch
es from the front said today.
|, Chinese forces defending the line
were scattered and demoralized,
and the japanese army is engaged
in mopping up the last points of
resistance, the reports said.
The japanese main army is now
conyerging in a general sweeping
movement against the Chinese
second line OF defense, which ex-
tends from Linhsi through Chih-
feng to Lingyuan.
The Nipponese cavalry, operating
in the northern sector, was report
ed already far ahead Of its sched-
ule". A breathing spell is expected
for several days, the commanding
officers reported, to permit wagon
trains with munitions and supplies
to catch up with the fighting
forces.
The main attack on the second
line of Chinese defenders of Cheng-
tehfu may be expected before the
end of the week. This line eX-
tends roughly 100 kilometers from
northeast to southwest, running
through Chentehfu.
The japanese columns are con-
tirrlally splitting from the main
body, which makes an accurate
check on their operations difficult.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
Expect Cernok
Will RecoUer

MIAMI, Fla. Feb. %. UP) -
Mayor Anton j. Cermak of Chica-
go, has taken definite turn for
the better, physicians announced
today.
''He is distinctly on the upgrade, +"
said DR.. Frederick Tice, land while
not out of danger, barring some
thing unforeseen, he should con-
tinue making progress"
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. %. W.P)-Phy-
sicians attending Mayor Anton j.
Cermak of Chicago, were greatly
encouraged today when it was
found that the pneumonia area in
his right lung had not extended in
the last IL hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
EARL AVOIDS JAIL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. U.P)-
Chaffee Earl, son of the late Ed
@in +. Earl, wealthy publisher,
avoided a two day Jail sentence
imposed for his failure to pay ALI
mony to his divorced wife, Agice
Bunch Earl, by obtaining his lib
erty today on $500 bond, set in a
writ of habeas corpus returned by
the district court of appeal. The
writ is returnable March IA Earl,
who recently filed a voluntary
bankruptcy action, said he was un-
able to meet the ordered $3.50
monthly payments to Mrs, Earl
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
BY RANDALL GOULD

United Press Staff Correspondent
PEIPING, Feb. 28.-A Japanese
force of 1000 men has left Shan
haikwan to reinforce the attacking
army operating against Chengteh-
fu and the southern Jehol sector,
according to military information
received at the Chinese headquar-
ters today. e..
A force of only 500 Nipponese has
been left TO guard the city at the
extremity of the Great Wall
Peiping was calm today, but a
spirit of unrest has attacked the
Chinese residents, who are digging
themselves into bomb proof" dug
outs in their backyardS. Amuse-
ment places are deserted and trade
is at a standstill.
Motor trucks and mule cars have
been Communicated by the mill
tary authorities, and consideration
was being given to civilians petit
tionS for the construction of Sys-
tenn Of trenches along the city
walls. with dugouts for protection
against expected air raids.
With the 4000 additional troops
dispatched from Shanhaikwan, the
japanese forces operating in Jehol
province have been brought to ap-
proximately $4,000, including four
and q half divisions and two cav
airy brigades.
Opposed to them are perhaps
$4,000 Chinese who can be des-
cribed as "men under arms" A ma
jority of them are under the di-
rect command of the Chinese mil
itary staff. Another force of $4,000
is directed by Governor Tang Yu-
Lin of Jehol, and perhaps $4,000
more are operating as irregularS,
responsible to nobody and hardly
classed as soldiers. The latter are
centering their activities in the
Kailu district.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
OPERATION FOR DOCTOR

LAS VEGAS. New, Feb. 20. <U.pj
DIR. A. c. Harris, chief of the
Boulder City hospital, was stricken
last night with appendicitis. His
friend, DR.. Clarence q. roland.
chartered an airplane In Los An
geles and three hours later per-
formed a successful operation on
DR.. Harris. The surgeons attended
Kansas City Medical college.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
COMPLICATIONS DEVELOP IN
HENRY FORD'S BANKING PLAN
Refusal Of New York Financiers To Make
Loan Coupled With Secretary's Flight
Make Tangled Situation At Detroit.

president OF the Dearborn lnde-
pendent, which Ford owned.
His position presumably made
him an important figure in Ford's
plans for reorganization of the
First National bank and the Guar
dian National Bank of Commerce.
The reported refusal of the New
York loan would mean smaller
payments to depositors than the 80
per cent Ford had planned. The
News said it was uncertain Wheth-
er Ford would go ahead with his
plans on the basis of smaller pay
ments.
DETROIT, Feb. 28. U.P) = De-
troit police disclosed today that
they were making a "quiet investi-
cation" into the disappearance of
Ernest G.. Liebold, general secretary
to Henry Ford.
The disappearance of the Ford
official, active in the reorganiza-
ton of two banks here, was report
ed at 2 a. m, Inspector Frank
Fraley of the detective bureau said.
Lieut.. John Hoffman, head of
the special investigation bureau of
Detroit police, said that Liebold
was in his small coupe when last
seen.
All Detroit police, and all posts
of the Michigan state police were
Immediately supplied with descrip-
tionS of the missing man and his
machine, Hoffman said.
DETROIT, Feb. %. <UP)--A far
mer living near Reese, Mich, re-
ported TO Detroit police shortly af-
ter noon today that he saw a car
answering the description of the
one driven by Ernest G.. Liebold on
state highway 81.
The car bore Michigan license
number 100000, the number list
ed as Liebold's, the farmer said. 1t
was travelling east, with the lone
occupant at the wheel.
Reese is 10 miles northwest OF
Detroit.
DETROIT, Feb. %. U.P)-Ford
Motor company officials reported at
lis p. m. that a car answering the
description of the one driven by
Ernest G.. Liebold had been located
between Houghton Lake, and Lake
City, l6O miles northeast of De-
tToit.
DEARBORN, Mich, Feb. 28. UP)
Ernest G. Liebold offered his
resignation as director of the
Guardian National Bank of Dear
born in a letter received by bank
officials, they revealed today.
The letter postmarked Pontiac,
Mich, was mailed Monday after
noon
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
MOVE
To COOPERATE
WITH BANKERS
Arkansas And Ohio Pass Emer-
gency Legislation Designed To
Relieve Financial Strain.
WITHDRAWALS CURTAILED
Maryland Bank Holiday Order
ed Extended By Governor Rit-
chic Beyond Tonight's Limit.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. %. U.P)
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie announced
today that Maryland's bank holi-
day, scheduled to end tonight will
be extended.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
BY LESLIE HARROP

United Press Staff Correspondent
CLEVELAND, Feb. 28.-Hurried-
ly enacted banking legislation lent
hope to Ohioans today that a SER
ious financial crisis had been av-
erted
Acting under suspension of the
rules, the Ohio legislature at Col
umbus last night passed two bills
extending state control over banks.
They were designed to counteract
the effects in Ohio OF banking
moratoriums in other states.
The bills, sponsored by Cover
nor George White, became laws
shortly before midnight. At the
same time the governor signed
third emergency bill authorizing
the superintendent of the state
building and loan department to
liquidate unSound and insolvenr
building and loan associations.
The banking bills were passed by
unanimous vote within an hour
after their introduction in the
house of representatives One law
permits the state superintendent OF
banking to authorize individual
banks to restrict Withdrawals, when
such action becomes necessary for
a period not to exceed 120 days.
The second ergency law
amends present statutes to permit
the banking superintendent to take
possession of DanK upon the re-
quest of its board of directors 1t
provides further that the superin-
tendent may reopen a bank under
conditions approved by a court OF
common pleas.
While bankers today awaited the
effect Of the new legislation upon
public opinion, depositors in score
of cities continued uncomplaining-
ly their attempts to adjust per-
sonal, household and business fin
anceS to situation in which at
least 95 per cent of their deposits
were frozen" under limited with
drawal restrictions.
By X. BOYDEN UNDERWOOD
United Press Staff Correspondent
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. %. -
Taking immediate advantage of
grant of rights by the state legis-
Satare, the Lijlle Rock clearing
house association announced all
banks in the city would begin OPP
Grating today under plan OF linn
tied withdrawal of deposits.
Marion WaSSon, state bank COM
missioner, issued a statement say
ing the action was taken ito pro-
tect the banking structure and to
prevent any preferences being Civ
en- to any class of depositors.
A night of strenuous activity by
all bank ,staffs, lnciuoing that OF
the federal reserve bank, and the
clearing house association preced-
ed the formal announcement.
The association announced with
drawals on all accounts, savings
and checking, would be restricted
to SIS on accounts up to $500 and
to five per cent on accounts ex-
ceeding $500.
Six banks-all operating in the
city-were affected They were the
Bank OF Commerce, the Bankers
Trust company, the Peoples Trust
company, the Twin City bank, the
Union Trust Company and the w.
B. Worthen bank.
A bill passed by the legislature
late yesterday and signed by Gov.
j. M. Futrell last night authorized
restrictions of Withdrawals and pro-
vided for a state banking board OF
five members to be appointed by
the governor. The board must ap-
prove all bank charters and amend
ments to charters, and must sur
vey state banking laws and recon-
mend changes ~ protect inter-
estS of depositors.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
@HlnLlL-,s

BEVERLY HILLS, Feb. 81.
(SpeciaD-There wasn't soul
in America that when they
picked up their paper to-day
didn't utter the same express
sion, well, that's too bad"
when they read that Mayor
Cermak had pneumonia.
Lots of states and places are
calling a moratorium on debts,
taxes, banks. 1t takes us so long
to think of anything for our
selves.
Funny we thought of it for
Europe, but not for ourselves.
Why pour all that reconstruc-
ton money into a bank? All
you had to say was I'VE are go
ing to pay you but as we are
able to pay you out
Yours,
Mk& R1A~
0,s,s hsNausht Syndicate lac
Evening star., 1933-06-27
ROOSEVELT, IN FOG,
IS AWAITING DAVIS
Envoy to Give President
FirSt-Hand Account of
Arms Farley.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LAKEMAN BAY, ROGUE ISLAND,
Me, June 27.-Fogbound for the second
day in succession, President Roosevelt
loafed about the Amberjack II today as
he awaited a visit from Norman H.
Davis, Americas rowing Ambassador.
A radio message said Davis left Bos-
ton last night on the destroyer Ber-
nadou, which was poking her way
Northward through the fog at about
10 knots. The Chief Executive was
hoping the destroyer would arrive be-
fore darkness made 1t impossible to
enter this little harbor.
Davis is expected to give the Presi-
dent a first-hand account Of the de-
liberations Of the Geneva Disarmament
Conference which he attended as head
of the American delegation.
The Bernadou is also bringing Marvin
H Mcintyre, one of the Presidents S
secretaries and James Roosevelt, son
of the President, who made a swift
trip to Boston to participate in the
State convention for repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment.
At 10 o'clock this morning, there was
no sign of the fog lifting. From the
press boat Comanche the Amberjack II
was barely visible as it lay at anchor
hardly 100 yards away. The destroyer
Ellis, at the mouth of the harbor was
swallowed up in the heavy mists.
After a late breakfast cooked by
George Briggs one of the crew members,
President Roosevelt spent couple OF
hours studying radio reports from
Washington outlining the progress Of
national affairs.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
ARMY WILL SPEND
%4,0(0,0DO FUND
Prepares to Use $51 900, 900
for Housing, S13,OOO,0OO
for Ammunition.

As soon as public works funds are
made available, the War Department is
prepared to spend Immediately $751;
600, 900 on housing projects at various
Army posts and $4,000 900 for ammu-
| milton.
This was made known today by As
sistant Secretary Woodring, who SO in
formed the graduation class at the
Army War College, where he spoke at
the commencement exercises.
"Our plans for these projects are
in an absolutely completed state and
we will be able to start men to work
within "a hours after funds are made
available to u.s." he said.
These projects are ON the No.
! priority list of the $135, 5,000, 900 nous-
ing projects submitted by the War De-
partment under the vast public works
program.
Officials in Mr.. Woodring's office
would not divdlge the individual prof.
ects on this priority list
Under the general economy plan for
the Army to help save $50, ,0OO. 900 In
the next fiscal year, Secretary of War
Dern is working out program whereby
the great arsenals of the Army would
be put on four or five day week basis.
This was considered necessary on az
count OF the huge number of civilians
employed at such arsenals at Rock Is
land. H.; Edgewood. Md; Springfield,
Mass, and nearly score of others.
With the emergency funds to spend
$13,000,000 for ammunition, 1t was be-
lieved that most of the arsenals where
munitions are made could be kept on
a regular six-day basis if the funds are
allotted.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
STOCK AND COMMODITY GAINS
CONTINUE IN BRISK TRADING
Profit Taking Slows Down Pace of Forward Movement,
However, Wheat Above 81 Mark.

BY afternoon j. I. Case had halved
a So rise and was selling around s93.
while Sears, Roebuck, International
Harvester and Montgomery Ward had
reduced morning gains of around ST..
United States Steel common, just under
$50, was little changed. American
Telephone at the best was up 81 cents
to $780, General Motors reached a
new high at $50, up 81 cents. Allied
Chemical Santa Fe, Lackawanna, Della
ware & Hudson, New York Central and
Union Pacific rose 81 to So. National
Distillers Products was the days high
flyer. rising S6 to $91.50 before losing
part of its gain.
Foreign exchange fluctuations worked
against the dollar. Gold currencies,
which had reacted yesterday in the face
of reports that Holland was to leave
the gold standard. strengthened under
leadership Of Dutch guilders. which rose
"a cent to 4975 cents Sterling crossed
S425 to a new high since England left
the gold standard and was up more than
a cent.
The rise in gold moneys followed word
from London that countries still tied
to gold would fight for the maintenance
Of that standard.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
STERILIZATION is SOUGHT
WITHOUT REGARD TO i. S.:
WHEAT PARLEY HITS SNAC
u. S. Program
Americas Policy at London
Covers Four General
Subjects.
V Cabl~ to The Sta

BY Cablc to The Star
LONDON, June 27-The American
policies, as now officially laid before the
World Monetary and Economic Confer
ence here, may be outlined as follows
Monetary Policy.
l. A return to the gold standard by
all countries as soon as possible.
2. Withdrawal Of gold from circula-
ton. and its use hereafter solely to SET
tie international balances.
8. A general reduction Of minimum
metallic cover.
4. A meeting of the central banks to
consider the reduction of this metallic
cover to Is per cent, fifth of which
may optionally be silver instead of gold
5. No further debasement of silver
coins.
6. Silver coins hereafter to contain
80 per cent pure silver.
Z. An agreement by producing
countries with countries which are large
holders of silver to limit the sales of
silver.
Trade Policy.
1. A general resolution against the
raising of additional trade barriers.
2. Removal, as quickly as possible.
OF embargoeS. quotas and other arbl-
trary restrictions
3. Restoration of foreign trade by
the quickest possible reduction of tariff
barriers through either bilateral or
treaties, taking care not to
unfairly against other ma
tions.
Price and Credit Policy.
Close cooperation among the central
banks and governments to create easy
credit by open market operations, and
synchronized programs of government
to be worked out first in
consultation with the CEN
trail banks and then in Study Com
mittee which the conference would ap-
point.
Private International Debts.
A permanent body to advise organ
lied creditors and debtors and to study
possible readjustments.
Wheat Production Control.
Reduction of wheat acreage through
out the world, but particularly in the
United States, Canada, Argentina and
Australia, by Is per cent
(Copyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-06-27
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 27-Leading COM
modities and stocks surged to new highs
for the big 1888 advance today, al
though profit taking tended to level off
advances.
The boom in grain at Chicago and
other centers had an echo on the New
York Stock Exchange where share quo
tations strengthened in lively trading.
Cotton swung erratically after yester-
days huge gains.
With the May, 1884. wheat delivery
crossing $1.02 bushel, grain markets
were wildly excited. Heavy realizing ate
substantially into the extreme advances
but trading remained very active
Cotton rose about 81 a bale here. then
became unsettled and at one time was
quoted under Mondays final prices.
The advance in stocks tended to be
selective. Gains ranged from a few
cents to about S6 share, though the
chief improvement was in speciality
issues, standard industrials being little
better than steady. Railroad shares,
however, had fairly liberal appreciation.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
RUBBER MANUFACTURERS
SILENT ON A. F. |. DRIVE
Campaign Is Begun to Unionize
Akron's Thousands of Tire
Plant Workers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, June 27.-While exec
utives of Akron's huge rubber manu-
featuring companies maintained silence
the American Federation of Labor today
opened campaign to unionize the city's
thousands of tire builders.
Acting on instructions from the Wash
ington headquarters of the A. F. of l..
the Summit County Central Labor
Union issued a call for mass meeting
of rubber workers Friday night.
F. N. Patino, president of the Gen.
trail Labor Council, said 10000 rubber
workers live in the Akron territory, and
that if they are all enlisted In rubber
trades union the number Of union
workers in Akron will be increased
tenfold Labor leaders from Detroit and
Indianapolis will address the Friday
mass meeting.
An attempt to organize rubber workers
was made here seven years ago. An
independent union enlisted about 2,000
workers, but soon passed out Of exist
ence.