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Evening star., 1933-11-30
BILL To ASK COURT
FOR u. S. employees
. Measure Joint Product Of Organ.
ization's Council and Civil
Service Commission.

A bill providing court of appeals
for Government workers, which will be
the joint product of the National Legis-
lative Council of Federal Employe Or
Evening star., 1933-11-30
COLD POLICY CALLED
Benefit TO COTTON
Farm Finance Director Says Presi-
dents Program Raises Do
mestic Price.

BY the Associated Press.
Oscar Johnston, finance director OF
the Farm Adjustment Administration,
Evening star., 1933-11-30
Charity Leader Honored.

A tablet In memory OF Capt. Sir
Arthur w. Clarke, who raised over
$5,000,0 900 for charities, has Just been
unveiled In Greenwich, England.
Evening star., 1933-11-30

nestle price Of about $50 cents .
pound.
The low price OF cotton In relation
to gold, johnson said, tremendously in
creased the consumption Of American
cotton abroad and discouraged any ex-
tensive addition In cotton acreage In
other countries.
Evening star., 1933-11-30
medal action when they have Elev'

This principle Is being followed to
some extent in the commission itself
and some departments, where Concilia-
tions Committees are being set up with
the assistance Of the commission.
Evening star., 1933-11-30
CIGAR BUTT SAVES MAN
IN INTOXICATION CHARGE
Police Court Judge Dismisses Case
After He Had Testified He

Swallowed Tobacco.
James H. Bradshaw, colored, who
says he lives IN Chevy Chase, was
saved by q cigar butt In Police Court
yesterday.
Oficer q. z. Perry, nrst precinct,
told Judge Ralph Given he picked up
Bradshaw on o downtown street when
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16

Golden Orange Groves, Covina,
paid its growers 668 cents a field
box on orchard run Navels and
1873 cents on Valencias last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16
STATEMENT BY
MRS. MASS|E

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16. (U.P)-
Angered by the claims of investi-
gators that she had failed proper
ly to identify her attackers, Mrs.
Thalia Massie broke her silence
today to make known that she
dropped prosecution in the sensa-
tional case only to save her nus
band and mother from Jail.
Honolulu authorities, Mrs. Mas,
sic said, had offered to commute
the sentence to one year if she
would leave Hawaii immediately.
When the offer was refused, they
offered TO commute the sentence to
enc hour
This offer we accepted, and
shortly afterWard we left Hawaii"
said Mrs. Massie, who explained
she was speaking because of the
aspersions cast upon her by Homo
lulu authorities in 'whiteWashing"
the case against four Hawaiians
charged with completely in her as
sault, which preceded the kidnap-
ing and murder of Joe Kahahawai.
This whiteWashing that Cover
nor Judd issued was entirely I'M
necessary" declared Mrs. Massie
Indignantly II was not to appear
against these men, and consequent
ly no evidence could be submitted.
The indictments would have been
quashed automatically and quiet
W.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16

1901. Not since Mckinley was at
tackled has any President or Presi-
dent-elect of the United States
been fired upon, though former
President Theodore Roosevelt, dis
tant cousin of the PreSident-elect,
in 1912, was wounded by gunfire
in Milwaukee while campaigning
for the presidency.
At one time in the night-long
ordeal of questioning it was re-
ported Zangara had said he bought
his pistol to kill President Hoover,
and only decided to try to assassin
ate Mr.. Roosevelt because he hap
pened to be here.
When newSpapermen and pho
tographerS were allowed to see
zangara midway through the ex-
animation, he had been stripped Of
his clothing.
The exact part Valenti may have
played was uncertain.
One version was that he carried
a camera to Bay Front park, and
with its aid was able to lead Zan-
CARA through the police lines eS-
tablished to protect Mr.. Roosevelt.
Mrs. Tillie Harrison of Miami told
police that she heard zangara say
to someone just before the shoot
ing, Don't get nervous; I'll get
him." Whether he was speaking to
Valenti had not been learned
Early today, however, authorities
announced that they had founc
no evidence to show that Vaient
had aided in any way in the at
tack on Mr.. Roosevelt. He was still
detained.
For hours after the shooting
crowds milled in downtown streets
though all threats of violence had
died away.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16
Extortioner Ends
Life By Shooting

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Feb. Is. (U.n)
Police today believed man who
shot himself to death after an at
tempt to eXtort $4,000 from r.
Crosby Kemper, Kansas City bank
er, was crazed by drugs.
The extortionist, who was ident-
flied by fingerprints as Z. w. Lat
tin, 80, gained entrance to the
Kemper home last yesterday and
threatened death to Sally Ann, g.
year-old daughter of Kemper, if his
demands we're not met.
The child was i'll. Standing over
her bed, Latin sought to force a
nurse to call the father and tell
aim to bring $4,000 to the home
at once.
As he spoke, Mrs. Kempcr. who
had been absent from the home en-
tered. He repeated his demand.
As he did SO, the nurse, Ann Wilde,
10, slipped away TO another room
and telephcned police.
Surrounded in the home by sew
eral squads of patrolmen, Latin
sent a bullet crashing through his
brain He died an hour later.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16
DICTATOR FOR
BANKS URGED.

DETROIT, Feb. l6. U.P)-Banks
reopened all over Michigan today in
the course of an eignG-day guber-
material moratorium.
Reconstruction of the shaken fl
nancial structure Oh this far-flung
state progressed rapidly, despite the
foreboding prediction of its COVER
nor. William A. Comstock, who tar
ried in Detroit after hurried trip
from the state capital at Lansing
to arrange for cashing r. F. c. re-
lief checks.
All Detroit banks, with the eX-
ception of the Guardian Trust COM
pany and its branches, reopened
to do business up to five per cent
of deposits. This action released
S25, 100000 cash to the city's bus
ness.
Michigans bank holiday was not
rescinded-the governor made 1t
plain-but his allowance for the
common sense of bankers" resulted
in quick recovery of normal bank
ing conditions over most of the
state.
AS governor Comstock met men
of affairs here today to detail his
statement, that a dictator for all
banks is necessary to avert chaos,
small city, village and hamlet banks
reopened because of the faith of
the common folk.
Some of the legislation that the
governor declared necessary for
sane, healthy continuation of the
financial equilibrium of Michigan
was introduced at Lansing.
That legislation was designed to
remedy the defects in the present
system seen by Governor Comstock
when he declared an eight-day bank
moratorium last Tuesday, closing
$40 Michigan banks and tying up
$1,5OO,O00 ,0oo
A bill giving permission 10 the
state bank commissioner to take
over affairs of any state or private
bank or trust company, upon petit
ton of its officials and the consent
of the governor, was introduced in
the house of representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16
ROOSEVELT HAS CLOSE CALL
FROM DEATH AT MIAMI

/ Russell Caldwell, 5, slightly hurt.
Mr.. Roosevelt arrived here
aboard Vincent Astor's yacht,
Nourmahal at p. m. yesterday
after a 10 day cruise of southern
waters. resting in preparation for
the ardors OF the presidency. Jo-
vial, tanned, appearing fit in every
way. he received newspapermen to
discuss his trip, and conferred
briefly with intimate advisers.
Then he left the yacht to accept
the formal welcome of Miami Of
ficials and to drive in motor pa
rade to Bay Front park, at the
end of Flagler street, the princi-
pal business thoroughfare of the
city.
A crowd of thousands waited
there-Miami folk, residents of
neighboring Florida cities who
came to cheer the incoming chief
executive, tourists from all parts
of the country.
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke briefly from
the rear of an open automobile.
AS lle COllCluueu anu NilG NiONu
broke into waves of cheers, Mr..
Roosevelt leaned over and shook
hands with Mayor Cermak, who
was standing on the running board |
of the car Then the President
elect sat down s5ruptly-and at |
that moment six shots spread pam !
ic through the throng.
Events happened faster than the
eye could record. From stories OF |
eye witnesses, pieced together la
ter, it appeared that Just as Mr..
Roosevelt concluded speaking, Zan-
CARA, who had been standing,
stopped. some 35 feet from Mr..
Roosevelt's car, suddenly straight
ened and pulled a pistol from his
pocket.
Someone standing near him !
Mrs. NJ. J. Cross of Mi
ami, standing beside him, saw the !
gun and tried to grasp it. Zan-
CARA stood upon a chair, Mrs. Cross
leaped for his gun hand. Zangara
fired. I
Mayor Cermak fell to his knees. |
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16
tcOntiuued From Page Il

an even chance TO live today. AT
least one other victim, Mrs. Joseph
Gill. wife OF a Florida utility mag
nate, was in a critical condition.
Tbs President-eIeeI escaped in
jury by the narrowest of margins.
The assailant was crazed Italian
bricklayer from HackenSack N. j.
He rose in a crowd of thousands.
which had turned out To welcome,
the PreSident-elect. and spattered
bullets around the Roosevelt auto
mobile.
The assailant. Guiseppi zangara,
33, and his roommate. Andra VAL
enti, were held safely by police af-
ter aroused Floridans had threat
ened violence.
Mr.. Roosevelt delayed his sehed-
uled journey to New York SO he
could visit his friend. Mayor Ger
max, and the other injured in
Jackson Memorial hospital this
morning. His new schedule calls
for his departure from Miami at
10:l5 a. m.
The injured. in addition to May
or Cermak. were:
Mrs. Joseph II. Gill. wife of the
president of the Florida Power and
Light company A bullet entered
her lower right chest, passed
through the stomach and lodged in
the muscles of her back. An en-
ergency operation failed to yield
At- Q ~, haf o.
even chance to survive.
Mrs. Margaret Cruise, Newark.
N. j., slightly wounded.
William Sinnott, New York de-
tective, shot in the head.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16
Council Asked To
Protect Basins

Ell Centro's city council was ask
ed last night by the city engineer
Phil knights, to fence settling ba-
sins at the city water plant in or
der to remove the danger of child
rem falling into the basins, from
which there is no escape.
The city engineer cited as an ex-
ample of the dangerout conditions
now existing the near-fatal acci-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16

dent last week in which Kareen
SteenhoBdt, IL, fell into the water,
which is II feet deep in the basins.
The girl was saved by Roy Wood,
who in turn was aided by a zan-
jero.
other business transacted by the
council last night was of q purely
routine nature.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16


A secret service man leaped. to
protect Mr.. Roosevelt The driver
of the car, his presence of mind
unshaken, slipped the machine into
gear and almost before the crowd
realized what was happening, start
! ed away.
/ Mr.. Roosevelt waved his hand to
show he was unhurt. He seemed
calm. He did not then know that
anyone had been injured.
! Detectives and secret service men
leaped upon Zangara as he stood
! with the still-hot gun in his nand
The crowd surged around. There
were cries of lynch him." Officers
surrounded zangara. They led him
to an automobile, and hurried to
the Miami Jail.
Mayor Cermak was lifted into
Mr.. Roosevelt's car. which left at
once behind the sirens of police
motorcycles. Mr.. Roosevelt felt the
Chicago mayors pulse and COM
forted him on the way to the hos
pital. The other injured were TAX
en- to the hospital in another car
from the Roosevelt parade.
Delays Departure
From the hospital, Mr.. Roosevelt
was driven to the Florida East
Coast railway yards, where his
special train was waiting. AS soon
as he learned that Cermaks in
juries were critical, however, Mr..
Roosevelt cancelled his plans to
leave for the north, and returned
to the hospital.
I'm glad it was me, not you"
Mayor Cermak told Mr.. Roosevelt
when the President-elect called at
the hospital Il wish you would be
real careful. The country needs you
badly. You shouldn't take any
more such chances as you took to-
night"
Mr.. Roosevelt expressed his sor-
row over the mayors injury. Then |
he returned to the Astor yacht,
where friends said he showed no
nervousness over the attack.
Extra police guards were put on
duty to keep the crowd away from
the entrances to the Miami jail,
though there was little danger that
the crowd could reach zangara.
The jail is on the 9th floor OF the
building.
Inside, detectives were drawing
from the italian bricklayer a story
of hatred of all kings and presi-
dents, and of all the rich and pow
erful; a story, as well, of a sore
stomach" which he indicated had
driven him to desire to kill Mr.:
Roosevelt.
He told how he had bought the
pistol he used only a few hours
before the attack He had been
here for two months, hoping his
stomach would improve, but it had
not grown better, police quoted him
as saying.
Zangara said, also, that he had
tried 10 years ago to assasSinate
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy.
Police questioned him closely about
this and about other possible at
tacks he might have made on pro-
minent persons.
His story of an attack on the
Italian ruler was not borne out by
records. Not since 1911, according
10 the records. has an at
tempt been made upon Victor En-
manuel. The assailant then was
captured, and was released from
prison in 1928; but since Zangara
said he was only 33, it seemed he
could not have been involved.
Early today, Valenti, zangaras S
roommate, was picked up on
charge of suspicion of being an ac-
complice. Police had not filed
formal charge against Zangara.
Planned Hoover Attack
In the room occupied by the two
and in pockets of their suits, were
found clippings from Miami news
papers about the Roosevelt visit
and one clipping about the assass-
ination of President Mckinley IN
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16
Excess Weiqht
D1oVe HaR Fyao1n The MoOios!
. But the Best Foods Slen-
derizins Plan quickly re-
stored her youthful figure

Here is slenderizing plan that can do
wonders for you /. just as it did for the
lovely masked movie actress shown here.
Less than years ago her figure had grown
so fat and slovenly that her movie con-
tracts were cancelled and her prom
ising career seemed ruined!
But then she turned to the Best Foods
Slenderizing Plan. Within 6 weeks she
had lost II pounds! And within 6
months she was back on the screen -.
feeling better, looking better than ever!
You, too, should follow her example.
Simply eliminate too many rich, fat
tening foods. Then substitute two salads
daily, covered with Best Foods Mayor.
naise. And watch the pounds drop stead
lily away! Only insist on Best Foods
:. the quality mayonnaise. It's double
whipped. And contains only freshest,
finest ingredients.
Sold by your grocer. Start this plan to-
day! You will be amazed at the results!
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16

The California Fruit Exchange
exported 750 carloads of deciduous
fruits valued at $1,400,00O last
year,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-16
Valley Pioneer
Dies On Coast

Funeral services for w. H. Sieg,
who came to the valley in 1906,
were held in Ell Monte yesterday
afternoon. He died there Sunday
night at the home of a daughter
after long illness.
He was born in Gordon, Indiana,
February 20. 1860, and came to the
valley in 1906. He made his home
here for many years.
His survivors are: five daugh-
ters; Mrs. May Hobsons of Los
Ageles, Mrs. Ana Sorensen of Ell
Monte, Mrs. Nellie Miligan of Mar
ana, Arizona, Mrs. Wilma Briggs
and Mrs. Marie Smith both of Ell
Centro, and seven grandchildren.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

His mother gave more to the country
than the richest man in America can
give in money. She gave her son..
Other Son Killed.
As a matter of fact, however, Mrs.
Eopolucci gave more than that-she
gave two sons! The second son, VIII
liam, then %, was shot to death in
France in the Battle of Argonne Forest
on September 18, 1918. He was in the
Army.
Mrs. Eopolucci still receives compen-
sation for Williams death. "He took
out a $4,000 insurance policy" she
said, "and the government paid me
$500 down and $57 a month. This
money has been enabling me to keep
my little home together, but 1t will
last only about six years longer and
then I'll be penniless-unless, OF course,
I'm compensated for Johns death"
Under existing law, Mrs. Eopolucci Is
entitled to no compensation for Johns
death, other than his salary for six
months The bill sent to the Senate
yesterday, however, would give her
SIS 900 in insurance. The measure was
introduced by Representative Sol Bloom
Of New York, who became interested
in the case when he met Mrs. Eopo-
lucci at banquet.
A poster quoting Daniels statement
was exhibited by the American Red
Cross in May, 1917, during Mothers
Week" The poster signed by the then
Navy Secretary, subsequently was pre-
sented to Mrs. Eopolucci.
Mrs. Eopolucci, widow for nearly 80
years, has one other son-Sam, 80, who
still lives with her. She, also has three
| daughters: Mrs. Florence johnson, Mrs
Marion Mansfield and Mrs. Mary Var
Horn.
Evening star., 1933-02-09
MAN HURT AS CAR
HITS STEAM SHOVEL
Auto CatapuIted Across Con.
necticut Avenue After
Crashing BarriCades.

Ivan w. Baily, %, of 2621 Seven
teenth street northeast, was in critical
condition today in Emergency Hospital
from injuries received last night when
his automobile ran through street
construction barricade in the $500 block
of Connecticut avenue, hit steam
shovel and catapulted across the street,
coming to a stop on an apartment
house lawn.
Several other persons, including 12-
year-old boy, were injured in traffic
accidents last night.
Skull May Be Fractured.
At the hospital Baily was said to
be suffering from severe injuries about
the head and face and also was said to
be injured internally. X-rays were to
be taken to determine whether he has
fracture of the skull
Baily was taken from his wrecked
machine by firemen from No. % En-
gine Company, nearby, who heard the
crash and the Fire Rescue Squad was
summoned to take him to the hospital
Lanterns and guards around the con-
Struction work were strewn for many
yaroS around the scene of the accident
Boy Hit By Girls Car.
The injured boy is Robert Quebler
3241 Patterson street, who received 9
broken collar bone and bruises late
yesterday when hit by an automobile
on Chevy Chase parkway near McKin-
ley street. The automobile which
struck him was operated by Miss Vir.
ginia Hall, 10. of the 800 block oi
Thirty-sixth street, police say.
Others injured included Willard
Adams, IS, of Clarendon, Va, treated
at Georgetown Hospital for bruises anc
possible internal injuries received wher
the automobile he was driving and q
machine operated by George w. Lucas
AZ, of the 400 block of Twenty frs,
street, collided on Key Bridge; Thoma:
r. Crawford, %, of the 400 block oi
Tenth street, and Irene Allen, "a, o.
Great Falls road, Md. Crawford anc
the woman were injured when the au-
tomobile he was driving and machine
driven by Jack Levy, %, Of the 340t
block of Oakwood terrace. collided al
Wisconsin avenue and Warren street.
Evening star., 1933-02-09
HIGH MORAL STANDARDS
HELD WORLD ESSENTIAL
DR.. James Brown Scott of Carnegie
Endowment Says Prosperity De-
pends on Principles.

There is urgent need for as high set
of moral standards for nations as for
individuals, if the world is to know
prosperity and happiness, DR.. James
Brown Scott, secretary of the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace, de-
clared yesterday in lecture on IN
ternational Morality and International
Law" at George Washington University.
DR.. Brown, who 20 years ago was
professor of international law at the
university's School of Jurisprudence and
Diplomacy, now the School of Govern
ment, urged that the United States set
an example for the world in applying
moral principles to foreign relations. =.
Let us set our own house in order,
DR.. Brown urged. Let us first convince
| ourselves that law Is a rule of conduct,
social and political, as well as religious
| Let us appoint to positions of public
trust persons who accept the moral law
and its APPLICATION to the relations oil
states as of individuals. forcing them
to apply the moral standard to our
foreign relations"
Evening star., 1933-02-09
CITIZENS TO FIGHT
AIRPORT LEASING
Federation Will Consider
Mcmillan Measure Feb. 18.
Opposition Expected.

The Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions Is expected to oppose the Nc
MILAN bill providing leasing of the
Washington and Hoover airports for a
municipal airport. The federation will
consider the bill February 18.
Edwin S. Hege, chairman of the fed
eration's Airport Committee, said the
District would hardly benefit by the
deal, which contemplatss that the two
ports, having combined area of about
143 acres, be leased for to 10 years.
1t Is proposed to augment this acreage
by adding Military road, now dividing
the two; portion of the adjacent Agri-
culture Department Experimental Farm
and possibly by filling in part OF Bound
ary Channel
The bill, Mr. Hege points out, provides
that the airport project be developed by
Federal official (the director of public
buildings and public parks), who shall
have Jurisdiction and control over it;
that all agencies of the United States
shall have free and unrestricted use of
it, and that net profits from sales OF
supplies and services are to be credited
in the Treasury as miscellaneous re-
ceipts Yet the cost of leasing the land,
developing, maintaining and operating
| the airport is to be borne by the District
as the bill authorizes 100000 from its
funds for the first year and as much as
may be necessary for the subsequent
years.
Mr.. Hege said no profit is expected
the first year, and that it was fair to
| inquire how the District at the end of
the term could reimburse itself for ex-
penditures made for betterments.
AS a better scheme, Mr.. Hege tenta-
lively suggested that Military road and
! other publicly owned property desired in
connection with the establishment of a
first-class air terminal should be leased
to the private corporations operating
the airports at nominal figure, so that
the port might be continued in opera
tion as private venture.
Evening star., 1933-02-09
LILLE TO FACE
COURT TOMORROW
Will Be Arraigned on Coun-
terfeiting and Assault
Charges.

Lester L. Lille, IS, confessed manu-
facturer of spurious money, will be ar
raigned twice tomorrow, once before
United States Commissioner Needham
c. Turnage on the Federal counterfeit
ing charge and again in Police Court
on charges of assault with intent to
kill two policemen.
Lille, arrested Monday night at
Eighteenth street and Columbia road
after a spectacular battle with two
third precinct policemen, faces more
than As years in prison as result OF
his counterfeiting activities, with pos
sibility of an additional term for COM
mitting assault. Three charges Of
counterfeiting-ma possession
and circlllation-are booked against
him, along with two of assault with in
tent to kill.
Secret service agents confiscated $217
in 81, $40 and $40 bills from Lilies
engraving plant" in the 1900 block
Twelfth street, and $40 more from his
automobile
The youth was arrested after he at
tempted to pass a $40 bill in restau-
rant in the 1900 block Adams Mill road.
He shot Policemen A. L. Lay and
Arthur Gernhofer in an unsuccessful
effort to escape, but was subdued by a
crowd of spectators and held until the
third precinct patrol wagon arrived.
Lay, more seriously wounded of the
two men, had the large bone in his
right leg shattered by bullet from
Lilies gun. His condition was reported
as satisfactory at Emergency Hospital,
however. Gernhofer received only a
flesh wound and was sent home after
treatment.