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Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
GUARD
ON SLAYERS

SAN JOSE, Nov. "a. U,P)-Armed
deputies kept unceasing vigil to-
day as restless crowd loitered near
the county Jail which held the
confessed kidnaperS and Slayers of
Brooke L. Hart, young business ex-
ecutive whose body was still miss
ing.
Authorities believed that curiosity
brought most of the crowd to the
brick jailhouse. But the Jail arsenal
had been strengthened and an ex-
ira guard posted because of re-
ports that a ''vigilante committee
planned to seize the prisoners, John
M. Holmes, 30, and Thomas H.
Thurmond, %.
Alex j. Hart, diStraught father
of the missing youth, posted a $500
reward for return of the body in
an effort to enlist the aid of the
public in the search"
Hart'S communication announc
ing the reward, said that his ad-
visers had deemed it advisable, be-
cause of the wide area being COW
cred in the quest, to offer some
Iinducement for the public to par
ticipate. Police heretofore had trieo
to keep persons other than officials
away from the San Mateo bridge
from which Holmes and Thurmono
said they had thrown the young
kidnap victim.
Authorities said that Thurmono
had broken" and frequently wept
Holmes maintained the same
nonchalance which marked his at
titude when he was arrested week
after young Hart'S risappearanc6
Nov. 8, Thurmond, trapped whilS
making a telephone call to the
Hart home for $4,000 ransom. hac
named Holmes as his accomplice.
A federal grand jury indicted the
! prisoners on seven counts under
the Lindbergh law. The sheriff filec
! a kidnapping complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
FARM ADMINISTRATION SPLIT
ON WARREN'S MONEY THEORY
Flexible Dollar Considered Only Partially
Successful In Increasing Price Level OF
Commodities.

conclusion that the depression was
caused primarily by the scarcity of
gold A gold dollar, becoming
steadily more precious, was ex-
changeable only for a steadily larg-
er quantity of other commodities
1t took more wheat to equal a dol
lars worth of gold-in other words
the price of wheat went down. On
that theory, the Cornell farm eX-
pert decided it was a waste of
time to tinker with crop control.
he argued that the thing to do was
to turn the situation around and
say that dollars worth of gold
would hereafter be piece only Is
per cent or maybe half as large as
before. Or piece of gold formerly
worth a dollar would then be worth
SIPS or $150. That is, the price
of gold, as phrased in terms of a
dollar, would go up.
Then a dollar, since it represent
ed less gold, could be exchanged
for less amount of wheat. That
is, the price of wheat, as ex-
pressed in dollars, would go up.
That is why the government is
steadily raising the price OF gold
in the quotations announced daily
at the treasury department.
But in practice, general prices
have not gone Up in proportion to
the rise of the price of gold. But
assuming that they did, department
OF agriculture experts see no relief
fer the farmer if all prices go up
in the same degree-other than Tic
general easing of his mortgage and
other debt burden. What they want
is to get his wheat up higher IL
relation to clothing and other
things he must buy. Therefore
certain commodities which are out
of line need some special treatment
other than a blanket price level in
crease. 1t is this special treat
ment for ouL-oI Line farm Commod-
tiles that the department of agri-
culture insists is important to con-
tinue regardless of the monetary
experiment.
The department says that toe
much wheat, cotton, corn and hogs
are being raised and that until the
supply is cut down prices in rela-
ton to other prices will not go up
Some Of Professor Warren's ardent
disciples insist that there is nc
overproduction of farm commodi-
| ties and that once prices are ur
and prosperity is returned, people
will absorb The surplus. Agriculture
experts say this does not take in
to account tre disappearance OF
! foreign markets, many Of which
they believe are gone forever
Wheat, cotton, tobacco and other
crops produced on a scale for eX-
port have to be cut down to fit do
mestic requirements, they insist.
That is why one important ele-
ment in the administration does nol
accept the Warren theory as cure
all
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
SeUen Hurt AS
Plane Crashes

SHANGHAI, Nov "a. UP)-The
amphibian plane inaugurating pas
senger service between Canton ana
Shanghai crashed during a heavy
fog near here today, injuring seven
passengers and the American pi-
lot.
An Englishwoman, Countess Car
Isle, and a Chinese passenger, were
injured seriously. The other receiv-
ing lesser injuries included Lincoln
c. Reynolds, Viola, Calf, American
vice consul at Foochow; George
Rummell, American pilot; Dr. Con-
rad Hsu, a graduate of Columbia
university; and K. Schaefer, man.
ager of Kunst and Albers. a Ger
man firm.
The injured were rushed to
Shanghai in ambulances.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
Tennis Star Out
For Another Year

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. "a, U.P)
Helen Wills Moody's back in
juries will prevent her re-entering
the tournament tennis lists DaG least
until 1885" the former queen OF
international t.nnis said today.
Il want to play but l can't the
Little Poker Face" of the tennis
world told friends. Il must wait un-
til / am entirely recovered. I don't
want to be an invalid again.
She revealed that she has been
swimming and doing other exercis-
ing as part of the treatment plan
ned to restore her injured vertabra
TO normal condition. The back in
juries forced her to default in the
final match against Helen Jacobs
of Berkeley in the Women's national
championships last summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
'Wesfn1oriand Vet
Commits Suicide

Raymond A. Moore, known also
as j. A. Harris. 40 a ranch hand
living near Westmorland. commit
ted suicide in a fit of dependency
by drinking carbolic acid, according
to the verdict brought in this morn
ing by a coroners jury at Thorn
tons undertaking parlors, Braw-
ley. Moore died late last niel!t.
So far as could be discovered, the
deceased has no living relatives. He
was a war veteran, however, and
efforts are being made by county
authorities to trace him through the
records of the war department.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
IS
GIVEN ADAMS
Former District Head Escapes
Prison Sentence And Must Pay
Nominal Fine.

That Burleigh Adams be impris-
oned in San Quentin penitentiary
for the term prescribed by law and
also pay a fine of $500 was the SEN
tence pronounced by Judge Vaughn
Thompson in superior court this
morning at the conclusion OF the
trial of Adams on charge of as
sault with a deadly weapon, grow
ing out of TIE shooting of Oral G.
Weaver at Brawley on October 5.
Commitment to the penitentiary
was withheld during the good be-
havior of the defendant but the
court stipulated that the $500 fine
must be paid on or before February
l, 1894.
During this mornings session,
continued from Wednesday many
character witnesses in behalf Of
Adams were examined by defense
counsel and the district attorney.
These witnesses testified to the good
character enjoyed by Adams in
Brawley and particularly to the
fact that he had not been known
to indulge in liquor until as di-
rector of the irrigation district re-
call petitions were circulated
against him. They felt that these
circumstances were responsible for
what happened and were sure that
once he gave his promise not to in
dulge again he would keep this
word.
Besides relatives of Adams the
following testified as to his good
character; Mayor Baker of BraWley,
George Kruger, Henry Jackson, w.
E. Young, Dewey Carey and Ra-
fael Flores.
When Adams took tie stand ne
stated that he did not know what
had happened on the morning of
October when he shot Weaver.
He promised the court that he
would abstain from the use of in =
toxicants should leniency be grant
ed him.
In his argument to the court tie
district attorney held that drunk
enness could not be held as an eX-
cuse for the shooting and asked for
severe punishment as a notifica-
ton to other people that they car
not do the same thing and expect
to be let off with light sentence.
Criminal Intent Lacking
Before pronouncing sentence
Judge Thompson spoke about the
lack of criminal intent in the Of
fense charged against Adams. While
the law prohibits the granting OF
probation in such cases and al
though the court felt that peniten-
tiary senetnce was necessary, COM
mittment would be withheld so long
as the defendant observed the
promises he made in court and to
his relatives.
Adams was represented by Lee
Nuffer and C. B. Smith while Ell
mer Heald conducted the case for
tie state.
While this case was being deter
mined attorneys for Weaver filed
complaint in superior court
against Adams asking damages III
the amount of S24,9l4.46. Ir-~the
complaint it is charged that be-
cause of this assault with deadly
weapon on October 5, the complain
ant was permanently injured in
health, strength and activity and
was damaged in the amount Of
$25 900 of which S85.54 had been
paid to date.
The complaint further states that
physicians bill of $35 and hospi-
tai bill totaling $164.50 have al
ready been paid by the defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
To
STAND GROUND
President Not To Be Stampeded
By Criticism Of His Policy On
Monetary Matters.
By FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent


WARM SPRINGS, Ga, Nov. "a
President Roosevelt today prepared
to give full consideration to all an
giles of the nations highly COM
pleX monetary problems in the first
of a series of conferences with Hen
ry Morgenthau, Jr., acting secretary
of the treasury, who came here
from Washington.
Although the conferences came
while a lively debate between ex-
perts and economic bodies favoring
and disappearing of the govern
| ment's gold buying program was ra-
ging, they were not believed to be
harbingers Of change in monetary
policy.
OutWardly unmoved by criticism
of his program for commodity price
! raising, Mr.. RooSevelt'S forthcoming
discussions were watched with in
tense interest in all quarters but
repeated announcements have been
made by his advisers that nothing
unusual would develop.
Furthermore, it was added, alarm
ist expressions of a rapid drift to-
ward currency initiation on the part
of the administration, were not hav-
ing the slightest effect on determin-
! ing future policies. 1t was reiterat-
ed, there was no likelihood of re-
treat by the President from the pre-
sent monetary policy.
1 oiy of a Y-r11
Springs with Mrs. Morgenthau un-
| til after Thanksgiving. While here
| it was believed that both he and
the President would find ample op-
! portunity to survey the financial
situation from every viewpoint.
To See johnson
Another caller of Importance to-
day was to be General Hugh S.
johnson, national recovery admin
istrator. Johnson, who made an
! NRA speech in Atlanta last night
was coming to Warm Springs to
outline to the President the progress
of the recovery program and to dis
cuss important codes of fair COM
petition still awaiting final action
in Washington.
Other visitors to Warm Springs
in the next few days will be Sec
retary of the Interior Harold Ickes,
who also is public works admins
traitor; Harry L. Hopkins, federal
relief administrator, and William
C. Bullitt, newly appointed ambas-
Sador to Russia.
Tonight the President will deliver
a nationwide address in a dedica-
ton ceremony that will see the for
NAL transfer of Georgia Hall, new
building here, to the Warm Springs
Foundation. 1t was stated authori-
tatively that the speech will be con-
fined almost solely to the work be-
ing done to rehabilitate sufferers
from infantile paralysis.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
Officers Shins
Kicked By Dancer

LOS ANGELES. Nov. "a. (U.P) -
A kick on the shins Miss Billie Lie
Rayne Roth, 21-year-old dancer.
allegedly administered a policeman
who gave her a traffic tag, will ne
cessitate her return TO court Dec. ]
to answer to drunk driving char
ges.
Officer J. w Buckley said the
dancer dealt him painful kick
when he arrested her for ignoring
boulevard stop. She denied the
intoxication charges but declared
the language the officer used
aroused her temper.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
Vondegrift May
Purchase Paper

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Nov. "a.
W.p)-Rolland A. Vandegrift. dir
ector of finance, confirmed reports
today that he was negotiating for
purchase of TIE Stockton Indepen-
dent, morning newspaper published
by w. A. Fitzgerald.
Vandegrift said he was consider
ing purchasing the paper as a
business proposition. but had not
completed details of his investiga-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1885, by United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Some
experts at the agriculture depart
ment differ with certain features
of the money theory of Prof.
George Warren, whose policies are
now prominent in the administra-
ton program.
They do not take issue with
President Roosevelt, however, be-
cause they believe he is viewing the
price problem in broader terms than
the Cornell farm expert. For this
reason it is not expected that the
President will abandon efforts to
lift farm prices specifically by cur
failing crop production.
AT the agriculture department,
Professor Warren's flexible dollar
experiment is viewed as something
which is useful in taking the Amer
ican dollar out of the clutches of
foreign exchange manipulators
which would place American busi-
nessmen at a disadvantage in for
eign trade. Experts at tie depart
ment believe it will be useful in
raising the general price level to
some extent, though not in full
proportion to the amount of depre-
ciation in the dollar. This general
lifting of the price level would help
the farmers, they believe, in pay
ing off debts.
But they do not believe it will
relieve the disparity in agriculture
prices which is the primary situa-
ton they are trying to correct. This
can only be done, they believe, by
restricting crops So that the forces
of supply and demand will come
into play, on commodities which
are out of line with the general
level
Professor Warren came to the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
FOX CHARGES
W|GG|N RUDE
To PRESIDENT
Declares Banker Told Hoover
To Mind His Own Business In
Film Stock Deal.
INTERFERENCE RESENTED
Former Movie Magnate Insists
He Was Forced To Relinquish
His Holdings.
By LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

u
WASHINGTON, Nov. "a. A
mind your own business" message
allegedly sent in December, 1929, to
President Hoover by Albert H. Wig
gin, head of the Chase National
bank, was related today in senate
stock market investigation by Will
liam Fox.
Fox said the message was con-
Veyed by Wiggin to Claudius Hous
ton, who was chairman of the Re-
publican national committee during
part of the Hoover administration
Hout.on and James Francis
Burke, general counsel of the Re-
publican national committee, had
been attempting to aid Fox against
what he alleges was bankers con-
Spiracy. Houston had Christmas
dinner in December, 1929, with Wig
gin and appealed to him in behalf
of Fox
After that dinner" Fox said
Houston told me Mr. Wiggin told
him to tell the President of The
United States to mind his own
business and not to interfere with
what the bankers were doing down
in New York. They could take care
of their own business and they re-
sented Mr.. Hoover's interference in
this matter"
The message incident came after
Ferdinand Pecora, committee coun-
sci, had announced that the COM
mittee would subpoena records
from II banks to show whether Fox
who charged the banks conspired
to force his movie empire into
bankruptcy, was right in his asSer-
tions.
In letter to Wiggin and all othe.
interested barkerS, Fox said he had
been informed Lnat unless loans
were paid at once the bankers would
apply for receivership. Fox pleaded
with the bankers to accept addi-
tional security in the form of real
property.
Our company is in a flourish
ing condition." he wrote, with as
sets exceeding liabilities by $73,-
O0O00C:'
H. L. Stuart of Halsey, Stuart and
Co., Inc, and John E. Otterson of
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph became trustees for the Fox
estate December 3, 1929. They called
meeting of the eleven bankers
which were Fox creditors.
ReOrganized While Ill
Fox said he became i'll and while
he was bed-ridden five days the
trustees began to reorganize his
companies.
"They got Harold B. Franklin, a
Fox employee who had been man.
aging the West Coast Theatres
company for $4,000 year. Fox
said, And they made him presi
dent of Fox Theatres corporation
at $150,0O0 year plus 10 per cent
of the profits.
Il was to be deposed from job
I had been filling without compen-
Sation."
Later counsel for Fox told the
United Press that the eleven bank
creditors, the records of any of
which may be subpoenaed to prove
or disprove the former movie mil
lionaire's story were:
Chase National bank, Corn Ex-
change bank. Manufacturers Trust
= company, Public National bank
Hartman National bank: Bank OF
United States, Bankers Trust COM
r,apy Trust COmpapV Of New ,Jpr-
sey, Chelsea Exchange bank, FL
deity Trust company and the Che
mical National bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
JUMPS TO DEATH

LOS ANGELES, Nov. "a. (U,P) -
Financial difficulties were blamed
today for the reputed suicide OF
Dwight P. Andreen, 32-year-old as
scciatc editor of Touring Topics,
who leaped to his death from a 100
foot viaduct. Police found S. pawn
ticket in his pockets.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
SOME OTHER TIME, JAMES

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. "a. W.p) -
Mae West is sorry but she can't
stage a grand march with Governor
Rolph at a Christmas fund ball IN
Sacramento tomorrow night,
Declining an invitation to lead
the grand march with Rolph, the
actress tplained she was tied down
by studio work,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
CLUB LEADERS TO MEET

Fourth club leaders will meet
tomorrow morning, Saturday, No
vember 25, at 10 o'clock in the farm
advisors office at the court house.
Club council calendar, programs
of work, election of officers and
All club fair activities are to be
discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
SHOOTS SELF THRICE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. "a. UP) -
William Robinson, 81, made death
swiftly certain, physicians reported
today, when he fired a bullet
through his heart and two more
through his brain, Any one OF the
slugs would have resulted fatally
physicians said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-24
mAMlLl-
yXyR9eERs R2S2t;

BEVERLY HILLS, Nov. %
(SpeciaD-The Cubans sent a
big delegation to Montevideo,
South America, to attend a
peace conference. That leaves
'em kinder short-handed in
their war at home till these
get back.
There certainly is not much
incentive for anything to be
done right nowadays. A United
States stamp printer made a
mistake on one little batch of
24-cent airmail stamps chad
it turned crosswise) and they
brought $4,000. If he had had
it plum upside down it would
have brought 100000.
We get another illustration of
an expert" This fellow Spra-
que that left the treasury in
such a huff, has been all this
time finding out Mr.. Roose-
velt had already inflated.
Yours
The Washington times., 1933-11-17
WOMAN, a., DIES
Of INJURIES

Circumstances which caused the
death Of Mrs. Eugenia Donohoe,
"a, of the 1000 block East Capitol
st., will be aired at a coroner's
inquest at District morgue at
11:30 a. m. tomorrow.
Mrs. Donohoe was struck by an
automobile said to have been
driven by Lloyd E. Van Kirk. Al,
of the 1900 block Irving st. N. E.,
November 3, in the 300 block
Pennsylvania Ave. S. E. Mrs.
Donohoe died last night at Provi-
dence Hospital.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dono-
hoe will be held tomorrow morn
ing in the Church of the Holy
Comforter. Interment will be in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Donohue, who was the
widow Of Daniel T. Donohue,
lived in this city for the past so
years. She was born in Prince
Georges county. The Donohues
made their home in the 1000 block
East Capitol st.
The deceased is survived by two
sons and five daughters: Archie
L. and jenkins, Mrs. Regina
Casey, Mrs. Clara Haggerty, Mrs.
= Bernadette Long, Miss Helen
Donohue and Mrs. Maybelle Nc
Carthy.
The Washington times., 1933-11-17
ARCTIC RESCUE
SHIP FROZEN
IN STRAIT

MOSCOW, Nov. II GN.SJ.
IN an attempt to reach the ice
bound Soviet ice-breaker Chelyu-
skin with aid for a number Of
men aboard who were revealed as
dangerously i'll, a second Russian
vessel became locked in the Arc
dc ice of the Behring Straits
today.
The lce-breaker Litky, attempt
ing to reach the Chelyuskin, not
only to render assistance but
to take off the stricken men,
pushed herself through ice floes
and around icebergs to point
within 10 miles of her goal, only
30 become ice-bound herself.
The Litky was in a perilous po-
Gition, it was revealed in a wire
less message reaching here.
The Chelyuskin became locked
with a group of noted scientists
aboard while trying to duplicate
their last years feat Of negotiating
the northeast passage in a single
season.
The Washington times., 1933-11-17
BIDS ARE ASKED.
ON TWO SHIPS

Bids for building two new light
house tenders have been called for
by the Lighthouse Service, to be
opened here November "a. Both
tenders are for use on the Great
Lakes. One is to be 174 feet long,
the other 1874 feet. and together
they are expected to cost about
$450,00O.
The larger tender will be known
as the Hollyhock, and will have
oil burning boilers and steam en-
gines of 1000 horsepower. It will
operate in Lake Michigan. The
other. the Tamarack, will have
Diesel engines and $50 horse
power. and will operate mainly in
st. Marys River.
They will have large forward
decks for transporting buoys, and
a heavy hosting gear on the fore
mast.
The Washington times., 1933-11-17
Eckener Sent
Reply By
Swanson

Hugo Eckener, commander
of the Graf Zeppelin, will re-
ceive this week a letter from
Secretary Of Navy Swanson in
answer to a message of his
own dated october 81.
In his letter to Swanson,
Eckener expressed:
Deep qualification for the
assistance which your depart
ment rendered without stint
during the entire visit Of our
ship"
In reply the Secretary wrote:
at is gratifying to the Navy
Department and to me person.
ally to receive your gracious
letter and / am pleased to have
its sense communicated to
those of the Navy who were
of assistance to you and your
command"
The Washington times., 1933-11-17
Prisoners Are Fed
For 23 Cents O. Dnu

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Nov. II.
The cost to maintain prisoners at
the Maryland State penal farm at
Roxbury, this county, is 70 cents
a day, according to the annual re.
port Of Hal T. Kearns, superin-
tendent. for the fiscal year ended
September 80, 1888. The cost per
man, he said, was less than that
in the State penitentiary in Balti.
more. The per capita cost for
food was % cents.
The Washington times., 1933-11-17
MussOLini Praised
In Seminary Talk

FOREST GLEN, Nd, Nov. IT
(SpeciaD .-Mussolini is giving
back to Rome the glory that was
lost in the Middle Ages, Mario
Barra, a native Of Italy, told the
students at National Park Sem
mary yesterday when he spoke
at the chapel hour. He said:
Through the efforts of Mus
sOlini, Rome will probably be
the most beautiful city in all
Europe"
The Washington times., 1933-11-17
500 Will Dine Free
THANKSGIVING Day

Planning two more thrusts
against hunger and " dernouriSh-
ment, the One Cent Cafeteria,
in the 900 block Of Pennsylvania
Ave. N. W., yesterday announced
that a free Thanksgiving dinner
will be given for 500 men and
women and children and on
Christmas Day the cafeteria will
be host at a children's party.
The distribution Of the Thanks.
giving dinner tickets is in charge
of churches and police stations.
The Washington times., 1933-11-17
Officials Inspect
NeW Steam Plant

District and Federal authorities
were guests yesterday of William
Mcclellan, president of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Company,
at the firms new steam generat-
ing station at Buzzard Point.
The 100000 unit was open
for inspection for the first time
since work began on it in Octo-
Der. 1882. and the visitors saw the
complete system of metering,
plant performance, automatic con.
troll of combustion and other fea-
lures housed in the plant,