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Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05

although at a different hour, be-
cause in another time belt, refused
to enter into the delay proceedings.
AS the day wore on and the
speakers droned away, the crowd in
the gallery melted, having lost in
terest. Then Ohio's vote, as the
35th ratifying state, was given
Chairman Ray l.. Olson of Ogden.
By a strange twist of fate Utah,
the hcme of the Latter Day Saints
(Mcrmon) church, driest of all Or
ganizations, became the state to kill
the one-time Mormon ideal ma
tional prohibition. And, almost as
strange was the fact that II of the
81 delegates were MormonS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. - Acting
Secretary of State William Phillips
with a flourish of his pen late to-
day formally proclaimed the end of
national prohibition.
Legally prohibition had died the
CONTINUED On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05

CHARGED BY
REP RL.ICANS
National Committee Accuses
Administration OF Muzz!ing
Press And Radio.
STATEMENT BRINGS DENIALS
Government Leaders Say Moth
ing Done To Force Support OF
MIRA Program.
STATEMENT BRINGS DENIALS
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Onitcd PreSS stan correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. S. = The
Republican national committee, in
a formal press release, has charged
the administration is seeking to es-
tabliSh a dictatorship by muzzling
hostile opinion, the press and the
radio.
In support of its assertion, the
committee said that there was doc
umentary evidence that radio broad
casting stations had been threaten
ed with loss of licenses unless they
censored the use of their facilities
in behalf of MIRA 1t added that
NRA had for two months resisted
writing for a reaffirmation of con-
stitutional free press guarantees
into the newspaper code.
The assertion concerning the al
legged attempt to influence radio
broadcaSting in favor of NRA
brought denials from several quar-
tiers.
One Republican member of the
Federal Radio Commission, Harold
A. LaFount, said: THAT is not
correct. There has never been
any threat or a suggestion of it,
Sol Rosenblatt, deputy admins
traitor, who handled the radio code
for MIRA said: cit IS the most ridic-
ulous and absurd thing I've ever
heard Of -
The Republican rHticaal com
mittee said:
The administration resentS that
criticism. Denying that it seeks
dictatorship, nevertheless it would
establish one by trying to muzzle
the expression Of adverse public
opinion.
The committee asserted that sup
rcrters of the administration were
comparing the situation TO wartime
and were demanding implicit ooed-
fence.
1.-The President is not acting in
his capacity as commander-in-ch
of the army and navy but as a
civilian,' the committee continued,
1.-The American people thoroughly
understand this. That is why they
object to the attempt upon the part
of this administration to conduct it
self along the lines of dictator
ship, sitting as far as possible all
criticism, cracking down on any
business or industry which asserts
its right to question the wisdom of
certain economic policies, purely
political in their origin, without be-
ing threatened will economic
death'.'
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
UTAH'S VOTE SPELLS END Of
THIRTEEN YEARS. DROUGHT
Mormon State Becomes Thirty-Sixth To APP
prove Twenty-First Amendment, Ohio
And Pennsylvania Taking Action Earlier.
BY GEORGE d. CRIssEY Correspondent

SALT LAKE CITY Utah, Dec 5. (UP) =
National prohibition was killed here today when
Utah. for years of the driest of states, became
the Both and last required state to ratify the 21st
amendment
The official time the chairmans gavel banged
ending the life of the eighteenth amendment was
1921 p. NJ MIST.
The vote came after day of fiddling and delay
while the nation after ratification by Pennsylvania
and Ohio, anxiously awaited Utah's vote.
The convention opened on schedule at noon but
with the q delegates, elected at repeal election last
November 7, determined to recess until tonight.
Such action would have delayed effectiveness of
repeal by several hours Largely due to criticism
from other parts of the country, the convention,
after brief caucus, altered it's plans and decided to
clean up on the noble experiment" as speedily as
possible.
Despite the decision for speed the convention
was delayed by seemingly endless routine and for
malities.
Every little quirk Of convention rules
poyed. The motion for ratification, which the dele
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
DEBATES
NEGRO : FATE

DECATUR, Ala, Dec. 5. UP
Judge w. w. Callahan today in
definitely postponed all remaining
trials in the Scottsboro assault case
while a jury deliberated the fate OF
Clarence Norris, second Negro de-
PENDANT to face retrial allowed by
the U. S. supreme court.
Judge Callahan planned to pass
sentence today on Haywood Pat
terson, who was found guilty and
given the death penalty for the
third time last week.
Patterson and Norris are two of
seven Negroes granted new trials by
the United States supreme court.
The new hearings opened in Nor
gan county circuit court last spring
on a change of venue from Scots
boro. Patterson was convicted
again, but granted another trial,
this time on the grounds of insult
ficient evidence, by Judge James E.
Horton who postponed second trials
for Norris and other defendants.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
M& R1~
Obs, a,ssssh, systssas.. Lac
REPEAL WILL.
SHIFT TAXES
Quarter Billion Annual Burden
To Be Absorbed By Liquor
Drinkers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. UP)-
A tax burden of s225, 100000 a year
shifts from American motorists, in
vestors and business men to liq-
uor drinkers as a result of the re-
peal of the 18th amendment to-
day.
Special taxes levied by the re-
covery act give way to taxes on
wines and distilled liquors in a
gradual process eliminating next
July l.
The liquor taxes are expected to
yield upwards of S500,000,00O a year
after they are increased by con-
gress in January.
The current tax of S110 a gall
lon on domestically distilled liquors
is expected to yield $165OO,000 in
the first month after repeal.
Imported whisky and other liq-
uors must pay that tax plus S.
a gallon tariff. Thus if imports of
100000 gallons are made in the
first month after repeal, an adj
ditional S24,400000 would be real
lied.
This would make the govern
ments liquor revenue at the yearly
rate of $490,8O0,000 even without
an increase in the taxes and tariff,
and exclusive Of the beer and wine
levieS.
The special taxes which the liquor
levies will supplant are the five
per cent dividend tax, one half
cent of the one and one half cent
federal gasoline tax, the Cne-tenth
per cent capital stock tax, and the
five per cent tax on excess pro-
fits of corporations earning more
than 1919 per cent of their capital
value.
These special taxes between July
l and Oct. 81, yielded the govern
ment more than Sl00,000,000 rev.
enue.
The gasoline and dividend taxes
automatically expire January l
after proclamation Of repeal by the
secretary of state. The excess pro-
fits tax will no longer apply to
corporations having taxable years
beginning after today, while the
capital stock tax will no longer
apply after July /, next.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
IRISH MAKE
NEW THREAT
OF REPUBLIC

LONDON. Dec. 5. U.P)-The Irish
Free State is free to work out its
oWn destiny within the British
Commonwealth of Nations j. H,
Thomas. dominion secretary, de-
clared today in the house of COM
mons.
The minister S declaration was
read in reply to a communication
from canon de Valera which he
read to the house, in which the
Free State president declared the
Irish people had never sought men,
bership in the British empire, and
that their association with it was
never voluntary.
The crisis which finds the Free
State on the verge of severing its
attachment to the association OF
British commemorative came on the
heels OF an exchange of notes be-
tween the British government ana
de Valera, in which the government
showed a tendency to yield to de-
mands for an Irish republic, pro
vided certain vital questions can be
settled
Whenever the Irish people have
yielded to British rule in any form,
de Valera wrote. ''they did SO only
under the pressure Of overwhelming
material force. -
In reply to this, Thomas told the
house that 1.-The government can
not believe the Free State govern
ment contemplates final repudi-
alton of its treaty obligations in
the manner suggested, and there
fore does not feel called upon to
say what attitude it would adopt in
circumstances purely hypothetical. ;"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
FORMER CHASE BANK OFFICIAL
LINKED WITH LONG F|L|BUSTER
Senator Glass Asserts Longs Fight Against
His Bill Inspired By Wall Street Financial
Leader.

verse court order, but because we
are law abiding citizens, we will
abide by it," he said
Two Raids Staged
About 1000 persons were deputiz-
ed yesterday by Judge Nat B. Tiger,
and instructed to enforce his in
junction against the election. Judge
Tiger presides over three of the IL
parishes in the district.
At st. Francisville. in West Fell
ciana parish, there were no ballots
for the voting. Citizens twice raid
ed the court house, once last night,
to seize and destroy all blank bal
lots. The sheriff at st. FranciSville
said there would be no voting there
today. Citizen leaders had seized
all ballot boxes in the parish. State
officials rushed more ballot boxes
into the town last night, but citi-
zens seized the new ones. He said
that there were three "New Or
leans ballot boxes' hanging on the
courtyard fence this morning.
The sheriff at Clinton, seat of
East Feliciana parish, reported that
polls opened on schedule in his
town, and that a few persons were
apparently voting. Citizens were
watching every poll, taking the
names of those who entered to vote.
Brunt of the excitement was felt
around Hammond, where Senator
Long was hanged and burned in
effigy yesterday. Posses of citizens
were out most of the night looking
for secret balloting places. 1t had
been reported that Senator Long S
cohorts had moved election para
phernalia to unannounced positions,
to hold the election in defiance Of
the aroused citizens.
Senator Long remained in his
New Orleans hotel room headquar-
tiers today. Two bodyguards watch
ed over him. The senator was en-
gagged over grotesque newspaper
displays, which showed the sena-
tor hanging and burning in effigy
before a cheering crowd at Ham
mond, All newspapers now are
classed as my enemies by the
"kingfish," and reporters are bar
red from lis retreat.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
Georgia Peach
Granted DiUorce

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5. UP
On the prosaic grounds that her
husband preferred solitaire to her
company, Corliss Palmer, one-time
Georgia Peach" was granted a
divorce today from Eugene v.
Brewster, former millionaire pub
Usher of film fan magazines.
From the first, their romance
was the center of a series Of wide
ly publicized encounters, legal and
otherwise. Mrs. Eleanor Brewster
the publishers first wife, main
tanned a barrage of breach Of
promise actions, the last of which
a 100000 suit, was settled just
prior to their marriage.
They settled in Hollywood after
the marriage, Miss Palmer to pur-
sue her supposed film career, Brew
Ster to supervise his publications.
the couple committing between two
palatial homes only a few miles
apart.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
ROBBERY OF
STAGE STAR
CLEARED UP

LOS ANGELES, Dec. S. U,P) "A
year old mystery surrounding tie
robbery of Mae West, stage aru
screen actress, has been cleared by
the confession of one member of a
bandit gang, authorities claimed
today as they announced the ar
rest of second suspect.
Harry o. Voiler, purported men,
Der of the Detroit Purple gang,
was reported arrested in Chicago q
few hours after the county grand
jury indicted him, Edward H.
Friedman, 81, alleged Chicago
hoodlum; and Morris Cohen, Los
Angeles, on robbery charges. Tie
indictments were based on Fried
mans reputed confession that he
and Cohen robbed the actress OF
$4,000 in jewels and $3,400 in cash.
The raid was staged at her home
in October, 1882.
Friedman was quoted as saying
she and Cohen "cut in" Voiler on
Fthe loot. Miss West appeared be-
fore the grand jury and identified
Friedman as ore of the robbers, Of
ficers claimed.
Voiler has been arrested here
three times recently and nas a
$4,000 suit pending against Dis
trict Attorney Buron Fits, chsrg-
Ing false arrest. His last arrest was
in connection with the investiga-
ton Of double gangster killing,
but he was released when prosecu-
tors admitted they had no evidence
against him. Voilei vas once ousi-
ness manager for the late Texas
Guinan.
Officers said they would question
Friedman in connection with SER
les OF robberies in the film colony.
zeppo Marx, Betty Compson, Hell
enc Costello, Aileen Pringle and
others have been robbed at their
homes within TIE past year or SO
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05

gates were pledged by
law to favor, was debated
and even the delegates, in
several instances, f e | t,
called upon to make a few
brief remarks in explain
ing a vote they could cast
but one way.
Wait For Radio
The reason for all the Formally
was that a nationwide radio hook
up carried word Of the proceedings
from out the chamber of the
capitol where the convention was
held.
It was this desire for a radio
audience, new to virtually all
present. that resulted in the delay.
Original plans called for the pro-
lopged adjournment because it was
reported the radio company was not
free at other hours. 1t was, how
ever, and the delegates took full adj
vantage of it.
Another reason for the procrasti-
nation, SO bothersome to everyone
but the delegates, was Utah S am
bition to actually be the state that
killed the 18th amendment.
Delays were planned to avoid any
possibility of voting ahead of Penn
sylvania and Ohio. That ever was
real threat, however. as Pennsyl-
vania was two hours ahead in op-
ening its convention and disposed
Of the matter in about SO minutes.
Ohio, opening at the same time,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
RIVERSIDE TO
FIGHT STRIKE

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Dec. 5. U.E)
The Riverside Citrus Growers
protective association presented all
united front against strike agita-
tors today with force of 200 spe"
cial sheriff's deputies prepared u
cope with any emergency.
The association was organized
with the approval of county super.
visors after reports were circulated
that agitators were attempting TO
foment dissension among workers.
The navel orange season opens
next month.
Officials said 1875 special officers
were sworn in and that rs more
have been selected to take the oath
within a few days. Growers said TIE
band of deputies will protect asso-
citation members and workers VINO
are willing to remain in the orch
ards.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05

HAMMOND, La. Dec. 5. U.P) -
Modified citizens, some by passive
resistance, others by force, defeat
ed Senator Huey P. Longs politi-
cal administration and prevented
the opening of the polls for fed
eral election today in Lousiana's
sixth congressional district.
The citizens, claiming that Sem
ator Longs regime hand picked" q
ballot listing only Mrs. Bolivar E.
Kemp as candidate for congress to
succeed her late husband, refused
to vote.
Flying squadrons of armed citi-
Zen-deputies were out before a..
m. today in this section, bent on
closing all polling places that they
found So effective was the revolt
that al 8 a. m. Judge Lee Ponder,
the Long lieutenant in the parish
es of Tangipahoa, st. Helena and
Livingston, announced that the
election was officially called off in
each of those parishes.
I'VE don't agree with this adj
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
|CKES FLAYS
HIGH INTEREST

WASHINGTON, Dec. S. U.R)-
Public Works Administrator Ickes
today condemned vigorously bank
ing syndicate for demanding high
interest rates on San Francisco
bond issue.
San Francisco yesterday reject
ed the bid of the syndicate which
consisted of 81 members headed by
the city company of New York.
"My attention has been directed
to the fact that the city and coun-
ty of San Francisco has been COM
pelled,' Ickes commented, "to re-
ject bid for it's bonds because the
lone bidder-a syndicate-demand-
ed an interest rate of per cent.
"I am informed that the city
and county of San Francisco here
tofore has been able to raise money
and has paid interest far below this
on it's bonds. I understand also
that its tax delinquency is one Of
the lowest in the country. 1t offers
excellent security. And yet this
syndicate of bankers proposed the
unreasonable rate of 6 per cent
Oh Sl3 ,fSU,UOU Ol Ille JULIUS Vi dil
authorized issue of $20,480,000.
"The Public Works Administra-
ton has made allotment of grants
to the city of San Francisco to as
sist it in financing needed improve
ments which would put men to
work. In view of this fact, the at
titude of the syndicate which made
the bid is, to say the least, one of
non-cooperation in the recovery
program. It is difficult to arrive at
any other conclusion when even the
banks say they are bursting with
money! Ickes concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05

Operation May
Postpone Trial

TUCSON. Ariz., Dec 5. UP
Glen o. Perkins, one of six defend
ants on trial here on mail fraud
charges, may have to undergo an
emergency operation for kidney
trouble, thus delaying the case two
or three weeks, Federal Judge AL
bert M. Sames was advised today.
Judge Sames has ordered a recess
until tomorrow, when physicians
will be able to give him definite
information on Perkins condition.
Co-defendants with Perkins are
Jesse H., Daniel H. and Archie c..
Ehreve, James G.. Cash and w. C..
Evans.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
To IMPROVE
WATER PLANT
Two Raids Staged

Details concerning one of the
projects submitted and approved
by the county commission for sub
mission to the state CWA board
we're given by Phillip w. Knigf IS,
city engineer, this morning.
This is the project which calls for
improvements to the existing city
water plant 1t is hoped to be able
to build a woven wire fence around
the grounds on which the plant is
row located. The purposes of this
fence would be not only to beauti-
fy the grounds but also to keep in
truderS off the place and prevent
children from exposing themselves
to the danger of falling into the
ponds and basins. Several times in
the past children have fallen into
the basins while playing about the
grounds and on other occasions at
PENDANTS have had to fish dogs
and other animals out of the ponds
after they lad fallen in.
The dykes are to be entirely re-
arranged and a road on the south
part of the grounds is also lncluo-
ed in the proposed changes. 1t is
proposed to replace the present
bitches and basins and dismantle
the filters to give them a thorough
cleaning
Included in the proposed pro-
gram will be the raising of the ba-
sin levels to a uniform height IN
order to equalize the water pres
sure of the whole system, and the
building up of the primary basins.
In fine, knights said, plans as
they now are will result in COM
plete and thorough overhauling OF
the city water system to put 1t IN
the best possible condition for flu
ture service to the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
Weather Delays
Flight OF Macon

SUNNYVALE, Calf, Dec. 5. up
"A training flight scheduled to-
morrow by the navy dirigible Macon
has been postponed until Thursday
due to unfavorable weather off the
Oregon coast, it was announced at
the base here today.
The new plan calls for the giant
craft to leave here at 10 a. m.
Thursday and proceed as far as
Portland, Ore, with a chance the
trip may be extended to Seattle.
The Macon will be returned to its
base here late Friday, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
FIRST OF ITS KIND

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. U.P)-
The 2lst or prohibition repeal,
amendment is the first amendment
ever adopted absolutely repeating
another section of the United STAGES
constitution.
All other amendments have mod
flied or added to previous sections
The 2lst amendment repeals the
18th amendment i'm its entirety.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
Grand Jury Report
AbsoLUes Werners

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5. U.P)-A
sweeping investigation Of the politi-
cal activities of former City Attor-
ney Erwin P. Werner and his wife
Queen Helen' of Los Angeles
city politics, was climaXed today by
a report of the county grand jury,
granting them clean bill of
health.
The grand jury reported the Grim
inal complaints committee had
"been unable to find any evidence
of wrong-doing on the part of
Werner or his wife which would
warrant any action on the part of
the grand jury
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
Will Investigate
San Jose Lynching

SAN JOSE, Calf, Dec. 5. UP) 49,
Deputy District Attorney Herbert
Bridges was appointed today by
District Attorney Fred Thomas to
assist Sheriff William Emig in in
vestigation of the Thurmond-
HolemS lynching.
1--WE cannoI icycal our plans az
present" Thomas said.
Sheriff Emig added that he did
not think he could identify lead
erS of TIE mob.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
YOUNG DOUG RETURNS

NEW YORK, Dec. 5. (U.H)-Doug-
las Fairbanks. Jr., who returned
from England last night, planned
to depart for Hollywood today for
a five weeks stay during which he
will co-star with Colleen Moore in
Success Story. The actor de-
clined to discuss marital affairs of
his father and Mary Pickford.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
Indy STILL DELAYED

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 5. Up
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh notified
officials of American Anyways
that he expected to leave Bathurst,
Gambia, foE. Natal, Brazil, at about
midnight N light, Is p. m. PSI'
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
mNNXlnLL,..
EWyR2S3}te;ER'

BEVERLY HILLS, Dec. 4.
(SpeciaD-Talked to the Phil
ippine delegation going through
here on their way to Washing
ton. Missed seeing Manuel Que
ron, their very able leader. They
will be a unique delegation in
Washington, and one that l be-
lieve the President will well
come, for they are asking for
liberty and not money. A thing
like that is unheard of. Why
can't we set the Philippines
free now? We kept 'em for
years just on account of their
sugar. When they take you off
liquor, you crave sugar and
sweets. Well, tomorrow we 60
back on a liquor diet. so they
can take us off sugar That
automatically sets the Philip
pines free.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05

verse court order, but because we
are law abiding citizens, we will
abide by it," he said
The Washington times., 1933-12-12

ing nag at the horse trough, and
as Operator 13 turned into the
secluded lane he looked up laz-
lily. But his small, clever eyes
belied his indifference.
What he saw, apparently, was
a ragged Negro urchin on a
handsome sweating horse, lead
ing another horse quite as hand
some. He had seen the horses
before, on the other side of the
Potomac.
Terrifying Question
Evening, suh," ventured Op-
orator 13. Hits mighty fair
weather, 'scusin' de rain"
The clever, light-gray eyes
swept the girl from her sweat
tangled kinky curls to her dark,
naked feet in the stirrupS;
shifted to examine the two
horses, then keenly reverted to
the forlorn figure dropping in
the saddle.
Whose little niger are
you?" he draWled.
Use MarSe Aliens niger,
suh."
What MarSe Allen?"
Dunno, sub. Spec heal de
onlies' MarSe Allen what am"
Are those his horseS?"
"Yaas, suh."
Something In the mans
small, light1gray eyes began to
1r1ghten ha. He said in q
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
Bv Robert w. Chambers

"The Rebel cavalry is on the
Gettysburg road" Her voice
grew slightly hysterical. "Please
tell me what I am to do with
these horses"
"Can you keep your saddle
for another few miles?"
"I've got to sleep, I tell you"
"Come with me-" he insisted;
I will guide you out Of this"
Let me sleep, first"
IT can't wait. I'm riding
through Frederick, and I'll take
you and your horses to Col.
Dick Rush. A heavy patrol Of
his lancers rode through this
town an hour ago, headed north
looking for Jeb Stuart. When
they return this way Captain
Cadwalader will see you safely
to Knoxville. Do you under
stand?"
Gail. Loveless strove to COM
prehend that Union cavalry
really were between Emmits-
burg and the eaStward-rolling
wave of gray-jacketed riders.
"Get off your horse" said
Operator LOT, land go and lie
down behind those trees over
there. The First Maine cavalry
should arrive here soon with
more Of the Sixth Lancers.
Pheasanton'S troopers are
swinging up from the south.
west. You are perfectly safe"
Stupid as sAe was from ex-