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Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
ENCYCL|CAL
Of POPE HITS
STERILIZATION
Pontiff Condemns Program Of
Hitler And Urges Prayer AS
War Cure.
BY THOMAS B. MORGAN

United Press starr COrreSn0ndeDt
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 90. - In
an encyclical directed to the Cath
olic church throughout the world in
commemoration of the Christmas
season, Pope Plus today severely
scored the theory of mass steriliZa-
ton of imperfect humans, as plan
ned by the Hitler government III
Germany.
His allusion to the sterilization
law, he said, was undertaken with
extreme repugnance, but he declar-
ed it necessary to speak "in order
to satisfy the expectations" OF the
clergy and laity.
His views, the pope added, had
been made clear in his encyclical of
1880 on "Casti Conubii," dealing
with matrimony. in which, he said
I'VE have already said everything
that must be done and considered
on sterilization
This word, sterilization, he con-
tinued. denotes the experiments
already carried ON in faraway coun-
tries Hence it it not without pre-
paration that it has been made the
object OF legislative action
In the pope's encyclical Of 1890,
he had declared:
Magistrates have no direct pow
er over the bodies Of their subjects.
Therefore, when no crime has taken
place, they can never directly harm
or tamper with the integrity of the
body, either for reasons of eugenics,
or any other reasons
Referring to international affairs,
the pope related the story Of q great
banker who, when asked his opin-
ion of the financial situation, re-
Piled, Il can have no opinion"
"'Then what do you think of all
this?' he was asked, and his reply
was 'nothing-in my opinion, no.
body can know anything"
And that is all we can say on
our own account" Pope Plus added.
The pope recalled that three
times, Napoleon had replied "monsy'.
when he was asked what was the
first and greatest necessity in order
to make war.
I'm order to prevent war he
said, we, too, have a word thrice
usable, namely pray
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
Ms& R1~~
n,aaa n,aAusht sysateats. L.
NOT
FQR|NEO On
VAGUE RUNOR

A rumor that Charles Childers.
chief counsel for the irrigation dis
trict was on his way back from
Washington, D. c., was discounted
at district headquarters this morn
ing. Officials there when .queS-
toned as TO Childers' immediate
return stated that no such word
had been received by the district
and that sit was all news to them.
Childers and DoWd went to
Washington last week to be pres
ent in the national capital VIXEN
bids for the construction of the ALL
American canal were opened in
Yuma last Wednesday. They had
been instructed to protest to gov
ermnent officials should the bids
be too high and seek ways and
means to have the construction
work turned over to the district
on a cost basis under the supervi-
sion of the reclamation service.
Evan T. Hewes, district chair
man, is enroute to Washington
where he will assist Childers and
Dowd and it is understood that
Mark Rose may go TO Washington
next week should his presence
there be deemed necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
SHORTAGE OF
GOOD LIQUOR
IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. %. U.P)-Last
minute shoppers, scurrying about
the city today in search of holiday
liquor supplies, found many of the
496 licensed retail stores barren of
everything but the Christmas holly.
Those who did their Christmas
shopping early took most of the
available stocks of Italian vermouth,
good champagne, and port and
sherry wines, a survey indicated.
Plenty of rye and domestic gin
remained, but the requisite cocktail
and highball "miXingS were gone.
Here and there a store displayed
few bottles of Scotch and brandy,
but all reported supplies of French
vermouth were rapidly diminishing.
Police officials expressed belief
that the dearth of good liquor for
Christmas and New Years parties
would bring the bootleggerS once
again into unrestrained activity.
Bath tub gin, still cheap and still
plentiful, was expected to be the
piece de resistance at many a cele-
bration.
Anticipating a flood of illicit liq-
uor, police announced they would
continue their raids upon speakeas-
les and unlicensed dealers. Contin-
ued high prices of most legal bev-
erageS would react most favorably
to bootleg sales, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
EXTORT|ON|ST
UNDER ARREST.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. %. U.P)-
An alleged extortion plot against
LeSSing j. RoSenwald, chairman of
the board of Sears Roebuck & Com
pany, was revealed today with the
arrest of William Schultze, "a.
charged with demanding $4,000 un-
, der threat of bodily harm.
Specific charges against Schultze
were eXtortion and threats to do
bodily harm. After being question
ed by detectives, the suspect was
held under heavy guard
RosenWald conferred with police
following the arrest.
81 received the first letter about
10 days ago. RoSenWald said. "It
demanded money, and threatened
me if I refused to deliver it. The
letter told me to leave it at Olney
avenue and American street where
this fellow was arrested
Other letters specified where the
money should be placed and in
what denominations the bills should
be.
"They were vague, however, as
to the type of injury which would
be inflicted if 1 failed to pay"
Rosenwald told reporters.
"There was very little in the let
ters which was definite except
where the money was to be placed
and they were obviously sent by
some one who was inexperienced in
that sort of thing. I took the let
ter seriously because men of the
sort who sent the letters like that
are always dangerous
Schultze, an independent milk
distributor, confessed to writing the
notes, police said, and explained
that he wanted $4,000 to start a
Pasteurization plant Police said
Schultze informed them that he
had intended to pay back the
money with interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
BE THLEHEM PREPARING FOR
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS RITES

which materially lessened the num-
ber Of foreign pilgrims, tie various
nationalities of the earth were rep
resented as usual-black and white,
Occidental and Oriental, Americans,
Arabs and Chinese Christians.
On Christmas eve, the bells will
be rung at intervals through the
day and at midnight will peal out
q salvo of chimes to herald the
GAVIN Of Christmas day. Priests
will walk through the streets
swinging censers, followed by white
surpliced boys singing carols un-
der the calm, star-sprinkled sky.
In the absence in Rome of Mor4-
signor Barlasina, Latin patriarch
in the Holy Land, Monsignor Eel
linger, auxiliary bishop, will con-
duct the Christmas eve and
Christmas day ceremonies, arrayed
in the gorgeous robes and mitre
Of his office. just before midnight
tomorrow, lie will bear the effigy of
the Blessed Babe to its sacred spot
IL the Grotto of the Nativity.
German is predominant among
the languages heard here this year,
It is the language of refugee Jews
from the reich, many of whom are
present in the land. of their ira
ditional origin to watch the Christ
mas celebrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23

BETHLEHEM, Palestine, Dec. %.
U.P)-The bells of the Church of
the Nativity, marking the spot
where the infant Jesus was laid
in a manger nearly 1000 years ago,
will ring out through the world
this Christmas eve.
AS the traditional ceremonies are
held in the vaulted cathedral sur
rounding the tiny stone cell where
the hallowed manger stood, the
bells will peal as they have for
centuries, but this time their pacn
Of Joy will be heard not only by the
devout pilgrims gathered here for
Christmas but by large part Of
the Christian world.
The chimes will be picked up by
radio and will be broadcast in the
British empire, the United States
and at least 16 European countries.
The broadcast, an innovation in the
tradition of the Savior'S birthplace
was accepted by ecclesiastical au-
thCrities in the belief that tie ma
tionS, beSet by economic difficult
ties and strife, will be heartened by
the chimes as a voice of peace
from the Home of Peace.
Crowds thronged the streets of
Jerusalem and Bethlehem today IN
preparation for the annual observ-
9nce. In spite of world conditions,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
WALTON BACK
FROM MEETING

Roger M V. Walton, attendance
supervisor in the county superin-
tendent of school s office has re-
turned from an interesting con-
vention of the attendance supervis-
orS of Southern California held re-
Gently in Los Angeles.
Among the subjects discussed was
the effect of the NRA on child labor
and school attendance by Harold
Thomas, supervisor of attendance,
Los Angeles.
Moral trends of the day was the
topic taken up by Miss Florence
Woodhead, deputy district attorney,
Los Angeles, and Miss Helen Hef-
fernan read paper prepared by
Mrs. Lillian Hill on trends in at
tendance supervision. The last pa
per was on relation of attendance
supervision to the educational pro-
gram and was given by Dr.. o. r.
Hull, professor. of education u. S.
C.
The group decided to formulate
a plan relative to school census to
replace the. old school census law,
which at the attendance supervis-
ors' instigation was recently dropped
as being an unnecessary waste of
the taxpayers money.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23

Ell Centro will not forget the
needy or the unfortunate at Christ
mas time, various organizations haV-
irg planned Christmas programs
which will bring cheer and happi
ness to those who would other wise
be without much happiness on the
great day.
Youngsters of Ell Centre and
Hcltville will be made happy
through the generosity of Ell Centre
lodge Cf Elks which will hold its
usual Christmas party which has
become a feature of the holiday
season here. This year the Elks also
plan to take care of the Holtville
Juveniles.
The El Centre party will be held
at 10 o'clock Christmas morning at
United Artists theatre. AS usual,
when kids are concerned, Herb Nor
riS has come TO the front, offering
the use of the theatre TO the Elks
and providing a juvenile moving
picture program which will delight
the youngsters for over an hour.
Following the picture boxes Of
candy and fruit will be distributed
to the youngsters, all of whom are
invited to attend, regardless of race,
creed or color.
At the same hour a similar pro-
gram will be conducted at the Holt
vile theatre, where Manager John
De Pail is cooperating with the EllzS.
The Holtville youngsters will have
a movie party ind it will be fol-
lowed by distribution Of presents.
Christmas will be a cheerful day
at the county farm for turkey
dinner with all the trimmings is
planned for them. In addition gifts
have been promised and already the
farm has received a large box Of
toys for the sick children in the hos
pital, these toys being the gifts OF
the children OF the Seventh Dag
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
AMPLE LIQUOR
SUPPLIES FOR
COAST FOLKS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. UP)-
Ample liquor supplies remained on
the shelves of liquor stores here to-
day despite the tug of Christmas
buying.
Continued high prices discourag-
ed many buyers although grocery
stores and markets reported good
response to offers of specials >.
Cleret wine sold for as low as 80
cents a gallon and there was no ev-
idence of a shortage. Whisky and
fancy liquors were readily obtain
able but the quality of the former
was generally inferior. Ale alone
seemed impossible to buy.
Bootleggers made an active bid for
business by mailing announcements
such as this:
"This is to remind you that we
are still in business and at your
service.''
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
Toys Required
For Children

Christmas toys are still needed
for children of the community and
those who wish to contribute are
asked to leave their presents at the
old j. C. Penney store in the Elks
building on Main street.
Mrs. F. H. Mitchell is chairman
of the committee in charge and will
accept gifts all today. These toys
will later be distributed and the en-
tire project is under the supervis-
ion of the Central Relief commits
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
PROBE URGED
IN LEAKS ON
GOLD PRICES
Leaders In Congress Want Pres
ident To Order Investigation
To Safeguard Announcements
SENATORS ARE SUSPICIOUS
Changes In Price Offer Means
For Spectators To Profit By
Advance Tips.
By LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S. - Cir
cumstances indicating leaks in an
nouncement of administration gold
and silver policies combined today
to persuade some members of con-
gress that President Roosevelt should
order an investigation.
Capitol Hill would pe less agitat-
ed about charges of leak if the
administration IS monetary policies
were in permanent form. 1t gen.
orally is agreed that the gold price
is to be raised beyond $34.06 an
ounce at which it last was set. All
currency eXpanSioniStS in congress
interpret the 64l2 cents per ounce
price established for silver as only
a beginning of the development of
Mr.. Roosevelt's S silver program.
The country has become familiar
in the last two months with the
system of announcing advances in
the price of gold. Any change to
be made in the price of silver would
be in almost identical form. The
silver price may be raised or lower
ed by changing the seigniorage rate
at the treasury. Under the proc
lamation issued Thursday the Seig-
niorage is so per cent, which means
that the silver miner rendering
metal at the treasury receives sill
yer dollars in exchange for half of
it. The treasury keeps the other
half as a coming fee. That is the
seigniorage.
If the silver miner received 60
per cent of his silver in dollars and
the treasury kept only 40 per cent,
the price of domestic silver for
coinage would be increased in that
proportion.
1t is against leaks in such future
announcements and to safeguard
the daily gold price announcement
that Senator Thomas (Dem) Okla
homa, and others desire protection.
A leak in the gold price was re-
ported fortnight ago when it was
discovered that private individuals
in London were obtaining the daily
quotation several minutes in ad-
vance OF the official announcement
conveyed by press associations.
1t also developed that several
senators had suspicious that the
silver proclamation was premature
ly available in some form to brok-
ers and through them to specula-
tors.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
Worner, Flyers On
Third Day In Air

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 90. U.P)-
Frances Harrell and Helen Richey,
women endurance flyers, neared
their third day aloft today and had
upwards of 70 hours to their credit
in an effort to break the existing
world IS endurance flight record for
women.
Officials of the International War
Birds association, meanwhile, an
nounced today that Mrs. Harrell
and Miss Richey will be made hon
orary members of the association
if they break the existing record of
slightly more than eight days.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
CoopeyotiUes Meet
With .Stokdyk

E. A. Stokdyk, president of the
Regional bank for Cooperatives, a
unit of the federal farm credit ad-
met yesterday after
noon in the court house with di-
rectors and officers Of cooperative
associations.
He discussed the types Of loans
which are available to cooperaCives
through his bank. One type is on
the physical plant and equipment
such as the packing house and
warehouse. The other is a loan on
crops stored in bonded warehouses
and enables the grower TO hold his
crop until market conditions war;
rant shipping it.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
LENIENT
WITH PROWLER

Pleading guilty to a charge OF
vagrancy in police court this morn
ing, Leonard Krohm was given a
sentence of 80 days in jail, sus.
pended on condition that he re-
frain from prowling about the city
and remain at the transient camp.
Krotm was picked up by local Of
ficers last night after he had stray
ed away rom the camp and wag
roaming about town at a late hour.
f. Sellers pleaded guilty TO a simi-
lar charge and was given q Do
Gay sentence in the county Jail.
suspended on condition that hs
leave town.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
NAME GIANNINI REGENT

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. UP)
"A. P. Giannini, prominent bank
er, was named by Governor Rolph
today to fill an expected vacancy
on the board of regents of the Un-
iversity of California.
Giannini was appointed to sue
ceed Guy G. Earl, whose term ex-
pires next March.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
@IWNlLL. ..,

BEVERLY HILLS, Dec. %.
(SpeciaD-There is really not
much new under the sun. Thir-
ty-seven years ago long-haired
young man come riding a day
coach out of the west, and said
something about ''you can't
cruelty us on a cross of gold.
We want the wreath on our
brow to be studded with about
l6 silver ducats to one gold
doubloon.
In the meantime silver was
used as the sole medium of eX-
change by over three-quarters
of the earth IS population. With
us it was a money, but never
official. 1t just had a slot ma
chine value. So, lying under
Arlington's halloWed soil tonight
must be a satisfied smile. For
it's something to be thirty
seven years ahead of your gov
ernment.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23

News Of the arrival of an heir to
the Mikado was joyously received
by members OF Ell Centro s japanese
colony. who, in common with all
their countrymen, have been anx-
iously awaiting it.
Leaders in the colony said today
that a celebration may later be
held in honor of the occasion but
that plans have not as yet been
adopted.
Evening star., 1933-09-17
Vermont Considers
Next Step in Ne,o
Vet DisPensation
Repeal Foes Missed Guess
on Effect of Fair Weath-
er Upon State Vote.
BY W. B. GATES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BURLINGTON, VT, September le.-
With the State declaring BY . vote
Of 2 to / for the repeal Of the eight
eenth amendment, the question Of
what Vermont will do about the sale
Of liquor, when and II the amendment
is repealed, becomes . topic for dis
cussion. Although the total vote on
the repeal question was only about
half that cast at the last general elec-
ton, no one claims that 1t was not
at least representative.
The opponents of repeal hoped for
majorities in the smaller towns that
would Offset the conceded wet" ma
jorities in the cities and larger towns.
and believed that fair weather would
be a help to their cause. The weather
was ideal, but many Of the small towns
either went wet or returned only small
dry majorities.
Repealists declare that the vote
shows Vermont to be in favor of some
form of liquor license and Is entitled
to it as soon as the Federal obstacle
Is removed. This quick action can
come only from a special session Of
the Legislature, as the next regular
session does not convene until Janu-
ary, 1885, and Vermont Is now under
q State prohibitory law enacted after
the passage by Congress of the Vol
stead act.
The drys, on the other hand, are
likely to argue that the need for new
legislation is not imperative enough to
warrant the cost of q special session
and would prefer to make the question
Of license IN issue In the elections
to tho next Lagislatura.
Evening star., 1933-09-17
SDeciul Session in
Mississippi Calls
For Vote by Mail
LEGISLATORS to Decide On
Constitutional Con-
uentiOn.
RY REX MAGEE.
a,;o, DiSnatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
JACKSON, Miss. September 16.-Mls-
sissippi Constitutional Convention ana
proposed special session OF LeglslaCuies
depends upon a mail order Vote VI
the legislators. The vote, after aIml-
stice between Gov. Conner anu ;.,si Hisu.
Gov. Murphree, by mail is by MISSISSIPPI
legislators on whether or not tney 1a'ol
a constitutional convention.
The bill, providing for a conStltu-
fionaI convention, was drafted by
legislative 7 Recess Committee on Gov
ernmental Reform. When 1t was maoe
known to Lieut.. Gov. Murphree tnat
the committee had not in approving tne
mailing of the bill to other legislators
cast their individual votes ne Wthore"
his opposition.
M,lrphree. who is a candidate Tor
Governor and once an opponent OF Gov
Conner, has been persistent in MS oppo-
sition to a constitutional convention.
He went on record even IN the maliiLs !l 3
out of the bill as an opponent OF the
convention, even though withdrawing
his objections at the meeting.
The vote of the legislators on tne
mail bill will determine the speclal
session of the Legislature. At that time.
no doubt. the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment will be brought up.
While Mississippians have been inter-
ested in the verbal battle of Gov. Con-
ner and Lieut.. Gov. Murphree over the
constitutional convention, they. too
have had a chance to hear United States
Senators Pat Harrison and Hubert
Stephens. Both are outspoken in their
support of the administration. Harrl-
son has gone so far as to urge the State
to vote for the repeal of the dry amend
ment, in keeping with the party pledge;
Mississippi was for years "notoriously
div In that it had q so-called bone dry
Law, but the usual crop Of bootlesgers
Evening star., 1933-09-17
KENTUCKYFAILS
TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR u. s. RELIEF
Blue Grass Legis-
lature Unable to
Meet Conditions.
BY HARRY BLOOM.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOUISVILLE, KY. September 10
In marked contrast this week were the
behavior of the State and Of the States
metropolis In rejecting the spirit of the
new deal. The State government. OF
the same political complexion as the
Nations, was paralyzed into inaction
by Legislature in the throes Of po-
litical death grip. In session for the
fifth week. this body has found it i'm
possible to meet the Federal Govern
ment's condition of raising $4,000 900 in
order to obtain $4,000, 900 more from
Washington for relief.
Louisville, on the other hand. al
Though governed by adherents Of oppo-
site political faith. has proceeded in a
business-like way to make the N. R. A.
an actuality, to put men to work in
private and public enterprises and to
hasten recovery as far as possible
through governmental prodding.
Many Additional Jobs.
A city and countrywide survey Of
industry and consumer has been en-
Enthusiastically prosecuted on behalf of
the Blue Eagle. OF 6,l28 firms can
vassed. only 80 have not made reports
Of their reaction to the presidential
Unemployment agreement or their own
induStry'S code The other 6,046 en-
ployers reported 6,662 workers added
for total monthly increase of S406.-
l6694 in wages. Allowing for seasonal
declines in some lines, this represents
al added pay roll of $4,0O0,O00 a year.
Mediation Board Formed.
In order to give these employers the
he, 90 tay, i,n
covery scheme, 1.500 women workers
took the field to enlist consumers into
pledges of patronage of Blue Eagle es-
Establishments. Ninety-eight per cent Of
the householders called on enlisted
under the Blue Eagle. At the same
time the city set up mediation board.
which styled itself the Square Deal
Court" to pass upon complaints Of code
violations The court was but day
OLD before it was called upon to inter-
vene in a taxi drivers strike. in which
it effected a truce pending final settle
ment before the men were out six
hours.
Public Works Pushed.
The city also made active progress in
three phases of Federal aid public
works projects, namely, construction Of
through highways into and through the
city and county; modernization OF dis
graceful city slums, and general public
construction. such as streets and sewers.
Robert H. Cohn, chairman of the Fed
eral Housing Commission. encouraged
business and banking interests to
launch a $3O00,0O0 building program to
replace dilapidated housing.
Bills were at once sent to the Legisla-
ture giving the city authority to go
ahead with this work and an applica-
ton for a 100000 loan for the first
unit in the program was made to the
commission. The law grants authority
to organize housing corporations to
condemn old and insanitary structures
and to replace them with structures ap-
proved by the commission.