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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01

debts were contracted, borrowers on
such commitments as home and
farm mortgages will be able to pay
back the borrowed money and avoid
losing their property through fore
closure.
@. Why is the 00,OO0,0OO sta
bilization fund created and why is
the government to buy and sell gold
at $35 per ounce?
A. To peg the foreign exchange
value of the dollar in terms of gold
at the new devalued price of 59.O6
cents set by the President. Opera
tions of the fund are expected to
keep the dollar at the desired level
@. What happens to SlOo in the
bank or in citizens pocket?
A. Nothing directly, ordinary bus
mess transactions will continue as
usual but moderate rise in the pri-
ceS of goods the dollar will buy
might take place. The present paper
or silver dollar will continue to be
exchangeable for 100 cents and be
! legal tender for all debts as former
ly.
@. What is the relation of the
gold content change with initiation?
A. The cut in the gold content is
form of initiation insofar as it
cheapens the purchasing power OF
the dollar. Initiation is checked to
the current price set for gold or
down to the so cent gold level to
which the President is permitted to
reduce the dollar.
@. When will prices of groceries
and other necessities advance be-
cause of the deyaluation of the dol
lar?
A. The rise may begin Immediate
ly. Many products aiHeady have ad-
vanced substantially and govern
ment officials hope that the ulti-
mate advance will correspond to the
reduction in the gold content. Stocks
and other forms of property like
real estate are expected to benefit
from the influence.
@. How will foreign trade of the
United States be affected?
A. Exports are expected to i'm
prove as foreign countries find it
advantageous to buy American
goods at the current low price .le-
vels.
@. Does the United States now
have a commodity dollar or
rubber dollar?"
A. No. The President is still inter-
ested in a managed currency" one
that will have relatively unchanged
purchasing power from year to year
to avoid the disastrous influence OF
violent price fluctuations. The new
step is believed another move in the
eventual attainment of the goal.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
ARREST PAIR
AS SW|NDLERS

RENO, New, Feb. /. U.P)-Sensa-
tions promised by federal agents in
vestigating alleged confidence ring
operations here were touched off
today by the arrests of two of this
gambling capitals most prominent
figures, James Mckay and William
Graham.
Mckay and Graham, associated
with the syndicate operating the
celebrated Bank club and the CAL
Neva club among others, were ac-
cused directly of having aided in
swindling Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Callahan of Rochester, N. Y, of
$4,000 and Miss Katherine Beeson
of New York and Pittsburgh of
$177 900.
Both denied knowledge of the &C
cusationS.
They were arrested late yester-
day by Herbert Graham, post office
inspector from New York, and E. N.
Preston, special assistant attorney
general from Washington, who de-
clined to reveal the connection of
the pair with the reported swind-
lings.
Mckay and Graham we're alleged
to have aided Noble Moore, recently
convicted to serve four years and
nine, months in federal peniten-
tiary. in defrauding Mr.. and Mrs
Callahan and Miss Beeson.
The Galatians allegedly were met
at Philadelphia early in 1880 by
Moore who persuaded them later
they could profit in gold mine
that would realize Sl00,000,000 in
five years. The Galatians surrend-
cred $4,000 to Moore in December
1890. Moore then allegedly fled to
Denver and later to Chicago with
the money.
Two days later Miss Beeson was
said TO have given confidence men
S1g7,000 in a deal involving a stock
market transaction. She too was to
collect the pay Off here, but upon
arrival found no money awaiting.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
May Sue Former
Harbor Officials

LOS ANGELES, Feb l. W.P)-
Suits seeking several hundred thou
sand dollars damages over alleged
improper refunds and leases on cam
collation. may be filed by the city
Of Los Angeles. following a survey
undertaken today into activities of
a former harbor administration.
Carl B. Wirsching, general man.
ager of the harbor department, was
ordered to compile a report, with
recommendation on the possibili-
ties of renewing the litigation, fol-
lowing conference with Mayor
Frank l.. Shaw and the harbor
commission.
Mayor Shaw said he felt there
was possibility the city might COL
lect as much as $l,000,000 through
refund suits, although City Attor-
ney Ray l.. Chesebro recently ad-
vised the commission there was in
sufficient evidence to prosecute ac-
tions against the Pan American
Petroleum company and others.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
Gold Assets
ShoU Gain

WASHINGTON, Feb. /. U,P)-Ef-
fects of the governments IS recapture
of the nation IS monetary gold stocks
showed today in the treasury S daily
statement, which set the nation IS
gold assets on January 80 at $4,029,-
092 1886.
This item appeared on the treas
ury's books under the title "'gold -
The metal yesterday was revalued
when the gold content of the dol
lar was cut to IS 5-21 grains nine
tenths fine from the previous level
of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine.
This viii give the treasury a "pro-
fit' of approximately S2,792 900 900.
The profit is expected to show in
the treasury-s general fund tomor-
row
Against the huge gold assets, the
treasury statement listed sa liabil-
tiles gold certificates of $1,l26 ,234,-
1863 and the gold certificate fund of
the federal reserve board of s2,567,-
TIL ,25866. There also was La
bility of $156, 6,039, ,088.03 gold reserve
against outstanding United States
notes and treasury notes of 1890
and $43 1855, ,766.73 redemption fund
for federal reserve notes. The treas
ury also showed gold in its general
fund of $135 ,692 ,506.44.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
Eclipse To End
Ere 1t Starts

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. U.p)-The
navy department, Which has no
money for the investigation of such
things, today entered nevertheless
into the spirit of the eclipse which,
ends-the -day-b o e-it-starts by
asking steamboat captains and pas
sengers to look heavenward in the
South Seas on February ID.
The steamboat men can make sci
entific observations of this eclipse
which begins in Borneo on the 14th
and ends in Alaska on the 18th, the
navy pointed out. The passengers,
continued Capt. j. F. Hellweg, OF the
naval observatory, can take look
and have something about which to
tell their grandchildren.
Remember he explained in a
letter to headquarters. 1T is very
rare for an eclipse or any other
event to be finished the day before
it begins, and those who are fortu-
nate enough TO see 1t will be able
to spin yarns about it to their des-
cendants until the day they die"
The mystery of the eclipse end
ing the day before 1t begins is ex-
planned by the difference in time
belts between Borneo and Alaska.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
SAYS
W|R|N LIED

HANFORD, Calf, Feb. l. WP)-
Charges of A. L. Wirin, Los An
geles attorney for the American
Civil Liberties Union, that he was
kidnapped by American Legion men,
bers in Imperial Valley, today stood
branded as 90 lies" by Homer Chail-
laux, Legion department command
er
Chaillaux said investigation by
prominent San Diego citizens had
revealed that "Wirin lied when he
said he was kidnapped by the Leg
ion Wirin lied when he said he was
robbed of $40 and his watch by
Legionnaires; Wirin lied when he
said he was taken to an American
Legion hall after the kidnapping. !"
ChaillauX charged "Wirin chose
to blame the Legion because he
knew it would bring him bigger
headlines
The attorney, who defended al
legged San Joaquin valley strike ag-
itators last fall and summer, filed
suit for $250,0O0 damages against
Governor Rolph and several Imper-
ial Valley local officials following
his alleged kidnapping as he was
about to address a meeting OF strik-
ing lettuce pickers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
M4 R1~1.
ei9s4, McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
WHITE SLAVE
GANG GUILTY

LOS ANGELES, Feb. l U.P)-
Terms of from one to 10 years in
prison today faced man and three
women convicted of pandering
charges in connection with an al
legged "white slave' ring.
Superior Judge Robert H. Scott
will pronounce sentence next Mon
day on Mrs. Pauline Leroy, Bak-
ersfield hotel operator; Art Maron,
chauffeur; Anna Taylor and Mamie
Wells, Negro maids, all of whom
were found guilty by jury last
night after eight hours deliberation.
Mrs. Leroy was convicted of three
counts of pandering and one count
of conspiracy. 1t was charged that
three Los Angeles girls were taken
to her Bakersfield hotel and there
forced to submit TO the attention
of Orientals.
The Wells woman, who was in
charge of Mrs. Leroy's Pismo Beach
establishment, was convicted on one
count Of pandering and one of COLI
spiracy.
Keith Arnold Bates, alias Brady
alleged leader of the ring, pleaded
guilty when the trial opened and
was sentenced to term of one to
10 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
HEIRESS ASKS
ANNULMENT OF
HER MARRIAGE

LOS ANGELES, Feb. l. U.P). =
Mary Fahrney Pickering Van Eisz-
ner, patent medicine heiress. was
under the influence of certain Ii
guilds" when she married Frank Van
Eiszner, prominent Chicago society
man, she claimed today in filing
suit for annulment of the marriage.
She complained she did not know
what she was doing when she par
ticipated in a marriage ceremony at
Aurora, ILL.,, last November 10.
The Van Eiszners had eloped from
Chicago to Aurora, and were re-
turning to their home when their
automobile overturned, killing the
bridegroom's brother, Donald Sands
Van Eiszner, it was recalled
At one time, Mrs. Van Eiszner was
reported engaged to Count Gior-
gio de Giorgio of Italy, but the
romance endeG a week before the
heiress married Van Eiszner
At that time she was awaiting the
counts arrival in New York but inn
migration authorities charged his
passport had expired and compell-
ed him to board a ship bound for
Chile.
Despite opposition to that mar
riage on part of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. Fahhney, of Chicago,
the daughter at that time express
ed her intention of following the
count by airplane.
Instead, she returned to Chica-
20 and eloped with Van Eiszner.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
HEAVY GUARD
OVER BANDITS
CONTINUED On Page g.

CHICAGO. Feb. l. U.P)-Three
members of John Dillinger's gang
arrived today from Arizona under
heavy guard and were rushed out of
the city to Indiana.
The three gunmen, Harry Pier
pont, Russell Clark and John Max
ley arrived on a Rock Island train
from Tucson at $50 a. m. Elaborate
precautions were taken to prevent
any attempt at delivery. Nearly 100
police officers carrying machine
guns and sub-machine guns in their
hands guarded the train shed.
Capt. John Siege, Chicago police
officer, was in charge of the ar
rangements. AS the train stopped he
appeared leading Pierpont by the
arm. All three men were heavily
manacled.
1t was believed likely that the
men eventually would be extradited
from Indiana to Ohio where they
are charged with numbering sher-
iff at Lima, O., in raid on the Jail
there which freed the gang leader
Dillinger.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
DIES
IN CAR CRASH

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb, l. U.P,-
Gordon E. Devlin, a student at the
Williams institute, at 1922 Grove
Street, Berkeley Calf, was killed,
and B. K. Packer, mining engineer
of Los Angeles was seriously in
jured in an automobile accident
near early today.
Their automobile crashed into a
truck loaded with copper on the
Casa Grande cutoff and was de-
molished Packer is in local hos
pital. -~--'-
Devlin, said to be about 20 years
old, was the son of w. T. Devlin
of Al Broad Street, New York City,
according to sheriff IS deputies who
investigated. In the youth IS pocket
was letter signed "Mother -
postr1arked at st. Petersburg, Fla
There was no returned address on
the letter.
Devlin is said to have been ac-
companying Packer on a inining
trip to Mexico when the accident
happened.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
QUIZ SANKEY
ON L|NDbERGH
k|DNAP CASE
Federal Government Taking
Active Part In Questioning
Notorious Gangster.
ADMITS OTHER CRIMES
Abduction OF Boettcher And
Bohn Confessed Following
Arrest At Chicago.
ADMITS OTHER CRIMES
BY TOM GROUSE
ted Press Staff COrresDOndeut

United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, Feb. l. U.H - Crack
justice department agents pitilessly
questioned Verne Sankey today
seeking to link him with the most
notorious kidnapping of all time
the Lindbergh case.
The questioning which has gone
on without surcease since the Sout<
Dakota outlaw was captured yes
terday was led today by an un-
named secret agent who rushed
here by airplane when word was
received at Washington, D. c., of
Sankey's arrest.
Files of the Lindbergn case were
brought to the questioning chamber
today.
Sankey was given no rest from
the questioning. Federal agents
worked in relays. The suspect was
held in a tiny room in the suite OF
Melvin Purvis. chief Chicago fed
eral investigator. His responses to
questions were checked as rapidly
as given by long distance telephone
with department of justice head
quarters in Washington and New
Jersey police officials at Trenton.
1t was believed that additional
justice department agents who have
been working on the Lindbergh case
since the flyers son was kidnapped
and murdered year and II months
ago were enroute here.
Question after question was put
to the South Dakota rancher in
hope of finding some clue to the
Lindbergh abduction. The serial
numbers of some $4,000 in bills
found in his possession was being
checked, despite Sankey's state
ment that the money represented
ransom from the abduction of
Charles Boettcher, II, of Denver,
which had been changed to smaller
bills some time before.
Talks Freely
Statements of the questioners in
dicated that Sankey talked freely
regarding every detail of the kid
napings of Boettcher and Haskell
Bohn of st. Paul, to which he had
confessed
The federal agents pointed out
Sankey had been positively identi-
fled in both these cases and that he
had been named in confessions of
accomplices. In these cases also he
faces simple charge of kidnapping
while if linked to the Lindbergh
case he faces murder charge in
addition.
Helen Mattern, woman found liv-
ing in Sankey's apartment, was be-
lieved by police to be without
knowledge of his identity. They
questioned her for many hours but
she appeared to be ignorant of
Sankey's true name and only re-
tCOnsinued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
FEDERAL LOAN
FOR NORTHRUP

Earl Northrup received notice this
morning that his application for a
loan on his ranch situated Az miles
west of the Ell Centre waterworks
had been approved by the Federal
Land Bank of Berkeley.
One of the main things stressed
by the appraisers in looking over
Northrup's property was the excel
lent drainage it had and they were
particularly impressed by the fact
that the drainage system went
through the entire length of the
ranch in such a manner that all
the land could be drained quickly
and satisfactorily. This was one of
the deciding, factors which led them
to approve the loan.
elf anyone else can obtain drain
age for his ranch and fails to do
so, he is making great mistake, -
Northrup said today in speaking of
the loan and tne drainage which
had gone so far to obtain it for him.
He stated that he had given up
nine acres of his ranch for the
drain and felt that the land could
not have been put to any better
advantage.
This drainage was installed with
RFC funds for the rancherS of the
McCabe district.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
JURY RETURNS
CONVICTION IN
VAGRANCY CASE

After an hours deliberation a
verdict of guilty as charged was re-
turned by the jury which had con-
sidered the evidence in the trial of
j. II. Dickson in police court this
morning. Judge Nuffer set o o'clock
tomorrow morning as time for pass
ing sentence.
Following arguments by counsel
and instructions to the jury by
Judge Nuffer, the case was pre-
sented to the jury shortly before
noon today. Dickson had been
charged with vagrancy following
his arrest here in connection with
the recent lettuce strike.
The trial opened yesterday morn
ing. r. /. French conducted the
prosecution with Grover c. Johnson,
San Bernardino attorney appear
ing for Dickson.
The three members of the federal
labor commission investigating la
Dor conditions in the valley were
present at the trial during this
mornings session. They will con-
tinue taking testimony relative to
the strike and general labor condi-
tions at the court house this after
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
Such Ignorance
Is Lan1enfable

NEW JORK, Feb. l. U.P)-War-
rem Bdchelis, who at 13 is one of
the youngest high school graduates
in the city's history, today funk
ed a test that few American boys
would fail to pass.
Who asked a delegation of
newspaper interviewers acting as ex-
aminers, won The world series in
1882
Warren, who had read the OBJ
scure Latin gramniarian Ambrocius
TheodoSium Macrobius at the age
of 10, hesitated.
II don't know" he finally con-
fesSed.
well, then" persisted the exam
iners, who's Bill Terry
Again there was an embarrassed,
negative report. But he frightened
when asked what he thought of
Maculay's Life of DR.. Johnson
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
ACTRESS WILL
WE'D PRINCE
Willing To Become Second
Bride Of Millionaire Indian
Potentate.

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 1. W.P)-Un-
ance is already married, Sandra
Rambo, stage actress will leave
Hollywood next Monday for Europe
where she will become the wife of
Prince Bishnu, reputedly wealthy
Hindu prince, she disclosed here to-
day.
Despite cabled denials from abroad
that she and the prince would wed,
Miss Rambo insisted she will become
the princes IS second wife.
"We expect to live in London,
and undoubtedly the princes first
wife will remain in India, SO 1
can't see that the situation will
present any real difficulties, the
blonde California actress said.
She revealed that the prince, who
purportedly has $3,000000 in his
own right, was married when he
was 13 years old, long before she
met him at a London hotel while
she was appearing in musical
show.
~ suppose it was a case of love
at first sight because he proposed a
week after we met" Miss Rambo
said. "Of course knew he was
married. In his country it is the
custom to have as many wives as
one wants. Fortunately, he has only
one'
The actress said she will sail on
the Bremen February IL from New
York. She will join the prince in
Genoa and together they will go to
London for the wedding ceremony,
she said
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Rambo of Delano, Calf, have Civ
en- their consent to the marriage.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
STERILIZATION
To RESULT IN
WORLD CRISIS
Expect Battle In Foreign Ex-
change Markets With U. S.
And Britain Taking Lead.
ENORMOUS PROFIT CREATED
Pegging Dollar To Give Assur-
ance OF Stability To Business
And Capital.
BY United Press

The international monetary situ-
alton sped TO crisis today with
the American dollar again pegged
to gold at 59.06 per cent of its for
mer gold value and the American
$4,000, 100000 stabilization fund op-
Grating to keep it steady in relation
to foreign currencies.
The situation on the various
fronts was:
London-DOllar drops sharply;
gold price reaches new high; British
stabilization fund working secretly
to maintain parity of pound; stock
exchange in confusion. Pound at
$5.O3.
Washington-President Roosevelt
confident dollar devaluation will ex-
nand credit, stabilize domestic
prices, and protect American for
eign markets. With greatest Sec
recy, America S huge stabilization
fund goes into action
Paris - Dollar drops sharply:
France considers means of protect.
ing her gold standard, considered
endangered.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
ORDER SEARCH
FOR DAUGHTER
OF POLICEMAN

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1. (U.P)-A
widespread search was ordered by
rolice today for the eight-year- -old
daughter Of Patrolman j. H. Shir-
ley, who disappeared from her home
yesterday afternoon.
Fear that she had been kidnap-
ed were expressed by the girls fa-
ther, who said she had never been
known to leave the front yard with
cut permission.
The child, Bernice Shirley, was
last seen playing in the yard police
were told.
The Shirleys live in the vicinity
of Edison Canyon, site Of a hobo
camp.
Searchcrs we're ordered to scout
through the ravines on the theory
the girl might have been injured in
a fall, or encountered foul play.
Shirley asked fellow-o Officers to
assist in the search after a check of
the immediate neighborhood failed
to produce any clues.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
Ice Blamed For
Balloon Tragedy

MOSCOW, Feb. l. U.PJ-T'he for
nation of ice on the surface of their
gondola probably caused the tragic
crash and death of three Russian
balloonistS, killed after they had
established worlds altitude record
of 1879 miles.
Wireless messages frcm the gon-
dola, picturing the crew as helpless
and fainting while their balloon
plunged precipitously toward earth
were published today by the news
papers IZvestia and Pravda.
A wireless amateur, Mekleuv Jo-
mel, at his station in white Russia,
reported receiving the messages
from the radio operator of the
doomed balloon, at a time when it
was collapsing and carrying its COM
mander, Paul Fedoseenko, Engin-
Ger Andrew Vasenko ana liza UsIs-
kin, brilliant young scientists, to
their deaths.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
BY FREDERICK c. OTHMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. /. - Walk
into the treasury department, climb
the ancient stairs and stroll down
the front corridor TO room No. 276,
the mysterious chamber in which
President Roosevelt's S2,000,000,0 900
Stabilizing fund for the dollar is
being administered.
Pound on the door. Shake the
knob. Guards come running. Scram.
Sneak altound the corner, crane
your neck and peek through a
window. See inside what's destined
to become one of the most historic
rooms in American history.
A black velvet curtain almost OBJ
scures three ticker machines. One
points out news of the world. One
taps financial information at so
words a minute. One prints bond
quotations in purple symbols. A Ste
nographer with windblown hair app
propriately golden, tears off the tape
at intervals.
She takes 1t to Archibald Loch-
heed, foreign exchange expert, who
sits at an oval table of mahogany
Lochheed and five associates pore
over the tape. They make notations
on charts They draw red lines and
black on green-ruled graph paper
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
CONNOLLY TO
TAKE CHARGE
OF CWA WORK

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. /. U.p)-
Major Donald H. Connolly appoint
ed head of the CWA in the Los An
geles territory, will leave here Sun
day night to assume duty and
with free rein' in debating
policies.
Captain Edward Macauley, state
director of the CWA conferred at
length with Major Connolly and
then announced that the entire Los
Angeles situation is to be handled
by the new appointee.
Possible personnel changes have
not yet been decided upon and until
the major has had time to look over
the entire set-up, no action will be
taken.o Captain Macauley said.
Major Connolly, who succeeded
Harold English, resigned, would
make no comment.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-01
DockuUeiIer To
Help Johnson

WASHINGTON, Feb. l. U.e) =
Rep. McGrath, DEM, Calf, said to-
day that Isidore Dockweiler, former
California Democratic national COM
mitteeman, had informed him that
he would support Senator Hiram
johnson for reelection.
McGrath made public a letter
from Dockweiler which said in part:
II have been, am now and will
continue to be for Senator Johnson
for reelection as United States sem
ator. He did more than any other
individual or group of individuals to
turn California to Roosevelt in 1882.
He is more of a real Democrat than
many bearing the label.
Il cannot conceive of any respon-
sible Democrat in California offer
ing himself as senatorial candi-
date in opposition to Senator john
SON"