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Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN

UnIteu fress Stai1 correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. &c. - The
federal government today planned a
poison gas attack upon the capitol
to kill some public enemies.
The war department may be in
charge, because hydrocyanic acid
gas is one of the deadliest known.
The experts don't want any Incl
dental carnage of cong .ssmen. The
humane society will be on the job.
The police will be there, too. Stray
cats and bystanders will be shooed
away.
The attackers will wear masks.
Mothers will keep their children in
doors. 1t will be a war unto The
death-to annihilate 10000 birds
that are driving officialdom frantic.
These feathered enemies are star
lings, imported from England years
ago to kill insects. Since then they
have multiplied like guinea pigs
and they refuse to move.
Life was peaceful for David Lynn,
architect of the capitol, until this
winter when the CWA assigned some
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
BYRD PARTY UNLOADING SUPPLIES.
Strenuous Work Goes Forward Following
Slight Setback From Weather

able to stand, but this time there's
a sweeping novelty to it.
South of where this ship lies, the
frozen flooring of the bay extends
to join the swelling undulations of
the barrier. Across it runs a road
pounded into firmness by the trot-
ting steps of men and dogs and the
heavier tread of tractors. -Four and
a half biles long, it is ITS feet wide
and the Boston Post road is no fin
er.
To and fro along this road passes
a ceaseless transport. Fifteen dog
teams troted ahead of sledges piled
with boxes. Three tractors haul
heavy sledges stacked with gasoline.
To the right of it the Pilgrim mono
plane takes off at regular half hour
intervals for Little America with its
cabin piled with food boxes. There
is no stop to it so long as the wea-
ther holds. 1t goes on under the
high noon sun and the frostier, slow
swinging sun of midnight.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
SENATE GETS
NAVY MEASURE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. UP)-
Chairman Trammel of the senate
naval affairs committee today in
troduced a bill corresponding to that
pending in the house which permit
the President to build the fleet up
to London naval treaty strength.
The measure also permits the
President to replace averaged sub
marines and outmoded vessels with
new tonnage and to construct a
full complement of modern planes.
Specific provisions is made for
construction of a $4,000 ton air
craft carrier to replace the Lang
ley.
A similar measure reported out
by the house naval affairs commit
tee is scheduled to be taken up
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
CLEAN SWEEP
BY LAGUARD|A
New York Mayor Battling To
Destroy Corruption And Graft
Of Tammany.
By JOHN II. BEAL
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Twenty-
six days A. T. (after Tamniany)
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's fusion
administration has smashed the
16-year old Tammany spoils ma
chine in a dozen places.
The smashing was accompanied
by the howls of scores of favored"
Welfare Island prisoners; by the
crunching of Police Inspector David
(Big Dave) McAuliffe's axe through
the doors of gambling dens; and by
the whines of petty food racketeers
whose Attempts to levy tribute in city
markets didn't meet with the apprO-
val of Michael (Treat En- Rough)
Fiaschetti, market commissioner.
But while these cleaning squads
welded the new broom" vigorous
ly in the city's tester spots, other
squads were at work seeking to re-
open the budget for new economies,
whetting axes for useless city jobs,
and tackling the problem of tran
sit unification.
IlClC dlC oOlllS VI Viz ACouiOO Va ~
days of fusion rule:
Chief Inspector Lewis Valentine
and Big Dave McAuliffe, both re-
called from Tammany-imposed ex-
lie in 1.-The sticks" began war or
gambling.
Tammany police officials who hao
been in power while gambling went
on virtually unrestricted were de-
| noted.
Fishmongers at Fulton market
where Al Smith once worked, were
told they needn't pay "even a nick
el' for protection" Fiaschetti des-
cended on Wallabout market, and
cleaned it out
Paul Blanshard, commissioner OF
accounts, and Paul Windels, corpor-
! alton counsel, were set to work to
ferret out graft wherever it could
be found.
In three departments $150,000 was
slashed from the city payroll at one
stroke. Ash removal in Brooklyn
was taken over, with an estimated
81 100000 saving. Rufus E. MEGA
hen, budget director, prepared list
of useless jobs for the mayors axe
Pay for the new $1O,00O000 peniten-
tiary on Riker's island was held ur
on the charge that the construction
was defective. Wholesale granting OF
ferry passes-Tammany had hand
ed out 18,550,0OO in eight years =
was stopped
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
Seek Release OF
Fund For SIun1s

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. U.P) =
Legal counsel for the federal emer-
gency housing corporation today
continued negotiations designed to
liberate $100,0Ol, 900, allotted by
PWA for housing and slum clear
ance work OF nationwide scope.
Work of the housing corporation
remained at a standstill. due to re-
fusal of Comptroller General Nc
Carl to approve expenditures.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
COURT SETS
HIGH BAIL IN
BANDIT CASE
Dillinger Gang Under Close
Watch Following Arrest In
Tucson Yesterday
FIREMAN GIVES TIP OFF
Midwest Desperadoes Cap
tured Through Story In De-
tective Magazine.

TUCSON, AriZ., Jan. 26, W.P) -
John Dillinger and three members
of his middle western gang, accused
of a score of crimes ranging from
murder to robbery and jail breaking,
we're arraigned here today and Jus
tice c. v. Budlong fixed bail at
100000 each.
The men, Dillinger, Russell Clark,
Charles Makley, and Harry Pier
pont, faced formal charges of being
fugitives from justice, OF assaulting
officers and possessing machine
guns.
Four women arrested with them
were also arraigned, and bail for
them set at $500 each on charges OF
being accessories.
On request of John Van Buskirk,
attorney whom the gang employed
to defend them, Justice Budlong set
Tuesday, January 30, as date for
hearing on the charges.
TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 26. W.R)-
Fifty deputies mounted machlne
guns around the Pima county jail
today, guarding four of the mid
west IS mcst desperate gangster-
killers, captured by small town po-
lice force last night.
In the jail, nonchalant, expens-
lively groomed, were John Dillinger,
leader, and Russell Clark, Charles
Makley and Harry Pierpont, accus-
&c 4f oyin
ders, a prison break and a jail de-
livery in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
They had eluded picked metropol-
itan detectives only to fall prisoners
in a chick town.
From them police took five ma
chine guns, three of them "tom-
N.Y. guns and two ''tapk" models
equipped to fire 35l calibre cart
ridges; numerous pistols, 10000
rounds of ammunition, six bullet
proof vests, $4,000 in cash and
$12 900 in jewels. .....'--@.
Meanwhile officers searched the
city for two other members Of the
gang believed still in hiding.
With the men were arrested four
women companions, Mary Kinder,
Opal Long, Ann Martin and Madge
Retzger. Second only in Importance
to Dillipger. ranked by police as
"Nc. / public enemy' since the
Imprisonment of Al Capone, was the
capture of Pierpont, deadly trig-
er-man' whom Chicago police
characterized as "kill crazy.
Dillinger was captured as he
walked into an expensive house he
had rented. "Well, guess you
win,' he said as police thrust a
sub machine gun in his back and
the desperate IS hand dropped from
his shoulder holster.
"What do you want?' an officer
inquired, stalling for time as Dill
niger approached the house.
"I guess IN in the wrong place, y
Dillinger replied.
mo you're not!' the officer said
as two other policemen came from
hiding, frustrating the bandits
reach for his gun.
Identification Sure
Dillinger's identity was revealed
when he was subjected to routine
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
Chinese Die AS
Steamer Burns

SHANGHAI, Jan. 26. U.P) - De-
tails of a Yangtse river tragedy in
wt.ch ITS Chinese lost their lives
were brought here today by the
survivors of the Inflated steam
launch Weitung.
The Weitung caught fire while
grounded on a bar SO miles from
Hangkow last Sunday. The flames,
spreading through cargo of tallow
spread panic among the 20C pas
sengers, most of tEem coolies.
Some leaped into the icy river
and were drowned. Others who
remained on the blazing boat were
turned to death. Those who sur
vived, including 10 o; the crew and
25 passengers, managed to swim
ashore.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
OF
VALLEY LABOR
TO BE PROBED

Los ANGELES, Jan. 26 U.P)
"A sweeping investigation of
labor conditions in Imperial
Valley is to be made at once
by a federal commission, II was
announced today by Campbell
MacCou1loch, secretary of the
regional labor board.
The investigation, MacCoul-
lOch advised, will be conducted
at once under the direction of
the national labor board at
Washington.
Orders for the investigation
followed the recent strike of
lettuce workers in Imperial
Valley, followed by the alleged
kidnapping of a member of the
American Civil Liberties Union,
which made charges of intimid-
alton among iabOrers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
LONG BEACH WANTS RECALL

LONG BEACH. Calf, Jan. &c,
W.P)-Petition seeking the recall OF
the entire city administra-
ton were filed with the city clerk
today.
Charging incompentency, mis-
management of city affairs and
misuse of oil funds, the petitioners
asked the recall of Mayor M. E.
Paddock, City Manager James H.
Bonner, and the entire city coun-
oil
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
Jury ConUicts
In Morals Case

LONG BEACH, Calf, Jan. 26. -
George Mcdonald, Los Angeles.
found guilty last night on pan
dering charge in connection with
Scharlot Mckenzie. II, of Oakland,
will be sentenced Monday morning.
Richard Stovall. placed on trial
with Mcdonald, was acquitted by
the jury.
Mcdonald and Srovall were taken
into custody recently after Miss NC
Kenzie fled from a local hotel.
Arthur Berman and Helen De-
Witt of Oakland and Margaret
Reese, manager of the totel, also
were arrested on pandering charges
and face trial later
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
Bishons Demand
Kidnapping Probe

SANTA BARBARA, Jan. rs. W,H
"A resolution calling upon Cover
nor James Rolph, Jr., to 'investl.
gate the kidnapping and violent
treatment of A. L. Wirin, Los An
geles attorney, at Brawley Tuesday
night had been adopted today by
a conference here of SO Methodist
bishops from California, western
Nevada, Arizona and Honolulu.
The resolution described the kid
naping of Wirin as Zone of the
most flagrant violations of constitu-
ton law,' because Wirin was eek
ercising the constitutional rights OF
an American Citizen in Defend
ing the free speech of striking
workers,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
Former Officer
Believed Slain
SAN BERNARDINo, Jan. 26. U.2,

SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 26. W.2)
.-Sheriff's officers today investi-
gated the death OF j. F. Farley, fo:-
mer chief criminal deputy sheriff
here, who was found dead of bu;-
let wound in his liquor laoen auto
mobile near here yesterday.
He Lad been employed recently
as a distributor for liquor agency
and apparently was enroute to
make a delivery at the time of bis
death. The sheriff's office said
that Farley suffered heart all
mept, az attack OF which might
have led him to take lis own life.
At the same time it was known he
had many enemies.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
STARTS LONG FLIGHT

PARIS, Jan. &c. (U.P) - Maryse
Hiltz, French aviator, left Villacou-
blay airport today for an 1000 mile
flight to Toxic in a Farman mono
plane of 300 horsepower. Her route
will be by way of Marseilles, Athens,
Calcutta and Shanghai.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
VITAL ISSUE
Of ROOSEVELT
PLAN UPHELD
senate Defeats Republican e.
fort For Control Board On
Sterilization.
3ORAH TO HELP BATTLE
IDAHO Senator Makes Stirring
Speech In Behalf Of Silver
Program.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. UP
Administration forces swept to vic
tory today on the most vital issue
in President Roosevelt IS new mon
etary program.
The senate by vote of 81 to SO
defeated an effort by conservative
Republicans to establish board of
five officials to supervise operation
of the Presidents $4,000 100000 sta
bilization fund.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Up)--
Senator Borah tRep) Idaho, OPEN
ed the fight of the western silver
bloc to insert silver monetization
into the gold bill today in a speech
asserting the measure was "step
in the right direction.
Borah favored expansion of the
currency as mandatory provision
of the new monetary bill.
81 support this measure because
I believe it is a step in the right
direction he said. 81 do not an
ticipate the benefits expected by
some, but I think it will be a help
full act, although I expect in the
near future that we will have to
have another remedial legislation. -
Borah IS advocacy of silver dur
ing the debate was taken to pres
age the coming fight of the silver
bloc. Both Senators Wheeler
(Dem) Montana, and Pittman
(DemJ Nebraska, have silver "a
mendments to the bill pending.
Sketches Gold Situation
LAS long as the bill is a step in
the right direction, it does not seem
to me that it is an argument
against it to say that it does not
go far enough,' Borah said.
Sketching the gold situation, Bor-
ah noted that three nations have
most of the world IS monetary gold
in their possession. The main
problem in restoration of the gold
standard, he said, was to distribute
the gold.
The bill, Borah continued, does
not help in restoring the gold STAN
dard. Nations without gold cannot
use it as a basis for currency, he
noted, and therefore they need
some other metallic base for their
money.
Practically the entire Republican
membership was in the chamber as
Borah spoke The Democratic side
also was we'll filled and galleries
were crowded
! Borah answered assertions OF
Senator Reed tRep) Pennsylvania.
that wage earners, widows and
those with savings accounts would
suffer under the gold bill
Are these people now receiving
interest on their investment?" Bor-
ah asked. "Many of them have
seen their savings dwindle until
they can't even pay their rent
"We can't legislate for any par
ticular class of people. -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
Johnson Urges
NRA 'PHory'

WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 20.
U.P)-The threat of "a modern pill
lory" for blue eagle chiselers was set
forth by Hugh S. johnson, NRA adj
ministrator. before an audience OF
1000 at a chamber OF commerce re-
ception
The militant recovery chief ex-
pressed regret that the old piliory
post is no longer a public instltu-
tion to punish those conducting n
treacherous warfare against public
welfare"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-26
nkM!nLlL-,e

CLAREMORE, Okla, Jan. 25.
fSpeciaD-The old homing pi-
geon flew back to its nest to-
day. Crossed Arizona, New
Mexico and Texas last night.
Sleep all the way, Fort Worth
for breakfast. Anon Carter
meets all planes and sells tic
kets for the big Roosevelt ball
Tuesday night.
I bet Fort Worth raises more
money for that splendid cause
than any city five times its
size.
Bill Murray has taken good
care of the old state since I
been gone. In California we
had forgotten there was such
a thing left as bootlegger, but
back in these states, Oklahoma,
Texas and Arkansas, they are
thicker than CWA workers.
M<& R1e~>
AIosA McNauoht Svndicate Inc,
Evening star., 1934-06-01

Sterling, sat In the diplomatic gallery
through the brief formalities, and as
soon as ratification had become a fact
he hurried to the press gallery and,
through an interpreter, dictated the
following statement:
Cuba is highly gratified with the
prompt ratification by the Senate
without opposition. The treaty rep
resents a new bond that will more
closely unite the two countries. This
is q real permanent treaty. because
it brings the countries together In
closer association"
Ratification by Cuba apparently
awaits the calling of a constitutional
convention there. For years the island
republic, and, for thft matter, all of
Latin America, has agitated for the
abolishment of the Plat amendment
To Maintain Naval Base.
This consisted of a declaration of
policy toward Cuba written into the
War Department appropriations bill
of 1901, and subsequently incor-
porated in the Cuban constitution and
in the treaty of 1908, which the pres
ent pact replaces.
Under its articles Cuba agreed to
enter into no treaties impairing. or
intending to impair, her neutrality;
to assume no public debt beyond her
capacity to pay and to maintain sani-
tary conditions throughout the island
In case of any violation of this agree
ment the United States was given
specific authority to intervene
BY the treaty ratified yesterday the
Washington Government gave UP
Evening star., 1934-06-01

the age group from 1s to 20 alone
are not only out of school, but out
of work.
DR.. Zook declared this situation is
bad for boys and girls, and it is
bad for our Nation"
As chairman of the conference. DR.
zook outlined its scope and purposes
today. 1t was the hope that a pro-
gram of proposed action in the three
special fields under consideration
may be devised and agreed upon by
the conference.
At the first meeting there were ad-
dresses by leading delegates. Employ
ment was discussed by Courteney Din
widdie, general secretary, National
Child Labor Committee, New York.
Helen Hefferman, supervisor of rural
and elementary education, California,
spoke on education and guidance. Eva
Whiting White. president, Women's
Education and Industrial Union, Bos-
Evening star., 1934-06-01
Cuban Ambassador
Amazed by Speed
Of Senate Action
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress, sometimes criticized
as slow moving, can battle un-
initiates with its speed when 1t
takes a mind.
Marques Sterling the Cuban
Ambassador, wanted to be pres
ent at Senate ratification of the
new Cuban treaty. He stepped
into the diplomatic galleries for
titled for a long stay.
There were a few words Of de-
bate from the floor! A few words
from the presiding officer. He
announced the treaty ratified.
The diplomat hurried to the
press gallery. stopping the first
newspaper man he encountered
with the words:
What happened?"
The Ambassador was both
amazed and pleased when he
found out.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

retiring commissioner of education.
said today.
DR.. Zook added: This Spring
high schools and colleges are gradu-
ating their fifth classes of seniors
since the beginning of the economic
depression in 1929. By and large
those five classes have entered a
world where there is little or no de-
mand for what services they haye to
offer.
1T is estimated in this country
that there are at the present times
100000 young people between the
ages of IA and 18 who are not en-
rolled in high schools. Some are ex-
cluded from industry by code limita-
tions. In the college age level, seven
are out of college for every one in
college. The fortunes of nearly l2,-
100000 young men and women who
are not now in school or college are
at stake Not less than 5000 900 in
Evening star., 1934-06-01
YOUTH PROBLEMS
TOPIC OF PARLEY
How to Bridge Gap Between
School and UnempIoy-
ment Discussed.

that there are at the present time
United States Office of Education to
consider ways of helping nearly a.
100000 young men and women bridge
the gap between school and unemploy-
ment. opened today at the Interior
Department Building.
Leading educators and social vel
fare workers, interested in the wide
spread problem of youth, are in at
tendance. About 20 Government Off
Gals also are present.
Employment of youth, education
and guidance and better use of lei
sure time are topics of discussion.
"The present hopelesSneSs and loss
of morale of the millions of unem-
ployed youth today surely constitute
challenge worthy of the country's
best thought" DR.. George F. zook,
Evening star., 1934-06-01
j. S: REL|NQU|SHES
HOLD UPON CUBA
Pact Abrogating PIatt
Amendment Passes Senate
Without Opposition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States has fully relin-
pushed its right to interfere in the
affairs of Cuba. Yesterday the Senate
ratified the new treaty of political re-
lations with the island republic.
The pact, abrogating the much
denounced Platt amendment, slid
through the Senate without opposi-
ton and a minimum of debate.
This treaty simply surrenders our
contractual relations with Cuba and
lets us resort to international law,
said Chairman Pittman of the Foreign
Relations Committee.
IF l had my way" said Senator
Fess, Republican. of Ohio, Il would
not interrupt our present relations" 4"
But he interposed no objection to
ratification.
The Cuban Ambassador. Marques
Evening star., 1934-06-01
Freed in Fatal Accident.

LONDON, Ontario, June l P1.-
Rev. William Cutlip of Bloomington,
Ill, was absolved Of blame last night
by coroner's jury inquiring into the
death Of 7year-old Phillips Wright.
struck and fatally injured Saturday
by Cutlips automobile. Mr. Cutlip
still faces a charge of criminal neg
ligence.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

these rights, except that it is to pre-
serve its naval base at Guantanamo,
and that if disease breaks out in Cuba
it reserves the right to stop COM
merce between the island and the
mainland and Cuba agrees not to in
terpret the latter as an unfriendly
action,
Evening star., 1934-06-01
Benefit Card Party

The Sodality and the Mothers Club
of Trinity Church, Georgetown, will
hold a card party at 8 pm. today to
assist the St. Vincent de Paul Society
to carry on its work among the poor
Evening star., 1934-06-01

ton, addressed the conference on
leisure time activities.
Senator Royal S. Copeland of New
York is to attend some of the sessions
Evening star., 1934-06-01
WILL REVIEW R. O.. T. O..
Col. Cootes Will Witness Ceremo-
nies at Howard u. Today

I1HcS dI 1AU UWdIu O 4Oudy-
Col. Harry N. Cootes, former COM
mandant of Fort Myer and now at
tached to the staff of Mai. Gen. Paul
B. Malone. commanding the Sd CoTps
Area, was to review the Reserve ON
Gers Training Corps unit at Howard
University this afternoon. The How
ard corps colors are to be decorated
with streamer indicating a "distin-
guished rating" Howard is the first
colored. institution to achieve this
rating.
Judges of the sixteenth annual COM
petitive drill this afternoon we're an
nounced as First Lieut.. Samuel G.
Conley and First Lieut.. Paul A. Pick
ha- -dt, stationed at Fort Meade.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

BELLS stores are prepared with the largest
and most complete selection of nationally famous
Summer suits in their historv-everything from
FAIRS Tropcals to SHELKIRK Seersuckers-
at prices that say buy 2 or 3 at time. There's no
stinting of quality and workmanship here To
make a comfort suit comfortable =. designing,
modelling and superb tailoring three of the
sentials found in BELL Hot Weather Suits
Summer is nothing to get Hot about. because
BELL Clothes the first word in comfort and
the last. word in style.
Evening star., 1934-12-12
Holy Name Society Interested.

n FANY new faces will be seen in
,lN the tournament. the game hav-
ing recruited many of the Gov
ernment employees coming to Wash
ington within the last year. Some of
these, though rating handicap. may
shoot from scratch The handicaps
will be drawn in the main from last
seasons averages, with this seasons
figures to be used if a bowler had no
average last year and has not rolled
80 league games in the current cam
paign. Some of the new leagues may
shoot double-headers to enable their
members to get in the required 80
strings.
The tournament is expected to be
one of the prime topics of the Holy
Name Society'S first smoker of the
season. tonight at 8:l5 o'clock at the
parish hall of st. Paul's Church on v
street, near Fifteenth, northwest.
Father Dacey, pastor of st. Paul's, has
promised the bowlers a hearty well
come. He will be assisted by Jim
Sweeney, captain of the st. Paul's
bowling team; John McKain, Lester
Hall, Michael Casey and other st.
Paul pin shooters.
These Holy Name smokers are rous-
ing affairs and always strongly at
tended. Claude Nichols is chairman
of the Entertainment Committee and
Lester Hall leader of the Refreshment
Committee George F. Harbin, presi-
dent of the Holy Name Society League,
is in general charge of the affair, as
sisted by Larry Cook, secretary.