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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
REPORT OTTO
SEEKS BRIDE

Copyright, 1884, by United Press
PARIS, Feb. 28. W.P)-A political
marriage between Princess Maria of
Italy and Archduke Otto of Austria
was mentioned today as a possibil-
ity in the effort of Monarchists to
get Otto the throne of Austria.
A match between the 19-year- old
princess, lovely brunette, and the
2l-year-old heir of the Hapsburgs, it
was emphasized here, would cement
Italian-Austrian friendship and i'm
increase Ottos chance
of being declared king Of Austria,
Many persons feel that such a
marriage would bring all the great
influence of Premier Benito MusSo-
lini in favor Of Otto's restoration to
the throne.
On the other hand, there is the
threat of Czechoslovakia, Roumania
and Jugo Slavia, AuStria'S ncighborS
that they would regard restoration
of a HapSburg as menace equal
ling an act of war.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
Second Girl Born
In Valley Dies

After an illness lasting a week,
Alice McDermott, daughter of Mrs.
L. Ritchie of this city, died in Yu-
MIA at 2:l5 this morning.
Mrs. McDermott comes from a
Well-known pioneer family Sh e
vas born in 1904, the second girl to
he born in Imperial Valley, and
had many friends throughout this
section She is survived by two
children, and her mother.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day, 2:30 p. m. at Arnold IS Fun
eral home with Rev. Irving T. Raab
officiating. Interment will be in
Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28

portcdly has admitted kissing and
has said that it was quite common
in the department.
Lyon denied having carried any
attentions outside the office but
Mrs. Bradley claims that the bald
ish editor tried to date her at a
party at Stinson Beach which his
wife attended.
Lyons resignation was requested
but he has refused to quit his post.
I've been the goat in the whole
afafir,' he said. What about the
Cthers?"
What others?" reporters asked
hastily.
Wait for the hearing or the in
vestigation and find out Lyon re-
piled.
Several Investigations repeatedly
were under way. Reports reached
state officials that women employ
ees of the printing office sometimes
were loaned" to legislators for par
ties. :
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
FRENCH FACE
NEW TROUBLE

PARIS, Feb. %. U.P)-Dictator-
ial powers to enable Premier Gas
ton Doumergue to combat what is
described as the most serious agri-
cultural situation in recent French
history appeared imminent today.
Already given plenary power by
parliament to balance the budget
by effecting emergency economies,
and due within few days to be
made tariff dictator, Doumergue
will be armed with the greatest
power of any peace time premier.
Parliament has granted more
than $4,000 in the past year to aid
agriculture. 1t enacted laws fixing
minimum wheat prices and giving
big export subsidies. But the effort
failed-pow completely was shown
yesterday when farmers, unable to
sell wheat and deprived of pastur-
age by drought, flooded the Paris
market with beef and sent prices to
the lowest since the World war.
Politicians know farmers face
ruin and are not likely to accept
disaster without fight. Riots
we're threatened last fall before
farm legislation was en-
acted.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
WESTERN AIR
CUTS FORCE

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. (U.P)-
Western Air Express, pioneer air.
mail and passenger line in the
vest, operated with a sharply re-
duced personnel today after releas-
ing 40 per cent of its ground and
pilot forces and Slashing wages of
remaining employees so per cent,
President Harris M. HanShue
claimed the drastic action was nee
essary in view of cancelled airmail
contracts, The line will still oper-
ate its six schedules out of Los An
geles and two in the Rocky noun
t0in division at a "heavy losS',
HanShue asserted.
TranScontinental Western Air,
another western carrier, reduced its
personnel Immediately after the
airmail cancellations became effect
i've. United Airlines on the other
hand has been able to maintain its
employment force by existing pas
aenger and express business, Off
cials of that line announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
Three Held In
X. &. Robbery

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. %. U.P)
Underworld characters were rout-
ed from their haunts here today by
police seeking the slayers of bank
messenger who was robbed of cash
and bonds worth more than $780,
900.
Two men and a woman were un-
dec arrest. Police said one of the
Inen had been identified as MEM
ber of the gang which shot down
Webster Kemner, Commerce Trust
company messenger, and escaped
with the loot within sight of dozens
of persons on downtown street
late yesterday.
Those under arrest were Sam De-
caro-, his wife, and Joe Martino.
They were arrested in south side
hotel an hour after the crime.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
HEWES SAYS START Of CANAL
NOW RESTS WITH WASHINGTON

Commencement of construction
ON the All-American canal now
rests with officials in Washington,
Evan T. Hewes, chairman of the
irrigation district board of directors
said todaq.
The Coachella agreement and
proposed contract have been for
warded to Washington. Official
notification testifying to the legal
dismissal of the Coachella and
Malan suits against the canal con-
tract are in the mails and Charles
Childers, district counsel is pre-
pairing 200 page abstract of all
proceedings leading to the district S
contract and containing a complete
record of all official transactions
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
Former Official
Is INDICATED

LOS ANGELES, Fob. %. UP)-
Frank Bryson whose long tenure as
public administrator of Los Angeles
ended when he was indicted on a
charge of embezzling public funds,
vas cleared today of the allegation,
Judge Harry F.. SeWell, hearing
the case without a jury, acquitted
him on all 10 counts of the indict-
,nent, holding that the state failed
to prove Bryson used public funds
III certain private transactions.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
Esther RaLston
To Get DiDorce

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. U.P)-
Esther Ralston, screen actress, was
granted a free hand to divorce
George Webb Frey today when Frey
withdrew the suit he filed three
hours after she brought action in
the local superior court.
Frey said he filed his suit "by
mistake'', under the impression
that his wife wanted him to take
the necessary legal steps to end
their marriage.
The film publicist declared he was
still in love with his wife but a di-
vorce was agreed upon in the inter-
est OF her film career. They have
a daughter, nearly three years old.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
MAIL FLYER
IN ACCIDENT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. U.R)-
A young army mail pilot, 1t. B.
Walsh, who became confused and
landed at the wrong field, damag-
ing his plane in crash, was ready
to take off in a new ship today on
a return flight to Salt Lake City.
Dropping down at Grand Central
air terminal instead of United air
port, airmail headquarters, Walsh
applied the landing brakes too sud
denly. causing his heavy Douglas
observation plane to flip over on its
Lack. Walsh escaped injury but
wing of the ship was crushed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28

including the dismissal of the two
SUITS against the canal
In this manner the district has
completed the program asked of it
by the department of the interior
for the release of the first $6O0O,000
appropriation by the public words
administration for canal construc-
ton. Secretary Ickes and DR.. Ell
wood Mead have assured district
officials that every possible step
would be taken to speed up the
start of construction work on the
completion of this program. 1t now
appears, Hewes said, that within a
short time news should be received
heav THAT active steps have again
been taken in Washington to assure
the early start of this construction
work
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
Roosevelt And
Farley Confer

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. (U.P-
Indications pointing to an early
determination of airmail policy
were seen today after White
House conference attended by high
government officials.
''We discussed the airmail stu
alton generally" Postmaster Gen.
eral James A. rarley said. There
will be another discussion with
President Roosevelt within the next
48 hours.''
Farley declined, however. TO talk
of any particular phase OF the
problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
District Engineer
Called BY Death

Benjamin A. Paulson, so, civil
engineer employed by the Imperial
Irrigation District, died yesterday
at his home, Ala West Sixth street,
Imperial. He was a brother of A
C. Paulson and had resided in I'M
prial for the past four years.
The body was taken to Emmetts-
burg, Iowa this afternoon for bur-
:al in that city
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
MRS. MASSIE LEAVES

RENO, Feb. %. U.P)-Mrs. Thalia
Fortescue Massie, who was sudden
ly stricken i'll last Friday few
hours after she divorced Lieut..
Thomas II. MaSsie, left today for
New York City.
Her attorney, George Springmoy-
or. said she was unacCompanied,
but that friends she had met here
were on the same train and were
expected to care for her should she
have a relapse.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
STUDYING AIRMAIL

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. UP
The airmail still is being studied
by President Roosevelt, it was indi-
Gated at the White House today but
1T was felt that it will be several
weeks before any definite policy is
announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Ernest
w. Smoot, son of the former Utah
senator, told the senate airmail
senator, told the senate airmail
committee today he was engaged as
public relations" representative in
Washington for Western Air Ex-
press in 1880 at a time when he
was receiving $3,325 a year from the
government as his fathers private
secretary
Smoot is the son of former Sena-
tor Reed Smoot, Repn., Utah. pow
erful chairman of the senate fin
ance committee before his defeat in
the 1882 elections.
Young Smoot testified he now is
engaged lin public relations work
and practicing before the different
government departments"
Smoot said he asked $4,000 from
Western Air for his services, but re-
ceived only S2,50o. His duties, he
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
RACKETEER|NG
CHARGED To
BUSINESSMEN
Woman Democratic Leader
Says NRA Codes Are Being
Openly Violated At Present.
JOHNSON PLANS REFORM
Ready To Take Offensive In
Effort To Carry Out Objee-
tives Of Recovery Program.
By LYLE G. WILSON
nited Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. U.P) -
Businessmen have adopted racket
eering methods 10 thwart NRA code
efforts to increase workers income.
Mrs. Mary W. DewSon, chairman of
the womens division of the Demo-
cratic national committee, charged
today in the protest forum assem-
bled here preliminary to revision
of the code structure.
Mrs. Dewson, appearing at an
other session, charged that sweat
shop manufacturers were eyading
codes to such an extent as to
threaten seriously the whole success
of MIRA.
Restaurants are conspicuouSly
guilty, even charging their waitress
es sometimes for the use of the
company pencil, she said.
Mrs. DeWson said codes had re-
duced wages of some Pennsylvania
silk mill workers from $25 to SIS a
week. Similar conditions prevail in
hosiery, casket, and other factories,
she said.
She charged that many indus
tries had used the stretch out" or
speed up" system to evade the code
labor provisions, while others had
classified even their $18 per week
workers as executives"
Many industries, she said, hire
learners and then discharge them
when the time comes for paying
full salaries.
Other tricks, she said, include
setting back time clocks, ordering
holidays without pay, and wage de-
ductions for all manner of petty
reasons.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Twen-
ty-four hours after the opening here
of an unprecedented protest forum,
the NRA is Striding into a cam
paign to mop up code inequalities
and further to reduce hours OF
labor and increase wages.
Hugh S. Johnson, NRA admins
traitor, has definitely pledged NRA
to that program as part of the
Roosevelt administration general
job-making effort. Individual and
lllSIlJutlOlldl UIlChDdlS Lying dDOul
Johnson IS head are less startling
than his own reform plans. The
NRA has suddenly taken the Of
fensive.
If Johnson goes through with his
program the NRA code structure is
in for major revision. Industry is
expected to battle on every front TO
avoid increasing production costs.
Many industries now complain that
costs have increased beyond the
point where the burden can be
passed on to the public.
Johnson is expected to make def
mite Work-week proposals before
conference of code authorities
which will convene here March S.
T h come -one-come-all protest
meetings now in progress are side
shows to the principal performance
es scheduled next week.
The plan to reduce hours and
fCOnlinuci On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
District Treasurer
To Make Trip East

F. H. McIvcr, treasurer of the ir-
rigation district, returned from Los
Angeles this morning where he had
attended a meeting of the Imperial
Irrigation District BondholderS Pro-
tcctive committee.
McIver will leave for New York
tomorrow night to attend a meet
ing with eastern holders of district
bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
CANADA ADMITS GALLAGHER

TORONTO, Ont, Feb %, W,P)-
Leo Gallagher, California attorney.
who was refused entry to Canada
by immigration officials this week,
was enroute to Toronto today ac-
cording to word received by the
Canadian Labor Defense League,
his appeal to the department of i'm
migration at Ottawa having been
sustained.
Gallagher previously was stopped
at the border by Canadian immi-
grafton authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
@HlLL1oe
W 'Soys:

WASHINGTON, D. C.,Feb. 81.
(SpeciaD-FleW in here today.
You got to fly back here to get
over the tops of these snow
drifts. And. brother, you got
to have altitude.
My friend, General johnson,
opened up his complaint divis-
ion of the NRA today. House
was sold out before it opened,
and l saw something today
with my own eyes that you
wouldn't believe could happen.
The senate voted not to take
the raise in salary Thank Sen
ator Borah for that. / say you
thank him. I doubt if many of
the senators will thank him.
But they did it. SO give en- a
hand.
The return of the Is per cent
in salary is only to apply up to
$4,000 salaries. l tell you lot
of folks got these senators
wrong. They are a fine batch.
That fellow they sent to Jail
just got out yesterday.
Yours,
M& R14~~
SiesI, McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
"RASPUTIN" JURIST DIES
Lord Justice Scrutton, II, Had
Part in Movie Suit.

NORWICH, England, August 20 up.
The death of Lord Justice Thomas
Edward Scrutton, one of the foremost
members of the Court of Appeal, was
announced today. He was n years old.
Sir Thomas was taken Ill while on
a holiday outing here. One of the
last cases to come before him was
the appeal Of the defendants in the
suit of Princess Trina Youssoupof
against Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer charg-
ing she was libeled In the Aim, "Ras-
putin and the Empress"
Evening star., 1934-08-20

tute of Technology, Los Angeles,
about September 20.
Essman. Second Lieut.. Graydon C.,
Air Corps, from Barksdale Field,
to 29th Infantry, Fort Sill. Okla.
Houser, Second Lieut.. Houston p,
jr.. Infantry, to Charleston, S. c.,
and then to the Panama, Canal De-
partment, about September 3.
Leave of absence granted the fol-
lowing officers on or about dates
specified:
Lynn, Lieut.. Col. Clark. Adjutant
Generals Department, one month,
August 20.
Spalding, Maj. Isaac, General Staff
Corps, three days, August II.
Moss, Maj. Wentworth W., Infan-
try, one month and IA days. August
IT, to expire not later than Septem-
ber 30.
Mccormick, First Lieut.. Otis, In
fantry, two months, September /.
Bell, Lieut.. Col. Clarence R., Medi-
cal Corps, one month and IA days,
to expire not later than September
80.
Scott, Capt. Wlnneld C., cavalry,
10 days. September l.
Each Of the following Air Corps
officers from Wright Field, Dayton,
to the University of Michigan about
September "a:
Bassett, First Lieut. Charles A.
Minty, First Lieut.. Russell j.
The following members Of an Army
Retiring Board appointed to meet at
headquarters 9Th Corps Area, Chi
cago:
Members.
Brechemin, Col. Louis, jr., Medical
Corps.
Davis, Col. Edward, Calvary.
Thomas, Col. Charles o., jr, Cav
airy.
Sterrett, Col. Robert, Quartermas-
ter Corps.
Hale, Maj. Robert A., Medical Corps.
Recorder.
Rowland, Capt. Garland T., Ord
nance Department.
The following Medical Corps off,
Evening star., 1934-08-20
DEPOSITS IN BANKS.
GAIN OVER BILLION.
Loans Shrink Slightly as
Holdings Mount, June 80
Treasury Report Shows.
BY the Associated Press.

Dy bHc hSSoClateu FTeSS.
A financial picture highlighted by
vast increase in bank deposits but
a shrinkage in loans to business was
painted today by report of ]. F. T.
O'Connor. controller of the currency.
The last bank call, June 30. dated
the picture. National bank deposits
totaled s1e .s32, $50, 900, a gain of ST.
142. .173 900 since March and $3,-
l58,545,000 since June 80, 1898.
Loans and discounts shrank from
So. ,972,0 900 on June 30, 1898, to
1893, ,279, 900 on March S, 1894, and
to 1884, 749, 900 on June 30 last. This
was decrease of $422, ,223, 900 during
the II months.
Though the controller did not give
causes for the decrease in deposits, it
was attributed by others to two
sources: one, more than 500 banks re-
opened during the year, and two, the
new deposit insurance law stimulated
confidence.
The decrease in loans and discounts
was believed due, in part, to a falling
off in the business demand for credit.
Rediscounts registered a drop from
$102, ,17e 900 to $2,0O7 900.
There was a gain of 1854, ,165 900
in the banks holdings of United States
bonds.
The number of banks licensed on
June 80 stood at 5,422 compared with
1902 year previous.
Assets amounted to $23 ,9O1, ,592, 900,
gain of S3,041, ,101 900 during the
year. The book or asset value of
capital stock was s1,737 ,827 900, only
million dollars less than the par
value, and representing a rise of
1927, ,130, 900.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
DRUNKENNESSR|SE'
CITED BY PICKETT.
Psychological Letdown"
Held to Blame for Big Gain
in Southern States.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A psychological letdown" was
blamed by Deets Pickett of the
Methodist Board of Temperance, Pro-
hibition and Public Morals yesterday
for a sharp increase in arrests for
drunkenness in the deep South during
the first three months of 1884,
Support of the wet cause by many
influential men, Mr.. Pickett said, had
created the impression that those men
were encouraging the use of alcohol
and that drinking is all right"
The increase in arrests for drunk
enness in 129 cities throughout the
country was given as 1853 per cent,
while the rise in 90 Southern cities
was about 68 per cent.
Gastonia, N. c., with 129 arrests in
January, February and March of this
year, compared to So the same period
in 1888, showed the largest increase,
148 per cent. for Southern States.
The largest rise for the entire coun-
try was listed at Coatesville, Pa, at
1,100 per cent.
Norfolk, Va. with 685 arrests this
year, against oZ4 IN 1919, showed Tie
smallest increase of any Southern
city surveyed, the figure being only
9.78 per cent.
Other Southern cities:
Anderson, s. c., "a arrests against
A, increase 90 per cent; Athens, Ga,
81 against SO, increase 1898 per cent;
Birmingham, Ala, SAT against 292,
increase 121.57 per cent; Columbus.
Ga, 1876 against 109, increase 1854
per cent; Greenville, S c., 101
against 72, increase 40.29 per cent;
Jacksonville, Fla, 362 against 2S3,
increase 27.92 per cent; Little Rock
277 against 153, increase S105 per
cent; Lynchburg, Va, 1876 against "A,
increase 1918 per cent; Richmond,
356 against 269, increase 1924 per
cent; Tampa, 576 against 3l4, in
crease 9344 per cent; Vicksburg,
Miss, 48 against "a, increase 41l8
per cent, and Wilmington, N c., 81
against 46, increase 104.S5 per cent
Norfolk, Athens, Ga, and Jackson
vile were the only Southern cities
studied to fall below the national
average increase in arrests for in
toxication.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
GROWERS DEMAND
EQUAL ADVANTAGES
Leader of Vegetable Producers
Says Quality Products Best
Success Plan.
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, August 20.-R F. Sans,
jr., Of Charleston, Ga, said today IN
his presidential address before the
twenty sixth annual convention of the
Vegetable Growers Association Of
America that he was not in favor Of
much government control of private
industry" but that If other groups re-
ceived special privileges, I'VE should
see that we have the same considera-
ton"
THE best and surest way for us to
get ahead" he said, "is not to seek spe-
cial privileges primarily, but to depend
on producing higher quality vegetables
more cheaply through discovering,
learning and using better methods
more efficiently"
j. H. williams, assistant director Of
the National Highways Users Confer
ence of Washington, told the delegates
that "the diet of a nation has been
revolutionized by the motor truck"
He said 81 per cent Of all less-than-
carload shipments Of vegetables and
fruit in the United States were made
by motor truck.
Evening star., 1934-08-20

TTS.only natural for you to think the
l. regular gasoline you are using is the best
you can buy. But there's no particular point
in arguing that now.
For, just recently new regular gas has
been created that is unlike anything ever
before produced. So much so that we had to
build the worlds newest, biggest and most
modern refining unit and adapt an entirely
new refining process to create it!
1t is called "New-Action" Orange
AMERICAN GAS. 1t has brand new
SUSTAINING* POWER that's "built-in".
Evening star., 1934-08-20
F. {. R. A. BARS
POLITICAL ACTION
Williams Follows RooSe-
veIt's Lead to Keep Relief
C.:eeaap Non-Partisan.

Political activity on the part OF any
employe of the Federal Emergency
Relief Administration will be the
cause of immediate dismissal under
an order issued by Aubrey Williams,
acting administrator.
The order is a result o. President
Roosevelt's warning that partisan
politics shall have 60 place IN the
administration of relief and goes even
further by impressing upon employees
that religious belief also, is Of TO
concern to relief agencies.
The order was sent to all State
relief administrations.
Text of Order.
It says:
THE President repeatedly has
stated that partisan politics shall
have no place in Federal Emergency
Relief activities. Notwithstanding the
publicity given this policy, there arises
from time to time cases where there
is every indication that partisan poll
tics do enter into the administration
of relief in the States.
Continued employment Of person.
mel must be on the basis of qualif1ca-
ton and in case of relief recipients,
actual need is the only tactcr to be
considered
Political and religious beliefs are
Of no concern to relief agencies and
must not enter into relief activities.
Would Preserve Effectiveness.
Employees of relief administrations
shall in no way use their official posi-
tions in attempts to control political
movements and shall not engage IN
political activities that in any way
interfere with the effectiveness ard
integrity of relief operations.
ANY relief employees who may run
for political office, whether national,
State, or local, must resign, and any
employe found to be engaged in ac-
tivities in conflict with the clear
intent of this order will be sum-
marily dismissed.
THE contents of this order shall
be brought to the attention Of every
employe of the relief administration,
both in State and local offices"