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Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
INSURGENTS
WILL BATTLE
FOR VETERANS
Senate Group Defies Admini-
stration Move To Side-Track
Bill increasing Benefits.
McCARRAN LEADING FORCES
Declares Presidential Veto Is
Only Method Whereby Meas
ure Can Be Defeated.

WASHINGTON, March Q. U.H
Senate insurgents" still defiant
despite administration moves to
side track measures cutting into the
governments economy program,
pledged themselves today to a de-
termined fight on the issue Of in
creased veterans benefits.
Senator Pat McCarran, gentle
tongued but persuasive Democrat
from Nevada, said he had enough
votes lined up to block any effort to
put through an independent offices
appropriation bill unless it carried
legislation liberalizing restrictions
on veterans compensation.
The independent offices bill, load
ed heavily with veterans amend
ments by the senate, was back in
the house appropriations committee
today pending decision by admins
tration leaders on course Of action
with which they might hope to null
lily the efforts of the veterans
bloc.
SANTA BARBARA, March 2. U.H
The American Legion will Gin
sist on its four-point program, re-
gardless of Washington reports
that the house of representatives
may let the pending veterans
measure linger and perhaps die, Ed
ward A. Hayes, national command
er of the Legion, said here today.
1--WE will insist on the program
we adopted at our Chicago conven-
ton in May Hayes said. "That
program called for full restoration
of benefits in service connected
disability cases, for the restoration
of World war presumptive cases. for
the disqualification OF all veterans
and for the payments of widows
and "orphans
The Legion leader expressed him.
self as surprised that the senate in
passing the measure failed to pro-
vide for war widows and orphans,
rs Legion demands sought.
1--WE are only asking for our
widows and orphans what widows
and orphans of other wars got, 4"
he said.
Hayes did not comment on the
bonus phase of the veterans ques-
ton.
If the house appropriation COM
mittee reports out a new independ-
ent offices bill, shorn of veterans
amendments, it will be sent ulti-
mately to the senate and referred
to the appropriations committee.
McCarran believes the senate COM
mittee will not report out the bill
unless an agreement is reached to
swing the committee S action. Nc
Carran is confident that the ad-
ministration cannot kill the in
creased veterans benefits except by
a presidential veto.
Senator Frederick Steiwer (Rep)
Oregon, teamed with McCarran to
put through most of the veteranSi
amendments adopted by the senate.
He also is member of the appro-
priations committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
HUTTON GETS
HIS DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES, March 2. U.P)-
Dimpled Dave Hutton, corpulent
crooner, didn't play second fiddle
to Aimee Semple Mcpherson. He
played third.
On that and other plants he won
divorce from the well-known Los
Angeles woman evangelist and to-
day was a free agent in the matri-
monial mart.
Many were the ignominies he en-
dured as Aimee's husband, he told
Judge Leon YankWich at hearing
that by its smoothness contrasted
sharply to the hectic three years OF
the Hutton Mcpherson marriage
Mrs. Mcpherson, away in the east
on an evangelistic junket, withdrew
a counter suit and allowed her hus-
band to obtain decree without
contest
Dapper Dave complained bitterly
of the fun he said Angelus temple
workers poked at his manner OF
dress. He said they criticized the
way he managed the temple when
his wife was away.
His job as manager protein at
the temple was SO uncertain that
he was hired one day and fired the
next and rehired on the third, he
said. He blamed these vicissitudes
on Harriet Jordan, temple business
manager.
"Once in front of my mother and
father, she (Aimee) said that Miss
Jordan had been there long before
/ was and that she would be there
long after I was gone,' Dave said
81 didn t even play as much as
second fiddle" the crooner walled.
II played third. -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
LatU Holts Second
Suicide Attempt

OAKLAND, March 2. (U.P)-Oak-
land police held Lou Ellen Lofthus,
2l-year-old East Bay divorcee. for
" observation today after two pa
trolmen had prevented her second
alleged suicide attempt since she
brought a 100000 breach of prom
ise action against NarcLsso Rossi.
San Francisco.
Warned by a telephone call. the
patrolmen rushed TO a hotel room
here and purportedly found Miss
Lofthus about to leap from a win
COW on the fifth floor
She repeatedly told the authorl-
ties that she was Respondent be-
cause friends who had promised
financial aid in her suit had failed
her. She gave somewhat similar
reasons for an alleged suicide at
tempt at Santa Monica when police
saved her from the ocean.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
Seek Deposition
From DilIinger

LIMA, o.. March 2. U.P)-John
Dillinger, whose confederateS raid
ed the county Jail here last Octo-
Der to liberate him and killed Sher-
if Jesse L. Sarber as they fled.
may be an absent witness in the
trial Of tie first of mis- companions
accused OF numbering Sarber.
Attorneys for Harry Pierpont,
accused "trigger-man" in the raid,
appealed today to Judge E. E. Ever
EFT for permission to present a
deposition from Dillnger at Pier
points trial, which opens Tuesday.
Dillinger is in the Lake county Jail
at Crown Point, Ind, also awaiting
trial on a murder charge. 1t was
believed the deposition if obtained,
would attempt to establish an alibi
for Pierpont to block the states et :
forts to send him to the electric
chair.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
Former Air Chief
Operates Cafe

LAS VEGAS, New. March 2. UP)
james E.. Wooley, former vice.
president of Western Air Express,
whose name has been prominently
mentioned in recent testimony be-
fore the senate air mail investigat-
ing committee, is operating the
State Cafe here. it was learned to-
day.
Wooley's father-in-l law was orig
inally part owner of the cafe, open
ed year ago, but when business
fell off the former aviation execu-
tive took over its management.
He has lifted the cafe from the
depths to the second ranking es-
tablishment in the city.
Lately Wooley returned to his Or
iginal love-the newspaper busi-
ness, with what he calls "The
Cloudburst four-page paper de-
signed to advertise Las Vegas and
its surrounding territory.
Wooley is unconcerned with pol
itics, although remaining an ardent
booster of Western Air Express.
He formerly was an official of
the Salt Lake Tribune.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02

was the giSt of his opinion
The monster can't be a whale, he
said; it S got too long a neck. 1t
might be a fur bearing seal of some
kinG-only it IS got a dorSal fin and
no known species of seal is equip
ped with a dorsal fin. A manatee?
Possibly, but manatees also have
short necks. Besides, they are fresh
water animals and they don't have
dorsal fins.
DR.. Gregory checked over a list
CT the manatee S relatives. A Stel-
Ter IS sea COW? No, that S out.
Stellar's sea cow became extinct in
the 18th century, and besides, it
had a short neck. Whatiizzit re-
sembles a dugong in one particu-
lar, he Said-itS body.
Judging from the photograph, Dr.
Gregory said, WhatiZZit has the
long neck of a sea lion, the square
head of a manatee, and the body
of an exceptionally long dugong.
Whatever it is, it is no sea SER
pent," he said. r.
1.-The creature may be a new spe-
cies of seal driven from Antarctica
by the recent heavy Storms.'
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
StaUisky's Wife
Under Arrest

PARIS, March 2. U.P)-Mme. Ar
lette Simon Stavisky was arrested
today, accused of completely in the
failure of Alexandra Stavisky, her
suicide banker husband whose $50, -
100000 crash caused the recent
riots.
Nine. Stavisky also was accused
OF concealing information.
The arrest followed the sudden
Intervention of Inspector Georges
Bony, Of the Surete Generale-the
French Scotland Yard-who was
suspended three weeks ago, accus-
ed of laxity in the Stavisky case.
In order to prove his innocence,
Bony privately continued his in
yestigations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
PER|A[ LOT
NOT THE ONLY
POPULAR LAND

BY few simple strokes of q pen
at the county recorders office late
yesterday ;(ternoon, 933 new names
were added to the roster of property
owners and qualified voters in the
irrigation district. Added to the 42l
who were similarly qualified on
Wednesday, a total of 1854 new
landholders and qualified voters are
now living in the county.
1t was further learned at the
court house this morning that three
more lists are to be filled today
which will in all probability bring
the total we'll over 1000 names.
The two quitclaim deeds contain
ing the 933 names were filed by F.
M. Ballou at the county recorders
office shortly before 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
The first of these deeds was Crom
from Mark Rose and Ella Rose to
GA co-grantees conveying the NWA
of the NEH of the SW4 of Sec
ton 12, TITS, RISE, containing 10
acres, more or less. This land is sit
uated east OF Calexico and just
north of the international border in
the vicinity of Ten Foot Drop.
The second deed was from Tom
and Gertrude Whitlock and gives to
3l9 grantees all rights and claims
to the northwest one acre of lot 5,
section 4, Tl0S, R13E, located near
the northeast shore of Salton Sea,
in Imperial county.
Ballou recently filed quo war
ranto suit against A. J. Kalin, irri-
CATION district director from the
Brawley division, seeking the re-
moval OF Kalin from that office. He
is a rancher in the Jasper district.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
Gasoline Price
Takes Tumble

Retail gasoline prices here have
taken another tumble, according to
signs posted at service stations
throughout the city this morning.
These notices are TO the effect
that the highest quality of motor
fuel is now selling at l7l2 cents, the
next grade at l5'2 cents with the
lowest at IA cents a gallon. In some
places the signs state that 1872 cents
is the price asked for the low grade.
This drop is in accord with that
noted in Los Angeles, San Diego
and other coast cities during the
past two days.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
Favored List In
Sale Of Stocks

WASHINGTON, March 2. U.P)-
Names of insiders who anticipated
the administration IS air mail can
collation. order by selling stocks OF
the carrier companies on the stock
exchange were awaited today as
the latest of rapid fire developments
which have marked the air mail
inquiry.
The senate banking committee
which has been investigating stock
manipulation, acted without warn
ing and issued a subpoena requiring
,he New York stock exchange to
produce a list of short sellers.
Full publicity of the list was
promised by Ferdinand Pecora, COM
mittee attorney, as Richard Whit
ney, president of the exchange,
promised to produce the record
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
Delay Work On
Big Telescope

CORNING, N. Y, March 2. U.P)-
Glass for the worlds largest tele-
scope lens will not be poured Tor
several weeks, officials of the Cor
ming Glass company announced to-
day.
With the mold for the lens COM
pleted it had been hoped to start
pouring Sunday, but today further
tests were ordered to prevent errors
in the glass mixture.
The telescope will enable scien-
lists to see far beyond the planets
II is for the California Institute OF
Technology.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
State Employees
To Meet Tonight

Members of the Imperial Valley
branch of the California State En-
ployees' association will meet to-
night at 7:30 in the court house, it
was announced today,
A representative of the state civil
service commission will address the
gathering, explaining the purposes
and operation of the civil service.
The general public, particularly
those interested in the civil service
phase of government, is cordially
invited to attend the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
BY HARRY FLORY
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1884, BY United Press

ohhtCu IICcS otdlI correspondent
Copyright, 1894, BY United Press
LONDON, March 2. - An official
American source informed the Unit
ed Press today that President
Roosevelt was eager to have a world
non-aggreSsion treaty effected SIM
ultaneously with, OF parallel, TO
any disarmament agreement.
This desire, the informant said,
was behind the American proposal,
made this week in reply to a Brit
ish disarmament memorandum, that
signatorieS to any disarmament
agreement pledge themselves to re-
frain from sending armed forces
across their neighborS borders.
1t was explained that the Pres
ident was convinced that besides
limiting, or abolishing large often
s.ve weapons it was essential to in
sure that remaining armamentS
were not used for invasion.
This news came few minutes af-
ter Great Britain, in publishing its
air forces estimates for 193435, Off
cred Europe a clear choice between
reaching a disarmament agreement
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
FULL TARIFF
POWER ASKED
BY PRESIDENT.
Seeks Authority For Adjust
ments To Permit Expansion
OF Foreign Trade.
URGES PHILIPPINE ACTION
Congress Receives Two Special
Messages Dealing With Inn
portant Matters.

WASHINGTON, March 2. up
President Roosevelt in special
message to congress today asked Tor
broad powers to adjust tariffs.
The move is preliminary to new
effort to expand the United States
foreign trade through reciprocal
commercial agreements.
The President asked congress for
specific authority to enter into ex-
ecutive commercial agreements
with foreign nations within care
fully guarded limits to modify exist
ing duties and import restrictions
in such a way as will benefit Amer
lean agriculture and industry"
The Presidents decision to ask for
these extraordinary powers had
been clearly indicated in recent
days.
But back of it was months OF
controversy among administration
leaders and Democratic chiefs in
congress as to the best methods OF
trying to revive U. S. foreign trade
The administration already has
organized special government banks
to help finance exports.
Some of the Presidents advisers
in congress had been inclined to dis
suade him from seeking action on
tariffs at this time. The tariff issue
always a troublesome one in con-
gress, was likely to lead to pro-
longed debate, they feared.
Mr.. Roosevelt, however, felt the
action was necessary at this time
despite this consideration.
WASHINGTON, Marcn Z. OPP
President Roosevelt today sent TO
congress a message outlining basis
Tor the realization of Philippine in
dependence, including a recommen-
dation that existing legislation be
amended to permit military bases
to be relinquished to the insular
government when independence is
achieved.
He recommended with respect to
naval bases that the existing law
be amended to permit ultimate ad-
justment of the matter to the sat-
isfaction of the United States gov
ernment and the government OF the
Philippine IsfanGs.
The amendments proposed by Mr..
Roosevelt would alter the Hawes-
Hare Cutting independence bill
passed by the 72nd congress. The
time limit for Philippine action un-
der that bill expired but today's
,peeSape recommended that the
time be extended to permit the Fill
pinos to reconsider it. Aside from
the time extension and the provi-
sionS with respect to military and
naval bases, Mr. Roosevelt did not
propose specific changes.
The bill as passed by congress
provided that the United States
(COn,inuej On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
WOODIN RETURNS HOME

TUCSON, Ariz., March 2. U.P)-
William h. Woodin, former Secre-
tary of the treasury, was enroute
tc his New York home today, vir-
tually recovered from a throat all
ment that had kept him under a
doctors care here for several
months, He left by train yester-
day. Woodin resigned from the cab
met post during his local stay.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
Faces Trial On
Morals Charge

Frank Rivera, charged with con-
tributing to the delinquency of a
minor was arraigned before Judge
Thompson in superior court this
morning and the case was contin-
ued until Tuesday for plea.
The hearing on a probation pc
tition presented by Rudy Schwab,
charged with taking a motorcycle
without the owners consent, was
continued until next Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
PASADENA FEELS SHOCKS

PASADENA, March g U.P)-Two
sharp earth shocks, sufficient TO
do damage, were placed at $500
miles distant in final check today
of chronological readings at the
Carnegie institution local labora-
tories. The quakes were recorded
at l:57 p. m. and 2:08 p. m. yester-
cay. The disturbances might have
occurred in Java or Siam, it was
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-02
2N!nL!L-,e

NEW YORK, March l.
(SpeciaD-The first person to
really question us on the worth
of cur 59-cent dollar is Pana-
ma. We are supposed TO pay
'em $50 thousand a year for
killing all their mosquitoes and
putting an irrigating ditch from
one ocean to the other through
their property. They say We
are to pay in gold. Be good
joke on EN- if we just pick up
our canal and come home.
Japan coronated the new en-
peror of Manchuria. T h ey
would have had the coronation
earlier, but they didn't have
any armored car to haul him
to the festivities in.
Washington got liquor today.
Must have been a big novelty
about like a baby being con-
tinued on, milk.
Yours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-10

THE Presidents notable address at Green
4 Bay. WIS. was not his first statement
that there .s % be no retreat from the New
Deal
Il was especially significant however. It
went further than earlier statements and was
made on the eve Of the national congressional
campaign
Moreover. the President acted on his New
Deal pledge 10y helping Senator La Toilette,
the most effective leader Of the New Deal
forces IN congress before as well as since. the
President took Office. A reactionary Demo-
cratic Wisconsin machine, with the reported
approval Of National Chairman Farley. has
been trying 70 defeat La Toilette for re-elec-
ton.
II actions speak louder than words. the
Presidents support Of Senator La Toilette Is
a further commitment TO progressive politi-
cal and economic program.
As for the Presidents method at Green
Bay in answering critics Of the administration
policy. IT, seemed TO as most effective. He told
Of two typical letters begging him TO say some
thing 10 restore national confidence. He re-
Piled by asking, What would you ike to have
mr. save' one could not answer The other
said honestly that he wanted the President to
cease an government supervision Of business.
Yes. that IS precisely what most critics OF the
Now Deal want. even though not all of them
arc frank enough to admit it TO themselves or
others. What would such a retreat mean?
Certainly not confidence and prosperity, but
chaos. 10 would mean. as the President was
careful TO specify.
"That a utility could henceforth charge
any rate. reasonable or otherwise: that the
railroads could go back to rebates and other
secret agreements: that the professors Of food
stuns could disregard all rules of health and
OF GOOD faith: that the Unregulated wildcat
banking of a century ago could be restored;
that fraudulent securities and WaLcred stock
could be palmed of on the public; that stock
manipulation which caused panics and en-
riched insiders could go unchecked. In fact
If we were to listen to him. the old law OF the
tooth ard the claw would reign once more"
Then the President made declaration
which is much more important than what Mr..
Roosevelt thinks about this issue or is going
TO do about It, He pointed to a fact which the
conservative critics never seem to take into
their calculation:
The people of the United states VIII not
restore that ancient order
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

thick, will enable him to see, and his partner
to photograph. the unknowable denizens Of
the lower depths.
It is fine thing for US stay-at-homes that
these adventures continue 10 gamble their
lives on new frontiers, be it for sport or SCI
ence. Most Of US have to be content with
merely clinging TO life.
The Adventures tribe is the most poignant
of this earth's races. James Branch Cabeu
once wrote an allegory on the universal quest
Of mankind for what he called The Music
From Behind the Moon"-the meaning Of this
existence Of ours.
The lone travellers to the strange places Of
the earth seem to have a deeper urge than
most of us to explore themselves as well as the
terrestrial globe. May they find the moons
music, peace, and a clew to some Of the riddle
Of life.
Good luck to you. Alfred and viii!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-10
A GAY DEBUNKER

COLONEL JOHN PHILIP HILL, pioneer in
~ the movement to end prohibition by ridi-
cule is bidding for a seat in the United States
senate The Maryland cavalier has pinned to
return to public life since he fell victim Of
the political circumstance that the Democrats
were the free states wet party the year of
prohibitions doom.
1t was John Philip who declared his Balti-
more city residence to be a farm" claiming
thereby the legal right to make hard cider.
In his back yard before the eyes of an invited
multitude, he plucked apples that he had tied
by strings to shade trees and crushed them in
a cider press.
Then TO prove that prohibition had not
repealed the law Of fermentation, he an
nounced publicly each day the reading on the
cider gauge that measured the rise of alco-
holic content. When fermentation had ceased,
John Philip again invited the multitude to
come and partake.
A gay debunker is John Philip. While he
probably Will not repeal the law of averages,
which foreten election of a Democratic SEN
ator in Maryland this year, he is certain to
make the campaign entertaining.
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Thinks Senni-SociaZistic Schemes Doomed

come on a participating basis. No
business should be liquidated ex-
cept for obsolescence of plant or
product. 1t is cheaper to liquidate
a bad manager than to liquidate a
business.
Existing banks should become de-
positories for safekeeping and deal
ers in domestic and foreign ex-
change, charging for their services.
Capital is entitled to profit, but
not at the cost of periodical depres-
sions and breakdowns. Capital
must take it's profits on a partic-
ipating basis.
If capital will cooperate with
producers, the drift toward social
ism will be checked. All that is good
in our present economic system will
be preserved, capital will earn in
come. and the initiative Of the in
dividual will be preserved.
How to reconcile the existing re-
Iations between creditors and debt
ors is another story, but it is be-
coming more and more apparent
that seni-socialistic schemes to pre-
serve the status quo Of capitalism
are doomed to failure.