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Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
TARIFF HITS
OBSTACLE IN
DEBT CRISIS
Yankee Trading Program In
Difficult Spot As Result OF
Plans To Default.
By HOBART C. MONTEE
United Press Staff CCrresuOnde

ChtCu TEcSS Stdi1 SCTTcS SIiOilutilt
Copyright, 1884, by United Press
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The war
debt crisis today jeopardized success
of President Roosevelt's Yankee
trading tariff program.
General debts default aggregating
! more than 11,000,0 100000 will be eff
fective June Is when semi-annual
installments are due. Great Bri-
tain, latest default recruit, owes $4,-
713,000,000.
Officials believe borrowers will at
tempt to raise the debt issue in any
reciprocal discussions initiated by
the United States. This is in lieu of
The first debtor objective, a general
debt conference to which they are
I aware the administration will not
consent.
Reciprocal tariff authority sought
by President Roosevelt is assured. 1t
may become law this week. But
Congress has been careful to gag
tariff negotiators against debt con-
ceSsions.
1t appeared this clause in the
tariff bill may become as great an
obstacle to reciprocal trade negotia-
tions as the Johnson act proved to
be in recent debt conversations.
These futile talks eliminated in
! Great Britain's formal notice that
she will default June Is.
Ull,o tl,o +o Io;l1 -
debts says:
Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to give anyone authority to
cancel or reduce in any manner any
of the Indebtedness Of any foreign
county to the United States"
Administrator officials faced this
problem as they began organiza-
ton of machinery with which to
conduct the trade negotiations with
a score or more foreign countries.
The only hope was that debt dis
cussion might be confined to min
or role.
They hope to give more stress to
reciprocal trade concessions, in
creasing exports of American stra-
tegical products, particularly agri-
cultural products, and receive in re-
turn increased imports of non-com-
petitive foreign products.
Comparison of American manu-
facturers and natural products with
imported articles discloses many on
which the United States levies i'm
port duties although there is little
or no domestic production.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
BULLET ENDS
SUFFERING OF
TRAPPED DOG

CHICAGO, June 6. U.P)-A name
less yellow mongrel was shot and
killed today to save it from the tor
ture of starvation and imprison-
ment on an inaccessible ledge in a
stone quarry.
While police, firemen, humane So
ciety officials and hundreds of spec
tators looked on, a patrolman fired
at the ledge 200 feet below.
The first shot missed but the Sec
ond found it's target and the dog
dropped off its perch into a stag
nant pool 40 feet below The water
is more than 100 feet deep.
All morning, the dog had watched
the crowd above it, wagging its tail
in apparent confidence that it
would be rescued.
An attempt to lower man to the
ledge was impractical because it was
set back about 20 feet into the wall
of the quarry.
No one knew how the dog reached
the perch far below the surface of
the earth and perilously close to the
water at the bottom of the quarry
pit.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
STRIKERS NOT
IN FAVOR 0F
COMP PROM|SE
Opposed To Suggestion That
Government Should Operate
Hiring Halls.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6. U.P)-
Opposition arose among striking
longshoremen today to the COM
promise proposal that the federal
government operate hiring halls, a
plan which many regarded as the
best means Of bringing peace in the
Pacific coast maritime strike.
Joseph P. RYAN. president Of the
International Longshoremen' as
sociation, said at Seattle that the
union will reject the compromise
suggested by Edward F. McGrady,
assistant secretary of labor. Un-
ion leaders here re-echoed Ryan IS
assertion.
The development was unexpect-
ed, as previously the I. l.. A. had
indicated it's approval of the plan
which shipowners also endorsed.
The workers apparent change of
front dissipated hopes of an early
peace.
While Ryan was in Seattle con-
ferring with strikers and ship
owners on the possibility of releas-
ing all Alaska bound ships, Act
ing Governor Frank Merriam of
California instituted a move for
settlement of the controversy and
individual interests in Seattle
Portland, San Francisco and other
| cities suggested separate agreements
for each port as means of settling
the controversy.
Merriam conferred with shippers
and members of the Waterfront
Employers union. He invited labor
leaders to future conferences.
The first violence of the week
was reported on the San Francisco
waterfront, where Reese Pomeroy
Los Angeles, was wounded when
shots were fired at launch carry
ing strikebreakers. Pomeroy was
captain of the launch, police said.
The authorities said the shots were
fired from a speedboat which dis
appeared in the darkness shroud-
ing the harbor. Pomeroy's wounds
were not serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
END FIRE ALARM AS LOVE SIGNAL
Romantic Meetings Of New Jersey Pair
Arranged By Unique Method

a volunteer fire corps retained by
the city for sentiments sake. They
said that he was married, and
found it easy to leave home when
the alarm sounded. They said Miss
Binyak had admitted sending in
false alarms and thus signaling him,
and that Kjersgaard also had con-
fessed to signaling her by sending
the fire company dashing into her
neighborhood.
Chief Campbell said he first sus-
pected Kjersgaard when he noticed
that the young man always beat
the rest Of the company to the
scene of the supposed fire.
Arrest of the two came, he said,
after Kjersgaard and Miss Binyak
got their signals mixed. He said the
girl signaled Kjersgaard via the
alarm system, but something went
wrong and Kjersgaard was seen to
turn in a second false alarm from a
street box.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
YOUTH WILL
OFFER PLEA
Of INSANITY
Slayer OF Mother And Brother
Will Claim Mental Deficiency
Caused Crime.

LOS ANGELES. June 6. U.P-
Louis Rude Payne, the 21-year-old
youth who hacked his mother and
brother to death, will plead insani-
ty as a defense to murder charges.
This decision, limited previously,
was announced publicly today by
the slayer'S father, LuciuS F. Payne,
wealthy utilities executive when he
appeared at an inquest into the
deaths of his wife, Mrs. Carrie
Payne, 46, and their other son, Rob-
ert, IA.
"The defense will be based on an
insanity plea,o the elderly Payne
said soberly.
He previously had remarked that
the youth must have been out OF
his mind to commit the crimes
attributed to him. Young Payne
has insisted he is unable to ex-
plain the in,Sulse which led him to
kill his mother and brother with
an axe as they slept.
DR.. James T. Fisher. Hollywood
physician, and neighbor of the
Paynes, accompanied the elder
Payne to the inquest. 1t was an
nounced that he had been retained
as a defense alienist.
DR.. Fisher was responsible for
the finding of the bodies in that
he telephoned police Sunday when
he saw lights burning in the Payne
residence and recalled that he had
not seen any of the Paynes for
several days.
Payne and his son met briefly
in the coroner office as they
awaited the opening of the inquest.
elbows the boy this morning, -
the father called out with forced
cheeriness.
"I'm okay, Dad, how are you?'
the son answered.
They embraced and then the
father asked the son if he had
eaten. Young Payne, pleading ILL
ness, refused food for some "a
hours after he surrendered to au-
thorities.
"I was pretty nervous, but I ate
a little,' the son reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
Tlvo Wounded
At BrasVley

Brawley was the scene of a
shooting and also a stabbing affair
last night according to reports
reaching here this morning through
the district attorneys office.
Jennie Roderiquez, %, was shot
in the back while two carloads
of MeXicans were preparing to
leave Brawley for Westmorland last
night Authorities believe the shoot
ing to have been accidental but
are holding Sally Roderiquez, Willie
Lopez and Joe Salano, members
of the party for further investi-
cation. A thorough investigation
has been ordered by the district
attorneys office. The injured
woman is at the Brawley hospital.
Alberto Palama is in the county
hospital and Pete McDaniels is
being held in the Brawley Jail for
investigation following a stabbing
affair on / street.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
Reckless Driuer
Fined In Court

In police court this morning E.
Leyba, charged with reckless driv-
ing, was given a sentence of $25
or 1919 days in Jail by Judge Nuf-
fer, police judge. He was arrested
on Eighth street near Ross avenue
by local police last night. The po-
lice report states that the defend
ant was drunk at the time and
had driven his car into the ditch
after which he went to sleep. His
arrest followed.
E. Mateo and A. F.. Larsen,
charged with vagrancy were given
sentences of 80 days in Jail which
we're suspended on condition that
they leave town today. M. Obbario
and BaltaZar Soraszo, arrested last
night on suspicion of petty theft,
were released by the court with
orders to leave town and remain
away.
S. Ruattas was found guilty of
petty theft and received a go day
sentence in the county Jail. Ruattas
was accused of having stolen SAL
from the car of Nick Karlivas
Yesterday afternoon, according to
the police report.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
Acfiue Summer
For First Lady

WASHINGTON, June U.P)--
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the
travelingest First Lady the country
ever had, is ready for another
summer of activity. AS usual Mrs.
Roosevelt IS program includes a
thousand and one things, among
them a fortnight IS disappearance in
a mountain camp. The date and
the place were not revealed.
Among the many places through
out the country which she will
visit are the Tennessee Valley,
West Virginia, North Carolina,
either Texas or California, possibly
Yellowstone National Park, and on
to Seattle, Wash, to meet the
President if he lands there at the
end of his insular cruise.
She starts her first trip tonight
to West Virginia to inspect subsis-
tence homestead projects.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06

and a decision to set up a cam
paign executive committee.
Two of Fletcher's strongest op-
ponents for the national chair
manship will be given positions on
the new advisory group, it was re-
liably reported, and the way cleared
for the Pennsylvania IS election in
today's executive session of the
committee.
The plan worked out by the Re-
publican Strategist in an effort to
avert an open battle in the east
west jeud over party leadership
was understood to provide:
l. Election of Fletcher to the
craftsmanship succeeding Everett.
Sanders, who resigned because of
poor health.
2. The placing Of the names of
Philip Collins, Illinois man promi-
nent in American Legion affairs,
and John D. M. Hamilton of Kan
sas in nomination.
3. Granting of authority to the
new chairman to select members
OF the new campaign executive COM
mittee with the tacit understand
ing that Collins and Hamilton
would have places on the group.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
Informs House Of
Nozi Activities

WASHINGTON, June 6. UP -
Anti-Semetic propaganda, attribut-
ed to Henry Ford is being distrib-
uted in the United States despite
the automobile manufacturers pro-
test, a special house committee in
vestigating Nazi activities was told
today,
Rep. Carl Weideman, DEM. Mich.
testified a collection of articles,
which once appeared in Ford's or
gan, the Dearborn Independent, was
being broadcast to Germans in this
country although Ford had repudi-
ated them.
The collection. entitled THE In
ternational Jew" was printed in
Germany and sent to the United
States, Wideman said
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
CANAL BIDS
To Be OPENED
ON THURSDAY

At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
yuma time), bids Tor the 80 miles
of excavation on the All American
| canal will be opened at reclamation
headquarters in Yuma. R. M. Priest,
engineer for the reclamation bureau
in Yuma will be in charge of the
opening of these bids, it is under
stood.
The bids to be considered cover
the work of excavation from the
Imperial Dam to point near where
the Coachella branch of the canal
leaves the main stream.
This is the second time bids for
this work have been considered. On
December 20 of last year the first
bids for this excavation were opened
and after due consideration were
declared to be too high by members
of the irrigation district board of
directors and engineers. Upholding
the contention of the local board
the bureau Of reclamation rejected
all these bids and stated that new
ones would be called for at later
date.
The original bids were for IA miles
of excavation divided into three
units from Pilot Knob to a point
west of the sand hills. Following
their rejection the specifications
were modified somewhat, and the
new bids call for a larger portion OF
the work than Gid those originally
offered.
Members of the irrigation district
board of directors and engineering
staff will be in Yuma tomorrow for
the opening OF JileSe second con-
struction bids.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
UPON
GUARANTEES
FOR SAF { Ty
Ready To Withdraw From Par
ley If Nations Do Not Pledge
Protection From Germany.
ACTION TAKEN BY u. S.
Will Build Up Navy To Fullest
Strength Under Treaty Swan
son Declares.

GENEVA, June 6. U.P) = France.
defiant to pleas and threats alike
from score Of nations, demanded
today that the world disarmament
conference provide her security
against possible German aggression
or ADMIT abject failure and ad-
journ at once.
Practical failure seemed assured.
A miracle was needed if anything
but bad feeling was to be the har-
vest OF more than two years work.
AS conference leaders, comprising
the steering committee gathered
gloomily to continue compromise
efforts, it appeared certain there
would be no disarmament and no
security within a measurable time
All pretence of diplomatic pro-
cedure or friendly discussion was
abandoned at a meeting of the
committee yesterday.
WASHINGTON, June 6. (U.p)-
The administration moved today
to bring the navy to treaty strength
with approval OF a speedy spending
program as resolutions introduced
in the senate sought lump sum set
tlement of war debts and a dis
armament agreement.
The disarmament proposal would
abandon the world conference for
more direct discussion.
"We will move fast in this con-
struction program said Secre-
tary of Navy Swanson as he ap-
proved plans to spend $4,000 900
this year.
Sen. Millard Tydings CDem.)
Maryland, introduced the war debt
and disarmament resolutions. The
latter would authorize President
Roosevelt to deal directly with
heads of other governments to OBJ
tain agreement on arms.
The navy order to build came
while the world conference at Gen.
eva faced failure. Swanson ap-
proved plans for construction Of
one heavy cruiser and three light
cruisers of 10000 tons each at a
cost of $50,000,000 to be paid from
the regular naval appropriations.
In addition he signed plans for Ia
destroyers, two destroyer leaders
and six submarines to be paid for
from the $40,0O0,0OO PWA fund
earmarked for the first years pro-
gram under the Vinson replace
ment bill, which authorizes con-
struction of 102 ships by 1899.
Swanson reiterated in approving
the speed-up building plan that the
5-5-3 naval ratio prevailing among
the United States, Great Britain
and Japan should be maintained
at the naval conference next year.
"We could not consent to a
change in ratios unless other pow
ers make proportional tonnage re-
ductionS,' Swanson said.
A remark by Swanson that ''the
backbone of the navy is in it's bat
tleships" was interpreted as mean
ing the United States would oppose
an expected British proposal for
reduction in size and number Of
capital ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
WILL PROVIDE:
FOR Federal.
SUPERVISION
Action Brings End To Bitterly
Contested Measure Opposed
By Wall Street.
PROTECTION FOR INVESTORS
Also Strengthens National Cred
it And Taxation Power OF
Government.
PROTECTION FOR INVESTORS

WASHINGTON, June 6. d,p) -
President Roosevelt signed the stock
exchange control bill today, placing
for the first time in history the ma
tion's securities markets under strict
federal supervision.
Signature of the bitterly contested
and much rewritten bill followed by
five days final congressional action.
The laws genesis was in the pro-
tracted stock market Investigations
of the senate banking and currency
investigations in which figured
many big bankers, including j. P.
Morgan, Otto Kahn and Charles
Mitchell.
Practices unearthed by the COM
mittee formed the basis for most of
the stringent provisions of the act.
Wall Street fought the bill from
the start. At one time in its legis-
lative course Capitol Hill charged
that the most formidable lobby of
all time was arrayed against the
measure.
The measure contains 10 major
provisions designed to protect not
only the investor, but national Gre
dit and the federal taxing power.
The provisions follow:
l, Appointment of five commits
sioners to administer the act.
2. Registration of stock brokers,
who may not use the mails or in
terstate commerce facilities without
approval of the commission.
3. Licensing of exchanges after
ther rules and regulations have re-
ceived approval of the commission.
4. Regulation of brokers' credit
and margin requirements by the
federal reserve board.
S. Outlawing of fictitious transac-
tions, simulated activity and spread
ing of false information to affect
prices.
6. The commission may regulate
the functions Of brokers and deal
ers and will study feasibility of seq
regating broker and dealer func-
tionS.
7. Corporations must file COM
plete information with the commits
sion concerning officers, salaries,
profit and loss statements, ETC., be-
fore they can list securities.
8. Corporations must furnish reg
ular reports on their affairs after
receiving permission to list their
stocks.
8. Violations may be punished
with maximum fines of $4,000 pri-
son sentences of two years. The
only exceptions are stock exchanges
which may be fined up to 100000.
10. Civil damages may be collected
by injured persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06

PERTH AMBOY, N. j., June 6.
U.P)-One of the nations most ro-
mantle fire departments fastened
today to quench wrong impression.
Fire Chief Peter Campbell indi-
Gated it wasn't his job to dash cold
water on flames of love, but
Every time Volunteer Edward
Kjersgaard grabbed his helmet and
slicer and ran to meet his girl, it
cost the city $50" he pointed out.
Because Chief Campbell consid-
cred that excessive-particularly as
Volunteer Kjersgaard, according to
his estimate, grabbed his helmet
and slicker about 20 times this year
-Kjersgaard, %, and Miss Marie
Binyak, 10, were under $500 bail
each today. They were charged with
turning in false alarms, allegedly as
a trysting signal. A false alarm costs
$50.
Police said Kjersgaard had an
alarm in his home, as a member Of
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
Stote Dentists
Name Officers

LOS ANGELES, June 8. WP)--
DR.. Fred E. Olds of Los Angeles
was named president-elect OF the
Southern California State Dental
association at the thirty seventh
annual convention of the organiza-
tion at the 8iltmore hotel. He will
take office in 1895.
Other officers elected were
Vice-president. DR. j. c. A. Hard
ing, San Diego; secretary. DR. STAN
ley Rice. Los Angeles; treasurers,
Dr.. Earl j. Thee. Los Angeles: and
auditor, Or. Arthur w. Lumkin.
Hollywood.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
FRANCE SNASHES DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
Old Animals
Aid Dentists

Los ANGELES, June 6. O.P)
Found at last: A practical
use for prehistoric mammals.
The saber- toothed tiger,
the giant sloth and the NAM
moth all have contributed to
the progress of modern den-
tistry, DR.. Hugh w. Mac
MILAN of Cincinnati told the
Southern California State
Dental association convention.
Research dentists, MacMii-
Ian said, have learned great
deal about the operation and
movement of the jaw and the
effects of various diets upon
tooth structure by examining
fossilized remains Of the pre-
historic animals.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
NAVAL.
FLYER LOST

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, June g..
U.P)-Wreckage of plane which
crashed into the ocean off foint
Conception here last night was
identified today as part of the plane
in which Lieut.. Ludwig Schroeder,
%, of San Diego, member of the
naval reserve, was flying from Oak
land to Long Beach.
LONG BEACH, June 6. U.P)-
Grave fear was expressed at the
naval reserve base here today that
the occupant of the plane which
crashed into the ocean off Point
Conception, near Santa Barbara,
last night was Lieut.. Ludwig
Schroeder, %, of the naval reserve.
"We have not heard from Lieut..
Schroeder since he was reported to
have left Oakland yesterday after
noon.o Lieut. E. B. Roger said.
"We are very much afraid it was
his plane that fell into the ocean
but are still hoping that there may
be some mistake. -
Lieut.. Roger said that descrip-
ton of the plane given by the
Workmen who saw it fall did not
tally exactly with the plane pilot
ed by Lieut.. Schroeder, but it was
close enough to cause anxiety.
"The description of the plane
which fell said that it was blue
and yellow" Roger said. "Schreu-
der's plane was silver with a blue
tail and with yellow on the upper
Wings
The report from Santa Barbara
also was to the effect that there
were two persons in the falling
plane while Roger said that Lieut..
Schroeder was alone.
Lieut.. Schroeder Is married and
lives at 1856 st. James Place, San
Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
NeLU GoUernor
Visits Capitol

SACRAMENTO, June 6. U.p)-
Acting Governor Frank F. Merriam
came to Sacramento today and for
mally began his duties as chief ex-
ecutive.
Greeted by a score of newspaper
reporters and photographers. he
said he did not plan any official
duties today, preferring to devote
his time comforting with scores of
associates.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
No Report OF
Quake Damage

MONTEREY, Calf, June 6. (U.P)
Reports today indicated that the
Monterey bay region escaped dam
age in the earthquake shocks felt
yesterday afternoon.
The seismograph at Santa Clara
university recorded a temblor start
ing at LAO D. m and continuing ID
minutes. Pasadena and University
of California instruments also re-
corded the shock, which was des-
cribed as of considerable duration
but of moderate intensity.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
Held For Alleged
Theft Of Shoes

T. Villa was booked at police
headquarters early this morning
following his arrest at 1890 o'clock
after he had assertedly broken a
front window in the Army and
Navy store on Main street and
helped himself to a pair of shoes
from the show window.
The report states that Villa was
suspected of being either intoxi-
Gated or under the influence of
narcotics at the time he is said
to have broken the window. He is
being held for further investigation
by police.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
Avert Recurrence
OF Toledo Strike

TOLEDO, O., June 6. up
Threat of strike recurrence at
the Electric Auto-Lite company
plant seemed definitely averted
today when registration of union
workers was resumed after a mid
morning conference of Thomas j.
Ramsey, union leader. with plant
officials.
Ramsey earlier demanded that
the company close the plant. He
charged officials had broken an
agreement to send home all non
strikers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
County Schools
Closing Terms

Constant activity marks the
county superintendent of schools
office this week as the various
schools of the county are closing
their years work, making annual
reports and coming in for help
in outlining next years budgets.
A throng of teachers, principals,
and board members has kept the
office force extremely busy this
week as the routine of closing for
the year is conducted.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-06
NUDE HERMIT SHOT

CHICAGO, June 6. U.P - The
nude hermit of Thornton is dead.
Abe Hinkley, 81, who for IL years
had lived without clothes in a
chicken coop on the farm of Frank
Ilaigan, former mayor of the Chi
cago suburb, was shot to death last
night as he was prowling on the
property of Herman Gonlag.