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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
HOUSE GIVES
Bic VOTE To
TAX REVISION
Party Lines Forgotten After
Republican Move For Two
Cent Postage Fails.
! COCOANUT OIL TAX IN
Measure Goes To Senate Where
1t Will Meet With Hot Debates
Over Various Provisions.
COCOANUT OIL TAX IN

WASHINGTON. Feb. 81. up
The house passed the s258,000,000
tax revision bill today after defeat
ing a Republican proposal for res
toration of the two cent postal
rates.
The measure, drafted after six
months study by a subcommittee
goes to the senate where lengthy
debate is expected on the numer-
Gus controversial provisions which
were forced through the house un-
der a gag rule.
The house passed the bill by
vote of 388 to 7.
Just before the final vote a Re-
publican effort to recommit the
bill to committee for restoration of
two cent postage rates was defeat
ed, 272 to 1872. The bill as passed
continues the three cent rate for
another year unless the President
desires to lower it. All the Repub-
licans present voted for the two
cent postage. They were joined by
Is Democrats and four Farmer
LaboriteS.
The measure is said by experts
to constitute the most conprehens-
i've change in the income tax laws
ever made and had its origin in
senate disclosures of tax evasions.
1t was brought up in the house
week ago under a rule which pro-
hibited all but committee amend
mentS. The 18 hours of general
debate was marked by sharp wran-
giles over merits of the sales tax
and the question of publicity of in
come tax returns.
The bills II major points:
l. A normal four per cent income
tax rate with SurtaX adjustments
to benefit persons with earned in
come.
2. Ten per cent reduction allow
ance on earned incomes of $4,000 or
less before tax is figured.
3. Changes in measuring capital
gains and losses estimated to bring
in $35 100000.
4. A penalty tax on personal
holding companies
5. Cuts in half foreign tax credits.
6. Places an additional two per
cent penalty tax on consolidated
returns.
7. Shifts gas-oil nuisance tax
es for administrative purposes to
original manufacturer.
8. Places five cents a pound ex-
else tax on cocoanut oil.
9. Places slight tax on crude pc
troleum producers as means of
checking "hot OIL sales and to
finance oil code administration.
10. Abolishes bank check tax
January l, 1895.
II. Drops second class postage
rates to old levels on July /.
II. Tightens up allowances for
partnership losses.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Union
Seeks Members

PITTSBURGH, Feb. g. U.P) -
The United Mine Workers of Amer
lea prepared today for a drive
which its leaders hoped would end
with membership extended to every
captive" coal mine in the country,
Optimism was expressed by the
union leaders derived after signing
of contracts with the H. G. Fricke
Coke company, United States Steel
subsidiary, for years a bitter foe
of organized labor
The companies were compelled,
under an agreement reached earlier
at the solicitation of President
Roosevelt, to recognize the repre-
sentatives the workers chose. How
ever. company officials indicated
they had no intention of recogni2-
ing the union.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
BROWN STILL
HAS LETTERS
Former Postmaster General Ad-
mits Having Documents Re-
moved From Files.
BY RONALD G.. VAN TINE
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Walter
F. Brown, postmaster general un-
der former President Hoover, told
the senate airmail investigating
committee today that he still had
in his possession some letters"
which he removed from the post
office department when leaving Of
flee on March 4, 1888, and offered
to examine his personal files to de-
termine the exact number.
Responding to questions by
Chairman Hugo l.. Black, the for
mer cabinet officer said the letter
which he had not returned to Post
master General James A Farley
were extra copies 1 thought would
be good things to have for my pro-
lection
Included in the correspondence
which Brown said he removed and
did not return were copies of let
ters written TO Joseph T. Robinson,
senate majority leader and Chair
man James NJ Mead of the house
post office committee in February
time of airmail contracts let in the
Hoover administration.
How many more have you that
you did not return?" asked Black.
Il can't answer that" Brown
said, but I'll be glad to look
through my files and see how many.
took only additional copies of let
ters 1 thought would be good thangS
to have for my own protection
Several weeks ago Brown came
to Washington and gave Farley
sheaf of letters which he said mad
vertently had been placed in his pri-
vate files when he left the depart
ment.
Post office employees had testi-
fled before the committee earlier
that official files in the department
had been burned a few days before
March 4, last year.
Brown again denied charges of
illegality in mail contract awards
in his administration. Black at
tempted to show that all airlines
receiving contracts from Brown
were controlled by 1our major hold
ing companies.
L can't be drawn into an argu-
ment of that kind" Brown said, and
named several companies he said
were independent mail operators"
Black then turned again to
Browns stock holdings in the In
ternational Mercantile Marine cor
poration, and asked if Brown knew
that 1. M. M. had an interest in the
Philadelphia Mail Steamship COM
pany. Brown said he knew that 1.
M. M. had stock in the steamship
company.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Roosevelt Fauors
Johnson's Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. (U.P)-
President Roosevelt favors legiSla-
ton that would remove public util-
tiles engaged only in intra-state
business from jurisdiction of the
federal courts, the White House re-
vealed today.
Mr. Roosevelt in making his pos
ition clear cited the New York
state telephone case of 1929 and the
delays occasioned before it finally
came up to be threshed out.
The President was referring to a
bill recently passed by the senate
and sent to the house. 1t was in
troduced by Senator Hiram john
son (Rep) California, and provided
that federal courts be closed to the
public utilities appeals on rates
set by state commissions.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. (U.P) -
Frederick H. Payne of Greenfield,
Mass, assistant secretary of war in
the Hoover administration, was
called before the federal grand jury
for questioning in regard to nego-
tiations with Joseph Silverman, New
York trader who has been barred
from the war department.
Payne appeared to testify under
waiver of immunity from prose-
cution after authorities had at
tempted vainly to obtain written
statement from ham.
He was the first Hoover admins
tration official to be heard by the
grand jury. Harry H. Woodring, as
sistant secretary of war, has been
before the jury twice and is to be
called again.
1t was understood questioning of
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Boxers Father
Freed On Bail

- LOS ANGELES, Feb. 81. U.P) -,
Herbert C. Hansford of Bakersfield,
was free under $500 bail today.
pending a hearing February % on
charges of assault with a deadly
weapon in connection with an at
tack in which James O'Brien was
wounded after a fight last Friday
night at Hollywood Legion stadium.
Hansford was accused of stabbing
OBrien in an argument over the
ring verdict Hansford'S son, George
Hansford, was awarded over Tom
my Paul, Buffalo featherweight. The
Stabbing occurred outside young
Hansford'S dressing room.
The bail was fixed when the ia
ther was arra;gned. OBrien's con-
dition was described as improved to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Party Marooned
In Arctic Ice

MOSCOW, Feb. l.U.H--Dog teams
from Cape Welien dragged sledges
through the Arctic winter darkness
today toward the rescue of 70 men,
women and children marooned on
ice 80 miles off the northeast ST.
berian coast.
Two large airplanes and several
small ones were tuned up at the
cape ready to take off when storms
subsidized
Those marooned, who include
the Wrangel Island meteorological
station crew, on the way home af-
ter three years Arctic isolation,
took to the ice when the govern
ment icebreaker Cheliuskin sank
on February IS off the coast be-
tween Cape Verny and Cape Well
en-.
They are in wireless touch with
land stations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Mexican, Chiefs
See Villa Film

MEXICO CITY, Mex, Feb. 81.
U.P)-MeXican officials will not ban
the controversial film, Viva Villa, "
from local theatres, The United
Press learned from usually reliable
sources today.
A private showing last night was
attended by President Rodriguez,
members of his cabinet, Joseph
Schenck and several other Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer officials. Although
all refused to comment on the pre-
view, the United Press was inform
ed that the film not only would be
exhibited here but that possibly it
may make its world premiere at a
local theatre under government
sanction.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Urges Shortening
OF Work Week

WASHINGTON, Feb 81. U.P)-
Further shortening of working
hours thrilgh percentage reduc-
ton of maximums set up by NRA
codes, and passage of unemploy-
ment insurance and old age pen
SIGN measures were urged before
the house labor committee today by
Gerard Swope, president of the
General Electric Co.
Swope said that many large
manufacturing concerns now are
operating on less than 80 hour
week, but said that further univer-
sal reduction in maximum working
hours undoubtedly would be of
greater benefit in reemploying job
less.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Financial Wizard
Gets Honest Work

BOSTON, Feb. 81. UP)-Charles
Ponzi, one-time get rich quick
wizard" went to work today as a
travelling salesman.
IT'S a steady job If he stays IN
this country" said an official OF
the Alfred Sears company, north
end wholesale provision concern. IN
announcing that Ponzi. paroled
from state prison only a week ago.
had been hired.
Asked about reports that Ponzi's
salary would be about S25 a week,
the official said
TITS quite bit more than that"
AS a salesman, Pon2i viii travel
around the Metropolitan Boston
area.
Ponzi is under 500 bail pending
deportation proceedings.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Kyle ConUicted
In Staying Case

With time for sentence set for
Friday morning, Sam Kyle. Negro
was found guilty of second degree
murder late yesterday by a jury in
Judge Vaughn Thompson's depart
ment of superior court. The trial
started Monday morning.
The accused had been charged
with the stabbing of Daya Singh
during a fight on a ranch north of
West late on the afternoon of jan
uary ?. The Hindu died in a Braw
ley hospital the next morning from
his wounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Urge Roosevelt
To Spike Bonus

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81 U.P-
House administration leaders, alarm
ed by the soldiers bonus drive, are
prepared to ask President Roose-
welt to send a message to congress
rebuking the legislation, it was
learned today.
They felt, it was understood,
that only by such action could the
Democratic majority be held in
line, and the administration saved
from an outright defeat in the
house when the 81 400, 100000 bonus
initiation bill comes up March II,
One prominent leader of the
bonus group admitted today that a
message eff it is frank enough"
would carry enough weight to bring
about defeat of the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Clock Denies He
InsuLted Mexico

LONG BEACH, Feb. 81. U.P)-
Reports that he derided the MeXi-
can military in a recent Mexico
City speech were denied today by
Ralph Clock, former state senator
following his return home.
Clock said statements attributed
to him that "the United States whip
ped Mexico and made her like it., -
were utterly false and probably
were circulated by men whose dis
pleasure he incurred by refusing to
buy some tickets.
"To prove we are friendly" he
said, "five prominent MeXicans ac-
cepted an invitation to be my guests
in Long Beach next August
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Alameda Indicts
Sixteen Persons

OAKLAND, Feb. 81. (U.P) - Six
teen persons, named in secret in
dictments, were sought today in
connection with the Alameda coun-
ty investigation of an alleged
health insurance racket"
Indictments accusing 10 persons
we're returned by the county grand
Jury. Three made public named
Harry Kramer, f. I. Knots, and
Harry Blankenstein. The remain
der were kept secret until the per-
sons could be taken into custody.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
To Confiscate
Church Propert,

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 81. U.P)-
Attorney General Emilio Portes Gil
issued a decree today that was re-
garded as foreshadowing the early
complete naturalization of church
property of all sorts and denomi-
nations.
Church edificeS, residences,
schools, converts, asylums and
any other buildings used directly
or indirectly in religious teaching
were covered by the decree.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
Foil Attempt To
Kidnap Publisher

CHICAGO, Feb. 81. UP)-An un-
successful attempt was made today
to kidnap E. P. Adler, prominent
midwestern newspaper publisher at
tending a meeting of the Inland
Press association in Chicago.
Adler was attacked in the hall
way of his hotel as he left his room
this morning. He was struck over
the head by a man who left a room
adjoining Adlers simultaneously
with the editor.
Adler broke away from his at
tacker, rushed to the lobby of the
hotel and returned with police who
arrested a suspect.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
DEATH TOLL
FROM STORM
AREA CROWS
Total OF 33 Fatalities Report
ed As Result OF Heavy Snow
fall In East.
TRAFFIC IN BAD SHAPE
All Travel Schedules Disrupted
Causing Much Difficulty To
Commuters.
By United Press


An army of $4,000 snow shovelers
today began to dig metropolitan
New York out from beneath the
heaviest blanket of snow that has
fallen in this area in 13 years.
Thirty-three deaths, directly or
indirectly attributable to the storm,
were reported in eastern states, in
Guiding those of 10 aged women who
died in fire at Brookville, Pa, IL
persons in New England, and II
more in New York state.
Rising temperatures gave hope
that another "a hours would see
transportation, both land and ship
ping, crawling out from the paraly-
sis that gripped railroads and coast
vessels from Maine to the Virginian
capeS.
All trains in the east were delay
ed or completely halted. The New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
read made its first attempt to send
through trains between New York
and Boston, after eight of its regu-
lar trains had been isolated between
those two cities. The New York
Central cars were rolling once more
after conditions which were reflect
ed in the crack Century's delay OF
two hours in reaching the Grand
Central station from Chicago.
Eight ocean liners, scheduled to
arrive or depart from the port of
New York, were held in port or
forced to remain outside of the har-
Dor.
Smaller shipping suffered heavily,
and the coast guard worked 36
hours rescuing and salvaging dis
tressed vessels. A 60-mile gale and
mountainous seas brought sos sig
nails from eight ships, all of which
eventually were reported safe.
New York's subway traffic re-
turned to normal, but its suburban
lines, notably in Long Island and
Westchester, still were disrupted.
More than 100000 commuters were
marooned in smaller cities outside
of New York, many of them without
even telephone service, during the
worst of the storm.
NEW YORK, Feb. 81. U.P)-A cold
wave descended today on the east
eln seaboard, still sorely crippled by
the most paralyzing snowstorm
since the celebrated blizzard of
1888.
Temperatures of close to zero
complicated efforts to dig out" in
the hardest hit regions as the fri
gid blasts sheathed snow piles with
thick crusts of ice. The cold wave
extended as far south as Florida.
At least 20 were dead as the re-
suit of the storm, II in the New
York metropolitan area alone.
Thousands of others were suffering
from injuries and exposure.
Transportation and communica-
ton facilities, which in many sec
tions were completely demoralized,
were slowly returning to normal
cy. Train service between Boston
and New York suspended yesterday
when huge drifts obstructed the
right of way, was expected to be
ncrmal by midday. Several trains
(COntinued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
JOHNSON ASKS
FOR CRITICISM
NRA Chief Wants Suggestions
Though Directing To News
papers Articles.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. {U.P) -
General Hugh S. johnson, recovery
administrator, today invited the ma
ton to "a field day of criticism of
NRA next Tuesday.
I'VE will give heed and appre-
henSion to the words of any man
who can show that the effect of an
NRA code or any provision thereon
has been harmful or that it might
be improved or that it ought not to
exist at ALL" Johnson said in ex-
planning that the field day was a
prelude to code revision conferences
starting March 5.
He said that the NRA always
has welcomed criticism and that it
has operated in gold fish bowl" "
Whatever mistakes have crept into
the Blue Eagle codes, he promised,
will be corrected in this same gold
fish bowl, under the full vision of
the entire American people
johnson expressed the triple
duty of NRA thus:
ut is to see that industry does
not hornswoggle labor; that labor
does not bullyrag industry; that
neither, separately, nor both, in
concert, shall exploit the consuming
public"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. UP) -
A speech by recovery administrator
Hugh S. Johnson, in which he cri-
ticized a dying newspaper, y
brought a vigorous editorial retort
today from the Washington Post.
johnson said in an address last
night that dying newspaper was
publishing a series of articles about
administration leaders. The author
of the series, he said. had more
than a trace of rodent blood
The Post published by Eugene
Meyer, former head of the federal
reserve board, answered Johnson S
charges with the following editorial
in its late editions today:
Gen. Johnson, in a nationwide
broadcast, without calling it by
name, characterized the Washing
ton Post as dying newspaper.
I'm fairness to The Post it must
be stated that since it passed under
its present management, June II,
1893, its circulation has increased
81 per cent.
"The Post is publishing, in serial
form, a book called THE New Deal
ers." as material of interest to its
readers, and in each issue has stat
ed that the views expressed do not
necessarily represent the opinions
of The Post.
THE Post has high regard for
the ability, energy and devotion to
the public interest OF Gen. johnson.
1t is matter of regret that it can
not also admire his self-control of
temper in public utterance."
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-21
@H4!nLd5los @H!L5os
W ,soys:

NEW YORK, Feb. 20. (Spe-
ciaD - After flying all night,
got in here at 8 this morning
in the widest of what even
California would call unusual
weather. Plane stuck in the
snow after it landed. An army
flyer came breezing in in an op-
en- cockpit. He had made the
same run from Cleveland.
These were the only two planes
to land in Newark all day, so
give a big hand to Lieutenant
WaskwitZ of the U. S. army,
not forgetting, just because he
is used to doing such things
after years of service, Maurice
Mars, pilot of the United States
passenger plane I was on.
1t was SO cold today that for
one hour this morning they
didn't roll the dice on the
New York stock exchange.
When those crap shooters
hands can't roll 'em it cold.
Yours,
Mx& Rc74~1.
elssI. McNaught Syndicate. Ina-
La gaceta., 1934-02-09

AGRUPACION BENEFICA Y
CULTURAL DEL CENTRIC
OBRERO
La gaceta., 1934-02-09
X NO CONCEDE ATEN
CION A La CRiTiCA DE
MILLS

Washington, feb. 9.-El Sc
cretario del interior levant6 a
yer su voz para decir que no
concedia atencion a la critica
do Ogden Mills, exsecretario
de Hoover, quien recientemente
manifesto que era meJor para
los campeSino morirSe de ham
bre, baio metodos constitutional
les, que permitir una interpreted
ci0n liberal de la carta funda-
mental.
"Con una banda negra en- un
brazo Y un sombrero en- la mi
tad del mastil-dijo lckes -
Mills critica las normas del pre-
sidente Roosevelt. Los buenos
vieioS dias del gobierno de los
ricos y poderosos y para los ri
cos y poderosos, por cuenta de
la gran masa del pueblo, han pa
sado para siempre,'
"Aquellos dias Sc han iGO Y
La gaceta., 1934-02-09
HOY Sc ENTREGARA la
~RECOMPENSA AL CIUDA-
DANO MAS DESTACADO
DE 1888
DE 1888

En- los terrenos de la Fcria,
con motive de ser eli dia de Tam
La gaceta., 1934-02-09
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La gaceta., 1934-02-09
INTENSE FRO EN- LOS Els
TADOS DEL ESTE

New York, feb. 9.-El este
de la naci6n SURE los efectos
de una ola fra, la mas intensa
de los ultimos amos.
La bahia de New York Sc ha-
llaba aver congelada, en- parte,
V ell Lago Ontario Sc congel0
por primera vez en- 60 amos.
Ell espesor de la nieve en- La
go Oneida era de AZ pulgadas.
Temperature de bajO Cero
La gaceta., 1934-02-09

venfrival tuvo que combatir los
diez asaltos.
Alvaro Santos fue descalifi-
cado en- una pelea con Hilario
Martinez, correspondence a
este la victoria.
En- ell segundo round Marti-
nez cayo a consecuencia de un
golpe, pero Santos en- lugar de
retroceder Y tomar posiciones
para una nueva acometida, Sc
precipit6 sobre el y cay6 a su
Vez.
Ell valenciano volvi6 a SEN
tarse en- ell quinto y nuevamen-
te ell madrileno, impulsado por
su ceguera, Sc lie echo encima.
Tales manejos dieron por re-
sultado que en- ell octave Sc des-
calificara a Santos, concedien-
dose ell triunfo a Martinez.
La gaceta., 1934-02-09
ARILLA HIZO PELEA NJ
LA CON Ell CAMPEON DE
EUROPA allkN

Paris, feb. 9.-EI campe6n
espanol del peso de mosca, Ma
riano Arilla, ~sostuvo en- Lille
I'm renido combate con Ell cam
pe6n europeo, ell frances Prax-
lie Clyde, siendo declarado nulo
ell combate.
Dos de los jueces eran fran
ceses Y uno neutral.
Los e~spanoles que presencia-
ron ell encuentro eStiman que
Arilla derrot6 a su oponente, pc
70 que hubo parcialidad en- ell
fallo.
La gaceta., 1934-02-09
GARCIA ACUSADO DE b.
CANA

Ell fiscal del condado, Morris
NJ. Givens, present0 aver un es-
critic, en- la corte de 10 criminal
acusando de bigamia a Abelar-
do Garcia.
Sostiene ell fiscal que Garcia,
sin haberse divorciado de Bes-
sic Mills Garcia, contrajo un Sc
gundo matrimonio con Antonio
Miguel, ell dia % de noviembre
de 1888.
En- otro escrito de conclusion
mes Sc acusa a Freddie Farnett,
de robar tres sortijas, I'm reloj
Y una pistola a John Ferlita,
residente en- la casa marcada
con Ell mum. 1906 d" "A Gle %.
A Willie Davis Sc lie senala
como autor de I'm delito de asal
to con intenci6n de a~sesinar a
Willie Jackson.
La gaceta., 1934-02-09
ESTACION WDAE

A las 5:15, Enoch Light, or
questa; $50, Dell Campo, te-
nor; 500, Four Clubmen; 6:15
Bob Nolan, orquesta; 700,
Myrt y Marge; 7:30 -Four Show
man; 900, orquesta de Phila-
delphia; 9:15, Alexander Wool
colt; 11:OO Mary Eastman, or.
ouesta; 11:15, Freddie Rich, oil
ouesta; II 80, Isham Jones, or,
questa.
La gaceta., 1934-02-09

ia produsto HusferOIe nhuyenta es
eoiot y 10 reeI,plaaa con an estate
de bieHestar exquisite y calm ante.
Fr0tese sunVemcnte In parte afectaAa.
Es mn unKtisntO blanco y IIn,pio,
eInborndo de rcrite de mOstaza. Ne
aeje do procurar hoy mismo Ell
Musteroie rn su farmRcia. Precioa,
1Oc. y 65c. orc anne ricano en- notes
y tubOsI tamah0 de hospital $500
Gro americana.
sUwrERA A CUALQUIER SINAPKSGO
D PAHCHO Die MoSTAZA.
La gaceta., 1934-02-09

Sc eta poi ste medic a los
miembros de la Directiva de es-
ia Agrupaci6n, para la Junta
que tendra efecto hoy viernes a
las 8 p. m.
Ell Secretari0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11

for the opera and the opera comique.
 The governments urgent rec ommendatIon that the two 1egiti- mate" organizations be merged provoked howls of protests from jealous supporters of the two thea ters, whose traditional rivalry dates for more than 150 years. Even neutral observers maintain that each theater has its own peculiar role in the French stage, and that a merger of the two companies would produce ludicrous if not narrowing results.