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The Washington times., 1934-07-19
VET CONFESSES
Staying PAL

NORWICH, N. Y, July 10
U.N.S0.-ohn johnson, 81, shell
shocked war veteran from Ala
media, Cal, today was in jail
here, the Self-confeSSed slayer OF
his hobo companion, Jake Knapp,
As, of Poyntelle, Pa, whose body
was found in Guilford cesspool
yesterday.
johnson, who was arrected
June 10, on charges Of carrying
concealed weapons and conceal
ing stolen property. had boosted
that he had KILLED his pal" but
his story was not believed be-
cause of his shell shocked con-
dition.
Yesterday Corp. Guy Moore
and Trooper Dave Soules, of the
State police. decided to search
Guilford cesspool where johnson
had tsld Mrs. Ida Boyko he had
buried Knapp's body.
Three inches beneath the sur
face of the ground they found
the decomposed body and when
they confronted johnson he
signed q confession, claiming self
defense.
The Washington times., 1934-07-19
Man Robbed of $35
On Visit to House

Henry Quill, 600 block Newton
st. N. W., was robbed of $35
early today while calling at a
house in the block where he
lives, he told police. Mr.. Quill
said he was lying on a couch
when a woman with a pug nose"
held him while a man took the
money.
Norman and Doris Bonifant
and Irene Zain, all of the 800
block Newton st. N. w., were
arrested for questioning by Tenth
Precinct police.
The Washington times., 1934-07-19
NEWS EVENTS OF WORLD

sons who lost their jobs appealed
to the courts on the ground that
as members Of the Bible Re
Searchers" they were forbidden by
their religion to pay honor to
humans.
ZOsSEN, Germany, July 10.
Chancellor Hitler reviewed the
Ninth Cavalry Regiment here.
After the troops marched past,
Hitler addressed the officers, tell
ing them he relied on the army,
and in turn the army could rely
on him. "
|. LOERRACH, Germany, July 10.
Adolf Hitler is the greatest leader
of all time because he dared to
execute his highest generals, and
men who had been close to him,
for the sake Of the nation, &C.
cording to Robert Ley. leader Of
a labor organization. In so doing
Hitler sacrificed part of himself"
for his country's good, Ley said.
BERLIN, July 19.-Storm troop
ers will be allowed to wear uni
forms while off duty, the propa-
ganda ministry today announced
following a denial that the troop
ers would be recalled to duty be-
fore the end Of July.
The Washington times., 1934-07-19
SWEDEN

STOCKHOLM, July 19.-Amer1.
can Minister Laurence A. Stein
hardt is under fire from the
newspaper IdrottSbladet, leading
Swedish sports journal, for utter
ances he is alleged to have made
at a reception to visiting Ameri-
can athletes. The newspaper al.
leges Minister Steinhardt told the
athletes that the SwedeS are
Jealous and do not like to see
foreign sportsmen triumph, and
also that Married. VinSon, an
American, was unfairly marked
down in a skating contest to give
q Swede q better rating.
The Washington times., 1934-07-19

ernor from Secretary of Labor
Perkins and Attorney General
Cummings at Washington that
complete cooperation would be
given.
District Attorney Matthew Brady
expressed the belief that deporta-
ton is the best weapon against
foreign agitators.
The Washington times., 1934-07-19
Silver Star GiUen
Indiana Veteran

Announcement was made at the
War Department today of the
award Of the Silver Star for GAL
lantry in action to John w. Far
rem, formerly private, Infantry,
now living in La Porte, Ind.
The honor was conferred upon
Mr.. Farren for gallantry in action
during the World War on the
battlefields of France.
The Washington times., 1934-07-19
MEXICO

MEXICO CITY. July 19.-James
White, o passenger in a second
class car, was the only American
injured in the wrecking Of the
Mexico Laredo express, according
to railroad officials. Fifteen other
persons were hurt.
The Washington times., 1934-07-19
FRANCE
GERMANY

BERLIN, July 19.-Dismissal
from their jobs is facing workers
who wilfuIly remained away from
the Nazi May Day celebration, It
was reported today following q
court decision that it was the
legal duty Of workers to attend
these exercises. A number Of per-
The Washington times., 1934-07-19
ITALY

ROME. July 19.-Italian Am
bassador to the United States
Augusta Rosso was received yes
terday by Premier Mussolini in
VeneZia Palace for a discussion
of Italo-American relations.
The Washington times., 1934-07-19

CONDITION OF TREASURY
Treasury balance as Of July
II, $2.567, 453, 1874: Internal rev.
enue, $2,622, 1914: custom re-
ceiptS, SO, 4O2, 2O7.52.
The Washington times., 1934-07-19
AUSTRIA

VIENNA, July 19.-Officials TO-
day were investigating the death
Of three children who were killed
by the explosion of World War
artillery shells which they found
in the attic of a hotel at Mining
near Barunau.
The Washington times., 1934-07-19
ENGLAND

LIVERPOOL, England, July 10.
Pressing q gold switch which
opened the Mersey tunnel to traf-
fic today, King George at cere-
monies yesterday connected Liver
pool and Birkenhead with the
longest underwater highway in
the world. The tunnel opening
marked the elimination Of a
seven-day celebration of the
completion of the project at q
cost of IS million dollars.
LONDON, July 19.-Rear Ad-
miral Richard H. Leigh an
nounced here today before sailing
for the United States that he
intends to seek retirement in adj
vance of the allotted age limit.
He has suffered from the return
of an old malady affecting his
knee. Admiral Leigh is here IN
connection with the international
naval conversations.
LONDON. July 19.-ExtenSion
of the existing treaty was re-
ported here today to be favored
by Italy. The Italian attitude
was represented as seeing no need
for a change in the present re.
1ationship of the various coun-
tries under the washington treaty.
FRANCE
PARIS, July 19.-Death of JAG
queline Chautemps, niece Of for
mer Premier Camille ChautempS,
is another tragedy added to the
list Of imprisonments, cabinet up
sets, riots and ruin that have fol-
lowed the notorious Stavisky
scandal, according to her friends.
She committed suicide. it was re-
ported, as a result Of a nervous
collapse due to attacks on the
ChautempS' family.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
BUILDS PLANE
WITHOUT TAIL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28. U.R) -
A "tail-lcss" airplane that flies was
introduced to a surprised public to-
day by Waldo Waterman, the in
ventor.
The plane completed its first pub
lie flight at the grand central air
terminal and suggests, according to
its inventor, an answer to the re-
cent appeal Of Eugene Vidal, de-
partment OF commerce aeronauticS
director, for q plane that can be
built cheaply,
Weighing only 100 pounds, the
small ship resembles an old-typc
pushcr plane which had been shorn
of its tail. A 100 horsepower engine
is installed at the rear of the ca
bin which seats two passengers. The
wings having 30 foot spread, slope
backward at 25 degree angle. On
each wing tip is a Stabilizer.
Waterman and an assistant, Mel
borne G.. Oliver. survived number
of crashes before they completed
the present plane. The inventor said
he made several secret flights at
Rosamond dry lake before under
taking the public takeoff.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
PU-Y ENTHR0NED TODAY As
FIRST MANCHUKUO EMPEROR

tcreSt" the world has shown in his
enforcement
Cameras clicked and motion pic
turc sound apparatus recorded for
posterity his regrets that pressure
would not permit a longer interview.
1t was the only opportunity per-
mittcd the correspondents and the
camcramen for a closeup view of
the emperor -to-be before the cere-
monies. Hereafter, during the event.
full day, foreigners must remain at
least go yards away from the prince
chosen by the dictates Of heaven
TO head new nation.
Hsingking, usually the quictest Of
capitals, throbbed with The excite
ment Of the impending coronation,
Thousands of personS-the fighting
men of Manchu MongolianS, White
Russians and other nationalitieS-
jammed the dusty streets and filled
every building to overfloWing.
Temperatures II degrees below
zero did not dampen their enthuS-
iasm, nor did the presence of Jap
anese and Manchukuo soldiers who
grimly patrolled the streets on the
alert to see that Shang IT'S heaven
ly decree-that Henry should again
sit on the dragon throne-should be
carried out.
Untoward incidents were not eX-
pected, military officials said, but
the soldiery was instructed to "be
on the alert"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
OUTLINE NEW
PROGRAM FOR
FEDERAL AID
White House Announces Com
prehensive Set-Up To Replace
Activities OF CWA.
EMBRACES TRIPLE FIELD
Includes Relief For Families In
Rural Areas, Stranded Popu-
lation And Cities.

WASHINGTON, Feb %. U.P) =
n new and comprehensive program
to meet the unemployment situa-
ton and to replace the CWA will
be launched this spring to continue
for year, President Roosevelt an
nounced today.
The program will be based large
ly on the experience of the past
nine months which has shown that
unemployment problems must be
faced on more than one front, it
was pointed out.
With this in mind the new pro-
gram has been divided to meet the
following situations:
l. Distressed families in rural
areas.
2. Stranded populations living in
single industry communities in
which there is no hope of future
unemployment, such as miners in
worked out fields.
3. The unemployed in the urban
areas.
President Roosevelt plans to di-
vert for his relief plan the $950,000,-
600 recently appropriated by con-
gress. He believes that sum will be
sufficient to carry the program
through.
In announcing the new program,
the White House made it clear that
additional responsibilities would be
placed on communities to make cer-
tain those participating in work re-
lief are actually persons in need.
On the question of the care OF the
needy in the rural areas White
House statement said:
Their security must be identified
with agriculture. In many places OF
the country this calls for change
from commercial farming and de-
pendence upon single cash crop,
to the raising of the various COM
modities needed to maintain the
family. Work for wages from relief
funds is not an essential part of this
phase of the program and will be
provided only insofar as it is nee
cSSary to accomplish the primary
objective.
mo encouragement of an exten-
sion of competitive farming is con-
tcmplated"
Methods Explained
The statement explained that
some of the methods to be employed
include building, or rebuilding, to
provide adequate farm homes; the
provision of seed, and of stock for
other commercial purposes, and op-
portunities to these workers to earn
modest cash incomes through part
time employment.
In addition the administration is
for a planned distribution of the
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
VETO
ON VETERANS
LEGISLATION
House Will Accept Amend
ments Adopted By Senate Be-
cause OF Vote Blocking.
BY ii. o. THOMPSON

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-Predlc-
tions that President Roosevelt would
veto the greatly increased veterans
benefits voted by the senate were
made today by administration lead
erS.
The house, nettled by the fact
that it had been given no opportun-
ity to vote for the veterans, was un-
derstood to be prepared to accept
the senate amendments. This would
send the Independent offices appro-
priation bill to the White House in
a form unsatisfactory to the PreSi-
dent
House Democrats called a caucus
on the subject for tonight. House
Republicans gleefully awaited an
opportunity to vote both for the re-
storation of the Is per cent govern
ment pay cut and all of the Veter-
ans amendments adopted in the
senate.
The administration, anticipating
trouble on both the pay cut and
veterans issues, had offered COM
promises adding some 1920, 100000 to
the bill. The senate rose roughly
over these peace overtures and ad
ded about 1854 100000 to the two
categories.
The entire house is up for re-elec
ton this fall. The support of veter-
ans is counted upon to swing several
tight contests. Only one-third of
the senate comes up for reelection.
Members of the house, by submit
ting a gag rule, gave up a chance
to win favor Of veterans. Now that
the senate has bolted to go on rec
ord for restoring veterans compen-
sation, many congressman are itch
ing for a chance to do the same.
One amendment adopted by the
senate probably will be rejected by
the house. 1t is sponsored by Sena-
tor William E. Borah, Repn, Ida,
and provides that none of the pay
cut restoration voted by the senate
shall apply to salaries of $4,000 or
more a year. Congressman would be
within this class
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
AIMEE DROPS
DIVORCE SUIT.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28. U.P) -
Aimee Semplc Mcpherson, noted
evangelist, tocdy Withdrew her con-
test to the divorce suit sought by
her portly, estranged husband, Da-
vid l.. Iron Nam Hutton.
Her decision was contained in a
stipula ton filed in superior court,
In addition to giving notice She
would not contest Huttons action
she agreed to waive notice of trial.
Previously she had indicated an
intention to fight Hutton's suit in
asmuch as she filed a crosS-com-
plant to his original action.
The evangelist will henceforth be
known as aimee Semple McPher-
son without objection on the part
of Hutton, the agreement stipula-
ted
Huttons lengthy complaint on
which the suit will be tried, is based
on grounds of cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
PWA WORK ON
SMALL SCALE
BY HENRY T. GORRELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Only a
few thousand persons received di-
rect mid-winter employment on
non-federal public works projects in
the various states, cities and NUM-
cipalities for which more than $818,-
100000 has been allotted by the
Public Works Administration, Uni :
ted Press survey revealed To-Day.
On January 20, 1894, the PWA
had authorized loans and grants af-
fecting 1,954 projects, including rail-
road improvements. Yet official
records showed that but 230 pro-
jectS have been started, and only
1888 persons have been directly
employed.
The United States treasury re-
ported that despite the large sum
allotted in the form of loans and
grants to political subdivisions, it
had actually released only S52,282,-
045 for such projects.
Of the $3,3O0,O00,0O0 public works
fund, now completely earmarked,
the treasury has released a total of
$723 STA ,204. This included $400,000,-
900 allotted to the Civil Works Ad-
ministration which, in less than one
month was credited with having
employed more than 100000 desti-
tute workers.
Public Works administrators in
16 states and Alaska notified the
administration January 20 that up
to that date there had been no en-
ployment on non-federal public
works projects in their areas, deS-
pite substantial allotments.
The states in this category in
cluded Arizona and Nevada
In many states where large allot-
ments have been made by PWA,
money has been withheld due to
difficulties which prevented appro-
val of contracts.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
BY GEORGE GORMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent


Copyright 1894, by United Press
HSINKING, Manchuria, March J..
Thursday Henry Pu vi, "the
true son of heaven whom man and
destiny have moved on and off i'm
perial thrones since he was a Willm-
pering infant. was to be cnthroned
today as first emperor Of the jap
anesc protected state of Manchu-
kuo.
In Shunticn Light of Heaveu)
square stood a glittering altar at
which the slender, bespectaclcd
young prince, now 20, was to touch
the sacred ancestral seal and swear
to Shang-Ti, the supreme being, to
uphold and defend the Well-being of
a nation of 30,OOO,0OO souls-a state
carved from the vast empire he
twice headed.
Reed-like in the trim uniform of
a field marshal, the young prince
emerged temporarily from his pre-
coronation secluSion to receive the
representatives of the press of the
world.
For four measured minutes the
correspondents stood close by the
august presence of the "child of deS-
tiny and heard his message. The
effects of his three-day fast showed
in his pale, aScetic face as he eX-
pressed his appreciation of the in
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
DAVIS F[AYS
NEW DEAL

NEW YORK, Feb. %. (UP)-Wis-
dom in government consists in dis
covering natural laws and following
them, John w. Davis, Democratic
nominee for President in 1924, de-
clared today in a letter vigorously
criticizing phases of the new deal.
Davis indicated leaning toward
rugged individualism and doubted
the efficacy of any plan which seeks
to regiment Americans in support
of a broad Socialistic program.
Every Socialist. every advocate
of social discipline, of a planned
economy. of a nationalist regimen
tation-call it what you will-must
answer in the end this question:
who is TO sit in the drivers seat
and hold the reins and whip?' Da-
Wis asserted
And the answer cannot be made
in such vague collective terms as
the state, the government. or So
ciety, for these only move by human
hands"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
Domestic Price
Course UnknouD1l

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. U.P -
Whether the administration con-
templates any new move to promote
rising domestic prices through
sweeping powers granted in the
gold reserve act continued to be
shrouded in mystery today a month
after passage of the bill.
Untouched was the $4,000, 900, 900
stabilization fund set up under the
bill to deal in gold, foreign ex-
change and government bonds
whenever operations were deemed
necessary.
No comment was forthcoming as
to the failure of domestic commod-
ity prices to continue the advance
started by the bills passage
Principal results so far Of the ad-
ministration's monetary policy ap-
peared to be the dictation of a
world price level for gold. This
power, it was said, would put the
United States in strong position to
determine its domestic price level
without fear of financial shocks
from abroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
YOUNG SMOOT ADMITS HAVING
CONNECTION WITH AIR FIRM
Former Senator's Son Worked For Western
Air While Taking Government Salary
AS Fathers Secretary.

testified, consisted of keeping in
touch with developments in Comp
troller Generai McCarl's office and
in the senate and house appropria-
tionS committees
McCarl at that time had under
consideration the high bid that
Western Air submitted for a trans
continereal mail rouye, and was
holding up payments under the con-
tract.
Smoot identified a telegram he
sent to James G.. Wooley, former
vice president of the airline, say
ing that Father and l will see Nc
Carl again.
Father never saw General Nc
Carl at all" he testified.
Then why did you say he did?"
asked Chairman Hugo L. Black.
Il don't know, senator" Smoot
replied. Father only wrote one let
ter to General McCarl He was un-
der great pressure from his constit-
uents. That was the only dealing he
Lad with the comptroller's office
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
PRINCE TELLS
OF AIDING TO
KILL RASPUTIN

LONDON, Feb. 28. U.P)-The dra.
matte story of the death of Raspu-
tin, lecherous mad monk" of Rus
sia. was told to packed courtroom
today by the man who helped kill
him.
Prince Felix Youssoupoff of Rus
sia testified in the suit of his wife
against the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
company, charging that she was Ii
belled i'm firm in which one of the
characters. which she claims was
intended to represent her, was Sc
duced by the monk.
The prince, once one of the great
mobiles of the Russian Empire, in al
most monosyllabic replies to the
questions of Sir Patrick Hastings,
counsel for his wife, told the story
of the assassination.
He said after RaSputin had been
given poisoned cakes and wine, he
shot him once with revolver he
obtained from Grand Duke Dimitri
Pavlovich. Then Puriskevitch, the
third of the conspirators shot him
three times.
"In the end" Hastings asked, did
you do anything to kill him?"
Yes" the prince replied, Il did
it with a loaded stick"
The court adjourned until tomor-
row, after Prince Youssoupoff de-
MED the suggestion that the charac-
ter of "Natasha" in the film resem-
bled another woman of the czarist
court more closely than his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
State Rests In
Wynekoop Case

CHICAGO, Feb. 28. 0,P)-The
state rested its case today in the
trial of DR.. Alice Wynekoop on
charges of numbering her daughter
in-law, one of the strangest mys-
tclies in modern criminal history.
Rheta Wynekoop's nearly nude
body was found on an operating
table in the Wynekoop home last
November 81.
AS soon as the states case was
completed, attorneys for the 63-
year-old physician defendant,
called their first witness. The de-
fense announced a score of witness
es would be asked to testify in an
effort to establish reasonable
doubt" that DR.. Wynekoop is guilty.
The defense case will be climaxed
by the elderly matriarchs own tes-
timony, if present plans are carried
out.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
PRESS GAG ON KISSING DETAILS
Probably just AS Well Too For Newspaper
men Are Merely Human After All

SACRAMENTO, Feb %. U,P) -
An official gag sought today to
prevent an interested press and
public from learning new details of
widespread kiSSing-Some of it ia
therly and some of it otherwise -
among employees Of the state print
ing plant.
ROLAND Vandegrift, finance di-
rector, applied the gag until he
himself can make a statement re-
garding the situation disclosed by
five women employees who kissed
and told
Vandegrift ordered Harry Ham
mond, state printer, and all other
plant employees not to talk to news
papermen. He promised a statement
when he returns here. He is expect
ed Thursday.
Before the silence rule was APP
Piled, Mrs. Loleta Bradley, divorcee,
enlarged her charges against portly
James F.. Lyon, copy editor who re-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
TRUCK KILLS
FIELD WORKER

Jack Rivers, a Negro field work.
er, was killed early last night when
run over by truck operated by w.
j. Mcdonald for l.. L. Lyerly of CAL
ipatria, on the highway about three
miles east of Estell, according to a
report made to the sheriff's office
and by irwin Maupin, deputy cor
oner.
According to information OBJ
tanned by Maupin, the man had
been packing pea crates at a ranch
near Estell, and accepted an offer
to ride into Calipatria on the truck.
He fell from the seat under the
wheels and was crushed TO death
before the heavily Laden truck could
be stopped.
Identification of the dead man
was made through relief order
from the Calipatria office which he
had in his pocket. Nothing else is
known regarding MIN, according TO
Maupin.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
LARGE FIELD
ENTERED FOR
GOLF TOURNEY

Entries in the qualifying round
indicate that big field will tee
ofi tomorrow morning in the an
nual golf tournament conducted by
the Barbara Worth country club.
Laddie Willoughby, of the Calex-
leo club, runner up in the recent
lettuce tournament at BraWley,
made the low qualifying score,
turning in a 70. Barney Burke, of
the Barbara Worth club was second
with a rs and Elmer Sears, winner
of the BraWley tournament took
third with a rs. Other low scores
include Wayne Elvander, 79 and
Jack Strobel, 80
Pairings for the various flights
will not be completed until late
this afternoon, it was announced,
for some of the entries were still to
qualify during the afternoon. Lists
of pairings will be posted tonight
at the Barbara Worth hotel and al
so at the California hotel
Play tomorrow morning will start
at O'Clock.
Those entered III the various
flights are asked to consult the lists
Of pairings SO they may know just
Wnen they are booked to play, and
70 be at the course ready to go
when their flight is called.
The tournament will continue
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
with the final play-off on Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-28
PUNISHMENT
FOR DOCTORS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. U.p)-
Two California physicians, DR.. JOS
cph B. Enos of Oakland and DR..
Frank Andruss Northrup of San
Luis Obispo, faced disciplinary ac-
ton today at the hands of the
state medical board.
The board found the Oakland
physician guilty on charges Of US
ing a fictitious name and placed
him under probation for a three
year period. He was ordered to
transfer a clinic he operates to the
guidance of some organization such
as the community chest.
The license of DR.. Northrup was
revoked when the board found him
guilty of a narcotic charge.
Applications of DR.. Augusta dc
Angeles Stone and DR.. John E. Jol-
Icy, both of Los Angeles. and DR..
James G. Ham, of San Bernardino,
for restoration of their certificates
were denied by the board.