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The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Touhy FugitiVes
Hunted Anew

CHICAGO, Jan. % UN.S)-
Federal authorities launched a
fresh search today for fugitive
members of the Touhy gang, four
of whom are now on trial for the
kidnapping of John Factor, in the
belief that they may be involved
in the st. Paul abduction Of Ed
ward G.. Bremen.
Meanwhile the guard watching
over Factor, the wealthy stock
promoter, was doubled. Factor,
who is waiting to testify against
the four Touhyites, has been
threatened with death and au-
thorities are taking added precau-
tions to guard his safety until
he takes the witness stand.
The four defendants, for whom
the death penalty will be sought,
are Roger Touhy. asserted leader
of the gang; Albert Kator, Gus
Schaefer, and Tom McFadden.
Fugitive members of the Touhy
gang include Charles c'Ice
Wagon~ Connors and Basil
Banghart. Both have been in
cited.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
FEDERAL MOVE
POWDERED At
CONFERENCE
Prosecutor, Detectives Talk
Over Plans As Kidnapers
Keep 124-Hour Silence
By THOMAS F. CULLEN

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. % GIN.
S0.-Department of Justice Off
cials held secret conference to-
day to determine what course of
action should follow in the Govern
ment's efforts to restore Edward
G. Bremen, kidnapped banker. to
his family.
The possibility of abandoning
the policy of inactivity was indi-
Gated when United States Attor-
new George Sullivan conferred at
length with Werner Hanni and
Harold Nathan, Federal investi-
gators.
KidnaperS Long Silent
In the meantime more than 1874
hours have elapsed since Bremen
was kidnapped soon after leaving
his daughter, Betty, at school.
Adolph B rem er, Democratic
leader and wealthy brewer, has
received no word from the captors
of the young banker since the
message Walter w. Magee re-
ceived shortly after the kidnapping.
Since last Friday, Adolph
Bremen has had 100000 in used
hills ready to pay the ransom de-
manded.
The father appears convinced
that Edward will be returned
safely. He declined to talk for
publication and maintains silent
vigil.
Wife in SecIuSiOn
Mrs. Edward G. Bremen, wife
of the missing president of the
Commercial State Bank, remains
in Seclusion at home with her
daughter, Betty.
Mrs. Bremen refuses to see all
callers, but likewise is standing up
under the arduous ordeal with
considerable fortitude and with
confidence that her husband will
be returned unharmed.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
CODE CAR GOES
To HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Jan. %
G.N.S0 Hollywood was to go
on review today.
The motion picture industry
was on it's toes for the coming of
the "big chief" under the New
Deal"
Sol A. Rosenblatt, deputy
NRA administrator who presided
at hearings which ended in adop-
tion of a motion picture code,
was to arrive minus any of the
fanfare with which Hollywood
has been accustomed to greet
visiting notables.
This was at the direction of the
NRA executive, who wants to have
a first hand "look-see" at the in
dustry on it's home hearth.
Rosenblatt heard many con-
flicting claims, many divergent
viewpoints and plenty of charges
during the process of the code
hearings.
It was generally believed in
Hollywood that he planned to
check up on these various points
of conflicts, and arrive at bal
anced view of the whole situation.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. % G.N.S0.
A romance of the NRA came to
light in Hollywood today. Friends
let it be known that very soon
wedding bells would ring for Anne
Ronell, song writer and sister of
Sol Rosenblatt, in charge of the
NRA film code, and Lester Cowan,
formerly executive secretary of
Of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts ard Sciences. .
CoWan and Rosenblatt faced one
another recently in Washington,
both in ali attitude of combat,
when Cowan was spokesman for
the academy in efforts to trim
down WI 1T academicians held were
draSti> provisions of the film code.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
AAA PLANS CURB
IN MILK SUPPLY.

Details of a national plan for
curtailing the production of milk,
in which dairy farmers around
Washington as well as those in
the rest of the country will be
asked to cooperate, will be an
nounced by the Agricultural. Ad-
justment Administration within
the next four or five days, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wal
lace declared today.
Although the scheme was said
by Wallace to be tentative" and
great secrecy shrouded it's exact
nature, it was learned that par
ticipation by milk producers will
not be compulsory.
Work on the idea started within
the AAA many months ago, but
has been held up, Wallace as
serted, because of opposition from
many dairy interests. AS long
as these interests see any hope
of selling most of the milk being
produced, he said, they are un-
willing to cooperate in any
scheme which would allot the
amount of milk a farmer may
market.
The present aim Of the AAA
in handling dairy problems, Wal
lace added. is to ascertain the
proper price to be paid to farm
ers in each milkshed, and then
enforce the price legally.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
|CKES RECALLS
80 MILLIONS
PWA FUNDS
Laggard Communities Yield
Money to Others; Fairfax
Jai's $4,000 Included
BY International News Service


Nearly fifty million Of public
works allotments had been re-
called today as Secretary Of In
terror Ickes sought to replenish
his depleted treasury by with
drawing funds from inactive pro-
jects for reallotment.
Recently he warned that he
would follow this plan? and nott-
fled communities in every part OF
the country to sign their con-
tracts and get their money into
payrolls.
The warning was effective in
a considerable portion Of the
cases Ickes had in mind.
At the same time with almost
as many projects pending be-
fore his staff, as a result Of new
applications, as he had when his
appropriation was intact, the
public works administration has
been scraping the bottom Of the
money sacks wherever a few stray
thousands could be salvaged.
Into New Programs
This money is going into new
programs, or to those which have
shown best results in putting men
to work.
Today's recalled funds amounted
to $11,579,450. Previously $780,
945,76 had been returned or re-
called, all aggregating today's
total Of $47,535, 900 on hand for
reallotment.
Many of these refunds were
made voluntarily, as in the case
of some California and other COM
munities where obstacles locally
made it impossible to utilize the
PWA funds at any early date.
One such allotment included to-
day, $10,00O,O00 originally made
to Colorado, and rescinded be.
cause the State Supreme Court
held the State constitution pro-
hibited the State from borrowing
money for highway construction
the object Of the PWA allotment.
Secretary Ickes cited this as
typical of local delays which have
occurred in many sections.
Another case in today's with
drawals was the Mason City
(Iowa) grant of $4,000 for re-
pairs to the city water plant.
This city's tax situation improved
so that the local council decided
voluntarily to return the Govern
ment money and raise their own.
Other Withdrawals, some volurNr
tary, included:
Pleasantville, N. j., SEWAGE
$4,000; North Kingston, R. l.
water, $4,000; Evanston, Ill.,
$3.50 900, reservoir; Fairfax county,
Va, Jail. $5000O: Franklin county,
Va, buildings. $4,000; Rochester.
N. H., water. system, $240,000S
Bridgeville, Del, sidewalks, $500;
Auburn, Me-, school, $34,500; In
diana, highway, $4,000.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
BLOC
ON SILVER To .
OPEN FIGHT
Wheeler, King, Fiesinger See
Roosevelt, But Refuse to
DivuIge His Attitude
International News Service

N6WS service
The Congressional silver bloc
brought its fight for remonetiza-
tion to President Roosevelt again
today.
Three Of the silver leaders
Senators Wheeler Of Montana and
King Of Utah, and Representa-
tive Fiesinger of Ohio, all Demo-
crats-talked to President Roose-
Velt about silver for nearly half
an hour.
Leaving the White House they
declared they had discussed the
white metal generally, but would
not reveal the attitude taken by
the President.
Wheeler plans to introduce an
amendment dealing with silver
when President Roosevelt's gold
naturalization bill reaches the
Senate floor.
Authorship Denied
Republicans and gold bloc
Democrats are trying to establish
the exact parentage Of the Ad-
ministration'S bill.
Professor Warren denied he was
one of the authors of the meas
ure, and declared he did not
know whether Prof. Rexford Tug
well, of "the brain trust" was an
author of the bill.
Owen D. Young, chairman, of
the board of the General Elec-
trio company, was scheduled to
testify this afternoon.
Warren said he did not see the
bill until only a few days before
it was introduced in Congress.
Secretary Of the Treasury Nor
genthau was present at the con-
ference, and said:
81 agreed with the terms Of
the bill"
Prices Avanced
Advances in prices from Feb
ruary to December, 1888 were out
lined in charts brought to the
committee by the witness.
Cotton rose 68 per cent; silver,
St; copper, 63; gold, Sc; wheat, 81;
tallow, so; cottonseed oil, 26, and
hams, 81, the witness said.
In nearly all instances, British
price gains on the same items
were much lower, according to
the testimony.
While the total value of all
listed stocks on the New York
Stock Exchange mounted So per
cent during that period, England'S
stocks rose IS per cent, French
stocks less than l per cent, while
Germany's dropped per cent.
The witness estimated that the
cost of living has risen, mean
while, only 6 per cent since last
February.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Bill Terry to Talk
Here to Oil Dealers

Bill Terry, manager of the
world champion New York Giants,
will speak at a meeting of
Standard Oil Company dealers at
the Mayflower Hotel at o'clock
tonight.
Terry was to arrive here today
from Memphis. Tenn. where he
is connected with the company.
More than $50 dealers of the
District and nearby Maryland and
Virginia will attend the pep"
meeting.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Held for Jury Trial
For 'Hiah-PrOOf' Beer

John T. Santmyer, of Claren-
don, who was arrested Saturday
and charged with violating the
prohibition law by possessing 80
cases of what was described as
'high proof" beer, waived pre-
liminary hearing and was sent
onto the Alexandria Corporation
Court today. He was released on
$3.50 bond.
Santmyer's arrest was the first
for possession of the beer which
is legal in other States, but not
in Virginia. Similar arrests have
been made in Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
50 Camera Studies
Get D. C.. Exhibit

Fifty-two photographs, selected
by a jury of artists, are included
in the annual exhibit of the
Washington Photographic Society
which will be on display at the
Smithsonian Institution next
month. A preview of the pictures
will be shown at a meeting of
the society tomorrow night at
their headquarters, GIT Twenty
third st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-John
H. McCooey is dead, and today
many Of his political allies were
already discussing the selection
Of a successor, at a time when
the friends of Brooklyn's Demo-
cratic boss had not yet recov-
cred from the shock.
Passing Of the 69-year- old pol
itician was not unexpected, as
repeated heart attacks had kept
him in bed for many days. An
nouncement of McCooey's death,
which came at his home on ST.
Marks Avenue in Brooklyn, was
made by his son, Supreme Court
Justice John H. McCooey, jr.
Kelly His Choice
Speculation about the man who
will fill the veteran politicians
position as head Of the Demo-
cratic party in Brooklyn centered
today on McCooey's own choice,
Public Administrator Frank v.
Kelly, who automatically succeeds
McCooey as acting chairman of
the Brooklyn Democratic execu-
tive committee.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Roosevelt Denies
Hand in Bremen Probe
By international News Service

By international News Service
President Roosevelt has ordered
no extraordinary Federal activity
in the Bremen kidnapping case, it
was stated at the White House
today.
There are standing orders at
the Department of Justice, it
was explained, that Federal op-
eratives will give full and imme-
diate cooperation to local officers
in kidnapping cases, and this was
done in the Bremen case.
Reports from st. Paul that the
President had sent kilograms
directing Federal activity in the
case were denied at the White
House. No such kilograms have
been sent, it was said.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
PAY SLUMP SET
AT40PERCENT
international News Service

international news SoTVlC0
Total income paid individuals
from practically all sources in
1882 was $1,000 million dollars, a
decrease of 40 per cent from the
amount paid in 1929, but the
cost of living declined only 20
per cent from the 1929 level,
according to the basic estimates
the Department of Commerce
transmitted to the Senate Finance
Committee.
The total income paid out in
1880 was 75,438 million dollars,
in 1881 it was 63,289 million,
and 48,952 million in 1882.
Wages suffered the most sew.
erly in the general decline since
1929 dropping so per cent, ana
salaries slumped 40 per cent.
much less rapidly than wages.
The report said the general
downward trend was least severe
in the field of government, the
electric light and power and gas.
communications, and food and
food products manufacture.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
JOHN CURRY AND JOHN McCOOEY

Kelly, his friends pointed out, Is
favored both by the reform ele-
ment within the party, and anti
Tammany factions. A complica-
ton arose, however, in the fact
that the prestige of BOSS" Curry,
of Tammany Hall, has depended
greatly recently on the help Of
McCooey.
Attack Due On Curry
With the latter's passing, it is
expected that united attack on
Curry will oust him from Tam
many Hall, because Of the recent
defeat of the organization in the
mayoralty elections.
McCooey capJalned the forces
of his party in his home city for
more than "a years. At the time
of his death he was the chief
clerk to the surrogate, $4,000
post.
He is survived by his widow,
Catherine Sesnon McCooey; two
sons, John, the Supreme Court
Justice, and Everett, a broker,
and his daughter, Mrs. George C..
Tilyou.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Mae West Takes
Back Seat ait
Theft Trial
WRECKED TROLLEY

LOS ANGELES, Jan. % G.N.S0.
Mae West remained in the back
ground today as the trial of Ed
ward Friedman, accused of rob-
bing her of $15,400 in jewels and
money, neared a climax.
Miss West has made several
personal appearances" in court,
but declared she could not identi-
fly Friedman positively.
Superior Judge Harry F. Sewell
was to rule whether Friedman's
alleged confession of the holdup
may be admitted as evidence.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Home Loan Group
Studies Guarantee

BY International News Service
The Federal Home Owners Loan
Corporation today was studying
President Roosevelt's proposal to
have the Government guarantee
the principal as well as the in
terest on its bonds and will make
its report to the President next
week.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Roosevelt Calls
Luther to ParLey
By International News Service

BY International News Service
President Roosevelt today called
in DR.. Hans Luther. the German
ambassador, and UnderSecretary
of State Phillips to discuss the sta
tus of German Indebtedness to
American creditors.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
WILL DISCUSS ARCTIC

DR.. R. G. Green, of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. will be the
speaker before the Biological So
ciety of washington next Satur-
day night at the Cosmos Club.
His subject will be "Seaching the
Arctic for New Biological Facts" /"
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
House, 3 Hay Stacks
Consumed bu Flames

The Alexandria fire depart
ment was called out II times over
the weekend, according to Chief
James M. Duncan, jr. All blazes
but one were of minor nature. A
house at Gum Springs in Fairfax
county, occupied by David Cole
man, colored, was destroyed and
one of the fires burned up three
stacks of hay in a field at Grove
ton, also in Fairfax county.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Roosevelt, IckeS
To Sneak at Willard

Mrs. Roosevelt and Secretary Of
the Interior Ickes will be speakers
before the National Public Hous-
ing Conference at the Willard
Hotel next Saturday night. Meth
DDS Of developing local housing
programs will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Parents and Friends
Guests at Omen House

Open house for parents and
friends will be held next Friday
night by the Boys Club of Wash
ington at their club house, 230 C
st. N. w. All departments will
be open so the visitors may see
the various functions of the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25

tie front wheels made it possible to
soften the springs so the wheel
steps over the bumps without the
whole front end of the car going
ever the bump. Knee action cars
will just about disillusion perma-
nently your wife's chronic case Of
pain in the neck and nerves.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25
New York Stocks
BY ELMER c. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, Jan. %. Stocks
experienced a minor recession today
after an almost uninterrupted rise
for the past 10 days. Losses in
most instances were under a point
and volume shrank sharply from
yesterday total of 100000 shares.
Government bonds were steady,
while the general list eaSed off
moderately. The new government
issues which were overSubscribed
three and one half times sold over
the counter at a premium. The dol
lar firmed up slightly in terms of
foreign exchange. Commodit e S
were easier.
Automobile issues were features.
Hudson made a new high for the
past two years, and heavy demand
was noted for Chrysler, General
Motors and Nash. Automobile e.
quipments were in demand, especi-
ally Electric Auto-Lite, Briggs and
Moto Meter The latter made a
new high.
International Telephone and Ra-
dio were the most heavily traded
in the communications group. The
latter rallied after an early decline
Western Union was firm throughout
the day. American Telephone NOV
ed in narrow range.
Steel shares felt the effects of a
falling off in operations and selling
came into National Steel, Bethle-
hem and U. S. Steel. The latter
touched 55a off a point before
meeting meager support.
Railroad issues ran into mild
profit-taking after yesterdays ral-
ly, but resisted pressure better than
other groups. Farm equipments and
mail order shares dipped with
grains. Wet stocks we're down frac-
tionally. LoeW'S eased off on term
ination of a pool which was formed
to unload holdings of Chase Nation
al Bank. Several special issues were
bid up, including Marshall Field,
Owens Illinois Glass, and American
Tobacco. Utilities were mixed in
narrow range.
Stock sales today totaled approx
imately 2,270,000 shares as against
100000 shares yesterday. Curb
sales were 283 900 shares as against
491 900 shares yesterday.
Dow Jones preliminary averages
showed industrial, 10685 off OFT,
railroad 1887, off 0.25, utility 26.89
off 0.34
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25
RIVER READINGS
Easy Pleasant Way
TO LOSE FAT

How woud you like to lose Is
pounds of fat in a month and at
the same time increase your cn-
ergy and improve your health?
How would you like to lose your
double chin and your too promi-
neent abdomen and at the same
time make your skin so clean and
clear that it will compel admira-
ton?
Get on the scales today and sec
how much you Weigh-then get an
85 cent bottle of Kruschen Salts
which will last you four weeks
Take one-half teaspoonful in q
glass of hot water every morning
and vixen you have finished the
contents of this first bottle weigh
yourself again.
After that you'll want to walk
around and say TO your friends
"One 85 cent bottle of Kruschen
Salts is worth one hundred dollars
of any fat persons money"
Leading druggists America over
sell Kruschen Salts-You can OIL
ways get it at Clements Drug Stora
or Valley Drug Co, (adV.)
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25
PERJUlAL
PARAGRAPH

Members of the Physical Culture
section of the Ten Thousand club
will meet on Friday, January 26, at
9:30 a. m. in the club house. :. ....
Junior Ten Thousand club Book
section members will meet tonight
at 7:30, 1855 Ell .Centro, with Miss
Eunice Sprinkle as hostess. Mrs.
David L. Goodrich will give the pro-
gram.
All members of the ct 40 who
plan to attend the dinner Saturday
night, January 81, honoring Bertha
S. Reeve, chapeau departmental,
are asked to turn their reservations
in today to Mrs. Harvey Kenyon,
pit North Tenth.
Mrs. T. G. Handy is leaving Sat
urday for Sacramento where she
will join Mr. Handy and where they
will make their home.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25. U.P) -
Trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange was dull and inactive to-
day with prices lower.
Transamerica led the activity and
was unchanged at on a turnover
of 1000 shares.
Edison common on 500 shares was
off 3s at 1915.
Union Oil was off 4 at 1872 on
200 shares; Standard Oil was off y
at 51h on 200 shares and Hancock
Oil was up 4 at IA on 200 shares
sold.
Southern Pacific was down p at
271a on 200 shares; Claude Neon
was down y at on 300 shares, and
Security First National was un-
changed at 3512, on $50 shares sold
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25
STYLE CHATS
Wlah ALMA ARCHER

One of the greatest adventures
at the automobile show is finding
the exhibit demonstrating the prin-
ciple of knee action. Tie mobs are
fascinated with the two miniature
cars whizzing around an electrical
bumpy turnpike, and positively
show droll CONSERVATION over the
big chromium wheel which teaches
you in flash just how funny and
simple knee action really is. Knee
action cars can debunk any bad
road apparently, by the elimina-
tion of the solid front axle and the
stiffening of individual front
springs. The individual springing OF
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25
Camel Poor Second
AS Thirst Contender

No longer is the camel the thirst
king of the open spaces. As the
champion dry of all drys he has
ruled supreme in his own line since
pre- Biblical days, but the machine
age has finally caught up with him.
Nine days without a drink is a
record for a camel, naturalists
claim; but the Socony-Vacuum
Torture Test car now touring the
Pacific Coast under the auspices of
General Petroleum Corporation,
Socony affiliate, has been travelling
more than two months without a
drop CT water and will continue to
do so e least until the turn of the
New Yea,
Durin" his time it has come all
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25

the way from New York via the
hot southern route and has covered
the Pacific Coast from the Mexican
to the Canadian border. No water
is used for the reason that the
radiator has been stripped off and
the cooling system disconnected.
The idea back of this literal torture
test, according to Socony-Vacuum
officials, is to demonstrate conclu-
sively that the company's Mobiloil
and Mobilgreases have been re-
fined to such point of perfection
that they can keep an automobile
running even under these extreme
conditions.
The car, in charge of F. C.
Meunier, of General Petroleum
Corporation, will have visited every
important city on the Coast by the
end of the current year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25
HOSTESS TO
BRIDGE CLUB

Mrs. j. Bruce Anderson was host
ess last night to her bridge club the
members meeting at her home for a
game of contract after which re-
freshments were served
Mrs. T. G. Handy won high score
prize and Mrs. Joe Wolfe, second
Mrs. Lee Nuffer was a guest of
the club and members present were
Mesdames Melvin o. King, Jr., Rob-
ert Ladd Allen, T. G.. Handy Will
lis Carey, Bert Fawcett, Mrs. Joe
Wolf of Brawley, Mrs. Hollis Wood
of Brawley, Miss Romaine Rich
mond and the hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25
ELKS TO HOLD
BRIDGE DINNER

First of the series of bridge din
ners in the annual Elks tournament
takes place tonight at 7 O'Clock in
the ElkS hall.
Elks and their friends will meet
for dinner and afterwards, contract
or auction bridge games will be
featured with prizes for the VIM
ners of both. Tournament prizes
will be given at the end of the sea-
son.
Farmers of the Antelope valley
complain that rabbits are a SER
iouS menace to their crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25
DRAMA SECTION
WILL REHEARSE

Members of the Junior Ten Thou
sand clubs Drama section are re-
minded of the meeting to be held
tonight at 7;30 at the home of Miss
Alice Trout.
Rehearsal for the play to be Civ
en- at the February meeting of the
club will take place. Miss Trout is
1irarfnr