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Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
.BREMER MAY
Be RELEASED.
Kidnapped Mans Family Be-
lieved To Have Arranged For
Ransom Payment.
BY WILLIAM f. HALLBERG
United Press Staff COrrespOndcnt


ST. PAUL, Jan. 23.-kelease Of
Edward G.. Bremen, 36, kidnapped
broker, was expected within "a
hours today following a series of ra-
pidfire developments.
Representatives of Adolph Bre-
mer, the victims father and person
al friend of President Roosevelt,
we're reported to have renewed con-
tact with the victims captors and
have dispatched negotiator with
100000 ransom to designated
"payoff" rendezvous.
Arrangements for the delivery of
the ransom money were said to
have been continued in two notes
thrown through a window of the
home of DR.. H. T. Nippert, Bremen
family physician.
The reported receipt of these
notes was followed by the insertion
of an advertisement in two Minnea-
polls newspapers.
The advertisement read:
Rose, please phone today. D. O.
c."
Police who have remained out of
the case lest their work endanger
young Bremer's security believed
this advertisement Signified that
members of the family were willing
to accede to the wishes of the alb
ductors. The ID. o. c." initials were
believed to mean that the family
wished to pay the ransom on deli
very of Bremen. The initials were to
be reversed to read C. o. D. or cash
on delivery.
There was considerable activity
in the neighborhood of the Bremen
family mansion overlooking the
Mississippi river. Mysterious callers
came and went several times during
the night. 1t was reported that the
ransom money had been taken from
a vault in the American National
bank, Adolph Bremers leading bank
in a chain owned by him and his
brother, Otto, and conveyed to the
Minneapolis municipal airport. Sew
eral planes left the airport during
the night.
Hold Suspect
Police arrested and held one suS-
pect in the case. After questioning
disbarred attorney and releasing
him, they brought in middle-aged
man with a Scared face. This man
was questioned in the detective bu-
reau for several hours, then placed
in a cell. Extra guards were sta
toned about the cell-block.
Police refused to reveal what char
ges would be placed against him.
They denied that the man was
Verne Sankey, notorious renegade
and suspected kidnaper. The rumors
that the suspect was Sankey occur
red after federal agents appeared to
aid in the questioning.
Bremen has been held almost a
week. He was abducted last Wednes-
day morning about $3.50 after he
had driven his daughter, Betty, g.,
to school and was on his way to the
Commercial State bank, of which he
is president.
His absence was first discovered
after Walter Magee, a contractor
and close friend, received a tele-
phone call and note saying that
Bremen had been kidnapped. The
note demanded $2000,000 ransom in
small bills.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23

WILL BATTLE
CWA GRAF TING
Keenan, Placed In Charge OF
Ferreting Out Corruption In
Administration.
LOS ANGELES QUIZ OPENS
All Suspected Parties Ordered
To Remain Within City Pend
ing Questioning.
By HENRY T. FORRELL
,nited Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Stat1 Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. = The
government battled graft in the
emergency relief and Civil Works
Administrations today.
Administrator Harry L. Hopkins
asserted bitterly that thousands of
dollars already had been devoted to
investigating reports of scandals in
the two administrations and warned
that prosecution faces unscrupulous
politicians and petty grafters who
have used the recovery agencies for
personal gains.
The youthful, clear eyed, head of
the twin units which have provid-
ed 100000 Americans with en-
ployment, food shelter and cloth
ing said that the department of
justice henceforth will deal with
those profiting through the misery
of others.
Joseph B. Keenan,, assistant attor-
ney general, driving chief of the
criminal division of the justice de-
partment, has been placed in charge
of ferreting out the grafters. Al
ready he has sent investigators to
Los Angeles county, Calf, where a
CWA scandal is brewing that may
reach into political circles.
The civil works program at Pitts
burgh has been ordered investigat-
ed by Hopkins, and civil works
engineer for Pennsylvania has been
discharged for alleged solicitation
of a "feeo.
Newspaper reports of alleged ir-
regularities have come from Mich
| igan, New York, Alabama, West
Virginia and New Jersey.
Where such reports have been
officially conveyed to Hopkins, field
representatives have been ordered
to investigate
Many Protests Received
But you can't keep a policeman
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN

CHhtcu ITcSS otdII SOTTcSpuflucHt
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-Every
time the dollar goes down, the SAL
aries of. Washington's suavest resi-
dents go up.
They. are the elegant young men,
born to tail coats and afternoon
teas and taste for good liquor,
who serve as undersecretaries and
aides in the embassies and legations
of foreign governments.
They know the mysteries of for
eign exchange backward. They stu
died the subject intensively last year
when they had to live in hall bed
rooms and trim their frayed cuffs
with the landladys scissors. The
dollar was up then-and their sal
aries were down, in some cases to
ditch digger levels.
Now the situation is reversed. The
young diplomats are elegant again.
No citizen anywhere in the world is
reaping such direct benefits as they
from President Roosevelt's none
tary program.
The French are luckiest of all.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
TUo Seriously
Hurt In ByaLOl

Lawrence Sharp had his left ell
bow shattered by a discharge from
a shotgun and Guy Miller was beat
en- severely about the head with an
oar during fight which took place
on the Joe Grammer ranch near
Calipatria last night according to a
report at the sheriff's office.
Both men were taken to the
county hospital for treatment for
their wounds. Miller is said to have
told county officers that Grammer
did the shooting and his wife WELD
ed the oar but as no formal COM
plants have been signed by the in
jured men no arrests were made.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
To Quiz Dancer
In SieUer Case

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. %. UP)
Los Angeles county police waited
today for Miss Muriel Hansen, dane
er friend of the slain DR.. Leonard
Siever, to return to her home for
questioning in the death mystery.
She wrote police at Pasadena,
where Siever was slain, that she be-
lieved that members of the under
world might have killed him. Blay-
ney Mathews, chief of Los Angeles
investigation, and 1t. Harry Thom-
as of Pasadena found no one at the
Hansen home when they arrived to
question her They said that they
would wait for her return.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
Cuba Recognized
By United States

WASHINGTON, Jan. 90. U,P-
The United States today extended
formal recognition to the govern
ment of President Carlos Mendieta
of Cuba.
At p. m. President Roosevelt in
structed the state department to
cable instructions TO the American
embassy in Havana to notify the
Cuban government that the United
States government was according
immediate recognition of the
Mendieta government.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
Suspects Held In
Brutal Staying

SANTA MARIA, Calf, Jan. 20.
(U,P-Two suspects were under ar
rest here today for questioning IN
connection with the brutal Staying
of Augustine Moro. As, found beat
en- to death and stabbed with a
pitchfork near his ranch house on
Arroyo Grande creek
The battered and pierced body
was found after Jean Vasquez, a
wood cutter, told officers Moro
was being attacked by a group Of
men.
Sheriff IS deputies arrested A. Del
Pico, 80, and Lazaro Estrada, 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
FATE Of LONG
Up To VOTERS
CONTINUED On Page 81
BY 1. 1. FEMRITE
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff correspondent
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 23. = SEN
ator Huey P. Long, political czar
of louisiana, faced the crucial test
today as New Orleans voters went
to the polls to elect new city Civ
crnment.
Should the ticket backed by
Long IS once all-powerful machine
lose, it will spell the beginning of
the end for "kingfish 50 one-man
dominance of the states federal,
state, parish, and municipal cleo
tive offices. Almost all experts
agreed in saying Long was decid-
edly the underdog and that his de-
feat was probable.
A special committee of seven, rep
resenting all three of the Democra-
tic factions backing tickets in to-
days primary, directed special
order. Nevertheless, charges of i'm
pending dishonesty were hurled by
all leaders.
The polls were guarded by police,
who are controlled by the old reg
ulars, local Democratic machine
now opposed to Long. The poll
guards were armed with a list of
over 5000 voters alleged to be il
legally registered by Longs ma
chine. They will be arrested if
they try to vote.
Should the old regulars re-elect
Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley and
his ticket, it was generally agreed
that Impeachment proceedings will
be proposed against Long controlled
state officers, including Governor
o. X. Allen. when the legislature
convenes in May. The old regulars
control several legislative seats.
Longs final campaign gesture
was joint appearance with a dance
band. While the band played
"You we Got Me Crying Again -,
the "kingfish crooned the words.
but broke off now and then to hurl
satirical remarks at his opponents.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
Farley To Name
Political Chief

NEW YORK, Jan. %. UP)-The
way seemed to be open today for
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley to dictate the nomination of a
successor to the late John H. Nc
Cooey, Democratic boss of Brooklyn.
Meanwhile the fight to oust John
F.. Curry as leader of Tammapy hall
was held in abeyance.
The meeting Of the Brooklyn ex-
ecutiye committee to select Nc
Cooey's successor will not be held
until after the late leaders funeral
tomorrow, which Farley will attend.
Frank v. Kelly, leader of the fourth
assembly district, and Postmaster
Frank j. Sinnot were regarded as
likely choices, both acceptable to
Farley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
ENGINEER KILLED

BAKERSFIELD, Jan. %. U,P)-
w. w. Finch, So, Los Angeles, en-
ployed as an engineer on construc-
tion of the Grapevine cutoff of the
Golden State highway near Lebec,
was killed today when he fell from
a tractor and was crushed against
an ernbankment Motorists report
ed the accident to authorities here.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
STUDY NRA CODES

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. U.P)-
An attempt to solve one of NRA S
hardest problems, assuring credit for
small businesses to meet obligations
while complying with codes, began
today with appointment of Division
Administrator A. d. Whiteside as a
special assistant on credit and fin
ance.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
SEEK COLLEGE HEAD

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Jan. %.
U.R)-The Iowa state board of edu-
cation went into session here today
to discuss candidates to succeed
DR.. Walter K. JesSup as president
OF Iowa university. Among those
mentioned for the post is former
President Hoover, a native IoWan.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-23
@M!nLlL-,s
W 'soys:

SANTA MONICA, Jan. %.
(SpeciaD Our able and ami
able Secretary of State Cordell
Hull returned from a conference
and entered through the front
door. Our delegates generally
climb over the back fence in
the dead of night when they get
back. If this administration ne
yer did another thing, the new
deal toward all our neighbors to
the south has gained us many
friends and the best friend any
one can have is his neighbor.
Give the Philippines their
freedom and take that godfa-
ther clause out of our Cuban
treaty. And the first think you
know we would be called bro
ther' and not big brother"
Yours
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-10-11
ARCHIE J. COPELAND

Word was received here t h s
morning of the death of Archie J..
Copeland, 43, in hospital in Lew
iston, Idaho, where he has been a
patient since August 16, suffering
with the aftermath of typhoid fe-
yer. He was former Kennewick
resident and was married to Miss
Norma Terril, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. B. Terril twenty-one years
ago.
He has been connected with boy
scout work for a number of years.
He was the son of late Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Copeland and was born
at Mankato, MINI. on March IL,
1890 and came to Kennewick with
his parents about 1905.
He is survived by his widow and
six children, eLah May, Howard,
Bobby, Harry Lee, Barbara and
Ray Dean, all of Lewiston. He is
also survived by five brothers and
three sisters, Jack of Tacoma, Gin
ton of Yakima, Floyd of Seattle
Winton of Portland and Russell OF
Yakima, Mrs. Geo. Rokkan of Ken
newick, who was at the bedside
much of the time during his i'll
ness, Mrs. Grace Losey of Anacor-
ties and Mrs. Martin Nye of Taco
ma. Funeral services will be held
in Kennewick at 8 o'clock Satur-
! day, October Is, .<
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TWEET BOYS
LEAD CLASSES
ON HONOR ROLL,

Seniors-John Tweet, IA; Dor
othy Larkin, ga, lib; Lorene Be-
lair, PA, 2-B; Inis Lee, IA, BIB;
Edna Minert, IA, 3-B; Vivian Pc
ter, Ia, 2-B, &c; Marian Gleason,
Ia, 2-B, &c; Lester Brown, IA,
2-B, &c; Marie Stafford, 4-B; jose
phine Smith, 4-B; Robert Floyd,
4-B.
Juniors Margaret Reymore,
ga, 2-B; James Giard, la, BIB;
Lowell Higley, la; 3-B; Lillian
Wall, IA, LIB, &c; Ruby Hill,
la, LIB, &c; Barbara Hauschild,
4-B; Arthur Dutton, Alb.
.Sophomores David Tweet, IA;
Robert Skuse, IA, LIB, I'D; Max
Sloan, LA, BIB; Loa McNall, IA,
BIB; Jean Boutelle, Ia, BIB; Viola
Foraker, la, 2-B, 1-C.
Freshmen Alma Dean Wysong,
ga, LIB; Wayne Smalley, 3-A,
&c; Trula Selph, PA, 2-B; John
Thresher, PA, LIB, &c; Charlotte
Cross, Ia, 3-B; Frank Mason, la,
3-B; Dorothy Dee Moore, IA, 2-B,
&c; Lorraine Smith, IA, 2-B,
&c; Minnie Thackara, 4-B.
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Two Highland Boys Rate
High in Stock Judging
HIGHLANDS

Duane McNall and Albert Son
derman were the two Highland
boys who attended the Smith
Hughes stock Judging contest held
at Portland Saturday and Sunday.
The team placed second in sheep
judging from four states and they
brought home a banner for their
scoring. Duane was allowed to
Judge in the Sunday contest to
pick the boys to go to Kansas City
In the finals he placed seventh.
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SpOrtsmen Warn About
Time on Opening Day

Do not forget when you go hunt
ing on the first day Of the season
that all hunting seasons open at
~ noon on the first day of the sea-
son on migratory birds, big game
and upland birds. This is on the
first day of the season only, says
DR.. R. L. Lundy, secretary of the
Sportemen's Club.
On October 6 the Kennewick
Sportsman club planted 122 pals
of game fish which was secured
from the United States department
of fisheries. These fish were a part
of car shipped to the Yakima
valley by Frank Bell, U. S. Fish
Commissioner. The club wishes to
thank the Texaco Oil company and
the Consolidated Freight line for
the use of their trucks in planting
these fish, also Mr.. Hanson of
Richland and Mr.. Frank White for
their cooperation in securing them.
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A. F. Brownell, Ernest Story,
Virgil bennett, Ella Mae Liebel and
Verne Foraker were guests of the
Vale grange Saturday.
Mr.. Thaddeus Mier from Toppen-
ish was a guest at the Mauch home
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Knight,
Albert and Tommy Knight, Ella
mae Liebel and Carl Mayer were
visitors at Richland Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Liebel Wis
tied at the Ben Patheal home Sun
day. .... ....-.. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McNall of
College Place visited at the E. F.
McNall home Monday. r.
Paul Doering was in Walla Wal
la Monday. K
Frank Lampson, who is working
at Yakima, was home over the
weekend
The sewing club meeting has
been postponed and will held their
next meeting on October 30.
. Mrs. w. E. Hacker entertained
seventeen children in honor of her
daughter, Thelma's tenth birthday.
Games were played and refresh
ments served.
Frances Perry attended a birth
day party given in honor of Norma
Jean Stricken Monday.
John Downey came home Thurs
day from Mount Vernon. where he
has been visiting.
Lester Stump visited his par
ents over the weekend. He left
again Sunday for Yakima, where
he works. E =.@a
Gus Jesberger has been hunting
deer in the Oregon mountains.
Doris Jesberger has gone to
California, where she will visit.
Mrs. Art Fleming, who has been
visiting at the III. E. Stump home,
has returned to her home in Cali
fornia.
Mrs. w. Sonderman is working
at the j. C, Penny store in aPsco.
Kermit Liebel is visiting in Port
land this week. H.. +. ....se h
Duane McNall was in Pullman
ON September 90, where he attend
ed an F. F. A. Judging contest at
the state college. He was second
high man in this contest.
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CLAIM CODE is
BEST METHOD
. FOR GROWERS
Proponents Think Regulations
Will Curb Chiseling and
Permit Orchardists to Re-
ceive Fair Return

The first code of its kind In the
apple industry organized by grow
ers and for the growers is the De-
ciduous Tree Fruit code. 1t marks
the beginning of a new day for the
apple and fruit growers of the
state. 1t gives the orchardist new
chance to control the sales price
and marketing of his product, ac-
cording to word from w. J. Robin
son, director of agriculture. 1t po-
Ices the highways to prevent culls
from Cutting the retail markets
and it has set a stop loss price,
which should insure the grower
against the hazards of getting less
for his fruit than the cost of pro-
duction. aar
A new instrument, it is not in its
first year, entirely perfect, yet it
is the first concerted grower action
originating in the orchard indus
try's production side, which will
aid the grower to save his land and
his harvests. H..
The code is not regimenting any
grower in to economic slavery. He
has been regimented into that long
ago. Instead it is an instrument
to free his from some of the abuses
of INSCRIPTIONS dealers and to
weld the industry into a ssunited
we stand" program. No individual
grower can conceive the power an
efficient code will give him as an
individual entitled to a just return
for his industry and planning.
The code cost which includes the
estimates for a big apple advertis-
ing campaign, is the low one Of 1
cent box, small enough sum
when other grower costs are con-
sidered, costs which promise no de
rect return equivalent to the codes
benefits. IL
The wise grower will work for
it's perpetuation as it is his first
chance of protection. He will study
the code itself, not pay attention to
the barbled accounts, the gossip,
the hearsay, nor arguments of men
whose only interest is the dealer
profit, not the producer survival.
The Deciduous Tree Fruit code
is not radical nor new. 1t is a re-
turn to the days when government
was controlled by small groups at
the town meetings, when the aver
age man had his chance to speak
up and say what he wanted. The
essence of the whole code is the
chance the grower has to organize
not into dependence, but into in
dependence, not into economic
slavery of the old hit or miss way,
but into the new independence of
working shoulder to shoulder to
save great northwest great in
dustry. Tell the authorities you
want to keep your code and work
with it's officers who are giving
days and nights to your service,
are patrolling highways and polio
ing markets all for your profit ad
permanence.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Replinger of
South Dakota visited at the Bar
ney Mauch home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown and
daughters of Roseburg, Oregon,
who are visiting their son, AL
Brown and wife were Monday eve
ming callers at the William Knight
home. Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Knight
were neighbors years ago, when
both men lived in Idaho.
Pomona grange will meet at Lo-
Gust Grove Saturday.
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SENATE CANDIDATE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Reno Odlin Public Spirited: Served
State, Nation; Well Qualified
r. = Position Sought

Reno Odlin is closing his cam
paign for the Republican nomina-
tion for United, States Senator
planning to make his last speech
either in the county of his birth,
Skagit, or the county of his adop-
ton, Thurston. The two counties
were largely responsible for his
candidacy but neither has made
much demand on his time. Both or
ganized promptly for his, support
and each has extended it's influence
outside county boundaries, Thurs
ton taking the lead in entire South
west.
Mr.. Odlin's has been a striking
campaign for he has not deviated
from the original plan he outlined.
He. has been courteous to all OPP
ponents, plain-spoken in all mat
tiers concerning himself or his cand-
idacy and dispassionately analyti-
cal in dealing with the national adj
ministration. His sense of humor
has saved him from serious contro-
versy. But he has met the people
and has promised to return 20
them in the general election cam
paign.
Having been born in Skagit
county Mr.. Odlin is well acquaint-
ed with his state. He was a STU
dent in the State University when
the Mexican trouble arose and went
to the border as a corporal in Co.
F, the University unit in the old
End Washington Infantry. Later
he went overseas with the same
outfit; spent 10 months at the
front, was commissioned for merit
and received a Croix de Guerre. AT
home he was an early commander
of the Anacortes post in American
Legion and later while state COM
mander the Legion launched it's
child welfare work. Mr.. Odlin also
has been trustee in til e Seattle
Chapter of the Red Cross and now
carries on welfare work as treasur-
er and trustee Of the Washington
State Conference for social work.
He is married and has two children.
Born in farming district, one
of Mr.. Odlin's conspicuous business
successes has been to lend first aid
to the farmers cooperative move
ment. He was fitted for practical
advice through training in finance
and business management. His
closest relations with farm prob
lens came after he went from Sc
attic to Olympia in response to the
late Mark E. Reeds invitation that
he take over the management of
new bank which Mr.. Reed organ
lied for his own native city. Mr..
Odlin has been prominent in civic
work and knows congressional
practices. He is clear, logical
thinker; clean-minded and court
eous.
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Mrs. ]. E. Mulkey and daughter
Joyce returned Tuesday night from
a two months vacation spent visit
ing relatives in Chicago and at
tending the fair. They were ac-
companied to Chicago by Mrs. Mul-
keys mother, Mrs. M. A. Maupin,
a gold star mother, who remained
for a longer visit with another
daughter there. Mrs. Mulkey and
Joyce visited in the Middle West
on their return and with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Maxfield and baby at els
Vegas, New, where Mr.. Maxfiel5
is employed on the Boulder Dam.
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CHURCHES
Episcopal Church
Rev. Wanamaker

Episcopal Church
Rev. Wanamaker
Church school, 9:15 am.
Morning prayer and Litany and
sermon, 10 am.
Church of the Nazarene
w. L. Hanson, pastor
Sunday, October IA will be OBJ
served as Rally Day. Every one
present will be remembered with a
token.
Revival services continue every
night except Saturday at 7:45 p.
m. Rev. Cahill of Pomeroy serving
as evangelist. Spirited singing, con-
structive preaching.
First English Lutheran
Harold F. Hammer, pastor
No Sunday school or services
next Sunday because of the Luther
League rally at Yakima. -.
Richland Sunday school at 10 a.
M, Conrad Carlson, assistant sup
erintendent. I'LL
No services at Richland next
Sunday.