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Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-01
County Sets Mari
For Registrtion

With but three or fow registra-
tion books at present D caiexlco
and Holtv!lle still unfounted, tne
total number of persoas who regis
tered in the county Siice the aug.
ust % primary eieNion STANDS AZ
l0o7, the county cerk IS office re-
ported today.
This brings tht grand total o.
persons registered to 22.05s. a ne"
all-time high record Tor the eo.in-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-01
COURT CUTS |,
MAGG|0 FINE

A reduction in the $1,000 ii
Imposed by Judge Thompson
I'm Maggie when he was fou
ilty on charges Of assault VI
deadly weapon and resistins
3ff ficer, was made in superior
s morning. A remission of
- Nade in the fine, leaving
ut,,. paid.
IA femittitur from the app
ciSurtA upholding the Judge
of tho local superior court h.
been Received here, Judge Th
son ruled this emorning tina
fine "a Sam Maggie together
the MOO fines imposed on
MaggioAand Anthony Fiore 70
sisting an officer, are to be
in installments of $10O each M
starting with today.
The men were tried on
charges in January of this,
following their arrest last f,N
charges brought by j. w. Ha
wsate and federal game wn
Abey were found guilty as clE
the jury which heard tb
&c and the courts judt
ed. An appeal was taxi
tenied by the appellate a
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-01
BIRTHDAY PARTY FATAL

GLENDALE, Oct. /. W.H - A
birthday party for Patricia Nc
Kinley, 5. ended tragically when a
candle on her birthday cake ignit-
ed her clothing. She died in a
hospital. -,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-01
RADISH WEIGHS 8 POUNDS

JEFFERSON, o., (U.P)-A white
radish weighing three pounds grew
in William Taylor's garden.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-01
.AAMlL-L-

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 80
(SpeciaD-The greatest aid that
I know of that any man could
give the world today would be
a correct definition of liberty"
Everybody is running around
in a circle announcing that
somebody's pinched their lib
erty."
Now what might be one
classes liberty" might be an ,
other classes poison" Course
I guess absolute liberty
couldn't mean anything but
anybody can do anything they
want to anytime they want.
Well any half-wit can tell that
wouldn't work. So the question
arises "how much liberty can
I get and get away with?" Well
you can get no more than you
give. That's my definition, but
you got perfect liberty" to
work out your own, so get in
and let's get this liberty" bus;-
ness settled.
Yours,
MkA Ro7~>s,
oissx n.r.uxhs s, 'd.s'. liza
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-01
County Receives
School Money

Regular installment of the coun-
ty school money was received this
morning from the state by the
county treasurer, totalling $77,980-
81, $50, ,O45.76 sing for the ele-
mentary SchoclsI and $21 ,935.08 for
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-01

mentary schools and $21 ,935.08 for
the high school
This money ill be turned over
to the county superintendent oil
schools office md apportioned to
the various dis ricts. This is one
of 10 installmel pts paid by the
state to the "a unty.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-01
BANK CLEARINCS

Ss4,S9241
BUILDING PERMITS
S90,sS4
Evening star., 1934-02-09
DOUMERGUE PICKS
VETERAN LEADERS
TO HANDLE CRISIS
Continued From First Page.)

Albert Sarraut; finance. Germain
Martin; justice, Henry Cheron; health
and hygiene, Louis Marin: education,
Aime Berthod; colonies, former Pre-
mier Pierre Laval: public works,
Etienne Flandin: labor, Adrien Mar
quet; agriculture, Henri Queuille; !;
pensions, Andre Rivollet, and mer-
chant marine, William Bertrand.
The Neo Socialists are represented
on the cabinet by Marquet.
1t is the first time in many years
that q cabinet has been formed in
cluoing men who are not members OF
Parliament.
The manifestations called for to-
night were directed against govern
ment "of parties and Fascism."
Civil Strike Threatened.
Adding to the seriousness Of this
immediate situation was the 24-hour
general strike called for Monday. One
of the most serious aspects Of the
strike was seen in the announcement
that 100000 French civil servants
would join the walkout.
The civil servants. angered by pay
cuts, include employees of transporta-
tion, communication, water, electric
ity and gas public service units.
Today the School Teachers Union
joined the strike movement with ar
order for the closing of all schools
Monday.
One Of the more than 200 injured
in Wednesday nights rioting died to.
day. This brought the total dead ir
Paris two-day disturbance to 13.
Scores still lay in hospitals.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
What's What
BehindNeWS
In Capital
New Dealers Seeking
to Lend Abroad
to Get Trade.
BY PAUL MALLON,

~ ERTAIN highest new dealers
have a grand unannounced
scheme for financing Ameri-
~ can exports
They intend to work It
through that innocent-looking little
export bank, recently started here by
the administration. That bank Is be-
ing organized to extend credits to
Russia for the purchase of American
goods. At least that was what the
White House announcement said. It
failed to hint that anything beyond
that was contemplated.
Now Mr.. Roosevelt has received a
private recommendation from his
leading foreign trade adviser urging
the extension of that export bank into
a general credit financing agency.
Others high in the New Deal have
publicly suggested it would be great
idea.
In other words, We would lend more
money to Europe and South America
before We collect what they owe us
now.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Faces Dilemma Abroad.

If this scheme is turned down. Mr.
| Roosevelt will be in q foreign trade
dilemma.
The only alternative suggested on
| the inside is that means must be
| found to increase our imports, SO
that we will buy from the world as
| much as it buys from us. That is
sure way for us to get paid, but
| it also has hidden difficulties.
1t means Mr.. Roosevelt must get
tariff bargaining powers from Con-
greSs and there Is considerable doubt
whether he can get the powers. Also,
the imports would have to be selected
with care SO as not to step on the
toes OF domestic manufacturers.
II you find the answer to the prob
lem you can address Mr.. Roosevelt
at 1000 Pennsylvania avenue.
Real Silver Probe Likely.
The sly Treasury Department has
suggested it is collecting data on
silver investors just for fun.
Denials haze been made Off,
cially that the administration con-
templates naturalization OF silper
in the same 1Day as gold. The de-
mails are sincere-dnd so is the fun.
Every Washington insider knows
| what it means.
For months now stories have been
going around about speculation in
the silver market. Certain interested
parties are suspected of having
started false bullish rumors about
administration intentions regarding
silver Their purpose may have been
to make money in the silver market.
Names of several more or less
prominent persons have been men
toned in that respect.
If the names Of any Government
employees or officials are found on
that list, the fun will turn serious.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
ALLEGED WHITE SLAVE
RING INVESTIGATED
Justice Agents Say Girls Were
Aided in Escapes From
Training School.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, February 9.-The De-
partment Of Justice last night joined
in the investigation of an alleged
white slave ring, members Of which
are accused of aiding young girls to
escape from q training school at
Geneva, ILL.,. and then placing them
in houses of prostitution.
The Government action was based
on the revelation that many of the
rings victims were taken into Wis
consin.
Julius Sherwin. assistant States at
torney, asserted that one resort keep
er, who admitted taking girls fur
nished by the ring, had told how the
girls were literally "peddled" to the
various resorts.
Green pointed out that the trans
portation over q State line of girls
under 18 has been visited by Federal
courts with extremely severe penalties.
A six-month investigation was cli-
NAKED yesterday with the arrest q
26 persons at q Chicago hotel. Six
of them were girls who had recently
escaped from q Geneva institution.
Evening star., 1934-02-09

Recent statements from new dealers
George Peek and Jesse Jones have
indicated they believe the big export
bank idea will be carried out.
Assistant War Secretary Woodring
drew private groan from the White
House when he mentioned the mill
tarization possibilities Of the c. c. c.
in q speech recently.
They say interior Secretary
Ickes is so AFRAID OF ordtters in the
P. w. A. that he looks under the
bed for them at night before turn
ing in.
C. w. A. Director Hopkins hates
lawyers, believing they slow things
up. He never looks under the bed.
George Washington's home was
opened up on a Sunday morning not
long ago, especially at White House
Evening star., 1934-02-09
TWELVE KIDNAPINCS IN YEAR
INVOLVE BIG RANSOMS PAID
By the Associated Press.


Outstanding
release Of Edward G.
Denver-Chaes Boetcher 3D. l. 1933 6
days imprisonment $50 900 paid convicted awaiting trial
HarWichpor MasPeggy N1cMat returned May after three
days; $50 900 paid kidnapers convicted.
Kansas CityMay after being held
one day. $4,000 paid kdnapers convicted
St. PauWiiam Hamm jr, returned 100000 paid:
suspects acquitted
paid; awaiting
Albany Yohn OConnen jr, released July go after being
held % days: $4,000 demanded.
Alton 1lAugu
k1dnapeS convicted.
Oklahoma CyCharles Ursche after
days; 100000 paid; kidnapers convicted.
San Jose CaBrooke Hart kidnapped November O. sain kid
lynched
St Edward Bremen kidnapped January IT, released Feb
7: 100000 reported paid
Evening star., 1934-02-09
.bALLANT|NE TAKES
BANKPROBE STAND
Treasury Official Under
Hoover Tells OF Detroit.
ers' Loan Pleas.
By the Associated Press.

| by the Associated Press
| Arthur A. Ballantine, Undersecre-
! tary Of the Treasury in the Hoover
administration, took the witness stand
today at the Detroit bank inquiry.
/ Ballantine told of his positions as
Assistant Secretary when Andrew
w. Mellon was Secretary, and as
Undersecretary under Ogden L. Mills
David Saperstein, committee coun-
sci. asked Ballantine about meeting
Of the r. F. c. directors on January
26. 1888, to consider applications for
Describes Conference.
Ballantine told Of the first discus
sions of loans to Detroit banks. when
Clifford B. Longley, then president OF
the Union Guardian Trust Co., and
Ernest Kanzler chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Guardian
| Detroit Union Group. Inc, came TO
Washington.
He said it was fully realized that the
situation in Detroit was acute and
that conditions were described before
President Hoover The President, he
said, expressed the deepest concern
about the situation" and asked that
every effort be made to extend neces-
sary aid.
Prefacing a deluge of criticism OF
the banks policies and leadership with
the remark that the condition of the
| bank with respect to loans wasn't
rotten, it was putrid,' Alfred P. Ley
burn, chief national bank examiner
Yesterday told the committee that the
First National Bank Of Detroit was
insolvent to the extent of S4000.00C
when the Michigan banking holiday
was declared.
Assails Mills Pay Raise.
He assailed the leadership of Will
son w. Mills. the president Of the time
the bank closed, asserting Mills hac
raised his own salary from $4,000 tc
$50,000 year in January, 1888
shortly before the bank holiday.
He enjoyed the distinction of being
the only person in the United States
to do that" Jeyburn said
Referring to the Governing Com
mittee of the institution as the so.
called Governing Committee thai
didn't govern. Leyburn said the com.
mittee was absolutely dominated by
! Mills
The examiner told the committee
Mills had contended the bank was 81
per cent liquid at the time discussions
about reopening we're under way. anc
added that ''he had to borrow money
to pay of the first per cent divi-
dend."
Proceeding rapidly. the committee
made known its intention of conclud-
ing the Detroit inquiry today.
Evening star., 1934-02-09

when eligibles can be obtained, but
as q matter Of fact the Commission
ers favor Strengthening the agree
ment.
Exception Is Asked.
Later Commissioner Hazen said the
Commissioners had asked the civil
service commissioner if an exception
could be made in the appointment Of
the staff of the Liquor Board, so that
they could appoint persons not now
on the eligible lists.
Commissioner Hazen, said some Of
Board may be selected from among
present employees Of the District gov
ernment. 1t was indicated this would
be done in the case of some OF the
inspectors and clerical assistants to
the board. Numerous District en-
ployes, who have been in District
service for years. have applied for
jobs under the Liquor Board
Eight inspectors are to be appointed
Their basic salary will be $4,000 a
year. subject to whatever pay cut is
finally fixed by Congress. There are
to be number of clerks. stenograph-
ers and typists and one bookkeeper.
Counsel Aides Assigned.
Andrew NJ Howsley of Texas, ap-
pointed yesterday as one Of the as
sistants to the corporation counsel,
was assigned as special counsel to the
A. B. c. Board. Miss Mae Helm, a
member Of the bar of the District for
a number OF years a second appointee,
was assigned to Juvenile Court. Ed
ward Curran. also of Washington the
third new District lawyer, was as
signed to Police Court to handle cases
, under the liquor law primarily. If
necessary another assistant corpora
ton counsel later will be assigned to
| assist him.
Raymond Sparks was assigned to
law cases handled at the District
Building Edward M Welliver will
continue his assignment at Police
| Court.
Corporation Counsel Bride said to-
day that he had recommended the
appointment of Howsley, who was
backed for the job by Representative
Thomas Blanton of Texas. 1t was
revealed that Bride more than q year
ago made a promise to Blanton that
he would seek to appoint a Texas
lawyer as one of his assistants when
an opportunity arose and when a
properly qualified man was available.
Bride said he had made the promise
because Blanton had assisted the Dis
trict in connection with legislative
matters particularly those in connec-
ton with the work Of the corporation
counsel's Office.
First License Granted.
While the Commissioners were con-
sidering the problem of appointment
of the staff. the board granted the
first license under the District liquor
law and paved the way for action on
numerous others.
The first license went to the Abner-
Drury Co.. which has been engaged in
the manufacture of 3.2 beer. The firm
obtained a brewery license for the
manufacture Of beer of high alcoholic
content
The A. B. c. Board also ordered
publication Of a second list of license
applicants. as legal notice required
by the law in the cases of most all
license applicants.
George w. Offutt, chairman of the
board, announced that hearings on
applications for licenses would be
started February 26. presuming that
protests are filed against any appli-
cation for license demanding the hold
ing of a hearing.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
A. u. WOMEN DEBATERS
TO MEET SWARTHMORE

The women's debating team Of
American University will meet the
women's team of Swarthmore College
at 8 o'clock tonight in Hurst Hall,
American University. The local
speakers will take the affirmative Of
the question, Resolved, that govern
mental control of industry as exem-
plifled in the national recovery act
should be continued beyond the two
years provided in the act"
Ann Henderson, Mary Lesta Wake
man and Winona Buchanon will rep
resent American University, speaking
in that order. Hazel Kirk, mem
ber of the Debate Council, will pre-
side.
Judges will be John H. McEvers,
special assistant to the Attorney Gen.
eral: Augert N Moran. attorney. and
Robert N. McMillen, attorney with
the Federal Trade Commission.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
JUDGE DESCRIBES
0UST|NG0F |NSULL
Stock Market Dealings of
Brother Seen Cause
of Resignation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 9.-The first
official account Of the removal Of
Samuel insult, sr.. as receiver for his
Middle West Utilities Co.. largest
block. in the insult financing pyramid,
was told yesterday by Federal Judge
Walter c. Lindley.
The judge told Town Hall meet
ing in his court that he Uindley)
insisted that insult retire after learn
ing funds had been Withdrawn from
the Mississippi Valley Utilities Co. to
bolster stock market dealings of Mar
tin insult. brother of Samuel
Ten days oefcre insult resigned" !"
the judge said. e. V. R. Thayer. re-
ceiver for the Mississippi Valley Utili-
ties Co.. and his attorney. Ralph
Shaw, told me funds had been taken
from the company to pay Martin In
sulls brokerage debts. There were
many thousands taken. The court
sent for Samuel insult and told him
he must retire"
Stillwell Testifies.
Earlier in the meeting. called for
an inquiry into charges Of collusion
and fraud in appointment of insult
receivers. Abner J. Stillwell. vice
president of the Continental Illinois
Bank, had testified the Mississippi
Valley Withdrawals had prompted In
sulls resignation.
StillWell denied there had been any
discussions between insult and his
hoy liz 4t,o ~
advisability Of Insults leaving the
United States. insult went to Europe
soon afterward and now is resisting
extradition.
Ettelson with many questions at
tempted to bring from Stillwell an
admission that the three original re-
ceivers for Middle West-Insull, the
late Edward N Hurley and Charles
H. McCulloch-were not the best men
available for the job.
Receivers Defended.
Stillwell insisted they were we'll
qualified, although admitting that
both McCulloch and Hurley were in
terested in Chicago banks.
EttelSon then charged that insult
COllSplltO " COIltTOl IeCelNtfSIIpS Oh
his companies and to dominate the
Protective Committees of his security
holders
Stillwell had related that Calvin
Fentress, named receiver and since
removed afte- charges that his ap-
pointment was influenced by insult,
wanted to be sole receiver for insult
Utility Investments. Inc. but that In
sull dictated appointment of one of
his attorneys as co-receiver.
Evening star., 1934-02-09

request. To permit group Of teachers
to go through, the bars to the rooms
were let down. Weeping and wailing
has been in order since One of the
teachers brushed against Martha
Washington's tea set and . couple Of
pieces fell and broke.
tCopyrEht, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-02-09

Of us" and praying that "other IA
thers and mothers will be spared the
agony of a similar ordeal"
DR.. Nippert was among those who
visited the victim at his fathers
home yesterday.
He was still in a daze and very
nervous when I visited him." said the
physician. His drawn face and
jumpy nerves showed the ordeal he
had passed through. He was in a
partially darkened room because
light hurt his eyes after being held
so many days in dark room.
He told me that his kidnapers
pummeled him considerably when
they first took him. but that he never
completely lost consciousness. He
said that as soon as he realized what
was up, he didn't offer any resist
ance"
Bremen will be forced to remain in
bed for day or two. Nippert said.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
367 Cangsters
Found 80 Pct.
American Citizens
Nv the Associated Press,

CHICAGO, February 9.-Fred
j. Schlotfeldt. district director
of naturalization and immigra-
tion, told the Ohio Society OF
Chicago yesterday that of 367
gangsters of which he made a
recent study, 80 per cent were
American citizens, most Of them
native born.
1T is true that some bad pub
lie enemies are deportable,"
Schlotfeldt said. "but the i'm
preston gained from the foreign
names of gangsters that they
are mostly aliens is wrong"
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Mrs. Fred n. Woolworth Dies.

NEW YORK, February 9 (R.-Mrs.
Fred M. Woolworth, so. widow of .
cousin of the late F. w. Woolworth,
founder of the S and 10 cent stores,
died yesterday after a long illness.
Her husband, who died in 1923, went
to England In 1909 and established
q Woolworth chain there. He left q
net estate Of $861,8 to his widow
fnd a sen.
Evening star., 1934-02-09

In theory, the enthusiasts have q
good argument Foreign nations cam
not buy much here now without
credit. They are not going to get any
great amount of credit from bankers
who have been bitten once by that
bug. Therefore, the Government must
do the financing to help our farmers
and export manufacturers.
We are lending and euen giping
array money for other recovery
purposes, so nhy not for foreign
trade?
1t sounded so good to Mr.. Roosevelt
when he first heard it that he indi-
Gated confidentially to some of his as
sociates it might be all right.
Then he got to looking into it.
There are indications now that he will
step on it with a hob-nailed boot.
He can do it by merely confining the
bank to the Russian matter and say
ing nothing more about it.
Led to Debt Defaults.
The defaulted war debts were
largely incurred when We financed
foreign purchases of war supplies
here. OF course, nothing so vast is
contemplated now, but the principle
is essentially the same 1t may be
true that we stand better chance to
get back our money on new loans
than on our old ones. Also, the
scheme might be tied up in fancy
way with an idea of getting some
money on the war debts
But epen if the credit is good,
the scheme is bad for other reasons.
/ 1t presupposes that the foreigners
will buy more here than We buy from
them. That means we will be launch
ing a policy Of making all the world
owe us more and more money. 1t will
make US a bigger creditor nation than
we are now
Some people believe that is one of
the main things which caused the de-
preston. The world no longer could
take our surplus products or pay for
them. so the surpluses piled up on
our farmers and our manufacturers
curtailed production and employment
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Stay Seen Prolonged.

ATHENS. February 9 (P).-A re-
port that the stay of Samuel insult.
sr, in Greece had been officially ex-
tended to February IA was denied to-
day by Gen. John Metaxas, minister
of the interior.
But since a decision by Premier
Tsaldaris on whether the former Chi
cago utilities magnate is to be ex-
PEELED is not expected before the 14th,
it appeared that Insults stay in ef-
feet has been prolonged.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
INDUSTRY UT|L|zES.
CODES FOR ITSELF.
Government Authority Used
to Force Minority to
Conform.

This Is the nth in q series OF
daily articles by Ralph W. Page,
economist and ,criter, ,Cho has
toured the country to discouer
rhat its people think OF the na-
tional recopery program. and is
now putting his findings into
TritinQ.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
U. S. SEEKING HIDEOUT.
Iowa Sheriff Says Justice Agents
Asked for Deputies.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, February 8 (P.
Sheriff William r. Tice of Wood
bury County tonight said that De-
partment Of Justice Agent Noonan,
working out of Minneapolis came to
him last Saturday requesting deputies
to aid him in searching for the
Bremen kidnapers' hideout.
Although Noonan and deputies
searched q house on Cecilia street
here, near Floyd Cemetery in the
eastern part of the city, they found
no trace of the kidnapers, the sheriff
said.
Tom Green, chief Of detectives here,
previously denied reports that Bremen
had been held captive In hide -out
here and that Federal agents had
contacted him.
Later he said that Dick Cooley. q
Department of Justice agent, had
been in Sioux City. but that Cooley
Was working on another case not con-
nected with the Bremen kidnapping.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Six Raid Jewelry Store.

CHICAGO, February 0 R.-Unset
diamonds and diamond rings valued
at between $4,000 and $4,000 were
taken last night In raid by a band
of six robbers on the Lofts Brothers
.-c--elry CO.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Carlyle Play Given.

Claimed to be the first play dealing
with the life of Thomas Carlyle.
Genius ut Home" has just been pre-
sented In London.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
STRAUS ON SHOW CODE
Johnson's Former Aide Joins New
York Board.

Robert K. Straus, son of the Ameri-
can Ambassador to France and q
former executive assistant to Hugh
S. johnson, today was named by the
N. R. A. as administration member
of the code authority for the theat-
rical industry.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Travels by Plane.

Called the Flying Scotsman" Dr..
Allen McVickers travels in his plane
to patients In the remote parts Of
Queensland.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
D. C. LIQUOR WORKERS
TO BE TAKEN FROM
CIVIL SERVICE LIST

Continued From First Page)