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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
TELLS SEFFORT
TOPROLONG
STOCK BOOM
Banker Says Coolidge e And
Hoover Administrations Tried
To Extend 1t
BY LYLE C. WILSON
United Press Staff CorresDOndent

Copyright, 1885, BY United Press
WASHINGTON, May 17-Direct
evidence of political pressure dur
ing the Coolidge and Hoover ad-
ministrations to prolong the 1929
stock market boom has been pre-
Sented to the senate banking and
currency committee.
Winthrop w. Aldrich, chairman
of the Chase National Bank,
brought the story to Washington
buried in $4,000 word condemna-
ton Of the "new dealo Central
bank bill. He told how the federal
reserve bdard Blocked effprts of
the New York and other reserve
banks to increase discount rates in
the first half of 1929.
Some New York bankers sided
with the board to keep interest
rates down and, inferentially, to
keep speculation going Notable
among them was Charles E. Mitch
ell who was driven from control of
the National City bank by senate
stock market investigation revela-
tions.
Aldrich testified before the SEN
ate committee. He complained of
political control of banking and
credit inherent in the administra-
ton bill and. specifically, that the
plan would shift from the IL reg
ional federal reserve banks to the
federal reserve board authority to
change discount rates. The discount
rate is the interest charged by fed
eral reserve banks for leading to
private member banks. The rate
varies among the reserve districts
and, in general, controls the inter-
est charges of private bankers to
their customers.
Referring to the new deal'
plan to permit a politically con-
trolled reserve board in Washing
ton to decide when Minneapolis,
San Francisco or any other reserve
bank center shall change its dis
count rate, Aldrich said:
"ThiS seems a strange solution,
for on the whole the record of the
reserve banks has been better in
the matter of rate changes than
the record of the federal reserve
board"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
GIGANTIC UNEMPLOYMENT PLAN
AWAITING PRESIDENTS WORD
Approval Of Projects TOtaing Over Billion Dollars
Will Start Extensive Con-
structiOn Work

launch the drive to end federal dole
relief by creating 100000 jobs by
July l, 1886. Its plans called for
these expenditures:
Highway construction and grade
crossing elimination in every state,
$500,000, 900.
Slum clearance and low-rent
housing, $249, 100000.
Rivers and harbors improvements,
102,185, 500.
Rural resettlement, $100000,0O0.
Wisconsin's recovery plan, $780,
100000.
Colorado river project in Texas,
$20,0O0,000.
Passamoquoddy power project in
Maine, $10,000,000.
New York Wards Island sewage
plant, $7,500000.
Nineteen public works projects,
81, 100000.
Alaska roads, $446,500.
Preliminary program administra-
tive expenses. and miscellaneous,
$189,2O0.
Total, $1,O91 ,8O2,2OO.
The recommended projects should
transfer about 875,000 persons from
relief rolls to government payrolls
and cause return of the same num-
ber to private industry if the gov
ernment is to keep up with its job
making schedule.
The $5OO,o00,000 road fund was
divided as follows: $200,000000 for
highways and street construction
5000, 100000 from grade crossing
elimination; and $1O0oO0,0O0 for
work previously authorized and
started under the HaydenC Cart
wright act.
The money was divided among AZ
states, the District of Columbia anc
Hawaii according to federal law
7-24ths of the basis OF area, 7-24ths
according to post road mileage, ano
10-24ths in accordance with popula-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
BULLET HITS
IN JURY ROOM

LOS ANGELES, May II U9 -
Origin of a bullet fired into a
room full of jurors provided police
with the weeks best mystery to-
Gay.
The jury, locked in a room on
the 10th floor of city hall, was
panic stricken when the bullet
crashed through a window and
plugged into a wall within a foot
of Mrs. Marie Frederick, Negress.
-Four women on the jury scream
ed mysterically and pounded on
the door of the jury room when the
crash of glass interrupted delibera~
tionS.
Police trailed the trajectory OF
the bullet and advanced several
theories:
1t may have been fired from the
hall of records, across. the street,
they said, and could have been
aimed at court commissioner E. D.
Doyle, who handles alimony cases.
It might have been fired into
the jury room by a crank.
The fact that it was 90 cali.
ber bullet, however, lent support to
the theory that it came from the
rifle of a small boy, who had been
seen perched upon nearby bunker
hill" possibly reenacting a one
man version of the famous battle
of history, Investigators said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
Valley Masonic
Lodges Visited
By Grand Master

Randolph v. Whiting, grand mas
ter of the Masons of the jurisdiction
of California, paid his official visit
to the valley Masonic lodges at a
meeting last night in the Calexico
temple, attended by IT'S valley
MaSonS.
Prior to the meeting the grand
master was guest of honor at a
banquet at the De ANA hotel, o. j.
Bradshaw of this city acting as
toaStmaSter.
At the meeting Whiting was con-
Quoted into the room and presented
by Charles knights, also of Ell Cen
tro, inspector for this district. Both
Whiting and John Stewart Ross of
Los Angeles. past grand master who
received Whiting, addressed the
gathering.
This morning knights, H. R. An
derson and C. E. SoneS joined the
grand master and a group of Cal
exico MaSons for breakfast at the
De ANA, later taking him to Mex
icali and to the "big ditch.
At noon Whiting Joined Ross
and they left for Riverside where
the grand master will pay an Off
cial visit this evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
MAY At ThCk
LEGALITY Of
OLD COMPA
VIII Ask Court To Decide On
Amount Of Water For States
In Colorado Basin
SEEKS END TO LONG FIGHT
Attorney-General Is Preparing
For Early Action Following
Recent Decision On Dam
SEEKS END TO LONG FIGHT
BY EDWARD J. HETLMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1885, by United PreSs)
PHOENIX, Ariz., May II. = The
bitter. long -draWn-out fight OF
Colorado basin states over water
of the Colorado river will be taken
into United States supreme court
by Arizona shortly, Attorney Cen
eral John L. Sullivan indicated to-
day.
The proposed lawsuit, he said,
will ask the supreme court to ad-
iudicate, once and for all, the
amount of water to which each
state is entitled, and possibly at
tack the legality of the Colorado
river compact signed at Santa Fe,
NJ M, in 1922 by all Colorado basin
states except Arizona.
Sullivan was to leave by airplane
tonight for Washington to confer
with James r. Moore special as
sistant attorney general in charge
of AriZona'S Colorado river litiga-
ton. His trip to the capital Sulli-
van said was for the two-fold pur-
pose of discussing the proposed
lawsuit with Moore and to attempt
to get Moore to withdraw his re-
signation, rendered Sullivan yes
erday.
Demand for final adjudication of
water rights on the Colorado, Sui
Ivan said, was made possible by the
supreme court IS recent tendency to
grant "declaratory' judgments.
Until the court began permitting
these judgments, he said, Arizona
was barred from seeking adjudica-
ton of the river water rights until
after she actually had been dam
aged, "when it would be too late
to do Arizona any good.'
A "declaratory" judgment, Sulli-
van explained, is a judgment issued
in anticipation of an event which
the court believes is certain to oc-
cur, In the proposed lawsuit, he
said, it would be urged that Ari-
zona is certain to be damaged by
the present ALLEGATION of water.
The attorney general said he was
not yet certain whether the pro-
posed lawsuit would attack the
Santa Fe compact. The Arizona
Colorado River commission ne said
had suggested that this phase be
included in any litigation which
may be filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
HOPES ACTION
TO BE UPHELD
BY CONGRESS
Measure Sent To White House
Today Following Signing By
Vice-President
GARNER REMAINS SILENT
Roosevelt Expected To Appear
Before Congress On Monday
To State Position
GARNER REMAINS SILENT

WASHINGTON, May IT. U.P)-
Roosevelt said today that he would
go before congress in person to de-
liver his veto message on the bonus
bill.
81 hope with all my heart that
the veto will be sustained he said
at his press conference this after
noon.
WASHINGTON, May II. W.P) =
The $2,20O,00o Patman bonus in
flation bill today was sent to the
White House, where President
Roosevelt already was at work on
a veto message designed to kill it.
Vice President John N. Garner
signed the bill at IL a. m. That
was the last formality before de-
livery of the document to the Pre-
sident.
Mr.. Roosevelt arranged to devote
most of the day to drafting of the
veto message.
His aides said the President not
only would make clear once and
IOT dll Ills uIldlIerdDlt OppOolblOii w
the bill but would do his utmost
to rally sufficient senate votes to
prevent it's enactment over hte veto.
The message is expeced to go to
congress Monday.
The house it is agreed, will over
ride the veto, probably with a con-
siderable margin over the necessary
| two thirds vote.
The showdown vote in the sem
/ ate probably will come toward the
middle of next week.
The Vice-President declined to
discuss the future of the bill.
ST made a rule when left the
house." he said, that I was
through giving even background
information to the press. I may
be wrong, but I'm going to stick to
that"
The bill was photographed and
then taken to the house enrolling
room for checking for accuracy
before it is sent by messenger to
the White House.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
Information Giuen
On Barley Pest

j. B. Norton, plant pathologist in
the agricultural commissioners Of
flee, has issued the following infor-
nation relative to covered smut of
barley (Ustilago hordei (per) K.
and 81.
This common and sometimes
destructive smut of barley now oc-
ours in Imperial Valley. Infection
in barley fields occurs through the
use of seed of non-resistant vari-
cites infected with the smut spores
or spore masses the previous sea-
son. Clean seed of susceptible var
ieties planted on land already in
fected is liable to develop Smutted
plants.
''The infected plants have all the
heads smutted and can be easily
recoknized by the black spore mass
es still held in the chaff like a dis
torted head. Non smutted plants
neraby are normal but liable to car
ry spores blown from smut nearby.
Seed can be treated by the STAN
dard hot water method or with re-
commended disinfecting chemicals
in liquid or dust form. To avoid
costly and time consuming treat
ments which do not kill the spores
in infected ground, plant only seed
from smut free fields harvested
and handled thereafter with clean
machinery. Certain varieties are
immune to covered smut-Califor-
mia Mariout, ETC."
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
WILL
WAGE. BATTLE
ONROOSEvE[T
Says Epic viii Have National
Ticket If Production Plan Is
Not Adopted

LOS ANGELES, May II. UP
Upton Sinclair, titular head Of the
Democratic party in California, to-
day promised 700 wildly cheering
followers that an EPIC (end power
ty in California; candidate would
oppose President Roosevelt in the
1886 election unless the President
adopts a production for use system
of unemployment relief.
Addressing the opening session
of a three day convention of his
EPIC supporters, Sinclair fired
their enthusiasm by attacking the
administration and outlining an
EPIC program for the future. He
said it would be national in scope.
LOS ANGELES, May II. WR)-
The administration, sweeping along
on its recovery program, is travel
! ing the road to initiation and ma
tional bankruptcy, Upton Sinclair
warned today in speech prepared
for delivery before a mass meeting
of his Epic followers in Los Ange-
/ les Labor temple.
The assembly, convening three
day convention, heard President
Roosevelt's recovery measures BIAS
ted as a program benefitting big
| business and bankers while leaving
the people propelled toward a die
| tatorShip. -
Sinclair, whose Epic program was
! repudiated at the polls last Noven-
ber when he was defeated by Gov,
! Frank F. Merriam, spoke only brief
| ly, in keynote message.
The former Democratic guberna-
torial candidate called on his fol-
lowers to renew their fight for a
! production for use system of car
ing for the unemployed. Only in
this way, he said, can suffering be
ameliorated and the movement to-
ward dictatorship blocked,
Rebuking the administration,
Sinclair said President Roosevelt,
during his first year in office "fol-
lowed the method of taking one
step to the right and two steps to
the left"
During his second year." he de-
clared ,"he appears to have changed
this, and now takes one to the left
and two to the right. He has per-
! mitted the business men of the
country to persuade him that they
can bring back prosperity and put
the unemployed at work again; his
fate in 1886 depends upon how
much longer he purSues this no.
ton"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
Konrad Rites
AT San Diego

Funeral services for Emma L.
Konrad, as wife of William Kon-
rad Of San Diego, who died in that
city yesterday will be held tomor
row at the Bradley-Woolman fun
eral establishment at p. M, with
further brief services from the cha
pei of B. E. Lemons here at 3 o'clock
Interment will be in Evergreen
cemetery.
In addition to her husband Mrs.
Konrad is survived by her father,
c. o. Stensrud of this city; a son
and a daughter, John, 10, and
June, IT; two sisters and two bro
thers, Mrs. Pearl Cartwright, Mrs.
Ruth Causey, S. E. and c. A.
Stensrud, all of San Diego; and
another. sister, Mrs. G. A. Gillspie,
Two Harbors, MINI.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
Lan1son To Have
Another Trial

SAN JOSE, Calf, May IT. U.p)--
Superior Judge Robert R. Syer to-
day ordered David A. Lamson cried
a third time on charges of murder
ing his attractive young wife nearly
two years ago.
District Alto rney Fred L
Thomas announced the states in
tention to make a third attempt to
prove Lamson guilty.
At the request of the defense
Judge Syer postponed setting a
date for the new trial until next
Friday.
"I do not believe that the posi-
ton of any one defendant should
be different from that of another,
whatever his position in life; all
should be treated alike. I believe
with the 81 members of the two
jurieS that the defendant is guilty"
Thomas said in announcing the
prosecutions decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
CUSTODY Of
BABY SOUGHT

Before Judge Vaughn Thompson
in superior court this morning, at
torneys argued the application for
a writ of habeas corpus brought by
Mrs. Emma Calkins against Andy
and Muriel Tate charging illegal
possession of the plaintiff IS three
month-old baby. G. B. Smith rep
resented the defendants wi It h
George Kirk appearing for the
plaintiff The hearing was con-
tinued this afternoon.
Mrs. Calkins and Muriel Tate
were witnesses during the morning
hearing and other witnesses were
to be brought to the stand this af-
ternoon. Judge Thompson granted
the writ on Wednesday and set to-
day for hearing on the same. Pc
titioner is the mother of the child
and claims that at the time of its
birth she was persuaded to leave
the child with defendants. Now
she wishes the child back again.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17

calves from Los Angeles when pos
sible, from dairymen in that Sec
ton who do not intend to raise the
calves.
Considerable time was given to
conference on the subject of get
ting Imperial Valley dairy products
into San Diego county, where con-
sumption is expected to increase
heavily within the next 80 days due
to the opening of the San Diego
International Exposition. 1t was
decided to use every possible means
to obtain the admission of valley
products TO the neighboring coun-
ty
The institute is now awaiting a
report from oregon university on
the amount of Vitamin "D' in
Imperial Valley milk as compared
with milk in various coast dairy
sections. Samples of valley milk
have been sent to the university
through the cooperation of the
Golden State Creamery.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
MAN DEAD IN
AUTO BLAST

LOS ANGELES, May IT. WD -
A theory that nitro-glycerin was
mixed in the crankcase oil of a
pumping engine guided sheriff's
deputies today in an investigation
of the death Of Joseph Camou,
Downey ranch. hand.
Camou was killed instantly when
the engine exploded just as he
turned a valve to start the oil
flow.
Deputies considered the explosion
a possible plot against Steve Strong,
wealthy rancher, and his son, Fred,
both of whom were witnesses
to the tragedy.
Manufacturer representatives in
sisted the engine was explosion
proof" 1t was largely upon their
statements that deputies were in
vestigating the possibility that nj
tro-glycerin Or some other high ex-
plosive was placed in the crank
case. Chemical tests were ordered
to determine if some foreign sub
stance was in the oil.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
But It's ,SueU
Just The Same

Continuous windy weather such
as the valley has been experience
ing, is bad for all agriculture,
slowing up crops, says B. A. Har-
rigan, agricultural commissioner.
Nearly all fields planted to H. B.
melons which became mildew in
tested have been wiped out, states
Harrigan. Whitep ickle mosaic has
done considerable damage in. other
fields, but seems to be slowing up
at present.
When the melons do ripen, as
the, weather turns warmer, they
will be much sweeter, declares Har-
rigan, although lot will probably
be ready for shipment at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
BARKER GETS
LIFE TERM

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May IT, OPP
Arthur (Doc) Barker, co-leader of
the notorious Barker-Karpis gang,
was convicted by a federal court
jury today of violating the Lind
bergh kidnapping law in the $780,
600 abduction of Edward B. Bre-
mer He was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment.
The jury had deliberated slight
ly more than 20 hours after listen
ing to presentation of evidence for
nearly five weeks. On trial with
Barker were six co-defendants in
what federal agents characterized
as probably the most daring alb
duction in modern criminal history.
-Four of the six defendants on
trial with him likewise were found
guilty by a jury of nine men and
three women.
They were: John j. (Boss) Nc
Laughlin, Oliver Berg, Harold Al
berton and James j. Wilson.
Acquitted were James Vidler and
Philip Delaney.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
Valley Pioneers
Choose Officers

Mrs. o. G.. Carleton was elected
secretary, and Dan West, registrar,
of the Pioneer IS association at last
night S meeting of the board of di-
rectors held at the Barbara Worth
hotel.
IT. d. Mccall of Imperial was
installed as president, those present
being Mccall. West, j. D. Huston,
H. A. Hastain, D. L. Grumble. Ell
mer Forester, Leslie Mcconnell,
George BileS.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
Jumping Frogs
Ready For Meet

ANGELS CAMP, Calf. May II.
U,H-Jumping frogs of the Gala
veras country rested on the banks
of their ponds today in preparation
for the annual world championship
contests starting tomorrow.
More than 300 entrants. in good
trim after a season of late rains,
will seek to bring fame to them
selves and money to their owners
by aiming at the mark of 13 feet,
3 inches, the record jump made in
1882 by Budweiser of Stockton.
A leap of II feet, inches, won
the title last year for General
Grant. entered by Lauren Cresti of
Angels Camp. Budweiser develop
ed a charley horse two days before
the events and managed a jump
of only nine feet. seven inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
TWo Injured In
Highway Crash

While driving on the highway
four miles east of Midway Wells at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Charles J. Potter, San Diego, crash
ed into the rear end of a car oper-
ated by w. R. Bratley, Brawley, and
pushed the car about 100 feet along
the highway into a state car which
was parked there. The impact was
sufficient to move the other We
hicle about 100 feet further before
the car was brought to a stop.
Two hitchhikers who were riding
with Potter received cuts and
bruises in the accident but they
were not serious. Potter was
brought to the county Jail by Lewis
Mitchell, state highway patrolman,
where he was booked on reckless
driving charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
Gets Permit For
NeuU Residence

First building permit to be is
sued here for construction OF d
home under the FHA was given to
E. b. Ingle today for construction
of a dwelling and garage at 1467
Olive avenue. Total cost of con-
struction will be $4,000 according
to the permit.
There have been several permits
issued this year for minor repairs
under the FILA but this is the first
permit to be issued for COM
plete dwelling under the program
it was stated at the city engineer S
office where the permit was grant
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
BY RICHARD L. HARDNESS

WASHINGTON, May IT," New
deal' chieftains today awaited on
ly President Roosevelt's IS official
Ego ahead" before throwing the
full force of the federal govern
ment behind a four billion dollar
drive to route the depression.
The Presidents approval of
$1,0S1, ,802,2 200 in projects recon-
mended by his advisory allotment
board became a foregone conclus-
ion when he sat with the commit
tee at its first important meeting.
The group urged immediate dis
tribution of more than one-fourth
the entire unemployment fund to
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
PRESIDENT TO GIVE BONUS VETO IN PERSON
Arizona To Put River Case Before Supreme Court
Gets Tickets
To Exposition

A. w. Newkirk, well-known
Main street barber, was the
first person to obtain book of
souvenir tickets to the San
Diego International Exposition,
offered by The Press.
Not only do the tickets offer
a considerable saving to the
purchaser, but those who buy
them will be able to entertain
friends during the summer at
the fair without having TO buy
tickets at that time.
A book of five general admis-
sion tickets and tickets to five
concessions are given for one
years subscription to The
Press at the regular subscrip-
ton price. Louis S. Smith of
BOregO, was the second person
to get tickets.
As the offer is made for a
limited time only, those desir-
ing to get them are urged TO
act at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
Planters Hotel
Case Postponed

Hearings on a demurrer to an
amended and supplemental COM
plant and an order to show cause
as well as a motion for the ap-.
pointment of a receiver in the
three actions relating to the Plant
ers hotel, Brawley, were continued
in superior court this morning un-
til 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The actions were brought to Sc
cure payment of a promissory note
secured by a trust deed to the no.
tel building and real estate in the
sum of $4,000. 1t is further re-
quested that a receiver for the no.
tel property be appointed by the
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
Prison Term For
BorroUer Of Car

Having pleaded guilty to taking
and operating an automobile with
out the owners consent, Jose No
varro was sentenced to San Quen-
tin for the term prescribed by law
by Judge Vaughn Thompson in su-
perior court this morning.
Lawrence Wheeler who had been
found guilty of illegally possessing
a blackjack was also sentenced 20
San Quentin with a recommended
ton by the court that he serve the
minimum term for his offense.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
Body Of Missing
Boy Discovered

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May II. U.R)--
The body Of Frank Sazama Jr., z,
missing since Wednesday, was
found today floating in Weems
Greek 100 yards from his home.
The body was found beside a
bridge piling. Apparently the
youngster slipped into the creek
while playing on his way home
from school.
The body was located just after
Gov Harry Nice of Maryland had
ordered state police to join the
search Parents of the child had
been convinced he had either wan-
dered away or been kidnapped.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-17
Another Housing
Loan Approved

Approval of the third loan in
this city under the National Hous-
ing Act, was received today by the
Bank of America in favor of Otis
L. and Betty Hinson.
The loan, amounting to $2,700,
provides for construction of res
idence at 718 FL Centre avenue.
Action on other applications
which have been sent in is expected
from time to time.