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Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22

inspection, since it would be more
profitable to keep the poor let
tuec here, than ship it east and
lose the freight charges in addition
to the growing cost, was stressed in
the talk given by j. Roy Adams,
chairman of the board of supervis-
ors, since the acreage is especially
large this year totalling 20,S20. The
probable shipment will reach al
most IL 90 ears, it is believed.
Il. G. Lee was also speaker on
the program and discussed the let
tuce rate hearing,
A. c. Finney, assemblyman, ex-
pressed his pleasure at being able to
meet with the growers and learning
of their needs in legislative matters.
He expressed his desire to help them
in every way possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
POWERFUL BLOC
TRIES TO FORCE
TRIO PROJECT
Boulder Dam One of the
Electrical Giants
Proposed
BY PAUL r. MALLON -.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dee. ga new
electric power "bloc'' with visions
of the day when the United States
win be supplied with government
electricity for operating all its fac
tories, railroad and home utilities,
has been formed in congress.
Ultimately its members hope to
have web of government electric
lines that win reach into every city
and town in the country. The use
of coal would be supplanted by elee-
tricity from rushing streams, har-
messed by federal funds.
just now they want to put through
this session of congress the Norris
bin for the government operation of
Muscle Shoals, the big Boulder Can
yon project in Arizona and the
Great Falls power project on the
Potomac.
These projects form the basis of
the movement. If they can be
adopted, 90 states will be supplied
with government power. Muscle
Shoals will spread its electrical tent
acles through Tennessee, Alabama,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia, the
Carolinas and Florida and perhaps
even as far as st. Louis.
The Boulder Canyon project would
benefit California, New Mexico, Ari-
zona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and
perhaps western Texas.
Great Falls would supply Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania and even
some of West Virginia.
The bloc moved its activities to-
day from the floor of the senate
whereit has been fighting against
the Underwood bill to the senate
irrigation and reclamation commit
tee where hearings are being opened
on the Boulder Canyon project.
/. The Great Falls development pro
iect, which would cost the govern
ment nearly $6O,o00,000, has passed
the senate and is pending in the
Z house.
Hearings are to be held through
i the holidays in the hope that the
Boulder Canyon project can be fore
, ed upon the floor as soon as Muscle
! Shoals is completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
TAX REDUCTION
ALREADY COSTS
CONGRESS MUCH

WASHINGTON, Dee. 22.-Redue-
tion of income and war taxes by con
gress last spring cost the govern
ment nearly 100000 in revenues
during thu first five months OF
operation of the new law, the inter-
nal revenue bureau reported today
Income taxes collected in the per.
iod July / to December |, totalled
$45l,75S,074, n decrease Of s3l,0eo,-
900 as compared with the same per-
iod last year.
Miscellaneous taxes, formerly in
eluding many war time taxes, which,
abolished by the new. law, totalled
$735,S1S,3ll, a decrease OF SohVoV,-
600.
The only sizeable increase was IN
collection of taxes ON dues OF ath-
ietic, social and sporting organiza
tions which jumped $4,000 to q
$3,000,000
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
MCCLELLAN WILL
SUCCEED ACNEY
AS TRAFFIC COP

Captain A. f. Leonard of the
state traffic squad, has named Wal
lace Mcclellan to the board of sup
ervisors for their recommendation
| to the state motor vehicle depart
ment as momber of the traffic
squad to replace Floyd hekley, who
resigned last week.
The supervisors, at Saturday 8
session, passed Il resolution en,lors-
ing fMcCl>'llan, and his appointment
by the state department is expected.
The board passed resolution dis
pensing with the services of J. w.
King as night watchman at tho
new courthouse, effective tonight,
and appointed l.. Kelpland ut Il
salary of $25 4 week to take care
of the heating plant at the court
house.
A fund of $500 for stamps to be
used in the office of the purchasing
agent was authorized, after the sup
ervisors adjourned until January 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
FORBES TRIAL
IS POSTPONED
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CHICAGO, Dee. o. Owing to
the illness of Federal Judge George
A. o. Carpenter, before whom the
Forbes-Thompson fraud trial is be
ing heard, court adjourned until
Monday, December %. Judge Car
| penter is suffering from a severe
cold and unable to speak.
! Major Frederick l.. Martin, com
mander of the United States around
the world flight until his plane was
forced down in Alaska, was in court
expecting to take the stand in the
defense of John w. Thompson, st.
Louis contractor. Major Martin is
character witness for Thomp-
son. During the war he was chief
of buildings and grounds depart
ment of the air service.
Thompson and Col. Charles r.
Forbes, former director OF the vet
'erans' bureau are on trial on charges
on conspiracy to defraud the gov
,ernment through illegal contracts to
build veterans hospitals.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
Child Dead as
Result of Burns

Elvira Gusmap,. four years old,
died in this city yesterday after
noon, following severe burns which
.she received at INLAND. The child s
home was in FL Paso, Texas, ac-
cording to Coroner Lemons, and she
was travelling with her parents at
the time Of the tragedy.
He was unable TO state the cause
Of the tragedy and was awaiting .
visit from the parents this after
) noon, to investigate the manner il
which the youngster received the
burns.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
HEAVY RAINS In
SAN FRANCISCO
FLOOD STREETS
Storm Moving Southwark
SO l nches of Snow
at Summit
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.-Tht
! cold wave recedcd from San Fran
cisco an dnorthern California over
! the week end as torrential rains fell
7 from Fresno to the Oregon line.
A minimam temperature of 43 was
recorded here last night. Rainfall
measured 2.3S inches. Sewers were
poured steadily from leaden skies
since last Saturday afternoon. Many
+ Easements were flooded and mer-
chants reported losses from goods
damaged by water.
Rain played havoc with San Fran
ciscp's amusements Sunday.
Mere hadfuls attended the the
atcrs, few people We're on the streets
and even the usual throng of
chwchgocrs the Sunday before
Christmas was eat down materially.
Excavations where buildings are
under construction resembled swim
ming pools today rather than base
ments in the making. Many stores
and dwellings were flooded, and\the
fire department was called upon for
pupms to dispose of water congested
sewers were unable to care for.
Downtown Is Flooded
Many downtown streets were un-
der water, with automobiles blowing
through in ea-going style. Pedes-
trians were forced to go many
blocks out of their way to cross
Market street dry footed.
The rain is expected by the
weather bureau to spread to the
southern part of the state rs far as
the Mexican border today.
Heavy SHOWS fell in northern Cali
fornia yesterday, delaying trains
aud putting communication and
power wires out of commission. o'
Rcdding and other towns in Shas.
Ia county were lighted with electric
ity from Oregon when Pacific Gas
and Electric company lines were
broken by the heaviest fail of snow
since 1911. Highway traffic was
paralyzed, ttst
Weather bureau reports showed to-
day that rain or snow fell all over
California north of Tehachapi, with
snow in the mountains of Oregon,
southern Idaho, Nevada. Eighteen
inches of snow fell at Summit, Cali
fornia, weather station increasing the
tall ON the ground to SO inches.
Rain figures for the state since
the storm resumed Saturday after
noon were as follews:
Santa Rosa 3.S7, San Francisco
3.5S, Chico 2.77, Rockland 2.69, Or
land .2.07, Colusa l,75, Mount Ham
iltoa l.6G, Sacramento $50, Oroville
l.32, Red Bluff l.l4.
Other points measured from half
an inch to Il trace.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
Dead Man Gets
Prize of Two
Millions
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MADRID, Dec. 22.-First prize
of more than S2,000,0O0 in the
great Spanish Christmas lottery
was won this year by a dead
man. When the numbers wero
drawn today it was discovered
that the holder of tho winning
ticket for the first prize--the
"gordo was a socialist nall ID
Quintana, a roSident of Madrid,
who expired month ago. Tho
prize, 100000 pesetas, will go
to his family. S5.
Although selling of tickets for
the lottery outside Spain is pro-
hibited, many are smugg,ed out
Zach year and bought by Span
iards in all parts of the world.
Besides the chief prize of 49,
100000 pesetas, won by ticket
1870, there are 7,7l6 other
prizes. ...e
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
Mail Flyer is
Dead as Result
Of Plane Fall

DE KALB, ILL.,, Dee. 22.-The bo-
dv of Charles Gilbert, air mail flyer,
missing since last night, was found
90 miles east of here today, accord
ing to a report to the local teler
phone office.
The body was several hundred
wards from the demolished SIR
plane.
Indications are that Gilbert lost
control of his machine while several
hundred feet in the air and crashed
into field, sustaining serious in
juries.
Exposure to tn. cold, caused
death, it was indicated.
Gilbert apparently tried to make
his way to :. farm house but in his
weakened condition he was unable
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
Cattle Epidemic
Only a Memory

The foot and mouth -eFitemic
among cattle in Caliternia is now
only memorE~Almost the last
echoes of the disease, that early in
this year threatened wide destruc-
ton throughout the state, were
heard last Friday by the California
Development association in notifi-
cation that the states of Washing
ton and Oregon had lifted their EN-
bargoes agaist the entry of live
stock and certain farm products
from this state.
These were the last of the embar-
goes by sister states, and the only
ban now remaining is that of Ha-
wall, but it, too, is expected to be
raised.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
i. w. W. Secretary
Out of Prison
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SACRAMENTO, Calf, Dee. 22.-
Tom Connors, secretary of the gen
eral defense league of the l. W. w.
of California, who was sentenced to
San Quentin last March, has been
released on ruling of the third
district court of appeals.
ConnOrs was given an indetermin.
ate sentence AT San Quentin by SUI
perior Judge G. O. Busiek of Sacra.
mento.
The third district court has order
ed new trial for Connors on the
grounds of prejudicial conduct by
the trial court.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
Noted "Bad Man," Caught Stealing, Killed by Officers
OLD OFFENDER
KILLED AS HE
FLEES SCENE
COMPANION in Jail Says
He Didn't Know
Hay Stolen

Manuel Diaz, ringleader- of one
of the most notorious gangs operat-
ing along the Mexican border III I'M
perial county. is dead following ms
attempt to run away from Deputy
Sheriff Buck NDobbs last night after
the officer had caught him attempt
ing to remove a quantity OF nay
from ranch near Bonds Corner.
Diaz had criminal career extend
ing over IA years and had been in
yolved in many charges of thieying
and smuggling and has been sought
for bv Imperial county officers for
n long time. Though arrested on
several occasions it always proved
difficult to prove anything against
him and he laughed at the efforts
to break up his gang.
According to a report of the case
made by Dobbs, he was called to
the ranch by the owner, who had
detected Diaz on top of one OF his
havstacks, loading hay into an auto
mobile truck. Rafael Castro, IL
years old, and now held as a wit
ness at the county Jail, was with
Diaz, and believing both men were
armed, Dobbs sent foH reinforce
ments.
4 number of ranchers responded,
armed with shotguns. The hay
stack was surrounded and Dobbs
called upon Diaz to throw up his
hands. Dias refused, and Dobbs fir
/ ed at him, some of the shot strik-
! in Diaz in the hand. He then came
from the stack toward the officer
and while the latter was attempting
! to place handouts upon him, Diaz
bolted and ran toward the Mexican
line, which is only a few hundred
wards from the scene of the shoot
ing.
Bacl, Is Perforated
He succeeded in getting past a
four strand barbed wire fence, be-
fore he succumbed to a volley of
shots from the guns of the officer
and his posse. The mans back was
perforated from the heavy charges
of shot which struck him, and the
officers expressed surprise that he
was able to continue going SO far
before he finally fell dead. ~
THE death of Diaz last night is
one of the best things that has hap
pened for the peace and safety of
the Bonds corned country said
Sheriff Gillett this morning in com
menting of the affair, ''and Buck
Dobbs is to be congratulated in
Kidding the community of a danger
Gus character. Diaz has been men
ace to the entire region for years
and through his helpers, part of
whom operale from the Mexican
side of the line, he has managed to
steal thousands of dollars worth OF
stock and property
Castro, who was with Diaz at the
time of the shooting, is known to
many residents near Bonds Corner,
who give him good record. He
told Sheriff Gillett that he had been
employed by Diaz TO help him re-
move the hay, the latter telling him
that he had purchased it and he had
no knowledge that the hay did not
belong to Diaz, he declared.
Coroner Lemons held an inquest
on SDiaz' body this afternoon, which
was still in progress at the time of
going to press.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
SWING SOUNDS NOTE OF WARNING
Senate Members
Told Why Action
Vital Necessity
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-Unless
the federal government proceeds at
once to develop the lower basin of
the Colorado river, Mexico will
claim the right, Representative
Swing of California, go author of
. the .Johnson.Swing bill, told the sen.
ata irrigation and, reclamation com
mittee today when it resumed hcar'
ings on the Boulder Canyon dam
project.
Swing declared Mexico already
had begun to rtclaim one million
acres in Lower California by utiliz.
ing the present flow of the Colorado.
"While there is no treaty exist,
ing which would keep tho United
States from diverting the waters
from the Colorado to her own re-
clamation projects, - he said, 1.-The
reclamations in Mexico will give
that government a comfy claim on
p&rt of the water
There are million acres ON both
the Mexican and American sides
of the boundary which can be're-
claimed by the Colorado river de.
velopment, Swing pointed out. For,
every acre reclaimed in Mexico
water for one acre viii be lost to
the United States, he said.
W. j. Carr, vice president of the
Boulder Canyon Dam Assertion
of Los Angeles, presented Il legal
argument 10 the effect that the
Boulder project could be carried
out without ratification of the 1922
Colorado River compact by Arizo-
na.
Seven states of the southwest en-
tered this compact for protection
of Colorado river rights, Carr said,
but Arizona is the only one of the
seven whose legislature has refused
to ratify il.
Possible to Go Ahead
He contended that the other
states could go ahead under the
compact and sanction, the Boulder
Canyon project. under federal sta
tutes.
Failure of Arizona to ratify the
"Colorado river compact wtll not
interfere with the development and
complete gOvernm control If the
dam ana the canal would assure
profitable distribution to the scv-
eral states whose waters are rribu-
tary to III, Colorado, Carr said.
William s. Matthews, attorney
q. IL I p1 ~
lie service commissions emphasized
the need of water and power in the
southwest. He declared h n I
droughts in the past decade hid cost
agriculture and other son,hwestcrn
industries many times the cost of
the project.
Arthur +. Davis, engineer of Oak
land, Cal, former director Of the
government reclamation service,
told the commission the proposed
site in BOULDER Canyon was :hs only
feasible one.
In less than loo years :; dam or
reservoir built lower down the
river would become filled with silt
deposits, he. said. while il would
take approximately 800 years on
Boulder Canyon. This could be re-
moved by raising the dam TO
hight of 800 feet, if necessary, he
said.
Unless the Colorado river rs
brought under control within the
next decade, its bed will diverge
into Imperial Valley, Davis told the
committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
Much Mystery
Over Visit OF
Russian Envoy
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PARIS, Dec. 22.-Leonide Kras-
sin s proposed trip to Moscow nexs
months has stirred up furry of
rumors and denials in which friends
and enemies of Russia are joining
with will.
After Soviet newspaper declared
the Russian ambassador was to
leave next week and be gone indie
fintely because negotiations sche-
duled for January have been post
poncd, the embassy issued an of
ticial communique saying:
1.-THE statement il false from
beginning 70 end. The ambassador
intends to make n personal report
TO government at Moscow
about the middle of January, "
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22

sto resist the paralyzing cold ard
succumbed.
Gilbert was last seen about 8
clock last night by another flyer
who took off few moments after
the i'll -fated air man left for Omaha
with his packet of mail.
Gilbrt s plane was observed fly
ing low over Kanesville about 20
miles from here and it was thought
he was merely seeking lower al
titude.
Gilbert's plane was found che
mile north OF Kanesville by r. &.
Page, another mail pilot who flew
from haywood field at dawn to
look for it.
There were approximately 49,
600 letters in the wrecked plane, all
of which were saved, Page said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
SEEK QUARTET OF
l.. A. BANK BANDITS
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INGLEWOOD, Calf, Dec. 22.-
Furnished with descriptions of four
bandits who Saturday night robbed
the Hyde Park branch of the First
National bank of lnglewood, special
detectives were today seeking the
band. Four thousand dollars was
obtained in the holdnp. }a7a' c 4
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
L. A. LEAGUE
URGES SWING
TO PUSH BILL.

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22.--
Urging congress to enact the
Swing Johnson bill for the
Eoulder Canyon dam instead Of
the Frcderick's "low dam" bill
q resolution was today forward
ca TO CongreSman Swing by the
exc cutive committee of the
Municipal League of Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
FREEZING WEATHER
MAKES EN- BEHAVE

PARIS, Dec. 22.--Freezing cold
kept Paris Communists orderly Sun
day and 10000 marched and sang
the "Internationalo without START
ing the slightest disturbance. The
cold also prevented counter dem'
onstrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
BAD BLAZE
IN NORTHEND

Fire of undetermined origin
destroyed part Of building
cwnoi by DR.. L. L. Lindsey at
Calipatria carly this morning,
completely destroying the stock
of a small grocery which oc-
cupied the building. Fearing
that the blaze would destroy the
business section of the town, a
call was sent to this city for
hep, and Chief Ferguson detail
Cd the small wagon with a
squad of firemen to make the
trip.
rhe combined efforts of the
Calipatria and El Centre fire
men prevented the blaze from
spreading and confined it to
the pi,ding in which it started.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22

Harvard University is the Oldest
American college, dating back even
to when the boys had to study.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22

tlav, bringing temperatures ranging
from 26 below zero at Colebrook,
y. H., to 10 above at New Haven,
Conn.
MONTREAL, Dec. 22.-Sunday in
Montrcal was the coldest December
2l in several years, the mercury
dropping to II below in the city.
In outlying districts the temperature
dropped us low as 27. During the
night snow began falling and the
temperature rose to around zero.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22-After suffer
ing from sub zero temperatures for
more than 4S hours, the middle west
TODAY was relieved by higher tenn
peEatures. 1t was still below zero.
in the northwest, however. The
total death list in the middle west
from the recent storm was estimated
at 80.
DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 22.- North
! and~centrai Texas today had almost
/ completely recovered from the worst
December cold wave in years. Tele-
phone and telegraph communication,
DISRUPTED by last Thursday s biz
zard was restored and towns isolat-
ed were placed in touch with outside
towns again.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dee. o.
More snow for the southwest was
predicted by local weather observers
today.
. The blanket of sleet and snow
which now covers the territory will
be added to either Tuesday or We'd
nesday, the report says.
NEW YORK, Dee. 22.-Three men
died of cold here and another per-
ished in Newark while hospitals
cared for q score of victims Of the
b;tterest weather of the winter.
The cold wave that has been NOV
ing steadily east for several days
grppeda the Atlantic seaboard Sun
day and brought temperatures rang
ing between IA and 90 degrees.
Several early morning fires, fore
ing scantily. clad families to the
streets, entailed considerable sufS
fering in Brooklyn. A fireman car
ried one family of four down an ex-
tension ladder when flames destroy
ed a Seventh avenue tenement.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dee. 22.-Six
persons are known to have been kill
ed and many others injured rs n
result of the cold wave in Ohio over
the week end.
Three persons perished in Colum-
bus from carbon monoXide fumes as
they attempted to shut out the cold.
Two deaths were reported IN Clev-
Gland traffic accidents caused by
slippery streets and Il boy was kill
ed when he slid off snowy roof IN
Toledo.
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 29.-Clearing
skies and rising temperatures
brought relief to central Texas to-
day from the cold wave which struck
here Thursday. Ice and snow which
followed the norther disappeared
with the rising mercury which
climbed to 35 late Sunday. Warmer
weather was forecast for this sec
tion today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
COOLEST SNAP
in Is YEARS
IN SOME CITIES
Winters Grip Still Holds
Nest of United
States

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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22.- After
the cold"st weather i'll % years over
Tic Weekend, the mercury rose
gradually today and at Z a. IN. snow
began falling.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22

BOSTON, Dec. 22.-Winter Off
ciaIly arrived in New England Sun
day, bringing temperatures ranging
from 26 below zero at Colebrook
y. H., to 10 above at New Haven
Conn.
Evening star., 1924-10-03
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
William II. 0dcn and Maggie Higdon.
Lewis = Hazard Of Norfolk, Va, and Mary
Duff of Biuefied. W Va.
Andrew / Pitts Of Detroit. Mich, and os
ceola H,fDks of Fitzgerald. ia.
Richarti Lewis of Mclean, Va. and Del
Hall Of Falls Church Va.
Jasper K. Martin and Marie Il. Lewis.
Thomas Wood ard Edna VI. Hughes
Harold p. Ayres OF Chicago. Ill, and e.
Cora Feinberg Of Chesterand Ohio.
John = Bills Of shelton. Nebr., and Aurelia
+. Brown of this city.
Simon L. Mitchell and Pearl Williams.
Lee r. Denny and Beira l.. Smith
Walter +. Freeman of this city and Rosa L.
Schwab Of BallSton. Va
tiihon 4. Conrad and Marguerite NJ. Brown
William p Smith of Ashland, Va. and
Theresa +. Bruce of Bowling Green, Va.
Fenton VI. FadeIry and Marion W. Estes.
Joseph y. Iiealy and Marie Morrison.
Frederick y. Knott and Blanche r. Bateman
Steiner C. Powell and Christine Mont sUmery
both Of Bethesda. Md
Nick Williams and Matte W. harrington.
Arthur G. H!Se of this city and Anna W
EeHshaw of Bethesda, Md.
Howard Williamson and Elsie J. Simpson.
James /. Hawkins and Mabel T.. Cassidy.
George Il. Shaw and l4ucreta Owens.