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Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
THREE ARRESTED
AT BRAWLEY AS
DOPE PEDDLERS

Frank A. Ruggles, Harry P. Hen
derson and Mauero Hernandez are
held at the county Jail under bonds
of $4,000 each, following their ar
rest at Brawley yesterday afternoon
ON charges of possessing and selling
narcotics.
The men were arrested by Chief
Fox of the Brawley police depart
ment, operating with three United
States narcotic agents, who came
TO the valley from San Diego to
assist in ridding the valley of
drug peddlers.
Arraigned before Robert +.
Whtelaw, United States commits
sioncr. this morning, the men en-
tered pleas of not guilty and were
ordered held for investigation by
the federal grand jury.
The federal agents stated thev
had made purchases from each of
the men, using marked moncv,
which was found in the possession
of the accused men after the sales
had been made. Between 60 aud
20 grains of morphine were found
in the possession of the men. Hen
dersOn and Ruggles, the agents
stated have been operating in
Brawley for several months and
have been supplying drugs to fruit
tra"rs who are addicted to mar
c0ticS
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29

CAPTURED
BY SLfUTH
Man Sought for Defraud-
ing L. A. Banks of Huge
Sum Is Nabbed.
ENDS LONG SEARCH
FrOnk Has Confessed to
Theft of 100000 Says
Captor After Arrest.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-J. X. Fronk,
Hollywood, Cal, was under arrest
here today on charges that he de-
frauded several California banks
out of total placed at 100000
Fronk was arrested in hotel here
by J. J. Garvey, private detective.
Garvev said that Fronk confessed
to embezzlement of 100000. He
said he was planning to return to
California to surrender because he
wanted to relieve his wife sand child
of the pressure from police.
According to word to police here,
Fronk operated through The }. X.
Fronk Finance company and other
companies organized by him kit
ing checks and passing out other
bad paper. Fight banks in various
parts Of the state were victimized,
it was charged.
Fronk collapsed when he was ar
rested and is now under physicians
care. ....
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
WOMAN KIDNAPPED
IN own AUTO BY
INJURED LUNATIC

\ LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.-Mrs.
F. c. Clemett, of the Rivere apart
ments, San Bernardino, was the vic
tim of bold kidnapping plot early
today, according to local deputy
sheriffs.
She was rescued near Pomona
after narrowing experience.
According to the woman s story
told to Officers she was driven in
her own automobile by man with
broken arA, presumably a luna
tic, from San Bernardino to Po-
mona, where she managed to escape
and phone for help.
The kidnaper is still at large,
local officers are searching for him,
it being reported he was headed for
Los Angeles, driving at fast speed
in Mrs. Clemett S machine. .aGa
1.-The sling-armcd driver made no
attempt Ito attackaher, Mrs. Clemett
saldi nl2m s,d nsynll bH820 nj aeyt
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
TRIO in HOSPITAL
AFTER 100000
|. A. LUMBER FIRE
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.-Three
men were in the hospital here today
from injuries and burns received
when the Hayward Lumber com,
pany's yards were swept by $780,
600 fire.
An explosion which preceded the
blaze caused injuries to Claude Hig-
gins which may prove fatal.
Firemen John s. SPAIN and Ever
EFT Parish, were badly burned. Sew
eral other fire fighters received min
or burns.
Fifteen fire companies battled the
blaze for two hours before it was
extinguished.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
RUM RUNNERS AND
DRY MEN BATTLE.
One IS CAPTURED
By United Press Leased Wire

LAS FLORES, Cal, Jan. 29.-A
squad of dry agents battled with
three rumrunners near here today,
capturing one, the others escaping
amid barrage of bullets.
The enforcement crew was led by
Sheriff Sam Jernigan, Orange coun-
~, assisted by four Los Angeles
federal deputies.
They exchanged lead with the
ruin-runners after ambushing them
at a 'lonely south coast point on
The beach highway in northern San
Diego county.
Frank Young, driver of one of
three liquorladen trucks. was TAX
en- into custody. Two others es
caped after emptying their revolv-
crS.
Three truck loads of Scotch Ii
quors, believed taken from ship in
the harbor, were confiscated.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
PRINCE OF WALES
IS NOT WORRIED
OVER BROKEN BONE
BY United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Jan. o9-Tbe Prince
of Wales, with his collar bone brok
en- in yesterdays 14th riding mis-.
hap, passed y good night and was
reported today TO be progressing
we'll
While this fresh difficulty from
his persistent horsemanship gave
rise TO concern among many British
subjects who have deemed the prince
too daring without ade, aate riding
ability, the prince himaelf was re
ported taking the fracture rs only,
incidental to n love for following
the hounds. fos s4g. fe
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
so. CALIFORNIA
GETTING LIGHT
RAIN D0WNP0UR
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LOS ANGELES. Jan. 29.-Rains
started falling in Los Angeles and
other Southern California cities this
morning.
The downfall was light, but steady
and heavy overcast skies indicated
the showers would continue indef-
,ntely.
The southland escaped the winds
which accompanied torrential rains
in northern California.
Temperatures remained moderate.
The forecasts for Los Angeles and
vicinity are: unsettled weather with
occasional rain tonight and probably
Saturday. Moderate temperature.
Southern California: unsettled,
probably local rains tonight and Sat
urday. Warmer east portion tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
FIERCE GALE LOCKS GOLDEN GATE,
FLOODS SAN FRANCISCO STREETS:
RAIN IS GENERAL in NORTH AREA

houses. flooded streets and caus-
ed slight damage. It tore down
a scaffolding around the Cliff
hotel.
The rain broke the long spell
of cold fogs which has envelop-
ed the Sacramento and portions
Of the San Joaquin Valleys, and
is of inestimable worth.
Throughout the night gen.
erous rains soaked the north
and central sections of the
state. The Sacramento Valley
received more rain than the San
Joaqin, but today's prediction
was for occasional rains north
of the Tehachapi, with a posi-
bility that the entire state will
receive a drenching before the
clouds break.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
CHARGES JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT WITH
QUASHINC PROBES
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.-Sam-
neu Untermyer, prosecutor of the
Lockwood housing scandal expose
in New York, today wired Senator
Thomas J. Walsh. Democrat, of
Montana. charging that the depart
ment of justice had been 'unbe-
lievablv reckless in whitewashing
prosecutions on deliberately fake
defective records III cases like the
General Electric. cement, window
glass trusts and innumerable Grim
inal combinations.
Untermyer urged a thorough in
vestigation of the department, say
ing the facts would amaze the coun-
try.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover is
largely responsible for the situation
untermyer said.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
WHISKEY BROUGHT
FROM FLORIDA IS
GRABBED AT YUMA
Horticultural Inspector
At State Line Pinches
Real Estate Operator.

Sheriff Gillett is the possessor, at
least temporarily, of fine case of
real pre-war Scotch whiskey and
Willard Martin, giving his home ad-
dress as Detroit, Michigan, is out
the whiskey and S100. as a result of
the activities Of Deputy Sheriff Bill
Quick, located at Yuma Bridge.
After carrying the ease of whis-
key all the way cross the country
from Florida, without having any
trouble, Martin lost it just few
hours before he would have been rid
of it.
Said It Was Present
According 70 the story Martin
told the officers here, he picked up
The case Of Wniskev on the Florida
coast just rs he was preparing to
leave for California, after Il success
full cleanup in Florida real estate.
He asserted that he does not use in
toxicants and intended giving the
whiskey to some friends in San
Bernardino.
Several times, he claimed, he was
stopped by Officers while enroute
across the country and upon being
asked what he had in the car, he
replied whiskey,' and was allow
ed to go without any comment.
Sand on Bottles
Arriving at Yuma bridge yester-
day afternoon, Martin was stopped
by Quick who is in charge of the
horticultural inspection station
thert. All ears coming from the
east are subject to search for plant
contraband. While searching the
ear Quick found the wh7skey, each
bottle being wrapped up in straw,
the latter being full of sand verify
ing Martin s assertion that it came
from rum-runner which had met
with disaster.
He Loses $1O0, Too
Quick placed Martin under arrest
and he was brought to FL Centre
where he pleaded guilty to posses
sion of liquor when arraigned be-
fore Judge Mayfield. The court
assessed a fine of 800, which
Martin paid. He was not greatly
perturbed by his misfortune, figur-
ing if as one of the breaks of luck,
though he did state that he was sor-
ry he could not present the whiskey
to his friends as he had planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
THREE CHICAGO DEATHS
ARE ASCRIBED TO COLD

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-Relief came
to the middle west today from the
sub-zero wather of the past two
days.
Thermometers i'll this forecast
area were around zero and above
today, compared with low of 80
degrees below zero early yesterday.
Three deaths We're ascribcd TO
the cold.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.-
Vessels put out through the
Golden Gate today after being
tied up for "a hours by storm
which swept the coast during the
night.
The downpourssrated as
$2O,00O,OO0 rain for northern
and central California, came
with a sweep Of wind which
locked the gate for the first
time in years. Five vessels
scheduled to sail yesterday did
not try. The battleship Colo
RADIO returned to anchorage af-
ter steaming down the harbor.
The gale swept through the
city at only slightly lessened
speed, split awnings, shook
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
new AIR PROGRAM
FOR DIRICIBLES,
BASE. SUBMITTED

WASHINGTON, Jan. ga five
year building program for the nav
al air service. including construction
of two huge dirigibles and estab-
lishment of west coast air base,
was given to the house naval com
mittee today by Rear Admiral Will
liam A. Moffett, navy air head.
Moffett requested an appropria-
ton of $4,500,0O0 for the proposed
Pacific air base and asked that So
100000 be made available to start
work on dirigible of 100000 cubic
feet capacity.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
Modern Waingford CoLLapses After Arrest in CHICAGO
ARGENTINA is
SUFFERING IN
TORRID SPELL
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BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 90
Argentina is gripped in a heat
wave.
While North America shivers
with zero weather, the great
country Of the Pampas is baked
with summer and several pros
trations are reported for the
past "a hours.
Ninety-eight degrees is the
highest point registered in the
city in the past day but in the
interior the thermometer went
as high as 103 and 104.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
FORMER SECRETARY
WEEKS ARRIVES AT
COAST FOR VISIT

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.-John
w. Weeks, former secretary of war,
came to Southern California today
in his private car philadelphia. "
Weeks and his party arrived here
this morning from the east, travel
ing over the famous Apache trail of
; He will be IA guest of friends in
the southland. for several days. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
NEW YORK FIRES
DRIVE MANY OUT
IN BITTER COLD
Polar Wave Takes Lives
of Three in Chicago;
Weather is M0derating

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Extreme
cold and fire joined to harass New
York today. More than two thou
sand persons were driven from their
homes during the early morning
hours by fires in numerous parts of
the city. They were forced to flee
into wintry morning, with gusty
wind blowing and the thermometer
in the street lowering around zero.
Police and fire stations were over
taxed caring for the refugees and
extinguishing the fires. Property
loss was in no case heavy.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29

IS BLAMED
FOR BLAST
Disaster Occurs in Hi
nois Mine Shortly At
ter Days Work Starts.
CITE IGNITED GAS
1896 Men Entrapped in
Colorado Shaft Are
Rescued Late Today.

WEST FRANKFORT. ILL.,, Jan.
29.-Five men were killed in an ex-
plosion at the Orient Mine No. 2
here today shortly after the miners
had entered for work.
The explosion covered only d
small area Of the mine. where nine
men were at work. -Four escaped.
There was no subsequent fire aft.
er the explosion and mine owners
were at loss to explair it. It was
reported around the mine entrances
that one Of the miners going to
work lighted cigaretts shortly
after entering the shaft and this
ignited gas which had gathered at
one Of the turns.
The five bodies have been remov-
ed from the mine.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
DISAPPEARED AFTER
WILD NEW YEARS PARTY
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. cd. *.
Fronk, "Hollywood Wallingford -
captured in Chicago, disappeared ON
New Years Eve, after wild
party, which clilnaxed three
months of frenzicd finance, accord
ing to local police.
lie is accused Of swindling
eight local banks of approximately
s3ss. .O0G, and in addition is charged
with Fleeing his friends and busl-
ness associates Of at least another
100000. ~
Headed Investmeut Co.
Fronk was head of nm invest.
ment company which maintained
several elaborate Suites of offices
in the downtown district. He per-
petrated his alleged frauds by sim
ply over-drawing his accounts s3ss,'
900. after putting up u glittering
front and establishing credit by
manipulating ,iis, books il is claimed
When he left Los Angeles. he had
$2O0,CO0in his posscssion, ut was
said, and was accompanied by Il
"blondc movie actress.
Fronk came here three years ago,
broke gHe Rad been q strong man
with circus he became IN au'
tomobile salesman, with . mediocre
success, until last June, when he es-
tablished his "automobile. finance
concern. 1t was then he began is
suing overdrafts 10, cover bad
checks, II is asserted Ss
Local Officers plan to lleave here
this afternoon for Chicago to re-
turn the fugitive for trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
TEMPERATURES RISING
NOW IN MIDDLE WEST

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 29.-The
bitter cold wave that has envelop-
ed the state for two days will give
way to rising temperatures and
snow flurries this afternoon, the
weather bureau announced this af-
ternOOn.
Below zero temperatures prevail
ed throughout the state during the
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
SENATOR PRESSES
SAN DIEGO CLAIM
AS CUSTOMS PORT
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Sena-
tor Shortridge, California, today
called on Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Andrews to urge that San
Diego, California, be designated as
u customs port Of entry. q ~
/ Rapidly expanding business devel-
Opments with military and naval ac-
tivities in Southern California have
ereated a need for az customs port in
that sestibnI sShortridge said. fcos II
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Sciot ball, Masonic hall.
Shriners banquet, Hotel Bar
bara Worth.
1.-THE Spell of the Island,'
Brunk's tent theater.
1.-The Beautiful City," Valley
theater.
when the Door Opened,
Palace theater.
TOMORROW
Story hour. city library, 1870
p. m.
Basketball, Imperial hi VS..
Central hi, here, 2 p. m.
Lettuce growers and shippers
meeting, Hotel Barbara Worth,
2 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
SUMMON 500 FOR
PROPERTY CHECK
ON TAX RETURNS
BY United Press Leased Wire

SANTA MONICA. Calf, Jan. %.
Hearings designed to show wheth.
er federal income tax returns tally
with reports of real estate sales are
being held here by A. w. Fleming
of the revenue department.
More than 800 residnts of the bay
district have received summonses to
appear at the hearings.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
s MEN ON FROZEN
TUGS GET ASHORE
by United Press Leased Wire

GRAND HAVEN, Mich, Jan. 20.
Crews of the fishing tugs Helen
n and Indian today deserted the
boats, ice locked mile northwest
of this port, and made their way
over perilous ice floes safely to
land. .r . .r....
Three of the men left the vessels
last night and the other five ar.
rived in Grand Haven his mornings
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
CIVIL WAR VETS AT SAWTELLE
CERTAIN THEY CAN OUTPLAY
FORDS FIDDLER FROM MAINE
Henry Ford's favorite

Maine, Henry Ford's favorlte
violinist.
The local contestants are all
Civil War vets, none under 80
years of age. They play with
one foot on a beer keg, or
"what have you,'' and a box
Of sawdust planted six feet to
the front.
Stephen Gil'ey, California
champion southpaw fiddler, was
the favorite of the field. He is
80 years old, stomps mean left
foot, and plays without a chin
rest.
my tekneek requires that I
fiddle without a chin rest," he
explained. 1T lows for me to
spit freely when I get warmed
up to the occasion.no Cc..5, ..
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
X. {. CAPITALIST
LAUDS VALLEY AS
GOLF PARADISE
Compares Conditions in
Ell Centre With Frost
Bound Eastern Links.

Imperial Valley as golfers win
ter paradise today received an en-
thusiastic boost from c. Kopp, Kan
sas City capitalist, after. he. had
played over the Ell Centre Golf
Clubs course and had contrasted
the local links with the ice-bound
course of his home club.
As the guest Of President Tom
Gill, Kopp tried his luck on the Ri
Centro course and while telling of
the thrills of golf game played
on ice, calmly scored a "birdie on
No. 3.
eve have a 40 acre lake in the
Lake Forrest Country Club course
the capitalist said. "For winter
playing Il nine hole course has been
laid out on the lake.
Play With Red Balls
Kopp then explained that the
snow had been left on the lake ex-
cept in the spots laid out for green's.
Here the ice has been swept clean,
and a cup dug in the ice in the cen
ter of the "grcens. To avoid los
ing balls on the snow, the balls are
colored red. my wife and her
friends use rouge on them,' KopT
smiingly confided.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kopp are both en-
thusiastic golfers. In addition to
belonging to the. Lake Forrest
Country Club. where they have a
home, the Kopps are members of the
Hillcrest Golf club. Mrs. KopI
was the championship woman play,
er at one of the clubs last year.
The Kopps are much attracted
by Imperial Valley, and are making
brief visit here rs the guests of
their niece and nephew. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Green.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
BALL MAGNATES
o. K. RESIN BALL
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-The joint
rules committee of the two major
leagues today agreed to adopt the
resin ball, which for some time has
been disputed.
The resin ball was sought by the
National League pitchers and op-
posed by the American League.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
80 MEN ENTRAPPED
IN COLORADO MINE

TRINIDAD, Colo, Jan. 29.-Be-
tween 30 and 35 men were raped
in the Bear Canyon Coal companv's
mine in Bear Canyon near here to-
day following gas explosion.
All the men were taken out of
the mine late this afternoon. ne
cOrding to word from the state mine
inspector. Ten of the miuers. re-
ceived serious burns, two whose re-
covery is uncertain. The condition
Of three others is extremely serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
BY LINCOLN QUARBERa

Ou1tcu freSS SCd11 correspondent
by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.-
Henry Ford "ain't heard
nothin' yet," according to a
score of octogenarian fiddlers
at the Old Soldiers home at
Sawtelle, near here.
The ancient hoedown artists
whacked their bows across their
knees in a final workout today,
re-soled their boots, and laid in
an extra supply of "chewin'
terbaccy' for the Pacific coast
fiddlin' tournament tonight.
The winner of tonight's me-
lange is to be shipped east, pre-
paid, to ontgfiddle, out spit and
ont stomp old Nelly Durham of
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
COLD IN NEW ENGLAND

BOSTON, Jan. '29.-New England
today experienced the coolest
weather of the winter. At a. NJ.
the mercury had dropped to four
degrees and at $50 remained un-
changed with the outlook for con
tinued cold.
Greenville, Maine, and Northfield,
VT, usually New England S coldest
towns, reported temperatures of 10
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
WAS WE'LL KNOWN HERE

DR.. Weber was also known in Ell
Centro, having testified here for
the state last year in the trial of
jim Calhoun, convicted of man
slaughter for shooting Jean Hudson
on December 26, 1925, and also in
the trial of Parker Singh, who was
convicted for the murders of Victor
Sterling and John B. Hager.
The testimony of DR.. Weber in
each ease was to combat the claim
of the defendants that they were in
sane at the time they committed the
crimes of which they were accused.
When informed by the Press to-
day that DR.. Weber was dead, Dis
trict Attorney Utley expressed his
sincere regret. 1t was through his
efforts that the alienist was brought
here and there was warm personal
feeling between the two.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29
ALIENIST KNOWN
HERE SUCCUMBS
in LOS ANGELES
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Jan. 29.-Funer-
al services for DR.. Louis Weber, 65,
prominent psychiatrist and alien
ist, who died yesterday, will be con
ducted at his home here tomorrow
afternoon.
DR.. Weber was noted for his testi-
mony in murder trials here. He was
a witness in the Arthur Burch and
Kid Mccoy trials and examined DR..
Thomas Young, the ''cistdrn slay-
err who committed suicide.i
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-29

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-20

parlor- buffet observation cars at the sesquicentennial exposition.
 Tom Thumb and his battered consort will not feel their way over the unaccustomed standard gauge rails alone, however. A marvel of a later date - Mogul 500 - ex- hibited in Philadelphia 50 years ago as the worlds Smost modern" will grumble and rumble along be- hind.
 Mogul 600 bears a family like. ness to the railway engine of the present day, but Tom Thumb is 8 glorified handcar. No cab protects the driver" of Peter Cooper's 1880 scientific masterpiece. He sits under the blue sky, surrounded by coal-boX, water barrel, smokestack and fiywheel. Tom Thumb is all there in the original, except his boiler, which has been replaced with a counterpart, riyet, that will stand the strain of the long exposition trundle.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-20

PRINCE ALBERT has been such areveia- ton to men who thought that they were pipe-happy that tIrree pipes are smoked today where one was smoked before. That's fact, Men, just as sure as little bees buzz and polliwogs have tails.
 And you don't need degree from Oxford to figure out the reason: The Prince Albert process cuts out bite and parch positively and Prince Albert quality makes it the National Joy Smoke. That means you can cram this fine old favorite into the bowl of your jimmy pipe and turn on all five tubes go to