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Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
FRONK DUE TODAY
In |. A. TO FACE
KTlNC CHARGES
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. IL j. X.
Fronk. Hollywood s alleged 100000
swmdler, WIS scheduled to arrive in
Los Angeles late today from Chi
cago in custody of Sheriff William
]. Traegcr
He was to be arraigne dat once
in municipal court.
According to advices to local au-
.thoritics. Fronk declared cnroute
here that he would plead guilty to
charges of defrauding eight Los An
gelcs banks.
He will insist, however, that the
amount of his alleged defalcations
are considerably less than reputed, it
was said
Fronk blamcs his difficulties on
"advicc of business associates.
- was the goat he alleges.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
YOUNG SANCUINE
OVER SWING BILL
PASSAGE SHORTLY

Confidence was expressed by
licutcnaht Governor c. c. Young
in an address before the Berkeley
realty board last night that cong
rcss win soon pass the Swing John
son Hill for the development Of the
waters of the Colorado river.
"It was my privilege -, he said,
"to visit Houldcr canyon. where
behind s:X-hmdrcd foot dam it
is proposed to create the largest
man-madc water storage the world
has seen; then to inspect the site
Of the All-Amcrican canal, through
which the impoundcd water shall
give life and fertility to hundreds
Of thousands of acres of California
land, now waste and desert, and fin
ally. to travel past the intake If
what is to he n gigantic aqueduct--
an enterprise which win cost $3.50
100000. but which Will supply TO a
great metropolitan water district,
in Los Angeles and surrounding
counties, sufficient water to meet
i'll the anticipated needs of the
swiftly growing population of the
south.
''Despite the hostility of special
and private interests, this splendid
public project seems now about to
be realized, We in the north have
commenced the important task of
bringing to our cities an adc-
crate supply of water for domestic
use, but it is question rs 10
whether we have not thus far miss
ed the wider vision
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
Senate Expected
To Rush Through
Tax Bill Today

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Thr
S472 100000 tax reduction bill win
pass its swift way through the SEN
ate today and should be made law
within ten days.
Only forty individual amend.
mcnts remain TO be voted on before
the measure which win slash pay.
ments to be made next Mnrch Is il
passed by the upper house. The
final action is expected late this
afternoon or tonight.
The bill will then be considered
by conference Of committees
from the senate and the house 10
iron out differences. This may 70,
quire week or so then the bill viii
be sent to the president for sigma.
ture. The c0nferees nre expected
to prune down the total eat prob
ably by eliminating senate repeal ~
the automobile tax tlhf Il Y
come within reasonable appfoxliifa'
tion of the s3s0,G00 900 reduction
secretary OF the trdasufy thinks
safe.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
CALIFORNIA HAS
l,20TH. OF AUTO
POPULATION NOW
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SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. II. -
California S motor vchiclc "popu-
lation' was more than onc-twcn-
tieth of the world total on January
/, the state dighway commission
announced today.
Nearly twice as many vehicles
were registered in this state rs in
France and several times more than
in Italy. The number was not far
benin dthc total for England,
Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Only
one other state, New York, had Il
greater registration.
There were 25,973,92S motor
driven vehicles registered in the
world January |, according to fig
IureS made public by Secretary of
Commerce Hoover. Seventy-sevcn
per cent were in the United States.
s6alifomia S registration was l,l15,'
1913 or 6,6S per cent of the total for
the entire globe, 49,.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
AGREEMENT
IS REACHED
IN DISPUTE
Settlement Provides for
5-Year Contract With
No Increase in Pay
RESUME WORK SOON
Former Gov. Sproul and
Labor Department Men
Effect Reconciliation.

WASHINGTON, FeL. 12.-Secre-
tary of Labor Davis announced a
settlement of the anthracite coal
strike at the white house at 11:10 a.
m. today.
The terms of the settlement, Davis
said were:
l. A five year wage contract.
2. No increase in pay.
8. Modified check-off.
Mining will be resumed immedi-
ately after ratification of the con
tract by the miners at their tri-dis-
trict convention in Hazleton, Pa,
next Tuesday, Davis said.
Sproul Given Credit
Davis credited former Governor
William =. Sproul of Pennsylvania
with much of the success attending
the settlement.
The labor secretary said Sprouf
and conciliatOrs Of the labor depart
ment had worked on the terms to
bring agreement between parties
since January -, when negotiations
broke off in New York.
This is Il council table settle
ment,' Davis said
cit can be truly said that there
is peace in industry in America and
1t came about on the birthday of
the great emancipation.
Peace for 20 Years
While the contract runs for only
five years, it will be 20 years before
we see or hear of another general
strike in the anthracite region, -
Davis predicted.
Davis later explained the terms,
giving two additional important
clauses.
One is that changes in the wage
scale may be made by mutual agree
ment at any time.
The other was that arbitration is
eliminated from any future negatia-
tions.
Davis said these five points of
the new contracts have been accepted
IN his mind as TO the nature of the
check-oft feature. He understands,
, however, that an agreement for the
. collection of union dues has been ac-
cepted by both sides.
Concerning the wage scale, Davis
said the miners are to return at
. the same wages received at the time
of the suspension started last Sep
tcmbcr |.
Lewis Makes Statement
President John l.. Lewis issued a
statement in which he said:
1.-The settlement is satisfactory
and constructive. 1t assures sta
j bllity and continuous operations for
a five years period, which is the
q longest agreement ever made in the
coal industry. 1t does not contain
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
POOR AIM SAVES
LIFE OF MAN in
SUICIDE ATTEMPT

Carlos Felice. disappointed in
matrimonial affairs, tried to take
his life by shoosng himself in the
head yesterday afternoon. His
aim was poor, however, and al
though Carlos is Il comparatively
sick man at the Ell Centre hospital
to-day, his condition is considered
encouKaging and no doubt is felt re
9arding his recovery.
Fe!ice was found in house on
the eNstsidc by Officer Vivian of
the FL Centre police, who was call
cd to the vicinity by neighbors who
Informed him that a man had shot
himself. There was nobody around
or III the house when the officer ar
rived. aud he at first believed Fe.
l1cc was dead. Noticing signs of
life, he called physician and an
ambulance and Felice was taken to
the hospital.
The officer questioned Mexicans
living in the vicinity all of whom
denied any knowledge of the shoot
ing and asserted that Feiicc was
alone in the house when the shot
was heard. Vivian found 4 80
calibre gun of cheap make lying on
he floor beside Fclice, with one
bullet exploded.
Felice was able to discuss the
affair last night and told the police
thnt his wife had left him for an
ether man and he had decided life
was not worth living. He obtained
the gun and fired one shot just be,
low and in back of his right ear.
The bullet made superficial
wound which bled profuselv but did
not do great deal of damage. Tho
/ man s statement is believed bv the
police and no further investigation
of the shooting will be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
TWO MEN DROWN
ASP0WER LAUNCH
SINKS OFF COAST
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SANTA MONICA. Cal, Feb. -.
Two unidentified men were
drowned, and two others rescued b|
guards when the power launch
Oriole foundered off the former
studio town of Inccville, north of
lcre today.
The rescue was made by Albert
Law and james O Rouke when they
sighted the distressed craft
The liftguards arrived in time to
save two of the men, but the others
were unconscious when they Wern
dragged from the water and effort 5
to revive them failed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
OPENS DRIVE TO
BOOST SALES OF
VALLEY LETTUCE
Nebel-Thau Leaves To-
night for Chicago to
Start Propaganda Move

Fred NcbelThau Of this city was
an added feature Gu the radio pro-
Gram broadcaeted last night by
Station XIII, Los Angeles. Fred 5
prt gram was in the interest Of the
1926 lettuce campaign and included
a short talk on Imperial Valley and
the lettuce crop and n number of
O. gina' parodies en- popular songs.
be osting Imperial Valley Iceberg
lettuce.
This WAS the opening gun in Il
twomonths campaign which Ncbrl-
Than Will conduct on behalf of I'm
Perial Valley lettuce growers in the
larger cities of the middle west and
east. The program proved popular.
several people calling up the station
L tell how much they appreciated
the entertainment. Among the
callers were Miss Joyce Simpson,
daughter of Deputy District Attor-
nev simpson, who heard the pro
gram in Los Angeles, a'lo Mrs.
Ruth lieck Ter, both being former
residents of III Centre.
Goes East Tonight
NehelThau returned to this city
this morning and win leave tonight
for the east, going direct to Chicago
where he will conduct an "Impc-
raj Valley Lettuce Week. from
February % to February -. Chi
cago will be headquarters for the
campaigh throughout the middle
west ana when this is completed
Nebrl Thau will move ON TO New
York from which point he will
stump New England and the At
Iantie coast territory.
''The success of the 1875 canta-
loupc campaign makes me feel CON
fident that we will have equally as
good success in stimulating sales
'or the 1926 lettuce CROP Nebcl-
Than s1id this morning. "In al
dilion to having Credentials from
the AsSociatrd Chambers Of Com,
mcrcc, | have been given letter
of Introduction Z" nll radio station
managers bv Jolw 3. naggct the
tamouS 'Unrlc John of XIII. and
Ills viii help me in putting ON my
radio programs.
TO Spread lettuce Gospel
81 am goig to do everything pos
sihle To spread the gospel of lmpc-
rial Valley lettuce and the produce
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
Jury Finds Hendrick Guilty of First Degree Murder
START CRUSADE TO CLOSE BORDER
At TIJUANA; CONCERTED DRIVE IS
LAUNCHED AGAINST VICE RESORTS
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. ia
determined crusade to close the
border at Tijuana was under
way in California today.
Civic leaders, churchmen and
editors are behind the move to
clamp the i'd on the notorious
border resort.
The Los Angeles chapter of
the w. G. T. U. adopted resolu-
tions calling on President Cool
idge to ''close the border at Tt
juana immediately
''While thousands of cases at
Tijuana have never been made
public. one awful case of doping
and abusing young American
girl tourists has brought the sui
cidal deaths of an entire family
and public Investigation the
resolution stated.
1.-The responsibility for this
and other outrages rests on the
public attitude of California s
United States senator, Samuel
Shortridge, because of his mac
tion and quiet opposition to
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

ION 11I1
Farm Bureau dinner. Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Junior College debators VS..
Fullerton, high school. 8 O'Clock.
Knight Templar ball, Mason
ic hall.
Young Peoples Club dance.
St. Mary's hall.
Spanish-American veterans
banquet, Baptist, church, 7
o'clock.
1.-THE. First Year. Palace
theater.
"Don Q. Son of Zorro" Val
ley theater.
"When Dreams Come True
Br,lnk tent theater.
TOMORROW
Girl Reserve candy sale, Main
street.
Presbyterian Guild Rummage
sale, AIT Main street.
County board, Federated Wo-
mems Clubs, Holtville, 10 a. IN.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
START TRIP OVER
SNOW WITH FUEL
FOR POLAR DASH
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Web. II.
Headed by A. Malcolm Smith,
veteran. Arctic musher, the advance
party of the wilkins polar flight
expedition was pressing across the
SHOWS from Nenana today.
With two snow motors in use, the
group is transporting hundreds of
gallons Of gasoline and sother sup
plies to Point Barrow, from which
place the eross-pqle flight will take
OH. itgrFse HuU uOl .US"m .. liz.
The expedition is expected. to be
at least three weeks on the 700 mile
trek to Barrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
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LOS ANGELES. Feb. 12.--
Southern California third tor
rental rainstcrm IN the past
fortnight continued unabated
today, and according to the
weather prognosticatcrs, the
deluge will last through tomor-
row.
Flooded roadways and heavy
damage to oceanside property
were reported today as result
of the downpour and high
tides.
A cloudburst in the Santa
Ynes mountains near Santa
barbara sent wall Of water
down San Ysidro and other
canyons, causing some damage
to property in the exclusive
Montecito section. Ten inches
Of rain felt within an hour. ID
Highways were inundated.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
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SAN DIEGO. Feb. ia con-
ccrted drive to wipe cut the
vice menace at Tijuana was
launched today simultaneously
with action by various agencies
Of the American and Mexican
governments to avengc the
deaths IF Americans at the Dor
der resort.
An inquest was called this
moln;ng into the deaths Of
Thomas Petcet, his wife and two
daughters. The family commit
ted suicide after making depo-
s;ticns Of the daughters dis
grace, a'leged'y at the hands of
Chief of Police Zenaido Llanos
and aides.
Investigations Of other al
legged atrocities involving Ame1
lean citizens were pushed with
renewed vigor by Governor
Rodriguez Of Lower California,
end American officials, under
direct orders from Washington.
The church and press CT
California. in the meantime,
Confined ON mage three
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12

RECOMMEND
LIFE: TERM
FOR 81 AVER
Verdict is Returned Af-
ter Three Hours Dclib-
Grafton Last Night.
COURT IS CROWDED
Overwhelming Evidence
Is Given by 3-Year-Old
Son Against Murderer.

''Guiltv of murder III the first
degree, with a recommendation of
Imprisonment in the state prison for
life, was the verdict returned at
9:l5 last night in the superior court
against Ivory r. Hcndrick of this
city, charged with the murder of
his wife at their home last Novem-
ber.
The verdict came after little more
than three hours delibcration, the
jury having retired at j:2j, and
having about one hour of time for
dinner. Upon delivery of the verdict
Judge Cole stated sentence would
be passed next Tuesday morning.
Before the Jury was discharged, At.
torhcy Edgar Il. licrvcy, counsel for
Hendriek, expressed his apprecia-
ton for the attention and interest
shown by the jury during the trial.
Despite the hour there was large
crowd in court. In the opinion of
court attaches II was one of the
largest that ever heard late YER
diet here.
Had Slim Defense
Following the close of the trial
yesterday afternoon, there was little
doubt in the minds of those who
heard the testimony that there
would be Il conviction. liendrick
had practically no defense, and the
evidence given against him by his
three year old Son Howard was 50
strong as to preclude acquittal. At
ter the youngater, had told his story,
statement: MY daddy shot my
hanna, an assertion which no
amount of ross-qucstiOning could
shake, il was only question of how
strong the verdict of conviction
would be.
If Howard was the cause of con
victing his father, he was also un-
doubicdly the means of preventing
him from hanging, as one member
of the jury stated they did not
wish 10 have the little fellow go
through life with the knowledge
that his words had caused his father
to die on the gallows.
Wove Strong Net
District Attorney Utlcy wove a
strong net of positive and circum-
stantial evidence about Iicndrick in
his address to the jury yesterday
afternoon. He tore down licndrick s
claim that some person sitting in
the ear with his wife had shot him
and then shot Mrs. Hendrick, by
proving the fact that there was no
blood in the ear, although Hendrick
claimed he fell into the ear when he
was shot. He declared the evidence
of Howard Hendrick could not be
challenged and that it was backed
up by every circumstance connected
with the crime.
Attorney Hervcy made a strong
plea for his client, through Il con
demnation of capital punishment
Dcputy--District Attorney Perkins
opened the arguments by giving a
short summary of the murder and
the facts brought out in the evil
dencc and asked for 81 verdict that
would convict Hendrick and serve
as n warning to other murdercrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
FOREIGN TRADE
IN L. A. HARBOR~
SHOWS INCREASE
By United Press I.ensed Wir.

UN VhttrU TrrNA I.fNs"U W.T."
LOS ANGELES, Feb. ia total
of 307 vessels entered Los Angeles
harbor in January, indicating a con
tinued increase in foreign trade for
Southern California, according to a
report forwarded to Washington to-
day by Customs Collector Lewis IL.
Schwaebc.
Total customs collections for Jan.
uary totalled $255,427, according to
Schwaebe's report. Value of im'
ports showed an Increased valuation
of 1926, S2a over year ago. 'i 'ua
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12

SAN DIEGO, Calf. Feb. H.
MANY American women have been
attacked by Tijuana policemen, it
was learned today at the inquest be-
ing conducted here over the bodies
of Thomss M. Peteet. his wife and
two daughters, who committed sui
eide following an attack on the two
girls.
Asked if he had ever heard com
plants at the border aout women
hcing attacked in the turf town,
Fred Marklev, deputy collector OF
customs at the international bound
ary replied:
Steer Them to Hotel
eyes. Many times.
"WOmen 90 over there and get to
drinking and it is very often thai
to a hotel and take advantage of
their condition by attacking them. "
AS this does not pertain to the
customs service, the complaints often
are met with the answer we'll.
what did you 90 over there for %
Markley declared.
The Petcet family was visiting
in Tijuana at the time the attack ON
the two girls occurred. According
TO dispositions made by them shortly
before the family decided to wipe
itself out rather than face the
shame of the incident, the girls
were attacked by Chief of Police
Zenaido LlanoS.
Llanos is being held in jail in the
Mexican city with Luis Amador,
proprietor of the Oakland bar and
an alleged accomplice in the plot
10 drug and attack the women. Five
other MeXicans arc held as acccs-
series in the crime.
Doctors Evidence
DIR. j. j. Shea, county autopsy
surgeon, was the first witness called
to the stand by Coroner Schuyler G..
Coutinup1 an poon
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
STATE SURVEYOR WILL
BE CANDIDATE AGAIN

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Feb. 10. -
W. S. Kingsbury, state surveyor
general, will be candidate to sue
cced himself, he said today. He is
serving his fifth term in his pres
cnt capacity. being one of the old
est state officials in point of serv
ice. y
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12

~. A payment of $760,000 on the 1924
crop Of raisins was recently distrib'
uted to Sun Maid growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12
0UTRAGES
COMMON At
: TIA JUANA
u. s. Customs Official
Tells of Numerous
Complaints at Line.
INQUEST is HELD
Witnesses Testify About
Deaths in San Diego
Shame Suicide Pact.
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SAN DIEGO, Calf, Feb. 12.
Responsibility for the suicides
of the four members of the
Thomas NJ. Peteet family fol-
lowing an attack upon his two
daughters, was placed upon
Chief of Police Llanos Of Til
iuara and Luis Amador, owner
of the Oakland bar at the
border resort. in four verdicts
returned by coroner's jury
here today.
Four separate veSdicts were
returned. All declared that the
Peteet family carried out
suicide pact because Of shame
and grief over the attacks upon
the two girls. The attacks were
laid to Llanos and Amador. both
Of whom were mentioned by
! name in the verdicts.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-12

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Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-19
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STRUGGLE BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE
MEXICAN SITUATION OUTCOME OF STRUGGLE WHICH BEGAN MORE THAN SEVENTY YEARS AGO

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 19.(P)-The struggle between the Mexican govern ment and the Roman Catholic church i in Mexico is the most recent climax of more or less active controversy that has been smouldering for seven ty years.
 The church has battled with one of it's most powerful weapons, which has been described as virtually partial interdict," by the withdrawal of all priests from participation in their of fees. The government has answered by placing lay committees in charge of the structures and permitting un- interrupted entrance to their congre- gations.
 The church's supporters, principal ly the League for the defense of reli- gious liberty, has called up Mexico's 10000, ,O00 or more Catholics to carry on an economic boycott" and to re- duce to a minimum their purchases and pleasure seeking activities. In general the country has appear ed calm, although the closing of the churches on the night of July 31, when the priests left them, and the subsequent inventories taken by the civil authorities, have resulted in some fighting and bloodshed. The attitude of the government as expressed by President Gales and his supporters is that the Church and State must be separated, and that the Catholic hierarchy must cease inter ferring in politics. The church, thru Archbishop Morally del Rio and other leading prelates, has denied that it has meddled in politics, and asserts that it's life and freedom are being threatened by hostile government. The Pope, himself, has been deeply affected by the struggle and has of- fered his personal prayers for allevia- tion of the "persecution" under which his Mexican flock is felt to have suf- fered.
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 Those last few days before the hour
 dreaded by devout Catholics came,
 were productive of some of the most
 dramatic scenes in the history of Mex
 ico. Thousands of worshippers, start
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