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Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
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LOS ANGELES. June 29.-Aimoo
Scmplc Mcpherson prepared today to
90 into scclusiou for q 'reck ar 10
DAYS before rcSuming active charge
of her flock Of 25.OON worShippcrs.
Tho evangelist said she WouFed 10
avoid the MANY rum0rS and whiS
p2rin"S conccrniuo her disauucarancc
en- MAY Is aud her sensational re.
anrcarancp five weeks later at
Don"las. Ariz.
"T am tired Of hearing SO much
gossip and so mnny untruths.' sh"
said. 81 want to get away from it
all for q while.
81 am quite wjllino that every
angle of nv storv should bear the
most searching inquiry, but | be-
lievc that more can b" accomplished
BY an Investigation of a few pcop'"
iii Los Angeles who are enviouS ot
nv success here.
"Therc has not been one thirG
revealed which hes diSprov"d ANY
detail of my story, and until a""la-
thin0 is unearthcd which cHStS n
doubt on the story. it must hc a".
cepted outright as the truth, rs God
Confined on page three
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
PROSECUTOR TO ACT
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SEATTLE, Wash, June 29.-Thc
inquest into the Staying of Sylvia
Gaines, 22-year-o1d Smith College
o aduatc, was adjourned this morn
ing until > p. M. while officials ap'
parentlv were preparing to make an
arrest in the case.
Fwiuo d. ColVin, prosecutor. wat
before the coroner 5 Jury when thu
oos+0arcmont was decS'red. HN
burst out of the room, saying:
- m going TO act.
''Attornov MacFarland said Mon
dav that the dofonSe-that he had
thoorv-T want TO know what that
rhcorv Is row." Colvin asked as the
mo,niaa session Feoan.
- You have it, MacFarland re
plicd.
''Who+ is ito' Colvin asked.
''That telegram.
t'Tbat tnleorom? Oh, is that a'l'
Thcn 7 would like this inquest adj
i.ured until > clock.
Nacrarland iumred to his feet.
Co1vin Wells "Gangwav'
Mr.. Coronor,' he Shourcd, 1--WE
have answered every du""tior that
has been put TO Us at all times by ev-
c,vhodv. Yesterday, voluntarily.
Caioos took the stand anl told ev-
crrthin~ he knew. We should haze
fair chance to hear everything
rrd Wa demand that cornner's
irrv should hoar every bit Of evil
Gc"co in tho "oSe.
Various Wallace Gaines sunnortcre
~ the back Of the room applauded.
IFo is the father Of the dead girl
We are not holding moss meet-
mo for the rabblo 70 aDnlaud -
Colviu shouted "'Wc are holding
y sc~io''S inouost to determine facts
bout tho murder Of this voung
o'rT We are not here fer the an
ptauSn Of a ~apin~ public with its
mouth dripping with scandal. The
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
Wets Lose Last
Stand in House
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WASHTNGTON, June 30. - The
house today passed the = s4,O00o0o
second deficiency appropriation bill
:nd sent it to the senate, which is
,>pccted to pass it within a few days
and clear the way for adjournment
possibly by Saturday.
Vets staged a last stan dbattlc
or the $2,GS6090 additional appro-
Iriacio9 for &" Dry Czar" Andrews
prohibition army. forcing Il roll call
ON motion bv Representative Tyd-
ipgs Democrat, Maryland, to re
commit the bill with instructions to
eliminate this item. The motion
lost 81 to 946
fhc house also approved the So
150,000 appropriation for military
lousing 0lopG with authorization
for S3520,000 contract authoriza-
flows Of the war deDartmcu+ 5 80
-iG.0O0 program. This includes
NClfridgo field, S750,Co0.)
The house added 5000 to he used
i'm putin" mp a memorial tablet to
Roger WilliamS founder of Rhode
I>'aud, at Providence. r. !.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
S1O0,OOO,OOO For
Enforcement Is
Denied in House
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WASHINGTON, June 29.--A pro-
posal to increase federal prohibition
enforcement funds by 100000, 900,
made in the house today by Repre-
sentative La Guardia, Independent
Socialist, New York, was voted down
by exclamation after the New York
cr had asserted that under present
conditions small appropriations were
"lncrely invitations for bootleg
gers.
Besides La Guardia $ motion, wet
attempts to eliminate the entire de
ticirncy prohibition item and to
eliminate the $lS6,760, for "under
cover agents were overwhelming
lv defeated.
The appropriation was finally APP
proved as recommended by the com
mittco adding $2S6,00O to the $40
100000 already appropriated to An
drcwS army.
The house approved the entire
public buildings provision of the
bill, carrying about $33 100000 for
abe beginning of the Sl65, 10000
five year public building program
without changes or debate.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
GOVERNOR CREETS
EDITORS AS THEY
REACH San DIEGO
AS Head of State Govern
ment and State Press
He Welcomes Them.

SAN DIEGO, June 29.-GoVcrnor
Friend ". Richardson welcomed the
Natiopal Editorial Association to
California at Banquet held here
last evening. The governor r"-
viewed thc natural wonders of the
state. lis resources and its possibil-
tiles. The governor said: " As
governor Of California an das prcSi-
Gcut Of the California Press associa-
tiuu wclcort" YOU to This golden
state. In YOUR two weeks visit Il
California you will receive wei
come which viii be one round of
ccrdialitv such as You have eXpc-
rjopccd today. The people of this
state take second place to none in
welcoming the stranger.
"'Califoyuia has high mountains
ou whose tops the snow never m"ltS.
lakes of unrivalcd charms, valleys
where thc warm sunshine brings to
fruits and vegetables full fruitiuu.
s,ashores where the halmy tree2es
inyig1ratc and please, foothills
where nature yields mineral wealth
and rich agricultural returns. dcs-
crts whore various chemical and ore
bodies are found and great forests
OF agc old trees whose size cXccc.i
the imagination. This evening YOU
are in the balmy climate Of San
nicgo looking gut upon the great
peaceful ocean. appropriately named
She Pacific, Today you visited the
Imperial Valley where the soil
equals in fertility that Of the far
famed valley Of the Nile and where
crops are grown profuSclv every
month in the year. This great val
lcy has been developed ~ ihc use
e the water of the Colorado river,
Tho striking thing is that the
waters Of this great river have not
been harm ss'd, the available power
has not been developed, and that
dams foy flood control AVID storage
have not been erected. II the prod
uct of all Of the oil wells of Califor-
MIA were permitted 70 flow uudis-
;u bed into the sea. the loss would
NOT be greater than the loss of the
precious fluid Of this mighty river
rs it pours into the gulf of Califo".
MIA.
'Thcre is great need for a dam or
dams for water storage ard for ca
nails ON California soil so that more
cf the Imperial tountv and the east
ctd Of Riverside county may be ir-
ligatcd, and SO the surplus waters
ray be conveyed to parts of san
Ecrnardino, Los Angeles, san Diego
and Orange counties.
california welcomes You. As
Continued on page 3
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
APPEAL MADE TO
Ell CENTRIC FOR
MlLDEW FIGHT
McEuen Warns Business
Men They Will Be Los
ers If Melons Fail.

Three days since the announce
ment of FL Centre 5 quota Of 5000
for the mildew fund was made, and
no response other than the $50
contributed Saturday has been re-
ceived from the people and bust
ness men of this city.
This was the discouraging report
given today, indicating that FL Cen
tro is willing TO let Brawley, Ca
lcNico and other valley towns do
the heavy work of collecting funds
to combat the mildcw which has
raised such havoc with this year 5
cantaloupe crop.
"Thcrc doesn t seem to be any
realization of the fact that a bad
cantaloupc crop has an adverse eff
feet ON business here, said W. W.
McEuen, president of the Chamber
of Commerce today. ETightmg the
rIijdcw which threatens to max"
next wear 5 crop an absolute loss IS
as much the work of the business
man and the private citizen rs it IS
the cantaloupe grower or shipper.
We all share directly or indirectly
in the profits of the cantaloupI. in
dustry and we should be willing to
bear our share of the cost of com
batting anything that tends to in
lure the industry. ! sincerely hope
that FL Centre business men will
take the right attitude in this mat
ter and cooperate with us.
"We are not asking for any large
contributions, McEuen added.
Owe realize that there are MANY
demands made upon the business
men for financial aid, but if all of
the business houses here were to
give Il little, the $3.50 which we re-
quirc to complete our quota, could
be raised in a few days.
Contributions to the fund can be
made at any FL Cer.ro bank or to
the Press, which will acknowledge
all donations. Checks intended for
the fund should be. made ont TO
"Plant Control Committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
HUGE FUNDS FOR VOTE BUYING IS CHARGE[
Father OF .Syluia Gaines Is Charged With KILN!
Biacksnakes And
Rattlers Prove
Ability Tonig ht

HOUSTON, Tex, June 90
The snake supremacy Of Texas
VIII be at stake tonight. Two
Of Texas largest and most vic
ious rattlesnakes are to fight
it OUT tonight with two Mis-
souri, black snakes.
If Tire LACK snakes win, they
viii be brought 70 Texas in
large numbers to extsrminate
the DANGEROUS rattler from the
hills cf this state.
W, A. Snake" King Of
Brownsville, who has charge of
the rattlers reit a*-d to6Hy
that the rattler is king CT them
all, With the exception of the
India cobra.
Rancher Gates Of Sugar
Creek. Mo. however, disagrees
with King and IS bringing his
blacksrakes here to do battle
for the snake title Of the lone
star state.
The fight viii be held al the
spor5 carniva, o. the Houston
Athletic club. The snakes will
be in a large glass cage.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
Marble Shooters
Are Going Strong
At Atlantic City
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ATLANTIC CITY, II. j., June
z9.-John Ba. tman, the pride of
tAc younger set in Passaic, N.
:. today Won signal honors in
the national marble champion
ship 0y shutting out his oppon-
Gnt il two straight games.
It was on}y the second time
in the tournament taat this feat
las been accomplished. Yester-
cay Willis ia per of Bever,
Ky. was the shutout king.
IT, c hartman youngsters i'm
rrcSsive vic .orias were scored
over George Eso,nis of Staten
IsllHd New York. Esomis took
l. s defeat gracefully and had
no excuses.
There are AZ entrants. The
eight winners will fight it out
until two finalists, to meet Fri
cay, are chosen.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
Durkin Defense
Trying to Prove
Self Protection
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CHICAGO, June 29,-The imprint
Of bullets thai w'rn intended for
Marty nUkif. Chic"qo : most hand
some killer, were exhibited today to
the iWy nppn who's, shoulders rests
Martyrs fate.
The jury was taken from the
court room out to the South Side
GARAGE in which purkn "shot if
ont y with Edward c, Shanahan, the
government AGENT whom he killed
rather than submit TO arrest
Lee Porter, owner Of the garage
and an eve witness to the duel will
noint out the marks where Shana-
han S bullets crashed into the wall
Porter testified in lower court
Yesterday that It was Dmkin, in
his belief, who shot first and that
Shanahan did not open fire until he
was wounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
Seven Injured In
s. F. Collision
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, June
2G.-Scvcn persons wore injured,
none fatally, when southern Pacific
train No. 13l and n Market street
railway iutcrurban ear collidcd at
n crossing below here to'nlv.
The street oar was overturned and
the engine Of The steam train dam,
aged.
An Of the injured were passeng.
ers on the electric line. Two were
sufficiently hart to demand hosp'-
tai treatment.
The wreck blocked th" steam line
track. forcing the train to return TO
San Bruno ana proceed to san Fran
cisco ON the Bay Shore line.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
Ponzi Caught As
He Was Trying
To Make Escape.

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23-
Arrested on a steamer as he was
a'cut to flee TO Europe, Charles
Ponzi, 3oston's "financial wiz
ard" was being brought back
here today to be held for New
England authorities.
He faces a jail term of seven
to nine years as a common and
notorious thief.
Ponzi s head had been shaven
and he wore a newly sprouted
mousta che when he was arrest
cd as he stepped from an Ital-
ian steamer to a New Orleans
dock yesterday.
Ponzi also is under sentence
of year in Florida in connec-
ticn with a land specu, alton
scheme. He disappeared from
Tampa, Fla, en- June IS.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
OSNAl.T 7 IN
DEN|Al. OIF
AIMEE YARN
Chief Refutes Statement
Attributed to Him IN
Los Angeles Paper
EVANGELIST ANGRY
Mistakenly Blames Local
Official for Distorted
Report of Interview.

Chief Oswa1t of the FL Cen
tro police depart,nent. today told
the Press that regard ess Of ar
tiocles appearino IN 7 os Angeles
morninq PAPER 'o1av. he had new
er positively identified the We
man whom. he had in custody on
June Il az Aimee Semple Nc
Pberson. LOS Angeles evangelist.
Further, the chief said, be had
never told enyone that the wo-
man who was picked UP by the
local police had brown, auburn
OF chestnut hair, as her hair was
let bls ok and that that is what
he declared anv time he mention
ed the incident.
.'She bore a striking resem-
blance to Mrs. Mcpherson, O5-
wat said, 'evcent for her hair.
and il was this discrepancy that
convinced me that orr first sus-
picion; were not well taken.
The chief added that he very
M CHI regre \ed the publicity
and distortion given his state
ments by the Los Angeles paper,
having no desire to place himself
in the same category with the
many persons who claimed to
have seen the evangelist while
she was missing, nor did he wish
70 Rave El Centric placed in the
position OF seeking cheap pub
licit--.
"'Tt was 70 avoid this sort
Of tring that I said n"thinq r.
the newspapers at the time tn"
woman was in custody here and
I am sorrv the story leaked out,
maxine at least local story nee
essary.''
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
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SANTA BARBARA, Calf, June
% Rc-glorified in the charm and
sn!endor o its Spanish architecture.
Santa Barbara. "drcam city,
of California. observed the first an
niversary today of the earthquake,
It was lust a year ago today, at
Gas n. m, that beautiful Santa
Barbara was literally shaken down
by the most severe earth tremor any
American citv has suffered in re,
cent years. Eleven lives were lost,
hundreds made homeless and prop.
ertv damage was approximately 500
600, 900.
Santa Barbara today is still in the
midst of its reconstruction There
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
Pressure From
White House Is
Felt Tn Senate
BY JULIAN SNYDER

Un1tcH FTeSS ST7FI orrtSp0NdonJ
WASHINGTON. June "9. -- EN-
t,aorlinarv pressure FROM the white
ouSc has won more than dozen
unexpected votes for the Coolidge
Tess farm relief rlau in The senate,
= chock-w Of alienwcutS by the
United Press showed this aftcmono
While the bill stjl is vitualiv
certain Of defeat, thcro IS hy ro
ncans the overwhelming m'jorjt5 :
against it that there was on Sat
t~dry ard extended debate NAV
swing a few moro Republicans into
lmc
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
At END Of
INQUEST He
IS ACCUSED
Sheriff's Men Worked on
Theory of His Guilt for
Several Weeks.
GRAND JURY ACTS
Was Arrested and Lodged
in Seattle Jail This
Afternoon.

SEATTI T. Wash. June 29.-
Prosecutor Ewing n. Colvin an
nounced today that warrant
was being issued for the arrest
of Wallace Bob Gaines as
result of the investigation Of the
mysterious Staying Of Gaines
daughter, % year old Smith
College graduate.
The action came after Sheriff
Matt Starwich and his deputies
spent almost two weeks working
on the theory that the father
himself might be guilty of tie
murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
SAYS FRANCE MUST
PAY TO RESTORE THE FRANC

;liStinct from that of the state.
Rriond informed the chamber that
Stabili2ation of the frame would be
imuosSible without settlement of the
debts to England and the United
States. He promised that the gov.
ernment would hasten to negotiate
a funding agreement with England
and said that the agreements would
be ratified simultaneously
The decision to postpone ratifiea-
ton Of tho American agreement UNI
til the English agreement is reodv
merely is a means to an end. The
fact is that the American agree
ment could not pass the chamber
Continued on Page 81
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SANTA BARBARA MAGNIFICENT
ON EARTHQUAKE ANNIVERSARY

are still scattered vcstiges of the dis,
aster. Debris and ruins dot the
city.
Bat in the main, the city is fast
rising into another metropolis
grandcr than the first.
Throughout the restoration, Santa
Barbara is clinging to the Spanish
theme in architecture. From sea
front to foothills. the new buildings
are designed in Spanish colonial ar
chitecture and color schemes.
Franciscan Spirit
The same spirit which animated
the Franciscan fathers who found
ed Santa Barbara more than 100
Continued on Page 6
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Woman Is Found
Dead in L. A. Cell
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Los ANGELES, June %. =
Edith Dana, 3S, who was being held
in the county Jail on fugitive war
rant from Pocatello, Idaho, on check
passino charges was found dead in
her cell today.
The woman, who has been resid-
ing at Glcndora, Cal, is believed to
have died of heart disease. A post
mortcm examination will be conduct
ed by county autopsy surgeon Wag-
ner late today.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
Isaac Hall Dies
At Los Angeles
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Los ANGELES. June %, - Flu
rcral services win be held hero to-
morrow for Isaac Newton Hall g,
California pioneer noted throuC'."'
tho state far his educational and
rli'anthrorir work. Hal del Mon
.dar of heart disease.
lie IS survived Inv three daughters
Mrs. Ionrv CLAW Harding, president
Of the Wow-n : club here, Mrs. !.
7'. Anderson ood Miss Belle Hall, a!l
cf Los Anrolcs.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
Senator Johnson
Is Out of Race
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PASADENA, June %. - State
Senator A. Burlingamc johnson an
nounccd here today the withdrawal
of his candidacy for reelection.
Senator Johnson said that uncX-
poctcd circumstances had arisen
which makes it imperative for him
to be in the Orient next winter.
He is the author of the proposed
amendment to the California consti-
tuition providing for II plan of re
forcstation throughout the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
CORRUPTION
bL AMED On
HIGHER UPS
Slush Fund Comes from
Administration S II p
rorters Says Macarthur
WRIGHT RECALLED
Admits One of His Lieu
tenants Had EXper-
fenced Some Trouble.
Py PAUL r. MALLON

UElUeC lTCSS SCdlA vi tS' Pp-'oSA4'
WASuINGTON. JWne -. ~
Charge that the same interests WAirh
financed the &30U0.ooO campaign IN
PENNSYLVANIA are sending money 10
North Dakota for the Republican,
primary there tomorrow was illcd
wi;h the primary investigating eom-
mittcc today by -. II. McArthur,
secretary to Senator Gerald +. NNc,
rntraut in the senatorial race there.
1T is my personal opinion th',
hu ,c slush fund has been obtninrd
through administration channels Of
support 10 be expended III North
Dakota for the parpo;a of defeating
Senator Nye and sending President
Cnolidge's campaign m"n. ger, l.. T..
Hanna, to th2 senate, said MeAr'
thus in his statement.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
BY A. L, BRADFORD
ted Press Staff Correspondent

IVUlTt1 EI'sS STFII VCTFfNDO0 J
PARIS, june Qualification Of
the MclloG-Berengcr agreement for
funding the French debt to the
United States will be delayed, Pre-
micr BRAND announced today in the
chamber of deputies.
The announcement was contained
in the Now cabinets ministerial
declaration which todav was pre-
serted to both houses Of parliament
France will seek a foreign loan,
BRAND announced, but in n manner
mpreiudicial to the sovereignty Of
the state, The government will rec
ooni2e the independence of the Bank
of France, whose credit will remain
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
Charges Slush Fund

McArthur contcudcd Joseph r.
Grmdv and W. l.. Mcllo", Frpnhl-
can party leader in reunsv,1an'2'
collected $500. GOO for the 1927 tooI-
idqc presidential campnlgn. or
that amount, hr charged, $40 COO
was sent TO North Dakota and other
western states to help carry those
states for President Coolidge.
Chairman Reed ordered sub
pocna issued this morning for VIII
iam \. Staytou, head Of the aSNoel1'
non against 10" prohibition "m'hd'
l"o"t rcturuablc tomorrow,
William i. Wright, onc Of the a'-
ministrators. ot the $4,000, W. {.
4. L.. prohibition enforcement fund,
WIS recalled.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
RUTH HITS 2GTK HOMER

PHILADELPHIA. june 2Q.-
Babe Ruth hit his Goth homer of
the season today i'm the third inning
of the Yankce-Athletic game. sam
my Gray was the pitcher.
Ruth is still two homerS behind
lis 1927 pace, the sluggcr having
his 18th homer on june 20 of his
record year.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
One Had Had Trouble

o. Wright wrote ont for the informa-
ton of the committee alone tho
names Of MIR. ~ "Mr. y,
".Mr. Z, " aud Mr.. Zero, - his un-
de,coycl liquor buying inrormors.
Did any Of these mru have Grim
inal rccords'' asked Chairman
Reed.
"'Wcu, ! think Mr., Y. had SOM"
little automchiln trouble Of some
Kind, " said Wright.
~ thiuh some liquor WAS discov-
c,cd in a car in garage that he
owned.
WaSa' the charge bootleg
eing
''WcU, | dont know. can T
sav. -
Wright said "Mr. y" was ahsoly-
ed after trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
Lightning Fires
HanfOrd Building
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HN thifeH f'rFNS IthS"H NlrF
HANFORD, Cal, June % The
electrical storm is rarity in this
portion of the state, but today the
natives were treated to a heavenly
bombardment. A lightning bolt
struck 6 packing house at Armona,
firing the building. but prompt nc
tion on the part of passcrsby pre-
vented spread of the flames
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
STOLTZ APPOINTED TO
EDUCATIONAL POSITION
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SACRAMENTO, June %. - Dr,
Herbert r. Stoltz, state supervisor
of phvsica leducation, has accepted
position as assistant state super.
intendcnt OF public instruction in
charge Of parent education. The
post was offered by Will G Wood,
state superintendent of public in
struction. 1t was made possible by
a recent $22,500 endowment of cdu-
cation of parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
oUAKEs SHAKE GERMANY

BERLIN, June 29.-Slight earth
ouakes shook southern Germany to-
day, causing momentary panic in
MANY ccnters.
No damage has been reported.
Residents of Baden ran into the
streets when the shocks were felt,
and in Breisach the population S
fear was increased by bricks which
fell from copmgs.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29

A Widespread and in some places,
severe carthouakcs shook the east
crn ard central Mediterranean area
Saturday night. The shocks extend
ed from Ttalv ta the east shore and
to North Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29
QUAKE, AND FLOOD
AFFLICT GERMAN
PEOPLE TODAY
Republics Greatest Man
ufacturing City Menac-
ed by Rising Wafer.
ny United Press Leased Wire

BERLIN. June 29.-Risiug flood
waters of the river Elbe today men
aced portions of Hamburg, mes
sages from that city said,
Hamburg is the greatest CONNER
cial city of Continental Eurone and
is exceeded in maritime trade only
by London, Liverpool and New
York. It is on the Elbr, about 20
miles from the river 5 mouth.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-29

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