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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
SUPERVISORS FOR GAS TAX;
URGE ECONOMY THROUGHOUT

Continuation of the state tax on
gasoline as u means of ohtainino
revenue for construction Of state
highways is favored bv the suner-
visors of Imperial county according
to the opinion expressed by the
board at yesterdays meeting.
The supervisors recommended the
continuation of the tax for Il 10 year
period and expressed their disapprov
nj of the propOsition for voting a
$4,000 600 band issue at the election
next November. The clerk was in
strueted to forward an expression OF
the board s opinion to the California
highway commission.
p. A. Murray purchased the $l0,-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
LIGHTNING FIRES
AND EXPLODES BIG
PETROLEUM TANK
Four Huge Oil Reservoirs
of Union Oil Blazing at
San Luis ObispO.
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san LUIS OBISPO, Calf, April
7.-Onc of the most disastrous fires
in the history Of the petroleum in,
Gustrv swept the Union Oil com
panv s tank near here today.
The blaze, caused by bolt Of
lightning which exploded four huge
tanks containing 250,0G0 barrels of
oil each, had caused $lC,0O0,OUO
damage at noon, according to an
estimate by Lafe Todd, manager of
[ nion oil here.
The flames were burning f.ercelv
hours after the initial blast which
rocked the countryside within a
radius of several miles, partially
wrecking scores Of shacks and
homes.
Hundreds of volunteers aided oil
workers in efforts to check tn"
flames from spreading to ID ad.
Joining tanks.
Oil experts predicted the flames
would rage for days, and there was
imminent danger of the entire
tank farm. said to be the world S
largest, catching ablaze.
The top Of the reservoirs are GOV
cred with tar paper, smeared with
gasoline. Crude oil is stored III the
compartments underneath and it
was in these sections of the tanks
that the explosions occurred.
Geysers Of Flames
Huge gevscrs of flames shot hun
dreds of feet into the air, and heavy
clouds of smoke covered the cities
of Edna and San Luis Obispo.
Scores of families in suburban
sections of the two cities Were
forced to flee from their homes.
The army of fire fighters started
erecting barricades of corrugated
iron in a desperate attempt to con
fine the blaze to the four reservoirs
already doomed.
Reinforcements of supplies an'
rlen were being fastened here from
Los Angeles and San Francisco OF
special trains.
The supplies cnroute here in
Guided 100 barrels of formacide. An
other 80 barrels of the fire fiGhtinc
solution WAS rushed here from
Avola. port towns six miles dis
tant.
All Union oil production Of the
big Taft and Kern county fields Is
piped into the Edna tank farm.
1t was comparatively estimate
that more than 100000 barrels of
Gil and gasoline are in storage at
the burning tank farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
STORM WARNINGS UP
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LOS ANGELES. April Storm
warnings were hoisted along the
Southern California coast today
fl ON San Diego to Santa Barbara.
The second storm has already
moved in from the ocean, and South
crn California s heaviest April ram
in histsrv continued in virtually
every section of the southland.
While the unprecedented precip-
itation has been of untold value to
Grain and fruit crops, thousands OF
dollars damage was cased by flood
waters. and by winds of hurricane
proportions along che coast.
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Non Com Shows
Faulty Memory
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SALINAS, Calf. April Ser
geant Charles G. Barnes developed
a faulty memory regarding dates
and events connected with the al
legged plot to burglarize the Mont
Grey Theaters company safe when
he was placed ON witness stand to-
day in the trial of Lieutenant Clar-
ence X. Akin.
Barnes was under cross eXamina-
tion through the morning session and
showed signs of WEAKNESS under the
fire-of questions from Akin 5 at
torney.
Barnes admitted ON the stand yes
terday that he plotted with the
young army lieutenant to rob the
safe, but today he WAS not sure just
when all the plans were made.
The farm bureau of Skagit coun-
ty, Washington, has bought Il large
shipment of seed potatoes from
Whatcom County, at $l20 4 ton or
six cents pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
Muscle Shoals
"Sold," Is Charge
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WASHINGTON, April 7.--Certain
farm leaders have sold out Mus
cle Shoals, Benjamin c. Marsh OF
the farmers national council, eharg.
ed before the senate agricultural
committee today.
Marsh said that c. Q. Bradfute,
former president Of the American
Farm Bureau federation, and Il. d.
Taber, national master of the
Grange, had traded the farmers m
terests in the Tennessee river nj
trate project for political power and
prestige and appointive offices from
the administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
Army Officers
Jury Selected

SALINAS, Calf, April The
iurv in the trial of,N Lieutenant
Clarence X. Aiken has been com
pleted with selection of an alter
nate juror. t,~ .. -.
First prosecution testimony in the
ease, I'M which the army officer is
charged with attempting to- roh a
local theater safe is being heard.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07

: Startinr from Main street west of
thc courthouse, the parade moved
down Main street TO Fourth, south
to State, west on State to Seventh.
to Main and west on Main to the
starting paint, where it d;sbandcd.
\ squad of traffic officers
headed the parade and cleared the
road for the MANY vehicles taking
H1t. Immediately folNwing the
"cous' wqe a Tmoo'n $edon. "big
brother of the Ford. " with a load
of pretty girls. followed by another
L'nccm carving O. G. Horne act
ing mayor of the city, J. II. Edgar
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900 bond issue of the Holtville
school district, paving par value
and accrued interest.
Jimmy Applegate, the rotund
member of the FL Centre police
force. was again appointed constable
of FL Centre township to succeed A.
c.. Farrar, RESIGNED. Jimmy was ap-
pointed once before but failed to
qualify in time to accept the orig
iral appointment, SO the supervisors
did the work over again.
Tho ho7r7 excepted a proposition
from TIE fo"r4h sunorvisorial dis
trict for a division of the veterans
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Houston Accepts
League Position
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GENEVA, April 7.-ravid F..
lICuston, of New York, secretary of
agl irulture, and later secretary Of
the treasury in the Woodrow Wilson
cahinet, has accepted an invitation
to participate in the League of Ma
tions parliamentary conference, it
vas announced today.
Houston is understood to have
replaced Owen d. Young, co-author
of the Dawes plan, who declined to
serve. The economic conference
will meet April % at Geneva.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
HOTEL IN CANADIAN
ROCKIES SWEPT BY BLAZE

VANCOUVER, B. c., April T.
The north wing of the famous Banff
Springs hotel was destroyed by fire
this morning and the rest of the big
structure threatened. The fire broke
out in the rotunda about IL o clock
and by 1880 the north wing was
destroyed and the center section
doomed
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
CONVICTED MAN rs NOT
GUVTY, DECLARES NOTE

PHILADELPHIA. April 7, ~
rote signed "I. r. was received
today bv Abraham Wcrnick, at'ors
nov for David t. Marshall. convict.
cd slaver of AIMS Nav Dietrich,
saving that Marshall was inn"'ent
and TINT two other men and q
yoman were in Marshall's offscs
when Miss Dietrich was slain.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
Judge English
Case Postponed
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WASHINGTON, April 7. - The
impeachment ease against Judge
George w. English may go over to
the December session unless agree
ment can be reached on whether the
senate can take up the case without
the house being in session, it was
reported authoritativelv today.
Tentative plans have been made by
senate leaders to try the impeach-
ment ease Immediately after the
present session has ended.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
Burbank Making
Slow Progress
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SANTA ROSA, April Luther
Burbank, plant wizard, is not re-
covering from his illness as rapidly
~ was expected, DR.. Joseph II.
Shaw admitted today as he pre-
pared 10 call consultation.
Th doctor said Burbank s condi-
tion has been about the same for
the last few davs. He has been
resting well and taking light nou-
tishmcnt.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
California Death
Rate Decreasing
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SACRAMENTO, April = Death
took fewer persons in California
last year than in 1924 and the NOR
tality rate dropped from l4.5 to
III per thousand of population, l..
f.. Ross, chief of the state bureau
of vital stat tistics, announced TODAY.
Deaths totalled 56.707 for 1925
as compared with 90 157 for the
preceding year. ie- ..
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
Lost Arctic Men
Are Heard From
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NEW YORK April 7.-Captain
Gorge II. wilkins of the Detroit
Aero Club Polar Expedition and his
pilot Carn Ben EiclSon flew in their
monoplauc due north from Point
Barrow Alaska to latitude 73 de-
grces 80 minutes, without sighting
land, the North American Newspa
per Alliance today announced it
had been advised.
wilkins arrived Mt Circle City,
Alaska. last night from Point Bar
row. The flight north of Point Bar
row WAS made March 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
Roosevelt Dam
Rapidly Filling
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PHOENIN, Ari2., April =
Floodwatcrs are pouring into the
Roosevelt reservoir as n result of
recent record breaking rains through
out Arizona.
It is expected that the lake be
hind the giant dam will be filled
within the next 4S hours for the
first time in six wears.
Before the recent delugc, the Wa
tiers had reached their lowest cbl
since the dam was constructed III
1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
Senate Ready To
Hear Impeachment
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WASHINGTON. April The
senate has adopted without record
vote resolution informing the
house it is ready to receive the inn
parchment charges against Federal
Judge George W. English of East
st. Louis, Illinois.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
LEAVE TRIPOLI

TRIPOLI, April 7.--Captains Io-
riga and Gallarza of the Spanish
Madrid Toxic flight. took off to-
day at $3.50 a. m. for Bcngazi, 42O
miles eastward.
Weather conditions were good and
n crowd turned out to raise cheer
for the departing flyers.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
Madrid-TOkiO Air
Men Again On Way
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TUNIS. North Africa, April l.
Captain Estevez, leader of the Span-
ish Madrid-Tokio flight, took off to-
day for Tripoli. lie lost his com
rades in fog cnroute from Algiers
to Tripoli yesterday and landed
here.
Captains Loriga and Gallarza, the
other pilots, arrived in Tripoli yes
tcrday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
OF KILLED AND WOUNDED
IN BERLIN EXPLOSION
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BERLIN, April "A boiler eX-
plosion wrecked a cclluloid factory
in Dresden today. Seven persons
are reported dead, 20 in hospitals
Land two missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
NOW AT BENGAZI

ROME, April 7.-~Captains Loriga
and Gallarza, enroute by air from
Madrid to Toxic by way of Manila,
arrived at Bengazi from Tripoli at
| :25 p. N. today.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-07
WOUND rs SLIGHT

FNRTS, Antil 7.--Prcmier Rcnff"
Museolin; WAS shot in the nose hv
on elderly woman today rs he
cmcrocd from . building in Rome.
arrordi"" 10 disp1tch"s received
horr. His wound is believed To he
sli"ht
TIL, premier ririntaincd his com
posurc and Immediately gave orders
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New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
MEETING TOUGH LUCK
Blue Army Team in Inter-Church
 League Loses Two Valuable Men
 And Now Another, Manager Judl.

The Blue Army entry in the Inter Church league is playing in about as tough luck as any team can. Pre- senting fairly formidable aggrcga- tion the first night, when it scored 27 points. it lost the two players who had made 26 Of those points Johnson went to West Virginia and was lost to the team, while Wood . ward, the I.andcrs player who had been coaching the team and jump ing center, injured himself and will be forced out of the lineup for the balance of the season. He is now at the New Britain General hospital where it is feared that he may have .ruptured himself. And as if this were not enough, Harold Judd, for ward and manager, had three teeth knocked out in a collision Saturday night and will probably be out of the fray for some time.
 The Bluebirds had a bad night Saturday. In addition to Judd 1 Luther Berry was knocked cold ir the first half, and two others were
 injured so that they had to take time out: it was Berry's second in
 jury in three games. The Soutt
 church also had two men temper
 arily laid out. Al Havlick getting {
 crack in the eye and Cecil "Chiz'
 Cooley receiving a clean uppercu from Referee Nixon in jump at thu
 central circle.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
EMERALDS START WELL
Newly Formed Basketball Quintet Begins Season AuspiciOueIy By Trimming IntcTnationalS.

The Emerald A. .. basketball team after a series Of practice ses- sions, made its debut for the sea son in an suspicious manner last night, taking the 1nternationals in- 10 camp by the score Of 34 to 1q. The green clad basketeers flashed passing game that bewildered their opponents They were held score- less in the first period but in the next stanza, they proceeded to pile up 16 points. Bromberg, Emerald center. broke the ice while the teams guards held their men to two double deckers for the half.
 In the second half, the green put on more steam while the Interna- tionals also picked up. The Elmer aids duplicated their passing game of the first half and when the dust had cleared away, they had won the game by 30 to 19 victory. No single man starred for the winners because of the great team play, but Grogen and Zaleski were the entire works for the losers. Mir. Cassidy handled the game in a highly cred itable manner. The Emeralds will try 10 make 1t two In a row We'd ncsday when they hit the pike" for Pennington to meet the Tigers of that town.
 Tho cuDparv.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
.UNKNOWNS FAIL ID BATTLE BOYS CLUB
Local Team Shows Great Form
 in Runaway Victory

The unknowns Of Fast Hartford proved no mystery to the Boys club last night on the local floor and stanley Gotowala'a men solved them with no difficulty. piling up a 50-iS count which could have been larger had tho club desired An effective scoring combination seems finally to have been achieved after much cN- pcrimcntation. and last night is tore through tha visitors d,lrnge as if it had not been there The visitors worked hard but the club passcrs worked in perfect harmony and shot the ball through minute openings to find Il man always on the receiving end to take the ball and make his shot. The way his charges picked holes which he himself could not see delighted Coach Ray Anderson, who now believes that the team has hit it's stride.
 Hardly had the game begun when Gill tossed one in while going at full speed. He added free try, and then Pete Zapatka started a big night with three successive goals. all of the cleverest variety. When Gill fouled Kelly. the unknows made their first point and Thayer's field goal shortly made 1t lO-3 The club then rattled off a run Of 23 points, leading by l3-3 at the quarter and by 29-S at the half. The second quar- ter was a big one for Parparian, who went in and tossed five goals after taking pretty passes.
 Continuing in the third quarter, the club made 1t S3-3 before Kelly found the hoop to break the streak, and the count was 37-5 when the final stanza opened. The club let up in this period. but when its count near 50 it put on steam once more and reached the half century mark in the final minute.
 The Gill-Zapatka-Goffa and Gill; Parparian-Zapatka combinations worked almost faultlessly on the scoring end, and it appears that Za- patka is the man to step into the lineup and provide the offensive power lost when Kerelejza was in jured. He score IS points last night. with Parparian dropping in 14 and Goffa coming through with many in the final quarter. Gill. handicapped by injuries. played a neat passing game. The guards were impenetra-
 ble. Kelly was the inspiration of tho
 visitors, but his hard work was In
 vain before the strength of the home
 team.
 The Summary
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
LAWSON IS KAYOED
 IN SECOND ROUND
Atlas A. C, Fight Card Is Con- Sidered to Have Been a Success

A pile driving left and smash ing right flush on the button In thr second round cut short the star bout of the Atlas A. ., fight card at th, state armory in Hartford last nigh between Jack Sharkcy of Boston and Me yican Joe" Lawson of Columbus O., but 1t was the Boston fighter who sent the blows home and th" Mexican who received them whcr good swats should be implanted,
 Lawson was not in condition, II appeared fat and was much slowcr han Sharkey. He stepped hrounI fast in the first round and reached Sharkey's head several times with his left. It was only flash in th" pan. however. because in the ncNj stlu2n, Sharkcy sent in everythiN% he had and Lawson went 10 the floor from d cltnch and q shove. II" wanted to rest a while, but he got e i his feet at the count oi nine anI l right there Shariey stepped In vii his right to the head and q left l." 1 the jaw and the birdics began tr sing.
 The semi final between Jim Stonr { of Montreal, Canada, and Clem John. son of New York was the sensation of the night. Referee Henry Gcrrity awarded the decision to Stone after the eight rounds. At the beginning stone hit Johnson triflc low and Johnson doubled up in seeming pain. Gerrity gave him n minute to res up and ordered him to resumc fighting. This he did and from then on. the two gave real treat In th" bout.
 Stone took the first four rounl. and Johnson took the fifth, sixtb and seventh. Stone won the dcci- sion.
 Frankie O'Brien failed to impress before his home town in his bout with Frankie Zenk Of Springfield and the Massachusetts hoy got tn" decision. O'Brion had his opponent in bad way in the fourth round. but he wouldn't fight after that and Zenk took the fight. O'Brien WI. booed at the conclusion of the tilt.
 The most furious fighting of th' night took place when Jack HorneI met Young" Emmons of Water bury. The fans sure got theil moneys worth in this go and the most of them were on their fec throughout. Horner got the dcci' sion because of his aggrcssiveness. About 2,o00 fans watched the car and the show Is considered to hay
 been a success all around.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
(DY JOE WILLIAMS)

Willie ltltChle won the lightweight championship Of the world by de- leating Ad Wolgast in It rounds November 2o, 1912. at Daly City, just beyond the municipal confines of San Francisco.
 It is written ill the books Of pu- giIistic history that Ritchie was awarded the championship on q foul by Referee Griffin. Theoretically this IS true, but actually Wolgast Vas as thoroughly "out" as was any 1 battler who ever rclinquished his honors via the knockout formula. The outcome ot the struggle was t stupcndous surprise. Ritchie was , a little known fighter at the time. Indeed, when the story of his tri- 1 umph came singing over the wires from the west his name did not even appear in the record books.
 For this reason skeptics in the east were inclined 10 discredit the san Francisco youths victory and i the fact that he was awarded the title on a foul did not help his case any. The eastern attitude was hat it was one of those native son things"
 All of which was, of course. unfair to Ritchie, who was as fine right | handed punCher as the lightweight division ever knew and whose win over Woigast was as clear-cut and z. ( l, L. Cadillac (MlchD German absolutely cold.
 Wolgast had the better of the early rounds. Coming to his corner at the end Of the sixth round the champion boasted Watch me get this guy in the next round. I'll jab him to pieces" He talked 60 that he could be heard half way to the main doors. He was that type of youth.
 But Wolgast did not get Ritchie in the next round, or the next, or still the next. Instead he began 10 fade and 1t was clear to all when the gong sounded for the twelfth that he was a beaten cham pion.
 The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth rounds were all alike. with the game. bull-doggish Wolgast bending gradually under relentless savage pummeling, and all the while snarling vulgarisms at hii tormenter through split. blood. flecked lips.
 Came the siXteenth and the finish Ritchie landed right to the jaw
 and the champion dropped to hi. knees. The sight of Wolgast or
 the floor seemed to hold tn,
 younger antagonist in trance, ant
 he made but fain-hearted effort tt
 renew the attack when Wolgas
 arose and staggered around.
 Wolgast, with uncertain legs ant - swaying shoulders, numbered towar, ', 1}iichie. It was here he committee 0 the foul which cost him his title
 With one violent physical effort h l swung both fists into Ritchie' l, groin and the Frisco taxi cab drive
 fell to the canvas, his feature l. writhed with pain.
 t Without an ins,ants hositatio If Referee Griffin pushed WoIgas 7, away. helped Ritchie to his fec <, and held the stricken battler's glov 0 aloft proclaiming a new title
 holder in the (then) l3S-poun ,f division.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
HALL WINS DASH
Athletes in Y" Annuai All Around Contest Iall to Lower Any Exist ing Marks in Meet.

No rsc-rl v.vr hro'rn 'H-' night fin tbc second n.,& of lho "l' an- nual al around a'A','ir con"s'- liai still 7,ta.rs his form in jumping and running inoHcu h. a4e not quit" as good as Last yar, Johnny D"nia covered a .0t ot Erouul for Il i.Fe Coo,,r co..I.ue a.s'"nr' in thc throa pumps of .e :t. II 3-f inches.
 Tho summary is a. l""ows. Thr"" standing broaI jumps. first IiaIh q fl. iole in; s"rouI r. nia, 26 it.. 1lS-4 in.: thirI IIopn. e6 ft Sig in.; fourth Durham. ga f. in; hf'h. Spring, 25 fl l's .n.
 100 Yard dash: liall, f.r-'. l2 f-5; second, GolowskL B --a; third, Spring, II; fourth. Icpia, II h.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
FOUL SHOOTING
Entrants Into Boys Club Contest Fail to Make Any Spectacular
 Marks During Course of Tries.

The shooting contest at the Boys club has come to a close with the more or less predicted result that no competitor made a very hich score. Another outcome, which was. less foreseen, was that the en- trants from the intermediate class had keener eyes than those in the senior group, even the members Of The basketball team which repre- .snts the organization.
 Jake "Hoggo' Parparian, first tvbstitute on the regular team, led the seniors with 15 score out of 25 tosses. His nearest competitor was Joe Goffa. the trst-string center, Joe dropping in Is out of 25.
 n the intcrmediatc group. George Paylock, National forward, set the pace not only for his class but for the entire club by making good l6 olt of 9 attempts. He was closely pressed py Irving "Bify" LeTine' Cyclone star, with l5 out of 25. The smaller juniors had a less rigorous contest, taking only l5 shots in stead Of e5. Young J. Camp sue cecded m tries, J. B'Aomo in 7' and w. EowinsN in like number,
New Britain herald., 1926-01-19
First of Athletics to
 Start Training Soon

Philadelphia, Jan. 19 R}-The ad- ance guard of the Philadelphia American league baseball club vii. leave here for their southern train ing camp at Fort Myers, Fla. Febru- ary 19, Manager Connie Mack an nounced today. Pitchers and catch CTS will make up the party and they will be joined by others at Baltimore and Washington. Infelders and out fielders are scheduled to reach Fort Myers about March 1.