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Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
MORE RAIN IS
PREDICTED FOR
COAST REGION
Serious Flood Conditions
Reported in San Fran
cisco and Vicinity.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. %
Another week Of generally heavy
iain is i'll prospect for the Pacific
coast, reports To district weather bn-
r,au headquarters Indicated today.
Influence of n new disturbance,
c,ntcrcd west Of Vancouver Island,
off British Columbia. today was
ftlt in Oregon, Washington and Ida
no and in sections of both northern
and Southern California.
Rains arising from this storm ac-
tivitv will prevail gcncr ~ over
Pacific coast states for the next
three days, weather charts indieat-
ed.
On the 4ccls Of this disturbance
Il third storm area will move inland,
bringing new rains for the latter
part of the week.
Serious flood conditions existed
today in Marin county. Rain fall
ing incessantlv for II hours caused
r. Sidcnts and businessmen of the
region skirting the northwest cdg"
Of san Francisco bay to- move de
structiblc belongings from base.
mcnts and low ground To safety
spots. Slides blockcd traffic on
two highways, and traffic over the
electric lines of the Northwestern
Pacific railroad WAS impaired when
wat,.r rose above the third rail, sup
riying current.
Weather bureau officials did moi
expect that either today's disturb
ancr or the third storm center. now
moving eastward from off the lla-
waian Islands, would bring gales
such ms accompanied last week s
disturbance.
- San Francisco and the bay region
we've hardest hit in the rainfall of
the 81 hour period ending this morn
ing. San Francisco's S precipitation
was l.i3 inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
INSURANCE FIRM
WINS SUIT FOR
TAX RECOVERY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Deci-
sion on principle involving
$25,000,000 in federal tax revenues
from insurance companies was Civ
en- by the United States supreme
court today in favor of the insur-
anco companies.
The legal "policy reserve of
the mutual Insurance companies is
to be listed us "investcd capital
under provisions of the war time ex-
cess profits Jaw, the court ruled i'll
the ease of the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company, New Jersey.
The company listed its $780,
100000 reserve as Invested capi-
tai and entirely escaped the tax,
hut the collector disallowed the
claim and assessed tax of $4,000.
The company brought suit to re-
cover and wen in two lower courts.
Similar suits of other companies
involving Il total of So, ,OOO,0O0 are
pending.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
EIGHT OFFICIALS
OF |. A. COUNTY
FACING CHARGES
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. o9.-Eioht
Los Angeles county officials, includ
ing five members of the board of
supervisors, went on trial today be
fore Municipal Judge Mvron Il.
Wcstovcr charged with Is fclonics
arising from alleged misappropria
tion of public funds.
Deputy District Attorneys Joseph
Ryan and Julian Richardson were
assigned 10 prosecute the ease by
District Attorney Asa kevcs, chief
accuser. Reyes WAS acquitted re
Gently of cmbczzlcmcnt charges
preferred against him by the accus-
ed supervisors.
The Defendants in the present
trial are Supervisors Jack Bean, +.
+. Woodlcy, r. +. Mcclellan. Pres
cott +. cogswcll and Henry w.
Wright, and county Mechanics Su-
perintcndcnt William G. Davidson,
County Road Commissioner George
W. Jones and County Park Supcrin-
tcndcnt Fred f.. Wadsworth.
The officials arc accused specifi-
cally of criminal acts i'll develop
ment of Big Pines county park. II
is claimed they filed false reports
concerning mining and water rights
on the property used county funds
for improving the lands which were
appropriated to their private use,
and appropriated county materials
for building and furnishing cabins
ut he resort
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
WEEKEND DEATH
TOLL RETURNS TO
NORMAL FIGURE
Slump Noticed After
Last Weeks Large
Total.
Slump
Last
Total
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san FRANCISCO, Nov. 80. -
Swinging back to normal from the
extremely high figure of week ago,
tragedy 5 death toll was cxactcd in
- lives along Pacific coast states
i'll the weekend Just passed.
Deaths by automobile and drown
ing predominatcd, the figures being
seven and six. Three suicides were
reported. Three persons died from
accidental shooting. Poisonous Il
puor claimed two lives. One person
was accidentally asphyxiated. one
killed by a motorcycle and one killed
when thrown from gasoline
specder.
The most tragic occurrence was
the drowning off the mouth of the
Salinas river. California. of six boys
who had started duck hunting.
Approximately 30 injuries were re-
ported
The United Press week death
tabuiation for California, follows:
Los Angeles Ivan Risdcn, 10, and
Arturo Lopez, g. automobiles; Carl
Blancartr. %. Belvederc, motorcycle
overturned. Mrs. Margaret Mitch
ell. ncgress, suicide by poison.
Monterey Park-Mrs. Zctta Hay,
SO, suicide by gas.
South San Francisco - G.. ID.
Powell, 443, automobile:
Martinez William NJ Belts, 90,
Berkeley, accidentally shot while
hunting.
San Francisco-George Whit iteside,
66, automobile. Earl Ncttcr Lcin,
%, suicide by gas.
Salinas Robert Gomez, Is;
Frank Gomez, 10; Arthur Millett,
Is, all of Pacific Grove; Allen Got
tfriedson, Is; Raymond Gottfriedson.
II, and Raymond Nasquez, II, all of
Salinas, drowned off the mouth of
Salinas river.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
SEEK BODIES OF
BOYS DROWNED !
AS BAR BREAKS
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SALINAS, Cal. Nov. 29.-lncom-
ing tides off the mouth of the Sa-
linas river were watched today for
the bodies of six youths, ranging
from Is to 10, who were swept to
sea and drowned early Sunday in
two frail row boats.
The boys had met half an hour
previously to 60 duck hunting. They
were rowing at the mouth of the
Salinas river, which in the week Of
rainfall had become great lake,
impoundcd behind the sand bar at
the rivers mouth.
Their liver suddenly burst the bar
and sent roaring wall of water
through the surf outside. carrying
the two boats like egg shells before
it.
The boys drowned were Robert
Gomez. IS, and Frank, his brother,
10, both of Pacific Grove; Arthur
Millctt, Is, negro Pacific Grove;
.\llcn Gott fricdson, Is, and Ray
mond, II, his brother, both of Sa-
linaS. and Raymond NasqueZ, II, Sa-
linas.
Search, beginning Immediately
after discovery OF the tragedy re-
suited in recovery of the battered
rowboats before nightfan.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
MRS. HALL HOLDS
TO STORY UNDER
CRUELLINC FIRE
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COURT ROOM, Somcrvillc. y. j
Nov. 29.-The defense today com.
plcted its testimony in the Hall
Mills murder case and rested its
case.
The announcement that its tcsti-
mony was finished came early in
the afternoon session. after com
plction at the morning session of
the cross examination of Mrs. Fran
ccs Stevens Hall, who remained
throughout the long questioning
calm an6 ,mruffled She at no time
wavercd in any dedtail of the state
mont she made on direct eXamina-
ton Saturday.
The closing witnesses were Mrs.
paul Bonner and Mrs. Fannie II.
Voorhees,, sisters of the Rev. Ed
ward w. Hall who came to the de-
tense of the widow, accused of
their brother S murder, with state
mems supporting her alibi defense.
Immediately after the defense
rested, the state began its rebut-
tai, calling Mrs. Mary Hlyerson, Il
stcnographer, as its first witness.
>ic testified she hal taken a state
ment for Arthur APplcG;,tc of La
vallettc, y. j one of the witnesses
supporting ihe ;.l;hi Of Henry Stev-
ems. who With Mrs. Hall and Willie
Stevens, is 4 d,i''ndan'.
Mrs. Hall stepped down from
the witness stand after insisting un-
der four AnarS of searching tSamt
nation that she had no connection
with the ;nuruer of he h':sband, the
Rev. Edward w. HI, ;md Mrs.
Elc"nor Nils, Choir Singer
The sneering, bullying fire of
questioning from Alexander Simp-
son, special prosecutor, failed also
to shake her insistence that she
did not even suspect the love at
fair bctwccn her husband and Mrs.
Mills which was the scandal of
New Brunswick, before their muir
der on September II, 1922.
The best Simpson could 10 was
To force her to admit that, after
the cumulative evidence of the last
four years 'somc slight thing
might have been going on without
her knowledge, but her obstinate
LOYALTY to the murdered man would
not let her admit that he had been
nnfaithfnl >
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
First Lettuce
From Ell Centre

El Centro'S first ear Of lettuce
for the present season is due to roll
today, from the shed of the Fred
II. Bright packing company. FOL
lowing closely on the shipment of
the first ear Of the season, which
went from :.rawicy Saturday, the
movement indicates that the season
is officially "on.
Two ears, one ordered by the
Peppers Fruit Co., shippers ot the
first ear, and another By Jack Free,
man for the Imperial Valley Pro,
dueers, are ordered for today 5 load.
in. at Brawley.
The season is starting unusually
early and indications are, according
TO estimates made by horticultural
Commissioner B. A. Harrigan, that
. thousand ear movement will take
place prior to Jan. |. Last wear up
TO that date S07 ears were shipped.
lIarrigan predicts heavy shipments
throughout January, present wealth
cr conditions continuing.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
District Attorney
of S. D. On Trial

SAN DIEGO, Nov. District
Attorney c. c. Kempley and his
chief deputy, Guy Sclleck, went on
trial in superior court today ON
charges of having accepted a SAC, 1000
bribe to suppress evidence in n
murder trial in June, 1929.
The officials were indicted sew
cral mouths ago by the county grand
jury. The Indictments charged
them with taking money from Will
lam r. johnson of Chicago, i'll ex-
change for eonccaling evidence
against Thomas Johnson and Hugh
McGovern, who were acquitted by
a jury on charge of killing Georg"
McMahon. 4,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
RECOVER BODIES
OF VICTIMS IN
TUNNEL TRAGEDY
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OAKLAND, Cal, Nov. 29.-Clare-
mont tunnel today was cleared of its
10 victims, and efforts were turned
to repair the flood menace that may
mount to 100000.
The bodies OF 10 workmen who
died in the tunnel Thursday night
III flood waters released by the col
lapse of a cfferdam today lay in the
Contra Costa county rogue ut Rich
mond. Only two of the bodies had
been claimed.
The tenth body was removed early
yesterday. 1t was that of Steve
Zicich. Zicich, clsaping in one hand
an orange taken short time pre-
viously from the Thanksgiving table
had climbed to the roof of the tun-
mel and supported himself on clec-
tric light wires, in Il vain attempt to
escape the water that trapped his
companions.
The road between the tunnel and
Orinda Junction was closed to all
traffic, due to landslidcs in the vi
cinity of the bore.
y preliminary report of the disas-
ter was submitted to the east bay
municipal utilities district, of whose
Mokelumne water project the Clare
mont tunnel is Il part. by the subor-
dinatc district engineers under Ar
thur p. Davis, chief of the engineer,
ing staff.
son November 24, the report
read, "thc foreman S attention was
called to the necessity of finishing
the cOffcrdam, and work was rcsum-
cd on the west coffcrdam, but no
work was done on the east Golfer
dam collapse of which prccipitatcd
the tragedy
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
CHILDERS ARRIVES
AT WASHINGTON
TO HELP WITH BILL

The Press this afternoon received
the following telegram from Wash
iigton, announcing the arrival of
Attorney Charles l.. Childcrs of the
Imperial Irrigation District, and
others who will work with him in
behalf of the Swing johnson bill,
Mark Rose. director of the district,
left yesterday for the capital.
"Preparcd to make hard fight
to have the Swing Johnson Boulder
dam bill reported out of the house
committee and passed by both SEN
ate and house this session, Charles
Childcrs, attorney for the Imperial
Valley Irrigation district. former
Senator W. j. Carr, representing the
city of Pasadena and w. b. Math-
cws and +. 4. Painter, representa-.
the city Of Los Angeles, arrived
here today.
"Thcy at once went into confer,
tnce with Senator Hiram johnson to
work out plans to bring about con
sideraiion by the senate as soon IA
possible after congress convcncs
next week.
"Scnator Johnson has already
asked the steering committee of the
senate to give the bill Il preferred
position on the calendar. Congress-
man Swing also plans to at once
take it up in the house irrigation
committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
RAZOR KING IS
DEFENDANT IN
DAMAGE SUIT
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29.-Kins
G. Gillette, millionaire razor manu-
facturer, was defendant here today
in a suit for S2o6,000 damages filed
by Mrs. Lillian X. W. Raehrs for
injuries Mrs. Raehrs claims TO haNs
received in an automobile accident
on Oct. 8, last.
Co-defendent with Gillette in the
action are Walter Arnold and Joe
p. sullivan. According to Mrs.
Raehrs complaint she received her
injuries when automobiles driven by
Arnold and Sullivan collidcd at -
boulevard intersection.
Arnold was driving as the agent
of Gillette at the time OF the cfsss
and the razor king was drawn nio
the litigation for this reason, Mrs.
Raehrs complained.
The plaintiff asserted she had
been bed.ridden since 'h- se,idrr'
and declared she would be eorfned
for another three years as resglit
OF her injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
GOVERNMENT Wins POINT IN OIL HEARING
Italian Volcano
Still Erupting

NAPLES, Nov. >. - The rim OF
Mount Ncsuvins crater is aglow
with lava which, like molten gold
is flowing down the cratcr's cone
in. riVulctS of fire.
y rain late Sunday failed to sub
due the fiery red glow for so intense
was the heat that the rain drop
were cvaporatcd before they struck
the lava.
The stream which began Saturday
when Il small eruption ripped off
the northern half Of the crater, will
deposit between three and five mil
lion cubic meters of lava on the
surrounding countryside.
The village of Tcrzigno, at the
base of Nesuvius, will escape dam
age, it is believed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
COURT UPHOLDS
Limit ON LIQUOR
PRESCRIPTIONS

WASHINGTON. Nov. o. The
Nolstead act liquor prescription linn
itation, one pint, containing not
more than one half pint of alcohol
to one patient within 10 days-was
upheld by the United States supreme
court today.
The fight against prescription
limitation was brought by Samuel
w. Lambert, New York, from an adj
suit for an injunction to restrain
federal authorities from enforcing
the one pint limitation provision,
which he argued was unreasonable.
unconstitutiona and unauthorized
by the 18th amendment.
The American Medical Associa-
tion supported Lambert's contention,
filing II brief in his support, as
scrting that alcohol had wholesome
medical uses and stating that the
maximum doses allowed by law had
no relation whatever to the medical
needs of the sick.
The government was joined by the
Anti-Saloon league in opposition to
Lambert s suit. They asserted the
point had already been ruled upon
in favor of the limitation but the
high court granted Lambert re-
view.
Four Dissent
The Nolstcad provision involved
had been decided four times in
lower federal courts, having been up
held twice and held invalid twice.
dissent of Justices McReynolds,
Butler. Stone and Sutherland was
announced By Sutherland in an opin-
ion defending use of liquor as val
uablc in medicine.
Congress has found that wines and
distilled liquors were needed for
medicine, although malt liquor was
not, Sutherland said, adding that the
court should follow the dictates OF
congress.
Justice Brandeis read the major
ity opinion, which held merely that
congress had power to limit liquor
for medicinal purposes.
Other justices who supported this
view were Taft, Holmes, Nandcven-
ter and Sanford.
Sutherland asserted congress had
exceeded its power and transgrcssed
within the right Of the states To
regulate medical practice within
their borders.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
DENY REVIEW IN
ELKS HILL NAVAL
RESERVE LEASE
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.--Onc of
the government s suits to annul
lease ON the Elk Hills, California,
the senate oil investigation to the
Bclridgc Oil company was denied Il
review by the United States supreme
court today. The government lost
in lower courts.
This snit was brought by the just
ice department. yhc Bclridgc com,
panv has removed more than 1000
coo barrels Of oil from the l42 acre
lease.
Federal. circuit and appellate
ivourts both upheld the lease, which
was issued by Assistant Secretary of
tary Albcit B. Fall. No fraud was
alleged in this ease. In the f.. l..
Dohcny and Harry Sinclair oil lease
eases fraud is alleged, putting them
in different legal class.
Several principles involved in this
ease were similar to the others, how
ever. The government contended
President Harding had no power to
delegate to the secretary of the in
terror power to lease the navy s
lands. II also contcndcd the lease
was invalid because competitive bids
had not been called for.
The government, however, won a
slight victory today in the Teapot
Dome annulmcnt ease, before the
supreme court, on appeal for review.
| The court granted the government
a delay until December ., in filing
its answer to the Mammoth Oil
company 5 petition for review. The
government had asked postponement
until the court announces decision
in the similar Elk Hills annulment
case. now under adviscment.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
! INJURED
AS
AIRS 0VERTURN

NO, Nov. 29.-An investiga-
started today to determine
r for the derailment of two
a San Joaquin and eastern
passenger train near Big
! tie yesterday.
Eimatcly 40 persons, most Of
(mcn and children, we're in
when they left the track
turned. Bruises and sprains
Q most serious injuries re-
All the passengers were
red to another train and
to Fresno.
fain had stopped at the
n Creek station and started
when the observation car
track and pulled the last
tn it, according to passeng,
Henry, local representative
ailroad, said today he did
the cause Of the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
Bank RObber Is
Sent to Prison

NFSALIA, Nov. 20. - George
Pinegar, %, former ball player was
sentenced this morning by Judge j.
a. Allen of the superior court, to
San Quentin, upon his guilty plea,
made Friday, just after the act of
robbing the Strathmorc branch of
the Pacific Southwest bank of 50,
600. The sentence carries pen
atty of from five years to life i'm.
prSOnment.
Appearing penitcnt, Pincgar told
the court that ii was his first Grim
inal deed, done because of dire IL
nancial circumstances and that he
was eager to serve his time and start
right.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
TO Oppose Return
OF Prince Carol
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BUCHAREST. Nov. 30. King
Ferdinand $ CONDITION was grave
today, but the United Press was in
formed that the court physicians did
not expect death to result in the
Immediate future.
Leaders of all political parties
have been in conferences recently
and they were all continuing today.
rs the statesmen formed their plans
with interest to succession to the
throne in the event Of Ferdinand =
death. Premier Avcr6scu and for
mcr Pcrmier Jean Rratianu have an
nounccd that they were prepared
to combat with every means at their
disposal any effort to rcscind former
Crown Prince Carol 5 remuneration
of his right Of succession.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
Exhibits Desired
From Farmers

Farmers of Imperial county, and
particularly those of the south end
OF the valley. are reminded that it
is not too late to enter products for
exhibition in the Imperial County
farm bureau booth at the Mid Win
ter fair, which opens " Brawley
Wednesday,
Any agricultural products intend
cd for exhibition will be collected
by bureau representatives upon rc-
ccipt of notification at the office
Of the secretary manager, B. ID. lr-
vine, at the court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
EVIDENCE
ADMIT TED
BY court
Conflicting Statements Of
Fall and Doheny Are
Accepted.
RULING IMPORTANT
Court Declares no Reason
For Immunity Because
of Senate Appearance,
BY HERBERT LITTLE
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. - Tue
government won an important poiut
in the oil conspiracy trial today.
Justice Adolph lIoehling admit
ted in evidence conflicting state.
ments of the defendants, former
Secretary Of the Interior Albert Il.
Fall and Edward l.. Doheny, oil
magnate, made before the senate
investigating committee concerning
the multi millionaire s 800. 900 cash
loan to Fail Nov. so. 1921, few
months before Doheny company
got the Elk Hills naval oil reserve
leases.
.Iastiee Hoehling's 5 ruling set a
precedent on an important point Of
law never before decided. Defense
argued the senate testimony could
rot be placed in evidence in IA Grim.
inal trial on an Indictment against
the men who testified. under express
provisions of a statute passed manf
years ago. The only exception un
der strict Interpretation of TIL
statute is in eases of perjury aris.
ing from the testimony itself.
Proecution asserted the state
iaents were voluntary and the de.
tendants waived immunity when
they appeared to testify withouG
subpocnas and the court upheld thi'
view.
The decision was important il
this case because the prosecution
counted on the committee Testimony
to establish the facts on the actual
transfer of cash and also to support
its contention that intrigue and
Justification existed among the oil
scandal principals as to the facts
in the case.
Letter Not Evidence
One statement was the letter by
FAN to the senate committee dated
Dec. 26, 1928, and presented two
DAYS later, just after the ranch
purchase by the supposedly impov-
crished Fall. 1t said +. b. Mclean
advanced the money. The proseeu-
tion wished to present this against
Fall only.
The other statements were made
to the committee by Doheny Jan. II
and Feb. |. 1924. Mclean had con
firmed and then repudiated ths
story that he lent tine money. i~
bcny came forward and said he ad-
vanced the money tn ran as an old
friend. taking personal note which
he had misplaced In his next ap-
pearance Dohcny said he had torn
the note in two and given part or
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
CT|0N IS
l)RPRISE
MAN
ling Declines to Take
tti0n With Reference
Levee Appropriation
|E is UNANIMOUS
d, Allison Disagree
Present Condition of
detective Works.

wing an afternoon conference
hgIncers, directors of the In
irrigation distric;, representa-
izcns of the valley and offic-
various organizations. tho
s of the California Develop
ssoeiation including some of
|cmost financial men in the
concluded their monthly
Saturday evening, with n
ous endorsement of the
ohrson bin.
lsibly meeting to heir re
# engineers regarding the
: An emergency flood appro-
to build aud repair lcvccs
he Colorado river in Mexico,
pciation gave evidence of its
o aid the Boulder canyon
,jcct by its action of endorse
I the legislation and by its
to recommend that the GOV
he asked at this time to
n emergency flood appropria.
This latter question remain
tiled because of the absence
,.etc engineering data show
actual condition of the delta
III Mexico.
II. Il. Hale of San Francisco,
ht of the California Develop
ssoeiatiou in the chair the
IN conference opened shortly
o ciock ~ the basement OF
bara Worth. Over lJ0 val
lie were present and many of
ok part in the discussion of
'd dangers in the valley.
Dowd, general supcrintcnd
chief engineer of the Irri-
district. gave . report of the
findings of the four parties
king in the delta regions in
He showed by the land
lrcady secured there is Il
cone lying below the Pes
ut which has Il slopc of three
the mile across its apex.
'r side Of this cone, Dowd
there are broad dcpressionS
Of carrying off the flow of
+ in flood time. His con
were that any attempt 10
the river at this time by all
levccs would tend to raisc
ter level farther upstream
I'D make the present lcvccs
He called upon the state
several prominent engineers
|rlty for his viewpoint in
tc work the delta must be
to fill in gradually to n com
ri upon which front line
I'm be extended from time Ia
Allison Reports
Allison, engineer for the
River Land company, the
n syndicate operating south
cali, reviewed briefly the