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vised him to surrender today. This
was done, Finkleston said.
Federal Judge Edward j. Monet
refused to release Mrs. Heath when
Watkins declared that the govern
ment will make a complaint against
her some time today.
Immediately after his arrest,
Heath was taken to the special
treasury agents office for question
ing.
Sandlands' body was found in the
Detroit river Wednesday morning,
four days after he engaged in the
fatal scuffle Oh Heath's yacht which
occurred after Sandlands boarded
the craft to search it for liquor.
Heath in a statement to his at
torney claimed that Sandlands
failed to identify himself as a fed
eral agent and that he grappled
with him when Sandlands ordered
him to dock his boat at a point
where a number of men, he believed
hijackers, were gathered.
An autopsy showed that Sand
lands died from broken neck.
Small diamonds have been discov-
cred in meteoriteS which have fallen
on the earth.
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drop that gun" He replied with
bullets. Patrolman Fred Bryant
fired three times. One bullet struck
Schultz in the heart.
It was not until Schultz fell, the
highway police said, that they rec
orgnized his identity. Schultz,
chief of the Elmwood Park depart
ment for five years, was the father
of five children.
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duce Mrs. Krause to pay her fines or
permit others to pay them for her,
neighbors feared she will carry out
her threat to starVe herself to death.
Anyone who knows Mrs. Krause
realizes that she is quite capable of
keeping to her resolve" said Mrs. T.
A. Mulrey, 3161 North Illinois street.
"She is a woman of extreme deter
nination."
Mrs, Krause again refused food at
noon today. 1t was offered her in
her cell, where her moaning and
outcries continued to bring protests
from annoyed fellow prisoners.
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PAGE IL

the pike blocked by several pieces Of
timber, and two men nearby.
Koehler told Deputy Sheriffs
Ship and Lindsey that three short
four by tours were on the road and
one man was at the side of the
road while another was on a tele-
phone pole. Koehler said both men
had flashlights
1t was believed they we're highway
bandits attempting to build a sus-
pended obstruction. Both men fed
when Koehler fired.
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BEER CASK SAVES LIFE
Englishman Falls Into Sea With
Barrel.
LONDON. Aug. Beer was Il

LONDON, Aug. 9.-Beer was the
one thing which Alexander
Macauley, "a, liked nothing else but,
and a cask of it probably saved his
life when he fell off a dock at Hull
recently. 1t had enough liquid out
or it to make an air compartment.
When Macauley fell into the
water, he retained his grasp in the
cask and was buoyed up until help
reached him.
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FINDS ROAD BLOCKED:
FEARS H0LDUP, SHOOTS

When Firing Begins.
Believing that if he stopped his
car he would be robbed, Arthur
Koehler, Pendleton pike and Airing
ton avenue, fired two shots in the
air Thursday night when he found
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Small diamonds have been discov-
cred in meteorites which have fallen
on the earth.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
Two More Ships
Report Trouble

NEW YORK, Ian. 25.-Roports
of two more ships buffetcd by At
lantic gales and in need of immedi-
ate assistance were received today.
The Merritt, Chapman and Scott
Salvage Co., reported that its tugs
were preparing to 90 to the aid Of
The Norwegian motorship Fernlane,
helpless 600 miles southeast of Ber
muda with broken nudder and stern
frames, and the American tank
steamer DiXiano, stranded ON a reef
on the south coast of Cuba.
The DiXiano, Of 6,300 deadweight
tons and owned by the American
Sugar Transportation Corp, was
grounded near Harza De Fuera Cay
Cuba. The salvage tug Warbler.
which has Just comH'eted refloatmg
the passenger liner President Gar
field after it struck reef in the
Bahamas, was to leave Key West to
attempt to refloat the DiXiano.
The salvage steamer Relief was
to leave Norfolk, Va, to
aid the Fernlanc, which was carry
ing a cargo of SOY beans.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
VALLEY CHAMBERS
MEETING TONIGHT
IN BORDER CITY

Leo Watts, secretary of the Calex-
leo Chamber of Commerce, promises
ga real turkey dinner and plenty Of
good entertainment to those ar.
tending the Associated Chambers of
Commerce tonight as the guests of
the CalcNico chamber. Dinner will
be served at O'Clock in the Elks'
club rooms. following the executive
board meeting which has been call
ed at 6:l5 by President Jasper t.
Travers.
A number of interesting talks are
scheduled for the regular meeting, as
well as several reports from chair
men of the various Associated
Chamber committees. Orvillc S. Me
Pherson, executive manager of the
San Diego Chamber of Commerce
will be the speaker of the evening.
talking on Community Coordina
tion. - Several other San Diego
chamber Officials will accompany
Mcpherson on the trip and it is
expected that each will give a talk
on some phase of chamber of com
merce work.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
SENATOR BEGINS
new BATTLE ON
CRUISER BILL
BY PAUL r. NALLON

Omitted Press Staff CorreSpOnoentj
WASHINGTON, Jan. p. - The
contest over the cruiser bill was
complicated still more today when
Senator Hiram Bingham, Republi-
can. Connecticut, announced he
would introduce an amendment to
permit building of more than half
of the new cruisers in private yards.
In a statement Bingham said the
shipbuilding industry is depressed
and experience had taught the navy
department ships sometimes could be
constructed cheaper by private in
terests. His amendment would pro-
vide that the vessels be built in
government yards only if private
yards construction would cost more.
The issue over where the cruisers
should be built is more important
because Legislators from coast states
where private yards are located are
anxious to encourage development of
private industry. AS it stands the
bill would provide for construction
of s cruisers in government yards
and I in private yards.
The contest was scheduled for
open debate today but the senate ad
iourned lj minutes after it met
when it received news of the death
of Former Senator Oscar Underwood
of Alabama.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
HOOVER LEAVES
CARES BEHIND
TO co FISHING
By THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. 25.--
President elect Hoover will select
while in Florida, the personnel of
the commission he will appoint for
investigation of prohibition and
also will formulate Il general pro
gram for tightening present en-
iorccment.
That is one of the problems he
took with him on his fishing eX-
pcdition.
No word has been received today
from the Hoover fishing party,
though none was expected since the
two yachts which carried the party
to the fishing grounds off the
Florida Keys have no radio sets.
The Prcsident-elect is canvassing
a list of possible appointecs for his
prohibition investigation commits
sion, which included representatives
of various lines of cndeavor. He
wants to get capable men who have
a reputation for impartial analysis.
Appointment of the commission is
expected to be one of Hoover 5 first
acts after he becomes president.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
SLAYER HANGED
AT FOLSOM FOR
KILLING MINER

FOLSOM PRISON, Jan. 20
George Kuryla, Sutter Creek miner,
was hanged here today for the mur-
der of Elmer Gucrard, Shift boss of
the Central Eureka mine.
The trap was sprung at 1902 a,
M, and the prison physician pro-
nounced Kuryla dead at 1912 a. m.
Kuryla pleaded guilty to the mur-
der of Gucrard, at the mine last
November.
Accused Of stealing specimen ore,
kuryla was discharged by Guerard.
The miner went to town, bought a
pistol and returned to the mine. AS
Guerard started to leave, Kuryla
fired upon him from ambush.
Kuryla walked firmly to the scaf
fold, When asked If he had any
message, he said:
Warden, tell my friends | am
sorry.'
He refused spiritual consolation
before the execution.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
COMMITTEE ON
HARDY CASE TO
GATHER EVIDENCE
M'PhersOn kidnapping To
Be PrObed Again By
Legislative Body.
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.-Docu-
mcnts bearing upon the Aimee Sem
pie Mcpherson kidnapping ease
were being assembled today by a
special state legislative committee
Of five members which will open
an inquiry tomorrow into the ac-
ceptance of "A $500 "good .
offering by Superior Judge Carlos
Hardy from the evangelist.
Mrs. Mcpherson viii be the only
witness called tomorrow at the hear
ing, which was advanced SO that
she might carry out plans for a
trip to Canada.
Documents, which Will be consid-
cred by the committee, include let.
ters which were submitted 20 the
grand jury more than two years ago
in the investigation Of the disap-
pcarance and return Of the cvange-
list.
Photostatic copies of cancelled
voucher check signed by Mrs. Min
ME Kennedy, the evangelist 5 moth.
or. and endorsed by Judge Hardy,
will be considered. The check IS
dated August II, 1926.
a letter to Mrs. Lorraine Wise
man Sielaff, who confessed she
tried to offer an "alibi" for Mrs
Mcpherson, Will be before tho com
mittrc as well as two letters from
Judge Hardy to Il. y. Mckinley,
blind attorney, who was killed III
ar automobile accident while on
business for the evangelist,
Judge Hardy probably will be
called before the committee Mon.
day. However he might refuse to
testify on grounds that his testi.
mony might incriminate him, as he
did when the bar association com
mittcc sought ia intcrrogate him.
Mrs. Kennedy, former manager
# Angelus Temple. who is said to
he living in Seattle, will be asked
10 appear before the committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
FIRST NATIONAL
TO MERGE WITH
SECURITY BANK

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25. = The
boards of directors of the Los An
geles First National Trust and Saw
ings Bank and the Security Trust
and Savings Bank were to meet in
separate conferences late today to
consider a merger of the two insti-
tutions.
The proposed consolidation, under
discussion for some time, would re-
suit in the eighth largest bank in
the United States with total re-
sources of $600,000,00O and total de-
posits approximately $572,000,000.
The combination woult bring 154
branches under one head, the Los
Angeles First National now having
100 and the Security Trust a. All
the branches are located in South
ern California.
On the basis of the reported
merger stock of both banks has been
gaining on the exchange. Securities
reached Il new high at 625 yesterday
and First National went as high
as 146&.
Unofficial reports said that in
event the combination is made J. F..
SartOri, head of the Securities, will
be named president, while Henry
Robinson, president of First Ma
tional, will become chairman of the
board of directors.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
KEYES' FAMILY
GIVES EVIDENCE
in HIS BEHALF
Wife and Daughters Of
Accused Official On
Witness Stand.
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.-Three
members of the family of Asa
Keyes testified in superior court to-
day to aid the former Los Angeles
district attorney in his fight
against charges Of conspiracy to
accept bribes.
First his wife, Mrs. Lillian Keyes,
and then his daughters, Elizabeth
and Annis, took the witness stand
and related incidents purportlng to
show that he always was a faithful
public official.
Mrs. KcEes was the first of the
group called. She was dressed en-
tirely in black, with Il wide brim
med hat and a huge black fox fur
about her shoulders. She was poised
and her voice was clear and well
modulated.
A chaise lounge which found its
way into her home during the
Julian Petroleum Corporation trial
was represented to her as a Christ
mas present from her husband, she
said. She had asked for it and she
presumed her husband had paid for
it,
The state contended the chaisc
lounge was bought by Jacob Ber-
man, state 5 witness. and was in
tended to pay Keyes for the trouble
CT getting German acquitted when
the latter was a Julian Petroleum
defendant.
Berman told th7 ~or@ his aequit
tai cost him $4,000, NEST of which
went to Keyes, then prosecuting the
case.
The remainder of Mrs. Keyes
brief appearance on the stand was
devoted to the story of the search
Tor a new home and the purchase
Of a house in Beverly Hills.
The state contendcd that Bermar
paid more than $4,000 of the total
$4,000 that went into the new
home.
Does Not Attack Berman
Mrs. Keyes testimony did not at
tack BeTman s statement but it tolC
Continued on Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
Yes, 1t Was
Plenty Cold

The bottom dropped out of the
Thermometer last night when the
mercury went into tail spin
and plunged to the winters new
lew record of % degrees, 90 de-
grees below Imperial Valleys
IA year bottom average for Jan
uary CT 27.9.
Last nights was the lowest
temperature the valley has eX
perienced since January 1928
when the mercury went down to
% degrees. In 1919 another Jan
nary cc,d period was recorded at!
"a.
The temperature Thursday
night was 30, q little ever de-
grees higher than last night.
High temperature Wednesday
night was 5 degrees and last
night SO degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
LABOR CAMPS IN
VALLEY SAID TO
Be UNSANITARY
Inspectors Here To See
That improvements Are
Made Promptly.

Deplorablc hygienic conditions
declared to exist in Imperial valley
labor camps are to be done away
with Immediately, it was announc-
ed today from State Labor Com
missioner Winston f. Gould s office
at the court house here.
. Fred r. Rugg and j. G. Gluth,
state labor camp inspectors, now are
in Ell Centre and have made ex-
haustive investigations of work.
mems living quarters in all parts
of the valley,
Several cases of illness resulting
from unsanitary conditions already
have been reported from various
districts and it is desired that all
such sickness be checked at once as
an epidemic might result.
Rugg and Gluth nave the full CO.
operation of DR.. G.. S. Brooks, county
health officer, and the latter's as
sistant, Frank Reading. Following
an inspection yesterday seven com
plants were LODGED against enc
large concern in the northern part
of the valley.
However, it is doubtful whether
or not the charges Will be pressed
as, it was said, the management of
the organization agreed 20 take hi
mediate steps to clean up workmer s
living quarters.
According to Rugg, the coopera
tion of valley growers is asked and
all that is required is that regula
tions be complied with.
Might Cause Epidemic
Not only is the health of work
men and their families endangered
it was pointed out, but the health
of the entire nation. When the
workmen, who handle fruit and 9th.
er food products grown here have
any disease it might be transmitted
to all parts of the country.
If warnings do not suffice. ii
was declared, the state health de
partment will be called upon and an
attorney summcned
Mich of the labor troubles eX
pcricnccd here VS. sa'1 to - sr''
from had living conditions. II
many cases drinking water is fcui
latrires are left open to flies anf
g:lhage ard other waste $ +hrow1
tvay "arelesSly with no thought o
sanitation, the Inspectors said.
Conditions ara much better ir TIL
San Joaquin valley than Eere but
Imperial valley is to be cleaned up
according to the inspectors.
Both Gluth and Rugg are here t(
stay and have established head
quarters which will remain until thu
camps are declared fit for men tC
live in.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
Former Senator
Underwood Dies
In Alabama Home
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan 25.-For-
mcr Senator Oscar Underwood OF
Alabama died at his home near
Mount Vernon, Va, today.
He suffered paralytic stroke IN
December and appeared to be re
covering until few days ago when
he suffered relapse.
Underwood was 81 years old.
He was born in Louisville, KY,
educated at Rugby school there and
at the University of Virginia. He
was elected a Democratic member
of the house of representatives to
the 54th and 63rd congresses, in
elusive, and elected a member of
the L. S. senate in March I, 1915,
and served until 1922.
He is survived by the widow,
Mrs. Bertha Woodward Underwood
and two sons, Oscar Jr., and John
Louis. Burial will be in Birming-
ham, Ala.
Underwood will be known to his
tory as author of the Underwood
tariff law which was enacted early
in the Wilson administration.
He served in congress from 1895
and rose to a ranking position on the
house ways and means committee
during the Taft administration,
automatically becoming chairman
when the Democrats became the ma
iority party.
In 1915, as a reward for his out
standing work in framing the Demo-
cratic tariff bill, Underwood was
elected to the senate.
Underwood achieved his real
popular fame in the 1924 Democratic
convention in Madison Square Gar
den when the famous roll call an
swer, 'Twenty-four Votes for I'm
derwood' became a national catch
line.
He was a candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination and was favored
rs a compromise by some wet forces
after Governor Smith was eliminat
ed as the possible nominee.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
congressman In
Wrangle r esOrt
To Book Throwing
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2j.-Chair-
man Elliott, Republican, Indiana,
threw n nook which struck Repre-
sentative l.lanton. Democrat, Tex,
during controversy in the house
lobby today over the question Of a
public building program for Texas.
The two We're prevented from
coming to actual blows by their col
lcagUcS who separated them, and
after few heated words they part
ed rs friends
The argument started on the
floor when Blanton charged Elliott
had not lived up to his promise to
allocate new post offices for Sweet
water and Coleman, Tex.
Elliott jumped 70 his feet and de
MED Ia? had ever made such charges.
The two congressman argued heat
edly, Blanton waving congrc +sional
records which he claimed contained
the chairman promise while
Elliott vigorously contended he had
not pledged anything.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
CONFESSION BY
NORTHC0TT READ
AT HIS TRIAL
BY United Press Leased Wire

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Jan. p. -
The written confession Gordon Stew
art Northcott made to the murder
of a Mexican youth was introduced
by the state at the Northcott muir
der trial here today.
The evidence was admitted only
over the heated objections of North
colt, acting as his own counsel, who
claimed the admission was gained
from him by coercion.
The confession read: 81 hereby
confess to the murder of Alvin
Gothea. l viii plead guilty to the
charge tomorrow morning.
Northcott signed the statement
after he led Riverside and Los An
geles county officers on an all night
wild goose chase over the Moiave
desert shortly after he WAS returned
Continued on Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
Family Quarrel
Takes Two Lives
by United Press Leased Wire

AKRON, o.. Jan. Believed
temporarily insane, George Thomas
30, shot and killed his four year old
son, Robert, shot his two year old
daughter as she lay in her crib,
gouged his wife's eyes so badly she
may be blind for life, and then
killed himself here last night.
The tragedy was the climax to a
bitter quarrel - a dispute which
has ragged internationally since the
Thomases were married in Lorain,
O., Nov. 16, 1922, according to police.
The baby, Rose, is not expected to
live. Little Robert died in his
mother s arms. Thomas shot him
self twice, then drank poison. He
died six hours later begging his
wife for forgiveness.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
THREE KILLED At
TEXAS FIELD AS
PLANE CRASHES

SAN ANGELO, Tex, Jan. 25.-
Tragedy marred the formal opening
of the Municipal Airport today,
claiming the life of Al Henley, Dole
Pacific flight entrant and one of
the nations most skilled pilots.
Henley, Donald Frazee, profes-
sional baseball player, and w. F..
Shytlos, Fort Worth theatre man
"gor, were killed when their cabin
monoplane crashed in an attempted
landing at the airport late yester-
daV.
The three men were to have taken
q prominent part in the formal
opening of the airport.
Henley was the 11th of the en-
trants in the Dole flight to be kill
ed in airpane accidents.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
Police To Take
Finger Prints

All persons booked at the police
station from now on, regardless of
the charge, will be finger printed,
it was announced today.
The prints taken by local police
are placed ON the prisoners record
and in event there is some suspicion
that he is wanted by other authori-
ties classification can be taken
and the record checked in a short
time.
The same plan was adopted re-
Gently qt the sheriff 5 office when
a complete revision was made of
identification bureau records.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
VALLEY COOLEST
PLACE In SOUTH
PART OF STAT
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.-Te
peratures were generally low o'
Southern California again last mig
with the thermometer dropping
below the freezing point in sevei
sections, the weather bureau ,
nOunced.
The lowest mark, 25 degrees, "
established in Imperial Vall'
Other lows included Ell Caion
Corona and Riverside %, Pomo
and Escondido % and Bonita a
Redlands, 81.
Smudge pots were in general L
over the citrus districts and it W
believed some damage was done
vegetables and citrus in the
perial Valley.
Slightly higher temperatures W
prevail tonight, the forecaster So
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
ANOTHER
MEETING
LOOMING
Tri-State Conference /
Expected To Be Hell
February 3.
PLACE UNSETTLE]
Arizona Expresses De
sire To Negotiate O
River Problems.
BY United Press Leased Wire

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Ja
25-Probability of conference
emissaries from Arizona, Californ
and Nevada the week of Feb.
loomed today as the first defini
step toward solution of the Bould
dam controversy.
Word that Governor C. C. Your
of California was willing to a
with the other two states towai
formulation of a tri-state pact r
suited in the launching of negoti
tions for such a conference.
1t appeared today that the NEE
ing would be called by Californ
today or tomorrow. That state an
Nevada favors Needles, Calf, as
logical meeting place due to its co
venient location. Utah s leaders i
terestcd in the matter said th'
would try to have the conferen
held in Salt Lake City. Govern
Phillips, Arizona, wants it held
Phoenix.
George w. Malone, secretary
The Nevada Colorado River Cummi
sion, announced that Nevada
ready to do everything possible
reach three state agreement.
The date and location of the co
ference rested in the hands of Go
ernor Young as emissaries frc
Arizona and Nevada continu
their discussions with Utah poll
cal leaders and laid plans for joi
meeting of the house and sena
here Monday afternoon. At IL
meeting, the attitude of Utah is c
pected to be definitely determin,
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 25.-T
Arizona state legislature was
record today as being willing to I
gotiate with Nevada and Califorr
to reach amicable settlement of t
Colorado river compact. ~
A resolution by the legislatu
set forth the states desire to coI
promise but added that any attem
to coerce Arizona by six of t
seven states ratifying the repo
will force Arizona tp file suit
supreme court to pneyent the a
from becoming effectiSe. 50
1t further stated that ArizoI
will ratify the compact only VIII
a supplemental agreement is co
summated with California, and n
vada, ratified by congress.
The Utah Legislature was petitio
ed "in the interest of justice al
eXpediency' to withhold ratifie
tion of the Colorado compact unt
the tri-state agreement is mes
tiated.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Eastern Star, Masonic temple,
8 O'Clock.
Present Day club, Hugh Os-
borne home, 8 o'clock.
Episcopal card party, Guild
hall, 8 o'clock.
Legion Auxiliary reception,
courthouse, 8 o clock.
Associated Chambers of Com
merce, Calexico.
Imperial theatre, "The Mid
night Taxi
kXO-6-10 o'clock.
TOMORROW
Approved Junior matinee, I'M
perial theatre, $50.
KXO-11-1 o'clock.