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Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
Finish Typing
Weymouth Report

The typing of the Weymouth
Report on Problems of the Colorado
River Basin" has just bean cor'plet-
ed by the stenographic force of the
Imperial Irrigation office, accord.
ing to information at the secretary's
office this morning.
This report, in nine volumes, is
Il government report made up at n
cost, including field investigation,
of nearly 100000 and is the last
word in government reports on the
Colorado river. 1t was sent in Feb
ruary, 1924, to d. w. Davis, then
commissioner of reclamation, by r.
T.. Weymouth, chief engineer of that
service.
1t is perhaps the most remarkable
document of its Kind ever compiled
and gives details Of soil, rocf, to
biographical conditions and ether
data which have been invaluable to
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
Allow Grundy
To Take Seat

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tdrer, an appointment to be q fellow
senator of those men from the
"backward states" whom he recent
~ declared should talk darn
small"
His appointment, to succeed vii,
liam 8. Ware who was denied 4 seat
because of exec ssive campaign ex.
penditures, was announced III Har.
risburg last night by Governor John
:. Fisher.
Although some senators from
western states resented Grundy's
statement, made while witness be,
fore the senate lobby investigation
committee, he is expected to DE
seated with little delay.
In a formal statement issued here
last night, Grundv announced ac-
ceptance of the appointment and
laid he would be Il candidate fcr the
remainder of Nare's term, which eN-
pres March !, 1888, in the Pennsyl.
rania primaries next May.
Grundy's certificate of appoint
ment will be brought here tomorrow
by Frank j. German, secretary OF
Governor Fisher. German had
planned to leave Harrisburg last
night, but changed his plans. He
viii be accompanied by Il delega-
tion OF state officials.
information indicates the Demo.
cratic senators will not oppose
Grundv en- bloc, although some have
indicated their intention of siding
with Nye, Republican, North Da-
hota, who is preparing resolution.
proposing TO deny q seat to Grundy.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Mon
'ana. issued a statement through.
the Democratic national committee
declaring the naming Of Grundy was
a challenge to the senate and free
government itself.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
Pair Doomed To
Die Tomorrow

SAN QUENTIN. Dee. 12. W.H-
Two convicted slayers today wait
I'd in the death cell at San Quentin
prison for their executions, che
tuled for tomorrow-Friday 18th.
The doomed men are George Cos
tello, one of the three bandits sen
fenced to die for the murder of an
Oakland bank teller during a rob
berry, and Antoine Negra, M"rced
county sheepherder who murdered
his partner, Ralph Anabile.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
Thursday, December IL, 1929

fatally shooting John Judd and
John Collins. Lee Trimmer, held
fol the murder of Jose fernando,
viii also enter his plea before Judge
F'inney in superior court tomorrow
morning.
Claude Hicks will be arraigned
and enter his plea on II charge of
non support of II minor child, while
Francisco Garcia viii enter his plea
on n charge of possessing narcotics.
In, juvenile court, Lee Lane will
he arraigned on the charge of driv'
ing an automobile without the own
or's permission. lie made off with
a local ear some time ago and was
picked up and returned by the po-
lice of Redlands.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
Flood Warning In
North OF State

SACRAMENTO. Dec. 10. U.P(-
Warning against floods was issued
by y. r. Taylor, United States
weather observer here TODAY, as
the result of the continued Down
pour of rain that has sent nearly
a foot of water into the rpper
reaches Of the Sacramento river.
Stockmen were advised to remove
their cattle and sheep from by
rasses and lowlands, which may b.
flooded at anv minute.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
THREE KILLED AS
BLAZE DESTROYS
HOTEL IN TEXAS

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Dee. IL.
'U.P)-Three persons were killed ana
10 injured seriously today when
fire destroyed the Antlers hotel.
The dead were buried beneath
steel beams and brick which crashed
when the west wall of the strut ture
fell. Two of the dead were fire
men. the other n taxicab driver.
Occupants of the hotel were forced
to leap from the building when
their avenues of escape were cut Off
bv flames which had gained head
way before the fire was discovered
The known dead:
Smiley Turner, assistant fire
chief, crushed to death. =.
c. l.. Anderson, fireman, crushed
beneath the steel and bricks.
Toby Price, cab driver.
Seven other firemen were buried
under the wall but were saved by
rescue crews. Police Officers A. +.
Miller and /. y. Austin were the
first to discover the fire. After
turning in the alarm, they entered
the blazing building.
Guests, scantily clad and terror
stricken, We're running through the
halls and trying to force their way
down the fire escapes, the policemen
said. They rescued Il mother and
her six children who were trapped
on the fourth floor. Miller said he
saw one woman faint as she started
to leave her room. He was unable to
get to her, he said, because of the
flames and smoke. She was believed
to have burned to death.
j. l.. Mcclure, Wichita Falls fire
chief, was taken to the hospital, ov
ercome by smoke and suffering from
a nervous breakdown.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
Every Constipa ated
Person Should
Try This

>, Stop taking pills, salts and other
harsh physics that irritate ana weaken
the bowels. Such things merely force
= movement without cleansing the liver
Of Its excess bile, which explains why
your constipation always returns In 4
day or two and you find It nep0nsary
TO use more physic.
Everybody ought to know that 4 tor.
pid. lazy liver clogged with bilo - the
true cause Of habitual constipation.
This stored.up bile poisons the wholo
system and upsets digestion, resulting
sln bad breath, headaches, coated
tongue. sallow skin. sour stomach, gas,
!izzy spells or high blood pressure.
after . good internal cleansing with
'lantlax, which also tones up ana reg
lates the liver, these symptoms usu.
lily disappear completely
Plantlax is made from the Juices or
xtracts OF harmless aciicinal herbs
NATURE c~" IL works
entity. miicl!s effectively.
Srse bottle 81 =. -, svv0 drug store
. Always In stock at Valley Drug
IN
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12

life from Erie county, robbery as a
fourth offense under Baumes law.
Joseph Briancrossi, serving 10
years from Erie county.
Ernest Pavesi, Brooklyn, serving
40 years for first degre robbery.
Luke Donnell, Queens county,
serving two terms, % years and 10
wears.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12

those engaged in preparing the way
for the further development of that
territory.
The Imperial Irrigation District is
interested in this report to the ex-
tent of $l30,000 for surveys and
other materials furnished the COM
riler. Rumor has it that a petition
is to be presented to congress soon
to have this report printed Off
cially.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
Friday The 18th
To Bring Grief

"Friday the Thirteenth" will be
& busy day at the court house and
will spell joy or sadness to many
row confined in the county jail.
Six or more eases are on the docket
for tomorrow, all of which hav"
been of public interest for some
time past.
j. II. Savage appears before
Judge Finney tomorrow morning for
plea on the charge against him of
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
RATE UNCHANGED

NEW YORK, Dee. -. UH-D
rectors of the Federal Reserve bank
of New York made no announce
ment regarding the institutions re
discount rate of Az per cent after
their meeting here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
FIRST HOTEL GUEST

TUCSON, Ariz, Dec. II. UH-
Mary Lewis, Metropolitan opera So
prano, was the first to register at
the new Pioneer Hotel which open
ed today. She appears at a concert
here tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12


Officials Wounded
thrown through the barred windows
Of the cellhouse. The convicts re.
| sponded with revolver fire. Over
whelmed by numbers, however, the
mutineers retrtated to the west and
, south cellhouses, abandoning their
hostages.
Warden Jennings and the guards
were bruised and cut and suffer
ing from the effects of the gas.
They were given hospital treatment.
Desultorv firing continued during
the afternoon, the convictS failing
in their attempt to win recruits.
Then at sundown a final assault
routed the convicts,
Massed before the prison gates
where they had been stationed 10
prevent any wholesale delivery, re-
mote as such an eventuality was,
were $50 national guardsmen. As
the gates swung open 800 Of them
charged across the prison yard.
Supported by barrage of steel
from machine guns, they swarmed
to the attack with orders to shoot
to kill.
Five convicts were killed in that
last assault. Steven Pawlak, lifer
sent up from Buffalo. was one of
them. The cOnvicts returned the
fire of the militia until they were
shot down or left helpless by wounds.
AUBURN, y. Y. Dee. IL. (U.P)-
The official list Of dead in the Au-
burn prison outbreak:
Principal Keeper George 4.
Durnford.
Henry Sullivan, %, sentenced to
20 years from Buffalo with an adj
ditional seven years for escaping
from Auburn March last, ring
leader in the mutiny.
Perry Johnson, Al. of Bingham
ton, sentenced to life for extortion
as fourth offender.
Steve Pawlak, 90, Buffalo, serv.
ing two life sentences for highway
robbery and for participation in
last July's Auburn outbreak. with
Sullivan leader in the revolt.
Alexander Tucholka, sentenced to
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
AGED MAN IS SUICIDE

WHITTIER, Calf, Dee. 12. W.R)
The body of a middle aged man
was found hanging from tree near
here today. Police said he was ap'
parently suicide victim. The man 8
name was thought to be O'Keefe.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
Prison Rioters
TOBe Punished
Officials Wounded

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Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12

THE FINEST CONSTRUCT
ED steel toys-the kind that will
stand the wear and tear and
won't be broken up in a few
days. Fire Engines, Locomotives,
Ambulances, Express Trucks
All with rubber tires.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
ERECTOR
$1.OO to $3.50

These splendid Erector toys in
several sets In wood and card
board boxes - the most inter-
esting toy for a boy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
FARM RELIEF
UP TO SENATE
House Passes Measure 367
To "a; Debenture Plan
Defeat Foreseen

WASHINGTON, April 26.-tP-
The problem of general farm relief
was exclusively up to the senate
today. the house having completed
the major phase of its work on the
subject yesterday by passing its bill
and ordering it forwarded to the
other chamber.
The vote in the house-officially
recorded at 367 to 34-was regarded
as clear indication that Presi-
dent Hoover's opposition to the eX-
port debenture plan, receiving Wig
orouS support in the senate, will be
needed in the final action of con-
gress on the subject.
Senate leaders plan to allot only
two or three more days to the gen.
era1 discussion of the bill before
that chamber. They expect to be
able to bring the debenture provi-
sion, voted into their bill by the
agriculture committee, to vote by
Tuesday night, and to obtain a vote
quickly on the entire measure.
Conceding the vote on the deben-
ture provision will be close, senate
leaders are convinced it will be de-
feated. Their latest estimate is
that seven or eight democrats will
vote against the plan and that ten
to IA republicans will vote for it.
The bill sent to the senate by
the house is regarded by admins
tration leaders in both chambers as
having the approval of President
Hoover. Like the senate bill, its
principal clauses provide for estab-
lishmnet of a federal farm board
with a $500, 100000 revolving fund
at its disposal to be employed
largely through cooperative agen-
cies and commodity stabilization
corporations in an effort to enable
the farmer to help himself toward
prosperity and economic equality
with workers in other industries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
WYOMING COLD
FATAL TO TWO
Others Expected To Be Vic.
Tins of Blizzard; Pro-
perty Loss Large

CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 26-tP
With two deaths reported and
property damage in the vicinity of
Cheyenne estimated at more than
100000 it was believed here today
the toll of the Wyoming blizzard
would mount when communication
over the storm area is reestabliShed.
Many motorists were stranded,
and no news of them has been re-
ceived here since Wednesday. High
way crews were making every effort
to reach them.
Stockmen feared a heavy loss of
sheep but hoped the short duration
Of the storm mininized the destruc-
tion of their flocks.
A single telegraph wire from
Cheyenne to Denver. repaired late
last night, ended Cheyenne's iso-
lation after wires in every direction
had been down for more than 48
hours.
The body Of George Ross, sheep
herder, was found under snow
drift. j. II. Reed of Glendo, Wyo,
died on a highway near Chugwater,
Wyo., apparently from exposure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
1882 Letters Are
Taken From Wing of
First Plane South

A definite check-up on the num-
Der of letters lost in the wing of
the first mail plane out of Browns
vile flown to Mexico City by Col
Charles A. Lindbergh, reveals that
1882 covers have been recovered.
1t was first thought that only 5000
had been lost.
Postmaster G. w. bennett has re-
ceived the above information from
Mexico City. All the mail properly
addressed is being forwarded to
their original destinations, it was
said.
The letters on the first plane were
mostly from stamp and cachet COL
lectors. The local postoffice was
flooded with indignant demands as
to the whereabouts of their letters
shortly after the mail was lost. The
three bags were located deep in one
of the wings of the plane. They
had jostled into q deep crevice and
had been overlooked.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
Over $2,400,000 In
Aid Granted Texas
Counties on Roads

AUSTIN, April 26.-(P)-Addi-
tional grants of aid and orders for
construction work aggregating $2,-
470,924 were made by the state
highway commission In semi-exec-
utive session after the regular
monthly letting of contracts had
been closed Wednesday. Twenty
two counties were aided or received
designations.
TIL counties and the amount each
received follow:
Jim Wells, $35.164; Pecos, SIS, ,161;
McLennan, $4,000; Matagorda,
1921 .026; Gillespie, s60,091; Travis,
$6,973; Carson, $127,707; Karnes,
S2279: Uvalde. 5.596; Hale, $319,-
372; Young, $366696; Arkansas, s14,-
649; Robertson, S236.925; wilbarger,
s213008; FL Paso, $2,012; Grayson,
s52,377; Anderson, s71.529; RunnelS,
$404,318; Austin, $224,04l.
Highways were designated from
Mathis to Corpus Christ and from
Corpus Christi to Capman's Ranch
near the Kleberg-Nueces county
line. Baylor county was allotted
one-half aid for constructing a
bridge over spillway of Lake
Kemp on Highway %.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
.OKLAHOMAN To-
live DESPITE
CHEST WOUND.
Daughter Has Been
Unruly Since Death
Of Mother, Dad Says
After He Is Shot

PONCA CITY, Okla, April 26.-
'P)-Trilby Rogers. IA, daughter of
e. M. Rogers. was held in the coun-
ty jail at Newkirk today in connec-
ton with the shooting Of her faith
er at their farm home near here
last night.
Rogers is in hospital here, his
right arm having been amputated
at the elbow as result Of the
wound. He also is suffering from
shot wounds in his chest. He will
recover, physicians said.
Rogers said his daughter shot
him while he lay asleep. A 4-year-
old son was sleeping on his left
arm while his right arm lay across
his chest. This saved his body
from taking the entire load from
the II gauge shotgun, he said.
The girls mother died last De-
cember and Rogers said she had
been unruly since. He declared the
girl had attempted to poison him
recently. After the shooting the
girl ran to the home of a neighbor,
who called officers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
REVIEW CHANGES IN
TARIFF BILL RATES

WASHINGTON, April 26.-(P-
The full republican membership of
the house ways and means commit
tee met today in executive session
to review the changes in rates
drawn up by republican subcom-
mittees for incorporation into the
new tariff bill.
Democratic leaders,. meanwhile,
were laying down plans to combat
any attempt to limit the offering OF
amendments to thre or four para
graphs of the bill during its consid-
Grafton on the house floor. This
was part of the procedure employed
seven years ago during considera-
ton of the Forney NC Cumber tariff
act and indications point to a
similar rule being presented to gov
ern consideration of the bill now
nearing completion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
MELLON MAY
Be oUSTED
Norris Joins in Belief That
Treasurer illegally
Holds Office

WASHINGTON, April 26.-[P)-
A division Of opinion has developed
in the senate judiciary committee
on the right of Secretary Mellon to
hold office in the face of an old
statute forbidding the secretary OF
the treasury to be interested in
trade or commerce and special
session Of the committee has been
called for tomorrow for vote on
the question.
Chairman Norris Of the committee
has joined those contending that
Mr.. Mellon is Illegally holding Of
flee. He is ready to submit re-
port to this effect to the committee
tomorrow and there is every indica-
ton the question will ultimately be
placed before the senate for a final
decision.
The resolution of Senator Nc
Kellar, democrat, Tennessee, adopt
ed by the senate questioned whether
the secretary could be continued in
office by President Hoover without
denomination and whether he was
not serving in violation of the law.
The committee has generally agreed
that denomination was not neces-
Sary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
MISSISSIPPI
IS HIGHEST
Since 1851
May Break Every Le-
wee For IS Miles and
Cause Damage To
Reach $5,000,O00

QUINCY, Ill, April 26.-(P)-
Hurting its tremendous bulk south
ward in the biggest rise since 1851,
the Mississippi today was waging a
new assault that may break through
every levee for rs miles below
Keokuk, Iowa, leave 5000 people
homeless, and cause damage that
might reach $5,0O0,000.
Acting on the government OBJ
servers prediction that the stage
reach % feet at Quincy today and
might go to 22.4 feet. Sheriff Ken
meth A. Elmore ordered officials of
the $4,000 acre Lima Lake district,
ten miles north of here, to have all
families ready to move promptly
in case of emergency. This district
was causing the greatest worry to-
day, with levees capable of standing
only about six inches more rise, and
with q foot and one half increase
expected. At least 1000 people live
in this section.
The 400 people in the Gregory dis
trict, across the river from the Lima
Lake-Hunt seoSon, were also pre-
pairing to evacuate almost anytime.
This district consists of about 5000
acres.
Confidence that the huge Sni
Continued on page eight.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
LONG IS HELD
INCOMPETENT
Louisiana Governor Cleared
Of National Guard
Misuse

BATON ROUGE, La, April 26.-
R)-After riotous session, the
house of representatives today ad-
opted resolution charging Cover
nor Huey p Long with general in
competency and prepared to send
it to the senate as count number
eight in the impeachment charges on
which the executive will be tried.
The vote rs SO to 80.
BATON ROUGE, La, April 90
R)-The house of representatives
today had before it an omnibus re-
solution Of general incompetency''
charges against Gov. Huey P. Long
for consideration in cleanup of
the impeachments counts.
Legislators said the house hoped
to dispose of the final collection of
charges in time for the senate court
at an afternoon session to receive
any of the additional counts if vot-
ed.
Formal citation of the governor
for arraignment on the seven
counts alerady received by the SEN
ate was expected to be issued at
once and his trial to be set at least
two weeks ahead.
The governors supporters won
their first victory yesterday when
he was cleared of a charge Of using
the national guard Illegally in gam
bling raids.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
SERVICES FOR
OFFICER TODAY
Masonic Rites To Be Held
For Frank Stanner, End
Victim Of Battle

A large number Of Valley peace
officers and Masons were expected
to be in attendance at the services
to be held here today for Frank
Stanner, who died Thursday as a
result Of wounds received in gun
battle near the Las Prietas dance
hall Saturday night.
The services were conducted at the
W. A. Darling funeral home, 1907
jefferson street, at 4 p. m. today,
with Rev. z. p. Day of the Presby-
terian church officiating Masonic
ceremonies were to be held.
Saylor Stanner, brother of the
slain officer, was to accompany the
body to their old home at Oakville,
Ill, for interment. The body was
to leave by the Missouri Pacific rail
this evening.
Stanner is survived by his wife,
brother and his mother.
Active pallbearers have bee n
named as follows: v. o. Robinette,
Roy Sethman, Joe Downs, Joe Ad-
ans, Walter Keller and Paul Dye.
Honorary pallbearers are John Mar
tin, Dan Keller. Billie Walker, Mil
ton Wentz, George Carson, Lee Mar
tin, Fred Rusteberg, Frank Brown,
Clyde Adrian and M. Clintock.
Stanner was 48 years of age and
had lived in the Valley for some
time. He had been peace officer
for three years in addition to owning
farm on El Jardin boulevard.
He was the second victim in the
Las Prietas shooting, Deputy Con-
stable r. D. Brown having died
shortly after the affair.
Six are being held in the county
jail for investigation in connection
with the fatal shooting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
80 KILLED IN
IN ONE SMALL
DIXIE VILLAGE
Two Tornadoes Strike
Same Town 3 Hours
Apart; Families Are
Crushed In Homes

ATLANTA, Ga, April 26-(F--
The total known dead in the tor
o-Stricken sections of Georgia
and South Carolina reached VI to-
day. Several hundred persons were
injured.
The greatest destruction was
wrought in south Georgia, sixty
five of the reported dead being in
that section. The other six in the
death list were in South Carolina.
Statesboor, Ga, county seat OF
Bulloch county, near Savannah.
was the heaviest hit. The hospital
there reported that more than
thirty persons were dead and many
other injured. A call came from
Statesboro to the Georgia board OF
health for anti-tetanus serum and
for nurses.
Meter reported 19 known dead
from two tornadoes which were ac-
companied by hail and a downpour
of rain. One struck at $40 last
night and the second at IL o'clock.
Death and Destruction
Cochran, approximately sixty
miles south of Macon, reported five
dead and injuries to approximately
fifty.
The tornado spread destruction
over a wide area in half dozen
counties. In some cases several
members of families were killed.
Mrs. G. 0. Newton, living in the
Hagin district Of Bulloch county
was awakened by rain beating her
in the face. Her home had been
blown down while she slept and
scattered about her were the bodies
of her four children, Emma, 20,
Lille May, Is, Edward, 16, and
Grady, 18.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Coleman and
their three children were killed in
the destruction of their farm home
in Gambler county.
Rain and hail accompanied the
tornadoes in most instances, beat
ing down crops which -rere wholly
ruined in many places.
Nine Die in One Home
All doctors and nurses in the vi
cinity of the stricken areas were
making their way into the wrecked
communities with medical supplies
for the relief in injured
At StateSboro. Ga, nine negro
children were killed in one house
during the storm.
The approximately half a hun
dred persons injured at Cochran
we're being cared for today in pri-
vate homes and in the Taylor
building which was converted into
temporary hospital directed by
trained nurses. 1t was believed
several of these we're fatally hurt.
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