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reached the cemetery. Grave dug coffin low
cred, folks standin' round fur a final prayer
To all appearances everything was go1n' nrst
rate. But the sexton hadn't more than picked
I'D his shovel, easy-ke, when out comes
whistle clear as fog horn. / opened my
eyes quick and looked down. Thar was Gram,
poppin' out like a jack-in-the-box, lid swung
wide open and both hands reachin' fur the
dirt the sexton was shovelin in. Yes, maam!
We never saw dirt fly in all your born days
the way Gram made it fly. At the rate she
was goin', I knew we'd be standin' thar tweu
Doomsday, gettn' her buried.
Everybody else was prayin' hard along with
the parson, and he was most to the FeSurrec-
ton. I knew somethin' had to be done quick,
SO in I jumped I slapped the dirt out OF
her hands hard like you would with child
and says I, Land O. goodness, Gram, what
ais We? We've fetched We along to what the
Bible calls your last restin place. All we boys
is askin' of ye now is to keep quiet and rest
twell Jergment day.
THE words warn't more'n out afore knew
I'd said the wrong thing. She didn't lay any
more store bout this eternal restin' than what
We would, settin thar fingerin' them flies. She
give me the most pitiful look We ever saw on
human face. 1t said, plain as daylight, 'Zeb,
lug me back home and let me git to work
agin'
Wall took to whimperin' like 2-year-
old. Eff We woant do it fur the Bible, says ],
do it fur us boys. we've aPays been terrible
proud of us-aPays wanted we should have
jes' what we wanted, and theirs nothin' in the
whole o. creation we want so much this minute
as to see We restin peaceful. Git back in.
Close your eyes, fold your hands, git that
listen fur the last trumpet look on your face.
Hurry, woan't ye? The sections shovelin' like
sixty
"She give me another of them pitiful looks
nigh broke me all up-and she sort o. slid back
and slammed the lid down her fur all the
world like one of these cuckoo clocks. I Lit
out and landed side o. the parson jes' as he
said Amen . Amen says I, thankful like.
Amen says the sexton. Amen says the
mourners in roarin' chorus like the sea. And
then swear to we that way under the dirt
heard Gram sing out Amen! Tell We / woke
in a sweat'
Gold sweat?" asked. 1t was all could
think Of
cold as clam, dripped with it."
"That makes three"
"Three!" zeb tolled it out like passing bell
"Au bad enough-the fourth worst of all. Ye
wait"
1 waited.
NFTHREE years lived comfortable In my
mind. Seemed like that last Amen had
settled things. Then May come along. I'd
been slippin' some of them geraniums to take
up to the cemetery Memorial Day. could still
walk some-slowly, but git about-and went
to bed mighty real happy at the idea o. fxin'
up Grams grave. Right on top o. that came
the fourth dream!
II was swingin' up the road toward the
cemetery, and in one hand carried a pot
with the slips in, and t'other held my stick I
walked with. Jes' about reached the lot when
up comes jedge from BoSton-nice Teller
and I asked him to come along and see the
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one could have held back the second act Of
a Greek tragedy.
I'VE was on our way to the cemetery" Zebs
voice lifted me free of all choice in the mat
ter. IT was ridiu' outside the first hack, bein'
the youngest and I was thinkin' what fine
day it was fur that time o. year. Sort o.
funny, too, fur Gram died in August and here
1t was November and we was jes' gettin' to
bury her. / was lookin at the hearse when
1t happened Hearses was different in them
days. black urns at the four top corners with
black plumeS stickin' out and a pair o. solid
wooden doors behind. Above the poundin of
the horses hoofs l heard a hammerin' on
them solid doors. Bang bang {.
plain daylight. Old Jared Sims was drivin'
and I didn't want he should hear, so sung
out, 'Calate they're shinglin' the Coomb's barn.
He turned round in his seat to look, and jes'
that minute thar come a regular whale Of a
hammerin' and the doors of the hearse bust
open. Thar was Gram-top Of her own
coffin, peekin' down low at me and beckonin'
fur me to come and get her.
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HNTAD! I was as mad as hornet. went
back to that wink she'd given me in
tother dream and seemed like she'd gone back
on her word-something Gram had never done
Twin. was off the seat of that hack in a
jiffy, runnin' aside the hearse. When the
goin' slowed up / stuck my head inside and
hollered, 'Ye git straight back whar ye b1ong!
And what's more We stay tharI Then begun
to Whimper like 1 couldn't stand my feelin's
another minute. Gram says I, 'nain't We got
any heart? Do We want to disgrace us boys?
How'll We calate we'll feel to have the neigh
bors thinkin we're tryin to bury We ag'in your
will? We give We them five days like we prom
ised-can't We lay down decent and proper
noW?'
THAT settled her. She turned, meek as a
COW, climbed back into her coffin and closed
the lid down. 1 went back to the hack and
climbed up. Ne still a-goin' when I
woke up"
An interlude followed. I tried to bring
back my mind to the reality of life as I knew
it to be- figured my trout flies and did my
best to imagine the STILL deep pool below the
swamp where had been on the point of cast
ing just my last leader broke. Half an
hour more could be back there, casting again.
But the pool and the trout faded into oblivion
beside the sterner reality of Gram Perkins. I
was on the hack with young zeb, my eyes fas-
tened in growing perturbation on a pair Of
solid black doors.
"JeS' started on our January thaw when the
next dream took me-" broke in zeb. WED
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
ARMY AVIATOR
HURLS 30 MBS'
ON new YORK

NEW YORK, May -. WP)-A
lone air raider rode bl.udiy out Of
the west on gale last night 20
pound New Yoik > aaroor dgtcnscs
to gravel and slipped away un-
harmed behind protecting cloud
banks.
II vas only n game which the
army bomber that flew here from
Dayton, Ohio, was playing, buc the
results Of the tactical problem eaus-
ed military experts to revise their
opinions today.
When Lieut.. Odas Moon and his
four companions aboard the bomber
exploded three flares for deed hits
on Governors Island, they also ex-
plodcd the theory that fog, rain and
clouds would be sufficient protec
tion for New York against hostile
airmen. The war game ended in a
complete victory for the attackers
and after Fort Jay had been "des,
uoyed,' the army plane swept
triumphantly up Broadway, lights
blazing, and headed into the dark
ness.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
CHICAGO OFFICER
FOUND SLAIN IN
His AUTOMOBILE:

CHICAGO, May %. U.H-Police-
man Joseph Sullivan, member of
an extortion ring investigation
squad, was found shot to death be-
hind the wheel of his automobile
today.
A patrolman, recognizing Sulli-
van $ automobile, found the investi-
gator. He had been shot through the
back of the head. A bruise over his
eye indicated he had been slugged.
The murder presumably was
committed some distance from the
spot where Sullivan was found on
the near west side. The policeman s
own revolver was missing. 1t was
thought the policeman was working
on recent extortion plot which re-
suited in the killing of Policeman
Rav Martin.
Sullivan was % and had served
on the force since 1922. His father
is Sergeant Jerry Sullivan, veteran
officer
a recent assignment was the st.
Valentine s day massacre of seven
Bugs Moran gangsters. Sullivan
signed the complaint for the arrest
Of Machine Gum Jack McGurn,
aide of "Scarface Al" Capone.
McGurn is now free on bond.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
BATTLE AGAINST
RIVER FLOODS
Still. WAClNC

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 90. W.H
The grim battle of men, sandbags
and teams against the rising flood
waters Of the Mississippi river CON
tinued' roIentlessly over so mile
front today.
From Hickman, Ky, to Vicks
burg, Miss, on the main river thou
sands Of men worked under The di-
roction of government and district
engineers to hold the "Jadwin
Line' of levees. Tributary streams
in Arkansas continued serious
threat Of flank attack. Reinforce
ments were rushed today to Mounds
Landing, Miss, where a break in
the front line had been threatened
since early in the week. Advance
Of the flood waters at this point has
been checked, district headquarters
reported.
At Reclfoot Lake, 250 miles north
of Mounds Landing, engineers pre-
pared to abandon the front line and
occupy a newly constructed levee
q quarter of a mile back
1t was planned to check 'he on
rush of waters and let the new area
fill slowly.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
Hoover Invites
Oil Conference

WASHINGTON, May %. U.H}--
President Hoover today issued IN
vtations to the governors OF OIL
producing states to meet with rep
resentatives of the federal govern
ment at Colorado Springs, Colo,
June 10, to map out n national pro
gram for the control of drilling and
elimination of waste in oil produc'
tion.
The President s proposal con
templates an interstate contact
committee, comprising representa-
tives of all oil producing states to
have permanent relations with the
federal oil conservation board.
Secretary of Interior Wilbur,
who is also chairman of the fedora,
oil conservation board, will head the
federal governments delegation to
the preliminary conference If the
governors of the oil states approve
the project outlined in the Iresi-
dent 3 invitation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
DRY OFFICERS
ARE ATTACKED BY
CANADIAN LEADER

OTTAWA, Canada, May 90. U.D
Discussion was general here to.
day over the assertion in parliament
yesterday by William d. Euler,
minister of national revenue, that
he had accepted safe passage
guarantee on an American rum.
running boat on the Detroit river
and had observed that the vessels
activities were plainly visible to
the United States dry Officers on
the other side.
The negligence of the United
States prohibition enforcement Of.
flcers was cited by the minister as
one of the reasons for the Canadian
government turning down the
United States request that Canada
prohibit clearance papers to liquor
laden vessels bound for United
States ports.
The minister asserted that Cana
dian customs officials reported thai
liquor laden vessels were being un-
loaded within few hundred feet
OF United States customs houses.
IN some instances with the eonni-
vance of the United States dry
squad, that the Great Lakes rum
running business was conducted 100
per cent by American vessels and
American men; and that the United
States had not gone so far even as
Canada has in it's vessel clearanccs
and report demands in an effort TO
keep the nation dry.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
DEBENTURE PLAN
MAY BE- Tackled
ON TARIFF Bill.

WASHINGTON, May 90. W,R)-
Farm bill conferees decided today
to seek a way out of their debenture
dilema by getting the house to con
slider that disputed provision Of the
farm bin as part of the tariff bill
now before it.
The plan is to have Representative
Garner, Democratic floor leader, Of
fer the dcbenture as an amendment
to the tariff bill and thus eliminate
the debenture from the farm bill.
The scheme was agreed upon at
the. third meeting of the conferees
when it became increasingly evident
there was no chance of breaking the
deadlock between the committees of
the two houses, the senate standing
for the dcbonture and the house
against it..
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
CLAIM AGAINST
TlJNNEY TERMED
WITHOUT MERIT
Attorney Produces Al
legged Affidavit From
Mrs. Fogarty.

NEW YORK, May 22.W.H-Mrs.
katherine King Fogarty, seeking
S50G,000 alleged breach of promise
damages from Gene Tunney, was
pictured today by Tunney's attor-
ney, George S. Whiteside, as a wo-
man with no meritorious claim
against the retired heavyweight
champion.
a statement by Whiteside claimed
Mrs. Fogarty previously had made
claims against Tunney, eliminating
prior to Tunney's last heavyweight
championship fight.
"At that time,' said Whiteside s
statement, ga very thorough inves-
tigation of her claims was made and
they were found to be without the
slightest merit"
Included in the statement was an
alleged affidavit by Mrs. Fogarty
saving in part:
"Our relations were such as in
no way to cast the slightest criti-
cism or discredit upon him. l have
no claim upon him o, any kind and
never did have.'
The document purported to with
draw remarks regarding Tunney
made to the woman s lawyers. 1t
concluded:
81 wish to make this solemn
declaration under oath that may be
published at any time, that he is
under no obligation whatsoever to
me and never was, and that his
character and conduct to my know
ledge are of the best. >
Whiteside gave no Qualification of
the circumstances in which the al
legged affidavit was made.
There were reports that letters
had passed earlier between -Tunney
and Mrs. Fogarty. One version was
that the woman still possessed some.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
BIDS
FAREWELL TO
PUBLIC LIFE
BY GEsFORD F. FINE
United Press Staff Correspondent)

MEXICO CITY, May %. U.H-
Plutarco Elias Gales, once Mexican
president, general and minister OF
war, bade farewell to politics today
and withdrew into the private life
that he has not known for years.
The farewell statement was his
last public utterance on behalf of
the government, Gales told news
papcrmen. Hereafter all governmen-
tai statements must come from the
president.
Gales gave pointed advicos to
the Mexican people for better gov
ernment of themselves, declaring
that the revolutionary movement of
1910 in which he always was prom
iuent and latterly the head, hsd
failed politically.
Economically and socially, how
ever, the results have been most
gratifying.
- Not even the enemies of the
evolution can deny the enormous
benefits since 1910, both economl-
ally and socially Gales state
ment said. "The masses retain their
ubleakable faith IN the sevolu-
,ionary government.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
Ciannini Will
Quit Next Year

CHICAGO, May %. U.R - A. P.
Giannini, head of the $1,000, 100000
TransAmerica Corporation, is
transferring his multitude of finan-
cial affairs to subordinates and will
retire for the second time May 6,
1880, he said here.
The banker left for San francisco
after making the announcement.
Giannini first retired in 1901 after
he had reared a successful fruit and
vegetable business in San Francisco.
Provided with a comfortable fortune,
he became dissatisfied with the way
a bank of which he was a director,
was operated and established the
Italian Bank in San Francisco. 1t
was one of the few that weathered
the San Francisco earthquake and
fire and the panic of 1907 a year
later.
n case Giannini accompllshes his
etirement next year it will be at
the age of CO. He was 81 when he
retired the first time.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
BY PAUL r. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, May -. tU.H) -
The possibility of summoning 80 odd
senators to find out who told the
vote on confirmation of I. >. Gus
toms Judge LcnrOot was considered
by the senate rules committee today
when il started an investigation OF
violations of its $50 year old secrecy
rule.
The farm relief bill conferees Were
holding a third session and house
leaders were preparing to pass the
tariff bill by next Tuesday.
Senate interest centered in the
rules committee inquiry where near
~ every senator outside the commit
tee considered himself under suspi'
cion OF having Haunted the rule
which so many of them have refused
to obey.
Undertaking The investigation of
its own initiative, the committee IS
to decide whether to request news
papermen who published the roll call
TO divulge the source of their IN
formation or whether to question
each senator who is not a member
of the committee.
Threats were made that senators
might be expelled if they were found
to have divulged executive business
and newspapermen were told they
would be sent to Jail for contempt
if they stood upon the constitutional
ground that the source of their IN
formation was confidential.
Publication of the dispatch gave
senators the opportunity of com
menting upon its validity. The ac'
curacy of the count was attested by
Senator Barkley of Kentucky who
said that so far as he knew there
were only two defects in pairings OF
abseutees, which would have no eff
feet upon the roll itself.
TO handle this problem, leaders
took time out from their tariff and
farm program, in which there were
no new developments.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
SENA TE
TO CALL
MALL0N
Will Quiz United Press
Correspondent Who Re-
vealed Secret Vote.
BAFFLED BY LEAK
Rules Committee Make
Threat To Question
Entire Body.

W WASHINGTON, May 22.WP)-
The Senate Rules Committee today
decided to call Paul r. Mallon, chief
of the capitol staff of the United
Press ASSOCIATION, before it in a
secret hearing MonGay, opening it's
investigation of senators suspected
TO having divulged the executive
roll cali on the nomination Of For
iner Senator Lenroot to be Judge of
the court of customs appeals.
The committee decided the United
Press correspondent should be de-
prived of privileges of the senate
floor for having obtained the roll
call for publication
The committee & ruling tcrmin-
ates floor privileges accorded to the
United Press associations, but does
not ban its representatives from
the press gallery. One correspondent
each of three major press associa-
tions has been allowed the floor
privilege.
The decision was announced by
Chairman George Moses of the com
n,;ttcc who said lie did not know
what course the investigation would
take. lie said Mallon would be
subpoenaed to answer before the
executive session of the committee
in an effort to compel him to di-
tulge names Of senators who gave
him the information.
No proceedings are contemplated
It this time against other newspa-
permen who published the roll,
Moses added.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
Death Knell For
Gambling Ships

SACRAMENTO, Calf, May %,
W.R-Gambling ships, operating off
the coast of Los Angeles, or any
place on the California coast line,
are expected to go out of business
as the result of a bin signed by the
governor, and given a chapter in the
statutes today.
The measure, introduced in the
legislature by Senator Frank F. Mer-
riam, Long Beach, makes it unlawful
for anyone to solicit, entice or aid
anyone visiting such ship, whether
it be within or without the iurisdie-
tion of the state.
Under the new law, violators will
be guilty of misdemeanor.
Nineteen other measures also re
ceived the governor signature.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
RAIN FORCES BILL TO SEEK
SKID CHAINS FOR PEANUTS

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
May %. U.P) - The durability
of the tread of the Georgia pea
nut having been admirably
demonstrated in the push to the
pinnacle of Pixies Peak being
conducted by Bill Williams,
something now has got to be
done about the goober s pen
chant for skidding Otherwise
Bill may lose his race to the
summit and the $500 wager he
made in his home town of Rio
Hondo, Tex.
Yesterdays peanut pushing
program was, literally, wash ,
out. A mountain storm deluged
the Ute Pass trail up which Bill
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
PASSENGERS ARE
RESCUED FROM
BURNING PLANE

ELKO, New, May %. U.P) - A
trim otored airplane of the Boeing
Air Transport Company was totally
destroyed by fire four miles west
of here early today after it had
been brought to perfect landing
and its seven passengers and two
pilots had escaped without injury.
The plane, piloted by Hugh Bark
err. developed motor trouble and
caught fire while flying at an alti-
tude of about 2,000 feet.
The seven passengers aboard the
plane were: f. j. Reed, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis, O. G. Richardson, +. f.
Taylor, Charles Walker, and K. M.
Scherrit. The passengers returned
here
without time to toss out flares
for a landing, Barker was forced to
bring the big ship down, fortunate
~ hitting the ground at a level spot
and. stopping the plane without fur
tAer mishap.
As the landing was accomplished,
Abe Warner, assistant pilot, threw
open the door and the passengers
scrambled to safety. The plane val
ued at 100000 was totally destroy
ed and with il all mail according to
reports received here.
When the plane was landed its
entire left side was in flames, but
passengers and pilots were able to
reach safety, passengers said.
The plane left Salt Lake City at
9:35 last night with eight passengers
but one of them left the plane at
Elko. 1t was scheduled to arrive in
Oakland at / a. III.
How did it feel to come down
Well, there was nothing to feel eX-
cited about" II. S. Taylor of San
Francisco told the United Press to-
day. "We were there, that was all
there was to il.
'There was no confusion" Taylor
added. Il was sitting with Richard
son i'll the front part of the ship.
When the plane landed it slid along
for some distance before coming to
stop. but it did not turn up on its
nose. One of the pilots looked back
and shouted Is anyone hurt ; No
one was and just about that time
flames began to shoot from the ship.
| guess some gasoline must have
come in contact with part of the
engine which ignited it. l grabbed
my brief ease and one of che pilots
grabbed my bag from the plane.
That was all the luggage that was
saved from the wreckage.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
Amt That Just
Like A'WO1nan?'

CHICAGO, May %. U.P) -
Women will be women, so they
will.
Mrs. Harry Rogers for in
stance, had her husband locked
up Monday night for striking
her.
Visiting him yesterday with
some sweetmeats, she expressed
horror at the dampness of his
cell.
1T won't do,'' she told
sergeant, Its too damp. Harry
had his tonsils removed Saturday
and he might get pneumonia.
Can't you let him go?'
Police were willing, but as the
couple was leaving, Mrs. Rogers
dashed back.
BE sure and hold that war
rant. I want to swear it out
when he gets well.''
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
NO FEAR
OF RISE
IN RIVER
Dowd Says Peak Expected
On May 29 Will Be Much
Below Average.
LEVEES ARE STRONG
In Condition To Handle
Much Greater Volume Of
Water.

There is absolutely no reason for
apprehension on the part of Inn
perial Valley residents in regards to
the reports in Los Angeles morning
papers to the effect that double
guards were being placed on Colo
rado river levees in anticipation of
spring floods, Chief Engineer NJ. j.
Dowd of the Imperial Irrigation
District, stated this afternoon.
Cur levees are capable of hold
ing the minor peak of $4,000 second
feet that is expected on May 80, in
fact can withstand twice that. Dur
ing the cary summer months we
have contended with an excess OF
100000 second feet of water with
cut causing any alarm.
The reports in morning coast
papers evidently referred to levees
of the Colorado River Land Company
IN Mexico. Their levees are not
patrolled regularly like those con-
trolled by the Irrigation District
and it is possible that the report
meant the land company officials
were placing extra guards for the
anticipated freshet.
''It will not be necessary to ada
to present patrolling forces of the
Irrigation District even should the
Hood waters reach higher peak
imam at present is anticipated. The
slevees and the present force can
take care of double the amount Of
Hood water that is expected to
reach this area late next week.
Scouts Wild Yarns
Each year we hear wild stories
about the Imperial Valley being in
danger of floods but under the pres
ent system there is little possibility
OF anything like that happening.
lhose who have made a study Of
the situation will realize that I'm.
perlal Valley is safe under practical
ly any flood condition of the Colo.
rado river.
Just where such stories come
from is of course a matter of con.
lecture but we pay little attention
to them.
mat does not mean, however,
that we are not aware of our ob}i-
CATIONS and duties but we feel that
we have provided for almost any
major peak and Imperial Valley resi-
dents have little to fear at any
time
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-22
Believe Woman
Wrote Threat

WESTWOOr, Mass, May %. W.D
A woman, probably mentally de
fective, was seen by Investigators
today as the author of Il blackmail
letter sent recently to Constance
Morrow, Is year old daughter of
Ambassador Dwight w. Morrow.
Although the letter carried a
threat Of death unless $50,00c was
placed at ''gap in the wall > near
the Joseph Balch estate here, auth
critics were convinced the black
mailer meant no HARM