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Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
ELEVEN !
VICTIMS
OF BLAST
Fear More Bodies May Be
Found In Wreckage OF
Armour Plant
CAUSE is UNKNOWN
Six Story Building Is Lift
ed Into Air BY Terrific
Explosion

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May Q. W.Re
The smoke blackened hulk of fac.
tory inside the big Armour & Com
pany plant greeted workmen here
today, the tomb for IL persons who
lost their lives in one of the most
devastating industrial accidents in
the history of this city.
Bodies of six others were believed
buried in the debris.
Puffing steam engines, defricks
tore at the twisted wreckage Of the
smokehouse which lietrally was lift
ed from the earth late yesterday
when an explosion tore through the
six story building.
The rescuers were hunting the
bodies of nine persons unaccOunted
for. Seven bodies were removed last
evening, many burned almost beyond
recognition. Eight, suffering from
burns and hurts, were removed to
the Missouri Methodist hospital. +
Forty six employees were in the
plant s.. the time Of the explosion.
The heavy structure was lifted in
to the air and dropped in crulu-
pied, twisted heap. Fire, which broke
cut after the explosion and ragged
for a half hour, added to the horror
of the scene.
The exact cause of the blast was
not determined. Strong odors of es.
Gaping ammonia gas from demolish-
ed refrigeration equipment prevailed
after the blast, but theories that this
created the explosion were discount.
ed. A new gas main had been laid
to the plant recently.
The. explosion occurred late in the
| day when the majority Of workers
were homeward bound. Twenty-Five
persons employed in the sausage
shop in the smOkehouse miraculously
escaped, only one being injured. 4
Employees Hinder Aid
The work of rescuing the injured
and searching for the bodies Of the
dead was accomplished under most
difficult conditions.
Fire engines and ambulances rush
ed to the plant were obstructed by
employees who attempted to push
through the gates. AS news Of the
explosion became general thousands
rushed to the neighbOrhOod. Rela-
tivcs of employees besieged authorf
ties for information and when am.
bulanees or ploiee ears came from
the yard, crowded about them.
The IL known dead were: Gerald
Munden, Earl Hanson, Vera Durkin,
Ray Hickman, Arthur Rogers, Daster
Bowlin, Margaret Lillis, Mary Dur.
kin, James Staples, Charles Moore,
Mathilda Boar. They were working
in the sausage cooler, bacon wrap.
pers or meat smokers.
The dead were taken from the de-
bris of the third and fifth floors.
Others believed buried in the
wreckage were: Mary Johnson, Joe
Scott, l.. f. Wiles, Frank Weiczorek,
George Roberts, Ora Paxon.
None of the injured is expected to
die.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09

While cleaning out machine gun
nests in France. just as he was
about to hurl hand grenade he was
stunned by a piece of shrapnel. In
stinetively he clenched the grenade
more firmly in his grasp and it ex-
pioded blowing both arms off just
above the wrists. Careful hospitiliza-
tion and vocational training helped
him overcome his terrible handicap.
Opposition Beaten
1t was after his arrival here last
night that McGonegal received word
of his appointment as postmaster, in
which he has had the whole-hearted
support of Congressman Phil Swing
and Senator. Shortridge, and the in
tense opposition of some (censored)
people on the coast.
At first the opposition claimed
that he could not do the work re-
quired of a postmaster and when he
batted this down by demonstrations
Of his ability to take care of him
self and write better than some of
his opponents, they declared his ap-
pointment would be illegal because
he would be drawing compensation
from the government as well as sal
ary as postmaster.
With the help of Congressman
Swing and others this argument was
knocked galley west, one of the real
big figures in congress asserting that
n man without hands was to be pre-
ferred to some of the numbskulls
without heads who were opposing
McGonegal. (He might have added
without hearts,.
Any contractors who may be hop
ing to get by without observing the
law, had better wait until McGone-
gal resigns to take his postmaster s
job, for fellow who can do what
he has done would make it hard for
law violators.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
Use PLANES TO
BRING LIQUOR
FROM CANADA

CHICAGO, May 8. W.pEAirplane
shipments from Canada to Chicago
of $4,000 eases of liquor worth more
than $1,00O,OOO were revealed b.
federal agents as they announced
that "Scarface Al" Capone's broth
er, Ralph, was under promise to sur.
render himself today.
The amazing disclosure of SNUG.
Cling operations carried on by a IL
quor syndicate alleged to be headed
by Ralph CapOne came as the after
niath of sudden raids on two of
his night clubs--Greyhound Inn and
the Cotton club.
The raids on the capone cabarets,
both located in notorious Cicero on
the West side of the city, where
only incidental in a general roundup
of those believed to be connected
with the smuggling conspiracy, the
government said. Five arrests were
made in the two places, but the miss
ing Capone went unserved.
The federal agents reported two
cabin monoplanes, one a tri.motored
Fokker worth 100000, have been
used in transporting the syndicate IS
wholesale purchases of Scotch and
Bourbon whiskies from Windsor
Ont.
Six round trips weekly have been
made since last August, both planes
being operated by full time pilots.
On each trip the larger plane has ear,
ried so eases of liquor and the small,
err one 20.
Twilight landings have been made
"near Cicero" both ships coming
over the field at the same time-one
circling in the dusk while the, other
has hastily discharged it's cargo and
taken to the air again to make land
ing room for it's companion plane
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
Woman Is Given
Long Probation

LOS ANGELES, May 8. W.H -
Convicted of manslaughter and hit.
run driving as the result of the
death of a newsboy, Mrs. Marion
Wex, 81, today was placed ON 15
years probation, the first year OF
which she must spend in the county
Jail.
Another criminal charge Of grand
theft. growing out of the sale OF
furniture which had not been COM
pletely paid for, was dropped. Y
Mrs. Wex at her trial declared
she thought she had struck traf.
tic button in the street when her
ear struck down Harry Lavine, 1G
She said she became terrified and
fled to Chicago after selling her
furniture when she learned OF the
boys death through newspapers.
The term Of probation granted
Mrs. wex was the longest ever APP
piled in Los Angeles eounI.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
YALE STUDENTS
STAGE BATTLE
WITH OFFICERS

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May o.
WH = Vigorously welding night
sticks, police subdued student riot
ers at Yale University early today
after six policemen and at least
twice that many students had been
injured.
Fourteen students were arrested,
including two campus leaders who
had been sent by Dean Clarence w.
Mendell to quiet the rioters.
The riot was said to have started
in the Berkeley oval, Freshman
dormitory.
Two false alarms brought fire ap-
paratus changing to the scene and
added to the excitement.
The disturbance was good natur
ed until squad of police reserves
charged up ElV street swinging
night sticks at student heads.
Bottles, books, firecrackers and
debris was hurled from dormitory
windows upon the heads of the
milling throng below, injuring po-
lice and students alike.
An intoxicated sailor tried to
quell the disturbance singlehanded.
AS he navigated rather unsteadily
down Chapel street he was struck
by an egg. Swinging both arms
wildly, he charged into a crowd of
students. He was carried away by
police.
At least dozen students were
knocked unconscious in a clash with
police at the intersection of High
and Chapel streets, near the art
school. They were packed into tax
icabs and carried away to the in
firmary and hospitals. None was
hurt seriously.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
Gambling Raid
At Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, May 9.-WH-
An early morning raid on an assert
ed gambling house in the exclusive
Wiltshire district here today sent u
large crowd of fashionably dressed
men and women in hurried flight,
police reported.
Two men, Harry Kent and Her
man Martin, were arrested ON
charges of conducting gambling
games, while police confiscated
equipment, including roulette
wheel.
Several of the patrons were said
TO have been prominent in the
movie colony. Some seized money
or chips from the tables before
leaving, but others neglected to stop
for personal belongings, according
to police.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
STATE OFFICER HERE CHECKING
ON CONTRACTORS OVERCOMES
UNFORTUNATE WAR HANDICAP

Imperial Valley contractors who
are not complying with the state
law covering their operations, are
being checked up by Charles c. Me-
CONCEAL, investigator for the depart
ment of professional and vocational
standards and registrar of contrac-
tors, who was in FL Centre today.
McGonegal states that in general
valley contractors are conforming to
the law, and that the few instances
of violations will be weeded out as
a result of his survey.
While his title is long one, Me-
CONCEAL is soon to discard it for a
pew one, having been informed while
here that he has been appointed
postmaster at Bell, Calf, by Presi-
dent Hoover.
TO the majority that means but
little but to those who know Charlie
McGonegal it means that he has won
another battle in life that has
been a canstant battle for the past
y years.
McGonegal has no hands. He left
them on the battelfields of France,
and if there is anything the per-
son with two hands can do that he
cannot, this writer has yet to see it
DONE
Two cleverly constructed and
manipulated steel hooks take the
place of the hands McGonegal lost.
With them he not only does all the
ordinary work such as dressing and
feeding himself, but drives an auto
mobile and is licensed airplane
pilot. Tying four in hand is just
as ordinary for him as for any other
man. Modest and reticent about his
deformity, he refrains stunts,'
and has refused to commercialize his
skill in caring for himself.
McGonegal's misfortune came
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
BODY OF MISSING
SCHOOLGIRL IS
FOUND IN DITCH

Word has just been received from
the office Of the county superin-
tendent of schools that the body of
Annabel, the six year old daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Osborne
of Mulberry, was found this morn
ing after an all night search, III
the highline canal.
First fears were entertained for
the safety of the girl, an only child,
when she failed to return to her
home Wednesday night from school
in the afternoon when she left the
Mulberry school bus at Myrtle
heading, within so feet of her home.
1t was necessary for the child to
cross the bridge at this point in
order to reach her home, and an
extremely high wind prevailing at
the time led many to suspect that
the child might have been blown
off the bridge into the waters of
the canal.
Finding of the body imbedded in
the mud of the canal this morning
showed that these surmises had
been correct and that the child had
met death in the high waters run
ming at the time. Officials of the
imperial Irrigation district had
ordered the water into the canal
shut off Wednesday night to faeil-
itate the search for the missing
girl.
School officials and fellow pupils
of the child are heartbroken at the
tragedy as Annabel was fayorite
with all. Announcement of funer-
al services will be made later.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
San Diego Woman
Is p. T. A. Leader

RIVERSIDE, Calf, May 9. W.n)
AS the 3lst annual convention of
the California Congress of Parents
and Teachers approached its final
stage today, the election board an
nounccd that Mrs. w. j. Hayes, of
Burlingame, had won the ballotng
for the first vice presidency.
The office was one Of the few to
be contested in yesterdays election
and the only other nominee for the
position during the coming year
was Mrs. Stuart Moore, of Stock
ton.
The new president of the con
gress, Mrs. w. A. Price, of San Dir
ego, was assured her office Wcdnes-
day when she was announced as
the sole nominee for the prcsiden'
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
KOhler Custer
Gets Setback

SHEBOYGAN, Wis, May 9-U.H
The foundation of the state 5 ease
against Governor Walter j. Kohler
was swept away in his custer trial
today, when Judge Gustav Gherz
excluded exhibits the prosecution
desired to present.
These exhibits showed campaign
transactions of the state Republi,
can committee. Judge Gherz de-
clared that proof of agency between
the governor and the committee
was lacking.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
Fail To Locate
Actress Jewels

SAN PEDRO, Calf, May 8. W.P)
After searching the staterooms
and automobiles of two passengers
who arrived here today aboard the
City of Honolulu, police announced
they had not found the stolen jewels
of Edna Purviance, once a famous
screen actress.
Those questioned, it was said, ad-
mitted they knew Miss Purviance
in Honolulu but disclaimed any
knowledge of the missing jewels,
valued at $4,000.
The search was made after re-
ceipt of radio request from Hon
olulu officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
Nebraska Town
Hit By Storm

HASTINGS, Ncb., May 8. W.H-
Citizens of this south central Ne
braska community, who for the past
week have aided storm stricken
farmers today turned to rehabili'
tating their own homes and indus
tries after severe tornado and rain
storm which caused damage upward
of $125,000 overnight.
The tornado damaged or destroyed
between 40 and 80 homes ON the
north side of town and unroofed
the Bible house .of Hastings college.
None was reported hurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
Claim Plot To
Destroy Bridge

YUMA, Ariz., May 8. (U.D-Spe
cial guards were relieved from duty
this morning after standing watch
all night over the Southern Pacific
railroad bridge across the Colorado
river to frustrate plot to blow it
up.
Railroad officials or d ered the
guard last night after receiving in
formation that an attempt would be
made to destroy the bridge and stop
shipments of Imperial Valley canta'
loupe to the east.
The move, according to railroad
officials, was directed toward ship
per whose workers have been en-
gagged in factional differences with
other labor groups in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
Young Aviator
Leaves Ell PasO

Ell PASO, Texas, May Q. W.P)-
Frank Goldsborough, 10 year old
holder of the junior transcontinental
flight record, hoped off from here
at SIS a. M. on S T) today for
st. Louis.
The youth is enroutc to New Jer-
Scy and hopes to better the record
he set this week when he arrived
here last night from Los Angeles.
He planned to stop today at Abil.
enc, Tex, and Tulsa, Okla, for fuel.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
TROUBLE
IN india
SPREADS
Government Orders Euro
peans To Evacuate Dan
gerOus Areas
MOB STAYS POLICE
Victims Drenched With
Kerosene And Burned
In Public Square
BY FRANCIS Low
United Press Staff Correspondent

Onlteu FIeSS otuII OUIIoSpUuucHL
BOMBAY, May 9. W.p-The most
stringent precautions for the protec-
tion of Europeans in India were
taken by the government today as
rumors of impending attacks by in
dependence seekers were received in
Bombay. a..
The center of the disturbed area
appeared to be in the vicinity of
Poona, where Mahatma Gandhi was
imprisoned after his arrest near Su-
rat last Monday.
All European inhabitants of Tale
gaon, 30 miles from Poona, were
warned to evacuate the city before
noon today, reports received here
said. The warning was issued by au-
thorities after they learned an In
dian mob intended raid on a glass
factory.
Two train loads of European
women and children arrived at Poo
ia today from Sholapur, where the
most serious rioting since Mahatma
Gandhi began his passive resistance
drive for Indian independence broke
out yesterday.
They reported 80 persons were
killed in the Sholapur riots, at least
six of whom were police who were
beaten to death and burned in the
public square by the angry, rowing
bands of Indians. Between 800 and
400 were injured.
The government here issued an of.
fetal announcement today saying
two policemen were killed and five
Others were missing and believed
killed at Sholapur. Five rioters were
killed and ~ given treatment at hos
ritals.
Regiment Ordered
The government, redoubling its eff
forts to keep peace in India, order
I'd the Duke of Wellington S regi'
ment to rush to Sholapur from
Ahmednagar, distance of l25
miles. The regiment was to assist
Sholapur police in coping with a sit
uation that was rapidly getting out
Of hand.
Thousands Of angry Indians com
posed the mob that ragged through
Sholapur, burning and numbering.
They set fire to the district court
house and burned several liquor
shops. Divided into two groups, they
then attacked police from front and
rear.
The Sholapur district magistrate
took personal command of the police
after the first liquor shop was de-
stroyed, and led in the attempt to
save the palm trees from being cut
down. The police refrained from fir
ing as long as possible, but when
they found themselves attacked
from the rear, and pelted with
stones, the magistrate gave the sig
nal to snoot.
Six policemen were cut off from
their companions. They were seized
by the Indians, drenched with kero'
sene, and burning match set tC
them. Police fired round or two at
the crowd and dispersed them, but
were too late to save the burning
policemen.
Evacuate Whites
Two special trains were ordered
made ready, and all European WON
en- and children placed aboard them
The Europeans were escorted to tn,
station under heavy police guard
which had to fight every step Of its
way. Arriving at the station, the po
dice stood with their backs to tn,
wall AMI held off the menacing In
dians, while the trains got under
way.
Early today it was found thai
only one liquor shop was left stand
ing, and several police posts were
burned.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
Final Rites For
Express Editor

Los ANGELES, May o. up
Masonic funeral servires were held
mere Today for A. Y. Tully. former
managing editor of the Los Angeles
Wcncsday.
hundreds of newspaper workers
ana puohe men paid final respects
TO Iuliy' who became widely known
.onns .o,uusn ms front page column
'hoo''h Straight, or comment on
the news.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
Rum Runners !
Found Guilty

LOS ANGELES, May o. W.H
frankie Cornero. brother Of Tony
Cornero, notorious rackcteer now
in federal prison at McNeil's Island,
today faced the possibility Of .
term in the samo penitentiary. K
A federal jury found Cornero
and Jack Wilson guilty Of conspir-
acy to land / 500 cases Of Canadian
liquor on the Southern California
coast in Orange county.
The jury disagreed on the guilt
or innocence Of l.. v. Murphy, for.
mer Laguna Beach Justice OF peace,
who was the third defendant. RI
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
Floods Sweep
CeylOn Island

COLOMBO, Island of Ceylon, May
Q. Thousands of natives were
made homeless today as unprece.
dented floods swept the island after
several days of torrential rains.
The electric plant here was sub
merged, and the city was without
lights last night.
Railway service was completely
disorganized, and the floods still
were rising.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
Coast Steamer
Reports Trouble

SAN PEDRO, Calf, May y, U'D
The $. s.. Humboldt, coastWise
steamer, was reported partially ans
abled off Point Arguello today ar
ter it lost blade from its proper
lor.
The craft, cnroutc from here 10
San Francisco with 81 passengers
and a crew of 30, turned about IL
was said, and was proceeding slowly
under It's own power toward N'"
tura.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-09
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Alamo-Verde farm center,
7:45, Alamo school.
Present Day club, 8, AIT San
dalwood.
Christian church choir, 8,
churcs:.
Shrine dinner. 7. Barbara
Worth.
O. E. s. No. 27e, 8, Masonic
Temple.
Mooseheart Legion, 8. Cali
fornia hotel.
Troop IA, B. s. A., 1880,
Scout hut.
Troop 25. B. s. A. 1880, Nc
Cabe school.
Troop 16, B. s. A., 7:30, Scout
hut.
Troop 81, B. s. A., 1880, M.
e. social han.
Boxing, 9, FL Centre arena.
Fox Imperial Theatre, 1.-The
Texan"
TOMORROW
Story hour, 1880, city
library.
Farm bureau picnic, 10, Ira
Aten ranch.
Junior matinee, 2, Fox I'm
perial Theatre.
Scout rodeo, 2, Wilson school.
Girl Reserve candy sale, 10,
M. o. King store.
Ten Thousand Club rummage
sale, l, Americanization cot
tage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
HISTORIC WALL
TEXTURES new
Adaptable White Lead Paint
May Create Effects Of
Ancient Designs

Styles move in circles. Colonial
furniture. discarded by later own
ers in favor of more sophisticated
pieces. Is now priced for the same
reasons IL was thrown away. The
simple grace and practical comfort
OF q homemade bench with its
boards polished and colored by long
use Is declared beautiful in an age
when factories turn out furniture
as mechanically as slot machines
drop gum.
Plasterers in past ages endeavor-
ed, but often failed, TO produce
walls are seen everywhere, we find
a great deal Of charm in the old
walls finished with inelestic mater
ials and imperfect tools. The marks
of the workers hands and the curves
Of the trowels made a surface on
which light and shade fall to pro-
duce a living texture.
The palm finish found in old
Spanish churches both in Europe
and America shows a crude SIM
plicity of unskilled workmanship
that today Is mellow and rich in
tone.
We cannot purchase old walls for
our homes as easily as we can
antique furniture. but the texture
Of old walls ma be duplicated simp-
" enough in any home. With
adaptable whitehead paint a mod
ern painter can reproduce many
interesting historic textures. BY
striking the wet plastic paint with a
brush end or By tamping it lightly
granting it with a comb he can
recreate the rough wall effects seen
in many fine old buildings Of Eng
land. Italy and Spain. In addition
to the simply roughened wall sur
face. whitehead plastic paint lends
itself to two and three color stip-
ping and to intricate and finished
designs in relief. Only n coat of
plastic paint Is used and IL is said
TO be hardly more expensive than
two coats of flat paint, besides be-
ing equally as durable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
BUILDERS AND HOME OWNERS PAGE
Local Building And Real
Estate NeWS of the Week
Ceilings in STYLE

Modern decorators have decreed
that rooms shall have ceilings. They
frown upon the style Of room where
colored walls seem 70 stand alone
without a roof simply because the
ceiling has been painted dead white
Too often in the past complete
color harmony for a room has been
lost BY this neglect Of the ceiling.
The white ceiling Is not the on
tinuous part Of the room that It
should be. Dark colOrs, certainly
do not belong on the ceiling unless
1t is an unusually high one. and
this means OF making 1t appear low
er Is advisable. But much more COL
or can be extended 70 the ceiling for
best results. The wall color tinted
70 a lighter shade or grayed Is suit
able for the ceiling. Or II may be
painted a contrasting color. provid-
ed this color Is kept fairly light.
Here are some interesting color
combinations found in an exhibit
OF modern interiors in New York.
all produced with regular white
lead paint tinted with colors In oil:
gray-blue walls. wood trim and fire.
place in forest green and a ceiling OF
warm buff: walls and trim IN med
ium chrome yellow, furniture and
Grapes predominatingly French blue
and the ceiling in pearl gray; Ven
etian red walls, French ochre wood
trim and robins egg ceiling.