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Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
CEREMONY WILL
MARK BEGINNING
OF WORK ON DAM

Los ANGELES, Sept. s. UR)-
Work on the $l65,000,000 Boulder
Dam power and irrigation project
will start officially Sept. II at a
ceremony attended by Secretary of
the Interior Wilbur, it was an
nounced here today by L. S. Sena-
tor Key Pittman of Nevada.
Senator Pittman made the an
nouncement after receiving word
from the cabinet officer that he will
be present when construction be-
cias on the 22-mile Union Pacific
branch line railroad to the dam site.
The line extends from the main line
seven miles south of Las Vegas,
New, to Summit, the junction point
for the government built line to
the dam.
National, state, county and civic
officials will take part in the ccle-
bration, at which Secretary Wilbur
will drive a silver spike into the
first tie. The secretary is now va
eationing in the SisFivou Mountains
of Northern California.
Bids of 10 contractors are being
considered by Union Pacific engl-
neers preparatory to awarding a
contract for the branch line some
time this week.
A nationwide radio hookup Will
broadcast the driving of the silver
spike bv Secretary Wilbur, Prcsi-
dent Hoover in Washington, d. c.
will hear the broadcast of the event
and will be Informed by Wilbur of
start of actual work. Governors or
seven states also will speak.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
HOOVER GIVES
WARM GREETING
TO FRENCHMEN

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. W.P)-
In the rose garden of the White
House President Hoover today
greeted the French trans Atlantic
flyers, Coste and Bcllonte, and hailed
their air adventure as a demonstra-
tion "that there are no limits to the
courage of men and that there are
no limits to what that courage can
accomplish
The American air heroes, Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh, Rear Admiral
Richard +. Byrd, and Edward Rick
enbacker, were grouped around the
chief executive while he read Il
short address Of welcome to the men
who spanned the Atlantic in ono hop
from Paris to New York.
Mr.. Hoover looked upon the feat
of tho Frcnchmcn. he said, as re-
turn call to Lindbcrgh. who blazcd
the eastward trail from New YORK
three wears ago.
cit gives me great pleasure to
welcome YOU here today, the Presi-
dent said.
Every American recalls the ~
hours or more of intense emotion
that griurcd us all while our own
Colonel Lindbcrgh was winging his
way TO Paris, and the sense of relief
and iov that swept over the nation
when word came that he had landed
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
GIRL WHO CUT
HER ARM OFF
GLAD OF ACT

SALINAS, Calf, Sept. s. U.P)--
Anacsthctized by religion, Alta
Fickle felt no pain today, physical
or mental, though her right arm is
missing at the shoulder, amputated
under the wheels of freight train
"to atone"
The pretty 20-year-old girl cmerg-
ed today from the reticence she
first showed visitors, calmly and
chcerfully to discuss her deed.
"Sorry3 For what'" she asked,
in seemingly genuine surprise, "My
arm was offensive to me, and ! G&t
it off. If thy right hand offend
thee"
The girl freely rc-cXplorcd her
past and the events leading to her
determination Friday to cut away
the offending member "and cast 1t
from her" She had suffered emo
tional shocks at an adolcScent age,
she said, and had struggled unaVail-
ingly for several years against the
impulse to kill whoevct ANNOYED
her. In camer moments, she was
tortured by conscience. She now
feels relieved.
Her physician said her general
condition is good She seems ra-
ticnal, he said, "eXccpt when dis
cussing her decd"
The girls relatives her fa'"1r
Alfred Fickle, NiSalia ranchcr, and
her sister, Mrs. Edna Ricks of Tu-
lare-attributed the act to rerV-
Gus breakdown she suffered three
wears AGO
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
CHANGE SITE
OF PROPOSED
TOWN AT DAM

WASHINGTON, Sept. s. U.Pl--
Reclamation Commissioner Elwood
Mead announced today the interior
Department had decided to change
thr location of the town which is
20 be constructed as basis or opera
tion and place Of residence FOR en-
oinecrs and laborers working ON the
Boulder Dam project.
Originally it was intended to bulld
the town three miles from the dam
site in Il valley, but because OF the
lower temperature, Mead said, 1t was
decided the town would be construct
ed at another point about three miles
further back at the top of ridge
overlooking the dam. Elevation OF
the latter site is 400 feet, as com
pared with 500 feet for the former,
providing average temperatures l."
degrees lower than the site down
the draw.
Some disadvantages would ARISE
through location of the town at the
summit. Mead said, but inasmuch rs
the excessive temperature i'll the
desert is one of the principal obsta e.
cles in building the dam, department
engineers felt location of the town
on the summit would warrant the
change.
Property ON which the town is to
be built is owned by the government
and lots will he leased to individ-
ualS "for given purposes, Mead
said. The leases will carry proNi-
SionS controlling such matters as the
uses to which the properties may he
nut, he added,
He said that if certain property
WAS found to be used for unlawful
purposes, such as the sale of liquor,
tie government Immediately would
void the lease. Thus, he said, the
government will be able to throw an
unusual degree of protection around
the workmen on the project.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
EPIDEMIC
FOLLOWS
DISASTER
Gangrene And L0ckjaw
Taking Heavy Toll In
SantO Domingo.
DEATHS INCREASING
City In Dire Straits AS
Food, Water And Medi-
cine Supplies Give Out.
By FRANCISCO ESCOVAR
United Press Correspondent

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican
Republic, Sept. S. >U.P>-Gangrene
threatened hundreds of victims m
jurcd by the hurricane that wrecked
Santo Domingo as the city stroVe to-
dav to rcestablish its water supply
and remove further danger from
pestilcnce.
The death toll was increased hour
" by gangrcnc and locklaw, from
which scores are suffering. Doctors
and nurses worked without sleep III
ovcrcrowdcd hospitals, badly handi-
capped by serious lack of medlcal
supplies.
1t was impossible to learn the
exact number of dead because bodies
were crematcd without identifica-
ton by several brigades working
separately. 1t was necessary to burn
the bodies as soon as possible
Estimates of the fatalities 50 far,
however, have reached 1000.
An official commission appointed
90 survey the damage to the city
has already calculated the property
damage at $4,000, ,00o. y census
will be taken from house to house
as soon rs possible to arrive at an
official estimate of the dead. the
injured, and the property losses.
Strong currents i'll the harbor Stlii
prevented relief vessels from unload
ling. and ships were obliged to land
their cargocs in their own boats.
Lighters and harges were all de
stroved by the storm. The risk and
difficulty in landing food. clothing
and medical supplies added TO the
delay of relief work.
Storm Reports False
4 city exhausted in an attempt
10 raise itself from ruin was alarmed
by rumors that a NEW storm wa
approaching from Trinidad. For
iunatcly, the reports were false.
Vaccination against typhoI
started at police headquarters and
other vaccination stations wer,
being organized. The rapid spreao
Of gangrcnc alarmed doctors wht
were already unable to care for thost
ia iurcd in the hurricane. Lack OF
surgical instruments forced doctors
to operate with the best instruments
available and without using ancsthc
ties.
Adirano Gonzales, a Porto RicaI
engineer who built water works sup
plying the city with water, headed
u party of laborcrs and mechanics
irving to repair the water system
Gonzales hoped to restore running
water within IS hours. Work wa
also started on repairing the Duart(
bridge over the Ozama River, link
ing the city with the southern part
cf the island.
Congestion in hospitals was slight
" relieved by the erection OF tents
Material for the treatment of gan
creme was expected to arrive by air
plane today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
Straus Will Be
Buried Tuesday

NEW YORK, sept. s. W.P) Fun
cral services for Simon William
Straus, banker and philantmopiSt,
will he held tomorrow at Temple
Emanuel Straus died yesterday at
the age Of 63, after an illness Of
over a wear.
The financicr was born at Ligon-
Ter, Ind, in 1866. He entered his
fathers mortgage loan business in
Chicago in 1884 and subsequently
took over its management. He was
regarded ms the originator of the
mortgage real estate bond, In 1919
he moved to New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
LOUISIANA
EXPECTS
TROUBLE
Militia Called For Duty
At New Orleans During
Election Tomorrow.
GUARD NEWSPAPERS
Governor Long Pivot Man
In Bitter Fight Marked
BY Many Charges.
BY BARRY X. HOLLOWAY
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. s. WP)-
Louisiana s tense political situation
became dangerously taut today as
National Ggardsmen mobilized, ap
rarcntlv on the order of Governor
IIucy F. Long, and city police guard
I'd newspaper plants.
Although Long declined to com
mcnt and officers refused to com
nit themselves, the move was inter
prctcd rs the governor s fulfillmcn'
of promise 10 insure "fair play
at tomorrow primary election.
Long is i candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for United State
senator. His opponent is the veteran
Senator Joseph +. Ransdcll. Long
has been opposed by virtually all thl
newspapers in the state.
Guardsmen In full uniform began
arriying at jack son barracks last
night shortly after Il missing witness
IN the state highway investigation
whom state police were charged with
having kidnaped, escaped from =
hotel.
Samuel lIhy, the missing witness
drew IA gun ON an elevator operator
and escaped shortly after he had
suoken over the radio during an houl
ucyotcd to Long's campaign.
Apparently of his own volition, h"
denied that hc had been kidnapped
by state police. Long, who was
speaking over the radio at the time
expressed surprise and told hi,
listeners that Irbv had Just turned
up. He then turned the microphonc
over the highway witness.
Tells New Story
Irbv then told story of variance
with the one he related to police al
Shreveport early Friday morning be
fore lac and james Terrell, another
highway witness, were taken into
custody by state police.
Irby read a prepared statement
over the radio in which he said hc
bad called state police to take HIN
t. jefferson parish, where the dis
tlict attorney wished to questioned
him. He said he was released i'm
mediately af'crward.
Previous to his disappearance
however, rby had issued q stat"
mcni to the press saying his life
had been threatened, and the Shrcvc
port authorities said he had asked
them for protection from the state
police.
After lrby's statement, Long con
tinued his speech.
"Mv enemies thought they had
me, those newspapers which said
kidnapped Irby,' he said. " Now
have it on them And he laughed
into the microphonc.
II was after this that lrby made
dash for the freight elevator
When the attendant refused TO opcr.
ate the lift, Irby is alleged to have
drawn gun and forced him to dcs
ccnd. city police were ordered to
arrest lrby on sight, on the tcchni
cal charges Of disturbing the peace
and drawing gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
I. A. G. Stock
Holds Its Gain

LOS ANGELES, Sept. s. U.P)-
Returning to it's normal trading
pace after having skyrocketed to Il
four point gain ON exceptionally
heavy trading last week, Transam
crican Corporation today sold stead
lily to maintain its Saturday clos
ing price.
Other trading was corresponding.
ly slower with petroleum prices reg
istering gains from a quarter to
two points. Union Associates and
Richficld were consistent leaders IN
the division
Edison stocks, notably Edison
"B" Is per cent, were UP FRACTIONAL
ly ON exchange of few shares.
Banks and industrial were un.
changed,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
Grain Market
Closes Weakly

CHICAGO, Sept. S. W,P)-Weak.
ening in the late session ON local
selling and profit taking, wheat
and corn sold off ON the board of
trade today. Wheat recovered some
of the loss but Saggcd to close at
the bottom. Corn was off fraction
ally with the market overbought
The market was easily ihflucnced
during the afternoon in Il light
trade. Oats traiied the major
grains at distance.
At the close wheat was rs to
1@Sc lower; corn was y to 7Sc low
er and oats were ~ to y cents
lower.
Provisions were around 20 points
lower.
Sept. wheat closed at 81, sept.
corn At .97al and Sept, oats .39'2.
From the beginning OF the year
to August 20 the san Antonio Fruit
Exchange had shipped 465 cars Of
oranges and 440 of lemons.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
Fall From Bed
Injuries Flyer

CHICAGO, Sept. 8. (U.P)-
Al Wilson's takeoff on a cross
country flight in 1910 model
Curtis pusher biplane was post
poned indefinitely today, not
because Of the hazards involv-
ed, but because Wilson fell
out of bed during the night
and dislocated two vertebrae.
Wilson thrilled visitors at
the national air races this year
with his night stunt flying in
showers of fireworks and had
planned to leave Chicago for
Los Angeles during the day.
II expect to be able to start
on my flight on Thursday or
Friday" Wilson told the Unit
ed Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
Heir Born TO
Belgian Prince

BRUSSELS, Sept 8. W.R-Thc
birth of Il son to Princess Astrid
and Crown Prince Leopold brought
rejoicing today throughout Bel.
gium.
The baby prince, who was christ
cned Baudorn yesterday soon after
birth, follows his father in success
sion to te throne, He is the see
ond child of the royal couple. Their
first. Princess Josephine Charlotte,
was born Oct. -, 1927.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
American Ace
Dies In Crash

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. s. U.R) -
Captain John 0. Donaldson, "a, who
shot down nine German planes dur
ing the World War, was killed yes
tcrday when his plane failed 10
come out of tail spin over the
municipal airport, Donaldson was
fourth ranking American ace. Tie
held the Distinguished Scrvicr
Cross, the Belgian aud French Croix
De Guerre, and the British Flying
Cross.
lie was giving an exhibition of
stunt FLYING during the Amrf'can
Legion air meet
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
Earthquake At
Brawley Today

Brawlcy experienced a sharf
earthquake at l:l3' this afternoon
according to reports from that city
Ne serious damage occurred, though
objects in homes and buildings vi
bratcd heavily and the force of tbs
The disturbance was not fell
either i'll CaleXico or FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
UR|buRU
OBTAINS
SUPPORT
New President Of Argen-
tine Has Confidence OF
Entire Nation.
MISSES PEACE
Coup Of RevolutiOnists
Is Speedy And Entirely.
Successful.
By WILLIAM FOLGER
United Press Staff Correspondent


BUENOS AIRES. Sept 8. (U.P.-
The entire nation stood united today
behind Gen. jose +. Uriburu, whose
swift coup d'etat here Saturday
completely overthrow the govern
ment of President Hipolito Irigoyen.
From every province of the repuh-
lie came word of the revolution .
far reaching success and widespread
ro joicing of the event. No further
armed opposition is expected, but the
government is thoroughly prepared
to combat ii should any arise.
While the denoscd Irigoyen lay i'll
at an army post in La Plata, cele-
brations were held in almost every
pueblo and city in the land, and
pledges of LOYALTY poured in upon
the military leaders who took pos
session of the capital with promise
to "save the institutions and the
dignity OF nation
Today was proclaimed a holiday
to honor the swearing in of the new
provisional government, civil cabi-
net headed by General Uriburu
Although Irigoyen was guarded
heavily at La Plata, he was not
prisoner of the new regime. He re-
ceived u pledge honoring his liberty
before he signed his resignation.
Feeble and broken, the octogenariaa
head of the radical party is confined
to bed with grippe, but not with
pneumonia, as reported.
The brief clashes between police
and the revolutionaries Saturday
took about 30 lives and wounded 100,
Officers said today. Martial law
rules the city, but it is mainly 70
prevent looting by persons taking
advantage of the excitement to raid
| shops and homes. Buenos Aires Is
| TRANQUIL and gives no indication OF
| further fighting.
| Army Men in Power
! \ few small encounters similar to
those in the capital were reported
yesterday from the provinces.
The provisional governors, who re-
signed at the request of the military
junta. Will be replaced by army com
manders in the area. Civilians win
be appointed to succeed them later,
until new elections are held.
The new government went to work
, Immediately on the problem of get
ting the country back to normal.
Irigoven s administration col
lapsed late Saturday when his few
remaining supporters realized that
the situation WAS hopeless. Foreign
Minister Oyhanarte persuaded the
president after long and anxious
conference that it was best for him
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Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-08
STORM S
DAMAGE
SEVER
Costly Visit Made To El
Centre Saturday After
noon By Young Tornado
BUILDINGS WRECKED
Large HailstOnes Form
Highlight Of Freakish
Disturbance.

Swept on the heels of sand and
dust storm, driven by changing
wind, at times reaching the intcn-
sitv of cyclone, wind, rain and
hail did thousands of dollars worth
of damage to streets, dwellings,,
business houses and property i'll FL
Centre and nearby valley points,
last Saturday afternoon. Many
homes were left partially or totally
wrecked, signs were torn down,
auto tops ripped and tattered, trees
broken and uprooted in the wake
Of the devastating fury which swept
the city shortly before o'clock
and lasted less than an hour.
There was no one killed or in
iured, however. during the storm
which left Il wide path Of dcstruc-
tion behind it.
Water, which driven by wind,
skinned almost parallel with the
ground, spiked with steeiy balls OF
ice, at times as large as silver dol
lars, turned the streets of FL Cen
tro into a virtual replica of the
waterv ways of Venice. Numerous
streets throughout the city yestcr-
day morning were still under water
from curb to curb, while crews of
city water company employees la
bored with pumps to drain them
off.
City In Darkness
Power lines in many sections of
the city were torn down, casting
half of Ell Centre in darkness dur
ing the night hours. Communica-
tion was handicapped for hours af-
ter the storm had passed.
The south side of the city suf-
fered the greatest damage, the
storm reaching its height in this
quarter. Following nearly 20 min
! utts of a steady wall of water and
| ice from the north, ut times reach
ing a velocity estimated somewhere
between 90 and so miles an hour,
the gods of storm weather, seem
ingly not satisfied at the damage
already done, suddenly, after a mo-
ment S lull. turned on their heels
and charged back over the course
they had come. According to re-
ports. slight rainfall was tho only
token of the storm reaching the vi
cinity of Heber. The main fury Of
the gale covered approximately an
area of - miles miles square. its
center the downtown and rcsiden-
tial SECTIONS of FL Centre.
The temperature. which during
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The Washington times., 1930-03-27

NEW YORK, March 27.-The
happiest Of the 40 students to be
graduated from the National
Farm School at Doylestown will
b. David Frplan, 10, despite the
fact that he will be taken in an
ambulance.
David will be graduated with
honorS II. poultry husbandry.
When he was 7, during the in.
fluenza epidemic Of 1918, he fell
down a flight Of stairs, shatter-
ing one leg.
His leg didn't grow together
right. It turned out some six
inches shorter than the other.
Since then David has undergone a
dozen or more operations, all vir-
tually in vain.
He got to the farm school, and
there his brightness and aptitude
and grit attracted the attention
Of Herbert D. Altman, president
Ct the school. He sought out his
friend, HAIRY Hirsh, vice presi-
dent Of tho Jewish Hospital.
Finally, DR.. Dean, of the hos
pital staff, announced that he
believed he could perform q rare
and difficult operation that, If
successful, would enable David
to walk without. crutcheS.
Two weeks ago 1t was done. In
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
BIC FUND.
IFOR BUILDING

Federal building projects call
9ng for initial expenditure of
about $35, 100000 will be recon-
hended to Congress within two
Heeks, the Treasury announced
tDday.
Most have been authorized
Under the $3.50, 900, 900 eight-year
construction program, but con-
4deration was being given to a
humber on which reports of engi-
Heers and experts will be received
within a few days. The new
projects will be those for which
there has developed a pressing
Necessity since the general build
ing program was drafted some
Years ago.
At the supervising architects
office it was stated that between
90 and 100 buildings would be on
the new list. Under the old
building program bill, only $25.-
100000 could be spent this year
outside the District of Columbia,
and it would have been pos
8ble to recommend not to ex-
ceed so.
The Keyes-E Elliott bill, which
Increased the amount to be spent
b $50,000,000 annually, $4,000,
600 of which would be outside Of
the National Capital, provides for
starting work on much new con-
%ruction, as well as speeding UP
spme of the projects now under
Hay.
The Treasury probably will be
able to start letting contracts
Under the new bill during April.
Every effort was being made to
9et the new construction work
Under way, so that some of the
Unemployment can be relieved.
Secretary of Commerce Lamont
recently pointed out that the
Years of prosperity that followed
the reconstruction period were
uShered in by Federal building
activities, as during 1921 and
W.,
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Adm. Bristol Chosen
General Board Head

Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol,
former U. 8. High Commissioner
to Turkey and one of the best
known naval figures In recent
times, yesterday was chosen by
the Navy Department as chair.
man of the General board con.
sidered the highest position in
the service.
The General Board, guides the
destinies of the Navy Admiral
Bristol succeeds Admiral Andrew
r. Long, who retires on April 6.
Admiral Bristol graduated from
the Naval Academy in 1888 and
in 1919 was appointed senior
naval officer in Turkey as the
representative of the State De-
partment in Constantinople where
he served until 1927 when he
was assigned to the command Of
the ASiatic fleet,
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
COIOred Elks Plan
Political Campaign

A national campaign along
political lines will be opened to.
night by the department Of civil
liberties of colored Elks at a
meeting at the Masonic Audi
torium, Tenth and U SITS. N. w,
when marching clubs from sew.
eral cities will drill.
The committee in charge Of
arrangements is comprised Of j.
Finley Wilson, Robert j. Nelson
Perry w. Howard and Charles A.
Marshall.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
MAN SHIELDED
|NSU|C|DE

NEW YORK, March 27 U.N.SJ
Police today refused to divulge
the name Of q Chicago lawyer
to whom Mrs. Belle Silvera, SO,
an illustrator employed by Ralph
Modjeski. engineer. wrote q let
ter just before she ended her life
late yesterday.
Mrs. Silvera took her life in
the home Of the engineer, a
noted builder of bridges, with a
revolver. She tied the pistol to
her wrist and left a note explain
ing she did this SO that If luore
than one shot was necessary the
weapon would be close at hand"
Ill health was given as the cause
Of the suicide.
Modjeski is q son Of the late
Nine. Helena Modjeska, noted
actress.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
MEETING TO HEAR WILBUR

DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secre-
tary Of the Interior, will be the
principal speaker at the annual
conference of the Progressive
Education Association to be held
here at the willard Hotel, April
3 to 5, inclusive.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27

next Monday afternoon at the
Willard under the auspices Of the
Junior League Of Washington.
Proceeds from the lecture will
go toward the leagues fund for
work in the child welfare depart
nent of the Children's Hospital.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
CAPTAIN RIND DIES

ELONDON, March q G.N.SO.-
Capt. William Rind, of the Amer
Gan liner President Harding, died
this morning of apoplexy. He
Vas seized while on the bridge