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ONE MAN BROWNS
AS BOAT CAPS|zES
Two Companions on River
Party Escape Death.
One Sought.

One man was drowned and two
others narrowly escaped browning when
a small cupboard motor boat foundered
in the Eastern Branch this morning.
The dead man is Ralph j Johnson
IS of AIS Asbury place. a mechanic.
with Hill g. TibbittS. an automobile
agency here.
The two who escaped are Harry Nc
Nance. a shop foreman at Hill IL
Tibbitts said to live in Berwyn. Nd,
and William E. Huston. a taxicab
driver. OF 1922 Lamont street.
McNamee Leaves Scene.
McNamee. according to police. left
the scene of the tragedy few minutes
after he was helped TO safety by
Huston. while Huston stayed and tried
in vain to rescue johnson.
Police have sent out a request for
McNamee to report at the harbor pre-
cinct for questioning in connection
with the drowning OF Johnson,
Didn't Know Companions.
Huston said he met the two men.
neither of whom he knew. at Seven
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
this morning and after talking a
short time they suggested boat ride
The trio rode 10 the dock OF the East
ern Power Boat Club. near Thirteenth
and Water streets southwest. where
they got into the small boat, tender
for the cruiser N97l1, owned by t. j.
Holtzclaw, 1858 Neal street northeast,
and went for ride on the river.
Returning. he said, one of tine men
yelled to Jump" and all three left
the boat. He said ne didn't know
whether a leak was discovered or the
boat had started to capSize, but as
sumed something had happened
Heswam toward the cruiser, but on
looking back saw the other two men
struggling in the water. and returned
to help them. He reached one OF them.
pushed him toward the boat, and re-
turned for the other. who fought him
in his struggle against drowning:
Huston said he feared for his own
safety. so let 60 the other man. and on
his return to the dock. found that the
man whom he had first pushed toward
the boat had disappeared, and that the
car in which the three rode to the
dock was also gone, he said.
Police were notified and began drag
ging the river
Often Used Boat.
Holtzclaw appeared at the dock in re-
SpOliSc W SuHlIuOLS AlOhh lhNCSuo"ei"e
police
He said McNamee and johnson had
often used his boat and outboard motor
and that they put it away aboard the
cruiser only few days ago, after hav-
ing used it.
F. T. Vermillion Of 1929 Jackson
street northeast, who was boating on
the river when the accident occurred,
said he went to the scene when he heard
the men call, but when he got there
Huston was the only one visible. He
said Huston was clinging to the over
turned boat, apparently holding some
thing under the water. Huston said it
was the second man he had gone to
! save, whom he had to leave because OF
his struggles.
Both McNamee and johnson were
away from work today, it was said at
Hill 81 Tibbitts.
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S. j.. who is superior of the Jesuit mis-
SionS and who serves with Rev. Ber-
nard A. New S. j.. the director of
schools. as the bishops counsel
There are also stationed at the cathe-
dral in Belize the Jesuit Fathers David
F.. Hickey. Bernard F. Abeling James
M Breuss, Herman J. Tenk and Edgar
J. Zurlinden.
Outside of Belize there are eight
localities in which the Jesuits have
churches. At Benque Biejo is the
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
with a parochial school and a mission
station: at Ell Cayo is the Church Of
the Sacred Heart, with school and
two missions; at CoroZal is the ST
Francis Xavier Church and school: at
Orange Walk is the Church Of the I'M
maculate Conception and school, at
Punta Gorda is st. Peter Claver Church
and school: at San Pedro is the Church
of st. Peter the Apostle, a parochial
school and several mission stations: at
San Roman is the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception and school. and
at Siam Greek is the Church of the
Sacred Heart, school and mission sta
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MAN. WIFE RUSH BETWEEN SHIP
AND SHORE, BUT MISS SEA VOYAGE
Hollywood Couple Fails to Make Trip to New York
Because of Confusion Pier.

Meantime, Mrs. Allen. arriving at
the dock Just as the ship was getting
under way, hired a speedboat to catch
the ship. The pilot boat and speedboat
passed each other. Coming alongside
the ship Mrs. Allen learned her hus-
band had left it. She returned to the
dock
Allen. having learned about the
speedbost. was Just hiring another one
for dash to the ship when Mrs. Allen
arrived.
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OFFICIAL GETS THREAT

Assistant Prosecutor Finds Dagger
With Warning Note.
LAKEWOOD. N. j., September IL (P).
"A dagger with note saying BUSY
people usually get these was found
yesterday In the mail box of Leo Rob-
bins. assistant prosecuting attorney:
Robbins has prosecuted many criminal
cases in the last four years.
TWO finserprints we're found on the
daggegs
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Plan Agreed Upon for Special
Board as Officers Are
Arraigned.
COMMISSIONERS SILENT
ON EXTRAORDINARY BODY
Group Recommended in Sta ples
Probe Expected to Come From
Civic and Trade Unions.
Five first precinct policemen. indicted

Five first precinct policemen. indicted
week ago TODAY on charges of giving
prisoners the third degree" pleaded
not guilty when arraigned this after
noon before Chief Justice Alfred A.
Wheat in Criminal Division No. l Of
District Supreme Court
The accused officers were in court but
a few moments and on completion of
the brief formalities were released on
a continuation of their bonds of 81 900
each. date for trial will be set later
Inc indicted policemen are Detective
James A. MoStyn and PvtS William
Latin, William Burroughs, William C.
Grcomes and George E. Perry.
The quintet was accompanied by At
torney James A. OShea and Bondsman
Milton kronheim. The officers were
In civilian dress. as they have been
suspended indefinitely from the police
force.
Four Arraig ned Together.
Mostyn Latin, Burroughs and
GroomeS were arraigned first. as they
are Jointly charged with felonious as
sault, with piece OF rubber hose. on
James Henry Harker, at the first pre-
cinct station house August % last.
Perry was arraigned on a distinct
charge of felonious assault. involving
an alleged attack with a wooden club
on John F. Miller coiored, on the day
preceding the alleged beating OF Harker
The clerk of the court hastily read
the specific charges against each Of
the men and asked them how they
desired TO plead All replied. Not
guilty" in a low voice.
The court room vas crowded TO
capacity. but many OF the spectators
We're interested in the list OF other
routine arraignments. There were no
police officials present
Possibility of legal attack by de-
Tense counsel on the validity OF ne
indictments was foreseen when the
court granted ATTORNEY OShea Two
DAYS in which to decide whether re
would file plea IN abatement.
O'Shea said this afternoon he had not
made up his mind on this point.
Plan for Board Made.
While the Department OF Justice was
preparing for further grand jury action
on third degree cases and the Ave
policemen were being arraigned. the
process OF selecting an extraordinary
board to consider and act on the report
recommending the reinstat ement OF
former Policeman Orville Staples and
punishment OF those responsible for his
dismissal was agreed on today by the
District Commissioners. The Commits
Sioners, however, did not reveal the
plan.
Announcement was definitely made
that the board would be composed OF
Ave outstanding citizens not in any
way connected with the District govern
ment, and indications are that the
members will be drawn. if possible, from
the ranks of Washingtons civic and
trade organizations. Adolph Hoehling,
former justice of the District Supreme
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~ the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, September IL
The next time Mr.. and Mrs. Robert AL
len of Hollywood start out on an ocean
voyage they are going up the gangplanR
together.
Allen boarded the steamer Ell Saliva
dor for New York yesterday. expecting
Mrs Allen to follow him. tn boat got
under way and Allan discovered that
bis wife was not aboard He returned
to khore on the pilot boat.
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PREMIER UPHOLDS RIGHT
TO ACT IN EMERGENCY:
I. S. FISCAL POLICY DUE
BRITAIN GASPS.
BUT PREPARES
TO PAY NEW TAX
Al Grill Wages Cut
and Levy on In
comes Rises.
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September ll.-Philip
Snowden's emergency taxation meas
ures, producing S202 5000 in addi-
tional revenue, went into force today
as the British people from Mayfair to
Limehouse cinched up their belts for
the sake Of national solvency.
Cabinet members, school teachers
policemen and other government en-
ployes and the unemployed faced with
resignation the fact that their
remuneration would be sliced on
October /, to effect a savings in ad-
ministrative expenses of $3.50, &C, 900.
The defense services, education and the
road fund will contribute to this figure.
or all the drastic changes discussion
centered chiefly around the measure
increasing the tax on incomes to about
Sl25 on SIS, or 25 per cent The eX-
emption limit for married men was
reduced from SLIPS to $3.50 and for
single men from $675 10 $500. Allow
ances for children were cut from $500
TO $3.50 for the first child and $3.50 TO
5000 for succeeding ones.
House Agrees TO Plan.
The House Of Commons. after listen
ing to Chancellor Snowdens speech.
agreed TO the tax resolutions and set
next Tuesday for debate on the budget
This is in accordance with custom
which dictates that the governments
budget proposals must be given i'm
mediate effect and the challenge must
come later.
The Labor party gave notice OF
motion TO reject the economy bill and
condemn the government scheme to
make it effective by orders-in-c council.
declaring the proposals will deprive
the masses of the necessities Of life
while others remain in enjoyment of
luxuries and will aggravste unemploy-
ment by restricting the purchasing
power of wage earnerS"
The new budget had little effect on
the Stock Exchange today. The new
taxes were received philosophically and
the immediate reaction was relief that
the suspense is over.
After momentary hesitation at the
Continued on Page 2, Column ID
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TEXAS OIL FLOW CLIMBS
UNDER PROBATION RULE
Daily Production in Eastern Field
Creeps Back to Beyond 400, 900
Barrel Mark. Figures Show.
= the Associated Press.

TnF NsHOCINT F7TFNN.
KILGORE, Tex. September IL
Daily production OF oil in the East
Texas field under the State Railroad
Commissions new proration orders has
crept beyond the 400, 000-barrel mark.
Figures compiled by Brig Gen. Jacob
F. VOTERS show 1922 wells in the area
produced 1924 barrels of oil We'd
nesday.
The new production figures give the
field a daily output of approximately
one-half the amount in the pre-martial
law period.
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From Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular cdi-
ton IS delivered 10 Washington homes
a. last as the papers are printed
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WEATHER.

~ g. Weather Bureau ForecaStO
Fair and continued warm tonight ana
tomorrow: light to gentle winds. most
" west Temperatures-Hig Highest. "a,
AIS pm. Yesterday; lowest, ~, at Sis
am. today.
Full report on page 9.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-24
Small Loot For
Brawley Thieves

County officers and Brawley po-
lice today are following their noses
in the hope Of locating burglars
who Tuesday night broke into the
Warmers Seed company building
in Brawley to chisel open the safe
and escape with Is cents in PEN
nies and a package of cigarettes.
All the olfactory organs are
brought into play merely because
the burglars, after wrecking the
safe and banging the cash register
open. poured a large bottle of fly
spray over everything in sight 10
destrop fingerprints.
Bob Cordill, Brawley fingerprint
expert. and Harold Gillett, in
yestigator for the sheriff, dis
covered on investigation the thieves
had thoroughly ransacked every
feed bin in the building after find
ing only Is cents in the safe they
practically ruined.
The burglars gained entrance by
prying the rear door of the place
open. Once in they chiseled the
safe open, and instead of pressing
the keys, beat a cash register open.
Disappointed in their haul, the
thieves searched every desk in the
place, taking a pacage Of cigarettes
from one.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-24

then Christmas will come quicker. :
Soon after supper the rabbit
children went to bed, Uncle Wig
gily was waiting in the library,
reading, and listening TO hear the
last Of the tiny feet patter up the
stairs. Nurse Jane had finished
washing the supper dishes and Mrs.
Longears had mended the last OF
the stoCkings-not the Christmas
stockings, but the everyday ones.
1t was Christmas eve-the most
wonderful time in ali The year.
u think we can finish trimming
the tree, nowl" whispered Uncle
Wiggily. And then III get the
lights all ready to turn on
Wen help said Nurse Jane
and Mrs. Longears.
They tiptoed into the secret
room, locking the door after them.
They were very busy In the sky
the stars were twinkling and on
the Christmas tree was a tin5e.
star. Then few flakes Of snow
fell. 1t was Christmas eve.
Suddenly, outside the bungalow
was heard a jingle OF sleigh bells
Someone is coming!' whispered
Nurse Jane.
Il think know who it is" whis-
pered Mr.. Longears. III let him
in. Hush, now Don't make any
noise"
The iingling of the bells stopped.
Whoa. reindeers!" called a soft
but jolly voice.
Here he isl" chuckled MI Long
ears. Welcome. Santa Claus
And then in the dim room that
Christmas eve, such time as there
was! Such a rafting of paper,
such a conglomeration Of other
noises! On the tree appeared many
packages wrapped in red and tied
with golden cords. Under the tree
we're more bundles. Then Uncle
Wiggily whispered Good night,
And Merry Christmas"
Merry Christmas to you" called
the Jolly voice. Then the bells
jingled again. All Of a sudden
Christmas eve turned into Christ
mas morning. Down the stairs
trooped the rabbit children and
when they saw the lighted tree
and the presents they cried, one
and all:
Merry Christmas! Merry Christ
masl Merry Christmas!'
Merry Christmas echoed Uncle
Wiggily to his children. And Sc
he wishes Merry Christmas to each
and every one of you. Merry
Christmas for ever and ever
Merry Christmas! Merry Christ
mas!"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-24
REGISTRATION
BLANKS REACH
. COUNTY CLERK

Thirty thousand blank registra-
ton affidavits were received in the
county clerks office today, and si-
simultaneously Edward H Law, coun-
ty clerk, announced appointment of
regular registration deputies to
serve after January /.
These election supplies were or
dered to prepare for an intensive
campaign of registering voters. The
campaign, said Law this morning,
will include house 10 house canvas.
The county clerk expressed the
belief practically all voters except
those in outlying districts will be
registered by the end of the first
month.
Registration deputies whose ap-
pointment Law announced are
Ouida Dixon, George w. Hill, June
De Wore, Annie Strickler and Ethel
Maupin of FL Centre; Harry Will
liams of HoltVille; Elizabeth Cum
mings of Westmorland; T. A. Eggles-
ton of CaleXico: f. l.. Young of
CaleXico; George II. Ross Of Impe-
rial. and D. T.. HARRISON and j.
Wright of Seeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-24
Veterans Holding
Dance Tonight

Dancers may celebrate Christmas
Eve tonight in the Veterans Mem
orial hall where the housing COM
mittee is sponsoring a dance.
Delightful surro u n di ngs an q
Christmas decorations will provide
a gala atmosphere while good music
will serve as the inspiration for
dancing. Members of the housing
committee are giving the dance for
all veterans organizations and pro-
ceeds will be used in the upkeep
and furnishings of the new build
ing.
Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-24

No, certainly not. agreed Nurse
Jane. And that's just about what
= Is now-haf trimmed. Your wife
and I have been working hard 70
get on all the ornaments, but
there are still quite few to fasten
70 the branches. Then everything
will De ready for Santa Claus to
leave the presents.
Good" murmUed Uncle Wig
pilv as Nurse Jane went back IN
the Christmas tree room. Then
I'll get the electric lights ready to
turn on as soon as it is Christmas
morn ing.'
For Uncle Wiggily, wise rabbit
that he was. decided not to have
candles Oh the Christmas tree as
there was danger OF fire. The
little electric lights were much
safer. he knew, 50 he had many
strands Of these bulbs-rcd, green,
blue. yellow. pink and White-all
drapcd about the tree, which was
being trimmed by Mrs. Longears
and Nurse Jane.
Uncle WiggIly had been 50 care
/ ful, bringing home the evergreen
! tree in secret, with the help of Mr..
Stuotail, the jolly bear gentleman,
and Mrs. LOngears and Miss Fuzzy
! WuZzy had so we'll selected the
times Of trimming the tree that
not ore CT the bunny boys or girls
50 mach Is dreamed 1t was in the
! bungalow
! All they knew was that on Christ
mas morning they would get up
very carly and come downstairs
half dressed.
And there" whispered Baby
Bunty, when they were all out in
the yard talking about it, there
will be the Christmas tree, al
blazing with lights and therel bt
presents for everybody! Won't II
be jolly?'
oh, as Jolly as ICE creamp criec
Jingle.
And lollypops!" chuckled Jangle
So the rabbit children and all the
other animal children of Woodland
near the Orange Ice Mountains
played happily that afternoon o.
the day before Christmas.
wen 60 10 bed early whispered
Baby Bunty.
"Sure!" whispered Jingle "Fo
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-24
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

, IT'S Christmas again,
1 Depression or no depression, blues
or no blues, It's Christmas and 1t IS right
with US, glorious tinsel. same old Santa
Claus. same cheerful Merry Christmas
and all the rest OF the Old ianiii&rS.
We need Christmas. We need it Just
as an athlete needs rest between Yigor-
Gus periods Of competition. We need 1t
as means for forgetting cur woes, real
or imaginary, and it IS u TO us 10 pitch
in with the same oId spirit that makes
other ChriS+n1ases such pleasant mcmor-
les.
Perhaps we haven I as much money as
we have uad IN other years. Neither
have p'e gCt millions of eur young men
III trenches facing millions OF other
youur mon. such as we had on CHRIST
mas a ;0ars ago. We ma have heart
ache or two, but they are not dn.Versal
as they were then, when nearly every
home IN ,he country could point to
vacant cha = because some loved one had
answered the cali OF lis country, perhaps
never to return. or to return crippled Tor
life.
t is the same old Christmas. 1t hasn't
changed a single bit since the happy
Christina we knew in childhood. We
mas has not.
The same old something that made
Christmas the most wonderful day III
the year, is still there, ana we may cap
ture it, II we wiz, to make this Christ
mas as merry and as happy as any other
in our memory.
II nothing else will help Us capture
it, we can stir up cid memories OF Christ
masses gone by when we lived in other
parts of the country where Christmas
meant a joyful family gathering.
We can recall how we kicked back the
covers from warm bed in The biting
cold Of Christmas morning, and hurried
forth to sc what Santa Claus had brought
us. We can bring back again the de-
lighted shrieks o. brothers and sisters as
we brought forth long-desired toys, and
we can experience once again the Joy
that reigned supreme in Us as We had
some long-felt want fulfilled.
Again We can trudge through the snow
to church where we heard the old farlll-
lar story Of the Christ child, without
which there is no Christmas. We can
hear again the merry exchange OF greet
fngs between friends whom we have long
since forg otten but who come to US again
as we live over the old days.
Christmas exists in the heart. Unfor-
tunate is he who cannot experience
quicker beat to his pulse as lie approach
es the great day. Phases OF it may have
Become highly commerciahzed, but fund
amentally it is the Christmas OF oar
childhood.
The Star of Bethlehem, the Babe in
the manger, the shepherds watching their
flocks, the visit Of the wise men--they
are all there waiting for us on Christ
mas, the same as they always have been,
bringing with them their promise of
peace on earth to men OF goodwill
IL IS the same old Christmas and TO
all cur readers We give the same old
wish-a Merry Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-24
4 TOUGH BREAK

IgjHILE we are aware that every pre-
~ caution must be taken TO guard The
water supply Of a city from contamina-
ton Of any sort, nevertheless we nave
considerable sympathy for the quartet OF
youngsters picked up by local police for
fishing in one Of the reservoirs at the
water WoIns.
Those Of Us who have known the boy
hood delirnts II back east streams, which
the wear round offered clean and whole
some sport. know jast hCw much Imper-
ial Valley youngsters are missing, with
not 9 single stream in the community to
give them an outlet for instincts which
are as natural 70 boyhocd as hunger.
Rich beyond imagination is the boy
who mas q stream. d river or lake near
his home he can take his homemade
fishing pole and 2 CAR Of worms, and
have more sport thar q millionaire with
a private yacht.
We still can hear the 'crunch-crunch'
Of skates flying over al old New Eng
land pond. the sound intermingling with
the s1rieks Of delight from scores OF
happy thrOats.
And when The pussy-willows began to
appear along the banks in the spring,
came the great adventure consisting of
nothing more than removing shoe and
q stocking and sticking big toe into the
water - boyhood's gauge to determine
Just how long It would be before the mys-
terious two-fingercd sign for swimming
could be wIggled.
Eventually that time came. What if
parents d.l warn and threaten that IT
was still too cold. One balnly day
group OF healthy young bodies went
splasl, into the water and the fun was
on not 10 be interrupted any more than
was necessary until September's chill
warned that the sport was ever.
We have much TO be thankful for here
in Imperial Valley, but our youngsters
are losing something that no youngster
can afford to lose. We wonder why so
many OF them get into trouble when We
really should wonder that more Of them
90 not get into serious mischief.
There IS no criticism OF the police ac
ton intended. What happened to the
youngsters in question was unavoidable
-out nature is handing them a tough
break just me same.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-24
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD e. GARRIS
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY's CHRIST
EErE

Hush" whispered Uncle Wig
gily as he hoped, on his tip toes,
ont of the room in the hollow
stunp bungalow where the Christ
mas trfe was locked away. Hush!
HuSh!"
That's double hush!" chuckled
Nurse Jane, who dearly loved d
Joke. But why all the silence?"
y don't want the bunny chill
dren to hear Us in there" went or
Uncle Wiggily. OF course they
know that tomorrow will be Christ
mas, and they feel sure there will
Ue q ChrisCma5 tree with presents
on or under it. and for those who
would rather hang up their stock
ings I have plenty Of big ones I
made from bark off the birch tree.
But, a. the same time. I wouldn't
want Baby Bunty, Jingle, Janglc
and all the others to slip in the
room and see the tree half
trimmed"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December "a, 1916

Agreements between the Irriga-
ton district and boards of various
water companies will result in re-
linqulshment by the district OF
canals and mains north OF the line
Mutuals will assume maintenance
and the district will be relieved of
the necessity of spreading its ef-
forts over the entire valley.