davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1937-10-03

So he had to steer between the two volcanoes,
in suffocating heat, with ashes falling upon
the deck Underneath we could feel the force
of one submarine explosion after another.
with that imminent peril from Mother
he navigated the Montoro to point where
the lifeboats could be lowered. Every trip
each lifeboat made promised to be the last,
and incidentally the last of the Montoro.
"She is a craft of only 1900 tons, built to
carry no more than 45O people. But in six
hours we took aboard the entire population
of Rabaul, 5000 natives and Chinese, 200
white people. Many of them brought their
dogs, cats and even parrots! The water was
almost up to the taffrail. Literally every inch
of deck space was occupied Nobody could
move; even breathing was difficult in that
press. The holds were jammed and natives
clung to stanchions, anything they could lay
their hands upon. The air was suffocating
"On shore, 800 natives perished. Their
drowned bodies were discovered after the
worst of the disaster was over. The Montoro,
as night fell steamed away with the survivors.
Mrs. Carpenter and went to Lac, flew
over the mountains and saw the marvellous
goldfelds there. When we got back to Rabaul
a tragic sight met our eyes. The day we had
first sailed into that harbor it was magnif-
cent tropical city, with wide, smooth streets
arched by palm trees and lined with palatial
homes. Really, it was an island paradise.
Upon our return all those superb trees
stood out stark and black, dead beyond re-
covery. Plantations, houses, everything lay
under heavy blanket of powdered pumice
Not woman or child was there. No water
was available, everybody had to drink beer if
he was thirsty. The old entrance of the harbor,
two miles wide, was completely sealed by
lava. The volcano whose birth we had seen
lowered 600 feet into the sky.
''Rabaul, we were told. was to be per-
manently abandoned. But the other day l
read cable dispatch about an official visit of
the authorities to the city, so perhaps Fate
and the menace of the volcanoes will be
tempted again"
Evening star., 1937-10-03
W1ds Void Pkote

I'D you ever see new island come into
existence almost under your nose,
springing at you from the bed of the
sea, spouting deadly and terrifying
Evening star., 1937-10-03

An island blew up before
their eyes - and a new
volcano, beIching steam
and lava, rose out of
the water beside their
ship. A true story of
amazing adventure
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
INTERSECTIONS
PATROLLED
IN Ell CENTRO

Traffic officers and highway pa
trolmen concentrated their forces at
street intersections near El Centro
schools Monday to protect children
from the hazards of traffic.
Motorists ignored stop" and
SLOW" signs near the schools all
summer and many need to be re-
minded that ordinances covering
such traffic regulations now are In
full force, officers said.
Officers halted traffic and es-
corted children across the street
in safety.
Chaperonage will be maintained
as long as school authorities deem
it necessary. Within few weeks
the members of the Junior Police
department of El Centre will take
over guard duty al all schools in
the city as arranged by Chief of
Police j. Sterling Osmalt.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
BLOODY TREE
BRANCH USED
IN ASSAULT
Woman Protector
Drives Off Man
With Shotgun

HOLTVILLE, Sept. 90
Do lore S Suniga, Calexico
Mexican resident, suffered
head injuries and severe
bruises S u n d a y afternoon
when Jesus Torres, %, beat her
with a tamarack branch, deputy
sheriffs said.
The girl was taken to the hospi-
tai and the man to the county jail.
The attack took place on a coun-
try lane leading north from the
Holtville highway near Meloland
shortly after noon Sunday. The
couple, the man told officers, went
for walk and became involved
in an argument.
Miss Suniga broke away from
Torres and ran to the home of
Mrs. Hugh Turner The Mexican
followed her and demanded that
Mrs. Turner release her to him.
Mrs. Turner armed herself with
shotgun and ran the Mexican off
the place, she told officers. She
called neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs. e.
Burch, and they took the girl to
the hospital.
Hospital attendants said the girl
was in a semi-conscious condition.
At the scene of the beating, depu-
ty sheriffs found long tamarack
branch bearing blood stains, they
said, and with one end splintered
off as from blow. The branch was
an inch and half In diameter. A
bloody handkerchief and a bloody
shoe string belonging to the girl
also were found at the spot and
taken as evidence.
Torres discarded a blood stained
polo shirt, deputy sheriffs said,
after he was unsuccessful in erad-
icating the stains by washing it in
an irrigation ditch.
Torres told officers the girl slap
ped him and when he walked away,
she followed him and slapped him
again. He denied that he had beat
en- her with the club, but declared
he had used his fists.
The girl, daughter of Vincent
Suniga of 426 Mckinley street, Cal
exico, was transferred to the county
hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20

yesterday Martin met a hero'S
death, slashed a dozen times as he
fought his way to the side of his
superiors whom the convicts sought
to hold as hostage.
The victims included Warden
Clarence Larkin, hulking six-foot
former guard captain, who was
slashed IL times as seven rioting
convicts, armed with knives, wood
en- pistols and a 20-pound steel
bludgeon, made their frenzied break
for freedom.
Captain of the Guard William j.
Ryan, a lung punctured by three
of six knife wounds, was even more
critically hurt than Larkin.
Two convicts, Clyde Stevens and
Benny Kucharski, died in the break
Wesley E. Eudy, Fred Barnes and
Albert Kessell, other convict5. all
were struck by rifle fire
Ed Davis, who assertedly engin-
eered the plot with Stevens, and
Continued on Page 2, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
LABOR BOARD
HOLDS FRISCO
STRIKE ILLEGAL
Rule in Favor of CIO
In Battle Over
Jurisdiction

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept.
20. (UP)-The National La
Dor Relations board today
declared illegal the strike of
American Federation of La
bor Transfers which has tied up
the San Francisco waterfront for
three weeks.
The board also designated the
international Longshoremens and
Warehousemen's union, a Commit
tee for Industrial Organization af-
filiate, as sole representative of en-
p,oyees in warehouses.
The board refused to sanction an
election among warehouse employees
to determine whether teamsters or
gShoremen held jurisdiction
There was no question but that the
Longshormen's union held juris-
diction over warehousemen, the
board announced.
A thorough investigation of facts
was made, the board said, and re-
vealed that the LongShoremen's un-
ion represented a majority of ware
house employees.
Despite the ruling, the American
Federation of Labor teamsters con-
tinued to strengthen their battle
lines and announced the fight
be carried on until Warehousemen
were under jurisdiction of team
ster and the A. F. of L.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
BIDS RECE|VE
ON MACHINERY
IN POWER UNIT
District and Government
Engineers Will Pass
On Plant Setup

Five bids had been receiv-
ed Monday by Secretary w.
w. Goodson of the Imperial
Irrigation District on ma
chinery to equip the first
public power plant on the All Am
erican canal and two others were
expected at the district board meet
ing Tuesday.
Goodson was advised that repre-
sentatives of the two additional
equipment manufacturers will ap-
pear in person before the board
when bids are opened at 10 am.
Tuesday.
Contracts for purchase of the
equipment will not be let until bids
have been studied by the districts
engineering department, consulta-
tions have been had with u. S.
reclamation bureau chiefs at Den
yer, and recommendations have
been forwarded to the Public Works
Administration at Washington.
Because PWA is furnishing mon
ey for the project, it will pass on
contract recommendations before
the award is announced. The re-
clamation service will be consulted
because of the close connection be-
tween canal construction and the
power plant contract.
The order may be placed within
80 days, Chief Engineer M. j. Dowd
of the district said Monday.
Equipment to be ordered includes
a 1890 hydraulic turbine with a
12-foot wheel, a governor for the
unit, and a 10000 KVA generator
approximately 20 feet in diameter.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
BY A CONVICT

FOLSOM PRISON, Calf,
Sept. 20 (UP)-I was sitting
in the captain of the guards
office assisting at the inter-
viewing of prisoners who
wanted to ask special favors of the
warden. There were 40 fellows lined
up outside of the office waiting for
an audience.
One of them was Wesley Eudy,
hard customer.
All of sudden, Eudy pushed one
of the clerks in the face, Cannon
charged into the room with knife
in his hand, crouched and ready
to spring. There were five other
fellows with him and they all were
ready for anything.
I could see that they were tough
guys. I jumped and ran for the
door as things started to happen.
The gang closed in on the warden
and Captain of the Guards William
j. Ryan started to swing his cane
like an Irishman in a brawl.
I ran out and gave the alarm,
first to one tower and then to the
other. Then I came back to the
office to see what was happening.
I heard the warden say:
"All right, I'll go with you, but
let's go out like men,"
The warden said no when they
told him to go out in the yard and
signal to the tower guards not to
shoot
Guard H. E. Martin rushed in
and was stabbed to death.
Both Martin and James Kearns,
a guard, who also got knife stuck
in him, acted like men with cour-
age. They waded right into the
middle of that battle with their
cans swinging.
Ryan was a hero. He swung his
cane like a broadsWord, beating
off the prisoners as they lunged at
him with their knives.
Continued on Page 2; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
HOltyille Men
I'm Auto Wreck

HOLTVILLE, Sept. 20-Two Holt
vile suffered slight injuries in an
automobile accident at Holt avenue
and the north city limits this week.
end
william Estes, %, driver Of one
OF the cars involved, suffered a cut
on the right arm and George Bunch
AZ, a passenger, was cut and brui-
sed. said Highway Patrolmen Roy
Wells and A. M. Bisgard.
A car driven by John Clarence
Edwards. 30 crashed into the back
OF a roadster driven by William
Estes, %. the officers said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20

ported the following registrations:
Washington, 2l2 this year against
1856 last year; Mckinley, 245 in 1897
against 3O6 in 1886; Harding, 423
this year and $50 last year; Wilson,
37l this year and 265 last year.
The reason for the decrease in
enrolment in Harding and McKin-
ley and the increase in Wilson lies
in the fact that this year all sixth
Continued on Page 2, Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
Court Asked to
Annul Marriage

In a complaint filed Monday,
Irene w. Hart asked the court to
annul the marriage of her husband,
Leonard R. Hart, to Carmen Hart.
She said she married Hart in
New Jersey Aug. 90, 1924 This mar
riage, according to the complaint,
was in force when Hart married
Carmen Hart in Tucson Aug. 10,
1887. She requested that the last
marriage be declared void.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
Injuries Fatal to
District EmplOye

Earl w. Neal, employe of the I'M
perial Irrigation District, died Sun
day of injuries suffered two weeks
ago when he fell from a bulldozer
while working near Ell Centro.
The Imperial resident fell while
trying to lift a tree branch SO
other Workmen could move the
equipment under it. He was taken
to a hospital for treatment of his
injuries. He died suddenly Sun
day. The body was taken to the
Lemons mortuary where an autop-
sy was performed Sunday.
He is survived by his wife and
two children.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
El Centran Dies
In Car Accident

Leslie Bennett, ir., sen of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Bennett OF $40 Olive
street, Ell Centre, lost his life in an
automobile accident at st. George,
Ut. this weekend.
News of the tragic death was tele-
graphed the Ell Centro police de-
partment Monday by Sheriff A. B.
Prince of st. George. He asked that
Benefits parents be notified.
Further details of the accident
could not be learned today.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
Pairing Knife Slayer
Leaves for Tehachapi

Mrs. Minnie Hansen, pairing
knife" slayer of her husband, left
for Tehachapi prison Monday in
the custody of Imperial county
officers. She will begin serving
a sentence of not more than 10
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20

THREATENED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. up
Rep. Samuel B. Pettengill, D., Ind,
said today that he will vote to i'm
peach Associate Justice Hugo L.
Black if Black is a member Of
the Ku Klux Klan.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
Motion Carried

A note from Elk, who writes
a very nice hand, recalls "the in
cident of the second showing of
(the film) Romeo and Juliet. am
not a finished Shakespearian stu
dent. but the stupid, ignorant re-
ception of the theater audience re-
duced me to tears. The misplaced
expre- sions of amusement were al
topother crude"
PR made the same comment at
the time the finn wss shown here
but not nearly so well.
FIX. also wishes the people at
tendinp the theater would not place
their feet. knees etr., on the backs
CT the seats-it'7 so uncomfortable
to the person occupying the invad-
ed seat - and again RR agrees
Fundamentally.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20

pared to 613 in 1886.
Junior college figures are not
comparable, as last years total of
Sc was based on the number of
paid registrations the first day. This
year with pre-school registration,
the junior college has 1877 register
ed, many enrolling last week before
school began.
Individual elementary schools re-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
ALARM GIVEN
BY PRISONER
DURING BREAK
Guards Showed High
Courage, Declares
Trusty

THE following eye witness story
was told by convict trusty who
spread the alarm that cOnvicts
were attempting break. To pro-
tect the convict, authorities con-
cealed his IDENTIFY
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
SCHOOLS GAIN
III ENROLMENT

Ell Centros elementary schools showed slight increase
in enrolment and the high school equally small decrease
at the end Of the first day of school Monday compared
to figures that day last year Total enrolment for the
elementary schools is 1851 compared to 1916 last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
MEXICAN CLUBS VALLEY GIRL
Bloody Pen Riot
Kills ; Wounds y

FOLSOM STATE PRISON, Calf, Sept. 20 (UP)-
Seven men battled death in the Folsom prison hospital
today following of the boodest outbreaks in California
prison annals Two convic and guard H. E. Martin
35 died the riong which occurred shortly before noon
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
TC Arouse Wrath

Somebody's Liable to ba sore at
somebody about this. use. and
California song7 were numerously
in eviden"e at the teachers round
up Ssturday-but not a single Stan
ford song was warbled (attention
Henry Loud, and nobody mention
ed Dartmouth attention Warren
Currier)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
Startling Vision
FCrty OleanderS-

A whole bouquet of oleanders goes
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Varney, to
be divided equally. Anyone who
has lust celebrated a 40th wedding
anniversary deserves a whole hot
house full.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
JAPAN WARNED
NOT TO bonn B
u. s. WARSHIPS.
Americans Moved to
Safety on Vessel
Before Air Raid
Copyright 1897 by United Press
SHANGHAI, Sept. 20. U,D

Copyright 1897 by United Press
SHANGHAI, Sept. 20. U'p
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell,
United States naval COM
mander, warned the Japa-
nese today to avoid dropping bombs
near United States warships in their
proposed aerial destruction of Nam
king, capital of China and home
of more than 100000 people.
Yarnell sent a note to Vice Ad-
miral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Japanese
naval commander, saying that as
long as Americans are in Nanking,
the gunboats Luzon and Guam
must remain there.
The note asked Hasegawa to is
sue instructions to the Japanese
naval air forces to avoid dropping
bombs near the vessels, and to re-
quest Japanese army airplanes to
observe similar precautions.
Word from Marking was that
Nelson T. johnson, American am
bassador, had moved his staff and
other Americans remaining in Nam
king to the Luzon.
The bombing of Marking, due to
start tomorrow, may be one of the
most terrible in history. In warn
ing of what is to come, 40 Japa-
nese navy planes bombed the city
for 2l5 hours today and killed
scores of persons.
Copyright 1887 by United Press
SHANGHAI, Sept 20. UP)-Japan
intends to dominate all China if
she wins the present war, foreign
diplomats and military experts be-
lieved today.
BRITISH URGE
WORLD PEACE MOVE
GENEVA, Sept. 20. U.P)-Great
Britain, admittedly anxious over
the international situation from
Spain to China, made sweeping ges-
lures today for United States, Ger
man and Italian aid in putting the
world on the road toward better
times.
The world assembly of the league
had just delivered a smashing blow
to the Loyalist Spanish government
by rejecting its candidacy for re-
election to the league council, or
governing body, when Anthony
Eden, British foreign seretary, ad-
dressed the assembly.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20
Says:

Extra -Curricular Activity
Snapped at the teachers meeting
Saturday:-Guy Weakley, puzzled,
didn't know whether to present Mrs.
S. l.. McCrory at teachers gath
ering as Mr.. S. LIS wife or as
a we'll known teacher Elmer
Heald, always truthful, introduced
Mrs. H. as chief district attorney
and o. c. Horne presented
Mrs. Weakley as power behind the
throne Doesn't husband
amount to anything? :.
Leroy Holt remembered when
early-day accusations were. tossed
at him saying he selected
teachers because of looks and not
qualifications declared must
have been some truth in it i.
they all married off rapidly to young
ranchers AS proof he called on
Mrs. Estelle Reid . who turned
the tables by commenting she was
told when hired by Holt that the
cnly reason she got the job was
because she had red hair and was
from Missouri
Holt ended controversy by COM
menting he hopei O. G. Horne and
Jim Brock would not face same
accusations he met years ago =.
of selecting teachers for beauty :. .
but looking around at teachers pres
ent, he feared they were following
his footsteps ...
Which was rather a nice COM
pliment and deserved.
Startling Vision
RR, who spent this years vaca-
ton where wild turkeys haunted
the woods near his cabin, was
startled no end to see a trio OF the
big brown birds roaming the State
street sidewalk down near Eighth
street. and settling now and then
in a puddle of water to keep cool.
No such luck, though. They were
tame.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20

Butter: Los Angeles 81; But
terfat, Imperial Valley, fob. ranch
grade A AZ; manufacturing milE
10 route gathered cream S616.
LA. Hay; us. No. $17.50-1S.
No.2 leafy sl1.OO-I7.50; Us NO. 2
$4,000.
Minneapolis Flax Sept. $2.O6la
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-20

Copyright 1887 by United Press
SHANGHAI, Sept. 20. U.P)-Japan
intends to dominate all China if
she wins the present war, foreign
diplomats and military experts be-
lieyed today,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-06-25

Notice is hereby given tina sealed
bids will be received bv the trustees
Of School District No. 17H of Big
Horn County. Montana. for the fol-
lowing work:
/. General construction of a public
school building at Hardin. Montana.
2. Plumbing and heating of the
same.
8. Electric wiring and electrical
EQUIPMENT of the same.
4. School furnishings and equipment
for the same.
Specifications NAV be obtained
from the office of Chandler c. CO.
hagen. Architect. Hedden Building.
Billings. Montana. or from the office
OF the Clerk OF School District No.
17H. Hardin. Montana.
All bids must be in the hands Of
the Clerk OF School District No. 17H
on or before go n. m. une %. 1887.
at which time and place thew will be
publicly opened. Bids must be nc
comranied bv certified check or hid
bond amounting to bG Of the amount
Of the rroposal.
The Board Of School Trustees re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids or to accent n hid.
Dated nj Hardin. Montana. this
nth dnv Of June. 1887.
Rv JTrANITA FISH. Clerk.
Published June II. IS. IS. 1897. !
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-06-25
INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received
bv the Board OF School Trustees. Dis
trict No. 17H. Big Horn County. Mon
tana. at the office of the Superintend-
ent of Schools in the school building,
Hardin. Montana. until 900 o. m
June 20. 1897. for the construction
of a two-storv brick school building,
at which time and place said bids will
be publicly opened n read.
PROPOSAL. plans. Specifications. and
form of contract NAV be examined at
the office of j. G. Link and COMPANY,
Architects. Billings. Montana. n at
the office of the SUPERINTENDENT OF
Schools. Hardin. Montana. n copies
NAV be obtained from the architects
upon the deposit of ten dollars. The
amount of the deposit will be re-
funded to each bidder who returns
dition within ten t10l DAYS after the
will not nut in bids will forfeit $500.
The Board Of School Trustees. Dis
trict No. 17H Big Horn County,
hereby reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. or to accent the one
that in it's Judgment will be for the
hest interests Of the School District.
ali subject to the rules and reglila-
lions Of the Department of indian
A bid bond. or a certified check
made PAYABLE to the order Of the
Hoard Of School Trustees. District
No. I7H. Rig Horn County. Montana,
in the amount of five per centum
I5oI, OF the bid must be deposited
nv each bidder with his hid as q
r,,a rontce that in case h contract
is awarded to him he will. within ton
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-06-25

DAYS thereafter on receipt of written
notice Of award. execute such con-
tract and furnish a satisfactory per
formance bond: On failure to do so
he shall forfeit the deposit as lioui-
dated damages. and acceptance of
the bid will be contingent upon tho
fulfillment of this requirement by the
bidder.
No bidder NAV withdraw his bid
for a period of thirty laws after the
date set for the opening thereof.
Bids will be received in two Sec
tons: Contract A for ~eneral con
struction and electrical work. and
Contract B for plumbing and heating.
The successful bidder will be re-
ouired to furnish a performance bond
satisfactory to the Board OF School
Trustees. District No. 17H. Big Horn
County. Montana. in the amount OF
the contract.
Bids shall be directed to the School
District Clerk. Hardin. Montana.
Board of Trustees of School Dis
trict No. 17H. Big Horn County.
Dated at Hardin. Montana. this
18th dav Of June. 1887.
Bv JUANITA FISH. Clerk.
Pub. June II. IS and rs. 1897.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-06-25
A FELINE TYPECASTER

Ever since the wailing timbre
OF extreme youth departed from
his voice more than half a cen
fury ago. Editor Vickers of this
Journal has been. both persistently
and v%ociferously. a booster fcY
Montana. Sometimes I have thot
the state university NJ shown on
MT. Sentinel at Missoula should
be taken therefrom and affixed to
his chest (plenty of room there
But such an idea is now obsolete.
Editor Vickers is co-owner of a
family cat of productive persua-
son who has Just made such sub
Stltutlon unnecessary, for among
her latest collection is one gray
kitten whose face is marked with
a oo-polnt gothic M almost as ner-
rect as ever a type was cast. No
wonder Montana stays in the
front ranks when even the cats
boost for their native state.-SHFP,