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Show oo i ' 'H COLORADO RIVER I MENACES VALLEY jl j Washington. April 21. Advices to jf Secretary Lane today Indicated that j the Colorado river, in southern Ariz- l ona, was far; above flood stage and j that Its banks had been washed out for 1000 feet. Tho waters are a men- j ace to the entire Imperial Valley re- - jf gion, with Its valuable property and great Irrigation works. The Imperial " jH Valley canal has been damaged al- j ready and the situation is. reported as ijH growing more serious hourly. UH Secretary Lane called a conference i' of officers of the reclamation service, ' who hurriedly considered emergency j measures. In the reclamation fund J) the secretary has .$60,000 available - for immediate ustL to prevent disaster, u but it is not unlikely that he may jj I ask congress tomorow for an eme.rg- ' -cy appropriation. -- , i |