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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
THREE HELD in
ITALIAN Staying
AT Los ANGELES
Police Make Quick Round
Up In Alleged 'Vendet-
Ia Crime

LOS ANGELES, March 10. U.P)
-Gangland's code of silence was
broken here today and police be-
lieved they held three of the men
connected with the Vendetta" mur-
der of Dominic De ciolla, 35, Ital-
ian bootlegger, whose decapitated
body was found on Arieta street,
Van Nuys.
An informer told police that three
of the seven men they had round
ed up as suspects were accomplices
in the crime. He also gave police
the names of four others who are
alleged to have participated in the
Staying.
The three men held by police
and named by the informer as the
actual slayers of Ciolla were Jerry
Delolio, of San Fernando, Charles
Marino. of Pacoima and Louie
Decorate, of Los Angeles.
Others held for questioning were:
'Angeneli Hall, alias Polliani, alias
Menzi and Leonardo Gargano
partners of De Ciolla in a restaur-
ant; Peter NJ Fachin, of Pacoima:
and Joe Menes, of Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, March 10. U.p)-
The climax to an Italian vendetta
was seen by police today in the mur-
der of Dominic de Ciolla, 35, Italian
bootlegger. whose decapitated body
was found early today on Arleta
street, Van Nuys district.
Ciolla is believed, by police, to have
been one of the men arrested in
connection with series of vendetta
killings in the summer of 1928.
When found by passersby enroute
to work he was lying in a pool of
blood on the sidewalk. His head
had been blown off by shotgun
charge.
The body was lying face down.
| ward, which police said, would in
| dicate he had been shot from be-
hind. The mans automobile was
found parked 90 feet from the body
Reconstructing the crime from
the discovery of clues on the Cal
and body, police believe Ciolla had
stopped the car at the behest of 6
fellow countryman and taken off 6
glove apparently ready to shake
hands with his murderers.
Stepping out of the car, it is be-
lieved an accomplice approache
from behind, while another engaged
him in conversation, and fired tn,
charge of buckshot which complete.
ly severed Ciolla's head from hi.
body.
Identification of the man was
made by Detective Lieutenant w
F. Hudson, who had known De Ci-
ola for many years to be boot
logger, having arrested him on liquor
charges on several occasions. An
geneli Hall, an associate of the VIC
tim in the restaurant business, also
aided in the identification.
Police fixed the time of the crime
at 8 o'clock last night, after the
coroner had estimated the man had
been dead II hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
Youth Held AS
Slayer Suspect

FRESNO, March 10. tU.P)-Paul
Higdon, 10, was under arrest here
today as a suspect in the murder
and robbery at Sentinel, Ariz,, last
Tuesday of j. p. Easterday, timer
ant
Young Higdon, who told police he
had wandered over most OF the
southwest, was taken from South
ern Pacific freight train last night
by Lawrence hide, railroad detec-
tive. hide said the youths descrip-
ton tallies with that of Yesterdays
slayer.
yesterday was reported to have
died in Phoenix after he was at
tackled and robbed and thrown from
a moving train. Several hours, ques-
ton of Higdon here elected the IN
formation that he had been in Arl-
zona recently, but he denied killing
Easterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
new SAN DIEGO
KIDNAP SCARE
PROVES FALSE
Youngsters Reported
Missing Found To BE
Playing Hockey

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 10. U.P)
Two small San Diego girls, believed
to have been victims of the kid
naper who killed Virginia Brooks,
10, were located safe today after
100 detectives had been assigned to
search for them.
The city, in state of excitement
since the body OF Virginia was
found on March 10. believed the
kidnaper had made good promises
to get other girls and had seized
Eugenia Karns and Betty Jane
Brooks, both 10 years old.
Chief of Police Arthur Hill sent
all available men to look for the
girls. Detectives located them in
the home of Mrs. Carrie Shody
near the school.
Mrs Shody said she saw the girls
lying in canyon and called them
into her house.
According to detectives, the Karn
girl feared she was 20 receive bad
report card today and persuaded
her playmate not to &c TO school.
During the hunt, Chief of To-
lice Hill revealed that note was
received by him on March l6 in
which a man, believed TO be the
kidnaper said:
do not be surprised if other
girls disappear on their way
Hundreds of citizens flocked TO
the fashionable northwest section
of the city when. IL was reported
to police headquarters that the
girls were missing.
Chief Hill previously had de-
clined to make public the warning
note.
He said the writing was some
what similar to that of a note
signed 1.-The Doctor" In which the
Staying of Virginia Brooks, who was
kidnapped on her way to school last
February IL. was confessed.
Police continued to hold Neil
Marsh, 81. a sign painter, as
suspect in the Staying of Virginia
Brooks.
An investigation of the mans
record showed he served three years
in Alcatraz military prison after he
attacked a guard and escaped from
a guard house In 1926 while serving
In the cavalry here, Marsh robbed
a store at Palm City after his es-
cape.
Later Marsh fought with a wom-
an in Coronado and attempted to
choke her. He was arrested and
served six months in the San Diego
Jail on a vagrancy charge.
Police said his writing resembled
that of the Doctor who wrote
a note to authorities confesslng
the Staying of Virginia Brooks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
CHILD SWAPPING BY TOURISTS
LEADS TO ODD COMPLICATIONS

liar wish to travel i'm the Miller
car. AS 4 result the transfer
was made and the two families
set out across the Arizona desert
toward California.
During the journey the Mer-
rill car was delayed but the
Huntakers did not notice this
for some time. When they did
they turned back to search for
Merrill. Apparently the two
cars passed each other.
After searching for some time
the Huntakers decided to pro-
ceed to Los Angeles, the same
destination as the Merrills and
there seek police aid.
As yet the Merrilfs have not
been located, but police hope
by patr0lling all highways lead
ing into Los Angeles the two
children will be returned to
their respective parents,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
Famous Italian
Aviator Killed

PISA, March 10. U.p)-Colonel
Umberto Maddalena, famous Italian
flyer, was killed here today when
his seaplane crashed off Marina oil
Pisa.
Lieutenant Fausto Cecconi, who
was Maddalena's companion on
many distinguished flights, also was
killed in the crash, as was another
officer, whose name was not ascer-
tained
1t was understood they were test
ing their seaplane in preparation
for flight from Italy to the Pam
anna canal this summer
First reports said the wings of the
plane collapsed and fell into the sea,
while the fuselage came down on
the beach of the royal estate at San
Rossore.
Witnesses said the flyers tried to
escape with their parachutes but
failed to get off in time.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19

Los ANGELES, March 10.
U.n)-A family mixup, in which
two children were separated
from their parents on the Ari-
zona desert several days ago
was being unravelled by police
here today.
While Il. r. Huntaker and
family Of Bismarck, N. b., with
Alice Merrill, aged IL, wait
here for word of their daugh-
ter Roberta, aged I, police were
searching the highways for
Fred Merrill and family also of
Bismarck, N. ID.
The two families started for
California from Bismarck
more than week ago and be-
came acquainted in an over
night auto camp.
Alice Merrill expressed a wish
to travel in the Huntaker car
while Roberta expressed a sim
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
VETERAN ACTOR
DIES ON COAST

LOS ANGELES, March 10. U.H
Arrangements had been made to-
day to hold funeral services Sat-
urday for Sidney Franklin, veteran
actor. who died at his home yes
terday.
Franklin created the role of Sol
ONION Levi in "Abie's Irish Rose"
He was well known both on the
legitimate stage and screen.
He was a member of the Holly
wood Masonic lodge, The Troupers
and other organizations.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mignon Franklin.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
HINDU Staying
CASE EVIDENCE
REPORTED LOST

FAIRFIELD, Cal, March 10. (U.D
A break between state and coun-
ty authorities investigating the
slaying of SAINT Ram Pande, Hindu
victim OF an Oriental intrigue, ap-
peared imminent today when 1t
became known that letters written
Pande by Is young women had dis
appeared.
Officers also were in disagree
ment over the prosecution OF Mu-
kund Singh and Tara Singh, two
Hindus held as suspects in the be-
heading of Pande, with one group
seeking murder indictments and
another group claiming there was
insufficient evidence.
The loss of the letters was re-
vealed at conference of sheriffs
with Clarence S. Morrill,, state
chief of identification and friend
Of Pande. 1t had been planned to
use the letters in new investiga-
ton in which the girls were to be
questioned for information they
may have to Pande's slayers.
Morrill, said that a package OF
Pande's clothing and other effects
had been received by him but that
they had contained only letters
written in Hindu. Sheriff c. j..
Thornton of Fairfield said the let
tiers from the girls were found by
Berkeley police at house where
Pande lived when a student at the
University of California. He said
they were sent to Morrill,.
After the conference it was stat
ed that knife and a saw found
in a Hindu house near Wheatland,
and believed to have been used by
the slayers. were worthless as clues,
"blood stains having been found
to be rust.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
HOOVER LEAVES
ON BATTLESHIP
FOR VACATION
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent,

ABOARD BATTLESHIP ARI-
IONA, HAMPTON ROADS, Va,
March 10. U.H-The battleship
Arizona weighed anchor today and
sailed for the sunny southern wat
ers of Porto Rico and the Virgin
Islands with President Hoover and
party.
Salutes doomed out over the
roads from guns at Hampton Roads
naval training station and Fortress
Monroe as the reconditioned war
craft set its course southbound for
the Presidents vacation trip.
The special train bearing the
presidential party had arrived
shortly before a. m. and the
President had gone aboard little
later.
AT 6:57 a. m. the President left
his special car and drove to the
dock in an army car, flanked by
columns of infantry. Military and
naval aides and secret service men
accompanied him.
Arriving at the dock at Z o'clock,
ne posed for photographers and
then went aboard the battleship
Arizona, on which he will make the
trip The army blimp C-52 scared
overhead, surrounded by % army
planes from Langley field. They
were joined by navy aircraft. Ships
in the harbor blew a deafening
salute on their whistles.
Party Is Small
The party left Washington by
special train at II o'clock last
night. Mrs. Hoover was not at the
station, and there was no demon
stration from the persons there.
The President went aboard the
train 10 minutes before it left, and
went to bed Immediately.
The party is about as small as is
possible when the President goes
on a trip. especially when he leaves
the continental United States. Be
sides Secretary of War Hurley and
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur,
there were Lawrence Richey, Mr..
Hoover's confidential secretary;
military and naval aide; Captain
Joel T. Boone, the White House
physician; two secret service men,
and some 25 newspaper cores
pondents and photographers.
On the Presidents personal staff
were Captain w. R. Furlong Of
the navy. an expert on the Virgin
Islands, and Jose Espinoza,
White House stenographer familiar
with the Spanish language.
BY night the Arizona was sched-
uled to be far out to sea on her
four day run of 1900 miles to
Ponce, Porto Rico, the first stop.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
.0NV|CTS
STILL ON
WARPATH
Women Prisoners Threat
en- New Uprising At
Joliet Penitentiary
MILITIA ON GUARD
Male Felons Remain Sui
len And Ready To
Resume Outbreak
BY ROBERT L. LOUGHRAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
JOLIET, Ill.,, March Ia. (U.n)--
Women prisoners, confined across
the street from the riot-scarred
old penitentiary here, threatened
an outbreak shortly before noon
today, Mrs. Bertha Finnegan, ma
tron, reported to Warden Henry G.
Hill.
One hundred and forty-five
women are imprisoned in the cell
house and are threatened to rise In
riot, Mrs. Finnegan told the hag-
gard warden.
The matron refused an offer Of
additional guards but carried -
tear gas bombs across the street
to throw at the women in case they
rose.
Warden Hill said an outbreak in
the women's quarters, where the
inmates were out of their cells,
would be difficult to quell as guards
could not use clubs or guns.
Tension at the women's cell house
has been increasing daily during
the recurring riots of the last five
days at the old prison on the edge
of Joliet and at Statewide, four
miles away, most of which was
destroyed yesterday by fire and
rioters.
The women are held in leash by
women guards and If additional
forces of men were suddenly
thrown into the cell house, Mrs.
Finnegan feared the women would
revolt.
Warden Hill ordered the inmates
back into their cells as soon as
emergency work, occasioned by the
rioting was finished.
C0nfiscate Weapons
Meanwhile, in the Twin peniten.
tiaries, state policemen under the
muzzles OF machine guns, pried in
to every cell and searched all of
the ATOP inmates for weapons.
BY noon they had unearthed a
quantity of knives and saws, indi-
eating Warden Hill said, that fur
ther rioting and bloodshed was
planned by the crazed felons.
Although both prisons were quiet
during the forenoon, Warden Hill
took no chances. He held the 600
soldiers, guards and state police in
readiness.
National guardsmen planted ma
chine guns at advantageous points
as the 100 state police searched the
prison minutely. They prodded
mattresses with long knives, took
hunks apart and compelled the
prisoners to strip.
Warden Hill, despite the entreat-
les of his wife and daughter, re-
mained on the job. He was hag-
gard and pale from sleeplessness
and pain from surgical incision
that parted under the strain of
quelling three outbreaks in five
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
DIVIDING DIRECTORS ESTATE
WILL BE MATHEMATICAL TASK

LOS ANGELES, March 19.
U.P)-When probate court at
taches complete payments due
beneficiaries under the will of
+. w. Murnau, German film di-
rector, killed in Santa Barbara,
March IL, they will be fit sub
jects for the Chicago laboratory
now studying severe headaches.
Foreign exchange rates Of five
nations must be consulted, 1t
was learned today.
Murnau, whose true name was
Fricderich Wilhelm Plrmpe-
Murnau, was killed in an auto
mobile accident. His will, filed
for probate yesterday. left S97S7
in a Hollywood bank, a yacht
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
(0syR|sS2!s:iR' !Sa

BEVERLY HILLS. Mar.
18. Especially = Right in
the midst of all this de-
preston and starvation,
why one old boy hasn't
had it so bad. He has been
measuring 5000 college
girls. He compares 'em
with co-eds so years ago.
l didn't know anyone
ever thought of measur-
ing one so years ago, and
from what our elderly
women led US to believe,
we didn't think they would
have allowed it. Well this
fellow finds that the pres
ent ones are higher, wild
er, thicker Che don't say
if its head or body), and
these he. says have more
lung capacity. Well, we
knew that. Maybe because
of the strenuous life at a
female college, the parents
only pick out the big dumb
ones.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
RELIEF SENT
TO SURVIVORS
OF ship BLAST
BY JOHN T. MEANEY
United Press Staff Correspondent
lcopyrieht. 1891, BY United Press.

ST. JOHNS, N. p, March 10. (U.n)
Food. medical supplies and doc
tor reached the starving and injured
survivors of the wrecked sealing
ship Viking today, after q tremen-
dous battle with the ice that barred
rescue ships from Horse Island.
The rescuers, Spurred on by fran
tic pleas from the sufferers on the
island, made a superhuman effort,
and a party from the steamers, I'M
ogene, Beothic and Sagona dragged
a dory loaded with supplies across
the four miles of treacherous, broken
ice to the island.
DIR. Moore accompanied the re-
lief party. Before they reached
their destination they were met by
men from the island, who had set
out across the ice in desperate
attempt to reach the ships. The
men from the island were supplied
with food and continued to the
Imogene, from which they will be
transferred later to the Sagona.
The relief party pushed on to
aid those still remaining there.
The Imogene is the nearest of the
seven relief ships to the island, but
it is four miles away and unable
to force it's way through the heavy
ice. SlN8tl
A northwest gale, with snow
following rain, broke early today
and was expected to reach the vi
cinity of the Viking disaster soon.
Grave concern was felt lest men be
caught on the ice going to or conf
ing from the rescue ships. The
captains we're advised of the APP
preaching storm.
A heavy sea was running and
made rescue WORK exceedingly dan
gerous because of the shifting OF
tha loo
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
SEAMAN JUMPS
OFF OF BOAT

SAN PEDRO, March 10. U.P) -
Theodore E. Lahda, 81, seaman of
1ol6 Crescent street, Berkeley. jump
ed overheard from the steamer Ce-
clio last night IA miles north OF
Santa Barbara, it was learned when
the vessel docked here today after
a trip from San Francisco.
r. McCadden, a passenger, said
he saw Lahda leap from the stern
of the vessel. McCadden shouted
for help and a boat was lowered. A
two-hour search failed to locate
Lahda or the body.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
Labor Officials
Shot By Thugs

CHICAGO, March 10. U.p)-Wil-
liam ]. Rooney, business agent for
the Sheet Metal Workers Union
and prominent labor official, was
killed today by three men armed
with sawed-oii shotguns.
Rooney had just left his wife and
children at his home in Austin, a
West Side suburb when the men
fired three volleys and fled in an
automobile.
Police and union officials were
unable to find a motive for the
Staying.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19

and real estate in the city of
Papeete, island of Tahiti, val
ued at S42, The latter por-
tion of the estate must be COM
puted in francs.
Then Walter Spies, Dutch
East Indies, must be paid his
$4,000 inheritance i'll gulden;
Mills Svenson, BoraS, Sweden,
will get $500 paid in kronen;
Bernard Plumpe and Robert
Plumpe, brothers, and Anna
Plumpke, sister, will get $1,000
each, Fraulein Pollack. his Ber-
lin housekeeper will receive
$500, and the residue will go TO
Mrs. Ittilie Plumpe, the dece-
dents mother, all paid in
marks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
SCREEN ACTOR is
HEAVILY FINED

OCEANSIDE, Cal, March 10. WD
Bill Boyd, Hollywood screen actor,
had paid a 500 fine for reckless
driving in justice court here today.
after his conviction on the charge.
Mrs. j. M. Jensen testified she re-
ceived broken nose, broken collar
bone and two black eyes when Boyd's
automobile struck her car.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
Wisconsin Asks
Mooney Pardon

MADISON, Wis, March 10. U.P)
The Wisconsin legislature appeal
ed to Governor James Rolph OF
California today to pardon Tom
Mooney and Warren K. Billings,
labor leaders sentenced to life i'm
prisonment on charges of murder
in 1916 in connection with the
bombing of Preparedness day
parade.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
OFFICER KILLS BANDIT

LOS ANGELES, March 10. W.p)
When Detective Lieutenant E. E.
Jones stopped to repair a flat tire
on his automobile early today. an
unidentified Mexican bandit held
him up and robbed him of $l3.
Jones, forced to submit to search
because of a gun in the mans
hand, suddenly reached for his own
weapon and shot his assailant
dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Night school, 7-9, high school.
b. p. o. L. No. 1925, 8, Elk's
hall.
1. v. Council No. "a, 8, Mas
onic Temple.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs, 8,
Davis hall.
Troop IA, B.S.A., 1880, Scout
hut.
Phi Chi, 8.
Scoville revival, 1880, Christ
ian church.
Fox Imperial Theatre, dance
Fools Dance.
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth.
Tennis finals, 1880, high
school.
w. c. T. u, $3.50, 654 Brigh-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
VESSELS
WRECKED
ROCKS
Report Twenty-Five Lives
Lost In Two Tragedies
AT Sea
SURVIVORS SUFFER
Belated News On Loss OF
Chinese Ship Received
In London

OSLO, Norway, March 10. W.P)-
Eight persons were known dead to-
day In the wreck of the steamship
Hera, which crashed on the rocks
off Hammerfest at midnight We'd
nesday in snow storm. The miss
ing included an eight year old girl
and four stewardesses.
At least Sc persons fought their
way to safety, most OF them SWIM
ming to shore despite the frecZ-
ing water.
The Hera, a Norwegian ship OF
1880 tons, was going at fun speed
when 1t struck the rocks.
The forepart of the vessel was
rammed high on rocky cliff and
the stern dipped under the water.
The crew and passengers began n
long and dramatic struggle to
reach safety on the shore. which
was only q short distance away but
was separated from the ship by a
cold and heavy running sea.
A breeches buoy was. rigged af-
ter many attempts and removal OF
the passengers began. Six persons
fell from the buoy and were
drowned. Another passenger died
OF exhaustion.
The survivors we're still six miles
from any habitation and all OF
them were suffering from cold and
the strain of the rescue. They
walked TO Havoysund. where %
passengers and 81 seamen. arrived
yesterday.
LONDON. March 10. (U.D - The
steamer Chagkiang struck the rocks
off Heihan Islands, near Haimen,
on Monday and sank with a loss
of IA lives Lloyd's was advised from
Shanghai.
The vessel was a total loss.
The French gunboat Marne was
standing by. taking the crew and
passengers on board.
The Washington times., 1931-08-03

One Of the biggest crowds Of
the season is expected to watch
the Washington red-head attempt
to take Weiss, who is one of the
leading light.heavyweights in the
East.
Weiss arrived in Washington
last night accompanied by his
handler Dave Lippe. He ap-
peared to be in tip-top shape and
confident that Barry would be
on the short end of the tiff.
Followers of Barry are hoping
that he will retain enough sta
nina around the sixth or sew.
enth round to keep moving in
order to steer clear of Weiss
right hand.
Weiss rocked Pete Latzo with
it plenty at the Mid-City two
weeks ago, but then Pete knew
how to come out of it all. If
Barry can come out of it for
five rounds then he stands q
good chance of left-handing
Weiss to death.
Patsy Donovan claims Barry
Will surprise his hackers with his
The Washington times., 1931-08-03
FANS ARE COLD
ON FIGHT

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Nobody,
except possibly the promoter him.
self, is taking the IS round bout
in Brooklyn Wednesday night be-
tween Make Rosenbloon and
Jimmy Slattery "for the light
heavyweight championship Of the
world" any too seriously. Surely
the fighters themselves aren't,
what with all this talk Of their
training in the night clubs, and
I'D to a late hour today the pub
lie was maintaining a serene
state of mind toward the event.
yet the urbane Jimmy john
ston, the promoter, asserts the
fight will "go over" Not IN a
big way, perhaps - but wen
enough.
'T won't 20 In the red on
this One," said Mr.. Johnston
with characteristic optimism.
He added that if the fracas
draws $4,000 spectators he will
break even. If it attracts from
5000 to 10000, as he fervently
hopes, the gate" will gross $40.
600 and everything will be Just
grand.
The ballyhoo of the bout is in
triguing, to say the least. The
tenor of the advance advertising
suggests that instead of being
billed as a championship affair
it should be doomed as THE
Battle of the PlayboyS."