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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
BROOKS CASE
SUSPECT HELD
AT SAN DIEGO
Fisherman Said To Have
Made Suspicious State
ments On Tragedy

SAN DIEGO, March 16. (U.P) -
Indications that the search for the
slayer OF l0year-old Virginia Brooks
was nearing an end, were seen today
in police announcement that Ture
Wallin, %, fisherman, was held in
communicate, suspected of having
knowledge of the crime.
Wallin was held on a technical
charge of violation of the immigra-
ton laws and for jumping bond on
a drunk driving complaint. He was
arrested in Tecate, Lower California,
by Mexican officers yesterday when
he was reported to have inadvertent-
ly made discriminating remarks
about Virginia s death.
After questioning by Detective
Lieutenant George Sears. he was
ordered held incommunicado.
Wallin was to be brought face to
face with Mrs. B. H. Ward one OF
the last persons to see the Brooks
girl alive.
Mrs. Ward told police soon after
Virginia disappeared that she was
driving near the girl IS home on the
morning of her kidnapping, and saw
Virginia hurrying to school. A short
distance ahead, was a small coupe
parked with one wheel on the side
walk.
On the steps of the car, less than
three feet from where Virginia was
to pass, a man, apparently about
% years old, was seated. Police be-
lieve Wallin answers that descrip-
ton.
Virginia never was seen alive
again. An automobile, answering
the description given by Mrs. Ward,
has been held by the sheriff s office
for several days, and she was to
view this car as well today.
Sears, who has been made head of
the board of inquiry into Virginia S
death, announced that a small truck
had been found. On its bottom were
bits of leaf mould, similar to that
found on the girl S clothing, and bits
of hair Rex Welch, Los Angeles
chemist, was examining the HAIR to
ascertain if it was Virginia IS.
OF the four hairs found clutched
in Virginia S hand, three definitely
have been proven to be the slain
girls. The fourth is foreign, and
from an adult head, but it SO Tar
has been impossible to determine
the sex of the person from the hair
Welch said
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
M&& R1~~
6S 1880 heNausAt Svndieats L.
DIARY OF SLAIN
HINDU EXPECTED
TO SOLVE CRIME

MARYSVILLE, Cal, March l6
U.P)--An inquiry into the Staying
of SAINT Ram Pande, 14th victim
of an Oriental intrigue in northern
California, moved rapidly to a
climax today as authorities charged
two Hindus with murder on in
formation contained in newly dis
covered diary that Pande kept up
the day of his death.
The diary. which traced Pande's
movements in his search for the
perpetrators of 13 previous slayings
and named the Hindus whom he
feared, was found soon after q
friend Of she dead man reported
he had frustrated an attempt to
take him for a ride"
The intended victim, police said
was Delip Singh, president of tht
| East India Trading company here
| in whose store Pande was last seer
alive the night of February "a. Tel
days later his decapitated bod,
was found in the Sacramento rive
| near Rio Vista, chained to a tract
or wheel.
DCllp OlIlSIl Sdlu u oll dllSC I1lilOu
asSertedly one of gang of alien
smugglers believed to be at the
bottom of the intrigue, called at his
home and tried to entice him to
an automobile. This same method
according to officers, probably was
used to lure Pande to a spot where
he was tortured in an attempt to
gain information from him and
then put to death.
One of the two men held here
on telegraphic warrants from So
lano county, where the killing took
place, was Nukan Singh, whose
named appeared on Pande's list of
enemies.
The other was Tara Singh, for
mer bookkeeper for the trading
company, who allegedly admitted
seeing Pande at the store on the
night he vanished
Pande's diary, from which auth
critics hoped to draw a net of cir
cumstances around number of
Hindus whom they have been
searching, was left with friend of
the young man on the same night
he disappeared. The friend, a store
keeper named Subra Singh, gave
it to police along with other be-
longings of the dead man.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
MORE TROUBLE
EXPECTED AT
JOLIET PRISON
COnvicts Restless Follow
ing Saturdays Out
break In Mess Hall

JOLIET. Ill, March l6. U.P)-Ar
air of terrible expectancy, laden with
the submerged emotions of fear, an
ger and rebellion, hung today over
the state prison where two convictS
were killed and several wounded
Saturday in a riotous outbreak.
The 43 men who led the riotine
were in solitary confinement The
100 convicts who followed their lead
and aided in wrecking the mess hal
and furniture shops were kept II
their cells. Six hundred prisoners
who did not join the riot suffered
curtailment of privileges.
George Jakowanis, "a, who was
shot in the stomach and head dur
ing the rioting died early today II
the prison bringing the death toll to
two. He was serving one TO 20 years
on robbery charges from Chicago.
"There will be no recurrence OF
the riot while we have the men
confined,o said warden Henry G
Hill, "but who can say what will
happen when they are given their
usual privileges?'
AS special guards paced beats out
side the prison walls and others
stood ready upon moment s warn
ing to man the newly installed ma
chine guns, curses, jeers and cat
calls were heard from the cells Sun
day while members of a legislative
committee Investigated the disorders
and their results.
Shouts of "When do we eat?''
were heard frequently from the men
who had been served no food since
they tore up the mess hall and scat
tered provisions about the place dur
ing the Saturday noon hour.
Three state representatives yes
terday made a preliminary inspec-
ton tour OF the prison.
Escorted by Warden Hill. they ex-
amined the mess hall, where the
riot started in which Albert Var
beck. Jr., %, Chicago, was killed
when a guard shot into a group OF
conyicts who were beating Captain
d. A. Davenport, head mess hall
guard.
After the committee had COM
pleted their inspection and had con-
versed with an unnamed prisoner,
Representative McCaskrin said he
believed decisions of the board OF
pardons and paroles had precipi-
tated the riot.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
PRESIDENT WILL
MAKE VISIT TO
ISLAND GROUPS

WASHINGTON, March 16. U.P)
Activity of the White House, the
navy department and aboard the
reconditioned battleship Arizona
was speeded up today to permit the
earliest possible start by Presi-
dent Hoover on his trip to Porto
Rico and the Virgin Islands, an
nounced over the weekend.
The time of departure may be
made known today. The President
probably will sail from Norfolk
Wednesday or Thursday depending
upon how soon accommodations
can be made ready.
Mrs. Hoover has decided not to
make the voyage, and instead will
visit her son, Herbert, Jr., who is
i'll in Asheville, N. c. In the Pres
idents party will be Secretary OF
War Hurley, Secretary of Interior
Wilbur and Lawrence Richey, the
Presidents secretary.
Accommodations aboard the bat
tleship will be limited, the normal
ly cramped space being further re-
stricted by the fact that as she
will be on a trial run, full COM
plement of officers and men must
be carried. Some of the unofficial
members of the party probably will
sleep in hammocks.
In making this trip, the Presi-
dent is rejecting numerous invita-
tions to spend genuine vacation
in some southern resort. 1t is un-
derstood he does not feel justified
in idling in some rich mans play
ground while there is widespread
suffering in the country.
The 10 day West Indian tour is
of a piece with this attitude. Both
Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands
have suffered heavily physically
and economically in recent years.
Porto Rico, of which Theodore
Roosevelt is governor, is under the
Jurisdiction of the war department.
The Virgin Islands recently came
under the administration of the
interior department, having been
controlled previously by the navy.
This accounts for the presence of
Hurley and Wilbur on the trip.
While Mr.. Hoover may be able
to spend not more than day in
each place, it is felt that even
such brief visit will be of great
value.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
To Investigate
Death OF Cattle

Fear that death of several COWS
from Imperial Valley herds may
have been caused by Texas Fever"
technically known as anaplasmoSiS,
today caused the county board of
supervisors to direct DR. F. S. Lof-
fer, livestock inspector, to write.
asking aid of Dr. w. H. Boynton of
the University of California.
The county livestock inspector
was directed to request DR.. Boynton
to come here from Berkeley to
make a study of the situation, and
report on his findings. He is known
as an authority on such matters.
This action was taken by the
board after a report delivered by
DR.. Loffer on the livestock situa-
ton as it exists in the county. He
expressed the opinion that death of
several COWS lately may be traced
to Texas Fever"
Other matters of business taken
up by the board of supervisors this
morning dealt with routine affairs.
Several budget transfers were auth
orized.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
HASTE URGED
in BUILDING
BIG AQUEDUCT

LOS ANGELES, March 16. U.P)-.
In urging immediate construction
OF an aqueduct to the site of the
Boulder River dam, the Metropoli-
tan Water District announced to-
day that Southern California's wa
ter supply was being rapidly de-
pleted by the use of 170,000,000 gal
Ions more water daily than is being
replaced in the reservoirs.
The overdraft of 170,000,000 gal
Ions is being taken from under
ground water reserves that have &C
cumulated over a period of thou
sands of years. When this supply
is exhausted, salt water will flow
into the gravel beds, cutting off this
source.
OF the 100000 gallons of water
which is daily running into the sea
from the Colorado, one-ninth will
be made available to Southern
California cities by the districts
aqueduct when the dam at Boulder
is completed, the statement said.
Owing to the fact that it will take
nine or 10 years to construct the
aqueduct, the Metropolitan Water
District is urging immediate COM
mencement of work
In the meantime Southern Cali
fornia cities were advised by the
board of directors to develop local
water sources to their fullest ex-
tent"
BY complete development of all
remaining water in Owens Valley
and the Mono Basin, Los Angeles is
preparing to provide itself with an
adequate supply until Colorado
River water can be brought in," the
statement concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
EAMlLL
Ws}|R@S8}!s;1R'

BEVERLY HILLS, Mar.
Is. (SpecialD - When you
read about thousands of
people clamoring to see
their hero, you wonder if
it's Mahatma Gandhi, or
Charley Chaplin. The day
Of the big man physical
ly) has passed.
Here is these two lit
tie figures, the most pop
ular two men in the world
today, Mahatma in his
breechclout, and Charley
in his derby, both of 'em
too smart to let the king
knight 'em. Gandhi is try
ing to save India and
Charley will do what he
can for Hollywood.
Mr.. Hoover has found
out where there was no
senators going for their
vacation, and he is going
there-Porto Rico.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
CANISTER PAIR
DENY SERVING
PRISON TERMS

LOS ANGELES, March 16. U.P)-
Ray Wagner ard Louis Frank were
brought into court today confront
ed with charges of prior convictions
for felonies in connection with
their trial on three counts of as
sault with a deadly weapon.
The pair, with James Sherman
alias Ralph Sheldon and George L.
Bruneman, all believed to be mem
bers of a powerful eastern gang,
go on trial at Long Beach tomor-
row.
Today's action was but a prepar-
atory move to tomorrow's trial.
Frank denied that he served two
terms in Joliet penitentiary, Illi-
nois, both for convictions on bur-
glary charges. Wagner also denied
the previous felonies with which he
was charged. He was accused of
conviction for robbery and assault,
for which he is said to have served
a term in the state pcnitentiary
at jefferson, Mo, and conviction in
California on a charge of burglary
Bruneman made a last minute
switch of attorneys. His new at
torney Judge Leonard Wilson. i'm
mediately filed notice of a motion
for bail, which he will argue at the
opening of the trial tomorrow.
Bail for Frank, Sherman and
Wagner has been set at 100000
each.
They will go to trial on charges
involving them in a gun battle
with three Long Beach police Off
GERS on December 81. 1880. During
the battle officer w. H. Waggoner
was seriously injurec.. other parti-
cipants in the gun fight were Off
GERS w. E. Slaughter and c. f.
jerks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
JAPANESE SHOOTS
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL

TOXIC, March l6. U.P) - Nobu-
katu Sato surrendered voluntarily
to police tonight and confessed that
he had shot and seriously wounded
Commercial Counsellor Aniekeiff OF
the Soviet embassy.
Sato, who had lived in Russia for
20 years and was once connected
with the fisheries III which japanese
participate off the Siberian coast
said he shot Aniekeiff because the
Russian had once defrauded him
He said the attack was not connect
ed with a Japanese-Soviet fisheries
controversy, despite his former con-
victions.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
MAKES FAST TRIP

LOS ANGELES, March 16. W.p)-
Jimmy Doolittle, former army avi-
ator and world famous flyer, arrived
here today from st. Louis. Due to
the assistance of a tail wind he ar
rived one hour earlier than expect
ed, Disappointing a reception COM
mittee that went to airport to well
come him. He will stay in South
ern California one week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
Bluebeard' To
Make His Will

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
March l6. U.P)-James P. Blue
beard" Watson, serving a life sent
ence for numbering 10 wives, called
an attorney today to make out a
will leaving his estate to charity.
Watson declined to give the size
of his estate but it was reported
that he had several thousand dol
lars in various banks
A tubercular, Watson has served
as. a nurse in the tuberculosis ward
at the prison since he entered in
1920.
But I don't expect to die i'm
mediately," he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
Prison Board
Paroles Five

SACRAMENTO, March l6. Up)--
Five persons were ordered paroled
Immediately and II given future
date paroles, at the weekend meet
ing of the state board Of prison di-
rectors at Folsom state prison, il
was announced today.
Those paroled Immediately were
Arthur Reid, Los Angeles; Stewart
Payne, San Diego; William c. Crow
ley, Marin county; Lewis Dixon and
John Davis, Sacramento.
OF total of 49 cases considered
IA parole petitions were denied, II
postponed and two given credit dis
allowances for violation of parole.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
AWAITING
FIGHTS At
CAPITAL
Many Disputed Measures
To Be Taken Up At
This Weeks Session
SEEK BUDGET CUT
Subcommittee Drafting
Compromise On Reapt
p0rtiOnment Plan
By HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, March 16. U.R)-
A week of sizzling hot controversies
faced the state legislature as 1t re-
convened here today.
Investigation of gasoline price
wars in California, reapportionment
and prohibition were the major is
sues before the two houses.
Committee calendars, however,
disclosed that hearings are sched-
uled on most of the outstanding dis
putes before the legislature These
include the following:
Effort by the senate economy
bloc to reduce Governor Rolph's
$3.50, 100000 biennial budget.
Revisions in the state building
and loaf act, to be discussed in COM
mittee Tuesday night. This meas
ure has been opposed by a large
number of buildings and loan COM
panies, and the hearing promises
warm series OF arguments.
Jost narcotics law amendments,
which opponents claim would wreck
California IS present narcotic law
enforcement system by enabling
hundreds of addict -peddlers to dodge
Jail and prison sentences. Senator
Sanborn Young. Los Gatos, is Lead
ing the opposition.
Search and seizure bills, opposed
hy t1n Anti 10 1aoo u
groups OF the legislature. These
measures will come before the judi
ciary committees of the house and
| senate Wednesday, in joint meeting.
Proposed creation of three new
| four-year state colleges at San d.
! ego, Fresno and Sacramento, op-
posed by the University of Califor-
mia.
Question Pardon
Teachers tenure, to be consid-
cred by the assembly education COM
mittee tomorrow. A revised system
for teachers retirement is to come
before the senate education body
later in the week.
Governor Rolph S allegedly "ille-
gal' pardon of Achille Lenci,
wealthy Yolo county Italian, was to
be brought before the senate by
George w. Rochester, Los Angeles,
at whose instance Attorney General
U. S. Webb held the governor s ac-
ton in conflict with the state con-
Stitution.
1t is understood Rochester will
seek to have the senate request
withdrawal of the pardon.
Efforts to move the reapportion-
ment bill out OF committee are ex-
pected in the assembly this week, in
an effort to get test vote on the
1910 ratio of congressional redis-
trictingS, backed by Southern Cali
fornia.
A compromise measure embodying
major features of the series of re-
apportionment bills is now being
drafted by subcommittee. and
when completed, will be introduced
as the committee S recommendation.
Fireworks are expected when the
oil investigation proposed by Senator
Will r. Sharkey, Martinez, gets un-
derway March 18. Sharkey has
asked the committee to determine
if there is any relationship between
the recurring gasoline "price wars"
in this state, and the 1850, 900 gas
taxes now overdue by the smaller
producers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
EDUCATOR DIES

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March l6.
U.P)-Dr Ozora S. Davis, president
emeritus of the Chicago Theologi-
cal Seminary and former modera-
tor of the Congregational church,
died on an eastbound Rock Island
train, near Topeka, Kansas, last
night. He had been in California
for his health, and was returning
to his home in Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
SCREEN ACTOR EXPIRES

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, March l6.
U.P)-James Neill, 70, one OF Holly
woods most widely known char
acter actors, died in his Glendale
home last night after a short ILL
ness. Neill was on the state for
28 years prior to entering motion
pictures 20 years ago.
He was the husband of Edythe
Chapman, herself well known in
films. He played the part of the
apostle James in King of Kings"
and Aaron in THE Ten Command
ments."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Business mems glee club, I,
Wilson school.
Choral club rehearsal, 8,
Wilson school.
Band practice, 7:45, court
house.
+. and A. NJ. No. 384, 1880,
Masonic Temple.
Troop Z. B.S.A., !, Scout hut.
Troop S, B.S.A, I, Seeley
community hall.
V.F.W., 8, Moose home.
Fox Imperial Theatre, New
Moon.
TOMORROW
Lions club, Barbara Worth.
Project leaders, 10, high
school.
NJ. +. missionary society.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
COMMISSIONER NAMED

WASHINGTON, March Is. U.P)-
President Hoover today appointed
Lieutenant Colonel Robert S
Thomas, army engineer, to be
member OF the California debri!
commission. Thomas replaced Ma
jor Ropes, who is to be relieved.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-16
SEALING
STEAMER
EXPL0DFS
Fear Heavy Loss OF Life
Aboard Vessel In
Northern Waters
DISPATCHES MEAGER
Hollywood Director Said
To Have Sailed On Ill
Fated Ship
BY j. +. MEANEY
United Press Staff COrrespOndent

ST. JOHNS, N. F., March l6 UP)
The sealing steamer Viking was
torn apart by an explosion Saturday
night off Horse Island, on the north
eastern coast of Newfoundland, ad-
vices received here said today.
Captain Abraham Kean, Jr., and
approximately l40 men, Including
Varick Frissell, New York explorer,
were aboard Many of the crew
were killed by the explosion.
Half OF the crew was unaccount-
ed for at noon today and many of
them were presumed to be adrift
on floating ice cakes. Others were
drowned in the scramble to get off
the sinking ship. The origin of the
blast was not known, but was at
tributed to the explosion of the
boiler
Several bodies were brought
ashore at Horse Island today. their
condition bearing witness to the
terrific force of the explosion
Meager advices said residents Of
Horse Island heard the explosion
and saw the ship in flames They
also reported seeing drift ice with
human figures clinging to it.
Horse Island, or st. Barbe Island
is off White Bay in northern New
foundland, just ncrth of Cape ST.
John and about 225 miles northeast
OF st. Johns.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.. March l6 (U.P)
Reports of a sealing disaster be-
lieyed to involve the loss of a seal
ing steamer which carried crew
of $50 men were received here today
from Horse Island on the northeast
coast OF Newfoundland.
According to the reports, residents
OF the island heard an explosion
Saturday night. On Sunday morn
ing. they saw a sealing steamer be.
lieved to be the Viking, on fire and
apparently doomed to destruction
The men from the steamer were
scattered on loose, moving ice sew
eral miles from shore, the reports
said Their fate was unknown.
There were three New Workers
aboard the Viking. They were Va
rick F'rissell, Harry Sargent. said to
be an explorer, and II. Pengod.
The Montreal Salvage company S
steamer9F 9FouncaIlon Franklin left
this port at noon for the scene OF
the reported disaster
The government steamer Sagona
also prepared to leave for the scene.
HOLLYWOOD, March l6. UP)-
Varick Frissell listed among per-
sons aboard a sealing vessel, be-
lieyed to have met with disaster
off Newfoundland, was prominent
in Hollywood as an independent
producer.
It was learned at the studios to-
day that Frissell said TO be a
nephew of Governor Clifford Pin
chot. of Pennsylvania, left Holly
wood a month ago for the east.
It was said here that Frissell was
prominent at Yale and was grad
uated in the class of 1926.
He entered the motion picture
field and filmed a picture called
"White Thunder a story OF ad-
venture in the sealing country Of
the north.
The production was shown TO a
number of producers here and Fris
sell was said to have decided to take
additional scenes in the north.
The producer grandfather, 1t
was said here, is president of the
Fifth Avenue National bank, New
York. and his father is a prominent
New York physician.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-29
CROssONs GOING OUT

The whole Flying Joe CroSson family, including Joe IT., four months old, flew to Anchorage to make connection with the train for Seward on their way to the States. The Crossons are going to New York where MT. Crosson goes on business matters. They will remain in New York for about six weeks. The Crossons should arrive on the train this evening in time to catch the SS Victoria out tomorrow. MT. Crosson has been flying for the Alaskan Airways.