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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
CLUE IN BROOKS
CASE PROVES TO
BE- LIKE OTHERS

Indicating the willingness of Off
GERS to follow out the slightest clue
that might lead to discovery of Vir-
ginia Brooks, 10. missing San Diego
school girl. Imperial county depu-
ties yesterday journeyed to Coyote
Wells in vain search of an unnamed
man said by the Yuma sheriff to
be a partner of a man named Ma
jors, living near Welton, Arizona.
with a girl resembling the San Di-
ego child.
Cooperation of the local sheriffs
office was asked by the Yuma
force in a telephone conversation
Saturday night. The Yuma law
enforcement office explained that
Arizona officers had received in
formation that Majors, in Welton,
had a girl answering the description
of Virginia Brooks.
The same information indicated
that Majors had a partner living
near Coyote Wells, said the Yuma
officers. Local deputies were asked
to investigate, and if possible get
in touch with the partner.
Investigation disclosed that no
one living near Coyote Wells had
ever heard of Majors, and that he
had no partner there. The result
of the trip to Coyote Wells was re-
ported to the Yuma office. where
the opinion was expressed that the
incident was another false clue in
the mysterious case.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
Nations Crime
Wave Decreases

WASHINGTON, March ?. UP
Substantial decreases in Grim e
throughout the country in the first
month of the year. as compared
with December. 1890. are reported
IN the monthly bulletin on the
justice departments bureau of in
vestigation.
The average number Of crimes
committed daily in 1000 cities was
set at 1924 in December and I'LL
in January
Los Angeles headed the list of
the 1000 reporting cities. with a
total of 1920 crimes in January, in
Guiding eight murders. There was
no report for New York, and only
a partial one for Chicago The
Illinois city's partial report, how
ever, gave it 28 murders and II
cases of manslaughter by negli-
gence, the most of any city listed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
THE BEST LAID PLANS
CONTINUE TO GO ASTRAY

and you take it to my friend
and he'll give you the money"
said Wright, drawing the "foun-
tain pen."
He pressed a button and in
stantly the room was filled with
gas. Everybody, including him
self, began to cough and cry.
II was as bad for one as the
other, so the weeping bandits
took Mrs. Wright's jewelry. S4OO
worth, tied her and Wright to
chairs. locked them in the gas
filled room and left them to
weep and talk about Wrights
preparedness ideas until help
arrived.
Mrs. Wright. II is understood,
did most of the talking.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
METROPOLITAN
DISTRICT WILL
AMEND CONTRACT
Promises To Cooperate
With Imperial Board
On Water Division

Full assurance that the Metropol-
itan Water District will seek an
amendment to its water contract
with the United States so that rec
ognition is given the agreement
granting 3850,000 acre feet per an
mum to agriculture before any al
lotment of CALIFORNIA; share of
Colorado river water goes to coast
al plain, was given to directors OF
Imperial Irrigation District last
week.
The Metropolitan board met with
the Imperial District directors and
officers in Los Angeles before the
latter group left for Sacramento
where it was planned to ask passage
of a joint resolution by the state
legislature protesting against fail
ure of the Metropolitan district to
abide by the terms of the agree
ment. The result of the hastily
called meeting in Los Angeles was
the agreement of the Imperial Dis
trict to withhold for the present at
least its resolution.
The Metropolitan group agreed
to have its attorney, w. B. Mathews
who is now in Washington, and
others who are to go there short
| ly, request an amendment TO the
water contract. c. L. Childers OF
this district is expecting to leave
for Washington tomorrow, primar-
lily to take part in fighting the
| Arizona suit against the Boulder
dam project, but incidentally to CO.
operate with the Metropolitan dis
trict in securing the amendment to
the water contract.
The position taken by the Imper-
ial District with respect to the Met
ropolitan Water districts contract
is backed by the Irrigation District
Association of California, which or
ganization held a meeting in Sac
ramento last week. The directors
from this district explained the
whole Colorado river situation al
that meeting and received the un-
qualified approval of the associa.
ton. The farm bureau federation
of California also endorsed the dis
trict's position, returning directors
stated today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
FARMERS WILL
BE GIVEN LOANS
BY GOVERNMENT
Many Applications From
DrOught-Stricken Area
Already Coming In
BY WILLIAM A. CHANCE
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, March 2. U.P)-
Arrangements were complete today
for handling the army of drought
affected farmers who this week will
follow World war veterans in seek
ing government loans.
BY nightfall. the agricultural de-
partment expect to have received
thousands OF applications for food
loans under the S20000,000 appro-
President Hoover.
Ten thousand loan application
blanks were being sent to offices at
Memphis, st. Louis and Grand
Forks, N. D., which will disburse the
loans
The army Of hungry farmers is
mobilizing in 81 states to borrow
federal money with which TO buy
food, clothing and medicine. AS
collateral, they must give a first
lien on their crops, as in the case
of loans under the $45 10000
drought relief appropriation.
Two classes of loans will be made:
!. Loans to individuals for Gre
alton or expansion of capital Ssruc-
ture OF agricultural and livestock
credit corporations in local COM
munities.
3 Loans for the rehabilitation
Of agriculture
The latter is the phraseology in
cluded in the bill at the insistence
Of President Hoover, who feared
any loans other than those under
the S45 600 1000 seed, feed and fer
tilizer fund would be mistaken as
"doles".
Means What II Says
Secretary of Agriculture Hyde has
interpreted rehabilitation OF agrl-
culture" to mean lust what II
says" the money to be used for
loans not gifts"
Under the first classification,
0,O00 900 is available for loans to
farmers who subscribe to capital
stock in credit corporations. In no
one case will loans be extended to
members of corporations whose
capital stock totals less than
SOS 900.
Under the second classification,
the agricultural department will
make loans direct TO farmers who
are not members of credit corpor-
atoms. according to Hyde.
Applications for loans first must
be approved by a committee which
is to be formed in each of the 81
states. Only one has thus far been
organized-in Arkansas-but the
department has compiled lists Of
prospective members for other state
committees and expects to COM
plete them this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
Supreme Court
Denies Reviews

WASHINGTON, March 3 W.P)-
Antoine Parmagini, sentenced to II
years in prison on narcotic law
charge, was today denied supreme
court review of his conviction in
San Francisco year ago.
Parmagini was convicted with
William Levine of having assisted
in the sale of $500 worth of NOR
phine negotiations for which began
in a San Francisco hotel room and
were completed by delivery in an
automobile several nights later
Marmagini contends that tn e
only evidence of his having assisted
in the sale came from Daniel Far
rell, a reputed stool pigeon who, it
is charged, was later found guilty
of having committed two robberies
while on the government payroll.
Farrell, it was claimed. afterward
offered to retract the testimony he
gave against Parmagini as perjur-
Gus. Levine. sentenced to is years
in prison for his part in the trans
action, was denied a review by the
supreme court.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
R!S9}!;

S A n T A M 0 n | G A,
Mar. l. Especially The SOL
diers that are lined up get
ting their money sure look
like they needed it. The
big financial boys say that
cts bad economy to pay
the money now"
When was there any
thing connected with the
war good economy? Even
entering it wasn't a stroke
of financial genius. Hog
Island cost as much as this
bonus, and tn e enemy
couldn't find it, and neith-
er could we.
A debt is just as hard
for a government to pay
as it is for an individual.
No debt ever come due at
a good time. Borrowing is
the only thing that is
handy all the time.
Yours, WILL ROGERS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02

CHICAGO, March 2. (U.P)-
Red Wright believes in prepar-
edness against holdup, especi-
ally when the first of the
month comes on Sunday.
lie always carries a $500
check (it's 4 trick and a foun-
tain pen that contains tear gas
instead of ink.
Two men held up Wright and
his wife Sunday in their room
ing house. Wright was pre-
pared as usual.
First, he handed the bandits
the $500 check. He explained
he had just taken the first of
the month rent receipts to n
friend, who put the money in
a safe and gave the check as
security.
"Now, I'll endorse the check
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
REQUEST |
SPECIAL
ELECTION
Supervisors Ask Governor
To Order Selection Of
Writer'S Successor
ACTION UNANIMOUS
Board Holds Need OF
Having Assemblyman
At Capital Imperative

A proclamation by Governor
Rolpk calling special election to
fill the office OF assemblyman va
Gated by the death of Myron D.
Witter is expected this afternoon or
tomorrow, following dispatch of o
telegram this morning by the county
board of supervisors requesting that
the governor issue such proclama-
ton.
Should Governor Rolph issue the
proclamation tomorrow it will be
March 13 before the election can be
held. since the law provides that the
election shall not be called less than
10 days after an election is ordered
by the governor.
An election to fill the office of as
semblyman from this district will be
open to any candidate, no names
appearing on the ballot. Each voter
will write in the name of his choice
for office, and the man receiving
the greatest number of votes Will
be elected. Any citizen of good
standing is eligible for election.
The text of the telegram sent to
the governor follows:
- Hon. James ftOlpn, JT., SofcIAot
of the State of California.
Sacramento, Calf.
Imperial county board Of super
visors in session today unanimously
resolved that you be requested to is
sue your proclamation ordering spe-
cial election in Imperial county to
fill vacancy in the office of assem-
blyman caused by death of the late
| Myron D. Witter. Please issue proc
! lamation earliest possible date.
Please wire action as board of super
visors in session today and Tues
day.
Follows Conference
The telegram was signed by A. Y.
Preble, chairman of the board, Will
liam Best, r. C. Smith, Henry l..
jackson and Dave Vencil.
This action was taken by the board
after a conference with Elmer w.
Heald. district attorney. who return
ed from Sacramento Saturday night.
Cost of the election was estimated
by Chairman Preble not to exceed
81 500, while ffeald stated this af-
(Cont1ued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
Oldest House
Member Dead

WASHINGTON, March 2. UP) =
Congress mourned today the loss Of
its dean, Henry Allen Cooper of Wis
consin, 80-year-old liberal who died
here three days before completing
his 36th year in the house.
The house planned to recess for
en- hour today in tribute to one OF
its valiants who was beloved by all
parties and factions. Cooper'S body
will leave here Wednesday for his
home in Racine, there to lie in state.
The hardy old leader died with
his boots on He left the house
late Saturday after a hectic night
session, apparently in good health.
About IL p. m, not long after he
retired, he complained of shortneSs
of breath. Three hours later he
died, peacefully and without pain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
GANDHI DEMANDS
OFFER TROUBLE
TO GOVERNMENT
BY WEBB MILLER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent J

LONDON, March 2. U.P)-The
demand of the Mahatma M. K
Gandhi, Indian Nationalist leader,
for a general inquiry into charges
of police cruelty to his followers ap-
peared today to be the factor upon
which peace or intensified warfare
III India depended
Consultations between the viceroy,
Lord Irwin, and officials in London
continued over the weekend. Gan
dhi S insistance on police investi-
cation was considered more signifi-
can't than it appeared on the sur
face, for the government regarded
it as an indirect effort to under
mine the loyalty of the Indian ma
tive police.
Inasmuch as British power in In
dia and the administration of laws
is greatly dependent upon the COM
plete loyalty of 270,000 native po-
lice under British officers, the gov
ernment is impelled to defend and
support the actions of the police to
the utmost, particularly where Incl
dents arose through the police exc
cution of government orders
The government claims that Gam
dhi IS insistence Of an inquiry is de-
signed to weaken police prestige and
morale.
Two other of Gandhi S demands
are causing difficulties: the right to
picket liquor houses and cloth shops
and the right to manufacture salt.
The serious effects of Gandhi S
campaign are emphasized by the
budget of the central Indian govern
ment, revealing a deficit of nearly
S54 100000 largely due to civil dis
obedience and boycotts. The deficit
will necessitate additional taxation.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
All Oil Stocks
Move Downward

LOS ANGELES, March 2. U.H-
Due to the gasoline war" all oil
issues sold off fractionally in fairly
active trading on the Los Angeles
Stock exchange today. Transamer-
ica was the only stock to advance
in price, 270O shares selling at 1914
up Is.
Prices of oil issues included: Un-
ion Associates, %, off q; Standard
of California. 1895, off Is; Rich
field Preferred 6l4, off Is; Bolsa
Chica 10as, off Is; Republican Pc
troleum 2, off q; Union Oil 1885
df *; Rio Grande 8, off Is: Rich
field As, unchanged and Pacific
Western u, unchanged.
Southern California Edison was
the only active industrial, 400 shares
selling at 81, unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02

EXPECTS
DRY ROW
Reapportionment Fight
May Interfere With
congressman Election
GOVERNOR OPPOSED
Legisture Does Not Like
Proposal To Abolish
Term Appointments
BY HOMER ROBERTS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO. March 2. U.P) -
A possible wet and dry fight further
complicated the reapportionment
problem today as the state iegisla-
ture began the second week OF its
final session here.
1t all started over the announce
ment by Assemblyman T. M. Wright,
San Jose, dry leader and author OF
California IS enforcement act, that
he would be n candidate cat large
for congress in the event that the
legislature failed to agree upon a
redistricting program.
This was taken as evidence OF fear
on the part OF the drys that an
agreement on reapportionment could
not be reached. Because wet North
ern California has shown marked
ability to elect its candidates tor
congress, congressman at large
would be tantamount to dry de-
feat in California. legislative OBJ
servers declared
Three other important develop
ments were scheduled on the legis-
lative program today:
|. The conference OF Governor
Rolph and his legislative leaders 10
discuss administration reorganiza-
ton measures.
3 The contest over the seat OF AS
semblyman p. j. Hayes OF San
Francisco, to be resumed in assem-
bly, committee. with every evidence
that 1t will be fought out on the
floor of the lower house.
3. Opposition to the bills prohibit
ing married women not heads OF
families from being employed in
state, city and county offices.
Whether the governor will be
called upon to "crack the whip
over the legislature and exert some
sort of administrative leadership TO
keep it in line was one OF the ques-
tions to be decided at his confer
ence today.
Approve "Spoils System
Widespread opposition to the gov
ernor's so-called "spoils system -
bill as we'll as his measures creating
four new state departments are said
to have resulted in calling the con-
ference.
Although the governor is willing
to make some notifications in his
proposed new departments, it is un-
derstood he will stand pat' on his
measure virtually abolishing term
appointments for major state Of
fices, requiring them to be lat the
pleasure of the governor. -
Contest over the seating of Assem-
blyman Hayes was brought up by
Robert Fry. former aSsemblyman OF
San Francisco, who was defeated by
Hayes. Fry maintains that Hayes
had not complied with the state law
requiring his residence in the dis
trict for year.
Representatives of school teachers
and other women IS groups of Cali
fornia have descended upon the
state capitol in opposition to the bill
by Assemblyman Dan Emmett, OF
Santa Paula, hitting at the employ
ment of married women.
This measure has resulted in per-
haps the biggest avalanche of let
tiers received by legislators on any
proposed measure. Thousands OF
married women working as school
teachers or for state and county Of
fices are writing letters protesting
the enactment of bill which they
hold to be unfair in its discrimina
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
Crabtree Case
Penalty Upheld

WASHINGTON, March 2. U.P)-
The supreme court today heard an
echo of the litigation over the for
tune left by the late Lolita Crab
tree, actress who was the darling of
miners in the California gold rush
days.
1t refused to review a ruling of
the Massachusetts, supreme court
sustaining a sentence of six months
in prison for perjury imposed upon
Mrs. Ida M. Blankemburg, of Tulsa,
Okla
Mrs. Blankenburg was alleged to
have testified falsely while contest
ing a share of the Crabtree fortune.
She claimed she was a daughter of
the beautiful Lotta.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
LOCAL ROBBERY
TRIAL OPENS IN
SUPERIOR COURT

c. w. Hollingsworth, charged with
the robbery of Uncle Bob Heath
went on trial this morning before
Judge A. c. Finney and jury of
eight women and four men.
Clyde Moore, charged jointly with
Hollingsworth with. robbing the old
cattle buyer of s760, entered a plea
of guilty some time ago and applied
for probation. His application is
still pending. Moore might take
the stand as a state witness before
the present trial is ended.
Hollingsworth and Moore were ar
rested by Chief of Police Frank p.
McCaslin and Frank Smyer, city
traffic officer, on the night Heath
was robbed, and only short time
after the robbery was reported.
Money found on the place of the
arrest. which had apparently been
thrown down by the two youths,
amounted to just S760, the sum
taken from Heath after the robbers
attacked him.
Heath was the first witness to
take the stand today. He told OF
the robbery, in which one of the
robbers attacked him from behind,
or the side, while the other ripped
his pocket book y,om the pocket.
He recognized his assailants, he
said. The witness testified that he
had seen Moore in a pool hall ear
lier in the evening, when cashlng a
check.
Frank Smyer was the second wit
ness on the stanG, and told OF the
arrest of HollingsWorth and Moore,
and the finding of the money where
they had apparently thrown 1t.
Chief of Police McCaslin may be
called to the stand this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
Severe Storm
Visits Europe

PARIS, March 2. UR) - March
brought the winters worst storm to
Europe today. An area extending
from Russia to Central Italy was
whipped by snow, wind and rain.
Snow covered most of the British
Isles and half of France. Many
mountain villages were isolated
According to reports received here,
two thirds of Italy was in the grip
of the storm.
Railroads were blocked in Den
mark and Russia and trains were
delayed in Germany, Holland, Bel
GUM and France.
Twenty fishing ships were re-
ported missing in the North Sea
and the English channel.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
MISSING WOMAN
FLYER LOCATED
ILL in HOSPITAL
Edna Mae Cooper Discov-
cred Suffering From
Mysterious Injuries

MONTEREY, Cal, March 2. U.P)
Miss Edna May Cooper, joint
holder of the worlds endurance
flight record for women. who dis
appeared a week ago in Hollywood.
was identified today as a patient
IN the Monterey Hospital, Inc.
Suffering from an apparent lapse
ON memory induced by a hard blow
at the back of her head, Miss
Cooper could give no explanation
for her presence in Monterey.
Besides the head wound-an ugly
abrasion and swelling-the right
side OF the girls body is black and
blue, either as though she had suf-
fered severe beating or had taken
ia heavy fall.
DR.. Hugh Dormody, physician at
the hospital, was not inclined to
believe that the girl had been in
an automobile accident, as the body
bruises were not accompanied by
surface abrasions.
DR.. Dormody was summoned yes
terday to the San Carlos hotel, Mon
terey, with word that ga guest was
ILL., -
He found Miss Cooper-whom he
Gid not ecognize-Suffering from
severe headache and very weak.
When her condition did not respond
to treatment, DR.. Dormody said, ne
feared that she had suffered a cerc-
bfal concussion and urged that she
go to the hospital.
There he discovered her identity
and realized the full extent OF her
injuries when a conversation dis
closed that she thought she was in
Santa Monica.
DR.. Dormody had promised to
| come back to see her ''after the
polo game.
"What polo gameP' Miss Cooper
asked
1.-THE one at Del Monte" Dr.
Dormody replied.
''Why, how can you go to Del
Monte and return this afternoon?'
Miss Cooper asked and further cX-
planation convinced her that she
was in Monterey.
She declared then and CONSISTENCY
! since, DR.. Dormody said, thai she
! had no idea how she came to Mon.
| terey.
To confirm her identity, DR.. Dor
! Morris, wife of the novelist, wht
had known Miss Cooper in Los An
! geleS. Mrs Morris definitely identi.
fled the patient as Miss Cooper.
| LOS ANGELES, March 2. (UP) =
! Edna Mae Cooper, prominent avia-
trix who has been missing nearly
a week, is i'll and staying at the
home of friends today, according tc
mysterious telephone message re-
ceived by the girl S mother, Mrs
Mary Cooper.
A man who refused to tell his
name informed Mrs. Cooper by tele-
| phone, police reported, that he knew
both her and her daughter in Penn
sylvania years ago and that Miss
Cooper was staying at his home
i here.
my wife and I live alone and
have Edna Mae with u.s. the man
said "She is very sick and recov-
ering slowly. She lapsed into un-
consciousness shortly after coming
to us. Overwork and worry is her
| trouble Don't worry about eX-
penses. We will keep her with us
until she is able to get on her feet
again.
Mrs. Cooper said today that she
could not hazard a guess as to the
identity of the man who telephoneo
her but that she felt now that her
| daughter was safe.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
Blame Workman
For Bomb Blast

PORTLAND, Ore, March 2. (U.H-
A discharged workman was blamed
by police today for an unsuccessful
attempt to bomb an apartment
building here.
The bomb, supposedly hurled
from a passing automobile, landed
near the corner of the building and
was lying in an open space when
it exploded Seven windows were
broken in the apartment and sur
rounding buildings were shaken.
Harry Mittleman, owner of the
apartment, told police he had
trouble recently with a former em-
ployee.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
Blaze Damages
TrOtsky Home

ISTANBUL, Turkey, March
W.P)-Part of Leon Trotsky's valu-
able library and an unfinished book
upon which the exiled Soviet leader
was working were destroyed by fire
which damaged Trotsky's residence
on Prinkipo Island near here.
Trotsky and his family were
forced to leave the house in their
night clothes. Trotsky's correspond
ence with Nikolai Lenin was not
damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
SEEKS WOMEN FLYERS

WICHITA, Kans., March 2. (U.P)-
Mrs. Opal Kunz of New York, COM
mander of the Betsy Ross corps, a
group of women pilots organized for
military service in the event OF war,
took off from Wichita today for Los
Angeles. She plans to establish a
"post' of the Betsy Ross order
there. Mrs. Kunz is flying her own
plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-02
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Basketball, I, high school.
InterpOst Council, 8, Legion
hall, HOltville.
Band practice, 7:45. court
house.
F. and A. Nj. No. 384, 1880;
Masonic Temple.
Troop I. B.S.A.. I, Scout hut.
Troop 5. B.S.A., I, Seeley
community hall.
Brunk's Comedians, s, Imper-
ial avenue.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "rhe
Easiest Way.
TOMORROW
Lions club, Barbara Worth.
Eastside- Sunset home depart
ment, 1880, Il. b. Harmon
home.
Presbyterian missionary soci-
ETY., 2:30, 872 Orange.
Nj. f. Ladies Aid, 1890, All
Sandalwood.