10 FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 7, 1927. PART II. j'v'iyis'roj I fmmm win If 7 FLYERS ASK INTERESTED IN RECALL PROMINENT CITIZENS ARRESTED IRATE FATHER JAILED Alhambra Man Assaults Officer Who Sought Arrest His Daughter for Forgery ALLEY FEELS EARTH TREMBLE Earthquake Again Visit lmMrial to STUDENT TO FACE COURT Japanese Boy Held on Charge of Manslaughter Following A utomobile A ccidenl PASADENA, Jan. 6.
One card' ss act In an otherwise exemplary and Industrious life will bring Frank Hlrohata, Japanese student at Pasadena Junior College, before the Superior Court In Los Angeles on a manslaughter charge, as a result of the death of Ralph Wagner, 19 years of age. who was struck by Hirohata's automobile, December SI. The Japanese youth was bound over ALHAMBRA, Jan. 8 Police met? unexpected opposition today when they went to a house in San Gabriel to arrest Mrs. Edna M.
Menehen. 82 years of age, on a charge of passing worthless checks. The father of Mrs. Menehen, Pat. P.
Cullen. 67, took a hand In the proceedings and brandished a chair at Police Chief W. J. Shull when the latter had his back turned. Detecrlve-Lleutenant Boone grabbed the Improvised weapon Just in time and after a struggle Cullrn was subdued.
as a result of the Invasion of the to the Superior1 Court today after a Hotel Owner and Doctor Held for Violations of Liquor Laivs VENTURA. Jan. 8 Concerted raids throughout Ventura county today had netted the third arrest within a few day3 of Gus A. Berg, owner of the Hotel Ventura, the city's leading hotel, the second arrest witMn twenty-four hours of Dr. William Shore and the arrest of twenty-two other citizens, on liquor charges.
Sheriff Robert Clark and his deputies were this evening reported busy in carrying lpng the clean-up. At this morning, Shfrlff Clrfk, Undernberlfr Durley and Deputy Sheriff Suylar walked Into the Ventura Hotel with a search warrant and found seven cardboard cases, each containing twelve quarts of gin. and, one cardboard case, containing twelve quarts of port wine, nestled down in the corner of the linen closet. Berg was not present during the raid, being In Santa Barbara at the time, and upon advice of Sheriff Clark, Santa Barbara officers placed him under arrest there at In Dr. Shore's garage at 316 Oak street, the city police seized ten gallons of alcohol.
Shore had pleaded guilty to a charge of violating the Wright Act after Sheriff' deputies raided his office and seized a quantity of liquor. He paid a $500 flee when he appeared before Justice of the Peace Malvern Dimmlck. Dr. Shore was released on $500 cash bail on this latest charge. Police Chief T.
T. Mosher headed the raiding party. Automobiles Great Help to Outlaws INGLEWOOD. Jan. 6.
Practically all crimes In which an automobile figures are committed with stolen cars, and hence the owner of the machine is in a way an accessory before the fact, according to Victor Killlck, statistician of the Sheriff's office, a part of the public relations deportment of that office; who addressed the Inglewood Lions' Club toaay. Careless owners, according to the speaker, are. In fact, responsible the greater part of Juvenile crime, by making it 60 easy for youths to steal care. It is true that many of these youngsters take the car only for a Joy ride and are not aware that hey are guilty of a felony, but there are others who deliberately steal cars with a desperate purpose in mind, the speaker said. "Statistics show," he continued, "that most major crimes are committed with a stolen automobile as an accessory to the crime.
The average hold-up man or burglar, "does not make the mistake of riding to or from the scene of his crime in his own automobile. He steals one for the purpose one that Is easy to steal. Hence, it follows, that every citizen who does not take ordinary precautions to prevent the theft of his car Is Indirectly guilty of conditions that help the hold-up, the burglar, the murderer and all types of lawlessness against society. Mr. Killlck was the guest of Attorney Newcomb Cdndee, past-president of the club, who Introduced him.
ORGANIZE TO AID CRIPPLED CHILDREN BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 6. Representatives from fourteen Bakersfleld service and civic units were organized into a Bakersfleld chapter of the California Society for Crippled Children, following a meeting called today at the Bakersfleld Club, by Asa Dlmqn, president of the local Rotary Club and manager of the Bank of Italy here. W. J.
Schultz was unanimously elected chairman of the Bakersfleld chapter with Dr. Willis G. White as vice-chairman and Sam Scofleld, secretary-treasurer. The executive committee of the Bakersfleld unit Includes, in addition to the three officers, Mrs. Alfred Wyman of the Ba-kersfield Woman's Club: Mrs.
Bruce Payne of the City Federation of Parent-Teacher Association and P. T. Burns of the Exchange Club. Committeemen at large, elected during the session, were A. J.
Sutherland of the Klwanls. Samuel Taylor of the Boost ers. Raymond. Taylor of the Argonauts, Howard Cravath of the Elks, W. C.
Renfrew of the Eagles, J. M. Mclntosn, Kern county labor council, and Miss Monroe Bedwell, Business and Profes sional Woman's Club. PHYSICIAN'S ORGANIZE HUNTINGTON PARK. Jan.
At a Joint meeting of the Physicians' and surgeons' Bureau of Huntington Park and Compton, Ernest Mulder, M.D.. of Compton, was elected chlef- of-stnff of the new clinic established at the new health center at Compton, and B. C. Crowi, M.D.. of Home Gardens, a member of the local bu reau, was chosen to the place of as' slKtnnt.
in th nhtpf Tlr V. Wilms of this city was selected as secretary end treasurer. FEDERAL AID laity i icovd tUan to I 'resent Case at Capital Uses Airplane for Journey to Wash: net on Money Needed for Training Field at Beach SANTA MONICA, Jan. 6. Lleuten ant T.
J. Munchof of Hollywood, re serve officer of the Four Hundred an4 Seventy-Sixth pursuit squadron. United States Army Air Reserve, is ex-pec-' to hop off from Clover Field tomorrow for Washington, D. C. in an effort to secure an adequate appropriation for the needs of more than 500 Los Angeles county reserve office's who train here.
The Los As- eeles unri Hnilvwnnr commerce are sending Munchof as an envoy to yoiam me requisite number of training planes and proper fuel suppl- for one of the country's most Important training bases. Resolutions following a report of the military and naval affairs committees of the Hollywood and Los Angeles chambers, which are receiving the support of other important organizations, started the ball rolling, officers and civilians declare, in the direction of greatly needed Improvement in training facilities at Clover Field, acknowledged to be among the leading reserve bases in number of reserve officers. More than 500 officers train at th field in Santa Monica, which is under command of Lieut. Walter Burgess. Lieut.
Munchof planned to hop off this morning, but adverse weather conditions and additional preparation of plans for submission at Washington, made a postponement advisable. Clover Field officials said today. The committee report on the field gave the information, that present equipment includes six planes of obsolete tvpe. with less than thirty minutes fuel supply for each ship's use in a month, figuring two officers to each For solo flights the. time is cut in half.
The War Department, according to the report, has placed at Clover Field, with its 500 officers, the sama equipment furnished to areas whera as few as nine officers are trained Lieut. Munchof will leave in' ft Douglas 02-C plane. He is authorized to request twenty training planes of regular service type five of the regular army pursuit type, ten hours gas or ship time per month per reserve officer, five schools Including airplane mechanics' school, motor overhaul school, radio and communications school and an aerial naviga. tion Instrument school. Equipment for added personnel and two more steel hangars will also be requested.
Wait for Ocean to Wash Ashore Teacher's Body SAN DIEGO. Jan. 6. Scores of -watchers lined tht beach at La Joll. this afternoon waiting for the ocean to give up the body of Irene Curtis, 3S years of age, for ten years a teacher in San Diego schools, who police believed walked into the surf last night and drowned herself.
Police began work on the drowning theory after the woman's coat, hat, purse and several pieces of Jewelry had been found on the beach in the cove La Jolla. The articles were found by offlcert at the La Jolla substation shortly after Henry C. Johnson, former superintendent of schools, William John Cooper, present superintendent, had told the San Diego po-. lice that Miss Curtis had been missing since 2 p.m. yesterday from her room at the Casa Loma Hotel.
According to Bessie McCready, schxl-board employee, who also Uvea at the Casa Loma Hotel, Miss Curtis, although she continued with her class at the Grant school, had been in ill health for some time and was despondent because of that. Officer Says Gun Exploded When He Fell LONG BEACH, Jan. 6. Patrolman H. B.
McDonald slipped on a piece of glass and accidentally discharged the revolver that killed Jack Mayheld on the night of December 7, fellow members of the police department yice squad testified here in court today. Witnesses for the prosecution, which charges manslaughter In, that the policeman "carelessly" handled his gjp.r -ohat McDonald did so ha)v Min. The witnesses admitted -fW tTiey were in the raided apavtment, 853 West Fourth street, gambUig, McDonald's fellow raiders said that he hBd to break through a glass door to effect entry into the apartment and that in stepping through he slipped on the smooth glass which, lay broken on the floor. None of the prosecution witnesses testified that they saw him shoot at Mayneld. Municipal Judge Long is conducting the preliminary hearing.
Attorney CMris Wilson assisted by Police Lieutenant Dovey are defending McDonald. Dep. Clark is prosecuting him. The seven persons in the raided apartment were prosecution witnesses. Three members of the vice squad were witnesses for McDonald.
Two or three more witnesses are to take tlw stand today. CRUELTY TO COW DRAWS HEAVY FINE ALHAMBRA, Jan. 6. Forrest De-Hart, whose profession is extracting the lacteal fluid from bossies." protested to Judge W. M.
Northrup in Justice Court here today that he "Just loved cows." Testimony of E. A. Chubbuck. owner of a dairy op Valley Boulevard, however, indicated that the milker was sometimes -a cave man in his relations with the fair members of the Chubbuck herd. DeHart.
brotifM Into court on a charne of abusing a cow. declared that i he had act-cl only In slf-defense. The court thought otherwise, though. I upon hearing from Mr. Chubbuck, who preferred the charge, and fined DeHart $150 with the altercatlvt of 150 days in Jail.
ELECTION Seal Beach to Cast Heavy Vote on Much Agitated Question SEAL BEACH. Jan. 8. Seal Eeath is all wrought up over the recall election to be held here tomorrow. Both sides are sure of victory.
These sought to be recalled are R. E. Dol-ley, Jesse R. John and C. O.
Wheat, who were elected as members of the Board of Trustees at the municipal election held last April. Candidates agaltist them are Lee C. Benno, local druggist; Adolph li. Johmon. business man, and Walter A.
Stortz. eagaged in the plumbinp business here since 1912. It is charged that the incumbents sought to be recalled are Inexperienced, inefficient, reckless In the expenditure of public funds, have ignored the will cf the people by denying two petitions that were certified to the board by the City Clerk as being sufficient and that they have involved the city in needless and costly legal proceedings. In answering the recall charges, ths incumbents state that they have reduced the tax levy 45 cents on each $100 of valuation. In answer to th.s those directing the recall campaign state that tha only reduction made In the tax levy was for bond funds and that this was made possible by a surplus In the treasury created by the former Board of Trustees was the result of the Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corporation paying an unexpected 1924-1925 tax on its plant which was then under construction.
Candidates Benno, Johnson and Stortz have pledged themselves to give the people an opportunity to vote on the question of having cafes with entertainment In the city, thereby taking the matter out of politics. There are many new residents in Seal Beach who will vote here for first time, consequently a heavy vote is cxpectDd, Gets Contract for Large Job at Riverside RIVERSIDE, Jan. 6. Contract for the construction of the main water supply conduit for the hew municipal water system was awarded by the Board of Public Utilities last night to H. W.
Rohl of San Francisco, on a bid of $317,000. Financing of the entire project has been assured with the assembling of a total und of $552,000, announced the board. The pipe line is to be completed by Rohl within 180 days after project is started. Installation of- the forty-two-inch centrifugal spur concrete pipe will begin at the Colton artesian wells and end at the new reservoir on Iowa avenue. Rohl will complete his part of the Job by installing thirty-two-inch steel pipe from the reservoir to the Market-street center of the city water system.
-Funds for the project are to be obtained from the following sources: $274,135.84 from sale of the bonds of $258,000 originally provided for the purpose; $142,078.66 from the electric light current cash fund of the board, transferred to the project fund; $60,837.35 from the electric light depreciation sinking fund, recently transferred, and $75,000 from the current cash fund to be accumulated during the next six months. Rohl, as a contractor, has underbid by $7000 the manufacturing company whose materials he proposes to He was questioned on this point, repeatedly by the board, but evaded direct answer except to say that he could satisfy the strictest interpretation of the contract. OPTIMISTS BANQUET Kings County Men Celebrate at Corcoran Meeting CORCORAN, Jan. 6. Optimistic reports of agricultural and business conditions In Kings county were reported from all sections of the county at the Joint banquet and meeting of directors of the Kings County Chamber of Commerce and the Corcoran Chamber of Commerce here last night, it being shown that crops were heavier and prices higher for nearly all products in the year Just closed than in tire preceding year.
School registrations, postoffice receipts and bank deposits had all Increased during the year and returns from practically all branches of the fruit business were exceptionally favorable. West side roads and the geology of the Kings county oil fields in the new Kettleman district were discussed. C. C. Potter, geoloplst, giving Information of potential oil deposits in the new district.
OPEN AUDITORIUM OF NEW SCHOOL HUNTINGTON PARK. Jan. 6. The new Pacific school auditorium will be dedicated tomorrow night, this being one of the six new auditoriums, one at each schoolhouse, which has been erected during the past year. Fred A.
McClung, president of the Huntington Park City School Board, will present the new edifice, and acceptance speeches are to be delivered by Mrs. R. A. Leln, William Holmblad ana A. C.
Leonard. Mrs. Leln is connected with the Parent-Teacher Association of the school, Mr. Holmblad Is principal and Mr. Leonard Is president of the North Bide Association, in which territory the school and auditorium are located.
Robert Shanaha' secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. A. C. Dickerson of the PBrent-Teach-ers; will lso deliver short talks. The musical program will be ken port in by Ami Fancier Orchestra of May-wood, Barbara Ann Bird, Constance McCov.
J. R. Hood and the Pacific Choral, while readings will be given by Miss McClune. GI.EE CU TOIHS CLAREMONT, Jan. the Pomona CoHeee men's and women's glee club will mske extensive concert tours of Lo Angeles and vicinity and the San Dleeo region during the brief vacation between semesters from the 2Dth inst.
to February 2. Itineraries were announced today by Mis Sylvia Steud, manager of thewom-en's club, and Mtloa Flalier, manager pt the, men's Yo Property Damage Reported from Cities 3even Shales Keep Residents from Sleeping CALEXICO, Jan. 8 Electric cur-rent was cut off and all fires prohibited in the downtown district here t'lis afternoon an emergency measures to protect property owners against ihe breaking out of fires lu buildings shattered by last Saturday's earth jiiake shocks. Insurance represent here declared that much of the 'ire insurance In the misiness area osd been Invalidated by the "fallen building clause" in practically all policies. This Insurance, will not be reinstated, they announced, mless fl'-e hazards were educed to a mini mum.
A series of new earth tremors, the "verest of which came at 8 40 this morning, were felt during the night. The shock this morning lasted several seconds and caused many persons to rush from their hemes. Several owners reported that cracks In their walls were widened by the shocks during the night and nervousness was apparent throughout the flay. Edward L. Mayberty, Los Angeles contractor, who was employed by the City Trustees to direct reconstruction work, took this morning.
He asked that emergency claiu.es be add-d to the city building ordinance which would maks new construction work more permanent, "Buildings cannot be mad- earthquake proof," he said, "but with a small additional expense they can be constructed with resistant strength, which will eliminate hazard to life from falling walls." L. T. Mott, chief housing inspector for the State, arrived today and mode a complete survey of the damage. He declined to order condemnation of buildings, however declaring that this work ehould be done by Mr. May-berry and the local building inspector.
The State authorities, he said, would stand back of the action cf the local Inspectors. Leaves Fortune to Children of His Native City FRESNO, Jan. 6. Although he was confirmed bachelor, Francis P. Reedy, 70 years cf age, veteran Fresno harness manufacturer, so loved youngsters that in his will, filed for probate here today, he left all but $4500 of his estate of approximately $35,000 to be divided equally betweer.
the Fresno city playgrounds and the Native Sons and Daughters' central committee of Homeless Children for the benefit of the children. Specifically prohibiting that the city's half of the bequest be tised for payment of salaries, Reedy's will, executed three years ago, provides that the money shall be spent for apparatus and playground equipment from which the children may derive pleasure. Bequests aggregating $4500 are made to friends and employees by Reedy. NEW ADDITION FOR VAN NUYS SCHOOL VAN NUYS. Jan.
6. A new home-economics unit Is to be constructed at the Van Nuys elementary school, It Is announced here today by the Los Angeles Board of Education. The work of combining two bungalow buildings on the campus will provide suitable quarters lor the new department, the work on which will start oon. Up to the present the home-economics department has been housed in the school cafeterls. The trrowth and use of the latter has lorced out the home-training classes, necessitating the planning of the additional department.
So many newcomers are coming Into the Van Nuys community that enlargements and changes In the schools here are necessitated almobt every three or four months. OLD VIOLIN COMES FROM TULARE COUNTY TULA3E. Jan. 6. Seeking honors for Tulare in the old-violin contest In Los Angeles, a violin believed to be 258 years old, mode by Amail In 1669, has been shipped south by C.
L. Cain of this city. This violin has been in Mrs. Cain's ffimily for more thrin sixty years and was known to have been In possession of the next owner prior to her father for half a century. The following Inscription Is found Inside: "Anctonl-us Hieronlmus Amatl, Andre Fill, 1669." The violin narrowly escaped destruction, according to family history, when It was found necessary to rebuild It after a woman of large proportions uncerjmonlously sat upon It at a dance In Vermont In 1870.
CELEBRATE OPENING OF CHURCH SCHOOL REDLANDS, Jan. 6. Five hundred men and boys gathered in the new tflning-room of the First Baptist Church here tonight, the largest room cf its kind In the city, for a banquet, one of series prf-paratory to dedicating th-j new c'mrch school building of the church, which hsa cost bout $105,000. Lsst night 300 "vomen and gtils held ths first banquet. Tomorrow riitrrtt there will probably be 300 students of the university.
Sunday there will be two great service with Dr. Tlonline and Dr. W. F. Harper as the speakers.
Th- dedication will be on f-unrtay the 18th with two Sjwr.ke'r. Rev. J. A. Francis of Lot Aiven being one and O.
P. CTcrd of Fes'idn another. Purine Grove. Is a winter pars-dise. The new Foiest Hill Ho'el Is making low winter lates.
Homelike. Advertisem*nt. Engine Man Has Narrow Escape at Long Beach LONG BEACH, Jan. 6. Edward Wlnebrenner, locomotive engineer employed by the Hauser, Construction Company on the Long Beach breakwater project, had a narrow escape from deatfi here today when a carload of rock, weighing sixty 'tons, on which he was standing, was suddenly dumped into the sea at the outer end of the breakwater.
With quick presence of mind Wlnebrenner seized the side of the steel dump car which had suddenly been tipped and clung to Its edge with his fingers while' his body dangled over tlje sea. Trainmen came to his rescue. The dump cars, operated by 6team pressure, had failed to tilt and dump their load of rock at the base of the new breakwater. Wlnebrenner walked back over the carloads of rock to locate the trouble when the load on which he was standing suddenly careened into the sea as the steam pressure on the dumping apparatus began to work. GET GOOD PRICES Organization of Great Benefit to Kern Cattlemen BAKERSFIELD, Jan.
8. Individual cattlemen of Kern county have benefitted greatly during the past year from local packing houses, two of the houses purchasing more than worth of beef and veal from members of the Kern County Cattlemen's Association, it was reported to the association officers today by Mrs. M. L. Follansbee.
This heavy turnover of local cattle on local markets was made by association members exclusive of the large cattle handling corporations the Kern County Land Company, Te-Jon Ranch Company and Tehachapl Cattle Company. Through the efforts of the association, working with the State marketing association of the California Cattlemen's Association, Kern county's cattle raisers have obtained top prices for their beef from local packers, It is reported. They have disposed of their herds on local markets at prices equaling the Los Angeles market. POLICE BELIEVE MAN IS MURDER VICTIM VENTURA, Jan. 8.
Mystery surrounded the death today of Baptlsto Redondo, Mexican, 31 years of age, who died at the County Hospital with his throat cut. Stories told by the Mexican that he inflicted the wound, made shortly before he succumbed, are disproved by circ*mstances in the case. Police Chief H. W. Johnson of declared today.
Chief Johnson believes' that Redondo was the victim of a "love feud." The razor found in his pocket, with which he claimed to have cut himself, was not stained, and was covered with dust, according to the Police Johnson launched an investigation into the man's affairs In an effort to bring to light clues which may lead' to the identity of the slayer. ACID BURNS FROM MACHINE BATTERY LEMOORE, Jan. 6. Mrs. N.
A. Rowe of Fresno, en route to this city, suffered severe acid burns on her face as the result of an accident yesterday at the Elm-avenue intersection with the Camden highway, north of here, by the overturning of her car on the slippery pavement. She was pinned under her car, and the acid from the bBttery was spilled on her face. An ambulance from Hanfprd was summoned and the Injured woman was taken to a hospital In that city. X-rays revealed no broken hpnes or Internal Injuries, and Mrs.
Rowe was later taken to her home in Fresno. TO ADDKESS CLl'B SAN FERNANDO, Jan. 6. J. Fisher, dean of the University of Southern California, will address the regular refslon of the Men's Club of the Methodist Church in the Methodist Episcopal recreation hall Friday evening, according to E.
F. Kidder, program chairman. His topic will be "Steadying the Rocking Boat." The evening program will start with a dinner served at 6' o'clock at which the wives of the members will be guests i fimHflninul Irienit ennncu nt rivnsmlca and mechanics and Is still in the process of further development, he said. Dr. Lorenti praised the researches of Dr.
Robert A. MUUksn. head of the California Institute of Technology, In this field, and declared that his mves-tiKtln nsve attracted the attention of scientists the world over. Dr. Lorrntz is making his second visit to the California institute, hav-Ing been here before in 1923, and will remain three months.
Mrs- Lo-rentJi is with him. He haa been sws.ded msnv scientific honors, in-eluding tb.e Nabel Trize, la preliminary hearing before Justice J. Russell Morton In which witnesses told how Wagner was struck down while at his work beside a telephone company manhole at Meredith avenue and Colorado street. A warning guard rail had been placed around the open manhole to protect the men working there, it was stated, but Hirohata's machine crashed into It. killing Wagner.
Detectives and others testified that the car was traveling at a rate of at least thirty miles an hour at the intersection and that the driver was looking in the opposite direction when the accident occurred. Principal William F. Ewing of Pasadena High School, of which Hlrohata Is a graduate, and Dean J. W. Har-beson of Pasadena Junior College were In the courtroom to testify, if necessary, as to the youth's previous good record.
He is a student of unusual ability, holds high scholastic honors and has worked his way through school so far, planning to attend 2he University of Southern California. His ball was reduced today from $10,000 to $1500, which was supplied by friends. Burbank Man Held as Cattle Theft Suspect VAN NUYS, Jan. 6. Bernardo Bustemaiite, a ca'tle buyer who says he lives in Burbank, was arrested today by Detectives stetter and Berger of the valley police division cn a charge of cattle theft and after being taken to the Van Nuys station, was turned over to C.
E. Mace, brand Inspector, and Deputy Sheriff S. -Strong. According to the police report, Bus-temante buys cattle all over San Fernando Valley and as far north, as Santa Paula and Oxnard, The charges against Bustemante are based on the sale of seven head of cattle that he sold to the Lahkershlm Packing house, all o. which, it is stated, belonged to R.
V. co*cke of Bellflower who Identified the cattle at the packing-house, It asserted. When he was arrested, Bustemante asserted he bought the cattle from another dealer early last Monday morning. The county authorities are now investigating this angle of the suspected theft. Road to Park Included in Present Budget THREE RIVERS, Jan.
6. Among major projects contemplated by the State Highway Commission at this time is extension of the paved highway fro mThree-Rlvers to Sequoia National ark, according to announcement made yesterday in Fresno by Harvey M. Toy. chairman of the State Highway Commission. Total cost of propect3 contemplated for the State is about $20,000,000, of this the Three-Rivers to Sequoia Park paving is est)- i at $150,000.
The various projects, according to Toy. represent new work for which revenue must be provided, and does not include any project to be done with maintenance or reconstruction funds. They are also in addition to the allotments to be done with prison labor. Program for this work was Included in the budget submitted to Gov. Young.
There are seventy-nine projects scattered throughout the State the budget depends for its success upon new revenue. Woman Killed as Car Runs Off Embankment BRAWLEY, Jan. 6. Leona Swager-ty. 46 years of age.
of 1800 Walton avenue, Los Angeles, was killed almost instantly when the small sedan In which she and her three sous were riding plunged over a twenty-two foot embankment at Trlfollum Canal on Salton Sea highway at 2 o'clock this morning. The car was being driven by the 15-year-old son, Haskell. Neither he nor his brothers Eugene, or Lawrence were seriously injured. I could give no clear explanation for the accident and it believed that the car left tbe road when he dozed for an Instant. The party was on ita way to visit with relatives at Fayetteville, when the tragedy occurred.
The body of Mrs. Swagerty Is to be brought to El Centro and an Inquest held tomorrow, morning, Coroner B. E. Lemons stated today. Former Mayor City Attorney for Arcadia ARCADIA, Jan.
6. Walter F. Dunn, former Mayor of Monvorla, last night was reappointed City Attorney of Arcadia by the City Council st a monthly salary of $150. Mr. Dunn resigned from this position eight months sgo and was succeeded by Judge Brown of Arcadia, who recently resigned because of ill health.
The resignations of City Trustee J. P. Williams, who has moved to Alta-dena, and John- Granville from the City Planning Commission were officially accepted and appointment of successors deferred. Trustee Charles Hawk resigned as a member of the Planning Commission, recommending Trustee Samuel Schermerhorn. chairman of the Street Committee, for the post.
The Council, tu ode. the appointment. officers at 927 Monteclto Drive, San Gabriel, the home of a relative of Mrs. Menehen, Cullen and his daughter are In the Alhambra Jail, the former charged with resisting an officer and the latter with passing bad checks. The arrest of Mrs.
Menehen was brought about through the activities of the Alhambra Business Men's Association In investigating a number of check operations in Alhambra recently. Six checks In small amounts are said to have been passed by the woman at local stores. The warrant for her arrest was 6igned by the J. C. Penney Company.
The officers at, flrBt attempted to find Mrs. Menehen at her home, 1001 Vineyard Drive, San Gabriel. Then they went to the Monteclto Drive addresH, where they were met by Cullen. The father informed the officers that his' daughter was not in the house. His efforts to bar their entrance were unavailing and the two officers entered and started a search.
It was at this Juncture that Cullen attempted to hit the chief with a chair. It Is asserted. Mrs. Menehen was found hiding in one of the rooms. Quarrel Ends When Husband Shoots Self GLENDALE, Jan.
6 Frank Fisk, aged 43, a Norwegian living with his wife, Mrs. Carry E. Flsk at the River-dale auto camp, 643 South San Fernando Road, shot and killed himself last night at the close of a quarrel with his wife over money matters. Flsk, angered at his wife's reproaches when he failed to give her the amount she said she needed for a pair of shoes and by her questions as to what he had done with the money he earned while working tn Tulare before his return Glendale two days ago, seized a 32-caliber revolver, placed the muzzle In his mouth and fired, the bullet ranging upward Into his brain and killing him instantly. Mrs.
Fisk had run screaming from the tent house when Flsk grabbed the gun and was later taken to the Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital in a state of collapse. During the altercation, she admitted, she had thrown a coffee pot at Flsk's head. The couple came here recently from the East, their car bearing a Florida license. They have no children. The body was taken to Kiefer Eyerlcks Mortuary pending the completion or arrangements for holding an inquest.
Detective-Sergeants Claxton, Stanford and Munn investigated the case and found Flsk lying on the floor of the house with the empty revolver close at hand, although witnesses declare that he had only fired ons Bhot at this time, the Interference being that the other empty shells in gun were fired some time previously. Arrested After Averting Crash of Automobiles REDLANDS. Jan. 6. To be arrested on a charge of reckless driving after he had wrecked his car In an effort to avoid hitting another machine was the hard lock of E.
Garcia of 1124 Calhoun street. Garcia was hurrying to work this morning. He admits he was late and that he was going fast. At Calhoun and Union C. came around the corner carefully and sedately.
Garcia set the brakes, steered toward the curbing end shut his eyes. The police say he went, ninety feet after setting the brakes. He went over the curb and the machine smashed lnio a tree ao hard that the radiator and hood were crushed. Garcia was not hurt, not until the police told him he would be charged with reckless driving. PAY HONORS TO EXALTED RULER ANAHEIM, Jan.
6. Plans for an Informal reception to be tendered Charles F. Grakelow, Exalted Ruler of the Elks, when he visits the Anaheim lodge tomorrow, are being made by officers of the Anaheim lodge, Oscar W. Heying, Exalted Ruler, announced today. L.
A. Past Deputy Grand Exalted 'Ruler, and a Past Exalted Ruler of the Anaheim lodge, accompanied Grakelow's party on a trip to San Diego today, and will escort the distinguished visitor to Anahefcn tomorrow. All Orange county lodges are expected to assemble here to greet their chief. Grakelow and his party will be the gueftts of the Anaheim lodge at a luncheon to be served In the clubrooms at noon, followed by a public- reception, to which city officials, representatives of all prominent civic organizations, and other will be asked to meet the distinguished visitor. JUDGE FINES HIMSELF FOR LAV VIOLATION TULARE, Jan.
8. Even an official should observe the lew, according to Police Judge Harold Cross of Tulare, w' o. In facing twenty-four local citizens, cited by the police department in a surprise campaign to enforce the parklcg ordinance, placed himself at the head of the list, and fined himself $1. "Do unto thyself a you have done unto others," he murmured, aa hs placed the fine. Hie sympathies are believed to have been deeply stirred, however, as It waa found that two of the twenty-lour offenders presented excuse for parking overtime which aoundea plausible enough to the Judge to permit them to escape the fine.
He ehoweu no mercy to himself WKl the other twenty-ona. Order Plans for City Buildings at Crown City TASADENA. Jan. 6 Preparation of plans for a new City Jail and Emergency Hospital building was ordered today by City Manager R. V.
Orbl-son, to be presented to the Board of City Directors for consideration in the rear future. The project Is being opened again st this time as the City Hall and Public Library, first two units Of the Civic Center plan, near completion. It was originally planned that the Health Department and Welfare Bureau were to be housed In the Jail building, but quarters for these departments have been arranged in the City Hall, Orblson said. The question of how the construction of the new Jail will be financed la not settled at present, several plans being under consideration. The city owns a lot ou North Morengo avenue -near the Central Fire Station, which was bought for the purpose, and it is believed that this site will be used, although there has been some discussion of one farther east.
Plans for the Municipal Auditorium are also to come before the City Directors for consideration again soon. BOND IS FORFEITED Brea frrhonl Board to Complete Contractor's Work BREA, Jan. 6. The Metropolitan Casualty Company, New York City, today had forfeited bonds mounting to $165,000, and the Brea Ollnda High School Board will finish work on the local plant by day labor. The bonding company reached a decision to forfeit the bond yesterday, and the School Board acted Immediately.
The work will be carried under the supervision of A. C. Klstner of Los Angeles, architect for the building. According to A. H.
Brown, president of the High School Board, the Metropolitan Casualty Company forfeited bonds of $110,000 for material and $55,000 for completion of the building. Work on the building halted some time ago, when the contractor. J.C. Steele of Moneta, gave up the Since that time nothing has been done with the building. It Is expected that about two months will be required to complete the building.
It is now about three-fourths finished. E. C. Rath, a foreman employed on the high school building by Steele, will appear in court here the 11th to stand trial on a charge of stealing lumber. Rath was arrested on complaint of Steele some time sgo.
He appeared before City Recorder C. C. Kingsler yesterday, and asked for a Jury trial. GROOM OF SEVENTY ON HONEYMOON Illustration on Plcturs Pag PASADENA, Jan. 8.
Willis Luther Moore, former chief of the United States Weather Bureau, and his bride of a week, who was Miss Doris Pilling of Peterborough. are on their way to the Coast, and will arrive here the 17th according to word received today. Moore lives at 51 West Eighth street. where the couple will make their home. They were married at Buffalo, N.
In the First Congregational Church. Moore Is 70 years of age. and his bride is 28. They will make a short visit at Riverside before coming here. The bride Is a cousin of Edgar Worth, next door neighbor of Moore.
The two met last summer when Miss Pilling was a guest of the. Worths. Moore was chief of the Weather Bureau for twenty years: Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for sixteen years, end president for five terms of the National Geographic Society, the magazine for which he founded. He Is the author of several geographical textbooks. IMPROVEMENTS TO REDUCE INSURANCE NEWPORT BEACH, Jan.
6. A substantial decrease In fire Insurance rates rait'f result here from the Installation of a new water system and the construction of paved streets, It was announced today. James M. tvans and A. E.
McFarlln, representatives of the National Board of Underwriters, are busy making a survey of Newport Beach's water svstem and streets with the view of- making rec ommendations. The new water system installed some time ago In all parts of the city at a cost of nearly $750,000 will have much to do with the Insurance rates according to report. TONS OF PRODUCTS GO FROM WASCO WASCO. Jan. 6 Wasco district has produced and shipped out of the colony more than 1082 esrloeda of agricultural produce during the past twelve months, in addition to producing 3202 bales of cotton which have been Rlnned and more which Is still to be picked.
These figures have been complied with the aid of the horticultural Inspector, C. A. Bewick, and the Santa Fe agent, George Sullivan. Most of these shipments were made by rail a considerable quantity left by truck. All shipments have been reduced to csrlot figures or purpose of arriving at estimate of the total production of the district.
NOTED TEACHER HERE Member of Faculty of Dutch University Discusses Quantum Theory PASADENA, Jan. 8. The so-called quantum theory will mean more to the physicists of the world than any other research In physics. In th opinion of Prof. H.
A. Loreutz of the University of Leydrn. Holland, one of the most distinguished of the world's veteran scientists, who Is now at the California Institute of Technology to deliver a aeries of lectures. vu h.j.nhvsics. Dr.
'Lorentz declared. It has rioted physicist says is the most Important in thd entire field, li briefly the theory that ho continuity exists in physical phenomena, especially in radiation. It was first advanced by Prof. A. Planck of the University of Berlin twenty-ris yeera sgo.
and since then through other scientists has led to the theory of the structure and development of the atoms and then to the discovery of electrons. The advent of the quantum theory, with the subsequent development of the Einstein relntlvity theory, ws the greatest slug la step In the history of i.
