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60. YOUNG COMMUTES SLAYER'S SENTENCE More Than 3000 Reported Dead In Japan Quake Correspondent Reports Scenes In Various I IMMEDIATE! RELEASE OF 3 RUSSIANS DEMANDED Fights Bites A aerial attack upon mosquitoes, with fleets ot planes spreading powdered root, of the derrls plant over large areas, is the proposal of Dr. Arthur chief entomologist of the Canadian government. Breeding could thus be prevented, Dr. 1 Gibson recently told the New Jersey Mosquito Extermination Association.

Sections As Heart Rending; Refugees Are Exposed To Snow, Rain; Bodies Burned (By Associated Press) OKYO. March of refugees in central Japan, hungry and in soru iced of medical aid, tonight-wore strusreling'to bring order out of ihe chaos created 0 Monday night by the earthquake which already is known to have taken a toll of more than .2,000 lives. The home office this stated ihat its latest advices showed that 2,275 persons were killed and 3,441 injured, information received by Tokyo newspapers, however, Indicated that the dead the entire earthquake region number more than 3,000, while one newspaper estimated that the toll would mount to 5,000, with from 50,000 to 75,000 home- less. Says Conditions Are Heart Rending The correspondent the Tokyo Asah Shiiubun, who traveled through the stircken area, reported trom Miyaza that the scenes in' Miueyama, where more than 1,000 persons were -killed, a Aiuino were heart "rending. Refugees, he said, wero exposed to snow and rain, while only a small amount of relfot was avall- inasy relatives of victims of the quake spent the day.

in the ruins of devastated villages seeking the bodies 'of fathers, mothers, sons and -daughters. Funeral pyres built and bodies i cremated. Other inhabitants 'of the worked with police and soldiers iu extricating bodies and giving aid to-the-in- inrrd, In Burying Victims i Shallow graves wero dug in. the SIIQW covered ground, even small children assisting in t'ae burial rites. Bits of half burned sticks, raked from the debris," we're used as incense sticks for tbe offering of prayers before burial.

Japanese and Christian preachers aud priests were everywhere" aiding aud comforting widows and orphans. The roads throughput, the region were reported literally 'lined with the bodies of victims, tin- claimed by relatives or friends. The Tango region, which suffered severely, was described by one correspondent as the seat of misery of "central-Japan. Hundreds of survivors were finding shelter from a heavy downpour of cold rain, which has been falling since last night. of the refugees were forced to sleep on snow covered ground, soakd to the skin and in constant fear ot further shocks, Belief Workers Hit By Flood Conditions To add to tho misery of the inhabitants along the banks of the Tatsuta and.Maruyama.

rivers, the streams rose over their banks, washing away houses and rendering relief work almost impossible. Numerous young factory girls were reported to have been crush- -cd or burned lo death in buildings in the town of and surviving members of their families today dug in Uie ruins in the hope of recovering the.bodies. A second shock was felt in. the district late last night, 'but did comparatively little damage. Radio Used To Teach Pupils In California? France Alone In Knowledge How Children Learn In This State ARIS, March a knows many California children are so far from school that they are taught by wireless.

Here is what the principal evening paper of Paris tells the. French: "in California where the schools frequently arc far apart and where, consequently, pupils cannot attend regularly, excel; lent use i a of wireless- It is by' radio that the pupil hears "his master's voice" dictate a text or a problem to him. "The pupil mails his lessons to the professor for correction. "Evidently, there is loss of time, but that is small difficulty when one considers the obstacles overcome." Couriers Reported To Have Been Killed; Soviet Seeks Facts IVLUIU.U Farmer Places Dynamite Cap! In Stove; Forgets Act; Blast Results Japan Appreciates Sympathy of U. S.

WASHINGTON, March --In a uote to Acting Secretary Grew Oi the state Lue Japanese ambassador expressed "sincere thanks and deep appreciation" for the sympathy and condolence the American government and people on" the occasion of the earthquake in Japan. He said he had transmitted to Tokyo the note received from the state department during the flay. Hold On There MADAM! EFOKB you start to bows.doing your spring house cleaning what have you iu the "implement" line to do it with? How are you fised for brushes? Turn to the BUYERS' GUIDE in the- 1 sec- before starting on your cleaning--you will find anything you may need in the line of cleaning "implements" listed Popping corn in an oven merry -din, but roasting dyua mite caps go off with a nciss like the "crack of doom," in the opinion oE Slieldon Shiitb, 21 rancher in the Wood Colony dis trict. absent-mindedly built a fire in a- stove in which he had placed some dynamite caps. TUe resulting explosion wrecked the house but did not injure him.

Some time ago Smith was blast- Ing slumps. Having a bos ol dynamite caps left he placed them iu tho over in his untenant- erl house for safe keeping. While working in the house yesterday he built a fire to keep warm. ploded with a. crash that lifted young Smith off his feet.

The concussion blew the stove into small pieces. The flying particles tore through tho walls, giving the room the appearance of having been bombarded. Smith was badly jarred iinrurt. Young Daughter of Playwright Seized but LOS ANGELES, March --Monica Kearney, seven year old daughter of Patrick Kearney, playwright, was seized by deputy sheriffs and held at juvenile hall here today on a court order ob- ander Porterfield of Santa Barbara, who asserted Kearney was about to violate a court decree by taking tho child, outside the state. The seizure was made at a railway station where the child, her nurse and her father were about to board an'eastbound train.

Irrigation District Officers Re-elected MANTECA, March --AH officers of the South San Joaquin district were re-elected to' office at a reorganization meeting Tuesday. The officers are: D. 0. Castle, president; S. L.

Stccie, secretary: J. C- Johnson, assistant secretary; leorge K. Parker, chief engineer; and Charles H. Schaefer. superintendent of water distribution.

$50,000 I GEMS STOLEN SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Mar. and 550,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry were stolen from the store of tho Schubacli Jewclrv company here last night. RAIN iN SOUTH SAN BERNARDINO, Mar. 9---(ff)--A day of intermittent showers brought .25 of an inch of rainfall today.

The season's mark 17.97 inches. (By Associated Press) MOSCOW, March soviet government today renewed its demaml on Peking that Jlme. Borodin, wife oE Michael Borodin, adviser to the Cantonese, and ihe three soviet couriers, arrested Saturday on the soviet vessel, Pamiat Leniqa, be released Immediately. The demand was sent to the Chinese mission iu Moscow and was a reinforcement of a previous note on, the matter sent to the Peking authorities. Will Go To.Limit 1 To Secure Release Soviet.

officials said they recognized that Chang. Tso-Lin, Manchurian war lord, who was reported to have ordered the execution of the three couriers as spies, was operating entirely independently of existing government in Peking and that consequently there would be some difficulty in securing the prisoners' release. They stated, however, that no measure would be neglected to obtain the freedom oE those held. Government officials said that they could not believe that'Chang Tso-Lin would gp' so'far as to order the execution of the couriers and added that they were entirely without confirmation of such a report. Duty of Soviet To Protect Citisenfc It was pointed out that whether Russian citizens abroad "were associated or not, with the soviet government, the Soviet's duty was protect them from arrest, in foreign-lands wliere it was thSir i with other ioreigners, "about freely while pursuing their peaceful vocations.

Representative of Cannery In Head-On Collision Near Manteca MANTECA, March. 9---(Special) --E. Morra, representative of a Modesto cannery, received severe lacerations ami bruises when his automobile and another machine Dispatches from Peking tonight said that, the eoviot einbass: Peking bat! sent a note of pro- teat to the Chinese "office there, and that the authorities had telegraphed General Chang Tsung- Chang, the Shantungese com inander, whose troops arrested the Russians, to send them the facts the seizure of the Pamiat Lenina. Say Execution of Trio Carried Out Chinese sources today reported that General Chang Tsuug-Chang had ordered the execution the three couriers and that, the exe- tions had been carried out. Reports that Chang Tso-Un had ordered the execution of the three Russians were denied at the headquarters -of the Ankuochun, or allied northern armies, where it was said that Chang Taung-Chang liacl full power to deal with the prisoners without asking permission of Chang Tso-Lin.

Ex-Convict Facing Charge of Murder SACRAMENTO, March (LP) Murder in the degree was charged today against J. C. 'Bugs" McCoy, 4S, and tineraut laborer, alleged by the district attorney's office to have Axel Anderson last Saturday night. A new witness was injected nto iho case today when John testified that lie was sland- ng within sis feet of McCoy when the latter fired at Archie iabershaw. The bullet missed labershaw and struck Anderson, ccording to Miller's testimony'.

fianlon, Ex-Boxer 5 Free; $25,000 Bail SAX FRANCISCO, March Eddie Hanlon, former prizi ighter, held in jail since Fehru- ry 20 on a. charge of murdering Valter Xoouan, was released to- ny on $25,000 bonds. Bail for prisoner was fixed after ihe irst day of a preliminary hearing police court. The hearing will continued tomorrow. on the.

North receiving treatment for his injuries in Manteca Morra returned to the Hold Modesto, where he resides. The other machine which figured in the crash is in possession of Manteca authorities. It is reported damaged beyoud re- posed pair. No trace of the driver has been found. He is 'reported to hare disappeared immediately after the accident.

told authorities that the other machine was carelessly 'op' SENATE O.K/S BILL MAKING POSSESSIONOF STILLJELONY Amendment To Water Rights Law Offered; Report Is Attacked (By Associated Press) SACRAMENTO. Marfch The wet and dry storin signal was flaunted lie-fore tUc peaceable forty-seven tli legislature today but failed to seriously disturb the calmness of the law making tide, and the senate by a vote of 2S to 9 dealt out a new weapon for prohibition enforcement for consideration of the It passed the Jones bill to make possession of a still for unlawful purposes a felony. la the same session two new governmental department bills were sent through the senate. The assembly set afloat a new issue to develop contention in ttio shape of a constitutional amendment to drastically change the law of riparian waler rights. Department Bills Passed By Senate The new departments proposed in administration measures passing the senate are the -departments public health, and of social welfare.

Unanimous votes sent these to the assembly. The water law constitutional amendment emphasized tbe fact. tbat the joint committee of both houses after five weeks study uuriiig the couslHuliouai recess of toe lagislature could not reacb an agreement. Last week there was introduced in both "houses a report of this committee which had been jammed through the committee on motion of its chairman, Senator Garrison ok. Modesto, Youth Fights Against Death Kept Alive By Artificial Respiration Volunteers Winning Battle CHICAGO, March --Alfred Frick, kept alive 86 hours by a crew of men-work-, ing in shifts to provide artificial respiration for him, became weaker shortly after midnight and was on the verge of death early today, physicians said.

HICAGO, March by breath, a gruel- ling uuhill battle lor liie was fought today by Alfred. Frick. kept alive for more than SO hours by artificial respiration applied by fellow workers. It seemed as though the endless chain tireless volunteers were to be rewarded, for the 22 year ohl victim of paralysis consumed some broth and milk and spoke ofteuer to his comrades. Physicians said if he could survive the nest 24 hours lie would probably get well, but tlie, prospects were none too cheering.

YOUTH HAS PARALYSIS Frick is suffering from, a pe? culiar type oE paralysis that affects the lower part oE the brain and spinal cord. The nerve contact with the dia- phragnyis dead and his friends stand for "15 minutes at a stretch, one side of the bed, pressing up and down, providing him with air. They worked with clock-like rhythm as near natural breathing as possible. Press down, Relax. Press down.

Relax. Ami thus they continue dav and night. Tho chose" this method of keeping Frick alive, rather than a. pulniotor, because the machine would have necessitated covering his fac This they said would have prevented feeding him and would have lowered his spirits. Much of food has been liquid injected into the blood stream through the leg.

He has been virtually without sleep during his illness, falling asleep a few mniutea at a timo through sheer exhaustion; FRIENDS VOLUNTEER The young mau was a sales- maa for the Public Service company of northern Illinois, working in one of their stores iu Park Ridau, a suburb. Appealed to by his physicians, Friek's fellow workers have been at his side constantly, providing through wearisome hours the force that keeps him alive. He would die quickly they stopped. And Frick, who' realizes" the ghastly importance of their efforts, directs them as he can. Sometimes they push too hard.

Sometimes not enough. Towards evening his tempera- tuer rose slightly and physicians regarded it as a. hopeful sign. without the members of. the committee realizing what it was all erated and collided with his machine despite his frantic attempt to avoid a crash.

Morra said that he was dazed after the accident and when he regained his senses the driver of the other machine had vanished. The other car had no registration A letter was found in addressed to J- A. Bishop, Commercial street. South San Francisco. This 1 is expected to aid the authorities in locating its owner.

Morra'." car was badly damaged. Fails In Attempt To Break Baloon Record SCOTT FIELD, Belleville, Ilia- March unconscious at an altitude 27,000 feet, Captain Hawthorne Gray, engineering officer at Scott field, ailed today in an attempt lo break ilu free balloon -altitude record of 35,433 feet. He landed miles southeast of the field, hours after he took off at p. ni. of Young Ignored report ignored vital recommendations of the citizens' committee of experts appointed by Governor Young suggest a remedy for the tangled water laws which block the pro- jeneral co-ordinated plan for water conservation in the slate.

The four assembly members of the committee, two of -whom had disagreed in signing the Garrison report, introduced in the assem- Idaho Senator Takes Up His Summer Quarters In the National Capital RAYMOND CLAPPER (United Correspondent) bly today a revision the zens' committee- re commend a'tion to change -the law so to guarantee to the state controi and regulation over surplus of the state. The constitutional amendment would re-define the riparian law to limit it to the beneficial use of waters. Sent To Jail For Disturbing Peace MANTECA, March --After pleading guilty to a charge of- disturbing the peace, Frank- Elicar, a laborer, was given a seven day sentence in tlie county jail, in lieu of a. fine of by City Recorder Richard Eessac this morning, I ALFONSO ILL MADRID, March Alfonso is reported to be slightly indisposed and confined to. his room.

A military ceremony planned for Friday has been ordered postponed. Twins Born With Teeth In Colorado TRINIDAD, March Twin daughters, each weighing one- and one-half one having ''four teeth and the other two, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Domingnez of Forbes, on March it became known ere oda y. Physicians reported tbe and infants doing we'll, MEASLES IN FRESNO March (IP)-- There is a small epidemic of measles in Fresno county, according to the report of Dr.

CJ. L. Long, county health filed with the board of supervisors here today. There were 72 cases of measles reported In February, Long's report snys, a compared with 51 cases in January. Sinclair Lewis' Newest Novel Depicting Life of Preacher For Sale Today BY SAM LOVE (United News Staff Correspondent) EW YORK, March than forty thousand copies of a novel about a beefy, lying, alcoholic libertine who been mo one of America's greatest preachers through the exercise of these traits, will be released for sale from Maine to California Thursday morning.

The book. "Elmer Gantry," Is Sinclair promised bomb beneath the pulpits of America. Its sale, for a time at leaei, probably will exceed that of the Bible. Rev. Dr.

Elmer Gantry, destined to succeed George F- Babbit as the controversial fiction character of a nation, bursts upon the reader glorious-, Iy drunk and exits -1C2 pages bellowing a prayer with one eye on a pretty chorister's ankle. Lewis treats ministers of the gospel in the same abandon manner ho displayed toward Main Street ami, the Go-Getting Rotarian. Catholic priests, Christian Science healers, liberal vabbis," Baptist home missionaries, a Methodist bishop and high church episcopalians nrc ci- hibited in what Lewis considers tbeir underwear. WASHINGTON, March Cooliilge has cougress his hands for nine months but Senator Borah is still haugiug around. He will be here most of the summer, acting- as chief critic of the administration.

Borah, has taken up summer quarters, acquired a spokesman just like the president, and is prepared to give tit for tat every time the White House is heard from. Every. afternoon the iugton ccrrespondents, scratching for anything worth printing, gather in Borah's office and pounce on im with more trues- i.iong than they ask at a White House press conference. Borah is ready with answers but mcst of them are not to be attributed to him. They must be handled in the same indirect way that conferences with the president arc reported.

Borah has adopted this practice because of the responsibility oE his position as chairman of tlie scuate foreign relations Committee. Borah now has daily opportunities" to put his views before the country and to balance tho enormous publicity on which the White House- would otherwise have a monopoly while congress is away. Thus the chief value to the administration of having congress out of the way is nullified. All suggestions ihat the administration welcomed the absence of congress collectively and individ- lv were wasted on the doughty senator from Idaho. Coming from a sparsely settled state which is as proud of him California is of her climate, 3orah "doc; not to nir.

back lonie every year to keep the poll- lined up for him. Idaho vonlfl no uioro give hiiu up than iua wouiu ijuit growing gniiie In collecting his material Lewis traveled in the middle making friends with all types of churchmen and speaking at churches and religious conventions. Once he defied God to strike Ijira dead -in a Kit lisas City pulpit. The Rev. Dr.

Elmer Gantry is an unlovely hero. In' the rural Baptist college he steals $10 by doctoring the books ol (he attlctie association. "I get so sick of that gosh- awful weekly Bible study, about ail these old gazabos," he confides to a feminine soloist of this period of his theological This makes it easy for Borah to here in- "Washington aiif! ibard the ndmiuistration. ISSENIIOJAIl Judge Tells Cq-Ed She. Has Not Had Even 1 To 'Chance D-V-'Marcti (fp)-- Outwardly olid with no apparent emotion, Myers.

former university' co-ed, heard Circuit Judge A- B. Beck sen teno.s her to 20 days the state peni- tputiary today for her attempt to rob a bank here February 5, last. She had pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in the third degree. Sheriff James Partridge took her to Sioux Falls to begin her term a few hours sentence was pronounced- Unruffled throughout the brief court the giri, wlio has maintained an evea demeanor after her first fit of tears following her arrest, aided her widowed mother, Mrs. M.

b. Myers of Woonsocket to regain her composure, which threatened to break under tlie strain. In passing sentence. Judge Beck, told Bliss Jlyers'he believed that she had not received an 'even break" from society and that she was entitled to another a nee. If he believed she was a product of the "Jazz age," Judgo Beck saLI, ho would have been more severe, The law permits a sentence of up to ib years in prison for third degree burglary.

Myers was arrested after she had broken into tbo First National Bank and attempted to drill open the vault in order to obtain $24 for her tuition at the University of South Dakota. Balked in her attempt to use in electric drill on the vault because the cord on the machine would not reach from the nearest light socket to the vault door, she became frightened at the hirring of an electric clock and fled. Hagenlacher Wins From Belgian Starj STONE SAVED FROM DEATH ON GALLOWS BY GOVERNOR Mother-of Two Little Girl Victims Pleads For Life of Cripple (By Associated Press) SACRAMENTO. March penalty imposed ori Scott 0. stone iu Los Auye-les and which was to be carried out on the- gallows at San Quentin prison Friday morning was commuted today to life imprisonment by Governor C.

C. Young. The commutation, however, carries with it the provision that he never can be- released on parole. The commutation was the first made bj- Governor Young since ic took office. Says Identity of Slayer Not Proven Young in announcing the declared that while he believes, Stoue mar he guilty of the murder of the Martin sisters, May and Niua, 12 and years old, respectively, the ree ords do not show that the identity of the murderer was conclusively proven, nor do they shoy; that Stone's guilt was established beyond a doubt.

Before reaching his decision to commute the sentence Governor Young twice read complete transcript and considered testimony from arresting officers, District Attorney Asa Kcycs snd-E. Deunison arid Joseph W. Ryan, kis deputies, Judge F. Hahn, the. trial judge, Mrs.

C. B. Loveland, grandmother ot. the murdered children, Mrs. Paul Biiiis, mother of the girls, arid others who were or jurors in.the case, -all expressing doubt that Stone, actually committed tlie-murders and all claim- ow of doubt would'he a travesty'-upon 1 -'justice.

Mother of Victims Pleads For Stone the children's mother, went further in pleading for Stone, asking the executive to relieve her of the misery that would follow tlie execution. The governor's statement saving Stone from death follows in part: am commuting- this- sentence simply because I am convinced ami believe that practically all others connected with the trial are now convinced, a the identity of the oue who murdered these children has not been absolutely proven- Although I believe that in all probability Stone was the one who committed the crime, there is just enough-doubt to preclude the hanging of a man solely upon cricumstautial evidence and supported almost wholly by two witnesses of very doubtful credibility." Dying Wish of Rich Pioneer Carried Out SAX FRANCISCO, "March dying wish of August Belsrage of Burlingame, wealthy San Mateo county pioneer, that his old horse be killed after his death, carried out today. A shot ended the life of the 20 old steed, while the Eels- rage's widow Imelt and wept, a ihort distance away. Dan, the old horse, will buried in a special plot. His master died last Sunday at the of 7-5.

Golfers Forced To Play Extra 36 Holes Launch Fight Over Seized Rum Vessel SAN FRANCISCO, March j--Attorneys for Captain S. S. Si one. master of the seizer rum runner suspect Federalship, and his officers and crew, today WASHINGTON-, March --The triple- tie for first place in the 1S.2 balk line world championship billiards tournament was broken tonight when Erich Hagen' lacbor of Germany toppled over Kdoiiard Herein the Belgian slar. -Jyo to Ilorcmans' lead takes him out of the tie and leaves the field clear to Jake Schaoter of Chicago and Wclker Cochran of California.

of have three wins and no defeats. United row. ioaay ri 1 states dis-j Jrrotest Date rixed By State Secretary While still a theological student. Gantry was ordained and got liis first charge in "Scbonen- heim." Kansas. He traveled from the seminary to the towu and back on a handcar.

He soon had a love affair with Sister Lulu, a deacon's daughter. She "reminded him of his mother'." By an underhand ruse, llio young pastor avoided a shotgun wedding. He secretly disliked and distrusted his brother students and later Ms brother pastors. They returned the compliment. make mistakes--every red blooded man does." was a fa- boast ot launched outies UJ.T trict court a new fight to invali-1 date the seizure.

The Federalship was halted by shots from a i 1 ed States guard cutter 300 SACRAMENTO. March I miles oft I raliVornia coast I --Secretary of Stato Frank C. week, reiscd as a smuggler, and Jordan announced today ihat lie towed hero. set Saturday, April 30, at 12 o'clock noon as the last hour upon which protests may be filed ly property owners of Mario. Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Del Noris and San Francisco counties against iuclusiou their property A A EELLEAIRE HEIGHTS, March Stewart Hanley, Detroit, eliminated the veteran golfer, Mrs.

Dorothy Campbell Kurd, Philadelphia, from the Belloaire championship tournn- raenl here today, lour up ami throe to play. I A I A I FLORIANAPOLIS, Brazil, Mar. threo planes of tho American army's good will flight arrived here at 12:37 p. m. todsy MIAMI, March Bobby Cruickshank and Tommy Armour both missed easy putts ou th'-j Ihirty-si-Tth hole today when they had iho annual inter- r.utionnl four ball match cham- within their grasp aud let Walter Ilagen and Jock Hut- chinfcou t.ic tlic-m.

pro- vcutc'l play ami the players and those in charge of the tuiinianieut agreed to play oG holes additional tomorrow. WEATHEE San Joaquin Valley liain followed by clearing: moderate temperature; moderate northwest winds. WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH S. 1927 within the proposed Golden Gate MA RCH 192 bridge and highway district. i 1 '-1 1 11 SHIP, A CRASH SAN PEDRO, March motorship Seakonk aurl the tanker LeBec of the General Petroleum company, collided in the main channel here today but following tlie crash were able to i make their way to their respective 1 baribs.

RAINFALL hours ending 7 p.m. Seasonal rainfall Feast day of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste- Heliogabalus, emperar of First complete speech Iran ami ever the telephone, 1876,.