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WEDNESDAY EVENING Dakland Tribune JUNE 4, 1930 CHINESE NATIONALIST FORCES SUFFER REVERSES GOVERNMENT TROOPS FLEE FROM FOES Japanese and Other Alien Nationals Are Evacuating Danger Zone as Northern Rebels Press On SHANGHAI, June anese dispatches today stated that the Nationalist government armies suttered reverses throughout Honan province. The Northern Alliance rebels attacked in heavy force, compelling the Nationalists to retreat. The Nationalists In northern Shantung province, the Japanese dispatches said, were withdrawing south of the Yellow river before a the advancing northerners. It is reported that Nationalists, seeking to prevent the rebels from crossing the Yellow river, removed a portion the TientsinPukow Railway bridge, rendering the span impassable. FOREIGNERS LEAVING Owing to the Imminence of hosmites at Tainan, Shantung provInce, many Japanese residents have taken refuge at Tsingtao, ion the coast.

The American consular authorities at Nanking have advised their a nationals between that city and wethe Shantung province border to leave the area, declaring it a "dangar zone." ats: Chinese advices concerning hostilities in Honan province along the Halchow-Tungkwan and Peiprailways are hopelessly conflicting. Both sides claim in the struggle involving ramore than 400,000 men. COMMUNICATIONS CRIPPLED Communications with Hankow central China are badly crippled due to bandit depredations in wel province. The brigands destroyed large, section of telelines. The bandits also crippled, telegraphic communicaLion in province.

Martial law declared in Amoy, Fukien province, as a precaution against communists. Troops are patrolling streets. Conditions in the interior of Fukien are said to be growing more turbulent. The crisat Changchow, 80 milles west of Amoy, due to its by Reds, Sashas eased slightly. The missionarles remain at their posts there.

El Cerrito's City Engineer Admits Big Fee in Paving Work (Continued From Page 1.) drive, also testified as to the quality of the paving job. She refuted testimony previously Riven to the effect that George Green, promoter for the construetion company, had brought liquor in barrel lots to her home and there bottled it and parcelled it out to paving Inspectors. She said the had only seen Green once, lour years ago, and declared he had never come to her home, and that Do liquor was brought there. She said she had not seen any evidence of liquor drinking on the job. An Costa When the was grand Jury seeking of George Contra county Green Jr.

in connection with a paving investigation, was It not A I taut that Green was found in your was the first question Warvaren put to Callee. EXPLAINS TO JURY FINDING OF GREEN. Calfee admitted Green was at his home, and then explained to the Jury that Councilman Phil A. Lee had requested Calfee to locate Green and Calfee had found Green Dir San Jose. Green is the man alleged by "the naprosecution to have been the Construction company promater who sent Councilman Lee $975 in currency through the mails while acceptance of the El Cerrito construction job was pending.

Under cross examination by Warren, Callee testified that he received fee of $22,489.82 from Che construction company for his duties in connection with the job. The fee, Calfee testified, represented 6 per cent of the contract price which was more than $363,000. The total assessment cost of the work WaS $405,000. Cracking of the concrete paving in the El Cerrito job had been explained by Calfee in his direct examination by Roche as having been caused by adobe and clay sub grade. Under cross-examination by Warren the witness admitted that such a sub grade was not good and was poor construction work.

"Can concrete paving be laid upon any sub grade which will not result. in cracks appearing in the pavement?" Warren asked the witness, and it was here that Calfee made an answer, which gave the crowd Its second thrill of the after- 000n. BALD BEARINGS FOR PAVING PROPOSED. you put ball bearings under concrete paving it will not crack," was Calfee's answer. you ever see concrete paving laid upon ball bearings?" Warren questioned, and the witness answered no.

At the conclusion of yesterday's cession Calfee was being questioned on alleged detects appearing in the concrete job shortly after the work had been accepted by Calfee. Roche said he would question Calfurther in this regard at today's of court. The defendants are being tried charges growing out of a grand fury Investigation of paving in the Colamblan Park district in. OakJABd, but the El Cerrito paving job brought into the case by the prosecution as part of the same callaged bribery and conspiracy which existed in Oakland, When Steamer Burned at Dock Hete is the first photograph to reach the mainland of the "City of Honolulu" as she was burning beside her wharf in Honolulu May 25. Shortly after the photograph was taken the vessel listed to her normal position and was sunk in 32 feet of water to extinguish the flames.

She was ordered sunk to prevent the explosion of 16,000 bartels of fuel oil which she included in her cargo. -A. P. photo. 2 FREED IN S.

F. POLICE MURDER Six Witnesses of Holdup Fail to Identify Men Held Suspects. SAN FRANCISCO, June 1. After being arrested and grilled for several hours an suspects In waterfront holdup five weeks ago In which Patrolman John W. Malcolm was murdered, Roy Sommers and George Oscar Mannon were absolved of all connection with the case by police shortly before noon today.

Max M. Kahn and T. M. Murphy, officials of the California Stevedore and Ballast company, from whom bandits took a $4000 payroll, and four other witnesses to the holdup and shooting, faced lineup of prisoners this morning which Included Sommers, an admitted dope addict, and Mannon, a stevedore. They failed to pick out either -man as the bandit, and could not Identify the suspects as the bandits even when they were separated from the 'other prisoners.

They said that Sommers answered the general description of the smaller bandit, but that He was not the man. According to Captain of Detectives Charles Dullea, Sommers' physical condition would have prevented his participation in the crime, and Mannon has proved that he is steadily employed. Mrs. Josephine Mannon, were still The two men and Mannon's wife, held in lieu of $1000 bail each as vagrants, however. Malcolm was shot and instantly killed by one of the bandits when he crossed their path as they were running from the scene of the holdup to their get-away car.

Taken before Police Judge George Steiger today, the cases of Sommers, Mannon and Mrs. Mannon were continued until tomorrow. A technical booking of the trio "en route to Los Angeles" was dismissed after Sergeant Thomas McInerney, one of the officers to make the arrests, declared that he had 80 booked them of partial identification of the suspects made by Kahn and later, repudiated, Police also said $1000. ball against each of the three on the vagrancy charge might be reduced it the judge saw fit. Booze Boats Seized On Lake St.

Clair WINDSOR, June 4-(P)- Ontario provincial police today reunder ported the first seizures liquor the new Canadian law which prohibits exports Into the United States. The marge G. WAS seized 'on Lake St. Clair at Stony Point, Inspector Sidney Oliver reported. Heesaid 1500 cases of beer were found, A speed boat also was seized at Point and three men OAKLANDERS IN CAPITAL WASHINGTON, June -Ches- ter R.

Grimmett of Oakland and Mrs. Grimmett, who are in the east on Washington a business trip, are visiting Representative and Mrs. Carter have been showing them points of interest. Figures From Census Tally ELIZABETH, N. In- crease of 18,768 or 19.6 per cent.

BLYTHEVILLE, 10,096: Increase of 8648, or 66 per cent. POCATELLO, IDAHO, Increase 1851 or cent. decrease 174 per cent. NAUGATUCK. 5 ALBUQUERQUE, N.

36,630: increase 11,169 76 per cent. OIL CITY, Increase 134 or 4.6 per DINNER GIVEN TO ASSIST CURRY RACE Congressman in Re-election Campaign Honored at Oakland Banquet; Young Enters Rolph's Territory By DONALD E. CRUZAN Although Congressman Charles F. Curry is in Washington attending a session of congress, this not deter his friends from gathering at a banquet in his honor night, the occasion being the filing by Curry of his declaration of didacy for re-election. Those present pledged their support in campaign for re-election.

Prominent among the guests were some half-dozen newspaper publishers from Sacramento, Solano, Contra Costa, Napa, Yolo and San Joaquin counties. Personal entrance of Governor C. C. Young in the San Francisco campaign for his re-election and the Republican gubernatorial nomination will come Monday, June 23, when he is guest of honor at a luncheon at the St. Francis hotel.

Representatives from all the various groups and district organizations that are supporting the governor will be, present. It estimated that 1000 persons will be present. committee in charge of the affair is composed of Frank Sykes, harbor commissioner, chairmap; Mrs. J. E.

Butterfield, James A. Johnston, director of the state department of penology; Mrs. John Sheehan Mrs. Hamilton Riggins, H. Samish, E.

Forrest Mitchell, state insurance commissioner; Mrs. A. E. Neuenburg, Selah M. A.

Harris, Will Chamberlalito J. French, director of the state department of industrial relations, and Jesse H. Steinhart. Mayor James Rolph today announced the appointment torney Walter Leeds as executive chairman of the southern campaign committee. Rolph will be the chief speaker at the annual Pentecostal celebration at Turlock on Sunday, June 15, He will fly there from Catalina, where he will speak June 14.

A new Rolph organization called the Rolph Boosters association, has just been formed, with Dr. a Dora Berger president and James McGranaghan as secretaryin treasurer. The brief announcement of the opening of headquarters in the Pacific building, San Francisco, says that the purpose is to "make James Rolph the next governor of California." Senator E. H. "Tex" Hurley today filed his nomination papers for county, senator-at-large Senator Hurley, from of those whose district Was changed by reapportionment and he is now seeking the county-wide seat, which after the present incumbents have gone out of office will be the only senatorship from this county.

Under, the re-apportionment law only one senator from each county, regardless of population. Others who have filed with County Clerk George Gross recently include Edward Planer who seeks to succeed himself as tax collector, Eugene Rowland for reelection as assemblyman from the 87th district; M. N. Johnson and George Fitzgerald for the 39th district; Bert Hempstead for sherIff. Lochlel M.

King, of Alameda, consulting engineer, has been 8p- pointed traffio manager of the Port of San Francisco, according to Major C. L. Tilden, president of the harbor board. Among other things King will supervise the state's new cold storage plant. in China Basin, which is the subject of considerable contention between the administration and the agricultural interests.

Frank C. Jordan, who has been secretary of state since 1911, has filed -his declaration of candidacy in Sacramento. Judge William M. Finch, presiding justice of the third district appellate court, also has declared. In Modesto Ray L.

Riley, state controller, has filed his papers for re-election. E. Zion, Modesto attorney is out for, the assembly from that candidate district; for J. D. justice of Blackwell the peace.

San Mateo county is in the business of re-locating its supervisorial district boundaries and as a result a special election will have to be held or the names of the candidates will have to be written in on the August primary ballot. The ordinance defining the new districts is expected to be passed neft Monday, but cannot take effect a month, which will be too late for filing nomination petitions. Dr. C. V.

Thompson, present chairman of the board will be retired through the operation of the ordinance which consolidate the fourth and supervisor fifth for districts. He and has years has-been a bitter opponent of the redistricting plan. Maude W. Mendenhall, Lea realty broker, is the First woman to file declaration of intention to run for the assembly. She will for the seat in the sixty-seventh district.

Her papers went on file in Sacramento today. Ten candidates have filed for the office of sheriff of Marin county, the post held by Mrs. Ellen E. Keating, appointed to the office on the death of her husband, Sheriff Jack Keating. In nearly all of the other county officers face opposition for re-election.

Things are looking up in polltics throughout the state. For instance, Butte county where two worden will battle for the of- BUMPED NOSE CAUSES DEATH OF MOTORIST S. F. Salesman Bleeds to Death After Driving Over Rough Road Before Eyes of His Wife Following is a tabulation revised daily STOP of ber the of num- perMAIN HIGH WAY sons killed or Injured in Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley automobile accidents during 1930. Totals for the three cities, including today are: OAK.

ALA. BRK. Killed 47 1 5 Injured 941 73 203 GRASS VALLEY, June terror-stricken wife watched, helpless to aid, James E. Hall, 64, San Francisco salesman, sat in his automobile on the main highway near here this morning and slowly bled to death as the result of a superficial nasal injury. Fifteen minutes earlier Hall, en route, stretch Colfax, of road.

encountered The car lurched and Hall struck his nose against the steering wheel. Blood trickled from his nose. the flow increased Mrs. Hall, 34, vainly tried staunch the flow. Within fifteen.

minutes after the accident Hall died in her arms from loss blood. Hall lived at 2890 California street, San Francisco. He was well known in the northern California district, which he had traveled for years as representative of the Fairbanks, Morse company. The body was taken to Grass Valley. Grid Star's Brother Injured in Collision Robert W.

Avery, 81, brother of Russ Avery, star end of the University, of severely California injured varsity today squad, when the automobile he WAS driving crashed into the rear of a Callfornia Transit company, but at Thirtieth and Peralta streets. Police reported the bus was testing its brakes at the time and that it halted suddenly in front of Avery. He was taken to Oakland Emergency hospital and later to Fabiola hospital, His Injuries consist of a severely bruised jaw, and lacerations of the chest and legs. Avery lives at 2838 Prince street, Berkeley, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

W. F. Avery. One man is held for Investigation and another is undergoing treatment for. cuts and bruises as the result of an automobile smashup at Twenty-ninth and Webster streets today.

Theodore Soller, who gave his address as the Merritt hospital, was booked for investigation when witnesses told police he failed to -stop after the accident. Henry Williams, 65, of 1907 Myrtle street, riding in a car driven Vincent Cortezzo, 2323 Myrtle street, was bruised and lacerated. Cortezzo was proceeding east on Twenty-ninth street and Soller was going north on Webster when the cars collided. Pedestrian Run Down By Machine Expires SAN FRANCISCO, June B. Wilson, 73, of the Hotel Henry, Sixth and Mission streets, died today at Franklin hospital from injurles suffered when he was run down at Franklin street and Golden Gate avenue by an automobile driven by Miss Suzanne Clausen, 28, of 1720 Pacific avenue.

In his dying statement he said he was walking in a passenger lane when the accident occurred. However, witnesses supported Miss Clausen's contention that he stepped from behind a parked car directly into the path of her machine. Lake Dragged for Auto Plunge Victim SAN MATEO, June The rocky bottom of Crystal Springs lake is being dragged today by San Mateo county authorities in the belief that Samuel E. Harris, young San Francisco bank teller, whose automobile plunged from Skyline boulevard last Friday morning, was not alone when he went over the cliff to his death in the waters below. fice county auditor.

Mrs. Lucy A. Richards, of Oroville, the incumbent will be by- Mrs. Grace M. Strong, of Chico.

John E. Fricier, Gridley businessman, out for the assembly from the fifth district. He is a former mayor of Gridley. Carol F. Joy, county clerk, and Carl H.

Abbott, sheriff, both will seek re-election In Monterey county. Three contests loom in Santa Cruz county, Sheriff N. P. Sinnott faces opposition for re-election with Art Huddleson, 0. W.

Dunlap, J. C. Geyer and Enoch Alzina. of Santa Cruz, and A. T.

Dresser of Watsonville, all in the race against him. Frank Murphy and Adam Barber, of Watsonville, and George C. Graham, Santa Cruz, will contest for district, attorney while Dr. W. R.

Congdon, coroner, will be opposed by John Rhien, of Santa Crus. Frank B. Edson, veteran supervisor In Tolo county, has announced that he will make the race again. He la the first board member to declare this year. C.

D. Locher, auditor of Placer county, elected four years ago, is I to be a candidate again. MRS. RUTH VASQUES, who admitted that her Oakland apartment was visited by. alleged bandits, but who said she refrained from taking any part in their activities.

She declared that the thought of her husband and child outweighed any tendency she might have had to become a "bandit photo. Within Law photo. WIFE RESISTS BANDIT LURE Smiling Eyes of Young Son Cause Mother to Reject Robbery Thrill. BERKELEY, June pair of smiling blue eyes belonging to her 7-year-old son saved Mrs. Ruth Vasques, 24, from becoming a "bandit queen." That and a husband in Los of geles.

alleged When members Jean" of the bandits, gang caught by Oakland and Berkeley police on Monday, talked of their crimes at her apartment at Eighth and Linden streets, Oakland, Mrs. Vasques felt the lure of "adventure" calling her. Four members held in Berkeley today were held to answer after they insisted on having an Immediate. preliminary examination. They confessed the Rhode-Jamieson warehouse robbery in court, and, were held to answer to superior court on $3000 bail each.

They are Al Kayrose, 21, Anthony Fontes, 18, Vernon Stearns, 18, and George Drummondo, 18. Miss Vasques was present, but was not called to the stand. FRIGHTENED, TEMPTED "I was frightened at what the boys were doing and urged them to stop," she told Berkeley police yesterday. "Once or twice I was tempted to go with them for 'thrill' the thing. But then the picture of my small son, "Sunny came before me and I knew I could never hold him in my arms again with a clear.

conscience if I did." Mrs. Vasques, coming from Los Angeles eight weeks ago on a visit to relatives, met members of the "blue jean" gang through a 16-year-old girl now being held, also as a material witness, in the detention home. BOY SEEKS THRILL "They were Just that's boys who wanted a thrill," she explained of the alleged four bandits being held in Berkeley; two others, ex-convicts, being in the custody of the Oakland police. "They were scared to death all of the time. One of the boys told me that he would give $1000 if he could go to his own home in Oakland for a few minutes.

But he knew the 'cops' were watching for them and he didn't dare. They splurged with silk shirts and exPensive, clothes. they were Strange, caught, just they a blossomed out in completely new outfits. Lot of good the clothes will do them in Jail." CHIC talks WHAT'S MRS. OWEN SWAMPS WET PRIMARIES Bryan's Daughter Is Assured 2nd Term in Congress as Overwhelms Lawyer in Florida PollBackingRepeal JACKSONVILLE, June (P) -Mrs.

Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of the late William Jennings Bryan, appeared assured to. day of a second term as member of congress from the Fourth Florida District. Unofficial returns from yesterday's primary gave her a wide mar. gin over Dewitt T. Deen, her opponent for the Democratic nomination.

Deen, a Daytona Beach torney, campaigned on a platform calling for repeal of the eighteenth amendment. The vote from 265 of 420 precincts in the Fourth District gave Mrs. Owen 29,405 and Dean 8192. The Republican party held It first primary in the history of the state, but with one exception did not offer any candidates for con gress. EX-GOVERNOR BEHIND AP The the other 1 Demo cratic congressional contest was in doubt, with returns tabulated from 163 of the 285 precincts in the third district.

Tom A. incum. bent, led Former Governor. Sidney J. Catts by 8680 votes to 8985.

Harvey Bayliss, former mayor of Pensacola, 'had 1250 votes. Under the Florida system, a B60t ond or run-off primary is to be held June 24 for the two highest can didates in races in which none polled a majority. HOOVER DEMOCRAT FAILS Representative R. A. Green and Herbert J.

Drane were unopposed for renomination in the Democratic primary, but L. S. Womack 01 Tampa, the lone Republican cont gressional candidate, will contest the right to represent the first trict with Drane in the general elec tion. State Senator Edgar Waybright of Jacksonville, one of the principal leaders in the "Hoover Democrat" movement in 1928, was defeated for renomination in the Democratic primary by a large majority. President's Kin Figure in Reno Divorce Court RE June former presidents of of the United States were either directly of Indirectly involved In divorce court proceedings.

here today. wife Mrs. of Edwina James A. Garfield, grandson of the assassinated president, has obtained a divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty. Papers in the case were kept secret.

Custody of two minor children was divided by agreement, and property settlement reached out of court. former wife of Walbridge A Taft, Mrs. Helen Draper Taft Ayer, nephew of the late William H. Taft, has for the second time established residence here to obtain a divorce. In 1920 she came here to divorce Taft.

Now she is seeking separation from her second husband, Nathaniel Ayer, Boston financler. Mrs. Ayer is the daughter of Geo. A. Draper, Boston manufacturer, and 18 reputedly one of the wealthiest women in chusetts.

Mrs. Ayer came here from Santa Barbara. NEW VENIRE PERJURY TRIAL Jury Still Incomplete in Conspiracy Case Before Judge Landis. With the original Jury panel exhausted, special venire of 25 Jurors WAS to be brought before Superior Judge J. B.

Landis today In the trial of Dwight and Hardy Hutchinson on charges of conspiracy to suborn perjury and subornation of perjury. Attorneys began their attempts to obtain a Jury when the hearing opened last Wednesday. The detense has exercised 18 challenges since that time, and the prosecution 12. Each side has 20 chailenges, and should all be utilized, it appeared improbable today testimony would begin for at least another day. The Hutchinson are charged in the grand jury indictment against them with inducing employees to swear to false affidavits in connection with bonds placed with the city as security for proper performance of paving contracts.

Deputy sheriffs gathered the speclal venire from the 'streets. Frank Gardella Trial Continued Until July 8 Trial of Frank Gardella, alleged Livermore bootlegger, WAS continued until July 8 when he appeared today before Superior Judge J. B. Landis on charge of bribery and conspiracy to bribe. Judge Landis is now conducting the trial of Dwight and Hardy Hutchinson, paving contractors, and in consequence it was found Impossible to hear Gardella's case at present.

RICH WOMAN FOILS HOLDUP S. F. Resident Saves $800 Gems by Ruse at Point of Gun. SAN FRANCISCO, June 4. I courageous woman outwitted bandit in the darkened lobby of a fashionable Marina apartment house early today, saving $800 gems despite a threat to "blow her brains out." The hold-up victim Was Mrs.

Mabel Kurtz, 190 Alhambra street. 'Shortly after 2 m. she stepped of a cab in front of the apartment and pressed the button to gain admittance. Her husband, awaiting her arrival, released the front door lock and Mrs. Kurtz stepped inside the lobby, where the lights had been turned low.

"Don't scream and don't run, you're held up!" This command brought Mrs. Kurtz face to face with a long-barreled revolver in the hands of a thug. "You're not going to hurt me?" the woman inquired, parrying for time as she loosened two gem-studded rings from her fingers. "I'll only blow your brains out it I don't get your valuables," the robber declared. Mrs.

Kurtz dropped the rings to the floor. They were accompanied by her apartment keyintended to deceive the bandit as to the nature of what had fallen, The bandit stooped and found only the key. He contented self with a few dollars from Mrs. Kurtz'8 purse and fled. Mrs.

Kurtz rushed to her apartment, and police found the rings in the lobby, Vesuvius Spouts Lava After Year of Quiet NAPLES, Italy, June 4. (AP) Lordly Vesuvius, quiscent for, year, was in intermittent eruption today, high fountains of lava frequently being shot into the air. The eruptions, were visible for miles around. Earthworks were thrown up to prevent an outflow ow lava, despite predictions of the Vesuvius operator that the eruptions will be less violent than those of last year. Czech Pair Signed For Hollywood Film PRAGUE, June representative of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has Just signed a contract here with the Czech actor, Jiri Sedlacek, and Miss Slavka Tauberova, a member of the Prague grand opera.

The pair will sing in Berlin and London in the Czech language for an international talkie, "The Hollywood Revue," in which Garbo, Buster Keaton and Bessie Love also will take part. (Copyright, 1930, by The Tribune, N.T, Sun.) Tampico Bars Beach Bathing Suit Dances TAMPICO, Mexico, June 4- -The municipal authorities have forbidden dancing in bathing suits at Miramar Beach, principal seaside resort at Tampico. The authoritles have ruled the practice immoral. Miss MacDuffie Sets June 14 as Nuptial Date Saturday afternoon, June 14, has been set as the date for the marriage of Miss Edna Buell McDuffle and Horace D. Lyon of Englewood, N.

at a quiet service for, which the beautiful of and Mra. Duncan. McDuffle. In Roble road, Claremont, will be the setting. Miss ML.

MoDutfie la the daughter Mra, B. MeDuttle of Avalon Clark's Widow Is Given $4000 Monthly SAN FRANCISCO, June Maude H. Clark, of 8500 Cla1 street, widow and chief heir ol Warren D. Clark, former president of the California- ship company, has been granted $4000 monthly allowance in super for court pending magnate's distribution 00.00 the shipping $1,000,00 estate. The allowance order was made by Superior Judge Thomas Graham at the time he admitted Clark' will to probate.

Clark's will gives half his 000 000 000 000 00 000 000 000 000 0 estate to his widow and divided the balance between two sons, daughter, several other relative and. four charitable institutions. Girl Cashier at Theater Held Up SAN FRANCISCO, June of Miss Ethel Wall, cash. ier of the Harding theater at' Divis. adero and Hayes street, in count.

ing up the box office receipts wat made easy last night by a youthful bandit. He shoved his pistol through an opening in the glass cage, ordered her to keep quiet, scooped up all the money in sight and then fled in an automobile he had left parked at the curb. A pedestrian who witnessed the robbery caught the license number of the machine as It drove off and turned it over to police. The theater's loss is estimated af between $300 and $500. Veteran of Crimean War Spry at 108 NORTH BAY, June Still agile at 108, John Birch, Russian veteran of the Crimean war, observed his birthday today by doing light chores around the farm on which he lives with hit two sons.

OAKLANDER SENTENCED SAN FRANCISCO, June McKenzie, Negro, 833 Mar. ket street, Oakland, was sentenced to sixty days in the Alameda county jail today by Federal Judge Frank H. Kerrigan. He was victed on a charge of possession of liquor following a raid on his place on May 27 last. SALE about GOIN' ON IF YOU'RE IN A PUNCTURED ZEPPELIN WHERE ARE YOU? CHICAGO, June gittin' so in this world nobody ever finds a nickel or a dime on the sidewalk because everybody 'is watchin' airplanes er Zeppelins.

There's fellers right now who are so interested in aviation they haven't even noticed the women are wearin' longer dresses. Now you take this big overgrown cigar they call Graf Zeppelin. The first time you see it yOU wipe off your glasses because you think there must be a big blot of ink on them. That Zeppelin is so blamed, big that when it passes over' a town the flies all rush inside the houses because they thing it is goin' to rain. Well, sir, when it comes to Zeppelins, I'll take an automobile.

If you git a puncture in an auto you can climb out and put on one of your spare (Copyright.) tires, and there you are. But if a Zeppelin gits punctured where are you? You ain't got any spare Zeppelin along. Jest imagine a Zeppelin with a couple of spare Zeppelins tied on behind. It would look like flyin' link sausage. Chards Che' Sal avenue, Claremont, and is a sister of Duncan McDuffle, who will give her in marriage.

There will be no attendants at the wedding, Invitations to which are being extended to only the members of the Immediate familles and to a few Intlmate friends of the couple. After their honeymoon the couple will be at home after. August 1 at Englewood, N..

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