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26 THURSDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 13, 1930 I IN Police Claim Confession From Extortion Suspect HISS EARHART IN SEIIi GARBAGE FIRM SHOWS CITY AFTEH ASS1I Another 'Question Mark AMELIA EARHART. first woman to fly the Atlantic, is seN ting something new in endurance records, according to despatches. Despite the fact that license bureau officials of Noank, say Amelia and GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM, shown together here, took out a marriage license last Saturday, the noted lier-snd Putnam both denied wedding plans, past or present. A. P.

pholo. Alleged Rustler Held on Boy Charge BRODERICK, Nov. IS. Gus Sigakis, 45, arrested last week as the ring leader of an alleged sheep rustling gang, yesterday was rearrested on a charge of eontribut- ing to the delinquency of minors. Two boys in tho custody of ot ficers told of stealing sheep for.

Sigakis and being. paid for the work. The man is being held In the county Jail at Woodland In lieu of $3000 bail. He and the three men arrested with him last week were released on bail pending their hearings on the Eheep rustling charges. business.

Ha said he had mo accomplice, He was held in the city Ball tonight pending the filing oil extor CONDITIONS tion charges. MKSMI I Ilealti Official Reports Only 7 One Bad Situation in Oakland his 3 WATSO.VV1LLE, Nov. 1 Arrested as he was purportedly digging up $2500 in extortion money. Fred 25, of Green Valley, police" said, confessed yesterday to demanding money from a Walsonville millionaire under threat of death. Three threats jto jiomb his home and shoot hinTunlesshe left $2500 at a designated spot, were received recently by Mike Kesetar, wealthy AVatsonvilie fruit packer and orchard Owner.

Twice the money was placed where tho black hand demanded, but no one tried to obtain the money. Last night a third deposit was burled under tree at a designated spot on the Holohan road In conformance with the orders of the black hand letter. Private detectives from San Francisco stood an sll-nlght guard. Today, they said, Weckesser began to dig up the money. They arrested him and H.

prolonged grilling, authorities said, resulted in his confession. Police declured Weckesser said he wanted the money to set himself up In better! LANDING, Nov. 13. Two men, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, were "returned last night to the county jail at Woodland on warrants Issued on complaint of Tony Miller of this town. The men, Arnold arid Toafjtewea't," were arrested at Vacaville yesterday morning at the request of local officers.

Miller charge's thaL the two men entered his place of business and 'attempted to hold him They threatened him, Miller said, witli a shotgun, and when he failed Ito obey commands, fired at him. Me was slightly wounded in the leg. One of the men hurled an automobile crank at him, Miller charges. The pair 'will appear tomorrow In Justice court here for arraignment and preliminary hearing. Bait water fish are caught 80 miles farther up the Potomac river than usual since the drought lowered the fresh water.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13. Amelia Earhart, first Woman to fly the Atlantic, Is the world's best secret-keeper. Tho noted woman flier still maintained today that she is not married, despite the faet that Henrv P. Ualley, town clerk at Noank, and Probate Judge Arthur Anderson concur in the statement that Miss Karhait nnd (Jeorsfe Palmer Putnam, New York publisher, took out a marriage license last Saturday.

Judge Anderson says that at. tho request of Miss Earhort ho waived the Connecticut five-day marriage license law and issued the license immediately. Mrs. Frances Putnam, tho -publisher's mother, Joins in denying that the marriage has taken place. "Perhaps In the next 60 years" Is as definite as Mlse Earhart will be regarding marriage pluns.

Egyptian lumber Importers controlling 90 per cent of the trade have organized to standardize prices and Rites for San Jose Fire Chief's Wife Set SAN JOSE. Nov. 13. Funeral services 'will be held here tomorrow for Mrs. Estelle L.

Plummer. 43, wife of Fire Chief Charles Plummer, who died yesterday following an illness of several weeks. Members of Vendome Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden will attend the services in a body Mrs. Plummer was a prominent member of the organization, Mr. and Mrs.

Plummer would have celebrated their silver wedding anniversary In a few months. She was a native of Tracy, the daughter of the late Randolph and Anna Falrchlld. Besides her husband, Mrs. Plummer leaves a daughter. Miss Norvelle Marie Plummer, and a sister, Mrs.

John Petrinovich, the latter a resident of Reno, Nev. Denegrl Geoffroy, local undertakers, are arranging the funeral. Taste and see 4 i I 1 OLDENS Mustard jr In order that the city administration might not misa any, of the alleged ehortcominga in the garbage-collection system owned by the E. J. Mayer "wet" garbage interest, Tom Ferro, president of Oakland Scavanger company and rival of the Mayer concern, announced today that he had.

taken Sanitary Inspector Joseph Biven and Secretary Arthur KeHey of the department of public health and eafety on a tour of the larger "wet" garbage producing concerns tii the wholesale and market di'mrSt. "The Mayers haveclaimed thai everything Is going Smoothly and that collection are as they ought to be," said Ferro. "I believe I have shown several places where garbage has not been collected since Saturday, arid where tanltary condition are far from ideal. The ntreet department has said thai there are few complaints now, 1 believe there are many, and I ani glad' that I have shown a few samples to city officials." KeHey said that there was only one really bad situation and he requested the Mayers to clean it up immediately, which waa done. The situation otherwise, said Kel-ley, seemed sanitary enough in the market district.

"Ai K' "At H'Y 1 Ar 'if IP ihh'h ho. 1 time Stanford Student Scalpers Punished STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov. 12. Three students today were convicted of transferring their rooters tickets for the Washington gume, two were found guilty of scalping and a co-ed was held for trial at a later date as the after-JTiath of an investigation into charges tht drunkenras and rowdyism hold sway In the Stanford rooting Of the ten students held to answer to the men's and women's councils by the board of athletic control, four were dismissed with warnings after proving; that they had transferred tholr rooter's tick. EiriSl(Ml(D)JiS, PKA.l ets to other students on the other students on the campus.

Three students paid! fines of and two were "black-hereby their tick- $2.50 each listed," thereby losing losing eta to the Callfornla-Htanfoiid game, One walnut tree Imported from Chile jiearly 60 years ago started an industry that now spreads over 6000 acres in Banta Barbara county, Cal. 1 See who? value the Leader offers Ml 41 SPECIALLY BLENDED FOR AMERICA'S OWN TASTE MS)M i H( lie; EladioSa makes the set you want $1111 sfnJ RADIOTRONI isnfitimsflntfi and backs is wif the greatest name in Radio Work of State Forestry Division Held Greatest In Country by Pratt purposes outside the national for ests is beinjr protectea in cantor BACIl Al ENTO, Nov. 12. Eleven years bko today, Cnllfornla bepran to build up a slate fire protection organization, with four men iila, as well as a large area of gross and gram jana. "The total ares, protected Is es-tlmutod at about 80,000,000 acres.

bMii ing its inn- -I 1U1 fjnrsuu- I of which about 18.000,000 acres are classified as timber and watershed IIMl XUI1I1.Y tho staff of area, it Is estimated also that 82 nor cent of all prevention exoend the state llures made by the state are for dlvlnlon o( the protection or such areas. reeti-y Is one of tho frrcati'st In the United States, You can't be sure you have found the purest tone, or the biggest value in a radio until you have seen the newest masterpieces of the world's greatest radio organization. Let your Radiola dealer demonstrate them for you today. You'll be surprised fascinated convinced 1 RADIOLA DIVISION RCA VICTOR COMPANY, CAMDEN, N. I.

Subsidiary of Radio Corporation of Amtric number- ln 178. This was recalled here today by State M. li. Pratt, who wl 1 1 loto his 1 r-teenth year In state service. It is plain common sense to expect the greatest radio organization to offer not only the finest radio instruments, but to offer them at the lowest possible prices.

'After comparing, thousands have found this to be more true now than ever before. Here's a typical example of RCA value-in 1926 a Radiola Super-Heterodyne con-" sole model cost $570 today, with all the vast improvements of the last 4 yearvan infinitely finer instrument comes to you for only $142.50, less Radiotrons. Certainly such an achievement culd be made possible only by the world's most brilliant radio-engineers by radio's greatest production experts and by the world's largest, most up-to-date radio factory! 1 jjl''" 3 1 Makes tasty toasted cheese sandwiches SET "California's first state board of forestry was created following a legislative commission's report In 1888," Tratt salil, "but came to nn end In 18112 because It drlftt-ri away from Its original purpose and oeasod to rewiye public support. Htnte activities utlsng forest lines Tht mild flavored teat America prefers or eipeciqlly elected by our men in the Orient. (til became dormantv "The present sliHol board of for estry, appointed In 11121, was first headed by former Uovornor l'ar- dee.

It Is largely duo to his farsightedness and enthusiasm for forestry that the worlc has progressed so steadily slnc.o that time; The Vdl lilt-1 1 1tH.lc Tret Tea is a high quality blend tola al a most reasonable price. TREE board, under his leadership, wnH actuated by the policy that tho nun Unless bears this famous mark, ll ts not a Radiola. state prosperity is dependent upon UJ JUIM AM upon forest and brush cover on its Havana $II250 buys the lowest priced, hlh quality set in Radiola history. A full-sized, full-powered, 7 tube, screen-grid radio in trim, compact cabinet. Above The RCA Radiola 82 Super-Heterodyna Screen-Grid 9 tuned circuits, 9.

tubes, new precision dial, magnified and illuminated, improved volume control, local-distance switch, push-pull amplification, improved electro-dynamic speaker. Tone Color Control enables you to adjust tone to suit your own taste. The cabinet is of beautiful walnut veneer with worked bras handles. $179-50, less Radiotrons. BLENDED TO AMERICA'S TASTE $14250 Scnatore Cuglielmo Marconi calls it great advance in radio reception." A 9-tube, Super-Heterodyne, screen-grid, 9 tuned circuit radio.

$28500 Combination Super-Heterodyne radio and modern electric phonograph. eature enables you to make records of your own voice. mountoin slopes for the following major reasons: 1. To Insure A continued supply of. timber, li.

To limurc a continued Vrts-ply of wafer for irrigation, domestic und nnvlgiilloii purptisi'H, 3. To Insnio recrcutlou areas for tlio poplc." Governor I'ardos retired during tho admlnlstrntlon of Governor 1'rlend W. Hichardson, but was again appointed chairman of tho state board of forestry by Governor C. C. Young.

I'-ratt said thnt in 1022, when the plan of county and federal cooperation with tho state began, a total of $77,250 was available. This has Increased pIiich that time to approximately $fil tha sum ava i lab1a-t ml pro lectin prli'eleHs timber and watershed resources, from destruction, "At the prpsent time, Trntt stated, 1 "vlrtunlly all of the area valuable for timber and wuttrshed SCHOOtS AND COLLEGES $17950 Super-Heterodyne, with tone color control. Exquisitely finished walnut veneer cabinet. Folding doors, fitted with worked brass handles. SUPERB LINERS itretiing the pronal note and subordinate ing every contiderction to pautnger comfort ere tpoo1 libit for the popularity of the Cruiia-Tour of tht Panams Mail to Havana and Naw York with diicriminating travallart.

Thay it Manico tnroutt, revel In colorful there vliits In Guatemala, Salvador, Nicaragua, the Canal Colombia and Havana. Outilds cabins snd modtrn btdl aiiura horns com-fortt fi its and In port and at no greater coir than other wayt. Sailings from Lot Angelas alternate Mondavi; from San Franclica alternate Saturdays, At left The new RCA Radiola 48 -conveniently small any compromise with full volume and tone The lowest priced, higk quality set inRCA Radiola history. Only $112.50, less Radiotrons. All prices lest Riliotronj.

6AI D1EO0 ARMY AMD KAVTt ACADEMY TU Point th WMt" Junior Cult B. O. T. 0. REGUIAH SESSION BEOIMB SEPT.

fully icrrxlllMt. I'reptrn tor Collrnr, VVsr folfil or Aoaaitolli. Lowtr school rwiim burs lcdtHl cm buy nnd Spurt. C'lUlnKue on reguv't. COL.

(HOB. A. DAVIS, FrnttdeDt" Cos CU P.cifie Buck. Calif. ADVKiiTisrMir Berkeley i -u-lj-up Writ for travtl booklets.

StAWfA 1 i A FOLEY-GRAM Hoarse-drop night cougbs f-frlgbt a JJ'ithor. No limn then to rush to a dins nor or find a Doctor. Ufnulne p'oley's Hgmv and Tar, dependable, stops roughs. Coffts the throat with hpallng de Henderson Radio Sliop, Corner Bancroft Shattuck Colleee Avenue Electric, 2917 College Avenue Hayward mlNAMAp Downtown Oakland Brenner's, and Clny Streets Ciipwcll, Sullivan Furtli, Mill and tiny Streets H. C.

Cap well 2Ulli at HronilwHy Krnyon Islcrtrlc 026 13th Street Alnxupll llnrilwni'P Jitlli, 1 II li unit WiiNliliiKtoii Sis. Mm lid Mnslf Ntiyc! IIiimi Sllvcrnnin lot li nnd Itrottdway Slirrimin Clny, Hib anil Clay Streets B. F. SrhlosliiBer Son, 1501 Ilroadwuy Grand-Lake District Radio Den, S.tilU Grand Avenue Glenview District tilrnvk-w. Ratlin Shop, til! I I'liili loiilcvii'''! Dirnond District Radio Engineering Service, 3413 Fruttvale Avenue Fairfax District Fairfax Radio Service," 5351 Foothill Boulevard Fruitvale Klicrnian Clay i st.

North Oakland Webber Radio Electric, Bill Grove Street Alameda Franrk's Mnslo Store, 4319 I'nrk Street San Leandro AI Capps Electric M. 14tli St. mulcent. Clears clogged air ims- The Muldoon School Talo Alto, California A Military S. hool for Bora, to IS Primary, Grammar.

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i. MtiMnon. W. B. Ravano, Ten-Ten A Street sages.

Allows iinei siei-p. Ki dative Wllliout Mlldlv liixn-tlve. Kiidorsed ly tn refill Mi.Mumk oicanistup Company evervwliere. Ask lor i' If i-Ux: A 1 1 1 1 bui'. i 2 Pm? SK, Fran- Richmond Krcuner's, 323 Tenth Street fro Halo OsguuU lr3 I.

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