Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 21

Vrv Service IN THIS SECTION FEATURE SECTION FINANCIAL NEWS noun? UnUfii Prm VOL. CXI OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1929 21 NO. 141 2f Goodfellows Seek Funds to Ease Hunger, Want in Oakland for Ho lidays txcui'm' 0v-( i FIATUH L' I COID tL? 7 NAMESAKE OF GOLD illS IGRDUP3 II Finn i jkf Penknife Slayer Victim IRA KIRK, laborer, after confessing that he killed MISS CLAKA BOEKE, San Francisco school teacher, with his pen knife, has told authorities he has married four times and been divorced once within 1 5 vears. Authorities ar seekinpt information about hi ives. 'Fast' Transportation Vintage of '87 Lindbergh and Amelia Earharts of the gay old year 1887 used to talcs a 'flier 'oh the 5:15 Pacific avenue cable car when they wanted a thrill.

This typical of the many that followed it, carried many a San Francisco business or society leader into the exclusive residential districts years before the tittle of Manila. The old cable line went out with a flourish yesterday. MISERY TO UNFORTUNATE I I IIIU IcrllllL. MERRITT TREE i i 'Is I i 1 If SI If XI 1 i 1 i ii, ti i mm r-. Ay tariff; i I I k' rii.iini ini iwxmiiwHMmi -J" Pacific Avenue Cable Car Makes Last Trip in S.

F. Shi SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18. San Francisco's "Toonervllle Trolley" has' quit forever its trips up and down Pacific avenue and now, reposes- in the bar barns. On its last official Journey yesterday, loaded wltfj city officials, pretty girls and other celebrants of the line's demise, the old cable car took part in two minor crashes probably Just to show that there was life In the old car yet.

The first accident took place at the Fillmore street crossing, where GITY WILL GET Big Motorship of Hamburg-American Line to Receive Citizens' Greeting Upon Entering Port First Time Citizens of Oakland will greet the first maritime namesake of their community, the big motorship Oak- 1 land of the Hamburg-American" line, and welcome her to the port" from which she will carry away the produce of central California, and bring in return the wealth of other lands, when she enters the estuary for the first time at 9:30 tomorrow Civic dignitaries and busines.s executives will lead In a big public reception to the vessel, which for years to come will play an Imports -ant part in the rapidly growing trade of Oakland's harbor. WILL VOICE GREETINGS Among those who will voice the greetings of the city to Its namesake of the seas will be representatives of the Oakland club, the Civltans, Rotarlans, Lions, Kiwanlans, together with the German conRUl-general, W. O. von Hontlg; E. B.

Field, president of the Oakland chamber of commerce; Louis Breuner, chairman of the chamber's foreign trade committee; and Joseph Calne, of the harbor committee. Public celebrations of the arrival of the vessel will be held throughout the day, a special fund having been appropriated by the city -council for this purpose. Officers of the Oakland will be feted at public reception at tho city hall at 11 o'clock In the morning, and, again at another reception and' luncheon at noon at the Hotel Oak-' land. COMPLIMENT PAID Mayor John L. Davie, who was.

present at the keel-laytng ceremo-. nles for the motorship. In Hamburg last year, today Issued a general proclamation reminding? the.cltlzens of Oakland of this compliment paid to the people of this-, city by the German officials, in-naming the big new freighter after this city. He will be present -at the reception when the ship ties Up at the Clay street dock. A public inspection of the new vessel will be held from 10 a.

till 6 p. ni. p. The vessel Is 480 feet long and hns a 60-foot beam. She has 5009.

horsepower Diesel engines, whiclw give her a speed of 14 knots. She In essentially a freighter but is; equipped to carry 60 first-class pas-sengers. On her maiden voyage from' Hamburg, the Oakland made the trip in 26 days, via the Panama canal. She will run regularly between Hamburg and Pacific coast ports. In his -official proclamation, rejoicing in the arrival of this ship, the mayor said: i "Bearing the name of our city upon the seas, the motorship Oakland will be of Inestimable value tot our cltv.

WILL ADVERTISE CITY "But not only will the nam of our city thus be advertised by the ship Itself, but our commerce with Europe will' be vastly When I was present at the ceremonies attendant upon the laying of the keel of the Oakland in Hamburg last spring, I had the pleasure of meeting the directors of the Hamburg-American Line. "To them I told the story of Oakland's remarkable growth and how" today Oakland is doing over 600 per cent of the business done therein 12 years ago. I told them particularly of our great harbor and airport, our great industrial plants and our magnificent background, which made us the focal point of the shipment of California fruits and vegetables. They decided at once that the motorship Oakland should carry on a large percentage of trade In the latter. "Again let me urge alt citizens to visit this great ship.

She will be open to Inspection during the business hours of the day she lies In port." Public Speaking Classes Started STOCKTON. Nov. 18. Twenty eight students already have enrolled and many more are expected as the University of California Extension course in publio speaking gets under way here. Miss Alberta Reibensteln, university extension lecturer, is conducting the six-weeks' course.

Bandits Hold Up Truck Driver, Get $64 PLEASANTON. Nov." 1 1. Con stable Al Versa In today is sear-'h lng for twJ bandits in a.roure who Sunday robbed fialph Pair San Jose truck driver of $64 he stopped on the Mission hill, between Mission San Jose snl Sunol. AGED WOMAN HIM I 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Nov.

1 Mrs. Clara du Going, ae-i partly blind, is recovering fright today following her vesterdav from her norm- at 1 Hill street when it was thro bv fire wheih deatroyeJ a two shack in the rear. The woman, owner of the proper'1' carried to safety by WiU.a:n neighbor. 5. F.

Girl Slayer, Married 4 Times, Bluebeard' Suspect Money From Goodfellows for Families Without Food or Enough Clothes to Keep Warm Asked by Bluebird It's getting cold these nights. And that means that if the Bluebird fa to accomplish much tn remedying misery, want, and discomfort amongst hundreds of Oakland families which are oppressed by poverty and sickness, the Good-lelluwH must marshal their forces and quickly. Those of us wh ohave plenty Tulld the furnace fires a little higher, put extra covers on Teds, wear overcoats, and pass the jwlnter In comfort. MANY COLD, HUNGRY. Hut how about those who have-no furl to put on tho fire, aud no covering to keep the cold rom sleeping children, ond anfflcnt clothing to prevent the chill wind fmm nipping little half-starved is to preve ntsuffering such as Impends for many worthy people that the Bluebird it issuing a new appeal for Uoodf fellows.

Take, for Instance, this letter received by the Bluebird today from a 7-year-old boy who Is struggling to "support two little brothers, a sister, and a mother who has recently had an operation: "It I pretty hard to get along. Wo linvc big doctor's bill to pay. My. father has been away eight years. Wc haven't hardly any food at home.

The cold nights are here and we almoNt freeze in bed. I vtns working for a while, hut I got lai doff. My two brothers have been out looking for firewood, for there is none at home. Wo Mire nerd shoes. I've been wnlklng around in an "Id pair of for a lng time.

IIHSTM AS COMING. "My sister has been asking If the Bluebird is going to bring her anything for Christina's. My mother would he grateful If she got a nice warm sweater, and he children need food, and toys." There's only one answer to a letter like-that and the Goodfellows are the chaps that cap give it. By the way. the Bluebird Is wondering where all the Goodfellows are ihls year.

Surely they haven't all left town. But there haven't been very many dropping in to see the Bluebird at The TRIBUNE office, or writing him with offers of aid. C'omo on, Goodfellows! Put your shoulders to the wheel, and help the Bluebird catch up with tho task of giving all these unfortunates at least one day of miles. 5uet for East Nth Street Land A claim that he ha been de prived of property which he has owned fof tho past 40 years la made tne oasis or a sun ror tne recovery of, the land, filed today in the superior court against the city of Oakland by Manuel Matozo. The property, Matozo avers, was forcibly take, by the city whn the Hegenberger road, a cutoff from East.

Fourteenth street to" the Oakland all port, went under construction. Matozo seeks the return of the property. Apprised of the complaint on file against the city, the city attorney's office said today that Oakland disputes ownership of the land with Matozo." The site was formerly part of the San Leandro creek" bed, city attorneys suld. Funeral Held for Thomas B. Dozier SAN LEA.bko.

Nov: IS. Final 'rltee for Thomas B. Dotier, prominent San Francisco attorney, who died lam Friday in the courtroom of Judge Daniel C. Deasy, were held today al Golden Gate Commandery hall. 2137 6utter street.

Services were held 'under the auspices of Argonaut Lodge No. F. A with Knights Templar at Golden Gate Commandery No. 16 participating as escort. bexind champion of Endland in t-4 hAi1 r.PuPt- fci-n A rVfhf Jfrw 'f tew fy wend wWvff' i I Many Organizations Unite In Movement as Group Hunts for Big Spruce to Bring Boy's Dream True.

Following the complete organization of the American Leglon-Elks-Junlor Chamber of Commerce committee to handle the entire project for Oakland's Lake Merrltt Christmas tree, with the enthusiastic support of tho Spanish War Veterans, the Electric club, and many other organizations. General Chairman William St. Sure, at the Elks' club, today announced that the first big Job will be to secure the tree. Superintendent Leo Kerfoot of the park department yesterday offered any 40, 60 or 60 foot tree in Sequoia park, and the committee decided to look around for, a typical big spruce before ncceptlng or rejecting Kerfoot's tree. In other words, the committee has a tree but may get a better one.

TURKS INSPECTED Robert M. Ford, chairman of the committee which has the task of selecting and making all arrangements for the acquisition of the tree, today prepared to confer with Kerfoot, lumber companies, shipping concerns, and others who might have trees available. Tentative donations, the committeemen say, have already been made, but no final decisions have been rendered. As. soon as the tree arrives here, or Js, sent to the lake, nnothsr committee will arrange for raising It, and still another for decorating and lighting It.

The personnl assistance of George A. Illllhaek, who started the whole project when he wrote to The TRIBUNE Forum and declared that this was the wish of sis ron before he tiled, will he enlisted during the week, according to St. Sure, and he will be asked to Join the general committee in some capacity. DREAM OF A HOY Hillback's ten year old son, Robert Hlllback, expressed the wish nearly a year ago that some such tree might be seen nt C'hrint-mas, floating and reflecting in the lake. Chairman St.

Sure, with his committee working today" o'n the various details of theJob, and with other committees to appointed next Friday, announced that he liad already accepted several Individual tenders of assistance, and would be glad to receive others. "The whole business Is centralized and organized," said St. Sure, "and now, in he next few weeks until December 15, we are going to concentrate a great deal of effort in making this admirable project a complete success." Five Bandits Rob SO Resort Patrons SAN Nov. 18.r-OP) Five armed, unmasked bandits held us and robbed 40 or 60 Chinese patrons In the Son Lee company gamblln resore and restaurant st Alvlso, according to repbrta to authorities here. They were said to have escaped with from $2000 to $3000.

-Two of the bandits, officers' were told, entered the front door snd the others the back door into the restaurant. All.in the place were herded together. Then two kept: pistols trained upon the grotjp while the other three searched them for'money, They escaped In an tautombbIle parked near the resort, officers were told. Chinese Gambling Heads Get 30 Days Because they have appeared before -him too to take their fines and grlnnlngly resuming operations. Judge Harold L.

Bacon this morning sentenced Fong Licke, gaming house operator of 438 Tenth street, and (juong Chay, gambling proprietor of 374 Ninth street, to thirty days In city prison. The men have been fined $100 each on several previous occasions, records show. Fifteen men arrested-in their places Nov. 14, when they were raided by posses under Capt. Frank Lynch and Sergt.

Ramsay, were each fined for frequenting a gambling Man, 78, Found Dead At Daughter's Home BERKELEY, Nov. 18A-Thomas MacCaulay, 78. Fresno mining engineer, was found lend In his bed In the home of his daughter. Mrs. P.

T. Cays. 2223 Chapel street, at 1 o'clock this morning. The aged man had complained of not feeling well after dinner and had. retired early.

A grandson, Paul Caya, student at the University of California, discovered the body when he looked in to see If MacCaulay needed anything. He had been dead about an hour. Police say he died of natural causes. MacCaulay wag a-widower. Mrs.

Baldwin's Admirer Tries to KillHer Lawyer SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Impossibility that Ira Kirk, whd has confessed that he murder Miss Clara Boeke, San Francisco school teacher, with a pen knife! he a modern "Bluebeard' was considered by authorities' today. Kirk, through bis7 boasting of buying married four women In' 15 scum, lias in effect confessel to double blgnmy and lias set a new trend of investigation to determine what lias become of at least thrc of his four wives, in his cell at the San Mateo county Jail Kirk vas nonchalant, joking callous In his attitude toward the woman he killed lost Friday and toward all other women who have come Into his life liy the past 16 years. lfe sang, cracked Jokes with jhls Jnllers and asked if lie might Hfto tho body of Miss- Boeke. Sheriff J.

Mcoratn.or snn 'lateo county declared he be lieves Klrk'a conduct Is an at tempt to lay the foundation for an Insanity plea. OROVILLE, Nov. 18. Armed with a heavy revolver, Ernest Woodman, 30, asserted admirer of Mrs. Fsarl' Baldwin, yeuterday broke into the home of Clinton JohnsVm, her attorney, and threatened- to Jiim for "selling out to the Baldwin family," authorities Mrs.

Baldwin was found guilty of manslaughter last week after standing trial, for shooting her husband," William Baldwin. Johnson today expressed the belief that Woodman had become mentally unbalanced from brooding over haor conviction. Johnson was-reading by his fireside here yesterday when Woodman is said to have burst Into the room. A heavy revolver was strapped to his hip. He appeared violently angry, Johnson said.

"I've come to kill you!" were the first words he shouted at Johnson, the lawyer said, "What's the matter, Trave7" the attorney asked. 1 GRIDLEY CLUB TO Ci Nov. 18. Diversity of agricultural products, all grown In the Grldley region, will feature the Community club exhibit at the Cullfornla Orange and Olive exposition at Orovllle the latter part of this month. The Community club has been allotted one of the bent spaces In tho exposition hall, located at the foot of the queen's throne, by the management.

Decoration of the exhibit booth will bo statcd this week. New Italian Chair Professor Chosen BERKELEY. Nov. 18. Prof.

Giovanni Vlndarl of the University of Turin. Italy, will be the second holder of the chair of Italian culture at the University of California. He will arrive here in January to inaugurate two popular lecture courses. Appointment of Professor Vidari was announced today by Prof. R.

Altrocchl, chairman of the selections committee. The Italian visitor will lecture on "Education In Italy' From Humanism to the Unification," and "Readings of and Commentaries on Italian Moralists and Peda gogues of the Nineteenth Century." The courses will be given both In th'o afternoon and evening, to permit large Jury Selected for $50,000 Auto Suit A Jury was being selected today to try the suit of a 9-year-old boy who asks'' $50,000 damages for injuries received when he was run down by a P. G. E. truck, In Berkeley.

The boy Is David S. Pratt, 9, who was crossing Arlington avenue near San Fernando avenue, Berkeley, last April 24, when he was hit by a truck driven by A. D. Stubbs, an employee of the company. Fredonia Moss, the boy's guardian, Is Wctlng for the lad whose injuries caused a shortening of one leg by half an Inch.

He asks, besides the $50,000, for $1660 medical expenses. Judge E. C. Robinson will hear the case with the Jury. Nine Patrolmen Added to Force 'Nine additional police positions were created today by an ordinance passed to print by the-city council, this being the last of'the 25 new patrolmen authorized in the 1928--30 According to city the 25 were not placed on duty at once in order save part of these salaries to the city.

The men will be appointed from the top of the civil service eligible list. The council -awarded to the Pacific Gas and Electric company a contract for furnishing light to the cltv's downtown lighting system, at $810 and $9.50 per electrolier per month, according to size. 10 LOTTERY" FRESNO, Nov. 18. Police raids on two Chinese resorts were last night ended with ten menunder arrest on charges of visiting lottery establishments i and possession of lottery-tickets.

I CROPS the "second section," heavily loaded, crashed into the rear end of tho first car. Children were frightened and adults feared a catastrophe for a moment, but no one was Injured. Only damage was breakage of a connecting bar. was repaired, the cavalcade went on, and at the Jaguna street crosslng-an automobile driven by Seth Thomas, 2225 I'otrero avenue, struck the cable car. Conductor Benjamin Martin was slightly Injured.

Now the tracks are to be torn up and the street repaved. "You sold out to the Baldwins! You let them convict her!" Wood-mnn cried. He referred to Mrs. Baldwin. Charles W.

Johnson, elderly father of the attorney, came from another room when he heard the commotion and attempted to calm Woodman, the attorney reported. But their placating words appeared to anger him further. At this Juncture M. U. I'hares, a vacuum cleaner salesman, who'had been demonstrating a machine at the' Johnson home, entered and, taking in the situation at a glance, placed himself behind Woorlrnan, prepared to strike down tho revolver should It be drawn.

Twenty minutes after Woodman entered. Deputy Sheriff William Alexander arrived, having been summoned by Woodman's mother. Alexander handcuffed Johnson, and took him to the county jail, rwhere he Is being held for observa tion. Johnson said today he had not decided what course he would pursue tn prosecuting Woodman. for hotel accommodations, $50,000 for transportation, $100,000 (actually) for hot dogs and pop, and $8000 for such incidentals as programs, cushions, clgarets, chewing gum and cigars.

The estimated sums, they declare are greatly discounted for conservatism's sake, In all probability, they say, nearly $2,000,000 will be spent as a result of the honr and a half game. Owner Held in Fire Of San Jose Home SAN JOSE. Nov. 18. An Investigation is untler Way here today Into the causes of.

the fire which destroyed a tank house at the home of V. Celll, foreman of the Eouthern Pacific held by police on an open charge. Detectives say that neighbors heard an explosion a few moments prior to the outbreak of the bloze, and that several pieces of metal, which authorities think are. parts of a still, were found among, the embers. City Authorities Give Up Battle of Peters9 Garage Here Is Kirk's marital record as told to police: Married Miss Ethel Cheery at Breckenrldge, Texas, In 1915.

She divorced him for misconduct. Married Miss Ethel Stoneman nt Breckenrldge in 1924 and deserted her shortly afterward. Married Miss Ethel Stewart at Amarlllo, Texas, In 1925, and deserted her a few month later. Married Miss Marie Lee at Yumn, In February, 1929, and filed suit for annulment, claiming the marriage Was performed while he was temporarily Insane, In September. "I just and left "em," Kirk boasted.

Ho denied that he' harmed any of his wives, but was unable to tell their present whereabouts. Sheriff McGrath believes Kirk also planned to kill Miss Alma of the dead woman. f'uneral services for Miss Boeke I ha at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at a Redwood City undertaking parlor, and Interment will take place at Cypress Lawn ceme tery. Mayor Hugh if Donovan that the city had withdrawn from the controversy following a conference be-tween City Attorney R. N.

Wolfs and attorneys for the Hooper Interests. The Hooper company stated that legarproceedlngs will be Instituted to force removal of the garage. The controversy between Dr. Peters and the city has been carried on for the past several weeks with the Hooper company attemptingto act as referee, it was Finally the concern, sub-dividers of the property, decided to step Into the fray In, order terminate the controversy, It was announced. Fall From Bicycle -Fatal to Boy, 14 BERKELEY, Nov.

IS. Edward Pacheco," 14, died this morning at Ei Reposo Sanitarium of a broken back, suffered a week ago when lie fell from hia bicycle at Ninth and Parker streets. The front wheel of his bicycle was caught In a "frog" In the railroad tracks near the Intersection, according to witnesses. II lived at 931 Channing way. $1,391,000 Due to Change Hands Because of Big Game PITTSBURG.

Nov. 18. With the city "crying quits" In the battle of "Dr. Peters' the Issue Is to be fought out by C. A.

Itooper and company and Dr. H. C. Peters, city health officer. It was learned today.

Dr. Peters purchased the property on which the garage Is built from the company. 'At Is contended that the garage was built over a 10-foot easement for public, utility lines. The city demanded removal of the structure-Dr. Peters refused.

Thecity then threatened to teke the matter, to court, bu-t Dr. Petersstood firm. Saturday It was announced by Child Treated for Drinking of Poison Robert Washburn, two-year-old son of Raymond Washburn, 8048 FTuitvale avenue, was receiving treatment today for poison which he drank- yesterday while his mother wag out of the room. The boy picked up a bottle of cleaning fluid which she had been using and took a drink. He was discovered in the act and taken to Highland hospital, where physicians said he would recover.

BERKELEY, Nov. More than $1,391,000 will change' hands as a result of the Stanford-Univer sity of California football game at Palo Alto next Saturday, commerce students at the University, have estimated. According to their figures will go for tickets', $490,000 for dinners and other $90,000 for flowers. $250,000 Aliens May File for Papers Without Delay MARTINEZ. Nov.

IS. Following the recent quarterly citizenship examinations in the court of Superior Judge A. B. McKenzie here, announcement was made that aliens who claimed exemption from military service during the war, will be permitted to file for papers Instead of waiting five years as has been the past rule. The alien rule adopted by the courts is the rame now in force In federal courts..