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A MONDAY EVENING Dakland Tribune SEPTEMBER 16, 1929 DRIVER JAILED AS COLLISION KILLS OAKLAND MAN SPEED ADMITTED TO OFFICERS Eastbay Resident, 72, Struck While -Crossing Street, Near Death; Motorist Absolved of All Blame Following tabulation 1 revised daily STOP of the num- MAIN HIGHWAY ber of. sons killed or injured in Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley automobile acci dents during 1929. Totals for the three cities, including today are: Osk. Alameda. Dark.

58 3 15 1562 119 350 One man was killed, another is in a critical condition today and a third is held for investigation following a series of automobile accidents in Oakland during the week- end. Joe Dumovich, 50, of 3460 Ettie street, Oakland, died at Highland hospital from a fractured skull, crushed ribs and other injuries, after the chine in which he was riding and which was driven by E. H. Wood, 47, of 2227 Acton street, Berkeley; crashed into another chine at Thirty-second and Peralta streets. The second car was driven by Ernest Heron, 76 Lakeview avenue, son of the late E.

A. Heron, former president of the Key system. DRIVER SPEEDING, CLAIM. Wood is undergoing treatment at Oakland Emergency hospital for -cuts bruises and possible internal injuries and Heron received a lacerated lower lip. Heron is claimed to have admitted to police that he had several drinks after dinner.

He WAS unable. to explain the accident but admitted that he was exceeding the legal speed limit. detained at the city prison. Knocked to the pavement as he was crossing the street at East Twenty-first street and East Fourteenth avenue, John T. O'Banion, 72, of 2122 Seventeenth street, a laborer, suffered a fractured skull and possible internal injuries.

HITS OFFICER'S CAR. He is in Highland hospital, where his condition is said to be grave. The automobile which ran down the aged man was drven by Edwin Eshleman, 45, of 920 Cast Twentythird street, a country club promoter. Eshleman was absolved of blame. Victor Daniels, 2967 Madeline street, is held for investigation after the automobile he was driving crashed into the parked machine of Patrolman Lawrence Church, at 8762 Patterson avenue.

Arresting officers reported that Daniels was under the influence of liquor at the time of the crash. Four Hurt in Machine Crash Near French Camp STOCKTON, Sept. result of a crash at French Camp two women and two men are in hospitals here suffering from possible fractured skulls and internal inJuries. The injured are Mrs. Rose Watson, Route 1, Box 546; Mrs.

Stella Harker, Burkett Acres; Walter Gilbreth, Stockton, and Albert 'Adolmeni of Banta. The men were riding in one car and the women in the other. Former Operatic Singer Dies in L. A. LOS ANGELES, Sept.

Alma Stetzler, once well known as an operatic singer, died at her home here yesterday. She started her operatic career in Boston and New York with Henry W. Savage, and sang for the Boston Opera company, the Schuberts, and for three years sang the leading role in the Chocolate Soldier. Mme. Stetzler, in recent years a music teacher here, was a member of the California State and the Los Angeles County Music Teachers' associations.

Jesse L. Williams, Play Writer, Dies JORDANVILLE, N. Sept. 16. P) Jesse Lynch Williams, playwright and author, died here Saturday while visiting at the home of Theodore Douglas Robinson; assistant secretary of the navy.

Death was caused by a heart attack. Williams was born at Sterling, in 1871. He was best known as a playwright for his three and four -act comedies. Williams was awarded the Pulitzer prize in 1918 for the best American play produced that year. He was a Princeton graduate.

S. Dickey, Noted Grain Broker, Dies CHICAGO, Sept. ther S. Dickey, 48, Chicago and New York grain broker, died suddenly yesterday home. He had been Ill week from diphtherla.

Dickey was a member of the New York stock, exchange and the Chicago board of trade. Since been the beginning of the he had partner in the firm of Thomson and McKenna, and previously had been a member of the firm of McFinnon and Dickey: Several Native. Sons and state Sunday where Edwin H. Johnson NATIVE SONS INSPECT DONNER PARTY officials were led to the location of Oakland had previously discov- WAGON DISCOVERY ered the remnants of three emigrant wagons, which may have been -and two wheel tires being. found near the wagon bodies, covered with board of one of the wagons.

Lower right, EDWIN W. JOHNused by members of the ill-fated. Donner party, on a pass three miles growths. Photo at the upper left shows a pile of stone which it was SON, standing in a tire. south of the westerly end of Donner lake.

Forty-three members of thought might have concealed the grave of one of the child victims. of -TRIBUNE photos. 40 the Donner party pioneers perished The wagons were in an advanced Modern Man Still a Book Savage Claims Scholar's BERKELEY, Sept. tion is not progressing, the human mind has not changed since prehistoric times and man is still a savage. That's the picture painted by Prof.

Robert H. Lowie of the University of California anthropology department in a new book, "Are We Civilized?" which has just written. aside the game university worth the scientist candle after has drawn the general conclusion that "man has marred his legacy of gold by binding it up inextricably with a heritage of "Riding on a express trains is no sign of a higher mental development," declares Prof. Lowie, whose book is the result of a quarter of a century of study of primitive and modern civilizations. The mere possession of a large mass of organized knowledge does not mean that a people is extending its culture, according to Prof.

Lowie. Lowie points out, in his book, that: "Man has forged ahead of the ape by rassing on his experience the next generation. has piled up one means after another, not only for surviving but gor surviving in greater comfort. However he mars his legacy of gold by binding it up inextricably with a heritage of dross. Posterity learns to chip a stone knife and to chop off a finger joint with in mourning or prayer.

Firearms shoot down game and human beings. Rulers elaborate laws for large states and devise torture chambers. Biologists study heredity and then try to tinker with human beings. "The result is largely to nullify the good achieved. As if Life were not an inexhaustible source of ills, man gratuitously adds to his load.

The struggle is no longer merely one of adaptation to nature, but Jargely with "'the trolls that infest our hearts and Is the game worth the candle?" First National Air Traffic Conference Draws Experts KANSAS CITY, Sept. Executives of 29 major air transportation companies gathered here today to discuss plans for more ambitious schemeo for the development of mail and passenger traffic over transport lines. The executives. with more than 100 specialists in the technical and commercial phases of air transportation, attended the first national air traffic conference of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America. Frederick B.

Rentschler, presi-, dent of the chamber of commerce, said he believed prosperity of the aeronautical industry in 1930 hinged upon the success of the air transport officials in developing patronage. Problems of selling air traffic to the "earthbound" traveler are among the chief matters to be discussed. The conference was concerned today with solution of problems facing flying company executives. Leading authorities who will address the meetings include Willlam MacCracken, assistant secretary of commerce for naties; Colonel Harry H. Blee, chief of the airports division of the Department of Commerce; Dr.

William Adler, director of the German Luft Hansa; Herbert Hoover, Express, and Amelia Earhart, radio expert for Western Air sistant traffic manager of the Transcontinental Air Transport. Air transport lines represented at the conference fly approximately 98 per. cent of 80,000 miles flown daily in the United States with mail, passengers and express. Passengers are carried 30,000 of the 80,000 miles flown each day into every part of the country. Board Renews Certificate Of Deposed Teacher-Coach OROVILLE, Sept.

16, Despite the contest between Frederick Irving Boehne deposed athletic coach and history teacher at the Gridley high school, over whether Boehne should be permitted to retain his place in the faculty, the county board of generation has renewed the coach's gecondary, certificate to teach in the schools of the county. Members said their action was based solely on state credentials furnished by the applicant, and that his difficulties with the Gridley high school trustees were a personal matter. Boehne contends that he did not reeeive written netlee, as required' when they lost the trail in 1846. stage of ruin, parts of spokes, hubs RHINE RUMORS STIR EUROPE Reports That French Will Replace British Troops Meet Denial. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE LONDON, quarters this afternoon stated there was no foundation for the report htat Secretary for War Shaw had summoned Lieutenant-General Sir William Thwaites, commander of British troops in the Rhineland, for a conference in London in consequence of the reported intention of the French government to occupy Wiesbaden when the British troops leave.

British evacuation of Wiesbaden is scheduled to begin at the end of September. It was stated that the British government had no information that the French government intended to move a regiment of light cavalry into the German Rhineland city, Should it be decided to move the Rhineland high commission to Wiesbaden, it is. understood the will provide a guard of honor for the commission. CONFERENCE CALLED. A dispatch to the Daily Express from Wiesbaden says the British commander received an urgent request from War Minister Shaw for an important conference on the whole question of the Rhineland.

General Thwaites also will confer with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. The dispatch to the Express was not confirmed. The probability of the headquarters of the Rhineland commission being transferred to Wiesbaden has been mentioned in several dispatches regarding the evacuation of the Rhineland. FRENCH GUARD SLATED. In such a contingent a small force of French troops would be sent there as guard.

The strength of this force is variously estimated, the highest figure being one regiment of cavalry, one unit of infantry, and one of artillery, the lowest estimate of the French forces is one company. The Express, however, Intimates that "several French regiments" will be quartered in area evacuated by the British, the actual decision to make Weisbaden the headquarters of the Rhineland commission has not yet been taken, although it is generally expected. Three Ranch Hands Die in Auto Crash HELENA, Sept. Three ranch hands lost their lives in the overturning of an automobile near here. They were William Fred Kremer, John, Kremer was French, Crockett, 70, and thought to have died from the heart attack, while the others were crushed to death.

The automobile, traveling at a high rate of speed turned over on a level stretch of road and was I demolished. the tragedy. Upper right, remnants of the wagons are being carried out for transfer to Sutter's Fort, Sacramento. Lower left, part of scul- Truckee's Plan for Winter Sports Park Given Support TRUCKEE, Sept. support of Truckee's plan to establish upon its snow-clad hills a state winter sports park for Californians was voiced here a banquet following the dedication of Donner Party landmarks under the auspices of Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West.

Those who addressed the 150 persons at the banquet were: Fred G. Stevenot, state director of natural resources; District Attorney W. E. Wright of Nevada county; Joseph R. Knowland, vice-president of the California State Chamber of Commerce and publisher of The Oakland TRIBUNE: Harry C.

Peterson, curator Sutter's Fort Sacramento; Assemblyman Jerrold L. Seawell, Senator B. A. Cassidy of Auburn, Mayor Brock of Grass Valley, Superior Judge George L. Jones of Nevada City, W.

M. David, Nevada state highway commissioner; E. H. Walker, Reno Chamber of Commerce; R. L.

Kimmel, Sacramento; H. Garfield Oates, Westwood; E. G. Scammon, Sacramento, Nelson Kinnell, San Francisco, and Wilbur L. Maynard, Truckee, Southern Pacific I representatives.

STEVENOT'S ADVICE, Stevenot advised Truckee's state served as toastmaster. ATMOSPHERE OF 149. park sponsors to "sell" their plan to the state park commission by pointing out its various advantages and proving that residents of northern California really desire a winter playground, The park project is being supported by the 'California state chamber of commerce in cooperation with the Nevada county motion: board and the Truckee chamber of commerce. Knowland assured the gathering that the state chamber would' exert every effort to establish winter sports as one of the leading attractions of northern California, Charles Edmunds, Truckee regent of the county promotion board, undertaking struck in, the his talk. keynote.

of the meeting," he said, "to capitalize the snow. It is California's frozen asset -it is our purpose to liquidate this asset." As a nucleus for a state winter park, Edmunds said Truckee would deed, to the state a 23-acre tract, with improvements. Wilbur L. Maynard, Southern Pacific company's emissary of winter sports at Truckee, declared that thousands of sports enthusiasts have promised to visit Truckee this from Utah, Idaho and the east, all of whomare prospective settlers. what "The public must, be educated to we have," said Maynard, who Harry C.

Peterson, curator of Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, advised the Superior California country to keep its atmosphere of '49 days. Historical proving magnets to tourists, he said. Activities of the recent California legislature In aiding county devel-1: opment, road work, and the 1932 Olympiad were ably traced by Assemblyman Jerrold Boswell, OLD WAGONS FOUND NEAR DONNER LAKE Ancient Relics Believed to Have Been Equipment of Iti-Fated of Lost Emigrant Train rolled down. NO MARKINGS. FOUND.

Did the three old emigrant wag. ons, the remains of which were discovered by Edwin H. Johnson of this Felty in the mountains about three miles south of the westerly end Donner lake, belong to members of the ill-fated Donner party? Was the pile of stones resembling a child's grave, at the foot of one of a group of old trees, Lear the remains of the wagons, a marker for the last resting place of little Ada Keseberg, who died in one of the desperate attempts to cross the snow- -covered mountains. In an attempt to answer these questions and to bring the long buried relics, to Sutter's Fort, a group of Californians interested in early state history were guided yesterday by Johnson to the spot where relics were found. In this party were H.

C. Peterson, curtor Sutter's Fort museum; C. F. Hartmeyer, custodian of Sutter's Fort and probably the only surviving relative of the Keseberg family; Fred Killam, superintendent of state buildings; R. Knowland, chairman hostoric landmarks committee of the Native Sons of the Golden West; Miss Lowena Johnson, daughter of Edwin H.

Johnson; and a TRIBUNE photographer. 43 OF PARTY DIED. The old Emigrant trail, which. was marked by the historic landmarks committee of the Native Sons near, Truckee last Saturday, was missed by the Donner party owing to early snows. The failure to locate this trail caused the tragedy which resulted in the death of 43 members of the Donner party.

Having missed the regular Emigrant trail, members of the Donner party attempted to cross the summit by other routes, and the fact that these wagons were found on one of the passes west of Donner lake. and of the constantly used Emigrant trail lends credence to the theory that these wagons belonged to the Donner, party. The remains of the three emigrant wagons were found within a radius of 50 feet, and were covered by an accumulation of dirt and pine needles. The parts of the wagons constructed of wood were in a bad state of decay and were most difficult to move. The best preserved was a tailboard which, with other relics, was taken to Sutter's' Fort.

This corresponds in general character to the early emigrant wagon. There were parts of spokes, hubs, and the iron rings which fitted over these hubs. Two of the large tires. corresponding to the size of wheels used in those days, were found in the creek bed where they had WHITE RUSS TO WAR ON REDS Former Czarists in Siberia and Manchuria Gird to Strike at Soviets. By PAUL, WRIGHT -Special Cable to The Oakland TRIBUNE HARBIN, Sept.

startling likely to occur in Siberia it present developments continue to a logical end. From both the maritime province and transbalkalia come rumbles suggestive of a probable approaching conflict with the White Russians, who are now "partisans," organizing bands of armed men as the reds were doing a few years ago and preparing for the moment when they can strike at Soviet domination. WHITES ACT INDEPENDENTLY, The persistence and hardihood the Whites helps to explain the Soviet complaint that the Chinese are putting the Whites in the Chinese This charge the Chinese indignantly deny. American newspaper correspondents saw no evidence either at Pogranichnaya or Manchuli that the Chinese were enlisting the Whites. Of course, here in Harbin some White Russians are members 'of the local police force and are doing duty chiefly as traffic cops in the crowded streets, wearing Chinese police uniforms.

There has never been an attempt to conceal the fact that they have publicly renounced their Russian citizenship and they are not regarded as a factor in the present trouble. MOVE WORRIES AEDS. The White Russians' efforts toward organization in Siberia and east and west Manchuria are proceding systematically, and they are already getting enough results to worry the Soviet government. There is reason to believe that the whites of Siberia are more or less like the Whites of Paris and elsewhere, among whom dreams of the re-establishment of the empire persist. It is understood that some money is coming from Europe to further the Whites' plans, although it is reported that the former Grand Duke Cyril has been in this part of isia endeavoring to keep his adheren from.

mixing unwisely in anti-Red plots. (Co1 sricht 1929, loz The TRIBUNE.) Niles Couple Plan Trip Around World NILES, Sept. and Mrs. William H. Ford of Niles are pianto leave on another world tour on Monday, September 23.

They will sail on a Matson liner for Honolulu after visiting friends there will sail for the Orient. They expect to be -away about three months: while Senator Cassidy contributed reminiscences of early days at Truckee. The improved state highway over the summit serves to bring the and west sections of Nevada county closer together than ever before, Superior Judge George L. Jones of Nevada City pointed out. Lars Haugen, seven times national ski champion, declared the Truck area has a climate superior to Quebec, with plenty of snow for holding snow contests, and other facilities which will enable this area to compete with Switzerland's carnivals.

LEVELLING OF BARRIERS. "We know no etate line;" announced W. M. David, Nevada state highway commissioner. He spoke of Truckee's strategic loca-1 tion near Reno, of the levelling of state barriers accomplished by the building of the Truckee River highway and the community of interest between Reno and Truckee.

The importance of Truckee's project, not alone to the state of California but to the whole Pacific coast, was streesed by E. H. Walker, chairman of the Reno Chamber of Commerce. "Your winter sports are not Truckee show. It is a California show and Sacramento wants a very definite part in it," asserted Kimmel.

As a result of the afternoon dedlcation ceremonies of two markers placed on the Old Emigrant trail by Joseph R. Knowland, chairman of the historical landmarks. committee of the Native Sons, the Sacramento region advisory council created a history and landmarks committee, appointing Harry Peterson, chairman. New Fire Apparatus Placed in Operation WILLOD GLEN, Sept. 26.

The city of Willow Glen celebrated its second anniversary a municipal corporation with the placing in the new fire truck. Members of the fire department, directed by Chief Howard Buttington, placed hose on the new engine yesterday and it was given tests and placed in active service. Fire Chief Charles Plummer of San Jose has offered to drill the Willow Glen firemen in use of the apparatus and in attacking fires, his offer having been accepted by local fire department officials. Saturday night the firemen gave the new fire house a house warming with a venison dinner barbecued by Larry Gott, who shot the deer, MOTHER, STEPSON KILLED Olympia, Sept. 16- Mrs.

William A. Appleyard, 30, her stepson, William Wallace plesard, aged five, were killed linst night when struck by an mobile bus near the city limits. No markings of any kind could be found on the parts of the wogan unearthed. At the suggestion of Hartmeyer, the only surviving relative of the Kesebergs, the stones were removed from the mound and an excavation made to disclose whether they covered a grave. A very careful examination failed to disclose any evidence that body rested under these rocks.

In removing the various rocks number of granite pieces were found, showing that these particular pieces, at least, had been placed there at a period later than 1846 or 1847, when the Dinner tragedy occurred. A part of an old pick was found, which was modern; also pieces of iron that appear to be modern. Across the creek other pieces of iron were found which would indicate that in the early days of railroad building that these particular localities may have been used construction camps. The style of wagon found, however, of the type of the famous covered wagons of early days, is not likely to have been used at the time of the building of the railroad. OLD TREE BLAZES.

On the road from the head of the lake where the relics were found there are blazes on a number of old trees. One stump was found cut about twenty feet above the ground, which would indicate, as in the case of trees found around Donner lake and known. to have been cut by members of the party, that they had been cut by those standing on drifted snow. The blazes were very old and might easily have been cut more than 80 years ago. It is the purpose of those interested in the history of the Donner party to continue the investigation before any definite announcement is made that these wagons belonged to members of the Donner party.

The condition of the relics. and the known fact that a number of the members of the party made unsuccessful attempts to cross the mountains in this general vicinity, gives weight to the argument that these wagong were abandoned by members of the Ill-fated party. Cannery Employee, Kidnapped, Returned SAN JOSE, Sept. 16. Mabel Hansen, 18, employee of 8 local cannery, was kidnaped by four men in an old touring car, taken from her escort, Mike Serento of 229 North Eighteenth street, and later returned unharmed, according to a report made to police he Serento early yesterday morning.

Serento said he and the girl were sitting on a loading platform at a cannery talking when a lightless car appeared from the darkness. four men jumpingg out, three grin ing the girl and forcing her Into the car and the fourth knocklar hi mdown. When he scrambled to his feet they were gone, but the car soon returned and the girl put out of it he said. Police Teports stated that Serento had drinking when he told hit story 10 officers. by law, that his services would not be required this year.

He has reported for his classes daily, presumably for the purpose of laying a foundation for a law suit to retain his, position. However, the proferred services have not been utilized. CHICO, Sept. Lucille Cooper has been appointed editor of The Wildcat, Chico State Teachere' college publication, by: the board of commissioners, Girl Editor Named For College Paper BALLOTS PREPARED (P)- A. L.

Banks is Ap- etober after County Clerk and ballots for the here D. Graham auto- tian previous elty.