Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 17

77 Vssooaicd -Service Oakland's Only Locally Owned Locally Controlled Daily Paper IN THIS SECTION FINANCIAL NEWS FEATURE SECTION amani ft mo fosjotwUtol Press Assooatwu VOL. CXV OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1931 7 NO. 120 a MERGER OF Where 'Home-Made Meteor' Crashed Oakland House TAYLOR WILL Errand Saves Woman From Blast in Shop Employee of Auto Top Repair Plaee Burned When Lacquer Thinner Explodes A 40-pound rock, blasted from the hills above Millsmont, vvas hurled half a mile to crash through the roof and dining room ceiling at the home of Fred Baily, 4017 Altamont street. A premonition caused Mrs. Mabel Bailey to leave the house shortly before with her daughter.

Upper photo shows scene with dotted lines marking trajectory of the missile. Lower, ILA MAY BAILEY, 8, sitting on her couch, where the rock came to rest. Gap in the ceiling shows force of the blow. TRIBUNE photos. EAST BAY ML DISTRIBUTES SURVIVOR OF: POISON BOOZE PARTY JAILED Ex-Convict, Paroled Froni San Qucntin, Held With Friends on Drug Charge SAN FRANCISCO, Oct.

28." Joseph Makin, 30, ex-convlct and sole survivor of the poison booz party staged In the printing shop -at San Juentin prison April 18, 1930, wTlo was later paroled, wai hack in the tolls of the law- today, booked in the city prison on a charge of violating the Harrison narcotic set. Makin was arrested early thia morning with two companions in a raid on an Eddy street roominaj house. lie gave his name a "Joseph Morgan, 1105 Geary street." Police, however, recognized hia. finger prints and he admitted, his Identity. With him were arrested Troy Bar'r, 2(i.

of 1421 O'Farrell street, and Owen Little. 40, of 1J1 Fifth street. They also face narcotic Makin was temporarily blinded and Charles J. Brown, convict editor, and George- Casselt die from the effects of poisonous alcohol -drunk secretly In a "party" behind prison walls. Pittsburg Driver Faces Liquor Charge MARTINEZ, Oct.

28. Booked at the county jail for driving while Intoxicated, John D. Murray, 43, a mechanic of .250 East Eighth street, Pittsburg-, wag due to appear befor Justice of the Peace A. B. Wilson here.

Murray was arrested bv Stata Traffic Officer R. H. Trembath Mother and Daughter Leave Before Rock Lands in Home 7i CALENDAR every time I Hi .1 in in-; 111 I 1 I BIG ESTATE $60,000 Bequests Made and Relatives of Coal Dealer Awarded Major Share cash bequests totaling nearly $60,000 were Included In the will of the late James F. Taylor, pioneer Oakland coal' dealer, filed for probate today. It disposed of a fortune consisting of real property, cash and The will provides that Miss Grace Trevor, Taylor's half sister, and i Henry Trevor, his halt brother, both of Oakland, shall share equally In two-thirds of the estate.

The remaining third will be divided between Frank F. Fisher and Alfred T. Fisher. Taylor nephews of Brooklyn, N. Y.

Life allowances were pranled eight of Taylor's relatives, and many Oakland charita.blo institutions were given bequests. Under the terms of the will, dated March 19. 1929, the. executors are Henry Trevor, Miss Grace D. Trevor and AV.

W. La nil on of Oakland. FOril LOTS I.F.FT To Miss Trevor, Taylor left real estate as Boyes Springs and four lots on Webster street, and to Trevor he gave $10,000 worth of bonds in the Miller and Lux propertied, besides their third shares in the fortune. Mrs. Katherlne Trevor of F.erke-lcv was awarded bonds Valued at $8000.

Other bequests follow: Alfred T. Fisher, Brooklyn, N. $5000; Fi ink H. Fisher, Brooklyn, N. $5000; Frank Fisher Brooklyn, X.

$10011; Kdlth Fisher, Brooklyn. X. $1000; Mrs. Katherlne Trevor, Berkeley, 2000; Henry Trevor Sun, Francisco, $10011; Mrs. Henry Trexor $1000; Frank Trevor, San Francisco, $1000; Mrs.

Frank Trevor, $1000; Helen Trevor, Berkeley, $2000; Mrs. Walter (i. Anderson, San Francisco, $2000; Miss Alice imnton, Kdlnbiirgli, seonami, iifiOO: James Beale, Xew York, t' $2i(; .1. .1. XtiRle, Oakland, ijU; K.

A. Sllvernall, Oakland, $2 all, II.AKITIKS JKT CASH To Hie West Oakland home Tay lor gave $2000. Other bequcsH to i-lin rit follow: I Kings' Daughters home, Oakland, 4 Salvation Army, Oakland, 00; Ladles' Kellet society, uuk- land, $5 till; lied Cross, Oakland chapter, 2.10; Associated CharUes, Oakland, $200 and the Boy touts iof Oakland, $2,10. I Ta mi be. Taylor's "faithful inese.

servant" was given $260. Might of Taylor's relatives were 'granted monthly allowances tor it life, to bo paid by the James V. Tavlnr Inc. Those named, with the amounts they are to receive monthly, ure: Grace L. Trevor, $100; Henry Trevor, $100; Miss Katherlne Trevor, $50; Helen Trevor, Berkeley, Henry Trevor, $50; Frank Trevor, Alfred T.

Fisher, $50, and Frank II. Fisher, $50. In a codicil, dated September 1931, Taylor gave Isabel Vail $1000, the Pioneer Society of California $fi00 and ordfi-ed his executors to cancel the $250 promissory note owed Taylor by Jessie Al. Turner. To Airs.

Mamie McKew, Turner's sister, Taylor gave $2.10. Taylor never married. Ills funeral, held Monday, was attended by many Oakland civic leaders. Jury Disagrees Is Munn Case SAX FItAXCISCO. Oct.

28. L'nable to reach a verdict, the Jury which tried Mrs. Margaret Munn on a charge of slaying her husband, Charles E. Munn, Ran Francisco policeman, was discharged last night by Superior Judge Louis 11. Ward.

It was announced that, the Jurors stood pine to three for acquittal on a manslaughter The Jury had been deliberating for six hours. In dismissing the Jury, Mudge Ward set Friday morning for the setting of a new trial date, and to consider a request by John Taaffe, attorney for Mrs. Munn, thnt she be admitted to ball Munn was shot to death In-a Kearny street lotel room on June 30 last, after ho and 'Mrs. had returned from a parly. She declared Munn had been drinking, and whs shot while she struggled with him for the possession, of his revolver after, he had threatened to.

kill her and himself. I'll ll r-r RFItRF.f.F.Y. Oct. 28. An errand across the street probably saved Mrs.

O. J. l'ersclike, wife of the proprietor of the Acre Anto Top shop, 1941 I'nlverslty avenue from serios injury yesterday when an explosion caused a $1000 fire In the shop. The office In which Mrs. Perschk had been working a few moments before was enveloped In flames.

William Anderson, 22, Derby street, employee of the place, was burned about the arms and body In escaping the billing building. Dense clouds of smoke filled the building from quantities of paint materials nn band. Firemen siHveoded, however, in extinguishing the fire before any of, I be automobiles had been da maged. The explosion, occurring in a new lank of lacquer thinner which had just been opened, blew skylights and windows from the, building. Perscbke, owner of ihe place.

Is seriously ill nt Lettcrman hospital, San Francisco. He and Ids wife, who has been managing the shop in Ids absence, reside al 1008 Ventura avenue. Theater Guild to Give Circus Nov. 7 BERKELEY. Oct.

28? An Indoor circus will be given by the Junior theater guild November 7 In theauditorium of the Hotel Claremont. Mrs. Bradley Carr, general director, is assisted by Marjorie Evans, Dorothy Duke, Ruth Moore, Etoile Peck and Mrs. Schinan. Rehearsals sre In progress for "Heidi," which will be the season's offering.

Mrs. Sara Wasserstrom, recently of Chicago, Is in charge of the production. CLUBS'I TOKIUHT. Bust Twelfth Street Improvement assorlHllon inoMing, 8 p. 60!) East Twelfth street.

TO.UOHHOW. llnlary club luncheon, 12:15 Hotel Oakland. Mutual Busbies? club session, noon, Hotel Oakland. Oakland Molayan Service club luncheon, noon, italnliow grill. Frultvale Boulevard Merchants' RHHoeUttort session, noon, Thirty-third avenurand Foothill boulevard.

Twcnly-tlilrd Avenue Boosters club regular meeting, 12:15 p. 22S2 Esst Fourteenth street. Eastlakn Oakland Klwsnls club meeting, 6:15 p. 1416 Fruitvale avenue. 50-50 club session, 6:45 p.

1441 Franklin slreet. Oakland Badlo club regnlsr meeting, 8 p. 1551 Alice street. Seventy-third avenue and East Fourteenth Improvement club meeting, 8 p. 7105 East Fourteenth street.

THEATERS Allendale "Other Men's Women." Broadway "TJevil to ray" snd "South Seas." Capitol Lie." Century "Boudoir Diplomat" and "Public Eenemy." Dlinond "Confessions of a Co-Ed." Eastniont "Magnificent Lie." Fairfax "Night Angel." Fox-Oakland "Susan Lenox; Her Fall and Rise." Hem Musical Comedy. Golden State "Hell Bound." Uranada "Confessions of a Co-Ed." C.rand-I-ake "The Spider." New Fruitvale "Party Husband." "Spirit of Notre Damo" and vaudeville. Pala.ce "Party Husband." Parkway "Young As You Feel." Piedmont "Good Bad Girl." Pluzn "Annnbelle'a Affairs." Premier "Dude Ranch." Roxle "My Sin" and "Tabu." Royul "LuubIi and (let Rich." Senator "Smiling Lieutenant." State Hrene." Uptown "Dirigible." ALAMF.DA Neptune palace "Trader Horn." Slrand "Star Witness." BKHKELKY California "Money Business." Campus "Guilty Hands." Lorln "I Take ThlB Woman." Oaks "Flight." Rivoll "Snorting Plood." Strand "Tarnished Lady." U. "Smiling Lieutenant." HAYWAIUI liny ward "Waterloo Bridge." KAN LEANDRO Pnlnee "Night Anget." -I -rnii i i LINES NEAR Consolidation' of S. P.

and Key System Properties Is Under Negotiation Negotiations for the consolidation of the Eastbay electric rail lines of the Southern Pacific company and Key System, forecast a year ago by The TRIRIT.NK. are rapidly nenring completion, it was revealed today. Discussions between executives of the two companies have been in progress for several months, it was learuod. and recently have been speeded up with the developing of definite plans for the Oakland-San Fin ncisoo hay bridge a major factor in the proposed consolidation. No definite plan has been worked out, officials said, but a "neutral" engineer, II.

(5. Butler of San Francisco, has been named by the two companies to devise a workable scheme. His services have been offered to the bridge I'lHCIIASK NOT I'IjAXXKD. Confirming reports that the consolidation is under discussion, I'aul Shoup, president of the Southern Pacific, declared that purchase by his company of the Key System properties had not been suggested and was not, thus far, involved. "The proposed consolidation has been under earnest discussion for some time," said Frank L.

II tire k-haller, general manager of 4he Southern 1'acltlc. "But we have leached no definite conclusion and there Is nothing further we can say at this time." Burckhalter has been acting for the Southern Pacific In the negotiations and A. J. Iundberg, president of the Key System and affiliated companies, for the latter Interests. I.undbcrg saul that F.utler was appointed to work out a Joint operating plan when the utilities found their Interests In the bridge "were Identical." O.VK.

SKT OF TliACKS. "Our Information indicates that there will be only one set of track? on the lower deck of the bridge, I.unclhcrg said. "Obviously t-he-one set of tracks could not well, accommodate, two companies operating independently, "We do not know yet whether the. state will build the tracks or whether It will expectfhe railroads to do so. However, ft is expected that Inasmuch as the bridge will be stale properly, the tracks will be rented to I lie company or companies uing them." Biindberg indicated that oisciis-nioris between the two companies will bo (ontinueil but that a definite program might not be agreed upon until the bridge engineers have decided rfipoJi approaches, grades and other details of the project.

oxomiics. In The TUIltlWK'S forecast of a merger of the lines a year ago it was pointed out that, according 'to I.undberg's own estimates, a Raving of approximately could be effected by the consolidation, tii-cut economies could lie achieved by elimination of duplication of service and unification, he aid, and in addition the consolidation would be "distinctly In the public interest." lie also declared that the breaking up of the old Key System and divo icing of the street ear and bus lines from the electric train and ferry services had cleared the way lor such merger. Control of franchise privileges for electric rail traffic over the bridge rests with the stale toll bridge authority, composed of the governor, lieutenant-governor, director of finance, director of public works and chairman of the state highway commission. Judge Will Allow Jury Override Him SAM FKANCISCO, Oct. 28.

Although Federal Judge Frank H. Kerrigan is convinced that Frank Leconte of Oakland Is guilty of an attempted extortion scheme, he is willing to let a Jury decide differently if It will. After hearing testimony In the case slnre the first of the week without a Jury, Judge Kerrigan today astonished court attaches and attorneys by this announcement. He ordered a Jury to start all over again and hear the testimony, November 17. I.econte and Arthur dc Fllllpo were originally charged together with threatening to have Gulseppe Poggl, who operates a soft drink place at H'jO West Seventh street, arrested on a federal charge tin-less he paid them $85.

They claimed to be federal officers. De Fllllpo pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight months in prison. Income pleaded not guilty and demanded trial, but waived a jury. Thrower of Acid Is Found Guilty Louis Hansen, 65. a laborer, was found guilty today by Police Judge Kdward J.

Tyrrell on a charge of battery In connection with an attack on Elmer C. Reeves, 936 Tenth street. Reeves declared Hanson threw acid Into his face when they met at Thirty-ninth street and Broadway recently. Jim. Mabel J.

Church, .341 Forty-second street, testified that Hanson had annoyed her on several occasions. Judge Tyrrell ordered Hanson held for an Investigation as to his vanity. He will come up for sentence tomorrow morning. SXAKK KATS TnOfT RT.ACK MOI7NTAIV. N.

C. fITPl ('. V. Mm chief l-efiioe warden, removed a nine-Inch trout and a large quantity of fish eggs from the remain of a snake 'he Wiled, prompted A "strange urge" li Mrs. Mabel Bailey, wife of Fred Bailey, railroad man, to leave their home at 401? Altamont street.

with her daughter late yesterday saved then) what at least would have been a severe shock. might have been killed when a forty-pound rock, blasted from the near-by 1 lea ley -Moore quarry, crashed through the root of their bungalow, shattered Ms way through the dining room celling, rlchoted off the wall aild landed on a couch. As It happened, Mrs. Bailey and her daughter, I la May, 8, had Just left that room for downtown Oakland. They returned to find their home a shambles.

An eight-foot hole was torn In the celling of the dining room. An even greater gap was torn In the shingled roof. The heavy missile, which neigh bors said had hurtled through the air like "a shell from a cannon" lay In Ila May's couch. "I planned not to leave the house yesterday," Mrs. Bailey said.

"But INDICTED IN THREAT CASE SAX FRANCISCO. Stanley If. llickock, Oct. I), llickock and M. C.

llickock, brothers, are under indlclment by the federal grand Jury on charges of attempting to eJttnrt money from Archie Snow. 17B7 Folsom street, under threat of having him Indicted. The brothers came, here from Oregon several months ago, and purchased ah auto washing business at the Folsom street address from Snow. According to testimony given before the grand jury last night, they became dissatisfied with the deal and, having found part of an old still on the premises, demanded that Snow return the purchase price of J1000 plus t500, or they would cause his arrest. Snow refused.

On October It Is charged, the brothers held Snow by force at the auto laundry, and summoned federal prohibition agents to whom they showed the part of the old still. Snow was arrested and held by Commissioner K. S. Williams for grand Jury action on a charge of violating the prohibition laws. Not content with this action, It Is charged in the Indictment, the brothers then sought -to have Snow Indicted for the manufacture of liquor, threatening to testify against him unless he paid them 1750.

H'tiR something told stuidH-t- be there. That silly," but nevertheless o'clock in the afternoon and I left the house." Twenty minutes later the stone, propelled by heavy charge of blasting powder, crushed into Ihej home. traveled almost a halt mile. "There Ih little' doubt bill that Ihe rock came from the utiarry. where men were blasting," said John Jlenfey, president of the quarry company.

"However, It is the first time a thing like this ha happened since the quarry opened oyer thirty years ago. have asked that a local pow der coni)Hiiy send a blasting expert hero to Investigate the ircum-stanoes and report to me." The Bailey residence is a new building, scarcely completed. Bailey was out of town at the time of the accident, and Is not due home until tonight. Ills daughter Is a sixth-grade student at Burckhalter school. FUGITIVE SEEKS COMPROMISE PA FRANCISCO.

Oct. James II. Fuller, fugitive San Francisco broker, is ready to surrender provided criminal prosecution on grand theft charges Is dropped, and his creditors give him an opportunity to cover the losses attributed to him. This circumstance became known today as Fuller, from a hiding place in the east, communicated through an Intermediary with C. M.

Stark, atttnrney for Joseph II. Mayer, receiver for the Fuller estate. The overture wa rejected by Stark, he stated, Inasmuch as attorney for Mayer he Is not In a position to bargain on the criminal prosecution of the broker. Fuller was Indicted by the grand Jury on charges Involving' more than 1100,000. John R.

Tyrrell, assistant district attorney, said he had not been approached, and declared he did not expect to be, In view of the complaints against Fuller, filed by a number of clients who had entrusted money to him. Fuller disappeared last month. His recoverable assets total $5000. Defalcations allegedly exceed $100,000. that 1 sounds 4:30 1 EXDFFICER LOSES APPEAL Joseph inspector.

Knrlglil. Oakland loday lost his Ion police fight for reinstatement us a member of the department. The slate supreme court handed a decision upholding those of the superior court here and the dish let court of appeals denying Knrltht a writ of mandate to compel City Auditor Harry C. AVIlllams to approve his salary warrants. Knrlght was suspended from Ihe department In January, 1924, ivfter he had been arrested In Contra Costn county on a charge of driving while Intoxicated.

Ho was acquitted, lint Frank Colbourn, then commissioner of public health and safety, refused to reinstate him. Then, In December, lliL'li, Commissioner C. young mid the lvil service board ordered Knrlght reinstated on the ground that he had not been legally dismissed. But Williams refused to honor his salary warrants from December Hi, 1 ltL'9, to January .11. 1930, and in March, 1930, Knrlght appealed to the courts.

Since then the claim has been 111 litigation, now settled by the supreme court, IMtlVKR JAIl.KI) SAX RAFAKIj, Oct. 2S. Pete Facclnl, 3S, of Marin Meadows, was belngf held In the Marin county Jail yesterday on charges of reckless driving. He was arrested by police officer Sam Serlo In Fairfax. Woman Found In Bay Oct.

14 Is Identified 1 odv Tliat of Mrp. Claulirr Of 69, San I' rancisco, Aged Coroner Announces cm. two weeks' In vest Iga Ion, Deputy Coroner Frank Berg announced today that the body of a woman found In the bay off l'olnt Fleming, Albany, has been identified as that of Mrs. Kate (ilauber, who had lived at the I'lc-kwlrk hotel, San Francisco. A partial Identification was made by hotel employees last night after they had started Inquiries regarding Mrs.

dauber, who disappeared from the hotel about three weeks ago. Relatives, Including a brother, I'at Smith, 1441 Flevcnth avenue, Oakland, completed the Identification. The body was found October 14 by youths wnlking along the shore. Berg said It had been In the water not more than twelve hours. All marks of Identification had been removed from the clothing, but a cameo pin and a pair of old-fashioned gold earrings were among he clues which finally led to the woman's Identity being established.

A pair of shoes purchased In Richmond and the development yesterday that Mrs. Ojauber had opened a bank account there on September 30 also aided In the Identifies) Inn. TONIGHT 'H1BUNW Mdlft hromlruat Hahal society meeting, 8:15 p. Bahal library, HID Harrison street. wnist, Iroquois council, Uegrea of Pocahontas, 8:30 Porter hull.

1918 drove street. Whist, Brooklyn parlor No. WU N. S. U.

W.flSiliO p. Masonic tetri-Die, Eighth avenue and East Four-; teentli street. California Grays meeting, 8:30 Roosevelt high school. Whist, Modern Woodmen of Amer-, lea, p. Odd Fellows temple.

Halloween imrty. Paramount lodge No. 17, Knights of Pythias, Pythian castle, 43 Twelfth street. Benefit whist, Albion lodge, Sonav df St. George, 8:15 p.

Ht. George's; hall, Twenty-fifth and streets. Halloween dance. Havenscourf Civic club, evening, Havenscourt au dltorluui. TOMORROW TRIBUNE radio broadcast.

Lecture, Dr. Kobert J. Kerner, "The Imperial Policies of auspices of Oakland Forum, 8 p. Hotel Oakland. Success club of Spiritual Crusader church meeting, 8 p.

ni 2732 Thirteenth avenue. Concordia Itebeksh lodge No. 15. I O. O.

meeting. 8 P. Orii Fellows' hall, Eleventh, and Frank- ''VhUtVoanlel Webster ImproVaJ ment club, 8:30 p. in, H' Seventy "'whlstl'Falrfax Business sssoeltV Hon, 8:30 p. 5305 Fairfax ave- of American Toemen meeting, 8:30 p.

I. O. O. najit Eleventh and Franklin tt. Benefit whist St.

Joseph h'r. evening, Seventh and Chestnut streets. Bill Erwln post. Ameriua'n legion, evening, Memorial bUpisy.B'."Madttn. of Bos.

by th. nebekih and We. of rpSbllX" board! TnV.ict PlaUyUand dance, benefit ofTSt Andrbasaar auspice.t is Andrew's Dramatic club, nlngf and Adellv stroets. nninher 28. 1911 (The day was Saturday)- EASTBAY NEWS A successful theaur yrtjr given by Aerie No.

1376. of thii Fruitvale Eagle at Yo Liberty playhouse, last night. Tho arrnre- menta commit- tes consisted of B. E. Reeves, a I man B.

H. Blake, secretary; Own Paul, treasurer; Walter Gill, Arthur Barb Kdward Bar-thold, Edward-Barry, Han Koford, Lynd and Tony Souza. A Berkeley high school Mothers' club has been organized with tho election of th foil owing Mrs. I Van Ha president; Mrs. rS.

imam rt for bwe op those MEDLEYS A Mribckck 8. G. Teter, first, vice-president; Mrs. A. F.

Pillsbury, second vice-president; Mrs. I Marvin, secretary; Mrs. J. Nash; treasurer; Mrs. Laura Fisher, auditor.

elsewiTere Wireless despatches from Hankow reporting a sweeping -victory for the imperial troops there yesterday caused a flutter in Shanghai The reports were received even In official circles with Incredulity. SPORTS Harry II. Davis, first baseman of the world's champion Athletics and lieutenant of Connie their manager, yesterday signed contract to manage the Clevelai'1 team of the American i ,1912. MR. AND MRS.

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