Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 17

Exclusive rVsociaJcd Press S-Wf Service Oakland's Only Locally Owned Locally Controlled Daily Paper IN THIS SECTION CALIFORNIA NEWS United Pn CgmoliiiateJ Pnss Assoc'wlkm VOL. CXV CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1931 17 NO. 2 -TR -I 'Suicide Awakes Rolph Starts Train East In correct engineer's garb and peaked cap, GOVERNOR JAMES ROLPH. yesterday started a mile-long train of California redwood lumber on its way east as this state's contribution to the nation's building program. Six locomotive were required to haul the huge load over the Sierra Nevada mountains.

TRIBUNE photo. AndD iscovers He Only Fainted CHIGKERIHG RUES HELD IN PIEDMONT YOUTHJUMPS INTO RIVER, RESCUES GIRL LONG, BEARS mnn nnntirn DKXVKU, July 2. (I P) Louis Laaruff, 23, wearied of life after separation from his wife and child, wrote a 20-pagc death note, and wfntr to a vacant lot. He placed a pistol to his temple and pulled the trigger. A few minutes later passers-by found him bin In tho lot, the pistol beside' lilm.

Police were called. As they arrived. Lazaroff sat ut. The pistol had failed to explode hut he had fainted as lie pulled the trigger. THURSDAY-FRIDAY-SATURDWI Great Cargo of California Redwood Moved With Hand of Governor Upon JULY 23v4f 1 Army Chaplain Officiates At Funeral of Woman Prominent in Life About Bay District Richmond High Student Is Herd of Near Drowning At Yosemite, But Name of Young Woman Unknown Throttle of Locomotive SACRAMENTO, July 2.

Governor James Rolph Jr. yesterday RICHMOND, July 2. A pretty girl, aged about 20, but name unknown, Is alive and enjoying the moved 1000 homes out of the state. They were homes in the rough beauties of Yosemite park today 1 uroni 'Pnurmpt. lb.

llH'h- STILL CHARGE mond high school student, knows how to swim. In a thrilling rescue at Yosemite park yesterday, the youm leuireu 11110 Wie luoivcu an unidentified young woman to She was partially unconscious when 'Bouquet reacnea buu.o 1- j. The youth and his Bister, Sophie Re bOf Xsmi assortment Final rltesi for Mrs. Caroline A. Chickering.

member "of family which has been prominent in East-bay social and business affairs for years, who died yesterday at the family home, 11 Sierra avenue, Piedmont, were held -today at the residence. The- sermon was preached by Major R. B. Cherington of Palo Alto, army chaplain', and a longstanding friend of tho family, who less than a year ago performed the same service at the funeral of the late Harry Chickering, capitalist, and son of Mrs. Chickering.

Honorary all-bearers were four grandsons- Sherman Chickering, William H. Chickering second, Robert P. Chickering and Roger Chickering. Interment was at the family plot In Los Uatos. Mrs.

Chickering, the former Miss Caroline A. Clapp. descendant of a family which settled at Salem, in 163(t, was born at Mattea-wan, N. August 12, 1851. VASSAU CiKADUATE She.

attended Vassar college, graduating in the class of 1S72. After leaving college she taught school several years in the east, and It was while teaching at Pitts-field. that she met W. II. Chickering, destined to become her husband.

Chickering was studying law at Plttsfield. In 1875 Chicker Bouquet, IS. woraeu over for nearly an hour. At the expiration of that period friends of the unidentified girl vannha Vl A MOOnA In Ct fl aUtOmObllO jHi 1 IP' rr I iT-l feJZlJ2- 1 being, In fact, 3,000,000 feet of California redwood lumber con-tamed in a mile-long train of 117 cars and six locomotives, and consigned to eastern and midwest lumber dealers, who will in turn Bell the lumber to home builders. And Governor Rolph correctly clad in englneer'soveralIsand peaked cap, started the first of the six locomotives on its way.

It was quite a ceremony with which the longest loaded train ever to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains was started on its way east. State and Sacramento Chambers of Commerce and members of the Redwood Empire association were present as the bis Southern Pacific train prepared to speed with its cargo of 1200,000 in Redwood Empire lumber. As Governor Rolph opened the throttle of the leading engine, Mrs. Jiarvey A. Towno broke a bottle of grapejuioe over the "prow" of the train, christening it "California's contribution to the nation's building program." The entile 3.000.000 feet repre-'aented actual lumber orders placed by retail merchants of the country.

They took her away and, in the excitement. Bouquet and his sister, Take a box of MarthaWashmon Candies oiyourHolid(y failed to learp ner name. UnnniiAt Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.

E. Bouquet, of San Pablo. OAKLEY, July 2. Cyrus New-love, 65, a well known rancher living three miles from here, was arrested today and jailed at Martinez on suspicion of possessing a still by officers who went to his ranch primarily to Investigate a hijacking story. 1 The arrest was, made by Clyde Laird.

In charge of the district attorney's detective? bureau, and Deputy Sheriff Ralph Harrison. According to Laird they went to Newlove ranch on a report that lust Friday night hijackers armed with machine guns terrorized the Newlove family, fired a round of shots into the air, and looted the ranch of three truckloads of alcohol valued at $10,000. Lfllrd said thut the story that reached the district attorney's of-five did not come from Newlove, who. made no report of the asserted hijacking. According to Laird, when he and Harrison arrived at the ranch they found evidence that a Btill had been operated there, but was in jirocess of being dismantled, nearly "611 evl-denea of it having been removed.

Newlove Is to come before Justice of the Peace Matthew Ward of Antioch late today on the possession ofi a still charge. 'Mother of American Candies" Two Big Groups of MEN'S SUITS Made specially for this great selling event $17-75 $22r75 Pants, $4 OREGON CITY WOOLEN MILLS 882 Market Street 2554 Mission Street 1221 Broadway, Oakland Oakland Shop Cor. 17th and Broadway Also on sale in all our San Francisco Shops. ing settled in San Francisco, and the following year Mrs. Chickering came to California.

They were married at tho homo of a cousin at Santa Cruz in November, 18711. Shortly after, Miv and Mrs. Chickering moved to Oakland, remaining in Oakland until 11(13, when they moved to Piedmont. Chickering practiced law in San Francisco. He died at Piedmont April 21, 1915.

After that time Mrs. Chickering divided her timo between her homes at Piedmont and Carmel, MOTHER" -OF FIVK Mrs. Chickerini? was, it is claimed, the oldest living member of the Ebell society. For years she and her late husband attended the First Congregational church at Oakland. She was the mother of five children.

They are Harry Chickering, who died October 1930; Roger, who died January 5, 1929; Martha COMPLETE riOAC FURNISHER! A. ChlcKerlng: Mrs. William Jones of Fresno, who is the for mer Miss Emily Chickering, an Uen L. Chickering, an attorney practicing at San Francisco. the three surviving chll dren, MrS.

Chickering leaves eight grandchildren. They are: Allen 1 Chickering snerman unicKer. Ing. William H. Chickering second.

Mrs. Mary C. Krdnian, Robert Chickering. Roger uor MEMS othy Chickering and Carol Jones, Mrs. 1 Chlckerlng's great-grandchild is Mary JViuise Erditian daughter of Mrs.

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Arthur ransfer ymrfitnds Ross, two-time Oregon convtct Ilium iwv 11 rni today Wast the subject of ah ex tradition request by Governor to these banks Rolph In order that he may face charges In the Contra Costa perior court of having passed i fraudulent check. Ross is accused of having cashed a 116 check on the J. C. Penney Company at -Martinez, In June, 1929. He completed a two-year term In Oregon yesterday for non- support of his jumilly.

According to Clarence Morrill superintendent of the State Bureau of Criminal Identification, who lo cated Ross by means of his slgna lilv ture on the check, Ross is known under a dozen aliases to Pacific coast police authorities. ilLM Funeral Held for Mrs. Lydia Weigel Model No. 70 Highboy 7-Tube Superheterodyne PITTSBURG, July 2. Mrs.

dia Weigel, 79, a resident of this tJCEODCIti' community for more thnn a quar ter century, who died Tuesday at the family home at 422 East Fourth street, received final rites here today. Rev. Elbert R. Dille, retired, of Berkeley, pastor of a San Francisco hiirvy-jpsgr'w'" fcTT n.mmK.iwmmmmtmm mmm Methodist church, which Mrs. Wei gel attended more than thirty years ago, officiated at the services; and Interment followed at the Masonic and Odd Fellows cemetery near Antioch.

Surviving are Joel Weigel, Tier husband; Mrs. E. Ward, her daughter: Don Ward, a grandson. Between now and July lOtli, we can arrange to transfer your banking accounts to the Central Banks. without cost or loss of interest.

Hundreds have already taken advantage of this opportunity to place their funds with these independent hanks. People whose money has been on deposit in out-of-town banks have especially welcomed this chance. Not many days remain! We suggest that you bring in your present pass-book note! We'll take care of all details. and Madelle Ward, a great-great- granddaughter. Services vrtie ar ranged by C.

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