Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 16

OAKLAND TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1934 16 BASEBALL ACCORDED ROYAL WELCOME ifflTRIIIlT FOB RIDING CLUB TO HOLD MM BREAD GIVEN SERA WILL AID 90,000 PEOPLE, Silt'S EIRJ1JIIJN 1 1 TVW U- 1 XL' CM STORES Blaze Taken To Firemen Soon Quelled There's nothing quite so effective in putting out a fire as driving the fre up to the fire department and asking the boys to do their duty. That's what Lou Hess, driver of a cigarette-laden true of the Oakland Tobacco Company, i20 Eleventh Street, decided when flames shot out under'1 the floor boards of the truck on San Pablo Avenue. He raced to the El Cerrito Fire In costumes recalling the days of 49, members of the Kensington Rid bib, mm4i' fir if ing Club will hold their first gym khana next Saturday afternoon under the direction of Douglas C. Countv Purchasing Agent Praik, club manager. i fit, 9sa jr.

Reports Deal "for 5800 Loaves Daily for Indigents Various classes for the entries have been arranged, according to Craik. A split contract whereby two Administrator of New Pro-gram to Start Work in Four Major Coumies of State SAN FRANCISCO. April S. Estimates that the new SERA program the substitute for CWA. which Is-to get under way April 16, will provide employment for-a total of 80,000 -persona In California, were made today by C.

Branion, ad- Among these are that for the Department at San Pablo and' chain-store companies will furnish between them 5800 loaves of bread per diy to indigents in Alameda three-gaited class, the five-galted class, the polo class and jumping. Manila Avenues, parked the struck near a called the firef vev wi tt County was today 'to the There Will be a special family ighters into action, biard of supervisors by John Sabin, They hooked up a small hose class, judged for manner i handling the mount and for type. The county purchasing agent. and presto! the battle was won. The contract.

Sabin said, will be Congratulations were in order all negotiated with Modern Food Stores Whip and Spur, junior order of the club, will give an exhibition of formation drill and jumping. around and Hess handed each of the truck's saviors' a package of and the Hagstrom company for a sixty-day period, starting April 6, when a contract the county has had As a special added attraction, A. cigarettes. The flames were started by a short-circuit near the B. Davidson, of Berkeley, will give a performance with his two black for sixty days with Modern Food minuiraior 01 ine new program.

than 160,000 persons were on the California payrolls of CWA during the peak of that program. Counties in which Branion expect! to get work projects under way first are San Francisco, Alameda, Los Angeles and San Diego. In employing workers for SERA projects, Branion said, all' applicants will be investigated to determine their qualifications and horses, Ebony Belle and Raven expires. Maid. cm mM CONTRACT SETS PRICE This contract catied for a price of Several of the club members In terested in Western riding will A 7.4 cents per loaf.

In its new bid. sponsor stunts such as roping, buck Modern Food offered a price of truck's battery. Alameda Queen Of May Chosen ALAMEDA, April 3 Verti E. Wilson, .9, 1518 Pearl Street, today was chosen queen of the May to ing and musical chairs A barbecue supper will be served 7 72 cents per loaf, with the understanding that if NRA requirements dn not interfere, the actual price charged will be 7.4 cents. Hagstrom bid 7.19 cents per loaf.

to the members and their guests after the Dancing will conclude the evening, an old-time '49 orchestra furnishing the music. need. If found to need less than 84 hours Of work per month, the applicant will be placed on the re- lief rolls, Branion said. If he needs more than 64 hours work per month, and can qualify for the job, he will be given employment, Bran- Ion declared. MORE LOCAL AID Local communities and counties Modern Food, Sabin said, will distribute the bread through 250 reign over Alameda's annual Muni stores throughout the county( and Hagstrom through thirty-six stores.

cipal May Fete in Lincoln Park, Saturday afternoon, April 12. A pupil of the Versailles School, she is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. The amount of bread each firm will furnish is to be determined by its distribution facilities, Sabin stated. GOLD Walter L.

Wilson. More than 200 Alameda school children will participate in the May fete, according Win oe expected io assume a larger hare of the burden of relief under the SERA set-up, Branion declared. Meanwhile the Los Angeles division of CWA pledged itself to aid i tl. a Attorney Pierson Hall in in-1 to Miss Marilla Schergen, pageant director. Eight May poles 'will form the vestigatkme of CWA BID IS REJECTED He reported receipt of a third bid from the Doris Bakery Company at 7 cents per loaf, but said he was rejecting the bid because the firm has only two distribution points in the county.

told the board he will negotiate a split contract with Modern Food and Hagstrom on recommen center of the outdoor pageant which will include group and solo dances, lice Chief Bodie Wallman, A. Robert Miller, president of Oaks; District Attorney Earl Warren, honorary catcher, extending greetings to Manager Oscar Vitt of Hollywood Ray Brubaker, Oak manager; City Manager John F. Hassler, the honorary pitcher, and Vic Devincenzi, vice-president of Oaks. songs and pageantry. The fete is each year under the auspices of the City Park and Recreation King Baseball was accorded a royal reception here this afternoon as the Oaks and Hollywood battled at Emeryville in the first game of the season, A parade from the park to the Hotel Oakland for the Junior Chamber of Commerce baseball luncheon, started the festivities.

Here are some of the Eastbay officials, picked up by the baseball caravan. Left to right Fire Chief William Lutkey, Po-. dation of the County Charities Com Department and is free to the public. mission. In accordance with a recent grand jury recommendation that the purchasing agent be given a free hand Children desiring to participate in the fete may enroll after school hours this week, according to Miss We paid cash for the following: Watch case, 18k Wedding ring, 18k.

$10.15 Bracelet, 14k Watch chain, $22.50 Man's ring, 14k $8.10 Watch fob, 18k $7.50 Lodge pin, 14k $2.00 Nugget, 20k $125.00 Specimen rock $12.50 Many people have from $50.00 to $100.00 in useless and broken gold trinkets. It will surprise you to get our valuation the highest in Oakland. PRECIOUS METALS REFINING CO. 12th Washington Su. GL encourt lifts Blike Black, Oakland Abort Montr-Back Smith Funeral Held for the southern city.

The pledge was contained in a letter written by Major Donald H. Connolly, army engineer aent to Los Angeles after the irregularity charges develpped. Connolly revealed that his office also had Investigated the complaints. -When I became director of CWA for Los Angeles County, It had been charged that there were a large number of Instances of Inefficiency and improper application of funds," he whote his superior, Capt Edward Macaulay, state administrator. PROBED COMPLAINTS "I have had all complaints of very character thoroughly investigated by the CWA Intelligence unit, now In charge of Jktajor B.

in t4e purchasing of supplies for MYSTERY NOTE indigent relief, the supervisors con Registration for the Lincoln and Versailles Schools children took S. F. Yachtsman Oaks and Hollywood Open 1 934 Baseball Season Here tented themselves with accepting SAN FRANCISCO, April Sabin's report of the bidding and ncrai services were held today for Walter J. O'Brien, 62, prominent place at Lincoln School today. It will take place tomorrow at Porter School for the children of the Everett and Porter Schools, on Thursday at the Mastick on the contract he plans to negotiate, LADIES' AID TO MEET DEAD BIRD ban rrancisco yachtsman, who died Saturday night in a San Rafael HAYWARD, April 3.

Ladies' Aid (Continued From Page 1.) Friday at Washington School for Society members of Hayward Con- the children of Longfellow and gregational Church will hold then- hospital following an operation. O'Brien, a graduate of the University of California, was an engineer and architect. He leave a iiter. 1ow In downtown Oakland shortly Washington Schools and on Satur when Lou McEvoy will be on the pitching mound for the Oaks. April meeting tomorrow afterno'T at the home of Miss Amy Jensen, day afternoon at 2 o'clock at St.

The game today and those to Mrs. Louis Jacobs of San Francisco. Jensen Road. Joseph's Parochial School. morrow, Thursday and iriaay are broadcast over station KLX by Doug Montell.

Ball Team Guests At Federal Shelter Oakland's baseball team was in RICHMOND. April 6. Joe and Dick, It seems, may never learn that the "thin little girl" Js fishing. It's very important to all three of them, apparently, for the fisher-woman used a carrier pigeon to send a message about her recreation to the two men but the message will never arrive at its destination. The message, together with the pigeon bearing it, was found last night in the back yard of I.

D. Owens of 118 Nlcholl Avenue. The pigeon was dead, apparently of natural causes. Owen isn't used to finding dead pigeons and messages in his back yard, so he called police. The police didn't know what fo do about it either.

But they made out an official report of the incident, and copied off the message troduced at an entertainment program given last night at the Federal Shelter for Transient Unem ahaf one message was Chapman. The irregularities exist big when I took charge have been corrected. The investigating department of my office under Major Chapman has marshalled In good order all of the evidence to any alleged improper administration of CWA work or misapplication of Its funds. This evidence'Tias been put la the hands of U. S.

Attorney Pier-on Hall for his action. "We have pledged to him our fullest cooperation, and will hold ourselves In readiness, to present the evidence collected to the grand fury or in any other manner in which he may desire to use us." U. S. -Russian C. of C.

Planned for Coast SAN FRANCISCO, April l-For-mation of an American Russian Chamber of Commerce for the Pacific Coast was under way today following a meeting at which plans were made to insure the West its share of Impending trade with the finv1ft TTninn. ployed Ray Brubaker, manager of the Oaks, introduced each player individually. Others on the program included Grace LePage, and the Versatiliansv KLX artists. worth more to us than found beneath a band on the pigeon's leg. It read: "Dear 3ntt and nirlr Wj mrm Ing and will see you later.

Thin The program was arranged under the supervision of Herbert Thompson, supervisor of adult educational and recreational work at the shelter. rVic Asks Divorce, Names Other Woman SAN FRANCISCO, April 3. Accusing her husband, Henry G. Little Girl, 250 pounds." The only Identification on the before noon, as a parade, including members of the Oakland and Hollywood teams, in their natty and colorful new uniforms, halted at the City Hall to pickup City Manager Hassler, Chief of Police Wallman, Fire Chief William Lutkey and other city officials. The next advance was to the county Court House, where District Attorney Earl Warren took a seat in the official cars, and then to the Hotel Oakland, where more than 400 attending the baseball luncheon welcomed both the Oaks and Stars.

NUMEROUS SPEAKERS WILL ATTEND LUNCHEON Lloyd Toomey of the Junior Chamber? of Commerce was in charge of the luncheon and introduced both Managers Brubaker of the Oaks and Oscar Vitt of the Stars, who in turn introduced their Al C. Joy, former San Francisco baseball scribe, was the principal speaker. 'Cobb and "Biff" Schallcr, the latter a former teammate of the Georgia Peach at Detroit, put on a baseball dialogue. Others at the speakers' table were: Joseph R. Knowland, R.

H. Car-rlngton Royal Jumper, Fred Ching Earl Warren, George Wade, Police Chief Bodie Wallman, Fire Chief William Lutkey, City Manager John Hassler, District Attorney Earl Warren, Wayne Allen, A. Robert Miller, Vic Devincenzi, Robert Barkell and Doug Montell, KLX-sports announcer, who interviewed Manager Brubaker. Following the luncheon the parade again formed and wended to the ball park, where flag-raising ceremonies toMjt place at 2:40 o'clock to the tuneW the "Star Spangled Banner." William Reichel, past president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, directed the sounding of aerial' bombs and exploding fireworks depicting the American flag and national figures. CIVIC AND FRATERNAL our telephone a WW, Sigeon's leg band, police said, was le number 13.

William L. Montgomery, head of the international trade department ef the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, is in charge of the organization of the new group. He Gerdes, a government of Aged Woman's Ashes-To Be Scattered Ashes of Mrs. Emma Hendricks, cosus in a being Intimate with another worn called the meeting of some 60 manual an, Mrs. Lillie Ivel Gerdes sued 74, who died Sunday at the home today for divorce.

The couple were married at San ofher daughter, Mrs, TJ. M. Ran-dalfc2083 Harrison Street, will be scattered in Golden Gate Park tomorrow fternoon, in accordance yean with her last wishes. -Mrs. Hendricks was born in North Carolina, but had resided in California 57 years, the last 33 in the bay district She is survived Francisco November 11, 1922, and separated January 19, 1933.

They have two children, Marjorie Helen, 10, and George Alan Gerdes, 8. Mrs. Gerdes asks "custody of the children throughout each year, with the exception of a period of 36 days; half the community property and half of Gerdes future salary for the support of herself and children. Gerdes Is now stationed in Portland, Ore. Mrs.

Gerdes lives at 340 Lowell Street. by Mrs. Randall and another daughter, Mrs. Duncan McKinley of San Jose: two sons. Dr.

H. E. Hendricks lecturers, bankers, Importers and exporters following the announcement of the Soviet government that it is in the market for a billion dollars worth of merchandise. "What America will get out of trade with Russia, Montgomery ex plained, "will depend on what America If able to import from that country. The American Russian Chamber of Commerce should be established here as soon as possible, In order that the Pacific Coast may get its fair' share of the Russian trade." Montgomery said that he hoped the new organization will be ready to greet a Russian trade commission which is scheduled to come here sony Rock'Ridge Pupils to Be Dads Club Guests Children Jf the fifth and sixth grades of the Rock Ridge School will be guests Bt Dads Club meeting this evening at 6 o'clock In the school auditorium.

Harold H. Cozens, principal of the Roosevelt High School will be guest speaker, and his subject, "Hobbles and the Profitable Use of Leisure He will illustrate his talk with specimens' of live snakes. CLUBS REPRESENTED Among the civic and fraternal clubs represented at the luncheon were: Oakland Sciots, 20-30 Club, Eastbay Baseball Managers' Asso Missing S. F. Man Is Found in Glendale SAN FRANCISCO, April 3 Miss-Ins from his home here for nearly ciation, Rotary Club, Lions Club, three weeks, Henry W-Wayne, 20.

Purchasing Agents' Club, Alameda County Association, Emeryville Industrial Association, Lake Mefritt Breakfast Club, Oakland of San Francisco, and C. C. Hendricks of Oakland; a brother Dr. J. Cooper, Fresno, and a sister, Mrs.

Ida Johnson of Richmond, and nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted in San Francisco tomorrow afternoon at 2 with Dr. H. P. Shaw officiating.

Cremation and scattering of the ashes will follow. California Harbors Projects Gets Okeh WASHINGTON, April House rivers and harbors committee today voted to report favorably an omnibus rivers and harbors bills for improvements costing Of this sum, already has been allotted by the Public Works Administration. Projects'" included: San Diego Harbor, Call San Joaquin River and Stockton channel. Monterey Harbor, $240,000 ($224,000 allotted by PWA); San Francisco Harbor, $498,000 ($265,000 allotted by PWA); lower San Francisco Bay, $300,000. Junior Chamber of Commerce, Op oi in ijangion oireei, was iouna in Glendale today, apparently suffering from Amnesia, according to dispatches.

Wayne ordered a sandwich at a 1 nch counter and then started to leave before it was served. The proprietor, noticing a look of pain on the youth's face, questioned him, V- called the police. They identified him from photographs and circulars sent out by the San Francisco police Bureau of Missing Persons. Wayne was taken to Glendale hospital for treatment He was untile to give the police any information concerning himself. timist Club and the Oakland Industrial Athletic Association.

Similar celebrations were held in Los Angeles, where the Angels, league charfpions, met the Portland Ducks; at Sacramento, where the Senators clashed with the Mission Reds, and in San where the Seals entertained the Seattle Indians. The Oak management announced this morning that ladies will be admitted free to the game tomorrow, Motor Stolen; Lake Necklace Left Crippled The "necklace of lights" around Lake Merritt is temporarily but of commission as a result of the theft Tabby Mothers Bird and Chicks cf the automatic electrie switching motor which turned off the lights at n. p. m. Yc doubt realize what The motor, worth about $80, was ou no your kept in.

a concrete shed in Lakeside Park, ppposlte Montecito nue. The burglar entered through telephone means to you in personal SAN FRANCISCO, April 3. A cat that doesn't like other cats, but has a mother's love for birds and chickens, is owned by Mrs. Edward Mullen, 2242 Polk Street Mother of Service Board Aid Buried Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian Z.

Graham, 74, mother of W. Herbert Graham, secretary of the Oakland Civil Service Commissioa were held today. Mrs. Graham died Saturday night at her home at 828 East Twentieth Street after a brief illness. Last rites were held from the Grant D.

Miller mortuary. Besides Herbert Graham, she is survived by another son, Harold L. Graham. Woodin III Again the ventilation opening, which is very narrow, and got out the. same wayrwlth the motor.

Early in i her life Mickey, the how valuable it also is to you as a of tidings? One never knows what good news the, ring of its bell may mean. Nothing else can do for you what your telephone does, or for so little. Superintendent Lee Kerfoot of nlde-rrionths-old cat made it evi dent that she doesn't like dogs, which is natural. Then she made it convenience, in household protection, in the satisfaction of talking frequently with friends and loved ones. But have you ever thought Two Arrested for Untaxed Liquor SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.

Manuel Quintal, 929 Seventieth Avenue, Oakland, and Joseph R. Hoffman, also of Oakland, were under ar? rest here today on Federal warrants charging them with concealing untaxed liquor. Federal agents, in a raid on Quintal's home, claimed to have seized 10, gallons of alcohol and five of whiskey on 'which, they "said, no tax had been paid. The charges were filed with Federal Judge Frank H. Kerrigan by Thomas G.

Gulden, deputy United States attorney. Mines to Reopen Under 7-Hour Day CHICAGO, April 3. U.R Illinois Coal mines, three-fourths of which were closed today because of Gen. Hugh S. Johnson's order for a seven-hour day, will reopen tomorrow morning in strict compliance with the sew ruling, announced xne pars; cepartment declared that nobody but an expert electrician could have taken out the motor, as plain that she didn't like cats.

Mrs. Mullen began to worry when an untrained person would have her love bird escaped from its cage been electrocuted while working in uch a small shed 1 but -to her amazement, Mickey took a great liking to the bird, even adopting it With Bad Throat The motor was installed several 3 ars ago, to. make sure that the lihts would always be turned out automatically at 11 o'clock. 'As NEW April 3. (U.R) Wll And when Easter came and left three chicks at the Mullen home.

THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGJIAPH COMPANY liam H. who resigned as there is no. celebration in the near Mickey adopted them, too. Now she Secretary of the Treasury because of ill health, was in a New York future that necessitates a "necklace spenas her asys watcmng to see that they don't bet burned on the 1521 Franklin St. HOlliday 9000 ef lights" around the lake, Kerfoot A Urn srmtlrl ruAmtm radiator or fall into the milk, and night the tucks them Jn her own hospital today, under, observation because ef throat infection.

No operation, it waj Mid, wee eone tempi aced, -otor, in hopes that the police can its bc te keep them warm..