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mm "7'- flflftanP Ctitiune -IMAY 31, 1932 21 TUESDAY EVENING I th. .1 1 MEMORIAL DAY HONORS SOLDIER: DEAD I MEMORIAL DAY DECK FLOWERS 1,1 VOTED TO Ef LOT III ON SEWER IRK V. 'Divorce Capital' Offers Free Weddings By GEORGE CUISSEY RENO, May SI. (UP) Having become -accustomed to a reputation as a divorce center, Reno today stepped 'out for honors of another type and announced that for one day those desiring a Reno marriage may have one perr fonned free. There will be no cost whatever.

C. BPS THE TOLL Killed Number 150 and Wounded More Than 300 During National Holiday By United Press Scores of tragedies marred tbe Memorial Day holiday and today brought a mounting toll of death and Injury. A United Press tabulation showed approximately 150 dead and several times that number Injured, Spectacular catastrophles were numerous. A street car In Louisville, careened from its rails while rounding a curve and plunged through the front window of a drug store. Twelve were hurt in the accident, one perhaps fatally.

Crowds of spectators at Seattte, viewing the takeoff of Nat Browne, New York flier, on an attempted flight to Tokyo saw the wings of his plane fall off over Puget Sound. Browne and an assistant fluttered to safety with parachutes amid the falling wreck age, i AUTO CRASHES 1EAD Automobiles, as usual, led In the number of fatalities. Drowning accidents accounted for the second largest toll. Airplane accidents were few. Generally cool weather reduced the number of death 'Somewhat with no heat fatalities reported.

Fewer motorists took excursions and it was estimated fewer died in auto accidents than in several years. Unusual deaths reported Included an Alabama boy who walked Into a river in his sleep and was drowned, a New Jersey baseball spectator killed by a batted ball and a Pennsylvanian who committed suicide by blowing off his head with dynamite. DEATHS BY STATES Pennsylvania and California led In auto deaths. Deaths by states as reported to me united press: Autu Drown. I'lones Mlm-ct, Iiilnol ova New JpfHpy Mar.vlfiiM) Ni'W York Mli'liluiti mid Onturln It MlNRourl 0 Alnliiimil Arknniinx -4 1 Klorlctii Jeorl a VIrKliiti Mlnnti-ola i Oliiu VVffii-onNlll 4 Colorado MaKsnrhUM'tta 2 i'omiectleut a (lira-oil 1 Wntliliiutou a Texan 2 Okliiliunin '2 Shriners Lay Plans For July Convention RAN FRANCISCO, May 31.

Members of the citizens' commit tee of Shriners are meeting tomorrow, to lay plans for a great wel come to' the fifty-eighth annual Shrine convention here July 26, 27 and 2. Tomorrow decision of the com mittee judging the 2000 songs submitted in the Shrine song contest Is to be made, and a radio hookup Is planned for Judging Songs which have reached the finals In this competition, Breaking of ground for the seat Shrine stadium is to commence this week, while Arab mosques are tbbe built at various points throughout the city, to bo used as ticket booths where stadium seats may be obtained. senior vice-president, and Mrs. Mary Slagle, president. At lower left is shown the scene at Mountain View cemetery as veterans of all wars held their services.

Bugler C. F. Wessel (right), sounds "taps" for departed 'comrades, while Delma Magna, 6, presents flowers to J. J. Hambright, civil war veteran formerly of the Seventy-ninth Pennsylvania regiment.

TRIBUNE photos. Oakland and the Eastbay yesterday held the sixty-firth observance of Memorial day by services in churches, chapels, auditoriums and on San Francisco bay for navy veterans. At St. Mary's cemetery, Jennie L. Hogan post of Daughters of Union Veterans are shown, including Mrs.

Kathleen Conroy (upper, left to right), Mrs. Nellie Fisk, Mrs. Mary Burt, Mrs. Edna Steele, Cutter Bear to Steam Out Next Week on Byrd Cruise BOARD DEFENDS MORRISON CASE SCHOOLS ILL IE 30 MORE Bearing a new name, "The Rear. of the historic cutter Hear, OS years -old," but staunch enough to brave a new adventure into the Antarctic, will steam out of the Oakland nary wit week.

The Bear will be "taken by a skeleton crew to Boston, where Itear-Admlral Kii'hard 10. Byrd will outfit her for bis latest, expedition into the "white wilderness" at the south pole. A. B. Uaymond, personal representative hero of Admiral Byrd, said the only work -remaining to be done on the Bear before her departure for imton Is to repair her boilers.

TheTBull and machinery are in excellent comlition, ho stated, the sturdy hull construction being equaled only by that of the City of New York, used by the Byrd expedition In Its last trip to Little America. The Bear will leave Oakland about June X. The date of the Antarctic expedition is not definitely set. It Is possible, to go into Navy Cancels GRAVES OF VETERANS Selatives and Ex-Service Men Hold Ceremonies At Oakland Cemeteries Refreshed by showers-that fell during the and. early this morning, lowers laid on the graves of Oakland's, soldier dead in citv cemeteries today bloom bravely.

There is quiet today in the places where sjeep the men who save their Hvek for America. Yesterday, hands throbbed out the Solemn measures of funeral marches; Colors of many regiments flew; veterans, many them he-medalled In token of their valor on manv ields, marched in column to honor the memory of those who were once -their comrades. It was the sixty-fifth observance of Memorial day, and as in former years, relatives of the soldier dead had decorated witli flowers and flags, the graves of those honored by the day's observances, at Mountain View, Evergreen and St. Mary's cemeteries. BAND IjEADS PARADE The Twelfth Naval District band led the first cemetery parade to Mountain View cemetery, where tribute was paid by Spanish "War, Foreign Wars and World War veterans, and auxiliaries.

An hour later, Eastbay groups of the Grand Army of the Republic, rwith United Spanish war veterans and auxiliaries marched to their plot and held special services Only a handful of the Civil war veterans paraded. Emeryville Veterans of Foreign Wars took charge of observances at the new veterans' plot at Mountain View cemetery, while Kasthay posts of Grand Army, Foreign War and World war veterans held services at Evergreen cemetery. At Rt, Mary's cemetery, Jennie ITogan jl'ent of Daughters of Union Veterans held exercises. Other programs held during the 1ay includofl a military mass for all veterans rtfST: Francis de Sales church conducted by Right Reverend Monsignor Joseph M. Oleason; observance at the Chapel of Memories, Oakland columbarium and crematorium, and it, ceremony at the "Veterans' Memorial building.

COAST GUARD HONORED In honor of men of the Toast Ciuard service who lost their' lives ft sea. members of 1he Oakland t'nit, League of Coast Ciuard Women, scattered flowers over Kan Francisco bay from the Coast Guard cutter Shoshone, under command of Captain R. Jack. Reverend C. Courtright of Oakland conducted a brief ceremony, and taps" wore sounded the firing of a salute.

Mrs. T. G. Lew-ton Is president of the Oakland unit of the league, a welfare organization. Richmond and Berkeley veteranH Joined In services with a parade fpom Richmond lit 9:15 a.

rn and a joint service nt Sunset View cemetery at 1 1 a. m. At 2 p. m. there was a service at Nt.

Joseph's cemetery, San l'ahlo. There was also a service at Sunset "Vjiew mausoleum. Alameda veterans and auxiliaries held their service In front of the Veteran' Memorial building. There was an address by David Dutton, Invocation hy Father Thomas J. O'Connell of Berkeley, benediction by Reverend Henry H.

Shires, and community singing. Oliver II. Hall, past commander of Hollywood Post, V. F. was chairman.

3 Drowned by River Overflow YUMA, May 81. W) Three Negroes were drowned and Fix others are missing today as the result of an overflow of the Colorado river in what Is known as "No Man's Land." The Negroes had been living vn an island unclaimed by either Arizona or California, The rapid rise of the water, caused, by a change in (he river bed, started a general exodus of Feveral families living in the district. Two women and a man were drowned when they attempted to flee on horseback. Rites Planned for Carolus Lundine Funeral services' for Carolus Lundine, J3, widely known Alameda county teacher, who died yesterday at Fairmount hospital after a year's Illness, will be held tomorrow, with members of the Alameda County Music Association participating. Lundine, who lived at.

2711 Piedmont avenue, Berkeley, for-r past 30 years had been -active In bay region musical teaching' both piano and vocal music. was a. native of Sweden and came to fjie United States" 66 years ago, spending several years in business In New York City. When he came to the bay district he. at first made his residence In San Francisco, moving from th-ire to Final rites will bo held at the mortuary at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, with cremation at Mountain View.

S. F. Boys Christen 12 New Rowboats SAN FRANCISCO, May 31. Members of the San Francisco Boys' club last night held christening cerernonles for 13 rowboats which theyTTiBt completed. The "launching" will taka place at the club's summer camp in Mendocino county- about the 'middle of next month, when the first contingent of 300 boys goee on vacation.

The ceremonies drew a crowd of Ordinance Given Final passage by Council; Money, To Be Available at Once The ordinance appropriating $10,000 for emergency employ; ment on sewer work was given final passage by the city council, today, making the money immediately available. The appropriatton is the first from a $40,000 or $50,000 fund fbo eltv is collecting from, various small funds that have been lying unclaimed in the city irea-, ury for several years aim were finally ordered confiscated by the city for unemployment ram. Final passage was also given iu several other ordinances oy mo council, including: Increasing the floor space limit lor service stations: establishing set-back lines Brighton avenue Irom rarit boulevard to East Thirty-eignm street! appropriating jusi an assessment for the opening ot. Russet Btreet, and reducing the li cense fees for jitney busses. RENAMING DEFLRRKB The council considered second reading of the ordinance changing the name of Twenty-second street to "Grand Avenue West," but de ferred further consideration untu vinul rioctninn had been postponed previously for more than a month, in order, that street lighting assessment would not be confused by this change in name.

The Retail Grocers' association asked that a boulevard stop sign be placed at Oakland and Santa Clara avenues, where automobiles have been racing downhill, and, in. three instances, have crashed into the front of the Tj. W. Smith store. The most recent instance was last Saturday, the grocers said.

Th matter was referred to the city manager. Rids were called for June 18 for official city advertising for the fiscal year 1032-3. The council accepted ft deed for property necessary for the right- of-way for the new Tunnel road. CLAIMS WIPED OUT The department of public bulld Ings was'authorlzed to cease carry Ing on its books several uncollect-able claims, several years old, amountlngvto about $1000. These represented auditorium rental fees oveT by organizations tor enter prises that cannot now "be found.

Aaron D. Clarlt, window washer, was demoted to the ranks of Janl tors by a council resolution. City Manager Ossian E. Carr said that window, washing is being done by all the Janitors. Clark will get $120 a month instead of $140.

A permit' for a used tired and accessory business at 8001 Tele graph avenue was granted to Franlc Kaganonsky. An Itinerant peddler's license was granted to E. Van Dusen at Bona Knotbllt hr.nl..oril Man Finds Mother, 71, Dead at Home May 31. Returning from Sacramento where he visited relatives yesterday, George T. attendance officer at Oroville high school, found his.

mother dead at the family home on Bird street. Mrs. Graham had been in ill health. She was born in Sierra county, 71 years "ago and had two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Proseus and Mrs.

Margaret Melkle, both of San Francisco. Mrs. Graham was third matron of the local chapter of Eastern Star and had been secretary for S6 years of Orange Grove Rebekah lodge No. 84. to theiaa! "Before the market crash, I put most of my funds with Central.

Many of my friends told me I was foolish cause they said I could make more in stocks. It is it great comfort to me that I was right and they were wrong. My income has been the same through alt this hard times. And I never worry about the safety of my money." (Signed) Mrs. E.T.

the interest you pay has been a God-send to us, if it was only half as much, I would be satisfied. Because I know that my money with Central is safe. I'm getting no income from my other investments and none of them is worth a third of ivhat I paid for it." (Signed) H. H. The license, for which Washoe county charges two dollars, will be provided.

A minister or Judge will be on hand, and after the cere-monv it will not be necessary for the best man to slip something Into the palm of the man of cloth or court official. JUNE 24 IS DAT According to Mayor 10. E. Rob erts, who issued a proclamation declaring that the entire city of Reno shall be a marriage mart on June 24, ceremonies on a wholesale basis are planned. There nro no limits.

Men ana women marrying for the first time will receive no preference over the couple who obtained divorces yesterday or the day before. But on stipulation rode along with the city's offer. The frco ceremony will be public one, but this doesn't mean, the mayor pointed out, that all males In the wedding party aro entitled to kiss the- bride. "ENTITLED TO BREAK" "That function," he explained, "is to be limited to theVroom, the best man. the officiating party, and ahem! maybe the mayor.

The holder of this job is entitled to at least one break." Tho wedding ceremony, at which possibly 100 or more couples will participate, was planned as the climax of the Reno pony express day, starting June 19 and ending June 20. 0 Laundry owners of the Eastbay will meet tonight at Hotel Leam ington nt a banquet in honor of Murtln Rogers, oast president of Laun- dryOwneiH i 'Association ot Alameda county, who was recently 1 cted secretary of the state a ssoclatlon at a Lob A 1 convention. peakers will be WH-llamCrow-le president ot the A 1 a da county -g animation; Frank Heu-bsch, r-m presi dent of the MARTIN ROGERS. state and national associations, and Camlll Calou, former president of th county association. Crowley will preside.

Rogers, who has been active to promotion of the loca laundry owners' association, Is at present ft director of that banquet is due to begin at o'clock, according Burton Walsh, executive secretary of th Alameda countyjuisoelatlon, CMJH ELECTS. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Ma 31, Sequoia Hall club had elected Cyril Thomas manager. Niol Mealowcra ft was nnmed treasurer The tluo succeed Onlce Mecham and Russel Walte. RS LAUNDRY IN 1 if- 1 ly For U. C.

Students Corps means Everything the Antarctic only in the-fall, and whether arrangements will be completed by fall this year is not yet known. If the trip this year is not possible, the expedition will be delayed until 1933. A crew of 24 men will take the Bear to Boston via the Panama canal. The Bear was "built In Hti years ago, as the finest ship of the Scotch sealing fleet. In ItiS-l it was secured by tho United States government for the Orecley relief expedition, and later placed in regular annual service from Oakland Into the Bering sen region, carrying supplies, teachers, missionaries, a court of law, and general assistance to the Eskimos.

The Byrd expedition will use only the Bear for Its contemplated expedition, Instead of two Kbljis as on tho last trip. The Bear Is 703 gross tons as compared' with 510 gross tons for (ho City of New York. One Cruise ton will sail on the destroyer Perry In time to meet the Crowninshiold and accompany her to northern waters, for the as. follows: Leave Oaklun'd June. 11; arrive Bremerton, June 14, fpru'el; leave Bremerton with desfryer perry, June arrive Ketchikan, June 17; leave Juno 20; arrive AV'rangel, June 20; leave Wrangel, June 22; arrive Juneau, June 22; leave Juneau, June 24; arrive Prince B.

June 25; leave Prince 27, and hold target ra ct Ice a sen pa rt com pa ny wit destroyer Perry on the same day, and proceed to San Francisco itnft' Sn. These cruises are a reJrllr part of the training of reserve" officers as offered'at the UMtcxsJiy of California, and five other universi ties In the United States. Of these Institutions the University of California has the largest enrollment in Its naval unit. Flier Hurt Plane Crashes hospital here. The.

governors of the -award and the donors will meet some time shortly, It was to make a decision. In the five years' history of attempts to the prize, aviation men pointed out today, the New York filer's attempt had the most spectacular ending, when the "Lone Star" plummeted into the water early yesterday afternoon. Browne blamed the bumping of his stabilizer by the refueling hose as starting the plunge. While Frank Brooks, his assistant, and Browne himself found a hazardous descent by parachute, hitting the water only a few sec onds after their 'chutes opened, the plane tore itself apart. "If rained plane all arotrnd-tis as -we dropped," Browne said.

"When the wing tore off, we were left sitting almost in the open air." The two file were picked up by a speedboat and taken to Ballard. Browne's shoulder was Injured- hitting the wat.r. vFrIends recalled his remarks after his previous day's attempt, when he' -barely got oti the field with 864 gallons of gas aboard, grazing a tree, and was then forced back, after' reaching a point over Vancouver island when an oil line broke. He had said, night beforei last: "How many thousands of other ways there are to make money besides a crazy feat like this." The ci(y council today received a report from the civil service board, defending its verdict in the recent Morrison case and admitting (hat It "might conceivably differ from the city manager" in reviewing tho cases of dismissed policemen. The letter was a reply to the recent letter from City Manager Ossian 10.

Carr to Ben Silversteln, president of the civil service board, criticizing the action of the board in not sustaining the dismissal of Patrolman George Morrison. Morrison was dismissed by the city manager for alleged brutality during an- altercation with a barber while off duty. He appealed to the civil service board. The board modified the order of discharge to a suspension for 60 datfs without pay. City Manager Carr criticised thl? verdict in his open letter to Silyer-steln, declaring that Morrison' was either guilty or not was entitled roj dismissal or.

full reinstatement. Carr declared that the suspension was-rnot applicable to the case, In the reply of the civil service board, it points 6ut that It has the power to modify sentences or dismissals. The hoard said that Morrison was a capable officer and his altercation with the barber was in the nature of "a private brawl," which did not merit dismissal. The board held that a sentence of dismissal, was excessive and the policeman" a 60-day suspension' without pay, which amounted to a $400 fine, Flying Priest Lands in Crater KANAKANAK, Alaska, May 81, P) The greater of the Anlakehak volcanoes, with Its hundreds of steam jets and numerous erupting vents, Father Bernard Ri-Mubbard believes, offers a rival attraction tar (be famed Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes of a number of years ago, but now dead The dangers of its unceasing erupting activity and its Inaccessibility, however, he hastened to add yesterday on his return from the first airplane landing ever made Inside an active volcano, hardly makes It a tourist attraction, Returning from a flight with Pilot B'rank Dorbandt Into the gaping mouth of the volcano, the largest In the world, the" Santa Clara university professor described the hazards of the trip, The visit was mrt'de last Friday. With Herb Larlson, a mechanic, as the other occupant of the plane, a landing was made on a small lake on the crater's floor, after flying for 60 minutes inside the crater walls; The party then spent five hours on the crater's fjoor.

Clouds of escaping steam and "gases were, flown through, ho Raid, and in the heated currents from the erupting vents, tho plane was tossed back and forth. The gavs caused no trouble to the motor. After landing, a meal wag cooked on the shore, with mineral water from springs nearby to drlnK. The three then explored amid steam jets and erupting vents. 1 The.

flight out of the crater, with the walla towering 2000 feet above them, was aided when Pilot Dorbandt flew the plane deliberately into the heated currents rising froi.i the vents, "On each turn," Father Hubbard said, "the current pushed the plane upwards. Finally, the last thrust shot our craft over the rim." The three-mile rea blown out of the crater a year ago was found to be still erupting, and a fresh eruption about a mile in area was going off. For three successive" summers, Father Hubbard has dope exploration work about Anlakehak volcano. On returning here, Father Hubbard left In a short time for False Pass on' Unlmak island to rejoin his party of student explorers. He said he planned to return within a few weeks and spend a month' in the area.

The Oakland school department, cooperating with the American Legion re-employment committee, has arranged to give thirty additional employees special work during the va.cation period. This was announced by the. Legion committee, following a report from Donald Ji. iiice, business manager of the, school department. The.

men who get the jobs will bo seletced from a list furnished by the Associated Charities, and will, include only those having dependents. They will be used for mucking Vfcork about Chabot observatory and some of the schools, said Hic-e. "Wherever the opportunity presents itself, we have made it a policy to stagger work in our school department, so that we can distribute payrolls to the maximum number of employees regularly engaged in faring for properties grounds," Rli-o xa id. and Society Man Is Shot to Death LONDON, May 31 0P A mystery involving high London society circles developed tftday when Michael Rcott was found shot to death in a. flat occupied by Mrs.

Elvira Dolores Harney, beautiful daughter of a wealthy knight and who. frtur years' ago married Johnviiterling Bavney, 31, an American ffnger. The Identity of the victim was not established until several hours after the early morning tragedy which followed a cocktail party. It developed that Mr. Stephen, instead of being a wealthy American as at first reported, was a member of a widely known English family who has played a prominent, 1 part In fashionable west-end life during the last two years.

Scotland Yard Is extremely btisy on the mysterious icaso and Sir Bernard Splllsbury, eminent called In. i Wages of Teamsters, Truck Drivers Cut SAN FRANCISCO, May 31. Wages, of teamsters aMf" truck drivers employed in construction activities were reduced here today a' the J-esult of a conference, of representatives of the. Brotherhood of Teamsters and of the Industrial association, held last Wednesday. Wages are reduce 60 cents a day In the ny achedtile.

The previous schedule provided for a minimum Ty9Ke of $6 and a maximum of 38. The new wage, which will remainyin effect until April 4, 1933, is minimum and $7.50 maximum, Alameda Manager Returns to Office ALAMEDA, May 31: City Manager Ralph M. Bryant, who collapsed a week ago in the city hall, returned to his office for several hours today. He was released from the Saturday. Drs.

It, W. Sanders and F. B. Galbraith, who treated Bryant said his collapse was due to the "hot spell" last week and overwork. He was advised to "take things easy for a few days." College Year Book Appears on Campus STOCKTON, May Na-ranjado, year book of the College of the Pacific, has made Its ap-peawance on the college campus clad In a red and black color scheme.

The book was edited by Elsom Paddock of Stockton and Robert Fenlx of Richmond was the business manager. BERKELEY, May 31. Due to the present legislative situation, one of two naval cruises planned for students In tho naval officers training corps at the University of California has been canceled. Word to this. effect fvns been r'e-eelvedi from 'thp navy department by Capt; B.

Canaga, professor of naval science and tactics. As originally scheduled freshman afld sophomore students' at the-' university registered in the nflval unit were to he given a summer cruise on the battleship Tennessee from June 13 to July 12. Due to the legislative, situation, however, plans this cruise ben dropped. The cruise junior students and deferred crulenIors-will be held asflrdlng to schedule, from June 1.1 to June 30., About 36 students will beard 1 the destroyer C'towhlnshield when she leaves port on Jun 11, and will sail her to Alaska. A.

similar group from the University of Washing Tokyo-Bound When Huge SEATTLE, May 31. The last airman to attempt to win Se attlo's $30,000, prize offer for-a non-stop flight to Tokyo, Nathan C. Browne, nursed an Injured shoulder today the aftermath of hia huge plane's 1000-foot plunge into, the waters of Puget Sound. Meanwhile, aviators and business men who lauded his final attempt to start the long flight yesterday through a only to end in losing his plane and endangering tye were a fund to send him back to rejoin his family In Detroit. Without obtaining his permission, Browne's friends began the campaign last night, saying he deserved such aid.

Earlier he had said, after being rescued from the water and rushed to a hospital, apparently without regretting his venture and Its disastrous ending; "POvery dime I had "invested in my plane. I risked, everything had. Now I have nothing," In -addition, some speculation also developed today as to the disposition of the $30,000 vprize award, for the time limit in "which a successful Seattle-Tokyo flight made expired, early last night. At midnight Wednesday it Will revert to its original owners. Reports which could not be confirmed said part of It would be donated to a large charitable To 6800 men and women your neighbors and Central's outstanding safety is something very definite and real.

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Superior fudgo J. B. Landis of Placer A county has ratified the action of me councy pronation committee in appointing L. Kinney probation officer of Plagjer county, for another two-year term, Kinney has held the office since 1919,.