Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 15

THE TRIBUNE If your Tribune does not arrive, phont TEmplebar 6000 before 7:45 p. m. (Sunday, 11:30 a.m.) Paper will be sent at once. DELIVERY SERVICE IS GUARANTEED 0 A AN ONLY LOCALLY OWNED( LOCALLY CONTROLLEt DAILY NEWSPAPER EXCLUSIVE ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTO UNITED PRESS JL VOL CXXXI OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1939 15 NO. 80 KEY MEN OF CITY GOVERNMENTS OPEN CONVENTION To Take Effect New State Laws v4' ,1.

I ivS fer vam IlplitW 3siil Statutes Enacted by Legislature Become Operative Tomorrow; Have to Do With Traffic, Eugenics, Relief New State laws which will affect virtually all Californians 1 in three groups, regarding go into effect tomorrow. The principal new laws fall motor vehicles, pre-marital and unemployment insurance and Pmjmym of 5 I fcWwaai-tfaiWrniniifn- Mn-aiiinwiiiniiwMiiiniii nff i i mil i i in nr if WJtoftiw4'mw mi i li mmmmmammtm9fk i JtmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmU Most of the motoring laws enacted by the recent were designed to aid tne State's 3,800,000 licensed drivers, Councilman Leo J. Smith, of Marysville (right), conferred with Richard Graves, Berkeley (left), and Mayor C. Shelley; of Montebello, as the League of Municipalities convention opened today at Hotel Oakland. Tribune photo.

Mayor Nellie E. Leffler, of Monte, California's only woman Mayor, talks things over with Aubrey N. Irwin, city attorney of Glendale and president of the city attorneys' section of the League of Municipalities. Tribune photo. MERCURY AT 91 HERE, 103 IN LOS ANGELES Alameda Woman Prostrated; Baby Dead and Five Treated in Southland THUfSDAY' WOULD RUIN STATE, LEAGUE TOLD Almost Certain Bankruptcy Threatened, U.C.

Economist Tells Municipal Meet Almost certain bankruptcy, looms for the State and local governments of California if "Thirty Thursday" warrants circulate, Professor Malcolm Davisson, professor of economics at the University of California, warned delegates to the 41st annual convention of the League of California Municipalities but a new prima facie parking tag law with teeth- in it is a boon to the law enforcement group. Widespread disregard of parking tags resulted in the new parking law, which provides that the registered owner of a vehicle shall be answerable for its illegal parking. The notice of Illegal park ing must be securely attached to the vehicle, notifying the registered owner to appear In answer to the charge. If the owner fails to respond, tie receives a second notice by service or mail and la.ter a warrant of arrest is necessary, The old law required the officer iff testify that he had personally seen the-driver commit the offense. PASSING ON, RIGHT The increase in four-lane high ways brought a new law permitting passing cars on the right on such roads.

Passing on the right on two and three-lane highways remains unlawful. Permission to pass on the right In one-way streets also is provided in the new law. Motorists must now stop whether approaching or overtaking a school bus discharging passengers outside a business or residential district. After stooping, the car may proceed at 10 miles an hour with caution for pedestrians. The 25'mile speed limiU for resi dential districts was extended to business districts; school busses were limited to 45 miles when carrying students; trucks with gross weignt or zs.ooo pounds or more, 40 miles; and passenger cars with trailers semitrailers, 45 miles.

Green, yellow and red traffic lights are standardized in meaning, with "flashing red" as a stop only when used with a stop sign, and "flashing yellow" for caution. Traffic signals mav be timed to move traffic faster than legal lim its tn expedite travel on congested streets. OTHER CHANGES Other, changes included: street cars and pedestrians must obey traffic signals; fleet operators may keep original registration certificates on file. and display facsimile copies in vehicles; licenses between the ages of 14. and 16 shall Issued only upon showing of actual necessity for minor (o drive; suioension of driver's license rnnndntory for failure to answer traffic law cita tions; license revocation for anyone convicted of steallne an automobile or convicted of reckless driving resulting in inlury to any person, Intoxicated persons may not walk upon highways; cars may not be turned to escane a toll charge; accomplice in theft of car Is sub- The heat wave went into its third day in Northern Cali fornia today, with temperatures day, but in Southern California record heights -i The temperature at Oakland Airport at 12:30 p.m.

was Nelson, actuary for the State Employees' Retirement System. Separate departmental groups holding sessions today included the city attorneys' department, engineers and street superintendents, municipal fiscal officers, health officers, city managers, city planners, California Sewage Workers Association and California Municipal Utilities Association. Speaker at the latter session was John H. Kimball of the East Bay Miss Sue Ewart greeted Mayor August C. Frohlich, of Reno, and pinned on his official badge as officials gathered for the League of California Municipalities' meetTribune photo.

COAST SHIP BURNS AND SINKS OFF EUREKA; CREW IS RESCUED pre-natal medical -tests, and relief. amendment to cut red tape and de lay. The waiting period for payments was dropped from four to two weeks and the additional wait- ing period for discharge for mis conduct was cut from two to one week. The amendment also increased benefits from weekly, to and the annual payment from $300 to $468. ihe aid to aged law will be changed October 1 to permit In come of $15 a month, to exclude income from merchantable products of applicant, rent of premises owned, as well as owned and occupied by applicant, and money and gifts up to $15 from person" other- than relative, for support.

LIABILITY. FOR SUPPORT Another important clause of this amendment is provision that a spouse or child is liable for support of old-age aid recipient.only if income tax return is required to be filed under State" law. It gives the county claim against an estate superior to all but the i surviving and provides for cancellation or modification of existing liens. Effective tomorrow is an allied, act providing for the release of mortgages and encumbrances taken by counties as security for repay ment of old-age pensions. It directs supervisors to relieve real property -of recipients from nil obligations to repay any aid granted.

Two new small loan acts, regulating unsecured lenders, will go Into effect tomorrow, Fred A. Weller, chief assistant corporation commissioner, said that most of those engaged in this business have not applied for licenses, "and therefore, as of September 19, will be in violation of the statutes if they continue operating." Weller pointed out that because a referendum delayed the effective-, ness of two other associated acts, but not of these acts, "there has been a terrific amount of confusion. He emphasized that "it will be illegal, both from a civil and criminal standpoint, for anyone to engage in the small loan business without a license" after tomorrow. Three Million For State Bills Fund Transfer Only Postpones Showdown For a Few. Days SACRAMENTO, Sept.

State fiscal officials today made available $3,000,000 to pay relief allotments and salaries of. State em- Al few days a showdown on the question of paying State obligations In warrants instead of cash. Controller Harry B. Riley and Director of Finance Phil S. Gibson, comprising a majority of the State Board of Control, met to accept for mally a bid by the State Veterans Welfare Board to purchase worth of relief warrants with bond reserve funds of the board.

This money will be paid to relief clients, Riley said. An additional $420,000 was made available through transfers of cash from idle reserve funds of various special State funds. This money, toeether with approximately sw- 000 already available in the general cash revolving fund, will be sufficient to meet present payroll de mands. Rilev said the transfers made to day would solve the State's financial problems only for the next lew days. Additional money must be found for relief needs, before' the end of the week, the controller said.

Only slightly more than $500,000 must be paid out immediately for salaries, but additional payroll claims and general obligations wiU also deplete the $1,000,000 balance ia the general fund within a short time. MUSIC COUPON Twelve differently-mm-coupons from twelve i The Tribune, In the terms of TheTr Appreciation Otfor err io receive one phnnifs or out on the Humboldt Bar, just but iect to same punishment as nrlniployees now due, postponing for' a 85, two degrees below that at the same time yesterday. A half hour before it was 91 at Chabot Observatory, where meteorologists said conditions indicated that figure would be today's maximum. Temperatures at Chabot during the late morning were generally three degrees below those of the same time yesterday, and observers said a slight cloudiness and a light breeze probably would prevent the climbing of the mercury. One case ot heat prostration was reported in Mrs, A.

E. Nagel, 64, 915 Chestnut Street, collapsed at Central Avenue and Park Street and was taken home by police after being given emergency treatment. Highest temperatures" in the State, both yesterday and today, were In Southern California. The downtown Los Angeles temperature at 11 a.m, today was reported by the Weather Bureau as 103 degrees. That was the hottest in 22 years.

'An 11-months-old 'died In Los Angeles, an apparent heat victim; and flTB persons were treated for heat prostration. The maximum here yesterday was 93 degrees, equal to the highest September temperature on the. rec BE COOL ON A bit below those of yester the mercury went up to near ords at Chabot Observatory and one degree higher than Saturday. The same high has been reached in Sep tember only in 1921, 1928 and 1932 The heat was spread over most of the State and broke records in sev eral cities. The Long Beach max! mum of 102 deprees was the high est on record there.

Los Angeles with the mercury up to 100, had its hottest day in six years. San Francisco's 67 degree max! mum made it the warmest Septem ber 17 In four years. The Weather Bureau said the heat wave was particularly noticeable in the South and along the coast, but that temperatures were also above normal in the Sacramento and San Joaquin The heat hit football in Los An' where a scheduled profeS' Bional game between the Los An geles and the Treasure Island 'Allstars from San Francisco was postponed a until next Sunday. The 92 degree maximum In San Diego was the hottest September 17 in 26 years. Bakersfield had 101 degrees mximum yesterday; Azusa, 101; Arcadia, 102; Sierra Madre, 104; Fresno, 100; El Centrd, 104; Santa Barbara, 98; Sacramento, 95; Redding, 92, and Salinas, 92, WARM DAY right under Ihe water and en- phoios, today.

Professor Davisson, speak ing at the luncheon session at the Hotel Oakland, presented a comprehensive and critical analysis of the California State Retirement Life Payments Act, which will -come before fine electorate November 7. His conclusion that incorporated ritics would face bankruptcy was based on the assumption that -the warrants, would necessarily circulate at a discount. His address was one fthe highlights of the opening day's program of the convention which found more than 2000 delegates assembled from 257 municipalities to discuss in general and group sessions the mutual problems of city Government. PRESIDING OFFICERS Presiding officers guiding the program included Councilman Leo J. Smith of Marysville? president; Mayor C.

W. Shelley of Montebel-low, vice-president; City 'Attorney John J. O'Toole of San Francisco, treasurer, and H. A. Mason of Palo Alto, honorary president.

Delegates crowded the lbbby of the Hotel Oakland 1gr registration. While individual section groups held their preliminary meetings in the early morning. The first general session was held the Women's City Club Theater, end was opened with patriotic ceremonies and invocation by the Rev. A. R.

Merrix, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Mayor William J. McCracken of Oakland, chairman of the convention committee, welcomed the delegates, and Mayor Charles Short of Pomona responded. Routine reports of officers and special committees and filing of proposed -resolutions occupied the session, which adjourned at noon for the luncheon at the Hotel Oakland, at which Mayor Shelley pre- siaea.

REVENUE IN WARRANTS "The' revenue flow into governmental treasuries will be composed largely of warrants," Professor Davisson warned in his address at the luncheon, "since the individual or business' enterprise has an unconditional right to satisfy tax or other obligations to public agencies by the use of warrants. If the revenue flow is largely in warrants, where will the lawful money come from to pay wages and salaries, to meet out of State obligations, to meet Interest and principal of bonded indebtedness, and to meet half the contract price of purchases' made within the State? "Governmental agencies" are required to accept warrants but-are given no adequate means of disposing of them, and the final 'result- is almost certain bankruptcy 'for ihe State, and local subdivisions." Profensor, Davisson said the proposed plan would -inevitably result in rising prices, and that financing of the pension plan by a three per 1 1J (. 1.A cent gross income lax wuuau mane It Increasingly difficult for govern- HiAntal Affanpiaa iaiea arlHitinnal fllUIB lax rT: Bert Fernhoff, city attorney of Oakland, was the opening speaker on the afternoon? general session lrogram.istrussing Federal taxation or municipal salaries and bonds. Other speakers scheduled for the afternoon were Archer Bowden, city attorney of San Jose; Ambrose Fuller of Chicago, legal tonsultant for the American Municipal Association; E. H.

Spoor, eouicilman; and Ralph R. Municipal Utility District, while Harry Goodridge, city engineer of Berkeley, presided at the engineers' session, at which City Engineer Walter N. Frickstad of Oakland was the opening speaker. An. informal league party and dance in the Hotel Oakland's Ivory Court will close today's program, and will be taken up with sessions of the departments and with a visit to the Golden Gate International Exposition for "League of California Municipalities Day." Sanitary Engineers Open Conclave Here The 12th annual Fall convention of the California Sewage Works Association was opened here today.

by more than 75 California sewage plant operators and sanitary engineers The delegates elected the following II. G. Smith, sanitary engineer for Log Angeles, president; Harold F. Gray, consulting sanitary engineer and executive engineer for the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District, first vice-president; Fred resident engineer for Los Angeles County sanita. tion districts, second vice-president; William T.

Ingram, public health engineer of the San Joaquin County Health District, secretary-treasurer. MIGRANT HEALTH IS GOOD, STATE DIRECTOR SAYS Health problems of migratory workers have been a major study of the State Department of Public Health, Dr. Walter M. Dickie, State health director, today told delegates 'to the 41st annual convention of the League of California Municipalities. Dr.

Dickie, secretary of he health officers section of the league, declared that results of field worlk conducted by the State department indicate that there is less syphiljs and tuberculosis' among migratory workers than among residents of local communities. "Four station wagons each Hf which has a staff composed' of a physician, a public health nurse and a sanitarian, have followed the crops and gone into the camps operated by the Farm Security Administration, into schools and fields," Dr. Dickie said. "In addition, two sanitary engineers and two medical social workers have worked at large in the Dr. W.

A. Powell, Contra Costa County health officer, presided over today's meeting of the health officers' An address of welcome was given by Dr. N. NMshley, city, health officei The coastwise lumber, schooner Redwood was destroyed, by fire off Eureka today, an Associated Press, dispatch and the crew escaped safely. Capt.

L. F. Madsen and crew oi 21 were picked up from their lifeboats by the schooner Scotia, a report from Eureka said. The owners, the Hammon Shipping Company of San Francisco, said they understood the fire broke OH, Although the mercury was up of Jacqueline Vining, 2 Oeft); m.Kn AnMnA'nhm'wmnT 1 1 1 of Eureka. The ship, of 379 net 'tons, was en route to Eureka.

It, left San Francisco Saturday night and ha4 been delayed by fog off Eureka, the owners said. The Redwood's owners that the Scotia was near the Redwood and was able to pick up the crew quickly. The Scotia is in the lumber trade also. BUT IT'S NICE TO today, It was cool at the home at 4847 Relnhardt Drive. Jac An ran at he faL hdl her clpal: operation of motor vehicles I f.

It i permitting escape, of excessive amount of smoke, gas, oil, or fuel frcm the exhaust pipe Is prohibited. After January 1, 1941, all cars must have a red rear reflector. Clearance lights on commercial vehicles amber Instead of green after January 1, 1940. NW MAWACK LAW The new marriage Irw reouires that bo'th narties applying for a license must present a medical cer tificate showing that syphtlh in not present or is in a noninfectious staee. Physicians are not permitted to reveal sny Information on the A blood sample Is analvzod byWy approved laboratory and the resiws sent to the physician and the De partment of Public HeMth.

If the result shows that syphilis either ts not present or is In a noninfectious stage, the doctor may Issue a certificate to be presented at the county marriage license bureau. Soeclal cases may be waived, by a SuDerior Court Judge, Persons unable to pay the fee may be tested In free clinics, Most city and county health offices are equipped to give free examinations. Any physician mav give tests. The prenatal law requires every physician or other person engaged In prenatal care pregnant woman to obtain a blood specimen for a syphilis test at the time of the first professional visit or within 10 days thereafter. The same pro visions for secrecy, penalty and laboratories apply for the mar riage law.

NEW RELIEF LAWS The thousands on relief or recelv-i lng jobless benefit checks were favored In the new laws. Greatest liberalization was in the unemploy ment reserves act, but various changes helping relief and old-age clients also were adopted. One amendment to the Jobless benefits act provides for counting tips' and gratuities as wages when they are customarily received as the only wage of the Delayed until December I tot-, come effective la a.V.cam!a:: 1 i 1 i I 1 '7 -Mv 'Mi I Vlpif i I Vr I ,1 1 i mii.m mm friends Deft to right) Jo Ann Wiedmann 3, Danell Vining, 5, and Buddy Cormier, 5, got Joyed ever bit cf It Tribune.