Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 19

oPLENTY OF WATER BUT FEW SWIMMERS AT SANTA CRUZ AS SAN LORENZO "RIVER; OVERFLOWS BANKS the background. High waves lashed the ocean -beach, sending water high ashore. Tribune photo. water here in front of the house in the Immediate foreground. Note how close the flood has come to the amusement park in Looking north from the exclusive residential Summer home colony, this photogtaph shows the raging San Lorenzo River near its mouth at Santa Cruz.

Sea Cliff Drive, usually a scenic highway which crosses the bridge at left dips under A lev' altiam OAKLAN ONLY LOCALLY OWNED, LOCALLY CONTROLLED DAILY NEWSPAPER TH TRIBUNE If your Tribune does not arrive, phone TEmplebar 6000 before 7:45 p-m, (Sunday, Paper-will be sent at once. DELIVERY SERVICE i IS GUARANTEED; tXClUSIVE ASSOCIATED HESS I HE PHOTO NITED PRESS NO. 60 vol cxxxn 19 OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1940 REPORT GREATLY EXAGGERATED' NOT MANY BIRTHDAYS AHEAD DOG-GON WH AT A MIXUP! Victim of Three Firemen Mf fjj Are Injured in Drowning Found Alive Blaze Here i $10,000 Do mag Victim Plunges 20 Feet From Platform Emeryville Man Mourned in East For Last Nine Years EMERYVILLE, Feb. 29. Believed drowned In an abandoned mine hole Three firemen were injured early at Joanna, nearly nine years today as they fought a stubborn three-alarm fire that roared through ago, Albert T.

Gromis, 36, former the C. Frederickson and Son Reading, bakery' shop partner, was very much alive here today and on the lob in an Oakland shipyard. He lives at 4130 San Pablo 1 wood and cool yard at 1025 Fruit-vale Avenue and doing damage estimated at between $5000 and $10,000 Injured were: Battalion Chief Fred Leahy, mul Avenue. When Gromis vanished June 26, 1931, after he had told his wife. Miriam, he was going swimThing at the mine hole, about 40 miles dis tiple cuts and bruises about the body and face, inflicted as he attempted to seize a high-pressure hose that writhed out of the grip SI tant, a search' was Instituted.

His clothing and his car -found abapdoned near the water edge. The pond was dragged by a diver. of hosemen. BACK INJURED MARITAL TROUBLES i Marital troublaa caused Albert T. Gromli.

36; to lecrr Par Bin 7ara ago, and authorltits concluded ho had dropped when, they found his) noes 6 mino hoi swimming pooL Today, he had been located in Emery-villa. "He eald he has asked his wife to obtain a divorce In order lhat he may marry Mrs. Jean, Wilson, pictured here with him. Tribune photo. M.

C. Maderios, 48. 833 Ney Ave The wife and I had been married nue, possible back and internal in juries incurred when he fell 20 Hi 4 -c-v St feet from a platform inside the about seven years and we didn't get along very well," who Is now a machinist said. "I got: tired of it all and decided I wanted 'to frame building. George Rodericks, 35, 1249 81st get out and travel.

I just hitch-. Avenue, injury suffered when he fell while dragging a hose into the hiked a ride away from there, Since then, Gromis revealed, he flaming structure. HplliS; R. Thompson to Quit Maderios was taken to the Mer has worked in Chicago; Spokane, and, on the Coulee Dam project. He came i.to ritt Hospital, Rodericks to the Oakland about 14 months ago.

County Emergency Hospital. BATTLE BLAZE At Spokane, he Mrs. Jean As Berkeley City Manager Wilson in 1934. She is in Emery Firemen battled the blaze for 54 ft. ville now and they plan to get mar hours before bringing it under control.

A high wind hampered their ried as soon as Gromis' wife gets a BERKELEY, Feb. 29. Mayor divorce, efforts and imperiled nearby build Carl A. Roy and th. Dobermann-Plnscher, w.nt to court today to try and collect money for the dog from "I've written to her, asking her to ings.

The fire, which broke out in the coke room shortly after mid get a divorce," Gromis said. "I think Unlversity of California InJ921, and was industrial secretary of the Berkeley, Y.M.ClA. and then a bank executive and officer of the Chamber of Commerce before joining the Frank Gaines notified the, City Council to convene a half hour early-tomorrow evening to' consider it is best for everyone." INSURANCE SOUGHT night, was apparently of spontaneous origin. the resignation of Hollls R. Thomp According to Leahy, it was the Gromit was located when his son as city a position he third fire to break out in a year in bakery business John, Heck, went into the Pennsylvania courts the plant which is the oldest fuel has neta since ikju.

th. estate of a man who died a year ago. Tribune photo. Bay Kennel Owner Sues Estate For $4000 Board Bill for Dog concern in Oakland. It was founded Although Thompson has not in in an attempt to have him declared 5 1' 50 years ago.

It is owned now bjn legally dead in order, that a $20,000 Chester Frederickson. 1242 30th formed the body, officially that he Is leaving the-city -government, he told (individual, members that he partnership endowment policy could be collected, wire dispatches said. Avenue: Through social securtty card iden will resign' to accept an executive tification, Gromis was found in Oak position with- airlines. i WIFE OF OFFICER 'Thompson, has apprised council land. He readily admitted his iden-i tlty and agreed to- return East if Frank Perry, an employee of Roy "Mike," a three-year-old Dober members individually that he had at the kennels, said he heard pr, man pinscher dog, lolled comfortably on the floor of Judge James necessary to aid tne.

insurance com-nreceived-a very- good offer from an pany in fighting the claim. 'Tunnamed! concern and was seriously Drucks leave Instructions before Graves, also a University of California graduate, formerly was associated with the Bureau of Business Administration at the university. Probation Officer To Decide Craig's Fale on Embezzling The fate of Harvey S. Craig, 53, Piedmont attorney accused of embezzling $13,000 from an estate for which he was executor, rested today in the hands of the Alameda County probation officer. Craig went into court with his at his fatal illness.

The doctor, he considering accepting It," Gaines G. Quinn's Superior Courtroom to OF. STATE BOARD SEEKING DIVORCE day while attorneys argued over said, complained of "failing health' and said that Roy would be re said. I have called the council to meet early tomorrow, evening that who was going to pay the $4000 Mother of Ex-Star Sues Broker Again board and medical bills for the rest we may talk over the situation. munerated for keeping the dog so that it wouldn't have to work or The names of twe men have been of his life.

be shown or sold. "Mike's" master, Dr. Edward S. Charging desertion. Mrs.

Edna LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29. suggested as successors to Thompson. They are Richard Graves, ex Roy has had "Mike" since Dr. Drucks died in Janduary, 1939, and ecutive secretary of the League of May Larkin Doherty filed suit for divorce at Reno, today against Jack' E.

Doherty. 37, supervising Drucks, died a year ago and the legal battle now is between his attorney, executor and his estate, and Carl. A. Roy, owner of the San has received no money, he declared. California Cities, of which Thomp He filed suit against the doctor's nvestigator for the Oakland of estate, but Salisbury rejected son himself has been an officer several times, and Chester Fisk, present assistant city manager.

fice of the State Board of Pablo Kennels where the dog was born. Judge Quinn must decide whether to allow $3600 board and room bills Roy contends that Dr. Drucks Thompson could not be reached According to the suit, the couple Prospects for birthday parties were not very bright for these Leap Year Day babies born here today. Mrs. Leona Mus-tain (upper) shown at Alameda County Hospital with her baby girl and Nurse Elizabeth Christen.

Nurse Gladys Dan-ielson dower) holds the baby boy of Mrs. Rose Scardamaglia at Merritt HospitaL Tribune photos. Doc Stork Delivers Three leap Year Day' Babies Here The mother of Mary Miles Minter, star of the silent movies, has gone to court again in an effort to collect a Judgment for $197,853 from Leslie B. Henry, former broker. Mrs.

Charlotte Selby, Miss Min-ter's mother, sued Henjy and his wife, Mrs. Gladys B. to whom she alleged Henry has transferred $100,000 to prevent collection of the judgment which she obtained in 1937. Henry was convicted of. defrauding her while handling property belonging to her and to Mis Minter.

torney; J. Woolsey, and changed bis not guilty plea to guilty of two counts of embezzling from the es for confirmation or denial this morning. He was neither at his home married at Reno on March" 12, 1934 and the alleged desertion oc and $400 medical bills from the estate for care of the dog. That would take care of "Mike" for 15 years, instructed him to care for the dog throughout its life in the event the doctor should die. The attorney, Ray A.

Salisbury, says he doesn't know anything about it. or office. I curred November 12, 1937. At the which Roy figures Is the animal's GRADUATE OF U-C, tate of the late W. F.

Gibbard. lumberman, who died in 1935. life-expectancy. Tomorrow's is the first In a series of night meetings of the City Council Although Craig admitted taking $78,000 from the estate, according to 'District Attorney Ralph Hoyt, he was charged with stealing only recently decided upon, Thompson- graduated from the Year in Jail Given Noncitizen Voter time of their marriage, they were living in Sacramento and Mif Doherty was a widow, Associated Press dispatches revealed. Doherty lives at 4508 Pleasant Valley Court.

On Nevember 22, 1937, his wife reported to police that he had been missing for two days after leaving the house on a shopping trip. Doherty insisted today he was not "missing at the time but was at work at the local 15-Year Term Made 199 on Appeal CHICAGO, Feb. $13,000. He told the court that he understood what his attorney was doing in changing the plea. Doc Stork delivered three babies Avenue, who actually is 72 years Mrs.

Anna Dlugg, 42, ot 615 Sixth Superior Judge Benjamin C.Jones set. March 20 as the time for the Last Rites Set Tomorrow! for W.C. Jurgehs, Former Hotel Chief, must spend a year in the here today, but they will not have Qieir first birthday for four years ecause today Is the day that won't be here again until 1944. Ifs'Leap Year Day. the extra day that ap probation officer's report to be heard and permitted Craig to continue at liberty on $20,000.

offices here Novak, 32. thought he got a "bum rap" in 1938 when he was sentenced to 15 years in prison after a bench trial for an attack. He appealed to the State Supreme county Jail "as a lesson" for voting when she was not an American citizen, Superior Judge Lincoln S. The couple lived at 19 Rio Vista old. Randolph celebrated his birthday by going to work as usual to his office at the United Iron Works, where he is vice-president Randolph is a past president Of the Oakland Rotary Club, a- former member of the Oakland School Board, and the board of the Home for the Adult Blind, and of the Junior Mechanics of America; Avenue then.

pears on the February calendar only Doherty expressed skepticism to Court for a new trial. It was Church ordered Funeral services will be held 'to- once every lour years. Doc Stork got up early this morn day that his wife had filed suit granted. Arrested in District Attorney but said he would not contest thel Ing. and at 4:25 a.m.

he delivered a Yesterday a Jury convicted him. morfeu- for William Jurgehs, -'66, former president and general man action. The new sentence: 199 years. Ralph Hoyfs drive against irregularities at th. polls.

Mrs. Dlugg, a seven-pound one-ounce baby boy at Merritt Hospital to Mrs. Rose age? of the Hotel who Scardamaglia, wife of James Scar native of pleaded guilty to COUPOl died yesterday at his suit in the damaglia, 3604 Sao Leandro Boule Oakland Leads U.S. in Decline hotel, after a brief illness. vard.

Jurgens inherited a major inter $8000 Suit Filed Over Crash Injury A suit seeking $8000 damages for est in the local hotel property from his father, Charles Jurgens, Oak Then he flew off to the Alameda County Hospital, where he arrived at 7:55 a.m, with a six-pound 10-ounce baby girl for Mrs. Leona Mus-tain, wife of Albert Mustain, of Of Death Toll in Traffic Accidents land pioneer real estate operator, and was manager, vice-president injuries suffered in an accident tne charge and asked for probation, Judge. Church granted a three years' probation but -ordered that she spend the first year in the county Jail -y "I have a mind to send yon to the State be declared, "but 1l view of the probation officer's favorable report on you, 'I'll grant the as lesson, you will spend the first year in the county Jail." last month was filed against Frank serve on the National industrial recovery committee of the American Hotel Association, under the NIRA, and was named one of three members of the National Hotel Code Authority under act. BORN Dt OAKLAND Born in the Temescal district ot Oakland, Jurgens attended the Lincoln Oakland High School and the University of California, receiving a Ph.D. degree from the university In 1897.

After, graduation he was for five years manager of the student cooperative store on the campus and later 'was In. the wholesale liquor business. He entered the hotel industry in 1917. Jurgens was a member of the Elks and of the Sequoyah -Country Club. Surviving him are a widow, T.Irs Gladys Jurgens, and a broker, C.

H. Jurcns. r. i 1340 Chestnut Street, Livermore. and later president of the-hotel from -1917 to 1932.

i -4 v-M it HasseL 47, Oakland tailor, in the At 10:26 a.m. he appeared at Oakland's January traffic acci six per cent higher than that of Alameda County Superior Court today by William Hansen, Alameda HELD NATIONAL OFFICE January of last- year. dent death total decreased 73 per cent front January, 1939, leading the During this period he became police officer Albany Hospital with baby "boy weighing pounds 12 ounces for Ctrs. Virginia Rubino, 30, wife of bsepH Rublno, 1608 Chestnut CoL John Still well, council president, reported that January was Nationally known in hotel circles Nation in improved accident fa Hansen, 33, was riding in police car driven br Officer S. Boysen the fourth consecutive month of increases over the previous year.

Said Stillwell: on January 25 when it was strack andvas for five terms vice-president of the American Hotel Association and president of the Cali tality figures, wire dispatches from Chicago, where a meeting of the National Safety Council is, under-day, disclosed today. Twelve coupons from t-The TTibune. 1-the terrrs of Apr- tO V. by a car driven by Hassel on Santa Clara Avenue, near Park Street Gets 3-Year Term LOS ANGELES. Feb.

29. V-An TTie situation is made more Ironic by the fact that the attacks fornia State Hotel Association and Northern California Hotel Association. Alameda. Arrested on a drunkeYi Oakland, termed by the council Street, Berkeley. It didn't appear to bother Doc Stork in the least that his three new arrivals will not have a birthday fcntil 1944.

All three are as yet un-oamedT Another leap-year "baby" celebrated his 18th birthday today. He Is George E. Randolph, 861-Athol driving charge following the crash. obscence letter which, he wrote to Hassel is now at liberty on 11000 In 1920 Jurgens was elected a di as showing "the greatest improvement" among -cities of more than 250.000 population, recorded the decrease despite the fact that the Na in Europe are made upon an enemy and inspired by patriotism, whereas here we are killing fellow citizens, and for no reason except Film Actress Carole Landis has brought a three-year Fedpral prison to Stanley Campbell, 30, a rector of the Farmers and chants Savings Bank. in 3 bail pending arraispiment tomorrow before Alameda Police Judge Dan-iel H.

Knox. tion's traff le accident death toll was he wci 1 to chauffeur..