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OCTOBER 15, 1930; PART I. 7 WEDNESDAY' MORNING DECLINE SHOWN 0-V4 01 RX: LET EXPERTS RUN HOSPITALS IN FARM TOTAL San Joaquin Valley News I 13 Doctor Prescribes Cure for Sick Institutions Census Figure Reveal Per Ceit Drop 0 0 fl GUN AT STILL BAKERSF1ELD APPROVAL GIVEN HIGHWAY PLAN CAUSES ARREST LEADERS IN A'cw England Loss Heaviest in Producing Land Trustees Should Be. Trained, Surgeons Told FARM VISIT Master System Indorsed by Kern Planning Body Amidco Tonti Gets Eighteen Months in Penitentiary That Physicians Urged to Retain "Human Touch" Texas Leads States Report Increase Two of His Partners Fined; Third, Year in Jail Report Made by E. dn Five Proposed Roads WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.

onoo Projects Expected t(r Bring Increase in Tourists Owner Says Weapon Used as Hi-jacher Defense CLASH PRICE Delivered and Installed II erf FRESNO, Oct. 14. (Exclusive) Motorcade of More, than Fifty Cars Visits Wasco and Shaffer Communities BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 14. Carrying business and blanking leaders of Bakersfield forth upon their third annual good-will tour of Kern county's farming district, a motorcade of more than half a hundred cars left the Chamber of Commerce Building on North Chester avenue this morning at 8:30 o'clock.

Stops included the cotton farm of C. Eckmann at the United States experiment farm at Shafter, the plum orchard of K. H. Siemens between Shafter and Wasco, the dairy of Fred Rouff near Wasco and the St. John's Hall in the same northern Kern city, where the tour concluded with a banquet served by the Ladies' Aid.

The stops were arranged by the agricultural extension service of the Safeguarding an illicit distillery against hi-Jackers with a loaded shotgun today brought, upon Amideo Tonti a 'sentence of eighteen months in the Federal penitentiary at McNeil's Island, while two of his three partners in the venture drew fines and another a sentence of a year in the County Jail here. The penalty was impased in the Federal District Court ny Judge Cos- PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14. (IF) A recommendation that boards of trustees of hospitals be composed of persons trained in hospital administration was made today by Dr. Paul Keller, a director of Beth-Israel Newark, N.

in speaking at the twentieth annual clinical congress of the American College of Surgeons. "Hospital boards of trustees on the whole are not equipped as experts to give direction in the conduct of that most important part of our communal life, the hospital," Dr. Keller said. THREAD TESTING APPROVED The college went on' record as approving a culture method of testing surgical threads explained by Dr. Frank L.

Meleney of the department of surgery of Columbia University. Dr. Allen Craig of Chicago urged monthly conferences between hospital administrators and the surgical and medical staffs, and made a plea that physicians retain the "human touch" In their contacts with patients. Dr. Chauncey D.

Leake, professor of pharmacology, University of California, described for the ninth annual congress of anaesthetists an anaesthetic which he. said Is expected to eliminate nausea. The anaesthetic, he said, is a combination of ether and ethylene, and in experiments has not Irritated or depressed respiration. REGULAR VISITS URGED Dr. Arvln Abell of Louisville, in a radio add res Brtvlsprt lowest 1 University of California.

This goodwill tour, the third annual one held in this county, was conducted for the dual purpose of familiarizing a grave, who informed Tonti that the presence of a loaded gun in the liquor plant near this city, was inimical to the welfare of the nation, and that it was one of the things which engenders disrespect for the law. "The court cannot tolerate this situation," Judge Cos-grave said. Remo Romagnoll, said to be the owner of the plant, was fined $500. Frank Stephano, an employee, was sentenced to a year in the County Jail, and Charles Ferrari, custodian of the liquor, was fined $500, and execution of his sentence was bankers and business men with the work of the extension service and establishing a closer understanding between business men and farmers, particularly in the problems of the farmers. BAKERSFIELD, Oct.

14. Approval of a master highway planning system, to serve as recreational thoroughfares for the thousands of tourists who annually flock through this country on their way north and south to pleasure resorts, was given today at a meeting of the Kern County Planning Commission. The plan was proposed to increase threefold the $1,000,000 that annually is spent in Kern county by tourists. Encouraging of this tourist travel into the beautiful mountain districts of Kern county forms basis for the master highway system. Enlargement of the sale of farm produce and merchandise will result from the master highway scheme, Planning Com.

mission members believe. The report on the system was made by W. E. Drury. Hugh R.

Pomeroy of Las Angeles, planning expert of Statewide note and adviser to the local group, was in attendance at the session and approved the report. Drury's report is as follows: A highway serving the northern district of the county, including Delano, Shafter. Wasco and Lost Hills. This road will open up the scenic area of Greenhorn Mountain. A highway serving Bakers-field and surrounding communities.

This road will open up the scenic areas and playgrounds of Mt. Breckenridge. A highway serving Taft, Maricopa, McKlttrlck. Fellows and surrounding communities. This road will open up the scenic areas of San Emidio.

A highway serving Tehachapi, Mojave and other desert communities. This road will open up the scenic areas of the Tehachapi Mountains. A road could be planned, perhaps for the future, suspended for three years. at which an all Driver Sought Alter Fatality Gives Sell Up FRESNO, Oct. 14.

Harry Maggln, rroniomon Agent Mathias, wno conducted the raid, told the court that he believed Tonti was truthful in the statement that he had the shotgun in the barn where the distillery was in operation to pro the public to call on the doctor not tect himself against hi-jackers, wno 18 years of age, of Fresno, surrendered to Sheriff Jones today, two weeks previous to the Federal oniy in times or sicKness, but also at regular intervals to have him make a check-un on individual raid, had taken 200 gallons of whis A loss of 2,3 per cent of the farms of the land In the past decade was shown in a Census Bureau announcement today of a total United States enumeration of 6,207,877 farms. The numerical decrease was farms. Lasses of 116,179 farms In the Northeast Central States; 88.659 In the South Atlantic States; 68,418 In the Middle Atlantic States; 30,863 In the New England Stales, and 3101 in the Mountain States, were partially balanced by pains 108,917 In the Southwest Central States; 28,885 In the Pacific States; 17.792 In the Northwest Central States, and 11,160 In the Southeast Central States. NEW ENGLAND LOSER The highest percentage of lass was In the New England States, with a 19.7 per cent decrease. The highest percentage of gain was in the Pacific States, 12.3.

With the exception of Iowa, Michigan, and New Mexico, announced today simultaneously with the United States total, the farm census tally for all States had been announced. The highest percentage of loss for any State was New Hampshire, 27.fi per cent, a decrease from to 14.859 farms. The District of Columbia, however, becoming further urbanized, last 48 per cent of Its new farms. Arizona showed the highest percentage of gain, 32.9 per cent, with 13.260 farms now as compared with 9975 a decade ago. TEXAS FIGtltES GAIN Texas topped in numerical increase, gaining 59,974 farms; Mississippi coming second with a gain.

Georgia lost the largest number of farms, 54.480; Ohio coming second with South Carolina third with 34,799, and New York fourth with 33,075. Previous to the 1920-1930 decade, farms had been steadily mounting In numbers as the United States developed. Before the Civil War. In 1830, there were 1,449,073 farms In the United States. By 1880.

with westward emigration, this number had increased to 4,008,907. Figures for the next thirty years wore: 1890, 1900, 1910. 6.361,502. The peak waa reached in 1920 with 6.448,343, when the trend toward fewer farms with larger acreage set in, bringing that total down to 6,371,640 by 1925. Pasadenans Get Seager Legacies NEW YORK, Oct.

14. Henry R. Seager. late professor of economics at Columbia University, earned his son, Schuyler F. Seager, principal legatee in his will filed for probate today.

The son was bequeathed $50,000, real estate holdings, royalties on all books except one, and one-half of the residuary estate. Schuyler F. Seager, a brother, of Pasadena, received James and Laura S. Seager, uncle and aunt of Lansing, a life interest in one-fourth of the residuary estate; Schuyler F. and Rufus Seager, nephew, of Pasa when he learned that he was being sought by the authorities as the driver of a truck loaded with hay health.

ky from the place. Tonti threatened Mathias and other officers with the gun when Dr. Philip H. Kreuscher of Chl-caeo. vice-nresirienf.

nf thn Awnri. which collided with a motor car they broke into the barn and placed driven by Eugene Qulntana, 32, Can Colleefl of Sureeon. in an nrt- the four men under arrest. He was dress before the Kiwanis Club at Fresno automobile salesman, who was fatally Injured. Maggin said that he did not know until he read in the paper that a truck driver was being tacked physicians who split fees.

He said the doctor who turns over DBtient to man tt-hn mew nnf which would serve the entire areas tried nere last spring on a charge of assaulting a Federal officer, but Judge McCormlck, before whom the trial was conducted, declared a mistrial because of technicalities brought out by Defense Attorney Carl Lindsay. of Kern county, opening up the scenic areas of the Piute Mountains. sought, that it might have been his be a good surgeon, merely because he will get part of the fee, is endangering the lives of his patients. truck that was involved in the fa tal accident. After sideswiping the motor car and throwing Qulntana out, the Sun-Maid Five Out for Flag DINUBA, Oct.

14. The Dinuba Inquest Verdict Holds Woman Killed Herself TULARE, Oct. 14. "Suicide" was Grape Shipment Figures Show Less Cars Sent FRESNO, Oct, 14, Confronted with a three-day suspension of selling on some of the eastern auction markets, end a huge tonnage of grapes to be disposed of as the re electric refrigerator has ever been offered Sun-Maid basketball team, runners- truck dragged the car approximately 200 feet, investigating officers said, when the car broke away from the truck it careened through a fence and into a field, slightly injuring four other passengers. Qulntana was instantly killed.

After questioning Magginl, the authorities released him in custody of his attorney, A. A. George, pending the completion of an investigation of the accident. Mr. and Mrs.

John Menrioza and Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso Qulntana, the other passengers, were taken to Riverdale for first-aid treatment. the verdict returned at the inquest up for the San Joaquin Valley championship last year, are preparing to again put in a strong bid for the A.A.U. flag this year.

rf conducted at Oobles parlors here this morning by Coroner Hadley, over the remains of Mrs. Elsie Williamson. 21 vears of acp of thi. Almost all of the squads from a year ago were on hand at a re sult of record shipments last week, grape shippers of California yesterday dispatched but 700 cars of grapes to the East and ordered 1343 city, who died at Tulare Hospital yesterday morning, after drinking poison at a nartv in the FrrH Wii- cent get-together meeting, as well as several new men on last year's high school team. The first prac-' tice has been called for Thursday cars for loading today.

The figures were revealed evening, the 16th Inst. i 1 Good-Will Tour Party Comes to The team will again be under direction of Coach Ernest Palfrev of the Dinuba High School staff, whose success in turning out championship teams for Dinuba has kept basketball one of the most popular Tulare County sports in this district. Rev. Cook Hands today in the report of the Federal State marketing service, which shows that prices of most of the more important varieties of grapes were below Friday's quotations, the last quoted by the auctions. The 700-car total yesterday compares with shipments of 1388 on the 6th inst, end is in line with th recommendation of the clearinghouse committee of the grape-control board that shipments be reduced one-third from the totals of the first three days of last week.

Ex-Policeman Loses Cash to Armed Bandit in Resignation The remarkable new re frigerator has these famous Frigidaire features: The new, accessible, exterior "Cold Control" for faster freezing of ice and desserts glacier-gray Porcelain on-steel inside and all mechanical parts completely enclosed quiet, extra-powerful compressor enclosed in the bottom of the smooth flat top con. veniently elevated food shelves self-sealing OROSI, Oct. 14. The resignation dena, life interests in one-eighth of the residue; Catherine and Marguerite Seager, nieces, of Pasadena, life interests in" the remaining one- PORTERVILLE, Oct. 14.

Members of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce in" a good-will tour of the San Joaquin Valley, were visitors of Eastern Tulare county today. Following breakfast here, they were taken for a tour of the orange groves and packtng-houses and visited in the business district. From here they went to Strathmore, Lindsay, Exeter and Dinuba en route to Fresno. They will come back through the valley via the Golden State Highway, visiting Visalla, Tulare, Hanford and other towns. Chamber of Commerce and city officials are greeting them in each community.

DINUBA GRADUATES GOING TO COLLEGE of Rev. Harold B. Cook, pastor of the Orosi St. James Presbyterian Church, has been handed to the church officials, it being understood that Mr. Cook wishes it to become eignth of the residue, and Charles A.

Gulick, a friend of Berkeley royalties from the testator's book, "The Trust Problem." Second Wile iiams nome on JNortn street, about midnight Sunday night. Clyde Williamson of Stockton, estranged husband of the woman, 'and parents, declared they believed the tragedy respult of "fust an impulse of the moment" on the part of Mrs. Williamson. Williamson and his wife had not living together for the past three months, but, they had not had any serious difficulties and he was unable to advance any other explanation for his wife's act. Mrs.

Williamson had been living in Visalia but had been visiting here with a friend, Ulla Heard. Leaving the party for a few moments Sunday night, she was later found unconscious in the bathroom, with a partially emptied bottle of poison near by. She was rushed to the hospital where efforts to revive her failed. She died without giving any explanation and left no notes, nor had he indicated that she contemplated suicide. Leroy McCormlck.

Chief of Police John R. MacDonald of Tulare and Coroner Hanley investigated the case. They uncovered no basis for criminal charges against any one, McCormlck declared. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Williamson are expected to be made soon.

Besides her parents and husband, she leaves a small daughter. Swine-Feeding Will Be Shown VISALIA, Oct. 14. Swine men of Tulare county will have an opportunity to hear Prof. E.

H. Hughes tomorrow at the H. C. Smith ranch, according to M. A.

Lindsay, assistant Tulare county farm advisor Sues Ex-Judge effective at once. The local pastor is said to enjoy the high esteem and sincere friendship of the congregation he hai served here during the past several months and communicant of his church and citizens of the Orosi district generally regret his decision to leave. Mr. Cook will go at once to San Anselmo to join his wife, who has been ill there for some time. The new C-3 Trigidaire FORT WORTH (Tex.) Oct.

14. J. P. Day', former Oklahoma Su BAKERSFIELD, Oct. with an automatic pistol, a daring highwayman last night boarded the machine of William Ruby, former local police officer, forced him to drive to a lonely spot near the edge of the icty limits, and robbed him of $174 in cash, according to the ex-officer's report to police officers.

The bandit and his commandeered car were followed by another maehine In which the robber sped away after taking Ruby's pocket-book. The victim reported a man was driving the car and that he believes there was a woman in the machine. preme Court judge, acquitted in Ventura County Post to Elect 1929 of the slaying of Paul Wardbeck when he found the latter embracing his wife, has beer, sued for divorce by a second wife. Day was divorced from his first wife after the slaying, A jury found that the Judge killed the army officer while protecting his home and his wife's honor. freezing trays Come in and see this new Frigidaire.

And examine the three new larger models which have just been added to the Frigidaire line. All three arc Porcclain-on-steel inside and out and are offered at exceptionally low prices Never before have you had an opportunity like this. Now is the time to buy. DINUBA, Oct. 14.

Dinuba High School graduates of 1930 who have registered for classes in Fresno State College this fall are Leland Bennett, Lois Burnham, Winfteld Christiansen, John Crump, Margaret Dickey, Marion Guffey. Margaret Harper, Edwin Hyman, Sylvia Meadows, Lorain Movers, Leoncio Palacpac, Alice Smith and Dorothy Wlpf. Ruth Schmidt will enter a nurses' training school in a Los Angeles hospital. Wilbur Pugh is a freshman at the University of California and several have registered at Reedley Junior College and other schools in tne State. EARLY RESIDENT OF HANFORD SUCCUMBS Mrs.

Helen Day. wife number two, charged cruel treatment in her divorce nefitirm. Hrr hnxhanl enjoined" from molesting her, or irom gaining custody of their 6-year-old son pending trial of the suit. VENTURA, Oct. 14.

Election of officers of Ventura county Post No. 48 of the American Legion will be held tomorrow night in the Oxnard Community Center. Al Mehn of Ojal is the only nominee for commander, and his election is virtually assured. He will succeed H. II.

"Hap" Wright of Saticoy. As only one man has boen nominated for each of the the election is expected to be Just a matter of form. LAST RITES FOR INFANT HANFORD. Oct. 14.

Graveyard CORCORAN, Oct. 14. Jesse S. Gilkey, 69 years of age, for many years a resident of Hanford, died at a hospital there last night. He was a native of Maine, and came to Corcoran twenty-one years ago.

He leaves four sons and one daughter. Funeral services will be conducted at the Peoples' Chapel in Hanford Wednesday morning, and the remains will be sent to Burbank for burial in Glendale Cemetery. services for Jullen Erwln, infant rtfl.tlffht.pr (if Mr. and Mrs. Harrv in charge of swine work.

Through co-operation of the agricultural extension service of Tulare county and Prof. Hughes, one of the finest demonstrations on how hogs respond to different feeds will be conducted. Four. Iowa Banks Remain Closed Erwin of Fresno, were conducted at Grangeville Cemetery, west of here. today.

Burial was under the direc tion of the People's undertaking parlors. FARM BUREAU WILL MEET THIS EVENING DES MOfTiES, Oct '-A. (AV-Four Iowa banks failed to open this morning by vote of their directors. They are the Flr3t National Bank of Vlllisca, the Adams County Bank of Nodaway, the Farmers State Bank of Linden, Dallas county, and the State Bank of Ellsworth. BROTHER OF SLAIN MAN IN CONTEST HANFORD, Oct.

14. Contending that property of the OPEN VERDICT SURPRISES Although Juan Oceso is Jailed on Murder Charge in Connection With Slabbing; Inquest Uncertain PORTERVILLE. Oct. 14. In spite of the fact that Juan Oveso, 26 estate of Mathew B.

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VISALIA. Oct. 14. Officers for the Tulare County Farm Bureau for the coming year will be elected at the annual meeting, to be held here on Wednesday. The regular meeting date of the board of directors was moved from the 16th to the 15th to fit the schedule of Chester Gray, national Farm Bureau representative at Washington, who will be in this section at that time.

This will be the first time that a Washington representative has appeared before the Tulare county board, and visitors from all counties in Region No. 3 will be in attendance. Rodrlsruez, a brother, has contested the application of the widow-for a decree of final distribution, in the Kings County Superior Court. The personal property consists of dairy cattle and other farm equipment. years of age, Is held in the Tulare County Jail in Visalia without bail under a murder charge as result of the fatal stabbing in a pool hall in the Mexican quarter here, Saturday afternoon, of Delano Hernandez, 29, the jury returned an open verdict at the inquest conducted in Portervllle late this afternoon over Hernandez's body.

This verdict was rendered ducdez grabbed Oveso by the collar and BIRMINGHAM (Ala.) Oct. 14. (Exclusive) Dr. M. Hankins, Birmingham city physician and husband of the Jefferson county W.C.T.U.

president, was arrested today by government agents on a charge of violating the Federal Antinarcotic Act. FARM BUREAU PLANS to inability of authorities to locate pulled him through a side door of FOR NEW CLUBHOUSE a young Mexican, asserted witness to the struggle in which Oveso is SPOUSES OF EASTERN STAR WOMEN GUESTS ONTARIO, Oct. 14. A new club said to have plunged his pocket KINGSFOKD-SMITII IN INDIA ON SOLO FLIGHT house within one year is the aim' of Fremont Farm Bureau, Ernest Hedges, chairman of the bureau, an knife into the heart of Hernandez. Neither have they been able to find the rest of the knile, more than two inches of which was left sticking in the side of the slain the pool room to the east tteps.

A few moments later Hernandez dropped with part of the knife in his heart, while Oveso dashed away. He Was arrested Just as he was leaving town. A quantity of marahuana was found in Oveso's room. He is said to have a bad police record, having recently served a Jail term at Bakersfield. Hernandez was re-sppcted by his countrymen.

He leaves a wife and thrc.e'-fmall children. His funeral services will be conducted tomorrow morning. nounced 'Hedges was recently re-elected chairman for the en man. suing year, and L. H.

Kreigh was re-elected secretary-treasurer. The HANFORD, Oct. 4. The husbands of members of the Lucerne Chapter, order of Eastern Star, were special guests of the chapter tonight. They put on the "Brothers' Program." through which they outstripped the circus stagfd recently by the feminine members of the organisation.

A dinner preceded the evening's festivities. Timely Tips to Buyers of Real Estate No matter what kind of property you're thinking A A NT A of buying, it will pa; you to look through llYULO VV ti 1 tlJO Oveso, assertedlv erased from ef LONDON, Oct. 14: (T1 Dispatches to the Daily Mail from AllahabSul. India, today said Capt. Churls Kingsford-Smith arrived there at 2:15 p.m.

on his solo flight from England to Australn. He is thm' ahrad of Brrt Hinkler's record for tha trip, rhlcli is fifteen days. program committee announced by fects of marahuana and drink, de Chairman Hedges includes Mrs. nied the Other Mexicans In thf poo! hall, hevtever. rtrvlrtrrd Royal Crumpaekrr.

Mrs. Claude Gray and Lotinie Jonei, that durinj tht argument, Hcinan- I.