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Poultry Producers Quote retailers ft-14e EVENING-EDITION il PETALUMA, CALDFOPtNIA. Friday, June 4, 1937 VOLUME 9 petaluma" Argus, vol: so, number 217 PETALUMA' COURIER, VOL. 76, 'NUMBER 270 NUMBER 270 American Seven Cremated As I7CA Btisq Dea. Ins Celebrate 7 th In PMne Of urgent General Portlarid'Bound'Mm irisi ire jrir Wlu nzes urir miwav i i Girl Extra Charges Attack Roosevelt Believes Court Plan Will Go Through Congress, At Hollywood Party For ie At This Film Studio Salesmen Mavt By LYLB C. WILSON United Pres Staff Correspondent June 4.

(U.R) Wallace Beciy, tlie actor, today described as "very orderly as far as I could see," the film studio convention party at which a girl extra, one of 125 brought WASHINGTON. June 4. ly today that lie believes his court program is going through congress, perhaps at this session. there as entertainers, charged The party was brought to At the same time the president revealed that his legislative torney's office by Patricia Douglas, 20, who claimed she was Identified In Crash At Shiloah Springs; Cause Of Disaster Is Mystery: SHILOAH SPRINGS, June 4. UJ)wSeven charred, fire-black- ened bodies were removed today from the wreckage of a Port-" land-bound Greyhound bus which plunged into a highway embank-mentr crashed pvqr Its top and cremated its.

occupants about dawn this morning. All the victims wer'e men, Only one, Driver Al Wilson, who took the' Jwheel of the" vehicle at Redding, 48 south of here, "was Identified. The others wife passengers 'who boarded the bus afei; rldiug to the Shasta county junction on Los Angeles Redding and San Francisco-Redding sUges. i. bodies were placed In hearses summoned freffi Redding -by Cproneir K.

Duggini." They were to be returned to mort- uaries at from' where the bus 'started jtriU-fated. trip at, 2:15 Reports tbe body of a baby had been recovered from the twisted, seared wreckage of the fbiis apparently were err on- eoUs A. Dawson, company; clerk at the; Sims'. CCC mile from charred remnants. of child's (Clothing bad been fonnd, but that- only seven bodies had been removed, CaDt.

FS Currsa Bfthe Slma CCC-camp, located -about a mite ne- ana a cerps ot Mys. saw at least seyen bodies in' the- flame-charred wreckage. Wilson was, still-sitting- In the driver's seati" he said. "We could see other bodies' Btrewn through, the il Cnrren said he was aroused Youth Is Nazis VBERllN, June 4. U.EM-Hel-iuth Hirai, 21, an American cltpen, was executed, today, for high treason despite efforts of Arnerlcan authorities to obtain a Reprieve.

An American national who netej-had lived In the United States, Hlrsch was executed by th silk-hatted, gloved headsman of' Ploetzensee prison here at dawn. Beheaded at the same time was Oscar Denner, 20, also convicted of a political crime. A government" communique said that Hirsch was executed Vf 0r. the- law con cerning explosives." "Hirsch came to Germany in behalf of, a foreign group of traitors in order to commit crimes with explosives," said the communique. "Two infernal ma chines which were In his posses sion were liable to confiscation." Hirsch was convicted last March Of explosives.

German authorities said that Hirsch, arrested at Stuttgart last December after arriving from Czecho slovakia, possessed. 'bombs with which he confessed he intended to take the life of a high of ficial. Rumor, never confirmed, tlikt Fuehrer "Adolf "Hitter mtghrbs the official. At the time ot the conviction Hirsch was described as "a state less Jew." He had never lived In the. United States.

But his grand father was a naturalized Amerl- returned from the United States to his native Germany. There his son, Hirsch's father, was born. This son likewise went to the United Stter-andr-hls-clti2eHfihrpbeIfig ized. He 'lived at New Castle, Pa. In 1903 he also went back to Germany.

Hetniuth Hirsch, his son, was. born in after his conviction, bis lawyer approached Afrerican. authorities and the state department inves tigation ruled him an American citizen. American Consul R. Hi Geist at Berlin visited Hirsch and promised to do all 'he could for him.

The interest of the United Sates government In Hirsch's case was intimated to German authorities, with the idea that a reprieve might be granted. Hirsch himself, when Geist saw him, ex pressed interest in the mercy ef forts but seemed hopeless. He made the usual appeal to Hitler, merely as a Daughter Of C. W. Carpenter Has Operation Miss Claire Jane Carpenter, 16, daughter of C.

W. Carpenter, well known business man, sub' mitted to a mastoid operation at the -JWoo'dland- hospitaL- this and is making a wonderful recovery. A The operation "was performed -by- Drr- Fran Hallings worth and Dr. Chester Fairchlld and the patient is now in charge of Dr; Earl son and Mrs. H.

C. Gray of this city. Mr. Carpenter who returned from Woodland Thursday, was well pleased with the. progress being made by his daughter, who is a favorite here among the younger Sifls: As soon as she is strong enough, Miss Carpenter will leave for Dixon to remain a montM i th er- au rst- G-R Mc- Glmsey.

Cotati, Dunham Consolidated AZ Precinct C.OTATI, June 4. (C). All of the area of territory within the Cotati and Dunham school districts is consolidated as the peta-luma Consolidated Precinct No. 17, voting polls at the Cotati school house, on Jan. 8, 1933, for the election of Petal ma high school trustees.

The following will serve as officers: Mrs. Harry W. Richardson, Mrs. O. F.

Dlestel. ludee: Mrs. H. C. Eales and Chas.

H.Wedel. Today (Friday, June -4) the election of one trustee for the Cotati grammar school district Was being held in the Cotati school N. Keyt, MrsJ J. A. Bogardus and Mrs.

T. Boeratler serving on the election board. Beheaded By about 4:.30 a. m. by ii.

man named' Smith operates a service t5 yards from, where the, bu crashed and By United Press Father Of 'Four Suicide I OAKLAND Louis Carles, 26, rather of four small children, tilled himself at a spot previously had described as "nice place to commit suicide. Hawaii Filipinos Strike A HONOLULU, T. H. More than 13 00, Fliptno sugar plantation workers were on strike Friday, uid several thousand more were reportei-forepd 4nto idleness as i walkout of laborers spread to two more plantations on the Is land of Maul, halting or hamper jlng worlq on i. total of three 4 Ball Player Hurt NEW YORK Joe Moore.

New lYork Giant outfielder, -was Htruck on the forehead' by a ball thrown by Ltirry French, Chi' cago Cubs' southpaw. In the first game of Friday's doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, and was a slated front the field by Freddy Fltzslnunons and Trainer Willie Sehaeffer, McDonough Fights -4 pan francisuu reter MC Donough, bail bond broker, who A charged with -being- the -head of a 1,000,00 0-a-year vice graft ring: in San Francisco, continued glaefforti Friday to fight con lempt proceedings based on his refusal to answer questions be 'ore the. grand jury. 4 I' Blazing Ship Makes Port MANILA, P. I.

The German Olivsw with, 'fire still ging aboardlUnped, Into port Wday. The captain reveafed tliat ie member of the crew, Albert enter, died of burns suffered in explosion that started the we yesterday. 't Lovers Aboard Traln- i BOARD THE" ORIENT EX 3SS, enroute to Arnoldsteln Duke and Duchess of Wind most famous lovers of their sped In a special car ass Switzerland and Italy to rd their castle in the honey oners' paradise of lower Aus a. Italy, Germany In Pact hROMK Italy and Germany Are formed a definite defensive entente, V. Gayda, editor of the Glomale D'ltalia ntd semi-official spokesman for Premier Mussolini, announced on Friday.

Chrysler Plants Close I DETROIT Chrysler Motor Car Co. closed Its Jefferson and Ker ciie val plants Friday to an es timated 11,000 workers after pnion employes on the motor Unererusea to wors Tim non union men. 1 i tiooa rerus uny Si CARLSBAD. N. M.

Carlsbad Was preparing Friday for-a pos sible declaration of martial law and evacuation of all residents shouItheTiwlft flood -waters-of the Pecos river tear out McMil lan dam, 18' miles north of here. Favor Nuisance Tax WASHINGTON The treasury- endorsed nuisance tax extension bill was reported favorably to the house Friday by the. bouse ways and means commlttee." UNCLE SAM'S latest. Is a flair for dentistry, taking -care-of that big Fort cavity with a gold filling. 4- Paris tuorkino; on subway murder viyttery, hoped to solve, it with underground Another vestiee of the frontier evaporated when Upper Michigan lumberjack went on strike" for shower baths.

i. JVouj that the If. S. hat banned the Park ait derby? maybe the committee will turn Hi talent to the summer 'mosquito marathon. Mussolini may claim the Med iterranean as his lake, but -hey generous enough to teu opamsa Loyalists they can go Jump in it NBA Ntdn a c3 Vtfl K'K" I I a 1 Offensive' pen On All Fronts By Loyalists; Loss Of Gen.

Mola Severe To Rebels Cause. By HARRISON LA ROCHE United Press Staff Correspondent HENDAYE, French Spanish Frontier, June 4. Basque loy alists, jubilant at the death of Gen. Emilio Mofa, opened a gen-eral offensive on all fronts in the -Bilbao area today in'-hope of smashing the nationalist siege. Jose Antonio de Agulrre, presi dent of the autonomous Basque loyalist republic, took the field and hlB men to put everything they had Into attacks in all sectors.

Basques celebrated the death of a man whom they hated and believed to be the strongest man the nationalists could put in the field. fien.FtancJsco. Franco, nation alist commander-in-chief, named Gen. Jose Fidel Davila, president of the technical commission in his governing junta, te succeed Mola on the Basque front and nationallHts asserted that he would continue Mola's drive on Bilbao without pause. It seemed evident from nation alist dispatches that the general's death was a severe blow.

Spalnfr; June 4. U.E Nationalist- authorities said today that their drive on Bilbao would continue relentlessly despite thadeatit of, Geo. Emilia Mola, commander-in-chief on the Gen. Francisco dlc- "GenrJose FldelDa- vila, president of the technical commission in the governing Junta, to succeed Mola. At the same time Franco named Gen.

Enrique Saliquet to command the central army, in eluding the Madrid front. MADRID, June 4. (HE) Artll lery shells crashed into the cen ter of Mad'ridat one-ffllltute in- teryals today in a terrific tionalist Fire en gines ana amouiances racea tnru the streets Today's bombardment was the second big one in 24 hours. Ten persons were; killed and 20 wounded, unofficial sources said, in a bombardment last night. MAJOR SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE R.

H. E. Pittsbgh 000-100-000 I 5 4 Boston 9 11 1 Swift, Hoy Bauers Todd; Turner Lopez. First game: Chi. 6-16 2 N.

2 2 0-0 10-0 00-00 5 7 3 French, C. Davis, Bryant Hartnetti O'Dea, Hubbell, Coff- man, Melton Dannlng. St. Louis 000-220-53214 18 0 Brooklyn 001-030-000 4- 6 4 Weiland Ogrodowskl; Ham lin, Eisenstat Phelps. Cin.

9 13 0 Phila. 8 15 2 HollingBworth, tlrlssom, Bren- nan, R. Davis Lombardi; La-master, Mulcahy, Fink, Kelleher Grace. AMERICAN LEAGUE Wash, .0 0 0-0 20-01 0 3 61 Detroit 0-0 11-7 Ox 10 14 1 Appleton, Linke Hogan; Bridges Tebbetts. Y.

3 11 0 Cleve. 5 9 I Chandler, Murphy Dickey; Allen Pytlak. First game; Phila. 6 13 2 St. L.

000-2OO-121-1 7 15 1 Ross, Jorgens, Nelson Hayes; Hildebrand, Blake Huffman. Boston at Chicago, postponed; rain. WEATHER By United San Francisco bay region Fair and mild tonight and Saturday with fog near the ocean. Moderate west wind. Northern California Fair to night and f-Saturday but with ccaaiona) tog on the coast.

Slightly cooler tonight In upper portions of the Sacramento and San, Joaquin Moderate changeable wind off the coast is to to a the Caught flre.rn:;:;" i Curren said he Tushed with a squad of his enrollees to the scene to find flames leaping from the r. X'Tlt was so hot we couldn't get near be "We extin- guished the flames, but when we i left at 7 the heat still made it impossible to get Inside the 1 It must have struck the bank Session President Roosevelt declared flat Mrs. Lidia A. Maestretti Mrs. Lidia A.

Maestretti, widow of the late Antone. Maestretti, and one of this city's beloved residents, passed away Friday morning at 8:45 o'clock at the Petaluma General hospltalrShf had been receiving treatment there for an illness of twelve days duration, 7 F7 Mrs. Maestretti had spent the last 35 years, of her life in Petaluma 'where she ad endeared herself to a circle of friends vfio will susta.ln devoted members -of her family in their borrow. and married in cameSo tte UniteaSiateavwith Hthe-famlly" locating ttnt county. They later moved to petaluma with- the iate Mr.1 Maes- trgttaTtaking up ranching in the San Antonio district.

He passed away ere-2 3. years ago. -j Oh moving to Petaluma, Mrs. Maestretti first established her home on Up ham streetrwhich she still owned at the time, of ber death, and some years, later moved to another home, 16 Eighth street. Mra.

Maestretti, aged 6 8 years la- recent years has been employed at Goldstone Bros- plant in the McNear building on -the corner of Third and C7 street's. She was highly regarded by her employers and the many A devout mem ber of St. Vincent's church, she regularly attended services. Mrs. Maestretti was the moth er of.

Peter M. and John Maestretti of Petaluma, Mrs. Henry Sousa, of San Francisco; sister of Mrs. Clelia Galglani, Mrs. Lena Cavalll and Arnold Maestretti, of Switzerland.

She was the grandmother', of Margaret, Joan, La-rerde and William Maestretti, ot Petaluma, and John Sousa, "of San Francisco. The body been removed the Sorensen funeral chapel. The- funeral will be held from: the chapel Monday morning-atTS PlBoclock7hence to St. Vincent's "church where a requiem high mass will be cele brated for the repose of her' soul fat 9:30 o'clock. Interment will bo in Calvary cemetery.

Gold Policy News Ups Stocks 7 By Bv C. WALZER United Press Financial Editor NEW YORK, June 4. The stock market experienced a flurry 01 strengtn late today after President Roosevelt stated there would be no change in gold policy, dis sipating renewed rumors that the United States would reduce the fold price or-otherwise curtail imports-of gold. Recently gold hoarders have been dumping metal on the London market on fears the United States would cut the Gold shares in London exchange today had another setback. New York prices slipped back early in light Activity developed after the president's gold statement and early losses were: turned into gains ranging to more' than 8 points.

A few special issues made wider Steel shares were first to re cover. Death Claims 4- she was attacked. the 'attention of the district at- 'criminally-assaulted by a boister ous salesman after being brought to the party under the impression she was getting film work. Beery had been cast as a gal lant. i'rescuer," who offered to drive home another distressed extra, Ginger Wyatt, 10.

This was in an affidavit Miss Wyatt swore out in support of Miss Douglas' description of the party. Miss Wyatt'8 affidavit said she was brought to the party in the same manner as Miss Douglas, after being outfitted -with a cow girl costume, i and was assigned to help entertain visiting salesmen. She -said Beery appeared "out of harmony" with the af fair and, seeing that she was distressed, politely offered to drive' her home. She said she accepted the offer. -Miss -Wyatt made an affidavit saying Wallace her from the party.

Beery, she was an invited guest but was not in harmony with the party. She described as "the drunken and worst party -vwf-w The gins said tney answered the studio's call, thinking they they reached the' ranch where the plrty was given and found It a minerscainp of the '49'er days. With cham pagne and whisky on the tables, they still thought it was to be just a "mob scene," before the cameras," they. said. They soon, learned, however, that- they had imported as real life entertainers, the girls said, and the boisterous sales ex ecutives-began plylng-them-wlth liquor- and forcing amorous at tentions upon them.

Deputy District Attorney B. D. Williams said he had ordered the studio to surrender the man accused of assaulting Miss Douglas by Monday and if It failed to do so, he would issue an arrest warrant. He said he wanted to question the man before taking action. His name was not revealed- Theglrl6ald the manwhom she knew only as an "easterner," had knocked her unconscious and attacked automo bile outside the ranch house.

Dizzy Dean Is Reinstated ByFrick NEW YORK, June ,4.. (IIW Dizzy Dean, acq pitcher of the St. Louis Cardinals, was ordered reinstated in 24 hours today by President FordlfFrlck of the Na tional League. Reinstatement occurred at 1:25 p. 3 -hours iatf 20 minutes after Dean called upon Frick at the league offices.

Dean was suspended for hav ing been charged with making statements derogatory to Frick and Umpire Barr. In conferences yesterday and todax he was offered chauces at reinstatement if he would refute or deny the statements. Dean, however, refused to sign any document. His reinstatement- was made possible when he went through set of questions and answers with Frick, Newspapermen signed the stenographer's report of the affair. Frick also signed.

Dean refused to do so. Frick then signed a statement making a n's reinstatement within 24 hours in time to pitch tomorrow's game here. DEVOTIONS TONIGHT 'V AT DeVotiona this Avnn In ar at at St. Vincent's church will consist of Holy Hour, short sermon and benediction of the Most, Blessed Sacrament. requests" for this ofrcon- gress had been He said he contemplated no more special messages to congress and that the year's legislative pro gram would stand as presented to date.

While Mr. Roosevelt did not cite the measures on which he considered action most desirable. Senate Majority Leader T. Robinson listed these as farm tenancy, slum clearance, exten sion of nuisance taxes and closj ing tax -evasion loopholesexecu tlve and Judicial reorganization and the wages and hours bill Speaking, at his -regular press conference, Mr. Roosevelt de cllned to discuss the compromise suggestions voiced last night by his senate leader, J.

T. Robinson, after a White House conference. Instead Mr. Roosevelt reiter- Sted his-" determination "To-" fight for his- court--program and de clared his belief that the coun try was behind him in, the drive to reorganUe the 4adlciaryH--r He emphasized that his judi 1aryTO'gt'itht'-iTOera' in the: whole federal court sys tem not only the supreme court, This -em phasls xn- the lower court phase of the program and his suggested changes in judicial procedure strengthened belief in some quarters that despite the outcome of the fight over the supreme court, the administra tlon would- carry forward its drive for the rest of the origin al Roosevelt program. DanH.White Honored By Educators Nearly 40 years in point of service as Solano county school superintendent, Dan H.

White, formerly of Petaluma, where, he was born, was prcseut at the commencement exercises of the San Francisco State Teachers' College last week, held in the Municipal Opera house in San Francisco. White attended the exercises by special invitation of the col lege faculty to be 'paid the honor oLjeceilngfrQialhQhandaU)I President Alexandet C. Roberts an honorary Bachelor Educa tioh degree. As a teacher and' school su perintendent. Whiter record leads back to ihe early days of schooling in Sonoma- and Solanb counties.

He was educated in the public schools of Petaluma, graduating from the old street high school in May, 1888. His were pioneers of Petala- on Western av- eneHls the local schools. His teaching experience begau in the Eureka District school, east of Petaluma, in March, 1887, where he served; eight months. The following years he taught at Sonoma county. From February, 18 tq June, of that year, he was principal of the Cinnabar school, near Petaluma, and resigned at the close of the term to accept prin-cipalship of Green VallejrWstr let school in.

Solano county. lie served there from July, 1889, to 1898... In November, 1898, he was elected superintendent of the So lano county schools, assuming the duties in 1899. He has been in continuous service since that date, a jperiod of 38- years. White served' as president' of he Solano county board of education, having been a member since July, ,1893." He haa been a representative from the bay section of the State Council of the California.

Teachers'; Association for tbe past five and a half Fire House Bonds On Ballot Important among the three propositions to be voted on at the. jnunicipal election next Tues- day, June 8, is the bond issue of $49,000. with which to construct a fire house to replace the present inadequate and hazardous quarters on tho lower floor of the city hall. In event the bonds are ap proved by the electorate, and it appears 'from all indications that they will, the new fire house 6( the-latest tiesignwlti-berected on -a large 4ot-on: the corner of Second arid streets, recently deeded 'outright to the city as a Klft-iEOn. George FjlMcJIear Proponent? of the prejeot point out a number- of reasons whythe municipality should have a sep arate building especially.

Resigned and constructed for the fire de partment. Among them is the -fact. thatthe board of fl re un- derwriters recognizes ithe fact that a three-story brick building not the type of construction best suited for the housing of fire equipment, and that an earth quake of severe enough intensity may cause -the present building collapse And render 'useless the Are equipment. An extensive survey has con vlnced the fire commissioners that- the lot on Second and streets is ideally located for a flre house. It is only one block from Third and streets, which will be the only four traffic lane Street in the city.

This, the proponents say, will enable the fire equipment, when answering alarms to traverse the entire length of the city on a street which provides four lanes for traffic. From this majn arterial the department cau travel iii any direction to answer calls. The limits of the city, it is pointed out, are such that the equipment can reach any from the time it leaves the fire house, within two minutes, so there would in all prob ability beamlninum-4o88 of time in answering fire calls from the proposed The city council intends to is sue bonds for a term of 40 years not. to exceed the amount of 000' for 'the construction of the station. The redemption will therefore be $1000 per year and the Interest the first year will be approximately $1600 and will de crease each succeeding year as ratefor "bn 'the bonds for.

the fire-, house, including interest thereon, will be approximately three and seven-tenths cents. Control Fire On Ship Carrying Explosives CRISTOBAL," C. June 4. (UE) The U. S.

army transport- freighter carrying 700 tons of explosives, raced toward this port at. the Atlantic entrance (he Panama canal today with fire in its No. 5 hold. Sixty-three men were aboard. Latest reports indicated that blase was under control, and that; the ship expected to arrive here tottightl Fire broke out yesterday morn ing." The hold was sealed Immediately.

The crew apparently had succeeded In preventing the blase from spreading The ship originally was scheduled to dock here at 6e. Saturday, a with terrific- -force, because it ran part way up the' side of the dislodged boulders Iweigh- ing-hIf jT then turned over on It top. 1 Ifsndylng In the highway with all four wheels -upright" He said he doubted that the wreck was caused by a tire blow out; because the two 1 tires protruding into the air were in- tact, although afire. Flames had consumed the-t wo-year- tr i 1 He said tire marks on the highway indicated that disaster struck the bus within a split second. "I wouldn't care to hatard a guess as to what caused the wreck," he explained, "but the -bus obviously went out ot con trol for only a short distance before it skidded and crashed Into the embankment" The is cut through a mountain spur a t-thaU point- on the approach to a slight Curve.

"There were tire marks In 'soft dirt Off the edge of the. road for a. short distance, then marks where the tires skidded and then the. bus hit the a total wreck -and- what wasn't-smashed' In the "crash is burned nearly to cinders. There was no possibility of anyone es-r caping alive." It a terrible.

sight. "Some of the boulders it dislodged as it smashed into tbe soft dirt must have weighed half -ton." Capt. Curren said highway pa-" trolmen from Dunsmuir arrived on the scene after he "and his crew had checked the flames. His Squad then returned, to camp, ri Sift Hotel Shooting 7 SAN FRANCISCO poUce Frl-, day continued an JnVestigattoa into the death of "CoL, J. 1,, Munaey, 82, whoa body, with, a bullet hole to the heaj, was found.

a his hotel room here. 'V.