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cm SUED on TRY P-D CLASSIFIED ADS THEY GET RESULTS. PHONE 53,54,55 DAMAGES OVER ITER CHARGE SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR-NUMBER 15 SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931 TWO SECTIONS-TEN PAGES "LAST PHOTO OF OCEAN FLYERS2 fli BOOKS H10 JURORS Clara Not Stingy When It Comes to Buying Gifts for i TV 2 WIVES 8IVEN DIVORCE WRITS IH 'Friends'; One Cost $4000 DN3HELUESAT CONCLUDE WEEK OF IRK HERE Sessions To Be Resumed Tuesday to Continue Till Report Done play poker and we would stay home as much as six times a week when she wasn't working on a picture." "Did you pay these debts many times?" I paid her poker debts many times. I remember once a debt of $2n, but it was all the way from $5 to $200 that they ranged." "Did you ever buy jewels for Miss Bow?" Kreedinan inquired. "Well, there was a $4,000 watch and locket for Dr. Pierson.

There was a star sapphire ring for Lo-thar endes, costing $900. There was a watch for Harry Rlchman, costing $2,000." "Were there any pressed Freedman. "Ye3, I bought an engagement ring for Miss Bow," declared Miss 8. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 tCP) The complicated life of a pretty secretary to Bow, involving the care of a famous mop of flaming red hair, was told to an eager audience in superior court today by the actress' former lady in waiting.

Daisy Devoe, who was secretary to Miss Bow up to the time she was accused of misappropriating some $16,000 of her employer's money, finally reached the witness stand to testify in her own defense. Miss Devoe was very chic in a black romaine crepe dress trimmed in white that offset her cold blonde beauty. A black felt hat fitted closely over her hair. Her appearance was welcomed with very evident relief by the spectators, who had wearied of two days of reading of check stubs into the record. When Miss Devoe took the stand she lost little time in getting down, to the principal object of interest Clara Bow.

"I had to bleach her hair and then henna it," she exclaimed under the guidance of her attorney. "I had to give her manicures and I had to take the lines out of her face so she could appear before the camera." Her audience settled comfortably into stiff tiack chairs with little gasps of delight. "Oh, yes, and what were some of your other duties?" inquired Attorney Nathan O. "Well, I was to write all checks, make payments on the mortgage on her house and lot, pay all sal aries including my own and that of her father and to pay all her! liquor bills." The Bow automobile, she added, also was paid for on the install- ment-plan basis. At this juncture, she opened a little black notebook and Prosecutor Dave Clark sprang up with an objection, whereupon the court ordered that she refrain from using it.

The testimony then swung to the matter of gambling. "Did you ever have occasion to pay poker debts for Miss Bow?" Freeman inquired. "Oh, lots of said Miss Devoe readily AVe played poker nearly every night. She liked to i Here it the last photo of of Mrs. Beryl Hart, noted woman i i flyer, and her flying companion, Captain Bill MacLaren, standing on the pontoon of their plane, Tradewind, at Hamilton, Bermuda, I i before taking off on their transatlantic attempt.

They are believed to have been losi in storm enroute to the Azores. 20 Children's Volumes Included in List of Reading Additions Forty-two new books, 20 of which ore for children, will go on the shelves for issue at the Santa Rosa public library today. The juvenile numbers include 10 for children under 10 years of age and 10 for older youngsters. There are IS general fiction volumes and nine non-fiction works in the list. The new hooks are as fol- ilows: NON-FICTION Clark: American Scene (A collection of plays by American dramatists).

Davis: Uncle Sam's Attic, the intimate story of Alaska. Oeister: Ceister Games. Henderson: Contemporary Immortals (Short biographies of Einstein, Gandhi, Edison, Mussolini. Shaw, Marconi, Jane Addams, Orville Wright, Paderewski, Marie Curie, Ford and Kipling). Jastrow: Piloting Your Life.

Howes: Kinner Kitchen Cook-Book. Lonsdale: Canaries Sometimes Sing; (Play reviewed by Miss Greenwood). l-udwlg: Three. Titans (Michael Angejo, Rembradnt and Beethoven). Schroeder: Shirt-tail and Pigtail.

FICTION Ashbrook; Thane. Chesterton Murder of Cecily Four Faultless Fel- ons, Cohn: Woman With a Thousand Children (A teacher in a Berlin slum district is forced to decide between her chosen work among neglected, children and her opportunity for personal happiness in marriage, and she chooses the career). Culhim: Treasures of Big Waters. Istrati: Thistles of the Baragan (When the bitter Russian winds blow the giant thistles across the plains of Baragan, thistle chasing becomes the chief snort of the peasant boys. This Is the narrative of a boy and his com panions, during a chase, run away from home) Jackson: Jenny Fowler.

Macaulay, Rose: Staying With Relations. Onions: Love-Hater. Patterson: Gay Procession. Phillpotts: Three Maidens. Rhys: Tales From Far 'and Xear.

Sinclair: Tiger Eye. Tunis: American Girl (Written by a man who knows the world of sport, this novel reveals the taint of commercialism that pervades amateur sports. Rut it is a good story as well as an expose). For children under 10 years of age: I Aldredge: Wags nnd Woofie. Rail: Timothy Crunchir, Clark: Climbing Twins.

Rverson: Secret Cave. Johnson: Polly and the Wishing King. Leetch: Annetje and Her Family. Minor: Fun at Sunnyside Farm. Morrow: The Painted Tig, a Mexican Picture Book.

Richards: Our California Home. Sabin: Dollie's Big Dream. For older boys and girls: Crump: Roys' Book of Arctic exploration. Daniel: Peggy of Old Annapolis (A thrilling story of the outbreak of the Revolutionary AVar). Harrow: Builders of Empire (Biography of outstanding men in the United States since, the Civil war).

Hasbruck: At the Sign of the Wild Horse (mystery story). Hinkle: Tornado Hov, a Uor.sc of the West. Morrison: Adrift in the Arctic. Snell: lee Bound in the South Polar Seas. Vcrrill: Sky Girl (An aviation story for girls).

Watkins: Partners of the Air. Fox: Magic Canoe. Petaluma Woman Wed 6 Months Sues Here For Separate Maintenance Two interlocutory decrees of divorce were granted in the superior court here yesterday and one new suit, asking separate maintenance, was begun, Wives were the plaintiffs in all cases. An notion for separate maintenance, filed some time ago, was dismissed to permit the filing of a new suit for divorce in behalf of Amelia K. Cook or Healdsburg.

against Robert G. Cook, fornjer Healdsburg packer and real estate man, now in Oakland. By stipulation the case went immediately to trial before Judge Hilliard Corn-stock and Mrs. Cook was granted a decree on the ground of desertion. She was represented by Fred McConncll and Kloyd I).

Darby, who told the court a property settlement had been effected. Cruelty was charged in the complaint which won Beatrice M. Williams a writ from Joseph S. Williams in the. same court.

R. At, Qtiackenbush was attorney for the woman. Her husband neglected her for his mother, often took his mother to places of amusement after refusing to take the wife, and refused to live away from his mother's house although he had promised to buy a lione for her, KIsie II. Hinshaw charges in a complaint against Clarence V. Hinshaw of Petaluma.

The couple were married in Petaluma last June and separated in December. P. Douglass Schwoheda and John R. Lounihos are attorneys for the wife, who asks an allowance of a month. Four ornamental Grecian urns wore yesterday i)laced in the new Fremont park as a part of the decorative landscaping plan.

The fixtures were purchased with funds raised by the Santa Kosa Art club at a garden party last fall for improvements at the park. The money was collected to erect the two rose portals but as a surplus remained after this work had been completed, it was decided to buy the urns with the balance. They were installed by cily workmen. Tulip bulbs have been planted in the flower beds of the park, City Manager Charles O. Dunbar said yesterday, and the.

whole place should be a mass of brilliant colors this spring. Tulips were also planted in the triangular park at the intersection of College avenue and Fourth street. Officers Elected by Lake County C. C. l-AKEPOHT, Jan.

17. New olfi-cers for 1P31 were elected by the Uake County Chamber of Commerce this week as follows: Charles T). Iifferty, president; P. Q. vice-president; Robert G.

Alderman, secretary, and J. A. Hatehford, treasurer. Max ilo-berg was. named to represent the ltedwood Empire on the board of directors, while M.

n. Elliott again represents the Hegion Citizens' Council. DANCE at COTATI SATURDAY, JAN. 17 Given by Cotati Volunteer Fire Dept. Music by REDWOOD EMPIRE ORCHESTRA GRECIAN URNS PLACED fN PARK I City Backs Free Employment Bureau of Salvation Army Devoe, causing a ripple of amuse ment.

She did not explain why the actress needed it. While Miss Devoe did not take the stand until an hour liefore the enfi of the session, her testimony moved rapidly and the listeners seemed satisfied with the "inside rTetails" they were getting. "Did you ever pay any of Miss Bow's debts outside of the city?" Freedman asked, "Yes, 1 paid Ie'bts for her in New York and Texas," said the former right-hand lady. "I also paid debts at Calneva." It was at Calneva that Miss Bow gamjded nnd lost $13,500, claiming later she thought she was playing with 50 cent chips instead of $100 ones. The former secretary said that Clara didn't like even the thought of business.

"Whenever she would find nie at work on her check stubs, she would grab them up and strew them about the floor," she said, "and tell me there were more impcurtant things than such foolishness." Miss Devoe testified that her I salary was to have been $75 a I week at first and to have increased to $125. She said she was permitted to draw against Miss Bow's account for her own sal- ary whenever she wished, and that she was companion to the actress as well as secretary. The trial was adjourned until Monday. Lecture of S. R.

Pastor Will Be Published Here Text of lecture, delivered ly the Rev. Fred M. Weatherford tf the Santa. Rosa Church of t'-Nozarene at the annual Northern California preachers' meeting itl Sacramento recently. will be available in booklet form for dis tribution within a few days, it was announced at the local church vesterdav.

The lecture, "The Bible, the orlds Capsheaf. was so well received by the delegates to the assembly that the organization unanimously voted to have it printed and distributed. The dis course treats with the origin ttf the Bible, its inspiration, the let timony of archelogy, the testimony of science nnd what the Bibfc" has accomplished. BUILDING PERMIT A building permit for the con struction of a. $3,500 houe at 6JV Maple street was issued yesten- day to C.

Webb Hall by Walter Stracke, city building inspector. C. W. Candy is the contractor. I I Water Shut Off, Property Owner Asks $500, Writ To Restore Service The city of Santa Hoa and iin board of public utilities must show cause before the suierior court January 30 why it should not restore water service to two Tlvrd street houses, owned by C.

E. Page, local garage man. and pay damages to Page for having phut off the service because of an as serted failure to pay his meter service tax. An alternative writ of mandate calling for the court appearance was issued yesterday after P.ige had filed a petition against the city, through A. W.

Rollings worth, local attorney. Page asserts in his petition that the city on January 14 "without warrant or right" and in violation of his. rights, shut off the water at liis properties, lid Third street and 222 Third street, one occupied by him and the other rented out. For the shut-off be asks damages and $10 additional for each day the service remains off. Although the court decision in Page's suit will have no effect as far as the meter service ordinance is concernedthe ordinance having been revoked after being in effect a short time it will amount to ji test of the principle involved in the meter tax.

The petition is based upon the statement that the city acted without right in disconnecting Page's service and that Page had- paid "all proper and lawful demands" made upon him by the city for water service for domestic use. SET TUESDAY Hugh IVennirt Brunk, Petaluma minister, will face the superior court here Tuesday afternoon fon arraignment on a felony statutory; charge, involving a young girl who was employed in his home as a. domestic while she attended high school. The arraignment was set yesterday by Superior Judge -Rocs) Campbell after W. N.

Vallandig-ham, deputy district attorney, bad filed an information agninsi the minister, who was ordered held to answer a few days ago after a preliminary examination before Justice of the Peace E. E. Drees of Petaluma. Brunk was not present when the information was filed, a formal proceeding, and Judge Ross Campbell set the arraignment for Tuesday at 1:30 p. m.

Mrs. Jerome Cross To Speak at Sebastopol SEVASTOPOL, Jan. 17. Mrs. Jerome Cross of Santa Rosa will be the principal speaker at the Analy high school Parent-Teacher meeting the afternoon of January 20.

The music bungalow on the liigh school campus is to Vie tiie meeting place and Mw. Pauline Haines, president, will have charge of the meeting. Cross is president of the Santa Rosa A. council. $6,696 Estate Left Petaluma Woman' Ranch property worth jh.aWi.

makes up the bulk of an estate, t. waling left by the hire' Rosa Sotiza of Petaluma, accord-, ing to an appraisement reported to the superior V-ourt here yesterday. Lewis II. Cromwell, state inheritance 'ax appraiser at Pen-luma, made the inventory. AV.

T. Mooney is attorney for the estate. OLD FASHIONED AN AT WINDSOR Saturday Night, Jan. 17th Music by Johnson's Orchestra K- Results Use 1 P. Corntr Second nd Streets BRUNK HEARING MARKETS Richfield Oil Makes Fractional Gain SAX FRANCISCO, Jan.

17 With the oils recovering from Thursday's weakness reflecting pressure directed against Richfield, the utilities strengthening and the industrials showing mixed gains anil losses, the market on the San Francisco Stock Exchange moved irregularly higher yesterday. Trading was narrow distributed, being confined to selective stocks, and volume c.omp.ira lively light, Honolulu Oil" advanced 2 to 2il and Richfield pf. 1 to Richfield on a turnover of fiiOO shares, closed at SM up Standard ad- ded at 47, Shell com. i- at i) and Union 's at 22. Pacific Tel.

Tel. com. moved up 2 to 123, Pacific IJghting com. iy2 to 53H, Tacific Gas com. I V.

to 46Vi, Pacific Public Service i to 19, Great Western Power sevens 14 to 104 and Gas rights 1-16 to 1 13-16. Railway' Equipment pfd. 2Vs to 122. Pacific Lighting pfd. softened to 100.

Few industrials moved. Western Pipe Steel gained at 16 '4 and Caterpillar Tractor at 30. California Packing softened 1 to 43, Hawaiian Commercial i to 43 'i. Leslie Salt '4 to 10 and Associated Insurance '4 to 4. Byron Jackson was unchanged at 5, and Magnavox steady at Transamerica opened at 12, touched a high of 13, a low at the opening figure and closed at.

13, up Xorjh American Investment 6 per cent pfd. declined V.i to 82. Bank of California was steady at 250. Totals for today: bonds. 13.000; shares, 39.071; maiket value.

firm, gains. Cotton closed with small ER SUES OVER EGG DEAE Suit of asserted to be due as a balance on a 1929 egg buying account, was filed in the superior court here yesterday by H. V. Jochimsen. rancher, against Nye and Xisntj of Petaluma.

Jochimsen avers in his complaint that he contracted with the company to furnish eggs during 1929 at a price one-half cent over the average paid by the Poultry of Central California, the average to be determined by the prices received by a specified member of the co-operation. This, it is contended, amounted to 33 ti. cents a dozen. The rancher complains that he received for dozen eggs, the amount sued for being an unpaid balance. P.

Douglass Sehwoheda of Petaluma is his attorney. SPOT DAHCE PRIZES Sat. Jan. 17 Jack London Hall GLEN ELLEN Facing at least another week of work in framing the new county government bill and determining upon the matter to go into their report to the superior court, the Sonoma county grand jury late yesterday adjourned until Tuesday morning at the conclusion of its (ourth session of the week. The jurors were understood to have put much time on the coming report in yesterday's session, various committees reporting and' the jury as a whole then discussing the recommendations to be made in the report as covering the findings of the committees.

More time was also given to the study of the county government bill, various officers being questioned as to their requirements. The week's sessions of the inquisitorial body, which are to continue, through next week and, if necessary, the week following, until the work Is concluded, was marked by one announced action of importance the recommendation that a third superior judge be given Sonoma county. The 1928 grand jury made a similar recommendation and the necessary legislation was passed, only to be given a pocket veto by Governor Voting. OFFICERS OF 2 SEBASTOPOU Jan. 17 The Young Ladies' and Young Men's Institutes of this city held a joint installation of officers for the coming year on Friday evening.

Mrs. Lucile Keogan, district dep. uty of Francisco, seated the following officers for the Young Ladies: Past president, Mrs. Theresa Felciano; president, Miss Margaret Donegan; first vice president, Hyl-da Duckhorn; second vice president, Dolores Gonella; recording secretary, Agnes Focha; financial secretary, Betty Donegan; treasurer, Lena Valentine; marshal, Mabei Mendonca; incide sentinel, Victoria Valentine; outside sentinel, Dolores Tauter; organist, Lorraine Perry; trustee, Rose Daveiro. For the young men, District Deputy iJavis of Petaluma put on the official work, and placed as past president.

A. Felciano; presi dent, J. S. Moniz; first vice president, George Donegan; second vice president, Joe Deveiro; marshal, J. S.

Martin; recording secretary, M. J. Daveiro; financial secretary, Earle Wohler; treasurer, A. J. Felciano; outside sentinel, Tony Silva; inside sentinel, Frank Felciano.

The executive committee consists 1 of Frank Moniz, John Pozzi and John Silva. At the conclusion of the ceremony. Miss Bessie Mendonca. past district deputy and chairman of installation arrangements committee presented the outgoing president, Mrs. Felciano, with a gold ring and the incoming president, Miss Donegan, with a bouquet of flowers.

She also gave to Miss Hylda Duckhorn a gold membership pin for securing the most members during a recent membership drive, and a pin to Mrs. Felciano for the most perfect attendance at meetings. In appreciation of her work as installing officer, Miss Mendonca on behalf of the Institute gave to Mrs. Keogan a bridge set. A program of entertainment and refreshments followed the installation ceremonies.

Banks have played a large part in the success of the plan. They have sponsored the movement and have done everything possible to instill in the pupils a desire to save. At the present time one man is on full time duty for the Rank of America to visit the schools and make collections. This bank, through its several branches, has the largest number of school depositors, 5.RS0, and major part of the money, The Se-bastopol National Bank, collecting from 600 pupils in three schools, has $5,625.25, while the American Trust in Petaluma has 542 boy and girl depositors with total saving of $12,152,311. Each, individual is given a regular savings account book and entries are made each time money is deposited.

The regular 4 per GROUPS SEATED STOCK a Bears Again Fail to Drive Market Down By RICHARD L. GRIDLEY U. P. Financial Writer X.EW YORK, Jan. 17 tl'I') Stocks experienced a noticeable re lief from selling pressure yesterday and the greater part of the losses of the previous session were recovered in dull dealings.

Further attemptw were made by the prnfessinrtar 'hear 'crowd. 1iir-ing the early hours to set in, motion the liquidation uncovered Thursday when leading stocks broke Large offering of important issues like American Can, Westinghonse Electric. Bethlehem Steel and American Telephone were thrown on the market, forcing them down fractionally to a new low ground in the current movement. Selling this character soon dried up, however, and the market steadied before the end of the first hour of trading. For the remainder of the session the trend was generally upward.

Shares showing substantial losses were Shell, Union Oil preferred, California Packing, American Su gar and Kansas City Southern. On the upside. Eaekawanna rose 4'i po nts. Allied Chemical 2) Air Reduction 2. American Type Founders 5.

Ward. Raking preferred 6, and Western I'nion 3. Notwithstanding the absorption of nearly in new security offerings the opening of the the bond market forged steadily ahead with United States government obligations prominent on the upturn. Commodity prices have steadied recently. Grains yesterday closed with small losses.

Silver renewed its decline. Copper prices were Coast Chamber to Meet January 22 MatteM of interest to the western part of Sonoma nnd Marin counties, including a discussion of the next steps to be taken in the securing of government appropriations for the dredging of Bodega bay, will be taken up at the next meeting of the Coast Chamber of Commerce, which will be held in the Two Rock social hall Thursday, 22. The conference will start with a dinner served by the T'o Rock lidies' Aid society. To prove that Ireland does have snakes, the Dublin zoo will exhibit a specimen nearly three feet long, which was found by a child while I praying in a Dublin garden. 1 1 I i I'HHI I inbsbursed on construe- Un loans ...1.94 ,90 capital stock I I'ndivided profits nnd I reserve (suhje-.

to in- I teiest and dividends I payable Jan. 1, 57.SSI.11 A' cc 'fits payable anio I BARNETT, Sec'y (. Lodging House For Job' less Planned in Connection Here A free employment bureau, authorized by the city, has been established at the Salvation Army headquarters at 325 Fifth street to centralize work being done here to find jobs for the jobless. Charles O. Dunbar, city manager, yesterday requested that all persons needing help of any kind, either for short or long periods, report the fact to the Salvation Army headquarters, where imme diate action will he taken to fill the order with a competent man or woman.

Hereafter, Dunbar continued, all persons applying at the city hall for work will be sent to the bureau while other agencies that have been acting as temporary placement bureaus will be relieved of tlie extra work. Captain T. B. Stack of the Sal vation Army will he in complete charge of the office and will keep permanent records of applications for work and vacancies to 111. During the 16 days of the month thus far, 76 persons have applied for work at the Salvation Army office.

Of these eight men and five women have been given temporary work, ranging from three days to two months, in length. It will not be necessary for prospective employers to appear at the store in person. The telephone number Is 30S and work may be listed over the phone. Meanwhile, because of the number of pensons who apply at the Salvation Army for beds each clay, a plan is under way wherehy couple of rooms may be fitted up with cots to take care of men who are out of work. I'nder the proposed plan, those who are able to pay a small sum for a bed will be required to do so.

Those who have no money will be given lodging free. Arrangements are being made at present to secure the necessary finances to rent the rooms and provide 20 cots. From three to ten persons per day apply for beds at the Salvation Army store, Captain Stack revealed, and at present most of them are sent to the city and county jail where, through the cooperation of the city police and sheriff's office, they are provided with lodging. The older men and those who have recently been ill are. sent to hotels and lodging houses where the cost is met by the Army.

This, however, is an expensive practice and, with the limited funds available, cannot continue for long. cent interest is paid on the rie posits Windsor Castle Xow Cnder Management of MRS. MARTHA FREEMAN SQUAB EIX.ERS A SPECIALTY Also Chicken, Steak and Rakec; Ham Dinners SERVED M. TO P. M.

DAILY LUNCH ICON 12 TO 2 P. DAILY OPEN ALL SUNDAY Redwood Highwa.y. Miles NWth of Santa li-a PHONE WINDSOR 37-F-L' Children Save $125,253 in County School Bank System Sonoma county grammar school I being installed all over the county children, through the "school as rapidly as possible. Santa Rosa Building Loan Association 629 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California Has completed forty-two years without a loss. interest paid on all deposits made before January 10, 1931 CONDENSED STATEMENT DECEMBER 1, 1930 RESOURCES LIABILITIES Cash on band ami in Investment eertmou.tes..$2S!l.,9...0 Membership littreft Inst.

lvO.hKO.IU rash with' other Itaililing shares full POULTRY MEN For Better hank" plan of systematic saving, have $125,253.92 on deposit in banks of Petaluma, Healdsburg, Sevastopol, Santa Rosa and Sonoma. Saving a little each week, from one cent up, 7,022 boys and girls have piled up this total. In age they range from six to fifteen years. A few individual accounts are near the $100 mark but most of them are between $2 and $50, according to the time the children have been in school and the amount of money they have access to. The average account is $17.50.

According to O. F. St a ton, county superintendent of schools, the idea was inaugurated some ten years ago and has grown rapidly since that time, altiiough many schools have yet to start the system. It is a K. S.

EGG FOOD N. S. CHUCK MASH, with Cod Liver Oil Iy. S. CHICK FEED MANUFACTURED BY I mm A wane nr nn.

5n.lMIO.INI fl Loan oo real I Leans nnd shares and I certificates .1 "on.no I estate Furniture and fixtures. A D. P. ANDERSON, Pres. Phon 259.

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