The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 6

THE ntfJlNO RKE-THK REPUBLICAN MTlUnAT A l'RT IS 132 6 A The Fresno Bee 2478 12 ti Kilocycle Thane 2 -ft IT BERRIE DEFENSE TO BE BASED ON Former Fresno Man Held For Murder To-nlght'a Program 9 Iewiaohn Stadium Concert CIrt 9:19 M- Warner Bros Theater 9:30 M- lwlsoha Stadium Concert CBS 6 31 Music That Satisfies for Chesterfield CBS Columbia Public Affair Inrlltiite CBSi ft49 Coral Islander CBS 7 I' Dancing by th Sea CBS 7:13 31 Olympic Vimes Siimmaiv CBS 7:30 J'i Chandu for lea Angeles -Soap Company: 7:43 Harold Stern' Orchestra CBS Guv liombirdo'i Or chestra CBS 3:30 31 Nohl Stater Orcheatra CBS Merrymaker 10 weather forecast and Progresaiv Optical Nystem'a lima aignal 10:01 Can (Juaw'i Orchea-tia 11 IV Henry Halstead's Orcliestia Outlie Air Todai Kan 680 Keys 9 I Alton Trio 9:49 Dixie Memories 3 Toreadors orchestra 9:49 Cecil and Sally 7 Tom Mitchell baritone: 7:19 Merle Thorpe 7:30 On re Hodrro and NBC Concert Orrhestra: 7:49 liluettee A Olympic flames resume 0:13 Hollywood Howl conceit 9:45 31 The Barn Dance 10 31 31 usirnl Kchoea 10:30 Night In Old Mexico 11 Carol fjofner'a orchestra HP South Americans Orchestra 11:30 to midnight Dollo Sargent organist San 7M Keys 9 Goldman Band: 930 31 The First Nlghter A Jimmy orchestra: 7 Amos 'n Andy 7:15 Rhythmic Shadows 7:43 I Kenneth Spencer 9 I Carol orchestra 9:30 1 Spotlight Revue 10 Mona Lowe blues singer 10:13 1 31 Anson orchestra 10:49 The Cheer Leaders 11 Ted Flo-Rito's orchestra 11:30 to midnight Jay Whldden'n orchestra Ln 900 Keys 9:19 news 5:30 Skippy 9:49 studio pio-gram 6 CBS programs 7:30 Chandu 7:43 1 CBS programs 9 Merry Makers 10 31 news 10:10 Gene Qiinw's Orchestra 11 I Henry Halstead's Orrhestra 12 to 1 A organ rerltal Im 64(1 Keys 9:30 NBC-KGO program 7:13 studio program 7:43 The Chnraleera 8 Tom and Jimmy 9:30 NRC-KGO programs 10 Phil Harris' Orrhestra 11 to 12 niid- night NRC-KGO programs I Io loso Kcva Norma Talmadge famous alar of the silent cinema and Georg Jessrl popular stage star are shown shortly arter their arrival In New York from Chicago They are to make a New York stage appearance together' In a vaudeville sketch Asked about his romance with Miss Talmadge Jessel said: can't very well marry Miss Talmadge until I am freed and until she gets a divorce from her husband Joseph Hchanck1 Jessel expects his wife Florence Courtney' to leave soon for Reno to sue him for divorce on grounds of Acme NEW CANDIDATEAcrobatWatcles FOR MAYOR LOOMS Bride Fal1 From High Trapeze SUSPECT HELD IN IAH0 AS KERN HOLDUP SLAYER Man Believed Hugh Nichols Of Pixley Investigated For Year-Old Crime (Hy Hoe-Republican Bureau) BAKERSFIELD (Kern Co) Aug A man believed to ba Hugh Nlcliola formerly of Pixley waa Mnf held et Twin Falla Idaho ilHItv as th suspected slayer of Hob Mitchell 92 proprietor or the Lincoln Service Station In East liakerafield during a holdup on February 28th 1931 Photographs of Nichols were sent by the Kern County aheriff'a office 'to Twin Falls yesterday In an effort to establish definitely whether th man under arreat la Nichols Nichols also la being nought by Constable Delos Howard of Pixley who holds a bench warrant for him on a charge of failure to provide He Is faring held at Twin Falla for forgery Mitchell waa In his aervlre station on the evening of the holdup when tha two bandits entered and ordered him to throw up his hands Instead he reached for a pistol Th bandite fired a volley of shota one bullet lodging in Mitchell's abdomen and another In his chest He died In Bakersfield hospital twenty-four hours after the shooting Two suspects were arrested but after a lengthy Investigation were released Police activity was continued however with the result that the search for the slayer was turned in th direction of the Pixley man DEFENSE OF U7S HELD BIG ISSUE Adjutant General Howard Urges Scrutiny Of Can Stand It behooves every national guard and reserve army officer and every patriotic American- to find out how a candidate stands on national da- fense before he easts hi ballot Ad- jutant Gen-rsI Rath Howard ad- vised members of the Fresno chap ter of the California Reserve Officer' Association snd national guard officers at the Hotel Fresno last night He was introduced by Colonel Ray Hays commanding officer of the 185th Infantry defense is a more important issue than prohibition he said national guard haa a skeleton strength In California of 8077 men that could be expanded into an entire divlaion if the necesaity arose Our regular standing army couldn't muster much more than a division at present' within the boundaries of the country national guard haa becom a first line of defense and in the event of a national emergency1 it would be th first military force called out' is the frontier and Is recognized the world over as the most vunerable spot ln the United States Our regular army has been cut so far that our Pacific Coast forts ara undermanned tn the extent that they have barely enough men to raise the flag and do guard duty are facing a serious menace from Communists who infest our country and are organized along regular army lines They are operating under the guise of peace organizations to disarm the country You probably have them ln Fresno There are twenty-nine women's clubs in our country that are contributing diiectly to-the aupport of these Communist General Howard complimented Congressman Barbour for his part in the defeat Of a proposal to cut tbs national guard appropriation Lieutenant Carl Benson the president pr esided Woman Improves After Blood Transfusion Mrs Ada Lytle 43 of near Fresno was reported tn an Improved condition at the general hospital to-day after blood transfusion was resorted to yesterday to overcome effects of bleeding Thursday when her jugular vein was severed in an automobile collision Dr Ginzburg director of the hospital said Mr Lytle now has an excellent chance to recover Police Control Crowd As Smith's Son Is Wed SCHENECTADY (N Y) Aug 13 Pollre held back a crowd which filled the Church of the Immaculate Conception to overflowing to-day for the wedding of Walter youngest eon of former Governor Alfred Smith to Miss Florence Watson of Schenectady The former governor his wife and members of their family occupied va front section of the church Miss Watson is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Watson of Schenectady Young Smith who was graduated from Manhattan University in 1932 met her when she was a stenographer in the education department at Albany Girl Wife Of Former Frcsnif To Testify Before Grand Jury Chars Contending that tha 19-year-old bride of Rav A Berrla former Freano dry goods clerk who 1 accused of the murder of hia former wife ln Muskogee Oklahoma In March wa forced by suborns to testify against her husband before the grand Jury defense attorney were or sparing to-dav to attempt to offset prosecution charges In th hiurder trial of the former Fresno man Defense attorney have indicated they will base their case on Th contention that former wife who lived' with him In Freano fifteen years ago threatened to commit suicide on numerous occasions and that her deal It by poison waa at her own hand attorneys yesterday ntarted a move to nave the minister moved from city tn county custody claiming that Police Chief John Woisey and other unnamed persona conspired to destroy tha minister's isputstion Rheriff Cannon was named defendant in a mandfmu action tn force him to take the minister to the county Jail CHOIR TO PRESENT: Twenty Voices To Be Heard In Bfcthel Church Con cert Sunday The choir of the Bethel DanisN Church 8umner Avenue and Broadway will present a special benefit concert at the church tomorrow night at 8 Directed by Mrs Ruth TaUerup the choir is composed of mors than twenty men and women and will aing the program in English Refreshments will ba served following the concert A free will offering will be taken The program follows: Prelude Mrs Ruth Tallerup Hymn By the rongregation Invocation Rev ft Loft Welcome KJerulf I Blessed Art Thou Lord Owsl 2 Sing Alleluia Forth Dudley Rue It Vocal solo The Lord 1 My Shepherd Mrs Ferdinandseit Men rhoru The Sun Shall Be No More Thy Ught Sumner 8alter Comet solo Leonard Fritaen Vocal Trees (Oscar Rasbach) KJerulf Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee Bach Gloria In Excels! Mozart The Why And Wherefore Of Thty Alec Ressmus Evening Hymn Closing prsyer Benediction Congregate A Oroepp Rev 8 Loft Man Kills Suitor Of Third Wife In Presence Of First BROOKVILLE (Ind) Aug In the presence of hi first wife from whom he is divorced William I pox 93 shot and killed Elwood Lamb 94 polics wera told because Lamb mads advances to Mrs Flossie I pox wife number three against whom I pox has a divorce suit pending The shooting occurred near Anderionvill yesterday I pox is held ImiI Office ft Waather Barcas sa-aiz Rowell Building Phene Mill frMiMb California August 13 133 Fereesala Till Sunday FOR PR16NO AND if und siodrratair warm to-nlaht and aim-dex: maximum about 100 degrees light sorthweit wind FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Vlf to-niaht and Sundar but foaur nt tlmee os coaiti high tenweraturaa In Interior General Weather Condltlam Barometric ore a ure a are a little lowrf erer Interior California this morning bug the tar Went hae undergone no imroi-the fear Wrrt haa undergone no Important change In the laat twenty-four hours lUlftj A alow rice In temperature haa returned n(j It to normal In the California valley general fair weather prevalla except fog on the south roast and gome elourilnex In Western Washington ftomo heavy rain attented thunderstorm In th middle plains and ltlaaiaalppi Valley area De Moinea receiving 91 and St Lout 394 Inches of rain ln ths laat tweni four hours KiMlr fair weather prevailed in other section beyond the Fork-lea and temperature changes were not considerable Temperature slightly over normal ara Indicated for thla valley during tba next two or three day Far 34 Haora Fa Alar it A ML I JOtb Meridian Tima Highest Lowest Free ip last last last 34 night hours 0 0 0 00 on on DO 34 hour IN SLATE CROP OF RAISIN GRAPES Estimate For August 1st Indicates Decrease Of 175000 Tons A drop of 173000 Iona In tha estimated ralnln grape crop since the July lat estimate Is noted In tha August lat crop summary of the Federal-Slat Co-operative Crop Reporting which flaea the 1932 production of raisin grapes In the stale at 1132UOO tuna aa comard to 773000 tons last year Tha July 1st ratirnala was for 1207000 tons No clianga la noted In tha wine grape outlook the estimate being the same aa the July 1st estimate of 3X2000 tana Table grape production was fixed et 308000 tons unchanged from the estimate of month ago The 1931 production of this variety waa 229000 tona-The bulletin said fresh grape shipments have been retarded lhi season due to the relatively cool weather and predicts bumper crops throughout the alat this year Tha cling peach production 1 la estimated at 368000 tona apricots 270000 tons pears 238000 tons pluma 88000 tons walnuts 4100U tons almonds 13700 tons apples 9X33Ono bushels and prunes 318-QUO ton FEDERATION TO Chicken Dinner And Will Be Feature Herndon Outing Games Of A chicken dinner will at 4 will be a feature of an all-day outing to he held by the Italian Catholic Federation at River Park near Ilerndon to-morrow Tha picnic will begin at 10 A 31 with games contest and race and a baseball game between tha married men and the single men Mm: will ba awarded for each event After the dinner a dance will be held In the park pavilion with alx-plere orcheatra Entertainment be presented by Sam Roses I no snd Joe Forestlere the afralr may be Flower Hhap at the park The charge of the picnic BeMemo Hampton! Nick Plranl and To Have Roast On River songs swimming will mark a weiner by members of and their families San Joaquin Rivsr Participant will and streets at 7:30 Weiners will be roasted over a camp fire under the direction of John Renna Joe Garnero 1 In charge of the refreshments Pets Capriolt will supervise the dancing I oil Is Williams will he song lender and Arthur DeManty mister of ceremonies 1xuin DeMnnty I general chairman of the affair ami la assisted by Rio Gillette and John Corsaro Musical entertainment will he presented by DeMnnty John Co-domo and John Hidegary KASICII KITFH SET Last rites for Mrs Marla Baslrh 56 of 1335 Street who died at a kiral hospital Thursday will be held Monday at the Alphonsus Church The cortege will leave the -Nuttman Funeral Home at 9:30 A Burial wilt he in the Holy Cross Cemetery ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED An entertainment with games and refreshments will he held tonight at 8 o'clock by tha Carter Memorial Church at the home of John Patrick 104 O'Neil Avenue at Plums Street Proceed will go toward the expenses of men's day at the church August 21st U)DGE TO HAVE TEA Tilt (jueen of Sheba Lodge Household of Ruth will have a tea to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at th home of Mr Grant Shores 1934 Street Th public is Invited CHURCH SERVICES PIANNKD Kev Haynes will preach at the 11 A 3f and 8 service at tha Second Baptist Church and Meiced Streets to-morrow His topic in tha morning will he Pastoral Commission and In the evening Happy Assurance Of A Blessed Fellowship With Christ SEMINARY AIDE NAMED PR1NSETON J) Aug 13-87 Appointment of Rev Edward Howell Roberts as registrar and secretary of Princeton Theological Seminary waa announced to-day BEE RADIO BILL OF New Turns Will Be Heard On Program On Air Lanes Follower of the untied of the Merrymaker! eerh Saturday night between 8 and 10 o'clock will net a real treat to-nljrht when the ir-repreeaible Rang at ages one of Ita moat pretentiouo program Among the new turn will be Cotton Bond an old favorite and Harrv Hume known to thousands a Rummy and Dummy Jack Ron the Binging cowboy Charlie Lung the man of a thoueand voices and Norma and Monty a song and patter team with a reputation for aprightly entertainment In addition lo thl lineup the great Togl Yorgenaon will be on hand for another demonstration of hi famed cryatal reading The reel of the regular gang will fill out the program with their uaual melange of fooliFhneaa and corned Ruth Kiting' program will revive one of the moat popular aong of a few yeare ago My Man A aaxophone olo bv Jimmy Doraay ace mualclan of Net Or-rheatra will ba another feature of the broadcast at 6 o'clock Mia Kttlng alio will aing Nothing Klee To Do But Sit Around And Think About You and The Night When Love Waa Born Shilkret will reaent a special orchestration of nve For Kale Dance orchestras will furnlh plenty of hot music Ieliam Orrhestra has the 7 o'clock spot followed by Harold Stern end hi St Morita Orchestra at 7:43 o'clock Guy Lombardo and hi Royal Canadian will he heard at It o'clock followed by Noble Slaale and hi orchestra at 1:30 o'clock Bar Of Metal Leads Officers To New Probe Of Fred Schott Fred Schott who was recently arrested In Ijna Angeles on a Fresno charge of receiving stolen property ha been linked by the poller end federal agents with activities of a counterfeit ring The discovery among hi effects of a bar of metal of the kind often Used by counterfeiters is evidence which the of fleer rlalm links him with the counterfeiters The Fresno police learned from federal agents that additional evt dene haa been found In Ix Angelas Schott waa accused of receiving two automobile tlrea from a ear stolen In Fresno He and two companions who escaped the Lna Angelea police had tha car In their poaseaaion when Schott was arrested Now Barefoot Boy Turns To Burglary The theft yesterday of a $23 necklace from the horns of Mrs Annie Coke at 443 Roosevelt Avenue was laid by police to a barefoot boy Footprint of th burglar were found in tha house on hardwood floors The thief entered by cut-ting a bedroom window screen and loosening the latch Youth Is Sentenced To Term In Reformatory Henry Sauermllch who pleaded guilty to forgery charges ester day was sentenced by Rupeilnt Judge EL Beaumont to a term in the Preston School of Industry at lone Kauermilch asked probation but his request was denied The case of Alex Dahllnger who pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary was referred to the probation officer and burglary rhargea against Glenn Turner were diamlseed In the Inleerate of juo-tlce The case of Ara Katoostian accused of burglary waa continued until August 15th Man Sought In Kern Holdup Nabbed In Idaho Hugh A Nichols sought in Free wo recently for the Bakersfield police investigating the death of a bandit victim has been arrested on fictitious check charge in Twin Falls Idaho according to word received here yesterday Nichols who la known under numerous aliases was sought here when Bakersfield officers learned a former sweetheart lives here Farm Bureau Meeting Delayed For Raisin Drive Director of the Fresno County Farm Bureau wilt meet August 33th Instead of August 18th The executive committee of the bureau postponed tha meeting yesterday so that offirers and members may continue their efforts td sign up vineyardista with tha California Raisin Pool Nielsen secretary staid tha farm bureau endorsed tha signup campaign July 36th MKTMX6 KITES SET Funeral service for Mrs Mar-grethe Meyling 61 wife of Merling of 2932 Belmont Avenue will be held at 10 A Monday at tbs chapel of Llele She died yesterday She waa the another of Alvin Henry are Joe Meyling and Uri Estep CRASH DAMAGES AKED Yertsian and Albert and Boren Bagdazian were made defendants in a SSJS0 damage action filed in the superior court yesterday by Sadie I and I William Lcnocher It is charged that Yert-aian driving an automobile owned by the Bagdasians caused a collision at Lincoln and McCall avenues August 3rd with a car driven by Lenocher WILL CREATES TRUST The will of John Ourganjian who died August 8th was filed Ir the superior court yesterday for probate The will provides that $100 shall go to the widow Mrs OurganJiaja and $300 to the First Armenian Presbyterian Church The remainder of the-en-tsta 1 to be held in trust by Eliza Iw-th KuluJIan to be used for the brnefit of Mrs Ouiganjian 9 Town Crier 5:15 Dr John Matthews 9:49 31 6 news 6:13 KNX Ensemble 6:30 Oh-h-h Klmer 6:43 31 Courtesy Pn- 7 Frank Watanabe :15 KNX Ensemble 7:30 I Vigilantes 7:43 Cal-mou Lubovlskl violinist 8 Calmnn Lubovlskl 9 news 9:15 31 Dreamln Time 10 P-Tony Foiestlere to midnight: Night Clubs Kan 610 Keys 9 31 Skippy 9:13 CBS programs 6:13 31 Anson Orrhexlra 6:30 31 CBS program: 7:30 Chandu 7:43 CBS pmgrams 9 Merrymakers 10 Band 10:09 Gena Orchestra 11 1 Henry Orchestra 12 to 1 A 31 Midnight Hour music by a will Paul Boscarlno Ann Forlstlere Tickets for obtained at or at the gate committee in is rniunoned of Nick Kahbstlnl Verdi Club Weiner Old fashioned and dancing roast to be held the Verdi Club to-night on the near Herndon meet at Merced Rev 8 A Berrle former Fresno dry goods clerk and subsequently a minister who la held in Muskogee Oklahoma charged with the murder of hia wife Hia 19-year- old bride of three months la pic- Frcsnans Have Narrow Escape From Falling Tree How several Fresno men escaped possible serious Injury near Shaver Lake when a huge limb fell across the road- striking the lumber truck he waa driving waa related last night by A A Singleton former Freano policeman and now a truck driver In the employ of the Routt Lumber Company slammed on the brakes and a limb of the tree hit -the -top- of tha cab of my truck then slipped down end hit the' cowl and broke the vacuum tank Gasoline poured over the eshaust pipe and exploded Thl scattered flame over the road and caught a tire on fire and this exploded and scattered fire over the hillside as the limb hit the top of my cab three young men in a coupe drove under It A minute later and tha limb would have smashed the top of their car are Henry Herrill of Route 10 Box 356 Freeland of Route 10 Box 374-H and Sam Jaunanovich of -Route 9 Box 23' Norman Armour Named Minister To Haiti WASHINGTON Aug Pi-evident Hoover to-day appointed Norman Armour of New Jeraey to be minister to Haiti Armour la 45' year old a graduate of Princeton University and a career man in the dlplomatio service Beginning hia professional career aa a lawyer Armour entered the diplomatic service in 1912 Since 1928 he hae been counsellor of the American embassy In Paris Two Are Injured Ai Motor Car Hits Tree Julius Carter 15 and Frank Jackson 23 both of 2445 Sarah Street received cute and bruises to-day on Cherry Avenue near the Golden State Highway when their car driven by Carter crashed into a tree while Carter was attempting te avoid a collision with a truck The car waa demolished but the paaaengers escaped with slight -injuries They were given first aid treatment at the emergency hospital Driver Blinded By Lights Wrecks Car Blinded by light of appronch- V' Ing automobile Nellie Guerra 24 of Imperial Valley drove her car off a bridge near Parlier last night and received a fractured elbow and possible Internal Injuries Sha waa taken to the general hospital for treatment Noble Smith Says He Is Considering Race At April Election With two candidates having announced Intention to run for mayor of Fresno at tha April election another loomed to-day as a possibility 11a la Noble Smith mining man of 138 Inex Street While Smith refused to make any definite statement to-day In connection with his poiitirnl aspirations ha admitted there haa been "some talk" of running He said any announcement at- this time would be premature Hmith was formerly connected with the' Union Gil Company and of has been looking after quicksilver Interests in Nevada Charles Challup West Fresno banker and former groceryman here and John King automobile dealer hava announced their candidacy for the office William Mitchell former furniture dealer and legislative Commissioners George Bali and Georgs Sharp also have been mentioned as possible candidates Tangle On City's Insurance Holds Up Bid Award Because of confusion In the submission of the bid on liability Insurance for the city's 137 automobiles the city commission In a special meeting to-day postponed the awarding of the bid until next weak in older to -give the Fresno agents an opportunity to reach an agree mrnt This opportunity la being given tha agents by tha commission because all three represent the Paclfir Indemnity Company and the rosl of their Insurance to the city would be the same The confusion resulted because of a rebate the company will allow the city on short term Insurance the city now owns Leo Jarvis submitted a hid after subtracting this rebate while John Herring and Shepherd-Knapp-Appleton Incorporated failed to subtract the rebate although the ynoltfied tha commission it would be subtracted not stating any figure however Thla gave Jarvis the low legal bid City Attorney Claude Rowe ruled On the recommendation of Finance Commissioner William Glass the commission took no action suggesting to the three agents they reach an agreement as to who will receive the business Author Of I Like The Depression Killed AMARILLO (Texas) Aug lleniy Ansley 36 Amarillo newspaperman and author of I Like The Depression died to-day of Injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Tulia Texas shortly after midnight Ansley was returning home arter making campaign speech? for Governor Roes St et ling ATLANTIC CITY (N J) Aug 13 Orville La rose trapeze artist brushed away tears to-day and -vowed he waa through with the show business forever Tha first accident his act had suffered In ten years took the life of Irene Berger 21 one of his partners last night and Injured hia young wife so badly she will probably die Ijrrose bad finished his own part and stood looking up 125 feet tc where Miss Merger end hie wife Roxy were performing above the Bteel Pier amusement place Miss Berger hung from a trapeze with her feet Mrs Larons dangled from another hy her teeth When Mias Berger reached tc catrh Roxy her font slipped and both shot to tha floor Th former died In a hospital the latter suffered a fractured back and punctured lung LEGIONWILLSEND 1 Appromiately 300 Fresnana expected to ateml the annual state conventions of the Ameilcan Legion and its auxiliary open to-morrow in Oakland Fresno Post No 4 will send twenty-two delegates and tha same number of alternates and its drum and bugle corps of thirty-four members Chief interest In local legion circles centers in the auxiliary's drill team which will seek championship honors Monday night in a statewide drill team contest In addition to the seventeen members of the team and one alternate the unit will be represented by six delegates and other members The drill team practiced last night in Roeding Park and attracted considerable attention with Its new uniforms The Maywood unit will be th6 chief opposition for the local dnn team and was the winner last year The drum and bugle corps will not compete in the state contest aa Its drum major Honey is chairman and Commander Ben Dutrow Is a member of the drum and bugle corps and bands committee of the convention The group will march in- th parade 3fonday afternoon Pythian Orders Finish Session At Kansas City KANSAS CITY Aug f87 The supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias and (ha supreme temple of 'the Pythian Sisters concluded their six-day session here to-day at a gathering at which James Dunn Jr of Cleveland waa installed as supreme chancellor The 1934 sessions of the orders will be la SL Paul Dry Leader Says Hoover's Wet Plan Was Smith's Idea Control of liquor by the states proposed by President Hoover In his acceptance speech is nothing new 1-le and Alfred Smith aie now together on ilia liquor question This waa the statement of Alonso Baker of Kan Francisco editor of Signs Of Tha Times who spoke on tbs Flv Substitute For Prohibition in the Fresno Auditorium last night under the auspices of the dry board of strategy of Fresno "And Smith's state control plan Is old too for we had slate option on liquor for more than a century before the eighteenth amendment became a law" Baker said Raker said If the prohibition Inw Is repealed there are only five substitutes aa follows: Return to the saloon nullification legalization of light wine and berr state's rights and government control Baker prefers prohibition he said Washington To Greet Hundreds For KC Conclave WASHINGTON Aug (INS! With hundreds of delegates already here and a steady stream still pouring in preparations were complete to-day for the golden anniversary supreme convention of the Knights of Columbus opening to-rnnrrow Local headquarters were opened at a hotel to-day and all units were assigned apace tn the giant parade planned for to-morrow up Sixteenth Street to where a memorial monument to the late James Cardinal Gibbons will be unveiled on 00 01 XI 00 oo oo 00 00 3 "4 00 0 00 01 an on bpseial California Reporta 1 A (O re bard Max Min Weather Rn'n Rtorkloa I Clr-r it Merced 1 cierr 00 Freano Clear Bakersfield 3 Clear River Reports Hinge Hirer Pirdra (1 A MV IUW 311 fact: dtlacharge 933 aerond feet Ban Joaauin Kerckhoff Power House (average for 34 houra to last midnight) second feet Local Data ff A Noon Barometer 37 zan Trmprrature dry 01 os 09 Trmprratiiir wet 3 5 4 Hnmldltr per cent 30 Normal dally maximum temperature for luted U7 Norma! dally minimum temperature for Auvua: UJ Highest yesterday: lowest this data 3 and 4 Orchard maximum yesterday: minimum thla date and S3 High and low thin date laat year and 14 Tima of aunriae to-day 1:14 A 3f at instw 414 ML dfSJ Ii.