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Editorials News Business Society The Drama vol. xxxvm. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1919. -PART II: 12 PAGES. POrULATION.

Br the Jrl Tiu t.l1. By the City IHrettos (UHS M1. SHIPYARD MEN VOTING AGAIN. W1THDRAWS.HER UGLY CHARGES. BREAKWATER AT RED0ND0 BEACH RAIN GENERAL IN CALIFORNIA.

Couldn't be "Stolen" if not Wife. ALIENATION SUIT BLUFF, SHE SAYS LIKE OLD WOMAN LIVING IN SHOE This Time on Question of Attacking Macy Award. Sensational Munro Barker Case is Called Off. Rich Manufacturer and His Wife are Reconciled. Three Hundred Thousand for Their Harbor, -Anyway.

Close to an Inch Here and More is lredicted. 'Wife" of Former Soldier will Press for Annulment. Shicls, School Head, has so Many Children He "Boilermakers are Strong for Enforcing Demands. Bonds Already Voted are to be Made Available. Sonic Hail Falls; Storm is Heavy in North.

Denies Business Man Gave Her Money and Finery. Must do Something to Relieve Congestion, "Part Time" Railroad Shop Workers Also Have Session Here. Not Our Dryest Year, but the Total will be Short. Her Alienation Suit Against Girl may be Dropped. Concrete Pontoons Suggested for the Undertaking.

After wailing vainly for several years for outside capital to assist In the development of a harbor, Re-dorido Beach has decided to' uso $300,000, voted two years ago for V.nrbor improvements, for the con--'truvtlon of a great breakwater, ac- Still Works for Defendant in Big Damage Action. Charges that the $50,000 allena-tlon-of-alTcctions suit was brought by Harry C. Payne, a discharged soldier, to checkmato her own suit for snnuliuent of marriage, scheduled to be heard on March 13. were made by Mrs. Edith M.

Payne through her attorney yesterday. According to what purport to be certified copies of publio records and documents, Payne married her while still legally niarreid to another woman In Ohio. The la.st marriage is said to have taken place In San Diego 'n April 6, 1914, while the first wife, Mrs. Ethel M. Payne, did not obtain her decree until July 2'.

ID 13. The divorce, according to the present Mrs. Payne's attorney, was granted in Pauling county, Ohio, on the grounds of desertion and willful ahsence for three years. In the suit the man was named as William C. Payne, alias Harry C.

Payne. Walter A. Itoth. vice-president and manager of the Los Angeles Lime Company, defendant in the $30,000 alienation suit, and Mrs. Payne's present employer, did not "shower attractions, money, clothes and finery' upon the wife of the plaintiff while he was in camp Fremont, and the clothes he Is alleged to have alven Urges Building of a Number of Bungalows at Once.

A recommendation for Increased facilities, necessitated by the overcrowded condition of a number of the city schools, was made yesterday to the Board of Education by Supt Shiels. will receive immediate consideration, it was stated. Dr. Shiels proposes the erection of a number vf bungalows at schools where the enrollment exceeds tha facilities. Classes, he stated, are becoming too congested, and It has been necessary In several Instance to establish a number of part-time sessions.

His recommendation to the board follows: "In school administration there ia only one thin worse than part-time clusses. and that is congestion, fuller ordinary circumstances I should recomend that tha board proceed immediately to erect fifteen new bungalows to become availablo by next September. It is to be remembered, however, that the completion of the Seventh and Nevin-street school buildings and the possible erection of a new building at Point Fermln will release a large number of bungalows, provided these new buildings are completed by next September. "Even if the board believes wa should be Justified in appropriating fun da for the erection of new bungalows to relieve unexpected increases in attendance, and if authority were granted to proceed immediately with the work, the completed structures could, under the most favorable conditions, be readv for occupancy but a short time befora the close of the school year. "I am submitting this statement for your information, as it is a matter of very "great regret that we should be compelled to inaugurate so many part-time classes, even if only for three and one-half months." Dr.

Shlels's report shows an increase of 2450 pupils this year over last year, and he further recommended that an architect at once be called Into conference wtih the Board of Education. "There is absolute and imperative need," he said. "The growing population and the attendance are such that we neglect this step we shall be In actual distress next fall." Further evidencing the public need nf school accommodation was the announcement yesterday that the San Pedro Evening High Shcool opened Monday nlKht to an extra large attendance. Practical courses In vocational education. Including ship-building and shipfKting.

mechanical shop work, are offered. HELD TO ANSWER. Earl G. L. Klyunsliue was held answer yesterday by Justice Hanbj for the murder on February 9 of M.

O. Brink. The slaying occurred In Mrs. Edith M. Payne.

1 LEAGUE OF NATIONS VOTE. In order to ascertain, eo far as posMblo, tha popular nentlment of the Southwest toward a League of Nations not necessarily In the exact form now proposed at the Peace Conference, but an Interna- tlonal confederacy or leacue whose prime object shall ba to prevent further war The Times will conduct a straw vote on the subject in which everyone is asked to participate. Voting will begin next Sun- day, at which time turtner actans ana a coupon iorm wm do pun- Ushed in The Times, together with a number of statements from 4e prominent local people setting forth their views on the proposed Having tailed to secure a two-thirds vote on a walkout proposition, lx or eight weeks ago, bollermakors, calk era, riveters, shipwrights, ship carpenters and ship painters employed In the shipbuilding plants of Los Angeles and Long Beach harbor are now Voting here to decide whether to content themselves with present conditions or demand that the Macy board reconsider Its wage award. The bollermakers Tuesday night at. the meeting at Long Roach voted hy an overwhelming majority to enforce the original demands made upon the Macy board for a new working agreement that called for a for.

-four-hour week and a wage scale based on II per hour for skilled mechanics. This was announced at the meeting or tbe Los Angeles metal trades at the Labor Temple in Los Angeles last night. The result showed that 91 per cent, of the men voted to enforce the demands. This may not mean a strike, however. The delegates sent to the Washington conference next Monday are empowered to negotiate an agreement that may compromise these demands.

The bollermakers voted on Tuesday. The machinists residing in the harbor district will Vote on the question today and those living in Los Angeles will vote on it Sunday. The full vote will be In Monday, it is expected. The sh' builders are now getting about cents an hour under the board award. This award was i operative indefinitely, unless I expenses should advance so ly as to justify reconsiders on the case, in which case it'rouVf reviewed April 1.

There is now in seas'. -a st Labor Temple a conven to of fin.pi cransmen rrom uie irj.i smsm railroads running Into Anu( Delegates are In att isih-m i points as far dlsta i Prescott. fcan Jose nil -j. Cisco. The convi? ion i to lave no oennect' wrn tns shipyard Vote, but 1 in i that he railroad 6h annlng back up jn the fhlpyard boll ji in the fac.y hoard iUvr.

1 qiq'S and eas flnjigar -t it 11 1 im vijo nnu ow UTiniico uniivu udvwccii now and Sunday. Ail communications should be addressed to the League of Nations Editor. Los Angeles Times. her consisted of a few things badly needed by Mrs. Payne, and were given openlv and at the suggestion i of Mr.

Roth's sisters, la the statement of Mrs. Payne. I "1 had to take this Job to support! r. .4 VilU 1 husband failed to do that," she said. "Any charge coming from him and resenting "wiy presence in tho office la at least in bad taste." The alienation suit tiled Wednesday had been planned before, Mrs.

Payne's attorney charged, and was then dropped. Later, when Mrs. Payne refused to dismiss her annulment suit, the action was brought, he said. "I still have to work, as my hus band has not supported me for months," Mrs. Payne said yesterday at the office of Los Anffeles Lime Company.

At an adjacent desk sat Mr. Roth. Three other desks, at which two men and a stenographer work, are In the room. regret ery much that the name of mv dead wife was brought Into Mr. Koth said.

"Otherwise I'm not at all worried. There la absolutely nothing to the charge. I haven't even been served with papers eo far." The annulment suit will go right on, Mrs. Payne's attorney said yesterday. He declared that he has testimony of frequent threats by Payne to commit suicide and to take the child, William, 4 years old, away from the mother's custody.

A general denial of all the statements of Mrs. Payne, her attorney and Mr. Roth was made last night (Continued on Third Page.) ma mw-mrn 1 'a m0hJM After suing a young Glendala so. cioty woman for JoO.OOO for the alleged alienation of her husband's affections and having the husband himself arrested on an ugly si tory charge, Mrs. Grace Munro, wify.

of Charles W. S. Munro, weilt zlno manufacturer, has becrrne r. -onclled with him and t-1i vJ her charge. It is probata U'at alienation suit, filed Fstil Clara Eunice Barker, formerly 1801 Mountain View 'street.

dale, will also be firMipeo. i filing of this suit Mit.s ker to sen ner nome, in vt.iou jnro was subsequently end to go Into avmv from the city. The reeontill iii ct former Trenton (N. slr.o res-ate and his wife cam to yesterday when a reqi me je at the District Atto oCce by Nathan Newby, attorney ifa. Munro, that the felony chcreo be withdrawn.

Jr v.as Mt out that Mrs. Munro experienced change of heart a use resuk of a conference with snfl tud has no further rrssj the charge, a hear) it, of i (iii had been set for Mar Zi te1t? Justice Forbes. Mr. Mo.i: released on 500 ba it thus of his arrest and i'sjt? ir. arraignment before Jus.

could not be reached r- Jtijr.ro startled Glendale re. filing an alienation suit Barker, who was known i hi, fountain View-street resl-fcfo as Mr. Munro's cousin. ii Barker was not present at lit' iicuse at the time of Mr. Mun- 'i -rest, and, although repeated X'tn have since been made to a her with the legal writ, she Is f- yet unlocated.

She is thought to left the olty and returned to her former home In Meridan. Ct. According to Attorney Newby, Mrs. Munro Is now on her way to Trenton, with the Idea of rejoining Mr. Munro here later.

EYES OX CITY JOBS. N. C. Edwards, of 1742 North Mariposa avenue, yesterday took out a nominating petition for member of the Board of Education. The Socialist party, by J.

A. Fairfield, took out blanket petitions for a full ticket. a free aiR Glotkes Following Is the precipitation up to last night: Murm seaaoa Iwi jr. I AtirHrn SOS 12.40 Snt Monlra 10' S.64 Knlnmlii Hr-aih An 5.4S Ventura an H.JI I4.SH 9.6M 13.011 O.W) l.h 19.0S JK.00 5 a.S9 'pnnla Barharn f.4lt IMS Unlet 1.15 IMS Lnmpoo I.X 9.80 I Summerland 1.1 11.10 iMolilfMho l.s.i 1 1 I Curplnlerfa 1.41) II. It) Baknronrlil 4.0) Frenno ft I OI 1'orlmllle Ilf s.S.1 I Sn ernando 1.07 ll.ft9 I I'awilfna I 10.93 OweimiHiuth I.fta) 7.D.1 Hunt a Ana Aj 6.

(IS I.OOK llca.h 4.9S Sierra Madre l.as I Nan Hrniardlno I i KUemlde 1.M Kedlando V) 9.M an Uinta 01 S.S3 Fullrrtou LSI ro.i so.ua Ovnnnl 1 K.6A I'oninna 91 K.74 totina I.OS S.01 llanfnrd 4S ft.ftO Vlhitllrr 9 S.U Rain accompanied at many points by a light hall fell generally over Southern California at intervals yesterday and last evening. Showers are predicted for Los Angeles and vicinity today. A rainfall of .88 inches was recorded In Los Angeles. Hall fell here for seven minutes. During the first live minutes .08 inch of hall fell and during the succeeding two minutes .04 Inch was recorded at the Weather Bureau.

No damage was reported from any point from the hall or the rain. The latter was especially welcome to Uie growers of barley. Snow was reported on Mt. Wilson and Mt. Lowe, and at points lower than usual In the Sierra Madre Mountains.

"Hail is quite usual at this time of the year," nald Dr. Ford A. Carpenter, United States Weather Forecaster. "We had some In February and usually have two or three visits of this kind. The rain comes from the northwest and showers will continue, I think.

Friday, and should be very beneficial." Points in tho foothills and the mountains reported rain In quantities to be called small cloudbursts, though atiil clKiage was reported. Two inches of large hail stones fell at Covlna. Especially heavy was the rain in Santa Bar bara county, which was welcome on account of a water shortage feared by the city of Santa Barbara. At northern points heavy rains were also reported, the rain being general throughout the State. Storm warnings were displayed the entire length of the Pacific Coast.

Wire communication from San Francisco north was crippled by the storm, as far as Spokane, and Butte, Mont. The rain was extremely heavy in the Sacramento Valley, with a gale reported off the coast. IX PAST YEARS. The rain jesterdny gave a total rainfall for Jx9 Angeles and vicinity thus far this year of 6.95 inches, as compared with 12.40 Inches at the same date Iat year. Tho figure for March of 6.95 Inches Is not the louot on record, les rain having fallen up to this time In six previous years, as shown by tho following Weather Bureau records: 1882.

up lo and Including March 13, 5.78 Indies; total for that year, 10:40 inches. 1891, 6.39 inches; total, A.TS. 1898, 4.82 Inches; total 7.06. 1899, 2.98; total, 5.59 1900, 5.56; total, 7.91. 1904, 4.95; total, 8.73.

The normal yearly rainfall being 16.83 Inches here. Forecaster Carpenter said last night, that in view of the past records, sufficient rain can hardly be expected during the remainder of the season to bring up the total to normal. FROM THE NORTH. (EXCLUSIVE DISPATCH. I SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, A big wind and rainstorm, accompanied in many places by electrical demonstrations passed over Northern California last night and today, and is continuing with almost unabated vigor tonight.

In the mountain districts there is an extremely heavy snowfall that promises to add a great depth of new snow to that already on the ground. At Slsson, near the Oregon line, there is a depth of two feet of snow where there was none when the Rtorm started. This Is a record-breaking snowfall for this season of year. At Dunsmuir the fall of snow amounted to one foot, with the storm showing no signs of abating tonight. The main portion of tho storm has not yet reached the high Sierras, whero Summit reports twelve feet of snow on the ground.

(Continued on Third Page.) OFF CHURCH. Continuing at great velocity, the wind leveled two rows of orange trees through a grove, and continued to lay waste everything In Its Path for a distance of a quarter of a mile. Telephone and telegraph connections were disturbed and the power lines of the Southern Callfor. nia Edison Company were so hard hit that power and llnhts were shut off at the packlnc-house in walnut, several miles distant. There was a sick woman In the Houser residence when the house was stripped of shingles.

NeiRhbor. Ing ranchers got together after the storm and reshlngled the side of the roof which had been damaged. Hish winds were also reported from other points, notabl from Kern count. l- ding to an announcement yesterday by Joseph V. Cullen, industrial manager.

It Is expected that action will be taken by the Board of Trustees soon to authorize the sale of the bonds. The Rodondo harbor bonds were voted in July, 1917. At that time the city had entered Into a contract with the now defunct Jessernere Contracting and Constructing Company of New York for the construction of a $3,000,000 land-locked inner harbor. The hopes of realizing such a harbor died with tho passing of the Jessernere company. The development of a first-class protected harbor has been the dream of ltedondo Beach almost from its Inception.

In the early days Redon-do Beach was the only port of entry for Southern California, but it lost its patronage with the development of tho harbor at San Pedro. The future of Redondo Beach, its citizens believe, depends almost wholly, both commercially and industrially, upon Its ability to acquire a first-class protected harbor. The engineering firm of Leeds Barnard of Los Angeles have been engaged by that city to give an estimate of how large a breakwater can be built with the available $300,000. They believe that a breakwater can be starting 1000 feet out In the ocean from the foot of Diamond street, extending north for a distance of 1S00 feet. The breakwater would be of solid rock and could accommodate three large ocean-going ships at a time.

A plan is also being considered to construct the breakwater of concrete pontoons filled with sand. If this plan Is decided upon, the con. templated 1800 feet of breakwater could be built as well as an arm reaching from the foot of Diamond street and connecting with the break water. This arm would servu the doubts purpose of protecting the harbor and as a promenade and pier. Should the breakwater be built of concrete pontoons, it will be unique.

No other harbor on this Coast Is so constructed. Engineers have pointed out that the plan is altogether feasible, and that concrete pontoons for breakwater purposes have proven effective wherever used. The France-American Steamship Company, which is contemplating constructing concrete ships, is said to be negotiating for a site at the Redondo Beach harbor in the event of the breakwater being built. Several factories and other industries are also considering going there, it is understood. TWO WOULD WED HER.

Youths, Arrested, AnxIon9 to Escape Statutory Charge. Which man shall I marry, which man shall I perhaps send to the penitentiary? This is the weighty question that confronts Lily Johnson. 17 years old, of 849 South Hope street, following her arrest and that of two young men, Albert Hanson, age 24 and James O'Brien, 19, on charges Involving her alleged relations with both. All three were taken Into custody last night bv Patrolmen Collins, after the latter had seen them leaving the Lotus rooming house at First street and Broadway. The officer took them to the Juvenile Bureau where Sergt.

Berger learned that both men were guilty of misconduct. When the youths saw their predicament they suddenly evinced a keen desire to marry the girl, but when Officer Berger asked her which she cared to marry she said, "I love them both, I don't know." girl and O'Brien were taken to Juvenile Hall while Hansen was booked on statutory charges. OTTO J. ZAUN WOULD BE A COUNCILMAN. Otto J.

Zahn yesterday took out his nomination petition for Council. Mr. Zahn is a native of California and has lived in Los Angeles I many na nas oeen active in business and civic affairs, la a char-I ter member of tho City Planning Association, member of the City I Club. California Club, Knights Temp. lar, State Audubon Society and other, organisations, ana at present is serving as a member of the Humane Animal Commision.

During the war he served as divisional secretary of the Southern California four-minute men. GALE CARRIES I One building was demolished, two others were unroofed, and a fifty-foot path was mowed through an orange grove yesterday afternoon by a freak windstorm, which struck Otterbeln, a little station on the -Salt Lake line, about ten miles west of Pomona. The blow cams at 3 o'clock." It hit the Otterbeln church, a small frame structure, and after lifting it eft the ground and carrying it across the road, dropped it with such force that it collapsed. The wind tore the gable from a residence a few rods distant, ttnd then, after unroofing a garage, blew the shingles from the roof of the ranchhouse owned by R- Houser. TL vSA Obey That Impulse! 1A an East Fifth-street lodging house.

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Is the plan of tho T.W. C.A. It Is estimated that there are some 6000 women employed In the shopping district and the new social center to be located on the soc-ond floor of the Brack-Shops, 537 Wlest Seventh street, will serve as a club for them. A big and comfortable club room. where girls will be privileged to read and eat their luncheons, will be one of the features.

There will be a kitchen in conjunction where hot coffee and chocolate, and pos- mov nhtaln.d Acrns. the front of the building will be the lounge room, -where the young women may meet their friends, both masculine and feminine, for a chat. There will also be a big recreation room where games and athletics may be enjoyed, while for girls, mentally and physically fatigued, a rest room with several cots will be provided. Shower baths, foot tuba and dressing-rooms will prove special conveniences for the young women to refreshen themselves after the day's work. Evening parties for young women and their escorts are also planned.

A budget to defray the financial cost of this social center has been granted the local association by the War-Work Council of the national board and the plans are to bo matured as early as possible. Mrs. John E. Coffin, Mrs. C.

H. Dlcu and Mrs. W. D.r Armstrong form the temporary committee In charge. RAIN AIDS OFFICERS.

Fugitive blips In Knee-deep Water and is Arrested. Following his wife all the way from Denver, only to have her still refuse to live with him, caused James Clark, an Iron worker, to secure a gun last night and threaten to kill her and her 2-year-old child, according to her story. Neighbors, hearing the disturbance In the Clark home at 4S West Fifty-fifth street, telephoned the University police. Of flcers Withers and Mathes arrived, but when Clark saw them he attempted to escape. The chase lasted a few blocks until Clark slipped In the rain water at Fifty-fifth and Flgueroa streets.

The watr waa at tho ctrnrr and the officers had trouble In land lng their prisoner. He was booked on suspicion of assault to kilt i NEW COMMANDER AT ROCKWELL FIELD. COL. HEMlY II. AKNOLU SIC CEEDS COL.

Bl ItWELL PAltT OF DEMOBILIZATION. tExemivE Drsrvtvu. SAN1 DIEGO, March 13. CoL Henry II. Arnold, aeronautical Inspector for the California district, took command of the army air service schools at San Diego today to succeed Harvey B.

S. Burwell. The orders from the War Department relieving Col. Burwell were received yesterday and cou Arnold took command at once this morning. The removal of CoL Burwell as chief executive of Rockwell Field Is a direct result of the plans nov being put Into effect for the demo blllzatlon and reorganization of th air service.

Under the administration of Cot. Burwell, one of the youngest colonels In the army since June 10, 1918, the subsidiary advanced training schools at Otay Mesa and Oneonta were established through his recommendation, as he realized Kockwell Field was too email Til dot a th aeronautical training here. Through his administration Rockwell and East fields became the center of advanced Hying training In the United States. He was one of the first army officers to qualify as a stunt flyer. It Is not known to where Col.

Burwell will be assigned, Ha will be given a dinner tomorrow night at the Hotel del Corouado by the officers of his command. NEED MOTOR MECHANICS Competent Men Wanted for Aviation Duty at Marino Field. A large number of motor mechanics are required for avtatlon duty with the Marines and any that may be accepted In tha Western Recruiting Division will be transferred to the Recruit Depot, Mare Island Upon completion of their recruit training, men will be transferred to tha Marine Flying Field, Miami, for duty. MaJ. II.

T. Swain, the officer in charge of the local Marine Corps Recruiting Station, 214 Centra Building, states, that men who de sire to enlist, as motor mechanlcf must show satisfactory evidence that they are competent In their trade. Honorably discharged men from the army or navy are e'llgible to re-enlistment In the Marine Corps and may even be granted furlough immediately upon re-enllstlng. FRCIT PEDDLER IXJI RED. J.

P. Vosburg, a fruit peddler llv. In at Lamanda Park, had a narrow i escape from death last night when jan auto belonging to the P. L. Puc- Ida rrun -umpan, nn-n was drlvlnK.

ran into a street rar at Cimarron and West Adams streets. Vosburg was pinned beneath the machine, which burst Into flames as the gasoline tank exploded. At the Receiving Hospital he was treated 'for a deep laceration of the scalp and first-degree burn el Ult legs I Ml bands. ac aspect of solid coinfopt, a. feelircg of positivs be-comiriQRess about tKe Rev if 0,11 1 mrj i FT if LIU ratjoaarasa i.

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