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SEPTEMBER 21. 1932. PART II. 16 WEDNESDAY MORNING. PANELS MODELED FOR HOSPITAL CITY OFFICIALS FLAMES' CIRCLE MOUNTAINS mRIO LOST IN I RESCUED Prize Winner Makes Religious Figures TRIO BEING HELD FOR BAD MONEY Third Man Arrested by State Patrolman Exposure Suffered by Alhambra Women on Dangerous I rail; Missing Hunter Found 9 SAN BERNARDINO, Sept.

20. a man, lost In widely separated parts of the San Bernardino Na tlonal Forest, were rescued today In an "exhausted condition. The women. Mrs. Ford Couts, 'MWUiKt lit j.V 1' ICL DeDict Healing Bas-Reliefs Frederick P.

Humphrey fashioning Francis ana tne tepers PASADENA, Sept. 20. Secreted In a large building at the eastern outskirts of this city, Frederick P. Humphrey, noted sculptor who five years ago won world recognition by winning the Sarah Bernhardt memorial design competition, has been working for a month to complete what is asserted to be a notable triumph of his art. The sculptor's latest work will consist of five concrete bas-reliefs, which, bearing the sculptured likenesses of more than seventy-five religious characters, will decorate the portals of the great Sisters of St.

GLENDALE WILL VOTE ON Dirty Crooks Take "Bath" in Home Raid REDLANDS, Sept. 20. An oil painting, six feet in height, called "The Bath," was stolen from the home of C. H. Eagle, capitalist, at 1425 Fern avenue.

Thieves entered the home while Mr. and Mrs. Eagle were away and rolled up a number of oriental rugs and took several paintings from the walls. The large painting was cut from the frame. It is believed by the police that the thieves were frightened away by the family returning.

WATSON'S LAST RITES CONDUCTED Clubmen and Others Go to Funeral Services of Prominent Pasadenan PASADENA, Sept. 20. Funeral services for Robert LeRoy Watson, 33-year-old civic leader who took his life last Thursday, were conducted today in the Turner Stevens chapel. More than 300 persons, including the entire membership of the Optimists' Club, of which Watson was president, attended. Other organizations, including the Junior Chamber of Commerce, American Legion and Corona lodge of Masons were represented.

Following the services conducted by Rev. Leslie Learned, military burial rites were conducted at Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, by Post No. 13, American Legion, ot which the suicide victim was a member. Besides his widow, Mrs. Frances MacLaughlin Watson, and two small children, he leaves his mother, Mrs.

Tury L. Weber of San Bernardino, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.

Henderson of 474 North Fair Oaks avenue. Child Victim of Auto Dies PICO, Sept. 20. Harold Boyles, 7 years of age, 175 North Church avenue, died today as. the result of injuries suffered when he was struck down in a school crossing late yesterday afternoon.

The car was. driven by Esequiel Trejo, Los Nie-tos, who, according to the report given Deputies Gallagher and Levin by J. D. Glass, watchman in charge of the school crossing, failed to stop although several children were in the cross-way, Trejo is In the Whittier Jail. Paul Edwards Resigns Post SAN DIEGO, Sept.

20. Paul C. Edwards, since 1925 editor of the San Diego Sun and for the last thirty years with the Scripps concern and its successor, the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain, has resigned as editor of The Sun. Allan G. Bartlett, former editor of the Scripps San Francisco Daily News, has succeeded Edwards, who has not announced his plans.

youft idea, in to MAkE a 1 I STEALING THAT 1 CL CAM I aft BY SEARCHERS Three persons, two women and I YIP AM 1) fi A PROJECT BEGUN Tijuana-Ensenada Paving Job Launched at Fete ROSARITA BEACH (Mex.) Sept. 20. Officials of two nations, United States and met today on: the rutted Tijuana-Ensenada road near Shore Acres and inaugurated, with speeches and the roar of tractors, the tremendous paving program which, with the expenditure of $2,500,000, will result in eighty miles of the latest type of concrete paving between the two Mexican resort' towns. Two members of the Mexican Cabinet, Secretary of Agriculture Elias and Minister of Communications Acosta, attended the dedicatory program, as did Gov. Olachea of the Northern District of Lower California.

Americans included Ed Fletcher, Dr. Rutherford B. Jones, representing Gov, Rolph, and Col. Ira C. Copley.

M. P. Barbachano, head of a paving syndicate which won the highway contract, was host to the inauguration party. With the conclusion of speeches and toasts, Gov. Olachea mounted a road trac- tor and dragging a plow behind, turned the first dirt of the project.

Gov. Olachea today announced that most of the materials for the paving work, including 30,000 barrels of cement and 450,000 gallons of gasoline, will be bought In Southern California. Oxnard Will Bury Oldest Citizen Today OXNARD, Sept. 20. Funerai services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon for Oxnard's oldest resi dent, Levi P.

Howard, 98 years of age, who died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Kate Dawley, here yesterday. William McDema and Rev. W.

L. Summers will officiate at the services at Diffendorff's mortuary at 2 o'clock. Mr. Howard was born In Erie county, Pennsylvania, in 1834, coming to California to live in 1911. He had the distinction of working on the first oil well in the world and often spent hours relating his early-day experiences to his many local friends.

He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Kate Dawley and Mrs. Elizabeth McKee, both residents of this city. Boy Rides His Pony 1500 Miles LONG BEACH, Sept. 20.

Completing a 1500-mile horseback trip across the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico and California alone, Robert Robinson, 15 years of age, of 338-A East Seventh street, returned to school today. He spent the summer vacation at the ranch home of his mother near Albuquerque and started back to school with $10 in his pocket, riding his pony, Silver. At night he slept beside the picket rope. Rites Conducted for E. B.

Smith SANTA MONICA, Sept. 20 Fu neral "services for E. B. Smith, father-in-law of Leo P. Youngworth.

recent California Senatorial candidate, were conducted today at the Todd Ss Leslie memorial chapel here. Smith, retired bridge builder, died on the 11th Inst, at his home, 12751 Evanston street, Brentwood Heights, at the age of 75 years. Burial was at Inglewood Cemetery. GUESTSAT FAIR Mayor Porter Heads Throng From Los Angeles Lions' Clubs of Southland in Attendance Winners of Poultry Prices Made Public POMONA, Sept. 20-With the arrival at noon of Mayor Porter ot Los Angeles, with a noisy escort ot the State Motor Patrol and accompanied by scores of automobiles conveying Los Angeles city officials, the Los Angeles County Fair, now entering the fifth day of its annual ten-day run, got under way with a bang.

Mayor Porter and his oarty were guests of fair officials at a noon luncheon, and following an inspection of the exhibits in the agricultural building, fine arts, women's department and live-stock department, entered the grand, stand and witnessed the matinee horse-racing program which had been arranged in their honor by Frank Lclginger. racing secretary and official starter. The goup of more than 350 guests remained for the brilliant night horse show. ATTENDANCE INCREASES With the total attendance, including yesterday, now standing at as compared with 113,043 a year ago, there is every indication that this year's total will surpass the 1930 record which was 300.000, according to Charles P. Curran, fair president.

Today was agricultural commissioners' day, with members of the Sixth, Thirty-second and Forty-sixth District Agricultural Associations in attendance, while large numbers were present from Pomona, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Huntington Park, Maywood, Bell, Downey, Walnut Park, Compton, Watts and South Gate, this throng was augmented by the garden clubs of Los Angeles and the Southern California Nature clubs. Many business concerns in Pomona released most of their employees at noon. In addition, more than 1000 members of Southland Lions' clubs were prominent throughout the grounds, this being Lion's Day. Tonight, delegates attended a banquet in the Community Building with the local Lions' Club as hosts. Members were present from a territory extending from Los Angeles county to the Mexican border.

RACES PRESENTED On the track this afternoon. Starter Leigingcr presented the 3-year-old pace, Los Angeles County Fair Futurity No. a 2:14 trot and two running races, while tonight featured the horse show. The Pomona High School band entertained in the agricultural building while pictures of Siam and Dutch East India made another lap in the featured ten-day world tour there. The annual Los Angeles county horseshoe contest got under way yesterday under the leadership of Chairman Bates, and promises to be the best ever staged here.

In tha qualifying rounds members from Alhambra, Pasadena and Monrovia made the grade in handy fashion. Supt. Paul E. Kennedy of tha poultry department, which has more than 2500 entries, the largest on the Pacific Coast, and houses the largest pigeon show in the nation with 2500 entries, today announced sweepstakes winners in the poultry division as follows: rOl'LTRY WINNERS ChamDion cockerel First. Dark Ornish.

O. Q. Crernawalt of Rosemead. Champion hei 8. C.

Rhode Island Rcri In first old pen. P. J. Peltier of Los Alleles. Champion cockerel Buff Orpington.

Henry Scherruble of Encinitas. Champion pullet Bull Cochin, Mr. and Mrs. Gltnn E. Collins of Long Beach.

Champicn younr pen S. C. Rhode Island Reds, P. J. Peltier.

Los Angeles. Champion waterfowl First Embden.old, gander. William J. Lechner of Long Beach. Champion bantam First black Cochin hen.

Fred Olendenen of Los Angeles. Champion turkey First yearling torn, Reaymore Turkey Ranch of 8an Francisco. Best bird In American class S. C. Rhode Island Red hen.

P. J. Peltier of Los Angeles. Best bird in Asiatic class First Buff Cochin pullet, Mr. and Mrs.

Glenn E. Collins of Long Beach Best bird in English class First Buff -Orpington cockerel. Henry Scherruble of Encinitas. Bet bird In Mediterranean class First S. C.

White Leghorn cockerel, Mr. and Mrs, L. McLean of Arcadia. Valley Lettuce Acreage Drops RESEDA, Sept. 20.

According tt last estimates just made, there are 4000 acres planted to fall lettuce in San Fernando Vallpv Earlier in th season it was predicted that the total wpuia go as high as 5000. Growers say it takes two acres ot lettuce to nrnrliiCA a. nnrkM rnrlnarl of 320 crates. If the average holds good the this autumn will produce 2000 Fair Program POMONA, Sept. 30.

Wednesday County Fair program follows: It. will be Hermosa, San Gabriel Valley, Alhambra. Arcadia, Astisa. Baldwin Park. Claremont, Covlna, Duarte.

El Monte, Glendora, La Verne. Monrovia, Monterey Park. Puente, Rosemead. San Dimes, San Gabriel, Santa Monica, Sierra Madre. Temple City.

West Covlna. Whittier, Wilmar, Walnut and Spadra Bay. 10 a.m. All exhibits and stables open lor Inspection. Rides and midway, 1 p.m.

Grand stand: Concert and Circus feature acts sixteen of them. 1:30 p.m. Racing: 2:27 pace, 2:06 trot and two running races. 2:30 p.m. Agricultural Building: A trip around the world, talk and pictures Ceylon and India.

Boy Scout Band, Azusa; horseshoe pitching contest. I 7 p.m. Grand stand: Concert and thrills, high-class feature acta from circus and stsce. 7:30 p.m. Night horse show: t.

dies' hunters, harness ponies, three. galted stake, 8-lnch hand- draft, liar ness horses single, flve-galted stallions, roadster pairs, harness horses tandem, Shetland pairs, model flve-gaittd, SiOO hunter stake. 7:30 p.m. Agricultural Buildingr Aiusa Boy Scout Band. 500 MILES LONG Fire Fighters Still Busy in Two Sectors Pine Mountain Patrol to Continue Month Cost of Suppressing Blaze Nearly $100,000 VENTURA, Sept.

20. Five hundred miles of actual fire line circles the blackened watershed terrain of the Santa Barbara National Forest, it was estimated today by S. A. Nash-Boulden, forest supervisor, as all but two Points alone the raeopri front had been reduced to a patrol oasis. This fact, Nash-Boulden' ex-plained, is due fo the rue-red coun try in which the fire raged.

The figure takes into account the various ups and downs, twistings turnings or me country. The 100 miles of fire front announced while the blaze was at its height was figured on an air line basis, the forest supervisor declared. BUSY IN TWO SECTORS The two sectors where fire fighters still are busy cutting firebreaks, removing logs and brush, are in the east fork of Santa Paula Canyon and between Santa Paula Peak and Henley's Camp on the Sespe. The firebreak In the Santa Paula east fork has to be perfected for about another mile. Fifty men are at work on it.

On the other line twenty-five, men are busy. A total of 300 men are employed by the forest survey, Nash-Boulden stated. The largest number of men used on the fire was about 1400, he said. MAY BURN FOR MONTH "In the Pine Mountain area patrols probably will be kept on vigilant duty for several weeks, as the heavy timber there may" burn for a month," Nash-Boulden said. The cost of supressing the blaze, which began in the Upper North Fork of the Matilija at 10 a.m.

the 7th supposedly from a careless hunter's campfire, and swept about 160,000 acres of watershed country, will run between $80,000 and 000, Nash-Boulden pointed out. Jose Mojica Will Be Heard in Long Beach LONG BEACH. Sept. 20. Jose Mojica, Chicago Civic Opera tenor and film actor who sang at the Hol lywood Bowl and ter, Los Angeles, this summer, will open his autumn tour with a concert at 2 the new Munici-JU-I pal Auditorium If night, when he lc I gram of Mexl-K ifv I can- Spanish, Aiv4 French and o-ose- I English songs.

MOvT A. Troy Sander win oe nis pian- 1st accompanist. Following Long Beach, Mojica will sing at San Diego, the 29th inst; San Francisco, October 2: San Bernardino, October 7, and Santa Barbara, October 14. VALLEY PLANT GROUP WILL HEAR GROWER VAN NUYS, Sept. Fernando Valley Horticultural Society will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock In the Van Nuys Library.

Chrarles Read will preside, and Carl Hagenburger of Beverly Hills, grower of succulents, will speak. He will have plants with which to illus trate his talk. Members of the society will take interesting plants to the meeting. INSTALLATION FRIDAY MONTEBELLO. Sept.

20. The in stallation of the newly elected offi cers of the American Legion Post, No. 272, and the local auxiliary will take place Friday. The affair will be a cabaret dinner-dance under the supervision of Mrs. Helen Malin.

ed. F. E. Pinkerton is leading in the First -Ward, C. F.

Backstrand, incumbent, is ahead In the Second Ward and C. L. Wilson leads In the. Third. City Treasurer John Jahn apparently is re-elected.

For the Board of Education, three are to be elected and the apparent leaders are A. S. Cooper, Ralph Smith and Margaret Robertson. tempt to present evidence that a legal marital relationship waa established in Vancouver, B. and later affirmed in Idaho and Utah.

The dispute between attorneys developed when counsel for Mrs. Can-field remarked that she was not contesting probate of the. will In Santa Barbara county. Lawyers for the sisters interposed an objection that all proceedings then were "premature" and if Mrs. Canfield wished to file a contest she should have waited until the estate was ordered distributed.

Attorneys for the contestant asked a delay It any ruling until they could present briefs tomorrow and the court acceded. Officers Say Admissions Made by Prisoner Much Merchandise Found on Suspect's Ranch CORONA, Sept. 20. Mike Kovlch," third member of an asserted gang of counterfeit-money passers arrested here yesterday by Chief of Police Ell Garner, has been apprehended and is in custody of the Federal officers in Los Angeles. La vo Govich, the fourth member and believed by police to be the leader of the gang, Is being sought.

His wife, who yesterday gave the name of Miss Rose G. Vucenich of 2321 Charlotte street, Los Angeles, resides on a turkey ranch near Vic-torville. Federal officers visited the ranch during the night and discovered a large amount of merchandise believed to have been accumulated by the gang in their purchases with counterfeit $20 bills. Only the two young daughters of the couple were at home. Kovich, officers stated, denied passing any of the bogus money in Southern California, but admitted that on a recent trip to San Francisco much of it had been passed.

He was arrested here by State Motor Patrolman Gene Henderson as he was attempting to get back to Los Angeles afoot. Officers are of the opinion that the three under 'arrest are a part of a large gang operating along the coast and a part of a nation-wide organisation specializing in bogus $20 bills all bearing the same serial number. HEARING ON INDIAN LAND LAUNCHED Piules of Owens Valley Discussed by Senators on Tour of California INDEPENDENCE, Sept. 20. Three members of the United States Senate subcommittee on Indian Affairs to Owens Valley today and opened here tonight the first of a series of hearings in California in an investigation into the condition of 22,000 Indians In the State.

The Senators are Lynn J. Frazier. North Dakota, chairman: Elmer Thomas, Oklahoma, and Burton K. Wheeler, Montana. Tonight's hearing was devoted to the problem of future care of some 400 Plutes in Owens Valley.

The city of Los Angeles is buying up most of the property in the valley in connection with development of its sources of the municipal water supply. Los Angeles Department of Wa ter and Power officials were present to discuss the question. Milk Benefit at Alhambra ALHAMBRA, Sept. 20. Police of ficers and firemen of the Western San Gabriel Valley are Joining In sponsoring a Post-Advocate milk fund midnight benefit show at the Garfield Theater here Saturday night.

Much professional talent has volunteered to appear on the pro gram. Among the acts scheduled are Frank Allen, magician; McCoy Sisters, song and dance team; McKim and Kennedy, dancers; LaRaine Johnson, musical readings; "Two Ambassadors from and Al Halet and Company, Burbank Youth Shot in Accident BURBANK, Sept. 20. Herbert Coates, 16 years of age, of 131 North Naomi avenue, was accidentally shot by Harold Reeves of Kenneth Road today. The boys were at the home of Thomas Pettis, who lives at Varney and Verdugo avenues, when a 25-calibre automatic in the hands of young Reeves is said to have accidentally been fired.

The bullet en tered Coates's chest and came- out his back. Physicians say he will recover. and confined since that time In the Northern District jail here, American and Mexican citizens and officials have been working for a pardon for Fisher for several weeks. Fisher was taken ill in jail and it was feared his health would be Impaired permanently. Hendershot headquarters; John R.

Moore, president of the Republican Club of Glendale, radio and speakers; Mr. Hendershot, precinct, with William. Coryell, president of the Burbank Republican Club, as vice chairman in charge of the Bur-bank district. Among the speakers on the program were Ingall W. Bull, chairman of the Republican County Central Committee; Representative W.

E. Evans, C. Don Field, candidate for Assembly from this district; Mn E. W. Hayward, president of the Glendale Republican Women's Study Club; J.

C. Sherer and Councilman Eugene J. Wis. I 29 years of age, and her sister. Miss Phyllis Sorrells, 26, of Alhambra, were rescued on a lonely Indian trail stretching from Tahqultz Lodge on San Jacinto Peak in Kiversiue county to Palm Springs.

They suf fered from exposure and hunger, but were otherwise uninjured. ,1 IMPRISONED IN CANYON Fearing to move over the dangerous trail for forty-eight hours, the vouna women were brought up the desert side of Mt. San Jacinto to Caramba Valley, where relatives and friends were waiting. Lemuel Poates and Dan With-row, San Jacinto Mountain residents and Ford Coutz located the joung women on the dizzy canyon trail, late last night, but because ol the darkness were unable to get to the top ot the ridge until 'this morning. Jack Dunlap, Los Angeles police officer, residing at 235 West Sixty-eighth street, was found by his Companions from whom he had be-come separated Sunday while hunting deer in Rattlesnake Canyon of Arrowhead Lake.

Dunlap had wandered well toward the desert when he was found late today. Earlier requests to the Sheriff's office for assistance resulted in a posse being sent search of the missing man. However, their assistance was not heeded, as he was located uninjured before the deputies arrived. He left for home tonight, i Mr. and Mrs.

Coutz, Miss Sorrells and a young man friend, also of Alhambra, had been camping in Caramba Valley. Sunday morning the women decided to hike down the Palm Canyon trail to Palm The men were to drive the car down the road via Banning, and planned to await the hikers at the canyon's mouth. But the young women failed to arrive. VIRTUAL WILDERNESS They said they had not realized the hazardousness of the trip which confronted them. The canyon traU was abandoned five years ago by the Federal Forest Service, and is a virtual wilderness.

Steep, rough and overlooking deep chamsms, the trail is one to cause trouble for the most experienced climbers, forestry officials said. The women became frightened, they said, and were afraid either to go ahead or to return. They were compelled to spend the night on the trail, waiting for help to arrive. An airplane was preparing to take off from March Field to aid In the search when word was re reived this morning that the lost 1 women had been located. The Coutz party returned to Alhambra tonight.

BURNING OF CHILD LAID TO FATHER Lighted Match Asserted to Have Been Held to Neck of Little Girl EAST LOS ANGELES. Sept. 20. Manuel Altamirano, 3774 Eagle street, was arrested by Deputies Gallagher and Lewin for assertedly beating and abusing his two children while he was Intoxicated. It Is asserted he burned the neck of one child.

According to Ramona, 14year-old daughter of Altamirano, since the mother died four weeks ago, the father has beaten her and her 7-year-old sister Charlotta three times each week. Investigating officers found Ramona had a deep burn on the back of her neck, which was caused, according to the report, by the father holding a lighted match to her flesh she slept. AUTOIST BEING HELD IN CYCLIST'S DEATH INGLEWOOD, Sept. 20. Police today are holding Joe Bowden of Inglewood for questioning in the death of Manila Rose, Italian boy, of 4420 Crenshaw Boulevard, who was struck and killed late last night while riding a bicycle at Queen and Grevillea streets.

Bowden, driver of the automobile that struck the boy, will be called at an inquest to be conducted Thursday morning. Black Widow i Spider Given Death Blame ONTARIO, Sept. J. Kaufman, 65 years of age, who for the past twenty-five years engaged in the barber business here, died last night at a San Bernardino hospital, presumably from the effects of a black widow spider which he received about two two weeks ago. Mr.

Kaufman become Intensely 111 following the spider sting ut no fear was felt for his ultimate recovery. Funeral services will be con-. ducted Thursday mornlhg. TEN CHARTER GLENDALE, Sept. 20.r-Ten proposed charter amendments, some of which will, if passed, make far-reaching changes in city governmental affairs, were approved today by the City Council in a special session after a heated debate lasting two hours.

The proposals, which will appear on the November ballot, represent all that were presented to the Council. No indorsement was given. The proposals are: (I.) Division of the city into five wards, one Councilman to be elected from each ward. Council-men are at present elected at large. (2.) Automatic removal of a Councilman from office the moment he files nomination papers for any other (3.) Election of Councilmen for a six-year period, without privilege to run for re-election until after two years' retirement from office.

(4.) Civil-service requirements for all police and fire department employees. (5.) Use of $100,000 -from the Department of Public Service funds by the Council during 1933 for unemployment relief. (6.) Limitation of special assessments to Initial improvements, the Life Snuffed Out by Train OXNARD, Sept. 20. Believed to have lost his hold and to have fallen from a Southern Pacific train at Moorpark during the early morn ing' hours, an unidentified man about 45 years of age, was crushed to death beneath the train.

His mangled body was discovered later this morning lying beside the rails about a mile from Moorpark. Sheriff's deputies had the remains removed to the County Morgue. Postoff ice Site Plan Assisted INGLEWOOD. Sept. 20.

Possibilities of obtaining Grevillea Park frontage on Queen street for a Federal postofflce building, money for which has been voted at opened up today with action by the City Council waiving the city's title to the land. The site in question is a part of a civic center. clay model of panel portraying "St tor new Aitaaena nospuai Joseph Hospital, now in process construction in Altadena. Of One of the largest of these panels shows Christ healing the. sick.

It measures fourteen feet in length and required the modeling of twen tv-nine characters. Todav. Mr. HumDhrev was found hard at work on a smaller panel which portrays "St. Francis and the Lepers." After the clay bas-reliefs ars finished, they are covered with Dlaster.

These plaster shells are then olaced in Dosition on the hos nital buildina and filled in with concrete. The sculDtor is beine assisted by Thornton Hamlin and John Hood stone-cutting experts. AMENDMENTS Council to determine what consti tutes an initial improvement. (7.) Limitation of special assess ments to initial improvements, with the charter determining what an initial improvement is. (8.) Submission to vote of the people any proposed investment of the Department of Public Service of more than $10,000.

(9.) Payment of an annual city tax by the Department of Public Service equal to the amount which a private corporation would be as sessed. (10.) Holding of all school-bond elections in connection with general elections. BURBANK BODIES URGE COUNCIL DISTRICTS BURBANK, Sept. 20. In the opinion of two major citizens' organizations here, this city should be divided into five districts for Council elections instead of electing Councilmen-at-large, presidents of the organizations told the City Council at its meeting today.

J. W. Newby, president of the West Burbank Improvement Asso ciation, and J. E. Blanchard, prtsl dent or the Associated Burbank Citizens, requested that the Council place the proposition on the ballot for the November election.

Death Claims Maj-Gen. Creel, Indian Fighter 9 SAN DIEGO, Sept. 20. (JF) Maj, Gen. Heber M.

Creel, 81 years of age, who joined the Army fifty-six years ago and who fought with Custer and Sherman in the In dian campaigns of the Northwest, died at his home here yesterday, it was learned today. For forty four years after he left the Army in .1883, he was government agri culture inspector and Indian agent in North Dakota, living at Devil's Lake, which he founded. He retired five years ago. Gen Creel leaves his widow, Mrs. Alice H.

Creel, of San Diego, and a sister, Mrs. May Brown of Enid, Okla. In accordance with his wishes, the Douy win be cremated after funeral services here tomorrow and the ashes taken to Devil's Lake to be spread over the military reserva tion there. lowing a Coroner's r.Jnquest which held that Beakley shot Dickow with homicidial intent. Beakley was arraigned and his preliminary hearing was set for the 29th in Municipal Court.

ice Commission to trace down reports of bribery in the police department." Charles Arnold, foreman of the grand jury, announced that the jurors will begin their investigation Friday. "We intend to go into vice conditions In all their ramifications," Arnold said, "and if there has been any graft in the police department we will find out about It" Among the witnesses to be summoned, 'Arnold said, will be Sheriff Cooper, Police Chief Newsom, City Manager GoeddeL Daniel, and members of the vice squad, Daniel said he had held back the salaries of vice-squad members "pending Investigation." EVANS LEADS FOR MAYOR IN RIVERSIDE PRIMARY MURDER OF KIN, CHARGED RODRIGUEZ PARDONS YOUTH RIVERSIDE, Sept. 20. In a primary election held here today S. C.

Evans apparently has been elected Mayor. He has held that office four times previously here. Fifty-eight incomplete precincts out of sixty, in the contest for Mayor, giv? Evans 2220; T. F. Flaherty, 1221; C.

W. Call, 316; Loren Webster, 26, and Frank Grayson, 9. Three Councilmen are to be elect LONG BEACH, Sept 20. A complaint charging Burleigh Beakley with murder as the result of the shooting of his brother-in-law, William Dickow, was Issued today fol TIJUANA (Mex.) Sept. 20.

VP) Gov. Olachea announced today that he had received a telegram from President Rodriguez in Mexico City announcing the issuance of a pardon for Joe Fisher, one of three California youths convicted of highway robbery several months ago SAN DIEGO RAIDS CAUSE GRAND JURY GRAFT QUIZ ARGUMENT OF ATTORNEYS DELAYS CANFIELD CASE GLENDALE G. O. P. READY FOR INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN SAN DIEGO, Sept 20.

Members of the police vice squad went without their pay today on the order of R. L. Daniel, head of the Civil Service Commission and a grand Jury Investigation Into allegations of graft within the police department were promised as the aftermath of Sheriff Ed Cooper's innovation of Saturday night when he entered 'the domain of the police and "knocked over" gambling houses and made twenty-eight arrests in the downtown district The gambling raids let loose a political storm which gathered force today, resulting in the assertion of Daniel that "pressure Is being brought to bear on the Civil Scrv-j SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 20. Litigation over the will of Byron H.

Canfield, chain newspaper pub lisher, was brought to a temporary standstill today when the court took under consideration and awaited further briefs in an argument between attorneys. Meanwhile, an attorney for Mrs. Jefsica K. Canfield, who in contesting the will, which disposes of a $5,000,000 estate, principally to infield's sisters, Alice and Harriett, the grounds of a. common-law residence with Canfield and asks a "widow's share," announced he In tended to prove a wedding.

Ib attorney said he would at GLENDALE, Sept. 20. Preparations for opening of Republican headquarters in Glendale were being pushed today by local Republican leaders, following an organization meeting last night in City Hall. At the session, which was presided over by Capt C. E.

Cheno-weth, chairman of the Republican County Central Committee for the Fifty-third Assembly District, plans were "completed for the campaign In this district, and arrangements were made for opening the headquarters locally by tomorrow. Committee heads appointed are: Mr. Chenoweth. executive; Judge Frank H. Lowe, finance; Reeves a.