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Parts' 30 Paqet Mat ii local eaiif it moii Mitt The Weather marrm rot ton angmm and aot thkr CALirOMNlAi f.ir l4 kl aliki rilHi la H'tlwt. Mtalaaai aunlatna mf.l Al. lltlt tkf rMft bit fH VI 60 OUI MIT CITY NEWS EDITORIAL MONDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1934. VOL Mil SCREEN ACTRESS MARRIES SCENARIO WRITER Notables Present as Carmelita Geraghty Weds Carey Wilson TheLancsr BY HARRY CARR Society Girl to Try Comeback for Film Fame RAIL LINES TO CUT TIME Chicago Run to Be Reduced STATE'S ROAD PLAN PUSHED Thousands Get Employment Construction Already Under Way Put at 63 Per Cent of Scheduled Total MYSTERY IN DEATH CASE Officers Baffled by Tragedy Inquiry Fails to Disclose Whether Victim Slain or Killed in Accident Sh or ten ed Transcon tin ental Schedule Goes in Effect Within Two Week Travel Improves on Santa Ft, Esjee and Union Pacific Between Two Cities Discovery of Mangled Body Outlay of $31,000,000 Set for Current Diennium's Highway Program Sixty-three per cent of the State's Followed by Arrest of Three Sustects Whether James Harlo Craig, 34-year-old elevator operator whose mangled body was found on the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks In the 1200 block on North Spring $34,000,000 highway construction Rail travel between Los Angeles and Chicago will be speeded up within two weeks on the three transcontinental lines with the Santa Fe Chief slashed to fif mm street early yesterday met death ty-five hours, the fastest regularly scheduled time in the history of Pacific Coast railroading. Announcement of the new ached tiles was mode yesterday by officials of the Southern ractflc.

Union Pa ctfle and Santa Fe lines. The cut ting of hours from the train travel IT is lneviuble; the world facing another nsvy-bulldlng race. Ai everyone who reads this col umn mul realise, I am far front nti-Japane. Nevertheless, any such shipbuilding contest greatly Increases the danger or war with Japan for this reason: Japan cannot afford indefinitely to continue any auch money spending. At the present time the has what Is probably the best navy In the world; a smaller pro portion of obsolete ships than any other nation.

If the has to fight which she does not want to logic will compel her to fight now while she has the bulge on the situation. Never again will she have such an advantage. Ol DIFFICULT SITUATION Although Japan hasn't the slightest Intention of allowing us to build up such a predominance, we actually need as navy about twice the size of Japan's. Japan has only her home area to protect. We have to protect our Pacific Coast, the Hawaiian area, the Philippines and the Aleu tian Islands heading off attack against the northwest coast.

Homer Lea foresaw this present crisis twenty years ago when he selected Puyallup, as the strategic nerve center of the Unit ed States. We are, however, under a vastly greater handicap. It will be to the interest of our navy to push the combat ring as far east as possible; probably future naval bat ties will be fought between Hawaii and Guam. To do this we shall have to maintain a long line of communication. To protect the ships cf the train, we shall have to drop off combat ships from the fleet to protect that line constantly weakening our combat force.

The north end of Borneo the source of Japan's oil supply-will be a fought-for point. I don't take much stock In Japan's stored up oil supplies. A battleship at full cruising speed eats up 1000 tons of oil a day. Oil for a war couldn'L be stored. Japan's oil line must be open.

sv-J XT. Frances Hamilton accidentally or was murdered presented a problem which engaged the attention last night of all central homicide detectives working under Capt. Wallace. Early in the Investigation the officers held Alex Yabarra, 30 years of age; Mike Garcia. 33.

and Raymond Arce, 39. They were taken in custody after It had been reported they had been treated lite Saturday night at Georgia-street Receiving Hospital for wounds received In a fight. WATCHMAN'S REPORT From John Raasyeld. night watchman, it was learned a man had been seen lying in a pool of blood Saturday night in the railroad yard three blocks from where Craig's body was found, run over by a freight switch engine. Raasveld stated the Injured man had disappeared when he returned to the scene after telephoning police.

It was approximately two hours later. Detective Lieutenants Patton and Brown reported, when the switch engine passed. OFFICERS' CONCLUSION The officers concluded that Craig and the man discovered by Watchman Raasveld were two different persons, Craig's death not being related to the other man's case. The three men held told them, police said, that they had been in a fight with a stranger, and the investigating officers expressed the be Principals In Fllmdom Nuptial Ceremony Left to right, Maurice Geraghty. brother of the bride, who gave his sister in marriage, Rev.

James Hamilton Lash, Sheila Geraghty, sister of the bride, who was maid of honor; Carmelita Geraghty, Carey Wilson, Jean Harlow, matron of honor, and Cedric Gibbons, best man. In the presence of more than 100 BOND CASE RULING DUE TOMORROW Admitting as Evidence of Ifiley Statement Will lie Decided in Federal Court Five year ago Frances Hamilton, then a Pasadena society debutante, wa offered and accepted a $330-a-week contract to brrome an actress at a Hollywood studio, bnt soon married and gave up her screen career. Her marriage was short-lived; then her father died and her family's fortune started to rrumblc, so now she has returned to Hollywood to earn money to help pay off a $36,000 mortgage on the $125,000 home of her mother and herself at 176 Villa rtreet, Tasadena. But while waiting for the lightning of good fortune to strike her Miss Hamilton has to far been working only as an extra at the Paramount studio. lief that the man is the one Raasveld saw.

Craig lived with his wife at 5636 Irvington Place. Park Transfer Protest Filed S.R.A.SEEN AS SUCCESS BY REARDON Director of Detriment Says Coded Industries Have A'o Labor Trouble Industries operating under codes of fair practice promulgated and adopted under the State Recovery Act have been free from labor trouble, according to Director Rcardon of the State Department of Industrial Relations. Nearly 250 code applications were filed with the State. One hundred hearings were' held. Seventy-five codes were approved by the department.

The difference between the number cf hearings held and the codes drafted is due, Reardon said, to the fact that the Division of Corporations, because of lack of funds, was unable to continue, hearings even though some codes had been partly heard. "The seventy-five codes concurred in by the department deal with more than sixty different branches of Industry, including said Reardon. Speaking of agricultureand due to the unusually large amount of labor trouble in that industry, we feel that spcojal emphasis should be laid upon this fact-there were no labor troubles in those departments of agriculture in which there were codes which had been concurred in by this CITY POOLS WILL OPEN SATURDAY Sivimming Stadium and Griffith Park Plunges First to Start Season program for the current blenntum is under way, although only slightly more than one-third of the blen-nium has passed, according to Director of Public Works Kelly. The program was speeded at the request of Gov. Rolph to the end that r'ork might be furnished to as many citizens as possible, the Public Works Director stated.

Projects in the schedule embrace the building of more than 1157 miles of highway and the maintenance of the entire highway system. WORK FOR THOUSANDS "This vast amount of construction is providing continuous work for an average of between 8000 and 9000 men. with an estimated total ot about 17,000 individuals who will have been given employment by the work inaugurated during these first nine months of the blennium," said Kelly. "Due to the necessity of waiting for the effective date of August 22. 1933, when the new State contract the California Recovery Act and other measures passed by the last Legislature went into effect, the first real salvo of the attack against the depression was not fired until August 25," Kelly continued.

"On this date, bids were called for fifty highway construction projects throughout the State." TOP SPEED MAINTAINED Kelly said that the program was put under way at top speed and has continued to be maintained at that speed, except for construction delays caused by necessary suspension of work in the mountain areas during the winter months and the delay caused during part of January and February by the restraining order served on the Department of Public Works In connection with the code of the excavating and dump-truck contractors. To further unemployment relief, the State Highway Department reduced the working hours of maintenance forces from forty-eight to forty hours week, without any reduction in pay. This move, the official reported. Increased the normal maintenance forces from about 2000 to 2200. EXPANSION OF CREWS In addition, provisions were made for direct unemployment relief by the expansion of the regular maintenance crews from October to June, providing half-time work for approximately 4000 men.

"It is estimated that the peak of employment of the present construction drive will be reached early this summer, with approximately 17,000 rr.n at work on the State hlnghway system," Kelly said. On March 31 there were 160 going contracts in force with the Department of Public Works, these consisting of 109 road projects and fifty-one bridges. The work under way totals $27,739,000. Kelly added. Registrations of Contractors Reflect Gains Increased contractors registrations, along with an appreciable gain In the number of complaint cases, reflect an upward swing in business in California, according to State Registrar of Contractors Huntington.

"Registrations have soared to or only 422 behind the total registration of 22,365 contractors In the entire previous fiscal year," said Registrar Huntington. "This is an encouraging sign and we feel confident that registrations will show a substantial increase at the close of the current fiscal year. This is a gain of almost 2000 registrations' in less than six months." The gain in complaint cases, he said, may safely be interpreted as indicative of improved conditions in the building and construction industry as the greater the volume of work that is in progress the larger the number of cases. time Is to harmonize with the nation-wide acceleration of business, the announcement stated. Ll.MITED'S TIME IT Two hours and twenty-five minutes will be clipped off the running time of the Southern Pacific's crack train, the Golden State Limited, effective the 20th Inst.

The train will leave Los Angeles at 8:15 p.m. dally Instead of 6:20 p.m., and will speed to Chicago In 58h. arriving in the Windy City at 9 o'clock the third morning. Other Southern Pacific trains also will be speeded up, it was announced. Under the new Union Pacific schedule announced by L.

E. Omcr, general passenger SRent. the Los Angeles Limited will leave Los Angeles at 8 p.m. iastead of 6:05 p.m. as at present and will arrive in Chicago at 8:45 a.m..

the same hour as under the present schedule. This will cut one hour and fifty-five minutes from the present schedule, making the running time between Los Angeles and Chicago fifty-eight hours and forty-five minutes instead of sixty hours and forty minutes. Running time of the Pacific Coast Limited will be cut one hour, leaving Los Angeles at 11 p.m. instead of 10 p.m., and will arrive in Chicago at its present time. 7:45 p.m.

West-bound schedules will be unchanged except the arrival time of the Pacific Coast Limited In Los Anselcs will be 9:45 p.m. instead of 10 p.m. as at present. CHIEF ALSO SPEEDED Still the swiftest train between Los Angeles and Chicago, the Santa Fe Chief will slah another hour and a half from Its fast schedule nd make the trip in 55 hours. The Chief will leave Los Angeles at 11:45 p.m.

and arrive in Chicago at 8:45 a.m. the third morning. Coaches will be ready for occupancy here at 8:30 p.m., according to the announcement. The Santa Fe's California Limited a Is- will be speeded up to 58h. 45m between her; and Chicago, and will leave Los Angeles at 8:15 p.m.

instead of 6:15 p.m. as at present. A similar schedule has been adopted for the Navajo. Conventions for May in County Total Nineteen In the course of the current month, nineteen conventions, which are expected to be attended by a total of about 13,500 delegates, will be held In Los Angeles county, according to the Chamber of Commerce. Twelve conventions, which were attended by 3700 delegates, were held in this county last month, the report discloses.

It also states that during April bookings were made for eight conventions, with a total of 1200 delegates, to be held later this year, seven conventions, with a total of 3800 delegates, to be held in 1935, and one booking made for a convention in 1936. With United States District Judge Hollzcr due to rule at opening of court tomorrow whether the disputed statement attributed to E. E. Wiley, one of three defendants on trial In the Federal court i stolen-forged Liberty bond charges, will be admitted in evidence, attorneys both for the prosecution" and defense yesterday made ready to proceed with the trlaf which, they believe, will consume several weeks of testimony and argument. Judge Hollzer indicated last Friday he will rule the purported statement admissible as evidence.

The statement assertedly is a stenographic record of a conference between Wiley and his attorney, Carl S. Kegley, in which sensational admissions regarding the traffic in stolen and forged Liberty bonds are made. Meanwhile Asst. U. S.

Atty. Utley and his superior, U. S. Atty. Hall, announced yesterday they intended to start a new search for a local banker, for whom a bench warrant was Issued last January, and who assertedly Is mentioned in the Wiley stp.fement as having been involved in the bond racket.

A protest to the proposal 'hat Ihe county turn over Big Pines Park In the San Bernardino-San Gabriel Mountains to the United States government for part of a national park, has been filed with the Board of Supervisors by Clinton C. Clarke, of the Pasadena-San Gabriel Valley council of Boy Scouts. close friends, Miss Carmelita Geraghty, film actress, was married yesterday afternoon to Carey Wilson, scenario writer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The marriage was solemnized by Rev. James Hamilton Lash at a beautiful altar in the gardens of the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Phil Berg (Leila Hyams) at 805 Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. A fan-shaped trellis of yellow roses and gladioli banked the altar. Around the altar, flower pots containing sprays of white and yellow dairies ard snapdragons and larkspur made a delightful outdoor scene. The wedding party consisted of Maurice Geraghty.

a brother of the bride, who gave his sister in marriage. Tom Geraghty. the father, is in Europe. Cedric Gibbons, film director and husband of Dolores Del Rio, was best man. Jean Harlow was matron of honor and Miss Sheila Geraghty, sister of the bride, was maid of honor.

Ushers were George Fitzmaurice, Irving Thal-berg, Ernst Lubitsch and Phil Berg. The bride wore a gown of white tulle and satin, with a train on the dress and a short trallless veil which was fastened to a halo. Miss Harlow and Miss Geraghty, the bride's attendants, were gowned in yellow tulle with picture hats to match. The bride carried a bouquet of gardenias. Her attendants' sprays were white daisies with yellow centers.

More than 500, the elite of fllmdom, attended the wedding reception, following the ceremony at the Berg home. Prominent among those who attended the wedding or the reception that followed were Miss Ann Alvarado, Mr. and Mrs. Marino Bcllo, Mr. and Mrs.

Tod Browning. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beaumont, Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Joe Brown, Mr. and Mrs. John Considine, Jr, (Carmen Pantages.) Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cooper, Miss Mary Carlisle, Mr.

and Mrs. Hal Christie, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Conway, Mr. and Mrs.

Irving Cummings, Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dowling, Mr and Mrs.

Harry Edington, Mrs Charles Farrcll (Virginia Valll.) Mr. and Mrs. George Fitzmaurice, W. C. Fields.

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fleming, Sidney Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Jules Furthman, Mr.

and Mrs Richard Gallagher, Mrs. John Gilbert (Virginia Bruce,) Mrs. Gerald Geraghty, Phillips Holmes, Miss Hedda Hopper, Mr. and Mrs. John Hyams, Alexander Hall, Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Hargreaves. Edward Kane, Miss Llla Lee, Mr. (Continued on Page 2, Column 4) Chairman Clarke states that for several years his organization has maintained a camp in Big Pines which is available to more than 2700 Bov Scouts each year. As time for making up the 1934- 35 general county budget draws BOYS IN THE OPEN The benefit of President Roosivelfs C.C.C.

activities can't be figured In money. For a year 600.000 men hav been working In the forests out In the open under supervision of 14,000 skilled foresters. That it has reduced the lire loss 17 per cent Is true, but that is the least of the benefit. It has given 600.000 city-bred boy a new outlook on life. HELPING THE FARMERS Thomas Campbell, the Orld's wheat rancher, praised the farm relief in an address to the Women's University Club.

HU logic was Impressive and reassuring. But much graft has sneaked in. I know of a case where the JownerofsomeConnecticut vacant lots held for subdivision and never planted to anything since Puritan days is drawing $2500 to "restrict his crop volume." Incidentally it is a good sign when Allan Hoover financed by his distinguished father takes up California farming as a near, the Supervisors are on record as favoring, to save expenses, the transfer of Big Pines Park to the United States Forestry Department, ney. The swimming stadium pool will open officially for the summer season on Saturday, it. Is announced by Supt.

Hjelte of the Playground and Recreation Department. The pool at Griffith Playground, at Los Feliz Boulevard and Riverside Drive, will be opened on the same date, while other outdoor pools operated by the city will go into service on June 16. Both the large deep-water pool and the broad shallow pool at the stadium will be opened to the public. Many swimming, diving and water polo meets are scheduled for the stadium during the summer months. The stadium and Griffith pools have been subjected to a continuous filtration and purification process to bring the water up to regulation standards which insist that it be "cleaner than drinking water," according to C.

P. L. Nicholls, city aquatics supervisor. GIRL KILLED IN-FALL FROM BEACH CLIFF Expert on Mind Ills Visits City Dr. L.

Cody Marsh, psychiatrist, who has been working more than a year on a project which would in Dodge Executive Sees Recovery Gauged by the experience of the automobile industry in general and his own company in particular thus far in 1934, the United States seems definitely on the return road to prosperous times, it was stated yesterday by D. C. Nimmo of Detroit, service promotion manager of Dodge Brothers Corporation, who is here in the course of a tour of Pacific Coast Dodge agencies. He arrived in company with F. M.

Paul, also of the Detroit office, and Charles F. Bash, Pacific Coast regional manager. Sales of Dodge passenger cars during the first three months of this year were 198 per cent more than in the corresponding period of 1933, Nimmo stated, while the increase in sales of Dodge trucks was 792 per cent. clude a psychological monastery at Nogales, arrived in Los Angeles Saturday to contact and consult architects who will be engaged to prepare plans for the first of his buildings. Dr.

Marsh formerly was a member Sleeper Plane Arrives After Inaugural Hop Carrying a full list of passengers, the westbound plane of the American Air Lines from Fort Worth, making its inaugural flight of the new sleeper system, arrived at the Metropolitan Airport yesterday at 7:10 a.m. It left Fort Worth at 7 p.m. With the new planes, equlppsd with berths for passengers, starting the new flight, which is to be a regular schedule, American Air Lines brings the newer method of air travel to the fore. An early morning fog forced the new ship to set down at Metropolitan, but the planes fly regularly from Grand Central Air Terminal. The night plane for Fort Worth departs at 7 m.

of the psychiatric staff of Kings Park State Hospital, New York, and of other institutions, as well as sev eral colleges. He is making his Tessie Reese, 21 years of age of Santa Ana, was killed almost Instantly yesterday when she fell off a cliff at Cabrillo Beach near Point Fermln and suffered a broken back. She was picnicking with several hundred of her friends in a belated celebration of Clnco de Mayo when she inadvertently walked off the cliff. headquarters here at the Park Wilshlre Hotel but will go to Santa Barbara today to return tomorrow. In Arizona his headquarters are at Tucson.

INCOME TAX LIENS FILED AGAINST TWO Collector of Internal Revenue Carter has filed an income tax lien in the Federal District Court seeking to collect additional taxes from Frank Borgia in the amount of $9499. The liens cover the tax periods of 1929 to 1932 Inclusive. In a separate lien appears the name of Jack Kearns, who is named as owing $91 additional taxes on his 1931 income. NELSON NEW CHAPTER HEAD Prof. L.E.

Nelson of Redlands University has been elected president of Los Angeles chapterLeague of Western Writers. The retiring president Is Carl Sumner Knoph of the University of Southern CATHOLIC GIRLS REWARDED Daughters Group of Southland Closes Sessions With 400 Attending Court of Honor Bringing to an end a three-day session, at the Ambassador, members of the Catholic Daughters of America yesterday concluded their activities by focussing attention on the work of the Junior members of the PAVING INQUIRY PLANNED Grand Jury Will Seek Reasons for Purchase of Patent Type in Place of Others Provided with expert testimony concerning the cost and efficiency of various types of pavement used in Los Angeles, county, members of the county grand Jury are preparing to open an investigation to ascertain why patent paving is purchased at a price higher than other typ'es that have been found to be equally good. POOR PA BY CLAUDE ALLAN AUNT HET BY ROBERT GUILLEN organization. furer; Mrs. Josephine Falkenthal, The principal session of the group, From sources close to the grand- Woman Injured in Auto Crash May Not Live Suffering fractures of the legs and left arm and also internal injuries, Mrs.

Maude McCarty, 65 years of age, 316 South Rampart Boulevard, lies near death in the General Hospital of hurts incurred In an accident Saturday night, according to police. She was injured, it was reported, when struck down at Coronado and West Sixth streets by an automobile assertedly driven by Geoxge Castle, 1264 Orange Drive. BANK OF AMERICA BRANCH HEAD NAMED State monitor, and Rev. John J. Cullen, State chaplain.

Preceding the court of honor tl.e conference delegates attended mass at St. Brendan's Church, where Father Cullen officiated. The sermon was by Rev. William Mullane, pastor of the church. A bridge tea was the concluding cut.

Members of Court Hollywood. No. 1007, served as a guard of honor at the church service. Architect Fee Boost Decided Decision to Increase the renewal fee for licenses was announced yesterday by the State Board of Architectural Examiners. Shortage of funds with which to carry out the provisions of the Architectural Act was given as the reason for the increase.

The present fee is $6 a year; the new fee will be $10. WE held in the Fiesta Room of the conference headquarters, was given over to the holding of a court of honor by the Junors, approximately 400 of whom from over Southern California were present. Presented to the juniors, all of whom are between 12 and 18 years of age, were honor pins won for work in the fields of charity, recreation and religion. For the first time in the history of the movement honor pins of the fourth class, the highest possible, were awarded, seven girls receiving the coveted emblems. Presiding over the session was Mrs.

Irene Detwiler of Compton, State junior president. Assisting her was 16-year-old Donna Hess president of Court St. Anne, Long Beach. Among those present to congratulate the juniors on W.Dlr work were Mrs. May Q.

Lllirnihe.l, State regent; Mrs. Elizabeth Collins, vice-State regent; Mrs. Grace Lumbleau, State secretary; Mrs. Arizona Mourns Griffith Park Camel's Death Passing of Topsy, the Griffith Park Zoo camel, has Inspired Gov. Maeur ot Arizona, in a letter to the Los Angeles Park Commission, to comment on the death of the famous animal which was brought to American deserts from Egypt more than eighty years ago.

"Topsy, last of the camels imported into Arizona by the United States Army in 1852, was a real Arizona pioneer," Gov. Moeur states in his letter. "I am happy that Topsy spent her declining years in comfort at the Griffith Park Zoo in jury it was learned that the jurors are contemplating the move to reduce the tax burden placed on residents by numerous expensive paving projects. One lobbyist already has been sought under a subpoena but process servers report that he is absent from the city. He will be taken before the grand jury at an early date for questioning, it was learned.

It is believed that the inquiry In Its early stages will be directed principally toward a study of bids and specifications and the questioning of lobbyists to determine why paving companies maintain numerous representatives at the City Hall to aid them in obtaining contracts. The grand Jury recently sought a $5000 appropriation from the Board of Supervisors to finance employ ment of a group of secret investigators to inquire into such matters but the appropriation was denied because of legal technicalities. AD CLUB WILL HEAR POSTMASTER BRIGGS FAREWELL BANQUET TO BE GIVEN LUCEY TODAY A farewell banquet will be tendered to Bishop Robert Emmet Lu-cey by social workers and friends at 6:30 p.m. today at 3343 Wilshlre Boulevard. Local organizations acting as Joint hosts will be the Council ot Social Agencies, American Association of Social Workers.

American Association of Hospital Social Workers and the Survey Club. Dean Harry Beal, president of Council ot So- E. G. Wormhoudt is to be manager of the Beverly Hills branch, Bank of America, filling the position made vacant by the resignation of Louis H. Moore, it was announced yesterday by Chairman A.

H. Gian-nini of the bank's general executive committee. Chester J. De Young is to be assistant manager. Mr.

Wormhoudt has been an executive at the Los Angeles headquarters of the bank. "Dave is so fat it's hard work for him to get on his knees, so he just leans forward in his pew when he's pravin' for others. He gets on his knees only for himself." (Coprrliht. 1934. Publishers Syndicate) "I ain't accusin' anybody at my party, but I don't see how anybody could think a Madeira napkin was her handkerchief." (Cojijrlaht.

1531, Publulieri Sjrmllrt At a special "Direct Mall Day" meeting of the Advertising Club tomorrow noon in the Biltmore. Postmaster Brlggs will serve as principal speaker. He has chosen as his topic, "The Little Postage Stamp." Fifty direct-mall advertising campaigns will be on display in the foyer of the ballroom for this meeting. 1 Los Angeles." Josephine Bombardier 'State treas- (Continued on Page 6, Column 2).