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MAY 11, 1937. PART II. 3 APPOINTED Epicures Will Wine and Dine Tonight Taylor Inquiry VISITING GERMAN SURGEON OUTLINES BAFFLING PROBLEM Featuring "arroz Valenciana," Driver Found Dead in Car by M. Richard Gross, Benjamin Walter and Phil Townsend Han- na. v.

famous Spanish viand, members of the Southern California Wine to Be Widened and Food Society will attend an Iberian dinner, tomorrow night at the Los Angeles Stock Philosopher Will Deliver Lecture Dr. John Elof Boodin, author and professor of philosophy at the University of California at Los Angeles since 1928, has accepted an invitation to deliver the annual faculty research -lecture at the University of Cali fornla. at Los Angeles tomorrow Lung surgery ranks with can retired from the chair of surgery cer as the most baffling problem at the University of Munich, Funds Voted for Corps An appropriation of $2500 to be used by the Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps of the United Spanish War Veterans attending the National Encampment at Co Fitts Adds Two More Men to Help Run Down Murder Clews of medical science, in the opinion For the occasion some of the With his wife, Dr. Luxemburger arrived yesterday on world tour Auto Tears Through Guard Rail and Down Embankment famous rare wines of SDain have been procured, featured by prod aboard the Hamburg-American ucts or me Kioia Drovlnce. James lumbus, was authorized in liner Reliance.

Admission that several new Edgerton Riley is chairman of the dinner committep an ordinance adopted by the City Council yesterday. -xreatment of malignant tu mors of the nines, in mv ODin- witnesses were to be questioned starting probably today and the addition of two more men to the ion, presents the greatest technical problem to surgery today," ne District Attorney's squad already I pi -f" op' it i in iiTVif niinniriTiiriNiiiinw miiiin iiiiiiiiimmimim i nwu'liiili "While almost every clinic and working on the case yesterday nospitai in the world today is at attested further to the possibil tempting to solve the mystery of cancer, the treatment of the ity of more sensations in the reopened investigation into the lungs affords technical problems even more severe. murder of William Desmond Tay YESTERDAY'S TOLL Dead Edward McKnight, 84 years ef age, 128 Rives street, Downey. Robert E. Peach, about 28.

(Tentatively identified.) Richard T. Perry, 8, 224 Sherman Canal, Venice. INJURED Betty Hals, 29, 1117 Tower Azusa Road, El Monte. Harry C. Hale, 31.

1117 Tower Azusa Road. El Monte. William Taylor, 66, 431 Mountain View street, Los HEEEO "We are unable to determine lor. whether cancer is caused by bac Although investigators were I teria, infection or from heredi dispatched on various mysteri mm mm I tary origin, but we have made ous missions throughout the day it by Eugene Williams, head of definite progress in treating with diathermy." Fitts's bureau of investigation, the policy of secrecy He thinks that the greatest recent advance in surgery has been the work of the American surgeon, Dr. Hutchins, in treatment instituted by the office some days ago was observed rigidly.

VALET NOW DEAD Williams expressed disappoint of brain tumors. ore tor 1 1 During the war, Dr. Luxem Luxemburger ment when dispatches from the north indicated that Henry Peavey, former colored valet for Clyde Makutchan, who was named superintendent of building construction for City. Times phot of one of the greatest European burger was surgeon-general of the Bavarian army corps, where he developed procedure for plastic surgery of face wounds and correction of broken jaws. He and Mrs.

Luxemburger disembarked here for a short visit, continuing thence to New York via the Grand Canyon and Taylor, had died in Confirming the fact of Pea vey's death, a telegram was re ceived late yesterday from J. surgical authorities. 1 He is Dr. August Luxembur Scandland, superintendent of the ger, who introduced field plastic surgery to the German army in the World War and who has just Napa State Hospital, in which it New Building Chief Selected was declared that the valet, sut fering from general paresis, was Injured critically when his car crashed through a guard rail and plunged down an embankment off Sepulveda Boulevard one-half mile west of the Sepulveda tunnel in West Los Angeles, a man tentatively identified as Robert E. Peach, about 28 years of age, died yesterday before the ccident was discovered.

MAX IV UNIFORM 'The victim, dressed in a khaki uniform and believed to be a private connected with a detail at Fort MacArthur, was driving alone at the time. Checking the man's identity, officers learned the car was registered to Pally Abbe, of 1001 North Vista street, who at present is at Muroc Dry Lake en gaged in military maneuvers. CHILD LOSES LIFE Richard T. Perry, 8, of 224 Makutchan Gets City Post Vacant Since Death of Backus Clyde Makutchan, research engineer in the Los Angeles Build ing and Safety Department, yes admitted to the hospital in 1930 and died on December 27, 1931. TELEGRAM QUOTED Scandland telegraphed in part: "Patient stated he had severe shocks when his employer, William Desmond Taylor, was murdered in the moving-picture colony at Hollywood, and that he had been nervous ever since, wanting to talk mainly of the murder and his employer and was suspicious and apprehensive." Search for Peavey was started last week, shortly after the case was reopened, when information was received that the Negro had been seen in Sacramento.

terday was chosen by the Build ing and Safety Commission as its new superintendent of building construction in Los Angeles to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. J. Backus several "While it is unfortunate that this witness is dead we do not months ago. regard his testimony as of fun Makutchan, who will begin his damental importance in the new investigation and we will be able new duties at once, was given the appointment for sixty days, subject to approval by the Civil to proceed anyway, declared Williams. Peavev found the dead body Service Commission, which will hold a civil service test to create an eligible list for the position.

He will take this test. of Taylor in the latter's bungalow on South Alvarado street on the morning of February 2, 1922. 1 Several statements taken from The position is one among included in civil service un him at the time are still in exist WK? i der a charter amendment adopt ence. POLICE FILE OBTAINED ed by the voters April 6 and ratified by the Legislature April 29. The pay is $550 a month but was reduced to $425 during the Capt.

Jesse Winn, immediate depression and has not yet been restored. assistant to Williams, yesterday was dispatched to the homicide bureau at Central Police Station where he asked Chief of Detectives Taylor for the police file on Sherman Canal, Venice, was killed instantly when he darted suddenly in front of a car driven by Thomas C. McNair of 2657 Thirty-third street, Santa Monica. McNair, who told officers that the boy ran in front of his automobile before he could see him, was not held. Edward McKnight, 84.

of 128 Rives street, Downey, died yesterday at Downey Hospital of injuries received Sunday when he was struck at Firestcne Boulevard and Rives street by car driven by Ralph Huntzing-er, 36, 4919 Axtell street. i Huntzinger was not held. Ten Drunk Driving Suspects Arrested Determined to curb traffic accidents due to drunk driving, California State Highway patrolmen and deputy sheriffs Sunday night and early yesterday arrested ten men for driving while intoxicated on highways leading to Los Angeles and booked them In the County Jail. Those arrested yesterday on charges of drunk driving were listed as follows: Coronado M. Frederico, 418 North Boyle avenue; Cecil J.

Healey. 500 South Sidney Drive; Frank R. Neal, 1260 South Duncan street; Edward M. Hart, 511 South Oxford street; Raymond Stevens, 1209 Central avenue, Whittier; Joseph Ouitterez, 607 West Stewart ureet, Redlands; Auerlio Val-rlivia, North Broadway; Ixiuif A. Mabray, 250814 East Fifty-eighth street; Alvin W.

Taulson, 1717 South Burlington utreet, and Walter Cole, 8613 Central avenue. Makutchan Is married and lives at 1822 West Seventy-eighth street. the Taylor case. It is under stood that later the assistance of several police detectives may be asked in the present inquiry. Investigators for the District Montrose Sewer Proposal Placed Attorney also were noncommittal yesterday as to when they might again question Mary Miles 1 i For the Active Man Minter, former film star and in Glendale's Hands close friend of Taylor's during his lifetime; her mother, Mrs.

i No objection to the Montrose Charlotte Shelby, or sister, Mrs. business district connecting sew oport swear Margaret Fillmore. ALREADY TESTIFIED er lines with the Glendale sewer line, which connects with the All three women testified last Los Angeles sewer system, was week before the county grand expressed yesterday by the Board of Public Works. jury, but Williams indicated lat Trousers Glendale has a contract with er that another statement might be taken from one or more of Los Angeles to use the latter's sewer system. County Engineer them when investigators announced they were unable to Alfred Jones, County Sanitation Engineer Warren and Supervisor Roger Jessup, with vari verify information given by the witnesses to the grand jurors.

Silence of New York authori ous representatives of the Mont ties asked to question James Kirkwood, former friend of rose business district, presented the situation to the board Mary Miles Minter, was taken by Williams as indicative that the The decision was left up to actor had not yet returned to Glendale, which Montrose ad-Joins. Glendale is reported agreeable to the plan. New York from Grand Rapids, where he was appearing in a theater last week. Two Film Studios "If Kirkwood does not return to New York within a reasonable time we will arrange to have him questioned elsewhere," commented Williams. Dark for Business to Expand Plants Ordinances permitting two pic Light for Sports Young Assemblyman ture studios to expand their plants were adopted by the City Council yesterday at the first Palm Beach ON THE SIDE Continued from First Tagii of seats here in the hands of speculators at prices which would make a New York ticket broker blush.

Another thing, I went into the coffee shop of the largest hotel here, a place incidentally where the food is marvelous and in ordinary times very reasonable. I was handed a menu. I figured out a breakfast that would ordinarily cost 55 cents and the total came to I squawked and the manager of the coffee shop whispered in my ear that if I went to the little pastry shop in another part of the hotel breakfast was being served there for native Louisville patrons at the regular prices. So for 55 cents I got what the chumps paid $1.95 for. And this is not all I could tell you but it will give you the general idea.

I don't know what the Latin i3 for Never give a sucker an even break," but it should go under that picture of the chisel I suggested on those Louisville signs: "WELCOME DERBY DAY VISITORS." reading. One permits the Columbia Tic tues Corporation to erect labora storage and other mo tion-picture facilities on property on Beachwood Drive andGor. don south of Sunset Trousers from Bullock's Sportswear Store for Men the perfect start for the correct sports ensemble, for Summer 1937. The basis for many Sportswear combinations, whether you are engaged in active sports, just a spectator or whether you want to be stylefully comfortable in the office. Inspect the wide selection.

Flannl Trousers in plain tons of medium and dark grey, at well as white. Machine made Trousers with self belts and pleats. Pair $7.50 Fancy Flannel Trousers in pastel tones of grey and tan, with conaervatiYe over-plaid. Pleated model, machine made, but well tailored. Pair.

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$17.50 Custom Tailored Trousers, made of imported Gamett flannel In two shades, grey and tan. An unusual trouser of superior quality. Pair $22.50 Custom Tailored Trousers, made of imported Garnett gabardine. A coot richly toned fabric tailored in a man ner that bespeaks quality. Pair $35.00 Sportswoar Slot lor Man.

Blow Street BulUek't Kill Street Building Suits Boulevard. JLJ The other allows the Disney studio to use property on Griffith Park Boulevard and Monon street, near Hyperion avenue, Married at Reno Driving to Reno Saturday, Charles A. Hunt. Assemblyman from the Forty-fifth District in Los Angeles, was married to Blanche E. Black, also of this city, according to reports from the Nevada city.

Hunt, a locomotive fireman, was supported by the Epics when elected in 1933. The bride is said to be his legislative secretary. The Assemblyman resides at 4122 Berenice avenue. Legislative associates of the pair were attempting to verify the report at Sacramento yesterday. On the license application Hunt gave his age as 27 years and the bride as 26.

for expansion, subject to a twen ty-toot setback from the prop erty nne or Monon street. Briegleb Recovers From Nervous Attack Two Palm Beach Suits, one dark, one light, make a Summer wardrobe. For the office, for travel, for street wear, the dark suit is in good taste. And it will keep you cool and alert. For week ends, for vacations, for evening wear, your Palm Beach Suit in snowy white or creamy off-white is perfect.

And these two suits really mean four when you mix them up. The coat of one plus the trousers of the other make a dark-light or light-dark ensemble that is tops in current fashion. Check Bullock's display today. Two-piece suits Sperteweer Store for Men, lelew Street Level. Bullock's KiQ Street Buildine uccovcnng quickly from a nervous attack, Dr.

Guslav A Divorce Awarded to Screen Writer Charging that his wife of near Parking Limited Ordinances prohibiting park' Briegleb, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church, will be able to leave the Hollywood IIoS' ing on the southerly roadway pltal and return to his home Jy twelve years informed him that she did not love him and this week, his physician, Dr, Victor Parkin, said last night, oi venice tsouievard. from avenue to 400 feet west of Helms avenue at any time, and on Hope street, between Ex- left htm on March 15, 1935, Fred frick Hugh Herbert, motion-pic Dr. Parkin attributed the position Boulevard and Thirty- ture writer, yesterday obtained a divorce from Mrs. Arllne L. pastor's breakdown to overwork and proscribed a complete rest for him.

Tit. Briegleb entered nun sireei from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m Herbert In the court of Superior except Sundays were sdonted Judge Haas. the hospiial last week. by the City Council yesterday, I.