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The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 23

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THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Partly cloudy today. Tomorrow iair, littlo chang in tomporaluro. Maximum and minimum tomporaturo for yoitordayt Comploto WaUr roport en Fag IS, Fait II. IN TWO PARTS 44 PACES Part II LOCAL NEWS 22 Pago TIMES OFFICES 202 Wm( First Stroot And Throughout Southern California VOL. LVI1 THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1938.

CITY NEWS EDITORIAL SPORTS 'BUT, PLEASE, YOUR JAM MAKES HIM HAPPY ON THE City to Mark Huge Tunnel III SIDE Armistice Day Joe Shaw's Friend Galled New Data Reported Given Grand Jury in Graft Inquiry Nears Reality Blast Completes WITH E.V. DURLING Greatest Observance for World War Dead Planned Tomorrow Excavation of 13-Mile San Jacinto Project Through all the drama wheth er damnd or not-- Twenty years ago tomorrow at Working thousands of feet be Described as a close friend and Love gilds the scene and wom 11 a.m. millions of men, who had associate of Joseph Shaw, brother low the surface of the ground, hardrock miners in the Potrero lived in burrows like rodents. en guide the -plot. SHERIDAN.

and secretary of former Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Peter Del Gado, police lieutenant and until re heading of the 13-mile San Jacinto tunnel heard a dull roar yes were told it was now safe to stick their heads above the level of the One of most successful plays cently acting captain in charge shell-torn terrain. terday afternoon, which signaled the fact that excavation of that of the bureau of maintenance and of all time and which made mil They didn't believe it. It was Metropolitan Aqueduct tunnel lions for its author had an all- is almost finished. supply, was questioned for nearly two hours yesterday by the county grand jury.

hours later before they could be persuaded to swarm up over the parapets and grasp the hands of their implacable enemies of but male cast, no love scenes and no women guiding the plot The roar was that of a dyna Del Gado was called before the mite explosion in the Lawrence heading of the same tunnel, and That was "Journey's End." That a few minutes before. jury somewhat hurriedly after hours of questioning by Dist when the dust of that blast had It was the Armistice! hit play, "The Women," had an til-feminine cast of 40, but men mm 4 1 j. ill 11 5 gifgl i IIIIM; jr, I iiiiini ,4 cleared away less than 400 feet Atty. Buron Fitts aides and Tomorrow, in celebration of of granite separated the tunnel and love figured in the plot, that happy event, Los Angeles will stage the biggest Armistice men in the two headings. after several other police officers are said to have admitted to the grand jury that they had partici Claire Booth in this piece went further than to picture women TASK SETS RECORD Day observance Southland cit: zens have ever seen.

as cats; she pictured them as Five and a half years ago 13 pated in an illegal conspiracy to obtain civil service promotions. INSTRUCTED TO RETURN 111 ii i i i 1 A i pBj i I i I i i i -e i. 1 i I 1 1.1 i t' Fifteen thousand veterans of rats. the nation's wars will march up miles of solid granite separated the crews working at two ends of this bore, which is said to be flag bedecked Broadway at 10 BRAIN-WOMEN Said 0. W.

Holmes: "The brain-women Released late in the day, Del a.m., passing the reviewing stand Gado was instructed to return one of the most difficult and spec never interest us like the heart- at the City Hall's Spring St. en tacular tunnels ever to be con to the grand jury rooms again this morning. It Is understood trance, and halting abruptly at structed. women; white roses please less than red." Did Mr. Holmes mean to assume there was no 10:59 clock to face eastward in that during his interrogation as tne construction crews silent tribute to the men who neared the final holing-through before the inquisitorial body ht flatly denied any complicity in uch thing as a woman pos did not come back from France on this job, which has been the sessed of plenty -of brains and wrongdoing and told the jurors "bottle neck" on the construc SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE also quite a capacity for love? he knew Joe Shaw "only to see tion of the 392-mile Metropoli If so.

he was mistaken Col. Public buildings, the schools, him." tan Aqueduct, they took stock Lindbergh is seriously consider The police lieutenant was or financial institutions and many industrial plants will close in yesterday of some of their ac mg becoming a British citizen. dered taken before the grand complishments in winning this Many of us have parents ana ury by Eugene Williams, chief observance of the day which has become a national holiday by act battle against Nature, all have friends born in Euro During this "war" these men of the last Congress. pean countries who became United States citizens and we deputy District Attorney, after he had been questioned for con siderable time by Dep. Dist.

Atty. have blasted and mucked out At Los Angeles and Long think none the less of them be. 2,333,333 tons of granite. Beach harbors, the Navy will John Barnes and a written rec eause of this. Yet when some hold open house from 1 to VIVID PICTURE ord made of his answers.

PROSECUTORS PRESENT p.m., with thousands of civilians noted American decides to be-come a citizen of another coun As a matter of comparison. If tne broken rock which has been try he is invariably bitterly Inside the jury room as Del scheduled to board vessels of the United States Fleet for a firsthand inspection of the nation's taken out of the San Jacinto criticised for his act by his fel Gado testified were Barnes, Dep. tunnel was placed on an ordi Dist. Atty. Tom O'Brien and W.

"first line of defense." low countrymen. Lindbergh will be no exception Parents in nary building lot in downtown Joseph McFarland, chief criminal Naval shoreside participation Los Angeles, it would reach 600 number of cities are protesting deputy for City Attorney in the day's activities will in Helen Hulick shown yesterday in courr Deing warned Dy judge that she can't wear slacks while on witness Times photo feet into the air and would tow elude 1500 bluejackets and ma er 135 feet above the tower of teaching of so-called Facts of Life to children in public schools. This sort of thing Although Del Gado apparently rines, with a band, marching in the City Hall, denied any knowledge of civil the Long Beach parade at 10 a.m In addition to the sweat and should be taught to girls by service corruption, it was learned At the same hour a battalion brawn of men and the throbbing JUDGE DISAPPROVES OF SLACKS; women physicians and to boys of 350 bluejackets from the bat reliably that several officers who preceded him on the witness power of drills and mucking ma by Army medical officers. Aver tleship Nevada will parade in chines and electric trains, it also stand were frank in telling of ob. Wilmington.

age parent or schoolteacher doesn't tell the youngster has required 150 freight carloads, Victor's nickname is Happy, but he became doubly happy yesterday when a fruit and jam shower provided plenty of delicacies for the Los Angeles Orphans' Home. Time photo taining answers to civil service Ships present will include the WITNESS TOLD TO WEAR DRESS or 6,000,000 pounds, of dynamite to drive this 18-foot diameter battleships Arizona, California Idaho, Maryland, Oklahoma, Ne examinations long before the scheduled tests and what was expected of them for the favors tunnel through Mt. San Jacinto. vada, West Virginia and New Bidding fair to establish a bestowed upon them. RESISTANCE OFFERED His Honor, upholding traditions of orderly jurisprudence, re Mexico, the heavy cruiser Hous ORPHANS' HOME HAS SHOWER, precedent in witness-stand modes LEADERS ACCUSED The mountain fought back sav ton, the aircraft carrier Saratoga, radio-controlled ship Utah, Base agely against the forces of men Chief of these was reported to plied: "I don't set styles.

But cos for milady, Municipal Judge Arthur S. Guerin yesterday forbade Helen Hulick to testify as a a orce auxiliaries Argonne, An during the five-year battle, and enough Even Jews who fought for their country during the World War are being driven from Germany. Some of them are wounded war 'veterans. Fighting for Germany in 1014-18 were 120,000 Jews. Of these 12,000 were killed and 30,000 wounded Now an expert says in choosing men, women prefer brunettes.

I guess this is the "tall, dark and handsome" TRANSPORTATION Since Indianapolis modernized its trans tares, Medusa, Vestal and Relief. tumes acceptable at the beach RECEPTION AND STONE LAYING as a result great quantities of heavy steel ribs and giant tim have been Acting Lieutenant William G. Brown and Acting Sergeant S. A. McLaughlin, and Motorcycle Officers W.

C. Sulli- witness in his courtroom while are not acceptable in formal SHIPS SENT NORTH bers were required to keep the dressed in slacks. The Colorado will be anchored courtroom procedure. Slacks are tunnel from being crushed. a fruit and jam shower, cor van, Otis J.

Carter, Earl Led- off Santa Barbara, the Mississip not the proper attire in court, Miss Hulick added to the mag The children sang, led by Miss Ann Koellman, During the tea better and Matthew J. Weber. Official records of the Metro- nerstone lavintr. receDtion and pi off santa Monica, the New Or its tough sometimes to be a P0litfn BlOV! thai a made yesterday a red-letter leans off Santa Cruz, the Louisi judge." nitude of the situation by declaring: JUDGE STANDS FIRM and reception which followed, the youngsters counted cans and jars of jam, while members of ana at Oakland and the Mem 3.500.00 board feet of timber dav at the Orphans' Miss Hulick, a kindergarten phis at Avila, with other units of the Scouting Force heavy cruis teacher, who lives at 723 were used to support sections Home, 815 N. LI Centro Ave portation system there has been an increase of 27 per cent in "You tell the judge I will stand 57th was waiting to testify of the tunnel.

Since it takes more than a ton the board reminisced. Municipal 'Judge Taplin was one of the leaders in the "Do ers in ban Francisco Bay, on my rights. If he orders me the number of passengers car Water district officials an- 0f iam and much more fruit to as a victim of an alleged burglary when Judge Guerin sum In the Los Angeles parade will to change into a dress I won ried on the streetcars. And be members of the American rvT ff keep the home supplied the year Brown, in a strategic position to observe what went on among members of the motorcycle squad, is said to have told the jury that he knew of civil service examination answers being distributed in advance of the tests and to have named those directly involved in the irregularities. Despite the gravity of the charges involved, it was said that the jury members were highly amused by some of the the new cars have also done doit.

I like slacks. They're com moned Detective Lieutenants you remember?" game, for 38 years ago he was an orphan in the home, and several women of Legion, Legion Auxiliary, Veter fortable." much to increase business in William G. Baird and G. W. Sul ans of Foreign Wars.

Disabled be completed within 10 days. auna, women sponsoring me nn institution annually give a the downtown shopping section. livan to the bench and informed the board have been sponsors Veterans of the World War, Call- What has the Los Angeles them that their witness would throughout the entire period. lornia National Guard. Naval Downtown Businessmen's As DOG TRACK CASE ine tunnel Will De tne last tO TWans tho lfU rhilrirpn n-hn and Marine Corps reserves.

Offi sociation ever done in the mat have to change her attire. HEARING CONTINUED be completed of 38 tunnels, total-hive in the vine-covered build- cers' Reserve Corps, Reserve Of ter of getting this town new ing 198 miles in length. infra have niittn-own their infirm, MOUNTAIN AREAS They are a part of the aque- hrv. vesterdav also marked the testimony given. ficers' Training Corps, Sons of the American Legion and repre streetcars? So there were 87,500 at that S.C.-California It happened that the burglary hearing was continued until duct system that will bring a laying of the cornerstone of a game last Saturday.

A very OMES UP TODAY Fifts Will Ask Early Trial to Test Issue UNABLE TO CHEAT Their amusement was said to nimon gauons or water oauy new $20,000 hospital which will MAY GET SNOW om me uxjioraao uiver 10 tne have 20 beds, Nov. 14 upon motion of the defense counsel, Gladys Towle Root. "When the young woman re sentatives of Allied veterans organizations. Mayor Bowron will be grand marshal. ROUTE OF PARADE 13 cities which comprise the Mrs.

Charles Walton, president Metropolitan Water District of of the board of directors, as mas- have been caused when told of the plight of several officers who attempted to cheat during ex turns, then I'll be prepared to Southern California. tor of ceremonies, introduced The route of march will be un Storm Moving South From Washington Early trial of seven men ac nice crowd. But at a Rugby game between two clubs of amateurs, in Melbourne, Australia, recently the attendance was 86,834. Australia is the greatest sporting section in the world. The newspapers there have sports, sections of from to 16 pages D.

Longyear, who traced the his aminations but for one reason or another were unsuccessful in test just how far I can go in maintaining the dignity in my cused of bookmaking at the Wnmnn FJ. I it tory of the home. Financia Broadway from Washington Blvd. to First east to Spring and north to Temple. At 10:59 their efforts.

courtroom," were His Honor's Southwest Kennel Club in Cul Light snow or showers in the Four distinct cases of this kind Aiier taxing poison Decause ana descriptive pampniets re ver City will be sought today parting words. "And I'll not sacrifice my comfort and freedom to the extent were related. Perhaps the most humorous was that of an officer Southland mountain areas as a result of a storm moving south from over Washington, where it in Superior Judge Ingall Bull's she was tired and had been In garding the 58-year-old orphan-ill health for several years, Mrs. age were placed in the corner- a.m. the siren atop The Times Building will sound for 30 secondssignal for the "face east" order.

At the conclusion of the DETAILS Japan produced court. who carefully copied the answers of wearing a dress," Miss Hulick susan uunoiock, 72, of 920 W. stone, and it was sealed into the 554 films in 1937. A lot of them In an effort to speed the case to questions on the cuff of a 40th Place, died yesterday at wall by Mrs. Grace W.

Bigi are shown in the Japanese prescribed period of silence, bu- to trial to test legality of the retorted as she clicked out of the Hall of Justice in her blue flannel slacks. ri mLi.i. 1 Georgia Street Receiving Hospi- chairman of the com- shirt the night before the examination, and then destroyed his Vuariei i ijus Angeies. iiuiiK. giers win sound Taps.

has centered for 24 hours, was forecast for today by the United States Weather Bureau. The official forecast for the dog tracks operations, Dist tai, ponce reported. imittee. I will go down there and look At the City Hall reviewine Atty. Fitts has instructed Thom original copy.

SOILED LINEN as O'Brien, Deputy District At stand will be Governor Merriam and other dignitaries. Representatives of the Grand Army of city tomorrow is for fair weather. torney, to ask that the case be advanced from December 3 to The finely written notes just Little change In temperatures ooked like a soiled shirt to his me nepuDiic, uoid star and November 21. is expected, with moderate north American War Mothers will Jerry Giesler. attorney for Tom west winds along the coast.

wife, however, and she sent the shirt to the laundry next morning, leaving her husband answer- Scully, operator of the track, said have places of honor in the stand. Yesterday's temperatures rose ne will not oppose the request. from 50 degrees in the early morning to 67 at noon. Turn to Page 10, Column 4 COMMUNITY CHEST REACHES THREE MAKE CROSS-COUNTRY 42 PER CENT OF ITS GOAL TRIP IN 1898 MODEL AUTO Carol Ann, the "symbol of per and gain was reported for fect trust" baby, met little Joe With a huff and a puff and a the 24-hour period. This brings the total to $1,318,391, or 42 per Angeleno, the "Hey, there!" in blow-your-car-down, three young i 1 i -4 ym ml i fant, at yesterday's Community cent or tne $3,206,409 goal.

JEWISH AIDE SPEAKS men from Milwaukee crept Into Chest report luncheon In the Bilt- one over tonight That Warner Bros, film, "The Racket Busters," has had a very worthwhile on the public. We could use more pictures like Some weather prophets say the 1939 winter will be very dry, others 6ay very wet. Will all weather prophets of this department please turn in their prophecies immediately? So Champion Joe Louis has agreed to fight John Henry Lewis in New York city on Jan. 27. The champion is in for a busy evening.

PASSING BY Roger Imhoff. A vaudeville star of the days when everybody who was dny-, body went to the Orpheum every week. Quite a vaudeville show could be recruited from veterans of the two-a-day now In Hollywood. For instance, Charles Chaplin in "A Night in a London Music Hall." The Four Marx Brothers, Eva (I Don't Care) Tanguay, Violinsky, Smith and Dale, Burns and Allen, and Sophie (Poor Butterfly) Barnard "Baptist Church-Rev. Baptist, Minister," Is sign on Central Ave.

Jack Oakie. This is first year I can remember in which Mr. Oakie has not clowned In a. college film. "When I first came to Hollywood," Jack was saying the other day, "I was conceited.

But I got wise to myself and gave up boasting and mw I am one of the most popular fellows la Hollywood" Los Angeles yesterday in an 1898-vintage automobile, at the more Bowl. "We got the car a 40-year-old model of a machine that's still selling from a fellow, in Milwaukee. Shipping it to Manhat-tan in a trailer, we started out from scratch to drive crosscountry. ON ROAD 41 DAYS "Our route lay along United States Highways Nos. 1 and 80.

"Miss Community Chest." a Joseph Bonapart, executive secretary of the Jewish Orphans' Home in Vista Del Mar and past end of a 3800-mile junket from 2-year-old Goldilocks, was Carol New York. Ann, who arrived in person, es They bought the machine for president of the Council of Social Agencies, wa3 principal corted by her mother, Mrs. Lee speaker, stressing the impor mcierlle. She exemplified the S5. REPAIR COSTS HIGH cared-for baby.

tance of insuring normal child Brother, it's been a trip! We've been on the road 41days, have hood by caring for children of But during the first 200 miles PRESENT IN SPIRIT broken homes, orphans and half- of their southward circle to Cali Joe Angeleno. official emblem orphans. fornia repairs cost them $78. ac been making about 10 to 20 miles per hour, and have a busted Right now the seven-horsepower engine can't do -better than three horsepower. of this year's Chest campaign, was present in spirit, and pic-torially, for there were dozens cording to Elmer Hoff, 27, driver of the fantastic creation of an early day.

He said a taxicab "The workers of the Community Chest," he said, "have such great understanding of our problems that we are inspired to car of prints of the youngster about liJ''; would have been a darned sight the room. cheaper. Gasoline was our only economy. We got 35 miles on the gallon once." ry on our work to a higher standard of service." It was Child Welfare Day. and With Hoff were Bart Walsh.

1 For entertainment, 23 children representatives of the agencies which cared for 200,100 children The trio's vehicle sports wood of the Julia Ann Singer Day en wheels, hard rubber tires in the last year were honored BUS OF ANOTHER CENTURY CHUGS INTO TOWN All the way from New York they came in this vintage of 1893. They are, left to right. (they used to call 'em Nursery Rhythm Band, in uniform, played. The children are guests. and Ud Sweek, 23.

All will visit the former's aunt, Mrs. Reginald Humphrey, 624 Holly Trail, Sierra Madre. This is Hoff's story of the 20th Century argosy: The Chest total marched on a hand-honked horn, and a snappy pair of mile-high buggy-typt ta owee, timer norr ana cart waish. iney report that the trip was a nightmare. up, despite election interruptions, Turn to rage 2, Cojumo Tlmu Boot seats..

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