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THURSDAY MORNING. 'APRIL 11. 1329. IPART 11 Officers Seek Escaped Prisoner For Questioning in River Murder I.MflGNIN s-ta Eleven Style Shops on the Pacific Coast MISSING WOMAN Port Unity Hopes Told at Meeting GRIMES JUROR MAKES CHARGE CLUBMAN PACES vomays SUIT MAY BE VICTIM But "Irregularities'" Cited Fail on Inquiry Young Butcher and Girl Had Dpcn Friends 7 ub Frocks i i I HejHrt from Denver Builds Ttco Judges Aid Defense of Caph Wallis Identity Theory 4. i Ttvo Other A sreciates ft' for Quiz in Case JJamajres of $30,000 Sought on Ctosrge of Malktais Prosecution Theodore P.

Walker. Santa Monica clubman, yesterday was named defendant in a suit lor $50,000 damages filed In Supreme Court by Josephine Babcock, who charges Walker with 'malicious prosecution. According- to the complaint, which wk6 prepared by Atlor-new GriSSh Jones, Walker caused the prosecution of Miss Babcock on a charge of ex-tori iun. The complaint asserts Miss Babcock was cleared of the charge at a court hear-tug last March. I nnd A woman's undergarment ASSERTED RED HEARS OF ERRORS Case Against Woman in Union Propaganda Trial Submitted on Briefs Mrs.

Sara Bagoon. 3007 Ganahl street, asserted member of the Communist garment workers' union, yesterday in Municipal Judge Boguc's court heard of her mistake In passing out handbills relative to a strike called by her union. Instead of giving the handbill to a worker, she gave it to a police officer. Her arrest on charges of violating the city handbill ordinance followed. The handbills, copies of which were introduced into evidence by Deputy City Prosecutor Higginr.

were identified by Police Officer PfehTer as those issued by a known Communist organization. The union, known as the Needle Trade Workers' Industrial Union, has been waging a battle in an effort to gain control of the garment workers, according to Pfeiffer. Leo Gallagher, defense attorney, argued that his client, in passing out the handbills, did not violate the city ordinance. On stipulation both sides, the case was submitted to the court on briefs covering the law believed to be involved. wverul pieces or mens apparel, four-d vetrciay in tlie bed of the Iis Anrples Rivpr nrovklfd dcD- i la Lei Angele: The Biltwcre Hotel rty; sheriffs with new that 4 lint' tiirn will Inn A i lin 'CV Beach Sports Successes TJhe anting chk of tub frocks disco atPabi Bca' rca them tremendous im portance tias Simmer.

Crisp linens, checked tailored piques every fashionable wardrobe contains many examples of this essentially American vogue. Lucas Next to Present His Reply to Indictment (Continued from First Tage) being excused Fenner indicated he wished to make a statement in open court but Judge Wood ruled otherwise. In the District Attorney's office the excused Juror outlined his charges of irregularities which he said exist among the Jurors in respect to their opinions. Fenner said the majority of the jurors will vote for conviction, and intimated that he also would have so voted. WILL RETURN TODAY Fenner Is expected to return to the District Attorney's office today and have a further conference with Dep.

Bush, associated with Dennison in the prosecution of Mrs. Grimes, Wallis, Lucas, -Detective Cox, former Police Investigator Raymond, Captain of Detectives Williams, Charles Crawford and Albert Marco, the defendants. On resting the detense of Lucas, 3 In L01 Angtlei: the Ambassador Hotel of the woman whose headless. ls; and armless body was recovered from the stream last Thursday. The feminine clothing was found on the river bank near Lynwood, not far from where the body floated to fchore, by a woman resident of the neighborhood and was hurried to the office of William Bright, head of the Sheriff's homicide squad.

ANALYSIS ORDERED The garment, while dirty and apparently exposed to th" last rainworm, Oi good material prac TjWW 1 Hi at 901 South Cramercy Place March 21. R. F. Deidrick. K331 Avenue One, told oflicers his wife left home on the 4th inst.

WAITRESS FOUND The three new additions to the missing list all were described as bionds of average height and weight. Mrs. W. F. Baird.

former Ver- Talking Over Prospects for Future Ship Mecca President Walter Ballen of Los Angeles Harbor Commission shaking hands with President Fred S. James of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners. Paadna: Maryland Hotel Colorado and Los Roblcs mont-avenue waitress whose hus Raymond will be called to the wlt- MAN STABS EX-WIFE AND SLAYS SELF HARBOR BOARDS ON AMITY TOUR (Continued from First Tift) In Hollywood: 6340 Hollywood Boulevard Starting fY 50 Beach with the fact that we are not seeking to gobble ud her nort In any way." aid Allen. "Our plan GREAT SAFETY DRIVE OUTLINED (Continued from First Fage) Madeline, was killed In 1920 by an airplane while bathing in the surf at Venice. "While naturally I am greatly Interested in the many constructive suggestions for the safety of persons on our streets," she said.

"I believe that the club and these officials are being shortsighted in not including air traffic more actively in their crusade." is for co-operation of a kind that will be for the greatest benefit for the entire area from the Long Beach rooa-controi channel to the shores of San Pedro through fair and l. "Miller Footwear is Obtainable at Our Hotel Btltmorc Shop equitable representation should the Joint, port district idea be carried cut as desired Our attitude long has been made clear and new overtures for a Joint port district should come from Long Beach." band feared she might be the dead woman, yesterday put in an appearance at the Oakland police station, according to a telegram received from the northern authorities, and her name was scratched from the missing list. HUSBAND HELD IN MURDER INQUIRY SALT LAKE CITY, April 10. W) Clifford Lewis, 29 years of age, held by Salt Lake police for questioning in connection with the Investigation of the finding of a woman's torso near Los Angeles, declared late today that the description of the i-jdy does not tally with that of his wife, who has been missing since March 27. Lewis, when shown the description by reporters and police, said it was either that of his wife nor Mrs.

Ruth Jackson in whose company Mrs. Lewis had started for Colorado Springs, to visit her mother, Mrs. John Blanton. Police arrested Lewi on Information furnished by the Colorado Springs authorities who had been appealed to by Mrs. Blanton to assist in flnd-inpr her daughter.

His wife is a brunet and has a mole on one shoulder. Lewis said, while the description furnished from Los Angeles describes the body there as being blond without a blemish. Police are still holding Lewis pending word from Colorado Springs and California authorities. EXCL Ul VE The visiting officials from Long Beach included President Fred 8. A NJ MADE Tragedy Follows Effort at Reconciliation on Her Ranch in Pacoima After stabbing his divorced wife yesterday.

John Helm, 59 years of age, killed himself by cutting his throat while on the woman's small ranch at Tellefarre and Montague avenues. Pacoima. The woman, Mrs. Kate Helm, 49, was taken to the Van Nuys Receiving Hospital in a serious condition suffering stab and slash wounds in face, neck and bodv. The body of Helm was sent to the Paschell Gait undertaking establishment.

Van Nuys. Detective Captain Neustetter reported that the two were divorced somewhere in the East, following which Mrs. Helm had gone to Pacoima, where she worked a small ranch. Helm showed up yesterday, having traced his former wife to Pacoima in an attempt to have a reconciliation. Mrs.

Helm refused James and Commissioners John W. Buol, Nelson McCook, Fred C. Ren frew and Secretary C. T. McGrew of ness stand in his own behalf, the attorneys announce.

Then Mrs. Grimes's refense will be started, but her attorney is undecided whether she will go to the witness stand. Wallis's testimony denied practically all the testimony of Councilman Jacobson, on which the prosecution declared it will rely mainly. Wallis also denied that there was any semblance of a "frame-up" in the arrest and that the Councilman was taken in ordinary vice-raiding duties. The officer said that Jacobson went to a telephone Immediately after his arrest and called his wli, saying, according to Wallis: "Now, you go back to bed again, honey.

I am just out with a couple of police officer friends, so don't worry about me." Then Wallis said Jacobson didn't want to go to the police station, but wanted to see former Police Commissioner Webster. WHAT HE SAID During the arrest in the raid on Mrs. Grimes's home, Wallis said he was questioning Jacobson about being partly disrobed and in the bedroom with the woman, and received the reply: "You know how it is. I'm human the same as anybody else." Wallis was closely questioned on cross-examination about Jacobson's assertions that he was slugged, knocked unconscious and otherwise mistreated by the officers. "It's ridiculous," the officer testified, "Jacobson wasn't touched." Detective Lieutenant J.

D. Mc-Mullen and Policeman Jack Leslie and H. McCready. testified in cor the Long Beach Harbor Board; Supt. WARRANTS ISSUED FOR TEN AUTO DRIVERS Launching a drive against reckless drivers.

City Prosecutor Nix yesterday issued complaints ordering ten persons into court on charges of driving their automobiles in violation of the State Motor Act. "We are taking radical steps to halt the rapid increase in traffic deaths in Los Angeles," Nix declared. "Severe punishment in all cases where reckless driving is proved will be demanded by this R. G. McGlone.

Traffic Consulate Charles A. Bland and J. J. Bar-stow, chairman of the Long Beach City Council's Harbor Committee. The Los 'Angeles officials included President Walter B.

Allen, Commissioners C. E. Burge, J. A. Crawford.

Emerson Spear and F. M. Andre-ani; General Manager Burt Edwards. Traffic Manager Jay G. Starr and- Harbor Engineer George office in the future." tically new.

It was turned over to analytical experts to ssarcii for blood stains. The men's apparel was found under the First-street bririee and consisted of shins and other clothing, which though Maiiied. otherwise were in good condition. An analysis of the stains was decided on. Although Capt.

Bright directed his men to make every eirort to lind the oriEinal owners of the garments and Jind why they had been discarded, he admitted that he placed but little importance in the clothing as evidence connected with the; crime, although unwilling to overlook the "one chancn in a thousand'' that investigation might prove them valuable clews. NOT MRS. LEWIS The Sheriff's men also admitted last night that they discounted the theory that the dead woman was Mrs. Mabel L. Lewis, recently cf Brawlcy, who.se husband, Clifford Lwi, was detained by the Salt Lake City police Tuesday nipht when he told the Utah ofliecrs that feared that the fiain woman wr his wife.

Lewis' story that he and his wife quarreled in Los Angeles on March 27 and separated, his wife deciding to return to the home of her mother. Mrs, John Blanton cf Colorado Springs. in Lewis's automobile. The husband declared that when Mrs. Lewis drove out of Los Angeles she was accompanied by Ruth Jackson and Willimer Nahm, also of Brawlcy, but that later the same r.isrht he was surprised to see his wife's machine in Las Angeles, but was unable to overtake i.

The Jackson girl and Nahm also were reported to have disappeared on March 27. Despite these mysterious happenings the authorities here declared that Mrs. Lewis's description does not fit that of the dead woman, as they reconstruct it from a study of the torso. The dead woman ti-ciently was a blond, while Mrs. Lewis had dark hair.

The Jackson girl also was eliminated in the same way as a figure in the murder. Reports of missing women and rirls continued to pour into the Sheriff's office and Capt. Bright is hopeful that finally the richt report will come to the attention of the minorities. New reports listed yesterday include: Irene Goldberg, 19 years of 1231 East Florence avenue, reported missing since the 3rd inst, according to her parents. The girl's description in some particulars fits that of the dead woman.

William A. Hall reported that his wife disappeared from their home Deputy City Prosecutor Jack, as signed to prosecute all reckless driving cases, declared that he will ask to consider his overtures and a quar for straight Jail sentences, instead of fines, in every case where evidence shows drinking by the driver. MARKET SURVEY PLANS FORMED Those named in the reckless-driving complaints yesterday arc Ralph Mandell, 5425 Santa Monica Boule vard; George Elmlck. 845 South Nor- roboration of Wallis pertaining to the rental of an apartment at 1027 REPTfl (LtE ON COLOR 'DAYTON I A A CLCVE.R. MODEL IN RED GREEN, VIOLELT RAY, OR BLUE WATtRSNAKE WITH MATCHING KID OK ORE.V LIZARD WiTti OREY KID West Sixth street, where the State charges the asserted conspirators RELEASE OF LEWIS ORDERED BY OFFICERS COLORADO SPRINGS (Colo.i April 10.

Inspector I. B. Bruce of the Colorado Springs Police Department tonight telegraphed instructions to the Salt Lake City police officials to release Clifford Lewis, husband of Mabel Blanton Lewis of Colorado Springs, held there in connection with finding of a woman's torso near Los Angeles last week. Bruce announced that the torso was not that of Mrs. Lewi, for whom search is being contlrrmd by Coast and Colorado Springs first planned to entrap Jacobson.

The three officers said they knew (Continued from First Tz-e) by in the handling of all commodities. Dr. Surface assured the representatives of the whole-hearted co-operation of the Division of Domestic Commerce of the Federal government in whatever type of survey they undertake. He pointed out that government funds for such purposes are limited but declared that the government will furnish competent men to Eupervi.se the survey and that the division will offer its machinery and employees for the task of tabulating and printing the results of the survey. of the place and that it was being used in regular duties of the vice squad in bringing about the arrest rel followed, during which the man whipped out a knife.

He died before an ambulance arrived. Too Much Fish on Wife's Menu Brings Divorce Constant complaints from her husband over her cooking and his assertions he would rather eat in a restaurant yesterday won a divorce for Mrs. Lillian Jordan from Paul Jordan in the court of Superior Judge Weyand. Tvirs. Jordan declared that Jordan was constantly complaining about her selection of foods.

"When I had fish he kicked, declaring he wanted steak, and when I had steak it was something else," the wife declared. Jordan, contesting the suit, testified: "You see. Judge, she fed me fish. It was fish. fish.

fish. One? In awhile I wanted steak. I admit I complained." After neighing the evidence on both sides. Judge Weyand granted the divorce. mandie avenue; Gus Baumstark, 7720 South Broadway; Ben Rader, 2749 8an Marino street; James De-vlne, 1315 South Flower street; Paul V.

Burnes, 1842 Cheroke estreet; Bert Loveless, 2817 Fourth avenue; Dem-etrios Sourapas, 6531 Arlington avenue; Ed Nortvedt. 6330 'i Seveile avenue, Huntington Park, and Pat Flynn, 7300 Dalton avenue. Students Play French Comedy Comedy as Moliere produced it and as Louis XIV saw it in France in 1670 will be duplicated by students of the University 6f California at Los Anteles tomorrow night, when they produce in French the Moliere masterpiece, "Le Bourgeois Gentllhomme." The play will be of bootleggers and other vice ord nance violators. Wallis's defense also put M. R.

Jaffray, an attorney, on the stand. He testified that he had relatives in the Beagle-street neighborhood of the Grimes home. His short PROGRAM FOR MASONS Mme. Irwin Kellogg will ad dress the Masonic Club at Its lunch eon tomorrow noon. In addition to her lecture "Why Breathe'' Mme.

Kellogg will present the following artists: Vaughan, coloratura DR. SURFACE ADDRESSES STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION "The most Important problems before American business men today are the problems of marketing and distribution," Dr. Frank M. Surface told members of the Western Statistical Association night at the monthly dinner the Windsor Tea Room, Brack-Shops. That greater progress has been made in the technique of manufacturing and production than in ob soprano; Elsie Harris, mezzo-soprano, and Fred Harter, basso.

722 South Rawer Va.8850 6329 hcttoodBKtl.8 Cr. 8787 presented at MilLspaugh Auditorium, students and members of the fac ulty playing the roles and super vising the production. The manner of the seventeenth testimony indicated that a foundation is being laid for a future defense surprise. SCHOOLMA'AM WILL FLY TODAY (Continued from First Page) spent more than 2000 hours in the air since then." Mrs. Kelly came to Long Beach from Chicago "Just to look around." She operated a large employment agency there and also was identified with a trade 6chool.

Six planes are operated by Mrs. Kelly and seventy-five students are enrolled in her school. Most of them learn to fly. she said, in seven hours. Her ground instruction is given at the Inglewood High School and, in return, her pilots take up members of the high school's aviation club.

century French theater will be Imitated in every respect by Uw students, who have obtained authen taining the proper distribution of commodities from the producer to the consumer was among the fctate-ments made by the speaker. Dr. Surface also pointed out that 48 per cent of the individual retail stores in eleven large cities were found to have done less than worth of gross business in a year. The speaker was introduced by Guy E. Marion, director of research for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

More than seventy-five members of the association attended the meeting. 4 ORDINANCE ADOPTED An ordinance of intention for the Improvement of the streets in the Mulholland- street and Roxford- COMMERCE OFFICIAL WILL DISCUSS MARKETING n.dles3 avenue Improvement District was adopted by the Cltv Council Yester cllScl Dr. Frank Surface, chief of domestic commerce division in the the day and the date for hearing pro tests was set as May 13. $05o- Select YcDTKiir IPaveismemtis The pavement on your street has a very close relation to the value of your property. Portland cement concrete pavement is durably smooth, attractive, and makes the safest street in wet weather.

It will enhance the appearance and values of property in any neighborhood. Bt sure that any paving petition you sign specifies portland cement concrete PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION MOC ADE on A tic costumes for each of Moliere's characters. Music of the period and some of the peculiar divertissements incident to the Frenc'i theater of thnt time will be introduced. The production is the Joint work of Le Cercle Francais of U.CX.A. and Pi Delta Phi.

French honorary society. The proceeds are to go for the purpose of providing a clubhouse for French students on the new U.C.L-A. campus. FILM DIRECTOR VEDS Miss Anne McCrary of Hollywood Bride of Andrew Stone Andrew Stone, motion-picture director, and Miss Anne McCrary of wood, were married yesterday at the Little Church of the Flowers in Glendale. The wedding was solemnized by Rev.

W. Edmonds of the First Presbyterian Church of Glendale. Relatives and a few friends witnessed the ceremony, after which the couple departed for a honeymoon trip to San Francisco. On their return they will reside in Hol-lvwood. The bride the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. H. N. McCrary of 6238 De Longpre avenue. Stone connected with Lysander Productions, COST OF WORK SOUGHT Approval of the proposed assessment district for the Wavliington-street and Strongs Drive improvement district was held in abeyance bv the City Council yesterday pending determination of the cost of the improvement.

An allocation of public funds probably will be made toward the Job and the Council hu requested the Board of Public Works to get bids on it in order to be able to determine the amount of the allocation. TROJANS TO DEBATE LTAHANS Upholding the relative of the question -Resolved that there should be a substitute for trial bv jury." merican lats to 'fit aristocratic, narrow feet of American women Woven footwear of smart Jcskn and acsn anc bureau of foreign and domestic commerce of the Department of Commerce, has been named as the principal speaker for the "New Industries Night" in th main banquet hall of the Chamber of Commerce Building tonight. He will taV: on "Marketing Problems and Industrial Progress." "This gathering, which is being sponsored by the manufacturing and industries committee of the Chamber of Commerce and the Purchasing Agents' Association, is planned for the new industries of the metropolitan area to display th-oir manufactures to the men who represent an aggregate buying power of P. T. Keenan, president of the purchasers, said.

More than 400 reservations have been mode for the banquet and seventy-five concerns have reserved space for exhibits. This Is the first year that the display will be confined to the new industries of Los Angeles. Other speakers on the program are: Shannon Crandall. president of the Chamber of Commerce and president of the California Hardware Company; P. T.

Keenan. president of the Purchasing Agents' Association and purchasing agent for the Thomas Haverty Company: Robert P. Miller, vice-chairman of the manufacturing and industries committee of the chamber and vice-president of the Consolidated Steel Company, and Arthur E. Carlson, manager of purch8s for the Pioneer Paper The ANKLE STRAP in 5.vvlancl$tin Kirn, tVlr and Kk! The OXFORD TIE, in Sur.t.in. Ami-AiA AH.

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A Rational Organisation tt Improve and Extend th of Concrtt Officaa la 32 Cilia Henry Traub and Knaoip. Ritchev. University of Southern Cal- i 642 SOUTH DROADWAV V1 lloHy 45; Cdondo Sc. PAMOLNA ALUMM TO HONORED lfornia debaters, will meet James Alumni of Manual Arts High Knudson and Royal GarfT. Univer-School are to be firsts at the an-jslty of Utah orators, at the South-nual dance given by the Adelphle 1 ern California Law Building tonight.

Society ti. thm school on Friday This is a return debate and no tie-nlrht. th 19th Inst. will be given. ARE YOU PLANNING TO BUILD? Timtt Want Ada will help jea find a ixritshl titt.