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8 WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 12, 1930. PART klj i GIRL COMMITTED TO PRISON! EXPERTS TALK OF GIANT LENS FL'LLERTON NATIVE WOULD BE SHERIFF TRAFFIG GOUNT AMAZES" BOARD TRUSTIES POUR OUT. LIQUOR Bui It Vas Into SeiCcr and Not Dotn Their Throats Thai Confiscated Beverages Went; Customer Dropping in al Time of Raid Nonplussed by Detective Edna Barman of Los Angeles Denied Probation Following Report Made in Court on Her Actions RIVERSIDE, March 11. At the end of a trail of asserted embezzlements from trusting employers, bigamous marriages and wanton living, Edna Barman.

Drettv 24-vear-old Los Angel -s book-keeper arrested re- cently for asserted systematic robbing of the Motor Service Express Company of Indio of $2100, today found awaiting her a commitment to San -41 ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ARTILLERY WELCOMED TO VENTURA ular storeroom located under one of the houses, were destroyed by the raiding officers. A prominent local citizen, whose name was not j-evealed by police, was greatly nonplused br the raid. He entered the building during the Toceedlngs, and with an empty gallon bottle under each arm was accosted by J. J. O'Brien, plain-clothes detective, who was standing bj the door.

Not recognizing O'Brien as a policeman, he immediately handed him the bottles, ordering one filled with "red" and the other "white." "The same kind I got here last week," he added. "Is this a cash deal?" O'Brien asked, smiling. "I always pay cash," boasted the man. O'Brien flashed his badge. Blushing profusely, the prospective purchaser rapidly made his way out of the house.

SANTA BARBARA. March 11. More than 1000 galloas of assorted' liquors, confiscated by crty police, were destroyed at the police station this morning. The work, done by trusties, most of whom are servjig short sentences in the city bastile for in- toxication. added an Ironical touch to the affair.

The contraband was poured into the sewer drain In the courtyard. The liquor has a retail value of between $4500 and S5000. most of it being home-made Italian wine, which sells for around $4 a- gallon. Most of the liquor to be destroyed seized in a series of raids on three adjoining dwel lings at Cota and Nopal streets Saturday night, more than 1200 gallons of wine found in the dwellings being confiscated or destroyed. More than 500 gallons, which were found in barrels in a reg PROWLER CHANGES HIS MIND Tells Woman He's Coming in Open Window But ml Then Her Husband Looms in View LEND ALE, March 11.

Boldly announcing his Intention to force his way into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Davidson, 15 East Mountain street, after he had been challenged by Mrs. Davidson as he climbed up the roof of the back porch, a burglar changed his mind and fled when Davidson prepared to him at the open window. Davidson told Detective Lleuten- Sixty-third Coast Unit's Batteries to be Guests of City for Tico Days VENTURA, March 11.

Hie Sixty-third Coast Artillery unit, to whom Ventura wiil play hast for the next two days, arrived this afternoon. The headquarters battery was met by Police Captain Joe N. Myres and Policeman R. C. Abbott as they entered the city limits about 3 p.m.

and the remainder of the batteries followed them into town. The police officers took the men to Seaside Park, where they will camp until Friday morning. At that time they will leave for San Pedro. The unit is being moved to that city from Fort W'infield Scott in San Francisco. No plans have been made for the officers tonight, as they planned to rest from their trip from Buell-ton this morning.

Wednesday, the officers will be the guests of the Rotary Club at its weekly luncheon. At 1:30 p.m., the Standard Gasoline Company basketball team will meet the Artillery five at the high school gym. At 9 p.m., Polnsettia City Post of the American Legion, is giving a dance in honor of the men at the bathhouse. On Thursday the Lions' Club will entertain the officers at Its luncheon. The detachment now has a personnel of about 325 men.

Col. Carr W. Waller Is the commanding officer. Next In command is MaJ. Felix E.

Grass. Knife and Razor Blades Found on Jailed Man PASADENA, March 11. Because a long clasp knife, razor blades, and $55 were discovered in the pockets of a prisoner in the City Jail, Capt Hujh Morgan warned police officers today that carelsss searching of prisoners will result in their prompt dismissal. The name of the prisoner who succeeded in smuggling the knife and other articles into his cell wa--withheld and an investigation is under way to determine whether th? knife was used by Frank Shlralshi charged with the murder of Jo Wong, who cut a hole through his cell calling In an effort to escape Police Sftgeant Ralph SchaJ made an unsuccessful search to find the instrument used by the murde' suspect in his escape attempt, bV discovered that tba Japanese hat? started a fire between the ceiling oJ his cell and the second -story floor Pasadena Pays Last Tribute to Taft's Memory PASADENA, March 11. Doors of the City Hall were loeked at 11 a and flags floated at half-mast ov municipal and school buildings today in voluntary tribute to the memory of Wll'iam Howard Taft The regular public meeting of th Board of City Directors was canceled this morning in token, of respect to the former President and Chief Justice of th United States Motion to cancel the meeting was-made yesterday afternoon by MaJ.

N. J. Shupe at the board's closea meeting. LAST RITES FOR MRS LANDRETII THURSDAY PASADENA, March 11. Funeral service for Mrs.

Annie Frances Landredth, mother of Harold B. Landreth, secretary to Gov. Young, who died this morning, will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. In the Wee Kirk o' Heather, Forest Lawn Cemetery. Glendale.

Mrs. Landreth died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mildred Landreth Keileher, of 2000 AshbourneDrive, South Pasadena. Another daughter, Mrs. Faya Landreth Hamilton, died in Los Angeles three months ago.

Since the death of her husband, Albert Landreth, who died in Florida twenty-lve years ago. Mrs. Landreth had been a resident of this city. The later years of her life had bean de-joted to charitable activities. Di Robert Freeman, pastor of the Fasadena Presbyterian Church, of vhich she was a will corluct the services.

IB ANKER DUBBED HOLE-LYONLR "Dubbed'' Is Tor Pall 1 Still at Buttcm Of Gophrr Hole NORTH HOLLYWOOD, March 11. Harvey. E. Oat-man, local banker, has become a member of the hole-in-one club. His friends say he is a punk golfer notwithstanding.

Oatman out on the Country Club green, swung at the ball, sliced or muffed, or whatever you call It lu golf lingo and the peilet hopped about forty feet, and rolled down a gopher hole. Oatman might parallel the old jest and show the ball to prove he made the stroke, but for the fact that the ball was never recovered. It is still at the-bottom of the hole, several feet from the top of the ground. CITY FIGHTS INJUNCTION ON HIGHVAY San Diego's Anstccr in Suit Holding Up Torrey Pines Rocd Work to be Filed SAN DIEGO, March 11. Deputy City Attorney C.

L. Byers announced today that he will file in Superior Court soon the city's answer to a temporary injunction secured last week by L. T. Olmstead, president of the park board, restraining the city fro 1 building the projected cliff highway through Torrey Pines Park. The injunction suit will be heard Thursday in Superior Court.

"We will base our argument on the premise that the Torrey Pines lands wer-" never actually dedicated to park purposes and, therefore, the City Council still retains Jurisdiction over them." said Byers. An ordinance was passed in 1899 by the then City Council dedicating the Torrey Pines pueblo lands as a park, according to Byers. However, the Council neglected to obtain State legislative action ratifying the ordinance. This ratification was necessary to make the action legal, Byers states, as the Torrey Pines area lay in the pueblo grant whirh is public lands. City Manacer Lockwood last week was ordered by the Council to start work on the cliff road after the City Attorney's office had ruled that that body still passessed Jurisdiction over the park, in view of the technicality outlined above.

The park board has consistently maintained that any arterial highway through the park Is undesirable. It has advocated abandonment of the present Torrey Pines grade as a main highway and transfer of coast highway traffic to a route east cf the park. The Council has been equally determined to override the park board in the matter and construction of the road. Mrs. McDonald Found Guilty of Manslaughter LONG BEACH.

March 11. Mrs. Joan McDonald was found guilty of manslaughter tonight by a jury which reported to Judge Desmond In Superior Court, Department A. The woman was tried for the killing of James McDaniel, her brother-in-law, in a cafe at Harbor City on December 9, 1929. Sentence was set for Thursday.

McDonald testified that McDaniel chased her in the cafe, threw a bnttie at her and seized her hair. She said her hand closed on revolver in the kitchen and that she does not remember ans more. It was testified that the quarrel was about an old debt. Voters of San Fernando Veto City Hall Bonds SAN FERNANDO, March 11. Voters here today defeated a proposition for a bond issue to raise to erect a new San Fernando City Hall, Early count Indicated a vote of 3 to 1 against the bonds, with 1107 votes cr-st.

Before the count was completed C. C. Arrowsmlth. secretary of the Chamber of Ommerce, conceded the defeat of th band proposition. crease of cent a pound on Sicilian lemons, which are threatening the California trade on the Atlantic seaboard.

Is proposed in the Senate. Opposition to the tariff has dr'velopwl. it Is. renorted. About 3500 carloads of ave imported each year, it Is said.

A tariil of 2 cents a pound now exlsU. a .1.. Leo Porter FULLERTON. March 11. Leo Porter, 34 years of age, native son of this city, has announced himself as a candidate for Sheriff of Orange county at the August primaries.

This is his first political venture, having been engaged in ranch-tag and other enterprises. He is married and ha3 two children. Porter served in he coast artillery during tlie World War, is a charter member of the local American Legion Post and general chairman of the Legion benefit horse show to be given at the County Fairgrounds in May. He was president of El Rodeo Riding Club last year and is a member of th Elks and Masonic lodges and the Breakfast and Round-Table clubs here. San Diego inked Vith Ensenada by Phone Now SAN DIEGO, March 11.

A new era in the communication development of Lower California was unfolded at 12:38 p.m. today when Paul J. Healy, director of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce and an official of the Compania Mexi-canla Del Rocarlta, conversed by long-distance telephone with Oscar Harper, American Vice-Consul at Ensenada. This marked the first time in history that communication by voice ever has been established between this city and the former capital of Bija California. In rapid succession Healy then exchanged felicitations with J.

Nunez, secretary of the Ensenada Chamber of Commerce; David Zarat3. Mayor of Ensenada, and with Gov. Jose M. Tapia. The Governor of Lower California also conversed with M.

Penn Phillips, president of the Compania Mexicania Del Roaarita, who was in the office of the concern with Martin J. Healy. M. P. manager of th3 Lower California Power and Telephone Company, who supervised the construction of the new line linking San Diego with Ensenada, talked with Paul Healy and extended his congratulations.

In response to the official greetings of Mayor David Zarate, and of American Consul Harper, Healy said: "On behalf of the San Diego Cham-ber of Commerce I wish to congratulate you on the opening of this telephon? service to Ensenada. We believe it will add greatly to the prosperity and development of both Baja and Alta Huge Water Plant Nears Completion NORTH HOLLYWOOD. March 11. The large pumping plant on Vanowcn street, which is to be latest addition to the Los Angeles water supply, Is completion. Eighty-seven tons of pimping machinery have been installed, according to Douglas Heddell, foreman of the construction work.

The plant Is to supply San Fernando Valley and Los Angelas with 12D feet of water each The Owens River Valley Aqueduct supplies about 400 feet each second. All but cne of the pumps are In place and underground piping is bsing installed. In the six-well water auxiliary, all are being sunk to lower levels in the water gravel beds that underlie the valley, there is a huge When the plant is completed it will represent an investment of nearly $200,000. Eugene Day Goes to Long Beach INGLEWOOD, March 11. Promotion to the managership of the Long Beach d'strlct of the Standard Oil Company is announced for the manager of the Inglewood district, Eucene Day.

The Lon Beach district is now regarded as the most Important in Southern California, with the exception of Lcs Angeles, and local friends of Day are elated to learn of his advancement. He has been in charge in the Inglewood district for two years, during which time he has been a prominent member of the local Lions Club. CHAMBER ELECTS OFFICERS CHATSWORTH. March 11. J.

Butler was elected president of th Chatswjrth Chamber of Commerce, in the annual election conducted in the Chatsworth School. K. L. Johnson elected vice-prestdfnt. and C.

Ogden, treasurer. Directors nnmed are H. 3 M. Anderson, C. H.

Nichols, M. C. Nant and W. L. Snowdea.

Dr. Elihu Thomson Conference at Pasadena He Will Discuss Plans With Dr. John A. Anderson lluse Mirror tor La tech to L7 Come Through Canal PASADENA, March II. Dr.

Elihu Thomson, director of the rhomson Laboratory of the General Electric Company at Lynn, where the mirror for the iOO-inch California Institute of Technology telescope will be cast, "onferred here today with Dr. John A. Anderson, Mt. WUson Observatory astronomer, who has been named executive officer of the new observatory during its construction. The Massachusetts scientist will, remain a week at the Hotel Vista del Arroyo while familiarizing himself with problems affecting the reflector of the giant instrument.

Due to the fact that the mirror will measure more than sixteen feet In diameter it would not clear tunnels or bridges upon any railroad in the United States, so the present plans call for transporting It througr the Panama Canal by beat. Due especially to problems of ex pansion, the mirror will be' constructed of fused quartz. Small experimental mirrors have been con structed and this summer Dr. Thomson plans to produce a sixty-Inch mirror. If thii Is successfully completed, another mirror, possibly 100 inches in diameter, will be made before the final work of making the 200-inch reflector is started.

Selection of a suitable site fcr the 200-inch observatory will not be known definitely for at least a year, according to Dn Anderson. Three sites located within a 100-mile radius of this city are being tested for atmospheric conditions at the present time. Grand Master of Masonry at Redlands Lodge REDLANDS, March 11. Honor-' ing Charles M. Wallenberg, Grand Master of Masons for California, who made his first visit to the local chapter last night, more than 100 guests gathered In the Masonic Temple and pnrticipatcd in the dinner and program.

Representatives of official rank from the five lodges in thft One Hundred and Fifth Jurisdiction, Colton, Redlands, Rialto, Fontana and the Big Bear Lodeje at Pine Knot, were in attendance. The address of the evening was delivered by the honor tuest, who described his experiences while inspecting overseas juris i ctlons three years ago. Wallenberg has devoted his entire time since 1905 to servlco organizations, the Red Cross hospitals and the Masomc Home for Children, and has been a trustee for every institution which he has Eerved. A musical program was given dur-' ing the evf-ning by the Masonia quartet, soloists and other entertainers, and the dinner was served by the Eastern Star. Among the' other guests of honor ho were present were: Deputy Grand Master John Stewart Ross, Junior Grand Steward John H.

Logie, George Feetham. inspector for the Orra Hundred and Fourth District; James H. Jordan of Riverside, Inspector for the One Hundred and Sixth Dis trict; A. P. Crim of Redlands, inspector for the One Hundred and Fifth District; Dr.

S. W. Cummings of the University of Redlands and Dr. O. Hofstead, pastor of the Presbyterian Church.

Espee Directors Hold Meeting in Santa Barbara1 SANTA BARBARA, March 11. With a majority of the directors of the Southern Pacific Company in the West at this time, this city wai 4 the meeting-place for the executive board here today. Paul Shoup, president of the Southern Pacific, Hale Holdcn, chairman of the board; J. H. Dyer, vice-president, and other members of the board including A.

D. McDonald and wife. Waiter Douglas and James I. Alexander, arrived here this morning in a private car. The party left Yuma yesterday.

They are meeting here with H. W. DeForcst. staying in Hotel El Mlra- sol, and E. C.

Perkins, and Edward i Harkness, who have residences here. The executives plan to remain here for a couple of days. PICO CANYON SCENE OF AERIAL "BATTLE" NEWHALL, March 11. Resident hi Pico Canyon are getting an idea whet a real aerial battlj will bo if the theater of the next war ever novers over this section. Warner Brothers, picture producers, ar7 filmtn? scenes with a "movie airport" in the canyon, around which stunt flyers have been working for eeyeral days.

Every sort of air tight-uig and pursuit has taken piace, with the explosion of bombs and tha apparent cracking-up of planes. 'Hie action, it is learned, calls fof the final scenes of a battle which the destruction of forty planes and the blowing up of the before the Job of the stuns men lj over. BLUNED UAY INSURED NEWHALL. March 11. More than $5000 of Insurance was carried 04 the 303 tons of hay valued 000 that was destroyed in a fi'r tha: burned th Mayhue hay barn here" In the bam p.L'O wus a quantity harness and farming equipment.

Supervisors, of Riverside County Startled by Total In Six Hours 36,000 Autos Pass Point in Beaumont Captain of Highway Patrol Counts 5000 in Hour RIVERSIDE, March 11. Startling 'thJ. board members by their immensity, figures submitted to the County Supervisors today hy Acting Captain King of the California Highway Patrol disclosed that an actual traffic count lor ix hours at the in Beaumont showed 3d.000 motor vehicles passed that division point during the Sunday travel. Almost unbelievable, tin report lias doubted somewhat by the Supervisors until King, explaining that In himself had been dubious, he made a personal check end fund tha', during one hour the cals numbered 5000. The same traffic, spread over a period of hours, doubtless would have amounted to the 6000 hourly average obtained by his officers, he said.

Kins said the check on which the larger number was obtained had been nade bv his officers on the week nd of the 2nd ihst. and that his count was staged last Sunday. Motorists, he pointed out, have a preat variety of places to go and to be coming from, on Highway 09, paselng through Beaumont, as the San Gorgonio Pa-ss is gateway for two fc-anscontinental routes, the Ban-wins almond trees are in blossom, one route to Iayllwild goes out of Banning, Palm Springs lies a Jew nilles east of many ether desert points draw huge numbers of tourists, and the many interesting sjwts of the Coachella and Imperial valleys lie beyond. However, a supplementary report by the officer showed that Paim Springs and Palm Canyon had throngs of the motorists. Having personally supervised the hectic problem that results eoch Sunday from the heavy traffic to the canyon, King reported that up to 11:30 a.m.

Sunday 500 persons had err. en into Palm Canyon. congestion became so great Tie were forced to establish a station a considerable distance down the canyon, permitting no more ears to pass that point than were coming out," he faid. "In this way we kept the 'beanch' filled all the tne. "We heard many complaints to the condition and motorists hardly without exception did not take well to being stopped, but had we 1st them go on into the canyon, thev probably would have been there yet." he told the board.

D.A.R.IN SESSION AT SAN DIEGO State Convention Opens in Athletic Club With Regent Honored by Reception SAN DIEGO, March 11. Women prominent in home and civic affairs throughout the State are assembling here today to participate In the twenty-second annual convention of the Daughters of the Amer-, ican revolution of California. The -ig event was held at the San Die3" thletic Club tonight when the St'tle Regent, Mrs. Theodore Hoover, was tendered a re-cept'en. Headquarters of the con-ven'len will be at the athletic club, where all social activities will oe held.

Tl-e convention opens at 9:30 a.m. tomor.ow at the First Congre-gat'-ril Church. The vis'tors will be ''zo' vd by Mayor Harry on Thursday officers wlil I. At the request of the in charge of convention local streets and erally are decorated tor 'on. cor arr se: the STATE ENGINEERS IN ROAD INVESTIGATION BRAWLEY, March 11.

Engl-Users representing the Stat Highway Commission are in Imperial Vaiiev this week Investigating the poV-ibility of a new road to connect Niland with the Mecca-Blythe rm at a point near Chuckawalla VaVty. The prent h'ghvay has not been improved for several years and is in such bad repa that few cars are going over accrding to the State road mt-n. The proposed new road will be routed almost directly north of Ki'and and would pass near Cfcuckawalla Wells. It would provide a much-needed connection between Imperial and Palo Verde valleys. HARBOR CHAMBERS TO MEET IN HAWTHORNE ilAWTHORNE, March 11.

With members of the local of Commerce as hosts, the Harbor District Chamber of Commerce will meet at Fraternal Hall here Thursday evening J. E. Dunaway, president of vhe loeal body, and Loren llcwe. sec etary, are charge of Presidents of the separate oodles ma'clng up the harbor organization will be th? speakers. BEAN MEN TO PLAN NEXT YEAR'S, CROPS TtESEDA, March bean frowers from ail over San Fernando Valley will meet heie tomorrow for a discussion of the bean-growls? Indurtry and to go over plans lor the next crop.

There wiil be $Oeral speakers a the banquet. It 1. estimated that at least iCrts in the valley will be planted to beans this spring. Quentln Prison. And at that, Superior Judge Morton's sentence was a shock to her.

Staggering to the railing dividing the spectators from the counsel table, the girl swooned to the floor and had to be revived by deputy sheriffs and friends. Still dazed and sobbing bitterly, she was leaning on the arms of friends as she was taken from the courtroom by a deputy sheriff on her way to the County Jail cell, where she will await transfer to the penitentiary. County Probation Officer Mathews, who filed with the court one of the most lengthy probation reports In years, had recommended that the guTs application for probation be denied. His investigation developed, the report said, that she had been $2500 short in her accounts at a Los Angeles finance company for which she had been arrested, had married in California before her divorce in Washington had become final, had separated irorn the second husband and lived with two common-law husbands at Indio besides lodging in quarters with a young unmarried couple. The report closed by saying: "She is dangerously shrewd in her vocation and would be a menace to many persons of the public who might employ her." Miss Barman was arrested in Los Angeles year after discovery of an asserted shortage of $2500 in her nccotint as book-keeper of the finance company.

She was to pay the money back in installments, but later declared herseif the victim of a plot and instituted damage action for The company retaliated by swearing out an embezzlement complaint, but she was acquitted by an all-man Jury, the probation officer's report said. Following that she obtained employment with the Motor Service Express and after familiarizing herself with the work, was transferred to the Indio oflice of the company. She worked alone there with the agent with whom she admitted illicit relations, and for whom she declared she made trips to Los Angeles to obtain liquor. One lead cast her she told the pronation officer, he said. She was loaned sn automobile for the rum running Last September she was found to be $2000 short In her accounts but explained It as a mistake.

However, the company required her to pay it back at the rate cf $50 a month. She still owes $75 on that account. Early this year, she was rooming with a Phyllis Hintcn, India waitress, and Albert A. Reed, both of whom were arrested with her charged with aiding and abetting grand theft. She was living with a man named Jack.

Steale, she said. Later the four assertedly went to fan Dieg3 on money she took from the company, enjoying life bo fully they spent nearly $500 in twelve days. Her defalcations ranged from small amounts to $900, which she rivers she lost while out to lunch one day. The loss, she says, she never reported for fear of what the company official think of her carrying that much money to lunch. Level of Salton Sea Not Raised by Valley Quake IMPERIAL.

March ll-Contra-dlcting reports that recent earthquake disturbances in Imperial Valley were accompanied with a sharp rise in the waters of Salton Sea, the Imperial Irrigation District today Issued figures showing that the watrr level' actually rose two-tenths of a foot during the month of On February 1, the elevation of the surface of the water was 244.7 feet below sea level and on thi last day of the month it was 244.5 feet below. The increased level is attributed to the discharge of drainage water into the basin from the Imperial irrigation system. During the summer months the evaporation usually lowers the level of the water, but with the decrease of the rate of evapotition during the winter period the water rises again. McDaniel Heads Club for Fitts SAN BERNARDINO, March 11. Bruce W.

McDaniel of Redlands, chairman of the San Bernardino County Republican Committee, was elected president of the County Fitts-for-Governor Club at a meeting in the Courthouse last night. C. E. Johnson, assistant census supervisor for the San Bernardino district and a Federal employee, was chosen secretary of the club. Vice-chairmen selected by the veterans' Fitts Club are: L.

A. Desmond, San Bernardino: Raymond Hornbv, Redlands; John Gal-vin. Ontario: H. Wiliete, Colton; George R. Seals, VictorvUie; A.

Lee, Adelanto; Robert G. Fritch, Fontana; E. C. Jcrtberg, Chir.o: Gayle Royce, Mentone; C. E.

Kirk, Upland; Roland Jcncs. Etl-wanda: William Smalley, Alta Lo-roa-Curamonga; Verne Evatis, Highland: Edward L. Cordis, Loma Linda; W. J. Murray, Yucaipa; OrviTe Emerson, Bloomington; John lu Smith; Ludlow; S.

W. Break, Bryn Mawr; Russell Edwards. East Highlands, and Lyle Pool, Helendale. Vice-chairmen for Needles, Ear-stow and other points will bo announced within the coming week. "PARALYSIS" TO BE TOriC VAN NUYS, March 11.

Dr. Milton H. Berry of Lcs Angeles, a national authority on infantile paralysis, will be principal speaker at the Kiwanis Club lrncheon en Thursday. He will taik on "Physical Reeducation of Paralytic." OBSCENE MAGAZINE UNDER BAN City Council of Ventura Gives First Reading to Drastic Ordinance VENTUHA. March 11.

An ordinance prohibiting the sale of obscene magazines here passed first reading at the City Council meeting last night. Presentation of the ordinance followed a brief talk from Amos E. Clark, principal of the Senior High School, pointing out that objectionable reading matter is for sale here to the detriment of boys and girls. He asserted that four women member of the hitrh school committee, who accompanied him to the Council chamber, had interviewed fifteen or eighteen dealers in the interests of eliminating the impriper booklets, and that some of the dealers had assured the committee that they favored the move. The new edict forbids the sale or circulation of obsceDe or unmailabie writing, printing or pictures, and the sale of medlctne or articles for the prevention of conception, under penalty of a maximum fine of $300 and imprisonment lor ninety days.

roaiONA POLICE CHIEF BANS LEWD PUBLICATIONS POMONA. March 11. A city-wide clean-up on obscene and questionable magazines and other publications was put into effect today by Ch'ef of Police W. S. Klrby, when he gav orders to all news stand proprietors that city ordinances covering this class of pexi-odical wouW be enforced to the letter from now on.

The local ordinance forbids objectionable matter fro.n sale within the city if same not accepted by the United States malls. ro-operat'on of all news dealers has been obtained. Chief Kirby stated, and it is probable that a thorough clean-up will ba made without the need of further legislation, he said. j. f.

McNeil is new LANCASTER JUSTICE LANCASTER. March 11. John P. McNeil, the new justice of the peace for Antelope Valley, has begun his duties here with the hearing of several cases. McNeil succeeds O.

S. Bulkley, who was Justice of peace for the Antelope township for thirty-eight consecutive years, taking the bench in 1892. The latter is now a bailiff in the Federal court at Los Angeles. McNeil is a native Callfornian, having been born in San Bernardino. While working as a locomotive engineer with the Santa Fe, McNeil studied law and later was admitted to practice.

He Is a member of the Los Angeles Bar ent P. C. Williams that he had seen the prowler walking through the yard earlier in the night but concluded that he was taking a short cut and gave the matter little attention. An hour later Mrs. Davidson, awakened by a noise on the porch roof, saw the man approaching the window and asked him what wanted.

"I'm coming In," declared the In his haste to escape after Davidson appeared, the man knocked over several plants in the Earden and escaped in an automobile. The car had disappeared before Davld-fon reached the street. PIER IMPROVEMENT DELAYED THIRD TIME REDONDO BEACH, March 11. Notice of the filing of a temporary injunction suit against the proposed extension to the new city pier which was fied with the City Council last night, for the third time prevented that body from proceeding with the improvement. The notice, filed a few moments berore the time set 1 or the opening cf bids on the extension, resulted in a resolution to the effect that bids now in the hands of the Council will not be opened until afir a court settlement is obtained.

Time for hearinj on the suit is set for the 20th in Department Eight of the Superior Court. EPISCOPAL RECTOR TO RUN FOR TRUSTEE WALNUT PARK. March 11. Rev. Harry Gray, rector of the St.

Clement's Church in Huntington Park, has announced that he will be a candidate for trustee of the Huntington ParV Union High School Board, two vanancies to occur on the board next month, when the terms of L. D. Tweedy and W. H. Guest erpire.

Rev. Gray lor eight years has been rector of the local church and active in civic and welfare work, and hai also been chairman of the part-time school board for two years. SECURITIES COMPANY ELECTS DIRECTORATE HUNTINGTON PARK, March 11. The Huntington Park Securities Corporation has re-elected Robert Hill. Harold Maxwell.

Lester Ger- wig. A. S. P.ynn and C. L.

Run- yon to continue in office as directors until July 1,. next, after having served one year in this official capacity. Leonard B'-own and Louis H. Hamilton were elected as new directors to sarve for a year. Hill is president of the organization and C.

L. Ruyon is secretary. LARGE CONTRACT AWARDED LONG BEACH, March 11. Contracts for construction of the i 400,000 municipal auditorium in an tight-acre fill inside the new rock pier here were awarded by the City Manager today. The general contract was awarded to R.

E. Campbell of Long Beach for $314 650. Construction will start within two weeks, the contractor announced. YOUNG MOTHER JAILED Six Monlhs Sentence to County Bastile Given Mrs. Mildred Rilzel on Embezzlement Charges INGLEWOOD, March 11.

Six months in the County Jail and a fine of $180 be the penalty which Mrs. Mildred F. Ritzel, 22 years of ag. and mother cf an 1-year-old baby, must pay fpr embszzling in excess of $4000 frcm the Sparling Motor Company here during 1929, where she was employed as book-keeper. themselva and for her.

LEMON TARIFF RAISE URGED Orange County Citrus Associations Back Appeal of California Fruit Exchange for Protection SANTA ANA, March 11. Orange county citrus associations and lemon hous's were today backing up the California Fruit Exchange in its appeal fora higher tariff on lemons, it became known. The southern section of Orange county ships approximately 1000 cars of lemoas each year, it was stated. A bill which would provide an in- This sentence was pronounced by Judge A. P.

Monroe here yesterday and represents punishment on five counts to which Mrs. Ritzel pleaded guilty. The court had named Attorney William Wellington Farrow to defend the young but "she refused to aid him in her defense, choosing to plead gulltv on all charged. The Infant child of the prisoner will be cared for during the latter's incarceration by an aunt, and ft Is understood that plans are under way for a reunion of Mrs. Ritzel with her parents this coming when her mother and father will pi-rive in Southern California to make a heme la the country lor This rrogram, it is hoped by those connected with the case, all of whom, ere deeply sympathetic with the young woman, will result In a rehabilitation of her life which has been cast in a drab role through years of domestic Gerald P.

Sparling, from whom the money was stolen, the Indemnity lasurance Company of North America, bondsmen for Mrs. Ritzel, and court officials, ell were greatly moved by the tragedy of the case, and clemency was asked by the injured parties. Mrs. Ritzel re-sisned her position with the Sppr-ling Motor Company hero last December and. has lived In Hollywood since- that time.

i Last year the Orange County Fruit Exchange' in the southern half of the county for 824 cars of lemons and more than 200 ether cans were believed to have shipped from piKute houses and through associations not affiliated with the exchange. I.