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Monarch of the Bailies San Francisco Axaminer AND FINANCE By B. C. FORBES: (Copyright, NEW YORK, ing to work one newspaper that large company automobile An. "That is bile 1923, by B. C.

Forbes.) Jan. man ridmorning read in the an official of a very had been killed in accident. one job in the world I would like best," he remarked to himself. A year later, the head of the company telephoned this man and offered him that very job. a e- lighted to accept," was the in stantaneous reply.

"But you haven't asked anything, about your salary," said the head of of salary you pay I would like you to rather than more, than ing similarly responsible am not interested company. in the amount me--except that pay me less, others holdsituations. I would much rather have the organization feel that I am underpaid than overpaid." Eleven years ago today, that man took up his new duties. At the moment he is on the Atlantic ocean, on his way to Europe to represent the United States in the international conference which hopes to bring about a settlement of the German reparation problem. He is Owen D.

Young. So extraordinarily succesful was his that the who engaged him, work, Coffin, chose him as his successor as chairman of the mammoth General Electric Company. He is not yet fifty. What manner of man Is Owen D. Young? You can get, in this brief space, the best insight into him by reading some of the things he said to me in the course of a whole evening's talk, just after his election as head of the company.

Note how much importance he attaches to putting himself in the other man's place: You have asked me to help you uncover some of the infinite factors that led to my selection as head of this organization. Perhaps I can help you a bit by quoting a remark of Swope, our new president. "The thing that impresses me most." he said, "is your cae pacity to make the other fellow's problems your own. When you sit down, and advise me about a thing I have to act on. I somehow feel that you are taking just as deep an interest in it as I am, and Albert G.

Davis, one of our vice- presidents, made the comment: This promotion has come to you because. among other things, you have a positively uncanny interest in the individual man. Thus every man in the company feels that you he know each other through through. amda This idea of putting vourself in the other fellow's place is, after all, nothing more or less than justice. Nothing of permanent value is ever built on a false basis.

To ascertain all the facts bearing on a given situation and then to ask yourself how you would feel if you were other fellow is the only successful, way of ding business know. which executive That underlying, loyalty on must depend for the production of profits has to be fully earned before it can be expected. Again when I remarked that he seemed to attach a great deal of importance to looking at things the other fellow's eyes, Young said: My legal experience helped me in this. The very essence of beIng a successful lawyer is to have the happy faculty of putting yourself in your client's place. Indeed.

mentally, you become your client, for the time being. Also remember that a goodly part of my work was not In contesting cases in court, but in seeking to bring about agreements between companies and Individuals, whose interests either clashed or threatened to clash. To become a mediator, or A peace-maker, it was- necessary for me to see things as the other man saw them. It is said that Cecil Rhodes, the empire builder of South Aftors formulating terms rica, whenever his hoard, of direcof some important deal. would walk up and down the room, impersonatine, the possible other objections side, and to the terms proposed.

It was up to the directors to satisfy him that he, at champion of the other side, WAS receiving a square deal. I found it necessary, in order succeed in comprising disputes, to take a. somewhat similar, mental attitude. As a result, would not propose anything that I didn't feel was absolutely just to all parties. My inclinations along this line very helpful, when the individual plant managers consulted me about labor problems.

I think they felt that I had my fingers rather closely on the pulse of the workers, Perhaps I did. for I had heard much about their hopes and troubles in my youth. Young was brought up on a farm in a rural district of New York State, and early trained by his father to work hard. The first thing Young did, on 1 being made head of the company, was to call together 40 of the leading men at the main plant at Schenectady, and here is the keynote of what he impressed upon them: Let us give more thought to the proper handling of this human material. If we can bring about in it even a 5 per cent improvement it will mean more to the real welfare of the company than all the copper and iron and brass and tungsten you could possibly save.

This is our main problem. We have 4,000 engineers dealing with materials. I'll try to deal with the men. I hope to give a similarly intimate view of Henry M. Robinson, the Los Angeles banking and business leader, who will shortly join Young and Dawes as the third representative of America at the conference.

HOW MARTHA MANSFIELD WAS BURNED TO DEATH Lighting a cigarette In an automobile, the match set flimsy dress on fire and ran screaming from her rescuers. IN NEXT SUNDAY'S EXAMINER WEDNESDAY SAN FRANCISCO, JANUARY 2, 1924 CC WEDNESDAY CONSPIRACY CHARGED IN WILL CONTEST Granddaughter of Mrs. Fallon, Pioneer Woman, Alleges Her Aunt Used Undue Influence Charges that Mrs. Annie Fallon promoted a well-defined conspiracy to gain control of the $850,000 estate of her mother, Mrs. Carmel Fallon, are made in a will contest filed in the superior court last Monday by Mrs.

Belle J. Brittan, a granddaughter. It is alleged in the contest, prepared by Attorney Charles F. Hanlon, that Mrs. Malone systematically sought to lead her mother to believe that all her other relatives were "wolves seeking her property," that they bore no love for her, and were improvident spendthrifts.

Attempt will be made to break a will prepared August 7, 1923, upon five separate counts. It is claimed that the will was not executed by Mrs. Fallon, that she was of unsound mind at the time it was made, that she was under the undue influence of Mrs. Annie Malone, that Annie Malone had conspired to get the estate by having the will executed, and that Mrs. Malone had installed herself in her mother's household as her confidante and agent SO that she might control all of her properties for her personal advantage.

TWO WILLS FILED. The will of August 7, filed in the superior court the same day that Mrs. Fallon died. December 5, bequeathed all of the estate to Mrs. Malone.

Another will prepared in 1909, and later filed for probate, remembered all of her kin. It is the latter, to will have that the accepted in contestant court will as the last will of Mrs. Fallon, when the contest is tried before a jury in Judge Graham's court on January 28. Mrs. Fallon, member of the old Spanish Castro family, was between 95 and 100 years old at time of her death, according to the papers filed Monday.

For many years prior to February 22, 1922, Arthur Fallon, a son, had managed all of her affairs. He died suddenly and immediately afterward, the contest recites, Mrs. Malone, who-is alleged to have been estranged from her mother, came to San Francisco from the Fallon properties in Santa Cruz and established herself in her mother's home at 1802 Market street. DOMINATION CHANGED. From then until the will was prepared by Miss L.

H. Condon, and signed on August 7, 1923, Mrs. Brittan claims her aunt contrived to dominate the aged woman's will a and to control of her properties. Charles F. Hanlon, attorney for Mrs.

Brittan, stated yesterday that other members of the family also plan to file contests before the end of the week. The contestants will be, he said, Mrs. Carmelita Brittan Kendall, a granddaughter, and Fred Fallon, a son. In the event the will is broken, he said that two greatgrandsons, Herbert and Wesley Hewson, sons of a Los Angeles newspaperman, will also become heirs to the estate. Death Takes Mother Of Newspaper Man SAN JOSE, Jan.

Dora A. Pierce, mother of Shelly N. Pierce, newspaper man, died at the San Jose Hospital early today, following an operation performed in an attempt to save her life. Mrs. Pierce had been ill but a short time, and her condition did not become critical until yesterday, when it took a sudden turn for the worse, and an operation was found to be necessary.

Besides her son here, Mrs. Pierce is survived by her husband, Henry Pierce, now in Southbay, Fla. She the mother of the late Harold Pierce. Mrs. Pierce formerly was a resident of San Francisco, where she had lived for many years.

Seaman Falls Into Bay; Loses Life While casting a line from the steamer Gray Harbor to the dock at Fifth and Channel streets, Eric last night. He was dead when his Turoli, a. deckhand, fell overboard shipmates pulled him out the channel. THEY'LL SHINE AT FILM FROLIC HERE Thirteen baby stars, named January 19. They are, top row, Marion Nixon, Albata Vaughan, Elinor Fair, Blanche Mehaffey, MURPHY STAYS AS FIRE CHIEF Rumore that Fire Chief Thomas R.

Murphy is slated for early and involuntary retirement were given the lie direct last night by Mayor Rolph. "I consider Chief Murphy one of the best fire department executives any city ever had," declared the mayor. The rumors had it that Frank C. Sykes former fire commissioner and avowed opponent of Chief Murphy, would be appointed again to the Board of Fire Commissioners, sueceeding John F. Davis, whose term expires.

and Sykes would oust Murphy via the pension route. Mayor Rolph admitted that the appointment of Sykes had been urged upon him in many quarters and that Sykes was under consideration. "But the appointment of said the mayor, "emphatically would not mean the dropping of Chief Murphy. I' wouldn't permit that. The two matters are entirely separate and Chief Murphy will remain, whether or not Sykes goes on the board." Opposition to Chief Murphy has been credited to the Scannell Club.

an organization within the fire department. The Downtown Association has been urging the mayor to appoint Frank. Carroll as fire commissioner. Boy, 5, Slays Playmate. MARSHFIELD Jan.

Billy Woods, 12-year-old Bend boy, died today from a wound inflicted by another aged 5, while playing with a yesterday. THE NEBBS By SOL HESS 1 THOUGHT YOU'D THOSE OLD STOCK TABLE JOKES YOUR TABLE MANNERS ARE NOT THE HOLIDAY SEASON MAY BE THE LIKE TO PLAY A OF YOURS MAKING DICE OUT OF SO GOOD THAT YOU CAN BURLESQUE MARVELOUS TO SOME PEOPLE BUT WHY ALL BATTLE OF THE GLASSES 7 TUNE ON THEM SUGAR LUMPS. PUTTING CELERY IN THEM GOSH I'M GLAD WOULDN'T I I WENT BROKE ON CHRISTMAS AND LIKE YOU DID NEW YOUR BUTTON- HOLE DRINKING MARRIED YOU I GOT IN BAD ON NEW YEAR'S THE YEAR'S EVE OUT OF A FINGER BOWL THINGS WISH THAT ON ANY OTHER WISH I WAS A GROUND- HOG I'D NEW VEAR THAT WEREN'T EVEN FUNNY. THE WOMAN IN THE WORLD CRAWL IN A HOLE IN THE FALL AND IS STILL FIRST TIME THEY WERE DONE! NEVER COME OUT UNTIL SPRING ON AND IT LOOKS LIKE FANNY HAD ENOUGH TO KEEP IT UP FOR, SOME TIME TO COME a 0 by The Hell Synuicate, BABY CINEMA GALAXY ON WAY TO S. F.

Whole Constellation of Little Stars Head North for Wampas Frolic at Auditorium Jan, 19 Twinkle, twinkle baby star, How we wonder what you are, Up above the world so high Little Wampas in the sky. The thirteen, baby stars of the moving picture world have for the moment eclipsed the constellation of the Seven Sisters. San Francisco awaits with interest and curiosity their advent at the Wampas Frolic and Ball on the evening of January 19. How old are baby stars? These range in age from fifteen to twenty. In what part of the heavens do they shine? They are both morning and evening stars of the western sky, Are they fixed stars? No, they are already in transit from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

Can they be seen with the naked eye? Yes, they will be in closest proximity to San Francisco on Janu- ary 19. WHO THEY ARE. Who are they? CHEST DRIVE BUDGETS O. K.D Joint committees representing welfare organizations and the Community Chest have practically completed their recommendations for the 1924 Community Chest budget, it was announced yesterday. The recommendations remain be acted upon by the budget committee, which is already at work its report.

The budget will then be submitted to the people of San Francisco in the annual Community Chest appeal, beginning 29. In spite of the holiday, officials of the Community Chest were in the offices in the Sharon building yesterday preparing the figures which will mark San Francisco's annual gift to charity. "The preparation of the 1924 budget of the Community Chest is a sample of the democratic organization of the chest," said Judge M. C. Sloss, chairman of the budget committee, yesterday.

"The regulations of the Community Chest provide that all applications for budget allotments shall first be passed upon by the joint committees on social agencies, representing the budget committee and the Council of Social and Health Agencies. In that way we have a Joint responsibility for the fairness of the budget, and a democratic decision is enevitable. "The joint committees know the needs of social work in San Francisco and are familiar with the work of each institution and its capacity for service. They can justly measthe merits of the applications funds and can intelligently dislure cuss with the societies their special needs. Now that these joint com mittees have made their recommendations, the budget committee can go ahead with the full data on the relief situation before it." Woman Saved From Gas-Laden Room Mrs.

H. Hohner, 55, housekeeper at the Dewey Hotel, 193 Fourth street, was found unconscious in her room yesterday morning, with the jet of the gas stove open. She was rushed to the Central Emergency Hospital in a critical condition. Mrs. Hohner police that she attended a New Year's party and coming home late, started to make coffee.

She fell asleep and it is believed the coffee pot boiled over and extinguished the gas flame. 5 for the Wampas ball, will be the left to right: Gloria Grey, Hazel Clara Bow. Lower row: Lucile Dorothy Mackaill, Ruth Hiatt, Proposed Law Would Banish Turk Harems ONDON, Jan. Turkish Parliamentary Commission at Angora, which has been considering new family laws, has decided to recommend the prohibition of polygamy, a Constantinople dispatch to the "Daily Mail'" declares. If this recommendation is approved, nobody will be allowed to take a second wife without "urgent need," and the wife of the erring husband will be entitled to a divorce.

Motorist Injured In Smashup Dies SAN JOSE, Jan. C. McComish, San Jose attorney, died tonight in the San Jose Hospital as a result of internal injuries received in an automobile accident Christmas day. McComish, accompanied by H. Irving Lee.

broker, and Mrs. Amanda Miller, newspaperwoman, were en route to Morgan Hill to distribute presents from the Elks' Lodge here to needy families, when a passing car caught the front wheel of the light truck in which they were riding and overturned it. He is survived by the widow, one small son, Dan, and a little daughter. Funeral arrangements have not been made. JAIL CAPTIVES IN FIELD MEET The first day of the New Year was an omen of joy to the 160 inmates of the county jail at Ingleside, for the ancient rivalry of the "Hypos" and the "Winos" was turned loose again yesterday at the New Year's Day athletic meet, annually held at the institution.

For the benefit of the layman, the Winos comprise 75 prisoners at the jail who are serving time for anything from bootlegging and violation of the Wright act to vagrancy. The Hypos, numbering 65 men, are those committed for dope addiction and violation of the State poison law. Everything from a baseball game, track meet and a tug-of-war was on the program, which was run off under the direction of Chief Jailor Andy Furlong. The Hypos led the list in the winners with eight events to their credit, while the Winos chalked up four wins. The prizes ranged from clothes from the prison tailor shop to cakes, candy and cigars, and $10 donated by the prison jailors.

In the morning the Winos won the baseball game with a score of 7-5, and were awarded a prize of a 150-pound barrel of candy. The Winos also took the tug of war. World Wine Supply Held by California LOS ANGELES, Jan. to whom last night's New Year's eve jubilation seemed a trifle dry and lacking in holiday cheer, took comfort in the announcement today by Rex Goodcell, collector of interna revenue that California's official wine supply, stored in 694 bonded wineries, is sufficient to furnish two swallows to every man, woman and child in the world, baring Asia. If the water supply of Los Angeles were shut off and the state's wine supply turned 'into the mains, according to Goodcell's statistics, there would be plenty of liquid for drinking, cooking, bathing and watering the lawn for at least eight hours.

Of the 33,383.400 gallons of wine stored in the United States, his report showed 28,143,516 gallons are held in the bonded wineries of Callfornia. Blanche Mehaffey, auburn hair and blue eyes, 5 feet 3 inches, 125 pounds, born in Cincinnati, parents, a prima donna and a surgeon, starring in "Somewhere in Missouri." Dorothy Mackaill, blond hair and green eyes, 5 feet inches, 115 pounds, English type and aL native of Hull, has starred in "Mighty Lak a Rose," "His Children's and comedies. Clara Bow, dark hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 1 inch, 102 pounds, a baby doll as well as a star, emotional actress at the age of 16, plays ball and chews gum, musician and dancer, will be recognized on the screen in "Black and "Maytime." Elinor Fair, brown hair and eyes, 5 feet inches. 113. pounds, Virginia beauty.

Won fame immediately as the crippled girl in "The Miracle Man." Played the lead in "Driven" and "The Eagle's Feather." Lucile Ricksen, blonde hair and brown eyes, 5 feet, 105 pounds, the golden haired cherub of the Edgar comedies in her youth. She is now 15. Native of Chicago. Daughter of actress and business man. Leading roles in "The Rendezvous," "The Hill Billy" and "The Galloping chief guests at the frolic here Davenport, Margaret Morris, Ricksen, Julanne Johnston, Carmelita Geraghty.

LAW HITS 168 ON NEW YEAR Police records indicated yesterday that New Year's eve, 1923, was one of the most orderly celebrations San Francisco has ever had to mark the end of the year. For the twenty-tour hours ending at 7 o'clock yesterday, 168 persons had been arrested. Nearly all of them were for slight misdemeanors. Forty- -nine were arested for drunksix for violating the State prohibition law and 28 for violating the national prohibition law. Last year within a similar period 207 persons arrested.

This year only 17 automobiles were stolen. nearly all of which have been recovered. Last year 29 were stolen. The crime reports, and accident reports showed slight falling off over 1923. U.

C. Extension Will Teach Story Writing Four new classes in story writing are announced by University of California Extension for January 14 and 15. They will include beginning and advanced magazine short stories, feature stories for magazines and newspapers, and journalism. Classes will meet evenings to 8 and 8 to 9, once a week for fifteen weeks, at 342 Pacific Building, Fourth and Market streets. Registration is being made at extension headquarters, 140 Kearny street, telephone Kearny 100; Pacific Building office, and at 301 California Hall, U.

C. campus. Classes will be under the direction of Gilbert G. Weigle of "The Examiner" staff, who has conducted similar classes for the past three years. All classes are open to the public and offer university credit, Fish." KENTUCKY BEAUTY.

Alberta Vaughn, dark hair and eyes, 5 feet, 98 pounds, just a littie wisp from the old Kentucky home. but with a lot of blue grass speed. Tosses the custard pie in comedy. Buster Keaton's leading lady. Recently the "Fighting Phone Girl." Hazel Davenport, Iowa prize beauty, brown hair and hazel eyes, 5 feet 6 inches, 128 pounds.

Won beauty prizes in Davenport, London, England, and Hollywood. Went to school in Kalamazoo. Starred in "The Married "Penrod" and a number of successful films. Julanne Johnston, brown hair and gray eyes, 5. feet 6 inches, 125 pounds, a native of Indiana, first known to fame as a dancer.

Started in pictures as an extra. Chosen by Douglas Fairbanks for leading role in Arabian Nights spectacle, "The Thief of Bagdad." and "has arrived" in advance of its release. NATIVE DAUGHTER. Carmelita Geraghty, black hair and eyes, 5 feet 3 inches. 117 pounds, a daughter of Old California.

Her mother was a De Casseras with a lineage going back to the dons, her father a newspaper man and scenario writer, Carmelita is a devotee of outdoor sports. Played with Wallace Reid in "Thirty Days," in Neilan's "Ingrate" and in Mary Pickford's "Rosita." Latest leadting role is in "Bag and Baggage." Margaret Morris, dark eves hair, 5 feet 3 inches, 115 pounds, and a native of Minnesota. And Margaret is a graduate of Wellesley and believes in higher education for film stars as well as others. Started at the bottom as an extra. Is now being featured with Jack, Hoxie and North bullet boy, rifle Luciano Albertini.

ANOTHER MINNESOTAN. Marion Nixon, light brown hair and eyes, 5 feet 2 inches, 108 pounds, and another Minnesotan. Started as 8 dancer and worked for a year as an extra in the film camps. First chance came with Dustin Farnum in "A Then played leads In "Big Dan" and "Cupid's Fireman." Supporting John Gilpin in "Just Off Broadway." Ruth Hiatt, brown hair and blue eyes, 6 feet. 105 pounds, and a natire of Cripple Creek.

Started in pictures as a child star. Went to business college but turned down an office job in favor of pictures. Now leading support to Lloyd Hamilton, the comedy star. Gloria Grey, blonde hair and big blue eyes, 5 feet 3 inches, 118 pounds, and a native daughter from Sacramento, Danced into the spotlight with a single bound. Went into pictures from Gus Edwards' vaudeville company and 18 already playing a leading role in "Bag and Baggage." Disabled Veterans To Meet in Spokane SPOKANE Jan.

The annual State convention of the Dis. abled American Veterans will be held in Spokane May 29, 30 and 81, it was announced here today by Robert K. Yarnell, State com: mander. Local organizations of the order are active in Seattle. Bremer ton, Walla Walla, Tacoma, Bellins bam, Everett and Spokane, he said, and all are expected to be represented..