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12:00 3.S 1:461 0.2 12:5 i Vol. XXXV No. 84. Associated Press News SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1927 Ten Pages ny mm ij a im sme, ibis, mm UDGE HOUCK QUITS LOCAL GOOLIDGE PAYS TRIBUTE TO LATE GEN. WOOD RAPID CITY, S.

Aug. 8. (JP) Rubbed Princess' Ankles? Why, That Was Not Unusual Petitions for Two Men Denied In the Courts As Execution Nears LONDON HAS SENSATIONAL TRAFFIC JAM NEW ALBANY, Aug. 8. (JP) Newlund Knight of New Albany, former cadet at Culver Military academy, "cannot see that there was much chivalry" to his playing "knight errant" to Princess Ileana of Rumania when she fainted at Queen Marie Says U.

S. Papers Were Scooped I Kossville, Indiana, on her tour of the United States with her mother, I Queen Marie, last winter. I Knight's act of succoring the princess was related by Queen Marie in a dispatch from Rumania. The I queen said the princess was "quite overcome with the manliness, tender I care and chivalry which was showed if by the young student." "We administered the aid given to nny person who has fainted," Knight said. "All I did was to rub her feet l' and ankles.

When she regained Illy The Aorln(el PresT Strikes of Colorado coal miners and Paris taxi drivers, the decision of a wealthy Boston man to go to jail rather than pay a fine for inciting to riot and receipt of anonymous letters threatening to bomb New Y'ork skyscrapers, were new developments today in the widespread protest against the executiou of Sac-co and Vanzetti. Petition by counsel for the condemned men for a writ of habeas corpus, a stay of execution and a writ of error were denied shortly afternoon today in the supreme court at Boston. A threatening letter received from New York, bearing only the typewritten signature, "Anarchists of the World for freedom of, Sacco and Vanzetti," was turned over to Police Commissioner Warren. It was considered likely the work of cranks. "The subway bombings," they said, are only samples of what will happen if our comrades are not set free." Further than that there was still no evidence to indicate the subway bombings Friday night were perpetrated by Sacco and Vanzetti sympathizers, although the quest of the suspects took two detectives to Boston today.

New York police announced that JUSTICE JOB Charl.es C. Houck, justice of the peace for Santa Cruz for the past twelve and one-half years, today presented his resignation to the board of supervisors to take effect August thirty-first. He will retire from office on the same day and hour Sheriff James B. Holohan reliquishes his post to take over the wardenship of San Quentin penitentiary. "I am tired of the job." That is the one and only statement the loved justice would make when pressed by newspapermen for the reasons impelling his action.

Hack of the judge's declaration, however, lies his record; ceaseless, indefatigeable attention to duty and willingness at all times, day or night, to journey from home to office to take charge of any and all eventualities arising. Since the advent of prohibition it has been no uncommon occurence for the little magistrate to be routed from slumber at midnight or early morning hours to rush to the Kront street court room for arraignment of alleged violators. Troublesome petty civil cases, too, have increased in his department in great number. Apparently tireless and a veritable human dynamo, Judge Houck several months ago was forced to temporarily surrender to the strain. He suffered what his physicians termed a "nervous relapse." He recovered splendidly, however, and today appears his old, energetic self.

Though he will tell nothing of his future plans at this date, it is believed by many of his close friends that the judge will not retire from active public life. Jucjge Houck has resided in Santa Cruz for forty-five years. He has established an enviable record, both as attorney and Appointment of a successor lies in the hands of the board of super-! visors. CAPITOLA LAKE CLAIMS LIFE OF S. F.

YOUTH Drowning, cause of which remains undetermined, was the fate of Charles Melvin Nolan, nineteen year old San Francisco assay office employee, while swimming in the artificial lake on Capitola beach some time in the late hours of yesterday afternoon. With a party of San Francisco friends, Nolan, who was vacationing here for the week-end, went to the beach on a swimming party shortly after noon. The party became separated and nothing was thought of Nolan untl his body was found drifting beneath about 3 feet of water by life guards who had plunged into the lake to assist in maneuvering a canoe to an anchorage. The body was immediately brought to the beach while two visiting doctors applied artificial respiration to no avail for more than an hour. Indications pointed to the theory that Nolan had eaten a hearty meal before going swimming and on this account probably became the victim of an acute attack of cramps.

A coroner's jury at the Chase mortuary today, after listening to four witnesses, brought in a verdict of accidental drowning, with the recommendation that a pulmoter be installed on CapiUoa beach for use in such emergencies. No pulmoter was available following discovery of Nolan's body. The drowned youth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George A.

Nolan of San Francisco. The bereaved father is a captain in the San Francisco fire department. The remains have been sent to San Francisco by the Chase mortuary. Precautions Against Bombs In San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8.

As protection against possible violence on the part of Sacco-Vanzetti sympathizers, police and secret service agents have established patrols about the city hall, hall of justice, palace of legion of honor, federal building and mint. No automobiles are allowed to park inside the bomb line without first undergoing The Filipino people have lost a true friend and the United States a great public servant in the death of! Leonard Wood, declared President Coolidge in a message to Mrs. Wood made public here today: The president's telegram follows: "I want to extend my deep sympathy in the sorrow which has come to you in the death of your husband. An eminent soldier, his higher privilege was to allay the suffering that war wrought through wise and, patient efforts to bring again the blessings of peace and orderly government. General Wood's record in the Philippines is one of self sacrifice and devotion and I believe, as the years pass, will come the increasing realization that in his going the Filipino people have lost a true friends and our own country a great public servant." Mitchell Secondo Wants Divorce to Be Awarded Him In the divorce action of Kather-tne Secondo vs.

Mitchell Secondo, the defendant files answer to complaint, denying separation on July 6, 1927, cruel and inhuman treatment on his part, that he at various times requested his wife to leave their home, that he has ever said he no longer cares for her, that he struck her on June 3, 1927, causing a depressed fracture of the skull or at any other time, that she lives in danger of her life, that he is possessed of community property to value of $65,000, that he has any community property whatever in his possession, that the plaintiff is without funds, that he will endeavor to conceal any community property in his possession, all of which is charged in plaintiff's complaint. Follows cross complaint by the defendant, Mitchell Secondo in which he charges that, during the fourteen years of his married life he has been the victim of great mental suffering because of the nagging of his wife, her Interference in his business, that she accused him of incompetence in his business, that she frequently urged him to "heat up" his partners, women whom she quarreled with, the chief of police who at one time threatened to arrest her for quarreling with a neighbor, a woman she said "talked about her," and various other persons. He complains she was frequently hysterical and made his life miserable by her hysterical actions. In view of all of which his attorneys ask that decree lie awarded to him. Explosion Victim Dies In South SAN DIEGO, Aug.

8 (JP) Mrs. Mabel Wllmot, who was the victim of an explosion that wrecked the office of the United States public health service in the federal building, died at Mercy hospital shortly after midnight yesterday morning. Mrs. Wilmot was alone in the office when the explosion occurred. The first explosion was followed by another and a quantity of blazing alcohol was sprayed over Mrs.

Wil mot and about the room. It was at first thought that the explosion might have been caused by Sacco-Vanzetti sympathizers, but investigation by firemen and police failed to reveal any evidence leading to this conclusion and the explosion is laid to chemicals which were stored in the room. Mrs. Wilmot is survived by her mother, Mrs. M.

E. Cutts, of El Ca- jon, and two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Votaw and Mrs. Clyde D. Horner, both of San Francisco.

AXDY, CANNOT TELL A LIE; DIDN'T SEE LIVE DEER Andy Balich has returned from a hunting and fishing trip to the mountain wilds of Monterey county, which he made in company with Paul Milladin, Mr. Pista and Nick Butrica, of Watsonville. So rough rwas the country and so thick the foliage, they were obliged to "pack in," each one taking turns on riding the horse. Andy sustains his reputation for truth by declaring he never set eyes on a deer, much less kill one, although he did see the skeletons of several, which had fallen victim to mountain lions. However, ha held down a rattlesnake that was about to spring while another of the party killed it, and a string of eight rattles is the trophy.

L. A. Officials Go to Testify On Waterway Blasts LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8. (JP) A.

Van Norman, assistant chief en gineer of the Los Angeles water de partment, and other city officials, left today for Independence, Inyo county, where the grand jury called to investigate the dynamiting of the city aqueduct in Owens valley, will hear their testimony in reconvened sessions tomorrow. Van Normand was accompanied by Wr. B. Matthews, special counsel for the water department, and Clarence Hill, deputy city attorney, as signed to the water department. Wa ter Commissioner John R.

Richards also was subpoenaed but did not go, due to the death of a close relative. The grand jury was called prin cipally to ask officials of the water board what information they had concerning who had blasted the waterway in the long standing controversy over the diversion of Owens hiver water to the city. Members of the board are said to have declared they had sufficient evidence to warrant criminal action. The aqueduct has been dynamited twelve times in the last few years. governorfaTls in attempt to settle strike COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug.

8. (JP) Governor Donahey today conceded that his attempt to bring about a conference between miners and oper ators in the central competitive soft coal field to negotiate on a wage scale, had failed and said that at present he has no further plans to attempt to settle the coal strike. Governor Donahey, after asking the support of the governors of Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania, had asked miners and operators or ganizations to meet in conference at Toledo August 15th to resume discussion of the wage scale where it was terminated at the Miami, Florida, conference. The miners generally were in favor of the plan, but operators would not agree to the conference, declaring the central competitive field has been broken up as far as a unified wage is concerned, and as serting they believed it better for the operators and miners in the various districts to attempt to get together. Hotel Man Fails In Attempt to Save Sons In Fire SCR ANTON, Aug.

8. (JP) Three persons lost their lives in a fire at. Avoca, near here early today when William Owens, 40, prominent hotel man and sportsman, failed in an attempt to rescue his two sons, William, 15, and Allen, 6. Their bodies were found by a fireman against a door an the second floor of the Owens building. Two structures, one of them a dance hall and the other combination hotel and dwelling, were destroyed.

Russian Movie Actress Charged With Shooting LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8. (JP) A complaint charging assault with intent to commit murder was issued by the district attorney's office today against Irene Presnikoff, 26, Russian motion actress, accused of shooting her husband Logor Presnikoff, 35, in the shoulder. The injured man told the police his wife shot him during an unsuccessful attempt on her part to effect a reconciliation after their separation of a year. THIRD TRIAL BEGINS SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.

8. The third trial of George Pesce and Gus Madsen, union carpenters accused of the murder of C. W. Campbell, non-union worker during the labor troubles here last year, opened in the superior court here today. Disagreement marked the other two trials.

LONDON, Aug. 8. (JP) London had one of the worst traffic jams in its history today as the result of the collapse at midnight Saturday of the Commercial Assurance building in Cornhil'i, -which is within a short distance of the Bank of England. An alarming crack developed in pavement In front of the building and it was feared for a time the Royal Exchange building, opposite the collopsed structure might be in danger. Cornhill is one of the main arteries between east and west London and also Lombard street, consequently its closing disorganized traffic badly with the resumption of business todav after the week-end.

Trips in the business section ordinarily taking five minutes took from a half hour to an hour or longer this morning. No one was injured in the collapse of the Commercial Assurance building, the cause of which was not definitely determined. Loved Sister of Charity Passes Away On Sunday A peaceful passing to a better sphere, culminating a long and rich life of peace and devotion to God and humanity came yesterday morning to Sister Vincentia Halligan at Holy Cross convent in this city. Sister Vincentia had been a member of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for the past sixty-five years.

In her passing there is removed a loved personage prominently connected with pioneer education work in this city and a soul that has held always the palm of succor to the poor and homeless, both young and aged. All during her long life she has been an especial friend to the needy and unfortunate. Her works of charity and consolation have been without number and friends to the total of many hundreds in this and other cities deeply mourn her passing. Sister Vincentia was eighty-five years of age and a native of New York. She was of Irish parentage.

As a Sister of Charity she came to Santa Cruz in the 1870's, teaching the youth of the local Catholic parish and administering to orphans until well into the 1880's. Leaving here she served in" Sister of Charity institutions in Los Angeles and San Francisco, following which she returned to Holy Cross school here in 1915. Five years ago Sister Vincentia fell and sustained a broken hip, never entirely recovering from the accident. Until Christmas last year she was able to use a wheel chair, but since that date has been confined to her room. Her passing came peacefully and with the satisfaction that full last rites of the church to which she had devoted her life had been performed.

The funeral cortego will leave the Sisters' school at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, proceeding to Holy Cross church where a solemn requiem high mass will be said for the repose of her soul at 10 o'clock. Interment will be in the Sisters' plot at Holy Cross cemetery. BOULOER CREEK HOME BURNS The handsome two-story residence of Mrs. Martha Fritch, situated on the corner of South and Boulder streets in Boulder Creek, burned to the ground shortly before noon today. The fire was discovered at 11 o'clock.

Both the Ben Lomond and Boulder Creek fire departments rushed to the scene but on account of the headway the blaze had made before their arrival and because of limited equipment, were unable to do anything to halt the progress of the flames. The Fritch family, builders of the residence, is one of the best known in the mountain section. TAKES POISOX HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 8. (JP) Mrs.

Lea Isitt, 2 6, took poison today in what the police were told was Ian angry moment, during a party at her home, and died several hours I later. SIXAIA, Rumania, Aug. 8. (JP) Despite their avidness for "heart interest" yarns, the entire press was scooped, Mario snys, on the most romantic Incident of lier American tour. When Princess Henna became ill on hoc automobile ride from Culver to Indianapolis a student of Culver Military academy assisted lier to a drug store, removed her shoes and stockings and rubbed her feet mid ankles while restoratives wore being applied.

"Your alert papers hadn't a word about it," com-located her majesty, humorously. MORE FORESTS ARE SET ABLAZE BY LIGHTNING SAN KRANCISCO, Aug. $(JP)- Reports received by the district office of tlie United States forest service stated that 120 men were fighting a forest fire started yesterday in the Chimney Rock mountain in Klamath national preserve. Lightning is believed responsible for the blast. Ninety-five men were fighting fires in the Cedar Camp and Crescent Peak points of Happy Camp district.

These, fires were started by lightning two weeks ago and to date have burned over 6000 acres of Umber. "Johnny" O'Keeffe Visits In City John M. O'Keeffe, accompanied by his wife and infant son John and mother-in-law, Mrs. Herman Helmerson of Grand Marais, has arrived in Santa Cruz to visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs.

M. O'Keeffe on Water street. Mrs. John O'Keeffe and son will remain in this city for a visit, of several weeks, with Mr. O'Keeffe making short local visits from Stockton.

"Johnny" is a native Santa Cruzan and enjoyed exceptional popularity ajid success both in high school and in business in this city. In his graduating year at high school he was voted the most popular pupil in the institution and presented with the cherished gold He is now manager of the Stockton district for the Metropolitan Life Insurance company. Must Tell When They Are Sending' Machine Music WASHINGTON, D. Aug. 8.

(JP) Radio broadcasting stations which transmit, phonographic music must announce with each machine record the fact that mechanical mu sic is being sent out, under general order of the! federal radio commis- sion today. "While broadcasting music I through the agency of mechanical production is not objectionable," the commission order declared, "the failure to clearly announce the nature of such broadcasting in some in stances, works what is in effect a fraud upon the listening public." HIS IDENTITY ESTABLISHED A dispatch from San Francisco, I published locally yesterday, told of ithe finding of an old man walking aimlessly on the Embarcadero in i whose pocket was found a card, giving a Beach Hill, Santa Criiz, ad-I dress. It develops that the aged I mn, who gave his name as Hyram Kuntz, lived on Beach Hill, and that 'hit, ami waa a nnnlraninp nrlin ti.l construction work at the Hanly hospital. LONG VIEW, Wash. Charles Ash-ton, twenty, apparently was seized with cramps while swimming among the swells from a steamer on the Columbia river near here, and was drowned.

Herschel Vogelmore, thir ty-two, slipped off a log while fishing near here, and drowned before other fishermen could reach him. consciousness she expressed surprise that she had fainted and wondered why she had done so. Nothing romantic ever came of it. About three weeks later I received a letter from the princess. It was a typewritten letter, signed by her, expressing her thanks.

I did not reply to the Jotter and do not believe I had any romantic ideas about the incident." High School Lad Near Death, Due To Bite of Snake niICO, Aug. 8. (iP) Albert Greco, 16, San Jose high school student, is hovering between life and death in an Orovillo hospital as, the result of a rattlesnake bite suffered at Coles, Butte county, Saturday afternoon. Young Greco was bitten on the right forearm as he lay prone drinking from a creek. lie was rushed to a hospital where it was first reported he would recover.

His condition became rapidly worse today and little hope is held out for saving his life. SINNOTT IS NEW SHERIFF At a late hour this afternoon the board of supervisors, voting unanimously with C. 15. Lewis' of Pajaro absent, appointed Supervisor Nicholas Sinnott of Kelt on to (be office of sheriff, to succeed Janves 13. Hol-ohan, who has tendered his resignation, effective September 1, to become warden of San Quentin penitentiary.

The appointment conies as no surprise, definite predictions of the move having appeared in these columns several times during the past two weeks WILL SOO 15E IX KI SIXKSS AT 15 KN LOMOND Earl Lyon expects to complete the removal of his Felton plumbing business to Ren Lomond within a month. He will have his establishment in the Dubois building, in the quarters formerly occupied by Mr. Kenville, the contractor. As stated in The News recently, Mr. and Mrs.

Lyon will occupy a home they will build at Hen Lomond, on a lot next to the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Phillips.

SPECIAL BARGAINS 4 ACRES. 2 miles out; li-room house, plumbing and electricity, 2 wells, motor and tunk, barn, brood-fir house, chicken houses for 1000, assorted fruit, cow, 20 hens and tools K'o. Account sickness price reduced to $4000. A sacrifice. No.

2249C 1 VI Acres, 2 miles out, just North of highway, modern 4-room and breakfast nook; bungalow, garase and feed room, new chicken house for 000, well and pressure system, more land available. Price $5000, $500 down. No. 2377C New RunRalnw on corner King Bay Sts. $.1500, on easy terms.

New liungnlow opposite Bay View School. $4750, on easy terms. 120 Pacific Avenue Thone 54 a sedan, driven by a man who appeared to be a foreigner and bearing a Massachusetts license plate, was seen to drive away from one of the wrecked subway stations. Police are in possession of the license num ber. A general twenty-four-hour protest strike, declared in Paris, was recognized by most of the taxi drivers, but otherwise conditions in the French capital were little affected, although several small scale demon strations were held in various parts of the city.

Edward Holton James, wealthy Boston radical, took a prison sen tence of ninety days rather than pay fines of $75 for inciting to riot and assaulting a policeman during a dem onstration on Boston common yesterday. He declined to plead and refused to rise for the reading of the complaint, saying he was not standing up "before murderers." The Pennyslvanla station, capital building and the executive mansion at Harrisburg were added to the long list of government buildings under guard. In Utica, N. two buildings in the Italian section of the city were wrecked by a mysterious exploson. Both were unoccupied but several persons in adjoining buildings were slightly injured by flying glass.

Police declared, however, that there was nothing to indicate the blast was the work of Sacco and Vanzetti sympathizers. Still another protest to the United States representatives from abroad was received by the consul at Plymouth, England, from a group of communists. COAL MINERS ON STRIKE DENVER, Aug. 8. (JP) Approximately 1,000 coal miners in Huerfano county, near Walsenburg, went on strike today in protest against the sentencing to death of Sacco and Vanzetti, Massachusetts radicals, according to early estimates by the office of the Colorado Coal, Fuel and Iron company.

In Trinidad district in Las Animas county most mines reported few out as the result of the strike call, except at Tollerburg, where a large number of miners were idle. 5REMAINING-MEN PLEAD GUILTY IN FLOGGING CASE ONEONTA, Aug. 8. (JP) The Jeff Calloway flogging trial ended today when the state and defense reached a compromise whereby five men remaining to be tried pleaded guilty and were sentenced to pay fines of $500 and serve six months in jail each. Bogus Passports For Europeans CORDOBA, Argentina, Aug.

8. (JP) A secret investigation was under way today to find the counterfeiter of false United States passports, which have been discovered by the American legation. Several arrests have been made. It is believed south Europeans desiring to enter the United States sought to obtain passports, passing as Argentines. i 1.