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PAGE TWO SANTA CRUZ NEWS, BANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1932 Assails McAdoo Statement GuTs Picture Miles to Sends Him 10,000 Win Bride TEHACilAPI IS HIT BY FLOOD FOUR AIRPLAI1E PARTIES VISIT Mrs. Felecita Scaroni, Born In Switzerland arid Resident of County 58 Years, Dies At ttome 40 ENTRIES FOR BIRTHDAY FETE MARCH LISTED Ambrose pioneer dairyman of the coast section of Davenport. Three years later she married; Pio Scaroni, another pioneer coast dairyman, in this city. Mr, Scaroni died last year. Mr, Scaroni retired from the dairying industry several years ago, Surviving her are eight children: Leo Scaroni of Santa Maria, Mrs, May Elizabeth.

Hart of Pacific Grove, Mrs. Adeline S. Smith of .27. Davis street, J. A.

Scgroni of ihe coast section, Lillian C. Scaroni ot 146 Laurent street, -Mrs. Anna S. Annand of the coast section and Harry G. and John N.

Scaroni of Kern county. vv Aw" Immmi Iiiilliiilip' 'wis There's a girl I could love," wis lachlan in Cairo, Egypt, when he Ashley of Kansas City, Mo. So, correspondence until he could leave 000-mile trip to see her. He met lng, they were engaged by noon by along the Nile. He is 48.

His fiancee is 24. They are shown above Mrs. Felecita Scaroni, resident of Santa Cruz county years, died yesterday at her home, 1 4 6 Laurent street, after an extended illness. The body was removed to the Wessendorf mortuary. Rosary will be said in the chapel of the new mission at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night by the Rev.

Father P. J. McGra.th, rector of the Holy Cross church, or which she was a communicant. Requiem high mass will be said at 9 o'clock mom ing in' the church. Interment will be In Holy Cross cemetery.

Mrs. Scaroni was born in Switzerland 78 years ago. At the age of 20 years she came to this country to live with a brother Hunters Return From North With Three Big Deer The toll of deer shot in the northern counties by Santa Ituz hunters was increased by three yesterday with the return of a party of five. Eddie Meehan took the prize for the biggest buck, a 175-pound beauty, a four-pointer. Earl Harris downed a 160-pounder while Paul Jones bagged one tipping the scales at about 140 Others in the party Included Charley Roberts and Mike and Al Bergazzl.

The group was away two and brie-half weeks, doing most ot the hunting around Crowder flat, later going to Medicine lake. Some fine fishing was reported. Failure Drives 2 U.S. Writers In Paris to Suicide PARIS, France, Oct. 1.

(JP)- In a one. room studio on the fringe of Montparnasse artist quarters the bodies of two American writers were found today with notes in which they listed all their creditors and the amounts owed each and asked that their cloth ing and few possessions be sold to satisfy their debts. The victims. Georrfe D. Nevers of Chicago, had been in Paris one and a half years and John H.

Mat-theiws, who came from New Jersey to live here seven years ago. Recently they had complained lt rilfflfllltv In aolllno anv nf that ..0 worn. ineir Doaies were round on the studio balcony with their forearms slashed. Redwood City Boy Who Killed His Stepfather Freed REDWOOD CITY, Oct. 1.

fll.fi) Edward Warren Cleveland, 16, who shot and killed his stepfather, William Lauterback, to save his mother from Lauterback's asserted drunken abuse, was freed today by Superior Judge Franklin Swart. "I am hot in favor of 16-year- old boys passing judgment on any person and executing it." the judge said, "howevern from a legal standpoint and the apparent facts in this case I believe you were justified." The boy and his mother wept with Joy. A Smashing melo-drama of the Afri-J a i Coast. Here is ACTION! CONFLICT! ROMANCE! it 'Hf WHERE thb best Is like the worstand there aren't no Ten Com- n.niJml.hul A S. C.

III WEEK Airport Shows Increasing Popularity oT Flying by General Public Four airplane, parties visited Santa Crus during this week, ac cording to Ray Gillen, manager of the Santa Cruz airport at Capi-tola. who. Said pleasure jaunts brought most of them here Les McMurtry, business man aeer for the Associated Air Ser vice of Palo Alto; was the only nn who came on business. He conferred with Fred Holdinghau senf the Holmes. Lime and Ce ment.comnanv of Felton.

Jerry Andrews, connected with the 'Oakland airport, flew here 1h a Fleet to tspend- the; week-end. ArtJenks of. Palo Alto brought several passengers here in a Cur-tis Robbln plane and West phal brought a Swimming party here from San, Francisco. Advertise Birthday Party Gillen. lessee of the airport flvlnr.over the territory surround in Santa Cruz dispensing infor mation concerning the birthday party which will be held here Saturday and 8 and 9.

During the past week he flew to San Jose, Monterey, Hollister, Salinas and Burlingame, leaving cards advertising the party at tb airports visited. Mr. Gillen sub-lessee under the chamber of commerce of the airport, holding all commercial privileges. The chamber of commerce leased the property from the Hihn estate. Hollis W.

Peck, former super- intendent of airport, today had a new license for his plane which, was inspected at Watson-ville and re-licensed by depart ment of commerce representatives yesterday afternoon. Two'. Women Flying The weaker sex of Santa Cruz exceeded the male by two td one In the use Of aeroplanes here this week. Willi ftlllpn war thn nnlv man ushlg the field Laura Rice upheld the prestige of their sex. Miss Bond, who took to the air years Atoi.

is; required to fly piily a fewibre hours before obtaining a transport license, Herbert Zollinger, former Santa Cruz; boy and how San Francisco salesman, has this -week begun aviation lessons under" the1 direc- tloiMot Glllefl. Zollinger Said he consmered knowledge of the sub-. JecGifnd of primary -importance to success In the business world in the 'fu turf iteVi H. Moon to Discuss Second Coining Of Christ Sjiuday evening Pastor R. -H Moon- will speak at the lilad Tiding Tabernacle, Ocean and Har rlsoW," streets, from the subject, "Wfiy Are Things Topsy Turvy in thevWorld?" TMs will fe a prophetic mes-saRerdealinK with the second com ing6f Christ to the earth again.

Commenting upon this message Pastor Moon states, "no thinking Individual will deny that condi tiona in the world today are In a topsy Uurvy Just now statesmen and politicians are offering, various remedies in the hop of being elected to "Officials, business men and studints everywhere are trying to riddle and yet the solu- tiontemains as much in the dark as evr. However there is a key to iall, which if used will unlock the XSdor that leads blessing and-prosperity, and this key Is found in Gods answer to the queSt lb written large in His pro phetic message to the world. "Sunday evening we propose to look-into the Bible and see if this great, and perplexing question may not be answered. REWARD FOR BOMBERS OF JI IKJK'S HOME I'RGKt) BOSTON, 1. (JP) Gover nor-Joseph B.

Ely haS proposed a reward of $60,000 for the bring ing Justice of the persons responsible for the bombing last Tuesday of the heme of Judge Webster Thayer, Sacco-Vanzetti trial judge. Mrs. Delia Ehlrltlge has completed construction of her new Mt. Hermon cottage and returned to her home in Los Angeles with her daughter, Mrs. James Smith, and baby, Jean.

Mr. and Mrs. William Whittaker, summer guests of Mrs. Eldridge, have also returned to their home in southern California. Sir.

and Mrs. Frank A. Von VorsHt-n of San Jose are spending some time at "Oak Clusters" on Forest road in Mt. Hermon. Gasoline 2 1st Structure Riclifield-best westeruoU, THc quart In S-gal.

lots. Eastern Oil, IS He qt. in 6 gal. lot. kj.

OTALLON SMITH 119 Water St. East of Bridge of all FROM BIG RAIN Part of Ridge Route Out From Deluge; Towns Under Water BAKERSFIELD, 1. Sev eral hundred yards of the Ridge Route highway between Oak Glen and Camp Tejon were closed 1 by the cloudburst that struck the Tehachapl mountains between and 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, The deluge sent a flood of wa ter down both sides of the watershed, with one torrent rushing rtnwn Tehnchani carivon toward the Mojave desert and the other down Caliente canyon toward the San Joaquin valley. Tehachapl, famous old mining town of Kern county, located 60 miles east of here, was under three feet of water last night, and the high water was rushing through the streets of that city at the rate of 40 miles an hour. Trucks Washed Out Mojave, 20 miles east of te hachapl, was reported under foot and a half of water as the flood spread out oyer the desert and formed a gigantic lake.

State highway workers went to the scene of the slide on the Ridge Route to aid in directing traffic and to repair the damage. While all heavy trucks were being stop ped, lighter passenger cars were being assisted through the pass last night by county tractors. It was expected to have the highway open by morning. Last night's cloudburst was the second within 48 hours and was followed by a heavy electrical storm that illuminated the moun tain districts around Bakersfield in all directions. The cloudburst spent Itself as it passed over the ridge route south of Bakersfield, striking the highway in tne felon pass Be tween Grapevine and Lebec.

As the high water rushed down Te jon canyon, several cabins located in the canyon were washed from their foundations. As far as could be learned, none of them were occupied. i C. RadioTests At Hotel Palomar Monday, Oct 10 Santa Cruz audition for contestants in the annual Kent radio tests will be held Lin. the ball room -of the Hotel Palomar on the evening of Mon day, October 10, it was announced today by Mrs.

lone Davis of East Cliff drive. Information can be procured from Mrs. Davis or from the chamber of commerce. The contestants must be be tween 18 and 25 years old. The winners here will be entered in the 'northern California audition at San Francisco and the winners there will have opportunities in the national tests, for which $15 000 in awards are offered.

Donald Novis, Pasadena tenor. who in 1928 won the highest award for young men, has become a star in sound motion pictures. "Eyes of the World," his sixth picture, has been released. He has appeared in such hits as "Bulldog Drummond," with Ron ald Colman; "New York Nights," with Norma Talmadge; "Kathleen Mavourneen," with Sally Irish Fantasy," a musical pic ture based on Victor Herbert's music; and "Monta Carlo" with Jeanette MacDonald. He was presented last fall by Arthur Ham- merstein in an operetta on Broadway.

Christian Church Mission Head to Speak Tomorrow Milo J. Smith, superintendent of missions for the: Christian church in northern California, will take part in the worship ser vice at the Garfield Park Christian church tomorrow morning He Is spending a few days vaca tioning in Santa Cruz, stopping at 35 Errett Circle. The Rev. W. Johnson, who will 'speak at the Garfield 'Park church tomor row morning, will leave immediately after the service for Peta- Iuma where he will begin a meet ing With the Rev.

F. A. Woten tomorrow night. They, expect to continue the meetings for four weeks. WfFE OF FORMER, All TO DEMOCRATS KILLED FORT LAUDERDALE, Oct.

1. JP) The wife of C. A. Walsh, former treasurer of the Democratic National Executive committee, was killed by a Seaboard Airline passenger train. It struck her automobile on a grade crossing near here yesterday.

SENATOR BROOKHART GRANDDAD ONCE MORE WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. (JP) Senator Brookhart's fourth grand- hild was born yesterday, a seven and a half pound son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith Wildman Brookhart, r.

tie was named William Wal lace after his maternal grand father. Mr. aiid A. Henry Smith of Berkeley are guests of Mr. and Mrs.

William Tischler, also of Berkeley, at the "A-door-able" cottage at Mt. Hermon which was recently purchased from Rev. E. W. Thwing of Los Angeles.

of of at p. all I I Historical Pageant Expected To Ba Largest in of Event Accurate check made at head quarters of the 163rd Birthday Party committee today revealed that exactly- 40 parade entries have been made to date. This number is exclusive of municipal and county entries which always appear In the annual birthday Miss Mabel Wheeler, estimating on the basis of entries already in, predicts that the big historical street pageant next Saturday aft ernoon will be the largest In the history of the birthday party celebrations Sam Binsacca, director pf the high school agricultural department, has assumed direction of the paradfe and is al ready arranging with all of the city schools and individual groups for participation in this novel birthday event. Any Pet Eligible Mr. Binsacca wants it made clear that any kind of pet, from white rats to elephants, is eligi ble for parade participation.

This also includes all species of the feathered class. The pet parade is scheduled for 11 o'clock Sat urday morning and children are asked to check in at the Slsson building on the Front street side by 10 o'clock. S. A. Buchanan, chairman of the conducted tour to historic points which is scheduled to leave the Front street entrance of the Palomar Arcade at 9:30 In 'the morning, announces that prepara tions for this interesting event are practically tomplete.

'He announces that desiring transportation on the tour will be accommodated If their names are left at chamber of commerce headquarters. Oregon Mooney Bomb Story Fails Of Conf irmation SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1, San Francisco police were still carrying on their investigation today into the weird "confes sion" by Paul M. Callicotte. Port land mountaineer, that he carried the Preparedness day bomb across: the bay from Oakland and unwittingly placed it on Stuart street, where it exploded.

But in spite of all their effort? they could get no corroboration Inspector Charles Maher, whe has been specially assigned to the case, said he had followed clue after clue only to find them base- IS-. As a result interest in the lat est "alibi" story for Tom Mboney and warren K. Billings showed a visible drop. The police were waiting for confirmation from Portland ot reports that Callicotte claimed the solution of the Lindbergh kidnaping. Probate Is Asked On Will Left By Mrs; Lena Angell Petition for the probate of thr last will and testament of Lena Angell, late of Watsonville, whose estate consists of real and per sonal property In the Pajaro val ley, was filed in sunerior court yesterday by Rittenhouse ft Snyder of this city on behalf of Rol- lin Clevealand, surviving brother, who was named in the will as executor.

Lena Angell was a resident at the southern end of Santa Cruz county for a considerable time and survived her husband, Grant Angell, a few months only. The heir-at-law as named in the peti tion in addition to the executor is Floyd W. Bowers, half-brother living in. Washington. JADED APPETITES VANISH WHEN THEY MEET OUR MENUS Tou have your choice of.

many dishes all so delightfully prepared you can't resist eating every, last crumb. Bjieclai Cold LunCh. Week-Pay Dinner. 75c Special fall course dinner Sundays and Holidays TOWN CLOCK CAFE Lauds The News For Editorial Sixty staunch Supporters ot Franklin D. Roosevelt gathered last night at the headquarters of the Santa Cruz Roosevelt-For-Presldent club and, with J.

Frank Murphy presiding, reviewed the campaign so far in this county. An open discussion of national and local political conditions resulted in passing a resolution commending Thei News for its editorial in yesterday's issue on an attack by San Francisco bay newspapers on Roosevelt. ROOSEVELT SPEAKS TO 50,000 IN CHICAGO WRIGLET FIELD, Chicago. 111., Oct. i.

(P) Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic candidate for the presidency, and his party arrived at 1:04 this afternoon to join a crowd of 60,000 at the first game here of the world series between the New York Yankees and the Chi cago Cubs. Ralph Itonsall and Harold Mad- dock of Soquel have gone to Modoc county for a hunting trip. "Wild" Youth? "Educators In colleges and high schools are almost unanimous in saying behavior conditions are better and less drinking -among students since prohibition, even though enrollments have increased by the "More than 1,075,000 Signa tures of young people from 14 to du years or age, to a pledge of total abstinence and prohibition support, were presented to President Hoover December 1931, by delegates representing the Young People's branch, W. T.

advt. U. SIGNAL. SANTA CBUZ FLORAL CO Clare Pagea, Mgr. 50 Pacific Avs.

Phone 879 Are You Sick? Our nrrret lrrinrniliu of Mrrhs hnvfc rellcvril thonxnixlM of people. Why nut yon Do hot hesitate to give Un a cnll. Lee Vco Kco Herb Co. 4(1(1 Pnclflc Ave. Hour 10 n.

ni. tit 4 lit. Conftiilntln Tree 4J V. .4 iV-. SALLY BLANK FORBIDDEN COMPANY A Drama of Today mm imm i JOUKTT SHOL'SE WASHINGTON, D.

Oct. 1. (JP) Jouett Shouse, president ot the Association Against the Pro hibition Amendment, in a state ment said William G. McAdoo made "an utter misstatement" in asserting that Shouse and "certain, financial Interests in New fork are now seeking to restore the open saloon in America." He added that the Association Against the prohibition Amendment has but one purpose, which is to se cure the repeal of the amendment. KROENLEIN NEW HEAD OF S.

FARM BUREAU Scotts Valley Man. Named To Office; Nelson Vice-President Ernest Kroenleln, Scotts "Val ley berry grower, was yesterday afternoon elected president of the Santa Cruz county farm bureau, succeeding. Harold Nelson of So- quBl, who was elected vice-president- Mr. Kroenleln accepted the po sitlon only after Mr. Nelson had promised, assume his duties during the berry season.

Sanford B. Hunt was reelected secretary Directors of the organization oU- Larki Valley, Karl Hummel of High land, t. Li. Baidwin ot Mountain K. Stopp of Valencia, J.

Hauschildt of Live Oak, Mr Kroenleln and Mr. Nelson. Samuel Annanu, coast dairy man, in. an address before the group condemned the proposed tax of $1 per had on cattle over 16 months of age by the state at vision of animal industry to pay for continued tubercular free area work. On motion of William Adams of Highland the organization for warded to the California farm bu reau federation a resolution asking the state organization to ap point a standing committee on rural roads.

Frank Kellogg, county horti cultural commissioner, appeared before the organization to outline operation of his department. Discussion on proposition No, 3 which will be on the November ballot was given by George Myren and Hjigh Gordon, Santa Cruz realty men. Week For Prayer Call Issued By Pastors of S. C. The Federal Council of Church es has issued a call to penitence and prayer to the pastors and people of the churches of.

the United States of America, signed by. representatives of 26 leading Protestant denominations. The call is commended to the people of Santa Cruz by the San ta Cruz ministers union, the Rev, Warren Van Camp, president; the Rev. John Burcham, vice-president, and the Rev. Gerald Richardson, secretary-treasurer.

The week commencing tomor row has been set as a time "when jastors and people shall search their hearts and conduct, and by personal dedication and public services appointed to meet the need of the hour, discover for themselves and for the nation the way to peace and power." VINE HILL RANCHERS PAY $200 EACH AFTER FEDERAL PROHI RAID Vincent Capri and Francisco Fraydoz, Vine Hill ranchers, to day pleaded guilty to illegal possession of intoxicating liquor and paid fines of $200 each to Justice the Peace Ch'arles C. Houck. They were arrested last night federal officers who made three raids, one of which was not productive of result. CARII OF THANKS We wish to express our warmest appreciation to our many friends for the kindness and sympathy shown during the Illness and passing of our mother and sister, to the pallbearers and to for the beautiful flowers. THE PULLEN FAMILY and GEORGE AND JOHN DEAN, (advt.) the comment of Andrew Mac- saw a picture of Miss Evelyn mail and cable, he carried on a his busiuesS, then made the 10, her for the first time in the morn and soon they'll be honeymooning TrialofNunesOn Liquor Charge Is Given Later Date Date of trial of Joseph Nunes Santa Cruz taxi driver arrested three weeks ago by Chief of Po lice Orrie W.

Dunlap on a charge of illegal possession of liquor, was today dropped indefinitejy from the calendar of Police Judge Milton J. Coghlan. The move was made due to the fact that City Attorney Francis R. Hall is out of town until Mon day, Judge Coghlan said. The scheduled for Thursday, but had to be continued for lack of prosecution.

City Attorney Hall wag in San Diego attending the convention of the California league of municl palities. Nunes was alleged to have been carriyng a bottle of whisky oil both of his hips when he was arrested by Chief Dunlap. He Is being defended by Attorney Phil B. Beggs. He is free under bail of $200, posted when he pleaded not guilty.

Pappiano, Steel Grapple In Main Event Wednesday Leo Pappiano, the rough and tough Greek who has won both his bouts here, will tackle Don Steel of Seattle in the main event on. -next Wednesdays wrestling card at Community park, Match maker "Red" Thornton announced today. In the semi-windup Joe Parel- Italian champ, tackles Abie Kauffman, Jewish phenom, while the' preliminaries bring together Hellwig and Frankie SchroH and Buddy O'Brien and Vic Hill. Steel, Kauffman, SchroH and Hill are all making their first ap pearance in Santa Cruz. Dr.

and Mrs. E. it. Sill of Oak land have returned to their Mt. Hermon summer home.

Dr. Sill having a special building erect on his property on Mound ave for recreation purposes. Gertrude Goodwin of Man- Is spending the week with mother, Mrs. C. N.

Tucker of Soquel. John Pappas, of John's Tavern, Pacific. Avenue, has installed new Radio Fanatrope, a very nusual musical Instrument, which features Italian selections. In and hear It. advt.

Frtje Radio Inspection Until Sept. 28th. Get Your Radio tn First Clasr Order for the WORLD'S SERIES HOWE'S MUSIC STORE 108-70 Pacific Ave. Phone 800 1 DANCE Machine Gun Gang Roundup Nets 4 Mote In Oakland OAKLAND, Oct. l.UP) Ar rest of four more members of an alleged "machine gun gang" two of them women was an nounced by police here.

The arrests followed the cap ture of four men, in possession of machine gun and other weap ons, in an apartment Those taken into custody yes terday were: Walter Jennings, 27, who police said was the leader of the gang; Allan Moore, 27, an ex-tconvlct; Anne Thomas, 2 8i, an4- Ja.dn Martin, 23. Officers said the four and those arrested Thursday were wanted for questioning in connection with a series of crimes. The machine gun, which it was at first supposed had been stolen from a government cutter, was later Identified, police said, as the weapon used in the Nobel. $56, 00 mail robbery in 1930. Jennines told Dolice the (run had been hidden in Berkeley and he had learned of its whereabouts through underworld connections.

Authorities said Jennings es caped last January from' the Oak alia, B. prison farm, and that a $1000 reward has been offered for his capture. PROGRAM FOR WEEK OF PRAYER PLANNED FOR ADVENT CHURCH In accordance with the request of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America and the needs of the times the First Advent Christian church of this city, with others, is to observe the coming week as a week of prayer and penitence. Litera ture suggesting a prayer program for the week will be distributed at tne sunciay services or tne church. During the week special services will be held as follows Monday, four cottage prayer meetings as follows: the home of G.

F. Colby, 36 Pryce street; home of E. W. Fields, 24 River side avenue; home of G. H.

Fish er, 82 Center street, and the home S. E. Potts, 106 Wilkes Circle. Residnts of these sections have been invited tx attend the services wnicn win Degin ac p. Wednesday, mid-week service prayer and praise, beginning 7:30 p.

m. in the chapel of the church. Thursday, Christian life confer ence for younger people at 6:15 m. Friday, Intercessory prayer service at the church, 7:30 p. m.

DOLLAR TELLS HOOVER TRAVEL BUSINESS GAINS WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. (ypii After a brief conference at the White House yesterday, Stanley Dollar, president of the Dollar Steamship Line, said he had told President Hoover that he found the travel business picking up in parts of the world." AVIATION ip ii, Ed is ed nue teca her, 40 a Drop white woman, adrift, friend less, alone on the African Gold Coast. An easy victim tor the tropical tyranny ot the military outposts. Hotel Palomar BENEFIT RIO DEL MAR AIRPORT BRYANT WASHBIRN lumurii ADMISSION PER COUPLE $1.00 Z7.

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