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WEATHER. San Francisco Bay region: Fair and mild tonight and Wednesday' but overcast early Wednesday, moderate west winds. San Joaquin and Santa Clara Valleys: Fair tonight and Wednesday, not quite so warm, changeable winds. AUGUST TIDE TABLE Compiled by W. B.

Springer-Day Time Ht. TimeHt. 9:4114.6 5.7 2:53 2:28 0.4 P. M. 2.9 0.3 26 3:30 2.7 Member Associated Press, United Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations Vol.

48r-No. 74 SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1931 Twelve Pages MILK VIEWED Mussolini Disapproval May Spoil Their Wedding Plans REST OF STATE HOT BUT IT'S ONLY 80 HERE STATE OFFICIA BOMB FOUND ON PORCH OF CLARK JUROR Kiwanians Plan To See Grid Game At District Meet G. W. MacCullum of Watson ville, representative of the Juil- lard-Cockcroft company, spoke. before the Kiwan'is club in the Hotel Palomar today on coopera tive retailing and the progress made in this field from 1925 on.

Stanley R. Smith was chairman. Dan McPhetres spoke on the 1 -H 1 7 fa L'n Man Who Held Out For Conviction Is Periled FOLDED IN NEWSPAPER His Stand Prevented Acquittal Verdict In Trial SANTA MONICA, Aug. (f) -A makeshift bomb, prbbab- district convention to be held in Cruz Dairymen's council Pasadena af which time the Ki- was -made tod the visU of waBians attend the Stanford- fi A1, executJve 8ecretory- ot U. S.

C. game in a body, and iiib uiairici uieeung in juos uuiua, October 19. Alfred S. Kline out- Aiiicu piano iui vno fcjtiu iu vu birthday party. Violin solos were n-cinH ly with power enough to cause ing from 6 at Brookdale to 102 considerable damage, was found at Ben Lomond and .103 at Boul-early today on the porch of the'der Creek.

home- of William E. Weller, 78; Warm weather continued year old juror who' held out throughout the southwest, accird-against eleven others, for conviing Associated Press dispatch-tlon in the murder trial of David ea. Temperatures ranged the Harry E. Piper conducted an of markets under the option of- flowers. Fred R.

Howe, Vment of agriculture, by the guest song leader, and Bert B. "nc11 at the recent Snyder had charge of the com-mertinS heId ln th0 singing. Mr. Allen stated that the de- Over 75 were nresent. with'Pment not to many; visitors including Roy Bost-''i in cse8 as this un-wick and Judge Charles Barnard.

less request is made, but when, of the justice court of Fresnp. requested Is In a position to make ARCHDUKE OTTO AND PRINCESS MARIA ROME, Aug. 25. The marriage Division of Markets To Get Report On Situation Here MEETING TO BE HELD 1 eStS of Herds For Tuberculosis Are Given Praise The first step toward settling the milk orlon difficulties of the state; of Mr. Allen come here in response yi a V.

Macklin, chief of the dlvi. i Investigations and give advice. "The responsibility in this mat ter rests entirely on the producer," said Mr. Allen. "State laws do not permit a corporation to discuss or fix prices, but an organization of producers may do 'go." A' survey of conditions here will be made by Mr.

Allen who will re port to Dr. Macklin. A meeting will be called -of the dairymen here at which time representa tives of the Mission Creameries, owners of the Beach City creamery in this city, will be invited to attend. The possibility of a meeting of dairymen in the area as far as Salinas will also be discussed, at which time Dr. Macklin would be asked to attend.

To Aid Price Dispute Dr. Macklin, formerly federal farm board market director has had wide experience in this work, having recently completed a na tional survey of the fluid milk sup ply and also was instrumental in settling price questions in Minn eapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, Chi cago and New Zealand. Mr. Allen was impressed with' the splendid rating of this tuberculin free area and the condition of the herds here. Confirmation of the fine condition of dairy cattle in Santa Cruz was made today by Dr.

E. M. Keef, supervising veterinary live stock inspector for the division of animal industry of the state department of agricul ture, who conferred with Dr. F. D.

Marquiss, veterinarian ill the division of animal Industry for the state department of agriculture in this district. 1 Dr. Keef who directed the work of testing for tubercular diseased animals here last year, said that (Continued on Page Five) MURPHY WILL TALK TO "FILL-THE-HOLE" CLUB NEXT SUNDAY District Attorney Frank Murphy will speak before the Flll-the-Hole club, Sunday in the Mission Inn. Other speakers before the organization of newspapermen of the Monterey Bay region will include W. H.

Joesting of the Santa Cru County Development association and the Rev. J. C. Colyar. Luncheon will be served at one o'clock and a musical program will be presented under the direction of Buell Walbridge of the F.

R. Fulmer House of Music. PLANS NATION WIDE JOBLESS AID CAMPAIGN Censured By Farmers 'Union ARTHUR M.HYDE OMAHA, Neb (JP) Members of the board of directors of the National Farmers' union, in quarterly, meeting drew up a resolution censuring Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde. The reoliitton dealt witji the alleged sale of two cars of ljve stock by Hyde through private commission house.

Specifically," the resolution charged Hyde, an ex-officio mem ber of th6 farm' board, "who has been preaching co-operative mar keting of all farm commodities, had his choice of patronizing either of two co-operative agencies af the Kansas City market Instead, the resolution charged, Hyde on last July 8 Bold two cars of live stock through "an old line private commission- house." ZEPPELIN'S FLIGHT DEFERRED TO MAKE FRAME STRONGER AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 25. (JP) The postponement of the maiden voyage of the giant navy Zeppelin Akron, until September 5 or later, was announced today by. the Good year Zeppelin corporation, us builder. First tentatively scheduled for or a day or two later, the maiden flight was postponed to permit' building' of greater' local strength en the ship at various points.

Minor repairs were neces sary following the-" straining ''of parts of the ship during overload testB of the New York Starts Roundup of All Known Gunmen NEW 25 (JP) In a drive against crime police today started a round up of suspicious characters and known gunmen. Scores Were arrested. Police vacations were Every available detective and policeman, including several hundred clerical workers, were on duty with squad cars or on In two boroughs alone there were 49 arrests. Police cruising cars, were being equipped with radio. Twenty thousand persons crowded Madison Square Gardens last evening at an anti-crime mass meeting.

Prohibtion and crooked politics were blamed by speakers for the gangster, outbreaks. A committee of 70 was named to demand action from Mayor Walker on his return to this coun try. MYSTERY OF PHOTO OF AMUNDSEN PLANE IS SAID SOLVED LEIPSIG, Germany, Aug. (JP) A mystery of the Arctic which puzzled grave scientists for days, seemed today to have been solved by a humble cameraman. At any rate a photographer here who never had been inside the Arctic circle, said that the "Amundsen in the picture Prof.

Moltschanow snapped from the Graf Zeppelin over lonely Nqva Zembla, was the result of a double exposure. GERMAX FLYING BOAT ARRIVES AT CHARLESTON CHARLESTON, W. Va. Aug. 25 (JP) The German flying boat DO-X arrived in Charleston harbor at 12:35 p.

m. E. S. T. today, after a flight fro mMiami, Florida, where it took off this morning for New York.

The seaplane carried 21 passengers and a crew of 16, illlllllill The mercury went' though its setting up exercises today all over California and by noon had settled down to work. At Los Angeles it was 95 degrees above zero at 11 o'clock and was threatening to move slightly higher in the late afternoon; The thermometer stood at 95 at Los Angeles yesterday morning at the same hour and last night the southern city experienced the hottest August day 1n five years. Its maximum yesterday was 96. Santa Cruzans at midafternoon today were' fairly comfortable with the thermometers" registering an even 80 degrees above zero, but from the San' Lorenzo valley came reports of still air, humidity arid' temperatures fang- 8ame as yesterday when Anaheim, reported 103 degrees, Needles 112, Riverside 108, and Phoenix, 106. Col.

H. Hersey, government meteorologist, predicted, relief during the night, but said the temperatures probably would eclipse yesterday's before the sun sets. MacDonald Names Cabinet Members For New Regime LONDONV Aug. 25i () Prime Minister Ramsay i Mac- Donald, as of the new national non-partisan government, today announced the personnel of his cabinet, including Stanley Baldwin, Conservative leader, as president of the council and Phillip Snowden in his old post of chancellor of the exchequer. The complete list follows: Mr.

MacDonald, prime minister. and first lord of the treasury; Stanley Baldwin (Conservative), president of' the council; Phillip Snowden' (Labor), chancellor of the exchequer? Sir Herbert Sam uel (Liberal), home secretary; Lord Sankey (Labor), lord chan Lord Reading (Liberal) foreign secretary; Sir Samuel Hoare (Conservative), secretary for India; J. H. Thomas (Labor) secretary of dominions and colon ies; Neville Chamberlain (Con servative)-, minister, of health; Sir Phillip Cunliffe-Lister, (Conserva tive), president of the board of trade; Sir Donald MacLean (Lib eral), president of the Of education; Sir Henry Betterton (Conservative), minister of labor; Lord Londonderry (Conservative), first commissioner of works; Lord Lothian (Liberal), chancellor of the duchy of Lancas ter; Lord Amulree, air secretary; Austin Chamberlain (Conserva' tive), first lord of the admiralty; Sir Archibald Sinclair (Conservative), secretary for Scotland. The secretary for war and min ister of agriculture are to be announced later.

HIGH SCHOOL students trying to eat and get to class on time under the hew 35 minute lunch schedule. OFFICER RALPH CASTRO attacking flies in the police station with a Flitgun. FRANK absent mindedly forgetting to return to high 1 THE REV. JOE CARPENTER going down town for groceries before breakfast. MRS.

MEG. DRESSEL) once more looking for her dog. GEORGE PARTON struggling with a corselette in Leask's window. "TICK" SMITH holding up traf fic while he borrows bus fare. SINCLAIR RETIRES AS RACING OWNER SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.

Aug. 25. UP) Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire oil man and owner of Rancocas stable, today announced his temporary retirement from the turf. His entire stable of horses in training, twenty-five in number will be sold at public auction Thursday, September 3, in the Saratoga race course.

CAUGHT FLY Stage 'Alt Set With Big Amusement Program RADCLIFF IS SPEAKER Aims of County-Wide Promotion Plans To Be Told Time: Eight o'clock tonight, riace: Mission Inn. Occasion: Santa Cruz Cbunjy Development association commun ity snoker. Principal speaker Hon. Geo. Radcliff.

With the stage all set and a program of exceptional attractiveness complete to its final detail, observers are predicting that county history will be made when the big development body smoker swings into its routine this evening. "Tonight's event, offering as it docs a group of outstanding speakers carrying a message of vital importance and an entertainment program of the highest quality, has unquestionably found popular appeal," declared General Chairman Fred Harbert today following a final report from Arrangements Chairman Laurence Canfield. Radcliff Likes Plan A delegation of development association executive and civic leaders today organized a reception committee for the welcoming of George Radcliff on his arrival this evening from his present home in Sacramento. Mr. Radcliff, pioneer county resident and until recently co-publisher of the Watsonville Pajaronlan, has expressed keen satisfaction over the opportunity of presenting the development body message at tonight's affair.

"I have long awaited the day when my home city of Watsonville and the Santa Cruz com munities on the north would unite in a common movement for progress," the former publisher and state executive declared over long-distance wire to President H. R. Judah of the development association. "It is with great satisfaction that I view the launching of your county-wide movement." Wilson Chairman J. B.

Wilson, president of the Coast Counties Gas and Electric cdmpany and a director of the development body, has been named smoker chairman and promises that the entire program will be handled in snappy fashion. The "Buccaneers" quartet, KFRC and Columbia Broadcasting system radio stars, announce that all of their most popular broad cast numbers and specialties have been included on their smoker program. This famous troupe will be heard throughout the en' tire evening, responding to request as well as scheduled num bers. Coming From Watsonville Though the program proper will not get under way until 8 o'clock, Thomas Simmons and his popular Rose Bowl Revelers will entertain with musical hits in the mencing at 7:30 From this hour on. the arrangements committee promises never a lagging moment.

Word received by smoker com-l mittees today indicated that many WANTED RANCH and HOME LISTINGS We closed deals on 86 'places since May 1st. WMmkk 7 TWO SENTENCED FOR FORGERY IN SUPERIOR COURT Two forgery cases and a charge of attempted grand theft were heard by Superior Judge J. L. Atteridge this afternoon. John C.

Whitney, formerly of El Centro was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail for forgery. At the expiration of his sentence he. is to-be placed on 18 months probation as recommended by Probation Officer George Den nett. Whitney came here from Salinas to get a job thinning apples. Un able to find work he passed a fraudulent check.

He has no pre vious criminal record and served one year in a United States mill- training camp. George C. Remick, 20, Watson ville youth, was sentenced to serve from one to 14 years in San Quentin for forgery. Remick was married in 1930 and his wife lives in this city. Reports showed he had only reached his third year in high school and according to Probation Officer Dennett, Remick as a boy in southern California -was three times confined In a reform school and had been in several county jails in.

the state. On motion of District Attorney Frank Murphy the charges of at tempt to commit grand theft against Roland Parsons were dis charged by Judge Atteridge this afternoon. TOMORROW'S OFFICIAL' EGG QUOTATIONS (Following is official San Fran cisco egg quotations for- tomor row's trading, as fixed this after noon at 3 o'clock. Released to The News by the United States Department of Agriculture, BU-reau of Economics). Eggs per dozen wholesale prices on retail grades: U.

S. No. 1 extras, large, can' Hunting Season On Water Fowl Cut By Hoover WASHINGTON, D. Aug. 25.

(JP) The hunting season on ducks, whose number has been seriously depleted by drouth, was shortened to one month today by proclamation issued by Presi dent Hoover. The president's proclamation also applies to geese, brant and coots, throughout the United States and in Alaska. Canadian authorities are ex pected the biological survey to take similar action soon. The principal breeding grounds ill' northwestern United States and western and southwestern Canada have been dried up by drouth over the last three years. In the northern part of the United States, except Alaska, the season under the new regulations will open on October 1 and close October 31.

The seasons on jacksnlpe, sora, woodcock and doves have not been changed. Drouth conditions in the principal breeding grounds, the biological survey said today, convinced federal and dominion conservation officials that "Irreparable damage would result if measures, were not adopted, at once to reduced the kill and preserve an adequate stock of birds for breeding." BUILDERS' RIOT" IN NEW AMERICAN EMBASSY IN TOKYO TOKYO, Japan, 25 (JP) The new earthquake proof American embassy, here, being rushed to completion for occupan cy this fall, was the scene of a dis turbance today in which twenty-one interior decorators and. paint ers were injured. Police said the. disturbance started as the result of a dispute regarding the discharging sub contractors of 30 workmen.

Officers said the remaining 60 de corators and painters protested with fists and sticks when other men were brought to replace those discharged. L. A. LAWYER MADE FORESTRY DIVISION FIRE INVESTIGATOR SACRAMENTO, Aug. 25.

(JP) Following out the federal system dealing with incendiary fires, the state division of forestry to day instructed Horace Kennery, Los Angeles attorney, to report to it as special investigator and prosecutor, persons suspected setting field and forest fires. Kennedy is to investigate sus- 'plcious fires and attempt to ap prehend the persons believed to have set them. NEW JUDGE NAMED H. Clark, former deputy district attorney. The bomb was found by Mrs.

Weller as she attempted to sweep a newspaper from the porch. The paper was wrapped around the bomb, which was formed from gas pipe 8 Inches long and encas ed in friction tape. A dynamite fuse protruded from one end. It had been lighted but had gone out. Police had not determined the composition of the explosive.

Weller brought the bomb; to police sub-station and requested an investigation. He said he was not worried at the incident. Weller voted for conviction, and his refusal to change his stand resulted in a disagreement by the jury Sunday after it had been out 68 hours. Clark was accused of slaying Herbert Spencer, political editor and former newspaperman, and Charles Crawford, wealthy politician. Clark claimed he shot the men in self-defense.

BASEBALL By The Aoclfitl Pre NATIONAL LEAGUE First game R. H. E. Cincinnati 8 14 2 Philadelphia 0 Lucas and Sukeforth; Benge, Milllgan, Fallenstein and Davis. Second game R.

H. E. Cincinnati 0 4 0 Philadelphia 1 6 1 Johnson, Frey and Styles, Suke forth; J. Elliott and McCurdy. First game R.

H. E. Pittsburgh 10 1 Brooklyn 3 8 1 Melne and Phillips; Clark, Quinn, Heimach and-Lopez. Second game R. H.

E. Pittsburgh 0 3 1 Brooklyn 5 '10 1 Kremer, Osborn and Phillips; Heimach and Lopez. R. H. E.

2 3 and St. Louis 4 9 Boston 1 11 Hallahan, Stout, Johnson Wilson; Seibold end Spohrer. R. H. E.

Chicago 3 6 New York 5 10 1 0 Root, Teachout, Warnecke and Hartnett; Hubbell and Hogan. Second game R. H. E. Chicago 1 8 0 New.

York 7 15 0 May, Warnecke, Baecht, Teach out and Hemsley; Chaplin and Hogan, O'Farrell. WREATH OF SMOKE ON TREETOP PROVES ONLY WISP OF MOSS It was so 'warm at Boulder Creek yesterday that Ben Kinnicut was not in the least surprised to Bee a thin line of smoke curling from the top of a redwood tree in his front yard late yesterday afternoon. He hurried to the phone and sent a fire call to Fire Ar thur Waters, who rushed to the scene with the hose and all the paraphenalia. But the fire proved to be only a waving garland of Spanish moss struck by the sun light. POST AND GATTY ARE WELCOMED IN S.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. (JP) Harold Gatty and Wiley Post, aviators who recently flew around the world in eight days and sixteen hours, arived here today on their air tour of the United States. They flew from Salt Lake City. of Archduke Otto, pretender to the vacant Hungarian throne, and Princess Maria, youngest daughter of the Italian royal family, may be definitely off because of Premier Mussolini's disapproval.

Mussolini is, understood tfl be lieve that the marriage would be unpopular in Italy. Thus, the for mer Austro-iHungarian Empress Zlta's scheme for an ambitious al Dance for her son may fall com pletely. Japanese Plan Large Welcome 1 For Lindberghs TOKYO, Aug. 25. (JP) The most elaborate welcome ever arranged for any foreign flyers is being worked out to receive Col.

and Mrs. Charles A. Lind bergh on their expected arrival to morrow afternoon from Nemuro, after a flight of 7,132 miles from New York City. Nothing quite so detailed has ever been programed previously for aviators, not excepting the plans made to welcome the Graf Zeppelin two years ago. Lindbergh, accompanied by the party otAmerican Ambassador W.

Cameron Forbes, is expected to arrive at the railway station in Tokyo about 4:30 m. Wednesday. They will make the ninety minute journey from the naval landing field in a special coach. At the station 120 policemen will be assigned to preserve order in the crowds which are expected to assemble along the two and a half mile route to Dr. Teusler's house, where the Lindberghs will stay.

Five hundred policemen will line both sides of the street. TODAY'S QUOTATIONS ON STOCK EXCHANGE SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. (JP) Following is the official list of transactions on the San Francisco stock exchange, giving stocks for morning session: Caterpillar Tractor, 21; Coast Counties Gas and Electric, 100 bid; Fageol Motors, Food Machinery, 15; Golden State Milk, 12; Magnavox, 1 bid: ipaclfic Gas and Electric. 52; Paoific Telephone and Tele- Richfield Oil, 1 bid; Shell.

Union Oil, Standard Oil of California, 40; Trans- america, Union Oil Associates 16 bid; Union Oil of California 17. San Francisco curb: Bank jof America (New York), 38 bid; Cities Service 10. Chicago Wheat Futures Close 46 to December, 50 to March 54; May, 56 to 56. Chicago Corn Futures Close September, 41 De cember, 37 to March, 40; May, 42 to GERMAN AVIATRIX ARRIVES AT HARBIN HARBIN, Manchuria, Aug. 25.

(A) The German aviatrix, Frau-leln Marga von Etzdort, making a solo flight from Berlin to Tokyo, arrived here tonight from Chita, Siberia. In making the 750 mile Journey she landed at Khailar, Manchuria, to refuel her plane. 28 U. S. 1, extras, WASHINGTON, D.

Aug. 25. (JP) Plans for a national to aid local communities in raising: unemployment relief funds were being forwarded today by Walter S. Gifford. Representatives of the nationwide welfare and charitable organizations were called in today medium, candled, U.S.

No. extra small, candled, 1 4 Va. prominent residents of' Watson ville and the Pajaro valley are planning to attend tonight's affair. A similar event is schedul ed for a later date in Watsonville immediately previous to the launching of the organization's financial campaign in the Pajaro valley. Association executives again emphasized today that positively no memberships or funds will be solicited at the smoker.

Everything is free and everyonel is in vited. Development association jexecu tives explained that this evening's smoker program does not iftclude a dinner. I "But there will he plenty of smokes, plenty of fun and an, evening of plentiful education all around," the smoker committee spokesman declared. "The ireat is on the development associa tion and all we ask is that the i citizens come and be our guests." the national relief director to work out plans attempting to fix the time for it. AID TO FLYERS WASHINGTON, Aug.

25. Airplane pilots owe a considerable debt to the U. S. weather bureau the country. The bureau main- tains 45 upper air meteorological stations on the nation's airways to furnish information to weather controlling stations along the routes.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 25. (flVfor the aid rendered them all over A. B. Bigler of Santa Maria was appointed superior judge of, Santa Barbara county by Governor Rolph today.

He will fill a vacancy created by the 1931 legislature,.

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