Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • 1

THE TEMPERATURES EBATR ICE' BAIL SUN Member Of The Associated Press THE WEATIIER Nebraska and Kama: C'oUW tonight; fair, cold Saturday. 1 p. Low Yesterday's hlrh Lw year ago today VOLUME XXXVII See It la Tho BUN It Didn't Happen" BEATRICE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25, Rum Regular Diet for 22-Ounce Baby in Canada Hospital fei) 5th of Persons in State Said Getting Relief Leginlative Council Report Show 230,000 Nebrabkans COST is "tremendous Br CUrr Sandahl LINCOLN, Nov. 25 C-Dr, Roger V. Shumate, research director for the legislative council, eatlm- ated today 250 thousand Nebras-kana, or 18 percent of the state's population, receive public relief In one form or another.

In his final report on public -alatanca to the council, in session here. Dr. Shumate fixed the total expenditure for all typea of relief for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1938 Many Evacuate Homes in Path of Coast Fire Five Million Dollars Deg-1 I7J.rucli6r ed as Flames Spread. BUT NONE ARE DEAD LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25 (JtUr Evacuation of women and children from Crestline, In the San Bernardino mountains, was begun today when a forest fire began sweeping toward the little town.

Meanwhile, on another fire front, In Los Angeles county, a new menace arose on the ridge of a thickly populated canyon when an extensive backfire was whipped up suddenly by adverse winds. It i threatened to send the fire down the main slope of Mandeville can-; yon, where there are many pretentious Mrs. Johjn Hay Whitney, noted sportswoman, was among those who left Mandeville as the flames crept closer. Walter Schulti, who led caravan of three automobiles containing 15 women and children Into Ran Rornarrilnn. utH tha flames were within a mile of Crestline at I 6:30 a.

m. The smoke was so thick, he said, visibility waa less than 50 feet Property Imperiled Many others, Schultt said, left Crestline by way of a back road into the Mojave desert The San Bernardino fire, report ed to be out of control, places In Jeopardy the highly-developed Crest forest district and Its four thousand cabins, residences, stores and hotels. Fanned by a high wind, the flames jumped fire lines establish ed along a highway. Charles M. Plummer, chief dis- TT tin.

I 1838. at an average of Flee Wind-Driven Fire on "colonies along the Roosevelt highway near. Tnpanga Canyon, North a year or ii.oa a moau) to each recipient The total expenditure, he said, representa approximately 129.13 for every Inhabitant of the state, The federal government, tha report brought out, bears most of the coat, 78.15 percent or I27.85L-D70, The state's ehart la 1JJ percent or t3.067.194. counties 4.66 percent or 1,660.201. and cities 29 percent or Principal sources of federal rev at Ran Rornardlnrt rfearrlhln thai11' Ilea 17 "If Yob Dida't Turkey Is Spared for Giving Alarm Which Halted Fire HYANNIS, Nov.

25 JF A Thanksgiving turkey strutted In tbe Frank Whltcomb yard today a proud fugitive from dining room table. The turkey jumped on tha roof Whitcomb bouse "from chicken shed, awakening members of the family who dlscoveed the shed on fire. The building and 500 chickens were destroyed, but members of the volunteer fire department kept the Hamea from spreading to other nearby structures, What the turkey's fate will come Christmas time remained in question. FDR Heralds Business Gain Recent Months Unemployment Reduced Sharply by Industry, President Tells Reporters. BUT RELIlTTO STAY WARM SPRINGS, Nov.

25 President Roosevelt said today business conditions general! were showing increasing Improvement He told a press conference, however, that while there was no question that employment had picked up, this did not necessarily mean relief rolls would drop in proportion Immediately. He pointed out that last spring a good many were out of work and there was no work for them because the relief approportlons did not employ at the low point anything like the number of persons who needed assistance. Tha president talked to reporters as he sat behind the wheel of an open car tn front of a press cottage. Mrs. Roosevelt stood beside tbe car," but got In the rear seat before the conference concluded- no hint aa to the size of the relief I appropriation for next year and' tha remaining four months of the current fiscal year.

Tbla would have to await his message to con-greet, he Said. i Many Re-Employed Talking- about business and employment, he said production in most Industries was Increasing faster than the reemployment of labor. This was one thing the administration his had to contend with right along, he His business comments were tn WnsVlcJnqtfl labor department reports showing 248 thousand had bwi reemploy-ed in manufacturing Industries la October and 900 thousand had been takken back tnto private employment in the last four months, with payrolls up. He bsd no comment to make on the Jewish refuge question. He said Ambassador Hugh R.

Wilson would come here from Washington to talk over the German situation either Sunday or Monday. A photographer's flash bulb exploded in the midst of the Interview throwing glass in the presidential car. The president laughed and aaid it waa all right, as it was not the cameraman's fault. Map Final Plan jm Auditorium Citizens Committee Meets Today Before Submitting Draft to Architect The plans committee of the citizens' progress committee was to meet today, to work out its final recommendations for Architect Fred Organ. Chairman Clarence I Gala, said he expected the commit-J tee would reach a decision late today.

The group was waiting for soma addlUoruu Information from PWA before placing its approval on any plana, he, said. Organ la at work on an outline blueprint, no plans and specifications on the excavation may be complete by the PWA deadline of December 1. Bids on the excavation contract, must be opened before December 25. Meanwhile the city moved forward to cle- the site for the new building, excavation for which must begin before January 1. Mayor Ostrander announced today the five houses on the site, at Fourth and Ella streets, would be auctioned at two o'clock December 2.

Occupants of the houses have been given notice they must vacate by December 1. 1,438 WORKERS IN NEBRASKA CAPITOL LINCOLN. Nov. 25 LV There are 1,438 'persons working In the state capitoL W. H.

Mengel, chief of the Nebraska planning board staff, reported td the legislative council today. Of that number are atate employes and S41 federal workers. The computation was made In the planning board's report on a survey of space in tho building designed to effect a more efficient distribution. situation as "extremely said men had been stationed h. "to assist in ion if that be- comes necessary." Crest forest comprising a dozen communities, and honeycombed by twisting roads lined with homes, is a major center of a recreational area which in recent years has been visited by two million persons annually.

All available men, many of whom had assisted in checking the fire on two lower fronts, were rushed into the district, under direction of federal supervisors and rangers who flew to San Bernardino from all parts of the state. Early this morning, recruiting of 200 fire fighters began In the valley cities of San Bernardino and Colton. i Fifteen fire trucks, all that could be spared from other sections the blaze which already has de-1 stroyed the 750 thousand dojlar i Arrowhead Springs hotel, were In the area, Plummer said, adding that the present direction of the wind was carrying the flames away No. 120 tU-U. 1L Wintry Storm Lashes East; 34 Are Dead More Distress Pretlieted as Clouda Roll in from Storm Tossed Atlantic MERCURY ON SKIDS Asaoclatad Frees Forty-mile winds, piling up snow and sleet over an area al ready seriously crippled by the worst Thanksgiving storm in years, threatened additional 'distress for transportation facilities in many parts of the nation to day.

Icy, winds struck sections of the north Atlantic coast soon, arter midnight last night accompanied by freakish thunder and lightning in New York and New Jersey. The coast guard said sections of Long Island were battered by hign seas but that no serious damage to shipping had been reported. Additional sleet and snow and continued cold were forecast for most of the nation today, with clearing skies expected tonight and rising temperatures tomor row. 34 Deaths At least 34 deaths were attrtbu- ted to what was winter's first real onslaught for most sections. Air traffic was at a standstui In the east last night, and weather officials believed flights would be cancelled through most of tody.

The weather bureau at Wash ington last night warned storms along the Atlantic coast from Cape Hatteras to Maine, From almost every section or the nation came reports of strand ed motorists, stalled busses, de layed trains. Communications, aud light and power facilities were crippled In some sections, New Englard reported the highest holiday deatX ton, with 10 auto fatalities. Icy Aighways accounted for five deaths in the south. Ohio reported four dead tn traffic accidents and Pennsylvania three: New-York reported five storm deaths; Michigan and Indiana had two each, and Nebraska, Missouri and Maryland counted one each. Am much aa five Inches of snow felln the eaat yesterday and last.

I Banter Disappears bur Potter, a fanner and the er of seven children, was missing in a snowstorm which swept the mountains near Dixvtile Notch. He disappeared while hunting deer Wednesday. New York City measured several-inches of snow through the night and ordered out more than 2,000 pieces "'snow''flgh'tlnt equipment to clear the streets. The equipment Included rotary flush tanks with plows and wrecker trucks equipped with plows. Washington had seven Inches ct snow, with a low of 21 degrees.

Most of Indiana was still snow covered today. Although no snow fell In Minnesota, Minneapolis' thermometer reading of 14 degrees was the coldest of the year. And at Selma, la, it was so cold that Gail Burkett who had escaped from a prison camp Sunday, spent his last money on a ticket to Keokuk, la, to surrender and reenter the warm state prison. Put Hope in Mediation to End Stockyard Strike CraCAGoT Nov. 25 sides tn the handlers' strike at the Chicago stockyards prepared today for a mediation conference with federal conciliators tomorrow tn an effort to settle the controversy.

Thanksgiving passed peacefully at the stockyards as groups of pickets representing the striking CIO stock handlerajunjon.j)araded. longside the nearly empty pens. Only about thousand head of cattle, sheep and hogs shipped direct from stock growers to packers arrived during the day. The federal conciliators resumed preliminary negotiations today tn preparation for the conference tomorrow with representatives of the union and of the Union Stock Yard and Transit company. Today waa the fourth dsy, excluding the holiday, that the strike has tied up the world largest livestock market The union waa demanding a 40-hour week, overtime pay, written contract, closed ahop and the checkoff.

The company, spokesmen said, particularly opposes the checkoff and closed shop. Starts Damage Suit After Losing Finger Albert J. Neels, Odell, has brought suit for $3,200 against John R. Huttenmater, proprietor of the Beatrice Ice company, tn district court for Injuries allegedly Incurred through negligence of Huttenmaier's minor son, Elmore. Neel petition states that while delivering Ire to Neels' tavern last June 17, Elmore requested tbe plaintiff's assistance tn placing ice In a cooler.

aa ensuing accident Neets" right land was tsaafced, and because of the injury ere gar was later amputate! DRUMHELLER. Nov. 25 (Canadian Press) Rum la on the diet of Canada's smallest baby, five-dav old Moilv Carruth- era who weighed 22 ounces at birth. She received -Tegular half -hour feedings from an eye-djpper yesterday, the drop of rum being included as a stimulant. The daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. James Carruthera, Molly was born early Monday and is being kept In an apple-box Incubator at the municipal hospital. Bolivia Under Army Rule as Revolt Balked Government Proclaims State of Siege; Say Rebellion Was Suppressed. DICTATORSHIP SEEN LA PAZ, Nov. 25 f.PV The gov- emment today proclaimed a stale of siege-a form of martial law throughout Bolivia and at the same same time announced sup pression of a rebellion and capture of a number of rebels A statement by the.

security police said a party of conspirators made an Incursion early today to the barracks of a carabineer resrlment In La Paz and tried to induce the soldiers, with promises of larze: sums of money, to loin a revolutionary movement. The soldiers remained loyal, said the statement, and their officers seized some of the conspirators. Others who had been waiting outside the barracks were said to 11 'elementa which had carried on "subversive activities for some time. They were said to be con- i necieu oircvuy or umu cvu with an earlier subversive move- ment In central Bolivia. The government Issued the fol lowing announcement in explanation of the imposition of the state of siege: "At dawn today In this city acts of rebellion against the legally constituted authorities were com nutted.

It is the duty of the ecutive to safeguard and conserve public order. Therefore the council of ministers has decreed the invocation of the article declaring a state of siege throughout Jthe republic." The communique did not describe the "acts of rebellion." Suggest Hugh yButler for U.SGOP Post OMAHA Nov: 25 CP) Hugh Butler. Omaha grainman and Ne- Uay for appointment to a vacancy on party executive committee Tuesday At Washington, rm ffS.rl- i tnn haverepresenUtion. I definitely would favor Mr. Butler for the vacancy." Republican leaders here- predict- ed there may be a contest for the vacancy between Mrs.

John T. Landon-Knox element Belabored Ship Freighter Falmouth, Once Thought in Danger, Near? New lork Harbor. NEW YORK, Nov. 25 CPV- Three coast guard craft stood by today as the 251-foot freighter Falmouth, with 24 men aboard, waa pounded by a 40-mile gale two miles east of Green, Ledge, near south Norwalk, Conn. Coast guard officers said the vessel was In no Imminent danger and waa waiting for high tide be- rore attempting to work free.

The icebreaker Icarus, a motor-boat from the Eatons Neck station and a coast guard boat were near the stricken freighter, Earlier, coast guard officials had sighted another craft taken into tow by a private vessel and had mistaken it. In mist, for the Falmouth. The Falmouth had radioed twice that she was shipping water. A howling gale accompanied by a driving snowstorm had made visibility poor and hampered tbe search for the distressed vessel. The snowstorm abated at dawn, but a heavy sea was still running.

Owners of tbe boat had ho information from the ship. Wit Connecticut coast guardsmen said the Falmouth was commanded by Captain Paul Mahoney. The Falmouth carries a crew of SO and la in New York-to-Portland Me eervice. Her displacement 2.606 tons. Escape from Lake Arrow-head and national com- 2 Refugees Residents of one of the beach of Santa Monica, are shown vance of a raging forest blaze ocean.

Damage was estimated at Pope Pius Has Heart Attack Holy Father of Catholic Church Stricken ly; Said Not Serious. VATICAN CITY, Nov. 25 Pope Pius suffered a serious heart attack this morning and a trustworthy Vatican informant said this afternoon that the holy father had been placed In an oxygen tent. The Vatican announced officially that hia condition was improving this afternoon. The 81-year-old pontiff waa stricken as he was about to leave bis private apartment for an official ante-ihambet-fot huj daily round of private audiences.

A "Vatican Tnedical bulletin described his illness as cardiac asthma, Secretaries who saw the pope overcome by dizziness immediately carried him to his room and put him to bed. Physicians were summoned, and his personal physician. Dr. Aminta Milani, still was with the holy father late in the afternoon. Cardinals and prelates.

Include lng George Cardinal Mundeleln, archbishop of Chicago, who were to have been received in audience were-informed of hia illness when they arrived at- the-Vatican. Cardinal Aluftdelein latev left by automobile for Naples, intending to sail for the United States tomorrow. This was taken to indicate that the pope's condition was not considered cause for immediate alarm. The pope was placed In an oxygen tent because he found. It difficult to breathe, a Vatican attendant said.

The pontiff collapsed and sunk to the floor when he was stricken, but members of his household said be remained conscious. As soon as he waa In bed Dr. FUippo Rocchi gave him an Injection of adrenalin and digitalis. Dr. Griffiths Resigns; Formerly Lived Here LINCOLN, Nov.

25 UV-The etat board of -control announced today the resignation of pr. D. G. Griffiths, superintendent of the Lincoln state hospital. Tbe resignation will becometeffecttve Dec.

1. Members of the board said Dr. Griffiths wanted to enter private practice. His salary Is $2,500 a year. His successor has not been selected.

If the appointment has not been made by Dec. 1, the assistant superintendent. Dr. R. H.

Spradling, will supi erimenaeni. Dr. Griffiths became superintendent Nov. 1, 199. Previous to that he waa superintendent of the Institute for the feeble minded, at Beatrice, for three When asked about his resignation, Dr.

Criffltha said: "Mr. Eubank (C. W. Eubank, a member of the board of control) and myself couldn't agree on matter of policy, that's Four Fairhury Persons Hurt in Auto Accident FAIRBURT, Nov. 25 VP! Mr.

and Mrs. L. Nuckola and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dayton, all of Falrbury, were recovering here today from automobile accident Injuries suffered near The car In which they were riding plunged from the embankment of a viaduct.) Mr.

Nuckola suffered jl broken leg and badly lacerated hand, Mrs. Nuckols a alight concussion, severe scalp wound and several fractured ribs, Mrs. Dayton received a cracked shoulder bone, scalp wound and several cracked ribs, while Mr. Dayton suffered wrenched back muscles and severe bruises, i They were enroute home; from Lincoln when the accident that resorts ta the east Two highways leading up from tne valley were ordered closed, and 'J 7 I aiviavw aejen on uie. norm Coast belongings as they fled the ad.

belnd to the shore of the Pacific 400 nomes destroyed. Station Raps Radio Priest Father Coughlin Warned to Curtail Deliberate. 'Inch-ing Race NEW YORK, Nov. 25 Ra- dio station Wmac announced yes terday is had advised Father Charles E. Coughlin of Detroit that hereafter he must submit 48 hours in advance the scripts for bis weekly broadcasts.

The station said it had sent him a telegram reading In part: "Your broadcast last Sunday waa calculated to Incite religious and racial strife in America. When this was celled to -your attention by this station In advance of your broadcast, you agreed to delete those misrepresentations which undeniably had this effect You did not do so, and we therefore are compelled to require you hereaf ter to submit all scripts 48 hours in advance of broadcast and to advise you that this station will notcarry anything by any speaker calculated to spread racial and religious hatred, intolerance or strife After the Detroit priest had discussed "persecution Jewish and and Christian," over the station last Sunday an announcer said lhat "unfortunately --Father Coughlin has uttered certain mis takes of artf Tnir announcer did hot specify any particular statements. Deadline Is -Rejected DETROIT, Nov v25 CP-Associates of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin said today that" the Royal Oak, priest would be unable to supply radio station Wmca of New York with advance copies of his Sunday addresses 48 hours before tbe broadcasts were made, as requested by radio station officils, E.

Perrtn Schwartz, editor of Father Coughlin's weekly magazine. Social Justice, pointed out that the 48-deadline set by station officials would expire at 4 p. m. today. State Dignitaries at 1.

Rites, for Justice Day OMAHA Nov. 25 CD Legal and political leaders of Nebraska paid final tribute today to Associate Justice L. B. Day of the Nebraska supreme court who died Tuesday aLLlncoln at the age of 4d. The body was returned to Om-Sha from Lincoln todav unit lav In state at a mortuary from noon un- HI 2 p.

bk-Omaha unicipalr-dis- intt and federal courts adjourned for the funeral. The Rev. Thomas Niven conducted last rites at the first Presbyterian church here for the man who had been hailed as one of the fctate's loading Jurists, Goy. R. L.

Cochran. Chief Justice Robert Simmona, and Justices William B. Rose, George A Eber-'y, B. H. Paine.

E. F. Carter and F. W. Messmore were honorary pallbearers.

Active pallbearers were George H. Turner, clerk of the state supreme court. David A. Fitch, James F. Cox, Francis P.

Mat thews. George W. Pratt and Hymle Milder. rn Seen Likelv Armistice day. They were first of the royal family to call aince the Windsors were married.

They, too, were said to have talked of a visit home, perhaps for Christmas and the customary family reunion. His talk with Chamberlain was the first for the duke with the head of hia government since he saw Earl Baldwin, then premv ier, just before abdicating the throne Dei. 10. 1936, and leaving England. i i Associates of Windsor eaid they did not know hat definite plans were made.

as they hurriedly moved household swept down from the mountain five thousand dollars with at least Auto Mishap Damages Action Before Jury Trial of a ten thousand dollar damagea suit brought by Anna McCown, mother of Violet Mc-Cown, 18, against Alvin 1 Schram, administrator of the Arnold Schrara estate, began today in district court with Judge Cloyde B. Ellis presiding. All parties reside here. The action is an aftermath of an auto accident June 25, 1937, near Marysville, in which Amo)d Schram was killed. His negligent driving Is charged to have caused the wreck and resulting injuries to Miss McCown.

Members of the trial jury are Carl Haecker, Pickrell; L. E. Smith, Blue Springs; Thee Wall-man. John Fochen, Cortland; Frank Wieae, Filley; Heye P. PardeLAdama; WUlie Ceorge Grabher, Ellis; Robert Abner, George Carsten, E.

C. Wrightsman, O. L. Kamlnska, Beatrice. Johnsen Slated for Court Post President of Nebraska" Bar Association Said to Likely OMAHA, Nov.

25 W-Harvey Johnsen "of Omaha, president of the Nebraska State Bar association, will probably be appointed to the state supreme court bench to succeed Justice" I B. Day, who died Tuesday. reports In Oulha legal said today. Johnsen. born at Hastings In 1895, attended public schools at Fremont, and waa graduated from the University of Nebraska with A B.

and LLB degreea. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic fraternity. While attending law school he waa private secretary to Chief Justice A. M. Morrissey of the state supreme court He began practice In Omaha In 1920.

He waa a member of the faculty at Creighton university law school for five, In 1931 he was 'appointed gen-eral counsel for the farm credit administration of lng later to engage In private practice. First president of the state Integrated bar association, Johnsen is also a member of the house of delegates of the American Bar association, a member, of the American Judiciary society and the academy of political He served ss campaign manager for Governor Cochran to Do-iglaa ismntyjlurtjig paums. Johnsen Is COLD BUT COLDER IS DUE Thanksgiving brought the cold- est weather of the season to Ne braska, The temperature here yesterday morning was four degrees above zero, while O'Neill report the lowest reading of four below. The mercury rose today after a minimum of six above during the night, but the forecast for eastern Nebraska was colder and snow to- night or Saturday. Snow flurries fell In Omaha at noon.

Windsors' Retu PARIS. Nov. 25 LP) A visit from the British prime minister appeared today to have advanced a step the plans for a return to England by former King Edward and his American-bora wife. Premier Chamberlain with Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax called upon the duke of Windsor at his hotel last night. They talked for 20 minutes of the duke's desire to go home, British sources said.

The duke of Gloucester, Windsor's second younger brother, and his duchess visited, here I rHu rngeV naUonaf committeewoman, the forest ed "L'believe Nebraska ouKht to enue, the director said, are Income taxes, Internal revenue, customs, miscellaneous such as government owned securities and sale and rent-si of government property, and by borrowing. State funds art raised by six kinds of taxes gasoline, property; liquor, bead, business, and estatecash funds from institutions, and miscellaneous sources. Fourth for Relief Using the 1937 estimate of as the total ultimate coat of government In Nebraska for the year 1938, Dr. Shumate asserted "we find that 23.97 percent of the total, or allghtly leas than one-fourth," went for public aid. In the same manner, he said, if the 1936 estimate of total Income lor Nebraska Is used for 1938, "we find that approximately 6.2 percent of the total income of the state Is expended for public assistance." Both the 1937 and 1936 estimates were made by Shumate in hia taxation and governmental costs report at the September council meeting.

Tha director, In arriving at tha new eaUmateadlvtiied public relief Into two classifications: Indoor, that form which la confined to Inmates of public Institutions, and outdoor, "that form which Is extended to persons outside such in stitutions generally in their own homea The respective costs for the year ended last June 30 were: Indoor 12.458.122; outdoor 133.180.824. tbe latter including 11.629,840 in administrative and miscellaneous outlays. A breakdown of each Breakdown Indoor Lincoln veterans hospital 1404.904, Beatrice Institute for feebleminded 1190,763, Grand Island soldiers and sailors home 887.431. Hastings state hospital $709,269. Kearney hospital for tuberculosis S76.397, Lincoln state hospital $270,408, Lincoln orthopedic hospital 193,199, Milfor Soldiers and Sailors home 170.426, Nebrask City school for blind Norfolk atate hospital $248-755, Omaha school for deaf Lincoln home for dependent children $70,810, 33 county poor farms $119,541.

Outdoor Old age assistance $475,095, aid to dependent children $1,199,950. aid to bUnd general relief by countiea $1 244.318, works progress adminis tration 1 2.758.403. other federal agencies i.iau.ooo, national youtn administration $508,874. civilian onservaUonorpa $2,937,470, farm security administration mothers' pensions by counties $208,112, county soldiers and sailors relief $86,666, county blind relief $1,564, child welfare crippled children $106,228, veterans compensation $3,518,533, veterana aid $132,174. vocational rehabilitation $121,044, miscellaneous city relief $459,581.

Typical State Summarising the study. Dr. Shumate wrote, "three -observa tions may perhaps be made without becoming mired In the Serbon-lan bog of partisan controversy." The conclusions: (1) That Nebraska "may fairly be said to be a typical state respect to public assistance and if there la such a thing as a state," (2) "It seems quite probable that the total expenditure for the current fiscal year will exceed that for the year ending June 30, 1938." (31 -Not all of the expenditures represent new burdens upon government; nor can It be said that all of such expenditures art a total economic loss." Barnard Held Guilty on Destruction Count James Barnard, 42, Cortland, was convicted of malicious destruction of property by a district court jury which returned verdict at 12:45 a. m. Thursday after deliberating seven hours.

The value of tbe property was placed at $32.50. i Barnard and Bert Allen, who is to receive a separate trial, were charged with breaking windows In tbe Frank Miltenberger building in Cortland last June 15. Judge Clovde B. Ellis deferred sentence. un anunuoii came wnen mwn- ands of exhausted fighters appar ently were nearing success in their efforts to control blazes in four counties, which alrealy have caus-! ed damage estimated at five mil- lion dollars, Pratt Kenneth No deaths had been attributed both of New YorJt They said Mrs.

directly to the fires, although Pratt is a strong backer of the scoret of workers and home own-j HooVer wing of the party and era were treated for iurns and m'tUmVsxmnasS'lwng'' of" the injuries. San Bernardino, hard hit by floods last March, feared additional loss from the winter rains soon due. The situation was such the same in the Santa Monica mountains, although runoff from most of the blackened canyons pours into the Pacific. Homes Saved -The- Santa Monica fire was centered in two canyons, Riutic and Sullivan, but neither threatened Immediate damage. Tbe blaze was burning away from the Rustio canyon ranch home of the late humorist, Will Rogers, was threatened briefly yesterday! "Sullivan canyon Is wholly unimproved, and without roads.

Fire fighters concentrated on a ridge separating it from Mandeville canyon. In which a few ranches and suburban estates are located. 1 Mountain homes of moving picture figures generally escaped loss. Many, located In the exclusive Mallbu Beach sector, were definitely of danger. Miles separ ated the flames and other palatial! residences in the Bel-Air, Riviera and Pacific palisades districts.

Among property burned was a ranch home of Producer Sam Wood, on a. plateau above his unharmed beach house, and residences of Otto Carrillo. brother of Leo Can-ill and Laura Mathlessen, noted painter. Homes of Madeline Carroll, actress, and Richard DU. actor, earlier- reported destroyed were saved, MINISTERS MEET FALLS CITY, Nov.

25 UP) A three-day convention of Holiness ministers from Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa opened here to day. Approximately 100 are ex pected to attend. 'a.