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WEATH Kit. Sun Francisco Jiay ri'Klon: Fair unci pool tonight unl Tuesday; Hitht northerly wlmls. Hucrnmenlo nml Sanlu Clara Vol-lfyn: Knlr tonight anil Tuesilny, heavy fruHla tonight; Unlit Variable winds. mm JANUARY TIDE TABLE Compiled W. R.

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At 8 -1 ir.T; 3 4.2 3:32 Full Associated Press Leased Wire. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. Vol. 43 No. 56 SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1929 Eight Pages rn 1 1 i JEW NORTHERN nnM I MM 1 GovernorSays PLANE FORCEDTwoHousesOrgamze; More Blackmer Money Seized By Government WASHINGTON, D.

Jan. 7. UUM UMIIUIilll; nr nmnrno RAIL EXTENSION IS DISAPPROVED 0WN AFTER Boulder Dam Bill First; fninan Objects JURY MAY YET starts monday ur umuLiWi (JP) A second levy of $100,000 of bonds lielnntrlnir tn Hnrrv M.I Almnut NlmnltMlienllnlv with li ..1 nnri 1 ami WASHINGTON, D. Jan. 7.

-(Disapproval of the North jiurniiiui, iiunniiif iuuiui isoiliv announcement that Lowell Koun- witness, was made today by Unit-' iiu nail tree, former unuersnerirr. would ed states Marshul Edgar C. Sny HAVE WOMEN 11 ern California Railroad company's nnrun uvv der acting under a District of Co IU UllLnil return to his staff effective next Monday morning, Sheriff N. 1. Slnnott this afternoon drove to lo Senator Ms up mk SACRAMENTO, Jan.

7. (JP) jbers objected and that he would The fnily-rlglilli biennial brand unobjectionable to .1 11. the Sacramento solon if the latter of the California, legislature open- 1 would purchase them for him. In- ed at the state capital curly thlH muI, not projected line construction In Plumas and Lassen counties, Cal- lumbia supreme court decision holding Blackmer in contempt for IffftPnln nrDO 1 4U Watsonvllle for an interview with 'his refusal to testify. FRESNO KTROPOMTA UR TROOM.

RIVERSIDE, V. A. Trafton, foreman of the The bonds were taken from I 1 interstate commerce commission Interstate commerce cnmmlxutmi those deposited by counsel for 01tl Mcwaren, twenty, son of an ay 1V Pi Howard examiner! AXl.KKhM, Jan. 7. (Jf) Jan.

7. (f) Ten women wore Included in a special venire Hlucktner when the court ordered Exeter minister and former unl- assigned to Investigate the plan. The niiny'M endurance flight county grand Jury, to secure endorsement to his plan to obtain the addition of at least one deputy to the sheriff's office. Rountree resigned as under- iiftcinoon when I.ieiitennnt (iov-eriior H. L.

Carnnlmii of l.os An the first seizure some months ago, verslty student, confessed to po- The Northern California rail- piano, the Question Murk, was of thirty called today for pos under the Walsh act which per- lice toJay tl)at he planned t0 rob road, a proposed connection line Bible Jury duty during Gordon Ch 111a linn Sworn In Senutor Arthur H. Breed of Piedmont was unanimously elected president pro tempore of the senate. This makes the seventh time Senator Breed has served in mlts application of the penalty to Jith the Western Pacific, asked turn VroBitn thoatofio XJn geles, president of the senate, and Arthur A. Omiiliiius of San Fran Stewart Northcott's trial for mur- forced down on the airport field here at twelve minutes ufter two o'clock this afternoon, Tho plane circled the field and Bheriff late last October shortly persons refusing to testify here in criminal trials. after the Clara Mead Thornewill dor of three boys.

Young North- cisco, chief clerk of the assembly, TV "Permission to build thirty-one arrested las night after he at-mneg of track from CreBCCnt tempted to slug the officer on the MI1Jg t0 Westwood. beat, and is in Jail today facingi Tha WeHrern investigation had been closed. cott himself, who is accused of called their respective ooules capacity. glided to a perfect landing about SOU yards away from the main torturing and killing Lewie and arrangement, whereby the hanga Awd oi aVmy ofV, Nelson Winslow and an unnamed Mexican lad, has expressed a desire to have women on the Jury The illness of his wife forced him to leave Sa'nta Cruz for Albuquerque, N. M.

The Rountrees returned this week, Mrs. Rountree being greatly improved. To fill the vacancy, J. R. Devitt was frm 1 new llne wou'd open new routes cers rushed out to meet the great 'cker recently t0 east and goulh ovef tne black.uodled ghlp ag glie taxid t0 nnn tilnnnoH 1 1 alii Datrnlmiin1 I WARNING NOTE SENTTOBOHNER IN "TRAP" CASE which will decide his fate.

Spec a standstill and waited for her Western Pacific's system. I. MpPnillov taha hla iin fiipm order. Prior to the election Lleuten-Upon. conclusion of roll call, ant-Governor Carnahan was ln-thc two houses launched Into the troduced to the senators by Breed business of organizing.

)ad after the new lieutenant-gov-Kdgur (. Levey of Sn Fran-'eror addressed the upper house, cUco, speaker of the assembly was sworn in as president of during the lout session, wan unan- the body by Judge William H. IiuouhIj- re-ciiectcd to lluit pout pinch, presiding Justice of the after his name wn proposed by third district court of appeal. Assemblyman Kay Williamson of crew of five to pile from ti.e cabin where they have lived for seven Howard's report pointed out and with an accomplice rob the that Southern Padfic theaters, posing as a pol ceman gerve8 the area tne ew Jle days. ial Prosecutor Loyal C.

Kelly has announced that he will not allow women to serye on the Jury, and Norbert Savay, Northcott's counsel, has concurred in Kelly's statement, that the evidence will be of a nature unfit for women sworn into office on November 1 and lias ably served as Sheriff Slnnott's chief aide since he was commissioned. Devitt will retain the undersherlffshlp. m.u lu casu.ers in ia-Wotld Further, he Baid The plane hftd been In the air .8 lu lue man. u- ownerHhlp of rallron(, by singU, Just 150 hours and 46 minutes. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.

7. (ff) urn llhtwix nKMIWtlnll It wus approximately an hour ufter the left motor of the plane San Francisco and seconded by Harry Hewell of mruuiey wub lunen iiuo uil When he returns to work Mon HOOVER BACK -UTvani iv. uuiiiici, jjji uiiiuiiii'ii HT Jurors. day Rountree will hold the title Wbll Her. administrator for northern Cali-" T.Al lluid declared an undesirable fornia and Nevada, made public by the commission in prev- A posslblo clash between Northyott and his counsel was toduy a note warning him to "lay '7 lloU8 railroad extension proposals AT CAPITAL, K.U RAMKXTO, Jan.

7. (JP) Governor Young announced foreseen by court observers over off" the Muldoon case. 7a The latter objection was under of deputy sheriff, ugalng charge of the identification work. Since his ubsence the county has been badly hadicapped in this department as he was tho only officer the question of women Jurors The text of the note follows: I stood to refer to the Red River prior to I be opening of (he forty- developed trouble thut the Question Murk sailed onto the field where seven days ago she took off on her epochal flight. Five minutes before she landed, the left motor went "dead" and Major Spatz dropped his load of gasoline to lighten the ship.

There it was but minutes before her voyage to an end. Northcott has declared he intends "Keep your hands off this case' SEES PRESIDENT Lumber company, which organized the Northern California Rail cIkIiIIi California legislature to-1 iluv tliitt. Hip tirnt. hill Introduced Dempsey Will in Santa Cruz county acquainted with fingerprint work, having if you want to live a few days longer." to take over active direction of his case. He allowed Savay to proceed with examination of the road corporation, and proposed to in each of (lie.

bonnes would rail urn "over fourteen miles' of its received Instructions in this line Not Fight Again already tentitive seated Jurymen gging line to the new enter from August Vollnier, celebrated for rat if leal ion of the seven-slato WASHINGTON, D. Jan. 7 Boulder dam pact. HJP) President-elect Hoover call- TI10 governor wild tlint the whltp Houae early to. prise.

today, however, without com incut. In a typewritten postscript addressed to the police department the writer said: "Watch your step. We are going to get you in a trap from which you will never hop thin wnrM nirnlti Berkeley police chief. Sheriff Slnnott spoke 'to mem emergency bill Would be Intro-' hia South Ameri- JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 7.1 (JP) Jumes M.

Lynch, locall hntal mull anrl frlpTwl nf JhcV duced as an emergency lueamirc, Cnolidee. JUMPER BLOWN bers of the board of supervisors this morning, explaining the need for more help in the office. Since Xorlhcolt On Willies Stand COURTROOM, RIVERSIDE, which means that the legislature Mr Hoover and the president would act on it without referring tpthpr nearlv three-auar- ti wprU "Thn Dempsey, who arrived today METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7. (JP) H.

J. Adumson, special representative of the war department, officially announced the landing of the Question Mark here at 2:07:01 o'clock this afternoon. Jan. 7. (JP) Gordon Stewart Bla.khand Gang," and had been Mlaml fU he became sheriff both the criminal and civil departments have in sn Pr.win train, Bam mai uempsey told him he will not enters the.

practically doubled In the amount it to committee. terg an hour Tne two came The measure will call for un-lout the executive office to-reserved ratification of the Boul-igeth(jr ftd poaed fDr photograph-der dam bill signed recently by on the gtepg The president-President Coolidge. 'plpnf rfprlined tn tallt with news- TO SEA SEARCH MADE FOR KIM night. Hohner, upon receipt of the ring again but to "pick where of work, records show. Rickard left otf and devote warning, detailed a squad to in vestlirate.

and also notified thn time entirely to It is expected -to be introduced Officers of Farm Advisor's Office papermen about the conference, postoffice inspectors here. Hel "Uempsey told me that if Tex said he believed the note wan a'RiL'kard had lived he would have 111 ine senaio vy oeuaior naipn renlaring E. Swing of San voll want to SANTA BARBARA, Jan. 7. DRY RAIDERS CALLED BEFORE genuine warning from a desper (Swing is a brother of United know what haDnened you'll have Attend Meetings States Congressman Northcott was culled to the witness stand today by his counsel, Norbert Savay, in Savay's attempt to challenge a venire of thirty on grounds of bias.

Northcott was asked by Savay to tell the circumstances of his complaint against a neighbor boy for theft. He spoke precisely and so rapidly that he was asked to slow down for the convenience of the court reporter. Ho testified that after several telephone calls and a personal visit to the sheriff's office he was told to "get the hell out of here." Later, he said, the mother of fought the winner of the Strib-liug-Sharkey bout," said Lynch, "but added that now since Rickard is gone, he will pick up t-nn owing t(J g0 tQ tue fountain of news." ate gang, and that he intends to make a thorough investigation. (JP) Search for James Young, parachute jumper who fell in the ocean near Carpinteria yesterday, was resumed today. Three air- who, with United States Senator Aftpr the Dresident-elect had The Muldoon case, believed re Hiram Johnson, fought for waa annolmced at the County Farm Advisor Henry Washburn, Assistant Farm Advi where Rickard left off.

ferred to in the note, was that in! nlanes swpnr over (hp Pnrntnlorin THE S. JURY age of the Boulder dam bill in Wnlte House that Mr. Hoover's COIlgresS. wunl Smith A merlon tour had sor Paul C. Barker and Home "It can be said officially and carried thfJ gearch far which Corporal James Muldoon' Dempsey will never fight again.

Demonstration Agent Estelle was shot by a trap-gun while In the assembly the measure is Rnhfpct of his COnfer- raiding a still. expected to be sponsored by As-' thp out to sea. Young jumped from a plane above the Carpinteria airport, He told me so yesterday while we waited to start north." Grlswold have left for the university farm at Davis for a week's NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (P) -Po lice Commissioner Whalen's drive Lynch joined Dempsey here iand was blown half a mile tn spa brushing up to increase their efficiency for local county work. Ancient Ritual against speakeasies, which has resulted In more than 600 raids.

The annual conference of the when the latter passed through in hla 3000 foot drop Hampered en route to Miami a fewduysy hcavy garments, he was ago. He long has been a close thought to have no. chance to Is Merged With semblyman Myron D. Witter ot Mr Coolidge regarded the trip Brawley, WUliam M. Byrn and ag very 8UCCegstul and thought Clare Woo' wine of Los Angeles the gQod wln -it nad engendered California, Utah, Nevada, Ari- found ft reflectlon ln the Pan-zona, New Mexico, Colorado and Amerlcan arbitration conference Wyoming, the seven states linked nere and 8eemed to have been in the Boulder dam pact, are ex-igonerally yery neipfui.

pected to ratify the presidents; drove, ai. agricultural service is in session at the college of agriculture. swim ashore. tho boy came to his ranch and used to him and his mother "such abusive language as neither I nor mother had ever heard in our lives before." Judge Freeman, after Northcott left the stand, overruled. Modern Things with vigorous use of axes, during his three weeks in office, ran against snags and criticism today.

Police inspectors were summoned to testify before the fed Farm advisors from 40 counties Police started an immediate search for the Santa Monican. An of the state, their assistants, BETHLEHEM, Palestine, Jan. action of signing the Boulder damirecUy from tne whUe HoU8e to bill within six. months after he all-night patrol of the beach proved fruitless, as did a hastily-organized air search, which had 7. (JP) A 1 ritual was eral grand jury in Brooklyn be the Mayflower hotel, where he Savay's challenge to the panel home demonstration agens, specialists of the service and the Berkeley office staff being in attendance.

Two major groups are provided to be abandoned on account of and ordered the veniremen, including ten women, sworn. Sa for the weeks' study one in plant science and the other in animal science. The home demonstra cause of allegations that there had been bungling in preparing prohibition cases. Fed era, 1 Judge Moscowitz charging the grand Jury in Brooklyn, Fald that more than half the prisoners taken before federal commissioners by policemen usually were discharged because of lack of evidence or because raids were illegal. merged with the modern surroundings of an automobile procession, mounted police and Boy Scouts as Christians of Near East churches observed the Orthodox calendar Christmas in the Village of the Nativity.

The Greek patriarch arrived from Jerusalem in a motor procession yesterday afternoon headed by mounted police, Boy Scuts and archbishops of the Orthodox church. tion agents also have a program arranged for the week, joining amxea nis signature. hag ei)tablished temporary head- Byrno Speaker Pro Tern lqllarters for his week or ten-day The senate took a recess of live gtay in Wasnington. He found minutes to permit the assembly iWultlug tor hlm there ag his Urtst to catch up with its business so of the day Heath ot that the two bodies could unite to Cllicag0i nati0nal committeeman hear the governor's message for Illfnoia with wnom he waa Contests anticipated for offices closeted for half an hour, in the assembly apparently were Mr Hoover nad no specific en-ironed out before the elections gagements for the remainder ot for when Assemblyman Walter he bu(. expected t0 receive Little of Santa Monica nominated from a numDer ot congre William M.

Byrne of Los Angeles including Senator for re-election to the post of Borah of Idah0j one of nig chief with the farm advisors in the more general subjects. vay had attempted to show In defense of his challengo, that alleged bias on the part of Deputy Sheriff Worcester had caused the deputy to summon veniremen unfavorable to Northcott's case. IXAIXiURATKD OX LAWX PHOENIX, Jan. 7. (JP) John G.

Phillips was inaugurated as Governor of Arizona in a brief ceremony on the capital lawn here today. Pledging his administration to strict economy and sounding a plea for conserv-l atlsm In business and the governor addressed a throng of citizen's at the open air Inauguration. Jane Phillips Much Improved After Accident Professor Boke Dead At Carmel speaker pro tempore of the lower campaigners before the election. H. B.

Pilkington Very Sick Man house, supporters of Assembly and one of those insisting upon darkness. printshF IS suspected PORTLAND, Jan. 7. (JP) Tho operations of a Seattle printing shop came under police Investigation today when Portland detectives found that a ring of alleged check forgers operating here had had duplicates of stolen blank checks printed in the Seattle plant. William De Billis was heid on a charge of forgery with bail at $2500.

Two other men, Frank S.j Chimienti of Kelso, and Vito Chimienti were under arrest. L.A.Whittlels Taken to Hospital man Jerome V. Scofield of Hunt- 1 11 HH KrnMi III it a 11 ington Park, who had planned to to nll, throilh a Droeram friend of the former heavyweight champion. Straight Grade In Every Unit of 180 STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 7.

(JP) For the first time in the history of this university a student has shot academic par throughout his scholastic career. Arthur F. Scotteu has graduated with a straight grade in every unit of the 180 required for a diploma. Scotten made the 'varsity fencing team, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity. His home is in Pasadena.

KINGGEORGE HAS GOOD DAY LONDON, Jan. 7. (JP) Tonight's bulletin on King George issued at 7:45 p. m. said: "The king had a quiet day.

There is no change to report in his majesty's condition. The next bulletin will be issued tomorrow evening." No Blue Laws For Radio, Says The Commission enter him as Byrne opponent, did not do so and Byrne was given the post. Miss Jane Phillips, popular Santa Cruz girl, who was believed to have been perhaps fatally injured in an automobile accident in Chittenden Pass several weeks ago, has been removed to her home at 99 Olive street and is Arthur Ohnimus of San Fran cisco was re-elected chief clerk of There is no improvement in the condition of Humphrey Pilkington, who is a patient at the Mission hospital under the care of Dr. A. N.

Nittler. The former state park warden and nature lover is a very sick man with periods when he lapses into a state of coma. Mr. Pilkington's condi the assembly. Arthur Ferguson of Sacramen of farm relief legislation.

Dr. Frank Golder Of Hoover War Library, Dead PALO ALTO, Jan. 7. (JP) Dr. Frank Alfred Golder, director of the Hoover War library at Stanford university, died today at rapidly recovering, according to to was nominated assembly serg- MONTEREY, Jan.

7. (JP) Professor George Boke, former dean of the University of California law school, died yesterday at his home in Carmel. He had been in poor health for several years. He was born fifty-four years ago in Dutch flat. Professor Boke rose to prominence in the San Francisco graft prosecution when he was associated with Judge Wm.

H. Lang-don, Francis J. Heney and others. He edited a weekly publication, "The Liberator," for the graft prosecution committee and was active in other ways. her father, George Phillips.

Appearing at The News office tion today is the outgrowth of a eant-at-arms by Assemblyman Percy G. West, and unanimously elected. The post of chaplain was given today, Mr. Phillips declared ex I pressed thanks to the many to William H. Hermitage, rector friends of the family who offered aid in the moment of despair.

ot St. Paul's Episcopal cathedral Mr. Phillips made particular mention of Dr. Burton M. Palmer 7 LOANS WANTED on gilt edge Real Estate $1700 on $4500 GO-aere ranch.

$2600 on 5-R. modern bunealo. $10,000 on bungalow court and filling station. Also others. If your money Is not earning 7 call, phone or write us.

If you want to borrow, see uo. of Sacramento. Objects to Cifjur Smoke L. A. Whittle Beach hill, who is quite seriously ill with heart trouble, was removed by his physician, Dr.

A. N. Nittler, from his home to Mission hos pastor of the Congregational Before the senate took its re church, who he said offered daily Palo Alto after several months' illnesrs. Dr. Golder was instrumental in bringing to the library information not contained in any other library in the world, said university authorities.

Born in Russia in 1877, he came to America, graduated from Harvard in 1903, served with the prayer for the recovery of Miss Phillips. cess, Breed Introduced a motion changing the meeting hour of committees to 10 a. m. during the first half of the legislative session and to 11 a. m.

during the final half. pital today. Mr. Whittle has been feeling very badly since the death of his wife, Mrs. Anna Whittle, about a week ago and has a hard Miss Phillips suffered internal injuries when the car driven by her aunt skidded off the highway and overturned.

Others in the fall he sustained in the San Luis Obispo high school building on the 18th of December. Miss Hazel Brass New Office Aide To A new secretary and office assistant has taken up her duties in District Attorney Stanford G. Smith's office. She is Miss Hazel Brass, a Santo Cruz high school graduate and formerly in the office of the Dille Collection agency. Miss Brass began her new duties early this month, succeeding Miss Edith Whidden, who resigned to accept a secretarial position in the executive offices of the Coast Counties Gas and Electric company in the Alta building.

i fight ahead of him to regain his health. Breed also moved that the sen-American relief administration TO TURN STATE'S EVIDENCE LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7. (JP) On motion of Deputy District Attorney Robert Stewart, the indictment against Jacob Berman, "bright boy" of the defunct Julian corporation, charging "bribery and conspiracy, was dismissed by Superior Judge Edwin I. Butler today.

Stewart said that Berman had agreed to turn state's evidence against former District Attorney Asa Keyes and five other co-defendants. ate rules be adopted with excep- under Hoover in Europe follow- machine were not hurt. tion ot those regulating commit INCREASE AUTHORIZED tee hours. The ministry of health of is to be asked to favor the ing the war and collected, documents, notably Russian, for the Hoover library. He came to Stanford ln 1921, A short, spirited, good-natured SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.

7. (JP) WASHINGTON, Jan. There will be no blue laws governing Sunday radio broadcasting so far as the radio commission is concerned. Louis G. Caldwell, general counsel of the commission, ruled today that the commission has no Tho otf mmiaainn lowering of the age limit for tilt was injected in the senate procedure when Senator J.

M. In- today granted increase in water Pensions for blind persons now ratett fn wninnr filon Wafer set ai ou. man of Sacramento objected to Breed puffing a cigar in the sen company near San Jose, enlarging the system's income approximate ate chamber. and in 1924 became a director of the library. He was author of a number of historical books.

President-elect Hoover visited Dr. Golder at a hospital here before starting on his recent Latin-American tour. power under the law to restrict Breed retaliated with informa Approximately $3,000,000 worth of toys made ln Germany were given to children of this country in the past 12 months. SANTA CRUZ TEMPERATURES Maximum 56. Minimum 32.

Clear. REALTORS 149 PACIFIC AVE. PHONB 54 tion that rules of the house per Sunday broadcasting to religious music and oratory as asked by the Lord's Day alliance. ly tllOO annually. The San Jose water works operates the Willow Glen system.

mitted smoking unless five mem-.

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