The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 2

THE MODESTO EVENING NEWS TUESDAY JULY 15 1084 ASSESSMENT ROLL SHOWS A BIG INCREASE Total FOREST FIRE BREAKS OUT IN MOUNTAINS NEAR PASADENA Valuation InssIs 0F County IS ALL BLINK COURT ROOM NEEDHAM NOT TO BE WED BOB MINENI AGAIN IN TOILS -POLICE CHARGE TRANSPORT Bob Mineni Italian who has been caught in the prohibition dragnet in Modesto on numerous occasions was arrested for the time by the police last night on a charge of transporting liquor Mineni also faces a charge Of possession ot liquor pending against him in the justice oourt He has been fined a number of times for bootlegging He was arrested in his garage on Seventh street HOUSTON SELECTED AS MEETING PLACE FOR ADVERTISING MEN LONDON July The board of presidents of the Association of Advertising Clubs now in session here tonight unanimously selected Houston Texas as the meeting place of the next world convention in 1925 Ratification by the convention members themselves which would make selection final is regarded as certain Stanislaus Over $57000000 camp and Mt San Gabriel according to word from the resort Fifty fire-fighters have been sent from camp and other points They are not making much headway against the flames according to latest word A strong west wind is spreading the blase HAGEN COMING HOME SOUTHAMPTON Eng July Aboard the Leviathan when the giant liner sailed today for New York via Cherbourg was a group of stage and tithlette celebrities including Walter Hagen with the British open golf championship trophy GU Nichols who competed for the same Tex Austin Doug Fairbanks Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson PASADENA July A forest fire broke out this afternoon on the west side of San Gabriel canyon above Opid's camp according to word telephoned here by forest rangers in the district The fire was reported to be gaining headway No further details haye been received The fire was first observed by a lookout at the Mount Wilson observ atory who telephoned the alarm to forestry officials here and in Los Angeles The blaze is midway between WOODLAND Wn July Deputy Game Warden Justus Murk who has spent 26 years in the Spirit Lake district where the or gorilla like animals were reported to have attacked a prospecting party terms the reported discovery as 'Jail Murk said he has never seen signs of such animals nor has he over heard of them SUBSCRIBE FuR THE NEWS READ THE EVENING NEWS Department two ot the Stanislaus superior court will remain in the Schafer building at Tenth ami Kye streets it was decided by the boat'd of supervisors today Tor I aome time the board has content- 8Unisfaus 1924 assessment roll mde public today by plated removal of the court into County Assessor Geo A Threlfall shows an increase of $1380860 over another building because of lack as year in property subject to county taxation of accomodations in the pi esi utj --e assessec valuation of non-operative property on which county over! that thoTehafef company 'has are amounts to $53339036 this yar compared to $51958-planned improvements which will HO In 1923 i meet the requirements of Superior Taking into consideration both the operative and non-operative rolls Judge Needham and the super- me mtal assessed valuation in the country this year is $57708110 Real estate in Stanislaus this year is assessed at practically the Asked to Isame figure this year as last the roll shows Improvements outside Taxpayers 11 Aeloc'iat'ioir "presented of incorporated cities and towns show a gain of 660710 Modesto the supervisors yesterday afternoon improvements on real estate gained $216225 in the past year Other with a petition calling for eltmiua-) cities and towns show a gain of $87160 tion of the Tarm Bureau extension! The j0ta gan personal property In the county amounts to $418275 MILBURN COMPANY Tomorrow Morning Opens Our Annual service and state fair expenditures' Courtney Little for- i mer supervisor and Johnson oi Stick To Story KELSQ Wash July 15 expected that people would disbelieve us But we ran into the whatever it four times and finally packed up and left a perfectly good mine to get away from This is the statement today by Roy Smith Fred Beck and Gabe Lefevre three of the party of five prospectors whoso reported encounter with the "mountain gorrlllas or wild men of Spirit lake has already sent an investigating expeditionary force up the slopes of Mount St Helens Beck denied the reports that were current here of spiritualistic seances held by the prospectors during the long winter evenings In their cabin He has however seen the he declared on four different occasions It was about July 1 Beck says -it's hard for a prospector to keep track of (he exact date when he tfnd Marion Smith had gone to the BIG OIL FIRE IS RAGING AT SIGNAL HILL over the 1923 figure Modesto's valuations this year arc: Real estate $2647465 improvements $3657155 personal property $2110295 The total assessed valuation of Modesto property this year is $8503-480 compared to $8101275 a gain over $402000 Other cities and ()Wns county are: Turjock 194 $277740 2050640 Hi verba nk 2:14570 Oakdale-S8D915 New main 1923 1923 Mountain View district appeared before the board with the petition The Farm Bureau extension service includes the farm advisor and ills assistants No action was taken on the petition The board took the under advisement until budget is made up Today the board set August 12 as the date to receive bids for the Roberts Ferry union school district bonds amounting to $6(100 The Jones school district library was made a branch of the county library Tax Collector Whitmore was allowed $500 and County Auditor Keeley $1000 for additional help in 01' their offices in the collection of I taxes as provided under the county government act of mat ter the next of LONG BEACH July Five oil (lerrl()is iD the Signal Hill field were ablaze this afternoon and the flames are still spreading Starting from a fire which ignited at No 7 well of the A substantial gain in the number Fisher Oil company the flames at springs for water Smith was iiutom obi 'S assessed is shown fiist thought under control are walking ahead on the' trail and as this year There are 13522 autos in now entirely out of bounds I they came to a precipitous pitch The loss to date is from $150000 £jock stood on the edge while Smith to $200000 with no estimate as to descended I when the holocaust will be in hand Two of the derricks already in Aii lle Btoorl on top of the s0Pe flames are t-he Marine No 7 and Eack 6aw a huge black sllaPe mQV' the Evans No 1 i ing among the trees on the opposite The Union Oil Signal side of the canyon but sixty feet Hill tanks each conjaining from: away 50000 to 60000 barrels of oil are there is the Beck directly in the pathway of the called to Smith and flanms with a probability they can not be saved The fire was thought uhder con-1 )elliml a tree atld stared at trol after the first gas explosion -wo onl5r its head which ignited the Fisher well but 'u sight- The flatnosed face was) at 2 the flames spread to surrounded by an encircling halo of adjoining derricks and gathered black hair mixed with white and headway rapidly I the ears were huge cupped and The fire is in the center of the said Beck today in giv-i ta ns he he heavy production wells Livestock Increases Gains in livestock of various kinds are also noted in the 1924 assessment roll Dairy cows numbering 57311 are assessed this year compared to 53453 in 1923 Their sessed value is $1742470 Hogs assessed this year weigh 1760260 pounds compared to 747000 in 1923 The assessed value hogs on the rolls this year compared to 829885 in when they were assessed bred cattle number 1736 to 1564 in 1923 and assessed at $105175 Stock I of the beast at the first encounter MO 1 as-i cattle number 12322 assessed at $159-190 compared to 8241 in 1923 assessed at $136010 great gain iu sheep is noted year The rolls show 38915 assessed at $102390 com-j to 9241 in 1923 assessed at Large Grape Acreage are 20717 acres of bearing None of the prospectors seemed perturbed because of the scoffing with which their tale had been re-' I ceived as the prospectors them-! selves had scouted the same stories as they have heard them during the past fifteen years Spirit lake the asserted habitat of the got its name from NEW YORK MAYOR GUEST OF HEARST AT SAN SIMON SANTA BARBARA July 15 The prosecution today sprung its stir prise witness in the dynamite murder case of Maguire aged Los Olivos blacksmith killed when his small shack was wrecked by a terrific explosion Fred Estrada a San Luis Obispo county powder man testified that he gave Postmaster Tt Downs of Los Olivos twelve sticks of dynamite a few days before Mu gtiire was killed Downs was introduced to him Estrada said by Harry Taylor a brother-in-law of Downs Postmaster Downs Taylor Downs Sis father and Crawford i rancher joint defendants in the trial instantly lost their nonchal-yunt appearance when Estrada took witness stand His testimony v-Vas the first intimation that the Jirraecution had discovered the! ipource of the explosives I go Burt Chriss a Bueliton rancher pp testified that the day before the I dynamiting he overheard Crawford 1 say to Postmaster Downs: Downs don't get cold Deputy Sheriff John Longa wa testified he heard Crawford say after his arrest that Bill Downs 2 bad any guts he'd have done the job Longawa also said Crawford offered to produce the I gnllty man if (ho prosecution would Iree the two Downs men pounds i of the is $22810 1923 higher I Pure compared are A this I sheep pared i $13610 There apes laus report Peaches Prunes Plums Oranges Almonds Walnuts I Pecans SAN FRANCISCO July May- or Hylau of New York city and the old Indian legends which placed of all varieties in Slants- Mra Hylan reached San Francisco the there this year according to enroute -with Wm Randolph and J55o non-bearing Fruit Hearst and Mrs Hearst to the Hearst ranch at San Simeon Calif Both Hylan and Hearst said they were in California for a rest and fact that they are traveling together is without political significance The Hylans came west In private car a Perfection Ice Cream Dealer Near You! Alfalfa 64962 acres tills year There are 1291 persons within the county enjoying soldier exemption on property assessed at $774060 Seasonable Merchandise at Prices Most Unusual! JFuneral Notices GIVEN DIVORCE Mary de Luca has been granted an Interlocutory decree of divorce from Eugene de Luca by Superior Judge Needham on the grounds of extreme cruelty She was given custody of a minor child and $25 a month for its support Striking Values in Silk Dresses! 95 In this great annual Clearance Sale grouped our splendid assortment of new Silk printed crepos in odd patterns $14-1 Fibre Silk Knit Scarfs JL JL and pretty tub silks in clever sport models canton crepes in dainty summer shades The values 1 represented iu this Once-A-Year Sale are up to $290 CHOICE Odd weaves in bright color combinations Special at $169 TERN In Modesto July 15 William C- beloved son of Mr and fcj Mrs Engelhardt Fern uf Mo-JJ'j desto A brother of Mrs Al Blsbeo of Modesto Arlo A Fern Modesto Randolph Fern Mo-desto and Luther Fern of Mo-desto Mrs Emma Nelson and Fern of Smithfield Utah Mrs Edwards Willard Utah and ggjg Mrs Bertha Kraft Stockton a HE native of Los Angelas age 35 85 years gw Deceased was a member of Wil-I dey Lodge I of Modesto and Modesto Camp Modern Woodmen of America and Oakdale lodge Native Sons The remains are at the Fields funeral home SSJPourteenth and streets 4 rv See Us About Winter COAL Sleeveless Sweaters at $395 At Summer Prices New Sport Sweaters at SI 95 Our entire line of Sport Sweaters including the clever little models lovely colors to select from For this annual clearance sale we fl? ff marked them all at one price tjriov Sleeveless Sweaters in fibre silks novelty weaves excellent assortment in the newest colors Values were formerly to $650 For this Great Clearance Choice Latest advices from the mines indicate an advance in prices very Boon 1 1 i Notice! Dr Jones DENTIST Has resumed practice of dent-1 Istry with offices rootnB 1 and 2 Ramont Bldg Eye nth I often serve This Wonderful Refreshment All seem to Enjoy it so much EVERY TRIMMED BAT regardless ol former prices $i95 Buy Now and Save By placing your order with us now you not only make a substantial saving but arrangements tnay be made with us for very liberal terms Fuel Is Our Business This BIO CLEARANCE Starts Tomorrowl so easy to serve too and I ean got It in or In Consult us about your fuel problem PHONE 347 Ninth St frqm to Sti Momesto Milk Co KODAKS Take a Kodak with you on your pleasuro trips 1 Let us show you our seloc-1 tion Developing Finishing Regal Drug 11th A Eye Sts PASTE SILK HOSE Lisle tops brokefi sizes Splendid JQa value at MILBURN CO 809 Tenth Street Modesto IRV PRODUCTS MILK ICE CREAM Phone -40 lc4B EJevwith Street I A i.