The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 1

Cloudy and cooler tonight Sunday fair heavy frost light northwesterly winds Bank clearings in Modesto for week i ng Thursday Dec 4 1924 $2329218 No 289 MODESTO EVENING NEWS SATURDAY DECEMBER 6 1924 VOL XXIV HETCHY MOUNTAIN WORK STOPS TONIGHT Agricultural Bill Reported Provides Increase Of $59000000 URGE SUM! All Signals Working As Cars Crashed Big Chicago Booze Theft Discovered Guards Are Patrolling Buckingham LONlfoN Dec While no de-1 finite plot against the lives of Bri- i tish royalty or cabinet ministers has been unearthed armed guards were active around Bucgingham palace land government buildings today and i even extended their operations to Chequers the country residence of the prime minister where Stanley Baldwin spent the week-end Egyptian extremists are suspected but the authorities admitted that warnings sent from Cairo by Lord WASHINGTON Dec 6 With the Ailenby were based upon rumors of IF PASSING FOR HEARS Iftj OAKLAND Dec Responsibility for the wreck on the Key Route railroad Thursday which took a toll of eight lives and many injuries probably will not be fixed before next week The board of investigation appointed by Miller president of -the Key system heard considerable evidence yesterday and then announced the final report would be withheld until members of the train crew of the Sacramento Short Line train which collided with a Kay Route train have recovered sufficiently to testify Evidence yesterday was offered to show that ail signals were working perfectly on the stretch of track leading to the wreck scene and that atmospheric conditions permitted full view ahead Funerals for the wreck victims will be held today CHICAGO 111 Dec Tragedy today strode across' the stage where a cerhmony of happiness was to have been performed All the actors were the same but death had changed the setting On the verge of collapse Miss Isabelle "bride of witnessed the grim spectacle of her intended wedding ushers acting as pallbearers for her fiance William McClinton Jr $6000000 orphan Rev A Naumann who was to have married the pair read the funeral service McClintock who inherited a $6000000 estate left by his father and mother when they died many years ago and Miss Pope a famous society belle and former co-ed at Northwestern university were to have been married in February Then young McClintock contracted pneumonia Miss Pope obtained a marriage license and he couple arranged to have the yedding in the young sick room But death came as the girl waited at the sick room door a posible attempt at assassination The Egyptian Association of Great Britain and Ireland has issued a manifesto denouncing the insinuations that there is a plot to murder members of the government and declares the Egyptian nationalist movement is strictly constitutional SAN FRANCISCO Dec Work in the mountain division of the San Francisco water and power project at Hetch Hetchy will halt tonight following the refusal of Superior Judge Johnson to make permanent an injunction preventing Acting Mayor order to stop the work Lack of funds caused order to halt the work Re-organization is to be attempted to provide means of completing diversion of gates pipe crossings and tunnel work which is affected by the order CHICAGO 111 Dec A dozen men have been rounded up as su3 pects in the government warehouse liquor robbery Marshal Levy announced today in the hunt for the gang of' hi-jackers who evaded armed guards to gain their loot A revised estimate of the loot places it at $150000 Levy said The figure may be much higher he added and a re-check is being made His early estimate was approximately $1000000 CHICAGO 111 Dec One of 'the most gigantic liquor robberies in the Chicago area in years was revealed today when federal officials admitted that a federal warehouse here had been looted of nearly $1-000000 worth of choice liquors The robbery was carried out while soldiers patrolled the building The robbery occurred last Monday officials believe Marshal Robert Levy is directing a corps of agents in the hunt for a notorous gang of hi-jackers Several suspects are under surveillance Several steel doors were cut through to get the liquor Padlocks and bolts were stripped from their hinges but Levy said he considered this work was done as a subterfuge to hide the fact there was assistance The quartermaster's department of the army maintains a 24 hour watch over the warehouse In addition to 600 cases of choice liquor large quantities of rare wines and cordials were included in the loot Levy announced SPREGKELS GAVE $30000 FOR POWER RILE WASHINGTON Dec The agricultural appropriation bill carrying appropriations aggregating $124637716 an increase of $58 -923279 over appropriations last year was reported to the house today by the appropriations committee The bill carries $80000-000 for road construction an increase of $61000000 over the 1925 appropriation Regular expenses of the agriculture department ware reduced $2712436 The committee explained that the total expenditure of road construction is estimated by the bureau of public roads at $90000000 and a deficiency appropriation may be aslced for Other items in the bill included: Agricultural experiment stations 51440000 upper Mississippi river refuge $400000 co-operative forest fire protection $660000 acquisition of additional forest lands $1000-000 eradication of the foot-and-mouth disease and other contagious diseases of animals $10980 TO Fight Disease The committee reported that the eradication ef tuberculosis te cattle by the department in co-oper-ation with various states was and increased appropriations made by states for this work "made it necessary' for the SOUTH TO FIGHT INCREASE OF GAS TAX senate adjourned over the weekend the house prepared today to pass the first of the series of appropriation bills one authorizing funds for the interior department Adoption of the measure is expected before night Adjournment over Saturday was taken in the senate because of a general unwillingness of senators to vote up on the pending Underwood Muscle Shoals bill before President Cool-idge expressed his attitude toward it Senator Underwood author of the measure which would permit the secretary of war to seek private bids for the Muscle Shoals project up to July 1 and then If no suitable bid is received to operate the plant under government supervision Is confident his bill will receive the approval of the White House Underwood submitted the measure to Secretary Weeks before he introduced it he said today feel that the statements of the president in his message to congress forecast approval of my bill" Underwood said May Vote Monday A vote on Muscle Shoals may be obtained Monday and if Mr Cool-idge approves it upon recommendation of the experts as Underwood expects it will be adopted The the measure then final action on JAPS DECLARE NAVAL CRUISE GOVERNOR LEN SMALL KANKAKEE 111 Dec Physicians today were in attendance of Gov Len Small and members of his family injured in an automobile collision last night Some of the party was believed seriously hurt The governor returning by automobile from the state capitol as Springfield to his home here was in company with Leslie Small his son Mrs A Ingllsh his daughter and Al Bothfuhr of the state highway department Ou the highway near Pontiac another machine turned in ahead of the car skidded into it and toppled it completely over A gash over the ear and a severe bruise on the hip were said to be the only injuries sustained by Gov Small but extreme caution was taken to determine whether he had been hurt internally Leslie sustained a broken collarbone Mrs Inglish and Bothfuhr were shaken up but otherwise uninjured The party was treated immediately after the crash at the Pontiac reformatory and then proceeded here (BULLETIN) AVASHINGTON Dec Senator Borah new chairman of the senate foreign relations committee today announced his opposition to taking up the World Court pnposal at this session of Congress unless pressing domestic questions were first disposed of "To pass the appropriation bills and then spend the rest of the short session in discussing the World Court and kindred questions adjourn and go home for a year without doing anything on domestic legislation would be unfair and unjust to the people who sent us back here and in violation of every pledge made by all the political parties in the last declared Borah SACRAMENTO Dec Final receipts and disbursements of organizations engaged in campaigning for or against Initiative measures during the last elections were today filed with Secretary Jordan Total collections made by Rudolph Spreckles in behalf of the water and power act were $44012 Of this amount $29006 was contributed by Spreckles himself In the campaign against the measure the contributions of the LONDON De 6 The Japanese press apparently inspired declared that navy officials of Japan are unanimous in their opinion that the proposed Pacific cruise of the American and Australian fleets "far exceeds the proper limits of maneuvers as outlined by President according to tile Daily Mail's Tokio TAX PUBLICITY CASE APPEALED LOS ANGELES Dec Possibility of a fight in the next legislature over the proposal to increase the state gasoline tax was Intimated here today at the second session of Los Angeles county legislators outling their program in advance of the biennial gathering David Faries general counsel for the Southern California Auto federal government to keep pace ciub stated the proposed increase with co-operative fundB The com- js supported chiefly by northern mittee recommended an apropria- California desiring funds to com-tion for this work of $982000 piefe trunk line highways and build which is $50540 in excess of the the Bay Shore road out of San amount available for the current fiscal year An appropriation of $2977973 or $84050 more than the 1925 fig- Francisco Southern California would pay 58 per cent of the gasoline tax increases Faries said and would United Power compaines totalled I $10365641 The share of the Pacific will be up to the house which has Gas and Electric company represents 'approved the Ford offer now with-I $45285 of this amount and that of drawn the Southern California Edison com- The amendment to the Muscle pany $3918893 Shoals bill provided by Senator REPUBLIC Ml SYRACUSE TEAM Madison United States district attor-receive but 19 per cent of it back nelr Uere today appealed to the su-in the form of highway improve- Preme court the decision of Judge ments -Albert Reeves in throwing out of Paul Hoffman chairman of the'court tbe indictments against the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Kansas city Journal-Post charging boulevard and roads committee illegal publication of income-tax re-said the organization will fight anyI)orts increase in the gasoline tax "un-1 The aPPeal was made Madison less southern California is given a following instructions received from proportionate share in the funds the department of justice at Wash- KANSAS CITY Mo Dec FERGUSON WANTS NO CHILDREN AMONG TENANTS FOR HOUSE TEMPLE Tex Dec 6 "I adore children but you know children do not always adore Thus Ferguson governor-elect of Texas By CARL GROAT (United Pre Staff CorreDondent) BERLIN Dec 6 A victory for moderation and the republican group which comprises democrats centrists and socialists was forecast today on and make her home in the execu-the eve of Germany's national elec- tive mansion at Austin "is a cou- defended a "for rent but no sign on the Ferguson mansion here today "What I really Ma said discussing plaiis to rent the house The California conservation league reported $229595 was spent by that organization in support of the Klamath river initiative measure Approximately $15600 was spent by the Eureka chamber commerce against the cause Expenses of the boxing and wrestling league to secure the adoption of the boxing bill were $20-46084 The state highway campaign committee reported $40643 was spent in support of the state taxation of dozen states for early passage of the bill over the veto While Senator Edge author of the measure is attempting to work out a substitute solution along lines requested by the president demo-j 'fats have served notice that they will demand a straight vote on the vetoed bill if Edge is not successful within a few days McKellar was regarded as certain of acceptance The McKellar amendment would provide "that said lease shall only he made to an American citizen or citizens or to an American-owned officered and controlled After disposition of Muscle Shoals bill senate leaders expect to take up the postal salaries increase A deluge of pleas has swamped congress from organized forces in a highway transportation measures EXECDfniEE I ure was recommended for the forest service The committee explained that it Is proposed to increase the employment of additional forest guards to relieve the burden now imposed on the staff of guardsmen who are called upon to cover an "immense territory" For the Investigation of insects affecting southern field cotton crops the committee recommended an appropriation of $225440 an increase of $15000 over current appropriations The increase is to be used for investigation of the cotton hop-pen a pest which in the past two years has caused serious injury to the cotton crop in certain parts of Texas and has been found also in other states in the cotton belt The appropriation of $400000 for the acquisition of additional lands will permit the department to establish fish and game refugees along the upper Mississippi river DIPLOMATS ARE COLISEUM LOS ANGELES Dec 6 While 40 000 football fans looked on in amazement the football team came to life with a whoop against the Syracuse university team here this afternoon Before the orange jerseyed men from New York realized the battle had started the Los Angeles team had shoved over a touchdown and completed a place kick The score stood 9 to 0 in favor of before the game was five minutes old Both scores came as the result of remarkable charging by the heavy linemen Syracuse had been rated as one of the finest defensive teams in the east this year PROMINENT STOCKTON WOMAN ELECTROCUTED Ington Madison has sent all the records bearing on the case to the supreme court The indictment charging 'Walter Dickey owner and Ralph Eliis managing editor of the Journal-Post with illegally publishing tax returns was knocked out by the action of the Kansas City federal court in sustaining a defense demurrer on the grounds that the paper had the right to publish the returns under the freedom of the press constitutional provision The case can be taken direct the tions For the second time this year electors will choose a new reichstag at the polls tomorrow Simultaneously state elections will be held in Prussia and Hesse While there are 20 or more political parties with candidates for parliament including a and a party of hunters" the issue is between extremists on the right and left and the parties of moderation which will uphold the republic and the experts' plan Recent local elections have indi- WASHINGTON Dec 6 A public cated that the nationalists who would i building bill providing for the exrestore a monarchy and the com- Penditure of $150000000 over a munists who would establish a Period of si Tears was introduced Soviet government will be beaten I 'n fbe house today by Rep Elliott Results will not be known until Indiana acting chairman of the pie that will think as much of the place as I Ma was seeking prospective tenants today declaring the "home contains things I sherish They might and might not be safe with children BILL WOULD LIMIT PUBLIC BUILDINGS BELGRADE Dec A painful effect has been created in diplo- matic circles by the shooting of of appeals as it involves a constitu- to the supreme court skipping usual procedure of going to the court GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PROSECUTE FAKE VET BODIES tional question The Journal-Post case will be decided probably within a few months and before a final ruling can be obtained in the law on the Baltimore and New York indictments WASHINGTON Dec Prosecutions of fake organizations engaged in mulcting soldiers on false representations of "influ- ui L11U BANDITS GET $7000 FROM TACOMA BANKER TACOMA Wash Dec Three bandits held up Hugo Dellin manager of the branch agency of the National bank of Tacoma and a bank messenger shortly before 10 a today just as they were taking money into the branch at Twelfth and streets The amount taken was $7000 The bandits escaped STOCKTON Dec Mrs Moorehead prominent clubwoman was killed last night when her with the bureau mobile came in contact with a will follow a joint investigation broken power wire A high wind now under way by the bureau and bad blown the wire across the Harry A Dayton United States vice consul here and the suicide of Anna Usupaitis a beautiful yopng Lithuanian girl to whom he was betrothed The vice consul is in a serious condition in a hospital with three bullet wounds and vitriol burns inflicted by the girl before she committed suicide Dayton wooed and won the fair Anna daughter of a distinguished Lithuanian family while American consular staff at Kovno The vice friends assert wbl taklaf Hampton that he had attempted to end his Roads fled Iate thla AVIATORS BURNED WASHINGTON Dec Lieut-Commander Johnson and Mechanic Barge of the navy air service were severely burned the wben a navy plane In which they were flying collided with a tall public buildings and grounds committee Expenditures under the bill would be limited to $25000000 a year and construction and acquisition of sites would he left to the secretary of the treasury with the director of the budget passing on all expenditures street near her home About 2500 volts passed through her body Her son who was driving was the justice and postoffice departments Periodically the government is forced to pay attention to such organizations upon complaint of disabled soldiers who have been victimized KARTOUM Egyptian Soudan Dec A British court-martial passed death sentences upon four Soudanese officers involved in the recent mutiny Three of the sentences were confirmed and the guilty parties were shot Friday The sentence of the fourth was commuted to 15 yearB imprisonment WOMAN ACQUITTED BY JURY OF MURDER IN SECOND TRIAL NEW YORK Dec Following her acquittal by a jury early today of tbe charge of murdering Fred Schneider Mrs Anna Buzz! announced she expected to make a trip south and visit in New Orleans with her sister Mrs William Turo Mrs Turo is the wife of the young taxi driver who in the course of two trials accused Mrs Buzz! of the murder for which she spent 11 months in the death house following her conviction over a year ago Mrs Buzzi was accused of shoot- ing to death the man who for eight years maintained her in a love nest LITTLE JOE relations with the girl and that the nayy department was In-she attempted to kill him when she found a reconciliation impossible Dayton was reported as ddlirious by attending physicians today 20000 TURKEYS ARE eOME next TO WOMEN WHEN )T GOME'S TO TURING MEN'S SOLD AT AUCTION IN IDAHO AT 31 CENTS Tuesday FRENCHPOLrCEACTIVE AGAINST COMMUNISTS AT BOBIGNY PARIS Dec 6 While the French government is considering firm action against foreign agitators none of the latter has as yet been taken to the frontier according to an official statement from the commissioner of police today Widespread police activity against Communist agitators is getting under way At Bobigny a Communist center where the mayor is suspected of being a Communist special precautions have been taken by police from Paris to prevent possible manifestations following announcement of an agreement between France and Great Britain to suppress bolshevism propaganda THEOLOGIST DIES OAKLAND Dec Father Clarence Woodman head of Newman hall University of California theological club died at Providence spltal here today following an operation FRENCH DEBT FUNDING NEGOTIATIONS BLOCKKED Announcement Modesto Tent Awning Co Under New Management We carry a new and complete stock of canvass in all width and weights Irrigating hose storm stack and truck covers Awning and tenta made to order A dependable new service that will satisfy Mattresses made over and returned the same 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Look over the list of Suitable Gifts Mother Father Sister Brother for the Home On the WANT AD PAGES TONIGHT BOTTOM OF RESERVOIR DROPS OUT MILLIONS GALLONS WATER LOST TALLADEGA Ala Dec The sudden disappearance of two million gallons of water from the new municipal reservoir here was a problem puzzling city officials and engineers today The water vainshed in three minutes after the bottom of the huge reservoir dropped out The water supply was being pumped directly into a filtering plant pending construction of a new reservoir BOISE Idaho Dec 6 Twenty thousand turkeys 20 carloads were sold yesterday at auction by the Southern Idaho Turkey Raiser's association at the highest prices ever brought here Several cats went at 31i cents a pound and three cars at 31 Bidding was spirited among nine packers of Portland Twin Falls Salt Lake Omaha and Chicago The association will have 5 cars tor the January market By LUDWELL DENNY (United Pmi Staff CorrempondeQt) WASHINGTON Dec A hitch in the French debt funding negotiations has occurred and final settlement may be delayed several months French indecision British sensitiveness over possible discrimination and disagreement between certain members of congross and the American debt commission are given us the cause BACK AT DESK WASHINGTON Dec President Coolidge was back at his office today after his unprecedented Chicago trip on which ho traveled like any other citizen and saved $1200 of the money.