Bakersfield Morning Echo from Bakersfield, California • 2

TWO BAKERSFIELD MORNING ECHO Tuesday, January 5, 1S26 Some of Supervisors Opposing. Purchase of Present Fair Grounds PRICE I LM1D IS 01 Df-FtlHIJILSI Amusement Tax Is Little Fun I BIFURCATED NIGHT ROBES ARE FAVORED MED III G0UI1TP BELFAST, Jan. 4. Londonderrys pajama industry 4s booming. But the nightgown manufacturers are la despair because of women's growing fondness for the bifurcated sleeping garment.

Another effect of fashions fickleness is seen in the closing of a Londonderry corset factory, throing 209 girls out of employment. (By The Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Jan. M. Edwards of the field force of the internal revenue collector's department, wan arrested early today on charges, brought by J. A.

Lyons, roadhouse proprietor. Edwards was lodged in tbe Culver City jail when Lyons told officers the field agent had attempted a "shakedown" of the resort, demanding as "amusement tax, non-payment of which would result in "closing the joint" Lyons communicated with his attorney by telephone and was advised to pay the "tax but to mark the bills given to the officer. This he did and then reported to the Culver City HOT PROHIBITIVE BUT LUST WILL KILLJEI Wagy Re-elected Chairman of Board by Unanimous Vote of Members. CONSIDER UNION AVE. (By The Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.

4. The United States circuit of appeals to-day affirmed the decision of the lower pohee, who arrested Edwards and are 'rt cancelling the leases of Edward boldmg him for department of justice Doheny and associates to oil land officials. in the Elk Hills naval reserve in Cali- An internal revenue badge and a government pay check were found on Edwards at the jail. The money paid him by Lyons, $158 in cash and fornia. RESERVE PAYMENT The court reversed that portion of a the lower court verdict which had al- (take advantage of the grief of wealthy' persons seeking solace by I means of communication with the departed dead.

The locales of the story are Hungary and New York, and Aileen Pringle and Conway Tearle are seen in the leading roles. They are supported by a cast which includes Mitchell Lewis, Robert Ober, Stanton H.3Ck, Gladys Hulette. David Torrence and DeWitt "The Mystic was scenartzed by Waldemar Young, photographed by Ira Morgan, and titled by Joseph Farnhara. Cedric Gibbons and Her-vey Libbert were the art directors. Newspaper and police crusades throughout the country against fake mediums and crooked clairvoyants recently resulted in Director Tod Browning writing a thrilling film expose of crooks of this variety.

Browning has filmed his story as "The Mystic," a Metro-Goldwyu-Mayer production, showing at the Paitime Theatre today and Wednesday, and it is one of the most thrilling crook plays that has ever been flashed on a motion picture screen. The picture is both a warning and high class entertainment, and shows how crooked mediums are often linked with bands of swindlers who DU USES IN ELK HILLS Circuit Court Reverses Any Payment for Pearl Harbor Works. lowed the Doheny company an amount in excess of $11,000,000 from the government for the building of the oil station at Pearl Harbor. The court held that the powers of the secretary of the navy in holding and conserving oil lands did not extend to the disposal of oil products in the naval reserves in the manner in which it was done in the contracts and leases here in question. INTENT OF ACT It reviewed the intent of the act which was a rider to the appropriation biH of June 4, 1920, and which defined the powers, of the secretary in regard to the administration of naval reserves, and held that the exchanges provided therein did not apply to the exchanging of oil land leases in reserves to private parties for other considerations.

The province of the' navy department, the court held, waa to strictly conserve and maintain such reserves for the public benefit The court held furthermore that there could be no objections to tlh, findings of fact by the lower court, and that the admission of the testimony before the senate committee was within the rule in every respect. Doheny was held by the court as the dominant figure in the Pan-American Petroleum Company. Whether an appeal from the courts decision would be taken could not be determined here tonight. Mr. Doheny was reported by members of his family in Los Angeles as "out in tbe country and out of reach.

The oil magnates Los Angeles attorneys, Wellborn, Wellborn and Wellborn, declined to comment, referring all inquiries to Frank Hogan, Washington, D. chief of counsel in the case. The government expressed itself as satisfied with the decision. OLD-TIME WALTZ GROWS POPULAR (By The Associated Tress) LONDON, Jan. 4.

The old-fashioned waltz is slowly coming into vogue again. One of the biggest talking machine distributing agencies says three waltz records were among the ten most popular dance records sold during the last quarter. It is asserted in dancing circles that the tango has failed to appeal to the "man in the street and that the popularity of waltz music points to a definite revival of the old-tashioned waltz. KIDVit WINERS EVANSVILLE, Jan 4. Five non-union miners were kidnaped from the Buckskin mine of the Boss Coal Company today by a crowd of nearly 300 men, officials of the mine were informed John Lenn, mine superintendent said he did not know where tle men had been taken.

Taylor Holmes Lead in No, No, Nanette," Is a Real Scream. The funniest man in the country today is undoubtedly Taylor Holmes, famous stage and screen star, who at present is enacting the role of Jimmy Smith in No, No, Nanette the great musical comedy that comes to the Hippodrome Theater next Monday and Tuesday. Taylor Holmes has specialized in nut' roles during the most of his career and achieved big hits in Bunker Bean and. The Million" in this sort of character. In "Nanette 'he is certainly a nut, for no one but a nut would undertake to keep the peace with, a wife and three lady friends at the same time.

During his long career as a stage laugh maker Taylor has evolved a rather good line of philosophy' which is summed up in fcart paragraphs as follows: The most successful men are more or less i The modest, shrinking violgt never nips the coin. It is the guy who shrieks from the housetops I am good" that wins out. There a lot of folks born in this world without sufficient confidence in themselves. A man is never too old to take a chance. You may be sure that when everybody is saying That guy is crazy you are getting some place.

The greatest laugh I get is when I read a newspaper criticism thaf I am playing myself. There is always something coming to a guy if he only has the nerve to go after it. Comedy is one of those arts no one can resist. It is the play which gives people afterthoughts that last. The laugh must be backed by a sound philosophy of life.

PLAN RESTORATION OF FORT MHENRY (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Restoration of Fort McHenry, Baltimore, to substantially to w-hat it was before the British bombardment in 1814 and inspired Francis Key to write The Star Spangled Banner has begun. Temporary World war structures that have surrounded obscured the old star are being wrecked and a program of landscape gardening and road work will be carried out by army, authorities in the next few months to make the fort a national historical memorial. INSTITUTE DEPUTY INSTALLING Installation of officers this evening of St.

Margaret Marys Institute, will be conducted by Mrs. Chris Nelson, Institute Deputy, of Taft. The ceremony will be folowed by an informal reception feting the ney leaders at Cupid's Palace. RETURN TO REDLANDS -Miss Evelyn Rummich, a junior at Redlands University, and Miss Fern Ferguson, a freshmen at the same school returned south Sunday after completing a visit with their respective parents over the holidays. EUROPEAN FLOOD MENACE IS INCREASED BY HEAVY GALES check for $50, were taken from him.

ROBBER SEIZES 7, FLEES IN Star Grocery Proprietor Loses Cash Receipts to Armed Bandit. As J. S. Lewis was working in his store at 2629 Chester Avenue about 7 oclock last night a man entered the store and, pointing a gun at Mr. Lewis, proceeded to rifle the cash drawer of $367.50 in cash.

The holdup man then turned and fled in an automobile that was waiting outside the door. Mr. Lewis immediately notified Chief of Police Horace Dupes, who rushed to the store, the Star Grocery, but arrived toolate to stop the thief. According to a description' of the hold-upman furnished by Mr. Lewfs he was about 20 years old, tall and very thin.

His hair was dark brown and he was wairing a pair of gray trousers. Details pf the case were lacking late last night, as officers who were investigating had not made a report. Mr. Lewis could hot be reached. The man was carrying a .38 automatic revolver, the police say.

No description of the car in which the thief made his escape could be obtained and people near the store were too excited to get the license number. FINDS LANGLEY HAD FAIR TRIAL (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Representative John W. Langley of Kentucky, recently convicted in that state of violating the prohibition law, had a fair trial and was properly convicted, Solicitor General Mitchell advised the supreme court today, in asking that it refuse to review the case.

In a brief filed on behalf of the federal government, the solicitor general took the position that the Kentucky congressman had been deprived of no constitutional rights, and that his case presented nothing that would take it out of the class of ordinary criminal conspiracy cases. Chairman Tells of Plot at Plunge Which Can Be Bought Reasonably. Chairman James I. Wagy of the Kern County Board of Supervisors at yesterday's meeting of the body, announced that be bad been informed by the Kern County Fair Association that it is willing to sell the county the fairground site on North Chester Avenue for a flat price of $106,274.29. This is the amount that the stockholders of record at this time have paid for their holdings.

It was explained by Chairman Wagy, who, as a committee of one, has been representing the supervisors in negotiations for the purchase of the grounds. MUST REIMBURSE It was explained by Mr. Wagy that if the county acquires the fair site it will have to reimburse Paul Derkum, owner of a lease on the grounds, to the extent of $18,845.77, and that Derkum would then expect the board to make a new lease with him to hold automobile races on, the grounds. If the board, should it acquire the grounds, be disinclined to make a new leas with Derkum, the latter, according to Chaiiman Wagy, would expect to be paid a larger sum for the lease be now holds on the grounds. 100-ACRE PLOT Chairman Wagy announced, also, that he had been offered 100 acres of land near the Roberts plunge on Union Avenue at a price of not more than $300 an acre.

He said that he had employed Fred dribble, contractor, to make an estimate of the cost of putting fences about that plot, corral cattle pens, office building, ticket booths and grandstand, and that Oribble had made an estimate of $44,635. FAVOR OFFER During an Informal discussion which followed the chairmans announcement, several supervisors expressed themselves as being disinclined to accept the ofter of the fair association providing the purchase of the Union Avenue property and construction of fences and necessary buildings figures out anywhere as advantageously. It was stated plainly several times during the discussion that while the offer of the association was not considered to be very high, it would be considered prohibitive if the county has to pay $18,000 for the Derkum lease. Chairman Wagy at the conclusion of the discussion was authorized to continue negotiations with others whom he said he had in mind, but whom he did not care to name yesterday. He said, also, that he had two other propositions in mind which he hoped to submit to the board soon, which might be even more advantageous than anything that had as yet been offered.

WAGV RESIGNS, ELECTED At three minutes before noon the board, In conformity with the law, adjourned sine die, and when the clock struck 12 the hoard was without a chairman. Upon motion of Supervisor McFarland. Supervisor Williams was selected temporary chairman and two minutes later James I. Wagy had been re-elected for another term by the unanimous vote of bis colleagues. When called upon for a speech, the chaiiman said that the only speech he cared to make was: "I want all of you to have lunch with me." At the afternoon session William Corbin, representative of the California Development Association, appeared before the supervisors to explain the alms and purposes of that organization, and to request that the supervisors make an appropriation for aiding in the work.

Mr. Corbin said that the work is of benefit to every section of the state, and that 15 counties, through their supervisors, are contributing to the maintenance of the organization. The supervisors, through Chairman Wagy, thanked Mr. Corbin, and expressed regret that at present it would be impossible to make an appropriation at this time. ALLEGED DEATH IS CENTER OF MYSTERY Mysterv still shrouds the whereabouts bf W.

J. Collisen of Bakersfield, whose death w9 reported by telephone purporting to be from relatives. The relatives assert that this was an error, as they claim to have proof of Mr. Collisons being alive. In a telegram from the chief of police at Calexico, where, it was reported.

death occurred on December 4, it is asserted that no record exists in that city as to Collison death. "BIG HUTCH FORFEITS NEW YORK. Jan. 4 Everett A. Hutchings, ex convict, whose extradition to California on a charge cC t'o-latlng his parole was sought by Governor Richardson, forfeited his $1,500 kail today when he failed to appear in police court for a hearing.

EMMET BOYLE DIES RENO. Nev, Jan. 4 Emmet Derby Boyle, former governor of Nevada and publisher of the Nevada State Journal, Js dead here of a heart attack. Too Late to Classify FOR RKNT Foorroom furnUhet) hou with Kara at 112 Chester. Then 93-W.

and hoard in lovely home. Iarc room, heat telephone Karaite. Rates for two. 909 Street. 3 7 (By The Associated Press) PARIS, Jan.

4. Europe continues to be ravaged in a growing degree from floods, which are complicated by gales. Central Europe remains to be the principal sufferer. Communication is defective, and the full extent of the disaster will not be known for some time. One report reaching London is the toll of dead has reached 1000 in Transylvania.

The flood waters of the Theiss river, near the famous vineyard region In eastern Hungary, has caused immense losses. Thousands of villagers have been driven to the roofs of their houses. A number of persons who sought safety there have died from exposure. Regent Horthy and Count Bethlen, the premier, are visiting the most afflicted points in a power boat. I ABILITY.

TOLENT Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Willard, Charm Hearers With Diversified Concert. Mrs. Dwight L.

Clarke at the piano and Mrs. Burr Willard vocal soloi-t presented a demanding program yesterday before members of the harmonic department of the Woman's Club, with Mrs. Willard accompanied by Mrs. F. A.

Smith. Artistic in intei pretation and technically Irreproachable, as always, Mrs. Clarke merited tile applause which greeted her numbers. On Wings of Song, Men-ieissohn-Liszt; Major Nocturne, Chopin, and "Valse-Scherzo, Op. 7, Tschal-kowsky, comprised her group.

For an encore Mrs. Clarke was delightful in her offering of Robert Schumann'3 Traumes Wirren. Although Mrs. Willard prefaced her contributions with a declaration that she was not in voice, owing to a cold, her performance contradicted her words. The soft, unusually sweet and secure tone of her voice was perfectly adapted to the diversified program which included His Lullaby, Carrie Jacobs Bond: God Keep Yon Dear, Cecil Ellis; You.

Bernard Hamblin, and "My Love in the Garden, Corinne THESE PRICES FOR TUESDAY vimmrvstrR BOYS SHIRTS ANP, BLOUSES Chambray and PA-Percale Material UvL iS TABLE OIL CLOTH 45 Inches Wide, Yard 25c SPEOIAMN? Mens Uncle Sam" Work Sox Heavy Knit, Pair 10c Zj IS PEGlAliNSW EDGEWORTH TOBACCO Pocket Tins, xAC Days Work Chewing Tobacco 16 -ounce Plug 50c EECIAHNSIG Eastern Sugar Cured HAMS Half or Whole, QO Pound fctoww wyt'. MAZOLA SALAD OIL 2r Can. 43c SPECtAISNflBSa CREAM OF WHEAT Package Special 21c fflE32E3EQ Ghirardellis Ground Chocolate One Pound A Can at 2ES1AMN2I10. SUNSWEET PRUNES 2 pAe 19c sPEGMiNmas Solar Broken Sliced Pineapple No. 2 Vi Can, 1 A- Special ltC SPECIALfNSttfzi FANCY CRAB MEAT 6 yz -ounce Can QQ on Sale miwrnmh 1621 Nineteenth St 'II ttfoiKS In France and Belgium the optimism entertained, at least by the authorities, has been dampened by renewed rainfall.

Most of the flooded streams appear to have reached the peak, or are about to do so. In Belgium the improved situation in the Meuse and Sambray valleys has been offset by the rising waters in the districts of Malines, Mons and Flanders, which previously had been spared. Along the Rhine in Germany, the inundations are amd to be the worst experienced for more than a century. In Holland a bad situation exists in the provinces of Gelderland and Overyssel. Although the rivers in England and Wales everywhere are at freshet and low-lying areas are flooded, the damage done is far below that in various regions on the continent.

UPHOLD CONVICTION IN QUADRA TRIALS (By The Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. The United States circuit court today upheld the convictions of eight of the defendants In the steamer Quadra? case on a charge of violaing the Vol- stead act and coliecteral treaties to present rum smuggling. The Quadra, owned in British Columbia was seized here and the convictions resulted therefrom. There were 29 tried in the Quadra case, i9 of whom were acquitted.

Two pleaded guilty and the remaining eight were duly convicted. The court held that the Quadra was pcoperlv taken within the steaming limits defined by treaty. SAFE IS BLOWN HANFORD, Jan. 4. During Sunday night or early this morning the store of A.

D. McKean at River-dale was entered by burglars, who forced the door, blew the safe and secured about $30. The sheriffs office reports no clew to the robbers, but asserts the belief that it was the work of experts. Lawson. "The Star by James Rogers was sung with the full significance of its beauty expressed for an encore.

A spirit bright and sprightly pervading her earlier numbers contrasted with I the tender depth of His Lullaby. High talent and serious endeavor characterized the concert, much to which was added by Mrs. Smiths understanding accompaniment. A brief business meeting devoted to routine matters was conducted by Mrs. Willard, ebairman of the department STANDARD OIL COMPANY RED CROWN $8 viaJ Ridqo Route Short Line IteLuneGoacfisj WILD TO.

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