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The Pomona Progress Bulletin from Pomona, California • 9

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i VA Thousands and thousands of dollars change bands annually between buyers and tellers who read and use the Progress-Bulletin's CLASSIFIED PAGES "Pomona Valley's Market Place tm vaueyh) Local, Financial, Classified! Sports and Comic Pages V'V ANCWSPAPEW DEDICATED TO nlINTEPeSTfTHt GBtATfB POMONA VOL XXXVI. NUMBER 206. SECTION TWO POMONA. CAL. TUESDAY EVENING.

NOVEMBER 27, 1934. 6 PAGES PRIfF 1 cent a cov (J CENT A MO MONTH Woman Found Dead Night Clubs Raided! GUN-TOTIN' SIOUX PRINCESS (Hungry for Rattlesnake Fillets ANSWERS RED GODS CALL By CHARLES P. ELVINS With a 40-pound iack on her back and a revolver strapped to her side, Rainbow Slstesso, granddaughter of famous Sioux Indian Chief Yellow Cloud, who died In 1337 at the age of 116 years, today heeded the call of the red gods to high adventure. With the wanderlust In her blood. Princess Rainbow, as f-ehe la known, wended her way eastward, planning to visit other Indians along the route, hoplag during Interludes of prospecting to discover some gold, and yearning for the sight of a big, fat rattlesnake.

For the Princess Is hungry for her favorite delicacy: rattlesnake fillet, rare and tender. Princess Rainbow Interrupted her hike yesterday when her travels brought her to Pomona, long enough to visit the office of Mayor Chaunccy C. Perrin where she showed credentials to revenl that she Is on one of her annual hikes, spreading a message of goodwill and gathering herbs. "Sometimes I prospect for gold," said Princess Rainbow, pointing to the shovel which Is part of the equipment In her pack. I am on my way now to visit Indian reservations In Arizona.

From there I go east." Princess Rainbow seldom accepts rides offered her by motorists as she trudges along the highways, she said. Mostly she dines on vegetables. but she expressed a great fondness for the flesh of rattlesnakes, which she described as mighty tasty, Indeed, The lithe Indian woman estimates she has saved 300 to 400 persons from Injury, robbery and sometimes death. She carries a hunting knife which she claims saved her own life from a 15-foot snake which dropped from a tree on her some years ago. Altho kindly In disposition she, by her own admission, has used her revolver on human beings.

She said she was once camping In the woods when she saw two negroes carrying a small girl Into the same woods. She shot the men but did not kill them. "I hope to meet President Roosevelt on my trip east she said. On her way back she plans to bring several Indians from Arizona to Largo Vista, Llano, where she sometimes makes her headquarters. POSTMASTERS TO BE NAMED BY HOEPPEL Announcement of the appointment of new postmasters for Pomona and two other citiee of the 12th congreulon-al district ie expected momentarily, Congreesman John H.

Hoeppel told The Progress-Bulletin today. Lists of eligible! for postmaster at Pomona, Puente and San Gabriel have been suo-mitted to the congressmen, who hat sent hi nominations to the postmaster-general's office in Washington, D. C. Appointments will be revealed by Acting Postmaster-General W. W.

Howes, thru Hoeppel, it it expected. Congressman Hoeppsl today announced appointment of postmaster at LaVerne, San Dima and Monrovia, as set forth in detail on Pag 5, Section the page devoted to newt of particular interest to resident of valley BAND TO PLAY FOR BIG YULE DISPLAY HERE Buck Jones Rangers Added to Program Buck Jones' 40-pleca rangers band, a uniformed organization which has won fame In Southern California, is coming to Pomona to help entertain tha throngs attending this citys annual Christmas Preview next Tuesday night, December 4. This was revealed today by Robert C. Cannom, chairman of tha Preview entertainment committee, which is coordinating its efforts with other committees In crystalizing final plans for the brilliant holiday event which local merchants will play host to the public at their open house to focus attention on brand new Christmas merchandise. The new street decorations recently authorized to supplement those now ready for use are being made at Teddy Greens shop.

A. G. Hottinger, general chairman, and J. M. Paige, member of the decorations committee, today were working on final details preparatory to erection of the street decorations.

Visitor Who Disappeared From Monte Vista Took Poison, Police Theory Th body of Marlon Settlemler, Sl-year-old Pasadena woman, who had boon mlwlng from the C. B. Williams ranch at Benito avenue and Ramona afreet, Monte VMta dlatrlct, elnce laat November 9. wai found thla morning at the W. A.

Eachna orange grove. Mills avenue, west of Orchard street, within 1 the Pomona city limits. Pomona police and Ontario au-t thorltlea believe she ended her life with poison, but an autopsy report was awaited for definite conflraii-t tlon. According to Information riven police by Mrs. Williams, with wnorn the girl had been staying since November 4 up until the date of her disappearance.

Miss Fettlemler had. previously made attempts to and her life. Mrs. George Johnson, ft E. Colorado street, Pasadena, Is feputed also to have received a Bote Indicating that the woman had ought suicide.

8earch by Posts Futile Boy Scout, American Legion and citizen posses bad searched the surrounding groves without success shortly after the woman was declared missing, nearly three weeks ago. The body was found only a short distance from the Williams ranch by M. P. Paulsen, ranch hand, who was putting out orchard heaters on the Eachus grove. Mr.

and Mrs. Chan Haines of the Williams ranch positively Identified the body as that of Miss Settlemler. Mrs. Williams later Identified rimless glasses, a brown hat and a book as belonging to the dead woman. Within the book, officers found a paper marking a page, one line of which was underlined at the words: "Spiritual sense Is a conscious, constant capacity to understand Cod." On one side of the marker liad been written various spiritual 4 thoughts and on the other, God's phone number Isaiah 65:24." (And It shall come to pass, that before 4 they call, I will answer; and they are yet speaking, I will hear.) Suicide Notes Found Prtends of Miss Settlemler had feared that she would seek death.

Recently notes were found In her room addressed to Miss Settlemlers San Bernardino County to Enforce More Severe Regulation of Halls Dance halls In unincorporated San Bernardino county territory will he required to pay 150 monthly license feea arter their present licences expire on January 1, the board of supervisors decreed yesterday In ordering the preparation of such an amendment to the present dance hall license ordinance. The Income from the fees will be used, It was further agreed, to keep a regular member of the sheriffs force on duty In all such halls for the strict enforcement of liquor, gambling, closing and other regulations. In cases where a dance is conducted for a single night, the fee will be for that night, under the amended ordinance, to be charged bona fide organizations holding dances for their own benefit or for charity. At present there are only 22 such dance halls licensed In the county. In connection with this action, the supervisors ordered preparation of a county anti-drunkenness law, making drunkenness a misdemeanor offense subject to a maximum fine of 3500 with a possible additional penalty of six months In jail.

If present plans are carried out, both legislative acts are to be adopted as emergency measures to become effective on January Joseph W. Vickers voice Appointed to Bench Takes Oath Joseph V. Vickers, Los Angeles attorney, who holds the distinction of having received appointments to the Los Angeles county superior bench by two different governors, today was sworn into office for the second time. He took his oath of office today before Judge W. Turney Fox, of the appellate department of the superior court, taking his place on the bench under appointment by Governor Frank F.

Merriam. Present in the courtroom at the ceremony was former Governor Friend W. Richardson, who in 1926 appointed Vickers, then the governors secretary, to a similar place on the bench. On the ocasion of the previous appointment. Judge Vickers resigned after a few months to resume private practice of law.

Governor Merriam recently named Vickers to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Superior Judge Guy F. Bush. HSU CUTES Slot Machines Seized; 20 Asserted Operators of Resorts Face Charges Night clubs and similar resorts In th western part of San Bernardino county yesterday fell prey to raiding sheriffs officers carrying out campaign against gambling and vice conditions. As a result complaints wore to be filed today against 13 men and one woman a asserted operators of placei where 39 slot machines were found and seized. One dance hall license, that of D.

II. Bybee, operator of the Mont Vista cafe, between Ontario and lomona, was confiscated by officers and was turned over today to th district attorneys office for" investigation of a charge that Byhee was permitting dancing at 2:30 a. m. Sunday. Goodwin Sentenced Pat Goodwin, operator of a beey parlor at Narod, was arrested early Sunday and taken into Ontario Justice court where he pleaded guilty to a moral vagrancy charge and was sentenced to pay a fine of 1150 and spend one year In Jail, the sentence to be suspended on the condition that he leave the county within 48 hours and remain away for a period of one year.

One slot machine was seized at his place, and two at Bybees. In addition to these three, officer seized 38 other slot machines In th western part of the county, th largest number, seven, being taken from L. L. Barrett, operator of Uncle Elms, on the east side of Ontario. Four machines were found in Olafs place, operated by R.

0 Ratcliff, also near Ontario. Others were seized at Alta Loma, Cucamonga, Fontana, and Bloomington. Four-Fold Objsctivs Ordered by Sheriff E. T. Shay and Sheriff-Elect Emmett L.

Shay, and directed by Chief Criminal Deputy James W. Stocker the drive wa given as one of four-fold objectives 1 To seize all slot machine paying either In coin or chips redeemable In cash wherever they ar found. 2 To arrest every person selling liquor to minors and file charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a felony, against them. 3 To arrest every minor found drinking or possessing liquor and have him made a ward of the court by a probation officer. 4 To cite various operators of night resorts before the board of supervisors to show cause why their dance hall licenses should not revoked.

To put "teeth Into thl3 program, officials announced that deputy sheriffs had been placed on extra duty until the cleanup drive is completed. In addition to working thruout the day, they will also operate at night until after the legal hour for closing of night resorts at 2 a. m. LICENSED TO WED License to wed was reported Issued yesterday at Ban Diego to Theodore Magnuson, 24, Oceanside, and Ruth Johnson, 24, Ontario. At Los Angeles: Harris Corson, Jr, 24, San Gabriel, and Patsy Overholser, 18, 811 Oakwood street, San Dimas.

Harold R. Hughes, 31, Los Angeles, and Ailcen Larson, 19, 1368 EL 6th street. Upland. Congregations to Join in Thanksgiving Service Led By Local Ministers All Pomonans are Invited to Join In the union Thanksgiving service to be held In Pilgrim Congregational church at 10 o'clock next Thursday morning under auspices of the Pomona Ministerial union, a service to be the one general meeting at which everyone can join in giving thanks to God for blessings of the past year. The Rev.

Howard Stlckland, pastor of the Holt Avenue Methodist church, will deliver the Thanksgiving message, his subject having been announced as "The Autumn of Our Contentment Opening the program will he the prelude, "Allegretto, with Vernon Robinson at the organ, and follow lng this will be the processional hymn No. 1, "Holy. Holy, Holy. The Presidents proclamation will be read by the Rev. Charles F.

Huts-Iar, and following this will be prayer by Dr. Roy H. Wollam. As a special feature the church choir will sing an anthem, Praise Praise the Father. The responsive reading Is to be given by R.

D. Williams, general secretary of the y. M. C. A.

Next will be the scripture lesson, by the Rev. Julia Budlong, and Dr. John Oliver will preside during taking of the offering. As the offertory a quartet composed of Marjory Smith, Isley Rogers, Gordon Edger-ton and Archie Moore, Is to sing Let the Fields Be Joyful. Following this will he the address by the Rev.

Mr. Stlckland. Con eluding the program will be the recessional hymn, "Savior Again to Thy Dear Name and the benediction, by the Rev. A. O.

Brubaker, who Is to preside during the services. Eight Carloads of Lemons Shipped in Week by Exchange Eight carloads of lemons were sent to market thru the San Antonio Fruit exchange during the week Just closed, this movement of citrus representing one carload more than during the previous week. Opening of the navel shipping season soon will begin. In the meantime lemons constitute the only product being sent to the markets from the local district. SWEET SPUDS Stamps on Hand For convenience of sweet potato growers in Pomona and vicinity, Henry Lassalette, field agent for the prorate commission on sweet potatoes, will be at the Pomona chamber of commerce from 8 to 8:30 o'clock on Tuesday and Friday mornings to sell sweet potato lug stamps required under the state law, according to announcement.

E. C. Baker, aesist-ant zone agent for proration of tomatoes, will be at the chamber between 2 and 3 oclock Friday afternoons to sell lug stamps for tomatoes. Inspector for 9th Corps Area Praises Cobal CCC Boys M. J.

Bowen, Alhambra, United States Inspector for the nine states comprising the Ninth Corps area and representing Robert Fechner, national director for the emergency conservation work program, praised organization work at the CCC camp at Cobal canyon as he made a speech there last night following his inspection of the camp. He commented on the organization setup since arrival of the company about the middle of November. Mr. Bowen's talk was preceded by one by the camp commander, Capt. Van Cott, and another by the educational adviser, H.

France. Value of an honorable discharge from a CCC camp was explained by Mr. Bowen. He emphasized the value of loyalty among the youths, to the camp and its administrative personnel. He reminded the youths Motorist Treated at Local Hospital After His Car, Dump Truck Collide Involved In a collision this morning about 10: SO oclock on Baseline road, Vincent J.

H. Stratton, Base line road, Claremont, was treated at the Pomona Valley Community hospital for possible fractured ribs, minor lacerations about the face and nose and abrasions of both legs. Stratton, driving east on Baseline, collided with a Los Angeles county road department dump truck being driven by W. E. Kinsey, 1875 3rd street, at the Intersection of Walnut avenue In the San Dimas dis trlct.

Deputy Sheriff Shepard brought Stratton to the hospital here for treatment. He later was permitted to go home. Count of Ballots Expected To be Completed by Late Wednesday Afternoon Canvass of the 950,000 or more votes cast In the November 6 election will be completed late tomorrow afternoon, It was estimated today by Miss Millicent Edinger, In charge of the canvass for the board of supervisors. The work has been under way since the Monday following the election, by a staff of more than 100 clerks, and a score of comptometer operators. Progress of the work has been steady, with the exception of one afternoon when the necessary quorum of the board of supervisors could not be located, and only the comptometer operators could work.

No votes were counted at that time. IVhlle the canvass ordinarly is concluded In two weeks after the beginning, the work this year Is slow by reason of the heavy vote for governor, the large number of state propositions, and the county charter amendments, it was explained. INTEND TO WED Notice of Intention to wed was reported on file yesterday at Los Angeles for John F. Woollett, 25, San Francisco, and Katharine A. Bulkley, 22, 635 Berkeley avenue, Claremont.

of their opportunity to further their education thru the classes in camp and at the local night schools. Provisions Omitted from County Ordinance; Status Of Department Changed No longer Is the county building department authoHzed to enter private buildings and reconstruct them at county expense when owners fail to conform to certain notices provided for in the "uniform building code heretofore contained in the ordinance creating the countys "building inspection department. With adoption of an ordinance changing the name of the department to the "department of building, the supervisors omitted front the ordinance the paragraph of the so-called "Uniform Building code, prepared by the Pacific Coast Building Materials conferences, and which was adopted by the supervisors some months ago as a county building code. The omission was made on advice of the county counsels office. Commenting on the omission, the county counsel's office said: "Obviously the county has no power to Improve or repair private property at public expense, despite abortive attempts of the code to make, the cost of such work a lien on the property.

This provision has also been omitted as the power to create liens against property is vested exclusively In the sovereign state. Up to the time of the earthquake of March 10, 1934, the building inspection department was a minor part of the regional planning commission. In the 1933-34 budget there is listed but about 550,000 under the heading of building bureau, all under salaries. Last July 1, the building department and the regional planning department was divided into two separate departments. Subsequently Supervisor Jessup called for the resignation of Director Charles Diggs of the planning department.

It became effective only a few days ago. The supervisors, by approval of a reorganization plan for the planning department, have made William Fox, chief engineer of the building department, the chief executive of the planning department. What was once the "tail of the department now wags the dog. (Continued on Page 5, This Section) ILoairs Association Holiday Values Fri. Open ALL DAY THURSDAY) Complete Supply of LEGAL BEVERAGES If MU? 'Rflffl wain ipgw at Men of Affairs Our Guarantee We Originated Lew Prices in Pomona, and With Your Support We Will Keep Them at the Lowest.

Pint U. S. Cod Liter 29 Remember Never Knowingly Undersbld P. Oil Package of 5 Swedish Steel Razor Blades How much money have you actually made on your investments during the past few years? Weigh your losses against your actual profits, and figure the net income. How many concessions have you had to make in earned interest, in order to collect an obligation that you felt a bit shaky? How much have you had to sacrifice in some of your investments, in order to raise a little needed money? How much worry, and trouble and real unpleasant effort have you been caused in order to protect invested funds? Wouldnt you have been money ahead with Home-Builders Certificates? You would have had no care or worry and no unpleasant collection work.

You would have had access to a reasonable portion of the principal for real needs; and your income would have been a NET 4, paid regularly. Why not profit by the experience of the past few years. 4 Certificates are issued in any multiple of $100.00. Interest begins EX-LAX 17 Officer and Director Rtisiell PI tier Paul Endlcott Raymond E. Smith Page Hubble W.

Stiles Cyril Platt -L. C. Jennlnge A. L. Hlckton W.

Armour Or. E. E. Kelly A. M.

Dole end Asst. end Asst. Asat. and Men. of affairs have handed down an edict in favor of smooth worsted fabric tailored along severe lines.

Sounds expensive But not here! Were proud to show a wide as-sortment of Griffon suits of sturdy three ply twists only 24! 29- And made with the famous COLLAR-HUG" construction! Bi-Swing Snort SUITS $15 to $21.50 TOP COATS all styles $15 to $25 President Vice-President Manager Vlce-Prejldent Becretary Becretary Treasurer Secretary Becretary Attorney Director Director Director Director Reduceoids, $119 Similac, 84c Ruetian Germania Tea West Pint Heavy Mineral E9 Oil Dextri C7-, Maltose I 362 W. 2nd Street EWART'S -THE HUB- Clothing tr Shoe Qamaw II 4 4.

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