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43, No. 181 (The Pont.) VENTURA CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 11. 1929 TRICE FROM NEWSBOYS THREE Pike Tells Of Keyes Call At Tailor Shop Point Scored By Northcott At Riverside Surgeon Admits No Marks On 1 Body That Indicate Abusive Act IB r. P. l.d W.r to Th 8Ur) RIVERSIDE, Jan.

11. The defense in the Gordon S. Northcott murder trial scored a victory today when Dr. Frank R. Webb, autopsy surgeon, admitted on cross-examination that the body of the headless Mexican found near Iuente showed no evidence of abuse by acts of degeneracy.

In his opening statement yesterday, Deputy District Attorney Senator Has Talk With Hoover But Will Not Relate Details IB tt P. I.nwd Wir to Tho Storl WASHINGTON. Jan. II. Op-rosition to reapportionment of Redwine told the jurors that retary of Treasury Mellon was ex C.

C. Teague, Of Santa Paula, Listed Among Many From State Who Might Be Appointed Max Stern, California political writer and legislative correspondent for the Srripps-IIoward newspapers, in a current article nominates an All-California Cabinet for President-Elect Hoover to appoint. One of the many names listed by Stern is C. C. Teague, of Santa Faula, as secretary of agriculture.

The local mans friends are known to be urging his qualifications for that position. Following is Sterns article: Now that Herbert Hoover is back and ready for the main P. Barrows. ness of the day, his home atate is Secretary of the Treasury buzaing with suggestions as to Henry M. Robinson, whom he should r.ame to fill his Secretary of Commerce Julius cabinet and other posts.

I Klein. Never backward about comir.g: Attorney -General T. T. C. forward, California has a nice Gregory; substitutes John L.

Me-cabinet all picked for the Nab, Mabel Walker Willebrandt, dent-elect, and, naturally, they're Raymond Benjamm. Joseph Scott, all Californians. Outside of the 1 Postmaster-General Louis B. portfolios of labor and of state Mayer. California politicians are willing For diplomatic posts Dr.

Ray to fill the entire cabinet with loyal Lyman Wilbur, Chester Rowell, anF likely sons of the Goldtn I.ester Hinsdale, and many, many State. Here's the All-Star more, foraia cabinet team, including sub- Stanford Man atitutes: Some of these are serious con- Snme Line Up! tenders. Semetay Wilbur is a Secretary of the Navy D. Wilbur, incumbent. Secretary of the Interi Mark I Requa; substitutes Dr.

Klwond brother of Dr. Wilbur, president of Stanford and one of Hoover mont intimae friends. Requa ia Santa Barbara oil the state was prepared to prove that Northcott abused and mistreated the inr9epnt bodies of his victims and then killed them with an axe to assure their silence. Offsetting the defense gain was the evidence introduced by the state through Taul Stevens, Los CONFERS WITH ROOT Angeles policeman. IB P.

l.ed Wir to Th Storl Finds Similar Shells WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Pres- After Dr. Webb had testified ident-Eiect Hoover conferred for that a .22 calibre bullet was re-1 an hour and a half at breakfast moved from the bodv of the Mexi- today with Elihu Root, former sec-can, Stevens stated that he had retary of state, long a leader in found a .22 calibre rifle and a box the republican patry and a cham-of the same calibre shells at the pion of international peace mr.ve-Los Angeles home of Cyrus North- ments. pressed to President elct-Herbert Hoover today by Senator Nye, republican, North Dakota, in a conference.

lie declined to disciu-a in detail his talk with Hoover, however. Here ia the acme in Los Angeles as the case of Au Keyen, former district attorney, went to trial on charge of accepting a bribe in the Julian oil arandal. In the group of attorney are Keyes (1), Le-Compte Davis (2) and Taul Srhenek his attorneys, and Duron Fitts (I), prosecuting the rase. Left are Jack Herman, who has turned state's evidence, and a rlnseup of Keyes. millionaire, fair-minded, public spirited man who managed the Hoover campaign for northern California and who wa formerly Mead, Ralph Arnold and John G.

i Mott. Secretary of Agriculture substitute Ralph Mer-. Teague; ritt, Secretary of War Col. David Requa is. however, devoted to the cause of private ownership of utilities and opposes, with a le gious seal, government in busi ness.

This fact woud stir serious m-osition from the liberal wing of the republican party, particularly since the disposal of Boulder Dam power will now ret with the interior secretary. Dr. Mead wou'd bo the choice of th liberals, generally loved and respected as he is by all elements. Mentions Teague Arnold would also draw bitter fire from the liberal Hiram John-ency son wire of the local party, since hA is closely identified with the Chandler Times groin in Los An- 'the' Los Vngelps dctiveb Jgeles where he heads the county became confused as to 1 central committee. Mott, polisrtd cxact position of a gunnysr i-1 and chief prosecution wimess.

Father Tower was handed typewritten letter and aked to amine both the contents and signature. Bright Confuted The clergyman stated that never had seen the letter before nor had he ever known of a priest to sign his name in the manner which the letter in question signed. The state will attempt to that Northcott the asserted of the Wineville murder farm wrote the letter to young Clark. On cross examination. Bright, chief of the.

homicide squad exact position of a gunnysack eaches, wa introduced yesterday by Assemblyman George P. Bliss rTT rtxtrn T7n Rll I IIP, UIIjIJ ViVIIILaJ UI I SACRAMENTO, Jan. 11. Urg-j legislat.on to suspend opera- lion of the tideland oil drilling of 1921 temporarily pending legi- flative disposal of a bill to repeal it altogether in protection of the TITLE 1 Defendant Wins Point Defendii Interest In Land On Avenue With ths Ventura Avenue pi erty owners whose holdings contested in the suit, barred fi tho courtroom, except the plain herself, Mrs. Edith Neel Mer the case brought by her aga Thomas Malloy of San Franc to quiet title to some 200 acre: land lying along the Ventura ri and estimated to be worth at $1,000,000, or more, depending on the extent of the Avenue field, continued today in the ptrior courtroom.

Malloy won a ruling from Ju Frank G. Collier Thursday afi noon these property ers when he won an admis: from the plaintiff attorney adverse possession is to be basis of the contest. This me that there will be testimony show that whereas the pres property holders may have de from the Carpenter-Steinbach terest extending only to Leighton line, the holders of deeds occupied the land to is called the grant line fart west, and paid taxes on it and therefore entitled to the owners of it. Such testimony must include miniacences of the condition this land for many years back, i Malloy argued that it was unf for such witnesses to hear other testify and so be aided making their testimony dovet Accordingly the corridor is spri led with Ventura Avenue landoi ers, waiting to be called, stand outside of the room where te mony, which may mean millions dollars to them, is being tal barred from that room while nr ly curious persons enter at wil numan Interest There is much more human terest in the case than in quiet title actions. Standing alone against a batt.

of attorneys which yesterday mo ing included Merle J. Rog Louis C. Drapeau, Charles Blai stock and Charles Gerard, Thon Malloy ls a figure to challenge interest of the humanist. A sol ly built man in a trim, dark si he stands squarely before the ness whem he is cross-examini) gazing over the top of his glas into the eyes of the person telli the story. Hi interruption make sure of very small detx are numerous and persiste when he wants an answer to question he gets it, whether witness wishes to give it or Having gotten it, he jots it do in his notebook, and clears throat in a manner to make witness wonder if he said exac what he wished to say.

Malloy conceded by both opposirg atti ncys and court room visitors to a shrewd attorney. But the witnesses for the pla tiff have held their own with Three cf them were put on yest day afternoon. Each entirely ferent in type, they all told th stories surely and unhesitating Charles Petit, the first, was on stand both in the morning and i temoon to explain a map which had prepared of the disputed perty, and to give technical te' mony on old survey lines and gineering practice. After him R. G.

Percy took stand and for more than an traced old fences on the Fos' property, herded imaginary cat up and down the map, and sparr with Malloy over the course a height of the Ventura river. Or Malloy wished to ascertain length of a section of fence. Percy Answers How long was it? he ask gazing steadily over his glasses the cattle man. "Several hundred feet, rep!) Percy, gazing steadily back him. Two hundred? Several hundred." Three hundred? Several hundred.

Three hundred?" Malloy unruffled. I said several hundred," Per repeated. Four hundred?" th question never shifted his glance. Percy turned to Judge Colli who was standing by in the formal group before the let i V'W't t'- 1 ::,3 Cf) cr Tone. con of t1'" no-w i i.

)' 'nt 1 rj i satisfied w'th Pt'rcy'a The third witness bnuigot Star reporter to attention. 1 wa a rather small man. dre" (Continued cn Tsge 1, See. 2) of no pcct land Hoover, it is understood, sought Roots opinion to a secretary of state, discussing with him those he had considered for this important task. Root, it is known, is not considered for this po-t himself.

He has been in ill health. The two talked of Hoover's Latin-Ameriean tour which Root also made some years ago. QTflVAIjT RF4DY kJ A ai i all I. alUrsL A TO FIGHT BACK Prepares Forces To Help Bring About Re-Election' IB It. P.

UhI irt to The KtoiJ CHICAGO, Jan. 1L Colonel Robert W. Stewart, chairman of tho board of the Standard Oil Company of Indians, is prepar- jng to wage a finish fight against the move of John D. Rockefeller, jri to bring about the election of ren. Mrs.

Ashe thought it was a lovely custom, and sometimes hogged favors herself of the moon. Not that she believed in it at all. It was merely a harmless little fantasy, and pleased her sentimental-nature. Naturally Ashtoreth hates her strange name. People are always asking what it means, and she finds explanations exceedingly embarrassing.

When she was small, the children with v.lio.m rhe ployed caled her Axh-nih. It Bounded ritlur like a cellar-wry, or something gray and grubby; and the chui hated it with all her fastidious little being. It was not only ugly. It was utterly incongruous. Be-tfaue Ashtoreth Ashe is as exquisite a girl as ever lived.

She looks a little like Dolores on as seek vote a new head the Indiana com pany. I Following closely upon Rocke- fellers letter to stockholders ask-! ing their support in electing a new directorial chairman, the United Press learned today that Colonel I Stewart several days ago announc-! That would cover the time neies- Teague head the success- Photographs of the body of the pd was gathering hU support unidentified Mexiran. which the de- fof at the annual met.t. ing of stockholders to be held at i Whiting, March 7. It wa learned on reliable auth-1 ority that Stewart told a meeting I of division managers 10 day ego that he was a candidate for re-' election to the board as well as to the office of the chairman cf the board.

Stewart further was quoted as saying If Rockefeller or r.ry of them want to fight. I'm give them a real finish fight." The latest effort of Rockefeller to oust Stewart was in the form of a letter asking that proxies for the next meeting be given him or to a committee named by him and not to the managements committee. The letter the proves would be for the purpose of terminating Stewarts connection with the company. QUAKE IN PERU IB I. Wirt to Tht StorJ LIMA, Teru, Jan.

11. Sight earthquake shocks which lasted for 10 seconds were felt here early today. Subterranean rumblings accompanied the tremors. Carpinteria. Under Bliss urgency proposal, applications for permits to for oil on state-owned would be received or issued between now and September 1.

ary for a regular legislative act fa, and co.0ppratives, the beach land question to be- i and (erri until recently, was fensc prevented the state from income affective, Bliss said, lie has I 000-a-year head of the Sun-1 troducing yesterday, had not been already introduced uch a b.li, de- Growers. Although signed to preserve Southern Caii- to ru!) them out 0f the fornia beachc by rcpeamg hole he I a sincere co-operator drilling permit act of 1U21 in so far np(j jn the Hoover it pertains to tid lands. Bliss said he will probably to bring his urgency bill to until next week. But a real emergency exists, tural problem'. Barrows Ls head of the political science dT8rtmcr.t at the University of California, former army declared.

The surveyor E- cnlnel jn the Siherian expedition advises that since the state a of Latin-Amerienn supreme court recently upheld p0nically he is a of the 1921 act. the number 1 va.ive' applications for dri'lirg per-j each week ha. doubled" nobrnson. The urgency proposal will Lots of Others Gregory Ls a Hoover confidante, was Balkan food administrator and a San Francisco lawyer of ultra-conscrvative politics. MrXab tVi.vp-'s Pao Ato neighbor and wms his nominator, an abb lawyer tb was United States attorney Taft.

M. Willcbrnndt. Beniamin and Sott are political law-jers dose to Hoover counsels. Beniamin suave and powerful, U. S.

n.or Shortridge in handled In the senate by Senator Walter IL Duval of Santa Paula. Since, the state rrk announced results of its sur- designating certain beach lands desirable for tate parks, applications have been filed to drill oil on those very beaches, asserted the senator. This one example of the need for proper safeguard in preserving our beaches. -o wealthy accompanied Hoover on his South American tour where, because he 'is scion of an old Spanish family, he did valuable service, Xcaie and Merritt are boh 1 of the president-! tiich he said he found on the bodv of an unidentified Mexican, one of he testified before the grand jury that it covered the urper part, TL, AMOMnUa a 4ka twvrla nl cott, father of the defendant. A Catholic priest was called as a surprise witness by the state.

Rev. John Power, of North Hollywood, was placed on the stand, over defense objections, to testify that he had not written a letter to the county superintendent of schools stating that he was giving private religious instructions to Sanford Clark, nephew of Northcott a ex- the he in was prove proprietor Bill bur-j the CHAPTER I Orchids real name was Ashto-rcth Ashtoreth Ashe. A peculiar name Ashtoreth. It may oven impress you as absurd. Ashtoreth mother is a romantic woman.

She reads a grert many novels, and imagines herself a bit occult. Following her daughters birth, she had strange dreams about ancient Europe, bhe talked of reincarnation, and declared that she had been a priestess, and worshiped the moon. And lived in a niarMe palace, and danced bo-foie strange Her husband, at the time feared for her sanity. But Mrs. A'lie laid it all to mysticism, and Insisted upon naming her child Asluuielh, after the moon goddess of old Egypt.

It was to Ashtoreth that pagan women prayed. Maidens seeking lovers. And wives desiring child i he oral conser-idity of mite Diary Figures Often In Testimony Of Journeyman IB V. r. La4 Wlr to Th Storl LOS ANGELES, Jan.

11. Monotonously reading into the record that Asa Keyes was extremely friendly with men he wa proe-cuting during hi service aa district attorney, the first examination of Milton Pike, journeyman tailor, continued through the morning session of the Keyes bribery trial today. Alw ays referring to the little diary he kept while employed at the Getzoff Tailor Shop, Pike told of almost daily conferences Keyes had there with Jacob Berman and Jark Rosenberg, then under indict ment for conspiracy to wreck the Julian Petroleum Corporation. Tike admitted he was under eon slant' guard of district attorneys operatives from the time he testified concerning the bribery case until now. He said he insisted on taking trips once in a while and that the state had paid his way to Mexicali and other other resort towns.

Before he was turned over to the defense, Pike related calmly and in a clear voice statements he heard defendants make and conferences he saw Ihtrn attend in Get-zoffa tailor ship. Once, Pike related, he heard a hitter argument between Jacob Berman, then a Julian defendant and nw a states witness, and Ben Getzoff. If Keyes doesnt dismiss my case as he promised. Ill double-cross him, Pike recorded Berman as having said. And I'll kill yon if you do," Tike said Getzoff retorted.

On another occasion he overheard Ben Getzoff tell his son, Dave, if Buron Fitts is elected district attorney everything still will come out 11 right for Fitts is a good friend to Keyes." Once. Pike said, he heard the elder Getzoff boast of a trip he took to Chicago with Keyes. We staid at the Edgewater Beach hotel," Getzoff wag quoted as having said, and Keyea paid for everything. Through Pikes story ol intimate conversations, friendly greetings over the telephone, receipt of postal card and the like, the state ultimately hopes to prove that Keye received in excess of 000 for handling tho Julian case so a to insure acquittal of the defendant. An attemot to break down the testimony of Pike wa made today ly the defense which subjected him to a rigid cross exsminatlon this afternoon.

Pike admitted a prejudice again't B.n Getzoff. owntr of the tailor shop in which the former was employed and one of the defendants to present 1 ribery charges. "I not only disliked Getzoff when 1 worked for him." Pike said distinctly, I still dislike him." STATE WILL AID MARICOPA ROAD r-vfcrh will e- if -in ihc e'-ni 1 tit t1- of f'O -vD'-i ron I to c. Vcnpri rrd Kom cnr.tie, matching the 'll farcit 1 f. i.

as '''-c, nl I- uii- to. This statement was issued following a conference of representative of the tri-county road district with members in the federal oil administrator. and Los Angeles lawyer, CHARLES PETIT concealing a yawn as he sat emorg the spectators at the Mercer-Malloy case in the superior court. W. P.

BRADY, M. K. T. Oil Co. attorney, smiling broadly at the cross-cxamina ion of tho Rev.

Mr. Goodin by Attorney Malloy. Officials Say Flu May Reach World Wide Scope IB II. P. UtaH Wlr to Ttw Storl WASHINGTON, Jan.

11. The present influenza epidemic will be world wide in scope if it continues to spread similar to previous epidemics, a committee appointed to study progress of the disease reported today to health officials and acientlsts from 20 states gathered here. The committee estimated duration of the disease at from 5 to 10 weeks in one community, and said it apparently had reached its peak in the midwest but continued to spread in the east and New England states. Seek $90,000 For Ranch IForA Damage George Todd has filed a suit for $90,000 damages and asked for a permanent restraining order ngainst W. A.

Chaney through hi attorney, James C. Hollingsworth. Todd claims that Chaney has been cultivating, against his will, the southern section of his property on the Rancho Santa Paula Saticoy and that recentl he has excavated a portion of the land lying along the southern boundary to the depth of three feet, threatening a cement wall belonging to Todd and causing him $90,000 damages. He asks that Chaney brought into superior court to show cause why he should not be permanently prevented from going on with his excavations. in IT.

P. UaM Wlr to Th Storl YORK, Jan. 11. John Curry. 14.

second defendant in the witchcraft slaying of Nelson 58-yea e-old recluse, found guilty of first degree murder by a jury tdy. Life imprisonment wm recommended. HAsuAN" and typical portswomen. Exactly as tin re are typical wivoa and typical chorus girls. But Ahto-reth is not so easily chnsified.

When Hugo spoke of the dancing girl, he probably had in mind that seductive quality known a rex appeal. A vulgar expre'sion. but inclusive of attributes difficult of expression. Hollis Hart, the famous finan-h-r, was extraordinr.rly -rd the first time he saw her --r. I llulhs Hart was nit a irivyt 1 1 i son.

It wn a stormy day in J. lary when Ashtoreth I by eectric buzzer cn dei. Into hi private office, to take her first dictation from the famous Mr. Hart. A'htureth wa wearing a black (Continued On Page 4) Return Officers Who Served In 1928 Officers and directors of Venturas banks will remain the same through 1929 as they stood during 1928, it, was decided at meeting of three of the four bank held Tuesday, January 8.

The First National and Home Savings Banks and the Union National Bank at that time re-elected all their off-cers and directors. The locul branch of the Bank of Italy dots not have an annual meeting, hut recording to Olaf Austad, manager, the officers wiil remain the same for the year just started. The other officers and directors who were returned were: First National Bank J. M. Ar-gabritc, president; Thomas New-j by.

vice-president; Andrew Olsen, cashier; A. D. Phillips, assistant cashier; P. W. Swain, assistant cashier; Fred W.

Zander, assistant cashier; T. S. Newby, J. P. Ra.i- mussen.

W. W. Montgomery, G. I Ferro, Joseph M. Argabrite, E.

O. Tucker, J. E. Rains, G. A.

Ran-' dall, T. C. Tychsen, directors. Union National Bank Thomas G. Gabbcrt, chairman of the board; Walter II.

Duval, president; E. C. Corey, executive vice-president; John P. Thille, vice-president; H. M.

Walker, cashier; John P. Thille, Thomas G. Gabbert, Walter H. Duval, E. C.

Corey, David Darling, A. C. Gates, R. W. Bates, Henry C.

Chase, E. C. Kimball, F. II. Pidduck, and R.

K. Morgan, director. Home Savings Bank J. M. Argabrite, president; Thomas Newby, vice-president; La Verne Spaf-ford, cashier; Fred W.

Zander, as-1 sistant cashier; Jules Fcraud, T. S. Newby, J. P. Rasmussen, W.

W. Montgomery, Joseph M. Argabrite, i E. O. Tucker, J.

E. Rains, directors. I del Rio, only there is something more mysterious about her. Her skin has a sort of ivory pal- i lor. and she has gray-green and vivid lips.

Because her chccha are colorless, the effect of her full; red mouth ia startling as scarlet on ivory. She has high cheek bones, and a pointed little chin. So that her face seems curiously heart-shape the effect is accentuated by th way in which she does her It is straight blrek Parte I 1 the middle, and twirled in great cods over her ears. Victor Hugo orce said of a theatrical celebrity: She is m. pritty she is worse.

Now, Ashtoreth is net really, pretty. She Is rare. Diffeient1 Ircm other girls. There are, for instance, typical debutantes, typical stenographers, California. Willebrandt is tho candidate of the anti-abon forces.

Mayer heads the Metro Godwyn movies" in Culver City Klein, a San Franciscan, i Hoover ablest assistant in the denartment of commerce, and is given a real consideration by political doposers as Hoovers uc-c(or Rowell, one of tho best informed Californians in the Hoover camp, might easily win an imnortant diplomatic rest. Hinsdales hid fame is rlosp life-long friendship for the president-elect. STARGAZER SAW: VENTURA AVENUE property owners grouped around tho doors I to the superior courtroom, barred bonds from entering to listen to the tos amounted to JS165 and accrued wh'ch may mean millions terest amounted to ffi5.1I.23. The 0f dollars to th-m. commission vey, aa for interert rate on bonds is 4 3-4 per cert.

With the receipt of the ninny the city nnw will reimburse the banks which have hern advancing 2-fnda to aid the city in paying the uamage claims a they have been approved. Additional image rlaims wall he met hy subsequent bond issues..