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1 WEATHER Fair and continued warm tonight and Wednesday; gentle changeable wind off roast. soys: temperature 79 53 High Iaiw i A dedicated to he interests qrj the santa madia valley SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 19 34 Cvary Evening Except Sunday LONDON, Sept. 17. Editor, Santa Maria Times: London is awaiting the news of the second day's yacht race. They take yacht racing seriously over here.

It seems by today's papers that any bad sportsmanship was shown by the writers and not by the owners. They are talking about ho'd-ng an ammunition selling investigation over here now. Am-nunition is about the only ex-Jort now. Wars ought to be awful equal, for they all use he same guns and ammunition. Best show' in London is colored show from Harlem Pours, i Nome Business Area Burned, Leaving 400 Citizens Homeless British Challenger Wins First Two Itaees in Battle to Lift Sailing Cup Held Here 83 Years Britisher Wins Again Endeavour, tlie graceful English challenger for the Ameriea's Cup, which lias won two straight races in the international classic.

It defeated Harold Vanderbilt's defender, the Rainbow, yesterday and today. The Raiubow is shown on page 2. To get the cup, a boat must win four heats out of seven. NOME, Alaska, Sept. 18.

(U.R) Armed vigilantes, reminiscent of the lusty days of Nomes glory, patrolled the streets today to guard the precious supplies of food and clothing after fire had leveled two-thirds ol this famous far northern mining camp. A hasty survey by the fled Crass and federal authoirties showed v- there was no danger of starvation Austri F'lU as suficen' ooc iac 3een saved Prisons With Nazi Plotter Suspects to feed the 1500 inhabitants for at least two weeks. Temporary Shelter Provided Temporary shelters were provided Daily Volume 1 7 State Conventions of Both Parties to Gather on Thursday CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS SEPT. 29 Republican Group for County Completed; Democrats Yet Have Three to Name California political inetrest centered today in Sacramento, where the Republican and Democratic state conventions will be held on Thursday. On the 29th, the two state central committees will both meet in the same city.

Santa Maria will be represented at the central committee meetings by Ernest L. Peterson, publisher of The Times, on the Republican committee, and Charles P. Martin, ec-retary to Congressman H. E. (Pat) Stubbs, as a member of the Democratic central committee.

Stubbs Leaves Congressman Stubbs left today for Bakersfield, from where he will go tomorrow to Sacramento to attend the Democratic state convention on Thursday. The state convention consists of all elective state officials, all senators and congressmen and all members of the state legislature affiliated with the party. Where the party has failed to elect any of the representatives named, the candidate of the party for the position at the last election, serves instead. In event any member of the convention cannot attend, he may submit the name of a representative or alternate. The convention must meet the third Thursday in September in the state capital to draft a party platform and approve the members of the new state central committee.

Central Committeemen State central committeemen consist of all persons forming the state convention, together with three delegates to be named by each of them. These names are certified by the state convention and the state central committee meets the second Saturday after the state convention, which this year is Sept. 29. The central committee selects a state chairman for the coming biennium and plans for the conduct of the party campaign. Congressman Stubbs, before leaving today, announced that he had appointed his secretary, Chas.

P. Martin; W. P. Brady of San Luis Obispo, and J. O.

Reavis of Bakersfield to the new Democratic State Central committee. Thacher Names Committeemen Hamilton Thacher of Santa Barbara, Democratic nominee for the state senate two years ago, has named P. H. McCarthy of San- (Continued on Page 5, Col. 5) Now You Can Get Player Piano Roll From Red Cross Santa Marians in need of rolls for their player pianos can get them from the Red Cross.

In the recent campaign for castoff garments, furniture and other supplies, a number of music rolls for player pianos were contributed. Some wag remarked that the contributions were made by the owners in the interest of the relief of neighbors. Be that as it may, the rolls are on hand and, having no requests from the needy of the community for such articles, the committee announces that anyone who can make use of them may have them by railing any Wednesday afternoon between 1 and 4. INTERVENE 10 Threats of Violence Compel Shutdown of Big Mill In Maine SEVERAL STRIKERS IN PENNSYLVANIA HURT Georgia Imprisoning Flying Squadron Pickets in Concentration Camp WASHINGTON. Sept.

18. (U.R) Economic boycotts as a political or labor weapon were renounced today by Secretary of State Cordell Hull as a matter of policy for the I'nited States. Copyright, 1934, By United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. (I.lb Tightening textile strike lines suggested today that personal intervention by President Roosevelt ultimately may lx? required to settle the deadlock.

Threats of violence if workers remained on the job today, forced closing of the Pepperill Mills, tlie largest textile plant in Maine, in Biddeford, today and threw 3.600 hands out of work. Several Injured Disorders at Lancaster, resulted in injuries to several as flying squadrons attempted to close tlie mill. Manufacturers estimated that workers had returned to their jobs since troops were mobilized. Strike headquarters in Washington considered calling out 120.000 carpet and synthetic rayon workers. Georgia Imprisons Pickets Despite militant action by authorities in Georgia and other textile centers, there was little indication of a break in ibc strike today and only isolated outbreaks of violence.

In Georgia the entire National Guard has been called and members of the "flying squadrons of union pickets are being arrested. About 150 pickets, including 13 women, were imprisoned in a stockade. Oceano Man Injured By Hit-Run Driver SAN LUIS OBISPO, Sept. 18. Jack Kellion, 24, of Oceano, was struck down on the Oceano highway less than a mile south of Pismo Beach Sunday evening and rushed to the general hospital here.

Driver of the automobile or truck sped onward without stopping to render air or report the accident. Kellions injuries included severe lacerations of the scalp. Julian Rias of Riviera narrowly escaped injury and Dela Corona ol Norwalk was slightly hurt when the automobile driven by Rias turned over on the state highway south of Atascadero, Sunday. Police Chiefs Wife Taken from Pay Roll PASO ROBLES, Sept. 18 On the grounds that both she and her husband were on the city payroll, Mrs.

Claude Azbcll. assistant city clerk and wife of the chief of police, has been asked to resign, effective October 1. Leo Oberg was appointed in Mrs. Azbells place. NEW GRAND CANYON HOTEL GRAND CANYON, Sept.

18. (U.R) A 30 pel' cent increase in tourist travel for this year over 1933 today prompted Santa Fe railroad officials to order work started immediately on the first unit of the $500,000 Bright Angel Lodge on the rim of the Grand Canyon. The new building is being built around the old Bueky O'Neill log cabin. Number 1 33 American Defender Drops Both Contests to Tom Sopwith And Sloop MUST WIN FOUR OF SEVEN RACES SAILED American Boat Gets the Drop In Starting, But Is Sooned Nosed Out ABOARD U. S.

C. G. C. ARGO, Via Mackay Radio, Sept. 18.

(UP) Driving his blue racing lugger, Endeavour, through frothy seas, Tom Sopwith scored his second straight triumph in the America's cup series today and took a commanding lead in Britains effort to lift the cup held by for 83 years. The Britisher sent his boat finish 51 seconds ahead of thq, bov. Harold Vanderbilt's defeiY Endeavour broke the A cup record for the 30-mile tri ft lar course after overcoming difj! ties such as a torn sail and ait I favorable position on the firsts of todays race. Tlie two boats set sail over course at 11:40 a. m.

Vanderbilt took his defender over the line first, leading Endeavour by five seconds. Vanderbilt put Rainbow into the windward berth as the two sloops headed for the starting line. The British sloop had a big tear in her jib. Crawling beautifully out of his bad starting berth. Sopwith pointed the British challenger into the lead as the first turn was reached.

Sopwith was at the mark at p. m. and Rainbow followed 15 seconds later at 12:36.50 p. m. The winner of this international yachting classic must take four of the seven races scheduled.

Planning Commission Meets This Evening Santa Maria City Planning commission will hold an adjourned meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the city offices at 116 South Broadway. Continuance of a public hearing on proposed changes in the zoning ordinance is scheduled for the ses-sio. S. B. Gets Greeters Convention for 35 SACRAMENTO.

Sept. 18. (U.R) California members of the Hotel Greeters of America picked Santa Barbara for their 1935 meeting. Among vice-presidents elected was Tom Hopkins of San Luis Obispo. Man Shot by Child In Play, Cuts His Hand Getting Away Jesus Camacho, 36, vegetable field worker, was talking to a friend on a side street in Guadalupe that borders the Southern Pacific railroad tracks.

Inside a nearby house, the two children of Mrs. Mary Castillo, Jose. 8. and Ramon, 6. were playing.

Jase was playing with a big Krag deer rifle. "Shoot me! taunted Ramon. And Jose pulled the trigger. The gun roared. A steel-jacketed bullet lightly nicked Ramons ear, continued through the wall of the house and pierced Camacho's buttock.

Camacho fearfully fled down tlie railroad tracks and cut his hand badly when he tripped and fell. He is in Santa Maria hospital. Attend the Hancock Concert and Travelog Tomorrow Night High School Auditorium (8:00 P. Free Tickets Available at Vaughn's and Santa Maria Bubicrlptlon Prlc 6.00 Far Tear "Vs? Big Tree Limbs Cut; New Trees Set on Highway State highway maintenance men are cutting overhanging limbs from tlie big eucalyptus trees along the north side of the Guadalupc-Santa Maria highway. K.

Mendenhall, division superintendent of maintenance. said today that the work is being done under direction of a man from the landscape division of the State Highway department, and with the cooperation of the Midland Counties Public Service cor-ixiration and the Santa Barbara County Telephone Co. He declared many of tlie large limbs would break and fall on tlie highway under a heavy rain or windstorm. Mendenhall denied that tlie higli-I way department is only destroying trees and not replacing any. He point' to the trees set out re-I eently along the cutoff between Santa Maria and Los Alamos and also said he had put out several hundred young pepper trees along both sides of tlie highway between Nipomo and Arroyo Grande and would set out several hundred more as soon as tlie rains set in.

ince consolidation of welfare and SERA operations. The committee eliminated 21 relief workers from the payrolls, cut-'ing tlie personnel from 64 to 43. The unemployment relief department. housed since tlie department was organized two years ago, in old oiinty sheds on East Anapamu street, will be closed on September 27. with the exception of a pay office maintained for relief workers on pay day.

All central operations and work for Santa Barbara city are being handled now in tlie SERA offices in the Central building over the American National bank in Santa Raj'' lS4, McNaught Syndicate. In. PICKUPS and COMMENT By G. A. MARTIN It was Alma Real, lovely Mexican soprano, who suggested the title of the Santa Ines mission pageant "La Verbena de Santa Ines.

This has special significance in keeping with the aims of the missions friends who sponsored the production. The verbena, first flower of spring, was of ceremonial importance at baptisims and this pageant was really the first feature of the mission's renaissance. Greater participation, more preparation in the future, to make such benefits of enduring quality, are possible for noithern Santa Barbara county folks. A real olutimer is one who remembers when you went to Point Sal to see the boats come in. Perseverance the Greeks had a story for it, just as the Scotch had the Bruce-and-the-spider yarn.

It seems, according to Mike Firfires, that a Greek general, anxious, despairing on the eve of battle, threw himself down in a Stubblefield ready to commit suicide. He saw a tiny ant climbing a grain stalk. The ant slid back half an inch for every two inches gained on the slick, dry stem. But finally he reached the top. The G.

G. then re-joined his army and led his men to a great victory. If you put your radiator cap in your pocket to protect it from thieves while you went to a picture show and came out and found your ear stolen, wouldn't it make you mad? That happened to a man in Ventura the other day. Not all Santa Marians know that Joseph H. Chapman, former city councilman here and now an An geleno, is a descendent of the Joseph Chapman who left his more piratical comrades in Buccaneer Hippolyte Bouchards following to make his home in California and marry Guadalupe Ortega, of Mission Ines history.

San Luis Obispo county supervisors have ordered division of the Oceano election precinct into the Oeeano and Halcyon precincts. Boys in all Civilian Conservation Camps must be ready at all times for service. Thirty-five youths from Los Prietos camp, brought by Capt. Leon Whittier, U.S.A., to the Santa Ines mission pageant Sunday, in which they played the parts of Indians, were ready at a minute's notice to quit to fight possible forest or brush fires. Every man went to the pageant with full fire-fighting equipment.

Capt. Whittier said. San Luis Obispo county supervisors have appropriated $3,000 to aid the state in purchasing beach land for a state park near Pismo. Rev. Benjamin Goodfield, for ten years pastor of the First Baptist church in Santa Barbara, resigned Sundqy.

He resigned a year ago, over certain differences in the congregation, but was invited to reconsider; by a vote of the congregation, and did so. He said yesterday that his resignation was irrevocable, and it was accepted. Sea lions off the Santa Barbara roast are reported robbing the lobster traps of the fishermen. For a time, a feud was threatened among the trappers, each thinking the other responsible for his losses. You'll have to travel far and wide to find a more attractive theatre interior than that of the Santa Maria in our home town and the accous-tics are far.

superior to those of many theatres in the larger cities. And the Dorsey brothers are giving us some real pictures, too. What number were you calling, please? for those made homeless by the flames. They were fed by the community. One source said 400 persons had lost their homes and most ot their belongings.

The fire did its greatest damage in the business district, wnere the ilames cut a swath several blocks wide and ten blocks long that left only the northern section of the city standing. Grocery stores, every restaurant, federal buildings, offices, the bank, warehouses and other structures fell before the flumes. One Hotel Left Tlie fire burned every structure from tlie Golden Gate hotel to the waterfront. Only one hotel and one warehouse remained untouched. Coast guard cutters dispatched from Unalaska had orders to make immediate provision for the destitute and to determine what amount of food will be required until steamships can bring in fresh supplies.

Buckshot Charge For Peeping Tom In Lompoc Night Lompocs campaign against the recent prowlings of an alleged Peeping Tom" was given today as the cause of gunshot wounds from which Raymond Orinellcs, 34-year-old Mexican, was recovering today in Santa Maria hospital. Orinellos was peppered with buckshot in the lower part of the back. Identity of the man who shot him was not disclosed by Police Chief Janies (Smiling Jim) Galloway of Lompoc, on a visit here in connection with the case. Mussolini Decrees Military Training ROME, Sept. 18.

(U.R) Premier Benito Mussolinis cabinet today approved bills providing that military training is an integral part of national education, beginning as soon as a boy is able to learn. The underlying principle of the legislation is that the functions of a citizen and a soldier in the Fascist state are inseparable. Pennsylvania Bank Robbed of $35,000 HAWLEY, Sept. 18. Four bandits robbed the Hawley bank of $35,000 today.

The robbers were armed with pistols but were unmasked. They held Charles Houck, cashier, and Thomas Oldfield, teller, at bay while they took the money. NORMAN KERRY DIVORCED LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18. (U.R) Charging abuse, Mrs.

Helen Mary Kaiser has been granted a divorce from Norman H. Kaiser, known on the screen as Norman Kerry. He was drunk three or four times a she declared. I SPIED Blanche Forbes downtown after groceries with curlers in her hair. Roy Gailison trying to measure cloth by the old-fashioned arm length system.

Mary McRce speeding down the street with a glass of Coca-Cola in her hand. Pop Black lugging a dozen or more large boxes of candy. A. M. Hanson buying all-day suckers and books.

Jerry Johnson describing her particular, method of removing Indian warpaint worn at the Santa Yncz celebration. Loam! Peake not especially worried because his new moustache verges on a blondish-red shade. Dan Grrlieh looking over electric and gas heaters on a display truck. Phil Brosche breaking all records sprinting across Main street to answer a phone. Louise James industriously washing windows during a fallhousecleaning spree.

LINZ, Austria, Sept. 18. (UP) More than 1,000 Nazis and Communists have been arrested in the last few days at Linz, Weis, Steyr, Gmunden and Salzburg, it was reported reliably today. Unconfirmed reports said police received information Nazis and Communists planned a revolt for this week. Germany Is Arming for A New War WASHINGTON, Sept.

18. (U.R) Sen. Gerald P. Nye, N.D., said today that the senate munitions committee had obtained evidence that the United Aircraft Co. and affiliates had six agents soliciting business in Germany in April of this year.

The companys German business, Nye said, grew from $6000 in 1932 to $1,446,000 in the first eight months of this year, C. W. Deeds, treasurer of the Pratt Whitney Engine denied the sales were made for military purposes, but added that the Hitler government plans to rearm. Nye said gossip among American airplane manufacturers is that Germany now is building enough engines to equip 100 planes a month, and that by the end of 1934 the German government will have a fleet of 2000 military ships. Deeds admitted that engines sold by his firm could be synchronized for firing machine guns through propellors.

Nye said it also was reported that the Sperry company is shipping enough automatic pilots and gyro compasses to Germany to equip 50 planes a month. 4 State Aids County To Protect Forests County supervisors yesterday approved their annual contract with the state for forest protection. One agreement provides that the county will spend $6,804 on construction of fire trails, firebreaks and other work, the state to reimburse the county in the amount of $3,402. The other provides that the county shall spend $6,000 on protection of timbered and forest-producing lands from fire, the state to reimburse the county in the amount of $3,000. Does and Fawns Are Killed by Hunters Game Warden A.

R. (Jack) Ainsworth revealed today that during the deer season just closed, a total of between 50 and 60 does and fawns were killed or wounded and left to die in the forest by hunters. 4 RUSSIA IN LEAGUE GENEVA, Sept. 18 (U.R) Admission of Soviet Russia to the League of Nations was voted formally tonight by the assembly. The assembly also voted Russia a permanent seat on the council.

acres of land surrounding the mission property, which already belongs to the county. The land can be purchased for $8800. On the land Is the old padres well, which flows a two-inch stream of water and another well which produces 800 gallons of water a minute. In event of the purchase of the property by the state, its development and restoration of the old mission by the CCC camp now located there, is said to be practically i ss LaFollettes Run In New Party of Their Making WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.

(U.R) Wisconsin and Mississippi today provided a double test of New Deal sentiment. For tlie first time voters will record their opinion of the exix'-rimental third party launched by the LaFollett forces of Wisconsin. Sen. Robert M. La Follctt is the Progressive candidate for senator and his brother, Philip, will try again for the governorship.

There is no contest facing either La Follctt but five candidates are fighting for Democratic senatorial endorsement. They include former Republican Gov. F. E. McGovern and Mrs.

Gertrude Bowler, national commit tee-woman. John B. Chappie, young Ashland editor, is unopposed for the Republican senatorial berth. NEW TAX OFFICER W. L.

Miller has been appointed to take charge of the branch of the Internal Revenue bureau in San' a Barbara for this district, vice Howard C. Taylor, resigned. colony, and lie not how tlie five-acre tracts could possibly support a family. Payroll Up, Force Reduced Tlie county's SERA payroll for last week totaled $13,696.49. tlie largest it has been in a single week since establishment of the SERA or the old CWA, according to figures given the commission yesterday.

The county projects now give work to 950 men, and there are only 60 remaining on the county unemployment relief payroll. Thirty of these will be transit rred to the SERA payroll this week, it was said. Reduction of 30 per cent in the unemployment relief department office force has been accomplished i I i I SERA Frowns on Santa YnezFarm Plans; Relief Work Executive Personnel Cut Santa Barbara county's SERA-fefarm Purchase of La Purisima Site By State Expected County officials today expressed' he state, the deal involving 507 Welfare committee yesterday refused to approve an appropriation for a survey for tlie proposed "back to the land colony for Santa Yncz valley. C. E.

Perkins and A. P. Anderson, members of the SERA-Weifare group, did not think the proposed colony would succeed; did not think five-acre plots of ground sufficient to sustain a family and had doubts of the availability of sufficient water. Anderson, a resident ot Solvang. said many persons are not more than making a living on farms many times tlie acreage proposed for the themselves reasonably sure the State Division of Parks will look ihvor-ably upon the purchase by the state of La Purisima Mission grounds as a state monument.

Supervisor Ronald Adam. Forester Frank Dunne and Director L. Dern-ing Tilton, of county and state planning departments, said today they expected favorable word from the state in the near future about the purchase. The county has agreed to meet half the cast of the purchase with.