Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 9

I. A PER MONTH Second Section II IP DAILY AND Vy or iMr a i VOL. LXXXV1. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5 1917. NO.

168. 30 GERMANS IN COUNTYAPPLY LOSE TRft Mrs. Stogdill Desperate In Providing for Her Baby grand jury Beied U. 5. FORCES EXPEDITION JAPANESE TO NIL UNITS vtj -At i I I I Pershing Column Crosses the Border to American Soil; Columbus Gives a Rousing Welcome to Returning Army Veterans of Dash Over U.

S. Boundary to Be Reviewed Before First Camp Leave in America Is Granted Men By Webb Miller, United Press Staff Correspondent COLUMBUS N. Feb. 5. The American punitive expedition, sent Into Mex- lco last spring to capture Villa "Dead or Alive," marched back upon the American soil today with the main object of its Invasion of Mexico unaccomplished.

Riding at the head of the American column, General Pershing, commanding tho expedition, led his men across the in ternational line at, 8:30 a. m. today. As me iront ranits or the line winding across the desert set foot upon the soil of their home land the men broke Into wild cheer- ing and shouting. The column as it cov- ered the final stretch of the hike to the border was nearly fifteen miles in length.

II it ill nuiore marcning across the border the one year only and Is contradictory i.o me i American flag was dipped in salute. The principle by which the Terauchl ministry entije expedition formed in a hollow Increased the fund from $15,000,000 to square at Palomas lakes, five miles from I $25,000,000. the border on the Mexican side. With The recent peace talk and its de-, 12,000 men standing at attention the 1 moralizatlon of the Tbklo Stock Exchange Life of Jean Poirier Said to Be at Stake in Letter Which He Received From Mysterious Person Wow Sought by Hynes Poolroom Owner Appears Before Inquisitorial Body to Reflate Manner -in 'Which He Was Relieved of His License Threats against the life Of Foreman Jean V. Poirier of the Alameda county grand jury have been received by the Berkeley capitalist.

When tho cjMfjty body assembled this morning to continue probing conditions in Oak land the members were told of threats. Poirier declined to make public the letter he had received, but admitted that It was unsigned. District Attorney Hynes has received a number of anonymous letters of many kinds, but none which has contained threat Poirier, at the grand Jury rooms this morning, declared that he was able to stand any intimidation and that the work of the Jury, so far as he was concerned, would be pressed to a conclusion. "My shoulders are broad enough to carry the burden of any such threats," said, he. "We are going to continue the probe to the end, fearlessly." MANY IETTEJl COME.

For some weeks past a mass of letters have been received daily touching phases of the grand jury work. -Most of these letters are turned over to--Deputy- District Attorney Myron Harris and County Detective George Helms. As most of them are un: signed or signed a fictitious name, they have not been regarded seriously. The letter to the foreman, however, has spurred the attach.es of the office to trace the communication back to its" sourcer The threat does not indicate what species of menace threatens the life-ofthe- Berkeley man. CAIT.UY BRpWX HEARD.

For a short time this morning the witness stand was occupied by Captain of Police Thorwald Brown, president of the Co-operative Oil Lands Subdivison Company It haa deveU that Corporal Peter Van Iloutte of the "moral squad" is not a stockholder In the concern, as declared by Edith the bath proprietress, and it is improbable that VarHoutte will in any way be implicated in the grand Jury report. Chief of Police Walter J. Petersen has expressed the utmost confidence in Van Houtte's methods of securing evidence in the night John Soares, of 1706 Eighth street, owner of poolroom at fTit "Seventh street, whose license was taken up by. the was" called to the witness stand to detail the conditions under which he hadJfegt his Perm.it,.Ll activity is evidenced in the district attorney's office today securing witnesses who will appear before tne star Spangled Ban iiKi-, winre me iars and stripes flut-re-J tererf tn th ptaur Than ih. FOR CITIZENSHIP Fear Internment Camp; Would Forswear Allegiance to Kaiser Thirty fjerman naturalization applications were filed with County Clerk George EL Gross today before noon, the greatest number In the history of the county during one day.

All the applicants for citizenship ad-1 mit that the effort id to avoid being Interned ae war. prisoners should the United States and Germany bo Involved In the present crisis. AM applicants fnr. citizenship these Germans would escape detention In a prison camp, having foresworn ul-leglance to the Kaiser. Deputy Clerk James Holland received a number of telephone calls at hi homo yesterday from German-Americans asking advice in the event of war.

BE TRIBUNE BUREAU 683 MARKET ST. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6. "Gyp the Blood," the gangster who figured so prominently in the case of Lieutenant Becker of New York, was ushered into the trial of Thomas Mooney today when District Attorney Fickert accused Attorney Burke Cockran of adopting the same tnnt en here that he nact in me r-aai.

un Cockran was charging that a frame on the nart of the prosecution was re sponsible for the arrest of Mooney, Weinberg, Billings, Nolan and Mrs. Mooney. "That Is the same thing you argued for 'Gyp the Blood' in the Beaker case," Interposed Fickert. "You made the same charges in New York against the public officials." "This is an instance of their tactics," rejoined Cockran. Israel Weinberg was on the stand at the outset to deny complicity in the bomb explosion and declared that Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Cunha had said to him; on his you are, one of thejsfise guys, the rope for you," and of one of the others in the arresting party adding "we will' have some fun seeing you It was when Attorney J.

G. Reisner was testifying as to nis inaDiiiiy 10 nee wem- berg arter his arrest uiat tne tut Detween Cockran and Fickert occurred. the week is done. Indictments appear to be a foregone conclusion, but the lid has been clamped on the hearings hard- and none of the Jury or members of Hynes' office will discuss the new phase of activity. The concluding testimony in the oil stock sales of policemen will be taken today.

Captain Thorwald Frown is the last witness on this detail. As president of the corporation, he is telling of the promotion of the sale-of stock to women of the night life. Corporal E. J. Conroy, who first brought the plan to Brown, was the nost active stock seller.

Most of the stock he sold, it is alleged, was his own stock. For Men Only SUITS and CKER SE ACTIOS CHARGE i Pswmwwm formed and pushed toward the International line. For more than four hours the bronzed, bearded veterans of the Mexican cam pnign swung through rising dust clouds, tne men laughing and cheering kt every step. With his headquarters company. General Pershing crossed the line first.

The regiments followed the commander then the cavalry and. artillery. The withdrawal a i front-Mexico was Completed ny INTERNA "lOMH NFWS SERVICE LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE. EL PASO, Feb. 5 Elation over the oreait netween the United States and Germany is expressed by Vllllsta and Carranzlsta officers and sympathizers here and in northern Mexico.

The Vifllstas declare the United States now will be compelled to cease lnterfer. ence in MeVican affairs and permit Villa io proceea with ms campaign against Vrmran.Za unnlndered. They Intimate that MRS. THEODORA ROGERS STOCDILL, hosc romance begun in Oakland leads to Angeles jail on bad check charge. Cppy right International Film Service.

Former Oakland Teacher Again in Jail on the Charge of Passing Bad Checks chased a wedding trousseau and a rat OF SALOON Hotel Oakland Waiter Slain and Companion Is Stretched by Blow of Reviver in Hold-Up of 12th St. Establishment Third Man Is fatally Injured When by Automobile Driven by Pair on Their Way to Summon Police Assistance No trace has been founA by the police of the trio of maked and armed men wha shot and killed Isador Lcr, a Hotel Oakland waiter, beat Into Insenslbllltt Caesar Plezii. 8U9 street, and Indirectly caused the death of Harry Stone of Port Costa, In a saloon holdup at 271 Twelfth street, late last night Lor at 'the morgue with a bullet through his head. Plezxi at home with a four-Inch scalp wound Inflicted by the revolver butt of" one of the holdup men. Stone Is at the Central Kmergency hospital with Internal Injuries, the result of being run down by an automobile ea route to the police station to summon help.

The would-be robbers, following the murder, disappeared. The trio, entered the saloon, owned by A. K. M. Prenvellle, and ordered the latter and the half-dozen patrons in the place to throw up their hands.

The men were masked with white handkerchiefs over their faces, with slits cut for the eyes. Each carried a heavy revolver. The men in the place obeyed the Command with the exception of Plexzi. THOUGHT IT A JOKE. "Oh, put down your guns," he said, thinking the holdup was the work of some friends who were trying to play a Joke.

His answer was a blow on the head that stretched him senseless on the floor. Lor, who was standing, nearest to the first holdup man, made ft movement toward him, at the same time saying: "Put down your gun and stop your foolishness." The holdup man swung the nose of his weapon on the waiter and pulled the trigger. Aa the sound of the shot rang out, Ixir spun half way around and dropped on bis face. The holdup men, then apparently terrified with what had i occurred, backed from the place without making any attempt to molest the patrons of tho place and disappeared in the direction of Harrison street. RUSH FOR POLICE.

Rene Huant, a chauffeur for John Hlnkle of Herkeiey, accompanied by Thomas Qodden, 182 Eleventh street, Jumped In Huant's car and started for the police station at a high rate of speed, to -summon assistance. At Twelfth and Broadway they ran down Harry Stone who was crossing the street. Huant picked Htone from the pavement, threw him Into the back of the machine and jsped to the Central Emergency From this point he telephoned the police. i hi.j ui it.m.i in Juries. Inspector Joseph Robinson rushed to the scene of the murder.

The trail led to Harrison street, and thence in the general direction of the waterfront where It was lost. From the description of the men furnished tho police by those In the place at the time of the' holdup, the authorities are of the opinion that the trio are members of the same ring that have been holding up saloons in various parts of the city fur several weeks. A week prior to last Saturday night, a daring holdup was staged at Seventeenth street and Telegraph avenue, in a family linuor store. On tW occasion the proprietor was beaten into insensibility and two tills robbed by two men In the eight of scores of late shoppers, These are believed to have been among the party who last night killed Lor, the waiter. Monitor Cheyenne Returning to Bay EUREKA, Feb.

6. The United States Monitor Cheyenne, left here for 8an Fran cisco. She has been acting aa motner ship of the submarines H-l and 2 and has been off here since the H-3 grounded In December. Cents attractive price, we offer richly framed pictures, life, portrait work and SPECIAL mem 4 MURDERERS is not averse to receiving over- naval expansion of the United States is tures from Germany to embarrass" and directed at Japan. harass the United States if de-! As for Japan's determination to velops.

her sea power, even, if her agents nre. closely watching national debt must suffer, there are argu-rhe Mexican situation, particularly with ments a-plenty both for those who would reference to the activities of an organ- Justify her move and others who insist lzation known as the Society of the Iron it is an aggressive action. Cross, said to be spreading a German Consider Japan's position in the world, propaganda throughout Mexico. The Ted- say members of the latter class. She is eral agents are watching to see If they lord of the Orient.

Already equipped with align themselves entirely with either a mirhtv nrrnv" and n.n efficient nivv h. Increase National Debt to Strengthen Power on Sea; American Expansion Factor in Move for More Ships' Enormous Sum to Be Spent Over Seven-Year "Period in Big War Vessels; Ocean Fighters, to Be Formidable BY T7NITED PRESS LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE. TOKIO, Feb. 6. Expansion of tin Japanese navy today Is considered mors Irmtnrtant hv the government than re- iliicMnn of the country's national debt I This view was expressed here by Kasuye Shoda, minister of finance, Hhoda's statement came as an explana tion and defense of the Terachl ministry's announcement that beginning with the fiscal year of 1918-19 and continuing until Japan's seven-year naval program is finished, $10,000,000 of the $25,000,000 which the government had set aside for the annual of the national debt will be used in the construction of I I warships.

This decision means that the recent restoration of the sinking fund to its former figure of $25,000,000 Is to be for has just given Japan a taste of what her condition will be after the war. NEW NAVAL PROGRAM. Japan's new naval construction program calls for an appropriation of $130,320,895. it is proposed to build tnree Daiuesnips 1 of the superdreadnaught type, two battle cruisers and several- light cruisers, de- stroyers, auxiliary vessels and submarines In the seven fiscal years beginning ii-18. With the conclusion of this pro-gram the Japanese naval authorities will have realized their long cherished ambition of establishing eight battleships and four battle cruisers as the unit of the nation's fleet.

The total appropriation of $130,320,895 will be aDDortloned as follows: 1921-22. 11,6116,919 12,466,429 20,869,713 12,497,163 25,655,348., .1 COM PARE sTO A RICA. Announcement of this program, coming I on the heels of the bill which will double the fighting capacity of the American fleet, has created great interest here. This interest has been considerably heightened by the contention of a large section of the Japanese press that the enjoys a position of unparalleled security, She is firmly united in alliance with Great, Britain, the strongest sea power, and has Joined in a close agreement with her near and powerful land neighbor, Russia. There are many factors in defense of Japan's naVal policy.

The end of the war will see a readjustment of power all over the world. If the British and German navies come out of the struggle approxl xnaxeiy japan win occupy an humble place In the naval helrarchy, made all the more humble, by Amerlca'i great expansion plans. When the facts are kept In mind, say the peace promoters, no one need be alarmed at the sum voted for Japan's navai armaments, TONIGHT T. Ia I. and T.

M. I. theater party at the Orpheum. Fltchburg Social and Improvement Club, 7227 East Fourteenth Ous Vollmer speaks at public meeting, Oakland College of Medicine. Paul Verdler speaks Oakland Center, Hotel Oakland.

"The Hour Glass" presented. Masonic Hall, Ban Leandro. Cosmopolitan Club meet. Stiles Hall, p. m.

National Association for the Advance ment of Colored Feople meets, Chabot Orpheum-Cressy and Dayne and vau. jevllle Bird of Pantages Winston's water Hons, Bishop "The Song of Songs," Columbia "Cannery Cottage." m.j--JVfrn. mm tn "nosT-arfir Won Oakland Kinema Nazlmova Brides." Franklin William Desmond in "War in "The TOMORROW Civil service boards meeis, City Hall, Merchants' exchange meets, evening. Art exhibit. Auditorium.

P. A. R. give whist party, Hotel Oakland, evening, Oakland Moose theater party, Orpheum. Dr.

Ruhy Cunningham lectures Lafayette school auditorium, 2 p. m. Economic problems discussed, California Hall, IT. 1 p. m.

Chief W. J. Petersen speaks, Oakland Lodge, I. O. B.

Covenant Hall, evening. Committee on schools meets, Faculty Club, Berkeley, 7:30 p. m. Konveraatlons Klub meets, Aldebaran House Berkeley, 8 p. m.

tfiu Psl, Hearst 'Hrall, Berkeley, 7:30 p. m. I- Social Whist Party, Alden Library Club, Frledberg's Hall, evening. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Favors Ite tor Colds. J.

Kasley, Macon, 111,, In speaking of Chamberlain Cough llemedy, says: During the past fifteen years it lias been my sister's favorite medicine for colds on the lungs. I myself have taken a number of times when suffering with a cold and it. always relieved nie promptly." For sale by Osgood Bros. Ijrug Stores. Advertisement.

4 REMOVAL wntcn she obtained In Los Angclo through fictitious checks. She announced at that time that she was engaged to marry Dr. John Lynch of Berkeley. Dr. Lynch, according to his rnenas, was never betrothed to Alias nogers.

although he had Keen frequently In heir company. He has since married and Is practicing medicine In Con tra Costa county After Miss Rogers' arroST Stogdill told the detectives of the Nck' Harris agency that he had been Jilted" by Mlso Rogers, and declared that In for this he would assist them In bringing the young woman, back. He promised to Induce hr to return and to make good the value of the cbfi'ks. When reached Berkeley he found that Miss Rogers had revised her opinion of him. Hhe listened to his suit favorably and the two were married.

Later they went to Vancouver, B. I to avoid arrest Several Weeks. ago the detectives ascertained' that the couple had returned I to Los Angeles and were living at 1559 I'enn street A baby had been' born to them, Stogdill, who had been engaged In. various occupations, was out of work. in the pinch of circumstances Mrs.

Stogdill is said to have turned again to the method she had used. before for raising money. Mrs. Stogdill was a student In Occidental College and Stanford University before she began teaching school. Her father was a missionary In China and her brother conducts correspondence school (n Tlonif Kong.

SALE We arc not going to move a single Suit or Overcoat to our new location on 13th Street. We have reduced our usual low prices still, more to move all Suits and Overcoats this week 1 ALL V1J OVERCOATS DriviV'tO desperation by the lack of food and clothing for her baby, Mrs. Theoflora Stogdill, 1559 Penn street, Los Angcleu, Is under arrest in tho city prison there charged with passings fictitious checks the fume crime for which she was airrested in this city In June of 1915, when she was Miss Theodora Rogers, a pretty' teacher In the -Utah Street schooTof that Noble K. Stogdill, her husband, In sticking by her falthfuly, declaring that her arrest did not altilr his love for her. Mrs.

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Four babies born en oute were given the surname of officers In command of the refugee escorts. A Mexican woman rode to the border on a calf whlch-she saddled at El Valle, 175 miles to the Chickens, cows, herds of horses, sheep and even little lambs tied to the axles of wagons have accompanied the civilians fleeing from the wrath of Villa. WHALING TO LEAVE VERNON. "Firebrand Oeorge," the famous $600 chief of the Vernon Is siifd be framing up a tirade by which Catcher Whaling goes to the American Associations exchange for a catcher. Whaling hit but .200 Inst season and drew a salary, so Stovnll will probably be Rind to get rid rtf him.

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