Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 2

JULY 9. 1919. OaManti WEDNESDAY EVENIitf 1 Court-Upholds! GraftEvi dence Twenty-Qne Dr. Smith Receives Political Impression ALAMEDA. July Dr.

W. O. Ssaltb, lam retwroed from an eastern Mrs. Mabel Atherton -Found Dead in Home (r LONDON, July I. Mrs.

Arthur Elliott, better known as Mrs. Mabel A.thertoiu divorce! wlfe of Motion toKillrestimony- Fails gfier attjdlJgniarlcan jMedical Society meeting at Atlantic' 4Ct a adylsi ti hist. irA Colonel Thomas Atherton, was found hot dead this morning" In her homer-in London, according to the Evening I Standard. Vermont, spent several days In Washington and New Tprk and pick-Ala-ied uO considerable general political information rrom tne eastern siano- Johnson chaaces" for tho prssideacy. pr gmjn, ayg that the eastern old- line Republicans will support Johp- ssn for President if he succeed in winning the Republican nomination, sw4 that 1 ihei independent eastern vote will not go to Johnsoabecau of the California 'senator' attitude en the league of nations.

or Nebraska call Mrnator Borah of Idabo Eharpiy to acsouat en ths floor of the Senate. Eorah was speaking against tb seae conference and declared that three-fourths of the money subscribed for peace conference purpose was, subscribed by Wall street interests. Hitchcock read from a- list of subscriber, showing that most of the money was AME BILL nn J- EVERY 'T I sow Si iMiir'Tl AFTERNOON 8 Original 1 SHIMMJE I Bs5 fMlu. The fclererest and jazziest ar- tits ever brought to this city. They have positively not ap- J- peared in Oakland bei ore.

5 Them andFeel the Sentation of the Year ON TH 5 HIED, 6 SAX FRANCISCO. July man wa killed and six other Injured when Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company- truck being ueed on wire repair work, ran. wild down a hill on Nineteenth avenue and Lincoln Way today, anally col-tiding with anothw truck and werving off to crash Into a telegraph pole, where it wu wrecked. The dead man was Albert. Me-Kinney.

a strikebreaking lineman employed by the company. Andrew H. Heotort of the Jerome Detective Agency, who was ald to hav been the driver of the truck, waa seriously injured. Albert Mil-ledwitz. iil) Fillmore street, and John S.

Cowan, 3444 ISth etreet. also employed by the detective, agency, were The name of two others who were on board the set--ond truck, which was struck by tua telephone company a auto rnnmriiv fliirht. could not be tained. 'PHONE STRIKE SETTLEMENT NEnR Continued From Page I ifient of 'the" controversy were warded to Washington. for- bartlett Arbiters Be Chosen I F.rCRKfcLF.T, July fl.y-Mayor Vuis liartlett, following a- conference with- a delegation of strike and In response to a telegram received from postiwaster (Jeneral Burleson several days ago; ig which it.

was suggested that the-dTierators retftra to work and leave te settlement of their difficulties to tjhe Wire -Control Roard, this morning in a wirp to 'president Wilson In Washington; suggested that arbiters tw appointed by. the President or Secretary Wilson with power to conclude the negotiation. I A part of ths, telegram addressed President Wilson follows "May I suggest that the government waive tjie punotlUo and that you, or Kec-rfctary Wilson appoint arbiters whose jiidgment will carry conviction here, qfid bring peace where both Bides yfiih the utmost good faith are striving for fair settlement. i "There Is so strong feeling against these gentlemen (referring to the Wire Control Board) thjvt no de--iim by that board would quiet the feeling of Injury and unrest among strikers and lead to permanent KVod feeling between the company arid Its employees. I "I am not suggesting that this fiellng is well founded, but that, it lsts and destroys the usefulness of tfre Wire Control poard-.

Portland Delegate To Represent Men PORTLAND, (We July Clyde rjonovan, delegate of the Portland local of the International Brother-lvood of Electrical Workers, now on rsrike, left today for San Franoisco tfc represent the strlkera-here in case lhe grievances of the Union men are HUbmiilted to. a- mediation board tamed by President Wilson or Secretary of Labor Wilson. SONOP.A, July 9. The So- TRUCKS CRASH One Pretty-Fescimrbng Priscilla Dean 'Pretty Smooth' The soulful story of a good FRANK KEEN AN In THE MASTER MAN" GEORGES SIMONDET, Lyric Tenor HERBERT BURL AND, Master Organist MARCELU rand his 25 maricUms Bard admitted borrowing: inonei from Woolley on two occasions, $500 in September, 1917, and 1409 about a year later. He said thla money went into the club bank roll, "When Captain Brown1 raided the club, then," demanded Crosby, "was It Woolley'a money that was there?" i The witness admitted it was.

Redirect examination brought out thit Lard had contributed this borrowed 'duty as his part of the Bartenders Club capital and that loorz had mtched out of his own pocket, 'Resolution: endowing the request of the school teachers for an increase In alury were adopted last night by th liutlding Trades Council amtvthti rntary was instructed to wrlttv the 'lt-i Association suk-freetlntr Hist its intercuts can bet hroUKh the formation Of a union. Union fficials havs filed protest the Vnlted States Shipbuilding: Corporation against what they t.irm discrimination among the various crafts at the "concrete UklpyarH government inland. It is 'maintained, that in the case of two crafts, ea li equally tskllled. members of one rn f.0 a while members of the other are paid a day. i The 25 or 30 coppersmiths who strucjt al ths plant of ths Moore Shipbuilding Monday, have agreed- to turn to" work, tomorrow morning, according to Officials of the company.

The-men are said to have struck ofAthelr Own accord, ttn-ir action-not Tisvlng tho sanction tlji -Iroa Trades' Council. Enemy Alien Parole Obligations Lifted WA81H a Tt jn. Ju iy Sigtrttiiri tho peace treaty with tfrmBny nas resulted in a decision by Dupart-ment of Justice that the great majority of tiermnn and Austrian enemy aliens now at large on parole tray safely be releflflnd from all parole 5bliKatloris. Attorney (leneral I'almer, however, has not changed his policy, announced at the time of the con viction of Kugene v. iJens, wnn re-Sflect to citizens convicted under tho espionage law.

and aliens still In confinement; Palmer aid the depattment contlnn- tnff to review cases of persons convicted -under the espionage act and fh4t recommendations for clemency in 'number rf them would he presented soon to President" WilBOn. These do not include the cases of Debs or otheiy of "similar Importance" however. Italian Cities in Hands of Soviets BY TTKTTED PRESS. -LEABFn WIHE TO I'AKIS, July 9. Reports received here from Italy today Indicated a number -of the Italian cities were virtually In the hands of sovlnts, composed of radicals in some cases, and conservatives In others.

It was that (Jenoa was unaer tho con trol OI soviet cutnpunuu ui worn? men and demobilized soldiers who had ordered a fifty per cent reduction in the prices tf all foods. Keep PresijbnTjiomfy is Congress Proposal July The Prenident ofjhe United States would not bs perniitted, during his term Of office, to leave the country or to per- form the duties of his office except Labor Prepares for Demonstration Strike PARIS, July 9. The executive committee of the General" Jibor met today to consider plans for- the demonstration strike July 21. when labor men of France" ItitlV and (ireut Britain are expected t.i tu-otacst ftgalnst allied Intervene Hon In Rusgki. LAND afc CT r- -irl' liii i In 'i liiTl-im mi 1 1 1 from manufacturers of American product and not from Wall itrett i Senator Johnson did not speak Vlur- ing Dr.

"Smith's visiXi to the I EVEPiLNGS, AT 845 Bitgtl, Breezy, BasiBngt Bellicose, Bewildering, Bountiful, Befuddling Bevg of Beauty the fA. '3 1 Jk '7il Madgcleine Brard Augusta Cottlow Arthur Friedheim Henrich Cebbard Joseph Hofmann Ernest. Hutcheson Alexander Lambert 'Arthur Ruhenslcin Serge Prokoficff inrnTUPinnumn LiDLniioniriHiiu TAXESftRESOUGHT I ALAMEDA. Jul t. The meS JCtty eouncir has petitioned Congrtsemn J.

A. Elston and ator Jliran Johnson to use their ler-; foTlrtorTtatfe ihejnited Kmertrencr Fleet Corporation pay In: tares on the Alameda Liberty imp-yard site, abandoned by the Fleet corporation before completion. The resolution adopted by tne council recite that the Fleet corporation called on the city of Alameda to provide special school classes for the benefit of shipyard employees, asked Alameda police arm traffic assist ance, and used all the public (acui ties of the municipauiy ai me pense of the taxpayers, at the same time not paying taxes in return. Approximately .1000 in taxes on the Liberty shipyard for last year will be paid within a few days probably, but the tract is still in the posHession of the. Fleet corporation and the announcement has been made that further taxes will not be paid.

Autos Collide; Youth Suffers Severe Cut Arthur FInley, If years of age, living at 764 Brush etreet, Oakland, tu4 pitied a deep cut on the forehead last night In an auto collision at Central and Oaroline street, when the auto of his friend, Charles Ha-gan of 734 Fourth avenue, Oakland, collided with the auto "-Morris Fraser of 710 Pacific avenue, 'Thi'Fraser auto waa on Caroline etreet and the Hagan auto on Central avenue, the, two cars coming together at the corner. Finley was thrown against the shattered windshield of the Hagan car. After-being attended at this Alameda eana-torium by Dr. J. K.

Hamilton, the boy was) taken home. Oakland Man Dies at Work on Dredger ALAMEDA. July 9. Antone Gomez, employed, on a Southern Pacific dredger at the old Barnes and Tlb-pltts shipyard site, west of Webster street, had a fatal attack of heart failure while at work today. He was barely, alive when he reached the Fjmentency Hospital and died a few minutes later.

Gomel waa married and lived on Henry etreet, pakland Bloodhounds Trail Missing Boy in Woods KOCKFORD, July 9. Bloodhounds were put on the trail today of Henry Nutter, a 8-year-old boy who has been lost since Sunday in the flense woods near Fox boy disappeared when he went into the woods with other boys to pick berries. Service Men's Farm Bill to Be Reported WASHINCTONr July 9. The eol-dierg' land settlement bill with its plans for providing farime for thousands of service men, will be reported out by the house public lands committee within the next few days, Chairman SInnott said today. JT Pierce Arrow service and Pierce Arrow product must equal each other.

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QENEVA, July 9. JVgniyQne French offj. cers and men have b'eeu killed and about as many wounded in clashes between French and Italian troops it Fiume. Reports received here say that the trouble is continuing. PARIS, Mj-9r- The French press commented in an angry tone today over Italian reports of the clashes between French and Italian troops in Fiume.

"The alliances are now at stake," wrote Pertinax in die Echo de Paris. (Continued From Page I) train an4Xo take her immediately to her son's cell in the county jail. There Is a possibility tHat It may be claimed that Lessor committed suicide- or was accidentally killed. "New says he does not know everything that In the automobile that night," said Attorney Hichartlson today. "It might develop before we get-through that the girl confessed her condition to him und then grabbed '-le gun and committed suicide, despite Tnbw's attempts to prevent her.

New says he drove around in a daze after tho shooting and does not know exactly what happened." "The autopsy showed that New was telling- tho truth when he said that Miss LeHsertold him she was to become a mother. The probabilities are that she told him she would not marry him and "that she had been told Is wasn't that tho child be born. "Then he, 'flew to pieces' as "he Bays. His mind went blank." Although -New stands charged today by a coroner's Jury with having shot and killed his sweetheart, Attorney John Hlchardson, the prisoner's counsel, declares the autopsy performed upuh the body of Freda Lesser yesterday and. which proved that she was to become a mother, has helped New's case Immeasurably, Xew'n first statement was that he nhot Freda.

Lesser when she told him she had seen a nurse, a friend of hers, who would have an operation performed to prevent her from beooinin the mother of his child. This corroboration of New's first story. as lha reason for his act win ue usea, it i eaia, to prove tnat the girl's declaration' temporarily unbalanced New's mind. New will given a' preliminary hearing next Monday. The prisoner spent his first night in the county Jail last' night, having been transferred there following his arraignment yesterday before- Justice ilin-shaw.

For the first time since he brought the body of the girt to the police station and culmly' announced he had killed he slept a part ofVthe night. Realization that "his hiMher, Mrs. Lula Hurger, would arrive today from Indianapolis, and immediately begin her. fight for his life and the fact that he' says Freda has forgiven him, were tho reasons he assigned for his sleep, XKVKU C'UIKS WHK.V AXYONK IX) SKI'l HIM. New, however." Is completely exhausted from'hls nights of wakefulness and lslohs of the fitce of the dead girl.

His face is lined, hag-" gard aivd almost distorted front suffering and. remorse. His eyes are puffed out of all semblance of normal eyes from crying during the mjdnlght hours. New never tyles. however, when' there Is anyone to see but maintains as Jpest ho 'ci hla composure.

"Pleaso teir all young men for me," he said topday, "to be good to their mothers. God, I wish the floor would swallow me befo my mother arrives, but you see, she's coming, comingr, coming. could hold her back. No one else will fight for you like your mother. She's a warrior for you who never says die.

I can't forgive them because they would not let me see Freda yesterday. I wanted a last look, at her sweet face. I told them If they would let me see her I would never, ask cf another favor from themu But they handcuffed me and led me away. Preda has forgiven me. She came to me and told me so In my dreams.

They think I'm going to commit suicide in this Jail so they' kept a guard with me all last night" MOTH KR OF IRL IS IX CRITlCAIi OOX DITIOX. Sirs. Alice Lesser, mother of and normally an invalid, was reported in a critical condition, today. A physician 1s kept in constant attendance at her home. She will receive no one and has, broken down under the weight of the blow from County Autopsy Surgeon A.

F. Wagmer that girl who was- the sungfi'ine of the neighborhood and her Idol, was to have become aroo1! her and prob? ably the mother of the child of the njan whom she didnot want her daughter to marry bpcatise there was suspicion of, stain upon his name. But already Dr. O. "'Sawyer has made a 'mental examination of New and believes 5ew doe nbt know the real difference betweeii right and wrona; at all.

times that he Is not a sane man.1 -Next to the ordeal of facing his mother today. New admit that yesterday -was his hardest day yet He sat dilring the -inquest recoiling as if froro, a physical blow when de-' tectives calmly presented In evidence the gun which Ne- gave "to; them during the cold dawn of 8at urday when he-drove to the police station with the body of Freda Les ser in tne oarii seat 01 ins seaan. Again- he recoiled when Br. A. F.

"Waprner, county autopsv surgeon, testified the fatal shot probably was fired from a distance of not more than six inches. "Could the shot have been fired by Mis Lesser herself?" New's atatorney asked the surgcoa, S1IDE HINTED 1 INNEIVDEFERISE that the money, was lent to him, Hard, by Woolley and not to the! club. The redirect examination eon- eluded: "You say the club. was raided by! Tapiairi UrownTWhen was thatr: "In or December, last year. "Was your club raided In ths last four months of 111 7 or alt of lll tthis was in the Incumbency of Ned-v df-rman) except by Iirown?" "No, air." Crosby gave notice that he would file his motions at the opening of court this morning.

PRESIDENT! VISimEGII (Continued Frora Page 1 "take a sledgehammer to his opponents" In his opening; speech Jagus sdvncfttss said today they will urge the President to talk "brass lacks," both to ths senate and the country. Although ths senate speech Is prepared, the President's ability to extemporize would enable him to change It If ths Information lietiiocrats hoped to give him today warranted a digression, they said. League opponents ar'o simply awaiting the Thursday speech as a t-ue to the President's plan of campaign. They are full of plans for meeting him on any plane ho may fix for the struggle, they said today, Antl-ieaguers wexe making a care-J ful 'canvajn of senators to leant amendments -they will propose: the treaty or league covenant, sd as to work oue a concerted plan of support for any sort of opposition, The senate will convene nt noon Thursday, just fifteen minutes be fore President Wilson's appearance lreparations have bern made "to vfidle a record-breaking, crowd at the Wii.il with Prkss President Wilson, It was an nounced, meet 5-apapermen in conference at tomor row. will be The first confer ence between newspapermen and the Prexldent since the United States en tered the wur, It was reported that WMson might Visit the capltol lata today to confer with senators.

Hecretary Danleli conferred with the President at noon. Henator Stanley and former Senator Martin, both of Kentucky, called at the White HoUsa during the morn Ing. Jgnacio Calderon, Bolivian, min ister, was the first member of the diplomatic orps to call. He left his card. Postpone Shipyard Opening Once More LOS ANGELKS, July 9 -t-Reopn-Ing of the yards of the Ixjs Angeles Shipbuilding and (Dry Dock company, whichhave been closed' since May 28, was pout poned today to tomorrow morning.

The yards were closed following a strike, of a number of their employees, which resulted when a number of men were laid-off as a first step toward peace readjustment. The only disputed question was one of union recognition. The company has announced its intention to re-open on an open shop basis. temporary restraining order against picketing was Issued today by Superior Court Judge Dana Waller. The order was the of -a stilt filed by the company asking that the Metal Trades Council and several Individual strikers -be re strained fro minterfering with worlt efs who are expected to return to Che plant when it opens tomorrow morn ing.

Lusitania Evidence Is to Be Published LONDON, July 9, The Board of TradJ that the evldencs given secretly at the Inquiry Into tha sinking of the Lusitania will be pub lished. Inquiry, Into the sinking of the Lusitania opened in London on June 15, 1915, at public hearing. The first day's session was interrupted in-order to prmit the court to take evidence in BtVnjet in regard to certain Instructions sent: by wireless to Captain Turner of the Lusitania by the admiralty, transpired at this slttlnghas never been made public. I 0 Denver Street Car System Still Idle July 9. There is no prospect o'f a settlement -of the street car strike which began at 4 o'clock yesterday morning and com pletely up Denver street car system.

F. w. Hild, general man ager of the Denver Tramway company, said cars wopld be running early, this morning but has given no details as to routes or schedules, Jit-neys and every kind of vehicle are carrying people to nnd from work. Strikers picket all of the company's property, Take Steps to Block Ex-Kaiser's Escape LONDON, July possible steps iava been taken to prevent the escape of the A. Bonar Law, government leader in the House of Commons, nnnounced parliament this morning.

DO IT TO-DAY We refer to that contemplated change for health's sake from coffee to POOTUM m77iere'sateason" girl who turned crook for man eWm rwA A mat mance in picture words. i fern Mm Sty! rTl Mi ribra telephone switchboard force has I at Washington under a bill intro-roiurned to. work, the basua of settle-jdUOd today by rSent not being made public. The Campbell of Kansas, chairman of inora office was completely tied up lthe House: rules committee. thirty in tne siate-wiiie Ktrlke.

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C. Anderson Dentist. -Open until fitft p. fiv" noon Sunday. Cor.

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