Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 20

PAGE 20 MONDAY VENINU AUGUST 22, 1921. Combined Wire News Service of all papers. Associated Press, United Press, International Universal News and Consolidated Press POLICE CONTINUE SCHOOL BOARD Oakland Maids and Matrons to Preside Over BootKs at Annual -Outdoor Market- Fete Banker Loans 4 On Dish of Cookies, Sorry MISSING JEWELS S0UGHT1 LOOT OF RENO SUSPECT at ffl rtts a JQ CONSIDER WEtV EXPEWSEGUTTING Day Schools and Office Over- nead Jucpected lo eel Next Reduction. Following the cut of $76,000 in the income of the night schools. i I it a in other departments, it la promised.

I It Is admitted by the educators that there must be more economies and the recent cutting of the night schools was merely a beginning. There are day schools and Tiigh i V. .3 I 1 A. 1 1 1 cwjwio tu no uieuusneu, IL la poillieii i- out, as well as the much-mooted ui iiiw- uvci iiean expense ta I A i I I 4' I1- 1 1 I A I i --n -uv i A i I -vf-N I '5)A; vi i I I i s' njw a oince. Employees oh the eleventh flqor of the.

city hall are admittedly nervous over theKSituation, feeling that their-positions are In danger This, however, is said not to be imminent until Efficiency Expert Cook has completed his' efficiency survey of the department Cook says he does not believe that any Involved report on such, a large proposition will be forthcoming tonight, and perhaps it may not come for a yreek or two. Rumors that "lobbies" are expected at all IheBoard of Education meetings in the near future are now rife at the city hall. It Is asserted that, while all citizens are unanimous on the subject of school economy, they rebel when the economy hits their particular district. Several parents' organizations, it ts uairt ira planning to appear and find if any- thing in their districts are to cur- i tailed, and why. It is said that rep- resentatlves of some of these clubs will appear tonight before the board to guard the interests of their dis- tricts.

A trio of Piedmont matrons presiding over one of the irresistible, booths for the annual fete to be given Saturday in the city hall plaza with the Ladws' Relief the beneficiary. They are (left to right), MRS. WICKHAM HAVENS, MRS. CII ALLEN PARKER and JRS. IRVING LUNDDORG.

BERKELEY, Aog. Mill. thinki he eat four" dollars because be played the good Samaritan to an aged woman with teari in her f.jnd a quiver in her voice. The wtfman visited the bank which Milla manages, with a bos of fragrant cookies fresh from the ven. "Could yon lend me four dollars to bay floor to bake more cookies so I can make my living?" was her plea.

Mills did. Today a leuer addressed by him to Mrs. I.McGuide, '41S "Wood street, Oakland, the name and address left by the visitor, was returned to Mills. He took the letter to police, station. HELEN DOTES ON SQUIRREmLS but "NOT MAN-EATERS Miss Helen McLennah.

aged 18. 4316 Gofdan answer evasively vhen' syhpathetic friends notice her ripht index- finger bandaged, accapting their condolence with averted gaze. Her is one of those rare cases when a fib Is excusable. It's almost a shame to tell the truth on her. You see, Helen loves animals she makes a pet of almost everything.

Dogs, cats and the whole category interest her and her hand is always out to pet them. Yesterday nhe visited a friend who has a pet squirrel. Her explanation Is that the squirrel mistook her Intention. -At any rate he bit her. So Helen is little white lies about how It happened and wondering if her parents should have named her Hazel.

Schools Are Opened For Autumn Term BERKELEY, Aug. 22. Opening of schools today for the fall term was marked by the occupation of the new Garfield Intermediate school building at Rose and Hopkins streets. The new high school and Lincolnv school -buildings, held up by the' building strike, will not be occupied until later In the term. An enrollment of approximately 10,000 In expected.

A meeting of teachers was held on Saturday at the high school auditorium with Superintendent H. B. Wilson presiding preliminary to the inauguration of work. Evening classes at the high school and Burbank Intermediate school will begin next Monday. Man With Gun Is Cause of Police Call ALAMEDA.

Aug. 22. A man with a gun. apparently looking for someone to hold up, was seen by C. Berry, of- 1 729 C'hnpln street, and his wife, late last night as they returned from a thsater in Oakland.

They saw the armed man standing in the shadows at Lincoln avenue and Chapin street. Instead Of passing and testing the theory that the mysterious person was a holdup man, Berry went to a telephone and notified the police department. Policemen Peterson, Sevina and Dunn were hurried to the scene but he man with the gun had Wandering Boy of 4 Is Found By Police Aug. Henry Pedro, aged 4, was arrested by a pohe'eman yesterday and liked the experience. Henry had wandered from home and was thoroughly lost when Detective Bert t'onant came along and found him at Webb and.

Taj lor avenue. Conant. carried the little lad to the police station, where after a time and after being thoroughly amused by the coppers, he was identified and sent home. 157 Autoists Are Arrested in Piedmont PIEDMONT, Aug. 22.

The new traffic squad arrested 157 auto-mobilists for violations of the state motor vehicle law. They were booked on Various charges, some for not having an operator's license, failure to possess registration card and violation of the traffic rules. They will be arraigned in court of Thursday morning. Striking I if IS JAIL ESCAPE William Stewart Makes Get-Away While Held After Arrest in Illinois. William Stewart, known as the "broad foot" burglar suspect of Berkeley ahd Piedmont, who staged a sensational escapefrom the San Francisco city prison last year, has made another getaway and is once more at liberty.

Stewart was arrested last week at 111., for the Ban Francisco police. A detective was about to leave to bring- him back today when Captain Di4ncan Matheson received a telegram telllnjkof Stewart's daring escape from theCentral prison late Saturday dight, using a closed stalr way to the bureau. Slewarf- became; known as the "broad loot" burglaKsjuspect through large footprints on lawns and gardens of aororlty and fraternity houses in Berkeley and residences in Piedmont, the police say. Good Scdres Made At Target Practice Remarkable scores were made yesterday by members of Oakland's Company 159th Infantry, California National Guard, at the Leona Heights rifle range. Target practice, under the direction of Captain Wayne R.

Allen and Lieutenant Chester 11. Case, was held, beginning Saturday morning in the automatic rifle range and beginning at 7 m. Sunday morning in the Springfield rifle range. Fifty-four men participated in the firing and in the rapid tire firing at silhouette targets. Ten shots must be llred with extreme accuracy within one minute.

So well did the company do on its third practice that a challenge will be issued to the United States navy and United States marine corps and it Is hoped to have many rifle matches in Oakland In the hear future. High men were Corporal Ralph E. Entriken, Corporal Francis N. Mary and David D. Sterling, both making expert riflemen.

Sharpshooters were Sergeant Richard M. Cross, Charles H. Olsen. Herbert C. Arnold, George If.

Warren and George H. Ernst. Nineteen men qualified as marksmen. Firing must be carried on at 600 1 yards, 800 yards and 1000 yards before final medals are given. All firing is under the direction of the United States War Department, Class in Writing Meets Om Monday The clas-'S in business correspondence meets at the Technical High school Monday, at 7 p.

S. T. Marre, the Instructor, makes this course of practical benefit to business men and women. Uses of hackneyed phrases, words and sentence structure are discussed. The students are urged to bring their own business letters to the class for advice and are shown how- to achieve clearness, force and con-creteness in therit.

The novel writing class, given by Rebecca Porter, authoress, meets Wednesday at 7:30 at Hotel Oakland. All persons interested in writing are inxited to attend the class. Registrations may be- made in advance at "01 California hall or at the class PSYCHOLOGY CAMPAIGN llrnr free M'tare by Ifnrry at rtvlr AadltArara Opera ItouNe tonfjrkt nt H. Snbjert. i'oRrrn1ratlnn the Mauler Kej." Mr.

Caase also leetarea 1 Krl. and Son. nt vert isemont. An exec tent model BURG SUSP WANTED Steamship Day Will Be Ad. Club's Subject Steamship Day will be the subject discussed at tomorrow's luncheon meeting 'of Uie Oakland Advertising Club at the lIoM Oakland.

In an nouncing this meeting officers of the' club point out that, as boosters for the Eastbay district, all members of the Oakland Ad Club are Interested in the development of local shipping facilities. It Is stated that tomorrow the entire program is to be given over tiv men engaged in the shipping business. The gathering is to be in the nature of a get-together meeting, it is announced, and is not to be featured by "stunts" or long speeches. It is characterized by club officials as "a chance to get a thorough and complete understanding of the work that has been done and of the problems arid difficulties that are still Declaring that the future of Oak-land depends in no small degree upon her oevelopment long shipping lines, those in charge of tomorrow's luncheon meeting urge the members to attend in order to learn what part they can phiy in this development. Dog Owner Throttled Dog Catcher, Charge Louis Calleri, who is accused of grabbing Arthur Silva, a dog catcher, by the throat after he had Ca'ujrht his dog, was ordered to buy a dog license and appear in court for sentence tomorrow morning.

The fight took place on Julir 29 at Thirty-eighth avenua Foothill boulevard. The dog was on the sidewalk in front of the store when he was caught. Calleri told the court that he dirt not rejmember grabbing the man by the neck, but did grab the handle of the net. New Steamer Line To Mexico Planned SAN 22. The steamer Mexico is to depart from this city Saturday to Inaugurate a new freight and passenger service between the United States and Mexican Pacific ports, the Angelo Southern Company, Importers and exporters and agents for the line, announced today.

loiter the steamer Hidalgo will be to the line. The Mexican ports of call are En senada. Guayrhas, Mazatlan, San Bias, Acapulco and Salina Cruz. Record of Arrests Over Veek-End in Berkeley Passes Mark of 300. BERKELEY, An.

AutolMa arrested over the week-end for infractions of the motor vehicle laws nanwd the St0 mark today. for Judge Robert Kdfrar wnue ino latter Is on his vacation, began the passing: of sentence this afternoon. Among those booked at the police nation are: Jns White, atudent. 19 Second street. Richmond: Ellsworth Jack son, ntudeflt.

San Jose: J. li. Hansen, suDerlntendent. Martinet; K. D.

Pike, manager, 1R15 Yosemite aveifue, Berkeley; P. Hershey. student. 2S45 Colleee avenue. Berkeley; O.

A. Jowett, manufacturer, 151 Sonoma avenue, Berkeley: J. Dil-iineer. auditor. 848 Lakeside avenue.

Onkland: La Vere Keatlnsr. house wife. Crockett; Le- Roy Hungerford, hotel owner. 2411 Durant avenue Berkeley; A4ele Sawyer, kindergarten teacher, 1630 San Lorenzo avenue, Berkeley: F. A.

Spenr, insur ance, 1525 Josephine street. Berkeley; Misa Valarie Arbold, student. Hotel Whitecotton, Berkeley -Willard V. Ellis. 760 Euclid avenue, Berkeley: Walter salesman, 2161 Center street.

Berkeley; Mrs. R. bwirt, housewife, Brentwood; A. W. Kie-rulff, 2S28 Shattuck avenue, Berkeley; Ameliu Bloomer, housewife, ,2240 Stelnwsy avenue, Oakland; Mrs.

I. housewife. ,3908 San Pablo avenue, Emeryville; Mrs. W. W.

Douglas, housewife, 2643 Russell atreet. Berkele B. P. Morgan, hotel man, Pittsbuig, Jennie Alves. housewife, 450, at reef, Richmond; M.

A. Derkua, real estate, Mill Valley; Mrs. J. C5. We.lake, -housewife, 1709 Marin avenue.

Berkeley. Red Cross to Exhibit: Work at State Fair SACRAMENTO, Aug. 22. In or-fler to show- California some of the phases of Cross work in army and navy hospitals in the Pacific Division' and its operation in chapter. communities, the Red Cross tent at Ibe California slate fair here September 3 to 11 will house, exhibits and demonstrations.

Miss Frances G. McClaughry, Red Cross psychiatric social worker at Letterman general hospital, San Francisco, will be In the Red Cross tent, Governor's day, September 8, to talk about" Red Cross work In the t'nited States army hospitals. On the same day, which has been designated as Army and Navy day In the Red Cross tent. Miss Marie Downs, occupational therapist in the United States naval hospital at Mare Island, will eihibit Craft work by the patients as a part of the reconstruction done by the American Red Cross. Ten million dollars was expended last year by the American Red Cross in its sprvice to disabled ex-service nu-nand their families.

Extension Class Registration Is On This is the last week to register In the four university extension classes which have -recently been organized. The French courses, which are given in Technical High school, are conducted on Monday nd Wednesday evenings. Those ac-Ouirlng a knowledge of this language for the first time meet at 7 o'clock. The 8 o'clock class is for men and women who already have a knowledge of French. The Spanish classes, elementary and intermediate, meet on Tuesdays and Thursday in the city hall 7 and o'clock, respectively.

Senor Romero is the instructor. Soroptimist Club Has Members Reported Mrs. Anna L. Savior, member of the 1919 and mi state legislatures, audressvd tne CuroiiiimlKi cniu at tlie regular Monday luncheon at I Hotel Oakland today. The club, which is a feminine parallel to the Rotary Club, is now registering its charter membership.

Approximately I rixty women, representing separate lines of work and professions, are enrolled. i The election of officers and adop-tion of constitution and bv-laws is I announced for the last Monday in September. 'Leaders Of the organization expect that women will be signed uji as charter members by that date. Victim Flees And Foils Two Bandits Two hold-up men. both iirmetl and masked, attempted to hold up John Barrett early this niorni'ne at the corner of Eleventh and Cl.iy -streets.

The men. ordered Barrett to put up his hands, but instead of so he ran north on (irr-ve street police were notified, but no of the men were iowa JOWA CITY. Aug. 22. K'inff E.

Johnson, for fiueen jears editor and publisher of the Iowa City before it whs merged MitH the iowa City Preys, died, here yesterday. Do you want a clear skin? IfceResiriol treatment'makes clearer, fresher, lovelier Try it and see RESIUOL ioothinq tiul Heating OF WIQTOR Man's Confession Expected To Aid Return of Diamonds Stolen in Piedmont. Detective Sergeant Fred Heere' of the PledmoDt police "department went to San Francisco today to try Xolde.nlifyaomeliamnd which were recovered by the Ban Francisco police following the, confession of Compton R. Hubbard to the police in Reno, Nev. The diamonds are valued at $10,000.

-Heere said this morning that Hubbard haa been. operating in Piedmont for the last three years. He waa known to the police as the three-quarter-inch Jimmy burglar. All the houses he entered he used a three-quarter-inch Jimmy to pry open the window. CH1CKKRIXG HOME ROBBED.

Aboufa year ago the home of W. H. Chlckerlng, 116 Mountain avenue, was entered and diamonds valued at $6000 were taken. The house was entered by using a three-quarter-inch Jimmy, and Heere Is positive that It Is one of the many homes that was entered by Hubbard. Police Inspector William Halde-man of the Oakland police department yesterday recovered Jewelry valued at $500 from a telephone operator which was given to her last year bf Hubbard while he was living in this city.

ShV had a Jade bracelet. Jade ring and a cameo ring which were; recovered through the confession which he made to the police in Reno. GHtli LIVKD AT HOTKJV The police refused to make public the name of the girl. They say she was In no way connected- with any' of the burglaries. At the time that the Jewelry was given to her she was living in a fashionable hotel.

The investigation of the telephone operator which ledto the recovery of the Jewelry was made at the request of C. S. Morrill, superintendent of the California State Bureau of Identification, which is in Sacramento. The detail of Hubbard's confession was forwarded to him by the Reno police. Hubbard is-charged with burglary in Reno and if he is not convicted it) that city he will be brought back to Piedmont, where a charge of burglary will be placed against him.

Oakland Is Third As Healthful City Oakland, with 32 deaths reported during the week ending August 13, took fourth place in the lists of 61 large cities surveyed for low mortality rates by the United States Bureau of Census, Department of Commerce. Yonkers, with a rate of 4.5, headed the list. Seattle was second with 8.2 rate Akron look third place with fi.tl, Oakland totaling a. mortality rate of 7.4. (lakland and Seattle tied for third place on low infant mortality rate, St.

Paul and Yonkers li'eins given places at the head of the list. The rates were based on deaths under one year of age. Motor Man To Talk Before S. F. Club tleorge II.

Reuben, of the Tunlson Motor Company, will tomorrow evening address the members of the Park-Presidio Improvement Club" in San l'ranclsco on the -possibilities of automobile manufacturing in the Eastbay district. Reuben will also illustrate the outstanding features of the Tunison car and will tell about the plans Ini formation by his company for the erection In the near future of a plant in Oakland. Burglar Flees With Return of amily A burglar in the act of jimmying a rear window in the home of A. Marks. 3153 Filbert street, was frightened away when the family returned homo.

As Allen Marks opened the back gate ho saw a man run down the stalls anil Jump over the hnck fence. Police Inspector William iKyle and Lois Kersch found marks with a Jim my on the window Mil. Patterns In Fine WahV Papers BERKELEY Event 7s To Be Held At City Hall Plaza Next Saturday. The annual Outdoor Market fete to open Saturday morning for benefit of th Ladies' Relief Society is to be given on a more extensive scale than ever when hundreds of daintily frocked maids and matrons willl preside ovej; two score or more booths in the City Hall Plaza. There will be everything from eatables to the most stunning Parisian chapeau for sale.

The fruit and flower booths are always the center of attraction, a bevy of dainty young girls to dispense the tiny nosegays and baskets of luscious fruits. Games will play an important part in the fete during the afternoon and evening hours. A progressive luncheon Is suggested by the committee, the patrons to be. served at the different booths offering tempting salads, sandwiches cakes and coffee, with the ice cream booth an additional attraction. Early Christmas shoppers will find an irresistable display of lingerie, with Mrs.

Wickham Havens sponsoring this booth. Assisting her will be Mesdames Challen Parker, D. A. Proctor, Percy Murdock, Philip Cross, Leslie Houdlette, Julius Young, Paul Dinsmore, Norman De Vaux, Harold Jewett. Carl Cardner and Edward H.

White. Arab children are left naked in heat and cold and only the hardiest reach" manhood. I I The Paid News in the 1 Wednesday Want Ads is or real importance to you. It is something you cannot afford to miss. 4 By bringing in your copy for next Wednesday's exclusive Want Ad Section by; tomorrow (Tuesday) you will avoid the Wednesday morning rush'.

Convenient tenns on any Victrola arc cordially ex-tended by this store. Enjoy your Victrola wjiile paying for it. $2 tO $1500 -There is art arid individuality in (he hundreds of wallpaper patterns carried in our complete slocks. Vjsit either of our stores and aslc tq be sjiown the patterns you need. Simply tell the decorator who serves you.

the room you plan to paper, its size, shape and lighting arrangements. He will aid you in finding exactly the paper you want. The result will be a tastefully and beautifully, finished room. may be sure of finding the papers you need at the prices yo wish to pay. We have clever patterns in good wallpaper at really 'popular "jpricei.

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