Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 13

Dilutive tXijoclalctlJjVm 4 InThis.Secfioi delivered cjo your home ever:" day in the year i rr i ri EDITORIAL COMMENT SOCIETY NEWS VOLUME CII OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY EVENING, APK1L 16, 1925 13 no. i FOLLOWERS IEDMDhTS Firemen's Party Almost Spoiled By FalselIaf ms PORT PLANS ISDN BODY uENTMBUYSJOOE As Tribune Artist Sees Cosper Trial Principal! in the Coiper trial at Martinez at they appear to The TRIBUNE artiit. (Above. left to right) DR. EL A.

LEATHERWOOD. aide to LEROY-COSPER, defend-ant, in two poei. (Second row, left to right) a witneu; DR. N. D.

KEESER. a witnew; (below Dr. Keeier) another witneu; T. D. JOHNSTON (right), drfenje attorney.

(Bottom row) H. V. ALVARADO (left), MRS. ANNA D1EDRICH. complaining witneti; her huband.

below. Some of the DFCDSPER IWASDHS SET DENY LEVITY DEDICATIO CITY REALTY The party had Just started at Engine company No. IS. Fiftieth avenue and Bond street, when the first alarm sounded. The hosts hurried off In response to the call of duty, leaving smiling -guets who realized that such an example of fidelity only added to the celebration.

"They will probably save some-one'a home, or perhaps a life before returning. Then we can celebrate the act of heroism." the. guests aald. The firemen arranged the party as a move In the campaign fitnesses at Trial of 'Bishop' Crand Master David Johr Accused of Practicing Without License Tell of Aahmes Temple, Mystic Shrine, Secures Property Adjoining Present Quarters; Fine Site Gained Uarhor Experts Concentrate Efforts on Dredging of Estuary Near to Ai Cereal Shipping Silent Prayers Being Given MARTINEZ, April 16. Defend to get support for Amendmnet Aahmes Temple of the Mystic Hhrlne has purchased the property on Thlrteenlh street adjoining their present quarters on the south No.

4, which provides for a raise Inc thetr leader and his method of sllent prayer." aeveral follower 'f "Bishop" Wilbert Leroy Cosper will testify that Cosper did not ad Following a visit to the United States Army engineers in Snn Francisco yesterday. Professor C. I. Marx of Stanford, O. B.

Ile-ardt of Portland and C. T. Leeds of Los Angeles, Oakland's harbor consulting experts, today admitted that their effort will he concentrated at present on the task of minister physically to Mra. Anna Dledrlch. complaining- wltneas, but merely prayed for her delivery Reese to Preside Tuesda) at Opening of New Temple; Memhership Reaches 180 PIEDMONT, April 16.

Dedication of Piedmont's Masonic hall, by Piedmont lodge Xo. S2t, F. A A. M. will take place next Tuesday night.

The new temple la located In the old Monbray hall, which was purchased by the Masonic order, here about a year and a' half ago, and renovated and redecorated under the supervision of A. R. Johnson Piedmont city architect. Grandmaster David John Reese will preside. He will be assisted by Albert B.

Boynton, deputy grandmaster; past P. FUmer, John Whlcher. Thomas A- Baker and Robert Gaylord. The 'Piedmont lodge Is three years old. It has 180 members, the membership during the year having been increased by 40, Officers of the Piedmont lodge inducing the government to dredge the estuary for about 1000 feet of from suffering.

Coaper la charged with practicing- medicine without a license In violation of the atate In pay. When they came back to the guests, a false alarm was reported and the party began anew. When three other fa hie alnrms all but ruined the party and the dispositions of the guests, an Investigation started. The only hint as to the objector cama in a remark overheard by one of the guests. "Those birds invited my girl, but they forgot that I wanted to be there with her also.

From what I understand the boys were kept pretty busy for an evening planned for social activities," was the remark. medical act east corner of Harrlxon street. The new purchase Is 120 feet on Thirteenth street by 100 feet In depth, which, added to the 70 feet of frontage now owned by Aahmes Temple, gives that organization a piece of property 190 feet on Thirteenth street. 200 feet on Harrison street and 70 feet on Twelfth making one of the finest sites In central Oakland for a building. The purchase was authorized at a meeting of Aahmes Temple held last night and presided over by V.

O. Lawrence, potentate. The property is now occupied by an automobile storage plant. The deal was handled by M. B.

Mra. Dledrlch testified that "Doe- tor" Cosper, aa aha always calls him, cama to her home on August tt, last, soma 24 hours before her baby waa born. She understood that he was a physician, ahe said Lincoln Students Coaper had agreed to perform aerv- Icea without pay provided he could conduct a clinic at which several of To Stage Two Plays his students could be present. are: E. J.

A. Watts, worshipful Hilarity marked the conduct on the part of the fourteen students, master, George H. Bragg, senior warden, and C. H. Wilson, junior warden.

Airs. Dledrlch testified. WITNESS DENIES LEVITT. submarine shelf between Government Island and the big grain concern near thhe High street bridge, In order to facilitate the loadlm; of grain this year. Most of the estuary Is dredged to about 25 feet in depth, but the shalloW spot mentioned has a depth of but 16 feet or so, and prevents the arrival of big ships at the grain-chutes.

The engineers have obtained the assistance of Congressman A. 13. Carter, who Is working to get the approval of high army engineers In Washington to the emergency dredging. The. harbor consulting engineers admit there is some difference of opinion on the dredging project, as many army officers believe that It would be greater economy to dredge the whole estuary at once, without specializing on this one Job.

The Oakland consulting engineers say they are willing to agree, but plead that the shallow spot be dredged first. "We Want to Ree grain moving to and from Oakland this summer," they assert. The consulting board plans to remain hern till Saturday. Yesterday they looked Into sanitary sewers and the government dredging. Today was occupied mostly with office work.

Mrs. Myrtle. Hayes of Richmond 300 Men to Be Hired was one of the first defense witnesses yesterday afternoon. She has been a follower of Cosper for more For Lumber Camp SOTORA. April 18.

The than two years, she said. Respond ging season Is on full blast at the ing; to an urgent telephone call from Cosper, she went to the Dledrlch home, not far from where ahe Jack iateycr," local real estate broker, acting for both parties. Potentate V. O. Lawrence, of Aahmes Temple, purchaser, and P.

13. Bowles, seller College Women Will Hear Dr. Reinhardt BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE EUGENE, April 16. The third biennial national convention of the Associated Women Students opened here with representatives present from 44 schools, including most of the universities arid colleges west of the Appalachian mountains. Many of the institutions sent two or three girls.

Dr. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt, president of Mills College, will speak at the weekly student assembly Friday. ALAMEDA. April 16. Pupils of Lincoln grammar school will give the first performance tonight of two costume playa, the "Call of Spring" and "The Little Fan in the audilorium of Lincoln school.

More than 100 cl.lldren will take part in the "reductions. 4 Alameda C. of C. Asks More Traffic Police ALAMEDA, April i 6. Increase in the Alameda traffic squad from two to eight men is to be asked of the city council Tuesday nfght by the directors of the Alameda chamber of commerce.

The ehamber will demand that at least one traffic officer be on d-ty at all times at the Webster street briuge. camps of the W. R. Pickering company, above heie. Pickering, head lives, on August 28, according: to ner testimony.

of the Standard Lumber company of Standard City, purchased the West Side Lumber company recently, with its mill and head "I found Cosper already there, although It was not yet daylight," Mrs. Hayes told the court. She had been summoned to attend the "clinic," she said. Denying that quarters at this place. Snow is fast disappearing in the woods and logs are being cut and dragged to the railroad.

In a short time over ZOO men will be employed. The season's cut will run about 60,000,000 feet, it is expected. Coaper at any time administered physically to the patient or that there was an levity on the part of the students, Mrs. Hayes lndig Jury Trying Chicoan nantly scouted the charges made by Mrs. Dledrlch.

"There was much silent prayer on the part of Cosper, myself and others present who are members of the Institute," Mrs. Hayes said "This praying was not done by all or the students at once, but at In Disagrees on Murder BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIHE TO TRIBUNE SALT LAKE CITY. April 16. The district court jury, which heard the case of Mark Collins of Chico, California, charged with the murder of C. H.

McQuown of Buhl, Idaho, was discharged when, after 24 hours, the foreman re tervals by each one present. There were no smutty stories told, no dancing and nothing to substantiate W-isthe i 11 MM ported the Jurors were hopelessly uch charges as have been made." Dr. E. A. Leatherwood, San Francisco osteopath, an aide to Cosper, was present, Mrs.

Hayes admitted and ministered 'to Mrs. Died. word tor these deadlocked. Therefore Collins muBt be tried again. McQuown was shot and killed by a bandit rich.

This was done without spe this morning. Both dented the charges made by Mrs. Diedrich. They said Otto Diedrich warmed them against permitting his sister-in-law, Mrs. Mina Hening, to enter the house.

She was hostile to who held him up as he was drlv hours the clinic was conducted, the witnesses said. "Dr." Zaler explained that decrees were conferred by "BlRhop" Cosper on only those students who proved that their "prayer" had been answered. "healer," he is alleged to have said. The two women witnesses related how Diedrich and his sister-in-law had quarreled, and he called her a "she Much loud talking was Indulged in by the two at various times during the 24 clflc instructions from Cosper, Mrs. ing in his automobile in the southeast section of the city last Hayes says.

WILL- DENT HILARITY. October 11. Cosper and all students of the T. D. Johnston, defense attorney, Intimated that probably all of the "students" who were present at the o-called clinic will testify that here was nothing but prayer at the 'meeting.

They will deny hilarious actions and deny the testimony of Mrs. Dledrlch. Judge H. V. Alvarado refused to ru rj admit as evidence a copy of the SAN FRANCISCO 867 Market Street OAKLAND Broadway at 16th Christian Philosophical Institute which was while Cosner occupied the stand for a brief In terval.

The articles of incorpora and tion of the institute was admitted as evidence by the court. The last page of the aninutes con CLOAK AND fUIT HOUSE tained a statement tflat there was no money in the treasury and It would be best to face bankruptcy. Cosper's attorney, when asked by the court ifjie desired such an ad Jl mission to become a part of the record In the case, responded that nis client was reaciy to nave me bad, as wen as the good made public. "These clinics, as conducted by my client, are as bene ficial to the human race and to the individual sufferer aa those conducted at the University of California," Johnson told the jury. Otto Diedrich, husband of the complaining witness testified yesterday that at one' time, during this clinic Cosper told the students that lie "would now get up a little more ateam." HUSBAND IS BLAMED.

Otto Diedrich, husband of Mrs. ledrich, was blamed for whatever disturbances took place at his home on August 28. Mrs; Mary Richards of Richmond, a follower of Cosper, and Nola Vane Zaler of San Pablo, who holds a doctor's degree in the Cosper institute, were on the stand Tomorrow Friday Only Brass a an Make It While the Sun Shines Kqapp's service covers Oakland thoroughly and that means lots and then some. You've seen nothing smarter than these suits and topcoats this season! Keen, alert style in every line of them. New-fabrics, correct tailoring, popular colors.

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