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Prtti 1 FORECAST. Oakland and vicinity: nan? to-night and probably fair Weditea-day; moderate westerly winds. RAINFALIa- (TO 7 A. -(By Cbabot Observatory.) last 34 .7 Season to date. 83.30 Normal to 22.S1 Last year to date, i -L.

TO VOLUME XCVniTHREE CENTS SUNDAY TEN CENTS QAKLANP, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1923 Copyright. 183. by TRIBUNE Publishing Co. 40 PAGES 100. iVr v.

f-'-' Wife Of Soviet President Is Denied Entry fflBS Anti-KIan Bill Passes House By 47 to 1 1 Eeufl links' She's a Queen Latest photo of JESSICA BROWN, former "FoUie? dmctr, whose betrothal to the Earl of Northesk wai reported in cables from England. Arriving in New York on S. Si Olympic, she refused to confirm the report but admitted the Earl was; com, ing to this country within a month and at Quarantine yesterday received a radiogram from England "Miss you: David." Copyright, 1923, by Underwood Underwood. PRESIDENT; ROILEDJiY CANCEL TOUR STIES All UP IN RUHR mm PAUPER'FOUND TLAY BALL' FINDS EROS LIFE Benjamin Morgan, Farmer at Livingston, Wounds Mrs. J.

C. Meyer, As Result of Land Deal Controversy Sets Fire to Residence and Shoots Victim As She Runs From Blazing Building; Injuries May Prove Fatal LIVINGSTON, April 10. When he was discovered in the act of setting fire to her farm home three miles from here at 3 o'clock this morning, Benjamin Morgan, farmer and widower, shot and probably fatally wounded Mrs. Josephine Curtner Meyer, his neighbor, then returned to his own home, three-fourths of a mile away, and killed himself with the same pistol, as Sheriff Thomas A. Mack, of Merced, was driving into his yard to arrest him.

This is the story gleaned by the sheriff's officers and police of a tragedy that they nay grew out of a land deal betweeu Mrs. Meyer and Morgan. VICTIM IN HOSPITAL, MAY DIE. Mrs. Meyer Is In a hospital at Turlock, where physicians say her wound will probably prove fatal.

She is B4 years old. a widow, and daughter of a family that has for years been prominent in the Santa Clara valley. She is a sister of Arthur Curtner, Willlnm Curtner and Walter Curtner, heavy land owners in Santa Clara valley at this time. Employees of Mrs. Meyer told the officers that Morgan had purchased twenty acres of land of Mrs, Meyer on the installment plan and had failed to meet certain of his payments.

They say Mrs. Meyer called to see him yesterday, told him she had another purchaser In view and asked, hlrn to Vacate, but she left without reaching any agreement With him. The 1 workmen say they were aroused enrty this morning by shouts of fire, and rushed out to discover Mrs. Meyer's two-story dwelling ablase, with a man stand ing near and shouting. Mrs.

Meyer, who slept on the tipper floor, soon emerged, the man fired at her, she fell, and he ran. Oil soaked rags had been used In starting the fire at the house. OFFICERS ARE NOTIFIED OF TRAGEDY. One of the workmen rode hastily to Livingston and notified the officers there, who In turn notified the sheriff, who joined them at Mrs. Meyer's place.

They tracked Morgan to his own house and were approaching it when they heard a muffled report of a gun. Breaking into the house they found him In a dying condition, with the pistol in his hand and a loaded pump gun beside him. Rains Near End, Forecaster Says A storm over Southern Nevada Is responsible for the rains which were quite general throughout California during the last 24 hours and which caused a precipitation of approximately one inch in the Sam- Francisco bay region. The heaviest rain- fell here and in Central California, Fresno receiving .86 and San Luis Obispo .94. The forecast for tonight and tomorrow is for probably fair conditions lp Northern California, with occasional rain In the San Joaquin valley and the southern portion of the state.

Rainfall from the various sta tions was reported as follows: San Francisco, 1.00; San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Point Reyes, .78: Sacramento. .60: Colusa, Chico, Paso Robles, 45; Red Bluff. Eureka, Los Angeles, Santa Rosa, .13. Irish Irregulars' Chief Is Captured DUBLIN, April 10. (By The Associated Press.) Lfam Lynch, chief of staff of the Irish Irregulars, has been captsred, it was officially announced this afternoon.

Lynch was captured by the Free State forces this morning at Knock-nasalen, near Newcastle, after an engagement in which he was seri ously wounded. Earn on de Valera. the count ess MaVklevlcs and others promi nent in the Republican movement are reported to bave been with Lynch. The pursuit of these leaders is continuing. Stayer Says Wife Of Victim Paid Him bt tnrrirD tnznn.

LEASED WIBE TO TlfBUgE. 8T. PAUL AprU 10. Franl Ro- tano, accused of -the slaying of Frank Rotanich, declared the victim's wife bad paid him tS to commit the crime. Rotanich was shot to death JWh He Jumped.

VITAL STATISTICS Marriage, Birth and Death Notices will be found on Page 6, ACRAMENTO, April United Press.) By a vote of 47 to 17 the Assembly today patted the Badaracco bill prohibiting ihjb wearing of naskt in publio pjgeet except at social events. The measure is aimed at the Ku Klux Klan, it was declared, and all argument over it today was along this line. Attemblymen Chrittian and Badbam spoke in opposition to the bill, Chrittian taking itiue with Btdtrtceo, who declared that every American in the house would vote for tbe measure. "I am an American," Chrittian declared, "and because I am I spent twenty-two month! in France. I consider Mr.

Badarao-eo't remsrks an insult." APPORTIONMENT BILL DEFEATED Cleary Stewart 'Amendment Lost hy 49 to 28 in Assembly. TJWTTFD MESS, LEASED WIRE TO TKIBTOE. SACRAMENTO, April 10. Reapportionment met Its first defeat In the state assembly today when the Cloary-Stevenot constitutional amendment revising the assembly districts was lost by a vote of 49 to 28. Cleary changed his vote from aye to no and gave notice of a motion tomorrow to reconsider the action.

The proposed amendment would limit Los Angeles, San Francisco and Alameda counties to ten as semblymen, leaving control of tbe lower house In the rural districts. The senatorial districts and repre sentation would remain unchanged. An amendment by Robert reversing the text of the measure, to give the "cow counties' senate control and the cities the balance of power In the assembly, was defeated. I The Los Angeles eounty delegation voted unanimously against the measure, II votes to pass. Cleary said that he believed the proposal would gain support over night and declared himself optimistic over the measure's chances on his motion tomorrow to consider.

Manufacturer of Wagons Dies in L. A. BY ASSOCIATED PR ERR LEASED W'E TO TRIBUXE. KENOSHA, April 10. George Youle, 64, president of the Bain Wagon Company of Kenosha, and for half a century prominent in the business and political life of this section of Wis consin, died at his apartments at the Van Nuys Hotel In Los Angeles today, following an Illness covering several years.

Youle had gone to Santa Barbara to spend a part of the winter and was on his way home. He is survived by his widow and one son, William Head Youle, who resides at Santa Barbara. Yeule was one of the wealthiest men -of Wisconsin and had been prominently connected with many industrial movements In this and other states. The re mains will be cremated at Los An-t- geles and the ashes returned to Kenosha late In the year. Nine States Back Maternity Measure BT ASSOCIATED PRERR LEASED WIRE TO TRIBPVK.

WASHINGTON, April 10 Nine States Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Virginiafiled in the Supreme court today a Joint brief as friends of the court in the case brought by the State of Massachusetts to challenge the constitutionality of the ma ternity law. Through their attorneys-general, the nine States submitted argu ments in support of the act and reply to the contention of Massa chusetts that it was an unlawful Invasion of a power reserved to the Statevby the tenth amendment. Bank Loot Suspect Held in Heavy Bail PHILADELPHIA, April 10. fBy the Assoclatel Press.) Coney C. Slaughter, arrested at Phoenlx-ville.

last night as a fugitive from Pueblo, where he is wanted on a charge of looting the Mercantile National Bank, was today held in 126,000 ball by a United States commissioner for his appearance In the Federal Jurisdiction of Colorado. Slaughter waived all rights as to formal Identification and ssid he was ready to go back to Colorado. Arizona Slayer Will Be Executed PHOENIX, April 10. The Arizona state board of pardons and paroles today refused to recommend a commutation of the death sentence ef Paul V. Had ley, escaped Oklahoma convict, whose execution for the murder of Mrs.

Anna Johnson has been set for next Friday at the slate penitentiary at Florence. Recent Execution of Catholic Prelate by Reds Is the Cause. WASHINGTON, April 10. Mme. Kalinin, wife of the president of Russia, will not be allowed to enter the United States to make a speaking tour in the interests of the Russian Red Cross, it was announced officially at the state department today.

After an Investigation conducted by the department as a result of protests filed by patrlotio organisations in this country, Secretary ot Hughes ordered that the passport vise for Mme, Kalinin be cancelled. The order to bar Mme. Kalinin from the United States was a direct result of the reoont execution in Moscow, of Vicar General But-klewiCs, according to the state department's announcement. i nr i i S. CONCESSION Admiral Chester Gets Rights for Valuable Mosul Oil Territory.

ANGORA, April 10 (By the Associated Press). The Turkish National assembly has ratified the so-called Chester railway and mining concession. LONDON. April 10 (By the As sociated Tress). Approval by the Angora government of tbe Chester project marks the termination oi 10 years of effort by American In-terests, headed by Rear-Admlral KOoViall Chester, retired.

Of Washington, to obtain commercial railway and mining concessions in the interior ot Turkey. The main proposals Aamirai rik unA tile associates, who In clude MaJor-General George W. Oosthals, builds ot the Panama canal Remit Roosevelt nd, other influential men, are for tne con structlon in Anatolia more than lodo miles of new railways, the ohstrucMofi', of Ahgw upon the lines era-moaern American our, thS bulldinr ot ports and the ex ploitation of mineral rights throughout those portions of Asia Minor still undeveloped. Payment for this extensive ds-velopment and rebuilding is to be given by the Turks In the form of mlnerat, oil and other concession It Is expected the American cor poration, called the American De velopment company, will bs occu pied for many years in this work, giving employment, to thousands of natives as well as to many American technicians. The project met with determined opposition from the start from Rus sian, British and French interests, to all of which similar concessions are declared to have been successively promised by the Turks, and it is foreseen here that today's action by the grand national assembly Of Turkey must inevitably react upon the prospects of concessionaires and promise of other nationalities, It is even said that huge grants by the Kemalltes to the Americans Is partly responsible for the present tension between Angora and Mos cow, as the Russians are declared to have been promised a similar sconomlo monopoly.

Negotiations for the "Chester concession" was first instituted by President Roosevelt The Turkish government some time ago approved the grant, but action by the Nationalist govern ment at Angora has been awaited. American capital would be used under the agreement to extend the Bagdad railway to the borders of Persia, while rail connections would be afforded to the chief cities ol Turkey. The Mosul oil fields has been a bone of contention between Great Britain and the United States for some time, and at the Lausanne conference the British delegation was especially Insistent that its claim to the territory be recognized. Only Three of 36 Saved From Wreck HALIFAX, N. April 10.

(By the Associated Press.) Only three of the 36 members of the crew of the Italian steamer Mon oenislo were saved when that ves sel sank off the American coast last February. This information the first to be had since the ves sel's last S. O. B. -call was picked up February 16, was received today by the parents of Cecil Bevla, one of the crew, who wrote from Chrome, N.

saying that he and two others had been rescued. Sheriff Probing Florida Kidnaping MIAMI. April 10 (By In ternational News Service). Sheriff Louis Allen today Instituted Investigation ot the brutal treatmentlnflicted on Dr. E.

Eugene Elmer, who was kidnaped Sunday night by three men, taken to a lonely spot la Dads eounty. beaten anmede the victim of what officers termed an "Inhuman operation." Other- knife wounds alee were Inflicted en the physician, It was learned today. i TURKS APPROV Couple Seized in Berths and Detained in Baggage Car While Luggage Searched; Government Heads Jailed 100,000 March at Funeral of Krupp Plant Riot Victims; Willing to Negotiate if Integrity Assured: Cuno LONDON, April "10 (By International News Service.) The United States and Great Britain aro agreed -that tlid II mo Is not opportune for intervention In tho Ruhr, Ronald MacICelll, under i foreign secretary, announced In the house of commons this afternoon. By GTJ8 M. OEITAf, 1 United Press Staff Correspondent.

BERLIN, April 10. Hut Stlnnes and his wife were taken by French troops from the Industrialist's sleeping ear and placed under temporary arrest In a baggage car early Later they were released. Many arrests wars effected throughout the new and old occupied areas by the French today on the occasion "of a 7 nation-wide funeral for the Krupp victims Former Ministers Giesberts and Stegerwald were taken into custody. SlateSeoretary Hamm of the chancellory "was thrown Into jail. LOCKED UP IN BAGGAGE CAR BV FRENCH GUARDS.

DORTMUND, April 10. (By the Associated Press.) Hugo Stinnes and Ms wife arrived in this cltv today after having been detained at Boharnhorst by French railway guards who took thera from thelt berths in a night train. They were released after the officials bad searched their baggage. I By 8. p.

WETER. International News Servlco Staff Corresprtndent. April KWWtth at lnst 100,000 men, women and children in the funeral cortege, Krupp today burled their dead workmen, -who were killed by French soldiers on March' 31. Owing to the absence of police power the handling of such an. Immense throng was almost a superhuman problem.

The cortege Included BS.OOO Ruhr workers. Tens of thousands of employees of other factories and mines throughout the Ruhr flocked In to Essen. From the Thyssen plants alone there were about 25,000 OLD EMPTRB FLAG FLOWN WITH REPUBLIC'S Almost every building bore a flag, either half masted or else tied with crepe to denote mourning. The national flag of tbe German republic predominated. At few particularly at the homes of nationalists, the old black, white and red flag of the empire could be observed.

Many of the workers In the pro- cession carried flags and It was significant that most of them were the red flag of Communism. There were no French soldiers abroad. General Jacquemot, in -order to avert possible clashes, ordered all the French troops held In their barracks. By CARL D. GROAT.

United Press Staff Correspondent. BERLIN, April 10. Germany today burled the thirteen workmen shot down by French troops at the Krupp works at Essen, according the victims all honors as though they bad fallen on the field of battle. Bells tolled throughout the Republic from the Rhine to East Prussia and from Lake Constance to tho North Sea, at a moment when a quiet procession with thir-teen-odd open-faced hearses con- talnlng pentagonal caskets wended through the streets of Essen. In Berlin the relchstag chamber, was draped with crepe and decor- ated with laurel.

Chancellor Cuno. President Ebert and leaders of all parties assembled at 10 o'clock for services made up largely of speeches of regret at "French bit- ternees." In his speech Chancellor Cuno expressed readiness to enter free -negotiations based upon reparations possible of fulfillment, 1 "Until our opponents are willing to negotiate on this basis," he de clared, "passive resistance must continue." "In the name of the dead we ask the nations of the world bow long It will be until the end ot this In sane mistreatment of the Ruhr," Cuno continued. (J, "READY TO ENTER FREE NEGOTIATIONS." "We Germans bare constantly sousht an understanding. We bave offered France securities! she baa not accepted them. 'Today, at the graveside sf ur dead, we still are leady to enter free negotiations leading 19 an understanding.

However, sacrifices are vain if peace and freedom are not secured. Reparations must not be brought to a measure where they cannot be fulfilled." The chancellor appealed; for solidarity. "In this -battle there must be be no parties, A single will must unite us." Trip West Will Be Called Off if Taken As Campaign for Re-election. Declara tion Coming From Capitol Tax Cut "All Along Line" If Suggested if Surtaxes Are Trimmed; Harding Denies Court Is League Wedge WASHINGTON. April 10.

Pre ident Harding will abandon his Plans for a trip across the country and to Alaska this summer it the country persists In regarding the trip as a campaign (or his re election In 1924, it was declared at the White House today. The President, it waa said, re grets the political Interpretation that has upon bis pro posed transcontinental trip. He is satd to feel that now is not a fit time for him to appear to be own palgnlng In the interest! of r. election. The President has expressed himself as feeling that he faces great responsibility In ths, work he must do within the next two years, and as a consequence does not feel it would be becoming for him to wage a political campaign with this work yet to be done.

CABINET MEMBERS TO BE TAKEN ALONG. The President expects to leave Washington about June SO on his trip, reaching Alaska about July 30. He now plans to take several mem-, bars of his rablnet with him, so as to afford his official advisers the benefit of a study of the situation In Alaska. Harding does not consider the United States as getting directlj Into the League of Nations through membership and representation in the world court. This was made clear at ths Whits Rouse today, Speciflo denial was made that the United States could be regarded as entering the league "by the back door," through Join Ing the court, as has been charged, TAX CUT "ALL ALONG LINE," SUGGESTED.

The president would recommend ay cut taxes all along the line If it if decided tnat a revision or ins tax law la advisable, it was an nounced today. Secretary Melton's suggestion to cut surtaxes from 60 per cent to 26 per cent was discussed at today's cabinet meeting, but It was made plain that the Prssidont did not favor a reduction of merely the higher taxes. It was said, however, that it Is yet too early to announce what recommendations regarding taxes will be made to the new Con gress by the President. It was a depleted cabinet that met with the chief executive at the White House at 11 o'clock. So many of Harding's advisers are away from the capital on speaking trips, inspection trips and under going convalescence that it was difficult to muster a quorum, but half of his official family an swered the roll.

Secretaries Hughes, Weeks, Mellon, Davis and Post master Goneral Harry B. New, It was the letter's first cabinet meet ing. nOOVER OPENS COURT CAMPAIGN. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover has gone to Des Moines, Iowa, where tomorrow night he will fire the opening gun in the ad ministration's campaign to build op a publio support of the Interna tlonal court proposal, advanced by Harding and Hughes In the closing days of the last Congress. President Harding put his of ficial O.

K. on Hoover's speech be fore the latter left Washington last night. The President has been assured by members of the United States tariff commission that the import duties Imposed by the last Congress have nothing to do with re cent increases In sugar prices, it was ar nounced officially at the White House. Harding will name a new dirt farmer member of the Federal Reserve Board this week to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mllo D. Campbell of Michigan, it was learned officially at the White House this afternoon.

The appointment Is expected to be mad from the Middle West. Raids Reveal Reds Busy in Washington BT ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WISE TO TRUiPVS. WASHINGTON, April 10. A plan for implanting revolutionary doctrines within the government departments here was declared today by the police to have been disclosed In papers seized in raids last night during which seven men were arrested. A letter, which the authorities said was addressed to Edward Irvine, ooe of the men held, signed by William W.

Memstone and despatched on March XS from tbe Workers Party of America In New York told of the hopes held for converting government workers to revolution. Bay Region Delegates "Will Attend Proposed Washington Conference to Plan Future of Minimum Wage Means Will BVlPut Forward to Prevent Wholesale Reduction of Feminine Pay Throughout United States num-n prfrs LEASED WISE TO TRIBUNE. OLYMPH, April 10. Governor D. F.

Hart of Washington today Issued a statement declaring the Supremo Court's decision on the minimum wage returned yesterday, Is eec-wnd only to the famous Dred Scott decision on the slavery -question. In Its Importance to economic and industrial life. He Urged the calling of a conference governors of all states to create public sentiment which will force Congress to submit early next session constitutional amendments permitting the enactment of adequate minimum wage and child labor laws. To find some way out of the situation created by the Supreme Courts decision against the mint mum wage laws, which, it is indi cated, will affect. California, a conference of national women's or ganizations, probably will bo called shortly in Washington, D.

C. It Is expected -that the meeting will bo Attended by several delegates to be en ftrom the bay region. Ethel M. Smith, secretary of the National Women's Trade Union League, and a member of the defunct minimum waga board, announced today, according to despatches reaching her. that while no date has been set for the conference, it would be called in the near future, and it was hoped by it to prevent wholesale reduction of women's wages-in ttha fourteen state affected by the Supreme Court's decision on the District of Columbia minimum wags la w.

Who the local delegates to the eonferenee will be are not known. The Y. W. League, the W. C.

T. the Girls' Friendly Society, the National Council of Jewish Women, the National League Women, Voters, the National Council of Catholic Women, the National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers' Association, are swatting invitations to send representatives. They were the organizations named in despatches from Washington today, who will be asked to send' delegates. "The women of the country have een two child labor laws invalidated and now the minimum wage law, for which they have worked for nearly twenty years to put on the statute books," Miss Smith said In announcing the conference, according to despatches received here. "Their other statute, the Bhepperd-Towner maternity law, Is also awaiting a decision from this same supreme court with the least possible encouragement, now that the court, with its new per sonnel, has added another decision which leaves out of consideration the social point of view, the public Interest, and, in fact, the human element.

HUMAN LABOR NOW COMMODITY. By Its decision, the court again puts human labor on the basis of a commodity and the labor contract ea the basis of barter and sale. It could net have gone backward- more aecisiveiy. Miss Smith, in announcing the conference, said, according to word received here, that in addition to combatting wage cuts, the women would discuss means of "human Izing either the courts or the con stitution." Examination of the court's de cision, received today in detail. In the absence of a definite statement, is believed to indicate that the law will affect California- there was a division among -the members of the court, five to three, appeared In supplementary despatches today! Despite the fact- that the principal of the law governing California in this respect is undoubtedly affected by the decision, the law itself? has not been declared unconstitutional Miss Katherine Ed-son, executive secretary of the Industrial Welfare Commission, which has the fixing of the Women's and girls' wages In its ontroU declared today.

"Until the California, law has been declared unconstitutional by the supreme court or until we have been notified to that extent by the attorney general, we will continue enforcing the law here We cannot deny that the principle of the law Is the same, but that does not mean that the law Itself will not hold good." Edaon declared that she reached this opinion following her communication with Attorney General Webb and others' in reference to what action may be taken to secure a constitutional substitute for the present statute If enforcement it should be baited here. The decision was delivered by Justice Sutherland. Justices Mc-Kenna, Van De-renter, McBeyaolds (Csatinued ton Page 2. Col 2) a BY to are BY A. the as ing 4 Oaks and Seals Open Season in Oakland; Davie Starts Came.

Oakland and Salt Lake City baseball fans today welcomed an other race for a Pacific Coatt League pennant. The 1923 season got under way last Tuesday, but the opening day for Oakland and Halt Lake was not scheduled to take place until today. For twenty-four hours tip until early. this morning! rain threatened to put a damper on the opening here, but at noon the well-known sun was on the job, and thousands of fans were making their way Into the local park, tndl eating that the Oaks and Seals would open their scries, before packed stands. The opening was scheduled for 3 o'clock.

At 12 o'clock, when the gates opened, there was not reserved seat ticket left, and there was a big clamor for the unreserved section of the grandstand and bleachers. Early this morning a crew of men were put to work fixing up the diamond, and' by noon it was In as good shape as for, an regular game. This year's opening ceremonies lacked the customary automobile narade throueh the business sec tlon, nor was there a as formerly. The only features pre ceding the game were the parade of the players across the ball field to the clubhouse, where "Old Glory was hoisted, and the pitching of the first ball by Mayor John L. Savle.

The Oakland and San Francisco players appeared on the field at o'clock. A band concert started at o'clock. Mayor Davie took the mound about. 2:6 7, and, after warming up a bit pitched the first ball to Pete Compton, the Seal lead-off man, and the battle between the Oaks and Seals was on. Harry Krause was announced as the pitcher for the Oaks, with Tim Buckley or Bob Geary for the Seals.

WET CROCVD8 PREVENT ANGELS-TIGER CLASH- LOS ANGELES. April 10. The Los Angeles-Vernon baseball game was postponed today on account of wet grounds. Educator Criticizes Star Spangled Banner BT ASSOCIATED MEM UAsm wise to laumrE. CLEVELAND.

April 10. De claring the "Star-Spangled Banner" probably Is the most difficult song for the human voice to negotiate, R. a. Jones, superintendent of Cleveland schools. addrseinx last Bight's session of the Music Supervisors National Conference.

urged that a substitute be selected as the national anthem. 'Jones suggested that "some beau-tlfuL dignified expressloa of emo tion fnnnif In A mmrrn Mm" mm fhon. The convention closet! Large Estate Is Discovered After Pal Blocks Burial in Potters' Field. Saved from burial fit the potters' field only by the charity of a friend. Chatles Kruse, 68, who died Friday at the county infirmary, was discovered by Public Administrator Albert E.

Hill today to have eft an estate valued at more than 10,000. Kruse for many years peddled flowers, to florists' shops in the Eastbay. It is now revealed that he was the owner of one of -the largest nurseries In Alameda county, hld- behind a high fence and tall ypress hedges back of Piedmont, of the ten acres on which the nursery and the tiny shack in which he lived are located. According to a friend, and papers found among Kruse's effects, Kruse lost a fortune of nearly 135,000 years ago through mining speculations. This, Hill believes, is what causedVKruse to become virtually a miser concerning what property he" retained.

Kruse applied for admission to the county infirmary on'the ground that he was penniless. He was suffering from cancer. Preparations to bury him in the potter's field were interrupted by O. W. Brusseau, who- said he would pay for his funeral.

Today Hill discovered among i Kruse's papers tax receipts show- ing him, to be the owner of ten acres in Motltclair, now valued at more than $10,000. He also found will in which Kruse left all bis property to Brusseau, but which, according to Walter 11. Ellassen, Hill's attorney, is invalid because Kruse omitted to date it. Hill is now seeking to communi cate with relatives of Kruse, among whom la a sister, Mrs. Hedwig Stecher, of Port au Prince, Haiti.

Women Voters Meet in Iowa aSSOCIATED Paris tiASKD wibe to TKUtnre. DE3 MOINES, April 10. Women from every state were here today for the opening session of the fourth annual convention of the National League of Women Voters. Ceremonies at this morn ing's session' were confined largely addresses of welcome responses. the adoption of the order of business, the receiving of reports and the appointment of the commit tees.

delegations from Houston, Texas, Minneapolis, Minn, At lantic City and other eastern cities seeking next year's convention. Vanderlip Acquires Pep in Calif ornia ASSOCIATED PBESS Leased wise to xaistrsE. NEW YORK. April IS. Frank former president, of National City Bank, was at bis desk today on his return from a trip to California, where be went a sufferer from diabetes, declar himself again In robust health..