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The Tribune delivered vdSA In This Section FINANCIAL NEWS CALIFORNIA NEWS mum V. 'Em The year (ag TOR ONLY 85AMONTW United Ptt Allodia VOL. CVH CALIFORNIA, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1928 17 NO. 9 CM ENROLL 54 OR SPRING EM 25 Robs Tetters' CHARLES YORK, arrested in Berkeley early today asthe "petting party" bandit who is said to have admitted holding iTraffic Menace Moves Old Grant School When the pupils of the old Grant school were distributed today to make way for automobile display horn At the right children of between their two new buildings, Traffic Officer E.A. KIMMEL Verna C.

Wilson's class are raising flag at new Grant No 1 tor first time- the group photograph in center shows pupils enter-deft) ferried them across Broadway for the last Seven jng new Grant No. 2 on Twenty-ninth At bottom is MISS years without an accident he has directed traffic at the Grant school. MARGARET POORE. principal of both' schools, who super-Center top photograph shows old school building, now being wrecked intended transfer- today. TRIBUNE photo.

ONE JAILED AFTER SERIES OF HOLD-UPS CASE AGIST F. EfflXER IS CONTINUED OPENS 'Kid Williams' Wellman to Face Robbery and Assault Charges Preferred by Artist, Former Actress SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9. Julian WTellman, 52-year-old for mer pugilist, appeared in court today but the case against him, charging assault with intent to commit robbery on Franklin I E-Walker, an artist, of 3535 Dlvisa-dero street, and assault with intent to do great bodily harm to Mrs. Marjorle KUgore, was continued until next Thursday.

Kilgore. whose amazing story of her Imprisonment by Wall-man, followed his arrest, when she was found in his apartment, is a former well-known actress. She told police she was lured to Well- man's apartment, "1107 Laguna street, by his appeal that he want ed to talk with her about his vounc son, Julian Wellman Jr. He seemed to be obsessed by the idea that Walker was responsible for the disappearance of the lad recently. The woman told police she was kept a prisoner two days by Well- man, who beat her and threat ened her with death, she said.

Mrs. Kilgore lives with her hus band, Emmet Kilgore, a lather at 338 Oak street, but a few years ago, unaer tne name of Margaret Barry. she starred at the old Central the ater. She is remembered as Mar garet Barry by thousands of theater-goers of San Francisco. Well- man at one time was well known as a fighter under the name of Kid Williams.

Wellman was arrested when he went to Walker's studiod to collect $1000, which he had previously demanded from Walker at the point of a pistol. He was told to come back for the money, which he did. Alameda Officials To Attend Dinner ALAMEDA, Jan. 9: City officials, members of the city council and the city planning commission wilk be guests or the Alameda Real Estate board at a dinner to be served in Hotel Alameda at 6:15 o'clock this evening. The dinner, was plarwssd by the board for the purpose of working out a policy of closer cooperation in civic matters.

1 CDLDHADANSTD sh I th 1 1 1 P. i BUCK HOOVER Has 1 ea Wtth Jms V. Club Inducts I nnnl vvnrntn wimt lit tJ at rtt san francisco. Jan. 9.

c0i- Greatest Enrollment of Students in Oakland History May Exceed Early Estimates by School Officials Fifty-four thousand pupils from parts of the city today as sembled in Oakland schools for the beginning of the second semester. Registration figures during the day Indicated that a complete tabula- tlon hight exceed Superintendent Fred M. Hunter's forecast of enrollment for the spring term. Five new schools were opened today and 25 additional teachers Entered classrooms, in the greatest 'school, enrollment that Oakland has known. The old Grant school at Twenty-hinth street and Broadway was officially abandoned today, and pupils from that school were distrib-, uted between Grant No.

Hampton and Fairmont streets. Grant No, 2, at Twenty-ninth and Summit streets. MARCH TO SCHOOL. The pupils of the Grant school Intended for No. 2 assembled at 8:30 at the old grounds on Broad-iway, where the school building Is now being wrecked to make way for an automobile firm's new home.

They were formed in line under the direction of Miss Margaret I. poore, principal, and her staff of ibeachers. At the crossing the youngsters, :650 of them, were met by "Daddy" J5. A. Kimmel, traffic officer, who for seven years has marched young ipupils of the Grant school back pjid forth across Broadway.

With the same care that during even years has given him the wonderful record of handling thousands pf-children across one of the busiest thoroughfares of the city without an accident, the veteran traffic officer conducted the pupils across Broadway for the last time. RAISE FIRST FLAG. The, children marched to Grant chool No. 2, where the flag was raised for the first time. During the calendar year, just ended the building program represented an- expenditure of according to Don Rice, business manager of the school board.

The" building is being done under the bond issue voted in 1924, which provided $9,600,000 for new buildings. The program proposed under that bond issue is now more than 60 per cent complete. New building during the year contains 293 fully equipped classrooms, providing accommodations for 10,926 students. Lowell Junior high school at Twelfth and Market streets, opened today with G. E.

Furbush as This building cost $282,720. has 33 class room and a pupil capacity, of -1050. The new part-time high school at Third avenue and East Tenth streets opened today. This building, which was erected at a cost Of provides for 350 pupils. Grant school No.

1, cost $64,377. nd takes care of 350, children in eight class rooms. Grant schpol No. 2, costing $69,149, contains even class rooms and takes care 305 pupils. Another new school opened today is Toler Heights elementary, jwlth a capacity of 180 children in four class rooms.

It was erected at a cost of $34,345 at Therman avenue and Scott street. School reports show that 1980 teachers are required for the Oakland public schoolsi IS. Couple Suffer orado will send solid Hoover mxp automobile parties in the vicinity of Grizzly peak boule vard and Stevenson street. Berkeley, during the two weeks. Woman Jailed for Insult to Officer HAYWARD, Jan.

9.. Mrs. Eloise Harris, Jgro, of 5518 Val-lejo street, Oakland, was today sentenced to five day in the city jail by Justice of the Peace Jacob Harder. Mrs, Harris was arrested by Traffic Officer Norman Vadnais on a charge of driving with improper lights. The officer testified that she cursed at him and threat ened to "run him into a Judge Harder administered a severe lecture to the woman and de dined to offer her a fine as an alternative to the Jail sentence.

Accused Still Operator Held Antone DeCort, arrested in a raid at7310 street January 3, today was held to answer in the superior court by Police Judge Toward L. Bacon on a charge of possession of a still. DeCort Is alleged to have been operating a still in the street house at the time of his determine whether the county or the government shall accept responsibility for the ownership and control of the bridges. He argued to the board in favor of instructing the district attorney to take such action, but the board took no decisive move on his plan. The consensus of opinion among the supervisors, it appeared from their comments, is.

that if the county should accept responsibility for the three bridges, the High street bridge, could not be eliminated from the program. The three bridges under discussion are High Street, Park Avenue and Fruitvale Avenue. J. Maitland. The request was also made that the proposed street from the northeast corner of the airport to seventy-second avenue be culled llegenberger road In honor of Lieut.

Albert F. Hegenbergcr Maitland was pilot and llegenberger was navigator of the giant army three-motored Fokker monoplane in which the first Hawaiian flight was made on June 28-29 The council referred the communication to William II Parker, commissioner of streets, for action By Ernest Henderson jflPP ment an(J Announcement fSf I of Committees. Officers of the Oakland Press High Street Bridge Issue Halts Supervisoral Action Grizzly Peak Boulevard Rob beries Said to Have Been Admitted by War Veteran Held in Berkeley Arrested following a serioa of petting party" holdups, Charles York, 39, of 1074 Fourteenth street, Oakland, was being held by Berkeley police today as the bandit responsible for robbing spooners" in the vicmity of Grizaly Peak boulevard and Stevenson street. Berkeley, during' the past two weeks. York's arrest followed a serfs of week-end holdups in which It victims reported losse ranging from 13 cents to $11.

Motorists, pedestrians, chain stores, garage and auto camps were among victims of the Eastbay's latest "crlm wave." York' was arrested early this morning following three' 'petting party noiaupi. His arreet on a street car at Prince street and Shattuck avenue followed a "tin" from a motorman that a man an swering the hunted bandit's -description had boarded tha car In the vicinity of the holdups. According to Berkeley police, he has admitted three holdups, and. is believed responsible for more: GETS IS CENTS. The first report of the bandit's activities was made by Elmer Weir, 1215 Walnut street, who re ported being forced him from his parked machine at Grizzly Peak boulevard and Latham street, Berkeley, and robbed of 13 cents.

Weir said the bandit asked If he was a college student. "Those are the fellows keep away from" the bandit said, according to Weir. Wair, deolarad, Jth; i robber was polite, offering apologies to Weir's woman companion. The robbery occurred about 7 o'clock. Despite his claim that he kept away from college students, police believe York is the man who forced John Morris, University of California student, residing at 43 Parkside drive, from his automobile as he drove past Grizzly Peak boulevard and Stevenson road.

Berkeley, at 11:15 o'clock. As bandit; his face covered with a mask, stepped into the oa.4, Morris handed, a. wallet containing. $35 to -his young woman companion The bandit took which remained in Morris' pockets. ORDERED TO STAND.

Charles Meilink. the third victim, reported being held uo Stevenson and Miller streets, Berke ley, at 11:50 o'clock last night, and robbed of $2.50. Meilink salt) the bandit ordered, him not to move for 15 minutes. 4 When York was policf reported they found an automatk simUar to that described by holdur victims and a silk bandana whicii had been used as a mask. foUe( are endeavoring, to find the ownei of a watch which York is isaiti to have admitted taking from ja'vto Urn during some previous holdup York said he was a war Vetera and served in the same company I me Dauoon observation corps a.1 Patrolman C.

E. O'Brien, one of the officers who arrested him. He said he has a wife, who isui; ployed as domestic in an Oakianc home, and a 5-year-old daughter Inability to find work after a Ions illness was given as his reason foi turning Two young automobile bandits at least one of them armed, hel; up i. i. iamiet, attendant In garage at 1601 East Twelfth street and robbed the cash register $11,, according to a report to po lice.

Hamlet said the men drovi into the garage and asked for quart of oil. When he turned draw It, one of them covered hir with a revolver while the othe: ransacked the till. "KED H1CAD" HUNTED. Police today are seeking a red haired; freckled-facetl bandit ab' 24 years old who held up Mrs. 1 llan Bent, manager of a chain y-at 6135 Trenor store, and tnn.tr irom the cash register.

The hand; ilea In an automobile driven t-vJ companion, according te- "Ji.v Bent. i Two armed bandita secued for their efforts when they held ti J. Gould, operating the Oslanc Auto Camp at Mostr lim and Pablo avenue. El eari yesterday moriiins acceding to report to polit-e. Could gay good description, of tiie men an their car.

i Sixty cents was the total loot a bapdit who held J. J. Paimfj in front of iis lioim1 at 1803 street last nitfht. The robtry curred when Palmer saw tha mi attempting to take an automo'lt in front of his house. When Pafmf Went out to investigate, the rrn' drew a gun and subjected Palme to search.

I r. 5. F.Man Stabbed By Party Companioi SAN 1'KANCISCO. Jan. Henry Freeman.

23. of 112S street, fs in the hospital with knife wound in his back today an the police are searching for his i companions ot Sunday chi of whom Freeman said scabbr him. He told the police that was on a party with four-fm-mt and at Broadway and Mason street a ruarrel started. During tH course of the quarrel he w-stabbed. Attending physicians cat the wound might prove fatal.

Acceptance by Alemad county of responsibility for three bridges on the estuary, under an agreement with the government, might make it impossible to eliminate High Street bridge from the program later, should that be desired. This was the difficulty confronting the board of supervisors today when-the majority committee report for three new bridges, and a minority report by George B. Oakland port manager, eliminating High Street bridge, was filed with the board. Redmond C. Starts, supervisor, contended that court action is necessary to clear the muddle, and Acouaintance Beeun Aboard Ship Renewed by Blind Girl Legion Aide.

When American Legion delegates were returning from Paris aboard the Leviathan, Miss Matilda Alli son, famous jblind beauty and California state chaplain for the women's auxiliary, Legion, met sir Thomas Lipton, world famous tea merchant and yachtsman. He promised to have tea with her when he visited her home land. Today Miss Allison was thrilled at the fulfillment of Sir Thomas' promine. Yesteitday. at the home of Mrs.

Agnes E. Allen, 170 Athol avenue, they renewed the ship board acquaintance. Although she is an Oakland girl, Miss Allison lives at Napa State hospital, where she is emplpfl in a secretarial capacity. The visi tor called for her there and brought the girl to Mrs. Allen home.

Mrs. Allen knew Lipton in Glasgow, when she was a little girl and lived with her mother above the Lipton grocery store. She also was a passenger on the Leviathan last autumn. Sir Thomas will leave for Los Angeles tomorrow or Wednesday. He Is on a world combining pleasure and business.

More work. More money for painters who use the Want Ads. Grass Sprouts Old Records, Old records of Alameda county not only are "moss covered" but they bear Indications of growing a good crop of grass, according to County Treasurer Fred Foss. Foss made his revelations to-day when he presented a plea to the board of supervisors that lie be authorized to hire someone to 'clear away the dirt and dust delegation to the Republican na tional convention at Kansas City next June, according to John Coen, Denver lawyer and chairman of the Colorado Republican state central committee, who Is a visitor here. "I am Iconfident Herbert Hoover will be nominated elected next November," said Coen, who reports widespread sentiment for the Cali-fornian in Colorado.

"He is the legitimate successor of Calvin Coolidge as his party's leader at this time, both upon his record of service to the country and his views upon those issues which will be dominant in the next not the least of which is nationalism and internationalism. "His attitude upon tariff revision and on war debt reduction, his years, his ability and his experience all qualify him beyond doubt as the man to take up where Mr. Coolidge wiJLUlave off. iVf "Colorado is overwhelmingly" or Hoover. I am delighted to learn in talks I have had with my friends here that California sees its opportunity to elect a western man President." Coen declared the Colorado congressional delegation is strong for Hoover.

C. of C. Manager to Address Members ALAMEDA, Jan. 9. "Sifting the Mail" will be the topic of an address by A.

R. Linn, manager of the local chamber of commerce, be. fore the conversion of secretaries ot chambers of commerce to be held in Redfield, Jan. 12 to 14. Warren, Redmond C.

Staats, Judge T. W. Harris, C. P. Murdock, C.

J. Truman, Martin B. Reed, C- E. Thatcher, Judge E. C.

Robinson, Grant Miller, A. S. Levenson, Charles Judge James G. Quinn, Arthur P. Davis, Dr.

George C. Pardee, Harmon Bell, J. Cal Ewing, W. H. Mayhew, Judge Everett J.

Brown, Dr. George C. Reinle, Judge L. C. Church, Harold Weber, H.

K. Crose, A. R. Miller, Joseph McGushen, Ray Veltum, Burton Becker, Frank Bilger, Dr. A.

F. Maine, H. L. Bacon, W. W.

Lind-gren, Judge Homer Spence, Francis H. Woodward. Hazebrouck Naming of Streets After First Pacif ic Fliers Urged Burns; Near Death SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9. Edwin Crook, 59, of 32 Sacramento street, and his wife are near death et the San Francisco hospital today from The wife told the attendants of the Harbor Emergency hospital that she.

found her husband unconscious lying on the stove, when she returned to their rooms CAXNKKY CLOSES CONTRACTS. LODI, Jan. 9. The Lodi Canning company has closed contracts for the spinach crop on 320 a iCres grown in the Thornton, Linden and Lockeford districts in addition to that grown in the immediate vicinity of Lodi, according to a tate-ment made by W. F.

Elliot, manager. in Dust oh Declares oss that lias been accumulating in the record vaults for some 30 When Foss informed the board that a blade or two of grass had been reported sprouting on the records, the authorization for a "house cleaner" was approved. The task of giving his office a "clean record" will be started as soon as possible, Foss declared. Club for 1928 today assumed formal charges of the destinies of the newspapermen's organization following an inaugural dinner held at the club. Speakers at the affair included Superior Judge James G.

Quinn and Homer Spence; William Nat Friend, president of the Oakland Council of Churches; Frank Roberts, of the "Post-Enquirer," and the retiring president, Luther W. Rood, of The TRIBUNE, who introduced the new president, George T. Chambers of the ''Post-Enquirer." Entertainment was provided by Verji Culbertson, pianist; Van Syckle, and other entertainers from the Bagdad cafe, appeasing through the of Mark Slocum, manager, and C. Cappellf, accordionist. Greetings from Al Santoro, "Post-Enquirer" sports editor, were received via radio from station KGO.

The" new officers of the club are: George T- Chambers, 'Post-Enquirer," president; Joseph Murphy, The TRIBUNE, vice-president; Ernest A. "Chronicle," secretary, and John Walbridge, "Post-Enquirer," treasurer. Directors: Roy H. Danforth, The TRIBUNE; Homer Thomas, Wesley Robbins, The TRIBUNE; Luther Rood; The TRIBUNE, and Reginald Clampett, "Times." Chambers has appointed the following committees: Entertainment-- Luther W. Rood, chairman: Tony Moitoret, Will Amis, J.

E. Doyle, E. S. Pladwell, Al Warshauer, H. R.

Hill, Francis H. Woodward. Ways and means J. J. Flynn, John Chambers, Frank Kettlewell.

Membership C. N. Alexander, T. D. Foster, Al Santoro, Edison McLelod, E.

C. Wilson, Joseph Murphy, Joe McGushin. Advisory Board E. C. Wilson, chairman; C.

H. Hickok, C. H. Wil-helm, William Nat Friend, Dr. E.

F. Tiffany, William Hamilton, Joseph F. Carlson, L. "Rode-baugh. Dr.

O. D. Hamlin, T. M. Carlson, Judge Fred V.

Wood, Earl On Toward THE MOEMING-OF THE I5f, Commemoration of the first transpacific flight, from Oakland to Hawaii, by naming streets adjoining Oakland airport in honor of the two army fliers that made the trip last was asked by the port commission in a letter transmitted today to the Oakland city council. The letter, quoting a resolution adopted by the post commission, asked that South Shore drive, from Bay Farm Island bridge, Alameda, to the municipal flying fieldbrenamed Maitland boulevard, in honor of Lieut. Lester. after an errand. She pulled his body from the stove and beat out the flames, but not before her own clothing was ignited and she was severely burned on the face, shoulders and arms.

Mrs. Crook said her husband was subject to faintin epells, and she believes that he was overcome wnue iignun me siuve and fell across it. Alameda Police Use Secrecy in OVER HERE OVER THERE Dumping Booze ALAMEDA. Jan. 9.

Secrecy on ITH MEUVE EG USE- CEUSHEP UNDEI2 THE WETIGrHT OF HIS BATTERING- BLOWS, UUDENDOISFF DI20VE- ON TO LAST BAI2.eiei2. BETWEEN HIS FOI2CES AND THE GOVE.TEO l2AllWAyS OF HAXEBeOUCtf. WITH I2ENEWED ENElEGy THE, GEEMANS PUSHED OM TDVW2DS TMEll. COAL. the nart nf the Alameda police de partment is credited with having saved manv lives today.

Chief "William M. Wahmuth paused as he knocked the bung from a 6U-gallon "If "we'd announced this little program to. the public," he said, "it would have taken the whole force to. have fished the thirsty ones out of the estuary." The. chief and a squad of officers Including Detective Sergeants Louis Servente and J.

A. Sevina, Sergeant Al Sturtzinger and Patrolman A I -Olssen this morning dumped liquor valued at more than $15,000 down the sewer. The liquor was part of the supply taken in a raid more than a month ago at 1139 Broadway and included 400" gallons of whisky, 200 gallons of wine, 50 gallons of alcohol, 13 cases of champagne; nine cases of gin and 50 quarts ef port wine. S. Eustagia, Oakland, charged with possession of the liquor was fined' $100.

YlrJ I.IT ONE POINT A BEmSH OFFICES ft IN THE GROUND, THE BRITISH POUC-iZJ ED VOLLEy AFTEI2. VOLLEY OF EPULSED SEVEI2AL CA9S PI2EV1O0S AT BAILLEUL UJDENDOEFF NOW FOUI2ED FEESH DI LJ HIS COMPANY ANNIHILATED, VISIONS INTO THE BATTLE. fc-i-PEECEDED By AN INTENSIFIED BAISI2AGcE OF 3AS AND HIGH EXPLOSIVES -THE CttM OF THE ElslEM ROLLED FOI2WAI2D IN VSSAVES, CLOSING-IN ON BAILLEUL MACHINE GUN AND 121FLE BULLETS INTO THE ADVANCING- MASSES. FfcDM THE BEITISH AII2MEN KEPT UP A HAI3MSSING MACHINE GUN 'AND BOMBlNG-WAEFAEB AGAINST THE ENEMtJ TI2COPS. fcU A MlbCcLLANy OP- cycusT TROOPS, DISMOUNTED TANK CfSEWS AND OfcDEC-UES AND P1TTD THEM AGAINST THE CRACK.

GE12MAN TCOOPS, BUT RESISTANCE WAS OF: LITTLE AVAIL. BAILLEUL FELL THEOUGHom "THE NIGHT ape.k,i915 Trte big guns DETONATED THE WHOLE FRONT..