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1 i The Tribune YA is delivered is txctttiv Prrss IN THIS SECTION LATEST SPORT RESULTS FINANCIAL NEWS geryttt to your home ever; TOR. ONLY 85 A MONTI United Pr CmtUiatti "Vrw AnotkHim VOL. CIX OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1928 29 55 Back Home With Mother Baby BARBARA MARIE home again with her mother, MR. MARSHALL HILMER. following her alleged kidnap-ing by her father, which was one of the results of a family quarrel involving battery charges preferred by.

Mrs. Hilmer against her husband. Solve Needs by Just Whistling i When five young Sacramento women aboard the Matson liner Malolo wanted to keep in touch with each other and signal various messages they adopted the novel meUrtfd of using ivory' whistles. Whenever any of the young women wanted anything aboard the liner they just whistled for it. They are, left to right, LOIS TWOGOOD.

ELIZABETH BUFORD. BEATRICE TAYLOR. JEN-ABEL GRETTER and LUCILLE DOBSON. FOR SEPT. 20 1 NEW ADMIRAL BRINGS WAR FLEET TO BAY ONE-MAN CAR DECISION SET PHONE CHIEF TAKES STAfiD AT HEARING Shows How Instruments Are but Neglects to Reveal Relationship of.

A. T. T. and Pacific Co-. 20,000 Enlisted Men and 2000 Officers Have Shore Leave as U.

S. Warships Anchor for Week's Stay Postponement Granted by Council on Parker Plea for 'Free, Frank and Open Discussion of Subject Postponement of final decision on the question of granting permission to the Key System to operate one-man street cars in downtown Oakland, until September 20, was voted today by the city council. The delay was made at the request of Commissioner W. H. Parker, who asked for "free, frank and open discussion" of problem in the interim.

He declared that Improvement clubs and other clvlo organizations are also desirous of delay, that they may the better study the problem before it comes up for final settlement, Parkers submitted "to the coun-clf answers from the Key System to ten questions anent the proposed one-man car system proposed by Parker last week, when the ordinance came up for final passage. Action was postponed at that time, due to the absence of Commissioners Frank Colbourn and Eugene K. Sturgls. Sturgls Is the original proponent of the ordinance, which would rescind a measure passed two years agb prohibiting one-man cars In crowded1 districts. His ordinance, if passed, would permit operation of one-man cars wher-everdeslred by the Key System.

AGltEKS TO DELAY. "I was, and still am in favor of this ordinance, but I am perfectly willing to vote for any reasonable delay that Commissioner Parker desires in order to study the effects of the measure," declared Sturgta. Transportation service would be Improved and the number of cars in operation would be Increased by installation of one-man cars, Sturgls announced. Employees need not fear for their pobs because of the proposed change, since the Key System has assured him men will not be laid off If the -( i i -1 r.r- i k'--N'. Picture Wins Pittsburg Girl Wedding-Offer The United States battle fleet of '45 ships filed through the Golden Gate today, anchored in Man O' War row, and turned Its 20,000 enlisted men' and 2000 officers loose for a'week of shore leave before1 going to Southern California for tractlcal training, Absard the New Mexico was Secretary of the Navy Curtis D.

Wilbur, and guns at Fort Mason fired "tjie navy chief's salute as the fleet, passed to anchorage. The' battleship with the new commander-in-chief of the battle fleet, Admiral William V. Pratt, will arrive Sunday morning. This is the first visit ot the fleet to California since Admiral Pratt took command, and local naval chiefs and dignitaries are preparing to pay him every official and social courtesy during his stay In Kan Francisco bay. PERSONNEL OF OFFICERS Commanding the battleship division that arrived today is Vice-Admlral L.

M. Nulton, who is also In command of the fifth division, comprising the Maryland, Captain John Halllgan, and the Colorado, Captain Watts. The other divisions and squadrons with their commanders are: Battleship division 4, Rear-Admiral W. C. Cole, commander; New Mexico, Captain E.

B. Larimer; Mississippi, Captain E. B. Fenner; Idaho, Captain W. C.

Battleship division 3. Rear-Ad-rniral B. Vpham, commander; Arizona, Captain V. A. Kimberly; New York, Captain C.

A. Abele. Commanding tne oemroyir squadron la Rear-Admiral T. Smn. with Captain H.

F. Leary as chief of staff. Their headquarters will be on the cruiser Omaha, Captain A. Buchanan. Commanding destroyer squadron 11 is Captain-L.

B. Porterfield. Tho Decatur, Lieutenant Commander A. L. Is the squadron leader and the tender is the Melville, Captain H.

D. Cooke Destroyer squadron 11 is divided Into three divisions; Division 80, Captain A. B. Reed, commander; Sinclair, Commander S. Grelg; McCawley, Lieutenant-Commander W.

Aloore; Moody, Lieutenant-Commander U. Weyler; Henshaw, Lieutenant-Commander I. C. So well; Doyen. Lieutenant Commander H.

Kingman. Division 81. Commander-W. L. Calhoun; Ferclval, Lieutenant-Commander T.

L. Oaten; J. 1'. Burnea, Lieutenant-Commander W. Meek; Farragut, Commander W.

F. Oresham; Komers, Lieutenant-Commander D. H. Stuart; William Jones, Lieutenant-Commander CJtl. Hall.

Commander H. B. Rlebei'Stoddert, Commander A. M. Allen; Reno, Lieutenant-Commander R.

P. Hlnrlchs; 'arquhar Lieutenant-Commander T. S. King, Thompson. Lieutenant-Commander E.

W. Broadbent; Paul Hamilton, Lieutenant Commander P. S. ThThe' commander of destroyer aquadron 12 Captain H. Ei Kim- mei ana uw i.

Dltchfield. Lieutenant-Commander DROW DIVISIONS Its four divisions comprise: Division 84, Captain J. S. Dowell; Tarborough, Lieutenant Commander C. K.

Osborne; Lavalette, Lieutenant-Commander K. mons; Sloat, Commander H. H. J. Benson: Wood, Commander J.

W. Bunkley. Division 85, Commander H. y. McKlttrick; Marcus, Lieutenant-Commander H.

R. Kein; Mervlne, Lieutenant-Commander A. Chase, Lieutenant-Commander C. V. Oreene; Robert Bmlth.

Commander F. J. Comer-ford; Mullany, Lieutenant-Commander H. Ertz. Division 86, Commander R.

C. barker; Hull. Commander W. O. Hennr: Macdonough, Lieutenant-Commander O.

L. holt. Lieutenant-Commander W. Hamilton; Sumner, Lieutenant-Commander W. J.

Butler; Corry. T.leutenant Commander 41. n. gain? Mervlne. Lieutenant-Com-Stnder.

L. Lieutenant-Commander f-L. btem- mWon 88. Commander F. A.

L. Vossler; Whipple. Lieutenant-Commander Q. Eldredge. WTh.

fW baae force is to com-tnund of Rear-Admiral W. W. of staff. They are aooaro. y.

Arctic. Commander A. W. itch. Pinoli Lieutenant A.

J. Byrnort. Michigan de'rs to meet. MembTr. of the Michigan State Society are sponsoring a bakel ham dinner tomorrow even ng at in the Pacific building Sixteenth and Jefferson streets.

An vening of whist will follow the Sr to which a former residents it Michigan and their friends are Invited. ACTO BRAKE TEST HAYWARD. Aug. 24. Brake testing will be held In Hayward.

starting next week on Wednesday. Awust 2. at 1 o'clock on street, according to Chief of Police Louis Silva. 'Kidnaped' Hilmer Baby Back Home, Row Goes On saw vn Awrtsro. Aue.

J4- Determination of the relationship of the American Telephone and Telegraph company to the Paclflii telephone company, it appeared today, must wait for settlement' until next Thursday. It was en- tlrely submerged at the State. Rail- road Commission $7,000,000 hearing when Allen B. Crunderi of New York yesterday took up prac-; tlcally the last day of the hearing In tearing apart telephone instruments and showing what makea, the wheels go round. for the American Telephone and Telegraph company, was one of inree witnesses Deiore mo cum mm- slon to show the relationship be-tween the "parent" company and -the--Pacific company.

But contracts and earnings were forgotten as Crunden launched into a leoture on how research work by the A. T. T. and the Bell company had the Pacific company, and' illustrated his talk with all sorts of electrical' fixtures, particularly an' electric magnet that balances Itself without visible James T. Shaw, vice-president of the Pacific presented- commissioners and attorneys with duplicates of the novelty.

But the hearing developed practically nothing relating to the rela-. tlorishlp of the two telephone com- pahles. If that Is to be developed It will have to be brought out on cross-examination, set for August cetore tne commission. -When Crunden finished his testimony. Attorney Grove J.

-appearing as counsel for publlo in-. tercet opposed to the proposed $7,000,000 rate Increase, expected this hearing would have produced some testimony 'to show that the P. T. Is Inde-, pendent of the A. T.

T-, but It has not appeared." E. v. Cox, vice-president of the A. T. Interpreted a number of charts purporting to show that the associated companies of the A.

T. -Se T. save 12 to 60 per -cent on materials purchased from the Western Electric company compared with prices they would havs to pay. had they purchased from Independent eomDanles. The Pa cific company saves about 000 yearly by being able to buy through the Western Electric, ha said.

According to testimony by FH. Legget, general manager of bution of the Western Electric, the companies associated with 'the j' A. T. T. are able to save hua- dreds of thousands of dollar an-'V nually by buying through his cori-" Americans Safe As French Plane Burns- By PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.

IpMial Cbl. to Th Oakland TRIBUKI -and tha Cbloato Daily Vawi. fAKlS, Aug. 24. Henry J.

literary editor of the Chicago Dally News, his wife and Preston and, Henry Junlors had a narrow escape from death 5 when the-passenger plane in which -they started to fly to Paris yesterday caught fire 20 minutes after leaving Marseilles. When the motor began to pilot immediately banked. The motor stopped, but the pilot made a skillful forced Iandimr between two A wing hit a stumn-5 and the plane- turned over. The oeu ramlly, all slightly bruised, crawled out just In time to see the whole plane and their baggage burst Into flames. (Copyright, Hal, th Chicasa Pally Sewi.) S.

Players Guild Halts Incorporation i SACRAMENTO, Apg. 24. Reginald Travere, noted San Francisco theatrical director and producer of the spoken drama, will head tha Players Guild of San Francisco, capitalized at $100,000, which pre--' sented articles of Incorporation today to Secretary of State Frank Jordan. Stanley W. Maclee, Frederick McNulty, J.

M. McLaughlin, and R. O. Trewavas, will also be on tha board of directors. -Filing ot the articles was delayed temporarily by- McNulty in a tele gram to Jordan asking that ha postpone the filing until further notice.

Woman Peacemaker, Asks Damages SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24. Kf- forts which she made to be a peacemaker resulted in partial paralysis of one of her limbs. Miss Irene Ward, former stenographer of tha City Garbage Removal com- -pany, claimed today in a suit for damages against Paul D' Martini, secretary of the company.

Martini and another man, unnamed, were the eombatanta, according to Miss Ward. She charges Martini struck, her in the abdomen, causing partial paralysis of one her limbs when she sought to separata the battlers. Branch Postoffice Chief Back at Work SAN LEANDRO, Aug. 21. A.

McPhaiL superintendent of the t- Leandro postoffice branch. Is aef-ln on duty after a three weeks' vb.t Uon during which he atterd: a convention ef postal The remainder cf his varaiie" spent in Vosemite. scene eft" conversion. He ws accom; i by ha tt afraid something was wrong in her daughter's apartment. Police were met at the apartment door by Hilmer, who assured them nothing was wrong although they hear a woman crying within.

An hour later Mrs. Hilmer appeared at police headquqarters and asked, for a warrant for-her unhand, who had abused her and their baby, she said. When police accompanied Mrs. Hilmer to her home to serve the warrant, the mother found the baby missing. Today It had been found in the Children's Hospital, where the father took It, and was returned to the mother.

Hilmer has been arrested a number of times, as drunk and for reckless GIRLS ADOPT SACRAMENTO, Aug. 24. "Toot!" (one short blast, meaning "I am up on the sun deck)" "Toot! Toot! Toot!" (this means "Come and see the good-looking man I Just "Toot! T6ot!" (fwo long blasts, signifying "Meet us In the ballroom for Five pretty ivory whistles, blown by as many girls, were' the unique means adopted by five young Sac ramento women passengers on the liner Malolo, to keep In touch with, one another's whereabouts and to signal various messages of more or less Importance. The girls are' Elizabeth Buford, Beatrice Taylor, Lucille Dobson, Lois Twogood, all of Sacramento, and Jenabel Gretter of Pacific Grove. The girls used the whistles from morning till night and were the of the ship, helping advertise California's capital city by their vivacious ways and good looks.

The whistles were given them by a Honolulu friend, together with some gorgeous Hawaiian flowers, as a bon voyage souvenir; and proved very useful as aT-means of communication, although when they got tired of whistling they found the ship's telephone System very handy for keeping touch with their various staterooms. Woman Killed, Four Injured in Crash SPOKANE, Aug. 24. Drunken driving is believed to have-caused-the death of one woman and the Injury of four persons in an automobile collision last night; police said today. Mrs.

Charles Aucutt, 69, Antlgo, was killed when a machine driven by Loren Beatty of Green-acres, near hurtled head-on into a car containing Mrs, Aucutt and five "of her relatives. Beatty suffered several fractured ribs and possible Internal injuries. Others hurt were Mrs. Haxel Basket, 84, Antlgo, scalp almost torn olf, possible Internal injuries; J. E.

Aucutt, head, eye and hand cut! Mrs. J. E. Aucutt, lacerations; Robert Aucutt, 17, driver, their son, loss of memory. A sheriff's deputy said a gallon jug of moonshine was in the Beatty car, and that one man ran away from the scene.

Express Company? Petition Granted BERKELEY, Aug. 24. Members of the Berkeley city planning commission last night granted a-petition of George W. Smith for the expansion of the Best Berkeley Express company, 1724 Sixth street. Complaint presented by.

Frank Cornish, attorney for property owners, led the commission to hold over the petition for reclassification of the oil station at Prince street and Rhattuck avenue. Reception Planned For School Head BERKELEY, Aug re-leptlon for Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith will be held at the Town and Gown club tontght at 8 o'clock by the Associated Teachers. Dr.

Smith is superintendent of schools. Announcement of thel reception, which will be attended by teachers and members ef the board of education, was announced yesterday by Albert H. Morgan, chairman of the board of education. Trial of Nurse Girl For Slaying Delayed Trla of Erna Janoscheck, 17-year-old nurse girl charged with the strangling of Thais Lillen-crantx, 1-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs.

Eric Lillencrantx was scheduled to begin today but will be continued until September 17, by order of Superior Juddge Fred V. "Wood. The case conflicts with the trial of the alleged Oakland bank bandits for murder. IS MONTEREY. Aug.

24. Monte- rey's third annual Bra' iigrlrri-age fiesta got off to an auspicious start yesterday. Thousands ot people, Montereyans and visitors from all California, jrilned 'In "the feBtive spirits of Spanish California In celebrating the romance of old. Spanish musicians roved 'j the streets Of Monterey all day long and part of the night, the vividly" costumed populace with Castlllan airs. 1 Picturesque decorations large shields on electroliers, with gan-lands of preen stretching between, and flags and bunting in the old royal Spanish, colors of red and yellow, drew much attention.

Crowds of historically-minded persons milled around a giant; map of California, 12 by 20 feet, which was hung from a drug store on AI-varadb The map is a copy of Francisco's-map of California and its missions, In 1787. SENORITAS COMPETE, 7l Over 60 Monterey dons and sen-orltas competed In. a Spanish-costume contest. The contest vaa staged as an. orthodox beauty parade, the contestants.

parading one block, down Alvarado street to the judging stand, placed 'at 'Monterey s' main intersection. Louis J. Hill, railway magnate, was chairman of the Judging committee and donated 830 In prizes to. the -winners. Immediately thereafter Hill started a horde of costumed "va-queros," "dons," and "hidalgos" in a rush after 60 silver dollars in a "burled treasure" hunt.

Last night the opening presentation of the famous' pageant-drama, "Fray Junipero Serra," picturing the coming of Serra aryd Portola to California in 1789 and 1770, and the romantic life of the-' early Spaniards on the missions and ranches, was staged before a large audience; The play, which Is to be given tonight and Saturday nights also, was staged In the picturesque setting of an out-door amphitheater. GAYETY REIGNS. Hotel Del Monte's "F.Ieata Night," with entertainers and acts In festive Spanish spirit, drew crowds of dancers. Others made merry far into the night at street dances and costume balls given by peninsula organizations. The first staging of the' "mojl-ganga," or bull fight was held today.

Sixty men from the Monterey Presidio also put on a musical drill, a tug-of-war and mounted wrestling contests and miniature rodeo, in addition to the bull fight proper. The pageant was presented again today and. will be repeated tomorrow. Robber Caught As i Shots Fly in Chase SAN Aug. 14.

Shots were fired by police during a chase of several blocks which resulted in the capture of Francisco Arnold, charged with i Attracted by the scream of An-gelo Colombo, 1S44 Masonvstreet, Patrolmen John Stoddard and Michael McDonald saw four men robbing Colombo. When. the police. arrived the four -scattered. Arnold was the only one.

captured. The victim lost $16 and a watch. San Bruno Man, 74, To Wed Woman, 38 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, Despite his It years of age; Herman Zobrlst of San Bruno decided to get married again, although he has already ventured twice in the matrimonial field. His fiancee 'la Mary Alice Mours, 28, of 766 Lang-ton street.

The couple applied for their marriage license yesterday. Zobrlst has been in San Francisco since 1881, and is a retired employee of the board of public works. Founder of D. A. R.

Dies in Washington WASHINGTON, Aug" 24. Mrs. Jennie Davis Garrison, one of the founders of the Daughters" of the American Revolution; is dead here. Eh was 86 years old. PITTSBURG.

24. If Miss Luella Long, nurse of the Pittsburg health center, desired to be come. a "picture bride," her search Cor a claim-ind of her hand would be bet or it began. Bhe is still i to recover her KnniiHlhililni nftfr receiving a full-fledged a lage proposal by mail last night from anged but ne rthei less sincere Oakland Lstharlo. The proposal does not sis zle with, an tlonal appeal.

Neither does it read like a lover ot a ure mparlng the superb a rm of the 1- verse with the heaven- ly charac teristics of his amour. It's a a lght-from the a 1 der proposition rev olvin about the prospects of matr Imony be Widower, 64 LtlELla X.ONO. the writer, who is a years of age and the father of 7 children, and Miss Long young and attractive Pittsburg health center nurse. IT HAPPENED And fit happened this way: Miss Long announced her resignation three days go from her local position, to assume the care of her mother who is 111 at. the family home at Zamora, near Woodland.

Last- night she receiyed a shock. It was the marriage proposal from Oakland. For various reasons. Miss Long is withholding the name of the sender, but the letter follows: Dear Miss Long: "I like yonr picture and the, description of you. I expect you will be surprised to get this letter from me, but 1 am looking for a wife and am sincere in tho matter.

I am lonely and tired out of i a bachelor. I sure would be glad to hear from you If you are Interested. I will send you my picture If you desire. Would you mind telling me your height and weight, and the color of your eyes? Sincere- ly, The name and address, of the writer are signed to the epistle. In addition to the handwritten portion of the letter, reproduced In the previous paragraph, the communication contains a printed description of the applicant for Miss Long's hand, Indicating that the local nurse Is not the only woman who.

has been offered the author's name. DESCRIPTION OF SCITOR This printed -portion says the writer is 64, weighs 191 pounds. Is feet in height and has blue eyes. He not or drink. Is highly industrious and deals in real estate.

am very kind, cheerful, affectionate and like a Joke," the letter declares. "I am sincere In this and mean business. No traveling and no foolishness." Then ihe letter concludes: "Now my dear lady, If from my description, and the facts herein states, yon would like me for a husband, I would be very much pleased to hear from you." Miss Long is still trying to catch her breath, -after reading the But' she disclaims any Inteatlon ot taking up the duties of a housewife least of all on the strength of a correspondence course In love-making. 13, TELLS OF KEDNAPENG change IS granted. Practically every city in the country has this type of service, Sturglsgsald.

He further advocated the measure as a means of preventing the Key System from going into the hands of a receiver again. W. G. Bergsma of the West Oakland Boosters' Club, declared that action bythe council could accomplish nothing further than to sound out public opinion, that the, real decision must come from the rail road commission, and, that all argument now was useless. Oakland neeas more two-men street cars and five cent fares, he said, in or der to meet transportation needs ana solve the rinanclal problems of the Key System.

FOKKSRK PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Ta which Colbourn responded: "The only way to do that is liy public ownership, and that Is what we are eventually coming to." Commissioner. C. C. 'Young, who with Mayor John L. Davie 'voted against the measure last week, said he considered the ordinance already lost, and saw no reason far further waste of time'over It.

Other speakers at the hearing Included Thomas Mc6ulre of the Manzanita Improvement Club, who sought more information for his organization regarding one-man cars, and.W.vI..Moorehead, former city commissioner. Moorehead, representing street car employees, stated he is inaugurating a campaign of education concerning one-man street cars through which the public caft become fully informed on the subject by September 20. MinslrldPairWill Entertain K. of C. Dan Casey and Marco Patrick Brennan, strolling minstrels" of San Francisco Council No.

616, Knights of Columbus, will be the principal attraction at the reception to be given Monsignor Joseph M. Oleason by the Oakland council of the Knights of Columbus, Monday night. Casey and Brennan have a reputation as entertainers and H. Raymond Hall, chairman of the entertainment committee for the, reception, has announced them as the headllners fo the evening- Other features will' round out proT gram. Monsignor Oleason was appalnt-ed ranking prelate of the Catholic church In ahe East bay district in March to succeed the late Monsignor Edward Dempsey.

'Officer 66Author Dies of Pneumonia NEW YORK, Aug. 24. (P) Au-gustin Machugh, author of the stage hit of IS years ago, "Officer 66," died today in Believue hospital of pneumonia. He was stricken ill last Tuesday and removed to the hospital in a coma, frim which he never arine Plane Reaches Managua MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Aug. 24.

Wy -The marine transport plane piloted by Lieutenant C. Frank Sen lit arrived at Managua shortly after noon today from Tela, Honduras. BURNED BODY IDENTIFIED. ANGOLA, Aug. 24.

(P The burned and headless body of a man found Wednesday in the ruins of a barn west of here was positively Identified today as that of E. J. Bliss alias Baker, a former convict. REPrBLICAV CAIRMAN NAMED NEW YORK, Aug. 24.

OP) H. Edmund Machold, of Walertown, former speakertof the assembly, was elected chairman of the Republican state committee today. He succeeds the late George Morris of Amsterdam. BARNYARD GOLF "dLLOWKRS. KNOXVILLE.

Tenn. P) This city boasts of 28 teams of prominent men in civic clubs, banks, in-geta married after the campaign in firms who are excellent horseshoe pitchers. A league has been formed and contests are held twice a weelci SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. Baby.

Barbara Marie, two months, old dnughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Hilmer, members of a wealthy San Francisco family, was back home apparently little: disturbed by her parents' row and her alleged kidnaping by her father. Police are seeking young Hilmer, 2 2 -year-lid son of Fred 'L. Hilmer, wealthy produce merchant and former supervisor, with a warrant charging battery.

It was sworn out by his wife, who charges that he beat her and threw her out of their apartment at 899 Oreen street. The Hilmer family troubles rose to the dignity of police attention when Mrs. Bertha Holmson, 620 Geary street, mother of Mrs. Hll mer, telephoned police that she was FJsher. alleged firebug, was today formally charged with Incendiarism in a complaint Issued by Police Judge Edward J.

Tyrrell. The complaint was sworn out by Thomas B. Bridges, of the Nlcolaus Land Company, of 16S Thirteenth street. Fisher is charged with having set fire to a building owned by the land 'Is alleged by police to have confessed setting fire to buildings in Oakland, Ban Rafael, San Leandro, Berkeley and San Francisco, the losses from which aggregate hundreds of thousands ot dollars. 1 Cloverdale Girl Is, San Francisco Bride CLOVERDALE, Aug.

14. The marriage of Miss Dorothy Merle Hiatt. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Hlatt ot Cloerdale, to William Bailey of San Francisco took place in San.

Francisco. The young people will make their heme In San Francisco. were the guests of honor at a receptlos held at the Hiatt The examinations were, for the post of superintendent of Jails, which Job was held temporarily by Smith. Three other, men. all employed at the county Jail, passed the test and one of them will be appointed to succeed Smith.

Sheriff William J. Fitzgerald 1 Sill CHAflGEDGIRt, AS INCENDIARY driving, but escaped prosecution bt trim ed vbzss LIASED WIRE TO TXIBUJTE L08 ANGELES, Aug. 24. Snatched from under the eyes of her 'parents in her Detroit home August 10, Elizabeth Duthle, 18, was driven across the country, subjected to' numerous attacks and finally released by her kidnaper here today, she told police. According ts the girl, her captor took her from her home after he held up smd robbed her father and mother, Mr.

and Mrs. James Duthle, 2600 Sprlngwell street, Detroit. The bandit first took $100 from Duthle and then, preparing to leave, said, "I guess I'll take the girl along," she said. Then began a cross country trip In the bandit's automobile. The girl said he kept control over her by constantly threatening her with death.

"I was afraid he wonld.Ull mf," the girl told police, "so I did Just hat he told me to He. attacked piq several times." According to the girl, they arrived In Los Angeles last night and drove around the streets until early 'morning. The bandit stopped at a railway station and told girl to go Insids and wait for him. He then drove away. Story Doubted in Detroit; Girl Ran Away Trrrrrn nrss UA1ED win 10 txiysxe DETROIT.

Aug. 24.r-Ju-venUe authorities here were strongly inclined to doubt the story of 18-year-old Elizabeth The girl was returned to her par ents three weeks ago after an attempt to run away from borne but disappeared again on the night of August 11. Ex-Folsom Warden Fails In Quiz for S. F. Jail Chief IV 1TRAXC1SCO.

Aug. 24. Joseps J. Smith, former warden of Folsom prison, was unable to pass the civil service tests and will be replaced within two weeks as superintendent of county Jails here, the' civil service commission an-ouiced today..