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Oakland's only locally owned, locally con- I rtThi vS ectioH I trolled daily paper CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS VOLUME CIV OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1926 53 NO. 150 flf 11 Il.il W. -s-K. AM I a 1 rHT DEVELOPERS Former Fiancee Seeks $750 Put Toward Home i "On This Spot New Temple of Learning Shall Rise" Highlights on ground-breaking ceremonies on the site of the new Frick School on Foothill Boulevard today. The upper picture is a general view taken during the exercises.

Lower picture is of CORA ANDERSON turning the first shovelful, of earth. The school will cost $358,000. GRODNO FOR new mi SOLOHS VOTE OPENING OF HOPKINS ST. i Council Orders Link in Nev Cross-Town Highways Mayor Wins Delay on Widening First Street Amid the applause of a big lobby favoring the measure, the city council this morning ordered the of Hopkins street ns part of the Kxcelsior-Calaveras-Hopklns highway across central North Oakland. There was less than a 3 per cent protest against it, while advocate sargued that realty values will -be increased greatly along the new thoroughfare.

Previous to this, counsel postponed action on the proposed condemnation of a 20-foot strip on the south side of Fifth street, from Broadway to Webster, following an attempt by the mayor to block the improvement. "It means the elimination of a jog from Washington to Webster," explained Commissioner LeRoy Goodrich, "and it gives us a 100-foot street along the waterfront uniformly, giving us an adequate traffic outlet to the estuary. 'J "It's fdr spur tracks," enlarged -the mayor. "It's to benefit progerty. owners along there.

It gives 'Wl'e 1 A. Southern Pacific more room for spur tracks at the. peoples' Miss Constance Finley Asks Money She Says She Entrusted to W. C. Wells.

Claiming that the money she entrusted to the care of her fiance for the purchase of a home has been withheld from her. Miss Constance Finley, former secretary to County Auditor K. F. Garrison, to-da'y pvoseputed her suit in Judge t. Murphey's court for the return of $750 from William C.

Wells. Miss Finley took the witness stand this morning to tell of her former engagement to Wells, declaring that she had known him since early in 1 923. It was in Janu-ai 1024. after he told her he had secured a final decree of divorce, Finley said, that they reached the agreement to save regularly for the purchase of a home, and from January, 1 2 4 to October 31 of the same year she entrusted a total of 5730 to his care. After a quarrel between them.

Miss Finley said she asked for return of-the money, but was denied it by Wells, who has since' failed to return any of the cash which was kept in a safety deposit box. Wells has denied that he ever accepted money from MissFinley, or that there is anything due her now from him. Eight Nations Enter Balloon Cup Race ANTWKRP, Belgium, May 20. Fight countries have entered 18 balloons for the annual Gordon Bennett cup race May 30. Among the countries entered are England, France.

The United States, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. CHERBOURG. May 20. Ward Van Orman and Walter M. Morton of New York, noted American bal-loonists, disembarked here today with the balloon which they will enter in the annual Gordon Bennett cup race, which starts from Antwerp May 30.

Italian Law Cuts Number of Saloons ROME, May 20. (A3) A law cutting in half the number of ven dors of alcoholic beverages and lim bing the hours of sale of alcoholic liquors and the number of cafes and bars has been adopted by the senate. Kuigi Fearderzoni. minister of the interior, and Senator Marchia-fava, while condemning alcoholism, roundly, told the senate that it was necessary to proceed slowly in attempting to crush it. -H jmh "But there is no other way to get through to the harbor," assert- -ed 'Goodrich.

Action was deferred one week for the arrival of a full council; Mean- i time, the council called for bids' on June 3 for th $15,000 tunnel to stop the Ijerlda avenue slide, and ordered the improvement of parts of Boden way and ma Vista avenue. A portion of Beck street was ordered closed, and the council received bids from the traction company for the Park Boulevard sion franchise. Street Cars Are to Serve Estuary Tube, Key Says Posey, county engineer, for a re port HALE STATE HEAD Norman H. Sloan Elected General Manager at S. F.

Convention; Alameda's County Charter Outlined SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. R. B. Hale of this city was elected president of the -California Development association today at the second session of a state-wide meeting in the Hotel St. Francis.

Norman H. Sloane was elected general manager. Other officers elected were: William H. Garland, Los Angeles, first vice-president; Joseph It. Know-land, Oakland, second vice-president; and the following regional viccpresidents: Fred W.

Kiesel, Sacramento; Clinton E. Miller, Los Angeles; Dudley V. Saeltzer, Redding: Claus Spreckels, San Diego; A. Emory Wlshon, Fresno. Following the election, the 200 delegates went into executive -session, where resolutions and recommendations of the various committees were presented.

Explanation of the movement in Oakland and Eastbay cities to obtain a charter for Alameda county was made briefly by Joseph R. Knowland. Advantages of the charger government plan were pointed out and the whole project was received favorably by the association. Progress of the harbor development in Oakland was outlined by theQakland representative. Outstanding among the resolutions read "before the meeting was a recommendation of the agriculture committee that the present state water commission be abolished in favor of a more midely representative plan.

It was proposed that the water commission should have subsidiary branches in various regions throughout the state so that Sacramento headquarters could better understand the needs of the different localities. Important suggestions made at yesterday's meeting in the Hotel Whitcomb included a recommendation that the canning of artichokes be encouraged as an industry to take care of the surplus of that crop in this state. A report of the growing raw silk production and increased areas devoted to raising of mulberry trees was also given. Richardson Again Heads State Editors KL'JIRKA. May 20.

(A) Governor Friend AV. Richardson was re-elected president of the California Press association at a business session which closed the fourth day of the association's convention. Justqs Crnemer of the News, Orange, and Oran A. King of the Ledger, Jackson, were reelected vice-president and treas urer, respectively. Louis Meyer of the Leader, Oakvllle, was chosen secretary.

The executive committee, as chosen, consists of F. B. Mackinder of the Star. St. Helena: D.

J. Reese of the Free Press, Ventura; AVill Blaka of the Advocate, (Jllroy; C. O. Dunbar of the Press-Democrat. Santa Rosa; M.

F. Cochrane of the Independent. San Rafael: AV. A. Shepard of the Hern I'd.

Auburn: J. R. Gabbert of the Enterprise. RlverHide; G. G.

Radcliffe of the Pajaronian. AVntsonville; Paul AV. Moore of Facts. Redlands, and Clark F. AValte of the Pilot, San Pedro.

Worker Killed by Fall of Thirty Feet SPECIAL BY WTE TO THE TRIBUNE WOODLAND, May 10. Walter Michelson, 45. structural steel worker of San Francisco, wan killed today when he fell thirty feet from a acaffoldlnfr on the Elka building under construction here. Michelson. a native of Nebraska.

had been employed for five years hy J. K. Bryant company, San Francisco, was killed today when ha fell in feet from a scaffolding on the Elks building under construction here. Michelson, a native of Nebraska, had heen employed for five years by J. E.

Bryant company, San Francisco con-tractors. 'Bathtub Party Perpetuated in Art NEW TORK, May 50. A feature of the arrlnir salon of 1J, an exhibition In an art aal-lery. Is "Bacohanall." a has-rellef Inspired by Earl Carroll's bathtub Do You Wear Artificial Teeth? MOTf If so. you owe it to yourtelf to at lean INVESTIGATE the latest am most satisfactory method of plate construction.

Positively does not gag. NAM 3, a of Old Man's Bride, Ordered to Wed, Wins Freedom The Small Cost of Home Comforts for the Small Amount Invested Nothing Can Give You the Pleasure of the Frick Junior High Started; Cornerstone Also Is Laid for Prescott; Officials of City Attend Ceremony Ground was broken this morning for the new Frick junior high school, and. the cornerstone of the new Prescott junior1 high school was laid early this afternoon. The Frick ground-breaking exer- ises were attended by the entire board of education; the faculty and of Frick, and a large delegation of East Oakland citizens. The program included selections by the Lock wood band and talks by Commissioner W.

J. Moorehead. President George ilattis of the Foothill Boulevard Improvement club, and Assistant Superintendent of Schools Lewis B. Avery. The ground-breaking was performed by Tora Anderson, a pupil in the low seventh grade.

Thenew Frick school will be an edifice of the Spanish-Moorish type, with a tower. It wtlFfife Jhfee stories high and will accommodate about 12U0 students. It will have 12 classrooms, an auditorium seating a cafeteria, a library, a gv mnasumi and four standard shops, as we drawing, millinery ind study rooms, and science and cooking elapses. The building will I cost about 4 1 ti 0 0 0 The Prescott junior high sclwybr-i unit is one of the three units-Uil enlarge the Prescott accommoda tions. The present section win cost $110,001) and will include 15 classrooms as well as domestic science, administration, drawing, kindergarten and other rooms, plus-a cafeteria.

The structure will be completed in about four months. A feature of the cornerstone-laying ceremony was a series of greetings to the new schools by prominent West Oakland citizens. Greetings were given in short addresses by AV. J. Bergsma of the Boosters' club, County Auditor' Frank Garrison and County Supervisor John F.

Mullins. Addresses were given by Superintendent Fred M. Hunter and by John j. Allen Jr. of the board of education.

The entire membership of Prescott school and a large delegation of West Oakland citizens attended the ceremonies. Apartment House Rum Raid Nets One Arrested by officers of the morals squad in a raid upon his apartment, hut two floors above the suite occupied by Mayor John lj, Davie In the fashionable California Apartments, Nineteenth street and Broadway, .1. A. Stokes is at liberty today on bail on a charge of sale and possession of liquor. Officers fJeorgc Kyle atd Calaine reported finding a.

large stock of assorted liquors in the place. A number of men and women guesls ere present, ac cording to ijolice, but no further arrest were made. Stoke's apartment is on the fourth floor of the hotel. l)aic occupies rooms on the s'vond floor. Man Missed in Dark From Estuary Wharf K.

H. lees. 2D0S Kills street. Rerkeley, disappeared early today-while assisting W. (J.

Applescow, "315 Jefferson street, in unloading newspapers at the Franklin street wharf. Iees is thought by police to have stumbled off the dock In the darkness and drowned in the estuary. Search was started a few moments after his disappearance by members of a S.in Francisco paper boat. His hat was found near the edge of the wharf. Lees told the police her husband had planned to buy Applescow's paper route.

CAFF. 1IKI.H. MARTINKZ. May Charged with failure to provide. Rudolph Rergsen.

44, lianville restaurant owner, tin arresttd by Deputy Mientr J. M. Jospli. Hi-rtspri ii 'barged in a complaint suont to by his wife. Kllir.

is held in the county jail. hei in fault of bail. l.romttia lrl? lnri 1 we Blvr the plant Bark a atm.d Marl, Carnations Twelve choir plant, ouf ticn trotn t. b-ii-K t-f is rum. si.ro Zinnias A I- r.j iTirm fif tloij 12 I lam, Alters tTtr a a that I I 'ul a -U krrt 'Prettiest Woman' Fight Ends Fatally MIA MT, May 20.

CP) Rfter a disagreement as to which stat produces the best "peaches," a Georgian is dead and another Georgian and a Virginian are In A friendly argument over feminine pulchritude wound up in a fight during which a stlqk of timber was wielded. HOT WATER HEATER AUTOHOT 1 (I 7 AUTO Recause she was afraid not to obey her mother, Mrs. Antoinette Rulto of San r.eandro became the bride of tnnn." Tindora Rutto, though she did not love him. Such was the testimony given In Mrs. Hulto today before T.

W. Harris in her suit to obtain annulment of her marriage. The suit was granted, and Rutto faces the world free again at the ace of 18. The couple were married in Sacramento January 1124. Mrs.

ButtC testified that she IniH nnnn en against her will, hut that her mothcr, with whom she was living in Roseville told her she unnlil mil keep her at home any longer. "I was afraid to go out In the world at 17." she said "sn I wen! down to Sacramento to get married. Mother gave her permission, because 1 was not of age, but I didn't." As soon as sh was IS last AUCtlSt. Mrs. P.uttn left bei- bnrio Hnd came to Oakland, where she has been earning her own living, she said.

She told the court she only wanted a chance to live her ohm life. The husband's age was not stated, but the girl-wife referred to him as "an old man." Better fishing when ymi own your on car. See "Autos" in today's Classified papc. Operation of street cars to thet i I estuary tube upon its completion was assured today when George Harris, general manager of the Key System Transit company, leached a tentative agreement with the board of supervisors to be approved by the district attorney. Harris also assured the board that street car service would be resumed over the Webster Street bridge aa soon as It was reconstruct ed.

The tentative agreement for operation of street cars to the tube imposes upon the traction company the liability of paying one-fourth the total maintenance of the tube and also provides that the traction company shall pave the entire 20-foot roadway through the tube as well us installing its own tracks, trolley and other equipments. The franchise asked will be for the term of the francchise held by the traction company on Harrison street. Harris also proposed to the su pervisors abandonment of the stroert car service from San Lorenzo Junction on East Fourteenth street to the town of San Lorenzo, offering to repla.ee the service with a bus line, running from San Lorenzo through to Foothill bouleard and the county hospital. The proposal met with favor by Chairman Charles AV. Ileycr.

supervisor or that district and was referred to Uie district attorney and George 36 Persons Killed In Russia Mishaps MOSCOW. May 20 (-4s) Thirty-six persons lost their lives yesterday in three accidents In different parts of Russia. The most serious mishap was the sinking of a ferry-host In the middle of the Hiver Sulnk. near Makhatchkela. formerly Petrovsk.

Nineteen persons were drowned and 11 saved. A heavy piece of machinery being moved in the Pribyl plant near Moscow fouled nn overhead high tension cable and 15 workmen were electrocuted and 13 injured. Near Kharkov, a passenger airplane on the MoHcow-Tlflls route crashed, killing two men, one member of the staff of the newspaper Pravda. W.P. Goss, New Chief Of State Plumbers LOS ANGELES.

May 1 William P. Goes of Pan Francisco was elected president of the state association of f.lumbers In convention today. Other officer elected were Charles Ft. Mutton of fx Angfle. rice-president; Clyde MirkmanVof 8sn Pedro, treasurer; Bruce iwk of Ixm Anaeles.

secretary. andyKred Hieh of Fresno. L. Krus of Oakland and Eiiine Rhode of Kan Dieao members of tha eierutira eonitnittee. The con vention will close tomorrow.

Women Will Give Mrs. Coolidge Lace CLEVELAND. May 4 Mrs. Calvin Coolfdpe. wife of the president, will be presented with baod-niade lace e-enter-plect by twelve women of Hungarian descent, Americanist ion studenu hrr, when ther rtalt the White llmiw tomorrow Their etudr of lb conttttutlon prompted the women to make the trip, which will Include slor.

onrre and a risit to the Hungarian lerstfon- 9 col.K tKMi: noBBi nr. Homer Cole, charted with rob- Is First steps toward construction of the Veteran Memorial building on Harrison boulevard and Grand avenue were taken by the board today when Chairman Charles Ileycr appointed Supervisors John F. Mullins. AV. J.

Hamilton. George Posey, county engineer. Henry H. Meyers, county architect, and Assistant District Attorney Ralph Hoyt, as a committee to investigate the entire project. The site, known as Adams Park, is city property.

The building is to be constructed by the county at an approximate cost of 1 70,000. Preliminary plans by Meyers calls for a two-story concrete building, accommodating an assembly hall, lodge room, a pool room, bowling alley and other conveniences for the members of the various veteran organizations in Oakland. Plans and specifications for paving the road from the town of Newark to the Dunbarton bridge approach were submitted by Posey and approved by the board. Bids for the contract will be received June "1. The portion to be paved is about three-'iuurtcrs of a mile and estimated cost is $50,000.

The board today decider) to giant five intern positions from ten to 2.i dollars per month, retro-active to July 1. This was granted to allow these interns the same salary paid to others holding the same positions. Rebate Offered to Automobile Owners SACRAMENTO. May 20. Owners of "back-box" motor vehicles, used only incidentally 1 the transportation of property, who paid the regular commercial registration fee by mistake, may secure a rebate by making proper application to the state divisiotn of motor vehicles.

Will H. Marsh, chif. said today. Applicants will be compelled to sign an affidavit stating that the automobile is used to transport property only "incidentally or oc casionally." Two Damage Suits Follow Auto Crash Mrs. Mabel Burstrom asks 4 1 7 atid Lucille K.

Anstey asks damages In spits filed today against Tom AposloUdes. IIavvard grocer, for Injuries said to have been suffered In a collision at Sunset boulevard and Castro street. Hayward. on March 3. Both women claim they were Injured when the auto they were in was struck by a truck driven by the defendant.

Mercantile Trust Buys Rolph Bank SAN FRANCISCO. May The Mercantile Trust company has purchased the Mission Kivines bank, of which Mayor James Rolph Jr. president, for a price announced at 11.150 000, or approximately a share. It was announced today. The Mission hank Is one of the oldest Institutions here.

Armed Bandits Rob Chinese Storekeeper SACRA MF.XTO. May 19 P) Three armed bandits. ho made their em ape In an automobile. 11 ht entered a Chinese mercantile establishment at Ixcke. Kacra-nent county, i nd after flourthina revolver and oompellin several Oriental to maintain silence, took TYPEWRITERS Eft RENTED UII 0BIU 1 Month Jtl OO IHIM 1 Meatbe 4 aa RULE OW BEACHES n.v Special Correspondent The OlkUnd TRIBUNE XKW YORK.

May 20. Only the hardy few who have hopes of marrying Arctic exprorers have sought the beaches of the north as alrendyyet. Rut those who will brave the waves later have already taken thought as to their seaside costumes In and out of the water. With these women the young-looking costumes composed of a short skirt and jumper, with Just, a touch of old lace at the troat, worn under a redingote of light silky cloth, makes a strong appeal. Pale green and pink are the leading shades.

REDIXGOTK WORN OPK.V: The silk coats which seem likely to be worn with many of the summer dresses will flutter with every breeze. Not only are they of light materials but they will be worn open without buttons or other fastenings. The most popular shades! are supposed to be mauve, light tan, pink and dove gray and each is lined with the same material as the dress of voile or chiffon which It surnm tints. I.ITTLK ANH MOSS: So far as evening costumes are concerned there is little above and less beneath. To go with the present-day decolletage.

lingerie dpsisus have evolved a chemise for evening with a deep front. Thhi opening is bordered with embroidered satin ribbon faggoted together. The combination of brassiere, chemise and step-ins are cut very low also and make up for brevity by the charm of their fine lace trimniinirs. THK NF.WKVT Tt ll: The newest match in present-day cos- tume accessories is between the parasol and the bag. These are sup- posed to harmonize not only In color but In material and style.

For example, one set consists of a 1 stubhj -handled parasol formed of alternate rings or rose and blue crepe geogrette, each flounce of which i knife-pleated. The round mouth bae Is similiarly decorated 1 on a smaller scale Cop-nfht. ltM. tr Tk OakU4 TBIBQUE) H.E.ELFEN.OPT.D. OPTOMETRIST Optical Slfcialist jeart prank in Oakland! 'Phon for Appointment 0lW 82T8 Hour 9-5 aturda? 9-12 Fourth floor, EiTro BlJt 110 Srvmtrrnth Mrerl Bet.

itrr aJ Frar4J (OfrMl fart COLOR 10 AUTOMATIC HOT THIS HEATER NOV Installation Extra St DOWN One Year to Pay Home that have tl.i, tpa of Hot Water Iff ater enj.ij Irs real HOTr.L KEI! ICR Hot aie' en i aant It JlUnHS't Htie-Jt aitec sea Popular Garden Collections For Planting Now Mi i I Phone Your Plumber PHONE OAKLAND 1273 Our men ill g'at to come to our h-n an1 sure eur fcot ater rcda. No ttr tl.a aix borne, titer is a RU'D to meet lour enta Mums i( Hir hi an-t 1 12 Ifaata 1.23 Dahlia AK.ne4 ei. II t't r- osif elerttss. If I ihrry of the Ptc Market at Nine. 1 3 320 13th Street it light, comfortable and practical.

Covtiatk I'npe Dr. J. B. Schafhirl 277 Eicon Building lk mm4 aJa4, 24 teewth and Teccraph on the mM of Man II after holdtna and fctn4in- K. -W.

Adera and Hurry Hardr. pleaded atot tltr today bfra JadfC Fred V. od. loiiH r.t ii.tt. VaUhn Mr1.

Btkl eili Vr--e4 ttktac uionwNlf ef i B. Petty fro sr4 ar tviTtk) las I4 rvi't ar- CHAS. NAVLET CO, Inc. OakUnd-518 Twelfth Street "MWC?" BREUNER'S a4 Car Tf pwriler Gay ak- Mai Cm. Ik A rrraklka Vtwl 2 4 CI I toaalaj a at 4 far frtMU.

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