Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 19

TUESDAY EVENING DafelattD Crfijutte OCTOBER 30, 1928 Vi Trrn -ft- 19 Bethel Isle Still Suspect, Rearrested in Stockton poison and then slashing; his wrists with a safety razor blade. He was divorced by his wife, but while the ambulance she summoned Was taking him to a hospital he died. His widow told police Ransom had been Ul, but that the illness was not regarded as serious. Poison and Razor End Man's Life LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30.

CP) Adrien C. Ransom, art dealer and collector, yesterday took his life, making daubly certain by drinking BOY SCOUTS OF SANTA CRUZ WIFE SUES TO KEEP CHILDREN Just Gutting Up -a Rumpkin Being a grinning jack o' lantern isn't such a tad fate if one's facia! characteristics are fashioned by anyone as fair as NORMA GILBERT, who is assisting the chef in preparing for the Athens club Hallowe'en rjarty. Sch'Vner photo. 2 STOCKTON. Oct.

30. "William Davis," iv.own under the alleged alias of William Dorsey, indicted by PLAN COURT SAN TRAKCISCO. Oct. SO. Hotchkiss, son of a Berkeley lumberman.

The men are charged with the purchase and operation of a giant still on Bethel island which was raided after its establishment. Davis, or Dorsey, and Frank Santori were convicted in the county court, paid the federal grand jury in San Francisco on October 19 along with prominent Stockton and Contra A Dime does a Lot Costa county men for alleged liquor operations at Bethel island, is un a fine of $1000 each and served a der arrest here. Eagle Badges to Be Awarded Davis was recognized by Chief of term in jail. Federal operatives to Eight; Work to Be however, maintained that they were Police C. W.

Potter and taken into custody. He Is being held for the Once again Mrs. Milo Abercrom-ble Swenson, San Francisco society beauty, whose difficulties with her former husband, Lyman K. Swenson of the United States navy, have been the subject of many legal battles, Is in the courts. This time Mrs.

Swenson seeks legal custody of her two children, Cecelia, 6, and Laurence, 4, who have been awarded to the father by court order. The mother also charges that her former husband la far in arrears in his payments merely employees of "higher-ups' Demonstrated. action of the United States marshal and federal indictments followed. Davis and Santori have been sought It will clean pots and pans and floors and woodwork. It will take even those stubborn rust' spots oft" the bathtub and sink.

Yes, a dime does a lot when you invest it in a can of this wonderful cleanser. in San Francisco. The original Bethel island indictments- named Lawrence Edwards, former assem Santa: crtjz, Oct. so. pians or a court of honor of the Santa Cruz Boy Scout council were an blyman; Byron A.

Bearce. former with nearly a dozen other defendants named in the indictments. Lawrence, Bearce and Hotchkiss have surrendered and furnished -bath vice-president of the Tide-water nounced here today by Ti. H. Quln-ley, field scout executive.

Eight Boy Scouts will receive the Eagle badges, the highest honor that can given a scout. C. C. Moore, nast SMUGGLERS WIFE KANSAS 4 TRIED TO of $200 a month for the support of the children. Her application will be heard Monday before Judge Thomas F.

Graham. The children have been with Mrs. Swenson since January, 1927, when she fled with them to Oregon. Swenson first sought to have, the children brought back, bift agreed to let her keep them when she voluntarily returned. Household CLEANSER Quaker Product! Philadelphia KANSAS hc National Cleansing POWDER FREED LOSE APPEAL KILL RIM A Bank Fraud Suspect Freed Under Bond RAM PRlNPTSnn.

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LSI Four liquor smugglers known as Tne swedes" must go to jail as result Of decision hv thn TTnltorl uiHu I IT. xn ki JLsM Ml States circuit court of appeals SBWVJBim 1 here upholding their conviction in the district court. They are Andy Hoaeljind. T.nilis Ashlnn AThHt Owen M. Sullivan was at liberty under $20,000 bond today pending trial in federal court December 11 on a charge of consipring to de-I fraud a national bank in connection with alleged speculation in foreign exchange.

When Sullivan was several minutes late in appearing in court yes-, terday. United States District i Judge A. F. St. Sure ordered his bond forfeited, but reinstated it (when the defendant explained he I hs.rt been ill.

Sullivan entered a Stevens and Fred Person. All were captured at Pigeon Point in June, 1927, convicted, and sentenced to nav fines Of SlOfin enrh mil sj( two years in prison. They appealed but the appeal was denied by the circuit court yesterday. president of the San Francisco council will award the badges, and at this time the Santa Cruz chamber of commerce will present a silver cup to the troop having the largest percentage of visitors at tho court of honor. Every step fnd phase of the scout work will tie exemplified at the gathering, which will be held in the auti-torium of the Santa Cruz high school on November 13, and over one thousand are expected to be iPresent at the program.

8 WIN BADGES. The following will receive Eagle toadges: Troop 74, sponsored by ithe Elks with Richard Smith as scoutmaster, will present Edwin Strong, Donald Smith, Fred Clapp and Louis Grlpenstraw; troop 68, sponsored by the First Presbyterian church, with John Wood as scoutmaster, will present Roy Mayfield, and troop 66, sponsored by the Rotary club, with Delos Wilder as scoutmaster, will present Carl Kratzensteln, Bob Bias and Gilbert Byrne. The last mentioned la tre veteran troop in this section. Gilbert Byrne and Carl Krat-benetein of Santa Cruz have received the largest number of merit badges, 26 having been awarded each boy. The average length of time which the boys have been working for the Eagle badges is three years.

All the boys are members of the first troop they joined with the exception of Louis Grlpenstraw, who formerly was a member of troop 74, Is now with Jthe Sea Scout troop. A total of "(3 89 merit badges has been awarded, and the average of the boys is 15 years, 9 months. The Santa Cruz council has been Mnder the Jurisdiction of the Monterey bay area for one and a half years. This district includes Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. The advancement of the local plea of not guilty.

Big Returns Reported Burglar Loots Home On his claim that his wife, Hazel, had three times attempted to kill him, Walter Champion, lieutenant in the California National Guard, has been granted an interlocutory decree of divorce by Superior Judge E. C. Robinson. On the witness stand Champion related the details of the attempts as follows: While he was asleep one night she turned on the gas. Only the fact that he awoke from a fretful sleep and detected the odor of gas saved his life.

She pointed a .25 caliber revolver at him and pulled the trigger. This time he was saved because she used a center fire cartridge and the gun required a rim fire. Obtaining his service automatic, she practiced until she learned how to load It. Then she pointed it at him and pulled the trigger. Nothing happened.

She had forgotten to remove the safety clasp. On another occasion. Champion testified, she placed a "sharp pointed" instrument under her pillow one night and told him, "you will be dead by morning. I will kill you. Judge Robinson ruled that three attempts on his life and one4hreat were all that one man could reasonably permit a wife and granted the decree on the ground of extreme cruelty.

Of $400 in Valuables Mrs. Norma Tyflesf 2714 Seven From Research HOUGHTON, Mich. P) A sin ty-ninth avenue, reported to police gle piece of research work at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology returns an annual amount to the public approximately toaay mat ner nome Had been ransacked during her absence over the week-end and jewelry, clotihng and silverware valued at $400 taken. Entrance had been gained through a rear bedroom window. Appearance of the interior of the house equal to the entiro appropriation for buildings, grounds, and operations at the institution since it was founded in 1886.

President W. O. Hotchkiss reveals. indicated the thieves had spent hours In a leisurely investigation Copper milling research at Michigan Hech in cooperation with of every nook and cranny of the the United States Bureau of Mines has demonstrated that much of the copper lost in amygdaloid tailings in this state can be retained. Waste has been reduced from four and one-half pounds a ton to one and place, Mrs.

Tykes tola police. BRAZIL APPROVES PACT GENEVA, Oct. 30 OP) Brazil informed the League of Nations economic committee today that the Brazllllan senate has- ratified a convention for the simplification of customs formalities concluded in November, 1923, at Geneva. one-half pounds a ton, President BRITISH ELKCTION IN MAY? LONDON. Political prophets declare that the next general election will be held in May.

Hotchkiss said. Applied to current prices, the Information means a savings of millions dollars yearly. Sk French Ministers CLUB PREPARES FDR HALLOWE'EN Want Salary Raise 0. S. N1ES 2 RADIO AIDES SAN FRANCISCO, Oct.

SO. Two new assistant radio inspectors, to PARIS French cabinet ministers are fairly certain to have their salaries raised. They are get ting $3200 a year and the plan is to pay them $7200. The chamber commission of fi nances has approved the increase. which Premier Poincare wrote into the 1929 budget bill, and parliament is not expected to offer any serious objection.

work out of the local headquartere of the sixth Unitod States radio district, have been appointed, it was announced today by Radio Supervisor Bernard H. Linden. They are Frank L. Kellogg of Oregon City and Herbert H. Smith of WkW Am mX mWmm AID TO CHINESE DIES SALEM, Oct.

30 Of) William Franklin Spinney, 75, who for 32 years, starting In 1874, served the Chinese government as commissioner of customs at various points in China, died yesterday. Boy Scouts has been made possible largely by the interest in which the men who compose the district have shown. This board includes the following: Judge H. C. Lucas, district representative; W.

C. Byrne, district chairman; F. R. Howe, treasurer, chairman of finance; J. F.

Helms, chairman camping committee; W. E. Davis, publicity and civic relations; Samuel Leask, court of honor, and George P. Becknell and Wlllett Ware. The troop committee follow: Troop 66, sponsored by the Rotary club, H.

F. Faneuf; troop 68, sponsored by the First Presbyterian church, J. H. McCaslin; troop 69, sponsored by the American Legion, M. Q.

George; troop 70, sponsored by the Exchange club, E. E. Prolo; troop 71, sponsored by Bay View Parent and Teacher Association, Karl F. Adams; troop 74, sponsored by the Elks, L. A.

Foster; troop 75, sponsored by a group of citizens of Live Oak, Ralph I. Gibbs; troop 77, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, H. T. Leonard; troop 82, sponsored by the district committee, A. M.

Baldwin; troop 82, Ben Lomond, S. A. Hansen, and troop 91, Soquel, C. G. Angell.

Pair at Chico Held i In Safe Cracking CHICO, Oct. 80. John Ogden and Jack Taylor, both local men, are under investigation by the Chico police, suspected of having knowledge and possible participation In six safe cracking jobs that have baffled the local force for more than tlx weeks. One safe rifled per week has been the community's record for the past six weeks, and only in the last two jobs did the thieves become aare-lesa and leave clues. Seattle.

At the same time Dillard C. Hamilton, newly appointed aircraft inspector of the department of commerce bureau here, arrived from Washington, D. to assume his new duties. He will have charge of the territory in California north of Oakland, according to E. E.

Mouton, supervising inspector of the district of Northern California, Utah and Nevada. SHELL PUT ON cu could LIVE on Ice Cream WEIGHT NOW More than two tons of Alameda county's finest pumpkins, sky-scraping stalks of corn and autumn tinted foliage were delivered at the Athens Athletic Club this morning, all of which is to be used in beautifying the clubhouse for the third annual Hallowe'en party which is to be staged there tomorrow evening. Already the clubhouse is bounteously decorated with orange and black crepe paper which has been applied in drapes and festoons. The contributions from the fields and hillsides will, it is stated, give the club lobby, main dining room and the men's grill a real harvest atmosphere for the harvest home dinner that is to be served. In addition to the novel dinner, It is stated, dancing and special entertainment features will make the occasion a merry one for more than 500 clubmembers and guests, who have reservations for the affair.

Judging from the number of reservations that have come in so far, according to George D. Morrison, club manager, the guest list may approximate 1000 on Wednesday evening. Arrangements for the entertainment have been handled by the entertainment committee of which Beach Dean is chairman. Assisting him are Abe Beklns, W. I.

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