Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 26

Combined Win ISewi Service, AMocialed Preca, United Preaa. and Consolidated Preaa i PAGE 26 SATURDAY, DEC 8, 1928 13 SERIOUSLY' in innrn nu Man Found Dead in Hotel Room Furnishes Mystery New Liither Burbank School Dedicated Every dais, led by the kindergarten, deposited a class memento in the cornerstone of the new Luther Burbank school, SixfjMfourth avenue and Trenor street, at the dedication exercises yesterday. Photos show MRS. L. K.

BEEVER. president "of Ithe Oakland Parent-Teacher council, and R. W. KRET-SINGER, school principal, laying the cornerstone. MARIAN LONG, first grade pupil, is shown depositing her class roll in the cornerstone, 'just before it was sealed by the contractor.

TRIBUNE photo. 1 i 101 JOiNS IN PLEA Fl JAILED BOYS from Bakersfleld December 3 as Dr. McMurtry. Telegrams In his BACK 'BARBETTE' I IN JuhtU or AIITflMflPIt TQ grip from Bakerefield were addressed to the same name. The $3500 in bank drafts were Issued by a Minneapolis bank.

No question of the dead man's identity arose until friends of Dr. McMur J. try informed the Associated Pressi inu iuiiiuuillu SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8. A maii wound dead in a hotel room at 405 Taylor street early today, with a grip containing $3500 in bank drafts and credentials belonging to Dr.

C. McMurtry, 50. of Minneapolis, provided the authorities with a mystery when advices to the Associated Press indicated that Dr. McMurtry was alive in the east. The dead man was found by bellhops who opened the door when he failed to answer a knock on his door.

The door was looked on the inside. The man was sitting upright in a chair, with a newspaper in his lap. His death had been apparently caused by heart failure. The man registered at-the hotel WT 1 jchci numaii races nail 7rT Woman Hurt When Driver Crashes Car Into Tele on Bad Check Charge 'l that McMurtry was In the East and alive. As a result of this information a rigid investigation' has been ordered by the police and coroner's office.

McMurtry registered at the hotel in November, and then went to Bakersfleld. returning early this month. In addition to the identification papers and securities, fraternal cards from two organizations were also found in the dead man's room. Four Held on Counterfeit Charge in S. F.

Win Aid of Home Folks in Fight for 'Another Chance' i uugui uy i i ijpw phone Pole to Avoid Collision With Another Wires Removed '-Jeweler; Nabbed in L. A. liOg ANGELES, Dee. lP) Probability that Mrs. Barbette Hammell, alleged fraud perpetrator, would be tried here, was 'revealed br police late tills moru-jing tvlien she waa booked on run-'plclOn of forgery.

JVilli said had uncovered "bad check" operation of the woman- in California, Oregon and Nevada. 6 On Business Street Several persons are injured today, three seriously, as the result of traffic accidents in the bay district (luring the last 24 hours. Mrs. May TcPonte. 1318 Hopkins street, suffered possible internal injuries and a fractured hip when en automobile in which she was riding with Mrs.

Oeorge C. Wood, 865 Fortieth street, into a telephone pole at llowe and Mather streets. Mrs. Wood, was not ANTIOCH, Dec. 8.

Overhead telephone wires on Second street, Board Will Pass On Plans for School STOCKTON. Dec. 8. Special meeting of the city board of education to pass on plans and specifications for the Hazelton school annex, as prepared by Glenn Allen, architect, will be tilled early next week, in order that bids for the structure may be asked for. The cost of the annex Is expected to be about $30,000.

the" center of the business district, are being removed in response to a general demand made by the BERKELEY, Dec. 8. Inspector hurt. She told police she swerved A.iB.j J. woods' will leave tomor-ow for Lo nr.le to brlnir Bar business men of that section.

her car in an effort to "avoid-col bette Ham ell back to face trial The wires are being strung on lision with another machine. Mrs. DePonte was taken to Fablola hos charges of grand theft. Tha former San Francisco mo- poles on Fourth and streets. Only local telephone and fire alarm SAN Dec.

S. Practically tho entire population of the town of Blacbly, has Joined In a petition to the I'niled States court for clemency on beh.itf of Lyle, Paul. Evan and Douglas Pritchard. brothers, charged with counterfeiting. The petition was signed by 94 persons.

Blacbly is described a.s "a postoffice and four stores." Tha boys, who. are, in the order named, 16. 18, 24 and 29 years old, hava borne an excellent reputation in their community and a unanimous request for leniency Was made by the townspeople. The boys were taken into custody by Captain Thomas B. Foster of the United States secret service.

According to him, they photographed $10 bills, cut the "$10" from the picture and pasted them over the "$1" of the ordinary one dollar bill, and attempted to pans them. When arrested in a Market street hotel, they had Bibles and revolvers and menaced the arresting officers. pital. VMdh 1st, known to police at thel woman" because of her love wires will be permitted on Second Four men were hurt, 'two se street. riously, when their automobile col for gema, waa arrested In Los An-I lided with a Market Street Rail gelea for Berkeley police after Wil Nevada City Resident liam B.

Burke. Jeweler, 2199 Bhat- way company car at Third and i mi i sit, i Twenty-third streets, San Amclo Kcar, 1307 Fairfax luck avenue, swore to a warrant Charging aha gave him a worthless thack in a $2760 diamond ring i -M Pneumonia Victim NEVADA CITY. Dec. 8. Word avenue, San ranclsco.

and Joseph Navarro, address unknown, suf has been received from Elko, Ne Hoo-Hoo Elects Set of Officials STOCKTON, Dec. 8. Officers elected by thejponcatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo. composed of inlivid-uals interested in the lumber business, of the district including Calaveras, Amador, Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties, include the following: A. A.

Aucrbach. Stockton, president; R. F. Wells, Turlock, Thomas Gardner' Stockton, secretary. Barbetta wo Just tknp flight from Los Angeles when she waa vada, of the death of Charles Pay- aaltLaJIl fered fractured skulls.

Slilf. fi-r, address unknown, driver of lor. victim of pneumonia. He was arrested, according to a police the car, also suffered cranial In an old time resident of this city, where he was employed with the juries of a leas serious nature, and cd IleAntonl, 920 r.vana avenue, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph i When aha returns. Barbette will Te scrutinized by tha proprietors i i company.

Surviving are a wire and two brothers. San Francisco, received a fractured arm. All were taken to the Mission Emergency hospital. several shop, both here and in Qan Francisco who believe she amy be tha modlshly gowned wo Nina Ansel, 3, 1 554 Thirteenth man who recently defrauded them avenue, was cut ana brtused wnen she was struck by an automobile at Thirteenth avenue and Foothill boulevard. The child waa taken NINE VICTIMS jf furs and fashionable clothing.

Martinez O. 5. Classes Place Mementos In Cornerstone of School Hlghlund hospital by Miss Farley, .2812 Footlilll boulevard, a I Officers Named' School teacher. TO RECOVER Mrs. Howard White of 22 Angle Every class of the new Luther.

Ing the board of education, who In- i i it id ,...,...1 road, Han Muleo, and her daughter Jean, 16, were cut and bruised troduced Mrs. Helen Bcever, preHi- Burbank school today had some when the automobile In which they were riding crashed Into a parked memento within the cornerstone of the new 148,000 school building at JfARTINEZ, Dec. Announcement was made today lr Mrs. "Winifred Beeda, recently named worthy matron of Los Cerrltos chapter, Eastern Star, of her appointive officers who, together with tha elective officers, will be Inducted Into, office in the- Woman's club building on December 12. Tha list follows: Mrs.

Jessie on the Buy Hnore nittnway near Mills field. The machine was Sixty-fourth avenue ana Trenor LIMA, Peru, Dec. 8. Despatches from Morococha telling of the rescue of 13 men from the Alejandrla mine flooded when a pond broke driven by Howard White. He told street.

The school was formerly dedi police he did not see the stalled car. An armored car of the Fran MlTP dent of the Oakland Parent-Teacher council. Speaches were made by Mrs. Beevcr, W. RWhalln, superintendent of buildings and grounds, and Mrs.

H. E. Green, president of tTie Burbank Parent-Teaacher association. R. W.

KreUIngcr is principal of the school, which serves as a teacher training Institution for Mills College students, who Ret their practical experience teaching In the classes under the direction of a regular instructor. through the roof of another mine, state that the men were entombed Booth, chaplain; Mrs. Elizabeth Hoey, marshal; Mrs. Isabella For- or nIne hours before they could cisco police department was damaged in a collision with another machine at Van Ness avenue and drove street there. The automobile which hit tjjie police car was driven by Miss Mary Morlarty, 18, daugh- (to cated, with a program of addresses and music, and the laying of tha cornerstone.

The building was completed last week. It contains six rooms and hag a capacity of 260 pupils. The dedication program was opened with hort addresa by Mrs. Hose Burekhalter, reprencnt- guson, organise; miss juiiKaoein be taken to safety. All thirteen were nufTorlng greatly, but It was hoped that they would recover.

er of Mrs. Nellie Morlarty, police prison nmtron. Her sister Grace, IK, was riding with her. The police car was occupied by Detectives lilepling, Adah; Miss Elsa, Louise Arnold. Ruth; Miss Gertrude Arnold, Esther; Miss Jewel Mollrt.

Martha; Mrs. Carol Milne, Mary Tforrla, Warder; Charles Thlfsell, sentinel. Installing officers arai Mra. Elldabeth Hoey, Leroy Beede, Mrs. Viola Archibald, Mrs.

Ined' Co6k and Mrs, Elsa i James Hunger! and John Connell. No ono was hurt. Two Weeks More $50,000.00 CLOSING-OUT SALE EVERYTHING GOES! Our entire warehouse stock is now assembled on our floor for immediate sale Bigger and Better Bargains Plain and figured rugs in Chenile, Wilton, Velvet and Axminster. High class Coxwell chairs with down cushions, Chesterfield sets in tapestry and mohair, solid mahogany, walnut and decorated dining and bedroom furniture, odd twin beds, hundreds of occasional chairs, tables, mirrors, desks, benches, tapestries, cedar chests, all going at one-half their real worth. Purchases Held for Xmas Delivery MEYSEL MEYSEL 363-369 13th Street Nr.

Franklin FIXTURES FOR SALE Miss Kathcrliie Ross, 19, 1540 1,846,077 State Ballots Cast in November Pdll The ministry of publlo work yesterday announced the death total In the Campania mine whore the roof collapsed as 27 and told briefly of the rescue of the 13 in the Alejundrlu, Pittsburg A. to Spreal Yule Cheer Scenic avenue, Berkeley, escaped with cuts and bruises when her automobile overturned near the foot of University avenue early this morning. TTie fflrl said she swerved the Catholic 'Order to I Initiate Members BAN JOSE, Pec, I. Local Cath eU' Order of Forester triembers to avoid collision with another machine. Her car turned over and she was pinned beneath It.

The other machine did not stop. PITTSBURG? Dec. 8. The Pitts are: Ipoklng forward with Interest Australian Member tq the class initiation at which 100 new rnembers will be Inducted at ipeclat meeting In Ht. Alury's SACRAMENTO, Dec.

8. (A1) The total of -LJir0T7 out of 2,313,810 voters registered In California cast ballots In the November general election, Hecrstary of State Frank C. Jordan announced today in a. statement giving his official dec-lit ration of the vote for presidential electors. Count, of the 21 propositions on the ballot will be completed next week.

Hoover electors received 1.1 62 2 8 voles. This lnnluded 14,3114 Prohibition votes which were added to the Republican total of Governor Alfred E. Smith, Democratic presidential candidate, Is credited with 614,350 votes, the number cast for Senator James Phelan, who headed the list of Democratic electors. Norman Thomas, presidential candidate for the Socialist party, was credited with 19,590 votes. Scattering votes numbered 151.

William Z. Foster received 112; Benjamin Gltlow 104 and II. Morgan 6. burg Parent-Teachers' association will spread Christmas cheer this year in-conjunction with the Wo-imin's club by Joining with that organization in preparing bankets of, toys and necessities for needy families bf the community. In the past, the association has conducted this charitable work Itself, but it was believed that belli nrgnnl.n tlous could achieve greater good If tholr forces were combined.

hall, December 10 at 1:80 p. m. Visltlna members of the order will ba Jpresent from Han Franclnco, Kama Barbara. Los Angeles and NEW "the modern oil A STANDARD OIL PRODUCT Bad Diego. Organiser Oeorge Pln-ar will ba In general charge of th ceremony.

The Initiation com mittee consists of Charles Woods, D. 1 A chRli'man; Joseph Baumann, Al- 1 tSOUrg ASSlgtieCt Of Parliament in S.F. HAS FRANCISCO, De 8. Walter Marks, member of the Australian parliament and chairman or- the Royal Commission on Moving Pictures, arrived with his. wife and daughter at the St.

Francis here last night. For the past four months Marks has been studying the motion pictures of three continents. "American pictures are. wonderful," he remarked. "But more than that, they are improving more each day." Marks is a champion of American and British cooperation wherever possible.

He was formerly a commander in the British navy. BEE KEEPERS Yule Seal Quota neri ponine, Kalph Martin. Wilt Pfefffer, Dan Currln, Phil Zelro an fleorga Nlednrmaler. Club Elects New Officers for Year OAKDALE, Dec. 8.

Officers for the Oakdale Dinner club were chosen last night when J. F. Tul-loch, vice-president for the past year, was elected president; W. T. Kerr, vice-president, and David F.

Bush, secretary treasurer. Oman's Athletic I Body Organizes "pITTflBURO, Dec. 8. Sponsored by tha Woman's club arid support-ad br tha Parent-Teachers' asso-etatipn, a special athletic for women has beon formed hjre, with 18 charter members. Tha group will elc-t offlceis at the ext' meeting.

The regular meetings 'Will begin on January 9 In the high school 'rymnuslum, and con-vena regularly each More Convenient PITTHBl'HG, Dec. 8. A nuola of $600 has been enslgned to Pittsburg In the annual sale of Christmas seals conducted In the county by the Contra Costa Public Health association, In conjunction with the state-wide drive of the California Tuberculosis association. The local Committee comprises Miss Olivia lunsluger, Miss Emma Llnm-hcM and J. IS.

Bankson, who. are supervising the sale. They anticipate no difficulty In obtaining the 1000 quota. Dickens Summons Sam Weller to Bar READING, Die. 8.

CP) A Pickwickian atinosphere prevailed In local court today when II. 0. Dlckenn, barrister, a grandson Tif nte Charier! Dickens, called as a wltnese In a case1, Hiiin Weller, numisuke of the chiiincter who figured In so many of Pickwick's adventures. MODESTO, Dec. 8.

M) A. M. Hengy, of Orovllle, yesterday was elected president of the California State Heekeepers' association at the final HPVilon of the association's thirty-ninth annual convention hero. Lou Plttam. of Riverside, was chosen vice-president, and Carey W.

il.irtman of Oukland, secretary-treasurer. San Diego was recommended as the 192(1 convention city of the organization, hut the final selection will bo made inter by the executive 'onimlLtef. evening thereafter. The oiiranlzj lion- has not yet advanced Itself a name. It purpose in to promote athletlo interests amonn the women Pittsburg.

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