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PLANS DONE ON KRAEMER-BLDG, LARGEST IN COUNTY Six Store Rooms Rented; 20 Offices Finished in Mahogany; Corridor Floors Tiled, With Marble Base. M. Eugene Durfee, Anaheim architect, has completed building plans for the new Sam Kraemer block on Center-st just east of the new city hall and construction operations will be underway there within a comparatively short time. LOS ANGELES BANK BUYS 1ST NATL. OF HUNTINGTON BEACH Guarantee Trust and Title Co. Purchases Controlling Interest of Copeland and Lavering The Guaranty Trust and Title Co. of Los Angeles has purchased the controlling interest in the First National bank, of Huntington Beach, it was announced today. The bank will be continued under its present name but as a branch of the Los Angeles Institution. L. A. Copeland, president, and C. E. Lavering, cashier, sold their interest. E. R. Carlson will become cashier and active manager. With the withdrawal of Copeland and Lavering, as directors, R. Courreuses also withdraws. NAME COMMITTEE The building will cover the most ground of any structure of the kind in the county and will be finished in the most up to date manner. It will front 136 feet on Center-st and will run back 136 feet to the alley. The front will be finished in light, enameled brick and there will be ornamental terra cotta in the cornice and around the windows. There will be three large and three small store rooms, two having frontage of 24 feet each, one 36 feet, two 14 and one 12 feet. All are rented. One will be occupied by the Puritan Dry Cleaners and, the other by the Anaheim Truck and Transfer which now occupy buildings on the site it will be necessary to raze. The display windows will be finished in verde antique copper with marble base and will contain oak floors. The reach of the display windows will be French, the woodword being finished in gray enamel. Leading upstairs will be broad stairways and automatic, push-button electric elevators. The upstairs will be divided into two sections for offices and apartments. There will be 20 offices which will be finished in much the same elaborate style as the First National Bank-bldg. The DENY TALE MODEL FOOTBALL "About every six last five years," said Anaheim Ford and Tor, "there has been no change in design to shield and one may not contemplate any there is no foundation circulated in this city no hesitancy in mourning the report." "Our attention lately recent newspaper a fact that there is car on the market change in design to shield and one may not contemplate any there is no founda circulated in this city no hesitancy in mourning the report." NAME COMMITTEE ON ORANGE SHOW At the regular weekly meeting of C. of C. directors at noon today, the matter of a Valencia Orange Show next year was discussed and Henry Adams, chairman of the committee on committees, will appoint a committee of seven to look after this part of the program of the chamber for 1922. The committee will be announced by the next meeting. The board instructed the secretary to keep all press clipping on the last show for historical record. New members were elected as follows: Harold A. Clairmont, C. Concify F. P. Robbins and A. H. Shipkey. Those present were Harry R. Riley, Vie La Mont, J. F. Alhborn; Chas. A. Eyggebrand, Dr. H. A. Johnston, Henry Adams, Horace Benjamin, George Dunton and Leonard Evans. CITY STREET DEPT. REPAIRS PAVING The city engineering department is making its annual inspection of Philadelphia streets to repair cracks in the paving before wet weather sets in. Any places that appear as possible openings for H2O are given a liberal treatment of hot asphaltum. TODAY'S RESULTS Taken from Board at Anaheim Howling Alleys. San Francisco: 0 0 2 0. Vernon: 1 0 0 0. San Francisco: Adol and Agnew. Vernon: McGraw and Hannah. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Detroit: 2-8-2; New York, 7-10-2. Detroit—Dauca and Bassler; New York—Mays and Schang. Cleveland, 1-6-1; Washington, 4-5-1. Cleveland—Bagby, Sotheron and O'Neil; Washington—Mogridge and Gharcity. St. Louis, 2-5-0; Philadelphia, 4-9-3. St. Louis—Koip and Severald; Philadelphia—Harry and Perkins. Chicago, 1-9-1; Boston, 10-14-0. Chicago—Mitrennan and Schalk; Boston—Bush and Ruel. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Philadelphia, 5-11-0; Pittsburgh. ORANGE-CO TO AID IN ALL YEAR DRIVE Word was received today at the headquarters of the All Year Club of So. Califf, from T. D. Talbert, chairman of the Orange-co board of supervisors that financial support from the Orange supervisors might be expected. One of the club representatives will appear before the board, from which a definite appropriation, it is expected, will result. While the drive plans continue to receive new stimulus daily, the benefits of the advertising are becoming more and more apparent. Proof of the effectiveness of the campaign is being received daily from all sections of the nation. WOMAN CONFESSES The display windows will be finished in verde antique copper with marble base and will contain oak floors. The reach of the display windows will be French, the woodword being finished in gray enamel. Leading upstairs will be broad stairways and automatic, push-button electric elevators. The upstairs will be divided into two sections for offices and apartments. There will be 20 offices which will be finished in much the same elaborate style as the First National Bank-bldg. The woodwork in the offices will be mahogany, and the main corridors will be floored with small ceramic tile with 12-inch-marble baseboard. There will be 20 offices. Mr. Durfee is reserving a suite of offices covering 24x47 feet and including a drafting room 15x24 which will have the desirable north light. He will also have a built-in vault for the safe-keeping of plans and contracts. There will be 12 apartments in a section entirely cut off from the office section, altho tenants will have access to the stairs and elevator. Each apartment will contain a living room 13x17, kitchenette with breakfast nook and all modern built-in features, large bath room, dressing room 5x8 1-2. Holmes disappearing bed site. There will also be small storage space for each apartment in the basement and a completely equipped laundry on the first floor. If the laundry will be electric washer, gas clothes dryer, stationery tubs and the like. It is expected the building will be ready for occupancy about New Years. TRACES LOST OF ALLEGED EMBEZLER CHICAGO, Aug 5—The trial of Warren Spurgin, defaulting president of the Michigan Avenue Trust Co has been lost in Mexico, officials here said today. Detectives who traced the alleged embezzler of nearly $1,000,000 to the vicinity of the Chihuahua Mexico, said all traces have been lost. G. H. Powell, governor of Calif., fruit G testified before commission investiture that the product only 25 pct. of the fruit owing to high market charge. SONS LOSE AGAIN LONG BEACH, special trains at the co-operation of many systems, ner, jr., and his brn Conner, today lost death. Their father ner, first mayor of inent in railroad close south, died last night ginia. Walter C. York representative Detroit; 2-5-2; New York, 7-10-3. Detroit—Dauus and Bassier; New York—Maya and Schang. Cleveland, 1-6-1; Washington, 4-5-1. Cleveland—Bagby, Sotheron and O'Neil; Washington—Mogridge and Gharity. St. Louis, 2-5-0; Philadelphia, 4-9-3. St. Louis—Kolp and Severeld; Philadelphia—Harry and Perkins. Chicago, 1-9-1; Boston, 10-14-0. Chicago—McQuillen and Schalk; Boston—Bush and Ruel. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Philadelphia, 5-11-0; Pittsburgh, 10-1. Philadelphia—Ring and Peters; Pittsburgh—Carlton and Brottem. Brooklyn—Michell and Krueger; Cincinnati—Ritkey and Hargrave. Boston, 6-11-0; Chicago, 1-6-1. Boston—McQuillen and O'Neil; Chicago—Cheeves and Killifer. New York, 002 00. St. Louis, 010 00. New York—Toney and Snyder; St. Louis—Walker and Clemona. FRUIT SALES TODAY St. Louis: slower oranges, easier lemons; oranges $5.30 to $5.75, lemons $3.90 to $4.50. New York: slower and higher valencias, easier and lower lemons; oranges $5 to $8.25, lemons $4.25 to $5.20. Boston: slower oranges, unchanged lemons; oranges $7.10 to $7.60. BUILDING PERMITS Les Elchoitz, repair ovens for Boston Bakery, 15x17, at Center and Handina-sts, cost $600. A. W. Morrison, two-story frame apartment-bldg, 22x30, on Olive-st between Cypress and Adele-sts, cost $4500. J. Orosco, residence 22x32, on Cypress-st between Santa Fe and Topeka-sts, cost $1000. THE THERMOMETER The maximum temperature today was 78 at 3 p.m., and hite minimum was 57 at 6 a.m. It was announced at the Anaheim power house. WOMAN CONFESSES THEFT AND MURDER MAIMI, Fla., Aug. 5. Two confessions from Miss Lena Clarke, former postmistress at West Palm Beach will aid materially in clearing up the mystery of the murder of W. M. Mitmore at Oriando, authorities said today. Miss Clarke admitted shooting Mitmore. Chief of Police Vestal of Orlando declared. Previously she admitted the theft of $32,000 from the mails it was said. Defalcations reaching a total of $25,000 drove Miss Clarke to the theft and murder, authorities alleged. She lured Mitmore to a hotel room and shot him when he refused to sign a statement admitting the theft, it was charged. ATE TOO MANY PEACHES Arthur Blvens, of Orange, went into convulsions in the downtown district. Aid was given by pedestrians and the youth soon recovered sufficiently to be removed to his home. The cause of the affliction was not known, the boy stating that he was not subject to such attacks. It was his belief that peaches he ate shortly before the attack were the cause. He ate eight or ten of them, he stated. HARDING TALKS TO SOLDIERS LANCASTER, N. H., Aug. 5. President Harding scratched a day from his vacation calendar to motor to Gorham, N. H., today and give a word of cheer to several hundred disabled service men at the government hospital there. SONS LOSE HAIGHT LONG BEACH, special trains at the co-operation of many systems, ner, jr., and his brig Conner, today lost death. Their father ner, first mayor of in railroad south, died last night ginia. Walter C. York representative & Eastern Illinois from New York in Edward Conner lee he is an official of railroad. Neither this city. BANDIT SUSPENDAKEYS DYING LOS ANGELES, A by police officers and at the receiving hot reeons pronounced his Stanley G. Duke wounded in a gun chester-st and Weste tore midnight, too name of his company ing the shooting. He are out searching for In his ante-mortem denied he was a high officers he was "r along the road when suddenly approached without warning. H hardwood floor-layer. SPANISH ARCH CRUSHED IN PARIS, Aug. 5.-T Navarro in Morocco hily defeated by the men under Abdul Ghaa Madrid dispatch teal today. The fate of the S hanging in the ballet reported the minister within 24 hours. King Alfonso summ to communicate to its capitalization of the Orange County Plain Dale LEADING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Friday, August 5, 1921 DENY TALE OF NEW MODEL FORD COMING "About every six months, for the last five years," says George Dunton. Anaheim Ford and Fordson distributor. "there has been a rumor that there was to be a radically new model Ford. Newspapers carried such an announcement last week." Here is what the Ford Motor Co. has to say about it: "Our attention has been called to recent newspaper articles to the effect that there is to be a new Ford car on the market Aug. 15, with a change in design to ventilating windshield and one man top. As we do not contemplate any such changes and there is no foundation to the rumors circulated in this connection, we have no hesitancy in making a denial of the report." MITCHELL OUTLINES UNION OF GRAMMAR SCHOOL DISTRICTS Will Recommend That Laurel be Combined With Anaheim Union High School District Next week Co. School Supt. Mitchell will recommend to county supervisors the annexation of a number of grammar school districts to high school district under the new law requiring all grammar districts to unite with a high school district. About all northern Orange-co grammar school districts have already been consolidated with the recent annexation of several districts by the Anaheim Union high school district. Mitchell stated today he would recommend Laurel grammar district be joined to Anahelm H. S. and Peralta and Silverado with Orange. Santa Ana will get Delhi, Greenville, Dia- DISARMED POLICE YOUNG H. B. BA MIDSUMMER MOTOR EXHIBIT WEDNESDAY ON ORANGE PLAZA Orange-Co. Auto Trades Assn. Will Be Hosts to Public Aug. 10 The Orange-co Auto Trades Assn. will be hosts to the people of Orange-co at a Mid-summer Exhibit to be held at the plaza in Orange on Wednesday, Aug. 10th. This decision was reached when the exhibit committee of the association met at a luncheon. Present were Bob White, Harry D. Riley, Stanley Mansur and Secretary Herb Davis. The exhibit will be a most attractive affair, according to plans. The use of the plaza, which was extended to the association recently by the city trustees, will enable the committee to arrange an unique display of automobiles and accessories for an afternoon and evening. The exhibit is to be entirely free to the public. The Auto Trades band will give two concert, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, while the evening concert will be followed by a street dance, also a free affair. The plaza will be divided into spaces for thirty exhibitors with room to show 100 models of auto vehicles. J. L. Cale, 20, Under Arrest for W. M. Hines, Hunting Star and Revenge is sweet and Police Huntington Beach, who suffered relieved of his gun and star at hands of a man he attempted to before last, today believed he ward complete vengeance. He observed a young man arranging his neck tie before a pool hall. Something about his actions seemed familiar. Closer inspection convinced the officer that the young man was the one who had held him up. Hines placed him under arrest. The letter gave the name of J. L. Cale, 20, Montebello oilman. Taken by surprise when the man he was about to arrest suddenly whirled around and leveled a gun at his head. Hines held up his hands high and was relieved of his revolver and star. Hines encountered the man at the corner of Ocean avenue and Fifth-street. INDEPENDENT DRIVE SEEK CHANGES IN TARIFF ON WALNUTS WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—Efforts were made today to secure early action on the amendment to the Fordney tariff bill, introduced in the senate by Senator Hiram Johnson of California to increase import duty on unshelled walnuts from 2½ to 4 cents a pound. Senators Penrose, Smoot and Watson, of the finance committee, received the following telegram from Gov. William D. Stephens of California in support of the proposed increased tariff: "Walnut growers of California state that a rate of 4 cents on unshelled walnuts is absolutely necessary to protect the industry against importations from China. If proper protection is afforded California in a few years will be enabled to supply the entire country. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated." G. H. Powell, general manager of the Calif. Fruit Growers' exchange, testified before the congressional commission investigating agriculture that the producer now receives only 25 pct. of the selling price on fruit owing to high transportation and market charges. CHICAGO, Aug. 5.—Freight rates on grain and grain products for export from the Central Freight Assn. territory to the Atlantic have been cut 7½ cents per 100 pounds. This agreement was reached following conferences between railroad and shippers' agents. SONS LOSE RACE AGAINST DEATH LONG BEACH, Aug. 5.—With special trains at their command and the co-operation of railroad officials of many systems, Walter C. Conner, Jr., and his brother, Edward C. Conner, today lost in a race with death. Their father, Walter C. Conner, first mayor of Dallas and prominent in railroad circles thrustout the south, died last night at Hotel Virginia. Walter C. Conner, Jr., New York representative of the Chicago INDEPENDENT IURGE DRIVE At today's C. of C. directors' meet-in, Doctors Utter, Cole, Brastad and O'Toole, independent practitioners, presented a report, which was requested of them at the previous board meeting, setting forth suggestions as to the care of crippled children in northern Orange-co., and which is as follows: Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 2, 1921. To the Honorable Board of the C. of C., Anaheim, Calif. Gentlemen: As requested by your honorable board that we physicians of Anaheim make a report to you in regard to the care and treatment of the crippled children of the County of Orange, we decided that we would call on the Supervisors of the County of Orange and ascertain their opinion regarding the matter before reporting to you. At a meeting of the supervisors held at Santa Ana Aug. 2, 1921, Dr. H. E. Zaiser, superintendent of the County Hospital, was called upon by the supervisors and asked if it were advisable to equip a place in the County Hospital for the care of such children. He stated that in his opinion it was not and there were comparatively few orthopedic cases in the county of Orange; what cases there could be treated better in Los Angeles at either the Orthopedic Hospital school or the Children's Hospital, than at the Orange County Hospital or private hospitals. He also stated that the county would not be warranted in building an extra wing to the County Hospital or aiding in the support of a private institution for handling orthopedies. In his opinion, the county was willing and able to take care of all indigent orthopedic cases in the county. Miss Leebrick of Santa Ana, head of the County Social Service Dept., voiced practically the same opinion. She said that the county could name a bed in either of the orthopedic hospitals in Los Angeles for $1000 a year and that would take care of all cases which would come up in that time. This is not a subject or service that is new to our Board of Supervisors. They have used the following method: The County Social Service Dept. accept orthopedic hospitals in Los Angeles. The average fee for each case has been between $150 and $200. Where parents are unwilling to accept charity and have not the immediate means... SONS LOSE RACE AGAINST DEATH LONG BEACH, Aug. 5. — With special trains at their command and the co-operation of railroad officials of many systems, Walter C. Conner, Jr., and his brother, Edward C. Conner, today lost in a race with death. Their father, Walter C. Conner, first mayor of Dallas and prominent in railroad circles throughout the south, died last night at Hotel Virginia. Walter C. Conner, Jr., New York representative of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railway, started from New York in a special train. Edward Conner left Dallas, where he is an official of the M. K. & T. railroad. Neither has yet reached this city. BANDIT SUSPECT MAKES DYING DENIAL LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5. — Questioned by police officers and deputy sheriffs at the receiving hospital where surgeons pronounced his condition critical, Stanley G. Duke, bandit suspect, wounded in a gun battle near Manchester-st and Western-ave shortly before midnight, today revealed the name of his companion who fled during the shooting. Possess of office are out searching for Duke's partner. In his ante-mortem statement Duke denied he was a highwayman. He told officers he was "riding peacefully" along the road when a "hold-up man" suddenly approached him and shot without warning. He said he was a hardwood floor-layer by trade. SPANISH ARMY IS CRUSHED IN REVOLT PARIS, Aug. 5. — The army of Gen. Navarro in Morocco has been completely defeated by the rebellious tribesmen under Abdul Grier, according to a Madrid dispatch to the Paris Journal today. The fate of the Spanish cabinet is hanging in the balance and it was reported the ministers would resign within 24 hours. King Alfonso summoned the cabinet to communicate to it the news of the capitalization of the Spanish navy. WOODEN SHIPS NOW CONSIDERED PASSE WASHINGTON, Aug 5. — Definite recommendation to sink all the wooden ships built by the shipping board in the early days of the war has been made to the house appropriations committee by Chairman Lasker of the shipping board, it was learned today. Although the ships were built at a cost of millions of dollars, it is held by the shipping board that they are unseaworthy and incapable of use even in coastwise commerce. Wooden ships totalling hundreds of thousands of tons are now idle and rotting in many American ports. Strong opposition to the sinking of the ships has already developed in congress. Several congressmen expressed the opinion that the ships might be junked for old lumber. POLITICAL CLASH BRINGS STREET FIGHT BERLIN, Aug. 5. — Street fighting broke out at Danzig today as the result of trouble between the communists and non-communists. Order was restored by the police, but tension is high. Machine guns were mounted to protect public buildings and barbed wire entanglements were thrown across some of the leading streets. Danzig was formerly a German city. The Poles claimed it at the peace conference, but finally it was created a free port. U.S. ASKS MEX. FOR PROPERTY GUARDG MEXICO CITY, Aug. 5. — The United States is asking Mexico for safeguards to protect American property interests in the state of Yucatan from political disorders, according to a report printed here today. The report is not confirmed. The Plains Dealer for Good Printing She said that the county could name a bed in either of the orthopedic hospitals in Los Angeles for $1000 a year and that would take care of all cases which would come up in that time. This is not a subject or service that is new to our Board of Supervisors. They have used the following method: The County Social Service Dept. accept orthopedic hospitals in Los Angeles. The average fee for each case has been between $150 and $200. Where parents are unwilling to accept charity and have not the immediate means, opportunities are provided, thru private funds, to borrow the necessary money so that no crippled children of our county are being neglected in this respect. The undersigned physicians of Anaheim heartily endorse the sentiments of Dr. Zalser and Miss Leebrick, and recommend that the campaign that has been started to raise $10,000 for medical work among inmates. CHILDREN PERISH IN MORNING BLAZE NEW YORK, Aug. 5. — Trapped by flames on the top floor of a Bronx apartment house, four children were burned to death early today. Three more persons are dying in the Lincoln hospital and four others were severely burned as a result of the fire which swept through the house. U.S. PRISONERS REPORTED FREED WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. — The state department today instructed the American commissioner at Riga to make preparations for receiving the Americans who have been imprisoned in Soviet Russia and who are now reported released. PARIS, Aug. 5. — All the American citizens whose release from prison had been promised by the Moscow soviet in return for American relief are expected at Riga within a few days, said a Riga dispatch to this city today. They will be cared for by representatives of the American Red Cross. POLICEMAN NABS B. BANDIT SUSPECT Under Arrest for Robbing Police Officer M. Hines, Huntington Beach, of Star and Gun. His sweet and Police Officer W. M. Hines, of Beach, who suffered the ignominy of being gun and star at the point of a gun in the man he attempted to place under arrest night, today believed he was well on the road to the vengeance. Young man arrangbefore a pool hall. His actions seemed inspection convinced the young man was held him up. Hines arrested. The name of J. L. Lillo oilman. Rise when the man arrest suddenly and leveled a gun at held up his hands leveled of his revolured the man at the avenue and Fifth-st. Huntington Beach. He thought the man was drunk and planned to pick him up on the charge of being intoxicated. Hines approached the stranger from the rear. When the officer was within a few paces of the man the latter turned suddenly and pointing a stolen gun at the officer, said: "Stick 'em up!" Hines threw up his hands and the bandit relieved him of his gun and star. Keeping the officer covered, the man backed away to a safe distance and then jumped into an automobile. The authorities believe that the man in the car was a partner of the bandit who robbed the officer. GOES THRU HUBBY'S POCKETS; RESULT: CHARGE OF BIGAMY Violet Tiabant Swears Out Complaint In Santa Ana Last Night; Jesse Cunningham In Jail Today Violet Tiabant late yesterday swore to a complaint at Santa Ana charging Jesse Cunningham, 26, of Los Angeles, with bigamy. Today Cunningham was in the Orange-co jail. The woman told Justice Cox that he had supposedly wedded her to Cunningham last Dec. 4. Recently, while rummaging through Cunningham's pockets, she came across a summons issued in a divorce action. This was her first intimation, that Cunningham had been wedded previously. She told officers Cunningham was employed in a Los Angeles furniture store. The Los Angeles sheriff's office was notified and within 45 minutes Cunningham was being held in the Los Angeles-co jail. At noon today, Undersheriff E. E. French of Orange-co went to Los Angeles and returned with Cunningham. The couple resided with Cunningham's mother in Los Angeles, paying her $10 per week board. SOLVE JAP PROBLEM BY BIRTH CONTROL INDEPENDENT DOCTORS DRIVE DROPPED C. directors' meetCole, Brastad and client practitioners, art, which was reat the previous writing torth suggesting of crippled chilOrange-co, and ws: Salif., Aug. 2, 1921. Board of the C. of Salif. By your honorable physicians of Anart to you in regard treatment of the of the County of that we would visitors of the County certain their opinmatter before reof the supervisors Aug. 2, 1921, Dr. perintendent of the was called upon by and asked if it were up a place in the or the care of such that in his opinthat there were orthopedic cases Orange; what cases no treated better in other Orthopedic or the Children's the Orange County hospitals. He alcounty would not building an extra by Hospital or aidof a private instilectual orthopedies. In county was willing care of all indigent in the county. If Santa Ana, head special Service Dept., the same opinion, county could name the orthopedic hosgeles for $1000 a did take care of all come up in that subject or service Board of Superused the followcounty Social Servorthopedic hospitals the average fee for between $150 and ents are unwilling and have not the degent crippled children of Northern Orange County be dropped. Signed—DRS. J. L. BEEBE, J. P. BRASTAD, C. S. OTOOLE, J. W. UTTER, J. H. COLE. Dr. H. A. Johnston, who was absent from Anaheim when the several meetings held on the subject took place, addressed the board as to the offer of the Johnston-Wickett clinic to treat such cases without charge for surgical services, and Chairman H. M. Adams of the committee on committees, appointed a committee to recommend to the chamber after fully reviewing both sides of the matter, what course might be pursued in this connection: Messra Ahborn, McKadden and Riley. This committee will make its recommendation in writing to the board Aug. 12. The report of the doctors named above was placed in file, on motion of Mr. Eygabroad, seconded by Mr. Adams, pending further investigation of the subject by the committee. The committee's report will be fully set before the public. BANDITS GET BIG HAUL IN HOLDUP TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 5. Two bandits flagged a B. & O. train two miles south of Altmont, Ill., today and robbed the mail car of two registered mail pouches and $150,000 in currency, according to word received here. ORANGE PICKER HIT BY AUTO Struck and thrown from his bicycle in a collision with an auto, Roberto Davalos, 27., Orange, is in the county hospital suffering from painful but not serious cuts and bruises about the head, hands and legs. He was struck by an auto driven by Mrs. H. J. Spennetta, also of Orange. The accident occurred near Villa Park. Davaios, a member of a crew of Mexican orange pickers, was riding his bicycle to work along with a number of other members of the crew. REPORT GIRL TOOK MOTHER'S $150 CASH Local authorities were on the look-out today for Miss Lillian Morras, 14, of Brea, who left her home yesterday. SOLVE JAP PROBLEM BY BIRTH CONTROL SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5. "The solution of the Japanese problem on the Pacific lies in the limitation of Japan's population thru birth control." This was the declaration today in an interview with the United Press by Dr. E. W. Ritter, president of the Pacific division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, now in session here. PRIEST'S KIDNAPERS ASK $50,000 RANSOM SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5. A ransom of $50,000 was asked today for the return of Rev. Father Patrick E. Healin of Colma in a letter to Archbishop Edward J. Hanna, according to the police. Rev Healin, who had been in charge of the Colma parish for two weeks, disappeared Tuesday after he had supposedly gone to hear a deathbed confession and administer last rites. Archbishop Hanna turned the letter over to the authorities, who believed after Rev Healin is being held in the country somewhere between Colma and Salara Beach. The letter stated the conditions on which the price would be released would be given by telephone last night, but no call was received. It is that the kidnapers hoped to obtain a large ransom from the Knights of Columbus who have been in session here. HEIRS WILL BATTLE FOR CARUSO ESTATE NAPLES, Aug. 5. A fight to break Caruso's will loomed today. The legal wife and the legitimate daughter bade fair to be arraigned against the illegitimate sons in a legal battle over the $1,000,000 estate which the world's premier tenor left as his estate. Adding to the tangled relationship is the fact that Caruso made many wills. The one discovered yesterday in Florence, and said to have been executed-only ten days before he died, may not even be the final instrument disposing of his property. CAPTURE ALLEGED THIEF IN HOTEL CHICAGO, Aug. 5. Charles W. French, who federal officials say is an international terrorist... REPORT GIRL TOOK MOTHER'S $150 CASH Local authorities were on the look-out today for Miss Lillian Morras, 14, of Brea, who left her home yesterday. According to word from the city marshal of Brea, the girl took $150 in currency belonging to her mother and departed without telling anyone where she was going. The girl is described as weighing 75 pounds. She has a very light complexion and at the time of her departure she was wearing a long black coat. ANAHEIM THEATER IN EXPANSION PROGRAM Anaheim's new California theater, now under construction, is included in the program of expansion announced by the West Coast Theaters, Inc., directed by Gore Bros. Adolph Ramish and Sol Lesser. One-half million dollars will be spent according to the announcement, which said that 25,000 shares of capital stock at a par value of $10 a share will be offered to the public. SHIP SUSPECTED OF CARRYING MUNITIONS ATHENS, Aug. 5.—The Greek ministry of marine has been informed that the Turkish steamship GulDjemal has left New York for Constantinople with a cargo munitions for the Turks labeled as agricultural implements. Orders were given today to intercept it. GIRL LEAPS INTO NIAGARA. BUFFALO, Aug. 5.—Thousands New 18-year-old girl fling herself off a precipice into the seething Niagara falls when a searchlight was operated for tourists last night. The Plain Dealer for Good D CAPTURE ALLEGED THIEF IN HOTEL CHICAGO, Aug. 5.—Charles W. French, who federal officials say is an "international con man de luxe," was arrested here today as the link between John W. Worthington, alleged head of the "thieves' trust" and banks in Paris, Posen, Berlin and Warsaw, where Worthington is said to have deposited huge sums of money realized from sales of stolen securities. French was taken in his room in a local hotel, where he was confined because of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. REVOLTS IN RUSSIA REPORTED TO DEPT. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—The state department has received a communication from T. Tchiterin, coyet foreign minister denying reports of widespread riots and revolts throughout Russia, it was learned today. Communication stated that while mine in many Russian provinces, the Moscow government the situation well in their apartment did not make message. PLUCKY WORK FIGHT LOS ANGELES — A small sofa molder up pon, Mrs. Shelters avenue, completed of Super nell specs nut knot specs nut knot