oc-plain-dealer 1923-08-20

HOLD GIRL SUSPECT OF BLACKMAIL GANG LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20.—While pretty Edith White of Chicago sobs out her innocence at the city jail today detectives hunted for other members of a suspected gang, believed to have tried to blackmail Milton Levy, former army captain of Denver, Colo. The prisoner is said to have given the names of several young women whose activities in mutting huge rams from innocent men is said to have surprised even the police. Levy told the police today he was victimized on August 4, after giving to young women, one of whom he said was Miss White, a "lift" in his automobile. NO EARLY PROSPECT OF FRANCE PAYING WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—There is no immediate prospect for French funding of the $4,000,000,000 debt to the U.S., it was learned today. Returning after six weeks in Europe, Secretary of the Treasury Melon went into conference with Elliot Wadsworth, secretary of the American debt funding commission, to check up on the status of European debts. Administration officials are confident that the French debt will be liquidated eventually, despite the propaganda both here and abroad in favor of cancellation or reduction. WORTHMORE TRACT DRAGGING BAY FOR AVIATOR'S CORPSE SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.—Dragging of the bay in the vicinity of Fort Mason were resumed today in an effort to retrieve the body of Emmett Tanner, 29, former army aviator, and Robert R. Langdon Jr. 20, student aviator, who plunged to death into the water of San Francisco bay when Tanner lost control of the airplane in a dense fog. Before members of the crew of a launch could reach the disabled plant it drifted seaward and subsequently disappeared under the water. SHOTGUN EXPERTS IN ANNUAL CLASSIC CHICAGO, Aug. 20.—Five hundred American shotgun experts today face the dozen traps at the South Shore country club in the open shoot preliminary to the Grand American Handicap, the annual classic. The Lake Michigan introductory, 200 targets at 16 yards, will acquaint the shooters with the traps today. The winner takes the Peacock trophy and scores count in the North American championship. WILL MOTOR EAST Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murch left Sunday on a motor trip to Wisconsin to visit a sister of Mr. Murch. They will go via Oregon, Washington and will stop several days at Yellowstone National Park. They intend to return from Chicago the southern route or the Santa Fe Trail. They will be gone two months The trip will be made in a Studebaker car. ESTIMATE IN TRIBE MADRID, Aug. from Melilla today losses in the la belleious tribesmen front at 500. Both sides have forcements. The Spanish ordered every art in readiness for General Echagain mander in chief Abdel K. Rim, are directing their rebel offer resulted from the ish in sending o cliently protected tack. The navy departs battleships to M rebel positions on Several unattained joined the Spanish Public sentiments. PAYNE AND RETURN WASHINGTON sumpson of diplomacy approached one with the return John Barton Pa Beecher Warren, President Coolid State Hughes on Mexico City with the Obregon govem BANKERS PHOENIX, A Thornton Jones, closed Farmers ar of Tempo, W. J. dent, his wife and his son, who we county grand jury ges of multiliation the bank's records Judge Fred Struck following arraignn WORTHMORE TRACT CHIROPRACTIC YOU NEED NOT BE SICK: YOUR BACKBONE WILL TELL ME WHAT AND WHERE YOUR TROUBLES ARE WITHOUT ASKING A QUESTION. ADENOIDS —You owe it to your children to select the safest way of deliverance from adenoid troubles. Chiropractic adjustment offers a method that has been efficacious in thousands of cases. Bring the little one here for examination. It is free. "Your Health Our Aim" DR. JOSEPH H. COLEMAN CHIROPRACTOR: 6 Years Successful Practice in Los Angeles 250 E Center Street Phone 845 On the Ground Floor Important N We Will CLOSE TUESDAY —in order to replentish our badly depleted stock from RE-OPENING WEDNESD —in order to replentish our badly depleted stock from RE-OPENING WEDNESDAY BANKRUPT A SALE WITHOUT PROFIT SALI We Will Sell Every Ahlswede's $10,000 S BE ON HAND EARLY WEDNESDAY AUGUST Prepare List —The entire stock of Ahlswede's has been purchased by the M Angeles Board of Trade at a sacrificed price. Modern Appliance Formerly Modern Gas Appliance 127 East Center Street ESTIMATE 500 LOST IN TRIBESMEN WAR MADRID, Aug. 20.—Dispatches from Melilla today estimated the losses in the latest attacks by rebellious tribesmen on the Moroccan front at 500. Both sides have rushed up reinforcements. The Spanish minister of war has ordered every army corps to be held in readiness for field service. General Echague, Spanish commander in chief at Melilla, and Abdel K. Rim leader of the rebels are directing their armies in person. The rebel offensive is said to have resulted from the action of the Spanish in sending out convoys insufficiently protected, thus inviting attack. The navy department is sending battleships to Morocco to bombard rebel positions on the coast. Several unattached tribes have joined the Spanish. Public sentiment is pessimistic. PAYNE AND WARREN RETURN TO CAPITAL WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Resumption of diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico approached one step nearer today with the return to Washington of John Barton Payne and Charles Beecher Warren, who will report to President Coolidge and Secretary of State Hughes on their conferences at Mexico City with representatives of the Obregon government. BANKERS ARRAIGNED PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 20.—Thoraton Jones, Jr., cashier of the closed Farmers and Merchants Bank of Tempo, W. J. Kingsbury, president, his wife and W. W. Kingbury his son, who were indicted by the county grand jury Saturday on charges of multination and destruction of the bank's records, will plead before Judge Fred Struckmeyer Wednesday following arrangement of all the de- Grandma's Steps To Again Have Day LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20.—Dancing steps of 40 years ago, steps to which mother and dad used to shake their twinkling feet in a saner way than is the custom in this day of "jazz" are coming back. Fenton Dott, of Dayton, Ohio, andirector of the dance regulations for the American National Association of Dancing Masters, told today at the opening session of the fortyth convention of the organization now meeting here. "Dances, like skirts, go up and down," Dott said. "We are now going to make dances go down to the measurement of forty years ago." Morals will also be affected by the new program, recording 18 Dott, the new and quieter music and dancing tending to quiet the young people and rid their minds of the continual urge to do wild "stepping." More than 200 dancing instructors from all over the country are at the convention. NO MORE FLOGGINGS OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 20.—Althe investigation continued today in Oklahoma and Texas into floggings and other mob outrages there were practically no developments over the weekend in the situation at the various "danger points" in the two states. All was reported quiet at Tulsa, Okla., where martial law was declared by Governor J. C. Walten, because of numerous lashings. Althe the situation at Port Arthur Texas, where two men were beaten by a mob Saturday night was still considered tense, Texas rangers were holding things in check there. REVENUE EXCEEDS AMOUNT GOVT. NEEDS SACRAMENTO, Aug. 20.—Total collections of the state government for the 1823-24 fiscal year will aggregate $43,966,353.30, it was announced today by M. D. Lack, secretary of the state board of equalization. The state's revenue will exceed by nearly $4,000,000 the sum which the last legislature directed should be raised for support of the government. The legislature instructed that the state taxes should be so levied as to bring in $40,000,000. The revenues of the state for the year will be collected from electric and street railways, gas and electric companies, telephone and telegraph car, express, insurance companies, national and state banks, and from general franchises. Inheritance and license taxes, fees secretary of state, interest on deposits in banks, punitive and reformatory schools, collections, fees, supreme and appellate court and miscellaneous receipts. REAPPOINT OFFICERS As forecast the present county traffic officers have been re-appointed. Will H. Marsh, director of the state division of motor vehicles approved the nominations of the incumbents. The men are: Vernon Myers, H. S. Warner, F. R. Stewart and L. F. Heffner. WORTHMORE TRACT BANKERS ARRAIGNED PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 20. Thornton Jones, Jr., cashier of the closed Farmers and Merchants Bank of Tempe, W. J. Kingsbury, president, his wife and W. W. Kingbury his son, who were indicted by the county grand jury Saturday on charges of multilation and destruction of the bank's records, will plead before Judge Fred Struckmeyer Wednesday following arraignment of all the defendants today. Kingsbury and Jones were remanded to jail in default of $50,000 ball. ARREST HOODLUMS SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. Twenty-five youths, from 18 to 21 years, were arraigned in police court today on charges of disturbing the peace. The wholesale arrests are a result of the expressed determination of Chief of Police Daniel O'Brien to rid the city of the hoodlum gangs which recently have been terrorizing and insulting citizens. Miss Katherine Dyer of Los Angeles was the Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Falconer. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Granada and daughter Phylliss passed yesterday at Long Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Wilson, Miss Eleanor Quill and Carl Mohr passed the week-end at Laguna Beach. WORTHMORE TRACT All was reported quiet at Tulsa, Okla., where martial law was declared by Governor J. C. Walten, because of numerous lashings. Althe the situation at Port Arthur Texas, where two men were beaten by a mob Saturday night was still considered tenure, Texas rangers were holding things in check there. KATO VERY SICK TOKYO, Aug. 20. Premier Baron Kato's condition is believed to have become serious when it was learned today that only members of his immediate family and his personal physicians were permitted at his bedside. Baron Kato's illness has incapacitated him for several months and for this reason Baron Uchida has summoned one of the two remaining members of the Genero, to discuss the admitted political crisis now existing in Japan. At the conclusion of the conference, it is expected announcement will be made that Baron Uchira has been chosen temporary premier during the illness of Baron Kato. MELLON STICKS IN COOLIDGE CARINET WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon will remain in the Coolidge cabinet, it was announced officially at the White House today. More than half the 140,000,000 square miles of water on the globe is over 2 miles deep. ANT Notice! TUESDAY, August 21st depleted stock from the warehouse. DNESDAY, Aug. 22nd WORTHMORE TRACT Big Forty In In buying Oil Interest dealing with a firm we its business to keep field in which they precaution that can give you the rest. We have experienced oil ed regarding the conditions When there is an opportunity money to buy them. If in our like a mistake we sell it. BEST We have betwen fifteen and expect to buy up to our li fered. As an interest holder makes, according to the interests within a few feet of so until they come in gushers—the get one of our Beneficial Be Ahead of the Thousands who have mad oil are now enjoying stead incomes (Royalty Dividend either owned the Land Own ties or have bought Royalt DEPLETED stock from the warehouse. DNESDAY, Aug. 22nd KRUPT SALE No Phone Orders. No Exchanges. No Refunds. Nothing Reserved Every Article of 10,000 Stock or Bust THESDAY AUGUST 22ND—OPEN 9 A.M. This Stock Will Go Quickly purchased by the Modern Appliance Co., from the Los Appliance Co. modern Gas Appliance Anaheim, Calif. Be Ahead of the Thousands who have made oil are now enjoying steady incomes (Royalty Dividend either owned the Land Ownties or have bought Royalty. More fortunes have been m Signal Hill Oil Field than in oil field in the country. An geologists say the field has scratched, as it were. Doho will be a producing field tions to come. Investigat We are offering Beneficii in our Royalties Syndicate at We do not believe there is investment as good or nearly a would be glad to go into d you. Call or write. Get o booklets on Royalties. It te about the protection you are by law. Pacific Ro Western Savings Bank of LonJ. J. Dwyer, 510 N. West St., Anaheim Fourth St., Long Beach; Gordon Long Beach—TRU BEN MURPHY, Sales A Anaheim Office—225 East EXCEEDS GOVT. NEEDS Aug. 20.—Total state government fiscal year will ag53.30. it was anM. D. Lack, secreboard of equalizavenue will exceed by the sum which the directed should be of the government. instructed that the be so levied as to 9000. of the state for the received from electric wires, gas and electric one and telegraph nance companies, e banks, and from license taxes, fees interest on depositive and reformasections, fees, supe court and miscelT OFFICERS present county been re-appointed ash, director of the motor vehicles aptations of the incuare: H. S. Warner, F. F. Heffner. RE TRACT BACKING CAR HIT The new Chevrolet coupe of Mrs. Clifton Wilson was run into and the fender smashed this morning at the rear of the Taggart garage. Mrs. Wilson was slowly backing out of the garage and did not see a Bulck until they crashed. The other car suffered no serious damage. Both cars were insured with the auto club. CREAMERY CO. LOSES $1100 IN 3RD HOLDUP LOST ANGELES, Aug. 20.—Two masked bandits today held up the offices of the Crescent Creamery Co., in Stlauson-ave., forced two employees to open the safe and escaped with approximately $1100. After securing the cash the robbers forced D. Wallace, cashier, and Fred Cook, manager to walk to a nearby field. The bandits then escaped in an automobile. This was the third time the place has been robbed in four months. ROB POKER GAME VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 20.—Two well dressed, masked bandits entered a private club in the business district here early today, interrupted a poker game, robbed the players of $10,000 in cash and escaped in a waiting automobile. Dresden has an exhibition of toys and sporting goods to show the advance of manufacture of such articles. MEXICO AGREES TO GUARD U.S. INTERESTS WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes today received from Charles Beecher Warren and John Barton Payne a report on their negotiations in Mexico City looking to the resumption of diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico. The commissioners have a copy of the Warren-Rosa agreement signed at Mexico City last week, which guarantees the property rights of American citizens in Mexico against confiscation and is understood to be the basis for recognition of the Mexican government by the U.S. Arrangements are being made at the state department this morning for a conference between President Coolidge and the American commissars. For best results try Flain Dealer Classified ads. ASK FOR Horlick's The ORIGINAL Malted Milk Safe Milk For Infants, Inoclids & Children The Original Food-Drink for All Ages. QuickLunch at Home, Office & Fountains. RichMilk, Malted Grain Extract in Powder & Tabletforms. Nourishing - No cooking. Avoid Imitations and Substitutes Fortunes Are Made In Royalties Oil Interests be sure you are right. If you are with a firm who knows the business-who make business to keep posted on the conditions of the oil which they are operating, you have taken every option that can be taken. Royalties Interests will you the rest. WE KNOW We experienced oil men who spend their entire time in keeping informing the conditions as they develop daily in the Signal Hill oil field. There is an opportunity to buy good Royalty Interests we have the buy them. If in our judgment an investment of this kind begins to look take we sell it. BEST LOCATIONS We betwen fifteen and twenty such interests scattered thru the field now to buy up to our limit just as fast as the good royalty interests are of an interest holder you will share in whatever profits this Syndicate according to the interest you hold. We have some of our Royalties Intern a few feet of some of the best producers in the field. Don't wait come in gushers—that will be too late. Come in today while you can of our Beneficial Interests at $800. head of the Drill ands who have made money in now enjoying steady monthly (Royalty Dividends). They need the Land Owners Royal-ve bought Royalty Interests. An Investment of $800 head of the Drill ands who have made money in now enjoying steady monthly (Royalty Dividends). They nced the Land Owners Royalhave bought Royalty Interests. tunes have been made in the ll Oil Field than in any other in the country. And reputable say the field has only been as it were. Doheny says it an producing field for generaome. Investigate! e offering Beneficial Interests Royalties Syndicate at $800 each. not believe there is another oil at as good or nearly as safe. We glad to go into details with or write. Get one of our on Royalties. It tells you all protection you are guaranteed An Investment of $800 Taking the basis of oil selling at $1.00 per barrel, an average daily production of 250 barrels from the combined leases of our Royalty Interests will cover should pay monthly dividends at 37 1-2 per cent or $300 on each Beneficial Interest of $800. In obtaining our interests, we have bought in scattered parts of the proven areas so as to benefit by the law of averages. In other words, if some of the wells are lost or temporarily taken off production, the production from other wells will make it up and keep the income coming. Pacific Royalties Syndicate Savings Bank of Long Beach, Depository 510 N. West St., Anaheim; L. C. Simmel, 710 W. t., Long Beach; Gordon E. Taylor, Oil Man; Long Beach—TRUSTEES Office—512 Pacific Southwest Bank Bldg. CURPHY, Sales Agent—Phone 14. helm Office—225 East Center Street