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EDI TORIAL AND FEATURES PAGE SIX UNITED THEATER, 306 E. Center TONIGHT 10c-25c-35c HOUSE PETERS & JUNE ELVIDGE IN AN ABSORBING AND THRILLING DETECTIVE STORY 'The HAND OF PERIL' BERT ROACH IN "SCHOOL DAZE" WALTER FORDE IN "GOOD DEEDS" TOMORROW—COUNTRY STORE NITE 130-POUND TEAM BEATS EXCELSIOR Anahiem's crack 130-pound basketball team downed Excelsior Hi 28 to 4 on the local court last evening. This local crew is making headway toward a championship, should take the county title and place well in the semi-finals, states Coach Fitzmorris, Sweeney and Swarthout, two of the classiest players in the school, belong to this squad and are making a name for themselves in basketball circles. Others on this team are Howell, Giss, Shea, Wright, Dargatz, Mann. The first team also played Excelsior Hi but lost 12 to 9. This was one of the hardest games of the season as the visitors played a rough game from beginning to end. One of the Anahiem boys lost his temper and was put out. Several visitors were badly bruised, giving evidence that they were accustomed to rough playing. Coach Fitzmorris disapproves of rough playing and rough tactics; otherwise the game would probably have fallen to the local team. Bastian and Wells were forward, Walker, center; Beatie and Beebe, guard. RAY WILL SHOW HEELS TONIGHT By DAVIS J. WALSH (I. N. S. Sports Editor) NEW YORK, Jan. 16—Faced with the necessity of bringing himself to the ultimate condition or being raced off his flaming legs by Panvo Nuremi at the Olympic games, Joie Ray will launch his intensive campaign tonight. He will start from the honors mark on a 1100-meter handicap race and unless he finds himself a bit "short" will take a whirl at the indoor record for the distance at which he and Nuremi are to match spikes. The record in question, three minutes 53 seconds, is held by Nuremi himself. The Finn also has beaten 4:11 for the mile and altogether seems to be one of the track's greatest steppers at the distance. Many believe Ray is the best American miler. But fear is beginning to seep into the American mind that Ray is due to finish second in the 1500-meter event at Paris and it remains for tonight's race to furnish a possible means of forecast. ARRAIGN 3 FOR POSTAL ROBBERY (Continued From Page One) me for some time to enter it, and I finally reluctantly presented. I cut open the big pot containing the smaller registered mail pouch, handed it to Abernathy and put the other registered packages in another sack had brought along. "I was to have received $70 but only got $45. I regret very much having entered into it." Wheeler also indignantly denied connection with any allegiance scheme to rob the mails. "At the time the robbery supposed to have been committed at 5:45 p.m., Dec. 27, I was home in bed," says Wheeler. "The missing registered me was received during the day; the regular distributing clerk, as I fixed it up to go out, putting in the rotary pouch. I did not veal to Findlay or anyone else that there was such a consignment in the mail. "I am aware that Abernathy and Findlay were friendly, but there was no friendship between Abernathy and myself. I only knew him through lodge connections and Findlay I did not know at all further than that he was the man who hauled the mail at the stations." "In common with other post office employees, I understated Findlay had been under surveillance for several days following the finding at his home of some clothes that had been taken from a registered package. Findlay had been under surveillance for months, but it was on the first of the week that the mail bag was found and the investigator came to a head. A Paxadena found a gunnysack in Santa Ana canyon with a ripped mail slot inside it. The rack had been placed at the bottom to remove the small pouch of registered mail inside. The contents were gone. According to a report today search now is being made in the canyon near the spot for a cache." Mior Hibut lost 12 to 9. This was one of the hardest games of the season as the visitors played a rough game from beginning to end. One of the Anaheim boys lost his temper and was put out. Several visitors were badly bruised, giving evidence that they were accustomed to rough playing. Coach Fitzmorris disapproves of rough playing and rough tactics; otherwise the game would probably have failed to the local team. Bastian and Wells were forwards, Walker, center; Beatie and Beebe, guards. Gound substituted for Bastian and Sloop for Bastian. The county league starts Friday, when the boys play Capstro on the local court. Other games are Huntington Beach at Garden Grove; and Tustin at Orange. PROMOTERS CAN'T GIVE $2500 BAIL With their preliminary hearing scheduled for Jan. 23, in Justice Walter Hanby's court, Los Angeles, R. H. L. Noaks, and wife, Lottie Noakas, accused of an oil swindling scheme in connection with the J. J. Mueller orange grove near Orange, were today under $500 bail each. Both were being held in jail in Los Angeles, unable to post the sums necessary to gain liberty. Noakas was the leading figure and his wife an alleged accomplice in oil promotion activities, which formed the basis of a grand larceny complaint by Hilla Vachs, Hindu woman, who complained that she was swindled of $4000 by Noakas after her asserted occult powers had "divined" oil underlying the Mueller orange grove. Plain Denier Classified Ads Always Bring Results ANOTHER BIG BALLOON DANCE given by Taylor’s Academy of Dancing 243 W. Center St. ANAHEIM Come One, Come All UNITED OFFERS “HAND OF PERIL” “The Hand of Peril” is the title of the feature picture in which the national favorite, House Peters, will be seen as the star at the United Theatre tonight. Arthur Stringer, whose detective stories have thrilled and entertained millions of magazine readers, is the author of this picture’s scenario, which was produced for the screen by that master director, Maurice Tourneur. The story of "The Hand of Peril" deals with the adventures of James Kestner, a United States Government secret agent in running down and capturing a band of counterfeiters headed by a master of crime. This is an adaptation of some of the adventures related by Mr. Stringer in his magazine stories and provides Mr. Peterg with a role in which he is certain to win hundreds of thousands of new admirers. There is record spikes. The record in question, three minutes 52 seconds, is held by Nuremi himself. The Finn also has beaten 4:11 for the mile and altogether seems to be one of the track’s greatest steppers at the distance. Many believe Ray is the best American miler. But fear is beginning to seep into the American mind that Ray is due to finish second in the 1500-meter event at Paris and it remains for tonight’s race to furnish a possible means of forecast. Taking into account that a runner is normally five seconds slower on the “boards” at the distance, Ray will be expected to get under four minutes tonight. If he does not it is quite possible that he will shift his distance to 5,000 meters at the Olympic games. This would mean that the Americans, proud of their alleged supremacy at the middle distances, are forsaking the issue rather than see their champion beaten. There have been entirely too many defenses at 1,000 meters at recent olympiads to please the local parade. Jones, Kivat and Tabor finished behind Jackson of England in 1912 and Hill, another Briton, winning both the 860 and 1500 meter races at Antwerp. If Ray is ready now he will have no excuse if he fails to better four minutes tonight. Staked out at more or less liberal handicaps will be Jimmy Connolly, a 4:17 miller when right; Willie Goodwin, who can do 4:25 outdoors; Lloyd Hahn, of Boston, another fast man, and several local runners. All Ray will need to do to make fast time is to go out after his field. Findlay had been under surveillance for months, but it was once the first of the week that the mini bag was found and the investigation came to a head. A Pasadena found a gunnysack in Santa Anita ranyon with a ripped mail sack inside it. The rack had been closed at the bottom to remove the small pouch of registered mail inside. The contents were gone. According to a report today search news is being made in the canyon near the spot for a cache. Articles which Findlay has taken by rifling parcels post packages were found at his house, and the discovery of these enabled the inspectors to place the guilt on him. The sack was identified at the Los Angeles postoffice, where the Pasadena had turned it in. Los Angeles at once communicated with Anaheim. The mail in the outer mail basel had been removed to another empty bag and taken to the train as scheduled. The robbery of Dec. 27, when $22,000 in two parcels and six similar sums were taken was the last, not the first of a long series as reported. Findlay had been rifling parcels post packages. The valuables stolen on Dec. 27 included coupons of bonds of a private concern, which, according to Postmaster Whitaker’s recollection, was a water or irrigation company. Whitaker himself had sent $50 to the Long Beach postmaster on a postoffice account. It was reported at the City Hall today that Findlay was to have been one of Pastor Myers’ witnesses in the action against Judge Brown. Some of the registered mail was of no intrinsic value. Wheeler and Abernathy were mixed up only in the robbery of Dec. 27, according to Whitaker, and the only evidence against them so far is Findlay’s confession. Findlay’s salary was $1,000 per year plus fees for delivering special delivery letters, amounting to perhaps $40 per month. Wheeler drew $1600 on Dec. 27 and $1700 beginning Jan. 1. The secrecy which has been maintained in the case hasn’t relaxed much. Whitaker declared, however, that nobody else in the office had been quizzed or would be. The three inspectors said the same thing, altho they reiterated that the investigation had only started. The grilling of Findlay took place at the City Hall Monday night and lasted for hours. Wheeler and Abernathy were present part of the time, also, but refused to talk beyond denying their guilt and acquiring Findlay. Taylor’s Academy of Dancing 243 W. Center St. ANAHEIM Come One, Come All Brown’s Orchestra Many Surprises The story of "The Hand of Peril" deals with the adventures of James Kestner, a United States Government secret agent in running down and capturing a band of counterfeiters headed by a master of crime. This is an adaptation of some of the adventures related by Mr. Stringer in his magazine stories and provides Mr. Peters with a role in which he is certain to win hundreds of thousands of new admirers. There is not a dull foot of film in the five reels of stirring action and excitement. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Doyle and children were visitors in LaHabra Sunday. CALIFORNIA DIRECTION WEST COAST THEATRES, INC. Theatre Flowers Courtesy The Flower Shop, 119 No. L. A. St. TODAY—YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE HAROLD LLOYD IN “Why Worry” Hustle Down, and Get Your Share of the Fun! TOMORROW (THURSDAY) ONLY VAUDEVILLE 5 BIG HIGH GRADE ACTS —RIGHT OFF THE BIG TIME— This Show Headed by KNORR, RELLA & CO. IN A COMEDY SKETCH, “THE VAMP” PHOTOPLAY FEATURE, “MONEY, MONEY, MONEY” SAYS BROWN DRANK EOOZE REMOVED FROM PRISONER (Continued From Page One) Mexican colony, where the colored boy got some whiskey; they all had a drink and took the bottle to the school, where Judge Brown also drank. Toward the close of his testimony Yoern said he had no other evidence, except "hearsay." Attorney Youngdahl, explaining later that he wanted such evidence produced in order merely that he might learn the names of those who had spoken to Yoern about the judge, asked for the admission of Yoern's evidence. Attorney McFadden objected and declared it was "an outrage" even to ask for such a favor. City Attorney Weissel, previous to Youngdahl's explanation, said that Attorney Youngdahl as a lawyer must know that hearsay evidence was worse than none at all. Yoern finally, on a question of Attorney McFadden, said he would RAIGN 3 FOR POSTAL ROBBERY continued From Page One) or some time to enter into and I finally reluctantly connue. I cut open the big pouch in the smaller registered pouch, handed it to Aberand put the other registpackages in another sack I brought along. was to have received $7000, only got $45. I regret very having entered into it." Theeller also indignantly deconnection with any alleged to rob the mails. the time the robbery is need to have been committed, at 5 p.m., Dec. 27, I was at in bed," says Wheeler. The missing registered mail received during the day by regular distributing clerk, and it up to go out, putting it rotary pocket. I did not reco Findlay or anyone else where was such a consignon the mall. I am aware that Abernathy Findlay were friendly, but was no friendship between ithy and myself. I only him through lodge connecnd Findlay I did not know further than that he was who hauled the mail to actions. common with other postemployees, I understood had been under surveiller several days following ating at his home of some that had been taken from ereed package. day had been under surveillance months, but it was only of the week that the mail was found and the investigation to a head. A Pavadenan in gunnysack in Santa Ana with a ripped mail sack. The rack had been cut bottom to remove the small of registered mail inside contents were gone. ding to a report today now is being made in the near the spot for a cache. tell Attorney Youngdahl privately who gave him the "hearsay" evidence. On cross-examination, Yoern admitted that he never refused a drink, but never had got drunk. He denied that the party had gone after liquor during the Moose festival on his suggestion. The impassivity of Officer Stump contrasted strongly with that of opposing counsel. He told of the method of making arrests in use up to two months ago say, which was to tag an offender and keep one-half the tag and give the other half to Judge Brown. In the last two months the method was to have Motorcycle Officer Jack Pickell keep a record of tags. This, it developed, followed the disappearance of a quantity of tags before the cases were brought up. Stump declared, however, that he had never seen Judge Brown destroy tags. In one case, some three months ago, Judge Brown had said, after the alleged offender had confessed: "I don't like to fine this man without more evidence." To this Stump said he had replied: "My God, how much evidence do you need when a man pleads guilty?" A year ago last fall, one Dick West similarly had pleaded guilty, and Judge Brown didn't want to fine him until he had heard the other side. Out of 100 arrests which he, Stump, had made, Judge Brown hadn't called him to testify in five of the total, Stump said. In one case in particular, that charging intoxication and resisting an officer, Judge Brown had told him that the fine had been "remitted," after it had been levied. On cross-examination, Stump admitted that he had once complained to City Marshal Steadman, then in office. In other cases he had mentioned the matters to City Marshal Moody. He denied he had talked to Pastor Myers. He admitted it wasn't necessary for him to testify in traffic violation cases. There was one case of reckless respectively, but what happened after the fines were levied, Puchert didn't know. Puchert said he had drunk whiskey with Judge Brown several times. Once they had "a nice little party"—"only a friendly affair"—at San Pedro where a gathering or Moose executives was held at a private house to arrange for a Moose frolic. At other times he had drunk at Judge Brown's house. Three of them "nearly killed" a pint of liquor he said. The Judge had said he got the liquor from a friend. It was "good stuff" said Puchert. On cross-examination Attorney McFadden tried to make Puchert say that Puchert hadn't been afraid Judge Brown was going to make away with the $200 check in question. On a question Puchert said "I don't know." "Men have made away with smaller sums than that." Ultimately he got the check and no testimony was given that Judge Brown had withheld sums from the lodge. Puchert admitted he had visited Simmons' place two or three months before the occasion when he had seen Judge Brown leaving the place. Judge Brown had not been at lodge meeting that night. Much of the circumstances of the drinking parties mentioned came out in the course of cross-examination. The liquor at the San Party was "unlawful," "chances are", Puchert told torney McFadden. Another sharp tilt was ed when Attorney McFadden asked Puchert if he was a member of the Klan. Attorney Youngdahl objected, on ground that such a question irrelevant and wasasted time torney Youngdahl objected to the question whether Pucher objected to the question. Aney Youngdahl said religion no place in the proceedings. City Attorney Weileltho the question proper. One son for asking it was because the Klan's known "persecution" activities Officer Jack Pickell next called, but proved of little to the prosecution up to the where he left to get his recorder. In the meanwhile one Holt took the stand for the cution and was allowed to tell story in his own way. He took interesting yarn of a woman had given her name as Mrs. Ward, but who had called her Mrs. Ryan over the telephone the presence of Holt's daughter. The woman acted for about weeks as Holt's housekeeper after-the telephone talk referred to Holt became surpicious and her to leave. "Till leave who that had been taken from hered package. day had been under surveillance months, but it was only of the week that the mail is found and the investigation to a head. A Pasadenaan gunnysack in Santa Ana with a ripped mail sack. The rack had been cut bottom to remove the small of registered mail inside contents were gone. leading to a report today now is being made in the near the spot for a cache. les which Findlay had riffling parcels post packare found at his house, and covery of these enabled the ers to place the guilt on back was identified at the meles postoffice, where the man had turned it in. Losat once communicated haheim. mail in the outer mail bag removed to another and taken to the train ruled. robbery of Dec. 27, when in two parcels and sixletters were taken, last, not the first of a files as reported. Findlay riffling parcels post packvaluables stolen on Dec. 27 coupons of bonds of a concern, which, according master Whitaker's recolwas a water or irrigation. Whitaker himself had to the Long Beach poston a postoffice account. reported at the City Hall that Findlay was to have of Pastor Myers' witthe action against Judge of the registered mail was irrinsic value. er and Abernathy were only in the robbery of according to Whitaker. only evidence against far is Findlay's confesty's salary was $1,000 per fee for delivering specery letters, amounting to $40 per month. er drew $1600 on Dec. 1200 beginning Jan. 1. erecy which has been ed in the case hasn't reach. Whitaker declared, that nobody else in the had been quizzed or would ree inspectors said the bag, altho they reterated investigation had only rifling of Findlay took the City Hall Monday lasted for hours. er and Abernathy werstart of the time, also, but to talk beyond jenying it and accusing Findlay On cross-examination, Stump admitted that he had once complained to City Marshal Steadman, then in office. In other cases he had mentioned the matters to City Marshal Moody. He denied he had talked to Pastor Myers. He admitted it wasn't necessary for him to testify in traffic violation cases. There was one case of reckless driving on Center st. when Stump and other officers had, Stump said, to drive 40 miles an hour to overtake a man going 35 miles an hour. This case, also, had been dismissed. City Attorney Weisel tried to make Stump answer Attorney McFadden in the course of the cross-examination, the question as to whether he was a member of the Klan. City Attorney Weisel asked Stump if he understood that he might be tried for contempt of court. Stump replied that he understood this wasn't a court of law. An impasse was avoided by Attorney McFadden withdrawing the question. This particular case had been dismissed 15 minutes after it had opened, said Stump. The noted South Philadelphia street case, last December, involving bootlegging, next was gone into. Stump helped in the arrest. Hearing of this case was stopped, however, by Attorney McFadden, who told Attorney Youngdahl that that case had been set for trial soon and that he, McFadden, represented the defendant. Unless Attorney Youngdahl desisted, he might be guilty of contempt of court, said Attorney McFadden. In another instance Stump declared that Judge Brown had drunk "good stuff," which had been taken away from a man who had appeared in court on the charge of transporting it. Judge Brown then had said: "Turn your head while I get a bracer." At the afternoon session, which opened soon after 1:00 o'clock Otto Puchert, secretary of the local Moose lodge, of which Judge Brown is a member, created a sensation when he declared that City Marshal Burt Moody had, at the solicitation of Councilman Mann or Gibbs, arranged a meeting at the house of one of the two councilmen at which Puchert was to be asked what evidence he was going to give today. The meeting did not materialize, and Puchert didn't make himself altogether clear why it didn't Gibbs later asked who had arranged the meeting, and Puchert said Moody was to have done so. Puchert told drinking parties of which Judge Brown had been a member. One of the Judge's drinking places was at a Safe - Sane - Due to the present low price of crude oil low figures some of the beproducing royals Our Stock is No preferred shares "EAT AT THE stockholders are share anshare alike. Our total "overhead expect" is less than $1000 are so satisfactory. A Limit To raise additional funds with which the now being offered, we will sell to the general company or W. E. Garnc, or president. Call, write or phone or Anaheim office to buy. MacBETH & Phone 514 Anaheim Wednesday, January 16, 1924 PLACE GREER CASE WITH GRAND JURY LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 Principally for the purpose of hastening trial in superior court by eliminating a preliminary hearing, the case of Horace A. 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