oc-plain-dealer 1925-02-09

GAMBLING JOINT SCENE OF MURDER LOS ANGELES, Feb 9 — The luxuriously furnished "Sorrento" club, where Al Joseph, San Francisco gunman-gangster, was killed by Milton "Farmer" Page, alleged "King" of Los Angeles gamblers, was the scene of revels participated in by fashionably clad women, aglitter with jewels, men about-town in evening attire, shoulder to shoulder with "big money" gamblers and society girls of exclusive families "out for a thrill" at whatever risk of reputation, it was revealed today by a district attorney's office investigation. When Joseph pitched forward on his face with his undischarged weapon still clutched in his hand there was a wild skurry of merrymakers to escape from the place before the arrival of investigators. But the search for disinterested witnesses may involve members of several of the best known families of the city, it was indicated. Admission to the club was impossible without the vouchment of an habitue, but once behind the iron barred doors of the place the "sky was the limit". While private parties in upstairs rooms deported themselves as fancy dictated, gamblers in the rooms below risked near fabulous sums on the turn of a card. "Nick the Greek," famous gambler of New York and Chicago, saw $5000 fade into the house coffers when white turned instead of red. STATE WILL REVEAL UNWRITTEN STORIES CHICAGO, Feb 9 — While attorneys continued their struggles to complete a jury, the state made it known today that bitherto unwritten stories of Chicago's underworld would be revealed in the trial of W. E. D. Stokes, New York millionaire, on charges of HIRE DETECTIVE IN MURDER PROBE SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9. — With the arrival here today of A. J. Kane, head of the detective agency retained by Dist. Atty. Wm. R. McKay of Kings-co, to investigate the death of Lee Camp, wealthy young rancher, the center of the death probe swung from Hanford to this city. Location of what was termed an "important witness": B. Dist. Atty, McKay resulted in Kane's hurried trip here from Hanford and it was said this witness would be interrogated during the day. Meanwhile, additional detectives were arriving at Hanford to continue the probe which resulted in exhumation of the young rancher's body. The investigation centers around a charge that the young man may have come to his death by other means than a 31-foot fall from a windmill. Camp's estate, according to investigators, will total close to $300,000, insurance policies aggregating $120,000, doubling because of the supposed accidental nature of his death. John Tilton, an uncle of Mrs. W. Stanton Brown, benefiary under the will of Camp, is understood to be the witness sought in San Francisco. He was said to have found Camp unconscious near the windmill on which the young rancher was installing machinery. BOMBING OFFICERS READY TO TESTIFY WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. — Secy. of Navy Wilbur today transmitted to the congressional committee investigating the air service an offer of two former bombing officers to appear here and give testimony based on their experiences in the air. The ex-officers, Howard G. Rath and H. M. Brown, are now in Los Angeles. In a telegram to Wilbur, they offered information to support the secretary's ideas "upon the results to be expected from bombing unintended." MILITARY COURTS STARTS INQUIRY (Continued from Page One out. When I got near him, he him I was coming in to get and he told me he was glad to come." Geralds steadfastly denied he knew of another entrance the passage where Collins lied. "I asked Collins about that he told me the way I had conceived was the only way to get him he said. Maj. Norman then directed questioning toward the exactner in which Collins was he natural wise which impaired him and on this point God was valuelle. "His whole body, when he saw him, was covered with and sand dripping down from roof," he said. "His arms were wedge right close to him and he not move any part of his body his head." CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. "radio medical examination day was made of Floyd C Sand Cave prisoner, by Dr. Haslett, of Chicago. Dr. Haslett listened over head phones of the radio atus used to determine which the pinioned man is still reported recurrent beats of a minute, which radio media is a result of Collin's resition. If that is so, Dr. Haslett, it means that altitude count is a little high—n being about 16—that Floyd only is alive but is in good physical condition with not a case of pneumonia." STATE WILL REVEAL UNWRITTEN STORIES CHICAGO, Feb. 9—While attorneys continued their struggles to complete a jury, the state made it known today that hitherto unwritten stories of Chicago's underworld would be revealed in the trial of W. E. D. Stokes, New York millionaire, on charges of plotting to defame the name of his wife, Helen Elwood Stokes. W. C. Danneberg, investigator for Mrs. Stokes, said today that the state will prove Stokes said his wife and Helen Underwood, an inmate of a notorious resort, were one and the same woman, while knowing all the time that the Underwood girl had been dead for several years. A huge crowd, drawn to the courtroom in the hopes of seeing Mrs. Stokes again, as on Friday, was disappointed. It was said Mrs. Stokes probably would not appear until taking evidence was started. BLAMES POLITICS ATHENS, Feb. 9—Bad politics since consummation of the Lausanne treaty was held responsible today for the present conflict from Turkey by General Pangalesi. Pangalesi said the Greek cabnet during the Lausanne negotiations decided to break off negotiations and resume war but that the Greek representative at the negotiations disregarded instructions. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9—Secy. of Navy Wilbur today transmitted to the congressional committee investigating the air service an offer of two former bombing officers to appear here and give testimony based on their experiences in the air. The ex-officers, Howard G. Rath and H. M. Brown, are now in Los Angeles. In a telegram to Wilbur, they offered information to support the secretary's ideas "upon the results to be expected from bombing under war conditions and upon Gen. Mitchell's conduct and lack of knowledge of bombing during the late war." MAY BE ACCIDENT COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 9—Discovery of a clue indicating possibility that the Ohio State university strychnine poisonings may have been accidental was announced today by Police Prosecutor Chester. The nature of the new "lead" unearthed today was not disclosed by police officials who this morning resumed their questioning of students on the university campus. Deny Ship in Distress SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9—Officials of the Dollar Steamship line today denied reports circulated from London that the liner President Harrison had sent out S.O.S. signals in Grecian waters. They declared cables had been received from both Naples and Genoa from the vessel's commander and no trouble was mentioned in either. CAVE CITL, Ky., Feb. military court of inquiry, with lightning like rapidity, held its first session to detain the basis and truth of rumors which, gathering in city and magnitude as easy brought irreconcilable demands, have branded the Cave disaster as the most horrible of the century—a hail which men have risked them and a nation has been ruined a furore. And the first for questioning was John G. reputed "Buddy" of Floyd G who directed rescue efforts days before the state assumed trol and who is among ever to have reported that where Collins is reported plioned beneath a boulder 55 feet blow the cave valley. Geralds was cross-examining his home by Maj. Carl D. acting for Lieut. Gov. H. Hart, while outside the gray dawn of the tenth day of imprisonment brought a handicap further the restort. He was asked primary facts regarding the two ongoing theories to label this a ghostly fraud, first that tire imprisonment was as a publicity stunt for that Floyd Collins was actor-in-the-scheme; that another entrance to the ground prison known only few; that food was taken lins by this means to kill alive and he may already be the cave for a hiding place hills, and, second, that actually was trapped and deliberately murdered and helpless in his narrow virtually killed by a hammer rescue efforts. Both those theories had of adherents among those cave. Last Week This week ends the Greatest Cut Price Piano Sale you'll see in many a year. "Hoax" and "fraud" main burdens of conversion the cave today. These possibilities have discussed by newspapers those closely associated with disaster virtually from days of the arrival of staff until so persistent did come today that efforts to a grand jury at Gloucester seat of Barren-co in wh Cave lies, to conduct a actually got under way. Liminary steps in this had been taken early he To all questions asked alds had an answer, Turner asserted that fraternization he had gleaned "to warrant the full This week ends the Greatest Cut Price Piano Sale you'll see in many a year. Only 5 Days More Bankers, Farmers, Merchants, Oil Workers, Churches and Lodges—people from all walks of life—have taken advantage of these terrific cut prices and easy little terms. Some Big Bargains left for last hours. $175 $298 DANZ PIANO CO 162 WEST CENTER STREET, ANAHEIM Opening Evenings During Sale MILITARY COURT STARTS INQUIRY (Continued from Page One) When I got near him, I told I was coming in to get him the told me he was glad I had raids steadfastly denied that new of another entrance to passage where Collins lies. asked Collins about that and hold the way I had come in the only way to get him out." said. J. Norman then directed his tioning toward the exact manin which Collins was held in natural vise which imprisonmim and on this point Geralds voluble. His whole body, when I last him, was covered with rock and dripping down from the "he said. His arms were wedged in at close to him and he could remove any part of his body but head." AVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 9—A too medical examination" towrote made of Floyd Collins, and Dave prisoner, by Dr. Wm. lettt, of Chicago. Dr. Hazlett listened over the old phones of the radio apparature used to determine whether pinned man is still alive, sorted recurrent beats of 22-26 minute, which radio men say a result of Collin's respiration. If that is so, Dr. Hazlett ortred, it means that altho the ent is a little high—normal ing about 16—that Floyd not is alive but is in good phycal condition with not a trace pneumonia. AVE CITL, Ky., Feb. 9—A military court of inquiry, striking high lightning like rapidity, today its first session to determine basis and truth of sinister bows which, gathering in intensity and magnitude as each day night irreconcilable development. News Briefs LOS ANGELES—One all well a week is the average maintained at the Doheny properties in Mexico, according to E. J. Doheny, Jr., who returned today from the Southern Republic. LOS ANGELES—Charged with using the mails to defraud in promotion of the Morsoco Holding Co., in which stockholders were said to have lost $2,500,000 Benjamin Levin gave bond todary for his appearance in New York, where federal indictment was made. WASHINGTON — The present surchargeurs on Pullman sleeping and parlor cars is not unreasonable, the I. C. C. held today. SNOQUALMIE FALLS — Mildedied Wilson of Rupert, Idaho, died here Sunday, the third vietim of a box car dwelling "Hire which also took the lives of Odie Randall, 3, and Dana Jean, his 18 months old sister. Kerosene poured into a stove caused the blaze. SEATTLE, Wn.—Five persons, three of them children, were covering from injuries received last night when a hit and run motorist drove his car into a crowd of people who were leaving the Swedish temple. SEATTLE, Wash. — Montaville Flowers, author and publicist of Pasadena, will deliver the principal address at the Lincoln Day banquet which the Young Men's Republican Club will hold Thursday night. NEW YORK—J. K. Ramsbotton, 38, English, fell or jumped to his death from the 19th floor of the Hotel McAlpine today. REDDING—J. F. Matod, $2, today owes his life to his faithful dog his companion for years. MUCH INTEREST IN BRITAIN'S OFFER WASHINGTON, Feb. 9—Great Britain's offer to substantially reduce the French war debt was Washington today, because of the debt controversy—but on every hand it was stated that the British position will cause no change in the American debt policy. The American policy, under three presidents, has been and will continue to be; it was said, to accord debtor nations generous terms in the way of interest and time—but to collect in full the billions of dollars that European nations drew from the United States treasury from 1917 to 1919 on ordinary commercial paper. Treasury officials were quick to point out today that while the British note had the surface appearance of generosity, actually there is nothing new in the proposition for Britain has all along advocated mutual cancellation of war borrowings. Such a cancellation would, of course, make France the chief beneficiary, and cost Britain and the United States in excess of $12,-000,000,000. France for instance, would be called upon to forgive debts of only $2,000,000,000 while she owes about $5,000,000,-000. France and Britain negotiated a treaty in 1916, long before the United States entered the war whereby they agreed to make "a common cause" of the war against Germany to the extent of pooling money, men and resources. Together they received the great bulk of reparations, the division of colonies and territories and the other fruits of victory after the war. None of these considerations enter into the Franco-American controversy, treasury officials said today. When the United States entered the war it was as an independent nation, a distinction that President Wilson always was careful to maintain thru his influence. KULMBACH, Bavaria, Masel, 14, and George demurdered their parents brothers while the victor They used a hammer at. LONDON—Descendar Devers family, who title of Earl of Oxfords said today to be prebegin court action to former Premier. Asquain using it. LONDON—Seventeen drowned when the Kilidini sank, according to Lloyd's received here formation of the sinkin Bombay, but the location given. ABERDEEN, Scotland seven members of the three shipwrecked we landed here today by Mall steamer Galforn were the trawler Viscby. Wilhelm and Jurge vessels were this latter gales off the Scottish coast. CONSTANTINOPLE less Chevcklar said would press her suit despite the ruling of that she must furnish peachable" evidence oity by Selim Bey. The prince made a yacht with Sldiwirt Spreckley of San Francisco wife of Suad Chagir iustantinople. MADRID—The Dirr urged today by the new Madrid to encourage date establishment of ship lines from Spain America, to check that Italy is getting on this new ships. BARCELONA—a reaccounts of the telephone here today showed thru IF that is so, Dr. Hasselman sent it a little high—normal height about 16—that Floyd not be alive but is in good physical condition with not a trace pneumonia. SEATTLE, Wash. — Montaville Flowers, author and publicist of Pasadena, will deliver the principal address at the Lincoln Day banquet which the Young Men's Republican Club will hold Thursday night. NEW YORK—J. K. Ramsbottom, 38, English, fell or jumped to his death from the 19th floor of the Hotel McAlpine today. REDDING—J. F. Matod, 32, today owes his life to his faithful dog, his lone companion for years. The dog awakened his aged master when flames swept Matod's cabin at Ono. SANTA ROSA—William Taber, rancher, today reported his filver a total loss as a result of an encounter with an unidentified mule. VALE, Ore. — Danger of an epidemic of diphtheria or smallpox loomed here today with thousands of head of dead cattle lying in the lowlands and basements filled with mud and debris following the bursting of Bully Creek irrigation dam near here last Thursday. PORTLAND, Ore. — Two 19-year-old youths, George Scheining and Reinhold Koch, were in jail today following an alleged wild ride in which their auto is said to have knocked down and seriously injured Mrs. John Leuthe and slightly injured her two small children. Police said the youths and been drinking. SAN DIEGO. — After 24 years, San Diego has received a bill for $269.34 from the U.S. treasury department. The bill was originally $34 and was made in 1881. Just what the bill was for was not stated in the "dunn" received by City Treasurer Millan, who today was conferring with city officials for a ruling as to whether the bill shall be paid. WASHINGTON — The senate this afternoon voted to investigate the alleged tobacco trust and also the alleged power trust. In the latter case the General Electric Co. is specifically named. He was asked primarily for acts regarding the two outstandingighe theories to label this tragedy as theft, first that the entire imprisonment was "fraud" as a publicity stunt for the Cave that Floyd Collins was only an actor in the scheme; that there is another entrance to the junderground prison known only to a cow; that food was taken to collins by this means to keep him alive and he may already have left the cave for a hiding place in the hills, and second, that Collins actually was trapped and either deliberately murdered as he lay helpless in his narrow prison or virtually killed by a hampering of rescue efforts. Both those theories have scores of adherents among those at the cave. "Hoax" and "fraud" were the main burdens of conversation at the cave today. These possibilities have been discussed by newspapermen and those closely associated with the disaster virtually from the first days of the arrival of state forces, until so persistent did they become today that efforts to emplain a grand jury at Glasgow, county seat of Barren-co in which Sand Cave lies, to conduct a civil probe had been taken early, however. To all questions asked him Geralds had an answer, but Maj. Turner asserted that from the examination he had glanced sufficient "to warrant the fullest prose." CAVE CITL, Ky., Feb. 9. — A military court of inquiry, striking with lightning like rapidity, today held its first session to determine basis and truth of sinister motives which, gathering in intensely magnitude as each day night irreconcilable developments, have branded the Sand disaster as the most colossal axe of the century—a hawk in which men have risked their lives and a nation has been roused to furore. And the first subject questioning was John Geralda, outted "buddy," of Floyd Collins, who directed rescue efforts in the wars before the state assumed control and who is among the few who have reported the point where Collins is reported to lie confined beneath a seven-ton builder 55 feet blow the level of the cave valley. Geralda was cross-examined at its home by Maj. Carl D. Turner, living for Lieut. Gov. H. H. Dennett, while outside the gray murky town of the tenth day of Floyd's imprisonment brought a rain to handicap further the rescue effort. He was asked primarily for acts regarding the two outstandingighe theories to label this tragedy as theft, first that the entire imprisonment was "fraud" as a publicity stunt for the Cave that Floyd Collins was only an actor in the scheme; that there is another entrance to the junderground prison known only to a cow; that food was taken to collins by this means to keep him alive and he may already have left the cave for a hiding place in the hills, and second, that Collins actually was trapped and either deliberately murdered as he lay helpless in his narrow prison or virtually killed by a hampering of rescue efforts. Both those theories have scores of adherents among those at the cave. "Hoax" and "fraud" were the main burdens of conversation at the cave today. These possibilities have been discussed by newspapermen and those closely associated with the disaster virtually from the first days of the arrival of state forces, until so persistent did they become today that efforts to emplain a grand jury at Glasgow, county seat of Barren-co in which Sand Cave lies, to conduct a civil probe had been taken early, however. To all questions asked him Geralds had an answer, but Maj. Turner asserted that from the examination he had glanced sufficient "to warrant the fullest prose." CAVE CITL, Ky., Feb. 9. — A military court of inquiry, striking with lightning like rapidity, today held its first session to determine basis and magnitude as each day night irreconcilable developments, have branded the Sand disaster as the most colossal axe of the century—a hawk in which men have risked their lives and a nation has been roused to furore. And the first subject questioning was John Geralda, outted "buddy," of Floyd Collins, who directed rescue efforts in the wars before the state assumed control and who is among the few who have reported the point where Collins is reported to lie confined beneath a seven-ton builder 55 feet blow the level of the cave valley. Geralda was cross-examined at its home by Maj. Carl D. Turner, living for Lieut. Gov. H. H. Dennett, while outside the gray murky town of the tenth day of Floyd's imprisonment brought a rain to handicap further the rescue effort. He was asked primarily for acts regarding the two outstandingighe theories to label this tragedy as theft, first that the entire imprisonment was "fraud" as a publicity stunt for the Cave that Floyd Collins was only an actor in the scheme; that there is another entrance to the junderground prison known only to a cow; that food was taken to collins by this means to keep him alive and he may already have left the cave for a hiding place in the hills, and second, that Collins actually was trapped and either deliberately murdered as he lay helpless in his narrow prison or virtually killed by a hampering of rescue efforts. Both those theories have scores of adherents among those at the cave. "Hoax" and "fraud" were the main burdens of conversation at the cave today. These possibilities have been discussed by newspapermen and those closely associated with the disaster virtually from the first days of the arrival of state forces, until so persistent did they become today that efforts to emplain a grand jury at Glasgow, county seat of Barren-co in which Sand Cave lies, to conduct a civil probe had been taken early, however. To all questions asked him Geralds had an answer, but Maj. Turner asserted that from the examination he had glanced sufficient "to warrant the fullest prose." those closely associated with the disaster virtually from the first days of the arrival of state forces, until so persistent did they become today that efforts to emplain a grand jury at Glasgow, county seat of Barron-co in which Sand Cave lies, to conduct a civil probe actually got under way. Only preliminary steps in this direction had been taken early, however. To all questions asked him Geralds had an answer, but Maj. Turner asserted that from the examination he had gleaned sufficient "to warrant the fullest prosecution of the inquiry." SAYS HOAX THEORY WHONG NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 9—Branding the murder and fake theory as all wrong, Browie Hooper, Nashville boy, who has dared 11 times the cavernous recesses containing Floyd Collins, declared today it was his firm belief that Collins will yet be extricated alive. The youth, last to see and talk with the imprisoned explorer, said Collins had a strong spirit of hope in all except his last interview with the trapped explorer. "On that last time, before the rocks fell in front of him," said Hooper, "Collins was weak and said that he knew it was time to give up and told me good-bye, that he would see me in heaven; he said he did not mind dying but he hated to die down there." RED X ASSUMES EXPENSE WASHINGTON, Feb. 9—The American Red Cross today assumed the entire expense of providing material needed to rescue Floyd Collins, entombed alive in Sand Cave, Ky. An additional appropriation for this purpose was authorized by the Red Cross and forwarded to Sand Cave, where Louis C. Barry, field representative of the Red Cross, and Miss Elsie K. Mantle of the Loulsville chapter, are in charge. A telegram received from Barry early today stated that altho the progress of the rescue work is good, it is doubtful if Collins will be reached before Thursday. The most economical little salesman is a Class Ad in this paper. A Class Ad will bring you results. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 9—Heads of the College of Pharmacy of Ohio State university were to call this afternoon before officials investigating strychnine poisoning deaths. From their testimony, Police Prosecutor Chester hopes to obtain light on the clue unsurried today that the poisonings may have been accidental. He said he did not care to disclose his latest information in the case until after he had questioned the heads of the department. Those to be examined are: Douan Claire A. Dye, C. M. Brown, secretary and Wm. E. Keyser and Charles L. Williams, instructors. Prosecutor Chester at noon finished the examination of the 64 students in the pharmacy classes who could have had access, as clarke, to the dispensary from which were issued the deadly strychnine capsules which caused the deaths of two students and serious illness of four others. He said nothing had been revealed by the examination which would definitely point to the poisoner. BOYS DIE IN CAVE VENTURA, Feb. 9—Floyd Collins' imprisonment in a Kentucky cave was biased today for the death of Harold Bastord and Thomas Thompson, two boys killed when a portion of a sand cave they were building collapsed. Mrs. John Thompson said her son was interested in reading Collins' plight and later with several pharmacies dug the cave which later brought death to both. A negro who had unwisely assimilated some alien chickens heard the sheriff was on the trail. Hastily he sought the agent of the railroad, asking for a ticket to the end of the line. "The passenger train left a few minutes ago," replied the agent. Well," gasped the hard-breathing tourist, "let's gimme de ticket and print out de track." No less than 18,000 people read the Plain Dealer daily. If you want the patronage of those people you must advertise in the Plain Dealer. A Class Ad will bring you results. HIJACKER" STOLE FROM COUNTY JAIL SANTA ROSA, Feb. 9—Whole sale depredations on the confiscated liquor store of Sonoma-co were planned by Lloyd Mellis, according to Sheriff Boyes, who declared Mellis confessed he was the "hijacker" who broke into the yard of the county jail and removed two barrels of brandy. The liquor was traced to the home of his mother in Petaluma. Mellis will be charged with the theft of the liquor and his mother with receiving stolen goods, according to Dist. Atty. Hoyle. FRIGHTENED TO DEATH ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 9—Six youths were lodged in Fulton-co jail here today charged with having caused the death of Mrs. Mary Lane at her home near Hampton, when they seized Rosie Lane, a daughter of Mrs. Lane, tried to abduct her and so frightened Mrs. Lane that she fell dead on the front porch of her home. Sheriff Ward said an effort would be made to hold the six for murder. COURTHOUSE DOINGS Preliminary hearing of Charles B. Wheatley, Santa Ana newspaper involving the disappearance of $10,000 from the vault of County Treasurer J. C. Joplin, was continued today by Justice K. E. Morrison at Santa Ana to March 5 by which time Wheatley will have been tried in superior court on a forgery charge. Motion for the postponement was made by the defense. Wheatley has been at liberty on the two charges under total bail of $7500. He leased land near Stanton for five years for $1570 to two Italian gardeners, but received only $150 and damage to his property totaled $3500, which sum he asks Joseph Despart testified in Superior Judge Z. B. West's court at Santa Ana today, where trial of his case against Domeneco Lorenzi and Hugenio Bennett is in progress. LAWSON DIRECTOR BOSTON, Feb. Lawson, once great born "broke" and Of all his plans come out as he be buried in the day the days of his mans beside the bed he loved so well affectionately called For years Lawson power in the final lions hung on his Yesterday when he pital, he was frightened pennilless and desired his sons and daunted The simple fun morrow afternoon cottage called "T" FIRST JUGGER VOTING BELGRADE, F.Jugo-Slav election lives and many resulted in the go return to power. Five Crospian policeman were killed The government of which 141 were 21 Democrats and The opposition was RETAIL WASHINGTON retail cost of food 17 cities during 1 from 1 per cent The department nosedeed today ported an increase Omaha, 3 per co- Foreign News KULMBACH, Bavaria — Alfred Masel, 14, and George Masel, 16, sons of a farmer, confessed they murdered their parents and two brothers while the victims slept. They used a hammer and an axe. LONDON—Descendants of the Devers family, who claim the title of Earl of Oxford, were said today to be preparing to begin court action to prohibit former Premier, Asquith from using it. LONDON—Seventeen persons were drowned when the steamer Kildini sank, according to word Lloyd's received here today. Information of the sinking reached Bombay, but the location was not given. ABERDEEN, Scotland—Thirty-seven members of the crews of three shipwrecked vessels were landed here today by the Iceland Mail steamer Galfors. The vessels were the trawlers Viscount Allenby, Wilhelm and Jurgens. Cargo vessels were this afternoon riding gales off the Scottish coast. CONSTANTINOPLE — Princess Chevokiar said today she would press her suit for divorce despite the ruling of the court that she must furnish "unimpeachable" evidence of immorality by Selim Bey. She charged the prince made a yachting trip with Sidlwirt Spreckels, formerly of San Francisco, and now wife of Suad-Chagir Bey of Constantinople. MADRID—The Directory was urged today by the newspapers of Madrid to encourage the immediate establishment of fast steamship lines from Spain to South America, to check the hold that Italy is getting on this route with new ships. BARCELONA—A recheck of the accounts of the telephone company here today showed that the charge OUTLOOK CHEERY IN NOME EPIDEMIC NOME, Feb. 9.—Nome today faced the most cheerful outlook since the diphtheria epidemic broke out here. Dr. Curtis Weleh, in charge of the light against the epidemic, reported conditions were slowly improving. No fresh cases were reported today and the sick were reported recovering. Prospects were bright for the arrival of a fresh supply of antidiphtheria serum—this time via the air route. Preparations were nearly complete for the flight of a plane carrying more serum from Fairbanks. It was expected to stop at Ruby and Kaltag. Temperatures of 30 below were reported along the route. Reports that Balto, load dog in Gunnar Kassan's team of huskies, that raced the serum here from Nenana, had died, were denied today. Balto was found to be in his usual perfect health enjoying his case following the hard trip. COLD MAY STOP FLIGHT FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 9.—Temperatures ranging from 40 to 50 degrees below zero threaten to prevent the proposed airplane flight to Nome with a fresh supply of diphtheria serum. Meanwhile special dog teams are muching the Nonana-Nome trail with half of the supply brought on board the last boat. The other half of the supply reached here from Seward last night, and if the weather permits, will go by airplane from Lere. PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 9.—"Babe" Lawrence, younger of the two Oklahoma bandit murders held here for the murder of Police Officer Haze Borch of Phoenix, confessed today to County Attorney Arthur La Prade that he was involved in the Burch killing and the murder of Deputy Sheriff Morgan in Texas, but claimed his brother, William, fired the fatal shots in both instances. Feeling against the two Lawrence brothers is running so high in Arizona that the county attorney refused today to admit when the men will be brought here for arraignment from Florence, where they are held in solitary confinement in the state prison. Investigation by the officers showed that after killing Burch, who arrested them for a gasoline theft, the men fled to the Salt River country removing handguards which bound them with special keys they carried. Later, while climbing Tempe Butte near Tempe, Arizona, they became so tired they fell alseep in the sun and their capture was effected by Tempe authorities. THIERY SENTENCED CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 9.—Dr. Raymond D. Thiery, accused of slaying his brother-in-law, David M. Noble, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Bridgewater State Hospital for the Insane this afternoon, a few hours after he was put on trial for murder. MADRID—The Directory was urged today by the newspapers of Madrid to encourage the immediate establishment of fast steamship lines from Spain to South America, to check the hold that Italy is getting on this route with new ships. BARCELONA—A recheck of the accounts of the telephone company here today showed that the charge of embezzlement of five million pesatas against employees was incorrect, the company announced. The employes who were arrested have been released. NICE, France—Luis Firpo, Argentine heavyweight touring Europe, arrived here today for a visit on his way to Spain. DUBLIN—A mild fever developed today among sufferers in the famine districts. The fever has been termed "flue" but physicians in the west of Ireland said it was due to malnutrition. ROME—The Fascist council will discuss a proposal this week for an international alliance of Fascists, it was announced today. PEKING — Consular reports from Canton today stated that Sun Yat Sen's troops are being assisted against Chen Chung Ming's forces by an armored train, consisting of a locomotive and two cars manned entirely by "red" Russians. PEKING—Chen Pao, a leading Chinese paper, today editorially praised the United States for withdrawing from the anti-drug conference and accused Great Britain of "selfishly protecting her opium trade in the orient." At the same time admission was made that the delegate could make no promises of opium prohibition in China due to maladministration of the country by militarists. BEGS DOCTORS TO PERMIT HER DEATH WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—While Leona Holman, 31, an unwed mother, begged doctors in Guilin-ger hospital today to be permitted to die, capital authorities were puzzling over what action to take in her case. Her child was born without medical attention last Wednesday in her apartment. Saturday she asked permission of the janitor to "burn a package" in the furnace. She herself placed the bundle inside the furnace door and hurriedly departed. The janitor, suspicious, raked it out and found it to be the body of a child. Pathologists after examining the viscera reported today the child had been born alive, altho Big Tent Corner Claudina and Wilhelmina Sts. THURS., FRI., SAT., SUN., FEB 12, 13, 14, 15 at 8 p.m. 4 Big Nights A $100 Prize Value Given Away each Night. GILBERT THAYER The Friend of Every Man, Woman and Child in Anaheim Just Returned from a Tour of Europe The Most Sensational. During and Masterful Speaker in America Today. SUBJECT: "The Greatest Crime of Civilization" IN FOUR PARTS Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide in the strife of TRUTH with FALSEHOOD for the GOOD or EVIL side. to die, capital authorities were puzzling over what action to take in her case. Her child was born without medical attention last Wednesday in her apartment. Saturday she asked permission of the janitor to "burn a package" in the furnace. She herself placed the bundle inside the furnace door and hurriedly departed. The janitor, suspicious, raked it out and found it to be the body of a child. Pathologists after examining the viscera reported today the child had been born alive, although death had occurred probably soon after birth because of lack of medical attention. LAWSON DIES BROKE BOSTON, Feb. 9 — Thomas W. Lawson, once great financier, was born "broke" and died "broke." Of all his plans, only one will come out as he wished. He is to be buried in the tomb he built in the days of his might and power and beside the body of the wife he loved so well his "gypsy," he affectionately called her. For years Lawson was a great power in the financial world. Millions hung on his very words. Yesterday when he died in a hospital, he was friendly, almost penniless and deserted, save by his sons and daughters. The simple funeral will be tomorrow afternoon from a little cottage called "The Nest." FIRST JUGO-SLAV VOTING CLAIMS 6 BELGRADE, Feb. 9 — The first Jugo-Slav election has claimed six lives and many injured and has resulted in the government party's return to power. Five Crosbian peasants and one polioeman were killed. The government won 162 places of which 141 were radicals and 21 Democrats and Independents. The opposition won 152 seats. RETAIL FOOD UP WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 — The retail cost of food took a jump in 17 cities during January, ranging from 1 per cent to 4 per cent. The department of labor announced that an increase of 4 per cent; Omaha, 3 per cent. America Today. SUBJECT: "The Greatest Crime of Civilization" IN FOUR PARTS Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide in the strife of TRUTH with FALSEHOOD for the GOOD or EVIL side. Gilbert Thayer—will give you the truth.—Rev. O. A. Hall, Perdue University. Theodore Roosevelt Once Said: "To be sensational one has but to tell the truth." What about the BOOZE PARTIES at Washington, D.C.? Why are the penal institutions filled to overflowing with our boys and girls? Why are there 1,000,000 insane in the United States? Why are there 20,000 school children in New York City with heart trouble? How about a prison sentence with loss of citizenship for reckless auto drivers? What are 90 per cent of our high school girls doing? Why is 75 per cent of the crime in the United States committed between the ages of 16 and 23? Is PSYCHOLOGY a destructive science? The answer to this question may save you money, health and happiness. Is Coue doing more harm than good? My experiences with Coue in Nancy, France. What about Japan building 500 war planes a month? Has the United States an aviation policy? BRING YOUR QUESTIONS Fathers and Mothers of America, Wake Up! Admission Free Admission Free Free Will Offering I recommend Gilbert Thayer to my brethren in the ministry—Ree J. L. Gordon First Congregational Church, San Francisco, Calif.