San Mateo Times (Newspaper) - September 13, 1928, San Mateo, California Short Knu if From JONES WINS AGAIN COUNTRY West Sept. playing as a champion overwhelmed his third round John D. of Great 14 and 13, to and the semi-final round of the National Amateur golf STAR ASKS DIVORCE LOS Sept Doris screen charges Wallace MacDonald with mental cruelty in a suit for di- vorce on file KELLEY DEFENSE RESTS LOS Sept. rebuttal witnesses heard today and the case of Leo accused ot the der of Mrs. Myrtle was ex- to reach the jury rested at a special session ordered last night by Judge RENEE MAY FORGIVE LOS I she has filed a I suit Gill Renee film announced today the action j ably will be BATHING SUITS DEMANDED SAN Sept. bathers swimming on the beaches here must wear something besides a police warned Six men who dis- carded their bathing suits were ar- Policemen were assigned to foi other nude DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF SAN MATEO AND DAILY NEWS LEADER SAN MATED COUNTY Fair tonight and Moderately warm He variable XU SEPTEMBER 13, 1928 TEN PAGES Number fit SLAYING OF CARMEN WAGNER TOLD IN CONFESSION JOHNSON WINS Sept. complete returns from 005 out of 027 precincts in the third congressional district tabu- Congressman Albert son had apparently safely over- come curly lead of his Homer T. Bone of The count in the 605 precincts gave Johnson and Bone CLOSINGS SAN Sept. issues on the San stock exchange quiet trading in the closing hours Bank of Italy lost point and Corporation compared with day's Bank of Cor- Trust 186. GRAND SECRETARY DIES SAN Sept. 13__ Kate Josephine grand secretary of the Chapter of the California Order of tastern died here late TUNNEY GIVES TROPHY Sept. handsome and silver trophy mounted on a green marble base will be presented to the Royal rines ot Great Britain next De- cember by Gene Tunney on behalf of which the Britishers sent the here after the recent death of their CUTTER IS ABLAZE N. Sept. coast guard cutter doc today sought the 7000 ton tanker converted by an yesterday into a blazing fuui Thirty others crew were re but one man died Po were treated a VICE KING SENTENCED LOS Sept. Log Angeles vi was sentenced today to sen from ten years in San Que tin on each of two counts of with a 85 OF NEW LIBRARY IN SAN MATED Opening of New Annex Pro vides Many Features for Students and Others PERIODICALS OH FILE Standard Bearer Frank former San Mateo candidate for election to the White on a platform which proposes a national referendum on modification of the Volstead act. Thousands of Magazines o File With Complete Sets of Fast Numbers Threatening a man and two wome with hia a bandit held u a branch of Nation Bank and Berkeley Bank of Ka ings here today and escaped wi Currency estimated at A progressive Bank in a growing community RESIDENTS and students of San Mateo now have entice to volumes m the San Mateo public library since the opening of the new annex in This new total makes the library one of the finest and befat equipped in California for the size of the according to members of the High school nnd junior college students will find many new books as well as complete sets of volumes on These are two of the most important features in the t f General Reading Room The reading public will also have another advantage the reopening of back numbers of have been moved to the reading room from the affording patrons a new Interesting among the per files are bound copies of the Daily ranging from the tial edition on April 4, 1901. tu the current In the magazine list is a com- plete set of the French giving a vivid word and picture description of the world nnd the pre- ceding and after the world con- There are also complete sets of and on New Lecture Hall A new lecture and assembly hall is one of the features of the new lectures on timely subjects by authorities will be A children's with a com- plete seb of juvenile school and fiction books and children's is one of the main branches of the library since its during the summer There are now private staff rooms for and a equipped work room for caring and repair work on the nnd No Change in Fee Citizens of this and students who reside here may en- joy the new service and privileges afforded by the library free of while those living outside of San Mateo have complete use of the library for a per ESTATE HERE Attempt to Break Provisions of Instrument of J. Filed Looms FRIEND IS BENEFICIARY H. Hebbring Inherits Entire Estate With No Provision for Hermit's Sister C Candidate Proposes Nation W ide Vote SUIT FOR DAMAGES IN TRAIN AUTO WRECKS DENIED suits aggregating f as a result of a fatal smash in South San Francisco were denied in the superior court at Redwood City when a jury returned a verdict in favor of the Southern Pacific The suits were filed by Moses father of de- and Mrs. Jenny mother of John 17. for the death of in tbe while Mrs. Wade for alleged manent injuries received by her as a result of the The accident occurred on June 23, 1927, when an automobile en by Allen 23, of South San with whom the two boys were crashed head-on into a Southern Pacific train at the South San Francisco Jonci was killed while the Wade boy received life Cameron escaped with minor A NATION WIDE un the question of tion is the bole solution for this problem on which the parties have opposing neither of tun real foi all the says Frank newest to succeed dent and candidate of tho a former San ident and well known for his at- tempted promotion of a project to bridge San Francisco declares that nothing less than u vote of all the people can solve the much dis- cussed question of or not to In his acceptance speech which touched on farm and other WIFE OF MEAT FIRM EXECUTIVE DIES IN REDWOOD Ora M. 422 mino San wife of Clifton executive of tho Western Meat South San early today at a Redwood City She had been ill for some Funeral services are to be held tomorrow afternoon from the chapel of Layng wpd at 2 Interment will be in Woodlawn leading the a native of and a farm worker during Ins has sounded the call fur a national referendum vote on of modification of as advocated by porters ol Governor Al Smith Webb ices no solution for national liquor question in the dec- of Herbert nor in those of Ihe Smith campaign Nothing hut the vote of the people to clear tho issue nnd determine the national he GENE'S WEDDING MAY BE HELD NEAR GAY PARIS Sept. Daily in u patch from Pans that Gene would he married or near within a few POLICE SEARCH POISON LIQUOR IN MAN'S DEATH Sept. Police were trying today lo locate the the poisoned liquor that caused the death of Clarence local plumber and who died The verdict of the jury was to the effect that death was the result of drinking wood alcohol and for- Belief that theio may be a quantity of similar lethal spirits still in existence here has spurred authorities to make an intensive in to prevent other Some persons profess to believe the liquor consumed by rlck was purposely poisoned by ths maker to revenge himself on it if have been on distillers and Tho former pion is at present visiting m France while his Miss Mary Josephine Lauder still ib in the United It was reported she had planned a European visit but ors of a continental marriage be- tween the two never could be con- BUSINESS HERE IS GOOD MELON REPORTS TODAY of the Treasury Ion has reported to President lidge that the business situation in the United States is Mellon today that he had advised the president that the eral business outlook is without and appears to be fundamentally is not true that a campaign year is a bad business lon country as a whole is but there are still gome spotty industries such as coal and is nothing unfavorable on the horizon to and the year 1928 should tw a good one for of the will of the lalo John of who burned to death in hia a k ago looms 1 following the filing of tho leaving the I to Henry the man with whom McDonald I and who was questioned by Attorney Swart the unding the pioneer's j Tho written in pencil on n toi n piece of wrapping leaves the entire to Doted June 21, 1027, the instrument names a Lizzie St. but to anything to 1 Not District Swart said this afternoon when interviewed at Redwood City that the filing of thin will miming Hebbring as sole beneficiary did not I ho declined it was what he looked The next step in the case that became complicated at an in- quest into the death of Mcpornld when officials opened investigation of the story of Hobbling about 1 the details of tho will be n probable contest of the Swart An effort will be made to locate the sister named and any other relatives of the Filed by Petition for probate of the will and the letters asking tion of the estate filed by James G. Oakland attorney place value of the estate at Another filed at the same time asks the of a joint tenancy held by Hebbring and McDonalt to property near the Kutano can yon valued at If terminated by the Superior then the property becomes i that nt Thift the I al procedure in the case of the death of one of the parties when property is held in a joint tenancy McDonald died in a fire that burned his home down while ring had gone out to gather wood for Afc the inquest was questioned by Swart alter he was seen handing a age to He admitted having given the sum of to Sheriffs deputies are now ing on clues in the case for the district attorney's READ SAYS BURKE TO 1C, STUDENTS f Prince of a Prince ThiN was the impression be- ing created in Southern fornia by the son of ruling as he night by motion picture He returned to his at Santa Declares J.C. Fire Hazard administration building I nt the Sun Ma too Junior Col- is tho building with Us chemical laboratory stan is a it is declined in u statement by Chief Morns ot Sun fire which says that I fire he installed on both to combat fires will he installed and a junior file fighting ot for in e d among students at the tho chief's statement Although the i c are steel and cto ays in the main IB need for fire escape on the cast side of the giving to in the opinion or i liter who recently inspected the college all FUNERAL FOR BROTHER OF W. F. HEALY DIES Sept. P. 36, Pacific Coast advertising manager of the Santa Fc railroad died here He waa a native of Calif. Prince George Is Dinner Guest of Douglas and Mary of youngest turn of the and dined with the of the colony .at uie home of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford lubt John Gilbert Gloria Swanson and Lily werp the of the dinner pni Dora Not Fly Prince George i later to the H. M. S. Durban at Santa The prince was invited to fly from Santa here but he was said unofficially that his roval parents have ordered him to keep out of tho MINISTERS OF MISSOURI OUT FOR AL SMITH KANSAS Sept. Missouri ministers have formed an alliance to combat the that is be- ing conducted against Governor fred Democratic Twenty ministers already are in the field ready to combat ugly rumors m the campaign the source of which cannot be ing P. man ot senatorial district ot the Smith Thirty more Protestant have services to prevent mud slinging of the kind that hag crept into the in the the save a is the motto now being preached of the San Mateo Junior College who own by Chief of Police Tom Burke and Traffic Officer Manuel Many who persist in parking on be- tween Baldwin and Second have been bailed into the San police court for the no- parking and the one-hour for Baldwin avenue ii consistently All because thf y won't bother to read the certainly time they found Chief Burke emphasized day in discussing the college auto I in the city electing parking majority of the city council POLICE JUDGE OF SACRAMENTO NAMED CITY PROSECUTOR Sept. 13. 1. former police judge of was appointed city prosecutor by City Attorney Hugh B. Carraghar will succeed Fred J. If Carraghar lost his ion as police judge last when the people's was will be held morning in for John M. brother of Fred prominent business man and property owner of who died in the city after u sudden Ho wiis 52 years of Tor 20 ho WIIS employed by tho Union Iron Works In nnd the World War handled ami wnie supplies for the Three ago ho i clued from active work because of ill lie is by his and nnd another T. E. albo of Services will bo conducted from tho Menu mortuary 11.1G Webster and in- which will bo will follow nt tho Mountain View ATTEND FUNERAL OF GRANDMOTHER NEW Sept. disowned of Clarence H. head of the Postal Telegraph Commercial Cable will attend her grandmother's funeral but famous popular song for whom she forsook will It was reported here that the j grandmother's death had caused a reconciliation between Mackay and his but this is denied by members of the Mackay was enraged when Ellen married Irving former singing waiter of the who became a composer of pated He thought Berlin's social status too SMITH CANDIDATE WINS OVER DRY IN GEORGIA POLL Sept. Leslie J. supporter of Governor Alfred E. Smith was renominated for Con- gress from the Fifth Georgia dis- sizeable majority over William D. famous dry and returns From yesterday's primary indicated Governor L. G. Hardman was returned to early returns he had carried 106 over State Senator for a total of 280 unit votes to 126. MAN OMITS FEW SAN MATED GIRL Killed Auburn Haired Beauty After Shooting Down Says Indian District Attorney Metzler Clears Mystery Surrounding Double Murder THE mystery of the of Cat men former Snn Mateo shun in n tain canyon near Eureka In 1025, was cleared today when 20, a con- fessed that bo killed tho girl her Henry Tho confession was mado to District Attorney S. E. Metzler of boldt county shortly before bad been sentenced today for nn on two young gills nnd was telephoned to n representative of tho Times this The murder of the attractive girl and her ion attracted attention because of the spirit of Indian like throughout the double Tells of Crime according to District At- withstood nn all night prilling in the in last night anil did not break under the inquisition until shortly after D o'clock he finally cracked under the strain and made n clean of tho double admitting that ho had no accomplice in the The youthful half-breed ly pleaded guilty to assaulting two young girls and today was io from one to fifty In San prison by Superior Judge Thomas H. Promise Kept From tho time that District At- assumed office in 1927. he has worked con- stantly to clear up the Henry Sweel Carmen Wagner He made n pre-election promise that he would clear up the ing double murder that shocked an entire state within two years after assuming office or resign hii place as district Attack on Girls District Attorney Metzler de- clared today that he had always suspected the of tho murders of young Sweet nnd the but that the Indian cunning of Ryan hud baffled his best efforts and the efforts of the D. P. bureau of tion of San who worked constantly on tho cose for moro than a year nnd a half until tello brought Metzler that the young half-breed had at- tacked two minor girls in a lonely place near In Humboldt On the evidence secured by Metzler had complaints sworn to charging Kyon with tutory offenses to which he ed guilty In his signed confession to Dis- on page 6) TEACHER DIES 13.-HPI- Mrs. C. E. a school er of died in a hospital here from a fractured skull when her automobile was lit by a train Her alio a tured He reported re- covering I I C E GETS OUT OF OBOES REFRIGERATORS at Moderate SM 8. M. 8. H. 811-411
