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Oakland Tribune (Newspaper) - February 9, 1939, Oakland, California F weather Oakland and Loi sigm aim a Friday Cool moderate West wind. Chabot maximum 461 minimum 36 a inf last 24 hours ,001 Normal 14.b9 season 11.351 last year 17.13 Complete weather report face 81 Trune exclusive associated pass wire photo United press a r edition vol xxx no. 40 5c daily Oakland. California thursday february 9. 1939 Loc sunday 32 pages City Council seeks mayor on full Lime salary increase also urged at secret session by wesle1 e. Robbins missing witness Bent Snow on Hills . Ignores confesses appears before jury Geary can Tell All now As result of move Warren hints Early indictment action Clarence Bent the most important witness in the cur j rent clemency Sale probe took the Side of the Law today i on the eve of expected indictment action by the Alameda county grand jury. I Bent Missin since the a pop a s Titt poise appearance before the jury authorized attorney Edwin vital changes in the Oakland City j Geary to Tell and was excused for a later appearance. Charter providing for a full time mayor with a full time salary and salary increases for the members of which attorney general Earl Warren expected would give that will Clinch the the City Council were proposed to i Jay by the Council in a Surprise sex Geary followed Bent before the ecu Tive session. Jury and dist atty. Ralph a Hoyt members of the City Council j began to testify about his con at cred i us morning n the Library creations v h Bent in regard to of the cite attorneys office in a j the Pardon application of Clarence j i a. Chick Leddy. He first men secret session to Dis the proposed a Jel Ephon Rau to Mark changes which Are expected to be Megladdery or. Then Secretary to rushed through a first and second sex gov. Frank f. Merriam. Reading at the regular Council meet i immunity gained ing tonight without notice to the j attorney general Warren called Public. J Bent the most important witness in that unexpected opposition i connection with the Leddy and indicated that his appearance prior to indicted sent action Hadi gained him immunity. Bent is enveloped at the Star chamber session was indicated by mayor to. J. Mccracken after adjournment when he said no definite action had been taken. T the program Calls for in Mediac a action on the charter amendments Tion Wilh the Paldon in order mat they May be submitted cation three perish in Avalanche one still missing boy buried ail night in Snow lives Here new storm near cold snap believed approaching end wind to moderate pictures on Page 17 Snow fell in the Oakland Hill residential sections for More than an hour today but melted before noon. In the Berkeley Hills a drizzling rain washed away All traces of a Brief flurry of Snow there. The heaviest Oakland fall was in the Vicinity of Piedmont Pines. Advice Biddle named judge president goes Over head of Guffey in new appointment Washington feb. The midst of a bitter quarrel w Atli Virginia s Carter Glass Over judge ship appointments president Roose velt disregarded another senatorial recommendation today in nominating Francis Biddle of Philadelphia for the Federal Bench. In this instance it was one of Roosevelt s i senator Guffey d., whose where residents reported that Small single Choice for a vacancy on the flakes started falling about 9 o clock i to i third United states circuit court and constantly increased in size and _. Was overlooked in favor of Biddle who was special counsel to the con picture on Page 3 Bingham. Utah. Feb. J Quantity until almost at that j time it appeared As if the pack was heavy enough to last the remainder of the Day but the sudden appear i Ance of the Sun removed All traces he had suggested hour or so., one Man., judge Michael a Gressional committee which invest Tennessee Valley a petted to repeat to the jury his Snow Avalanche killed at least three warmer tomorrow j Musmanno of Pittsburgh. Arrival of showers predicted for opposition previous Story that he paid s1250 to Geary and Megladdery in connect has been taken to obtain the Liberty plans rushed j of a prisoner who was close to next step in the program would j them. It s a thousand times worse for a Public official to sell a Man his Liberty than it is for a Man to buy it be to have the charter amendments ratified by the state legislature this Spring in order that the Amend ments approved by in fee 1reated Ike any persons near Here last night but rescuers today found a youth alive who had been buried 10 hours. One Man is missing. At Brigham City a Man froze to death after his automobile stalled the blizzard covered All of Utah isolating several Small communities and blocking highways. The known dead Here Are mrs. Stana Tomas. 41 her daughter. Helen 11, and Sam Narion 42. Boarder caught when tons of Snow _ i slipped Down the narrow Canyon. B shearing off the top of the Toma Home. Their bodies have been re enjoy the salary increases provided they arc approved by the people wore Levym at them. They May so without fear or and in cease the approval of the indictment action legislature before their re election. Warren said that indictment a All five of these councilmen have filed their declarations of intentions to become a candidate for re elec Tion and Only one has an opponent at the present writing. Frank c. Pratt 1311 107th ave nue has wed his declaration of can Didaco to run against councilman Tion will come tomorrow at the latest. Hoyt in less definite Lan Guage made the same indication neither the attorney Genera nor the District attorney would pos sible charges or possible defend ants. Hoyt explained that sufficient Peters. J evidence already has been presented the first am lament proposed chg my q support would make the office of mayor an j elective position to be voted upon by the people and would require the full time of the mayor who is thus selected. Salary not decided dict ments and expressed belief that today s closing testimony would materially strengthen the Evi Dence the matter of indictments will i be considered by the jury at the the matter of salary had not been conclusion of Hoyt con Fly cited upon but it was expected j eluded. The Council members would agree j besides Geary and Bent Testi opon an amount conforming with i Mony remains to be taken from the dignity of the office of mayor. Three and then Mejiad and the sum of s10.000 por year was j Dery face As the final reported to be one of the figures witness. Discussed. Appearance was a Surprise. A no changes in the Powers of the he and has attorney had conferred a w major a orc plated at this score by with Warren and Hoyt last Home and. Saieta. Mayor Mccracken said and Weck but no announcement of his conditions critical Duchin Tomas 19, was found this morning by Copper miners v. To had dug All night he was still in bed. Wrapped in blankets and breathing despite the heavy layer of Snow that covered him. Physicians said his condition was critical. At least 19 persons m All were trapped in the Avalanche Al High boy near the lop of the Canyon where is situated the Bingham open Cut Copper mine largest of its kind in the world. Many quickly extricated them selves. Under treatment for injuries and exposure Are Eli 17, and Minka Thomas 13, and George Gerner 52, trapped As he passed the Tomas House. Half a mile above the Tomas Resi Dence the Cabin of John Bizjack 55. Blacksmith was swept away and searchers Fenrch he had been killed Frozen to death another fatality caused by the blizzard occurred at Brigham City where Andy 52, a Baker was found Frozen to death by a Quarter of a Ria Ofa rank of the continued Page 8, col. 1 Power a Strong mayor Type of government or give any adm Nistra live Powers to the Man selected by the people to head the City Council mayor Mccracken said there was no violent opposition to his pro posed amendments. This statement was contradicted however by councilman Herbert l Beach who said he was opposed to any change in the City government set up in members of the Council whom he j Nia school for the Blind at 3001 refused to name four missing Blind school youths found Berkeley feb. Youths Ulah the villages of i new her Mon and Newcastle were isolated and Many Branch highways i were blocked. The main Road into j Nevada and California . 91, was j kept open by Snow plows. Tonight and tomorrow was expected to bring a slightly higher level to Bay Region thermometers. _ during the 24 hours ending at this morning the Mercury dropped to 34 degrees at Oakland Airport and 36 degrees at Chabot Observatory while san Francisco which recorded a minimum of 39 degrees came within a fraction of Matching thai City s All Lime Low for february 8. Mount Diablo which enjoyed 10 inches of Snow and a temperature of iwo degrees above Zero yester Day was slightly Wanner today. About four inches of the Snow has melted but a Good Mantle extends about 1500 feet Down the Moun Lam according to r. S. Coon War Den of the state Park and More Snow is expected today. Meanwhile in Southern califor Nia the Outlook was for a drop in temperatures. Snow in . Los Angeles enjoyed its Snow in seven years yesterday and a blizzard isolated the Tehachapi women s prison. Power lines were Down culling off lights and the inmates lighted candles. But unlike the controversy with Glass when he and his colleague. Senator Byrd d., declared Roosevelt s Choice personally offensive and the Senate rejected the nomination of Floyd h. Roberts to be Federal District judge 72 to 9, Guffey did not indicate opposition to Biddle. On the contrary Guffey said i know or. Biddle very Well. He is an Able lawyer and in my Opin Ion will make an excellent Biddle is 53. He was Secretary to the late supreme court Justice Holmes in 1911 and 1912. In 193 and 1935 he was chairman of the National labor relations Board action delayed a few minutes after the Biddle nomination senator King a. Utah blocked Senate confirmation of former governor James v. Allred of Texas named by the president to be a Federal judge in Texas. Police at hot Springs. Ark., said Cecil Bates 15, con fessed killing of his grand wire photo. New offer for Spanish peace Britain transmits proposal from Premier Negrin As rebel troops take Minorca. Pm Eft 4 London feb. Britain today was reliably to have transmitted new peace terms from the ish government to the insurgents after the latter had landed forces on the Balearic Island of Minorca. The insurgent Landing occurred after the departure of the British Cruiser Devonshire from the Island where had been sent to help negotiate a surrender. Spanish govern ment officials were said to Pope worse concern Felt for expected confirmation the Utah senator asked that the name go this delayed Senate action until monday. King said president Roosevelt a Snew plow was bucking five had ignored one of the f loot drifts on the nine mile Road from the Toiven of Tehachapi. The prison which houses 179 inmates and 40 attendants was Well sup plied with food and no alarm was fell. Forecasters warned Citrus ranch two Texas senators conally and Sheppard in approving the former governor. At the same time the Senate con firmed by unanimous consent Michael l. Igoe As Federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois Pera Tures As Low As 25 degrees were predicted. Icy winds accompanied the fresh. Snowstorm. An Oil Derrick on Sig Nal Hill was blown Down and a 46-mile Gale blew out a Glass win Dow of a Santa Mimra ban r were uprooted in los Angeles. Half a dozen smal. Boats were washed up on the Beach at san Pedro and Santa Monica. Big steam i the Avalanche that hit Bingham a is docked with difficulty in the ers to smudge heavily to protect Jin the District. Their Orange and Lemon crops. Tern j another judgeship appointment i Canyon Cut off lines and made Rescue work slow and difficult. Hauled on sleds the injured were hauled on sleds be in the City government jmjuui.ui.1, in. our Youins n to fee Hospital. The present other who disappeared _ from the califor _ dosed Lod because Counce whom Nema a Nooi Lor the Anna Ai of danger of additional slides. High feel the same Way Derby Street last night were located of Here like Wise were about it. Beach said. Held inappropriate i feel that any change such As today in Sacramento by the slate Highway patrol according to in formation received shortly after that suggested by the mayor is in Berkeley police appropriate at this time and would the youths iwo of whom Are probably interfere the City totally Blind and the other two of manager form of government which i whom have partial vision Digap we now have working economically geared from the school during the and Beach said. Night and were missed at breakfast or. Mccracken apparently shaken today according to or. By opposition to his plan which j Spenn Tendell at the meeting would not i descriptions of the four All of ways blocked. Cold Waves moves North records set by the associated press a shifting wind drove a cold wave northward into Canada today after it had Given Many communities record cold readings for the Winter. Subzero readings however were a to a Hathor or Nign school age. Were broadcast Over i general today throughout As to Weiner or not Cotoc. The matter would be brought up again at tonight s Council meeting. _ the police radio and All patrolmen Western and Plains states. Farther and patrol cars of metropolitan Oak East they were Well below freezing land were asked to be on the look i and forecasters predicted severe cold for Northern new England to he said the amount to be paid the proposed full time mayor was not t t t i discussed i the Are Harvey Layton. 16. Night. To order to Brinser the Kronos a Luke Torres 18 of Gay the cold wave was electorate a the Den City Orange county Rupert he Atlantic Seaboard when the shifted to the Northeast and Timmer. 18. Of Anderson. Shasta pushed the subzero mass Over on Spring election the Council just file the proposal before Maich or. Mccracken said. Discussion at the meeting was confined to the full time mayor pm county. The latter three youths Are mexican. Laylon and Torres have partial Schook or French said. He said he Yosal although an increase in Sal vision and Sicin outside High Mes for councilmen was on the continued Page 2, col. 7 Tario and Central Canada. Govern ment forecasters said they had expected the cold to swing southward. Temperatures in Canada this morning included 46 below at medi presumed that they were leading Cine hat Alberta and 42 below at the other two boys on the escapade. I Calgary Alberta. Harbor. Sierra pack grows in the Sierra Nevada constantly increasing Snow packs were re ported. At Norden 45 inches of new Snow brought the total to 118 inches while 88 inches was on the ground at soda Springs and at Donner sum Mit and 79 inches at Emigrant Gap. 13-Inch fall total to 50, Blue Canyon had a which increased its while a 10-Inch fall at Truckee raised the level there to 41 inches. The Mono pass Road was closed at Stoddard where there was a 44-Mch Blanket. Other Snow figures reported included Yosemite 36 inches on the Valley floor 84 inches at Badger pass Calaveras big Trees 37 inches Sequoia Park 48 inches and Road closed Pinecrest 35 inches Gold continued Page 2, col. I1 today was that of Robert p. Patter son of Garrison n.y., to take the place of judge Martin t. Manton resigned on the Bench of the third circuit court of appeals at new York. Manv. scan a Corrie Croc committee to hold closed hearings on the qualifications of 11 men the president has nominated for aviation and maritime posts. Question raised chairman Bailey

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