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a California Interests California Interests Editorials News- Drama The MONDAY "FARMER" MAY IS GOING HOME. One-Time King's Favorite is to, Leave Southland. Likes It Here, but, Well, the Purple East is Calling. Life Outvies Even Romance She Once LOS ANGELES I MORNING, SEPTEMBER I3, 1920. -PART II: They're Happy Despite Hope Diamond.
Capt. and Mrs. John Smuts (May Yohe.) FEAR NECK BROKEN IN COLLISION. Pasadena Woman Injured in Accident; Other Driver Was Speeding, Spouse Charges. LOS Two persons were sent to hospitals yesterday suffering from serious injury, resulting from traffic accidents.
Mrs. Clara Goodhue of 1257 West Thirtieth street sustained a possible fracture of the neck, when the automobile in which she was riding collided with one driven by H. D. Rives, at West Adams and La Salle streets. After treatment at the Receiving Hospital, she was taken to the Pasadena Hospital.
W. C. Goodhue, the husband, who was driving, told the police that the machine driven by Mr. Rives WAR going at a high rate of speed, and flung his auto twenty-five feet against the street curb. Rives asserted that Goodhue turned the corner without warning and he was unable to avoid the collision.
Petro Zampelli, aged 28 years, of 260 North Avenue 22, suffered concussion and possible skull fracture when he was thrown from his motorcycle which was struck by an automobile, driven by R. C. More of 1943 Arlington street, at Sunset Boulevard and Beaudry avenue. He was taken to the Crocker- street Hospital. More said that he had run upon the motorcycle before he WAS aware of it.
No arrest was made. Officer H. Heintz said that More had gone one block before he was able to stop him. WILL ADD TO- GAS SUPPLY. Ten Million Cubic Feet More to be Brought Here from Elk Hills Field.
Assuring Los Angeles and contiguous territory an additional supply of natural gas amounting to no less than 10.000,000 cubic feet day, the Midway Gas. Company, it became known yesterday, has plans afoot for the laying of a supplemental artery from the Elk Hills field to Its main Kern- conduit and the building of another artery for a distance of several miles at the south end of the condult. The supplemental artery at the north will be used to carry gas Into the main conduit, and heavy pressure will be employed at the junction of the two arteries to carry full volume of gas through the main condult to the south end, where it will be led out through two arteries instead of from the main conduit. in order to reduce the pressure. According to the local engineers the improvement will be completed in a year.
The City Council recently gave the Midway Gas Company a franchise to cross certain portions of elt- territory, in the San Fernando Valley strip in making extensions. At present the Midway Gas Company, a wholesaler of natural gas from the Kern county oil fields, is deliver 23,009,000 cubic feet of gas per day at Glendale. A cong'derable quantity of the gas is taken up by Glendale, and the remainder is taken by the Southern Gas Company and Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corporation. The natural gas delivered to these two concerns In mixed with artificial gas and distributed to the consumere in this city or adjoining territory. Last winter there was a shortage of ana here, to the extent that rival companies helped ench other over the peak toad at frequent intervals.
Times VOL. XXXIX. SCHERER QUITS AS PRESIDENT. Technology Institute Chief Signs Film Contract, Board 'Accepts Resignation; Names Work Committee, Ill Health Prompts Action of Noted Educator. Dr.
James A. B. Scherer has reeigned as president of the California Institute of Technology, It was announced yesterday by the board of directors of the school. Almost coincidently, the announcement was made by the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation that the noted educator had signed a long-term contract to write photoplays for the concern. The Scherer contract carries with It the Alm rights for all of his published works and whatever original photoplays he may write during the lite of the document, it was stated last night by Jesse L.
Lasky, vicepresident of the Famous Players concern. Included in the stories acquired are "The Light of the World," "The Drama of the April Dawn," a Civil War story, and "'Love Sea," a historical treatment of a diplomatic crisis in Japan. While Dr. Scherer has written fiction for years and has lately i been some work for the Lasky concern. it is as a college executive and writer on economic subjects that he is best known.
Among his books "Japan Today," "Young "What is Japanese Morality?" "The Japanese Crisis" and "Cotton as a 4 World Power." Dr. Scherer, acting under the advice of his physician, presented his resignation to the board of the technology school last March. The board of trustees, however, would not accept it at that time, but instead granted him a six months' leave of absence from April 1, in the hope that he would be able to resume his executive work in the fall. But, while the summer's rest has improved his health, Dr. Scherer came to the definite that it would be unwise for him to undertake again the arduous duties of a college presidency, and insisted on the acceptance of his resignation.
At a meeting held at the home of Arthur H. Fleming, president of the board, Saturday night, the following resolution was adopted: "That Dr. Scherer's resignation, which has been in the hands of the president of the board since March 8, 1920, be now accepted with deep regret, in that Dr Scherer feels the necessity of resigning the presidency, and with an expression of great appreciation on the part of the board of the extraordinarily ef-1 fective and successful work that Dr. Dr. James A.
B. Scherer. Scherer performed as president of the institute." Pending the appointment of a new president, the educational affairs of the institute will be administered by a faculty administrative committee, consisting of Prof. Franklin Thomas, chairman; Arthur A. Noyes, C.
K. Judy, chairman of the faculty; Edward C. Barrett, secrethe institute, and H. C. Van Buskirk, recorder.
This same committee has been acting during Dr. Scherer's leave of absence. When Dr. Scherer, in 1908, 857 sumed the presidency of the institution then known as Throop Polytechnic Institute, it occupied the old buildings 011 Chestnut street, between Fair Oaks and Rayavenues, its work was almost wholly that of a preparatory school, its endowment was very small, and its staff little known in the educational world. Today it is a scientific Institution of recognized standing throughout the nation; it occupies physical plant valued at nearly a million dollars, consisting of a beautifully situated campus of twenty-two acres and thoroughly modern reinforced concrete buildings; its student, body numbers approximately all of collegiate or post-graduate standand It has a substantial and constantly growing endowment.
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Remarks About "Split Fees" Resented by Official. Even if the undertaking business consists in handling dead ones, it is quite apparent that it is necessary to be 8 live wire to succeed at it in Fullerton. A Coroner's inquest held at the J. E. Seale undertaking establishment there Saturday developed the fact that the innocent and departed subject of the official inquiry was a bone of contention, so to speak, between Mr.
Seale and Angus McAulay, a competitor. In fact, the remains of an unfortunate victim of an automobile accident were prepared for burial by Mr. Seale corpse forwarded to the sorrowing, relatives in an adjoining after Mr. Seale, the story goes, had won in an argument with his opposition and defied Mr. McAulay and the City Marshal, who is the town's police force.
Mr. Seale asserted yesterday that the trouble started because the County Coroner, W. D. Brown, sends all his business to the McAulay establishment. To this Mr.
McAulay retorted that the cause of it is that his competitor is too full of youthful enthusiasm and goes after business in ways ill-befitting a member of a dignified calling. CONFLICTING ORDERS. Last Thursday a young man who had been injured by an automobile truck died at the Fullerton Hospital. The physician who had to attend him communicated with relatives and was told to send the body to the nearest undertaker, He called the Seale establishment. death was reported at the Coroner's utes after it occurred, and the Corooffice in Santa Ana within a few mina ner ordered the remains to be taken to the McAulay parlors, it seems.
Now, when McAulay received the word from the Coroner, he naturally started to look for the corpse, only to learn that it was already at his rithe order of the county official, val's establishment. Armed with he found the City Marshal and visited his opposition, driving his wagon to the rear of the establishment and demanding admission. Falling to get response here, the undertaker and the police force left the wagon at the rear door and entered the business office of the Seale establishment. They demanded the body. In no uncertain tones Mr.
made his refusal to deliver plain, and an argument ensued. Townspeople soon gathered, and for fear of creating a wrong impression Mr. McAulay withdrew, permitting his competitor to retain the corpse and the business. OTHER EXCITEMENT. This last bit of excitement growing out of undertaking competition recalls other escapades of the recent past which have been of Interest to Fullerton citizens.
"This here fuss ain't nothin' to what happened the last time." said one of the local observers of the feud yesterday. He then related tale of a man who died from Injuries received in a railroad-crossing accident. One of the undertakers happened to be near the scene and took the injured man to the hospital. He also made a recordbreaking drive in order to get the wife to the victim's bedside before the man died the story runs. This act of kindness won the heart of the newly-made widow.
But imagine her surprise and the chagrin of the friendly undertaker to find that the husband's body had been taken to the opposition undertaking parlor. Under due pressure from the undertaker who had befriended her, she issued a written order that Undertaker No. 1 was to deliver the body to 2. This was done after a payment had been made Undertaker No. 1 for services rendered.
MUCH-TRAVELED CORPSE. Then the influence of friends was brought to play, and the widow decided she had made a mistake and re-ordered the body of her husband back to the morgue of Undertaker No. 1. His joy was of short duration, however, for it soon developed that, an undertaker in a neighboring town was an old friend of the family, and he finally called, obtained possession of the corpse and buried it. Mr.
Seale declared yesterday that favoritism by the Coroner for his opposition has gone so far as to cause the official in one instance to instruct attendants at the County Hospital that in the event of the death of a Mexican hurt in an accident his remains were to be taken to the McAulay morgue. The feud has reached the point where most residents of Fullerton have taken one side or the other, and it is rumored that Coroner 18 planning to bring an action for damages against Mr. Seale, asserting that remarks the undertaker is said to have made regarding "split fees" with the opposition undertaker have Injured his reputation. TO HIS LAST REST. Conduct Services here for Man Long Missionary in India.
Funeral services for Rev. James F. Holcomb, 83 years old, were conducted Saturday afternoon at his late residence, 5545 Carlton Way, Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Rev. John McAllister officiated at the services.
Rev. Mr. Holcomb spent forty years n8 a missionary in India, having gone there in 1870, where he established one of the first Presbychurches at Lodiana in the Punjab. Later, he was at habad in the West Provinces and alat Allahabad and Jhansi. About ten years ago Dr.
Holcomb retired from the missionary work, and with his wife located in this elty, Mrs. Holcomb died six years and buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery. POPULATION HE the the City Federal Directory Census- (1920) 571,890 FOREHEAD CHALLENGE STIRS PAIR. Tattoo Marks Rouse Tribal Enemies; One is Almost Scalped in Fierce Fight. Writ upon the bronze forehead of Yaqui of the ancient Yuma tribe, a swarthy Indian of the Pima tribe early yesterday morning read a battie chanilege, which he accepted, and almost succeeded in scalping the Yuma warrior.
Long before white men Invaded Arizona the ancestors of Ganus Johns, of the Pima tribe, fought the Yaquis. The enemy tribesmen wandered far apart. They became civilized. They went to school and learned the ways of the white man. Yet no armistice was ever declared.
met James do Newman, of the Ganus Johns, the Pima warrior, Yuma tribe, at Second and Main streets. He did not know Newman, yet there was the challenge. a small blue circle on the enemy's forehead. Johns whipped out a long knife, shrieked the battle cry of his ancestors, seized Newman's scalp and began slashing. But Newman also had a long knife.
He saW the mark of the tribe he had been taught to hate, the Pima tribe. on Johns's forehead. And on the deserted street of a civilized city the battle was fought. Newman was treated at the Receiving Hospital for several long knife slashes on his head and a deep cut on his leg. Johns escaped.
Nev man admitted it was the old tribal hatred, stirred anew by the taunting tattoos on each other's foreheads, that started the fight. An hour later Johns was found by Detectives Parsons and Hawtrey sitting in front of a soft drink saloon on East First street. He said a bartender had broken a beer bottle on his head. HELD DOWN, ROBBED. One Bandit Throttles Ice Man, Other Takes His Ready Cash.
S. A. Hidreth of 405 South Fremont street, employed by an ice company, reported to the police yesteron day that while he was sitting on the street curb waiting for his partner to deliver ice to a home at 1093 Kensington avenue late Saturday night. two men held him down and robbed him of $90. One of the men, Hildreth said, stole up behind him and throttied him securely while the second man went through his pockets.
Both escaped. ELKS ENTERTAIN CONVALESCENT HEROES Seventy-five convalescent coldlers from the Arrowhead Hospital were the guests of the local Elks yesterday at a barbecue on the ranch at the mouth of Santa Monica Canyon. There was a program of field sports and other features. HAVE PARK OUTING. Nearly 1000 former Ohio folk attended the third annual picnic of the Cincinnati Society, yesterday in Garvanza Park.
a program of sports and music, with a basket dinner at noon. SUICIDE TRIED BY NEWLYWEDS War Nurse Takes Poison and Husband Follows Suit. Double Attempt After Visit to Girl Chum's Room. Bride's First Fiance Dies; She Marries Patient. May Yoke, who five times circled the globe as a theatrical star, once was a favorite of King Edward, and, as Lady Francis Hope, was the possessor of the dubiously famous Hope diamond, has had enough of ranching in Southern California for the present and is going 1 home.
With her husband, Capt. John Smuts, she took up her residence yesterday at the Pico Heights Hotel, 1316 South Vermont avenue, preparatory to leaving this week for a short theatrical tour through the Northwest and Canada, after which she and the captain will go "home" to Singapore. It was back in February that Capt. and Mrs. Smuts acquired a ranch near Lomita, and there the woman who had been the toast of London and the talk of the world became "Farmer' May with all the wonderful enthuslasm and good humor which won her success on the stage.
Every morning, though she had been used to servants leaping to pick up her handkerchief, she rose at 4:45 o'clock, fed the rabbits. got the breakfast, took a deep interest in all the little things which less gifted women find humdrum, and found it all fascinating. Her neighbors found her wholly charming, not bored, but full of eager interest in all the small community activities, and no one discovered in her any trace of arrogance or aloofness or DREAM REALIZED. Her home was a mile and a quarter from her grocery, and clever as she was, she wasn't clever enough to learn to run the car without smashing something--so often she had to walk. Nearly every day people passing along that road saw a trim, jaunty, pretty, friendly little woman swinging along, and there was something about her which made many who had no idea who she was stop and offer a lift.
"I'd ride with anybody," she said yesterday. "I've ridden with negroes as well as white people. I've climbed up on ice wagons, oil wagons, lumber wagons and limousines, Everybody nice to me. 1 didn't find the country dull--not a darn bit. "There was one funny thing happened.
A man in a motor car offered me a lift once. As we reached house we my husband introduced him, though know the name of the gentleman I was riding with. he repeated. 'You can't be May "I confessed. the dream of my life at last is realized.
he exclaimed. 'Years ago, in London, I was in love with you. I used to go to the theater and sit in the gallery, mooning about you. And at last, in California, I have been of service to May Yohe's life outvies most romances. She was born in Saxony, but rose to note as an American actress.
In London, as star in "Little Christopher she 80 pleased King Edward that though the show ran A year and three months he attended twice a month, That royal favor made the show the success it was. Then, in 1894, Miss Yohe married Lord Francis Hope. She was the first. American actress to marry into the British peerage world and Immediately, became a figure. WORE HOPE DIAMOND.
It wag then that she wore the famous Hope diamond, supposed to have brought sorrow and disaster to everyone who has owned It--but it hasn't brought sorrow to Mrs. John Smuts. She is the happiest-hearted person you'll meet in a long time. with a personality guaranteed put life Into any old party. Whether Its the man on the huckster cart or an English king or the Sultan of Johore or the President of China, the simple, frank, friendly manner of her never fails to please.
To certain extent, she treats them all alike, and is her own true self on all occasions. And she sings the same songs to them. "Honey, Ma Honey" and "Dear Old Georgia" have delighted kings and presidents and gallery gods for more than twenty years. Miss Yohe met Capt. John Smuts, first cousin of Gen.
Jan Smuts and a captain in the imperial light infantry, in London in 1913. He had been invalided out of the Boer War with a toe shot off. They married. there and were on the way to South Africa when the World War began. Capt.
Smuts was rejected for enlistment, 60 they went to Singapore, where the Sultan of Johore, eager to keep his interesting friends near him, made him superintendent of his rubber plantation. He became an expert on rubber. but the war was going against the Allies, 80 he and his wife came to America and he tried to enter the Canadian army, Rejected again, he was trying to get into the American Army when the armistice WAS signed. Then they settled down at Lomita for a time, but now they are going home. "He's such A wonderful shot, It WAS a shame," declared his vivacious wife yesterday, speaking of her husband's rejection.
"And bravewhy, once the Malays on the plantation got into an awful fight and eight were killed, but he walked into the midst or it and scattered them with his walking stick. Oh, I'm satisfied with my husband. It was like vaccination-1 had to try three times before it 1'11 be glad to settie down again with him in the simple life, but It will be back in Singapore. There in so much rubber there, you know, and now the world needs rubber." TO DISCUSS STARS. New stars and their behavior will be discussed Tuesday evening At meeting of the Astronomical Soclety, by William H.
Knight, president emeritus, at the Central Intermediate school. Dr. Mars Baumgardt will exhibit new views of the moon taken on a scale that brings the moon's surface within a few miten. Lying at death's door in one room I Bishop Charles Edward Locke 0c- cupted his former pulpit at the First Methodist Church yesterday morning for the last time before leaving for his new charge in the Philippines. According to the present schedule Bishop and Mrs.
Locke will leave at 6:15 p.m. today for San Francisco, en route to Vancouver, from whence they will sail September 23 on the Empress of Russia on their way to Manila. Bishop Locke chose for his text: "I know Whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto In making some personal references he said: "This beautiful Sabbath morning my heart is filled with happy memories, and with sincerest thanksgiving to our good Heavenly Father for the gentle providences which brought me to be the pastor of this noble church. "It seems but yesterday since I stood before you that first Sabbath morning in September, 1908, and gave you my first message and received from you a most cordial welcome. The intervening years have passed like a summer solestice.
"There was not a single irksome task in all my multiplied duties. Whether receiving visits in my office, or making pastoral calls in the home, or en ministering to the sick, or comforting the sad, or exhorting the careless, or in delivering almost numberless addresses and lectures, there was not an obligation which not afford me pleasure; and never can tell you how exquisite was my Joy in the preparation of my sermons, and how above every other honor I appreciate the privilege of standing in this pulpit and giving to you my humble messages." In concluding his sermon Dr. Locke said, "Once again in behalf of Mrs. Locke and myself I want to thank you for all your love, and confidence, and numberless courtesies. We will keep you all In our constant affection and prayers, and we crave always a place in your prayers and FAREWELL SAID BY DR.
LOCKE. Preaches Last Sermon Here Before Leaving for the Philippines. Places Wreath on Grave of Mayor's Warrior Son. Louts Sentous, French consular agent here, made a special trip from Paris to La Fere en Tardenols, to lay a wreath on the grave of Capt. Ross Snyder, son of Mayor Snyder, who was killed overseas, according to word received here yesterday Maurice Fog, president of the Unlted Steamship Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Sentous and their son, Emile, who went abroad some months ago, will sail from Southampton, October 2. Preparations are being made by the French ony for a reception in their honor on their arrival here October 16. COSTLY STAR-GAZING.
While Man Studies "Big Dip" He is Robbed by "Little Dip." While Amilia Lopas of 123 North San Pedro street was standing on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and North Spring street last night gazing up at the "Big Dip," as he called it, a "little dip" came along and lifted his gold watch and chain. Lopas complained to the police that a man can't even study astronomy in peace these daya. Another pocket transse tion was nccomplished late Saturday night on board a Central avenue car at Fifth and Main streets when L. A. MeGee of 916 Mast Forty -ninth street was robbed of 831.
of a hospital, with her husband fighting for his life in the room below. Mrs. Ruth Risings, a bride of three months, all last night called to her mate, Fred Risings, telling him that it "was all a mistake." Physicians are working over the two, following their supposed attempt at double suicide in their apartment at the Prince Rupert, 1305 Ingraham strent. Mr. and Mrs.
Risings Saturday night visited the chum of the bride. Miss Mary Welch, at the apartment, and early in the evening Mrs. Risings left to go to her rooms. Her husband left shortly afterward and while he was on his way hone Mrs. Risings telephoned Miss Welch to ascertain whether or not her husband had left.
She learned that he had and the next minute he stepped Into the room. According to the statement of the husband. Mrs. Risings turned and swallowed five mercury tablets. He called Miss Welch, who is a nurse.
and she administered first aid and called Dr. Ross Sutherland. While the doctor and Miss Welch were working over the wife the husband took some of the tablets from the bottle and swallowed them. Both were moved to the Methodist Hospital. The tragedy lays bare a life of trouble and romance.
With Miss Welch. the now Mrs. Risings enlisted during the war served overseas. The two worked together during the period of their service and returned to this country at the signing of the armistice. Mra.
Rigings. then Ruth King, again came to Los Angeles and was engaged to a man here. Two weeks before they were to be married he was attacked with Infuenza and died. She continued nursing at the Good Samaritan and the California hospitals until a little over three months ago she mnet Mr. Risings, then a patient at the California Hospital.
She nursed him for four days, when he asked her to marry him. As soon as he was released from the hospital they were married. Mr. Risings, who is a salesman, was still suffering from a nervous breakdown at the time of the marriage and she continued to nurse him. The two have never quarreled, according to friends, and the reason for the suicidal attempt by the bride is a mystery.
According to the statement of the physicians. Risings has good chance for recovery, while the life of his wife hangs in the balance. REUNION AND PICNIC. Former teachers, pupils and families of Downey and neighborhood will hold a reunion and picnic at Exposition Park from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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