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3 MUCH MYSTERY IN LENGLEN' VISIT Mrs. Buldwin Reporied Going “ 10 Moot Star — 8an Francisco, Dec. 6. UP—The “Chronicle” today reported that Mrs. Anita Baldwin, of Los Angeles. ‘weulthy daughter of the California ploneer E. J. (Lucky) Baldwin, had | gone to Truckee, Cal. in her private Pullman presumably to meet Suzapne ‘Lenglen, Irench tennis star, and’ two companions, who ar- rived mysterlously from Europe a week._ ago. The ' newspaper said that private car was to hgve been shunt- ed from Truckee to Lake Tahoe, where Mlle. Lenglen and her com- panions. were to spend the holidays as the guest of Mra. Baldwin. A secretary of Mrs. Baldwin, questioncd by telephone on the plans of the! party, refused to disclose any de- tails but declared that Mile. Leng- | len had been invited to Tahoe by Mrs, Baldwin several months ago. The identity of the two person: accompanying, the supposed Mile Lenglen remained a eldérly woman with the tennis qucen ia spid to be her mother, and a young man who is said to epeak French “with a California accent” was reported to be cither Baldwin M. Baldwin, son of Mlle. Lenglen's hostess, or Thaddeus A. Winter, Mrs. Baldwin's former &on-in-law. The trio .has kept secluded in a Pullman compartment on the transcontinental Jjourney from New York. Newspaper dispatches recently have reported that Mlle. Lenglen is cngaged to wed Baldwin M. Baldw! At Tahoe last night, however, his mother's secretary declared he still was married to the former Miss Nell Maxine Wilson. Other reports that the tennis queen was to wed Winter drew from Truckee a one word an- awer “Bosh.” SUGAR MONOPOLY DREW CLEYELAND GANGSTERS 23 Arrcsted ln Prominent Hmel—i ‘War on Over Sugar for Moonshine Liquor. Cleveland, Dec. 6.—(P—An up- heaval in the traffic in corn sugar used to manufacture moonshine liquor today was belicved by police and federal investigators to have been the magnet which drew 27 gangsters here yesterday, Twenty-three of the men were ar- rested in a prominent downtown hotel and last night four of their alleged companions were taken into custody. Gang warfare here over the sugar monopoly has been held responsible for 15 slayings the most prominent belng ‘the killing of Joe and John L.onardo, “corn sugat barons™ on the strects here more than a year ago. The fact that the Lonardos were | Caponr. | Chicago gang chicftain, caused of- friends of “Bcarcface Al" ficers to believe the alleged gnnmen held here are connected with him. The men refuse to explain their rexeons for coming Authorities have recelved informa- tion from 8t. Louis, Chicago and Gary, Ind., which links three of the men with cxtortion gangs in those cities. One of them is said to have heen xreated 47 times in St Louis in con- nection with murders, robberles, and extortion plots, but has never been eonvicted. O MAKE 3elgrade, Jugoslavia, Dec, 6 (11— As an outgrowth of recent anti-Ser- bian disorders in Zagrel, Prefect Zreletz, of Zagreb. - Il be super- seded by Col. V' Maximovich, General Onzoun Mirkovich, who has been in command of the garrison of Zagreb, has ~ ~n transferred to Skoplje. tractively shaded designed lamp with Drop in today. the | mystery. The | to Cleveland. | Put Lamps on Your Christmas List Lamps from Spring and Buckley—at- lamps for bridge and * reading—small lamps for the bedside table. There is no lovelier gift then a cleverly parchment or fabric. show you our interesting collechon. I. C. G REPORT IS GIVEN TO CONGRESS (Continued from First Page.) such carriers. Whether such finan- cial oF other relations can or should Le prevented under existing law is u question to which We have nof sideration. The first instances of such individual acquisitions of rela- tively large railroads have only re- cently been brought to our atten- tion.” Rallroads continue to extend the length of present lines and build nto mew territory, the report indi- cated in estimating that the come mission last yo jects for the construction of miles of new line. At the same time, it allowed the abandonment of 587 miles ‘of line which operating c porations no longer found profit- able. the commission concluded that, while general railroad freight busi- ness has been satisfactory, steam ail carriage of passengers showed a continued decline from the com- | petition of motor vehicles and other methods of transportation. One large branch of enterprise under its direction—the valuation of railroads—wus said by the com- mission to have reached practical completion last ycar, though the findings and methods are awalting { supreme court approval in pending test litigation. Once the valuatiop findings ure acccpted and put into use, the commission will use the totals to direct rate making, and also to re-capture from any raflroad one-half the amount of earnings it may attain in excess of 6 per cent upon its valuation. Though all of he recapture situation is invelved {in the pending test litigation, the commission noted that it now held ] ( . | Rich B will upply ONE- ! FOURTH Child | fotal Enserpy & | Whire Rose BreaD table lamps—floor a colorful ghade in We will gladly ELECTRIC CO. 7779 Church St. Phone~2240 herctofore had occasion to give con-| Reviewing general statistics, ' $9,184,000, paid over to the govern- e e ment by raliroads _which have uot chosen to contest the recapture clause. No esimates were presented as to the amount of recapture Tunas the government may collect when valuatien is eompictely catablished. Demand for_ the chaugd of law that will atlew American roads to | make joint rates with Canadian and Mexican carriers arose, the report print shipments from Canada. The ommigsion. in proposing the law aid that congress should give it jurisdiction over-such joint rates aw American carflers may establish With the foreign lines. HANGMAN I8 DEAD Buda Hungary, Dec. § P— Earl Gold, Hungary's busiest hang- ‘man, died today. from apoplexy. 'Gold has hanged 130 .men since 1885, Other Smoking Stands up to §11.00 15 Other Occasfonal Tables $24.50 to $37.51 IR.75 Other Console Tables $17.50 to $21.60 15& Other Ladder Buck Chairs $17.00 17 Other Iour Post Beds $2740 428 Other Odd, Chairs $16 to $150 Gov. Winthrop Desk in Solid Mahogany $5.15 Other Windsor Chairs to $12.76 $92.50 Other Secretaries $125 and $136 FORECAST: BAY OF MLNETAL PLANES {Cantinued from Virst, Page.) explained, from litigation, aver. news. wings.or wing systems” s the oh- ject of a e of pressure distriby- tion' testn atill in_yrogress. The pre- vention of ‘accidental stalla both 10 landing. wnd: taking off & expected from eumrlum\h to develop a wing with a “fat-top 1ift curwe.” that a wing that by a cambination ot slot ‘and flap: Jevices can’ ascend ut a-steeper angle ‘without disturbing the smuoth air flow over ita upper surface. ' Much stalling )s caused by this interruption_of air flow, rather than by metor trouble. Achjevement _of control and sta- i'buny at 16w speeds, the next major 1]in the spocial preparaion to give the ssion a solen ¢ B ter as it i the tast one of the out safely problem has been advanc by & study of “trailing cdge Haps and casicr und safer tandings have been facilitated Ly development of rubber or bydraulic shock aborh- |growing ie gre. Onders were ers for landing xcar and lighter |issucd today for uil fascist deputies tanding floats tor hydroplanes, the l1o appear at the session wearing report declared. One of the most notable events ot the year in airplane engine devel- opment was reported to be the per- fection of the first successful fuel injection eugine hurning a heavy Qil Inatead of gasoline. ir decorations. black shirts and th Wife Deniss ( harxes By Husband in (‘ourt Mrs. Elmer Holnes of Lake strect The tendency in American air |WhOSC husband testificd in police plane design, the report stated. s |court crday that shie ‘told him toward cheaper engines, monoplanes [ghe wished to marry another niau, for commercial usy and hiplane for individua! owners, pith the develop- today denied the truth of his chaige. She said there was 1o foundation in ment of interchangeable 1anding | ryet for hir accusation. Mrs. Holmes, wheels, floats and skis for 'and. Wa-|who preferred a charge of non- ler. pr anow, +|support against her husband, said e that her chief purpose in having him IMPORTANT arrested was to force him te con- Rome, Dec. ¢ (A — Premier Mus- | tribute to the support of their chil- solini will make an important speech | gren. COLDS MAY DEVELOP INTO PNEUMONIA Coughs from eolda--ylndia e gious trouble. You can stop them mow with Creomulsion, sn emulsified creosoié that is pleasant to take. Creomulsion is s medical discovery two-fold action; it soothes and beals the inflamed and ine bibits wth, lfi" hohv: drugs creosote is rece high medical authorities '_ nn. ea-ulno- conu-u. in elements which soothe and heal the inflamed membranes and stop the ir- ritation, while the creosote goes on te the stomach, is absorbed into the e growth of Creomulsion is guaranteed satisfac- tory in the treatment of cot from colds, bronchitis and minor forms of bronchial irritations, and is for building up the system after colde or fu. 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