ï~~L N IL.. Js4.--.1waaA'. E SsNIntIeC,ast N 8er e e N I:SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb.:.--Fire S. L V blackened -ulniabnd ashes ar rall that i.e left of the greater partsof the Seaboard Air line terminals on Hutchinson island today. E The Southern Fertilizer Co. etimates its loss around $1,000,000 on both. plant and stock on hand....Cotton Estimated worth more than $1,000,000 atorbd in warehouses and Six Women on Jury Affected by on wha zvs was destroyed. Two thousand tons of nitrate, a large Seeing Boy Sent to Death, quantity of lumber with many raIlSaidroad warehouses, wharves and sheds Is d were burned. The entire loss this morning is estimated at $2,500,000, with insurance Was aminiature war of the sexes covering fullyf.80 per cent of the loss. staged in a jury room of Judge Gavin " " " t Craig's court today? Did the spectacle of a mere boy bie- 75 Cases in Week in- senteheed to death for murder cause six women jurors to take a Is New Low Record united stand against six men in a case they were trying in which the in L. A. Flu Report prosecution demanded the death pen-.. Re t altyP These are the questions being asked The lowest record of "flu" cases around the court hohso, following a and deaths since the first week the disagreement early today by the jury disease appeared in this city was red'hich tried'ernardino Castro on a ported this week. murder charge, Castro was accused of having slain There were onily 75 cases reported Miss Espinnia Martinez and Felipo all week-since midnight last Satur- t Soto at Los Alimitos last September. day, up to 10 o'clock today. In the." Ir RIM -ti 1 IMVW29 IK-UMN I tc 2=- - -. I Miss 'Katherine Schultz, Princess of Victory and Orange SCountv's Golden Globe ilnatJ'Jith National Orange Show km- 8un to:Safl ir Ninth An. Show re' of Los adts t vt the the Jury. It is said that on practically all the ballots until late today the jurors were equally divided. The, final ballot was ten for 1"qulttal and two for conviction, accot'ding to the best information obtainable. Thursday afternoon Harold Oenman was resentenced to be hanged for the murder of Phillip Metz, a grocgr." The jurors in the Castro case remained in th"court room and heard the solemn edict of the Judge. The men were white and tense and the women on the Jury s 'tsaed even more emotion. There is considerable speculation whether the women did nota then and there experience a revulsion of feeling and determine not to vote for a death penalty in the case they were trying. The district attorney will ask a new trial. Hie probably will argue that the scenp the a Catro Jury witnessed prevented the 'conviction of the acused rffan. The case probably will be reset tfor trial. Castro was an admirer of Miss lHertinez. He is accused of killing her when he found her in Soto's company and then slaying the latter Governqr to Speak at 4Minu Men's - Demobilizing Feat, i v orWilliagl. Stephens- will '.':, hlef. sssssk'e 4at thl1eFfur- 1 me peron ere were only 16 deaths. Last week there were a total of 233 cases and 33 deaths, and the previoud week 686 cases and 104 deaths. SThe total number of cases reported today to 10 o'cloc.k na s seven. Not a single death was recorded up to that. hour. There were only seven cases and five deaths reported to the health officials yesterday. Fight Started in House to Abolish Williams' Office By lnternatloal News Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The fight on John Skelton W ijm a was carried to the house today en Representative. McFadden of Philadelphia introduced resolutions for the abolishment of the office of comptroller of the currency and for an investigation of the conduct of the office under Williams. Similar resolutions have been introduced in the senate by Senator Weeks of Massachusetts........ In introducing Â~ the resolution 'McFadden declared that "there had been rdhnors of 6dwfaseoulation, "-which he. believed should be probed by congress, ____.... _ Hluns Seek to f.4 ser foi "Tt 1 If A a t h F h p l tC Y C is t i, t h.Al is C ii 9 r 1 - Capt. Wm. Banning Offers to Buy Brother's Interest in island Possession That CapL William Banning, who has sold four-sevenths interest in Catalina Islnd to 4illia Wrigley, nultimillionaire gum king, has offered one-half the purchase price, said to approximate $3,000,000, to his brother, Hancock Banning, for the atter's interest in the island," if he cares to sell, became known today. ('apt. Banning has retained oneseventh terest, and by purchasing t ancocKlBanning's share, would then possess the complete minority inAt the same time it becapne known hat the sale of the island, famous for 10 years s tz..i. icme as a surprise to the younger brother. Hancock Banning, the option having been given several days before Tis knowledge. This happened. Hancock Banning stated, because Captain Banning was sick in bed and owing to his illness he did not desire to discuss hufiness and the two b~others had no opportunity of seeing each other. KNOW OF PLANS Although informed of tentative negotiations, it was not until the option. had been executed. however. ' that Hancock Blanning" really knew the historic island, of which he was a part owner, had changed hands. Capt. Banning being still confined to his bed most of the time, Hlancock Banning has made no decision yet as to whether he will sell his Catalina interests or retain a minorty share of the stock. He will make this decision within a few days. In regard.to the sale of the island without his knowledge, Mr. Banning asued this statement today: "My brotler's attorney advises me that my brother, Capt. William Banning, has sold through Mr. Blankenhorn, his coitrolling interest in the trwo companies which own Patalna iland and thae steamnrersRbh5i"id Cabrillo. Mr. Blrkephorn has made 1o offer-for- mr-:toek 'Capt: Btrnnlig as been sick dur-. ng the last three 'weekS and has been,ent l tly. at hd>t lan. on this ac ount f l.ve::tl i 1aed with him relative to th $$sitl e, Henry N. Teague Assres Ciity of Help ip.Increasing Construction Activity Organized aid,. ofthe federal government for the resumption 6f great building activity in, Los Angeles and otliesr parts of the nation was pledged today 'by Ienry N. Teague, associate e director of the division of public work, and construction deveicpment, United States department of labor; who arrived from Washington. Teague said he would immediately confer with Governor Stephens, who is in the city, and with Mayor Woodman, and assure tlhm and Los Angeles of his department's co-operation. t' BUILDING RESUMPTION - ts a general resumpton of blingac ea ona great scale throughout the nation" said Teague. "December, last, showed the smallest amount of built ' ing in the nation in 25 ye~s. Th 1 'T was due as the immediate after the coo war effect and the uncertainty as to labor costs and the price of materials. ade "I am instructed by Secretary of Met Labor Wilson to state definitely that Bro there will not be any material reduc- to tion in either the cost of labor or ofac material, in the near future. aFINDING PLACES T "Just as it waa the patriotic duty ter, of Americans to refrain from unnec- let essary building during the war, it i~ iag9 now the patriotic duty of e'erybo4y possible to do all the building pos.sible. Our department is carrying o. this campaign to aid localities #,L solving its problem of finding labor for returning service men." Â~ A eague said he was at the AleaanHi dria and would leave here'to~i'ht-olt" San Francisco.. insc t.y fot 'lst Army Fliers fi: De ay? to; Delay Star ok Jut!ihe t &t r4 transco a t -a flight of three trmy I a41 from Venice to inap out err. arra.... - rt against ht na rnH6bhirt ritt Jr, ane wn tOd a. 'kw appeaa' a. oo he;suit alr,'R, a at 1T.4, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NEWSPAPER RM