The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 9, 1927, Page 1

THE DAJILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” 'VOL. XXXL, NO. 4631. RUMANIA IS UN | LITTLE NATION L AGAIN THROWN INTO TURMOIL Cens orsh%bfiées!ablished in Rumania—Dictator- ship Is Changed BUCHARE Rumanja, Nov. 9 ~=Just recov 1g from the shock of an alleged plot to restord for mer Prince Carol to the throne, the country is again plunged into a state of uncertainty culminat- ‘in the re-establishment *of censorship. A Lieutenant and his wife, said been in communication | ince Carol, have been ar-! a border town. wper took advantage st edition, before the yrship ame offective, to charge Premier Bratiano with pro- paring fo establish a dictatorship. HALLER TAKES STAND IN HIS DIVORCE CASE s, 4, ¥ Given One Day to Prepare . _‘Statement as_‘to His Wealth SEATTLE, Nov. 9—Theodors Haller, Seattle capitalist, admit- ted on the witness stand yester- day in the divorce suit brought One of the cor . | | | ) ' by his wife, Mrs. Constance Reed-|™ Haller, that he did not know how | much he was worth. He said he owned stocks, bonds, contracts of sale of buildings and other prop- erties individually and by estate. He was asked to renumerate them and said it would take him; a week. The trial judge gave him a day to prepare a statement. Judge Fuller, who has known Mrs. Haller from childhood and heen an intimate friend of her father, Judge T. M. Reed, District Judge of the First Division of Alaska, for a quarter of a century, | was on the stand. He said h» had lived at the Haller home for the last nine years. He said the Hallers had Dbeen considerate of each other and he saw no change in their mode of living before the date in when the divorce papers were filed on Haller, and | Weeks after, when she continued | to run the household. i B Koennecke To Abandon | His Flight 9—The For- | | i | eign” Office has been advised | | by the CGerman Consul Gen- | | éral at Calcutta, India, that : | Lieut, Otto Koennecke. who | set out to fly to the United | States by way of - Alaska, is /il and penniless and desires ! to abandon his plane and re- | | turn home. The Foreign Of- | | fice understands “this marks | {the end of the illfated at- | I tempt. I BERLIN, Nov. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1927. OF ASSOCIATED PRESS L. W. W. STRIKERS STAGE RIOT PRICE TEN CENTS WOMEN DRAW FIRE IN POLITICS < E. S, in 3 : of talrin; mind that of “Ma” Texas. | Legless, One | Armed Flier | Has Ambitions WHEBLING. W. Va, Nov. ! 9.—This city that sent Ruth Elder into her fourth at- tempt to conquer the Atlan- | ic, has another aspirant, an E tor with no legs but one | arm. The cripple birdman is Morris B. Daugherty, aged who hasz becn €y~ | year and is known | a fearless but competent | pilot. He is willing to con- tribute the fourth of the cost | a plane. He suffered am- »f his legs in a | sars ago. | | - ] ISCOTT SENTENCED IN LARCENY CASE Morris Scott was placed under arrest last night by Deputy U. 8. Marshal Herrimann, charged with petty larceny. He was tried before United States Commission- er Frank A. Boyle, and was sen- tenced to- spend four months in the Federal jail. Charged with assault, Thomas Adirile was taken into custody last night by Jack Wilson, and g ¢ b Ter. e Ferguson (inset), otherwise know. Miriam A, Ferguson, another politically prominent woma: who also was subjected to severe criticism while governor | l ER CENSORSHIP n as n? of i (International Newsreel) {Takes Gary’s Place P - e —— ,ames A. Farrell (above), age 64, has been appointed new 'chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, -succeeding is to be given a hearing by Judge| the late Judge Elbert H. Gary. Frank A. Boyle this afternoon. MATRIMONY ADS FILL ROMAN NEWSPAPERS ROME, Nov. 9—Undeterred by the present high cost of living in ltaly, bachelors, bachelor malds, widowers and widows coptinue to columns’ in the Roman and pro- vinclal newspapers. A “distinguished aviation service, dowry” is looking for a gentle- man between 35 and 45. He must, according to her requirements, be equally *“distinguished,” but may business man for all she cares, provided he is “possessed” of suf-|cers passed Gonz and lMkeable”|ficient ‘memey. The young ladyithey saw him selling a bottle of man of 29, for example,|launches her ad “with the utmost|alleged intoxicating liquor to am- seriousness.” Nothing but “a diplomat of in- | | i Mr, Farrell was operating chief of that organmization for great e K.fl_f‘l““‘l Nowsreel) ———— TWO MEN SEIZED BY PROHIBITION AGENTS q|Both. men are Mormoas. last night by Prohibition Agents ‘Sabino’ Gonzales was arreste T. L. Chidester and Warren 8. Harding and plead guilty to a flood the ‘matrimonial ' want-ad|be either a professional man or[charge of possession and sale of intoxicating liquor. The two offi- 's home when her man, and arrested him, was in eourt about a year ago an ridow, affectionate, mm‘p'nl“ will satisfy the{op .4 charge of of a dow-| 'dmntg:,- in’n {plead \guilty at that must it /1a [Harding seized 15 This morning Chi wine at a small beach several hundr il and ‘al-| SMITH WINS IS BATTLE ‘ I {Constitutional Amendment| Opposed by Governor, Is Defeated {VARE’S CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR, CHOSEN; Mayor Rol];h Reelected in| San Francisco—Many N. Y. STATE| IR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED TO THREE = | | B el B Roosevelt Distinguished Service medals are presented on anniversary of Roosevelt’s birth to Herbert Hoover, John Bassett Other Rgsults NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—Gov. A.| E. Smith triumphed in the elec-i tion yesterday in his fight agains a Constitut Amendment| which would provide for Guber-} natorial elections in Presidential years. , The Republicans retained con- trol of the lower branch of the State Legislature. i VARE'S MACHINE WINS PHILADELPHIA, Penn,, Nov 9.—Senator William 8. Vare's! machine triumphed ia an easy| victory yesterday of Harry A.} Mackey, Republican, who defeat- ed J. Hampton Moore, Democrat, for Mayor. W. W. Roper, Princoton foot- ball coach, was reelected Coun-! ciliuan. in & ot sevimmage: . ROLPH REELECTED | SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. 9. -—James Rolpa, Jr., ,was reelect- {ed Mayor yesterday for the fifth (term of four years, defeating !James E. Power, former Post- master. DEMOCRAT DEFEATED FRANKFORT, Ky., Nov, 9.— F. D. Sampson, Republican, was| yesterday elected ‘“iovernor over J. C. W. Beckiiash, Demociat, or- !ponent of parimutuels. The Demo- cratg ebharged fraud. Two kill- ings resulted in the voting in the State. WET CANDIDATE LOSES | DETROIT, Mich,, Nov. 9.— Mayor John W. Smith, avowed| wet, who declared prohibition cannot be enforced in large cities, wiag lefeated yesterday by John C. Lodge, grand uncle of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, in a close vote, A. S. LEAGUE LOSES COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. The Anti-Saloon League was de feated yesterday. It backed a referendum on a measure approv- ed by the Legislature which would have put Jus'ices of thej Peace on a fee besis with autior-| ity tc try violators ¢f the Pro- hibition laws. G. 0. P. IN CONTROL NEWARK, N. J, Nov, 9—Fy yesterday's election, the llepuh»' licans retained control of the State legisinture, REPUBLICANS ELECTED * NEW YORK,, Nov. 9.—In yes- terday's elections, three Republi- can Congressmen _elacted James N. Peck, in Penrsylvavia: Charles G. Tsttgenhorst in Ohi and Clarence E. Hancock. in New York. They have seats which | nave been held by Repub:icans. SALT LAKE ELECTION SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 9.—Mayor Clarence Melsen, Deme crat, was yesterday defeated by John F. Gowman, Republican. EMUCRAT DEFEATED LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 9.— William B. Harrison, Republican, defested Mayor Josooh T. O'Neal, Democrat, in yesterday's election ld.l. Nopln’ — NDMENT SANTA FE, were |, Moore and General Pershing. Left to right: James R. Gar- field, head of Roosevelt Memorial Association; General Stuart Heintzelman, 'rgl)resenting P.er- shing; Miss Ann Moore, representing her father; Herbert Hoover, and William Loeb, vice- | president of the association, at Gould’s Widow Wins o) Lady Du;sford, widow of George Gould, will receive | $650,000 allowance from her late husband’s estate, according to a ruling of London vice- chancellor. NUN DIES IN FLAMES ; WAS REAL HEROINE BERNARDSVILLE, N. J., Nov. -—The dormitory of an orphan- e conducted by Sisters of the Nazarene caught fire last night king the lives of three children and one nun, Sister Mary Gabriel. Sixty-eight sleeping children were carried to safety after the build- ing had been transformed into a roaring furnace and the rescuers had to skip from beam to beam as the ' boards burned ‘beneath them. One chfld became confused and wandered back into the bullding and died im the flames after Sis- ter Mary Gabriel had placed him near the door. She went after him and also died in the flames. She had led 11 boys to safety and another nun rescued nine. The loss is placed at $250,000. ——————— According to returns received from the State at large, the pro-: posed constit amendment increasing the terms of State of- ficers from two deteated. CONCOR Gwens W?ig_"’. A sted AUSTIN OFF ON TRIP Douglas Austin salled last night on the Yukon for Seward. He is making & business trip for Gold- tel Bmporium and expects to! n about two weeks. About this “ruh he will .| were _served from o rat.trap. in New York ceremonies. (International Newsreel) NOT BE QUOTEL; NEW YORK, Nov. 9-—Does a| rattlesnake reason? | Dr. Benjamin Hyde asserts an | emphatic affirmative. | This 48 by reason of his pro-| fessional standing and his opin jon carries weight, especially among natuyalists. As an experiment, . Dr. Hyde brought a mother and eight baby rattlers to his home. | They soon: learned their mulnl‘ fi ¥ thoy'| the basemeént. & Furthermore—of course | have reason—pleasing sounds of the phonograph attracted the snakes. The 'family generally sought places of vantage before they started the instrument go- ing, however. But—now here it is—last night, about midnight, Dr. Hyde felt a tug at his pajama sleeve. Mama rattler was doing the tugging. Dr. Hyde arose and followed the snake to the first floor where ho interrupted the unwelcome activi- ties of a burglar. And then—here it is—right there on the floor, the eight snakelets were buzzing their baby rattlers, assumably for the police. But, even Dr. Hyde admits this is only a theory. TRIP PLANNED T0 PETROGRAD BY 00 TEAM Start Will Be Made from Nome, Alaska — To Cross Bering Strait SEATTLE, Nov. Jack i, Dawson, of Nome, plans a dog team trip’ fyopm Nome to Petro- grad, ross Bering Strait and Si- beria, a total of 4,000 miles, Dawson says such a (rip was never accomplished even by an airplane, 3 Max Gottschalk, the only white man to drive & dog team across Bering Strait, will accompany Dawson. Gottschalk is gow enroute to Si- beria to make arrangements and Dawson is enroute to Los Angeles to arrange for financial backing of a movie igern. Dawson says the trip will start from Nome in Februa 1929, and will occupy two ye He will use Siberian dogs as they are better adapted.to cold weather. Are Shot Assailants o A N CHICAGO, Ney. 9.—Paul Col- aged 38, ‘and his brother o “at the fish mar- by two un- who escaped. vinced the slay- It of a family ice she saw {DOES 4 RATTLESNAKE REASON? SOME MIGHT SAY THEY DO AND SOME WOU. D “DOC” DOESN'T KNOW Has Brilliant Record Mary Lee Lyons wins high- est honors in studies at Geo: Washington University, Was! ington, D. C,, being only stu~ dent to make perfect record in entire course, (Internationa) Newsreel) e e Plane and Bomber Crash; lAMAn Killed NORFOLK, No —Lieut. Ad- dison Nelson was killed when his plane collided with a Martin bomber, which crashed into wat- er. Three men in the bomber landed safely in parachutes. The bomber struck the roof of a ouse, knocked off the chimney, then dived nose first into the water, — e - Missionaries Fired Upon by Chinese SHANGHAIL, Nov. 5~—Twenty American missionaries going along the North River near Can- ton in a launch, were fired upon by Chinese soldiers. The Chinese engineer was the only person in. jured. The launch disregarded orders to halt. LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 9— Two men, one a candidate for of fice, were killed in shooting scrapes at the polls in the gen- eral state election yesterday. Gill Lewis, aged 30 years, can- didate for City Councilman on a non-partisan ticket at Evarts, was fatally shot by his opponent for the office, Wayne Gibson, aged 45 years. The other fatal shooting affray was at Johns Creek which - took the lite of Lindsey Clark. STRIKERS AND OFFICERS GET INTO CONFLICT Raid on I. W. W. Hall Re- sults in General Fight —Many Wounded WALSENBURG, Col, Five State Law BEnforcement of- ficers were badly beaten last night in a clash between the State Officers and I. W. W. strikers. Major William Howells, of the National Guard, led four others in a raid on an 1. W. W. hall to arrest an imported strike leader, beliaved to be addressing a meet- ing. Over 400 strikers attached the officers with stones and eclubs. Rioting spread into the street The mob was dispersed by the Reserve Law Enforcement men Nov. 9— | | { ILLINOIS 3 CAN'T AGREE ON POLITICS Ml in Secret— Split Still Wide Open Tribune today says it has learned that three bitter political enemies, Mayor Thompson, Gov. Len Small and former Gov. Frank O. Low- den, met in a secret conterence two weeks ago, seeking political peace. The Tribune added that any hopes for. Small, Thompson and Lowden to reach accord on major political differences were not re alized and the only thing they did agree upon was that the Re- ! publican Party must succeed next year and pick a candidate from the Middle West. Mayor Thompson made it plain | that his choice for the Middle West would not be Lowden, ———————— TWO JURORS {Direct Testimony Giver | Grand Jury in Oil Case | Investigation | WASBHINGTON, Nov. 9—Jurors in the Fall-Sinclair criminal con spiracy trial were approached with improper questions withiz the very shadow of the Courl House. Two of them disclosed this as they became Grand Jury witnesses in the latest of. oi\ seandals, The startling statements led the Fenle?l agents on the trail of the questioners, thus far, men of mye- tery. o The two jurors declared they had been questioned, before the mistrial, as to the probable out-’ come of the trial, and as fo whe- ther they thought Justice Siddons was on the square. The District Attorney’s oftice is seeking to ascertain whether the questioners were Burns detectives. FRENCH RIVIERA BOWS BEFORE GOLDEN CALF MONTE CARLO, Nov. §— Stockingless legs powdered with fine golden dust is the reply of Riviera soclety women to' the da luxe hotels who recently announc- ed that proper costumes for pub. lic dinner dances called for stock- ings. During the summer months practically the entire Ris dls- carded ‘stocking: oom- ng with the, part of the feminine guests’ cos: tumes. One ingenious young matrom discovered that a thin of cold cream and a . generous sprinkling of gold powder very pleasing effect, considerable attention ' & abled her to get. by strict head walter. Powdered everywhere, — ¥ CHICAGO, Nov. 9—The Chicagn quickly summoned to the scene.