The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 24, 1927, Page 19

¢iting and often dangercus. shot to death three officers and wounded a fourth before being captured. base Commander Jordan (upper left) directs a fleet of Coast Guard cutters like that shown abova. Below is a submersible steel tank used by rumners in towing whiskey ashore. FORT LAUDERDALE ¥la. 24—One thrilling adventure aftea another, rivalling those of da when pirate ships sailed the high | seas and buccaneers compelled 1| their prisonérs to walk the plank, makes up the life of coast guards- men battling rum runners in' Flor- ida waters. ‘ Prices have been put upon the Heads of several guardsmen, of ficers declare, as the struggle to halt the smuggling of liquor be- comes more acute, Winter's icy winds in the north are turning the bows of many runners southward, resulting in increased activity along the Florida coast. When a slim, speedy govern- ment chaser, armed with one- ounders, closes in on the boat filled with illegal cargo, the offi- ters seldom know whether the trew will surrender, abandon the Yessel or choose to “fight it out.” There was, for example, the re- ¢ent Dbattle about 30 miles off Fort Lauderdale in which three officers were killed and a fourth wounded when Coast Guard Boat No. 249 captured a rum runner. * The 249 was.on its way to Nas sau, in the Bahamas, carrying Robert K. Webster, secret service operative, to trace counterfeit $57 Bills used in rum transaction: when it spotted and closed in on the rum boat and captured Horace Alderman and Robert E. Weech. . While officers transferred the eargo, Sidney Sanderlin, boats waln, sought'to get in touch by radio with the Fort Lauderdale base. Suddenly, the account goes, Alderman fired down the hatch and killed Sanderlin. Victor A. mby, motor machinist, rushed to ald the fallen man and was mortally wounded by a bullet through his spine. . Alderman grgbbed Lamby’s gun ve it to Weech and ordered th ther six government men to “linc i “Move the whisky. back to our boat,” he instructed ‘Weech, “and then go below and set this goy- ernment boat on fire.” As Weech:went into the hold Webster juniped for Alderman. | He was killed instantly. with al bullet through his head. Jodie L. Hollingsworth, following the secret service'man, was wounded through the #ye and nose. But # was the “break,” and the rest of the small crew rushed upon Alderman and Weech and over- powered them, and brought them to port. They now await trial at Jacksonville for first degree mur- der. Closely allied with rum running {s the smuggling-.of ‘aliens and An affidavit in govern- how a rum! 27 allens from Cubai an fsland off Florida, only to tell of allens paying ‘the smug- gling fees, being taken .aboard, and being set adrift at sea or ed. Strategy s used oftener than torce to land liquor. Submersible De:| = A S~ mm—_— Coast Guardsmen combating rum-runners off the Florida Coast lead lives that are always ex- Lately Horace Alderman (lower left) and a companion liquor-runner, More than line around | erable 5,000 miies Florida offe bayous and inlets rum runners try to land To meet the situation reinforce- ments are being added and a sec-| tion base is to be set up at St.| Petersburg with an off-shore trol of six vessels. The c guard also uses planes. of coast | innum- where | the Honeymooners Gather | Governors’ Autographs; FIIANKFURT, K Dec. 24— honeymoon trail iealiing over ' 000 miles through 48 states and| traveled on foot soon will come to A an end for Mr. and Mrs. L. J Weatherington. The couple married in Des Moines, Towa, a year ago last Aug ust and on the following day left| to visit 48 governors. When they reached Frankfort recently and| were greeted by Gov. W. J. Fields, | they had only seven more states to vis | Their autograph book ('(mmiq('ll‘ the seals and signatures of governors and that of Cn]\m| Coolidge. . The couple plans trw return in a few days to rob them | af all they had. Other storles |- end the honeymoon trip in their | own state of Towa on Christmas day. May Admit Women To Bar in Japan TOKYO, Dec. 24.—Women are to be admitted to the-Japanese ba if a plan just drafted by the Min istry of Justice is approved by the coming session of the Im-| perial Diet. This project, included in a re-| vision: of the regulations govern-| ng lawyers, provides that women . | ing facilities for the education of| - | this step. i found iFood for Five Weeks !nt the Natural History Museum of |ner and baked two cream custard | | | | At the Ft. Lauderdale RIS S RS EERAN o may practice law after April 1, 1 the beginning of ethe new iscal year. It is stated that grow women and the change of thought regarding their rights, and, inci- dentally, mentality, have led to ymen will become good law- the Justice authorities now especially in affairs of heart. In those cases in which the alleged criminals are women, women lawyers will be most useful because they have more sympathy and better understanding of the motives of women criminals. In One Ostrich Egg URBANA, 111, Dec. 24—A cingle ostrich egg would keep the aver- age family in that particular sort of food for five weeks, scientists the University of Illinois estimate. One ancient ostrich egg in the museum is approximately 14 times the size of the ordinary hen’s egg. They figured it would keep the average family in eggs for five weeks if the husband ate two each morning, and his wile used six eggs in a cake, deviled a dozen more for the family din- pies each week. e, ——— PARIS, Dec, 244.—~Honey is cost- ly and scarce because of the wet immer in France. The busy bee was never able to get sufficient contact with the flowers to store up the usual excess of provender for the winter. Bee raisers say he has laid by little more than he needs for his own use, FROM BEST WISHES. FOR 4 Merry LEADER STORE |08y of youthfulness” |otf and | Hl" Al THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, DEC. 24 HAZARDS LURK IN FLORIDA W ATER FOR RUM-CHASING COAST GUARDS Youthful Outlook Is Great Aid To Longevity CHICAGO, Dec. 244, Medical science, public neaith campaigns| and hygienic education have lift- ed the average lifetime of Ameri- cans from years in 1865 to 58 vears in 1927, but “the psychol= is partly re- believes Albert M. Chairman of the Board| Directors of the National Life| Insurance Compa “When the fa spcnsible too, Johnson, ion of wearing full beards changed to cleanly shaven faces, American men be- mu to live ionge says Johnson. safe azor added years to lifetime of the average man,| cutting off his whiskers he| unconsciously adopted a youthful attitude; er, he younger A generation or two ago men| ed from business between 45| years of age. Today this| date h been moved back to be- tween 60 and 70 years, and the th By he felt young- kept younger, he dressed| reti {average man Las to be 70 to be| regarded as ancient.” e — | Irate Phone User . i Is Jailed Because 1SCO, Dec. cigar store SAN FRA mer Manhart, was in the city 24.- clerk | he him the wrong number. The telephone company | forbid an operator to talk ba to a customer, but they do lice. that. Manhart, so she said, was beautifully profane when he got the wrong number. Miss Unger words to the police and before Manhart had hung up the receiv-| er a police patrol wagon backed up to the curb outside his store. He was booked for disturbing the peace and will be sentenced. more| - '(,'usse(l"Serrit‘ei | vours this Christmas Day. jail here because | he told a telephone operator what ! thought of her when she gave' Miss Frankie Unger did just b left him on the wire, repeated his! e Japan Plans Airdome | DOUGLAS STATUE | IS SAVED FROM 1 For Aerial Visitors| BACK-TAX SALE s } | | TOKYO, Dec. CHICAGO, 24,—The commun'- Dee. 24 A sta-- cations department of the Japan | tue erected +n 1861 to the | | @8e government is planning the| | memory of Stephen A. Doug- | construction of an “international “the Little Giant,” which airdrome” mnear Susaki, on the Iwas threatened with sale to | | Chiba side of Tokyo Bay, and rm-l | pay delinquent taxes, has heen the purpose has imserted an item | | saved by the intervention of of about $1,000,000 in next year <! | ity officials. budget. | T state claims to own the i bt A T The field would be so arranged | site i 3 that 'both la nes an a- | memorial associatic dn. xine at 'both land pla and sea-| D iid aapanienbiat 56 planes could land and take off| ey from it. The authorities believe | foun isi dg ound in & st o judgments, Uliiyae'tue néxt faw: yéats.may bring| | but the oftice of the, cor ' s, OF - thes adrpe many aerial visitors to Japan and | tion cOunsel gave ini § i g counsel gave an opinion it is hoped that accommadatians that the plot was exempt be- for their comfort and convenience cause it vas S04 for & A : 4 l\lupn“:« TR Uil | can ve provided. The site o tha b proposed airdromie is so located | % PR i | that foreign aviators will not| have to fly over Japanese fortifi- ¢ | Ol papers for sate ar The catlons when visiting the Impln 'Emnlrv [ K B L May fortune smile on you and May health and happiness and success follow you the New not | prohibit her from calling the pa: Year through is our sincere ! wish. g g § Merry Greetings DOUGLAS CIGAR STORE American Drawl Ousts Mayfair Oxford Accent LONDON, Dec. 24.--A “mild var- | ety” of speeeh is in style now while the Oxford accent has fall-| en into disfavor in London's West | End, according to a general dis-| cussion at the Universities Club's | annual banquet. | Last season all the smart young | men adopted the Oxford accent| while the young women of May-| fair affected a loudish, clipped | voice. But styles in voices | change, too. | The vogue for American speocM is - attributed by the University students to the large number of American actors and actresses | who are being received in Lon- don’s most {mpregnable social fastnesses. R WICHITA, Kas. Dec. 24—Billy Stice, the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient railway has comverted all its locomotives into oil burn-i ers, the road is preparing to drill its own oil wells, The company has obtained « permission to drill six wells on its right-of-way In the heart of an oil field near Mc- Camery, Texas. Merry Christmas It has been a real pleasure to number so many of you among our friends and customers and we want you to know that we deeply appreciate the priv- ilege of serving your wants -which have fallen in our line. BROWN'S VARIETY STORE SINCERE WISHES MERRY, MERRY _THE CLOTHING MAN FOR 4 eyt CHRISTM A4S S. GRAV. We take this opportunity to extend to our many patrons - and friends our most sincere wishes for a : MERRY CHRISTMAS : and HAPPY NEW YFEAR 1 0. Bodding TRANSFER You and Yours May Have A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR Is the Sincere Wish of Pacific Coast Coal Co. of Juneau C. D. FErcuson AGENT GREETINGS For Christmas and the New Year---and we would not fo get to thank you fo;- your p *- ronage of the past and tell you it is our hope to’ ser\/e you even better. v SNOW WHITE LAUNDRY YULETIDE COMPLIMENTS We wouldn’t let the sea pass w1thout this word to y and we're thankful for atronage and your frie ship fine and true.