The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 9, 1930, Page 10

B Ay e Quirk of California Law Hits Dancer-Davis Suit Convict‘ ‘.‘L:egally Dead” May Eyade Dancer’s $200,000 Love Balm Suit. heavyweights, with those of the trio appearing in the 1930 spotlight Dempsey won one bout on a foul, in six r from Carl Mor- ris, long before he became cham- pion. on a foul. Sharkey has won three fights on fouls, lost one and almost lost an- other to Scott. Scott won six bouts on fouls. Schmeling was proclaimed “cham- pion” on a foul Dempsey and Schmeling would be 2 million dollar drawing card in sither Chicago or New York. Old John is still the most popular pugi- istic figure in the United States Wy se miles. He has laid f now for three years but Demp- sey still could be counted upon to pack dynamite mous left hooks Could he cope with Mige Cano MORRLS A queer quirk of €alifornia law, which provides that a man “legally dead” can’t be forc‘;d to damages, may save the bunt(’fl] of Charles T. Davis, lew York’s “millionaire con- ot” from the $200,000 rald threatened by pretty Cano Morris, dancer. Miss Morris , (B ¥ alleges that Davis, who was sent to Clinton Prison, New York, I charged with slaying a police- man, induced her to live as | wife on his Tujunga estate. Mra. Davis is at present in Reno where she is reported seeking a divorce i from the millionaire. “Taternational Ndwareel) LOS ANGELES.—Three months after he walked out of Clinton Prison, New - York, a free man, Charles T. Davis, millionaire-slay- er of a policeman, finds his name once more in newspaper head- lines. This time it is a woman. A Zieg- feld dancer named Cano Morris is suing the eccentric financier for a long cpurt fight to from ten to {twenty years in prison. i Whi incarcerated, his wife at- tempted to gain control of his ex- | tensive business. Davis, through counsel, fought this move from his prison cell. Shortly before his release the suit was settled. Davis was awarded over $1,000,000, his | wife was given $770,000 and their $200,000 in a breach of promise g Sotion. | two sons each received trust funds Beautiful Miss Morris = declares |°f, $100.000 each. | that Davis promised to marry her| THe company which Mrs, Davis and, after bringing her o Califor. |Cl8imed she had developed from a . alSer | $57,000 business to a $3,000,000 con- nia, threw her out of his magnifi- | $011% BHSTIS 10 & 897 i cent home. o b o rugged a youngster as Schmeling? | washington 6; Boston 5. The Sen- Perhaps not, but it would be worth ators won the ninth straight getting steamed up aboul after| game Manush’s home run in tha | three years of mauling that have| seventh with one on base won' done the boxing game in genel the game. Todt and Webb both ! and the heavywe class in parti-| made home, runs. i cular no good ! —_— | o STANDING OF CLUBS { When Wesley Check Ferrell of, Pacific’ Ooast: Tedhs i Greensboro, N. C., won :1dyu]me>\ Won Lost Pet | and lost only 10 for the third place sae | Cleveland club last season, there |LOS Ancles 54 o et | Sacramento 50 42 543 was some disposition to look Ul E 48 44 529 | the youthful right-hander’s achieve- | y e % | Oakland 48 44 522 ment 8s a one-year OUDUIS. Rig.p proncieco ... 40 45 | 84T flash in the pan | niesi % Picking up where he left off, Fer- g’;’;t:‘]):‘ :‘: ;g ‘:gg rell had won ten games by the po o0, 36 58 383 middle of June, helped keep Cleve- | National Lesgue 3 land in the thick of the pennant Won Lost Pet. fight and remove any doubLA about Brooklyn 43 29 597 his ability. ~Wesley is only 22, but|gpiea0, : 45 32 584 he is big, strong, fast and unques-|new york 41 34 547 tionably the best right-handed|gi 1ouis 39 35 529 twirler to come up from any Corner |posion 36 37 493 of the bush in years. | Pittsburgh 34 40 459 And he is one of the main rea- cincinnati 30 43 429 sons for Cleveland’s big come-back | philadelphia 26 44 3M under the Bradley-E: s-Peckin- American League paugh system of control. Some of Won TLost Pet the others are Johnny Hodapp, Earl | washington 50 25 687 Averill, Willis Hudlin and Eddie!Philadelphia 53 28 650 Morgan, not to forget the sewell | New York 43 32 513! Bros., Inc. |Cleveland 37 40 481 | —_ | Detroit 35 44 443 “In all probability,” postcards|St. Louis 31 47 397 Dan Ferris, the oracle of the A. A.|[Chicago 29 44 897 U. from Berlin, “the next Olympics | Boston 29 41 .382 (that is the 1936 Games) will be Won Lost Pet. awarded here and I'll make the| Juneau City League rash prediction now that Germany |Moose ... o 4 [] 1.000 will win. The whole nation is|American Legion.. 1 3 1250 behind the athletic movement.” Elks . 1 3 250 Germany was awarded the 1916 Olympics but subsequent events of a combative character prevented | Ithem from ever being held and the Teutons were not re-admitted to the Games until 1928 at Amster- dam - R ATTENTION B i b s o mm\;nem was taken over by another irm. E;‘;ls ‘:]‘}0‘}201‘:5“‘::‘ e dfix‘“‘n“fif On leaving Clinton Prison, Davis | who at present is in Reno to secure env to California “to spend the| 8 divorce. She only discovered remainder of his life in peaceful re—i this, she said, when he showed her ‘rement.” He found his elder son the door after showering her with ‘oiUR8 for him. The younger| Jewels and expensive clothes, boy slded‘wuh his mother in LlwJ In fighting the $200,000 suit, at-| YeArS during which the fight for| torneys for Davis are claiming that millions .h?d ‘becn the football \1[\ he cannot be sued under the Cali- !ansled litigation. i fornia laws, as he is “legally -dead.” T R i On Feb. 17, 1921, Davls, a pros- | perous manufacturer of surgical ap-‘ pliances in Brooklyn, N. Y., shot = to death Detective Joseph Bridgetts, one of New York's best known de- tectives. The sleuth with another police- | man and an insurance representa- tive had gone to the Davis factory to question the manufacturer about an automobile he had reported stolen. i When Davis, an appruhens\ve.! nervous man, refused te see them,' Bridgetts pushed open the door of | his office. Davis blazed away at| Old John may have to stage a him with a gun he always kept in|come-back after all to pull the his desk. The volley lliked Brid- |heavyweight tank out of the barbed getts and wounded his two com-l‘wire entanglements. Of course we | panions. mean Old John Dempsey, who with Adjudged insane, Davis was sent no more leg power than he mani- to the Mattewan Asylum for the fested in his last fight against Gene Criminal Insane. Four years later | Tunney probably could have dis- he was pronounced cured and posed in rapid succession of the Placed on trial for his life. Scotts, Sharkeys and Schmelings | To the widow of Bridgetts he:who have been either groaning or gave $15,000 and the two wounded |crying out loud this year. men were presented with $5000| Contrast the records of Demp- The Pioneers Auxiliary, Igloo No. 6, will please meet at the Post Office, Thursday, July 10th, 1839 at 2:15 pan. to attend the funeral of our late sister, Sophie Korhonen. Services to be held at 2:30 p.m. from the Lutheran Church. GERTRUDE LAUGHLIN, President. AGNES G. MANNING, Secretary. A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE —the sincere desirc to make your stay a pleasant one, is a tra tional policy of which we are jus'- ly proud. Coffee Shop Tea Room Saturday Dinner Dance Single, from $1.50; Double from $2.50; Near Alaska Docks HOTEL FRYE each. Davis was sentenced after'sey and Tunney, the last two great ROLLER SKATING | TONIGHT s AT e " A. B. HALL : EVERYBODY WELCOME | = 5] Tunney never won or lost a fight | in a few of his fa-| | so spry and | gy Louis THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1930. s L T : . GAMES TUESDAY Pacific Coast League Mission 3; Oakland 8. |Portland 6; San Francisco 12. | Seattle 6; Los Angeles 0. Tiode Sacramento 3; Hollywood 1. National League |Boston 4; Brooklyn 1. Frederick | made a home run for the only score of Brooklyn. % |New York 1; Philadelphia 6. Col- lins hurled shutout ball until the ninth inning when he eased up for one run. Pittsburgh 10;- St. Louis 5. Rhems made two wild pitches in the fourth inning and is charged with | defeat. American League Detroit 2; Chicago 3. Wolley made his twelfth home run and pro- vided the winning run. It is his twelfth victory of the season. | Philadelphia 4, 4; New York 0, 9. | The Yanks broke the losing streak after N games. Cleveland 12. | | | | FORD always in LEADm! | i I Official car registration reports from King County and the City of Seattle for the month of May give Ford 51.9 per cent for all cars sold. . qu this great record FORD has again given the public the benefit in nature of a reduction in price i from FIVE TO TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS. ‘ FORD leads in sales because he leads in motor car ) values. FORD CARS ARE SOLD AND - SERVICED BY P. S.—We now have a small quantity of AMMON- IEM SULPHATES—Come in and get your share. JUNEAU MOTORS, Inc. 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