davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1927-11-22
SHUMAKER DENIES
COURT INFLUENCE
Indiana Dry Leader Refutes
Charge at Contempt
Hearing.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, November 22.-
Emphatic denial that he had ever at.
tempted to influence the decision OF
the Indiana Supreme Court in his con-
tempt case was made before that body
yesterday by DR.. Edward S. Shu-
maker, superintendent of the Indiana
Anti-Saloon League.
Testifying in his own behalf on a
motion by Arthur l.. Gilliom, attorney
general, to increase his original SEN
tence of 60 days at the State penal
farm and a fine of $3.50 because of Cor
rupt attempt to influence the decision
of the court" DIR. Shumaker denied
several statements made by Senator
James r. Watson in a deposition taken
at Washington last Thursday.
Shumaker Accused.
After hearing five witnesses. the SUI
preme Court took Gilliom's motion un-
der advisement. Gilliom, in his first
action against Shumaker, charged that
in his annual report to the Anti-Saloon
League trustees, Shumaker charged
several Supreme Court judges with
being prejudiced in liquor cases.
Shumaker several times declared
that Senator WatSon'S recollection of
events, as given in his deposition, was
faulty" A telephone conversation
between Senator Watson and Shu-
maker in 1926, and ensuing CORE
spondence just before the SUI
preme Court was to pass judgment on
the league superintendent vas the
basis for the filing of Gilliom's motion
to increase Shumaker's sentence.
Shuraker denied asking Watson to
call the Republican State committee
in session to pass resolution con-
demning Giliom for his attack on the
dry leader: that he said the Supreme
Court ought to he called back from It's
vacation to decide the case: that he
told Watson the Anti-Saloon League or
any one else would hold him respon-
sible if the contempt case was pushed,
or that he made any request Of Sen.
ator Watson.
Expected Only Fine.
Yesterday Shumaker testified that
Watson told him that he had talked
to three Supreme Court judges and
that nothing would be done in Shu.
makers case until after the 1926 elec-
tions. Shumaker declared that Wat.
son told him he would only receive a
fine.
Senator Arthur r. Robinson, Junior
Indiana Senator. on the witness stand
yesterday said he was certain DIR,
Shumaker did not threaten Watson
with ''the power of the Methodist
Church and the Anti-Saloon League"
in his conversation with the senior
Senator. Shumaker was at Robin.
sons home at the time. Robinson de-
MED Shumaker ever asked him to use
his influence in the contempt case.
Evening star., 1927-11-22
SEIZED ALCOHOL
BELIEVED POISON
Man Arrested in Baltimore Said to
Have Papers Showing It
Unfit for Drink.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, November 22.-Be-
lieving that a large quantity of alco-
hol seized by prohibition agents in a
garage here is poisonous. Assistant
Prohibition Administrator John j.
Quinn has ordered an analysis of the
alcohol by Government chemists at
Washington.
Quinn announced that in the poCk-
cts of Benjamin Lerner, arrested dur
ing the raid on the garage, were found
three reports of Philadelphia chemists
showing that they had analyzed liqucr
for I.crner and found that it was "un-
fit for beverage purposes"
Lerner was released in $1,000 bail.
for hearing before United States
Commissioner Supplee.
According to Quinn. prohibition
agents have sought Lerner for months
and he was finally located and arrest
ed by Capt. William Il. Murray of the
Philadelphia prohibition force.
Evening star., 1927-11-22
Cardinal Bonzano Improved.

ROME, November % @.-Cardinal
Bonzano, former apostolic delegate at
Washington, who underwent an emer'
gency operation on Saturday. spent
a good night and showed some i'm
provement today with less fever and
a regular pulse, but his condition was
still grave.
Because of the possibility of compli,
cation setting in, the cardinal insisted
on taking communion. which he re.
ceived with great devotion while all
those in the sick room knelt reNer-
emily,
Evening star., 1927-11-22
MILES PAYS BILL,
ENDS HOTEL SIEGE
Captain Has First Warm
Meal in II Days-Plans
to Quit Hosiery.
b. the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, November 22.-The
siege of the Ritz Towers today was
at an end, at least temporarily. after
Cant. A. Graham Miles paid his bill
and packed away his first warm meal
in u days.
The self-imprsoned guest of the
Park avenue hotel apartment had
service restored to him and greeted a
barber and a manicurist among his
first callers when the truce was estab-
lished. His diet of egg sandwiches
and tap water was replaced at the
coming of peace by scrambled ham
and eggs.
To Leave Hotel.
Despite the truce, there still remains
for consideration the captain threat
nned suit for $250.000 against the
hotel and his refusal 10 sign n state
nent releasing the management from
anv claims he might have against II.
.'Whv," the captain exclaimed When
+he waiver vas presented TO nm,
"thev apparently think VIII bar'er
awav my rights for haircut, ShaNe
and manicure. .o,,.;urr
IN the siege. and although custer pro
ceedincs had been threatened, me
hotel Contented USeH with ""'NAi' III
waiting. # .,, .o
cant Miles said he intended to
move 10 the Army and Navy tIuo. OF
which he is a member, in few & GAYS;
After the self-imposed siege was ll'en
last night the captain took a snort
walk along Park avenue.
Without Service.
The siege of the Ritz Tower began
November :. when Capt. Miles lihu'
inc himself locked out of his apart
wont gained entrance through d
ro-ohboring apartment and n WlhnoW
ledge. He refused to leave his rooms
g although without service, Wlthous
warm food in fact, without any o,
tte conycnienccs ordinarily affordcd
residents III the fashionable apart
mcntS. .,,,..,,
zach evening the captain dressed
netjcuIously for his dinner nf crack
ers sandwiches and sparkling tap
water. lie also did his own laundry
several times. il was reported. me
hotel offered 10 receipt its bill If inc
cantain would leave. but he refused all
offers of mediation.
Evening star., 1927-11-22
ARCHDUKE LEOPOLD
EARNS $3.50 IN FILMS
Austrian Nobleman Works as
Extra in Hollywood-Ran Out
of Funds on Tour.
Correspondence OF the Assocrated Press.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
HOLLY WOOD. Calf. - In six
months of work AS a motion picture
extra the Archduke Leopold of Austria
has earned $3.50.
The archduke came here as a
tourist and tried the movies when
his funds ran out His HapsburS
title helped him appreciably in get
ting screen employment. Most extras
earn far less than $3.50 per half year
just now the Austrian nobleman
is an Englishman in a picture Paul
Leni. German director. is making
from the French classic. THE Man
/ Who Laughs" under the supervision
Of the Czechoslovakian, Paul kohner
Evening star., 1927-11-22
MEXICAN ENVOY
PRAISES MORROW
Senor Teller Hopes u. S.
Ambassador Will Effect
Agreement.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Senior Manuel Tellez, the Mexican
Amba ssador to the United States, who
has just returned from Mexico City,
said today that the new American
Ambassador, Dwight w. Morrow, had
made a very favora BILE impression in
his first conferences with Mexican
officials.
Senior Teller said everybody was
hopeful that the American Ambassa-
dor would succeed in developing new
understanding of Mexico's problems
and better appreciation of Mexico's S
opportunities to do business with the
rest of the world. The Mexican Am
bassador had not received the text
as yet of the decision of the Supreme
Court of Mexico on the oil land con-
troversy. but pointed out that the
court usually delivered it's opinions
orally and then designated a justice
to write the opinion for the record.
Discusses Usual Procedure.
Judging by the press reports Of
what the court said, however, the
Ambassador felt that if the facts and
circumstances in subsequent cases
were the same as in the one decided
there probably would be the usual
number of decisions to conform to
precedent. In Mexico it takes five de-
ciSions to establish a binding prece-
dent. The Mexican court. however,
if the principle involved is the same
and the facts are in accord with pre-
vious cases. usually decides a number
of cases in the same way and the
precedent is then set.
The procedure for American oil com.
panies now will be to file applications
for revalidation of their titles under
the existing law and any properties
acquired before 1917. whether or not
there has been any positive act of
drilling. will be definitely designated
as permanently in the possession of
their lawful owners.
Law Relating to Concessions.
An properties acquired since 1917.
however. must conform to the law
and 50-year concessions will be
granted. The theory of the Mexican
government is that so years is long
enough for minerals to be extracted
and if it is not. there probably will be
little difficulty in getting renewals on
favorable terms. as it always will be
to the interest of the Mexican gov
ernment to encourage production be-
cause tax receipts depend to no small
extent on royalties from production
There is at present a number of
issues pending between the United
States and Mexico. but none is con-
Sidered as acute as was the contro-
versy over oil lands. 1t is possible
that a new commercial treaty may be
negotiated embodying some of these
issues, so that all matters in dispute
between Mexico and the United
States will be cleared up. In any
event the atmosphere is ripe for such
an undertaking and it would not be
surprising if before Mr.. Morrow
leaves his present post he will try to
bring about such an agreement.
fCopvrCht 1937l
Evening star., 1927-11-22
BORAH RENEWS CONTEST.
Will Again Present His Resolution
to Outlaw War.

Action on his resolution to outlaw
war will be sought again at the COM
ing session of Congress by Chairman
Borah of the Senate foreign relations
committee.
Mr.. Borah's proposal would pro-
vide for codifcation of international
law. would denounce the recognition
of war as a legitimate means of set
Ting disputes and would set up an
independent international tribunal to
hear disputes.
"A proposal to outlaw war can
be based on nothing more than the
plighted word Of the nation" he sa id
yesterday. But there is nothing
more behind any treaty now entered
into between nations"
Evening star., 1927-11-22
QUITS ELLIS ISLAND.
puesian Princess, Here TO Visit
Mother, Gives Bond.

NEW YOPE, -.ovember % F).-
PRINCESS Aiexandria GalitZen of Rus
STA. here from England to visit he'
mother in Chicago. yesterday formal
" was released from detention by
immigration authorities at Ellis Is
land. She had been detained since
Saturday pending deposit of $50"
bond TO insure that she will not re-
main in this country longer than
the six months period allotted to q
visitor.
The bond required because the
princess had Only temporary visit
ing passport. was filed by Prince
'Chavchavadzc a cousin. ard brother
'of Mrs. william B. Leeds, folmcl
Princess Xenia.
Evening star., 1927-11-22
Admiral Helms Estate $3.50. 900.

The estate left by Rear Admiral
James NJ. Helm, U. s. N. who died
October 2S. is valued at $3.50 900. ac-
'ording to the petition of the Wash
ington Loan & Trust Co. executor,
for the probate of the will. The
admiral Is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Edith q. Held two sisters, two
brothers and a half.hrother.
Evening star., 1927-11-22
Man, IS, Erects Own Tombstone

Corr"> pDn'l"a'e of the Associated Press.
WEST PLAINS. Nor. G. Smith,
Just TO be prepared" has put up his
own tombstone on the family buria !
lot in cemetery here. He is SIS and
says he never felt better in his life.
Evening star., 1927-11-22
Clemenceau's Sister Dead.

RAMBOUILLt,T, France, Wv rhor
- LP --Adrienre '}em"H"""". s, -,',
of Frances wartime premier, George
Ciemenceau. died Yesterday after a
LINGERING illness.
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12

JUNEAU, Mar. II, l4N Warning against q tax ern"r George A Parks today delivered his message Q lhe Alaska Territorial Legislature He that the presence of one million dollar surplus in he Territorial Treasury should legislators the surplus should be maintained provide against the failure of any source of taxation. While directly mentioning the proposed bill reorganize the executive branch of the Territorial government. Governor Parks declared that the Territorial Govern is economical efficient and well adapted to sparsely sci led territory. lI' voiced approval of the road cooperation bew the Terri tory and Federal Government. declaring that United States had adopted policy designed |" mote Ihe development the pulp mills industry that He said in Thos" who have this capital for this development he assured thai they will receive fair and impartial consideration" warning the bers that the Legislature has grave responsibilities The Governor asserted 'rhc successful continuation of these proposed developments may depend upon the result of your deliberations. The welfare of the Territory demands stcadast adhearanc, those pol icics which successful rather than the inansur; ton of experiments. There is need taxes for governmental machinery"
 Great applause greeted the suggest ion for the modification of Territorial laws and the legislators praised the Governor for his careful of all phases of Territorial matters
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12
EAHTHQVAKE HORRORS GROWING IN JAPAN

TOKYO, Mar. 12, (P-Each succeeding report from the earthquake added fresh chapter to the tale of horrors. The bitter cold weather and rain. overfowing streams lack food and shelter and the continued ear,h rumblings have added the terror of seventyfve thousand persons whose homes topped about them burned to ashes in the fires which followed the shock. The army navy and police making every effort to reach the sufferers, but the broken railways, blocked highways and flooded country is hndering them and rendering their efforts in sections almost use less. Violent winds and rough have prevented destrOyers from bringing supplies Official advices total thirty five hundred dead while the unoni- cial adyces still estimate the dead at five thousand
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12
REORGANIZATION BILL
 INTRODlCED TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE

JGNEAt. Mar. 12, (P, Entitled "To Reorgan- ize the Executive Department of Alaska Creating the Offices of Comptroller Treasurer, Attorney General and Board of Control, Defining their Functions, and Creating the Emergency. the much discussed Comp. trolcr Bill introduced yesterday in the Terri torial Senate. It is indicated that measure expected to be introduced ill the House today The bill is sweeping relieving the Governor of all Territorial Administrative functions. and also exercised by the Territorial Secretary The bill provides for the election four years of hcers named above who would compose he Board of Control to supplant all existing organizations. in olnding he Board of Educa Board of Road om- mssioners Banking Board crtera. The Board would appoint all Territorial Commissioners including the trustees of the Fairbanks Agricultural College and Schonl n Mines. It is understood that the ma ory Federal officials and Governor Parks slrenuousy oppose the measure
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12
JURY IN nEATTIE TRIAL HorELEssLY HUNG

FAIRBANKS, Mar. H. QPD-The jury iN the Nel- lie Beatte trial has hesn for fortytwq hours and have reported to Judge Ritchie that there is likelihood of his receiving verdict. The Judge ordered the jury to continue their deliberations for while longer. Mrs. Oscar Travel of Fairbanks ap peared to he hanging the jury and states that she will continue to hold out. The trial has been in prog ress for twenty three days. Many of the witnesses have been excused and given permission to return to their homes there Is little probability of eary retral In the event that the present jury remains deadocked J. Fred struthers lawyer. citing two errors by the Court in failing to exclude testimony. vas granted new trial. The case will probably not be heard again before next year.
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12
OLENSkY WINS PRINCE ALBERT DERRY

PRINCE ALBERT Mar, 12, lP)-Leading the field in the final forty mile lap the Prince Albert Dog Derby, Harry Oensky the second annual hundred and sixty mile covering the distance sxten hours, fifty eight minutes. Earl Brydges a youth hful musher. finished second seventeen hours forty-two minutes, Leo, St. Goddard came in third in eighteen houfs tweny-eight minutes. Ton Ele- viry finished in fourth place.
 Miss Claire Graham. Prince Albert winner of Inc Derby Carnival here. presented the winner with sup donated by w. L. Mackenzie. King. the Prime Minister of Canada awarded Olensky purse of seven hundred dollars his bold dash in winning tine race
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12

DETROIT. Mar 12 tA',-News dspat ch.s from Fairbanks Alaska say that the entire Wilkins cxpe- ditiOn leaves that place next Thurs day making the flight in three hops of one hundred eighty miles each. Each plane will carry eighteen days emergency rations which to be used in the event of a forced landing The first stop will be at Union City, the second at Colvlle River the planes crossing the Brooks Range Anaktuvktka Pass Each plane will carry shoes. axe. ; shot gun, a rife hundred fifty rounds of am intuition for each sleeping bags. oil stove collan nsblc boat and first aid kit and radio A relay ton has been established eighteen miles south of Fair banks
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12
MANY BILLS INTRODCCED IN LEGISiATIRE
 Especial Nugget Corr,~pondcncc.)

JUNEAU, Mar. 12, Intense interest centers on he Comptrollers Bill which has been introduced for of the Territory. Commercial and all other bodies throughout he Territory. have been requested to convey their ideas upon the bill ,
 Five bills have been introduced in the s. nate One is a cannery bin recommended by Attorney ..vn eral Rnstgard ,
 bill to put mayors and councilmen In towns with three thousand population on salary basis has been introduced. Under this bill the maximum salaries of mayors would he three thousand dollars per annum. and that of oouncilmen would be three hundred dollars per annum. The bill intro duced by Senator Hunt of Ketchikan.
 bill has been introduced by Senator Dunn which provides for the appropriation of thirty-fve hundred dollars for saving the buildings at Panama which is an unncorporated town and has no funds for this purpose
 Senator Brown. of Nome. has reintroduced his bill for the assistance of prospectors which failed of passage in the last session. This measure if passed would provide for and create the oaice of Commis- sioner of Transportation.
 A bill has bean introduced hv Renreaants sttve
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12
COMPTROLLER BILL BEFORE SENATE


Thomas Gaffney the Second Division makipp an aiowahce to men pensioners who came to the Terri tory previous to 1903, of 5000 per month and in ereasing residence qualifications twenty years res idence
 Representative Richard N. Sundquist of the second Division has introduced bill in the House memoriazing Congress for the extension of the tram road To Candle
 meeting of the Grand Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska will meet in Juneau next week and prom ss to be the convention eyer held a Junean The city is making preparations to reeeive and enter tain delegates from every section of the Territory
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12
GRANDMOTHER TORTUREs GRANDCHILDREN

MODESTO. Mar. 12. uP-A pretty eleven year old orphan told ptiful story in the juvenile here today of how her grandmother with whom she has made her home since the death of her parents, tortured her by twisting strap around her neck until she could hardly breathe. As result of the girls testimony she and her five orphan brothers will be taken from the grand parents. More than twenty families have offered adopt the children.
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12
nsArr,n JURY DISMISSED

FAIRBANKS. Mar l2. UP)-The Court dis charged the Beate jury when 1t reported for the ond time that it hopelessly deadocked after forty nine and a half hours of deliberations. The jury asked for the Court at nine thirty night and ported and were discharged The case has lasted for twenty three days.
 The known United States vs. Nellie Heatte ct al. and involved a mail robbery on the winter trails on the Yukon river. in which Mrs Beat tie was accused of compiicity with the robbery.
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12

CHICAGO, Mar. H. lP-An endless human chain has kept Albert Prick, twenty year old sales man, alive although he has not drawn a normal breath in the last three days His diaphram is par alyzed. Sunday the regarded as hopeless but pair of his friends began artificial respiration and now twenty men working at a time alter natey expanding and compressing his lungs under the direction of doctor. have hopes of restoring his breathing. His mother father are sitting at the young mans bedside watching and praying.
 At six o'clock last night after eighty houls of artificial respiration young whispered that thr heat Is coming back into his giving f,iepds their first hope that they had defeated death Dr. Reed announced that Ec believes the patient vl,l
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12

CHICAGO, Mar. l2, t1-Albert Prick. twenty
 two years old, who lived for four and half days although powerless to breathe lost hIs game battle for life today The boy. who kept alive through the efforts of three of his fellow employees breathed for him with their hands through artificial respiration. died in the hospital o'clock yes respiration started Prick is the victim of i.andry's Paralysis. form of creeping paralysls. which nearly always proves fatal. This amazed medical science in the strange manner in which It was treated, The boy died after valiant fight for his life with many of the men who worked him In they that their efforts proved unavail
 ing. Creeping palsy in young Tricks limbs started last Saturday. and mounted Sunday to the diaphram.
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12

FRINGE ALBERT Mar. IL L4-The mushers are all ready for the last lap of the hundred sixty mile Prince Albert Dog Derby. with O'Lensky oyer an hour in the lead. Brydges is his nearest com pttor HrAdses finished first in yesterdays lap making the forty miles in hours hirty-onr min utes fifteen seconds OTensky was only three. sec "hus behind The total time of O'I.ensky is twelve, hours twenty min" minutes nineteen seconds Bryd- fes thirteen henrs twelve minutes twelve seconds hlisry Thirteen hours forty-siS minutes forty nine seconds Lea Vt Goddard thirteen hours ftty-hys minutes forty
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12

PRINCE ALBERT Sask, Mar. 12 lP,-OnIv four teams left in the Prince Albert Derby and all h" dogs in tll the teams wearing moccasins The is unusually slow Brydges and Ton, Every of Prince Albert having trouble with their dogs which moving slowly Leo St God dard is trailing along only minute behind Olensky. but is thought have very little cutting down the days lead.
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12

SEWARD Mar II. 141-The barking of his irSh Terrier awoke H. F. Starr just in time for him to escape from the flames of his burning home He is the Superintendent of the Territorial Hatchery eight miles north of Seward The damage is es timated at ten thousand dollars and the was due to defective hue.
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Mar l2 (lp -Baltu the leader of Gunnar kasson's in he Nome dip theria with his will arrive week. Two thousand dollars raised by public subscription to buy the dogs has been subscribed and they will he bought from the Los Angeles Museum and he housed here in Brookside Zoo.
The Nome nugget., 1927-03-12
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE INAUGURATED
 OUT OF ANCHORAGE MAKE FIRST TRIP

ANCHORAGE. Mar. 12. lP-The Anchorage Air Transport sevice was inaugurated here today with commercial service with dispatch fourpassenEer
 cabin Travel Air" plane. plane has been dis patched to Bethel on the lower Kuskokw1m river, carrying the first consignment of express shipped from Anchorage by air. Also the plane carried cargo of gasoline, and will bring back ,. w. Fielder with consignment of furs on the return trip. The second plane is scheduled to leave for Iiamna Lake District shortly. Aviator Ed Young. the veteran Fairbanks pilot. is commanding the Arst ship. Both planes are equipped with Wright whirlwind motors of typ hundred horsepower. which ii the same type as vas nsed by Lieutspapt Byrd hia Sight to the North Rels last year.