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Evening star., 1928-03-25
The Story the Week Has Told

! tiles of several German engineers en-
ployed In the Donetz region in executing
contracts Of certain German companies
Tor electrical construction, these engi-
neers being charged, apparently, with
/ participation In an alleged mysterious
technicians' plot against the Soviet gov
ernment. II seems that the famous
Russo German treaty OF October IL, 1925.
! provides as follows: When Germans
/ are arrested in Russia. the arrests must
be reported within one week thereof
( win the names OF those arrested. the
nearest German consul or other repre-
sentative the German government
I must be R1anted access To the prisoners
lhe reasons for the arrest must be nj
once furnished to the German author
tiles. II would appear that no one OF
THESE provisions has been complied with
iheTe seems 10 be responsibility
mat Berlin VIII break off diplomatic
teiations with Moscow should the latter
ihll 10 come across In the near future
E*"ltn satisfactory explanation or car-
/ FecllPe action One Is told lSiich state
inehis' however, calling for precise con-
hfmatlonl that the incident crowns a
I huItltude oi causes of German discon-
tent win The Soviet authorities: AS
popagahulst activity of the latter In
1ffnlany' furnishing by them OF funds
70 German strikers, Indictment hy them
OF German strikers to reject arbitra-
tion awards.
me Kingdom Of the Serbs. CFoats
ana sloVenes. ~~Iug0slavia Is in a phase
~ poIItlcal crisis. The breach between
we Scfps ana CFoats IL said 20 be wider
tban ever before, wider even than il was
SeNeFai years ago when CFoatian seceg~
sion 'nnder The leadership OF that
arrange scatter brain Stephen Radltch)
was threatened, The Croatian Peasants
Fatly, headed bv Raditch, Is talking
ni Doyeottlng Parliament. General cleo
t,s,iis a. SlIi be held aA soon as the 6kup-
sh'tinlh mas voted the budget The
pfshent Vukitehivitehl cabinet is a
n1akefhift one. In the uyesent skun-
shitinia Of about a20 seats serb mem.
befs hold about l40 seats, Cronts about
~, me other seats being distributed
/ Uenatlg On Nati0uaistie lines tMouteuer
gfins, slovenes, etc
mere seems t0 be some ground for
! apprehension Of a Dictatorship the King
hs dictator, supported by the army
me King himself does not desire such
70 H.
Radltoh was temporarily expelled
ttlF 0itlrT nav OEEhttAe
~ VICIOUS attacks on the government
nd the throne
4
thlna'~I apologize 10 Yen ISL Shan,
me Governor OF Shanki Province, for
having used model in quotation
marks when referring 10 him as a
uiodei governor. ah though there we're
some doubt about IT'S propriety, He
teally IL model governor. For ii wears
~ nae ruled over the $4,000, 900 people
eI ms province IN manner 10 delight
honIueiois of Menetus lie has, In.
dsGa, put lnLa practice The aimple h,lt
slliHelenl preeepts nf these political
phllosopleFk respecting good governs
meht His army nf 100000 he keeps
~ ~ lhs frontiers Ills taxes are fight.
/ ibefh u no bFiRandage The police are
lew but sftieienl, Punishment Is swift
hui there h little 0enaalnn therefor,
fYsi1ls bsinR nsrhaps FaFer than anps
where rise on the IDlanst
44tAx Na.a1. - f.a
Evening star., 1928-03-25
The Story of Civilization

Note. In the twenty ninth install.
ment Of "rhe Story Of Civtligation." 10
he puhlished NEXT Sunday. nr Durant
wiH tell OF Dante and Medieval Lit.
craturc.
Evening star., 1928-03-25

Germany aud Russia ON March ia
the German government suspended
negoiiatiopk then Ia process In Berlin
i0GkinR io Russo German commercial
treg's. iss1auss ~ eiFfumsa aneeh pelsftna
IL aIanElkQlnagnt by ilae gagiat eufl.ar-
Evening star., 1928-03-25

the world for the seven days
4 ended March "a
y II -
The British Empire. -- A bill for
edusIizing women with men in respect
Of the suffrage has been INTRODUCED I'm
the Westminster Parliament. The IA
NOUS electoral reform act Of 1882 raised
the total OF the electorate TO half a mil
lion only In 1867. through Dlsraeiis
efforts. the total was doubled, in 1885,
through Gladstone l.750 900 we're added
Further additions brought the total up
10 approximately 1000 900. or about
one In six OF the population. on the eve
OF the war. At the very tensest mo-
ment OF the war. IN 1913. a franchise
measure established virtual manhood
suffrage and gave. the vote 10 women
over 30, adding i3 900 900 new voters.
Passage Of the measure now before
Parliament would add over 5000 600
woman voters and bring the total OF
the electorate up 10 about $3.50 600
1920, 900 men, ~ 500 900 women.
The King Of AfghanlStan is A genuine
sport. The other day he few above
London In an Imperial Air%ays plane,
The frst royal parsonage 10 make such
a fight
Oxford University has conferred the
neEfee OI DOCTOR gt c}Sii laW on the King
In speech AZ a luncheon following the
ceremony Lord Birkenhead said that he
Has given 20 understand that the King
Intends u found a university IN Kabui
6ouriya toF IL II Sourya? E0uriya
means Syrian" and Sourya "Pleiades')
The Kings eonsort has eaptivated all
the men OF London with her liquid
brown eyes and all the women with her
French tdilettes. Really. she seems Ia
be very extraordinary person Sir
DeDison Ross. the famous oriental
scholar, who talks 10 or 80 languages
Is acting as her special interpreter. A
certain ehgness is said 10 add Infinitely
10 her charm
The British government has invited
bids for extensive reclamation work and
for construction Of a vet and a dry
dock fof the Singapore base The great
/ floating dock for the base will be com
pietfd on iif@ Tyne in May and will
start nn iis z b00-mie Journey 10 It's flu
/ ture home The delicate Job of towing
I II has been awarded to a Dutch firm
Work on the site for its permanent
i home has only Just begun The only
feature ~ the neW naval base completed
/ Is the great eO0-aerf airdrome,
Evening star., 1928-03-25

France. On March ~ the French
Chsmber elected May l. 1924. ended
it's last session. neg chamber will be
elected on April ~ ar 20 theeond bal
ioting) and viii assemble June !
Just before adjournment Parliament
eGnsnmmated the new legislation pro-
yiding for reorganization of the army
and reduction 0f the term of service
With The col0Ts 10 ~ months NV under
standing II that such reduction how
ever r. made conditional on success of
~ effort 70 form q permanent nu ieus'
9f 100 GOO previous service enlisted men
Evening star., 1928-03-25

of the Romans was varied by crossing
one with another to make, at the CEN
ter, "groincd" diagonal arch.
Evening star., 1928-03-25
BY HENRY w. BUM.

TIME following Is brief summary
Of the most important news Of
the world for the seven days
ended March "a
Evening star., 1928-03-25

TO Harry New there was nothing re-
variable about that. He was his pal
Best ~ ali. be vas his outdoor friend
He mas other outdoor friends, like
Bar" johnson, for keB is W1th
other things base bal! fan But even
more thee base ball he loves ny-hshing
He h sn expert And while he fishes
Mrs New whips the stFeamg along with
nam ~ n1skes motion pictures Gf Wild
life from the branches Of Il tfef OF
from the shadows 0f s hollow IN q
bank
Well onto 30 years they have kept
place st Turtle Lake in Michigan Il
resi- place mot suburban palace
nor a HeaT T~e1atesu
IN Washington they i've not m The
center VI Massachusetts, avenue NOT the
motor infested regions NJ "smaTtnesS -
but IN 8 pleasant honelixe house naar
the liue IN Maryland. where there are
trees snd tbe old fat dog can run over
ihe bils az fast o. mis- stsIbisg legs viii
carry him
So Harry Rev seems ~ survive among
ils wearing the Qualities of MIA own
aeaF past ST. he wears t1is bIaek hst q
jying pre@entment 0f post-Ciyii War
HfptllIics niSn5,
10 understand fHe HoosieF snd nj
understand ReDl3ilcsuiam of the
eighties ann the nlntIies Ii Ia under
sand Harry New. iNgsiIy. ta unaer
stand izlfs1 is 10 4ads Aanq Them.
Evening star., 1928-03-25
Csarts AaAmaal.

Doubtless this alfneGlty eangFonsea
ColhS because ne like MANY other re-
cent American applicants tor divorce,
VAS mot acquainted with the new Strset@
ness Of the eours- Rut when q nNlsa
American such as Cplay. defended hy
enc Of the most influential lawyers ia
France, eannaI have his case heard il
means only one thslG~~that 10 Ia fNttAe
E@ any except th0Se NhA can eolnlSgy
Win the law In every particular o. at
temps 81 secure decreeS Ia PARIS Al
present
Ihe new regime insists that AMesl-
cans should live IN France at least skx
months IN MSleF % ne granted slyaFeNS
theee, faey must therefore submit
'helt lease ~ certificate eg acanhsAi@
SahStantiatlng thiS neFsad ef reSlaenee'
and, beside that nAdieate their Msen-
tteh Ct Remaining IN France tor SAAs
time % come. on thiS hsSls khaSe MA
are ssll anNtNNS taE feeneh saivN4ee
wth have "a waAh II haelv enqsa4h q
serve 4 eanshseyAhla tina IA rfAn&
Evening star., 1928-03-25
PARTISAN DIVORCE MILL
FOR AMERICANS is ENDED
Drastic Changes in Court Procedure
Prevent Many Optimistic From
Winning Marital Freedom.
BY LELAND STOWE.

TO paraphrase the lady next door.
something terrible has hap
pened to the Paris divorce.
Il That is to say. OF course the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
GEORGIA WILL STAGE RALLY
 FOR AL SMITH
Hoke Smith Finds Active Campaign Machinery
 Is Set Tn Motion

ATLANTA, Ga., July 20.--De. claring that his statement, made yesterday. had beer ''issued under a misapprehension Of the situation which was in far better shape than he had believed" Hoke Smith former Governor and United States Senator, announced postponmeni of the Democratic rally on July 27.
 Smith said that he found that Major Cohen, National Democrat lc Committeeman and his asso- ciates had already set in action machinery for militant campaign in behalf of Gov. Al Smith, Demo cratic nominee for President.
 Declaring himself Democrat since the days before his party members were "obliged to arm themselves to reach a ballot box" former Senator Smith yesterday deplored the inactivity" of the constituted authorities of the Dem ocratic Party in Georgia for hay ing taken no steps toward an organized aggressive campaign, |" md designated July 27 as the date for rally.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
SLAYS GUARDS
 THEN HIMSELF
Facing Life Imprisonment, Man Kills Two,
 Suicides

NEW YORK, July 20.-Faced with life Imprisonment as a fourth offender under the Baumes law, John McCabe. aged 25, pris- oners in the Bronx County Jail, killed two keepers in a desperate fight to escape this morning, then shot and killed himself.
 Armed with two revolvers he had obtained from some unex- plained way, McCable shot his way through two tiers of cells and then fired two shots into the lock of steel door leading to a fire escape. When he failed to open the way to freedom, he blew out his brains.
 The two guards killed were Morris Brodersob and Daniel Hor- gan, neither of whom were armed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
COAST GUARD
 BOAT CUT IN HALF IN FOC 6
Freighter Rams Little Craft Two Men Drown,
 Five Are Rescued

CAPE MAY, N. J., July 20.- B. r. Haines, motor machinist mate. first class, and D. T. Hale. motor machinist mate, second class, were drowned today when the steamer Culbertson sank the Coast Guard Patrol Boat No. 113 in thick fog off the Delaware Capes. Five of the members of No. 113 were rescued.
 According to the survivors, Delaware Bay was covered with a dense fog. The patrol boat was proceeding slowly when sudden ly out of the mirk loomed the high bow of the ferighter. The Government boat was struck amidships and cut in half.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
MIDGET AMONG NATIONS IS SWEPT
 BY INTERNAL FINANCIAL TEMPEST

VADUZ. Liechtenstein. July 20.- Little Liechtenstein, one of the tiniest nations of the earth. is in the turmoil of financial and po- litical crisis.
 Prince Jean, who rules the land from a gorgeous palace in Vien- na. has dissolved the Liechtenstein parliament. known as the Lana ; tag Pending a new election, Prince Alfred and several coun- sellors of state have been appoint ed to conduct official affairs.
 Liechtenstein has a population of less than 5000. It's area is less than 90 square miles. But, with the same political fervor manifested in greater nations when things go wrong. the people of Liechtensteln. mostly peasant farmers, are ablaze with excite ment from one end of the princi- pality to the other.
 A series of scandals has shaken
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20

 CAMP AICN IS.
 MAPPED OUT
Plan to Carry Southern States for Hoover and
 Elect Drys

ASHEVILLE, N. C., July 20.- An active campaign to win the South for Hoover is planned by the Dry Anti-Smi,h Democratic Or. garization.
 Election of Dry D m ocrat c Congressman. State and County of- ficials, is also sought.
 An Executive Committee com posed of a man and woman in each of the thirteen southern states. will carry on the campaign accord ing to statement issued, which also attacked Gov. Al Smith and John Raskob, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on four points. as follows: Smith s repudiation of the Houston plat form on Prohibition; Smiths wet record; Smiths selection of a wet Republican as Chairman an Smiths relation to Tammany Hall. |"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
MORE REPLIES FAv0RABLY TO
 OUTLAWRY WAR
London Government and Five British Common
 wealths Give 0. K.

WASHINGTON, July 20 Re plies of the London government and five British Commonwealths, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and India. accepting the revised American draft of the war denunciation treaty. are made public.
 The Canadian reply was the most striking and said Canada cordially accepts the treaty and is prepared to participate in it's signature"
 Tho British answer accepts but reiterates inc British understand ing of the terms in so far as might effect obligations to the League of Nations or Locarno trea- ty, also with respect to the right of self-defense and automatic re- lease from obligations to any sig natory nation breaking the pact.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20

the little country. Charges that public lotteries were being mis- handled was followed by a postal scandal and later by more serious Accusations of frauds in national savings banks The hard-earned ccont mies of many of the peasants are alleged 10 have been wiped out.
 The popular party Aas been in power for come tim The oppos- ing group called the bourgeois" party which is declared by It's ad- versaries to have pro-Austrian leanings, quickly seized the oppor- tunity presented by the recent fi- nancial scandals and organized She movement for a dissolution pe- tition to the reigning prince.
 Switzerland is keenly Interested in the present polisicai drama, be- cause th. Ee;yeIian republic. along whose border Lieehtelstein lies, is the official protector of tho principality.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
NOMINEE GIVES PLANS TO THE. REINSTATEMENT
Prohibition, Farm Rei e f and Other Issues to
 Be Explained
MAJOR PROBLEMS BE
 DISPOSED OF SHORTLY
Acceptance Spe e oh Will Contain Reference on
 All Subjects

ALBANY. N. Y., July 20.- Gov. Al Smith declared today that he intended to deal with Prohibition and Farm Relief is sues extensively in his speech of acceptance.
 Gov. Smith discussed his in tentions when asked by news papermen about published reports that he planned to subordinate the Farm Relief and Prohibition issues and stress his ideas about reorganization of the Federal Government functions and gov- ernmental economy.
 Gov. Smith said he intended to touch on all major issues.
 Gov. Smith also announced tentative plan to speak at Sea- girt, New Jersey, on August 25.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
MARYLAND AND MISSOURI WILL
 GO FOR SMITH
Nominee Is Given Cam paign Prospects by Two
 U. s. Senators

ALBANY, N. Y., July 20.-A TO- seate picture of campaign pros- poets was presented to Gov. A. Smith yesterday afternoon by Dem. ocratic Senators Willard k. Tyd- ings, of Maryland, and Harry B. Hawes, of Missouri.
 Both Senators declared confi- dence that Gov. Smith will be elected and also that the Demo- crats will control the next Con- gress.
 Gov. Smith was told that he would sweep Maryland and Mis- souri.
 Senator Hawes declared the farmers. of Missouri opposed Hoo- yer, pointing cut that as a Cabinet member, he never offered a defi- nite program for farm relief.
 Gov. Smith said he would deliv- CT an important speech in Mis- souri.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
BODY OF ALFRED
 LCWENSTEIN IS F0UND,FLOaTINc
Picked Up Tn En glish Channel-Identifed
 by Wrist Watch
MYSTERY PARTIALLY
 CLEARED UP NOW
French Authorities Will Probably Start an h.
 quiry Into Death

BOULOGNE SURMER, France. July 20. - The body of Alfred Lowenstein, missing Belgian fi- nancier and millionaire. was found late yesterday floating face downward 10 miles off Cape Grisnez.
 The body WIS readily identified ny a wrist watch but otherwise unrecognizable or account of be- inS badly dee9mpesed.
 French and Belgian authorities still have 10 deLerniine whether Lowenstain accidentally fell from his private plane while crossing the English Channel on July or deliberately wrenched open the exit door and plunged to his death.
 1t is believed the French authorities will begin all inquiry to establish the cause of death.
 Various rumors were circulated following the unexplained disap- pearance of the finaI eier. Some said suicide, on nesa aunt If finan-' eiai reverses. others Shat death was accidental while other re- ports were that It was all hoax. No one aboard the plane knew of Lowenstein's disappear ance until the plane landed.
 The Lowenstein affairs have moved along smoothly since his disappearance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
Ghost Wore Suspenders
 And NOiU Faces TriaI

PARIS, July 20.--A spirit wear ing suspenders caused the latest exposure of the famous medium, Vera. whose seances in the town of Mantes-la-Jolie have drawn pa irons from all parts of France.
 Two skeptical newspaper cor respondents are credited with the discovery that Vera's principal ghost was a husky man named Joseph Blaise, gardener by day. Blaise resented their interference and will soon be tried for assault.
 After Napoleon, Josephine. the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
HOT ASHES ARE
 THROWN OUT BY
 VOLCANO TODAY
P opulace o Terrorized- Business Activity Re-
 ported Paralyzed

MANILA, July 20. = Violent eruption of Mayon Volcano in Albay Province, which recently became unusually active, today terrorized the populace and busi- ness in Legaspi and other smaller towns near the base of the vol cano is paralyzed.
 Lava shot from the crater in a dense column of smoke which cast a pail over the Province.
 The activity was accompanied by a deep rumbling and hot ashes fell all around.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
MUTT ADMITS
 HARD FIGHT
 AGAINST AL
G. o. P. Treasurer Wants Three Million Dollars
 for Campaign

WASHINGTON. July 20.-J. k. Mutt, Treasurer of the Re- publican National Committee, is making plans to raise at least $3.OOO,000 to meet the cost of the Hoover campaign
 Treasurer Mutt said the figure cannot be considered excessive as the Coolidge campaign four years ago entailed that amount.
 We have a harder fight this campaign" said Mutt, and he further added no limit will be placed on the size of the gifts 10 the campaign chest. All gifts will be on public record and each subscriber will be given a receipt for contributions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20

King of Rome and several other spirits had floated through the dark room the spirit of Made leine" appeared. One of the re- porters reached for her hand and found it covered with callouses.
 His companion pressed the but. ton of flashlight and disclosed the fact that the spirit wore an ordinary pair of suspenders. In the fight that followed both spirit and spectators received black eyes, cut lips and a variety of bruises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
Four Killed When
 Train PIunges Into
 Rain SlU0lIen Creek

OMAHA. July 20.-D. D. Tuck CT and George Wilson. engineers; and Jessie Davis and John Butts, firemen, were killed when a doubleheader w "a b ash freight train plunged into a rain-swollen creek near Mineola last night.
 Torrential rains filled the creek washing out spans of wood trestle. Six cars of a train of 54 cars piled into the creek, fol- lowing the two locomotives
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
Breaks DOtUn and
 COntesses to One Robbery, 2 Murders

EUREKA. Cal. July 20.-Pete Stroff, known as Dutch Pete" broke down last night under ques- tioning and admitted complicity in the Willow Creek post office robbery on July 13 in which a deputy sheriff and a bandit lost their lives.
 Stroff said three men committed the crime and named William Mer- der, Oregon criminal, as the mis- sing man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
AMERICAN SUICIDES

VIENNA, July 0-Austrian po- lice, after searching investiga- ton of the death of John Sweet ina, a supposed American, have concluded that he committed: sui eide. They learned he had sent a farewell note to a friend saying he was haunted by nor b d thoughts and sick of life.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
NEW PLAN OF DIVORCE
 IS FAILURE
w e althy Rhode Island Couple Tire of Neu-
 trality in Home

WOONSOCKET, R. l., July 20 T. Gaskll rich real es- tate owner, and his charming young wife who have been living in state of "companionate di- vorce' in their s25,OOO home on Woodland Road, have failed in their effort to draw up a peace pact, and as result the divorce petition of Mrs. Gaskill will soon reach trial
 While waiting to enter the di- vorce court the couple vii. con- tinue to share their home and to obey the instructions of Judge Hugh B. Baker of superior court namely, that they respect the rights of each othc., and. as Judge Baker put it, live in a state of armed neutrality
 During the last six weeks the couple have been seen together quite frequently. and in the exclu- sive section in which they live, a story gained circulation that they were going to patch up their diff ferences and withdraw the divorce petition.
 There has been no change in our plans,' said Mrs. Gaskill to- day.
 MT. Gaskili went 5 bit further in his effort to spike the reconcilia- tion story. He said:
 Can See No Peace
 "No: the story is not true.
 Mrs. GaskilI intends to go
 ahead with her pIan."
 Asked if he was hopeful of a settlement out of court, MT. Cas- kill replied:
 q cant say that I am."
 Three months ago Mrs. Gaskil gave Rhode Island social circles g jolt by appearing before Judge Baker and asking that she be per. mitted to live in the same home with her husband until her divorce case was reached.
 She explained that to leave hel home might hazard her health.
 Although Gaskili denied the string of charges lodged against him by his wife. he agreed tt share his home with her, ant Judge Baker consented to the ar. range.nent.
 Mrs. Gaskill charged that hel (Continued on Page sevsn.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
MEX. CONGRESS
 TO MEET SOON
P esiden tial Succession Will Be Chief Issue
 to Be Decided

MEXICO CITY, July 20.-The Mexican Congress, made up main- ly of supporters of Gen. Alvaro Obregon will meet in special ses- sion on July 30 and presumably settle the question of Presidential succession raised by the assas- sination of the President-Elect.
 It is generally expected way will be found to continue Presi- dent Gales in office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
WIND, RAIN DO
 GREAT DAMAGE
Four Persons Meet Death in Storm Tn North
 west Illinois

CHICAGO, July 20.-Four per sons are dead and $100.000 worth of crops and property have been ruined az the result of a wind and rain storm which swept northwest Illinois late yesterday afternoon.
 The wind at times reached ve- locity of 46 miles.
 One man was blown from a roof to his death.
 The wind blew down high ten sion wire on another man, electro cutting him.
 Two others were killed Dy light ming.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
Dies tn Witness Chair; Son May Be tn ALaska

LONGVIEW. Wash, July 20.-J. F. Bacon. aged 6 years, died today in a wit ness chair in the Cowlitz County Superior Court while test,fying in hissqwn bel.aIf in $70 iand contract case. His son. Walter Bacon, is believed to be somewhere in Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-20
German Becomes
 Father of No. 31

NEUSTADT, Germany, July 20. Robert Fehrenbach has become a father for the thirty-first time.
 His present wife is his third, and he has twenty-six children living.