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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Thomas Fortune Ryan, aged financier, died late yesterday afternoon at his home here.
 Thomas Fortune Ryan's career as financier was mainly devoted to the consolidation and extension of street railway and electric light and power systems in New York, Chicago and other cities. About 1909 he resigned as the controll- ing factor on the directorates of more than 30 corporations retain ing dictatorship in only three, the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Rail way, the Clinchfield Coal Corpora tion and the Guaranty Trust Com pany of New York City.
 Active In Politics
 He combined politics with busi- ness and for years was a leading figure in the counsels of anti Bryan wing of the Democratic party. In 1904, when a delegate from Virginia to the Democratic National Convention, he was said to have been largely instrumental in reconciling opposing factions to the acceptance of Judge Alton B. Parker the nominees telegram declaring for gold standard plank.
 Born in Nelson county, Va, Oc- tober IF, 1851, and educated in the public schools, Ryan went to Balti- more at the age of r to work in drygoods store. There he re- mained until 1870 when he went to New York and began work as a clerk for Wall street concern. Four years later he became a member of the Stock Exchange. He became acquainted with Will liam c. Whitney and for more than quarter of a century had active charge of the latter's enter prises.
 With Big Syndicate
 In 1886, Whitney, Anthony N Brady, John Dolan and Ryan united with the traction syndicate headed by P. A. B. Bidener and Will liam l.. Elkins of Philadelphia to obtain control of the New York Traction Company with it's subsi- daries which later became the h. terborough Rapid Transit Com pany. At one time the united capitalization of the street rail- ways and public utility corpora tions the syndicate controlled reached s1,500,000,0 ,000. In addition, (COntinueI on Page Eigbt)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
MARYLAND RUNS INTO TROPICAL. GALE IN SOUTH.
Big Battleship, with Presi- dent-Elect Aboard,
 Hits Sea Storm
CALMLY SAYS
 HE HAS SEEN WORSE
Heavy Seas Strike Navy Craft-Everything Is
 Battened Down

U. s. s. MARYLAND, Nov. 24. The battleship bearing Presi- sdent-elect Hoover is riding out a gale which attained a velocity of TO miles an hour. The Nary land is riding the storm well and MT. Hoover is apparently un- disturbed by the gale.
 At the height of the storm. waves broke over the clipper bow throwing spray as high as the bridge. At times the water vas five feet deep in the forecastle and quarterback.
 Speed Reduced
 Speed of the battleship was re- duced from IT to six knots.
 The seas hammered the sea- plane on the quarterback so badly that the ship had to change it's course in order to permit it being moved to sheltered position.
 The President-elect had his first taste of a tropical storm last night when the heavy seas lapped the side of the battleship until water poured into the port holes.
 Hoover Not Worried
 Sitting in room and over hearing an attache saying This is terrible" Mr. Hoover replied: "Oh, have seen worse"
 The storm signal division was routed out to rescue the canvas canopy on the bridge in the gale which made the task extremely dangerous. There was some ex- eitement when a life bouy blew overheard and it was first re- ported a man had fallen over.
 Everybody Below . The battleship was brought to 2 stop in the heavy seas while everything was made safe for the members of the Hoover party who had been driven to sleep on the quarterdeck by excessive heat and forced by the gale to go below
 As the battleship entered the Gulf of Teauntepec on the South ern Mexican coast, where heavy seas were first encountered. all , matches, portholes and skylights were closed and sealed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
HATCHET MAN
 IS BEL. IEvED
 UNDER ARREST
Negro Identified by Wom. an Victim-Taken
 to Peni;entiary

OMAHA, Nov 24.-Citizens of Omaha who have been terror stricken since last Sunday be- cause of attacks of hatehet slayer who killed three and wounded two, breathed easier last night in the hopes that a negro suspect is the killer.
 The police said Mrs. Harold Stribling, one of the victims, positively identified Jake Bird, aged 24, as the man who crushed her husbands skull with hat chet and then kidnapped her.
 Bird was taken to the State Penitentiary at Lincoln last night to avoid possible violence such as happened nine years ago when a crowd burned the County Court House and killed a negro accused Of attacking a white girl.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
Body Found in Trunk
 Purchased at a Sale

VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 24.- J. E. Betts bought trunk at an unclaimed baggage sale for $14.50. Upon opening it he found a wood en casket inside. In this was tin container, soldered, when opened disclosed the body of a Chinese or Japanese, apparently embalmed.
 The authorities believe possibly the body had been prepared for shipment back to the Orient. How it came to be among the baggage Is a mystery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
Pioneer BelieUed To Haue Perished v hile Hunting

KBTCHIKAN. Alaska, Nov. 24.- Jack Leibrant, aged 70 years, plo- neer Alaskan. evidently has per ished in the woods a few miles from his homestead near Kasaan.
 Searchers from the Coast Guard boat Cygan returned last night after a search.
 Leibrant has been missing since November IA when he went hunt ins. Severe storms have swept the area since then. He leaves a daughter. Mrs. May Fox. in Seat tie, and son Thomas Fox in Sedro- Woolley. Wash.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
Lives of Four Men Aboard Crushed Out-Two
 Others Injured
ACCIDENT HAPPENS
 AT SPOKANE FIELD
Plane Cruises for Hours Over City in Fog and
 then Crashes

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. ei.-A great 12-passenger airplane cruis- ed over Spokane for several hours late yesterday in a dense fog seeking a landing place. then crashed and killed four men and injured two severely, one of whom may die.
 The Dead
 Those killed were
 Lieut.. William Williams, crack pilot of the Spokane Airways, Inc.
 J. L Dunlop, bank employee. Lewis B. Burger, airplane ex- pert.
 Arthur Enarson, Business Man aged of the Manner Flying Service of Spokane.
 The Injured
 Mechanic D. Mitchell is be- lieved mortally hurt.
 Rex Heath, Business Manager of the Spokane Airways, Inc will live.
 The party was returning from an air carnival at Colfax, Wash. Heath said when the plane was about to crash, Enarson re- marked:
 Tt looks pretty bad. I'll meet you in Hell"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 24.- pr. Edgar Young Mullins, Presi- dent of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary died at his home here today. He suffered a stroke of paralysis on Novem Der 10.
 Dr. Edgar Young Mullins, who served as President of the Baptist World Alliance and of the South ern Baptist Theological Semin- ary, was, at the age of fifteen, a full-fedged telegraph operator
 Before this. young Mullins worked as printers devil and as typesetter in his home town of Corsicana, Tex, where he had lived since he was eight years old. He contributed part of his wages towards sending his older sisters through college After his sisters were graduated he was told that his father had means to send him through college. He entered upon liberal arts course in the Texas State Agricultural College.
 Four years later, after his graduation, he wandered one night into the tent of travelling evangelist at Dallas. That night he was among the converts. He returned home and became active in religious work at his fathers church in Corsicana.
 Enters Ministry
 The youth determined to enter the ministry. He entered the Southern Theological Seminary at Louisville. Here, at the age of 25, Dr. Mullin received his de- gree. Kentucky became his adopt ed State. His first pastorate was at Harrodsburg, Ky. From there he went to the Lee Street Baptist Church, Baltimore, where his work came under the notice of Joshua Lowering, President of the Board of Trustees of the South ern Baptist Seminary.
 Dr. Mullins left Baltimore to take the pastorate of the First Baptist Church at Newton Gen. ter, Mass, then considered one of the most important Baptist pulpits in the United States since the Newton Center Baptist Theo- logical Seminary was there.
 In 1899, the Baptist seminary at Louisville closed it's session without President. Shortly thereafter, the Baptist Argus at Louisville, wired Dr. Mullins for his picture. His curiosity was aroused. He went to the tele- graph office at Newton Center to investigate. The operator was out and Dr. Mullins was granted per mission to flash his own query over the wire. Much to his sur prise he found that the Boston office was calling Newton Center
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
NORTHWESTERN COMING NORTH

SEATTLE, Nov. 24. - Steamer Northwestern sailed at 10 o'clock this morning for Alaska ports with 66 passengers aboard, in- cluding the following booked for Juneau: J. B. Adeney and wife, Miss M. L. Adeney, F. Metzgar, L. H. Metzgar and wife, George E. Cleveland and wife, c. w. Wright, J. Krugness and wife, J. krugness, Jr., Tim Perkins and one steerage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
ASSIStdnt to Santa Claus Reaches Seattle

SEATTLE, Nov. 24.- To stimulate interest in the toy shops in retail trade, the Alas ka Bureau of Seattle Cham Der of Commerce introduced Egilook Jack, 12-year-old Es- kimo boy to the children of Seattle this morning. He ar rived on Elliott Bay in a navy seaplane.
 Egilook Jack, which means Happy" Jack, came as first assistant to Santa Claus and was met by city officials when he arrived.
 Jack will give radio talk nightly for Seattle children.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
FOUR ARE KILLED IN CRASH OF BIG PASSENGER PLANE
Condition of King George ,ShoUs Improvement

LONDON, Nov. 24.-After passing a fair night, King George showed improvement today although for the first time it became known that pleurisy wa present. An official bulletin said His Ma jesty's improvement main tained and gave further ie- lief to public anxiety. It is understood that the pleurisy is in the Kings right lung and congestion is nothing out of the ordinary and that therefore there need be no anxiety on this account.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
HOOVER WANTS
 INAUGURATION
 TO BE SIMPLE
No Elaborate Ceremony Is Planned-Not Return
 to Former Grandeur

ABOARD U. s. s. MARYLAND Enroute to Ampala, Honduras, Nov 2.-Responding to importunities from many sources in the United States for the re-establishment oi elaborate inaugural ceremonies on March 4, President-Elec Hoover announced his inauguration will be as simple as possible, telling the correspondents aboard the Mary land:
 T do not propose to have any more elaborate ceremony than the most simple ones of recent years have not yet considered the de- tails but l certainly will not re. turn to the custom of an inaugu. ral ball and elaborate pageant.
 My inauguration will be as sim. pie as those of Presidents Wilson Harding and Coolidge. would like to simplify that if there are points on which there could be simplification."
 Under Hot Sun
 The Maryland moved forward yesterday toward the Gulf of Fon- seca where it is due Sunday. The tropical sun, off the lower Mexi- can coast beat so intensely yester- day that awnings were stretched over the quarterback for the pro- lection of the Hoover Party.
 The President Elect seems to be unaffected by the heat and is en- toying the trip more each day. He has alread Leen greatly benefit ted and marked change in his appearance has been he subject of much comi lent ahosrd.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
LIEUT.. MOVES TO co
 TO FIT. DUPONT, DEL,

Under change in Army orders recently received here, Lieut.. John R. Moves of the engineering staff of the Alaska Road Commission has been assigned to duty with the First Engineers stationed at Fort Dupont, Della, instead of being transferred to Camp Lewis as specified under his original orders. Lieut.. and Mrs. Moves will leave here December 4, for the East.
 They will go by way of San Francisco where they will take the transport Cambrai through the Panama Canal to New York. They will probably spend New Year in the Canal Zone, and arrive in New York on January 8. proceeding at once to Fort Dupont.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
HERRING SHINING IS
 BEING INVESTIGATED

To investigate report that boats are seining for herring in Seymour Canal, the Fisheries pa- trol boat Auklet, Capt. c. F. Tib- pitts, left here this morning. It will probably return tomorrow.
 Under existing regulations her ring can be taken only by gill nets at this season of the year. Seining is illegal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
PATROL MAINTAINED

OMAHA, Nov. 24. While Bird, who is an ex-convict from Utah. is held in prison as the hatchet slayer, the police main tained another all-night patrol over the city. Bird denied con nection with the killings although identified by Mrs. Stribling as being the killer.
 Inspector Danbaum said he must have more evidence before him that Bird is the man wanted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
KLLED Iis ssR All

VICTORIA, B. C.. Nov 24.7 Arthur Raybone, British Colum- bia Airways flier, was killed and Valdemar Bendropt was seriously injured yestreday afternoon when Raybone's plane crashed at Lans- downe Road Airdrome.
 Observers said the plane sud denly went into a nose dive. The exact cause of the accident is not known
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
FORMER ALASKA
 WOMAN DIES AS PUBLIC CHARCE E.
Mrs. Eddy, Once Heiress, Passes Away in -Coun-
 ty Hospital
TRAGIC STORY NOW
 REVEALED IN SEATTLE
Wife of Former U. 5. De- putty Marshal at Douglas,
 Dies in Poverty

SEATTLE, Nov. z4.-Once a wealthy heiress, Mrs. Mildred Eddy moved a few weeks ago from an expensive hotel suite to the King County hospital for her last illness and died Thursday night, public charge.
 This is the tragic story of the widow of William Eddy, former U. s. Deputy Marshal, stationed -at Douglas, Alaska, and the daughter of J Bradford, reputed San Francisco millionaire, as revealed as friends arranged to give her modest funeral.
 Spent Money Lavishlv
 Supposing she was to share in her fathers estate with her step mother, she spent money lavishly up to the very day she was stricken. It is said this was the day she learned that second will had been discovered leaving everything to her stepmother.
 When her husband died in AL aska last February, she traveled to New York and Washington. staying at expensive hotels, writ ing check after check against the dwindling bank account which represented her husbands insurance.
 Under Delusion
 Returning to Seattle, she took a suite at the Assembly Apart ment-Hotel, still under tho de- fusion she was heir to a huge estate She declined to stint her.. self even after her bank account 
 Belongings Held
 When the woman who once rode Seattle's streets behind her own chauffeur died, the hotel was holding her most intimate per sonal belongings in part settle ment of her bill, it was said by Glen Mcleod, Chairman of the committee of the Seattle Elks, who at last interested themselves in her welfare. Believing her. would care for the body the Elks committee tele- graphed her and the reply was a curt refusal, Mcleod said.
 Mrs. Eddy's first husband was a Federal Judge in Hawaii. She was 55 years of age.
 Mrs. Eddy was we'll known on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24

Mrs Eddy was we'll known on Gastineau Channel where she re- sided with her husband, U. &. Deputy Marshal at Douglas. up to the time of his death. The couple had lived in Hyder. where William Eddy was interested in mining property, and also at Nome
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Smyrna times., 1928-12-19
Births Reported in Kent County

The following births were reported
in Kent county during the past week:
Arlie o. Welsh and Mrs. Agnes An
derson Welsh at Harrington on De
cember 3rd, daughter; Roy w. Glen
daniel and Mrs. Elizabeth Masten
Clendaniel, at Milford on December,
9th, son; Noah Miller and Mrs. s.Noah
Miller, West Dover Hundred on De-
cember 9Th, a daughter; John Wads-
worth and Mrs. Margaret Wadsworth
at Milford on December 7th, a daugh-
ter; Earl David Laws and Mrs. Esther
Wells Laws at Harrington on Decem-
Der 7th, son; Isaac H. Masten and
Mrs. Ada NJ. Masten, near Dover on
December 8th, son; Willard Wright
and Mrs. Beatrice Wright near Wy
oming on December 9Th, a son; Char
les Ross and Mrs. Lillian Lord Ross at
Harrington, On December 10th, a
daughter; William Mcmillan and Mrs
Tessie Mcmillan at Hartly on Decem-
Smyrna times., 1928-12-19

Norris L. Phillips met with an au-
tomobile accident near Camden Satur-
day afternoon, Dec. 8. Mr.. Phillips,
accompanied by his mother and three
sisters, Misses Pauline, Eva and Ro-
berta, were on their way to visit rela-
tives in the lower part. of the state,
and owing to the severe snow storm
had decided to return to their home
in Dover instead of making the trip,
when while attempting to pass car
just north of Camden, the Phillips
machine skidded and turned over on
its side. Fortunately none of the oc-
cupants were seriously injured. Miss
Roberta sustained a broken collar
bone and the other members of the
family were slightly scratched and
bruised. They were all removed to
the Kent General Hospital, Dover, and
received medical attention. Miss Ro-
berta had to remain at the hospital
until Sunday evening, when she was
taken to her home. The rest of the
family were able to return home Sat
urday evening. The car was only
slightly damaged, the glass in the
windows on one side being broken.
Smyrna times., 1928-12-19

wreaths from the centrol and eastern
section of Sussex County, where those
engaged in making the wreaths are
reaping a harvest. There is not only
scarcity of berries, but also scar
city of the holly branches this season.
Ernest F. Hardesty and J. Clinton
Jones, Seaford brokers, have gone to
North Carolina to get their supply OF
wreaths and other brokers have gone
to Tennessee.
Smyrna times., 1928-12-19
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

Charles Rust, farmer, living four
miles north of Georgetown, butchered
two hogs weighing 542 and sos
pounds, respectively. They are the
largest porkers killed this Fall in the
central section Of lower Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1928-12-19

Three bids for 10000 feet of snow
fence and two bids for a caterpillar
tractor for use in snow removal were
received at the meeting of Levy Court
Tuesday and were referred to the
court as a committee of the whole and
Assistant Engineer Alban P. Shaw for
tabulation.
Smyrna times., 1928-12-19

John Hardy Mrs and Mrs Mary Durham Craft near
December lztn
December Wilton MCraft daughter
Smyrna times., 1928-12-19

The "Pink Elephant hotel at the
foot of Clinton street, Delaware City,
which has been the scene of many
raids and several free-for-all scraps
during the past year or so, is now
closed. The last occupants Of the no
tel have moved their furniture and be
lingings from the building.
Many people are visiting the farm
Of James Guessford, rear Townsend,
to see the three calves to which his
COW gave birth recently. This is the
first time that one COW has given
birth to three calves in that section.
There were two males and one female.
The heifer was four years old.
Government employees We're engaged
in cleaning up the old canal park at
the foot of Clinton street, Delaware
City, when the storm caused them to
stop temporarily. All the leaves and
sticks were being raked up and burn
ed. Several old trees that had blown
over were also being disposed Of.
"A meat house on the farm Of DR..
w. E. Cam, near Glasgow, was to-
tally destroyed by fire recently. DR..
Cam had not butchered his hogs and
there was no meat in the building.
The Volunteer Fire Company respond
ed to the alarm, and devoted their
time in preventing the flames from
igniting other buildings.
University of Delaware students
will have a longer Christmas vacation
this year than usual. The vacation
will start at noon on Friday, Decem-
Der 21, and will last until | o'clock,
Wednesday, January 4. On their re-
turn however, the students will have
the busiest month Of the year ahead
of them as the mid-year examinations
start on Januasy 25 and end Febru-
ary /. Ire second term will start on
Monday, February 4, when all terms
must be paid.
Daniel Knowlton, an automobile
salesman, who lives near Dover, mad
his left arm broken in three places in
peculiar automobile accident last
Friday night. While Knowlton was
driving up the State highway short
distance north of Frederica with the
left side of his car open and his elbow
partly out the window, something
protruding from truck tha; passed
him struck his elbow, causing the
breaks. Knowlton drove the car to
the home Of friend, William G. Ward
Just south of Dover. DR.. Joseph 5.
Mcdaniel, of Dover, found the arm
fractured in three places.
The holly wreath business in and
around Seaford is reported to be al
most total failure, as far as the
making Of the wreaths is concerned,
and many families who in past years
have made hundreds of dollars, will
feel the loss keenly this winter. The
brokers engaged in the business are
getting 80 per cent of their supply Of
Smyrna times., 1928-12-19

Made of exqui-
site cut silks, also
knitte d silks:
smart stripes and
figures.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03

WASHING4o o1T, July 2--General
Obregon, the newly elected President
of Mexico, is planning a tour of the
United States before he takes office
and will meet the newly elected Presi-
dent of the United States in the late
fall. This is believed to indicate the
complete capitulation of the new Mex
ican government to American imper-
ialism. The surrender of Gales and
Obregon has been arranged through
the agency of Dwight w. Morrow,
former partner in ]. P. Morgan & Co.
MEXICO cry, July 2.-Serious
clashes, which began during the
election of Alvaro Obregon as
President of Mexico on Sunday, were
still continuing in various parts of
the country. Ten persons were re-
ported killed in a pistol battle at
Panuco between police and partisans
of MARQUEE, candidate for the
Chamber of Deputies.
Fights occurred throughout Mex
leo City. The polls throughout the
city and the Federal District were
guarded by police and soldiers with
drawn guns and fixed bayonets.
Obregon is reported to be sworn
to a path of reconciliation with the
clerical elements of Mexico. He is re-
garded by American business inter-
ests in Mexico as being of the safe
and sane" reactionary type. Mexican
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03
5 WOMB: N CT. OAK
PICKETS jailed
To Serve 3 Days Cha 81
of Disorderly Conduct

Three women cloakmakers, ar
rested yesterday morning with four
others while participating in pick
citing demonstration called by the
Joint Board, Cloakmakers Union,
were sentenced to serve three days in
Jail by Magistrate McGrath when
they came up for trial on charges of
disorderly conduct later. The other
four, men, charged with violating q
minor city ordinance, were dismissed.
These workers had answered the
call of the Joint Board to picket the
cloak manufacturers, Shapiro and
Sons, Broadway and 39th St. A
strike has been in effect here since
the employers had decided to obey
the demand of the Sigman Union that
all workers refusing to register with
the right wing be dismissed. The dis
charge of left wing cutter was i'm
mediately answered by a strike call
from the Joint Board.
The jailed workers are: Ida Klien,
Fania Shapiro and Clara Fox. Morris
Senamon, Louis Strauss and Morris
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