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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-09
 MAKE SWEEP,
 OHIO SENATE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 9.-For the first time in Ohio's history the State Senate will be solid Re- publican. the Democrats failing to elect single member to that branch of the Assembly.
 The Republican majority in the lower house will be one of the largest as the Democrats elected only II out of 133.
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IS ASKED TO
 FORM CABINET
P oincare Requested to Form Ministry to Suc-
 ceed His Own

PARIS. Nov. 9. President Doumergue has called former Premier Poincare to the Palace aud aake 1.him ta form q new Cabinet. Friends of Poineafe rep resented him as being reluctant to try toi form a Ministry to re- place the one headed by him and which resigned Tuesday after withdrawal of four Radical Min isters.
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Steamer Queen Turns Back To Seattle

SEATTLE, Nov. 9.-Steamer Queen, which sailed for South eastern Alaska ports last Wednesday forenoon at II o'clock, turned back one day out on account of steam line trouble and reached Seattle at 10 o'clock last night. The Queen is scheduled to sail for the north again at o'clock this afternoon.
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HONEST DRIVER

WESTPORT. Conn., When Ed ward Craig, Saugatuck taxi driv- Ter. ran over chicken he duly reported the fatality to police the first report of the kind n the local headquarters blotter.
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FAILS TO FORM
 RUMANIAN CABINET

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Nov 9.-Nicholas Tltulescua, former Minister who has been seeking to form Cabinet in succession to that of Vintilla Bratianu, has failed in his efforts and returned his mandate to the Regency.
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NEW ZEALAND SHEEP

WELLINGTON, New Zealand Oncial estimates show that sheep nocks in New Zealand number 27,000,000 head, an increase of 1,352,000 head since 1927. It is the highest number on record.
 ---oe
 Minnesota, which has been making bid for tourist travel, had a 24 per cent increase over 1927 in automobiles from other States during the 1928 summer census period of the State High way Department.
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Portlandps Mayor
 Ordered on Voyage

PORTLAND, Ore. Nov. g. Mayor George Raker, reelected four terms, has been ordered to take trip to Hawaii as a good will move of Portland toward Hon. olulu.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-09

Henri Cheron, French Minister of Post, Telegraphs and Tele- phones, got wrong number when he inaugurated the first automatic central telephone ex- change in Paris.
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Kathleen Mccormick. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCor- mick, Sr., of Douglas, is we'll known in Juneau and Douglas. She left here several months ago for Akiak. Andrews, who is better known as Big Andy" was employ ed by the Alaska Juneau in the car shop and has played baseball in the Juneau City League. He left Juneau about six weeks ago for the Interior. going from An chorage to Akiak by plane
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Juneau Couple Ciuen
 Ducking by Airplane
 While On Way to Wed

BETHEL, Alaska, Nov. 9.-Peot Merrill landed on the ice in a slough, and in attempting to tsrn around, crashed through, bndlng the nrcpellor of his al plane. Thee passengers, the Misses Bolan and Mccormick. from Akiak, and Wal ter Andrews, oi Juneau, got a wetting getting ahore.
 To release the rlane C-94, gin pole and heavy block was used. Merrill is doub.ful if repairs can be made here believing anoth- er plane is necessary to get mon of the New York-Alaska Dredging Company from Bear Creek to An- chorage.
 The crash marked the start Of ! honeymoon trip of Miss Kalh- ,een MSCorkick of Juneau, now a nurse at Akiak, and Andrews. who flew here to get married. Miss Bolaa and Pilot Merrill were the attending witnesses.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01
CHAPTER v.

Driven into a corner, Rayburn glanced around the
table Mr. Grannett was impatiently drumming his
fingers as he awaited Rayburn's Eleanor her
lips parted slightly eyes shining. was leaning
forward eagerly.
Opposite him. Theodore Downs sat with face averted
sensing his reluctance to speak of his private expert
ments and knowing her unce's determination.
Rayburn thought fast. He realized the folly Of
saying anything that might betray the character OF
his experiments certainly their phenomenal prorn
ise Of success. He slowly lighted a cigaret.
I've always been fascinated by astronomy" he
began and instantly the suspicion in Mr.. Grannetts
eyes intensified
Yes, yes. Go on" he commanded brusquely.
My dream" continued Rayburn, rolling his eyes
upward in weassumed raptness, has been to estab-
lish communication with the planets"
The what" exclaimed Grannett.
Inc planets, answered Rayburn evenly, as though
unconscious of the bitter irony in Grannetts voice
" Mars perhaps. that being the nearest"
1Frannetts face was apoplectic. Was the man in
latter he should very quickly to regret it:
II the former his services with the Grannett company
would soon terminate.
The kindly though severely plain features Of Theo.
dora Downs were deeply disturbed.
You know, Rayburn continued, +" the human race
has always had two dreams, to fly and to establish
communication with the planets. For two thousand
years have tried to fly in spite Of scofng world
remains the other dream to be fulfilled"
But it's impossible!" blurted Grannett angriIy,
:" It's sheer idiocy to think of it"
Do you realize" asked Rayburn, that nobody has
ever tried to communicate with the planets? There is
not q single record Of such an attempt ever having
been made. Astronomers and physicists talked of
1T but have further. They accepted it as
impossible Would man be flying If every one had
adopted the same helpless atttude?"
Mr. gGrannett stared at Rayburn, his lips working
convulsively.
internal combustion engine solved the problem Of
hishtn
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01

Forecasting great demand for June
roses during the coming year and some
what larger interest in house furnish
ingS for new homes and small apart
ments due, it was pointed out, to the
fact that this is leap year, press
representative of old DR.. Sorghum
made few observations yesterday to
the news mound on the postoffice beat.
He suggested that, as it was the time
of season that the usual good resolu-
tionS" are taken out of the pickle
brine and hung upon the wall, it might
be well to offer few new thoughts
for the public in general and to the
prospective brides of the year.
Inasmuch as the public includes both
itself and the brides he urged that
the thoughts for the brides be handled
separately and last. So here are a
few thoughts which he indicated might
be of interest to the average individual
for resolution material. He remarked
that they are arranged on the basis
of the modern educational plan, put
ting the kindergarten steps ahead Of
the grade work and the grade ahead
of the high school. They run like this:
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REINDEER HEROES
OF LAPLAND MAILS

STOCKHOLM lP).-Sleds pulled by
reindeer is the means of getting the
mail through" in Lapland, where the
hard winters and the frequent absence
of roads render automobiles and even
horses impracticable.
The longest reindeer route extends
for 173 miles, starting and ending in
the small village of Karesuando, in the
northernmost part of Sweden.
The mail is often delivered under
great hardsaips and even dangers
Sudden snowstorrns may cause the
postman to stray from his track, flocks
of hungry wolves may lie in ambush
and in the spring, when the ice be-
comes weakened, man and sled and
animal may disappear while crossing
some river or lake.
On similar occasion a reindeer
managed to swim ashore, saving not
only its own life, but that of the post
man as well and also salvaging the
mail bags. When the animal died some
time later the body was turned over to
the Post museum in Stockholm and
mounted.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01

Not entirely Mr.. Grannett You are aware of
course that man has flown continuously fourteen
hours in a plane without engine"
Mr. Grannett hared up.
Young man, you're crazy. If you are trying to
argue with insult my intelligence" He glared
around for approval
+" You would not, gather asked Rayburn care
to back my experiments -fnancially?"
Grannett snorted.
:" Not while I in my sound mind If you continue
this idotic waste Of time it's your own head. III
have nothing to do with it! -
q beg pardon?"
said III have nothing to do with ' he exploded so
vehemently that the buffers well as two young
ladies startled
You all have heard him." cried Rayburn with nys.
ter1ous emphasis. You see, I've been doing this on
my own time and with my own money, although /
hoped the company might later be disposed help"
Bang! Grannett Srnote the table, I" Not a cent? The
company will have nothing to do with it. That's
final! " He arose and jerked back his chair. And
another thing, young man. usefulness to my
company VIII cease you persist in thisthis damned
nonsense"
With this he stamped from the room.
e F1ayburn arose His voice quiet and his manner
appeared normal
I'm afraid have provoked your father" he said
Perhaps had better CO."
%. Mr.. Rayburn, why did you try such ghastly,
tactless joke. I've never him so furious He was
convinced you were deceiving him"
Your father asked me an unfair question might
even farther, it polite and say that he was
exasperadngy insistent in matter his concern.
II chose to answer him as did. he invited it,"
Mr.. Rayburn is quite right" exclaimed Miss
Downs " It was none of your fathers business!
Thank you. Miss Downs" said Rayburn gently
but beg of you not to take NV part IT will oriv
lead to embarrassment"
After Rayburn left Eleanor bid her cousin a curt
goodnight She annoyed. She now suddenly
remembered that throughout the evening he had
shown beyond bare poteness no sign Of suscentibiI
ity. In fact-and the thought infuriated her-she
could not recall ever having made sucha failure with
young man.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01
PARKER CASE But COUNTERPART
OF MANY FIENDISH MURDERS IN
ANNALS OF AMERICAN HOMICIDES

In the general frenzy of excitement
of the Parker murder at Los Angeles
and the subsequent mob toned man
hunt that ended in the arrest and the
confession of the crime by William
Edward Hickman, a boy of 49, there is
recalled many similar cases of grue-
some crime that have occurred in the
memory of people now living, most of
which were fully as brutal as the one
that cost the life of the little Parker
girl. There appears to have been
psychological element in this one, how
ever, that stirred people over the
country to pitch of excitement which
few crimes have wrought. Perhaps it
was the fact that it was a school girl
It may have been due to the method
of the murderer, first stirring the peo-
pie by kidnapping venture with a de-
mand for a ransom and then collect
ing the ransom by the return of the
lifeless body of the child Or it may
have been the Los Angeles state of
mind.
But aside from the fact that there
was momentary mob spirit in the
community along the coast, it may be
said that in grueSomeness it had moth
ing on at least half dozen murders
that have been committed in the last
third of century There are few
that may be recalled showing that
there is some ground to believe that
even former records have not been
equalled in the beastiality of the
crime, although it is hard, with the
present picture of the mangled form
of the Parker child fresh in mind, to
conceive how more fiendish crime
could have been performed. BY way
of enumerating few of the outstand-
ing cases held in memory, there is the
case of the murder of Pearl Bryant at
Covington, KY; the Susan Geary case
at Boston; also the Jordon case at
Boston; the Durant case at San Fran
cisco, and the case of the murder
farm at Laporte, Ind.," conducted by
woman whose home was in Chicago
to say nothing of the Cronin murder
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01
SAYS u. S. HISTORIANS
HAVE LEAD ON BRITISH

DURHAM, N. C. R.-American his
torians are in flair way" if let
alone, to correct any pro- British fault
Mayor Thompson of Chicago and
others may find with current historical
texts, believes DR.. j. Fred Rippy, who
has just spent six months in England
in behalf of the Guggenheim founda-
ton.
"Our historians have the jump on
England contemporaries" the profess
Sor, member of Duke university'S
faculty, says. with all their rich
treasures of historical materials and
their continued national existence of
over 1000 years, the English historians
seem to be. contributing less than
Americans to the sum total of modern
research and discovery"
While in London Dr. Rippy was per-
mitted to read secret documents in the
public records office, diplomatic and
naval papers being at his disposal, and
in series of lectures at Johns Hop
kins, in February, will disclose new
discoveries concerning British-Ameri
can rivalries in Spanish America,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01
SOME RESOLUTION SUGGESTIONS
FOR PUBLIC AND BRIDES -TO-BE

Always be public spirited and keep
the snow off the sidewalk at all times
He remarked that this was kinder
garten for Douglas as the sun is al
ways friendly and melts it off when
it falls once each year.
"Don't spend more than seven of the
eight working hours. each day in trying
to determine what the aeighbor shall
do and not do Give him a chance to
help determine his own actions with
out guardianship.
Don't Forget the Police
eff anything goes wrong in the city
along traffic or other lines, do not hest
tate to blame it upon the police They
expect it and will be disappointed if
they do not receive their share of criti-
cism. Besides, what else does a city
have a police department for?"
eff things are not going satisfactorily
in your neighborhood and you are con-
vinced that the place from which you
came had better methods, be sure to
broadcast that fact to your neighbors
They enjoy hearing about it. Then
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ITO be cOntinued1

discovered too late, Pearl Bryant found,
after her lover had gone to Cincin-
natl, that their illicit relations had
left her in delicate condition and
she Travelled to Cincinnati to have the
counsel and aid of Walling whom she
believed to be an honorable lover. In
stead, she found him anxious to allow
her to stand in the shadow of her
shame alone, agreeing, however, to pro-
cure relief for her through an illegal
piece of surgery. To comply with his
promise, he induced Jackson, a medi-
cal student with him, to allow the
girl to come to his room for the work
and got Jackson to perform it. The
girl died Later, her headless torso
was found in the murky waters of the
Ohio river near Covington, KY. But
like all the attempts at a perfect
crime, the perpetrators had left the
girls shoes on her feet and that was
their undoing.
An active minded newspaper reporter
hurried to GreencaStle, after he dis
covered the mark indicating the shoes
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OVER $4,000 HEAD MARKETED
WITH PRICES GOOD ALL YEAR
---INDUSTRYS FUTURE BRIGHT

Cattlemen in the Douglas territory
have sold more than $1,OOOOOO worth
of stock from their herds during the
year which closed yesterday There is
included in that territory, all the ship
ping points on the Douglas division
of the Southern Pacific which are:
Douglas, Bernardino, Apache and Noria
and the two stations not on that divi-
sion, Kelton and McNeal. The ship
ments from the Douglas division
totalled Alb carloads and those from
the other two stations are estimated
by railroad officials here at a total of
125, or 543 in all, and by stations they
are as follows:
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in Chicago in the early '90's. In fact,
history is filled with outstanding in
stances of cases which, in their de-
tails, lack nothing of the fiendishness
and inhuman nature that were the
striking and revolving characteristics
of the Parker case.
Shoes Reveal Murderer
Pearl Bryant was girl of good fam
lily at Greencastle, Ind. She met a
student, one Walling, of whom she
became enamored. Walling later went
to medical school at Cincinnati where
he had as a room-mate student
named Jackson. AS other girls have
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01
SYNOPSIS.

! :
Raybnrn Grannett company leaves his
laboratory after working late night
has made discovery which viii sartle
1ed 70 realize cent from earlier invention which made
millions for his
The next day Crahl department uahers Ray
burns workshop two young eager to
OF MS Instruments and TO learn something
younger and attractive
wncn ne keeps covered with Raybun
Y 1n paythng OF his own which he independent
research after working phones
invites him to dinner that evening declines saying
Work WILL keep him in the laboratory.
the glrl.s name and wonders mildly who may be.
Just then Crah on having
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his visitors especially Rayburn
what
~ Great Scott excams crah Didn't you know that
Eleanor Grannett, the old mans daughter? "
The spoiled Eleanor declined
her invitation and mentions
laboratory
that evening" then he inucs confidential inspect
RaybuTns invention while Paul laboratory.
Rayburn accepted Eeanors second invitation dinner
rather reluctantly, while
home Mr. Grannett questions him
be hnay admits 1t has to do with astronomy Both Eleanor
and her father him for information
Miss Downs Eeanors cousin
ing: Mr. Rayburn prefer to tell Rayburn
gave her grateful glance, while Mr..
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01
Total value of stock. :. 81 ,072, ,777. 81
Herds Carefully Trimmed Out


Herds Carefully Trimmed Out
Favorable prices for the stock have
resulted in herds being carefully gone
through and all stock that was be-
lieved could be sent to the market to
advantage carefully cut out, yet it is
the expressed opinion of well-known
and experienced Stocknen that there
has been kept upon the range all the
she-stock that is required and all the
animals that the range will adequately
support. 1t is believed that the herds
men now are in a strong position to
take advantages of any new favorS that
the livestock market may be able to
give to them in better prices during
the next few years.
One of the leading herdSmen of this
locality insists that there is ample
breeding stock now on the range. He
says that when it is considered that
the Arizona herds were never better,
viewed from the standpoint of breed
ing, and that there are all the animals
that the range will support under all
possible conditions, he believes it is q
fair statement that the cattle indus
try in the Douglas area is today in
the strongest situation it has ever en-
joyed.
.J Market View Bright
There is no doubt but what the
future of the cattle industry offers an
attractive view to the. grower just
recently the buyers of cattle took the
same attitude toward the future that
the sheepmen did a few years ago
when they inaugurated the policy of
buying on contract Cattle contracts
are said to have been made in some
sections of the country running as far
ahead for deliveries as October of 1928.
Not little business was done on the
basis of spring delivery of this year
and prices are reported to have held
extremely firm to higher than the cur
rent levels
Conservative stockmen have ex-
pressed serious doubts about the wis
dom of handling their business on that
basis, but when a grower is offered an
opportunity to take a guarantee of a
price for his animals that is certain
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01

The figures as to the number of
carloads are matters of record. The
| figures as to the number of head are
estimates based on average experience
in handling cattle and are believed to
be close approximations of what ac-
tually happened in the last year. Esti-
mates on the average loadings are
based on views expressed by Cattle
| Inspector j. W. FOUR and have the
sanction, also, of some experienced cat
tlemen, so that the estimate on the
numbers probably is reasonably close
to the accurate. The price factor had
to be determined by considering aver
ages for the entire year and one of
the Well-knoWn stockmen, John P.
Gull, after having heard the figures,
expressed the opinion that they prob
ably were as close to the actual as
could be reached.
Over $4,000 Head Shipped
It was assumed that one-fourth of
the total shipments were of cows and
steers, one-fourth were Weaners and
long yearlings and the other half was
calves. On that basis, the 555 carloads
divides into these lots: Cows and
steers, 139 carloads weaners and year
lings, 139 carloads, and calves, 277
The average per car in the COW and
steer lot was fixed at 80 head each,
in the weaners and yearlings, SO to
the car, and in the calves at 65 head
to the car, SO that the total number of
head resulted as follows:
Glass Number.
Cows and steers .......... SAB
Weaners and yearlings ....... $3.50
Calves ............ 1905
Total number of head of all. 80, ,4O3
With the averages determined and
the total number Of head, the value
becomes matter of multiplication and
resulted in the total value for all ship
ments The value assumed in each
class was as follows: Cows and steers,
$55 head; weaners and yearlings, $40
a head, and calves, $27.50. The value
item then results in the following:
Units Value
SAB COWS and steers @
$55 ............$ 299,64O.oO
$3.50 weaners and yearlings
q $40 ........... 278OOO .OO|
18,O05 calves at $27.50. -. 495, ,137.50l
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
SIR ESME HOWARD'S SONS
RETURNING TO ENGLAND
Lad Who Figured in Auto Accident
and His Brother Will
Re-Enter School.

The final episode in the accident case
involving Henry Howard. l4-year.oiu
son of Sir Esme Howard, British AM
bassador TO the United States. was
written today when the boy sailed
from New York aboard the Majestic
for England Young Howard was &C
compa MED by his brother Edward
both OF whom are going home 10 re-
turn to school. ii was said.
The Ambassador son was operat'
ing the British embassy automobile
SATURDAY. when II struck and injured
1avear.old Beatrice Mae de Forest.
A report on the accident submitted
10 the commissioners by Traffic Direc'
10 William H. Haland held the boy
responsible. No action was taken by
the police because of diplomatic i'm
munity which protected him. The
Ambassador. however. showed every
consideration for the injured child.
Sir Esme and Lady Howard &C
Companied their two sons 10 New
York. and are expected to return to
WASHINGTON Monday.
Traffic Director Harland said that
the accident case is closed so far as
he is concerned.