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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
INVENTOR OF
 0NE-WAY RIDE PASSES AWAY
Original Futon Spot Gangster Dies in De-
 lirious State

EARDS TOWN. III, Oct. B. Francis McErlane, reputed inventor of the one-way ride in Chicago li- quor wars, died m bed today in hospital as result of pneumonia.
 McErlane escaped the bullets of hundreds of enemies. He is cred- tied with the staying of several men after introducing the machine gun to gangland. He died delirious. believing his enemies were trying to shoot him. Four internes were required to hold him in his last struggles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
R. F. 6. IS TO FINANCE BIG
 GAL. BRIDGE
Will Supply Sixty Million Dollars for San Fran
 cisco Bay Project

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. = The Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion announced today it would SUD- ply $62, 900, 900 toward construction of the giant bridge across San Francisco Bay linking it to the Oak land bridge, the cost to be ap- proximately $70,000, 900.
 The Corporation will buy the bonds of the State of California to the amount loaned on condi- tion that California supply $8,0O0,- GOO to maintain the bridge through the life of the bonds so the gross revenue of the property will be devoted to payment of the interest and rtirement of the bonds.
 The project is the largest self liquidating the Corporation has yet agreed to finance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
VOTERS LOOK TO FUTURE

There is evidence, too, that mill lions of voters not only are think ing about November, but are pro- jecting their ponderings far into the future.
 The discussed ''realignment of parties" is, attainment oi a new political. grouping in place of the present Republican ano Democratic parties-may stil bt years off, but prophecies of it's ad- vent are a conspicuous part of the political discussions of 1892. The restlessness of the elector- ate is recognized now by every politician of rank
 What it all will lead to nobody pretends' to know. Probably much will depend on what happens in November and whether the party which wins will be able during the next four years to establish party lines on basis which thinking public will accept.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
EAST WILL
 HEAR SMITH
 IN CAMP AICN
Great Democratic Leader Will Make Speeches in
 New York, New England
MAY RUN FOR MAYOR |OF NEW YORK IN 1883
Former Governor S Friends
 Are Talking of Him for Metropolis's Head

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-For- mer Gov. Alfred E. Smith will campaign for Democratic vic- tory for Roosevelt and Gar- ner and the Democratic State tickets in Massachusetts, Con- necticut, Rhode Island and New York and perhaps else- where beginning soon. This was announced by the Demo- cratic N a t i o nal Committee last night.
 Gov. Smith will exert him. self in those States from which the delegations to the Democratic National Conven- tion at Chicago supported him for the Presidential nomina- tion. M a sa c h usetts and Rhode Island gave him their electoral votes in 1928.
 Smith for Mayor
 The friends of Al Smith have already begun talking him as the likely candidate of the Democratic organiza- tion for Mayor of New York next year. The idea is mak- ing headway in the metropo- lis among those of all parties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
| ATTEST DIGEST
 REP ORT BOOSTS ROOSEVELT
Democratic Nominee Takes Decided Lead in Report
 from 20 States

The third report of the Presi. dential poll of the Literary Di. gest, released today, shows con. tinued swing to Gov. Franklin D Roosevelt. Out of 100000 odd votes canvassed to October 8, the Dem- ocratic nominee had 51 per cent of the total, and President Hoover Al per cent. Norman Thomas, So- cialist, had seven per cent.
 Gov Roosevelt was leading in IA out of the 20 States represent ed in the report, and Hoover in six. The IA Roosevelt States have an electoral vote of 244, and the six Hoover States have 54.
 The big States of New York, heretofore in the Hoover column, Pennsylvania, California, Ohio, H. linois. and Michigan, are all under the Roosevelt banner, and his per- centages in those reported in the second poll are increased in the current report.
 This is evidenced by the gain the Democratic nominee made in the total vote so far counted. In the first report, made public on Sep- tember 24, he was trailing Presi- dent Hoover in the some 66,000 votes cast. In the second an- nounced count released on October 1, with 222000 votes canvassed, he had boiled 46 per cent of the to- tai and President Hoover 451a per cent.
 Of the 100000 votes covered by the third report of today, Gov. Roosevelt had a clear majority, his vote totaling 51 per cent, gain of 5 per cent. President Hoover, dropping to Al per cent, had lost Az per cent.
 Vote from some of the States covered by the report of today fnl1Ourc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
BISHOP CANNON
 QUESTIONING Z PRES.NOM|NEES
Specific Plans to Prevent Return of Saloon, Etc.,
 Are Asked d

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-Bishop James Cannon has requested Pres icent Hoover and Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Republican and Dem .ocratic nominees for President re- spectively, to state their specific plans for preventing the return of the saloon and protecting dry states if the Prohibition laws are revised.
 First Question
 "Both of you candidates are op- posed to the return of the saloon, y said Bishop Cannon, and then he asked When the Federal brand of criminal is removed from bev- craze of the liquor traffic and that traffic is again legalized, what def mite and specific plan do you propose to prevent the return of the infamous and intolerable sa- loon system which was admittedly smashed by the adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment. ?"
 Another Question
 Bishop Cannon further asked: What specific method do you pro- pose to protect dry states?"
 Each nominee was asked whether he will stand for retention of the Eighteenth Amendment if, after very careful consideration, you find yourself unable to propose any definite plan which will effectively prevent the return of the saloon CT its equivalent, and will protect the dry states?"
 Third Question
 Bishop Cannon asked another question, whether pending change in the present Prohibition you will call upon Congress to supply adequate funds for as effective enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment, as for other Federal laws?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
Railroad Commission
 Meets with Al Smith

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-The new Commission that is considering American railroads. and their prob lems met yesterday at the office of one of its members-Alfred E. Smith--in this city. Calvin Cool idge, former President, chairman of the Commission, presided. Clark Howell, proprietor of the Atlanta Constitution, was made Secretary The Commission consists of Cal win Coolidge, Alfred E. Smith Bernard A. Barush. Clark Howel and Alexander Legge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
|5O YEARS AS
 THRESHERMAN

MARION, Ohio, Oct. 8.-Machfn- cry comes and machinery goes, but w. H. Setter, Jr., age Fl, keeps right on threshing grain for the neighbors. In 50 consecutive years as a thresherman he has worn out seven tractors, and traction en- zines and several tfreshing ma chimes. In his time he has thresh- ed 1,250.000 bushels of oats and wheat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
Attack on Emperor
 Gets Death Penalty

TOKYO, Oct. 8.-The Korean, Ii Ho Sho, who attempted to bomb the carriage of Emperor Hirohito January 8, has been convicted of attempting the life of the sover- eign and sentenced to death by the Tokyo court.
 The Japanese government of Pre- mier Inokai resigned over the Bombing incident.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-Ogden L. Mills, Secretary of Treasury, lost a bet, the Democratic National Headquarters announced, and as the result, his personal check for $l00 has gone into the Roosevelt Garner camaign fund.
 The announcement said that last fall, Mills bet a prominent society matron that Coy. Franklin D.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
lL SMITH WILL TAKE STUMP FOR GOV. ROOSEVELT
'Torch Singer Not Mentioned in WiI; Breaks
 Long Silence by Crying Out I Am Innocent

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.--A will ex- ecuted by Smith Reynolds, heir to the tobacco fortune, less than a year before he was fatally shot at Winston-Salem, will be filed in probate soon. The will, it is said, leaves his share of the Reynolds tobacco millions m ostly to his brother and two sisters. The will was written before he married Libby Holman, Torch Singer" who faces trial on the charge of mur- dering him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
Guns BIaze In Battle
 On Street
Two Bandits, Police and Others in Running
 Fioht

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 8.-Fve persons were shot, three perhaps fatally, in downtow running gunfight between the police and two bandits.
 The bandits had, been frustrated in an attempt to rob diamond merchant, Herbert Quinlan.
 The jeweler, Patrolman Fred Blazier and Mrs. Florence Martin are in a critical condition.
 The bandits, unidentified, are be- lieved not to have been seriously hurt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
Students ,Uith Autos to DriUe
 Excel in Class

GRANVILLE, O.. Oct. 8.-The automobile as a aid to education has friends in the faculty of Denison University here. Statistics of the college showed that men students who drove cars on the campus last year, made grades 26 per cent higher than the average of students who walked.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
PUBLIC WORK
 DEATHS GROW

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 8.-In- creased employment of men on public works to relieve the jobless is having one effect of increasing the number of fatalities in the public employment branch of in dustry in Ohio. Sixteen fatalities were reported in July and public employees sustained one-sixth of the total time lost in the state due to accidents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
Secretary of Treasury Mills,
 Republican, Pays $lOO Into
 Campaign Fund ofDemocrats

Roosevelt would not be nominated for the Presidency on the Demo- cratic National ticket.
 Recently Mills paid his bet to the lady.
 The winner endorsed the check over to the Democratic Campaign Committee requesting that 1t be added to her previous contribu- |,tion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
TURKEYS PAY
 GOOD PROFITS

VADKINVILLE, N. C., Oct. B. J. R. Davis, Yadkin county farmer, bought four turkeys in the spring of 1931, and during the rest of the year they brought him returns of $214.48. He increased his turkey brood this year and looks for multiplied profits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
q AM INNOCENT"


 Libby Holman Reynolds, facinl the two great climaxes of her twen. ty-six year of ltfe-mottaerhoot and trial for the staying of hel husband-told Ward Warehouse, ir copyrighted interview published by The New York Sun:
 God in Heaven knows that dic not kill Smith Reynolds"
 The interview, obtained by Int Sun writer at the unnamed rustic retreat where she is awaiting tht calling of her trial and where sht is preparing clothing for the baby to be born of marriage severed by gunfire early last July, quoted the former Broadway torch singer as saying:
 "It is knowing that I am going to give birth to the child of the man I loved that affords me my only gleam of happiness, that gives me any desire to live at all. The fact that within four months I will have a child-his child-makes me strong enough to fight for a com plete and absolute vindication."
 First Interview
 The interview granted The Suns columnist was the first in which the husky -throated Broadway sing CT has spoken for publication since her 20-year-old husband, an heir to the tobacco fortune of the late R. J. Reynolds, was found dying from bullet wound at Reynolds. the family estate at Winston-S Sal em, N. O., last July 6.
 T didn't shoot Smith," she told Warehouse. q loved him as I nev- CT loved anyone before or ever will again. The fullest and richest hours of my life were spent with him. l loved him tenderly, dearly and completely, and to him meant everything. Everything.
 When I realized that he was gone, I didn't want to live. My life was over. To learn that I, his wife, was actually suspected of murder ing him stunned and mortified me, but it didn't matter. The fact that he was dead caused nothing to matter until I knew positively that I was to have a child. With that knowledge, with that gleam of happiness, I had something to live for, something to fight for. And now want to go through with the trial. I want no strings left, no doubts left in peoples minds as to my innocence. I don't only want acquittal; I want a complete apol- ogy."
 Tells of Tragedy
 Morehouse asked her to tell him of the happenings of the night of Smith Reynolds's death. The Sun quoted her as saying:
 i"It was about 12:30 o'clock, I be- lieve, when I heard Smith call out my name. saw him standing be- side the bed, our bed, with a pistol to his temple. remember nothing more, though I had the feeling of holding his head in my arms. don't remember going to the hos pital. I remember nothing that happened there"
 She described Smith as morbid
 "Td often sit up with him until 6 o'clock in the morning, arguing and pleading. He had some strange delusion that I was going to leavs him. He'd often disappear fol hours at night and came bach weeping with joy because had moi fled"
 Carried Pistol, She Says She said he was never without a pistol"
 "He often said to me, If any thing happens there's always th' little Mauser.' Many, many time I'd see him holding the pistol tt his head. More times than I cal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
MRS. WILBUR SELECTS
 ENSEMBLE IN BLUE

WASHINGTON, Oct. B. Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur has coat suit of blue silk, faced with lighter shade of blue. Her blue felt hat is trimmed with lighter shade of blue grosgrain ribbon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
OTTO KAHN IS
 SERIOUSLY ILL

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-Otto Kahn, financier, is i'll with agina pectoris pulmonitis. His condition is se- rious and his attending physicians are worried,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08
STOCK PRICES
 ARE CONFUSED,
 SHORT SESSION
Wide Assortment of Losses Are Reported Some
 Make Recoveries CLOSING TONE OF
 MARKET IS HEAVY Favorable Freight Revenue Serves to Ch eck
 Early Declines

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-The Stock Market finished the short session today in confused price movements with a wide assortment of small losses.
 The favorable weekly report of revenue freight checked the early decline but a break in cotton brought fresh selling and many more active issues were depressed from one to over two points fo1 a while
 RecOveries Are Made
 Numerous recoveries of point or so were made in late dealings and losses ranged from fractions to a point.
 The closing tone was slightly heavy.
 Union Pacific rallied fractionally then dropped.
 Southern Pacific dropped twt points.
 Reduce Losses
 United States Steel and Ameri can Can reduced extreme losse to fractions.
 Issues closing a point lower in cluded American Telephone ant Telegraph, International Harvester Case, Consolidated Gas, Sears ana Woolworth.
 CLOSING PRICES TODAY
 NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-Closina quotations of Alaska Juneau mint stock today is 10, American Car ATS, Anaconda 91s, Bethlehem Steel IT, Curtiss- Wright 2A, 2, 2 Fox Films 2A, General Motor. 1874, International Harvester 20% Kennecott d0M, Packard Motors 3 United States Steel 351a, Armour B., 1; American Power and Light 91s, Chrysler 1894, Colorado Fle and Iron, no sale; Columbian Car. bon 26A, Continental Oil 51s Standard Brands IA, United Air. craft 22s4, Safeway Stores 46lk Dupont 341a, Canadian Pacific 14ls Calumet and Hecla 319.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-08

tc'ontinued on Page Three'
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-19
Schroeder Checks
Activities With
Director Shea
viii Report to New York Headquarters on Scope Of
Local Program and Benefits Derived-LOng
& Prominent Figure in World of Sports

Louis c. Schroeder, head of the
National Recreation Association of
New York city, arrived in Water
bury early this morning for a one
day checkup and survey of recre-
ational activities of the city. Will
liam d. Shea, local recreation su-
pervisor, took the n. r. A. head
about Waterbury this afternoon
showing him the various parks,
swimming pools and gymnasiums
of the city.
Schroeder is a member of the
Recreational Service to Real Es-
tate Association and is one Of the
most co1orful figures in the sno~' =
ing world. He is a former faculty
member. of the national L. az. y.
A. College, q graduate of SPRING
field College and former physical
director of France.
He has spent many years in
physical education work In Europe
and during the olympic Games of
1924 and 1928 was one of the
United States outstanding entries.
At Springfield college he was a
member of the varsity football
team, having performed at tackle
for three years.
While in this city, Schroeder Is
stopping at the central Y. NJ. c. A.
where he will be the guest of Cen
eral Secretary Herbert Smith
Physical Directors Charles Leader
and Irwin Davis, Clayton Brown,
and q few other secretaries who
are all graduates of Springfield
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-19

tCOntlnued from rage IL
Labor. 5.
Farmer, 2.
Thus the fanna fail and labor
majority over all other groups was
five seats.
De Valera, asked what he, would
do IL he became the head of the
government, said:
II will follow the policy outlined
in the partys election manifesto"
The tall, ascetic-looking former
teacher of mathematics, who has
spent a lifetime fighting for Ire
lands freedom, was highly jubilant
despite the governments refusal so
far to concede his victory. The
Irish patriot who was born in New
York Of an Irish mother and a
Spanish father, shows today the
marks left on him by one defeat
after another, months spent in
prisons and as a fugitive from
justice, but the almost fanatical
flame of his mission burns as
brightly as ever.
He saw within his grasp today
the greatest victory OF his career.
1T is not q personal triumph but
a triumph of the fianna fails pro-
gram" he said quietly in his talk
to the press. I'VE shall have over
whelming support. The labor party
will support us because its program
Is the same as ours"
President Cosgrave, seeing the
election in imminent danger of
slipping from him, chung doggedly
to hope.
at looks as though the govern
ment would go out but I have not
abandoned hope of victory" he
said. He emphasized that many re-
turns were still to come and was
confident Of the continued support
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-19

Speaker Garner announced ap-
pointment of a special democratic
committee in the house to investi-
gate economies that might be pro-
posed.
So far as the public was con-
cerned, Garner thus got 24-hour
start on Mr. Hoover.
Then when the message was
ready to congress, Garner and his
lieutenants leaped on 1t as an
"idiotic" scheme to create new
Jobs, and demanded to know VIII
the administration did not get be-
hind the democratic bill to CONSOLE
date the war and navy depart
ments.
The reason the administration
doesn't get behind it is, for one
thing, that General Douglas Mac
Arthur, chief of the army general
staff, says 1t would endanger the
safety of the United States. The
army and navy are on the warpath
and while forbidden to lobby for or
against legislation, they are get
ting in their blows.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-19
Artillery Of China
And Japan Battled
CONTINUED From Page II

pared at p. m. to-day for delivery
shortly. The reply was curt, ac-
knowledging receipt of Japanese
demands and stating:
But we have the honor to in
form you that the 10th route army
Is under the direct control of the
national government Of the repub-
lie of China, and it therefore takes
orders only from said government"
Lieutenant General Uyeda re-
ceived fifty foreign correspondents
| in long room at a cotton mill in
the extreme northeastern end Of
the settlement where he has ehtab-
lished ninth division headquarters.
He announced that preparations
| were complete to start the Often
sive at q. m. Saturday. -.
II still hope that the 10Th army
will withdraw, but I hardly expect
it," he said. However, there will
| be no offensive before a. m. Sat-
urday, whatever the Chinese do"
While the japanese commander
answered q barrage of questions
from men representing news agen-
cies and newspapers from all parts
| Of the world, japanese motol cycle
dispatch riders clad in khaki DASH
ed In and out of the headquarters.
The hum of Japanese airplane mo-
tors, ready to take the air, was
! heard from an adjoining landing
field.
General Uyeda was smiling and
| seemed calm. He answered ques-
tons frankly and as quickly rs pos
! sible, smoking one cigarette after
another.
En- route to the ninth division
! headquarters, the correspondent
saw a continuous stream of army
lorries carrying equipment to Jap
anese lines. Dispatch riders PUSHED
from one section of the front TO
another. Chinese refugees fled in
the opposite direction, many with
household goods in packs on their
| hacks
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-19

arisen and we find ourselves on the
brink OF war.
but as / said before, the two of
us talking here in Newton Square
can't do much about the situation
In Shanghai"
Chinese Were Right
Geneva, Feb 19-(U. P)- The
League of Nations Council was
called to discuss the Far Eastern
situation this afternoon at the spe-
cial request of China, made after
delivery of the japanese ultimatum
at Shanghai.
The jurists, prominent legal ex-
perts chosen from council dele
gates, ruled that the japanese had
no substantial juridical reasons for
Directing to the Chinese request
for a special assembly. 1t was held
that the Chinese framed their re-
quest within the IA days allowed
after their original appeal to the
council, and were therefore with
in the stipulations of article IA of
the covenant.
Japan Election
Toxic, Feb 19-CU. P.)-Twelve
million japanese voters will vote
tomorrow in one Of the most bit
terly contested general elections IN
the history of the Japanese empire.
with the military campaign in
Shanghai and Manchuria a major
issue.
|, Japan's activities in China are
under absolute control of the mil
itary, directly responsible only to
the emperor, but strongly support
ed by the seiyukai, or government
party.
The militarists are expected to
win support from both parties and
hardly can do otherwise than back
the army and navy. Any other
course would be an affront to the
imperial house.
Trotzky Hits Japan
New York, Feb 19-(U. P.) -
Leon Trotzky, leading figure Of the
Russian revolution now in political
exile. believes Japan is weakening
herself in her present adventures,
that China Is awakening, that the
Soviet Union has nothing to fear
from Japan in Manchuria but must
fear war with Germany should
Adolf Hitler and the German Fas-
cists rise to power.