davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
PLANE PASSENGERS MAKE CONNECTIONS
 WITH PRIN. LOUISE

Nine of the eleven passengers who arrived in the three big Pa cific Alaska Airways planes which flew down from Fairbanks on Sun day, took passage for the South this morning on the Princess Louise
 Those who came by plane to make connections with the Canad- ian Pacific steamer and left for the south this morning were, Mrs. David Mutchler, of Fairbanks; Carl Beale and Carl Beale Jr., of Los Angeles; P. E. Havenstute, of Los Angeles, David A. Hoffman, of Seattle, Frank Williams, Betty Brands, of Tacoma, Wash, z. L. Loussac, of Anchorage and Robert McKennan.
 Dr. F. S.. Fellows, Medical Di- rector of the Bureau of Indian Af- fairs, and Mrs. Fellows were also passengers on one of the P. A. A. Fairchilds from Fairbanks to Ju- neau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
VAST SHEET OF WATER

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. b. Pat Nolan, pilot, who brought the first news here from the hurricane stricken Brownsville area, described the scene as he saw it late yes terday afternoon.
 Nolan said: When I first sight, cd Brownsville, all that was dis cernible was solid sheet of water from the Gulf to 30 miles inland, q circled over the airport ana two men. waist deep in water, waV- ed me away.
 Buildings Battered
 Buildings were battered. Roo1s had been clipped off two large warehouses.
 "The town was isolated.
 "Along the line to Harlingen saw several railroad box cars over turned and demolished.
 Near Brownsville large sugar mill was crushed"
 sHarlingen was inundated wlVn rushing water and uprooted trees sheared off houses
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
TWENTY-THREE
 KILLED; CRACK
 TRAIN WRECKED
One Hundred injured in Rear-end Collision-
 Coaches Telescoped

BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Sept. G. At least g persons were killed and more than 100 injured when the two rear coaches of the crack Erie passenger train were tossed into the air by a colliding milk train.
 The two coaches descended in a mass of wreckage and mangled bodies.
 The Flier was smashed like an eggshell.
 Passengers in the diner were hurled from their seats and injured by flying. broken dishes.
 Many passengers became hysterl- cal while searching for friends m the rear coaches.
 The wreck occurred at East Binghamton as the Flier was leav- ing the city limits last night.
 Passing motorists piled the vlc- tins into cars and carried them to overtaxed hospitals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
1,500 INJURED BY HURRICANE,
 TEXAS REGION
Thirty-two Known Dead But List Expected to
 Be Increased MANY TOWNS NOT
 IN COMMUNICATION Calls for Relief, Even Mar tial Law Sent Out
 from Rio Grande

EDINBURG, Texas. Sept. D. Ttiyty-two dead and approximate ly 1,50C injured with [ property damage estimated into the mll- lions of dollars is the known toll bv the hurricane which devastated this prosperous lower Rio Granoe Valley in Texas.
 An advance warning saved many nersons from death it is said but fears are expressed many victims will vet be found when the flooo waters have receded and the debris cleared away.
 Information Lacking
 Communication are still down and full information had not been received up to noon today.
 Twenty persons are known to be dead in Brownsville and vicinity ten dead in Harlingen and two ln Rio Hondo.
 Many small towns and com munities are still unheard from
 Calls for Relief
 Calls for relief and even martiai law have been received from some parts of the stricken area.
 Five relief trains have been hast ily equipped to battle disease ana allay thirst t\d hunger which IS threatened by the temporary oe- struction of power plants and food reserves
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
JUNTA FORMED UNDER GUNS RANGE
25TH STATE GOES TWO- ONE, REPEAL
Vermont Votes Vet: Joins 24
 Others in Demanding Repeal

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept 6.-Ths State, long rcckbound Prohibition stronghold has joined the parade of States favorng repeal
 Vermont is the twenty yffth consecutive State record ing against Prohibition.
 No State has voted for retention of the Eighteenth Amendment.
 Complete returns from yesterdays election from PAS cities, gave: for repeal 41279; against repeal, 20,572
 Vermont regarded as the most doubtful State yet to act repeal The State went approximately two to for repeal
 Two of the States II counties, LamolIe and Orleans, voted for retention
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
DRY AMENDMENT U NDER FIRE IN
 FEDERAL COURT
Lacks Validity Because Is Police Regulation, Says
 J. A. Hellenthal

The validity of the Eighteenth Amendment itself as well as that of the National Prohibition Act is attacked in petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed today in the United States district court here by Hellenthal & Hellenthal, seek ing the release of Cliff Matthews now held in jail to await action by the Federal Grand Jury on charge of violating the National Prohibition Act.
 J. A. Hellenthal presenting the petition to Judge George F. Alex ander today. said it is a simple matter" And the latter, smil- ingly replied with dry humor, ''Yes, very simple" He fixed next Mon- day morning to hear arguments on the motion
 Is Police Regulation
 MT Hellenthal said the Eigh- teenth Amendment is mere po- lice regulatory statute and that Congress was without power to write it into the Constitution. This. he added, is the first time this question has been raised. so far as he knew.
 The petition for the writ con- tends that the Volstead Act is void ''in that the Congress Of the United States had no power to enact the same, or any part there of, for the reason that there is no
 Continued on Page Three)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
M0ley 4ffair Hints at Limit
 to Authority of Brain Trust
By BYRON PRICE (Chief of bureau, The Associated Press. Washington

The big idea which Washington evolved from the Moley resigna- tion was that MT. Roosevelt does not, after all, regard any member of his staff of college professor advisers as infallible.
 Until quite recently, there had been much apprehension on that score among Democratic politic- ians. The professors had written most of the legislation passed at the special session, and they had secured a very firm foothold in almost every government agency.
 The President heard a great deal of advice to the effect that he was overdoing the thing. One of the most influential Democratic Sen- ators felt so outraged that he frankly began to look with suspic- ion on every policy promulgated by the administration.
 It surprised and pleased most party wheelhorses when Professor Ogburn found his ideas rejected by the MIRA, and returned, protesting to his classroom. There was more secret rejoicing when it was dis closed that the oil price-fixing pro- gram was adopted over the most vigorous kind of opposition from Dr. Sachs and Economist Pogue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
NAzI DOGMA HAS BECOME
 CHURCH LAW
Storm Troopers on Guard at General Synod,
 German Christians

BERLIN, Sept. 6.--The Nazi dogma has been made church law in Prussia as the Nazi Ger man Christians attending the Gen. eral Synod, pushed through mo- tions barring non-Aryans from the churches.
 The session was a stormy one as Nazi pastors smothered all op- position.
 Bishop Mueller said the mem- bers of the opposition were spread ing calumy abroad that the Ger man Government is violating the Church" and they will be put back into concentration camps.
 Storm troopers stood beside the altar during the divine services.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
DAUGHTER IS BORN
 TO THEILES FRIDAY

A daughter was born to former Secretary and Mrs. Karl Theile in Seattle last Friday, according to word received here last night by friends of the Theiles. Both Mrs Theile and the baby, who has been named Rosemary, are pro- gressing nicely.
 The baby weighed seven pounds and nine ounces at birth. Mrs Theile has been in Seattle almost all summer visiting her mother Mrs. Ann Mclaughlin, and other relatives. MT. Theile is in Wran- gell where he owns and operates the Diamond K. Packing Company salmon cannery-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
HOONAH INDIAN HELD
 UNDER GRAVE CHARGE

Sam Albert, 23-year-old Indian from Hoonah, was brought here yesterday from that village by Deputy United States Marsh a George Jones charged with as- sault with intent to commit a statutory crime.
 He will be given preliminary examination before Judge J. F. Mullen in the United States Con- missioner's Court. probably tomor- row.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
RASMUSON LEAVES ON TRIP
 TO ANCHORAGE ON YUKON

After a brief visit here during which he conferred with local Re- publican leaders on political mat ters, E. A. Rasmussen, National Committeeman for Alaska and head of the Bank of Alaska chain, left yesterday on the steamer Yukon for Seward. He is enroute to An chorage on business matters. He will be absent two or three weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
H. L. VANDERLEEST BACK
 FROM SHORT TRIP SOUTH

After spending the last three weeks in Seattle and Portland on business, H. L. VanderLeest, of the Butler-Mauro Drug Co.,, re- turned to Juneau early this week, The trip, while short, was very en- joyable and business in both the cities visited seemed to be greatly on the increase, MT. VanderLeest said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
BOAT SINKS

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Sept. G. A wireless received late this after non said the steamer Redwood lost the halibut Boat Sunde, of Se- attle, which she was towing here since the collision in Greenville Channel. The Sunde sank at mid- night Tuesday in Millbank Sound. All hands were aboard the Red wood.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
.5 PROFESSIONAL
 MEN IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT
Executive Commission Is Quickly Formed Meet
 ing in Havana Today DE CESPEDES RESIGNS
 AS CUBAN PRESIDENT
L ou d-M o uth e d, Square Jawed Top Sergeant in
 Command of Army
BULLETIN-WAsHINGTON,

BULLETIN-WASHINGTON. Sept. 6. = Secretary of Navy Swanson left this afternoon to board the cruiser Indianapolis for Cuba enroute to the West Coast. A stop will be made at Havana to look into the sltua- ton there.
 Orders for concentration of most of the warship in At lantic waters around Cuba have been issued as disorders are reported spreading throughout the island and causing concern.
 HAVANA, Cuba, Sept. 6.-With- in range of an American destroyer. a Junta of five professional men took charge today of the second revolution born government that Cuba has had in less tlsan oas month. The Junta is an Exscu- tive Commission for Provincial Government
 The Commission was named af- ter the rank and file of the Cuban defense forces had driven out President de Cespedes. This com mission will rule until an actual Revolutionary regime is establish ed.
 Provisional President de Css- pedes resigned late yesterday and turned the nation over to the Revolutionary Junta Commission of five men named by the extreme left wing of the Radicals. All Commissioners will serve with equal powers.
 Meeting Today
 The new Junta members are meeting today to outline policies and seek a return to order and also demand recognition by other nations, also formulate plans of electing Constitutional Assem- bly,.
 Destroyers at Scene
 The destroyer Mcfarland is in the harbor here and the destroyer
 (Continued on Page Two)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
CAUGHT IN ICE

SEATTLE, Sept. 6.-Fighting the worst ice conditions in the Arctic in many years, the schooner c. s. Holmes is imprisoned in solid ice 70 miles south of Point Barrow where she was enroute. This is according to a wireless message re- ceived here late this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
A MATTER OF TACT

Coincidentally, the conviction grew that Professor Moley. the recognized giant oak of the brain trust" was himself on his way out. Confirmation in the form of Moley's actual resignation did not entirely ease the minds of the troubled ones, but it helped might fly.
 Some who know the inside story think Moley's downfall entirely due to a lack of tact, particularly in dealing with politicians. From this Washington at large-including the professors who remain behind-is drawing rather definite conclus-
 (Continued on Page Seven)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
TO BUILD BRIDGE

Contracts for the construction of new bridge to extend from the old Diesel Power Plant to a point near the Hammer residencs have been awarded by the Peters burg City Council
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
J. E. BOYLE LEAVES ON
 PRINCESS LOUISE TODAY

J. E. Boyle, Union Oil Company representative, took passage on the Princess Louise for Seattle on a business trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06

Early summer is considered a desirable time by Federal experts to treat sheep and lambs for the removal of stomach worms.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06

The gold dome of the University of Notre Dame is POT feet high.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
FORD AND MIRA TO SOON COME
 TO AGREEMENT
Wage Revision Is Reported to Be in Progress in
 Auto Plants
MANUFACTURER MAY
 GO PLAN ONE BETTER
Administration Tn Washing ton to Allow Nature to
 Take Its Course

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 6. = A wage revision in progress by the Ford Motor Company is interpreted generally as part of the plan by Henry Ford to go MIRA one better but from another quarter came indications that the automobile manufacturer and the Blue Eagle might eventually get together.
 The directors of the MIRA unit in Dearborn decided that Henry Ford should remain as honorary chair man of the unit and Casper Hughes should be active chairman. Hughes said he was told that the differ ences between Henry Ford and the MIRA will eventually be ironed out.
 It is reported that an upward readjustment of wages in the Ford plants is underway and it is under stood that many employees receiv- ing $4 day will now get $4.80.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06

The State of Iowa has B air ports and landing fields.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-06
TO TAKE ITS COURSE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-NRA leaders evidenced every intention, for the present at least, of letting nature take it's course with the Ford situation. Although it was first indicated Ford might operate without the Blue Eagle, it is be- lieved he will definitely come in the industrial circle operating under certain codes The Administration is represeted as determined that no important employer should re- ject the recovery program.
 CONFERENCE TONIGHT
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Presi- dent Roosevelt is to confer with Administrator Johnson tonight on the status of the Henry Ford-NRA situation.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
u. s. SEES CONTROL
. OF WIRE AND RADIO
Special Committee Submits
Report to President on
Monopoly Proposal.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The administration is making an In.
tensive study of the communications
problem with preliminary reports tend
ing toward the creation Of merged tele-
phone, telegraph and radio agencies
under strict Government regulation.
A special committee of the Depart
ment Of Commerce has submitted a
tentative report to the President, who
Is reserving an opinion pending further
study by the congressional committees
involved.
The report sets out the three posi-
bilities:
1. A continuation of existing condi-
tions.
2. Creation of monopolies in the tele-
phone. telegraph and radio fields under
strict Government regulation.
8: Government ownership Of COM
The preliminary report was stated
authoritatively to tend toward the Sec
ond proposition - monopolies under
Feoeral control.
Phone Monopoly Seen.
This would involve, of course, a
merger of the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph in the telegraph field.
The report indicates a virtual mo-
nopoly at present in the telephone busi-
ness and q rather scrambled condition
in the radio industry.
The report also takes up the question
of foreign communications and the
problem Of relating the cable and radio
in this field.
President Roosevelt is going to for
ward the report to the chairmen Of the
Senate and House Interstate Commerce
Committees for their study. and mean
while he is reserving decision.
While no official information was
available from Secretary Roper as to
the extent of his recommendations, sta
tistics of the Department of Commerce
indicated the size of the problem. The
investment of telephone companies in
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-12-13
bULL|TT PRESENTS
PAPERS |NKREML|N
U. S. Envoy Gives Credentials
to KaIinin in Exchange
of Greetings.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, December ia cordial
exchange of official greetings took place
today between United States Ambassador
William c. Bullitt and Mikhail Kalinin
President of Soviet Russia.
They met for the first time in the
Kremlin, executives Offices Of the
United States of Soviet Russia. when
Bullitt presented his credentials. He
apparently made a distinctly favorable
impression upon Kremlin officials.
On his part Ambassador Bullitt said
he found Kalinin delightful human
being"
Come Not as Stranger"
In presenting his letters the Amer
ican conveyed President Roosevelt's {
cordial and friendly greetings as well
as his earnest hope for the welfare and
prosperity of your great country"
II do not come to your country as
stranger" he continued. my profound
interest in Il has existed for many
years and I come with deep conviction
of the importance and historical signifi-
cance of my mission.
lIldG MI. IiCSlAClt, 40 ~
create not merely normal but genuinely
friendly relations between our two great
peoples, who for so many years were
bound to each other by traditions o1
friendship.
"a firm establishment of world peace
is a deep desire of both our peoples.
the Ambassador said, "and close col.
laboration of our governments in the
task of preserving peace will draw oul
peoples together"
Maxim Litvinoff, foreign commiSsar
who conducted negotiations with Wash
ington leading to recognition; other high
Soviet officials and members OF Mr.
Bullitts staff were present.
Opportunity to CoIlaborate."
"Our peoples will find many fields fol-
fruitful cooperation" the Ambassador
predicted.
Each of our nations in its own man.
ner is seeking with the same indomitable
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
ICKES CONVERTS ROOM
> INTO BUSY MINIATURE OFFICE

would have to remain confined to bed
several days for a complete recovery.
Although they had denied him visitors
other than his closest friends, they later
compromised and permitted him to
work q little. But the little" became
a lot. The stenographer he summoned
was followed by an administrative as
sistant with orders for signature; Col.
H. M. Waite, deputy administrator of
public works, with public works allot-
ments totaling many millions for ap-
proval, and others to keep appointments
made before the Secretary's accident.
Since Secretary Ickes appeared more
-contented than at any time since he had
arrived at the hospital. 1t was decided
he could continue the work without
harm.
Jckes' fall on the ice and the rib frac-
tllre occurred as he was leaving home
early Monday for his office. One friend
jokingly told him If he had been rea-
sonable about the hours" he kept In
the service Of the Government the ice
would have been melted and he would
not have slipped.
Evening star., 1933-12-13

Restive after two days in bed at the
Naval Hospital nursing a fractured rib,
Secretary Of the Interior Ickes has con-
verted his new quarters into a minia-
ture but busy Office.
Tables and chairs are piled high with
books and correspondence. and his tele-
phone is constantly summoning one or
another Of his many assistants to the
hospital for consultation.
He has plenty to do, for in addition
to heading the Interior Department he
is public works administrator, oil ad-
ministrator, president Of the Federal
Housing Corporation, chairman Of the
board of directors of the Subsistence
Homesteads Organization and men,
Der Of each of the important advisory
committees and councils set up by the
President.
Physicians at the hospital reluctantly
admitted their important patient, housed
in "the admiraPs rooms" was growing
more restless as it became apparent he
Evening star., 1933-12-13
PROMINENT DENTIST
SLAIN ALONG ROAD
DR.. Leonard Siever Found Shot to
Death With No Revolver
Near.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PASADENA, Calf, December 13.-
DR.. Leonard Siever, a prominent den-
tist and society man, was found shot to
death today in driveway alongside the
Scottish Rite Cathedral here. There
were bullet wounds in his chest and
head.
A cursory investigation disclosed no
flrearm about the body and police con-
cluded that DR.. Siever had been slain,
but whether by robbers or an enemy
they had not determined.
The body was found about am. by
a milkman. Nearby, in the driveway,
DR.. Siever's automobile was parked.
The dentist was about 80 years old.
He had been prominent in music, art
and civic circles here.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
DOCTORS TESTIFY
ON |[SLEY Staying
Beating With Bootjack Is
Claimed in Trial of
Crawford.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star
LEESBURG, Va, December 49,
Medical testimony as to the manner in
which Mrs. Agnes Boeing Ilsley was
slain marked the opening of the prose-
cution's case today in the trial of
George Crawford, colored ex-convict
and former chauffeur for the murdered
Middleburg society woman. Crawford
is accused of beating her to death on
January 13, 1882.
The trial is being held in Loudoun
Circuit Court before jury and Judge
James L. McLemore.
DR.. Oscar B. Hunter, Washington
pathologist, who performed an autopsy
on Mrs. Ilsley's body, testified he found
under her nails skin and hair which in
his opinion undoubtedly were those of
colored person. During examination
by State Senator Cecil Conner. assist
ing the prosecution, DR.. Hunter also
said there was no evidence Of sex crime
involved.
Bootjack Still Missing.
The disappearance of the iron boot
jack which at one time was believed
to have been used in killing Mrs. usley
and her maid. Mrs. Nina Buckner, was
revealed in court this morning after
DR.. John Gibson, Loudoun County
coroner, had expressed his opinion that
such an instrument was used in the
double murder. Defense Attorney
Charles H. Houston, when he began
his croSS-eXamination of DR.. Gibson,
requested the prosecution to produce the
bootjack. but Commemorative Attorney
John Galleher told the court it could
not be found.
Dr. Gibson and DR.. H. A. Splitter of
Middleburg then described the grue-
some scene they encountered when
called to the murder cottage on the
rear Of Mrs. Ilsley's Middleburg estate.
They said there were indications that
Mrs. Ilsley had put up terrific strug-
gle for her life, but that Mrs. Buckner
apparently had been killed instantly.
Describes Finding Body.
This afternoon Mrs. Ilsleys brother,
Paul Boeing, is expected to tell how
he found the body of his sister and
her maid when he went from the man.
sion on the estate to the cottage, ex-
pecting to have his breakfast before
the regular meeting of the Middleburg
Hunt that morning.
Other witnesses scheduled to be called
today include Capt. Henry Frost, Brig.
Gen. William Mitchell, U. S. A, retired:
Berta De Neal, colored. who is expected
to establish strong link in the prose-
cution's circumstantial case; Alex Gray
son, colored janitor, who entered Mrs.
Ilsley's cottage the morning after the
murder and fixed the fire without dis
covering the bodies, and surprise wit
ness prosecutors say will place Craw-
ford at the spot in Arlington County
where Mrs. 1lsleys car was abandoned
after it had been stolen from the ga
rage on the Ilsley estate the night OF
the murder.
At the opening of court today the
task of selecting the IL white jurors
was completed quickly, after which
Commonwealth Attorney Galleher out
(Continued on Page 2. Column 80