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The Washington times., 1934-11-05
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FRAUD TRIAL
TESTIMONY
Fallen Utilities King Smiles As
He Leaves Stand After
Severe Questioning

CHICAGO, Nov. S GN.SO.
Samuel insult today fought his
last verbal battle with Govern
ment which seeks to send him to
prison for mail fraud.
With about 20 minutes Of fur.
Their cross-examination and one
question on redirect examination,
the fallen utility baron concluded
his dramatic courtroom appear
ance.
The old man, on trial with 16
others as a result of the collapse
of the Corporation Securities Com
pany, smiled as he stepped from
the witness stand and walked
jauntily to his place with the rest
of the defendants.
Only One Question
The only question his attorney,
Floyd E. Thompson, asked insult
on redirect examination was:
"Mr. insult, did you receive
any salary from either insult
Utility investments or Corpora
ton Securities Company"
These are the twin investment
trusts under scrutiny in the case.
insult answered:
"NOne whatever"
Mr.. Thompson then returned
the witness to Leslie E. Salter, as
sistant 20 the Attorney General,
who has been cross-examining In
sull. Mr.. Salter drawled the
words that appeared to be warmly
welcomed by the witness.
"That's all, MIR. insult"
The next witness called by the
defense was Sam Howard, trustee
in bankruptcy for Corporation
Securities Company, who was
asked to identify a few exhibits,
He was followed by William A.
Hammond, one-time expert stats
tician for the Illinois Commerce
Commission.
The concluding questions which
Mr.. Salter flung at insult had to
do with the transactions between
Halsey, Stuart, and Company, in.
vestment bankers, and insult
Utility Investments, out Of which
Corporation Securities Company
was born.
Angered by Quiz
insult was plainly antagonized
by the questions and beloved his
responses as angrily as he had on
Saturday.
The prosecutor handed insult
several documents purporting to
be contracts of purchase. He
asked insult if his signature were
not attached to a list of securities
purchased from Halsey, Stuart by
insult Utility Investments. Insults
answer was:
eyes, sir; that is my sigma
ture."
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
BIC ODDS GIVEN
On LEHMAN
NORMAN L. DOKE

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 G.N.SO.
Democratic leaders stood pat to-
day on their prediction that Gov.
Herbert H. Lehman would be re-
elected tomorrow by a popularity
in excess of 100000, while Repub-
licans insisted Robert Moses would
squeeze through by a lead of from
$4,000 to 100000.
Betting commissioners, however,
complained of a dearth of Repub-
lican money, and after finding no
takes for a is to l bet that Gov
ernor Lehman would win offered
$1,000 even money he would be
reelected by $4,000.
Reelection of Sen. Royal S.
Copeland by a plurality running
from 100000 to 100000 was pre-
dicted.
Senator Copeland's opponent,
E. Harold Cluett, Troy collar
manufacturer, aSsailed President
Roosevelt and the New Deal.
Republicans were counting on
what they characterized as Presi-
dent RooSevelt's left handed" en-
dorsement of Senator Copeland
to increase Mr.. Cluett's upstate
vote.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
HIBISCUS CASE.
NEAR CRISIS

WOODLAND, Cal, Nov. S GIN.
S).-A crisis was at hand today
possibly the turning point of
the case-in the trial Of Judson
C. Doke, 34-year-old San Leandro
City official, charged with killing
Lamar Hollingshead, %, college
student and poet, the c1andeS-
tine lover of Doke's pretty white
hibiscus" wife, Helen Louise Doke.
Superior Judge Neal Chambers
was to rule on the question Of
admitting the poets dying state
ment into evidence, a ruling
which both District Attorney c.
c. Mcdonald and Defense Attor-
ney Arthur C.. Huston, jr., regard
as paramount.
After putting up a vigorous
fight for hours at the last ses-
sion of the trial in an attempt
to keep the statement out, Hus-
ton frankly admitted:
1--WE have the case whipped
If Hollingshead's last words are
kept from the jury. Otherwise,
1 don't know"
The defense argued that the
statement, taken from the poet in
Woodland hospital shortly be-
fore he died from a pistol bullet
through the body, was not admis-
sible under the law because Hol-
lingshead was not under the firm
conviction that he was going to
die, hope being held out for his
recovery by implication in talk
with his physician"
The alleged dying statement, &C
cording to preliminary hearing
records, read in part:
"A man came out to see me
J. C. DOke-and he asked me
for her letters and 1 gave. them
to him-letters she wrote to me.
Then he wanted q statement
from me that all wanted was
her body. I said that was not
true, but would write it for
him. Then he shot me.
I'm my hands / had only q
pen and tablet. I was writing
the statement. He said for me
to hurry, that his finger was
itching to pull the trigger. I
started to write and he shot
me-"
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Gun Falls, Shooting
Waterman in Leg

A pistol dropping from his
pocket sent Edwin Wrenn, 10, a
Waterman at a downtown depart
ment store, to Emergency Hos
pital for treatment early today.
The weapon was discharged by
the fall, wounding Mr.. Wrenn in
the left leg.
Mr.. Wrenn told police he was
opening a door when the acct
dent occurred. He was taken in
a taxicab to the hospital where
it was said the wound is not
serious. He lives in Thrifton, Va.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
GIRLS KIDNAPPED
BY GUNMAN

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. S
(INS0.-Six young girls from
Harlan, KY, kidnapped by a lone,
armed man while they were en-
route to a Girl Scout camp and
forced to drive their abductor 200
miles to Louisville, were on their
way home today safe and un-
harmed after their frightening
experience.
The girls are Miss Martha Ste
gall, II. driver Of the car; Miss
Leota Kelly, 10; Miss Lora Mae
Brumbach, IT; Miss Ruth Shoe
maker, II: Miss Barbara Smith,
II, and Miss Jayne Fulton. 16.
After terrorizing the girls with
his gun during the all-night drive,
and urging Miss Stegall continu-
ously to "drive faster" the gun
man hoped out of the car near
st. Matthews, at the edge of this
city. The girls drove to police
headquarters here, where they re-
ported their abduction.
Police took the six to the home
of Miss Nancy Mclaughlin, a
friend, formerly Of Harlan. from
where the girls notified their par
ertS,
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
WARNS, AIDES
CD ON TRIAL IN
SHIP FIRE
Delay in Sending sos and
Negligence in Fighting
Blaze Are Charged

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 d.N.S).
Charged with negligence in his
handling of the liner MORO
Castle, which burned with loss
of 1914 lives, acting Capt. William
F. Warns today pleaded not
guilty as his trial and that OF
four other deck officers of the
liner opened before the U. S.
Steamboat Inspection Servi"e.
The trial got under way with
Inspectors Alva R. Chapman and
Henry Colgen. of New Haven,
Conn.,, presi, ing in place of local
inspectors.
On trial with Captain Warns
are Eben S. Abbott, chief engl-
neer of the Moro Castle; Clar-
ence Hackney. acting second Of
ficer; Howard Hansen, acting
third officer, and A. r. Bujia, as
sistant engineer.
Faces Five Charges
Captain Warns formally was
charged with negligence on five
counts: Failure to send out a
wireless distress call promptly,
failure to stop the ship, failure
to have a fire door closed. failure
to have a fire hose connected.
and failure to divide his crew into
equal watches.
Ivan Freeman, acting first Off
Ger and the only deck officer Of
the finer not charged with negh-
gence in the disaster, was called
as the first witness and gave his
approval to Captain Warns con-
duct in the emergency.
Captain Defended
During II hours in Warns
presence, Mr.. Freeman testified,
he saw nothing unusual in the
demeanor of the acting captain.
Mr.. Freeman also said he be-
lieved Captain Warns ordered an
sos sent as soon as he deter
mined the fire in the ship could
not be controlled.
The officers on trial are being
defended by the Seamen's Union,
with C. I. Clark and Eugene
Underwood acting as counsel.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
MERELY FILLS
SHOES WORN
BY ANOTHER
Secretary Early Insists NRA
Chief Lacks Authority to
7 Dictate Policies

Reports that several members
of the Cabinet have protested the
concentration of broad powers in
Donald Richberg, executive di'
rector of the recently merged
Executive Council and National
Emergency Council. were denied
today at the White House.
Stephen Early, of President
Roosevelt's secretariat, declared
reports that Secretaries Ickes,
Morgenthau and Perkins had
brought their protests directly to
the President were unfounded.
He also denied that any undue
extension of power had been
granted to Mr.. Richberg.
Merely Filling Shoes
Far from usurping the powers
of the Cabinet, Mr.. Early said,
Mr. Richberg, formerly counsel
for the National Recovery Admin
tistration, has merely stepped into
the shoes formerly worn by Frank
Walker. who was director of both
councils before he resigned to
take care of his own business.
Since then, the Presidents sec
.retary continued. the President
merged the two councils and re-
tanned Mr.. Richberg as head OF
the consolidated body, but his
powers and duties are just the
same as those held by Mr.. Walker
when he headed them and by Mr..
Richberg himself before the con-
Solidation.
Has No Authority
Mr.. Early said Mr.. Richberg
has no authority to dictate policies
or to act without the approval OF
the President.
It had been said that the three
members of the Cabinet were irked
because on certain matters they
were to consult Mr.. Richberg, so
called Assistant President of the
United States" before consulting
with the President.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Field Is Clear
ForaThird of
Candidates

Nearly one-third Of the 432 mem.
bers of the House to be elected
tomorrow are without opposition.
This includes the "solid South"
where candidates either have no
opponents or the opposition is
merely to retain a place on the
ballot.
Even in California nine candi-
dates, including five Republicans,
captured nominations of the ma
ior parties, in Massachusetts, no op-
position was offered Representa-
tives George Holden Tinkham and
A. Piatt Andrew, veteran Republi-
cans.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05

Crippled Plane
Lands Safe As
Doctors Wait

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 5
G.N.S0.-Officials at Newark
Airport today were recovering
from an attack of the filters
brought on by a near-disaSter.
The excitement began when a
United Air Lines plane, starting
for Cleveland and Chicago last
night with seven passengers and
a crew of three, was ordered to
return because the landing gear
had not properly folded into the
body. While the plane circled
over the airport for SIS minutes
in preparation for a landing
that might mean mean disaster,
officials summoned ambulanceS
and firemen laid out hose and
portable fire extinguishers, ready
to rush to the crippled machine
should it catch fire on landing.
Then Pilot Hi" Little cut off
the planes motors and brought
the big ship down to a perfect
landing, the gear holding. The
passengers undaunted, trans
ferred to another plane.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
DIR. BraWley Talks
AtLincOln Church

DR.. Benjamin Brawley, PROBES
sor of English literature at
Howard University, was the guest
speaker at the morning services
at Lincoln Temple Congregational
Church yesterday.
George w. Zines. teacher at
Cordozo High School, was the
speaker before the Mems Brother
hood. while Major Campbell
johnson, of the Y. M. c. A.. ad-
dressed the Young Peoples c. K.
League,
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
GENERAL
IN WISCONSIN

MADISON, Wis, Nov. S GN.S0.
Except for last minute speeches,
the fate of the La Toilette broth.
ers' progressive party today rested
in the hands of the voters.
Because this is the first time
the new Progressive Party has
figured in an election, forecasters
were chary of predictions today.
The Progressives expect 20 draw
many votes from the Democratic
ranks because of President Roose-
velt's implied approval of Robert
La Follette's candidacy for the
Senate. Robert has spent much
time campaigning for Phillip. who
is running for governor
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
100000 Clerks
To Get Yule Jobs

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-More
than 100000 persons will be given
employment throughout the nation
during the Christmas shopping
rush, the National Retail Dry
Goods Association estimated to.
day. Claiming E. Sweitzer, man.
aging director of the association,
said at least $3O,0O0,OOO will be
paid in extra wages during the
Yule season.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
NEW DEAL ISSUE
IN MICHIGAN

DETROIT, Nov. S U.N.S.)-The
New Deal will go directly on trial
in Michigan Tuesday before a
jury of approximately 100000
voters who will elect a United
States Senator and II Representa-.
tives, and indirectly when they
choose a new governor, other State
officers and a new legislature.
Democrats have made the New
Deal the paramount issue in every
contest. Michigan has been gov
erned by Democrats since the 1882
elections.
The Republicans have made a
strong effort to come back"
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Woman Receivers
After Auto Crash

Mrs. M. P, Ainsley, of Norfolk
is recovering in Alexandria Hos.
pital today following a motor
crash yesterday in which she sui.
fered a broken right arm, several
fractured ribs and cuts about the
face.
Mrs. Ainsley was riding in a car
operated by her husband when it
skldded and hit a tree. Neither
Mr.. Ainsley. nor Gladys McCul-
loch, Of Norfolk, who was also a
passenger in the car, were injured.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
School Job RunOr
Denied by SchOtt

L. Fletcher Schott, for more
than nine years principal Of
Rockville high school, today de-
MED that he was being groomed
for superintendent of schools if
the fusion group wins Montgom-
cry county election tomorrow. He
lauded the present superintend-
ent, Edwin w. Broome. saying:
"He is the most competent
individual who could possibly
be obtained for the job"
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Negro Workers
Open Convention

Colored railway men from
throughout the United States
opened a two-day convention at
the Twelfth Street -. M. C.. A.,
today for the purpose of organ
izing a national Negro workers
association.
The convention will present its
grievances to the Railroad Coor-
dinator. Joseph B. Eastman, and
the Mediation Board, tomorrow
through a special committe.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Coal Gas Blamed
In Child Tragedy

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Nov. S.
Monoxide gas fumes were blamed
today for the death of Florence
Corkish, 7, and the illness of her
sister and three brothers. Flor
ence had been found in a bathtub
filled with water. After investi-
eating the case police declared
the death was due to the fumes
escaping from coal stove in the
kitchen of the home.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Concert Tonight
At Vets HOSPITAL

The third of a series of con.
certs at local veterans hospitals,
sponsored by Kenneth H. Nash,
Post No. 8, American Legion, will
be given tonight at Walter Reed
Hospital.
talent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
CATHOLIC BAZAAR COFFEE TABLE IS
 IN NEED OF CLAIM

Like to win a nice coffee table? Well, said nice coffee table is yours-if you hold Number 537, drawn as the lucky figure in the annual Catholic Baaar, held by the Ladies of the Altar Society at the Parish Hall last weekend.
 That coffee table was the only one of several attractive prizes awarded at the Bazaar which was not claimed. In case No. 537 is not presented within thirty days, officials of the Bazaar said today that No. 587 would be honored.
 However, winners of prizes which claimed them are as follows:
 Hope Chest, Miss Jennings, Gov ernment Hospital;;S slectric toaster. pr. H. c. Devighne; quilt, Peter Lowe; doll, Miss Marvel Geddes; chair, Edwin Doll; glass console set, Mrs. Rober.
 Mrs. Cornforth was in charge of the successful dinner at the Parish Hall Saturday nighyt Mrs. Samuel Guyot was in charge of the dining room.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
Dimond Keeps Working for Air Defense for Alaska, Wants One Base to Be Vicinity, Fairbanks

Army and Navy circles as saying; Tt is hard to understand why more attention has not been paid to the air defense of Alaska"
 The Delegae cited the plan of Representative Wilcox, Democrat, of Florida, calling for the estab- lishment of series of major frontier air bases and he support ed similar bases for the interior as proof that military aviation is being recognized as major de- fense weapon of the country
 The Delegate predicted he will have the support of Representa- tive Wilcox and every other mem Der of Congress, interested in ade- quate defenses' for his plan to establish a major airport in AL aska, somewhere in the vicinity of Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
JURORS
 DUTIES BEGIN THIS MORNING
Thirty-nine Reported Mon day Morning We're
 Excused Until Today

Members of the Petit Jury re- ported in the U. s. District Court Monday morning at 10 o'clock and were sworn in, after which they were excused until this morning at the same hour. Mrs. Sophia Britt and J. J. Woodford were appointed bailiffs by U. s. Mar shal William T. Mahoney.
 Those who will serve on the petit jury are:
 Chester Barneson, Mrs. c. F. Brown, Mrs. David Brown, Sam Christensen, Frank George, Joe George, Mrs H. s. Graves, Stan- ley Grummett, Ethel E. Haines, K. E. Herlin, Pete Hildre, Rudolph A. Capper, Henry Lang, John Mo- Naughton, Frank Meier, K c. Mi chels, Joe Nello, Marvel Nostrand, Mrs. George Osborn, Lena Pigg, A. Riendeau, Mae Sabin, Mrs. Jeannette Shepard, Matt Simon ich, Joseph Simpson, Peter R. Smith, J. A. Thibodeau, Mrs. Olaf Torkelson, L. E. Tucker, Margaret VanderLeest, C.. s. Whittenhall, Lloyd Winter, all of Juneau; Eos ter M. Mills, of Sitka; Kenneth Cole, John Hammer and William Stedman of Petersburg; A. J. Streed, Skagway; E. E. Trimmer of Haines, and Katherine Balog, Sadie Cashen and Felix Gray of Douglas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
JAPAN TEMPTS FRANCE, ITALY
 ON NAVAL PACT
Government Seeks Coop eration in Abrogation,
 Washington Treaty

TOKYO, Nov. 27.-Japan has proposed to France and Italy that they join with the Japanese Gov ernment in abrogating the Wash ington Naval Treaty of 1922.
 The Japanese Government has decided to denounce the treaty be- fore December 31.
 The Foreign Minister has invit- ed the Italian Ambassador and the French Charge d'Affaires to visit him and discuss the situation.
 According to unofficial informa- ton, the two foreign representa- tives said they would communi- cate the proposal to their govern ments.
 The treaty has another year to operate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
w. B. KIMBALL, JR. RETURNS TO NRA
 HEADQUARTERS

w. B. Kimball, Jr., of the MIRA staff, returned to his Juneau head quarters on the steamer Yukon after spending the last five weeks in Fairbanks and Anchorage in the interests of MIRA.
 While in Anchorage MT. Kim ball met with chairmen of the various committees handling MIRA codes to discuss problems which have come up since the codes were established six months ago. He found that codes have been work ing satisfactorily with the various industries and trades and received no complaints. He also distribut- of lue Eagles to the retail trades.
 Business in Anchorage and throughout the Interior district seemed very good and business men were optimistic" Mir Kirnball de- clared. With a much later sea- son than usual, the mines were enabled to continue operations longer than is customary" he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
BOYD MARSHALL,
 ERNEST DANIELS
 THOUGHT MISSING

Boyd Marshall, 19 year old grad uate of the Juneau High School, and Ernest Daniels, who left Ju- neau at 4 o'clock yesterday morn ing to hunt mountain goats in the neighborhood of the Salmon Creek dam and were due back in town last night, were reported missing to U. s. Commissioner John F. Mullen, when they had not returned shortly after noon to- day. R. w. Marshall, father of one of the missing men, made the report, expressing the fear that one, or both, had been injured.
 Judge Mullen sent out a party of seven, under the leadership of Dick Harris, which left Juneau at 230 o'clock this afternoon to search the mountains and dis trict around the dam in hope of locating the hunters. The party will stay tonight at the dam and continue the search at daybreak tomorrow, Judge Mullen said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
U. s. COURT HAS BUSY MORNING
 SESSION TODAY
Jury Chosen in Nebble Case Which Goes on
 Trial Today

This morning witnessed 8 busy session in the United States Dis trict Court, Judge George F. AL exander presiding. Three true bills were returned by the Grand Jury, one petition for citizenship was granted, two arraignments took place and a jury was chosen in the case of the U. s. vs. Henry Nebble, charged with rape, whose trial begins today.
 True bills returned by the Grand Jury were in the case of the Unit ed States vs. Pablo del Rosa, charg- ed with contributing to the delin- quency of a minor; United States vs. Les Meyers, charged with traf- licking in tax unpaid liquors; United States vs. Les Meyers, charged with illegal cohabitation.
 Earl Shortridge, charged with robbery, and w. G. Spiegelberg, charged with illegal co-habitation were arraigned before the Court this morning and are to plead to- morrow morning, after the open ing of court.
 The petition of A. L. Powell, Of Skagway, for United States citi- zenship, was granted by Judge AL exander. MT. Powell was formerly a citizen of Great Britain.
 Nebble Jury Chosen
 Members of the petit jury who had been excused until this morn ing, after they had reported yes- terday, were present in Court and with considerable expedition, a jury was chosen to try the case of the United States vs. Henry Neb- ble. The jurors were sworn to try the cause shortly before the Court adjourned at noon and the case set to start at o'clock this afternoon Nebble is represented by Mrs. Mildred R. Hermann, ap- pointed by the Court and the United States by U. S. Attorney William A. Holzheimer.
 Jurors in the Nebble case are: Marvel M. Nostrand, Frank Deorge, Frank Meier, E. c, Nichols, A. J. Streed, Ethel E. Haines, Mrs. George Osborne, William Stedman, Sam Christensen, Mrs. David Brown Foster Mills and L. E. Tucker. Otser members of the petit jury panel were excused by the Court until next Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
ST TRIFE FEARED IN GERM ANY AS FEUD THREATENS
Army, Nation Police Op- erating Under State of
 Emergency Order

BERLIN, Nov. 27.-The German Army and the Nations police force are operating under virtual dec- laration of a ''state of emergency" today.
 Reliable sources said the domes- tic situation is apparently respon- sible for the order. A possible significance in relation to the for eign situation is however mini mixed.
 Fears of smouldering feud be- tween the Reichswehr and Schutz Staffel, picked Nazi Guards, might break into flame at any time is held in some quarters chiefly re- spousible for the emergency" measure.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27

A chance for that first half championship-or oblivion. That's the choice that either Krause Concreters or Juneau High School basketball teams will make tonight in the first game of City League doubleheader on the High School floor, starting at 7:30 o'clock.
 Those two tearls, each with two victories and one loss, face each other tonight in the curtain-rais- CT. And when time rolls around to start the second game of the double bill, either Krause or the Crimson Bears of the High School will be resting in undisputed sec- ond place. To the winner will go that prize. The loser will have nothing but a slim mathematical chance at the title.
 The nightcap tonight finds George Brothers. last year champion and present undefeated leader, being tested by the Juneau Bremen. The red shirts have yet to win a game, but could give an over confident opponent plenty to wor- ry about.
 It was announced today that the Douglas Firemen-Moose en- counter, slated for Douglas Nata- torium tomorrow, had been post poned until Monday night.