Charleston Gazette (Newspaper) - June 18, 1927, Charleston, West Virginia Did Yon That the of Hawaii make soles for their shoes from old automobile THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE THE STATE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather Forecast rising ESTABLISHED 1887. WEST SATURDAY JUNE 18, 1927. Triangle Polling Outlined by Byrne In Office Contest Tells of Apparent In- of Voters By City Policemen And Others in mous Triangle Dis- Precinct the Triangle precinct on for that On his TELLS OF FIGHTS AT POLLING PLACE W. E. B. Byrne's description of thi 1 jo conduct of the city election at v 27. known as the closed las night's session of the city council sit ting to hear the contest filed agains Mayor W. W. Wertz and City er H. P. by Robert M Brawley and A. s. Demo crat candidates for those re The contestants base case on the alleged Intimidation o voters by Republican Speaking as an attorney with the election Mr. ex pressed the opinion that the election was conducted ta Precinct 27, so far as he could observe from the in disregard of tbe laws of the Mr. Byrne did not place much stress on the assault made on him as he was walking along the opposite j the voting The greater part of his testimony was devoted to a detailed description of the activities of three or four whom he recognized and other whom he did not whose he ly were Intended to influence the ers lined up before the polling His account of the assault on which knocked him broke his nose and materially affected his did not contain the names of William Blizzard and Frank Williams whom he caused to be arrested and the grand jury that reported yesterday failed to Mr. Byrne's tion of the conduct of the election was made from his observations on his first two trips to election day third as he approached the he heard shots fired and saw people A3 he was walking along the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street from the polling he felt a sharp pain In the back of his The next thing he he was a con- distance away from the pre- and Boone Melton was Ing Both were They got into a and he again lost r When he came to himself he was In the offices of Fraff and .at Spring Later in tbe day he was treated by Dr. Aroick lor the abrasions caMs and and the next day he learned from a specialist that his nose was said a blow across the left aide of his face affected his His left thigh was and pained him more than wounds about his he Mr. Byrne also gave a lengthy count of the happenings In the same precinct at the fall election when he was Democrat clerk He said the polls were raided by Mayor Wertz and eight or nine Some of these people he recognized there at the city He was not and at the conclusion ot his testimony the council recessed the hearing until o'clock next Tuesday as the body will meet in regular ly session Monday It still was early In the but A. M. counsel for the announced that others of his witnesses were not He said one other session would complete tbe tion of his It Is understood that All this testimony must be repeated to the circuit Judge if either side appeals from the decision of the Robert M. Brawley at last night's after missing the first and sat in a back row ot seats in the council Mr. Alexander was Several negroes preceded Mr. Byrne en the witness The first Victor of 815 Young he was a challenger for tha crats at Precinct 24 on election Els principal contribution to the case was a description of the siege of eral of the Democrat negroes in Democrat colored 607 Court the early hours of election He was one of the and said when he tried to a private working for the Republican pushed him back through the dow at the point of a He also told how Pearl after being ar- rested for saying he was going to vote for Bob withdrew from the councils of the negro Democrats and became a Last night's hearing was not as morous as the session of Thursday by R. W. of 307 Dryden a voter at Precinct 27 and one of the democrat raised a roar of laughter when he fied that It was the principal duty of the 10 or 13 members of the democrat group to tab on each other and see that none went over to the re- Scott made a good Rogers Hope My Scar Suffer by Comparison By Older and More Experienced June California hospital Friday morning 11 A. you lay In a pital you naturally feel sorry for Then you get of other people and how bad off they So right now I can't think of a soul that I would change places except pet Who would ever thought that coon would get to summer In the Black WILL P. S. here comes the I do hope my scar will not suffer In size with other older and more experienced Soviet Riled at Berlin Innuendo Moscow Demands tion of Hint Thrown by Byrne Election Day Assailants Escape Jurors Grand Jury Fails to Return Indictments in Connec tion With Attack o Democrat in BLIZZARD AND WILLIAM FACING OTHER CHARGE Jurors Write Explanator Note to Judge That It Is Impossible t Fix Blame for Two Indictments were returned b the Intermediate court grand Jury yes In connection with the cl election day disorders In the precinct but neither resulted from th assault on W. E. B. After examining a number of wit nesses the Jury was unable to deter mine who struck the blow tha knocked Mr. Byrne to the street he was kicked and trampled members of the Jury said In a explanation to Judge Henry K. Blac of Its failure to return any Indict William Blizzard and Prank tad been accused by Mr. Byrne an field to the grand jury after a hearing before Magistrate J. A. Mr. whom the grand re Germany Domestic at Control of and Foreign ferred to Judge as Its explanation to th was June Soviet through lis Berlin embassy today called on the German for an explanation of the semi- official announcement of yesterday that Germany counselled to federation In Its foreign and domestic The action Lt presented as placing in appearance at to the moral front against The Russians lariat they never te each nnd heard ct It for the first time through the The transmutes t to foreign secretary la reply to the Russian the foreign office again Moscow that the hints in favor cr moderation were given in the lest spirit and to preserve and hat the advice in no way involved the of Germany's At the same time the German for- eign office categorically denies reports rom Geneva that Sir Austin aln asked Germany for the right to troops through German ory In case of a Russian attack on Germany's fight against thla right so long claimed by France has been so that it is held as That the British foreign could even broach the subject Germany does not make any secret f the fact that the only price for she would even discuss such a Tight would be the scrapping of the treaty of Versailles and Germany's re- establishment of territorial and This price is con- even beyond the power of and to pay at the present Associated June forty fifth of the council of the League Nations came to an end today In an of despite Its in settling a number of lons possessing Importance in ean The feeling of unrest was due r to the unconcealed bitterness of he German delegation over the failure to obtain a definite reduction of the umber of occupational troops in the and also to apprehensions relations between Russia and which vitally concern France s an ally of In connection with the Marshal Foch Is represented s opposing any reduction of the er of occupational troops until has fulfilled the letter the of the military clauses of tho reaty of The sudden departure yesterday of Minister Brland of who rent to Paris on account of roke off conversations it Is might have cleared the at- of many of its doubts and June German press of the session of the council of he League of Nations Just closed as League of Nations crop on Face while the was walking along the side walk of Court street opposite to th polling place at 610. He was so pain fully injured that the attentions of physician were The assaul occurred In view of probably 200 peo Including 20 or more city police but no arrests were made at tha the officers pleading the sam excuse as did the grand Jury yester i Arrested by State Cops That state polio served warrants on Blizzard and Wll who had been active around th precinct all Apparently Mr. Byrne does not hai much luck with intermediate court grand Last fall he took a cas to an accusation that Mayo Wertz and seven or eight In eluding the same had dated voters and election officials among them Mr. at the No indictment was re The Jury's statement yesterday To the Honorable H. K. Judge of the Intermediate Kanawha West your grand beg to report In reference to the case of the state of West Virginia against the persons charged with Honorable W. E. R. Byrne on the 18tt day of 1927; that we examined a number of witnesses as to the facts of this but ns there was such a conflict of evidence we unable to determine who struck Mr. W. T. foreman G. I. J. H. Charles W. A. J. K. Nelson J. E. L. O. A. W. W. B. E. A. Woodall Johnson William T. L. Rufus Prosecuting Attorney Frank C. dette supplemented this by an oral statement to the Judge that the ments had been drawn by his office but rejected by the Frank Williams was In- for carrying a gun which he Is alleged to have discharged In the of Walter a negro worker for the according to his left the of the gun so suddenly and rapidly that he Jeft his derby hat and did not return It. This occurred a few feet from the doors of tho Tri- angle precinct voting Floyd was ed for In connection with his shooting of Frank republican election out- side the polling place The Jury returned a total of 69 In- the smallest number of eral the report contained no murder or manslaughter which was another un usual Three charges of man slaughters were presented to but all were These were In bile accident cases and were against E. for the death of Mrs. Bruco McLeod in Washington W. E. Harrison for the death of Mrs. at Porter's and F. L. Daniels for the death of Mrs. s. G. Thompson on Cabin W. E. formerly a special con- stable In Magistrate C. C. was with F. L. Harris on a charge of highway and Henry formerly cial constable In Magistrate W. A. ly's was Indicted with Frankle Morris on charges of assault on and robbery of Joe Coolidge Is Pleased With Vacation Home Surroundings Much of his testimony paralleled that i 1 I ri r tvr t i ler but he added settled to Program of Work and Play given by other a description of a fight with stones and Ice picks and two negro that curred just at the polls were On rare I WILLIE WILLIS BX didn't do bad to be sent to bed I was Just beau how she acts when Mama wants her to wash the 1937, Publishers Which He Intends to Follow Throughout Summer Months in Black Hills Retreat RAPID June 17. De- scribing surroundings as ex- woat I President Coolidge today settled down to the program of work and play which he hopes to low during his vacation In the Black He had given his mountain retreat this praise a few moments before a hall and rain storm struck Rapid City during which two of the windows in his public office were crashed in. The apparently was un- aware of the trick the elements were playing because the storm did not ex- tend to the summer White House and he arrived there safely soon Mr. Coolidge came down to the ex- offices In the high school building here from the 32 miles shortly after 9 a. m. and after disposing of routine affairs met the request of newspaper correspondents for the resumption of the regular bi- weekly There it was He plans some automobile trips to dearby cities in the Black in- one to Deadwood in August to attend a western celebration called of and probably the state Rodeo round up in Belle Fourche next No trips farther west are He understands Ambassador fleld is returning from Mexico to at- tend the Tale commencement and sibly will visit him He of no new developments In the negotiations between this try and France for a treaty outlawing He Is appreciative ot many extended him and his party In his summer He Is sorry he was unable to eee nil the people who gathered along the route when he came and he did not know when his train passed through where a crowd was on He received a great deal of pleasure from his trip across the country and he was Impressed by conditions aa he saw them from his For the summer he has no definite Plans for conferences but floes expect to representatives of on S. DRY CHIEF SUED ON CHARGES IN COHEN OUSTER St. Louis Greets Set for Welcome Today Comes Back Horn To Receive Homage Hands of Town Wher Epochal Flight Was Born John D. dry trator for tlie Sixth against 4vhom suit was filed yesterday ing libel In charges made during the ouster proceedings against Irving A. Federal agent some some weeks Army Planning For Flight To Hawaiian Isles War Department An- Plans for Trip From Pacific Coast to End at WILL GET UNDER WAY SOMETIME JULY Universal June for a ten flight to begin in July were announced by be war department lieutenants Lister j. and Albert two of the army's most famous flyers are now listing the super plane in which they will attempt the towards wuere tests are to be The known as the has eady met most of the drastic Imposed upon It by the it was announced by Assistant sf War for Air F. Trubce He eels confident It will span the miles of the Pacific with easo and with sufficient gus for miles e At where the plane was It has lifted more han the required load and performed the Instruments to enable lie pilots to lay a true course to the Islands must be subjected to BO- ere This will be done In a series f flights from San Francisco and San Also tho new engines must be haken thoroughly Umbered and This will from hree weeks to n It la an- so It Is believed that the flight will start the latter part of The it Is has been such a flight since the illure of expedition to reach he but this will be deferred after the conclusion of what will be known as the It was hat the proposed flight has nothing to o with the offered arid that the wo flyers will not be permitted to ept the reward should they be the rst to reach It was also officially announced that he flight Is only coincidental with tho and Chamberlin Plans or extending the aerial defenses of tho States from the mainland to he Pacific Inlands have been in ss of perfection for six It was The design for the monster lane was completed almost one year 30 and the contract for its awarded six months Universal SAN June Lester J. and Albert urmy landed at lelly Field at o'clock this after- oon In the huge Fokker that lias been prepared for flight to Except for a brief stop ar Love the big ship made the 700 mile op from Muskogee to San Antonio In seven The plane will remain here for ral days and then will attempt a non- night to Los Associated SAN June States army will attempt to lake the first Han wall flight not than July 5, First Lieutenant Lester J. lot of the giant Fokker monoplane to e used on the said here tonight n hla arrival at Kelly Lieutenant and First Albert R. alternate are ferrying the Fokker from BolH g D. to San lego where It will be fitted for the cean The plane will be taken March for he start as soon as tests have been the Pacific flight nly after he had been shown news snatches from Washington carrying n announcement by Assistant ry of War that the hop ould be made If final the okker prove Absolute ecy hod been maintained by the filers they reached Leaving at its morning the plane was flown to and thence to San An- The 300 miles from Dallas to elly Field was covered In 3 hourt nd 45 GETS WELCOME FROM THRONG OF Informal Dinner and Con fab With Backer Is Only Event on Program Before Next Two Strenuous Day ST. June grace silver trailed by work-worn biplane of the United State air mall hummed suddenly ou of the deep haze hanging over Lam field at P. M. toda and five minutes later Colonel A. Lindbergh was Of all the planes up to meet world acclaimed hero only that by a buddy of the air mall servic from which the young 1 on leave was able to find him in th murky fifteen miles between the fly Ing field and St. It was flown by Philip P. Love and carried an Associated Press correspondent as a Hundreds of thousands of St. ans grouped on river banks and In the open spaces had cheered to an echo perhaps Inaudible to him as for twenty minutes he his pf St. over the town and residential But it remained for Love to be the first to greet the Intrepid king of the air and guide him to Louis where rain-drenched men and including the young flyer's Mrs. Lodgi Lindbergh and Davis of St secretary of war waited to greet Acclaim Is Held 8t. public acclaim for the who has spread Its fame before the eyes of the world for more than since he hopped here from San Diego end to New York for his epochal flight to was saved for and when all the honors that t grateful city and state can bestow Tonight rested In the home of one of thn men who with a half dozen others chipped in to the There was nothing on his a few hours with his an Informal dinner and rest against the two days Lindbergh left New York for his trio A. St. Louis time and prolonged his flight until he had been the air nine hours and 20 as against seven hours and 15 minutes for his hop May 12. Same Old Slim St. Louis got back pretty much the me old it sent away a few weeks ago to conquer space and dis- tance in an achievement which will Ing through the He still was apparently somewhat by toe honors accorded him of the interests of nd smilingly vigorous with the ness of his load of a quarter of a but to those who knew him best air mall fliers and the mechanics f Louis there was a subtle Hurtling out of the clouds which vision to the very edge of he 200 acre flying Colonel was upon his welcomers before they realized it was He had ped his convoy of 32 planes at Scott as miles from it. Louis and was winging it home In onely until Love picked him The crowd had expected to sec the ace of the air swoop down ed by the ships which had him from Wilbur Wright Field in the world's greatest long distance air The 5.000 at the field sent up a wild shout when It was realized Was mingling it with the Ing of automobile and airship ex- hausts and tho honking of automobile they lacked In bers they apparently sought to make up for In Makes Typical Landing soared low over the row of swept over the heads of the crowd and headed again Into the He quartered back that going forward and again zooming up over the crowd and his the wind for a landing on the precise spot hlm by of white cloth laid upon the It was a typical Lindbergh landing sharp turn and a aide light as a Immediately his plane was ed by garbed who locked hands in circles about the Spirit of St. The apparently awed by the return of the youth acclaimed by and the Kings as outstanding fSi They remained perfectly still and there was only the sound of Lindbergh's motor as he whirled and taxied over to the reception Met. By Mother Then there went up a relieved Another rent the when Lindbergh opened the door of his plane and ly crawled apparently as fresh as a daisy excepting for a of grease along one her son hod seen to the condition of his for the and greeted a few of bis Mrs. Lindbergh remained in the She arrived at the field morn than an hour before Lindbergh was and sat quietly In a closed motor car until he was reported over St. Despite a driving rain falling at the she left ihe car then and walked out on the using her open um- brella to shield herself from Policemen drove away the picture Tonight Colonel Lindbergh and his mother were at the St. Louis country home of Harry H. also one of the backers of the historic Associated ST. June Charles A. Lindbergh probably will not make any plans for the future for On U. S. Dry Administrators Sued for Libel on Charge Made in Ousting of Murder Ended Mackaye and Raymond Witness Declares That Slain Husband of Screen Actress And Wife Were Reconciled Just Before Fatal Battle With Dorothy's Admirer LOS June 17. With death hovering In the Dorothy stage and her Ray Raymond renewed for a few brief hours their shattered love after Raymond had been fatally iy Paul film according to testimony given today In tha trial of Miss Mackaye of covering up the circumstances of her husband's The testimony was given by Ethel colored maid formerly employed by Miss In his opening Jerry of counsel for the declared that the fatal Tight between the actress's admirer and resulted In reconciling her Raymond and In removing Kelly forever from her Raymond and Miss Mackaye had con- to live although they had agreed on a separation months before the which re- in Kelly being sentenced to one to ten years for i declared Geisler Miss Mackaye and together and they became reconciled And .it eliminated Kelly forever from her The colored who had been called as the first prosecution witness related In the course of that Miss Mackaye had returned horn from a drinking party at Kelly's apart ment to find her husband battered and bleeding from the blows of her in a faltering told his wife how he had been beaten by the dashing young screen the witness ending with the remark on Page Weather Is Boss Of Byrd Flight Proposed New York to Paris Round Trip Flight Only Waiting for Proper Weather Associated NEW June weather caused Richard K. Byrd to postpone his flight at least until Sunday That was the first moment he believed con- ditions could possibly sufficiently be Improved to permit a With Charles Lindbergh's New York completed the last obstacle the weather has been removed rom the Byrd When made his night to Byrd that he would not take off until Lindbergh got back and later said he would not start until first of Lindbergh Lindbergh for St. this morning and so the weather man was eft standing alone In the of Bert Acosta and George le three men who will fly together in he were all at the Roosevelt eld today inspecting their NEW June person n a million is going to be happy when e takes off for Paris with Commander Ichard E. The other mostly are hose who have written to Bryd ing that he take The time of the hop off is still in- but It may be Sunday If the eather is That Byrd will take a was hinted at Roosevelt field ay the airman would not uss it. It Is understood that the passenger will be an expert radio operator and UI the world Informed us the American soars over the No radio was carried by Lindbergh or hamberlin and That will make four men on the when Other of the Byrd crew arc Bert coata and George was ust a month ago that Lindbergh made ho flight Then Chamberlin nd Now four are ready o go on The antlo business Is growing Bryd said today that he Is getting rom fifty to one hundred letters a day rom persons begging him to take Most of the letters come from Some are prominent thers are farm girls In the 1! please let me be the rst girl to cross the Atlantic In an I ain not afraid of any Other letters come from mothers and many are from well business But Byrd had been forced to urn them all except hose name will not be revealed until me for the plane to act that so many persons want go with me shows that adventure on Merger Hearing Hits New Delay Temporarily Suspended Pending Arguments day Over Van gen's Refusal to June peake and Ohio merger Inquiry before the interstate commerce commission was temporarily suspended today after an agreement had been reached by at- to argue Monday the of O. P. Van railroad operator to answer some of the questions put to film during the course of Counsel for Van Sweringen appealed from a decision of the presiding ex- aminer for the commission entering him to answer and the full arranged shall bo forced to respond or the questions at which be balked are to be considered Irrelevant to the issues in the Before adjourning todav the dealt chiefly with the testimony of J. H. of one of the C. and O. He declared he had voted for the purchase of control ot the Erie and Pere Marquette systems by his railroad because he believed such consolidation was In the of tho stockholders and the Ha presented a long statement of his views on which he was cross examined by H. W. counsel tor ty C. and O. stockholders who oppose the merger The primary question which Mr. Van Sweringen upon the ad- vice of his to answer during his examination earlier In the week was demand of for a record of all chases and sales of C. and O. stock made by himself and his associates since 1B23. An additional question as to his bank borrowings and repayments on railroad also was certified to the commission as having met a re- on his part to Tbe commission on Monday will give each party to the contest 30 argument before making a UNPERTURBED BY KIDNAP REPORT June ford apparently had forgotten tonight that she had been cast In a new Not a machine gun or any other of gun was in evidence about studio where the actress worked late This was taken to cate that studio officials thought the to the little if any bad was definitely Considerable excitement was caused ast night and guards thrown about home of Miss and her In Beverly when It was reported she was the Intended victim of a Two men are now ing sentences In state tiary following unearthing of a ilar plot two years Believe Lost French Fliers May Be With Indian Tribes Reports of Flares and Other Incidents Lead To Belief That Nungesser and Coli May Have Been Forced Down in Canadian Interior Universal June tbe of the woods of north Quebec down to their mission at leu on Lake St. John at the end of ils month or the beginning of July any believe Nungesser and Coll will i with This hope Is based on 10 stories current that the French are marooned in the woods of Despite the fact that tho flare has been much 1m- Is attached to the report of eorge a trapper who states e beard a plane in the region of tho Margaret river on May B. Rousseau declares it went in a direction and in this event is surmised that White Bird to ground beyond the where there is one of the wildest districts of the Dotted here and there are Indians who every mid- summer tramp southwest to 1'olnte Their and trading The Indians leave their the end of May to the middle of June according to tho distance of camp from Late St. believe that and Coll either went Into an Indian camp or have been picked up by reason of their annual There is much hope placed In reports of lights being seen continue to arrive Last strange flares were seen from the Ferland tower between the bonka and Forest rangers are continuing the nearch of the townships of begin and St. A hydroplane which passed over bec City this morning Is believed to be n machine sent by the Quebec Government for the north 1xi search for Nungesser and Coll. Government officials refuse to give any Information on the adhering to a threat to newspapermen yesterday that If a plane were sent It would be kept strictly It was learned from an intimate acquaintance of the minister of lands and forests that he had ex- pressed his readiness to send planes north on strength of the reports ready plane which passed the city about seven o'clock this morning going in a northerly John D. Pennington And Two Made Defendant in Two Cases Brought By B. A. Mary Jarrett ing Charge That Cohen's Apartment Was orderly House Made Basis of person Official iting Here Two suite asking damages Jor libel were filed against John D. of eral prohibition enforcement and two women .In circuit court link yesterday by B. A. Wise and Mary Tbe other defendants are Parker and Gladys i Administrator Pennington coming his Pittsburgh rived by automobile in at five the papers in the JaBri been filed In the circuit aud service obtained on Deputy circuit Clerk George In the office of the demity prohibition administrator Mr. was obviously surprised and would make no comment on the t The grew out of the so-called j. A. Cobea a federal agent under I former Deputy W. was the ce by Mr. when the latter found various against be according o Among them WM allegation that he a of in an by Mr. one oi to Sand Thaxton women administrator to his Wise wealthy a former member ot the court and t former city Mr. Pennington stopped in en route to s scheduled to address a field ng of various prohibition Ions He was in conference aat night with C. A. whom temporary the district ice pending the appointment of essor to H. N. Bradley recently as deputy radley came here two ago rom the northern district Wheeling to replace W. W. i was transferred te Fairmont measure after ha and ington disagreed over the Mr. Graham remained at nly a he Tbe tiled by ilason counsel Mr. The papers In the ave been held In readiness ral weeks awaiting Mr. ntry into West Virginia which would make him subject to It ad come to Charleston tt lanned to file the late and then obtain service tha defendant tomorrow at The suits are ones cade asks log ere Rallies After Operation tamous Condition ly After Major i LOS June 17. TOU humorist and Major f Beverly was in a condition at the today after a major operation C ng for removal of gall Dr. P. who performed the said his patient through He did to seriousness ot is which was decided on after a Rogers was taken to the hospital after he had been treated for an described as He first became ill after Ing from a nation lecture tour and while not confined to take a complete The was said by hit prior to the operation to a splendid physical condition to tand the ALLEGED POLISH SPIES EXECUTED June Two Andrew and eush to have by the Polish military service to assassinate f the highest xen executed at The men were arrested by and were the Kharkov supreme ere A third alleged whose also was but said to have been eader of the
