Charleston Gazette (Newspaper) - June 23, 1927, Charleston, West Virginia Did YOD Sallys by Beatrice Burton will start In The Gazette next THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE THE STATE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Partly and stems i ESTABLISHED 1887. WEST THURSDAY JUNE 23, 1927. Storms Again Halt Efforts Flight Aviator Who Hopes to Hop To Paris and Return Patiently Awaiting able SEE POSSIBILITY ON FRIDAY MORNING i World to Be Informed as to His Progress Due to Radio Set That Is Added To By JOSEPH S. K Universal Service ROOSEVELT June 22 storms in the Atlantic seem to preclude the possibility that der Richard E. Byrd aud his craw will bop off for Paris before Commander Byrd returned to the hangar tonight from New Haven where degree of Master of Arts was con- ferred on him by Tale He Is absolutely no chance for the take-off There is a bare possibility we may be able to get away at 4 m. but I arc ting 10 to 1 against it. Of course It all up to the weather When Commander Byrd does bop off. the whole world will be Informed of tola progress by The America's wave length for the voyage Is 690 This length Is too wide for ordinary amateur ing but it can conveniently be caught by ships On the 690- meter wave tha America will continuously broadcast in code the ters T. These will be put on the all every six If all goes messages describing the details of the trip will be sent In the air mail which Commander Byrd will carry to Paris is a check for which will be turned over to the relatives of the French geaser and Coll. This money sents the funds raised at various In this city and turned over to the American NZW June today nor yet the remorseless retrain that has been from the weather bureau ever since Commander Richard g. Byrd first ready to fly to re- by the weather man low pressure almost every sort of. unfavorable af were reasons why no take-off he made tonight or tomorrow itt As usual the would not predict farther into the future terata trra leaving an evening of take off an open but mated the outlook for a flight Friday was extremely Byrd spent the day in Have where he added master of arts de gree from Tale to his rapidly ling Aa soon aa the ceremony was over he started back for the hangar so in case the weathe should relent not a moment kn lost In getting Lindbergh Is Guest in Recognized As Cradle City NEW INSURANCE POLICY TAKEN OUT BY LT. BYRD Jane Byrd today took out a Insurance icy with Lloyd's for his Commander Byrd also took out three similar policies covering his companions on the The terms of the policies were arranged by wireless telephone between London and New Youth Who At Visits Ohio to Re Homage for Spec And Levine Arrive Budapest After Hop for Driver Held in Kelleher Death Inquest Charges Driver o Car Which Killed With Reckless Driving hi Associated NEW June are telephoning the hangar at Field erery to order passage to Paris on th says the Evening Post today Telephone Inquiries for an are not an uncommon according to Bernt Balchen wh Just been appointed the fourth member of tbe crew Many In tbe crowd that rounds the hangar daily are also eager for such Special Of fleer Michael who patrols th PLAYERS GIVEN WAGE CUT LOS June economy move In the motion which is predicted to have far reaching came to day in the form of a ten per cent cu in all salaries which now exceed fifty m dollars a announced by Jesse L for tbe who is vice president of th big movie said the salar cut was only pas of many economies that will be situation haa arisen In the motion picture his state ment we might as well face These are that the net from pictures Is not because have mounted too high The as a whole has been too much for what It has been and as far as Paramount is we can go on this way no NABBED June Thomas De 31, of was captured tonight while ing the woods near Lake and charged with being one two armed men who this after- noon robbed the National of The police recovered in in paper money and which De Marco was carrying In a WILLIE WILLIS way I got gum In my was because I was my ears to stay to my Publishers The reckless driving of J. M. Gar caused the death of Michael Kelleher at Pinch on the Elk river roa afternoon a Jury decided at an here at noon over the body at Barlow The verdict the fin that Mike Kelleher came to his deat at the hand of J. M. Gard reckless who gave his address as Hunt Ington and his as a sales man for the Portland Cement Com was placed under bond b Magistrate W. A. Tully to answer to charge of manslaughter at the next term of intermediate Magistrate Tully conducted the inquest in the ab sence of Coroner M. D. There was some testimony that Kelle who waa riding toward Charleston on a was travelling but the Jury decided tha who was driving toward was in the wrong when he swung tc side of the road in an ef to pass an automobile driven by Walter of Woodrow a messenger o was riding behind Kel was reported Improving yesterday at McMillan hospital where he was aken for treatment of the eg be received in the Kelleher was about 33 years and a native of He had worked in Charleston for nine years as night cook at The Restaurant in He lived at 601 Kanawha The body remains at Barlow's ing of funeral Bo far as could be learned he it by only an John of and his mother In Plymouth Gets New Oil Well Strike Is Made in Santa Barbara Territory Re- cently Obtained by Well Known Walter S. president of the Plymouth Oil announced last night the receipt of word from fornia telling of the striking of oil in a well drilled on the property in Santa Barbara county California which Is owned jointly by the Plymouth com- pany and the Oil The which is as 2 was brought in at 40 barrels an or approximately barrels a Mr. The oil was of 42 gravity which is rated as among the highest class oil in the California The property on which the well was brought In comprises about 875 acres and the fact that first pay was struck at only 1.650 feet led Mr. Hallanan to predict that the field will be one of the richest in The in- dications he that second pay will be struck when the drilling is completed to a depth of about 2 marked the Bringing in No. success in the new field recently acquired by the Plymouth and Trans- continental and Mr. nan said that officials of both concerns wera highly gratified with this Well No. 1 has been under development for the past several and the striking of oil In this well is Mr. Hallanan BOGERS IMPROVED LOS June Beverly Bills humorist who several days ago underwent an operation for gall tonight was said to be greatly Rogers aid he hopes to be out in three June Charles flying hero tonight was the guest of the city recognized as tbe cradle Lindbergh arrived in Dayton from Scott Belleville 26 miles from 8t. Louis and received a welcome that for enthusiasm lacked nothing of the warmth of receptions accorded him In three capitals of the old world and in New Lork aid St Lindbergh landed at the new Wright field near Dayton at o'clock In a single seat pursuit plane in which he took off from Scptt Field at 4 P. M. An escort of two similar planes accompanied Lindbergh came down on Wilbur Wright field to the frenzied cheering of several thousand He the cry Police and Wright field officials quickly surrounded the plane and corted Lindbergh to an automobile and within c few minutes he was in the city and at the head of a parade quickly formed for the No public ceremonies were prepared for the young flier Lindbergh will leave Dayton at noon tomorrow for Arrive In Budapest June Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles American today made a visit from Vienna to Budapest in their mono- the In which they made their flight from New York to The roads from the flying field at to the city were lined with a great crowd ot people anxious to see the while other thousands ered outside of the hotel of which they stopped in Chamberlin was presented with a silver loving cup and Levine with a silver laurel wreath .by the ian aero club while laudatory speeches were made by tbe American minister J. the of and tbe an minister of Later the Americans were guests of the municipality at a luncheon at which Wright and Arch Duke Josef Franz were among those at the table at After lunch the airmen waved to the crowds and than 4 the air field to return to heir visit having lasted about 4 1- Tomorrow the aviators expect to to where th has arranged a or They will be met at th rentier by Czech airmen who will es ort them to Search For French Fliers June hide an eek game with airmen sent out ove New Foundland and Nov Scotia to search for Nungesser an missing French was played for several weeks y a representative of Carnegie mu A. scientist sent intc the north country to seek rare sped ruens of elder said every time hove into sight I forced to hide to avoid confusing he nk brought back several Interest Ing specimens of elder SOUGHT IN UNION CONTEST Action on Rail Merger Sought By Fitzpatrick Counsel for C. O. Wants Early Fearing Expiration of Options HEARING COMPLETED BEFORE FEDERAL BODY Attorney Explains That Stock Held in Pere Mar quette Will Expire on First of Associated June last minute attempt to get a quick decision by the Interstate Commerce sion on the Chesapeake and Ohio ger project was made today aa ings on the were Herbert counsel for the C. and explained that the options which his road holds on shares of Marquette owned by the Nickel Plate expire July and cannot be Re read ters exchanged between railroad containing the refusal of the Nickel Plate to extend the options and asked the commission render a deci- sion before July 1 on that phase ot the More Alerts Opposition Henry W. counsel for C. and O. minority stockholders opposing the protested and asked request to bo stricken from record on the ground it was an attempt to make it appear the ty bad blocked the sale of the Pere Marquette C. D. finance director for toe in charge of the refused to strike out the request it was directed TO the full He it was hardly possible the commission could make a ruling before July 1. Both notified their evidence was concluded except for the Ing ot the statements demanded of some particularly of the Chesapeake and Ohio directors as to amount of railroad stock chased and sold by them Arrangements wore made for filing and for a later argument before he Bays Stock Control By the terms of the pending the C. ami O. proposes to chase stock control of both the Erie nd Pere Marquette Moot of the Erie stock which it haa agreed to buy Is owned by O. F. and M. J. Van pE June Pitts Terminal Coal corporation toda led eviction proceedings against flv union miners living in company houses t Washington near th West Virginia Union officials regarded the a preliminary to the c le company's No. 9 mine at Avella They said the ould fight the eviction proceeding n an effort to carry them to the su This was done in Allegheny county here the company sought to regain ossession of Its houses at Coverdale astle Shannon and APPEAL MADE IN CASE NEW June and in the appeals of Ruth Snyder id Judd convicted of having ordered the woman's are prepared at the present time nd will be ready for the next term ol court of appeals in The now confined in Sing were to have been executed the eek of June 20, but the carrying out the sentences was automatically by the Mrs. Snyder's peal was filed at the time she was while Gray's move was made n June 10. Engineers Declare Lovell Street Bridge Is Unsafe structure and According to Re- ports of Officials Who Made Bearings Become Fixed fixity of the roller expansion under all spans of the Lovell treet bridge makes the structure and says the report f the engineering firm of Robinson nd of New York em- loyed by the city to examine the The report waa received erday by City Manager Hugh O. He will submit It to the harleston Railroad any who holds a franchise over the ridge by virtue of an agreement to eep it in good The report explains that the roller earings have become rusted and fixed position with the result that they o not permit expansion under s. This is the chief fault of tho and should be remedied the report the spans cannot function Other repairs mended in the Shifting of the 217-foot span one and one-half inches to the Repair and reinforcement of the Adjustment of diagonals and Installation ot new Cleaning of Reinforcement of Pier No. 1. Observation of piers and abutments for possible Cleaning and painting of Iron Generally the report the bridge la In excellent and with these repairs and proper care at intervals should have a long life of i who lava given extensions Uia railroad of the options the purchase The largest bloc of Pere Is held by Nickel Plate Company an tha price fixed in tbe options expire July 1 is a It has-been testified that since th granting of the the price Pere has advanced to a and the Nickel Plate's refusa to extend the option is made the market price tor Its total holdings Is now approximately the total which It would receive from the C. and O. under the Explain Ball Purchase June L. Ross president the Nickel and A. I of the New Yor further explained today at Interstate Commerce Commission hear Ing the policy of their In operation with the Baltimore and Ohio in buying control of the Wheeling ant Lake Erie Ross declared he personally had no been directly connected with the ac of Wheeling stock but he hoc been requested by M. J. Van of to call a meeting o his directors and authorize tbe step last Harris explained that the three rail by taking over Wheeling held by the Rockefeller Intercuts am supplementing that by other purchase In the open had acquired a E per cent control of the Wheeling cor He expected under the circumstances on Page Gets New Lease On Life Through Court Decision RUSSEL T. SCOTT Court Assails Scott Decision Judge of Lower Branch and Prosecutor Severely When Is New Trial Marshall Scrap Hinges on Letter Ford Will Withhold Com ment on White Missive Until It Is Officially Re- at Continuance of the controversy ng out of tho dismissal of two pro lessors of Marshall college hinged upon tho receipt by George M. state superintendent of of a letter addressed to him by one of tbe discharged protesting against statements made by the board the The letter upon which the of the controversy was ten to Mr. by Dr. A. S. of political who de- clares that the board mads several in statements regarding the dis- missal of himself and Dr. Watson professor ol and No comment regarding this which was delivered here y has been madn by Mr. ex- that he has declared his In Jons of ignoring tbe letter until It has een officially received at his The dismissal of the it Is followed charges that they mode errors in the expounding of heir individual beliefs in the ooms at BUD FISHER MUST PAY WIFE'S BILLS NEW June Jury in city today held Harry C. and responsible the his wife ran up In lie Mayfair hotel from May 17, to July last Mrs. the former ss De who is suing the for a won In the but the Jury the burden upon her June times n the shadow of the gallows four Imes saved by lost minute Russell T. sentenced death or a new trial today when the state supreme court ed hla cose with severe criticism of udge Marcus Eavanaugh and the of- tee cf Robert B. Cook county tate's wish it distinctly understood hat we have not even considered the of whether the defendant was shown by legitimate evidence in this case to be cane or Insane within the of the said the last phase of Scott's case went the high court upon an appeal rom a decision tbat he had recovered and was subject to hanging after Is once had been saved by a last finding tbat he was and fter he had many months in le state prison for the criminal in- Is apparent that the an not e fair and Judge was held incompetent because of and toe jury was held to bav been incompetent because It was duly prejudiced by the conduct of th Judge and the misconduct of the pros We had to reverse coining from the criminal court ot Cook county for similar conduct ot the prosecutors there and we have recently indicated tha we will not hesitate to reverse judg ment so said the court la its decision handed down at Spring today heard dully and emotion that be again would be tried for the crime for which his brother now is serving a life sentence slaying of young Joseph Maurer clerk in a drug store robbery opposite Chicago's city hall nearly four years INSURANCE AGENTS WEND UP MEETING June a two-day the West Virginia sociation of Insurance Agents elected officers and The next convention city will be by the executive Officers A. J. J. Roy Joe Shrewsbury E. C. E. C. Jj H. Wright Pen Officials Firm in Dealing With Mutineers Kansas Prisoners Who Went On Strike Make Proposal That Is Ignored by BELIEVE HUNGER WILL BRING RESULT Demonstration to Enforce Demands for Cigarettes Culminates With Riot of 310 June hunger and dampness otter 36 hours in the depths of the tiary coal 328 mutinous convicts late today communicated with officials on the surface for the first time to re- quest tbat the wives of held prisoner under ground be permitted to talk to their The officials refused to grant the re- firmly determined to concede nothing to the who day morning seized the mine part of a demonstration to enforce their demands for Japan Likely to Ratio for Rogers After Hooking at this they charged by the inch this operation would be LOS June town In the world Is urging Lindbergh to come there and be to make speeches and i drive for hoars through cheering other they absolutely guarantee that he will be all In when he leaves their As down out mayor of the little between Los Angeles and I hereby of- write Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh to visit Beverly guarantee we win give him no Re Is to make no us for no and attend no privately arranged We just want him to come and buy L. His honor i WILL ROGERS P. S. Just saw If they charged by the Inch that operation trill be tbe serious WILt sion Is Definite Naming of Ratio in and J. T. C. I. Chairman of tbe executive R. A. SHOOTS WITNESS IN COURT ROOM June father of a complaining ness In a criminal assault shot and killed B. P. In the district court room herp Cox was on trial charged with three young women April 14 near He was also wanted on similar charges at Lawton and Okla. Questioning of prospective Jurors was about to begin and Judge E. L. Richardson had announced that ho testimony would be some persons might wish to eave the when rose nd Cox dropped to the court oom floor Gilbreath surrendered his revolver o a court attache and waa MAIL PILOT PLANS TO STEAL MARCH SAN June L. San air mall all effort today on com- of his monoplane here to steal march on the army filers who plan to op off next month for A ew motor has been placed in Smith's machine and after tho finishing ouches have been made the plane will e taken to Crisay and a test Ight Smith then expects to take hla plane to Oakland to await weather lor the It la Smith's purpose to beat Lester J. Mattland and Albert of the He expects o start within two MINERS ABE EVICTED NEW June county officers have the families of two union rs at following court action t brought by counsel for he Valley Camp Cool company which operating the mine non- The families evicted were those f Andy Shultz tnd Pete 310 Join Blot The demonstration culminated last night in a riot of 310 prisoners la cell during which the burning of tho' prison twine factory had been The rioting was quickly by Deputy Warden R. H. who opened fire on the mutineers after a guard had been Warden W. H. Mackey hi a telegram rom where he had one to get a commended he firm stand of Hudspeth in refusing o yield to the demands of the you ore dealing with an Iron making no concession to their childish demands for the telegram To Ignore Bequest The deputy warden said he take no effort to communicate with the men In the come out when they are ungry he Eleven ot the fourteen guards held In the mines are married their homes near the prisons June While hundred the ultimatum rib inmates of the federal penitentiary may nave under the same regulations that govern the smoking of pipes and the ban having been lifted with ment of the present Kansas cigarette Cigarettes ore not a part of the ular tobacco Issue at the federal prison and may be obtained only by Cigarettes and papers are on sale at the prison Nab Convicts Fled Pen All Search of Posses Oyer Wet and Soggy Rewarded With Capture of Seven June naval conference Is gone far enough to Indicate Americans expect no to establishing a proportionate cruiser tween the United The Japanese shrink I in terms of a which ton was fixed for battleships for the and C Japanese question of forcing her delegation to In that would place Jap la Associated June all day hunt of large of officers and citizens of Madison over soggy ground which hindered both pursued and pursuers resulted in the recapture of Seven of the 36 long term convicts who escaped last night from tbe prison The for the other twenty-eight escaped prisoners continued tonight under the leadership of Walker acting manager of the state prison men escaped by sawing a holt through the floor of their barracks and slipping out one at a before guard detected and her in only slightly better than namely five States and three Solution If This probability has the discussions which Hugh fl. G head of the American with of the delegation today and from which were based Japanese interpretation of the operation of Salto In the meantime possible solution ol the second problem of the to form at Geneva the a measure of conciliation ft not Sargent Raps i Scoffers of Law Attorney General Deplores Jeering tude of America Towards BEDFORD June A Jeering attitude toward law enforcement and enforcement officers was deplored by Attorney General Sargent in on address tonight be- fore the Pennsylvania bar The present Cay tendency be is to forget the serious side of the relation of the Individual to and to turn liberty under law into Indulgence regardless of When educated men hold up to ridicule rules for conduct which society has made intimate the attorney and by and suggestion advise that auch rules ought to be and revile as members of tbe men sworn to defend and enforce its devote their In- wit and resources to ing crime and criminals Interesting and why is it not to be ex- that the the un- tho he vicious will try to get of the oppressors of tbe criminal In any by any Blood hounds at the farm were put on the trail additional called from other units of the prison and the the ground hampered the dogs In the following of the The was the second large one In Texas in ten Mexican convicts broke away from an- other prison farm June 13 and most of them remain at MRS. DAWES FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE June Nancy Keenan who has been living at her home at W. through her attorneys today filed suit for divorce from William son of Rufus C. Dawes of the Central Trust Company and a nephew of Charles G. Mrs. Dawes charged de- her on December They were married June 1920, at Mrs. Dawes asked stating she la. without means of port while here husband owns valuable property and has sufficient income to support A few days ago .It was reported Dawes contemplated filing suit for di- vorce charging with DRIVER FLEES AFTER RUNNING DOWN WOMAN will propose the adoption by ference of a resolution that any win i agenda of ton conference to by the Very terms of the murt a termini whether the any violence tbat will be moat TWO ABE June of Fairmont and ten year old Edwin were drowned this vening .In the Tygart Valley river everal miles east of The child and a companion had in swimming and the former went beyond his Els attention of his father rho jumped into the water in an ort to save Both bodies were re- overed within a short Mrs. Robert of 310 Brown was run down by an bile as she was boarding a street car last night at Hunt avenue and Charleston She was taken to the Staats hospital for and it was thought that she was not The driver of tbe a Dodge roadster bearing license number jumped from his car and ran away after the accident nesses of the accident reported to the In the abandoned automobile was found a driver's permit bearing the name of Okay Koontz of 1623 Charleston and the police wore looking for that person last The police were informed that automobile I was being driven on the wrong of the Street when the accident 100 GIFTS FOB ST. June partial In- of the honors and gifts ered upon Colonel Charles A. since New York to Paris was completed here The list Includes approximately 1100 Two Counts Are Thrown Out Against Dorothy Mackaye udge In Case of Concerning Theatrical pals Rules That Evidence Is Sufficient Regarding Actress Being an Accessory After Fact American to of France and the two not parties to present may attempt to I tions half way by resolution as the 1 a building which Immediate could be held in nnW the second Washington Difficulty Is Seen Another difficulty raised by British plan has yet found no ir that British repugnance H establishing total tonnage tor the British merely fix the size of individual their total If the Japanese plan It would give Great Britain it ably higher percentage of than United and must In Juggling all plans to establish parity on pe least between the two leaving the American decide whether they wWf to the treaty declared Gibson successfully series of questions calculated out the definite various controversial eluded particularly the Un States would upon putting i the treaty the ratio ff reply was la acceptable to It too early to Indicate how British would regard the to a resolution postponing tlon of the Washington treaty until the 1931. i By C. F. June business of President power disarmament In v of the American Delegation the golf links with Earl New i am usually la this caw I am about Before put for golf with Gibson made a pleasant caU on Admiral Viscount Salto ing the first lord of the W. O. promised to call this afternoon and have a- with Mrs. To Work Out Kan These heavy out of a committee of nine LOS June 22. The de- ense of Dorothy stage succeeded in having one of two elony counts against her thrown out court today within a few after the state rested In its efforts to rove her guilty of conspiring with Dr. J. Sullivan of Hollywood to conceal he real cause of death of her actor Ray last On the ground of Insufficient superior Judge Charles the charge that the actress as an accessory after the The ther count charges compounding a The defense plunged into its case by putting a witness on the stand who testified tbat Miss Mackaye went to Dr. Sullivan's office In a highly vous state after the death of her band and was given smelling salts be- cause of her weak The Mrs. Margaret Dr. Sullivan's told of over- hearing a conversation between the physician and the actress lit the former the a relentless professional tow defense attorneys ed to point there no con- between the before the to and straighten out before actual negotiations The American of the i j committee are Admiral Frank Capt. and Capt. will decide such matters as the meaning of as used In the various will attempt to ascertain the of unclear phrases and exchange with a view to elucidating tive The array of American expert at the conference believed to some astonishment to the with the result that ments shortly expected to be over the Vice Admiral Bir F. chief of the naval and Earl are tht only real naval experts at the conference for Britain and her The United on the other hand is represented by rear Admiral of the general ot the rear the of Frost and Lieut. Japan Is also a bet of navel on
