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THE AD VERTISER-J OURNAL COMPLETE DAY BEPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS .Jib tOUnrted founded 1144 AUBURN. N. Y. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1928 PRICE THREE CENTS DEATH THREATS Britain Studies Arbitration Treaty gays Foreign Secre tary— Regrets -‘Little Cloud” Over Anglo- American Relations mdon, Dec. 21 .—('T>—The British urnment has under consideration a arbitration treaty with the Uni- . Slates. It Austen Chamberlain, foreign Ktary, told the House of Commons t the, government, however, had ret reached a conclusion which il'd enable It to. proceed further (be negotiations. 1 -Ie explained lie liad desired the old arbitra- Breaty t extended to cover tho time Jed for consideration of the new jxsuls. bese new proposals, he said, had te as a surprise since previously bad teen informed that the Arner- fovernment intended no change, merely a renewal of the old inferring to Anglo-American relu- , Sir Austen siiid he profoundly Ited that a “little cloud” had over them recently. But he re- ted to lielieve that between the two ins, so peacefully minded nnd so todlj to one another, passing dlffer- s were going to create any pernia- disturbance of relations. Rere was another very relevant «lj still in force, Sir Austen con-1 tori, namely tho Bryan-Spring-Rice i MUitlon Treaty. His impression ' fcit it was probable that in fu nctions between the two coun- incillation machinery would lie 'core than the terms of any arbi- itSi treaty. & Austen explained that before 1 Britisli government could deal Hi Ibe matter of a new arbitration lily, the proposal of a pact out- linp war was made and it seemed raWe to conclude negotiations on point and put aside for the time resumption of negotiations re- cilDg the arbitration treaty. Grand Duke Stricken Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia, head of the once powerful Roman off family, has been stricken with pneumonia at Antibes, France, where he has made his home since the Russian monarchy’s downfall. He is 72. :T 10 WRECK FAST PASSENGER TRAIN' Detectives of Pennsylvania Rail road Investigate Effort to Halt Jrain Supposedly Carrying $4,- 000,000 For Louisville Banks — Quick Action of Crew Pre vents Accident WHEN PERU FETED HOOVER PARTY fishington, Dec. 21.-— 1 Nego- i for a new arbitration treaty iron the United States nnd Great Min have been under way for al- ■st a year. The draft of the new Mty was submitted to Sir Esme nrd here last December. It was fatal with that/ submitted to ice, since signed and ratified, lie new treaty was formulated by stary Kellogg in his plan to lie the Root • Arbitration treaties Hder in scope. The Root treaty r*i Great Britain lapsed June 4, and effort was made to renew it be se of the negotiations in progress the broader Kellogg Treaty. He delay in concluding the nego- tlons for the new treaty has been Tlalnefl by Sir Esme Howard by the t that the British government has time to consult the self-gov- dominions. No indication of F hitch in the negotiations has ® disclosed and State Department aals have been expecting its cou pon nnd signature at any time. WINTER COMES TO MIDDLE WEST Mercury Tumbles as Snow and Bitter Winds Sweep Wide Sec tion-Three Deaths In Chicago Attributed to Cord Chicago, Dec. 21—(£>)—-Winter came to tbe Middle West today just a^. the almanac said it would. AVinter officially begins at 8:04 p. m., tonight, but for the Dakotas, Wiscon sin, Minnesota* and parts of Canada it already has become established. Devil’s Lake, N. D., had a minimum of 18 below yesterday and at Bis marck, X. D., the mercury fell to six below- St. Paul experienced a low temperature of four below while Duluth and Moorehead, Minn-, each re corded readings of eight below. Zero weather gripped La Crosse, Wis , and the Pas, Man., shivered In 30 below weather. Chicago had the coldest 'lay since last winter yesterday when snow flur ries and bitter winds sent the mer cury down to seven degree at 9 p. m. 'More snow, was accompanied by a slight temperature rise over most of the Rocky Mountain section. Three deaths in Chicago were at tributed to the cold nnd police repi rted caring for 250 other men and women forced into the various stations Tor shelter. Three degrees above zera was the lowest temperature recorded in Chicago early today. Louisville, ICy., Dec. 21.—(/P)—De tectives of the Pennsylvania Railroad, aided by county officers of Indiana, to day were investigating a reported ar- tempt to wreck and loot a fast Chi- eago-Louisville passenger train, sup posedly carrying $4,000,000 lor de livery to Louisville banks, as It sped south on the last 120 miles or *ne route from Indianapolis to Lpuleville, early yesterday. Both the engineer nnd fireman of the train reported the attempted wreck immediately after the train teached Louisville. Jacob Selir, engineer, sold ns the train was nearing Whitehind, Ind., about 40 minutes following departure from Indianapolis, C. M. Crooks, the fireman, saw right of way lights n short distance down the track sud denly shift from green to red. Sehr declared he quickly closed the J.icomo- tlve throttle nnd applied brakes, etop ping the train just as the engine wus passing from the main tine to u switch. Simultaneously, he said, an auk-mo bile parked on a nearby highway sud denly ' started and disappeared down the , road, traveling at a high speed. Subsequent investigation of the switch revealed the lock had been broken. Sherl'ff Charles, E. Bowen arrowed a negro suspect at Franklin, Ind., short ly after the case bad been reported to his office, but did not reveal the evi dence against the prisoner. Earlier in the night a store In Whiteland had been entered and tools, believed to have been used in breaking the switch lock, were stolen. Sehr said he believed occupants of the automobile had. thrown the switch and had planned to loot the train when it wi\s wrecked. Had the jtrain been wracked, how ever, the large consignment of money would not have been available, rail road officials here revealed, as it was transferred to the second section of the' train shortly before leaving In dianapolis. President Augusto B. Leguia, of Peru, left, nnd President-elect Herbert Hoover snapped as they rode through the»strects of Lima during Hoover’s visit to the South American city on his goodwill tour. BOULDER DAM BILL SIGNED BY PRESIDENT Act Provides For Reclamation, Flood Control and Power Project on Colorado River—Executive Approval o f Measure Comes After JL.ong Fight Against It Waged By Arizona Legisla tors In Both Senate and House BELIEVE COUP LOST IN Volunteers Press Onward In Searcli For Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hyde -- Home Made Scow Used B y Couple Located Near Separa tion Rapids, Ariz. feeders Made to Visit School for Crippled Children Rochester. Dec. 21— (JP)—A visit to Khool for crippled children in the 3pany of a uniformed policeman tte payment of a stiff fine awaits Rochester motorists convicted of In school zones. Ms was the policy inaugurated in J Court today by Judge Arthur L. w in parsing sentence on Norman ^nraiuf who pleaded guilty to Jang through a school zone “in « to sot out of it.” Sprague was «n to the school in a police car ; KeortPd through the rooms by a 06 officer and policewoman. DAY>S~ WEATHER FORECAST By PERSISTENCE AT TELEPHONE Washington, Dec. 21.— West- toirnif\' York: Partly cloudy In !l \'*h somewhat colder „rePle cast portion; Satur- hi L h J *ably nglit snow and p?K. • t warmer; fresh west- eri) winds. TEMPERATURES (Water Dept. Thermometer) v , .. 1*28 1827 .'muni . , ’ 2 ^ 2 fi f(, if SsSU tfiday 7:21; sets 4:31 _ Ufl rist s tomorrow 7:21 Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 21—(^P)—A wom an's persistence that she knew some thing about the slaying of K. M. Bran don, wealthy undertaker, has finally landed her in jail. Now she refuses to talk to police about the Brandon case or anything else. Police said that the young woman, Miss Lucille Towler, who is held on suspicion, had repeatedly telephoned them that she knew something about the case but refused to give her name. Finallv .detectives laid a trap and dis covered her identity. She was ordered held on suspicion pending an investi gation. Miss Towler, police said, was an ac quaintance of a man held for question- in\ in the Brandon case but later re leased and that was the only phase of the case that they could connect with her. Brandon was slain in his automobile on a downtown'street one night three weeks ago and as the machine crashed Into a fence an unidentified man leaned from it and disappeared. No definite clue has been found. Ship Aground. Belfast, Ireland, Dec 21.— —The American steamer Westotant went ashore in Bangor Bay close to the headqtiarers of the T'lster Yacht Club earlv today. It was thought likely that” the vessel, which was hound for P.elfast from Glasgow uml New Or leans, would become a total wreck. ENTIRE ESTATE OF SCREEN STAR Hollywood, Calif., Dec. 21.—UP)— The death of Theodore Roberts, ‘•grand old man”, of the stage and screen, has lifted the curtain on a secret of his life. His will, made public hero today, reveals that he left his estate, val ued at ‘'more than $ 10 , 000 ” to his nephew, Edward Roberts Higgins of New York City, with the explanation that Roberts had “suffered like him” as an exile from home. “In my experience I remember neither affection nor sympathy from any member of my family until such accomplishment had been achieved by me that affection became a part of pride in relationship,” Roberts said in the will, which was made here Sep tember 11 , 1926. “During the darkest hour of my life no word of sympathy or offer of help from any member of my family come to me, and I hungered for It as the wanderer in the desert thirsts for water. The pride that kept me silent as a neglected nnd unwanted child stayed with me through life, through many vicissitudes, and kept me silent even while in a prison cell. “Now that I am beyond the influ ence of all earthly things, I wunt these words said If they leave any unpleasant atmosphere over my mem ory, so be it.” Only one member of his family, shared “a kindred isolation from the family,” Roberts related in the will. Higgins was designated to be the ex ecutor without bond. Roberts asked to be burled here be side his second wife but made no ref erence to his first wife except indi rectly. Roberts served six months In prison in New York when he could not pay alimony to the first Mrs. Roberts, who had divorced him. , Washington, Dec. 21.—(IP)— Presi dent Coolidge today' signed the Boulder Dam bill making effective (lie act pro viding for reclamation, Hood control and power project on the Colorado River. The president affixed his signatire before a gathering of proponents of the Swing-Jolmson Bill, who were brought to the executive office by Senator Johnson and Representative Swing, California Republicans, wuo ror years had led the fight for enactment of the bill. The measure provides that the gov ernment shall supply the §105,000,000 estimated as necessary to construct a dam nnd accompanying works m Black Canyon. The money is to be re paid under nn cvnortlzation plan from proceeds of the sale of power. The signature of the president was the last official act required in pro viding federal authority for the con struction, but either Utah or Arizona of the seven Colorado River basin states must ratify the Colorado River compact on distribution of water be fore the act can become effective. The long light In Congress came to its end earlier in the week when the House accepted Senate amendments to the measure. The Senate passed tho bill December 1-1. A most determined fight against tho Boulder Dam legislation had been waged in Congress by Arizona since its inception, Senators Ashurst and Hayden, Democratic, of that state, and Representative Dougins, another Dem ocrat, bearing the brunt of all opposi tion. The Arizona senators both played prominent parts in the filibus ter waged against the measure in the Senate last spring. Only yesterday the Arizona Legis lature passed a memorial addressed to President Coolidge requesting him to veto the bill Just as Ashurst and Ilayden had held In arguing against it, the memorial termed the bill un constitutional “in that it attempts to allocate waters of tho Colorado River belonging to the State of Arizona without the consent of Arizona.” The memorial also protested that enact ment of the bill “would result In tho reclamation of land in Mexico and forever deprive arid lands in the Uni ted States of water essential tov their development.’ BRIEF BULLETIN SAYS KING RESTFUL T 1 MAIL PILOT LOSES LIFE WHEN SHIP HITS TREE Grand Canyon, Ariz,, Dee. 21—(IP) -- Belief that Mr. and Mrs. Uleuti llyri^- who disappeared while nuvlgnilng t h e treacherous waters of the Colorado River on -a hazardous honeymoon a d venture, still are alive spurred v o lun teers onward today in search of t h e couple. But the foaming river guards Its s e crets closely. A - tlirce-duy airplane search, In which Lieuts, John Quincy Adams and W. G- Plummer, A r m y aviators, risked their lives by flyin g below the Rocky Canyon walls of t h e Colorado, ended yesterday after h a v ing been partially successful- The Army airmen, (lescendlng 3,000 feet Into Ibe canyon until they “-'ere but 50 feet above the swirling waters, on Wednesday located the home-made scow in which tlic honcymooners started down the river It w a s stranded on flic water's edge at S e p aration Rapids, 13 miles below D i a mond Creek. The aviators flew down Inti) the c a n yon again yesterday but found no f u r ther trace of the missing couple, w h o left here a month ago. Thuy observed however, that tbe scow was Intuctnnd that suitcases and other supplies c a r ried by Mr. and Mrs. llydo were in m e boat. Tills gave rise to the belief t h a t the honeymooners may have a b a n doned the scow and now are wander ing over nearby waste lands In nil eiT- for to find their way back to c iviliza tion. Tho hunt now devolves upon b o a t nnd foot parties, already engaged I n tedious search for footprint), 111 nn e f fort to determine for certain If t l i o venturesome couples cscapcd llie r a ,p- Ids. Before returning to March F i e l d , Adams nnd Plummer swooped l o w over a boat, party, headed by P. P. P a p - raw, Grand Canyon Park olllclul, e n d dropped a message Informing t l i o river searchers of the discovery n n d location of the stranded scow. P a p - raws party was not expected to r e a c h Separation Rapids before late today o r tomorrow. Another party, consisting of .Tames P. Brooks, chief ranger of tho (Ir a n a Canyon Nntional Park, 1!. 0. lly c le , father of Glenn and Emory ami tells- worth Kolb, brothers who tbnre t h e distinction of having negotiated t l i e Colorado River by bont, will co-operate with Papraw’s party, Army officers at tho Ninth C o r p s headquarters in San Fnindsen to which Adams nnd Plummer reported tho result of their search, expressed the opinion that tho Hydes may h a r o found tho passage too dangerous a n c i left the canyon afoot. 'They pointed out that acccss to Diamond Oinyon is available from the point whore t Hi* wow was reported sighted. D iam o n d Canyon affords egress from G r a n d Canyon to foot parties. Hyde nnd his young wife had e x pected to reach Needles, Oallf., m o r e than two weeks ago. They began t h e i r vpyage at Green River, Utah, in O c t o ber. As far as is known Mrs. Hyde v»*a s the first woman ever attempting t h o trip. Witness For State Un der Constant Guard —Mike Devito Asks Protection, Saying He Has Been Picked to Die Chicago, Dec. 21.—(IP)— New death threats today increased the tension m the Billj( Rnnlerl kidnaping case, al ready punctuated by an assassination. A. Frank Ranieri, father of the. boy for whose abduction rhroe men are on trinl, received a new noto through the mails, warning him or death. Ranieri, recipient of previous threats. Is staying at a downtown ho tel, tinder heavy police guard, daring the trial, while the Ranieri home :ia» a constant guard of four policemen- Mike Devito, who testified yester day for the state nnd who believes he has been picked as **the next man to die,” telephoned police late last night pleading for re-enforcement of the po lice guard a t his' home. He told of mysterious automobiles passing slowly by ills house nt regu lar intervals during the night- De vito missed assassination by a matter of minutes Inst Monday when another state witness, Ole Scully, was slain. Devito had just left a restaurant when gunmen entered nnd shot Scully. Every principal in the Ranieri trial is under guard—the judge, tlie prose cutors, attorneys, witnesses and jurors. A ll spectators are searched before entering the court rooms. A threat, to slay Judge Gentzel, presid ing. wns a development ycsterdny. The state had completed Its evidence today, Its case abruptly shortened when 30 -witnesses upon whom it had counted vanished or refused point blank to testify. This setback wns blamed, by prosecutors upon the fear in'spircd by the Scully slaying and by the belief by many that other lives are In danger. Huron, Ohio, Dec. 21.—UP)—Tbe air mail lost another pilot last night when the plane of Leo J. McGinn, SEIZED, SETTLES, FREED, THEN STATE T ACT Lonc'on, Dec. 21.—UP)— Todaj’s bul letin from Buckingham Palace on King George, one ol the briefest yet issued, brought the satisfactory news tossed by a 50-mile gale during a that he had passed a restful night cal-j heavy snowstorm, plunged into an np- eulated to help in building up his pie tree near here. McGinn was Bert Mnxon, .TS, of Water on, w h o j _ _ <ras m-iln\ 4S Inches [strength from the extreme exhaustion | thrown from the cockpit and thelwns picked up by Mntorrjcle O fficer i „ _.i.i_,_c - -------------- -n. 'caused by his prolonged and grave ill-1 plane burned j William Grane.v last night on a w a r ness. 1 McGinn, who liver In Maywood,, rant charging pot it larrcny In eonnoc- | The bulletin, taken in the light of j I I I , wns carrying the night air mall! linn with LONDON STREETS UNDERMINED BY GAS EXPLOSIONS London, Dec. 21—(IP)— The little gas volcano which tore open nearly a mile of streets in London’s busy west end continued active today. Minor explo sion's were occurring and flames spurted from the roadwa.ys hero and there. Gas company officials and others regarded the flames as safety valves and allowed them to burn them selves out. The wrecked area -was a busy scene all night. Hundreds of men employed by tho gas, water and electric systems were engaged In remedying them and preventin'? extension of the damage. None of the customary street lights could be used and the thoroughfnres were lighted by improvised electric lights strung across the roadways. About midnight there were signs tlint Hleh Street, one of the streets most affected, wns sinking. Police hastily summoned the occupants out of houses, fearing the buildings might collapse- Nobody wns allowed to sleep in any house on the street Altogether some 400 families left H igh Street and tho neighboring streets- P was found that the great force of vesterday's explosion wns due to tux in diametw from which numerous other pipes lead j out Many of these other pipes hav« Jumps to Death Gouverneur. N. 1’., Dec. 21.—>'IP)— Isaiah Service, 53. jumped to hio death in front of a New York Central freight train at a grade crossing here today. Service was riding on tlie rear end of a motor truck driven by W il liam Bulger. The truck and the freight train appronched the crossing at about the same time. Service, fear ing the truck would not clear tins tracks, jumped. He landed in front of the locomotive. The truck crossed safely a second ahead of tlie train. yesterday's lengthy and guardedly . optin.i.stic report by the kings phy sicians. was felt to indicate that iheie was nothing appreciable to add to jw h a l on the whole was considered a I favorable situation. This morning's 'bulletin rend: 'T h e king has hod a restful night. There is no apprcc.a'.de change to be noted \ Tbe view taken In palace circles, it was learned, coincided with the public impression from the bulletin, that iiis majesty is continuing to sain slowly. Iiis phys.cians. it was indi cated, are satisfied with tbe course that events are takintr. Thev are not expected to make any further state ment on the king's ca«o until the usual hour for the night bulletin. V. Inle the physicians were attend ing his: majecty in tlie sick chamber, the council of state which was ap pointed to act for tho king during his illness held a brief privy council in another part of the palace. ( 'thers beside the councillors who attended the council meeting were Sir W illiam Joynson-IIieks, home t h e p a s s i n g (if a w o r t h l e s s I hf>° n s e a l e d 1 ut, Thf-e wns tremendous congestion of itrafllc in the west ■ from Cleveland to Chicago for tlie Na- check on Morris Hnrrk State S t r e e t 1 tional A ir Transport ( ompany Mont | c'oihing store propneUir p e a d e d , thp,,tor5; OR1T,Ho(1 ' of the m a il was saved although it • cudty when he arraigned beforf) ] I wns badly damaged by fire or soaked | Recorder (* A. \\ right la I’ollce C o u r t with water or gasoline. j this morn'ng , | Tho in iato r circled the town three, Ma'-.im was given .10days In jnil a n d | times apparently trying to 'ocate the the jail sentence was. ■.ibppiidwl w h e n ‘•air mail beacon A moment before■■e b settled with the cli'thiig store p m the fatal crash he tossed a landingi l'rietor for about $-•!. Mnxnn c lairned | llare from the plane Then the air- *’f> j craft crashed into the tree and into j a barn. Fire later the snow stoppc ; entirely and the sky beev.mo dear The pilot's body was found about a 1 undred feet from the wreckage parachute was intact. This and in connection with :ipr>tlif>r transaction lie wpi taken Imr-k t lio r . to face a petit la room chars;;* end when the nieht Several bv automobiles uir. had sufiiclont monov in th e 1 hank nt tbe time that he wrote o u t (iitlie check but that the check hnfl b e e n , !.i Id out for <-omo time nnd when it I wnw t re^entod there were no funds to meet It (l ’ | Maxon was rearrosled In- <=rnto fact that the motor of the plane was tr-.per-* from Wnterln, where lu- N , not shut off led to the belief that Me \ \ h '0'1 ln (iinn was not expecting the < rash cfroot*; wore blockod niwi busses Pnlirr* snrronndefl n wide nron nnd ordered nil «*mnkers to rmt nut thejr ^,cnrrtto «5 and riirnr^ Plnnnls hear- incr “no smokfmr\ in lintro loftrrs wore nested to wf’r't the the dan- \or from ^mokin£ while urns hunij over the ‘streets. LI Distributes $5,COO in Gold Binghamton, N 'i Dec. _’l. (^P> George F Johnson head of a sho.* cor poration. played the part or Santa Claus by distributing approximately $5,000 in gold among inmates of pub lie institutions yesterdny Anions those j mn(](> secre- 1 benefited were 2 K! Inmates of tlie'\iv< sill wn« t’ « i C'nb Dircrfor Dies Ciirn'nz V V I >e, V ‘P 1 ''■Tr; Pvr-c I> Kill ~i>. i|Tf'\r 0 Seventh D istort nr 'In. V-w V *»r’< Stole Federation nf M s died |<is-t jiiuht f\lt<\ in\ n'i w m * • <■> i |„f , 1 r-.« .ft, „f r a ; DIES IN ITALY i;.,l'ie. Dec 21 f/P» 1. \e«s \\ein\. teihl. I-*!* Tte nf ( o.nit I niiri 1 ail.-rna tary • Walter Guinness, mlnihttor of I Broome County farm. 101 .latients- at I |,.„r r f t>’e I*\!” r*w,l- <■ agriculture; the Earl of Cromer. Lord | the Broome County Tuberculosis 11« - , il the forni r. !■■\ < h a i'ib e r la ln , and M a u r ic e lla n k e y , , pit.al a n d in m a t e s of other hom e s la c l i j s ] , , es < in*.r [ <«i- :u 1 c l e r k o f tbe council. i receiving a te n d o lla r gold t>ie -e. ir 'rr-cv cit\ \w IM »n I th» I at his T! e H 1 ' I U I 1 ! - I' . stri » ■ Stefa nl the I -atn ■in i i i lor to 101 T Itali in \riin f ro m I'H In • m i IM I!\r crh, r i fa i n , Is -t It, n n nnl - mli »r - i.' 1 ' r.M- r ie jva'.- ’ , i l . . ' i o'- ' r 'i ■n > i ' >''■!_ •• \rt ri\ . i .i • . M . ' : d u w a> i with . erebril thi-omooalB.
