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APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT OF
U. S. ONLY RECOURSE LEFT
FOR “EXPLORER”
NEW ORLEANS, June 13. (JF)—Dr.
Frederick A. Cook was refused a five
year parole when the United States:
Court of Appeals reversed the deci
sion of the District court of Northern
Texas. Dr. Cook's fight for freedom,
go'tes back over a period of three years
to the time shortly after his being
found guiltv in November. 1924, of
dealing in spurious oil stock. The |
higher court refused his appeal in
February. 1925, but a few months'
later Cook requested Henry Wilson,
trial judge in the district of Northern
Texas, to grant him a five-year parole.
This was granted. Henry Zaeifel.
United States attorney at Fort Worth,
declared that Judge Wilson had no
such authority. Then the case went
to the United States Court of Appeals
here. An appeal to the United States
is the only recourse left for Cook.
FLOOD C01II1S
‘ . BE PROLONGED BY
. FRESH RISE RIVER
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THREE STATES WILL BF AFFECT
ED, SAYS WEATHER BUREAU
BULL ET1N
NEW ORLEANS, June 15. (TP)—
The Louis?na sugarbowl may be em
pty this \ear, according to reports
which reached the Red Cross Head
quarters yesterday. The weather
bureau has issued a special bulletin,
predicting that the fresh rise which
is coming down the Mississippi River
would prolong flood conditions umi’
the latter part of Julr Arkansas.
Missouri and Illinois will be affected
as well as the states ah mg the lower
par of the Mississippi.
JUDGE USDS#? DENIED
REVIEW OF DECISION
WASHINGTON, Jane 15. (/Pi
Judge Benjamin B. Lindsay was den
ied a review of the Colorado Sup
reme Court decision, removing him
from the bench of the Denver Juven
ile Court, and he thereby lost his
last chance of retaining his position.
BYRD READY FOR HOP
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., June
15.(i<P)—Byrd’s tri-motored monoplane
America is read/ to take off oh short
notice on a non-stop flight to Paris, but
indications are that it 'will be the end
of the week before the start is made.
GREEK WRESTLER IS Ilf
CHICAGO, June 15. > (/P)—William
Demitri, Greek wrestler, told the Illi
nois investigating committee, who
•i re investigating alleged crooked
prize lights and wrestling bouts, that
two matches with Strangler Lewis,
In 1924, were fixed.
HYDROPLANE MAY BE SENT;
SEARCHING PARTIES ARE AL
READY OUT
QUEBEC, June 15. (JP)— Despite the
possibility that distress signals seen
Sunday, night in a timbered region of
St. Germain township might have been
lights of a surveying party rather
than signals of the missing French
aviators, Nungesser and Coli, prelimi
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1 fes-rairgsn*:iiu have to
' send *a hydroplane to the region.
I Searching parties from St. Germain
have already started into the region
where the flares were seen in an effort
to clear up the matter.
BIGAMIST ESCAPES
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15. (JP)—
John Kearney is at large again. The
man who wed 14 wives without the
i formality of a divorce, escaped from
the state hospital for the insane at
Stockton, and is again at large.
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NOTED AVIATORS PLANT
FREDERICHSHAFEN, June 15. (IP)
—Motoring from Baden Baden to
Karlsruhe Chamberlin and Levine
took a plane and arrived here this
morning. The city was gaily deco
rated and they were cheered by thou
sands. A reception committee includ
ing Dr. Hugo Eckner, Zeppelin build
er, escorted them to the Dornier air
plane factory and later to the Zeppe
lin works.
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OFFFR 100,000 RETURN HOP
NEW YORK, June 15. (/P)—Wil
liam Randolph Hearst, publisher, has
offered Levine and 'Chamberlain a
; prize of 100.000 for a return flight
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! from Berlin to New York.
mil ARSON RING
SWINDLED COMPANIES
NEW YORK, June 15. (/P) — An al
leged “Arson Ring" of National pro
portions and operating in Chicago,
New York;' Detroit, and other cities,,
which is said to have swindled in
surance companies out of millions of
dollars, are under investigation, in
New York. One indictment has been
made.
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DEMPSEV-SHARKEY
BATTLE IS SET FOR
JULY 2111.1
FORMER CHAMP IN 'EXCELLENT
SHAPE SAYS TEX RICKARD,
PROMOTER
NEW YORK. .Tune 15. (TP,)—Tex
Rickard announced positively that
Jack Dempsev and Sharkey will meet
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in the Yankee stadium July 21 for a
chance at Tunney's heavyweight
championship. Dempsey's come-back
trial will bring him Has at once. On
| arrival he will go into training in his
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iold quarters at Saratoga. From weeks
I of sparring and roughing it in’ the
Ojai hills of California Dempsey is in
j good shape, Rickard said.
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
| Seattle 3, Oakland 2.
Portland 10, Sacramento 1.
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i Hollvwocd 1. Missu * 7.
San Francisco 6, Los Angeles S.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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New York 3, Chicago 4.
Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 6.
Boston 0, Cincinnati 1.
All American League games—rain.
/IVIftTBR RESORTS TO
CAVE Ml STUFF;
LOSES SWEETHESRT
SKY KIDNAPPER SPURNED BY
1 HIS LADY-LOVE; NO CHARG
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ES PLACED
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j LOS ANGELES, June 15. (£>)—
After kidnapping a young girl with
whom lie was in love, Charles La
Jotte, young aviator, returned from
j the skies here yest^rdav with her
explaining that he had flown to a
friend’s place in the desert and stay
ed over night. The girl, angered by
| the kidnapping, said that there had
never been any romance between
them, and now that he had tried to
kidnap her she did not longer care
j for his friendship. She and her fam
ily refused to prefer any charges
j against him.
THIRTY PKS ENTERED
IN S. HONOLULU FLIGOT
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15. (i£P)—
Thirty planes have been entered in
the San Francisco to Honolulu non
stop flight which will start at noon,
August 1st. Brizes totalling nearly
$100,000 will be offered for the first
plane to reach the Island from San
Francisco. Clarence Chamberlain,
who just flew from New York to
Germany, is one of the entrants.
haron sro is solo
VIOLATION OF CONTOHCI
CHICAGO. June 15. (^P)—Aaron!
Sapiro, who recently sued Henry
Ford for $1,000,000, on charges of
libel, was yesterday sued for $900,000
by .Andrew Stevenson, banker and
railroad director, for alleged viola
tion of contract.
WABASH DESTROYED WHILE RE
FUELING AT KETCHIKAN
STANDARD OIL PLANT
KETCHIKAN, June 15. (/Pi—Regi
nald Webber and Charles Nickerson,
halibut fishermen aboard the halibut
boat Wabash, were injured when fire
destroyed*- the schooner as it was re
fueling at the Standard Oil company
dock. The men were removed to the
hospital, where their burns were
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pronounced, not serious. Static elec
tricity is believed to have caused the
the fire. The boat was owned and
captained by Ernest Pierce.
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SPECIAL SESSION DENIED
j WASHINGTON, June 15. (/P)—Des
; pite announcement of Senator Smoot
that President Coolidge vrould call a
special session of Congress in the
autumn, it is denied at the White
House that such action has been de
cided upon.
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SUIT AGIST SMITH
I JUNEAU, June 15. (/P)—On motion
of James Wickersham his suit to en
join Territorial Treasurer Walclstein
Smith from making payments on the
eighteen legislative appropriations
was dismissed without prejudice in the
Federal court. Np reason was given
for the motion.
GSPT, LINDBERGH SIGNS
CONTRACT WRITE LIFE
NEW YORK, June 15. (/P)—Captain
Lindbergh signed a contract calling
for the ‘publication of a 50,000 word
book of his flight to Paris, receptions
and views on the future of aviation.
Most of the manuscript is ready and
payment will be on a royalty basis.
VANDERBILTS SAIL EUROPE
NEW YORK, June 15. (/?)—It was
discovered that William K. Vander
bilt and his mother sailed for Europe
last Saturday. No reason could be
learned for the quiet departure. Mr.
Vanderbilt’s wife is stopping in
France.
ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA. FOLLOW.
ING BREAK IN DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS OMINOUS
GENEVA, June 15. GP)—Statesmen
attending the League of Nations Coun
cil reported they are increasingly con
vinced theytime has arrived to hike
steps to avert an outbreak of war in
Europe. Fears of such an eventuality
are inspired by the reported attitude
of Russia following the break of diplo
matic relations with Great Britain and
the assassination of the Soviet minis
ter to Poland. Possibly a warning
will be delivered jointly by the powers
i to the Soviets that Europe will not
risk another war, and that the aggres
j sor will be considered the enemy of
all.
NATIONALISTS CAPTURE HANCH
WANG; AIRPLANES BOMBARD
STATIONS
! SHANGHAI, June 15. (£>)—After a
136 hour battle in which 2600 men
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j were killed and wounded, National
i isr troops captured Hanehwang. The
| Northern defenders are recreating to
ward Linclnvi. Air pilots attached to
| the National Army participated by
bombing the railway stations and
troop positions which, is said to have
demoralized the Shantungese. The
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j battle ended Tuesday
FAMOUS STAGE COMEDIAN
I SAM BERNARD IS BURIED
| NEW YORK. June 15. (/P)—Sam
(Bernard, stage comedian, was buried
Sunday. Services were attended by
David Belasco, William Collier, David
jWarfield. Sam Harris, Nora Bayes,
Pat Rooney, and a host of other
\ stage and vaudeville notables
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EXILED RUSSIANS HOPE
CONTINUATION LINEAGE
PARIS, June 15. (£>)—Great hopes
are entertained among exiled Rus
sians for the continuation of the
Romanoff lineage since the news '
was received in Paris yesterday that
Princess Illianskl, formerly Audrey
Emory of New York, and now the
wife of Gtrand Duke Dimitri, is ex
pecting the stork abo-ut August.