MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 180.
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VEDNESDAY, December 5, 1928. PRICE TEN GENTS
THOUSANDS CASES OF DREAD
DISEASE REPORTED ALL
PARTS COUNTRY
WASHINGTON. Dec., 5, (A*)—With
8.213 cases of influenza reported in
California and 15000 in the country
as a whole, the United States Pubic
*^— Health Service warned physicians
and health officials to be especally
vigilant to forestall another wide
spread epidemic.
State and Health officials report
ed the following numbers of cases
in their States for the week ending
December 1; Montana 3,375; Oregon
2?0; Utah 258; Arizona 300; South
Carolina 2,718; Georgia 344; Alaba
ma 108; Indiana 261.
Several other States had less
than 100 cases.
HIS MAJESTY AND PREMIER
BALDWIN HAVF. BRIDGE -
MORNING MEETING
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LONDON. Dec., 5, (JP)—The
King’s physicians at 3:30 yesterday
afternoon issued a bulletin saying
a slight-general improvement in his
general condition was noted. In the
last bulletin of the morning it wao
maintained the King passed a quiet
morning though his temperature
was 100 and two-tenths.
The bulletin was the first to be
signed by all five physicians who
thus far have attended the King
and it was issued after the five doc
tors were in consultation in the
Palace.
Pxemier Baldwin announced a
House of Commons Commission has
oeen appointed to transact busi
ness. In behalf of the King the
Premier stated he and the King
were m council in the morning and
nominated Queen Mary, Prince of
Wades. Duke of York, Archbishop of
Canterbury, ord Chancellor and the
Premier be Councillors of the State
State for summoning and holding
privy councils and transaction of
other business in behalf of his Maj
esty.
The King was well enough, Baldwin
said, at that meeting.
CONDITION UNCHANGED
LONDON. Dec., 5, (A*)—The King’s
rendition is unchanged.
INDICTMENT OF
HUNDREDS LOOM
SAY OFFICIALS
BflfOTLEGGERS, BREWERS, DIS
TILLERS AND SMUGGLERS;
CANADA AND II. S.
WASHINGTON, Dec.. 5, (A1)—
Treasury officials announced their
investigation into iiruor smuggling
from Canada is expected to result,
in the indictment of 200 bootleg
■ rs, smugglers, Canadian distillers
a- .1 brewers.
SPANISH DON STUDIES WHILE COUNTRY
PONDERS SUCCESSOR TO THRONE
King Alfonso of Spain and Dictator mmo uc i^yera
disagree over the latter’s desire to designate the King's
youngest son, Don Juan Carlos (lover led:), heir to the
throne because of the ill health of the olaest son, the
Prince of the Asturias, shown above at his father’s left.
Meanwhile. Queen Victoria (lower light) plans to place
Don Juan in a London school.
EXPENDITURES CALL FOR BIL
LIONS; TREASURY HEALTHY
CONDITION
WASTiTvrTON. Dec.. 5, bP)—
Voicing again his plea tor a gov
ernment of economy President
Cooiidge submitted to Congress the
budget for the fiscal year 1930 call
ing for the expenditure of $3,780, !
719,647 leaving the treasury with an j
estimated $60,576,182 surplus whicu i
he declared offered no immediat. j
prospect of a further tax reduction.;
THE ESTIMATED
surplus which will be available on J
June 30, 1930 is based upon the ex- |
pected revenue totaling $3,841,290, !
82n |
DESCRIBING
he surplus as small president Goo]
iige said it nevertheless “Is satis
factory as it points to a balanced
budget.”
President Cooiidge warned Con
gress that “It is clear we cannot as
ume any great additional expendi
ure without jeopardizing this fav
orable outlook.”
NO\fE, Dec., 5. OP)—Charles P. '
Frank shot and killed J .W. Spai
ow, proprietor of the Elite Bath
House, this morning in which bro
hel Frank’s wife is accused of op
rating.
The couple were married in A.i
. horage .o jf-.j.s ago cominu lo
Nome a year ago. Frank will have
a p.c’iminary hearing Thursday |
to answer to the charge of murder. I
PLANE TAKFS ""FE VR
tw b (/P) ▼'Pot Noel |
Wien in his an plane tonic off this
momin? for Canale and Deeding
with Dr O’Hara and med cl sud
nlies to arrest the smallpox epidem
SEAMEN RESCUED
LONDON. Dec., 5, UP)—The Ger
man steamship Uarda is reported
rescuing the crew of the British
tanker Courage which is afire m
the Eastern Madei-ran^an. The sea
men were picked up from lifeboats.
F HARDING HD
SOUTH E A STERN AND SOUTHERN
PORTIONS PROMINENT IN
KJS THOUGHTS
ftvtTt_’ 5i (,T>v-lf the late
• L Warren Hardir g h.,cl ;:v
act a Mttle longer a part of Alaska
might now be a State instead of a
Terri* m v raid Judge Wickorsham of
Juneau former Delegate to Con
gress. declaring “If Harding had
lived another! State would have
been carved cut of Southeastern
and the Southern part of the Ter
ritory from the boundary line going
North to the Copper River district
and including Fairbanks.
‘The President’s mind was made
up after his visit and favorable ac
tion by Congress would have been
assured. He woulci have omitted the
Northern unsettled part leaving it
as a Territory to become a Tan
ater t r be annexed to the first
ait. ’
CLFGHORN WINS AGAIN
SEATTLE, Dec.. 5. GT1)—Walter
Cleghorn, “the Cook Inlet Kid”,
outpointed Paul Delaney of Spok
pne in the main event of a bOKing
card last night. The bout was even
up to the last round which Cleg
horn won by a shade.
CO PANIONATE COUPLE ARE HAPPY
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The first anniversary of their “companionate mar
riage” was observed November 22 by Josephine Halde
man-Julius (above) and Audrey Roselle (inset), who say
they are “genuinelv happy.” The bride attends high
school at Girard, Kas., while her husband is associated!
with his father in business there.
MIDGE DUS
HIS Fill SUV ID
ANNUAL MESSAGE IS DELIVER
ED: COVERS DIVERSITY OF
SUBJECTS
WASHINGTON, Dec., 5, (/P)—
President Coolidge had his final say
to Congress on the State of the
Union and he crowded into his an
nual message a list of recommenda
tions touching many old and new
problems ending with the plea that
the people remember that in times
of prosperity unremitting toil is
(necessary to Keep what has been
I gained.
The president sent his message to
the Senate and House b> messen
ger; it urged farm relief with a
farm board to help in disposing of
the surplus problem; he reiterated
his desire of a administration for
I increasing the Nation’s naval
jstrength; gave his views on rivers
and harbors, legislation, boulder
I dam, muscle shoals, immigration
and a diversity of other subjects.
| The President recommended par
ticularly that the $274,000,000 naval
construction bill be passed and
called for a passage of a measure
|creating a Federal Farm Board
;With a revolving fund provided by
the Government to assist co-opera
jtive farm organizations in market
ing their surplus crops.
| He reiterated the belief the Gov
ernment refrain from entering the
field of private electrical power en
terprise in connection with bo tlder
dam and muscle shoals. ~
GREAT OVATION
GREETS HOOVER
PERUVIAN CITY
LONG LINES OF POLICE AND
SOLDIERS; CANNONS ROAR;
THOUSANDS CHEER
CALLAO, Peru, Dec., 5. (#•)—Pres
ident-elect Hoover upon landing on
Peruvian soil was given an enthus
iastic welcome by 40,000 persons
who cheered and applauded Hoover
and his party as they passed thru
long lines of police and soldiers who
saluted with fixed bayonets and
while the Peruvian naval band
played national anthems of the
United States.
Peru cannon fired the Presiden
tial salute; the crowd on the streets
pushed and shoved os though they
were in a football scrimmage trying
fo see me visitors as the Mayor ex
tended the offical welcome.
V. S. Life Insurance
Total Is Mounting
NEW YORK, Dec., 5, (JP)—A net
total of $100,000,000,000 of life in
surance in force on Americans pro
bably will have been attain 4 b
the e”>d of 1929.
This statement is based on
facts disclosed in a survev oeitig
pieyared for the 22nu annual con
vention of the Association of Life
insurance Presidents here Decem -
ber 13 and 14, says George T. Wight,
secretary and manager.
RESIGNS SFNATE SEAT
WILMINGTON, Dec., 5, (/P)—T.
Coleman Dupont of Deleware re
signed his seat in the United States
Senate because of ill health.