The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 10, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE «ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME’ VOL. XXXVL, NO. 5406. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1930. TEXAS MOB SETS COURT HOUSE TOLL OF DEATH | MOUNTING IN 2 STATES, SOUTH Series of Hig_h Winds Kill| Many in Oklahoma and Texas ONE HOUSE IS TOSSED | DISTANCE 150 YARDS Three Perso:Killed in| One Home when Place Is Demolished OKLAHOMA CITY, May; 10.—The death toll as a re- sult of tornadoes in OKla- homa and Texas during the past week mounted to 86 with an additional four deaths re-| ported in a series of twisters which swept through Okla- homa leaving a path of de- struction through more than half a dozen communities. Gladys Downs, aged 21, was killed when a tornado tossed her home 150 yards. Jim Chappel, aged 24, who was ill, and John Chappel, aged T1 years, who refused to desert his son and go into a storm cellar and also Mrs. Hodges, who lived in the Chappel’s home stayed in the house, were killed when the house was demolished by a tornado. INSTITUTIONS WILL OBSERVE HOSPITAL DAY Local Establishments Have Open Houses on Sunday and Monday to National Hospital Day, Sunday, May 11, will be observed here to- morrow by St. Ann's hospital and on Monday by the Government Hospital on Willoughby Avenue. St. Ann’s hospital will hold open house from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow and will give a special program for the entertainment of visitors. On Monday from 2 to 4 pm., the Government institution will be open to visitors. No program has been planned. In the ten month' period ending May 1, 1930, the U. S. Hospital admitted 243 patients, had 4974 hospital days, and treat- ed 1,161 out patients. One hun- dred and nineteen operations were performed. All of these figures are higher than for any other) year, Dr. W. J. B. McAuliffe, head of the hospital, said today. Following is the program which will be given at St. Ann’s tomor- row: Community singing, “America.” Dedication, Rt. Rev. J. R. Cri- mont, D. D. Address, by Gov. George A. Parks, who will be introduced by Dr. H. C. DeVighne. Soprano solo, Mrs. L. Norton. Address, Rt. Rev. J. R. Crimont. Reading, Miss Muriel Jarman. Paritone solo, Max Pitshmann,| accompanied by Mrs. Pitshmann. | Violin solo, Mrs. Dufresne, ac- companied by Mrs. Sperling. Hymn, “Holy God, We Praise| Thy Name.” | i | i Girl Stowaway from Portland Is Found On Ship at Honolulu HONOLULU, May 10—G race} Smith, 17 year old school girl of Portland, Oregon, arrived here as a-stowaway on the steamer Wil- helmina. her home on the Wilhelmina, leav- ing here on Monday, She will be returned to island this summer. EIGHTY SIX ARE KILLE Jackie Fields Defeated In Slashing Title Fight By Thompson, Negro Boy JACKIE FIELDS DETROIT, Michigan, May 10.—In one of the most startling upsets of the year, Jack Thompson, Oakl feated Jackie Fields, titleholder, in a blistering 15-round battle to win the welterweight championship of land negro, last night decisively de- the world. Fifteen thousand fans reared approval. Fields buried his head in his hands in his corner, crushed in de- feat and he cried baby-like. title since he won it a year ago. Thompson is the first negro to It was the first time he had defended the win the welterweight title in 29 years . Joe Wolcott beat Rubec Ferns by a knockcut to win the title in 1921. Thompson won 10 rounds, Fiel twelfth were cven. Fields had Thompson near a followed up his advantage but was ds three rounds and the ninth and knockout in the second round and unable to put him out. TWO ARE FINED FOR VIOLATIONS OF LIQUOR LAW Grand Jury at Cordova Also Returns Many In- dictments for Offenses CORDOVA, Alaska, May 10~ Mark Thompson pleaded guilty to liquor violation here and was fined $350. J. H. Murie, from McCarthy, pleaded guilty to the same charge and was fined $400. The grand jury has brought in two more secret indictments and also an indictment against Paul White for larceny of furs belonging to Charles Wallen, who was found frozen to death near Gulkana. ‘The grand jury also returned indictments against Robert Davis for first degree murder of Tom Wil- liams near Kanatak; also against Simmie Dirks for larceny at Ko- diak, and against J. S. Bogart, Jr., for making a false claim against the Government. ELKS TO OBSERVE MOTHER’S DAY BY SHORT CEREMONIES In honor of Mothers, whose day is tomorrow, Juneau Lodge 420, B. |P. O. Elks will hold a ritual serv- ice at 1:30 pm. tomorrow in the Lodge rooms. ‘The services, to which the pub- lic is invited, will be conducted by officers of the Elks. Music will be rendered by the Juneau High| School orchestra and Brice' How- ard, soloist. The affair will be of about ” thirty minutes duration. - eee 'AY FOR SAKHALIN PORT ALEXANDROVSK, Sak- halin Island, May 10.—The Soviet government has decided to begin construction of a railway on this The main line will run north and south from this RAILW, | port, (GHARGES ARE - MADE AGAINST METH. BISHOPS |“Unwarranted” Political Activies in Smith-Hoo- ver Campaign WASHINGTON, D. C, May 10.— Rev. Rembert G. Smith, Southern Methodist preacher, disclosed charg- es he has made against three Bishops of the Church because of | “unwarranted” political activities in |the Smith-Hoover campaign Rev. Smith charges Bishops Cannon, Mouzon and Moore with | violation of the Church rule laid ldown in Baltimore in 1784 provid- |ing equal political rights to Catho- |lic citizens in line with the United | States Constitution. Rev. Smith chargéd that Bishop Cannon had worked on an expense account paid by “Northern Republi- cans.” —_——————— . TODAY'S STOCK . QUOTATIONS . i . ® 0 000900000000 NEW YORK, May 10.—The clos- ing quotation today of Alaska Ju- neau mine stock is 6%, Alleghany Corporation 26%., Bethlehem Steel 961, General Motors 47%, Gold Dust 442, Granby 34%, Inter- |national Harvester 105%, Kenne- |cott 46%, Missouri Pacific no sale, National Acme 18%, Packard 18, i Standard Brands 23%, Simmons Beds 40, Standard Oil of Califor- nia 70, United Aircraft 69%, U. S. Steel 172%, Ward Baking B 11, American Can 141%, American Telephone and Telegraph Company 248, Ford Limited 19%, Allis Chalm- jers 61%, American Tobacco B 265%, { Phiilips Petroleum 417%. —e— The Mexican army soon will be equipped with all Mexican made armament. American, European and Japanese arms now in use, will ibe used as reserve supplies, BALANGE SHEE OF CITY SHOWS LARGE ASSETS Excess Over Liabilities Is $184,665.05, Auditor’s Report Reveals The assets of the City of ‘Juneau in excess over its liabilities on March 31, were $184,665.05, accord- ing to a consolidated balance sheet prepared by Auditor W. A. Haber- nol, who recently completed his annual audit of the City's books and accounts, The total assets were listed as being $346,178.91 and the liabilities at $161,513.86. The balance sheet, which appears elsewhere in The Empire today, contains a statistica! analysis of the City's financial con- ditions. Values are Conservative ' The value placed on the property holdings of the City are regarded as conservative, and represent the criginal cost less the book deSerip- tion set up by the Auditor. Four | buildings are listed with an aggre- gate value of $199,861.3¢. These include the high school and grade school structures, the old and new City Docks and the City Hall building. Equipment is given a total valua- | apparatus of all kinds owned by !the community, school equipment, | furniture and fixtures of the City | Hall building, Street department equipment, and the pest house | erected last year. The valuatiop 6f land owned by the city is listed ‘at $78,475. Liabilities Not Heavy | The nabilities are not considered to be heavy. The main item is |$100,000 school bond issue. ~These ‘are due at the rate of $10,000 every | three ycars following the date of June 1, 1928, at the option of the |City Council. In addition there lare $10,000 in sewer bonds out- |standing. This leaves less than |$75,000 in all other forms of la- | bilities. Of that sum, $17,000 is for ex- School building and expenditures last year for additional equipment. Ten thousand dollars were ad- vanced the City t%® cover the sur- plus cost of constructing the build- ing and $7,000 was borrowed to purchase necessary equipment. , In addition there is an indebted- ness of $19,000 outstanding owing the First National Bank which was heavy permanent improvement pro- gram of the past two years, parti- cularly last year. Five thousand of this was carried over from two years ago, and the balance added last year. Much Street Work This was occasioned by the un- usually heavy street improvement done last summer. The total cosi | tion of $57.574.12, and includes Fire, penditures in completing the High| used in financing the unusually| PRICE TEN CENTS President Hoover Is to Visit Parks In Western U. S. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.—President Hoover will make a tour of the far West- ern National Parks during August, by motor, visiting Glacier Park, Yellowstone Park, Estes, Grand 'Canyon and Yosemite parks. 3 . . ° . (] . . . . : 1 | to the City for permanent street| work and sidewalk construction of last year was $42,996.73, it was an-| nounced. Of this sum, $10,103.47, went into sidewalks, and $32,893.26 | nto paving the streets. | A portion of the cost of the atter was financed by the prop- erty owners whose holdings wero ! affected by the work. After pay-| ing them one installment of the! sum they advanced, the City still| awes them $12,372.49 which is listed | among the liabilities and which will | be repaid over the next three years. | The City made other expendi-| tures last year which are not por- mally expected every year. It did repair work and betterment to the/ City Hall costing $2,000; purchased | $1,300 worth of new fire hose; made, a $3,000 payment on the new fire! truck on which there is only left $1,480 to be paid this year; spent | $6,000 in betterments at the new, City dock, did some extensive re- pairing of sidewalks all over town; and last winter expended $1,100 in removing the unusual accumulation of snow from the sfreets all over town. Clean Sheet This Year The City administration has out-! lined a program which it believes will wipe out most if not all of its; indebtedness, except bond issues, during the current year, Mayor Judson said today. He believes this will be possible and still pro- vide funds needed for all necessary street and other improvement. | Many of the items on last year's list - of accomplishments are not repeated this year. Street im- provements will not be nearly as heavy; sidewalk construction will be materially less; the heavy equip- [ment purchases for the public schools will not have to be repeat- ed; City Hall and Fire Department costs will be back to normal. The new City dock, which was |the source of $6,000 expenditures last year, will show a substantial operating profit this year. Last year it showed an operating profit of $4900, and after charging the money spent on construction | against the property, it had a de- | ticit of but $1,100. This year, it |15 certain to earn a substantial sum over all expenses. e ADOPT NEW DRUG SYMBOL BERLIN, May 10.—The German Druggists Association has -adopted as a symbol of its trade a staff with a serpent coiled around it. They found this in Greek mythology,; where' Aesculapius, god of medicine, is pictured carrying it. | (Minister, Marble Collegiate Church, the master passion of your soul. Mother is the name of woman, city or the refugees of a desolation. Call her Intuition, for she has The lonely path she takes into the one whom his mother comforteth, nothing left to give. is “the same yesterday, today and pass away for you, Sir, but your come whimpering back. All others else fails and all others flee. Intuition, courage, comfort, faith—these are the seven perfect which next to the love of Christ, is Woman’s Name Is Mother By DR. DANIEL A. POLING tional Society of Christian Endeavor) Woman, thy holiest name is Mother! Mother, not by the numher‘pnum' ideal’ marehants annually of children you bear, but by the deepest instinct of your nature, by | donate a number of pr Call her Sacrifice, for she gives her all—body, mind, and spirit; | gives all gladly and weeping only that, having given all, she has Call her Patience, for in her this grace has.its perfect work Call her Forgiveness. Aye, call her Forgiveness, and into giveness blend the colors, the fadeless colors, of unchangeableness. be waiting for you, waiting for y ness and curse you for your sin, but she will plece together your broken life, call it beautiful, and with her naked hands lift your bleeding heart again to God and claim for you His healing. And Faith—call her Faith at last and to the last—faith when all sacrifice, | I | , New York, and President, Interna- whether she bears and mothers her | own children or mothers the children of another, or the waifs vof a| 4 the sense of future events Call her Courage, for she is braver than the bravest of the bravev[p,izes' primal darkness where no man ha | “As| so I will comfort you.” | for- She foreever.” Heaven and Earth may mother will never move. She will ou when, hungry and naked, you may condemn you for your weak- patience, forgiveness, and parts of mother love, mother love, most sublime, £ s OPENING BALL TILT OF 1930 T0 BE SUNDAY Parade Will Precede Game Between Teams of Elks and American Legion 1 The baseball season opens in Ju- ncau tomorrow, weather permit- ting, when the Elks and American Legion teams meet at the City Park at 2:30 o'clock in the open- ing tilt. P. Schmitz, with the Elks for the first time in years, will hurl for the bills, with Blake on the receiving end. The Legion has not announced its batterics. Before the game there will be a parade of players, fans and many automobile ownefs from thej Elks hall to the park, where th flag will be officially raised for first time this year. The Juneau} City Band will lead the parade Theile Issues Call President Karl TI of th City League, today issued a call| for a good turnout for the opening | game tomorrow, and expressed the hope that games would have local| support all season. He pointed out that City League| baseball is a community proposi-| tion. The Juneau Fire Depart-| ment owns and maintains t grounds, and proceeds go to tha organization. Twenty-five cents will be charged again this year| and bleachers. | Players and umpires have always|day evening for Seattle. Igiven their service gratis. In order be absent about two weeks. to give both more interest in the | Many This Year I This year there will be bet 0 and 50 awards. Only of these may be won tomor as the remainder are seasonall | ween | | oW, | For the first home run George ever gone, but whence every man has come, is a more fearsome adven: | Brothers has offered $5 in mer- ture than the questing of continents and the charting of seas. Call her Comfort, for even God could find no richer figure Barb chandise; the sSilver Fox Shop will give a shave and cut to the man who makes first three base hit. The player who knocks a two may have his suit pressed nothing by G. E. Almquist Tonight the Elks Lodge w their annual baseball danc their hall on Franklin Street honor of their team. ——.,o— SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY SERVICE AT M. E. CHURCE _ Special Mother’s Day service will| be observed Sunday evening at the, Methodist Chrch. There will be, several special numbers that prom-| ise to be interesting. Max Pitsch- mann will sing and a cordial invi-| tation is extended to all to at- tend, fir bagger for | | in | | GREAT DAMAGE RESULTS FROM MOB'S FRENZY $60,000 Public Building Destroyed with Many Other Structures NEGRO ASSAULTER OF WHITE WOMAN KILLED National Guardsmen Sum- moned from Dallas to Quell Disturbance SHERMAN, Texas, ay 10. —-Driven to cover by a driv- ing rain, a mob which took the life of a negro, George Hughes, and caused a fire which burned Grayson Coun- ty’s $60,000 Court House and also destroyed three blocks of buildings in the negro sec- tion, was partly broken up at 18:30 o’clock this morning with National Guardsmen appar- ently in control of the situa- tion. MORE FEDERAL FUNDS ASSURED FOR ROAD WORK Special Bill Approved by, President Boosting Fed- eral Forest Funds The Colton Act, authorizing an annual increase of $5,000,000 in Fifteen men, charged with inciting a riot, have been ar- ilcsted. Nine men were injured, one of them a Captain of the Na- tional Guard. [ Troops were sent from Dal- "as. After the mob had four times stormed the Court ‘House where Hughes was ‘locked in a vault after he had |confessed attacking a white 1 | the Federal Forest' Highway Fund for three years beginning July 1, and appropriating $5,000,000 for the next fiscal year has passed both branches of Congress and was ap- proved by President Hoover early this week, according to telegraphic advices received at local district headquarters ' of the United States Forest Service. This measure, it was sald, will give $300,000 to $400,000 additionally ach year to the Alaska district of he Forest Service for expendi- ture on roads within and adjacent to the national forests. Exact fig- ures were not available as to the Alaska allotments which are com- puted and made by the Secretary of Agriculture. PHIL HERRIMAN ACTS AS CHIEF OF POLICE Phil Herriman, during the ab- sence of Chief of Police G. A. Getchell from the City, has been designated as Acting Chief by Mayor Thomas B. Judson. He as- for admission to the grand blanli\‘(,umed his dl“fles Friday. Chief Getchell left here Thurs- He will MISS BATES IMPROVING Miss Amy Bates was dismissed |trom St. Ann's hospital yesterday. She has been recuperating from an operation for appendicitis. woman, it was unable to get |the prisoner. | The mob then poured gasoline in {the basement of the Court Hous> land set it afire. | The mob then blasted its way (through to the vault and found |the negro, who had apparently liv- |ed through the excruiciating heat around him. The mob dashed in when the door of the vault fell. Women shrieked in ghoulish glee as the body of the negro was toss- ed out to the ground. Men tied the body to a nearby automobile and dragged it through the negro section and then strung it up to a tree. IKE SOWERBY GETS CITY ASSESSOR JOB At a special meeting of the City Council held last night, Ike Sower- by was appointed City Tax Asses- sor for the current year. He will enter on his duties at once. No other business was transacted by the Council. Owing to the absence of two members, Council- men H. Messerschmidt and H. Q. Nordling, the matter of construct- ing an airport near Salmon Cresk was not taken up. In order for the municipality to mdke expenditures of that nature without the City {limits ,it is necessary to have the unanimous consent of the Council. It is expected to be taken up at the regular meeting next Friday. “Heaven Hel p U;» Is Chorus From Be 10.—“Der Au- st die-hard BERLIN, frechte,” May the monarc! & periodical which still carries the superscription “With God, for Kai- ser and Reich,” has finally broken with its idol, President Hindenburg, over the latter's signature of the Young plan. In a mournful editorial the pa- per said that “now indeed the last illusion is gone and the last earth- ly support broken.” It admonishes its readers to place their trust in God, “Who will grant the German nation victory again in His own good time.” Simultaneously, & call was pub- rlin Royalists lished by the ex-kaiser’s fifth son, Prince Oscar of Prussia, urging protestant nobles to choose the church as a career for their sons. As chief of the Brandenburg division of the Knights of the Or- der of 8t. John, the prince launched his appeal to the nobility as being the true carriers of the traditional Prussian virtues, so that these may be infused into the youth of the country. He said: “If many of our beloved old larmy barracks are now closed, our churches are still open and are cry- ing aloud for faithful shepherds to guide our poor people the way they should go.”