The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 2, 1934, Page 4

4 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1934. Daily Alaska Empire GENERAL MANAGER ROBERT W. BENDER - - Published evening _except Sunday by the TRE PRINTING COMBANY at Second and Main Btreets, Juncau, Alaska. Entered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrier In Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 DA™ ST "the following rates: mail, postage paid, o following : Oy wdvanct, $12.00; six months, In advance, .00: one month, in advance, $1.25. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any fallure or irregulacity in the delivery of their papers. Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATEL, PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to tt use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not nlhvrw(nedcrl;vdllled in this paper and also the local news published herein. ACASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION 374. A SECOND BOND ELECTIO To technically comply with the terms of the public improvements bonding bill recently enacted | by Congress and approved by the President, the municipal administration has called a special election to be held here on May 22. At that the voters, comprised of those persons whose names appeared in last year's tax assessment lists, will express them-) selves on whether they desire the bonds to be‘ issued. The call for election sets up the improvements proposed to be made with the proceeds of the issue. Not in excess of $51,400 is for regrading and paving streets and sidewalks. To install sewer and water pipes not more than $2,750 will be required. For a new bridge across Gold Creek to replace the present Calhoun Avenue structure, which is almost ready for condemnation, $5000 is set up. For concrete bulkheads on Gastineau Avenue and Calhoun Avenue | the sum of $12,850 is set up. Twenty-five thousand dollars is allotted for a refuse incinerator, probably Juneau's most pressing immediate need. For en- gineering supervision and other administrative over- head the sum of $6000 or as much of it as is needed is provided. This is not an excessive sum for engineering and administrative costs. A low rate of interest, 30 years for redemption and a grant from the Public Works Administration of thirty per cent of the sum provided by the city make the proposition so attractive that no one should hesitate to approve of it. This seems to have been generally realized by the taxpayers in the recent municipal election. At that time, voting on the same question, more than 80 per cent favored | the floating of the securities. Morally that vote is sufficient to justify the City Council in going ahead and offering the bonds for sale. However, the| authorization was not formally enacted into law until afteg the election had been Held. Therefore, in order that there can be no possible question about the legality of the issue, the City Council has felt it advisable to follow the terms of the law exactly and hold a special election. The majority should be as heavy in it as it was in the election held on April 3. A YEAR OF MANAGED MONEY. The United States has been off the gold standard officially for slightly more than one year. After a year of managed currency it is appropriate to notice some of the results of this wholly new mone- tary policy. In broad terms, the management of the currency must be accounted a success. While it is not possible to segregate the results of currency manipulation from the NRA and Public Works and Civil Works programs, it is reasonable to assume that the devaluation of the dollar has been one of the major factors in producing the recovery so far achieved. The most significant index of success of our monetary policy, of course, is the movement of prices. The dollar was devalued by 41 per cent on the assumption that a roughly comparable rise in prices might be anticipated. The general level of commodity prices, as indicated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not reached that level, nor, cf course, was it to have been expected in so short a time. Mr. Roosevelt, himself, has said it would not be accomplished in a day, but it would be 2 long pull. However, the general level has risen 218 per cent which is not a bad showing, since the Bureau of Labor Statistics index is a very com- prehensive one, including many drticles slow to show price movements. Particular groups of commodities are more sen- sitive. Textiles are up 49 per cent in the year, agricultural commodities 37 per cent, hides and leather 31 per-cent. Food prices are up 20 per cent in line with the general average. Drugs, chemicals and metals have not risen as much as the average. Some few items have made spectacular increases from ridiculous low levels of a year ago. Thus cotton is 73 per cent higher, crude oil 147 per cent higher and wool 86 per cent higher. These price improvements are tangible proof that our monetary policy, together with ready Govern- ment spending, is at least moderately successful in its major objective. The general confidence exist- ing in the banking system and currency is proof that the novel features of managed currency are not a serious deterrent to the recovery of business. In- deed, one may safely conclude that if all the Government's major policies are as nearly successful in their outcome as the currency, we will not be a long time in reaching a very strong economic Pposition. ENCOURAGING LEGITIMATE BUSINESS. In some quarters, it is said, there is a tendency to criticise the Liquor Board's regulation permitting retail liquor stores to remain open at all hours if they so desire. Probably this comes from two | sources—{irst, those who are directly affected by it, and second from those who feel that liquor traffic to be put under the most stringent regula- tion, Bootleggers whose own trade is largely plied A ught | for after midnight and in the early morning hours, naturally are disappointed at having such competi- tion. They would prefer to have the field all to | themselves. It is to be expected that they will be | eritical. 1 No action of the Board will strike harder at the ! bootlegging trade than its giving the legitimate business men the right to operate without limitation as to hours. Purchasers of liquor are not apt to turn to illicit channels for supplies when they know | they can buy better quality goods at cheaper prices |from the legal dealers. The Territory derives a | revenue from the latter and none at all from the |illicit seller. It has every reason, therefore, to | favor those who pay licenses and taxes by per- | mitting them all of the latitude possible so long | as it does not conflict with public interest. In this instance, we believe, public interest ils advanced by the Board's policy and it would be retarded if a limitation of hours were imposed. Insull is going to land at Boston and not at New York. After all, it wont make much differ- ence to him as the Statue of Liberty has lost its meaning for him. Now that the Nenana ice pool has been settled this year, we can go ahead and save that dollar to invest in next year's. And what fun we can have spending the 1935 pool! The Aliens’ New Deal. (New York World-Telegram.) From precept and practice the U. 8. Depart- ment of Labor indicates that the New Deal is to include the 6,000,000 aliens in this country as well as the rest of us. Its policy will be to hold tight the gates against any flood of cheap foreign labor, to crack down on invading criminal aliens, yet to temper the general laws with moderate and humane administration. Few will find fault with a pelicy that prevents the admission of new jobless yet abates some of the glaring injustices that have grown up in the past. Secretary Perkins has abolished the corps of free-lance “Section 24 Men"” whose deportation prac- tices were a scandal under the Hoover regime, stopped finger-printing of aliens, modified the order relating to alien students who work their way through college here, made deportation procedure conform to principles of law. Families need not to be torn apart nor worthy self-supporting political refugees refused sanctuary. With many more aliens leaving than arriving; there is room for reuniting families and opening the gates to those fleeing religious and political per- secution, providing they will not become charges on relief agencies . The Oriental exclusion wave of hysteria in 1924, should not be allowed to stand and mar our relations with Pacific neighbors. A regular quota under the law applied to Orientals would result in no increase in the admission of alien workers, probably would result in fewer being smuggled in. We can maintain the present restrictive and selective principle and still do away with useless cruelties and irritations. This calls for just a little kindness and common sense. measure, passed in a Mysterious Death Pits of Ur. (New York Herald Tribune.) It is a disappointment that Dr. Woolley's latest report of the excavations at Ur of the Chaldees, released last week by the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania, gives no new clew to the greatest of Babylonian mysteries, that of the lost religious beliefs of the Sumerians, traces of whose dramatic human sacrifices Dr. Woolley found two years ago in the so-called death pits of Ur's most ancient royal cemetery. There now is little doubt that the graves of this cemetery date from somewhere close to 3500 B. C. It is equally certain that the lost race, whose kings and queens were buried in these graves, had knowledge of the wheel, of the arch, of writing, of metal working and of irrigation. No known civilized people is so old. It was half a millennium before there was anything comparable along the Egyptian Nile. Later stories of the Garden of Eden and the Golden Age are probably dim, distorted memories of the unknown homeland from which these first Sumerians migrated when they invaded the rude Babylonian marshes and brought civilization to Ur. In the tombs of these earliest royalties, found by Dr. Woolley in previous years of work at Ur, the most remarkable objects were the bones of scores of men, women and oxen, evidently sacrificed and buried purposely with their monarchs, no doubt with some idea that their ghosts would serve the royal masters in some future life. Whatever shock the modern mind may feel at such cruelty, it is difficult to avoid concluding that the facts indicate some belief in immortality. Why otherwise should it be necessary to murder living servants as retinus of the royal corpse? Still deeper is the mystery of how these victims died, for Dr. Woolley finds evi- dence that they were not buried alive or struck down violently. Instead, the positions of bones, jewelry, golden headgear and such traces of cloth- ing as survive all indicate that each victim lay down, or was laid down, in peaceful composure for eternal sleep. Dr. Woolley’s theory, or rather the theory of by some painless poison or stupefying drink. What- skeleton, one is always a small clay cup, which this ultimate nepenthe perhaps was quaffed. There seems a chance here for some modern scien- tific detective. One wonders what traces of opium. hashéesh or some other ancient drug: still mighy be detectable in the bottoms of these fatal goblets by modern methods of microchemical analysis, such as those perfected by Professor E. M. Chamot, of Cornell. It cost $94.37 to bring Dr. Wirt to Washington to testify, but when one considers what a lot of fun one committee got out of it there's no question it was worth the price.—(Philadelphia Inquirer.) precincts and buy votes, but it's statesmanship to buy them by spending the taxpayers’ money.—(De- troit Free Press.) Speaker says that the depression can only be finally worsted by the wealthy investing capital. Sure, all battles are won by the dough boys.— (Dallas News.) Among those who would prefer to let bygones be bygones appears to be the old Prohibition maestro, Bishop Cannon.—(Buffalo Courier-Express.) When all is said and done, probably the most successful red in Washington will still be, as always the political hemring.-+(Boston Herald.) Mrs. Woolley which her distinguished husband has | adopted, is that the willing sacrifice was managed ever other objects may be near each victim's from | 1 It's corruption for a politician to go out into the | ™= The White Ray Oil Burner FOR STOVES AND RANGES Will positively burn oil with a clean white Chapter 43 ON THE STAND ‘ UDITH arose and rushed away to a far corner. She had no business listening, but to whomcould he be talking? Judge Morgun probably, he would be interested ir. how she was feeling. Later that morning, as she wasg dressing, she thought again of the conversation. The line, “she hadn’t expected that kind of an attack,” Well, she hadn’t. She sent Delphy for the wide brimmed hat and pulled it low over her face. She would at least have that protection, if Lam: A IThatwill beall . . T will call the next witness” pere came in with other unjust ac- cusations. At the court room she disco that Lampere had moved the ¢ of the Bevins' women forw, that they faced Judith across table, in fact, so that every time looked towards the jury box, her gaze would be intercepted by the hatred which seemed to dwell eter nally in Mathile's eyes. “An old trick, we'll fix that, Judge Morgan, and moved his eli ent’s chair back to the end of thy table so that she sat ir full view, but only by deliberately turning their backs to the judge, could the Bevins women stare their opponent out of | countenance. | The morning was used by Lam pere to establish his claim that Tom | Bevias was mentaily i1l during the last year of his life. 1'o prove this be- called the Bevius servants, personal friends. Dr. Kenneth Kelly was| placed on the stand to testify to the | naturc of Tom Bevins® illness and to admit that such an illness could cause a mental reaction, even an ad vanced state of demeatia. | “That will be all,” said Lampere. | “But, Mr. Lampere,” objected Dr. | Kelly, “in testifying ! want it under stood that where Tom Bevins was concerned—" “That will be all,” repeated Lam' pere, “I will call the next wit ness...” he glanced towards Judith; she was trembling with indignation, anger. Her wide grey eyes were bril- liant with tears. “Miss Lane . .. I beg your pardon, Mrs. Dale, will you kindly take the stand?” “y/OUR Honor,” Judge Morgan was on his feet, facing the Judge by the time Lampere's voice had stopped. “Mr. Lampere forgets | that my client is not the defendant. | His work here is to prove the fallacy of the will, not to persecute its pres ent beneiiciary.” Judith touched his arm, “1 dou't mind, Judge Morgan, I'm realy now.” Judith took her seat looking at | B Lampere with a calm gaze which should have been disconcerting. | “Miss, er, Mrs. Dale, when did you first meet Tom Bevins?” “I don’t remember exactly.” “Oh, come now, maybe 1 can re-| fresh your memory. What year did | you leave college?” “But I'd met him years before| that. He was my father’s partner when I wasn’t more than a year old 1 believe my first recollection of him was when I was five or six. He brought me a doll and gave the fore man’s boy a toy engine with flat cars.” “Very pretty story,” laughed Lam- pere, then with elaborate sarcasm, “and of course you can prove it.” “Yes,” answered Judith, and mo- tioned Judge Morgan to hand her a | | letter, yellowed with age. | [} flame. Absolutely no See This Burne Harri Machine Shop Heating Sheet Metal Plumbing Judith Lane by JEANNE BOWMAN 1 come intimately acquainted with "on Mrs. Bevins, and made yourself | (Copyright, 1934, by Jeanne Bowman) WINDOW CLEANING PHONE 485 “Your honor, I would like to enter this as exhibit A,” said Morgan, be- fore releasing the letter to Judith. “It isn’t necessary to read it,” barked Lampere. “But you asked for proof,” re- turned Judith sweetly, “this letter is to my father, telling him another train, flat cars and toy derrick are en route to me. The date is—" “I'll pass that, Mrs. Dale. When did you next meet Tom Bevins?” “l saw him frequently during my childhood until father went to South America and | started in college. Be- cause of my mother’s death when I was ten years old. | went into the | field with my father. « had every in- tention of becoming an- engineers so—" RS..DALE, I am not asking for your life’s history, 1 am ask- ing you about youar relations with Tom Bevins. When did you first be- > o Mr. Bevins?” “I received word of my father’s death while 1 was in school. Mr. Bevins was in Austin at the time and heard of it. He came to me and offered to help me in any way he could.” “How did he help you?” “By advising me what to do.” “Come now, Mrs. Dale, do you mean you didn't accept money from him at the time?” “I did not. I was very young and very proud. My father had gone against Big Tom's advice in going to South America and had lost what mon=y he had by doing so. I felt it wonld be disloyal to my father's memory to accept money.” hy, then, did you try to force your way into his home?” “1 didn’t!” “Oh yes you did. You came down thiere bag and baggage, descended thoronghly at home. Didn’t you, Mrs. honest, now, didn’t you?” | “Mr. Bevins suggested | stay with | them while I gvent to business | “But you didn't.” | “Not after I heard Mrs. Bevins say | she wouldn't have me around the &And then didn’t you and Tom Bevins go into a huddle and decide you were o come into his office at tif% first opportunity?” ##No,” returned Judith, calmly, *I | only intended working at stenogra phy until { bhad earned enough to | complete my college course.” | “Then why didn't you do that, In i stead of hanging around the million- | aire engineer?” “Because after I had worked there a short time I realized | was learn- | ing more about engineering than 1 | | could learn in college. | was earning | as much as a young woman engineer could learn and I was happy and contented.” {;“Whun did you first become “intimately acquainted with Mr. Bevins?" “Mrs. Dale, prior to your marriage and when you were living in your pent house, was it not true that Tom Bevins there?” “Yes, he was,” answered Judith readily, “the most welcome visitor who came.” “Mrs. Dale, would it embarrass you too much to tell the jury why Mr. Bevins called on you so often?” “No,” Judith caught her under lip in a quick smile, “he came to eat slumgullion.” was a constant visitor Tomorrow, Judith's ordeal con. tinues. soot. r In Operation ‘and great effort had been ex- ‘pended to make it an outstanding |neau at the council meeting held | the previous evening. I{ Construction Co. e, 20 YEARS AGO From The Empire MAY 2, 1914 Pronounced a tremendous success by all who attended, the May Day Ball, given the previous evening for the benefit of the library fund was also financially successful with over $600 netted for the fund. It was given by the Draper Club social triumph. Miss Sylvia Kos- key had made a beautiful Queen PROFESSIONAL YHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics. 307 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 i ’a Rose A. Ardrews Graduate Nurse Electric Cabinet Baths—Mas | sage, Colonic Irrigations | Office hours 11 am. to 5 pm. | Evenings by Appointment Second and Main Phone 259 | of the May as she ascended the throne, attended by the Misses Georgia Caro and Helen Troy, with little Legia Kashevaroff and iMadeline Valentine -as fairies. The May Pole dance in which’ a ‘num- | ber of society girls' took part went ! off with a smoothness which tok-| ened careful training and practice under the direction of Miss Lavina ! Willson and Miss Loraine Andrews, | instructors in the high school. [ B. M. Behrends had been award-l tober 1, 1914, to furnish the gov- | ernment a building for the Juneau | postoffice. The contract was to be| accepted and construction started | on the building to be located on Third Street between Seward and Main streets. It was to be so con- structed that it could be used for| a mercantile establishment or of-| fices upon the expiration of the! contract. i ‘Weather for the previous 24 hours was cloudy with rain. The]| maximum temperature was 59 de-| grees and the minimum was 37. Precipitation was .44 inches. The city council revived the old, chain gang ordinance at the coun- cil meeting the previous evening! and the city marshal was directed to work city prisoners on the| streets in the future. i After a spirited contest and a| deadlock of some weeks, William | G. McBride was elected chief of police and city marshal of Ju- JUNEAU SAMPLE SHOP The Little Store with the | BIG VALUES i AT T | WARRACK || I { | Juneau Phone 487 | The Florence Shop anent Waving a Spectalty | | ed a 5-year contract beginning Oc-, | =) J | & e B ] — - [~ E.B. WILSON Chiropodist—Foot Specialist 401 Goldstein Building | Robert Simpson Opt. D. Graduate Los Angeles Col- lege of Optometry and | Opthalmology | Glasses Fitted, Lenses Ground | | DR. R. E. SOUTHWELL Optometrist—Optician Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted Room 7, Valentine Bldg. Office Phone 484; Residence Phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 | { S | | Dr. Richard Williams DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE Gastineau Building | T Helene W. L. Albrecht Fraternal Societies | oF \ Gastineau Channel | —_— B. P. O. FLES meets every Wednesday at 2 8 p. m. Visiting - brothers welcome. \ L. W. Turoff, ®rxalt- ed Ruler. M. H. Sides, Secretary. e KENIGHTS OF COLUMBUK Seghers Council No. 1768, Meetings second and lasy Monday at 7:30 p. m. ha Transient brothers urg- ed to attend. Counctl Chambers, Fift) Streed. JOHN F. MULLEN, Q. E. H. J. TURNER, Becretary [N WA MOUNT JUNEAT LODGE NO. 143 Second and fourth Mon- day of each month in | | PHONE 496 | [Scottish Rite Temple, e - ———3 1 beginning at 7:30 p. m. 7 __al ”x; zt:e HENDRICKSON, aster; JAMES W. 2 DRS. 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