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The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-03

Nenana, Alaska, May 3, 1918 Editor of the News:
 Tn view of the many kindnesses and favors which have been shown us by the Nenana people during oar stay here. we wish to use the col umns of your paper to express 'ur- selves in the matter of the Military dance given by Sergeant Smith, on last Saturday evening, the proceeds of which were to apply on the ex- penses of drilling the registrantS here.
 I've wish to state that We. the members of Company B" detailed here. had absolutely nothing to do with the dance arrangements, nor the collection or disbursements af the finances in connection herewith. except ar the request of Sergeant Smith.
 After hearing many comments and criticisms about the financial statement published by Sergeant Smith. which purported to be cor rect statement of the proceeds and disbursements in connection with the dance. We desire to clear ourselves of any imputation in connection with the matter, and as a means to- wards that end. requested that an investigation be made by members of the Committee on Public Work. and Charities. the dance being-given in that interest. This committee as cer1ained the Sergeant Smith dis posed of tickets to the value of Sl5l, as against the sum of ST6.50. 8: claimed in his statement.
 Tn view Of this discrepancy. we wish to again most forcibly state that we had nothing to do with i and do not want our Nenana friend: 10 think that We did. We were not in any way implicated, and do not wish to be held responsible in the minds of the public.
 ! The report of the committee of , investigation Is as follows: ! Statement of TieketS Sold for Milf ! tary Ball, Proceeds to Apply or
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-03
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Local Agent of

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The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-03

Total sI5Io0
 HOWARD P. CURTIS. WOODBURY ABBEY.
 Committee on Public
 Works and Charities. ''The report made out by Sergeant Smith was published as follows: Receipts. Sale of Tickets 51 a S1.50--S76.50
 Disbursements Music .---.-.--..-------, s41.00 Supper ----..,---..------ .,-- --...------ 22.50 Punch .-.-..-------.---- 3.70 Hall Rent ----------.--- 25.00 s92 20 ss2 20 Deficit s15.7O sThankinp you for the space We
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Telephone Co. May
Bar Curiosity Calls

1t is believed the "What time is it,
please?" service on New York tele-
phones soon will be discontinued be-
cause Of the congestion on certain parts
of the local telephone system. To give
to telephone subscribers the correct
time free Of charge has been a custom
of the Bell company for years. At the
Offices of the company yesterday it was
stated that no action had yet been
taken, but those "in the know" assert it
Along with "what time is it," will
go, in all probability, Central, where's
that fire? This "fire service" is par
ticularly onerous, because the calls cen
tire in the same spot at the same time
That the local telephone company has
felt the strain of the "curiosity CALI
is evidenced by the fact that it pub.
lished large advertisements in the pa
Eers shortly after the Jersey City hre
requesting that they be discontinued
In the last year the aggregate of calls
has increased about 4 per cent The
number Of telephones has increasd the
same proportion, having risen in the
year from approximately 100000 tc
100000
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Business Sections
OF San Jacinto and
Hen1et Are Raced

HEMET, Cal, April 21.-This town
and San Jacinto, which lies north OF
here about two miles on the same
branch of the Atchison. Topeka g.
Santa Fe Railroad. were both seriously
damaged by severe earthquake shock
at $3.50 p. IN. to-day Every business
house in Hemet and in San Jacinto was
laid fiat, but only two lives were lost
The property damage here is esti-
mated at $250,000 by merchants and
property owners, who suffered thc
most loss. The San Jacinto DAMAGE
was estimated at like sum.
The quake. which came with such
warning as was afforded bv a hrief
hight shock lasting perhaps ten seconds
was the most severe ever experienced
here. For thirty seconds the buildings
rocked and swayed and the ground
heaVed so that persons standing in the
streets and fleeing from their homes
were even thrown from their feet.
AS the ground tremors increased the
walls of brick buildings in the businass
section toppled over. Roofs creakcd
and groaned and then fell, often riv;no
way before the side walls had starto 4
to 70.
The hills surrounding the towns wore
obscured by dense haze, which many
people first believed presaged an erun.
ton from some old volcanic crater. hnt
which were caused by thick clouds nj
dust. One man who was watchinv tho
hills at the time of tho greatest dis.
turbancn said that Strawberry Peak n
large mountain. appeared to rise. bod
lly and then drop back into place. M
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Earthquake
Levels 7ouns
In California
Continued from page 1

pier, which swayed perlously, and in
the rush to escape Frank f. Darbell, a
retired manufacturer Of Los Angeles,
was thrown down and trampled to
death.
The bathhousc a: Santa Monica
Canyon also was the scene of panic
when the building swayed and creaked.
Women patrons, some of them un-
clothed, scrambled from the dressing
rooms and rushed back to shelter.
Several hundred pleasure seekers on
the Redondo pier, which is triangular
structure, with two roadways to the
shore, made rush for land when the
pier began to sway, and several were
slightly hurt in the resulting crush.
At Long Beach several large office
Buildings were severely shaken and
numerous windows were broken, while
dishes were shaken from plate rails
and other minor damage done. There
were several small panics in public
meeting places. but it was reported
that no one had been seriously hurt.
The earthquake, apparently, was not
serious very far South, as reports
from Imperial Valley points said it had
rot damaged any of the towns in that
part of the state. although it reached
there at $3.50 p. m.
Several business buildings and homes
were wrecked at San Jacinto. accord
ing to Western Union Telegraph Com
pany operators there
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Thomas Berates Society for
MeddIing With I lis Morals
Oused Chicago University Professor Defends Right of
Free Association for Mature Persons-Admits Many
Compromising Situations With Various Women

in the sense that ! hold views and
am capable of practices not approved
by our social traditions.
eve are all aware that human re-
latlons are not what we would have
them. We have war, and crime, and
pauperism, and problems of labor and
capital, and prostitution and revolu-
tion. etc. and in view of this imper-
feet state Of <ociety it is the task of
the social scifnces to develop method
OF determining social laws and their
application which will give in the
human world control approximately
as perfect as the control obtained in
the physical world through the laws
developed by physics and chemistry
and nm the animal and plant world
through the study of biology
but the social sciences have failed,
history has failed, political science has
has failed, crimnology has failed.
~ have been professional student
of society for long time, and l have
long felt a profound dissatisfaction
with the unreaity of what was doing
toward the solution of the problems Of
society.
Interested in Criminology
"A number Of years ago I concluded
that the only proper way to understand
the. present was to study the present.
and that the proper way to study be-
havlor (Which is the ultimate basis
of social controD was to study tho in
dividual.
g! am primarily interested in
problems of crime, juvenile delinouen-
cy, prostitution and other forms of
soclai dlsorganlzation, in immigration,
racial assimilation, individual and So
e'al efficiency and happiness, etc, and
have developed and exemplitied in
two volumes, published a month ago. a
method of studying human behavior &"
rms method may be called the case
metnod. 1T involves the study of the
life history Of individuals, and its pur-
sult constitutes a dangerous occupa-
ton. 1t involves association with nor
nal and moral persons indeed, but also
assoclatlon with prostitutes. thieves
and buns. 1t involves the possibility
OF being seen in places and with per-
sons in which and with whom YOU are
not supposed to belong.
The explorer in this field knows
that he has chance OF pershing. just
as the geographical explorer knows he
has that chance. | have committed
not one but many indiscretions in this
connection, but | have done no injury
to society nor to individuals, accord
ing to my standards, except in this
case, where the state has invaded the
domain of private life and has itself
done the injury.
81 have constantly been identified in
the. public press for years with the
topic of sex, yet not one tenth of nv
printed works are on this topic. Sex
bears to my work only the relation it
ought to bear as part of human
nature.
There are, of course. regions of pri-
vate life in which the state and the
public do not interfere. In matters
of food, clothing, in our religions and
TO some extent in our artistic interests
we are left unmolcsted. But there is
also large region of life. both inside
and outside of marriage, in which the
state and the public should not con-
Germ themselves"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Former Home Defence
League Now Used to Get
Evidence for Raids

Members Of the Police Reserve, for
! merly known as the Home Defence
League and supposedly created soleis
to reinforce the police force in an efner-
gency, are being used, it was learned
yesterday, for the kind Of police worK
formerly done by wardmen and "shoo-
flies" They are being sent out to spy
upon policemen and secure evidence
against street women and illegal re-
sorts.
1t was with the assistance OF tnis
force that the information was obtained
which sent Assistant District Attorney
James E. Smith from one chop suey res
taurant to another, gathering IN women
and men right and left, questioning
them and holding them or letting tnen h
go. 1t was upon information they op'
tanned, it is believed, that Commils
sioner Enright acted in sending Wv
captain of the busiest Broadway p'e
cinct to Coney Island.
Transformed from Home Defence
Leaguers into secret police. the VoiuJ
teers are said TO have swarmed throusa
the 26th Precinct, which embraces sne
forties east and west of Broadway.
Their prey were the street woman, 's'
bootlegger who smuggled liquor to s9.,
diers or sailors, the dope pedler. ~. -.
dive keeper and the police to whom Tue,
particular section of the city had DeeH
intrusted
Apparently they proved good hunter :a,,
for it was in that district that Asslss,
ant District Attorney Smith made m4s, V;ss
of his raids. 1t was from that dlst..;r. ls,;r
that Captain Byron R. Sackett presenu;,
was transferred to Coney Island anu 80 =
was in that precinct that five sergea"''
were replaced. ...
The new demand on the reserve ic!ss
is said to have caused dissension wain ao
in its ranks. Many of the members Nns :
had been in the organization wnen w.s -
was known as the Home De1eniis
League are said to object strenuoasda
to the character Of work now Seaui's.
from them. ,..r
Members of the reserve who petio,.rr .r
secret police work do so without ri
and at their own expense. frecm rs
captains issue the calls for volunses,.vr s,nr
Those who respond report to inspse..ss ~
John r. Dwyer, the nominal head OF i.s .r
reserve. In some cases they act un's
police captains, and sometimes, - ~
the 26th Precinct, Independently oi .,,s M
police captain. Their reports are In .h.re
to Inspector pwyer, who forwards tAs's
to Police Commissioner Enrlgnt. tN
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Especial Correspondence1

CHICAGO, April 21.-Professor W. I.
Thomas, dismissed from the University
of Chicago and acquitted in the mu-
nicipal court Of disorderly conduct, to-
day gave statement in which he sets
forth his philosophy of life and action.
For the first time he gives his cxplana-
tion of the Brevoort Hotel incident,
where he registered himself and Mrs
Granger as husband and wife.
Some of the striking excerpts from
Professor Thomas's statement follow:
"The American university shares the
defects Of the American public The
institution from which l was dismissed
is, in my opinion, the most liberal in
America, but it showed an unwilling
ness to concede any sphere of privacy
in the relations of the sexes.
"Ihe American school is historically
a religious, moral institution even more
than an institution for research.
Society should not interfere with
the free association OF mature persons
capable of planning their own lives and
seeking their own values.
Has Met Many Women
"My own association with women has
been varied, but always of construc-
tive, not a destructive, kind, according
to my standards.
~ have met many women in many
situations which would be called com
promising, have gained through this
much new experience and have. incl
centally, been instrumental in raising
a number of the persons concerned t.
high levels of etticiency."
The hotel incident is described as
follows:
"As to Mrs. Granger, she is mature
and ambitious young woman. Her life
is mainly centred in her child and in
self-development which would lead
to the development of the child. In
her association with me she was, con-
sciously or unconsciously, seeking a
IN ans which would assist her to that
end. She is incapable of any of the
sentimentaities which she did not say
but which the reporters wished her to
say,
"Shc also has literary ambitions.
She had read number of my life his
tories in manuscript, and she stated
that when she had previously lived in
Chicago she had known girl who had
a remarkable history. On her own ac-
count she saw this girl and arranged to
get her history for possible literary
use. She was to bring the girl to my
office, but it developed that the girl
could not come SO far on that day, and
it was agreed to meet in the city.
III registered at the hotel, and Mrs.
Granger had such confidence in me that
it did not occur to her to question
whether the proceeding was discreet or
not. We entered the room and were ap-
pretended before the appearance of her
friend
Not Guilty Of Charge
~ am. therefore, not guilty of this
charge as it is understood, but I am
guilty of the whole general charge,
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
New 100000 Synagogue
Prominent Men at Cornerstone
Laying in Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, April 2l.-
The cornerstone of the new $500, ,00C
synagogue Of the Congregation Emanu-
Ell, in Prospect Avenue, was laid this
afternoon with appropriate ccremon
les. The opening prayer was made BY
the Rev. DR.. H., P. Mendes, of Man
haitian, after which there was chant
ing by NJ Zornitzky and choir. The
cornerstone was placed in position by
Joseph burst, of Mount Vernon.
Among those who also spoke were
City; ex-Mayor Edwin w. Fiske, Dr.
Elias Marcolis, Senator George A,
Slater, Of Rye; Rabbi Elias l.. Solo
mon. of the Bronx, and the Rev. Dr.
Judah l.. Magnes. The benedictior
was offered by the Rev. Dr. J.. L. Cor
tinkle.
Congregation Emanuel has sub.
scribed for 100000 worth of Liberty
bonds
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22

word has been received from the nu
merous families settled on it's slopes,
but it was assumed here that they
escaped personal harm. as did most
people in the two towns.
Confusion was added to the destruc-
ton here by damage to the lines of
the water company which takes it's flow
for city use from nearby stream. It's
dam was unharmed, but the distribut
ing system was severely damaged and
numerous breaks made trouble for tho
residents until the flow finally was
stopped.
Gas mains were also badly broken
and service interrupted. There was no
disorder at either town, the Home
Guards here having turned out prompt
ly and taken charge of the policing
while hastily organized force of citi.
zens performed the same service ut
San Jacinto.
AT both places persons sustained
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
is true for new helpers, replacing those
at the higher sa1e ries

is true for new helpers, replacing those
at the higher salaries.
"'These and other changes will make
a saving ut the rate of $4,000 during
the year.
"'Some comment was made upon the
number Of assistant directors. 1t is
only when the nature Of the work at
the laboratories and the division Of
this work into different buildings and
different parts Of the country is under
stood that the necessity becomes ap-
parent.
Work Will Be Limited
"Tf the recommendations here sug-
gested are carried out, the investiga-
tions which are usually carried on as q
part of the work will be greatly limit
ed. AS these are wholly Of practical
nature, it is hoped that when the war
is over the funds may be supplied for
resuming them.
"I hope that any reorganization of
the department which may take, place
will occur speedily. because it is very
difficult for those in charge to carry
on the work properly when the en-
ployes are uneasy and those who are
to be in authority are not fully
Known"
Labor Protest Likely
Persons in close touch with the labor
movement last night were prophesying
an uproar from the unions over the
proposed changes in the Bureau of
Preventable Diseases. This has been
the pet bureau Of the labor movement
which found in it ready weapon for
the correction of factory evils, and
when Mayor Mitchell was succeeded by
Mr.. Hylan it sought to have DR.. Har-
ris, chief of the bureau. made Health
Commissioner.
Already the Central Federated Union
is on record as deprecating any reduc-
tion in the work of the bureau or any
reduction in rank for DR.. Harris, un-
der whom it had expected a very i'm
portant extension of the inspection
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

We didn't begin it, this overseas fuss,
but minute by minute it's closer to US.
Buy, men, women, children! Buy, bru-
nettes and blondes! The issue depends
on how each one responds.
We're in it!
Let's win it!
BUY LIBERTY BONDS!
Molly Pitcher and Betsy Ross will
remain immortal as long as history
books are printed. But even her con-
temporaries will not know the name of
the little girl of Public School %,
Brooklyn. though the tale of her sacri-
fee follows:
"Mister. do your bit. Buy Liberty
! bond," she said yesterday as she
entered a drug store near the school
"I'll do it," said the druggist. "l1l
you'll have to drink nice big dose of
castor oil first, just to show you are in
earnest" and he smiled a ghastly, oily
smile
For moment she hesitated. Then
she slowly pushed the subscription card
across the counter.
Cali right" she said with shudder,
which recurred again and again as she
watched the nauseous drink measured
out.
"And now," said the druggist-and
she hated his expansive smile-"sup-
pose we dump, this down the sink and
III take two bonds instead of one"
"Sort of mean trick to play on a kid, y
he muttered as he watched her skip out
of the store.
"Hezekiah, my hand" Uncle Abim-
elech Bogardus, Of Preakness> N. j..
announces, "come back from the hos
| pital to Paterson and brought parrot
along with him. He's taught the
dumned critter to say Well win the
war;
That's all the talk the parrot knows
but after listenin' to the boys down to
the grocery moanin' over the mistakes
the British has made I've come to be-
lieve that that derned fowl could teach
hull lot of US how to be patriots"
Electra, fair of form and face, you,
eyes twin azure pools of flame, l make
obeisance to your grace. Believe me
still echoes in my ears it's threnody Of
muted themes. In many listless hours
it cheers. l sometimes hear it in my
dreams. I love you, dear, enchanting
witch! I mean that statements every
letter. love you much. but here's the
hitch--I love my wife, oh, much, much
better!
Even in these parlous times there are
| some who uphold the hands Of the
President. according to Senator Lodge
without ever knowing what he has ir
them. In proof Of this statement the
Senator recently told of an inciden
that occurred in Wisconsin during Vic
tor Berger's campaign for Senator.
"It was the Presidents boast" thu
candidate told rural gathering. "tha
he had kept US out Of war, wasn't it p
Whereupon farmer who lived fa1
beyond the reach of the daily new.
arose and queried Indignantly:
"Wall, he has. hasn't he ?"
Cheer up. folks. Think of all tn,
May flowers these showers are bring
| inpi
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
News in Brief

The annual report of the Association of
Catholic Charities, Inc. shows that after cx-
penditurcs Of S9.0a6.t Is n balance of 81 .032.lS 5
remained on January ] 1918.
The Humanitarian Cult moves to-day TO its
new Quarters at 266 West End Avenue A
formal opening will be held next Saturday
evening.
Harry f. Lewis, District Attorney Of Kings
County has been elected president of the
Unity Club, Bedford Avenue and Dean Street.
Brooklyn.
A soldier who has not hcen identified was
found dead in n gas-tilled room at go West
1hirty-ninth Street. Tie had given his name
as Harry Smith. Of New Jersey.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
2 Men Entonabed.
Others Injured
By Landslide

WINCHESTER, Cal. April 21.--Two
men were reported entombed and sew
eral hurt to-day at magnesitc mine
four miles from here by landslide
which engulfed a working tunnel in the
side Of hill.
REDLANDS, Cal, April 21.-Two
chimneys fell through the roof of tho
Iona Linda Sanatorium, between this
city and San Bernardino, during the
earthquake, seriously injurng one pa
tient-Mrs. Mary Scear, of Chicago
and two employees.
The employees were struck by falling
bricks as they fed from the building.
HEMET, Cal, April 21.-An Garth
quake shock which occurred here to- day
at $3.50 destroyed every brick building
in town and did damage as yet unesti-
mated, but amounting to many thou
sands of dollars.
Tonight no fatalities had been re-
ported.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Earth Shocks Were Felt
In Utah and Ar;zono

SAN BERNARDTNo, Cal. April 21.-
According to reports received here hv
Santa Fe railroad officials, the earth.
quake which caused much damage at
Hcmet and adjacent points late TODAY
was felt as far east as Milford. Utah
and was also felt ut Scligman. Ariz.
The damage here included about
$1,000 destruction at the Santa re rail
road. shops, where the machine shop
was badly damaged and other buildings
were thrown out of plumb.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Policeman Finds "Bomb"
Supposed Explosive in Door
way of Publishing House

The police of the West Thirtieth
Street station report that Patrolman
Timothy Shea. of that station, found
what appears to be bomb, this morn
ing. in the doorway of 10 West Thirty
ilrst Street, owned by the Life Pub
fishing Company.
The supposed bomb was in a wooden
box in the doorway 1t was taken to
the station house.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22

slight injuries from flying glass and
falling brick, but owing to the fact that
the most damage occurred in the bust
ness districts, which were practically
deserted at that hour on Sunday after.
noon, the casualties were negligible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
GERMAN BIRTH RATE
FALLS 40 PERCENT
(By Associated Press)

7 LONDON, May IA report COM
piled by the local government board
based on information from German
sources shows a fall in the birth rate
in Germany during the three years
1851 inclusive, equivalent to the
loss of 100000 infants. Forty per
cent fewer births occurred in 1916
than in 1918. These figures are COM
pared with a decrease of ten per cent
in the birth rate in England and
Wales This fact has led to large
extension of infant welfare work in
Germany, in which voluntary socie-
ties have played an active part.
The infant mortality in Germany in
1913. it is shown, was Isl per thous-
and as compared with los in England
and Wales The rates in 1914 for
Prussia, Saxony and Bavaria were re-
spectively 164, 173 and 1913 per thous-
and An abnormal increase in infant
during the first months of
the war is shown by the fact that in
Prussia, in the third quarter of 1914
the rate rose from 124 to 143; in Sax
ony from 14O to 242, and in Bavaria
from 10 to 239.
The records in England and Wales
do not show any abnormal mortality
among infants during the early
months of the war.