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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
Boy for a Day
Is DADS Role
On May Fourth

CHICAGO. April 25.-Dad is goins
to be a boy again for day
He may be roller skating to work
on May 4 with his son keeping pace
beside him. In Williamsport, Pa, he
will obey the "knuckles up command
of his boy at a community marble
tournament. AT Claremont, \. H.. be
will find out. at track meet. whet-
her he can run as far or jump as high
as that youngster of his. In many
other cities he will go hiking with
his and other lads.
May is The day set aside in Bows
Week for fathers and sons to enjoy
some recreation in common. Several
thousand bankers, lawyers and mer-
chants will go roller skating with
their SONS. according to Colonel e
Seymour Bullock, a director of the
Recreation Association of America.
and every male parent is expected
to find some sport which he and his
son can play together.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
HISS WHEELER
DURING DEBATE
With BARROW
ti-Saloon Official and
Criminal Attorney Clash
Over Prohibition.

NEW YORK April %. Wayne
Wheeler, of the Anti-Saloon League
was booed and hissed Saturday nigh.
when he said Prohibition was achiev
ed by a majority vote. This was in
the debate with Clarence Darrow, ia
nous criminal attorney.
Wheeler was interrupted by loud
cries of what of the soldiers who
were overseas? They could not vote >
Darrow boldly championed the right
to drink in defiance of the law and
declared that the only way to get rid
of Prohibition was through nullifica
ton. 1T is a minority act and legal
tyranny. 1t has proved failure and
will not and has not been enforced, -
declared DarrOw.
Wheeler asserted Prohibition was
successful despite wet propaganda
which is conceived and fostered by
the liquor interests. He claimed the
Nation was still prepOnderantly dry
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
CAFFNEY DELIVERS
MOOSE MEMORIAL
SERVICE ADDRESS

Territorial Representative Thomas
A. Gaffney, of Nome, delivered the
address yesterday afternoon at the
annual Moose Memorial Services at
the Moose Hall and it was heard
by one of the largest crowds ever
attending a memorial service in
Juneau lie complimented the Moose
Lodge On their wonderful work
done IN the past years, toward their
home at Mooseheart and he cited
an instance of the work when they
took care Of family at Nome. Mr.
Gaffney. Though not member of
the Lodge. expressed his desire to
he,p them IN any way he could and
u.as Interested in the work they
were doing throughout the United
States.
Mrs. c. y. MacSpadden and Har-
hand King cendered several delight
ful vocal solos. Henry ROden ad-
dressed the audience on the wonder
full work accomplished by the or
ganization.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
DAMAGED PLANE
LANDED SAFELY;
4 LIVES SAVED
World En- durance Flier
Chamberlin, Warned in
Air, Proves Expert.

MI cola, n. y. April 25-
Warned while in the air that his
landing gear was broken and an
ordinary landing would be disas
trous, Clarence Chamberlin. world
endurance hicr, brought his plane
down perfectly. saving the lives of
two young girl passengers, his me-
chanic and his own.
As the Wright Bellanca plane
took-off Yesterday. part of the land
ing gear fell. Other planes immed-
la tsly took the air and warned
Chamberlin. One pilot was holding
Il wheel aloft as a signal The
mechanic crawled from the cockpit
and Chanberlin held his feet as he
tangled in midair in ar unsuceess-
ful attempt to repair the damage.
The plane circled in the air for
an hour until an ambulance arrived
on the field. The girls were braced
and covered with padding TO pre-
vent injury.
AS the plane finally slid to the
ground. it careened. smashing
wing, but the occupants were not
injured.
The plane will be repaired in
time for the scheduled hop-o6
Thusday on the New York to Paris
light
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
SCHOOL BONDS
TO Be ISSUED
/ FOR BUILDING
Council Committee and
School Board Acts-Prob-
ably Purchased Locally.

At joint meeting of the School
Committee of the Juneau City Coun-
Gil and the juneau School Board,
held yesterday. plans We're adopted
for the prompt issuance of 500 300
bonds to insure the immediate pur-
chase of the site for the new school
house and the early commenc ement
of work upon the building.
Both the Councilmen and the
School Board members desire -
permit the people of Juneau and
neighboring communities to purchase
tie bonds which will be offered To-
sale in odd lots as stated in an
advertisement appearing in The En-
pire today.
Inquiries by prospective purchasers
have been so numerous that it is
anticipated the issue will be over.
scrbed locally within the next 10
days.
The bonds will not be placed out
side the territory, unless local resi-
dents fail TO take up the issue.
Arrangements will be made th,o
week TO purchase the lower half ~
Block %, and the negotiations TO"
the purchase of the two lots that are
desired III the upper nalf or tnat
block are expected to be closed Wit
in The next few days. In the event
those negotiations fall through. an
alternative plan has been adopted
that will result in some changes III
the school structure suggested by
Architect Harlan Thomas on his re-
cent trip to juneau. That plan will be
followed out in the main. but the
school house will be placed entirely
on the lower half of the block and
the gymnasium will occupy the tw>
upper floors of the building instead
of extending into the upper half Ct
the block.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
SURGERY EMPLOYED TO
SAVE MT. VERNON TREES

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Surgory
and dietetics are being resorted to
in an effort to preserve or restore
the health Of nearly 100 fine but
aging trees at Mount Vernon, SOM
of which date back to George WASH.
ington's residence there.
DR.. Charles S. Sargent. directo,
OF the Arnold Arboretum OF Har
ward University, has been called in
to direct the operations. and work
men have been busy for severa,
weeks. The crowns of some of the
older trees have been lowered to
permit the roots to raise the sap to
the branches more easily and spe.
cial tree food has been placed about
the bases with the hope that they
will be brought into a flourishing
condition once more and will be able
to survive another hundred years OF
so.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
May ASK SMITH
AND M'ADOO TO
Get OUT OF Way
Some Democratic Leaders
See Only Defeat if Both
Leaders Stay in Race.

NEW YORK. April 25.-The New
York Times and New York World,
both supporters of Gov Alfred r..
Smith for the Democratic nomination
for President. say Democratic lead
Ars are seriously discussing the cireu-
lation of a round robin among party
leaders throughout the country cali
ing upon both Gov Smith and Viii
liam G. McAdoo 10 withdraw as can
didates for the Presidential nomina-
ton. The Times quotes some lead
ers as saying that the Withdrawals
have been asked for ''to save the
party from defeat which will be in
eyitabie should they remain in the
race"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
new CONTROLLER.
BILL DEFEATED.
BY 4 TO 4 VOTE.
Latest Controller Bill Loses
Memorial to Move
Capital Beaten.

For the third time this session
the Senate today rejected a Con-
troller Bill, Senator Steel's latest
measure calling for the election of
Controller being lost on a tie
vote. The lineup on the issue was
unchanged. Senators Brown. Frame.
Hunt and Steel voting yes. and SEN
ators Dunn, Jensen, Pratt and
President Howard, no.
The measure was read for the
second time, advanced ON the cal
andar to third reading. and the
same vote defeated tho first Con-
President Howard's ruling on the
bill passed by the House and re-
iected on a point of order
Defeat Capital Memorial
Speaker Smiths memorial for re-
moving the capital from juneau to
Anchorage or Seward net its face
at the hands of the Senate th;s 81
morning 1t. too. was advanced
from second to third reading under
suspended rules to meet the Sena-
tor.al axe, being defeated by vote
cf five to three, Senators Dunn
Hunt, Pratt. Steel and Jensen vot-
ing against. and Brown. Howard and
Frame for it. There Was no debate
preceding the vote.
Three other measures marched to-
the Senate's guillotine today A
mesure authorizing the legal organ.-
zation of political parties and pre-
scribing how such organizations
should be effected naming nominees
for delegate as national committee
men for their >rs Spective parties, WAS
lost two to six. A bill amending
The present jury act, by requiring
all the names of legal voters to bel
placed in the juw box before the
drawing of regular fury panels, was
indefinitely postponed The third
measure to lose out was bill Civ
ing municipalities wide latitude OF
power in abatement of public nu- |
sances, the vote being TWO for and
six against
Passes Eight Measures
Eight measures were passed byl
the Senate four originating in thei
House and four in the Senate. In
cluded in these were: an appropria-
ton of 81 900 for the erection of a !
school house at Takntat, small |
appropriation for relief Of the Sitka
Moose Lodge TO reimburse it for
labor and expenditures on road !
to the Pioneers Home cemetery |
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
Unrest Prerails IN Poland
As Health of Dictator Fails

WARSAW, Poland. April Spe-
culation as to what will happen to
Poland when Joseph pilsudski relin-
quishes his hold on the republic have
become rife with reports that the
health of the marshal is anything
but encouraging and that he is q
very tired man.
Since the Pilsudski coup d'etat Of
last May the marshal has held the
country in the palm of his hand. but
more and more of late there have
been rumblings of growing opposi-
ton in various groups that aim -
be prepared to assume power Ill
event OF AN emergency
Lack of harmony among the fol.
lowers of Pilsudski is pronounced.
He is supported by "A ma ajority Of
the country. but the support is pure.
ly personal. He has made no attempt
10 create other ties than sentiment
for himself
Pilsudski is a man OF today. To
morrow may take care of itself.
The lack of consistence of the Pi!
sudski cabinet is partly explained By
the lack of unity among its mem
bers, as royalist landowners collaho
rate with difficulty with the socialist
leaders. These dissensions often ar
manifest by the activities of indi-
vidual members in open contradic-
tion to the policy of the cabinet as
a whole.
Roman Dmowski. who has been en-
deavoring to form strong organiza
ton which would be the nucleus OF
a government system after the end
of the present Dictatorship. hopes 10
step into Pilsudski's shoes as tha
head OF a movement which has the
external form Of fascist. The act
ivity of DmowSki has taken a pro
nounced anii-communist aspect In
view OF the Soviets. too. having al
ready lain plans with the hope OF
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
BLAME PRIESTS
FOR OUTBREAKS

MEXICO CITY. April 25.-Havng
deported eight Archbishops and Bi
shops executed one priest, the MeXi-
can government is seeking out other
priests alleged to be implicated in
revolutionary movements Despite
the vehement denials of the Catholic
authorities. the Mexican government
holds priests responsible for ou.-
breaks of laymen. For the first time
in the history OF Mexico, the Catholic
church is without a governing body
in Mexico
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
FLOATING CANNERY
RETRIEVER IS HERE:
JUNEAU, HEADQUARTERS

The Retriever. of the Red Salmon
Packing Co, Capt. Frank Wright. ar
rived in port this morning from
HOOnah. and other ports of call The
Retriever is making Juneau the head.
quarters for the summer
The Retriever is floating cannery
and will be in and out of here fire.
quently this summer, shipping al
the canned salmon from juneau. Capt.
Wright is also the owner of the boat
and foreman of the cannery
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
BY JOSEPH E. sHARkEY

GENEVA, April 25. For many
years the world has been hearing
about the psychic-psychic this and
psychic that-without perhaps rea,-
ly knowing what it means. But at
all events it seems clear that n
psychic wave of war preparedness
has hit Europe.
Europe is nervous. 1t has been
borne back and forth on wave OF
preparedness without anybody real
ly knowing why. 1t is just psychic.
Nobody wants war; nobody can stand
war, economically or financially, yet
in many countries the nerve Gen.
ters are taut with apprehension.
Yet glance across the European
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
PIONEER TOM WARD DEAD

Tom Ward. well known pioneer
of the Interior. died in Iditarod.
on April 10 of pneumonia. His fun
eral was under the auspices of the
Inditarod Pioneers of. Alaska, OF
which he had been Secretary since
the Iditarod lgloo was organized.
Word of the pioneers death was
received here by Karl Theile in a
telegram from Al Walsh Of Iditarod
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25

her suffering. a suffering born Of
rebellion against a ruthless and un.
reasoning fate. His sympathy rip.
ened into love. and Hancock took tho
place of his buddy in her heart.
Hancock, unmindful of her pre-.
monitions, kept to the air. II was
pleased when opportunity permitted
him to sail on the Shenandoah when
the dirigible started Off to display
itself to the nation.
Again death struck through the
air. The dirigible broke into pieces
and left the crew dead and injured In
the foothills OF Ohio.
Recently Mrs. Hancock was forced
to undergo an operation. Physiciane,
knowing the shocks she had sus.
tained. feared that she would not
be able to resist the added shock.
But Mrs. Hancock was determined
to best the enemy that had become
so real to her. Now she Is recoyer
Ing. This time death was defeated
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
JOHN RITTENHOUSE is
VISITOR IN JUNEAU

John Rttenhouse, we'll known San
Francisco engineer and resident Of
Pebble Beach. who with Mrs. Ritter
house spent several months in AL.
aska last summer, arrived in juneau
on the Admiral Watson. He came
north on a business trip and will
be in Juneau for several days before
returning south.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
Two Women Killed in
Plane Crash, Vancouver

VANCOUVER Wash. April 25.-
Miss Harriet Franklin and Mrs. Zola
Schau both of Portland. Ore. passen-
gers. were killed, and Danny Greece.
pilot was seriously injured when a
commercial plane crashed on the rail
road tracks near Pearson Field The
plane went into tail spit and hit
nose first on "A railroad right -of-way
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
FIFTY MARINES
LANDED, HANK0W
Chinese Pickets Attempt to
Remove American En-
ployees Standard Oil

marines were landed at Hankow
when Chinese pickets attempted to
remove three American employees
of the Standard Oil Company and
take them to the headquarters of
the General Labor Union
Foreigners lowered about the wat
erfront last night. The greatest
tension exists.
Wireless dispatches from Hankow
say trenches are being dug on the
outskirts of the city and two Krupp
gums are being mounted on hill
at Wuchang trained toward Hankow.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
Psychic Waue of Preparedness
Sweeps Ouer Nervous Europe

horizon explains why the wave is
here. Relations between Great Br;-
tain and Russia are frankly ad.
mitted here to be bad. There is an
almost daily allegation that the So.
Wet is the real force behind the
existing civil war in China and es
specially behind the anti-foreign
movement there.
Travellers from the French Riviera
tell of rumors picked up there that
Italy has not abandoned hope of some
day regaining the French province OF
SavOie and that little misunderstood
ings between France and Italy
Though the French deny this) have
actually led the French to reinforce
lG0nfinnod IN Do 90 Txro
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
TAYLOR GOES TO YAkUTAT

|. P. Taylor, Alaska Road Com
mission Engineer, left on the Adj
miral Watson for Yakutat He will
inspect the property of the oil com.
pany now drilling. Mr.. Taylor will
be absent about two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
HIGHWAY LEAVES

Capt. Ed. Clark. of the Highway,
u. S. Bureau of Public Roads boat
left this morning at 1920 o'clock
on trip to Wrangell and Petersburg.
lie will be gone about a week
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
DHILADELpHIA Q.1.N SpeciaD.
Death, striking through the
air, has thrice robbed Mrs.


Joy Bright Hancock of the man she
loved.
BY cruel coincidence. husband. a
fiance and her second husband were
killed In the same manner.
Mrs. Hancock, the beautiful daugh
ter of State Senator William Han.
cock, of New Jersey. was the bride
OF Charles G. Little when he sailed
rs Lieutenant on the famous ZR-2.
When the dlrigible crashed TO earth
near Hull. England. in August. 1921.
1t carried him to death.
Time healed the girls heart. She
fell in love with a dashing aviator.
Their wedding date was set. On the
eve Of the ceremony his plane fell
and his life went out.
Commander Louis II. Hano ock. a
war comrade of her first husband.
comforted the girl, lie unferstood
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
Peary Fired Upon

SHANGHAI April 25. Chinese
fired upon the American destroyer
peary near Kiukiang yesterday. IN
able to locate the source, the de.
stroyer did not return the fire.
simultaneously three British war
ships silenced Chinese attackers near
Shinkiang with heavy lombard
ment
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
HALIBUT PRICES

PRINCE RUPERT, B. c.. April
25.-TWo hundred and thirty thou
sand pounds of halibut were sold
here today. American nalibut sold
for and 1910 cents and Canad-
ian for 7 and 13 cents
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25

Sergt. A. MacNeil, of the Brit
ish Columbia Provincial Police, ar
rived in Juneau last week in con-
nection with some special work with
the Alaska Game Commission. He
will leave on one of the early boats
for the South
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25

Tragic death to follow Mrs Joy Bright Hancock Her
first husbanaY Charles G. Little (left) killed in the Zfz
dsaster her second Commander Lois H. Hancock rgh died
in the Shenandoah disaster and fance killed an
plane fall But due to her vitality she has won own
fight with death in Philadelphia hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-25
TWO HUNDRED
KNOWN DEAD
FLOOD REGION
Fate of Othres Reported
Doubtful-Hoover Ar
rives In District.

MtMPltlS, NJ Tenn, April %. As
the Hood waters swept over lev
| toWhs ana Farming communities. Off
claf estimates of the probable dead
reached zoo and the fate of others
| Is the far flung sectors is doubtful.
thousands have been rescued fro n
p"rllous situations while other thou.
sands are reported still marooned.
throughout the flooded valleys.
fleet of boats continue rescue work.
II is said that it is impossible to
negotiate Drainage Canal to reach 80
persons MAJ ooned on the levee top ar
Wayside.
Last night Cap, Henry Myer.
urged on BY screams from the leyee
top mile away from Wayside. pilor
ed the steamer Wabash up the canal
to take off 500
Fears are felt for inhabitants of
the Delta County between Greenvilla
and Nlcksburg who refused To heed
warnings and leave their homes.
Secretary of Commerce Herbert &.
Hoov2f, has arrived as personal rep.
resentative of President Coolidge in
flood relief.
20 Are Drowned
GREEN WILLIE. Miss. April Is
TWEEN N.tLroe white women and chill
dren who sought refuge in house
at Winteryilla, five miles north o.
here, were swept to death in the
flood wates said a definite report
to Ia3aa }. S. Allen, of the Army
Engineer Corps.
Allen said n conservative estimats
of the tot'l drownings in the dslta
region is at least 200 with the pos
sibility of t}c actual number to be
considerably greater.
r. "eistsfssss r utiKaz.t.y Srtfie hA, hen
put into effect here.
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will select sufficient
provide the demands OF
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Loves Enbers
Adele Garrsons Absorbing Sequel to
Revelations of Wife"
Beginning a New Serial

experienced at tn. funeral of some
one dear to me. | went to my accus-
toned place ut my husbands side,
felt his arm so around my waist in
the ola way, put my hand up and
caught Juniors. and thus assembled
tn" staircase in what was to ne, d
! knew IicKy as well. pi'iful
travesty Of our old loving rollick-
ing Journey up the stairway upon
his homecomings.
If | had not been so hearts!ck at
the momhrance of the old days
although ! could find in my soul no
desire for rekinling Of the embers
OF our loye-I could have smiled at
tho eingcrlv way in which my hus-
bands arm encircled my waist, and
at The stiff alootnoss with which
hold my body as We made our way
mp the stairs.
Just so tha. Junior Will not sus-
pect'' This was IN" slogan sounding
i'm NV heart, and knew that it was
cchoinE in MCky's ears also. But
knew that my mo- her-in- laws keen
ola eyes wor" watching both of us,
ana that We could not hope TO de-
ceiEe he>.
A sudden clutchinr lite fear
struck mo. | must waril Hicky that
Undur no circumstances must he tell
lis mother the reason for our cs-
arrangement. .Acrid, grabbed. often
unreasonable" as she often is, she is
Fundamentally as sound and sweet
as russell apple, and her pride ana
love for her son are no stronger
than her sense Of Justice. Often she
has helped mo through a difficult
place in my life With Dicky, when I
knew that a lesser woman would
have ranged herself upon her SON.
her n revelation which would so
pain her.
l frantically clutchcd at my whirl-
ing thoughts. trying to capture an
excuse, which I could present 10
Dicky's mother when she should call
me TO account, a proceeding which
! judged by the look on her face,
was very near. And, indeed, Dicky
barely had shut the door Of his
room behind himself and his small
son VINO was already clamoring TO
help him unpack before my mother
in-law's voice said firmly:
Margaret, come in here minute.
! want you"
Copyright, 1927, Newspaper
Feature Service, Inc.
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Y OUR HE AL TIL

The starchy substances are. how
ever, an important source of carbo-
hydrates and their use is largely
associated with the tendency to
overweight. For instance, potatoes,
baked greens. green corn. boiled
rice and boiled macaroni contain 20
per cent Of carbohydrates: green
peas. artichokes, parsnips and csn-
red lima beans contain Is per cent
of carbohydrates. The following
table provided by Joslin indicates
the number of grams of protein. fat
and carbohydrates respectively in
enc ounce or 80 grams OF some COM
mon food substances