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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-04
ALICE HERE FROM SOUTH WITH MUCH
 SKAGWAY FREIGHT

Steamer Princess Alice. Capt Thomas Cliffe, arrived in port from the south at 9 o'clock last evening with two days mail and ] the following passengers for Jul ] neau:
 Frank Suffecool, A. Lestage, Ed win w. Swindle, Mike Pusich, MT. and Mrs. J. H. Scriver, Warren s. Smith, Mrs. H. Berg and infant and A. Berg.
 Capt. A. Slater, who had been commander of the Alice on her other trips north this year, is with the Princess Louise now run ming between Vancouver and Vic toria, and will not come north un- til the Louise starts her Alaskan schedule in June.
 Eighty-nine passengers are on the steamer enroute to Skagway, eighty of these being in the em- ployment of the White Pass and Yukon Route. The Princess Alice also has Z30 tons Of freight Tor Skagway, and discharged 25 tons at Wrangell which will be taken up the Sticklne River by the Bar rington Transportation Company boats. Next trip the boat will be carrying larger freight con signments and will be well load. ed for the next few voyages with the opening of Interior activities out of Wrangell and Skagway, Of ficers said.
 She is due here enroute south at o'clock tomorrow morning, according to word given out by W. L. Coates, agent, and will sail at o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-04
RADIO PROGRAMS !, ON AIR TONIGHT

The following are the principal programs of western stations 10 be broadcasted tonight. Programs in Central Standard time. All time is P. M. unless Otherwise indicated. Wave lengths pn left of call letters, kilocycles on right.
 Central Standard time is three hours ahead of Alaska time. For instance, ' D. m, Central time. is I D. m, Alaska time. 352.9-kOA Denver-e2o 5:30-Old Melodies and New. f6:00-Cities Service Hour. s7:00-Anglo Persians. 7:30-yarious Features.
 46e.5-kFi Los Aneeles-64o '8;00-Quartet; Orchestra. 10:00-Wrigley Review. ll:O0-White Rock Concert 11:30-Symphonet; Dance Music 336.e-kNx Los AngeIes-89o .9:0o-Courtesy Programs. 1O:0O- Optimistic Do-Nuts. II: 1:45-Hollywood Stadium. Dance. s84.4-kGo Oakland-7eo S:30-Concert; Retold Tales. 1o:0o-Wrisley Review; Concert. 11:30-Moon Magic. Dance Music.
 49t.5-koW Portland-61o S:00-Jesters; Concert. 10:00-Review; Concert. u:30-Retold Tales; Dance. 12: Boa Hoot Owls Frolic. 422.3-kPo San Francisco-7to S:00-Reologue; Orchestra. 1Q:oo-NBC Programs. II: 1:30-Neapolitan Four 12:00-Dance Music.
 348.6-kJR Seattle-86o
 (Pacific Coast Time) 6:00- 6:3O-Sports, News Items.
 Announcements 6:3o- 7:SO-Vic Meyers Dinner
 Hour Concert. 7:S0- Musical Program S:O0- S:15-Albers Brothers Mill
 ing Company Eduea- tional Program from
 KEN, Portland, and
 KJR, Seattle. 8:15- 9:00-Simultaneous Broad.
 cast KEX, Portland;
 KJR, Seattle, and KGA, Spokane. 9:OO-10: :00-Musical Program. 10:00 Pacific Standard time
 signals. 1Q:00-11:00-Vic Meyers Dance
 Orchestra.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-04
M 4 RIN +
 W E " s
Steamer Movements
 NORTHBOUND
Admiral Rogers due late Sun.
 day or Monday.


 Admiral Rogers due late Sun day or Monday.
 SCHEDULED SAILIRGs Yukon scheduled to sail from Seattle 9 a. m. tomorrow. Alameda scheduled to sail from Seattle May at 9 D. m.
 Admiral Evans scheduled to sail from Seattle May 9 to 10 a. m.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle May 12 at 9 a. m. SoUTHBoUND SAiLINGS Princess Alice due southbound at tomorrow morning and sails at 6 o'clock a. m. Aleutian scheduled southbound about May 9. Admiral Watson scheduled southbound about May 10.
 LOCAL SAiLINGS MargnIta scheduled to leave for Sitka ana way ports at 8 o'clock Wednesday night. Sails for Skagway every Monday at Il D. m Virginia " sails for Chicbagof and way ports at 6 c'csock every Wednesday night. For Chatham Straits route eI 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
 America First leaves every Wednesday at 1 D. m. for Petersburg and Rake and wayports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-04
THE EMPIRE IS THE MEDIUM

Through which the general public can always have its wants supplied
 Closing time for classified advertisements: 2 P. M.
 Closing time for display sG- verti-ements: Il A. M.
 Ten cents per line first h. sertion.
 Five cents for continuous sub sequcnt insertion.
 Count five average words to the line.
 Minimum charge, 50 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-04
SHENANDOAH HERE

The Shenandoah, Capt. E. M Giasscock, arrived in port early this morning from Killisnoo, en- route to Seattle. She came north from the States recently with a load of freight for the Killisnco Fisheries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-04
TIDES TOMORROW
SEATTLE HALlBuT PRICES

SEATTLE, May 1.-Two vessels brought 14,000 pounds of halibut here yesterday and it sold for 1878 and 15 cents. Cod sold for three cents.
 During April vessels brought in halibut. sable fish and mixed cod which sold for a total of $166,124.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-04
FOR QUICK SERVICE CALL 137 HENRY c. G0RHAN
Con ntraCtO

or by the hour. Such as carpenter, masonry, shingling, plumbing, kalsomin- ing or painting, in fact anything in new or repair work. adv. PHONE 137
 Fada Radio Sets and accessor- ies, Columbia Monographs and records. Radio Electric Co.,, Mar tin Lynch. Phone 429 adv.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
PUBLIC BECOMING
'AUTOMOTIvE MINDED
Buyers Want Steady Performing
Car Presenting Good
Appearance.

With the public now more "automo-
tive-minded" than ever before, the task
Of the motor manufacturers in offering
product which will satisfy every criti-
cal taste is one requiring the closest
kind of application. That the makers
are doing a good Job despite its diff
Guilty is declared by Oscar Coolican, di-
rector of the Washington Automotive
Trade Association, to be striking COM
mentary upon the genius of the in
dustry today.
"The public is insistent upon a bal
anced product" Mr.. Coolican points
out. "The car purchaser now is not
satisfied just with good-looking au-
tomobile Nor is he to be pleased simply
by a machine which functions smooth
ly and efficiently.
To-day, as never before in the in
dustry's history, there is an insistent
demand for an automobile which is
pleasing to the eye and which also runs
with the precision of high-grade
watch. Furthermore, the price con-
sideration, in the cases of thousands oi
persons, does not enter into it now as
much as 1t did. A prosperous public Is
willing and able to buy what 1t wants
in an automobile way. What Is wants
| is artistic appearance and superper-
| formance.
ANY one who has followed the cars
of last year knows that the industry has
been supremely successful in meeting
! this emphatic public demand. The
| newest cars, as they are being an
nounced, indicate that the industry has
made still further progress in this
highly constructive direction, and we
can look forward to the setting up o1
new distribution records during 1921
Evening star., 1928-12-23
PUBLIC ROADS CHIEF
HITS TOLL BRIDGES
Full Investigation of Situation in
United States Is Urged by
Macdonald.

"There Is no place on the public
highway today for the privately owned
toll BRIDGE" Thomas H. Macdonald,
chief Of the Bureau of Public Roads,
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, declared to members of the Amer
ican Association of State Highway Off,
cials at their recent annual meeting
in Chicago.
A full investigation of the toll bridge
situation Is needed, he believes, as a
basis for remedial legislation, to safe
guard the public in use Of the roads
and to protect the public which invests
in securities. "It is field from which
the 'shoestring' promoter should be
excluded, and," said Mr.. Macdonald,
''he will be, If thorough investigation
Is made.
1.-THE public can finance and build at
lower costs, and the largest bridge un-
dertakings in the country today are
being financed on the basis of their
earnings. Two methods are being
used: First, the municipal bond issues
to be retired from earnings, and second,
revenue bonds issued against the earn
ings, but not municipal obligation In
the sense OF adding to the constitu-
tional indebtedness"
Basically, all bridges on the main
highways have become valuable prop
erty because of the construction Of
highways, Mr.. Macdonald explained.
The bridges are only part Of such
highways and should be legally treated
as such, he believes.
Evening star., 1928-12-23

Deadly fumes, which formerly consti-
tuted the biggest obstacle to the wide
spread use of chromium plating by
many important units in the automobile
industry, have been overcome by air
conditioning experts in the industry who
have made the spraying or filming"
process absolutely safe and foolproof
The huge pots or tanks containing
the chromium are ventilated by means
of large exhaust fans which are con-
nected to umbrella-like hoods over the
tanks and these fumes are drawn back
into a special chamber where the vapor
is condensed and run back into the
tank. Thus, control of the fumes by
air suction not only prevents them from
iniuring the health of workmen, but Is
economic because 1t RECEIVERS waste
which otherwise might prove costly to
the producer If completely lost.
Many Uses for Metal.
Bifiex bumpers and other hardware
used in automobiles are dipped In these
tanks, although some parts, particularly
radiators, are sprayed with the chro-
MUM under the ventilated hoods. Chro-
MUM, however, is being used in many
other industrial applications. The United
States Government, for example, Is
using 1t for surfacing Of plates used In
the manufacture of paper money.
The appeal of cromium in the auto
motive industry is contained in the
enduring wear and lasting "blue-white"
luster it gives to nickel-plating as COM
pared with the yellowish tinge acquired
by nickle after brief use.
New Idea Long Dormant.
Chromium is white metal of extreme
hardness. For years its only use was as
an alloy of steel, giving added strength
to that metal. Its possibilities as
plating metal were discovered many
years ago and a method developed for
its use, but this method was not con-
sidered practical for large manufacture
ing operations and the idea Of using
chromium for plating lay dormant for a
long period. Automotive engineers de-
veloped 1t extensively within the last
two years, however, and 1t will be fea-
tured in much of the automotive adver-
tising next year, leaders in the industry
declare.
Radiator shells, headlamps, bumpers
and other ornamental parts which now
are plated are given the same prepara-
tory treatment for chromium as for
nickel-plating. The part is first smoothed
on emery wheels and thoroughly clean
ed, after which 1t is given a copper
plating. This is followed by bufing and
cleaning operations The part Is then
Evening star., 1928-12-23
FEDERAL ROAD AID
IS S3.10 PER CAR
Motorists Association Holds
Increase in Amount
Is Warranted.

An average of 1910 per automobile
was expended by the Federal Govern
ment in the United States during 1928
on its Federal aid program, according
to data compiled by the American Mo-
torists' Association.
The per capita amount that the Fed
eral Government is contributing toward
the construction of the 187,000-mile
program of Federal aid highway is de-
creasing each year, the figures indicate.
The peak of Federal aid was in 1920
when the Federal Government expend-
ed an average of 5000 for each auto
mobile in the country. During that
year the Government expended sos 000,-
900 on its highway construction pro-
gram. In 1921 the Federal appropria-
ton for Federal aid was $100,000,000,
hicle was $9.55.
Urges More Funds.
Increased automobile registrations,
averaging nearly 100000 annually, the
association declares, warrants an in
crease in the Federal Governments
share of the highway construction pro-
gram of the country. In 1919 the We
hicle registration was 1865, ,445 cars and
trucks. During that year the Federal
Government expended $65,OO0000 on
highways.
Despite the fact that the registrations
during the succeeding nine years will
have increased approximately 24.000.0 900
by the end of this year, the Federal
Governments contribution toward Fed
eral aid has increased but 100000,
being $75,000,000 during the current
year, Thomas j. Keefe, general man
ager of the association, points out.
"One of the economic features OF
highway construction Is that the public
pays for good roads whether they have
them or not This Is as true of a ma
ton as 1t Is Of an individual. The
American Motorists Association believes
that with registrations increasing ap-
proximately three times as fast as the
highway building programs of the coun-
try, added impetus in the form Of in
creased Federal aid should be given by
the Federal Government in order to
keep pace with the growing demand for
more roads," Mr.. Keefe declared.
334 Cars Per Mile.
Figures compiled by the association
show that there are at the present time
334 registered vehicles on each Of the
1884 miles of completed Federal-aid
highways. Based on the average an
nual increase in registrations, during
1929 there will be 307 vehicles for each
mile of highway and the Federal Gov
ernment will expend next year in Fed
eral aid $298 for each vehicle on the
highways.
The following figures, compiled by
the association, show the relative num-
ber of automobiles to each mile of Fed
eral-aid highways and the amount of
Federal aid expended each year per
capita from the inception of the Fed
eral-aid program in July, 1915, to the
present date and with estimates for
1929:
Evening star., 1928-12-23
MOTOR EXPORTS
EXCEED RECORDS
October Figures Considera.
bly, Ahead of Previous Bus
mess, Statement Shows.

Expressed in terms of dollars, Octo-
ber automotive exports were consider
ably above all previous existing monthly
records, according to statement is
sued by B. H. Cram, president of Grams
Automotive Reports, Inc. October ex-
ports, showing q substantial gain over
the previous month of this year, were
far ahead Of the figure for october of
1927.
The exports of cars, trucks, buses
and accessories reached the unprece-
dented total of $50,737, ,063 during Oc-
tober of 1928. This figure indicates a
gain of $16,574,352, or 485 per cent,
over the previous month. when $34,-
162,711 worth of automotive products
were exported. october, 1928, was also
$21 ,302, 1873, or 1873 per cent, above the
corresponding monthly figures for 1927.
The important place assumed by the
export market in the automotive field
can be very easily understood when it
Is stated that during the first ten
months of 1928, $40, IT. 1892 worth of
automotive products were exported
from the United States. This figure
represented an increase Of $93,916,96l,
or 27.1 per cent, over the $346, ,26O, ,43l
in automotive exports shipped out OF
the United States during the first 10
months of 1927.
A total of 46,524 units were exported
during the month. as compared with
27,718 units exported during October,
1927, indicating gain Of 1896 units,
or 679 per cent. Contrary to the usual
trend in the automotive industry at
this time of the year, the number OF
units exported was approximately 80
per cent above the number shown Tor
the previous month. Year-to-date ex-
ports tor the first 10 months totaled
AGO. 800 cars. This was an increase OF
99,220 units, or 80 per cent, above the
$4,000 units shipped up to November
/, 1927.
Passenger cars accounted for 29,951
units of the October total, this being
an increase of 10,585 units, or 545 per
cent, above october of the previous
year. Year-to-date shipments OF pas
Senger cars indicate a lead over the
corresponding figure for last year OF
76,786 units. or 80 per cent.
Export shipments Of trucks indicated
a complete recovery from the unusual
low point recorded during the previous
month. Sixteen thousand. five nun
dred and seventy-three trucks were ex-
ported during october, indicating an
Increase for that month of about 100
per cent when compared with the prevl-
GUS month. october truck shipments
were the largest recorded during the
year, being in excess Of the 16,192-unlt
record established in August.
Evening star., 1928-12-23

When 1t becomes necessary to crank
the engine by hand, never press down
on the starting crank. Pull up on 1t
only, otherwise broken wrist may re-
Sll1t
Evening star., 1928-12-23
Autos per Miles

If the engine is loading due to choke
being pulled out when it is hot 1t can
be cleared by opening throttle and turn
ing motor ever with starter until 1t
StartA z ,ssaAs.ssuaa,sssss.,as xavxnzka1snIg
Evening star., 1928-12-23
100000 AUTOS
SEEN ON HIGHWAYS
Financing of Roads Is Re-
qarded as Vital Problem
of United States.
With about "a, 100000 passenger cars,

With about 24,500,000 passenger cars,
trucks and busses now on this countrys
roads and streets, E. E. Duffy, highway
educational writer, predicts by the end
of 1929 automobile registrations will be
but few less than 26,000,000.
The saturation point of automobile
ownership seems to be first cousin
of the vanishing point, he says.
With this steady increase in auto
mobile ownership the highway takes
on a new aspect. The question Is no
longer whether or not the mileage shall
be increased, but is: How can more
highways be financed.
ForWard-lookin communities now
consider automobile travel to be COM
posed of two chief costs: Direct payment
of money for gas, tires, car deprecia-
ton, etc, and the indirect payment for
motor comfort through the various
taxes collected to improve roads.
Car costs are directly dependent upon
the road surface. At one time cars
lasted only half as long in Missouri as
they do now since adoption of sensi-
bic paving program. Tires in many To-
calities give only half the mileage that
Is possible over pavements. This loss
alone may be $25 or $50 a year.
Highway authorities point out that
by slightly increasing motor vehicle
taxes, perhaps thereby increasing mo-
toring costs for a short time, cheaper
motoring costs will be brought about.
Most road improvements are paid for
in one way or another by car owners.
Consequently the proper levying and ex-
penditure of road taxes will shortly
bring about saving that more than
offsets reasonable taxes.
Indiana, for instance, Is considering
the raising of the motor vehicle license
fee by SIS. This extra income will per-
NIT the Hoosiers to complete the paving
of the State highway system in five
years, rather than the 16 years that will
be required if present highway income
is not enlarged.
The 26,000,000 cars will be served.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
II. S. Has One Auto
For Every School
Child, Expert Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
There are as many automobiles in
the United States as there are chill
dren of school age, DR.. Frank M.
Phillips Of the United States Bureau
of Education points out.
In 1895 there were four registered
automobiles in the country. This
year there are 100000. There
were $4,000 children of school age
in 1895, and today there are
2O,000,000.
The cost of educating child In
the public schools, DR.. Phillips fig
ures show, has jumped from $40 in
1913 to $102 in 1923.
Evening star., 1928-12-23

continued on Seventh Page.)
Evening star., 1928-12-23
Chromium Plating Controls Fumes
OF Miracle Metal Once Held Deadly

given a nickel-plating bath, after which
It is again buffed and cleaned. This is
followed by the chromium bath. Chrom-
ium plating, because 1t has about the
same hardness as sapphire. is not sub
ject to rust or corrosion and its original
brilliancy is restored by wiping with an
ordinary cloth.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
1923 Canadian and United States Auto
Production Shows Big Increase Over 1927

United
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Evening star., 1928-12-23
Havana Considers Signals.

HAVANA P).-Establishment Of au-
tomato traffic signals in Havana is
being considered by specially appoint
ed committee to represent the interior
department, which is planning trans
ferring trafiic policemen from main
streets tp other lines Of dl,tA $3.50.
Evening star., 1928-03-24
CAPITAL REALTY MEN
WILL GO TO CHICAGO
Miller, Schick, Rust and Warren
Invited to Executives
Meeting.

w. G. Miller, president of the WASH
ington Real Estate Board James p.
Schick. executive secretary and treas
urer; Fl. l., Rust. jr.. and r. Bates
Warren have been invited to attend
meeting of the executive committees of
various divisions of the National Asso-
citation Of Real Estate Boards in Chi
cago on April 49,
At this meeting the executive COM
mittees Of the divisions of the associa-
ton. which represents more than 700
cities and practically all the real estate
interests Of the country. will discuss
and decide on various plans and the
work for each division during the COM
ing year and will also outline the work
which will be done at the convention of
the association in the Summer.
Mr. Miller Is on the executive COM
mittee Of the home builders and sub
dividers' division. Mr.. Schick is secre-
tary OF the executive committee of the
realtor secretaries division, Mr.. Warren
Is chairman of the cooperative apart
ment division and Mr. Rust Is a mem
Der Of the mortgage and finance divi-
sion.
The annual convention of the Ma
tional Association OF Real Estate Boards
will take place at Louisville. KY, June
10 to %. Heretofore the Washington
Evening star., 1928-03-24
STONEFORM COMPANY
PLANS CAPITAL PLANT
New Concern, Organized Locally,
Will Add to Industrial
Projects Here.

The early addition of new industry
to the growing list of manufacturing
activities in the metropolitan area of
the National Capital is foreseen in the
announcement today of plans of the
Stoneform Corporation of America, To-
cally organized enterprise, for develop
ment of $4,000 plant here. The
corporation has just purchased two
acre tract on the Baltimore e. Ohio
Railroad at IIoughborough, Md, where
preliminary work for the plant now Is
in progress.
The site was purchased from the
Loughborough Development Co. through
the Offices of w. Edgar Leedy, Inc,
and the Allan E. Walker e. Co. 1t was
announced by Lloyd E. Harter, general
manager of the corporation.
The Stoneform Corporation has oper-
ated small demonstration and devel-
opment plant at 1853 Twenty third
street for the past year. where about
10000 feet of its building material was
produced. Much of this product is to
be used in the construction of the new
plant and auxiliary developments.
Development of similar plants In
other cities of the United States is
planned by the parent company here,
Mr.. Harter states. Local business men
interested in the corporation include
William F. Wagner. architect: Fred S.
Gichner, vice president Of the company
Frederick r. Barkley. secretary treas
urer; c. Heurich. ir.. James w. Trick,
William Hughes. directors; c. Phillips
Hill. Ellie Sheetz, Fred Drew, b. Leary,
sr.; John A. Pierpont, A. J. Schippert
and I. M. Behrend.
Evening star., 1928-03-24

The mountain pine beetle is Taging
active warfare against Western pine
fcyegss.
Evening star., 1928-03-24
SUBDIVISION CODE ADOPTED
BY BRANCH OF REALTY BODY

erty offered for sale shall be so located
and the law and conditions shall be
such as TO assure their operation by
sHch municipality upon completion.
The contract of lot purchaser shall
specify what improvements and utilities
are included in the purchase price and
what obligations. If any, either to the
Subdivider or to the public authorities
are assumed by the purchaser
Members of the home builders and
subdividerS division may make the fol-
lowing statement in all advertisements:
All statements made in this adver-
tlSement may be considered by any pur-
chaser of the above property as n con-
tract with the subdivioer, which he
agrees shall be carried out In connection
with any sales contract entered into
Acreage" Is Defined.
Property divided into unimproved
lots and located beyond and not adtoin-
ing the limits of q municipality must
be advertised and sold as acreage. 'un-
developed property and with prom
iSed improvements based on probable
annexation.
Private improvement or public
utility programs in development outside
of an organized community and not to
be installed or operated by it. must be
SO described in the advertisement of the
property and guaranteed by suitable
trustee. bond or deposit arrangement
for the protection OF the lot buyer"
Evening star., 1928-03-24

The time that the average man puts
in working amounts to eight years Of
his life
Evening star., 1928-03-24

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a trust fund or bond otherwise ade-
ouatcly secure sufficient payment on
the mortgage to assure the lot pur-
chaser a deed when he shall be entitled
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