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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
DEATH TOLL MOUNTING

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April H. A tornado from out of the South west swept through North and Gen. tral Arkansas last night leaving a death toll at least 20 persons and indications are that this might mount considerably.
 A large number were injured and heavy property damage is also in- dicated.
 Apparently the greatest havoc was wrought near Swifton, where Is bodies were received before midnight.
 The death toll at o'clock this morning was Increasing so rapidly that indications were that it might reach 40 or 50 when all communi- ties and sections are heard from.
 Injured Dying
 Rcd Cross officials at o'clock this morning reported several of 30 injured in the Batesville hospital are so serious that there is little hope held out for their recovery.
 The dead and injured in the Swifton section are farmers and families. Several families are known to have been crushed to death under the debris of their homes.
 The tornado, according to early morning reports affected an area ,xrfftoiy, a rodiuc Of E0 r1iIqC Of Swifton
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
SPIDER MAYS FRIEND.
 ASSERTS CUBAN PADRE

HAVANA, April 11.-Spiders in Cuba are found " Padre Pelegrin Franganillo, s. J., of Belen college to protect men from the rayages of other insects.
 He says that Cuba need not wor- " about insect pests because the spiders eat all other varieties of insects and are so numerous as to afford real protection. He has found more than TOO varieties of spiders in Cuba alone.
 NO one" he says, should fear the sight of spider, for the spider never bothers human voluntarily. It is a fare case when the dread trantula bites a human being and even then the cases of mortal bites
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
FIVE KILLED
 PLANE CRASH
Four Americans and One Mexican Victims Worse
 Accident in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, April 11-Five lives were counted as the cost of the worse accident in Mexican av- iation history Four of the dead are Americans and the fifth is a Mexican resident.
 None aboard the plane survived the accident which occurred late yesterday when the American Av- iation Company plane, bound from Mexico City to Brownsville crash ed as it took off for the Texas border.
 The planes single motor failed when not more than 100 feet in the air. The pilot was never able to regain control.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
U. s. SOLDIERS READY ID MOVE
 TO MEX.BORDER
Orders Issued for Fifteen Hundred Men to Leave
 San Antonio
MEASURES TAKEN
 FOR PRECAUTIONS
Siege of Naco Reporte d Underway by Generals
 of Rebel Forces

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April II. Approximately 1,500 United States , soldiers here are eady to proceed to Arizona, New Mexico, and other border points within short dis tance of Sonora where the major battle between the opposing forces in the Mexican warfare is immin- ent.
 Orders for the movement Of the soldiers was issued yesterday.
 Eighteen planes are patrolling the border
 Gen. Lassiter Gsscribed the move ment as a pre- utionary measure to afford adeqt. ection to border points in possible emer- gency.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
IS
 CARRYING WINE, LIQUOR ABOARD
Former Prohibition Ship Is Now Under Private
 Ownership
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NEW YORK, April H. Liner Leviathan, Queen of the American Merchant Marine for six years and a Prohibition ship, is enroute with liquor for sale. The liner is mak ing her maiden voyage under pri- vate American ownership as the flagship of the newly organized United States Lines.
 Medical liquor stores are avail able for beverage purposes. The liner will stock up while abroad and carry more complete line of liquors and wines.
 Joseph Sheedy, Executive Vice. President of the line, said there will be no public bar aboard the Leviathan but liquors and wines will be served to passengers in their cabins, dining rooms and smoking rooms. Drinks will be served at meals. It will not be necessary to purchase whole bot ties. The same policy will be put in effect on 10 of the other ships which Paul Chapman recently pur- chased from the United States Shipping Board.
 Sheedy said the company sought no direct financial gain from the sale of liquor and wine but deemed 1t necessary to offer beverages for gale to put American vessels on equal footing with foreign vessels. For westward trips, the ships offi- cers have been instructed to take aboard Q supply sufficient to last to the Emile limit and all liquors over the medical allowance will be thrown overheard
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11

are virtually unknown. The great fear instilled in people regarding the bites of spiders is vastly over drawn and a great part of it is pure fiction.
 "The reaction of loathing and re- pugnance at the sight of a spider should not be, because the spider is really friend of mankind, destroy ing harmful insects, and in so doing making life more bearable."
 Padre Franganillo's opinions on spiders are based on many years study, which began in Spain. He has collected a total of 1900 kinds of spiders, from those the size of a human hand, to some barely visi- ble.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
c . Q O DISTRICT COURT NEWS Q c . Q .

Two true bills and two not true bills were returned by the Grand Jury in the U. s. District Court this morning. The true bills were in the cases of John Sarabia and Judith Johns, charged with illega cohabitation, and Karl Karlson and Anna Anderson, charged with vio- lation of the Mann Act. The not true bills were in the case of Jos eph Peterson, charged with lar ceny, and the case of John Navosel, charged with violation of the Mann Act.
 The petit jury reported this morning and the trial of the case of the U s. vs. Stanley Krasson, which had been delayed several days, began. Krasson is charged with violation of the prohibition laws.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
Chicago Public Schools Moy Not Open ils September

CHICAGO, ln., April H. H. Wallace Caldwell, President, ad- vised the Board of Education fc- day that without legislative reliel, the Chicago Public Schools will be unable to open next September.
 The Board authorized the issu- ance of a pamphlet to inform all parents of the situation, described IS desperate
 The announcement made it clear that all school playgrounds will be closed after May 15 because Of lack Of funds and free issuance of text books will be discontinued.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11

Secretary of State Stimson in a letter from Sir ESme Howard, Brit ish Ambassador and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps.
 The decision is a direct result of the Secretary's letter to the Corps on Tuesday. placing on their shoul- ders responsibility of determining the place Mrs. Gam shall be ac- corded at entertainments.
 Former Secretary of State Kel- logg, before leaving office. ruled Mrs. Cam should rank below wives of the heads oi Foreign Missions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
Mrs. Cann, Temporary
 Winner, Social Status
 Case in Wasl,ington,D.C.

WASHINGTON, April l1-By pro- visional arrangement, Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister and official hostess of Vice. President Charles Curtis, became @ temporary victor in the battle for social status.
 The Diplomatic Corps, meeting in the British Embassy, decided Mrs. Gam, as Curtis sister. will hence forth be conceded social position at ccremonious functions which are normally given the wife of Vice. President.
 The decision was transmitted to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
TODAY'S STOCK
 QUOTATIONS
. Q . Q Q c Q 0


 NEW YORK, April 11.-Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted to- day at 6M, American Smelling 104la, Chesapeake 86, Cudahy 54ss' General Motors 94lz, Cold Dust 62M, Mack Trucks 105, Missouri 81A, National Power and Light 49M, Packard Motors 127h, Texas Corporation 64A, '. S Steel 1S93s, Bethlehem Steel 11114, American T and T Company 220, Continental Motors 201s, Mathieson Alkah 107 Goodyear Rubber 1923, Interna- tional Paper A 31, International Paper B l9, Standard oil of Cali fornia 78ls, Warner 133.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
NATIONAL CRISES HAVE MARKED EXTRA SESSIONS
 OF AMERICAN CONGRESS
By c. B. DICKSON GA. F. Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, April I1.-AIo- mentou5 and trying events in the history of the American republic have been marked by it's extraoroli- nary sessions of Congress.
 Either an international or domes- tic crisis confronted the government when each was called. They dealt with the grave problems Of war and threatened conflicts, recon struction. national defense, govern ment finances, tariff, industrial de- pression and reciprocal agreements with foreign governments.
 In each, the guiding hand of vis- toned American statesmen is seen as the moulder of the trend which set the destiny Of the nation. The cool wisdom displayed by little re- nembered patriots in the fonna- tive and chaotic periods of the gov ernment is portrayed on the fadsd records of earlier congresses.
 The first extra session was called in 1797 by President John Adams when war with France was threat oncd; the last, the T&enty-Flrst, in 1922 when President Harding convcked Congress to subsidlze the merchant marine.
 Present Favorable
 This Congress meets under the most favorable conditions of all ex- tra sessions. While 1t deals with pcrplexing questions Of vital i'm portance to the nations welfare, it's magnitude is oyershadowed by those called meeting of Congress during the World War, the Civil War and the War of 1872.
 No national crisis exists now that could compare with the relative i'm pcrtance of the converting May 15, 1797. by President Adams of the Fifth Congress to consider war with France over rights on the bigh seas. It was then that George washington offered to quit retire. ment at Mount Vernon to lead his country again at war. Negotia- tions, however, secured peace.
 The Eighth Congress was con- yoked in 1903 by Thomas Jefferson, for the ratification of the Louisiana purchase When England began attempts to regain control over the United States, Jefferson called the Tenth Congress into session in 1907 and brought about an embargo that wiped Yankee clippers from the seas.
 War Congress
 With war with Great Britain imminent, James Madison conVok- ed the Twelfth Congress in 1911 tc make preparations and to remove the shipping embargo. Later, in 1874, with every resource of the country being used Madison was compelled by the prolonged war tc convoke the Thirtieth Congress
 With flat money flooding the Fcountry in 1887 and the govern ment's finances in dire straits Martin Van Buren called the Twen- ty-fifth Congress to suspend specie (continued on Page seven)
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FL.ORY GIVES
 VIEWS TODAY
 ON PULP WORK
Asks Alaskans Not to B. Impatient Capital
 Building Plans

c. H. Flory, United States Com missioner of Agriculture ard United States D,serict Forester, speaking to the Juneau Chamber of Com merce at the noon luncheon today warned Alaskans not to become inn patient about the proposed pulp projects that are contemplated by several interests in the States. MT. Flory recently returned from a several months trip to Washington and as the principal speaker at the luncheon he told the members some of the views he gathered while in the States.
 He stated that great amount of detail was involved in the de- Icision to erect pulp projects in any locality and this made it of vital importance that research work be carried on sometimes for a number of years before the actual erection of plants.
 Pulp Projects
 "The Alaska pulp projects are primarily news print plant pro- jects,' said MT. Flory. He explain : ed that many of the new plants being erected in the States are of the type that manufactures paper of an entirely different nature. They do not represent the great investment that the Alaskan pro- jects do. They are smaller and sometimes their fields are not So extenGive as those required where a news print plant is to be erected. 'aThe various interests carrying on research work in Alaska are in- terested and this year will continue to gather data with the view of erecting plants in this Territory, ? Mir. Flory stated.
 Capital Building
 While in Washington, MT. Flory had the opportunity to look over the plans for the new capital build ing. He said that while the struc- ture is severely plain, nevertheless it has architectural features that will rank it well with the new Scottish Rite Temple and new high school, only on much larger scale. He stated that he believed the con- struction would start this spring.
 Revamping Departments
 The new Government adminls- tration," said MT Flory seems to be revamping several departments of the central government. The whole of Washington appears to be optimistic as regards the new ad- ministration. President Hoover, l gathered is regarded as a progress sive President and also as one who will bring about economy"
 Territorial Development
 In visiting and conferring with various Government departments, Mir Flory said that he gathered that the officials are much inter ested in the development of the Territory. He especially mentioned the work done by Dr. c. E. Bunneii while in Washington. Because oi him, said Mir Flory, the Depart ment of Agriculture is now, more than ever, prepared to cooperate with the Alaska College in all undertakings. The Agricultural Ex- pertinent Station at Fairbanks will, Mir Flory believes, in the near fu-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
COMMONWEALTH CREW
 TO SHIP ABOARD STARR

Local Customs officials today re- ceiysd a cable rnessage from Deputy U. s. Marshal Bogart Of Unga, stat- ing that the crew of the halibut schooner Commonwealth, which was wrecked on Simon Island, April T. would leave Unga on the mail steamer Starr for Seward April [ The wire did not state whether the schooner was a total loss.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
Attempt Ma(Le ' 0 4SSdSSEIldte General Gales

0 MEXICO CITY, April Il. Q It was disclosed here to-
 Q day that an unsuccessful att Q tempt was made to bomb o special trains and Comman-
 Q Ger-in-Chief Gales and as- Q sassinate him in the State
 8 Of Jalisco a few days ago. Q A mon and woman are the . principal conspirators. They Q arc now beirg sought and 9 arrests are expected soon. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
GOING TO BUY PLANE

c. L. Fry, an aviator ffom the Interior, is going Outside aboaI the Yukon. From Seattle MT. Fry will travel to Minneapolis where he is to purchase plane which he intends to fly back to Fair banks this summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
Forty-eight Known to Have Been Victims of Storm
 Last Night
RESCUE WORK. IS
 BADLY HAMMERED
Farm Houses Collapse and Whole Families Known
 to Have Been Crushed

BULLETIN - LITTLE ROCK, April Il. = The death toll at o'clock this morning had reached forty eight.
 Rescue work is hampered by the rain soaked soil and debris.
 Roads are blocked and streams swollen.
 Injured persons are being rushed by train to hospitals.
 Al Report and BatesvilIe, the hospitals are reported filled.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
Seuen NaUaI Cadets
 Are Killed, 30 Are
 Injured in Explosion

TOXIC, April 10-Seven naval cadets were killed and 30 injured yesterday by the explosion of a mine aboard Japanese mine layer at the naval base at Yokosuka while practicing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11
Col. Lindbergh In Air on Fay
 To NesU York City

AltleiDEN, Mss, Apru II. } Col Charles A. Lindbergb,
 in a 10-minute refueling stop, } said he was on his way to } Now Yerk to pay his re- } spects to Myron T. Eerrick, , deceased American Ambas- } sador to France, whose body } is now enroute to the United } States. He declined to say } where he spent last night ? nor where he intended to } stop next.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11

GENEVA Mime. Maxine Litvin- off, an accomplished linguist, is to be one of the Russian delegates to the armament conference next month. Her husband will be an- other.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-11

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-01
GENERAL MOTORS SHOWS
S285.458.594 SURPLUS
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 1.-The twentieth
annual report of General Motors Corpo-
ration covering 1923, when the company
manufactured 40 per cent of the cars
produced in the United States and Can
ada in the year, but whose motor car
operations contributed only about one
half of it's total profits, is made public
today by Alfred P. Sloan, jr., president.
Net earnings for the year, as already
made known in preliminary statement,
amounted to $276, 468, 108, after all
charges and after adding $4,123,838,
which is the corporations proportion
of the earnings and losses of subsidiary
and affiliated companies not consol-
idated, but accruing to the parent COM
pany in excess of dividends received.
This showing compared with net OF
$235, 04826 in 1927, which figure was
bettered by 17.6 per cent last year.
After paying regular dividends on the
preferred and debenture stock requiring
$9,404,756 for the year, there remained
S267 ,063,352 applicable to the common
shares equivalent to $15.35 share on
the 17,400 900 shares of SIS par out
standing at the end Of the year, or 1914
a share on the 100000 new $40 par
shares now outstanding. In 1927 the
net was equivalent to $12.99 on the old
common shares, or $500 share on the
new stock Surplus was from $l87, 3d.
0S3 to $285 ,458, 594.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-01
DARR NAMES MEMBERS
OF1C. or C. COMMITTEE

President Charles w. Darr has an
nounced the personnel Of the 1929 COM
mittee on retail trade of the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Isaac
Cans, past president of the chamber, Is
chairman of this committee and its vice
chairman Is Mr.. Ralph A. Davis. The
chambers committee on retail trade Is
one of the older and more active cham
Der COMMITTEES, having originated and
promoted the "Buy-in-W Washington"
campaign which has helped materially
to increase home buying. The commit
tee has always stood for progressive
methods in merchandising, including
emphasis upon service to the buyer and
the maintenance of high standards OF
quality.
The personnel of this committee is
as follows: Messrs. Isaac Cans, Ralph
A. Davis, Joseph Abel, r. P. Andrews,
M. M. Atherton, w. NJ Balderston, G.
Alfred Bolgiano, j. L. BoWles, Charles
A. Camalier, Alvah C. Case, Henry @.
F. Castens, Charles L. CaSterlin, Elmer
H. Catlin, jr.; M. O. Chance, George
S. De Neale, George D. Derse, Ben D.
Dreyfuss, Charles B. Dulcan, William
John Eynon. William F. Friel. Charles
Goldsmith, Cecil r. Grabill, H. Grace
man, Gerald D. Grosner, Tony Guiffre,
Mitchell Hanson, Charles w. Healy,
Sidney L. Hechinger. Paul Himmelfarb,
Charles E. Howe, Harry c. james, H.
Jeffrey, Isador Kahn. Miss Anna V.
Lally, Julius Lansburgh, William M
Leath, r. B. H. Lyon, j. w. Morgan,
r. w. Mosher, Thomas T. Mott, A. r.
Mullowny. Maurice Narcinsenfeld, H.
Nelson, III D. Ormsby. Meredith H.
Pollen, S. Powdermaker, George M Nor
ris, William Rosendorf, l.. E. Rubel,
David Sanger, A. Leftwich Sinclair, jr.;
w. M. Smith, Gen. Anton Stephan,
Arthur j. Sundlun, S. N. Takes, T. T.
Taylor, J. Clinton Tribby, Alfred WAL
ford, John z. Walker, Joseph A. Will
ner, Fred S. Walker, Louis N. Yockel-
son, Schley Zirkin and Joseph Witt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-01
CONVERTIBLE BOND
LIST TURNS HEAVY
Market Is Irregular, With
Rallies Scored by Some
Issues.
BY CHARLES f. SPEARE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 1.-Such small
advantage as the bond market gained
today from sharp drop in the rate for
call money was overbalanced by the
unSettlement in stocks. This was COM
municated to convertible bonds.
international Telephone AIS led the
downward movement, as they had been
the leader in last weeks rally. Selling
Thursday at 1871 and closing then at
1907, they broke before noon today
tx points and were feverish through
out the session. There was not so much
trading in them on the reaction as
when they were recently strong. This
affected the days total transactions, for
last week these bonds represented nearly
Is per cent of the total bond turnover
on the Stock Exchange.
Anaconda Copper rs were inactive
and 10 points lower on the first trades.
Atchison convertible 412s as well as
Allegheny Corporation IS and American
International SIPS followed the general
speculative trend. Cuba Cane Sugar IS
and Commercial Investment Trust S rs
each lost / l2 points.
The United States Government list
reflected in rising prices the easier
money conditions, as did number of
corporation mortgages. However, the
almost unanimous demand now for 6
per cent rediscount rate does not en-
courage any prospect for improvement
in high-grade investment securities.
Market Street Railway rs rose
points. There were signs of moderate
buying in the junior rails which give q
return of better than per cent.
Following long list of new low
prices last week in listed and unlisted
foreign bonds, the market exhibited a
little Improvement in this group, espe-
cially in the French issues.
The effect of high money on munich
pal bonds was clearly indicated in the
yield of ATS per cent in today's issue
of $28,000000 State of Arkansas S per
cent bonds, and in the return of from
SIS to SIS per cent on the June. 1929,
and the March, 1880, maturities of $780,
100000 City of New York short-term
notes.
There have been some unfortunte
incidents recently in connection with
the issue of bridge bonds. The De-
troit International Bridge 6l2s issued
in 1927 at par are new selling below
80 and the second mortgage Is, also
subscribed for at par. are down to 20.
Columbia River Bridge rs have de-
clined 10 points from the high of this
year. This represents to some extent
the pressure upon unseasoned issues
during a period of severe credit condi-
tons and other difficulties that are al
legged to have developed in the Detroit
enterprise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-01
6 PER CENT REDISCOUNT
RATE URGED BY BANK
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April An argument
for a per cent Federal Reserve re-
discount rate. an advance of per cent,
is made in the April review Of economic
conditions of the National City Bank, of
which Charles E. Mitchell Is president.
The review also asserts that the Ma
tional City Bank indorseS the desire Of
the Federal Reserve authorities to re-
strain excessive credit expansion for
overspeculation, and in retracing the
recent course Of the call money market,
says that "the crisis has passed and the
incident Is q closed book"
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia and
others in Washington recently de-
manded that the Reserve Board request
Mr.. Mitchells resignation as a direc-
tor Of the New York Federal Reserve
Bank because Of his offer to lend $25,-
100000 to the stock market last week
after the break in prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-01
BUS SERVICE QUIZ
is EXPECTED SOON

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 1.-The Balti-
more 81 Ohio Railroad is expected to
join with the Pennsylvania Railroad in
hearing before the Public Service
Commission soon on bus service con-
Meeting Maryland towns with Balti-
more and Washington.
The Pennsylvania subsidiary hand
ling bus service has twice asked post
ponement Of its application for the
right which previously has been deried
the Washington Motor Coach Co. and
other bus lines.
The denial, it was thought, was to
protect the railroads from the compe-
tition, but that idea has been elm
mated now with the Baltimore e. Ohio
and Pennsylvania uniting in a request
for the right.
Opening the question, however. is
expected to bring application from GIL
the interstate bus lines, and on that
account the hearing is of major i'm
portance
The postponement has been for the
purpose of getting details worked out
so one hearing will dispose of all cues
tons involved
The interstate buses have already
been declared by the courts beyond
control OF State regulatory bodies. but