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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-03
MUCH INTEREST IN CARDE MING
 IS DISPLAYED
Biggest Attendance of Year at May Meeting of Ju-
 neau Garden Club

One of the largest attendances of the year featured the May meeting of the Juneau Garden Club at the American Legion Dugout last night when the program for the year was outlined and various commit tees reported substantial progress made in work already launched. From reports received it was ap- parent that there will be ma terial increase in the number of private gardens in the city this year.
 The Junior Department, a new branch of the Club, has started work on plans for community garden for children which is expect ed to be popular. The Club, itself, endeavors to improve one piece of public property each year. The
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-03
WHO'S WHO
 AND WHERE

Mrs. Martin Conway of Skagway, was an arrival on the Admiral Rogers for a visit with friends in Juneau.
 Travelling men arriving on the Admiral Rogers included J. J. Meherin and Sam Guyot both local brokers.
 Three round trip tourists are aboard the Admiral Rogers on the present voyage. They are Marjorie Nen, with the Southern Pacific Railroad offices in San Francisco; and Mrs. and Mrs. Jack Dunphey MT. Dunphey is an engineer in Los Angeles. Peter Leopold, Hood Bay Can ming Company engineer, is return ing to the States on the Admiral Rogers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-03

is declared to be one of the most novel talking pictures of the year.
 Warner Baxter, Lois Moran and Gilbert Emery play the leading roles, Philip Strange, Eric Durant, Claude King, Peter Hawthorne, Finch Smiles, John Rogers, Monta- que Shaw, Boris Karloff, and Jam iel Hassen have the chief support ing parts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-03
DYNAMITE" OPENING
 AT PALACE TONIGHT

Dynamite" Cecil B. De Miles fifty-fifth production, marks re- turn for the producer to the exotic luxurious sets and gowns which made his reputation in such pic-
 lures as "Manslaughter," Male
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-03

Chinese immigration into the Philippines decreased about 10 per cent in 1929, the Bureau of Gus toms reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-03

Phil E. Baer of Paris. Tex, has been United States Marshal under four of the last five Presidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
The Jewels Of the Mayoress,

II the bandits who held UP Mrs. VIII
liam Hale Thompson, wife Of the mayor
Of Chicago. and robbed her Of seventeen
thousand dollars worth Of jeweiry and
gave her the shock of her life, were
members of the sangsters' union they
are probably being severely disciplined
now. For they have committed q most
grievous oifense against crook law,
which forbids interference with the au-
thorities and their families. II these
men were outsiders. butting into the
robbery racket. they are also subject TO
penalty for their trespass upon for
hidden ground. At any rate, Mayor
Thompson is tremendously indignant.
He Is madden even than he ever was at
King George. His language. 1t is re-
ported. is not only unfit far publication,
but really unit for private hearing.
And just at that point q suggestion
enters the case which Is to the effect
that perhaps Mayor Thompson 10 not
quite a. angry In fact as he appears to
be. Indeed, It has been limited rather
knowingly that Mrs. Thompsons seven.
teen thousand dollars. worth Of jewels
were very much like the gems Of the
dramatic stars who In earlier times
used to suffer from such robberiss for
publicity purposes. A nice little rob-
berry with nobody hurt would be per-
fectly good abb. II would demonstrates
that the mayor has no truck with the
crooks and he u not party TO any
private asysagsuasnt hstwasn police end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
Seeking the Cause.

England has received back from
France her dead victims Of the crash OF
the dirigibie R-l0l and is now in
mourning for one Of the most shocking
disasters suffered In recent peace times
Inquiry is in progress to determine the
cause of the dirigib!e's fall, II that is
possible. A British court of inquiry will
sit in Judgment upon the matter and
all facts that may be cleaned from the
wFeckage and the records of the cons
struction and tests Of the great airsl1ip
are available.
Already in England angry criticina
is being expressed. The air ministry,
the head Of which was lost en- R-l0l, is
scored for its haste In putting the ship
into commission and sending her on q
long flight, 1t is specifically charged
that the tests to which R-l0l was SUBJ
jeeted were inadequate, that after the
reconstruction, which involved length
ening Of the ship by considerable de-
gree, her stability was not demonstrated,
that she dipped at the nose, was slow
in the uptake and appeared to be un-
able to gain suficient altitude.
It is important that every possible
fact concerning the cause Of the fall Of
R-l0l should be elected from records or
from wreekage. Tor this craft repre-
sented an advance In dirigible construc-
ton that was supposed to be basic and
fundamental. It may be that the ship
was too long, that the addition OF q
section amidships carried her beyond
the point Of safety. It may be that the
fabric covering, supposedly the last
word in efficiency. was too porous, per-
haps too heavy. Certainly she failed;
whether from her own structural weak
ness or faults or from the effects Of the
storm is yet to be, u possible. deter
mined.
Those principally responsible for the
construction and the testing and the
undertaking Of the initial-ard final
fight Of R-1o1 persisted in the disaster.
So any conclusions as to blame will not
have punitive effect. II these men erred
In their Judgment or in their haste for
demonstration, they have paid for their
mistakes with their lives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
Machine Guns in Michigan,

From the Port Huron Times Herald.
While ii is not likely that murder
would be prevented and criminal gangs
put out OF business II the interstate
shipment Of deadly weapons, like ma
chine guns, was prohibited, the suspi-
cion which comes to us by way of
news item from New York that machine
guns have been shipped into Michigan
rather recklessly during the past year
Is suggestive of trafiic which certainly
ought to be stopped.
That 1t should be made impossible
for gangster, or any other unauthor-
lied individual for that matter, to buy
q machine gun, or any other kind of
weapon commonly used for murder, goes
without saying.
It is not to be expected this would
keep these weapons out Of the hands
Of professional thugs, but everything
which would make 1t little more dim
cult for them to get these weapons
and the ammunition necessary for their
use would contribute OF least q little
to the safety Of the rest of US.
II lot OF these guns have been
shipped into Michigan, more than
would appear to be necessary for legiti-
mate police uses, we certainly ought TO
And out what has become Of them.
That they came In an apparently
legitimate way through the regular
trade channels does not by any means
give us assurance that they may not
have been diverted from legitimate use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
How Taxicabs Should
Be Regulated in ID. C..
70 the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The Public Utility Commission should
first adopt regulation that all taxi
cabs which operate In Washington be
required to carry liability insurance.
AT the present time the large taxicab
companies are the only ones that, carry
liability insurance, but only few Of
the independent operators carry In
surance,
The Public Utility Commission should
compel the taxicab owners TO adopt q
definite zone rate. and have them abide
by that rate, II this could not be ar
ranged satisfactorily, the cab owners
who are operating without meters
should be compelled to equip their cars
with meters and abide by q meter rate
which would be fixed by the commits
sion.
The commission should also regulate
the number Of taxicabs which operate
in Washington, and also the number of
taxicab stands, All taxicabs should
bear the trade name of the owner or
owning organisation.
All taxicahs should be equipped with
non-shattefable glass.
My personal opinion Is that the S5-eent
zone rate cabs would be more beneficial
to the public providing that all taxi
cabs designated Is such would comply
with the zone regulations, II they were
established by the commission.
RAYMOND o. SCHAFFER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
Looking Ahead.

The lawmakers have lsapfrogged the
engineers and gone one step ahead OF
them In drafting set Of international
trafac regulations that win probably
be In effect before the long discussed
system Of pan-American highways, con-
Meeting all the independent nations OF
the American continent, has been COM
pleted. In the Pan-Ameriean Unien
Monday the representatives OF twenty
Of the American countries signed a con-
vention establishing uniform regulations
foF international highway use, and while
the convention must be ratified by each
Of the signatories, it is taken for granted
this Anal step win follow shortly.
The convention signed Monday Il
interesting in several respects. It recog-
Mics the difficulties that developed be-
tween separate Jurisdictions during the
growth Of automobile trafac in this
country, when States. counties and
municipalities were 80 busy undertak-
Ing to make their own trafnc regula-
tons that uniformity was east to the
winds and q confusing hodge-podge of
laws and ordinances resulted. It has
taken many years and the leadership
Of the Federal Government to bring or
der out Of chaos by framing trafIic
coce that would be acceptable to the
various States and bring about the de-
sired uniformity. Still, there are some
jurisdictions. notably the District of
Columbia, still ciinging to the idea that
everybody else Is out Of step and its
own regulations embody degree Of
perfection that cannot be improved.
Leaving to the individual nations
concerned exclusive jurisdiction over
the use Of It's own highways. the con-
vention signed yesterday disposes Of any
controversy over such fundamental
rule Of the road as that which ordains
passing vehieles on the right, except
when q vehicle y overtaken and the
passage viii be on the left. It gives
the vehicle approaching from the right
the right Of way Of crossroads, sets
up uniform plaque. or identification
marker, showing that the automobile
has been duly registered in the country
visited; provides for international reel
proaity: establishment 'of bureaus Of
registration; standardized safety equip
Hent. such - brakes. headlights. horns,
etc.. snd. what Is best Of all provides
for uniform signs along the road indi-
eating danger points. restrictions ~ 70
speed and direction.
From such beginning 1t Is not too
much 70 hope that in 0 few years the
trafic convention viii be broadeped to
include other uniform and more de-
tailed trafae regulations, thus prevent
ing the danger and loss Of life and
limb sure 10 result II q Washington
trained n1otorist, visiting Rio de Janeiro.
attempted to make one Of our own
highly specialized left-hand turns. Peace
among the nations Of the Western
Hemisphere will be best preserved II
there are no international difficulties
between drivers and frame policemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08

sangsters such ~ has been iately very
de1niteiy charged. nut anyhow the
mayor has announced that the acting
commissioners Of police h 10 be held
personally responsible for the solution
of the robbery. Curiousiy enough. Coni-
missioner Aleock's friends are intimat-
ing that this theft has been staged by
the crooks to put him In bad with the
mayor. Meanwhile Mrs. Thompson has
gone to bed to recover from the shock.
This being the third time she has been
robbed Of her jewels within few years.
she viii probably stabilize soon,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
THIS AND THAT
BY cHARLEs .. TRAcEWELL.

The trail Of the elusive stereoscops
led him through many cities, until q.
found one ct last In an y street optt.
cal shop In Washington, d. @.
White elephants are no more raTs
than stereoscopes, the optical instru.
ments which once graced every parlol
in America.
When our friend came to Washington
he enlisted our aid in the search, and
we are happy to report success aftes
several hours of intensive effort.
Several white-haired men were made
happy In the course of those hours By
the inquiry for q stereescope.
Pleased smiles came to their faces as
old memories came back to their minds
X -
why, no one has asked for a stereo-
scope for 20 yearsI" each exclaimed,
Our friend smiled his elusive. win
ming smile.
II have q home motion picture cam
era and protector" he explained, land
scores of reels of the children; but
want them to have a stereoscope, too
recall the many happy hours spent
with one"
EVERY home had one. once" In
variably came the reply, with empha-
sis on "once."
II want a big concll shell to put be-
meath q taboret, with the stereoscope on
the bottom shelf. and an album OF
views on the top"
But he found microscopes es rare In
the National Capital, apparently, as he
had found them in Boston and In In
meant. but no enc had one. Clerks in
toy stores, where the local search be-
gan, smiled indulgently,
No. children didn't want stereoscopes
any more. They had "gone out" And
toys which indulge in the mysterious
process Of going out" are completely
"They may come back again." said
the searcher. Look at backgammon.
The clerks thought no. Children
were too restless nowadays 70 sit and
pictures Just for the reward Of seeing
them appear as enc and solidly.
"Here Is nice tank which will climb
over anything" suggested one girl.
He remained obdurate.
Nothing but stereeseope would do.
Well, she would call Miss Glynn.
Maybe Miss Glynn would know.
young lady with bright blue eyes,
tanned skin and crisp. curly Brown hair.
Her eyes widened with Q twinkle
when she heard about the customers
want,
Yes, she had seen o stereoscope once
and knew what 1t was. The store had
even carried them; perhaps there was
one lying around some place.
She would look.
While she was gone we Tipped the
ripper on q base ball game, wound up
and set several tanks to climbing bar
ricades, admired some dolls and huge
doll house, thought what q fine kennel
the big house would make.
Miss Giynn game naok Win 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

What do you need to know Is there
some point about your business or per-
sonai life that puzzles your Is there
| something you want to know without
delay? Submit your question TO Fred
eric ]. Haskin, director OF our WASH
ington Information Bureau. He Is EN-
ployed to help you. Address your In
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director,
Washington, d. O., and inclose cents
In coin or stamps for return postage.
Q, u the indianapolis Speedway wide
enough for IL eaFs?--F. A. L,
A. The track u wide enough for 10
cars.
g. What state l. referred to as the
American Riviera?-C. B.
A. California 10 often thus spoken Of,
because Its climate and scenery re-
semhle those Of the Riviera. There Is
also a similarity IN the nature OF their
products.
@. How many soldiers were In the
British force that captured washington
and burned the White House In the
War Of 18laq-H. O.
A. About 5000.
8. How old is Mayor Jimmy wsltsr'
4. Mayor Walker is 20 years Of age.
Q. What opera was given at the OPEN
ing Of the Chicago Auditoriuma-R, ..
with Adelina Patti In "Remeo and
Juliet" IN the distinguished audience
were the President Of the United Etates,
and Vice President Levi p. Morton.
9. How did the indians make their
trails across the continent?-L. B.
a. The Indians probably followed
animals required salt. This was far
from their grasing grounds. In their
Journeys to and from salt licks. these
herds found the lowest passes across
mountains and the easiest going. The
Indians used the bison trails.
9. How Is carbon monoxide produced9
"A. L. M.
A. Carbon monoxide Is produced by
burning carbon containing fuels In de-
fciency Of afr or oxygen.
q. How u the gross tonnage of ship
found?-G. w. M.
A. The gross tonnage of vessel Is
figured BY measuring the interior Of the
ship to ascertain its internal volume,
and then dividing the total by 100 to
feet IN figured, according to this sys-
tenn Of measuring. as being equal to
ton.
@. How far from New York City ID
West Point9 How large is the reserva-
tion?--L. L,
A. West Point Is 50 miles above New
York City, ON the Hudson River, It Is
reservation comprising 3,2e4 acres,
not including Constitution Island Of 200
acres.
@. How Is the weird facade pro-
nounced?-W. D.
A. 1t II pronounced as II spelled fa-
said. accented on the second syllable.
Q. How many people in Warrington
keep their residences In their home
States?-C. H, B,
A. In the District of Columbia there
are estimated to be 10000 persons who
work In the District and keep their res
idence IN their home States.
Q. In what country were chow dogs
first bTed?-B, p,
A. The native home of the chowchow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
Norris and Foes i'm Nebraska
Arouse Interest of Nation

are trying to maintain Q controlling
clique In the chamber by activities that
lock very much like conspiracy against
the people Of the United States"
%*%
While agreeing that "such tactics
are disgusting" and that g resort 70
underhand methods In an effort to de-
feat q radical will only increase the
prestige Of radicalism In the country"
the jackson Citizen Patriot Qndepend-
ent) comments, Senator Norris holds
many unsound theories and he deliber-
ately seeks publicity on all occasions"
The Citizen Patriot admits that even
his enemies must concede that one Of
the meanest plots in the history Of
American politics was devised In an
attempt to terminate his participation
in the eounsels Of the United States
Senate"
in the Republican national organiza-
ton guilty Of having desired the de-
feat Of Senator Norris, As to that
We do not know, What We do
know" AYERS the Omaha World-Her-
aid independently, "is that there were
scores of thousands of the lower
downs in the Republican ranks who
were guilty Of the same crime. For
the report OF the Secretary of State
reveals that. while l0a.47l voters,
some OF them Democrats. won the
mittee by voting for Mr.. Norris.
74.4a6 Republicans voted for Mr., Steh-
bins, and 6.46S voted for Mr.. Read.
Here, then, are 80,94A Nebraska RAJ
puhlicans who are clearly guilty. Be-
cause they committed their offeuse In
the secrecy of the election booth, evil
dence OF their individual guilt, evidence
that the Senate might sustain, Is
probably impossible to produce. But
were outspoken, and out of their own
mouths have convicted themselves.
estionably the proof Is conclusiv
against Stebbins and Read. The
openly opposed Norris. So did tLA
campaign chairmen and vice chair
men and committeeman, whose names
1t should still be possible for the Sem
ate committees sleuths to secure. And
there were others who wrote letters to
the newspapers and talked In public
places, and even made speeches, boldly
declaring that they desired Senator
Norris TO be replaced by some other
as Republican Standard bearer"
That the event brings up the moot
question, What Is q legitimate candI-
date?" Is the statement OF the Fort
Worth Record Telegram (Demooratic),
Wnlcn contlnues: Doubtless many of
the neighhors of 'Davy' Crockett cues
uoned the legitimacy Of that spec
taeular persons candidacy for member
Of Congress from that district. This
followers Of the candidacy of Stephen
A. Douglas treated the entry of the
ungainly Lincoln into the race In a
very similar light. There have been in
Vulnerable instances of Joke candi-
dates who proved to be excellent oc-
cupants OF the positions, once elected
by those who supported them for what
ever reason. However. it is easily pos
slple 10 accomplish great deal of
harm by overaccenting such q situation
IT Is one thing to enter a race for q
Joke and something very different
when sinister motives frame up such
an entry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08

home town Of La Porte, Ind, was the
birthplace Of the dial telephone. Il
was in the late sos that the first "au-
tomato telephone exchange" in the
world was set up in that placid city OF
naples not far from Chicago and the
southern extremities Of Lake Michigan
La Porte was chosen as q convenient
try = 1t on : the = dog community. She
shares dial telephone celebrity with
Kansas City, Mo, for Almon B. strow-
ger Of that Southwestern metropolis
was the inventor Of the automatic. He
was an undertaken. Strolling into the
old-fashioned Bell exchange In K. @
one day he observed that the hello
girls when they heard Of death over
the wire seemed to be In the habit Of
rushing the sad tidings to various un-
dertakers on their favored list. Strow-
ger evolved the dial as an idea for
sitting unfair competition.
$50
Former Senator George wharton Pep
per, Republican, of Pennsylvania, IL Jusi
of the University of Pennsylvania Press
with Q sprightly volume Of politiea
memoirs entitled I'm the Senate" i
Is q heart-to-heart analysis Of the dis
tinguished Philadelphia lawyers ire
actions" during his three years on Cap.
itol Hill. Many Of his admirers thought
Pepper dug his political grave with hii
his Senate seat. The Pennsylvanian
explains that he supported Newberry be-
cause he thought 1t was exclusively
MiclHgan's business, and not that o.
the Senate, TO pass Judgment on facts
fully known before Newberry faced the
voters on election day. Pepper suggests
he would have adhered TO the same
principle IN the case Of his successful
senatorial opponent. william 8. Ware
had the circumstances been Identical
1T u only OF rare moments.n the for
mer Senator signs In q closing word
Of his stimulating volume, that 7 covet
even rnomentarily the opportunity again
TO influence the course Of events al
Washington"
Sir Auckland Geddes, British Ambas-
SadoF to the United states from 1920
TO 1924, II q visitor TO these shores, but
in private, and not a diplomatic
capacity. Upon his retirement from the
British foreign service six years ago
Sir Auckland became chairman Of the
great Rio Ttnto Copper Co., which has
vast mining interests In Spain and
South America. Presumably his trip
TO America ct this time has to do with
copper affairs. Geddes has played many
parts In his day. He il q medical man
by profession, has been president OF
Mcdtl University ct Montreal, served
as q soldier In South Africa, held q
couple Of wartime cabinet portfolios in
London and now Is captain Of ~
dustry. All Of these activities have been
crowded into mere 30 years Of life.