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The daily independent., 1937-06-28
Professional Reaps a $5O,'
600 Harvest at Long
Island Home

Port Chester, N. Y, June 21.-
U.H-A lone burglar, operating
with professional smoothness and
nerve. interrupted a two dav
birthday celebration for wealthy
Percy S. Straus, New York depart
ment store magnate, by walking
into his home here early today
and stealing $4,000 worth OF
jewellery.
Th, burglar, with a finessc that
baffed police, .hinned UP con-
crete column to a second-story
balcony some time after midnight,
opened a wall safe and scooped
out the contents, then passea
through two other rooms picking
I'D valuable as he went.
S.raus himself discovered the
theft when he arose at 4 a. m.
and went into his bathroom to
get a drink of water.
H, found the wall safe open
and the jewel-J gone. Further in
vestigation disclosed that Mrs.
Richard We'll, hi sister who was
q house guest for he week end
had been robbed of a purse con-
tanning about $50 cash.
In addition to Mr.. and Mrs.
Straus and his sister. there were
nine servants in the mouse. SeV-
eral other guests were there dur
ing the evening at party given
in honor of Straus' 6lst birthday
anniversary.
The other guests had left and
the household retired about mid
night. In a garage and lodge house
on the 150-acre e~tate were II
other servants and groundkeepers.
The burglar passed through the
grounds, climbed up the tall,
white portico and cut open a
screen covering window of Mr..
StrauS' bedroom. he stepped III
and opened the safe. He then
pa sed into Mrs. Wells room and
took her purse but apparently ov-
erlooked a costly diamond-studded
wristwatch lying under it.
He extracted the bills from the
purse and tossed it back into the
room, then passed into an unoc-
cupied gue-t room, removed a
window screen and dropped to the
ground.
Capt. A. j. Gaffney of the state
police and Chief A. Leo Brogan
of Port Chester examined the
walls carefully but said all finger
prints were "smudges" and afford
ed no clues to the burglar.
They described the burglar a.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28
DR.. McNuiIan Concludes
Syphilis Discussion

facilities. furn 3n free equipment
and remedies, secure there the
data which would be a fair index
of the state Of the people gCner
ally would. I believe be an ef-
;ective part Of any method CT
control that could be organized.
Here the Federal grants would
supplement the state treasury.
taD Il can command that all mot
suspects only for that is worth
less inmates Of public inStltu-
tionS, penal. recCnStruCtlVe, cur
at We and reformatory be subject
ed 10 the test unless there be
some physical or mental condition
which forbids. The state should
declare all persons under its con-
troll free of syphilis c. start these
infected upon the read 10 cure or
alleviatiCn.
Q. Do YOU believe, Coctor, that
public clinics would be attended
to the extent Of making them
valuable?
A. Yes. # made convenient,
conducted K ndly and efficiently,
and fully advertiSed-thiS is most
important! Our pCop.a will glad
ly drink of the waters of the
fountain of health if it be offered
free; but they need to be told
where to seek; in the market
square of Copenhagen alcng with
advertisements of department
stores. movie houses, parks and
other attractions. is posted the
list of vencrcai disease cl MICS.
The enormous decline OF the
sypiiitiC rate in Denmark since
this system was started IS bound
to b. convincing not only Of their
efficiency but Of th,ir pOular ty.
There have been some gratifying
respOn&eS in this country bat as
yet the advertising scheme has
not suffiCient-long been opera
tive. 1t is the prime factor in
making these faCil ties successful.
Q. How else can money be eX-
pended profitably by government
to help this work?
A. In scattering literature. in
providing lectures on forum and
The daily independent., 1937-06-28
Jeuel Thief Makes Rich
Haul From Strdus Estoh

obviously a pyoless5on,,-
said he might be the Iono a.
who had looted half ',,;, ~,
homes of wealthy rcs!dcr,, :, aQt
swanky North Shore Of To, v q
and cound. '' !,
The estate. known
holme, is spread along ,5o D.. l.
with the main house . ,.
rambling structure set bart ,'''
OF a mile from the road y:
straus, president Of R. Er
g. company, New York a. ''',,l
ment >tore, refused to talk ~ x
one but police about the b.,'.'' -, ~
The birthday party con,iY~,s ~
night in spite OF the robho.
Among the missing icwr,'.
two costly pearl ncckIaca,
containing 81 graduated ne,s =.
diamond and ruby byaccle, '.., :,
platinum, several diamond.,r,..
ed watche;., diamond pns ~ -
and bracelets. '''
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

This is tie seventh and final
installment of the current series
OF discussions on health tOphS by
Dr.. T. S. McMu!lan, city health
officer.
Q. Do you have in mlnd. Doctor
any regulations which YOU think
would help in controlling vener-
cal diseases, should government
enact them?
A. Yes: "a 1t can command
that ali prCSt tuteS who police
authorities positively know ply
their trade be exam ned and. if
need be. treated at public expense
though such an occupation is for
hidden by law it nevertheless eN-
lists, and will ! kelly continue to eX-
ist; until infectiouSneSS is removed
all women Of this class found un-
clean should be detained. 'bl 1t
should command comptet2 phy@i-
cal and blood examination Of
every male who is a candidate for
marriage and a WaSSsrman III
the case of every female. The
male should be closely Inspected;
the woman closely lnterrOgated:
and the government should pay
for it. tC) 1t should demand that
all proprietorS and employees of
public houses, hotels, cafes, cafe
teriaS. restaurants or wherever
food is handled. cook ID, or raw, hot
or cold or where bed linens. towels
for the bath and other articles
commonly used i'll badChamberS
are handled. to present a cert fl
cate issued by a reputable NhySi-
clan, of freedom from syphilis TO
the health authority designated TO
receive il. This certificate TO in
clude the findings of a SerOlogic
test and the whole examination
to be paid for by the government
All persons found infected to be
discharges from such services
until healed. ID It can establish
by statute public clinics al place;
convenient and accessible. I said
in the beginning that to spend
money wisely was an aid and a
very great one that government
could extend: to set up these
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

over radio; by furnishing free
treatment to the INDECENT and by
financially assisting those who
may be called marginalS-Who
can and are W ling to pay some
thing for private treatment but
who are not able to pay the full
fees demanded by private physl-
clans. A sufferer ought to have
some say as to whom he prefers
to treat him tor herr and If prl-
vate treatment is preferred and
there is not the possession OF am
pie means it would be better for
the government to contribute
something than to dragon such
a one into a public d spensary,
and to a doctor who is not trust
ed Many cases will fall into the
hands of private physicians; it is
not right that they should have
to carry too great q load. Money
spent to adjust this IS, I think,
we'll spent. The establishment OF
public clin CS will add vastly to
the sum of statistics for it will be
no breach Of professional faith to
record the date pertaining to
those who apply for an rec2iVe aid
at government expense.
@. I understand. Doctor, that
this ends your present discussion
of syphilis; Is there any word you
would care to add?
A. The stat Stical facts l have
given in these interviews have
been drawn largely from the Of
flee Of tn u. S. P. II. S.; the
comments upon them and cen
clusior5 from them arc mine
aOne; l have not presumed to
speak for any else or for any
group; simply from the position
Of a private physician, and hav-
ing had some small attachment
to public service, have I tried to
point out some of the tn ngS each
one Of us must Go to break down
the power Of horrible enemy:
and all Of US together, people,
profession and power to promote
the general welfare.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

New York. June 27.-U.P)-Hein-
rich Schuetz, 28-year- old German
cobbler, will go down in history
as the first stoaWay to cross the
Atlantic Ocean in the rumble seat
of an automobile. Schuetz was
detected in mid ocean when the
owner of the car went down in
the hold of the liner New York
for some baggage in the rumble
seat and found SchuetZ.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28
Tho EutaM Elnn

The Eutaw flag was a cr~.,
banner presented in 1890 10 r. :
William A. Washington BY ~ n
Jane Elliott Of South Ca,S,.'
whom he later married. t va, ).
ried in the battles Of Cownor, - :,
Eutaw Springs. Hrs. Ne
ton later presented The aag +. !,
Washington Light IEga,,-g
Charleston. 6. c.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

and two years at the University Of
North Carolina.
Leaving college to aid his father
in building contracting work,
Waynick in three years abandon
ed that field to become city edi-
tor of the Greensboro Record, An
other two years passed and he was
on the road from Ohio to Texas
selling plumbing supplies for a
North Carolina firm.
Then followed varied neWSpa-
per jobs in both CarolinaS. From
1914 to 1888 Waynick was en-
ployed by the Charlotte Observer,
Greensboro Record, Greensboro
Daily News. Associated Press, An
derSon. S. c., Intelligencer and
High Point Enterprise.
Commissioned Lieutenant
He took time out to serve sever
a. months at one Of the World war
training camps us a volunteer, be-
ing commissioned as a second
lieutenant just after close of the
war.
In June. 1915, he married Miss
Elizabeth McBee of Charlotte, who
was a great niece of Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson. The marriage was
performed in the Charlotte home
Of the great Southern generals
wife. The WaynickS, who have no
children. have made their home
at the Sir Walter Hotel since 1888.
Waynick's two great hobbies are
playing handball and eating ice
cream. 1t has become his daily
custom to spend an hour each day
on the roof of the Raleigh Y. NJ.
C. A. in a hot game of handball.
Then, for a nightcap. he digs in
to a pint of butter-pecan ice
cream.
He also enjoys good movies,
likes DodSworth. and admits a
particular partiality for spring
onions"
The daily independent., 1937-06-28
King of the Pines"

The sugar pine tree, king of all
the pines" grows to an Incredible
height. Its wood is smooth and soft
and crcam-colored. It is a species
relatively rare, growing only in Cal
ifornia and Oregon. Even there il
is found only in certain choice loca.
tions, where the rich soil left by
long-vaniShed glaciers, combined
with amenities of altitude and eli.
mate, favor il.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28
1t Required A Suicide TO
Put Waynick In Politics
State Purchasing Agent Is
Noted for Success As Il
Labor ConciliatOr
By WALTER DUSTNIANN

Raleigh. June 27.-(UP)-Capus
M. Waynick. new director OF the
state division of purchase and con-
tract. disclosed today that 1t took
a suicide to get me into politics.
The former highway chairman,
who now controls Spendings OF
some s16.OOO.OOO to S18,000,0OO
yearly in purchases Of state sup
pies, explained that while he was
editor of the High Point Enter
prise in 1890 w. c. Jones, prlncl-
pal candidate for the state house
of representatives from the coun-
". committed suicide three days
before the election.
A GelCgatiOn urged WayniCk to
run in Jone,' place. The editor
was elected. served in the 1881 leg
isIatur2. and his political career
had begun.
Organized Employment Bureau
Following his second trip TO Raj
eigh, this time as a member OF
the state senate. Waynick was
asked to aid organization of a ma
tional rc-employmCnt bureau in
the capital city in 1888. He then
served as director Of the bareau a
wear and a half. 1t is now the
state employment service.
Two weeks after Waynick re-
signed this job to return to the
Enterprise. Gov. j. c. B. Ehrlng-
haus called the one-time plumb
ing salesman back to Raleigh and
named him chairman Of the state
highway G.:Ai public works COM
mi SIGN. Waynick said he would
have preferred to edit the High
Point paper, but accepted the ap-
pointment.
When Frank l.. Dunlap succeed
cd Waynick as highway chairman,
j, was at Gov. Clyde R. Hoey's in
siStence he took over the purchaS-
ing post.
Farm Hand to Editor
From q varied career Of farm
hand. building contractor, travel
ing salesman. reporter. editor, SOL
dier and state official, the At
year-old head of state purchasing
likes best to discuss his work as
negotiator in the turbulent 1882
mill strike at High Point.
Waynick's editorial stand and
personal mediation in that deli
cate situation won him national
recognition. John Livingstone,
Raleigh lawyer and newspaper
man, submitted his name for the
1882 Pulitzer prize. Gov. o. Max
Gardner wrote him a commenda-
tory letter and many editorial
pages over the nation praised his
work
Waynick once pounded a type
writer and sold plumbing supplies
for a living. Today he buys both.
and many other things from pine
to pumiCe stones. for a livelihood.
His job is one of the most COM
prehenSive in the state.
Born in Rockingham
The purchasing director was
born on a farm IN Rockingham
County, December %. 1889. His
education was secured in the coun-
ty schools. Greensboro high school
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

White Plains, N. Y, June 27.-
U.P)-Anthony Dyorniak walked
into the ticket office of the Vest
chester railroad today, found no
body at the ticket window, and
hammered for service. When he
didn't get any he opened the door
and found John Dickinson, "a,
hanging by a rope from a rafter.
Dvorn ak cut him down with a
penknife and drove him to a hos
pital where physicians said he will
recover.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28
QU1RKS
In The Nel0s
By UNITED PRESS

Ocean City, N. j., June 27-W'H
Parker Magonegal, 80, stopped at
a shooting gallery today and said
TO the proprietor: Il want to do
.ome pistol practicing." He
bought six shells, fired five bullets
at the target and then shot hm-
self through the neck. Physicians
at Atlanta Shores hospital said
he may live.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

Durham, June 27-U.P)-The
Duke hospital public dispensary
served Slab persons in 1886
seeking diagnostic treatment.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28
North Carolina
News Briefs
Ry TINTED PRESS

Roanoke Rapids, June 27.-(U'H'
The 1897 senior class of the Roa-
noke Rapids High School has
presented a plaque to be placed
in the school library honoring the
late Joe Brown, cla< <;n:ate and
star athlete.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

Hawaiian Islands
There are 20 Hawaiian islands.
Nine are inhabited.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

WINSTON Salem, June 27.-(UR)
One or more physical defects
were found among 1877 of 513
children examined in local schools
this spring, Dr.. j. P. Davis, school
physician, has announced.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

Winston Salem, June 27.-U.R)
Forsyth county superior court
clerk has assessed upwards of $780,
600 in fees and from other rev.
enue-producing sources during
the past II months.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28
Dust in the Air

Dust IN The Air
The normal dust count over a city
such as Washington, D. c., is about
6.400 particles to the cubic inch.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

Asheville, June 27.-UR)-
Hotels inns and tourist homes
and camps in this western North
Carolina resort city can accom-
modate approximately 10000 vs.
itorS at one time, a survey shows.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

Sunday, June p. 1897
TEMPERATURE
Average for June go
Highest today ----------91 90
Lowest today ----------68 90
Average today ----------79.50
Excess today ----------- 4.90
Average for the year ----60.60
PRECIPITATION In Inches)
Average for June ---- 500
Amount today --------- 600
Total amount this month 1872
Total amount since Jan. l 26.79
Excess since Jan. l ----- 3.49
Yearly average -47.50
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

Ashcvill2, June 27.-U.P)-Dan
" chalove. k,jlTaville, has Joined
the production staff Of Daryl F
Zanuck at Beverly Hills, Calf, il
has been reported here.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

Wind Direct On-SOuth East
Character Of Day-Partly Cloudy.
Remarks: Excess temperature
for week ending June Goth. Is
Degrees. Precipitation this week,
0.24 inch.
w. H. SANDERS
Tides
Monday, June %
Sunrise 4.46; Sunset 7.29
High Low
Orc. Inlet ---- 1926 425 AL
Cape Hat. -- 9.56 3.55 All
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

Gracnvil,c, June 27.-UH-
State fire marshall Sherwood
BrockWell declared in a speech
here that there should be one
paid fireman for each 1000 per-
son5 in towns with a population
exceeding 5000 and one foot of
hose for each two persons in any
town.
The daily independent., 1937-06-28
Weather. Statistics

Sunday, June q. 1897
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

Tuesday, juno 20
Sunrise 4.47: SunSe. 7.29
High Low
Orc. Inlet 1912 ---- 5.07 5.35
Cape Hat. 1912 -- 4.37 sos
The daily independent., 1937-06-28

Rockingham, June 27.-UR)-
The federal government has fled
deeds at the courthouse here on
two small tracts Of land purchas-
ed in Beaver Dam township for
the Sandhill resettlement pro-
ject3.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-31
0DUNA BERTHS
here, 200 TONS
FREIGHT ABOARD

Carrying more than 900 tons of
coal. gasoline, machinery and other
freight, the Alas ka Stcamsh p
freighter Oduna, Capt. L. Jacob
son and Purser H J. Dix, berthed
at the Alaska Juneau dock last night
at 10 o'clock.
After unloading 497 tons of ma
chinery at the mine the freighter
moved over to the Pacific Coast
dock late last night and will re-
main there until the remainder of
she 276.71 tons of freight for this
port is mloaded.
Purser Dix said the Oduna likely
would sail from the Juneau Mill
deck after loading 10000 feet of
lumber tomorrow at midnight. He
reported fine speed coming here
from Ketchikan, averaging almost
10 knots an hour A stop was made
at Taku, where 20 tons of coal and
tons of general merchandise was
unloaded.
Freight for this port, besides the
machinery unioaded at the mine,
was l44 tons of coal for the Pa
cific Coast Coal, 375 tons Of lum-
Der for the Juneau Lumber Mills
and 1888 tons for the Pacific Coast
dock.
The freighter will sail for Sitka
from here TO deliver 1185 tons of
gasoline. She is carrying the big
gest load for Seward, where 1900 SO
tons Of ties and lumber, dynamite,
pipe and lumber, and a tractor are
to be unloaded from the south, in
addition to the lumber loaded here
and lumber loaded at Ketchikan.
A total Of 171.68 tons of gasoline for
the Standard Oil at Seward is also
aboard
Freight is also aboard for Cor
dova, where 24876 tons of dyna-
mite and coal are to be unloaded;
for Port San Juan, 1910 tons of
piling; LaTouehe, 10 tons of coal;
Baldovia, 4812 tons of gasoline: Port
Seldovia, 1912 tons of gasoline; Port
Bailey, 1870 tons of general mer-
chandise; and Kodiak, 731 tons of
lumber.
No passengers are carried this
trip, Purser Dix said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-31
Notice to
Mariners

The following aids TO navigation
in Alaskan waters are temporarily
out of commission but will be re-
stored according to information is
sued by w. c. Dibrell, Superintend-
ent of Lighthouses:
Sumner Strait-Keku Strait Bea-
con- GA reported missing March 2.
Wrangell Narrows = Petersburg
Bar Front Light No 80 reported
extinguished and dolphin destroyed
August 6. A second class black can
buoy similarly numbered was es-
tablished August $50 yards 81 de-
grees from Petersburg Bar Rear
Range Light in "a feet of water
pending rebuilding of the struc-
ture.
Icy Strait-Point Adolphus Light
reported extinguished August 25.
Seacoast-Ocean Cape Light re-
ported extinguished August IA.
Prince William Sound-Lone Tree
Point Light reported extinguished
August 49,
Resurrection Bay - Resurrection
Bay Lighted Whistle Buoy 2 re-
ported extinguished August q.
Cook Inlet-Gray Cliff Light re-
ported extinguished August 4.
Aids Relighted or Restored
Wrangell NarTows-Danger Point
Reef Lig ted Buoy 20A found
flashing irregular August "a, was
restored to proper characteristic the
same date.
Permanent Changes Made
Revillagigedo Channel Mary
Island Light moved to new build
ing August %, height changed from
81 feet to rs feet, candlepower in
creased from 7,100 to 5000, red
sector reinstalled as shown in light
list and charts.
Wrangell Narows-Keene Island
East Ledge Beacon was discon-
tinued August "a.
Raspberry Strait-Dolphin Point
Light established August 81 on
Highwater Rock Islet, extreme end
of Dolphin Point, II feet above
high water, a fixed green light
Will be maintained from April to
October inclusive each year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-31
North Sea Ties
To, Hours Before
Due; No Avail
Misplaced Telegram Cause:
Tieup- Is Persons
Arrive Here

The white liner North Sea, steam
ing full speed ahead on its north
bound voyage in order to be able
to operate on schedule and still be
able to pick up fish at Southeast
Alaska canneries, arrived in Juneau
shortly after 10 o'clock last night
But, because of a Telegram that
neve arrived longshoremen were not
on hand to unload the 40 tons of
freight for this port and the time
saved by the hurried voyage was
lost The North Sea sailed for Sitka
this morning at 5 o'clock and is
scheduled to return Thursday night.
Twenty persons arrived in
this port aboard the North Sea. as
follows: Mrs. j. E. Murphy, Doris
McEachran, Jim Wilcox, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. S. Evans, William Evans,
Mrs. Alex Nevala, Mrs. o. Eikland,
Jean Edwards Mrs. M Edwards,
Mrs. Martha Ait.
Jackie Burford, Mr. and Mrs. c.
f. Hooker, w P Hautala, Miss M
Hansen, Raymond Johnson, John
Konn, George Robbins, Kenneth
Kellar, Robert Paul. A. Van Nav
ern, Vernon Swap, Lillian Hatlen,
Inez Swanson, Ira Lantz.
Leaving for Sitka this morning
were. Father A. p Kashevaroff,
Pat Olson, A. Holt, c. Clark, Henry
Heano. Frank Foster Dr. and Mrs.
t. j. Pyle.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-31
D 0 u CL A s
N T " S
REELECTED
AS SCHOOL JANITOR

From among an even dozen APP
plicants, some of them from Ju-
neau, Leonard Johnson was re-
elected to the position of janitor of
the Douglas Public School at a
meeting of the School Board last
evening. A vote of two against one
gave Johnson the job which he has
held for the past two terms. A sal
airy of $125 per month, the year
round, goes with it; also the duties
of every kind of janitor work in adj
dition to the care of the furnace.
There will be no assistant janitor.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-31
IS PASSENGERS
ABOARD DOROTHY
FOR THIS PORT

SEATTLE, Aug. 81 Steamer
Dorothy Alexander on the last voy-
age of the Totemland Cruises sailed
at 9 o'clock this morning with IS
first class and IL steerage passen-
gers.
Passengers aboard the steamer
booked for Juneau include Pauline
Monroe, Edna Harpole, Elma Olson
Mary Kolasa. Irwin Hass, Delma
Hansen, Cynthia Batson, Avis Err
iekson, Velma Bloom, Mabel Mon
son, Miss A. Hulak, Margaret Nc
Fadden, Iva Tilden, Esther Seger
Fora Brown, Dorothy Whitaker.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-31
$4,000 POUNDS SALMON
ARRIVE AT LOCAL DOCK

A total of 1900 pounds Of SAL
mon off the Sadie, Capt. S. A. Stew
ems, arrived today for the Sebas-
tan Stuart Company and total of
5000 pounds of salmon off the Mar
garet T, Capt Peter Hildre, arrived
for the Alaska Coast Fisheries to
mark fish receipts on the local
market.
Taking ice at the cold storage
plant we're the Sadie, Capt s. A.
Stevens; 31-A-63, Capt Carl Weld
man; Hazel j, Capt Ralph Jamison;
Vivian, Capt. Charles Larsen; Fern,
Capt. John Lowell; and Hyperian,
Capt. Oscar Oberg.