The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 19, 1932, Page 4

£ i 4 i THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 193 Sunday by _the| Second and Main | ing except COMPANY at “Post Office In Juneau as Second Cl 1 the SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrier in Juneau, Douglas, Thane for $1.25 per month. the following rates: six months, in advance, $1 Treadwell and or if they will promptly any failure or irregularity papers. rial and Business Offices, B delivery for of their Editc 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. x that the Republican National Convention will take a “more liberal” stand on Prohibition. The fact is tht the great dry political organi- zation is falling in piecss. It has been impossible ‘lo keep it intact in the face of the complete failure |of Prohibition enforcement and the increasing taxes |that would not be necessary with sane laws restored s |in the land. “Marry early and stay married,” advises an Ala- bama professor. Some of the screen stars married young and have done their best to stay married. |Some of them have been married as many as a half dozen times each. One said recently that there |had never been any scandal connetted with her {nams because she had married all her sweethearts. Associated Py css s ;\im\\ \)-m\hrfl ||‘ndfl‘w‘ A first of the month editorial in the Miami News epublication of all news dispatches credited to 4 '\‘ s £ e e iatailan s aniaan i di said March would disclose Democratic wind cur- % 13 3 rents. “Watch New Hampshire and North Dakota,” ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION HOOVER NOT SO UNPOPULAR. Time, the Weekly Newsmagaz:ne, noies that papu-( lar sentiment was more favorable to President Hoover | at the end of his third year in the White House than it was at the midyear of his term. That is probably true. In the first place people have lost some of the bitterness that came with the de- pression two years ago, and the co- operation with the President by the newly elected Democratic House of Representatives in efforts to handle the unem- ployment situation and to relieve business and indus- trial conditions have had a tendency to increase confidence that the President is doing the best he knows. of the recent crash lie deeper than White House activities. They had been long growing and the cure must wait on time. However, people still remember the Hoover in- ferred promise that if he were elected poverty would be driven from the land and prosperity would be- come a permanent condition. They still remember that he signed the Hawley-Smoot tariff bill in the face of the warnings of nearly all of the economists of the land, and they are not disposed, apparently, to make him President again. They do not approve of the abuse that is being heaped upon him, but they seem to be quite willing that he should retire from office next year. They want him to take his place among those who have been President with good will, but they want him to do it at the earilest possible date. If in the early days of the depression the dis-| position was to hold President Hoover responsible for the debacle of 1929 he was largely at fault for the condition of the public mind. By acts and words he accepted responsibiity by promising that he would soon set things right. he solemnly announced that he had taken the necessary remedial steps and that in two months things would be running along in such a manner | as to cause the people to forget there had ever been a crash. But as one after another the Hoover remedies failed to remedy and the scores of panaceas that were suggested from as many sources would not stand the test of discussion, people began to doubt | that the President or anyone else knew exactly what it was all about. All that was left was solace in the knowledge that all depressions finally end. Therefore there was nothing to do but to wait patiently and let people look out for themselves as best they could and take such care of unemploy- ment' as possible. That, probably more than any- thing else, is why the panicky feeling is disappear- ing. This lessening of the bitterness against the pres- ent Administration will be helpful for the next. By the time it comes in people will have learned not to put too much dependence in the Government and to rely on the old maxim that the gods help those who help themselves. When enough of the people set out to help themselves to make a living and live within their earnings and up to their opportuni- ties good times will not be far away. HEFLIN NOT SEATED. Although the Senate Elections Subcommittee, by a strictly partisan vote, has submitted a report chal- lenging the right of Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama to his seat, it did not sustain Senator Heflin in his contention that he was entitled to the place. If the Senate should adopt the committee’s recommendations sand declare the seat vacant, Sen- ator Heflin will hardly succeed to it. The vacancy would be filled by Gubernatorial appointment and Gov. Miller does not belong to the Heflin faction. Senator Bankhead defeated Heflin in the 1930 election by some 50,000 votes. The latter filed a contest but the Senate seated the former pending an investigation of the charges. The committee re- cently reported there were widespread violations of the election laws in Alabama and, further, that Bankhead's nomination was invalid because of an illegal primary. The subcommittee report was adopbed by a purely party vote, the Republicans voting for it and the Democrats, in minority, against. The latter have prepared a minority report favoring Bankhead. The matter must eventually be settled on the floor of the Senate. Before final action is taken, a strenuous fight is certain to be made by the Democrats to prevent Bankhead from being unseated. G. 0. P. BECOMING WET. We get evidence every day that the Republicans are shifting from the dry side of the Prohibition to the wet. Senator Glenn of Illinois, here- tofore classified as a dry, according to the Asso- ciated Press, has predicted that the Prohibition law will be repealed, and Secretary of War Hurley, who recently said Jouett Shouse did not know what he ‘was talking about when he said that the Republicans ‘were preparing to become wet, has declared his be- lief that the question will be settled on the basis of State rights. That {§ Democratic Chairman John J. Raskob’s plan. Secretary Hurley predicted T Also further study of a continuing situation | has led many people to understand that the causes | Two years ago this month | it continued. We now have and the returns from - |the two New England and the plains States, and the choice is for Gov. Roosevelt by more than two to fone, A Juneau citizen suggests to The Empire that the Literary Digest Prohibition poll demolishes the theory that bootleggers vote dry. He says there are twice as many bootleggers as there are dry votes in the poll. Work and Boasts. (New York Times.) With or without ghostly assistance, Speaker Gar- ner has fed to the insatiable Democratic National Committee, which has fed to a not highly inter- ested country, the accusation that the Republicans are trying to hog the glory of all the sound economic tand financial measures passed, preparing or pro- posed in Congress. President Hoover won't ‘“co- operate.” He wants to “dictate” The Republicans must quit boasting and nagging. They have not been loyal to the course imposed by necessity and curiously called “true,” “partnership,” “coopera- tion.” It must be admitted that some Republican statesmen have poured out too much of both treacle and vinegar. Some of the Lincoln Day orators were |rather comic. But why get excited about it? Why !expecl intelligence or moderation in the crazy months {before a President is elected? Let the Fesses fess and the Watsons watson. Indeed, you can't stop them. What could be more absurd than the choice of Henry Allen of Kansas as chief assistant to the head of the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation? Henry can be depended upon for “breaks” that will entitle him to be called a good assistant Democrat. Mr. Hoover was per- haps too eager in recommending to Congress his scheme for the reorganization of the Government. But any plan for that purpose must remain a pious hope, unless this Congress has more altruists and |saints than its predecessors. Mr. Garner shoots at |a better mark when he derides the unfortunate estimates of the Treasury. He is on impregnable ground when he refers to the conduct and inten- tions of the Democrats in Congress. In the House especially, under his guidance, they have begun in good earnest the task of re-estab- lishing the Democratic Party in the confidence of the country. By that work they will be judged. That is what counts. All this partisan hullabaloo is small potatoes. The Democrats have every ad- vantage of position. If they make reasonable use of the advantage, balance the budget, set the jpation’s finances in order, how can their laurels ibe prigged by the Republicans? They will have l‘helped to retrieve a situation that came under Re- ipublican administration and falsified Republican prophecy. The prosperity-bringers didn’t bring. Why |not try Democratic “medicine”? The Peddler Nuisance. (Miami News.) The unlicensed peddler nuisance continues in Miami without abatement. Appeals to the City Commission by merchants who pay their taxes and |their license fees, helping Miami all the year, have brought no relief. Certainly there is no need to debate the right of such peddlers to operate. Tolera- |tion of such practice is inexcusable at all times, and particularly so at a time when our own merchants |need all the support that can be given by a com- {munity reduced in purchasing power. There must be vigorous action by our officials not only to enforce the present laws but to take whatever steps are necessary to protect the busi- ness interests that cannot be disassociated from the municipal corporation’s own welfare. More than this can be done, however, if the public once realizes that the interest of the buyer as well as the home merchant is involved. Too often the peddler succeeds in stampeding the buyer into mak- ing purchases that would not have been made had the consumer first decided what was needed most, what could be afforded and where it could be purchased to the best advantage. He is the ex- ponent of unstudied, hasty and thus unthrifty buy- ing. He counts on his ability to persuade the buyer to accept his statements without investigation and to convince his customers, by 8 carefully-prepared sales talk, that they need something whether they do or not. He is an expert at keeping alive the old fallacy that his method of selling is the most eco- nomical and that he gives his customer the benefit of this method. Once he has disposed of his goods, it is too late to discover that your old reliable home merchant offers the same article for less and will exchange it if it is not what it is represented to be. Every Miamian, for self-protection, should first ask to see the peddler’s license to do business. If he has no license, he should be reported at once. If he has, refuse to do business with him until you have investigated what your local stores offer. Then remember the value of dealing with those who help pay the tax bills, meet the demands for charity and are always at the same stand, season after season, year after year, because they keep faith with their customers. If this is done, and our officials accept their responsibility. the unlicensed peddler no longer will be a nuisance in Miami, A question trembles on every lip. It echoes from the sky. It shrieks from every hill and vale. It's the night wind's sigh. The trees and grass are ask- ing, too. The world joins in the cry. Yes, every- KITTY- by JANE | SYNOPSIS: Kitty Frew's bright imaginings about her marriage to Garfield Frew, young college graduate and son of a wealthy family, dim when Gar's friend, Marge Crosby, makes her con- scicus of her small town back- ground. Arriving at Gar’s home, che dreads meeting his family. Gar is happily unconscious of her worries. He has no fear of his mother’s reception of Kitty, though he is annoyed that she has arranged that Kitty and he | sister, Carol, watches their moth- er as she waits to receive Gar and his bride. Carol knows that Mrs. Frew is angry and disa- ppointed about Gar's marriage. When the young couple come in, Mrs. Frew is formally cordial to Kilty and warm to Gar. Carol barely acknowledges the intro- duction. Throughout the conver- sation, Mrs. Frew implies guard- edly that Kitty’s presence is a complication. Gar and Kitty go out dancing, where they meet Gar’s crowd. Cnapter 5 Marge Opens Fire She had no time to regret their coming before they were around her, acknowledging Gar's intro- ductions. The waiters were drag: ging up another table. “The Travers' dinner was a drip,” Diana was telling Gar. ta Ger's and this assured 7 went her promptly that their interrup- tion was most happy. Red Harding and Tubby Wilkins appeare as delighted to see Garus he had been to greet them. Red slipped into the chair next to Kitty md Tubby took the one on the other side. The orchestra had begun to play Marge turned to Gar who was next to her, her lips shaping a mute questioning and at once he was 01 his feet, his hand reaching for hers. Red claimed her at once. “Shall we do this, Kitty?” But it was not like dancing with Gar. Kitty felt self-conscious, She was glad when the music stopped and they went back to the others. Diana Close and Marge and Red regaled Gar with the details of what had happened in their set since he'd béen away from Winton, whie Tubby, with an air of devotion, talked to Kitty in a cautious un- dertone. “Y’know, I like you. But take it from me, the girls are nuts on your husband. You've got to watch those two. Biit you just lell me if they go too far.” In a way Kitty was grateful to him for occupying her attention. She still felt shy with Marge and Diana. In her evening dress Margery Crosby looked more beautiful than she had on the train that morning. Her black hair lay smoothly close to her head; from its even fringe to the low line of her gown her skin, olive dark, was waveless. The artificial scarlet of her lips lent audacity to her expression. Beside Marge, Diana Close was colorless, but she had a vivacity of manner that made up for what she lacked in physical charm. She was cen- tering that vivacity now on Gar to are to have his old room. His | “And what luck to have come,its meaning. here,” Marge Finished. “If were She forgot it, however, almost at not spoiling anything?” Her eyes|once. The waiter had put a check “Thls Is the life, Kit,” Gar whllpcr;d when he claimed her for a dance. FREW AEBOTT, 3 e sion of Red and Tubby. Now and then Kitty stole a glance t Red Harding. Gar had talked of 1 often; he was to Gar in Winton Phil Corey had been in col- He seemed older than Gar, different calibre, sleekly 3 of a I like Tubby better than Red,” Kitty thought impulsively—Tubby, ¢hort and plump, as his nickname implied, his slightly vacuous face wreathed in a stupid, kindly good humor. Gar had directed a waiter to take r orders. “This is on me, to- wight. We're celebrating.” | Gar’'s face was flushed, glowing. | “This is the life, Kit,” he whispered when he claimed her for a dance. Aren't they a good crowd? Happy?” And she whispered back that she s happy. But her feet were ach- with fatigue and her eyeswere wing heavy with the need for D, nen Tubby suggested that they ve out to the Rainbow Gardens |to finish the night properly Kitty threw Gar a look of agonized en- treaty. | “Leave us out, Tub. used to our pace, yet. me.” A faint smile, half-pitying, moved farge's lips, not directed at any o in particular for her eyes were ‘{m.omlly lowered. But Kitty saw |it and, a little indignantly, read Kit isn't We're going |at Gar’s elbow. Forty-two dollars. Gar wrote his fathers’ name non- | chalantly across the bottom of vhe {s]ip of paper and dropped a five dollar bill over it. “Gar, wasn't that charge awful?” she asked when they were alone. “For dinner and the rest? We got off cheap, Kit! Tired, sweet? Here. ‘put your head down—" She put her head on Gar’s shoul- der but she thought of the forty- two dollars. And when she awakened the next morning, early, she thought of it, half dreading the meeting with ‘Gar’s father with her conscience 50 burdened. Gar protested at getting up at such a heathenish hour, But she presisted. They found Dalton Frew alone at a table in a sunny breakfast Toom. ‘When they entered he sprang to his feet with an excla- mation of pleasure. “Hello, Dad.” Gars meeting was casual. “Yo're looking fine.” “You're looking fine yourself, boy.” He dropped Gar's hand ot hold his out to Kitty. “So this is your wife.” He scrutinized Xitty in a searching, kindly way, his smile indulgent. Gar turned his attention immediately to the break- fast table, pullling out a chair for Kitty. Mr. Frew asked Gar about col- lege. “Well, you're through, boy.” mouth and eyes lined with fine wrinkles. And presently he left them. He patted Kitty's shoulder as he pass- ed her. “I hope youll be happy here with us, dear,” he offered in a kindly tone. But Kitty knew that directly he had closed the outer door he had put her, and Gar, too, out of his mind. It was three o'clock of @ night five weeks after their coming to Winton, that Gar turned on Kisty with cold dissatisfaction. “Kit, I wish you'd warm up to my friends a little more. They've been all pretty darn nice to you, T'll say.” Gar's voice was- sharply criti- cal. He wis standing before his chiffonier, tearing off his tie and collar, his back turned to Kitty, but she saw his heavy frown re- flected in the mirror. Gar turns against Kitty with more cutting accusations, Mon- day. And Kitty decides upon 2 new plan of action. RUSSELL T0 BE UMPIRE INDIANAPOLIS, March 19.—Al- bert E. “Reb” Russell is going to have his third fling at baseball. At 43, with careers as a pitcher and as a hard-hitting out-fielder in the big leagues behind him, he will make his debut this spring as an umpire in the Western league. Russell, who broke into baseball in 1909 in ‘the Texas-Oklahoma circuit, was a leading hurler with the Chicago White Sox from 1913 through the pennant-winning years of 1917-1918. Three years in the American As- sociation then saw him converted into an outfielder and star hitter, and he was good for two more seasons with Pittsburgh. After that he returned to the associa- tion, with Indianapolis. — e —— SELL OLYMPIC SEALS™ HELSINGFORS, March 19.—Pat- | PROFESSIONAL _| *— 1 Helene W.L. Albrecht | | Fraternal Soaenes J \ Gastineau (,hmmc! | T NS S PHYSIOTHERAPY B. P. 0. BLK§ Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Meeting every - | Ray, Medical Gymnastics. Wednesday night | 410 Goldstein Building at 8 pm., EIks % | Phone Office, 216 | | gan. L e s sn o Sislishg “ éothers . e | welcome. | DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER | |y g JORGENSEN, Exalted Rula | DENTISTS | ‘ M. H. 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FIRE ALARM CALLS But he did not say anything about ‘Gar's job, waiting for him. Kitty felt that only a part of Dalton Frew's mind was focusing on her and Gar. He was tall— built like Gar; in his' youth he must have had some ‘of Gar’s splendid vigor but now his should- ers stooped a little, his hair was thing and gray at the temples, his The sure way to get to save some money ALL the time. GETTING ALONG along in this world is It isn’t body wants to know, is John N. Garner dry?— (Chicago Tribune.) Boiled down, Japan’s grievance against the Chi- nese is that they occupy China.—(Akron, Ohio, Beacon-Journal.) The Lausanne reparations conference is scheduled for June, and as our two conventions fall in the same month, we probably won't read much from Lausanne.—(Cincinnati Enquirer.) Sure, there ought to be better housing for work- meh, homes? Filipino independence is again a theme of hot controversy in Washington. brother we get Why should bootleggers have all the fine —(Lorain, Ohio, Journal.) Many feel the brown should have his freedom just as soon as our own established.—(Detroit News.) necessary to make large deposits, as small and frequent additions to your account will make your bank balance grow amazingly fast. We pay four per cent on savings accounts compounded twice a year B. M. Behrends Bank OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA Front, near Gross Apts. Front, opp. City Whart. Front, near Saw Mill. Front at A. J. Office. ‘Willoughby at Totem Grocery. Famous Candies The Cash Bazaar Open Evenings C. HEGG TELEPHONE 235 KALSOMINING PAINTING HOME DECORATING Estimates furnished free : Pl';one 114 JUNEAU CABINET and DETAIL MILL- WORK CO. 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