The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 28, 1934, Page 4

‘words, most of the: Daily Ala;ska Empire i Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE_PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrier In Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per _month. By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, In_advance, $12.00; six months, In advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.26. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business ho{flc« of any fallure or irregularity in the delivery of their papers. Telephone for BEditorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATEL PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to tb nse for republication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. LET'S MAKE IT SMART TO LEGALLY DRINK LEGAL LIQUOR. Tuesday Alaska Prohibition repeal becomes legally | dead. During its life of 16 years there has grown up a generation that got its knowledge of liquors, strong and mild, illicitly. The older generation con- tinued its drinking illicitly. Both grew accustomed to prohibitory laws and restrictive regulations and both violated them as the occasion arose. It was considered smart to beat the law and outwit its enforcement agents. It produced a philosophy that was not merely queer, it was not healthy. It engendered contempt nét only for the Prohibition laws and regulations but also disrespect for other laws and regulations. There are many young Alaskans who have attained . their majority since 1918 who until the amendment of the Volstead Act last year never tasted genuine beer. There are many today who do not know what matured, aged American whiskey | tastes like. Yet they have acquired a taste for bad moonshine that was mostly unfit for consump- tion by either man or beast. Some of it was as pure as its makers could produce, but none of it was really good whiskey. 2 After Tuesday all of us can forget that ralse} philosophy which grew out of Prohibition. It will| be harder to do than most people imagine. In some of the protests against the system of legal sale set up by the Board of Liquor Control it is in evidence. People complain that there isn't enoug regulation, that enforcement will be difficult. Yet after all, | the system is simple. The Board hasn't indulged | in a lot of “thou shall nots” In plain terms ic has set up a method of competitive private sale Its few restrictions are.aimed to -prevent sale by the drink and consumption in public places. Not possessing attributes of divine origin, the Board cannot hope and people ought not to expect that its regulations are perfect. But errors can be cor- rected immediately as they are shown to exist. The machinery for enforcement of its regula- tions is the same as that for all of our other laws enacted by the Legislature. We have Federal officers who can serve warrants and other processes upon those charged with violations. City officers also have the same authority. Enforcement should be easier than attempting to enfotce Prohibition was. The latter was met by public indifference and, in instances, public antagonism. Now the public ought to be iflberesled in seeing that the regula- tions for use of liquor are enforced. If it becomes necessary to prosecute under them public support ought to be behind the enforcement officers. However, if the public, appreciating the forward step that has been accomplished in getting local control of the liquor traffic in place of Federal control, does its part in observing the regulations, little enforcement effort will be required. After May 1, it will not be illegal to possess, to sell and to drink alcoholic liquors if done in accord with the Board's regulations. They are sufficiently lib- eral to permit anyone to have and drink what he wants. Our part in making the system a success can be accomplished in full if we “make it smart to legally drink legal liquor.” If we do that the day of the bootlegger and his ilk is at an end. WILL IT BE SENATOR LONGWORTH? Ohio political writers say that Mrs. Alice Roose- velt Longworth is being promoted by a number of her friends for United States Senator to taket, the place of Senator Fess in that august body. There is no question that Mrs. Longworth would add color to the Senate and certainly she would not lessen either its intellectual standard or its statecraft ability. But somehow the conviction comes that those who are sponsoring the plan have failed both to consult her and to read her reminiscences. Mrs. Longworth knows her Washington inside .nq out. She knows her Senate. For years she has sat in the visitors' gallery and proved by her own experience the way to have fun and exercise influence. This fact is borne out in almost every page of her book and her own view of it is summed up neatly in the last sentence, about the National Capital, when she wrote: “The show is there for us, and we might as well get what entertainment we can out of it.” We strongly suspect she much prefers being an amused as well as an interested spectator to an actor in the cast. THE CARELESS PEDESTRIAN. In considering the toll of motor accidents, and very properly blaming careless or incompetent driv- ing for the heavy loss of life, there should not be overlooked the role of the pedestrian. persons killed last year in automobile accidents in the United States, according to the Travelers' carelessness, although the drivers may have been guilty of contributory negilgence. Thus, of the total deaths of pedestrians, only 141 per cent were killed crossing a street at the intersection with a traffic light, while six per cent were killed moving against a light. Only 12 per cent lost their lives crossing at intersections where there was no light and 25 per cent crossing between intersections. The other major causes were: children playing in the street, 125 per cent; coming from behind parked cars, 11 per cent; and walking on rural highways, 17 per cent. A uniform and adequate drivers’ law and en- forcement of the laws against driving motor cars when intoxicated are needed. But along with these and other measures to obtain more responsible piloting of automobiles, there should be a process of _education of pedestrians. Green quiets the nerves, an oculist explains. Possibly that's one' of the reasons why some members of Congress are urging the printing and distribution of $9,000,000,000 in greenbacks. Anyway, with a Fall ewection headed their way, Congressmen will not have any time to fool away between May 15 and November. Make Drunk Drivers Carry Insurance. (Daily Journal of Commerce, Seattle.) 3 Out of the countless recommendations made at a recent convention of “drys” one suggestion is particularly sensible. It was urged that laws re- quiring compulsory auto insurance will afford the public about the only protection that can be ex- pected from drunken drivers. It was shown by figures covering manv accidents that drunken driv- ers, as a class, are financially irresponsible as are the chronically careless drivers. The statement was made, and supported by fact, that in the great majority of accidents studied in which drunken driv- ers figured, those drivers had no insurance, usually did not own their car and that many of them had borrowed the money to buy their gas and booze. We agree with the recommendation that com- pulsory insurance must come. Before any drunken driver is finally released after his fine and jail sentence, if such are imposed, he or she should be compelled to take out insurance to protect the public. They are likely to repeat, The public would benefit far more if such requirements could be imposed by the court than it does through the fining of an offender and turning the fine into official coffers. The Liquor Control Regulations. (Petersburg Press.) Last Saturday the Territorial Liquor Board issued the regulations for the sale and possession of liquor in Alaska. We believe that the new rulings will, if properly and strictly enforced, be satisfactory. Absolute and strict enforcement is entirely necessary for the complete success of the new regulations. Liquor unleashed and with little restriction is literally dyanmite—liquor under strict control has been known to work out satisfactorily in other portions of the world, hence why not here. It is hard to determine now just how successful the new regulations will be. It depends mainly on two things: First, strict enforcement and secondly the ability of whoever sells the liquor to the-public to use good judgment in aiding the conducting of a perfectly orderly establishment. The clause in the regulations which reads, “It shall be unlawful to sell liquor to any person under the age of twenty-one years,” is an excellent one. Hitherto anyone eighteen years or over was per- mitted in a beer perlor, and a person sixteen yeais of agé if accompanied by his parent or a responsible guardian could also be sold beer. That portion of the regulations which prohibits hard and distilled liquor from being sold upon the same premises as beer is likewise a wise one. | After May 1, 193¢ we can all judge just how | successful the new regulations will be. The primary object should be to keep everything under control from the very start, otherwise liquor will become a monster hard to tame. \ “Inflicting” Ideas. (New. York Times.) A recent article in The London Times professed to deal with “The Lessons of History” in a frankly realistic way. It was really written largely from a militarist point of view, and went over unreservedly to® Napoleon’s theory of the big battalions always winning and always being right. According to this writer, the chief lesson of history is that “men with the best weapons inflict their ideas on the world.” This doctrine, which was admitted to be one of “brutal simplicity,” stirred the well-known historian, Mr. A. F. Pollard, in his retirement at Milford- on-Sea. He wrote a brief reply, denying that Alexander the Great and Caesar could be taken as the only true exponents of “what history teaches.” He re- called the old saying that Greece, even when de- feated, won a triumph over the victor, and affirmed that Plato and Aristotle inflicted more ideas on the world than Hector or Lysander. He added that Jewry became of world importance only when it succumbed as a nation in arms. The implied point of the offending article was that democracy and parliamentary institutions have fallen into hope- less decay, and that the emergency everywhere calls for a strong man armed. But Mr. Pollard rejoins that the institutions and safeguards of liberty, which have been the chief aids to modern civiliation, were not inflicted by ‘“weapons’—unless, indeed, the best weapons are themselves ideas. The brief but pungent statement by Mr. Pollard is one more gatify- ing sign that mady Englishmen of weight are pre- paring, in the face of a frowning world, to stand up for democracy. The elect of the party, explains one Washington observer, stood by the President in support of his veto. The other boys seem -to have been more interested in being the re-elect of the party.—(Bos- ton Herald.) However, if it develops that the brain truster did say it, couldn't he excuse himself on the ground that he had no way of knowing the stuff his host was serving was a blend?—(Macon ‘Telegraph.) The Lansing, Mich, Alderman who has intro- duced an ordinance requiring beer drinkers to re- frain from laughter must be a psychopathic case. Repeal beer is still a joke, isn't it?—(Macon Tele- Of 290,000 |graph.) Americanism—Agents of big business growling Insurance Company, 13,440, or nearly half of the|UD8t Drivate concerns alone have the right to total, were pedestrians. And of that number, more carry mail; Government servants carrying all maijl on the victim. _chief responsibility In other s ans killed by motor cars |who year - practically committed suicide through |work.—(Toledo Blade.) ‘than one-half were killed in accidents where the |0 °~7 804 country homes—(Akron Beacon-Journal.) Pathetically, get a bigger kick out of a strike than from there ' is a percentage of men | SYNOPSIS: Judith Dale has re- turned to Houston from the Rio Diablo dam. She is building the - dam with Tom Bevins’ money, left Rer for the purpose. And she is in Houston to fight the will contest brought by Morton Lampere for Mys. Beovins and Mathile. her daughter. She has slipped out to her old home. Hillendale, early in the morning, and has sden some- one' she thinks might be her hus- band Norman, who, after siding against her and with the Bevins heirs, has disappeared. b Chapter 41 ° ) ¥: SURPRISE ~___ JUDITH was delighted to see Clia, but wondered at her early call, since it was barely eight o’clock. Then she was surprised to see Judge Morgan being admitted. Clia kept conversation clipping along at a lively rate until breakfast was over, then accompanied Cun- ard, Morgan and Judith into Cun- ard’s study. “We want to discuss the coming contest,” explained the Judge. “I don’t want you to go to the witness stand unprepared.” “Oh, by the way, when does the case open?” “Tais morning, at ten o'clock.” “This morning,” gasped Judith. “Why didn’t you tell me?” “Didn’t want you to develop any nerves waiting for the ordeal. And Miss Judith, it's apt to be that. Lam- pere isn't a pleasant person to have on the opposing side.” “But aren’t there things I should know, should do? And why didn’t yesterday’s newspapers say any- thing about it, or am I no longer news?” “You're news,” Clia contributed, “but thanks to Canfill's desire to murder his wife, the rest of the sheets overlooked the date. We are carrying a story this morning.” “As for you knowine things and doing things,” said Judge Morgan. “all you need to do is act natural and you know all that is necessary for you to know.” “About all you'll need to do,” of- fered Cunard, “is hang onto your | temper with both hands. And now if you'll dress and tell Mrs. Cunard we're ready, she'll stay with you during the trial as Clia is one of our important witnesses and can't be present until after she's testified—" “And if you think that isn’t being a martyr,” interposed Clia, “you don’t know nothin’ no-how. Imagine me, Clia Sanford, sitting in an ante- room when Lampere's in action.” Judith laughed and with her friend went to her room. She asked Delphy to bring a smart street frock she had purchased before leaving town the previous epring. “Don't you do it, Delphy, bring that outfit I picked out this morn: ing, and bring in those hats I had sent out yesterday.” Then to Judith, “Listen, girl friend, look at me, the veteran of a thousand court wars. You've got to look like the forgot- ten woman and not like a hosicry ad.” Lampere will probably try to make them believe Mathile got that head of platinum hair for nothing .. . turned grey with the shock of her father's death. They’'ll be feel- ing sorry for her and they won't be able to feel sorry for you if you ap pear looking like the five million you're supposed to have.” Clia had been working as she talked and by the time she had tin |1 ished, with Delphy’s assistance, liud Judith dressed to her satis( “Now take a look,” she said spun Judith around to a mirror. HE ensemble Clla had chovc was a dark blue sheer one. iz had added a vest of white cambri a turned-down collar, and turio back cuffs of the same mate “I do look efficient,” proc Judith, not displeased, for b clothes had been her armor ag the world before. Ciia wayered between two hats One drooped, hiding her eyes and giving her a demure, cLildish lo:k the other sat trimly on her boyish bob, giving her a business-like air. “Efficiency wins,” decided Clia with a sigh, “and now to war.” Driving into town Judith, silent for the most part, asked her friend one question—“How did it happen that you didn’t frighten Lampere out of handling the caseat all?” “Couldn’t. Didn’t dare interfere with the ‘pursuance of justice’ and he knew it. He also knew that | was the only one who had overheard his talk with Maritellan, and it would take real proof to convict either one of anything; proof I wasn't ready to produce.” o They reached- the courthouse. Juditl looked up at the grey stone | building. Thought of how many times she had gone with Clia to “git-in” on a case. It had been fn- teresting, more fascinating tham any theater. iness Judith Lane JEANNE BOWMAN Judith heard the whispers, they burned into her ears and she won- dered if they weren't seared on her heart as well. “There she goes . . . that’s her, the millionaire stenographer.” A flock of news-photographers de- scended on them—*Clia, will she pose, Mrs. Dale, do you mind?” “02 course she'll pose, and you, Mrs. Cunard?” asked Clia, “do you mind?” “I do mind,” answered Mrs, Cun- ard, with a tiny frown which van- ijshed in a smile, “but under the circumstances I'll be proud to pose wi' her. “Don’t make her smile,” barked Clia at one enterprising young man, “we don’t want folks to think she's enjoying this. Now tbat's enough. You've all had good shots . . , come on folks.” Judge Morgan and Justin Cunard, who had driven in behind them, came up and escorted them to the room in which the will contest was to be held. They needed an escort, the hall was crowded. Judith looked upon the court room with new vision. It: was no longer an amphitheater for comedy or tragedy. It was a room in which Judith Lane-Dale was to face twelve men and make them know that the Rio Diablo Dam was not a crazy man's dream, but a reality which provided labor for three hundred men and would provide a controlled water supply for rich lands where citrus groves would flourish. She felt the responsibility keenly as she took her seat. Judge Morgan and Cunard were talking with some of the strange men who seemed to mill about by the dozen. Clia de- serted her for a moment to stop at the press table, buzzing with voices THE buzzing changed its location as Clia started back, for the |erowd followed her to Judith's chair, “Interviews, gladly at the first recess,” she said and sent them back satisfied. “What you going to tell them?” gnestioned , Clia, uneasily, “now m going to tell them,” inter ed Judith, “all about Rio fablo Dam, about Tommy Scog gins and Timothy Scofield, about the lovelorn vaquero who keeps me awake at night trying to entertain Maria Consuclo Diago, with his love songs.” “You're not so dumb,” was Clia’s wry comment, then “sh, after a while turn around, not now, they've seen me looking at them. . .. Mrs. Beévins and Mathile just came in bearing down on Lampere so hard it's a wonder he could support them Ye gods and small surf fish, look at the weeds.” Judith didn’t look around. She wouldn’t, she woul. not . . . invol untarily she turned, met the blazing hat in the eyes of Mathile Bev- ins, ignored it and lookec on, past Mrs. Bevins' frigid poise, to Lam- pere. He was debonair, smart in a meticulously tailored suit, con- scious of the power which had come flowing in through the wells in Scathborne’s field. He seemed to personily success. | He had been talking to Mrs. | Bevins, Now he stood looking over | the men who had been called on the raporter came up and he leaned to him with just the of affability and seri- ! 1 looked at Judge Morgan, a it careless about the clothes, gold-rimmed ctuctes balanced unsteadily on nose. What chance had he | azvinst Lampere? | Clia Sanford was motioned into wlher rcom and a moment later me a warning hush, the Judge me out of his chambers and ascended the bench. Not Maritellan, a visiting judge from another county. The will contest was on. Drearily it dragged its way as the prospec- tive jury men were called, ques- tioned and excused, called, ques- tioned and challenged, called, ques- tioned and accepted. Judith talked to the reporters during the first re- cess, went to lunch with her coun- sel at noon, and came back to the courtroom for further tedious work. As Judith listened to.the ques- tions she was glad she was in the souta where women on a jury were not favored. No woman could have locked with unprejudiced eyes at “the other woman,” as Judith was to be called. At four-thirty the twelve men tried and true were impanelled and the alternative chosen. Judith studied them intently. (Copyright, 1984, by Jeanne Bowmawd Monday, the trial gets under way. 20 YEARS AGO From The Empire i APRIL 28, 1914 Superintendent of Roads J. C. Hayes, urged that automobile own- ers and drivers get togefher and adopt road rules and cause them to be made public. There was no law governing the operation of mo- tor cars in Alaska and Mr. Hayes \said many drivers did not take proper precautions when driving. PROFESSIONAL YHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics. | 307 Goldstein Building I Phone Office, 216 | R Rose A. Ardrews | Graduate Nurse Electric Cabinet Baths—Mas sage, Colonic Irrigations Office hours 11 am. to 5 pm. | Evenings by Appointment Many of Juneau's dance lovers were planning to attend the hop to be given in the Mayflower hall by the Young People’s Dance Club of the Island. Music: was to be furnished by the popular Tread-| well band and refreshments were to be served. A late ferry had been arranged for those from Juneau who were invited. Charles E. Davidson, chairman of the Democratic Territorial Com- mittee had not yet decided on the date on which to hold the Demo- cratic primaries, but said he be- lieved it would be some time in July. Weather for the previous 24 hours was cloudy with rain. The maximum temperature was 47 de- grees and the minimum was 35 de- grees. Acting on the recommendation of Willis E. Nowell, local agent, the Alaska Steamship Company had given the Juneau Baseball Asso- ciation $100. Chairman J. R. Wil- lis of the finance committee ex- pressed the thanks of the associa- tion for the liberal donation. Great interest was evidenced in the May Day Ball to be held by the Draper Club for the benefit of the library fund. Committees hav- ing the affair in charge were: Mrs. W. G. Beattie, Mrs. W. H. Case, Mrs. H. P. Crowther, Mrs. H. C. Daniels, Mrs. H. J. Fisher, Mrs. M. Gray, Mrs. Frank Harvey, Mrs. Bert Howdeshell, Mrs. E. H. Kaser, Mrs. A. T. Kashevaroff, Mrs. P. J. Mahone, Mrs. W. E. Nowell, Mrs. E. W. Pettit, Mrs. W. S. Pullen, Mrs. Henry Shattuck, Mrs. J. B. Stevens, Mrs. E. 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