The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 20, 1936, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936. Ancient Two-thirds Rule BARN DORMITORY ohi FOR FARM LAns for Nomination May Be erick ‘A. Cook, the man who in 1930 blinked at the. unaccustomed flood of free sunlight, has renewed again his claim in an appeal to the Amer- ican Geographical Society While Dr. Cock practiced his pro- fession of medicine as a trusty phy- countries. the 1 and special compulsory insurance, compensation and non- pension schemes afre agcount, there exist . for protection Coék s Plou. fof Co;n plote “Vindication’ Renews Over of 0id Age Pensions Reach Huge Total the Dr. Frederick A. Cook’s recent request that he be “vindicated” has revived the old question, “Who discovered the north pole?” His claim to the discovery 1508 was refuted by Admiral Roebe: Peary, who came to be accepted as the real discoverer. Dr. Cook, garlanded with flowers and accompanied by a guard of honor, is <hown as he received a New York greeting in the days when he was famous as a great explorer. CHICAGO, Ill, March 20—A . dynamic white-thatched man from a gate at Leaven- prison in 1930 and emanded Listol corract record him *4e Nor . Nearly six years ner- al of as discovcrer later, Dr. Med- sician in the prison, airplanes and airships zoomed and drifted over polar ice fields. No Time For Study The convict-physician, serving 2 sentence for fraud in the promotion »f oil schemes, had scant time while >ehind the b to study the find- n2s of the aerial explo reviewed reports of rard E. Byrd, Lincoln cald Amundsen and urto Nobile. They ts, his account of pole April 21, 1908 ip by dog sled. s view in 2 letter ican Geogrphical So- g the organization to al inves- e13. , request > a “ful tigaticn of my Rep Cook’s troubles beg 209 when he late Admiral Robert E..Peary reported he had attained the pole \ year after the roputed Cook dis- covery and found no record of a previous. vi The National Geo raphic recog ion of his Cock drepped from Later he returned t n the governmen es | public notic >rought Worth, Co; ed, he was sentenced | serve 14 years in Leavenworth peni- | tentiary and was paroled after serv- | ing cne-third of his term Since his reiease Dr. Cok ha tured and prepared his outobio- ¢raphv and ock dealiny w plorations of the future -+ SHOP IN JUNE. - SHOP IN JUNEAU, ¥T RSTI - Saturday SPECIALS! RED SHIELD BRAND Full Pound Prints LARGE EXTRAS SUGAR Cane Granulated 15 Ibs., $1.00 CORNFLAKES 2 pkgs., 25¢ JELLO— All Flavors 3 for 25¢ MILANI'S TAMALES 2 cans, 45¢ MIRACLE WHIP SALAD DRESSING Full quart, 49¢ GRAPEFRUIT Fresh Arizona 6 for 25¢ FRUITS and Vegetables arriving on North Sea Fresh Asparagus New Potatoes Peas Green Onions Cucumbers Tomatoes Lettuce Spinach Endive Cauliflower Rhubarb Fresh Killed CHICKENS Fryers and Stewers arriving on the North Sea CALIFORNIA GROCERY “THE PURE FOODS STORE” to ]« MADISON, Wis., March 20. — An |“overall college” with no entrance {requirements, no examinations and no deg h attempting to produce |a new kind of farmer. | Officially known as | Short Course; the “overall college” lof the University of Wisconsin is |predicated on the theory that a satisfactory solution for most agri- | cultural problems will be found only when farm youth is trained for rural organization and leadership as well as in the arts and sciences of agriculture. Some 300 youths, all from the {faxm and from 19 to 26 years old, B | he coliege cf agriculture this year. Their room and board costs them $5 a week. They eat in cafeteria hion in a remodeled sheep pav- ion. Cne of their {wo dormitories as once an army barracks, the ther a sheep barn The farm short course embodies |the folk chool idea that men ishould be trained to run farms as | others are trdined to become law- | or physicians. President Glenn k has termed the short course of the notable new steps in American education.” At evening forums the entire |student body participates in dis- issicns involving education, gov- ernment, world relations, banking, transportation, as well as subjects |relating mainly to agriculture. The curriculum also includes ani- {mal husbandry, farm crops, soils, m mechani carpentry, black- {thllhlng‘ civics, rural organization, farm distribution and cooperation, lrural drama and public speaking. .cnlunfiiarlffililt'ufh - Precedes Unrest in French View PARIS, March 21—French Opinion |is divided as to how far the teach- ing of French should be extended among the 60,000,000 natives in France's widely - scattered colonia empire Many Frenchmen, especially in the literary field, think French cul- ture should be extended to all per- sons under the French flag — no matter what shade their skins may be d no matter how far in the jungle they may live. Such an undertaking, these pro- | tagonists of French institutions hold, could not fail to benefit both France and its colonial subjects and would weld the colonies to the parent country. Many colonial officials, however, say that introduction of French |among the general population in the less advanced colonies should be carried on cautiously. These officials attribute the un- rest in British India in recent years partly to the widespread teaching of English in India and fear that a too rapid transition |of the natives of such colonies |as French Equatorial Africa, Sen- egal and Madagascar from their old manner of living would bring difficult problems. SRR o Umpire Spends - 0ff - Season Umpiring | ATLANTA, Ga. March 21.—Pre- paring for the approaching base- ball season, Claude Bond, South- ern Association umpire, is keeping his eyesight keen by umpiring col- legiate basketball games, some- times working as many .as 10 a week. “I think it is a great idea for umpire training,” he said. “It’ll cer- tainly keep a fellow in shape.” He reasons that the basketball umpire, as the baseball official, necessarily has to make based-on- fact decisions promptly, must be in good shape physically, and must have eyes trained to follow quickly moving objects. As for physical conditioning, Bond believes the baseball umpire would |find nothing more beneficial than spending the off-season as a bas- ketbali umpire. “Already I have lost nine pounds,” he stated. And the umpire says the re- action of the cage fan to decisions is similar to that of the baseball fan. - The ball is bigger but the fans still like to howl: “Give him a pair of specks!” ——————— SHOP IN JUNEAU, FIRST! | American Reasonable Prices—Expert Beauty Work Be;uty Parlor T ‘ || “PAY CASH AND SAVE" PHONE 67 L AT NEW COLLEGE the Farm | attending a 15 weeks’ course at| | ST By HERBERT PLUMMER W. {INGTON, Mar 20. A short, simply worded recommenda- fion adopted by delegates to the Democr E ational Convention in Chicago in 1932 promises to enliven the party's show at Philadelphia in June which otherwise probably would be a cut-and-dried affair. It reads: ‘We recommend to the next Na- tional Convention of the party that it shall consider the question of chanzing the two-thirds rule now re- | quired for nomination of Pres: }ident and Vice President to make the nomination by a majority vote of the dclegates to the conven- tion T ing { which lits ad S0 4 way is thus paved for throw- ) the discard an ancient rule has plagued Democrats pticn in Baltimore, May nce 21, 1832 On the face of it, this vear seems to be the ideal time for Democ: to make the change. Renomination of President Roosevelt and P President Garner is as certain as if they already had been named here’s no question of blocking toe nomination of the ticket by a vote of one-third of the convention plus one. VIEWPOINT IMPORTANT Politicians are agresd general- ! ly that the question of abrogation' if the two-thirds rule depends on two thing 1. The casts h nfluence. | 2. The attitude of Dernc the southern states Thosc who would jority for the two-thirds rale be- | leve they are safe far as the | President is concerned. They are not go sure, however, about the at- | titude of southern Democrats | The most vigorous opponents of |abrogation of the two-thirds rule | heretofore have been the southern- ers. They have looked upon it as a powerful safeguard against the nom- ination of a man for the presidency | antagonistic to their n of the | country. With it they have the power ny can- President s frcm | ubstitute a ma- | of veto over the selection of didate not to their liking RULE'S HISTORY { Should the Phiadelplhia conven- | tion do away with the two-thirds | rule it will earn a place of its own | in the political history of the coun- try. The rule has had a profound influence. | Adopted in 1832, there was never ¢ necessity of invoking it until 1844. 1In . 1832, 1836 and 1840 the| nominees for President had votes to spare over and above the requir- | {ed two-thirds. In 1844, however, it spelled di aster for Van Buren. He had a ma- Jjority on the first eight ballots but couldn’t muster two-thirds. James K. Polk was nominated on the ninth | ‘bnllofi and received the entire vote ! Discarded by Democrats ome 410 Taws 1 of the convention Historians place the blame for the vil war on the two-thirds rule. The eMOCTa convention at Charles- ton, S. C, in 1860 was in session for 10 days and took 57 ballots without making a nomination. Stephen A Douglas received a majority on all unable to muster two-thirds. » convention adjourned to Balti- more and there the ty divided which brc 1t on the war C cn issues the next Haa pougzias veen nominated at rleston and the party lines held, braham Lincoln might not have been elected President 11.' PAYS 1 thought 1 was when it came t ish” buyer. value for mY mo! agrees with ™ did make one blun Hills Bros. Coftee W' we thoug We felt we coffee that W! Well, the b sjust too bad. did taste right: “Get Hills Bros. less of what it costs. pelieve it. cally the s paying for could find ht it was 100 € eating we 10 Qur coffee neV Finally 1 said: Coffee regard- “ Would you the price Wo8 ame as We T the others miles ahead in Yes six, it PAY r families a industrial cknes nity, o Office says This figure rs, who accidents, s with U. S, Added GENEVA, March, United States old - age legislation comes into effect . ary 1, 1937, more than 1 |persons in the world will be pro- tected against proverty in their de- clining years, according to figures of the International Labor Office. At present compulsory sickness and maternity insurance cover about 90,000,000 persons in 31 countries Compulsory old-age, invalidity, and widows' and orphans’ insurance protects + 100,000,000 workers in 30 includes wh 21 When the Insurance | p b schemes, as ernment in nearly JENSENS IN OWN HOME Mr. and Mrs. W € have been in charge of t! Apartments for Mrs. Jame: sham, con ed moving Wic! to ments pretty smart o watching 1 believe in ney and & Howevet. der. We knew as the pest but mns'wo. a cheaper ould please us: ok was never pmcfi- ad been put the flavor. s to §nd out instead of § “ALASKA'S OWN PRODUCT” PARKER’S BEEF REMEMBER—2 DELIVERIES DAILY 10:15 a. m. BABY 2:15 p. m. Prime Rib Rolled Roasts Pound . . Lean—Meaty Pot Roasts oc Ib. Veal Steaks Young—Milk-fed 8C Ib. Hamburger | Tender—]Juicy 'Round Steaks ~ 33¢m. ' Pork Roasts Grain-fed | 24C Ib. and Country Sausage Fresh—Ground pounds . Parker’s Corner Market “BUY ALASKA” PHONE 338 On Willoughby st thinking ETHAN NELSON'S CORNER GROCERY [ WISH EVERYONE TO KNOW. that, contrary to sertain rumors that have been circulated of late, I am .he scle owner and operator of this business. This is a completely independent store. ETHAN NELSO “WHERE THEY SELL BETTER GROCERIES FOR LESS” ASSORTED DRIED FRU!TS pkg. 25(: >ackage FIGS—PEACHES—APPLES—PRUNES—APRICOTS T'OMATO JUICE No. 1 can SAUERKRAUT 21 Ze, can RICE, in Bulk } pounds Hills Bros. Pound can COFFEE 33¢ 25°¢ Baker’s CHOCOLATE Y, pound bar CHIPSO Large package Onions, Rutabagas . . Ib. B¢ — PHONE 519 ON WILLOUGHBY AVENUE mater- age and death, the Labor cted well as Gov- who are covered their own home in the Jensen Apart-