The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 6, 1937, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1937. |supply is pretty shop-worn. Daily Alaska Empire | ROBERT W. BENDER Editor and Manager | s i, e MBS T | Kenai Peninsula potatoes take first prize in a Published every evening except Sunday the EMPIRE > " 3 Bh o PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets. ."‘“_“’"“] contest, and somebody suggests we have no Alaska. agricultural possibilities in the north. Entered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class B kit They hooted & Hollywood movie in Madrid. Such is the courage of war. It is something a lot of us would like to do on occasion. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered iIn carrier in Juneau and Douglas for §1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the followinz rates: One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; ome month, in advance, §1.25. Bubscribers will confer & favor If they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery of their papers. Telephones Paste This in Your“Old Gray Bonnet (Philadelphia Record) - ok gl We counted eleven editorials in yesterday’s news- MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. 6 i g 3 5 The Associnted Press is exclusively entitled to tie ase for Papers assailing the President’s Supreme Qourt pro- republication of all news dispatch:s credited to it or not other- posal chiefly on the ground that men over 70, or even wise crecitsd in this paper and also the local news published | men over 75, are perfectly capable of working and herein. —— | that often, because of their experience, they may be AUABEA CIRCULATION GUAILAN] TEED TO BE LARGER more valuable than younger men. The Washington Star, in particular, cries: THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION “The world would have suffered”an irreparable loss had some of its great men been forced to cease work at seventy.” | The Star cites figures of Dr. W, A. N. Dorland, (physician and analyst, to show that “seventy-eight percent of the thinkers studied in a survey closed their life work between the ages of 50 and 80.” And | the figures are followed up with a long list of pro- |minent men and women whose careers’ flourished after their seventieth year. ) We are glad to see all this data coming out. fact, as a result of it, Mr. Rooseyelt seems to have hoisted the Tories by their own petard. Conservative industrialists for years have been firing men at the age of 40—on the ground that men older than 40 are less efficient, less amenable to new ideas, less flexible in keeping up with new trends in = ¥ business. WHO’S DICTATING NOW? Millions of the workers who have been denied T jobs on no grounds other than their age will find Probably the most misplaced charge in the Pres-|inis cudden defense of senility tremendously inter- ent controversy arising over the President’s recom- esting if not actually profitable, mendation to step up our judiciary system is that of We would suggest that every worker over 40 clip dictator being hurled against the Chief Executive. some of these eloquent defenses of old age from Actually, every one knows that the President can do|the Tory press, and hand them to the next "economic virtually nothing without the support of Congress.|Tovalist” who tells him that he's “too old at 40.” But it must be noted that after Mr. Roosevelt and the Congress have approved, the majority of five men on the Supreme Court bench of nine can toss the whole proposal into the waste basket and say to the American peop]e, “you can't do that. We do not think it is wisf Who then, in fact, dictates to the nation what it shall do? It makes no difference how honest, how sincere nor how learned are the men who make up our highest tribunal, but why should any five individuals be in position to defeat the purposes of Congress and the President who are the chosen representatives of the people and responsible to the people for their acts? Four of the equally capable men on the Su- preme bench can dissent from the majority opinion, but what does it avail? Simply about three lines in a news dispatch that Justices so and so turned in the minority opinion. The majority verdict must prevail. And there are intelligent men and women hurling the charge dictator at the President, who can't even appoint a postmaster without the approval of the Senate. President Roosevelt on two occasions has been _elected by landslide majorities and the members of “the houses of Congress have been elected by those same voters. The President and most of the Con- gressional delegations have been re-elected, revealing clearly that the policies they attempted to carry out met with the favor of a vast majority of the people. Yet anything they attempt to do can be set aside by a five-four vote of the Supreme Court Small wonder that in one part of his address the other evening, the President said: “The wage earner, the farmer, the small business man will not wait for economic freedom like they did for emancipation 40 years ago; they will not wait four years; they will not wait at all.” In other words, it is high time that more than five men agreed on how to interpret the Constitution. Kews Office, 602; Business Office, 374, al Security Insecure So (Cincinnati Enquirer) It was generally recognized after the Social Security ‘Act was passed in 1935 that it had one very grave flaw, namely /. the provision for accumulation of vast reserves. It has been pointed out by a group of Presidents of insurance companies that such a reserve, ultimately to be almost $50,000,000,000 under present provisions, is wholly unnecessary. age insurance feature of the act can be and should contingent fund. The Senate Finance Committee is well on its way to making this change. Senator Harry F. Byrd and mittee to plan an amendment to the act. This seems to insure that the necessary alterations will be made. 1t has been understood for some months that the administration, recognizing the folly of the reserve plan, would offer no resistance to such an amendment. Still another change in the act merits study. As it now reads, the act permits payments of pensions ' only to those wotkers who have lost or given up their | jobs at age of 65. This is quite unwarranted. If a | worker and his employer contribute for 10 or 30 years worker in due Tourse. It ‘should not:bé contingent on his idleness after any age, for it is money he and his employer have contributed for his eventual use. After all, the object of the act is to establish social security, not to discourage productive labor at any age. . As everyone appears to have won the Flint strike, maybe Messrs. Sloan and Lewis are the boys to take over the Spanish trouble and make it a paying pro- position.—Detroit News. You must hand it to Soviet Russia, too, when it patch. What's the rule on Tennessee railroads about half fares for married women under 12 years of age? —Atlanta Constitiition, we hope, Out-of that mother-in-law day in Texas, TWO SENATORS GET SGOOP ON | Columbia. Before a teacher could] # receive pay, he had to sign a slip| u"fere“ce 0" saying that during the month cov-‘ ered by his pay check he had not' - Amis Reduction All that rlgmarole affecting hun- dreds of teachers gummed up the| |works in the District disbursing| office. To get around it, the red s uw flresee“ rider slips were circulated amon; |the teachers early each month. Along about the second or third | " of January, say, the teacher would World Has Gone Wl]d on |sign a slip saying he had taught Queshon of Armaments no communism during January. Says F A Chalrman Shove Bill to Stress Flood Control and Minimize Power Plans That avoided the bookkeeping tangle but at the same time left Iwm arise some new mother-in-law storiés. The old H A P P Y 1 In, The old- | be conducted on a pay-as-you-go basis, \\'ith a small Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg have been chosen, | along with Chairman Pat Harrison, on a sub-com- | to a pension, that pension should.be available to the' comes to bumper crops of treason.—St. Louis Post-Dis- BIRTHDA Y| 20 YEARS AGO The Empire extends 4 - { From The Empire tiony and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the follow- -/ ng: k, MARCH 6, 1917 (= Announcement was made that MARCH 6. Austria would support Germany in Gustaf H. Lundell her submarine warfare, but would Barbara MacSpadden make certain concessions which Russell McConnell were deslgne(} to prevent any breach Joseph L. George in diplomatic relations with the Bert A. Lybeck ¢ |United States. Do:;?:: J.Beéfiver Th;- I:optse of Rep:esentat:ves completed its permanent organiza- weler Y tion with Luther C. Hess, of Fair- banks, Speaker; A. H. Ziegler, chief .)ex)A:g:pkzns % clerk; Thomas E. Williams, sergeant Jack Schmitz, Jr. At arms, and Millard Murane, Jmes- Lloyd Hildinger |senger. The first measure passed Jesse W. Payne \by the House was a Resolution in Joe Hill honor of John G. Heid, Represen- s tative from the First Division, who e gy| died before he took office. ( MODERN ll The Senate was hopelessly tied- up in a four to four deadlock and { ETIQUETTE lunable to elect a President. Prior 'to adjournment a ballot was taken By Rcberta Lee I\ith a 4 to 4 vote for Senators Al-| "j |drich and Hubbard. & Q. How many days before B. Rudolph Sarvala, Chichagof min-| | wedding should the announcements'er was a guest ut the Alaskan. be mailed A. Announcements should not be mailed before the wedding. They 'with their wives were introduced day. Delegate this duty to some juyneau Camp of the Arctic Broth- member of the family or- close ernood. The committee in charge mediately after the ceremony. iter O'Brien, Q. Is it ever proper to interrupt|Morton and George Cloudy. a conversation between two persons irur the purpose of introducing an-| Harry W. Conklin, of the Signal| jother person? !Corps force at Sitka, was in Ju- { A Never. One should ' always neau on his way to Haines to re- wait until there is a pause in the jenlist. conversation. — | Q How far from the edge of the pat Lynch, head of the firm of | {table should the knives and the pynch Brothers, diamond drill ex-| |forks be placed? perts, left for the Kennecott Cop- A. About one inch from the edge ,per mines at Cordova, having com- ‘of the table. ‘]'fl(‘tul his contract at the Tread- well — 0 A Miss Violet Smith, daughter of LOOK anid LEARN. "Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, was | o entertained at a surprise birthday By A. C. Gordon 1" party. Present were Arthur Nel- 1L son, Teddy Hubbard, Mildred Sal- 24 i — monson, Segrid Johnson, Will Nei- 1. What is the average life of'a mi, Sadie Palmblom, Elizabeth |one dollar bill after it is put in 'fll"' Fe Jeannie Faherty, Mamie Wil- culation? liamson, Harold Gallwas, Martin 2. Was Willilam Cullen Brylnl Gallwas, Amos Perkins, Peter Cal- 'a newspaper man? syn, Albert and Leslie Parker, 3. How is the word Florence and Evelyn Bracke, Ida lets’ pronounnced? Swanson, Ernie Smith, Lloyd Sal- “quintup~ 4. Which is heavier, dry sand, monson, William Smith, Margaret }or wet sand? Wallace, and Mrs. J. T. Salmonson. | 5. Where. will the Olympif: ¥ Games be held in 19407 - " Weather: Higuesy, 43; lowest, 36. Many members of the Legxsla‘.ure[ should be addressed, stamped, and t, Juneau society the previous night ! |ready to be mailed on the wedding at an Inaugural Ball given by the! !fnend. who should mail them im- of the event was composed of Wal-' H. O. Martin, Harry| Horoscope “The stars inclice but do not compel” SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 1937 Astrologers read this as a day of general well-being when interest |€Ver concerns the United States will be centered in church worship :‘W The spring is to ‘be marked and in home hospitalities. Ministers should benefit through wider cooperation among the Pro-. testant clergy. Preachers will at- tain national fame and lead the people toward civic reforms. Many will serve with the army and navy. While this should be a time of mental quiet and growing confi- dence in the national welfare ill omens that may foreshadow Eur-' open wars will create grave dangers for the United States. Intellectual effort should be stim- ulated under this configuration, for it promises clearer reasoning on national affairs and a tendency|— toward harmonious approval of fed- eral policies. Cangress will be the scene of {heated arguments and new align- |ments on bills of supreme import- |ance, but the stars indicate unani- mity on diplomatic matters. Secret conferences and visitors | bringing important messages from; foreign powers are foreseen. Many |Washington affairs may appear puzzling, but politics formulated |with foresight, even though hidden {from the public, will have grave |effect. Peace overtures and peace move- | ments will multiply as vast sums {of money are poured out for arms| and munitions. { Persons whose birthdate it is have {the augury of a year of good for-! tune. Business and financial mat- iters will be satisfactory. | childred born on this day prnb- ably will be courageous and re— sourceful. Subjects of this sign may excel in clever leadership. | Thomas Masaryk, former presi- dent of Czechoslovakia, was born on this day 1850. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include Galusha Anderson, clergyman and college head, 1832; Luther Burbank, horticulturist, 1849; E. P. Roe, nov- elist, 1838. MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1937 Berefic aspects rule strongly on this first day of the week, accord- ing to astrology. It is a time for energetic effort. In the morning hours success is indicated for those who project am- bitious enterprises, seek capital and engage in big business ventures. | Great fortunes will accrue to many Amer!cnns who engage in " Cloudy. | ANSWERS ¥ DR 2 7 s T | 1. Seven to nine months. I PHONE 206 2. He was editor of the New York, Juneau Radio Service | For Your RADIO Troubles 122 Second St.—Next door to ‘ San Francisco bakery i e |Evening Post for more. thang30 years. 3. Kwin-tu-plets, u as in unite, accent on first syllable. 4. 'Dry sand, up to a . degree of moisture. { 5. Tokio. DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordoxw certain i Words Often Misused: Do not say, “Please see Mr. Brown rigm away,! and deliver this message.” Say, “Please see Mr. Brown at once (or immedintely 1 ten Mispronounced: Illinois, Preterred pronunciaticn is il-i-nof first and second i's as in it, oi as in ‘oil, principal accent on last syl-| lable. | often Misspelled: Children; I R AT W it PHONES 92 or 5 ren, A not’ ern. Free Delivery | Synonyms: Trite, hackneyed.! Fresh Meaps, Groceries, stale, stereotyped, banal, common-, § Liquors, Wines and Beer. 'place. We Sell for LESS Because Word Study: “Use a word three| § ~ We Sell for CASH WASHINGTON, March 6.—Sena-|the teacher technically free to teach tors Barkley of Kentucky and Bulk-{communism to his heart’s content ley of Ohio scooped the Presidents during the rest of Jafuary. How- nation-wide power ' authority pro-iever, it seems nobody was hold aram by shoving ahead a bill to enough to, and whatever Washing-| stress flood control and minimize ton’s youngsters learned of the power. ‘Russldn government during the pa.s\ Senator Norris of Nebraska, to|two years was learned outside the whom the power industry and busi-(school rooms. ness skullduggery are almost Syn- The national storm and strife onymous terms, went to the White |aroused over the red rider may| House a few days 2go to talk pow-/have discouraged Congress from us- er with the President. Both havejing Washington as a govern- advocated a series of setups like|mental guinea pig for trying out TVA to cover all the country but somebody’s pet legislation. It is seemingly agreed that actual legis- strange, too, for ‘a ‘person would lation would await a report by the: !think Washington, of all places, WASHINGTON, Mar. 6.—Chair- times and it is yours.” Let us in- | man McReynolds of the House For- crease our vocabulary by mastering eign Affairs committee said that he one word each day. Today's word: foresaw a world power conference Prognostic (noun); a sign indi- on the reduction of naval srma-vcntmg a future event; a foretelling; omem.s |an ‘omen.’ " “That’ choi¢e would in- “The world is going wild, however, e‘}jubly be considered by the coun- on the question of armaments,” try as ognostic of the highest Representative McReynolds snldlin{ponrg_;‘ruguhy e after the House late. yesterday, af-| ! e o — termoon. had passed/ihe. 50, 5"‘5ml South Dakota high schools had an \Naval Appropriation Bill, the sec- ond largest peace tlme ar.vprm'ln'.lxrl'lxu-w“m‘e in eproliment of 602 per in history. cent between 1905 and 1835. The House voted down the inter- | national conference proposal yester- day. Leader Dept. Store George Brotkers PHONE 36 | For very prompt LIQUOR DELIVERY | The appropruflon measure, which President’s latest power committee, headed by Secretary Ickes. 18 Bulkley already had introduced| an Ohio Valley authority bill but! on a visit to the White House he| learned of the nation-wide plan| to link power, flood control and navigation. Fearful the hotly fought power issue would hamper flood' legislation, he conferred quickly with Barkley, whose state also has flood troubles. The result was their measure to set up seven new authorities cov-| ering all the United States not al- ready blanketed by TVA. But un~‘ like in TVA, power was subordin-| ated. Bulkley was frank about it, would be a safe spot to fiddle with,| rearried $130,000,000 for warship since nobody much can vote or sm‘construcuon and_ $29186,000 for the up thunderation back in the Con-; - gressmen’s home district. f:ecg:;f“:' aircraft, now goes to Tom Blanton, former represen- | oo tative from Texas and author of| the red rider, however, blamed the'AIaska j“"eau fuss over it for his defeat last fall. SAN FRWISCO. Qal, March 6 'The Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company reports $224,700 operating income for February before deple- The House has voted to block Senate investigating committees| (as well as its own, of course) from using departmental employees in; its far - reaching inquiries, but it| made no effort to cut off the Presi-| dent from drawing on the depart-| ments for whatever assistant he| |may need. As passed by the House, the in- dependent office appropriation bill provided: “Employees of the exe: jcutive departments and other es- Red Rider |tablishments of the executive branch There is an, interesting sidelight of the government may be detailed on the “red rider,” now in process [from time to time to the office of| of repeal or sharp modification. {the President. . . for such tempor- The red rider prohibited teach-|ary assistance as may be deemed ing of communism in the District of inecessary.” saying Ohio needed no water pow- er as it had plenty of coal. The Norris-White Housg bill like- ly will be along later. =1 v ition or Federal ‘taxes. ,The report for January was $251,200 and for |February last year $127,400. - . e——— Resources | BEALE ABOARD ALASKA | C. D. Beale, manager of the Coli- seum and Capitol theatres in' Ju- neau, who has been south for sev- eral weeks, is returning home aboard ithe Alaska. ! [} and SWGS air'I'wo and ‘One -Half Mi lion Dollars BP0 P A S O Work and Dres BIG VAN'S 228 Front St. Reliable pharmacists compound prescriptions. Butler Maure Drug Co. 1 “Tomorrow’s Styles T d avu p CARDINAL manufacture and sale of warships, airplanes and munitions. Trouble over violations of ney-| Oliver Wendell Holmes, jurist, trality “laws is prognosticated, but|Was born on this day 1841. Others it will not seriously impede mgrwho have celebrated it as a birth- sale of oil, arms and whatever is|day include Carlos Guido y Spano, needed in waging deadly conflict, |POet, 1832; Homer C. Davenport, Congress will be embarrassed rmeeits v o ket - s by whispered scandals, but they will S never be exposed or investigated. This is a fortunate rule for what- dious and able to succeed through intellectual pursuits. —— - The seventh largest state in the union is Colorado. Yy many movements of warships. This is a lucky day for experts in various fields of interest. Wash- |- ington is to summon many promi- nent thinkers to secret councils. Workers of many sorts and eu-{ pecially those who are engaged in| construction enterprises will pms-1 per under this sway. | Persons whose birthdate it is have | ,the augury of a year of good luck .which brings many social oppor- tunities. Friends may be exceeding- | ly costly. | Children born on this day prob- | ably will be unusually intelligent. Many subjects of this sign are stu- | N‘—'—-— FOR INSURANCE See H. R. SHEPARD & SON Telephone 409 B. M. Behrerids Bank Bld~ s INCOME TAX REPORTS PREPARED For your convenience our office will be open until 10 P. M. dur- ing tax period. JAMES C. COOPER COMPANY Certified Public Accountants 205 Seward Strect HOTEL GASTINEAU Every Effort Made for the Comfort of the Guests! 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