The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 27, 1937, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1937 Daily Alaska Em pire ROBERT W. BENDER Editor and Manager the EMPIRE Juneau, Published e.ery evening except Sunday by PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Alasks. Eutered In the Post Office in Junean s Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. | Delivered in carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. | By mail, postage paid. he following rates One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, §1.25, Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery | of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Pres. is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published | herein TALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION, THE UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE If a bill introduced in Congress by Delegate An- thony J. Dimond is approved, voters of Alaska Will and of the utmost importance in the latest cases, the name, (Miss) Helen Brown, enclos- have an opportunity at next year's election to decide whether they want a unicameral, or one house, Leg- islature The question of a single house of the Legislature is not a new one in the Territory. It has been intro- duced in the legislative sessions here on nurnerous occasions and at the recent session a measure o that end was passed by the House but was killed in the Senate. Major argument in favor of the proposal was that under the present two-house system, 16 members of the House and eight in the Senate, the upper house held too strong a whip hand. It was presented that with but eight votes in the Senate and a majerity of five needed to pass a measure one Senator could hold the deciding vote on all matters of legislation coming up. In other words, the House might pass a bill unani- mously, all 16 members voting for it, but a division, or a four and four vote, in the Senate could defeat it. House members naturally argy/.d, based on several actions where the Senate killed measures which had been passed by top heavy majorities in the House, that the House was hamstrung no matter how many of its members might desire a piece of legislation They pointed for example to the unicameral biil itself which was given a big vote in the House only to go down to sudden defeat in the Senate. In the Senate here, as well as in the States where similar legislation has been proposed, it has been ar- gued that two houses provide the necessary balance; that one house serves as a check on the other and guards against faulty and perhaps o hasty passage of important measures. There is a degree of merit to both arguments. But they are not arguments which should be de- cided by the legislative body. It should be, as Dele- gate Dimond’s bill proposes, a question for the voters to decide. If Congress agrees, Alaskans may have a chance to do just that in 1938. LABOR DICTIONARY In this day of labor bargaining and change in our industrial setup new terms are born to cover new conditions; or, to be more exact, old words in new dress. Collective bargaining is, cf course, familiar to most of us due to its frequent use in the past few years but there are many other terms in the changing labor picture. The following enlightening “labor dic- tionary” compiled by the New York Times gives an nterpretation of those niost commonly used: Individual Bargaining: Discussion between management and a single employe, determin- ing the latter’s wages, hours or other working conditions. Collective Bargaining: Discussion between management and a group of organized work- ers, the latter usually representéd by agents who may or may not be employes of the man- agement, to determine the conditions that shall apply to the group. Exclusive Collective Bargaining: Collective bargaining in which one organized group is accepted by the mflnagemnm as speaking for all the workers in®a given craft, plant or de- partment. Preferential Bargaining: Policy by which the management gives preferential status to a single bargaining group; it may agree not to negotiate with another group on a given sub- Ject first and not to graant another group better terms Craft Union: A labor union organized along the lines of a single craft or trade on a horizontal basis which cuts across indus- tries. Industrial Union: A labor union seeking to embrace all the workers in and about a given industry regardless of craft, trade or any other occupational demarcation. , Company Union: An organization of em- ployes of a single plant or company; it is distinguished from a labor’ unfon, which covers a wider field. Frequently a company union is launched and assisted or encouraged by the management. ' Through its representa- tives in the plant it may ask for better condi- tions, but its constitution may give-the man- agement final power of decision, Employe-Representation Plan: The name sometimes given by management to a type of company union. 2 Yellow-Dog Contract: A contract offered by the management to individual workers pledging them not to join a labor union. Onen Shop: A plant or department which does not require labor-union membership as a condition of employment and which usually refuses to deal with unions, saying it selects its employes regardless of union affiliation. Closed Shop: A plant or department which requires labor-union membership as a condi- tion of employment. (Some plants have a closed-shop condition in some departments, an open-shop condition in others.) Preferential Shop: A plant or department in which the employer agrées to give preféer- ence_ to a labor union’s members in hiring new employes. In some cases he agrees also to |the verdict of guilty it may - |commerce with foreign .nations, discharge future employes if they do not join the union within a specified period after they are hired One way to shake up Congress, it appears, is to take the members out for a boat ride on the Potomac. From didn't Strip teasers tell the judge, says a headline be assumed they tell him much. Sitdown strike has closed a drug company. Maybe a case of labor becoming a drug on the market. i i | The Power of Words (Cincinnati Enquirer) “The Congress shall have power * * * to regulate and among the sev- |eral states.” The founding fathers weighed their words wuh the ! utmost care, realizin's the colossal responsibility they had assumed. But probably not one of them had a; , full appreciation of the power their words would com- | mand in the 150 years to come. Certainly none of | them cauld have suspected the millions of words of exegesis that would come to surround one simple sen- tence of their—the famous “commerce clause.” | In writing the opinion of the majority in the Jones {ard Laughlin case, Chief Justice Hughes was adding {& momentous chapter to the m of interpretation. Turning once more to the simple and yet ambiguous | {words of that clause, over which so much controversy { Jhas raged for more than a century, the Chief Justice I'has brought new vitality to the words of the framers. The court seeks first the intention of the framers | HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Empire ertends congratula- tiona and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the foilow- ing: APRIL 27 Mrs. Ethel Schiamm Wilma E. Feero Maryln Isaak 20 YEARS AGO 1 From The Empire -/ APRIL 27, 1917 A compensation bill was engaging the attention of the Territorial Sen- ate while the House was wrestling with the Aldrich doctor bill, pro- viding for physicians for mining Horoscone “The stars incline but do not compel” WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1937 Adverse planetary infiuences rule today, according to astrology. The morning may be a time for discour- Women Sitdowners Pioneered in Saloon | Pay’n Takit PHONES 92 or 25 Free Delivery Fresh Meats, Groceries, Liquors, Wines and Beer MOORESVILLE, Ind. April 27.— The current wave of sit-down strkes is nothing new here. Back in 1831 the women of this town staged such a siege in a saloon until the bar- keeper quit. The women objected to having a saloon in Mooresville. They took ! their knitting and rocking chairs' We sell for CASH \slightly, Eugene Weschenfelder Albert Narnan Jerry W. McKinley | Thelma Harvey Boyle J. J. Connors Albert F. Bucher Charles M. Johnson PP S MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee companies Ham and eggs in Juneau restau- irants had been raised from 24 cents |to 50 cents on account of the higher |cost of living. Roast beef had !Jumprd to 60 cents a portion. | A warning had been issued through The Empire by Supt. Jack Hayes. !lic highways had -got to step and arrests were promised. Mr. and M William Franks were to leave Treadwell soon for a In what position should a trip to California. Q. ‘person hold his hand while eating at the table? A. The hand should be held in Company were handing in resigna- an erect position, but not stiffly. tions to prevent embarrassment in The body should bend forward case curtailment is necessary on ac of course, when taking a count of the recent cave-in. bite; but the head should never bv’ bent over the plate. George A. Parks _had been at the inherent meaning of the words themselves. It examines the mass of opinions handed down in years ! past, which amplify and clarify the terms of the con- stitution itself. It must also read the pertinent clause in the light of other parts of the constitution. Finally, | ! Justices survey the economic society in which we live, | fand seek-to fit the words of the constitution to the | facts' of our time. It is a laborious process, this microscopic examina- tion of historic phrases in the light of today's cir- |cumstances. To many it will seem futile and savor- ling of obscurantism. But it is the only process ot which we have knowledge in America by which we, can retain the continuity of fixed constitutional prin- | rciples, and still enjoy the patent benefits of flexible !government. The broad principle of the commerce ' clause is unchanging. The specific industries and types of activity which fall within the category of interstate commerce have been and are today steadily shifting, just as the nature of our economic system is changing. A generation ago, manufacture was in large part a local process. Today, as the Chief Justice pointed out, and industry such as Jones and Laughlin oper- ates in many states with thousands upon thousands of employees, mining coal and iron and limestone, fabricating metals, transporting raw material and fin- ished products. Such a business is national and not local in its character. Thus the commerce power re- ins the same concept it was at first. But its scope s increased because commerce has changed so great- ly in character. The Children’s U. S. Bureau (New York Times) The official head of this Federal bureau, whose twenty-fifth anniversary celebrated recently, has been called “the second mother of everybody’s children.” And these children must by now number well toward 50,000,000. There were. 43,000,000 three years ago, counting all up to the age of 18. But her official con- cern does not always stop there. It often follows them up to their “coming of age” and even beyond. Vet the bureau’s most helpful service is that which is given to younger children, to their mothers and to expectant mothers. But it should be noted that this service is not one of “control” nor even of ‘“regula- tion.” The bureau’s function is that of an intelli- gent cooperator. Its main channel of activity is in- dicated by the immense circulation of its publications relating to the care of children. (“Prenatal Care.’ “Infant Care” and “Child Care"” are some of the titles.) Pamphlets of this nature are reported to be among the Government's “best sellers,” as they should be, since they deal with the most precious possession of the adult millions. Besides these printed publications, “ there are countless letters giving specific advice in response to individual inquiry. How many children, youth and “grown-ups” thers are now alive and in health because of the activities of this bureau during the past quarter of a century is, of course, beyond estimate. Its benefits are beyond dispute. Under the present chief, Miss Katharine Len- root, who has been in the bureéau almost from its be- ginning, increased attention has been“given to the “'subjpm of juvenue delinquency and its prevention. «The bureau for the future looks very definitely to reducing the death rate of infants and the maternai | moertality rate, to fighting specific diseases, to lessen- ing the number of undernourished children, tc elim- {inating child labor, and helping the physically handi- |capped. President Roosevelt has given it its best | definition in speakir; of it as a fine instrument which has been deveioped for all of us to use in {advancing the day “when all children will have thewr l1air chance in the world.” The Lucky Americas (New York World-Telegram) “Democracy,” said President Roosevelt in his Pan-‘ | American Day address, “cannot thrive in an atmos- | phere of international insecurity. | “Such insecurity breeds militarism, regimentation |and the denial of freedom of speech, of peaceful as- | sembly and of religion. Such insecurity challenges‘ the ideals of democracy based on the free choice of | government by the people themselves.” Thus, |concluded, “We of the Americas believe that the continued maintenance and improvement of demo- cracy constitutes the most important guarantee of international peace.” We of the Americas truly do not know how lucky we are. Every frontier of Europe is a frontier of fear. The sky is not just a joyous blue, something in- spiting to look at, but ah open avepue of winged death. Trees are not just-beautiful; ey are stréens |for advancing troops. “Everywhere 'there is nerve- iwracking insecurity which breeds xm!m;nu infixegi- mentation, which in turn breed stfll more insecurity. From most of these curses we in this hemisphere luckily are reasonably free. And so we shall remain— i we are of a mind to. But first we must realize how lucky we are, and resolve that, do what we must, we are going to stay that way. It is thus, as the President indicated, that we can make our greatest contribution to world peace. Ohio is to have a trailer cathedral. Why not? Hell on wheels has been without opposition long enough.—(Chicago Tribune.) The continuing volume of scrap metal zoing to war-minded countries is warning the next war won't depend on scraps-of paper.—(Philadelphia Bulletin.) Visitor in wad don't, start. hn.\ml’av. N | hings or well neVer get aror —Boston ~h-anscnpt . Phone 114. a young unmarried woman to sign % on business connected with the her name to a business letter, “Hel- General Land Office. en Brown,"” or, “Miss Helen Brown"? i A. Neither. She should sign her| Congress was arguing Iquestion of conscription. on the 1ing the Miss in parentheses. ./ Q. Is it permissible for one to |lean across the table in order to shake hands, when being introduc- ed? A. No. Weather report: Maximum, 44 minimum 34; clear. - Bureau Builds Tunnel for Coal Mine Research WASHINGTON, April 27. — The Bureau of Mines has undertaken further experiments to improve un- derground conditions affecting the health of miner: *] The bureau has established a rt search tunnel at Mt. Weather, Va., a spot once considered as a site for a summer White House, to carry on such studies. Similar research for coal mines is being done by the burezu at its experimental mine at Bruceton, Pa., where special emphasis is placed on the study of prevention of coal dust explosions. e ATTENTION O. E. S. Regular meeting Juneau Chapter No. 17, Tuesday, at 8 p.m. Initia- tion and refreshments. Nugget Chapter No. 2 of Douglas officiat- ing. It is ill-bred to do so. - ¥ cnid LEARN'| By A. C. Gordon LO 1. What is the average number of persons per family in the United States? 2. What is the origin of the ex- pression, “the lion’s share"? 3. What state, because of its pe- culiar shape, is known as the “Pan- handle State"? 4. Who was path? 5. How many drops are there in one teaspoonful of liquid? ANSWERS 1. 1930 census gives 4.01 persons. 2. One of Aesop’s fables, where the lon claimed three-fourths of the spoils. 3. Idaho. 4. American historian and edu- “cator. 5. Eighty. John Clark Rid- LILLIAN G. WATSON, —adv. Secretary. e, S S DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordoxw Words Often Misused: Do not say, “Have you ever been to Tor- onto?” Say, “Have you ever been in Toronto?” Often Mispronounced: Requital. Pronounce re-kwit-al, e as in me unstressed, i as in light (not as in it), accent second syilable. Often Misspelled: Hair (on the head). Hare (rabbit-like animal).' Heir (one who inherits). { Synonyms: Youthful, young, ju-; venile, immature, boyish, puerile, Word Stud; “Use a word three times and it is your: Let us in-| crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: ' Solitude; state of being alone, or remote from society; seclusion. m] the world a man lives in his own age; in solitude, in all the ages.™ William Matthew: —————— SEE FEMMER Flltbl' For all kinds of feed, also fertilizer, agdy. White Spot LIQUOR STORE PHONE 655 Prompt Delivery PHONE 36 For very prompt LIQUOR DELIVERY e Empire classiileas pay | - Winter Rates - | SITKA HOT SPRINGS | Mineral Hot Baths | Accommodations to suit every Imu Reservations Alaska Afr HARRY RACE, Druggist Transport. “The Sqnlbb Stores of Alaska” —al he | R " The B. M. Behrends Juneau, Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half %illion Dollars that reckless auto driving on pub-| Many officials of the Treadwell! Q. Which is the proper way for Haines and was leaving for Skag-! Leader Dept. Store George Brothers agement and lack of energy. Posi- and planted themselves before the, tive thinking along practical lines|bar. They worked in shifts so sev-/ is important under this sway. eral women were always present. We Sell for LESS Because Dissension among all classes of' The barkeeper muttered to him: men and women may,be prevalent{self, then he chewed his nails an t under this directiontéf the stars|SWore. His patrons balked at drink-* which inclines toward destructive{ing before the knitters—in fact they criticisms’ refused even to enter the place,‘ Members of Congreds may be sus- This went on for days until the| ceptible to the evil forces of the)UArkeeper admitted defeat and | heavens. Bitter debates and odd "Ibwd lout of town. £ ILUTY SALON “&Ofll APPEARANCE IS RID’S - 1 o i 9l ey . ' -~ alignments are indicated. Financial Todllys News To day—Empn'e discussions will be long drawn out. Warning is given that Lh((‘ sums| & mer will be increasingly warm. Re- sort hotels will profit and country homes will multiply. Law suits of a sensational na- jture may be expected. While civ- (il actions may be of unusual char- ‘ter there will be criminal cases of extraordinary viciousness. Robberies are to be numerous and sour Reliable pharmacists |will derhonstrate novel methods of | |obtaining large amounts of money. |Owners of jewels and furs will be —— =5 tor sale at The Empire Office. Wise to carry adequate insurance.; L Plagues of insecets now wfll he- gin to cause loss (gardeners. Forests will sustain ser- lious damage. . | Dentists are subject to a rule that| foreshadows increase of patients,; jowing to unusual diseases of the !mouth, Inventions of supreme im- | portance in making artificial teeth are forecast. | Persons whose . birthdate it ‘is have the augury of a year of gain through inheritance as well as through hard work. Sudden decis- ions and hasty . resentments may tempt many to their own undoing. Children born on this day prob- ably will be inclined to .serious thought. Many subjects of this sign are writers or editors. Zebulon Reed Brockway, peno- logist, was born on this day 1827. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include Ezra Abbott, Bible scholar, 1819; Robert Bonner, jour- nalist, 1824. (Copyright, 1937) H. J. 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