The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 20, 1940, Page 4

————f man should not be bound by his party on big or|never heard of Horatio Alger, the author who pretty fundamental questions.” nearly cornered the juvenile best seller market of « Thus he became a sort of oracle and his almost|25 or 30 years ago. L Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Mnin Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER - President R L BERNAKD - - Vice-President and Business Manager Deltverel by carrler tn Juncau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; ome month. in advance, $1.25. Bubscribers will conter a favor if they will promptly notffy the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office,” 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. ALASKA CIR TULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER | THAN T3IAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. National Newspaper Representa- GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc. Los Angeles, Poriland, Atves, with officus in_San Francisco Seattle, Chicaso, New York and Boston SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE-Gilbert A Wellieston, 1011 American Bank Building | THE CONVENTIGN ADJOURNS There is always more to a political convention than meets the eye. The underplay of contending forces, the arguments in hotel rooms, the silent marshaling of proxies which began weeks before the meeting started, the state of mind in which Dele- gates left for home—all were as important in the Territorial Democratic convention just adjourned as the proceedings on the floor. The convention instructed its Delegates to vote for the nomination of President Roosevelt if he is a candidate for reelection and designated James A. Farley as its second choice. Few good Alaskans, who have watched the affairs of the Territory as they have prospered under the Democratic regime, will | rations. to ‘be felt with the writing of the peace treaty n.t Versailles, long before he became ‘Chairman of the Foreign Relations Cemmittee.-- Even- before -the League covenant had reached its final form, he took his stand against the proposition, and the com- pleted work as Woodrow Wilson brought it back to America had no more implacable foe than he. His speeches in the Senate on this subject came to be regarded as masterpieces, and that of November 19, 1919, just before the treaty was rejected by the Senate for the first time, was declared by many critics to deserve rank among the greatest ever de- livered in that forum. The Senator played a char- acteristic lone hand in the months of fighting, and on more than one occasion, when it seemed that a compromise was near, was able by [ocusing public attention upon some slender thread in the fabric of compromise to undo in a few minutes the work that had come from days and nights of negotiations. Another feature of the Borah campaign against the League was his aloofness from the welter of criticism and recrimination that.was heaped upon Woodrow Wilson. Borah had high regard for Wilson both as a man and as a public servant, and he never permitted reproach to creep into his addresses on the League and the treafy. Thdt element made its impress even upon foreign statesmen. Viscount Grey, then British Ambassador to the United States, and who was British Minister for Foreign Affairs at the start of the World War, said: this debate carefully and in all my experience I have never read a debate on a higher plane than that | conducted by Senator Borah:” It was this debate that won for Senator Borah a large measure of his reputation as an orator, He was not a speaker of the grandiloquent type, nor did he depend upon any unusual gestures or bodily gy- His only signs for emphasis were a swiftly descending right arm or a toss of his head. He held | his audience not alone by his carefully unfolded \Ioglc and flow of language but by a play upon his | difficulties in reconciling factions deep and resonant voice. All down the years to the special session of Congress last fall, when he took the floor to de-| nounce the neutrality revision which was subse- quently adopted, Borah remained the outspoken foe of foreign entanglements. His reputation is certain to suffer from his mistake of the last regular session when, called to the White House and told that war was imminent and that a change should be made in the neutrality act at once, he retorted that there would be no war, that he had private sources of information superior to those of the State Depart- ment. A month later Germany invaded Poland and Congressmen had to be summoned hastily from all parts of the Nation to remake the neutrality statute so as to keep Americans vessels safely away from belligerent waters. But he was the grand old man of the Senate and that body will never be the same without him. have any argument with this action. Borah may rest in peace; he never deviated a hair's Most dramatic moment of the convention, and preadth from what he believed to be the path of the one which will do much to cement DPArty genatorial righteousness. harmony, was that in which Chairman Lew Williams e of Wrangell withdrew his name as a candidate for First Division Delegate to the National Con- Experiments in Censorship vention, a position which he wanted very much, e in order to insure the election unopposed of Al- (New York Times) aska’s two great Democrats, Anthony J. Dimond and John W. Troy. Especially commendable is the roster of officers iselected. .Howard-Lyng, mew: Chairman of ‘the Ter~ ritorial Committee, has served ably in two sessions of the Legislature, the last time as Speaker of the House, Ee was the only Second Division Delegate at the Convention, Oscar G. Olson, new National Committeeman, has proved his administrative abil- ity as Territorial Treasurer for two terms and is one of the best known and best liked men in Alaska. While little known here, Mrs. Bertha Perrine of Palmer, the new National Committeewoman, is an ardent worker for the Democratic party and ac- cording to Third Division Delegates will fill her important office with credit. The new Democratic officers truly represent all shades of political thought within the party in Alaska, a healthy sign. Typically democratic were the workings of the convention. No “machine” sought to crush its way through the session. Every Delegate can leave Ju-| neau satisfied that the Democratic party in Alaska is alive, virile and united as never before. BORAH ’ Proof that a politician can remain true to his convictions and still remain in public favor is fur-| nished in the career of Senator Borah, His death | removes from the Senate and irom the American scene a man who never compromised, who more | often than not prevailed in his Congressional battles | and who never failed of reelection by the doting‘ voters of Idaho. Boral's influence in ooth domestic and for- | rign affairs was long a puzzle to orthodox politicians. | Early in his Senate career he was regarded as a| potential presidential candidate, his independence | being interpreted as a bid for popular supporh that would force him to the head of the ticket. But as he pursued his untrammeled way he finally became accepted as one who was sincere in the belief, as he himself worded it, that “a public| daily interviews with newspapermen became an in- stitution. He seldom had timely news to give out, but as a student of principles he furnished a wealth of background material for complicated situations both at home and abroad. Recognized as an exponent of progressive thought within as well as without the Republican party, Borah had a wide political influence and successive Presidents sought to enlist him as a lieu- tenant. In each case he declined Soon after Harding moved from the Senate to the White House, he asked Borah to be Administra- tion leader in the Senate, arguing that what the party needed was better team work in Congress. ¥xplaining that he ecould not surrender his own political opinions, Senator Borah said: “Mr. President, you can get along without me, but I cannot get along without my views.' Again when the time came for President Coolidge to cast about for a running mate in 1924 he and his advisers agreed upon Borah as the man who could command progressive support in the face of the LaFollette campaign, Summoned to the White House from his customary morning horseback ride in Rock Creek Park to be advised of the decision, Borah declined the honor. Political gossip at the | it doesn’t exist; ,saying what they think, theyll stop thinking it. | this great experiment on the spot. Mr. James C. Petrillo, president of the Chicago Federation of Musicians, an Ai' of L affiliate, says that the name of John L. Lewis, head of the CJO, and thé AF of*L's rival, must not and"shal Tot be ‘mentioned on the stage in that--city. The theaters can have music without Lewis or Lewis without music. They cannot have both. Three producers so far have capitulated to his demand. Councilman Michael A. Sullivan of Cambridge, Mass., has got a resolution through making it il- legal to possess or to bring into the city any book, magazine or newspaper containing the words “Lenin” or “Leningrad.” If this action were sustained and enforced, this newspaper would be ruled off the stands in Cambridge. So would most other news- papers, The Harvard University Library could be raided. ‘The Chicago situation is & good deal more dis- turbing than the Cambridge situation, for Mr. Petrillo has already had his way, while Mr. Sullivan is running into difficulties. But though a great {many miles of prairie and other things separate (them, Mr. Petrillo and Mr. Sullivan are alike in | their belief that if you don't mention something, and that if you can stop people The two countries where this system is having a perfect workout are Germany and Russia. We wish Mr. Petrillo and Mr. Sullivan would appoint themselves a committee of two and go and watch They might learn something. ¥ Horatio Gets the Gate (Cleveland Plain Dealer) A few years hence those who write or talk about the Horatio Alger career of great man will have to change their metaphor. If they do not, the majority of their audience will | counter: “Alger, who's that guy?” Such is the disillusioning news from the con- vention of the American Library Association, A study of what children between the ages of nine and 18 are reading revealed that most of them had The middle-aged generation was nourished upon the narratives of the poor but irreproachable youth who battled to fame and fortune and generally ‘married the boss' daughter. Sentimentalists may drop a tear at the passing of the Alger vogue. Others may not feel so badly about it. The Alger heroes were prigs. The account of the librarians' survey does not reveal how G. A. Henty fares in these speedier years. He was a sort of a British Alger with a historical bent. He placed likely English lads with assorted heroes from Hannibal down. Sometimes he made Victorian squires out of medieval ruffians, but at least he told a rattling good story and imparted painlessly a considerable dosage of history to his steady readers. One hopes his battalions of adven- turers are not merely gathering dust on the library shelves, The Bible in the Reich (Philadelphia Record) Not all the news out of Germany is dark. Hit- er's efforts to Bolshevize the German people should be gauged in the light of this dispatch from Frank- fort on the Main: “The Bible continues to be Germany's best eller. According to figures issued by the Prussian time had it that when the President invited the Senator to run on the national ticket with him, Borah asked, “At which end, Mr. President?” but this never was authenticated. The Borah influence in foreign affairs first oam! Bible Society, 951,000 copies were sold in 1939, and ‘n the last six years the sale of Bibles has'exceeded ‘hat of Chancellor Hitler's ‘Mein Kamp!’ by 200,000. ¥ particular demand for Bibles has evidenced itself the--eutbreak of the war.” “I have watched | YEARS AGO h—fl{EWHRE %roscope 2 T'he stars incline but do ‘MM SUNDAY, JANUARY Planetary aspects today JANUARY 20, 1920 to Juneau after an absence of nearly four years to rejoin the staff of The Empire. Since leaving Ju- will extend to many natioi ? Heart and Home: Women sy be sensitive to adverse pls 24 influences today. They sh Lre- frain from uttering words of fear or from nurturing depressing thoughts. This is not an auspieious date to write a love letter, Jealousy and misunderstandings are indi- cated for young persons. Charitable Canadian Pacific Railway Compnny; will operate its steamer Princess| Mary on the Alaska run continu-| ously from this time on. | Charles F. Flory, supervisor of| Alaskan forests, arrived here on the Alaska and was staying at the Gastineau Hotel. He was to be here several days before proceed- stowed upon hospitals, universities | 1ome at Wrangell on the Jeffer- and other institutions. As business g 2 He was staying at the Gas- ill and the needy. The stars indi- Jefferson and was visiting with his I cate increase of small gifts from £ 2 parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rich- avefage incomes, lards of Treadwell. Mr. Richards, National Issues: The conjuncuon son of the Superintendent of the of Jupiter and aturn which 0CCUTS| 4),cks Juneau mine, was to leave every twenty years will have strong on the Latouche to take up his |effect for nine months in 1940-4L..,,,0s g5 assistant engineer at the | The influences will face unusual mine there. copper and selecting candidates for Prvsn-‘ [dent of the Unlted 'Sty | juneau Grade School, arrived here International Affairs: Dictators| ., was at the Gastineau Hotel. | continue under aspects stimulating | Clara E. Brakey, teacher in the THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 1940 i PBirthday Lieut. Earle C. Jameson returned ¢ tions and best wishes '~day, 'bflr Sari g, 1T dishurb;:xg neau, Lieut. Jameson served most lbu':hda.v annivers=~ to th r1oi- :;?d;ufi:udi?yb:::“z ei of the time in the army, two| S 43 which indicate an awake gedts "of SWIch as c BERTL S Etta Bringdale |spirnual interest among p rrtheo | Spencer DeLong of all classes. Moral rea Rumors to the contrary, the | Jol;l;a:[; l;::;x:m: Mrs. Henna Edman JANUARY 21 Sue Stewart Agnes F. Adsit Mrs, William Reck Ellis C. Reynolds Mrs. C. O. Anderson T. F. Wyatt Henry Lohman and philanthroplc organizatid Bling to headquarters at Ketchi- S require generous support. L4 S Business Affairs: Taxation and| r___ other drains on wealth will dimin-| oo Representative P, C. Me- | DAILY LESSONS ish the generous gifts formally be-| o 1ick, was to return to his IN ENGLISH nti brisk, those who enjoy| . . od CCl nues ) y | tineau. steady incomes should give gener-| " By W. L. Gordon pualy fo-organizations (8% g "hei John A. Richards arrived on the Words Often Misused: Do not say, “I shall walk with you a lit- tle piece.” Say, “I shall walk with you a short distance (or, a part of the way).” Often Mispronounced: Quintup- let. Pronounce the u as in unite, and accent first syllable, not the second. Often Misspelled: Potato (singu- lar); ‘potatoes (plural). Synonyms: Equitable, just, fair, honest, upnght reasonablc. impar- tial, |aggressive aims, but disagreements | Mrs. Helen Davidson and her 29 among them will be of worldwide . “. Word Smd;) ‘Use a word three two children left on the Alaska ” Lef in- benefit. The Pope is to gain World (" o.)roinia times and it is yours.” Let us in: gratitude by opposing the plans P 4 | crease our vocabulary by mastering i nists. The | one word each day. Today's word: of Stalin and the Commu -The, weather: highest 8, lowest 7, . S feiined by year will see surprising moves on e (r)stgnwruous, charac rgfi Y, z;: 3 1 o | , unnecessary show. “Thi the European chessboard. Unstable e ey fond of v peace truces are faintly indicated Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of an eventful year. Un- expected reversals of fortune ma be preliminary to great good luck. Children born on this day will be inventive and imaginative. They will succeed in either a scientifc or a literary career. They should develop into magnetic personalities that win fame. | CLIPPER LANDED IN FLORIDA;COLD MIAMI, Fla., | | | | | GRIPPING NORTH Jan. 20. — Arctic| weather which filled the Baltimore | m:d neighboring harbors with float- MONDAY, JANUARY 22 !ing ice today caused Captain Gil- This should be a fairly fortu- yert to bring his 85 passenger At- nate day, but caution is counseled jq.¢0 Clipper into Miami. regarding all forms of speculatlon. Tho clipper was returning to the The stars are friendly to editors pnited States from Europe by way and writers who will profit great- of Bermuda. The big ship carried ly through the year. no passengers and had only a Heart and Home: Holiday ro- cargo of express and its crew. mances that last until this date After a thorough check-over, the will be fortunate. This sway €0~ ship will fly from Miami to Europe courages a practical point of vi’ew on its return trip across the At- that leads to marriage. There is' a lantic. ‘It is expected to take cft good sign for shopping. Collectors from Miami International Pan of art objects should not lose” any Ainerican airport on Thursday or, opportunity to acquire valuable pos- possibly Wednesday. sessions. { National Issues: Ambassadors will be recalled by the United States! as the war changes internatiofal W. S. Wagner, who first came relations. The planetary aspects north in 1800, going to Nome, then W. S. WAGNER DIES |is true philanthropy, that buries | not its gold in ostentatious charity, I'but builds its hospital in the hu- man heart.”—Harley. i —_— M ODERN ETIQUETTE * By Roberta Les —_——— Q What are the rules a man should follow for removal of his hat in an elevator? A. The well-bred man removes his hat when in the elevator of a hotel or apartment building, but it is not required in the elevator of an office building or depart- ment store. In the latter places it is optional; many men do. Q. Isn't it improper to discuss unpleasant subjects at the table? A. Yes, and not only at the !table, but anywhere else. Illness, o, | accidents, operations, calamif.ies, misfortunes, are choice subjects for the backfence gossip. Q. Has a woman the privilege to invite a man to call on her, which stimulate Stalin and Hitler going to Anchorage several years or must she wait for the sugges- will stir revolutionary impulses in ago, died suddenly the United States. Labor organiza- while being taken to the hospital tions will be affected. Strikes that in an ambulance. He was 63 years cripple commerce will arouse pub- Of age. | 1 in Anchorage|tion to come from him? A. A woman has this privilege. Emplre Wam Ads Bring Bunlu lic concern, but warning is given — that workers must have protection against subversive International Affairs: Financial questions will multiply as various g Daily C rossword Puzzle | this or that| . ROS! ’ 13. The barracuda suggestions regarding changes in m:: . Solution to Yesterday's Puzzle 1t o the international money systemare g One who tells . Seaweed | discussed in Congress. Foreign loans om'fm»:.; Unite again A i ntas ok 9. Opposite of lee, Resembling will be sough}t and democracies will 1§ Toed ok o gl P be aided. France may embarrass ‘sheltered 4 Up:ln-hnnd.d the administration in some inci- side ow 5. Luxuriant dents, (6. Incapable o b L Persons whose birthdate it _is satisfied FRL pelind have the augury of a year of ay~ 7. Bird 3 é,oyil !erage success. Health should Wbe ;; !l'_‘;:'.";“““" S ERE aetee .».axe;,uarded Hasty decisions should "_‘ Clumsy. boat 4 glg}mn {be avolded. The young may be dif= 22 Skating tn- . Italian river | ficult to direct. { closure s o Children born on this day prob-' 23 Metal aive tem- ably will be gifted and individual," 2. Thick or sticky. | ma but somewhat moody and erratic. mud Partof an "Ihese Aquarians should be exceed- 3 Departed, | " jolutomobile mgly talented. 29. Mass of 46. Farm bullding DOWN 46. Brigand 3 boolike 1. Chance 48, Qui (Copyright, 1940) PO Tl 2 T i Flouer 15 88 or aay S 30. Fine and 4. Light conou 3. Turmerlc 51. Table-lan | delicate Fabri 4 Depart sud- 52 Weary with . Snake 50. Finis! secretly . Affectedly lant of thy s . Meditate 6. Observatory or modest: LOOK nnd LEARN % Pal‘lrlly family l Sweet biscult in California Scotch 34 Ditrounied 85, Eypothetical § Writing Quid 55, Secured * 2 P 54, urggcr‘ T T lon l, juefy sh money By A. C. Gordon 40. Actua) 85, Venetian boat branches of account 41. Concoct 59, Lawmaker 9. Go down 57. Gypsy pocket- 42. Sign to speak 62. Flower 10. Urehin book | or act 63, 11 Sherian river 1 What country ramks first in {% PRGN, GF K‘adr... - Sliisted ™t beauty, grandeur, and variety of scenery? 2. What are the Roman numer- als for 5, 10, 50, 100, and 1,000? 3. Who is the highest judicial officer of the United States? 4. What are the seven colors of the rainbow? § 5. What is a rhombus? ANSWERS 1. The United States. 2. V, X, L C and M. 3. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. 4. Violet, indigo, blue, yellow, orange, and red. 5. A plane figure having -four equal sides and no right angles,, green, L% COMMITTEWOMAN - IS FARMER'S WIFE Mrs. Bertha Perrme, new Demo— cratic National Committeewoman for Alaska, is the wife of a Mata- uska Valley turkey farmer. She ‘a longtime resident of the ritory and a former school tead. Her' hothe “is- it “Palmer: W i ll-%fllll/ I!I Ell%fllll%fllll%% 0 O R O N/ NN HEN JEEEE NN ANEN AW ol 7 o O O O EIENRNIEN JEEE JEEEE JEEE JEEE Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel Directory B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers Drs. Kaser and || Freeburger Welcome. H. C. RED: | DENTISTS MAN, Exalted Ruler; M Blomgren Building H. SIDES, Secretary. PHONE 56 | MOUN‘I‘ JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month & in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p.m. RALPH B. 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