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The Alaska fisherman., 1931-03-15
AlaskQ Tax Case Carried to Supreme Court and Lcses
 By Elapsed Time for Appeal

review the case on the same facts es these on which tke cir cult court decided summarily in favor cf Wood Freeman in whose namc the Trolling Vessel Own ers' As ~ociation brought the ac- ton. Having attacked the ori- ginal complaint solely on de- murrer, the attorney general will te excluded from any showing of fact On the part of the terri tory and will be in the position of merely making a negative at tack u',on the troller's case al. ready demonstrated to be very strong in the eyes of the court. Pacific Fisherman.
 Surre me Court Won't Consider
 Alaska Appeal
 The United States Supreme Court declined to review the case of Wa1stein G. Smith, Ter ritorial Treasurer, challenging the decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals in the nonresident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
Mrs, Henderson's Offer,

For the second time Mrs. John B.
Henderson has offered to the Govern
ment free of encumbrance of any
kind" a magnificent dwelling to be
used as the home of the Vice President
of the United States. 1t was while
Mrs. Henderson made her first offer,
but at that time no attempt was made,
as there will be now, to have Congress
appropriate funds for furnishing and
maintaining it. The cost of the new
mansion has been estimated at three
hundred thousand dollars, and If this
generous gift is accepted Congress will
be asked to appropriate thirty thousand
dollars to furnish 1t and twenty five
thousand dollars annually for mainte-
nance,
Mrs. Henderson has made many large
gifts to the Government, notable among
them being Meridian Park, which over
looks the city, but probably none Of
them Is more generous than her offer
to supply the Vice President with q
mansion BETTING the dignity Of the
office. The desire to have a permanent
home for Vice Presidents of the United
States is evidently cherished by Mrs.
Henderson, else she would not have
repeated her offer. 1t would appear
that the Government will be doing IT.
self favor by accepting her gift.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
The Kitchen Survives.
From the Atlanta Journal.

From the Atlanta Journal.
Moralists who have despaired of
American city life on the fearsome
ground that it is drifting into a kitch-
enless state should take heart from
reports on recent survey conducted
by the National Association Of Real
Estate Boards. In only two cities of the
many canvassed, 1t appears, were there
found apartment houses having neither
kitchen nor kitchenette, and these con-
stituted one-fifth Of l per cent of the
total. Moreover, the present trend is
away from the kitchenette, II by that
term Is meant one of those appallingly
efficient places in which there is room
for everything except the cook. In
another ten years" predicts one au-
thority, this, no doubt, will be regarded
as an antique, and the occupant of an
apartment possessing one will proudly
exhibit 1t as the relic of an era. The
effort now is to provide every apartment
with an adequate space for preparing
foodS--real kitchens"
Thus vanishes, If the realtors are
right, another Specter of the American
home which, as some prophets of the
hour would have 1t, Is lettering toward
extinction. Homes have hourished in
such a diversity of environments and
have weathered through the ages so
many of the follies and frailtieS and ills
OF human nature that we can hardly
fancy them going to smash on kitch-
enetle or fading away because of auto
mobiles and bobbed hair. Nevertheless,
1t is reassuring to know that the
charmed circle of the teakettle and the
skillet is widening again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31

undertaken to reorganize the govern
ment of the Virgin Islands" Evidently
their economic and cultural needs are
henceforward to be stressed more than
in the past. Mr.. Herbert D. Brown,
chief of the Federal Bureau Of En-
cheney, visited the islands in 1929, and
plans for their future administration
are based upon his findings and recon-
mendations. The director of the budget
will cooperate with the new governor
in executing some of the projects urged
by Mr.. Brown for the island folks
betterment.
Although the Virgin group contains
a population of under 10000, it Is con-
sidered to have possibilities worthy of
Uncle Sans systematic care and de-
velopment. We hit the islands q body
blow when through prohibition we
blotted out their profitable rum trade
with the United States. Since then
another form of drought-the one from
which twenty-one American States are
still suffering-did even greater damage
to the islands crops, mostly sugar. The
Brown plan calls for diversified farm
ing, scheme to which Cuba, brought
to the verge of economic ruin by its
one-crop system, is now giving close
attention.
DR.. Pearson, now named governor of
the Virgin Islands, is college professor,
famous Chautauqua leader, a man of
deep humanitarian instincts and I'M
derstood to be filled with an evangelical
enthusiasm for the post President
Hoover has just assigned him. The
islands are tiny proposition, compared
to our other inSular possessions like
the Philippines, Hawaii and Porto Rico.
But there is white mans burden"
to be Shouldered there, and DR.. Pearson
has all the qualifications to hoist 1t
and carry 1t effectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
Water Power and Scenery

From the Tulsa Daily World
A bill in the Missouri Legislature
brings Squarely to the front the ques-
ton Of water power and hydroelectric
development as 1t affects scenic beauty.
There are several big hydroelectric
projects shaping up in Missouri. Lake
Taneycomo, an old enterprise, affects
large section Of the White River coun-
try and now there is q proposal for
dam at Table Rock which would af-
feet another long stretch of the White,
lot of the Lower James and other
famous streams. The Bagnell Dam,
under construction, affects the Usage
and several other streams and caused
the moving Of the county seat. Other
big projects are coming along.
1t Is now proposed to establish an
ex-off1cio commission to control water
power projects in behalf Of the State.
A specific reason Is that these Dig en-
terpriSes are in the Ozark region, which
Is now making q strong call to all the
world to come and play. Lakes and
water power add to the attractions, up
to q certain point. But the big de.
velopments destroy many beauty spots,
cover many shoals, kill great, long, fine
pools and inundate many a beautiful
field, meadow or woodlot. The ozark
region counts these as assets, and natu-
rally commercialization of these assets
benefits comparatively few people and
deprives many of their accustomed de-
lights.
1t is a question which must be faced.
Water and scenic beauty are very much
allied, but too-large dams, too many OF
them, too many plants and excessive
Characterization generally will spoil
any country. There must be a break
somewhere and the States are the prop
er agencies. The lovers of the Ozarks
can muster up enough sentiment to put
the control bill over in time to save
many Of their most glorious treasures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
Fish Report on Communism
In America Starts Debate

vent. But there is little likelihood that
Congress would adopt the policy 1t pro-
poses"
When the Fish committee went forth
last Summer" recalls the Newark Eve
ming News, lit announced the United
States was infested with reds. The
verdict remains. The commissions re-
port does not faSten upon Communism
in America any Of the major crimes for
which it is indicted. These crimes, it
will be remembered, were three-selling
wheat short in the Chicago pit TO de-
moralize American prices, maintenance
IN the commercial commission known
as 'Amtorg' of spy and propaganda
bureau, and the dumping of convict
labor products OH the American market.
To all OF these the commission answers
with reluctance Not proved" The
Evening News also comments: with
some of the recommendations of the
committee there is no quarrel. Depor-
tation of convicted alien violatorS Of
our criminal code is one way of reduce
ing our troubles, but deportation should
be for physical criminality, not political
theories. No new laws are needed for
disposition Of such theories"
THE history of prosecutions" 1t is
pointed out by the Morgantown Domin-
ionNews, shows that such groups
thrive on that kind of fare. Nothing
tends to make a man more fanatically
loyal to his cause than the conscious
ness that he Is something of a martyr.
It seems therefore, that the recon-
mendationS of the Fish committee, which
conducted an inquiry into Communism
in this country, that swift and ruth
less suppression methods be employed
to stamp out those holding Commu-
ntstic beliefs should not be adopted Such
a program would undoubtedly result in
eventual Strengthening of Communistic
organizations, although they might for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
School Building Policy.

In increasing the funds recommended
by the Budget Bureau for school con-
struction, the House Subcommittee on
District Appropriations felt that the re-
suit is an unbalanced budget and warns
that the generous allotment to the
schools must not be considered as a
precedent, But the crime of throwing
the budget of balance is amply jus
tined. With the funds available the
committee hopes TO end the disgrace;ul
congestion in the schools now repre-
seFlted by continued use Of q large num-
Der Of portables in part-tins and in
oversize classes. The committee Is to
be congratulated on creating precedent
as regards the size Of schooI construc-
ton funds, whether or not 1t Is willing
to regard it IS precedent. There are
many items that can afford c'lts far
easier than the appropriations FOR school
construction.
Whether the school buildings author
inad, built or building will enable the
school system to catch up in the pro-
vision Of proper facilities depends a
great deal on the amount of increase
In enrolment in the next few years and
In the trend Of city growth. Coupled
With the provision of generous funds
for school building this year, the COM
naittee has outlined the policy it ex-
poets to follow in future in this respect
Construction hereafter will be, the com
naittee states in its report on the bill
"frst, TO meet the need shown by
normal city growth as that need de-
veIops; second, TO complete buildings
now built by addition Of such auxiliary
structures as auditorium and gym
naSium rooms, beginning with the
larger schools; and third, replacement
of older and less adequate buildings
with new and better structures"
II such a policy is followed con.
sistently 1t would naturally represent
the wisest procedure. But to follow II
consistently there must be ample appro-
priations, and In the past there has al
ways been some unfortunate difference
Of opinion a. 10 whether needs shown
~ normal city development" have de-
yaioped To the point where provision Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

In most cases photography Is neces.
sary before an operation can be per-
formed, an essential not within the
scope Of, and rarely advocated by, most
pernicious impostorS. Delay, above all
other circumstances, is dangerous in
the eradication Of cancer, and for this
reason waiting for any mild medicinal
/, therapeutic to have effect Is exposure Of
the patient to greater jeopardy. While
he Is hoping for amelioration, the dis
ease is constantly being exaggerated.
Eventually the metallic element In
radium will be used to combat the fatal
scourge, but as yet this means can be
employed only by those able to spend
vast sums for their rehabilitation.
\
Drunken Driver Should
Be Treated as Potential Murderer.
Evening Post. Wellington Qetter .
the Editor) Sir: Isn't it time that this
farce of filming men who have been
found drunk In charge OF motor Gee
and then taking away their licenses WaA
stopped?
In your issue I note that 0 "'ssee1
manager" who had been convicted end
fined E25 for q similar offense at Wen
lington, was find ELS and costs BY Mr..
e. D. Mosley, 8. M, and the accuEed'a
license was Cancelled and he was proc
hibited from obtaining q new one for
IL months"
1t is not my intention to criticize Mr..
Mosley, who, no doubt, Is an excellent
magistrate, other than to say that on
this occasion he seems to have erred,
and erred seriously, on the side Of
leniency. There may have been extern
uating circumstances, and Mr.. Mosley
cannot use the press to reply, but your
report does not disclose them. On the
contrary, 1t seems evident from the pub
lished facts that the punishment Is
ludicrouS.
Every person who drives car when
he Is In such a condition, because of
his overindulgence in liquor, that he Is
not At TO control a car, is a potential
murderer and should be treated as such.
I have driven q car for more than 10
years and, while not a total abstainer,
have made it an tnvariable rule not to
touch alcohol in any form for at least
four hours before drivinr have suf-
fered, both as q driver and as pedes-
TRAN, many narrow escapes from ac-
cidents through drunken drivers and
feel that the time has arrived when
magistrates throughout the Dominion
should take a firm stand in the matter.
1t Is my intention, should you publish
this letter, to send copy to each magis-
trate in the Dominion. am, ETC.,
HIGH TIME.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

If you can imagine Charles Dickens
writing q French novel, you have angel
Pavement" and THE Good Companions,
both by q young Englishman named j.
B. Priestley. What the ~. B." stands
for we don't know, but do not believe
1t is John Bull"
A lady whose opinion as to books we
value highly met our opening pleas
antry above with the retort, II can't
imagine such a thing!"
Moor should it be yes?-it is rather
difflcult to imagine the great Dickens
ever doing anything so different from
himself as writing a novel in the typi-
cal French manner.
One thing is certain-he never did.
It remained for this young Priestley to
do it for him. The great Charles was a
hearty writer Of the hearty school. His
sentences were long, his images were
rich, his sentiment was vast his plots
were complicated his devotion of hun
dreds of pages to one group of char
acterS and his reversionS to them later
all this was delightful to many, con-
fuSing to others.
The result was that even today the
world of readers is divided into two
sharp camps-the Dickens lovers and
the anti-DickenSians. You like him or
you don't.
IL Is pOSSlDlc, 1lOWCNcT, " huIIllIC LIS
novels for the good points they have
nesSeS If one might put 1t that way,
1t is possible to say that Mr.. Priestley
has at last reconciled the faults with
the merits.
And created better work than
Dickens?
We do not know and we do not be-
lieve any one else does, either. Readers
are too close to the writer's of their age
to risk predictions. Prophecy is mostly
the bunk, anyway.
All it is possible to say fairly at this
| time is that j. B. PrieStley has done
something rich and entertaining in
these two novels, which We here and
now recommend to every reader. We
are not concerned here with being "up
to the moment" on books. A good book
Is always q good book, and here are two
of them.
"Angel Pavement" Is the better Of the
pair, If any one asks lis, chiefly because
1t lives up to our idea of being Dick
ensian piece in the French manner
We will explain what We mean. The
typical French novel has a flavor all
It's own, and it Is chiefly distinguished
by taking life as it is. Here is how it
Is: Every one knows how in times Of
prosperity everything in life seems
flxed. Entire decades may pass away,
and have passed away, in which life
became a sort of dream, with every
thing static. He who dared to venture
a protest was called calamity bowler.
But afterward things began to happen
(And are Still happening)
Mankind operated on q false pSy-
chology, stuck its head in the sand, and
pretended that nothing could ever
change.
But life showed humanity.
Now. the writer's of the typical
French school land by that we mean
the main guys. the chiefs, the best; for
there are others, Of course) never have
any false sense Of security in life.
They know life for what 1t is-a
game. q struggle, whose essence is the
knowledge that naked we came into
this world and naked we will 60 out
again. Their honesty and integrity of
expression and outlook makes many an
English, many an American, novel look
cheap, superficial.
We defy any Dickens lover to devote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Where Is the largest artificial
lake in the WORLDLY. A. L..
A. It Is the lake formed by the con-
struction of the new Martin Dam at
Cherokee Bluffs on the SallapooSa River
in Eastern Alabama, completed in 1926.
and has an area of approximately 625
square miles. The Martin Dam Is $50
feet high and the lake formed by It
has about TOO miles of lake shore and
storage capacity of 448, 370, 900 gallons.
@. What race of people were the
first to practice medicine or the art OF
healing?-A. j. N.
A. The United States Public Health
Service says that the beginnings Of the
art Of healing or medicine are lost In
the mists OF antiquity. The earliest
available records indicate that some
form Of healing was practiced.
da Vinci are in the Louvre?-N e.
A. There are many attributed to him.
Only two are unquestioned. says Otto
Fairfield.
@. Do bikes of Holland have TO be
repaired frequently?-B. J.
A. The effectual maintenance of the
bikes is a constant anxiety and entails
strenuous exertion. They stand in need
Of repeated repair and are completely
reconstructed in the course OF every
four or five years, the cost Of which Is
nearly million dollars annually.
@. When did Congress vote pensions
to men who served In the Revolutionary
War?-T. o.
A. On August 26. l776, Congress Of
fered pensions equal to half pay to the
officers and enlisted men who were dis
abled in the Revolutionary War, with
proportionate pensions in the case OF
partial disability. An act granting PEN
sions to invalids was passed in 1785. but
the first service pensions were granted
by the act of March. 1918.
@. What is the origin of the ex-
preston base ball fan"?-P. B.
A. The expression fan" Is an abb
enthusiast over any sport or enter
tainment.
@. Which States have the greatest
and the smallest per capita Wealth.
j. II.
A. In 1928 Nevada had the greatest
per capita wealth. While its estimated
wealth was only $568,000 900, this
amounted to 1888 per capita. Ala
bama had the smallest. Its estimated
wealth was $3,304 100000, but divided
by its population amounted to only
1924 per capita.
@. How many studies did Leonardo
da Vinci make for Judas in THE Last
Supper"?-K. A. D.
A. He is said to have made 40.
@. How many colonies Of bees can
one man take care of?-A. o. F.
A. One man can do practically all OF
the work required for $50 or 400 col
avaY, d1ariV10 r1lsh ognna
@. What does it mean when 1t Is said
that man is buried with full military
honors" Pc. E.
A. Full military honors means with
the honors suitable to ones rank, and
depends on the rank held by the indi-
vidual at the time of his connection
with the service. For example: A man
in private life who has formerly been
Secretary of War would be buried with
military honors suitable to the rank Of
Secretary Of War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
Civil Rule in Virgin Islands.

President Hoover announces the
transfer of governmental rule in the
Virgin Islands. our 1917 purchase in the
Caribbean from Denmark, from the
Navy to the Interior Department. The
change involves no semblance Of dis
satisfaction with the sailors regime at
ST. Thomas, the Navy, in fact having
asked to be relieved Of further ad-
ministrative duties. Capt. Waldo E.
Evans, U. s. NJ. with highly credit
able record as governor Of the islands,
Is to be succeeded by DIR. Paul M
Pearson of Swarthmore, Pa, whose
nomination to the new civilian post was
made known at the white House
yesterday.
Mr.. Hoover explains that I'VE have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Get Out and Walk"
How do you move along this earth
In quest Of knowledge or of mirth?
Do you observe the motor show
And from it in contentment go
In comfort and respondent pride?
Are you 'mongSt those who SMOOTH!
rider
Do you on ships sail out afar
Or journey in railway car,
Or in an airplane cruise the sky
Swifter than clouds that lightly fly?
Do you ride on in bliss complete
And cultivate two useless feet
While life is just a merry song?
1t seems that way, but not for long.
You'll have to face the Doctor wise
Who says, You need more exercise.
For you the engines speed in vain.
You find 1t useless to complain,
AS you obey the tyrant's talk.
The Doctor says, Get out and Walk"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31

This bureau does not give advice, but
1t gives free information on any subject
Often, to be accurately. informed Is ia
be beyond the need of advice, and in
formation is always valuable, whereas
advice may not be. In using this serv-
ice be sure to write clearly, state your
inquiry briefly, and inclose 2-cent stamp
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric j. Haskin, director, Washington
D. G.
@. How long Is the Nation wide cele-
bration of the anniversary of the birth
year of George Washington to last?-
w. v.
A. 1t is planned to have it begin on
his birthday, February %, 1882, and
close on the following Thanksgiving
day.
@. When were newspapers first
printed in America?-E. B.
A. The history of the printing OF
newspapers in America properly begins
on September rs, 1890, for 1t was upon
that date that Richard Pierce issued
The first number of what was to have
been q periodical publication. There
was. however, but one issue Of Public
Occurrences. Both Foreign and Domes-
tinued publication was the Boston News
Letter, first issued on April "a, l704.
@. What color is easiest on the
eyes?-L. w.
A. The American investigators
Ferree and Rand, have found that there
was less fatigue to the eye for yellow
light than for red, blue and green
They also found that visual acuity and
speed of vision--and. in fact, all the
visual functionS-were at their best un-
der yellow light Ruffer. a German in
vestigator, has recently found the same
thing. He found that visual acuity and
speed of vision are greater for yellow
light than for green, red, white or
blue He is Of the opinion that blue
and red lights are the colors most IA
tiguing to the eye. Other German in
vestigators have obtained the same re-
suits.
@. What is the standard height for
a piano bsnch?-K. B. NJ.
A. 1t is 20 inches.
@. What does ct ux. mean; also ct
a'.?-E F.
A. These are legal authorizations
Eft ux. means and wife" while ct al.
IlCdIlS dilu OJilClS
@. What is the Hexateuch?-G. W
A. This is the name given to the
first six books of the Bible which cover
the period historically from the crea-
ton to the conquest of Palestine.
@. Who owns Mount Vernon. the
home of George Washington?-M. P. v.
A. Mount Vernon Is the property OF
the Mount Vernon Ladies Association.
@. How did the Black Watch start9
&C. B. N.
A. The origin Of the Black Watch
dates from 1929, when a number of
loyal Highlanders were embodied FORM
ing six independent companies and con-
stituted a part Of the regular army.
They wore the dress of their country,
a tartan Of dark color, which gained
for them the Gaelic appellation Of
Freicudan Du-that is, Black Watch, In
contradistinction to regular troops who
wore scarlet coats and were called
Seidaran Dearag or Red Soldiers.