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The Alaska fisherman., 1931-02-15
THE ALASKA FISHERMAN

They have absorbed and fairly ;.ssimilated in the span of two generations the progress made by the white race in two thou sand years or more.
 They are not asking that re- ceryatiOns be established. Their leaders are not whining for special privileges even though the ancient fishing grounds of their fathers have been gradual " taken from them and given to others to such an extent that tho native fishermen are today perhaps the poorest paid of all classes of labor in this country Realizing that two wrongs can- nOt make a right, and that one special privilege will not justify another, they are asking for themselves and their white brothers that special privileges be abolished and that they be permitted to earn by their in dustry a decent, honest living for themselves and their fami- lies; that they be allowed to take their places in the world of men 70 stand or fall according to thei, industry and adaptability and that no allowances be mado for their failure or short cOm- ings.
 They have made progress since those days not very long ago when to secure an old second hand gun, an Indian was re- uuired to stack valuable fur belts of mink, narten, otter and bea- yer to the full height of the gun and the gun barrels were made
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-02-15

plenty long! What they have learned by such costly experience es they have learned well. Those who took advantage of their in- nOcence have passed on to their respective rewards but they have 1oft behind a people who expect value for value. Today shreWd political tricksters are dangling before their eyes a more or less tempting bait, demanding that they stack alongside it in ex- change, their birthright and everything that can possibly make life worth the living-all in order that the tentacles of that far-reaching octopus known as the Bureau of Indian Affairs may be extended to all Alaska. Page the Lomen Reindeer Cor poration which already is work jig through the Indian Bureau and other political tricksters to t2ke from the Eskimos the graz ing lands and while so-d0ing brand with tho LOnlen brand shy maverick (and otherWise) reindeer that they can put their brands to. The recent transfer of the education of the Alaska Na- lives from the Bureau of Educa- ton direction to that of the Indian Bureau is but another indication of administrative trend
 Petersburg Commercial Club recently tabled the Cordcva pro- test for more informa ton. It is most earnestly hoped that every commercial and civic organiza- tion throughout the Territory
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-02-15

when they may justify the faith and pride of their fathers and give to the world sons of whom the Great White Father may well be proud. In the great war there was a greater percentage of In dians in uniform according to their total number than of whit es-every 17th Indian in the United States was in uniform end serving his country while every thirteenth Whiteman was in uniform serving the same cause. And the records are in disputable that these Indian patriots acquitted themselves most acceptably.
 In all seriousness then. why aggregate the Indians? In the words of the immortal General R. H. Pratt, fer twenty-five years head of the famous Car ]isle Indian School: ITO civilize the Indian, get him intc cinli- zaticn; to keep him civilized, let him stay" Compare, if you will, the results of the reservation system in the states, which has rightly been called "A Century Of DishOnor," with the achieve ment of the Thlingets and the Haidas of Southeastern Alaska in the past thirty years. From a few scattered warning bands, living as simple children of na- ture in ignorance and supersti- tion, the Natives of this section have emerged to a state of "competent, christian citizen- ship" and ministers who need not be ashamed in any company
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-11-30
JObLess Man, Unable
To Pay Board. Jailed

Memo Pareldo, who said he is
Q bricklayer and stonemason, but
is unable to find employment,
was sentenced to serve so days
in the Montgomery county jail
by Police Court Judge Charles
w. Woodward in Rockville for
nonpayment Of his board bill.
Crittenden B. Hopkins with
whom Pareldo made his home,
said that he crawled through the
window late at night and got
some belongings from his room
and skipped out"
Pareldo told the judge he was
ordered out and came back that
night for letter he was expect
ing. Judge Woodward told Pa,
Redo that if he were to pay his
board bill the sentence would be
reduced,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-11-30
ANNUAL COUNTY
TUBERCULOSIS
. REPORT DUE
Arlington Health. Department
to File Document With
Supervisors Board

The annual report Of the Ar
Ington county health depart
ment in the field Of tuberculosis
treatment and prevention will be
presented to the county board
Of supervisors today by DR.. P.
M. Chichester, county health Of.
ficer.
In making his report, DIR. Chi
chester calls attention to the
fact that the money used in con-
Quoting t,lbercular clinics is sup
piled, not out Of the health de-
partment budget, but from funds
derived from the sale Of the
Christmas Seals.
1853 Are Examined
The report shows that 1853
persons received the tubercular
examination during the period
between July /, 1880. to June 81,
1881. Of this number, A cases
were hospitalized through the
county, 81 children were sent to
preventoriumS, As patients were
confined to sanitoriums, and 10
deaths were traced to the dis
ease.
Nine clinics were held during
this period and 814 visits were
made to homes by the tubercu.
losis nurse, employed by funds
derived from the seals.
So Given Test
More than 1000 educational
bulletins were mailed out to resi-
dents of the county and SO per.
sons were given the tuberculin
test. Of this number, IS per
cent gave positive or suspicious
reactions to the test.
AS this is an unusually high
percentage, DR.. Chichester urged
all citizens of the county to aid
IN charging the scope of pre-
ventive work in the field of
tuberculosis by buying and using
the health Christmas seals this
year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15

visited Gettysburg, Ja. Joshua Fair bank, their son. accompanied them. Yesterday he returned to Brook lyn, N. Y.. to proceed with his studies at Pratt Institute, after the summer recess.
 Eagles Finish Preparations Final touches to the program that will feature the old fashioned ladies' night social to be held by Naugatuck Aerie of Eagles in Tano's dance garden this evening. were made at last nights meeting. Chairman A. J. Mccarthy of the arrangements committee announc- es that the affair is open to all members. They are urged to take advantage of this opportunity to have a good time. Refreshments will be served after the entertain ment program.
 Card Party TO-Night
 odd Fellows hall will be the scene this evening of a public card party under the auspices of Ra- mona Council, Degree of Pocahon- tas. A short business meeting will be held at o'clock. The commit tee in charge announces that tables will be reserved for pinochle. bridge and whist. Refreshments
 will be served at the close.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15
hndia;s Millions, For Whom Gandhi Speaks At London, Could UnderseH
 Rest Of World F Lndustrialized

set forth for the mills to eke out the family income.
 Here they fall into the grasp of two sets of Shylocks-the "job- bers' and the money-lenders. Wages Shoclxingly Low The scale of wages in the tex title industries is shockingly low Men get on an average of $13.52 per month; women, $6.36 and chil- dren $2.
 A typical family budget shows that per month there is spent on food $6.70, including $1.76 for cereals, 38 cents for sweetmeats and sugar, 56 cents for meat. A |cents for milk, 30 cents for vege- tables and fruit, cents for salt, A cents for condiments and four cents for tea.
 Other items are SIPS for fuel and light, $1.5S for clothing, 84 cents for house rent, IS cents for tobacco, 27 cents for liquor and |88 cents for the interest owed to money lenders. The total family budget is $13.60 per month or eight cents more than the average male worked gets in wages.
 In Debt All the Time
 But the thing which particular ly chanis the worker to poverty is debt. He could possibly get by on the combined earnings of his family, if it were not for things peculiar to his people. Marriage is a great event and a man will often spend on his marriage rites and festivities the equivalent of a whole years wages. This means he borrows the money from the local loan shark.
 Births and deaths are also ac- companied by great expense in the way of rites and ceremonies. The result is that the majority of indus trial workers are in debt for the greater part of their lives. Many indeed are born in debt. because sons, when grown up, assume the debts of their father. This rests on religious and social sanctions, but seldom on legal ones. Most work CTS are in debt for sums equivalent to at least three months wages.
 Interest Rates High
 The usual rate of interest charged is 75 per cent per annum and rates as high as 150 per cent are not uncommon. The native money lenders usually do not pre- fer the repayment of the debt. They prefer to remain creditors and receive intehest.
 Here then is country with an ocean of people with wages lower than anything known in the rest of the world and with a standard of living on level with such wages. If the factory owners could ever get them to approxi- mate western production, work ing western hours, they could afford to pay them more and raise their standard of living. Laws could. free them from the usurers. Their whole living con- ditions could be made happier. And they would still be working for such low prices that no west erner could compete with thme. These are the Indian masses TOT whom Gandhi is toiling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15

Mrs Warner and Mir Cleary. The work is estimated to cost S10O. Superintendent Cross reported that the chimneys of the town hali building are to be cleaned and the entrance doors to the hall painted.
 According to the report of Su- perintendent Cross, the department expense in August was $7,1S1.S3 net. There is a balance of ST. 305.39 in the department budget to carry on for the next seven months fthe fiscal year.
 Ladies Night Social Naugatuck Aerie of Eagles will hold ladies night social tonight in Tano's hall. All plans for the event have been completed. There will be an entertainment, dancing and luncheon.
 Taxed $40 and Costs
 John Westbery of 155 Park ave- nue, Torrington, charged with op- erating an overloaded truck on state highway, was fined $40 and costs in the borough court this morning. The total of the fine and costs amounted to $51.31. He was arrested by State Policeman Mulcahy of the Beacon Falls bar racks.
 Real Estate Transfer
 Mir and Mrs Martin Tatorian have purchased from the estate of Willard N. Nichols house and lot situated on the Cross road in the Cotton Hollow section. Papers in the transaction have been filed with Town Clerk Schiller.
 To Train for Nurse
 Miss Margaret Scully, daughter of Mir and Mrs Patrick Scully of Prospect street, state champion long distance woman swimmer, has entered St Mary's hospital Train ing School for Nurses in Water- bury.
 Funeral of Mrs Mambrino
 The funeral of Mrs Pauline Nam primo wife of John Mambrino of 206 Scott street, who passed away Sunday morning at St Mary's hos pital in Waterbury, was held this morning at S:30 o'clock from the house. A high mass of requiem was celebrated at g o'clock in St Fran cis' church. Burial was in St James cemetery.
 Return From The South
 After spending several days in the south, MT and Mrs William E. Fairbank of North Main street have returned. They visited relatives in Maryland. On the return trip, they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15
BY MILTON BRONNER

NEA SeTVICe WFltcT (Copyrgiht, 1881, NEA Service,
 Incl
 London.-Now that Mahatma Gandhi is attending the second round table conference on Indian affairs here as the representative of "India's mute millions" new angle on India's relations to the western world comes to light.
 Gandhi is conscious of his coun- try's possibilities and this is likely to cut a large figure in the confer ence, with the support of the na- tive masses who almost revere him as saint.
 He knows, for instance, if India's S50,OOO,O00 people ever become trained to western industrial pro- duction, that they can undersell the world.
 He is familiar with the Report of the Royal Commission on Labor in India" which, if it's full impli- cations were understood, would give cold shivers to British manu- lecturers and employees, and to Americans. and Germans, too.
 Turning to Industry
 India, with it's teeming millions, is just beginning to go in for mill industries. Already in cotton spin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15

EDITORS NOTE: Who are the people for whom Mahat- ma Gandhi, worlds strangest modern figure, speaks at the London round table conference on Indian affairs, what is their plight that he seeks to rem- edy and how might the in- naturalization of these now backward millions affect the rest of the world? Milton Bronner, European manager for NEA Service and this newspaper, tells in this re- markable story, which will be followed by another article on the major aspects of the con- ference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19

marked, being sure 10 position it just
where you wish the letter to come. Copy
the design in croSs-stich working
through the canvas and the textile.
When finished, clip the basting stitches
and withdraw the canvas threads. The
initial will remain embroidered on the
textile.
Filet initials should be crocheted with
fine cotton or linen thread. With
spaces about the letter to form square
as IN the patterns. When completed,
haste the crocheted square in position
on the article to be initiated. Button
hole stitch he edges to the textile, hav-
ing stitches close. Cut away the textile
from beneath the f1let lace which will
be secured firmly to the article.
The alphabet in small size letters
comes complete on one pattern sheet.
1t can be had by sending cents in
stamps together with a self-addressed
and stamped envelope with a request.
This alphabet has been discussed re-
Gently under the caption of Medallion
Alphabet. Position the initial desired
over the article to be marked. Put car
bon paper between it and the textile.
Trace the letter and the medallion out
line. Remove the papers, and embroider
the letter in satin stitch, in French
knots. or outline stitch. Work the
medallion outline also.
tCopyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
|DOr0thyDix.
Result of
Difference
in Means
Unhappy
Younn
L0DerS

of
in
Bless
Children moment would to be one OF the matches that
The
negotiate that threatens
addition having wealthy
making
which
he
1
husbands who do nothing but fetch
believe he
would help him instead OF hinder him.
shelf?
live hove Mayrdom must have
1t
free
to
a bungalow kitchen"
standard Of living instead of forcing her down his For much easier
DOROTHY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
BY J. P. GLASS.

"No, heard him talking to you, but
I couldn't make out what he said"
The first officer related the converse
| ton he had just had Both of them
were much awed and impressed. They
were ridiculed when they told their story
the next morning in the messroom.
In the evening, however, came mes
sage to the commanding officer telling
of Maj. Blomberg'S death at the identi-
cal spot mentioned by the apparition.
He had been shot through the head.
There was an unusual sequel to this
occurrence. As soon as possible, the
Blomberg boy was sent back to England,
where, for some reason not recorded, he
was very colby received by his grand
mother. 1t happened, however, that
his story reached the ears of Lady Caro-
line Finch, Il lady in the household of
the Queen of England. She related it
to the Queen, who was very much in
terested.
THAT poor child shall not lack a
home" she said. She ordered that he
be brought to the palace and installed
in the royal nursery. She not only saw
that his property was properly settled,
but made arrangements for his educa-
ton. When ne grew up he entered the
clergy and subsequently was chaplain to
George ~, with whom he had played
as a child
The Queen thought SO much of her
protege that she had his portrait paint
ed by GainSborough, and before her
death presented 1t to DR.. Blomberg.
The latter, in addition to being a great
divine, was 4 fine musician. He was
devoted to the violin, which he played
beautifully. incidentally, he owned
three wonderfuh fiddles, one a genuine
Stradivarius
(Copyright 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
The Woman Who Makes Good
WOODWARD.
Who started a
the highest paid business

1t is this: People don't grow old
because Of trouble. My own mother had
a hard life, full of trouble and work,
and she has always looked 20 years
younger than her age.
People grow old through boredom and
Self-indulgence, and of the two bore
dom Is the worst. I have seen many a
woman grow old and fat playing bridge
| She might have a good mind and lots
of energy, but because of social customs
she thinks she ought to play bridge
instead of work, and so she grows old
and stale because she doesn't have to
struggle.
People grow old when they don't see
new faces. The girl who works for q
living sees new people all the time
Her life, compared with that of the
| stay-at-home woman, is exciting, and
EXCITEMENT keeps you young.
Another thing that keeps people young
is struggle. A fight keeps the muscles
of your face tight better than a thou
sand mud packs and messages.
struggle with life brightens your eyes
better than eye drops.
OF course, do not mean by this be-
ing without decent food or a place to
sleep or warm enough clothes When
you get below the line of making an
actual living then you become a wreck
happy love affair, after it is all over.
will make you look younger.
It's queer about the human race. 1t
seems to flourish on trouble. Otherwise
it would have disappeared long ago.
But we really do have to go through a
lot Of misery to get strength. It's just
like boxer. If he never uses the mus
Giles of his arms, they look fiabby and
ugly. And the finer those muscles were
in the first place the worse they look
from disuse
The same way with your spiritual
muscles. II everything is too easy for
you. they get soft and f1abby and that
shows in your face, which gets fat and
soft, too. But If you have a lot of
trouble and meet it with courage, then
your spiritual muscles harden and your
face shows what is known as a certain
nobility and experience of living.
And in people over rs that makes
beauty.
Girls having problems in connection with
their work may write to Miss Woodward,
in care Of this paper for her personal
advice.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
Aids for Weak Ankles.

Feet and ankles might well be called
the bases of beauty because they sup
port our whole weight. If they are
unequal to their task the whole body
suffers and they themselves become
painful or deformed. ShapelineSs and
strength of these members usually go
together.
Weak ankles are very common among
women, especially young girls. Some
times one ankle-usually the left--is not
as strong as the other, so that there
is a tendency to stand on the right foot.
Such a habit II long continued makes
the spine curve to one side and raises
one hip higher than the other. Too
much weight comes on the right foot
also, which may cause fiat foot.
The proper footwear is very impor-
tant for those whose ankles are weak.
High heels are, of course, taboo. Low
heels that come forward under the
instep and are slightly raised on the
inner sides are often prescribed. If the
condition Is not given any care the
ankles are likely to become bulky and
shapeless. They often turn in walking,
the ligaments thicken gradually, the
ankle bone protrudeS on one side and
a condition of chronic Sprain results.
OF course, such ankles lose all their
beauty as well as much Of their eff
cheney.
Besides the use of correct shoes, there
are simple exercises that strengthen
weak ankles. Raise and lower the heels
to the floor. Now stand on a book and
lower the heels to the floor over the
edge of the book. Rise on the toes and
repeat. Sit on a chair and hold the feet
straight out in front; stretch and bend
the feet. Do these exercises for a few
minutes daily, but be careful to avoid
fatigue.
Massage is also helpful for weak
lation and really is mild form of exer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19

George w of England used frequently
to tell a story Of psychic occurrence
with which he was well acquainted, be-
cause one of the persons concerned was
very close to him; was, in fact, his fos-
ter brother, the eminent DR.. Blomberg,
royal chaplain and residentiary of st.
Pauls.
| The adventure, for it was nothing
less than that, began when DIR. Blom-
berg was a child of 2 years in the
Island of Martinique in the West In
dies.
The war between England and the
American Colonies was then on, and
British forces had been landed in Mar
Unique to go against the French allies
of the Colonies. Maj. Edward Blom-
berg, a widower and father of the little
boy, was stationed with these forces,
having his son with him.
The child was heir to large estate in
Yorkshire, which then was in possession
of an older scion OF the family, the
Baron Blomberg.
One day Maj Blomberg was sent with
dispatches to q destination consider
able distance from headquarters. A
night or so after his departure strange
thing happened.
An oficer who was an intimate of
the major was just dropping of to sleep
in a room which he shared with an
other officer because of the crowded
condition of the barracks, when he was
aroused by the quiet opening of the
door.
He perceived-or thought he perceived
-Blomberg enter the room and walk
up to his bed.
why, Blomberg," he exclaimed in
establishment, what on earth has
hroII0ht voII hacko"
The other answered: This night I
was killed at -, and I have come
hither to beg you to take charge of my
little orphan boy"
He added that he wished the child
sent Immediately to his grandmother
and aunt, who lived in London; and he
gave directions for finding certain pa
pers which would be necessary in estab-
fishing title to the Yorkshire estate.
Having done this, the figure departed.
Alarmed, and thinking he had been
dreaming, the officer called to the other
occupant of the room: did you see
any one come in here?"
YES" was the reply, wasn't it Blom-
berg? What did he want?"
Didn't you hear what he said?"