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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-05

FIRE ALARM CALLS l-3 Third and Franklin. IA Frcnt and Franklin. l-5 Front, near Ferry Way. 1-6 Front, near Gross. Apts- l-7 Front, opp. City Wharf. 1-8 Front, near Saw Mill. 1-9 Front at A. J. Office. 2-l willoughby at ToteAo Gro-
 cery.
 2-S willoughby. opp. Cash Coles
 Barn.
 2-4 Front and Seward. 2-5 Front and Main. 2-6 Second and Main. 2-7 Fifth and Seward. 2-9 Fire Hall. 3-2 Gastineau and Rawn Way. 3-4 Second and Gold. 3-5 Fourth and Harris. 3-6 Fifth and Gold. 3-7 Fifth and East. 3-8 Seventh and Gold. 3-9 Fifth and Kennedy. Al Ninth. back of power house. A Calhoun, opp. Seaview Apts. 4-3 Distin Ave, and Indian Sts. AS Ninth and Calhoun. 4-6 Seventh and Main. Al Twelfth, B. P. R. garage. 4-0 Home Grocery. 5-1 Scatter Tract.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-05
ATTENTION ALL BUILDERS

We haul building materials to all parts of the city, or on the road. For special hauling rates telephone 34, THE NORTH TRANSFER, or after pm. call 81. -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-05

With many politicians taking position on the wet and dry question is just like laying bet on what is the majority sentiment in the political unit in which one is candidate for office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-05

Chicago gangsters determined that their molls might doll up according to the dictates of fashion. They recently footed fur store when the temperature was 80 in the shade.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-05

We appreciate Gandhi's idea in wanting con- stitution like the United States but the fact of the matter is that India doesn't seem strong enough just at present to stand constitution like ours.- Philadelphia Inquirer).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-05

The Derby winner is modern alchemist. II TWO minutes he transmitted Twenty Grand int S100 000-( Washington Post.
Evening star., 1931-12-29
SOCIETY
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Continued From Third Page)
"A Woman Points the Way to Industrial
Peace"
Miss Beatrice Moore entertained at
bridge tea Saturday, having her
guests in the club rooms in Sandy
Spring. with her two sisters, Miss
Estelle T. Moore and Mrs. Harwood
OW1ngs, assisting her. Among Miss
Moore's guests were Mrs. Charles c.
Tumbleson. Mrs Mary Bentley, Mrs.
Louis Bussler, Mrs. William H. Gilpin,
Mrs. Frederick L. Thomas, Mrs. Lionel
C. Probert. Mrs. Henry Owings, Mrs.
C. Rust Candy. Mrs. Francis Miller,
Mrs Andrew Adams, Mrs. William H.
Hough. Mrs. Albert Wilson, Mrs. Nah
lon Kirk, 4th: Mrs. Mortimer o. Stab
Ter, Mrs William w. Moore, Mrs.
Francis A. Thomas, Mrs. Thomas Hyde,
4th; Mrs. Tarlton Brooke, Mrs. Rob-
ert Barnes, Mrs. Yellott Candy, Mrs.
William John Thomas, Mrs. Charles
E Bond. Mrs Harold Lounsbury, Mrs.
Charles T Hopper of Plainfleld, N. j.;
Miss Lille B. Stabler, Miss Anne Miller,
Miss Mary Moore Miller. Miss Mar
garet Brooke of Pittsburgh, Pa; Miss
Mary Reading Nichols Miss Mathews
of Glenwood, Miss Esther w. Scott,
Miss Doris Lea, Miss Clarice Shoemak-
er, Miss Florence Bentley, Miss Doro-
thy Wetherald of Philadelphia and
Miss Mary Miller Stab!er.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Tifereth
Israel Congregation will give its
eighteenth annual novelty dance Sun
day evening in the Jewish Community
Center, at 10th and @ streets north
west when dancing will be from tn |
O'Clock. Mrs. ]. HorowitZ is president
Of the auxiliary, Mrs. L. Alpert and
Mrs. L. Winters vice presidents and
Mrs. Joseph Cohen secretary.
Mrs. Mary Clarke Burnett of Pitts
burgh, Pa, is passing few days at the
Dodge. Mrs. Burnett Is head Of the
social work Of Carnegie Institute of
Technology in Pittsburgh and is in the
Capital attending the meetings of the
American Sociological Society.
Mrs. c. D. Baker had guests lunch
ing with her yesterday at the Carlton.
Mr.. Otto Engelmann will be host to
party Of 20 at the celebration and dance
at Wardman Park Hotel Thursday eve
ming.
Mr.. George Marshall entertained a
party last evening at the Club Chan
tecler supper dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Conklin of
California, who are occupying ALL
oway in Sandy Spring during the
Winter months, have been entertain ing
during the holidays for their sons, who
are home from college, and Miss Conk-
lin, a student at the Mount Vernon
Evening star., 1931-12-29

Seminary Among the guests at
Christmas were Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot
Stevens, brother -in-law and sister Of
Mr.. Conklin, from Washington.
Cuba expects its 1872 tourist sea-
son will be satisfactory one.
Evening star., 1931-12-29
Spanish Sergeants Study.

MADRID (P).-Hard- boiled sergeantS
are doing home work these nights fol-
lowing a decree democratizing the army
and making noncoms eligible for COM
missions. Under the monarchy all Off
GERS were aristocrats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
Let Elm Revolute

There is new revolution in Peru. but we are strangely dsinclined to get excited about it. A normal American naturally deprecates revolution anywhere. on general principles. We had our own revolution so long ago that we've lost enthusiasm for that sort of thing. Generally we've been disposed to think. these last two or three decades. that a revolution is something to be put down. And often - possibly a little too often for our own good we've jumped in and helped put them down. especially in Latin American parts.
 Now ask the first man you see on the street what his reaction is to this new out burst in Peru. and he'll probably say: What's that to us9 Let 'em revolute." And then you'll both agree that you're glad we're not mixed up in it. We have troubles of our own.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
Low Marks and Many Shows

A survey made among high school pupils in Hartford. Conn, reveals the fact that the 275 boys and girls with the lowest scholastic marks purchased 509 movie tickets week. The report is incomplete because it does not tell how many pupils with excellent marks purchased movie tickets
 It isn't fair to draw conclusions with only part of the facts. Yet it is quite likely that of the w-mark pupils. many could do bet ter school work if they saw fewer movies. It merely recognizes that kids who don't get proper sleep every night can't do their best work in school. Children with a chronic movie habit must be tempted often to neglect home e-work. Fewer shows and more evenings at home would probably effect real improve ment in high school scholarship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2s, 1881
Prolonging the Agony

Within the short space of one week the legislature has dumped two of what we con- sidered the most important pieces of legisla- ton to be brought before that body this ses- sion. We refer to the district court and the so-ealled Crusaders bills. The former met with short shrift at the hands of both the house and senate. although it was not par tisan measure and had been highly recom- mended by the Connecticut Judicial Council and also by Governor Cross. We don't think that this latter fact counted against it. We prefer to believe that Connecticut republicans are town minded to coin phrase employed by republican legislator in opposing the bill.
 Upon strictly party lines did the republi- cans bury the proposal to substitute for our present courts district system. both in the senate and house. In practically the same fashion was the bill to legalize light wines and beers thrown overheard by the senate. although good many of the republicans voted against modification it was obvious that they were not dry supporters. They simply claimed that congress should initiate such action and not the states. They are entitled to their opinion. but it doesn't carry much weight.
 If all the states are waiting for congress to act upon the dry laws the situation is going to remain as muddled as it is now for years and years. The individual states have got to assume the aggressive in this fight They have got to demand that the federal govern ment return the right to legislate against liquor to the individual states. Only by repeal of state enforcement acts will congress realize that it cannot carry on prohibition enforce ment. Conditions couldn't be any worse if Connecticut did pass a modification bill or repealed the state enforcement act than they are now.
 Connecticut, one of the two states which failed to ratify the 18th amendment, should go on record as opposed to present conditions as regards illicit traffic in liquor, wholesale bribery and corruption of public officials. the mushroom growth of speakeasies, far worse than any saloon ever claimed to be. and the alarming increase in drinking among high school and college students. It can only do this in one way. And that isn't by sitting quietly by while government officials make boteh of situation they can't control. It demands action from every state of the Union. We must either be for prohibition or against it. We know many of those legislators who voted down the liquor bills proposed this week are hostile to prohibition as it exists. Their position IS certainly not shown by the vote on modification. We don't be- lieve the majority of Connecticut citizens want to continue the horrible experiment of prohibition despite the demonstration of drys at the Capitol this week. Why not proclaim our true eoors instead of hiding behind con- gressional cloak?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
High Rock Is Saved

Probably no place in the Naugatuck valley will receive the news with as much interest and actual pleasure as Waterbury that High Rock has been deeded to the state. For many years now the Democrat has suggested and intimated that this spot. once the rendeZ- vous of the young and old folks of this city on pleasure bent. be purchased for state park or forest purposes. In scanning brief re- port of legislative hearing at which State Forester Austin F. Iiawes appeared before the appropriations committee we noted that Mir Hawes reported the acquisition of 1000 acres of land in the town of Beacon Falls. including the High Rock grove tract,
 The article continued on to say that About thirty years ago High Rock grove was famous picnic ground, excursions having been made to that point from various parts of the state.' It might also have mentioned that the New Haven railroad developed the spot as a pleasure resort and 1t became so popular that special excursion trains were frequently run to it. It was generally good for one stop by every train that chugged up and down the Naugatuek valley. The actual resort was close by the river. We never saw any of the old amusements. but many a time we have heard them described not to mention the barbacues clam bakes, political gatherings that were the life of High Rock grove year after year.
 No trace of that era can be seen at High Rock now. The only sign of human habta ton is the humble abode of the hermit at the foot of the ravne that makes High Rock one of the natural scenic wonders of the state. Nothing is more awe-inspring than to chamber up the steep and sloping sides of this gorge about this time of year while down below the ice cold stream plunges over huge bould- CTS and the trees that have fallen into it. If you are observant enough in the early days of spring you can find dozens of native flowers that you will tramp long miles to obtain in other sections of the state. Boy Scouts and nature lovers are the only ones seeking the cool recesses of High Rock today.
 Its naecessibity probably has kept good many people from viewing its wonders of late years. It can be reached by automobile if you are willing to gamble on breaking an axle or getting stuck if you approach at the wrong season. Perhaps too the fact that rattle snakes have been reported on the lodges of High Rock has done lot to keep timid peo- pie away in spring and summer when these reptiles love to sun themselves on the rocky . lodges of Connecticut. However. if the state takes over High Rock and all its majestic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28

of the Sound. Fish aren't running. but liquor is By chance Of by actual knowledge fisher men succeeded in snarng in their nets recently some excellent whiskey. untanted by expos ure to salt water. It didn't take long for the news to spread and soon nets were being cast in ever direction for the precious cargo. Some were luckier than others. At any rate when the boats were moored at the docks lively exchange took place with retail prices ranging from S2 to S6 quart which isn't bad when one eontemplates Charter. Golden We'd ding or William Penn" rye whiskey. How ever. it didn't take the coast guard long to dis cover something amiss and one seizure of 22 pints is reported However. the fishermen are smiling to themselves as if to say they know where there is more. Stonington is near New London. by the way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
OuoTATI0ES N<--.--.b

It is my opinion that, so long as the world is what 1t is. there is no cure for war.
 Admiral William V. Pratt, chief
 of naval operations. ANYBODY can have love affairs, but very few can write poems.
 -J. c. Squire. NEWSPAPER advertising is the backbone of our publicity structure. Arthur O. Price, Brooklyn
 sales manager.
 
 I AM not particularly an optimist, but 1881 appears at the present time as year of real promise for Amer ica.
 -L. w. Baldwin, president of
 the Missouri Pacific Railroad. It Is essential that we should maintain the sound American tradi- tion and spirit of voluntary aid ir such emergency, and should no undermine that spirit which ha. made our Red Cross the outstanding guardian of our people in time of disaster.
 e President Hoover. discussing
 drought and. unemployment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
IN BARBARYIa MH aMA NEW YORkERHW(

A shock of elegantly untrained hair fell loosely and rakishly over her left eye. She could-and did leap on the bar and her English consisted of three cuss words. She crossed her legs with just the de gree of naughtiness and gaminerie necessary to such an occasion. At any rate, we amused our selves watching her barmaid act un- til the band had finished it's particu- square, I asked if there was an American in the Legion band. The director scarcely knew the names of his men, let alone their nationalities. So he addressed them.
 "IS there one American in this group?" he asked in French. how. :" Up from the band chairs jumped about the blackest negro I have yet to meet, includ- ing Harlem and way spots.
 "Yessah whah you. all from: Wall, sah. I'm from Frisco. What! You from Frisco? Oh, baby, how am that town? Ain't seen it since de wah.. Went out to de big wah, and kept right on goin'. Alter Sne was over Jan JOlHeu up with this Legion-and here ah is. Yeah ah got wounded up fightin' de Riff. So they stuck me in the band. Used to do a little horn tootin' out in Frisco.
 "Wal, gotta get back to play an- other piece. If you see any of the boys from Hayes Valley, jus tell 'em you saw Stubby Johnson"
 And then the band went into an. othe- tune.
 (CcDy,t;, ht. 1891, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28

John O. Tilson of New Haven was again nominated by the republicans of the house of representatives for floor leader. while Nicholas Longworth was being honored as speaker for the fourth time. There is bit of humor in this situation. It may be just futile gesture When congress eonvenes next December a new regime may rule. The democrats are as apt to organize the house as the republicans. The republicans have mere paper majority of two now. Death may change that or insurgent republicans may join the democrats in or ganzing. Of course. Tilson would still be floor leader of his party. but Nick Long worth would transfer his sceptor to Jack Garner of Texas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28

Ex-Governor Templeton must be getting good laugh at the expense of the republican legislators who are now trying to put across a bill which would substitute triple headed state police commission instead of the present system. At present under our statutes the governor names the state police commissioner without legislative assent. And rumor has it that Commissioner Hurley is scheduled to walk the plank. Not content with this republicans are going to take this power away from Gov ernor Cross, the democratic executive. A commission of three. composed of the state treasurer, attorney general. and one other named by the governor would do the appoint ing. This commission would. of course, be safely republican and continue Mir Hurley in office. While that wasn't quite what Mir Templeton proposed when he was in office he did intend to create a state police comms- sion of three and not one. It failed of pass age and was one more dark cloud obscuring the silver lining of republican peace and pros- perity. However, Governor Cross can go right ahead with appointing successor to Commissioner Hurley. We don't think that this proposed change will ever be realized.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
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GRENFELL's BIRTH

On February 2s, 1865. Sir Wilfred Grenfell, an English medical mis- sionary famed for his work in Lab rador, was born in Cheshire, Eng land.
 Educated at Marlborough and Oxford, where he took the degree of M. D., Grenfell studied at the London hospital under Sir Freder- ick Treves. At his suggestion Gren- fell joined the Royal National Mis- sion for Deep Sea Fishermen and for three years cruised with it in the North Sea as medical missionary.
 In 1892 he went to Labrador as first medical missionary and there did great work building hospitals. establishing homes and missions for the industrial schemes. He did simi- lar work in northern Newfoundland.
 In 1912 King George opened the Seamen's Institute at St Johns. In the same year the mission, by the uniting of it's English. American and Canadian branches. became the In- ternational Grenfell Association of which Grenfell became superintend- ent.
 During the World War he was at tached as major to the Harvard surgical unit in France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
Breaking the Consumers Back

Every time you purchase a household commodity at the corner grocery. you more than likely pay from three to four different taxes. Assessments upon the raw material have been added to the cost of manufacture: the tax upon the manufactured article has been included in the cost to the wholesaler; the wholesaler has written into his price the taxes assessed against himself; and the retailer has added his own tax costs to all these pre- ceding. Finally, the consumer pays the sum total of all these taxes in the ultimate cost of the commodity, which, of course. includes whatever tariff duties there may be on the product.
 This shifting of tax burdens is the most universal and the least appreciated law of revenue assessment and collection. Although the farm industry cannot dispose of its pro- auctions by the addition of taxes. yet it can- not escape the burden above outlined. Neither can consumers in other classes. Broadly speaking, therefore, it is apparent that all taxes sooner or later are borne and liquidated by consumption.
 A principle SO plain and in such constant operation by everybody. Yet, scarcely one consumer out of hundred either knows or cares anything about it. He entertains the idea that he pays only those taxes which are directly assessed against him. These he curses without realizing that direct taxes con- stitute an insignificant part of the whole. His groceries, clothing. telephone, heat and light - in fact, every necessity he requires - comes to him heavily burdened with these taxes. The average man who is least able to be SO is. therefore. the real taxpayer.
 When congress votes hundreds of millions in appropriations for what is called support of the government and additional millions for relief measures, it places the whole burden upon the consumer. Yet it is the con- sumner who is loudest in his demands for these expenditures. Not until this self-evi- dent fact is appreciated and taken to heart can we hope to affect those economics without which our tax rate goes marching on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
TO=DAY'S SELECTED POEM
SPIDERS

(By Colette M. Burns in The New York Times With space their blackboard. spiders teach A science. Threads chalk and speech. Among the morning-glory vines They demonstrate that parallel lines
 Never meet; the hypotenuse Is Natures whimsical excuse For saving steps Ugnoring the flow The rippes made when breezes blow Upon the dagramming skein). A level surface is a plane. They trace rhomboid in the air, An angle, octagon, Gquare; Of make cobweb circle; draw In silver geometric law. Man often fails in experiencing. Spiders. thinking he's pretending, Patiently repeat the rule From dawn until the twight's cool, And even by moonlight they rehearse Mathematics of the universe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
A ROLL CALL ON
 HOUSE BILL S9O
(Hartford Courant)

If House Bill 89O is reported out by the Judiciary Committee. either in its original or amended form. u should not be acted on without roll call vote in both branches of the general assembly. The Constitution 1Article 8, Section 9) provides that ..the yeas and nays of the members of either house shall at the desire of one- fifth of those present. be en- tered on the journals" It is. there fore, within the power of the leg!s- lature as at present constituted to ask for and insist on roll call.
 The people or Connecticut are en- titled to know the names of the Senators and Representatives who believe that Governor Cross, dem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28

Marrakech, Morocco.-For years l have read books and seen films in which the Foreign Legion boys, were the heroes.
 In fact, the last movie wit messed before leaving New York was picture concerning Morocco, featuring Marlene Dietrich. So here I was in Morocco and in 8 place
 where one of the largest Foreign Legion losts is kept. I stood at "ne corner of square. amused by mo- tion picture theater which was show ing film couple of years old. It concerned Chicago gang war. And Legionnaires and Arabs were storm ing the box office trying to get in
 They may not know New York out
 here, but they certainly know their Al Capone.
 A few hours later I started out to gather statistics about these fabu- lous Legion gents. And, sad as it may seem to your illusions, 60 per cent are German-though l couldn't discover why-and 2 per cent are French and the rest are mixture of the peoples of the earth. Ameri- cans and English are the rarest. As was soon to discover.
 The general in command had agreed to put on review of the Legion boys and the Spahi fancy riders. When several hundred of them had been gathered on the field, I asked the commandeA' # he knew any Americanos in the crowd. He didn't, but was willing to ask.
 "Is there an American in trfs gathering?" he inquired in first rate French.
 Out of the crowd stepped one man, large lanky Swede. Ills name is Henry Olson and he halls from Minneapolis. Having gone overseas during the war, he de- cided to stay there, for he had no kin in the states and no particular reason for returning home. The second Legion inciuerr oc- cured, later, in Meknes. on the North African coast. It was a Sum day afternoon and the location was the new French quarter, perched high upon hill sack of "old town"
 The Foreign .egion band was giving its weekly concert. At a nearby sidewalk cafe sat a group of impersonal French officers. read ing their newspapers and sipping their "fins."
 At the cafe bar was the best imi- tation I have seen in the flesh of the barmaid in What Price Glory!''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28

ocrat elected by aid of republican votes, should be treated differently with respect to nominations and ap- pointments from the treatment ac- corded other governors, senators and representatives who honestly feel that he is a peril to the state and should not be trusted in the matters in which other governors have been trusted. who honestly feel that his nominations ought to rest on a diff ferent basis from those of his pre- decessors, surely can have TO objec- tion to letting the people know how sincere and deep are their convic- tions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28

beauty we feel sure that it will obtain new lease on life. It may come to newer and fuller joy as state park or forest. We hope the report We read is true.