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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-25
SURPRISE ORCHESTRA APPEARS TONIGHT AT
 REISS'S ROAD HOUSE

Anton Reiss, manager of the Salmon Creek Roadhouse, has en- gagged surprise orchestra for ap- pearance at his place tonight and tomorrow night. A new dance pro- gram has been arranged and all new numbers are promised by the managemant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-25
LAST RITES FOR
 JOHN SORRI WILL
 BE NEXT MONDAY

Funeral services for John Sorri, who died early Friday morning at the family residence on Gastineau Avenue, will be held Monday af- ternoon at 3 o'clock from the c. w. Carter Mortuary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-25
ATTENTION FIREMEN

There will be a drill by Com pany No. of the Juneau Fire Department on Sunday afternoon at one o'clock.
 MINARD MILL,
 Foreman.
 DOLLY GRAY, adv. Chief.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-25

FOUND-Lady's purse containing various items. Ripper fastening. Owner may have same by prov ing property and paying for this ad. Call at Empire.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
When Economy Is Unwise.

That retrenchment in Federal ex-
penditure is inescapable and that econ
omy must begin somewhere is automatic
and brooks no argument. But 1t Is no
less. fundamental that the economy axe
should be applied in the right and not
in the wrong place. The House Of Rep
resentatives has just given q capital
illustration of that principle by rejecting
the Budget Bureaus proposal to do
away with Citizens Military Training
Camps. BY a vote of 207 to 156 on
January "a the lower branch of Con-
gress increased the War Department ap-
preparations by $3,o32, ,1ss. including $2,-
500 900 for the camps and an additional
1892, 189 for the Organized Reserves Of
the Army.
It was a wholesome decision. Any
thing else would have been misplaced
economy. Incidentally, the expiring
Seventy-second Congress kept its rec
ord clear, for 1t was the second time
during its life that it restored these
items to the military budget, despite the
opposition of Representative Collins Of
Mississippi, chairman Of the Appropria-
tions Subcommittee concerned with
Army affairs. Mr.. Collins taunt that
the purpose of the Citizens Military
Training Camps is to teach 'the boys
to swim, to Jump and to play ring
around-a-rosy and all those things" was
reproved by a substantial majority Of
the House, which takes the view that
the @. M. T. g. movement is valuable
Evening star., 1933-01-29

works, unless inconsistent with the
public interest or unless the cost is un-
reasonable" This, however, is not re-
garded as particularly significant, be-
cause 1t does not commit the Govern
ment to any new procedure.
As matter Of fact, in spite of the ap-
prehension on the part of interested CIT
liens, in recent years there has not been
any dangerous flood of imports. The
Department Of Commerce has just is
sued preliminary figures concerning the
total foreign trade of the United States
in 1882, showing that it then reached
the lowest level recorded since 1908.
Both experts and imports were less by
nearly 10 per cent in comparison with
the figures of 1929. The dollar value Of
the shipments of goods coming from
abroad has declined relatively Just as
fast as the value of the goods we sent
abroad, and shrinkage in both Is above
the average for the rest of the world,
particularly for the countries Of Eu-
rope.
Thus the alleged flood of imports has
already become dwindling stream. It
is not the flood of imports, Commerce
officials say, but the low selling prices Of
such as do come in-despite our tariff
that are causing concern.
SLlolSOo nave OSSuACu AL Vic CAAot
acter of our import trade, it is true, and
this may account for some Of the scare
over the importations of cheap goods
from countries with deprecated curren-
cies. However. according to the official
view, it is the old story. We cannot
keep up exports if we cut cff imports
Whatever may be done in the emer-
gency, it Is certain that, as q permanent
proposition, If we would sell we must
buy. We cannot boycott foreign goods
without destroying our own export
tcopyright 1880
Evening star., 1933-01-29

institution for the building Of citizen
ship as well as for training American
youth In the fundamentals Of national
defense.
With Congress at the moment being
asked to include $4,000, 900 In the
500,000,0 900 direct relief bill to care for
the mounting problem Of transient
South," no more inappropriate hour
could well be chosen for abandoning
the G. M. T. camps. Each Summer, in
ordinary times, they absorb between
$1,000 and 10000 boys and youths and
would accommodate more II Congress
made it possible.
The camps and the associated or
ganized reserves are part and parcel Of
the national defense scheme recon-
mended by Gen. Pershing after the
World War. At best, they form but q
minor, though useful, nucleus for man
power emergencies, should these ever
arise again. It would be penny-wise,
pound-foolish economy in these trou-
blous economic times at home and no
less incalculable and menacing times
abroad to strike q blow at 50 useful
and inexpensive q source Of preparedness
supply. To do 70 would be to unlearn
some Of the lessons the World War Is
supposed to have taught.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
The Nations Steel Deficit
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

with so many other items, steel exports
have fallen to less than one-sixth Of
what they were in 1928 and 1929. Ship1
building, which normally consumes a
heavy tonnage, Is practically at a stand,
still and Is largely out of the steej
market.
One reason for the high rate os
oxidization. which is causing the Ma.
tion's steel to rust away at q rate
greater than new production, Is that
steel work has not been kept painted.
Large corporations, under the necessity
Of conserving their resources, have post
poned appropriations for painting
their buildings and other outdoor steel
work. municipalities and counties.
some of which are seriously embare
rassed through inability to collect sufs
flcient taxes, have postponed the exc
penditures necessary to keep bridges
painted.
Steel will last almost indefinitely II
kept well covered with paint, but In its
absence, deterioration is rapid when
steel work is exposed to the weather.
The wastage, as the result of prevailing
conditions, therefore, is huge. Every
hour sees steel which cost large sums
OF money disappearing magically into
the air through the process of oxidt-
zation.
Industries Are Interdependent,
All this means that the time must
soon come when renewals no longer
may be postponed. Such structures an
bridges, which are subjected to constant
vibration, become dangerous when the
rust has eaten through the trusses,
They may stand in apparently strong
condition, but some extra strain, some
unusual vibration, possibly accompanied
by development OF flaw in the metal
itself. will bring the final snap. There
is always the possibility that some dis
aster WILL oVertake some community
before renewals are made Such an
event would stimulate replacements
as nothing else.
The salvation Of the steel industry
probably will be brought about through
a revival Of railroad buying Some i'm.
provement Is being noted in car loads
ings. and the outlook for railroad re.
covery Is brighter than 1t has been for
long time. As soon as the carriers
show some signs of earning higher
revenues. their credit will be restored
and they will be able to borrow. With
funds In hand, they will not delay in
placing orders for steel.
The $4,000, 100000 railroad industry
Va WAC SAAtC0 0IdtCo OPCl dlcc Oll y Il6E
row margin Of profit Even in the best
times the roads as a whole rarely earn
more than S per cent. There are exc
ceptions, but not many. When operat~
ing income falls to less than three>
quarters Of normal. as 1t did in 1892,
all margin is lost and steady losses are
sustained.
American industry is so organized
that many Of its branches are interde-
pendent. If the railroads had the
money to buy steel, the steel industry
could employ the railroads to haul ore
from the mines and the finished prod.
ucts from the mills.
1t is possible that the Government
may have to take a larger part in
stimulating recovery Of these two major
industries. Already substantial sums
have been advanced through the Pc
construction Finance Corporation, but
not enough to do more than tide over
those roads in the most desperate con-
dition
Evening star., 1933-01-29

cial enterprises. Too frequently in our
effort to restore lost confidence and
a lost hope, We appeal to some tenn
porary expedient or apply some pallia-
tive to tide us over a crisis, with the
result that there follows in q brief
space q situation more serious and
menacing than that which formerly
confronted us.
There is q growing conviction on the
part Of those who are seriously mind
ed, that while religion is indispensable
to the life Of the State as q whole,
it has value only in so far as it touches
intimately and vitality the life of each
individual. In a word, it Is a personal
matter, and the large question for each
one of us today is that which David
asked: How shall bring the ark
Of God home to me?"
The expression Of our religious faith
has been altogether too impersonal; we
have thought Of it as something which
had to do with people in the mass. We
have used it as q palliative, and sought
to apply it to the ills of society. There
has been too little consciousness Of its
meaning and application to our own
individual condition, and TO our habits
in our daily intercourse.
We have reverenced the altar In the
church; we have failed to reverence it
and respect 1t in our homes and Of
fees. There are too many avowedly
Christian" homes, whose children
witness to nothing that speaks Of a re-
ligious practice that affects their out
look upon life or their daily conduct.
The whole attitude Of Jesus was one
that sought to emphasize the applica-
tion Of a saving religious faith to the
individual and his needs. He placed
emphasis always upon the personal ap-
plication of the great truths He
taught. He sought to purify and rem
der wholesome human life, by en-
phasizing the individuals responsible
ity. He would seek the one lost sheep
even though there were ninety and
nine in the fold. because the lost one
was Of like value with those safely
folded
Jesus estimated man at his full
value His teaching. on which Chris
tianity Is founded, is a personal re-
ligion.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
PERSONAL RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, L. D,
Bishop of Washington.

How shall I bring the ark of God
home to me?" This question was asked
by a young and powerful King at the
beginning Of his reign. The situation
IN his kingdom was chaotic. Misrule
and civil strife covering a long period
had almost dismembered it. Imme-
diately upon coming to his place Of
power, he consulted with the leaders
OF his army concerning the large prob
lems of the state. His first considera-
ton was to restore to his people that
which Symbolized their religious faith.
The ark Of Israel was Q movable altar
It meant to those people more than
the flag means to us, for 1t was the
evidence to them Of the presence Of
God. It had accompanied them In all
their pilgrimages and in all their bat
ties. Now, for SO years, it had been
absent, having been taken by their OLD
enemies, the Phillistines. The return
of this altar meant to the King and
his people the return Of the favor Of
God. True, 1t was only q symbol, but
1t was q symbol that was indispensable
to their well-being; thus 1t was that
David sought to restore 1t to its place
Of power.
Today we are thinking much Of
those things that we hold to be vital
to our life as q people. We are at
tempting to set our house in order,
and on every hand we are seeking to
discover what are the indispensable
things, the essentials Of our individual
and corporate life.
A distinguished New England writer,
In book entitled, 1.-THE Revolt Against
Civilization" maintains that there are
elements in our present corporate life
that are repellent and offensive to the
great masses Of the people. He speaks
Of the revolt Of those who. viewing
with distrust the existing social and
industrial order, would destroy 1t and
substitute for 1t that which seems
more just and equitable. One of the
conspicuous things that our existing
order lacks Is that which witnesses to
consistent recognition of the pres
ence Of God in the affairs Of the State
and Nation. Beyond this there Is the
lack Of conscious recognition Of the
presence OF God in the daily concerns
Of the home and our multifarious So
Evening star., 1933-01-29

Tin cans consumed more steel in
1882 than the railroad industry, which
IN normal years, vies with the con-
struction industry In absorbing the out
put Of the steel mills. The American
Steel Institute has made the state
ment that oxidization of steel is going
on in the United States at a rate in
excess Of the rate of new production.
Shipments Of iron ore from the mines in
1882 were only about 100000 tons.
compared with shipments as great as
85,000,000 tons in some previous years
This situation, 1t Is recognized, can
not last much longer. A heavy deficit
in steel must be made up and the
prospect OF new orders, so long post
poned, holds the best promise for a re-
newal OF industrial activity in the coun-
try today.
Steel Is regarded as the basic in
dustry of the United States and its
activity is regarded as the best barome-
ter Of general business conditions in the
country. It has been declining steadily
since the beginning Of the depression
in 1929. In that year production Of
new steel amounted to about 10000, 900
tons. As the depression developed, new
building construction fell of. Because
Of lessened production in all lines, the
railroads were in receipt Of curtailed
revenues and this prevented them from
buying new rails and new locomotives
and from making various improvements
to structures. The effect on the steel
industry was immediate. In 1880 pro-
duction had dropped to 80 900 900 tons.
In 1881 continued adverse conditions
In the country brought production Of
steel down to 10000, 900 tons, and last
year it amounted to only 10000, 900
tons.
What are generally called tin cans
actually are not tin at all. The type OF
can used for all sorts of canned foods Is
made Of very thin steel sheets. 1t Is q
phenomenon of depressed times that
canned goods continue to be consumed.
The canning industry has developed
so rapidly in the United States that
it might be said the Nation takes its
meals from cans Sold at low price
and Of uniform high quality, owing to
the strict enforcement Of the Federal
pure food law, this type Of nourishment
has so extended q market that the busi-
ness of manufacturing the containers
has grown to huge dimensions.
Steel Needs Care.
In anything like . normal year it
would not be possible for more steel to
be consumed in the manufacture Of
cans than by the railroads. Great as the
increase in can consumption has been.
this curious situation could not obtain
save for extremely adverse railroad
conditions In former typical years,
the railroads consumed as much as one
third of the entire steel production and
we're far ahead of all others as custo
mers for the metal. The year 1882
found them in fourth place.
Although the automobile industry also
has been severely depressed. it was the
best steel customer In 1882. 1t passed
the building industry. which in 1881
had been first, and in 1882 fell to second
place. Then, in third place, came the
tin cans, consuming 10 per cent Of the
entire output. Railroads had fallen to
fourth place. In sixth place stood steel
used in the oil industry-drills. pipes,
tanks and tools.
In normal years the export trade
acrO,lnts for a large tonnage but along
Evening star., 1933-01-29
Up to the Power Company.

Commendable progress toward accept
able compromise has been made by the
representatives Of the Potomac Electric
Power Co., the Public Utilities Commis-
sion and the Peoples Counsel in the
matter Of a new agreement by which
rates will be reduced on the first Of
February and future rates will be ad-
justed amicably without resort to pro-
longed litigation.
All parties are in agreement a. to
the principle to be embodied In the
proposed compromise, this being that
the decision Of the District Supreme
Court as announced by Justice Luhring,
in so far as it relates to the power Of
the Public Utilities Commission to
modify the terms Of a sliding scale ar
rangement, shall stand, but that the
power company, in return for abandon
ing its court fight, is allowed certain
notifications in the terms Of the slid
ing scale arrangement set forth In the
Supreme Court decision.
1t has been difficult to agree, how
ever, on the exact phraseology for ex-
preston Of this principle, and on OBJ
lection by the Peoples Counsel, previous
negotiations were temporarily halted.
They have been resumed, and the
phraseology has now been agreed upon
by counsel for all parties. Counsel for
the power company must, however, OBJ
tain the company's approval OF the
new agreement. This places the mat
ter squarely up to the power company.
The company will be anxious to pre-
serve unbroken its good record for an
nual reductions In rates for the last
nine years.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Big Day.

The Big Day.
There won't be any argument
Upon Inauguration.
Forgetful of all discomfort,
Well hold the grand ovation.
On pros and cons" We will not doze.
Well revel unmolested.
The poetry will conquer prose
And cons will be arrested.
And should the climate disagree
With plans for the procession
An overshoe gavotte will be
A form of dance expression.
And If to fret the joyous crowd
Debate should start a-balking,
Well have the brass band play so loud
That none can hear the talking.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
Buy.American Plea
Puzzling Officials
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

How far will it be wise and profitable
to push the campaign to convince Amer
leans that they should buy American
products exclusively? How far can the
movement 60 before it works damage
to our present and prospective foreign
trade and throws out of work many of
the several millions of Americans now
making living through export and i'm
port activities?
These are questions which are now
puzzling Government officials in Wash
ington and business leaders who have
been impressed with the progress al
ready made by the American -goods-only
idea. It has taken hold OF the general
public and appears in organized form
under many slogan headlines. Two have
become nationally known through cam
paigns similar to the one in England
labeled buy British" which is reported
to have scored noteworthy success, par
ticularly after the abandonment of the
gold standard and the enactment Of
customs tariff by Great Britain.
Various private interests have been
bombarding the Departments of Com
merce and the Treasury, demanding
that they take some stand in the mat
ter. The Secretary of Commerce has
stated that, in his opinion, he Is not JUS
titled in taking any official attitude
or con-toward "buy American" pol.
icy. The Department Of Commerce. OF
course, can have no opposition to q
popular buy American" move. How
ever, officials do observe that the issue
is, after all, not patriotic one, but an
economic one, and that the two do not
always mix. Also, it is pointed out that
thousands Of American enterprises are
engaged in the business of exporting
the products of American industry and
thousands more are dependent for their
very existence on the importing busi-
ness.
In response to considerable clamor
from members who have been insisting
that the Government at least should
"buy American" the House Of Repre-.
sentatives this week, by large majority
vote, passed bill requiring the Fedora
Government to purchase domestic ma
teriab IN the construction Of public
Evening star., 1933-01-29

Americas oldest physician is DR..
Merritt H. Eddy Of Vermont, who has
just celebrated his Tooth birthday an
niversary. He is said to have charged
only fifty-five cents call. Possibly he
has enjoyed life as a reward of his as
sociation with neighbors who held him
in affection and esteem instead of ad-
miring him as a financier.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

Ordinarily debts are avoided In
friendly conversation. European neigh
bors have found them SO interesting
that they would rather talk about them
than pay them. In small transactions
tourists have always found an inclina-
ton for friendly bargaining, and the
same social trait may persist in a mani
festation even in so great a matter as
international obligations.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

and moist, should work together to the
end that the local liquor control system
which is to be substituted for local and
national prohibition shall effectively
protect the Capital community against
the evils and injuries Of the old-time
saloon system.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
In All MOdesty.

II suppose you think you know ex-
actly how this Government ought to
be run," remarked the man who never
speaks save with slight sneer.
NO." replied Senator Sorghum, II
don't pretend to know how it ought to
be run. Only, on seein' the mistakes
other fellers make I get kind O. recon-
ciled to takin' q chance on some Of my
own"
Evening star., 1933-01-29

Discouraging elements of the public
thought predict a revolution. Other
people claim that we have had one and
that another is liable to happen each
four years.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

When filibuster Is next undertaken
musical composer might be engaged
to lend interest in words that do not
mean anything in particular.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

Whatever may be the monetary effect
of Senator Glass banking bill. 1t has
accomplished deflation of the
fllibuSter.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
The NOn-Reader.

"Does that salesman read all the
books he gets people to subscribe for?"
Certainly not. A book agent is too
smart ever to allow himself to become
q bookworm."
Evening star., 1933-01-29

A President-elect has many advisers.
The one whose advice is taken Is the
figure of real Importance.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
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Evening star., 1933-01-29
KveStigation.

Alas, the days are very few,
Such Is the minds inquiring state,
When no one digs up something new
For Congress to investigate.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
Interest Secure,

Interest Secure.
II don't believe Josh Is interested In
the dear old home" remarked Farmer
Corntossel sadly.
Eyes, he is," replied Josh's mother,
"and he's goin' to keep on bein' inter-
ested regardless Of pleasures and pal
aces, so long as the old home is the
only place where three meals per day
are absolutely reliable.p
Forced Optimism.
I'm optimistic, declare.
I seek for comfort and repose.
I'm glad the peanut does not wear
A shell such as the oyster grows.
Jud Tunkins says he never vet saw
q man who said he loved work that
wasn't more or less tickle IN hh af3ec.
ton. =
Evening star., 1933-01-29
THEODORE w. MOVES. :. Editor
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Fire Hazard in
Steering Cars.

Public feeling againct wire-carry
poles within this city half a cent
Evening star., 1933-01-29
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

There were no great utility holding
companies fifty years ago, but non-
Telephone local corporations itSp new. v.
Stock Sold. erlhe!eS prevailed as