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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
Including the Old Folks.
(New York World Telegram )


 Once again President Roosevelt has proved him. self big enough to change his mind.
 Addressing social security workers last week, he doubted that this is the time to consider old age security. Yesterday, in his message to the Chicago Conference of Mayors he definitely included old age pensions the Congressional program.
 Tt is undoubtedly true" he wrote, that the coming session of Congress will give further atten- ton proposals involving unemployment relief pub lie works, unemployment insurance, old age pen sons and housing. all of which vitally affect the city governments
 T cannot say what final action Congress will take with reference these subjects but I assure you the Federal Government is anxious to work effectively and comparatively on all of these com mon problems"
 Whether this change wrought by the Presi- dents own more thorough study of the subject or by the advice of others, or by the popular outcry over his earlier utterances does not matter. The important fact is that he changed this policy
 We believe the Administration will make great mistake if it does not push old age pensions along with unemployment insurance. A bill at least as generous of Federal aid as the Dill-C Connery bill should be on its security program
 The old age pension principle is economically sound By supplying onethird of costs to the States the Federal Government standardize pension relief bring the States into the pension picture save money for the counties and remove from relief
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
A SAFE JOURNEY AT AN EVEN PACE.

The common and thorough knowledge back of every statement that is made public by Secretary Roper, of the Department of Commerce, gives it weight throughout the country Because so many Aaskans met Secretary Roper when he visited the Territory last summer, they interested in what he has to say whether it is interview national recovery in general radio talk about Alaska.
 Now, Secretary Roper a gradual improve ment in trade and industry and believes that most people feel it would be better for business to ahead that way than for it to take sudden squirt which might lead to reverse"
 Considering the spurts and reverses that people have witnessed in the past his view is well founded It is better to travel along steadily around 45 than to hit TO- and then suddenly hit something else.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
NORTHWESTERN HERE ON FIRST
 WINTER VOYAGE

Making its first trip of the win ter season, the Northwestern berth ed at Pacific Coast Dock from 8.30 o'clock last night to 4 o'clock this morning. The Northwestern came from Seattle and, today, is westbound for Kodiak and way ports. The vessel. is taking the Alas ka's place on the Alaska Steam ship Company's schedule as the lat ter craft is now in Seattle for a periodic overhaul.
 When the Northwestern arrived here, after a delicious Christmas dinner was served, she brought the following IA passengers:
 A. c. Chenoworth, Charles E. Hughes, Mrs. Joe Harnish, Mrs. C.. Kirkendall, Mrs. K. Mclean Frank Metzgar, Mrs. F. Orme, Frank Ros- si, w. I. Smith and wife, J. A. Sofoulis, J. J. Wilins, R. R. Wood ward. Harold Wilson, George A.. Lingo.
 Westbound, the Mort h W estern added the following five Juneau passengers to her manifest:
 For Haines-E. E. Trimmer; for Uzinki-William Tarsen and wife; for Kodiak-Fred Meyer; for Skag- way-Johnny OLaughlen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26

rolls all indgents past 65 years. This be done with an estimated Federal expenditure of s4o00O,- coo year less.
 It is politically wise. The nation is being stirred by demagogc demands for old age pensions of an extreme and unavoidable type sound measure is needed as pack-fire.
 It is morally right. For it would include the really forgotten men and women of this rich coun- try 500,00o old folks to whom the late after noon of life is too often nightmare
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
ExPAN SION OF
 FEDERAL POWER
 PROJECT TINTED
Washington Post Prints Ar ticle Indicating IVA
 Enl argeme ent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. = The Washington Post said today that "it had learned from an authorita- tive source that the spark plug organization of President Roose- velt's program to bring electricity to the consumer at lower prices had been instructed by the White House chief to expand its activities over the entire country"
 The spark plug organization referred to is the Electric Home Farm Authority, am subsidiary of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
 In the Tennessee Valley, this or ganization is assisting the financ- ing of electric equipment purchases by both farmers and urban house. holders. The EHFA affords this aid to all consumers in communities which are buying or are prepar- ing to buy public IVA power.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
IKE P. TAYLOR LEAVES
 FOR WASHINGTON, D. c

Ike P. Taylor, Chief Engineer for the Alaska Road Commission, left Portland, Oregon, last evenin g bound for Washington, D. c. where he will confer with Federal officers concerning matters of importance to the Territory, according to word received here. MT. Taylor has been visiting with Mrs. Taylor and their children in Portland for several weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
PIN PLAY TO BE
 RESUMED TONIGHT

Christmas a thing of the past City Bowling League enthusiasts plan to resume play tonight at the Brunswick Alleys with a double header.
 At 7:30 o'clock, the White Sox and the Cardinals will mix, while, at 8:30 o'clock. the Millers and the Tigers are due to play.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
THOMAS DAY, INJURED ARC
 EMPLOYEE IS SOUTHBOUND

Thomas Day, Alaska Road Com mission employee who was seriously injured in an accident near Fair banks recently, will pass through Juneau aboard the steamer Yukon on his way south for medical treat ment, according to word received by Hawley w. Sterling, Assistant Chief Engineer for the Commis- sion. He is under the care of a trained nurse while travelling.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
Infants Tatooed
 for Identification

BUDAPEST, Dec. 26.-An gypsy babies in the Marozali District must be tattooed with their name and birthplace. This was decided at the meeting of the local agri- cultural committee, which is seek ing to force gypsies to stop rowing and settle down in villages. The tattooing is designed to prevent the children when grown up from shedding their identity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
REED GOES TO INFERIOR

H. L. Reed, of the Arctic Piggly Wiggly company, passed through Juneau aboard the steamer North western on his way to his head quarters in Anchorage after spend.. ing some time visiting in the States. Mrs. Reed and their daughter, Miss Verna Reed, remained in Seattle for time longer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
Back to Nature.
(New York World Telegram )


 None of the desert island tales of fiction attains a more eloquent tragedy than is expressed by the hcsitant radio from the tuna clipper which found two persons dead a waterless rock in the Gala pagos group
 The two had reached the rock island in their little boat, only to find that it wouldn't maintain life. And there beside their distress signal of an upraised stick they perished It would have been an easy airplane hop to the mainland.
 Doubtless they, too had felt the need to get away from it all That feeling probably is the thing which kepes Robinson Crusoe" among the best sellers and has provided readers for the back to-nature magazine stories of various Galapagos colonsts.
 But the modern man women who turns away from the machine to live by single handed con quest over nature should he the task isn't too hard For nature is stronger sometimes than our most powerful machine Whether we like is or not most of us have got to keep on in the machine age and make adjustments to it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
} . . .
 HOSPITAL NOTES .


 Ivan Diboff is being treated for influenza at St. Ann's Hospital to- day. He entered last night. Sheldon Simmons, pilot of the seaplane Patco, who underwent an operation for appendicitis Monday, is in satisfactory condition today at St. Ann's Hospital.
 A. B. Quakenbush, a surgical pa- tient, was discharged from St. Anns Hospital yesterday.
 Mrs. Doris Lee entered St. Ann's Hospital for medical treatment to- day.
 A medical patient, Mrs. Hazel Ferguson left St. Ann's Hospital today.
 Al Boras was discharged from St. Ann's Hospital yesterday. Mrs. Joye Livesay and her infant daughter left St. Ann's Hospital yesterday, but Joye Livesay entered the hospital today and was treated for a cold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
20 YEARS AGO
 From The Errpire
DECEMBER 26. 1914

DECEMBER 26, 1914 N
 The British cruiser Newcastle was thought to be engaged in battle off the coast of Chile with the German cruiser Dresden. Firing was heard in Valparaiso.
 Juneau's guardians of communi- cation were remembered generous ly on Christmas day, and the ..nel- lo' girls in the telephone office and the boys in the cable office were thought to have carried off first prize in the number of presents re- ceiyed, The girls in the telephone office were Miss Grace E. Web- ster, Mrs. Marie Brennan, Miss Ed na Nichols and Mrs. Estelle Cordi- ner. The cable office force included P. P. Floyd, officer in charge: D. s. Sigmon, R. P Johnson, c. B. Williams, H. W. Whitman, Homer A. Sanford and Lawrence Hurl- but.
 Saagull, the handsome blooded riding pony Of pr. L. o. Sloane broke leg on Christmas day and had to be shot. The accident hap pened in the Humphries barn, where the horse evidently had slip ped and fallen. A. H. Humphries, w w. Casey and Dr. Sloane ex- amined the break and reluctantly decided that the animal must be shot.
 Five thousand men, employed at the Treadweli and Gastineau mines, celebrated Christmas with a 24- hour holiday It was a green Christmas in Juneau, and without rain. On the whole the town was quiet and orderly and there was little excitement.
 Citizens of Juneau were incensed at the local crime wave. A down. town store was burglarized of $160 and Frank Ross, electrician at Thane, was robbed by highway man of $80. Ross was shot through the leg by one of the bandits. This was the fourth bold robbery of the month, and public sentiment was aroused. Juneau had been noted for the absence of crime of all kinds and resentment against the robbers was strong.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
MRS. HARRY BLUNT AND
 DAUGHTER ON WAY NORTH

Mrs. Harry Blunt, accompanied by her daughter, is aboard the steamer Northwestern on her way to Fairbanks to join her husband who is a pilot with the Pacific Alaska Airways. Miss Blunt will enter the Alaska Agricultural Col lege and School of Mines. They have been vacationing in the states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
DEPUTY U. s. MARSHAL
 RETURNS TO SELDOvIA

Deputy United States Marshal R. Scott, of Seldovia, is a Westbound passenger on the steamer North western on his way home after taking a party of prisoners south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26

s. B. Adcock of Smithville, Tenn, has a sweet potato that grew through the neck of a broken bot tie lying in the patch.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
IcrNs HER HUSBAND

Mrs. Jce Harnish arrived on the Northwestern to join her husband, who is purser on the Renal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26

In Italy at least, it is true that the King can do no wrong. Il Duce doesn't give him chance -Detroit Free Press)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26

"Is the Republican Party passing out?" queries a Texas editor. How silly! Why of course notl Whats it got to pass out?-(Boston Herald)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26

We do not subscribe to the thought that Huey Long is the worst current joke. That distinction belongs to Lousiana.-(Toledo Blade)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26
EAPPY--------
 BIR RTADAY

The Empire ertends congratula- tionS and best aoishes today, their birthday anniversary, to tke folIoac- ing:
 DECEMBER 26
 Frank Varlen
 William Rhodes in J. M. Sharples
 Esther Davis
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-26

DLOH1NDETV @U, IJIF v The British cruiser Newcastle was thought to be engaged in battle off the coast of Chile with the German cruiser Dresden. Firing was heard in Valparaiso.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-09
What The Doctor SayS BY DIR. $. J. CRUMBINE, GENERAL EXECUTIVE AMERICAN CHILD HEALTH ASSOCIATION

i, get 50 little opportunity to see a q good show" Well" I agreed, i've are off the beaten track as far as the road companies are con- cerned. And even when there's decent company in the city 1t means sixty mile drive there and back to see it." Exactly" said Mir Johnson; "it means more time and money than most of us can afford. Yet we don't want the youngsters to grow up knowing nothing of the thcater. Of course," he added, there arc the movies, but they don't fll quite the same need" "So you decided to form your own com panyw l asked. "Yes," he re- piled, Cor rather a dramatic club. And if we don't get quite the per- lection of professional players we'll have all the more fun through doing 1t ourselves"
 MT Johnson also told me how the dramatic club had been formed, through a general invitation to all who were interested. He said that the committee had been pleasantly surprised at the numbers of those responding. and at the number of men and women in the community who had had more or less expe- rience in theatricals. Incidentally some of the most enthusiastic ones have been unemployed for some time, and arc glad to find n cheer full outlet for their energies. One
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-09
AMATEUR THEATRICALs

I waA out of town all last week, and on Saturday evening was rath- CT late in getting over to the John sons. Just as I arrived the door flew open and young Bill rushed out like q whirlwind. Hello, Doc tor" he said: "'got to run or I'll be late!" And with that he was gone.
 Naturally my curiosity was aroused, so 1 asked Mrs Johnson where he was off to in such hur- ry. "Oh, it's the first rehearsal, she said. What first rehearsal X " I asl. d. Before Mrs Johnson could answer, Claire burst into the conversation. Haven't you heard of the new Community Players 2" she demanded; "Bill's one, and doesn't he think himself somc- body" "That1l do, Claire" said Mir Johnson. and Mrs Johnson sent her off to call Mary to supper.
 During supper they told me about the Community Players. It seems that the Recreation commitA tee of the Community Center de- cided last week that we ought to be doing more in the way of am- ateur theatricals. Mir Johnson Is a member of the committee, so he had 1t all at his fingers ends.
 "It's for the sake of the young people mostly" he explained; they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-09

How can the poor layman know what to believe, asks a correspon- dent, when we doctors can not agree? And he sends q clipping of another doctors dissertation on the question of the effects of exposure and wet fee.
 The other doc first bids those who believe that wetting the feet causes one to catch cold to cheer up. Tt is coming to be believed that there are two kinds of colds; those due to exposure and those due to infection"
 Before we go to the mat I beg to call to the thoughtful readers at- tention, if any, the passive or fur tive mood chosei. by this other doc for conveying his idea--no, not his idea at all, but, ah, well, never mind whose idea 1t is or was, just you swallow it as the doctor tells you, you numskull.
 Having thus imparted the ille- gitimate suggestion, the willy doc continues:
 "An eminent nose and throat specialist lists the following facts as proof that exposure has some tIlHB tO uV Wltb SobSpibb NNtN' 1. The all but universal experi- ence that wet feet and exposure to damp, colo weather are fol- lowed by cold ."
 So that is the chief fact" on which the mysterious eminent spe- cialists bases his proof? And here for years have been citing universal personal experience as strong point on our side. for is it not true that no illness or indisposition fol- lows wetting of the feet nine times out of ten?
 And if that is so, then maintain 1t is fair to occasional instance, in which some illness or indisposition occurs shortly after wetting the feet. as q coincidence. at least until evidence to the contrary is forth coming.
 The other doc continues, his lengthy quotation of the masked "eminent specialjst'--
 "2.-The experiments of Grant,
 Mudd and Goldman. They chilled
 the surface of the body by plac-
 ing the feet in cold water and
 directing electric fans against the
 bare skin--They found that the temperature oe the mucous mem-
 brane of nose and throat was
 lowered three or four degrees by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-09
COLOREUL SCREENS,
BY MARIAN YOUNG


 New York - Gadgets are no longer fashionable. The better liv- ing rooms these days are stripped of the what-nots and which-evers that used to overload every inch oI available surface.
 Remember when no home was complete without it's center table and mantelpiece cluttered with souvenirs of the family's trip to Europe? Then came q rage for little objects of art that had no particular relation to one another nor to their owner. Even the souv- enirs were better. But the new era is better still. The rule Is that any loose objects must serve a pur- Jose.
 Practical Pieces Dlsplace
 Ornaments
 Ash trays, cigaret boxes, match holders and vases for flowers come under the heading of useful ob- iects. So we retain them and dis card small groups of china dogs and cats and any other little bits and pieces that clutter up table or shelf.
 In line with this utilitarian mo- tiff. pictures and paintings take on orderly air. If you fancy small prints in diminutive francs, ar- range several in compact group on one wall instead of scattering them here and there. And keep the size of your pictures propor- tionate with the size of the living room. Nothing is more incongru- ous than an enormous oil painting hung on the wall of midget room. And by the same token, tiny prints, hung separately, have no place on vast expansc of wall space.
 Screens Add Decorative Touch
 The real new note in living room decoration is the screen. February is the month to get one because screens, like furniture, now are on sale.
 Time was whep screen was used to hide some unsightly corner or to substitute for Q door. Nova days, it stands on its own and does its own part to add beauty to a room.
 Wall paper screens are especial Iy smart against stucco walls. Glass screens, painted with vivid lacquer in intricate designs. are in the fore. If you have a penchant for a touch of bright green here ard there, cont overlook glass screens decorated with under-sea motifs.
 Carved oak tables. cabinets and iesks are items to bear in mind when you set out to do a bit of February furniture shopping, par ticularly If your living room Is paneled in oak. A modern living room tshown above) has been de- signed for the small suburban home. The walls are cream col ored stucco with oak paneling and the oak is repeated in the coffee table In front of the beautiful blue camel's hair divan, the cabinet end table which holds the reading lamp, q desk and a large library table which stands in frobt of the two windows.
 White Chair Gives Modern Note
 To give color, an over-stuffed chair, covered with upholsterer's figured lipen, is used. The screen is decorated with Spanish designs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-09
Ub To The Minute Democrat Fashions
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-09
GLORIFYING
 YOURSELF
<. By Alicia Hart 2
'6i555s7 Nl1 sEE7icF ISlS

Plenty of sleep is necessary for clear skin. Authorities estimate that adults require approximately seven hours and fifty minutes of sleep every night and that 1t is bet ter to stay up one night each week than to try and get along on six hours.
 Some day when your mirror tells you that your skin has slightly grayish tint to it, make up your mind that you will sleep nine hours that night and eight hours for the succeeding three or four nights. Then examine your skin again. The chances are that the wan look will have disappeared
 Drinking ten glasses of water q day and eating fresh fruits and vegetables help the complexion.
 Circles under the eyes, small lines across the forehead or verti- cal ones between the eyebrows sometimes can be erased by sleep and rest
 See that your bed is comfortable and, if at all possible, don't use q pillow. Keeping. your back, neck and head in Straight line while sleeping will go far toward elimi- hating stiff neck.
 Sleep with the windows open. There never should be a draught directly on the bed. NEXT: Reducing the hips.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-09

frill on 1t and no ono would mo- tice.
 How curious it was, she reflected as she dressed, that she had gone along so happily for months, to be pricked into unrest and disquietude by the sound of Lilas voice. Lila, reminding her of the gay apd fash ionable world, in which she had no part! The winter of her content was over.
 Hurriedly Gypsy dressed. She had to do her marketing first. Once on the street, she realized that this particular day was one of those springtime freaks--a June day transported to April. Even her tweed coat seemed unusually warm. The sky was laced with feecy clouds and warm wind blew from the river.
 The old, disturbing feeling of dis satisfaction welled within her. How could she lunch with Lila in her old clothes? It wasn't fair!
 Gro Be Continucd)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Raynaud's Affection

I am q graduate nurse and dur ing my 10 years of practice never heard of such q disease as Ray naud's until T became q victim. have had hyperpyrexia, streptococ- GUS vaccine treatment, diathermy, sunbaths, but without apparent in- fiuence on my trouble. My urine showed milligra ms of arsenic in 100 c. c. Does that mean anything? (Miss C. J.)
 Answer--Severa cases have been reported greatly relieved or cured by treatment of chronic arsenic poisoning. There is normal trace of arsenic eliminated in the urine. If this is definitely increased after an intravenous injection of one- half gram (about 7k grains) of photographer hypo. sodium hypo- sulphite. formerly called thiosul- phate of soda. that is logical evi- dence that you have chronic arr senic poisoning, and daily doses of the same hypo would be good treatment. Tn some cases relief is