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Evening star., 1934-11-04
VOLUNTEER Naval Reserve Off

v VOLUNTEER Naval Reserve Off
GERS in Washington and
" vicinity are responding In
Y greater numbers this year to
the appeal to them to take
more interest in naval activities ana
to take advantage of the opportunities
furnished them to acquaint themselves
with the requirements Of the service
should they be called into service in
time of national emergency.
The first of a series OF meetings
was held at the local Reserve armory
last week under the direction of Lieut.
Comdr. F. w. Benson, United States
Navy the officer in charge of Naval
Reserve affairs here, and it was said
that a larger number of officers at
tended the conference than ever
before.
The volunteer Naval Reserve officers
do not have to attend drills or take
part In cruises. The majority OF them
are commissioned in the Navy because
of some special training which they
have in their civilian capacities which
would fit them for special service in
the Navy in time of war. These IN
clude scientists, engineers, newspaper
men, physicians and surgeons, etc.
However, many of those who have been
commissioned since the World War
have never had any close contact
with the naval service and know little
about its requirements. 1t is for that
reason that the department is en-
couraging them to take part in some
activities which would famlllarlze
them with the service and thus take
up any lost motion which might ap-
pear at the time of their call to the
colors.
It is the purpose of the meetings
also to get these officers together so
that they may meet each other and
discuss their various problems. A
series of lectures has been outlined by
Comdr. Benson and these will be de-
livered by experts in the naval service,
some of them being illustrated by
motion pictures of activities in the
fleet. The plan also provides for q
series of visits to naval activities in
and around Washington, such as the
gun factory at the Washington Navy
Yard, the powder factory at Indian
Head, Md; the proving ground at
Dahlgren. Va, where the guns are
tested: the air station at Anacostia,
the research laboratory at Bellevue,
D. c., and the naval training school
for officers at Annapolis. All of these
trips will be personally conducted by
officers familiar with their workings
and details will be explained to the
reServists.
OF course, the fleet reservists are
required to participate in weekly drills
in armories, and to carry out ship
training whenever vessels are avail
able. They also are required to make
two weeks cruise each year aboard a
ship at sea.
With the approach Of cold weather,
the training cruises aboard the launch
assigned here for the purpose will be
discontinued, 1t was announced at the
armory here. It is now getting too
cold to make the week end trips
aboard the small boat, and it was said
that plans are being made to haul
her out of the river at the Washing
ton Navy Yard to protect her hull
from ice damage during the Winter
months.
The several fleet divisions and even
the aviation unit have made good use
of the vessel during the Summer, as
it went out almost every Saturday for
Evening star., 1934-11-04

The next hospital entertainment
conducted by Kenneth H. Nash Post.
No. 8, will be tomorrow night at 7:45
o'clock at Walter Reed Hospital. The
post will hold its next meeting No.
vember Is, at pm, in Germans Hall
on Upshur street.
Evening star., 1934-11-04

Capt. Melvin Frame will preside at
the open meeting Of q. s. 8. Jacob
Jones Post next Friday night at the
Thomson School and will accept for
the post squadron, Sons Of the Ameri.
can Legion, an American nag,
Evening star., 1934-11-04

Pvt. Norval B. Smith has been
ordered promoted to corporal in the
Headquarters Detchment, Special
Troops, 2eth Division.
Evening star., 1934-11-04

Howell A. Lamar, Falls Church, Va,
has been appointed an ensign in the
Supply Corps of the Reserve.
Evening star., 1934-11-04

Pvts. Leonard E. Cunningham and
Evening star., 1934-11-04

DR.. Marion T. Rosser, 1925 street
northwest, has been commissioned
lieutenant in the Reserve Medical
Corps of the volunteer branch.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08

With the official" opening plan ned for tonight on the Natator- ium floor in Douglas, Juneau bas- ketball fans were awaiting the To- cal start of the City Basketball League season tomorrow night at the High School.
 And it will be a gala affair that Juneau opening tomorrow night. A. B. Phillips, President of the league, said today that "Hiz- zoner," Mayor Isadore Goldsteln, would be on hand to officially throw on to the maple court the ball to be used in the first game, scheduled for 7:30 o'clock.
 After the Mayors official opening act, the High School team, ad- mitted to league competition for the first time this year. will &C., cept the challenge of the Moose fraternal team.
 Then, at 8:30 o'clock, the Ju- neau Bremen and the DeMolay quintet will take the floor for the second-half of the doubleheader.
 Tonight, in Douglas, Krause's Concreters, the other new addition to the loop, tackle the Douglas Bremen in the first game of the season.
 George Brothers, defending champion, will not see action until next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08
ANXIETY RELIEVED |IS HEARD FROM TODAY
 WHEN PARTY OVERDUE

Anxiety felt yesterday for the safety of G. G. Oien and Harold Fairly, who were due back in Ju- neau on the gasboat Tolo. Novem- Der was relieved today when F. J. Waite heard that they were safe, and had been seen about IS miles below Sumdum, where their boat was caught in floating ice with broken clutch.
 The men had left here to look over some mining property at Sum- dunn on October 29 and had plan ned to do some hunting and return to Juneau not later than November g. When they failed to arrive, MT. Waite reported them missing to U. S. Commissioner J. F. Mullen and it was planned to send out a search party when word of their whereabouts was received today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08
MANY ENJOY
 ALASKA TALK
 LAST EVENING

A
 More than thirty local men and women took advantage of the op- portunity to hear Rev. A. P. Kashe- varoff authority on Alaskan life, speak at the first open meeting of the Fine Arts Department of the Juneau Women's Club, at the Ter ritorial Museum last evening.
 Choosing for his subject the art and folklore of the Alaskan h. dian, Rev. Kashevaroff. drawing on his vast store of knowledge, gave most interesting lecture to this study group of the women's or ganization. Starting with the play ing of an old Indian folk song he had recorded himself, the curator of the museum explained and il- lustrated d great many facts about such little known subjects as why various symbols were used in the making of the totem poles. From the music and totem poles his lecture included such interesting subjects as Indian basketwork carving, and ornamental dress. He explained the significance and the meaning of the different patterns.
 Rev. Kashevaroff pointed out that the Indian art was rapidly deteriorating due to the influence of civilization. In an effort to pro- duce their wares for the com mercial market the Indians have sacrificed faithfulness to the ten- cts of their peoples art.
 Every year the Fine Arts De- pertinent of the Juneau women's Club holds study groups, open to the public. on selected subjects. This year Alaska will be studied and it is planned to hold regular m eetings of similar interest throughoqt the season, according to Mrs Neil sLs Heard. chairman of this department.
 AJ9gs 0 BE
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08
MONDAY TO BE OBSERVED AS
 HOLIDAY HERE
Merchants and Business Firms to Celebrate Arm
 istice Day Nov. l2

Merchants and business men ot Juneau agreed unanimously to cb- serve Armistice Day on Monday, November 12, according to R. J. McKanna, Post Commander of the American Legion, Afford John Bradford Post No. 4, whose can- wasting committee reported this afternoon.
 Practically every merchant and business firm of the city was in- terviewed by the committee mem- bers, and urged to observe the na- tional holiday of November IL, which falls this year on Sunday, on the following day.
 This will make double holiday, from Saturday until Tuesday, and merchants wish to remind house. wives and others to do their shop ping on Friday and Saturday to carry them over the two-day pe- riod.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08
CHAMBER ' 3 HEARS PECUES TELL OF. FILA WORK PLANS
New Alas k a Director oi Project Speaker at
 Weekly Luncheon
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unemployment Is caused by cessa- tion of construction on houses. It lis estimated that 100000 homes lin the United States are in need of repair.
 If we can start repairs on a sizeable number of those homes, we |certainly will be taking people off the relief rolls," Pegues said. That is our first aim.
 Secondly, and closely allied with that first item, is the fact that if we can put those men back to work, business certainly will be stimulated. You can't put 40 per cent of the present unemployed at work without aiding many other lines of depressed businesses"
 Mortgage Market
 Reformation of the home mort gage market, the third point in the FILA program, is an important one, the Alaska Director declared.
 There is, at the present time, in the States at least, a large b ckade on home mortgages" Pegues said. Congress, in approv- ing the FILA work, has insured loans on home modernization to banks up to 20 per cent of the banks loans. This is much high CT insurance rate than figures show is actually needed. therefore giv- ing the bankers ample protection. This, the Government ;shopes, will release that mortgage blockade"
 Money is to be loaned on a five per cent discount basis, m
 Locally, Pegues declared that he looked for at least 50 moderniza- tion projects to start immediately This, he said, would take at least 200 men off the Juneau unemploy- ed lists. Pegues announced that Harry I. Lucas has been appointed as Executive Secretary of Title One. Other appointments to be announced later include a dispers- ing agent, an architect and a legal clerk.
 After his speech was concluded, Pegues answered many questions from Chamber members.
 Douglas Attendance
 The other feature of today'S meeting was the presence of the Executive Board of the Douglas c ham Der of Commerce. A. E. Goetz, Past President of that Chamber, spoke and thanked the Juneau men for their cooperation in obtaining construction of the new Juneau Douglas bridge. Arne Shudshift, present President of the Douglas c. of o., also spoke.
 Honoring National Education Week, the following members of the Juneau School Board made brief talks: Grover c. Vim, A. B. Phillips, R. E. Robertson, A. E.. Karnes and Charles w. Hawkes. worth.
 In the business meeting preced- ing the speeches. it was announced that all the member Chambers of the Alaska Territorial Chamber of Commerce had approved the move ment, originated in Juneau, for development of aviation in Alaska. However, all of the member Cham bers reporting voted negatively on the highway patrol resolution, also suggested by the Juneau Chamber
 Secertary Curtis Shattuck report ed that the Executive Board had approved the action of spetitloning the Post Office Department for re- sumption of the Icy Straits mail service. s
 The Chamber approved a series of resolutions on Government ex- Ipenditures, submitted by the Ma Itional Chamber of Commerce.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08
JOHN LAPPIN, MINE
 EMPLOYEE, IS KILLED

John Lappin, employee of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Com pany, was reported accidentally killed while working in the mine this morning
 Lappin is believed to be survived by wife and child.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08
SCOTT FUNERAL SET

The funeral for Robert Scott, na- tive Indian boy who died at Gov ernment Hospital Tuesday night, was set for Saturday afternoon by relatives today.
 The service will be held from the Russian Orthodox Church and will be read by Rev. A. P .Kashevarofl. Interment will take place in the general plot of Evergreen Ceme- tery. Funeral arrangements are in charge of 0. w. Carter's Mortuary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08
BAMANs MOVES INTO TOWN

Henry Baman of the Alaska Meat Company, has moved into town from his summer cottage at Aux Bay and Garry Banta, of the Forest Service has taken the Ba- man cottage for the winter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08
see o
 AT THE HOTELS c c c . A .
Alaskan

Alaskan William Kelly, Juneau; Jack Romer, Juneau; William Fullerton, Juneau.
 Gastineau Albert Kotzerke, Seattle; Fred Kotzerke, Seattle; w. Brown, Ju- neau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08
MILO TO RETURN HOME

Milo Capp,e who has been vaca- tioning in WrangeIl for several days, is expected to return to his home in Juneau this afternoon by plane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08
JUNEAU. AWAITS
 HOOP SEASONS
 OPENING GAMES
Doubleheader Set for High School Gym Tomor-
 row Night

GAME TONIGHT At Douglas--Krause's Con- creters vs. Douglas Bremen at 7:30 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-08

GAMES TOMORROW
 At June u High School High School vs. Moose at 7:30 o'clock; DeMolay vs. Juneau Bremen at 8:30 o'clock.
The Omaha guide., 1934-01-27
SOLVING MILK PROBLEMS THROUGH
COOPER ALTON

President Sexauer Of the Dairymen's League Co
operative Association of New York, has just made some
interesting remarks, directed to the New York State Milk
Control Board, concerning the dairy ~industry's troubles
in that state and elsewhere.
Mr.. Sexauer warned that any move by the state to
reduce the return farmers are getting for milk, would
have unfortunate results, suggested two possible plans
for solving the problems Of overproduction and democrat
lied markets. The first would be to draw up a marketing
agreement covering the entire milk shed, guaranteeing
equity among producers as to the price received and
equity among distributors to create competition in eff
cheney, rather than merely competition in buying milk
cheaply. The second, and more permanent solution, is that
farmers in the region affected form an organization, or
organizations large enough to actually sell the milk for
producers and hold SURPRISES off the market. Mr.. Sex
auer said that in the local situation, the Dairymen's Lea
que would be glad to work with such an organization to
form a sales corporation which would distribute fluid
sales between the various cooperatives in proportion to
their production, making possible a stable market.
These suggestions deserve attention - and they
should be watched by farmers in other parts of the coun-
try. They point the way to solving problems with which
all producers are faced, and which must be eliminated if
agriculture is to go forward.
The Omaha guide., 1934-01-27
WHO PAYS FOR INITIATION

In an exceptionally interesting address, James ?.
Warburg, Vice-C Chairman Of The Bank of the Manhattan
Company, raises his voice against monetary initiation,
and answers the charge that opposition to such a policy is
simply indicative of s~elfishness on the part of big bust
ness"
"Is it to the selfinterest of Wall Street to oppose
the present polcy?" Mr.. Warburg asks. I'm a general
way, yes. 1t is to Wall Streets self-interest to oppose any
policy that contains the seeds Of danger. But if you
take Wall Street-that is, bankers, as a class-it is quite
evident from the study of initiation in other countries
that they are perhaps the class which suffers least from
initiation. Bankers are dealers in money. Thdy are, there
fore, more alive to what is happening to money and they
are therefore more likely to protect themselves, and have
IEtter means of protecting themselves than any other
Single group. In the German initiation, when the entire
middle class was wiped out, all savings destroyed, and
life insurance policies n~ullified, there was not a single i'm
portant bank that failed. Why, then, should Wall Street
bankers have any particular self-interest IN opposing a
policy which contains at least the danger of uncontrolled
Initiation, when that danger affects them less than the
wage-earner, less than the farmer, and less than practical
" every man, woman and child in the c%ountry?"
1t is not accidental that a number of groups which
are representative of the average citizen-such as the
American Federation Of Labor and the American Legion
have gone on record against initiation. It is of the ut
most Importance to the safety of the nation that both
sides of the money issue be clearly thrashed out before
the public eye.
The Omaha guide., 1934-01-27
FIRE LOSSES ON FARMS

Confronted by a steadily growing annual farm
fire loss, American agriculturists, who comprise "a per
cent Of the countrys population, should remind them
selves that the very word farm" means firm" or "se-
cure" and should set about making their property exact
" that-as regards fire dangers.
From Wisconsin comes the answer to the question,
"Why are fire losses increasing on farms? AsUrvey re-
vealed that losses in rural areas of the state increased
from S3,5OO,OOO in 1929 to $w4,9O0,0OO in 1892. These sec
lions lacked proper fire protection. Fire prevention
activities were almost unknown. On the other hand, In
towns and cities maintaining good fire department faci-
lities and engaging in fire prevention work, losses were
reduced from $~6.200,000 to ~$4,900,000 during the same
period. In Maine, fire losses to farm property, including
livestock, growing crops and hay and grain in stacks in
the field, have increased so per cent in last five years.
There are a few simple steps in the interest Of pre-
vention that farmers can take without difficulty. They
can dispose of all paper and rubbish - a spick and span
building seldom burns. They can clean and repair Chin
news and stoves. They can exercise common sense in the
use Of matches, smoking materials, kerosene and gaso-
line. They can prevent spontaneous ignition Of oily rags
hay and grain. They can have their buildings and fences
rodded as protection against lightning. They can keep
simple equipment on hand which is adequate to quench or
The Omaha guide., 1934-01-27
FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE WEEK
Late in Mar

Late in March there will Be an event of importance
to every citizen. For the space Of a week an aggressively,
planned campaign will be carried on to acquaint him with
how to protect his family against potential poverty, how
to financially safeguard his old age, how to educate his
children, how to provide for himself a safe and certain
monthly income for life, how to build an estate or rebuild
a depleted one, and so on.
The event will be Financial independence Week.
It's motto will be that the cornerstone of mans financial
structure is life insurance-and that life insurance, so
far as the great mass of persons is concerned, is the most
sound means to attain economic independence.
Speakers will elaborate these themes. They will be
heard over the radio. There will be articles and local adj
vertisements in newspapers. Periodicals will have special
features. Public officials, industrialists and others. in
addition to life insurance workers, will cooperate to bring
the message of the week before the greatest possible mum
Der of people. Results will be of great and lasting benefit.
We will come closer to the ideal Of a nation free from
poverty, free from want and economic disaster, free from
all the tragic consequences Of improvidence and waste
and poor investments.
The Omaha guide., 1934-01-27

States, the conference can be said to
speak for Southern women rather
generally.
The conference did not specifically
indorse the pending Wagner-Costigar
bill, providing for federal interven-
ton to halt lynchings. But there is
argument for such a measure in the
conferences statement that
Past experience has demonstrated
that State and local authorities and
the public opinion behind them have
failed to bring to justice members of
%lynching mobs, although their iden-
titles have been known"
The federal anti-lynching bill does
not deprive localities Of an oppor-
tunity to preserve constitutional
rights to their citizens. 1t merely
arms the federal government with
the right to step in and punish lyn-
cheers and cowardly officials when
localities have failed.
The attitude of President Roose-
welt toward this problem was indicat-
ed in his message to Congress on
January 3. In his list Of crimes that
"call on the strong arm Of the gov
eminent for their immediate sup
preston and on the country "for an
aroused public opinion" the Presid-
ent catalogued lynching along with
organized banditry, cold-blooded
shooting and kidnapping
False local pride should not be al
lowed to kill the Wagner-C ostigan
bill.
The Omaha guide., 1934-01-27
DEATH ON THE HIGHWAY

Early in 1888, there were fewer automobile accid-
ents than during same period in 1892
During the last half Of 1888, however, the trend
changed. In the wear, 10000 persons were killed 800 a 3l2
cent advance over 1892. !.
The automobile accident toll follows the amount OF
gasoline used in the country with almost loving exactl-
fude. During the first half Of 1893, for example, when gas
consumption was 3 per cent below the same period n
1882, there were fewer accidents. During the last nall
gas use was 2.5 per cent above-and the accident record
SCARED accordingly. The dangerous driver seems to have
learned little from the CHASTITY experience Of the past. He
still exaggerates the safety factors OF better cars ana
blind curves and hills, still takes a chance to save a second.
Atd he leaves behind him a shambles of deaths and IN
juries and needlessly ruined property.
EVERYTHING that mechanical and road engineers
can do to make motoring safer, is being done = an e-
tremely small percentage Of accidents can De blamed on
car failure or poor roads. The accident problem IS purely
aA Individual one-resting with each auto owner, and
with the authorities who make and enforce traffic ordm-
2ances.
In 1888 four states, whose names deserve. beng
recorded on an Honor Roll, achieved declines IN their
The Omaha guide., 1934-01-27
A COCKTAIL
ny -AU"IHo
(For The Literary Service B~ureau)

A pathetic story is that Of the
murder Of a little child by its own
father. looking down on the lifeless
form Of her child the mother solilo-
quized, "He didn't do it; he couldn't
do such a thing; he is too kind and
he loved Jimmie too much" She con-
Guided. No he didn't do it it was rum:
that awful stuff he drank"
Another sad story is that Of a man
Of sixty years, killed by a motor a
driven by a young woman who did
not stop to render assistance to her
victim. The girl and others had att
tended a party. According to her
testimony and that Of her mother
who also attended the party, they
had taken a number of weak cock
tails" 1t was insisted that the drinks
were too weak to have effect on the
young woman and were in no wise
responsible for the accident. But the
fact-the admitted facts that she
had been drinking, and there is little
doubt that the drinks had to do with
the unfortunate occurrence.
Perhaps it should not be called
murder because there was no motive,
no malice aforethought," and no
generalization; but it was a killing. a
tragedy; and the world will ever at
tribute it to the cocktails. These are
just two of the thousands of in
stances Of untimely deaths resulting
from drink. And now, with the re-
turn Of liquor, these tragedies will
multiply.
The Omaha guide., 1934-01-27
EDITORIAL
CLUBS OF WASTED ENERGY

In a recent issue of a local Negro weekly were
counted on one page alone some twenty-five different
Social clubs" Of as many different names, each of which
is their own way reporting some sort of social function
for the week. And as regular as clock work these "func-
tons" go on week after week with a different group tax
ing up where the others leave off. In which case one
would be safe in estimating that there are at least a hun
dred of such clubs in Omaha. Just imagine what amount
of good this number of clubs could do if they were all
banded together for a more worthy cause. Imagine the
suffering they could relieve; or the amount of construc-
tive work they could engage in with the hundreds of dol
lars and wasted energy consumed every month in this one
city alone.