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Evening star., 1935-05-17
He is the original wet blanket, this

He is the original wet blanket, this
belittlin' person.
For every enthusiasm you have, he
has a remark well calculated to
squelch happiness.
II you name something you have
just purchased, he wants to know
why you bought that, why didn't you
get something else.
He always knows something far bet
ter, or has had something finer, or
knows some one else who has.
If you take a trip. he has taken it,
and found it bad. You should go an
ether way.
II you think to acquire land in one
part of the town, that portion of the
earth turns out very poorly, in the be-
littler's opinion.
He knows just the section for you,
he says.
Where he is, Of course. You don't
tell him. but that is one place you
would never move, because you would
be subject constantly to his imper-
tenences.
A good example OF this type Of hu-
man Is q real study Every one, at
times, even the most kindly person,
makes what is commonly called q be
ittlin remark. but the wag We have
In mind never makes any other kind.
He is so given to throwing wet
blankets that it is no longer second
nature, to him, but first nature.
He Is the fellow who has no mercy.
You might as well conceal all your
activities from him, II you expect
praise or even agreement. because
praise Is something he. never gives,
even when deserved. and agreement q
thing he knows nothing Of. unless you
happen to stumble on exactly the
same thing, in the same way, as has
already met his approval Even then
ne would demur, II he could do so
without throwing cold water on his
own. That. of course. he will never do
The springs of this mans conduct
undoubtedly stem from an inferiority
complex
One does not have to be much of q
psychologist to realize as much.
In his youth he had nothing, and
was 'agln those who had.
Later in life he managed to get a
little for himself, but the old days
still live on in his mind.
Though the necessity for belittling
others may have passed for him, years
ago. in the citades of his own brain
they still largely exist.
Hence. as far as he Is concerned,
there is really no difference.
He still is the poor country lad who
envied the towns richest man.
He still is the little boy who kicked
his toes In the dust of the road as the
great folks" rode by in state.
Something dumb and numb In him
compelled him to hate 'em then, and
he hates 'em now.
Nothing has changed, you see, except
his methods
Then he said nothing, because he
did not dare.
Now he does not say exactly what
he thinks, because he no longer has
any desire to, having arrived at a
high estate. comparatively, himself.
Still in the background Of his mind
the same old urges compel him TO de-
cry. to belittle. to run down, to dis
agree, to differ, to take others down
peg or two. every chance he gets.
1t is all really too bad.
In the first place, 1t is so unneces-
sary.
1t is hurtful to himself. in the sec
ond. 1t forces him 10 put himself in
Evening star., 1935-05-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader can get the answer to
any question OF fact BY iDritino The
Warrington Epening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Hdsktn, Director,
Washington, d. c. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
@. Do many criminals say that they
are in prison because they have been
framed?-M. B.
A. At Sing Sing, 1871 answered a
QUESTIONABLE which included this
question. Only convicts said they
had been framed by the police and IS
declined to answer.
@. When O cloudless moonlight sky
becomes overcast, Is 1t because OF
change of conditions in place or be-
cause Of drift from one side?-R. V. B.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
sometimes there is considerable
change locally, but ordinarily the kind
and rate Of cloud change mentioned
results from importation Of the cloud
from beyond the horizon.
@. Why do the ashes Of a person
who has been cremated weigh 80
little?-O. c. H.
A. It Is an established fact that
the human body is IS to 80 per cent
water, so, in reality, cremation might
properly be called a process of evap-
Grafton. The moisture and gases which
Belong TO the upper air return to it
through the fiue. and on the floor
NJ hn oh fa
7 TO IL pounds Of pearly gray-white
ashes.
@. What is the achievement Of arms
Of Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, the
English politician?-W. @. M.
A. Sir Oswald Mosley, born Novem-
Der is, 1896, was a member of the
18th Lancers of the British Army,
receiving his military education at
Sandhurst. He served in France dur
ing the World War with his regiment
and also In the Royal Flying Corps.
@. What persons in the United
States are entitled TO have the word
honorable appear before their names?
r M.
A. The title, honorable, should be
used in addressing letters to the fol-
lowing: Governors. cabinet officers,
Senators, Representatives. American
Ambassadors, American Ministers. sec
retaries to the President, assistant
secretaries of the executive depart
ments, judges Of the Supreme Court.
@. At what time last year did the
United States Army fly the airmail?
w. S.
A. On February 10, 1884. the Army
took over the flying of the airmaii
which was carried on until May l6
Of the same year and then turned
back to private operators under the
supervision Of the Post Once Depart
ment.
Q. What does the word Eskimos
mean?-B. p.
A. The name comes from a Chip
pewa term signifying eaters of raw
flesh. They call themselves Inuit,
meaning people.
O. Are there men. other than Jesus
Christ. for whom the claim Of virgin
birth has been made?-A. o.
A. There have been many other
claims Of virgin or supernatural births.
Among those about whom there is
more or less tradition Of virgin birth
are Zoroaster, Genghis Khan, Alex
ander the Great, Buddha, Perseus,
Plato and Hercules.
@. Is there a street in Philadelphia
named Jarrard?-P. G..
A. There is not listed in the Phila-
delphia directory a street named Jar
rard. Girard is a fine avenue on which
is located Girard College, both named
In honor Of Stephen Girard, American
merchant and philanthropist, born
17So. died 1881. He left at his death
nearly $7,5oo,0o in public benefac-
tions.
Evening star., 1935-05-17

Einstein was billed for a radio talk.
but had nothing to say. Therefore
he did not attempt to say anything.
1t was an entirely accurate demon
stration.
Evening star., 1935-05-17

Ladies are not expected to be active
in any war that may be fought in
the air. The charming and intrepid
Amelia Earhart could never by any
possibility be expected to drop a bomb
on anybody.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Heads and Feet.

Heads and Feet.
The farmer came a-marching
To proclaim his earnest thought
Beneath the heavens arching
Heat and storm a havoc wrought
And he said, I'm the dissension
That arrives when farmers meet
You've got to pay attention
To the way you use your feet.
eve cannot waltz or two-step,
There's none to teach us how.
We cannot learn a new step
While following the pillow.
We cannot be omniscient
AS our planning we Complete.
A brain trusts not sufficient,
We have got to use our feet"
Evening star., 1935-05-17

Shriners are putting up reviewing
stands, which suggests an Inaugural
ton day, but with none Of the posi-
bilities of future political contention.
Anybody who desires TO do so can
say, Hi, noble!" The old feZ, despite
its associations with splendor and
formality, has nothing to do with high
hat"
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Member of the Associated Press.
The First Billion.

An impression of tremendous speed
in starting the dirt flying on the great
public works program results from
the first announcement of ALLEGATIONS,
which came yesterday from the Pres
tdent's Advisory Committee on Allot-
ments. That is the manifestly desir-
able impression that was sought. A
billion at clip! Five hundred mil
lions for roads! Ten millions to har-
ness the Bay of Fundy's tides in pro-
duction of electrical energy! A cool
hundred million for the State of Wis
consin, for use in that States own
public works program! Two hundred
and fifty millions for slum clearance
and housing! More than fourth
of the $4,8OO,OO0OO0 fund already
parceled out-and Summer not yet
here!
But the large part of the billion
dollar ALLEGATIONS announced yester-
day merely represents a rough di-
vision of a portion of the available
funds into classes of work. All but
about a hundred million of the half
q billion allocated for roads, for in
stance, must be apportioned carefully
by the Bureau of Public Roads among
the States for certain approved State
projects Two hundred and fifty mil
lions have been set aside for model
housing development and slum clear
ance, but the same difficulties in car
rying through such projects to COM
pletion that dogged the progress of
P. w. AS housing division for the
past two years still remain. OF the
amount made available for housing
and slum clearance, about a hundred
million dollars has been previously
allocated for projects which were held
up when P. w. A money threatened
to become exhausted early this year.
The hundred million set aside for
Wisconsin is contingent upon that
States providing more than that
much. And the State must arrange
the repayment of thirty per cent of
the amount granted.
There are other contingencies and
conditions surrounding announcement
of the ALLEGATIONS of the first billion
dollars which do not appear on the
surface. 1t will require more months
before the dirt actually begins to fly.
But while expedition and dispatch in
systematizing the expenditure of the
funds are necessary, too much haste
Is going to mean waste, and waste Is
Just as destructive in this golden age
as it ever was.
More popular interest will probably
attach to the ten -million-dollar pre-
liminary ALLEGATION for the Passama-
quoddy Bay project, for developing
electrical power by harnessing the
tides of the Bay of Fundy, than to
any other so far announced. There
Is no doubt that the project will
produce employment in region where
official announcement places some
10000 employables on the relief rolls.
The undertaking represents a vast
engineering job which will require
several years and more millions to
complete. The project is altogether
experimental, however, and without
precedent. And If there results the
power now anticipated, the question
Of disposing Of this power after it
Is generated is something else again
Evening star., 1935-05-17

There are statesmen who evidently
believe it might be worth some expense
to get the soldiers bonus out of the
way so that even more complicated
calculations can proceed.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Women and War.
From the Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Ilmes.
Ethiopia Is drafting her women to
fight the Italians. Once before Africa
used a woman to hold back the Ro-
mans. Cleopatra vamped Mark An
tony. But the finale wasn't very
happy for Egypt
Evening star., 1935-05-17
A Rhyme at Twilight
BY
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
Evening Prayer

Day and night are merging
With the sun gone down.
In this span OF twilight
Der the tired town.
] would ask for nothing
Save q mind serene.
Other men forgotten
Shadows on Q screen.
Not for the tomorrow.
Nor the yesterday.
Only for brief rsspiss
In this hour. ! psay.
Evening star., 1935-05-17

Mentioning N. r. A, Herbert Hoover
does not hesitate TO say what he would
do with the veto power II he still
had it.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Cross Table Psychology.

From the Jackson (Mich.) Citisen-Pstriot.
1t has been proved says q New
York psychologist, that one mind can
affect another at Q distance. We're
convinced Of it. having seen men turn
pals after wlmping On ace.
Evening star., 1935-05-17

The orator who used to be advised
derisively to "hire hall" is now
advised also to bring along his clacque.
Evening star., 1935-05-17

If energy of expression is any sign,
the business of the Nation is un-
doubtedly well on the way to recovery.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Basic Value.

Basic Value.
Said capital to labor:
Intelligence prepares
To recognize O neighbor
As one who works on shares.
It's all in vain to holler,
So far as we have learned,
For folks to share q dollar
That nobody has earned"
ITS waitin' foh de circus parade"
said Uncle Eben, "so's kin hear Q
brass band wifout no politics In It,"
Evening star., 1935-05-17

In order to simplify the discussion,
all that Hitler expects anybody else
to say is Hell"
Evening star., 1935-05-17

The N. r. A. bird Is expected to
stay on the nest, as several eggs are
a. yet unmatched.
Evening star., 1935-05-17

Art is eternal and the Mellon plans
for endowment enable innocent old
masters to figure in modern politics.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Harmful Heritage.

From the Albuquerque IN. Mex.) Journal.
1t is claimed now that Eve ate a
peach instead of an apple. But the
apple will not be able to live down
its 5000 years of adverse publicity.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Still nm the Toh.

From the Charleston q. c.) Evening Post.
King George VS. power was never
az great Is Kaiser Wilhelm's, but 1t Ia
worth cc4sidsring that George still
has his. =
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Taxes and Inheritances,

Taxes and Inheritances.
From the Newport News Times-Herald.
Secretary Morgenthau of the Treas
ury Department 10 looking into in
heritance taxes to increase revenues.
But what will worry the next gen
Grafton Is its tax inheritance.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Distribution.

DlStr1Dutl0n.
''Do you favor lotteries?"
mo-" answered Senator Sorghum.
"They are a means OF distributing
wealth."
But they don't change the finan-
cial system. Those who take the rake
of still hold the advantage"
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Overlooked.

Prom the Charlotte IN. c. News.
Another thing the Legislature for
got was to make 1t unlawful for
bantam autos to have horns like
busses
Evening star., 1935-05-17
A Poor Bargain,

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
For three cents o day In New York
you can get into hospital. But it's
worth ten times that to keep out Of
one.
Evening star., 1935-05-17

Jud Tunkins says a 10-cent chain
letter calls for Scent stamp, making
the investment add up to 13, which
Is unlucky
Evening star., 1935-05-17
The Pilgrim Argument.

Inc TIgrim Argument.
From the New Haven Journal-Courier.
How about q little less argument
over where the Pilgrims Ian led and
little more Of what they did after
they landed?
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Medicine Man.

Medicine Man.
The medicine man came round to tell
OF cures that he was here to sell.
He had hoss and a hack each night
And torch which fickered q feeble
light.
Today we see an automobile,
An electric radiance will reveal
His cures. But as his work we scan,
He's just the same old medicine man.
Civic Strategy.
Crimson Gulch has wild reputa-
tion." said the travelling man.
That's q part Of our Board of
Trade publicity program" said Cactus
Joe. eve want to warn outside gun
men to detour."
Evening star., 1935-05-17

G. What is the purpose Of the
Authors League?-G. M.
A. 1t was organized in 1912 to pro-
cure adequate copyright legislation,
both domestic and international; 10
protect copyrightable material. and
to advise and assist its members in
the disposal of their work.
Evening star., 1935-05-05

Nm .,
Evening star., 1935-05-05

E3;a;'
Evening star., 1935-12-08

Heavy weight, authenticity Of design and reo-
sonobe price. These qualities have put Stieff
Sterling at the top.
The treasured quality Of silver makes it the
perfect gift for Christmas
Shown exclusively ot R. Harris g Co., this lovely
pottern enbodies oil the grace, beouty and dignity
of the fIoroI design in Sterling Silver.
Evening star., 1935-12-08

E M E R G E N c Y
EXIT. The photog-
rapher arrives on
the scene just as
two dazed but unin-
jured women motor
lists are assisted in
climbing out of their
overturned car. 1t
had collided with a
truck on a Chicago
street a minute be-
fore.
Wide World Photos.
Evening star., 1935-12-08

volue large offered by
merchandise Of trodonoy fine quoiy and modern design
moderate prices Our 81 years of business integrity your
Of Quoity.
Evening star., 1935-12-08

Yes that the average DOES prefer SNORT
things BEAU GESTE SHIRTS the nonehoIont.
collar styles Isl 80 TROJAN NEcKTEs Isl up because OF
their rich "hemon poerns-or typicoy masculine. modern
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Might suggest you buy all your Gifts for Men the
sensible Koumon BudsetChorse Pon You need
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within Uonuory February ond orehl l-MAIL THIS
COUPON TODAY we'll have your Koufmon Chorse Account
reody use in "a hours
Evening star., 1935-12-08
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25
ATTENTION RIFLEMEN

All persons wishing to enter the shoot on the rifle range Sunday will please register at the Juneau- Young Hardware Go.
 JOHN w. JONES, President --adv. Juneau Rifle Association.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25
STREAMLINED
 TRAIN JUMPS s RAILS IN WY0.
Coaches Plunge Along for Three Quarters of Mile
 No Casualties

KEMMERER. Wyoming, July 25, Service Is back to normal again on. the Union Pacific Railway with trains routed over detours around the spot where new strcamlined train was .derailed..
 Crews are repairing the coaches damaged when the streamlined train left the tracks and dragged for nearly three quarters of a mile.
 Seventy five passengers aboard the train, known as the City of Portlands escaped injury
 None of the cars overturned.
 The passengers were transferred to other trains.
 Officials have found no reason for the train leaving the track.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25

second ball offered him into the center field bushes for a home run. Then the Moose started all over again. singles by Dave Turner Jimmy Manning, Fred Schmitz, and Stan Grummett blasting McAlister from the mound and scoring four runs. Two Legion errors here didn't help matters, either.
 In the fourth, the losers collect ed their two lone safeties from Papa" Erskine. A walk, Ev Now els scratch infield single and Fry Hagerup's lucky Texas Leaguer over third spelled two runs.
 a Four More
 However, those two tallies stune the Sox into action again, and foui more tallies came across as Relic Pitcher Al Lowe had to retire il favor of Wilson Foster Long distance hitting figured nightly 1T this spree, Actually, the runs wer' manufactured by adding two walks Tom Haines' single, Walt AndrHwI rousing triple to center. and Papa Erskins's mean double to left.
 Every winner scored at least on run and was credited with a leasty one hit. Andrews, with tw' for three, including that triple led the hitting brigade.
 The Legion, on the other tharo came out to play last night wit { the attitude that Tuesday night defeat was an accident, However the Moose hustled right along, an' now are sitting on top of tn league standings.
 The Box Score:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25
WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE WITHOUT CAL0MEL And Youll Jump Out of Bed ip
 the Morning Karin to Go

If you feel sour and sunk and the world looks punk. don't swallow { lot of salts, min- erai water. oil. laxative candy or chewing gum and expect them to make you suddenly suset and buoyant and full ef sunshine.
 For they can't do 1t. They only move the bowels and mere movement doesn't get at the cause. The reason for your downand-out feeling is your liver. It should pour out two pounds of liquid bile into your bowels daily.
 If this bile Is not flowing freely, your food doesn't digest. It just decays in the boweis- Gas bloats up your stomach. You have thick, bad taste and your breath is foai, skin often breaks out in blemishes. Your head achea and you feel down and out Y0ar whols system Is poisoned,
 It takes those good, old CARTE R'S LITTLE LIVER FILLS to get these two pounds of bile flowing freely and make you feel "up and up" They contain wonderful. harmless, gentle vegetable extracts. amazing when It comes to making the bile flow freely.
 But don't ask for liver pills. Ask for Cartsr's Littls Liver Pills. Look for the name Csrter's Little Liver Pill. on the red labsA Rescnt . substitute
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25

Pacific Northwest hop growers use 20 pounds of twine. worth 35 cents pound, for stringing each acre of vines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25
New Cost of Monocles
 New Woe for Mayfair

LONDON, July 2t.-Englishmen must pay more for their monocles in future, unless they are British made.
 A new treasury order raises to 33 1-3 per cent the import duty on spectacles and goggles, eye glasses and monocles, and frames and mountings for such articles. D
 The reason for the increase is the threat to an infant British in- dustry from foreign competition at prices against which home fac- tories are unable to compete.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25
PAPA ERsKINE PITCHES MOOSE
 SQUAD TO WIN
Black Sox Surprise Legion, 10 to 2, with Bat
 ting Barrage
RESULTS YESTERDAY
 Moose 10, Legion ? (postpon- cd game, called sixth, darkness.)

Claude LeRoy Erskine, born Tuesday, will have to go some to be better pitcher than his "old man.
 Papa, Erskine clim bed the mound for the Moose last night at Baseball Park and pitched his club to an important l0-to-2 vic- tory over the Legion. The win in the postponed game spelled vir- tual tie for first place in the City League for the two teams, with the Moose pow rating few percentage points higher than the losers last night because they have played one less game.
 Papa" was right last night. He let the,s first-half champions down with but two hits in six innings He whiffed eight and walked but two. His team was right, too. The Black Sox made but one error and slammed the offerings of three Le- zion hurlers all over the lot for lC
 
 runs arid as many hits.
 McAlIster Beaten
 Incidentally, last nights contest marks the first pitching defeat oi the season for Ward McAlister ace Legion hurler. He started the fracas with seven victories in as many starts this summer, but end ed up by being knocked out of the box in the second frame and being charged with the defeat.
 It was while McAlister was chuck ing that the Moose started big six-run rally in the second. With Erskine on first due to a fielder's choice, Jack Schmitz whacked the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25
PILOT STUART HAS 3 FARES TO JUNEAU

Thomas Dupree and Henry Es- kula from Kimsham Cove and Vir- gil Jacobs from Port Althorp, were passengers on the return trip to Juneau yesterday afternoon on the PAA Fairchild flown by Pilot Mur- ray Stuart with Flight Mechanic Eric Shutte on the scheduled flight to Chichagof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25

J. Sehmitz, If @ ? II 1 0 O 0 Turner, of. .......... 3 I 0 0 Manning, ss. a.. 3 1 0 0 steven5o on, Sb. ~ 3 l 0 0
 Totals ..............,. 28 10 10 Is" l
 *Batted for Novel; in sixth.
 ~s--Game called in sixth inning. darkness.
 Score by innings 1 ? 3 4 5 G. Legion ..........-.....:...s...s 0 0 O q O O. 2 Moose $.... 10 $ 0 4 x-10
 Innings pitched by. McAlster 1 1-3, Lowe 2; charge defeat to McAlister; struck out by, McAlister E2, Lowe l. Foster ?, Erskine 8, walked by, Lowe l, Foster l, Frs kine. ?; runs batted in by, Hagerup Boyd, J. Schmitz ?, F Schmftz Stevenson, Grummett ?, Haines, An drews 2 Erskine; two-base hit Erskine; three -base hit, Andrews; home run, J. Schmitz; earned runs I Legion 2; Moose T; left. on bases Legion ?. Moose 5; stolen bases by 1 Novel;, Hagerup, F. Schmitz, Man ming, Stevenson 2; time of game n hour 35 minutes; unipires, Both ello and Thomas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25

DAILY EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25
AT THE HOTELS , . . c ss . . .
Gastineau

SRI Gastineau
 Mary Keith Cauthorne, Hoonah; J. R. Murphy, San Francisco; M. j.. Doyle, San Francisco; MT. and Mrs. V. E. Knight; MT. and Mrs. H. A. Macdonald, Tulsequah; Vr- gil Jacobsen, Kimsham Cove; Nich- olas A. Sokoloff, Seattle.
 Alaskan
 Thomas Dupree, Port Althorp; Harold Grimstad, Hump Island; Bob and Warren Haines, Aux Bay.
 Zynda
 Neil Ward; John H. Dunn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-25
ALL-STARS TO MEET NAVY IN
 GAME TONIGHT
Moose, Elks Tilt Called Off When Manager Nc
 Kinnon Objects
GAME TONIGHT

Al Baaeb7ll Park7Elks vs. Moc c, pSs pcned.
 At Bcanbali Park-Juncau All Star vs. Destroyer team at 6:3O o'clock.