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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19
OLD AGE INSURANCE THROUGH
 GROUP SAVING.

President Roosevelt in presenting his social security program against what he describes as the hazards and vcissitudes of life" has advocated the need of compulsory insurance to provide against poverty stricken old age for wage and small salaried workers He has mapped out plan whereby employer and employee alike would con- tribute to funds to care for those becoming ncapaci tated.
 To for the less thrifty and unfortunate long has been a problem though have dismissed it by pointing to rugged individualism' the way out. In recent years some progress has been made through group insurance and more recently the credit union has been developed with the aim of promoting thrift. All appear to have their place in the scheme of things But the Roosevelt plan goes further and is based on the theory of elimination in large of the need of public help through making self aid the dominating factor in all lives
 There but scattered few born with the true quality of thrift and surely if through sys- tematic saving, though in group form, large part of the nations population can care for its own unproductive years the problem of public expendi- lures to feed the hungry which has rolled up to gigantic proportions in these depression times can be eliminated to a great degree and the nation as a whole brought back to a normal, healthy condition.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19
Wages on the Public Projects.
(Kansa.s City star.l


 While expressing, along with other members of Congress favorable view of the Presidents message as whole, Senator Cutting of New Mexico could see why they should set lower standard of subsistence for those public projects than those in private industry"
 That refers to the recommendation that pay of the unemployed to be given work the public emergency projects should be larger than the amount now received relief dole" but mot so large to encourage the rejection of opportunities for private employment the leaving of private employment to engage in Government work"
 The principle here surely is obvious and it is vital Such public projects proposed would be not only of emergency nature, but would be lso far possible noncompettive with private in- dustry. Further, if wages in the instance were made equal to those in the other, the public work doubtless would be preferred in many cases while in others there would be little or no incentive to leave it with the opportunity for private em- ployment. This would tend to defeat the emer- gency purpose of the public works and at the same time to make them competitive in hurtful way.
 The Administration and the country had an un- fortunate experience with the CWA last winter when the wage scale seriously interfered with private industry in sections and moderately in others. The public projects should be made to bridge the gap between direct relief the dole and a real job in private industry That objective justifies the principle enunciated by the President on the matter of compensation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19
Justice at Pennington.
(New York Herald Tribune.)

(NeW York Herald T11buneD
 Perhaps before have many hearts and minds been centered upon judicial process as are today waiting upon the words spoken in the Elem ington courtroom Comment upon either the argu- at this stage impossible But word of high praise seems proper and is certainly already due to one central figure in the dramatic scene. We refer to the distinguished judge presiding at the trial Justice Thomas w. Trenchard and the simple dignity in which he has succeeded in surrounding the occasion
 Jersey justice has long been the envy of other States for it's straightforward methods In the current proceedings the court has already set an enviabe example of judicial boise and expedition. The pro- cess of selecting jury in many jurisdictions the occasion for nterminable questioning and prolonged wrangling between counsel carried through with
 directness that brushed aside trivalities Justice Trenchard himself took the talesmen in hand when there confusion of mind and explained points of law with kindly lucidity.
 The moral can hardly be missed. New Jersey, by clinging to the older English point of view has invested her judges with force and power on the bench that are sadly lacking in many other jurisdictions The fault lies not in the judges in such States but in the rigid restraints which have been imposed upon courts in the name of democracy and which prevent judges from counseling jures and in general from directing the of proceed ings with the free hand essential to a dignified and efficient trial.
 Justice to all concerned is obviously likely to be achieved in such atmosphere as prevails
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19
A Problem in Leadership.
Cincinnati Enquirer. )

The Congress which convened this month will have its full complement of difficult and weighty problems to solve. Every session, in time at least finds that there is such thing as brief era of equilibrium, when there are no pressing issues that demand attention Government has come to be process of meeting crisis and wadng into another without let-up. The new Congress is unusual, however, in having such tremendous major ities in both Houses of the same political party as the Administration.
 This situation, rarely paralleled in national his- tory, imposes unusual burden on the leadership lof the Congress. When one party controls two- thirds of the votes of each Chamber there is an inevitable tendency for the majority to split into factions, with a resultant increase in the power .of lobbies and special interests outside. party which has easy sailing party divisions has also grave problem of maintaining discipline in it's own ranks
 This is likely to be most obvious in the case of the veterans bonus In an admirable message
 the other day, the President made clear his oppos- cellation of interest veterans bonus loans But his common sense in this matter will not avail if the Democratic leadership in House and Senate are unable to hold their lines against the nroads of powerful political bloc.
 The problem is likely to develop in other ways. This Congress is certain to see mutitudes of reckless spending schemes put into the hopper Many of those bills would impair the nations credit and set low point for public morality There will be numberless efforts to raid the Treasury for the benefit of this group that all in the name of spending as way to recovery To prevent such irresponsible financial maneuvers is the first duty of the leadership, both Republican and Demo- cratic
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19
SHORT WAVE CHANNEL IS
 USHERED IN
Year Has Broadened Re ception Scope for List
 eners on Radio
By c. E. BUTTERFIELD

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The year ended was one of definite discovery for the average radio listener. He found a fertile field for his par ticular type of research-the short wave channels.
 Long open only to the amateur wireless experts and innumerable types of communication services from police radio down to the shortest of the short wave broad casters, the space extending far below POO meters is now affording listener opportunity to tune in Europe, Asia and any place with ease.
 All this hasn't been altogether due to the avidity of the man at the diaS, for the engineer is an important factor in the picture. He has improved the receiving equip ment, its circuits, tubes and the like.
 Just as the broadcast outfit pass ed into the single control stage, SC
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19
CALL FOR BIDS

CALL FOR BIDS
 The City of Juneau will receive sealed bids at the City Clerks of flee up to pm. Monday, Janu- ary 2l, for hauling approximately 2.O00 feet of lumber from Thane to Seventh and Main Streets, Ju- neau. Labor loading and unload- ing not included.
 A. w. HENNING, -adv. City Clerk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19
A We'll Dressed Congress.
(Kansas City Star)

(KanSaS City StarD
 The country will be treasured along with Wash ington observers, to learn that both Senate and House presented well dressed appearance at the opening of Congress this week. Wild and destructive radicalisn cannot be garbed in morning coats and spats-or at least experience teaches. The gar denia Senator Bilbos lapel the final touch of comfort for persons who might be jittery over the outlook
 What said the wise Emerson? "The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which religion is powerless to bestow." If Emerson right, then peace like a river may flow OCT souls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19
20 YEARS AGO
JANUARY 1s. 1915
From The Empire

JANUARY 19, 1915
 The Germans were decidedly de- fated in one of the bloodiest bat ties of the war for the possession of the northeast section of Flock Russian Poland, according to a dis patch from Petrograd which claim ed a decisive victory for the Rus Sians.
 During drizzling mist that par tially obscured the single beacon on the island, the wooden freight ship Delhi, Pacific Steamship Com pany, struck a reef on Strait Island. Sumner Strait, the previous night. No lives were lost. Twenty-one members of the crew arrived in Juneau aboard the Alameda.
 William Burford received a box of oranges from his California ranch
 A. ChristianSon, Chief of the Field Division of the Land Office, left for the south on official busi- ness.
 Billy Frye took the Truesdell medal from Gene Rowe and Garter at the Juneau Gun Club shoot.
 Miss Mary Bernhofer, Juneau girl who had been studying music in Europe, appeared in concert at the Elks' Hall. Miss Bernhofer has a wonderful voice." Willis E. Novel;, Juneau's foremost musical author ity, pronounced, and I predict a great future for her"
 The Sheep Creek power case was ended with the denial by the Unit ed States Supreme Court of the petition of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company's counsel for a writ of certiorari in that company's case against the Alaska Treadwell Mining Company for the alleged violation of a contract to deliver electric current. Judge Peter D.. Overfield first decided the case in favor of the Gastineau com pany. Hellenthal and Hellenthal, attorneys for the Treadwell com pany, appealed to the Circuit Court at San Francisco and Judge Over fields opinion was reversed The Hellenthals were also successful when the Gastineau company took the case before the Supreme Court.
 Weather: Maximum 35; mini mum, 29; partly cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19

has the short wave set, except that there is wave-changing device to switch from one channel to an- other.
 All Over the Dial
 Then, to make it stil. easier for the listener, the engineer has turn ed out sets that actually tune all over the dial, in that they incor- porate broadcast and short wave equipment back of the single con- trol.
 In general, radio continued to show steady improvement, with most of the reception concentra- tion placed on what the research man calls high fidelity; that is, a truer copy of the original enter tainment signal. This all works to- wards better tone quality.
 At the same time the engineers have been delving further into other fields, such as the ultra short waves. One of these activities has had to do with facsimile, the transmission of the written, printed or pictured word in form identical with the original copy.
 Good Year Financially
 Television, still in the future stage, didn't give much more oi an indication of slipping out ol the laboratory than it has in re. cent years, although there have been definite advancements in tht development work, such as brighter and more detailed pictures.
 Broadcasting also kept up it's for ward move, with the organization of a new chains of about 20 sta. tions by WMCA-ABS. From ths program standpoint there was {
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19

Every great war, says historian, gives us a new custom This time it welching-(Los Angeles Times)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19

This will go down the brass age People have ,rass enough to ask Uncle Sam for anything.-(At- anta Constituton)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19

greater tendency toward hour-long programs.
 Financially on the networks the year looked better than any since this type of broadcasting began back in 1926. There were fairly &C., curate estimates that the 1884 in- come of the major chains would be $45 100000 = divided NEG $30000,- 900 and CBS $l5,000,0 ,0Oo-compared with the best previous years, 1892, when the figures were NEG $29,- 900, ,OOo and CBS $13,O0O,O0O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19
HAPPY- BIRTHDAY

The Empire ertends congratula- tions and best tDishes today, their birthday anniuersary. to the folloio- ing:
 JANUARY -19. Goldie M. Heyworth.~
 JANUARY 20.
 Henry J. O'Neill.
 Etta Bringdale.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19
Quiet Country Graves
 Ready for Londoners

LONDON, Jan. 19.-By adyeris- ing his churchyard in a London morning paper, suburban vicar stirred up an ecclesiastical storm.
 Appearing at the top of the agony" column, the vicar's adver- tisement announced:
 Ancient churchyard, beautiful country near London. Burial of a few non-parisioners allowed at special fees. Write Box :"
 Answering numerous protests. the ecclesiastical commission state d there was no legal objection to the advertisement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19
PULLEN RECOvERS

w. s. Pullen, Manager of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, who has been an influ- enza patient at St. Ann's Hospital this week, returned to his home here today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-19

at Flemington Thanks to the invasions of the radio few enough occasions of complete detachment and soemnty remain. Here is one of them con- ducted as a it unmistakably should be. May the moral not be lost upon other communities and other institutions
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-30

Gazing wonderingy beyond
Yvonne
winte
and plenty of cOdv
brought the
Yvonne, and W
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-30

undesirable neighbors, and perhaps
acquire profane language.
Even so it may be better to take
a chance than to cripple a child's
life by allowing him no opportu-
mites to learn independence and de-
velop initiative.
The child who is closely tied to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-30

mothers apron strings is deprived
of all chance of really learning how
to live with his neighbors. When the
time comes to break the home ties
and enter school, he is lacking in
strength, courage and reSourceful-
ness. This lack may handicap him
through life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-30
INDEPENDENCE is
NEEDED BY CHILD
Should Not Be Kept Tied to
Apron Strings

Some parents greatly fear that
their children will get hurt, or that
they will associate with children of
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Bedtime Stories
Many Complaints.

is most uncomfortable If his skin be-
comes dry. Indeed. 1t makes him sick.
So Stickytoes was reasonably COM
Portable only at night when jolly,
round, bright Mr.. Sun had gone to
bed behind the Purple Hills. During
the day he remained quiet in the
coolest place he could find, which
was in a little hollow in that tree.
He was out of sight there, so that
the feathered folk who occasionally
visited that tree never saw him.
But Stickytoes saw them and he
heard them. Even when he couldn't
see them he could hear them, and
what he heard was just one long
string of complaints.
IT don't see what Old Mother Ma
ture is thinking Of not to send up a
rain cloud" said Sammy Jay.
IF it doesn't. rain soon we are
going to have trouble to and enough
to eat," said Welcome Robin. IT
haven't had an earthworm Tor so long
that I have almost forgotten what
it looks like. The ground Is baked
so hard that no worms ever come
to the top. Berries are drying up"
"It is hard work to get enough
water to drink. If Farmer Browns
Boy didn't put out some for us, I
don't know what we would do" said
Winsome Bluebird.
THE Laughing Brook isn't laugh
ing any more" reported Blackie the
Grow There are just little pools.
don't know what is going to become
of us"
And so it went, complaint after
complaint. Stickytoes heard them all
day long. Even at night he heard
the night folk complaining. Although
they did not suffer so much as those
who had to be out and about in the
day time, they were most uncom-
Portable. Stickytoes himself said
nothing. He listened to the COM
plants of others, but he kept his
own mouth tightly closed. Not so
much as peep did he utter, yet prob
ably there was not one of those who
were complaining who was quite as
uncomfortable as was he. Every day
it grew worse.
And then one day he heard some
one asking where he was and saying
that he should be found and made
to call rain.
If Stickytoes calls for rain, rain
will come" said the voice i've seen
it happen over and over again"
Il have, too," said another voice.
ANY one who can call rain and
doesn't at time like this should be
made to suffer"
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Psychology
BY DR.. JESSE. W. sPRowLS.
Self-Appraisal.

DURING the last few years clever
psychologists have devised some
self-appraisal charts. Questions like
the following are set before you: In
buying a car, do you buy coupe or
a sedan? Do you play some instru-
ment or do you go to concerts? Do
you fall in love many times or do you
take it out in reading love stories?
The idea is that if you should answer
something like 200 such questions
right off the reel tabulation of re-
sponses would show something. Would
show, for instance, from such ques-
tions that you we're either a "shut-in"
or a "go-outer."
Now the claim made for such tests
Is this: They are objective and there
fore scientifically sound. I've always
had my doubts, about any test of hu-
man nature which purports to be OBJ
jective. The obvious fact is that hu-
man nature is largely subjective. 1t
does and must have that secret inner
core, which alone gives it the right
to be called human nature. In order
to get a good test for self-appraisals.
study the individual when he is not
being observed by any one. including
himself.
Evening star., 1935-06-27

THE color description Of the coat Of
arms here shown is Azure, two
bars ermine. on a chief three escal-
lops or. Crest-An arm endowed
habited in mail argent, holding In
the hand proper, a spike club sable,
spikes or. Motto-For truth and free
DOM"
This coat of arms Is accredited to
the Bringhursts, who were long estab-
lished in Leicestershire, England, and
whose descendants were among the
early settlers Of Pennsylvania. Thomas
Bringhurst was physician and sur
geon of London. His son John became
associated with the Society of Friends,
and published many books and pam
phlets for the Friends, and his son
George was among those of this faith
who founded their colony in Penn
sylvahia. George Bringhurst died in
Germantown, Pa, in 1852.
Descendants Of this family are now
we'll scattered throughout the coun-
try.
(Copyright 1887
Evening star., 1935-06-27
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.

"THE past is ever present" wrote
q discerning observer.
It is easy to appreciate the full
significance of this aphorism when we
consider the commonplace mechani-
cal slowing away Of our matutinal
wheat or corn, which, take 1t or leave
it, at once links us with the mythology
cal lore Of an ancient and vanished
empire.
For cereal, which is the term gen.
orally applied to corn or grain seeds
used for human nutriment Is so-called
after Ceres, Roman goddess of agri-
culture.
Ceres was the daughter Of Saturn
and Rhea. Her own daughter, Pros
per,ne, married Pluto. becoming queen
Of the realms of the dead.
The common use Of cereal in its
modern sense is comparatively new.
One of its earliest appearances is in
1918 by Colebrooks, thus:
Wheat is of all the cereal seeds,
the best adapted to the making OF
bread"
Evening star., 1935-06-27
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
When 1t shines some folk want rain;
When it pours they still complain.
Old Mother Nature.

- TICKYTOES THE TREE TOAD,
living in a tree in Farmer
Browns yard, was very well
satisfied. He had had one bad
scare when Mr. Blacksnake discovered
him in that tree and tried to catch
him, but Mr.. Blacksnake had disap-
peared and had not returned. Sticky
toes had quickly recovered from his
fright. 1t is that way with the little
people of the Green Forest and the
Green Meadows. They have just as
bad frights as you or I, but they
put them out of mind almost as soon
as they are over. They never worry
over what has been. 1t is well that
this is so, for they experience so
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Spanish Baked Eggs.

Poach eggs slightly and place in a
well-buttered baking dish on a layer
of bread crumbs and grated cheese.
Sprinkle with bread crumbs, grated
cheese, salt and pepper. Pour over
this a cream sauce and bake in a hot
oven until brown.
Evening star., 1935-06-27
A Little Chat on English
BY JOSEPH ]. FRISCH.

B. A.-Pusillanimous pronounced
pew-se-LAN-e-mus) means lacking
strength of mind, courage, or spirit;
mean-spirited; cowardly; faint-heart-
ed; characterized by weakness of pur-
pose or lack of courage. This word
comes from the Latin pusillus mean
ing very little and animus, meaning
mind.
Send a return envelope for the leaf
let, "120 Words Often Mispronounced"
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Tropical Worsteds.

There are party lines in fashion
Just as much as in politics, and the
conservatives seem to be lining up
pretty strong behind tropical worsteds
for warm weather wear, particularly
in such colors as blue, brown and
grey. These suits tailor beautifully
and have all the characteristics of
Evening star., 1935-06-27

many dangers every day of their lives
that If they kept thinking about the
narrow escapes they have had they
would have time to think of nothing
else.
1t was pleasant weather. 1t had
been pleasant weather for some time.
Every day jolly. round, bright Mr.. Sun
climbed up in the blue. blue sky and
smiled his broadest. 1t was hot. 1t
was very hot After time people
began to complain. After time the
ground became very. very dry. The
plants became very, very thirsty. Even
the trees, though their roots went
deep in the ground, could not find
moisture enough, and their leaves
began to droop.
Stickytoes, like the other members
of the Frog and Toad families, needs
moisture. He needs moist skin. He
Evening star., 1935-06-27

the typical business suit, besides be-
ing comfortably cool and light in
weight. Although the waistcoat may
be discarded. some men prefer to wear
light colored linen vests.
The Star, In, cooperation with
Esquire, viii answer all questions on
mems fashions. Write to Mans FASH
ion Editor, the Evening Star, and in
close o self-addressed, stamped en-
velope for reply.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
Robin Hood Is
Here FRIDAY

When the Children's Theater of
New York presents Robin Hood"
at the National Theater on Friday
morning, the audience will recog-
nize many old friends among the
players. Kenn Randall, who plays
the part of the bold, adventurous,
lovable outlaw, Robin Hood, has
played many different parts in
the Robin Hood play.
He began by playing the part of
a small page in the production
Douglas Fairbanks made for the
silent pictures, and later played
the part of Allan a'Dale, the
sweet singing minstrel, in the Hol-
lywood Rose Bowl. Before he
came to join the Children's The
alter Players last year he had ap-
peared with such well-known &C
tors as John and Lionel Barry
more, Marie DresSler and Mrs.
FiSke.
Richard of the Lions l.eart, Old
Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, Allan
a'Dale will all be played by famil-
lar and experienced actors. Those
who loved Dick Wilmington and
Aladdin Of last year will recognize
Wendell Written as Richard the
Lion-Hearted, James Neill makes
a jolly and amusing Friar Tuck
and Francis Roberts an impress
Sive Little John.
The Maid Marian will be played
by Emily Partridge, who was edu,
Gated in England at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art in Lon.
don and has appeared on the
stage there and in Canada before
joining Clare Tree Majors Chill.
dren's Theater group. Another
old friend will be Arthur Zwer
ling, who was the Slave of the
Ring in Aladdin last Easter, anc
there will be some new faces
among the Merry Men who will
amuse and entertain young Wash
ington this holiday season.