The Nome daily nugget., 1935-11-28

long. In travelling the entire dis tance, not a half dozen other auto. mobiles were encountered. Probably the bonds issued to build the road are in default. The cautious, con servative man sat beside the driver and says that except at turns, the entire distance was made at the rate of mile minute: that finally this speed seemed little slow. They had picked out certain town to reach by nightfall, and since there was nothing to hold them, why not hurry? The conservative, cautious man gradually grows In reckless ness. On the trip a call was made on a man In Georgia who lives in a palace of pink marble costing a million dollars. He owns nearly all of a county, a town, and a mar ble quarry. Such man would seem lucky This man wasn't; three days later he was hurried to a hos pital, for a dangerous operation. The lucky" man was seventy-nne years old. At another place a call was made on man twenty-five years old who had three thousand turkeys gobbllng about his farm. :. For several days the conservative, cautious man did not see a news paper, or hear a radio, and almost no conversation. The country through which he passed was so fine, and the people so polite, he al most had hope for his country again No starvation, no rioting anywhere; but on reaching the end of his jour ney, the newspapers were again available; and again the conserya- tive, cautious man was greatly dis turbed, and fearful of the future.
 One of the troubles with civiliza- tion is 1t doesn't have enough pri- vate watchmen to aid the police. have noticed that most of the more important business men employ pri- vate watchmen at night, and these watchmen carry pistols. We have adopted all necessary law to help civilization, thus recognizing the truth that such laws are just and sensible, and for the greatest good of the greatest number. But wor- thy citizens, good enough, and In the majority, are too careless in seeing that the laws are enforced. Every good citizen should daily be a pr- vate watchman, and assist in cor recting the ill-behaved in the mi. nority. If necessary to establish their authority and the law of God. the good citizens should form vigi- lance committees, and be rough on occasion. I go so far as to believe the younger men should form mi litia companies and, without ex- pense to the state or anyone, be- come force for the common sense morality that has lately been break ing down. The first thing we must do in the present crisis, If we hope for betterment, is for the well-be haved majority to control the com paratively few who violate the law as vagrants, disturbers, house-break- CTS, tramps. radicals, flop-house pa irons, and in general attacks on the civilized rules of conduct. A great fight has been going on over the world for a long time, and with growing intensity during the past decade. Friends of decency should realize that the proletarians have achieved the victory and wipe out the disgraceful defeat they have suf- fered.
 rarely hear of congressional investigation that does not seem trifling and very expensive, but one Is going on now worth while. A fed eral judge is being investigated be cause of outrageous fees he al- lowed receivers in bankruptcy. One receiver was allowed S90,OOO for services probably honestly worth three or four thousand dollars. l know nothing about the case ex- cept the testimony In the newspa- pers, and this includes charges that the judge shared in the fees; that the money was paid in cash, to avoid future exposure. There is rarely a judge who does not award outrageous fees to members of his profession. I cannot remem- Der time when this has not been done; and without serious protest from congress, until now. Nothing going on in Wall Street previous to 1929 was equally corrupt, careless, or whatever one pleased to call 1t. We have lately been specially slip ping In morals, but this receiver ship scandal has gone on long time Corruption In police depart ments has never been worse. The police have occasionally been inves- tigated but have not before noted judges being called to account as in this case. For once, 1t seems to me, a congressional committee has done just, important and worthy thing.
 Every morning l feel fine and en- ergetic and determined to do a lot that day on the Great Book I am en-