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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-22
NAVAL RATIOS ABANDONED BY
 GREAT BRITAIN
Wounds National Pride to Accept Permanent Infer
 iority, Statement Says

LONDON, July 22.-Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell, First Lord Admiral ty. told the House of Lords today that England had definitely aban- doned the principle of naval ratios adopted in 1922 at Washington be- cause some nations felt it wounded national pride to accept permanent inferiority.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-22
VISIT KETCHIKAN

c. A. Cunningham, Winnipeg, Man, and Blake Arthur Latta, Lat ta, Ont, arrived in Ketchikan on the Princess Louise after taking passage at Prince Rupert, B. c. They are officials of the Canadian National Railways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-22
MRS. KASALICA PASSES

Word has been received here of the death in Portland this morn- ing of Mrs. Alec Kasalica, widely known Juneau woman. Mir. and Mrs. Kasalica have been residents of Juneau for the last IS years The body will be brought here for burial
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-22
DAVID WILKINS DEAD

David Wilkins, 60 years old, steam-engineer by trade, resident of the interior since 1906, recently died at Fairbanks of heart disease
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-22
- ZAPORA IN PORT

The motorship zapora arrived at the Commercial Dock this afternoon bringing deck lumber for the Douglas bridge and a general cargo of freight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-22
DAUGHTER BORN

MT. and Mrs. John B. Miller of Fairbanks, are parents of g. pound baby girl. He is Assistant District Attorney for the Fourth Division.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-22
FROM ENGLAND

Dr. George Guggan, a physician rom Bolton, England, was a recent 'rrival in Ketchikan, having left he Princess Louise there after tak- ing passage at Vancouver, B. o.
Evening star., 1935-12-24

event is forgotten. The adult portion OF
the population is satisfied merely with
the obvious and primitive fact that at
least once a year it is right and proper
that children should be made exuoer-
antly happy. No grown-up pauseS 10
remember that there also is the JOY OF
giving and that the privilege of partici-
patton in that joy is in itself a pleasant
experience Thus, mature humanity
momentarily goes generously mad in
emulation of the jolly Saint. The cynic
thinks of the spectacle as being ridicu-
lous and foolish, yet is apt to catch the
contagion of it despite his loudly de-
clared intention to preserve immunity.
The virtue of resistance, however, is
inconSequential. ANY individual who
has not shared in the fun of plotting
Christmas surprises may be said to have
missed one of the authentic values OF
living. To set up a tree and decorate it,
to fill stocking and hang it in con-
venient place for little hands to find and
rifle, to pile up toys and dolls and sweet
meats for little eyes to sparkle over, to
be an alder and abetter of Santa Claus
in his labor of delight-what normal per-
son would willingly forego such a thrill
ing opportunity to prove his humanness?
Perhaps that was why Christmas eve
was invented. Grown-upS need the
chance to be creatively irrational now
and again. And their violation of the
routines which ordinarily occupy them
serves the double purpose OF providing
release for their natural impulses and
of demonstrating to the youngest gen.
Grafton the glorious truth that existence
is not all commonplace and dull and
somber.
Let the ancient customs be observed,
then, in the ancient manner. The
troubled world will be the gamer by the
concession. For a few hours at least
the spell of greed and fear and hate will
be broken, and the good old dream of
planet made kind by fellowship and love
will come true.
Evening star., 1935-12-24
WHY Work if Laziness Is
Worth $500 Per Month?

To the Editor of The Star:
About the So-called Townsend plan
the s2OO-per month pension plan for
everybody above fifty or sixty years OF
age:
I am sitting here by the fire and I
am thinking about this plan. Just
think! Two hundred dollars per month
for everybody above the age of fifty years!
I am trying to analyze it. trying to figure
it out. and after considerable amount
of brain exercise have come to the
conclusion that there must be something
wrong with this plan, something abso-
lutely wrong-that there must be some
hidden poison in it somewhere.
In the first place, why should anybody
get 5000 per month for nothing, for do
ing absolutely nothing? And that Is the
proposition in this plan. Everybody
above fifty or sixty years must quit work
ing and start collecting 5000 per month.
and throw it away again inside OF
month.
There is one thing I would like to point
out as an example of the wrongnesS OF
this plan. There are two men-one OF
them a hard-working, honest man who
all his life has furnished an honest days
work for an honest days wage. The
other is a lazy, no-account, good-for-
nothing bum, a fellow who has never
done an honest days work in all his
life Both wind up the same way. Both
get 5000 per month. Do you see any
Justice or any sense in that? Why
should anybody try to have any ambition
at all? Why should anybody try to save
I'D for house and home? Why should
anybody try to get ahead in business, try
to employ lot Of people? All OF that
would only be a waste of energy. The
best thing to do would be to knock along
kind of easylike until you get to be fifty,
and then start whooping it up.
I suspect that at the bottom OF the
whole thing is some kind of bolshevik.
The whole thing sounds too fantastic,
too communistic, to fit into the Amerl-
can way of doing things. There are bet
ter ways of helping the poor, the aged
and the unemployed. The American
people are a Woodworking, hard-think-
ing people, descendants Of q pioneer
race, and I am sure they will not per-
nit this Nation to sink down to the
level of a pension-collecting, rocking
chair sitting, money-squandering outnt.
MICHAEL MOHR.
Evening star., 1935-12-24
Views of Taxi Driver on
Young People and Liquor
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF Ine star.
Risky as it may be to talk with taxi
driver lest his mind may be diverted from
his work, ventured the other day to hold
a little conversation with one when there
was not much traffic.
He was thoughtful, intelligent mid
dle-aged man, and I was interested IN
his ideas on the liquor question. He
thinks drunken driving has increased and
is responsible for many accidents. Drink
ing and careful driving are not compat-
ible. His Sympathies are with pedestrians
differing from some of his brethren!
He believes there is great increase IN
drinking among young people, especially
among women and girls.
Women who would not have dreamed
of going to the old saloon can now get
it, or order 1t from mice places" so easily,
and drinking in fashionable restaurants
is 80 smart" And then he said Il had
a sickening experience the other day.
I was called to high school to take two
girls and two boys down to the Fox
Theater. One of the boys had pint
bottle of whisky and they finished 1t be-
fore they reached the theater; the girls
taking their full share. Raw whisky!
They thought it good sport, but it sick
ened me. Bad enough for boys Of that
age, but it seemed little worse for
girlS!"
1 wonder, now that liquor is so easily
accessible, so fashionable" If many
parents who voted for repeal are not
suffering from increasing anxieties and
heartaches over daughters as well as
sons? M. c. WAITE.
Evening star., 1935-12-24
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

atoms to escape, other than those pro-
jected into the atmosphere by volcanic
eruptions He cited considerable evi-
dence that hydrogen continually Is
oozing out of the soil and escaping up
ward While for any limited period this
Is inconsequential, the cumulative effect
considered over many centuries might
have far-reaching effects on the atmos-
pheric blanket of the planet.
~ y
Recent measurements have indicated,
DR.. Wulf said that there is an appre-
ciable amount of ozone close to the
earth'S surface which may have impor-
tant biological effects. This is perhaps
due, he pointed out to an hitherto very
obscure phenomenon-that Of "fair
weather electricity" High mountain
peaks constantly are diScharging elec-
tricity in the form Of brush discharge.
Sometimes the amounts are considerable,
with the result that the atmospheric oxy-
gen around the brushes is converted
into ozone.
The great heights of the atmosphere,
he explained contain considerable
amounts of oxygen in its atomic rather
than its molecular form, and also of
nitrogen ions. The composition OF the
earths gaseous blanket at attitudes of
so or 10 miles is being studied by analy-
sis Of the spectra Of the northern lights,
which occur at great attitudes, and of the
light of the night sky. Even on a star
less, moonless night, DR.. Wulf pointed
out, the sky has faint luminosity which
can be detected by delicate instruments
and analyZed to show something Of the
chemical makeup of its source of origin.
Still another means of obtaining in
formation of the attitudes far above the
stratosphere is by spectrum analysis of
the light before sunrise when the rays
Of the distant sun penetrate the upper
atmosphere before the orb itself appears
on the horizon.
Prominent in the spectra both Of the
northern lights and Of the night sky
is the green line" which laboratory
experiments have revealed can be pro-
duced only by atomic oxygen.
Evening star., 1935-12-24
The NightBeforeC Christmas

Tonight. unless all signs fail, Santa
Claus will go his annual round. His
visit has been anticipated with the usual
seasonal fever of longing. Millions of
children have all their little hearts and
minds centered upon the promise which
he personifies, and millions of fathers
and mothers, grandparents, uncles and
aunts and older brothers and sisters
are engaged in surreptitious enterprises
of cooperation which will result in gen.
erous fulf1llment of the ancient pledge
that deserving boys and girls shall not
20 unrewarded.
And there is something basically ele-
mental about the occasion. Indeed, a
principle of justice is involved. Merit
should be recognized, even, or perhaps
especially, in the case of young people
who still are responsive to the relation
between cause and effect in the realm
OF conduct But the philosophy of the
Evening star., 1935-12-24
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Santa Claus Rides.

Santa Claus Rides.
Santa Claus-oh, gentle elf,
Hasten to protect yourself
AS our blessing you receive
While you ride on Christmas eve.
Kindly greetings you prepare
As you hasten through the air,
Where the stars shine on a scene
More grotesque than Halloween.
Filled with far more terror, too.
Romping elves you may not view.
Fearful spirits everywhere,
Shuddering wildly through the air!
Cruel wars impetuous dash
Suicide-the motor crash
Shrieks of souls in mortal pain,
Ribaldry in mad refrainl
Hasten! Hasten, cherished Saint,
All so different and quaint,
From the great mysterious sky
AS you ride so swiftly by,
Bringing messages once more
From the distant days of yore,
While as children we appear
Waiting words of Peace and Cheer,
While as children still we dream
Of Love that is Supreme.
Evening star., 1935-12-24
without corresponding additions to the

without corresponding additions to the
transport facilities.
Substitution of busses for street cars,
of smaller capacity units for larger,
entails the obligation upon the transit
company to provide sufficient units to
care for the business that offers. This
is particularly true in the case of lines
running to the District boundary, beyond
which the authority of the Public Utili-
ties Commission does not extend. Addi-
tions to those services should be made
as promptly as possible.
With an efficient public transport sys-
TEN, affording opportunity for speedy
service without dangerous discomfort
and without long delays due to made
quate schedules. will come lessening of
reliance upon private transport by motor
car, which is now the chief factor in the
congestion of the streets. The cure of
the disease lies in a bus and car service
that will give the people a chance to
ride without delay and without danger
Gus packing of the units.
Evening star., 1935-12-24

concealed, envy on persons to be found
in all large cities who make bird feeding
the sole aim, end and recreation Of their
later years.
You have seen them, feeding the pig
cons in the public parks. Perhaps there
are some who regard them as crankS, or
nuts" but the birds do not think so.
They come to them regularly, and the
seeming warmth of their arrival suf-
fuses the being Of the food-giver.
Were they to stop feeding, however,
they would realize shortly that the birds
come for the food, not just to them.
A little crumbled breadStuff, now and
then, may be given by even the most
shamed-faced person in the manner out
lined above, because there is nothing to
be done except to permit the cooky to
drop out of the hand.
This Is easy. After a little practice
the deed may be committed on the busi-
est corner without attracting the atten-
tion of even the sharpeSt human gaze.
And just how keen that gaze is may be
discovered any time by casually cross
ing the toe of one shoe over the toe Of
the other for a few times in q half
hearted dance step.
Even the average eye is sure to catch
this motion on the first or second move
ment, and the owner Of the eye will
become plainly perturbed II you dare
keep it up few more steps.
Man has the animal eye, as well as
the creatures. No doubt this is one Of
the surest signs of his kinship. Move
a finger, even the slightest bit, in the
sight of dog or cat. Those intelligent
eyes instantly detect the motion and
will follow the fingers lead.
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Bone induction" has been declared to
be the way robins detect the presence Of
earthworms. This is a response to the
movement of the worm in the earth.
However that may be, most birds, one
may feel more or less certain, detect their
food either by sight or smell or hearing.
1t is perfectly possible that the SPAR
rows, for instance, are on the alert for
sounds which would be perfectly in
audible to us. Thus the noise made by
a bit of breadstuf striking on the side
walk may. to their sense. have all the
clangor Of steel on brass to us.
Their sight is one of the most Won
derful things about them. Bird eyes are
so nXeO tIlaC Lney can see IN All QlTcC-
tions and for unbelievable distances. No
doubt the struggle for existence makes
them use their eyes more intelligently,
at least more to the purpose, than we
do Our eyes.
Especially, civilized man has more or
less forgotten how to use his senses.
Old-time hunters in the woods could
detect the presence of bear along the
trail simply by the sense Of smell. How
many modern woodSmen could do the
same?
Though an oatmeal cooky may be prac-
tically odorlesS. except when held close
to the human nose, to the bird on jut-
ting ledge of hotel building it may
send up veritable streams Of delicious
aroma.
The person who likes to feed all types
of living things, realizing that this is
his one big link with them. will not
miss the opportunity, especially in the
cold months, to bring a little more cheer
to those CHEEKY nuisances, the downtown
English sparrows.
Evening star., 1935-12-24
More Cars and Busses! !

The rule against overcrowding buses
and street cars which has just been
adopted by the Public Utilities Commits
sion will relieve the congestion within
the vehicles, but it will not assure ade-
quate service for the riding public unless
it is accompanied by requirement that
additional service be installed. The
person who stands on the curb waiting
for transportation will not be comforted
by the sign capacity load"-or whatever
the term employed-displayed on the
front of the car or the bus. Already
there are grievous complaints of made
quate service, and these will be multi
piled if the load limit rule is enforced
Evening star., 1935-12-24
Incorrect Translation of
Motto on New Dollar
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
I note at the top of the circle sur
rounding the reverse of the great seal
the motto, "Annuit coeptis," on the new
one-dollar silver certificate. 1t Is stated
the motto signifies God has blessed
the undertaking" The correct transla-
ton of "annuit coeptis" is He is favor
able to the undertaking" As the Latin
word "Dei"-God-is not in the motto,
the pronoun "he" cannot mean God"
is favorable to the undertaking, or God
has blessed the undertaking"
The motto on the bottom of the circle,
"Novus ordo seclorum," means, in Eng
lish, THE new order of the ages" not
"a new order of the ages" Why not
"In God we trust? 1t is on our silver
dollar coins. On one occasion IN God
we trust" was left of Of q mintage Of
silver dollars. Congress ordered I'm
God we trust" be restored and be on all
future silver dollars. w. e. RYAN.
Evening star., 1935-12-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES L. TRACEWELL.

It is not at all the thing to profess
admiration for the English sparrow.
The bird lover often disclaims it, and
all its ways, in favor Of the more pic
turesque songsters.
Yet when we see this little creature in
the downtown streets at Christmas time,
trying to find something to eat on con-
crete and asphalt, We cannot help but
admire it,
1t is not for nothing, evidently, that
ornithologists proclaim the sparrow fam
lily at the peak of the bird tree.
Watch its members in the streets,
active, CHEEKY, efficient, then admit that
few other birds could equal it in its
peculiar virtues.
The opportunity to feed the sparrows
at Christmas in the downtown thorough
fares Is an easy one to accept.
All one has to do is to become bit
careless with an oatmeal cookie, or other
foodstuffs of the compressed sort.
BY surreptitiously dropping bits of
these here and there, the bird lover Will
not come in conflict with the armed
forces of the law, and will at the same
time be doing good deed in a cold world.
This can in no true sense of the word
constitute littering the streets, for the
sparrows clean up the crumbs in no time
at all.
1t is amazing the speed with which the
feathered gaminS detect the presence OF
possible food.
The best place to put the cookie or
other carbohydrate is in the earth of tree
boxes, if these exist. Otherwise, along
near the base of buildings, where tread
ing feet are not so likely to smash them.
Then, again, the birds are not so liable
to feed easily in the center of hustling
sidewalk.
We specify oatmeal or other cookie,
because these are readily purchased at
most candy and cigar counters and may
be carried in the overcoat pocket without
muSs.
1t is not necessary to break these into
crumbs. That can be left to the birds.
But probably breaking them into three
or four pieces would be better than leav-
ing them whole. Thus they do not
attract much attention, as an entire
CoOky might
We do not believe in putting them in
the gutter on account of the possible
hazard to the sparrows from the tires
of cars parking. While the birds are
pretty wary, it is not without the bounds
of reason to believe that when very hun
cry their appetite might get the better
of their discretion.
1t is only fair to say that we do not
believe in making downtown bird feeding
an obsession.
A little, now and then, perhaps, is
enough.
No doubt those who help the birds,
in this practical way, are much the same
folk the world over.
They are inclined just little to be-,
shall we say, sentimental?
They realize this and, If sensible, are
on the watch for it.
No overriding.
Hence, in the main, such persons in
cline to lean over backward and not
permit their feelings in the matter to
get the best of them.
Sometimes they look with mild, but
Evening star., 1935-12-24
How to Make the Townsend
Plan Easy for Uncle Sam

To the Editor of The Star:
The Townsend plan, like Jacks beam
stalk, seems to be rapid grower. There
have been many criticisms, many con-
formations. mild epithets, dubious head
shaking, with ridicule in plenty-also
hopes and hopes the plan will realize.
A. j. Warren, in the Star OF Friday,
set forth a spending plan to be used
after the Townsend plan becomes a
reality. Say, A. j., won't us old fellers
NOW swath of rejuvenation? I sort
of halt at the spending of the whole two
hundred every month. You see, there
is q little Scotch in me (blood, blood,
mind you'd and the idea of turning
loose all my earnings before the next pay
day arrives sort of goes against the grain
but If that becomes the law, I am
law-abiding citizen
So far, the means, howls, groans and
yells against the Townsend plan are
that the money must be raised by tax
ing everybody and everything tangible
and ntangible-nothing can escape
and us old fellers must then pay our
share of the income tax
Uncle Sam seeing the growth of this
Townsend plan, must be lying awake
nights wondering how things will turn
out on assessment and collection OF such
a tax, and right here is the solution of
the problem.
Elect Uncle Sam to install general
banking business in every post office
throughout the entire country, with the
postmaster as president. excepting those
post offices known and designated as
fourth class. Then watch the money
come back into Uncle Sans hands. where
it all belongs, and then If any individual,
firm or corporation wants to run a
bank, or any sort of kindred business
where money is the stock in trade. let
them pay Uncle Sam for the use OF his
money-Sort of reverse things, as you
might say.
Repeal the sixteenth amendment to
the Constitution and thus abolish the
Federal income tax and place mild tax
on every bank account with all the evil
dence in the books of the banks, and
not have to drag income tax eyaderS
into court.
The money Of this country belongs to
Uncle Sam, with Congress as the guard
ian, and Congress has the power to coin
and regulate the value thereof, though
that power seems somehow to have
slipped out of the hands of Congress.
With Uncle Sam the banker, every 5000
that us old fellers get will drift right
back into Uncle Sans banks and he can
use the same money over and over again,
along with all the money others deposit.
Then, If millions and billions OF Uncle
Sans dollars lie idle in Uncle Sans
vaults, what Of it-he Is paying nobody
for the use of it.
The dark-complexioned gentleman in
the Townsend plan woodpile is Easy
money breeds extravaganza and waste, "
but is very comforting when the source
of supply is a perennial spring.
w. j. DERMOTT.