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Evening star., 1936-11-29
A TYRANNY OF THE AVERAGE
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN D. d. L. D. D. c. L.
BISHOP OF WASHINGTON.

10. these many years do serve thee
neither transgressed I at any time thy
commandment"
This constitutes part Of the narrative
Of what is known as the Parable of the
Prodigal Son. The story is designed to
relate, not the utter prodigality Of the
heady and erring son, but the generosity
Of the forgiving father. Some one has
called it the Parable of the Benignant
Father" The home son of whom the
text speaks, who was angry at the cor
diality and generosity that characterized
his brothers return, is an example of
what might be called the tyranny of
the average. His contention with his
father was that his own service had
been uninterrupted and that obedience
to the law Of the household had been
free from transgression. He had lived
his life In q monotonous, colorless way
and his attitude toward his father upon
his brothers return signalizes the domi.
nant trait OF his character; he was q
negatively good man, he was an average
good man. He never transgressed the
rule Of his home, but his whole attitude
toward his repentant brother disclosed
the utter meanness Of his soul, and as
a man bound by the tyranny of the aver
age he illustrates the point of our theme.
Freedom from transgression Of the law
is no guarantee Of even respectable
goodness.
People who are satisfied with being
up to the average" come in due time
to fall under its tyranny. Probably no
fault is more common, especially with
the youth. than satisfaction with average
development. The standard of the
common place, the let-well- enough alone
conception of life, is destructive of ambi-
ton. demoralizing to character, and, like
death, is a great leveler We are ever
satisfying our consciences, as we'll as our
minds. with the thought that we are
up to the average" We seem to forget
that up to the average" means a low
standard Of mental and moral develop
Evening star., 1936-11-29
Shooting Stars.
BY PHMANDER JOHNSON.

November Song.
De frost it come a-prowlin'
Whur de sky is dark an scowlin'-
Let 1t prowl
An dar's gineter be some snowin'
While we feels de wind a-blowin'-
Let i'm blow.
And let i'm howl
Ill set up to de fireplace an I'll hear de
chimney roar.
De sunshine's kind o. skase, but dar is
boun' to be some more.
De crow, it keeps a-callin'
AS 1t sees de leaves a-fallin'.
Let EN- fall!
De trees ain much fob shadin'
An de blossoms done bin fadin'.
Let 'em fade.
Cause, after all,
De blossom will come back along wifi
leaves upon de tree.
Dey need little restin' spell, de same
as you an me.
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receive a new lease of life from sue
cession of such accidents.
Meanwhile, it is ridiculous to think
that a native-born artist like Queena
Mario should have to pretend to be an
Italian. Her real name was Queenie
Tillotson: she first saw light of day at
Akron, Ohio; received her academic and
musical education primarily on this side
of the Atlantic, and is patriotic to- her
finger tips. Undoubtedly, che would
prefer to be known for herself as distin-
guished from the legend she is supposed
to be. And the same observation may
be offered for the arias she sings.
But it is objected that many foreign
nbrettos are SILLY" If so, what of it?
Let them be revised, repaired, reno
waited, reformed. even rewritten. There
is nothing sacred about them in their
present form. If necessary, they can be
replaced. Genius enough abounds in the
New World to do the required labor.
The matter, however, does not de-
mand argument. Edward johnson can
settle the dispute, If he has the wish to.
Submit great masterpiece like Aida"
to the test; perform it in English, and
leave it to the audience to decide the
next step. A fairly reasonable guess is
that the gamble would bring unprece-
dented crowds to the neighborhood of
Broadway and Fortieth street. II an
other city be wanted for the trial, Wash
ington is suggested.
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ment. If the world had been only "up
to the average" and there had been no
more than average people, the develop
ment OF our civilization would be put
back thousands of years. Had there
been no one to break from the tyranny
of the average, we would be plowing our
fields with wooden plowshares, lighting
our houses with tallow dips, making our
journeys in stage coaches, crossing the
seas with sails, sending our messages by
post ponies, exercising maladies with in
carnations and living in peStilential
cities without proper sanitary and
hygienic conditions. It is only because
some man broke from the shackles of
average development and determined to
rise to new heights of power that modern
civilization Is what 1t is. Balzac says
somewhere that genius Is intensity;
yes 1t is this, but we believe also that
genius is the transcendence Of the aver
age.
What of this tyranny as applied to
the religious life We submit that aver
age goodness belongs to the primeval
stage OF mans moral development. The
cry Of the man who is everlastingly
making mistakes and failures is, II am
as good as the average" The excuse
Of the people Of society who are dis
posed to violate all law, human and
divine, who break all sacred traditions
and customs and violate the sanctity of
every holy institution is, I'VE are as
good as the average" We believe that
average goodness is wholly destructive
Of high and true character development;
1t lies at the root of most of our abuses,
both individual and social.
Our time makes an urgent and per-
sistent call to the church, that her
people arise from their slumber OF self
satisfaction and indifference, and present
to the world a religious faith and prac-
tice that so far transcends the average,
as to bring inspiration to a new life and
q new hope to a multitude of folk who
have come to regard religion as a con-
ventional and insipid thing.
Evening star., 1936-11-29
Sir Basil ZaharOf.

Sir Basil Zaharoff, so-called "mer-
chant of DEATH is dead at eighty-six in
Monte Carlo. He was a man Of mystery
about whom there has been much debate
and about whom there probably always
will be great controversy. But it is the
legend rather than the facts of his life
that must be eliminated, if the truth
concerning him ever is to be known.
And Sir Basil himself was to blame
for many Of the myths so commonly
circulated concerning the part he played
in a war-torn world. He was secretive
The munitions business, in which he was
a predominant figure was, in his judg-
rnent, not amenable to public inspection.
Making and selling the instruments and
materials of slaughter, according to his
point Of view, was q private affair into
which people at large had no right to
inquire. He argued reasonably enough
that his clients did not desire advertising.
But Sir Basil did not invent war. It
was an institution centuries before he
first thought to take advantage of the
propensity for killing. He merely sup
piled the existing demand for weapons
and ammunition. With fine impartiality,
he catered to both sides. Indeed, it was
alleged that he organized a munitions
trust to that end. The purposes of fair
play, he insisted, were best served by
providing all parties with the lethal hard
ware they needed. Any customer who
could pay was accommodated.
Yet it doubtless Is q libel to believe
that Sir Basil deliberately stirred up
Evening star., 1936-11-29

strife for profit. The logic Of history is
hostile to such a theory. For centuries
Europe has been constantly ready to
resort to arms, consistently willing to
take the chance of battle. No special
urging was required. Had there been
nothing but brickbats available for use
in 1914, the nations would have fought
about their differences rather than have
submitted them to arbitration.
OF course, Sir Basil shared In the guilt.
Justice, however, stipulates the conclu-
sion that similar indictment might be
rendered against every other soul alive
in a generation addicted to violence.
Even the pacifists were intolerant. It
was-and unhappily it still is-an age
of passion. If "the devils agent" was
conspicuously culpable, what shall be
said in apology for the thirty -one gov
ernments which conferred upon him no
less than two hundred and ninety EIGHT
decorations?
Few will mourn Sir Basil. His hands
incontrovertibly were stained with blood.
In the chronicle Of his time he will be
identified with forces and influences
hostile to human progress. That he
does not stand alone is the pity Of it all.
The race will remember him in the com.
pany of his partners and his rivals-em-
perors and kings and dictators who COM
peted for his favor and magnates who
gladly would have occupied his shoes
had they been possessed Of his peculiar
brand of genius.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

an Unprecedented volume Of cheap
money available to them.
So imminent is the promise Of an
expanding use of credit by private bor-
rowers that the Federal Reserve Board
and the Treasury are getting ready to
cooperate In applying controls If q
boom gets under way.
This time the Government-sold on
the idea of planning-is determined to
do two things.
One is to check speculation in COM
modities and securities by discouraging
any unusual expansion Of credit and by
regulating trade on speculative ex-
changes.
The other is to use the taxing power
to keep business profits from ptling up
In reserves.
Evening star., 1936-11-29
"Paramount Obiective.7

Only five years ago the Executive
Council Of the American Federation of
Labor regarded constitutional amend
ment to give Congress the power to re-
duce hours of labor as "a dangerous pro-
posal." A year later, in 1882, the fed
eration's Legislative Committee and the
convention delegates turned down the
same proposal on the ground that it
conflicts with the principle long main
tanned by labor of opposing the regula-
ton by legislation of hours of male
adult employment. - Experience has
taught us that the shorter work week
has not come through legislative proc
esses."
But Friday at Tampa the A. F. of L.
convention again chose as its paramount
objective" legislation for the thirty-hour
week, thus reindorsing the report of its
Committee on the Shorter Work Day in
1885. This complete about-face by or
ganized labor in favor of legislative
establishment of the six-hour day and
flve-day week throughout American in
dustry is, of course, development pro-
duced by the depression and the millions
of workers who were thrown out of en-
ployment. While William Green, A. F.
of l.. president, was tacitly threatening a
general strike two years ago to enforce
labor's new shorter hours demand If
legislation and voluntary action by en-
ployers failed, the emphasis this year is
again placed upon legislative accomplish
ment of the paramount objective"
The Federation Of Labor and other
proponents regard the thirty hour week.
of course. as a boon to labor on the
theory that it would spread work and, If
existing wage scales were maintained,
would increase purchasing power. But
the organized spokesmen for industry
are skeptical over its ability to accomp-
lish much in these fields and fear, on
the other hand, that production costs
would be increased to a degree offsetting
anticipated benefits. The National In
dustrial Conference Board in 1888 esti-
mated that the thirty-hour week would
increase prices of manufactured goods
by twelve per cent. Such sound econon-
lists as Moulton and Leven of the Brook
ings Institution concluded that "a re-
duction of the hours of work such as is
contemplated would inevitably mean a
volume of wealth production substantial
ly below the levels obtaining in 1929.
But 1t should be emphasized again that
what the country needs is not less pro-
duction but more"
In recent address Mr.. Moulton pre-
dicted that If recovery continues at the
present rate there will be real shortage
Of labor in some industries within two
or three years Even now shortage of
skilled labor is reported in some lines of
work. Aside from the constitutional
questions-and the dependence on the
existence Of an emergency" weakens
with every day of recovery-the economic
considerations involved in blanket re-
duction of the hours of labor and a
drastic increase in the cost Of produc-
ton and prices are serious enough to
demand extended study. Labors former
dependence on its economic strength"
upon which it used to count for gradual
attainment of its objectives, may still be
preferable to the extreme recourse to
such sweeping legislation as the pro-
posed thirty y-hour week.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

AS resignation rumors are discussed
the charming story of the statesman who
continued to serve his country rather
than make more money in private en-
ployment is constantly due for revival.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

A munitions mystery man, Sir Basil
zaharoff may have had fame and for
tune thrust upon him by force of cir
cumstance. His willingness to remain
a mystery man" does not indicate an
inclination to glorify the sources of his
fortune.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

If Charles Lindbergh were as appre-
hensive about his safety as are millions
of admirers, he would be pardoned for
occasional attacks of palpitation OF the
mechanical heart.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

1t was reported that Colonel Charles
Lindbergh went to Europe in quest of
quietude. As events proceed. the same
desire may lead him back to America.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

No matter what reports of privation
may circulate among the proletariat,
dictator before the camera always man
ages to reveal well-rounded waist
measurement.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

None of the Americans who has seen
communism active in Spain shows a
desire to bring any part of it back to
this country.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

One style of radicalism hinted at with
out causing undue alarm is that of put
ting the alphabet back in its usual order
and starting all over
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Holding a Position.

How do you manage to hold your
position as q leader of the people in your
part Of the country7"
II observe which way they are going"
answered Senator Sorghum, "and then
step lively to keep ahead of them in
case they take notion to stampede"
Evening star., 1936-11-29
Undiscouraged.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
We. like the spirit Of the foot bah
prophets. They don't let one weeks
failure disturb the next weeks assurance.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

Government by aggression" is gen.
orally deplored. At the same time it
will not be easy to formulatesa complete
policy of government by submission.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

1t was Thanksgiving which reported
not only gratitude for past favors, but
appreciation Of benefits yet to come.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

Scrupulous.
"I guess we'd better Ak up our ad-
vertisement for Summer boarders right
now" said Farmer Corntossel.
What for?" asked his wife.
IT don't want to write anything that
amt truthful. There amt any mos
quitoes now an the nights are always
cool"
"5onors undeserved," said Hi Ho, the
sage Of Chinatown, ARE like resplendent
raiment which loses its beauty because
it is ill-fitting."
Evening star., 1936-11-29
The Bird of Thanks.

The turkey reappears, alas,
In soup and hash and stew.
Your thankful sentiments may pass
Before its course is through!
Evening star., 1936-11-29

Jud Tunkins says he hopes the nations
don't get to talking any bigger figures, as
he hasn't learned to count as high as
billion as yet
Evening star., 1936-11-29
Evolution.

Evolution.
Evolution teaches how
Growth will depend on using.
differences, you1l allow,
Arise that are amusing.
listen nightly to a line
OF chatter that grows stronger.
These ears of mine, quite asinine,
Seem really growing longer.
Satan" said Uncle Eben. "gits credit
for temptin' some men dat he jes' lei
60 deia ewn way without interference
Evening star., 1936-11-29
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eral economic controls.
w. P. A. is scheduled to have a place
as an agency that will expand and
contract with the volume of unemploy-
ment. It can serve to insure a flow of
purchasing power to individuals who
might otherwise be lost to business as
consumers owing to lack of Jobs in
private industry.
p. w. A. is to become more of an
agency for planning and financing large
scale public works. with its activity
speeded up in periods when private con-
struction lags.
At the same time, the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration will be con-
tinued as permanent agency for pro-
tecting farm income through subsidies,
insurance and production controls.
And the new systems Of old-age in.
surance and unemployment insurance
are designed to help make sure that, in
another depression, purchasing power
among large groups of the public will
not dry up in the way it did after 1929.
The planners actually are so conf
dent Of the strength Of the present bust.
ness upturn that they are devoting spe-
cial attention to new boom controls.
For three and one-hah years all eff
forts of the Government were directed at
the problem Of stimulating business
through spending and the temptation Of
cheap money. That stimulation finally
shows convincing results. Now the prob
lem is to keep the revival from getting
out Of hand.
The thought is that private industry,
assured Of the solvency of the Govern
ment as the result Of promise Of q
balanced budget, will be inclined to ven
ture more freely. A growing prospect Of
improved demand for its goods will lead
to pressure for expansion, and business
men, interested in expansion. will find
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Then there was the great Spanish
master Francisco Goya y Lucientes. He
was q Saragossan by birth, but at 10
fed to Madrid. This was in 1755. Goya
was turbulent youth who became often
involved in Just such street fighting as
has characterized the present war. He
was frequently in flight. But between
exiles he served as court painter, and
work which has been in Madrid included
the Family of Charles w." the queen
in a Mantilla." the king in Uniform"
equestrian paintings of the King and
Queen, the "Crucifxion" which was In
the church of San Antonio de ia Florida.
and several others. Also his savage
series of etchings, depicting the horrors
of Spanish warfare about 1900, at the
time of the French invasions, were in
Madrid.
The catalogue of other masters Is long
and represents the very riches OF arr
work Of both Spanish and foreign mas
tiers. How much has been destroyed
must some day become known. :.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-21
RING PICTURES
 ARE SHOWN AT LOCAL THEATRE
Capitol Also Has Danger ous Coliseum Shows
 May Robson Film

Dangerous" opening tonight at , the Capitol, is the dramatic story of beautiful and brilliant actress who wrecks the lives of those she contacts and finally her own Bette Davis has the part of the actress with Franchot Tone playing oppo- site her. Others in the cast in- clude Margaret Lindsay, John FL dredge, Allison Skipworth Walter Walker and Richard Carle.
 Also on the same bill is the round by-round picture of the Schmeling Louis fight, said to be the best fight pictures seen here:
 The 10 year old queen of the screen, May Robson, is playing at the Coliseum Theatre in Three Kids and a Queen" in which she plays the role of an eccentric, grabbed old maid Supporting her are Frankie Darro, Charlotte Hen ry, William Benedict, Billy Bur- rud, Henry Armetta, Hedda Hopper and Laurence Grant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-21
.HALv0RSENS TO HAVE STYLES OF
 THE VERY LATEST
All Is Not Black, Says Ju- neau Merchant = Has :.
 Been South, East

Just returning from trip of sev- eral weeks duration which took her to all the merchandising marts from San Francisco to New York City Miss Christine. Halvorsen of Hal vorsens "Juneauss Own Store" says she has obtained for the women oi Juneau and Vicinity the most dis tinctive merchandise she has ever been able. to purchase on any oi her many buying trips.
 "Imagine,s Miss 7Halvorsen said "of being able to purchase here ir Juneau, an individually smart felt hat for as little as $2.s5 and a vel vet frock for $10 95-these are but two of the many, many remarkable values which we will be able to of- fer the shopper this fall"
 Miss Halvorsen also noted, con- trary to what seems to be stock phrase this fall, that "all is not black that is desirable; where blacks are listed as first in the fashion revue for fall and winter it has a very close second in browns of various hues-such as ginger and cinnamon, which are both aluring and charming Green, also, has a decided place in fall fashions and it's varying color tones will un- doubtedly hold favor. Princess styles as well as tunics are fall fashion promotions and the bonnet goes high hat" in a smart, saucy way.
 Skirts, with a very decided flare and swing" are much shorter fol daytime wear and the late formal gowns, as well as the little bar Ifrocks, are both so adorable in de- sign to captivitate. the, most fastid- ious tastes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-21

Today'g News Today-Empirs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-21
BARD PURSER" BIDS
 GOODBYE TO FRIENDS

A. E.. Evans, the Bard Purser" of the Canadian National Line, was bidding au revoir to friends as the Prince Rupert was in port yes terday on the last trip of the sea- son. Mir Evans has gained quite name for himself as one of the most genial pursers on the Alaska run and also for the excellence of the poetry which he writes in the seclusion of his Vancouver home after the mad excitement of the summer tourist season has died away.
 Purser Evans claims that it is aI- most impossible for anyone poetical- ly inclined to keep from writing verse when he has to work and live with the scenery of British Col umbia and Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-21
TWO HUNTERS !. ,; ]!
 G!E':;T..Qlt[E! ]: DEER

Dick Harris and Earl Monagle re- turned this morning from Fish Mountain on Douglas Island with a huge four-point buck deer. Harris says that the deer is Jim dandy" and all that goes with it, but that he would rather not mention the amount of labor involved in pack ing the slaughtered animal to the beach. He also reports very few signs of other deer in the vicinity he hunted.
 A deer also was brought in by Jack Warner of the Standard Oil Company
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-21
ITALY PREP ARES FOR AIR RAIDS; REFUCES READY
(Continued from Page One)

{ See that the cenjraI gas and electric valve are turned off.
 Guide the tenants to the refuge, recommending calm, serenity and perfect discipline
 When the signal of the peril-over is sounded see that the building is not permeated with gas before. let ting the tenants return to their apartments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-21
MRS. DORMAN-S SON IS

COMING HERE FCP VISIT |, Donald Kirkpatrick, thirteen year old son of Mrs Ann Dorman, will arrive on the steamer Victoria for visit. Mrs. Dorman is an en- ployee of Jones Stevens, ladies ready to wear shop located on Sew ard Street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-21
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
 ON HOME FOR SULLYS

Construction was started this morning by Contractor James Lar son on the home of Henry s. Eully near Sixth and Harris Streets. It is expected that the building will be completed and ready for occu- pancy within two months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-21
ENTERS

Ben Gravestad, Harris Cannery employee at Hawk Inlet, entered St. Anns Hospital this morning for medical care.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-21

DANCE IN DOUGLAS SATURDAY evening to Clarence Bands 5-piece orchestra at the Eagles Hall, adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-21

George Matheson. mine employee. was dismissed from St. Anp's Hos pital this morning.