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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
B. P. ". C. HAS
DR.. COUNCIL AS
GUEST SPEAKER
Instructive Talk Given at
Meeting Held IN Doug
last Last Night

An interesting and instructive
meeting was held last evening by
members of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club, with Mrs.
Rose Davis being hostess in the
Government school at Douglas.
About 40 members heard a talk Civ
en- by DR.. w. w. Council or Dis
ease Prevention"
Mrs. Pearl Buriord, president of
the organization gave short talk,
and then introduced DR.. w. w.
CounciFas guest speaker of the even
ing.
History of Small POx
DR.. Council gave an instructive
talk on the history of smallpox, the
carly practices and methods of in
7culation performed on the Orien-
ais in England. He told Of the wo-
men, years ago, who gave great as
sistance in the development of the
practice of NEGOTIATIONS Lady Mon
ague, while in Constantinople had
her own son inoculated and saved
him, later returning to England to
ell the people there that the dread
ed disease could be eliminated
Dr. Council told how prisoners
we're given their freedom for sub
hitting to inoculation tests. Gather
me the Great was great advocate
of incubation, Dr. Council said, and
had her cadets inoculated.
Smallpox killed as many during
the World War as were killed in the
influenza epidemic, the speaker said
during his discourse.
Vaccination
On the subject of vaccination, DR..
Council said that many mothers kept
their children from being vacinated.
Now a new program is being started
to bring the aids of disease preven-
ton before the public. Members
of the Juneau Woman's Club and
the Business and Professional Wo-
mems Club are asked by the doctor
to assist in informing the people
concerning disease prevention and
vaccination. He said the Indians
are cooperating one hundred per-
cent in their willingness to under
go vaccination.
A social time was held after the
speeches were concluded and card
games were enjoyed.
Prize Winners
Winners of prizes were: Mrs. L.
P. Dawes, contract; Mrs. R. R. Her
mann, auction; Mrs. George Grigs-
by, pinochle; Mrs. Anna E. Snow,
whist. The prizes were donated by
Mary Hammer and Mary Monagle.
The hostess, Mrs. Rose Davis took
the guests through the government
school where she is a teacher, and
showed the progress made in voca-
tional training.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
WATERFRONT
SETTLEMENT
is LOOM IN C
Longshoremen at San Fran
isco Accept Propos-
al of Arbitrator

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug 81.
The San Francisco longshoremen
voted last night to resubmit work.
ing relations with the Waterfront
Employers under the 1884 strike ar
bitration award.
The action was in accordance
with a suggestion from M. c. Sloss,
urging restoration of
the 1884 agreement.
An appeal was sent by Arbitrator
Sloss to the Waterfront Employers
who will meet during today to
consider the proposal
The present controversy hinges
about the hiring halls which the
union insist upon retaining and
which is opposed by the employers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
PARTY GIVEN |
AS SURPRISE
LAST EVENING
Judge G. F. Alexander Is
Honored by Friends
on Birthday

Surprising George F. Alexander
who celebrated birthday yesterday
party was given at the home of
the Judge and his wife last even
ing ~
Bridge and pan we're played during
the evening and buffet supper
enjoyed by the invited guests.
Those attending the affair were:
Gov John w. Troy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Bender, DR.. and Mrs. r. H
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Metcalf
Dr. and Mrs. W. w. Council Mr.. and
Mrs. John Walmer, Mr.. w. B. Kirk,
Mrs. Florine Housed, Miss Jane Al
exander and Mr.. John Mclaughlin
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
Z. Youths Given
1879 Years Each
in Murder Case
Lured Doctor from Home
on Fake Call, Then
Killed Him

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 2l.-Dur-
land Nash and Robert Goethe, each
10 years of age, who pleaded guilty
to the murder of DR.. Gilbert c.
Peacock, child specialist, who was
lured to death by spurious sick
call on January 2, have been sem
fenced to 1879 years in prison each,
by Criminal Court Judge Joseph
Burke.
The pair was also given sentences
of one year to life on charges of
robbery.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
Twin Brothers, Now Is,
Meet for First Time

WEBB CITY, April 21-Eighteen-
year-old twins, separated five days
after birth, met here for the first
time recently.
One, Albert William Mcintyre,
adopted son of Mrs. Thomas Fergu-
son of Monnett, Mo-, had not been
told of his adoption before. The
other Maurice Keller, adopted son
of Mr.. and Mrs Albert Keller of
Webb City, had known of his
adoption for several years but did
not know of his brothers where
abouts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
BANK ROBBER
is SHOT DOWN
IN Gun FIGHT
Member of Walter O'Mal-
ley Gang Falls Before
Federal Bullets

KANSAS CITY, April 21.-Clar-
ence Sparger, who Federal agents
said was member of the Walter
O'Malley gang, was shot three
times and a Federal Agent was
wounded in an early morning gun
battle at Hickman Mills Tourist
Camp, five miles south of here.
John Langdon, Sparger's COM
panion, surrendered.
Sparger was wanted in connec-
ton with the robbery of the First
National bank at Neosha, Missouri,
in 1885; Langdon for Dyer Act
violations.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
FOUR OFFICERS
FOUND GUILTY,
ARE EXECUTED
Former Governor, Hsingan
Province, One of Those
Losing Life

TOKYO, April 21.-A dispatch
from Hsinking said Major General
Ling Sheng, former Governor of
Hsingan Province, and three other
high officials, have been executed
for plotting subversive movemnets.
The four were sentenced to death
by courtmartial and were quickly
executed.
Two others were sentenced to i'm
prisonment on the charges which
were giving information to Russia
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
Admiral Byrd Reports
Santa Has Ice House

AUSTIN. Texas. April 2l.-Ad-
miral Richard E. Byrd was met on
his visit here by Governor James
". Alfred and the Executives small
son.
Did you see Santa Clause young
Alfred wanted to know of the ex-
plorer's polar visit.
"Oh, yes replied Byrd. He was
living in a house of ice"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
EMPLOYERS AGREE

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2l-The
Waterfront employers ratified a ten
tative agreement with the Interna-
tional Longshoremen's Association
over the present labor dispute, but
observers said it is doubtful wheth-
er Harry Bridges, militant long
shore leader, would agree to the
terms.
The employers specified that q
letter of Judge M c. Sloss, arbitra-
tor, be Incorporated in the agree
ment The letter declared the long
shoremen could not stop work pend
ing settlement of disputes nor could
they refuse to handle hot cargo.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
WORKERS IN
SHIPYARDS
ON WALKOUT
Six Plants Paralyzed in San
Pedro-Cause for
Strike

SAN PEDRO, Cal, April 21.-A
strike of 270 skilled workers for
union recognition paralyzed six
shipbuilding yards here today and
construction aggre eating 100000
was affected.
The operators refused to attend
a conference with the National
Labor Relations Board on collective
bargaining demands by the en-
ployees and the walkout followed.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
G. O. p. KEYNOTER

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 21.-
The Republican National Commit
tee has named United States Sen
ator Frederick Steiwer, of Oregon
as the keynoter and temporary
chairman of the National Convention
here on June 9. Chairman Henry
p. Fletcher said the selection wa
unanimous.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
q
STOCK QUOTATIONS Z


NEW YORK, April 21.-Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 1885, American Can
1854, American Power and Light
IL, Anaconda 36A, Bethlehem Steel
81, Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul
and Pacific Railroad 2, General
Motors 655s, International Harvest
er 82ls, Kennecott 38%, United
States Steel 667s, Cities Service s.
Bremner II at 231a.
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
The following are todays Dow
Jones averages: Industrials, 1896;
rails, 46.16; utilities, 3130.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
EARLY BREAKUP |
OF NENANA ice |
NOW INDICATED
Weather Warm for Season
Fifty Degrees Above
Is Registered

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 21.-
The weather is extremely warm
for this time of the year and this
has led ice breakup fans to believe
the ice will move at Nenana prob
ably by May /. Many believe the ice
will move between May 3 and May
TO-
1t was SO degrees above at noon
and the streets are full
of slush from melting snow
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
WARRANT OUT
FOR zI0NCHECK
Representative of Washing
ton State in Bad with
D. of c. Judge

WASHINGTON, April 21.-Judge
Walter Casey, of the District of
Columbia Traffic Court, has order
ed a bench warrant to be issued
for Representative Marion A. Zion
check, of Washington, after the
latter's failure to appear and an
swer to charges of speeding 10
miles an hour.
The Washingtonian was arrested
Sunday morning and released on
$25 collateral.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
Ketchikan Man Suffers
Stroke; Falls Into Water

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 21.-
George Knowl. aged so, in Alaska
since 1905, died as a result Of a
heart attack. He toppled from a
dock here and the body was later
recovered. His mother, brothers and
sisters survive in England. Funeral
services will be held Thursday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
Sen. bARKLEY
AS kEYNOTER,
DEMO SESSION
Senator Robinson for Perm
anent Chairman Is
Slate Made Up

WASHINGTON, April 81. TIL
selection of United States Senate
Alben w. Barley, of Kentucky, az
keynoter, and Senator Joseph T.
Robinson, of Arkansas, as perma-
nent chairman of the Democrati,
National Convention, is expected
when the Arrangements Committee
meets next Saturday in Philadel-
phia.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
PATCo ON SCENIC TRIP

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Weeda, and
Mrs. C. A. Nichols, all from Pal
mer, were passengers on a scenic
flight over Mendenhall Glacier to-
day aboard the Alaska Air Transport
Patso seaplane piloted by Sheldon
Simmons.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
Charles L. Smith
Dies at Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 21.-
Charles L. Smith, aged IS, died in
a hospital here. Smith had been
a resident Of Ketchikan for many
years.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
MRS. MEYRING HERE

Mrs. E. A. Meyring and Barbara
Meyring. wife and daughter of Pilot
Gene Meyring of the Irving Always,
arrived from Seattle aboard the Yu-
kon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
AUTO ACCIDENT

Jack Wilson, Juneau pioneer, was
admitted to st. AIMS Hospital this
morning following an auto accident
in which he received bruises about
the face and head.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
ALASKAN DIES
DIGGING WELL

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April I'll
Abraham Lincoln McCord, aged AZ,
World War veteran, who has re-
sided here since 1912. died of heart
failure while drilling for well.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
MUSSOLINI CHEERED

ROME. April 21.-Thousands OF
Romans stood cheering in the square
IN front of Premier Benito Musso-
lini's office this afternoon as the II
Duce proclaimed on the anniversary
Of the celebration of the founding
of Rome: Our ship has arrived
with all sails spread"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-21
ETHIOPIANS TO
MAKE LAST BIC
STAND IN SH0A
Entire African Nation to
Throw Forces Against
Italy in Defense
FIERCE FIGHTING
NOW in PROGRESS
Men of Selassie Putting Up
Heroic Struggle to
Save Birthright

BULLETIN LONDON, April
21. - Word was received here
late this afternoon that a fast
moving Ethiopian infantry coll
lumn reached the Italian Air
drome, northwest of Dessye, and
burned 10 Italian planes and
the entire gasoline supply.
Earlier in the day reports
were received here that the
column had cut through the
line of advancing Italian troops
near Dessye.
GENEVA, April 21.-The expected
,apture of Adds Ababa, capital OF
Ethiopia, by the advancing Italian
roops, has not materialized, accord
ing to advices received here.
1t is stated, coming from reliable
sources, that the Italians will meet
with stubborn resistance at Adds
Ababa.
Ethiopian advices said the final
stand for protection of Adds Abaha
will be in the mountains of Shoa Pro-
vince north of the Capital City.
Late reports today said there is
fierce fighting north of Adds Ababa
between the advancing Italians and
Ethiopian defenders.
The Southern italian Army is
meeting with resistance.
Marshal Badoglio has announced
moving the Italian headquarters of
the Northern forces to DeSSye.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-30
Need OF Adjustment

The automobile age Is proving very
bad thing for skunks. The skunk is, by
tradition, an independent critter. He has
a sure and matchleSS weapon OF defense.
When he ambles through the country
side, he makes way for no one. 1t Is
always the other fellow who has to dodge.
But automobiles are different. And So
according to divers correspondents OF
weekly scientific journal - rural high
ways are cluttered with dead bodies OF
sklinks out of all proportion to the rela-
tive abundance of those animals
Rabbits, raccoonS, foxes, and other wild
creatures cross the highways frequently,
but their natural warinesS saves them
from being hit by autos. But not the
skunk. In his eyes, the approaching
auto is no better than anyone else; so he
stalks calmly across the road and gets
crumpled into homeless heap before he
realizes that here is one menace before
which his ancient immunity fails.
Now it would be possible to become
altogether too profound in drawing anal
ogies from the pitiful plight OF the skunk.
And yet it is hard to read that little item
without feeling that this good-looklng
and ill-smelling creature is not the only
inhabitant of America that has suffered
because of inability to make the neces-
sary adjustments to changing times.
There was time, for example, when the
uewness and vastness of our country
made recovery from depressions auto
matte.
The frontier would assimilate displaced
vage-earners, exploitation of some new
industry, or some previously untouched
natural resource would set off boom,
and all would be we'll. Does any Ameri-
can need to be reminded that we paid
terrific price, in the years following 1929,
for our light-hearted belief that that was
still true? It was several years before
we realized that it was five-ton truck
that was coming down the highway and
not a simple-minded houn' dawg.
It was the same in the matter OF for
e,gn entanglements. Our isolation gave
us security for so long time that we
thought it always would. Came 1917,
and we were up to our necks in Euro
pean war before we knew just what was
happening to us. We have been dismayed
and confused over it ever since.
These are just two samples; more could
be cited If space were available. What
they point to is the uncomfortable fact
that the world somehow has moved out
from under us in the last few decades.
It isn't the same sort of world in which
our traditions were shaped; it demands
constant readjustment. The fate OF the
humble skunk might be an excellent
warning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-30
Our Greatest Inventors

On the occasion of the Tooth anniver-
Sary of the American patent system,
which may be subjected to some serious
efforts soon to place it in the discard,
selection of the twelve greatest inventors
of the United States is offered. Naturally
it can be knocked down or praised, &C
cording to how you feel on the eve OF
Thanksgiving. We'd say offhand that
you probably agree with the selections
for the most part. At any rate we're
going to set them up for you to examine.
Robert Fulton, steamboat; Eli Whitney,
cotton gin; Samuel F. B. Morse, tele-
rubber; Cyrus Hall Mccormick, grain
reaper; Elias Howe, sewing machine;
George Westinghouse, air brake; Alex
ander Graham Bell, telephone; Thomas
Alva Edison, electric lamp, monograph,
motion pictures, etc.; Ottmar Mergen-
thaler, linotype; Charles Martin Hall,
process for making cheap aluminium;
Wilbur Wright, co-inventor with his
brother, Orville, of the airplane.
We take exception to Robert Fulton
being given sole and individual claim on
invention of the steamboat. In the first
place Fulton didn't even make the first
practical steamboat and in the second
place there are too many Americans who
went to their graves penniless and dis
couraged who contributed to this field of
invention. But naturally every loyal Con-
necticut resident is going to stand up and
shout loudly the praises of John Fitch
who was sailing boats by steam on the
Delaware River when Fulton was only
playing with sail-boats as boy. And
Congress has conceded that Fitch sailed
the first boat in America by steam.
But in the list of great inventions,
surely, such American dishes as corn
beef and cabbage, ham hooks and cab
bage, griddle cakes and sausage, pot
roast and noodles, must have place.
Who invented them? They were invent
ed; they didn't just grow and to their
creators we incline humbly from the
waist. Many more such combinations
rank as truly great, but why go on with
our mouths watering all over the type
writer keys and the copy paper as 1t Is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-30
The Drive Is Coming

We notice that the Connecticut Young
Republicans are going to try to have the
incoming Legislature bring about sweep
ing changes in the state election laws.
That's not bad idea. We could stand
many changes in the present statutes.
There is much Qualification to be done.
And in addition to that we have advo-
Gated for some time through these
columns the need of making it bit more
difficult than it is now for political groups
to be represented on official ballots. That
may be undemocratic, but If you look at
it in the proper attitude, you won't think
so.
We wouldn't deny the right of any per-
son to seek representation on the ticket
of political party; we wouldn't deny the
right of any political party to have its
name placed on the official ballots along
side row of candidates for public office.
Far from it. Unfortunately there are
groups and organizations springing up
today in every community and in every
state and even in the nation whose pri-
mary purpose is not to become popular
political party, but to thwart the present
existing ones or some particular member
of one of these. This has been particu-
larly true in recent years.
Once the election is over, II the group
fails of it's objective, it becomes dormant
until the next election rolls around when
it again seeks to enlist supporters. Our
election laws are elastic enough to per-
NIT such groups to continue to furnish
once every two years. It is time, we
think, to make it necessary for such
groups to become year-round organiza-
lions like the democratic, republican,
socialist, and yes, even the union party,
which in it's own right has more claim to
the status of political group than many
others that came before it,
In some states parties which fail to
maintain standing in the electorate are
penalized the next election. They must
receive definite percentage of votes to
be eligible to be represented on the ballots
at the ensuing election. We don't follow
this practice in Connecticut, but it might
not be bad idea for those who plan a
drive on our election laws to include it in
their program. ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-30
A Book a Day
Notables Who Have
Met Mrs. Luhan
BY BRUCE CATION

Having read Movers and Shak-
ers," by Mabel Dodge Luhan (Har-
court Brace: $50, I feel very much
like Mark Twain's profane man who
kept silent because he couldn't do
the subject justice. Before a bit of
exhibitionism like this, one can feel
only helpless and vaguely exas-
perated awe.
Mrs. Luhan set out several years
ago to write her memoirs and Tell
All. Her first book took her through
her Buffalo childhood; her second,
through her first marriage and life
in Italy. This one picks the threads
up at 1913, or thereabout, when she
opened a salon In New York and
went in for being q pal Of famous
people.
The famous people did flock
around. In this book you will meet
such folk as John Reed, Walter
Lippmann, various Hapgoods, Lin
coin Steffens, 1sadora Duncan. EN-
ma Goldman, and others too numer-
GUS to mention.
Mrs. Luhan acted as a catalytic
agent on all these people. The
force and charm Of her personality
brought them out, caused them to
expand, enriched their lives, and
helped them to express themselves.
She admits 1t.
And somehow, reading her account
of these people, one gets the i'm
preston that the young intellectuals
of America In those days weren't
quite bright. They all sound ,lnen-
durably arty, selfconscious. stilted,
and Intellectual.
Since many Of them quite OBJ
viously were not these things, there
must be something out Of whack
wit hthe medium through which
they are presented.
Movers and Shakers" to be ex-
plicit, is a dreary and tiresome
book. Four hundred pages Of self
admiration are too many.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-30

We spoke the other day about the state
reorganization commission needing more
funds to complete it's work. There is so
little time left now before the opening of
the 1887 session of the Legislature that
We wonder if the commission can accom-
plish much more than il has to date.
However, it should knov Better than any,
one else what it has done and what it ex-
poets to do before submitting a report to
the General Assembly. AS it now stands
the commission wants an additional
thirty days leeway for filing report,
too. Instead of January l, 1887, it will
submit it's findings on February 1. This
extention won't make much difference.
However, securing additional money may
not be forthcoming without struggle.
The commission was originally granted
$4,000 The State Board of Finance and
Control found $4,000 more. Now $4,000
more is asked. We wonder if the legisla-
tors will yield to the demand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-30

Anybody want to buy perfectly good
water main with water flowing through
it? The town of Kearney, N. j., might
sell you one if your bid was right. The
town acquired the main some weeks back
when a water company forfeited it nv
failure to pay taxes. The main services
several large industrial plants in nearby
Harrison, but town officials declared they
wouldn't cut off their water supply. At
that rate we don't see where the town
profits. So long as the water company
can send it's water through the main to
customers it won't mind having it's main
owned theoretically by the town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-30
Current Comments

I have reason to believe that some
of the decisions we have to make in
ordinary daily life take much more
courage than any act Of valor per-
formed In battle.
-Lothar w. Schurgast. Cincinnati,
O., former German war hero.
Just because q man has hair on
his lip and a lot of pigment In the
skin, does that make him q crook?
Joseph Calleia, swarthy movie
william.
Just as soldiers cannot be allowed
10 shoot and strike as they please,
and as farmers cannot be allowed
10 SOW and harvest as they please,
writer's also have no right TO trans
gress the limits prescribed BY COM
mon good.
Paul Joseph doebbels, Maxi min
lister OF propaganda.