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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18
Horoscope
"The stars incline
but do not compel
SUNDAY, APRIL IS, 1896

Adverse planetary influences are
active today, according to astrology
Men may be exacting and difficult
to please in their social contacts al
this time. Domestic dissensions may
be prevalent.
Women come u der fortunate
planetary direction today when they
will accomplish most through tact
and diplomacy. 1t is favorable
time for special Sunday dinners
that soothe distressed souls and
bodies.
There is a good sign for girls who
wear new costumes, particularly if
they first display their spring attire
in church. The stars encourage ap-
probation on the part of young men.
The seeds note portent affect
ing labor and foresee troubles of
many sorts including those arising
from unemployment conditions.
Idleness as a breeder of laziness
will produce serious results, they
warn.
Improvement in the mental atti-
tude of business men with large or
small connections is to be expect
ed under this rule of the stars which
encourages even the most down.
hearted.
The seerS warn against misrepre-
sentation and SANDER under this
planetary government which pre-
sages much evil gossip and subtle
traducing of both men and women.
The portent affect persons in both
private and public life.
One of the greatest peace cru
sades in history is foretold for the
United States. In this religious lead
ers will be prominent and women's
clubs will be active.
New routes of air travel will lure
many tourists in the coming sum-
mer. 1t will be profitable for hotel
proprietors as well as for all others
who provide for the comfort and
amusement of travellers.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of year of changes that
promise success, if wise plans are
made Money should be carefully
conserved.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be conservative, efficient
and intellectual. Many subjects of
this sign succeed in the learned
professions
John Grier Hibben, university pre-
sident, was born on this day 1861
Roger Sherman, signer of the Dec
laration of Independence, also cele-
brated it as birthday 1921.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18
"Straws."
run across a
IN. Y. World Telegram

IN Y World-Telegram)
President James BRYANT Conant of Harvard sound
ed first note in the universitys tercentehary cele
bration with an address at Cambridge last night IN
which he outlined Harvard purposes, present ana
future primarily for Harvard audience.
But he ended his speech with timely ana I'M
pressive warning that carries meaning lor Iile woie
country in even wider fields than us uhVelSieieo
DR. Conant said .
Look at what has happened in Germany; see 70
what state her once great and free centers OF learn
ing have been reduced. Count the distinguished
men who once occupied chairs in her ancient acaoe
mics and see how few remain today. Liberty is Ihe
life blood of those who are in quest Of truth and
liberty has vanished.
gwen in our own Commonwealth here am sorry
to saw we have seen the first step taken in the same
direction-the enactment OF TeacherS OaUh Law
No issue of patriotism is here involved the issue Is
between those who have confidence in the learned
world and those who fail to understand and hence
dstr1Ist it dislike it and would eventually curb It,
1.-THE present law is perhaps as innocuous as such
law could be- but it is a straw showing the way
the wind is blowing The havoc of the gale IN other
lands makes me feel that those who value our uni
verstes should now come forward Our celeoraC'oh
next September is fitting occasion for denonsCa-
ton of our faith
We think this should be read thoughtfully by
Americans who have of late attempts to muzzle
not only teachers but the peoples prime source OF
information-the press The Supreme Court OF the
United States recently spiked one OF the most out
rageous of such attempts, in Louisiana. Yet Legis-
latures are now being asked to consider many other
insidious seemingly nnocuous proposals to restrict
newspapers in their function OF gathering and pre-
senting the news.
These proposals likewise what the president
of Harvard calls "straws" wind that ever blew
strong enough to put political regulators and self
styled patriots in control OF the press would make
havoc of American freedom and democracy. Millions
of this nations citizens have no other university than
the information and opinion brought to them in print
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18
MODERN
ETIQUETTE
By Roberta Lee

@. When a young man has asked
a girl for permission to call, and
she declines, should he ask her again
at some other time?
A. That depends entirely upon the
manner in which she refused his
first request. He must use his best
judgment as to whether the girl
really cares to extend the friend
ship.
@. When man and woman are
leaving a public dining room, which
one should go first?
A. The woman should go first. If
they must pass through a closed
door, she should stand aside and
allow her escort to open it,
c. How can one become an in
teresting conversationalist?
A. BY reading, studying, thinking,
and practicing.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18
DAILY LESSONS
IN ENGLISH
By w. L. Gordon

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do
not say, This is all the faster this
car can CO. Say, This as as fast
as this car can 60"
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Or
gy. Pronounce or-ji, as in or, il as
in tilt.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Complex
ion (hue of the skim; not complec-
zion.
SYNONYMS: Beautiful, pretty,
handsome, graceful, elegant, exqui-
site, charming, dainty.
WORD STUDY: use a word
three times and it is yours" Let us
increase our vocabulary by MASTER
ing one word each day. Today's
word: ILLIMITABLENESS; That
which cannot be limited or mea-
sured. I'VE cannot estimate the ILL
imitableness of Eternity"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18
20 YEARS AGO
From The Empire
APRIL Is. 1916

APRIL IS, 1916
First witnesses were on the stand
in the second trial of Edward Krause
who is charged with kidnapping Will
liam Christie of Douglas who has
! not been seen since spirited away
on fasle subpoena.
The second game in the basket
ball championship series between
Douglas and Juneau is to be played
off tomorrow night.
The Treadwell band is to give a
concert in the Treadwell hall, but
part of the halls floor will be roped
off so that when waltzes or two
steps are played, those who wish
to dance may do SO.
An ordinance introduced before
the Douglas City Council, was read
the first and second time. The or
dinance required saloons to close
at midnight.
A building permit was issued to
William Reck for a $4,000 residence
on Calhoun Avenue.
The Juneau Woman's Club Of
fered SIS cash prize to the boy or
girl planting the best flower garden.
j. Latimer Gray, of the Alaska
Soda and Bottling works, left on the
Alki for Petersburg and Wrangell
on business trip.
Five steamers were due in port
during the next "a hours from Seat
tie and four were to sail southbound.
Weather. Maximum, 81; Mini
mum, 80; partly cloudy, rain %
inches.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18
LOOK dnd LEARN
By A. C. Gordon

l. What is the average net paid
circulation of English daily news
papers in the U. S. and Canada?
2. Does gravity affect articles in
vacuum?
3. What does sang-froid mean?
4. Is President Roosevelt a Ma
son?
5. Which of the important coun-
tries of the world has the youngest
population?
ANSWERS
l. The estimate is 36,500,000.
2. Yes.
3. Freedom from agitation; cool
ness in difficulty; composure.
Yes, he is 32nd degree Mason.
5. Russia, nearly half being under
20 years of age.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18
G. o. p. STILL SHORT A MAN

AS the campaign continues, the evidence continue
to show lack of outstanding candidate in tn
Republican camp while the popularity of Presiden
Roosevelt grows more solid. One of the latest
notice the trend is DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler Presi
dent of Columbia University who has recently re
turned from a trip through a large section of tn
country. Commenting his return to New York, h
said:
The Republican party must find candi-
date of higher intellectual and craftsmanship
qualifications than any of those now talked of.
have been through Is states and have had
opportunity to make inquiry regarding the
state of public opinion and have very dis
tinct impression that thinking people every
where deeply concerned about the future
policies of our government.
There is very general liking for the per-
sonaity Of President Franklin Roosevelt and
a very general belief that he is trying to do
the best he can in the public interest but at
the time there is opposition to public
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18

Harry Hopkins speaking IN CleVeaho' "rh
has been accused of boondoggllng. NOW we pleao
guilty We approved project to prepare 'he oieVe-
land public auditorium for the Republican conven-
ton"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18

policies. When I asked concerning the out
look for the election, was quickly made aware
of the widespread lack of confidence in the
present-day Republican party due to its fall
ure to produce constructive and courageous
leadership or to present policy national and
international to lay before the people.
Almost every one with whom spoke sharp
ly criticized the Republican party Of today as
having nothing to say beyond vigorous ana
emphatic criticism of the policies OF the pres
ent administration.
Gov Landon's strength rests, | am told,
upon the fact that he is largely unknown
Nevertheless there has developed very strong
opposition to his candidacy, because OF the
fact that he is the whole-hearted choice OF
William Randolph Hearst.
The impression obtained is very clear IL
is that if the Republican party hopes to elect
a President in 1886 it must find candidate
of much higher intellectual and statesman
like qualifications than any of those now being
talked of.
The Republicans at Cleveland may be aple
iscoyer great unknown, but, as DR.. Butler say
lev are woefully lacking at this time, with the con
,ntion only two months away, in Presidential tmoe
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18

Could it be that chap in Kansas CITY VINO reports
discovering corn dynamite superior to TINT mas just
run across buried gallon of that pre-repeal S1ull'
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18

One would gather that of the Townsend
Workers laying up something thatll come in handy
just in the od-age pension is flop-Ohio State
Journal.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18

The fall in the italian birth rate is easy to account
for What's the use of getting married when you
have to give Mussolni your wedding ring?-New York
Herald Tribune.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18
Fl A P P y
B I r TIL D A Y

The Empire extends congratula-
tons and best ioishes todGy, theii
anniversary, If che tolloao-
ing:
APRIL Is.
Willis E. NOVEL;.
John Tanaka.
APRIL 10.
c. w. HawkeSworth.
Fred McElhany.
Mrs. Ray G. Day.
Mrs. r. E. Robertson.
Charles E. Hooker.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18

Florida nudst colony wants woman stenographer
% to 80 The first one who accepts will be told
Take off your clothes and go to work Boston Globe
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18

Some of the promoters of the Townsend plan got
even more than 5000 month out of Indianapolis
News.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18

The Ethiopian war, says one correspondent, is like
poker game Stud poker, presume with Duce
on top and King in the hole-Dallas News
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18
LUTHERAN LADIES AID

Goodie sale Saturday, April 25.
Dinner, May 10. Save the dates.
adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-18

The second game in the basket
ball championship series between
Douglas and Juneau is to be played
off tomorrow night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03
P. O. Receipts Pass
 Half Million Mark
Figures Reached for First Time Since l93l-l035
 Total S26,0OO Over l934's

Postal receipts in Waterbury dur- Ing iO36 reached c total of eb00,- 0b4.0O, marking the first time since iO3i that tho post oiilce here hes gone over the half.million dollar mark. The annual figures were re. leased this morning by Postmaster Charles A. Babln.
 The annual receipts showed Q gain Of e26,o3i .0e over the total for ioS4, and represents an increase Of sea per cent in income during the year.
 Receipts during December rsaoh- cd new high peak for the past several years, the total being 900,a 7i4.60. This is Q gain Of e4,3bD.07, or 77 per cent over December Of last year. It also marks Q 50 DOT cent increase over the November receipts total of eA0,467.27.
 Despite tho fact that receipts went over the half.Inillion dollar figure, the postmaster and several supervisors at tho local post otiee will not receiver the usual pay in. creases, This is because os the postal department clause that rec oelpts must go 10 per cent above tho regular figure to result In on increase. Tn other words, receipts here would have to reach eBB0,000 per year for the postmaster and sue pervAors to receive the normal in- crease to which they are ordinarily entitled when fenNintA roach Ah0o. |. 900. The 70 per cent ruling, which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03

"New Yorks first 50,6e0 show an unfavorable percentage of 06.30, while Pennsylvania's l0i,38l bal- lots arc 68.03 per cent against the New Deal.
 "New Jersey this week casts only l8080 votes; the unfavorable per. centage is 7i.o6.
 Vermont and Maine rounding out the New England bloc, are sharply opposed thus far to the New Deal.
 "hTe thirty-Six states voting no include two southern states, Florida and Oklahoma"
 The combined vote of the six New England states .s more than 3 to l against the New Deal, the heaviest negative vote against the Adminis- tration of any section of the coun- try.
 The southern and border states, which register the largest aiiirm- ative vote, give practically 6 3 to 2 ratio for the New Deal.
 The eight Rocky Mountain states show Q composite 3 to 2 disapprov. al of the President's policies and the three states on the Pacific Coast in. ! dicate practically the same percent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03

for continuance of Q program which will require increasing iin- portation of agricultural products, The injustice of the hog slaughter and destruction of grain were not so much the fault of the AAA itself as tho administration"
 Cogswell also criticised the con- tinuanco of farm loans to farmers charging the farmers are rapidly becoming subsidized by the gov- ernment.
 Loans arc vital and necessary in time of emergency but the pres- ent is such that farms are being subsidized and the .do.WellH are kept on farms ct the expense of tho taxpayers which includes the farme rwho has to work hard and doesn't get loan. It is time that someone drew Q sharp linO between subsidization and sound business loans."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03
Arrest Spols New
 Years For Peter

Peter Masnickes, %, of White Rose avenue, began tho New Year Wednesday morning by banging Into 0 parked car at Bank and Meadow streets and thereby got himself into Q whole mess of trouble. But his early worries are nothing to the ones he has now, for in city court this morning Peter had the follow ing happen to him:
 (i--Fpined ei0 and costs for driv- ing without Q license.
 (2)--I'ined $i00 and costs for ops erating while under the influence of liquor.
 (3)--Dound over to the superior court on Q charge of stealing the automobile that got him Into ell the trouble.
 So much misfortune has tagged Peter since the bells hearlded tho arrival of i03e that he didn't oven shrug his shouidreB as ho heard the penalties being imposed In city court.
 A moment after Peter had hit the parked car Wednesday in the woe hours, Motor Patrolmen John Walsh and Prank Smith happened along and arrested Peter for drunken driving. At headquarters it was found that he didn't have Q license and c econd charge was added, Then is was found that he didn't have permission to use the car he was driving and c theft charge was lodged against him. To cap the cli- max, Peter couldn't got anyone to furnish bonds of ei000, 90 he Ian. 6 shed In jail until his arraignment in court this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03
Labor Publication
 Backs FILA Program,

Nashville, Tenn.--"Nashvillo or- ganiEed labor is keenly aware of the benefits being created by the fed. eral housing administration and can Do depended upon to do It's part in promoting its success" on edi. torial in Q recent edition of the Nashville Labor Advocate stated.
 The editorial admonished ail building tradesnaen to ''get behind the federal housing administrat ton and make our influence plainly felt. Any measure or program that will produce work to Do done ct this time is . forward movement .wortl, the enthusiAstic support of ell who must still earn their bread by the sweat of the brow"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03
Vote Against New Deal Increases To Over 3 To 2
 Tn Literary Digest Poll
States Which Repre-. sent Over 7596 of Total Electoral College Vote Oppose Administration

The nation ct large votes slightly 0v9g to 2 against the New Deal in ahe Literary Digest poll, according to ySNe latest tabulation which includes x4turns from all forty-eight states for the first time.
 Tho total of i,37O,774 ballots tall lied on the question: DO you now approve the acts and policies of the Roosevelt New Deal to date?" shows Bal.olB ''yes" votes, or 3o.53 per cent, to 02s,o2o mo" votes, or GOAT per cent.
 The present percentage of the bal- Iot.ng against the New Deal com naros with b0.6i of last weeks re- bEKns, an increase of i.o6 points ad- VeFne to the New Deal.
 The current issue of the Literary Digest in which the latest poll sta- 1latics appear, states that thirty-six NtnteB are registering majoritIes against the Administrations pol- 1cies.
 The twelve states which are voting 1la support of Roosevelt's policies in- cludo Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Vir- glnia, all of which except Utah arc southern or border states.
 Tho states which nre shown vot. ing against the New Deal represent 300 electoral votes, which is . little over ahree.fourths of the Electoral College total of 53i votes.
 m 6 similar poll on the New Deal which was conducted by the Literary Digest in the spring of 1884, to the saino names as nearly as possible, ol.iB per cent of the total partici- pants were in favor of the New Deal and Vermont was the only one of the forty.eight states which gave n majority against the Presidents acts and policies.
 In his i032 election President Roosevelt captured all states except Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Yer. mont.
 Among the states which were reps resented in last weeks .tabulation tho vote in twenty reveals frac- tional increase in the balloting for tho New Deal and additional returns reported from nineteen states indi- cate an increased vote in them | against the administration poli- eies, while no change occurs In the other two states.
 "Since last week the vote has in- cyeased by more than 3e0,000," the xisorary Digest states in It's current | aaage.
 "Now, with q full array of States, the poll is sweeping toward its 2en- ath. Its final results will show what tho country thinks of the Admin istFation on tho basis of the question | asked i0,000000 voters.
 ssThe current tabulation has added interest because it contains prelim- mary reports from the last seven states to be heard from including several large ones: New York Penn. sglvania, New Jersey Vermont, Maine, Delaware and Nevada,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03
FIVE CHILDREN
 ON STAND HERE

The new state law making chil- dren responsible for the support of parents was invoked in city court again today, five sons and daughterl of Charles Labutis being arraigned for alleged failure to contribut to his maintenance. The case was cons tinued until Tuesday at the request of one of the children.
 Those charged with non-supporl are Margaret Banslaben, 3S, of li3a Bank street: Nellie Fasano, 2i, of ae3 Berkeley avenue; William L,a- butts, 90, of 043 Bank street; Joseph Labutis. 3i, of 40i Washington ave- nue; and Helen Mosswich. q, of Seymour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03

is being bitterly fought by tho post- masters and supervisors associations has been In effect since shortly aft- or postage was raised to thre0 cents for first class out-of.town mail.
 Postmaster Babln said this morn- ing that he was highly gratlfied At the increase In receipts and at tho fact that the city's post ofiiee h again In tho half-million dollar class. Ae B of the opinion that the postal receipts indicate tho cityswido up turn in conditions that has been noted since the summer.
 The postmaster said that most of [ .s gains in receipts were made during tho latter part of the year, after hettered business conditions had begun to make themselves felt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03
|DI FRONZO FINED
 $3O WITH COSTS

Arthur DiyFonso, go, ot el Kings. bury street. who was arrested two weeks ago after trouble ct . Center
 street hotel he'd brought police, was fined . total of eS0 and costs in city court this morning. Dirronso was charged with drunkennesa and breach of tho peace.
 ContinuAnces of co days were taken in tho eases of Joseph Ais. auskas, 90, of li4 South Leonard street and Joseph Valeltis, 29, Of % Qroon street, both charged with breach of the peace. The two were warned by the court that any fur. ther trouble would mean c jail term. They were arrested after . fight ct . Brooklyn tavern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03
DocTOR,g CAR MUST CRREP

If present speed limits irk you, think of Dr. Francis Gallagher, who
 has Just introduced an automobile
 on the lonely wind-ewept Isle Of
 AFranmoEe, of the Donegal coast of
 Ireland. we have arranged with
 pr. Gallagher that he shall not drive in excess cz 7ivc miles an hour, and that there shall be no driving st night,v said c native. The 600 islanders, the majority Of whom have rarely left the Island, are not
 gleased about this "new-fangled" !"
 invention. "The island is nine miles long and i've broad" the doctor ex- plained, "aild the 200 donkeys seem more like 2g00 when you try to drive pagt GurEacing is co terrible that my tires must only be semi~iniaated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03

age In opposition to the New Deal.
 The Middle Atlantic states, which include such populous common. wealths as Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York vote 2 to l against the New Deal, while the combined vote in the farm belt is still more than 3 to 2 to date against the Ad- ministration's policies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03
TO sEGRE0ATE FELoNs

Tcronto--tUp)- --Ontario is putt ting into opt ation q system where
 criminals w.ll be segregated ec. cording to age and record. First ofs lenders under 2J will so to ore jail older to another. and repeaters tc c third.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03
Evergreen Court
Mad River Grange

Asa Isbell was installed as master of Mad River grange last night ct 6 meeting in the Mill Plain grange hall. Others installed were: Over- seer, William Sanford: lecturer, Mrs. William Sanford; steward, Ralph Rosa; assistant steward, James Yavecchia; chaplain, william De- 0root; treasurer, Charles renni- man: secretary, Mrs. Harry Mat thews; gatekeeper. Harold Bowens Ceres, Mildred Palmatier; Pomona. Jennie Graham: lady assistant stew ard. Mrs. Samuel eQuires; Flora. Violet Hall. Members of the recent ly organized juvenile grange will meet tomorrow afternoon ct 3 o'clock at the grange hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03
700 TO SELL EXCESS STOCK

TorOnto--CUp) Anyone having q desire to won Q smart baby waIla- bI', African porcupirle. egnss. deer. ducks, or Angora goats, can buy them from the Toronto 800. plrecs tors decided to se'. excess stock.