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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-18
SUBSTITUTE LEVY
ON SALES URGED
Southwest Citizens Associ-
alton Throws Weight
Against Receipts Tax.

Substitution of sales tax for the
by the Southwest Citizens Association
last night, meeting in the Jefferson
Junior High School.
The sales tax was suggested by
special tax committee, of which Jo-
seph Schneider was chairman. Mr..
Schneider, in his report, condemned
the gross receipts tax as unfair and
offered as preferable substitutes the
sales tax, a graduated income tax and
luxury tax. The sales tax resolution,
introduced by Robert E. Marshall, vice
president, suggested exemption Of food,
medicine and clothing under SIS.
Housing Efforts Told.
j. P. S. Neigh, chairman of the
Housing Committee. spoke on housing
improvement efforts in Southwest
Washington and on Sternberg Courts.
a housing development to be formally
opened at a house warming Novem-
Der 26. He also talked on how old
homes could be bettered and of the
future of low-cost housing develop
ments in the Southwest
Pryor E. Hefner, chairman of the
Southwest area for the Community
Chest, spoke on the Chest and its
work. He reported that Southwest
Washington is leading all other areas,
with 81 per cent of its quota reported
in. The association voted $25 to the
Chest.
A resolution introduced by Hugh S.
Smith requested reserved parking space
for teachers at Jefferson Junior High
School to allow them to carry on some
of the community services they have
done during their free time. 1t was
adopted.
Wender Takes Office.
Harry S. Wender, new president Of
the association, in taking over the
chair, expressed the hope the associa-
ton would be able to accomplish more
this year than ever before. He an
nounced that each of the % teachers
at jefferson Junior High School had
joined the association.
Mrs. w. B. Wender and Mrs. Helen
Hershey were appointed delegates to
the Neighborhood Council
Mr.. Schneider, Miss Libbey S. Lewis
and Mr.. Wender were appointed to a
special committee to draw up con-
stitution and bylaws and to incorpo-
rate the association.
Dr. Paul Hyman, chairman Of the
Recreation Committee. and Mr. Wen
der were appointed delegates to the
City-Wide Playground Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-18

Unlimited has established committees
in more than 40 States, and its men,
bership is reported growing rapidly.
1t proposes to establish vast duck
breeding grounds in Canada. with the
cooperation Of the Canadian authori-
ties, and to conserve the sport in this
country by necessary restrictions.
Agricultural development and
droughts have driven the bulk of our
wild ducks in Canada to breed" Mr..
Coe said. while millions of Federal
funds have been expended on estab-
fishing waterfowl refugees in our North
Central States, this can aid but a
minor proportion of ducks. Hence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-18
Plastic Planes on Way.

Airplanes made of plastic material
are now possible by a method perfected
at the Hatfield, England, airfield.
This means that airliners. bombers and
fighters can be produced faster and
at lower cost. Scientists who have
just found the secret say that once the
cost of presses and moulds has been
paid, aircraft expenses can be greatly
reduced. The material is like that
used for radio cabinets, unbreakable
plates, ash trays and many other ar
ticieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-18
Watched Subs and Wrote.

Judge Gerald Dodson, London's new
recorder, wrote the book of the light
opera THE Rebel Maid" while posted
on a lonely island off the coast of
Scotland to watch for submarines dur
ing the World War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-18
Railway Line Saved.

Gold hunting has become so wild in
the vicinity of Potchestroom, South
Africa, that railway officials have to
guard their line from being under
mined by prospectors. Some people are
so certain there is gold under the
tracks that they asked the federal
railway administration for franchise
to dig there. M. A. Blignut recently
obtained permission to search for
treasure in the city common in the
presence of municipal officials. The
quest is given added zest by reports
that a man from the Irish Free State
brought $4,000 when he came to settle
nearby, and when his wife deserted
him, hid the gold in the vicinity.
Peru plans to establish a govern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-18

Americas duck hunters are banding
together to extend the refuge move
ments into the Provinces of Mani
toba. Saskatchewan and Alberta, the
most important duck-producing areas
on the Continent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-18
"Greet" Is weep" in Scotch.

When Grail, England, near the Scot
fish border, voted to erect at the city
limits a sign reading Grail greets your
arrival" the plan was killed when it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-18
SPORTSMEN ENLISTING
IN "DUCKS Unlimited"
Establishment Of Canadian Breed
ing Grounds to Preserve Sup
ply Is One of Goals.

Ducks Unlimited, an organization
formed to preserve the sport of duck
shooting, is enlisting wide support
among District sportsmen, William c.
Coe. secreta: y-treasUfer of the Com
mittee on Organization, said today.
Incorporated here last spring, Ducks
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
WELL EARNED RECOGNITION

Report of the action of the Territorial Democratic committee at Fairbanks in endors- ing the incumbent Territorial appointive officials, coupled with the previous similar actions in the res pective Divisions is fine compliment to those men and at the same time clear indication that Aaskans are solidy back of their administration and the po- cies it has pursued
 The Territory has been particularly fortunate during the last four years in having men in office who truely Aaskans with broad knowledge of the Terrtory's affairs The fact is that rarely if ever in it's history has the Territory enjoyed such full cooperation between those in office and the rank and file of the citzenry The of course may be found in the caliber of those officials and their thorough knowledge of the north country.
 Take for example the three major non divisional office-Governor Secretary of Alaska and Collector of Customs.
 Gov John w Troy, as every knows has been in Alaska since the gold rush days and during those years he has acquired knowledge of the Territory that few men possess. keen student of natona affairs well his first hand knowledge of Alaska has given him the ability to act always for the best interests of the Territory and her people His unani- nous endorsement this time by the people of Aaska through their committees is evidence of how well h' has succeeded.
 Secretary E. w. Griffin is another Alaskan to th core man with an intimate knowledge of the Ter ritory from Ketchikan to Point Barrow and who ha taken leading role in it's progress for more than 8 years.
 Collector James J. Connors is equally promnen as Alaskan Years in the Interior in various ac- tvities before coming to the First Division some % years ago to make his home has equipped him with an insight of Alaskan affairs which only time and experience can give.
 Much the same can be said of most of the mer endorsed for various divisional positions They know the Territory and its problems and thus able te carry forward to the ends that Aaskans seek.
 While the endorsements handsome tribute to these men, it is satisfying and encouraging to al the rest of the north that affairs in the hands of who speak language and know our problems.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
The Twisting of History
Cincinnati Enquirer)

Cincinnati Enquirer)
 Perhaps the appalling crime of the totalitar- states not the destruction of mans liberty and mistreatment of individuals shameful as these are, but the distortion of facts For this closes the door to intelligence. It takes from the weapons with which alone he achieve progress We can see this denial of facts this twisting of History in the current German campaign against all things Ameri- lean.
 Closer to home and yet directly related to the Naz system of intellectual dishonesty, there is an effort fasfy the facts of American history. Some time ago in the magazine of the Silver Shirts, Fas- cst organization there appeared article purporting to prove that Benjamin Franklin had been anti Semitic
 Franklin, the story went, had demanded the ex- cuson of Jews from this country Such an assertion could not be passed up by Fascists abroad Franklns prophecy reprinted in Naz journals in Switzer- land and Germany, and reappeared in America, as the importation of Nazi agents in New York.
 After exhaustive study of all available Franklin material Dr Charles A. Beard finds conclusively that the prophecy was to his words, bare faced forgery" Other distinguished authorities on Franklins only cear-cut pronouncement of racial hos tility if it may be called that, warning against German immigration. In 1753 he said of the Ger to make modest use of it. But he did not propose their exclusion. q
 Obviously this does not apply to the throngs of Germans which canN to this country to escape from tyranny-n the terrDr of 1848 couner-revouton, and before and since But it helps to indicate how far in error the forgery of Franklins anti-Semitism
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
Customers

(New York World Telegram)
 A timely dish of statistics is served up by the National Industrial Conference Board.
 It reports that in 1885 the percapita income of Americans ranged from:
 S966 in the District of Columbia, $697 in New York S607 in Connecticut and $605 in California, at the top of the heap, to
 SPA in South Carolina, $189 in Alabama $l82 in Arkansas and $170 in Mississippi at the bottom ai
 Their timeiness lies in the fact that the figures call attention to the wide variation in the much taked-of American standard of living, and indicate scant the purchasing power in vast regions of the country ar4 1G D
 Such figures have all important bearing what is happening in certain parts of the country where the workers in certain industries organizing and pushing their wage scales upward, and the manage ments of those industries yielding to workers and in turn pushing their prices upward.
 In the steel inoustry, tor example the workers are to get minimum of S5 day. That's certainly little enough But the steel companies say they can't pay that wage without raising prices And they are raising prices So the question of how long steel workers keep their jobs at that wage bols down to the question of how long the steel companies sell their steel at the higher prices And that turns Ito the question of who buy the steel-and what with
 l Thomas L. Stokes correspondent of this news paper recently toured the South and wrote very informative series of articles the carpetbaggers of industry who moved out of the higher wage sec tions of the North and Middle West to set up shop in the South and are paying wages of not S5 day, but $5 $6 and $7 and $8 and $9 a week. Higher prices of steel just higher prices of other basic commodities in the end show up in higher living for everybody. Girls working in garment factories for $5 a week and sharecroppers who work a whole year for $20O less make very poor GUS toners fG ff&t e1fts ffH ny
 Organized labor is making great headway in cer- tain industries and in erain But there ere altogether only about five and half million workers organized in independent labor unions These comparatively few organized workers cannot, in the long run improve their wage standards beyond the point where the products of their labor be sold to the mass of the people. Some twenty million un- organized workers constitute one segment of this mass market, Some six million farmers nearly half of whom tenants sharecroppers, another part
 i The big job ahead for the leaders of labor, the leaders of industry and the leaders of government is | to improve the purchasing power of these morgan ized consumers.
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pear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Division within thirty days after the last publication of this Summons, name ly within thirty days after the 22nd day of April, 1887, in case this Sum- mons is published, or within forty days after the date of it's service upon you, in case this Summons is served upon you personally, and answer the Complaint of the above named Plaintiff on file in the said Court in the above entitled action.
 The said Plaintiff in said action ! demands the following relief, to- wit:
 A dissolution of the marriage ex- isting between the Plaintiff and the Defendant and for such other and further relief as the Court may grant by virtues of these premises. And in the event you fail to ap- pear and answer the Plaintiff will take Judgment against you for want thereof and will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in her Com- plaint and as herein above stated. WITNESS the Honorable George F. Alexander, Judge of said Court and the Seal of Said Court hereinto advised on this 18th day of March, 1937
 ROBERT E. COUGHLIN,
 Clerk of the Court.
 By J. w. LEVERS,
 Deputy Clerk
 First publication date Mar. 25, 1897. Last publication date April g, 1937.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
Horoscope "The stars incline
 but do no. compel'
FRIDAY, MARCH 26. 1887

| Adverse planetary aspects are
 strong in the horoscope for today,
 according to astrology. While there
 will be great demand for construc- tion, labor is under evil portents. In the coming hours serious con- flicts between workers and their employers may be sharpened. for there is sign that causes extra ordinary need of trained hands and loyal hearts.
 Cooperation between capital and labor long has been stressed by the seers as the only real solution to difficulties that hamper manufac- turers and now it is foretold world Iconflict will change hostile aims so
 that patriotism will overcome con- tention
 This should be a fortunate sway
 for engineers and builders who will face unusual demands. Public works
 will compete with private construc- tion for the services of masons and
 carpenters.
 In many trades wages will rise and again the white collar classes will suffer from lack of adequate rewards for their work There is a sign that threatens many men who have exercised au- thority over public affairs. Loss of lconfidence is forecast for political leaders as we'll as noted financiers. April is to be a month of plots and stratagems that menace the peace of the world in ever more Iforceful ways than have been rec lognized in the past.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of unexpected
 experiences that may bring about
 some anxieties. Ability in overcom- ing obstacles will be required to as-
 sure progress.
 Children born on this day prob
 ably will be serious and conscien-
 tious Subjects of this sign may be
 studious and may succeed in in-
 tellectual vacations.
 ! Robert Frost, poet, was born on
 this day 1875 Others who have
 celebrated it as a birthday include ] Herman Humphrey, clergyman and
 onetime president of Amherst. 1779;
 David H. Storer, physician and na-
 turalist, 1904
 { Copyright, 193D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. l.. GordoI. n


 | Words Often Misused Do not say Those things are generally said to be true Say, "are commonly said to be true" aa I. Often Mispronounced: Guinea. Pronounce gin-i, g as in go both is as in it, accent first syllable. 10 Often Misspelled Tenor; one 2n. Tennis; two n's. 9nt5 { Synonyms Throb, beat, pulsate, palpitate. N@t Word Study: Use word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Todays word Gravity; something grave or ser ious. "The gravity of the situation calls for immediate action" '4
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
20 YEARS AGO
MARCH 25, 1917
From The Empire

Militias of eighteen states were ordered to mobilize immediately The orders were issued from the War Department and given prefer ence over the wires by various tele- graph companies.
 A request to The Empire-similar to other requests to newspapers throughout the country - that it print a call for enlistments. in the Navy on it's front page was signed by Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy. dated at Washington, ID. C., March 25, 1917.
 'sThe Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary had been selected by the Juneau High School Seniors as their class play In the cast were Frances Ptack,' Joseph Acklin, William Tas- Echek, Jack Oswell, Roy Torvinen, |James McCloskey, Harry Morgan, Dorothy Haley, Lillian Collins, Elm ma Louise Sherman, Madge Case and Olive LaBounty.
 Steven J. Kane, lumberman and Istorekeeper at Hoonah, was in Ju- |neau
 John F. Chamberlin had return ed from the Westward and was at the Occidental
 w. K. Martin, Sam Guyot and James Hogan who had been making business calls in the south end of tthe Division, returned to Juneau | on the Al-Ki.
 Simpson MacKinnon, who had re- gently passed his entrance examin- ation at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, was return ing to spend the summer in Juneau while waiting until the time fol entrance of the next Academy class
 The following were in the cast of a sketch given by the Douglas High School Dramatic Club: The Misses Vivian Sparlin, Elizabeth Shields Impi Aalto, Margaret Patterson and MessrS, Elmer Palmbolm, Arthur Cl- son, Earl Manley and Cecil Bach.
 Weather: Highest, 35; lowest, 32;
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee <

@. Is it permissible for a di- vorced woman to continue wearing her rings? =
 A. Yes, this is entirely optional She has a perfect right to wear the rings if she wishes to do so. U
 Q. Is it correct to say, Father forbids me from going?
 A. No; say. Father forbids ny going" or, Father forbids me tc Igo."
 Q. Should the host always sit at the head of the dinner table? A. Yes, always J
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25

g ductfon to follow, the night follows the " day 4
 If Chairman Eccles wants to repair the eff
 fleets of his terrible bunder on the bond mar
 ket--he will cancel that May call for fur
 ther boost in reserve requirements.
 The Record which apparently is not fond of MT. Eccles policies goes to say that the Federal Re- serve Board Chairman has gone Tory" We do not know whether MT Eccles has gone Tory or not, but we are convinced that lowering wages has never in history brought prosperity and it will for the simple reason that it cuts down the consumers buy ing power
 If the price is dime dozen makes no difference. If the consumer hasn't got the dime the price might as well be a million dollars. .s
 The policy of the Administration has been to get for the purchasing power and evidence that has brought results is the rise in business fig in all lines of industry. There is, of course, level beyond which wages cannot go and business survive but the fact that any number of large con- cerns have raised wages in the past few months is indication that level has not been reached in many industries Aft l. -t .s ..st
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
WAGES AND THE BOOM"

Federal Reserve officials are expressing concerl according to news dispatches that what has bee called bloom" might develop into imitation. I'll Philadelphia Record, discussing the matter in recent issue places the blame with the Feders Reserve Board and particularly with Mariner Eccles, Chairman of the Board. We not prepare to say where the fault lies if any. but the foown comment from the Record is at least interesting:
 One of the greatest blunders of monetary management in American history the Fed eral Reserve Boards order lacking up reserve requirements of member banks, order which has
 Increased interest rates all along the line
 Caused municipal and Government bonds to lose billion dollars in market value in the past month;
 Intensified instead of curbng the specu- lation in our stock and commodity. markets
 To cover up that stupendous bunder, Mar riner s. Ecces, chairman of the Federal Re- serve Board, now issues one Of the most extra ordinary-and absurd-satements any Federal official has made since Hoover sat in the White House. Labor's efforts to improve the lot of the American working man. says Eccles, chief ly responsible for the decline in Government bonds 4MrtG si
 If Labor would only be content with lower wages pleads Eccles, prices wouldsnot rise and all would be we'll
 In a word. Eccles advocates policy direct ly counter to the policy of the Administration which is to increase wages and reduce hours.
 MT Eccles complains of rising prices
 Yet while he goes far afied to attack La bor he makes no move to use the powers of the Reserve Board to halt those price rises
 Not single suggestion does Eccles make s. for curbing speculation stock and com modity markets.
 Not a hint that the Reserve Board will be big enough to admit it's stupidity and cancel the order for further increase in reserve quirements May l.
 If Chairman Eccles wants to curb imitation in the only spots where it is evident in America today, he will move to curb speculation. and urge new legislation to that end if existing law is inadequate fTf* H U 4
 If Chairman Eccles wants to assure pros perity--he will follow the New Deals policy of increasing purchasing power and rely on pro-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
NEW COLONIST
 AT MATANUSKA

PALMER, Alaska, March 25. = Crawford A. Benner and his wife have arrived here from Cook Coun- ty, Illinois, in truck which they shipped from their former home to become members of the Matan- uska Colony.
 Banner drew tract vacated by George Lemon in June last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
LOOK nld LEARN
 By A. c. Gordon ,i.

l. What proportion of the people of the United States, who are em- ployed, are engaged in selling? .ssi 2. Who is the author of "The Biglow Papers?
 B. How many yachts are there in the United States and Canada? A. What kind of animal is ,sti4s leviathan, mentioned in the Bible? 5. What is the highest peak in the Adirondacks?
 ANSWERS
 1. Approximately one-tenth. 2. James Russell Lowell
 3. Recent statistics give 5,700. 4. It is generally thought to be the crocodile.
 5, Mount Mercy, formerly called Tahuwas. Yft
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
SUMMONS Fun PUBLICATION

No. 4045-A IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, DIVISION NUMBER ONE. AT JUNEAU.
 CECILE FRANK, Plaintiff, vs GLEN FRANK. Defendant. THE PRESIDENT OF THE 1JN- TIED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN- DANT, GREETINGS:
 You are hereby required to ap-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
SCOTTISH RITE NOTICE.

All Scottish Rite Masons of the 18th degree are reminded of the Maundy Thursday supper at 6:3O pm, Thursday, March 25, and cere- monies to follow. Visiting members cordially invited to meet with us.
 WALTER B. HEISEL, adv. General Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25

We agree with those who believe the sit-down strike is the seat of all is-the shining seat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
Democracy a la Russo
Philadelphia Record)

tPhlIadeIpha HeCOrdJ
 Two dispatches from Soviet Russia appeared in recent papers.
 Dispatch No stated that democracy has been ordered in Russia with secret ballots and voting machines (perhaps of U. s. manufacture). Dispatch No stated that Aexei I. Rykoff and Nikolai Bukharin will shortly be tried for the capital offense of dsagreeng with the policies of the Stan regime.
 This is Russias second step toward democracy in recent months. couple of more steps-and the firing squads will have to work overtime
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25

q sgFacing the prospect of spending billions for de fese largely against air attacks Britannia finds that ruling the air is expensive than ruling the waves.-New York. Sun. s <s e
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
H A P P -
 B l R I Fl D AY

The Empire ertends congratula. tionJ and best t3ishes todny, thei, birthday anniuersary. to the follop- ing.
 MARCH 25.
 Mrs. J. R. Langseth
 w. E. Kilroy
 w. H. Fukuyama Mrs. Dave s. Burnett
 Mrs. R. P Nelson
 Jack Beukers J. M Giovanetti
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25

Weather: Highest. 35; lowest, 32;