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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15
MONDAY, MAY F, 1937

Adverse planetary influences are strongly active today, according to astrology The sway encourages ir ritability and quarrels may be easily started
 Women are well directed by this planetary government which is most fortunate for shopping, entertain ing and interior decoration.
 Home-building and repairing in all parts of the country will be pushed with energy this season, while gardening is to be major interest among land owners.
 This should be favorable day for summer drama and for those who appear in the plays. Return of in- terest in stage productions is prog ncsticated.
 Motion picture theatres are to enjoy enthusiastic patronage and will profit accordingly, but there is sign that seems to presage chang es in photoplays involving great eX- pense to producers.
 Accidents are forecast for today when operators of automobiles and airplanes should exercise unusual caution. New safety movements are to include drastic laws to pro- tect the public.
 There is an suspicious sign for the young today. Much loyemak ing and many marriages are pro-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. L. Gordol.

Words Often Misused Do not say, The trees in the orchard are not in a straight line" Omit straight
 Often Mispronounced: Mystery Pronounce mis-ter-i, both is as in it, and not mis-tri.
 Often Misspelled: Farthest and furthest; not fartherest and iurth- crest.
 Synonyms: Fien is h, diabolic, diabolical, demoniacal, satanic, in- human
 Word Study: Use a word three times and it is yours" Let us in crease our vocabulary by master ing one word each day. Today's word Morbidness; state of having gloomy or unwholesome ideas or sentiments. ITO live alone often fos- ters morbidnesS."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15
MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee

e. Can one go to an extreme in conversation?
 A. Yes; there are two extremes that one should avoid. One is mon opolizing the conversation to the point of boredom The other is al- lowing the conversation to lapse for an embarrassing period of time.
 Q. Is it proper, in letter writ ing, to say, T have been intending for a long time to write to you"?
 A. No. One should never insin- uate forgetfulness. It is rude to do so.
 Q. Who should lead the way to the table at a luncheon?
 A. The hostess.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Something in the way of records has been achieved by Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie in flying across the Atlantic picking up coronation pictures and returning them safely to this country And, in- cidentaly there should be tidy little in it from the picture services
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15
20 YEARS AGO
MAY IS, 1917
From The Empire

MAY Is, 1917 Shriners of Gastineau Channel were making great preparations for Welcoming Afifi Temple members coming for the purpose of laying the cornerstone of the new Juneau Ischol building.
 A baby girl was born at St. Ann's Hospital to MT. and Mrs. James F Hurley. The little miss weighed seven pounds. The father was Court Librarian.
 Jack Hensen and Robert Cough lin had lined up a baseball team in Douglas to meet all corners.
 North bound steamers were pass ing up Douglas and a complaint was made by the Islanders over delay in receipt of mail.
 2 The Juneau Women's Club an- nounced the opening of new play grounds in the Casey-Shattuck Ad- dition.
 Four movie theatres of Juneau. Coliseum, Dream, Orpheum and Palace, were all advertising new feature bills and the Coliseum as an extra attraction was presenting the Kingston -Ebner Comedy Com pany
 Winter and Pond Company were their first ready cash sale with a half page in The Elm pire.
 Gen. Petain took supreme com mand of the French armies.
 Weather eport-Highest temper
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

A fourteen -year-old Union City, Tenn, girl ob- taned divorce from her thirteen -year-old husband and probably secured custody of the dols.-Boston Transcript
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

America asks S15000000OO for relief Great Britain $75OOooOooo for rearmament.- Wheeling, w. Va NewS-R Register
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Disciples of New York's Father Divine who beat up process while chanting "Peace-its a wonderful thing had lot in common with certain powerful European feures.-Cincinnat Enquirer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15
SPECIAL INVITATION

Join the Finnish and Viking Club in celebrating Independence Day. adv. SONS OF NORWAY.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Gallup says newspapers will be revolutionized, but FDR. hasn't yet named IS editors for each paper Dallas News.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Its.sprng and the honk of the roadhog is heard in the land-Buffalo Courier Express
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

There is indication that the gold tax is going to get blamed for great many things.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Whether it mine submarine which dam aged the British destroyer, killing eight men, it is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Although not listed the curb" shares in park benches showing big demand.--Indan- apolS Star.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

all dynamite far promoting peace in Europe is concerned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Europe is bounded all sides by the state of
 lanxiety.-Dallas News
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Weather report-TIighest temper ature AT, lowest 37, mostly cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15
LOOK uld LEARN
 By A. c. Gordon

l. How much has illiteracy de- creased in the United States dur ing the past 50 years?
 2. What is the origin of the line, Truth Crushed to Earth shall rise again?
 3. How many yards are there in one mile?
 1. On what date does the United States governments fiscal year end?
 5. What is the largest city in Louisiana?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

There is no strut in the Spanish for Mussolini Toledo Blade
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15
ANSWEES

ANSWERS l. In 1870, 20 per cent of the pop ulation, 10 years of age and older, was illiterate, The l930 census shows only 43 per cent. 9 The Battle Field" by Will liam Cullen Bryant.
 g. l,760 yards. 4 June 3o.
 g. New Orleans. ;ft
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Congress hasn't been brought up to feel economi- Blade.
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|H A P P -
 |--B I R T H D A Y

~ = 4 = &s - = = The Empire ertends congratulate lions and best ,3ishes today, hei, birthday anniDersdyy, to the fotloiD- ing.
 MAY Is Harry I. Lucas Guy McNaughton
 John Lowell John M Saloum Clifford Shearer Clarebella Hansine Olson Henry H. Larson Virginia Langseth
 MAY 16 Mrs. J. F. Van Ackeren Thomas E. Taylor
 Edwin Hildre
 J. J. Wilson Robert L. Brown
 Fred A. Sorri
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Gen. Petain took supreme com mand of the French armies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Winter and Pond Company were advertising their first ready cash sale" with half page in The Elm pire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-15

Jack Hensen and Robert Cough lin had lined up baseball team in Douglas to meet all corners.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
Many Flood Victims
Go Back to Homes
All Danger From Water in the
Lower Part of Mississippi
Not Entirely Passed

Almost unnoticed in the humdrum
OF post-flood activity, the 1887 Mis-
sissippi river flood refugees are trek
king homeward in increasing num-
bers.
Within two weeks the exodus of
approximately 10000 flood refugees
from concentration camps in Ten
nessee and Alabama will be COM
pleted, officials of the Red Cross es-
timated.
By train, bus and automobile they
are streaming homeward at the rate
of between 500 and 600 a day.
Memphis, safe on high bluffs, was
evacuation center for most of the
Arkansas and Tennessee lowlands.
In the lower Mississippi and 5000
from Louisiana.
With water still threatening levees
downstream and tributaries choked
by overflow, few refugees have re-
turned home in this region thus far.
In all the camps the family unit
was maintained. Individual shacks
were built for families in the Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana centers.
Red Cross officials report that ref
ugees in "some instances have be-
come so adapted to new surround
ings that they are reluctant" to re-
turn home.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
FAR vi N EW

home agents over the State have re-
ported that with new exceptions, the
farm family getting ahead and max
ing the most of it's opportunities is q
family that reads newspapers regu-
larly.
There are nearly 200 county news
papers in the State published week
ly, semiweekly, or tri-weekly, and
practically all of them have regu-
lar policy of carrying timely farm
news, Dean Schaub said.
He added that much of the agri-
cultural progress of the State can
be attributed to the constructive eff
forts of newspapers in keeping their
rural readers we'll informed.
And the State College extension
service, Of which Dean Schaub is di-
rector, is firmly convinced that any
thing it can do to help the newspa-
peTs supply their readers with
worthwhile agricultural news is a
service to farm people of the State.
County farm and home agents and
extension officials and specialists at
State College are urged to keep con-
stantly on the alert for any farm
news Or helpful suggestions they can
give the papers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
CHAS. A. LINBERGHS NOT
INTERESTED IN PUBLIC

Col Charles A. Lindbergh gave
one of his rare newspaper interviews
in Bombay India, last week and ask
ed: ''Why should anyone worry if
we are lost amidst the jungles and
tigers of India?"
He apparently knew the answer,
but he added:
I'm not interested in solicitude
about my safety"
His flight to Bombay from Eng
land with Mrs. Lindbergh, with their
destination undisclosed on most of
their hops, has caused repeated con-
Germ.
The flying colonel declined to re-
veal his future program, although
airport officials indicated he planned
to go to Calcutta and he would not
explain why he came to India.
He smiled at his wife beside him
as they pored over maps and dis
cussed their schedule with an oil
company executive.
The latter declared only eight peo-
pie in India know the Lindberghs'
mission.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
SAYS FOREIGN LEGUME
SEEDS NOT GOOD HERE

The scarcity of legume seed may
tempt a number of farmers to buy
foreign seed which is being import
ed in large quantities this year.
But little of the foreign seed, par
ticularly red clover and alfalfa, is
suited to climatic and soil conditions
in North Carolina, warned E. Y.
Floyd, of State College.
And payments under the 1887 soil
conservation program, he added, will
be made only on approved varieties
of seed that will produce a satisfac-
tory crop, judged able to survive the
winter.
Farmers who wish to earn soil
building payments with red clover
and alfalfa should plant either do
nestle seed that is not stained Or
Canadian seed stained one per cent
violet, Floyd stated.
No payments will be made for
foreign red clover and alfalfa seed
stained 10 per cent orange red or
red, or stained one per cent green.
These varieties will not do well in
this State.
In case of doubt as to the advisa-
bility of planting a certain type of
seed, he continued, farmers should
consult their county farm agents.
Floyd also said that to get the best
results from adapted red clover and
alfalfa seed in planting soil-conserv-
ing crops, care should be given the
process of sowing or drilling in the
seed and the application of lime and
fertilizers where needed to secure a
good stand.
The payment offered for planting
alfalfa is at the rate of $3.50 an acre,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
SAYS NEWPAPERS ARE
BIG HELP TO FARMERS

North Carolina farmers find their
newspapers valuable source of ag-
ricultural news and helpful informa-
ton, according to a statement by
Dean l. o. Schaub, of State College.
Papers in both the weekly and the
daily groups carry numerous stories
keeping the farmer and his family
posted on what is going on in the
field of agriculture and home eco
nomics, he pointed out.
Other stories give helpful sugges-
tions regarding better ways of doing
things on the farm and in the coun-
try home, the dean continued.
A number of county farm and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
TIMELY FARM QUESTIONS
ANSWERED At STATE

Question: Are thin shelled or ridg-
ed eggs suitable for Matching?
Answer: No. Such eggs do not
hatch we'll. Select for Matching only
those eggs that are clean, fresh, well
formed, of good shell texture, and
weighing "a ounces to the dozen. In
spect carefully all eggs selected for
Matching purposes and set aside all
those that are round, small, short
or those that have enlarged ends, as
such eggs will not develop normal.
hatchable embryo.
Question: How can I go about de-
veloping Ginseng bed in North
Carolina?
Answer: No experimental work
has been done in the State with this
plant, but a bulletin on "The Guilt
walton of American Ginseng" has
been Issued by the U. S. Department
Of Agriculture at Washington, D. c.,
and copies may be secured by writ
ing this address and requesting
Farmers Bulletin No. 551. The envi-
ronmental demands of the plant are
difficult to control and the possibili-
ty Of losses is great as it take from
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04

When Mrs. Edith Scarlet, who
lived alone in Wimbledon, England,
died suddenly, her dog barked fran
tically until he attacted neighbors.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
five to seven years to produce high
grade roots.

five to seven years to produce high
grade roots.
Question: Is it possible for an in
dividual farmer to make an analysis
of his soil?
Answer: This is, of course, posi-
bic, where the grower has the prop
er training, but even with this the
cost would be prohibitive. The De-
partment of Agronomy at State Col
lege will make this analysis free for
citizens of North Carolina provided
the samples are drawn as prescribed.
Full instructions for taking the soil
sample and mailing instructions will
be given upon application to the De-
partment of Agronomy, N. c. Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, State
College, Raleigh, N. c.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04

Grapefruit was raised solely for
ornamental purposes until about SO
years ago. 1t was thought to be in
edible.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04

Shellac is not varnish. It is taken
from an East Indian insect-the lac
bug.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21

measles, and chickenpox-we e
charged with 25,339 cases, or over
so per cent of the total; and the pneu-
monias, with $500 cases reported,
tuberculosis, 2,759 and influenza with
1922 cases, accounted for Is per cent
of the total illness from the catching"
diseases that occurred in 1886. The
remainder was scattered among the
rest of the "notifable" diseases.
The list of such diseases includes
between fifty and sixty diseases that
are communicable or catching" in
some way. Physicians in attendance
are requested to report the occurrence
of such diseases among their patients,
to the nearest health officer, in order,
DR.. Riley said, that the health depart
ment may know what diseases are pre-
valent, and where they are occurring,
so that measures to prevent their
spread may be instituted without
avoidable delay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
SELBYSPORT

James E. Miller, brother of Mrs.
Mintie Durham and Mrs. Julia Bull
lard, died suddenly on Thursday, Jan.
18th, at Braddock. Mr.. Miller is sur
vived by his wife and five children.
Among those who attended the
funeral at Braddock on Monday were,
Mrs. Mintie Durham and daughter,
Mrs. Walter Faucet, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ford Mccullough, Mrs. James Fike,
Bailey Liston and Ward Livengood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Miller attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. William Kauff-
man at Davistown, one day last week.
Mrs. Kaufman was daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thad Glotfelty.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at the
home of Mrs. Florence Fike on Thurs
day afternoon with ten members pres
ent and one visitor. The next meet
ing will be held at the home of Miss
Cecilia Frazee.
Miss Pauline Fike was in Union
town, Pa, on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Fisher, Liston-
burg, visited Mr.. and Mrs. James Fike
on Monday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
FIGURES SHOW INCREASE
IN NOTICEABLE DISEASES
Is Offset by Decrease in Typhoid,
T. B. and Scarlet Fever

Provisional figures issued by DIR. R.
H. Riley, Director of the State Depart
ment of Health, show an increase in
the total cases of sickness in the State
from contagious or infectious diseases,
in 1886, over the number reported in
1885. The total increase was offset
by marked decrease in typhoid fever,
and by reductions in the number of
cases of tuberculosis, scarlet fever, and
of other diseases reported.
There were 47,264 cases of "noti-
fable" diseases reported to the State
Department of Health in 1886 in COM
parison with 9,487 in 1885; 63,O89 in
1884; 39,781 in 1888; 42,652 in 1892;
and 66,284 in 1881. The totals in
1886 were divided between Baltimore
City and the counties at follows: &c.
173, Baltimore City and 8,O91, the
counties.
The fiare-up in 1886 was due largely
to increases in measles, whooping
cough, Meningitis and in the venereal
diseases. There were over 1900 cases
of measles reported in comparison with
approximately 1850 in 1885; 4,348
cases Of whooping cough as compared
to 1921 in 1885; and 12,464 cases of
venereal diseases in comparison with
1885 in 1885. Meningitis increased
from 297 cases in 1885 to 476 in 1886;
typhoid dropped from 483 in 1885, to
269 in 1886; tuberculosis from 1908 in
1885, to 2,759 in 1886; scarlet fever
from 1893 in 1885, to 2,728 in 1886,
and poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis)
from LOT in 1885, to 81 in 1886.
Forty-one cases of undulant fever;
SO of Rocky Mountain spotted fever
and typhus; 20 of tularemia (rabbit
fever); % of malaria, and 140 of Vim
cents angina (trench MOUTH, were
reported in 1886 in comparison with
SO of undulant fever; 81 of Rocky
Mountain spotted fever; 80 of tula-
remia; ID of malaria and 1859 of Vim
cents angina in 1885.
Over nine tenths of the total sick
ness from communicable diseases re-
ported in Maryland in 1886 was d.
vided among three groups Of diseases.
The venereal diseases, including g.
433 cases of syphilis, were responsible
for rs per cent of the total. The So
called children's diseases-measles,
scarlet fever, whooping cough, diph-
iberia (427) cases, mumps, German
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21

his mother, Mrs. DeVore, and Miss
Virginia Davis, of Akron, o., stopped
in Mt. Lake Park on Monday where
they were Joined by Mrs. E. L. Win
chell who accompanied themto Florida,
where they expect to remain for
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Combs left
here Sunday morning for Greensville,
Pa, where Mr.. Combs has a contract
for painting. They will be located in
that town for about three months. In
the meantime they have subrented
their house to Mr.. Thayer, head of
the new lumber company located in
Loeb Lynn Heights.
Mrs. Wiley yelling continues quite
i'll at her home. Miss Eva yelling, of
Cumberland, spent last week here
with her mother.
Miss Dora Jane Hipsley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hipsley, has re-
turned to Johns Hopkins Hospital, in
Baltimore for further medical and
surgical treatment.
Mrs. Flora Jones, who has been the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Charles S.
May, has returned to her home in
Washington, D. C.
Miss Hilda Roth, who has been i'll
for the past few weeks, is now much
improved.
Guests at the Elberon Cottage with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21

Misses Anna and Emma Hamill on
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin New
ill, of Morgantown, w. Va. Mrs. Nevill
is niece of the Misses Hamill.
Mrs. Grace Hutchinson returned to
her home, Allenhurst, on Sunday, from
Morgantown. She was accompanied
here by Mrs. Page Gibbons and her
daughter, Mrs. Harden Hartman and
two children, Page Anne and Jimmie
Hartman, all of Morgantown.
Word has been received here that
Miss Ruth Rudisill, R. N, of Balti-
more hospital, has been operated upon
for appendicitis and is getting along
nicely at this time.
]. N. Michael, Logan Weber and
Robert Gimmell were among those
who went to Washington for the in
auguration.
A wedding of much interest was
that on Wednesday evening of Miss
Helen Bittinger, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Bittinger, and John o. Nor
gan, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. John o.
Morgan, Sr. The ceremony took place
at the home of the brides parents.
Both of the young people are well
known in this community.
DR.. and Mrs. Harvey Werner, of
Akron, O., spent last week here and
in Thomas, West Va, visiting rela-
tives and friends.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
JUST ANOTHER
COLUMN
BY ARCHIBALDSON
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Merchandising in Oakland

merchandising IN oakland
Mercantile history has been made
during the past few months in Oak
land, the county seat of Garrett, with
an outlook for even greater improve
ments in the immediate future.
Oakland has fast become the shop
ping center for most people living
within radius of twenty to thirty
miles, including a great number CT
citizens of towns with a population
comparable with that of Oakland, and
among other reasons for this surge
toward Oakland, at least two are pre-
dominant.
First, the business houses here are
in many respects far above the aver
age of the smaller towns and compare
favorably with those of much larger
cities throughout the county. Mer-
chandise of every class can be bought
to advantage here, and in most cases
the price for any article is made at
tractive by the owners or managers Of
the several stores within the city.
Second, the mercantile houses of
Oakland have advertised their wares
more extensively during the past year
than ever before, and in every case
the results have been amazing. 1t is
surprising to find that people from
Rowlesburg, Thomas, Davis, King
wood, Terra Alta, and other towns of
like distances are now regular shop
pers in Oakland, satisfied with the
convenient location of the stores,
pleased with their purchases, end
anxious to return again to do thier
buying here.
If any merchant hasn't made the
acquaintance of these visitors, let him
do it at the first opportunity and en-
courage this desire they have to come
to Oakland to shop.
So much for the shoppers from our
nearby towns.
It is now interesting to note the
ever growing number of local citizens,
those whom we call homefolk, which
includes all Garrett Countians, who
are now doing all of their shopping
here. Some few years ago such was
not the case, but now they know they
can do as we'll here as anywhere in
the United States, and they seem to
take pride in lending every effort in
making their county seat real up
to-date city.
After all is said and done, Oakland
is not only a good town in which to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
MT. LAKE PARK

We don't know much to write about
this week. The weather, always topic
of conversation in dull moments, is
as good as any. 1t has changed consid-
erably and on Wednesday when we
Weakened to sleet and some snow, we
weren't greatly surprised, for there
was a harbinger in the air Tuesday
evening of change in temperature
as well as precipitation.
Had some guests the other evening
and everyone was trying to tell funny
story. Among all of those told we
rather liked this one:
"a chronic imbiber in New Eng
land city was clinging to lamp post
one Sunday morning when a stranger
came along and spoke 70 him. Sir,
inquired the stranger, can you tell me
where the Second Presbyterian church
is? Mister answered the weary one
4 don't even know where the First
one is.'"
You can see just how hard up we
are for something to write. Anyhow
we don't think this story will hurt you
Maybe next week we shall have some
real news.
Personals
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21

live, but also a good town in which to
shop.