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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
IA Book a Day
Weeks "Woodunit'
 Are Just Fair
BY BRUCE CATION

t-..
 Ellery Queen is in again, present.
 ing, detective story fans with his umpteenth mystery yarn, "The Door Between" (Stokes; $2). r
 One of the troubles. of being a successful mystery spinner issthat you have to rtln> { like blazes Ito keep up with your ' reputation. Each plot has to be a little more
 ingenious little < more slyly twised and Inpredictable, than@ the last. Eventually this is apt to get you into cloud cuckoo land: F4 That .isywliereS MT Queen seems to have landed. This yarn, deals with one of those ladies who: 6Ata ltnurderedN in room which Nstlae killer could not possibly have en- tered or left-you know the set- |up; and the solution is so fantaS- tically far-fetched. and improbable that. what begins as MT. queens best book turns out, in the last few. chapters, to be one of his worst. S@9
 It seems to be a bum week for detective stories. Among the other
 offerings are a little something by
 Carroll John Daly entitled 'The
 Emperor of Evil" (Stokes: $2), about super-blackmailer whose foul plots are unraveled by a New
 York dick who is g popular song
 writer on the side. sf X It reads almost like 8 burlesque
 on the; detective story, but 1t seems
 to have been told with straight
 face. s
 Thep there is "The Dogs DO
 Bark" by Jonathan Stagge (Crime
 Club: $2). In this one we get 8
 murder in the middle of one of those imitation English towns of Ieasterns Peinsylvaiiia. ' " ] r If you ' can wade througa1 the
 foxhounds and the horsey set and | if your Anglophobia doesn't bother | you too much, you'll find pretty fair mystery underneath all the tuu1llk@tcIys gs ts 5Ei s'yf z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29

Something must have gone wrong with the weather. We have had two success sive days when the sun remained with us from dawn to dusk That's record for us now. However, the weekend is still to come and that's the test. Will it be the ninth bad weekend or will we be sur prised and get "a nice Sunday for a change? We'd appreciate the latter, so are placing our order now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
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 SUPREME COURT LIST <.
Daily
  Washington
= BY DREW. PEARSON and ROBERT S.;ALLEN

BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN ----------
 WASHINGTON, January 29 - Laborites and Senate liberals are agated over authoritative report that Donald R: Rchberg one-time MIRA boss and Assistant President has the inside track for appointment to the vacancy that occurs on the Supreme Court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29

The p scheduled airlines operat- ing in continental United States car ried s106, ,l43 passengers. in August, 1886. The lines flew 6,046. .42l miles, and carried 565, ,358 pounds of ex- press during that same. month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29

The queerest thing about the rhyme less and rhythnlless poetry period from which we're happily emerging was that people thought they had to read the. stuff .5N a.>s .45'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29

NIGub W GklE casual reader. Tlle$ parenthe- sis which is printed under the writer's by line should make clear the fact that what appears under his name is not necessarily the opinion of the editors and publishers of The Democrat. They may be in A0pnavrna,,t a xr,tfh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29

Los Angeles 10 o'clock curfew hour for barking dogs looks like doggone good idea and we hope the dogs will take it in the right spirit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29

People always had funny notions about food. Remember when liver, heart, and sweetbreads were "catmeat"?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
James William K
.0fewOrd

FOfewOrd
 Writing these columns ist by mo means an easy job. Con- Alterations enter into their composition which are not ap-s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
TestY UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers. s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
Rotten BOrOighs

Perhaps it did not come within the jurisdiction of Governor Cross commission to include in Its report a suggestion for 2 total alteration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29

Copyright, 1887, by United ; Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29

(Perley A. Gilmore, New Haven, in the New Haven
 ournal-Courier)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24

so nominal, many land locked Rotary Clubs, whose members never have been on cruise where sea sickness does not exist will be enthusiastic about Juneau-the Rotary Con- ference City of 1938'
 There is nothing nasty and unconsdered about the appeal It is not flight of fancy of the Juneau editor. It has been discussed by the Club for many months. It portrays brilliant and delightful three-day vacation trip. one which thousands of tourists from different parts of the world come every year to enjoy It is a sensible and straightforward appeal by a small Club, worthy and deserving of consideration. Rotary's future extension, we know, is intimately tied up in the develop ment of these small obscure and hidden Clubs, which, given the opportunity are as ready and eager to carry out the four great objects as are Clubs in cities of million population
 Thousands of Rotarians today are prepar- ing to travel thousands of miles, and at great personal expense to attend the International Convention in France Three days of water travel through this northern wonderland is not an effort-its dream. Juneau Rotarans have prepared, and are ready to submit their case Whatever the verdict, they have earned the unqualified admiration of any person who has followed their efforts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24
THERE ARE STRANGE THINGS DONE
 IN THE MIDNIGHT SUN"

There stronge things done in the midnight sun sang Robert w. Service at the turn of the cen tury in his little Dawson cabin The line and others rang round the world for the poet bringing in stantial royalties. But though that of the gold rush days, strange things continue to be done under the midnight in the land above the Circle.
 They have, for example, up at Point Barrow a mimeographed newspaper gotten out by school chil- under the direction of Frank J Daugherty, prin cpal for the Indian Office there, and known the Arctic Cubs" Its staff, with its Eskimo touch is impressive and worthy of record As Editor Chief is Donald Nusungina, and his colleagues are Harold Kaveolook, Associate Editor; Samuel Simond, Art Editor; Stephen Ahvakana, Circulation Manager; Ed die Hopson, Foreign Editor; Lawrence Ahvakana, Village Reporter and Isaac Taalak, School Reporter
 We find in it's columns, from the pen of Associate Editor Kaveolook, that the people of Barrow have organized Council" After giving the salient infor nation this matter Editor Kaveolook takes the editorial privilege to point that the Council has settled few confusons. The boys who starting to smoke too young strengthened out by the Council And revealing that Juneau is not the only place where they have dog troubles Editor Kaye oook informs his public that "a few rules made about loose dogs"
 In the Foreign News department the Arctic Cubs announces that We have heard from the reindeer drivers about the people of the East" Some of the news they brought was that Une people east or Barter Island out of food Some of them have lad nothing Ito eat for three days There are plenty of caribou but they have no ammunition. On their way wolf killed two of their deer. The account referred to the previously reported condition the Arctic slope which since has been remedied
 One of the most interesting items in the Arctic Cubs is the report of the fire which destroyed the hospital there during the winter. We find in the opening paragraph that the people in the village just mindng their business they used to, when fire in the boiler of the hos pital at about pm the 18th of February" A vivid account of the battle against the blaze follows, but revealing again that strange things done in midnight at least strange to those of who know nothing of the far north, find this colorful paragraph in the fire story which the editor of any metropolitan daily would pay bonus to receive from any of his reporters:
 While the excitement was in full blast polar bear and added excitement. Young men after it but it wasn't caught. Next day two old men killed it."
 Where but up above the Circle in the shade Of the pole could such gem of journalism be produced a polar bear witness at fire
 There strange things done in the midnight sun and bow in token to the Arctic Cubs and its staff for recounng them interestingly and with journalistic color.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24
Gold Valuation and Prices
(New York Times)


 The Wall Street that Governments price for gold which in 1884 advanced arbitrarily by the Administration from S2067 per ounce to s35, might be reduced has been denied at Washington. The rumor originated in the presumption that the high price for gold with the equivalent devauation of the dollar, has been responsible for the rise in prices to heights which the Government dsapproved, and for the abnormay large inflow of gold for which at present the Government pays with borrowed money Not much has been said of the somewhat confusing situation which such action would create
 That gold was overvalued in terms of dollars by the decree of 1884, and the dollar proportionaely in terms of gold, is generally believed. The result has been that the worlds gold pro- duction which is unprecedentedy large has been sent to the highest market which is the United States. Those shipments have had their part in the similarly abnormal movement of foreign capital English es- pecially to this country. Overvaluation of gold or of currency is, however relative matter It is nowadays generally agreed that in relation to other currencies the French franc was in 1923 consequence of which for egn gold in unusually large quantity poured into the Bank of France But the fall of the pound sterling, after England abandoned the gold standard in 1881, and the depreciation of the American dollar in 1883 and 1884 reversed the situation. The franc became relatively overvalued, and French gold sent in exceedingly inconvenent quantities to England and America.
 The necessary inference is that the matter of international parties is delicate affair and those who arbitrarily fix currencys gold valuation may easily make mistakes in endeavoring to correct original miscalcuation From this the natural con- clusion is that change in existing valuation, if made at all should be made not by hasty impulse (such apparently governed own raising of the dollars gold valuation in 1934, but through inter national conference, conducted under the best homie advice and in the interest of all countries con- cerned step in that direction taken in the recent downward revaluation of the French franc, which made on the basis of international judg- ment
 Even so the matter is beset with difficulties; but, when the first step has been taken in altering rencys gold valuation, there is no other reasonable recourse. As for the further question how far the recent rise of staple prices has resulted directly from devaluaton of the dollar the matter is obscure Re- covery of prices to the predepression level is per- fecy familiar incident of this countrys emergence from an industrial depression.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24
Responsibility For Labor
Cincinnati Enquirer)

Cincinnati Enquirer)
 There is rejoicing in certain labor circles the Supreme Court decisions. While the cheftains and petty particularly the petty chiefains- echo the Presidents remark that it is "a pretty good day for all of us," and do in much more ebullient language, they overlook and many of them will pro- bably comprehend the basic significance of what has just taken place.
 The goodness of the day and the fullness thereof depend entirely upon the extent to which is proves blessing to industry whole--abor capital and the public included. The Supreme Court did not insure that blessing. It merely ruled that collective bargaining was level and that certain obstructons the part of industrial arrangements were illegal II gave the labor leader mandate he has never had before if it has increased his power, it has multiplied lis responsibilities. In the first flush of triumph he rejoices his power.
 Therein is his rejoicing premature. Something of revolution has taken place. New conditions call for type of leadership. To very considerable portion of the present leadership of labor this de- cision is not mandate to continue along old lines but a clear call for resignations.
 With collective bargaining established the bar gainer-he diplomat-the industrial statesman, must represent labor if it's ends to be achieved without damage to capital and the public and industry as whole Few among the chieftains and petty chiefa1ns are fully equipped for the task job worthy the best talent and highest character, job that should be alluring to who realize the need of it and willing to train themselves for it's proper discharge Therein lies the present obligation and responsibilities labor leadership and the of the new dispen- sation depends upon them
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24
Horoscope ''The stars incline
 but do no. cOmpei'
SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1937.

OoNDhi AT Iblb 1J3 lOot.
 Adverse aspects dominate today, according to astrology The plan etary government encourages in- trospection and a scene of depres- sion which should be overcome by determinend mental effort
 In the morning there may be an extreme sensitiveness that is expressed in irritability which is not conducive to domestic serenity. Self-control should be exercised by lpersons of all ages.
 There is a sign encouraging self delusion which prevents acknow- ledgment of mistakes or faults. This may precipitate quarrels. | Certain planetary aspects repeat the warning that airplane acci- dents will increase greatly in num- Der even when weather conditions improve.
 Envy and jealousy may effect many persons under this rule, for it encou ages selfishness and greed. Successful men and women will he targets for criticism and evil report. Australia is to attract world at ,tenticn. It will be prosperous de- spite certain menaces from hostile forces to the north. Closer relations with the United States are fore cast.
 There is a sign read as inclining the feminine mind towards prac- tical and sensible ideas, except along lines of millinery and gowns.
 Increase in the cost of attire is prognosticated. Shoes for men and women will advance in price be- cause of foreign demands for leath- CT
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of perplexiz ties Excesses of every sort should be avoided Decisions of supreme moment await many.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be progressive and ener- getic. Subjects of this sign are ex- ceedingly restless and ambitious
 Edwin R. A. Seligman, political economist, was born on this day 1861. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include Paul Arm strong, playwright, 1869; Gustave Boulanger, painter 1924; Oliver Cromwell, Lord Proctor of the Brit ish Commonwealth, 1599.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. l.. GoedOl.

Words Often Misused: Do not say, T am sure he is home" T am sure he is at home" is preferable
 Often Mispronounced: Escort Ac- cent noun on first syllable, verb on last syllable.
 Often Misspelled: Sojourn. Ob- serve the ou, not sojurn.
 Synonyms: Wearisome, burden some, toilsome, laborious, arduous, difficult
 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 manner; perceiving by instinctive mannenr; perceiving by instinctive knowledge. Tn all ordinary cases we see intuitively at first view, what is our duty" Bishop Butler.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24
MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee

Q. When a man who is accom- panying a girl enters a street car or bus, is it all right for him to take vacant seat in some other part, of the car or bus, if there is no vacant seat next to the girl?
 A. No; if he hasn't the energy to hang on to strap, and stand close to his girl, he had better stay at home.
 Q. Should desserts be eaten with a spoon or a fork?
 A. Desserts are usually eaten with a fork, though in some instances both fork and spoon are furnished.
 Q. When woman who is trav- cling alone registers at a hotel should she use the prefix Miss or Mrs"
 A. Yes, always.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24

Automobile accidents are forecast
 Interest in gardens is to make added fame for American homes. This should be favorable day for planting flowers and shrubs.
 India may experience a serious drought in the coming summer. Epi- denies will break out in some parts of the land, creating new problems for the British government.
 Increase of popularity is prog nosticated for the King and Queen of England Conferences of world importance are to be held this spring with representatives of foreign na- tionS.
 Persons whose birCndate it is have the augury of a year of changes and new experiences. There may be important decisions which make or mar the future.
 Children born on this day prob- ably will be original in outlook on life, studious and scientific in trend of thought. Subjects of this sign gain fame through industry
 Henry Morgenthau, American dip lomat, was born on this day 1856. Others who have celebrated it as a include Charles Farrar Browne tArtems Ward) humorist, 1884; David Hume, historian and I'll.
 Copyright, l937)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24
20 YEARS AGO
From The Empire
APPRIL 24. 1917

1 APPRIL 24, 1917 Following the cave in bushes: was resuming normal on Douglas Island. Nothing new has occurred at the cave-in, only some loosenec earth sliding, falling into the mair hole. Some miners were drawing their money out of the banks and leaving for the south, others were planning to go to Anchorage.
 A big dance was planned by the Thane Club at Thane and special ferries were to be operated for the dancers.
 An indoor baseball game was to be played in the evening between the Elks and A. B. teams in A. B Hall,
 Dr. Howe Vance returned on the Dolphin after a trip south.
 The Senate and House were busy with bills as the Territorial Leg islative session was nearing the end
 A call for baseball players was issued and scrub game was sched- uled for the coming Sunday in Last Chance Basin
 The Road Commission had sup piled Superintendent Jack Hayes with a Ford runabout.
 A French commission, headed by Gen. Joffre, had arrived in New York City for a conference on the war situation.
 British Foreign Minister Balfour had conferences with President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing at the White House.
 Three steamers were due in port from the south and three from the west.
 Weather Report: A maximum temperature, 38 low; clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24
MONDAY. A. PRIL 26. 1887.

Although this is not an import ant day in planetary government, benefic aspects dominate, except in the early hours.
 Uranus today inclines the mind to accept destructive rather than constructive thoughts. The effect upon labor organizations may be unfavorable.
 i There is a sign indicating that effort to expand union membership among workers will cause difficult ties, especially in western states where peace will reign only inter mittently,
 Farmers may be disappointed in the return from this seasons crops, owing to weather conditions. The seers of far vision prophecy fu- ture in which science assures whole sale agriculture on large scale. This is not lucky day for travel unless special care is taken in choosing methods of transportation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24
JUNEAU IN 193S?"

If the Rotary convention, which the Juneau Clut is after and for which it has sent delegates tc the District Conference in Spokane, does not come to Juneau in 1888 it will not be because of lack oi effort and support of the Vancouver, B C.. club IT recent issue of its publication The Rotor the Van couver club, under the heading Juneau in l938?" pays this fine compliment to the Juneau enterprise
 Any attempt to forecast the meeting place of next years District Conference, of course would be premature, but if Juneau Alaska is not chosen it will not be for lack of effort the part of the Juneau Rotary Club For several weeks many intelligent and entirely practicable articles on the subject have ap- peared in the Clubs Weekly News Letter. In part it reads follows
 Juneau wants the 1888 Conference and we are going to make strong plea to get it. Large cities have a decided advantage, of course in hotel accommodations, but that situ- ation can be taken of Alaska has attractions to offer than any other place on the continent-the totems, the native villages the glaciers, the forests. the inside passage it. sef-real beauty, real scenery, real mountains and real people. Undoubtedly many delegates will come expecting to be met at the boat by dog teams instead of modern taxs; some will expect to see Polar bears and seals cavorting on the ice-locked harbor instead of kids in swimming. They may expect to igoos of ice and snow instead of fine concrete and steel and brick buildings five and six stories high They may expect to see mud streets instead of paved ones. They may expect to eat blubber and whale oil, instead of the class of food they have at home It is a brilliantly hued picture of lots of Rotarians to have l0-day trip through mountain-studded waters to the land of the Polar bear the Eskimo and dog team. The expense will be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24
LOOK Qld LEARN
 By A. c. Gordon

l. Is a ship travelling east light CT than when it is travelling west ? ?. Who was known as the ser pent of the Nile"?
 3. What is the difference be- tween stationery and stationary? 4 Of what is macaroni made? B. What is the leading money lending nation of the world?
 ANSWERS l. Yes, on account of the rota tion of the earth.
 2. Cleopatra.
 g. Stationery is writing material stationary means remaining in one place.
 4 Wheat-flour.
 g. United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24

Reporters have failed to confirm the report that the wind blew hard and so long that dog, caught in a gust was thrown up against the City hall wall and starved to death before the gale went down.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24

The head of King Leopold III appears for the first time on a Bel gium coin on the new 5-franc piece.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24

One of those neighbors of the always borrowing and paying back type has moved out of our vicinity A gyp off the old block.-Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24

No two exactly alike in this world. Each is worse than the before it-F. H. Collier in St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24

To us grubbers the hot money of 1887 is News.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24

The most popular form of sit-down strike IS when girl sits the mans lap until he pops the ques tion.-Ohio State Journal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24

In Spain, apparently, it is far from being all over but the shooting Courier Express.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24
Fl A P P -
 -B I R T H D AY

The Empire ertends congratula. lions and best ,3ishes today, thei, birthday anniuersary. to the fotlop. ing.
 APRIL 24. Mrs. F. A. J. Gallwas G. c. Brown Doyle Morrison Earle Monagle Mrs. Beatrice Honold
 Gus Brown
 Ole Scarbo
 A. Berntsen
 APRIL 25. Gerald Cashen John Notferstad Mrs. Della Clark Minnie Fields
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24

Weather Report: A maximum 38 low: clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-24

Three steamers were due in port from the south and three from the west.