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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
The Private Citizen
(NeW York TimeSl

The experience gained by the Federal Govern ment in recent years adds point to two recent utter paying tribute to the proved value of private effort and independent initiative in fields as diverse as the relief of human need and the relief of agrl- culture.
 In a statement urging nationwide support for the drive to raise funds for private health and welfare organizations under the auspices of the Community Mobilization for Human Needs President Roosevelt emphasizes the lesson learned out of the unprecedented activities of the Federal authorities in welfare work. The Government has to step in when the relief load becomes too great for private agencies to carry but demonstrated in practice that it cannot replace private institutions personal interest in dealing with the unstandardzed problems of social adjust ment and physical disability Federal aid isn't enough Pull lie relief do some jobs as satisfactorily as private charity. We need even during prosperous
 times says the President the assistance of all agen- cies public and private to provide large numbers o unfortunates with the necessities and opportunities which are their due"
 Secretary Wallace told 2000 farmers at Hanover, N H. last week that the Department of Agriculture had mo desire to invade the traditional sense of privacy of this section and give unwanted and un- asked-for advice" He declared that the farm Sltua- tion in New England is better than in any other part of the country Granting that conditions in New Eng land are different from those in the South and the Middle West it is very suggestive that the farmers have prospered most in the region where there has been the least Government intervention The great subsidized crops like wheat and cotton, are not grown in New England. It is the one section where what may be called private farming" is still stubbornly carried on. The New England farmer stift-necked independent he is has profted little from bonuses for limiting acreage and reducing his livestock Ills inclination is to take nothing from the Government not even advice
 It is unnecessary to underline the connection be- tween the Presidents appeal for private charity ana Secretary Walaces testimony to the success of unSup sidized agriculture Large-scale experiments in other methods tend to illustrate by contrast the constant value-the social value-of individual initiative. In the present trend toward collectivzed society more and more regulated by Government the importance ot reservng every field and safeguarding every function
 in which it is possible the citizen to perform lnde- Ipendently becomes increasingly manifest Fundamen- tally this freedom insurance The real battle Of our time is the fight defend the private citizen against step- by-step subjection to the State.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. l.. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Do not say, That is the same picture as I saw yesterday" Say that I saw"
 Often Mispronounced: Fortnight. Pronounce fort-nit, as in or, as in night or as in nit, accent first syllables.
 Often Misspelled: Matrix (singu- lar). Matrices (pluraD.
 Synonyms: Primitive, prim a l, primary. primeval, pristine, aborig- inal, prehistoric.
 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: Assumption; act of taking for granted; supposition. No man should be condemned on the mere assumption that he is guilty"
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ion organizations, but there is sign read as promising for work ers' agreements, which assure sol idarity.
 Trouble connected with currency and banking is prognosticated. Fi- Inanciers will have many headaches lover foreign issues.
 Mars is in a place threatening to peace. The influence of this planet may be reflected in business and social groups as well as in the move |ment of armies
 This should be an important day in the training of college athletes. Football this year is to prove even more exciting than in the past. There will be many surprises this season.
 Sensational legal cases are fore told. This is not lucky day for any sort of litigation. Editors are warned against libel suits.
 The Sun rising over Washing ton, D. O., in opposition to Saturn is read as pretending an increase in international tension for the President and his cabinet.
 Persons whose blrthdate it is have the augury of year of emo- tional upheavals. Young persons may cause their elders anxieties but financial matters should be sat-
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Japanese economic picture, for it is hasten ing the upward movement in prices which set in at the end of last year. Before that, homie management kept prices from rising too rapidly At the same time apparent wages held about and real wages (appar- ent wages divided by the cost of living index number) fell sharply From 1881 to the end of 1886 real wages for dropped IFS percent and those for women 308 percent In other words Japans economic and military advance was Icing financed through a lowered stand ard of living.
 Thus despite the theory that nations always seen to find money to wage war it is obvious that finance may be just as much of problem to the Japanese i not more so than the opposition of the Chinese
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isfactory.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be independent and ad- venturous in mind and physically energetic Subjects of this sign sue ceed through their own industry
 Theodore Thomas, orchestra con- ductor, was born on this day 1885. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include James Barry, Irish painter, TAI; Harlan F. Stone, Justice of the United States Su- preme Court, 1872. Copyright, 1937(
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
LOOK and LEARN
 By A. c. Gordon

l. How many geographical miles ,are there in one degree?
 3. What character in drama has been called the prototype or 'the father of all stage villains"?
 3. What proportion of people in the United States who attempt sui eide succeed in doing so?
 4. What is a Gaucho?
 5. Where is the Strait of Geor- gia?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
Horoscope "The stars incline
 but do not cOmpel'
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1887

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1887
 Adverse planetary aspects rule .oday, according to astrology. It IS a time when both men and wo- men may be sensitive to pessimis- tic suggestions and inclined to look at the world through blue glasses.
 Women may be exceedingly tenn peramental and difficult to please under this sway, for it encourages irritability and fault-finding. The domestic atmosphere may be threat ening.
 There is a fairly good sign gov |erning the clergy who may preach to empty pews, although interest in religion will be most encouraging later in the autumn.
 This should be a lucky date for starting any sort of reform. It is an suspicious time for editing the family budget and improving on tried economies.
 Neptune seems to threaten those who deal in intoxicating beverages, for prohibition or regulatory meas ures are to be advocated widely
 Suitors who call Sunday evening may expect lack of response to their interest. But girls may be practic- ing small deceits and concealing +hoir uOOd o,,ipiopc
 Dangers on the high seas are prognosticated Both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans will carry ships which meet with serious ac- cidentS.
 Success of new cults is prophesied One of these will gain many follow iers in the West where new miracles will be accepted as realities.
 Persons whose birthday it is have the augury of year of fairly good fortune. For the young there may be romance that is more or less confusing
 Children born on this day prob ably will be fond of the finer things in life and gifted in artistic lines Writers and painters belong to this sign.
 Benjamin West, early American painter, was born on this day 1738 Others who have celebrated it as 8 birthday include Helen Hays, act ress, 1902; Jean Antoine Vatican artist, 1864.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
ANSWERS

l. Sixty.
 2. Macbeth r@
 g. About one-third. 4. One of the native inhabitants of the pampas of mixed Spanish and Indian descent; they are rest less cattle breeders.
 5. It separates Vancouver Island from the mainland of British Col umbia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
20 Years Ago
 From The Empire
OCTOBER g 1917,

British and French forces hau launched another heavy attack east of Ypres where the Teuton ines had already been heavily bent py previous British thrusts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

We have contributed for absolutely the last time to those baseball pools Of course, if the Giants win tomorrow
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

At the meeting of the Juneau Wo- mems Club in the auditorium ot the school building. Dr. J. P. Mooney gave a talk on the Chinese Empire and Miss Klondy Nelson rendered group of violin solos.
 Cedric M. Davis left on the Ad- miral Watson to report for duty 1n Bremerton as a naval reserve. | On the Juneau committee named to aid in the sale of Liberty Bonds were Mrs. E. H. Kaser, Juneau Wo- mans Club; Mrs. Anna M. Hard ing. Women's Patriotic League; Mrs. J. B. Marshall, w. c. T. U.; Mrs E. Tashek, of the Rebekahs; Mrs. D. J. Hickey of the Ladies Altar So- ciety; Mrs. Guy D. Christian, Of Holy Trinity; Mrs. z. R. Cheney, i Shakespeare Club; Mrs. Jesse Rob- ertson, Presbyterian Aid Society; Mrs. C. B. Walker, Methodist Aid Society.
 1 Bishop Phillipp of the Russian Church was leaving for Sitka after several days in Juneau following an inspection tour of the churches at the Westward
 R. E. Robertson was confined to his home with a case of Ia grippe. 1 Officers installed by the Knights of Columbus were r. w. Hebert, H. J. Turner, J. F. Hurley, Martin Lavenik, J. w. Foley, Maurice Casey Wm. L. Aultmueller, Wm. F. Ducey o. J. Hughes, Albert Thibodeau and Peter Coggins.
 In the stiffness of midnight a gentle soul, that of Sister Mary zenobia, winged it's flight to Heav- en from its convent home and the Sisters Of St. Ann III DougldS Wele mourning. Since her arrival in Douglas from Victoria two months previously, her cheery winning ways had been a sunshine in the com munity and her good nature dl1- fused happiness among the patients in the hospital and the children  in the school.
 i Weather: Highest, 55, lowest, 4S'
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MONDAY, OCTOBER Il, 1887

Adverse aspects rule in the hor- oscope for today. according to as trology It is a day in which to study economic conditions and then to proceed cautiously.
 Labor comes under evil portents that seem to presage prolonged con- flict in which many strikes will re- tard prosperity.
 . Internal differences regarding pol ieies again are foreseen among un-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee

Q. How long should young wo- man wear mourning for her father?
 A. This depends entirely upon your feelings in the matter. The custom of wearing mourning is not adhered to as strictly as it used to be. Many people do not consider it necessary at all.
 Q. Are crackers ever passed at the table?
 A. Yes; crackers are passed when serving oyster stew and also with salad.
 @. Should a widows card read, Mrs Edith Morgan?
 A. No; it should remain, Mrs. Walter Morgan
 Before the United States of Am erica was five years old, embar- goes were invoked for the purpose of keeping us out of foreign dis putes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

On its 15Oth birthday the constitution is still hale hearty and the job in spite of all those fellows who were trying to make out that it was too old to work Boston Herald
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

Still what can one expect in country where every day thousands write letters to Mickey Mouse and millions listen to Amos n Andy?-Oln Miller in Atlanta Journal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

All buffers eventually bust Mussolni may do it over that fine Italian submarine hand that is fray ing Brtain's Mediterranean life line.-Wichita Eagle
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

The third game of the World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants was nostponed because of rain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

A two-year- old girl in California can all the Justices of the United States Supreme Court. It is reported that certain President wishes he could Troy (N. YD Record.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
H A P P -
 B I R T H D A Y

 The Empire eTtendS congratula lions and best l0iSheS today, thet birthday anniversary, to the tollot0 ng:
 OCTOBER g.
 w. J. Sorri Mrs. Oscar G. Olson William King Clark
 George Jorgensen Mrs. Gertrude Naylor
 Merritt Monagle
 OCTOBER 10. Mrs. c. H. MacSpadden
 Ken Webster r Mrs. Norman K. Terrier Mrs. E. c. McKechnie Mrs. Robert Orme Alfred Lundstrom Jr. Dr. Richard H. Williams
 A. E. Lundstrom Mrs. Wendell Moran
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

Remarkable clairvoyant powers are ascribed to a Washington scribe who had the name of Hugo Black in the 2sh place his list of court possibilities Detroit News
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

Reindeer were introduced into Alaska in 1891.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
Much Ado About Little
(New York World -Telegram)

(New York World-Teegram) For several days barrels of printers ink have been shed and countless heads have hung in shame over reports that Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson had abandoned" his post Nanking on orders from Wash ington
 From Tokyo have come reports of wave Of I friendship for the United States" sweeping Japan because the Ambassador had obediently evacuated Nankng" to facilitate the bombing of the Chinese capital
 It now appears that most of the ink much of the shame and all of Japans new-found friendship Tor Uncle Sam were wasted. Ambassador Johnson dld not abandon" his post; Washington did not "order him to leave; Embassy did not 'evacuate Man. king" and the banks of the Yangtze our flag stlli flies
 At most there seems to have been some msunder- standing arising from the fact that the State Depart ment, following custom, cabed MT. Johnson not to risk himself and staff unduy but to use his own Judg- ment about how to dodge the bombs. The Ambassador and part of his staff, It IS salo officially temporarily went aboard United States |gunboat anchored off the Nanking bund represen- tative stayed at the Embassy At no time, we are told were envoys out of touch with the Chinese Igovernment or with the American government. And that, of course, is the essence of the Job
 We glad to hear this from both Washington and Ranking. It would be unfortunate If Japan got the impression that whenever her war lords said "boo" our diplomatic representatives would cut ana run all over China to make the bombing of cities and the murder of -combatants easier. That would mean to lose face" And to lose face" among the billion Orienals who form half the population o1 the earth would be disastrous thing.
 Once Washington makes it quite clear to Tokyo, however that we do not intend to abandon the field we little point in ordering our envoy to China to sit on the Embassy roof during air raids and wave the American flag
 In war the essential thing is to hold on to a posi- uon But have heard of any rules against ducking into dugout during barrage
 The old gag about the foreman of tied-up jury ordering Il sandwiches and bale of hay has hit the Broadway columns, and will probably make the air lanes by 194O.-W Washington Post
 Still, what expect in country where every day thousands write letters to Mickey Mouse and millions listen to Amos n Andy?-Olin Miller in Atlanta Journal
 All buffers eventually bust. Mussolni may dc it over that fine Italian submarine hand that is fray ing Britains Mediterranean life line.-Wichita Eagle
 On its 15Oth birthday the constitution is still hale hearty and the job in spite of all those fellows who were trying make out that it too old to work. Boston Herald.
 A two-year-old girl in California can name al the Justices of the United States Supreme Court It is reported that certain President wishes he could Troy (N. YD Record
 Remarkable clarvoyant powers are ascribed to Washington scribe who had the name of Hugt
 Black in the 2sth place his list of court possibilities
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

The old gag about the foreman of tied-up jury ordering II sandwiches and bale of hay has hit the Broadway columns, and will probably make the air lanes by 194O.-Washington Post.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

Weather: Highest, 55; lowest, AS; Cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09

Cedric M. Davis left on the Ad- miral Watson to report for duty in Bremerton as a naval reserve.
The Washington times., 1937-11-06
BIG OCTOBER

According to an announcement
by the Post Office Department
total sales at the agency during
the month of October, Just
passed, have far exceeded any
other October in its history.
Sales amounted to $290,378.42,
topping last years October Of
$20o,988, the previous high.
Commenting on the heavy
sales at the agency. The New
York Suns Washington staff
correspondent points out that
the increased sales are due to
the increased interest in stamp
collecting.
The agency is hearing every
week from members of new
stamp clubs in various sections
of the United States requesting
information on the various is
sues of stamps still available for
purchase from the department.
In many instances, remittances
are dispatched for the purchase
OF those commemorative re-
manning on sale at the agency"
writes The Sun correspondent.
The Washington times., 1937-11-06

Paul was a ruthless, domineer-
ing red-blooded man, delighting
in noise and turmoil. He loved
Point Noir." He would have
loved any place he lived. His
daughter loved him and nothing
else in the world.
When he died (and there the
book begins) his children be-
came forever warped by the ling
ering influence Of his tyranny.
His wife, who wanted so much to
be free Of Point Noir," went in
sane and tried to destroy the
mansion piece by piece. One
son became a fanatic seeking to
uplift the plantation Negroes.
The other, hopelessly lost in
dreams Of a long-dead wife, wan
dered about like a ghost.
Paul's daughter smothered her
passions in senseless devotion to
details. Ange-Marie. Paul's
grandchild, Is Paul reincarnated
with the same violence and lust
The Washington times., 1937-11-06
Point Noir,' Prize Novel,
Exercises Strange Lure

Point Noir." the new Hough.
ton Mifflin Fellowship Prize
novel by Clelie Higgins is a very
peculiar book. Most Of it is
pretty solemn stuff but hardly
any Of it is depressing for the
whole carries a strange air of un-
reality. Not the kind of unreality
that never happened. Rather the
kind that makes newspaper
headlines if ever unearthed and
remains a skeleton in the family
closet if successfully hidden
from the public eye.
RUTHLESS. DoMINEERNG
Nearly everybody in the book
wants to be dead. Point Noir"
is the reason. 1t was once a big,
beautiful mansion cloaked by the
green bayous of Louisiana, It is
still big but no longer beautiful.
All life went out of it when Paul
Sevigne vanished from the
dreary landscape.
The Washington times., 1937-11-06
Sir Basil's
Life Story

Sir Basil Thomson, former
head Of the c. I. D. and special
branch of Scotland Yard, is
known internationally as one of
the worlds greatest detectives.
From his many experiences he
has given to the public the
stories of isolated cases as in
THE Mystery of the French Mil
liner" and Who Killed Stella
Pomeroy?"
Now he is offering just as
exciting recital of his autobio-
graphy-"The Scene Changes"
There are chapters in the book
revealing events in his life that
hardly seem to fit into the make
up Of a detective but bear a
strong fascination in the telling.
There was the times he farmed
1890 acres in Iowa and So
journed in the South Seas on
several missions until finally he
became Prime Minister of the
independent native kingdom Of
Tonga. At a later time he
visited the jungles of New
Guinea and fought with tribe
of pirates.
Sir Thomas kept a private
diary during the War and it is
from this record that he has
drawn many and varied tales of
Great Britain's ace police de-
partment.
("The Scene Changes" by
Sir Basil Thomson, published by
Doubleday, DorGn.)
The Washington times., 1937-11-06
Who Killed
Mr.. JeSSOD?

E. R. Punshon, who is known
to his large following for his
Hidden Lives" and Arrows of
Chance" has provided the Clue
Club with Mystery of Mr.. Jes-
sop"
In this new thriller he pre-.
sents a few startling questions
to BATTLE the reader such as
who attacked Hilda May? Who
stole the Fellows necklace?
And, above all, who killed Jes-
sop?
The tale, while slightly over
written in its opening passages,
finally builds up to climax after
climax and settles down to a
run Of amazing events. I'M
portant characters include a
fence" an ex-pugilist. a play
boy, a tough underworld girl
and a very wealthy man.
Mr.. Punshon plays fair and
Sprinkles his description with
plenty Of clues while he unfolds
the mysteries with touches of
tart dialogue.
OF course in the end it is up
to Sergeant Bobby owen to piece
the torn ends Of the tangled web
together and give the real solu-
ton to the questions.
T. ]. r.
"MyStery of Mr.. JeSSop," By
E. r. "upShon, published by
Hillndn CurL.)
The Washington times., 1937-11-06
EGrh0rt's
Unfinished StOrv

1t will be an unfinished story,
but at the last of next month,
Harcourt, Brace and Company
will publish Last Flight" the
personal report on Amelia Ear
hart's projected round-the-world
trip up to the time she took off
for Rowland Island. She had
sent back dispatches, letters,
diaries, charts and the running
log book kept in the cockpit. All
Of which will be used in the
publication.
The Washington times., 1937-11-06

Government employees find
ing (CAPJ after their names
or "pen names" are inUited to
call for tWo passes to Locus
Capitol Thedter, noD ShoW.
ing Robert Montgomery and
RoSalind Russell in "LtUe,
LoUe and Learn" Those
tabled (PAL) are entitled to
a pair OF ducGtS to the Pal.
ace, shouting Eddie Cantor in
Ali Bab1," and those tDtth
(COLJ may call for ttOo Co.
lumbid tickets to see Irene
Dunno in "High, Wide and
Handsome" Tickets are
GDGrded for best "1eDs tips
about Government condt-
ttonS. which should carry a,
"nom de plum e" or "pen
name" it they are of the
"touchy pariety" Irritating to
officials. Tickets are also
awarded for short "Stgned
articles" containing enIploye
netDS and gossip, and some.
times they appear beside
someone's name just as q
goodwill gesture from The
Times.
The Washington times., 1937-11-06
2 Poetry
BOOksOut

Christopher House has just
published two volumes Of verse
which are far apart as the poles
in subject matter.
One is a collection of spiritual
poems, written by Anais O'Con-
nor Pugh, Of nearby Maryland,
which carries with it the spirit
Of one who has just stepped
from a bowed prayer. It is
entitled Before The Taber-
nacle." The other, 1.-THE Witch
of Endor," written by Alice Du
Pont Ortiz, has all the eerie
flavor Of the spirits.
Mrs. Pugh's volume has been
highly approved by her pastor.
Rev. Thomas G. Smyth.
Mrs. Ortiz SPEAKS for herself
in a little introduction:
"You said you wanted
A Witch book. E.
This one is haunted
Each way you look
A book Of Witches
The cats yowl
The setter twitches
And gives a howl;
Tha moon is waning,
The bats fly,
And clouds are gaining
The Western sky;
From swamps and bitches
The miSts rise
The Book Of Witches
Before you lies"
The Washington times., 1937-11-06
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