The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-07
BY VOLTA TORREY
Lp Fealnre Serpice Writer

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Sterilization agreement appeared il
October-but the United States wa
busy just then, evaluating straw
votes.
Clippers were flying the Pacific
reporters speeding around the giobi
and silvery train darting betweei
Denver and Chicago in record tim
but everybody was pacing poll
ticians. There was Roosevelt's visi
to Kansas and Landon's trip to Cal
ifornia to watch.
Russia Jars Neutrality
SPANS president was leaving
bis capital, but John w. Davis,
was leaving his party and james
P. Warburg returning to New
Dealism.
Mussolini's son-in-law was ar
ranging with Berlin to recog-
nize insurgents when Madrid
should fall, but Republicans
were banking on gains in Con-
gress.
Russia was Earring TIC Europ
can neutrality agreement. but
America was arguing reciprocal
trade treaties.
Belgium was slipping out from
under Frances wing, but Uncle
Sans workers were scrutiniz-
ing his new Social Security
wing.
Crops Are Coed
I'VE are entering upon one Of the
most extensive business upswings u
the history Of our country" Secre-
tary of Commerce Roper observed
but the country was thinking abou
an old gentleman who fell off pic
and was rescued-without his sill.
hat, according to Roosevelt; withou
his pants, according to Al Smith.
Farmers were finding the harves'
heavier than hoped for and weigh
ing crop insurance. Labor wa;
hearing rumors of pay boosts, ans
bordering the national debt.
The bible was being put into mod
ern English and minister was con
Quoting a contest to decide "thc
worlds most horrible sin"-but par
Tor philosophers were passing judg-
ment on an interrupted firesid,
chat" Between Senator Vandenberg
and electrical transscriptions of tn,
Presidents voice.
Yankees Win Series
The Canadian stork derby wa
nearing its finish-while first voters
raised the roof at home. A typhoor
swept the Philippines-while Woody
Hockaday's feathers flew over Fa-
ther Coughlin. Lloyd's discontinue
war risk insurance-while bettors
perused THE Literary Digest"
The Yankees won the World Ser
les and the football season opened
with lightning striking a Canton
TO-, squad, killing one, injuring ID
but DR.. Rexford c. Tugwell was
being advised to get raccoon coat
and go to Russia. Broadway was
booming, but Jack Dempsey was out
campaigning for Farley. Leon Kroll
won the Carnegie Institute art prize
but the spotlight was on WPA pic
lures.
Veteran Sleuth Ellis Parker, ST..
was beig indicted in the Wendell
sequel to the Lindbergh case, but
Browder was recommending that
every Presidential candidate pass
"a hours in jail.
Orat0ry Hits Peak
Garner made a speech; Knox
made many. And this was the
month that
Roosevelt said: We are
around the corner. Republic
cans are telling political bed
time stories . Consistency
is not in the Republican vo-
cabulary. :. Good as it was for
its day, we have passed be-
yond Model T farming 1t
looks as if the game was pretty
well in the bag"
Landon said: 1.-THE Admins
tration seems to be finding lot
of red herrings It's too bad
we can't eat them. The way
expenditures are running today,
Jesse Owens himself could not
overtake them What recov-
cry we have had has come since
the Supreme Court gave the
country a real breathing spell"
1t took a testy, scarlet-robed white
wigged justice to distract the Amer
lean democracy.
Il suppose he grumbled, with
out CHANGING at the pretty divorce
plaintiff, Il must come to the con-
clusion there is adultery in this
case"
Every four years President is
elected, but never before had YAM
kee been mentioned for Queen Of
England.
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