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Askov American., 1938-03-24
SECTION III OF HI. r. 1904
AS WRITTEN

Editor Askov American:
A contributor in the last issue OF
the Askov American says: Actually
the bill contains only one provision
that deals with the curbing of war
profits and this provision merely asks
the secretary of treasury to propose
a war profits tax bill to the next
session of congress"
Actually H. R. 1904 provides not
one but three provisions as we note
by reading Sec. II of the bill as
written:
Sec. II, provision one-During
any war in which the United
States may be engaged there
shall be in effect a system of
taxation which shall absorb all
war profits above a fair, normal
return to be fixed by congress-
Provision two-To this end the
secretary of treasury upon the
enactment of this act Oh. R. 9604)
shall cause a continuing study to
be made from year to year with
such investigations and accumu-
lations of data as may be neces-
sary to formulate such a plan of
taxation.
Provision three-The secretary
of treasury shall on the 1st day
of the 18th congress, and each
succeeding congress, transmit a
recommendation for such plan of
taxation, which upon adoption
by congress shall become effec-
tive upon the declaration of war
by the United States.
The above is the specific text of
Sec. II of the May bill. We note in
provision one there shall be in effect,
ETC.; and in provision three, ''takes
effect upon declaration of war" The
secretary of treasury is not merely
asked" the word shall" is used.
Inasmuch as congress must be
in order to declare war, and
H. R. 1904 provides war profits tax
bill must be written before war can
be declared, this bill, if enacted into
law, would do away with the vicious
system we had during our last one.
We all remember what happened
then, the common people were asked
to spend their savings and mortgage
their future in order to buy Liberty
Bonds. Our soldiers were in the
field for ST per day, while at the
same time through a system of cost
plus 10 per cent in war industries
we created, according to Senator La
Toilette, Sr., 676 more millionaires
than we already had, or rather 676
men who made million or more; a
good many of them got to be multi
That was the system that concen-
trated wealth in the hands of the
few. 1t was the system that makes
reform necessary before we can have
recovery. Let's not give any one
that chance again.
The charge that the bill will muzzle
the press? Sec. 6 takes care of that
quoting word for word from the text:
L loNloCO, tildt tiIlS SCStiOll Slldll llOI
apply to the publication or distribu-
ton of newspapers, periodicals or
books" Sec. 6 has to do with licenses
which certain industries can
not operate.
Ex-service men of the American
Legion now have an average age of
As; too old for military draft should
war come but at the right age to
make profit out of it should the
status quo" remain, in case of war.
We, for II years, have been working
for the proposition that coming gen.
erations get better break than we
had. l know of no more unselfish
or finer piece of organizational work
being done by any organization dur
ing the past years.
A. M. SIMONSEN.
ASkoV, MINI.
Askov American., 1938-03-24

of America upon the declaration of
war; We fought one war to make
this a land of democracy We have
fought five others. Whatever the
purpose of another war, it is evident
the trainers of this legislation believe
the prosecution Of it-would be impos-
sible except by setting up in advance
dictatorship unequalled in the his
tory of the world
We call attention to our colleagues
and the American people to the fact
that in all our previous wars, no such
dictatorship was ever set up. Indeed,
this is one of the most amazing bills
ever conceived in Congress. 1t is GER
tainly most dangerous.
ut is against the interest of busi-
ness, of labor, and the veterans of
all the wars America has fought.
There is not a single phase of Amer
lean life, single endeavor-o man,
woman or child in this nation who
would not be directly affected imme-
diately upon the operation of this pro-
posed act" Il @ :
(Signed)
Askov American., 1938-03-24

News reports this week state that
the income of Minnesota's farmers
during the month of January this
year was five and one-half per cent
higher than that of last year. Well,
that's possibly correct, but so did we
get a little more dividend out of the
closed bank here than what we had
last year; and still we haven't near
all of what we have coming.
Askov American., 1938-03-24

The name "Old Glory" was given
to the American flag by Capt. Will
liam Driver of Salem, Massachusetts,
in 1881, when beautiful new flag
was presented to his ship when start
ing on a voyage around the world.
Askov American., 1938-03-24

It is said that British law does
not permit prisoner to be questioned
by the police. Well, that's nothing,
some courts in this country do not
appear to even want them to make
arrests.
Askov American., 1938-03-24

Grain trade men are bewildered
over the fact that war talk has not
caused the market price of wheat
to rise. 1 tell you, nothing it seems,
can cause that stuff to rise in price
to where the grower gets cost of pro-
Askov American., 1938-03-24

1t takes something more than good
news to give the proper degree of
living standards on the country's
farms; newspaper reports do not make
good clothes for the children to wear,
nor is anything so comfortable as
the rosy glow attendant to burning
the old mortgage
Askov American., 1938-03-24

Former President Hoover was re-
Gently offered bread and salt, the
traditional Polish gesture of welcome,
when he visited that country. Gosh,
from the way many Americans felt
at the close of the former presidents
term, he could have visited there a
little earlier and brought some home
with him.
Askov American., 1938-03-24
Opinions of Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective. but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used. 1t will
be withheld.)
Askov American., 1938-03-24
/ Would Say
BY A. w. CONAWAY

A man, after completing a 19-year
sentence in Minnesota's prison, has
been deported to Poland Nice, bright
outlook for that fellow with Hitler
eyelng that country. 1t would ap-
pear that he didn't complete a SEN
tence but rather is just getting we'll
started on one.
Askov American., 1938-03-24
Maury Maverick
G. Arthur Anderson
Paul kVale.

Paul Kvale.
And now may l say to your read
ers in closing that if they want more
information on this subject write
Congressman Paul j. Kvale for the
complete pamphlet entitled, Extract
from Report No. 1870, Concerning the
War Profits Bill. Space will not per-
NIT publishing the complete report
in the Askov American.
CHAS. D. EGLEY.
South st. Paul, Mimi, Mar. IA, 1888
Askov American., 1938-03-24

Mr.. Vanderbilt, while being scion
of the rich, is hard working writer.
He went to school with Windsor. He
has the urge of pasting those on the
nose who would speak disparagingly
of the United States. like that spirit
but I'm not big enough to back up
such an urge.
Askov American., 1938-03-24
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American
Askov American., 1938-03-24

Reichsfuehrer Hitler has just re-
Gently re-appointed DR.. Hjalmar
Schacht president of the Reichsbank
for another four years. BY gum, the
way Germany is going now, Dr.
Schacht won't be needed any longer
than that period.
Askov American., 1938-03-24

1t is predicted by Cornelius VAN
derbilt, Jr., that Edward of Windsor
(former King Edward) will return to
England some day and become a
member of parliament. Oh boy, won't
he get kick out of telling his brother,
the King, what to do.
Askov American., 1938-03-24

l wonder if those two courts, which
made the anti-alimony decision, were
New Deal courts; if so the ruling
might be reversed by the "Nine Old
Men" However, women, there is a
cheerful side to the question after all;
there are a lot of men who would
rather pay alimony than to come
in early at night.
Askov American., 1938-03-24

Residents of inundated areas of
Askov American., 1938-03-24

certain sections of Mandan, N. D.,
have been driven out of their homes
by flood waters of the Heart river
There must be an awful lot of water,
otherwise those Dakotans could drink
it as fast as it comes, they are so dry
Askov American., 1938-03-24

Two courts have ruled that Wom-
an who seeks a divorce shall not
be entitled to alimony. What is this
world coming to anyhow? 1t is a
bad turn of events when the law
takes it upon itself to create depres-
sion in Nevada. (You know Reno;
doggone it, that's where most of them
go to charge their husbands with
mental cruelty). We notice, how
ever, that there is usually money on
the masculine side of the house in
many cases of that sort have read
too, that once in awhile the husband
charges mental cruelty; boy, 1 can
easily visualize some of those cases.
Askov American., 1938-03-24

However, that ought to be one
argument to federal authorities that
there is really need for damming up
those spring floods to portion the
water out over the state in dry per-
iods. If that were done the native
ducks would not run for cover every
time little shower of rain falls.
Askov American., 1938-03-24

News reports say that Alaskans
are having hard time keeping the
wolf from the door. Now, fgurative-
ly speaking that would be bad, but as
it happens, it means real wolves
which abound in the forests there.
Of course, remember those shouts
of wolf, wolf, in the days when the
Alaskan Matanuska project was TAX
ing form. Let's see were those New
Deal wolves, or were they Republi-
cans. l do think, though, that we
could have found good wolf hunting
closer to home
Somebody tried to be funny when
he suggested that congress hoped to
adjourn in June so that the members
could all go vacationing He forgot
that this is the year when many of
them are farmers-they have many
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
HUNDREDS ATTEND BASKETBALL DANCE
 SATURDAY EVENING

Cooperating enthusiastically in the drive to send the basketball boys out of town more than 200 couples gathered at the basketball dance held in the Elks ballroom on Saturday evening.
 Wesley Barrett and his orchestra played for the occasion, one of the outstanding informal events of the season.
 Basketball players who are leav- ing for Anchorage to represent Ju- neau in the tournament are Elmer Lindstrom, Roy Smith Dick May, Kinky Bayers. Mark Jensen, Claude Erskine, Sammy Nelson and Hub Sturrock They will leave here on February 13 for the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous scheduled for February 19 to g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
). W. C. RADIO OCR 4 M SET
 FOR TOMORROW
Barbara Hermann Will Speak Over KlNY
 at , P. M.

First of a new series of Juneau Womans Club weekly radio pro- grams will be presented at D, m. tomorrow over Station KINY, with Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne chair man of the department of Interna- tional Relations, in charge.
 A forerunner of a series of public forums to be held on the cause and cure of war, the progam tomorrow will present Miss Barbara Her mann who will give plea for peace II Am Innocent of This Blood p The talk is the one by which Miss Hermann won second place in the recent high school declamatory contest.
 Lyman Snow will be presented in vocal selections, and Mrs Jenne will announce The next club radio pro- gram will be presented February l5, when the work of Susan B. Anthony, woman suffragist leader will be the topic for discussion
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
FOR AN INDIAN MAIDEN

MEXICO CITY-A former Texas ranger, Frank Gibler, lives in per- haps the largest farmhouse in the Americas, Mexican hacienda built four centuries ago by Herman Cor tes, the conquering Spaniard, for his Aztec Indian mistress, La Nal inche.
 The old square, two-story Santa Monica building has 100 rooms, in "A of which Gibler his Mexican wife and nine of their ten children live. Some rooms have been added since the Conquistador day, but none since l756, when it was bought by the Mayor of Mexico City from the Franciscan friars, into whose hands it had passed.
 Malinches tiled bath remains on the first floor. The tiles were i'm ported from Spain. They still are held fast, after more than 400 years, by mortar of sifted sand, chickens blood and egg whites.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
Collections
 Are Given Boost

REGINA, Sask., rep. Tax pre- payment coupons, used by Regina s civic government are described by tax officials as an efficient and popular collection scheme.
 People are beginning to realize the advantage of including their tax payments in their monthly bud gets, says L. G. Geernaert, tax col- lector Making provision each month for a part of the years taxes is a much easier way of meeting them than waiting to the end of the year"
 As another collection aid, Re- gina official personally interviews owners of all business blocks and rented buildings upon which taxes are in arrears.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
WEATHER CONDITIONS AT A. M TO-DAY

 Alert Bay showing 30 Bull Harbor
 
  clear Stka St Elias cloudy 2 Codova clear 4 China
 
  20; Kaag cloudy Flat partly cloudy IT; Ohogamu -2 Juneau Feb - Sunrise, 7:5- 4:39
 WEATHER SYNOPSIS barometrc Alaska northern California this with Of a 0 northwestern highest 30 the Kuskokum Valley
  the Temperatures cold northern Alaska Alaska with change other other portions
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
AFL REvOKES
 CHARTERS OF
 THREE UNIONS
Executive Committee Takes Action on Afiliates
 of CIO

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. T. = The Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor announces re- vocation of the charter of the Unit- cd Mine Workers also the charters of the International Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers. and the Fedora tion of Flat Glass Workers.
 The revocation resolution was adopted last Friday but announce ment was only made today
 The Executive Committee spokes- man said that the AF'L considered that activities of the three work CTS organizations named with the CIO had actually completed with drawar' from the AFL.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
CRAFT HERE FROM
 SEWARD POWER co.

J. H. Graf of the Seward Light and Power Company arrived in Ju- 'neau on the Oduna last night and was in conference here today with PWA officials relative to the power situation at Seward. At the pres ent time. the private company which MT. Graf represents, and the Seward municipal company are operating in that city. MT. Graf said he expected to return home on the Alaska.
 He reported that Derrick Lane, Federal Clerk in the Third Division. was somewhat improved when he left Seward but was still far from we'll
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
SIMMONS GETS VALENTINE IN
 COLLECT WIRE

Bill Douglas, travelling man. had a date for the basketball dance last Saturday night, which he thought he would be able to attend by flying back from Sitka with Shell Simmons Saturday afternoon but through slip-up somewhere. Shell was not in Sitka to bring MT. Douglas in.
 Simmons received the following wire this morning Shell, you rat, roses are red, violets are blue, I'm still in Sitka, nuts to you. ?
 To make sure no more collect telegrams come in, Shell left in the Lockheed this morning for Sitka with two passengers. Earl Watkins was dropped at Hoonah With the repaired power plant generator that will give the Government school electric lights again. Walter Rose was flown to Sitka.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
What Is Your
 News l. O.?

Each question counts 20; eacl part of two-part question. 10. ] tcore of 60 is fair; 30 good
 l. Who is this utilities head? What would he like to sell to the government?
 ?. Did Herbert Hoover say re- centlys that we ta) should de- fend the Philippines at all costs, tb) should not include them in our defense plans. or lc) ask them what they'd like us to do?
 }. Hcw did the former head of Russia's Hollywood try to pep up Treasure IsIand?"
 I. General Franco's insur- gents held little less than half of Spain. True or false?
 5. Is Gandhi, although little heard of. as active as ever in 1ndia's politics?
 Answers on page six.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
JUNIOR PROM WILL
 BE HELD APRIL 1

Plans are now underway for the annual Junior Prom which will be held at Juneau High School on the evening of April l. Wesley Barrett and his orchestra will play for the occasion.
 Class president Claude Hirst has appointed the general committee consisting of Wendell Schnieder, Don Wilcox. Peter Warner. Louise Hildre, Louise Adams, Miriam Pur- amen, George Alexander, and Lola La Paugh
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
CARD OF THANKS

I wish to express my thanks and deep gratitude to the members of the local Painters Union No. l092, to the many friends of my late hus- band for their sympathy in my re- cent bereavement. And most of all. am deeply grateful to MT. Melvin Rockstad for the loving care he gave my husband in the last days of his life A son could have done no more adv. MRS. L. R. SMITH
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
R. R. ROWES MOVE TO FRANCES APARTMENTS

MT and Mrs. R. R. Rowe, who for the past few months have made their home on Tenth and D streets, have moved to the Frances Apart ments at the corner of Sixth and Seward streets.
 MT. Rowe, hot water power en- gineer for the U. S. Forest Service, was recently stationed here The Rowes moved to their new residence yesterday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
ARMY OFFICERS
 BROWN ON CUPID

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Cupid's $ activities in the United States Army are causing concern to high officers.
 Orders have gone out that enlist ed men be refused permission to marry unless it is proved that they can support wives.
 It was explained that the gen. erals have no feeling against mar Tied soldiers but that the lower brackets of pay (ranging from S21 to about $60 month) are not sufficient to support asfamily
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
CARD PARTY TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY
 BY TRINITY GUILD

At the meeting of the Trinity Guild Friday afternoon plans were made for a public card party to be held in the Episcopal Parish Hall on "Wednesday, February g.
 Mrs. William Jarman. President, appointed Mrs. E. M Policy and Mrs. John w Jones in charge of cards. and Mrs. c E. Rice, Mrs. Thcmas Reed, and Mrs. James Hickey, in charge of refreshments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
SCOTTY M'KEE DIES
 FROM TUBERCULOSIS
 YESTERDAY MORNING

William Mckee, known to friends
 as Scotty, died at a. m yesterday at St. Ann's Hospital from tuber-
 culosis, having suffered from the
 disease for the past two years. An elderly man, Mir Mckee is survived by no known relatives, and his age is not definitely known Funeral services win be announc- ed soon from the Charles w. Car
 ter Mortuary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE
 WITHOUT CALOM FL

And You'll Jump Out of Bed Feel
 ing You Could Push Bus Over
 The liver should pour out two pints of iquid bile into your bowels daily. If this bile not flowing freely your food doesn't digest. t just decays in the bowels. Gas bloatssup ionr stomach. You get constipated. Your whole system is poisoned and you feel sour, unk and the world looks punk.
 Salts, fizzy drinks. palatable laxatives and iarsh purgatives are makeshifts. A mere ,owel movement; doesn't get at the cause. It akes the famous, sure acting Carter's Little Liver Pills to get those two pints of bile lowing freely and make you feel .up and ip". Harmless. gentle, yet amazing in mak- ne bile flow freely. Ask for Carters Little I.ivc- Pills. Look for the name Carter's on .he red package. Price: 25e.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
LEONARD HIGH MAN IN SHOOT
 WITH SEWARD
by AdeIaide Kerr
STAGGERING SOUTH

Tex Leonard was high man in the .22 caliber postal match fired yesterday at the indoor range by the Juneau Rifle and Pistol Club in it's final contest with the Seward Rifle Club Seward scores have not yet been received
 Local scores follow:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
NURSES TO MEET

The Gastineau Channel Nurses Association meets tonight at 8 O. clock in St Ann's Hospital for 2 regular session Mrs. E. F. Vollert president, will preside.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07

Biologists say a large elephant eats about half a ton of hay each day and often drinks 50 gallons of water without stopping
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
ATTENTION A O.ES

Regular meeting, Juneau Chapter No. ', Tuesday. pm Special pro- gram, refreshments, initiation.
 LILLIAN G. WATSON. auV' Secretary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07

Death Valley National Monument, California, includes elevations from 'll045 feet above sea level to 276 feet below
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

To be issued March IS and forms close March l. For space and list ings please call Juneau and Doug las Telephone Co. Phone 42O. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07

Other riflemen in the contest scored the following totals: Oscar Waterud, 180; Harry Stonehouse, 168; Louis Garrett, l66; Ed Hoff- man, 163; J. F Mutter, 155.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
(By the U. s. Weather Bureau)

for Juneau and vicirity cold north
 Southeast Partly Tuesday moderate fresh channels with
  the Cape Hinchnbrook
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07

There are l73 blind persons to every 100000 inhabitants of Eng land
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07

Hereford cattle were introduced into America in 1877 by Henry Clay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-07

strong east to north winds a Cape Hinchinbrook.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
FIRST-HALF CHAMP
SERIES PLAY WILL
CONTINUE SUNDAY
BAcARDI CLUB PLAYS TWIN
BILL: PoULTRYMEN WILL
BE OPPOSITION IN OPENER.
rRoJANs I'M NIcHTcAP

Bacardi Club will play a dou-
bleheader Sunday at Navy Field
as the round-robin series to de-
ternaine the championship team
of the first-half of the Monroe
County Baseball Leagues split
schedule progresses.
Key West Poultry Company
nine will form the opposition in
the first game for Bacardi out
fit. G. Diaz or Sanchez and Izzy
Rodriguez win be the battery for
Bacardis. Gates and Al. Rod
riguez will work for the Poul-
trymen.
Strong Trojan outfit will meet
the Rum boys in the nightcap.
Last Sunday these teams battled
for Is innings before a decision
was reached. Wickers will be
on the mound for Trojans and
Joe Navarro will be behind the
plate. Malgrat and Izzy Rod
riguez will be Bacardis' battery
Pitchers for these games, how
ever, viii depend on those who
not do not make the trip to Mi
ami for the Conchs' second East
Coast Winter League game al
that city Sunday.