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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-28
FAMOUS WRITER,
 IONA GALE, DIES
 FROM PNEUM0MlA
Novelist Who Depicfed q Life in MidWesiern Sec
 lion Dies in Chicago
CContinued trom Page one)

tonuy the theme Of Miss Gales work. She drew more than once on characters from Portage 10 people her novels. And the sleepy town, his- tcric as fur~trading center res pended by honoring her as it's first citizen
 Portage has been called typical midwestern city. Big trees hne it's narrow streets. There is a river-the Wisconsin. and 8 swimming hole, community center and railroad yards 9 rich farming community nearby which typifies the best in Wisconsin agriculture.
 From Portage, Zona Gale could travel easily to Madison, the state capital For many years she made the trip regularly as a member of the University Board of Regents The Senior Senator LaFollette had appointed her when he was governor .n 1910. Once free from that duty she established a series of "zona Gale scholarships7 which gave many promising writers the impetus to continue their work.
 Writer At :
 She had always written Printe0 and bound in ribbolt her first book of fiction and verse was illustrated by herself at seven From the time she graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1885. she wrote and submitted stories steadily with no acceptance until 1904 Newspaper work in Milwaukee and New York filled the intervening space. A half- dozen plays were additional fruit of that period
 Her novels included Birth, Miss Lulu Bett 2 Faint Perfume" Pre- face to a Life" and Borgia" Short stories and essays are grouped in Yellow Gentians and Blue" 'Friendship Village Stories and Portage, Wisconsin, Her poetry is published in one volume, The Sec ret Way Plays were Miss Lulu Bett,7 Birth, and MT Pitt" All of them, combined, gave her com fortable and steady income.
 The daughter of Charles Frank lin and Eliza Beers Gale. she credit ed to them her stature as a writer. T should say she once wrote, that the consistent and even urgent en- couragement of my parents to fol- low my line of strongest tendency was the greatest factor"
 The University of Wisconsin re- cognized her work in June, 1929, by giving her the honorary degree of Lit D.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-28

canal between Lake Spenard and Lake Hood The canal, aviators said. was considered only means of im- proving local facilities although it would not be nearly as good an inn proyement as the lake at Merrill field.
 The prevailing wind at Lake Spenard would be cross-wise to the canal. Eddies from the inlet often reach Spenard making airplane traf- fic difficult At the airport, however it is often calm while heavy winds are blowing at Lake Spenard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-28

Contrary to popular belief, New Orleans is not located at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but about 100 miles from the Gull of Mexico, into which the river empties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-28
CHAMBER ROlDs
 FINAL MEETING OF
 YEAR TOMORROW

Announcement of officers for the new year. chosen from the new beard recently elected, presenta- ton of the annual report and dis cussion of activities for 1889 will be on the final program of 1858 for the Juneau Chamber of Com merce when it convenes for it's weekly luncheon tomorrow noon at Percys Cafe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-28

A 129-year-old highway marker still stands on a road near Sails bury. N C., to show the fact that LanWlle, Va, is 8l miles north ward
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-28
PILOT BRINGS IN TuiSE0UAH MINER
 FOR APpEMDE(T0MY

Marine Airways pilot Lon Cope brought in + Biggers, Tulsequah miner, by plane yesterday afternoon for an emergency appendectomy.
 Biggers was operated on this morning at St. Ann's Hospital by Dr. w. w. Council
 The flight down from Tulsequah yesterday was made in weather 20 degrees below zero.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-28

Wyoming set aside December 10 in ccmmemoratien of the day, 69 years ago. that Wyoming territory granted sufferage to women, the first state or territory to grant such privilege.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-28
HAlM kEGGlES
 TOD MARK AT
 BRUINS WIG X

Johnny Halms 564 was the best mark in two matches at the Bruns- wick alleys last night when Juneau Florists took two from Broadway Cab and Brunswick won two from New York Tavern.
 Tonights games are Juneau Dairy vs. Independents and A. j. Mill vs. Signal Corps
 Last nights tallies were
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-28

The Bedouins of southern Arabia do not eat salt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-28
DARTS SAILING
 POSTPONED DAY

The motorship Dart postponed it's regular weekly sailing to Petersburg, Rake and wayports today and will make the trip tomorrow morning instead
 Severe weather conditions provok- ed the postponement
 ALASKANA, By Marie Drake, soc
The times-news., 1938-11-04
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
CRITICISM OF DIES APPLIES TO NLRB

While there are enough grounds for criticism of
some of the testimony given before the Dies COM
mittee upon which to base the recent verbal blast
&c tho President and that of the hired speaker Of
tho Democratic National Committee who followed
CONGRESSMAN Dies on the radio night before last, it
u,rct ba confessed that these assaults upon the
oor,m;ttee's technique do not make very strong
impression. .H
Mr. Kent pointed out on this page yesterday that
o,,orv adverse comment which could be made of
tho procedure followed by the Dies committee could
1so be made of the LaFollette Civil Liberties
rni+tee and the investigation directed by the now
NJ. Jnstice Black both of which received the high
endorsement and approval of the administration
Wa believe that Mr. Kent could have drawn an
o,,or more powerfu analogy between the methods
attributed to the Dies committee and those which
for more than year have been employed with full
administration approval by the National Labor Re-
Io+;ors Roard, As is well known, evidence is ac-
oortod in the hearings of this board which would
,ot stond moment in court of justice, and hear
COW f II derives from the complainant side counts
considerably heavier than would hrst-hand testl-
mony from the defendant side. '..~e ~-
Further, while the Dies committee was barely
able to get $4,000 to conduct work which IS OF
imnortance and significance, the Labor Board OPP
ora+os with free financial hand, it being the law
that the expense falls principally upon the accused
emnlover if one is concerned, or by an unwritten
law upon the American Federation OF Labor If the
issue lies between that union and the admlnistra-
tion-favored CIO.
We think that the actual Importance OF the Dies
investigation might be properly fixed at point
somewhere between the appraisal placed upon it by
its chairman who is inevitably somewhat. partisan,
and that of gentlemen who, like John l.. Lewis,
have had too many of their connections with Com
munistic elements in our society exposed to make
them enthusiastic about the work of the commit
tee.
Il cannot be denied that it is of Importance to
the people of this country to keep track of the ac-
tiyities of Communists, Nazis, any other groups
which are determined, even if the means employed
be legal, to lead our people to an acceptance of
alien ideologies This is particularly the case since
in the name of democracy we must insist that they
he allowed to make. such attempts under the pro-
lection of the constitutional guarantees which their
own favored ideologes would if accepted, instant
ly erase. ... ..' ....' .-
If Chairman Dies has made few mistakes in
procedure the majority of citizens will be disposed
to rive him credit at least for absolute sincerity
We have observed the name of nobody touched by
testimony given before his committee, including
that of John L. Lewis, whose patriotism and honest
purpose could properly be classified as greater than
that of the chairman.-Knoxvile, Tenn, journal.
The times-news., 1938-11-04
THE PRESIDENT BLESSES cRACKPoT
CANDIDATE

Sheridan Downey expects to be elected to the
senate from California next Tuesday on the plat
form of paying pension of 80 every Thursday
The probability of man being given seat in
that legislative body on the basis of such crack
pot idea is dismal enough, ...r
But not so much so as the circumstance that
President Roosevelt has sanctioned his candidacy
because, in his judgment, 'Downey is a liberal in
mind and heart. s..
This is surprising and depressing.
About the time that Downey was first flaming
across the political heavens of the Golden West,
President Roosevelt inveighed against the political
fallacies of all prophets arising the land
with their ideas of 'short cuts to Utopia" remind
ing his felow-countrymen of their unreliability as
well as the peril of having commerce with such
1t was considered at the moment that he had
Downey in mind.
Evidently not, OF, if so, Mr.. Roosevelt has al
lowed his partisanship for any sort of candidate
who can be classified as "lberal" to gain his ap-
proval over other candidates who have a different
label and a different brand of economic intelli-
gence. .'.-e,.y' t.15F "".E
The Atlanta Constitution is logical in its treat
meritsof the man. eff" it says "Downey actually
believes in his scheme his mental capacity is GER
tainly not of that quality which should be found
in the United States senate If he knows his plan
is unworkabe, then he is guilty of deliberately de-
ceiving the voters and working cruel hoax for no
other purpose than his own election .. '....
! "That such man should receive presidential
backing In his campaign is a startling demonstra-
ton of the dangerous extremes to which partisan
ship may go. If Sheridan Downey, is a real liberal
in mind and heart then such liberalism is a dan,
gerous philosophy to inject into the deliberations
of the senate. Charlotte Observer.
The times-news., 1938-11-04

etc. and each days service (for
example, funeraD has simple no
tation and reference to men,
orandum page Cat end of year,
whereon is entered the data. Any
events like late north east hurrl-
cane, if such happened to my part
of the country, or I wished to
make note Of Sudeten grab, Mis-
sissipi river floods 1927, | also
note, with maps, data, etc.
cat the end of each year, on
last pages of diary, l list books
read. ...
Con daily pages, note English
mans fast auto drive at Salt
Lake; fastest. airplane flight by
army, navy and note the nation
The times-news., 1938-11-04
BEHIND. THE SCENES
m WASHINGTON
aY RODNEY BUTCHER

congressman Thomas Of New
Jersey and Mason of Illinois, the
two Republican members, who
consistently have sought TO link
the New Deal with Communism,
also supported Dies. The other
member, Starnes of Alabama, a
Democrat who usually seeks TO
offset the Thomas-Mason efforts
when here, couldn't be reached
when the committee was polled.
Storm over the Dies committee,
now that both friends and foes
seem to consider its work largely
a phase of political war between
Roosevelt forces and those of
Vice President Garner, has just
begun.
THOSE who were surprised to
l. find Mary Pickiord here re-
Gently, inspecting a Washington
housing and alley-slum clearance
project, learned that Americas
Sweetheart" had been interested
in public housing for long time.
AS a member Of a city planning
board in Los Angeles, Miss Pick
ford was especially interested in
program to eliminate slum
dwellings and replace them with
low-cost homes built on Mexican,
Indian and early California lines.
MO political candidate ever lived
" with cause so dead that he
couldn't discern late-campaign
"swing" toward his banner. Often
these movements are illusory, as
was the celebrated "swing to Cox"
in 1920. In the last three presi-
Dental elections Smith, Hoover
and Landon thought they had
them. And as the 1888 campaigns
close, most Democratic candidates
for governor and senator whose
political fates have been in doubt
are enjoying the sensation. Demo-
cratic and Labor's Non-Partisan
League headquarters exude op-
timism after latest reports from
the big states. Watch election re-
turns to see whether this "sWing"
was the real Mccoy or merely
moonShine.
downright. 1898. NEA Service. 1nc)
The times-news., 1938-11-04
LIFE DAY BY DAY
.By WICKES WAMBOLDT

stick on one of the new L. 5.
postage stamps (Canceled-so it
costs me nothing); quotation
from your column, or from one of
another writer, if it strikes my
fancy; and where | have few no.
tations on several pages, | fill IN
the rest of those pages with quo
tations from some book that | am
reading-here's one at random
January 2, 1888. Christ's religion
is not a gem but a germ'-this
from Democracy AS a Way OF
Life by Boyd H. Bode.'
son some pages | paste in
photos of wife, myself friends,
house in which l live-when l
move into new one - the new
church that l serve, etc.
"My diaries enable me to prove
some statements that | make
about past events, as well as to
live over the past days that have
been happy, or sad, or otherwise,
And it is not a sign Of old age to
live some in the past, for | have
been doing it the past 20 years.
Am still alive to the future and
in the present-62 years young!
"Thanks for the item on diar-
iesw
The times-news., 1938-11-04
WEATHER

Two months of Autumn weather which
all are agreed has been the finest ever
has been checked off on the calendar. Fol-
lowing such long spell of perfect weather
as the weather bureau supplied to this
section in September and October it is
probable that bad weather of severe de-
gree will follow when there IS change;
and this change may come soon, as there
are now indications that this section may
be in its grip by the time this paper reaches
its readers. ...
The only criticism or objection to the
brand of weather of the past two months
has come from the farmers, who have
found the absence of rain handicap to
! farming operations. In fact, for several
a- weeks. the drought has interfered serious
ly with plowing and the sowing of small
grain. Compensation has been found in an
: ideal season for gathering summer crops,
- which matured before the dry season be-
a gan. AS far as the remainder of the popu-
lation is concerned, the weather conditions
have been perfectly satisfactory. Sunshine
and the golden days of autumn, together
( with the rare beauties of foliage appear
! ing on every side, have received the en-
thusiastic attention and praise of all resi-
dents not directly interested in turning the
soil; nor has there been lack of apprecia-
ton of autumn glories and perfect weather
on the part of rural residents; their appre-
citation of the splendid weather has been
as keen as that of urban residents. .
Having enjoyed the delights of two
months of fine autumn weather, what may
come along in the future should be re-
-. ceived and accepted with equanimity by
residents and visitors of this. area. I'm
-- doubtedly the next few months will wit
Ss>ness some more or less severe weather, but
this will be intermixed with, sunshine and
a fine winter days and the winter will be
followed by spring and summer. That is
something to look forward to hopefully
and with great anticipation. ,,s. go, ...,
:. All of which leads The Times-News to
= remark that those persons, residents and
visitors, who believe the climate of this
.. section is the finest year-around weather
to be found anywhere, have ample proof
y of their claims, and upon which to base
their enthusiasm, for the conditions of the
:, four seasons in this area.
The times-news., 1938-11-04

ed with safety and see what an
swer you get.
As long as such condition ex-
lists we can never have economic
recovery, no matter how many bill
lions of the taxpayers money the
government pours into circulation.
Until some plan is put into effect
which will induce private cpaItal
to come out of its hiding-places
and go to work, this depression
will stay with us.
The times-news., 1938-11-04
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Staf Correspondent

WASHINGTON. The fiareup
w between President Roosevelt
and Chairman Martin Dies Of the
House "Un-American" committee
has more political implications
than appear on the surface.
The part Governor Frank Muir
ply played in Michigan's automo-
bile sitdown strikes--a Dies COM
mittee witness branded it treason
able"-was played in duet with
The President.
Roosevelt and Murphy were to-
gether on the telephone every day
during critical periods. When the
governor refused to use state
troops or allow local forces to
.vacuate strikers, he was acting
with the hearty concurrence-if
not the actual urging-of the
President. 70 g.. ,-
So when Dies called up political
foes of Murphy to attack him just
before the Michigan election,
Roosevelt was on the spot. That
was plain to him, if not to the
public. Furthermore, Murphy is
a personal and political friend
whose reelection means a lot to
F. D. r. rs --- - = =
On the, other side, although
Democratic members Arthur Hea-
ley of Massachusetts and Jack
Dempsey Of New Mexico are in
revolt against what the latter calls
"wild and irrational" testimony
Dies is we'll bulwarked on his
committee. Democratic Congress
man-at-Large Harold C. Mosier of
Ohio is key man. Labor leaders
especially c. I. o. leaders, have
taken credit for his defeat in the
August primary as one of their
few notable victories this year
Now, as the committee furnishes a
sounding board for foes of C. 1
O.-supported candidates in Michi-
gan, California, Minnesota ano
elsewhere, Mosier gives Dies the
one vote necessary to beat the
Healey-Dempsey demand forbes.
sation of hearings until after elec.
ton.
The times-news., 1938-11-04
U. 5. Embassy. J. In
Madrid Bombed

MADRID, Nov. a. (UP)-A six
inch nationalist shell tore a three
foot hole in the American embas-
sy building yesterday wrecking the
bedroom normally occupied by
the American ambassador and de-
stroying valuable pictures and fur
niture. A guard at the street door
of the building was wounded by
shrapnel. fi'
The embassy building was aban-
doned many months ago by AM
bassador Claude G. Bowers, who
is maintaining headquarters on
the French frontier.
The times-news., 1938-11-04
Mr.. ROOSEVELT BEGAN 1T

Inc president states that "name calling" is all
wrong, and that it is hurting business While he is
probably right about it, he ought to be, the last
man IN the nation to mention it. Who started the
name calling? Nothing has so tended to drive a
wedge between employer and emple; to set up
group hatred, and destroy harmony his "tory,
eopperhead, selfish minority, economic royalists"
drlvel on every occasion when someone, differs with
his ideas.-Creston, Ia, News-Adyertiser.
The times-news., 1938-11-04
WHAT TO DO WHEN
PROVIDENCE FROWNS

It's no surprise at all ito me, ia
find that humans doubt
For touching the Almighty, we
cannot find Him out.
We dare not for one moment think
that He could lose His power
Nor yet forsake a righteous man,
when clouds begin to lower.
When evils overtake us here, It's
human to lament
Forgetting that He purposes with
ever good-intent.
Like Job Of old we may not know
just whyp He sent the "test"
But one like him may fully know
''it happened for the best"
God is too wise to make mistakes
too good to be untrue
And so when trouble comes along,
there's just one thing to do:
Whatever be its form or size,
don't view with grave alarms;
Just trust the Gracious Fathers
Love, and Nestle" IN His arms
John Dale Kempster.
The times-news., 1938-11-04
COUNTY SING SET
AT PLEASANT HILL

The Henderson county singing
convention will meet at the
Pleasant Hill church on Sunday
afternoon at o'clock.
Several groups Of out-of-town
singers are expected to be here at
this time and all local singing
groups and singers are urged to
be present.
The times-news., 1938-11-04

llCle Allel sew
eral sporadic at
tempts. l began
to I'keep a diary
January /, 1908.
and have con-
tinued since.
"Most of the
diaries are "a day
to a page,i and |
have kept ac-
count of weather,
letters written,
(if Unusually ser
mon subj e c t s,
services h e | d
(baptisms, mar
riages. funerals,
The times-news., 1938-11-04
CORNERSTONE

Without question there is in the court packing
issue the corner stone of all that the new dea,
hopes for in the way of further centraization and
further control of agriculture, business and labor.
In the election in November that issue alone is
enough to determine whether voter favors or
distrusts anddate.-Davenport, Ia, Times.
The times-news., 1938-11-04

A man in St. Joseph, Mo-, comes to the
defense of Mrs. O'Leary's cow. The Chica-
go fire was started by spontaneous combus-
ton, he says It's little late to do any
thing about it now, but we're glad to help
clear the name of the O'Leary bovine.
The times-news., 1938-11-04

London hears Chamberlain,is to be made
Knight of the Garter. Which prompts
the observation that recent international
fairs look like wardrobe week. Cham
harlain gave Hitler the Czech's shirt and
won garters for himself.
The times-news., 1938-11-04

Only the President has sufficient rank tc
entertain King George and Queen Eliza.
beth if they come to the United States next
summer. That news should relieve lot of
wives who are worried about the loose
master in the spare room.
The times-news., 1938-11-04

b Last Dollar quits famous ship line. In
most instances the departure of the last
dollar is too frequent to be worthy of men,
ton.
The times-news., 1938-11-04

Richard Whitney borrowed $2S,00O,0OQ
crashed, The banks were evidently u not
loaning to every Tom and Harry that came
along.
The times-news., 1938-11-04

American air lines ror
carry more passenger, IN 81,
than they did during II. "
year Of 1926.
The times-news., 1938-11-04

Rounded more than 35 years ago, the Society of
American Magicians was initiated to advance the
art OF magic and to prevent secrets of magcians
from becoming public
The times-news., 1938-11-04
MORE ABOUT DIARIES

The Reverend Joseph H. Harvey,
Rector st. Marks Episcopal
church, Troy, Alabama, writes
me:
about Diaries" was a good az
The times-news., 1938-11-04
INVEST WHERE?

One vitally serious phase and
continuing cause Of our economic
predicament, which all the talk in
the world cannot cover up or push
aside, is that there is nothing to-
day in which the average man
with money feels he can invest
safely. Ask anyone you know or
meet where money can be invest
The times-news., 1938-11-04

:" r onowng the increase of workers hours beyond
1ne "A limit, coal mines of France will increase
production by 100000 tons before March l. 1899
anu wages will advance about per cent,
The times-news., 1938-11-04

=, Chinese Makes Odd Life Saver-head-
line. Well, those fellows live odd lives.
The times-news., 1938-11-04
NATIONAL CORN EUSKING:

MA AllONAL SoNN IEOSNiNS:
The radio reports yesterday of the
national corn husking contest in
South Dakota led us to believe
more firmly that Henderson and
Pennsylvania are missing fine
-growing-husking publicity in
not holding a husking contest in
connection with the harvesting
and weighing of the crops of the
growing contestants.
Thousands attended the event.
The broadcast took the audience
into the field along side the num-
erous contestants and one could
hear the giant ears of corn bang
ing away on the bang-board of the
wagons at the speed of about As
ears per minute. 1t was a great
I event for South Dakota. 1t must
be an interesting sight to see a
man pulling two rows of corn,
shucking and throwing it into a
wagon at such a rapid rate of
speed for 80 minutes.
iH'aa. ....>,.. b r..
OUR BIGGEST CURSE: Edw.
Ross Sutherland says it's the fell
low who sits around on the bench
es and berates everything in Hen
Jacksonville. He tells the man who
buys something that he was
"stung;;" he undertakes things and
people without cause; just talking
too much about things that would
be as well unsaid even though
there shoid be semblance of
truth in what he says.
Few people appreciate your
free, volunteered advice yet you
may do lots of harm.
The times-news., 1938-11-04

There are about $4,000 forms
of mammals known to science to-
day.