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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
THE LEGISLATURE GETS TO WORK

The commendable in which the Four teenth Territorial Legislature has buckled down to the tasks of the session should be encouraging to the people of Alaska.
 Both Houses are fully organized and are off to a flying start After but four days sessions the Legislators have transacted more real business than the 18th Legislature did in several weeks.
 The Senate when it adjourned yesterday, had introduced four bills concurrent resolution, joint resolution and a joint memorial
 Indicating that these measures not to be allowed pile up this session. the Senate already has enacted under suspension of the rules, two of the resolutions. One provides for the hiring of extra help for the session and the other urges President Roosevelt appoint Alaskan to the office of U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries.
 One of the Senate bills act of technical nature providing for making unknown heirs of deceased per defendants in any suit relating to real property, already has found its way to the Senate calendar. Although the matter was not particularly pressing the Judiciary Committee, consisting of Senator Henry Roden, Chairman, and Senators Leroy Sullivan, Joe Holman and Victor Rivers returned its recom- mendation promptly the day after the bill re- ferred.
 Similar prompt action was taken by the Fisheries Committee consisting of Senator James Patterson, Chairman, and Senators Roden, Sullivan and Rivers, on the resolution urging appointment of an Alaskan to the Fisheries Commssionership. After the reso- lution had been referred to them at noon Tuesday. the Senators met and had their favorable report on the measure ready for the Senate yesterday.
 If this pace continues, businesslike session is assured.
 Naturally by keeping abreast of their duties and not allowing them to mount into bewildering pro- fusion, the Legislators able to deal with each measure calmly and carefully, such important matters deserve, and may be able to get away from the endof session jam which has characterized Legs- atures everywhere since the beginnings of represen- tatiye government
 to the Territory
 Among bills introduced in the Senate is one tS.B. 3, by Roden) taking up the important matter of necessary changes in the Unemployment Compen- sation law
 As 300 claims have already been filed for benefits under the act which enacted the extraordinary made from Unemployment Compensation funds start ing next week it is desirable that these amendments be considered with all haste.
 Among those filing claims under the act are 200 former employees of the Kennecott Copper Corporation at Seward, jobess. For the relief of urgent need there well other sections of the Territory where Unemployment Compensation that there be no hitch in payment of merted claims
 Unemployment Compensation is an entirely new field of legislative and administrative activity This
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
SCHOOL "IN5URE5"
 AGAINST PLUMBING

CHICAGO, Jan. 12. = Insurance against flunking their courses has been inaugurated for students at Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago.
 After a new student has satisfied entrance requirements he is turned over to the educational insurance service" for series of aptitude tests that determine his power of compre- hension through reading, his speed in mathematics and ability to wis., ualize in three dimensions.
 He may then be required to attend classes in study technique and take physical examinations. He is coun- seled by faculty members through his entire first year at the institute and may be given special vocation al tests to set him on the right path.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
eHoroscobe The stars incline
 but do not compel"
FRIDAY. JANUARY 13, 1889

According to astrology this Friday the thirteenth should be lucky day Good news may be expected under this configuration.
 The stars encourage commercial enterprises and promise profit through merchandising. Manufac- turers and builders also are under the most favorable planetary direc- ton.
 There is sign most promising to the legal profession. Honors for law yers are presaged in the form of ad- vancement to the bench or diplo- matic appointments.
 This is an suspicious date to enter into new partnerships or to sign legal papers. Many big govern ment contracts are prognosticated and huge purchases of metals and raw materials are forecast.
 Girls may expect unusual pleas ure through social affairs this eve ming. Young men are likely to be ex- ceedingly susceptible to feminine charms. Love affairs will flourish rapidly.
 Plans for important buildings on the Pacific Coast are presaged. Training schools for soldiers and sailors are prophesied by the seers. AS the United States reaches fore most place among the world powers, greatly augmented army and navy will be imperative, it is declared
 A London astrologer foretells set clement of labor difficulties in the United States and the probable uniting of two great organizations. This will be the preliminary to tre- mendous economic adjustments.
 Washington, D. O., comes under an adverse aspect that seems to presage unusual vibrations from Mars. Bitter conflicts of ideas may be evident in Congress, but the government is to gain strength. Praise for foreign policies and im- provement in domestic conditions are prophesied.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of real happi- ness and prosperity Men and women should push all their important in- terestS.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be exceedingly fortunate all through life. These subjects of Capricorn have in them the ele- ments of success.
 William Copley Winslow, archae- ologist, was born on this day 184O. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include Salmon P. Chase. noted jurist, 1908; Horatio Alger, author, 1884
 Copyright 1939)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
To Save Each Other
Cleveland Plain Dealer)


 Can science democracy?
 This is the hard question tackled by group of the younger of learning at the great annual meeting of the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science.
 They see hope for an affirmative answer if or ganized science can get rid of of it's nhibitions They want it step of the aboratorys aloofness and get away from cold objectivity which ignores the good evil effects of scientific progress.
 These young have organized the Association of Scientific Workers. While in no sense representing a revolt, it steps away from the somewhat austere conservatism of the American association and even invites the utilization of those rated only tech nicians"
 This makes it several degrees less high -hat than it's parent organization and should help in carrying out the young scientists aim of promoting fruitful relationship between science and social problems Un- like of their older colleagues, these younger men do not finch at the practical They plan to formulate and express opinions the solution of social problems and above all, to promote action based upon their conclusions.
 In this last objective may be seen a rejection of the falacy, surprisingly strong among the high 10. groups which attend scientific meetings that a problem is solved when neat set of resolutions has been voted
 Many will be glad to see the strong young men of science out of their laboratories and academic retreats to help the firing line of social progress They needed, along with all other of good will if liberal democracy is successfully to be defended against its many enemies
 Science alone may not be able to save democracy. But quick glance along the totaitarian sectors should convince the young scientists that science itself is doomed unless democracy is saved.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Do not say, We have got to go now" Omit got. Say, We have to go now" or, We must go now"
 Often Mispronounced: Vaudeville. Pronounce vod-vil, o as in no, accent first syllable.
 Often Misspelled: Fir Ca tree). Distinguish from fur.
 Synonyms: Unbecoming, unsuit- able, inappropriate, improper, un- seemly, unfit.
 Word Study: Use a word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Hedonism; the doctrine that pleas ure is the sole or chief good in life, and that moral duty is fulfilled in the qualification of pleasures eeking instincts. Pronounce he-don-isz, e as in he, as in on unstressed, ac- cent first syllable).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
M o D E R N ETIQUETTE E
 - n v
By Roberta Lee

Q. When you are talking with someone whose name you cannot remember readily, and a friend joins you, should you attempt an introduction?
 A. Yes. Say, "I am very sorry, but for the moment I cannot re- member your name"
 O. How far in advance of the wedding may gifts be sent to the bride?
 A. Usually ten days or two weeks before the day of the wed- ding. This will give the bride ample time to acknowledge them.
 Q. What should woman wear to daytime affair, when she has been asked to speak to an audience?
 A. She should wear street clothes and hat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
SUMMONS


 IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, DIVISION NUMBER ONE, AT JUNEAU
 ALBERT o. CROOKS, Plaintiff, vs. ELIz ABETH PHOEB E CROOKS, Defendant.
 TO ELIZ ZABETH PHOEBE CROOKS, Defendant, GREETING. IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, you are hereby required to appear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Division, within thirty days after the last publi- cation of this summons, namely within thirty days after the 18th day of January, 1889, in case this summons is published, or within forty days after the date of it's service upon you, in case this sum- mons is served upon you person. ally, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff on file in the said Court in the above en- titled action.
 The said plaintiff in said action demands the following relief:
 The dissolution of the bonds of matrimony existing between the plaintiff and the defendant at the present time.
 And in the event you fail to so appear and answer, the plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in his complaint, and as herein above stated.
 Witness, the Honorable George
 F. Alexander, Judge of said
 Court, and the seal of said
 Court, hereunto affixed on
 this 18th day of December.
 1888.
 (SeaD
 ROBERT E. COUGHLIN.
 By J. w. LEVERS Publication dates, December Is. g. 29, 1858; January 5, 12, 1889.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
LOOK and LEARN
 By A. c. Gordon

1. What are the dimensions of a cord of wood?
 9 Who was England's youngest Prime Minister?
 3. How many leaves are there on a shamrock?
 A. What are the five largest cities in California?
 5. For how many years does the story say that Rip Van Wrinkle slept?
 ANSWERS l. it. by it. by 4 it. 2. William Pitt. the younger, who became Prime Minister at the age of twenty -four.
 3. Three.
 A. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego, and Long Beach
 5. Twenty years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
on YEARS AGO LO From THR EMPIRE
1ANIIARY 12 1a1q

JANUARY 12, 1919
 Delegate Charles A. Sulzer was elected to represent Alaska in Con- gress for the next term, according to official returns from every cleo tion precinct in the Territory of Alaska.
 The first piles in the new Menden- hall bridge, which was being built to replace the bridge washed out, were driven by the local crew of the Alaska Road Commission. The new bridge was being placed 1,500 feet upstream from the location of the old bridge.
 Charles Meldner, of the Capitol Dye Works, was leaving on the Admiral Watson for Seattle and San Francisco for new line of stock.
 J. s. Brewer arrived on the Este beth from Tenakee and was regis tered at the Gastineau Hotel.
 A. s. Balzheimer was registered at the Gastineau Hotel from Ten akee.
 Miss Eva Campbell, head of the drygoods department for B. M. Behrends Company, was to leave for the south on the Princess Mary.
 Mrs Nicholas J. Marthaler and baby were to be southbound pas sengers on the Princess Mary.
 The Southeastern Alaska Shrine Club was. to hold its first dance and social since the quarantine at the Roselle Studios. Nobles were re- quested to wear their Fez and each was permitted to invite a Mason and lady.
 Weather: highest 35; lowest B; snow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
PERFECT HANDS IN ONE
 BRIDGE DEAL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Jan. 12- Four perfect bridge hands in a single deal was claimed by Jacob Lechner and his guests.
 The deck was shuffled and cut properly. When the cards were dealt each player is claimed to have had perfect hand-all 13 cards in one suit. Lechner made grand slam on a bid of seven spades.
 Statisticians have figured out that such deal might occur again in about 100000 years if the cards were dealt once a minute from now until then.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12

true in most of the States well in the Territory There are models for legislation and none at all proved by time or the courts.
 In treading this path, over which they pioneered two years ago the Legislature is helping to make United States history.
 It is to be hoped the Senate and House will be able to enact speedily the Unemployment Compensa- ton law amendments recommended by Commission Director Walter P Sharpe and urged by Gov John W. Troy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
When Thomas Thomas
 Wasn't Thomas Thomas

CHICAGO, Jan. 12. Thomas Thomas landed in police court be- cause that was his name.
 Judge Austin Mccarthy asked Thomas why he was charged with disorderly conduct.
 Some policemen asked me my name,' Thomas said, land I told them it was Frank Thompson. Then they found my social security card made out to Th9mas Thomas.
 T just gave the wrong name be- cause was afraid the police would think I was ribbing them if said Thomas Thomas"
 Thomas Thomas was dismissed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
JOINT ANNIvERARY
 CELEBRATION HERE

An informal dinner party last evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Glenn Oakes was given in celebra- tion of their fourteenth wedding anniversary as well as that of the R. L. Bernard's.
 Fourteen guests were present for the occasion, with the evening spent in playing games.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
LIBRARY CLOSED

By order of the Territorial Health Department the Juneau Public Li- brary will be closed
 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE due to the threatened epidemic
 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12

If all the American income of year or so ago had been divided equally among all the inhabitants each person would have received about $9 a week Which would be about the right salary for most of the share the-weath economists
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12

Down in Texas resident caught skunk in mousetrap. The trap manufacturer ought be noti- fled before the world beats path away from his door
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12

The 1888 edition of the British Who's Who" gave Adolf Hitler only five lines but the 1889 edition gives him 29 Another Munich or so and Adolf may have the book to himself
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12
Habby
 Birthday

The Empire eItends congratula. ions and best iUishes today, their birthday anniUersarg % the folloto- ng:
 JANUARY 12 Norman c. Banfield Harold R. Brown
 Martin Karset Mrs. J. E. Pegues Mrs. Edith Bolduc
 Dick McRoberts
 Virgil Anderson
 MT L. J. Jewett
 Mildred Apland
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-12

Empire Ads Pay.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-12
THE ROAD
IS STILL BLOCKED
avail Street JOurnaIl

1t is only by increasing industrial pro-
duction through the maintenance of con-
ditions under which private enterprise
can make reasonable profits that our
existing ills may be cured 1t is par
TALLY because we have had small profits
during the last decade that we have
experienced terrifying idleness OF de-
posits. low production and reduced ma
tional income.-John w. Hanes, under
secretary of treasury, to the Indiana
Bankers association.
Quite so. In the course of his address,
Mr.. Hanes emphasized the necessity OF
bending all efforts toward encourage
ment of "venturesome enterprise as the
only road to that recovery for which the
vast majority of our people long, and
which everyone processes to desire. Most
true. But the road is apparently blocked
and in removing any obstacle the first
step is to find out its nature and its
cause. and in the light of that informa-
ton, devise the means necessary to the
end. The recovery road is still manifest
ly blocked What is it that blocks it?
There is not much doubt on the point.
Allowing for such a deterrent on peace
ful endeavor as is eXemplified by inter-
national anXietes, it is obvious that fear
of governmental policies toward industry
and business is still the mann DOulldef on
the track 1t is idle to debate whether
this is reasonable or unreasonable, 50
long as it is fact 1t can be removed
only in one way, namely, by showing the
victims that it is baseless, and only ac-
ton will accomplish that necessary show
ing.
There is one course of action which
can now be taken which would go a long
way to convince the business world that
a real "appeasement policy was under
way, namely action on taxation. For this
course there are two powerful argu-
ments. One is that it would give business
some definite and concrete relief, not
perhaps very great in itself, but still
very real. The other is that from a
strictly party-political point of view,
it would be distinctly popular. Public
opinion rapidly is becoming tax con-
scious, and all experience tells us that
when this mood begins to manifest itself
it is time for statesmen to pay attention.
That time apparently is arriving if not
already here If congress is deaf to the
opportunity now knocking at its door,
and adjourns without seizing it, those
who are responsible for the neglect are
likely, next year, to wish that they had
acted otherWis.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-12
BUILD UP, DON'T
TEAR DOWN

OF all the things that make up pros
perouslv growing community the atti-
tude of its residents is most important.
They can step on the throttle and SEND
their community ahead full speed or
they can put on the brakes and retard
the natural growth of their mumclpal
enterprise.
Residents" doesn't mean the cham
ber of commerce. 1t doesn't mean the
city council. nor the county board OF
supervisors, nor any other organization.
1t means every single person, whether
wealthy landowner or day laborer. 1t
means all of us, individually-not col
lectively.
Unfortunately most of us-individu-
ally-like to grouse little about things,
whether there's any reason to complain
or not. Collectively we're proud of our
community, its progress and It's future.
Individually we're altogether too prone
to pick out its little flaws and magnify
them in ordinary conversation.
whats the harm?" we ask
There's plenty. There is the true story,
for instance, of the wealthy Los Angeles
man who, a couple of months ago, had
arranged to buy large ranch III lmpe-
rial county He had friend here locate
a prosperous plcCt VI ioilu anu o. s.
tentative details of the purchase. Then
he came to the valley himself. Before he
saw the land he strolled into Main
street business establishment in Ell Cen
tro. He got to talking to the proprietor.
He heard a densely gloomy story OF the
valleys financial troubles.
He cancelled plans to buy the valley
ranch and went back to Los Angeles.
few days later he spent several thousand
dollars for a place near Merced.
That is what one individuals unthink-
ing pessimism, voiced casually without
a thought of doing harm, brought about.
How many other similar cases have
there been, of which nobody ever learn
ed?
Imperial Valley is a place to be proud
of-and most of those who live in the
valley are proud of it. For the sake OF
the valley, each one of us should resolve
to voice our pride not our pessimsm,
when speaking of the community in
which we live.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-12
Famous Sayings

The soldier who is to be chief OF
staff of the United States Army Is
on the high seas, on his way TO
Brazil
This is a move in a game thai
is somewhat new to the United
states. This country has not been
as well accustomed to military mis-
sions to foreign lands as have the
countries of Europe. But 1T is a
game we can play if we must, and
which which we feel confident we
can play well.
The circumstances leading up to
Gen. George C. Marshalls trip 10
Rio de Janeiro are interesting.
Several weeks ago, as part OF
his campaign to increase German
prestige in South America, and 10
get a sympathetic hearing for Ger
man aims among influential Lat
American. Chancellor Hitler OF
Germany invited to Germany the
Brazilian chief Of staff, Gen. PEDRO
Aurelio de Goes Monteiro.
There he was to have been much
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-12
Anti-Lobbyist Storm C|ouding Sky
In Capital; One Gets Face Slapped

Washington social lobby is the
most powerful in the capital.
The theory is that legislators
come in here from the sticks ana
want their families to be prominent
to be invited to all kinds OF fancy
functions. 10 figure conSpicuously in
the diplomatic set, to be invited TO
meet the visiting King and Queen
of England. And the Supposition Is
that congressional votes are influ-
enced in this fashion.
Can't Pin EN- Down
1t may be so, but it's mighty dli-
ficult to pin down case of such q
sort of lobbying.
Because Mrs. So-and-So and her
debutante daughter have had a bid
to a classy blowout on MaSSachu-
sets avenue, does that prove that
Congressman So-and-So has voted
accordingly on Capitol Hill?
Investigation after investigation
has tried to demonstrate it, but its
too vague to be convincing.
Once upon time legislative lob
bying undoubtedly was conducted
i'll terms pretty much of money ol
its equivalent. Lobbyists and law
makers occasionally could be caugh
at it.
Now it isn't SO Grass.
Today a lobbyist is a lobbyist on.
ly if he bothers a laWmaker who
doesn't want to be bothered. Other.
wise he's boosting simply for a piece
of meritoriouS legislation.