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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMIN ATOMS

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations for the
positions listed below. Applications
must be on file not later than May
ID.
Associate public health nursing
consultant, $4,000, assistant public
health nursing consultant, $4,000 a
year, U. S. Public Health Service.
Applicants for the associate grade
must not have passed their 45th,
and applicants for the assistant
grade must not have passed their
40th birthday.
Associate medical officer (gen-
eral practice), $1,000 a year, Vet
Grams Administration. Applicants
must not have passed their 10th
birthday
Consultant in child labor, and
principal, senior, associate, and as
sistant consultants in child labor,
$4,000 to $500 a year, Children's
Bureau, Department of Labor APP
plicants for the principal and SEN
ior grades must not have passed
their 55th, for the full grade they
must not have passed their 53rd, for
the associate grade they must not
have passed their 45th. and for the
assistant grade they must not have
passed their 10th birthday.
Full information may be OBJ
tanned at 81 Federal Building.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
AMERICANS SHOULD
LEARN SPANISH IS
TIP BY FREN(HMAN
Continued from Page one)

AS sample: A reporter asked
Chilean diplomat the significance
of a recent disturbance" in the
Chilean government. In reply
The Chilean shrugged his Shout
ders, pursed his lips, then un-
shrugged and unpursed, but went
into an eyebrow lifting display.
Not a word did he speak. He spread
his hands to imply the impossi-
bility of any Interpretation. Then
he pursed his lips once more and
put his fingers to them as if about
to toss kiss. Once more he
shrugged his shoulders then smiled
the smile of a Latin diplomat who
wishes to convey nothing at all by
the smile-and the interview end
ed 1t lasted a full minute with
nothing said except by the baffled
reporter who, for no reason he
could give later, said thank you"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
From the Coolidge Era
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Within period of little more than "a hours
death tapped the shoulders of the two men who were
perhaps closest to Calvin Coolidge. Yet so brisk
is the step OF time that to many of todays news
paper readers the names of both are probably I'M
familiar The two Frank b Stearns Boston
merchant and John Garibaldi Sargent United States
Attorney General for than four of the scant
six years his chief was President
There was slight resemblance between Stearns
and Sargent, and less between either and the Plri-
tan in Babylon to whose political fortunes both were
devoted Stearns Back Bay Brahmn a man
OF inherited wealth and assured social position Sar-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
Progress Revealed
lPhiladelnhia Recordl

one week ago We observed, editoriay:
San Franciscos Golden Gate Exhibition
symoolzes and demonstrates the progress of our
great nation"
Now we see by the papers, via Associated Press:
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 23-Golden Gate Exhi-
bton officials barred figures today revealing that
Sally Rands nude ranch attracted more cash custo-
mers the first week than any other concession They
SAD 55449 paid their way into the nude ranch The
next most popular concession attracted 27O861
Time at least, marches on
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
TO WHITEHoRsE

Mr. and Mrs. James r. Gaudin
are bound for Whitehorse aboard
the Princess Louise. He is Super
intendent Engineer for the White
Pass and Yukon Route river divis-
ion, and has his winter headquar-
tiers in Victoria.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24

above premises, I DO FURTHER
CERTIFY that the INTERCOAST-
AL ANYWAYS, INC, a corpora
ton, is dissolved, pursuant to Sec
ton 924 of the Compiled Laws of
Alaska, 1888, upon the filing in this
office of the proper proof of pub
LEGATION of this certificate.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I
have hereunto set my hand and Of
fetal seal, at Juneau, the Capital,
this ninth day of March, AID,
1899.
FRANK A. BOYLE,
Auditor of Alaska.
First publication, March 10, 1899.
Last publication, March 81, 1899.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24

Vlttorio Mussolini, II Duce's SON proposes that
daily newspapers be prohibited from reviewing films
produced by the Italian film industry with which he
is associated If the Italian films are as bad as re-
ported It's a wonder young Mussoln doesn't advocate
that reviews be left to annual periodicals
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
eHGppy
Birthday

The Empire e'fendS congrdtula-
lions and best wishes today, their
birthday amino 'sarr % re Jolloap-
ing:
MARCH "a
Minnie GoldStein.
Mrs. A. MogSeth
Buddy Mogseth
Morris Tonsgard
Harry w. Gieske
Mike Kosoff
A. r. Edwards
Phillip NOVEL;
Ennis White
Thomas White
Elaine Arnold
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
On YEARS AGO
~ From THE EMPIRE
MARCH "a, 1919

Awaiting shipment on the next
steamer from Cordova was the
largest copper nugget ever sent out
of Alaska. The piece of copper
weighed 1,245 pounds and was found
on the hydraulic workings of the
Dan Creek Mining Company at Dan
Creek near Mccarthy.
w. c. Dibrell, lighthouse super
intendent, and w. j. Wright, en-
gineer in the lighthouse service,
arrived in Juneau on the Cedar and
were staying at the Gastineau.
The agency for the Wells Fargo
Express Company had been given
up by the Pacific Steamship Com
pany, and was to be taken over
by Cash Cole, according to an
nouncement made here
DR.. W. A. Borland, physician of
the United States Bureau of Health
at Hoonah and United States Com
missioner there, arrived in Juneau
and was staying at the Gastineau
Hotel
A. T. Inner of Funter Bay ar
rived in Juneau and was at the
Alaskan oHtel.
c. F. Madison of Tee Harbor was
in Juneau staying at the Gas
tineau Hotel
Richard Wakelin, Joseph j. Me-
herin and John Chamberlain, trav-
cling men who had been in Sitka
for a week, returned to Juneau on
the Estebeth and were at the Gas
tineau.
N G. Hanson of HaineS arrived
here and was a guest at the Gas
tineau Hotel.
Weather: Highest 81; lowest 25;
cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24

Sir John Anderson, Great Brtan's minister OF
national defense, announces that there are available
L4ooooo gas masks for babies well an adequate
supply for other non-combatants. That should dis
courage aggressors
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
Politics Reawakens

The moratorium on politics is almost over AS soon as Congress brushes away the Neutrality bill, members will feel conscience-free once more to tackle par tisan problems that have been waved aside. Not that the special session so far has been Wrtuously free of politics, but it has come about as close as any session can be expected to come
 Whether or not Congress remains watchfully in session; whether or not other matters, postponed at the close of the regular session, are taken up again party and factional lines are apt to be swiftly drawn.
 There isn't much time to lose. Too much time has already been sacrificed in the noble cause of peace. A presiden- tial election is only year away. Nor- mally, pre-convention candidates would already be in full swing. There's lot of catching up to be done. Politicians are nervously twiddling their thumbs, wait ing for chance to let loose They'll be- out with the first robin of spring-if they don't get the jump on the robin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
stiIl No Judge

The weeks continue to pass by without 8 definite indication from Washington that President Franklin D. Roosevelt expects to fill the post in the federal court for the District of Connecticut left vacant by resignation of former Judge Edwin s. Thomas. At one time 1t ap- peared as if Representative J. Joseph Smith of this city would be the appointee, but with no action by official Washing ton, 1t would appear as If no decision has as yet been made. However, accord ing to Drew Pearson and Bob Allen, Washington Merry Co., Round ace poli- tical commentators, MT. Smith is defin- itely out. (See story elsewhere in today's Waterbury Democrat)
 It does seem as if the appointment should be made by this time. The work of the federal court has not lessened and the burden of presiding faAs on the shoulders of Judge Carroll c. Hincks. It has been proved that there is need of two judges presiding in this tribunal and in view of the determined effort that is be- ing made throughout the entire nation to clear court dockets of cases of long standing, we can't quite see how long delay in the Connecticut appointment can be defended.
 If the local national legislator is not to get the post, and who of his local constituency hasn't been hoping for 1t, then decision should be made between the White House and the Department of Justice as to the best available candidate. The judgeship demands definite qualifi-. cations; there is no dearth of qualified lawyers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06

around 1905, we believe. But by now there is SO much lack of population pro- portion in all of the districts that there should be complete redistricting. As this can only be done in the legislative session following decennial census, 1t shows how important 1041 is to the state. And it also gives local candidates something It's not as trivial as it may seem, as it provides equal representation for all, one of our American tenets, is 1t not.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06

The idea of a central bus terminal for the bigger cities of the nation is grad ually spreading out of such metropolises as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and the like. Eventually you'll find towns the size of Waterbury and many not in the 100000 class adopting the idea. It may be municipally maintained in some in- stances or purely the project of the local traction company, but the principle of one central loading and disembarking spot, removed from the city streets, will prevail. It will mean radical changes in many places; it would here, for example, for 1t would entail, naturally, the pro- curement of terminal which might be used by busses converging upon 1t from at least four different directions. This in itself looms as well-nigh impossible, but by 1850 traffic will make such demands on the city's physical structure that nothing will be impossible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
MISSING (New Haven Journals Courier)

We don't mean to insinuate any, thing about anybody. But 1t does look suspicious. The reference. Is to those islands, the Los Jardines, part of the North Pacific Marinas. which seem to have disappeared en- tirely. When the United States Photographic office recently sent an expedition out to look for them = maps have carried them for long years and new surveys were wanted they simply could not be located. No one knows just when they went, where they went, or how they went. In fact, no one seems to know whether they, like that little man on the stairs, were really ever there at all.
 Now islands have beer known to abscond before, but not under such sombre circumstances. There had been some talk of using them for an aviation outpost. Could 1t be that the agents of some foreign power lured them away? Possibly. But perhaps some less oninous explana- ton can be found. It may be that one of those legend underseas con- tinents finally caught the expansion ' ist fever from its surface relatives. Perhaps 1t was in dire need of new mud beds for the growing of vitamin c seaweed for it's expanding popu- lation. Or perhaps the islands de- cided to go into hiding for a while. In the present state of world affairs the bottom of the sea might be the safest place after all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
Views of The Press

city has sent the mayor postcard calling him to order for having fail- ed to pronounce the letter n" when- ever he said the word government "
 The mayor called 1t government. Most of us do when we are not care- full about our speech. To a preci- sionist the elision may be painful one but most of us especially those who live in Bridgeport are not as much interested in the way the mayor pronuonces government as the way he administers 1t.
 It would be well if we all used the English language with the utmost precision and pronounced 1t with every nicety of accent. 1ut some times the precisionists fail to re- member that the purpose of lan- guage is to convey an Idea from one mind to another and the idea itself is more important than ts.e language
 Bridgeport prefers good gov- er,ment without the n" to bad gov- ernment with the whole galaxy of ms"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
Election Just Around the Corner

In case you've forgotten, November 7 is election day. In most states, it will be practically the same as any other Tues day. It will be the usual spectacle of an electorate in the doldrums the year be- fore a presidential election. In Water bury the real date is one week later. Voters in California and Ohio, however, are anything but apathetic. Both states have old-age pension reterenda, ana political ammunition from both sides haS kept voters aware of the issue. In New York, practical politicians want to legal ize pari-mutuel betting on horse races and let the state take its share Of the swag.
 Conservatives in California and Ohio are frankly worried. The mere fact that enough favorable interest was aroused by the pension advocates to get the question on the ballots in these two states is evi- dence enough that the schemes have chance of getting the voters stamp of approval. And if that happens - The painful reminder of Colorado's $50-a- month pension to all jobless persons over 60 plaques unhappy statiSticianS in Cali forria and Ohio. Colorado, it seems, IS gradually going broke. And this states liberal pension plan is mere chicken teed compared to what pension advocates in California and Ohio are asking.
 The California "ham and eggs" plan calls for a $50 weekly payment to all unemployed persons over the age of 50. Ohio's Clergyman Herbert Bigelow IS slightly less radical in his plan to give everyone above the age of 60 guaran- tecd income of $50 a month or $50 month for a couple. Budget experts, in both states disagree with pension expo nents on the costs of the two plans. Sta tisticians, it seems, can't quite make the figures balance. A few other states have issues of importance largely to their own citizens. Legislators will be elected 1n Virginia, New Jersey, and Kentucky. A governor will also be chosen by Kentucki- ans About $50 cities are electing council members or are voting on local referenda.
 The elections have virtually no sign1f1- canoe as far as 1940 presidential possi- bilities are concerned. But they will be a reminder that presidential election IS only year away. All the fanfare, bally- hoo, conventions, campaigns are yet to come The neutrality debate delayed the political growth of dozens of candidates which flourished during the spring and summer and then withered momentarily while the nation turned to "non-politi- cal'' topic. American voters may as well prepare themselves for stiff political season. There's lot of catching up to be done. Favorite sons and their man. agers are already champing at the bit and paving the dust, waiting for the starting gun.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
Selected Poem
FALsE-INDIGO
Elizabeth Wilder in the Christian Science
 Monit0rl

Elizabeth Wilder in the Christian Science
 MonitorD Somewhere false-indigo must be weed To juge by its root and it's prodigal seed. Flowers usually yield to the hand; It's weeds that cling and fight for the land: Cloyers tenacious and so is dock, AS mean to uproot as glacial rock; And grass, whose creeping persistence spreads Perennial plague in the fiower-beds But when you pull at indigo Not a single root gives way below You straighten your back, and gaze down the lane With a wandering eye and go at It again; And wonder if maybe this root strikes through To rise in China a twin spear of blue. Blue like these distant autumn hills You end by letting it run where it will, Possessed by the thought that somewhere grow Cerulean meadows of indigo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06

closely on certain points and for some unexplained reason this seemed to annoy McReynolds. For a while he twisted and squirmed in his seat, obviously irritated. Finally, he apparently could con- tain himself no longer and lean- ing over the bench said to Whit ney in a loud and heavily ac- cented voice,
 "Now, MT. Whitney, I should
 like very much to hear YOUR
 argument"
 All the other 'justices sent startled glances toward McRey- holds, but said nothing. Frank furter smiled quietly and re- trained ffom comment, But after a few minutes, he again returned to his interfogation. This time Justice .McReynolds,, liyid with rage, whirled from his chair and stalked furiously from the chamber, his robes streaming be- hind him.
 FDR's SECRETARY OF STATE
 Behind White House Secretary Steve Early's sharp comment on the speech of Sov:et Premier Molotov was very significant inner Administration development.
 This was the third time in as many weeks that Early acted as the spokesman of the U. s. govern ment on international affairs. (The first was in response to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
An Overlooked Plank

As yet we haven't heard any of the local candidates urging their election on the promise to do something about the unevenness of Waterbury's two senatorial districts. This may not seem to be as important an issue as many others, such as relief, lower tax rate, restoration of city employees salaries to former levels; etc., but actually 1t does have, some i'm portance at this particular time. What ever action is taken on the states sena- torial districts must take place during the 1941 session of the Legislature.
 We don't suppose that anyone ever gives any thought to this city's two dis tricts other than occasionally to ask which senator represents which district. The 18th senatorial district comprises Wards 1, 2, and 3; the 18th, the remain ing two wards, the 4th and 5th. On the basis of the 1880 decennial census the population of each district was reported as 62,568 and 37,324, respectively The 18th district is thus quite bit larger than the 16th. But this situation is not unique throughout Connecticut.
 A glance at the list of senatorial dis tricts shows their population running all the way from high in the 27th Green wich and Stamford - to low in the 31st, which includes Barkhamstead, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Kent, Nor folk, North Canaan, Salisbury, sharon, and Winchester. The 27th boasts 89877 population, the 31st 20,494. All of which shows that the State Constitution is be- ing flouted by our lawmakers. It says in part: ". The districts shall always be composed of contiguous territory and in forming them regard shall be had to ysnv,rY1 Q fi0y, iy, fhn several districts that the same may be as nearly as equal as possible under the limitations of this amendment. -"
 This may be interpreted by lawmakers aE meaning that no regard tor popula- ton was required once the initial redis- tricting was completed, which was back
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
RUBBER PRINTING PLATES
 (New London Day)

One of the old, familiar problems of the job printer is "offset"-tl'e smudging of adjoining sheets by the wet ink of the freshly printed page. And all sorts of devices have been developed to eliminate this difh- culty. from fast drying inks to gas flames that heat the paper and aid in setting" the ink. To some ex- tent the same trouble is encoun- tered in newspaper printing, all though differs are not ordinarily used in this work. For one reason newsprint, on which newspapers are printed, is much more absorbent than coated papers used in fine quality job printing.
 Now, however, a new scheme has been evolved which seems to have definite possibilities in this field. At the last Graphic Arts exposition in New York city a recently devel- oped type of rubber printing plate was demonstrated. From an ordi- nary metal form of type, a bakelite impression is made. When this bake lite has solidified, a sheet of rubber, with. heavy backing to keep the finished product from stretching. is placed over the bakelite impression and vulcanized right into every nook and cranny of the bakelite impress sion. The finished products is a rubber printing plate.
 The advantage of the rubber plate is that 1t can be run on press with e much lighter impression" = that Is. with less pressure upon the paper, and c lighter grade of ink can be used, which will dry faster. The rubber. moreover. can be bent around cylinder of a press. without pulling or distorting the type: can be used to print very thin paper or cellophane without leaving an im-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06

mysterious Berlin suggestion that the President act as mediator in the European war; the second was the equally mysterious incident of the s. s. Iroquois.
 Each of those matters was within the province of the State Department and could be ex- pected to be handled by Secre- tary Hull. But that was not the case. Ins' .. z.arly did the talking flor the government. And that Isn an.
 THERE WAS NO SECRECY SURROUNDING HIS ACTING IN THAT ROLE.
 There was no White House spokesman stuff. The famed Cool idge eerie has nos been. resur- ,rected. Steve not only talked on the record but permitted himself to be quoted. Further, he was quite frank in stating that he was voicing oficial views.
 But 1t Is important to note that the President was not de rectly involved, so if there is a kickback, Early and not Roos- evelt takes the rap.
 ALL OF WHICH INDICATES MORE AND MORE THAT ROOSEVELT IS HIS OWN SEC- RETARY OF STATE. Copyright, 1899. by United Feature
 Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06

i. Tn which State is Mount Rainier National Park? A'
 2. What is illlterarcy? ,
 3. Name the planetoid that hes approached nearest to the earth:
 4. Which State in, the U. s. has extensive evergladesP .s s. With what sport is the name of Gilbert Hunt acsociated2
 6. In units of length, how many links are in one mile?
 2. Which State is represented n the U. s. Senate by William E. Bo- rah?
 8. What is the correct pronpneia' ton of the word naive?
 g. For what is Seth Thomas not cd?
 10. What is the name for the large bone in the upper arm?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
GOOD GOvERRIENT Bridgeport Telegraph

Mayor McLevy who spoke before the New York Herald Tribune's for- um in New York last week didn't get 100 per cent approval. True. the audience gave him such an ovation that the chairman had to plead that time be not taken away from the following speaker.
 But the mayor has received ct least one rebuke. ]. B. Austin, a rec tired school teacher Of New York
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
SERVICE BY A NATIVE SON (New Britain Herald)

Dr. William M. Stockwell, a native New Britainite, has decided to re- tire from the superintendency of Cedarcrest State Tuberculosis Sana- torium in Newington after g years of service. He is man of genial personality and an able technician in his hfework or profession. Eel low citizens. who take just pride in the achievements of any son of New Britain, will extend their best wishes toward the good doctor as he frees himself of the responsi- bilities of managing one of the vice.