The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-16
FOREIGN FLAGS ARE UNFURLED
 HOTELS IN N. Y.
Usual Custom Is Diseonfin ued Beeauce of Nd-
 lions Neutrality,
By GEORGE TUCKER

By GEORGE TUCKER
 NEW YORK, Oct. 6. = One of
 little old New York's most pictur-
 esque customs has been victimized
 by the war, and henceforth. no for
 eign flags will fly from the mast
 heads when visiting diplomats and ether distinguished dignitaries. are guests in New York hotels Ever since New York has been a metrop- o.is of any consequence whatever, it has been an interesting ceremony to honor foreign representatives by raising their native flags above the hotels where they were guests, I have often seen the Union, Jack Heating lazily by the side of the Stars and Stripes above one of the major hotels in Manhattan, and that was as sure an indication as. word from the Embassy at Wash ,ngton that Sir Ronald, the former British Ambassador, was in town. Indeed you had only to drive through the avenue and note the colors above the hotels to guess fairly accurately who the days yis-. iting diplomats were.
 A number of hotels in discon- tinuing this time honored cour- tesy. give as their reason neutral ity, In Keeping with the ,Presi- dents request that everyone re- frain from making statements, or in making display, ,of words, and deeds, these hotels believe the in- terests of American peace, will best be served if the flag custom is suspended, temporarily any way And so from now on the only waving colors you will see will be the American flag. And the only national anthem you will. hear in the dining rooms and dance halls of these hotels will be your own Because Foreign Nation al anthems have gone the way of all flags.
 :, It may be interesting to you to consider that this flag ceremony, while courteous, and very flat tering, is also an expensive one. There are, literally, hundreds of nations The large type of flag used in this ceremony is extraor- expensive. So that when you. consider that hundreds of 1 these flags must be purchased, { you may appreciate that here is an investment running into thou l sands of dollars.
 Another gesture in behalf ,of. neu- 1 trality is particularly noteworthy l and calls for a hats off to Fredric l March and the producers of his play, "I.he American Way" which | is anti-Nazi in every line and cas- tigates the German American Bunds. The producers announced | the play was being closed because ! it inflamed public opinion and, 1 worked against the in- terests of peace. An unfortunate of this, however, will be unemployment for cast of actors and actresses which totals more than one hundred people Thus they take their place with others who are the unfortunate victims of war
 was thinking the other day when I read this notice in the newspapers what a marvellous time o. Henry would have, and what wonderful opportunities it would suggest to Jimmy Valentine, if he were around. ,
 The notice I refer to was the paid advertisement of The Bank For Savings, and it stated simply that 356 persons had at, one time or another opened savings ac- counts and forgotten to call about them. This, must have happened a. long time ago, for the. bank sugr gests that the people who opened these accounts. or their heirs, put in their claims
 Now under state law these funds will revert to the state unless petitions are put through and au-. thenticated. So if you have any long lost uncle who went to Aus tralia a long time ago and disap- peared,- you'd better ascertain whether or not his name, is on this. list. It just might be that here in New York a tidy fortune is wait ing for you. ,,. n. .-,e {, If you live out of the city and would like a ist of the names