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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
Empty Gesture
Cleveland Plain Dealer)

tCleVelanQ Pldn Dealer)
 The initiating of a trade treaty between Japan and Germany is political gesture Designed as a quick reply to denuncation of the 1911 treaty of merce and navigation by the United States it will be of little value in furnishing Japan with materials she needs to conduct war in China.
 This move is characteristic of those which Japan has made in the past in conjunction with her Euro pean allies. The game of power politics has been closely coordinated between Tokyo and Berlin and Rome. The war on the Mongolan frontier like previ- ous border incidents was launched for it's possible effect on European diplomacy When Germany and Italy stirred up the European waters Japan seized the opportunity to take Canton, Hanan and the Spratiey Islands
 Berlin comes to the rescue with trade treaty for the moral effect may have Britain and the United States It of the thnnes of the axis moves for Germany cannot possibly take the place of the United States in giving Japan the materials she needs should embargoes follow six months hence
 Germany is in the market for every ton of iron ore and scrap iron she obtain with her limited supply Of foreign exchange. It is the life-blood of her armament industry which is in turn the backbone of the whole German economy She cannot increase her purchases to aid her Asiatic ally and it goes with out saying that she cannot divert enough her pres ent ear-marked supply to keep Japan going on war footing.
 The same is true in the case of cotton which Japan so vtay needs to keep her great cloth export industry running Germany has ceased buying American cot ton as a result of the ariffs inflicted by the United States in March Whatever cotton she is able to buy in India, Egypt or Brazil will be only enough for her own needs
 This move will have no practical effect on the position of the United States. It should in way deter Britain in her negotiation with Japan It is an empty gesture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
A GOOD BOOK ABOUT ALASKA

The Federal Writers Project. "A Guide To Alaska published within the month by The MacMlllan Com pany is one which every or old Alaskan will want to own and book which deserves to stand on shelf beside the two three other really first rate books among the more than 10000 on Alaska which have appeared in Russian, German, French, Spanish and English since 1724.
 So much that is false frivolous has been written about Alaska by outsiders and much that is dull and uninteresting by those among who have tried that is refreshing to open the pages of book which is at once as authentic and readable as this one.
 Besides being a travelogue which takes the traveller from Seattle through the Inside Passage and interestingly all the main travel routes in Alaska, "A Guide to Alaska" spends good third of its 490 pages introducing residents of the AS States to The Great Land" to the north It is question, however, whether any Outsider could enjoy the introductory chapters as much as every Alaskan will.
 Merle Colby author of the Guide starts off with preface which will win the hearts of Alaskans to this tnassumng book written by a man who does not claim to know all about the Territory but who pre- sents what he does know and what he has been told by experts as the information has never been pre- scented before His first sentence is "The best to know Alaska is to spend lifetime there.' Another very good way those who know it will agree, is to read this book.
 Gov John w. Troy, who has written a brief fore word to the Guide says he IS happy to sponsor the n the hope it not only will bring to residents of continental United States renewed interest in their fellow Americans of Alaska but will encourage them to see with their own eyes Alaska's physical grandeur and it's hardly less remarkable echnological development"
 During trip to Alaska in 1890 John Muir wrote in his diary: Great is the power of the guidebook maker however ignorant explaining that most travel CTS see only what they told to He might have added that guidebooks fall into two classes the didac tic guide that leads the traveller firmly by the hand from each point of interest to the next, chidng him soennly for any deviation from the established route and the dscursve guide that envens the journey with unpremeditated hop, skip jump, in the hope that the reader will occasionally lift his eyes from its pages to look about for himself. Both types are blended into helpful and interesting volume here
 Tn section entitled Preliminary Information the Guide tells what accommodations the traveller should expect to find in Alaska what clothing to how the mail is carried, other communication services available approximate fares and living expenses hunt ing and fishing regulations information about curos when to set the clocks hour back routes and Of transportation and vocabulary of Alaska terms
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
cHoroscobe The stars incline
 but do not compel
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1889

Strong adverse aspects are discerned in the horoscope for to- day, but astrologers find benefic in- fluences also active The morning is a time to avoid important busi- ness matters.
 Merchants should be cautious in making purchases for the fall trade which is to offer many opportuni- ties for profit, though bad judgment may attend selections of stock.
 Women are fairly well guided by the stars, but they should limit their activities to strictly feminine interests. Good luck attends week end journeys.
 Love affairs flourish under this sign which speeds up courtships and hastens decisions to marry. We'd dings will be numerous through coming months.
 The seers point out that many cheering indications of human we'll being are offset by the fact that just before any crisis there is much effort to enjoy the good things of life.
 This evening is lucky for writers of letters or articles for the press. Power of expression is stimulated under this configuration. Love mis- sives, however, are perilous.
 Evil portents relating to finance and economics are seen at this time. Japan and Italy will face serious problems The United States will have need of wizards to handle gov ernment funds, for there will be extraordinary drains on the nation al treasury.
 Revolutionary activities are prog nosticated for several countries. Bra gil may suffer from uprisings. The United States will have to combat subversive organizations.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of advance ment that may meet with obstacles. Both men and women should avoid nerve strain.
 Children born on this day prob- ably will be artistic and refined. Many of these subjects of Leo are too fond of luxury and amusement.
 Copyright, 1939)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 q
 By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Do not say, T tasted of the bread" Omit of.
 Often Mispronounced: Albumen Pronounce al-bu-men, as in at, u as in cube, as in men, accent second syllable.
 Often Misspelled: Tyranny. Ob serve the VT and the mn.
 Synonyms: Abolish, annul, abro- gate, nullify, revoke, repeal, rescind
 Word Study: "Use word three times and it is yours" Let US in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word Nutrition; act or process of nourish- ing or being nourished. Anger and worry seriously interfere with nu- triton
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
OO YEARS AGO
 Z1O From THE EMPIRE
AUGUST II. 1919


 Headlines in the paper told of the death of Andrew Carnegie, steel magnate, at his summer home in Massachusetts, as the result of bronchial pneumonia. Philip R. Bradley, Territorial Food Commissioner, received tele- gram from Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, requesting him to appoint a representative committee to investigate the food situation and to discover if possible whether or not there had been profiteering or hoarding in the Territory.
 The products put out by the AL aska BaKonized Fish Company, a new local industry, were in the form of smooth paste in differ ent blends and combinations, these being the result of close observation and a series of experiments carried on under the general direction of Manager Albert Martin.
 Maurice D. Leehey, selected by the Alaska Territorial Shipping Board to conduct an investigation into the transportation situation in Alaska, and Richard M. Semmes, traffic expert, employed by him, arrived on the Alaska to consult with Gov Riggs and Territorial Leg islature, Walstein c. Smith, mem bers of the Shipping Board.
 w. E. Boeing of the Aeroplane Company, arrived in Juneau on his yacht from Ketchikan and left for a trip to Taku Glacier, with mem bers of his party and several Ju- neau friends.
 Delegate George B. Grigsby was expected to arrive in Juneau soon, according to a wire received from Washington, D. c.
 Mrs. J. H. Kline, who had been the guest of MT. and Mrs Harley at Tenakee Fisheries for several weeks, returned to Juneau.
 Weather: Highest 55; lowest 50; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
LOOK and LEARN
By A. c. Gordon

1. How many days did Jesus spend in the desert? 2. What canal has been the sub- ject of more painters than any other canal in the world? 3. What animal carries it's young in pouch?
 4. What great English statesman was a Jew?
 5. Through what Canadian prov ince does the St. Lawrence River flow?
 ANSWERS 1. Forty.
 2. Grand Canal, Venice. 3. Kangaroo. 4. Disraeli, Q804-8D. 5. Quebec.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
M o D E R N E ETIQUETTE
 By Roberta Lee

Q. Is it proper for the bride to wear her engagement ring and have the bridegroom put the wedding ring above it?
 A. No On her wedding day a bride either leaves her engagement ring at home or wears it on her right hand. Q. Where does a hostess receive her guests at a garden party?
 A. Outdoors, always, provided the weather permits.
 Q. What is the correct pronun- citation of adieu?
 A. Pronounce a-du, a as in ask unstressed, u as ew in few, not do.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
Bridget e-Luneheon
 For Mrs. Fu|ford

Honoring Mrs. N L. Fulford prior to her departure for Chicago, Mrs. R. C. Sarratt entertained this afternoon with luncheon and two tables of bridge at her home on Sixth Street.
 Arrangements of wild flowers were chosen by the hostess as a centerpiece for the small tables.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
cHGppy
 Birthday

The Empire extends congratuIa lions and best pishes ,cdag, ,bei birthday annioers-.y, to thf. TO. lot0ing:
 AUGUST II Mrs. H. R. VanderLeeSt Stan Grummett
 Virginia Lund
 Mary Reynolds Eugene McRobertS
 John Satire, Jr.
 J. w. Burford William E. Hibler Fred N. Schindler
 Henry Gorham Mrs. Clarence Wiitanen Mrs. H. L. Faulkner
 Helen Miller
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11

been arranged by committee head ed by Don Holm.
 sss . COMMUNICATION . . .
 Juneau, Alaska August II, 1939- To the Editor: Communication quot ing Matthew. Seventh chapter, twenty-fourth to twenty-seventh verse.
 Therefore whosoever heare h these sayings of mine, and doeth them, will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended and the floods came, and the wind blew, and beat upon that house and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock.
 And everyone heareth these say ings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be liken unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon the house and it fell and great was the fall of it.'
 And so it came to pass the wise man came to Juneau, and built our streets and sidewalks on Al. tail ings. What will happen when the winds and storms beat upon the sand pile the contractor is dump- ing on our rock fill on Willoughby Avenue? The inspector and city en- gineer are inspecting and receiving this sand subfill when the specifi- cations call for crushed rock. The Forgotten Man Will Pay the Bill.
 (Signed) R. M. KEENY.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11

Admitted for surgical care yes terday afternoon, William Kerr is at the Government Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11

Julia Sakagami underwent a mi nor operation at the Government Hospital this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11

Table turning trick: Convicts at the Canon Git
 Penitentary trail and capture two boodhounds wh escaped from the prison.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11

Why not offer to give Louisiana back to France on condition that we cancel her debts if she ac- cepts? And then give Jersey City to Hitler if he will send someone to it, or come himself?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11

man in Louisville runs a school for organ grinders monkeys. Probably the reason you never heard about it is that it doesn't have football team
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11

German Public Health Bureau official lists over eating form of treason No doubt the concentra- tion camp are conducive to reducing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
NO CELEBRATING
 BY HERB HOOVER

PALO ALTO, Cal, Aug. 11.-Her- bert Hoover observed his 65th birth day without any celebration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11

A minor operation was performed this morning at the Government Hospital on Rachel Mooney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. H. Ameri- can Can closed at 98h today, Ana conda 25as, Bethlehem Steel 58A Commonwealth and Southern IFS Curtiss Wright 47s, General Motors 4612, International Harvester 511a Kennecott 34b, New York Central IA, Northern Pacific 91s, United States Steel 47A, Pound S468ls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Albert Postma was dismissed today from medical care at St. Ann's Hospital.
 O. M. Harri was a medical dis mlssal from St. Ann's Hospital to- day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11
Dow. JONES AVERAGE

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 13729 rails 27.97, utilities 2605. s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11

On account of the large number of tourists entering the United States from Mexico this year, ad- ditional customs inspectors were employed at international boun- diary bridges.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11

Headlines in the paper told of the death of Andrew Carnegie, steel magnate, at his summer home in Massachusetts, as the result of bronchial pneumonia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-11

been arranged by committee head ed by Don Holm.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
RETAILERS CAN
DO O'THEJOB
(0ntario Report

The general details of new govern
ment-business plan for disposing of sur
plus food products at low cost to the
needy. have recently been disclosed.
While the plan is subject to further mod
ification and revision, and Is not COM
plete as to particulars as yet one salient
point is clear: Both government off
cials and business leaders appear to be
convinced that the Surpluses should be
moved by using established private trade
channels-and not by some superimposed
distribution system To be operated by
the government.
It is proposed, for example that the
plan be tested in 4 group Of selected
communities before il is extended to ma
tion-Wide scope In each Of these cities
it would be required that the local relief
set-up be cooperative, that records OF
sale before and after adoption Of the
plan be provided-and. most important,
that there must be good merchant groups
To do the actual work of selling the prod
uctS
This is 4 reasonable approach to the
problem. A government distribution sys-
TEN would be immensely costly to the
taxpayers. II would undoubtedly become
the plaything of politics, as government
businesses almost invariably do. II would
unnecessarily duplicate existing distribu
ton channels 1t would deprive private
merchants of business, and perhaps
cause them to shut down in some cases,
thus throwing men out of work. And it
is not needed. Our private mass mer-
chandsers' have proven that they can
do splendid job Of moving surpluses,
as witness the producer-consumer cam
pa;gns And, in the meeting over the
new plan, held between Department OF
Agriculture officials and representatives
Of private retail outlets, the latter have
shown the fullest willingness to cooper
ate.
There is every evidence that if plan
for aiding agriculture and the needy is
necessary in this country, the established
retail channels are ready and able to do
the job with maximum efficiency. And
they'll do it without cost to the taXpay
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
OLD JACK GARNER
IS WORRYING EN-
(Napa RegiSter)

Canny old Jack Garner continues to
dominate the Democratic stage in Wash
ington as he has since this session of
congress opened. For months the New
Dealers ignored his growing boom for
the presidency. Now he has them in
panic as he rides along picking up
convention delegates It has gone SO far
that the radical writer, Haywood Broun,
who has been leading the insistence that
Roosevelt run for a third term, now has
warned the president publicly that un
less he moves faster Garner will be the
Democratic nominee next year.
The truth is that Garner has few peers
in the country at the great game Of poll
teal maneuverng. Acknowledged as one
of the smartest poker players in the capi-
tai, the vice president applies the same
tactics to politics. Not even his friends
claim he is a great statesman. But not
even his enemies deny he is a smooth
politician Rallied behind him are such
cid hands at the game as Senator Pat
Harrison, Walter George, Bert Wheeler
and Carter Glass and they are fast teach
ing the young New Deal crowd that you
don't learn inside politics by reading
books.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08

WASHINGTON. - A new system
for streamlining and dove-taillng
the Country's innumerable relief
systems. which may ultimately save
the taxpayers millions of dollars a
year. is now BENG worked out under
the guidance of the National Emer-
pency Council.
This system. which is entirely
separate from the pending re-
grouping of relief and public works
agencies. is the result of work done
over a period of months by repre-
sentatives from the Social Security
Board. WPA. other federal agencies
and the different subdivisions Of
the Department of Public Assistance
in the state of West Virginia, all
working together under the guild
ance of the NEG.
It is being tried out now in West
Virginia, whose state officials eSti-
mate that it will cause a saving in
relief costs of $4,000 month.
The whole proposition is baSi-
cally a card-indeX scheme. What
it amounts to is a complete CO.
ordination and interchange Of IN
formation about every relief ac-
tiyity and every relief recipient in
West Virginia.
In an office. made available in
the West Virginia capitol building
there has been set up an indeXing
system which makes instantly avail
able to any relief officer all of the
facts about every phase Of relief
work in the state.
For instance: suppose a state
diect-rclief official has before him
a relief application from one Joe
Doakes He wants to know whether
Joe Doakes is getting any other kind
Ct assistance FROM any other or
ganization Up TO now there has
lot been any effective way for him
to get this information.
IN West Virginia, however, he
simply goes to the central office
and looks up Joe Doakes card
He may find on it the information
that Joe has currently been draw
ing So a month III old-age bene-
fits-in which case, of course, Joes
relief application is pretty likely to
get rejected
Suppose, though, that Joe Doakes
name is not found in the index
but that the relief official has a
bunch that somehow. somewhere
Joe is getting a public handout
anyhow. He then looks up Joe s
street address - 234 Blank street,
Wheeling, let's say.
On another card. every case in
which any kind OF relief has been
extended to anyone living at 234
Blank street, Wheeling, is recorded
It may be that Joe's wife is getting
a mothers pension. Or perhaps
Joe's son has a WPA job. Or some
other member of the family may
be getting a regular check from
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
MAKING WAR EVEN
MORE UNATTRACTIVE

Man made lightning with the same
destructive, fire producing qualities as
that produced by nature made its formal
debut to the world Sunday at the Sharon,
Pa, plant of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing company.
The claim was not made for the new
"hot" lightning that it will be used in
wartime, but the possibility remains.
Sufficiently controlled it would provide
weapon against which other machines
of destruction would be helpless.
Such developments, useful in many
peacetime enterprises, might have a de-
cded influence upon the Warmakers of
the worldly making war so terribly
destructive that no individual and no
nation would dare chance it. Science, 60
ing its unsensational way, has developed
the most sensational instruments in the
world today 1t may be that we shall
yet look to science for world wide peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
METHODS OF RELIEF

Two proposed plans for administering
relief. neither Of which has been put
into effect on statewide scale, are at
tracing widespread attention in Califor-
MIA today.
One is the Olson production for use
nlan. which seems doomed to die before
il can get through the state legislature.
The other is the so-called Santa Bar
bara Relief plan. which has not as yet
appeared in the state legislature-but
should.
The difference between the two is as
wide as the ocean. One would make re-
lief attractive-far more attractive than
employment in private industry. The
other would make relief appear Just
what it is, and require a return from the
relief client for what he receives.
The production for use program
would furnish relief clients with all mod
ern conVenences, provide for them en-
tire communities as nicely appointed as
any others in the state, make life as
pleasant for them as possible under the
cireumstances-and require nothing OF
them they do not want to give.
The Santa Barbara relief plan would
require relief clients to work out the
money handed them on a basis of one
hours work for each 40 cents IN relief
money.
Under the enc plan there would be no
incentive for any relief-minded person
to seek employment in private industry.
There would, in fact, be several reasons
why they should refuse such employ
ment, and stay on relief as long as pos
sible
Under the other plan there would be
many reasons why the relief client
should, and would seek employment in
private industry.
The person who lives on relief is liv-
ing at the expense of the public. Every
dollar he receives deprives somebody
else It is only right that he should be
required to give something in return, and
it is only right that methods should be
used which will make sure he stays on
the relief lists no longer than is absolute
ly necessary.
The Santa Barbara plan, simple in its
conception, easy in its operation, has
every advantage from the standpoint of
the man who pays the bill-and that is
the only standpoint worthy of serious
consideration in this matter OF relief.
If it is not considered first the time may
arrive when he cannot longer pay the
bill-then everyone will be on relief and
there will be nobody to foot the bill. If
that time comes no relief plan will be
worth hoot