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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-04
ANOTHER DRUMM0ND
HIT BILLED 10 OPEN
AT COLISEUM SHOW

Your favorite screen sleuth,
Bulldog Drummond,' is back in
town in a picture which for thrills,
romance and excitement equals any
in which he has appeared! 1t is
Arrest Bulldog Drummondl", and
has its first local showing tonight
at the Coliseum Theater.
Another attraction of the evening
is "Panamint's Bad Man. starring
Smith Ballew.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-04
GOOD LUCK!

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-The Ma
tional League has never won an
All-Stare game~~in an American
League park or without Leo Duro-
cher playing shortstop.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Hudson River Discovery
Was Result of Accident

Henry Hudson, English navigator,
in 1909, undertook for the Dutch
East India company his third voy-
age to find a passage to China by
either the northeast or northwest
route. With crew of about 20 he
left Texel island in the Half Moon
on April 6 and by May 5 was in the
Barents sea. Some of his men, dis
heartened, became nutinous and
Hudson met their demands by al
ternate suggestions of going to Lum-
ley's inlet and following Waymouth's
light or of sailing to North Virginia
and seeking the passage in about
40 degrees latitude, according to in
structions sent by Capt. John Smith.
Adopting the latter plan they turned
toward the Chesapeake-and China
but an accident off Newfoundland
compelled them to put into the Ken
nebec river. September 8, they en-
tered the Bay of New York and fol-
lowed the Hudson river for $50
miles to near the present site of Al
bany before becoming satisfied that
the course did not lead to China.
They left October IA and some three
weeks later arrived at Dartmouth.
England.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Explorer Terms Tibet
Land Rich in Gold Ore

CINCINNATI. - Far-off Tibet
where the lowest altitude is higher
than Pixies peak, will be the scene
of the worlds next major gold rush,
in the opinion of Harrison Forman,
35-year-old traveller.
'There is a great deal of gold in
Tibet" the young explorer said
while visiting here.
Then he added:
81 have seen tons of it on the
roofs of Tibetan monasteries and
there is more in the ground and
streams. However, it's of no value
to anyone because it's impossible at
present to get it to the outside world.
"The country has no railroads, no
highways. There isn't wheel in
all of Tibet, and the metal is too
heavy to be hauled on the backs of
animals"
Forman believed the development
of an airplane motor powerful
enough to fly heavy freight will be
the ultimate solution for transport
ing the precious metal. He recent
" visited Tibet and the interior of
China.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Proper Respect Of Flag
Important to Americans

The question of proper respect for
the American flag gives an interest
ing slant on national life in the Unit
ed States. Respect for the flag may
be shown, first of all, by making
no improper use of it. No other
flag should be placed above it or to
its right; it should not be used as
drapery or decoration; no lettering
should be placed upon it nor should
it be used for advertising purposes;
it should not be allowed to touch
the ground or the floor, or trail in
the water; it should not be dis
played in torn or much soiled con-
dition; it should not be dipped to
any person or any thing.
Respect is also paid in the formal
salute, under the circumstances and
in the manner described in "The
Flag Code!''
During the ceremony of hosting
or lowering the flag, or when it is
passing in parade or in a review,
all persons present should face the
flag, stand at attention and salute.
4LOSS pISSCuI III Uuil1O1Hl oiIOO1A
render the right hand salute. When
not in uniform, men should remove
the headdress with the right hand
and hold it at the left shoulder, the
hand being over the heart. Women
should Salute by placing the right
hand over the heart. The salute to
the flag in the moving column is
rendered at the moment the flag
passes.'
The code also describes the use
of the flag at half-staff:
"When flown at half-staff, the flag
is hoisted to the peak for an in
slant and then lowered to the half
staff position; but before lowering
the flag for the day it is raised
again to the peak. BY half-staff is
meant hauling down the flag to one
half the distance between the top
and bottom of the staff. On
Memorial day the flag is displayed
at half-staff from sunrise until noon
and at full staff from noon until SUM-
set; for the nation lives and the flag
is the symbol of the living nation"
AS a signal of distress the flag II
displayed upside down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Old Oaks Preserved
By Louisiana Society

Great oaks from membership fees
grow when the fee is rs acorns
year, as it is in the unique Live
Oak society which flourishes in LOU
isiana.
Under the constitution Of the So
ciety, organized by DR.. Edwin L.
Stephens, president of the South
western Louisiana institute at La
fayette, the membership roll in
cludes only live oaks 100 or more
years old and the owner or other
interested person must pay annual
dues of rs acorns from each tree.
The "dues" are planted in the live
oak nursery Of the institute farm to
aid in the propagation of these dis
tinctive giants of the southern state.
Many of the beautiful oaks, with
long boards of Spanish moss, which
trail between New Orleans and La
fayette, are charter members of the
society, as most of them are more
than century old. The original
president" of the society was the
Locke Breaux oak at Hahnville, with
a circumference of IS feet and a
spread of 1866 feet.
The Seven Sisters oak at Lewis
burg, however, also lays claim to
the distinction Of being the largest
tree and, therefore, entitled to the
office of the presidency. This tree
is considered the most imposing live
oak spectacle in Louisiana, with a
circumference of SO feet and huge
spread, but it is evidently a cluster
of six or seven trees close together
rather than one tree.
Scores of other trees are men,
bers in the society and each year
new ones are being added as they
attain the proper age. Lastyear the
beautiful avenue of live oaks known
as "Oak Alley" situated on the Mis-
sissippi river in st. James parish,
was taken into the society.
This distinction again Is chal-
lenged by the Versailles oaks locat-
ed at Chalmette, where the battle
Of New Orleans was fought in the
War of 1872. The 70 trees in this
grove were planted by Pierre Dem
is de la Ronde, former owner of the
Versailles plantation. q.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
u. S. Is Older as Nation
Than Germany or Italy

AS united, centralized nations,
Germany and Italy are both young
er than the United States.
'It was not until IS years after the
American Declaration of Independ-
ence that the modern kingdom Of
Italy was formed by the union Of
various small italian states" says
the National Geographic society.
''Victor Emmanuel II, formerly
king of Sardinia, was declared its
first sovereign. Still later by am
other decade was the modern Ger
man empire cemented together un-
der Prussian leadership in 1871.
First emperor was William ! of
Prussia.
ION the other hand, in terms Of
racial and political history, Italians
and Germans both look back on o
past many centuriessold when the
Pilgrims landed IN New England.
Rome once ruled an empire from
England to the Persian gulf, includ-
ing the Mediterranean and the coun-
tries that trimmed it. The Teutons
had their innings in the Holy. Ro-
man empire of the Middle ages,
when their domain stretched from
the Baltic and North seas to. the
Mediterranean, and halfway dewa-
the Italian boot" - X
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Scientists Find Navajo
Shrine in Arizona Cave

ROUND ROCK, ARIZ.-Scientists
from Columbia university have just
reviewed evidence presented by DR..
William A. Gardner that he had
found a giant grotto which he be-
lieved to be an ancient Navajo In
dian shrine and the legendary coun-
Gil chamber of the tribal gods.
The cave was discovered in a re-
mote section of the rugged canyon
country near here in region sell
dom traversed by white men.
Gardner was led to the cave by
San Day, an Indian guide, who ac-
cidentally discovered the council
chamber of the gods"
Inside they found a 2O0-foot mural
of Navajo ceremonial figures and
symbols. Lying before four clay
images were piles of turquoise
beads, corn and pollen, which indi-
Gated the Indians used the cave as
holy shrine, Day said.
The paintings were six feet high
and were done in bright colors-red,
blue, green, lilac, yellow, black and
brown.
The images, perforated with holes
which formerly held painted sticks
initiating the suns rays, were of the
Navajo sun god, Johanna, Day said.
Ancient Navajo legends tell of a
secret rendezvous where tribal gods
assembled. The gods, so the leg
ends go, left paintings of themselves
to guide the tribe in its ritual.
Gardner is believed to be the first
white man to see the holy shrine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Plan for Draft
If u. S. Gets In
Under Program Agreed Upon
Million Men Can Be
Called in 80 Days.

WASHINGTON.-An army of al
most 100000 men could be drafted
within 80 days if war developed
involving the United States under
plans developed by military authori-
ties in connection with the national
defense program.
The plan was drafted by the joint
army and navy selective service
committee, which estimates that
there are about Al 900, 900 males be-
tween IS and ga years old of whom
about $1,000, 900 are between ID and
As years, the normal military
age.
The older men would be fitted into
industry, agriculture and other ma
jor jobs.
Draft by Age Groups.
Under the plan, the first draft
would include those between 81 and
30, then those between Is and q
and those between 81 and 40.
Under the program those between
10 and As would be required to regis
ter within three days after war
begins. The order in which they
would be chosen for duty would be
determined by national lottery,
similar to the draft drawings in the
old World war. Those drawn would
then report to 6,400 local draft
boards which would be established
throughout the country. These
would then pass upon their accept
ance or deferment for active serv-
ice.
Under the plan, single men with
out dependents would be those first
mustered into service. Deferments
would be based upon such factors
as physical disability, number of
dependents and positions held in in
dustry, agriculture or elective Of
fees.
will Use Census.
The committee has been working
on the problem of balancing the
number of men to be called into
active service against those who
would be left behind to prevent de-
moralization of the nations econom-
ic and industrial setup.
In this connection the army and
navy asked the census bureau to in
clude questions in its 1910 census
to show the present or regular occu-
pational pursuits of all individuals.
BY this authorities hope to have an
accurate picture on the number Of
skilled and other workers available
in all branches Of industry for fu-
ture planning of national defense
measures.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

Ordinarily, President Roosevelt
makes news by doing something. But
recently he made news in one I'M
portant instanee-by doing nothing.
In Munich, German Chancellor
Adolf Hitler. had narrowly escaped
death by bombing. Customarily, the
head of a state who escapes assas-
sination is formally congratulated by
the heads of other states. President
Roosevelt has followed this practice.
In May, 1888, after Brazilian Presi-
dent Getulio Vargas survived an at
tempt on his life, the President
sent him a congratulatory telegram
But he sent none to Hitler.
Reason for this silence was not
explained. One guess was that the
State Department had information
that the explosion was set OF by
Nazi agents to whip up mass SYM
pathy for Hitler. If so, the Presi-
dent would not be sucked in by the
hoax. But another belief widely
held was that the President simply
intended to snub Hitler.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
COURT BARS CHILDREN in
CANNERIES

The United States Children's Blu
reau, under authority of the wage
hour law, has initiated a drive to end
child labor in the Nations 1900
canneries.
First inspections made during the
summer and fall seasons revealed
SO of $50 canneries employing chill
dren in violation of the Federal
Law.
New impetus to the bureaus
drive has been given in a decision
handed down by the United States
District Court in Delaware, perman-
emily enjoining the Frederick Pack
ing Company, of Frederick, Del,
from employment of children under
16. Federal inspectors found two ID
year-old girls peeling tomatoes IN
the plant.
The decision confirms the Blu
reau's Jurisdiction in the canning
field where regular inspectors OF
the Labor Departments Wage-Hour
Division are largely barred.
Employment OF children IN can
neries is especially prevalent in the
Ozark Mountain region in Mis-
souri, and Arkansas and in the sea-
food plants of Louisiana, Federal
officials say.
Despite the new control over child
labor in interstate industry given
it in the wage-hour law, the Chill
dren's Bureau has not lessened It's
support for ratification of the Con-
stitution which needs approval OF
eight OF more states before 1t be-
comes part Of the Constitution
With only nine state legislatures
scheduled to meet, there is little
likelihood of success during the
coming year, but Bureau officials
are hopeful that the Supreme Court
decision rendering the Amendment
still open for ratification, will aid
them in attaining their goal in l94l.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

Americans desiring to contribute
money for the aid of European war
sufferers now have SO different or
CARNATIONS to choose from, State
Department records show.
All soliciting groups except the
American Red Cross are required to
register with the State Department
in accordance with proclamations is
sued by President Roosevelt shortly
after the outbreak of the war.
The multiplicity of private relief
organizations in the United States
at the present time has led Mrs
Franklin d. Roosevelt to advocate
establishment of centeral clearing
house. to be headed by former
President Hoover or someone else
with wide experience in the re-
fugee field.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

For long time now, the American
Federation Of Labor and the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations
have been at war. Early this year,
President Roosevelt called upon
them to make peace. Acting on that
request, the leaders Of both groups
negotiated over period of weeks,
suspended their talks last April,
and have since been back at war;
In all that time, the A. F. of L,
and the G. /. o. have helped neither
themselves. the rank-and-file OF
labor. nor the nation as whole.
Now. once more. President Roosevelt
has called for a resumption Of peace
efforts. Next January, according to
present expectations. both sides win
try to reach an understanding.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

In the u S. Third Circuit Court
of Appeals in Philadelphia, a deci-
sion marking a major victory for
the C. I. o. and the National Labor
Relations Board was handed down.
Supported by all three participating
judges, the decision upheld an NLRB
ruling directing the Republic Steel
Corporation to reinstate about s.
900 employees fired during the
little steel" strike of 1887 and to
pay them an estimated $7,5OO,000
in back wages.
Behind the decision were two
years of bitter wrangling between
Republic and the G. l. O.'s Steel
Workers Organizing Committee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
TO DREDGE BACK CREEK BASIN

The Government has awarded the
contract for dredging 100000 cubic
yards of material from Back Creek
vessel anchorage, Chesapeake City,
10 the Atlantic. Gulf G.. Pacific Co.,
of New York, at bid OF $2S.lOl
for the job.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

Preserved foods are becoming one
Of Mexico's biggest industries
where they are now producing 25
pounds every so seconds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
RAYS Turned on Meat

TOLEDO, OHIO.-Bacteria con-
troll in several meat markets here
now is being supplied by ultravio-
let ray equipment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

Natives in the Union of South
Africa spend So minute paying for
the radio sets they import from
America.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

Patience is all right in its place,
but it is better to back tenacity to
win
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

supposed to close all loopholes by
which American ships could be
transferred that appears to be
doubtful supposition. Ship own
ers are in a plight and if there is
way out they want to find it.
Machine Politics
Tammany Hall is the most notori-
Gus and ill-smelling political ma
chine in the United States; therefore
there is public interest everywhere
in the fact that Tammany has car
ried Greater New York. After all IL
is simply trading off the existing
New York machine for the old Tam
many band wagon which the great
metropolis has used as a safe and
certain carry-all in the past. New
York knows Tammany and does moi
fear it. They'll tell you that it Is
meek and mild in comparison to
other political machines such as are
found in Louisiana and a number
of other states. Do not overlook the
fact that the Roosevelt New Deal
under the leadership of James A.
Farley gave Tammany it's vacation
from which it has returned vic.
torious.
- H&
More Persons Want Relief
There are now more than $780,
900 applications ON file for work re.
lief than at any time since the 1897
slump and the !: WPA officials In
Washington state that this. is. an
excess of 100000 more jobs thar
the total OF WPA rolls last month.
While the country at large Il
finding evidences. of war boom
the WPA officials find themselves
confronted with possible demand
for increase relief. When the wealth
err gets colder WPA will increase
its activities with 100000 more
jobs in December, and another
100, 900 jobs In January.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

Nearly all husbands and wives
think they are martyrs,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Ships That Sail In The Night

Ships That Sail In The Night I
War. neutrality, embargoes, and
restrictions, have spread darkness
over the face OF the deep. and
American ships do not know wheth-
er they are going to see the ports
they made in the days of peace.
Panama seems to be courted by
some American shipping companies
that want to register their fleets In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
FAT FACTS AND FANCIE,

FAT FACTS AND FANCIEo
 It must have been Oliver Wendell Holmes who perpetrated the Hiber- nicism about the advisability of be- ginning the treatment of arterio- sclerosis a hundred years before the patient is born. The idea was con- sistent enough with the views phy- sicians held in Holiness time. AS Dr. Osler, born 40 years after Holmes, expressed it: Longevity is a vascular question. A man is as old as his arteries. The onset of what may be called physiological arterio- sclerosis depends, in the first place, upon the quality of arterial tissue (vital rubber) which the individual has inherited man of forty may present vessels as much degenerated as they should be at eighty. =. a tendency explained by the use of bad material for tubing in the makeup of the machine"
 Today physicians and patholo- gists are less inclined to blame it on grandfather; newer knowledge of pathology and nutrition makes 1t difficult to escape the conclusion that your health and longevity de- pends rather more on the sort of life you lead than it does on the sort of life your ancestors lived. The modern view is presented in Little Lessons entitled "CVD" (about heart disease and art@ios- clerosis) and "The Seven Keys to Vite" (about retaining youth)
 The medical view of overweight or obseity has undergone similar change in the past forty years. Formerly doctors talked of fatty infiltration," which implied that the newly formed fat derived from food permeated the tissues and once infiltrated it stuck like glue.
 Today we take little stock in that idea. In the overweight or fat or too stout individual there are thicker pads of fat in the places where some fat normally is stored. That is all.
 Fatty degeneration has little or nothing to do with overweight or obesity. Fatty degeneration means actual conversion of some of the cell substance, protoplasm, into fat Obviously fat droplets replacing muscle cell subst ance cannot func- ton. That is why fatty degenera- ton, say of the heart muscle, is SC serious. But fatty degeneration, as already mentioned, does not occur ln ordinary overweight or obseity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
- RAISING A FAMILY - Dad Little Knows How We'll Johnny ''UnderStands" Him
RAISING A FAMILY

and proud of this kid he didn't seem to know before.
 Then he forgot and he gave Terry a good talking to one eve- ming about the way he wouldn't come to meals on time and skip ped errands. "You worry your mother to death, and I can't have that, sir" And each evening ther seemed to be something or other that had to be mentioned. "A gentleman keeps his hair out of his eyes," "Come back and close that door over again." "The grass isn't half out"
 CAME THE DAWN
 FOR FATHER
 On Saturday he took Terry fish- ing. Terry knew where to go. He had the bait, too. In fact, it was Terry who was taking his dad fishing, but he didn't let on.
 Terry got bass. a trout and a couple of chub. His father got some mosquito bites.
 Mir. Wright misjudged the dis tance between the garage doors and bent a fender. Terry saw 1t and said nonchalantly, Mack can fix 1t like new. It's only a scratch" !" He didn't cheep to his mother.
 His father now remembered Q lot of things. T think I'll just let him do his own growing after this. cmart kid. and . good one. The truth is he understands me better than I do him."
 Which happens in a lot of fam- ilies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
WOMAN,S REALM
GIO,iting Yourself
By Alicia Hart
MIA serviCe staff Writer

Letting yourself get into Q rut as far as your appearance IS con- cerned is @ pretty bad idea, or course. But refusing to get out of such a rut, once you realize you are in 1t, may mean one or two things. Either you are like the rank egoist who dares to think that her personality is so attractive that 1t doesn't matter how she looks, or you haven't learned to budget your time sensibly to allow fey minutes a day for physical self improvement.
 Do you wear the same colors year after year? Or do you manage to. in- clude in your wardrobe each season one dress in a shade you haven't been seen in for two or three years? If for practical reasons, you stick to black in the winter and navy In summer, remember that it's possible, by choosing accessories adroitly. to make even black and navy look pretty exciting.
 MAKEUP OF YOUTH
 DOESN'T WORK NOW
 If you have worn your hair the same way for more years than you, or anyone else can remember, you probably aren't making the most of yourself. If you are using the same shades of makeup that you used fifteen years ago, the chances are that they are doing little, if any thing, for you. Skin tones invariably darken as one grows older. The powder that was f1attering at 20 is seldom becoming now that you are tl1irty-five.
 What about your hats? Do you re- fuse to try a new shape and style occasionally? And your stocking? Have you looked at any new shades this season? You certainly should. It's a good idea to stick to things which are absolutely satisfactory. But, don't overdo the idea. Don't confuse loyalty with letting yourself slip into rut.