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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22
Meteor
Missed
Them

CLYDE, Kans., July 21.-Mem-
beers of the Lester Hess family, near
here. heard something shooting
through the air. A meteorite, IS
inches in circumference, had missed
the house by inches, struck the radio
aerial. grazed a porch and embed
ded itself in the ground several
inches. They recovered it and found
one side resembled granite; the 9TH
er a house brick.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22
GOLD RUSH IN
MEXICO REGION
Rich Strike Reported Made
by Palmer Attracts
Thousands Of Men

MESQUITE, Sonora, Mexico, July
GA gold rush has swelled the
population of this village from 20 to
several thousand in recent weeks.
Francisco Arballo, panning for
gold, reported rich strike on June
"a.
The news of the discovery quickly
spread and attracted at least 5000
miners and their families.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22
Panic Caused
By Mosquitoes

HOUSTON, Tex, July %. - The
Indian python and South American
boa constructor thrashed in torment
when hordes of mosquitoes attacked
them in Houston ZOO. Their keepers
finally had to screen their cages.
1.-The jungle snakes apparently are
allergic to mosquito bites" COM
mented officials.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22
GIANT BRITISH
FLYING BOAT IS
GIVEN FIRST TEST
Craft Built 10 Aeeommo-
dale $50 Passengers,
on Trial Trip

LONDON, July 22.-Great Bri-
tain's biggest flying boat, built to
carry $50 passengers in transoceanic
service, at a speed of 1876 miles an
hour, has made the first test flight
which is reported to have been most
successful.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22

IHe feueral bu-
reau of Investi-
cation and the
demands m a d e
upon it parti-
cularly so dur
ing the past de-
cade.
Lawless n e S S,
a national men
ace, was nur-
t ured by the
recklessness of
t h e post : war
period. Modern
means of rapid
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22
BRITISH FAIL IN
FIRST ATTEMPT TO
RAISE SUNKEN Sub
Lifting Timbers Break Ae-
ording 10 Wireless Re-
port from Scene

LIVERPOOL, July 22.-The Brit
ish salvage ship zelos has Wire
lessed that she has failed to free
the heavy fore end of the sub
marine Thetis from the mud in
Liverpool Bay.
The lifting timbers broke, the
message stated.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22
SIGNING FORECAST

WASHINGTON, July 22-Usually
well informed Senators forecast that
President Roosevelt will sign the
Hatch bill, which prohibits activity
by most Federal employees, despite
the fact that he has made some
criticism against the measure.
Some Congressman contend the
bill would prohibit most of the Fed
eral workers from taking part in the
national political conventions thus
weakening any administration at
tempt to control the next Demo-
cratic convention.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22
HUGE SHIP
G0E5D0WN
MISS. RIVER
Freighfer with $1,000 ion
Cargo Aboard, Sinks
After Accident

NEW ORLEANS, La, July o.
Fifteen hours after lightly grazing
a ferryboat and then striking a
concrete dock, the 3,700-ton freight
er Edgar H. Luckenbach sank in
the Mississippi River.
The ship has cargo of 5000
tons aboard, including 300 barrels
of whiskey, which may be salvaged.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22
WEEKEND RECESS

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, July
PA second weekend recess found
the deportation hearing of Harry
Bridges. Australian bound Maritime
leader, less than half over with
several Government witnesses still
waiting to be called to testify.
Defense attorneys indicated it
will require month to present
their side of the case in support
of Bridges flat denial he is mem
Der now or ever was Of the Party
advocating the overthrow of the
American Government
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22
new AIR BASE
FOR N0RTHLAND
IS ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, July 22. =
The War Department ANNOUNCE
es the sum of S3,600,O00 in re-
lief money will 60 for new air
base in Alaska, location not an
n0unced.
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SrocK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, July %. = Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock at today's short session is
7lz, American Can SO, American
Power and Light SIS, Anaconda
275s, Bethlehem Steel 65, Common
wealth and Southern IL, Curtiss
Wright So, General Motors 487s,
International Harvester 58la, Ken
necott 377s, New York Central 1913,
Northern Pacific 97s, United States
Steel 537s, Pound $4.68A.
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages: industrials 144.71,
up 1.25; rails 1920, up "a; utili-
ties 1881, up 81.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22
omen HAVE INVESTIGATED
LOO spy CASES this YEAR
BY J. EDGAR HOOVER
Director, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
pinch hitting for Preston Grover
ON vacation.)

WASHINGTON, July %. = The
tempo of our times is rather accu-
rately reflected by the activities of
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-22
TYEE IS MAKING
FIRST VOYAGE,
JUNEAU BOUND

SEATTLE, July 22.- Steamer
Tyee. of the Alaska Transportation
Company, making her maiden trip
to Alaska, sailed north at 9 o.
clock last night.
Among the passengers aboard is
Mrs. Lenore E. Meader booked for
Juneau.
The Tyee is a sister ship of the
Taku now on the Alaska route to
Southeast Alaska.
A miniature lighting rod placed
in the hair is one of the standard
medical practices in Korea.
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CONFIRMED

WASHINGTON, July %. = The
Senate has confirmed the renom-
nation of Agnes Reinert to be
postmaster at Ketchikan, Alaska.
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BRENNAN is IN

WASHINGTON, July %. = The
Senate has confirmed the nominal
ton of Richard F. Brennan to be
Postmaster at Petersburg. Alaska.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

ligious activities, we may see
literally hundreds of splits. di-
visions and schisms and hear
discordant denunciations mingled
with the chants of both pious
and impious pietists. But, why
waste time with these when
there is real work to do? Why
not seek points of agreement
rather than building up antagon-
isms over doctrinal hair split
ting? The world needs what it
chooses to call saving" 1t
needs the simple illumination of
Truth. There is no help. no
profit, no grace in wrangling.
Tear down the fences. The OBJ
jective is the same with all. Ac-
ceptance alone of the God of
infinite love, infinite wisdom and
infinite power is the foundation
of universal faith and spiritual
understanding. Methods. of rela-
tive unimportance alone will
differ.
Quite too often. those who are
loudest in their protested desire
to save" are really more con-
cerned about imposing and en-
forcing upon others the doctrine
and convictions they themselves
have come to adopt, though they
may not be conscious of it, This
is by no means universal but it
is and ever has been too COM
mon. Bigotry and intolerance,
pride of opinion and self esteem
have been the greatest STUN
bling blocks i'll the way Of relig-
ious acceptance and progress
throughout all history. What a
sacrifice.
The world does need relig-
ious revival. revival of conse-
Grafton rather than emotional
hysteria a revival of hungering
and thirsting for righteousness
rather than putting fancy frames
around pet dogmas. God makes
the laws and wise men obey
them once said a truly illum-
ined man. Yet, In our conceit
we try TO improve on Gods be-
nign laws and we devise a crazy
quilt OF legal statues 80 per cent
of which are futile and useless
or worse and would in any event
be needless if we honestly de-
sired the reforms we clamor for.
ROBERT S. DOUBLEDAY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
Peek-A-Boo!

The greatest reproach to civilization today the things
We are doing to the children.
If the world is madhouse full of insecurity and want
and the fear of growup people have to blame
but themselves is their world If they did not personally
make the way is they at least the only who
can change it.
But children are is not their fault that they
die under bombs China that they starve SPAIN that
they are clapped into uniform in dozen countries while
they yet babies.
Britain which had last September. is now provd-
ig gasmasks for children Officials tell people that every
effort must be made to babies to the helmets.
They suggest that mother play peeka-boo with their
babies through the mica windows.
Ten thousand years of human progress that
mothers in 1899 may play peeka-boo with their babies
through the mica windows of gas mask!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
P ssteur Wss Wrone!

He lonely man, but he had burning ideal
which was to help humanity
There have been who have had that ideal but
they have failed, because that all they had
This man had something more; ability to work day
and night plus scientists mind which accepted nothing
proven until the scientist had proven il for himself
That man was Louis Pasteur. The world commentaries
the 50th anniversary of the Pasteur Institute
The work for good which Pasteur did can never be
calculated Generations yet unborn will benefit by his abors
in which he tore aside the veil Of ignorance and superstition
about disease showing that disease caused by microscopic
organisms and that it can be conquered
Thousands alive today because from Pasteurs work
has the light which has banshed death from innocent
appearing milk others alive serving out useful exist
because Pasteur found the for dread rabies
Wars have and gone but during the past half
century the work of the Paseur Institute has quietly
its every aim unsefishy pointed toward the good of
mankind.
Nearly all his life Paseur treated as fool and mad
man
Wnen finally an old man, he recognized for his
greatness and the Institute founded he said sadly Il
enter here beaten by time
But he wrong the years have added more and
to his stature and to the real success of his work.
1t would be hard any 10 of the past century
whose work. all added together could equal that of this
great French scientist.
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Continued From Page II

present debt maxlmum in about
year. and will require fresh
leeway II IL is to continue WpA,
AAA, PWA expenditures. Mr..
Roosevelt has estimated the
fiscal debt for the close of the
1910 fiscal year at S44, SOC, 000,-
900. but his estimates are priv
ately regarded as extremely
chinchy. So he will be up against
II If Congress doesn't raise the
ante.
He will have only three alter
natives, in the Garner crowds
opinion. He will have to ask new
sales taxes after promising not
to. he will have to cut out spend
ing, or he will have TO issue
greenbacks under authority of
the dollar devaluation bill-pro-
vided that is not repealed. For
Roosevelt any of these policies in
presidential election year. his
party foes feel. would ruin him
with the people. That's why they
are hoping for-and the reason
why the debt limit will stay
where II Is.
Henry Morgenthau's extreme
" quiet arrangements for bar
tering American raw materials
for Hitlcr's finished manu-
features may provoke more scri-
Gus criticism than his role in the
secret sale of planes 40 France.
Until exclusively revealed in the
Boston Transcript he kept the
news out Of the papers for al
most two years. but now his
favor to Der Fuehrer is popping
out Of the treasury's bag of
tricks.
What Morgenthau has done is
to waive the penalty taxes pro
vided by the tariff laws against
imports from countries which
substitute foreign trade, as Berlin
does in one form or another
Were the penalties applied. for
eign products would have To pay
such high duties here that they
could not enter profitably. But
with American purchasers en-
loving a SO per cent advantage
in the German market because OF
exchange differentials, they can
make sweet profit-thanks to
Mr.. Morgenthau and Mr.. Hitler,
So far the only items exempt
ed from the penalties are Ameri-
can oil, cotton and copper
produced. oddly enough. in those
areas where sentiment for isols-
ton land against plane sales is
particularly strong. Now, how
ever. producers of meats, lard.
wheat, etc, are demanding the
same privileges as those accord
ed to constituents Of Messrs.
Harrison (cotton). Pittman tcop-
peri and Garner toill. So the
cabinet member is under fire
for reinforcing the dictators with
what they need most acutely-
raw materials.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, MARCH II, 1889

Adverse aspects are strong
today. according to astrolOgy.
The stars encourage the lighter
side of life and the sway should
benefit all who promote recre-
ations or amusemcnts.
This is not fortunate date
for signing legal documents.
Contracts and leases should be
carefully investigated, for sharp
practices are encouraged by the
stars.
Warning is. given that acct
dents may be numerous under
this planetary government which
is pef'ilous for transportation in
the air or on the water Wher-
ever machinery is involved, eX-
IRENE caution should be eXer-
cised.
Women should be fairly lucky
in domestic activities and enter
tanning.
Excitement over espionage
and sabotage in American fac
tories may be intense, but there
will be little success in discov-
ering persons guilty of hostile
acts.
Surprise moves are prognos-
ticated for Mussolini who may
reveal himself in a magnani-
nous mood toward Abyssinians
and others whom he has over
powered.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the sugury of A year of
more than average good luck.
Health conditions should be
watched and nervous strain
avoided.
Children born on this day
probably will be inclined to
worry over small things and to
be rather timid, but many of
these Pisces subjects develop
into courageous personalities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn To the
womsns page for the answers.
l. Has England written con
stitution like the United States
2. Name the president Of the
American Federation OF Labor.
s. What proportion of an ice
berg is above water?
A. Name the sacred mountain
of Japan.
5. In which country did the
tango originate
s. How many brothers nsd
Christopher Columbus?
Z. What do the letters y. W.
c. A. stand for -?
s. Which country has the old
est unaltered flag?
2. Name the chairman OF the
senate foreign relations COM
mittee
10. What strait separates the
state of Washington from VAN
couver Island ?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
HOW Gun
Is BI lit
Keeping Up With
The Law
NSURING A FRIEND

Insurance represents bet be-
tween the company and the per-
son who takes out the policy.
Gambling is generally held illegal.
How. then, is insurance per-
mitted?
The answer is that insurance
is legal because it constitutes
reimbursement for loss suf-
fered. For this reason a man
cannot take out a policy of in
surance upon the life of another
person, unless he has an interest
in that persons life.
Graham took out an insurance
policy on the life of a friend,
paying premium of 25 cents
week, naming himself benefici
airy. When the friend died, Ora
ham demanded the insurance but
the company refused to pay. In
a recent ruling the Georgia court
of appeals upheld the insurance
company, stating:
I'm order for one to have an
insurable interest in the life of
another it must appear that he
is the heir at law of such other
person or dependent on him in
some way or that the relation
of debtor and creditor exists be-
tween them.
"A person who has no insur-
able interest in the life of an
other person cannot procure and
maintain a policy of insurance
on the life of such person, nam
ing himself as the beneficiary"
A person can take out insur-
ance on his own life and name
friend as his beneficiary, since
everyone has an interest in his
own life; but he cannot take out
the policy on the life of friend,
naming himself the beneficiary,
for this would amount to a gam
bling transaction. Graham VS..
Life Insurance Company, Geor-
oia }
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
THE NEED OF 4
RELIGIOUS REVIVAL

Editor The Times: Appar-
emily, the world is on the verge
Of a great widespread religious
revival. And, why not? We need
ii. One need not be religiously
fanatic or an over-zealous and
perhaps bigoted extremist to
feel that until we put into effect
the injunctions laid down for us
Scripturally, the worlds sordid
and chaotic state will continue.
All the legislative bodies of
the country are busily engaged
passing myriads of new and
supposedly more or less correc-
tive measures intended to iron
out our economic difficulties.
New laws come into being to
puzzle the lawyers and confound
the average citizen These deal
altogether with results rather
than causes, and hence our last
estate Is worse than the first.
As consequence, conditions
do not improve except from the
general moral advancement by
reason of which justice becomes
more esteemed and fragrant
wrong discredited.
The truth, Just the plain, com
mon horse-sense truth, is that
the best the Legislative bodies
could do would be to repeal most
of the existing statues, place the
Sermon on the Mount and the
Ten Commandments on the walls
of the legislative chambers, pass
resolutions of acceptance and
approval, and go home. This
would suffice if the people would
accept and apply.
In the realm of exclusively re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
A Candle In Dsrknes.

How Shakespeares Portia would have looked todays
world no knows But amid the poetry of the Merchant
of Venice little line gows with peculiar significance
day:
"How far that little candle throws his beams
$50 shines good deed in naughty world
So much darkness Such a naughty world! And few
candles!
Yet even today's world is not without them To learn
that the American Friends Service Committee, that adj
mrabe Quaker relief organization which has already saved
the lives of many children in SPAIN is also going to help
bring 10000 chdrefugees out of Germany is to the
glimmer Of candle in darkness.
All these refugees less than Id old Whatever
is happening them whatever bitter ideooges swirl about
their innocent heads they did not will it. To help them to
bring to each little of what One said is akin to the
Kingdom of Heaven.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
WOULD STILL BE CALLED
IN ARROWS BRIDGE"

Editor. The Times: In recent
weeks many letters have been
written relative TO the Narrows
bridge and the advisability of re-
naming II.
Personally. l don't think much
could be gained by changing the
name of the bridge. which would
undoubtedly still be called the
Narrows bridge by the ma Jority
of people.
l am reminded that during the
war. the little community known
as Bismarck at the end of the
Mckinley Hill line was renamed
Hillsdalc. but no one ever knew
II. The original name survived.
MRS. MAUDE RICHARD.
1921 So. L ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14


address. OF writer Only initials
viii be published wren requested
Mr.. Fixit: Could you tell me
where I could get information on
how TO make rock garden
A READER.
An entire drawer in the cata-
log of the Tacoma public library
is devoted to books and pamph-
let's on rock gardens
Mr.. Fixit: Could you please
tell me what part Herman Bri.
PLAYED In the serial, "The Lone
Ranger? THANKS.
Ex-Shot Putter Brix is Just
one of the rangers in that movie.
He wore a mask, anyway, so it
doesn't matter much who played
the part.
Mr.. Fixit: Could YOU tell me
the address of the naturalization
offices In Ottawa, Canada q?
DOT.
Write to Mr.. Oscar Coderre,
Chief of the Naturalization
Branch. Office of the Secretary
of State, Ottawa.
Mr.. Fixit: wonder n you
could tell me the price of Admis-
sion 10 the worlds fair In San
Francisco. MISS NJ. =.
II costs four bits to pass
through the gate. Your visits to
concessions after you get in are
another matter.
MIR. Fixit: Could you give me
some information about clubs
that young people can join? I'm
interested mostly In mixed
groups that make the following
their theme: Foreign languages,
literature, drama, sports.
We'd suggest you get ac-
quainted with Royal Lindal,
boys work secretary of the Ia
coma Y.M.C.A.. who is an ex-
pert at organizing young peo-
pies clubs and has some similar
mixed groups started now.
Mr.. Fixit: My father passed
away n few days before his
government tGold star fathcr's)
pension arrived. The postmaster
returned the check without eth
CT notifying any Of my fathers
heirs or holding said check five
days. Was he within his rights:
Would also like TO know " the
governments obligation to pay
ends with the last payment be-
fore death of the recipient or n
the heirs have y right 10 expect
payment up to the date of his
death. G. l.. b.
It appears to us that post
master would be doing right to
return at once any mail addressed
to a deceased person. II you
question any rights relating to
that department of the govern
ment. you should write to f. l..
Bailey, Director of Dependents
Claim Service. Veterans Admin
istration. Washington, d. c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
BRlGHTENeRS

A gallon of common gasoline,
mixed with the proper amount Of
air, will, upon explosion. produce
blast equal to the force Of ~
pounds of dynamite
Reports came from the Aron,s
20 days after the great Chicago
fire that the cinders had reached
that place.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
, STORIES
IN STAMPS
Why Netherlands Indies
Nov Interest Hitler

THE German colonial question
L now emerges as the foremost
in the European struggle. Obvious
ly, the Nazis do not intend to take
mo" for an answer. The prob
lem, therefore, is not so much
when as where.
Generally. the Hitler ambitions
are said TO center in the east, blu.
there has been speculation that
Der Fuehrer might strike in other
quarters, notably the Neither
lands Indies, an area OF vast
wealth and vital geographical i'm
portance.
Observers point to the fact that
the Netherlands. lying next door
to the Reich. might be easily
enough conquered with the result
that the far eastern possessions of
the Dutch kingdom would fall
next. In any event Netherlands
Indies are rich prize. provid-
ing the very raw materials and
products the Third Reich needs
so definitely.
Supporting a population of Co.
100000, Netherlands Indies, COM
prising Java, Madura, Sumatra.
Borneo. Celebes, are luxuriant
even for the tropics, thus richly
productive. Besides maintaining
their heavy population, the Indies
export sugar, coffee, tea, cocoa, in
digo. spices, Even more important
10 Germany would be the rubber,
copra, tin and petroleum. Teak
wood is another important export.
From a military standpoint, the
petroleum might prove the most
vital to Germany OF all.
For that matter. Holland itself
is rich little producer for its
size. A current stamp Of the
Netherlands is shown above.
Copyright. 1889. NEA Service. lncl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-14
BRIDGE SUGGESTION

Editor, The Times: Several
names have been suggested for
the Narrows bridge. but why not
use a name typical of the great
Northwest and Tacoma. the lum-
Der capital OF the world, and call
it The Paul Bunyan Bridge.
and place a statute of the Blue
OK at each end OF the bridge.
W. T. NJ.