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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21
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The stars incline
but do not oompel"

WEDNESDAY, MARCH %. 1888
Benefic aspects dominate today
according to astrology but adverse
influences are strong. Labor troubles
may have widespread effect on
business.
The early morning hours are aus
picious for planning and promising
for artistic activities, Increased in
terest in music is forecast
| Women should find this a fortu-
nate date for their private and pub
lie interests 1t is most promising
for hospitality and club meetings
This should be a happy wedding
day in which love overbalances
mercenary motives. Prosperity may
be attained slowly but steadily
Industry viii be speeded up, but
strikes are prognosticated. Labor
troubles will seriously affect COM
lmerce.
Recognition of the importance Of
making best use of each days OPP
portunity viii be more general than
formerly. While this will benefit
many it may also contribute to a
reckless attitude among the young.
Buying should be lucky today,
when there may be a special urge
to indulge long-nurtured dreams of
4acly1aee ehcr,ni,,o
Novel programs Offered by radio
stations will improve service on
the air. Changed policies win be
beneficial to the public
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of year of limitations
mingled with unusual pleasures. The
old may be inclined to write scold-
ing letters TO their relatives and
to criticize new social customs
Children born on this day prob
ably will be independent and tall
ented. These subjects of Aries, with
Mars as their ruling planet. may
appear selfish and concentrate upon
ambitious careers.
Copyright, 1880
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21
so THIS Is SPRING

The calendar says March 81 which reminds us
again that a year has rolled around and Spring is
here Technicaly-and it is customary to be techn-
cal in matters such as ths-the coming of spring
has something to do with the advent of the vernal
equinox at 1929 O'Clock this morning.
But Spring for most of US means flowers, fishing
rods occasional sunshine and wanderlust For the
young it means approaching school vacation; for
the old, the wish that were younger but the
thankfuness that we here in any old shape at
all to greet another Spring.
The weather must have misplaced his cal
endar today or forgotten the magic in March 81 To
send snow on the first day OF Spring is hardly
cricket Later on, though, know he'll mind the
season and we'll all forgive him. 1t is the time of
year for forgiveness.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21
HOME TOWN BOY

The major appointments are getting pretty close
to home when a Walla Walla, Washington. boy is
chosen by President Roosevelt to become an Asso-
ciate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
William O. Douglas was a comparatively obscure
school teacher when he called to Washington
few years ago to join the Presidents inner circle
of trusted advisers In time he became Chairman
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, job
which many warned him not to take because he
would be succeeding of the ablest men in
America Joseph P Kennedy Ambassador to
parison with his predecessor.
parison with his predecessor
But Douglas keen-minded and determined took
hold of the job with the fire and tireless energy
OF youth and became Chairman to whom history
almost certainly will refer the model for that
office He headed the Commission at trying time,
when the giants of finance were topping about HIM
and coming to earth with the resoundng thud OF
Richard Whitney OF the brittle smash of an F.
Donald Coster Through it all Bill Douglas. though
willing giant-liller, had the balance to keep to
his main task of building a sturdy American finan-
cial structure from the ruins Of so years OF hap
hazard and hee-grnding speculation
At first Wall Street did not take to this bright
young man. this professor who had never sold a
bond but who was telling grizzled financiers how
to run their businesses. But after few sharp
clashes in which the young Chairman always came
out on top, Wall Street round to him. He
was the voice of the people putting conscience into
the stock market at last, and Wall Street knew it
Compared with just few years ago the stock market
today is paragon OF virtue. Things there are run
on virtually a Sunday school basis. The wolves OF
ruthless finance have been tanned and are now in
harness for the Nations good.
Without having the record handy for check
it seems safe to state that William Douglas at &c
is the youngest ever appointed to the Supreme
lie If He
will be an energetic interpreter of the Nations laws
through some mighty interesting years ahead per
haps for conservative and reactionary administra-
tions as well as for liberal and radical ones.
Bill Douglas who proved an able successor te
Kennedy on the SEC, has another task cut out fol
him on the Court where he takes the chair of Lou'
D. Brandes. of the really great Justices. Judg-
ing by past performance he will be worthy wearel
of the Brandeis robe
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M O d E R N
ETIQUETTE
By Roberta Les

@. If one wishes TO form good
and lasting friendship, isn't virtue
more important than beauty?
A. Yes, decidedly SO. Remember
that Beauty without virtue is like
a rose without scent
@. If there are two mattresses
serving luncheon how do they pro-
coed around the table?
A. They should start at opposite
ends of the table, each proceeding
to her right and serving only one
side of the table.
@. When a woman is introduc-
ing her husband to person of
equal social position, should she
call her husband Mr.. Morgan?
A. No; it is better to say my
husband
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20 YEARS ;.sl IS. AGO zss's.
MARCH 81, 1919

A Joint memorial asking Congress
to appropriate 100000 as a func
for assisting prospectors and tC
aid in the mineral development Of
Alaska was introduced in the AL
aska Territorial House. This mem
orial was a step in the campaign
started by the Alaska Chapter o.
the American Mining Congress, fol
Government aid in the mineral de
velopment Of Alaska.
A convention to be held in somt
city in Alaska OF the Alaska Terri
soriai Federation Of Women's Clubs
was being planned. Official returns
received here of election of Off
GERS included: Mrs. Josephine Val
entine, Juneau, President Mrs. l.
S. Ferris, Treadwell. Secretary Mrs
j. w. Martin Douglas, Treasurer
George B. Smith, of the Sullivan
Machinery Company, left on ths
Alameda for Latouche
S. Henenthal, Mrs Hellenthal and
their two children left on the Prin-
cess Mary for the south.
F. F. w. Lowle. Mrs. LOWE ano
their son Ralph were passengers
for Vancouver on the Princess
Mary.
w. G. Lynch, who arrived in Jul
neau from Seattle was registered
at the Alaskan Hotel.
Alexander Hamilton was return
ING home on the Alameda. While
in New York he heard the speeches
Of President Wilson and former
President Taft on The League Of
Nations" subject.
Minard Mil, formerly of Tread
well, arrived in Juneau from Camp
Perry.
Weather. Highest 81 lowest 34-2
cloudy.
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and LEARN
By A. C. Gordon

l. Which was the only President
of the U. s. who was born west OF
the Mississippi?
2. What are the diameter and
the circumference of the earth, in
round figures?
8. What insect can carry load
is or 20 times its own weight?
4. How many states of the IN
ion We're named for Presidents?
5. From what tree is the word
book" derived?
ANSWERS
/. Herbert Hoover.
2. Diameter, 1000 miles; circum-
ference. $4,000 miles.
g. The ant
4. Only one; Washington.
s. Beech tree.
North Carolina in 1889 still had
AZ old. style covered bridges, 80 OF
them in Randolph county.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21
MOE RETURNS

w. J. Moe, fire insurance adj
iustor. returned to Juneau today
after a brief trip to Petersburg in
connection with the recent school
building fire there.
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MRS. FERGUSON. BABY. HOME
Copyright, 1880

Mrs. Kenneth Ferguson and her
baby daughter were dismissed from
st. AIMS Hospital last evening and
are now at their residence in the
Jensen Apartments.
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cTabpy
Birthday

The Empire e,rfo"ds congratula-
lions and best aOisheS today, heir
birthday dnntuersdrr % t'e folloio-
ing:
MARCH 81
Lee H. Smith
Bill Friend
Bill Kiloh
George Alexander
Joseph W. Flanagan
Mrs. j. P Finlay
Oren H. Hatch
Charles York
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Automotive Hints
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

Your engine doesn't have to be
lazy just because the car has
shiftless transmission.
When the service man is grindinc
in the valves of your cars engine it
is an ideal time to consider how
valve manages to cool itself. Note
that 1t is popping up and down on
its seat and that only when it is
on its seat does it have a chance to
dissipate its heat. OF course, some
of this heat does travel down the
valves tenn, where it is conducted to
other parts of the engine through
the guide, valve springs and tappets.
But most Of the heat dissipation has
to be through the valves seat. One
reason for grinding valves is to see
that each valve touches its seat al!
the way around. If it touches onlv
in places there will be insufficient
cooling. That will increase valve
warpage.
If valve is not seating properly
you will know it by the fact that
there will not be much carbon on it
Carbon will collect more on the
valves which run cooler, those which
seat better. 1t is an unfailing, yet
seldom considered sign.
Evening star., 1939-01-15

OF diamonds, winning with the nine
in dummy. Then she led small
heart and trumped with the ten of
diamonds. She next led out all ad-
versely held trumps and her win
ming king of spades. Then entering
dummy with another spade she led
the ace and the queen, discarding
one losing club on the queen. There
remained two good hearts, the
queen and the eight in the dummy,
upon which she cast off her other
two losing clubs and claimed six odd
in diamonds. Had a small heart
been led originally by east instead
of the nine, the eight of that suit
would not have set up in dummy for
the discard of the last club.
The first double of a club warned
Mrs. Terrant that she must go up
with the ace of that suit, while the
double of the final contract induced
east to lead his highest heart. both
of which proved disastrous to the
defending hands, and enabled the
declarer to make her contract.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD
Improper Food Instead of Drinking May Cause
Arrests, According Department of Agriculture

| it Is possible to measure the exact
intensity Of light required by the
subject to see. The subject was first
exposed to a bright light and then
looked steadily at a dim pinpoint OF
light. Out to one side light was
flashed with increasing intensity
until the subject could see the flash.
The degree Of night blindness was
determined by the intensity of the
flash when the subject first no
ticed 1t.
While on the very low vitamin A
diet, measurements were made every
few days until the eyes OF the per-
sons were not adapting to darkness
normally. Walking into darkened
theater the average persons eyes
soon become adapted to the darkness
sufficiently. If there is vitamin A
deficiency, the persons eyes do not
adapt normally, and he sees little or
not at all, according to the degree Of
deficiency.
The length of time on the vtiamin
A restricted diet before the night
blindness signs appeared varied
rather widely. One could not see so
well in dim light after two weeks,
two after four weeks, one after six
weeks, and one after 18 weeks. These
variations, says DR.. Booher, may be
explained by the fact that each per-
son had different amount of vita
min A stored in the liver, depending
on the diet followed in the recent
past, and each one was drawing on
this store at different rate.
One of the subjects at the end
OF SO days required 10 times as much
light as normal to see in dim light.
After 43 days 10000 times as much
light was required. 1t was evident
that all bodily stores of vitamin A
were exhausted some time between
the two dates.
After the subjects showed unmis-
taxable signs of night blindness they
were given specified amounts of cod
liver oil to determine the exact
amount OF vitamin A required to re-
store and maintain normal vision.
Inc same test was run using vitamin
A In the form of carotene-the source
OF vitamin A in all plant foods.
In the vitamin A restricted diet
the subjects were receiving from 90
to LOB international units of vita
min A daily. From the tests it was
evident that moderately active
person weighing 1872 pounds should
have at least $500 internationa,
units daily, or about PIG milligrams
Cor 0.002 grams.
With the first dose of cod liver
OIL the vitamin A deficient subjects
showed noticeable improvement in
dark adaptation within two or
three hours, although it was only
temporary. Inadequate doses of
vltamin A were given over a period
OF two to three weeks to determine
the reaction of the night blind sub
Jects. They showed an improved
light sense for several days. but it
nnally reached stationary point
still below normal.
Lack OF vitamin A, DR.. Booher
points out, affects the retina-that
part OF the eye that receives the
image formed by the lens. 1t is the
immediate instrument of sight. and
is connected with the brain bv the
optic nerve. The sensory part OF
the retina is made up of rods and
cones. The back center of the retina
Is made up of cones alone. This is
Evening star., 1939-01-15
In Local Bridge Circles
Washington Players Invade Harrisburg

F. G. Blanck, second: Mrs. Menne
Barry and A. M. Sheppard, third.
Maxwell Johnston will start an
adult class in contract under the
auspices of the Community Center
at Central High School on Tuesday
evening. On Thursday evening at
the same place Mr. Johnston will
conduct a beginners class, using a
simplifled version of the Culbertson
system. Mimeograph copies of each
lesson will be supplied to the pupils.
Instruction will continue for these
classes each Tuesday and Thursday
throughout the remainder OF the
season.
Mrs. Johnston has already begun
the instruction of an adult class of
players at Thomson School, which
meets on Friday evenings.
The prize at stake for the best
average in the complete score for
both halves of the series Is the Hall
Downs bowl.
A large contingent of Washington
players is planning to attend the
Delaware State bridge tournament.
which is to be held in Wilmington
on Friday next. Saturday, Sunday
and Monday. There will be four
major events, the women's pair on
Friday afternoon, the mixed pair on
the evening of the same day, the
open pair match in two sessions on
Saturday and the team of four
match in two sessions on Sunday.
Some OF the handsomest trophies of
the seasons tournaments are prom
ised. Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Lemon,
who won the open pair event last
year. will defend it in the coming
meet, while the local team of DR.,
E. B. Connolly, Roy Thurtell, AL Roth
and Lewis Watson will defend title
to the team of four cup which thev
won last year The tourney will be
held at the Hotel Darling.
*4*
Below Is an interesting hand In
which the declarer was able to make
a small slam in diamonds because
her adversaries doubled the two
suits which she bid in reaching the
contract. In the first instance. the
adversary on her left doubled her
bid of four clubs. and following her
bid of six diamonds, the opponent
on her right doubled. This enabled
her to locate the strength in the
opposing hands and thereby fulfill
the contract. Had the final con-
tract not been doubled. it is quite
probable that it would have been
set one trick. Many players who
feel that they can set slam con-
tract do not double it because of
the information as to the position
OF the cards that such action gives
to the declarer.
The deal was as follows.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Automotive Briefs

Headed by M. S. Suydam. Eastern
regional manager, a group of WHY'S
Overland factory officials we're hosts
last Wednesday at luncheon meet
ing at the Shoreham Hotel Mitchell
Herson, president of Mitchells
Motors, Inc. 1907 Fourteenth street
NV. and Washington distributors
and dealers from surrounding Mary
land and Virginia we're guests.
Principal speakers were Mr. Suydam
Jack Lake and Harry Harper. After
luncheon, plans for merchandising
in 1899 were discussed.
Evening star., 1939-01-15

The deal was played by Mrs Ida
Terrant in the north at a recent
duplicate game. South, who was
vulnerable. called one heart, on
minimum holding. west passed and
Mrs. Terrant jumped to three dia-
monds; east passed and south called
three no trump. In her turn Mrs.
Terrant bid four clubs hoping to
get to a slam. East doubled the
bid and south indicated his spade
holding by bidding four spades,
whereupon north bid six diamonds.
In accordance with a standard con-
vention, west. holding the ace-jack
of hearts over south's original bid
of hearts. doubled the contract. thus
telling his partner to lead heart,
which he would take with his ace.
and return club which east had
doubled at the four level. This
prompted east to lay down his high
est heart which was the nine spot.
Had he led any other heart, or in
fact any other suit except clubs, the
contract would have been set one
trick. West won the heart lead with
his ace and led back a club through
declarer's ace-queen. She went up
with ace, however, and led the three
Evening star., 1939-01-15

the part of the eye that distin.
guishes color and is In line with
objects which are brought into
sharp focus. Scattered about the
central cones are the rods. They
promote side vision. While focus
ing on an object straight ahead, at
the same time a person with nor
NAL vision can see objects far to
each side, although not distin.
gushing them nearly so clearly.
The rods evidently are more Sc
riously impaired than the cones by
the lack Of vitamin A, thus mar
rowing the range of vision by inn
pairing the ability to see objects
clearly to the side of the direct line
of vision. This was found by using
a perimeter-a circular instrument
with lights by which the exact
range Of side vision can be deter
mined by turning on lights straight
out at the sides from the eyes and
progressing to the front until the
subject sees them.
Even on the restricted diet used
in the laboratory test, the night
blindness comes so gradually that
a person would not notice it If he
did not know In advance the pos
sible result. Thus it is possible that
many persons have impaired vision
without realizing it.
Many diets may be deficient In
vitamin A, as shown by a repre-
sentative menu for the persons on
the restricted diet, which might in
clude: For breakfast-Grapefruit,
toast, bacon, margarine without
vitamin A concentrate, honey, skim
milk, and black coffee. For dinner
Chicken, white potatoes and mar.
garine, cauliflower, a small portion
of cranberry sauce, pears and skim
milk. For supper-Navy bean soup,
saltines. small serving of apple.
celery and nut salad with lemon
juice dressing, cocoa and angel food
cake.
A balanced diet containing ample
vitamin A might include For break
fast-Orange juice, bacon, one egg,
cereal with whole milk, coffee with
cream. For Observation-Disclosures
and cheese, tomato and endive salad,
saltines and glass of whole milk.
For dinner-Bouillon lamb chops or
roast beef, sweet potatoes. broccoli.
creamed onions, hot rolls and but
ter, baked apple with whipped
cream, tea or coffee.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
BY @. Adams HOward.

1t used to be what you drank had
its effect upon your use Of the auto
mobile, but science marches on, and
according to the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture, safe driv-
ing also may depend upon what
you eat. A recent study shows
that an improper diet may cause
a restricted vision.
SO the time may come when the
traffic policeman stops you after
a collision that instead of asking
you If you have been using any
form Of alcohol, his question may
be, Have you been eating enough
vegetables and egg yolks?" II you
are found wanting you may be taken
to the nearest precinct for further
examination. Blood tests for al
cohol may give way to the use Of a
stomach pump. Alas! Where is
personal liberty to be found any
more?
Finding that persons living on
diet deficient In vitamin A were
subject to night blindness, or in
ability to see in dim light, scien-
lists of the Bureau of Home Eco
nomics. by stuying the adaptation
OF these persons eyes to darkness,
have been able to determine how
much of the vitamin the body needs
daily. Common sources of vitamin
A are yellow and leafy green vege-
tables, egg yolk, whole milk, orange
and tomato juice.
Under the direction of DR.. Leila
E. Booher, and assisted by Eliza
beth Collision and Elizabeth Hews-
ton, five bureau staff members-two
men and three women-consented
to an unusual experiment in which
all food they ate for six months
was prepared in the laboratory
kitchen. Literally every bite of the
food was weighed to be sure that
each one was receiving an ample
and constant supply of calories,
protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus,
iron, and all the known vitimins ex-
cept vitiamin A, which was kept as
low as possible. The subjects
neither lost nor gained weight. and,
except for the night blindness, ap-
peared healthy throughout the ex-
pertinent.
The results suggest the possibility
that persons who habitually live
on low vitamin A diet may be the
cause of many automobile accidents
occurring in the dim dusk of twi-
light, or after dark when drivers
stare into the bright lights of ap-
preaching automobiles and do not
regain normal vision.
Low vitamin A diets not only cause
night blindness, but also narrow the
! field of vision. Even in daylight
persons on such diets would not
have the proper side vision to pre-
vent them from cutting into cars
running by their side or to enable
them to see cross traffic approach
ing when near intersections. Al
night they are less likely to see
pedestrians walking at the side o!
the road.
Before starting the experimental,
diet-a Bankhead-Jones project
the eyes OF each person were tested
to determine their normal adapt
ability to darkness. This was done
with sensitive instrument known
as the visual adaptometer, by which
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Among last weeks winners were
the FOLLOWING.

among laSt weeks winners were
the following:
At the American Association of uniyer-
nrSI. nrst; Mrs. Mrs. jamie Mason and Mrs. Willie
and Miss Edythe Rose. third. o0s
AZ the Roosevelt Hotel-North and
between J. F. McDonaush and charles
A. Lyons and Emil Kessler Of New YORK
ana r. .. Jones; John H. and Joseph w.
savage. third. East and West Miss Thelma a
Goodstein and Mrs M. Goodstein. first:
MISS Pauline Millikan and Mrs. Emily
haurimore. second. and o. L. Simpson and
w. A. Gardner. third "AN
The Bridge Club of the Treasury Rec
reation Association. at the Cheeks Studio.
south PscatuE n,ss Kstplsse Plsee WXMNorh ana
Anne AM 81 skinkeT; first; Messrs. John Abrame
Duane and Mrs: L. F. Holeombe' ] do third tn d
East East and West. Mr.. and Mrs. Blue. first:
Miss Mary Browning and D. M. Culp. sec
ond. and Mr.. and Mrs A. T, Reed third
Al the La Sale Studio. Monday-Miss
Helen Goodhue and John Donneily, frst:
Mrs. Ralph ,Woodside and Lewis Newman,
ns.Iids fssond; ana third Rush Buckley and J. A.
At the Ia Sale Studio. Thursday-Mrs.
Elmer J Koch and J. A. Dearine. first;
san samuel Keeme and John Donnelly. sec.
9nd' Gnf and Mrs Charles Kavanaueh and
eoi At the =; ayi raiyfax sn'Td aotel ruesday-Mrs
Alma Byrne and Mrs. Rose Robins. first;
Mrs. Robert Du Bois and Mrs Anne
Grimes. second and William Salisbury
and James Sourilas. third