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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That hearing on the petition of Jacob w. Sorri and Florence Sorri husband and wife, of Juneau, AL aska. to adopt a female child named Virginia Dawn Houseman, born July 20th, 1887. now residing at Grand Rapids, Michigan, with Mrs. Willis Chaffee, the mother of the peti- tioner Florence Sorri, will be held at my office in the Federal Building at Juneau. Alaska, at 10 o'clock A. M. May 18th, 1940. Helen Houseman, mother of said child, and all other persons concerned, are notified to appear at said time and place and show cause, if any they have, why l. said adoption should not be ordered. FELIX GRAY,
 United States Commissioner First publication Feb. IA, 1940.
 Last publication, Feb. 28, 1940.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14
Same Difference
Cincinnati Enquirer
interest.

The American Civil Liberties Union whose good work in upholding the Bill of Rights in many cases cannot be denied has discovered that the denial of civil rights in Soviet Russia is not unlike their sup preSsion in Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. A special committee of the union has adopted reso- lution to that effect.
 What ordinary people recognized for a long time the union and many other organizations and ndi- vduals refused to see. They were hoodwinked by tall talk They heard Russian leaders speak of de- mocracy and evidently thought they meant it. Few of them stopped to look at the performance behind the promise. They made distinction between tweedle dunn and tweedle-dee
 The alignment of Russia and Germany and the nexcusable aggression against Finland has apparent ly opened the eyes of those who held out to th last in the belief that the Soviet Union had some thing more to offer than the other Relationships Dictatorship is dictatorship, whether Josef Stalin Adolf Hitler or Benito Mussolini is at the helm The little fellow gets it in the neck and pretend that he does not because of the Headers" talks in a democratic fashion is sophstry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14
M O D E R N ETIQUETTE
By Roberta Lss

Q. What should a man do when, on account of his eccentric habits, tactleSs remarks, and asinine &C., tions, other men are always criticis- ing and ridiculng him?
 A. There is nothing he can. do but change his habits. He that makes himself an ass must not take it ill if men ride him.
 Q. When girl is dancing with man, and she is much the better dancer, isn't it permissible for he1 to lead?
 A. No. This makes her appear masculin and the man ridiculous
 Q. How far from the floor should l the corners of the tablecloth reach:
 A. At least four or five ,inche. from the floor. ,S
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14
ITS IN THE AIR

It isn't altogether the mild winter which makes life so bright nowadays Another reason for the cheerful greetings and bright smiles is politics.
 With 30 candidates for the Territorial House alone large in the First Division the amount of glad handing and back-sapping reaches proportions which affect the whole body polite.
 Whether they will get votes or not, the candidates have congratulations for their seven dayS-a week cheerfulneSs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14
eHabby
 Birthday

The Empire extends congrdtula- lions and best tvishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the fol- lotOing:
 FEBRUARY 14.
 Scott Ford
 Frank Cashen
 Austin Brown John A. Larson Mildred Bryson Gary Aalto Bach Mrs. Chester A. Anderson Mrs. Edward Bach Mrs. Olaf Bedding Nathyla Macdonald Lloyd V. Winter
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14
SALVATION ARMY BIBLE CLASS WILL
 MEET TOMORROW

The Salvation Army Bible Study Class will meet tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock, at the home of MT. and Mrs R. B. Lesher.
 Mrs. John T. Gillingham, oi Wrangell, wife of Brig. Gen. Gill lingham, in charge of the Salva- tion Army in Alaska, will be the guest speaker.
 All interested are invited to at- tend the meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14
LUMBER MAN HERE

Gordon Mcdonald, Petersburg logger now logging near Sitka for the Sitka mill of the Columbia Lumber Company, came in yester- day on the Alaska from Peters burg and went out to Sitka last night on the North Coast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14
LOOK and LEARN
 By A. C. Cordo~

l. What is the most valuable form of carbon? 9 Between what two countries was the Hundred Years War fought? 3. Who wrote '"The Battle Hymn of the Republic? 4. What is the immature state of butterflies and moths? 5. To, what country does Lower California belong?
 ANSWERS 1. The diamond. 2. France and England. 3. Julia Ward Howe. 4. The caterpillar. g. Mexico.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14
NOTE ON PEACE

The Nobel Peace prizes for 1888 and 1889, total ing $56000 have not been awarded, no present per- sonality being found worthy of them. It is being proposed therefore, that the prizes be used to buy ambulanceS for Finland
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14
SIGNS OF THE TIMES

Crashing, one after another, the bulwarks of the "old days
 On Sunday due to the war The London Times broke a tradition more than a century old-and put news as well as ads on the front page
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14
RETURNS HOME

F. A. Hills of Sitka, returns to the Historic City as passenger on the North Coast last night. He has been in Juneau on business the past few days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14

Nathaniel Eaton was the first president of Harvard, in 1640.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14

ATTENTION REBEKAHS Regular meeting Wednesday al 8 pm.
 KATHERINE HALM, adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14
20 YEARS ;:.u s. AGo ss;.s9
FEBRUARY IA, 1920


 Influenza among the adults was on the wane in Juneau, although increasing in the number of cases among children.
 commodore" E. M Policy and his crews armed with full battery of hoze. nozzle and ctiy water, op- ened the mains this day against patches of snow and gave the Jul neau streets a bath.
 The Juneau Dairy Go. and the Mendenhall Dairy Go. announced a decrease in the prices of milk from 25 cents to 20 cents quart. The reduction in price was due to the fact that additional milk COWS had been purchased by the dairies, caus- ing a surplus. of milk.
 A. E. Goyette, Vice President of tn Jualin Alaska Mine Co.,, and Chas. c. Titus, Managing Engineer of the same company, left for the mine on the gas boat Santa Rita.
 Mrs. Hector Mclean was expect ed to return soon from Seattle where she had been visiting with relatives and friends for several months.
 Announcements had been received in Juneau from MT. and Mrs. Henry Harold Townsend, formerly of this city, of the arrival in Seattle of Miss Jean Talbot Townsend The new arrival was born February 6.
 J. w. Gucker, who had become AL aska representative of the Pacific Coast Biscuit Co.,, was expected to go to Sitka on business.
 Weather: Highest, 36; LowSt, 34; Rain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14

Influenza among the adults was on the wane in Juneau, although increasing in the number of cases among children.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14

Empire ciassifiads bring results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14

Ten Presidents of the United States were Episcopalians.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-14

Mrs. A. L. Lornsten, of Pasadena, Calif., and her daughter. Margaret do their packing as they prepare to set out for the uninhabitated Ba- hama island of East Caicos. Part of a group which hopes to found a modern Utopia, they are pictured at the Cutler, Fla, tourist camp, where the colonists are staying while ar-
 ranging for transportation.
Evening star., 1940-04-08

The car and the road are safe.
How about you?
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Corcoran Latin America
Exhibit Opens Today

An exhibition of Latin American
art at the 0orcoran Art Gallery to-
day will open the celebration Of
Pan n-American Week in honor of the
50th anniversary of the founding
of the Pan American Union.
Throughout the week programs
are scheduled to commemorate the
unity and friendship among the 2l
American republics. Next Monday
President Roosevelt will address a
special session of the Governing
Board of the American Union
Following the session the President
will be host to Latin American Min
listers and Ambassadors on the Gov
erning Board. A reception will be
held at the Pan-American Union
that night.
Flowers of the Latin American
nations will be on display in q show
to be inaugurated tomorrow at the
Pan-American Union. On exhibi-
ton daily will be blooms sent from
South and Central America as well
as flowers entered by the National
Botanic Garden.
Other events scheduled include 4
concert by glee clubs of local univer-
sites at the Pan American Union
tomtrrow: presentation to Dr. L. S.
Rowe, director general OF the Pam
American Union, of the 1910 gold
medal OF the Inter American Com
mercia. Arbitration Commission at
luncheon Friday. and dinner
dance by the National Press Club in
honor of the unions fiftieth anni-
versary Saturday.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
| Ickes Honors
| Pioneer in News
| Photoqruphy

william H. jackson, pioneer news
photographer. whose early pictures
of Western scenic wonders form Z
special exhibit arranged In the
museum of the Interior Department
in honor of his 9th birthday an
niversary, today received belated
fluctuations from Secretary Of the
Interior Ickes.
Mr.. jackson was detained in De-
troit on his birthday last Thursday
when the exhibit was opened. He
returned here today and visited the
museum. where Mr.. Ickes and Ma
tional Park Service ofncials were
waiting to greet him.
Secretary Ickes paid tribute to
the veteran photographer as a man
who helped make the National Parks
of the country possible by the photo
graphs he made of scenes In the
Yellowstone region.
Cameramen were astonished at
the remarkable series of pictures
made some 10 years ago. They
agreed they could hardly be i'm
proved on today, despite all the ad-
vances made in photography.
Mr.. Jackson was the Official pho
tographer of the Hayden Expedi-
ton to the Yellowstone region in
the early '70s. His pictures SO
much impressed members OF Con-
gress that they voted to reserve the
scenic wonders Of the Yellowstone
for all time.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
5,386,069 Lunches
Served D. {. Children
Under W.P.A. Project
Other Assistance
Given Since 1885
Listed in Report

District children have been served
1896, ,069 school lunches since the
District w. p A. school lunch project
was inaugurated in December. 1895,
Paul Edwards, District w. P. A. ad-
ministrator, reported today.
Mr.. Edwards list of District w.
P. A. accomplishments in the well
fare section was part of Works Prof.
ects Commissioner F. c. Harring-
tons Report to the Nation" on w.
p. A. projects.
Other accomplishments listed by
Mr.. Edwards in his report included
a total OF 969753 garments, bed
clothes. flags and draperies produced
by the sewing project and distrib-
uted through local welfare agencies;
22,093, visits by housekeeping aides
to the homes OF needy families
where the homemaker was i'll; as
sistance in the treatment of lO,935
cases in Gallinger Hospital by prof.
ecl workers augmenting the hospital
staff; the placement of 162 trainees
who have completed the household
training project, and the distribution
of 32.045,275 pounds of general pro-
duce from 1885 to March l, 1910. and
234, 4,069 articles Of clothing to needy
families from July /. 1898. to March
l, 1910, by the surplus commodities
project.
The school lunch project, spon-
sored by the Board of Public We'll
fare and co-sponsored by the Board
OF Education. provides lunches for
5000 school children daily.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
U. 5. Employment Rises;
Paw Roll Off in February

Federal employment advanced. bu
the pay roll dropped here and else
where in the country in February
according to the monthly report o1
the Civil Service Commission.
The short month. which cut down
perdiem pay, probably was response
BILE for the showing. which saw the
local roll decline about 100000 tc
$22 2,582 ,263. while the national de-
crease was about $2,100,000 to $141,-
918239.
The net increase in employment
here was 353, bringing the total to
127,771; in the field, the increase
was 259. to 811 PA.
Locally, increases in the Navy
Department and Federal Security
Agency were Offset by decreases In
the maintenance force of the ONCE
of the President and the Federal
Works Agency.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Mexicans Denounce
U. 5. Proposal for
Oil Arbitration
Portison Groups U#ite
In RoIIyine Behind
Cordenus Administration
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, April S.-Ignor-
ing partisan differences, labor and
political groups today rallied behind
President Cardenas' administration
and Joined the press in bitterly de-
nouncing a United States proposal
for arbitration of the 2-year- -old
controversy over appropriation of
American oil interests.
News of the United States sug-
gestion. the governmnet's prepara-
tions to answer it and a swiftly or
ganized campaign to consolidate
public opinion virtually preempted
the front pages of the nations
newspapers-both conservative and
progressive
Press comment referred to the
proposal as Yankee assault" and
"imperialist aggression" and pre-
dicted that it would be fatty re-
jected.
Messages rejecting the solidarity
of normally divergent groups poured
in on the government.
The permanent committee on
Congress which sits between regular
legislative sessions, was summoned
to meet today to study the United
States proposal
All ofdc!al sources indicated that
Mexico would reject, courteously and
firmly. the request for arbitration,
but formal action was delayed by
President Cardenas' absence from
the city. He is expected to return
from a tour of the South later in the
week.
Meanwhile a new committee for
defense of national integrity pro-
ceeded with plans for nation-wid
holiday and demonstration Thurs
day indorsing the 1888 expropria-
ton decree.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Federal Playhouse
Proqrum Announced

A concert of Victor Herbert COM
positions will be presented by the
Federal Playhouse chorus and Or
chestra at the Agriculture Depart
ment auditorium Thursday and Fri
day nights. There also will be
dancing numbers.
The playhouse is sponsored by
Agriculture branch of the National
Federation of Federal Employees and
is directed by Lee H. Shugar. There
is no admission charge.
Evening star., 1940-04-08

fore noon yesterday. He said he
had been In Chicago, st. Louis and
Miami, among other places. and that
he had stayed In the best hotels.
my conscience bothered me,
though" he said, land, all in all,
don't think it was worth It,"
His wife, police said, had left the
Robinson residence at 1448 Park
road NV. several weeks ago, going
to her family home in Springfield,
Mass.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
5. A. R. 10 Present F|aq
To School Tomorrow

The District Of Columbia Society
Of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton will present a flag to the new
John A. Chamberlain Vocational
School at an assembly tomorrow at
2:30 pm.
An address on the Importance and
meaning of the American flag will
be delivered by Chalmers Seymour
Mcconnell, president of the District
S. A. r. He will be introduced by
Robert D. Brinker of Mckinley High
School. chairman of the s. A. r.
Education Committee.
The speech of acceptance will be
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Sought in $1,731 Loss,
Store MANAGER Gives Up

Having attained his objective of
getting away from 1t all" by a
months luxury tour. William Robin
son, 81. former shoe store manager
accused of absconding with $1,73l
was In police custody today after
surrendering at headquarters yester-
day.
He had been sought in Eastern
cities In connection with loss OF a
days receipts Of the Crosby Shoe
Co. store at Ills F street NV. early
in March.
Mr.. Robinson. who is married and
the father OF a l0-year r-old girl,
walked into headquarters shortly be-
Evening star., 1940-04-08

made by Edward D. Reed, principal
Of the school. The 8. A. r. viii also
be represented by Henry w. Draper,
supervising principal of the first
division of the public schools; selden
M. Ely, former supervising principal
OF the schools; Stephen o. Ford and
1t. Col. Roscoe B. Woodruff.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Lawyer Supplies Officer
With Perfect Defense

To those skeptical of his story
that the black eye he had today
was received from swinging door.
Police Lurty c. Houff simply says,
''See my lawyer"
His lawper in this case is J. Rob-
ert Escher, who inadvertently par
ticipated in Houff's mishap in the
Police Court Building by pushing
the door from the opposite side.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Reds Reported Building
Forts on Munchu Borde,

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. April ga dispatch to
the newspaper Asahi from Hsinking
Manchukuo, today said Soviet Rus
sian forces are erecting permanent
Notifications" which extend to
within three miles of Manchukuo' s
border with Outer Mongolia.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Press Club to Hear ketterino

DR.. Charles. K. Kettering, vice
president of General Motors, will
address members and guests of the
National Press Club at 1890 pm.
Thursday at the club. it was an
nOunced TODAY,
Evening star., 1940-05-23

siveness by the fullness of the two
piano tone. Each Of its four move
ments, Introduction" "Valse," "Ro-
nance" and "Tarantelle," are rife
with melody and rhythm suavely
expounded in free and easy style.
Composed under the influence OF DR..
Dahl, who was helping Rachmanin-
of to overcome the strange lethargy
of spirit that held him captive for
many months, it dates from the
period of the Second Concerto"
which was directly the outcome Of
DR.. Dahl's mental therapy. Relieved
OF the depression that hindered his
composing, Rachmaninoff shows .
new vigor and freshness In this de-
lightful work. The young artists
played 1t with fervor, especially the
"Valse," which is by far the most
appealing Of the four divisions OF
the work
Composed a few years later and in
circumstances that resembled Rach-
maninoff's except that the composer
was recovering from a stroke Of
paralysis, Rogers Introduction and
Fugue" formed strong contrast to
the Russian pianist's suite. It is
dryer in content yet marked with
the extraordinary gift for exhaustive
exposition of a theme for which
Roger was famous. It's technical
difficulties were met by the perform
ers with the utmost ease, while the
intimate blending of tone which
characterized all their playing was
also here apparent.
In the developing of effects and in
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Don't You Go West,
Little Chorus Girl

Seymour Felix, the dance direc-
tor, warns girls across the coun-
try that it would be foolhardy to
rush to Hollywood because Of the
current shortage in chorines.
Although the chorus girl situa-
ton is acute it is only temporary"
he said. Outside sources have
drawn away hundreds who will re-
turn in time and oust out inexperi-
enced newcomers"
Felix, who sent out call for 500
girls and could muster only $50
for q big spectacle number IN
Lillian Russell" said that Sally
Rand took 60 to Mexico City with
her, sever |, musical shows have re-
cruited around 800 in Los Angeles in
recent weeks for tours, and, both the
New York and San Francisco Fairs
would sign about 200.
"Since there are five big mu-
steals under way right now, all of
this has caused = shortage Of cho-
rines," he said. Several Of the
films will be finished shortly, though,
and the girls released for other
pictures.
1.-THE newcomer has almost no
chance. She must belong to the
Screen Actors Guild, and it's diff
ficult to get into 1t. Moreover, no
matter huw good dancer she is, she
isn't wise, and the studios
naturally taxa the mora exnerienced
girl"
The top notch chorines, Felix
said, average around $1,000 q year.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Gifted Pair
Is Heard in
Recital
Martha Norton and
Walter Schoeneweis
Play at Arts Club
By ALICE EVERSMAN,

Young, fresh talent in the diff
cult art of duo-piano playing was
revealed in the recital given by
Martha Norton and Walter Schoene-
weis last evening at the Arts Club.
The two artists have a strong musi-
cal feeling and finished technique
that had ample opportunity for dis
play in the varied program which
they offered. Taking first place
both from the manner of per-
formance and from its musical value
was the presentation of Rachman-
inoff's Second Suite, Op. IT," while
the remainder of the program in
cluded Bachs "Siciliano," Pirani's
"Gavotte. Op. 34," the Debussy-
Ravel nocturnes, "Fetes" and
"Nuages," and Introduction and
Fugue," by Roger.
Rachmaninoff' suite had a buoy
ancy of mood that gains in expan-
Evening star., 1940-05-23

the smoothness Of the joint delivery
Mrs. Norton and Mr.. Schoeneweis
have reached fine point Of artistry.
Careful in their tonal modulations,
they infuse their playing with va
riety that needs only more time to
grow into full release Of interpre-
tation. The Bach "Siciliano" suf-
fered somewhat from restraint, but
the gay "Gavotte" Of Pirani's loos-
ened the tightness and it proved to
Evening star., 1940-05-23

be . most pleasant number to tighten
a serious program. The trace of too
great solidity in the touch of both
pianists was not SO well adapted to
the delicate "Nuages," nor did it
permit of the necessary needless
abandon that "Fetes" requires.
The auditorium of the Arts Club
was filled to capacity with a dis
tinguished audience which enjoyed
every number the gifted pair played.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-03
Good Taste
Today


when not--seem to confuse many
people. Actually the rules are
explicit and once learned their use
Is quite simple. For example, a
man who has no title except Mr..
signs his name alone, In a hotel
register. John Adams Brown. or
J. A. Brown, or whatever his sig
nature may be. But II he is a
clergyman or doctor or an Off
Ger. he signs his name. The Rev.
James A. Brown, or DR.. j. A.
Brown Cor II he prefers. ]. A.
Brown, M. d.. or Col. James A.
Brown. In other words. men with
these titles prefix them to their
signatures. always. When a man
is with his wife. he writes his own
name on one line and his wife's
name beneath:
John Adams Brown
Mrs. Brown
Or he may register his wife and
himself together this way:
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Brown
A doctor with his wife writes: DIR,
and Mrs. j. A. Brown Che can't
add NJ. d. to Mrs.. A doctor
married to doctor writes his own
name first and his wife's separ-
ately beneath:
DIR. John A. Smith
DR.. Mary Smith.
There Is only one definite tabu
Do NOT write John A. Brown anc
Wife. A child under five is added
on the end of the mothers name
as land child" without a name
or 1.-TWO children" three chill
dren." etc. Between five year.
and their teens. children are reg
istered as Mary and John Brown
| In the order OF their ages. (John'i
name would come first II he Il
older.) Grown daughters names
are always written above thu
names of their brothers:
Miss Amy Brown
Miss Mary Brown
William Brown.
| thank You. Sometimes
Better Than Money
Il Dear Mrs. Post. When I 70 L
spend the weekend In the hous'
Of my employer. and spend three
quarters Of the time working wit
him on business and the remaining
quarter is social, am expected Z
tip the servants. Ordinarily. o
course. when 90 to stay in tn
houses of friends who are luck,
enough 10 have q maid. / Civ
something 10 her. But am Il
doubt about what to do in thi
particular situation.
Answer: am sure II woul
not be expected: In fact ] think
might be thought tactless rathe
than generous You should c
course say "goodby" and than
you" To those who looked afte
GEOGRAPHICALLY TO any one Q
them who has been kindly stten
tive to your wants.
Young Girls at Lunch Alone
Dear Mrs. Post: Is II proper 70
two young girls alone to so I
lunch at q place that Is famous .
q supper club, am referring I
one Of the much puhlicized suppe
clubs in New York.
Answer: Yes. entirely proper.