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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-08

Loaf and layer cakes and muf- fins will have greater volume if you don't grease the sides of the baking pans. That gives the batter something to cling to when rising
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-08

Weather: Highest 52; lowest, 4s; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-08
Crumrines Leave on Painting Tour of
 Northern Territory

Mrs. Nina Crumrine and Miss Josephine Crumrine, bound on an- other painting tour of Alaska, left on the Baranof for Seward where they will board the North Star for Nome.
 Mrs. Crumrine, who has possi- bly, the most complete collection of Indian portraits that has been made in the Territory, plans to add to her collection this summer Josephine Crumrine, an artist fam ous for her studies of Alaska's fam ous dogs, expects to spend a busy summer painting.
 They will return to Juneau in August.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-08

misunderstanding It likewise fitting and very appropriate for the Chamber of Commerce in ex- pressing the sorrow and regret of it's members at his death, to refer to MT. Metzgar as 'one who through his efforts and hard work contributed much to the progress and prosperity of Juneau"
 On the character and contributions of L. Metzgar all who knew him or knew of him agree. He was a fine man, and his passing does indeed leave a void difficult to fill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-08
MODERN ETIQUETTE 0y ROBERTA LEE

O. that is giving this party" to pay backh all of them?
 and take all nature Of hos pitalty
 the dessert being served that he no?
 No he little of the dessert and nothing.
 write notes to all friends who have gifts?
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-08

They are likely to be intelligent Studious and successful.
 Copyright, 1940
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-08
LOOK and LEARN %sy. c. GORDON

short that when 1t walks Ill mud its bel ground? Who inventor of the sewing machine? Whath has beenca "the of all evi'? Charon? Battleship Maine sunk?
  l.. hippopotamus Howe 8.
 The myhological character  g. Harbor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
Sol Puts In A Plug

When Rep. Sol Bloom of New York
referred to the fact that WaShingtonS
birthday, as we celebrate it today, IS
actually some eleven days out of the way
he was getting in nice build-up for the
calendar reform that has been proposed
for some time now. More specifically he
was endorsing the recent suggestion OF
the World Calendar Association, at the
present time the most vigorous and out
spoken of the various groups that are
seeking a uniform calendar year evenly
divided into quarters and with regular
occurrence of holidays and the like.
Some days back The Democrat offered
an article prepared by the calendar re-
form group in which it was pointed out
that if the change were actually made
an accompanying idea would be to OBJ
serve Washingtons Birthday on February
II, the date on which he actually was
born. The reason we celebrate his birth
now on the 22nd, as explained by the
World Calendar Association and by Rep.
Bloom, is that when change was mace
in our calendar year from the Julian to
the Gregorian year II days were added to
compensate for time lost in computation
of passage of years.
The idea of setting back Washington's
Birthday to the 18th, OF course, makes
it nice to think of both Washington's and
Iincolns birthdays coming one right af-
ter another, but all sorts of objections
too could be voiced. There is more to
be said for the uniform calendar year
than there is for shifting holidays around
Dates are difficult to juggle, much more
SO than those events which are linked to
q day rather than definite date.
And If the argument were to be pro-
longed, we'd surely be finding disputant
who wanted something done with the
extra day which February is providing us
with this leap-year. One cross-sectlon OF
the local citizenry benefited from it. The
teaching profession got an extra days va
cation, exclusive Of storm-produced time
off. But the majority simply had an ex-
ira working day added in 1940
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
Housewives Want Privacy

Housewives know what a nuisance 1t is
when you've got your handJ in batter
of dough or your hair full of foamy soap
and the doorbell rings. You wash off
your hands or do something about your
hair, take few quick sWipes with pow
der puff and mutter as you 60 to the
door. And when you get there, it turns
out to be someone selling shoestrings.
On the other hand, you may be IN the
middle OF baking when you discover you're
a little short Of paprika. And just as
you're wondering what to do about it,
there's knock on the door and it's the
man who sells vanilla and spices and
things.
So there you are. Door, to-door vendors
may be an annoyance or godSend, de-
pending lot on the mood you're in The
residents of Montrose, Colo, decided, a
couple of years ago, that they would much
rather 60 out and do their shopping, and
an ordinance, banning door-to-door solicit
ing was passed. The Colorado State
Supreme Court recently upheld the
ordinance on the ground that citizens
privacy of their homes just as they may
individually obtain such privacy.
Large companies, that depend on
house-to-house sales, have asked the Col
orado court to reverse itself. The only
other state supreme court that sustained
a similar ordinance was that OF Wyom-
ing. The high courts of Florida, South
Carolina, and, recently, Oklahoma, have
ruled that ordinances prohibiting this
type of SaleSmanship are invalid. Despite
the opinion of the Colorado COURT no
legislation to make the ban statewide
has yet been offered. There is consider
able doubt whether such measure would
meet with the wholehearted, approval OF
Colorado'S citizens. Even though bell
ringing statesmen may, at times, be null
Sance, the voters might be heSitant to
destroy the jobs of thousands of persons.
Farm products are widely sold by the
door-to-door method, and both urban and
rural residents might strenuously object
to an ordinance aimed at peddlers
Depression years brought notable in
crease in the numbers of peddlerS. When
all other jobs were closed, a man, or a
woman, might at least try his hand at
selling. It was always possible to pick
ND kit and work on commission basis.
The result was an invasion on house
wives, whose daily routines became pune
tuated with frequent knocks on the door.
The same depression that sent the ven
doris out on the road had curtailed the
buving power of the housekeeper.
The vendors themselves, in most cases,
viii be responsible for any actions taken
apainst them. II their soliciting is court,
sous and not too frequent, if they can take
mo" for an answer, householders will not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
Airlines Make Money

All of the larger airlines in the United
States are now making money. It took
a long time for them to get around to
this point. Despite continual increases
in the number of people won over to
flying, expensive equipment and safety
large holes in the airlihes' funds.
Last year 100000 persons used the
air service In 1929 only 10000 persons
Travelled by air, and the year before, pas
sengers totaled $4,000. The traffic last
year was about 40 per cent greater than
that of 1888. With the remarkable safety
record established, transport companies
have proved their right to-. be- accepted
as a standard means Of transportation.
AS they continue to make money, govern
ment subsidies can gradually be reduced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
Fishing in the Shadows

If anyone along the Atlantic seaboard
notices sinister shadows moving out in
the sea these days, don't shoot-that will
probably be the President. And If you
Should see power launches sneaking up
to the Presidents boat and sinking fig
ures in capes and broad-brimmed hats
stealing stealthily over the sides, they
will be representatives of foreign govern
ments, coming to confer with the Presi-
dent on the European war.
It all sounds little silly-but then,
so did all the secrecy attached to an in
nocent fishing trip. Maybe the President
wasn't so worried about German sub
marines as he was about having rival
fishermen find good trawling spot he
discovered for himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
Same Old Taxes

American cities stolidly refuse to admit
that relief is here to stay. In a small and
inoffenSive way, relief has always been
administered in this country. Most peo-
pie didn't even know about it before 1929
It was generally believed that If anyone
was so unfortunate as to be without
funds, fate, in the form of benevolent
welfare agency or wealthy distant
cousin would be on hand to supply soup
and things until the crisis passed.
While municipal relief was not exactly
managed out of the petty cash till, its
inroads on the financial operations were
usually slight enough to be overlooked
by the general public. The money was
taken from the normal tax sources and
scarcely ever became too severe burden
for the city. Times have changed.
The No. l headache for practically
every councilman in every city during the
past 10 years has been relief. The same
depression that brought relief clients
pounding at aldermanic doors in UMPIRE
cedented numbers also made it difficult
for property owners to settle up their tax
accounts. Since 1880, most city govern
mentS have been abnormally occupied
with figuring out means of making bud
gets stretch to accommodate the new
relief COSTS In most cases, states and the
federal government helped PWA and
WPA, along with their predecessors, pro-
vided for some of the indigents; but even
these agencies had to be supported par
TALLY by community funds.
Few cities have conceded that relief is
to be permanent accoutrement to
municipal financing. Relief costs are
calculated from year to year, with funds
being earmarked out of the regular bud
get. Sometimes the money doesn't
quite stretch and year-end crises result.
With a few exceptions, all the funds,
used to pay, for municipal relief, are COM
ing from the same sources that were
drawn upon before relief became a
problem. Four cities - New York, San
Francisco, Grand Rapids, Mich, and Erie,
Pa. - have developed new taxes to take
care of relief. New York, last year,
financed IS per cent Of it's relief through
current revenues from cigaret, sales, bus
mess, utility and conduit taxes. Grand
Rapids managed to collect IS percent Of
it's relief costs from special sources and
San Francisco, 40 per cent
Many cities take care of this item by
floating municipal bonds. But bonds
must be redeemed eventually, so the So
luton is only temporary. Unless new
forms Of taxes are adapted, the burden
will eventually fall upon the property
owners. The gravity of relief problems
decreases, Of course, as general business
conditions improve. The situation today
is much better than it was six years ago.
Blu. it is improbable that the problem
will ever vanish entirely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
. HlGHllGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Hamlet Gets New
Pen Perspective

There's more to the story of Ham
let than Shakespeare put in his trag-
edy of the melancholy Dane, If you
accept Branch Cabell's lusty, laugh
ing story, Hamlet Had an Uncle"
(Farrar and Rinehart: $3.50.
Cabell's novel is the story of I'm
Gle Wiglerus, who steals the spot
light from his gloomy nephew. Wig
lerus is gay, amorous, irresponsible,
with far more victories in love to his
credit than conquests on the field of
battle. He walks among blood-thir-
sly, fighting Vikings, a little out of
place at first, because he dislikes
murders, shuns feuds. But ultimate
ly the Viking spirit overwhelms Wig
lerus and he disposes Of his enemies
without mercy or regret.
It might never have happened at
all If Wiglerus hadn't paused to pass
pleasantries with charming lady.
If he had not hesitated, he would
have been able to prevent the MUIR
der of his brother law, by said
brother-in-law's ever-loving wife and
brother.
Hamlet spent great part of his
life trying to avenge a man who was
not his father, would up by adding
parricide to fratricide. Hamlet and
his uncle might have remained
trends, If two women had not come
between them.
One was Alftruda, daughter of a
British king, loved by Wiglerus, mar
ried to Hamlet. The other was Her
metrude, queen of the Picts, a blood
letting Amazon, who chopped of her
suitors' heads with reckless glee.
This quartet, in love and out, bring
the saga Of Wiglerus to an end.
There is possibility that the story
of Hamlet, as Shakespeare wrote 1t,
might have followed, for Alftruda
married Wiglerus and Hamlet's son,
Eric, might have decided to avenge
the murder Of his father, so cleverly
connived by the honorable and
(sec-aAahtengaSH
Scheming Wiglerus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
In Today's Mail
PUBLIC COOPERATION ASKED
TO IMPROVE CITY'S
DOG POUND

February %, 1910
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
A short time ago the present con-
dition of the dog pound was brought
to the attention of the public. We
were informed that the condition
was at the worst and a great i'm
provement is necessary In, order that
the dogs be kept in fit and desir-
able confinement.
We know that a desirable pound
consists Of runs large enough for
sufficient exercise, clean and dry
bedding, clean utensils and COM
plete medicine chest. A we'll ven.
tilated room kept at an even tenn
perature Is absolutely necessary to-
gether with daily washing and dis
injecting. Running hot water should
be at hand at all times.
Most Of Our surrounding cities and
towns have modern pounds and pay
great deal Of attention to the care
of their pets. Pet clubs have been
formed and the public has been
given the education on the care Of
their pets. Prevention Of cruelty to
animals clubs have been established
statewide with the exception Of our
own city.
We can have such organizations
here If the public would only give
full cooperation: and when a start
Of the organization begins q large
attendance Is required.
II pet owners and lovers would
visit the pound and see how the
dogs are confined, and then think
of having their pets kept In the
same quarters, the realization Of q
new pound would have . greater
effect on them.
SO, 7 urge all who are interested
to visit the pound and to be pre-
pared for q drive which will be put
on for q new pound and q cluk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
THERE'S THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE PICTURE" CLAIMS
WRITER
Waterbury, Conn.
February rs, 1910

WaVe4buAy, OOAAA'
February IS, 1910
Editor of the Democrat:
In the March and edition of COL
lier's magazine, ION page 80) Is an
editorial captioned, Listen If You
Like" After reading it, many will
conclude that 1t would sound better
II 1t read, Subscribe II You Like
meaning of course to the magazine
itself.
agree with the editor, that the
Rev. Charles z. Coughlin should not
be gagged via some twisted inter-
Eretation of the Bill Of Rights. And
I don't urge that the editors boss
fire him, because he Is q heavy
liability to the Crowell- Collier Pub
fishing Co., though ! have a bunch
the majority of Catholic and non
Catholic supporters Of Father
Coughla1 (andwho also might be
subscribers to Colliers) would ap-
prove.
After all, this is a free country. 1t
will become less free If Golfers or
any other periodical is deprived of
the right to speak its editorial mind
(such as 1t Isl
There Is q simpler way to handle
this peddler Of hate-hate of race
for race and class for class-in
country that for ISL years has been
smart enough to keep those hates
resolutely ruled out Of the spirit OF
Its laws and institutions.
Just ponder for a few minutes the
fact that the Crowell- Collier Co. are
also the publishers of The Womans
Home Companion and The Amer
lean Magazine. just pause and es-
innate roughly how many Catholic
and non-Catholic people who SYM
pathize with Father Coughlin and
who are also subscribers to these
magazines.
BY bordering this fact, believe
one can arrive quickly at the proper
and thoroughly American solution
for the problem of the Crowell-
Collier Publishing Co. Why not Just
cross these magazines off your
reading list, and continue to do this
on the eminently supportable theory
that only an ignbramus will waste
time reading them.
A READER
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26

zard to the Miamians, both per-
manent and transient, was merely
a high wind and q generous snow
fall to my friends in little old New
York.
And they are more tolerant Of
the Floridians' comfort than the
Floridians are Of ours. When the
news Of a cold snap in Florida is
flashed to New Workers, newsboys
don't scrimmage to the streets to
exclaim that an Arctic freeze has
hit the sun-kissed and balmy state
and that Sub-zero winter prevails
there. It's all matter, ! guess,
Of a point Of viewl depending up
on whether you are facing north
or south.
KEEPING UP
WITH THE RIALTO
It is always comforting to know
that you can catch up with what
ever has been going on in your abb
sense. The Barrymore saga had
Just about begun when / slipped
away, but since then, he has been
in and out Of the hospital "for a
rest" and his show, my Dear
Children" is doing business again
as usual. Big business, by the way.
Even If the reviews of "Pinoc-
Chic" the new Walt Disney classic,
were not unabashed raves, would
long to get around to 1t immed-
lately. But since every critic
shouted loud "bravos" In Its d.
rection, ! am even more impatient.
No night clubs closed in my abb
sence, but one burned to the
ground, which gave 1t a perfectly
legitimate excuse to discontinue
business. I got back in time to see
our Mayor LaGuardia give the
heave-ho to another petitioner in
his office with a gruff Throw him
outl" order, habit he has which
reminds some citizens around here
of MuSsolini.
My friends of the Rialto report,
until I complete my own survey,
that trade at the theaters and sup
per clubs issbrisk for change.
There had been q lull In the enter
tainment world up to my depar-
ture from the big town.
CABBIE is
PRESS AGENT
Better and more hospitable than
a formally assigned city greeter is
the cabman who drives you from
the terminal Or airport to your
Manhattan home. I climbed into
Sam Berman's cab and felt native
again, while listening to his patter.
"Whaddya fellers wanna 60 hikin'
all the way down SOUTH" murmur-
ed Sam, when you kin hev all
your heart desires right here in
good, little old New Yawk? Best
Nv restaurants, hotels and every
thing. You fellers must be nutsl
You'se never come back with a
sunboia, anyway"
You may quarrel with SANS
narrow attitude and blunt philos-
ophy, but If you were an inbred
New Yorker with a tenacious af-
lection for the metropolis, you
would take your eyes off his taxi
meter long enough to agree with
him. Mt..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
What Your |. O.?
Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.

I. What Is the name Of the alloy
Of copper and tin?
2. Name the longest river in Afri.
ca.
8. photographers make maps, car
toons or crop forecasts?
4. Who Is Count Stephen Csaky?
5. Do oysters live in fresh water?
8. Flow many square rods are In
an acre?
7. What Is the correct pronuncia-
ton Of the word hypnoticp
8. with what sport Is Jack Me-
dica associated?
o. In time Of peace, is a man de-
prived of his American citizenship
because he receives q dishonorable
discharge from the Army or Navy?
10. In the card game five hum
bred, which is the lowest ranking
suit?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
daily Almanac
rises 9:56 D. m.

Moon rises 9:56 p. m.
Sun rises $3.50 a. m; sets 5:38 p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
February weather for the most part was
less severe than that in January, but pre-
cipitation was greater. Whereas the first
month of the year produced little In the
way of snow and only one rainstorm Of size,
February gave us both rain and snow IN
large quantities. Both were needed badly
by the northeast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26

announcement regarding a third
term, probably not even five min
utes before the Democratic Ma
tional Convention opens July Is.
He will remain in Hyde Park
and get the reaction Of the con-
ventiOn over the telephone. And
probably only after the ques-
ton Of his candidacy has gone
to the Floor Of the Convention
will he indicate his willingness
or unwillingness to rum for a
third term. And those closest to
him these days are betting their
money that his answer will be
"YES".
FANNY AND HOTTENTOTs
John L. Lewis got an unex-
pected kickback from his rip
snorting assertion that Madame
Secretary Perkins knew as much
about labor problems "as q Hot
tent0t knows about the moral
CODE"
Two. weeks after the convention
he received q letter from a foreign
missionary reading as follows:
''Dear MIR. Lewis: cannot let
the insult you hurled ut the
H0ttent0ts pass unchallenged.
have lived and worked among
these people for many years and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26

which is about to be formed in the
care of pets and their intelligence.
No reflection Is pointed towards
the dog warden about conditions as
he Is helpless without proper equip
ment. When sick and injured dogs
are brought to the pound and not
having any medicine, the warden Is
forced to take money from his poe
ket to buy proper things for their
treatment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26

have found ON the whole that
they have q much higher respect
for the moral code than people
who live in so-called civilized
nations.
"If what you say about Miss
Perkins is true, then she must
be very excellent public SER
want. / commend her."
MERRY.GO-ROUND
Harry Hopkins Is planning to
speak in Tampa, Florida, next
month. This will be his first public
appearance In many months.
Cost Of the new stark-white mod
ernistic Venezuelan Embassy in
Washington was $3.50, 900. Fin.
nish Minister Hjalmar Prpcope
serves a tropical cocktah in
Washington = a mixture of gin
and quinine. Daddy" Bank
head (Henry NJ, in the diplo-
matte list) has a recipe for egg
nog which he says in a diplomat
ic secret. AS US Commercial At
tache in Ottowa, he successfully
inebriates most Of the diplomatic
corps, come every eggnog season.
Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
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THE EDITOR.
@. what are some Of the popular
musical selections IN Franz Eehar's
THE Merry widow"
A. II Love You So (famous
waltz, TN Marsovia," Love in nv
Heart" "Dutiful Wife," FOR the
Night Of the Ball. Come Away"
"Ritantou Ritantirelle," and villa"
Q. Are persons who work on
farms included Ia the old-age IN
surance provisions Of the Federal
Social Security systetn2
A. Agricultural labor Is excluded,
Also the 1889 amendments to the
Act defind agricultural labor 30 aa
to apply this exemption not only to
strictly farming activities but also to
certain other closely related activi-'
ties.
Q. What was the Colossus Of
Rhodes?
A. A bronze statue Of the GreeB
sun-god Apollo on the island Rhodet
in the eastern Mediterranean, on
the coast Of Asia Minor and north
of Alexandria. It was erected about
$50 B. @. by Charles Of Indus, who
spent IL years In casting 1t, and II
cost abNut $258O00. The estimates
of height vary from 90 to 100 feet
Fifty-six years after 1t was erected
the Colossus was thrown down by
an earthquake, and lay In ruins up-
til $50 A. D., when the Arabs sold
the pieces for old metal.
@. How much will the moon bI
magnif1ed in the 2O0-inch telescop,
under construction In California?
A. When conditions Of visibility
are at their best, 1t will be possible
to get view Of the moon with this
telescope equal to that Of the naked
eye at distance Of as miles. For
technical reasons, however, astror-;
omers will prefer to study the moon
with less inagniflcation, getting q
view equal to 800 miles.