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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02

Henry Hall, an English artist,
painted 43 consecutive winners CT
the Derby
Evening star., 1940-09-26

lay in the signing Of airplane con-
tracts and 1t should be placed now
on the complex obstacles that are
causing delays now. If we must go
on a war basis to achieve the speed
in defense production now lacking,
then it is better to 60 on a war basis
for industry now than to be jolted
into the realization of its necessity
when it is too late.
The President has said that he does
not have time to campaign for re-
election. That is true. And it is un-
fortunate that he is taking the time
to talk about the conflicting philoso-
phies of Jefferson and Hamilton and
his anxiety lest the Government fall
into the hands of "the few" instead
of telling the country, over and over
again, of the man-sized job that lies
ahead If we are to save ourselves from
war by saving England. For the
time being we may be able to avoid
war. But we can avoid war only by
making ourselves England's arsenal
and by doing away with every obsta-
Gle, on the statute books and on the
assembly lines, that stands in the
way of fulfilling that role.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Correct 1t or Repeal 1t

Amendment of the District in
come tax law, as urged by the Com
miSsioners, would remove basically
unfair and grossly discriminatory
provision of the act which cannot
be defended on any ground. The
Commissioners are correct in urging
the House District Committee to ini-
tiate the amendment and they
should continue to press for action.
There is no reason why the amend
ment could not be adopted at this
session, if the members realize the
inequity of the law as it stands and
are sincere in wanting to remove 1t.
The discriminatory feature Of the
act. of course, results from the use
of the word "domicile" in defining
those subject to the tax. AS the
Commissioners point out, SubStan-
tial number of people in the District
can legally claim residence elsewhere
and establish that they are not DOM
iciled and therefore not subject to
taxation in the District of Columbia.
But as a matter of fact, they are
residents of the District, enjoying the
services of the community, earning
their livelihood here and should pay
a tax that is levied on their fellow
citizens.
In any other jurisdiction in the
United States this absurd anomaly
would be quickly removed by the
local tax-levying Legislature. In the
Capital of the United States the cor
rection of an obviously unjust law
is hampered by the political compli-
cations which might attend the rem
edy. For the members of Congress
who enacted this law indicated their
anxiety to exclude themselves from
payment of the taxes levied. And
in safely removing themselves, they
also exempted many Of their con-
stituents who live in Washington but
vote in the States.
If Congress is not willing to re-
move the discriminatory features Of
the local tax, then the whole tax
should be thrown out and something
elSe-a sales tax, for instance-Sub-
Stituted. For as it is, the law is
inequitable and un-American in
principle and will not produce the
revenue of which a fair law is
canahle
Evening star., 1940-09-26

by something else which this same man
has made.
This product is necessary to be made
it seems. if the country needs it. but
in time of need, feel and have heard
others say that the Government should
take over munitions and only make what
our own country needs for defense or
where. after great deliberation, Con-
gress decides it should be sent. In this
way no one individual or family would
gain great profits.
1t is unthinkable that one man or
his family should profit by the manu-
facture and sale of such a man-killing
product.
Il this man and others in the same
business Of making munitions and other
warning implements would only try
turning their swords into plowshares
and pruning hooks what different
world it would be-
No devastation of beautiful century,
old buildings, no wonderful collections
of books Of learning, no creations of
art would be destroyed. but all life would
be busy with building up everything
which would bring man nearer to great
happiness and to God.
CARLOTTA BROCKETT MUIR.
September 23
Evening star., 1940-09-26
tic. This bulwark is courageous
Britain, which, in fighting for her

tic. This bulwark is courageous
Britain, which, in fighting for her
own life, is serving the cause of all
democracy. The American Legion,
with a full understanding of the
implications to America of this great
struggle between the British Empire
and the forces of destruction loosed
against it from Europe, urges that
"all practicable aid" be extended to
England at once.
Some practicable aid already has
been given to England by the United
States, but much more could be
done-indeed, should be done-if a
proper regard for our own safety Is
to be the chief consideration. The
Legion Is willing to leave to our
defense experts the decision as to
what more should be sent to the
British, but it wants the Govern
ment to know that war-WiSe and
war-hating LegionnaireS believe that
additional assistance to besieged
England is of paramount Importance
in any program to prevent the hor-
rors of war from overwhelming our
own Nation. An integral part OF
such a program, of course, is the
building up of home defenseS. The
Legion realizes that the longer Brit
0F
longer America will have to prepare
for any attack against the New
World The Legion has approved a
sensible and prudent approach to
solution of the problems forced upon
us by the times.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Comments on Aggressors
And Munitions Makers.

To the Editor Of The Star:
As look at the paper today-Sep-
tember %, in the year Of our Lord
nineteen hundred and forty-1 am ap-
palled at the deeds Of greed and selfish
ness of man.
One man stealing a little baby boy
for 100000 to spend on his own wicked
self.
A country torpedoing a vessel, muir
dering and killing little children who
were trying to run to cover from raining
bombs over their dear homes.
do not see how the perpetrators OF
such heinous crimes could ever sleep
again, for seeing in their dreams pro-
cession of little dying babies and chill
dren.
Another dastardly thing-a group OF
nations deliberately planning the divi-
sion of a whole continent and stealing
those lands for their own countries.
God himself must be broken-hearted
at the degradation of man.
He" has given to man the wonder
full gift of the power of will. When 1t
is used according to the rules of love
and right living, it is wonderful thing.
but when it is used for selfishness and
greed 1t is man himself who is to blame
if the world rocks and comes to ruin.
Another thing-I rode the other day
over a wonderful road, made by one
man, who donated it to the State and
its needs.
That was q very good deed. but, even
though it serves many. many people.
1t is not worth one mans life. Many.
many men have lost their precious lives
Evening star., 1940-09-26
The -Legion's Logic

Because they have seen war In all
it's stark savagery, members of the
American Legion favor the taking of
every feasible precaution against the
coming of war to the Western Hemi-
sphere. Legionnaires, in convention
at Boston, Massachusetts,, are to be
congratulated for the realistic logic
they have shown in appraising the
dangers which confront their coun-
try at this critical hour and in in
dorSing certain measures designed
to forestall those dangers. One vital
method of keeping war away from
our shores as long as possible is the
rendering of physical, as well as
moral, support to the last bulwark
against the spread of totalitarian
aggression to this side OF the Allan
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Cites Discrimination
Against Retired Officers.
To ths Hdttor ~ THE 9.ar

To the Editor OF The Star:
War Department officials this year
asked Congress to provide funds 10 en-
able it to order to active duty 3o8 re-
tired officers. After the funds were pro-
vided the department arbitrarily set up
q self-imposed rule which bars from such
duty certain officers who were forcibly
retired in 1884, not because Of inability
but because Representative Ross Collins
insisted on reduction of officer person.
mel from 12,300 to 10000.
Thereupon the department employed
section 24b, National Defense Act, which
provides for the retirement of incom-
petent officers, to force this reduction.
Now, when an emergency arises, the de-
partment arbitrarily bars these officers
from service. Most of them are officers
major. The majority are graduates Of
the special service schools of their
their branches and are fully capable OF
performing their duties. There can be
no comparison of their relative worth as
regards Reserve officers who are to be
called out by the thousands.
Many of these officers are thoroughly
"fed up" with the Army. Others would
welcome the opportunity to serve. If an
emergency exists, the services Of these
officers, whom the Government has spent
thousands of dollars to educate as Off
GERS. are needed. The President and
administration leaders insist an emer-
gency exists. From the actions Of the
War Department apparently there is
doubt whether it exists. It wouldn't be
that some one is trying to fool the voter?
Madison, Wis. AMERICAN.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Murquerite Clark

There was a Snow White before
Walt Disney's film. Her other name
was Marguerite Clark, and she was
as lovely to look upon, to hear and
to remember as any heart could
wish. Some Washington playgoers
of the years Immediately preceding
the outbreak of the first World War
have not forgotten her. Her art was
childlike, but for that very reason 1t
survived the turmoil of the time that
has passed since she left the stage
in 1918.
Miss Clark had a natural claim
upon a sensitive audience. Born at
Avondale, suburb of Cincinnati,
February %, 1887, she was the second
daughter of merchant who, dying
young, left her at eleven to the care
of an elder sister under whose guild
ance she prepared for a career in
the theater. Her beauty was mystic
quality, defying Identification and
analysis. So, too, her genius evaded
explanation. 1t was composite of
keen intelligence, compelling en-
thusiaSm, perfect poise. Though she
won success as a star of the silent
screen her more important achieve
ment was that which she gained in
medium which permitted or, rather,
required that she should use her
voice. Her debut was in opera.
Only twelve at the moment, she
merited the commendation of the
most competent of critics-her fell
low players They proved their af-
fection for her by helping her toward
fame and fortune.
The American stage in Miss Clark's
period was happy as it has not been
more recently. She was with De Wolf
Hopper in "Mr. Pickwick," with John
Barrymore in "Anatol," with Conway
Tearle and Richard Barthelmess in
the movies. The list of the produc-
tions in which she appeared is ex-
ceptionally long considering that she
chose to retire when she married at
thirty-one. Works of charity, care
fully concealed, occupied her mind
until her death at fifty-three. The
world to which she belonged had
come to an end, and Snow White
was ready to go home.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
THIS AND THAT
Bu Charles E. Trdce1DeH.

Now the cat, by many years. has
been all over the house, in his own right.
Cats are creatures of habit. Perhaps
that is one reason many human beings
find them so interesting. AS different
as they are from mankind, especially in
their psychology, they are strangely like
us in many traits.
Habit forming is one.
The cat is like the hero in Victor
Herbert's song, II Want What I Want
When I Want It."
The cat used to being the panpered
pet OF a household likes to change its
sleeping places.
One time it sleeps on the davenport
in the living room, and the next time
on the dining room table.
These habits, terrifying to the non-cat
person, are amusing although sometimes
disconcerting to the friend of cats.
Here is where management must come
in Carefully the old fellow must be
herded into the basement, given good
sleeping place, made as comfortable as
possible.
This will keep him out of the over
stuffed chair, but 1T won't keep him out
of the baby.
What to do?
AS our correspondent has found out,
really there is no solution, except the
obvious one, which is no solution at all
to the sort of kindly person here in
volved.
Old cats, like old persons, tend to
become somewhat insanitary in iheir
habits. And there are many to shout
that cats are never sanitary.
While we may discount the old wives
tales about cats giving children diph-
iberia, we cannot forget, even if we
animals, and animals cannot be called
clean in the human sense. Even human
beings often find it difficult to achieve
cleanliness in the absolute sense.
How to get rid of old cats in an
honorable way is a problem indeed,
which no friend Of cats has ever solved
yet
Probably it will never be solved, like
most of the other problems of this sad,
sad world. The person with particular
affection for animals faces the tragedy
of existence just a little bit closer and
more honestly than most persons. That
is why, We believe, such a person is
likely to be a sentimentalist, not 'be-
cause he or she is crank, nut" or
odd, but simply because he sees better
than most the very implications Of life.
There are just two things such a
person can Go with an old cat-keep it,
and make the best Of things, being espe-
cially mindful of sanitation, or get lid
of it by boarding it at good cat home
or seeing that it is placed with some
other person who really likes cats. The
difficulties of both solutions are i'm
mense, real cat friends being as they are
OF one thing, however. such a person
may be sure-the cat will be happy, If
placed with some one who likes it. Cats
enjoy, as Herr Hitler put it. that boon
which he wishes for the common people,
the blessings of illiteracy." They do
not know enough to grieve.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Two ROOSeveIts
And Third Terms.
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
The democratic nomination marks the
second time that a Roosevelt has run
for third term as President of the
United States.
1t is interesting to make one COM
parison between the Roosevelt nominal
ton of 1912 and the Roosevelt nomina-
ton of 1910. Theodore Roosevelt never
thought of calling his nomination a
draft. Theodore Roosevelt was a
vigorous, two-fisted political fighter. He
was far from being a tyro in the art
of practical politics. He knew how to
get votes. But he never submerged his
basic principles to political technique
When he was nominated for third
term, he said in so many words that he
did not believe in the policies Of Presi-
dent Taft. 1t would never have oc-
CURED to him to try to pretend to the
people of the United States that they
had drafted" him.
The tradition of the integrity of the
presidency has been impaired. That
office is now being sought third time,
not with clean hard-hitting virility. but
with solemn pretense and hypocritical
evasion. And while the candidate looks
the other way, his proponents are re-
sorting to that subterfuge of the power
loving but irresponsible politician,
smearing. The tradition OF the integrity
of the presidency has been impaired,
not so much by the nomination for o
third term, as by the means used to
get that nomination and the methods
now being used to get the November
vote. G. B. STUDLEY.
Del Mar, Calf.
August a.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
The VILLAGE Store

They linger on the stoop by day.
BY dusk about the stove,
With sons and grandsons gone away,
Old men from up the grove
And from farm-houses needing paint
And fields they till no more.
To whittle. doze. and drawl complaint
Of politics and war.
This way from noon to dusky damp
Such cronies ease the heart.
The grocer jingles keys and lamp.
The old men rise and part.
But there they'll be the morrow met
To smoke and cough and wheeze
And clutter stoop and stove and fret
At such sad times as these.
BRANSON BLAKE.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
BETHESDA, Md.

Dear Sir:
II have been an ardent and devoted
reader of your column for years, having
enjoyed, for the most part, all of your
articles, and most especially those arti-
cles relating to cats-my favorite pets.
This is a rather difficult letter. We
have had a pet cat for II years, brought
up exclusively as an apartment cat
never having been out on the ground on
his own; we tried the latter, with tragic
results, due to his great fear; but he is
most affectionate cat in his own
habitat, and he is beautiful cat
admired by every one.
Nov, the complications. Sixteen
months ago, a baby boy joined our
family and now is beginning to toddle
around. At first, we did not let the
cat even see him until he became ac-
quainted through his crying. and when
he did see him, he casually ignored
him.
I'VE are on the alert all the time
and wonder If we were not what the
result would be. We did the best we
could for the past year, but the further
complications of cat hairs is a very
important question in our minds as 1t
Is impossible to isolate him.
"We have gone through many Sleep
less nights wondering what the future
to mind our baby in our home with the
cat around, as a matter of fact I am
afraid we could not get any one, even
If we wished.
Il am wondering if you know any
cat lover (adults only who would be
willing to give our cat home, even on
trial.
do you think the cat would be
happy? Sometimes wonder If he is no
a 'one-man' cat. having been with u!
so long, or do cats feel that way?
Your advice in any capacity would bt
most sincerely appreciated
"Very sincerely, H. P"
We are not quite sure, when our cor.
respondent refers to he" whether sht
means the baby or the cat
People who like animals are that way
1t is the reason why there is a rea
problem here.
Persons who dislike cats, or who are
Indifferent to them, would find NJ
problem here at all.
Kill it" they would say, meaning, oi
course, the cat
Hitler gives the same sort Of command
But the person who likes animals can.
not find it in the heart to execute cat
or even to give it away to persons utterly
unknown.
The problem remains almost a problem
without a solution.
The baby or the cat-if two are one
too much, then one must go. and. O
course it must be the cat Even tn
confirmed feline addict will admit a.
much.
Dyed cat friends vii
insist that maybe the two can get alons
all right, since they have managed !.
for Is months.
But the toddling stage. at hand. mean:
that the baby will be all over the house
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Sees Alien Symbols
In Prize Sculpture.

To the Editor of The Star:
Referring to the pictures which ap-
peared in The Star of September % Of
prize winning figures by Robert Cron-
back, to be placed in the new Social
Security Building, beg, in the name Of
Americanism. that these symbols of
Communist Russia and Fascist Italy be
not further perpetuated in our public
buildings. and especially in one which
emphasizes security for this and fu-
ture generations of our citizens.
The Russian sickle and hammer (ab-
breviated). appear predominately in the
picture of the man, and the writhing
snake of Italy in that of the woman.
I add no further criticism to the So
called art" displayed in these out-of-
proportion travesties, inasmuch as the
jury of award, for incongruous reasons,
particularly liked . . the great sweep
of the rail (sickle)," and "the fresh
symbolism of protective shelter . OF
the family" (from the nake).
September a. Z. L. SPRINGER.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
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q yie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1940-09-26

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Evening star., 1940-09-26

Ex-Secretary Wallace predicts "a
vast farm problem when the war
ends" Why not just put q period
after the word problem?
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Husktn.

A reader cdn get the ansDer to any
question of fact by ,Drtttng The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred.
eric J. Hasktn, director. Washington,
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Evening star., 1940-09-26
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Evening star., 1940-09-26

@. How long does 1t take to build .
battleship?-W. l..
A. The Navy Department says that
it requires about four years to build q
battleship.
Evening star., 1940-09-26

@. In what direction does the cross
on Holy Cross Mountain in Colorado.
face?-D. H.
A. 1t faces east. The deep crevices
which form the cross are snow-filled
throughout the year, and it is visible
at distance Of 80 to 40 miles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-29
CINNERS' FARLEY
SLATED JULY 81
Full Program Is Prepared For
Gathering AT N. c.
State College

RALEIGH, July 28.-Rendering a
more efficient service to North Car.
DINA cotton growers will be the
theme of a one-day conference Of
ginners at N. C. State College Wed
nesday, July 81, J. c. Ferguson.
Extension cotton ginning specialist,
announced today.
The meeting, held in connection
with State Colleges annual Farm
and Home Week, is expected tc
attract a majority of North Caro-
lina's ginners.
b Principal address of the sess\r
will be delivered by Garner M
L. ster of Jackson, Miss, president
Of the National Ginners' Associa'
ton, who will speak on What tc
Expect from a Ginners' Associa.
ton"
Other speakers during the morn.
ing session which b e g n S at IL
o'clock in the National Guard Ar.
mory just off the State campus are
Col. j. w. HARRISON, State College
administrative dean; Commissioner
of Agriculture w. Kerr Scott; j. E.
Moses, Atlanta, field representa-
tive of the National C%ottonseed Pro-
ducts Association, and c. D. Pat
terson, Decatur, Ala, president OF
the Alabama Ginners' Association.
During the afternoon, the ginners
will hear DR.. I. o. Schaub, Exten-
sion Service director, and DR.. j. B.
Cotner, of the Farm Security Ad.
ministration. Following these ad-
dresses, the cotton men will see a
motion picture of better ginning
practices and take part in an open
forum conducted by Fred P. John
son, State gin inspector, and Elk
tension Specialist Ferguson. T c
afternoon session ' ill be held in
the College Y. M. c. A. auditorium.
The business meeting and cleo
ton of officers will take place fol
lowing Patterson's address. 2