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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23

 things to which their idle curiosity attracts them That is pure research
 It is a curious thing that if you find we'll trained scientific research worker, then give him small salary, necessary laboratory space, equipment and supplies, and thereafter let him more or less follow his own whms he will almost inevitably make scientific discoveries of importance Later sti the fundamental principles he unearths will be touno to have commercial value. research worker oten finds out by accident than he does on purpose. Time after time you read in scientific papers that this or that done by chance-the cleanup man failed to wash out container some solution was forgotten-and signal discoveries followed All most alone among professional the research worker accompishes much by accident as he does deliberately.
 The ancient Greeks were wise enough to lay the foundations of abstract science. In fact, the objective of obtaining the most speedy practical results has often impeded science progress Idle curiosity is the better motivation Had electrical engineers been asked 80 years ago to dispense with wires that would have been absurd For idle curio- sity had not then disclosed enough about the na- ture of electro magnetic fields to make it other than an absurd objective.
 Free research operating under the whip of n- tellectua curiosity animating well-traned mind is society's greatest asset
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
THE DEMAND FOR HOMES

The volume of residential construction in the United States last year, though the largest during any year since 1929 barely kept pace with the in- crease in the nations housing needs. Meanwhile, survey shows that the excess of families over available housing units is as great today in 1922 at the outset of the building boom of the Juveniles.
 Preliminary Department of Commerce estimates fix the increase in nonfarm families at 40000 last year-a demand great enough virtually to match strides with the increased activity of the building industry The present year opened with an esti- mated ratio of households to available dwelling units of 10041-only eight-hundredths reduced from the peak ratio of 1oO49 at the outset of 1889 When the building boom of the 1920s began the ratio fig ure was 10035.
 Surveys, however, detect one very important dis similarity between the building situation of today and 1922 Eighteen years ago building costs were in decline from the high levels of a short-lived boom in 1919-192O whereas today the expense of construction is on the increase The cost of build ing $aooq qApse.sss of slanaaas i939 has advanced to S574 on the basis of average prices today. Lum Der prices especially have risen since the outbreak of the European war-and lumber represents one fourth or more of the cost of the average frame house Due principally to this residential construc ton costs are slightly higher than they were when the short-lived building boom of 1887 col lapsed.
 But there are offsetting factors. Home financ- ing is more convenient and at liberal terms than ever before with entcingly low down pay ments required. Modern conveniences and improve ments make new construction more desirable than before If construction costs do not beyond a reasonable level the industry should not want for lack of work in 1940.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
Russian Ambassador ldilo
 Makes Protesf, But
 If Gets Him Nowhere
oOoIlClnueu from rage Onej %oSl

Hull had caller, so Oumansky had to wait Is minutes. Further indignity.
 At last into the Secretary's office he strode.
 Hull as usual the polite Southern gentleman first, the hard voiced diplomat second, arose and asked Oumansky to sit down.
 T will not sit down. said Ou- inansky jelly This is not social call. I am here on business. l have come to protest"
 ITO be sure" said Hull, sitting down to await the blast. .....s
 We have been insulted,' snapped Oumansky, whose perfect English according to some accounts, wavered at points
 We are a civilized nation. We Ire not serfs. We are a free people protest at these insults"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
For a Fuller Dinner Pail"
(NeW York Times


 In action taken by it's executive board this week the International Ladies Garment Workers Union dsentanges itself from the trail of the high tariff kite MT DubinSkyS organization has figures to show that the garment workers lost ground under the embargo tariff" of 1880 and that they have had work and better pay since the reciprocal treaties went into effect They would like to see Secretary Huls trade agreement program extended for the proposed three years.
 They do not contend that the tariff of 1880 was the sole of the continuing depression, that the Hull program the sole cause of the pronounced recovery in their particular trade. They do point out, with justice that tariff protection does not guarantee high wages in protected industries, and that the stimulus of increased exports, made possible by increased imports helps domestic enter prise
 Probably living will see world wide free trade in the of total abolition of all tariffs. The two-score agreements patiently and labori- ousy achieved by Secretary Hull do show however, that tariff adjustments can be made a means of extending markets for the benefit of all the coun- tries concerned. In the long run these agreements part of a non-warlike campaign against the blight of autarchy and autocracy. They make for freedom well as for fuller dinner pail-if dinner pail is the correct figure of speech for the modern workers lunch
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
DAILY LESSONS
 IN ENGLISH
By w. L. Cerdse

Words Often Misused: Say, q beg your pardon" or pardon me when expressing regret for some blunder or breach of etiquette Say, Please excuse me" when leav- ing the room or the taable.
 Often Mispronounced: Orgy. Pro- nounce or-ji, as in or, as in it.
 Often Misspelled: Wreath Cnoun) Wreathe (verb).
 Synonyms: Allot, assign, appoint apportion, divide, distribute.
 Word Study: Use word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by master ing one word each day. Today's word: Taciturn; habitually silent; not given to conversation. (Pro- nounce tas-i-turn, as in at, unStressed). He was as taciturn as usual, seldom speaking"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
The Communist Party Begins to Fall Apart
Philadelphia Record)

The overwhelming victory of M. Michael Edel- stein in the 14th New York Congressional District shows a continuance of New Deal strength in New York
 The same election also shows what is happening to the Communist party New York is the Com munist stronghold and the 14th District, which in cludes the lower East Side and part of Greenwich Village, is the where New York Communists are strongest
 Yet Earl Browder third, polling only 3080 votes to Edelsteins 12,962. The Republican candi- date Louis J Lefkowitz, got $685.
 The bulk of the votes in the 14th Congressional District lie in the Sixth and Eighth Assembly dis tricts In 1888, Israel Amter Communist candidate for Representativ -at-large boiled 4103 votes in those two districts. Now Browder, the head of the party, could only poll 2,477 votes in the Sixth and Eighth districts.
 This represents a Communist loss of 40 percent It cannot be explained away. The vote for Browder is the whole Communist vote in that district, be- cause the election bitterly contested and it is unlikely that there any Communist stay-at-home vote
 What is happening in the 14th New York dis trict is happening throughout the country. The Communist party duped hundreds in the days when it was the noisiest element in the front against Fascism' Now that 1t is open ally of Fascism it is disintegrating rapidly
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
ARTICLES ABOUT
 ICKES STARTING IN ALASKA LIFE

A series of allegedly searching" articles on Secretary of the h. terior Harold L. Ickes who IS It claimed "wields more influence in Alaska than all other persons com- bined,' begins in the March issue of Alaska Life magazine, now on the newsstands.
 The March issue also includes many other articles of interest to Alaskans. Among these are such features as "The Long Arm Over Alaska" a story of FBI operations in the Territory, and "The New Inning for Alaska" which suggests that Alaska has already had three strikes called against, it but is up to bat again.
 With the March issue, Alaska Life magazine goes to a larger page size, a new style, and the development of new editorial fea- lures. A department called Com ment and Controversy has been established.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
Horoscobe The stars inclins
 but do not compel
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY "A


 Again the stars promise a fairly fortunate day. News that. is sig nificant may be expected in the morning. This is day favorable to trade and commerce. The Moor enters Libra, 8 sign stimulating to ambition.
 Heart and Home: The disposition to start things impulsively will be Irritating at the end of the week but members of the family may be unusually energetic and rest less under this sway. Good luck should attend the workers of the household, whether it be in. regu- lar employment or in domestic tasks. In the evening there is ar aspect encouraging to change and adventure.
 Business Affairs: This is lucky day for signing contracts or enter ing into new associations. Bankers and brokers have the forecast of a busy week. Speculation will be encouraged as the first month of spring draws near. Activity in ex- ports is presaged. Extension of good neighborliness with Canada is in- dicated Mexico is to command ex- traordinary attention in Washing ton, D. c.
 National Issues: Agricultural problems will be much under con- sideration in Washington where men of many minds will make the session of Congress unusually in teresting. Campaign policies may iterfere with certain aims of ann bilious statesmen. Oratory will in- crease in volume each week until the flow of words is reduced by strict procedure.
 International Affairs: The dec- ade of the 1940s has been long designated as most threatening to dwellers on the planet Earth. The fact that Virgo is involved in the configurations associated with war portents is read as presaging is sues in which the common people will be conspicuous. This has been interpreted as presaging conflict between the proletariat and the financial dictators, but events are read as indicating contestbe tween democracy and Communism
 Persons whose birthdate 1t is have the augury of year of fx- banding business and increaSng prosperity. Many a dream may come true in 1940.
 Children born on this day will be strong, practical in ideas and uniformly fortunate. These subjects of Pisces usually marry at an early age. g,t
 Copyright. 1940 C fs.-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
.p0ST0FFICE
 ALTERATION PLANS HERE
Bids Will Be Called After Final Approval in
 Juneau

Final plans for Post Office al- terations here have been received from Washington for approval of local officials. It is expected that bids for the work will be called about March Is.
 The alterations will include en- lar9ing the working quarters by taking in offices now occupied by the Territorial Treasurer and the Bureau of Internal Revenue, en- larging lobby space, moving the mail chutes and installing addition al boxes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
M Q D E P N TIE
 By Roberta Lss

Q. Shouldn't a person, to become popular, be able to rule his anger?
 A. Yc@. Better still, he should prevent it. The old proverb says, Ruling ones anger well is not so good as preventing it.
 o. What are a few differences between setting a table for a for nal dinner and for an informal one?
 A. The formal dinner table con- tains more silver, it has place plates, and no bread and butter plates.
 o. Is it necessary that one in- clude "at home" cards with wed- ding announcements?
 A. No; this is entirely optional,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
LOOK and LEARN
 By A. C. Gordon

1. What "noblest Roman of them all" was author, orator, scholar soldier, and statesman? 2. What is a howdah? 3. What plant was used by the ancient Egyptians for writing ma terial?
 4. What wellknown poet bore the middle name of "Greenleaf" 5. On what river is the home of George Washington located?
 ANSWERS 1. Julius Caesar.
 2. The seat on the back of an elephant
 3. Papyrus.
 4. John Greenleaf Whittier. 5. Potomac River.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
WE'LL PIGEON-HOLE IT"

Hull, whose soft brown eyes con ceal a Tennessee crust as hard as RussiaS best tank armor, listened to the outburst, then followed with one of his own, in words paralled to the following:
 MT. Ambassador, ever since Rus sia was recognized by this country in 1883 this country has filed pro- est after protest with your coun- try" eve have it that he did not name them, but hot in his mind no doubt was recollection of the cavalier treatment of U. s. Am oaSsador Steinhart when he sought to gain information of the City of Flint" held at MurmanSk.)
 Your country, MT Ambassador sseems to have a pigeon-hole 'as big as wastebasket into which these protests go, for we never receive a reply from you.
 Well, this country is going .ts start pigeon-hole of its own, g pig red pigeon-hole And this pro. lest is the first thing to go intt it." ---,-----s.- That ended the interview Wha further OumanSky said has no come to us. Oumansky left the of. ice, told reporters he had com, only to discuss current events witt Secretary Hull. The Secretary, asked If the interview had been "satis actory,' declined to comment. sBu eports in official circles indicat,
 le thought it was satisfactory, yer, satisfactory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
cHpby
 Birthday

The Empire extends congratula- lions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary. to the fei- lotoing:
 FEBRUARY g Mrs. Grover c. Vim
 B. F. Kane
 Bob Martin
 George Kudzoff
 Michael LanderS Mrs. T. F. Lancaster Mrs. T. J. Oliphant
 Henry Dickinson
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
NANCE IS BACK

w. L. (Bud) Nance, of the s. and N, five and ten cent Store, re- turned here on the Motorship North land. He was on a brief business trip to Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
HARRIS BROTHER ILL

Called to California by the sud- fen serious illness of his brother. Oscar Harri left on the Northland .ast night for the south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23

President James Monroe was first buried in Marble Cemetery New York City, but was later in- tered in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Va.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23
OO YEARS AGO
 /,( Pseu THE FMpffE
FEBRUARY 23, 1920

FEBRUARY Zo, AoIV
 According to reports received by local cannerymen all of the can neries which were operated in Southeast Alaska the previous wear were to be in business again this year.
 | M. Tanner, United States Marshal for the First Division, was 10 years old and to celebrate the occasion he passed out smokes 10 his friends at the Gastineau.
 According to Seattle adyices, at- tempts were to be made by the United States Army Signal Corps to obtain another vessel to replace the steamer Burnside which had served for several years as the cable repair ship for the cable be- tween Seattle and Southeast AL aska.
 Miss Klonda Olds, clerk in the office of Commissioner Burton, who had been i'll, had returned to work
 J. J. Meherin had returned from the south with the announcement that he and Oak Olson, were to establish a brokerage office in Ju- neau Meherin expected to make his headquarters in Ketchikan, and MT. Olson was to have charge of the Juneau office.
 J. H. Long was returning on the Princess Mary to start pre- liminary work on the Long Cannery on the Douglas City wharf.
 Weather: highest 20, lowest 26, clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23

Louisiana the Long trail winding to the jumping off place.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23

The war is a mistake captive Russians tell the Films. They have learned it. the hard way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23

Try an Empire ad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-23

Empire classlrieds pay.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
GLOVE PLANTS SIGN
UNION LABEL PACTS

Kewanee, Ill. (ILNS).-Union label
agreements with the Illinois Glove
Company, Champaign, H., and the
Central Glove Company, Effingham,
H., have just been negotiated by the
international Glove Workers Union
of America, says an announcement by
President Thomas DURAN of the union.
These two firms are operated under
one management and manufacture a
complete line of union-labeled dress
and work gloves.
All employees are members of Glove
Workers Union, No. 81, of Cham
paign, and Glove Workers Union, No
80, of Effingham. The normal force
of both plants together is more than
300 glove workers.
All union members and their friends
are urged to ask for the Glove Work
ers' union label when purchasing work
gloves and mittens, as well as dress
gloves, and any support the members
of the A. F. of l.. can give the Hi.
nois Glove Company, and the Centra
Glove Company will be appreciated.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
SAY TRADE PACTS
AIDED RECOVERY

Washington, d. c. (ILNS).-Nine
railroad labor unions, representing
about 625,000 workers, are on record
as favoring the reciprocal trade agree
ments program ON the ground the
agreements have played an important
part in business recovery.
Appearing before the House Ways
and Means Committee, J. G. Luhrsen,
executive secretary of the Railway
Labor Executives Association, pre-
sented statement prepared by
George M. Harrison, president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks whose
illness prevented him from appearing
before the committee as scheduled
In addition to the Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks, Luhrsen said, Harri-
son was authorized to speak for the
American Train Dispatchers' Asso-
citation; International Association of
Machinists; International Brother
hood of Boilermakers; international
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths; Sheet
Metal Workers. international Asso-
citation; Brotherhood of Railway Car
men of America; International Broth
erhood of Firemen and Oilers, and the
Maintenance of Waymen and Signal
men.
altogether" the committee was
told, "over 80 per cent of our foreign
trade is with countries with which
agreements have now been concluded.
Increased payrolls in domestic indus
try resulting in part from improved
conditions have stimulated the do
mestic demand for many types of
goods.
each improvement, in turn, made
more work in the moving of domestic
merchandise from city to farm and
from farm to city. No program can,
with better reason, claim to have
spread it's benefits to every section of
the country and to every class of
workers than this.
"There is no question that the trade
agreements are having a beneficial eff
feet upon increased employment, not
only as applied to employees of the
railroad industry, but to all indus
tries and interests"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
"No-Stop-Work Pacts With
Unions Prevent Tie Ups In
Labor, USHA Findings Show
10 Housing Projects Have Gone Into Construction With
out Single Serious Labor Dispute Because of Agree
ments-A. F. of L. Approves Agreements.

The "no-stop-work' agreements ne
gotiated by the U. S. Housing Au-
thority with building trades unions
have worked.
Approximately ITO USHA aided
housing projects have gone into con-
struction, or have been completed,
without a single serious labor dispute
because of the "no-stop-work" agree
ments, Administrator Nathan Straus
of the USHA reports.
At the same time there have been
savings of hundreds of thousands of
dollars in costs of construction as a
result of these agreements, Admin
istrator Straus says.
A check-up, Straus said, reveals
that these agreements have been
made with building trades councils in
$50 cities and with ,508 local unions.
They were unique in public housing
construction when instituted by the
USHA and have served as a pattern
for similar contracts between private
builders and union labor.
Few Jurisdictional Rows
The agreements are in the form of
two resolutions, prepared by the
USHA Labor Relations Division and
approved by the executive council of
the Building and Construction Trades
Department of the American Fedora
tion of Labor In effect they specify
that, in return for payment of wages
on an USHA-aided housing project at
prevailing local rates when bids are
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23

opened, the employers will not change
that wage rate and the unions in turn
will not halt work because of de-
mands for changes in pay or juris-
dictional disputes.
There have been only few minor
instances of jurisdictional disputes in
connection with the construction of
USHA-aided low-rent housing prof.
ects since these resolutions were ap-
proved by the Building and Con-
struction Trades Department in May,
1898.
prevailing Wages" Mandatory
The United States Housing Act of
1887, under which the USHA func-
tions, requires the payment of "pre-
vailing wages" in USHA-aided slum-
clearance and low-rent housing prof.
ects. While the projects are built by
the local housing authorities, this
provision governs their financing with
USHA loan funds, and it is the basis
of the agreements which have elimi-
mated labor disputes as cost factor
in their construction. This added cost
usually is estimated by contractors at
around per cent of the total con-
struction cost.
Straus said he considered the eff
fecting of these 'no-stop-work" agree
ments one of the outstanding achieve
ments of the USHA. They are worth
potentially millions of dollars, he de-
clared, because of ability to guaran-
tee construction schedules.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
LUGGAGE STRIKERS
PLEDGED SUPPORT

Petersburg, Va. (ILNS).-The gen.
eral executive board of the lnterna-
tional Ladies' Handbag, Pocketbook
and Novelty Workers Union at it's
semi-annual meeting unanimously de-
cided to put all it's resources at the
disposal of the Petersburg luggage
strikers.
The following telegram dated Feb
ruary IL was received by Luggage
Workers Union, Local SO, of Peters
burg:
"The general executive board now
in session in New York City sends
hearty fraternal greetings to all
strikers of Petersburg. We are
proud of your loyalty, courage and
determination to fight until the
American Hardware Company will
grant you union shop and de-
cent American standard of living.
We pledge to you that all moral and
financial resources of our interna-
tional union and our locals are at
your disposal. Be assured of all
our influence and prestige in an eft
fort to bring about a fair and just
settlement of your strike.
Samuel Reinlib, President,
Samuel Laderman,
General SecretaryTreasurer."
Similar action was taken by tht
Central Labor Union of Richmond ant
Norfolk, Va, after hearing from {
committee of the luggage strikers.
The union has preferred charges
against the American Hardware Com
pany to the Fifth Region, Nationa
Labor Relations Board, charging th
company with violating Section 8 o
the National Labor Relations Act b.
refusing to bargain collectively witt