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adverse decision by his administrative superior. The
commission cannot actually compel his reinstate-
ment if, after investigation it finds the charges
against him lmfounded but its recommendations are
pretty likely to be followed if only because of the
publicity which will attend them.
These safeguards established for veterans by the
Starnes- Scrugham law to eminently reason
able. But we see no reason why they should apply
to veterans exclusively Others in the civil service
equally entitled to protection against arbitrary
dismissal by their administrative superors Congress
would do WE'LL we think to bring the whole roster of
Government employees within these provisions. 1t
would add to the burden Of the Civil Service Com
mission and would call for additional funds and staff
But it would be well worth it in the lift it would give
the morale of Federal workers by assuring them
security of tenure merit basis.
1t would also give Civil Service workers more
political freedom. Voting the wrong way apparently
wouldn't be valid excuse for dismissal.
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LOOK and LEARN q c. GORDON

city
O
O. country of
many miles spun pound
sides has penagon?
phebiis?
Street, Key West
a -
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Hunger and Wars Ideals
New York TineS)

New York Times
We fighting this for certain ideals, among
them the right of all people to choose their forms
of government and to be protected in them against
when we hear them expounded after a good lunch OF
a good dinner Hungry people as we'll as well-fed
people agree to them. There will be less hunger in
the future if they are made effective. But what a
hungry person wants first is food If he doesn't gel
it his ideals will not be of much This is point
made by Prof Wesley A Sturges of Yale who directed
American economic aid in liberated Sicily. In his
recent radio speech Professor Sturges said
believe that the economic problems of the
post-liberaton period first in the order of
Importance; that these economic problems
must be solved before the form. structure
personnel of any civil government can
have any lasting Significance that only by
resolving these economic problems will any
or lasting political organization be assured
in Italy F." hazard the opinion, moreover,
that Sicly's experiences may fairly at
tend most of the future liberated countries.
The idea is not new. Hiram Motherwell expressed
it in his book, The Peace We Fight For published
year ago in which he said that in liberated Europe
the question what kind of government shall have,
will present itself to 95 per cent of the population
what kind of government will give us food The
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Admnisra
ton is based on this conviction. The value of Mr..
Sturges' testimony is that it out of direct
perence The professor in his is impractical
theorist but man who has been there and knows
what he is talking about
Food clothing, shelter, medicine, doctors, nurses
all these weapons just truly guns and planes
weapons. There do not to have been enough
of them for civilians in Sicily in southern Italy at
least during the early days of occupation Yet the
italian pattern. if it be worked out successfully
by men far-seeing and, judge, as able as Pro-
fessor Sturges could ease our military task in the
rest of Italy in France and the Low Countries and
possibly in the Balkans. 1t could help us win the
and it could help us keep it won
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Gently scored victory by getting
the Army to abandon an order re-
quiring U. S. soldiers to salute Nazi
officer prisoners.
JOHNSTON AND STAIN
Eric Johnston is telling this story
about his visit with Stain in the
Kremlin
Johnston says he had trouble
getting Soviet officials to let him
take American newspapermen into
Siberia, SO he finally appealed to
Stain after being turned down by
the Russian Foreign Office.
Marshal Stalin," he asked di-
rectly of the man who runs Russia,
do you have any objection to my
taking four newspapermen with me
on my trip into Siberian"
No replied Stain. none what
soever."
do you think Foreign Commits
sar Molotov will agree with this
decision? He has already turned
me down on this request" said
Johnston, staring at Molotov, who
was sitting in the room with the
Soviet chief.
"Molotov never disagrees with my
decisions, do you, Vyacheslav?" said
Stain. 500 So
Molotov and Stain laughe d
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HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
but do not compel"
SATURDAY. JULY %


Adverse planetary aspects are ac-
tive today but there is sign OF
promise for merchants and hotel
linen
HEART AND HOME: Gossip re-
garding men and women in the
limelight will be prevalent. Ger
tain stars are believed to encour-
age disloyalty and inharmony
While Uranus is in Gemini dis
ruptiVe and revolutionary ideas are
pervasive.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Since the
future of the United States will be
largely dependent upon what is
planned or accomplished this year
the utmost caution should be used
in all branches of trade and com
merce. Victory for the Allies will
open great opportunities but they
must be used with wisdom and
foresight.
NATIONAL ISSUES: New phases
of the liquor problem are forecast
Prevention of excessive drinking
will become a serious concern, but
no form of prohibition will be ac-
ceptable, the seers declare.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR S :
Closer relationship between the
South American people and our
selves is forecast. Progress toward
understanding will be speeded or
retarded by our deeds. AstroIogers
warn against favoritism in dealings
with our neighbors
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of a year Of good
fortune to which friends contribute.
Children will add to the family
happiness.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be intense in their emo
tons, brilliant in mind and able
to make much of their lives.
Copyright, l944l
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Washington
Merry
Go-Round

Continued from rage One)
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20 YEARS AGO fHE EMPIRE


Charles Naghel Secretary had issued
munication of Mt. Juneau Lodge No. lat, F. and
Bradford continue office Postmaster until
], and the functions Charles W. Carter.
orchestra of the Princess Louise give
A Hall conjunction with the Novelty -Four.
Bach J returned to Douglas after employment in Peters
OF months
hills Douglas full of bueberries
pckers full
H F. George travelling left
Alameda for Sika.
j. w Kehoe in arriving Estebeth
outhbound loaded with
tourists.
Weather report: high So;
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In addition, the Polish Embassy
has been sending out elaborate
brochures about Poland, printed in
many colors, outlining Poland's po-
sition in the current border dis
pute with Russia. These are in
scribed to Cabinet members and
sympathetic diplomats.
The Justice Department investi-
cation shows that registered and
unregistered Polish agents have also
been writing anti-Soviet speeches
for Congressman and that Polish
refugee groups have been attempts
ing to turn the Polish American
vote against Roosevelt in November
All this has Infatuated the State
Department and the Russians; has
put the Polish exile government
very much in the lighthouse.
RUSSIAN ARMY NEWSPAPERS
Reports from the Russian front
indicate an unusual degree of team
work between men and officers,
and between the men themselves.
Military observers attribute this in
part to the unique method used
by the Russians of publishing sol
diers' newspapers behind the lines
and letting the men write to these
papers to suggest strategy for new
campaigns and comment on errors
of the past
Front-line newspapers are issued
daily for each army, with papers
every other day for each army
corps or division. The printing as
6ignment4 is terrific, since editions
are published in all the various
languages spoken by the members
OF the Soviet armed forces. In
stead of being printed in cities be-
hind the lines, these papers are
written and printed close to the
front line, with headquarters NOV
ing forward constantly with the
armies.
Even aften the heaviest fighting,
Russian privates take time off to
write on military matters During
recent offensive push, with the
entire sector in constant activity,
one front-line paper received from
40 to 100 letters daily over several
weeks They were from enlisted
men and non commissioned Off
GERS, who wrote from their own
experience on how best to attack
an enemy fort, how to destroy an
enemy tank, how to conduct one
self in hand-to-h fighting in
the enemy trenches
NOTE-Col Egbert White recent
ly resigned as Mediterranean di-
rector of the Stars and Stripes be-
cause he was not permitted by
Secretary of War Stimson to pub
lish more extensive political news
of the coming Presidential cam
paign.
The Army magazine Yank re-
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PARSONS MAKES
SUGGESTION To-
BETTER JUNEAU

The letter written by E. Parsons
making suggestions to the Chamber
of Commerce as to what could be
done for improvement of Juneau,
received honorable mention. The
letter is as follows
This is my suggestion for the bet
terment of Juneau
We will all admit that in many
respects Juneau is more backward
than other Alaskan cities in the
matter of civic affairs. This is ap-
parently due to the general lack of
interest by our citizens and is con-
dition of long standing. Conse-
quently, Juneau has grown in a
hit or miss" way with no consistent
plan for municipal development.
The proposed city manager plan
will do great deal to correct this
fault through long range, post
war planning program We are be-
ginning to realize our sad state and
appreciate the necessity of such a
program. We realize too the neces-
sity of radical changes which must
be made in order that such plan
may be accomplished.
Among the many necessary prof.
ects needed we find a new city hall,
! a new fire station, a library and
possibly a civic center. Our present
properties must have attention; our
schools needs remodeling, our boat
harbor and docks need extensive re-
pairs, our streets need paving. Such
postwar projects will be necessary
to give employment to returning
service men as well as to provide
local payrolls.
All these things will require more
money than can be raised by the
present tax rate. Even new APP
praisal and increased tax rates will
mot suffice without increased bond
ed Indebtedness under our present
system. Past experience with bond
ed Indebtedness in Juneau has, not
been too satisfactory. We all know
Of the past school financing, and
that it is only due to the efforts
of Mayor Lucas that we are not still
paying on interest in excess of the
principal borrowed
Some new source of income must
be found if Juneau is to continue
to grow and have the essentials Of
a healthy community.
Public ownership of utilities is the
answer to our problem. 1t is no
new thing and is working most sue
cessfully in hundreds of American
Communities There is no reason
why Juneau should not purchase
our utilities and pay for them with
the earnings from the properties.
Money now diverted through alb
sentee ownership of utilities can be
used for the development of the
projects listed without increasing
the present rates and without de-
preciating the present tax income
AS stated, public ownership oil
utilities is no new thing and is
working for the betterment of prac- !
tically every other Alaskan COM |
munity Of any size.
propose that a Thorough inves-
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NOTICE

I will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by anyone but
myself.
RUBEN RAMBERG,
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Daily Lessons in English y %. I. GORDON

MISUSED: say II think engineer
MANAGE the
OFTEN MIsPRoNOUNCED Egg Pronounce in LEG not
A in VAGUE
MISSPELLED Siege; Receipt
SYNONYMS Tremble, shake shver. CULVER quaver.
STUDY: word three times it Let
vocabulary
health was
indisposed"
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VIUDLKN LIluULIIL ROBERTA LEE

should dinner,
sh or
should first the left side, the
right of the left
introducing mother what would be
the best phrase for her to use?
should probably
years older than the girl she Mr.. Gray"
good form engraved invitations christening?
done occasionally, usually these invitations
telephone. u
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MERRY-GO-ROUND

The State Department has put
in shiny new pressroom for news
men, but no increased information
on foreign policy - Disabled
war veterans and physically ham
dicapped persons are having their
problems investigated by a special
House committee under Represent
tative Augustine Kelley of Pennsyl-
vania = Kelley has five sons,
all holding union cards, all in SER
vice Gov. Dewey's economy
administration in Albany has spent
100000 more than any Democratic
group which has run the State in
the last twelve years = /" The
Berlin radio beaned to America
tried a new propaganda trick the
other night An announcer, intro
ducing newscaster, said: 1.-THE
views of this commentator do not
necessarily reflect the views of this
station
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tigation of the proposition be made
and our City Council be approached
ON the matter of obtaining an APP
praisal of the properties by some
qualified firm.
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loudly.
NOTE-Johnston reports that the
Russians, now in siege of intense
patriotism, are clarifying their old
national heroes, He says the Sow
lets have changed Ivan the Ter
iible's' name to Ivan the Good"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

Simmc1ng away quietly on back legal
burners tor long time, II was now
coming 10 a boil
So the reporter hOtfooted il around
10 Mrs. Bars home and discovered,
as he had hoped. that Mrs Barr had
a theory about the historic nose.
thumbing
Though she hadn't been anywhere
near the opera house at the time, she
was positive that Mrs DOhertys ges-
ture had been aimed at her
How did she arrive at that con
cluSion? Wen. the thing Seemed 10
break down this way:
The opera, which Mrs Doherty was
attending was Boris Godunoff, by
NOqsSorgsky Boris Goduno0 IS
gloomy opera. Gloomy operas inspire
gloomy thoughts The thought of
Mrs. Barr can scarcely be- anything
but gloomy 10 Mrs. DohcTty. for the
two have been battling in the courts
for seven years.
Therefore. it seemed al least pos.
sible that the melancholy Russian
music had evoked in Mrs Doherty's
mind the thought of Mrs Barr
And, once the thought was there
the noSe.thumbing may have followed
as automatically as a headstand fol.
lowed the loss of Lawyer Richard
Knights wife
To quote Mrs. Barr. Mrs. Doherty
has been figuratively favoring her
for quite a while with similar GEES
lures in one court after another.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

The origins OF their feud are 10 be
found in the 1905. when Mrs Barr,
then the vic oil the wealthy railroad
equipment manufactures, James Cum
mlngs Barr. was a society leader in
Washington, = c.
As such, she was in a position TO
make or break social careers, and
Grace Doherty's, she claims. was one
Of those she made
Lalla recalled how she introduced
Grace 10 the right people and paved
the way7for Grace's daughter, Helen.
The latter's father had been an off
cial OF farm implement company.
Lalla lanents that Grace misled
her when she said that Doherty had
legally adopted Helen as his daughter.
She AYERS she never would have in
PRODUCED her 10 "eligibleS" had she
known the truth.
Grace al the time a widow, was
employed as nurse by Henry /
DOherty, who had 500 10000 and
stubborn determination 10 die
bachelor
Mrs Barr takes the credit for hay
ing broken down that determination
in favor OF her friend
Moreover. she alleges that afte,
their marriage she continued her
sponsorship or the new Mrs. D0herty
until both the latter and her daJ glitter
by previous husband were firmly
established on the social heights.
In return for these benciaCIonS.
she asserts Mrs Doherty later prom
Used 20 testify i'm connection with the
prolonged and bitter litigation which.
IN 1882 won Mr.. Barr a New Hamp-
shire divorce
Acting as her own lawyer Mrs
Barr has long been trying TO get the
New York courts 20 restore her mari.
tai property rights and declare her
husbands divorce fraudulent
She believes that Mrs. Doherty's
allegedly promised testimony would
have helped a great deal in this suit
But the testimony was never given
Mrs DOhertY, IL is charged Tcncged
on her promise and as result of
that and Of several other asserted in
juries, the by now almost destitute
Mrs Barr feels that she has been
damaged SS5. 900 worth
- In the various courts through which
all this has dragged, Mrs. Doherty
has denied the allegations as steadily
as. outside Of court. she has seemed
TO ignore the alligator.
However, she must still think
occasionally Of her former friend. il
Mrs. Bars explanation of the opera
eScapade is correct
THF NNFnICNN MEEEUN ~
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couldn't help feeling. left him pretty
much where he had been before TO
wit, in a dilemma.
And then just when things seemed
the blacklist. when. in fact, he was
busy brOOding over other matters.
what should he stumble on but clue
1t was an $4,000 lawsuit by Mrs.
Lalla Fairfield Barr one.time society
leader, against Mrs. Doherty. After
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

Weekly yields 10 nobody in its love
.S~.a mystery it at once detailed
brter 10 get TO the bottom OF this
most intriguing one.
A visit TO Mrs Doherty's home
proved unrewarding She just simply
wouldn't talk
Her lawyer then explained, "She
doesn't like the gentlemen of the
press. YOU know
February q. 1919
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27
THE great question is not
\ whether Hrs. Henry /.

N FIVIIItI -IIo HUH
y DOherty widow OF the
multimillionaire utilities magnate actually did
place thumb 20 SchnozZe and wiggle her fin.
gers al the premiere OF the Metropolitan Opera
Company's current Diamond Jubilee season.
The remarkable photograph OF her, taken in
the act and reproduced on this page proves it.
The great question Is why SO aristocratic a
lady should have stopped 10 a gesture So plebeiau
When Mr. Richard Knight the acrobatic
New York lawyer, enlIvened another opera
Opening couple Of years ago by standing
on his head. the explanation was not hard
70 lIMi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

he was doing II
" in back his
ranged wife
Disturbed by the
way She had been
ignoring him ne
decided that Step 4
i'm rcpOsseSSing her
must be 10 lct her
know in som O.
fairly o btrusiVc
manner that he was
still mo r the
liviUg
hr operate
head and followed
as a matter OF
course
However il is
unlikely that Nir,
Dohcrty was also
motlNated by heart
break for SO far
as anyone is aware.
there /, no alien
ated beloved iu hcr
offiuL
NOT DO any other
easy cNplaD3 ions
seem 10 hold water.
a critical attitude
toward Tho per
fornancc. annoy
anCc with her COM
paniOnS of the eve.
ming or simple
high or low spirits
would att you'd
think. have q more
conventional eN-
preston.
Obviously. tn q
whole thing vas "A
|my stery and since
| + h e A IN eFiCan
Weekly yields 10 nc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

\ Scene From Boris GOdu.
nOff. the Gloomy Opera
Mrs. Doherty Popped Up
With Her Historic Gesture.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

Tn this iupasse. the re.
porter decided % call on an
impasse expert in short. a
psychiatrist
The pSychiatriSt displayed
none of Mrs Dohertys post
operate shyncss. In fact. he
A1ve out on the subject Of
discriminating for close TO
aD hour
Purely a matter Of sup
pressed desires. he began.
You see, there's a little vul.
garity i'm even the most Gle.
CANT OF Us Now if YOU seek
an explanation. YOU must 60
back 10 a persons early
childhood etc. etc"
All If Y.Lt,b tLa ,..,,,-,.t,,,.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

w h y Di d The
Utilities Magnofe's
Widow Thumb Her
Nose at the oPera
Pr e miere? Be
C ouse She w a S
Thinking Of Me!''
Cries the L q dY
Who's Been Suing
Her for Seven
Years
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

February -. 1917
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

AII II Whlch. - reporte
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

The origins Of their feUd are 10 be
found in the 1905. when Mrs Barr,
then the Wite oil the wealthy lailrpaA
equipment manufactures, James Cum
mlngs Barr. was a society leader in
IIacbfyogtnp
Evening star., 1944-11-15
Chicuqo Livestock

chicago, Nov, IS 9R aWFAl.-salable
NOES nosSs ws rs;4o9: totsi 20 600; slow. early
snd close Q TO is cents lower on % weiahts aiffs
270 pounds down; weights over go
lso-27O pounds. l4.lb-f4 so: top. 1855:
u SOFA. 10: weights over, go pounds,
Loo; bulk good and choice 100000
salable cattle, 10000; total, II 900:
salable calves, 1000; total. 200: fed
steer and yearling trade steady; general
market more active; top. 1880, paid toi
l.Ol5 pound yeariines as well as 1,22b-
pound steers: several loads, ls.00-ls4 40;
bulk, ] .O0-1S.00; heifers steady to strong,
top, II So. good grade cows active, Arm
at 13.00-14 90. other grades weak: cows
in liberia! supply, but bulls and vealers very
scarce. both classes fully STEADY: choice
vealers, 1850 down: not enough stock
CATTLE here to reach trade requirements at
f1rm prices, mainly 11.00-13.b0 on stock
ers.
Salable sheep. 1000: total. 9. 900: OPEN
ing steady; early sales good and choice
native slaughter lambs, 4.40-14 so. some
held higher; scattered sales small lots ma
tive slaushter ewes, 5.75 down.
Evening star., 1944-11-15
Market Recoyeries
Slight as Some
Leaders Sell of
ny BERNARD 8. O'HARA,
Associated Press financial Writer.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The stock
market strove to regain its balance
today after two sessions of sharp
decline but recoyeries were not ex-
tensive and some leaders continued
to sell off.
A fairly heavy accumulation of
selling orders put a dent in prices
at the opening. While offerings be-
came lighter after the first hour
bidders were too hesitant to pro-
vide a real comeback although Sc
lected steels, aircrafts, rails and spe-
cialties worked into narrow gains.
The general tone was irregular near
the close. Transactions amounted
to around 10000 shares.
Among pivotal shares at slightly
better levels in the final hour were
Douglas Aircraft, Boeing, Westing-
house, Allied Chemical, Youngstown
Sheet, Johns -Manyille and Penn
sylvania. Fractionally lower were
General Motors, Goodyear, Mont
gomery Ward, American Telephone
and International Nickel.