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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
BOATSHOP WORK

At the Northern Commercial Co.,
the Carol Ann owned by the Ju-
neau Cold Storage Co., came off
the ways the end OF last week at
ter repairs. The Consul D. owned
by j. M. Stear was up for shaft
and stern bearing repairs, and was
put back in the water Monday eve
ming. Royal O'Reilly's boat, the
Red Wing, is in for engine align
ment and propeller repair.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17

Drop in at the Spring Bazaar &C
the Episcopal Church Saturday al
ternoon between 2 and S, for
cheering cup OF tea or coffee, and
look over the array of attractive
stationery items. including plastic
cards. Many other things on. sale,
too. SO 4t
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NEW PERSONNEL ADDED AT
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OFFICE

Arthur l.. Kimball arrives today
at the Geological Survey office
from the Portland District to assist
with the summers stream gauging
work.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17

Now is the time to put your tur
coats in storage. We have the only
cold fur vault in Juneau. Coma In
to our office. Chas. Goldstein
and ca 81 tt
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17

OF WEATHER
ALASKA PTS.

Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska points,
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
a. M, l20th Meridian Time. and
released by the Weather Bureau,
Juneau. follow:
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17

Trollers Attention! Stop at
Madsen's today for your supplies
Spoons. plugs, sinkers, ETC., at re-
duced prices. 176 tt
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17

RUMMAGE SALE
At Lutheran Church Wed, May
IS, beginning 10 am. 81 1t
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17

The English word TATTOO comes
from the Tahitian word tatau,
meaning mark.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17

FROM OREGON
H. J. Hukari of Portland, Oregon,
is a guest at the Gastlneau.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
A Son Remembers His Fo. 81

Bernard M. Baruch, now nearing eighty,
remembers as a boy an observation made
BY his father, who was a physician, to the
effect that there is no such thing as sin
durable"
His father may have been speaking more
a q philosopher than as doctor OF
medicine. But the remark left profound
impression on the boy, and the man seems
to have taken 1t as sort Of guide during
his own long and.useful life. For one OF
the attributes of character which makes
Mr.. Baruch so valuable counselor In
public affairs is his unwillingness even
to acknowledge that any situation, no
matter how hopeless it might appear to
be- will not respond to patience, to good
sense and to sincere determination to
correct what is wrong.
It is not surprising. therefore, to learn
that Mr.. Baruch has decided to leave his
entire estate to the promotion OF his
favorite form Of philanthropy the cure Of
the "incurables." He has already given
over q million dollars to the Baruch Com
n,ttse on Physical Medicine and RehaDih-
Evening star., 1949-11-20

tation. He has seen how men and women,
incapacitated by crippling deformities or
accident, have responded to treatment, an
important part of which consists of giving
them the confidence and the means to
regain a sense of usefulness.
The success Of this work has been due
in no small degree to another conviction
on Mr.. Baruch's part-the conviction that
good work, in whatever direction, requires
the close attention OF those who direct 1t,
If it is to be successful, and is not to be
accomplished by the mere grant Of money.
He has made himself guiding spirit, as
we'll as chief benefactor, in the work OF
the Committee on Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation. He must take much salts
faction in having Dund method of
building philosophy of life, while re-
building broken bodies and broken spirits.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
The Nation Says Grace
A Thanksgiving Message Stressing Need for Gratitude
for the Privilege of Being Americans


and q half million dollar appetite, COM
menting: mo man can be really rich who
is compelled to take daily orders from his
stomach" Every golden friendship still was
his, all real values of life were unshaken,
unbroken and sound. This man was singing
a Te Deum for opulent riches too often
taken for granted. Even with money props
suddenly taken from under him. he found
that with less to live on he had more to live
for because Of intensified appreciation.
And then why not a grace on Thanks
giving that this Is America and that we are
Americans? That means, with eyes in which
there Is no haunting fear, we can look out
of the windows Of our home which is our
castle, and into whose sacred seclusion no
dictator can send his spying henchmen. It
means that with ungagged speech we can
sound forth our convictions about anything
and anybody, without fear Of molestation
and liquidation. Being an American means
that all the might Of this strongest nation
on EARTH its schools, its churches, It's courts,
are at the disposal Of the most obscure citi-
zen, because the Republics creed is that the
state is made for the individual and not the
individual for the state.
Thanksgiving, If it is to be anything more
than q gluttonous festival or just nostalgia
day for counting rosary Of wistful memo
ries must stir us anew with the epic story
of those who with the Pilgrims creed reared
their affairs of gratitude and offered their
Thanksgiving on frozen ground, and who
raised the white steeples Of faith against the
expanding horizons of new continent as
they beat a thoroughfare for freedom
across the wilderness.
Thanksgiving is time for the paean of
responsibility and worldwide leadership In
this day OF destiny: "Now God be praised
who hath matched us with this hour"
The Presidents Thanksgiving Proclama-
ton contains two sentences which we'll
might be written on the door-posts Of our
homes. our houses Of worship and business
and government: 'The times demand more
than the wisdom Of man can provide. There
should be in the hearts of all good men
and true a realization that as the Psalmist
said, There is no king saved by the multitude
OF host; a mighty man is not delivered
by much strength"
That is the supreme basis Of Thanks
giving. It means that there is no final
mandate except the voice of the people, 1t
is the assurance of spiritual verities which
at last shall dictate to the dictators and
sinite to the earth all who lift puny human
hands against truth and love and righteous
ness. Brute force cannot win. For that, let
us thank God and take courage as the
Nation says grace.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

or marriage. The Star declared: 1.-THE British
newspapers - = are strenuously endeavoring
to make political capital out OF the VISIT
This view. however, is opposed by the COM
ment Of today's German papers, which insist
that the trip Of his majesty is purely a
family affair and has no political Importance
whatever" A decade and half later Ger
many. and Britain were locked In deadly
conflict, one result Of which was World
War II.
Garrett A. Hobart Vice President OF the
United States. died at Paterson, N. j.. Mo-
yember al. 1890. and The
Vice President Star for that date carried
Dad the news Of his demise on
its front page. zone Of tho
strewdest businessmen In the country"
william McKinley's running mate had been
III for long time. He had started his career
as q schoolteacher, then had practiced COM
mercial law with great success. His invest
ments IN new businesses brought him for
tune estimated in multiple millions. Prior
10 his election to the vice presidency he had
been q director Of so different corporations.
AS presiding officer Of the Senate he was
popular for his genial manner. He was "a
splendid parliamentarian." having gained
considerable experience as Speaker Of the
New Jersey House and President of the New
Jersey Senate. In Washington MI. HOBART
and his wife resided on Lafayette Square.
entertained lavishly and were highly es-
teemed. They had one son. Garrett, Jr.
A daughter Fanny died In Italy while the
family was travelling there IN 1895.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Hurruh for Mr.. Heinz!

In New York the other day, speaking to
his colleagues in the food industry, H. J.
Heinz II buoyantly declared that much
can be done-indeed ought to be done-to
make better cooks out of American house.
wives BY coincidence, at practically the
same hour, Senator Brewster was down
here telling the press that the time is
almost at hand, and may actually have
long since arrived, for nominating women
to the Presidency and Vice Presidency of
the United States.
Here we have two male viewpoints that
are altogether at opposite poles. On the
one hand, we have the suggestion that
woman's place Is in the home and that
she should be taught to cook better meals;
on the other, we have MIR. Brewster sound
ing of to the effect that maybe we ought
to elect her to the White House without
further delay. His opinion is that a poll
tician who thinks otherwise Is foolhardy
unless he reckons with the fact that there
are about so ,000, 600 housewives In America
and that 1t is taking on large order" to
challenge the idea that they are not all
good enough to be President or Vice
PreS1QenG.
Men, let us rally around Mr.. Heinz!
Before it Is too late, let US close ranks and,
with our massed angered forces Of common
maleness, turn cold and fishy stare on
Senator Brewster. Let US keep In mind
that the female Of our American species
who is inordinately kowtowed to, far more
SO than are her sisters elsewhere already
spends practically all the money spent in
this country on consumer goods, clothing
and food. Let us remember that she owns
about 40 per cent of the Nations homes
approximately half It's railroad stocks, and
roughly 10 per cent Of all its private
wealth. In short, let us look carefully
at this princess OF privilege and ask our
selves-no matter how lovely and rayishing
she may be, no matter how coyly she lays
siege Of our hearts-whether she can be
Evening star., 1949-11-20
trusted with any more power than she has

trusted with any more power than she has
right now.
In other words, let US not underestimate
the American woman's wiles or the
tyranny she is capable of. If we don't
watch out, then one Of these days we may
find ourselves trapped in a matriarchy
whose baneful influence on our lives could
be unimaginably terrible. If people say
that men have made a mess Of things and
that the prettier sex probably could do
much better in preventing strife and war,
let us challenge them most vigorously.
After all, what about the turbulent Helen
of Troy? What about the historical dis
turbance named Cleopatra? What about
the lack OF peace under Elizabeth? What
about the undisputed statement that hell
hath no fury like woman scorned?
Above everything, what about Eve who
started every bit of woe We know when
she inveigled Adam into gulping the fruit
of the tree of the knowledge Of good and
evil?
. Up with Mr. Heinz! Down with Senator
Brewster! Surely, men, If we are wise, we
will refuse to be sentimental or excessively
chivalrous in this matter. Needless to say,
the American woman is lovely, brilliant,
wonderful, and all that sort Of thing, but
we ought not to go overheard in adoring
her In every respect, she is pleasanter to
contemplate as creature who cooks
good meal and rears mannerly children
than as President of the United States.
Now, If the more beauteous readers of
The Star feel otherwise, let them come
forward with their brickbatS.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Too. Many BIG Crashes

The only surprising thing about the Air
Force order grounding most OF the Nations
B-29 fleet, pending complete inspection"
of the aircraft for defects, is that this
precautionary measure was not taken
earlier. Records show that at least one
hundred and twenty flyers have been killed
in twenty seven B-29 crashes in the past
three months. The yearly toll at this grim
rate would be close to five hundred men
and more than hundred Super Fortresses.
That is 40 per cent higher than the esti-
mated normal accident rate of this obSo-
lescent bomber.
The B-29 was rushed into war service
before all Of the bugs in 1t had been
eliminated. That was understandable in
wartime, but the public had supposed that
the big bomber had been perfected under
the B-29 modernization program begun
after the war. General Vandenberg's s
grounding order makes it plain, however,
that this program has not been COM
pleted The improvements relate chiefly
to the power plants of the four-engined
craft-reported to have been source OF
considerable trouble during combat opera
tions. 1t is significant that engine failure
has figured in a number of the recent
series OF crashes.
The order calls for careful inspection
of all B-29s which have been subjected to
maximum operating stresses" including
long-distance flights of the type which
have been frequent lately. If this means
that it has not been standard practice to
make such inspections, it is all the more
essential that the planes be given thor
ough going-over now. Our strategic air
fleet cannot stand the losses in personnel
and planes which 1t has suffered within
the past several weeks. If more adequate
inspection will reduce the attrition,< no
money or effort should be spared to pro-
vide 1t.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

appropriate form of grace to offer before
setting out for pleasant walk, or whenever
the golden hour came for fellowship with
an old and trusted friend. And why not, he
asks, form Of grace to offer as we sit down
to those spiritual and intellectual feasts
called books? If we thank the Divine Giver
for bread why not for volumes which are
windows into the immensities. escapes into
eternity? And why not grace for kindling
poems with power to strengthen the soul?
Why not grace as we open our Shakespeare
or Tennyson or Browning, or as we joyousy
anticipate the feasts set before us on literary
tables by host of the shining ones? Such
a grace is suggested by Emily Dickinson's
rapturous appreciation for great books, as
she sang:
"He ate and drank the precious words,
His spirit grew robust"
It was grace before enjoying the SYM
phony Of nature through ear and eye that
is given us by the author Of the great hymn:
For the Joy Of ear and eye,
For the heart and minds delight,
For the mystic harmony,
Linking sense to sound and sight:
Lord Of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn Of grateful praise
It was that kind of grace that led one,
whom the world and the banks called a
pauper because Of business failure. to
insist that he still was rich. He listed among
his untouched possessions all capacity for
the enjoyment of life intact; a 100000 pair
of eyes with $4,000 scenes and views being
added almost every week to gallery already
rich in memories; a 100000 sense of hear
ing still unimpaired, q channel to world
Of beauty and inspiration. Then in his in
ventory. this rich poor man put down on the
credit side q million dollar digestive system
Evening star., 1949-11-20
D. c. Sex Crime Law Is Working

The series of sex crimes in widely
scattered parts of the Nation is reminder
that Washington has new sex crime law
that is operating quietly but effectively to
remove habitual sex offenders from District
streets and parks Potentially dangerous
sexual psychopathS who otherwise might
be roaming at large here have been sent
to Jail or committed to st. Elizabeths
Hospital under Public Law 615, enacted by
the 80th Congress
The law, generally regarded as model
statute, is being watched with interest by
law-enforcement authorities in States
which lack such legislation. Only about a
dozen States have similar laws. The act
protects the public against the release OF
sex crime "repeaters" without a psychiatric
examinations safeguard not provided in
most State laws. If the examination
warrants, the prisoner is committed to St.
Elizabeths for observation and treatment.
He will not be released until he has been
pronounced cured OF his disorder-if a
cure is possible.
Because the new law is applied only in
"recidivist'' cases, that is, those involving
habitual sex offenders the ENmber OF
persons committed to the hospital so far
is relatively small. The United States
attorneys Office says that less than a
dozen offenders have been sent to ST.
Elizabeths to date. First offenders in minor
cases are not given psychiatric tests But
the fact that even this small group of
dangerous men is in safe confinement
in an institution is reassuring circum-
stance.
Because of the recent change in police
reporting methods, it is impossible to
obtain an accurate picture Of sex crime
trends since adoption Of Public Law 615.
The confused state of the records makes
comparisons between last years total OF
4s4 sex offenses and previous annual totals
impracticable. However, 1t is safe
assumption that last years total would
have been larger had the repeated offenders
now in st. Elizabeths Hospital been at
liberty. Every commitment under the sex
crime law is contribution to public safety
In Washington.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Place OF Honor
By Bruce Barton

To my horror, discovered that q talented
young friend, . college graduate, had never
in his whole life read the Constitution Of
the United States.
Is there among my readers q single one
similarly afflicted? II 50, beg him to sit
down right now and make the acquaintance
Of what Gladstone described as "the most
wonderful work ever struck OF at a given
time by the brain and purpose Of man."
The experience will bring at least one sur
prise. The Constitution does not start with
discussion Of the powers and duties Of the
President, nor Of the Senate, nor the
Supreme Court.
Instead. it gives the place Of honor to that
body which we are apt to call the lower
House." the House OF Representatives.
Is this something that Just happened?
Believe me, our ancestors deliberately and
solemnly planned 1t that way.
They mistrusted Presidents, being too
painfully mindful Of their experience with
an English king. Edmund Burke had warned
them that "the greater the power the more
dangerous the abuse"
They had their doubts about the Senate;
it might make itself dam across the river
Of progress. like the House Of Lords. And
they had seen too many people jailed for
political or religious beliefs to put their final
trust in judges.
So they wrote Constitution of Checks
and balances" And they gave to the House
two mighty safeguards-control Of the
purse-strings and "the sole power of i'm
peachment."
In order to keep the Congressman close to
the people, they stipulated that he must 60
home and submit his record for appraisal,
and himself for reelection, every two years.
So the House is the common mans own
particular part Of the Government, yours and
mine-the very heart Of our democracy.
Whoever ignorantly abuses the House, or
makes cheap cracks ut Congressmen, or
writes impatiently against the procedures
set up to insure full hearings and adequate
debate, is doing thoughtless and dangerous
thing.
Oswald spengler's Decline Of the West"
published after the close Of the First World
War, contained some dire predictions. many
Of which have already proved terrifyingly
true. One prediction was that parliaments
everywhere. would lose their authority.
In most Of Europe parliaments have lost
their authority. Only In the United States
does the peoples House" hold fast its grip
on the purse strings and-weapon Of final
mastery-the power to impeach."
So before you throw a rock at Congress
stop and thinks The House is your body, set
up for your protection It is the place where
the common man can finally turn for relief
when he is tired Of having bureaucrats push
him around. II ever it goes. freedom
vanishes.
tceevr1sht. 1s4s. Kings Features syndicate. InsJ
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Bishop Manning

The Right Reverend William T. Manning,
Bishop of New York from 1921 to 1947,
was a man of many important talents.
He was scholar of distinction theo-
logan OF parts, teacher Of more than
common quality, an organizer with long
record of success and an administrator
widely recognized for exceptional achieve
ment. His labors in these several fields
should have been enough to guarantee him
remembrance. But his celebrity will con-
tinue far into the future for quite different
activities.
He already has place in the history Of
the church as a statesman. He came to
his high office at moment when religion
was under attack by the forces of secular
ism and materialism. His own diocese
was the center of much atheistic agitation.
Still more dangerous, however, was the
habitual neglect Of large numbers of theo-
retically Christian people who did not
think it necessary for them to prove their
faith. Bishop Manning developed an effec-
tive opposition and coincidentally created
ways and means for drawing indolent
communicates out of their inertia.
The building of the vast Cathedral Of
Saint John the Divine on Morningside
Heights was challenge which he set
before the entire American public. Bishop
Manning visualized the unfinished task as
q compelling opportunity. New York re-
quired magnificent affirmation Of Prot
estant Christianity in terms of noble
architecture, and he made himself the
leader Of the campaign to meet that need.
The nave is his monument, but he also
will be remembered for having changed
the style Of the edif1ce from Byzantine to
Gothic.
From the pulpit of the expanding struc-
ture he preached sermons which were
uncompromisingly fortnight His elo-
quence often was praised, yet it was more
than oratorical genius that attracted the
crowds that filled his cathedral Sunday
after Sunday. Bishop Manning was a
valiant personality. His views were frankly
conservative, his opinions not liberal or
progressive. But there could be no ques-
ton about their sincerity, their fortitude,
their rigid honesty His followers knew
him as crusader.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

American Nation Is
summoned to say
grace.
In his charming
essay on "Grace Be-
fore Meat" gentle
Charles Lamb de-
clares that he felt
disposed to return
thanks not only
three times a day,
before partaking Of
meals. but at least
a score Of times In
every "a hours. For
instance, he thought
there ought to be an
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Letters to The Star

is the party of the selfish interests has been
worn to frazzle by certain politicians.
It is line that can fool only the most
gullible.
The real problem facing the country Is
to uproot the bureaucrats at Washington.
Greed, once introduced, Is hard to eradi-
cate.
STAN SECORD.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Spires of the Spirit

AS autumn tints its falling leaves. one
hallowed November day colors with wondrous
hues the grace Of gratitude. Again, at the
laden table Of It's bountiful harvest, the
Evening star., 1949-11-20

somewhere between paying the farmer not
to farm and paying him to farm too much