davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1950-04-21

lives as 1t has our own. that 1t shall
continue to inspire pride and admiration
on the part Of the American people as
a whole-since 1t Is to them that II
belongs.
Howard Zahniser, chairman;
Louis J. Halle, jr.,
Charlton Ogburn. jr..
Constant Southworth.
Committee on the Protection of Nat
ural Features Of Washington and
Vicinity.
Evening star., 1950-04-21
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer TO any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau. 1900 ] street NV, WashinRton g.
D. c. Please incloss three 90 cents for
return postage.
Evening star., 1950-04-21

@. Are the children OF midgets OF nor.
NAL size or are they also midgets?-
II. Mem.
A. Where midgets are mated with
midgets, and the female succeeds In hav-
ing child, 1t is usually of normal size.
Evening star., 1950-04-21
Letters to The Star

pseudonyn Is permissible only tohen letter carries
correct and address OF crer Please be briet.
Evening star., 1950-04-21

A. Where midgets are mated with
midgets. and the female succeeds In hav-
ing q child, 1t Is usually of normal size.
@. What part Of California Is free
from earthuuakes?-J. T.
A. Eastern California, near the juno
ton of the Arizona Nevada boundary. IL
most nearly free from seismic activity.
The less active regions are the part OF
the State north of the 40th parallel, a
large part of central California. and the
southeastern part of the State with the
exception OF the Imperial Valley area.
@. How many Axis submarines were
sunk during the last war;. w.
A. A total Of 996. OF these 781 were
German. 85 Italian. and 1870 japanese.
The British sank 601.5 and the United
States 1885. One hundred and six were
sunk by causes other than Allied action.
or by unknown causes. Half credits re-
suit from Joint operations.
@. What is a rose tree?-J. H. T.
A. The tree rose is bush rose grated
8 feet or more above the ground on a
long straight stalk of a briar, Rugosa,
or other strong -stemmed rose. These
bushes are not very satisfactory in most
parts of the United States. because the
stocks now available do not seem able to
withstand the hot sun and hot drying
winds of the climate.
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AWVS TO ELECT NEW
OFFICERS WEDNESDAY

r. 4 q ~ u & E
The regular meeting of the AM
erican Women's Voluntary Services
group will be held tomorrow night
at 8 O'Clock at the Governors
House, it was announced today. The
change in the date of meetings to
the first Wednesday Of each month
was made by the group at the
meeting held September 81.
Chief business of the wednesday
evening meeting will be the cleo
ton of officers.
The nursery mothers will hold
special meeting October 10 at
the home of Mrs. Alex Young to
talk over nursery regulations.
1.-The nursery will not be opened
until the current polio" danger
is passed" said Mrs. Ed. Chester,
AWVS officer.
At the last meeting, Sept. 27,
AWVS members voted to join with
the League of Women Voters for
the no-host United Nations dinner
to be held October "a. The commit
tee on arrangements are Mrs. Jo-
seph Alexander and Mrs. William
Krasilovsky.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

1t is seldom that newspapers admit advertising to
their editorial columns. The practice is universally
considered to be- not only poor journalism, but un-
ethical we'll
The Empire, however chooses to make an excep-
ton in the case of an advertisement which has APP
peared in its classified columns the past few days.
We reprint it here:
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS interested
in forming Juneau group or persons hav-
ing an alcoholic problem Write Empire
1894
By definition an alcoholic is one who is addicted
to the excessive of alcoholic liquors And there are
many thousands of people in this unfortunate con-
dton Besides the personal mseries suffered by these
individuals are those borne by their families and
friends.
The alcoholic is literally at the end OF his rope
He realizes in his sober moments, that the course ne
follows can lead only to his utter ruin. He knows, too
that unless he can resist his compusion to alcohol he
is faced with the loss of his home, health, economic
security and the respect of his fellows.
The need of these people brought about the lorna
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03
MORE ON ELECTION REGULATIONS

Monday, this column suggested that the ncom-
ing council take steps to revise municipal election
regulations to provide for the annual election OF
three councilmen for terms of two years.
Such revision would assure the city the services
of three hodover councilmen, familiar with current
affairs and able to aid the newly elected members IN
their duties.
Section 16-1-34 of the Alaska Compiled Laws Of
fers Juneau method of retaining such holdover mem
bers Although differing from suggestion it would
still be vast improvement the present system
and moreover, would require no further legislative
action.
The Act passed by the 1949 legislature, provides
that an incorporated City may elect mayor for g
term of one two or three years and six councllmen
two for three years. two for two years and two 1oi
one wear Thereafter two councilmer may be elected
each year to three years
To effect this change, the council must first pass
an ordinance adopting the system and the ordinance
must be ratified by majority vote in general Guy
election Upon ratification by the voters the system
becomes effective at the next regular election
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03

"I hear that Louey and Brewster
even had a connecting door be-
tween their apartments in the May
flower" remarked the Presidential
caller.
at was almost that bad" replied
the President. "Louey was actually
feeding Bre wster ammunition
against our foreign policy. 1t show
ed up in speeches by Republican
Senators"
Note-Had Truman waited two
weeks. until after the Inchon in
vasion to fire johnson, it would
have been difficult. The Secretary
of Defense would have received
part of the credit. Hence the latest
Washington wisecrack: Truman
has captured Formosa from the Re-
publicans and prevented johnson
from taking Seoul
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03
COMMUNITY events


TO ID A Y
From 8 I'm. to p.m.-City Election.
At 1880 pm.-Delta Chapter, Beta
Sigma Phi sorority, Baranof
Hotel.
At 8 p.m.-Mary's Circle, Northern
Light Presbyterian Church.
At $50 p.m.-Community Center
Night for Adults at Teen Age Club.
October
At noon-Kiwanis Club, Baranof.
At 1880 p.m.-JWC meets in AEL&P
Co. penthouse.
At 7:30 pm.-Civil Air Patrol squad
ron and cadet corps, NC. Armcry.
At 7:3O pm.-Juneau Concert Asso-
citation membership committee,
City Council Chambers.
At 8 p.m.-AWVS meets at Gov
errors House, officers to be
elected
At 8 p.m.-Elks Lodge.
At 8 pm. = Women's Society of
Christian Service, Methodist
Church.
October 5
At noon-Chamber of Commerce,
Baranof.
From / to 4 p.m.-Rummage sale,
American Legion Auxiliary in
Dugout.
October 6
From 10 am. to p.m.-Rummage
Sale, ALA, Dugout.
Afternoon and Evening - Catholic
bazaar, Parish Hall.
October Z
Afternoon and Evening - Closing
day of Catholic bazaar in Parish
Hail.
October 8
At noon--Lions Club, Baranof.
At 8 p.m.-American Legion Post
meets in Dugout.
October 10
At noon-Rotary Club, Baranof.
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ton fifteen years ago, Of Alcoholics Anonymous. And
in these years, thousands of men and women have
rehabilitated themselves and found their way back
into useful lives.
Members not solicited to join AA, but do SO
voluntarily. Every member of AA is has been, an
alcoholic and this knowledge gives the newcomer
confidence that insouble his problem may seem,
it will at least treated with sympathy and under
standing.
Problem drinkers need help - and AA has shown
that the most effective help they get is that they
give themselves and each other.
If you have such a problem; if you have friend
or relative who is an alcoholic this group may be of
service.
Communications intended for AA in Juneau may
be addressed to Box C 1894, care The Daily Alaska
Empire
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Daily Lessons in English ~ y L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED STATUE sculpured
lkeness) STATUTE
min
with accent syllable.
OFTEN MSSPELIED lovely; Lovabe
E v.
SYNONYMS: Dauntes courageous, brave
bold
three times and it yours" Let
vocabulary
INCPIENCE beghnn pronounce all rs in IT
accent second syllable incipience"
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MODERN ETIQUETTE y RyoRrRrA rrr,

time for the host and hostess to take their
at
should always herself first this being the signal
the guests
his
O. financially postponng marriage
is the usual maximum length of an engagement?
A.
nonced?
A. 1t by a price
ak kart all AS n syllable
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lust before he retired it looked as
if some of the big liquor companies
were trying to pay him off.
For mysterious kilograms went
out to whisky distillers asking that
they send a series of presents
to Bill Kennedy. The kilograms
even informed the distillers what
they should give Kennedy, as fol-
lows:
l. A maple bedroom suite.
2. An oriental rug OF an exact
room size to fit Kennedys new
home.
8. A complete silver set.
4. A new radio television set.
S. A set of chinaware.
6. A Collie dog.
The kilograms were signed by
"a. R." Reed" and sent from Phil
adelphia.
It happens to be against Federal
rules for anyone having business
with the government to give pre-
sents to a government official. Fur
thermore it is not considered ethi-
cal to give expensive presents when
an official retires. Therefore, Ken
nedy Immediately sent kilograms to
the distillers saying he knew moth
ing about the proposal to shower
him with gifts and that he would
not accept them if offered.
Kennedy also conferred with fair
haired chief, Carol Mealey, who
sent investigators to the Western
Union office in Philadelphia from
which the wires were sent, to see
who had suggested this series OF
indirect brides. No one by the name
of "A R. Reed" could be located
in Philadelphia, though investigat-
ors found that man by that name
had registered at the Statler Hotel
in New York, giving an address in
Washington When investigators
checked on the Washington address,
however, it turned out to be va
cant lot
Finally, Treasury agents traced
the kilograms to DR.. Louis Marks,
head of the giant Publicker Distill-
ing firm in Philadelphia. The tip
that DR.. Marks might be "a. r.
Reed" came from Commissioner
Mealey, who got to wondering why
"a. R. Reed" wanted to send Ken
needy a Collie dog. Then he remem-
bered that Dr. Marks was fond of
Collies.
DR.. Marks, incidentally, was fined
$4,000 and given a suspended jail
sentence last year for concealine
German assets in the United States
during the war. But he is now
back in the distilling business ano
took a peculiar way to embarras'
rather than reward a retiring anc
faithful public servant.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03
Juneau Woman's Club
Will Hold Monthly
Meeting Tomorrow

The regular monthly business
meeting OF the Juneau Woman's
Club will be held in the penthouse
of the Alaska Electric Light and
Power Company on Wednesday at
ternoon at 1870 o'clock.
One of the important items of
business will be the report of the
committee appointed last spring to
revise the Bylaws of the organiza-
ton to bring them into line with
the recommendations of the Cen
eral and Alaska declarations.
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dumping of McCarran is the
smash-up of what the Republican
National Committee calls "The un-
holy alliance" between COP poll
ticians and the Democratic mach
inc in Nevada. Under this back
room arrangement, Republican
politicians supported McCarran in
return for favors from the vic
torious Democrats.
But this summer, rank-and-flle
revolt among Republicans elected
Harold S,tocker of Las Vegas as
State Chairman. And he genuinely
wants to beat McCarran in Novem-
Der.
McCarran's COP opponent is
George E. Marshall, an up-and-at-
'em campaigner, former judge and
deputy district attorney.
Reports from Nevada reveal what
few outside the state know-that
Democratic strength in Nevada has
been sloughing off since 1910 with
an upswing of Republican votes
From "a percent of the vote in the
Presidential year of 1912, Demo-
Gratis dropped to so percent in 1913
The slump is worse in the off
years, with a low of Al percent III
1916 when Republican isolationist
George Malone beat Democratic
Rep. Berkeley Bunker.
Another little-known factor Is
that McCarran ran behind the
Congressional ticket in each of his
three races for Senator.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03
STILL TIME TO VOTE

Polls will be open until o'clock tonight Ihere
is still time to vote for your city councimen Tor your
magistrate for director of the school board
If YOU have lived in Juneau year, IN your pre-
cinct month"; you are eligible to vote
No registration is necessary
If you haven't voted today, HE yourself 10 the
Citv Hall or to the Alaska Electric Light and Power
Companv. or Juneau Diaries, whichever your polling
,loce Until 7 o'clock tonight, you may vote.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03
LOOK and LEARN G sy G. GORDON

syllable correctly
ca xylophonist appendectomy infamous
is n
g. n English money bob?
a S
s. musician symphonies?
ANSWERS:
1 econd third I'd first;
Q In leg
a shilling.
5 Beethoven.
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johnson and Brewster

President Truman is still telling
intimate friends about the reasons
he fired Louey johnson. Il found
out,"s said Mr.. Truman recently
"about all those secret deals be-
tween Louey and Senator Brewster,
and those trips Louey made to New
York to See Barney Baruch."
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03
FINS For McCarran??

A big political upset, the defeat
of white-thatched Sen. Pat McCar-
ran, tyrannical boss of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, is limited III
confidential reports from Nevada.
Major factor behind the possible
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03
Weather al
Alaska Points

weather conditions ana temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:3O
am, 10th Meridian Time, and
released BY the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
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woodrow wilson's Namesake

Former President Woodrow VIII
son must have been present in spirit
when disabled veteran of the war
he tried to prevent by a League
of Nations called at the White
House in a wheel chair.
| The caller was ex-Army Corp.
woodrow Wilson of Millville, N. j.,
. who lost both legs and hand in
Germany after the Battle of the
Bulge. He came to present Presi-
i dent Truman with Forget-Me-
Not, opening the annual fund-rais-
ing drive of the disabled American
veterans.
You have a distinguished name
suggested Truman. by any chance
Eyes. Sir, I am related to the
late President Wilson," said the vet
eran, land was named after him.
! "Well, I know he'd be mighty
proud of you if he were here to-
day. replied Truman. you remind
, me of another young fellow to
whom l awarded the Congressional
| Medal of Honor. He told me he
| regretted having only one life that
he could give to his country
! New Mississippi congressman
A boy whose father died pro-
tecting a Negro from lynch mob
! will soon come to Washington as
the Congressman from the Third
Mississippi District. He is 32-year-
/ old Frank Smith, a hard-hitting
two-fisted neWspaperman, whose
father, Frank Smith, ST., was thu
Sheriff of Leflore County.
Smith made friends. all over Cap
itol Hill when he was Sen. FRANK
Stennis's assistant a year ago. HI
returned to Mississippi and defiet
gloomy predictions = run fol
Congress against veteran polite
ians.
One opponent derided the Well
padded Smith by saying he wa
too fat" to do much in Washing
ton.
Il wasn't too fat" replied Smith
ito fight in the Battle of the Bulge
as foot soldier" That endet
any talk about his weight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03
FROM TYEE

Wayne Short of Tyee is registered
at the Gastineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03
20 YEARS AGO fiji FRI EMPIRE
OCTOBER 3, 1880

Sonehouse the American
Anchorage returned after spending lew days
between Anchorage and Seward.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03

MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO, I47
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month ~
In Scottish Rite Temple IN
beginning at 7:30 D. m. W xW
Carson A. Lawrence, w
Worshipful Master;
JAMES w. LEVERS. Secrstarv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03

attending Department convention at Anchorage repre-
enng the Juneau Auxiliary Edith Sheelor
Interior acquaintance OF her winter IN
the Northwestern
Department members started preparations Tor the
annual blowout being named to the
committee Manning Joe Ried and
Assistant S Attorney the cigars and
birth to daughter that
afternoon IN Hospital
Gordon accepted position with the u s.
immediately
F. G Henderson and family after months resi-
Douglas
weather High Al; rain.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-03
JUNEAU WoMAN's CLUB

JUNEAU WONiEtIN , CLUB
Business meeting at AEL&P Co.
bldg. penthouse. Wednesday 1870
pm. 622-1t
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Polls Close at .-Vote.
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The Washington
Merry-Go-Round

Continued from Page One)
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Polls Close at 7-VOte.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-07-01

At steady grain-saving gait, the 6plow Diesel d
pulls the combine. No tmewaste worry because of
grades or Soft loose footing The broad tracks keep
traction; every hour here, the yield from of
good wheat pours into the tank.
Every harvest hour the D4 makes welcome saving
fuel expense compared the gasoline units replaced
And with this power pull the combine it's needless
expend the price and operating for over
size engine and surplus transmisson-to get "selfpro
pulsion of singe-duty machine Instead, the same D4
that ts weeds and seeds the fields at record low cost
also pulls the combine to make the harvest sure
Don't how got along without this d., reports
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-07-01
EzNZz


Richard Cole, for Cole Brothers, Great Falls, Montana
EFT half fuel expense Steers easy on
corners nth heavy load Ifs for po~er, paIled twenty
I2inoh dmefoot shoyels at frd speed, the first time
over, in gsnbo soil. !"
The Diesel engine is the worlds efficient means of
turning fuel into power. Caterpillar builds heavyduy
Diesel engines with non-slip tracks. Wide-bcb
drasVbar pull and 5000 to 5000 saving the aeI BILL
tremendous profit advantages
Among the word-proved sizes (32 to $50 drawbar
horsepower there's your acreage and ambitions
your Caterpillar" Dealer for interesting information
CATERPILLAR TRACTOR Co.. PEORIA. ILLINOIS
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-02-15
April Nay July august Sept.

The canal will only carry as much
water as can be run through the
smallest bottle-neck along its course.
Limits of Pump. Stream Flow
For some projects or individual
users, the water is pumped. Here
the supply at the peak is limited to
the output of the pump. Again many
farmers take their water from small
streams which are limited in flow.
Here the water right of the indivi-
ual and the season variation of flow
in the stream affects the water sup
ply for irrigation. Usually stream
flow drops down during the period
of peak demand.
When all of these factors are con-
sidered together, it means that a
rather high percentage of our irri-
cation farmers are confronted with
the problem of meeting peak de-
mands. That being the case, we will
discuss a few of the things that can
be done in the way of planning to
relieve the peak demand for irriga-
ton water.
First, let us consider the cropping
program. Certain crops have certain
requirements for soil water. In or
der to explain this, let us look at the
chart which shows the seasonal use
of water by some field crops. These
data were taken from the Scots
bluff field experiment station in
Nebraska, but for the most part they
apply in Montana. There will be
some variation in dates for Montana,
but the curves will be about the
same pattern.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-02-15

both shallow and deep-rooted crops
also, crops that mature early and
those which mature later. This type
of planning not only distributes the
water requirement but helps to dis
tribute the labor. A community or
even single farm which has straight
small grain will usually be in trouble
and not get the job done if the year
is dry.
Another way of knocking down
the irrigation peak is to start irri-
eating alfalfa early in the season.
Many irrigated soils in Montana
have good moisture holding capacity
and will store the equivalent of to
8 inches of rainfall in the plants
root zone. Alfalfa, other hay and
pasture crops start growth early and
will stand water as soon as the soil
is warmed up and growth is started.
This usually provides an opportu-
nifty to get all the hay and pasture
covered before the other crops need
much water. By anticipating the
need of water for the crop and irri-
eating before the critical stage is
reached, the peak demand can be
cut down somewhat.
Another means of alternating the
stress of peak water demands is to
have the canals and other parts of
the distribution system in readiness
to receive and handle the water in
advance of need. This can sometimes
be done during slack times in the
spring when conditions prevent other
field work.
On projects where peak demands
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-02-15
Irrigation DEPARTMENT
Planning Will Reduce Peak
Demands for Irrigation
By H. L. DUSENBERRY

By examination of the curves we
notice that beets an potatoes hit a
peak at the same time. If you have
low ceiling on water supply during
August and September, don't grow
both -beets and potatoes. Also, the
acreage of the crop you select should
be geared to the water supply avail
able during peak demand for the
crop.
Now let's look at the chart again
and see what it looks like for early
crops. Alfalfa makes the first de-
mand, hits an early peak and holds
it up until early August. This means
alfalfa and beets or alfalfa and po-
tatoes would work well in combina-
ton. While small grains such as oats
hit a midseason peak and conflict
somewhat with alfalfa, they do not
seriously interfere with beets or po-
tatoes. By doing little planning
fairly uniform requirement through
out the summer can be worked out
for rotation of small grain, alfalfa
and beets or small grain, alfalfa and
potatoes.
A general rule to follow is plant
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-02-15
Irrigation Department

AT THIS TIME of the year plans
are being made for the season. What
crops will be planted? What fields
will be summerfallowed for weed
control? Which field will be in green
manure crop? What irrigation struc-
lures are needed? Which bitches
need enlarging or cleaning? All
these and many other questions are
coming to the minds of irrigated
farmers and will soon be answered
in one way or another.
Recently the question What are
the principal problems of irrigation
farmers?" was put to group of
technical workers who deal with ir-
rigation practices. 1t came out of the
discussion that difficulty in meet
ing peak demands for water was
one of the main problems. This prob
lem is one that stems from several
different causes.
On projects using stored water, or
those having a bountiful supply at
the stream source, the difficulty in
meeting peak demands probably is
due to the size of the canal or con-
dition of the canal and structures.