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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
E Take Mount
 Roberis Hike

Fifteen members of the Shank, Ship and Shutter club hiked to the top of Mount Roberts Saturday. They ate their lunch at the top of Mount Gastineau. Good weather made for good pictures including movies of sliding down snowfield, E9 9i Montgomery hike director said today.
 Those making the trip included Amity Porter, Rose Lee Carter, A. T.. Thorendal, Janice Fairservice, Doris Latshaw, Fern Tschau, Rosemary Harmon, Inger Eide, MT. and Mrs. Ray Wells, Elsie and Nancy Niemi, Florence Hubbard, Rhona Hibboard and Montgomery. tH
 This coming Saturday the group will climb Mount Bradley Mount Jumbo to the old timers) on Doug- las Island. This will be a more rug ged hike, Montgomery said The group will leave from in front of the high school at o'clock in the morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
1889 AND 1951-A FERROUS PARALLEL

The world situation today is strangely reminiscent of that which existed in 1889, immediately prior to Adolf Hitler'c bid to subjugate Europe.
 Preceding the German military campaign were number of speeches by Der Fuehrer protesting his love of peace and procaming the earnest desire of the Nazs to live on friendly basis with the other people of Europe.
 By 1889 it had become apparent that the words of the Nazi leaders not to be relied upon NO assurance could be placed in the pledges and promises of the Herrenvok. Nevertheless the rest of Europe was sadly deficient in military strength and utterly unprepared for the lightning attacks of the powerful Naz units The dictator did not give the free nations time to arm themselves for effective defense.
 At the present stage of international affairS-in the year le5-no reasonable man is prepared to rely upon word of Soviet Russia Despite the frequent assurances Soviet officials and spokesen that the
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Soviet wishes to live in peace and to get along with the rest of the world, there is nothing in the record to support the sincerity of these protestatons As conseouence aware of the military might of Russia the nations of Europe and the world = are fearful of preciptae aggression the part of the Russians
 There is one difference, however, in the dscour-' aging parallel between 1889 and 1851; a difference which offers some encouragement This time the free nations of the world have banded together for their common defense. The North Atlantic Treaty organization is even now preparing the framework of an international force be trained and equipped for defensive warfare. Whether Russia will permit the democraces sufficient time to successfully build their defenses is question with dangerous overones
 Fortunately, the people of the United States are
 more conscious of their present peril than they were of the Nazi threat in 1939 No longer do dangerous neutrality statutes stand in the path of our contrbu- tons to the join defense of civilization and freedom Already through program of military assistance we have committed resources to the rearming of the Western democracies and have also contributed substantially to their economic recuperaton Accord ngly the Western nations in a much better posi- tion defensewise than they in 1889, although not yet prepared to meet sudden Soviet thrust
 The situation, as outlined above, should convince Americans that the action of this country is of pri- mary importance and may be the decisive factor in determining whether there is to be war or peace Many strategists have asserted that Adolf Hitler would not have precipitated World War II had he been convinced that the United States would enter the conflict. The Russians undoubtedly aware that an overt aggression in Euhope would mean inn mediate participation by this country. They may be of the opinion that quick blow today before the democracles are rearmed would succeed. The most effective way to correct that opinion is to substitute firnlness for appeaseent and continue the mobiliza ton of American power and the strengthening If allies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
INCOME TAX MISTAKES"

One out of four taxpayers makes a mistake in their individual income returns according to the Internal Revenue Bureau. which adds that, in nine cases out of ten, the mistake is in the taxpayers favor.
 While making survey of returns in 1948, the Bureau found that 14OO0OO0 returns contained CT rors with the Government being short S14O0oO0,OOO and the taxpayers short only S100,000,000.
 Because of inadequate help, many of the erroneous returns for any year will not be adjusted While spot checks will be made of selected number of returns in the lower brackets all those reporting income Of s25,O00 or more will be fully scrutnized.
 Another surprising revelation is that business men, despite their training make mistakes in nearly half of their returns This includes sole owners of farms or non n-farming enterprises which are not incor- porated doctors dentists lawyers and other profes- sional men Because of the high percentage of error the returns of this class will be checksd closely in the future.
 Undoubtedly many of the mistakes made in con nection with filing income tax returns are honest errors Equally undoubted is the intentional effort of some taxpayers to avoid as much of the levy as they can. These mistakes take from the Government more than a billion dollars year and it would seem to be wise to permit the Internal Revenue Bureau to employ more assistants in order to catch the mistakes and collect the proper sums from all taxpayers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
Wednesday, August 15, 1851
IN MEMORIAL

Death = expected or not is always sad, always a shock. FL tR
 In the past few weeks, death has taken two. of Aasks legislators. It was sudden death in the case of Gunnard Engehreths president of the Senate dur ing the last session and a shock to those who knew and were associated with him during those busy sixty lays M f z&
 Amelia Gundersen, member of the House of Rep resentatves had been seriously i'll and had undergone a major operation not long before the legislature con- vened She was not we'll during the session and was reouertly in pain but it characteristic of her to mt her work before her own interest That death brought kind relief to long in pain is slight consolation for those who remain to mourn
 The Empire joins many others in Alaska in of fering condolences the relatives of MT Engebreth and Mrs Gundersen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
20 YEARS AGO tyGT tlfTE EMPIRE
AUGUST 15, 1881

Langeh a her Douglas slns a is on to recovery
 Passengers Tuinko ports A. Alaa Hassen Wheeler, N Ludvickon.
 Rolf passenger H A. Kusedt the U. accompanied
  the Alaska Commission. the Thane Highway project cleared tary ago Siems-Spokane Company
 Opening of service Main property is old Taylor adjoining shop 
 Lofus Juneaa for Fairbanks Dr. Loftus business.
 fruits the Alaska grapes peaches pea0 bananas pounds 25 cob 15 each canaoupe yellow
 
 Weather: High, showers
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Ry LEE

If is entertaining friends restaurant hotel dining what they the table?
 A. way first guests follow the 
 e. When talking with whose cannot readily you introduction? s4vae4#
 Say, T very sorry the cannot your sfkE #@H
 Who should and the clergyman church we'd ding?
 Usually wedding ceremony the which the bride family attend.
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that we are a friendly, peacef Il people who will fight if necessary, but who, contrary to the Russian radio, do not want war.
 West Point Review
 Conflicting stories have come cut of West Point as to the status of the 90 cadets caught cheating in exams. However, the inside fact is that the decision to dismiss them is not final, but is subject to another review by a special screening board.
 This board will recommend fbl- al action, which may be any of the following;
 l. Cadets admitting guilt under oath will be allowed to resign.
 3. Cadets who admit under oath but refuse to resign will be dis charged.
 3. Cadets pleading not guilty under oath may be discharged ad- ministratively, or may be tried by court-martial, depending upon the evidence in each individual case.
 4. In cases of insufficient evil dence. the charges will be dropped. All discharges will be by admin istrative order without specifying what type. This amounts to nei- ther honorable nor dishonorable discharge.
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Ruth Langseth, who has been ill at her in Dougl litis for week is on the road to recovery.
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Communication

August 13, 1851 To Daily Alaska Empire
 I would like to take this means of saying l"thank you" to the of- ficers and boys of the Coast Guard cutter Kimhall for bringing my baby and me in to the hospital from Taku River safe and com fortably.
 Especially the poor boys who had to carry us from the top of the rocks where we have our cab in, down to the slippery and slimy rocks at low water in pitch dark ness.
 And last but not least, I thank MT. and Mrs. Richards of Doug las who called the Coast Guard for help for me and also Mrs. Holmes, the chief nurse of the Government Hospital for all their kindness.
 (Signed) Mrs. Joe Stevens Flax is grown either for fiber or for seed, called linseed or flax seed. Flax fiber is made into linen.
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until after we had seized German documents and interviewed Ger man officers after VIE Day. But Stalin knew And he knew that the German army never would have penetrated Russia as it did if many of the Russian people had not actually welcomed it, and if whole segments of the Red ar my had not been eager to surren- der
 The Kaisers army in 1915-l7 advanced only to Riga. It never actually reached the soil of Rus Sia proper. Hitler's army in 1940 marched two-thirds of the way across Russia. right down to the Caucasus. In other words, the Czar, with all. his tyranny, com manded more loyalty than Stalin.
 These are some. of the reasons for the Iron Curtain. These also are some of the reasons why we must. make the Iron Curtain a lace curtain if we are to prevent war; if we are to win permanent peace over period O. years.
 CounterprOpaganda
 Propaganda balloons floated across the Iron Curtain have their drawbacks. If they disrupt satel- lite and Russian public opinion enough, the Kremlin is bound to start the rumor that they are carrying bacteriological warfare germs aimed to ruin the crops of the Communist people
 The Kremlin may also plant bomb with an alleged propaganda balloon, arrange to kill someone and then claim that westerhers are trying to murder the Russian people
 Some counterpropaganda lik e this is almost certain to happen, But when two nations suffer such strained relations as the US.A. ana U.S.S.R. you cant make those relations any worse, and some times revolutionary methods and radical surgery improve them. Certainly it will be true that the louder the Kremlin squawks and tries to twist the meaning of friendship messages to the Rus sian people, the more it is certain that such propaganda is hurting. eedom-friendship b balloons floated across the Iron Curtain are not, of course, going to change the people of Russia, Czechoslo- vakia, Hungary overnight. But they can help. And added to the Voice of America and other pro- paganda, some of which cannot be written about. they can hit the Kremlin in the Achilles heel whcih Stalin is worried most about the fear that the people behind the Iron Curtain may get to know
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The Washington Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)

have to fight wars all over again
 Finally we have failed to realize that Russia has never been con- quered by force of arms. Napoleon tried it and got begged down on the road to Moscow. Hitler also tried it and got swamped in front of Stalingrad.
 But the Kaiser, having been stopped in Latvia, picked up Len in in Switzerland, put him on a special train with drawn blinds, and sent him to Russia It was after this that Russia, under a new Bolshevist regime, finally surrendered.
 In other words, it was propa- ganda and politics which really defeated the Czar.
 Weather Balloons
 That is one reason why I have been hammering home the idea that we should use any and all kinds of propaganda, including weather balloons, to penetrate the Iron Curtain and get the truth tc the people of Russia and the sat elites.
 No matter what else is happen ing inside Russia, one thing is cer- tain. Stalin has imposed the Iron Curtain for the specific reason that he fears contact between the Russian people and the outside world
 He knows, and a small segment of the Russian people also know how American and Soviet troops drank vodka together, toasted their mutual friendship together on the shores of the river Elbt at the end of the war.
 He also knows how soldiers ot the Red army who have visited Vienna, Warsaw, Prague or ever shell-pocked Berlin, have returned to tell their friends about the culture and economic progress of the Free World lying beyond the Soviet border. Some of these sol diers have shown such enthusiasm over the west and such skepticism over Communism that it has been necessary to isolate them, follow ing their discharge, from their native villages.
 Stalin also knows that when the Nazis advanced into Russia in l94C the astounding total of 3,6o0,00C Russians surrendered to the Ger mans
 We in the West did not know about this wholesale surrender
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Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do "The three girls divided the themselves AMONG themsee ring than
 OFTEN NfISPRONOUNCED: FATE
 OFTEN MSsPELLED: Descent Dissent dis (proper).
 SYNONYMS Mercy kindness, cemency, compassion, tenderness, lenience lienency, lenity . a s yours.' TodayS word DoMTABE unconquerabe M. indomiable will"
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Weather af
 Alaska poinis

Weather conditions and tempera- lures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast, at 4.30 pm, 12Oth Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau are as follows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15

Mrs Dorothy Stearns Rolf was the North Seattle when morning after vstisg this port
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LOOK and LEARN %y' 5y c. GORDON

anything than making and plastics?
 g. became Mckinley assassi- mated?
 4 country Helnki the capital city? 5. fly backwards?
 ANSWERS: other forms electromagnetic have speed be exceeded ts 2 protein ts tw B. N 4. Finland. 5. Hummingbrd
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Weather: High, 53; low, 52; showers.
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Lieut.. H A. Kurstedt of the U. s. Engineering Corps by Krsed arrived in Juneau the steamer Alaska t duties with the Alaska Road Commission.
Evening star., 1951-03-22
The Chef Saws

apostle cake) England insists on
saffron bread, and Romania likes
"pasca"-a cake which includes
cheese, eggs and flour among its
ingredients. In Italy we would
dine on roast lamb or kid, and a
f1attish yeast cake decorated on
top with colored hard-cooked eggs;
this cake would be found also in
Portugal.
Here is a recipe for the English
saffron bread:
Crumble l cake Of yeast and
add it with a tablespoon 'of sugar
ito "a cup of warm water. When
/ it bubbles, add it to l cup of milk
which has been scalded and
cooled. Cream "a of cup of
sugar with tablespoons of short
Iening, and add with 2 cups of
sifted flour to the yeast. Beat
until smooth, and then let rise
until light. Flour p cup of raisins
and p cup of currants, and a
tablespoon of citron, cut fine.
Add to first mixture. Put 2 table
spoons of saffron in "a of a cup
of hot water; let soak for an hour.
Lift out saffron and use liquid,
adding to first mixture. Sift,
measure about 6 cups flour and l
teaspoon salt. Add. Let rise,
mold in loaves, let rise another
hour. Glaze with egg diluted with
water. Bake at $50 degrees for
IS minutes.
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Traditional
Hot
Buns

OF course you must have Hot
Cross Buns for breakfast on Good
Friday-whether you buy them
from the bakery or make them
yourself like this:
Crumble cake of yeast into "a
cup lukewarm' water. Add a ia
blespoon of sugar and let set
until it bubbles. Scald cup of
milk and add "a cup of sugar and
"a cup of butter. Let cool to luke
warm, then add the yeast. Sift
and measure cups of flour, u
teaspoon cinnamon and y tea
spoon salt. Put all in the yeast
milk mixture and stir well.
Now add l egg, beaten, and "a
cup each of washed and dried
currants and sliced citron. Cover,
set IN warm place, let rise until
doubled in bulk. Knead. Put on
Toured board and cut into rounds
about l inch thick and 3 inches
across. Set the buns on a creased
sheet and brush them with a mix
ture OF egg yolk and milk. Sprin-
kle with sugar. Make a small
cross by cutting gashes at right
angles to each other and bake at
425 degrees for about 20 minutes.
Fill the crosses with an icing of
confectioners' sugar stirred to a
stiff consistency with a little wa
ter.
Evening star., 1951-03-22

Easter has always been observed
with solemn and also joyous ritual
in all Christian countries since
the churches first began to COM
memorate the resurrection of
Christ. However. its roots go back
centuries before, and it's very
name is derived, probably, from
that of a goddess of the heather
Saxons, Ostara, Oosterr or Eastre.
She was the personification of the
east, of the morning. of spring
April was dedicated to her, and
was called "Eastermonat" among
the SaxonS and the Angles. Nom
Teutonic nations cling to the
Semitic name, derived from the
Aramaic word "Resach" to pass
by" translated into English as
Passover" So the Spanish say
"Pascua," the French "Paques'
and the Italians "Pasqua." The
Scandinavians say "Passke" and
the Dutch "Paasch." Hence comes
our term Of the 'paschal lamb"
There is much interesting lore
about the development of Easter
as we know it from those ancient
festivals, but space prevents our
detailing them here.
It is, however. fascinating to
give a brief look-see into what
constitutes Easter fare in other
countries. Here ham has reigned
supreme for years, seconded by
hot-house lamb, which nowadays
is practically prohibitive in price.
But in Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia
roast kid would be pre-eminent;
in Hungary roast goose would be
the piece de resistance. (Along
with this we would find red cab
bage, white cabbage. beets and
Evening star., 1951-03-22
By Violet FouIkner
Food Editor

Food Editor
Just when eggs are the No. !
item on your Easter shopping list
isn't 1t nice the hens co-operated
with such a generous supply? Sc
Its no surprise when the United
States Department of Agriculture
announces the good news that
eggs are one Of the food "head-
liners" for the week.
It's a tradition, this emphasis
on eggs at the Easter season. The
giving of eggs as a symbol of the
renewal of life and as gift has
been the custom since centuries
before the birth of Christ. There
are various tales told about the
practice of coloring eggs. In the
olden days people refrained from
eating eggs as well as meat during
Lent. On Easter eve and Easter
day huge trays of eggs, gayly
colored and arranged in baskets,
were taken to church where they
were blessed by the priests. Then
they were taken home, given the
place of honor in the center of
the table and used as gifts for
visitors during the Easter week.
l Another Old World custom that
we have adopted and adjusted to
our American standards is the
Easter bunny, which traditionally
hides the gay, multi-colored eggs.
Originating in ancient Egypt.
the hare which means "open"
was used as a symbol for the
spring festival that opened the
new year of life and hope. AS the
hare was never widely known in
this country, the familiar rabbit
became the beloved Easter bunny.
Did you happen to notice the
recipe for gelatin Easter eggs IN
some of the March magazines
offered by one of our large meat
packing companies? They are
easier to prepare than you would
guess and answer a twofold pur-
pose. Not only do they make a
very attractive and unusual gar
nish for the ham platter, but serve
as the salad course as well. If
you didn't see the recipe or forgot
to clip it. this was the general
idea: Make an opening about
the size of a penny in the end of
the raw egg. Use as many as you
will need for individual servings.
Pour the eggs into a bowl and
save for scrambling. Wash the
shells in cold water and put back
in the carton. Soak l tablespoon
Of plain gelatin in y cup of cold
water for five minutes. Dissolve
in l cup of boiling water and add
y teaspoon salt. u cup sugar,
| "a cup vinegar, " teaspoon onion
salt. " cup each Of finely chopped
pimiento, green pepper, sweet
pickle and cup finely chopped
cabbage. Be sure you chop the
vegetables fine because you're
going to pour the mixture through
the tiny opening back into the
eggshell. Divide this gelatin mix
ture into three portions and color
with red, yellow and green food
coloring. Fill the empty shells;
chill overnight in the refrigerator.
Peel off the shells and arrange
around your Easter ham on beds
Ilof parsley or crisp watercress.
Mighty gay they will look for your
Sunday dinner.
Scheduled to start on Monday,
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Report to tn e
Housewife

Marcn 70, is q CLASS IN Far East
ern flower arrangement at the
Institute of Contemporary Arts,
This comes at a time when flow
erS from your spring gardens will
be bursting into full bloom to
provide you with plenty of work
ing material. The course will run
through April 80 with classes from
2 to 4 pm, and in the evening
from 8 to 10 pm.
Mrs. Mignon Acker, who teaches
the class, will demonstrate the
use of imaginative materials such
as driftwood, stones, shells, COM
mon weeds and wild flowers.
If you plan to exercise your
green thumb on a spring garden
the following bulletins will speed
you on your way: Growing Vege-
tables in Town or City" is 40
page pamphlet offering general
garden information on soil prepa-
ration and planting. "A Vege-
table Gardeners Handbook on In
sects and Diseases" is a 30-page
publication on the identification
Iof insects that plague the life
of the home gardener. Both are
available by writing to the Divi-
sion of Publications. Office Of IN
formation. United States Depart
Iment of Agriculture, WASHINGTON
rs, D. c.
HERE AND THERE: "The
presidential Cookbook" by Hen
|rietta Nesbitt. published by Dou-
bleday & Company. Inc. ($2.75)
lis a compilation of the recipes the
author used when she was house,
keeper at the White House during
the Roosevelt administration.
Each section is preceded by a
lively introduction of the tastes
of the family and their impor-
tant guests. In addition to cater
ing to the idiosyncrasies of visit
ing dignitaries. Mrs. Nesbitt had
to contend with World War IT'S
red points and rationing. There
was also the problem of special
diets to worry her. Vegetables
proved to be the problem children
of her kitchen. On this she says,
There were times when the
greatest men in our land seemed
to act like small boys, refusing
to eat their vegetables and turning
their noses up at salads. In the
White House the worst offenders,
I noticed. were the liberties
often we'd have as many as $50
forbidden items, all together, to
guard against" The Roosevelts
themselves had simple tastes as
far as eating habits were con-
cerned. They liked hearty, vita
min-filled dishes that were typi-
cally American. Creamed Clipped
beef, corned beef hash, poaehed
eggs, bread pudding. and fried
corn meal mush numbered among
their favorites. The late President
was particularly fond of a clam
chowder made from a recipe be-
longing to his mother. He was
also a true lover of wild game with
wild duck being a special pet.
One of the cooks claimed he liked
| it "just chased under the flame. "
You will find a fascinating collec-
tion of famous and proven recipes
in this book of Mrs. Nesbitt's per-
sonal "reminiscences from
apple pie to snails and artichoke
hearts, she prepared them all.
When you store your pressure
saucepan don't put the cover on
lit: keep it open to the air,
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Poultry Hint

If you want the best in poultry
look for a plump bird with a we'll
f1eshed breast and legs, well-dis-
tributed fat, and few blemishes
and pinfeathers.
Evening star., 1951-03-22

When you use a pressure cooker
make sure the vent tube isn't
clogged.