The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 19, 1928, Page 4

O 5 i B AN st * of the Legislature. D(ulw Alaska Em pire ! IOHN W TROY ... EDI’lOR AND MANAGEB Publis EMPIRE PRI Streets, Juneau, every NTING Alask Sunday I\y the ond and Mair evening eyce S“MPAN" as Second Cla o Entered In the matter. e . | SUBSCRIPTION RATES. | Dellvered by carrier In Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and | Thane for .25 per month, g the following rates: ance six months, in advance, , in adv $1.25, 1 confer if they will promptly notify the 3a Office of y fallure or irreguiarity du the delivery of their papers. Telephone for Bditord J&nd Business Offices. 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published hercin "Post Office in Juncau ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1928. money has passed are nct deterred from prosecuting expansion pro- grams by the current credit conditions. A big volume of the country as throughout hea trade is moving rising car-loadings, production and expanding stores prove. Recessions and quietness there are in many lines, but nothing enough in the aggregate to indicate a let-down r an impairment of national auto- nobile sales of chain powerful general purchasing power. of meat ' says an prevents shrinkage bulletin issued by the Agriculture. Heads of large find it profitable to investigate this method of reducing their Dill. “Use in h thermometer official Department of families might meat planning a busy will not realize Goy. Al' Smith Nominee Hoover is said to be summer Even he until after campaigning busy it will be the field how enters Politics make strange bedfellows. For in- what induce Delegate Suther- land to run for office under the same party label as that used by Secretary Hoover? stance, else could Cyclones are reported from Kansas. the farmers’ reaction from the recently Probably concluded MOUNTING CC OF GOVERNMENT. heads of depart- ently, Pr sentences In his budget address to ments and bureaus in Washington r dent Coolidge few striking to the cost of governmental administration, point- ing out the upward trend of expenditures of State, county and municipal organizations during a pericd when the Federal Government was stead- fly reducing its own costs. = Although addressed | directly to members of the Government, men whose duty it is to handle the business of| of the national Covernment, his words should be noted citizen The not pleasing one, was painted in these words: | Students of busin trends, experts in economic conditions, view with alarm the continued advance in the cost of gov- ernment. The cost of government in the United States, Federal, ate, and muni- cipal, in 1 was $9,500,000,000. In 1925 it had increased to $11,124,000,- 000. During that period the National Government had reduced its expenditure by $2.000,000,000, In that period States, counties, municipalities, and other ta ing agencies increased their cost by 500,000,000, This year 1928 recorded another advance in cost to §11,607,000,- 000. This steady increase in govern- mental cost on the part of the States and municipalities is a menace to pros- perity. It can not be ignored. It can hot longer continue without disaster. It will not correct itself. 1 can conceive no more dependable guaranty of genu- ine prosperity than a nation-wide ef- fort in behalf of less and wiser spend- ing by State and local governments, Already the adverse effects of the great increase in such expenditures, with the corresponding rise in their taxes, are being felt. With much capital in the country, new investments are show- ing a tendency to be insufficient to furnish as good a market as we could wish for labor. While no serious un- employment ex and the trend of wages is still advancing, if all the money that can be made in employing | labor is going to be taken away in local taxes, old and established industries will attempt to struggle along, but new enterprise is not going to be undertaken. About the worst enemy of the wage earner is Government exfravagance. An- other adverse tendency is for people to take their money and use it Is spécu- lation, which contributes nothing to the sum of our national wealth, Even here in Alaska the tendency of costs of Government has been upward. It is true that Territorial taxes have been stationary since 1925, but apprepriations have been greater in the past four years than at any time since the creation Students of this situation are convinced that, unless ‘checked, this mount- ing tide of expenditures will continue to a point where the present tax rates are too low to pro- vide funds for all the necessary appropriations. Such a situation’ should not be permitted to de- velop. None of the Territory’s major industries are over-prosperous. Yet it is from them most of the Terrlforial revenues are derived, To impose heavier tax burdens on them would be unjust to them and an unwise economic policy. What is needed is more prosperity in the industries Alaska now has, and new industries to provide employment for new population. Any- thing that tends to retard that prosperity should be discouraged. And high taxes are the surest deterrent to good times in all branches of busi- ness and trade, likewise, a preventive to the estab- lishment of adtlitional industries, THE SITUATION. While call money at 7 money at close to 5% per cent. carry their own mificance it is possible for the lmnmml com- mun ty perhaps to attach too much significance _the latest comment of the Federal Reserve rd upon credit conditions. The statement ly emanating from Washington contains no reat; no new factors are enumerated, the article being in fact a summary of what appear as a review cf money conditions in fume Federal Reserve Bulletin. devoted a carefully by and it every { picture, was altogether a per cent. and time Republican National Convention at Kansas City Citizens and Politics. (New York Times.) If the oftener a true thing is said the nearer is its realization, the speeches on Memorial Day at the Lincoln University in the mountains of Tennessee advanced this country toward a de- sired goal. For all the orators who were dedi- ting the Hall of Citizenship which Benjamin N. Duke presented to the university spoke on the same line—that politics is the business of the citizens, and its standards cannot be improved without the steady interest and participation of the best of them. About the same hour, on the field of Gettysburg, the President was uttering a similar thought All this has been and few of those who said many, many times, complain of the ignoble phases in American polities are able to rebut the argument that the people get the kind of gov- ernment they want. The only answer which has ever been made is to dispute that they get the kind of government they want, but to con- cede that they don't want a better kind of government enough to work to obtain it. When, as in rare instances, they do, conditions in poli- tics change for the better. Charles P, Taft, 2d, son of the Chief Justice, pointed this out to those gathered at Duke Hall by instancing the “kind of politics which have revolutionized my own community of Cincinnati”-—and made Mr. Taft himself the public prosecutor. He is by all accounts a worthy and able young man, but he was born in the political atmosphere and the flavor is on his tongue. Given a leader like him, many communities rcuse themselves to the labor of throwing out the machine politicians and put- ting government on a higher level. But usually they let conditions relapse again, for the pro- fessionals are always on the job—even in defeat and the temporarily aroused citizen prefers to think mostly of other things The putpose of Duke Hall is to train young Americans in the practices as well as the theories of popular government. Colleges have for the most part dealt with. the theory and have left political’ pragmatism 'to the ward and county leaders. Only occasionally do Charles P. Tafts 2d come out of college. But Lincoln Memorial Uni- versity, getting most of its students from the pure native stock of the Southern Appalachians, may be able to send out to many American communities young men with as much political understanding as zeal. And’ on these purer local, State and National Government may some day find a firmer foundation, The Surplus and the National Debt. (New York World.) The next four weeks will bring the answer to®the moot guestion of this year's Treasury sure plus. The fiscal year ends with the current month, and another instalment of the income tax becomes due on June 15. Last October Secretary Mellon estimated this year’s surplus at 455 mil- lions, and later he reduced this to 401 millions. Meantime, those who were urging a more drastic reduction of taxes than the Administration had recommended maintained that these estimates, like those of previous years, were much too con- servative. We shall soon know who is the better forecaster. The importance of found in their bearing on the fiscal situation a year hence. When Mr. Mellon could see a surplus of only 212 millions on June 30, 1929, he took no account of a possible expenditure of from twenty to thirty millions for flood control nor of various other special appropriations. When to these expenditures is added the tax reduction of the recent session, which will not be fully effective in the next fiscal year but will reduce the rvenues by at least 150 millions, the pros pects for any surplus whatever in 1929 become very slim. That is, if Mr. Mellon has guessed right. The accuracy of his guess for the current year, soon to be ascertained,” will throw some light on his estimate for next year, It the figures bear out the Treasury's fore- casts, Representative Garner and others who are complaining that we are paying off our debt too fast have little cause to worry. There will be little if any surplus to apply on the debt next year. And even if we have redeemed some eight billions of the debt by the use of big Treasury surpluses as well as of the sinking funds in past vears, we still have eighteen billions of national debt hanging over us. That is no slight sum. these estimates is to be Wonder if it will yet become necessary to get a permit from the prohibition bureau to motor on the press.) A tiger has been bothering residents of Mil- waukee. That never happened back in the days when Milwaukeeans confined themselves to beer, —(Akron, Ohio, Beacon-Journal.) Nearly all pictures of Secretary Hoover show him smiling, That may wear off after ‘s selt-evident that unless collateral loans duced, unless gold exports c e or are ‘by imports say from Canada or unless is a business slump money rates will re- firm. As it is conceded that business de- have reached their seasonal peak the two fluential factors will naturally be stock- ¢ demand and the gold mosement. ’flmu,’ the cost of money is not crippling “to _any extent since commrecial paper *bw 5 per cent. What has happened ‘extension of speculation, new financ- fii« te., has carried money rates \mnmhor — (Florida Times-Union.) Some of his shrewd adherents say Al Smith’s 2olf is just rotten enough to make him one mil- lion votes.—(Detroit News.) You can tell what section a Democrat lives in if you know for what reason he -hates the party leader.—(Akron, Ohlo, Beacon-Journal.) Some men, Tom Heflin for instance, appear to be making unpopularity a career.— (Philadel- phia Inquirer.) . -GN It took prohibition to turn deputy constables into bootleggers.—(St. Louis Post-Dispatch.) | | ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR By SAM HILL | | & More Progress A freckle now Don’t worry girls If one appears They just paint Ovservations of Oldest Inhabitant 'Mong other things that never used to get any consideration when folks were looking for a wedding present that would be useful to both the bride and groom, were ash tra a bit; over it. The Ananias Club thing I like most said he, “is -the “The home,” clock.” in our alarm Pa Explains “Pa,” said Clarence, you mean by tha ‘cu things'?” “That, ways being game when “what do Aness of replied his dad, “is al- able to see pienty of you have no gun and plenty of dandy places to park the car the day you take the street: car down town.” Industries that are flourishing | §———————————————g|huy us a gasoline buggy to travel around in.” Can't Blame Her For Wanting a Rest It is getting easler and easier to understand why Alabama sent Heflin to Washington. Add Things We've Always Wanted To Know Did the old-fashioned merry-go- round suggest the idea for ithe re. volving door? Often True you get out of your the gent interested “What do car?” asked in speed. “Not much,” growled the er of a reconditioned bus, manages to get nearly every I have out of me.” own- but it cent We'll Take Our Rides in Motor Cars Farmers complain airplanes fly- ing low frighten the chickens and cattle. But we’ll bet when they are flying high they scare some of the passengers in 'em a darn sight more. Find Your Own Mora! He has his faults, and so has she, But they needn't fight 'bout that. they do agree; For she has sense and so has he, Modernized Proverbs A foot on the brake is safer than one on the gas. Heo, Hum! With leaves the trees their limbs now hide, 'twon't be long transparent before skirts, But In their the show e'en A Rare Bird Blinks: “Why do you him so remarkable?” Jinks: “Did you ever see when he wasn't cheerful?” Blinks: “No, but he isn't only Sunny Jim on earth.” Jinks: ‘Maybe not. But that bird is footing the bills of a so- cially ambitious wife and three popular daughte and he's no bootlegger, eithe Fairy Tale Once upon a time a woman said she was going to let her hair grow long, ‘and ‘though she never mentioned it again she, in the course of time, be- gan buying hairpins. g Of theirs will more. consider him the You'll Find Her on the Beach, Not in Channel Although she cannot swim, ar Mary is a shapely beaut; at’'s why this axle grease She'll ne’er buy for a hathing suit. " Must'a Meant, Too Good ' It is reported that one of the new plays was even too New York, things migity hard to believe. Advice Buys No Java “Did that old gink give yowsany thing?” asked the first panhand- ler. “Say, buddie,” growled his pa!, “if 1 could turn what that old tightwad give me into real money we could eat in the swellest joint in town and have enough left to e e oo bad for] Just add that to thaf That's why a golden wedding there will be. Be Suspicious Now When He Gets 'Em “It says here,” remarked l.ll)ml\ “that two sisters [ atter eating sardines.” “Huh!” growled her hushand, “hereafter any time I come home expecting a nice big juicy steak and find a can of those dern things instead, I'll take it for granted you are tired of waiting to collect my life insurance.” Mrs died Escape a Hard Life, at Least “HARD WORK NECESSARY TO LONGEVITY."—Headline. Well, that may be a little con- solation to the gents whose wives cut their careers short by using 'em as a target, More or Less True The difference between a wo- man and a flower is that when a flower’'s beauty begins to fade it doesn’t use rouge to try acd re- vive it. An old-fashioned man is one who thinks the rumble seat of a ‘car being driven through tae city streets is a elluva place for love making. Our guess is that opaque ma- terial for giris’ summer dresses [would have about as big a sale as black cotton hosiery. Another way to strain your feyes “is to look for a girl who looks like she thought it was more important to put on clothes than paint, One strange thing about :ife is ‘how hard it is for us to have any patience with other people who Have the same faults we have. Some people live a simple life and others live like simpletons. The reason the poor are not helped more is because there are $0 many people who give gladly only when they are going to get double return—or thcir names in the paper. AUTOS FOR HIRE We've a picnic drive for you —says Taxi Tad. Webster defines “picnic” as a short excursion into the coun- try by a pleasure party—we add—in a Carlson taxi! Your family will enjoy the outing —the cost will be small. Carlson's Taxi and Ambulance Service Stands at Alaskan Hotel and Juneau Billiards Phone Single 0 and 94 highway ?—(Buffalo Courier-Ex-| 7 Prompt BService—~Day and Night CoviceE Auto SERvVICE Juneau, Alaska 44-3 i) The Packard Taxi PHONE 118 Stand opposite Connors Motor Co. [ BTN TaE JuNEau Launpry Franklin Street, between Front and Second Streets Prompt and Courteous Serv- ice Day and Night, Special Rates for Trips to Menden- hall Glacier and Eagle River 324 TAXI C. VAIL, Proprietor Next Arcade Cafe Phone 324 e | BERRY'S TAXI ‘| Cadillac and Marmon Cars Stands at Gastineau Hotel and Burford’s Corner, PHONE 199 OR 314 s MILLER'S TAXT Phones 183 and 218 Juneau, l:'ll'”h CARS WITHO! DRIVERS and ht Service o mfw‘f 485 BIRD TAXI : TY GRAHAM Stand at Bill's Barber Shop ‘mnsx's TAXI non 182 Seattle Fruit and Prodnce Co. t llld 'e!etlbl- Oul of town Dl'dll'l llvol —_— J. B. BURFORD & CO L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS Pablic Stegographer BROWN’S DOLLAR STORE Stationery—Notions— Greeting Cards—Toys— Novelties: 5 § Cents to One Dollar GARBAGE | HAULED AND LOT CLEANING G A. GETCHELL, Phone 109 or 149 . ) Juneau Pubhc Library and Free Reading Room | City Mall, Second Floor ' Main Street at 4th Reading Room Open From 8a m to 10'p. m. Circulation Room Open From 1 to 6:30 p. m.—7:00 p. m. to l 30 p. m. Cutrrent Magazines, Newspapers Reference Books, Eto, PR L LTS FREE TO ALL s Juneau Bakery MYREN’S HEALTH BREAD TRY IT { Phone 577 We deliver i e i ) (3 R [ wemnasg A PR T'RS, KASER & FREEBURGER DENTISTS 1 and 3 Goldstein Bldg. PHONE 56 idoars 9 &. m. to § p. m. Dr. Charles P. Jenne . DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Bullding ‘Telephone 17¢ Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. SEWARD BUILDING Oftice Phone 469, Res. Phone 276. PTG S TR 7 s | Dr. H. Vance | , ey ey T o by ID nment Wesidence, Gastineau Hotal { Dr. Geo. L. Barton | CHIROPRACTOR, Hellen*" | Bidg. Office Hours 10 to 13; 3 t. §; 7 to 9; and by appointment, Ph.ne 38% CHIROPRACTY 1s not the practice of Medicine, Surgery nor Ostedpathy. ) Helene W. L. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPIST Medical ml:‘g&w Massage 410 Goldatein Blds. o — Robert Simpa_t; ' Val l.;unf-mo%gm Dept. | Optician lnd Optometrist tine Bldg. { Hours to p. m. aad by Appol-wwlt l Opt. D. Graduate Los Augeles ook lega of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Leneses Grouad {‘: | "Dr.C.E. Beatty Graduate of \ The Palmer School of Chirn- | practic and fully licensed | practitioner in the States. | 207 Seward Bldg. Phones— | | Office, 536; Residence, 323. St Vvt r Ty P THE CHAS. W. CARTER MORTUA_RY “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” Corner 4th and Franklin St. Phoue 136 Fraternal docieties - or Gastineau Channel P nesday at 12:30 @ o’clock. Lester D. Henderson, President H. L. Redlingshafer, Secy-Treas. B. P. 0‘ ELKS Mcoting second and fourth ~ Wednesday evening t 8 o'clock, Elks' Hall. H. Messerschmidt, walted, Ruler. H. Sides, qmn . Visiting Brothers welcome. -2 Juneau Lions Club Meets every Wed Co-Ordinate Bodlies 3t Freemasonry Scottish Rits Regular meetings second Fr! each WALTER HELLEN, Dictator. C. D. FERGUSDN, Secretary.’ PSS N (i al MDUNT JUN!AU LODGE NoO, - %cond nd Fou Mon- day of each onth |u 0Odd Fello al inning. at 7:30 o'clook. HARRY ]. LUCAS, & NAGHBL, ter. CH. Secretary. " Order of EASTEKN STAR Second and Fourth Twe- days of each month, e'clock, 1. O. Han CMILDRID MAR: TIN, Worthy Matren ALICE BROWN, Secy KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS | ers Council No. 176, u-mnn second and last Monday at 7:30 p. Transiant brothers “urged te nl.te;'d; hCosu(nuIlLChm~ e, ] ree! €D McINTYRE, 3. K. A HY TORNER, Socretars. “ Ny 4 DOUGLAS AERIE 117 F. O. E. Meets Monday nights o'clock, “Bagles Douglas. Tho Cashen, W, Ouy L. Smith, Secretary, Grothers welcome. AMERICAN LEGION Meets second and fourth Thursday each month jw Dugout. ‘ WOMEN OF MOOSEHEART s Visiting LEGION, NO. 439 Meets. 1st and 3rd Thursdays | »ach month, 8 P.M. at Moose | Hall. | Elther Ingman, Senlor Re- | gent; Agnes Grigg, Recorder. . Brunswick Bowling Alleys for men and women Stand—Miller's Taxi Phone 218 GEO. M. SIMPKINS €O0. PRINTING and STATIONERY Phone 241 OPEN EVENINGS Mmm“ma——"—j ALASKAN HOTEL MODERN REASONABLE RATES Dave HouseL, Prop. A Financial Institution which through constructive service has made for itself an important place in the commercial life of the - Territory. Opposite Alaska Electric Light Office THE IRROS CO. ( M a nu facturers Carbonated Beverages. Wholesalers Can- dy, Near Beer, Carbonic Gas. PHONE NO. 1 | | G. A. BALDWIN Confracting and General Car- ter and Work i }}%NE 452 b MORRIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SAND and GRAVEL Carpentex- and Concrete “Werk. H Nojobtgohcenortoo