The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 14, 1928, Page 4

e prove to be a severe test [for the nervous and physical constitution of any Daily Alaska mere Ry : | individua Jut there is little hope that there JOHN W TRO‘I . . EDITOR AND MANAGEB“‘ Il be any improvement as long as the | continues to be under Government ownership and ‘.\mh a condition will road Published _eve evening except Sunday by theloperation EMPIRE_PRIN COMPANY at Second and Main| Btreets, Junen ka. | THE M NY7WH0 WALK. — ranc, £ 3 DY Entered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class matter. | Although automobiles are more than numerous SUBSCRIPTION RATES. | % i S Dellvered by carrier In Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and | ' the United States it a more than its share By mall, poinee Faili ot "the Tonowing rates: ind the rest of the world’s population is not One year, ir +12.00: ‘eix ‘months, in advance, | well enough supplied to provide rides for all of B4E0; one o~ LB they will promptly|its individuals. Figures from the automotive notify the B f failuré or irreguiarity | qivision of the Department of Commerce places IR “ IWELS. isiness Offices, 874, | the number of automobiles in the world at 29,- Telephone for which g the (64 persons, 700,000 ives about one machine to every basing the ratio on an estimated world 1,900,000,000. Except for the great the United States, the MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press ls exclusively entitled to use for republicatior all news dispatches credited it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the Jocal news published herein oA O S I population of number cars owned in ALAsfon;ncuumoN GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER ratio would be much larger. In this country THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION there is one car for every five individuals, and for the rest of the world it is one for every 277 Buthopia represents the opposite extreme from the United States, having one automobile for each 91,743 The nce that issues forth so loudly from Brule, Wisconsin, may indicate that |not so good there as ‘it was in the |last summer. Which Is More Important? ! (Seward Gateway.) More tonnage per mile would be freighted in over the Iliamna Bay-Iliamna village road than NOEL \'\H'IH RI-L\I(.K ATION. any other road in the Territory, providing the present road, a fracticn over 10 miles—and which is a good one—were widened and a small amount The resignation of Noe Smith as General i T ‘,' \,'. L Mile ot wom- of grading done. | This seems to be rather a broad innger of the Alaska Ralrof : statement, but we afe taking the words of West- ing as a surprise as rumors that such a step, o, o.," e eng being absolutely truthful. was pending had heen in circulation for weeks,| " qyo frst year at least 100 tons would go over is cause for regret. 'The progress made by the the 10 mile stretch, but it is pointed out that Government-owned rail carrier under his admin-'the second year would show a tremendous in- istration during the four years of his tenurecrease, for the hundreds of tons which have been was notable. And when consideration is taken for years past shipped into that vast country via of the fact that a great deal of politics enters Seattle and Bristol Bay would be routed over into the almost every affair connected with the|this road. —With the improvement mentioned, road it becomes a very striking achievement. Its autos would carry the burden. amna district paid as high as $200 a of the problems faced by privately owned and|io for delivery of their freight. When the operated 1oz labors under many that are Alzska Road Commission built the present fine inherently peculiar to any enterprise owned and road, but which, however, is too small for ve- operated by the Government. It is made the hicles, freight rates were cut exactly in half— butt of dissatisfied local politicians, is subjected $100 a ton to intemperate criticisms, has its actions re- Not |n»-:|ni});: nf detract from other splendid vlewed by higher authorities whose knowledge brojects, and in this particular instance the Me- of railroading st wholly lacking, and fs Kinley Park roads were mentioned, but it would » D adoyp 2 3 £ seem that the need of the Iliamna road im- forced to depend upon legislative appropriations n.ovement is much more worthy than roads for for funds not only for reconstruction and main-ithe so-called ‘“idle rich.” This as a matter of tenance but also for a large part of its operating|comparison only, and we do not wish our words finances. Even a Job would be hard-put to main-|to be misconstrued. But we do wish that the tain an equable disposition under such condi- time will be here when this Westward project tions, and there are not many Jobs in the rail- may be carried forward. road game. | i TR R T T ‘ The Alaska Railroad has been operating since w”_(“ ‘“mf‘:“,"‘i‘-‘ (;‘:‘;]‘:“l: I')‘l"“‘m“'“’ ‘::" ‘[ ""(ll 'l:ifi i I gk . : il il e & g eig pople a heater lobby 1921. Since that time it hd ‘_»‘““‘ generallyoine able to point out which of a dozen standard managers. Col. Mears, a holdover from construc-|goif balls is his.— (Detroit News.) tion days, was the first. He was succeeded by| TRt 2k Col. James (. Steese whose tenure .was hrief.| If Hoover makes a "lrnnt porch” campaign, Next came Col. Leé H. Landis. ~ Mr. Smith was must he go home to California to do it? A long the fourth. With 0. F. Ohlson, whose appoint- way for the delegations to go porching.— (Spring- ment was announced recently by Secretary Work, |field, Mass., Republican.) the procession continues. With the histery of| e S the past fresh in mind, the query that naturally e colleages are handing out a lot of new- jses in the minds of most Alaskans is, “Wil (fangled degrees to famous aviators. Well, that's arises In the minds il i lan inexpensive way of getting publicity.— (Akron, General Manager Ohlson, too, go the way of his|Qhio, Beacon-Journal.) predicessors? | 1 Under Mr. Smith the railroad cut its operat-{ A platform for a political party nowadays ing expenses and increased revenues. It im-!is just about the same thing as a musical score proved its physical properties materially. The for a musician who plays by ear. — (Buffalo management was efficient but the strain of try.Courier-Express.) ing to operate the road on a business-like basis, | L o0 T . of having to defend himself from protests made | YR A fokt 1Bdependent Mans . d b asks an insurance advertisement. We know that to Washington from time to time by the dis-|gne A truc : A Kol uck drive (Macon, , Telegraph.) gruntled, of having to fight for money to protect s firasl U the Government's investment, was too much for| What political conventions need is shorter Mr. Smith and ill-health caused his |'l><i).'nu|lun.]:nul peppier keynotes.—(Des Moines Register.) (e R G GRS /T N S S S S I BHOA e S T J. Arthur Jeffers MANAGER, PACIFIC BRANCH, AMERICAN RED CROSS WILL GIVE ADDRESS ON ST. FRANCIS, CAL., DAM DISASTER AND OTHER GREAT DISASTERS OF RECENT YEARS Northern Light Presbyterian Church 11 O’CLOCK A. M. Sunday, July 15 Public Invited No Collection - “’"7*77 . | | ALONG LIFE’S { DETOUR ’ By SAM HILL 1 The Unforgivable Crime You ought to love your enemy, But chances that you will slim, If he has gone and done to you What you had planned to do to. him, are Forty Years Ago— No one ever laid awake all night trying to figure how to raise the money to pay the installment due on the car. That Much True Blinks: I hear he is a heavy “Well, he weighs two Safe Bet— Speakin’ of signs—when ‘two fool drivers meet on a narrow road it usually is a sign the hosp is going to get two more patients. He Wants Real Eats A dinner that's Dumped from a can, Don't satisty A healthy man Pa Is Cynical “pa,” said Clarence, “what do they mean by this expression ‘Heavenly days'?" “Those a man enjoyed before he was married, son,” growled his Wish Easily Satisfied dad “G'way,” murmured the drunk s sitting on the curb, “and don't Spoiled It for Her g bosher me. 1 jesh wana rest.” “Did you and your wife enjoy “Arrest is just what you're go-|the trip you took with the I ing to get, too,” retorted the cop.|kin & “Well, 1 did, but she didn't Still You Never Can Tell She was on edge because she Can you imagine the citizens offcouldn’t do any back-seat driving Chicago ever erecting a monu- With Perk at the wheel” ment to the memory of the gent e who invented the machine gun? She’s Not of This Generation Neither can we. She always bought a plenty for iy on top Be Worse'n Earrings! And even more for underneath; And, Brother, let us hope But, ’'course it has been ages The flapper ne'er will get sol since for her rash, | On the front door they placed That on her upper lip a wreath. She'll wear a little false mus-| e tache! More or Less True { They only laugh at the life the The Village Cat imodern young people lead who He—“She doesn't always mean)have no children of their own to what she says.” about. She—""Maybe not, but what she| getting so it is all right says is always mean.” for a man to marry a girl who is i |handy with the needle if he is | keen about that kind of canned Are There Any Such Animals? “FOOT WATCHERS.”—Headline Watchers of things a trifle high- er up we have met; but foot watch- ers, if any, certainly must be| scarce as good girls at petting| parties. | Even step watchers are not so| numerous Modernized Proverbs She that spendeth all her time in the kitchen spendeth naught in the shops. Hard|y Modest Her Hub: “She’s certainly shy. His Wife (disgustedly): “Shy Shy! She is the most brazen crea- ture 1 ever saw.” Her Hub, (with a grin): only referring to her clothes, dear.” shy, But “I was| my Passing Observations If Giene Tunney and Jack Demp- sey ever got in argument abofit Shakespeare we reckon Jack'd need more'n a count of 15 to pull himself together. ; The Old-Timer's Inquiry— What has become of the 0]d~2 fashioned woman who was accused of patting all her husband’s money ‘divorce musi Ii there ever is as big a demand for beautiful tempers as there now is for that kind of skin and teeth the ads in the magazines will take up so much room there won't be any left for the contin ued storie! It makes a man as mad for his wife to insist he ought to eat spinach and carrots as it would his wife for him to insist she ought to wear a straight jacket. Fair, fat and forty now med the bleach has worked, the reduc- tion dopes haven't and she has given up trying to make anybody believe she isn't thirt et. Falling in love isn't any easier than it was, but the increasing rate seems indicate falling out of it is The first things in the way of masculine clothes women - started getting into were pockets of their husbands’ trousers. The ideal wife is one who wants to share her husband's joys and sorrows but not his cigarettes. We can believe some things but not that whoever started jazz had an overwhelming desire to improve both music and the rising generation. to on her back? Silk pajamas are all right, but sleeping just as restful and At Least When It Comes to popular even back when it had to Landing be done in the old-fashioned Though man may be nightshirts. An A-1 liar, — - — The bird still is LET Almquist Press Your Suit. The better flier. We call ana aesnver. Phone 528. —_— AUTOS FOR HIRE We welcome you —says Taxi Tad. The sudden telegram telling of visitors—arriving on the next boat. In the emergency just call Single 0 or 94 and wel- come them with the conven- ient Carlson taxi service. Carlson’s Taxi and Ambulance Service Stands at Alaskan Hotel and Juneau Billiards Phone Single 0 and 94 +— 1A Prompt Service—Day and Night Covice Auto SERVICE Juneau, Alaska SBTAND AT THE ARCTIC Phone—Day, 444; Night, 444-3 rings The Packard Taxi PHONE 118 Stand opposite Connors | Motor Co. | P ?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 | MILLER’S TAXI Phones 183 and 218 Juneau, Alaska CARS WITHOUT DRIVERS FOR HIRB Day snd Nuht Service NE 485 BLUE BIRD TAXI SHORTY GRAHAM Stand at Bill's Barber Shop John Borbridge TAXI NES - Nights—377 REEDER’S TAXI PHONE 182 Day and Night Service Standard Transfer e e Grocels Phone 419 Residence Phone 2208 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE SATURDAY ]ULY 14, 1928. T ¥ i Seattle Fruit and - | PROFESSIONAL ||| Fruserngl societies or Produce Co. Fresh Fruit and Vezetables DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER Gastineau Channel Wholesale and Retail DENTISTS Out of town orders given s — special attention | 1 and ) Goldstein Bldg. e ————.. PHONE 56 J. B. BURFORD & CO L. i Juneau Lions Club iHoars 9 a. m. to § p. m. l e S e Meeting second and B Meets every Wed C. Smith and Corona Dr. Charles P. Jenne nesday at 12:30 DENTIS’ o’clock. TYPEWRITERS i ,T Lester D. Henderson, President Public Stenographer Rooms i;lfildI’ Valentine H. L. Redlingshafer, Secy-Treas. uilding | Tejephone 176 B. P. O. ELKS L DOLLAR STORE Stationery—Notions— Greeting Cards—Toys— 5 GARBACE HAULED fourth BROWN’S Wednesday L] A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469, Res. Phone 276 Dr. H) Vance Ollerpulh-—ffll Go'drtein Bldg. to 12; 1 to B; Novelties. Cents to One Dollar o1 Freemasonry Scottish Rits Regular meetings second Fridey sach month_at 7:30 044 Fellows 7 % or by appolnment WALTER B. HEISEL. Secretary. Licensed Osteopathic Physic'=n AND LOT CLEANING Phone: Office 1671. | Residence, Gastineau Hotal | G. A. GETCHELL, - — b -y - City Hall, Second Floor ___!,__, Current Magazines, Newspapers Reference Books, Etc, Where the Real FRENCH BREAD Phoae 109 or 149 ! %5 Dr. Geo. L. Barton il;mnllu L«.. N..‘v- osts overy ' Mondap night, at ¥ c’cl ¥ | | CHIROPRACTOR, Hellenthal Bidg. | [ WALTER HELLEN, - Dictator. . . Office Hours 10 to 12; 2 to 6; 7 to C. D. FERGUSON, Secretary. J aneau Public L]brary 9; and by appoinment. Phone 269, | | e d CHIRCPRACTIC MOUNT JUNEAU LOGE NO. - Free Reading Room ||:: £ n’h’.’; Feliows, _Hah, " bes - winning at 130 o'clock. HARRY I LU\‘LAS. Mas- Mals Street at 4th ‘er. CHAS E. NAGHEL, Resatitgioshy Open’ Pron Helene W. L. Albrecht| |sccretary. ¥ ¢ 1 m. to 10 p. m. PHYSICAL THERAPIST Order ot dirculation Room Open From Medical 0‘::‘:"52";» Massage secfifisflfi"fibufl‘;mn 5 108 B a £ each . e il | 4 7m‘"° | i e 410 Goldsteln Bldg. g:y.'cféck' T B0 ¥ 1 Phone—Office: 423. o——0- FREE TO ALL KNIGHTS DP CoLuUMB T T Sey — ghers Council N 1760, PG AP R. L. DOUGLASS Meetings ‘wocond and etk . Valentine's Optical Dert. “' Monday at P m Transient brothers urged Optician and Optometrist ' tc attend. Councll Cham- Room 16, Valentine Bldg. Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. and .I uneau L by Appointment bers, T Btreet e 'a o SR R " |H. J. TURNER. Secretary. Baker —————=:| "DOUGLAS AERIE 117 F. 0. E_ y Robert Simpson Bicuus Monitay Hall, Dougla Opt. D. Graduste Los Amgelew Jcl- lexe of Optometry and Jpthalmology Glasses Fitted Leneses Gronad Cashen, J Ouy L. Smith, Secretary. Lrothers welcome. AMERICAN LEGION Meets secona and fourth Thursday each month is Dugout. Visiting Is Made + J &PANESE TOY Juneau i SHOP ; i Bakery e —————— ] H. B. MALING WOMEN OF MOOSEHEART Phone 241 B et ] e : Front, Street LEGION, NO. 439 Phone 571 We delivery ||, o o "OV% for Mail Onders | | Mects 1st and’ 3rd Thursdays +———n each month, 8 P.M. at Moose e Hall. s aanimms — —— Esther Ingman, Senlor Re- gent; Agnes Grigg, Recorder. THE CHAS. W. CARTER MORTUARY “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” Corner 4th and Franklin St. | Brunswick Bowling Alleys for men and women Stand—Miller’s Taxl Phone 218 . PRBRCIARIRSI . St SO GBI Phone 136 | A o GEO. M. SIMPKINS (0. PRINTING and STATIONERY | THE IRROS CO. M a n u facturers Carbonated Beverages. Wholesalers Can- dy, Near Beer, Carbonic Gas. PHONE NO. 1 Opposite Alaska Electric Light Office OPEN EVENINGS k) —— MORRIS CONSTRUCTION . [ The B. M. Behrends Bank COMPANY SAND and GRAVEL Carpenter and Concrete Work. ALASKAN HOTEL MODERN REASONABLE RATES Dave HousgL, Prop. No job too large nor toa small for us. MORRIS CONSTRUCTION CO. BTILDING CONTRACTORS Phone 62 Keeping Pace I.V‘ith the Times Modern business requires the high- est standards of efficiency in banking as well as in other present day essentials. A banking service that suits peo- ple is an appropriate banking service and our management aims at all times to render such service for the people of this community. Service Transfer Co. SAW MILL W00D 0AL Oftice Phone 389 Residence Phone 443 Oldest Bank in Alaska v