The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 28, 1929, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1929. time to demonstrate the truth of Raymond Hitchcock’s famous speech on that subject. ‘The Dally AlaSka Emplre great actor made the discovery discussed by the JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER | correspondent of the paper that used to be Dana’s - many years ago and declared that his disposition had been improved immensely thereby—almost com- | pensating him for the constant regret on account lof having so uselessly sacrificed time and temper | before the discovery. Published every evemng except Sunday by _the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. Entered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. | = i . 2 W] ef eve tha B uor | Dellvered by carrer In Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and | Those who pretend to believe that the “lig LTl Yo U S | interests” support the newspapers and other publi- By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: e : One year, in advanc *12"0:;1! months, In advance |cations who oppose Prohibition and the Volstead A ith, in ad , '$1.25, ¢ oy r O o e ili confer @ favor 1f they will promptly |Act ought to be required to say who are the liquor wotify the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity jnterests and explain where they get their money. in the delivery of their papers. Telephon= for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. | The only liquor interests with money that we know fi{ma:n c: ASSOCIATED PRESS. | anything about are moonshiners ‘.\nd» bootleggers who The Associated Press ia exclusively entitled to the gre in fayor of retaining Prohibition. | Tt is their use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherw edited in this paper and also the|living. \ocal news published herein. X, 52 o7 | ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER | Tariff and Exporis. | THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. —— | | (Cincinnati Enquirer.) The free-for-all tariff war predicted some time ago has begun’ in earnest. On the strength of the mere proposal to tax wool at a higher rate and puLI a duty on hides, Argentina is planning retaliatory | | measures. Mussolini, by his own decree, so much | | quicker and simpler than legislation, has raised the Ttalian tax on foreign wheat, as a protest against our apparent plan to dump our surplus wheat on| the world market. Nor is the Dominion of Canada| unaware of what is happening. These things would have meant little to Am- erican industry two decades ago. But pre-war times are no longer a satisfactory basis of judg- ment. We need not merely the good will of foreign States, but even more we need the buying power that their teeming millions represent. We shall ART FOR ART'S SAKE. lose just that if the race to build tariff walls goes on as it has begun. A critic upbraids Mencken for his crusade against Throughout Europe it is becoming apparent that Rotarianism and other Philistine customs and hOb-'Amerlcn was talking with her, fingers crossed when bies without offering a remedy. This has set SOme |}or representatives at the economic conference of of the critics to the task of classifying Menckenism.|1926 argued heatedly against “tariff barriers” among Albert Guerard, writing in Books, calls it “Art for |European nations. Again it is apparent to all of Art's Sake” His contention is that there must not|them that we have no intention of us_mg that | be purposeful interest in “Art for Art's Sake.” advice ourselves. It is only a matter of time until; Artaakish (1o use & Guerard sord).lfterature must |the barriers we arp ralsing againat forelgn cammodi- ties will be seen to be barriers against our own not carry information, propaganda or philosophy. exports. That would indicate that we have little of it these days—aside from Mencken and Lewis (sometimes) and—who else? It would eliminate all the products of that school of write so plentiful and popular| now, who simply open the peep holes, turn on the A White House Doctor of Letters. (New York Times.) lights and permit one to see the wheels solnfler:m;(rz:f,i;g o ‘::;zfceuf:fl?fi?;rgfli‘gfflé;"‘;fig sakists bar that. And that lets Lewis out for most|of society and as citizens, but also scholarly achieve- of his stuff. ( {ments. The President of Swarthmore College speaks Examples set forth to illustrate pure Artsakist|in general terms of her contributions to scholarship, literaure are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet. All or‘butNfl:eilhaav;beenufgecifiisc,me b ” steri g . otable jon; m S = them are preposterious, purposeless, devold of in-| tO P (RO Bo o O oo she_and formation, philosophy are propaganda. \her husband translated into English from the Latin However, there is an Artsakist literature that! o Agricola. It was written in the sixteenth cen- is vital. But it is, as Guerard says, like the Mon-|tyry and is profusely illustrated and embellished roe Doctrine, “it cannot be kept pure unless if be‘by wood-cuts of that period. The translation was kept undefined.” It is useful in combat but it is'not easy, for many words were not to be found like the definition of patriotism which avers that!in the lexicons. It became necessary for the co- if we remove the enemy patriotism disappears, |translator, her scientist husband, to determine in SMericken is effectively fightivic the foibles and ab- (NS lsborslory the mesning of some of the terms = _ P jused by Agricola. surdities of the Philistines. Remove the foibles nnd‘ Mrs. Hoover, for many years the head of the sbsurdities and Menckenism will disappear |Girl Scout organization, could not.understand why The Mencken brand of Artsakist literature 1S there should not be Girl Scouts as well as Boy purely negative. There could be none if there Scouts. She had her training along with boys and was nothing to negate Mencken pursues the young men. As a university graduate, she shared Boetian with derision, but pursuing is a sort of in the labors of her husband. She has shown following. If there were no Babbitts to make a'herself in more ways than one to be what Ameri- mold there would be no Menckens to fill its hollows, | €4nS call “a real scout.” The danger of negation as a creed is that it| e often wonder if it wouldn't be cheaper for may take on the form of that which it nflgates,juw taxpaying consumer in the long run if Con- It is contended, for instance, that the French and gress would put the infant industries on the pay- English fought Prussianism with such relentless roll and give them regular salaries, instead of a furore that they Prussianized France and Englandlcommlssion on every sale—(Ohio State Journal.) —or almost did it. Mencken has fought buncombe | _— with such effective ferocity that Menckenism is in| Al Smith, having been made a member of a Nati 1 iet) % dapger of developing a lot of buncombe. {AiHonal Soclely: Tor Beeveniicn ot Onielty, 07 ATl e ymals, probably will refrain from riding the donkey THAT BACK COLLAR BUTTON. again.—(Cincinnati Enquirer.) A reader of The New York Sun, speak- ing from an experience of fifteen years, reports that a man’s collar will stay in place l without using a back collar button. This is irritating when the average man thinks of Maybe that millennium will bring the tariff wall that benefits equally those within and those without.—(Boston Herald.) The names of the seven stars in the big dipper . are Alkaid, Mizar, Alloth, Megrez, Phegda, Merak the time wasted in searching for that article |nnd Dubhe. How in the world did they miss them under the dresser.—(Seattle Times.) iwhen they were naming sleeping cars?—(Rochester Apparently it took the Sun’s reader quite some Democrat and Chronicle.) THERE IS NOl RULE OF THUMB You Can Use in Selecting Most Building Materials EXCEPT BUY BY NAME We are agents for both the Olympic Portland Ce- ment Co. who manufac- ture “Olympic” and Paci- fic Coast Cement Co. who manufacture “Diamond.” When you want cement ask for “Olympic” or “Diamond.” Either one guarantees quality. AND BY THE WAY The concrete building block, brick, chimney blocks, footing blocks, sew- erpipe and other concrete units we manufacture are so well made they can literally be kicked around. And we carry in stock a very good line of the best grades in the market of plaster, stucco, both wood and metal lath, cornerbead, reinforcing, barreled and hydrated lime, firebrick and fireclay, pressed brick, tiling, fireplace dampers, ashdumps, grates and always plenty of cement. - 6. E. KRAUSE General Building Contractor \ s ALONG LIFP'S DETOUR By BAM HILL and stick to the water cart. Lot of Us in That Fix to have gone into the stock marke Jinks—"“Meaning just what?" put a lot of money in the stoc I'd picked if T had the money.” How Kind of Eddie “Eddie Cantor Says He Leave the Stage."—Headline. It would to tote away, wouldn't it? theatre with him? Must Mean Halves b S —————— ] Two Ways of Keeping Dry in June Refuse to loan your umbrella—|alimony by the time the wedding Blinks—“I'm just exactly where I would be if I'd had money enough Blinks—"“Well, I'm broke now and that's what I would still be if I had will be kind'a cumbersome And is he taking the rest of the as an angry carbuncle if his wifel happens to be blessed with one of those fiery jealous dispositions. A boy gets a great kick out of meeting a pretty girl that he can { | iss five minutes after he has been introduced, but that is the kind of sweet thing that starts living on is six months in the past. I A modern son’s idea of being good jto his dad is letting him have his neckties after he has worn them [n couple of times. When friend husband acts as awkward drying the dishes as his wife does when she is backing out of thc garage it simply is a scheme to get friend wife so mad she'll send him back to the living room to read his old paper. A husband ought to be so nice to his wife that when the neighbors read the obituary they won't snick- er at the “Beloved husband of” stuff. Many a married man is convinced he was given ears to listen with and a nose to be led around by, but he can't figure what the heck he b.” ks |club hostess,” ‘imagine many husbands wamingY “I want to get a job as a night said the Queen. “Sure things, what do you think I am, a pill?” she retorted. “Well, that lets you out, then,” he replied, “only good girls can get those jobs.” Passing Observation Many a little cutie gives us the impression she would feel awfully overdressed in a coat of tan. Spring Pome—As Spring Is - She shivered and remarked— “My dear, the house is cold.” “*Twill soon be warm,” said he, “The furnace I've just coaled.” Whom Does It Aid? There is an “Aid to Hearing Cor- poration” in Louisville, but we can' its services! Good By Comparison “I want books for a Sunday- school library,” said the customer. “H'm,” replied the clerk in the book store, “I am afraid you won't find much among these modern books that would be fit for that.” “Haven't you anything else in stock?” “Well, we have a lot of old dime novels.” “Fine, they’ll seem like Sunday school books alright compared to most of the modern stuff.” A Home Wrecker Belle's a blonde queen, . Who vamps the married kiddoes, And she admits She loves tp make grass widows. Why Else Were They Born If it is wrong to be a confidence man why were so many E. Z. marks put in the world for the sharks to prey on? Good Reason “Yes, we are going to use the railroad this year, instead of tour- ing.” “What's the big idea?” “There’s no back seat driving when we are riding on a train.” Hymn 999 A girl I hate Is Marjie Dovely; She says "“This fish Is very lovely.” A frail who's worse Is Winnie Grew— Who spills this line— “Wouldn't that slay you!" More or Less True Now and then you run across such a mean-looking wife you are convinced she doesn't treat her meal ticket like anything human was given a tongue for. “Do you drink, smoke, swear or|of the fat sisters is provide some- neck?” asked the head of the em-|thing else to talk and complain ployment agency. about. but the pity of it is that it never: seems able to change the disposi- tions. We are now ready to aller or make up your furs. E€mporium. A A About all dieting does for some Marriage changes a lot of things, —ie i e CURS Goldstein's adv. AL T R Old papers at tne ¥mplre. Home Office, Seattle, Washington J. W. WOODFORD Resident Agent 2 Rings on Salmon Evenings by Appointment Stand Around a Hot Stove Why These warm summer days and bake when you can get such good, tasty CAKES and COOKIES as “GRANDMAS” Fresh stock on display now SANITARY GROCERY PHONES 83—85 “The Store That Pleases” even during the “Be Kind to Dumb Animals” week. ‘When a good-looking man mar- ries a homely woman he finds his good looks as pleasant a possession e e i © Means »ORE HEAT per Ton. Means « SAVING in YOUR COAL BILL Buy the BEST and SAVE MONEY. Pacific Coast Coal Co. Phone 412 or Juneau Transfer Co. . Cole Transfer . Olaf Bodding . North Transfer Service Transfer . Jack’s Transfer DEALER IN HEAVY BUILDING MATERIALS Capital Transfer SATISFIED CUSTOMERS We invite you to see letters we have received from ladies whom we have made fur garments for during the past few months. We can satisfy you, too. YURMAN’S Remodeling and Repairing at Summer Prices Juneau Public Library Free Reading Room City Hall, Second Floor Main Street and Fourtk Reading Room Open from 8 a m to 10 p. m. Circulation Room from 1 to 5:30 p. m.—T: oo ENJOY A Call A Packard Phone can ke enjoyed by yo { | ~v guests—the cost is Carlson’s Taxi Ambulance Se Packard De Luxe Service DENTISTS 301-303 Goldstein PHONE 56 Hours 9 a. . to § BLUEBIRD TAXI Day and Night SERVICE Phone 485 5 and 7 Passenger Dr. Charles P. DENTIST Bullding Telephone 176 DENTIST Hours 9 a. m. to ¢ Oftice Phone 469, Phoue 276. Cars Dr. H. Vance ; : Ot 10 o i1 1 Responsible Drivers FU% of b7 an Residencs, Stand ét Arcade Cafe Prompt Service, Day and Night Covice Auto SERVICE STAND AT THE OI!YKPIO Phone 842, Day or | CHIROPRACT! Avro RIDE! i | We may summarize these days by saying—some are good—some are bad and summer best of all. | | And now many pleasant rides Phone Single 0 and U | —— I PROFESSIONAL T I kel nbddsinhb e | B e | |DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER Roomt % and 9 Valemtine Dr. A. W. Stewart SEWARD BUILDING Livensed Ostecpatnic Phyalc* Fhooe: Siee 10T 3 O ORI Dr. Geo. L. Barton CHIROPRACTOR, Hellenthal Bidg. Office Service Only Hours: 10 s. m. t¢ 12 noonm, 2 p. m to 5 p. m. and 7 p. m. to 9 p. m{yPhone 529 cooL ur family small. and rvice p. m. Jenne Res. in Bldg to li C Night is uc* the practice of Medicine, Juneau, Alaska Surgery nor Osteopathy. e Robert Simpson Mabry’s Cafe D, | Wraduate Los Angeles Col- { leage of Optometr 'y and Regular Dinners Opthalmology I Short Orders Glasses Fitted, Lecses Groupd Lunches Open 6 2. m. to 2 a. m. POPULAR PRICES HARRY MABRY i Proprietor Or, B. E. 8( Optometrist-Opti — Phone 484 GARBAGE | HAULED AND LOT CLEANING n:l’,;m Alfred S. Hightower Phone Office, Phone 584 s Eyes ¥xamined-Glasses Fitted Room 16, Valentine Bldg. 10:00 to 6:00 Evenings by Appointment clae Sirength in Savings This bank pays over $60,000.00 a year in Dividends on its Savings Accounts. Are you participating in these Dividends? If not, now is the time to start saving. Many of our Savings Accounts have grown to good proportions through ;small but systematic de- posits. 27 You may open an account with One Dollar or more. The B. M. Behrends Bank OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA Fraternal docieties or Gastineau Channe® B. P. 0. ELKS Meeting every first and third Wednes- = days, June, July, August, at 8 o’clock. Elks’ Hall. WINN GODDARID Exalted Rules M. H. SIDES, Sen- retary. Visiting Brothers Welcome. Co-Ordinate Bodles i Regular meetings second Friday eacn (U} month at 7:30 m. Scottish Rl Temple. WALTER B. HEISEL, Secre- LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE Juneau Lodge Nc. 703 Meets every Monday night, at 8 o'clock. JAMES CARLSON, Dictator. J. K. HART, Secy, 206 Seward Bldg ————— MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE N¢ Second and Fourth Mon- i it day of each month in Scottish Rite Temple, be- ginnipg at 7:30 o'clock. WAGLTBR P. 8 Maste'; CHARLES E. X NAGH YL, Secretary. o Order of EATERN STAR Becond and Fourth Tues days of each month, R o'clock, Scottish femple. MAYBE GRORGE, KNIGHTR Op coLuUMBUS Serhers Council No. 1760. Vetings second and last EZDW. M. c] . K. B H. J. TURNER, Secrw 3 DNLELAS AERIE 117 F. O, A. Meets Mondag nights 8 o’clock Lagles’ Hall Lougles. Willlam Ot¢, W. P. Guz L. §m.£n, Qecretrry. Visitimg Rrothers welcume. AMERICAN LEGION Meets second and fourth Thursday of each month in Dug- out, on Second St LE ROY VESTAL, Adjutant. | WIMEN OF MOOSEHEKART _ LEGION, NO. 439 “deets 1st and 8rd Thursdays | each month, 8 P.M. at Mooss | | Hall | Kate Jarman, Eenlor Re- | | &en D4s Grigg, Recorder. | —_——— Brunswick Bowling | Alleys i — FOR MEN AND WOMEN Stand—Miller's Taxi Phoze 218 i =) Russian Steam Baths Open Wednesdays and Satur- | days from noon till midnight. “Business Is Good” MRS. 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