The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 16, 1929, Page 4

JOEN W. TROY - - - EDITOR ARD MANAGZR anothe: nearer absolute right than he was a year ago There would have to be a change in the situation {to make it fair to Gov. Smith to ask him to makc Presidential race. But if there should be| ¥ Published _every everang except Sunday by _th EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main dtreets, Juneau, Ala o 2| the iange and there should appear a chance for| De ats to win the election, the greatest| leader have, the one whose democracy Bntered In the Iost Office In Juneau as Second Clacs mc amatter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. _ Deilvered by carrrer In Juneau, Douglas, Jreadwell and Thane for $1.25 per month. By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, In advance $6.00; one month, In advance, $1.25. Bubscribers will confer a fayor if they w notify the Business Office of any faflure or in the delivery of their papers. Telephons for Editorial and Buslness Offic promptly gularity 374, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associatea rress 33 exclusively entitled to the use for republication of ‘s news dispAtches credited to it or mot otherwise credited in this paper and also the Yocal news published herein. A CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER ALAS AN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. PREMIER BOOMS ALONG. The Premier Mine on Portland Canal this month distributed its fourth quarterly dividend for year—amounting to $300,000, or six cents a share on ;ls $5,000,000 capitalization. The first Premier divi- was declared December 1 little less It had been working profit- any distribution. That means the Premier has been a profitable mine for less than nine years. In that time it has paid out in dividends $14,050,000—nearly three times its capital stock. Late reports ore-body has one that will years at least. In addition to the immense dividends that are now running at 24 per cent. per annum, the Pre- 1921, a dend than eight ye ably for about S ago. one year before of the Premier declare that a large the fifth, level, for several discovered on mill running been keep its mier has purchased and paid for from its profits other that are being developed, also from pany. properties profits SHALL SEE WHAT WE ¢ the Pr the District of Columbia WE The suggestion of Prohibition enforced in so thoroughly that the District might be a “model” 1t really does not for law observance is pertinent. the | which promise long life to the com- | HALL SEE. ident that he wants t thoroughly stood the test, is Al Smith Uruguay with 100 miles of concrete highway {under construction has just adopted a new road project that will cost $4,500,000 to be completed within two-and-a-half years. The road projects THE NAME from Montevideo, | By Mary Graham Bonner The Little Black Clock was the | The Methodist Board of Temperance, Proh)bmuui"“”'— perfect companion for adven- and Public Morals wants Congress to enact legi burps W He could do anything. tion that (xtlude.r.rom the United Stat How glad John and Peggy. Were mails all cigarette advertising. that he had never been thrown R A T away simply because he could nc | Whenever things get dull in Los Angeles they | jonger keep the ordinary time, and stigate Amy McPherson. Perhaps the Pantages|p.cause his hands always pointed ation is beginning to pall. to 7 oclock. . If he had been thrown away they would never have had these trips —_— with him. = But everyone loved the | (Seattle Business Chronicle.) Little Black Clock whether he | With the issue of September 19, Puget Sound |could keep the right time or not. | Mail, 57 years old and the oldest weekly paper in|He was such a dear looking little | Washington, has been 50 years in La Conner. In|clock. He had such a lovely ex- Ithe 57 years of its existence Puget Sound Mail has |pression on his face. {changed managemnt 11 times, and the present owner| Now he had let them into his |expresses his youthful spirit and ambitions by ex- ‘~;ocret. He had told them how he ! plaining he would | inv lit | Washington’s Veteran Newspaper. several years younger than the paper.|could turn backwards or forwards Times have changed in La Conner since the|or any time at all except the cor- i(\m'],\' da of the Mail. One article, reprinted from |rect time, because of magic that an early issue, describes land selling at $1.25 t0|had been given him. |$250 an acre. A reading notice immediately fol-| what did they care about the |lowing describes a “perfume, exquisite as only "h"‘('orrect time when the Little Black |finest flower essence can be,” for sale at a local|cjock could let them be anywhere, drug store—a kind of notice which one Vould|a;y time at all? Why, this made image to have been rather unprofitable in those | .)" the difference in the world. early days. The Little Black Clock had turn- There was agitation in those days, back in 1879, .. 1o time back to the day: for the “Cascade Wagon Road” going over the| . .. columbus had landed. Never {mountains to the Yakima prairies. Proponents of | = ;.. told Peggy afterward, did Ithis enterprise admitted that a railroad across the |, . expect to see Columbus except mountain would be more desirable, but was im- 5 ot possible on account of the enormous expense. They | " & MOUIMSE: tchi Columbii o ; G y ere watchin, B [consoled themselves with the thought that, with| ThCY Were x The Little Black Clock |a good wagon road across the Cascades, the Puget Kept, his time turncd back just that | Sound region would be so independent that rml-} i |roads would be a matter of little importance. hies : s | In those days the Pacific Northwest horizon| Columbus had just said “India was bounded by the far reaches of the Yakima and NOW he ”was calling the peo- |praires. Puget Sound Mail has seen the region Ple ‘“Indians. |from which it took its name develop into a world| “That’s what they port. Who can tell what changes may unfold in|been called, isn't it?” Peggy aske: |another half century of the Mail's existence? “Ever since this particular time,’ | = |the Little Black Clock answered. | {“You see, Columbus thinks he has } The Fourth Offense. reached India—that's the land he | MR was expecting to see—and these ! (New York World.) | people he thinks belong to India. | A reputable newspaper man, after fifteen years!So he is calling them Indians.” lof good behavior, passed a check for $300 on a!| “That's how they got their {h:mk where he had insufficient funds to meet it im\mc," Peggy exclaimed. |He was at the time drunk. Years before he had | been three times convicted in similar circumstances of similar offenses now. they've always 5 | where,” John added. involving smaller sums. That | “But we can't made him a fourth offender under the Baumes Act | » the Little | i 3 [ Black Clock {and subject by its provisions to life imprisonment. | °R&°T: | | said. listen well to have Senators and Roprcsemnuvcsl_fl commuting that harsh sentence to the v.wonty-‘m and political preachers rave about the dampness|ight months he has already served Governor Roos- o of New York, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis ”'];' WS think, ‘made” wise 8pd PRINCNE Use. of Sho | Sy SR > A S | pardoning power. His statement that the act in ‘Giock Dinner Boston, Baltimore and other e citics while the Try the Tve oV National Capital, the place where the laws were enacted and the citidal of the big shots|approved by the bar, bench and public. | Smts: We shall | among the enforcers, is wringing wet. watch with interest the efforts put forth to make the President’s dream come true. As Senator Howell and other Senators said, there is no purpose in this discussion to discredit Presi- dent Hoover. Senator Howell and Senator Brook- hart supported President Hoover in the recent cam- paign, and other Senatorial and other commentors on the controversy are confident admirers of the President. They would be serving with mawkish- ness rather than friendship, however, if they failed to speak out when the President makes a more or less ridiculous gesture such as was his call down Prohibition THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16, 1529. | “I guess I did hear that some- stay here BnYVi ., pointment “We've something looking for | question should be so modified as not to make a|gsecials at Mabry's. —-adv. life term mandatory in such cases will be generally | —_—— — The statute need not be wholly scrapped. Where | a man has been four times convicted of serious crimes against the person, as rape, felonious as-| sault, manslaughter, or of repeated robberies from | the person or by burglary, or of arson, something is | to be said for locking him up for life or until| society decides what next to do with him. But the full severity of the penalty is misplaced when in- flicted for trifling crimes against property, com- mitted by persons who are not habitual criminals. The law should be amended so as to define the more serious crimes against which it is aimed; or if that discrimination be too difficult, life sentence might be made optional with the judge. Ultimately the wisdom of dealing with all criminals for refor- Free Reading Room City Hall, Second Fioor Main Street and Fourtk Reading Room Open from 8 a m to 10 p. m. Circulation Room Open from i to 5:30 p. m.—T7:00 to 8:30 p. m. Current Magazines, Newspapers, Reference Books, Etc. FREE TO ALL juneau Public Library PROFESSIONAL i e Helene W. L. Albrecht ! PHYSIOTHERAPY | Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Re#v, Medical Gymnastics. 410 Goldstein Building | Phone Office, 216 p e Call L ez R 2 i "DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER | /1 DENTISTS 301-303 Goldstein Bldg. | PHONE 56 Hours 9 a&. m. to 9 p. m. | £ Packord ' Phone A — | Dr. Charles P. Jenne DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine | Building | Telephone 176 | Dr. A. W. Stewart | DENTIST Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. 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The increases and the very large present|Miral Andrevs, Commandant of the First Naval a4 um IR R COMPANY 2 : g Sl District, with Y :adquarters at Boston. production are held by those close to the situation ¥ of “"! When he undertook to investigate the needs of the fishing fleet, Admiral Andrews discovered that Will make up one OTTER COAT Skins now ready for your inspection. Size 36, for $550.00. Select your own PHONE 62 to reflect the breakdown of the old prejudice against | cigaretie smoking by men and by women. there were between eight hundred and nine hun- Cigarettes tobacco products provide 13.2|dred fishing vesels operating out of New England per cent. of the net sales of wholesale grocers, as ports throughout the year, generally at a distance shown by a survey made by Ohio State University | of from two to three hundred miles off the coast. recently, says the Topeka, Kans, Merchants Journal, | The Fishing Masters Producers Association has for me time operated a broadcasting station at ———3 and JUNEAU TRANSFER COMPANY e il Only canned goods, including fruits, vegetables | s : lining. PS8 4 i BeLables| Gloucester for the distribution of fishing news, : and meats, with a combined proportion of 17.1 per|gd in addition a weather broadcast was sent out cent., exc cigarettes, cigars and tobacco in im- 3 e neme it's But the station was not powerful enough, and the weather information not detailed enough, to serve the needs of the scattered fleet. The uower of Station WHDH has been increased to 1,000 watts, and Admiral Andrews has arranged for a more comprehensive weather report. Hereafter the annals portance as a classification. About 900,000 commercial outlets are available for cigearttes and tobacco, those in close touch with the indus estimate. This convenience of buying O TRY OUR FACIALS cigareites and persistent advertising have caused of fishin, i i i e Ayt i 5 g communities should contain fewer stories . fl“d?jl zln(l( e, in ]lhl. u n;l 1(1‘53«33'833'003“"“"" of ships and men lost at sea. The finest of everything e total production last year to 114,000,000,000 cigar- Y . in the line of beaut; Y ettes and thereby enlarging their importance in As to Mr. Jay E. House's published estimate, culture e THR"‘L 0, qbc'""'g an ACCOUN] LI%VE% lfiad(sd aB‘:ld St:res wholesale grocery inventories. which has stirred up considerable trouble, that : TEIght aun boggege We probably e mo better illustration of the|there is an average of four drinking parties to thi Forever and ever and WISDOM v : jhore. & 2 ¢ parties to the ' EXPERT OPERATORS and The (g g L every night in Topeka, it does not appear whether he means a square block, nor what the dimentions of a Topeka block are. With no desire to arouse New York as Topeka is aroused, it seems to us that if that estimate were made for what the candidates are about to call this great city, a lot of us would think that Prohibi- tion had come in earnest—(New York World.) value of newspaper advertising than the phenomenal progress of the cigarette manufacturing irdust One tobacco company is expending $12,000,000 this year on advertising. Nearly all of that vast sum| is being spent with newspapers in publicity for their cigareti This million a month campaign has al- ready been justified, the manufacturers say, from the increased business that has resulted. ALL KINDS OF COAL PHONE 48 always, our bread will lease you. It is of lpmiform goodness. It Consultation Free is the sort of bread that you never tire of. Each taste tells your palate it is full of food enjoyment. Peerless The thrill in starting on the road that brings suc- cess — the wisdom. in putting money where a momentary temptation can’t reach it. Every one spends money foolishly and regrets it afterwards— think how much wiser it is to have it “salted away” for more necessary and useful purposes. L R O T —_— HOTEL B | = ZYNDA ELEVATOR SERVICE 5 S. ZYNDA, Prop. The talkies have made the British acutely con- sious of the American accent, and for a reading of some of the London papers we get the gen- eral impression that the British think that an American probably won the flagpole-sitting record THE WHY NOT? 49, interest per annum, compounded semi-annualily paid on Savings Accounts American Senator Heflin is still harping about his discov- ery that Chairman Raskob and other leading Demo-|on the Tower of Babel —(New York Times.) B E crats want to nominate Gov. Smith for President iy il eauty H e e | again in 1932. Well? They couldn’t nominate a Every now and then they catch & rum-runner The B M B h d § d i better qualitied or squarer man for the place—or for |00 the Detrolt River, indicating that perhaps all Parlor . M. benrendas £} BURFORD'S GORNER | .| { any other place. Gov. Smith has not shrunk a bit|%' Our Canadian liquor isn't made in the United | #——m9m - —o— — = B k £ | sln)z';e wumlzm Allen White, Republican leader and Statee—(Dayton News.) 'l Reli b] . an H "TI‘Y{A MALTY” ) ——————— e . = Kansas dry, said he was the biggest man in Ameri-| The taritt wil be studied b eliable Transfer | |[IALSIE W Z|{ PIG'N WHISTLE CANDY the Senate. I b e £ ¢ can public life—and e is just as fine and right | Hormann the masician said “The A e 'l Phone 149 Ren s | LSON, Prop Oldest Bank in ‘Alaska £ okttt 8 as he is big. However, at this writing President|the more you don't find out something."—(Wash- an Eo' ) H w Hoover is looming just as large and somewhat|ington Star,) & 5 SERVICE Our Motto | S| Commercial job printing at I'he f ¥ T rr——— e e e r o s e s ) IR RNt | Exapire, e | - A