The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 3, 1930, Page 4

is to be hoped that the Bureau of ion will not allow any obstructions to inter- Daily Alaska Em pire pose s themselves to the project. It ought to be JOHN W. TRQY .o EDITOR AND MANAGER‘ !‘mf‘]?rd at .the earliest p(f\\',bh:I (l:nr‘ and CO'H- |struction work pushed as rapidly as funds will Sunday by _the! e Second” and Main | F 0 ered In the Post Office In Juncau as Second Class AVIATION GROWS BY BOlU matter. The giant strides made in the aviation industry |are evidenced by figures recently published showing the number of miles flown, passengers carried, air mail SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrier In Juneau, Douglas, Th\ne for $1.25 per month, the following rates: Treadwell and One i $12. six months, In advance, imiles flown and the value of airplane production PRO0F o0 month, In advance, 3136, ey will promptly |for 1028 and 1980, In the formen the mileage of notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity |commercial airways in operation was 18,667. Last In the de Teleph ir papers. rial and Business Offices, TED PRESS. titled to the tches credited to | the | 374, 19,333. Less than 50,000 passengers were carried n 1928 on air transport lines, but in 1929 approxi- mately 150,000 persons journeyed by air. The Y growth of the air mail was well illustrated by the TION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER |fact that in 1928, the total mileage flown was 7,- AT OF ANY OFHER PUBLIGATION 673,786 while last year it was $12,052,507. The value mmercial airplanes produced in 1929 was $33,- a gain of more than $16,000,000 over the preceding. use for republication of all it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also focal news published herein |of e 16247 that President Possibly the fishing excursions Stayton writes a is not really a Dry | < ool |F friend over at heart. | Colonel is taking the President |a little too seriously. i Middle West tornadoes, like Middle West sum- and winter temperatures, make us glad we can in Alaska. \\xth All Thy Getting, Get Understanding. | | | (Engineering and Mining Journal.) | Material prosperity, history shows, has almost |Invariably been conducive to cultural achievements. The present age, with its increasing release from the |drudgery and toil, furnishes no exception to this asirule. A growing desire for knowledge, manifested in the growth of educational institutions, is encour- a;,mg to the thoughtful observer. Educational priv- mm\s no longer reserved for the wealthy aristoc- NOT AS B DEPICTED. In a recent issue of the Los Angeles News, there appeared an editorial article on Alaska, under heading, “As Resou s Pass, Population Fails," follows The result of the present census in Alaska upon the Territory’s industrial future is : 8 n being watched with interest in the North- ‘NLS. are available to all who possess intellectual west. Some fifty millions is the annual toll |‘nquisitiveness, out of Alaska, yet As the frontiers of human knowledge are rap- the great fisherles take 3 2 with a population of 55,000 in 1920, dwindling |idly being pushed back, the demands on teacher and student alike are becoming greater and greater. at the rate of 1000 a year, it is apparent that the resources of the Territory are not One may feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of being employed to develop or populate it the problem. How is it possible, with such rapxd multiplication of human knowledge, to become pro- | ficient in any subject? And even if proficient, how can one remain thus in the face of the incessant |changes? | To some the only The Filipino and Chinese laborers employed in the canneries leave nothing in Alaska. The Indians who live on the meager Gov- ernment dole of something like $15 a month per family, naturally do nothing toward de- solution year this has been increased to 36,000 miles, a gain | | appears to be thoj THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930 © Star Athlete Selected As Miss Olympic 1930 Meet “Miss Olympic 1930,” whos real name is Mlle. Jacky Joel, se- horseback riding and track and fleld sports. velopment. In the once great placer camps ‘L-.\]y:m\)ml of capacity to meet the increasing de- there are now left but the merest traces of ands. This, of course, may be possible to some civilization. When the timber is gone those degree, but it presents, only a temporary solution who strip it from the hills leave nothing |of the problem. Is not the main difficulty a lack | \m discernment of the distinction between knowledge Alaska has contributed many millions to the |and understanding? Knowledge and facts may be wealth of the United States. The people who have ®stuck by” the country have pro- hoarded, but they are of no mcre value than the fited but little. - If, as many believe, the |miser’s gold if not put to work. A young man present census will show a steady decrease, jonce said to a Greek philosopher: “I have conversed it may be only a question of time until %v\'llh many wise men; hence I am wise"—a boas that mammoth tract that we bought from (“W‘- brought the rebuke, “And I Russia will go back to the Indians, the {with many wealthy men, but I am not rich.” original pPossessors. | A student whose efforts are directed toward the | Imere acquisition of knowledge will soon find him- While this will cause little uneasiness in Alaska, to thousands of the News' readers, whose knowledge |S¢l 8drift on the vast ocean of human learni y |Application, self-study, meditation are necess: of the Territory, its industries and its resources isyet” tne fuil bemefit of learning: and, in. this on a par with that of the editorial writer Who spect, co-operation between teacher and student is composed the article, an altogether false concopuon;m, essential to success. Knowledge in itselfl is not of the Territory will be conveyed. Undoubtedly, as power; but wisdom, or understanding. resources pass, unless something else is found to [fore, “With all thy getting take their place in industry populations will fail. | e This has been the case in every country, and Cah-‘ fornia is no exception. Gold deposits, once mined out cannot be (New York Times.) stored. But California dig not become depopulated| A dispatch from our Watchtower corresponuent because its rich placers became exhausted Nor |at Milwaukee discloses that an interesting experi- when its oil pools have been drained dry will it pass |ment, long awaited by the political world, is soon back to the red men and the decendants of its|t0 be tried in Wisconsin. This is the hope of the original Mexican owners. California’s tourist |Progressives to elect the other son of their indus- | | leader, try is worth more to it than its mining ever produced, and when its oil wells are no more, |in the United States Senate. its orchards till be producing wealth. 1(1ecuon it was said that he came to high pre- Alaska’s own bonanza placers have been ex-|ferment before his brother because his name hap- | hausted. But they d a part in opening up the| pcnod to be Robert M. for Phil F. La Follette, who Territery. Alaskan fisheries are still going strong, \na\\ is preparing to run for Governor, the claim and th@ benefits from them are not confined {o|Was that he was better equipped for public life. “Filipino and Chinese laborers.” And Alaska's for- |Since then Senator La Follette has made a place ests are not going to be stripped off the lands for himself in national affairs; his course in the z |Senate has been vigorous, and his speech to the they now carpet. As they are harvested and put 0y ncns ity convention which nominated Mr. Hoover Industrial uses for the economic benefit of Alaska, |won the hearty applause of delegates overwhelmingly is. There- | get understarding.” Another La Foflette. re- indus have C’)l]\'t’x'bl’d | | | | | late | Robert M. La Follette, to the Governorship.| Qur wprpsent,ltl\u in Junea \u {The namesake of the dead chieftain already sits | ynti]l Mas ay 15. the harvesting will be done in such manner that|opposed to what he represented and what he the forests will reproduce themselves naturally at |sought n rate that will insure a perpetual supply of| But general interest has not deserted Phil F.| {imber resources. |La Follette because of the triumphs of his brother, Alaska, as the News points out, has contributed |and the faction which rallied under his father has' millions to the wealth of the United States. It |Peen awaiting a propitious time to offer him for will continue to do so and at even a greater rate |the Governorship. Now, with Governor !{ohlor and | near! every other Wisconsin politician under in the future than was ever attained in the past charges more academic than serious, the.emergence | [F==szwsz= There is not now any indication that this north- |is at hand. If the effort shall be successful, Wis- land is facing any such thing as desertion by its |consin’s devotion to the La Follette dynasty will' white population. In fact, the preliminary census have been proved to the hilt. Oceasionally in the returns, Alaska's only partial as yet, are evidence that|South before the war hmembers of one family has not declined in the past|monopolized high place. Some have often suc fact that it included postwar ‘fully carried the political banner of their sires. Bu. af- | N0 modern instance comes to mind when mortmain was powerful enough to hold both a Senatorship jand a Governorship. If it prove thus effective in | this instance, the explanation will be found in the fact that both sons of the Progressive leader stand population decade despite the years that brought about conditions adver: festing every industry in the Territory. Of course, atement of the editorial quoted would alone convict the writer of abysmal ignorance about ans who live on the ly major v one st the Territory. “The Ind strongly on their own feet and have real public meager Government dole of $15 a month per family, | abilities. naturally do nothing toward development.” The When the campaign begins, the airs over the Government has ne direct dole system for the bene- |Dells and along the Lake will echo with the Con- “Shall Wisconsin be known as a| fit of Alaska Indians. And a good many of the |servative cry « 1 s are contributing 1o development. Unques- |Satrapy?” There is force in the issue, and all lh‘:‘ the average of citizenship among them is skill and strength of the Progreslve organization s . ... land the ability of the brothers will be required tc o raised. They are becoming better|;on) witn it, But those who know Phil La Fol-| I, better trained in the manual arts, more|jgtte geclare that when he takes the stump hi Bhpable of ‘earning 'a’ livilhood for clves and | will make more effective use of the family name| their families. There is no question but that even-|and tradition than his opponents can counteract tually they will be able to take their place along-|Of all the interesting campaigns promised for thi: side ‘hv‘ white citizen as competent supporling | Summer, this should be one of the foremost. of the Territc Territorial or the politic doing 1 share toward and receiving full ,reward for body of units their velopmen! Community Betterment. (Prince Rupe:s ziews.) de- A MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENT. | Remember the old story of the Indian who heard about feather beds and thought he would try one? = | He took one feather, laid it on a plank, and slept The ~new tubercu annex proposed the |On it night. In the morning he woke up with local United States Government Hospital most |* Crick in his back, and growled: “White man say eather bed heap soft. White man big fool.” urgently needed here to take care of Indian Some retail merchants try advertising like patients that who depend on that institution for care an = |They run an advertisement once or twice, and, be- ment. This has been recognized for many years.|cause tb do not note a big increase in busi The Alaska Legislature on several occasions has|ness, say that advertising is not good for them memorialized the Department of Interior, urging One feather is all right, but it takes more than that such facilities be provided here. That the|one to make a feather bed. | House of Representatives of Congress has provided| The same principle applies to advertising. 1t intelligently planned and used, satisfaction ani pro- 2 e ex, and views it favor- funds for the annex, and the Senate fitable return: are certain. ably, as announced by headquarters of the Alaska branch of the Federal Bureau of Education, is You may this for the quarrel between the indeed welcome news. Wets and the Drys; it is getting louder and fun- Owing to the great need existing for these|nier—(Macon, Ga. Telegraph.) - - ( VR | ‘ I if you want it—reliable service always. We always place our guarantee of satisfaction back of | every printing job we do. We are good printers —know it— judgment with our guarantee. :» ~ OF JALPIANO Learn the Modern Way Play Real Jazz Piano in 3 Months W. P. 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