The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 2, 1931, Page 4

Dmly Alaska Em ptre IOH‘N W TBOY T LDITOR AND MANAGEB every evening except Sunday by PRINTING COMPANY Juneau, Alaska. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrier in Juneau, Douglas, Thane for $1.25 per month. postage paid, at the following One year, in advance, n»m»nfi\ months, one month, in advance, ‘5:\?17&“!\;” will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity } in the delivery of their pap 7 Telephor ortal and 37 Treadwell and rates: By malil, in advance, Business Office BER OF ASSOCIATED PRES The Associated Press exclusively entitled to the ase for r cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein A CIRCULATION GJARANTEED TO PE LARGER AL A THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION “KNOW ALASKA BETTER.” That is the slogan adopled by the local Parent- Teacher Association for a series of lectures it is/ arranging as a windup to its current year’s activi- tles. The first of these meetings Wil be held | Thursday evening and it will present to Juneau a speaker—Judge James Wickersham—whose ability 15; admitted by all alike. He is a close student of Alaska, has been intimately connected with the Territory's official life for many years, and is the| owner of the most comprehensive collection of Alaskan literature in existence. There is need for a wider dissemination at home of information about Alaska. Few of us are famillar with its history, its geography, its indus- tries, its traditions and its conditions which enter into everyday life. All of us should devote more time to a study of these things than we do. student would be benefitted, and the gain to the Territory would itself be of importance. Everyone who can, should take advantage of the opportunity that is to be presented to Juneau by the lectures under the auspices of the Parent-Teacher Asso- clation. THIRD PARTY IS AGITATED. Prof. John Dewey, head of the League for Inde- pendent Political Action, and professor emeritus of philosophy at Columbia University, who recently urged Senator Norris to head a third party move- ment, declares the league will continue to agitate for a third political organization. Leaders of the movement are not discouraged by the Nebraska Senator’s refusal to join the crusade but will go ahead with organization details. After the third party is firmly established, there will be no great dif- ficulty in getting someone to head it, he commented. In far-Western and mid-Western States, the league plans to set up machinery for active use in elections this year and in 1932. By the advent of the next national campaign, which is next year, Prof. Dewey predicted that their force would be a material factor in 10 States and named Montana, Nebraska, Washington, South Dakota, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. State con- ferences will be held in these commonwealths this year for the purpose of organizing State Commit- tees and later State parties. Local branches will be organized all over the country that, with the State organizations, will constitute the machinery with which it is hoped to put the movement on a national basis. The history of the country’s political parties is not particularly encouraging to the third group movement. Roosevelt and his Bull Moose following has but one important survivor—Gifford Pinchot— whose activities are solely confined to the borders of Pennsylvania. Of the La Follette insurrection there are not even any eddies left to show where the current flowed. Prof. Dewey argues that these movements were not properly of a third party iype. They were based on the personalities of two dynamic leaders and when they passed from the scene noth- ing was left. He and his associates seek to avoid that error by first erecting a substantial organiza- tion and let events produce the leader. The league which he heads advocates waterpower as the main issue on which to base its appeal. He accuses both parties of being tied to the “power trust.” This question may become a minor issue in the 1932 national election, but it will hardly be of sufficient import to draw widespread popular support. If both of the old parties refuse to deal honestly with the Prohibition question, Prof. Dewey's league might find its greatest opportunity in adopt- ing the -repeal side of the argument. No other public issue now in sight seems calculated to have sufficient merit to cause a successful revolt against the two established parties. TOO QUICK ON TRIGGER. In the shelling of the Canadian schooner Jose- phine K. off the New York coast recently, the United States Coast Guard cutter 145 apparently was too ready to resort to force. A test race be- tween the two vessels has conclusively established that the cutter was decisively superior in speed to the alleged rumship and could have effectually prevented its escape without turning its guns on the vessel which is suspected of attempting to violate the laws of the United States. This is not the first time that incidents of this nature have happened, nor, probably, will it be the last. Usually the Coast Guard can be depended on to exercise good judgment as to the necessity of the use of arms but there are always in any authority armed with supreme power men who will shoot first and ask questions afterward. , The Canadian Government has a right to be concerned over the incident. It is reasonably cer- tain that the vessel was engaged in an illicit enter- prise—that its intent was to violate the laws of this country even if it was not actually engaged in such vioiation. But the conflicting claims are serious enough to rec§g official note. The officers and l the B aaond andt M“m“l could not overhaul it Class | to be false. Each | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, FEB. 2, 1931. crew stoutly maintain the vessel was outside of ihe 12-mile treaty limit. The Coast Guard is equally as emphatic in its assertion that the ship was in the forbidden zone. But it claimed, just as posi- tively, that the rumship was so much speedier that and had to stop it by shell- The latter claim has been definitely proved To the Canadians, at least, it is not |umm'uml that the rest of the story be viewed with |suspicion. If the Canadian Government, throughl ! ier Bennett, who is now in Washington, de-| | sires a, sweeping and impartial inquiry, the United | states cannot reasonably object, and should give! ‘J(‘vcry encouragement to such an investigation. Per- | heps its findings and subsequent report might tend| ‘to discourage any officers who are prone to be too | quick on the trigger fire. | Senator Nye thinks he has been unfairly treated ibocau*e the expense account of the Senate's famous | “snooping committee,” which he heads, has been |made public. It was for political use in his home | | States in the next election, he fears. Seems to us| the expense acccunts of Senatorial candidates pub-; {lished by Senator Nye were largely intended for | | political ends, we can't understand why he is inrows::mz. 50 Dr. | The British Who's Who lists Al' Smith but! ‘:imls to mention Senator Heflin. Thus the publish- |ers avoided the necessity of using a specially pre- ' council. Assootated Press Photo | Edward Benes, | | rakian foreign minister, Is expected | it i T | to be glven the chairmanship of the Geneva general disarmament con. ference by the League of Nations l PROFESSIONAL I PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, ‘Electrisity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics, 410 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 | Helene W. L. Albrecht DENTISTS || 301-303 Goldstein Bldg. | PHONE 56 ! Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. YO O CH P P DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER | . . | I | Dr. Charles P. Jenne j DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine ! Building { Telephrme 176 Czechoslo. DENTIST Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. Office hours, 9 am. to 5 p.m. Evenings by appointment. Phone 321 pared asbestos paper. i | : Nathan Straus. (New York Times.) It would be hard to name three brothers WhD‘ left a deeper mark on their day and generauon‘ than Isidor, Oscar and Nathan Straus. Whether )m large commercial undertakings, in public arrair:l ‘or in private philanthropy, they displayed extra- jordinary ability and lived their lives as men of) |the highest ideals. Now the last of them is gone.| |Mr. Nathan Straus was perhaps in some ways more ! | forthputting, and had more varied activities, thfln‘ either of the others. His motto seems to have been: "“Whntmever thy hand findeth to do, do with lhy‘ lmlght " Such was his activity in business, in poli-| |tics and in the large and useful charities to which/| |he gave so much time and effort and money, that \hfl always made the impression of a strong, virile, ‘and dominating personality. Here in New York he| (will be long remembered for the intelligence and zeal and efficiency with which he labored to secure a supply of pure milk, especially for the poor. His name will always be associated with the “stations” | which he set up for its distribution. In this chari-| table work he displayed remarkable foresight, an-| ticipating the later decisions and plans of the De- partment of Health and other agencies. was characteristic of him to do large things. he had once made up his mind that a certain goal| ing the ought to be aimed at, he would not rest until ke movie technician. had done his best to reach it. | But it| Evelyn Lund, Associated Press Photo Dorothy Janis, film actress, was | named In a $25,000 alienation suib filed in Los Angeles by Mrs. Sads former | ‘When ' dancer. She is charged with steal love of Sidney D. Lunc Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a m. to § p. ». SEWARD BUILLING Office Phone 469, Res. Phone 276 i Dr Geo. L. Barton CHIROPRACTOR Hellenthal Building OFFICE SERVICE ONLY Hovrs: 10 a. m. to 12 noon 2p. m to5p m 6p m to8p m By Appointment PHONZ 259 AUTOS FOR HIRE Graham’s Taxi Phone 565 STAND AT ARCADE CAFE Day and Night Service Any Place in the City for $1.00 NEXT AMERICAN LEGION SMOKER TAXI STAND AT PIONEER POOL ROOM Day and Night Service February 11th ! | Corerrrsroe | fe—e e e ! Tur Juneau LAUNDRY E Franklin Street, bciween | Front and Second Streets PHONE 359 W. P. Johnson FRIGIDAIRE DELCO LIGHT PRODUCTS MAYTAG WASHING MACHINES GENERAL MOTORS RADIOS Phone 17 Front Street Juneau Robert Simpson Opt. D Graduate Los Angeles Col- lege of Optometry and Opthalmology vaud Glasses Fitted, Lenses Ground 19 DR. R. E. SOUTHWELL Such a man represents citizenship of a high and'” useful order. Without public office, he was able to set an example and to impress himself upon his, All Elks with w] possible for most officials. Still active at a greatw night. ELKS NOTICE time in ways more powerful and fruitful than are| |at Coliseum Theatre at 7:15 to-| Optometrist-Optician Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted Room 17, Valentine Bldg. Office phone 484, residense phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 te suits, report | —adv. age, still keenly interested in all the varied and | challenging life of this city, he will be sorely missed and deeply mourned. But his works do follow him.!| Facts and Fancies. (Cincinnati Enquirer.) For every $10,000,000 spent by the Government |in construction, a Treasury official explains, 1,000 men are given employment directly. But this is not | the whole story. In making the materials needed | (another 5,000 are employed. But even this cheerful | estimate does not emphasize the bountiful spirit, of Government. Including others who gain em- | ployment indirectly from construction, $10,000,000 | furnishes sustenance to 250,000 persons. This is interesting if true. Using the ratio of expenditures and employ- ment and the statistical methods of the Treasury Department, let us analyze the probable results of this week’s industrial spurt. Fifty thousand men | { i | IRIDIUM TIP i i \ Fountain Pens | 8150 to $350 ! The cheapest GUARANTEED Fountain Pen on the Market. ROOM and BOARD | Mrs. John B. Marshall PHONE 2201 CARBAGE HAULED AND LOT CLEANING E. O. DAVIS Phone 584 are receiving direct employment from motor car, railroad and other industries. Multiplying by the Treasury's coefficlent, this gives us a total of 250-« {000 persons indirectly receiving employment and a | grand total of 12,500,000 persons to receive suste-' nance as a result of this week's increase in indus- trial activity. This is particularly cheering in view of the fact| that our unemployed have been but 4,000,000 at most. Not only is the unemployment problem | solved by the Treasury’s own statistical meLhods,i but we are likely to have a labor shortage any| minute! | Perhaps the greatest need of the country just| now, and before we can hope for business recovery in full, is discriminating and honest use of sm-, tistics. Nearly all branches of Government are| guilty of the most reckless calculations, offering them to the press and the public directly as truth. 8 a. m. to 1 to 5:30 p. p. m. Juneau Public Library Free Reading Room City Hall, Second Floor Main Street and Fourth Reading Room Opea From Circulation Room Open from m.—T7:00 to 8:30 ‘Current Magazines, Newspapers, Reference, Books, Etc. FREE TO ALL ELEVATOR SERVICE 8. ZYNDA, Prop. 10 p. m. HARRIS Hardware Co. CASH CUTS COSTS Open until 9 p.m. Thriving business depends above all else on con- fidence. Statistics that merely hide the truth do not inspire confidence. Skoal to the Northman. (New York Herald-Tribune.) The death in a Brooklyn hospital of Captain Jochimsen of the Nanuk will probably be the text for many laments upon a dying type. The point of this dissertation is that it is not dying. The much abused Darwinist tells us that ac- quired characteristics are not passed along, except by tradition. This is sometimes hard to believe. Men like Captain Jochimsen seem to take in some- thing with their milk that a lot of us, run rat- Frye-Bruhn ‘Company Featuring Frye’s De- licious Hams and Bacon PHONE 38 lines as we will, cannot get. While Europe was still alleged dark, the Northmen bootlegged silk and good chain mail out of Byzantium, through savage Russia, the tricky Baltic and the trickier North Sea into Western Europe, and scattered dynasties from Novgorod to Palmero. The monks called them pirates, and they were bad when crossed, but they gave many nations a virility upon which they are still trying to live. In America there is an enormous iufiitrotion of this blood, much of it Puritan, contrary to remcte ancestresses’ best determination. Some of it comes direct, and we can always rejoice in i%. It seems almost impossible to turn a Dane into an Ameri- can withont starting something useful. Captain Jochimsen was a factor i American affairs that continued to keep us in fron jers and hgh romance when both seemed to b2 going. Grateful we must be to his memory, and share we do in whai nust have been his one regret—that he did not have his sea boots on when Thor struck. But never mind, Northman; we rise to carry on. A Senate confirmation looks like bread cast on the waters with a string to it.—(Atlanta Constitu- tion.) Senator Watson says he will “stand by the President” as often as he can find out where the President stands. Attaboy, Jim! (Atlanta Constitution.) About Thrift- A knowledge that you are thrifty and prudent insures employment and enables you to face old age without alarm. It takes character, determ- ined effort and at times per- sonal sacrifice to bnilt a Sav- ings Account but no one has ever regretted the thrift habit. B. M. Behrends Bank promptly. Grain and Transfer busmessv is increasing daily. There’s al reason. Give ug a trial order today and learn why. Tesine > enp/m’, Z Each loaf of bread we bake is a counterpart of every other loaf in size, appearance and quality. You are al- ways sure of the same unch angeable good- ness when you order it. Peerless Bakery “Remember the Name” We will attend to them Our COAL, Hay, You Can’t Help Being \ Pleased D. B. FEMMER PHONE 114 JUNEAU CABINET and DETAIL MILL- . | | | . Second Hand Guns Bought l and Sold | { | WORK CO. Front Street, next to Warner Machine Shop CABINET and MILLWORK New Guns and Ammunition SEE BIG VAN THE GUN MAN Opposite Coliseum Theatre ° GENERAL CARPENTER WORK GLASS REPLACED IN AUTOS Estimates Furnished Upon Request YOU SAVE Many Ways WHEN YOU BUY FORD Ask JUNEAU MOTORS, INC. “How” Mabry’s Cafe Regular Dinners Short Orders Lunches Open 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. POPULAR PRICES HARRY MABRY Proprietor Pt SAVE MONEY Where It Grows FASTEST Your funds avallable on skort notice. 6% Compounded Semi-annually. DIME & DOLLAR BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION H. J. Eberhart, Gastineau Hotel, Local Representative. A. J. Nel- son, Supervisor, S. E. Alaska AL A C S L | . | Famous Candies The Cash Bazaar Open Evenings Garments made or pressed by us retain their shape PHONE 528 TOM SHEARER l : . ! P PLAY BILLIARDS BURFORD’S Play 1naoor GO &t 1ue alaskan | | S THE CHAS. W. CARTER MORTUARY “The Last Service Is the Greatest Trihate” Corner 4th and Franklin St. Phone 136 Fraternal Societies T [ oy ] I"’ Gastineau Channel g B. P. 0. ELKS Meeting every wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Elks Hall. Visiting brothers | welcome. R. B. MARTIN, Exalted Ruler. M. H. SIDES, Secretary. Co-Ordinate Bod- ies of Freemason- ry Scottish Rite Regular meetings second Friday each month at 7:30 p. m. Scot- tish Rite Temple. WALTER B. HEISEL, Secretary LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE Juneau Lodge No. 1700, Meets every Monday night, at 8 o'clock. TOM SHEARER, Dictator. W. T. VALE, Secy., POBOXM MOUNY JUNEAU LODGE l\ Second und fourth Mon- day of each month in Scottish Rite Temple, beginning at 7:30 p. m. H. L. REDLINGSHAF- ER, Master; JAMES W. LEIVERD, Secretary. ORDER OF EASTERN STAR Second and Fourtn 4 Tuesdays of each month, at 8 o'clock, Scottish Rite Temple. JESSIE KELLER, Worthy Mat- INSON, Secretary. KWIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Seghers Council No. 1760, Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. ed to attend. Councll Chambers, Fifth Street JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K. H. J. TURNER, Secretary. ron; FANNY L. ROB- Transient brothers urg- VOUGLAS AERIE 117 F. O. E. Mects first and third &Mondny& 8 o'clock, «t Eagles Hall Douglas. ALEX GAIR, W. P, GUY SMITH, Secretary. Visiting brothers weleome. § Our trucks go any place any | time. A tank for Diesel Oil } and a tank for crude oil save burner trouble. PHONE 149, NIGHT 148 RELIABLE TRANSFER | ‘ = FOREST L GARBAGE HAULING Office at Wolland's Tailor Shop Cliester Barnesson PHONE 66 DAIRY FERTILIZER JUNEAU TRANSFER COMPANY Moves, Packs and Stores Freight and Baggage Prompt Delivery of ALL KINDS OF COAL PHONE 48 [T L. C. SMITH and CORONA TYPEWRITERS Guaranteed by J. B. 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