The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 11, 1931, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11, 1931. THE BA Published . F PROSPERITY. Published_every evening except Sunday by the| 0 EMPIRE_PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main | Strects, Juneau, Alaska. The wealth of the United States is estimated reliable statisticians to be $360,000,000,000. The national income is computed at $95,000,000,- by ed In the Post Office in Juneau as Sccond Class SU’B’&CR’PYION RATES. Dellvered by carrier in Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and | local news published ! never before been attained in this or any former| |raise the freight rates, which is a rather unortho- |dox method of boosting tonnage to say the least. | BUSY “We tell you in advance what job will cost” . Helene W.L. Albrecht | | PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electrizity, Infra Red !! Ray, Medical Gymnastics. Phone Office, 216 410 Goldstein Building | g i e e e ————— o s e e e on | . . [college, and will prove to be one of the almost ce=sesissesssseseniNl | @. Y W' Daily Alaska Empire |wumoman s o e vy of sonire 11 PROFESSIONAL R AR Y LSRN, i _ |ment of his objective. il! o JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER | e i % i n = ‘ H e e ND Thane for $1.95 per month. Total savings of the country have exceeded 328, | By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: ‘000‘000.000_ ™ P e ve dvance, $12.00; onths, in advance, ; o DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER R e R L Banking resources have reached $72,000,000,000, nns.KAsgnammnunam Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly e S 54 pcubseribers will conter & fator e ov lrropulasity | and American investments abroad approximate $17 ‘so1-90 OELIRED: B3aE, in the delivery of their papeps. 2 000,000,000. PHONE 56 Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. | § 7 b i = s sl WAttt — -d This wealth forms the basis for prosperity of Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. | MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. |the nation. It is actual and'tangible. Upon it can J, . The Assocluted Press’ In exchuslvely entitied to the|g o (5 M b 7 SN A KR vy eon restdre Not Only Cheaper but i/ e ase for republica all news dispatches credited to ere be any doubt ‘that the country can Better S 3 or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the py & 5 hi " It or not otherw ”;.m n s pap prosperity and enlarge it upon a scale which has Dl‘. Charles P. ]enne I H H H ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER [gge? f DENTIST TTHAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION Iia i i Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine e A T —— ! - = |l RICE & AHLERS CO. Building | Senator Howell's Alaska Railroad Ccmmntee‘i Telephrme 176 [said the road does not pay a profit because it/ GOOD PLUMBING — o doesn't haul enough freight. It then proposes to Dr. J. W. Bayne DENTIST Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. The Treasury Department hasn't added anythin R T T TS T LU 1to the zest of living by the income tax blanks t:"““‘“‘““"“"m? Evenings by appointment. | has been mailing out to Alaskans during the past o il Phone 321 | 7aw weets, (! CLEARANCE SALE {/._ . [ 7 S SR SN i o . i —e iia i Men’s Wool Shir | Alfalfa Bill in Office. ‘ Mo's Wool S0en Dr. A. W. Stewart —_——— | DENTIST ’ (New York World.) { Blazers Hours 9 & m. to 8 p. ». | ~When Alfalfa Bill Murray had been safely in-| . SEWARD BUILLING | ¥ |ducted into office as Governor of Oklahoma they| Stag Shirts Office Phone 469, Res. PACIFIC COAST BASIS PREFERABLE. |might well have called it a day. It was one. First| Phone 276 — of all, Bill had to borrow $250 to get to the capital| Sweaters . i Of the two air mail routes under consideration |from his home in Tishomingo. Once arrived, he F > to link Alaska to the States, one from St. PBUI.iwas greeted by Millett Hoy Koy Bitty, Indian chief, Minn, and the other from Seattle, that based on|in painted face and all accouterments—Mrs. Murray ) the Pacific Coast port is the more desirable. This |18 a member of the Chickasaw tribe. Alfalfa Bill, is true for many reasons. The major part of Al-|needed no amplifiers to carry his inauguration | o G tined 40 t speech and subsequent message to the waiting aska’s business with the States is confined to the | A Pacific Coast, and most of it to Seattle and v nmy"fif::’d:]-ecég‘e bry’“l‘;"‘]‘;‘r’g::: C:::;E:‘; ll:E g b“rlitg Our ties of commerce and social life largely 'Te""e”history of the Btate was very critical of the parlous| in the Pacific Northwest. Probably 90 per cent of | congition of college athletics. He thinks he is going the mail from the States to Alaska originates on|to cut the taxes. the Pacific Coast. Little of it comes from cast of | They have picturesque Governors in the West and a complete line of Furnishings for the Workingman Mike Avoian FRONT STREET Opposite Winter & Pond ! Office hours, 9 am. to 5 pm. Dr Geo. L. Barton CHIROPRACTOR Hellenthal Building OFFICE SERVICE ONLY Hours: 10 a. m. to 12 noon 2p m to5p m } 6 p.m. to 8 p. m. By Appointment i PHONZ 259 S e ) the Mississippi River. and South, and we do not need to go back tol The Post Office Department, it is made known | “Bloody Bridles” Waite of Colorado to begin thei by Postmaster General Brown, is studying the kwo;“Sl d“;fire was GOVEI'HPY Hogg of Texas, who| routes with a view of shortening the present -oum‘:?m;mh SD fli‘;‘:gfflfvrh Ohgj‘'mf;ndmscc:;ei;no‘;aul;;a‘zex;a;i to the Territory. The basis for the final decision, in honor of the Btate University, Unle May and if properly made, should be which of the two ““‘Versle Fay. The Ferguson, Jim and Ma, were re-| render the greatest service to Alaskan patrons "f‘ccm, portents in Texas. There was Governor var- | the mails. Surely there should be no great dif-|daman of Mississippi, long-haired and vociferous, ! ficulty in determining this factor. The Depart- and Governor Bilbo, his understudy. There is Gov. | ment's own records in the Seattle post office will|Huey P. Long of Louisiana, who becomes a Senn-; show that our most important mail originates in|tor on March 4. | Seattle or other Pacific Coast cities. Most all of | Comparing such colorful personalities with more the passenger traffic to Alaska originates or the humdrum executives of the big industrial States, Pacific Coast, and a very large precentage of the One might be tempted to generalize that campaign | Alaska travel is destined to Pacific Coast points. |listen to the big, rangy man with the big voice Any airplane company that undertakes {0 irans-| .. the sombrero—and then one thinks of Len port mail by air to Alaska will depend to 50me|gma)l and of Illinois, which is both East and West | extent upon revenues derived from passenger nad|and has plenty of money in politics, to be cured| express business. Only a very small amount of either of rash theories. [ S S Arrow Trump|| SHIRTS in white and solid colors $1.95 AUTOS FOR HIRE | Fraternal Societies oF Gastineau Chanrel ) o Graham’s Taxi Phone 565 STAND AT ARCADE CAFE Day and Night Service Any Place in the City fer $1.00 B. P. 0. ELKS Meeting every weanesday 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 | 183 | TAXI NEXT AMERICAN LEGION SMOKER February 11th : POOL ROOM Service Crrrrrors [{STAND AT PIONEER Day and Night IO 7:30 p. m. Scot- tish Rite Temple. WALTER B. HEISEL, Secretary OF MOOSE Juneau Lodge No. 700 PY Meets every Monday night, at 8 o'cleck. TOM SHEARER, Dictator. W. T. VALE, Secy., P. O. Box 84§ MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 141 Second and fourth Mon- day of each month in beginning at 7:30 p. m. W.P. Johnson DELCO LIGHT PRODUCTS MAYTAG WASHING GENERAL MOTORS RADIOS Front Street FRIGIDAIRE PHONE 359 MACHINES Phone 17 Juneau Robert Simpson Opt. D. Graduate Los Angeles Col- lege of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted, Lenses Ground DR. R. E. SOUTHWELL Optometrist-Optician Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted Room 17, Valentine Bldg. Office phone 484, residense phone 238. Office Hours: 8:30 to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 ¥ f _electoral vote. class of traffic could be expected on a route from | St. Paul. But from Seattle, there would" be a heavy | passenger movement and express probably would equal mail in weight. The successful operations dur- ing the past two years of the Alaska-Washington | Airways between Seattle and Juneau should furnish | convineing proof of the practicability of the route. It is gratifying to know that the Postal authori- | ties are giving serious thought to the project, and Alaskans and others interested should furnish them with the necessary data to convince them that the Seattle route is the only logical one. ELECTORAL AND POPULAR VOTES. The movement started by Senator Norris to wipe out the electoral college and substitute there- for the election of President and Vice-President by popular vote has had some consideration in the past, particularly following any election that was extremely close. Seldom does the electoral and popular vote coincide. In most national elections, the electoral vote does not portray with any degree of accuracy the relative popular vote received by | the candidates Figures compiled recently by Randolph C. Downes of the University of Pittsburgh furnish some strik- ing instances of this condition. Since 1850, in only | one election—1916—has there been any close cor- relation of the two votes. In that year Woodrow ‘Wilson received 52 per cent of both the popular vote and that of the electoral college. On five occasions candidates failing to receive a majority of the popu- lar vote did get a majority in the electoral college. This occurred in the elections of 1860, when Lin- coln got 40 per cent, Douglas 30, Breckinridge 18, and Bell 12 per cent of the popular vote, while Lincoln received 59, Douglas only 4, Breckinridge 24 and Bell 13 per cent of the electoral vote. In 1864, Lincoln got only 55 per cent of the popular vote to 45 for McLellan, but the former had 91 aad the latter but nine per cent of the electoral college. In 1868 the difference was equally as dis- proportionate. Grant who polled only 53 per cent of the popular vote against Seymour, got 73 per cent of the electoral ballot. Again in 1872 Grant with 56 per cent of the popular vote had 82 per cent of the electoral college. In 1876 Rutherford B. Hayes actually had a minority of the popular vote 48.6 to 51.4 for Samuel Tilden, but the former was elected President by 8 vote of 50.1 per cent of the electoral vote. In 1888 Grover Cleveland with 505 per cent of thg popular vote was defeated by Benjamin Harrison in the electoral college, the latter receiving 58 per cent there. In 1892 Cleveland was given 47, Har- rison 44 and Weaver 9 per cent of the popular vote, but the Democrat got 62 per cent of the eclectoral college. He was the last of his party to occupy the White House until 1912 when Wilson, profiting by the Republican split, with 45 per cent of the popular vote was elected by 81 per cent of the In 13 elections the Democrats have received a smaller per cent of the popular than the electoral vote, and the Republicans on only three occasions. In no election when a third party has entered the field has its electoral vote been proportionate to the popular ballot it received There is no doubt that the electoral college method and the general ticket necessitate the formotion of national political machines. Abolition We can be thankful picturesqueness of the Alfalfal Bills without worry- for the| ROOM and BOARD f Mrs. John B. Marshall i PHONE 2201 funds talk in the East while the West and South ! evolution. SABIN’S “fverything in Furnish- i Speaking His Will. ;, GARBAGE (New York Times.) ings for Men” Not many have had Tom Sawyer's eerie experi- | ence of listening in on his own funeral, after he had supposedly been drowned ing about the cause and course of their political i in the Mississippl.| 3 An elderly Englishman, however, is planning to| HAI )LED speak out after his funeral to his friends and| — relatives. AND LOT CLEANING A retired manufacturer of Birmingham, he de-|}Juneau Public Library Efl? DAS‘SS cided that the reading of his last will and testa-| s e ment shall be done by a talking motion picture of Free Readlng Room himself. Here is one talkie which is assured in City Hall, Second Floor advance ofs a deeply interested audience for its Main Street and Fourth R premiere. HOTEL The talkie has already been made. Further, the Reading Room Opea From ZYNDA testator has planned the seating of his auditorium, so that as he speaks he may address each listener to his face. Not only will he name his bequests, but he will quite frankly point out the faults and virtues of each individual, getting off his chest post-mortem compliments and condemnations which life, perhaps, never gave him the courage or the | Books, Ete. opportunity to deliver. And there will be no talk-| FREE TO ALL 2 ing back. This movie-will is bound to present a far dif-|>————srrresorsereorosod ferent scene from the conventional reading by the ; old family solicitor to a nervously expectant group in a respectably somber back parlor. Specifying the decedent’s wishes in his own voice, it should carry unusual authority, and discourage litigation. 8 a m to 10 p. m. ELEVATOR SERVICE Cis rculation Room Open from 8. ZYNDA, Prop. 1 to 5:30 p. m.—7:00 to 8:30 p. m. Current Magazines, Newspapers, Reference, HARRIS Hardware Co. CASH CUTS COSTS Open until 9 pm. ! T Of 1,700 tobacco growers attend- ing mass meetings looking to the organization of a bright leaf co- operative in Georgia, only two have voted against the proposal. Some Truths. —m (Cincinnati Enquirer.) The tendency of modern legislative alieged re- form is to more and more empower centralized government. This is wrong and unhealthful. Mr. President Cleveland’s reassertion of the principle of American democracy, that it is the business of the people to support the Government, not the Govern- ment to support the people, is fundamentally right. It is not to Congress that we should look in time of public distress so much as to the Legislatures of commonwealths, which are close to the people,| Frye-Bruhn Company Featuring Frye’s Pe- licious Hams and Bacon which understand their needs and wants far more | PHONE 38 accurately than any Congress can ever understand 9 and know them. And they havg, and should have, —~—.:_—_-.:——l the power to act. We are supposed to take care of ourselves. In times of public distress such as the present, when the country has ample supplies of money, of food and raw materials and credit, there must be something wrong when public indus- try can be widely disturbed and general suffering can attain to major proportions. But it is not to a paternal Government that we should look for ! About Thrift- relief and succor. The people and the States have rights and duties which may not safely be frittered away either in the name of humanity or of econ- omic expediency. A knowledge that you are thrifty and prudent insures gmployment 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. Too bad that revenue collector out in Chicago, who lost $50,000 in a quiet little game of faro, couldn't put it on her expense account, as Pro- hibition agents have done liquor purchases.—(Ohio State Journal) Swearing in Pennsylvania is punishable by a fine of 65 cents a word, so, you see, it costs the unhappy Pennsylvanian about $9 to mash his thumb.—(Macon, Ga., Telegraph.) The apogee of something or other would be to set Gutzon Borglum at work engraving the complete Prohibition report on the head of a pin—(Phila- delphia Inquirer.) B. M. Behrends Bank of ihe system would entail the abolition of the gen- eral ticket. This may be one of the aims of Senator New name for a “chummy roadster:” A Com- Norris in proposing to do away with the clectoral | panionate Carriage.—(Springfield, Ohio, Sun.) L3 1 k) PHONE YOUR ORDERS We will attend to them {promptly. Our COAL, ‘I-Ia\y,“I Grain and Transfer business is increasing daily. There’s a reason. Give us a trial order today and learn why. | You Can’t Help Being YOU SAVE Many Ways JUNEAU MOTORS, Famous Candies 7} The Cash Bazaar | Garments made or pressed by TO US | Our bread is such of Peerless Bakery (OSSN Tue Juneau LAunbrY Franklin Street, between Front and Second Streets The worker needs food that is of the finest o= quality and prepared 1 with intelligent care. food and it makes its appeal on the stregnth its wholesomeness and tasty qualities. “Kemember the Name” } | Scottish Rite Temple, ’%/G/\‘-’ O H. L. REDLINGSHAF- ER, Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. ORDER OF EASTERN STAR Second and Feurtn Tuesdays of each month, at 8 o'clock, Scottish Rite Temple. JESSIE KELLER, Worthy Mat- ron; FANNY L. ROB« INSON, Secretary. ! 4 K£NIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Seghers Council No. 1761, Meetings second and lasy Monday at 7:30 p. m. Transient brothers urg- ed to attend. = Councll Chambers, Fifth Street JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K. H. J. TURNER, Secretary. DOUGLAS AERIE 117 F. O. E. Mects first and third &Mondnys, 8 o'clock, «t Eagles Hall Douglas. ALEX GAIR, W. P. GUY SMITH, Secretary. Visiting brothers welcome. 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 | i 1] —_— FOREST | WOoOoD | GARBAGE HAULING 1 Office at Wolland’s ] | ! E i | P leased i Tailor Shop Cliester B: D. B. FEMMER [ JUNEAU CABINET ies s;o N;x::esson PHONE 114 and DETAIL MILL- DAIRY FYRTILIZER Second Hand Guns Bought 1 WORK. CO. and Sol o”:"“f c‘:l‘l’:mmfiu s CABINET and e MILLWORK WORK IN AUTOS m Upon Request GENERAL CARPENTER GLASS REPLACED Estimates Furnished Lo vine i VA;N " Moves, Packs and Stores Freight and Baggage WHEN YOU BUY A FORD Ask Short Orders Lunches INC. ~ FASTEST HAAS 1 Semi-annually. Open Evenings : Local us retain their shape ». . TELEPHONE 324 PHONE 528 | | TOM SHEARER || PLAY BILLIARDS | _at_ E = BURFORD" im * THE CHAS. W. CARTER MORTUARY | {ou tochy merchandie wich “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” “vd\m grow. Other merchants ” L Ph proved this plan by repeated s 70 3] v W b wih o . Mabry’s Cafe Regular Dinners Open 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. POPULAR PRICES HARRY MABRY Proprietor PRI B AT N 4P TR SAVE MONEY Where It Grows Your funds available on short notice. 6% Compounded DIME & DOLLAR BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION H. J. Eberhart, Gastineau Hotel, tative. A. J. Nel- e | ! son, Supervisor, 8. E. Alaska i} Prompt Delivery of ALL KINDS OF COAL PHONE 48 L. C. SMITH and CORONA TYPEWRITERS Guaranteed by J. B. BURFORD & CO. “Our door step is worn by satisfied customers” Northern Light Store GENTLEMERN'S FURNISHINGS Workingmen’s Supplies Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies