The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 28, 1931, Page 4

Indians and Eskimos have been limited number and inadequate in scope. It is possible that it has succeeded in the States in bringing the Indian to a stage in which the responsibilities and duties as well as the privileges of citizenship can be bestowed upon him. In Alaska, ino one will argue very seriously that such a point Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Cl“,‘[lms been reached or that it is possible of attain- matter. ment in the near future. And until this has been SR SUBSCRIPTION RATES. |done, any movement to foist this work upon the Dellvered by carrier In Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and | Territory is unfair, unjust and extremely unwise. It N | SN, Rou B LED PRL B |would put a financial burden upon Alaska that it in ) Daily Alaska Em Pire AGER JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MAN. Published _ev evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: | 2 One year, in advance, $12 six months, In advance, could not possibly sustain. It would bankrupt our $6.00: one month, in advance, $1.25. Subscribers wiil eonfer a favor if they will promptly | treasury if it were undertaken, and, of course, no notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity | 4 R : g In the delivery of their papess. ;Alflska Legislature is going to make the effort, Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. {come what may. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRISS. Thus, the Federal Government's attention ought The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the(to be drawn to the grave risks it incurs for its for republication of all news dispatches credited to| - e IO r Piherwias credited in this paper and also the|Wards in trying to carry out such a policy here. focal news published herein. Mr. Foster has done it rather vigorously in his Some of the memorial to the Interior Department. (claims, such as the looting of fishing rights and ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. hunting grounds by the whites, might well have been omitted since their accuracy is at least debatable. But on the whole, it focuses the attention of the people of Alaska to a situation which contains a serious menace to them, and gives notice plainly to the Federal Government that Alaska will not be held responsible for any failure on the part of the nation to do its duty in the | premises. \continued the work of the advis- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1931. LOCAL GARDEN CLUB MEETING WELL ATTENDED Allen Shattuck Is Elected President — Other Officers Selected P WATCH FOR NEXT AMERICAN LEGION SMOKER A. B. Hall PROFESSIONAL S R T TR -7 Helene W.L. Albrecht | PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electr!sity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics. 410 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 —_— e DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER | DENTISTS 301-303 Goldstein Bldg. | In its first meeting of the cur- rent year, the Garden Club las night elected officers for the year Allen Shattuck being chosen Pres- ident, Mrs. Marie Drake, Vice-Pres- ident and Miss A. B. Coleman, Sec- retary-Treasurer. The meeting, held in Council Chambers at City Hall, was well attended. | Plans for the work this year were discussed at scme length but appointment of committees was | deferred to a later date. The Club enthusiastically decided to continue its permanent beautification of the | hil between Dixon and Cal- | I opposite Governor's Man- and by a unanimous voie « « « femininity returns Gone is the severity of yes- teryear. Furbelows to en- hance the charm of form and feature is the latest mode. And in no one detail is this vogue more notable than in the new Spring hats by Gage. Here artistry has n, slon, If Mayor Edwards of Seattle isn't careful he will | be having as much trouble appointing a City Light | Superintendent as President Hoover has had in| filling some of the Federal jobs in Alaska. LASKA JUNEAU’S POSITION. The NewlBoa tolt hing ever has been any more gratifying to (Olympia Daily Olympian.) and its people as the manner in Which| ¢ the yime approaches for the opening of the reaw's stock has been steadily climbing paseball season, fans are growing increasingly ap- tock markets. It is pleasing for two main prehensive about the new ball. With its heavier ¢ is a purely local company so far as its hide and coarser stitching the new regulation ball, concerned, and its ng quotations are | they fear, will slow up the game more than ever.| nerformance which reculted from years And as if to confirm their gravest doubts, Johni ¢ painstaking planning of skilled en- McGraw, veteran pilot of the New York Giants, de-/ " lares the new “pill” «lened. 1 not romises of sky- © 1 /mob Yomn:NIGaG) " g ! Reports of the de of the new ball, like those on Mark Twain's dcath, are greatly exagger-" the Alaska Juneau looked down from | .eoq mnere is no evidence from the training camps! a dizzy eminence as compared (o the tngp the pall isn't sailing as far as it used to,| ighths quotation which does not require any when properly hit, of course. Some of the players, | feat of memory to be recalled. Of course, jt is said, haven't even noticed they were dealing| 1 rate, four per cent on par, is not in with a new medium! i ifficient justification for a two-dollar pre- Far from slowing up the game, there is every been combined with rare craftsmanship to bring you . the season’'s most enchant- ing creations. There is a style and price to suit every taste and purse. Why not inspect the new Gage hats today? ~ ory committee or garden clinic. A summary of last year’s pro- gram and achievements was given by Secretary Drake. The report showed that much encouragemen:' had been given the use of native plants and shrubs under the Com- mittee headed by J. F. Mullen and gratifying results were obtained in this direction. Last year’s program ¢n the hill- cide opposite Governor's Mansion. consisting of laying out the grounds and rockwork, was prac- tically completed. The entire hill- cgide will soon be in shape for planting. The children’s garden at the cor- ner of Second and Main Streets, put in under the leadership of Mrs. Walter P. Scott, was reported to have been a gratifying success. Miss Coleman submitted a brief financial renort on the past year. 2 - - ENFORCE MARRIAGE LAW the stock. Yet stocks are not always quoted reason to believe the new experiment will enliven )n to financial performance. In mining it, or, at least. make it more interesting. In recent| ve is an element of gamble not present Fvasonz home-runs havz; gra:vn] lc;( such tgldemlcv o proportions as to cause fans to look upon them as dustries. The reversal of the AWSKA o yipury rather than spectacular. All that matters osition. of some three years ago, WREN o 5 nome runs now, aside from the scores ! around from pillar to post, to thal yp.o'yring i a given game, s who will make the today, is one reason for its new nue four-base clouts in the season. | her is the announcement of the com- Now the pitchers, thanks to the raised seams, can has launched another development practice a keener deception. They will have better t promises, if successful. a very large control, get sharper “breaks,” more acute ‘“drops.” )f its operations here. Under such cir- In short, they will be able to produce the same s it is not surprising that the company’s bewildering effects as “roughening” and “slicking” : v | s cli d 20 per cent above par. the ball, now taboo, enabled them. i i With sluggers whacking the ball harder and to greater distances than ever before in baseball 3 I N o history, this new power afforded the pitchers will ALASKA IS NO EXCEPTION. "act asy‘a compensalt:ory factor, like an grdlnnry law | use Alaska has antiquated blue laws on its Of Physics. It's as simple as that. te books, it is not unique in that respect. Near- R R A St svery State in the Union has duplicates and yreign countries have not escaped. Only recently British Government gave assurances it would (New York Herald-Tribune.) carnest consideration to the Sunday laws politicians are mediocre or outstanding largely | 'm, which was brought to public notice by a because of their ability to measure public aplmon.; farcicial arrest and, if you please, punishment of Of course, they must have other qualities, such as| a reputable citizen under a statue passed some 300 yrwrsn(;mlm;1 and ct:;slfte;lclyl, in the;rlloglany to ;ksx:::! ¢ as in force, friends who are their followers, but the one i:;z:lgo:,’:fi ‘;m;‘;?e:éa{‘"::e t::,tec? then than that counts most is the art of taking the public's y | q pulse and shaping one's course accordingly. Noth-| v was ;low,d;ndore thAA osphary. betore. this: Repuhilo |ing is ever done conspicupusly; nonchalance is the | ounded. | trick in trade. In England many anomalies and much confusion | ="y jecs we miss our guess, some of our soundest | in this respect continue to exist. But to the enact-| j,4qpe5 of public opinion are out of training, cham- ment of a reasonable measure to end this anomalous pions for so long a time that they have grown confusion and obsolete menace, there is a strong careless, indifferent, John L. Sullivans at the very | opposition on the part of the National Free Church heyday of their success. There can be nothing Counell, which has appealed to the Government to|more pathetic than a champion who has gone stale, | reject any bill to amend the Sunday observance Who ha-*ihbecrl;n:len d'-e!:_: m;r:d O:t ha\s no;: J\Kg:ogi " | power, who 01 Inwgiopnoning sven. (e granbing of - locel epion :hould be on his toes, sensitive to each and every in the matter of modernizing ancient laws. Other 4 change in the body politic. church organizations are more amenable to reason, In such a crisis idols fall quickly. Personal| recognizing that we are living in a new age and ,..opeijom carries far. but if it is not based on | that many of the old laws are impracticable and strength of character it goes just so far. In the| unenforceable. next few weeks or months public. opinion must In the United States, to a lesser degree per- make profound decisions. No one interested in good haps, a similar situation exists. We have many such government could ask for more. laws—some of them very old. There is no general | < Majesty of the Law. Champions Gone Stale. i authority as to what entertainment, if any, shall| take place on Sunday. But for the most part the matter is left to the sentiment and judgment of munities. There are laws prohibiting the playing of base- »nd other games on the Sabbath, the opera- theatres and the like. But where people hem, they usually have them. It is a matter science and education, and largely, also, of Reformers and those interested in forbidden lay entertainment never will agree. The public st determine as to the desirability, value and mportance of these laws; and that determination be presented in as many and various aspects there are men and women of different minds and habits. The Legislature could with all propriety exclude theatres and movies from our blue law and let the sclence of each community be its guide in her they shall be allowed to operate on the Sabbath. The prohibition probably had its origin in the dim and almost forgotten days when theatres were commonly a part of the dancehall business 1 movies an adjunct to the saloon trade. If they permitted to operate on Sundays the dance- s and saloons, perforce, were open, also. Heuce law to curb the enterprises which in these are legitimate in themselves and have re- d a universal recognition in the north as ients permissable even on Sundays. (New York World-Telegram.) In a land where, under Volstead, contempt for the laws of man and nature is becoming the true mark of the superman, it is no surprise that popular acceptance should begin receiving judicial sanc-|( tion. So we find the august jurist, Magistrate Healy, in Flatbush Court, Brooklyn, sitting in benign if| astonished justice upon Mr. Joseph Farinaccio, who | drove his automobile into a truck, turned it over and kept on going. “I think, Your Honor,” said Farinaccio, “I was drunk. At least I drank a gallon and a half of wine.” Magistrate:—A gallon and a half, man! e . And ones and a terrible hangover and wish for mercy. Farinaccio (with proper pride):—No, Your Honor, I have no hangover. I was just drunk, drove reck- lessly, upset the wagon and ran away—and I haven't a dime. Magistrate:—You're a wonder! Sentence sus- pended! A gallon and a half of wine and no hang- over! What a man! What justice! Majestic is the law! Archeologists have found three ancient skele- tons with .the jaws open to a width of four inches, so the club sandwich probably isn't new.— (Los Angeles Times.) RESPONSIBILITY IS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S. Responsibility for the education and social wel- farc of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska is right- fully placed upon the Federal Government. It has fully assumed that responsibility in all other parts For generations it has endeavored to a plane of civilization that The automobile kills more people in one year than alcohol does in twenty-five, but they will never prohibit the automobile. — (Florida Times- Union.) It took a year in which thrift is essential to force the American public to use both sides of the checker board and thus to discover backgammon.— (New York Post.) now, I suppose ,you have a large brood of little |- BELGRADE.—Jugoslovian po- lice, finding 1,000 unwed couples in the town of Subotica alone, have ordered all such pairs in the entire Danube region to go through a proper ceremony before June 3 or suffer enforced separation. e e S S S S S S S § b HAVE YOUR FURS CLEANED with modern machinery. The better way. . . . We invite you to inspect this new equipment in operation. The Best Laundry | i ' ; At a Fair Price ‘WHERE? | | CAPITAL LAUNDRY | New silk linings are here now Phone 356 Franklin 8t. | in a big variety. | | . L] 0 2 Yurman 8 At Greytown, in the jungles of Nicaragua, the annual rainfall is The Furrier Triangle Bullding| | apout 300 inches, making it the ) wettest spot in the Americas. e e e P S GARDEN SEEDS LAWN SEEDS ONION SETS FERTILIZERS —Also— A Special Collection of SEEDS— 75¢ value for 50c GARDEN TOOLS RAKES SPADES HOES FORKS promptly. FRIGIDAIRE DELCO LIGHT PRODUCTS MAYTAG WASHING MACHINES GENERAL MOTORS RADIOS Phone 17 Front Street Juneau PHONE YOUR ORDERS TO US We will attend to them Our COAL, Hay, Grain and Trans{er business is increasing daily. There’s a reason. Give us a trial order today and learn why. You Can’t Help Being Pleased D. B. FEMMER PHONE 114 ——————— There is food comfort and enjoyment in ev- ery slice of our bread and a lot of slices to each loaf. There’s a lot of appetite provok- ing goodness baked in ’em that doesn’t get into the ordinary loaf of bread. Peerless Bakery “Kemember the Name” W.P. Johnson PHONE 56 Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Dr. Charles ?]enne DENTIST | Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine | Building Telephrae 176 i — & . Dr. J. W. Bayne | DENTIST : " Rooms 5-6 Triangie Bldg. Office hours, 9 am. to 5 pm. | Evenings by appointment. | Phone 321 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a m. to § p. r. 3 SEWARD BUILLING | Office Phone 469, Res. Phone 276 Drs. Barton & Doelker CHIROPRACTORS 1 DRUGLESS HEALTH SERVICE “Maintain that Vital Resistance ”! Hellenthal Bldg. Phone 259 | Hours 10 am. to 9 p.n. Robert Simpson Opt. D. Graduate Los Angeles Col- | lege of Optometry and | ! Opthaimology i Glasses Fitted, Lenses Ground . R G e g DR. R. E. SOUTHWELL | Optometrist-Optician | Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitteu | Room 7, Valentine Bldg. Office phone 484, residense | phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 | to 12; 1:60 to 5:30 JUNEAU-YOUNG | Funeral Parlors Licensed Funeral Directors | and ' Embalmers ! Night Phone 336-2 Day Phone 12 HAAS Famous Candies The Cash Bazaar Open Evenings RS ROOM and BOARD | Mrs. John B. Marshall PHONE 2201 | | f 1 | ! i CARBACE HAULED AND LOT CLEANING E. O. DAVIS Phone 584 Thomas Hardware Co. MIDGET LUNCH £ Under the Management of Tom and Marie Sturge The Two Best Places to Eat . . . L Garments made or pressed by us retain their shape PHONE 528 TOM SHEARER PLAY BILLIARDS BURFORD’S NEW RECORDS NEW SHEET MUSIC RADIO SERVICE Expert Radio Repairing Radio Tubes and Supplies JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE e Juneau Public Library “AT HOME and at THE MIDGET” Closed on Sundays Our Savings Department- We wish to call your attention to the fact that this bank main- tains a first class Savings Department. We receive on savings accounts any amount from one dollar up. On each account we compound the interest semi-annually, adding the interest to the account without any trouble on the part of the depositor. Additions may be made at any time. On these savings accounts we pay 4 per cent interest. We recommend this kind of ac- count to persons who have money for which they have mno immediate use and which they want kept in a safe place until needed. The compounding of interest is automatic. The money is not idle, but is constantly making more money for you, accumulating for the rainy day or the day of need when other sources fail. We would be pleased to have you call and open a savings account with us. The B. M. Behrends Bank would enable them to assume their place as citizens of the country. It has never fully met that duty| pronition is said to have been a joke in Porto in Alagka. Compared to its undertakings for similar | Rico, but much of the stuff they sell up here is the States, those it has carried on here |no laughing matter—(Indianapolis Star.) Oldest Bank in Alaska ———— FIRE ALARM CALLS 1-3 Third and Prankin. 1-4 Frcnt and Pranklin, 1-5 Front, near Ferry Way. 1-6 Front, near Gross. Apts 1-7 Front, opp. City Wharf. 1-8 Front, near Saw Mill. 1-9 Front at A. J. Office. 2-1 Willoughby at Totem Gro- cery. 2-3 Willoughby, opp. Cash Cole’s Barn. 2-4 Front and Seward. 2-5 Front and Main. 2-8 Second and Main. 2-7 Fifth and Seward. 2-9 Fire Hall. 3-2 Gastineau and Rawn Way. 3-4 Second and Gold. 8-5 Fourth and Harris. 3-8 Fifth and Gold. 3-7 Fifth and East. 3-8 Seventh and Gold. 3-9 Fifth and Kennedy. 4-1 Ninth, back of power house. 4-2 Calhoun, opp. Seaview Apts. 4-3 Distin Ave,, and Indian Sts. 4-56 Ninth and Calhoun. Free Reading Room City Hall, Second Floor Main Street and Fourth Reading Room Open From 8a m to 10 p. m. Circulation Room Open from 1 to 5:30 p. m.—17:00 to 8:30 EMILIO GALAO’S Recreation Parlors NOW OPEN Bowling—Pool LOWER FRONT STREET L U |} Fraternal Societies | OoF ! | Gastineau Channel ¢ e A he el —_— B. P. O. ELKS Meeting every wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Els Hall. Visiting brothers welcome. R. B. MARTIN, Exalted Ruler, M. H. SIDES, Secretary. Co-Ordinate Bod- ies of Freemason- ry Scottish Rits 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. 708, Meets every Monday night, at 8 o’clock. TOM SHEARER, Dictator. W. T. VALE, Secy., P. O. Box 82/, o MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. W Second and fourth Mon- day of each month in Scottish Rite Temple, beginning at 7:30 p. m. f H. L. REDLINGSHAF- 9" ER, Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. ORDER OF EASTERN STAR Second and Fourth 4 Tuesdays of each month, at 8 o'clock, Scottish Rite Temple. JESSIK KELLER, Worthy Mat- ron; FANNY L. ROB« INSON, Secretary. WIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Saghers Council No. 1763, *ieetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. Transient brothers urgs ed to attend. Council Chambers, Fifth Streey JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K. H. J. TURNER, Secretary. "DOUGLAS AERIE 117 F. O. E. Mevts first and third &Mondays. 8 o'clock, i+t Eagles’ Hall Douglas. ALEX GAIR, W. P, GUY SMITH, BSecretary. Visiiing 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 1 | RELIABLE TRANSFER | FOREST wWOo0D GARBAGE HAULING Office at Wolland’s Tallor Shop Chester Barnesson PHONE 66 DAIRY FERTILIZER JUNEAU TRANSFER COMPANY Moves, Packs and Stores g‘relght and Baggage Prompt Delivery of ALL KINDS OF COAL PHONE 48 SMITH and CORONA TYPEWRITERS Guaranteed by J. B. BURFORD & CO. “Qur door step is worn by satisfied customers” L C. Old papers at the Empire office. D 4 | P a eircular, circular letterorother pieceof printed matter...the paper, the address- ing, the mailing easi- ly total more than the printing. Yet, in a large measure, the Results Depend Upon the Printing. — Let uzs show you some te llusirate