The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 5, 1931, Page 4

Daily rAlaska Empire JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER EMPIE O RO TR R . Streets, ska Post Office tn Juneau as Second Class “SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrier in Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and Thane for $1.25 per month, paid, at the following rates: $12.00; six months, in advance, | wi o Tadoi it they will promptly | Usiness Office of any failure or irregularity In the delivery of their papers. Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. | The Associated Press exclusively entitled to the| use for republication of all news dispatches credited to | it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION ENGLAND ADOPTS LAND TAX. By a majority of 59 the British Parliamcnl} passed the Snowden land tax measure to become effective for the year 1932, It provides for a tax of one penny on each pound sterling of land values— about four-tenths of one per cent. If this new land goes into effect the tax will be levied on all the large estates and small farms as well as on urban property. The man with a hunt- | ing preserve and the man with a little country home will contribute to the up-keep of the Gov- | ernment in proportion to his means. It is freely predicted that the tax will cause augmentation of the public parks. In other words, many large estate owners will elect to share their estates with the public rathér than bear the extra| taxes Many of them do that anyway, disregard- | ing personal ownership. But all that is speculat-| fon. Chancellor Snowden hopes to get the treasure replenished so as to wipe out the deficit and the| money will come from accumulated wealth rather | ‘than from taxes on industry and labor. About that there is no speculation. CONSIDERING CALENDAR REFORM. Invitations have just been issued by the League | of Nations for the next big international gathering to be held in June for the preliminary discussion of calendar reform. Official and unofficial organiza- tions in all countries are asked to attend. Beginning on June 8, a “Preparatory Commit- tee” appointed by the League of Nations will listen to all who wish to be heard. From the suggestions| which they submit, the Committee will prepare a| program for a “General Conference” which is to | open at Geneva four months later, on October 26. Delegates will be sent from the United States by advocates of two rival plans of calendar reform; the National Committee on Calendar Simplification, which favors adoption of a 13-month year; and The World Calendar Association, which advocates a less radical reform, whereby the present 12-months sys- tem will be retained with adjustments in lengths} of the various months to equalize the various qua.r-! ters. Religious questions will be barred from the Ge- neva meeting, for the official announcement, receiv- ed from the League of Nations, states: “All ques- tions of a purely religious nature which might arise in a discussion of the calendar must be left to the religious authorities concerned. The function of the conference will be only to coordinate and give authority to the views expressed by civil bodies and to express the opinion of the various governments from the economic and social point of view. In order that the various religious authorities may be kept informed on the discussions of the conference, they will be invited to appoint observers, if they wish to do so. But it is clear that if final liberty of the religious authorities be reserved, the inquiry may be pursued solely from an economic and social point of view and may be kept quite independent of religious consideration.” Several religious bodies, however, have expressed dissatisfaction with this arrangement to exclude them from participation in the conference. Expressions of opinion and resolutions in favor of calendar reform have been adopted during recent years by several hundred international organizations. The number of different schemes of reform exam- ined by the League of Nations Special Committee has reached a total of nearly 200. Many of these were found to be merely minor variations of a few general types, while a considerable number of pro- posals were regarded as useless or impracticable. ‘The Committee therefore decided to direct attention of this year's meetings exclusively to two main groups of reform. Both of these proposals are based on the appli- cation of a new principle, which adopts 364 days as the basis for the calendar, and completes the year with a 365th day which is either considered as a “blank day”, without week-end designation, or as a| “double Saturday.” By the adoption of this “spe- clal day,” a perpetual or invariable calendar would be established. Any given date would fall invari- ably every year on the same day of the week. Alexander Philip, a learned lawyer of Brechin, Scotland, a leader for calendar reform, has suggest- ‘ed that the simple transference of a day from Aug- ust to February, in addition to making the last day . = of December a blank day, would equalize the calen- | dar into four equal quarters, twelve equal months | and fifty-two equal weeks. Another suggestion is . that a day be taken from March also and attach it to February, which would conform to the Philip objective and remove varlableness from the lengths of the separate months. It would not only give " the quarters thirteen weeks each, but it would give " each of the months thirty days except January, ' May, July and October, one in each quarter, which ‘would have thirty-one days each. Until the international meeting in October, the ' League of Nations will not pronounce in favor of iny of the various reform schemes. It has thus far stated that reform was desirable, at the \ | helpful in ar |izens. !was Dr. Douglas MacIntosh, professor of theology jof the best. the United States for years. |careless about the performance, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY JUNE 5, 1931. would be practicable only wnh important bodies interested, in- |cluding re! administrative, economic and sci- entific groups The League held the opinion that was not yet possible to obtain definite statements the final views of these groups, and that to at- tempt the establishment of any international agree- would be premature. calendar ng 1hn consent of the ous, ment before October, o R R vicinity of the Bethel Beach. | Canada is now in the midst of a decennial cen-|Home, June 12th, 1931, 10 am., at; |sus compilation and the paragraphers have some-|the boat house. The boat house thing relatively new with which to amuse their |is described as follows: readers. The Vancouver Province says: “Experience 16 x 45, with & fourth pitch- gained in filling in income tax returns should be Chicago gangsters are determined that their m()lx might doll up according to the dictates of |fashion. They recently looted a fur store when the | temperature was 80 in the shade. With many politicians taking a position on the |wet and dry question is just like laying a bet on | what is the majority sentiment in the political unit in which one i a candidate for office. Mr. Hoover’s Economies. (Cincinnati Enquirer) Facing an extraordinary budget deficit and a nation-wide opposition to increased taxation, Lhe President has begun a vigorous effort to reduce the expenditures of the Federal Government. Working {closely with army officials, he is seeking to cut the costs of the War Department by ten per cent, with- !out impairing its efficiency in national defense. This is a wholesome beginning. It should be carried through other departments at Washington, and then applied wherever possible among the States. The multiplicity of army posts is one example of costly inefficiency. However attractive a cavalry school or infantry training camp may be to a com- munity, there is no point in distributing these posts throughout the country unless a useful military pur- |pose is served. By concentrating Federal troops into strategically important posts, gains can be made both in efficiency and economy. Unfortunately the President's eagerness to check |expenditures is likely to go for naught unless the Congress is prepared to cooperate. And with the memory of the last session still fresh in mind, we can well be fearful of the foolish spending of the Congressmen when they meet again. Already plans are laid to bring heavy pressure Iperative that the Congress share the same view of the President; and, failing that, the veto club must be brought out, polished up and wielded as never before. An Absurd Situation. (Vancouver, B.. C. Province) Some time ago, two Canadians, a man and a woman, applied for naturalization as American cit- One was Miss Bland, a nurse. The other at Yale. excellent Both were people of high intelligence and character, and their behavior had been| Both' had been livihg and working in Both were willing to| forswear their allegiance to the British King and| transfer their fealty to the Republic. But they balked at part of the oath they were required to take. Miss Bland, who had nursed, during the| war, and expressed her willingness to give similar| Iservice again, refused to promise to bear arms in defense of her new country. Dr. MacIntosh, who |had served as a chaplain with the Canadian forces; overseas, said he would not bear arms unless he! believed the war to be morally justified. Because; the applicants would not take the oath prescribed, naturalization was refused, and appeals went up the| line of courts until it finally reached the Supreme ! Court, which, divided five to four, on Monday, re- jected the applications. The spectacle of the nine judges of the most| dignified and distinguished court in the greatest of republics solemnly sitting on an absurdity, gravely dividing and rendering a decision which, from a practical point of view, was the most absurd thing in the absurd situation, was a very curious one. Man’s propensity for tying himself up into legal knots which he can't untie is at once laughable and pathetic. From whichever side one views the situation, there was absurdity in it. The two applicants ap- pear to have assumed that they had a right to citizenship in the country in which they were earn- ing a living. But citizenship is not a right. It is a privilege, and the nation granting it is quite jus- tified in making the conditions and in making them as onerous and foolish as it chooses. If one wishes to be a citizen, one must accept these conditions, not contest them. The condition regarding mili- tary service was not, of course, made for such peo- ple as Miss Bland and Dr. MacIntosh. They could have accepted it because there wasn't a chance in a million that it would ever have applied to them. The United States does not conscript women, and Dr. MaclIntosh is well past the military age. But they chose to interpret the oath in its narrow sense and refused to take the one chance in a million. That was their absurdity. Their consciences would not allow them to promise to do something they had no intention of doing, even though there was no possibility that they would ever be called upon to do it. That fact, no doubt, indicated that they had qualifications for citizenship far above the average. But these very qualifications shut them out. Had they been care- less about the things they promised and equally there would have been no difficulty about their naturalization. Uncle |Sam has become so ‘“choosy” about his citizenship that he is shutting out the best, while accepting those on a plane decidedly lower. That is his ab- surdity. We appreciate Gandhi's idea in wanting a con- stitution like the United States, but the fact of the matter is that India doesn’t seem strong enough just at present to stand a constitution “tike ours.— (Philadelphia Inquirer). ‘Were Horace Greeley alive today and addressing |the boys in a school of journalism he’d probably ex- plain that the Cincinnati Reds losing a game is not news—but if they ever won one that would be the unusual, that weuld call for the biggest scare head- lines that comld be put on a front page!—(Cincin- nati Enquirer). The Derby winner is a modern alchemist. In ‘wo minutes he transmuted Twenty Grand into $100,000.—(Washington Post). It is suggested that Mayor Cermak negotiate with Al Capone for an “anticipation” loan to tide Chicago over its present financial crisis.—(Vancou- ver Province). Now science promises weather predictions 25 years ahead, thus allowing ample time to start time recognizing that any modification of the drought relief.—(Akron, Ohio, Beacon-Journal). wering the long list of census queries.” on the legislators for vast outlays of public money. SRR G T R ¥ The American Legion has announced it will seek DANCE | additional subsidies. The big navy bloc is ready to| Elks’ Hall, Saturday night. Sere-| demand a billion-dollar expansion of the fleet. And!n“d“s' Music. (adv.) | |other, lesser groups are no less brazen. It is im-| — e ) NOTICE OF SALE Notice Is Hereby Given, That the undersigned, United States Mar- shal for the First Division, Dis- trict of Alaska, will sell to the; highest bidder, a boat house, lo-! cated on the beach near the resi-| jdence of George Danner, the Men-! ‘denhall Dairy, in and around the, ed roof, about 9 feet high, tar papered roof, finished in 1/12 surfaced lumber. | This boat house was used to house the United States Marshal's boat Helmar, and is located upon rent- ed ground. The cost of building the boat house was npproxlmazelyl $500.00. It will be the duty of the ac- cepted bidder to make any ar- rangements to keep the building jon rented ground or tear the same |down by July 1, 1931. '’he United |States Marshal's Office is selling only the building, and has no title to the land. i In event the bids are rejected, the boat house will be taken down| by the United States Marshal's Of- |tice and moved to Federal grounds. The rent for the premises upon which the building is located will be paid for the month of June,! 1931, which is the sum of $10.00. | Anyone wishing 0 see the boat) house or desiring further informa-| tion will call on the United States Marshal, Capitol Building, Juneau,’ Alaska. i ALBERT WHITE, | United States Marshal, Juneau, Alaska. Pronounced deadly by ANTS, FLIES, GNATS MOSQUITOES Just burn a little Buhach in the toom, the camp or on the porch ond mosquitoes, gnats and fies quickly dissppear. Sprinkle in cracks and on sills to kill roaches and other pests. Safely rids pets of fless. Harmless to children, animals and birds. Inexpensive ++ . convenient to use. Buy in handy sifter cans from GROCERS and DRUGGISTS H BUHAC PRONOUNCED BU HACK WATCH FOR NEXT AMERICAN LEGION SMOKER A. B. {all W.P. Joliiison FRIGIDAIRE DELCO LIGHT PRODUCTS MAYTAG WASHING MACHINES GENERAL MOTOES RADIOS Phone 17 IT PAYS TO PAY CASH Harris Hardware Co. Lower Front Street BLUE BIRD CAFE Next to Nifty Shoppe, Front St. NOW OPEN - o ATTENTION ALL BUILDERS We haul building materials to all parts of the city, or on the road. For special hauling rates telephone 34, THE NORTH TRANSFER, or after 6 pm. call 81. —adv. | A Great Value for $5.00 H. S. Graves The Clothing Man Juneau Auto Paint Shop Phone 477 Verl J. Groves Car Painting, Washing, Polishing, Simonizing, Chassis Painting, Touch- Up Work, Top Dressing. Old cars made to look like new Come in and get our low prices Fast Courteous Service— Excellent Food— Properly Cooked— Popular Prices— The two best places to eat— “At Home and at the BLUE BIRD” 7 { N. C. McBROON, Proprietor SEE YURMAN for New Fur Garment Styles FIRE ALARM CALLS 1-3 Third and Frankln. 1-4 Frcnt and Pranklin. 1-5 Front, near Ferry Way. 1-6 Front, near Gross. Apts. 1-7 Front, opp. City Whart. 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. 2-6 Second and Main. 2-7 Fifth and Seward. 2-9 Fire Hall 3-2 Gastineau and Rawn Way. 3-4 Second and Gold. 3-5 Fourth and Harris. 3-6 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. 4-5 Ninth and Calhoun. 46 Seventh and Main. 4-7 Twelfth, B. P. R. garage. 4-9 Home Grocery. 5-1 Beater Tract. FURNITURE Living Room Sets—Dining Room Sets— Bed Room Sets—Kitchen Furniture SIMMONS-—- BEDS, SPRINGS and MATTRESSES CHILDREN’S CHAIRS MIRRORS Armstrong’s Linoleum Thomas Hardware Co. Thoughts on Thrift l “Saving is the first great principle of success. It creates independence, it stimulates a man with proper energy; in fact, it brings to him the best part of any success—happinesss and content- ment.”—Sir Thomas Lipton. Our Savings Department will render you admirable assist- ance in saving for the future. The B. M. Behrends Bank OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA A big variety of Land’ Otter, Mink, Marten and other skins for your selection. Repairing and Remodeling YURMAN, the Furrier Triangle Building i} | | SHOE REPAIRING | i | ALL RUBBER HEELS, 50c SEE BIG VAN Opposite Coliseum | DON'T BE TOO LIBERAL With the coal if it comes from our place. For our coal goes farther and gives a' more even and satisfying heat. If your coal bin is running low, better have us send you a new supply to prove our statement. Our draying service is always the best and we specialize in Feed. D. B. FEMMER Phone 114 | ] | Juneau Recreation Parlors EMILIO GALAO, Prop. nowum:—rom. Lower Front Street It tastes like more. That’s why you will continue ordering it after you have tried the first loaf. Get the habit of eating it and favor your friends by telling them what a mighty good bread it is. Front Street Juneau I PROFESSIONAL Helene W.L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY B Ray, Medical Gymnastics. 410 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER DENTISTS 301-303 Goldstein Bldg. PHONE 56 F-urs 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Dr. Charles P. Jenne DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Building Telephrme 176 assage, Electr!zity, Infra Red 3 . | Teacher of the Pianoforte exponent of the Dunning System | Studio, 206 Main St. Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. Office kours, 8 am. to 5 pm. Eveningr, by appointment. Phone 321 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a m. to § p. v SKWARD BUILUING Officc Phone 469, Res, Pizone 776 Drs. Barton & Doelker CHIROPRACTORS DRUGLESS HEALTH SERVICI “Maintain Hellenthal Bldg. Hours 10 am. to 9 pm. that Vital Resistance ” Phone 250 i hd -0 Robert Simpson Opt. D ! Graduate Los Anxelu Col- lege of Optometry and Opnulmnlo‘y Glasses Pitted, ~:nses Ground | L] DR. R. E. SOUTHWELL Optometrist-Optician Room 1, Valentine Bldg. Office phone 484, residense phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 1:00 to 5:30 to 12; Hazel James Madden of Improved Music Study Leschetizky Technic—Alchin Harmony T JUNEAU-YOUNG Funeral Parlors Licensed Funeral Directors and Embalmers Night Phone 336-2 Day Phene 12 - Phone 196 ROOM and BOARD HAAS Famous Candies | The Cash Bazaar I Open Evenings Mrs. John B. Marshall PHONE 2201 HAULED AND LOT CLEANING E. O. DAVIS Phone 584 FOR KITCHEN RANGES FOR HEATERS FOR FIREPLACES $4.50 Load i GARBAGE In 8, 12, 14, 16 ot 24-inch lengths Fraternal Societies oF Gastineau Channel B. P. 0. ELKS Meeting every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock Elks’ Hall. Visiting brothers welcome. M. S. JORGENSEN, Exalted Ruler. M. H. SIDES, Secretary. R.emllar meetinge 'second Friday each month at 7:30 p. m Seot~ tish Rite Temple WALTER B. HEISEL, Secretary LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE, NO. 700 Meets Monday 8 p. 1. Ralph Reischl, Dictator Legion of Moose No. 25 meets first and third Tuesdays G. A. Baldwin, Secretary and Herder, P. D. Box 273. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 1¢ Second and fourth Mon- day of each mouth In A Scottish Rite Temple, BV beginning at 7:30 p. m. (J\( H. L. REDLINGSHAF- % ER, Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. - ORDER OF EASTERN STAR Second and Fourth ‘Tuesdays of each month at 8 o'clock, Scottish Rite Temple, JESSIA KELLER, Worthy Mat- ron; FANNY L. ROB- INSON, Secretary. 4 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Seghers Council No. 1761 eetings second and lasd Monday at 7:30 p. m Transient brotbers urg- ed to attend. Councll Chambers, Fifth Strees JOHN P. MULLEN, G. K. H. J. TURNER, Secretary. PR ot SRR DOUGLAS AERIE 117 F. O. E. Mevts first and third &Mmflln 8 o'clock, wt Eagles Hall Douglas. ALEX GAIR, W. P. GUY SMITH, Secretary. Visiting brothers welcome. Our trucks go any place amy time. A tank for Diesel Ol and a tank for crude oil save burner trouble. PHONE 149, NIGHT 148 | RELIABLE TRANSFER NEW RECORDS NEW SHEET MUSIC RADIO SERVICE Expert Radio Repairing Radio Tubes and Supplies JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Moves, Packs and Stores Freight and Baggage Prompt Delivery of ALL KINDS OF COAL PHONE 48 0. SMITH and CORONA TYPEWRITERS Guaranteed by J. B. BURFORD & CO. “Our door step is worn by satisfied customers” ° L | ( Glr-enhnuhnrpu-ulby‘ us retain their shape PHONE 528 TOM SHEARER . —at— PLAY BILLIARDS l : BURFORD’S ; GENERAL PAINT CONTRACTING Those planning exterior work | this summer should place their orders' now to insure comple- tion while the weather lasts. 'B. W. BURKE TELEPHONE 4151 " Alaska’s Resident Decorator LY