The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 22, 1931, Page 4

"4 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, OCT. 22, 1931. Daily Alaska Empire JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER Published ry _eveninz except Sunday by the EMPIRS PRINTING COMPANY at Second und Main Streets, Juneaw, Alaska. Entered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrier In Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and | Thars for $1.25 per month. By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in_advance, ; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, In advance. $1.26. Subscribers will confer a or it they will promptly notify the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity | In the delivery of their papers. Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PREWS. The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches eredited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the tocal news published herein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. PRIMARIES. Democratic leaders in the Territory are wise to heed the public clamor against primary elections urn back to the convention system as a means and t strengthening their organization and make it of morz responsive to the mandates of the rank and| file of the party. It is true that as long as the; primary election law remains on the statute books of Alaska, conventions will be no more than advisory bodies. However, their actions will have ungues- tioned weight at the polls when the varjous can- didates go before the electorate for nominations. The primary election system has had a long and thorough trial. It is another experiment, “noble in purpose,” that has failed. Recently, following New York State's biennial primaries, the New York World-Telegram, a Scripps Howard publication, which has earned a reputation for liberalism and progressiveness, had the following to say about the system: tne party primary system was intelligent electorate to candidates instead of to boss-ridden con- In theory to permit an eager, select good party leaving the selection ventions. In theory! In practice primaries are chiefly hailed as tests of the bosses' strength. The big news of yesterday's primaries hereabout is the triumph of Tammany Boss Curry in smashing the Briarly leadership in the Fifteenth Assembly District and the success in other districts of all candidates Boss Curry backed. Also the victory of Republican Boss Macy in getting a four-to-one vote for his can- didate for Sheriff in Suffolk and in putting over all his County Committee candidates. Boss McCooey, of Brooklyn, fared worse. His pet aversion, Assemblyman Ambro, was renominated. Primary vote light—as usual. The convention system may not end bossism, but it will place the responsibility for it squarely upon the rank and file of party members in whose hands lies the choice of delegates to the gather-| ings that sclect party candidates and write party, platforms. Under the primary system there is no responsibility upon anyone. UNEMPLOYED ADVISED TO REMAIN AT HOME. Secretary Doak of the United States Department of Labor, in a public announcement, recently warn- ed unemployed to stay in their home localities and not to ssek employment in larger urban centers. “The overcrowded conditions in certain cities have brought new problems to local authorities. It is far better for the work seeker to remain where he is than to seck elsewhere something which the crowded urban conditions make it virtually impos- sible to obtain” he cautioned. While Secretary Doak undoubtedly was speaking to idle workers in the rural regions and smaller cities of the States, his warning applies equally to Alaska. Even though industries in the more fortunately situated communities may be operating at full capacity, furnishing steady employment to hundreds, this is the season of the year when all jobs are filled of the sources of employment cannot possibly be made. and expansion The Hoover proposal for formation of a $500,008,- 000 banking pool to assist in thawing out frozen assets of the banks has met with wide approval Other constructive steps are under consideration, including some broadening of the powers of the Federal Reserve System Furthor plans are also receiving attention which would assist the real estate situation and make it casier for home owners to finance their homes. One proposal submitted to the President by real estate men calls for the establishment of a central bank to be supervised by the mortgage rediscount Government. Stock in the organization would be subscribed to by savings banks, local units and building loan associations. The principal immediate effect of the step toward formation of the banking pool is the re- . storation of confidence, which is already apparent ' in a brisk upswing in bond prices and in the stock market. After all revival of confidence is one of the chief purposes of the plan. This, in itself, would have a curative effzct on the banking situa- tion, checking withdrawal of deposits, which has smbarrassed some banks and stopping the evil of hoarding by individuals. Necessitous liquidation would in turn be checked. ¥ Thus far widespread unemployment and wage . cuts, which have peen made in numerous industries, " have resulted in but little disturbance and few strikes, with exception of the tie-up of woolen and worsted mills in Lawrence, Mass. The spirit of co- operation between capital and labor in the emer- . fied by the disposition of some of the leading cor porations of the country to spread out employment ]and keep as many as possible on the payrolls, even if on a part-time basis. [ WASTES TOO MUCH TIME. That news ’r»::t when other |40 per cent, as Washington reports, is due, of co should be functioning at 102 per e, businesses are down to 90, 80, even | to the inescapablz association of news with the |Dame * lra,eg The busier they are, the more there is to|left off when Edward (Slip) Mad- {report. Consequently, a growing quantity of things|igan's strong St. |to read. It has interested a perhaps averag> reader, }"mpped ‘souu‘qern SHLgDE in | George Webster—at any rate he asserts he is “not ,',l;.:; e i A |a voracious reader"—to total up the amount of | It was looked upon as a startling printed words he consumes in on: year. He is aston- ished at what he calls his input. | Maybe Mr. Curtis is convinced it will be easier than for one | United States. A Path for the Future. (Ketchikan Chronicle ; | Alaska has such wonderful opportunities to bene- fit itself that sometimes it seems silly of us to harp incessantly on our so-called major industries. One of these opportunitizs has been realized to a certain extent, but its possibilities seem unlimited. The -action of the Virgin islanders recently in send- ing a complete exhibit of native art to Atlantic City| and New York points to thoss possibilities The New York Herald Tribune commented edi- torially that “our fellow citizens in St. Thomas, {st. Croix and St. John carry on with the kinds of work that remain to be done for a living since th sugar industry and the excellent rum which (was such a profitable by-product went the way of the roses | “The native craft exhibit of these Islands held at Atlantic City . . . was so successful that it ar- [rived in New York with many of its articles rep- ‘rownted by a single sample. Orders are being ‘Mkon however, from these delightful examples of ,‘fo!k crafiy, it | The Alaskan natives, for whom |quently been asked, were experts in |sins, large and small totem poles, beautiful and intricate baskets, in carving ivory and in many janother art at which the whole world might mar- vel. Yet to a large extent this wonderful native "enterprise is being allowed to die out with the coming of white man’'s ways. H Manufacturers who never saw Alaska are bemg‘ allowed to emulate this work, or such of it that seems able to pay handsome profits, with small con- |cern for authenticity or perfection | Our reasoning is that an Alaska curio is not an | Alaskan curio unless it is made in Alaska, and by | Alaskans. We should think that now is the time to preserve these quaint native customs by en- couraging the younger generations to carry on. The |products are diversified as such offering oppor- tunities to every section of the . Territory. As an example, one Hydaburg native has in re- cent years carved may totem poles for distribution and there is no doubt would be a market for thousands more if they were readily available. Park boards have sought them. Secretary | Wilbur of the Interior Department even has flanked |the entrance to his offices in Washington with a pair of these totems. It is a work not to be scorned, because it is genuine, sincere and distinctive. Not only that, but under proper management can be made profitable to Alaskan natives. The danger, of course, is that ruthless exploita- |tion and application of mass production methods might be attempted. That should be avoided be- cause it would cheapen the product in the minds of its buyers. Surely there is reason enough for all Alaska to give serious thought to this possibility. Not alone for its possibilities as tourist attraction within the Territory itself, but because of the chances for export. The material is Alaskan, the labor is Alaskan; so it follows that the profit would be wholly Alaskan. help has fre- making mocas- 'in the States, it The League and the Wh‘ale. (Manchester, Eng., Guardian.) The Second Commission of the League Assembly considered last week an international convention designed to check the disastrous results of the over-efficiency of the world’s whaling industry. Since the days when Captain Ahab lost his leg in pursuit of Moby Dick the slaughter of whales has become a prosaic and highly systematised business. For the harpooner who took his life in his hand in a tiny craft there has been substituted a projectile with a bomb attached, and the laborious business of tow- ing Leviathan to port has been superseded by the attendant factory ship, which extracts the oil, cattle foods, and fertilizers from the carcass within a mile or so of the kill. A typical modern floating factory is a vessel of over 20,000 tons, with a capac- ity for carrying 135,000 barrels of oil and for dis- posing of anything up to a couple of thousand whales in a season. The upshot of this mass attack has been an embarrassing glut of whale oil and a threat of complete extinction to the whale. The present convention, which is sponsored 'by Norway and Russia, represents the greatest possible measure of agreement at present attainable. It prohibits the killing of calves and of females accompanied by their young, and provides for the licensing of whalers and for punishment of those that infringe its provisions. Ultimately it is hoped to limit by international agreement the total number of whales hat may be killed, to establish a close season, and o delimit certain parts of the ocean as whale ;anctuaries, Nothing less will avail to prevent man's greed in slaughter from defeating its own ends. Why have we not great leaders Because politi- sal parties that dodge the real issues naturally shoose dodgers to lead them.—(Akron, Ohio, Beacon- Huh, golden corn will run $4 a gallon.—(Florida Times Union.) | Well, just to be cheery, let's ponder on the fact that hand to mouth buying for cash is better than w mp mm. pnlculu'l" #s exempli- | hump to nose buying on credit.—(Boston Herald. >| for a Republican to be elected Senator from Kansas | to be elected Vice-President of lhE, Journal.) Gold has been’ discovered in the Blue Ridge| Mountains that will run $2 a ton, it is stated. surprise in many parts of the coun- ry. but not in the far west, where the man to “carry on” Bend and keep the quality of foot- ball production up to the wizard's standard. momentum with another year for St. Mary's on the coast. Win Streaks Snap There aren’t many tha football map now away back in 1927, has been snap- hands of Washington. Even Ohio university's streak, ex- tending over two seasons, has been broken. Tennessee had its unbeat- en march broken up last Notre Dame carried one of the most impressive winning streaks into action this year. It was a fit- ting climax for Rockne to pilot two unbeaten elevens through two of the hardest schedules any team ever tackled. There are no soft Irish this year, either, and it will be close to a miracle if “Hunk” Anderson and Jack Chevigny can, keep the boys at a winning peak through engagements with North- western, Putsbumh Pcnnsylvania spots for ~"to serve your nml.mno EEDS Tms comprehensive catalog is well illustrated and will prove a real help in building the new home or making the present home modern and more convenient. The follow- ing list of items taken at dom will give you an idea of the low prices that now pre- vail. Oce-panel doors, 2 ft. § inx6ft6in . . . . Two-panel doors, 2 ft. 6 $2.35 2.30 in x6fe.6in . . o . ¥i 14 Temaetein . 175 Sash 2 fe. 1€6 in., with gl 3.40 ‘French d TRl R 6.50 a-nnldmu. o &v.fl P e TR 7,00 Windows, 24 x 24 i glase measure, 2 lights, 1,98 Ironing board and o et o 5,00 Consult us regarding your building requirements—we can add convenience at an at- tractive saving. Write for free catalog. 0.B.WILLIAMS CO.| Sash and Doors 1933 First Ave. So., Seattle In at least one respect, the Notre Carnegie, system” picked up ‘where it fornia and Army. at South | winning can streaks of consequence left around | Hornsby University of Utah's string, begun | year. | the | ' evening, Hie Navy, Southern Cali- Mary’s eleven | Re-Plan Dixie Grid Map The prospective formation of 2 “Big Ten” in the south is a logi-| can move, on the basis of events| during the past two years, coupled with the unwieldiness of the pres-| ent Southern conference group of It comes to 30,000 words of a morning, or a|Madigan's outfits are well known, 22 major colleges and universities. mean, conservatively, of 20,000 to which must be|dr around New York, where St.| Heretofore the idea has been to added evening paper reading of about 10,000 words|Mary's demonstrated its class by |arrange a split-off bringing more {to keep up with what has happened in a few|DoWlng over the undefeated Ford-|closely together the so-called hours to be concerned about. Adding 45,000—“or | ha;:wleam D YoAr cen; | “northern” and “southern” divis- {normally 30,000"—for Sunday papers, and then al- |mw‘w;“’:nplr:’:s“t;":t ,&’;;‘ :’n | of oleliy “gk °°‘?fe§°‘;“' oy lowing for magazines, humorous journals, reviews|,, i Ahe | SensOR W gbl B e stens B ey cu il |and for the' fact that he goes through thirty-six | i ¢ o I PO ecears of D | : S ¥ thirty find adequate replacements for It remains to be seen how the novels and twenty-six non-fiction volumes a year,|star performers such as’ Stennett |rest of the conference views the Mr. Webster arrives at a total that gives him pause.[and Ebding, outstanding players ! proceedings and what the final |1t is between 21300000 and 26,800,000 words an-|9f his 1930 array. | line-up will be. {nually. The probability is that he is far from| When successors for Knute S {being, as he thinks, the champion; very likely he| il S ies Ror Ol ; v vay 5 . . | vear e oys were fe Wb G Ll [close adherents of the Fighting |ing sory for Joo MeCarthy, ousted Irish insist that Slip Madigan was from his management of the Cubs in favor of Rogers Hornsby. Drop the curtain for a season’s | pass: of time and you find Marse | Joe riding high with the Yankees, There is still a strong segment |grabbing second place from Wash- of opinion that Madigan is the man ! ington for this big job. Tt likely will gain|with metropolitan fans, while Rog- and making himself solid strong | ers struggled in with a disrupted outfit of fading stars. McCarthy on the basis of his 11931 showing with the Yankees have a long-term job, but has yet to meet the de- that the|mands of Owner William Wrigley. ———.———— ped by the Utes' saback at the LEADING PIN TEAMS | OPPOSE EACH OTHER ON ALLEYS TONIGHT The two leading teams Elks' bowling tournament, White Sox and the Athletics, oppose each other in the match on the Club alleys this ning, at 7:15 o'clock. At 9 o'clock the fourth place Yankees meet the Cubs, tailenders. WHIST PARTY GIVEN BY REBEKAH ORDER At the whist party given by the Rebt‘kahs in Odd Fellows' Hall last Mrs. John Livie was awarded first prize and Mrs. Lock- MacKinnon second prize for women players, and Alfred Lund- strom, Jr., first, and R M. Keeney, gecond, for men players. ‘The last whist card party of the present series under auspices of the Rebekahs will be given Novem- in the the will first eve- ber . 4. Grand prizes for both ‘women and men will be awarded then. [ PO, l Old papers for sale at The Em- = OFFICE ROOMS FOR RENT Will remodel to suit tenant GOLDSTEIN BUILDING ‘fhe Florence Shop. | Phone 427 for Appointment RINGLETTE ‘and NAIVETTE | | CROQUIGNOLE and SPTRAL : WAVES Beauty Specialists P FOR INS URANCE See H. R. SHEPARD & SON Telephone 409 B. M. Behrends Bank Bldg. D) | e assets alone, THRIFT.”—A. W. Some Essentials of Success “Every boy and girl must have certain assets to achieve success—not material but assets ‘of character, and among the most important of these are ambition, industry, personality, and Mellon. One dqllar or more will open a savings account The B. M. Behrends Bank OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA || draying service is always the best NEW CARDINALS TO BE CREATED NEXT DECEMBER Apostolic Daate to Unit- ed States Among Those Discussed (Continwea from Page One) poiitical events. The prelates of e Vatican do not think it would be unreasonable to expect an Am- erican Pope within the next two decades. During modern times the only ap- proach to a non-Italian Pope was the effort to elect the late Cardinal Merry del Val, who had been a resident of Rome for nearly fifty years, though born in London of Spanish parents, and considered | ‘n Rome as almost an Ttalian be- cause of his long residence. Of the present non-Italian car- dinals six are French, five Span- ish, four German, four United States, two Austrian, two Polish, one Portuguese, one Belgian, one Dutch, one English, one Irish, one Czechoslovakian, one Hungarian and one Brazilian. It can be seen from this representation that there are many countries which are still unrepresented. CURTIS 1S TO RESIGN, SAYS OKLA.RUMORS WHY Not Cheaper but O etter RICE & AHLERS CO. GOOD PLUMBING “We tell you in advance what job will cost” DON'T BE TOO LIBERAL With the coal I 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 & new supply to prove our statement. Our 4nd we specialize In Peed. D. B. FEMMER Phoné 114 HAAS Famous Candies The Cash Bazaar [ Helene W. L. Albrecht | PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics. 410 Goldstemn Building | Phone Office, 216 . " PROFESSIONAL | A N e e N B DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER ? Tt I | B. P. 0. BLKS Meeting every Wednesdgy night at 8 pm, Elks Hall. Visiting prothers welcome. | | DENTISTS M. S. JORGENSEN, Exalted Rule. | Blomgren Building M. H. SIDES, Secretary. | PHONE 56 | Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. Co-Urdinate Bod- o~ . les of Freemason- o | ry Scottish Rite | Regular meetings | Qharles P. Jenne second Friday DENTIST 'each monsih a Rzoom_sj and 9 Valentine 7:30 p. m Scos Building tish Rite Tempie [ Telephone 176 | | WALTER B. HEISEL, Secretary . —_— % LOYAL ORDER OF Dr. J. W. Bayne DENTIST Roums 5-8 Triangle Bidg. Office kours, ® am. to 5 pm. Fvenings by appointment. Phone 321 Robert Simpson Opt. D. Graduate Los Angeles Col- lege of Optometry and Opthalmology | Glasses Fitted, Lenses Ground MOOSE, NO. 708 Meets Monday 8 p. m. Ralph Reischl, Dictator Legion of Moose No. 29 meets first and third Tuesdays G. A. Baldwin, Becretary and Herder, P. D. Box 273. —e MOUNT "NEAU LODGE NO, 1¢ S | | - . i Second ana fourth Mon- | Dr. A. W. g‘ewm l day of each mouth in \ = otmv'n | | Seottish Rite Temple, ~ il a l; to Gn:un. beginning at 7:30 p. m. SWARD BUILL 4. L. REDLINGSHAP- <) Office Phone 469, Res. i Phone 276 | ER, Master; JAMES W. LEIVESs o o | Secretary. SeleE s s S el = ORDER OF EASTERN STAK | Second and Frurth 4 Tuesdays of each moutn, | at 8 o'clock, Scoctish Rite Temple. JESBI¥ | KELLER, Worthy Mat- ron; FANNY L. ROB- INSON, Secretary. Open Evenings I | \ —_—_—— SERVICE MOTOR CO. “Jim” and “Marvan” § THIRD and MAIN STS. P e e FOR RANGES HEATERS AND FIREPLACES HEMLOCK WOOD Telephone 92 or 95 and leave your order with GEORGE BROTHERS Full Half Cord, $4.25 Chester Barneson e e e | JUNEAU CABINET and DETAIL MILL- WORK CO. From! Street, mext to Warner Machine Shep CABINET and MILLWORK GENERAL CARPENTER WORK GLASS REPLACED IN AUTOS Estimates Kurnished Upon Request S o ond . PR KENIGHTS OF COLUMB(S — Beghers Council No. 170m Vice - President to Become Dr. Geo. L. Barton Meetings second and last I A CHIROPRACTOR BACNCIAY 861300 B, W, Czar o dmelrlcan | Hellenthal Building o OFFICE SERVICE ONLY Oll In USlry | Hours: 9 a. m. to 12 noon WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22— ?I P :3 5 p. m. Although described by him as “pure | | Ll Moyt g nonsense,” the new report that|| By Appointment K. Vice-President Charles Curtis will PHONE 350 retire soon to private life has|® . & Bt ¢ | injected further conjecture about |e————— e o agles Hall his future plans. | DR. R. E. SOUTHWELL g"“flu W. E. FEERO, W. P, The latest report comes from Optometrisi-Optician UY SMITH, Secretary. Visiting Tulsa, Oklahomz. Tha World, || Eves Examined—Giasses Pitted | [Brothers welcome. daily newspaper, insists that Vice- Room 7, Valentine Bldg. e _— President Curtis might resign very || Office phone 484, residense | Our trucks go any piace amy shortly to become czar of the Am- || phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 | time. A tamk for Diesel Ofl erican oil industry. i to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 and a tank for crude oil save In the face of the denial from |® . burmer trouble. the Vice-President, the World per- % PHONE 149, NIGHT 148 sists in asserting that its informa-|$™ — _— » tion is both “direct and reliable” JUNEAU-YOUNG I REUABLE TRANSFER Crristmas o+ '€" *® | Funeral Parlors S | P R SO Licemsed Funeral Directors PRIZES ON DISPLAY 3 sad - Embalmers | NEW RECORDS The hope chest and other prizes | | Night Phone 336-2 Day Phome 12 NEW SHEET MUSIC to be awarded at the Hallowe’en| . e Dance will be on display at Juneau — Young Hardware Co Saturday | o . RADIO SERVICE and next week. . s WOMEN OF MOOSEHEART Dr. C. L. Fenton | xpert Badio Replnng adv. LEGION. CHIROPRACTOR Radio Tubes and Supplies — — Kidney and Bowel Specialist [ Phone 581, Goldstein Bldg. | sm— FOOT CORRECTION v Hours: 10-12, 2-5, 7-8 JUNEAU ME‘-‘ODY * . HOUSE SRS i H §| “We Never Close” JUNEAU TRANSFER i COMPANY - Moves, Packs and Stores Freight and Baggage Prompt Delivery of ALL KINDS OF COAL PHONE 48 S L e st L. C. SMITH and CORONA Guaranteed by J. B. BURFORD & CO. “Our door step is worn by satisfied customers” [ e S PANTORIUM CLEANERS “We Call For and Deliver” PHONE 355 Junean Auto Paint Shop Phone 477 Verl J. Groves ! Car Painting, Washing, Polishing, Slmomzmg. Chassis Painting, Touch- Up Work, Top Dressing. Old cars made to look like new Come in and get our low na prices a P ol