The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 5, 1932, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JAN. 5 ,1932. Daily Alaska Empire JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER except Sunday by the at Second and Main Published every evening EMPIRE_PRINTING COMPANY Streets, Juneau, Alaska. Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class matter, SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrier In Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and Thane for $1.25 per month, By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: One vear, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.25. ‘Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business 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 is 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 GUAWANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. “NO MAN’S LAND.” Even with every facility at hand and plenty of experienced help available, getting out an issue of a newspaper is a task involving many difficul- ties. When equipment is scant and adequate assist- ance unobtainable, the work is sure to tax the re- sources and test the patience of any publisher, but if the deficiencies are further complicated by the troubles that always are incident to an enlarged, extra edition, then the labor may well try the hardiest soul at the business. Alaska’s only woman editor and publisher, Mrs. J. W. Pritchett of the Wrangell Sentinel, issued on a press needing repair an eight-page Christmas Edition without any other aid than that of a high school girl. The story of the achievement has a public, as| well as a professional, appeal and Mrs. Pritchett printed it, under the heading of “No Man’s Land,” as follows: The Christmas issue of the Sentinel is unique, at least in Alaska, in the respect that the paper as issued, is the product, mechanically and editorially, of a girl and a woman, alone. When the Sentinel’s printer, very natural- ly wanted to go home to his family for the holidays, the publisher enlisted the aid of Miss Juanita Lewis, a 19-year-old Wrangell girl who is gifted with an unusual mechan- ical bent, besides having graduated as vale- dictorian of her class, Wrangell High, '30. Together the two met the difficulties of linotype, make-up and presses, with Mrs. Pritchett doing the desk work and the greater part of the linotype operation, while Miss Lewis in overalls, and with the inkiest, greasiest face a girl could possibly acquire, went under the press, when a spring decided to misbehave, and made it behave. She was general trouble shooter and in every instance quelled the disturbance and kept the machinery running smoothly. She is going to be a mighty fine makeup man, if she keeps on the way she has started. The list of what she has done this week could be extended indefinitely. Meanwhile, the two leave judgment of the result of their labor to the Sentinel readers. BIG MERCHANT PRAISES DAILY NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. One of New York's greatest department stores announces that its November and December business in 1931 passed the 1930 record, and 1931 as a whole saw a far greater volume of business than the previous year both in the number of sales and gross receipts. To newspaper men, and other department store managers, the interesting thing about the announce- ment is that John S. Burke, the manager of the establishment that showed such satisfactory gains, attributed his success to the fact that he increased his daily newspaper advertising. He said that ag- gressive newspaper advertising will hereafter be his policy. He will save money on costly circulaizing and other manner of advertising, amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and spend it in productive advertising in daily newspapers. Mr. Burke does not agree with the often asserted | theory that there is only a certain amount of | business in a town and it is a question of which houses get it. He declares that aggressive, intelli- gent advertising increases the volume of business and creates employment, and, if followed, will help (over the Moses-“Jackass” you to come along and ask the very question you did. A few years ago Mayor Dever of Chicago sent several police officers to New York City to learn Gotham’s methods of training policemen to be polite. In the bear preservation game Holzworth raised White one island. Stewart Edward White wanted to use Chichagoff Island for a National park and bear sanctuary. John M. Holzworth wants to use both Chichagof and Admiralty Islands for that purpose. Finland has fallen in line with the other coun- tries that have found Prohibition a failure. Thir- teen years of trial proved that it not only did not prohibit but it could not be made to prohibit. Not only that, it contributed, there as elsewhere, to crime and disrespect for law. The deeper those Congressional investigations dig the clearer becomes the understanding of Cool- idge’s reasons for not choosing to run. The “Jackass” Drama. (New York Herald Tribune.) The “Songs of the Wild Jackass” drama having been taken off the boards long enough to permit the Republicans to reorganize the committees the Senate is now in a position to do some real work. The old chairmen retain their places. The veiled threat that the Progressives by opposing the re- election of Senator Moses as President pro tempore, because of his offensive designation of them, might bring about the loss of their posts has been rendered null and void. Now whether Mr. Moses retains his more or less unimportant post by re-election or by default or whether Senator Pittman (Dem.) is chosen seems relatively negligible. The job is only that of presid- ing officer in the absence of the Vice-President. However, the futile farce of taking a few incon- clusive ballots each day is being kept up. The Pro- gressives say they will never consent to the re-elec- tion of Mr. Moses. He declares he will never with- draw. Pending the election of a successor, he re- tains the office. So long as it remains unfinished business the Democrats might elect their candidate in a surprise attack whenever they happened to have a majority of those present. From the angle of keeping the Senators in their seats the uncertainty might be a good thing. From the broad viewpoint, however, the sooner the office is filled permanently the better. While Senator Robinson, minority leader, says he will not press for a ballot so long as important matters are awaiting attention, the coun- try is in no mood to see any more time consumed feud. Villain-Chasing. (Boston News Bureau.) Finding and hating a villain is even more popu- lar than hailing a hero. This was cited by Presi- dent Whitney anent the short seller. It is true, too, of so inanimate a thing as the gold standard —now detested by some with about as much reason as might be the equator. ‘There has become visible, following some earlier foreign propaganda of not wholly friendly flavor, some slight domestic flirting with the question of whether we either ought not voluntarily go off the gold basis, or whether we might not involuntarily be divorced. It merely adds, in this connection, to the recent wordage concerning gold, silver, bi- metalism, etc. Some time ago it was contended by various economists that there was no real gold shortage, whatever the maldistribution might be. More re- cently Banker Traylor of Chicago told a Senate subcommittee the gold standard was being unduly blamed for woes of other origin. Now we have Washington's rejoinder to this latest “ex-gold-stan- dard” gossip. It is pointed out that we couldn’t quit the gold anchorage if we wanted to, so tightly are we moored thereto by a thousand strands. Moreover our real time of test was some time since, when we were losing that $730,000,000 of gold, not since then when we've been gaining $105,000,000 back. It much resembles our trait of putting the prin- cipal's guilt on the agent,—like blaming ther- mometer or barometer for the wéather. Alaska’s Needs. (Seattle Times.) In his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior, Gov. George A. Parks of Alaska says that more than 1,000,000 seals are in the Government herd on the Pribilof Islands. When the first con- servation measures were taken, twenty-five years ago, it was estimated that the herd had dwindled to 132,000 seals. During the last fiscal year the value of the skins marketed was $621,767. Not all the conservation policies of the Federal Government have prospered as well. Had pelagic sealers and private hunters been permitted to pursue their destructive calling, there would be no sealskin coats today, except such as the kitties might provide. It is worthy of note that the Governor of Alaska has recommended some important changes in governmental policies this year. He would reopen the Yukon River to commercial fishing; repeal re- strictions on the location of placer claims, and declare an open season on fur-bearing animals to relieve hard-pressed trappers. ‘Whether Congress will listen to Governor Parks’s sound advice can be only conjectured. It long has 10 dispel the depression. POLITE POLICEMEN. Public opinion strongly supports Chief Kent's courtesy campaign in the Police De- partment. It indorses heartily the pithy observation found in a statement posted at headquarters that “Courtesy is one mark of a good police officer” Common politeness costs no more than brusqueness and rude- ness. It is a sign of self-control which is in turn a distinguishing characteristic of a good executive. It has been remarked that policemen in Canada are uniformly courteous. They have found, presumably from long experience, that offenders against minor rules need only to be reminded, and that the occasion seldom or never arises when a citizen should be browbeaten or bullied. We have suf- fered somewhat from a comparison of police methods, although tourists have occasionally praised our crossing patrolmen for courtesy and good humor. If kindly treatment is a good thing for visitors, we who stay here all the time can stand for some of the same.—(Seattle Times.) i There - is probebly nothing that gives one a more pleasing opinion of a City than to meet with politeness and full information when one acosts a been the habit of the legislative branch of the ‘Government to pass laws affecting the welfare and progress of the Northland and then to leave them long after the need has passed and when everybody would have them repealed. James G. Blaine's reciprocity plan of a half century ago is sure to be discovered as something brand new by some of the just-elected Congress- men. If they need a good definition of reciprocity, Sis Hopkins coined one long ago: “There ain't no sense in doin' nothin’ for nobody what never done nohtin’ to you."—(Seattle Times.) ‘Thirteen-year-old boy murders a physician in Illinois. The physician will receive a decent burial, his relatives will receive a limited amount of sympathy, and ‘the little hero doubtless will receive Christmas presents from unknown admirers all over the country.—(Seattle Times.) Rising like a phoenix from the ashes of disunity and lethargy, the Democratic Party will enter the lists in the forthcoming Territorial elections pre- pared to present a solid front and to contest every step of the battle—(Seward Gateway.) Democrats have a yearning to sting the large incomes, and, one stung, the large incomes will be still more inactive in boosting. business.—(Cincin- nati Enquirer.) policeman for information. Perhaps there is no City in the world where the policemen appear to better advantage than in New York City. A Broad- This year the myth that St. Nicholas slways rides the Republican elephant was sadly discounted. —(Cincinnati Enquirer.) Government must learn economy some time. It can’t tax incomes 101 per cent. — (San PFrancisco Chronicle.) i ; GREAT HORSES SPLIT HONORS ON TURF, 1931 Sun Beafiop Flight, Twenty Grand and Mate Provide Drama By ORLO ROBERTSON (Associated Press Sports Writer) NEW YORK, Jan. 5—The ac- hievement of four great thorough- breds—Sun Beam, Top Flight, Twenty Grand and Mate—provided the 1931 drama of the American turf. In a year, in which C. V. Whit- ney led the owners in money won for the second consecutive season, Sun Beam climbed to the top of the world money winning list, Top Flight emerged victorious over the juveniles with an unbeaten record, while Twenty Grand and Mate divided three-year-old honors. Starting early in the year with an unsuccessful attempt at the $100,000 Agua Caliente Handicap, Sun Beam, sporting the silks of ‘Willis Sharpe Kilmer of Bingham- ton, N. Y, retired early in Octo- ber with earnings totaling $376,744. The Beau won nine of his 14 starts and $110,925. Mate Takes Twenty Grand Although twice defeated by A. C. Bostwick's Mate, Twenty Grand, the big bay from Mrs. Payne Whit- ney's Greentree barns, was gener- ally recognized as the outstanding three-year-old of the season. Mate defeated Twenty Grand first in the $50,000 Preakness at Pim- lico and again turned the Lirick .in the Arlington Park classic. In be- tween, however, Twenty Grand out- classed his rival in the Kentucky derby. Twenty Grand stepped out of his class to trim Sun Beau in the Sar- atoga Cup, but the Kilmer ace out- classed Mate when they met in the Hawthorne Gold cup. Sun Beau was retired to stud following his Hawthorne triumph. Mate also stepped out of the three-year-old division during the fall season, but was defeated sev- eral times by lightly weighed medi- ocre rivals. Twenty Grand's earnings totaled $218,545, as compared with Mate’s $214775. Both will race during 1932, Filly Leads In Winnings To Top Flight, a little bay filly from C. V. Whitney's string, went the honor of topping the year’s financial list. Winner of seven con- secutive races, including the $100,~ 000 Belmont Futurity and the Pim- lico Futurity, Top Flight went into winter quarters winner of $219,000 and the outstanding favorite to carry off the honors in the Ken- tucky Derby next May. Top Flight also became world’s leading money winning filly and passed Domino as the ranking juvenile money winner of all time. With Top Flight as his chief winner, young Whitney, who en- tered the racing game less than two years ago, easily topped the owners in total purses. His run- ners had won $419,13750 at the end of the Maryland season. ‘When Twenty Grand and his stable mates were at their best, Mrs. Payne Whitney threatened to pass her nephew’s stable, but closed the northern campaign with win- nings totaling $384511. A. C. Bost- the |of Ready to Throw Ina pose symbolic of the spirit of the ancient Hellenic games, Miss Sylvia Okell, of London, is shown as she prepares to make a cast with the javelin, Miss Okell is one of the members of Eng- land’s host of women’s athletic clubs in training for the 1932 Olympic Games to be held in kos Angeles, wick ranked third with $215,750; W. R. Coe fourth with $187,025 and Kilmer fifth with $141,980. 2 PO 5l 5, Heflin-Bankhead Contest Under Way BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 5— Charges that ballots in the election of 1930 in which Senator John H. Bankhead defeated former Senator J. Thomas Heflin for Senator bore the names of dead men, also of misconduct of election officials and attempted coercion of employees were laid before the Commissioner who is hearing of former Senator Heflin'’s contest of the election of Senator Bankhead. More than 200 witnesses remain to be questioned. Some witnesses said that election officers stuffed ballot boxes and that watchers for Heflin were not permitted to chal- lenge voters. e Daily Empire Want Ads Pay. b e e S L T e NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Commissioner's Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Number One. Before E. E. Zimmer, United States Commissioner and Ex-officio Pro- bate Judge, Haines Precinct. In the Matter of the Estate af HARVEY COOK, deceased. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned was, on the 28th day December, 1931, appointed ad- |ministrator of the estate of HAR- |VEY COOK, deceased. All persons Inaving claims against the estate of the said deceased will present ,them with proper vouchers and duly verified to the undersigned at Haines, Alaska, within six (6) months from the date of this no- tice. Dated at Haines, Alaska, 28th day of December, 1931. JOHN B. WARD, Administrator. First publication, Jan 5, 1932. Last publication, Jan. 26, 1932. this Old papers &% The Empire. FOR INSURANCE See H. R. 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